The Daily Register from Harrisburg, Illinois • Page 1

IN HARRISBURG To Call Police Ph. 3-7135 To Report Fire Ph. 3-7134 Other Fire Dept. 3-4121 he aily egister Published Continuously Since 1915 the daily register HARRISBURG, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1961 NEW SERIES, VOLUME 46, NO. Bsr All But Emergency Traffic Frcm Rt.

460 Bridge at Carmi Railroad Bridge Blocks Run of Floodwaters; Guard for Levee Breaks Maiff H.ARD HIT by flood waters and the above Mam Street where high water has entered the houses. Scherrer Stresses Benefits photo shows three nice homes on (Photo by Louis Murphy) By I nited Press International bridge north of the highway bridge massive flood crest rolled was acting as a barrier to the slowly southward in Southern Illi- floodwaterv The water level up- noLs today and the danger of levee stream from the bridge was 21 breaks began to lift from the Little higher than on the down- VVaba.sh to the Wabash River it- side. Authoriiies feared that if the Residents kept a watchful eye railroad bridge let go. the rush on the Wabash about 10 miles ing floodwaters also would carry south of Pawnee. (Jne levee al- awav the highway bridge ready had broken at Dog Town No locomotives were crossing and another was threatening to the railroad bridge, but freight give way at Granny TwitUe.

cars were shuttled back and forth ID FIOOu Stricken AreO Should the Granny Twittle levee by on both sides, let go. an estimated KK) lanulies Authorities estimated that half in the Concord area would be ol White County was under water driven from their home.s by the and damage to crop.s. farms and amount to $10 mil- DHIO RIAFvR REST lion. REVISED tPH.ARI) the air. the 11 flooded The crest prediction for the Ohio Southern Illinois counties looked river has been revised upward for like a land of dirty lakes Shawneelown.

Yesterday the U. Ray Seraii, I'nited Press Inter vS. Weather Bureau forecast the correspondent, flew from river would crest near 51 feet Springfield to Carmi with a ship- Monday or Tuesday On Thursday nient of typhoid serum sped to the 'w Carmi families as water swirls over Main Street In Carmi liom tloodins l.mle Wabash River (Photo by Louis Murphy) Couple in East Carmi Refuses to Leave Home Despite Lonesomeness With Neighbors Gone Kdilors flmid lhat has heavy vcliivlcs, they jit.1 stare at I what's ahead tor me the way of strurk the Midwest is often told in me sprmj housecieamnj. It'U probab- figures dollars of damage and Harlowe puls on his boots each ly take numbers of persoms affected. Rut morning after breakfast and wades Circulate Petitions to Set Up Saline Valley Conservancy District Petitions are being circulated throughout the area calling for establishment of a Saline Valley Conservancey District.

George M. Scherrer. chairman of the Steering Committee, points to the vital importance of such district, that it will benefit agriculture, labor, industry and recreation, as well as the economy of the whole area. primary importance is the establishment of a legal body provided by the State of Illinois Conservancy District law which can deal directly with the federal and state governments for funds to clean out and drain the Middle and North Forks of the Saline River; for funds to canalize a portion of the Saline River; and for funds to construct large and small holding lakes in the he stated. He pointed out that funds already have been authorized by Congress for drainage, that other funds are available through the Depressed Area Bill.

He said all activities are to be with recommendations of competent engineers and the approval of the Army Corps of Engineers and Soil Conservation Engineers, as provided by law. Maximum tax as provided by law and by vote of the people is 083 mills, mostly for administrative purposes, he stated. conservancy district will pro vide for better drainage of the area, and will provide for barges to come up the Saline River to high ground for major industries. They can pick up coal, grain, lumber and other products of the area. short, the formation of the vSaline Valley Conservancy District will be the beginning of a bright and prosperous (uture for the Mr.

Scherrer said that a river conservancy district project for flood control would have prevented the large accumulation of water around Saline and Gallatin counties due to rushing headwaters. He stated that the water would have reached the Ohio River much quicker. Cothrans Resign Teaching Posts Here; Sell Home Mr. and Mrs. Cothran have resigned their teaching positions at the Harrisburg Township High School to accept posts in Hillwood School, a new high school at Nashville, Tenn.

Mr. Cothran, who has taught instrumental music and directed the here, will be director of in-! strumental and vocal music at the' new school and probably will work with stringed instruments in the lower grades. Mrs. Cothran, who taught homemaking here, also will teach homemaking at Nashville, They have sold their home at 105 West Robinson street to Mr. and Mrs.

