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Carbontfare Herrln Mnrphysfacro Pig Three SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN. FRIDAY. AUGUST 5. 1955 Voluntary Curtmlmf Program Fails Menaid Inmates Murphysboro Airman Dies Of Wreck Inj lines Ni A-3c John F. Milton, 21 -year- old son of Mrs.

Florence :0 i Milton, of Murphysboro, died in Amarillo, Texas, Wednesday of Herrin water pressve reached a new low Thursday night under a voluntery curtailment program, dropping to about 20 pounds at 7:15. Water Commissioner Lester Jordan said he feared the voluntary curtailment program began last week was a failure and compulsory action would have to be taken. Jordan said the low period afso lasted longer than usuaL It began at 3:30 and did not begin to recover until after 8 p.m. It did not return to 60 pounds until almost 4:30 a. m.

todav. Mayor Dave H. Millet said residents should use water from 3:30 m. to 10 p. m.

for emergencies only. He said he was informed Thurs day by a representative of Allen Industries that low pressure was affecting plant production. He said the representative told him that unless the pressure improved the plant could not stay in the area. Miller said the citv will be fore-ed to take more drastic action if the situation does not improve injunes received in an auto acci Answer Emergency Call In Full Force Inmates of Menard State Penitentiary responded to a emergency call for blood by donating 106 pints to the Red Cross today. Warden Ross V.

Randolph said that when the St. Louis regional center notified him Tues-day that its bank was down to 32 pints the normal supply is 700 and blood was desperately needed, he passed the appeal on to the inmates and 214 volunteered. Randolph said the total would have been higher if all volunteers had been allowed to donate. The bloodmobile had just visited the prison last July 6 and the necessary six weeks between donations had not elapsed. dent, according to official U.

S. Air Force notice reaching the moth er lhursdav. A A telegraph notice stated the youth was injured in an accident Monday. No details were report How Much fire Smokes? Repeal Of Cigaret Tax Has Varying Effects ed. J- Milton was born in Pomona in 1933, and was a lifelone Jackson tax stamps already applied.

County resident. He had been in the S. Air Force three and a A Carbondale drug store was not in such a hurry to drop the price. half years. Strike Result Two-Day Coal Supply Left In Metropolis There is enough coal left to keep the Metropolis city power and water plant running until Sunday, it was reported today.

One of the nine plant opera I -w .7 n- When the tax was put on it was Besides the mother, the youth Repeal of a penny-a-pack cigaret tax in some Southern Illinois cities doesn't necessarily mean the price of smokes has dropped. An informal survey this week showed some stores cut their prices a cent a pack, wjiile others have made no changes at all. selling cigarettes for 25 cents leaves brothers, Lester of Murphys pack. With the tax, smokes cost 26 cents. They will drop to 25 A "'v if" i is' boro, Leonard of Chicago, Lemore of Dalls, and Cletus of Farmington, sisters Glenna Lee of Carterville Miner Killed In Rock Fall cents again, "but not until we sell all the cigarettes with stamps on Some stores never increased price of their cigarets, so they don't Murphysboro, Chtherine Remolds I them." of Anna and Ellen Swirzer of Some cigarette dealers are reluc tant to talk about the new price.

Jonesboro, half-brothers Otho Milton of Granite City, and a half- plan any cut now. Uther stores that did increase their price are now continuing to charge the ex Cashiers in a downtown Carbon John Cronin, 43, Carterville coal miner, was killed Thursday about 1:30 p. m. at the McHorn tra penny. dale drug store and restaurant refused to comment Thursday and The usual rate, in cigarette ma sister, Mary Lilly of Alto Pass.

Milton was a member of the Baptist Church. The body is to be returned to coal mine south east of Crab Or advised a reporter to, "talk to the chines, is 25 cents for all standard brands, including king-size, chard. boss." At Benton, a spokesman at the Roberts Residence and 30 cents for filter tip ciga Cronin, working on the bottom, SPUDS Boy Scouts from two Anna troops peel spuds for their eve died after a rock fall. No one else Grassy Lake. From left to right Troop 44 and Terry Loomis, they are: Richard Lee Brown, Troop 44.

