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Carbonrfafg Herrfn Mprohvsbern SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1958 Page Three iy vwwrrr-jftmu i.a?Wwiww i i it iife "Mege t. I 'i ill V-J 4 th ryr YOUTHS AND CAPTORS Two youths accused of beating and robbing a Murphysboro area man stand with their captors, State Trooper Melvin i 1 1 -'tl Sr tjifton Boyd, 20, second from left and Poy Loudermilk, 18. Thurston arrested the pair 45 minutes after a radio alert to look for a stolen truck. Beaf, Tied Man Who Helped Them FOUNTAIN Heavy rains Sunday find today caused this sewer at the cor- Chicago Firm Low Youths Held For Robbing 'Good Samaritan' The rain, which totaled more than two inches, was the heaviest in two months. Rain Heaviest In Four Months; Totals 2 Inches The heaviest rain in four mon'hs dumped 2.1 inches on Southern! ner of Washington avenue and College street in Girbondile to become a fountain this morning.

000 maturing on Jan. 1, 1965, 1967 and 196S; and Ai per cent Five Bid On Library Bonds; Final Decision Due Toniqhf Illinois Sunday and early today. spectators. The bathhouse will coh-The rain brought total 1958 1 tain facilities for swimmers, first rainfall to 7.7 inches, according to aid r00m and concession stand. Two young men who were giv en a ride, food and lodging by a Murphysboro area farm operator are held on charges of robbing their Good Samaritan host.

Caught by state police less than an hour after they allegedly beat and tied Murphysboro Rt. 1 farm owner Thurlow Sickler, 63, were Roy Wilson Loudermilk, 18, of Lawrenceville, and Georoe Clif-ton Boyd 20, of Jayees, Miss. The two have admitted beating Sickler, taking about $132 from him, and stealing his 1952 pickup truck Saturday night. They Centralia Woman Jackson authorities said Sickler gave the two hitch-hikers a lift near Vandal ia earlv Saturday afternoon. The two told Sickler they "werej broke," and trying to get to Mis-! sissippi.

Sickler bought the former Wil-; bur Peters farm on Rt. 1 southwest of Murphysboro about a year ago. and is making regular weekend trips from Indiana to work on the farm. He is working in Indiana, and plans to retire to the farrm in the next few years. Sickler told the two young men ho would feed and pay them for some help around his farm, and thev awed.

Jackson Countv authoritis said the two agreed to stav overnight the remaining withjDalj3s prjce 0f tne Southern Illi maturing on Jan. University ccocraphv depart and 1971 anu anu i.fuujjyjen CQmU plavrountl tl scout im. ment As much of the xyoA Head-On Crash In Reverse Saturday, help on the farm Sun- offered in the special election; au-day morning, and go on to Mis-Ithorizing the School Board to buy sissippi. a site, build a' school and issue Sickler said the two went up-! bonds. I stairs to sleep, but said they The Carbondale National Bank apparently had already started plan-i has agreed to buy the bond issue inina to rob him.

as thev did notiar a 4 ner cent inrprft rp. Thurston, left, and Mounds Police Chief Robcr Jones, who holds a shotgun taken from the pair. I he youths are Ueorge The vouths were caught by State Trooper Melvin Thurston on Rt. 51 near the Ullin side road. The speedy capture was possible because Loudermilk relented when tying Sickler after the rob bery.

He failed to tie the ropes tightly and Sickler was able to fiec himself in a short time. Jackson Deputy Sheriff Arch Edwards and State Trooper Don: Jackson jail in Murphysboro early Sunday. Charges of robbery were to he filed todav. Hurt 17, of 2030 McCord phvsboro. Mur- three passengers Henrv F.

Friei Tweedy and were not hurt. muth was treated for minor lacera tions and released. Passengers in Tweedv's car, all unhurt, were Eddie Fisher, Pat Presley and Charlotte Jennings, all of Murphysboro. Tweedy told authorities he was driving east toward Carbondale when a west-bound car rounding curve crowded him off the road Ie said his wheels slipped in mud in a gutter at the side of the road, causing him to lose control. He said his car skidded around and into the westbound traffic lane, and was struck by the westbound car driven bv Freimuth.

