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Carbondale Herrin Murphysbsra SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1S61 Pit Thrti Convict Runs From Franklin 12 Injured In Accidents On Weekend Twelve persons were injured in Southern Illinois traffic accident County Jail A prisoner tricked a Franklin County jailer and escaped from the county jail in Benton about 6:15 p.m. Sunday. Donald Gene Oriek, 22. of Belle over the eekend. i 1 hi SlU Storm Alert Signal To Be Tested The Southern Illinois University steam whistle will be sound-d twice this month to allow students and others to become familiar with the sicnals, officials said today.

The whistle will he sounded tins Thursday and on Thursday, Oct. 26. On both days the "alert" signal will be given at 2:43 p.m. followed by the "take cover" signal at 2:05 p. m.

SHI clashes are not to evacuate daring the tet. The "alert" signal is a steady wildcat blat cf three to five minutes duration. The take "cover signal" is a series of siiort blasts of three to five minutes duration. The blasts arc separated by 20 second intervals. Hive, who is serving a two to District 13 State Police herd-quarters at Du Quoin reported a flurry of one-car accidents, uih seven of 11 accidents for the weekend involving only one vehicle.

Two Harnsburg men suffered major injuries Saturday I vv' lit their car ran off Ht. 13 six mih.s west of Harrisburg. Police idci'i-fied the driver as Joiin L. Small. 42, and his passenger as Rich i i.

Barnett. 2T. Both were treated rt nett, 25. Both were treated at Six young men were injured in 10-vear sentence at Menard Penitentiary for burglary, has been returned to Franklin County to Maud trial in Circuit Court today on another charge of bw-glury. Omck, participating in a cleanup cf the back of jail, bolted past a new- jailer, Kenneth Hicks, and fled through the office and out the front door of the jail, according to Jerry Upchurch, deputy jailer.

Hicks, who started wnk Sunday, was working his second shift at the jail. Upchurch said Orrick stepped Into an open cell adjoining the back room of the jail and fled when Hicks came into the room. Hicks was not injured, Upchurch said a two-car collision earlv Sunday morning on the Akin Blacktop northeast of Benton. Police said cars driven by Paul Bayless, 21, Akin, and Chaile Parker, 16, McLeansboro, collid ed at 12:15 a. m.

Passengers involved included Gerald Dial, 24, Thompsonviile, Raids Yield One Charge ifl A gambling equipment charge '''vV- fn the wake of simultaneous raids VNX cn two Alexander County night v4.r fpots early Saturday was filed 'v Yi todav in Alexander County Court. Jtj i m'nurn'i air'nA m. if i mini tin ,1 in, una iwtiinii- Mrs. Bertha Powell looks over ruins of home riding in the Bayless car, and John Smith, 21, Walpole. Herman Russell, 31, Walpole, and William Parker, 20, McLeansboro, all riding in the Parker car.

Police said the six men wert treated and released at the Frank- All Escape Fire Search Begun Franklin County sheriff's deputies, about 20 Civil Defense auxi- 3 Families Lose Home Cpl. Don Evcrs of State Police! liar-y Pice and 13 State District 13 filed a charge of pos-i yf' PoIicC l)Can a sCCxh for 0r csicn of gambling equipment; rick immediately after the break, sgamst Marvin Waterman, nX 4 -r i Mate police established road jlin County Hospital in Benton. A car driven by James L. Iben-jdahl, 21, Oakdale, ran off lit. 100 a half mile west of Ashley at 1 12:20 a.

m. Sunday. The driver jwas reported not hurt. A passeng i. Ihey were unable to save any clothing or possessions.

Firemen said the blaze started 1,1. v.i,.j blocks around Benton and blood Fire destroyed a home housing three families with 13 children in the 300 block of West Copcland CI McCIure er, ocraid Shram, 17, Police officer in an airplane as hounds frum Mcnard Slatc Pri. they earch for Donald Orrick. sun werc brouht into the search Mcnard inmate vho escaped iv tJ ESCAPEE HUNTED A Menard Penitentiary bloodhound handler keeps in touch 111 lilt VI i IJ.t livyu was treated for minor injuries, ocxup.cd by I he Valhants Tnei one.car id Street, Marion, early this morn-j mz. I with a State from the Franklin County Jail.

cause was not ncicrmmcu. 11 oum- by walkic-Ldkie 12:40 a. m. Sunday on fit. 4,3 Firernen were called at 2:10 ed the main house occupied by near the south city limits of Har- a.

m. Thev said the fire had al- the Valliants and Carters and! iriburg. a car driven bv Leslie '-'41 0 s. readv destroyed half of the hou-e Unread through a hallway to a WnitP 17 If yrrithiirrr rin r(f Hi-. Two sijuads from Dit-rict 13 hit the Purple Crackle Club and the New Colony Club at 1:15 a.m.; Saturday.

