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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1964
Page
3
Babson Park mass March 5 1964 Babson discusses how tax cuts will shift discretionary spending. He predicts more spending on services private education travel and recreation while essentials hold a smaller share and consumer choices rise. He expects growth in service businesses and rising installment debt shaping tomorrow's markets.
The health and welfare committee, nursing home panel, and welfare service reps met in Mt Carroll to assess elderly care needs in Carroll County. Fred Law outlined tentative plans for a 100-bed board and room home in Savanna township, to be non profit under a Savanna corporation, while noting ongoing demand for nursing home and sheltered care.
Demonstrations samples and recipes of low cost foods will be part of a homemaking course sponsored by the Home Economics Extension Service and the Illinois Public Aid Commission. The first class will be held at the Church of the Brethren in Lanark at 1 15 p m on Wednesday March 11. All homemakers are welcome.
Lanark grade school basketball teams won both divisions of the county tournament at Thomson gym. The lightweight team beat Shannon 36 to 23, while the heavyweights edged Chadwick 39 to 35. Lanark earned top trophies in both divisions for the tournament and season, with Chadwick taking season honors in the heavyweight and Lanark and Milledgeville tied for first in the regular season lightweight. Brown led Lanark with 20 points, Christensen 10, Mowen 5, Grant 4. Zumdahl paced Chadwick with 16 points, Bittner 9, Nye 6, Mest 4.
The Carroll County Resources Development Board Health and Welfare Committee discussed housing needs for aged and infirm residents at Farm Bureau Hall Mt Carroll. Fred E Law Savanna reported on the Big Meadows Home for the Elderly a 100 bed project seeking Federal Housing Administration aid. Local need for nursing care remains as last year 52 county residents on public assistance went to out of county nursing homes.
Carroll County Extension unit leaders meet at Farm Bureau Hall in Mt. Carroll for a March 10 training school at 9 30 a m led by Miss Clareta Walker University of Illinois extension specialist in family life The session covers importance of leisure time creative activity and how activities aid self improvement welfare of others and community Leaders will then lead discussions at April and May unit meetings
Al Carlson resigned last week as Mt Carroll police chief to take a position in a Clinton Iowa store while remaining a Mt Carroll resident. The move follows years of service and leaves the town seeking a successor.
Five inmates of the Illinois Youth Commission Camp for boys north of Savanna were picked up at 11 a m Friday about five hours after they had walked away from the camp. They were found on a farm about a mile north of the Carroll to Daviess county line and were returned to the camp.
The American Association of University Women will meet Monday March 9 at 8 PM with Lanark PTA in Lanark High School. The color film Teenage Marriage runs 28 minutes and aims to raise awareness of early marriage issues, followed by a discussion led by a mixed panel of youths and adults. High school students and parents are urged to attend.
Court actions continue against Gary Tack and Frederick Booth both 21 of Clinton charged with contributing to sexual delinquency of minor girls and fornication. An information accuses Vernack Savanna mother of Tack as accessory before the fact. A marriage license issued to Charles Weinreich and Roberta Winkler. Marilyn Rogers granted divorce from Ward Rogers in Carroll County. Traffic fines listed for numerous drivers in Savanna and surrounding area. Deeds recorded in February and probate entered for Christ J. Mackey estate.
Carroll County 4-H Federation approved gate post signs for junior leaders in their second year and decals for first year members. Orders may be placed at the April meeting. The group scheduled the public speaking and demonstration contests for June 22 and share-the-fun preliminaries for July 24. About 70 members attended a delayed Valentine dance that had been postponed from February 12 due to snow.
Springfield announces Ronald K. Munz of Milledgeville received a rebationary permit from the rivers License Division under Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier. The notice details the approval and issuing office.
Carroll County school leaders discussed an educable mentally handicapped program with NIU and state IDE policies. They estimated 40 eligible students after screening, with options for funding 5,000 dollars annually or up to 5,000 per year via per-day case payment.
Canton 2 of the Illinois Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association met at Farm Bureau Hall in Mt. Carroll. Russell Korth of Freeport was elected canton president with Lowell Keim of Mt. Carroll as vice president and Raymond Kaiser of Dakota as secretary treasurer. New board members are Robert Marian Dakota C Robert Sibley Chadwick Glenn Wachter Warren and Elmer Habben Morrison. They planned the June 20 Canton 2 show at Stephenson County fair grounds near Freeport and two barn meetings on April 23. Guest speakers were Howard Voegels Monticello Wis president of the Wisconsin Brown Swiss Association and Ronald Johnson Sterling area rep of the national association.