Guy Hunter. the government predicted the rise stricken eilv bv lilmois state do dry side of town, would halt at 49 or 49,5 feet Mon Hee. He said liie farmland loolJed he passes a house UHV. fhp flfMkrl Hikincr sic KacI churning, muddy floodwater The Coast Guard sent a person nel evacuation craft from Owens boro. Kv.

to the area Fndav Iheir founda- they floated through the Hundreds of area re.Mdents gath- nort' "fn a' cred in the darkness at the West Cred the fn'ih Carmi High School athletic field to await three helicopters expect- 1 hard ed to be flown in from St. "I by the Army Transport Corps, La- tnd ter, the word was passed that the haulin Wucks were Rides Boat The south part of Carmi tlso s.ar..ta..u a flood trouWes. Mayor J. like a sea of muddy water fUled a "for sign barely Robert Randolph lives in a plush With bobbing debris and dead live- rnxTter xSamuel Hancock protrudes above the flood waters. I new home in Randolph VUlage xiGf-k tells about a family in the flood The flood lore four large gas ing dispatch.

(Continued on Page Three) Twenty-two businesses on the east side are flooded, and at some, sudden and broken sandbags are Breaks Hip Fall mute testimony to a losing battle I against the floodwaters. The Harlowes even have a helicoplers were tn storsse and Vernott were not available. Southern Illinoisans were taking the worst flood on record with much good humor as they could muster. At Carmi, where the river stood at .38.5 feet Friday night, some re.sidents were offering odds on how high the river would go. By SAMI EL O.

HANCOi I Press International CARMI. 111. than 125 families in Carmi live on the battery radio to find out wrong of the river. Misfor- what the current flood conditions tune IS with them again. are.

that way so I water into town from Little abash River which know how bad it Elsie Emil Sutton, 806 South Main, a sign painter, fell Thursday afternoon while painting a sign at After bury Appliance, when a round in the ladder broke causing him to fall ten feet, hitting the concrete sidewalk. He received a broken hip in the fall and is now a patient Dr. Owen Foster Fatally Injured; Burial Here Today is wreaking destruction lo an ex- Harlowe said ihev tent never before known in this lof me at the Lightner Hospital and wUl Ln of lome ZZ. sirofZ i .0 the Veterans Hospital Stubborn as some people. Hosmtal Marion Monday County 4-H Federation Seleds Design for 'Welcome Sign' Project The Saline County 4-H Federation met Thursday night in the basement of the Farm Bureau Building with forty-one present.

The meeting was opened with group singing led by Rita Richerson. Sue Fox accompanied her on the piano. The main item of business taken up at the meeting was the selection of a design for the "Welcome project the Federation is starting. These signs, welcoming motorists, will be placed at all highway entrances to Saline County. The design selected will feature a large cut-out tour leat clover, worded "Saline County 4-H Welcomes You.

Drive The project is being financed by the Saline County Banks. It is anticipated that these signs will be completed and erected this summer. A of was given to the Saline County Farm Bureau for the purchase of an American The Weather nimois: Partly cloudy and mild tonight with scattered showers and thundershowers north. Sunday partly cloudy and mild with scat tered showers. Turn in cooler by evening.

Low toiiiplil 58 68 suufii LOCAL TEMFERATIRE (At Register Building) Saturday 3 a. m. 68 6 a. m. 66 9 a.

m. 74 Friday 3 p. m. 84 6 m. 83 9 pm.

76 mid, 70 12 noon90 1' lag to be u.scd at the F'ederation meetings. This flag, in addition to the 4-H Flag the Federation recently purchased, will add much to the opening ceremonies of the monthly meetings. committee composed of Martha Coker, Mary Jo Bynum, Bob Hafiord. and Jack Grisham was appointed to purchase materials for the Mary Jo Bynum. Judy Thomason, Rita Richerson.

James Bond and Bob Hafford were appointed to make plans for the special event to be held at the June Federation meeting. Dora Capel, Home Adviser, congratulated the group on its fine cooperation and work thus far. She reported that Home Economics 4-H enrollment was nearing the 250 member goal. She encouraged them to continue thir good work and' to try and sign up more members between now and June 1. George Myers, Assistant Farm! Adviser, reported on the new (citizenship and reminded the delegates about State 4-H Week to he held at the University of Illinois June 21-23 To date six bers have signed up for this event.

