Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 18

I EIGHTEEN Police Radio Station Planned For Wood River Area 2- Way WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30,1952 ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH Proposed Plan Would Give Round The Clock Service To 3 Cities System Needed In Case of An Area Disaster Calls Could Be Handled More Efficiently In Community WOOD RIVER. Plans are underway to Install a centrally-lorated 2-wny radio station, giving 21-hour service for police cars and stations at Wood River. Rosann and Hartford. Beaumont Parks, director of civil defense for the Wood River area and chairman of the police-radio committee of the Wood River Township Chamber of Commerce, conferred Monday evening with mayors, police chiefs, and officers of the three communities. Also attending the meeting was representative of A radio firm and Russell Bell, executive secretary of the Chamber.

Presently, the three communilies are serviced by the Alton staLion transmitter. East. Alton has not joined with the other communites because It has a commitment on a radio rental for six months. The Installation of a transmitter is being pushed in this because the communities feel that it is needed for more efficient handling of calls and to take care of any disaster in A local industrial plant. Wood River pays $20 a for the Alton service.

Although the arrangement with the Alton transmitter has been fairly successful, one police chief pointed out, "They've got their hands full in Alton." In order to reach police in their patrol car, someone at the station now has to phone Alton and request that the message be biondcast. It Is felt that such calls are not carried out to efficiency since there is no arrangement to signal in and out. The group who met Monday plan to meet again as soon as Parks' committee makes a study of the costs and can devise a program for financing the project. The proposed system would re- quire the installation of the transmitter at the central station as well as the installation of new radios in all police cars participating. The central station probably would be located at Wood River.

It was agreed Monday that each city should provide for the police radio changeover and go tocar gether on financing the central station. The problem Is in financ24-hour service which would ing'a the hiring of extra men to require receive and dispatch the calls. It has been recommended that the proposed system for this area be on that will tie in with the frequency which is used by state lice and other communities in the St. Louis area as Belleville and East St. Louis.

Bell said that the station would tie In with the civilian defense proof this area and be a boon in gram of any emergency at a local case He said that the mayors who plant. met Monday are "quite pleased with the Idea of getting a central station in Wood River." Attending the meeting were Mayor William Stoneham of Wood River; Mayor' Charles Welch of Roxana; Mayor Joe E. Stump of Hartford: Police Chief Hesse Perof Wood River; Chief Roscoe Duncan of Roxana; Chief Milford H. Jacoby of Hartford; Capt. Frank Sweet of Wood River, and Patrolman Hines of Hartford.

Lightning sent the tobacco flying out of A. Naude's pipe as he stood on the porch of his farmhouse at Dundee, South Africa, and. "I thought I was a goner," he said. Belk Park Plans Pressed by Cof Group Asked Wood To River Move WOOD RIVER Directors of the Wand River Township Chamher of Commerce will be asked to take immedinie steps on authorizing petitions which will provide for the organization of a Wood River township park board. The recommendation was made Tuesday evening: by members of a special park committee hraded by Thad Fife.

The recommendation la to be presented Thursday evening during the annual general membership meting of the Chamber. Asking that the county court pcInhlish a park district, the prtition the first step in complying with the will of the late Robert E. Loo Belk, who died Nov. 3, 1951. Belk willed the township 233 acres near Vaughn's Woods for park purposes providing a park district Is set up within two years after the will is probated.

L. H. Holland, member and legal advisor of the special commitire, said today that after the directors grant authority for the petitions, they will be drawn up by the committee. When enough signatures ATP gathered, the petitions will he sented in the county court. If the petitions are In order, the county judge will enll R11 election.

Park commissioners also will be elected at that time. The will provides that the 10W11- ship must establish a pork district and accept the 'property in two years: no Intoxicating liquor can be sold on the property; the park must be named "Belk Memorial Park," and a suitable bronze tablet must be placed at the main entrance and the tablet must sei forth the name of the park. Other members of the special committee are Fred Grenzebach, A. Edson Smith, Jack Otten, Cecil Dorris, J. B.

