The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 1

8 Pages Today Tne inaepenaerii 4 Southern HUnoisan 4 Murphysboro, IBinok Saturday, February 7, 1948 Vol. 199 5e Copy Serving the "Jackson County Market Area Jackscn County Being Asked To Sponsor Carload For Europe Robert IN. Mania 01 oc. Louts arrived in Murphysboro yesterday to organize a campaign for Jackson county sponsorship a car of produce in" the Abraham Lincoln Friendship Food Train. He called a meeting.of civic, religious and farm leaders from the county for 4 p.

m. Monday at, the Farm bureau bunding Murpliys- boro. The Abraham Lincoln section ot the Friendship Train, it sponsors reach their goal, will include a car of produce from one of the state's counties. Martin said tho Church World Service Program had no response from earlier requests directed to Jackson and several other Southern Illinois counties to Attempt accumulation of sufficient 'produce to fill a car. Therefore, he said, the campaign will be laid out solely on a money basis, and the money thus collected will be.

used to purchase whatever the county committee designates to be sent to 0 A COUNTY committee to direct -the campaign and handle the money is to be set up, said Martin. He explained it is felt that it is now too late to attempt actual collection of grain or livestock. The Illinois section the Friendship Train will start from New Sjilem Springfield on the morn- rtruary 12, with a colorful follow the Lincoln traveled to' Money To "Rain" For Friendship Train SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 7 (-UP) Money will rain from today for the Illinois section the; Abraham Lincoln friendship -train. But right it will be Junior Chamber of Commerce members a department The Jaycees have asked office workers to toss money in sealed envelopes their windows when a fire trucK siren sounds in their, buildings.

BUYING TREND is to join sec- will FARM WEEK TO DRAW INTEREST Farm and Home Week activities on the university of Illinois campus throughout next week win stable group of -Jackson county and families. The weeks program is designed to pass on Mr est information on crop growing, torn planning! use of farm equipment and other related topics. Rural Youth-members who will attend the opening two the week's program, are Charts Trad of Carbondale; and Josephine Born Mur twpdays are devoted to Rural. Youth activ- Uies and the two. will go-as delegates on committees for planning next year's work.

Trail is a member of the State Committee and will sit in for loading on rri.vad hero Feb. IS in ori bo purchased the ship before it sails for Europe. The Friendship Train is aimed at providing relief for starving overeca.s. and building a which will peoples constructive program Bobby Lee Jatho, 17, 1013 Maple receives the congratulations of CPO- H- L. Claar of'the Marion re' cruiting.office.

after enlisting, in the United States Navy, Jatho. was the first enrollee at the recruiting, off ice as it reopened in Murphysboro. The office is to be open -every Tues- day 'from 9:30 a. m. until noon, at office on Chestnut St.

Jatho papers Tuesday and left immediately for St. Louis. After final examinations-at St. he will be transferred to Salt Diego for boot train(Staff Photo) ing. DIDN'T DREAM IT WAS Beautiful Texas Redhead Peppers Soldiers With .22 WASHINGTON, Feb.

Jo Ann Rogers, 23, a beautiful, red- haired Texan, 'admitted today she Is a. dope about firearms. Otherwise, she said, she wouldn't have dreamed of pointing. that thing at those soldiers at the Ninth Street shooting 'gallery. Miss Rogers' scattered shots the five' soldiers scurrying for in the best training manual One of, them, Pvt.

John Malone, was hit in the leg-by a te bullet. tics collected through well enable these people to better help themselves. Tho train is being developed unction with the Christian Rural Overseas-Program of Church World Service -and Lutheran World Relief. As in other states, it beir.fc organized through the cooperation of Catholic; Jewish and Protestant groups, as well as civic clubs, farm organizations, and spirited citizens. Final distribution of all comodi- will be handled organized church aretes-Church World Service, Lutheran World Central Committee, American Fri'-nds Service Committee, rational Catholic Welfare Council, Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

Designation of the distributing agency may be made by a donor or individual or by local Arguments On Officials' Indictments -Arguments will be heard Tuesday at 'Benton on a motion to ciuash malfeasance indictments against Benton Mayor Virgil Cen' tor Chief of Police Wilbert Jo.hn.son. Center and Johnson were indicted by a Franklin county grand jury Dec 12 on charges that they mitteo for Farm tod-Home Week. two will attend business. sessions on Monday and'Tuesday and will return Tuesday night- Rural Youth -members will guests Monday night at a banquet on the campus. The theme will be "Rural Youth in World over 400 representatives, are exacted to attend.

