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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1956
Page
8
Prices of hogs soybeans cattle corn and other farm products climbed through May from late last year. Hog prices rose from 10.60 to 15.70 per hundredweight and soybeans jumped to 2.96 a bushel while cattle corn and milk posted notable gains.
Dutch elm disease now reaches three fourths of Illinois counties per ILSU expert R J Campana. Early detection and sanitation slow spread. Samples from wilted branches sent for free testing. Remove infested trees, burn, and spray with one percent DDT in fuel oil to protect healthy trees.
Delegates to the Church of the Nazarene general assembly in Kansas City approved a seven member commission to review pastoral recall methods and a plan for retirement at 65 for general superintendents. They rejected raising the voting age to 16 and a proposal allowing indefinite pastor calls. They also rejected ordination for candidates over 50. Three officers were elected: S T Ludwig, J L Kingston, and S S White, all from Kansas.
Sherlock G. Holmes is identified as one of the examiners for the state auditor’s office in Olympia Washington. The AP report notes his role within the office and places him in the capital city context with references to local governance and oversight responsibilities.
L. P. Humphrey of Herrin cut about 1 200 bales weighing 60 pounds each from a five year old alfalfa brome grass field. As chair of the Williamson County Soil Conservation District Board and member of the Farm Bureau, he credits soil treatment. The field was lime rock phosphate and potash fertilized in 1951 after soil tests. Buffalo alfalfa and Southern brome grass were seeded and have yielded top crops yearly. He plans to top dress with 200 pounds of 0 20 20 and 30 pounds borax per acre per Dixon Springs recommendations.
Jackson County Health Officer Dr. R F Sondag will testify at a July 20 Belleville hearing of the Illinois Plumbing Laws Commission. The session weighs moving plumbing inspections to the State Department of Health from the Department of Registration and Education. Local 160 plumbers also testify urging Health Department control for safety, fair competition, and higher standards.
In the June issue of the Lodi Matrix a feature covers Marion Tire Mart begun three years ago by W. W. Bowman. The firm now serves 220 wholesale and commercial accounts in 12 counties with six day truck service. Photos include Bud Harrell, Bill Ashley, Clyde Hutchinson, Earl Mahan, and Jim Kirk.
In its initial year 1816 the American Bible Society distributed 6,410 volumes of scripture, marking the start of a broad mission to place Bibles in homes and churches.
The Borden Company Foundation creates a five year prize at Southern Illinois University to honor top freshman scholastic work. $200 awarded yearly to the leading first year student with ties decided by academic lead as the Scholarships and Loans Committee selects the inaugural winner next month.
A mobile grinding mill with an eight ton per hour capacity will operate in the Steeleville area within weeks. John Kykendall of Kike's Hatchery, Steeleville, is purchasing the unit to establish a regular Steeleville route. Feed is ground and mixed in one operation.
Charles W. Huff son of Mr and Mrs George Huff of East St Louis and grandson of Mrs Mellie Huff of 101 S Poplar St Carbondale was transferred from the battleship New Jersey to the guided missile shop Canberra His address is Charles W Huff GM 3 2nd Division USS Canberra CAG 2 FP O New York
Three evening informational sessions on the Illinois Egg Law were announced for Monday in Anna at the Farm Bureau building, Tuesday in Vienna, and Wednesday in Mounds. Poultry specialist Richard D. Creek of Southern Illinois University and Illinois Division of Markets representatives will discuss egg quality, explain enforcement provisions, and host Q&A and an egg candling laboratory.
Providence report notes the Episcopal charities fund accepts anonymous gifts but the Rhode Island Churchman requests the donor reveal identity briefly to sign the $20 donation. The front page story highlights the tension between anonymity and accountability in church funding.
Early Illinois counties prioritized jails over courthouses often placing them in citizen residences. Brownsville in Jackson county housed a two story jail begun after 1816 with a rock foundation, thick inner walls, and iron barred windows. Built by David Husband for $1,000, it opened September 29, 1825.
The right whale was named because it was ideal for whaling with abundant blubber long baleen and it floats after death, making it the preferred target for early hunters.
SIU Life Science building auditorium hosts a Thursday session on farm irrigation problems and equipment. Eldon Starkweather and the SIU Extension Division organize with a 7 pm equipment exhibit and an 8 pm talk surveying 14 irrigation systems in Randolph Jackson and Perry counties. A panel of area farmers will discuss water, costs, timing, and irrigation needs chaired by William T. Andrew.
The Marion Street Baptist Chapel in Carbondale will hold a vacation Bible school from 1 to 3 p m June 25 29. The school will be under the direction of Dortha Mae Davis. Vincent P Farrell is pastor. Children ages 4 through 16 are eligible to attend.
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