Mock, Ed Huebner, Walter Hale, W. C. Hanfeldor and Mr. Knox. Miss Clayton to Be Married WOOD RIVER Miss Betty Clayton, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. William Clayton, 106 Elm street, Hartford, will leave Saturday, Feb. 9 to go to Spokane, Wash, where she will be married to Cpl. Richard Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Irvan Smith, 433 Tipton avenue, Miss Clayton will stay nl the home of Sgt. and Mrs. Cecil Pryor in Spokane until her marriage on Feb. 16. Wood River Moose Women Attend Mid- Winter Meet WOOD RIVER.

Mrs. Emma Wehrman, past senior regent of the Women of the Moose in River, wAS a guest speaker at the mid-winter conference In Staunton on Sunday. Mrs. Wehrman discussed the loge of Regents Administrative Fund. She spoke in place of Mrs.

Mary Cobine, Wood River's representative on the College of Regents, who was 111. Wood River Women of the Moose, Including escorts, officers and committee chairmen, opened and closed the conference. Dr. Evans to Fly Here WOOD RIVER. Dr.

Rupert Evans, a professor of Industrial education at the University of 11linois, will fly here Thursday evening to conduet the last session in a course being offered tradesmen who teach trade and industrial courses. Called "Teaching Trade SubJects," the course had met twice at Belleville and once in Wood River. Dr. Evans will be mel at the airport by W. G.

Stevenson, head of the industrial education department al East Alton-Wood 1 River Community High School. Hudson's -NEW LOCATIONUPSTAIRS ABOVE UNITED MEN'S SHOP 314 BELLE ST. DIAL 2-2722 FOR Call EXPERT Howard Wells SERVICE Appliance Mart PHILCO 2-2623 vice TELEVISION 101 W. Fourth St. OR RADIO ALTON New Wood River Printing Teacher Glenn Averill Succeeds Gerald Goode WOOD RIVER--Glen E.

Averill, A Tejegraph printer and make-up man for 18 years, is the new Instructor in printing at East AltonWood River Community High School. He replaces Gerald Goode, who resigned at the end of the first semester to accept a position service engineering with the Gisholt Machine Co. In Madison, Wis. Goode had been at the school one semester, coming here to teach printing and drivers' training. He also conducted classes in drivers' training for.

personnel at OwensIllinols Glass Co. The new instructor has spent his Ilfe time in the printing business, working most recently for the Globe-Democrat In St. Louls. He resides at 617 street in Alton. Only one elass in drivers' trainis being offered at the school this semester.

It is being taught by Burt Rotnem, electricity instructor at the school. Dance Tryouts For Wood River Musical Staged WOOD RIVER Jerry Veach, high school senior, can be as hard to find as A needle in a haystack when he sets out to escape from three foreign police, played by Charles Townsend, Jim Greene and Roger Strack. The four boys are members of A cast for "Come To The Fair" the first musical play to be presented al East Alton-Wood River munity High School on Feb. 14 and possibly 15. Veach is A member of a group of American students, including Jim Dammann, Sandra Coppage, Nance Kistner and David ting, who visit Europe, chaperoned by their played by Nancy Keller.

When Veach loses his passport, complications begin for the group. Completing the cast is Sandra Young, the village girl: Douglas. A fortune teller; and Eunice Powers, a gypsy. The musical will feature such tunes as "A Fellow Needs a Girl," "Get Happy," "Shall We Dance," "Hello, Young Lovers," "Gypsy Love Song" and "If I Could Tell You." Pianists will be Irma Bartels, Thelma Edgar, Lois Jennings, Sharon Smith and Ginger Walmsly. Tryouts for the dancing parts in the musical were held Monday.

