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SOUTHERN ILUNOISMf, MONDAY; APRIL 31950 Tho Daily Journal 3 Herrin, Ulinoif The Daily Journal From the Mail Bag Herrin Dog Wins Prize in Chicago Show Report Break-in Jit Boren's IGJi A break-in at Boren'i IGA Vets Must Show Dependency Veterans with disabilities rated 50to 60 per Ex-Herrin Man Recalls Old Times W. S. (Bill) Gibbs Plans for 50th Anniversary Rottenberry's "Idle Hour" picture show on North Park avenue with Ernest Tygett out in front every night announcing the current attraction. Hitching racks not parking meters all around the square. If you remember these things and people, then you.

can at least qualify as a "Young Old Timer" of Herrin. TIME TO COME HOME 0 Shown above are Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brewster and Marmaduke of Puzzland, their 82-pound prize-winning Boxer. The Marmaduke recently won fourth place in the tenth annual International Kennel Club dog show in Chicago.

The Brewsters and their dog were the subjects in an Herrin Choruses. Band Receive Second Ratings The Herrin Township high band, girls" chorus and mixed chorus won't be going to the state contest this year. The reason is simple. They won seconds in the district contest at Anna-Jonesboro Saturday. A first is required for a trip to the state contest.

But Band Director William F. Wetherington had a bone to pick with old Dame Fortune today. She probably is largely responsible for part of Herrin's second place showing. "Everything went wrong," Wetherington said. First there was a misunderstanding about a bus to take the band to the contest.

It was supposed to start the trip at 7 a.m. After it failed to show up Wetherington called the Carbon-dale bus office and finally secured a bus. It finally arrived iomctimc after 8 a.m. THE BAND students, originally scheduled to go on the chartered bus, were sent on the older and rcugher-riding school bus. The band was scheduled to play at 9:30 a.m.

and the bus rolled up to the Anna-Jonesboro Community high school barely in time to maTte its appearance. The dt-j lay permitted only a five-minute warm-up period. Under ordinary circumstances, bands are given a half-hour to get the kinks out of their horns. Wetherington still thinks the band did a fine job, despite all the adverse conditions. I "We were comolimented cn to the church for their wedding.

"The Marmaduke was selected in honor of a Chicago Sun-Times reporter we know rather well," Brewster said in the article. "We figured if she could handle such a handicap so could our dog." 0 i article by Virginia Marmaduke, former society editor of The Herrin Daily Journal. She now is a correspondent for the Chicago Sun-Times. In explaining the unusual name of their dog, said the kennel name, Puzzland, came from Joe Puzz, a taxi driver who drove them Miss Charlott Waggener, Herrin, who teaches in the Wolf Lake high school, had proof today that The Daily Journal really gets around even to the extent of almost penetrating the Iron Curtain. Miss Waggener received a letter from a soldier who read of an unusual experience she had.

The account of her accident was carried in The Daily Journal. He explained that he had found the paper near Heidelberg, Germany, near the Russian border. The young school teacher narrowly escaped serious injury when a borrowed car she drove to school overturned on an icy stretch ot pavement north of Anna. Early the same day, her 1930 car was wrecked as another driver crashed into it while it was parked in front of the house where she lives in Car bondale. THE SOLDIER, too, had some unusual tratlice experiences, but his came with a motorcycle.

First he hit a car, badly damaging the auto. His motorcycle escaped prac-j tically unscathed. Daily Journal Really Gets ilround Herrin School Teacher Gets Letter from Germany what a fine band we of Charles Y. Eldridge, Spil-Wetherington said, "but I guess itjlcrtown, died yesterday at 1:30 good enough." jP-m- in the Herrin hospital, where The band played three numbers: "El Capitan March," "Bravada" and "Hungarian Rhap sody No. 2." The last named is! Dne of the most difficult num bcrs for high school bands.

I Market, 101 South Fourteenth street, Herrin, netted burglars about $25 in cash early today, acting Police Chief Blame Mad-dox reported. Maddox said the burglars took the money from two electrically-operated cash registers in the front part of the store. Another cash register jn the meat department and the store safe were not tampered with. The money taken reDresented cash from sales made Saturday after the store's safe had been closed. A check of other stock failed to reveal any other losses, Mad- dox said.

