Hardin County Independent from Elizabethtown, Illinois • 1

Ke3papf JlititJ ynlrerslty ot till Library Crbu Never carry your ihstgui or your knowledge it lull-cock. Austin O'Malley Th Kewipcper of the District Producing 90 Pei Cent of the Fluorspar of th United States Volume 83 No. 10 ELIZABETHTOWN. HARDIN COUNTY. ILLINOIS Thursday, February 18, 1954 Eagle Scouts go to Springfield 2 Games Lost By Rosiciare During Week Final Home Game to Be Played Friday Night Against Shawneetown Rosiciare Bears lost two basket- Take $65 in Safe Stolen From Ferrell Two Stolen Safes Found In Gravel Pit South Of Renshaw.

Sunday Nolen Ferrells grocery store Monday, Feb. 22 Holiday for Some Monday, George Washingtons birthday is a federal holiday, and post offices wlU be closed. Postmaster Prentice Hall said. Banks will also, and offices at the courthouse. Judge Gerald Tramps will be here from Golconda to hold county court Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Instead of Monday, County Clerk A. R. Matheny said. But schools will not be closed, Raymond Foster, County Superintendent of schools said. -Rosiciare was broken into, either bal1 games during the past week.

Friday on their home floor they lost to Ridgway high school 63 to 57. Tuesday, the Bears traveled to Carrie Mills and were defeated 63 to 53. I Falls Asleep, Car Wrecked Leaving Road Bennett Andrew Escapes Serious Injuries When His Car Hits Another Bennett Andrew, Rosiciare, Ford dealer, went through a fence, tore up some apple trees, hit a parked car and wrecked his own car early Thursday morning last week, on route 146 about a mile west of Stone He received some cutson his face when his car upset Andrew was on his way back home from Springfield, and evidently fell He said on his way back, he had gotten out of the car twice to walk around, before the accident occurred, because ha felt drowsy. Didnt Hit House 2 When the car went off the paved highway, he explained, he felt the jar In the steering wheel and woke up. He said he saw a fence, trees, a car and house, and then hia car must have hit everything, except the house.

The car which Andrew hit belonged to Randall Patterson and was parked near Pattersons home. It too was damaged. Andrews car is almost a total loss. Saturday night or early Sunday morning, the saferemoved, carried off and Ferrell said there was $65 In the safe; that nothing else in the store had been taken. The safe was found, Sunday, a-long with another safe from the Chevrolet Garage at Vienna, in the gravel pit south of Renshaw on route 145 by State Police, Both Safes had been opened.

Officers Told Him Ferrell did not know that his i Three Eagle scouts represented the Egyptian Council at a Boy Scout Week observance in Springfield, Thursday, Feb. 11. They are (left to right): Don Carlton, Post 55, Benton; Lbuis LaBach, Troop 49, Zeigler, and Joseph Scott, Troop 26, Rosiciare. R. E.

Favreau (right) of the Illinois Department, of Public Health. Rosiciare High 'schools second team won both their games, defeating Ridgway 43 to 41 and Carrier Mills 65 to 57. In tha Ridgway and Rosiciare game, fouls were called and four men from each team were i Award Contracts For Toll Bridge Shawneetown Bridge over Ohio to Cost S3.730.427 FRANKFORT, Ky. Contracts totalling $3,730,427 for construction of a new toll bridge across the Ohio River between Shawneetown, and Union County, were awarded Thursday last week to low bidders by the State Highway Department The contracts did not include construction of approaches. 1 Completion date for' the bridge across the Ohio River at Shawneetown has been Bet for on or about Nov.

1, 1955, according to W. P. Curiin, Kentucky highway commissioner, the Gallatin Democrat reported at Shawneetown last week. Traylor Evansville, Ind-i was awarded the contract for the substructure at $1,036,563. Allied Structural Steel Chicago, received the contract for the superstructure at $2,693,864.

Allieds bid was previously reported by the department at $2,807,924, hut later tabulation established It at the smaller amount. The Kentucky State Highway Department on Monday awarded a $457,058 contract for construction of the Kentucky approach to the bridge, to the low bidder, R. B. Tyler of Louisville. Kentucky negotiated in 1951 with Illinois to huQd the 3,200 foot span.

Illinois agreed to build the approaches from its side, with Kentucy building the remainder. Kentucky win pay for its share of the project with a bond Issue authorized by the Murphy Ton Bridge Act of 1928. The bonds wfll be retired with toU receipts collected from users of the bridge. IN THE SERVICE retired to the showers, in both store had been entered until State games. The referees were calling! 25th DIV, KOREA Army Police inquired at his home wheth- them close.

