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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1951
Page
3
Carbondale Police Chief Lee Davis vowed a crackdown on all traffic violators after a council meeting complaint about ticket handling. He will keep duplicates on file and issue new summons if violators fail to appear in court. Police Magistrate W G Carter reported 32 fines totaling 108.80 paid since May 1.
Carbondale Community High School schedules its first evening summer band rehearsal at 6 45 PM with E K Limpus directing. Advanced groups meet Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings, with Thursday nights for concert music only. A concert at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is planned. Open to junior high through graduates.
International Shoe announces a two week layoff at its Chester plant starting Friday due to machine work and broader delays. Steeleville plant also ends one week later, blamed on weak orders and material shortages. Chester workers with five years service receive second week pay. others do not.
Chester merchants plan to keep stores open on Thursday afternoons during the summer after three years of closing. Clerks will have staggered hours to allow continued operation while everyone gets time off in turns.
Dr. Frank L. Klingberg an associate professor of government at Southern Illinois University travels to New York to attend the third annual Institute on United Nations hosted by New York University. Sessions are at the university and United Nations headquarters with speakers from the UN secretariat.
The Daily Free Press lists publication details for Carbondale Illinois editions and rates. It notes carrier and mail subscription prices, and that AP dispatches are exclusive for republication. Local post office classification and service areas are included.
A circus gag ends with cotton candy vendor near a horse ring. Clown Tom Hanneford trips from the ring and lands on the cotton candy carrier, leaving the bystander to seek a new stick of sweetness. It reads as a comic mishap possibly planned or accidental.
An election to name a seven member board for the new Gorham Rockwood-Clifton district 166 will be held Saturday June 30. Candidates include Mack Jarrett Calvin Bright Martin Korando Lawrence Shields Albert H Hiser E L Eastman Arthur Hellmer and Mitchell Korando with seven write in spaces. The board will have one year two year and three year terms and no more than three candidates from one township may win. Polls will be at Rockwood Jones Ridge Jacob town hall and Gorham grade school. An organizational meeting is set for Monday July 2 at 8 pm in Gorham High School.
J A Rumpsa will replace Al Schnipper as general manager of the Ordill Foundry and Manufacturing Co. starting July 1. Rumpsa, formerly with Caterpillar Tractor Co., has been at the plant this week and will move his family to Herrin shortly. Schnipper led the company since February 1948 and will return to Excelsior Foundry Belleville. The firm, making machinery castings for electric motors, employs about 30 workers. Rumpsa said the management change will not alter employment or production levels amidst unsettled conditions.
More than 400 workers of the AFL Boot and Shoe union returned to the International Shoe company factory in Anna Wednesday to end a period of idleness that began June 11. The shutdown followed a disagreement in the factory lasting department on June 8, with factory officials calling it a work stoppage and most union members a lockout. No statements were available from company or union spokesmen.
Jackson county Illinois Veterans Service Commission officer D W Entsminger warns a June 30 deadline affects three GI programs Terminal Leave Illinois veterans bonus and Direct Loan. Fewer than five percent of Illinois veterans face termination with under 20 veterans in Jackson County impacted.
Miss Virginia Spiller and Mrs. C W Friedline will represent the Carbondale Community Council at the eighth annual conference on small communities in Yellow Springs Ohio from June 30 to July 4. The event is sponsored by Community Service Inc and attracts delegates from communities worldwide.
The Jackson Circuit Court opened its June term with Judge C. E. Wright presiding and listing five hearings. On Thursday June 28 at 9 00 a m Gertrude Turner Grubbs versus Harry Grubbs seeks a divorce in chancery. Friday July 6 at 9 00 a m Ralph Wyatt versus Paul Ellet and Ray Kimmel versus Joe Oelhert are appeals. Frederick A. Sobry et al versus Archibald Hudson and Norman Carney et al versus William Ashmore will have motions to dismiss. Twelve cases are not yet scheduled. Final naturalization papers were signed for Frieda McSherry of Carbondale after an oral exam.