The Freimuth car ran under the Tweedy car, leaving the Tweedy car standing on its front wheels. No tickets were issued. A St. Louis man received a minor injury at 9 p. m.

Sunday on Rt. 3 north of Chester. A car driven by Rudolph Rahn 26, El-lisgrove, and a tractor-trailer truck driven by Carl James Moore, 49, of St. Louis, collided. Moore was treated for a minor injury, and Rahn was ticketed for driving while under the influence of intoxicants.

No injuries were reported in a two car wTcck at 12:15 p. m. Sun day on Rt. 142 south of Dale. Cars driven by Herman Wallace, 48, Cottage Hill, and John Trinkle, 57, Houston, collided.

Tinkle was ticketed for drhing too fast for conditions. get into bed. Board Secretary W. C. Haw- He told authorities he had justjthorne said plans for the school dozed about 10:30 p.

m. when he! have not been completed, but the Marlon Voter OK $225,000 Pool Bond Issue By a 941 to 600 vote, Marion residents Saturday approved a $225,000 bond i-sue to build a swiniining pool and make park improvements. The total number of votes cat was 1,572. There were 31 spoiled ballots of which 18 were votes and 13 ere "no" votes. The total vote was larger than expected.

Park board members expressed gratification at the tumour as an expression of citizens in fa vor of improvements. The park board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Bank of Marion building to canvass the votes. Chairman Bill Moncur said the board also probably will meet with engineers in the near future Printing of the bonds and sale is expected to take about 60 days. Engineer Paul Hall said pool construction can be completed before winter but not in time for swimming this summer.

The proposed shaped pool will be in the southeast corner of the city park. A 100-foot swimming length three to five feet deep will be parallel Otis street, with a separate diving area in the foot of the Two wading pools will be provided for children and a bleachers seating 150 will be erected for rarK improvemenrs xo oe maae after construction of the pool in- elude Little League diamond lights I wiJ be done rcmaini funds permit. xhe fection climaxed a 20-vear effort for a su-imminc pool' in ine iuwanis cum once raised $1,500 in contributions but gave up the plan and donated the money to teen town. All civic clubs endorsed the pool and assisted in work before the referendum. High school pupils Saturday offered free baby-sitting and transportation service to voters.

1 1" 1 HELEN ANDRESS DIES Funeral Services Wednesday For Murphysboro Resident Mrs. Helen Margaret Andress, 54, of 428 S. 17th Murphysboro, died in Holdcn Hospital in Carbondale Saturday after a lonj: illness. She was born in Mt. Olive in 1903, and had lived in Murphysboro most of her life.

The former I lelen Schomber, she was married in 1918 to John Andress, who survives. She also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Wallace of Louisville, sons Eugene, Ralph and Bill, all of Murphysboro, two grandchildren, and a sisetr, Mrs. Sophia Arbeiter of Murphysboro. One daughter and one sister preceded her in death.

Mrs. Andress was a member cf the Immanuel Lutheran Church of Murphysboro. Friends may call at the Meyer-Denny Funral Home in Murphysboro after 7 p. m. Monday until noon Wednesday, when the body will be removed to the Immanuel Lutheran Church tor services at 2 p.

m. The Rev. W. T. Janzovv will officiate.

Burial will be in Tower Grove Cemeterv. i imita est1 also District 651 pas governors; and William J. Bach, Blooming-ton, incumbent governor of District 649. About 500 persons are expected to attend the conference in Southern Illinois University's new Agriculture Woman Found Dead May Have Been In Fiohf A Carbondale woman found dead beside her doorstep this morning may have been involved in a fight before she died, Jackson County Coroner Gale Williams said todav. The woman.

Miss Mablc Cordon, 410 X. Marion had a bruise over her left eve, Williams said. There also was evidence of a scuffle near the spot where hvt bod was found. A man who was reported to have had an argument with Miss Gordon was being held for questioning by Carbondale police this afternoon. She was found by a neighbor about 9:20 a.

m. Authorities at first thought Mis Gordon had lost her kev and had been trying to get in the house. She was found by a neighbor. Estello Bostie, 412 N. Marion St.