The boys are attend-Troop 44, Mike Hindman, ing the final camping session rettes. The price was not increased in machines when the tax was put into effect. was injured. ning meal at the Egyptiai Coun An inquest has been set for 5 cil Boy Scout Camp at Little Troop 87, Daryl Joe Claxton, of the season. Over-the-counter sales, however, p.

m. today at the Riggm Funera Home in Murphysboro, where funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the body. Services are scheduled in the Dutch Ridge Qiurch, with burial in Dutch Ridge Cemetery. Paul Stout Post 127, The American Legion, of Murphysboro, will conduct military vary gready. The cheapest smokes Home in Carterville.

Cronin was a veteran of World Strike Or Not? Union Disagree On Walkout Status are to be found in chain grocery stores. War II and a member of the Crain- Two large Carbondale chain chain store warehouse says his price has dropped one cent per pack. "At West Frankfort, a Chamber of Commerce spokesman said dealers and merchants generally absorbed the tax when passed so there will be no change in price now. In Johnston Ciay the price has dropped one cent per pack. The cigaret tax automatically went out in those municipalities which adopted a half cent sales tax, generally effective Aug.

1. ville Baptist Church. stores were selling cigarettes for 22 rejected by Paul Wallace, Evans He leaves his wife, Faye; daugh cents a pack with the tax. When ters, Holly Kay and Alice raye son Lonny Ray all of Carterville the tax was repealed they hurriedly dropped their price a cent a pack- sisters Mrs. Pauline Throgmorton foreman, was a union steward.

Wallace wanted another union man. Delmar Shackelton, local business agent, said today it was his information the steward had been Randolph Man Killed In Tractor Upset A 37-year-old Randolph County resident was killed Thursday when a tractor he was using to help dig a farm pond overturnjed. Killed was Norman Filers, resident of the Shiloh Hill rural area west of Campbell Hill near the Jackson-Randolph County line. ace of Racine, and Velva Cron CHARLES KENNEDY DIES Arrangement Incomplete For Carbondale Man Charles E. (Chuck) Kennrdv One store manager said he took tors who remained on the job following a strike of 12 maintenance men Wednesday said today that operations are normal but coal is getting short Two coal cars remain on a sid-'ng 70 feet from the switch line that runs into the plant and on the outside of union picket line.

Robert Wade, Herrin business agent for Local 524 of the International Operating Enginers Union, said railroad employes "will not and have not crossed the picket line." All but nine operators et the Metropolis plant walked out Wednesday morning in protest over the Citv Council's decision not to rec-ognize the union as bargaining agent for the city employes. The operators remained on the job because of a union decision to keep the plant in operation, but no repair work will be done or broken power or water lines. Wade said today he got a wire Thursday aftemocn from the state Labor Department which advised him to "leave everything just as it is." He said Joseph Hodges, state labor conciliator, is due to arrive in Metropolis by 2 p. m. today.

"I expect there will be a public hearing on the situation but I don't know whether it will be in Metropolis or Springfield," Wade said. Representatives of the union and the City Council will have to meet with the state Labor Board, Wade said. in of Detroit, father, Anderson Cronin, and brothers, a loss of about $16 for packs with Pickets were removed today but1 work had not started on a Carbondale construction job followr-ing a laborers' strike Thursday. Work was halted on a $50,000 building project for the National Cash Register near the city's west city limits. The dispute was between AFL Hod Carriers and Common Laborers Union Local 227 and the Evans Construction Co.

It involved the choice of which returned to the iob and work Louie of Leroy and William of 49, Carbondale, died at 5 a. should start. Peoria. m. today in Urbana after an ill Wallace said he had not talked Services will be 2 p.

m. Sat Tax Penalty Added Monday ness or three months. urday at the Crainville Baptist to union men and to his knowledge no work was being done Church the Rev. A. M.

Bruce and on the building. the Rev. Hush Stearns officiat- Eilers was driving a caterpillar Saturday is the deadline for At noon today no workmen tractor with a dirt shovel on the Murphysboro Porch Steps Involved In Three-Way Collision Front porch steps at 700 N. 14th St. in Murphysboro this morning halted the flight of a northbound automobile as the vehicle rebounded from a two-car collision, police said.

