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SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1978 'Page Twenty One Carbondale-Herrin-Murphysboro-AAarlon Beat Calendar MS Rend Lake opens on Festival Tuesday Du Quoin Susan Richardson, 104, dies Today i Gunman robs Carbondale gas station A lone bandit, armed with a pistol, took a small amount of money early today from a Carbondale gas station. Carbondale police said the Clark Service station at 801 E. Walnut St. was robbed at about 2:30 a.m. today.

Attendant David Crim told police that a man wearing a nylon stocking mask and armed with a pistol, walked into the station and demanded money. Crim was bound and locked in a back room after he gave the robber a small, undetermined amount of cash. Police said they believe the robber fled on foot. Items worth over $1,000 taken at SIU Two electric typewriters and a clock radio, items valued at more than $1,000 were stolen over the weekend from the personnel office at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. SIU Security Police said a window at the office at 805 S.

Elizabeth St. was broken. Two IBM Selectric typewriters were taken, along with a typewriter srar.d to which one of the machines was bolted. Eavh typewriter was valued at more than A General Electric AM FM clock radio, valued at $35. also was taken.

The items apparently were removed through the front dir cf the office. Tuesday Public Meetings BUSH Village Board, 7 p.m. Tuesday, village hall. CAKTERVILLE City Council, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, water office, 100 S.

Division St. FRANKFORT Community Park Board, 7 p.m. Tuesday, park office, 1002 E. Cleveland West Frankfort. FRANKLIN County Board, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, courthouse, Benton. LOGAN School District 110 Parent-Teacher Association, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, in the school. DE SOTO Consolidated Elementary School District No. 86 Board of Education, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday in the school office. SPARTA Community Unit District No. 140 Board of Education, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Tilden Attendance Center. LICK CREEK Public Water District Board of Trustees.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lick Creek Consolidated School District No. 16 building. SOUTHERN Illinois Association of Life Underwriters, noon-1 p.m. Tusday, Student Center Ballroom Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

Speaker will be Dr. William O'Brien. LA LECHE League of Marion, 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Tina IaAvis. 2ii N.

Walker, Marion. This week the took will be "Baby Arrives, The Family and the Breastfeeding Bab." Pregnant women, nursing mothers and anyone interested in breastfeeding are invited to attend. For more information call Jane Boyer at 993-6156. SHAWNEE Development Council Governing Board, 7 p.m. Tuesday at the cm Showers Stationary Occluded Clear Skies Areas of showers are forecast today across the northern tier of states from the Pacific to the Northeast.

Cool weather is expected for the same areas. Warm weather is forecast from the Southwest to Florida. Gear skies are forecast for the area. In Southern Il 1 1 Cold Wo-t n- Central Office of Shawnee Development Council in Karnak. PERRY County Board of Commissioners 9 a.m.

Tuesday, courthouse at Pinckneyville. STEELEVILLE Unit District 138 Board of Education, 8 p.m. Tuesday at the school office, 206 N. Sparta St. SOUTHERN Illinois Airport Authority, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday in the conference room of the terminal building. OVEREATERS Anonymous, 7 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church, 310 S. University, Carbondale. GLENDALE School District No.

160, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school. FRANKLIN Hospital Board of Trustees, Finance Committee, 12 noon, Tuesday, at the hospital, Benton. JACKSON County Mental Health 703 Board, 5 p.m. Tuesday at Sallie Logan Library, 1808 Walnut, Murphysboro.

Special Events REND Lake Water Festival, Tuesday through Saturday in Benton. The Miss Rend Lake Pageant will be held Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the former Capitol Theater Building. There will be a parade beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday in Benton; and a ball from 8 p.m.-l a.m.

Saturday at the Benton Country Club. Tickets for the pageant are $2 for adults and $1 for children. Sponsored by the Benton Chamber of Commerce. CLINIC for vaccination of dogs, 5:30 p.m. -6 p.m.

Tuesday at the Town Hall in Pomona. Owners of unvaccinated dogs will be subject to a fine of not less than $25 or more than SloO. GLASS Recycling. 24 hours a day. all week; collection points are under the Route 51 overpass and Lewis Park Mall in Carbondale and at 13th and Rover St.

in Murphysboro. Rinse glass, remove metal tops and separate into clear and colored. Sponsored by Resource Reclamation, Inc. Ftajres iho a low Z'or crco. A A Dcr linois the high Sunday was 64 degrees.

The low between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. today was 49 degrees with a trace of precipitation. The 9 a.m. temperature today was 52 degrees.