Williams said she had been dead since about 4 a.m. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Jackson Funeral Home. isfricf Voters Approve Building Bonds An bond issue was approved Saturday by Communirv Consolidated District 160 voters to buy land and build a new school west of Rt. 51 just south of the Maple Grove Motel. Voters approved the building of the five-room school 114 to 79.

Only a simple majority was needed for passaoe. Three seDarate nronmitinn i-r Board hopes to have the school ready bv fall. District 160 was formed in 1957 from three smaller districts north oi Carbondale. No Special Vote For Marion Council Seat Marion Citv Council member Saturday failed to agree on ap pointment of a successor to E. Law- rence Corder but did agree no elec tion will be held.

Corder resigned Feb. 24 after moving outside the citv limits. The Council has 30 elays following his resignation, through Tuesday, to ap point a successor. After that an elec tion must be held or the Council must complete the remaining year of its administration with three commissioners. Mayor Robert Cooksey said he was advised by Corporation Counsel David War ford that the city would also have to hold a primary election besides the general election.

Members agreed it would be foolish for the citv to undergo ex-penses of the election and agreed if no appointment is made it will go along with the three commissioners and Cooksey for the rest of their terms. Commissioner Raymond McCor-mick said today he is still seeking a man on whom there would be agreement at the Council meeting tonight. lie nominated Dr. James Felts, zoning and planning commission chairman, I eh. 24 hut Cooksey and William Dungcy voted against him.

Dungey has asked to be switch-ed from the street and alley department to Corder's vacated department, supervision of the police and fire departments. Bloodmobiles To Make Visits Red Cross Bloodmobiles will: be at the Masonic Temple in' Cartcrville from I to 7 p. m. Tuesday and at the city library in Johnston City from noon until 6 p. m.

Thursday, Chet Townsend, Williamson County Red Cross chairman, said today. Carterville goal is 100 pints, Johnston City goal 125 pints. The Rev. M. W.

Freisncr is chairman of the Carterville program; Henry Capps, Johnston Citv. The firms of Negley, Jens Roue of Peoria and Vhite-Phillips Co. Inc. of Chicago submitted a combined low bid Sunday on a bond issue for a new Herrin City Library. Five bids, including the joint proposal, were opened by the Herrin Library Board at the Herrin City Hall at 3 p.

m. Sunday. Snyder Herrin, city attorney, said the low bid offered interest rates 4 per cent on $5,000 maturing on Jan. 1, 1960, 1962 tnd 1964; 4U per cent on Man Saves Invalid Wife From Fire; Home Destroyed Arthur Hicks, about 65, carried his invalid wife to safety before fire destroved their home about 2:30 a. m.

today. Hurst firemen were called at 3 t. but they said the house, between Hurst and De Soto near the Little Muddy River bridge, as "too far gone to save." Hicks and his wife were asleep when the fire started. He smelled imoke, carried his wife out of the house and drove to a neighbor's home. "They were only able to save the clothes they were wearing," a fireman said.

"When we got there the place was caving in one tireman saia. All we could do was protect other property." Heavy rains also hampered firemen's efforts, they said. I. K. Levy, i Murphysboro attorney, owns the four-room house.

Car Stolen; Owner In Church State police have been alerted tn watch for a car stolen from the 200 block of West Walnut street in Carbondale Sunday night Terry Picrsol, 17, 617 Snrineer Carbondale, report cd that his car was taken between 6-30 and 9 p. m. while he was in the Walnut Street Baptist Church. Piersol reported the theft to Car- Trhlp nolice who alerted state police. The car is a 1951 two- tone green Chevrolet.

Piersol bought the car about two weeks ago and license plates have not arrhed. He said the keys were not in the car. Another car stolen from near the Walnut street Baptist Church Sept. 6, 1957 belonged to the pastor, the Rev. Bert I.

Cherry. His car was abandoned in Carbondale after the thief had driven it about 200 miles. DAVIDSON INFANT DIES; FUNERAL TUESDAY Funeral services will be at 3:30 p. m. Tuesday in Gilbert Funeral Home, Christopher, for the infant son of Arnold 2nd Dolores Hart Davidson, Christopher.