Shannon Eagles finally toppled the Chadwick Silver Streaks 54 47 to capture the district title and advance to a Monday regional game against Lanark at Fulton. Randy Buss led with 19 points while Giedd added 13 and Janssen 14 for the Eagles, who trailed after three quarters then surged in the fourth and overtime to seal the victory.
Prophetstown defeated Mt. Carroll 61 to 59 in a tight hoops clash. Polo beat Milledgeville 81 to 67 while Newman rolled past Savanna 100 to 80. Fulton fell to Amboy 59 to 49.
Col Howard B Coffman will assume the Rock Island Army Corps of Engineers district role in mid 1964 succeeding Col Richard L Hennessy who retires after serving since 1961 Coffman 44 currently studies at the Army War College Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania
Charles H. Percy Republican gubernatorial hopeful plans a Whiteside County swing Monday March 9 with multiple events. A 3 p.m. reception at Norrish Auditorium Morrison a 6 30 p.m. dinner rally at Sterling Coliseum a Percy Headquarters reception in Sterling and a 9 Lincoln Hotel meeting with businessmen and others.
Carroll county grand jury charged Edward Toepfer, 26, Freeport, with reckless homicide in the death of 12 month old Kent Bryan Schneider. The infant, son of Mr and Mrs David Schneider of Mt Carroll, died from injuries from a Dec 24 three car crash on Route 64 west of Mt Carroll. Toepfer was driving one of the cars. seven others were hurt. Officials say he is now confined in state prison as a parole violator after surrendering to authorities in California earlier this year.
Calfhood diseases will be discussed at the second dairy short course meeting on Thursday night March 12 at 8 00 p m at the Farm Bureau Hall. Three county veterinarians will form a panel led by moderator G W Meyerholz Extension Veterinarian from the University of Illinois. Specht will cover calf scours Siefert calf pneumonia Swingley internal and external parasites. Refreshments and door prizes will be offered.
Mt. Carroll Illinois George M Burditt chairman of the board announced the college plans the construction of two more dormitories. He noted Shimer expanded with two new halls recently and stressed the need for growth to support higher education. President Mullin and Dean Blackburn spoke as twenty students received commendations for superior academic performance.
Cadet Dennis W. Stiles of Mount Carroll Illinois and Mount Carroll High School graduate is named to the Commandant Merit List for outstanding achievement at the U S Air Force Academy. He is chosen as squadron executive officer with rank of cadet major and will wear the wreath of distinction. He belongs to Sigma Nu and attended Ox College in Galesburg Illinois.
Charles Schell Memorial Office Building will rise 40 by 600 feet of cement block at Carroll County Fair Grounds east of Milledgeville. The structure honors donor Charles Schell and will house offices for the fair secretary and treasurer with two meeting rooms. Estimated cost 8500 funded by a 9200 bequest from Fred Rhodes Jr. Remodeling of the grand stand is planned this year with a roof to be added this year or next.
Mt Carroll Ill March 3 Shimer College received a 5000 dollar bequest from the estate of Zella C Corbett a Mount Carroll High School math teacher who died in 1962 The executors Izetta Robbe Thelma Hammeden and Annie Towert presented the check at a brief ceremony Corbett who retired in 1958 after 37 years at Mt Carroll High School left 19000 in charitable gifts and was one of Frances Shimer Junior College s first two graduates in 1910 She also served as a college trustee 1944 1947 and furnished a Hathway Hall parlor in memory of her sister She received a distinguished alumni citation in 1960 for outstanding service to the community.
The Carroll County Goldwater for President committee will meet Wednesday March 11 1964 at 8 00 pm in the Circuit Court room of the courthouse in Mount Carroll. Officers will be elected and goals include nominating Barry Goldwater at the 1964 Republican National Convention and electing him President in November 1964. All interested are invited.
Mr and Mrs Ben Manning of Polo spent the weekend in the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Manning.
A complaint filed in Carroll county circuit court charges Chris Morhardt of rural Elizabeth with cruelty to animals. The Carroll County Humane Society filed the case through agents Mrs. Harvey Collin and Mr. Carroll. The allegations state Morhardt abandoned two dogs along a Carroll County road.
Peter Haas quits farming and will hold an auction Wednesday March 18 two miles south of Freeport on Route 26 then two miles west. The sale begins at 11 a m and features cattle dairy stock hogs farm equipment poultry equipment hay and grain saal goods and miscellaneous items estimated total value 3 12.
Paul Burgett will hold an auction sale Saturday March 28 at 1 00 p m. located 2 miles north of Rt 75 on Tower Road 2 miles east of Mercury Ballroom and 4 miles southeast of Cedarville. The sale includes machinery cattle hogs equipment and many miscellaneous articles Est 3 19
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