Richard Claridge, dramatics instructor, is directing the play and Miss Vera Jones, choral instructor, is In charge music. Chester Hughes, band director, is in charge lot musical accompaniment and Miss Grace Sitter, physical education instructor, will handle choreography. East Alton Scout Troop Holds Board of Review EAST ALTON-A board of review for Explorer Post 13 sponsored by the First Methodist Church men was held Sunday afternoon al the church. Appearing before the board were Charles Wimberly, Robert Deern and Jerry Burnam, who were amined and passed for the life rank in Boy Scout work, and Donnie Snedeker, Richard Glassey and Quinn Franklin who were passed for their star rank in scouting? Included on the board of review were Douglas Parker, institutional representative for Explorer Post 13 and Boy Scout troop 13, and Guy Helm, chairman of the committee for Post 13. Awards will be made publicly to the six members of Post 13 during the Father and Son banquet.

On Radio Program EAST ALTON-Mrs, Josephine McCain, president of the Daughters of Ruth Class of the First Baptist Church, has announced that members of the class will meet at the church, Thursday at 10:30 8. Lo go in a group to the local radio station where they will be guests on a quiz program. Telegraph Want Ads "CLICK" FIRST APPLICATION RELIEVES ITCHY SKIN Zemo a modern highly medicated antiseptic--promptly relieves Itch and and aids scalp healing of surface akin ZEMO NOTICE The ILLINOIS TERMINAL RAILROAD COMPANY notice that on the 19th day of December, 1951, It hereby gives filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, at Washington, D. an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity permitting abandonment of that part of its line extending from point at or near 20th and Omaha Streets in the City of Granite In a generally nortberly direction through Nameoki, Mitchell, and Hartford to J.C.C. Station 910 plus 54 at or near Ferguson Avenue in the City of Wood River, approximately 12.72 miles all in Madison County, Illinois, the track between LC.C.

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FOSTERBURG. SUNDAY CO TO CHURCH SIGN AT CROSSROADS near Fosterburg The Rev. Thomas Buckton (left), pastor of Fosterburg Presbyterian Church, and Cvillo, under the sign that they erected mile north Walter The new sign, which replaces one that had becorne weathered and then vanished. 15 0:1 corner which was known SC Fosterburg. "Sign Post The sign was painted by the Rev.

years ago as Buck.ton and G.olio helped erect it corner of h.s ROTARIANS PRESENT SCHOLARSHIP--The Rev. Henry Wichman (second from WOOD RIVER night of the Wood Rotary Club's youth service of commiltee who Monciay r. the of presented Mr. noon a 011 Hth Fast Alton Stanching (left to right) are Ben Stahlhober, SIC0 check to Edgar Dura. tor al the Unneruty ani John L.

Dune. P. We and O. brune. president of the sinut.

of the scholar dep 111 Stat: rheto Walter Wagner to Speak: Annual Wood River of Meeting Set Thursday Night WOOD RIVER--Walter E. Wagner will be guest speaker fort the general membership meeting and election of officers of the Woort River Township Chamber of Commerce, Thursday evening. Wagner is executive vice president of the Belleville Chamber of Commerce and has been active in Chamber of Commerce work for A number of years. He will discuss, "How a Chamber of Commerce Can Build Your Community." 'The speaker recently was one of several men cited for thelr cfforts in making Belleville a pal to G. after working with Scott Air Force Base to make the city one of the nation's most hospitable with servicemen.

The meeting will convene at 6:30 in the cafeteria of LewisClark Junior High School where a dinner will be served. J. banquet W. Kelly, townshly clerk, will be master of ceremonies. Other details of the program were announced today by Russell Bell, executive secretary.

The Rev. Henry W. Wichman, pastor of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church will give the invocation. Following the dinner, a welcome will be given by Ivan will Kramer, be re- an tiring president.

There introduction of guests and music mixed ensemble of East Alton-Wood River Community High School, directed by Miss Vera Jones. New officers and new board members are to be elected and Installed during the business session. R. H. lessenflow will present the slate for board members and C.

Stevens will present the officers' slate. A treasurer's report is to be given by Virgil Brave and a secretary's report by Bell. Walter Hale vice president of the Chamber, will speak In recognition "of the retiring board members. There will be a response from the new president. $500 Plus Club" is In charge of the meeting.