No trace of gambling equipment was found at the Purple Crackle Club. Seized at the Xew Colony Club; was a crap table, complete with! la out and chips, and a roulette wheel, complete with lav out. The; equipment was turned over to the: Alexander county Sheriffs Both clubs were raided bv state 'Rocky' Sfarfs Murder Term Cliarles P. "Kccky" Hotl-child, Harry Wills, state police pilot, joined the scr-rch today in the air. The search is centered in the northwest pail of Benton along the Chicago and Illinois Kailroad tracks.

Upchurch said thcie were 1.5 other prisoners in the at the time of the escape but they wwe all locked in their cells. Orrick is described as five vnen cy 11, i highway and struck an embank- fire under control at 3 a. m. Bu Buchanans. Inat section wa, poHcc C(j thc drivCf stayed hosing thc remains until -charred but not destroyed.

not injured 5:30 a.m. ucat from the fire damaged! Two passcn-ers, Joe Wilson. 17 Firemen said winds luckily had, thc cars of Mrs. Carter and Buch-j jjarrisjurg and Wayne Watson, died down or thc fire mitfht havcianan parked near the house. j18 Eldorado, were treated at the Richard Horn 'spread to other homes in the block.

1 Fire Chief Lonnie Dungcy cn-jLcightner Hospital for minor in Herrin Man juries. jv.licc earlier this year. On June former Cairo policeman and area 7 officers confiscated equipment Sports official. v.a turned ovrv in both places. On Aug.

12. raid-(to Gfrcja ofiir.crs Sunday to be-: I Living in the house were Mr.Kcrcd the burning building and 'and Mrs. (Jeorce Buchanan and "brought out Mrs. Carter's purse A car driven by Robert Lake, feet 11 inches tall, of medium; in i four children Mr. and Mrs.

Jack (containing $C3. The purse bad bccn21, Walsh, struck a parked car build, fair complexion, with brown! fng parties found gambling equip-1. hfe sentence for serving limn Ifl WrOr! iValliant and five children and Mrs. levered by a piece of fallen fiber-Saturday in Steeleville. Police re ment in the New Colony Club but hair and weighing 1TK pounds.

board and was charred but the, norted no injuries and minor nrnn. 1XBIIUU III I Vuil Dorothy Carter and four children. Orrick was wearing a black! in the Purple Crackle ruthing Club. 1: and red striped shirt and brown; i troupers at the time of the es Cecil Carter, son of Mrs. Carter said the families awoke barely in time to get everybody out safely.

A Herrin serviceman was killed at 12:30 a. m. Sunday in a onc-jear accident on Rt. 70 near Ojibvva cape, Upchiw ch said. 1 muraer.

Rothschild was sentenced for, murder of a Jefferson, mer-j chant during a robbery. His con-) fession saved James Fostw ofj Greer from death. Foster a hfcn m-A-irtrd of the murder and Hearing Postponed money was not burned. None of the children were able to attend school today because they had no clothing to wear. The families are staying with friends.

Mrs. Bertha Powell, 407 W. Cline Marion, is owner of the nine-room frame building. She said she had a small amount of insurance. The families had no insurance.

Marion firemen were also call Wis. Richard L. Horn, 22. who was on a 20-day leave, was visiting friends at Ojibwa when the accident occurred, a member of his family said. He was driving alone at thc time r.

erty damage. A pickup truck driven by Mary Husteddy, 37, Mt. Vernon, ran off Rt. 460 three miles west of Mt. Vernon Saturday night.

Police reported no injuries and major property damage. A car driven by David Holland, 19, Hurst, ran off the highway half a mile north of Bush Saturday night. The driver was reported not hurt. A car driven by W. F.

Beavers, 39, Rosiclare, ran off Rt. 34 south of Harrisburg Saturday Car Overturns; Driver Charged Donald bens Orrick Fall's First Light Frost Touches Area Miners Await Investigation A spokesman for 10 miners laid A hearing before Herrin Justice of the Peace Pat Ballard fo rwas sentenced to die. Wayne Branson, owner-operator cf Hie 30-year-old Rothschild Branson's Idle Hour Smoke Shop, faces a life sentence for robbery Herein, was postponed from Sat-jat Marshall. NT. C.

in A Murphysboro man was charg-jof the accident, ed with riHvin? while intoxicated! Mr. Horn was born at Energy, trday. Ballard said the postponement Rothschild was serving i.iffrr nr mw! nrnffl in a nnpJAllS. 12. VF, the SOU of David off at Orient 3 mine near Walton- Tic season's first frost was at 8:15 p.

m. Saturday to five for a con- in somn carouna years irion Motors, 409 Court in South- accident Saturday night I-aura Sellars Horn. Ilis fatli-jvillc said today he thought the Murphysboro. jcr preceded him in death. men would give a union investi-iV1, ed recorded tins morning orn Illinois.

was ranicu ai xiian-ous icuucm 1 tj SnartanhiK'g safe roboerv bec ause one of his witnesses could 1 spirancv. rxt appear. 1 WilCil licuii aiiviv tiicuiivu. Damage was confined to wiring The driver. Stafford Jr.

