The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 6

SECTION SIX THE" DAILY INDEPENDENT, MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS Wednesday, Sept. School Boards Meet Thursday rrom page County School Superintendent, and Bob Cole of the I. A. S. B.

A SECOND group will consider personnel relationships of the board. Frank Denney, Vandalla, is chairman for the group and participants will be Dean E. R. Fair, Carbondale: Art Mil ward. ML Vernou: Clem Lowe, and W.

E. Sullivan, Murphysboro. The third group, under the lead- of W. J. Ottesen, Carbondale, will consider characteristics of a school.

Speakers at this group meeting will Include Otis Keeler, Springfield: R. L. McConnell, Mt. Vernon: Russel Malan, Harrisburg, and Mrs. L.

Turner. -Mt. Vernon. Tlip Egyptian division of the Association has a membership of about 200, Rosan said, and the meeting will -bring school board members, administrators and county superintendents of schools here from throughout southern Illinois. Girl Develops Gangrene From Snakebite At Rites One of the nation's longest! streets is Boston's Washington Street, which extends some 50 miles to Providence, R.

I. use ciassmea Adds resmarJy and save one-third the cost. HARLAN, Sept. A 12-year-old girl was bitten-by a snake during a religious demonstration at nearby Cawood, and has developed gangrene, Harlnn county Sheriff James Cawood said today. Dorothy Nolan, daughter Mr.

and Mrs. R. C. Nolan, members of the Church ot God, was bitten on the finger Sept. 13, during a demonstration at Cawood, the, sheriff said.

Her parents have refused to allow her to have medical treatment, he added. Brother Of Local Man Fatally Burned Today Homer Finn, Mt. Vernon, Ind. Delco Heating Company agent and Iirotherin-law ot Sherman S. Carr, Murphysboro.

was burned fatally when repairing a basement leak and an explosion occurred. He died in an Evansville, Ind. hospital at 2 a. m. today.

His'wife and two children, a son in his first year in college and the daughter in high school survive. The Carrs left today for Mt. Vernon. County One'Of Six- Lowest in Tax Increases (Continued from rwtge oiteJ STOP LUNCH CHILI SOUPS SANDWICHES Drinks EVERV DAY 'S DRIVE-IN Owned and Operated by Bob Williams 22nd and Walnut Murphysboro KEEP TRI'IM WBTH You'll love thcie noaT cuff-lop by Trimfir. Brisht new colon lo match outfit.

Thoy'rt 1022 Walnut B. B. SHOE STORE X-Kay Fitting- Phone 473-R taxing setting a top limit. beyond which the local agencies, cannot go, and establishing a uniform system for'the entire state. But the state cannot make local officials levy any taxes and it does not get a share of these', taxes when they are collected, Where did Jackson county's money go and where did it come from? What is behind the lump sum figures and.

percentages? The" county was able to show a sharp reduction by making no levy for corporate ne'eds in 1946, thus saving a total $37,783. Bond and interest needs were off and these together were able to offset the extra $17,540 given to. the highway department and still show a saving of $21,278 over last year." The townships, while not in "a position to duplicate the county's action, still cut their corporate demands by $19,405, and made a $2,961 decrease in bond and interest funds. Poor was and the cemetery funds lowered but this year a levy had to be made 'for road bonds, as voted by the people, and it added $7,613, which added to an additional $1,057 for roads and bridges, held the savings to CITIES and villages got $4,544 more than last year hut this was some $50,000 less than they re; quested. One saving was the elim- ination of a band item of $1,56,4 but the library, fire protection, garbage dispoasl, public benefit and corporate funds all were up slightly and the bond and interest needs jumped accounting for all but a small part of the net increase.

The schools got $50,613 more than last year, highs getting $28,332 and the elementaries $22,281. Each had asked for more, $133,000 for highs and $86.000 for elementaries. The has arrived here for a visit with high schools this year needed his mother, Mrs. G. and.

JACKSON COUNTY TAX ANALYSIS 1946 Compared With 1945 SHOWING AMOUNTS AND PERCENT 'OF CHANGES 30:0 Per 13.2 Per i 5.7(Per (Cities, and Village. .10.2 Per Schools 10.7 Per (Total 'Distribution of Tax Monies Spending Bodies County Township Cities "All -Schools .996 17.4% 9- 6 V4.S% A- 10.3% 194G, 2.0%-. Tax Load Carried By Class Of Property. Lands' Personal 1941 23.3% 1945 24.1% 33.8% 27.3% 30.7% R. R.

n.4,% ii.S% ors'in Gill Ed POiND i SUNSHINE VALLEY By I Mr. and'-Mrs. John William Raines and. son called on friends, in this vicinityJSunday. J' Van Dunlap of 'Tilden'is visiting Mrs.