The three-way accident occurred about 10:30 a. m.t when an payment of the first installment jof of two men would work. The man were in evidence. front, helping to dig out a farm real estate taxes and personal ing. Burial will be in Carterville Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Riggin Funeral Home in Carterville after 7 p. m. today. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Kennedy, Carbondale, both deceased. He leaves a son, Charles Carbondale; a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Bryant, Los Angeles, brothers, Tom, Carbondale; P. Calienta, GeTald Muskegon', sisters, Mrs. Jack Collins, Marion; Mrs.

Lloyd Harry, Urbana; and two grandchildren. property taxes in Williamson Burglary Suspect DORA REAMS DIES Funeral Sunday For Carbondale County, deputy Tax Collector Carl Schorder today reminded Murphysboro Youth Held 1 Woman, 78 Mrs. Dora Reames, 78, of 1013 N. Bridge Carbondale, FUNERAL SUNDAY John R. Thomas, 70, Of Anna, Dies In Nashville, Tenn.

A penalty of 1 per cent will be auto driven by Ernest B. Hard- added to delinquent bills beginning Monday, Schroder Penalties will be added on unpaid died 3:30 a. m. today at Holden pond on the land of Mrs. Efhe Rieckenberg.

Randolph County authorities said the tractor suddenly flipped over and Eilers was trapped underneath. Another worker, whose name was not reported, hooked a second tractor to the overturned vehicle to free the body. Eilers was reported dead when the machine was lifted from his body. Randolph County Coroner Lester Walker said an inquest will be held tonight at the Schaack John R. Thomas, 70, former near Anna resident, died 4 a.

m. liberal arrangem nts are incomplete but will be handled by the Huffman Funeral Home of second installments of real estate Thursday at his home in Nash taxes beginning Sept. 1 wick or wasnington rark bounced into Miss Addie Bean's steps after a collision with a southbound car driven by Ed Lee of Rt. 3, Marphysboro. Both men escaped injury.

Damage to Miss Bean's porch apparently was slight, police said. Schroder said a little more than a million dollars has been collect ville, Tenn. Born Feb. 3, 1885, he was a Union County resident and farmer most of his life. He leaves sons, John R.

ed in payments to date. The total Meanwhile, a plant operator tax bill is about 52,400,000. said there has been no trouble, op He said as soon "as we can Funeral Home in Steeleville. of S. William of Jonesboro; Carl, with U.

Army in Ger erations are normal and the 24 hour picket of the. plant con tinues. get squared away" the first dis Friends may call at the funeral tribution of money will be made borne until noon Sundev. when Hospital after a long illness. She was born June 26, 1877 in Ullin.

She wias a member of die Makanda First Baptise Church. She leaves sons, Thomas, of Herrin, and Ezra of St. Louis; daughters, Mrs. Mattie Hubbard, and Mrs. Hettie Nance, both of Carbondale; and Mrs.

Grace Gee, of Makanda; brother, Oscar Cole, Herrin; sisters, Mrs. JulL Blanch-ard, Gedeon, and s. Ethel Hyton, of Puxico, and 45 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the Makanda Baptist Church with the Rev.

Roy Barnes, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery, at Makanda. Friends may call at 10 a. m. to the taxing bodies.

Jackson County officials today are holding 19-year-old Murphysboro youth Wednesday night "break out" theft at the 9-Oh-9 Tavern in Murphysboro. The youth also is charged with burglary and larceny of the Williams Brotherr. Grocery, in r-physboro, on Dec. 28. About $10 and a .32 caliber pistol were taken from the grocery.

Loot taken from the tavern Wednesday night was set at about $200. The tavern burlary was carried out after closing hours by a thief who apparently hid in a storeroom and broe out of the tavern by throwing a chair through the glass in a front door. the body will be removed to the 3t. HUSBAND OF CHESTER Paul Lutheran Church at Wine BRANSON FILLS IN But Stratton Fails To Name Successor To Knowles Gov. William G.