The store made an inventory Saturday of its cigarette stock. Apparently none of the cigarettes were taken. A tentative check showed that no candy was missing either. MADDOX said the burglars probably entered the store sometime after midnight. "The store was checked about 11:30 p.m.

by the police car and everything was intact then," Maddox said. The intruders broke a full-length glass plate in the front door to gain entrance. They apparently left the same way. "It was one of those hit-and-run jobs," Maddox said. "They probably weren't in the sicr for more than five or ten min utes." Deputy Sheriff Charles Edwardi investigated the break-in today, $20,000 Suit by -Herrin Woman Mrs.

Lela Waugh, Dillard apartments, East Monroe street, Herrin, filed suit for $20,000 against Paul Little and Alice Davis of Johnston City in Wil liamson circuit court Saturday. The suit arose from a collision of Mrs. Waugh and Little on March 24, 1949, at 1 a.m. on North Sixteenth and West Adams streets. Mrs.

Waugh was driving north on Sixteenth, and Little was east on West Adams. The plaintiff alleged that Little was negligent and careless, was speeding at 50 miles an hour in a residential zone, disregarded a stop sign and failed to de crease his speed at the intersec- tion. SHE SAID she suffered serious and permanent injuries, cuts and bruises on the head and body, loss of three teeth and that she was sick, sore and lame for a period following the accident. mi xne car mue was driving was owned by Alice Davis, his aunt, the suit said. The suit was for $10,000 against each of the defendants in four counts.

Counts one and three were for "ordinary negligence'" by the defendants, and counts two and four were for, "wanton and willful negligence" by the defendants. FLOWERS Best Express the Joy of Easter HAHSOII'S FLOWERS and GIFTS 104 S. Park Phone 6251 Herrin YOUn AGEU 7 FOR A II I II ANYWHERE 1ft T7. Monro Et, 5609 S. Blackstone Ave.

Chicago, 111., March 30, 1930. Editor, Herrin Daily Journal Herrin, Illinois. Dear SirI am following with interest the plans as reported in the Journal for the 50th anniversary celebration of Herrin. I lived in Herrin from 1899 to 1942, and have lived in Chicago the most of the time since 1942. Remembering as I do many old time landmarks, conditions and persons in Herrin, I am enclosing a few "Do you remember questions." I can vouch for, and records will bear me out as to the accuracy of these statements.

If you can use all, or any part of the story in The Journal in connection with the celebration, you are welcome to it. I am also enclosing a little 10-line rhyme that might fit in as a part of the invitation to former Herrinites to attend the celebration. Publish it if you care to, or give it to Mr. F. M.

Starnes, chairman of the invitation committee. Resp. yours, W. S. (BILL) GIBBS TO THE OLD TIMERS OF HERRIN DO YOU REMEMBER? By W.

S. (Bill) Gibbs A local newspaper published on the second floor of an old frame building located on Park avenue just south of the Elks Home. The type was picked by hand, one letter at a time, placed in the block and wedged tight, then inked with a hand roller, the frame holding the blank sheet lowered, then with a hand crank rolled up under the press, then reach over and pull hard on a long hand lever to make the print. The owner and publisher Noah Peyton BosswelL The pressman, M. A.

(Mai) Gurley. the checker champ. The fire that destroyed the First National Bank building. A sawmill one block south of the I. C.

tracks on Seventeenth street. Another sawmill at Eighteenth and Herrin streets. When Bob Karr's drug store was the news stand, where we bought our St. Louis papers. A livery stable on the lot where the new Eagles hall now stands.

Another one art Sixteenth and (Monroe (the miners' lot). The high board walk along Cherry street two or three steps up out of the mud, the store fronts being on a level with the walk. The city hall and jail on the lot now occupied by the Boy Scout cabin. The "Lizola saloon we didn't call them taverns then at the northwest corner of Eighteenth and Monroe. A shooting gallery at Sixteenth and Cherry streets operated by a crippled fellow in a wheel chair Van Warren.

Odell's candy kitchen on North Park avenuecity hall The post office located on West Cherry street about where Sohn's store now is. The postmaster W. A. Stotlar; the assistant Gus Sizemore. An operating coal mine on the exact spot where the ice plant Is now located, the "Nubbin Ridge" mine.