Sunset today, 7:59 p.m.; sunrise Tuesday, 5:35 a.m.; sunset Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. elry 214 S. Illinois Carbondale, on March 7. He was arrested by Carbondale police, after being followed from the store by David McNeill, son of the store owner. Richman said the court "could consider probation," but did not consider probation proper in view of a prior record of the defendant.

Varner was on parole for a robbery conviction. Action to revoke the parole will be taken by the State Department of Corrections. accused The three men were Demg held in the Williamson County Jail in Marion pending court hearings on the charges. Assailant takes $15 from woman A Thompsonville woman was knocked down in the parking lot of Doctor's Hospital in Harrisburg Saturday night by a man who took $15 from her pure. Harrisburg police described Kathy Shadowens assailant as a white male, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, with blond hair.

After the man took the money he left the purse and ran, police said. VV Susan Alice "Maudy" Richardson, 104, of Du Quoin, died Sunday, May 14, 1978, at the Fair Acres Nursing Home in Du Quoin. She was born Sept. 22, 1873, to Mr. and Mrs.

Axum Major Revelle. She was married to Joe Richardson. Until her marriage, she lived on a farm at Sunfield. On her 100th birthday, Mrs. Richardson had received birthday greetings from then-Gov.

Daniel Walker. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Neal Funeral Home in Du Quoin. Florence Robinson Florence Robinson, 85, a resident of the Pope County Care Home in Gol-conda, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 14, 1978, 3t the Hardin County General Hospital in Rosiciare. She was a retired schoolteacher and member of the Golconda First Baptist Church.

She was born July 1. 1892, in Pope County, to Milo and Katie Manson Lauderdale. She married Homer Robinson April 18. 1914. He died Dec.

19, 1959. Survivors include a son. Gerald of Monroe, one granddaughter: a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Aly Funeral Home in Golconda.

Burial will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Golconda. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Tuesdav at the funeral home. John A. Hecktor John A.

Hecktor. 80, of Evansville, died at his home Saturday, May 13, 1973. Mr. Hecktor was a retired janitor at the Evansville public school. He was a member cf the St.

Boniface Catholic Church in Evansville. He was born May 9. 1893. in Evansville. to John A.

And Elizabeth Glasgow Hecktor. He was married to Ruth Schillingcr Nov. 27. 1930. in Chester.

Survivors include his wife of Evansville; and one brother, Edwin Hecktor of Washington, Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Chester. Friends may call after 3 p.m.

today at the Veath-Welge Funeral Home in Evansville. The rosary will be at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Ruth C. Scarberry Ruth C.

Scarberry, 46, of Tilden, died Sunday, May 14, 1978, at the Sparta Community Hospital. Mrs. Scarberry was born Feb. 13, 1932, in Wood River to Charles and Dora Draper Morris. She was married July 31, 1953, in East Alton, to Charles Scarberry.

Survivors include her husband of Tilden; daughters, Louise Harrelson of Mt. Vernon and Mary Shelton of Tilden; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hill Funeral Home in Tilden Burial will be in the Tilden Cemetery.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Homer Swinford Homer Swinford, 87, of Vienna, died at 6:20 p.m. Sunday, May 14, 1978, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. He was a farmer and member of the Benton Community Church.

He was born July 29, 1890, in Pope County, to Ambrose and Fannie Bell Swinford. Mr. Swinford married Effie Hogan Dec. 19, 1928. She died in 1970.

A stepson, Clarence Hogan, and several brothers and sisters also preceded him in death. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Blanche Rambo of Vienna and a sister, Floy Mitchell of Golconda. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Whitnel Funeral Home in Vienna. Burial will be in Massac Memorial Gardens in Metropolis.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Ester Stoltz Ester Stoltz, 86, of Route 2, Vienna, died at 11:15 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 1978, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. She was born Dec.

2, 1891, in Johnson County to Samuel and Mary E. Smith Thacker. She married Ernest Stoltz in 1913 in Bloomfield. Survivors include her husband and several nieces and nephews. One son and three borthers preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitnel Funeral Home in Vienna. Burial will be in Vienna Fraternal Cemetery. friends may call after 5 rj.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

X- iA? Susan Alice Richardson Mario Crespi Mario "Mike" Crespi. 52, of Colp, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday. May 14, 197-i. in Herrin Hospital.

Mr. Crespi was a member of Our Lady of Mt. Canrul Catholic Church. Eagles Lodge 1549 and Knights of Columbus 2164, all of Herrin. He was born July 28, W2 in Clifford to John arid Rose Bianca Oepi.

He was married to Naomi Williams in Marion. Dec. 23. 144. He was employed as an electrician at the Delta Mines, east of Marion.

