Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 21

ALTON Call Meeting To Discms Health Dept, i WOOD meeting to JWpflfrlze ft permanent organization ta support a proposed De, pnrtmMit of Health for Madison County will bp held at 8 p.m., Monday In the YMCA at Granite City, Paul A. Grlgsby, acting chlnrman of the county Public Planning Committee', announced Tuesday. This permanent organization Will work to bring a referendum vote before the voters in Madison County on the proposed department in November, 1960, GriRRby said. Monria nl meeting will be Telegraph Want Ads the third one on the proposal. Preceding meetings this year were held in which representatives of the Illinois Department of Public Health and the executive secretary of the Statewide Public Health Committee met with the county- group and officials from Adams and Jackson counties explained the various duties of a health officer, health educntor, sanitarian and public health nurse.

River Lions to Hear Ross Randolph June 19 worn i WOOD The Woman's Christian Temperance Union' will meet at 1 :30 p.m., Friday at the home of Mrs. Jennie Eckman, 709 Edwardsville Mrs. Sophie Webb, president, has announced. Members are reminded to bring Christian literature Io be sent to the veterans hospital. UNUSUAL GIFTS FOR DAD FOR FATHER'S DAY For FATHER'S DAY 1 hi Kern Plastic Playing proud of I rfocl with 0 tff, of Cord, for ro.h.r', ooyl MeM appreciote the woy they i.oy firm wid clean even after aonthi of regular ploy.

K' 1 1 deiigrti to chooie from in rtondord bridge Cmmta plcitic STEINS 3.50 tb 35.00 Srwofftr DESK PEN SETS JEWEL BOXES to 15.00 Sterling KEY RINGS 5.00 to 45,00 3.00 to SMOKING ACCESSORIES TOBACCO HUMIDORS, 2,00 to 5.0Q Lto4 Cryttol DECANTERS 8.95 up RATHSKELLER ACCESSORIES 1.00 up Gifts and lewehy SIVINTfEN IAST FERGUSON AViNUf WOOD RIVER Open Friday Night Till Nine WOOD RIVER-Ross V. Ran dolph, warden of the Menard Branch of the Illinois Stale Pen itentlary rteftf Chester, will spenk at the annual Installation ban quet of the Lions Club nt 6:30 p.m. June 19 In (he Stratforr Hotel, Alton, Bob Wcgman, president, announced at dinner meeting of the group Tuesday, Randolph, who has served ns warden at Menard since 1953, previously served as administrative assistant to Gov, Adlai Stevenson, was special ngont for I he Federal Bureau of Investigation for 11 years, state parole agent, director of education al the penitentiary in Ponllnc nnd school teacher during his career. He will speak on his duties at the Menard prison and the operations there which include a farm of 2,200 acres, water system, power plant, newspaper and printing plant nnd numerous olher services maintained Inde pendently by the prison. During installation ceremonies, Frank Panyik will bn installed new president to succeed Wcg- nmn.

Other officers to be irtstnlled nre: Dr. C. B. Ragland, first vice Dick Scheffel, second vice president; Jim Baker, third vice president; G. O.

DeAtloy, secretary; K. Logsdon, treasurer; Dave Swann, tail- twister; Ed Kelly, lionlamer; and Irvnn 'Smith, Bill Roberts, Finis Rayburn and Dirk Judson, directors. In Tuesday's business session, Wegman also announced that the club will be guests at Camp Warren Levis Boy Scout Camp the evening of July 1 and a boat trip on the S. S. Thunderblrd for members and wives will be Aug.

16. These two activities will be part of the summer program as regular meetings will be dls- banded during July and August. The group also voted to send a boy to Boy'g State for the fourth successive year. John Freed, Lakewood, was a guest of the Rev. Alfred Beck.

To Sponsor Social WOOD Woman's Auxiliary of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church will sponsor a barbecue and lawn social at the church Thursdny evening. Serv- Legion to Fete 100 Children At Wood River WOOP RIVKR-Approximatcly 100 outstanding seventh and eighth graders in the Wood River public and parochial school systems will ho fried at the eighth annual American Legion Post 204 Youth Banquet to be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the Legion home. Included in the pupils to be honored will be essay contest and Medal Award winners at the schools lor this year and last year -the annual banquet was not held ast.

olher outstanding students in activities at the schools. Francis Manning, Americanism committee chairman for Posl 204. will introduce the winners of the essay contests and Medal Awards. Also, members of the Girl, Boy and Explorer Scout troops, sponsored by Post 204, will be recog- One Boy Scout and one Girl Scout will be announced during the evening to attend the annual slate camp in Springfield. Howard Getting will act as emcee for the event, with the Rev.

Manley Mace, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, to offer the invocation and Mayor Delaney giving fin address of welcome. Eight 1 acts will be presented by children and teenagers for the entertainment part of the program. Included will be: Three piano solos, by Francine and Melanie Pisarek and Lowell-Langehaug; a medley of songs by the Singing Jamerson Sisters, Evelyn and Sandie; trumpet solos by Mary Margaret McCleisch and Paul Hurst; and a square dance exhibition by Lucian Ringering's teenage "Ho- downers." Mrs. Peggy Ayres will accompany the acts on the piano. Serving on the Legion commlt- ee for the banquet are: Dr.