Dave Grear as weigh master at the "Old Squirrel Ridge" mine, Thomas Little the 'mine manager, C. F. Saylor the master mechanic. J. D.

Peters the superintendent. Robert Folkel the chief clerk in the office, and Willie Gibbs the office boy. Al Elliot's butcher shop on West Cherry street when at one time Al raised the price of round steak to 12 cents a pound, and almost caused a "steak boycott." A small band stand, and the boys playing marbles on the lot where now stands the Jefferson Hotel building. cent who have failed to receive additional compensation because of dependents were urged today to furnish proof of dependency by May 1 if they desire to be paid retroactive to Dec. 1, 1949.

The Illinois Veterans commis sion said today that many veterans either do not have notice of such dependency on record or have failed to supply the neces sary proof of marriage and children. Where notice of dependents was on record with the Veterans Administration on Dec. 1, 1949, and the necessary evidence of relationship and dependency is furnished within five months from that date, the award will be made retroactive December 1. IN OTHER cases the effective date of the award will be the date the evidence (marriage or birth certificates) is received. Service officers of the IVC have been instructed and are ready to advise and assist veterans in preparing the necessary evidence before the May 1 deadline.

In Williamson county veterans should contact the IVC office at 101 West Main street in Marion. Stops and Starti Plan to Attend Easter Services This is Easter week. Services are being held throughout the city in commemoration of Christ's death on the cross and His triumphant resurrection. It behooves everyone to take advantage of these services and attend the church of your choice Jn doing so. The announcement ofthe annual Good Friday services is expected in The Journal tomorrow or Wednesday.

This service gives the -public a unified pro gram put on by the Protestant churches of the city with the pastor of each church taking part. Certainly if we ever needed a closer relationship with God and our church we need it today. Let's overflow the churches this Iweek and culmniate it with at tendance Easter morning. One week from tomorrow morn ing is a red letter day in Her rin. The kick-off breakfast for the 3-in-l drive will be held.

It is vitally important that we meet the goal set this year for our youth organizations. Let's get behind it 100 per cent. The goal is set for $6,200 which is the smallest amount that has been asked for two or three years. Physician Hits Jackpot In Letter to Senate Salt Lake City (HE) A Salt Lake City doctor wrote to Utah's Democratic Sen. Elbert D.

Thomas asking for 25 copies of Senate bill 1581. A few weeks later he received a package con taining the following items from Washington: Ten copies of Senate bill 1581. About 5,000 blank sheets of U. S. Senate stationery bearing the letterhead of the committee on armed services.

Twelve Senate notebooks. Five copies of Senate bill 1697. Forty-three copies. of Senate bill 1456. Eight copies of something called a And 279 copies of a speech by Sen.

Wayne Morse of Oregon. The doctor has written back asking for 15 more copies of Sen ate bill 1581, and is eaagerly anticipating the next jackpot. "Who knows maybe there'll be something I can use in the next batch," he smiled. Wetherington, after a diligent leaves four sonSt Rev. check, finally ran down music forJames Howard Eldridge of Cof-thc number by ordering copies fcGn Charlcs of Marion, route 1, from London, England, through at home and Virgil of Mar.

a Boston, Mass, store. Another steD-son. Glenn J. Fifty years ago this City was born, Before it was Herrin, we called it "Buck Horn," Some mighty fine people have come here to stay, sure a few of them have drifted away, But now on our birthday, let's all celebrate, August 13 to 20 wUl be the right date, So, if you HAD lived in Her rin, and decided to roam, All is forgiven, just come on back home, We'll make every effort to keep things humming For the entire week of HER RIN'S HOMECOMING. BE THERE.

Mary Sanders Dies at Home Mrs. Mary Jane Sanders, 62, of 613 Farris street, Carterville, died this morning at 12:05 at the family residence after a year's illness. Mrs. Sanders was bprn Sept. 17, 1887, to Mr.

and Mrs. Solo mon cainoun. married Ernest H. Sanders, Sept. 14, 1940, in Jackson, Mo.

Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, Frank Maxwell, Carterville, and Kenneth Maxwell, USN, stationed in Topeka, four step-sons, Everett and Evan Sanders, Zeigler, Ralph and Don Sanders, Royalton; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Lillie Meadows, Mulkeytown, Mrs. I Meadows, Christopher, and Mrs. Juanita Greathouse, Carbondale; two brothers, Herman Calhoun, Carterville, and George Calhoun, Williams Town, and one grandchild. Friends may call at Riggin's funeral home in Carterville.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the First Methodist church in Carterville with Rev. O. H. Sweitzer officiating.

Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. Mrs. Josh Guinn's Mother Dies in St. Louis Mrs. Matilda Lessmann, 87, of 1263 Hamilton avenue, St.

Louis, died Saturday noon at her home. Mrs. Lessmann is the mother of Josh Guinn of Herrin. Funeral services will be held at the Feutz funeral home in St. Louis at 1:45 p.m.

tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Josh Guinn and son, John, Herrin, will leave tomorrow for St. Louis.

Mrs. Lessmann had been ill for the past two weeks. Carterville Woman Dies Mrs. Lillie Barnwell, 79, Car terville, died in Herrin hospital at 1:20 a.m. today, the hospital reported.

She had been a patient at the hospital since March 29. PRISONER HELPS HIMSELF Jonesville, Va. (HE) Tommy Hartbarger, 20, being held for ex tradition to Georgia, broke the lock on his Jail cell with a two-by-four and drove away in the automobile of the commonwealth's attorney, Glenn Williams. Later, he explained, he hit anjand organizations for their "very Carterville Hits Red Cross Mark Fred Rudloff, chairman of the Carterville Red Cross drive, announced today that the 1950 goal of $400 has been reached. Car-terville's territory in the drive also included Crainville and Colp.

Rudloff said the final drive figure was $401.33, including $50.50 from Colp and $13.70 from Crainville. Rev. Ralph Williams was in charge of the drive in and Raleigh Miller, postmaster at Colp, headed the drive there. Rudloff was assisted in Carterville by Wayne Walker. STUDENTS of Carterville Community high school, under the direction of Principal W.

S. Dean, conducted a door-to-door solici tation that helDed in cutting the jddve RudIoff said Other contributors included business houses, the Woman's and Junior Woman's club, the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, and employes of the Fish and Wildlife service at Crab Orchard lake and the Sangamo Electric Co. Rudloff thanked all townsDeoDle fine cooperation. Hospital News Those admitted to the Herrin hospital Saturday were Kenneth Vaughn of Marion, Lois Slis of Herrin, Alice Marie Will of Her rin and Mary Vaccaro of Herrin. Among those dismissed Satur day were Arthur Harmond of Brookport, Catherine Whitcom of Marion, Pauline Denton of Herrin, Mildred Wade of Freeman Spur, Sophronia Highlan of Anna.

Fern Denton of Herrin and Olinda Curley and son of Herrin. Admitted Sunday were Pearl Hickey of Johnston City, Sylvania Marrs of West Frank fort, Thelma Carey of Hurst, Larina Williams of Johnston City and Joe Carrabelli of Herrin. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Will of Herrin are parents of a son born Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Hickey of Johnston City are parents of a daughter born Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Bert Marrs of West Frankfort are parents of a daughter born Sunday. Dismissed Sunday were Margaret Griffiths- of Herrin, Oliver Smith of Enfield, W. E. Barring-ton of Carterville and James Vonk of Herrin. Admitted today were William Mauzy of Herrin, Amanda Stewart of Marion, Dorothy Taylor of Pittsburg, Amy Harris of Marion and Josephine Robinson of Herrin.

IP Mrs. Eldridge, 69. Dies in Hospital Mrs. Cora Anna Eldridge, 69, she had been a patient tnree months. Mrs.

Eldridge was the daughter of Thomas and Jane Stearns and born March 24, 1881, in Williamson county. Besides her husband. Mrs. Eld- Peoria. She was the s5.lpr of Mrs Jef Herrin and Mrs.

Frances Bandy of Herrin. FUNERAL services will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the Storme funeral home, with the Rev. Vernon Parsons officiating. Burial will be in the Herrin city cemetery. Friends may call at the Storme funeral heme in Herrin until the funeral hour.

Pre-Easter Revival Tonight at Methodist Pre-Easter revival services will begin tonight at 7:30 in the Herrin First Methodist church, with the pastor, the Rev. Carl D. Mitchell as evangelist. There will be special music in cluding quartets, trios, duets, solos' cho.ir singing chorus sin- ing and instrumental music dur ing the week's meetings. The nights have been designated as follows: tonight, men's night; Tuesday, women's night; Wednesday, youth night; Thurs- iuhuijuuiuii Friday, guest night; Saturday, Sunday school night, and Sunday, children's night.