Stratton told newsmen today 'that member Robert J. Branson of Centralia is filling in for the late Victor I. Knowles as chairman of the Illinois Pardon and Parole Board. WOMAN DIES THURSDAY SCHOOL HEADS SIGN FOR FEDERAL LUNCH AID Hill for services at 2 p. m.

Burial will be in the Wine Hill Eldred Sctaofield, husband of former Chester area woman, died suddenly in St. Louis Cemetery. many; LeRoy and Gene, of Eureka; daughters, Mrs. Cleo O'Neil, of Nashville; Mrs. Stella Baumeu-ter, of S.

Mrs. Mary Rednour, of Galesburg and Airs. Bessie Trammel, cf Rantoul. Funeral services will be 2:30 p. m.

Sunday at the Casper Church, north of Anna, with the Rev. "William H. Lirely officiating. Burial will be in Casper Cemetery; Friends may call at the McCarty Funeral Home, in Anna. STREETS GRADED Thursday.

Forty two schools are expected to conduct lunchrooms the coming vear in Williamson Countv, Supt. Lee Booth said today. Operators were to meet at 2 p. Knowles, former publisher of Scofield was married to the IN CARBONDALE Carbondale street crews were ac former Gertrude Surman, who pre tive this week, principally with ceded him in death in February of PITTSBURG MAN FILES UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIM Elmer Howard, Rt. 1, Pittsburg, Thursday filed an appeal in Williamson County Circuit Court of a Department of Labor Board of Review decision.

Howard said he retired Aug. 3 1 1953, after working 38 years as a load dispatcher for the Central Illinois Public Service Co. in West Franfort under a compulsory retirement system for men at 65. He claims unemployment benefits from Oct. 27, 1953, to Aug.

14, 1954. The Board of Review ruled July 23 he is not eligible because he is not available for work and not actively seeking job. Howard claims he is ready and willing to work. FOUR YOUTHS NEAR LIFESAVING AWARDS Four Carbondale youths have completed all but one step in qualifying for Red Cross lifesav-ing badges, according to John Moake, city recreation director. Moake said Dave Steinback, Dick Howe, Frank Stobart and Bob White, all of.

Carbondale, will be given the awards upon completion of a final exam in life todav in the Marion Junior m. the weekly Elkville Journal, died recentlv. Branson, 72, was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for treasurer in the last Illinois election. grading work, but, street oiling is this year. Seturday at the Carbondale Van School to sign applica- High still held up.

Natta Funeral Home. The body was to be returned to the Webe Funeral Home in Oil companies have not me tions lor reimbrusement by the federal government for serving regular meals and special milk He spent 30 years in the Illinois throush with deliveries. They in Giester for funeral arrangements. FUNERAL HELD THURSDAY House. GEORGE HANKS DIES Services To Be Saturday For Former Herrin Man George R.

Hanks, 68, formerly formed street officials Thursday Stratton indicated that he is still that hot oil should arrive in Car F0RC0BDEN MAN Funeral services were held bondale by the "latter part of next seeking a permanent replacement for Knowles. He gave no hint as programs. They also were to sign applications to receive surplus commodities if any are available. Thursday at the Cobden St. Jo of Herrin, died Thursday at 2:20 eek.

seph Church for Otto Bigler, 59, p. m. in Pontiac. Today street workers are grad of Cobden, who died Wednesday He was born June 19, 18S3, to who he may pick. TRAVELSTEAD RITES.

SATURDAY IN MARION ing Cherry, Schwartz and Thursday work was done on Allman. in White Plains, Ky. His wife, in yuincy. LOCAL SCOUTS TO TOUR BEFORE JAMBOREE FUNERAL SUNDAY FOR COBDEN MAN John M. Fulcher, 88, died at his Cobden home Thursday after a long illness.

He was born Aug. 19, 1866, near Creal Springs. He was a retired farmer. He leaves his wife, Surilda Jane; daughters, Mrs. H.

K. Eschbach, of Portland, Mrs. Vay Claxton, of Cobden; and Mrs. Grace Blessing, of Cobden; and son, Roy, of Manchester, Mo. Mildred, died in 1929.

