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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1960
Page
19
The feature describes a French Provincial house by architect Samuel Paul for B-18, 1840 sq ft with seven rooms and three bedrooms. It notes brick exterior, a wide front terrace, high pitched roof, dormer detail, and two future expansion areas including two extra bedrooms or a recreation room behind the garage.
Hog prices held steady to 25 cents higher than the prior week in Chicago trading the week ending June 25. Heavier hogs above 240 lbs led the gain while lighter weights weakened as shipper demand waned. Cattle supplies changed little though better grades fell 50 to 75 cents per hundredweight with prime grades down, pulling the average steer price to a January low.
Tass reports a new cradle to high school boarding school in Smolenski with 20 buildings housing 820 children. Parents may visit and take their children home for vacations, marking a state effort in child rearing.
The Franklin County Farm Bureau announced county and community winners in the garden contest. County winners include Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Taylor of West Frankfort and Mr. and Mrs. Riley Richardson of Benton, with others listed. Winners will receive awards at the annual dinner by the county Agricultural Advisory Council.
Three area hospital officials attended a three day conference on cost accounting procedures in Carbondale. Sister Michael Marie of St Andrew's Murphysboro Mrs Marie Dobbs Holden Carbondale and Jack Edmundson Doctors Carbondale led discussions. The Illinois Hospital Assn and Southern Illinois Chapter of the American Assn of Hospital Accountants co-sponsored with Southern Illinois University Technical and Adult Education Division. The conference aimed to acquaint participants with cost accounting problems.
An automatic merchandiser from Universal Match Corp tests a machine that accepts coins and currency, guides shoppers to select items, tracks balances, dispenses goods, and returns exact change. The system merges currency identification with merchandise cabinets and delivery control. Twilight field day for vegetable growers at SIU outlines 1960 experiments and tours of vegetable plots and the Federal Small Fruits Station.
Central Illinois Public Service Co. stages a two day electric food service fair at its Carbondale office June 28 29 from 9 am to 4 pm led by E O Humphrey and Charles H Shafer. Attendees can test fryers ice makers heat lamps freezers slicers mixers frozen custard machines and a microwave oven with lunch preparation on modern electric equipment and a door prize electric fry kettle.
A humane slaughtering law taking effect July 1 will require anesthetics for hog slaughter in Illinois. The measure targets six million hogs this year and applies to all packers selling meat to the government, aiming to reduce bedlam and worker injuries. Regulations on equipment, chutes, and handling staff follow to cut bruising and panic among animals. Illinois ranked third nationwide last year with 5.6 million hogs slaughtered.
Jewel Tea Co plans a new Mt. Vernon warehouse this fall adding about 20 jobs. The firm will relocate from Pagedale as Interstate 64 reroutes to pass through Mt. Vernon. A $100000 building is under construction and due to open in September or October serving St. Louis central and southern Illinois and western Kentucky markets.
Jerry Johnson son of Mrs Mary Ann Johnson 712 S University Ave Carbondale has accepted a position with the Stanford Research Institute in Palo Alto California He received a masters degree Saturday from the University of Illinois as a mathematical statistician He is a graduate of University High School and attended Southern Illinois University two years.
Gov William G Stratton released 33000 to the Illinois Dept of Conservation for engineering plans to build a dam and a 60 acre conservation lake in Saline County. Land for the dam and lake is paid for, enabling funds release per Wayne Gidcomb of the Shawnee Hills Recreation Assn Harrisburg. The lake will lie east of Cave Hill with Shawnee National Forest watershed 1500 acres.
The Bartlett pear described as sweet and succulent is traced to England via Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester Massachusetts who imported the variety.
The General Telephone Co. has changed the style of billing statements for Illinois users. The bill is an inch longer and now shows the payment date and the billing office location. In Herrin, bills are due by the first of the month, Commercial Manager Luther Antoline said. The change follows suggestions from customers and employees.
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