The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 2

TWO, THE BAIL? INDEPENDENT, MURPHYSBORO, ILLINOIS Wednesday May 26, 1943' The Daily Independent 0-11 Sonlli 12th Strict PuMlshPd TCvenlnjrs. Snnilay rtna Holidays Established Juno 12. 1P91 Edition 1S73) Edward I.Iiulsny Publisher t.vell itolloway, Win. 0. Plfrott fidltor Fi'tid Ifpnnett ITanaclns "Rdltor Mlrlon Bennett 1'lntrred n.s Second Class Matter nt Tost Office at under Art or March n.

1ST9. Subscription City anil surrounding towns.hr carrier, 20 cfnts por week. By mall per year. OthT $7.. per year.

All mall subscriptions- must nt paid In advance. Unsolicited iwliclps. fottors and picture's sent to TIio r-nlly Independent arc sent at own- Tho PflHy Independent does not anocpl unsigned articles for Dubll- Nntlon.il Represontallve The Allen-IClnpn Co. mid 3.. Better Water Supply Tho sanitary survey of Muddy river promises at.

last to give Murphysboro.first-hand, official- word'ol water contained in its source of domestic supply. The first of survey comes in the serious consideration on the of Herrin of lack a sewage disposal, plant. This means Herrin is "using the "Biff Muddy river as a raw sewage-outlet. The survey it to study all sources of the-river's -pollution, nnd report it to all State'Depart- ment of'Sanitation turn, to Murphysboro. And other towns that use the river water.

Tl Is expected to cite sewage dumped into the river upstream and here as a chief source of pollution, and next to this the offal from industrial plants, among: these coal mines. Also drainage from the oil fields, that in some other ureas. West. Frankfort among has caused, a plague of mosQUitos. -The survey is to include Crab Orchard Lake drainage into it from surrounding -towns and farm houses.

The state some time ago through its branch of Sanitation control notified-M OT physboro--and- Some other-towns -in -the Big Muddy valley that, sewage disposal con trol wos that Murphysboro'was denlec. pel. mission to extend sewage -lines until a disposal plant is built. The survey should be welcomed by indust- rl'al--plant'in: the valley. survey -in farmers of.

the valley, are to enlist -the of legislators in the 25th'Congressional District for an all-purpose survey of jiver andats.tribxitaries, principally for liood''" and -land losses'-due-, do soT-sei-lous as Id -border -on the un bearable. -Proponents of Ihis. survey ask 'that a-prpjectbf regional appeaUnd comeifrom chambers of commerce arid civic groups, tovvn.after.town. Nature has teen allowed in the valley during, the 'hundred years 1 'have 'its and more Jands been cleared for farming They-ask that a.Wll.'be submitted cent for alloca'tiSn of'Federal. Junds.

for the survey. VARSITY LAST TIMES In IZCHMCOLOR JENNIFER JONES GREGORY PECK JOSEPH COTTCN Shows 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Features 2:11, 7:11, 9:30 Box Office Open Til- 9:30 Xo Advance in Price Adm. J2c and 40c Tax Incl. THURSDAY FRIDAY Feature Starts Full Show 9:13 Elective. June 1 oar prices wilf be Adults 4-lc, Children This incl.

Fairer -Valuations Assessor. Floyd Brown, of Murphysboro township made a sensible and timely suggestion when he said that properties should be and a comprehensive file be kept up to showing to their valuation for taxing purposing. Valuation -would be based'-on their location and type of construction. It would-mean that owners of less, valuable properties would not have to a par in many instances with properties that would sell much. more.

-Assessor. Brown said, an. assessor can not. intelligently, assess a row of-'houses that appear very similar, from the street, he enters them and studies their construction. His claim throughout- a -township not be intelligently evaluated for purposes within the.

brief period of generally given to that seems reasonable. The work, of compiling such file, or so it.Js.,believed, could: be paid for from added tax revenue made possible from real and -personal DIES STRAPPING GIRLS HOPEMAN, 26 Adam, 63, school -headmaster, suffered a heart at- 'died while strapping three, girl the, palms for school closed for the day. An excellent conserve can' be made from oranges, -raisins, walnuts and-canned Chop'-the fruit and nuts, add -sugar to -'taste' and cook slowly until thick. EAVRS IWOJVERS SHARPENED Call 3S6W' I' will pick up. your mower, completely overhaul'sci- entifically, sharpen, and return it promptly.