Other recreation' include dancing at an They were, stopping -over' here- for the night and thought they' would go down town "for a good, time." -So they had four drinks. "That was e.nough to make us feel right good," -Miss Rogers told ppiice. 'Then they went to the -shooting gallery; "I didn't know I anyone, she said later. "We went across the street and had a sandwich after we got through shooting. We were sitting there when some man came and told me I 'shot soldier.

I couldn't 1 Municipal Judge Georgo. Neilson ruled that using people was a dangerous practice a4d or- der.ed.Miss Rogers; held, 000 when Malone' 1 CHICAGO GRAIN CHICAGO, Feb. 7-CUP) buying- trend developed in. some ot ne Chicago futures ndicating "that some traders the market break has-run i.ts- course. As the board of trade opened, for a sho'-t Saturday session, May, corn, futures tumbled -the eight-cent limit for in- a row, but some other grains May- corn, was down at the start of trading to $2.15 cents a ibout 55 cents under the all time, ligh of three, weeks ago.

traders were, selling the May deliv- -y- in December, apparently the belief thatjhe. market was due to- reverse its. nosedive'." December corn opened up much as four cents a bushel higher than yesterday. All oats futures were up, too. Wheat' futures for delivery in May and July were slightly lower, but the September and December deliveries shot' up as much as cents over Friday's closing price.

The stock market in New York also steadied around at the" opening today. THE itfECED trend in the gram that, the break came too fast for the to analyze it It appeared likely that Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson was right when he said at Washing- don't think a soul understands "It's" too fast for me," Anderson. eeurely SOUTH'S TO ON ISES STAFF ton: added. Meanwhile, there were some scattered price 'cuts at' the retail A' spokesman for the Cleveland Provision Company said wholesale prices on some cuts of bacon, were- being cut 20 per cent, pork loins four to five: cents a pound, and heavier hams.10 cents a pound.

BEUEVEFIVE WAKULLA 7 (U potentially-explosive conference of' Southern opened today with Gov. -Wright Mississippi due to an organized south- wide, revolt against president Truman's cTvil rignts. program. Despite efforts of several southern chief executives here dissuade Mm' Wright said he would offer as soon as possible after the coiver- ence opened a strong resolution calling for an all-soutn meeting to protest Mr, Truman's Informal -remarks meeting'opencd at 9 m. EST today led to indications that a ma- of the nine Dixie governors attending would give Wrights resolution a cool reception.

Wright declined to reveal details of his plan. Sources close to the governor said the resolution ikely ask representatives southern states from Texas tcrthe Atlantic to meet at Jackson, to "frame an answer to the President's stand on civil rights. IT WAS learned that -at least one governor, and possibly others, met with Wright last night in an effort to persuade him to keep the "Miss-Rogers' hadn't'm'eant -any- And; pite the fapt she was' born in -Texas, she said, she a -gun in her hand before. "I thought it had corks in it," she said. Elkyille Legion Campaign Results In Organization And Equipping of Fire Department; Town Meet Sunday open'house session in the Union building.

OTHER COUNTY representatives will include Farm Adviser C. Anderson, Youth Assistant Mildred Eenz, and Home 'Advisor Jeannette Dean. The three Farm Bureau officials will remain at the University for the whole week meetings and discussion periods. Another feature of, tho week's program, will bo a special meeting and banquet in honor of farnv account keeper in have, completed ten or more years, of farm account records in coppera- tion with the department of -agriculture economics. Jackson county farmers who have kept.records over 10 years include Frank Easterly, 20; E.

Lipe, Louis Dietz, F. W. Dictz, C. E. and Diets, If a house or other building in ElkviUe or the immediate vicinity catches fire, a company is organized, -if not quite ready, to meet the emergency.

ENT knowingly permitted gambling to operate within tho city limits of Benton. The Day's Log WEATHEB Bain or snow this afternoon and in south portion tonight. Clearing north portion Sunday tnorninR. Somewhat colder in south and cold wave in north portion tonipht and Sunday. toniKht 3 to 8 above, except 15 close to Ohio river.

