Southern Illinoisan from Carbondale, Illinois • Page 3

CirhandiltHerrtn Morphntore SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1B, 1957 Pin Thru In Carbondale Three Residence Center Sites Studied By SIU Three residence center site pro Parking Meter Dimes To Help Polio Drive Carbondale Public Safety Commissioner D. Blaney Miller is encouraging drivers to put dimes in parking meters next week but emphasize they won't pay for parking time. The dimes will be collected as part of the March of Dimes fight against polio. Each meter will bear a yellow and balck tag asking that dimes be donated for the anti-polio cause. The tags also state "dimes will not pay parking fees." Dimes will slip through parking meter slots but do not cause the meter to register time.

Only nickels and pennies register. The collections will benn next Monday and continue until the following Monday. I i I i V.l I I k-- 5 i J. mr tt 3 '1 I otT-f -V" HI '0 SIGN OF SUCCESS Youthful Herrin fans could not resist the temptation to cele- brate their 45-42 basketball vie- torv at Pincknewille Tuesday night. They hoisted a "Go-go-go Get 'Em, You Tigers" sign on 4 Lj) 0 "tw V-'- A 1 1 "tl Three Murphystxyro firemen man hose in battle with a Waze which destroyed the home of Charles Etherton of Murphys- 0 morning.

fire apparently started in basement. horo early this morning. CoW Hampers Firemen Fire Destroys Murphysboro Home, All Belongings Of Elderly Couple; Blaze Kept From Spreading At Own Funeral Rites I i it Paint Job For Inferior Of City Hall Set Carbondale's its first inside city hall is to get paint job in five years. Harry Grater commissioner of public property, announced to the City Council Tuesday he will ad vertise tor bids it we have enough money." Finance Commissioner E. Miller said city finances would per mit the painting.

The Council will accept bids for the bulk paint and advertise for bids for application of the paint. All rooms now in use in the building will be painted includ ing the fire and police stations, city clerk's office, mayor's office, police magistrate court, township office, water office, a large meet ing hall on the second floor and corridors. An oil-base paint will be used. The color has not been chosen. Zoning Meet D.

Blanev Miller, zoning com mission chairman, set reb. 4 as the date for a commission meeting. Miller's action came after a writ ten request for a zoning change bv Ned C. Farris. 613 N.

Sprincer St. Farris petitioned for rezoning of 719 S. Illinois Ave. from residential to business. Farris said he wants to build a restaurant there.

The commission did not make any statements but hinted the re quest would be approved. There are several other businesses in the area, including a laundry next to 719 S. Illinois Ave. owned bv Farris. The commission will 7:30 p.

m. in city hall. meet at! The Council heard complaints of a traffic problem on South Springer street for the second week in a row. H. W.

Day, 109 S. Springer and Carrol K. "Cub" Bair, 111 S. Springer, asked for one way traffic and one lane parking lor the street. Last week a petition for the same changes was presented.

Day said South Springer be tween West Main and West Walnut streets does not have adequate parking. He also claimed the street has become unsafe for neighborhood children since an ordinance provided for two-way traffic and no parking on South Springer. Mayor John I. Wright told Day the Council had considered safety aspects when making a no parking rule for the street. Wright said Councilmen decided children would be in more danger with one-lane parking since they might dash out from between parked automobiles.

Wright told Day and Bair the Council will study the matter. Finance Commissioner E. V. I'll 1 .1 re- tinier proposea another trattic change. Miller moved to eliminate parking on one block of West Elm street, from an alley west of the Presbyterian Church to South Uni versity avenue.

wnght said the city attorney would draw up such an ordinance and the Council would put it to vote next I uesdav. D. Blanev Miller advised Coun cilmen to delay any major traffic law changes "until the state traf fic survey is completed and the findings are available to us. It may solve a lot of our problems. FIRE STATION SITE? This location on the south side of Rt.

13 near Brooklane Drive is being consideted by a Hnf posals will come before the South ern Illinois University Board of Trustees Thursday. Newest of the three will be pre sented bv a delegation from' Mt. Carmel, which will propose the university add their city to SI residence center program. William E. Brubeck of Mt.