1 Sergeant First Class Fred A.1 Hin- er or hot his safe had been carried i Ridgway led at the end of each ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hin-off. I quarter in that game. Scores were: ton, Cave-in-Rock, assisted in operation of releasing more 20,000 anti-communist Chinese and Korean prisoners when of the store had been forced open, Court News Carrol C.

Burke, 47, of Rosiciare, and Randall Shores, 23, Battery Rock were found mentally Incompetent in county court and taken to the institution at Anna, Monday afternoon by Sheriff J. Heareli and Pat Lackey. Burke has a wife find son Billy in Rosiciare. Shores, who was born deaf and dumb had been released from Anna on authorized absence in 1951. He was with his mother, Mrs.

Lula Shores In Battery Rock, when his actions caused neighbors to call the sheriff who brought him to the county Jail, Monday morning. Both Dr. S. E. Oxford, Cave-in-Rock and Dr.

John Duffey, Rosiciare, were called by county court to examine the two men. SccfTBusy During Boy Scouts Week Was State Official One Day; Got Church Award Returned home to Rosiciare from Springfield where he had officiated as Director of Agriculture last Thursday as one of the Eagle Boy Scouts who operated the state government for one day, Joey Scott from Troop 26, went to Herrin, Saturday night. His parents took him there where they attended the Jamboree for Scouts, parents and Scout leaders and saw tha film an 1953 Boy Scout Jamboree at Irvine Ranch. Calif. and a small hand truck, used in the store, had been used by the thieves to carry the safe from the rear of the store to the front, and outside, where the safe was loaded on a truck.

5th Burglary This is the fifth time since Ferrell has been in business that his store or rilling station have been broken into. Ferrell said that he was told by the police a large sum of money had been in the safe at Vienna. When Ferrell went to open his Sergeant Hinton, a machine gun platoon sergeant 'in Company of the 25th Divisions 14th Infantry Regiment helped to guard, the Freedom Road from Panmunjom ichon to insure the prisoners safety. A veteran of more than 12 yeart' Army service, he holds the Purple Heart Combat Infantryman Badge World War II Victory Medal and Korean and UN Service Ribbons. Arrested in Rosiciare, Sunday, by State Highway Officer Edwin Lezynski, Cleo Foster entered a plea of guilty to the charge of reckless driving, when tried in county court before J.

Gerald Trampe, Monday afternoon. It was hi first capvtcUoo for traffic violation. He waived right of trial by Jury. He was fined $25 and $25 costs Approximately 200 lb. of tele-" on probation a year, and $378 of Stolen Cable Not Found Then on Sunday, Joey Scott was one of the 15 Southern Illinois Boy Scouts of Catholic faith who were presented awards in St.

Peters Cathedral in Belleville. His parents accompanied him there. 4 There he was given an Ad Alta re Dei ribbon and cross by Bishop Albert R. Zuroweste In recognition of advancement in splriutal content of the Boy Scout program. First Ducking in River Unplanned Boat of Gaines and Birch Capsized on February 12 John Gaines and Richard (Dog) Birch, Elizabethtown, got an unexpected ducking hi the icy waters of the Ohio river, Friday morning, Feb.

12 when the boat they had been In, capsized. It waa a small boat propelled by an outboard motor. The accident occurred near tha bank of Hurricane Island, above Eliza Beth town. When the motor waa started In the high wind the boat upset: They righted the boat and pad-died It back to Elizabethtown. They returned later to the scene of the accident with grappling hooka and recovered gear, guns, etc.

FAR EAST (FHTNC) Serving aboard the destroyer USS Uli-hann is Buddy W. Patton, electronics technician third class, USN son tf Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Patton, of Cave-in-Rock, 111. Patton attended Cave-in-Rock High School.

The Uhlmann, whose home port is San Diego, has been in the Far East since November. She is on her third tour of duty with UN naval forces. urday night The keys were found near the safe, at the gravel pit-Two young men from Cartervtlle EL, were questioned by police Tuesday night but the inquiry proved fruitless. However, one of the two William H. Talley was held, because he was AWOL from the army.

waa warned that meant he waa to enter no place where liquor was sold. Judge Trampe said it was not mandatory to revoke the license of a man charged with reckless driving. Lezynski said that Foster did not yet have his 1954 license. phone cable and copper wire were stolen from the Hardin County Telephone yard In Rosiciare Tuesday night, R. F.

Benson, manager said. Mel Olson, music (Erector of But aE of It except 270 tt. of Rosiciare Community High an- valued at $378 has been re- covered. The wire and cable recovered Community Chorus To Give Cantata nounced the date for the first rehearsal of the Rosiciare A1C John S. Watson has been transferred from New Tqrk to Al-buerquerque, N.