Rites were conducted by the Street Supt. Ray Clutts said Rev. Victor Sulkowski Burial He leaves his daughter, Mrs. Funeral services for Mrs. An Dixon and James streets will prob CARBONDALE DRIVER ARRESTED, RELEASED Carbondale police arrested and released a man charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants Thursday night.

Paul Huffman, 44, 612 W. Sycamore Carbondale, was to "appear before Police Magistrate Roy Hall today for trial. Car Found Burned In Jackson A burned 1953 Pontiac AlsrrnrereA ThuTsdav beside Thelma Wade of Marion; sons, was in St, Joseph's Cemetery. nie Travelstead, 70, of 105 S. ably be graded Monday.

He was born Feb. 22, 1896, in Plum Marion, will be held at Jimmy Ottolini, Herrin, and Joseph Scott, Rosidare, will visit parts of the U. S. and Canada on a sight seeing tour in conjunction with the world Boy Scout Jambo Cobden and lived there most of Paul of Evansville, George Lee of Kankakee and Jack of Winslow, brother, Lapp, 2 p. m.

Saturday in the Mitchell his life. He was a farmer. He Funeral Home of Marion. The SERVICES TO BEHELD FOR FRAZIER COOK Funeral sen-ices for Frazier Ed Nortonville, and 12 eaves sisters, Mrs. Mary Ham- Rev.

C. V. Tolley will officiate. saving and water safety. ree.

mack of Anna; Miss Aueusta Burial will be in Maplewood ward Cook killed Wednesday in Ihe courses are sponsored by The two scouts will join others at the Gary, Bov Scout Camp Bioler of St. Louis; Mrs. Louis Services will be at 2 p. m. Sat Carbondale's Park Board d- an automobile accident at Granite Cemetery.

urday at the Storme Funeral Home Erhart, of Cobden; Mrs. Evelyn Mrs. Travelstead died at 3:40 nesday afternoons at Crab Orch the 'antral Illinois Public Sen-1 for preliminary training on Aug. City, will be 2 p. m.

Saturday at he Gilbert Funeral Home in Venable. of Cobden and Miss in nerrin. tmnai will be in the ard Beach. 10. p.

m. Wednesday at the heme of Funeral services will be 2 p. m. Sunday at the Limestone Church, near Cobden, with the Rev. Vern M.

Baird officiating. Burial will be in Limestone Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p. m. today at Blake Broadway Funeral Home in Cobden.

Carterville Cemetery. Friends may Rose Bigler, of Cobden; brothers, Instructors are Katherine Feir- her daughter. Mrs. Clara Saund Christopher, the Rev. M.

E. Frank call at the Funeral Home. Dr. John Bigler, of Cobden, and ich and Sharyn Russell, both of ers, 518 Parrish Marion. A.

II. Bieler of Anna. ice Co. road off Rt. 3 near Grand Tower, was found on investigation to have been stolen Wednesday night in St.

Loui, Jackson County Sheriff Howard Cheatham said fcodar. Carbondale. officiating. Burial will be at the Maple Hill Cemetery at Sesser. Friends may call at the funeral home.

ANNA MAN SENTENCED MARLO JOINS S0HNS Paul Mario, Herrin, recently MURPHYSBORO KC HEAD They will leave for the Jamboree and the special tour on the 1 3th, visiting New York City, Toronto, Montreal and Niagara Falls. The World Jamboree at Niaga-ra-On-The-Lake, Ontario, will begin Aug. 18. CARTERVILLE WOMAN FOR INDECENT LIBERTIES PLAYGROUNDS TO CLOSE Carbondale's playground activi T0 ATTEND MEETING Everett of Anna, was sen joined the Sohn Quality Department Store, Herrin, as a salesman. Albert Mileur, grand knight of CHRISTOPHER PASSES ties, sponsored by the Park Board, tenced to one to 10 years at Men HALF CENT SALES TAX will come to an end Aug.

12 said ard penitentiary today by Circuit Murphysboro Knights of Colum bus Council 988, will lead a del Mario was previously manager of National Brokerage in Johnston Injured Sparta Man Improved Howard Glenn, 21-year-o 1 Sparta resident who was shot in the arm in a hunting accident Monday, was reported improved today at the Sparta Community Hospital. John Moake, city recreation direc Tud2e Harold Zimmerman The Christopher City Council egation from the Murphysboro Citv. Jonesboro. FILES $15,000 SUIT this week passed the half cent city sales tax. tor today.