Carmel is head of the delegation, SIU President D. W. Morris said this morning. Also to be considered are the old East St. Louis High School building, xecently offered for the purpose by the high school's Board, and the facilities of Shurtleff College in Alton.

In a recent meeting, Shurtleff authorities voted to close the college this summer and offejed the campus for SIU's use. Reports of recent inspections of the two by SIU officials will be given the board. The meeting is to begin at 10 a. m. in the conference room of President Morris's office.

I. L. Gray Rites Set In Marion Funeral services for Ira Lee Gray, 55, 812 W. Maiden Marion, killed Tuesday morning' in a highway accident, will be held at 2 p. m.

Fndav the Mitchell Funeral Home of Marion. The Rev. V. Tollev will of ficiate. Friends may call at the fun eral home after 6 p.

m. today. Gray 'was killed when his. truck hit a bridge on Rt. 51 two miles noh of Coldwater, Misa.

A car had overturned on the ice. covered bridge and another truck had aropped. Gray was unable to stop his truck. His cab was crushed and he was trapped a half-hour before he could be removed. No other person was injuted.

Gray was born in Williamson County on Nov. 16, 1901. He was married to Faye Boles in Pa-ducah, in 1920. He was employed as a trucker for the Hen-shaw Wholesale Lumber Co. of Marion and also operated his own vvsaa lie va a infill isi i jl the First Methodist Qiurch.

He leaves his wife, children, Harold Lee of Hobart, Ken. neth of Tulsa, Dale of San Diego, and Mrs. Doris Dwyer of Marion; five grandchild ren, brothers Gilbert of Carbn-dale, Walter of Pekin, Clint of Rt. 3, Carbondale, and Carl of Marion; sistess Mrs. Ruby Atnip, Mrs.

Martha Baker, and Pauline Woolard of Marion, and half-sisters Mrs. Gertrude Fisher of Chicago and Mrs. Bert Rogers of Goreville. POLICE BRIEFS Carbondale: T. A.

Young, 603 W. Grand fined $3.40 including costs, by JP Henry Bennie-ham, for ignoring parking meter tickets. Carbondale: McKinley Nicholls, 56, Rt. 3, Murphj-sboro, fined $13.40 including costs, by Police Magistrate Roy Hall, for intoxication. Catbondale: D.

Burke, 713 S. Marion fined qo.HU mciuaing costs, oy jr Henry Bennieham, for ignoring parking meter tickets. street at left background of picture and the four lots under consideration lie in pairs on either side of it. Two Injured In Rt. 13 Mishap A head-on collision on Rt.

13 three miles west of Carbondale late Tuesday night sent two Carbondale area youths to the hospital with minor injuries and a Murphysboro youth to jail on reckless driving charges. Treated at Holden Hospital in Carbondale were Robett Wolff, 18, of De Soto, and Larry Hornick, 19, of Carbondale. Their injuries were reported not serious. Jailed in Murphvsboro is Robert Meyer, 19, of 221 S. Nth St.

Meyes was ticketed by State Patrolman Warren rammer for reckless driving. Grammer said Meyer will also face state police charges of driving without an operator's permit, and driving without a state license on his car. Grammer said both vehicles were total losses, and said a station wagon driven by Wolff was "gathered up in small pieces." Wolff was eastbound on new Rt. 13 with Hornick a passenger. Meyer was westbound, and ap parently swerved into the east-bound lane of traffic, the accident eport indiates.

The accident was reported at 1 1:55 p. m. Meyer was held in the Jackson County jail in Murphysboro this morning pending action on the driving charges. Prison Site Check Moves To Murphysboro Murohvsboro's dumber of Commerce is set to make its "on the snot" bid fot a new Midwest a federal prison Thursday, with an inspection team due to check Mur phvsboro proposed location. Chamber of Commerce Lxecut ive Secretary Marion Nash said the schedule tor the visit ot the in spection team is not completely ar ranged.