Bald Knob expands its Development committee by thirteen members boosting total to 37, over one third of the 110 goal. New directors include Rev. A. N. Burris Claude R. Williams G. H. Rippetoe Stella B. Lingle Dale Denny Roy Treece Norman Wahl George Hill Laurel Leonard Anna Rolla Treece Cobden Roy Hickam and J. H. Ridgway. A donor remains anonymous and the public may join by contributing 100 toward land purchase. A get acquainted dinner at 7 p.m. Friday at Alto Pass Congregational church basement will cover plans. reservations are a dollar each via Wayman Presley Makanda or O. Co. Arnold Alto Pass mayor.
Rudy Waldrop commander and W. R. Winklemeyer post quartermaster were elected delegates to the state VFW convention in Springfield scheduled July 13 to 15. Both will attend the gathering after a recent post meeting.
An Office of Price Stabilization caravan moves to Carbondale tonight at 7 30 for a meeting after OPS regulation briefings. The Carbondale Community high school building hosts the event with the Chamber of Commerce sponsor and separate expert-led discussion groups on fuel chemicals consumer goods meats and related services. A similar session was planned this afternoon in Murphysboro at the Jackson County courthouse.
The Williamson County Relief Office reopened in new quarters above the Sherman Department store in Marion after the old North Jackson street location burned Monday. Staff and county commissioners worked late to transfer files, with officials noting no records were lost though many were water damaged and dried before use.
Readers in Carbondale and Herrin express distrust of the Soviet peace proposal via Jacob Malik. They urge caution, favor negotiations only with firm terms and continued military pressure beyond the 38th parallel to ensure a genuine settlement.
Letters from Luther Frey offered to give up an eye for a fair trial and to sell an eye for money, drawing sharp reaction in Williamson county. Sheriff Kirby denied prior knowledge of the letters, noting Frey has received special treatment since his Dec 7, 1950 arrest for murder and remains jailed. Assistant State’s Attorney Holbrook and State’s Attorney Leachid commented the letters may complicate jury selection, while Frey seeks funds for private counsel. Frey’s eyes are light blue.
The Southern Illinois University health service will administer three typhoid vaccination rounds to students on a voluntary basis next week. Dr. R. W. Bradshaw urged food handlers to participate due to stormy weather and potential contamination from overflows.
Four of Carbondale's six park board members toured city playgrounds to inspect facilities and suggest improvements. Chairman Rex Cook Clyde Winkler Alan Domer and Mrs William Schneider attended while Leland Lingle and Frank Bridges missed the outing due to university work.
The 528th Air Force Band from Scott Air Force Base will give its sixth annual concert at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion on Sunday July 1 at 2 30 p m The program is open to the general public per hospital manager Dr E A Welch
Murphysboro’s chamber of commerce promotes the 21st annual Old Glory celebration at Riverside Park. President Clifton Bowers predicts a possible crowd surpassing 35,000 if weather stays clear, aided by donations from business and professionals. Four children's rides, multiple concession rights, fireworks, and two afternoon baseball games are planned.
Two men stole a 2 ton flat bed truck from Elmer Rinne on Chester route 3 Tuesday then abandoned it the next day near Weir railroad station. The Chapman Gas vehicle was undamaged and driven away by Rinne in the past. The wife of Finne saw the two men enter the truck but did not react while expecting authorized use.
May sees 63 total communicable cases down from 111 in April and 475 at the measles peak in March. Measles leads with 38 cases. births rose to 57, deaths 28 with one stillborn. Heart disease remains top killer with 13 deaths. pneumonia influenza caused five.
Carl Lilly and Frank Williams of Wolf Lake were arrested Monday at a Wolf Lake construction site. Each posted $1,000 sheriff's bonds and were released, to appear for charges tied to an alleged incident involving a Howardton area man and his wife. Grand jury expected in September term of circuit court.
Civil Aeronautics Administration officials visited Murdale Airport between Carbondale and Murphysboro to consult with area pilots about identification cards. About 35 pilots in the Carbondale Murphysboro area plan to apply, per Gene Seibert. CAA will return July 25 to assist pilots in completing requirements ahead of the September 1 deadline.
A marker at the Mt. Carbon approach to the Big Muddy bridge in East Murphysboro disappeared amid theft rumors. Officials later confirmed the marker was removed for repair by the Division of Highways regional office.
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