M. Grade School Wins Consolation Game Rosiciare Defeats Anna 61 to 49 Friday Night Rosiciare Grade School baske ball team won the console tic Community Chorus win be psm, next 1 found cached away near the Monday, Feb. 22 In the music room yrd. Sheriff J. T.

Heareli said of the high school building. thto morning that he had several leads as to who did the Job and The Community Chorus plans to there probably win be some arrest CAMP FUJI, JAPAN -Pvt. Duncan Coleman, 20, Cloud Duncan, Golconda, Ilk, recently arrived In Japan for duty the 6thTank Battalion at g-jve an Easter cantata called The soon. FuJ1- Seven Tr Words of Christ" on I Benson said that the cable and The battalion, which fought with evening AprU 16 tojwire. when found, waa placed In to 49 Friday night Metropolis won the champion ship that night defeating DongoU 56 to 49.

In the semi-finals, las1 position to be moved by truck. He said Clarence Santy saw a man throw some of the cable off a truck, and that started Investigation. Benson surmised thieves planned to sell cable and wire as copper and lead Junk. the 24th Infantry Division during the Korean conflict and guarded high, prisoners during Operation Big, Mr. Olson stated that anyone Is now training on the desires to sing in the corn- slopes of Fujiyama.

unity chorus la asked to please A mechanic with Company C. I come to the rehearsal next Mon- Private Coleman entered the Army last April and completed basic day. Everyone la. welcome, training at Fort Bliss, Tex. Cecil R.

Dale, Elizabethtown, haa fill in circuit court a com' plaint for a second divorce from the same wife, Marietta, charging ber with cruelty. He allege that on August 15, 1953 she hit him with a wooden ladle, and that on August 28 she struck him about the head with tha handle of a broom. The complaint sets out that the parties were married the first time on March 23, 1946; divorced Sept 22, 1952; and re-married July 9, 1953. The couple has one child, born June 1947. Dale to asking the court for the care, custody, control and education of the child during school months and thatMrs.

Dale be awarded custody of the child at an other times. According to the complaint, a property settlement has been entered Into by both the parties. Friday Rosiciare win play Shawneetown in the last home game. feated Anna 53 to 47. Scores by quarters were: Rosiciare 11, Anna 15; Ros 24, Anna, 22; Rosiciare 39, 30; and the final Rosiciare 61, Anna 49.

Hall made 2 for Mc-Elmurray 19; Hicks 14, Kirk Seay, 18. For Anna, Pitta, 23; Cruse Williams Jenkins 13; Lewis 4. Four Fires Fought Before Rain Came Sun and Wind Expected to Dry Thing Again Rapidly There were four fire within the district before the rain came, Tuesday, Forest Ranger R. Hedland said. One fire at Herod burned about 20 acres of young pine plantation and 10 acres of hardwood timber.

The pin was completely kUled. Cause of the fire to unknown, at present, he said. Two fire burned near Lamb-town. Tha fire west of Lamb was an on private land. The other, near Sellers Landing burned about 50 acres, half of which was government land.

That fire started from sparks from burning brush. The 4th fire near the Old Furnace, was reported by Millard Spivey, and quick action by the Kas-kaskia and Elizabethtown forces held it to 14 acre. This was Inside the Experimental Forest. Several other fire burned outside the Forest Service Protection 'Continued on Last Page) Pvt. Joe Burklow, Camp Chaffee, Ark, is visiting hie parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Burklow, and other relatives, Cave-in-Rock. February Fools Folks Fearing Floods Here Once More in '54 A 1c Harvey Kaylor arrived from Texas Thursday last week for a visit with relatives and (Continued on Last Page) Hayes Truck Line Pays on Licenses $3500 of Owed to State Sent to Secretary SPRINGFIELD Attorney General Castle last week received a check for $3,500 from the Hayes Freight Lines, one of a series of checks the company has agreed to pay the stats each week until a Wants to Raise Telephone Rates Hopes to Hare Automatic Service Next February County Telephone The Hardin In years gone by, February used to be the month of high water a-long the Ohio River, but this year sand bare are showing and the river has been at nearly pool stage. Until now, the water has been almost clear and many have been talking about going fishing. A few day ago, "Dog" Birch did go, and came beck with a big string of crappiea, striped bees and big-mouthed base.

In February. Up to and including Feb. 17 this Back In February 1951, ferries to Elizabethtown and Cave-to-Rock were waiting for water to go down so they could resume operation. 3 Year Drouth After two year of drouth, the sub soil now to nearly bon dry. Workmen digging down about 3 feet to upcover a sewer line In Elizabethtown found the sub soil hard and dry only 3 feet below the surface.