Nettie Waller and Mrs. Mary Gray. Van Garver of Ava called on Mr. Mr.s,':...Louis 1 Thursday evehing. i Mr.

Mrs. Paul- Ruble family visited Mr. an'd -'Mrs. Carli; Tyler Sunday. Mrs.

Carl Tyler spent nlghf with Mrs. Wiley Elmore made-a I of Harrison. Steeleville Monday. family spent Sunday Emma 'Moutria' and- family and Mr. and Alyiii Goddard.

E. K. Etherton, Ray Vamer.and Wiley Elmore made -a business trip of Harrison. Carson Casey of Gor'ham One called, in this Dwight Partridge and Frank -Tay- returned Mon- Mr led, ts vcny-r. and Mrs: Henry -Elmore-ll.

day, where' they are employed. OBITUARIES St. Louis, Mo. ALVA MltlTON' CREECH Funeral services' for Alva "Milton. Creech, who' died morh- ing in the St.

Louis. City Hospital, I will be held at 'the home of -his sister, Mrs; Florence. Miller, 1109 Rover body will be. removed from i-the Crawshaw Funeral Home to the home Thursday morning -to remain until the hour of the The casket will Burial in the Old Du Quoin cemetery. Magician Act Entertains Zone Gathering" Of Lions I I-Iorton Presley, min- I ister attending SItF, entertained, I members of the Murphysboro Lions Club and their, guests from Carbondale, Du Quoin'and Elkville at the zone meeting 1 held'last night in the First Lutheran- Church.

Presley's tricks, humorous asides to kept the clubmen Roaring. He was presented by-G: Nordmeyer of the local club'. President Paul- Wilhelm. presided James L. Higg-ins, general: manager 'here' for -the Lustour 1 was 'presented as a new member the 'club.

Guest Lionsi included' "Abe" Martin and A. Carbondale, W. L. Ozburn and D. Purdy of Du nd Vern E.

Baird, Elkville; SET WHEELS IN MOTION FOR HOMECOMING EVENT AT SOUTHERN OCT. 24-25 ot a student chairman, and appointment of sub-committee chairmen- this -we'ek set the wheels to going around at Southern Illinois University for homecoming, scheduled for. 24-25. Bill Price of Texico was elected student chairman delegates from more than 60 student organizations which will participate in planning the reunion- for Southern Alumni, according to Dr. Orville Alexander, director of Alumni services faculty chairman of homecoming.

Coronation of the Homecoming Queen, a ball with.music by a "big name" the! Southern- Hints On Yule Mailing Listed trom pagre advice given the. gathering, will be asked to cut their circulatizing and other'nonessential mail to" a minimum during the Christmas rush. "They won't be worked anyway," is what a. mimeographed- bible said jof circulars. That accord- jing to Hall, that the circulars will I course circulars mailed ivst (at three cents each) will' be I promptly delivered.

THERE WERE many other helpful items discussed at the meeting with all present being'admonished, in I posters and other publicity. over and pep rally are traditional fea tures of the' reunion. Set World's Record In Private Stock Sales Sept. world's record in private stock sales was set last night when the auction of 41C purebred Herefords for a total of $875,940, wound up on the Dan Thornton ranch. The blooded Herefords sold in.

3SO lots for'an average of more than double the former per lot.world's record set at the Jack Turner ranch in Fort Worth in 1946. Cairo, who is president'. the Southern Illinois Postmasters As- I sociation. The session was' an all one with lunch served at the American Legion home. Acting Postmaster Virgil Brown of Carbondale was" RETURNED TO Mrs.

James Hanna, 423 North was returned by ambulance to St. Andrew's Hospital' this morning for further treatment after being released from the hospital yesterday. OAKLAND By Madge Woodward Mrs. Gertrude Reeder visited iv.ith.lier cousins, Mr. and Mrs.

