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I SUN JAN 1 4 1962 Pji Two Carbondale Sanders Quits Shechmeister Tops Debaters Fifty-four teams from 15 schools Bird's Nest Possible Cause Of Ullin Death Murphysboro Subdivision Plaf Okayed Mine Cage Cable Snaps One of eleven steel cables on the shaft elevator at the Orient 3 mine near Waltonville snapped at 11 p. m. Friday. Freeman Coal Mining Corp. officials said the elevator, still supported by the other 10 cables, did not fall.

There were no injuries and no damage. District Race Omer Sanders, a Carterville Democrat, this week said he will not seek the party's nomination as representative from the 59th district, apparently leaving Paul Powell, D-Vienna, unopposed. Sanders said he would not run against Powell, who earlier with drew his name from the list of those seeking the Democratic nomination for U. S. Senator.

Sanders issued a statement thanking "all my friends who recently signed by petition for state representative of the 59th district. "As the representative committeemen voted to run one man in the 59th district, I will not run against my old friend, Paul Powell." Powell began circulating peti tions for renomination earlier this month. Fossils found on Malta show that the islands may once havt been part of a land bridge be tween Europe and Africa. IN HERRIN participated Saturday in the annual high school debate tournament sponsored by the Southern Illinois University speech department. Bryan Shechmeister of University School, Carbondale, was awarded a one-year scholarship to SIU He was the top individual speaker.

The.e were two divisions in the tourney, championship and novice. In Division championship, John Gotterson, University School, received an individual excellent rating. Shechmeister received an individual superior rating. University School also won a team superior rating for negative debating in the tourney. University School and Lincoln also were runner-ups to Woodruff.

which won the Division I first place trophy. Howard Benson of University School received an individual excellent rating in Division II. Also, a team superior rating for affirmative debating went to University School. AT ZWICK'S i i i 1 i t-. 1 fh I A I I r- 'J.

r- -v -V, t-t- A I :.,:7... Glass Panels Are Removed Glass Shatters From Carbondale School Panels To Be Replaced Glass panels which shattered at en panels and may also pay for A coroner's inquest is set Monday into the death of an Ullin woman, who apparently breathed I carbon monoxide gas forced into her home because a stove vent was clogged by a bird's nest. Mrs. Ruth Echols McCIcllan, 67, died and two other members of her family became unconscious and were hospitalized Thursday. The others were E.

"Bucky" Echols, 33, and his son, Kendall, 2. Pulaski County Coroner Carl Al-stat Saturday said an examination of the stove pipe in her home revealed a bird's nest had clogged it. He said the nest could have blocked the escape of carbon monoxide from the stove. He said the McClellan family had complained of feeling ill several days before Mrs. McCIellan's death.

The family apparently did not realize they were breathing impure air, he said. She leaves sons, William Echols, Dayton, Ohio, Vaughn Echols, Franklin, Maurice and H. E. "Buckv'V both of Ullin: daughters, Mrs. Juanita Holder-field and Mrs.

Wanda Ruth Wat- kins, both of Ullin, and Mrs. Vesta Walton, St. Louis; sisters, Mrs. Ina Sowers, and Lena Crippcn, both of Mounds, and Mrs. Wil-mont Shelton, Orange, brother Vernon Crippen, Mounds; 19 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

She was a member of the Ullin Methodist Church and the Ben Hur Lodge. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Ullin Methodist Church with the Rev. Junior Melvin assisted by the Rev. Charles Ingraham officiating.

Burial will be in the New Hope Cemetery, east of Ullin. Friends may call at the Stoner Funeral Home in Ullin. MAIN BREAKS A water main break in front of the Marion Carnegie Library, 200 S. Market was repaired by city workers Saturday afternoon. The break at 3 p.m.

caused a fountain of water to spurt in the street and seepage broke a hole into blacktopping. Tuc, Wed. THICK lUJ LB. re i A pbt for a new subdivision on a new street extension was ap proved bv the Murphysboro City Council Friday night The development is Green Mea dows, on North 16th street ex tended during 1961. The development is being plan 15 ed by Norman Ellis.

The original plat lists 16 lots, all with frontage on the west side of 16th Street. Ellis told aldermen plans are to expand the development within two or three years and add interior streets. Four bids for a new police car were turned over to the public Improvement committee for investigation. The committee was authorized to check the bids against specifications, and award a contract The committee is to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in council room.

All bids were to be for a po lice type car, including trade-in of the present car. Bids submitted were: Beckmann Motors, Porter Bros. Motors, Richard Vogler Ford Sales. Grob Chevrolet, Mayor Joe Williams reported onj an appearance before the Mur physboro Unit School District 186 board with reference to a bill for $1,134.51 for city work in a school sewage line installation. He said the board had refused to pay the bill, and said there would be no further city action to recover the bill.

Williams said the city had been assessed $3,500 damages in a personal injury law suit earlier in the week. I Mrs. Marcaret McDonald of! Sparta had sued the city for injuries allegedly received in a fall on a defective city sidewalk near Walnut and 22nd Streets. Councilmen briefly reviewed city liability insurance coverage for possible future consideration. Williams reported investigation had indicated an anticipated annual premium of around $6,000.