But Tuesdays 1.28 Inches of rain settled dust which had been HAD DISTRICT MEETING A fire training meeting for fire wardens and key-men was held at the Elizabethtown Ranger Station on February 12. Twenty persons were to attendance from throughout the district. complete review of the fire and suppression organl- James H. Carr, 32, of Elizabeth town was fined $100 by Gallatin County Judge Harry Harmon Tuesday morning last week when he entered a plea of guilty to a charge of Illegal transportation of liquor. waa also assessed court costs totaling $24.20.

The defendant's arrest was made shortly before noon Monday by State Patrolman Mike Taggart at the Intersection of State routes 1 and 13. Carr reportedly was seen drinking fro ma can of beer while riding in the auto owned by him. He waa returned to the county jail on failure to pay the assessments. Co. Is inking the mmols Com- $36,360.58 Judgment for 1952 priv-merce Commission for an increase liege tax and license fees is fully in rates for service.

R. F. Benson said this morning satisfied. Attorney General Castle turned together with training films there had been only 5.73 brand demonstrations of fire fighting tools and methods was present ches of rain compared to 23 58 In. in January and February 1950.

that the proposed increase would the check over to Secretary of be 50c a month on all type of ser- State Charles F. Carpentier, to vice except extension, March 13. whom it was made payable. A notice of the proposed change i Castle campaign to compel de- 0 In rates to being published In this linquent motor truck operators to A prevention ration, blowing. Beside the wtde variation In the amount of rain during January That was the yeer of the Big and February this year and pre-Flood, which covered Main street vtous years, there to a marked dlf- WEATHER (U.

8. Forest 8ervtoe) the range of tempera- in Rosiciare for 45 days Water ference In started withdrawing from stores in ture her. Mia. Free. weeks Independent.

jpy their 1952 license fee and Benson said has been three privilege taxes on Feb. 11 brought years since the company had oh-' $11,338.54 more Into the state talned any Increase to rates. treasury while Judgments for de in explaining the change Benson fault for $10,408.94 were secured said next February, Cave-ln-Rock against five other truck operator. 20 Hens Killed by Some Stray Hounds 2 of 8 Dog KUled But HaU Seeking Other 6 When Henry HaU was In town Saturday, be wanted to kill dogs and the men who owned them. He said stray dogs had killed 20 bens he hal raised to sell.

The dogs had eaten 7 of them, leaving just the neck and feet and had eaten Just the backs of the other 13. HaU said he shot 2 dog but 8 had'gotten away. He waa not seeking a license to kltt stray dogs. A. complaint to quiet title on minerals and mining rights on two piece of land to Section 23, Township 11, Rang 8, has been filed to circuit court, by Clara Hale and Thomas J.

Hale, by their attorneys Durfee and Mitchen. Defendants to the suit are named aa Tommy Winters, Eva Winters and Aluminum Company of America. The complaint sets forth that (Continued eo Last Pag) Max. February Thursday, 11th 65 Friday. 12th 37 Saturday, 13th 58 Sunday, 14th 65 Monday, 15th 73 Tuesday, 16th 69 Wednesday, 17th 47 Precipitation Jan.

1 Feb. 17, 1954 5.73 In. Jan. 1 Feb. 17, 1953 5.32 to.

Jan. 1 Feh. 17, 1952 721 to. Sunday, Feb. 14 was 74 the warmest day to 118 years to Bt.

Louts, but on Feb. 2, 1951 here, temperature sank to 14 degree below zero, and on Feb. 30 that same yeer a 3 31 inch rainfall had caused rout 1 to be covered to two places, and flash flood on Big Creek had carried poles, trees and rocks down the creek Lightning on the same date had (Continued Lest Fi() RosicUre, Feb. 25, 1950. This year, fir tower were manned by men to the U.

8. Forest Service, during January and February. Fires la February Other Februaries the Ohio' River has covered tree top on Hurrtcana Island. But this year, not only aU of the Island to out of the water, but so to the long sand bar below it, Just like to August. As a result of the $11,358.54 payment, pending suits In Sangamon county circuit court against seven truck operator were dismissed.

Today's payments brought to a total of $223,309.21 tha amounts paid in by delinquent truckers who have settled their cases after suits (Coonnosd last psgs) and Elizabethtown telephone service win be automatic and Rosi-c lore's wUl be automatic a few months later. Proposed rates are: Business, private $6 a month, two party Residence private $4. two party $3-50. 4 party $3.00, rural multi-party business $4.25, multi-party residence $3.23..