Agricultural 4-H enrollment has increased over 1.960 but is still short of the 200 member goal. The As-; uriii Advi.ser al.su encour -1 aged the agricultural 4 11 Club.s to Work ui) ineriibership enrollment. Following the business meeting, Mary Jo Bynum led recreation and the Assi.stant Farm Adviser led the group in a musical circle game. The ncxi meeting. June 1,5.

will be a event. Details will be announced later. Brother of Mrs. Alvin Porter Dies; Rites in Kentucky Mr. and Alvin Porter have returned home from St, John, and Hartford, where they were called by the illness and death of Mrs.

brother, Clifton C. Black, 55, who died Sunday at the St. Hospital in Hammond, Ind. Besides his sister, Porter, he is survived by another sister, Alfred Wallace of St. John, and a son.

Chaplain Bob C. Black of Schillings Air Force Ba.se, Salina, and a granddaughter. The body was taken to the Fagen funeral home in Dyer, to lie in state until Tuesday, then it was taken to the Birkhead funeral home in Hartford. and funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p. m.

at the Methodist church with the Rev. Marvin Whitmer of Hopkinsville, conducting the services. Burial was in the Oakwood cemetery in Hartford. Several friends from Harrisburg attended services. were to find their home uneral services were held today surrounded by the flood Mojt guesses were between 39 and at 10 a m.

in Bloomington, But now the Harlowes have re- for Dr, I. Owen foster, 65, asso- fused to leave their two-story traffic except emergency nale professor of education at In- home, Kverv one else in the neigh- ratfic was barred from the U.S diana Lniverstly, Bloomington, and borhood has moved out bridge carm, A Water ts lapp.ng a. U.etr front around 4 p. Cnem" Dr. Fo.ster was born in Emma Harlowes have and attended the Harri.sburg Town- groundfloor furniture stacked ship High School, He has been at and are living up- the university since 1926 stairs.

They have no electricity in Wayne Gidcuinb of Harn.shurg has been named to the workshop Harrisburg, and panel on Parks and Preserves at nephews. Monte Foster and the Conference on V'e have a telephone but we Tourism and Recreation in Illinois been here only six months at McCormick Place in Chicago Thursday when his i and I don know many peo- May 26 and 27 compact car a 6 toot chunk gets of said nf cement on Indiana Highway 37 Harlowe. a former resident person.s. stubborn as some people. in Hosoital worst affected, are Mr.

and Kenneth Harlowe, who came home from vacatior Tue.sday night. They Wayne (jldcumb Named to Panel at Tourism Conference 24 Homes Destroyed In Hollywood Hills Fire HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -A United Press International massive fire, fanned by gusts of she had not left her home. that wind up to 40-miies-an-hour, exploded in the Hollywood hills Friday night, burning at least 24 homes and causing an estimated $1.5 million damage, firemen reported. The fire raged on a five-mile afraid a very undri- matic wMiss Byington said.

was home studying my script at the time and came into my room and the entire outlook was fire and flame. knew if anything humanly Co-Chairmen of the panel are on inoiana Highway iiariowe. a lonner resident perimeter. fataUties were re- illiam T. Lodge, director of the and skidded on its side of Mount Vernon, who is in Ported.

A total of about 300 men William T. Lodge, director of the Illimtis Department of (Wiva- auto. Mrs. her 4lK tion. and Dufly, piesideni IfiP flMVPr fit fhp nfhfir perimeter.

No fataUties were re-! possible could be done, the fire department would do it. They are battled the blaze. Flames gutted Home Bureau to Sponsor Cooking School at Orpheum Theatre May 19 the home of Hundreds of persons the barest grabbed hen I htii out on the front of the Cook County Board. Dr. diivei of the other car, porch on a chair reading a book "Brave New author barest necessities such William Tudor, director of Area injured.

people come by in boats and dous Huxley and raced to within! clothes, bedding and cherished Services, Southern Illinois Univer- II i i spitting distance of the huge I along with personal IX another member of thts SQOnSOf COOkillfl Gov, Otto Kerner has appointed industrialist Arnold Oscar Jackson, 74, Dies; Funeral Services Sunday at p. m. Oscar Jackson, 74, husband of Coats Jackson, of Harrisburg, died at 3:30 p. m. Friday.