Stan Pisarek, chairman; Howard Mathis and Edward L. Emerick. WEDNESDAY, J0NE li, 1951 Plan and Auxiliary Meetings at Wood River WOOD RIVER Plans wew made Monday by Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxiliary for the Madison County Council meeting to be held here June 19. Mrs. Royal Saylor, president was selected chairman of the County Auxiliary meet which will be held at the E.

Alton VFW Hall at 8 p.m. of the above date, while the meeting of the County Posts is DROWNED Seaman Apprentice Marvin Paul Mancke of East Alton, who lost his lite off coast of Japan during operational exercises. Memorial services for Seaman Mancke will be held Sunday at 3 p.m., at First Methodist Church, East Alton. ing will start at 5:30 and con through the evening hours, was announced by Mrs. Howard Bethel, chairman.

Wood River High Board Discusses 1958-59 Budet WOOD RIVER The Board of Education of High School District 14 Tuesday night scheduled a special session for next Tuesday night to approve the amended 'budget for the school year 1957-58 and set July 23 for a hearing on a tentative cash budget for the fiscal year, July 1, 1958, to June 30, 1959. During Tuesday night's meeting, Board members were presented the tentative budget and discussed it. In other action, the Board approved routine purchases of instructional and athletic equipment and supplies for the com- 'W NOW" WAIN AIR- CONDITIONER 1200 Volt Regularly $224.95 HOW 187 8200 Volt AIR-CONDITIOHER 198 All Aluminum Quikubt ICE TRAY Regular $2.10 Special iJmlt 3 to t'uttoJUt'r No Mail or i'houe 99 Open Monday and Friday Nitos TiU 9 P. M. Open Monday and Friday Nitts Till 9 P.

M. REFRIDERRTIOI1 550 I. ItOADWAY Aufhomed Fiigidaue Sahs aad DIAL 3-7721 ing school year and approved hiring of Mrs. Nadine Dunn as cafeteria manager and biology instructor at a salary of $5,920 per year and Mrs. Wallace Stevenson to teach two classes in girl's physical education for 51,600 per year.

Only one teaching position Is still vacant, Dr. Eldon Wheeler, assistant principal, reported, that of a full-time girl's physical education instructor. Dr. Wheeler also reported on the achievement tests given to science and mathematics students. In the following science classes the median percentiles were recorded: General science, 69; senior science, 80; physics, 58; chemistry, 81; and biology, 73.

Using the normal of 50 percen- tiJe, Dr. Wheeler said that in general the science program at Wood River High School was "definitely above average," Mathematics department results revealed the following percentiles Seniors (selected group), 97; juniors, 78; sophomores, 75; and freshmen, 69. These test scores disclosed that our mathematics department is in "very, very good shape," Dr. Wheeler said. The Board also approved an additional cost of $341 to an original contract of $2,440 for the replacement of the flooring in the Art Room with vinyl asbestos tile instead of the originally scheduled asphalt tile which would prove unsatisfactory for Art Room use, according to J.

Paul Gardner, acting superintendent of schools. Mrs. J. Brazier, new Board member, was named as delegate to attend a meeting Monday night in the Grantie City YMCA building on a proposed Madison County Department of Health. A letter was read from Missi Olive Hicks, mathematics in-! strui-tor, in which she expressed! ler intention to teach high school i California the next school year.

The Board also moved to negotiate with the city for loan of he district's army surplus truck, the city is not interested, the Hoard agreed to sell the vehicle to the Wood River Used Auto Parts Co. for a price of A communication was read from high school Bund Boosters organization in which the group requested continuance ot the summer hand program tor. Incoming freshmen in 1959, awf'ari invitation from School District 13 in Kasi Alton to attend a "get acquainted" meeting Sept. 11 in junior high school Bills of were allowed. Board members present were: Dr.

Robert Cootey. president; Deaji Smith, Raymond Skinner, Harold Hudson and Mrs. ji Brazier. Wood River Club Hears Mrs. Eaton WOOD RlVER-Siinple condiments from the kitchen arc helpful In preserving cut flowers in home bouquets it was learned at the Tuesday meeting of the Community Garden Club at the home of Mrs.

Krnma En Ion. Mrs. FJalon spoke on arranging and preserving flowers from your own garden, which she demonstrated with several basket arrangements which decorated her home. Planting and care of rose was the topic by Mrs. Robert Davis, who listed numerous varieties which do well in this climate.

The July 8 meeting of the club will be held at the Bothalto home of Mrs. J. A. Bowman, It was announced by Mrs. Charles Ruyle, president.