Mr. Horn had in thc gator 'ample time to iron out; 24. of 1305 Hall and a pas-jNavy for six years. He vas a'thcir dispute" before taking anyj Some area residents were able fur goou Rmnvm is charred in a com-: He was iven t.mc 0:1 I inside the sign. to sera no it from car tops as tc it m.fn nfJ cm ho oilier action.

plaint signed by M. F. Pi-p. oper- lchavior. despite once tearing up fitor of a billiard parlor at 20? furniture and fitting- in ins prbon late as a m.

The frost was x0ltj, are un-IUSS Spiegel drove, a destroyer! The investigator, Henry Altai! termed light by area weatiier (jcr observation in St. Joseph Me-stationeI at Norfolk, Va. He en- of District 14, Uniteil Miner Work-J N. 14th Herrin. with allowing eel Cars driven by John W.

Vick-ery, 51, Cutler, and Robert Blake, 26, Steeleville, collided at 12:10 p. m. Sunday on Rt. 43 near Percy. Police reported no injuries and major property damage.

A car driven by Ronald Frields, 23. Shavvneetown, struck a parked Observers. imnrinl Hnsnitnl fr.r minnr inimirs tcred the aw in Mav. i ers. will arrive in spring! ieia irom pool youths under 18 to p'ay bis establishment.

Jn: The Georgia slaying in v.uiur Rothschild made his dramatic con- Renewal Site View Sought Tlie U. S. Weather Bureau at A second passenger, Jerry Cil-j He leaves his mother, Mrs. Cairo had not received reports looly. 17, 1302 Hall Murpbys-j Laura Walker and step father, Ballard said a new date for a fession was of Charles Drake.

Pittsburg, some time today, according to Hugh White, president of District 12, UMW. Setting a time for a hearing awaits Altai's ai rival. White said. the complaint would. Foster had been identified by the UUM 111 UiV 1110 i'7'" Vl Lea ring on car on West Lincoln Street Sun- However, Host was re- iai inc nospnai.

iicrrin: sisters, Mrs. wiima rra- be set. widow as one nn H.o Sht- PoIice reported no in the men her who bus-, Swaffor comnlained of hcadjthcr. Ft. Knox, and Mrs corded at thc Carbondalc sew- Further Pigg was fined SCO and costs had robbed and 1 age treatment plant, where wca- I shoulder injuries, hospital au-j Barbara Myrick of Chester a Tlie men, who claim thc union jfor urban renewal program inpunes and minor ProPerty dam ace.

ky a magistrate court jury Au-23. on a similar charge. band. Foster was unable to sun-i iply a satisfactory alibi. th.cr records arc maintained.

monues Jones receivefj ncauiorotner, cnaries ot iiernn. jis not supporting them in resain-carbondale are scheduled at and face bruises and a cut knce.j Funeral sendees will be at their jobs, threatened to pick-nicctjng 2 p.m. Wednesday. A car driven by Sherman G. 'Shelbv.

19. Metropolis, ran off The Chamber of Commerce 14'5 cieht south of Har. Renewal Committee. at 12:30 a today. Po- '1n- Tiiixsday at John on's Fu-ft all the mines in Southern Ihr (iillooiy and Jones aie going t0ncra ijomc Herrin.

Thc Rev. if the UMW commissioner be questioned for possible drink-jw childcrs of Murphysboro not arrive today. iicrwin uomudcn aim a rcoorted sip dv treated for cnarges on me nasis 01 a iii tm vm rv tin Tfrr lnrri Kiiiifpri h'lo nn mrrfmtt hrurrni rr- i minor injuries. statement, made alter the vrcck.of ncrrin wjn officiate. Burinl vvilljAUai and the men had been ar-11 commiuee last week dis- police said.

rpmrtrrv nt rnnooff Ilo tho inv inn h. i. icusseti a iour-oiocw area 1:1 noiui- Alt'- I rouce unci caiiiorci 1 liai nr' in nt-hnn rP-1 unosev sain toe car Vtlt lUI UHV. I 1 tin in Mihtarv graveside rites will nrunl she The representative of) Herrin Fund Office To Open Office space for thc Herrin Unif swerved into a field, nosed back in'o a ditch and overturned. conducted by the Herrin Anici i- nu'n sliarge that the uouinit an( Hume Finance can Le-ion and Veterans of'" using miners uiH be a-ked his ojinion The accident was at 10: 15 i.vr;nU-c 5ir their 100 a.sMiications and 41, t-a 'f Wi l.ll "HI 'i un- pupucui, nnf mrir uin ied Fund drive, donated by local of the Textile Workers Union America, will be at 205 U4th St.