High Sunday 16, oxcopt 25 near Ohio river. DEATHS' s. Cleora Boucher The county Farm Bureau office did not know which of the eligible farmers wauld attend the banquet as weather conditions veek made travel plans uncertain. Farm records are considered important in that the Department, of Agriculture Economics can study results throughout the state and determine what programs of are mist valuable. The Farm Bureau office added that Mr.

and Mrs. Tony 'Van Cloosterc of Vorgenncs plan to attend a Thursday session on Dairy, Farming, weather permitting. SNOW Kessler, 04, died in Iloldon Hospital yesterday. A. Crowdcr, died in Sunset Haven last night.

BIRTHS born at St. Andrew's hospital to Mr. and Mrs John Greaser of Chester 16; Frank 11; Heuscher, 11; Lester Turner, 11. BIRTHDAY PARTY TURNS INTO TRAGEDY; THREE GIRLS FATALLY BURNED ROUND LAKE' BEACH, Fcb Efforts 'a group of children to rovlovc a blovc fire which had dwindled during the citmcmt of a party turned their homo '-into furnace and killed 'three Htllc girla, police bald today. The who had taken, an adult guest to- her, nearby.

were forced to stand by helplessly flames swept their home late yesterday. Dead were Doris who had teen hostess, at 'the birthday party; -and her sisters, Victoria, 2, The company is headed by Arkell Carter, "Chief; Bill Hope, Assistant Firemen Donald Swan, Randy Church and Dean Melvin. Melyln is company secretary and Hope-the business manager. A-one-ton Chevrolet'fire truck, has been bought for delivery at-a cost of $1600, together $325 fire pump 'and '400 feet of hose. ''Ladders, hose and other -on' the 'old fire truck will be transferred, to the'new, and additional equipment will be added, from' time to time.

A -siren will be mounted' at -the old'fire' house, which- will be used until better quarters, provided. There will be one night'man on duty. Chief Carter said will begin at once a study, of fire- prevention and control The project is that the ElkviUe Pest of: the American The Legion raised 51,000 through some time, ago and the town government pledged. $700 "to'-help finance the department. Additional will be from the public.

ElkvUle owns its water department and' the'- organization', of -a fire company promises to encourage the' building of more and better homes zone of protection. Citizens are asked to join a town meeting -Sunday to discuss other ways and means to enjoy the of a trained-fire company, prop AWAIT ANNOUNC ftOtt DE VALER DEFEAT IN VOIE TEST IFARRISON, Feb. men aboard'a 3-25 army bomber w'ere believad killed.last"night when the plane crashed fog- -ould of all Glenn Moulton, been appointed a director of the ISES Farm Placement Program. The placement was recently, re-activated. Moulton is -working the ISES office in.

boro (Staff Photo) burning party issue out of this meeting. But Wright was-'adamant Tnd said-just opened that he- was ready for action. SIOP-WRENT LAW FORESEEN Wright'previously has advocated that the south secede.from Fob', li, 10 pouudk ovuacc. and Rebecca, DUBLIN, Feb. Minister Eamon De Vaiera fell nine seats short of winning-a clearcut majority in the.

Irish parliamentary elections and can continue w- lice only with support of a cpali- lion government, final returns showed- today. A'survey of successful candidates idicated such a coalition is pos- ble among representatives partial, De-Vaiera despite his. repeated ampaign pledge that he'would not- overn with.a.coalition. De' Vaiera announced" lie will arry on a. campaign-for his candles in Carlow-Kilkenny starting speech Saturday night at is-believed that he will.an- fehoeworkers' Donation To Dimes MaTch Brown Shoe Company em- ployes of Muiphysboio who aie knovn fot 1hch many acts oC pv- mg 1o needy chaiHiev and civic betterment pioiccts pio bcntcd a check by union ol ficlali to the Indiihtry ComnuHc" of the Mai'ch of Dimeb campaigi for the amount of $140 50 According to union Smithic Wcall'crs this, donatior rcpicsentcd one of thp plant-wide collections mad at the Murphysboio Biown Shoe plant.

shrouded mountainside near Jasper, and, burst into "State police placed a--guard around the wreckage until army investigators arrived from Barksdale field in The plane was based at Wright field in Dayton, 0. Wright field authorities said four army men and a'naval officer aboard. Police said they could sec the bodies of two men in the burning wreckage. Parts-of at least one other body were scattered over the rugged mountainside. Two army caps were nearby: ResidentJ of the area said they plane flying'back and forth at a low altitude several -minutes before they heard the crash the -mountain.

of Woman In Locked Springfield Home SPRINGFIELD, 7- LiQna.1 i. 'Administration does, an abouf.face on legislation that uproot southern He was not expected to advocate that course today "except as a last resort. Wright would first favor sending delegates to the' Democratic National Convention with instructions to- nominate a-southern, "favorite for the presidency instead of Mr. Truman. Should that move fail, it was autopsy was scheduled today in an effort to whether foul play was involved in the death of Marguerite Wells, 47, whose body, was found in her locked house here last night.