Second- Hand J. T. TURNER Mowers Wanted 1835' Pine BARBECUE HAMBURGERS QRGHESTRfl ancT Every Wei 9 'til 1 JOIN THE PUN AT SPHRK NEW HILL ODDS AND ENDS 7'Candidates Studied As LoringstSuccessor SPRINGFIELD, May 26 candidates for bishop of tho'Springfield'Episcopal diocese suggested to a synod of clergy and ray delegates which Jto convene, here today. Isynod will successor to Bishop Richard T. Loring, who died April 16.

Candidates to be considered are thef -Rev. -Alfred Lothian SuCfragin- the New. Jersey diocese; the Rev. Charles Asa Clough, St. Mark's chui-oh, the William of the Rev.

Hdggins, rector of-Geth- seiYvane church, -Minneapolis; the Rev. Harold: Brown Hoag, rector Andrew's, church, i K-la; Eisher Lew- is, 'bishop -the Missionary dis- and 7 ward "Thomas Taggard, rector of St. Luke's church, Evanston, 111. -Springfield in parishes mission churches in-53' central- and. southern Illinois counties.

VERGENNES By Haiti Page Edward M-anash, Dixon, 111., Mrs. John Samuels and daughter, John Sherman and daughter, Charlotte and Gloria, and Wallace Snyder of Chicago were here Tuesday for the funeral of Charles Ful- i'Percy Fisk -George Grain, who been staying with his married daughter, Gwendolyn, in, Alton, since his recent release from a St. Louis hos- his xace -in Murphysboro area estimated-Tuesday the Negro population here is not less than 3 000. He said there has been an influx of the people of his race with the growth of the St. and east-side'industrial addition where Jots have sold for as little as.540 for several years.

Political party men who know pretty well what the. Negro, vote is here sard that would rather say there are 2,000 Negros- here. A Garbondale man among those discussing the question, believed there are 3,500 Negros at Carbondale. Fun galore was had in Riverside Park Tuesday on the occasion of the last day" of school. Hundreds of Negro children, many of them accompained by their elders, played sang songs consumed a wonderful lot of foods and confections.

Big Muddy river is returning into Us banks after the latest flash flood. Numbers of fisherman are recovering their nets up and down the stream. Some nets were lost and others damaged. Some of them almost 20 feet: under water at the height of the flood. Net fishing is not improving.

Fisherman claim -catfish are always more plentiful in. seasons and -that the catch of crappie in nothing compared to what it used to be. houseboat that was spotted just off Riverside Park several years is high and at. an inviting spot at Indian Creek. The owner picked out his house site, floated his house to it on the recent flood, and Jet it settle.to a -level him, Allen decided to give the Lion the gun and.

go a blaze was to be that way. All iii -a few minutes he had made his place in the hall of fame. 'The rails held. JSpl Li.ll III 1 ---Leroy Momberger, who has been! Mrs. Maude Caywood and Mrs ill health for sometime, suddea-i Kate Williams of Murphysboro at- ly 'became worse and was toten -to (tended the commencement here at 'jffferson Barracks Veterans' hos- the -High school.

Thursday night -He. was 'in the Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Doerr o. SI.

-I Louis spent the week-end witti Valley Mrs. Joe Bryant Several from this community attended the funeral of Childers at Pleasant Hill, Wednesday May 19. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pulcher and his father, Louis Pulcher of East Carondolet, spent- Saturday night and Sunday with homefolks here.

ton. Mr. and Mrs. Valle McDonald of Du Quoin and Mrs. Kate Williams and Mr.

and Mrs. Andy Rosenberger of Murphysboro were here for.the funeral ot Mr. Fulton. Lula Jarrett of Harrison spent from Thursday til Saturday at the home of Dr. and Mrs, W.

House. Mrs. Grace-Reid and Mrs. Camden of DU 1 Quoin were business 'visitors here Saturday afternoon. and Mrs.

Harry. B'se and Emma Edwards of East St. Louis were week-end guests ol their aunt, Mrs. Bell Henson. Mrs.

W. W. ri-nise, Hattie Page were at home of 12. Franklin Sunday afternoon because the'death of Mrs. who was a relative.

Mrs. Earl'Wisely underwent a critical hospital in'St. Louis Friday. Miss. Claudine Bradley and Mrs.

-Doerr were in St. Louis Friday because of the illness. of Mrs. Doerr's mother, Mrs. Earl Wisely.