1 Fvrcnfivp Difector Executive George on ine lower urove icmcieryi Road in northwest Muiphvboio.i I'nrnds may call at (lie funciai! iliome after 2 n. m. Wednexlav. (Vmrlrrvl viimu iv, iicatioiLson a scnioritv basis. aid the committee iCummings I Union officials said the gricv- wants thc official to work with I If Tvv I I "i I WN- A h--i -rr a being handled in thc Mafches Foundf iboys leave hospital AFTER FALL FROM CAR! Hi rr A rr Mrs.

Dorothy Bailey, executive secretary, said office hours vill be from a. m. to noon and 11 in a site sciccuon. usual manner. One of the men.

Kenneth Kid-! The procedure is for thc cham- 1 i 1 11 nvcucu Tu0 CarterviHe High said, "if nothing comes of ber recommcnoanon 10 go 10 men to 4 p. m. Monday through City Plan Commission. The com-Fri(lay starting Tuesday and as mission in turn will make reeom-i0ng as the drive continues, mendations to the city council. Tne office telephone is Wilson A possible nion attempt at apupils were relcaM'd from investigation other steps will Carbondale store Sunday after-Carloridale hospital Sunday wherej)(, O(on was averted when the op ithey had been taken Friday af-i xine of the miners filed a di-(Oveied the lire.

falling Irom a bumper of m) Mljt the company in Only minor d.unave wa irpoi car dnvt-n by a fellow student. j.uist for alleged lost vvaes ami ed around a coal chute door at I Paul NoI1on sun of Ml, an, jdama-es. ihe Katun and Brow on Appbam ,,,.,.1,, p. 'I he it council must make Ihti2-4wi4 request for an urban renewal pro- SIU Student 205 K. Main Carbondale.

ir.irijniii Youth Held 1 Signs Up William t. Lai. a partner in nj fm Mr am, I frll from safety matencs was found in the coalth'te of car driven by Kendall Katonaid smoke was Bagby Friday morning. Takes Bike, Then Car able upstairs. There was heavy; smoke in the basement.

I A hasehall bonus baby from Danville is the 10.000th student enrolled this fall at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Steve Kelly, a 20-year-old pitcher, has completed reyhtra-tiun ir. Ire hmari majorifi fi phy i al education. i al Cat brid.de and at the Southwe.stei 11 campus is approaching 1.V0O0 resident students. Kelly has performed in the Kansas City Athletics' farm f) ctcm for the pat tL Fire Chief Ulmont "Monk" -aid theie are no le.nF tu who iUj iiae put the III.

Chci di the Chute MUNICIPAL COURSE Some government officials Herrin Tolke recovered a 1953 Chevrolet sedan at Herrin Saturday afternoon after a 14-year okl Hem in boy was report ed lr oir the car. 'fhf (Jr vvas -(ulen lnm Wd-lurn Ca-tieroan. Hrnin. Friday as it was parked near the Eagles Home. 205 N.

16th St. Chief of Police Hoy Cole said thst the boy had stolen a bicycle Tuesday night. Police re covered the bicycle. Cole said the bicycle had been taken apart and the Ujv had been required tO fejv efliblr it. Cole said a an charges against ihe buy in the thelt of the bicycle was pending when he was arrested in the stolen car.

Charges against thc boy. who is bcin? held in Williamson Coun ty jail, are pending, Cole said. MINE REPORT Mines Working Tuesday Fidelity Bui niii Star htHfuo- Star 2 Ut Krht '3 Orient 4 Orient 5 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 21 Zcizler 3 Zeigler 4 ovw- an electric beater "This is colder than finger- this morn inc. 'Ihe she said. Also warming up are jfrom 27 Illinois communities are! at we oiikc ffkc COLDER THAN ENGLAND Rosemary Cornell, center.

South.ern Illinois University Ii.f-::ma!ion Service receptionist, and wife of Hr itih track ttsr Bll Cornell, toa-ts her tudent assistants Kochcllo iattendins the Short Course on cold snap caught about 10 SU owned build. ng wi! gas heat turned cn this moinxg. lach. left. Barbara Van Zandt iMunicipal Budcctinp at Southera and lUta Blake.

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