Sheriff's deputies found the body, fully clothed, on a bloodstained bed after neighbors called them when they noticed newspapers had been left on Miss Wells, then whether 'he will Oi ch smce Sunday. To Death From Golden Gate Bridge understood Wright would then favor the south bolting the convention and holding a "Dixie" convention to name a southern candidate to 'oppose Mr'. Truman; CHECKS DELIVERED FOR LAND IN MURPHYSBORO LAKE ZONE YESTERDAY S. -Green of the Illinois Department of and Attorney Orval Pugh.of Carbondale, an assistant attorney- general, is sued checks in Murpliysboro Friday to Mrs: Otis F. Gienn and Mrs.

MUford- Martin, a widow, heirs -of; the -James Martin estate, for parcels of owned by them "the "zone of Lake Marpnysboro. Checks were delivered to Attorney Omar Joiie, and Stoeizie. Jones was -counsel Mrs. Mar-. im, and Stoeiaie the executor 01 the Martib estate.

Green at the same time was prepared deliver, a check to Carl Graff in payment for lands he had deeded to the state for Jake purposes. However, Graff is. a-bt. Louis hospital where he has just undergone a major operation. Green- planned to have him sign the check in St.

Louis' -but learned that Ins condition was too grave to permit 'WASHINGTON, Feb. Senate -Republicans today were considering an emergency 30-day extension' of present rent to keep conjirols -on they tin-ash, -out Chairm'an Charles.W. Tobey, of the senate banking committee" said lie was' thinking "seriously" of such a move since studying the proposed rent drawn up by a subcommittee. a stormy committee session, the bill was sent back to 'the subcommittee late yesterday for revision. The measure would have ended rent ceilings entirely in several major cities and.

permitted higher rents in others. Sen. 'Harry Cain, will not present the subcommittee modified proposals untiTFeb. 16- only 13 days before the present law expires. Tobey said it Managers Car Stolen And later Wrecked In Getaway Two armed noidup men entered die-Colony Club north, of Cairo today and escaped with about from'the club-and its who were left tied securely the robbers' A three-state alarm was sent out oy state police with a description by the club employes.

Police did not 1 learn of the rob- oery until several hours later, Roy Mathews, the night watchman, loose, from his bonds to reach a telephone. The holdup' about 3 a. state police said. Police said they recovered, one of the escape when it was in- volved'in a head-on collision with another morning on State- Route. 45, eight miles north of Vienna.

Tbe driver, whose description tallied with thai, of one of" the robbers, escaped before authorities arrived on the scene. The recovered car was stolen outside the club, police said. It belonged to Crockett, manager of lha Casino. The'Colony Club is located northwest part of Alexander county on State Route Three, across the river from Cape Girardeau, Mo, Witnesses' to the robbery were Crockett, Mathews, Edward Jerome, the bartender, MLS. William wife' of a part-owner patrons were in the night club at.

the time as was reported at first police ROCK; ISLAND.TLL., Feb. bandits hunted- by after the proprietor of a gambling house and'took' mtirid $250011 The.bandits'tied up 'five-employes in the gambling -house day shortly before closing-time. proprietor was safes 'which money. Gets Verbal Raking Night As Sportsmen Bonder His Evil Doings The- sly little came 'through he anti-fox meeting of the Mur- hysboro Sportsmen's club' at the City Hall last night with a whole -SAN-FRANCISCO, Feb. 7-(LP).

-Famed Golden Gate bridge, claimed; its 90th today, but for the.first time the. vic tim-had wanted'to' live, If red (Dusty) 08, stunt -man -and movie', doubie, tore away from, two bridge workeis, yesterday and to his' death the bay 'relow. coast boat -fished" his-, body from the water 20 roinutes-later. Rhodes made his leap for the of publicity Ho had planned it for fivo months The fall did not cause his death, even though it equal to drop- 25 and a-Mae West l.ypa, life'vest A harness attacned w' three small pa-rachutes, the type.used with, aircraft was slung over the Rhodes wife, Lorrain, 27, watched, the leap from the SQuth, tower. She then returned to 'her Port-Chicago to be Rockey, 5, 'and herrtwo children Obwala, '9.