The bov was born at p. m. Sundav and died at a. m. today in Miners Hospital.

Besides hisj parents, he leaves sister Judy, grandmodier Mrs. Helen Hart and; wrril orancinarenis mi- a Mrs. L. Davidson, all oi Lhristo pher. The Rev.

M. E. Frank will of uflauiMi 1 on set on Jan. 1, 1973. Jo M.

Walker, chairman of the library building campaign, said the bids with the board's rccommenda tion will be presented to the Herrin City Council at 7 m. today. Other firms bidding were Benjamin-Lewis Harry J. Wilson Midwest Securities and Allen-Blair Chicago. Final Bond Action Started Murphysboro's 1 ,700,000 wa ter-sewage improvement program is to hurdle its last lcral sten Tuesday in St.

Louis. City officials including Mavor Joe Williams, Citv Clerk Delmar Ward, City Atty. William Wolff and John Blankinship, engineer, are in St. Louis today to complete the last details before the citv transfers its bond issue for cash, and takes title to the Murphysboro Water Co. One of the task involves final signing of 1,700 $1000 bonds the city ill deliver to the purchaser, a group of Chicago area bond houses.

As a precautionary measure against Joss, Mavor Williams sion-ed half of the bonds and Ward signed the other half before group went to St. Louis. Todav the officials are completing the signing, required to make the bonds neooTiable. Transfer of the bonds is sche duled for 11 a. m.

Tuesday in the Mercantile Trust Co. bank in St. Louis. The citv will immediately take title to the Murphysboro WateT for $725,000. The dty's overall program includes construction of a sewage treatment plant and extension of water and sewage lines.

Contracts! have been let for all of the work. I OFFICIALS HUDDLE Two incumbent and four past Rotary District Governors go into a pre-lunchcon huddle as a two-dav District 651 Con- rvr-ir nWim in. (was awakened and found the two standing over him. A struggle ensued in which Sickler received a cut across the forehead. The two subdued Sickler.

and i ticJ him in the bed. Sickler report- ed the Laudermilk boy said he wasn't tying the ropes to make Sick-ler's escape easier. The two took Sickler's monev and a Remington shotgun, and fled in his truck. Sickler said the ropes had been tied looselv and he was able to free himself easilv. He walked to a neighbor's home, and the neighbor drove him to Murphysboro to report the theft.

A radio report from Du Quoin District 13 headquarters ended in arrest of the fleeing pair near Ullin. Jackson County authorities said the two reported they drove into Murphysboro late Saturday night, went on New Rt. 13 to Carbondale, and were headed south on Rt. 5 1 when caught. The two have admitted the robbery, and have been identified by the victim.

The youths told authorities they hit Sickler only with their hands, while Sickler said at least one blow was struck with a bottle. Sickler was treated at St. Andrew's Hospital and released. will be adjusted to the value of the vacant building when it burn- ed. About an acre of land belongs to the school property.

It also was to be auctioned off. "Some of the farmers were talking oVrmf hlrlrJtnrr rn tVn crlmnl i 1 .1 II uarcr i torai t.vo incne, aomei ine earner station at tne Aiar- ion eterans Hospital reported only i.io inches ot ram trom a.m. Sunday until 7:30 a.m. today. Price had to go back in his records to Nov.

12-13, 1957 to find a heavier rainfall than the Sunday storm. Little damage was reported from the storm, although three inches of water covered Rt. 51 in some places in Union County. Service to some 65 Marion tele- off aW a.m. bv a wet cable on bast Main Street.

The Central Illinois Public Service Co. reported no damage from the rain "except it sure slows dow work." Price said the area is in cood shape from a soil moisture stand-j point "because we had plenty left over from 193. Temperatures, however, remained abnormally low all over the area. The normal high for this time of vcar would be about 65 degrees. The thermomcnter stood at a chilly 49 at 11:30 a.m.

todav. Mines Working Tuesday Old Ben 9 Orient 3 Freeman 4 Zcigler 3 Zeigler Washer Mines Working Tuesday Fidelity New Kathleen Pvramid Truax-Tracr No. 2 Burning Star No. 1 Mines Not Working Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 Old Ben Briquet Plant Orient 2 No Report Buckhorn left are Sam A. Ziegler, Carmi, and William S.