The Chamber plans to have a brief breakfast meeting with the inspectors Thursday morning. The inspection team to be headed bv Fred Aiken of the federal bureau of prisons, then will inspect the proposed Murphysboro site in the Mt. Carbon area between New Rt. 13 and the Big Muddy River. Murphysboro is one of six Southern Illinois area cities which have survived the first lap of the Federal prison race as possible sites for the new institution.

The inspection party is scheduled to visit a Sparta area site Thursday afternoon. FORMER D0NG0LA RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Flora Penrod, 87, formerly of Dongola, died at 3 a. m. Tues-dav at her home in Bradley.

She leaves daughters Mrs. Mae Sowers of Perks and Mrs. Nellie Troutman of Bradley, son Ben and step son Glenn, both of Bradley, 3 brothcis, 4 sisters, 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m.

Thursday at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, near Dongola. The Rev. Jim Curran and the Rev. A.

M. Ttoutman will of-ficiate. Burial will be in the llt. Olive Ccmcterv. Friends may call at the Ford Funeral Home, Dongola.

Flue Fire Herrin firemen were called to the home of Bob Riding, 1401 W. Oak about 10:30 a. m. when an overheated stove pipe started a blaze. The fire was quickly extinguished.

The the -n i of an eldcly Murphysboro couple this morning. Firemen used smoke masks inside the house to locate the origin of the fire. Justice Bows To Day's Chill North Winds A Jackson Circuit Court session was literally frozen out this morning and the court room vacated when Judge Clarence Wright of Carbondale walked into the room and discovered it was "like an ice box." The session was moved to the county court room on the south side of the courthouse after Judge Peyton Kunce offeied the room for the circuit court session. Although radiators in the circuit court room were going full blast, Judge Wright said the north wind whistled right through the windows. The cir cuit court loom is on the north side of the courthouse.

MINE REPORT Mines Working Thursday Buckhorn Zciglcr 3 Freeman 4- Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 Old Ben Briquet Plant Orient 2 Orient 3 Fidelity New Kathleen Burning Star No. 1 Not Working Pyramid Truax-Traer No. 2 one of the backboards after the game, but Panther supporters soon dislodged the sign. Des pite the tension caused by 3,500 spectators, there were no maior a disturbances during or after the game. Preacher years aso and asked that it be used at his funeral.

Murman said the "farewell message" is on one side and the ser- mon on the other, tach side is 1 1 T- about five minutes long. "It's a sermon just like you hear at any other funeral," Murman said. A minister will be present at the service to be held in the Mur man-Wilson Funeral Home at p. m. Thursday.

The Rev. Homer Young of Nashville, a close friend of eaver, will officiate. "But I think he'll just have a scripture reading and a prayer, Murman said. "The only sermon will be the one on the record Herrin Light Meeting Set A meeting of the Herrin citi zens committee workins? tor the second lighted ball park will be held at 7:30 p. m.

Thursday in the Herrin American Legion Home. Tom Reagan, president of the group, said today that several leads on used lights have developed, and the committee hopes to take some definite action at the meeting. Plans call for lighting the American Legion park in Herrin to provide facilities for teen age league play, and also 105 adult and industrial team use. Released From Hospital Hildred Murphy, Blairsville, has been teleased from the Jewish I Hospital in St. Louis where she has been a patient for twelve days.

She fell down a flight of stairs on Dec. 26. She is convalescing at the home of friends in East St. Louis. side fire house.

The committee discussed it and two other sites Monday night. Brooklane if Fire today destroyed home and all the personal possessions of an elderlv Murphvsboro couple at 1934'Clark St The couple was identified as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Etherton. Etherton is a former postmaster at Carbondale.

Miss Josephine Morris owns the house. Murphysboro firemen, aided by volunteer helpers including Mayor Joe Williams and City Clerk Del-mar Ward, worked to prevent it from spreading to a neighboring house on the east. Firemen and helpers also battled icy winds which froze water spray almost as soon as it struck any olid surface. At least three hose lines were apread to the large corner lot home, as flames erupted from a densely amoking interior about 11 a. m.