The members are Don Out, Shinpaugh, BIll Shortal, Fred Busse, Dennis Weaver, Mike Becker, Everett liegeman, Lr. Herman Hoover, George Meyers, Carl Roberta, Jack Walker, Ed Groshong, Leonard Schmidt, William Hambleton, Cecil Dorris, Bill Roberts, Bob Wegman, George Fischer Mac Curtis, Irvin Smith, Oliver Schoenhofen, Hessenflow, Frank Panylk and Marvin Stahlhut. Girl Scout Troop 16 Meets at Roxana ROXANA. Intermediate Girl Scouts of Troop 16, led by Mrs. William Wrest and Mrs.

D. M. Ly. met Monduy evening at the Little House. The Valentine tea WAS discussed and the Silver Eagle patrol will bake the cookies and make punch for the event.

residing near Mrs. Lyon. in Rosewood Heights will meet at 2 p.m. Feb 10, to assist her in decorating. The girls will meet at 6:45 tonight at the scout house and present a program for their sponsors, the Rotary Club.

New officers elected at the meet. ing were: Sandra Renshaw, president: Donna Powers, secretary; Jackle Jeffers, treasurer, and Suzanne Wrest, song leader. Wood River Lions Contribute $67 To Polio Fund WOOD RIVER--Lions club memhers of Wood River collected $67.85 their luncheon meeting, Thursday, which will be given to the local March-of-Dimes campaign. The collection was made by Mervin Stahlhut, following a talk by J. W.

Kelly, Madison county chairman for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Kelly stressed that the foundalion is supported entirely by voluntary contributions to the March-ofDimes and that a let-down in contributions will curtail the work of the foundation, especially in research and education. Approximately $75,000 WAS spent in the county last year for the care and treatment of pollo patients, although the 1951 contributions in this county amounted to some $30,000. Wood River WCTU Plans Rummage Sale WOOD RIVER Wood River WCTU will hold a rummage sale starting at 9 a. m.

Saturday at 604 Belle street, Alton. Anyone who has clothes to donate may call Mrs. L. L. Harrod.

Mrs. Harold Dwiggins, or Mrs. Bert Hill. Joins Husband WOOD RIVER Mrs. B.

O. Dingerson and daughters, Beverly and Kay, left to join their husband and father, hospital man 2nd class, B. O. Dingerson, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Mrs.

Dingerson has been living with her mother. Mrs. Mary McDaniel, 457 Second street, since last July. They went by train to San Francisco, where they will board ship Feb. 4 to continue their trip to Pearl Harbor.

East Alton EAST ALTON-Sgt. and Mrs. Joseph Glassey and small son, Jimmy Lee, left Tuesday to return their home at San Antonio after spending the past month to with his father, Joseph and Glassey 110 Kingshighway, with other relatives in Southern Illinois. Sgt. Glassey has re-enlisted for six years with the air force and is stationed at Randolph Field.

Mrs. Otto F. Brazier accompanled by Mrs. Walter Moore drove to Bloomington, Monday, and took Miss Charlene Owen, Mrs. Brazier's niece, back to Illinois State Normal where she resumed her University, spending the midsemester vacation with relatives here.

Mr. and Mrs. William K. Smith, Alton, who were recently married, were dinner guests Tuesday ning of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.

A. H. McCartney, 150 Elble street. Robert Fulton, 233 Lincoln, has been ill at his home for the past few days. Fulton is a captain in the protection department at the Western Cartridge Co.

The Spaniards introduced cocoa 10 Europe In 1520. FOR SALE Upper Alton Extra large 5-room ranch type location. home. Sale Ideal Price $19,500 Washington Ave. Very nice 5-room brick home.

