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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1936
Page
8
A reflective prose fragment discusses youth, national progress, and the Bay Seat Movement, praising civic energy while noting winter hardships on roads and rail. It laments outdated infrastructure, compares Wisconsin plowing efficiency, and calls for better snow removal gear and highway upkeep amid national events and Supreme Court actions.
The annual meeting of the Oregon Production Credit Association, to be held at the Coliseum at 11 Welsh on Feb. 18, 1956, was postponed from Feb. 5 due to unfavorable weather. Board members Frank Thomas, Vernon Cutler, Clarence Hepfer, Fl Schweitzer, Robert Geddes and others from DeKalb to To Pavicss will discuss credit for farmers at cost and voting rights for stockholders. The meeting remains open to all farmers and others interested in agriculture.
Five candidates filed nominating petitions on Saturday morning the first day for new petitions. Four Republicans and one Democrat entered races for county offices. J L Brearton Savannah sought state's attorney while Val entin Boerner Mt Carroll and John R Gubricks Freedom Township ran for circuit clerk. Dr J B Schreiter Savannah ran for coroner and Robert L Morris Lanark filed for state's attorney and for senatorial committeeman on the Democratic ticket.
Sheriff Eber Shepherd and two convulsions were stranded in Dix Saturday by a blizzard. They stayed in Dixon until Monday afternoon when Thompson road crews cleared to Savanna. The sheriff reached ME Carroll around 4 am Tuesday. A marriage license was issued February 7 to Ned Wo Moore and Alta Straitt of Savanna.
The county gains from a sales tax shift that replaced the state property tax. It cuts local tax bills, boosts state Distributive School Fund receipts, and helps fund schools without extra local levies. In the first year, Carrell paid $114,343 in property tax but saved to $60,455.38. despite paying $55,687.62 in sales tax, local schools received $27,748.46 from state funds July 1, 1937 to July 1, 1938.
Ralph Lehner of Mt. Carroll claims $171 for labor and tractor use on a gravel road project from Route 32 to the county Way farm in 1931. The suit, filed against J D Turns haugh, was brought before Justice Frank Schroeppel in Mt. Carroll with a Feb. 12 hearing date.
Figures from the county clerk's office show Shannon township total taxes for 1935 at 18 925 40 an increase of 1 158 73 over 1934 With 1935 assessed valuation at 826 295 compared with 857 860 in 1934 The breakdown lists tax levies by county town road and bridge library park and several districts plus dog tax and totals for the township and its taxing bodies.
Frances Shimer Junior College in Mt Carrel Illinois prepares for a campus vaudeville show Saturday February 15 at p m in the Campus Theatre. The Dramatic Club and Glee Club present a varied program with noted dancers impersonations and wit as students from across the school participate in this lively event.
A January dawn fire at the Amos Hicks home a mile north of Melon Park forced volunteers to rescue Mrs Hicks and her two children Evelyn aged two and Joyce under extreme frost. With the home half burned and roads blocked the mother carried out furniture and, with assistance, led the children across knee deep drifts to safety at the Louis Schick place a half mile east. Firefighters and volunteers treated frostbitten hands and feet with snow and cold water, while Dr Wright aided. Continuous effort saved the family from freezing as the home burned completely.
Members of the county central committee postponed the Mt Carroll gathering from last Friday due to weather. The meeting will be held this evening in the supervisor's room at the courthouse in MeCarroll unless conditions force another postponement.
County relief bills for unemployable residents not served by TERC amount to $13 for January. Three townships Shannon Sal am and Elkhorn Grove submitted new bills while Washington Woodland Freedom Cherry Grove Lima Keck Creek Mt Carroll Haven Wysox and others recorded varied expenditures. Leading totals came from Savanna and Mount Carroll Townships with higher sums among the eleven others.
Shoveling crews and volunteers opened roads in the county despite shortages of equipment and help. Arfe-Fa crews cleared a path to Mt. Carrell on route TA, Chadwick crews cut west to 78 for access to the county seat, and Savanna Mt Carroll and Wacker route 52 links were opened before state crews arrived. Fresh snow and east wind hinder further openings.
Four youths said to be from Cincinnati attempted to follow the railway between Savanna and Thomson after a highway blocked. The car stalled on the tracks and was rolled into a ditch with the train crew’s help. extensive damage ensued while a Savanna youth narrowly avoided a wreck. Separately serum treatment has reduced fatalities from poisonous snake bites to about four in a hundred.
A chaotic week brings storm disruption across Carroll County with roads blocked and officials marooned. Franklin A Stransky announces candidacy for the general assembly while tax and sales fund discussions saturate local politics.
A damaged snowplow struck a metal traffic button at the Mt Carroll Main Street intersection while Coady cleared snow on Clay Street. The plow sustained considerable damage but was repaired quickly and returned to service amid ongoing winter cleanup. Vehicles’ average lifespan reportedly rose from six and a half to eight and a fourth years.
Five patrolmen were reappointed to state aid road posts in Carroll County. New patrolman Rufus Kahler of Chadwick was chosen to replace T. R. Stoner. The highway committee will name two additional patrolmen at a future meeting. Reappointed are Richard Coady Mt. Carroll John Sturtevant Shannon Frank Crouse Lanark Earl Carbaugh Shannon and C A Boyd Milledgeville.
Jury panel members told to report Feb 17 were mailed notices that the session has been postponed until Monday Feb 24. The change affects County Court 15 proceedings and extends the jury duty timeline.
County Judge Orion M Grove announced the names of those appointed to the Carroll county committee of public welfare to pass on old age assistance applications. The board includes Norman C Smith Republican three years Irving S Williams Republican two years and Elmer E Johnson Democrat one year. Members receive no compensation. The department publication answers Illinois old age assistance questions, noting eligibility requires five years residency in Illinois within the last nine and continuous residency in the last year, US citizenship, and income limits.
Motorists stranded by the worst blizzard in years sought shelter in hotels farms and homes as roads from Chicago west to Minneapolis were blocked. State plows wore out and broke down and coal truck routes at Thomson and Dixon were halted. Schools closed due to impassable roads and fuel shortages left towns with limited meals while crews struggled to reopen highways and rail lines over several days.
Franklin U Stransky of Savanna Illinois announces candidacy for Republican nomination for State Representative in the General Assembly from the 12th Senatorial District. A Michigan Law School graduate and Carroll county State's Attorney since 1932, he facto completes his term this fall. Voters in Stephenson Jo Davies and Carroll counties are urged to consider his legal experience and qualifications for Springfield representation.
Widespread fuel scarcity threatens most towns in the county as disrupted rail schedules and blocked roads curb coal and wood supplies. Mt Troll, Thomson, and Chadwick report exhausted or severely limited stocks with only a few truckloads from Savanna, Lanark, and mines aiding briefly. Snowfall adds uncertainty to future deliveries.
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