Mrs. Patricia Fulton and granddaughter. Charlotte Sherman, left Saturday morning for Chicago, where Mrs. Fulton will make her pital, is reported worse.again. Ho has been- taken to the Memorial home since the death of her hus- hospital in Alton.

I band, Charles Fulton. Cruiser-Salt Lake City Sunk By Torpedo Hits WITH THE FIRST TASK FLEET, May Two swift, clean torpedo hits sank the U. S. cruiser Salt Lake City after bombs, shells and rockets had battered her sturdy hulk for hours. The ship was sent 10 the.

bottom during gunnery-bombing exercises by the U. S. First Task Fleet off the California coast. The end came yesterday after five hours of intermittent bombardment with everything 15 ships and scores of planes had to offer. The Salt Lake City was built at.Camden, N.

19 years She took- part in 31 Pacific' war engagements. -SJie was one of the targets in the Bikini atom bomb tests of two 'years ago and was still radioactive. A tug towed her out 'from San Pedro for her final day at sea. FLAX 4-H CAMPS May -26 new 4-H club camp for rural young people of western Illinois will be built on a 140-acre tract adjoining Lake Jacksonville, near Jacksonville, 111. Dean H.

P. Rusk of the University of Illinois College of Agriculture said it will be one of four permanent camps to be developed for a statewide farm youth program. The others are Memorial camp in Piatt county; Camp Shaw- Was-Nas-See in'Kankakee county, and West Frankfort camp Franklin county. Sees Food Price Drop, Barring Wage Increases CHICAGO, May chain store said Tuesday that, barring another round wage increases, food prices drop five per cent: in the.noxt Six months. The prediction was made by Wil- Tiam'H." Albers, Cincinnati.

whose organization operates 50 in Ohio. In an interview between of the Super Market Inslituv; here, Albers said -that, meat prices will so down within a few weeks to the pre-strike level "But the general price level will sink very slowly under pressure of sharper 'buying by consumers, in- Teased competition between stores and Jong suppiv of cereal products," Albers said. War II. ar Mrs. Boyers was recently his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. AnJy released from -the hospital. Doerr. June. end guests of her parents, Mrs.

P. 0. Reese. -LUC Northrup was in! Mr. and Mrs, Paul Simmons and Percy briefly Thursday, to make children of for school The racer, Mrs.

Fevy Smith and Chester, escaped serious in- Mr. and Mrs. Ray enjoyc. on race track at Sparta)a short vacation at a fishms grounds Saturday, when in Missouri, returning Sunday racer he was trying out got. out evening, control and struck a pole.

The KODAKS FILMS Brin- in Your Film for Developing "We Give Eagle Stamps" HORSFIELD PKTG. CO. 1408 Walnut Muj-physboro, HI. FUNERAL DIUECTOR DIES ELDORADO, May 26 will be held at the Methodist church here Thursday at 3:30 p. m.

for P- Martin, 73, an Eldorado funeral director for 44 years. He cied at his home Monday. In addition to his wife and two daughters, hp is survived by Dr. George R. Martin and Dr.

C. L. Martin, both of Belleville. ia sunaay wuu JIUUIC.LUIIW control ci Mr. Mrs.

H. S. HaseTwood ra aiator was smashed and damagad. Dexter Clayton of-Percy is the builder and owner of the racer. He area as the flood went out.

It will have an underpinning of bevy timber and a patchway is about to 1 hQnor Qf bf cut to it through the underbrush. were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bryant and family after attending church. Mr.

and-Mrs. Hilbert Graff and family spent Sunday with her and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bi'gler and baby of Carbondale. Mrs.

Howard Luthy and children of Swanwick spent Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Joe Bryant and Those who picnic dinner at Giant City Park, Sunday, May were: Mr. Enos Imhoff, Mr. and Carl Imhoff and children, Carol Ann and Carl Wayne, -Mi', -and liams and daughters, Barbara, and Sandra, Gus Pulcher, all of Murphysboro and-Miss Helen Wood of Chicago. Some of the Pleasant Hill folks attended, the -Baccalaureate mon at Aya, night.

Master Bryant returned home last Sunday after spending.a week at East- Carondolet. visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr. MOSS ESTATE 204 W. Oak Carbondale SATURDAY, MAY 29, 10:30 A. M.