Mr, Jackson was born in Saline county the son of the late John and Melinda Sevens Jackson. He was a member of the First Baptist church. Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter. Helen Threet of Peoria, a son, Louie Jackson of Springfield, and ten grandchildren. 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

The body will lie in state at the Harrisburg funeral home where funeral services will be held Sunday at 1 p. m. in the chapel with Hie Rev. Carroll Owen officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Hill cemetery.

Maremont as general chairman of the conference. In calling the confer ence Gov. Kerner said he was open to new ideas for promoting Illinois Saline County Home Bureau as playground and industrial plant ifJviiing every lady in the county site. attend a Cooking School which There will be workshop panels co-sponsored by the Lloyd on Recreation; Parks and Pre- Parker Furniture Store and FTig- serves; Illinois and Lincoln at p. m.

F'riSlory: Hotels, MotcLs and Res- The school will be taurants; Highways and Transpor- the Orpheum Theatre on tation; Conventions: City Promo- Poplar Street in Harrisburg and tions; Advertising and Public Re- conducted by Mary Kitchen, lations. former Home Adviser in Lawrence County and now District lations. Goffrey Hughes, executive director of Southern Illinois, is co-chairman of the City Promotions Panel. of Local Residenfs Dies a4 Sesser the of Hck- ets. These tickets may be obtained from any Home Bureau Unit or from the Home Bureau Office.

Home Ficonomist for Frigidaire. ery person present will receive a free gift, recipe sheets and a drawing for other prizes will be held A floor lamp will be the award to the person selling the most tick- et.s and a gift of five dollars will he given to the Home Bureau Unit MINES the death of Theodore Huie of Ses- who died Thursday evening. Mr. Huie is owner and operator of the Huie Motor Sales in xSe.sser Funeral serviees will be held 1 Sunday at 2 p. in.

at the Baptist I church in Sesser. He was the husband of Mrs. Ger-, i trude Huie, the former Gertrude appliances. rambling two-story home overlooking the citv was a of flame to re- charred ruin. the height of the with their homes, sprinkling blaze firemen anJ workers from rooftops with garden the Southern California Gas Co.

c. t. braved flames to try to turn off owner of the Hol- naiural gas pipes leading into the saved Ws home to prevent an explosion. t-anchs 60 horses by battling his reported Huxley fled through sheets of fire to lead the fire, but it ha.s not been de: terinined whether his manuscripts JT -on the second floor over the ga- Fireman said the blaze was believed to have been caused power lines knocked down high winds. by by rage were burned.

Firemen said Lhat by midnight the fire had been pretty well contained and official estimates on the number of expensive homes destroyed was 24. Bums 1,000 Acres The firp blackened more than acres in the picturesque area near famed Griffith Park The observatorv at 313 isouth Ledford street, was not damaged by hungry unexpectedly of a heart attack I lit af i rl.niM A I Death Takes Mrs. Nancy Fowler, 78 Mrs. Nancy Fowler, 78, who which licked within yards morning. ifMut of the structure.

Mrs. Fowler was the daughter Observatory officials cancelled David and Hannah In- All donations of 50c for a ticket some .300 persons Fowler, and was born on admLs.sion lo this school go to the' evacuated from the Bardin County. ('oiiiiiy Horne Bureau to tanum. member of the McKin- 5 uu extra activities demanded The Griffith Park zoo and bird Baptist church and skillet meals, other new and un- organization. sanctuary were threatened fire-! a resident of Harrisburg usual recipes and the use of new The Cooking School is scheduled reported.

ou tmrty years. She is survived by a grand- Kitcfieti will demuiLstrate preparation of broiler meals, tiarbecuing on a built-in-rufisserie! Kitchen Sahara everything idle. Mill Scarlett idle. to run from 1:30 to 4 p. m.

but i Control over the blaze one of 4 grand- Hethermgton, of Harri.sburg Mrs. Kitchen has presented cook- those who feel it necessary to leave I the worst in Hollywood Parks of Htiip IS the of Mrs. Mary mil srhools in this area lielore but may do so, expected about dawn Madison. Wis and a sister, Ann Hancock, Mt her show this year is completely will furnished durins Byington television's "De- ihe bo'll 1 Gladys and Mrs new and otters the latest in cook-; the afternoon hv Mrs Dick Parke ceniber appeared at her i Bes in state at the Lwet, 0 1 tnfortttatton, on the Lowrey door.