Giles, Marion, past governors District 651; In-cunilvnt 651 Governor Willis G. Swartz, Carbondale; D. Ril-en McConachie, Sparta, and William E. Spicth, Centralia, inis is ii snorr or ine 10 inch fall by this time of the year but the rain did push the 1 A "head-on collision in reverse" on Old Rt. 13 two miles east of Murphysboro Sunday afternoon injured a Centralia woman.

Mrs. Ruth Freimuth, 48, 1406 Locust Centralia, was the only one of six persons involved who was hurt. She received leg and arm fractures and is reported in fair condition today in St. Andrew's Hospital in Murphysboro. Mrs.

Freimuth was pinned in the front seat of her car. Rescuers worked about 20 minutes with crow bars and jacks to release her. The westbound Freimuth car ran under the rear of an eastbound car driven bv lames E. Tweed Two Jackson County Doctors To Be Honored Two Jackson Count' physicians ii .1 win receive u-year pins at me Jackson Country Club Tuesday at the Medical Society's monthly meeting. Dr.

W. W. House, Vcrgennes, and Dr. W. A.

Brandon, Carbondale, will be honored. Dr. W. W. Fullerton of Sparta will make the presentations.

Dr. Brandon, 77, was born in Makanda in 1881. He attended Southern Illinois University and received his doctor of medicine degree in 1908 from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago. lie began his practice at Carrier Mills in 1908. Dr.

and Mrs. Brandon live at 717 S. University Ave. They have one daughter, Mrs. Judy Sturm, Augusta, Ga.

Dr. House, 79, was born three miles west of Murphysboro in 1878. He graduated from the Col lege of Phvsicians and Suroeons, St. Louis, in 1908. He began his practice in Thomp- sonville.

He has been in Verger-nes for about 20 years. Dr. and Mrs. House have no children. Guest speaker at the meeting will be Virginia Harrison, chair man of the Southern Illinois University7, department of nursing.

BENJAMIN WELCH DIES; RITES WEDNESDAY) Benjamin Welch, 75, Mulkey- in Anna State Hospital, lie was meimVr of the Mnlkeytown Chris tian Church. He leaves brother Phillip of Christopher and sister Mrs. Huh Anthony Mnlkeytown. He was a bachelor. Funeral services will be at 2 p.

m. Wednesday in Gilbert Funeral Flome, Christopher, where friends mav call after 5 p. m. Tuesday Burial will be in Mulkeytowi Cemetery. a I a( Unused School Destroyed Fire Beats Auction A vacant one-room country The building was covered by a school, scheduled to go on the auc $3,500 insurance policy which All v.

Lj tion block in April, burned to the: ground Sundav. The Will School, Rt. 2, Murphysboro, about one mile south of the De Soto blacktop, burned Sun day night. L-ause ot the tire is unknown. i .1 .1 r- Neighbors said thev noticed the fire about 9 was already p.

m. Th engulfed in names No fire department was called. 1 he school was one ot ninp scheduled for sale at public auc tion in April. All were vacated to frm MrkvcKnrrt rKnnl District The one-room frame building was used for classes until June of last year. The average yearly enrollment was only 12 to 14 students.

The building was built in 1925, shortly after the 1925 tornado tore down the original school building built in 1898. It was named after the Will settlement, where it is located, Duiiaingtx' uUUl)dll JltiAl, IIt.llU ldililll 1IIU former school board member, said "One m3n talked about making it: into a grain storage bin." A member of the former Dis trict 150 School Board, of which Will School was a part before the Murphvsboio Llnit was formed, said the building was "one of the better buildings of the district. The Board member said electrical service to the building had remained intact, and was known to be operating about two weeks ago when the school was checked for equipment which might be used before the vacated buildings were sold at auction. mttt Mtt -t ii, 1 III! II I ficiate. Burial ill be in Maple ference opened in Carbondale to-hill Cemeterv.

Friends may call at day. The group was to open a the funeral home. 1 business meeting at 2 p.m. From.