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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1950
Page
1
President Truman declared he will not cease to fight for repeal of the Taft Hartley labor law. He warned the act undermines collective bargaining and endangers labor gains, urging passage of a Fair Deal law balancing management and labor interests. He challenged critics who accuse his program of creeping socialism.
Gov. Adlai Stevenson takes direct control of Illinois patronage with a new arrangement. Lawrence Irvin and George Rosen will oversee the job machinery, replacing an advisory committee led by J. Paul Madison. The move aims to give Stevenson a personal hand in patronage decisions amid complaints.
A ward walkout by Common Laborers halted construction at the Central Illinois Public Service substation in Grand Tower. The strike was condemned as unauthorized by Evan Dale of the Southern District Council of the AFL, who ordered workers to return by Monday. The dispute arose over a worker transfer from carpenter helper to another phase, prompting coworkers to stop work.
Wenedy Station Illinois May 12 Mrs Maggie Miller a noted marksman at 84 says she fired a single rifle shot at a woodchuck molesting her flock. The bullet struck the animal in the head, ending the intrusion.
Four gunmen in gas masks robbed Brink's guards of 15000 in the pay room at the Bigelow-Sanford carpet factory in Thompsonville Connecticut. The attackers fled in a car after tying the guards who were badly beaten and hospitalized. A late search found no trace of the robbers. The heist occurred about 3 am just before the third shift change.
Cloudy with little change in temperature through tonight and Saturday. Low 50 to 55 tonight, high near 75 Saturday. Long term values: low Thursday 54, today 39 at 7 am, 59 at 6 pm, high 66 at noon. Sunrise 4 47 am, sunset 7 07 pm. Humidity 88 percent at 8 am. Precipitation 0.52 inches from yesterday 7 am to today 7 am. Wind 67 miles in 24 hours averaging 2.8 mph. Crab Orchard Lake 14 inches above spillway yesterday. Little Grassy Lake 5 inches below spillway yesterday. Mississippi River 25.8 feet at 8 am today, down 0.4 feet in 24 hours. Additional weather on page 11.
Area news highlights from page 3 cover community events and local issues. Sports pages 7 and 8 report game results, player notes, and standings from nearby teams. Comics page 8 features new strips while classifieds fill pages 10 and 1 with ads and notices. Markets page 11 reviews prices and market movements.
John Jack Falkenberry, 26, of Grand Tower, reportedly swallowed three metal faucet handles and a pipe stem in Jackson County jail. He claimed no reason, while sheriffs speculated the act was for attention. X rays confirmed the items, surgery removed them, and he was released after questioning in a car larceny case.
The U S government demands dissolution of the California oil conservation committee and an injunction against further voluntary practices. Seven major oil companies and the California conservation group are named in a federal court suit. The action requires severance of retail and wholesale outlets and access to trunk and feeding pipelines for independents on the same terms as co-defendants.
A committee of Southern Illinois Incorporated and state and federal agriculture officials voted to develop a poultry industry in Southern Illinois. The plan aims at better egg production and potential broiler output. A newsletter The Southern Illinois Soil Saver was proposed for area farmers.
Pittsburgh May 12 AP a prostrate mother offered no explanation why her daughter leapt to death from the seventh floor of the Grant building in downtown Pittsburgh Jeanne Williams 23 year old night elevator operator at the William Penn hotel perched on a corridor window sill for about ten minutes despite pleas from onlookers Hundreds gathered outside the tower as police sirens neared and she declared some son of a gun called the cops now I will jump Best to confirm this was a tragic specific incident with no clear motive provided.
Donald Lee Johnson, 17, Herrin high school senior, died after a pitched ball struck him behind the left ear during a Herrin Johnston City game at the Herrin Township Softball Park. He died in Herrin hospital about five hours later from a brain hemorrhage.
Chicago May 12 AP government reportedly renews efforts to end the crippling rail strike that idled nearly 200000 and spurred new violence. Mediation board members confer with rail reps after a prior meeting with David B. Robertson of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Two new violence incidents cited as rail systems expand service including a bullet fired at a New York Central diesel in Elk Hart Indiana and a derailment at Celinwood yards in Cleveland. The Southern Railway plans 32 extra passenger trains while New York Central routes 15 passenger trains 4 mail trains and 12 freight trains, though many services are canceled.
James Harold Burnett a 20 year old McKendree College sophomore and former West Frankfort high school star died in Jefferson County Memorial hospital after an infection linked to a track meet injury. Doctors cited edema of the lung from gangrene and noted the infection might stem from a spike wound or possible bites or shots given for the wound. Burnett set McKendree single game scoring with 37 points last season. His father J M Burnett manages the Fox theater in Mt Vernon.
Don Johnson of Herrin high school died during a baseball game, reportedly the first fatality in Illinois high school baseball under the Illinois High School Association program. IHSA secretary Al Willis stated there have been no serious baseball injuries in a decade, while noting past football fatalities. No investigation by IHSA is planned.
Communist Leader Eugene Dennis was ordered to begin a one year prison term for contempt of Congress. Federal Judge David A. Pine rejected a delay and Dennis will start serving immediately as appeals proceed in New York. Dennis led the American Communist party and refused to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Wayne Bowen of Murphysboro and his two year old son escaped injury when the Illinois Central City of New Orleans struck their tractor at a crossing near the Big Muddy bridge on Route 51. The tractor was demolished and the train's diesel loco was taken out of service. The train was towed to Carbondale after a two hour delay.
Ray W. Pautler, 53, ex bank cashier from Waterloo, pleaded guilty to filing a fictitious report with the comptroller of currency in 1947 at First National Bank of Waterloo. Judge Wham referred the case to probation officers. Pautler reportedly took 6000 dollars to invest in Mexico, later repaid, and has since worked as a food salesman from Springfield Illinois.
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