Junior Women to Meet WOOD RIVER Due to the death of Mrs. Betty Kelley, a club member, the East Alton Junior Woman's Club will not sponsor the Thursday meeting Wood River V. F. building. 'A joint meeting of two groups will be held at the Wood River Hall following the formal meetings.

It was reported, the Unit served 43 couples at the banquet of the .1948 graduating class o( the Alton Marqucttc High School, held at the hall Saturday evening. Mrs. Hulda Hill announced con tributions for the June 21 rummage sale to be held at 517 Belle Alton, may be brought to her home. Mrs. Leroy Phipps reported the funior Girls Unit is planning a bake sale to he held at 10 a.m.

Saturday at the Wllshire Center rrl City Store. Auxiliary members were asked to assist the girls with donations of baked goods. Loom Club Dance Set Thursday-Night WOOD RIVER-The Satellites, popular teenage band which has been featured oh the St. Louis Hop on television, has been en gaged to play for dancing at the Loom Club party, Thursday evening. The affair is slated for 8 to 11 p.m.

at the Moose Home with all teenagers of the. community Invited. The Moose Lodge and the Women of Moose will assist the Loom Club as party hosts'. Harold Helmkamp, Moose civic at fairs chairman, will serve as party adviser. Rotterdam, Holland, is to have a new $5,260,000 350-room hotel to attract tourists.

of the Wood River Golden Age Club, as previously announced. The club will meet as stated the Roundhouse potluck dinner at noon. Those desiring transportation may call the Joseph Camp home before 11 a.m Pickerill Fined 100 After Union Hall Fracas WOOD a W. Pickerill, 44, Mount Olive, business agent for Labor Local No. 338, was fined $100 for assault and battery and disorderly conduct Tuesday afternoon for his part in Monday night's disturbance at the Unjpn Hall, 47 W.

Ferguson. Pickerill appeared in a hearing before Police Magistrate J. Thornton Lancaster, He was arrested on complaint of City Attorney Marshall Smith. The 'charges resulted from a fracas at the Union Hall fol lowing a meeting in which con struction worker James Crocker of Staunton, was hospitalized. Today, Crocker remained in Wood River Township Hospital for contusion and lacerations suffered in the assault.

His con dition was reported as "good." Lions To Equip West Playground At Wood River WOOD RIVER Lions Club members Tuesday voted to join forces with the city and buy suffi dent playground equipment to de velop the West End Playground on Walcott Street. Total cost for the equipment, Including freight charges, wilt be be- $1,200 and 51,300, Irvan Smith, chairman of the club's Civ- Improvement Committee, re lorted. equipment Itself will $1,056. The playground equipment will of a whirl, slides, swings and a hobby horse. The centerpiece of the playground has al- eady been installed by the city, a Jack and Jill climbing unit, at a cost of approximately $600.

The city will construct a multi colored wooden fence around the )erimeter of the park. Colors will "gay children's," City Manager Kraft On the fence will be animal car toon figurines in plywood. At the 'ntrance to the enclosed park will be two huge candy canes with a sign to be hung between them, commemorating the Lions gift to community. Kraft said that the order for the equipment will be sent out today and that installation of the equipment and erection of the fence and mtrance ought to In side 'of a month. A dedication ceremony will'then scheduled for sometime later his summer.

The city will maintain the park after all work is completed, Kraft said, speaking enthusiastically of he project and expressing approbation to the Lions Club for their lift to the children in the west end of the city. Allnor Storm Damage WOOD minor damage was evident over the city following Tuesday night's wind and rainstorm which struck the area. Fred Penning, director of public works, said that scattered reports of fallen branches were and that approximately hree-quarters of an inch of rain ell in the period. Two employes of the street department were called out to check itorm drains following the down- 10-Day Deadline Placed On W.River Tax Payments WOOD Tax Collector Lavier Humphrey nounced today that unless personal property taxes are paid within 10 days, that distress warrants will be issued for sale of the property. Some warrants wijl be Issued Saturday and others as soon as hey can be prepared, Humphrey declared.

Personal taxes are now pay- able at Third and Haller streets, East Alton, Humphrey said that if he is forced to enforce payment of the property, that costs and charges that may accrue fn the seizure, will also be added to the tax bill. Biblical Kltteni ENID, Okla. Bill Williams named his three kittens Surely, Goodness, and Mercy. More new freight cars were placed in operation by U. S.

railroads in 1957 than in any of the past 30 years with the exception of 1948, lit North Wood River Ave. Dial 4-8732 WOOD RIVER will live you large a trade-In as you'll find anywhere! PRICES SLASHED ON GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES! Mixer 13 47 Waffle Baker 49 Skillet SJgie 12" (WlHi Lid) Automatic Toaster Dcluxt Automatic Coffee Maker Steam Dry Iron Spray Steam Iron '13 $2Q22 nr $1047 Easy Cridit Tirms FREE PARKING In Rtir of Ston OPEN DAILY 9 i.m. to 5:30 p.m, 9 a.m, ie 9 p.m. i I 23 W. Ferguson Wood River US NTMafii.

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