'Rhodes said her husband believed -the- while not large' enough to retard the speed ol the fall would help him sit the wate. feet fust Tho liainess may have become Rhodes bloke fiee autopsy showed that Rhoaeb Ue suftoed on ly from luttirg the man- internal jniuue water, Rhodes, was gaibed in a fiom-mais costume, watertight lubber suit oveu two oidinary suits footbalix pads and a kdpok life He aUo vvoie a lgo foet hc fcll up lw body btalLcd to culv the walci with his physician? believed was knocked -unconscious. Ho btiuck of- Rop. J- McDonald said he had learned from Green that the state hopes to let contracts lor the Jake and park Feb, 24, as soon the Graft check is delivered. The Sportsmen's -Club and the several Murphysboro civic organ-.

i-'atibns- are -to be to adopt resolutions asking the state -to givt lake- the (h'a'me "Lake feeling that the name would do more' to advertise Murphysboro und thV area; serve better, to; attract tourists' by identifying the lake's location The plan, -is for Sen Cntenbci'y-and McDonald to 10 ow tluough foi the name. While Giceu did not say what contiacts would be fust, if the con- udd is not of geneial natuio, it is cleaiance of the bite foi the SOO-foa da.ii a few Hev bobbed 'floated away suilace, but huiidied feet ncith fiom State HigliNvay 144, of forc, and tnc lur-rrete fish tiap unmedjately back of it may be the Just voik likely a.temporary' extension could keep the law alive. It was be- Lived Both- Republican Democratic leaders would urge. Senate action on a stop-gap measure. SIU COED IS INJURED SLIGHTLY IN COLLISION OFTWOAUTOMOBIfS A 1938 model Chevrolet.coach driven by.

Williams West Frankfort, -member of Southern IllinoisVUnivevsity -group out of Carbondale, and a Yellow Hood Cab driven by Rogers crashed 'at Twentieth and-Spruce Sts. in at 7:15 Friday. Both, extensively damaged. The students' car was going south on Twentieth. Occupants we're en route to the Mess Riverside park for a fraternity dinner.

The' cab was'headed west An unidentified girl member of the SIU party was hurt, slightly, received a. doctor's care and continued to the.party few ininutes after-'-' the crash; The cab brought up at the front step's of the Charles, Bullar home at the-southwest corner of the intersection, its front dpoi fender knocked and- cowl bent. stopped- wth the-hood-, to student, car curbing 'in 'front" of' the Bttllai bashed in forward; and- thr hood" pointing' north. Night police viced tho left the scene and then icceivcd another call to quiet an alterca uou, it was repoited ab sencc of a blottei icpoit by th night foice foi the information Muiphysboio Police Chief Clar cnce Ward who comes on duty a The students claimed then duv ei U-ied to stop hu. cai'at the boule vaid stop but that it skidded on the icy suiface.

kin. The fox population his' area and mounting complaints' by- fanners of losses to foxes commanded sportsman ideas were submitted for control, as follows: -declare "an open season, on all foxes. 2 Au season on gray fox- workout a plan' of cooperation with, the Fox Hunters' Association. A lively -discussion resulted. The opinion-was that the season idea could not get anywhere with the powerful organization of fox association- has proved to be the "stone: wall" which many" -an -anti-fox.

drive has some up against, sportsmen say. In some northern counties the solution seems 'to have been reached. Fox "drives 1 are carried out with airplanes above and hunters and-'fox-houn'ds below. The plane pilots- direct the land until great- numbers of foxes are surrounded." Then the signal is given to close in for the loll. Organized' fox hunters do not kill the animals.

They' get their kick out of chasing hearing the trail and identifying: them and their place in the. chase 'by their bay, meanwhile passing. the, time at some place of advantage. FRITZ KUHN'S WOMAN FRIEND SAYS SHE AND MUNICH, The. mysterious girl of KTuhrit fugitive of the old German-American Bund, was revealed 'today 10 be -prd-ty, blue- Munz 32-year-old -di- vorccd whom Ivmr.

met in a rf-stauisnt a ycai ago We became. engaged aimost at- oncc," Mrs said inter- at quait-ers with her hei brother-in-law hei foimei husband "He calk me Jledi, she aid with a happy smile "He is a fccuonateman I vv ,11 h.ar rom him soon He won't let me long uncertaimty.".