Playground activities also include daycamping at Little Council at a District meeting Tues He was employed at the Sohn Yates was indicted June 20 by Mrs. Maxine Leeper. Carter day in Harrisburg. Store in 1946. The tax will become effective Orassy Lake and swimming at a Union County Grand Jury on ville, filed suit for $15,000 to Crab Orchard.

Sept. 1 and is expected to net the a charge of taking indecent liber The meeting will be at 8:15 m. in the Harrisburg Council quar dav in Williamson Countv Circuit ties with a minor child. city more than $1,000 a month. Court against Mrs.

Myrtle Robin ters. Organization plans for the State fiir Exercise Civil Defense Tour Will Begin In Williamson son, 310 Ellis Carterville. district 1955-56 year will be dis cussed. She alleged she was walking Hunt Called Off Injured Man Decides Wife Wasn't In Car across South Division Street in The 1955 Illinois Air Tour, tinue to Rockford to spend the night. On Wednesday they will Carterville on March 7 when she SERVICES RESCHEDULED from Herrin to Ojibway, was hit bv a car driven bv Mrs.

FOR BUCKNER CHILD Missing Area Man Back Home; Wo Explanation George Walker, 26, of Mt. Vernon, the subject of a search Monday by water rescue crews from six area cities, is back home today. Sheriff Leonard Wood said Walker returned to Mt. Vernon by bus late Thursday but gave no immediate explanation cf his disappearance. Walker's wife had reported him missing a week ago.

His abandoned automobile was found abandoned near City Park Lake in Mt. Vernon and a search of the lake was requested by relatives. Rescue crews from Central ia, Salem, Benton, Carbondale and Herrin aided Mt. Vernon firemen in the search proceed to jib way for a Civil Air pital in Murphysboro reported this A Thursday search by state po-j will begin Tuesday from the Wil Robinson. Funeral services for Karen Sue lice for a "missing" woman in Patrol program.

morning. Mrs. Leeper said she suffered liamson County Airport. Overturf, Buckner infant who McNeill today is listed in "fair" Members of the group will re Jackson County was called off permanent injuries to her back and died Wednesday, lave been re condition in die hospital his in turn home Thursday. Sponsors of the tour are the II neck.

MINE REPORT Mines Working Saturday Fidelity Wilkins Coal Co. Mines Not Working Pyramid Burning Star No. 1 Truax-Traer Freeburn, washer and shaft Freeman 4 Buckhorn Zeigler 3 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 Orient 2 Orient 1 scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday at juries include several fractured ribs the Gilbert Funeral Home and a cerebral concussion. linois Department of Aeronautics, HERRIN WOMAN HURT Christopher.

McNeill today said he was the Illinois Junior Chamber of Com Rites were originally to be held merce, Flyine Farmers, 99's Florine Jeffrey, 421 S. 28th St. about 1 p. m. when an auto mishap victim decided his wife hadn't been with him in the car after all.

Denny McNeill, 26-year-old St. Louis resident who at first reported his wife missing after a one-car upset on Rt.13 north of Ver-gennes, apparently was suffering a severe case of shock after the acci The tour is an annual statewide meeting of business and private pilots and a civil defense measure test. The group will leave the Williamson Airport and fly to the Coles County airport near Mat-toon. The pilots will then move to Springfield. After a meal, the pilots will con only occupant of the car, which left the highway on a curve near the White House Tavern about (woman pilot organization), Civ Herrin, was admitted to Herrin at I p.

m. 1 he girl is the daugh ter of Carl and Lavaughn Over il Air Patrol and the University of Hospital Thursday suffering from turf, of Buckner. Burial will be 10:30 a. m. Thursday.

The ve a fractured left knee cap. bhe sut hide is a total loss, investigating fered the injury in a fall in the Illinois Institute of Aviation. More than 100 planes are cx pected for the tour in Knight Cemetery, north Buckner. Patrolman Warren Grammer said dent, officials at St. Andrew's Hos kitchen of her home..