William Wolff, city corporation counsel, said a meeting is scheduled Feb. 9 with representatives of Midwest Securities Co. of Chicago for review of possible city purchase of the Harrison Water District. The proposal has been under Mudy by the city for some time. The Midwest Securities Co.

has represented the city as fiscal agent in several projects, including the city's water-sewage program in 1957-53. Murder Charge Hearing Waived A Sparta man charged with murder in a tavern shooting last week has waived preliminary hearing before Chester Justice of the Peace Charles Blechle. Randolph County authorities said Albert Burncll Collier, G6, is held without bond in the county jail pending grand jury action. Collier, who was first identified ss Bernard Collier, is charred with murder in the shooting to death Banks Elec Officers and directors of the two Carbondale banks have been re-elected. Carbondale National Bank offi cials are J.

E. Etherton, presi dent. ham C. Etherton. vice nresident and cashier.

John T. Mars, vice president, and assist ant cashiers. Melvin Lipe and Mrs. Mabel Bow en. The directors are the Ethertons, Mars, John S.

Lewis, F. M. Hew itt and Dr. John S. Lewis.

First National Bank officials are Walker Schwartz, president, Glenn Storme, executive vice president, Charles D. Renfro, cashier, and assistant cashiers, Mrs. Margaret R. Hoye, Mrs. Helen Troutt, and Thomas Clore.

The directors are Schwartz, Storme, Robert W. Davis, G. V. Gladders, Thomas H. Mofield, Archie Stroup and C.

E. Wright. Complaint Said Without Basis On Fire Call Carbondale Public Safety Com missioner James Wallace said Sat urday investigation has shown no basis for a complaint that the fire department telephone was busy while an emergency call was attempted Thursday. Mrs. Robert Feigenbaum, 1007 Briarwood Drive, said she could not reach firemen during a blaze at the home of an employe, Mrs.

Frances VanHook, 402 N. Wash ington Carbondale. Firemen were called twice to the blaze, which Mrs. Feigenbaum estimated caused $3,000 damage. Pso trouble was encountered on the first call placed through an operator.

Firemen left the house after stopping the blaze around pipes in the bathroom. The fire broke out again in the roof. Mrs. Feigenbaum said she tried to call firemen from the burning house. The number was busy, she said, and she was unable to reach an operator.

She drove to the fire station but turned back when she saw the fire truck approaching. Firemen had been called by neighbors. Wallace said the police department telephone was called when the operator could not be reached on the second call. The police tele phone was busy, Wallace said. The telephone directory lists two numbers for the Carbondale fire department.

Ons is a business telephone, lifted for the fire chief. The other is the emergency number. The shoes worn by American astronauts in their spacecraft are made of nvlon for lightness. PICK UP YOUR HALLMARK N0RCR0SS GIBSON OR RUSTCRAFT MEMORY CALENDAR FOR REMEMBERING BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS GET IT FREE AT BIRKHOLZ GIFT MART 204 South Illinois CARBONDALE Carbondale Community Hich School will be replaced with a material which will not shatter in temperature extremes, school officials said. About 13 of the 61 panels along an interior corridor broke at 7:45 a.

m. Wednesday, spraying the corridor and rooms with flying glass. The breakage occurred before the start of classes and no one was hurt. The clerestory panels are set along the top of a wall in the 'corridor of the new addition to the school. They are double panes of glass in metal frames.

The panels were removed and the spaces will remain empty until a decision is made on replacing them. Plastic or metal panels have been discussed as possible replacement materials. If opaque panels are used, the corridor lights may have to be changed to provide mere illumination. A representative of the architect, Lee Potter Smith and Associates, Carbondale, said the firm will pay for removing the unbrok- Stores Sued For S206.232 A suit for $205,232 was on file Saturday in Williamson County Circuit Court against operators of Wilihite's Shoe Stores by Gencsco Inc. of Tennessee.

According to the suit, Trevor' Wl Ittlte. Jo Ann Wil life. Carl Officials said the cable must be replaced before the shaft elevator will be operated. The 200-man second shift was below ground at the time of the accident. The miners were brought to the surface on the 300-foot coal conveyor belt.

Company officials said a re placement for the inch elevator hoisting cable was being brought from Chicago to the mine Saturday. A 20-man repair team worked below ground Saturday on other reoairs. They entered the mine via the conveyor belt. A spokesman for the company said the cable would be replaced and tested Sunday, and the mine would return to production with the first shift Monday. PETIT JURORS CALLED TUESDAY IN JACKSON Petit jurors for the January term of Jackson County Circuits Court have been called back to duty Tuesday morning.

First case on the docket is a $30,000 suit brought by Dewey Morrison of Rt. 2, Murphysboro, against James Boucher, 23, Mur-; physboro. The suit asks damages for the death of 17-year-old Robert Wayne Morrison, plus $2,600 for hospital; and funeral expenses. Liquor Store Firt Carbondale firemen were call- to extinguish a fire Saturday night at the ABC Liquor Store on North Washington Avenue, Car-jbondale. A store spokesman said damage was minor.

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Sine said he arrested Marvin Eugene Wall, Johnston City, who was intoxicated after drinking at the tavern. As a result of intoxication, Sine said. Wall assaulted, beat and kicked him. Sine said he suffered a recurrence of ulcers, his inner left ear was damaged, his teeth were knocked through his lip and there a ere other bodily injuries. He asks $15,000 for injuries and $300 for damage to his uniform and wrist watch in the beating.

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