Extra large rooms. Excellent at value $18,900 Phone Bob Wuthenow 3-3584 or 2-6335 HARRY F. HEMPHILL AGENCY 651 E. BROADWAY Church Men Meet At Wood River Jan Lasterie Tells of Life In West Indies WOOD RIVER Lasteric. A former resident.

of Curacao, told members of the Presbyterian Men's Brotherhood about life in this West Indies Island Monday night at their regular monthly meeting. Paul Page, E. L. Kimmel and Leslie Talmage were appointed to make plans for serving the Mother-Daughter banquet in April. New committee members for Explorer Post 70 were appointed.

They are Dr. W. V. Roberson, Harry Stover, Wallace Stevenson, Clarence Cota, Glen Jameson, and Ray Highfill. A resume of the troop activities was given by Gene Coulson and John Duncan, Scoutmas1ers.

Wood River Club Fetes Husbands WOOD RIVER--Junior Woman's Club members entertained their husbands, Monday night, with a potluck supper and white elephant sale at Wood River School. Phillip Schoppet was auctioneer for sale. He was assisted by memBers of the entertainment committee who are Mrs. James Elble, Mrs. Verdell Hanner and Mrs.

Robert Wegman. Mrs. Lowell Fulkerson, co-chairman of finance, announced that the club will sponsor a dance on Feb. 22 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Hall in Wood River. Tickets may be obtained from any member.

Hostesses Monday were Mrs. Juanita Lowery, chalrman; Mrs. Francis Manning, Mrs. Marvin Kessler, Mrs. Donald McCollister and Miss Loretta Sido.

East Alton Pair Home From Western Trip EAST ALTON-Mr. and Mrs. Curt Robertson, 637 Washington, have returned from a trip through the west. Mr. and Mrs.

Robertson left here Dec. 16 for Sunnyside, where they spent Christmas and New Years with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Robertson who are former residents of East Alton and Wood River.

In Coquille, Oregon, they visited a cousin, Glenn Hester and family, who formerly resided in Wood River, and in Ukhia, visited Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Underhill who operate a sheep ranch in the Ukhia Mountalns. I They returned home through Arizona, Texas and Robertson, who 1s a member of the board of trustees for the village, made the trip, this winter, after being Informed that his oldest brother, Doug, who is well-known in this area, was slowly losing his eyesight. Alurm But No Fire An overheated emergency brake hand on a convertible driven by Harold Ragsdale, 2222 Wycoff street, was reported by him to Upper Alton station firemen at 6:10 a.

m. today. Firemen Investigated the car at College avenue and sey street. There was no fire. Holland is going "TV crazy." Mothers' March of Dimes Postponed at Wood River WOOD RIVER A Mothers' March the final phase of the annual polio campaign which was to have been staged in Wood River on Thursday night, has been postponed for one week.

The announcement was made to-jol day by Les H. Forman, Wood River chairman. Ho explained that the request of deferment, Parent- Teacher Assoctations who have been asked to conduct the Mothers' March. "As a matter of fact," Forman said, "The delay is welcome because here in Wood River, we have seriously considered extending the 1952 March-of-Dimes campaign for at least another week. Response thus far has been considerably below expectations.

The additional week will give us time to pick up contributions which we otherwise would have missed." Details of the Mothers' March on Thursday, Feb. 7, will be worked out in conferences with PTA ficials on Friday, Forman said. Several sizeable contributions have been received thus far this week, the chairman added. Among them are: $50 from Owen Lane, treasurer of the Church of Christ, State and Marquerite; $30.25 brought in by Steve Panyik collected at the VFW banquet Saturday night: $55.52 contributed at an auction Saturday night at the Rogers Used Furniture Store; and $67,85 from Mervin Stahlhut which was contributed Tuesday by members of the Lions Club. "For these and others we are grateful," Forman commented.

'We know of other gifts to this crucial campaign which have been reported, but not officially received. However, even with these, we are not hopeful of raising as much AS was contributed last year." J. W. Kelly, Madison county campaign chairman, said the Mothers' March-of-Dimes will br conducted in East Alton tomorrow night. Returns to School WOOD RIVER Miss Barbare Coffeen, student at the University Illinois, left today after a mid.

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