The services will begin at 7:30 with dismissal at 8:30. The Rev. Mr. Mitchell invites the public to attend these services. Sheriff Gets Neckties For His TV Program Minneapolis U.P For the salary of one necktie week, Sheriff Ed Ryan of Hennepin County is working on a Twin Cities television program.

Ryan, who used to be a radio disc jockey, appears Thursday nights over KSTP TV on the program, 'What's Your Answer?" They pay him and three weekly guest performers one necktie for each show. 0RA C0LLARD Till SHOP X. 17th St. nerrin, 111. Thone 21981 old woman when she stepped out in front of his motorcycle as he was traveling about 50 miles an hour.

The soldier said that the second experience was too much for him, and that he had given the motorcycle away. Wilmington, Gets Nod For Traffic Safety Cleveland, O. (UE) The street and traffic safety lighting bureau here reports that Wilmington, Del. is the "most safely lighted city of its size in the world." Traffic injuries in Wilmington during 191S were under those of 1933 despite a state-wide increase of 15 per cent, with 100 per cent more vehicles, the bureau said. "This is all due to a progressive program of street lighting improvement," the bureau added.

It Got Hot in Georgia Even in Winter Time Moultrie, Ga. O) For two farmers it got too hot here even in the winter. Bill Gallatin, driving a wagon-load of hay down the highway, mopped his brow and asked his companion, Harold Eads, if he had ever been as hot in Georgia in winter. "Never," said Eads, sweating. Another farmer flagged them down to tell them their hay was afire.

copy was the last in the files a Chicago music establishment. ANNA-JONESBORO and Mur- physboro were the only two Class bands to get a first place rating. Other second winners betides Herrin wove Christopher, Carbondale Community and Marion. Eldorado and McLeansboro received thirds. Carterville received a second in Class C.

The girls' chorus came close to! a first award. In fact, judges mulled over their decision for a half-hour before deciding to give the Herrin chorus a second. A state ruling says that net more than 50 per cent of competitors in any one division can receive a first-place rating. Herrin was fourth to appear in a group of four competitors. Anna and Benton already had received first dace awards, and while judges felt that the Herrin chorus deserved a first-place rating, they did not think it wise to disregard the state ruling.

Wetherington was fold by judges that while the Herrin chorus was of first-place caliber, n.nlnn 9nH Ann-, hiH little edge' The girls' chorus sang "A Morning in Spring" and "Th Rosary." The Herrin mixed chorus sang "Men of Harlech" and "Sunbeam Out of Heaven." Benton and Mur-physboro mixed choruses won first place ratings. THE DAILY JOURNAL Southern Hlinoisan Daily Evenings, Except Sundty and Holidayi Published by Southern HlinoU Inc. Edward Lindsay, Publisher Grant M. Coover, Gen. Mm Marie Franklin, Adv.

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All Mall Subscriptions Must Be Paid in Advance per 215 MMTE HERRIN HOMECOMING August 13-20, 1950 Any reader of this newspaper knowing the addresses of any former Herrin residents is urged to mail or phone such addresses to The Herrin Chamber of Commerce Office Hotel LyMar Herrin, 111. Phone 316 3Ian or Woman Living in or Around Corinth, Pittsburg and Paulton to Handle Motor Routes MILEAGE AND COMMISSION PAID All Owe Jdaw mm ACCOUNTING SERVICE DELL'ERA BUILDING 206 North Pnrk Avenue Phone 8441 Herrin, Illinois Floyd P. Bracy WM. T. BRACY, Associate INSURANCE DEPARTMENT STORE Any religious, fraternal, civic, or other group who will adopt the gathering of such addresses as a project will render an invaluable service toward the success of the Homecoming Program.

When the addresses are received, we will send (or assist in sending) invitations to our 50th Anniversary party, and programs when they are completed. FERRELL M. STARNES, Chairman. Special Invitations Committee. See EUGENE C0LLARD, Circulation Manager THE DAILY JOURNAL SOUTHERN ILL1II0ISAI1 Herrin, Illinois Phones 24311 and 6511 1 North Park Ave.

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