Firemen had the blaze under control shortly before noon, as flames subsided in a mass of water aoaked and ice coated rubble. The origin of the blaze was not determined. The fire apparently started in the basement of the home at approximately 10 a. m. and quickly spread throughout the house.

Both Mr. and Mts. Etherton escaped injury. An estimate of damage was not available. Grand Jury Ir For Full Day A complete panel of 23 grand juims reported to the Jackson Circuit Court in Murphysboro this morning' for an expected "full day" of hearings.

State's Arty. William Ridgeway, conducting his first grand jury session, said matters he expected to present to the grand jury would require almost a full day of heatings. Issues to be presented included two murder diarges, one against Mrs. Willie Mae Langston for the shooting of her husband in Murphysboro, and one against SIU ttudent Fred Sinroll, charged with the shotgun, slaying of a roommate i The grand jusy was expected to make a report to Circuit Judge C. E.

Wright late this afternoon. 511 Meeting Set Thursday The 17th annual meeting of the members of Southern Illinois, will be held Thursday, at 6:30 p. at the Vocational Technical In Southern Illinois Uni vcrsirv, at Southern Acres, on Rt. 13, southeast of Cartcn-ille. Wives of members and other guests are especially invited.

Reservations must ba made before 4 p. ni. Wednesday, at the SII office in Carterville. A review of progress in Southern Illinois during 1956 will be presented at the meeting and a blueprint for the future will be shown Still The A Johnston City minister will preach the sermon at his own funeral Thursdav with an assist from a nine-year-old record. Elder Charlie M.

Weaver, 89, died following a heart attack Tues day. Just prior to his 80th birthday cut a 12-inch record contain ing a tarewell message and the sermon for his own funeral. Wea ver was a Primitive Baptist minis ter 62 years and was pastor of the Johnston City church at the time of his death. Roland Murman, of the Mur- man Wilson Funeral Home of Johnston Citv, said Weaver plaved the record for him "five or six In Bank Holdup Former Area Man Charged The Federal Bureau of Investigation said today a complaint. has been filed aeainst a former Eldor ado man in connection with the "Lone Wolf" $17,440 holdup of the bank of Milton, Jan.

4. The wanted man was identified as Lyman Austin Moore of Eldorado and Chicago. The complaint was filed with U. S. Commissioner William H.

Dougherty' in Madison, Wis. It charges Moore with the holdup and jeopardizing die life of a teller, John Misener. The important British port of Hong Kong on the southeast coast of China is ten square miles in area and. has both an east and west entrance. Carbondale committee appoint- ed by Mayor John 1.

Wright for the location of a proposed west- Nil im.ft-.J4fct.. ATTACK STARTED A Murphysboro fireman dashes to a window with a hose to begin a new attack against a blaze which destroyed the home Chester Man Dies In Car Samuel EJmer Leemon, 72, of Rt. 1, Chester, died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday night while driving his car in Chester. Leemon stopped his car at a stop sign on State and became ill. His wife left the car to summon help.

The stricken man apparently touched the gas pedal. The car rolled across the intersection and into the rear of another car. The collision was reported not serious and car damage light. Leemon was pronounced dead on arrival at the Chester Hospital. Leemon was born in the Sparta Drea in 1884, and was a Randolph County farmer all his life.

He was married in 1908 to the former Florence McCIoud, who survives. Leemon also leaves a son, Earl of Chester, a daughter, Mrs. Frederick Rriethaupt of East St. Louis, brothers Clarence of Sparta and Harry of Vinton, Iowa, sisters Mrs. Janie Hill of Sparta, Mrs.

Mabel Mclntyrc of Sioux City, Iowa, and Mrs. Lctitia Booker of St. Louis, two grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Chester. Friends may call at the Sehroed-er Funeral Home in Chester until 11 a.

m. Friday, when trie body will be removed to the First Presbyterian Church for services at 2 p. m. The Rev. Frank McLaughen will officiate.

Burial will be in the Chester Evergreen Cemetery. 4bfr CG' s3J ccT.