WONDERFUL COLLECTION RAYMOND DILLINGER, -Auctioneer MOSS ESTATE Owners Phone Modern chemistry has opened astonishing new vistas of usefulness from bituminous coal, now the parent of 200,000 by-products. Labor received GO per cent the 1S46. It was the morning of August 1829 when Horatio'Allen made Ahc run in America in a steam locomotive. The ancient "Lion" growled, then roared as it rushed over three miles rails that -warped sun, then Aaron Pulcher and family. The Riverside Park 'Aunt Lizzie" Bastien Sunday, May-23, was well attended.

They report dinnei-'and a very enjoyable day together. Mr. and Mrs. Homer JEdgar of Hill route, visited Ms sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

-Joe sons, Eldon and Earl, Thursday, night. Mt. Glenn By -Wanda Grabow ci G. Eettis of Downey. Ill-, not in it when it was wreckeo as here looking after his farming The Percy American Legiop interest recently, 1145 is holding "its first.

There was a good attendance at annual homecoming June 19. A the homecoming at Walnut Grove carnival and two baseball games Sunday. scheduled. Cousin Emmy and Sunday afternoon visitors at the her kinfolks and the Tilden band orne Mrs. Ida will supply entertainment.

BLONDE FOR HEMPSTEAD, N. attractive 28-year-old John Landriih and wife. blonde divorcee-today offered her- rs jjrnie Parmly callfid.on self "for sale" as a wiie to a man with 510,000 to support- her and her two small children. Mrs. Dorothy.

Dawlor, of offered this "situation female," classified ad to News- day her story: "Wife. sale. attractive, wants man to marry and. support her and, two Must.be, willine and able to make, immediate 510,000 cash settlement." BTJENS PROVE FATAL McLEANSEORb, May 25 Paris W. Fields, 22, World War' combat veteran, and the son of" W.

W. Fields, Enfield, White county public aid suoervis- or, died, yesterday in aiMcLeans- boro hospital of burns. Fuel l.e was pouring into a Monday 'ignited 'and Most oils let Your car rust Buf'RPM" Makes engines.Jast "RPM" protects idle engines Yes, premiunvqujJity, RPM Motor Oil ends internal iiisc (cause of.80,% of engine wear). It's also compounded to cling to engine clean -out- grime; end corrosion and foaming. -the A Gas far Less GREYHOUND.

to all of Fun Spots Throughout America there are'many exciting places to visit on vacation. And, you can-go by Greyhound direct to any of in.Super.Coach comfort. saving the-woy. Go the Greyhound "front-door" way over the nnest.highways^avenues and bouler stopover when you like. ENJOY ONE OF THESE HEASURE-PIUS, 'AMAZING- AMERICA TOURS NEW ORIIANS.

6 BAYS C. .5 DAYS -SMOKY-MOUNTAINS AND KNOXVIllI DAYS DAYS 8S -include round-lrlp i or 1 for 11 alo room. U. Sj'tox of olbcr fourj 10 chooio 1 from. GREYHOUND TRAVil BUREAU Droodway and Dclmar touls, Wo.

inlir.iwrf in a (cur lo, Tour prices shown aro -from 'Sf. 'SliBlitly" (Jlff'-i-ont from woll ia liavt on or about nT 'YOUR NAME 1 ADDRESS WILCOX Refrigeration Service 1920 Logan St. Phone S54R family were Mr. and Mrs. William Kaste'nhuber and Herman Grabow of Anna, Mr.

and Mrs. Alec Provoe and Mrs- Hazelwood of Elco an.l daughter, Mrs. Lucille Bartsch, recently. We were sorry to heav of the death of Mrs. Myron Holloway of near Cobden, Mr.

our rural -mail carrier. REA surveyors were in this vicinity last week surveying for ,1 new line. NOTHING Better Than ENJOY OUR DELICIOUS CHICKEN DINNERS Junct. Rls. 3 and 144 EjRNIE PYRON, I'rop.

AND THURSDAY BEHIND THE Hit No. 2 SHE WAS GOOD AND fy TIRED OF BEING ELYSE KNOX JOHN HUBBARD MARIE WILSON And The People Always Kemember On Decoration Day, nation remembers those who have served her in uniform, while the people of the nation remember all who have passed on. It seems fitting that one day of the year should be dedicated to the memory of those to whom, as a nation or as individuals, we owe so much. FUNERAL HOME TELEPHONE 542 1421 WALNUT ST. MURPHYSBORO THE 050EH OF TXt SOlBfi) fall Business Will Be Closed From 5 THRU JUNE 12 1515 OAK STREET.