Evans Mt. Joy Wednes- dny afternoon, Mrs. Mark B. Dillow and sons, Wilfred and Bernie with her cousin, Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Cerny and family of Cen-: tralia. Clyde Henson of Okem'os, IDS more for bonds and interest and were able to put $llrG17 into educational uses, mostly salaries, while building maintenance was reduced by Elementaries had $15,556 for educational purposes with $5,613 for buildings and $2,920 for bonds but cut the working cash fund THE $1,594 increase in miscellaneous districts was due to higher costs in the Jackson Mosquito District and the park districts in Car- bon'dale, Murphysboro and Grand Tower, The changes in budgets are reflected in the percentage of the taxpayer's dollar which goes to the various agencies. The county's share fell from per cent last year to 6.1 per cent and the township share was off from 17.4 per cent to per cent. Schools, "ot course, 'get the bulk of all tax money and increased their share from G2.0 per cent to 66.S per cent. Cities and villages moved up from 9.9 per cent to 10.3 per cent.

The STURDY- POWERFUL-THRIFTY Rugged simplicity in Gibson long Ine and moneysaving efficiency on the The Gibson Tractor Handles; jcto (or small farms, truck farms, orchards, contractors, estates and municipalities with easel See the Gibson Tractor today! RELIANCE SALES, INC. Murphysboro, 111. miscellaneous change small, l.S per cent last year to 2.0 per cent this. PERSONAL property valuations were lower in Jackson county in '1946 and this was reflected by changes in the share of the tax load carried by the vaious classes property. Whereas personalty family.

Mrs. Mark Dillow visited with: Mrs. Strother Russell Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

Wayne Crawshaw now ot Murphysboro, but formerly of this, vicinity, report the birth a son born Sept. 17. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yates and son, Dickie, of Harrison, visited Mrs, Gertrude Reeder, Sunday eve- nng of last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Dan B. Evans ot Joy called on his uncle, Harlin Boucher and family Monday morning. Warren Gladders has gone' to New Orleans, for a few days.

Mrs. Gertrude''Reeder and Mrs, Madge Woodward called on Mr. and Mrs, John Charles and Mrs. Natte Glenn and son Wyatt, all'bf Monday afternoon. Vbl- ney, Par'rish -also called at' -the Glenn home, Mesdames C.

0. Anderson, Eva McGinnis, Gertrude Reederi and Madge Woodward transacted business in Murphysboro Monday afternoon. Briquetting Plant 'Will Triple Output Capacity BTJCKNER. Sept. new unit that eventually will triple the capacity of the Old Ben 0,0 O-T Coal Company's briquetting plant dropped from 24.0 per cent to 21.2 in operatioh next per cent this year, compared with per cent in 1942, lots rose from 33.8 per cent last year to 39.7 per cent in 1042.

Lands supplied 27.3 per cent of tax monies this year against per cent in 1945 and 28.2 per cent in 1942. Railroads swung back sharply from the unusual high ot 1S.1 per cent in 1945, this yearSs 11.S per cent being almost the same as the 11.4 per cent in 1942. Can Bear Children, Says Ann, Hewitt Nicholson SACRAMENTO, Sept. Cooper Hewitt Nicholson, K3, who once sued her mother and two doctors for $500,000 charg- I ing she had been subjected to a sterilization operation against her wishes, revealed today that she is capable of bearing children. MIC PIANO oinpuri.

e.wiisitcly siyled, and possessing volume and bril- of U'rio siirprisiii" so small an instrument the Ualdwinbi: ill Acrosonic is ilosijMicil for Your Home. Let us show yen how easily you may own one of these beautiful small pianos. DRAPER FURNITURE CO. New and Used Furniture COURT SQUARE PHONE 17-W week, 0. Platt, plant superintendent, said today.

The briquetting process, which compresses small waste particles of coal into usable, "bricks," has provided-a market for: the extremely fine coal for which there, normally would be little deman'cl. The new unit will have a capacity of up to 35 tons of briquettes an hour, added to the 20-ton-an-hour capacity of the present plant, Platt said, The plant here consumes dust'from all Old Ben Coal mines. When the new unit goes into operation, the original plant will be closed for several months for extensive improvements -new plant is operated by 2S- ma.n crew already; employed. All operations will be'directed-by-Platt, who supervised the erection of the original briquetting plant here-seven years ago. NING! BICYCLE RIDERS ABSOLUTRY NO RIDING ON SIDEWALKS Clarence Ward Police Chief VALUES SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS! Peak Lapels, Fly Front MED OVERCOATS 29.75 of wool- tweed.

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