Survivors are his wife; his mother of Herrin; three daughters. Norma Kay Harness of Peoria, Ardith Grippa of Ali-quippa. and Darla Dee Crespi, at home; a son, Michael Keith of Colp; a sister, Kay Crespi of Herrin; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Mt.

Carmel Catholic Church in Herrin. Burial will be in San Carlo Cemetery in Herrin. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson's Funeral Home in Herrin, where a rosary will be said at 7:15 p.m. Tuesdav.

John Curry John Curry. 81. of Fridley. formerly of Johnston City, was killed Saturday. May 13, 1978.

in an automobile accident in Minnesota. Mr. Curry was a member of a Catholic church. He was born March 1, 1897, in Durham County, England, to Thomas and Louise McAuliff Curry. A daughter preceded him in death.

Survivors are his wife, the former Marie Leonard; a daughter. Colleen Court of Edina. a brother, Bernard of Missouri; and a granddaughter, Ariel Court. Private graveside services will be held at the Lakeview Cemetery in Johnston City. Murman and Wilson Funeral Home in Johnston City, is in charge of local arrangements.

Isabeil Soulsby Isabelle Soulsby, 85, of 313 E. 4th West Frankfort, died at 2:15 a.m. today. May 15. 1978.

in Union Hospital in West Frankfort. Mrs. Soulsby was a member of the Central Methodist Church in West Frankfort. She was born Nov. 4, 1892, in Clinton, to Henry' and Lena Hall.

She was married to Edward Soulsby. He died in 1946. Survivors are a daughter, Mary Fries of West FYankfort; a son, Edward of West Frankfort; a sister, Frances Ingram of Eldorado; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Parker-Reedy Funeral Home in West Frankfort.

Burial will be in the Tower Heights Cemetery in West Frankfort. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Richard Burgess Funeral services for Richard "Dick" Burgess, 77, of Route 1, Benton, were at 2 p.m. today in the Morton and Johnston Funeral Home in Benton.

Burial was in the Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery- in Benton. Mr. Burgess died Friday evening, May 12, 1978, in Franklin Hospital in Benton. He had been in ill health for three years. He was born Nov.

17, 1900, to Adison and Iva Vancel Burgess. He was a retired coal miner, last working at the Harco mine. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church in Benton. He was a lifetime resident of Franklin County. Survivors are his wife, the former Flossie Lampley; three daughters, Mildred Palmer of Wheaton.

Martha Tripp of Benton and Mary Corbin of West Chicago; two sons, Larry Ray of Carmi and William E. of Benlon; a sister, Fay Burgess of Benton; a brother, Raymond, also of Benton; 21 grand children and 12 great-grandchildren. Zula Hudson Zula Hudson, 83, of 604 N. Wall Carbondale, died at 11:25 p.m. Sunday, May 14, 1978.

Funeral arrangements pending at Algee's Funeral Home in Carbondale. Movies ROXY, Coulterville, "Mary! Mary!" VARSITY 1, Carbondale, "Saturday Night Fever" VARSITY 2, Carbondale, "Blue Cellar" SALUKI 1, Carbondale, "The Hazing" SALUKI 2, Carbondale, "An Unmarried Woman" NEW LIBERTY, Murphysboro, "Heroes" EGYPTIAN Drive-In, Herrin, "The Betsy" and "Papillon" MARION Drive-In, "Alice in Wonderland" and "Flesh Gordon" FOX, Carbondale, "Rabbit Test" STARLITE, Eldorado, "The Fury" and "Suspiria" CINEMA 1, Harrisburg, "Saturday Night Fever" CINEMA 2, Harrisburg, "House Calls" UNIVERSITY 4, Carbondale, "The Medusa Touch," "Here Come the Tigers," "The Mouse and His Child," "The Goodbye Girl" CINEMA 4, Marion, "House Calls," "Here Come the Tigers," "Gray Lady Down," "Hazing" How to submit a calendar item The Southern Illinoisan will print, without charge, items on meetings and entertainments that are open to the public. Information should be sent to Calendar, The Southern Illinoisan, 710 North Illinois, Carbondale, 111. 62901, one week in advance of the event. The information should include the date, lime and place; a brief description of the event; and the admission charge, if anv.

Hospital Notes ST. JOSEPH MEMORIAL. MurDhysbcro ADMITTED: Daiiey. Ruth Swinaell, Gladys Hagier, Willis Ciark, Mrs. Terence.

Carbondale Rich, Mrs. David. DeSoto Holiiaey, Mae L'pe, Mabel Foli. Mrs. EHsa Jurman, Stephen Enaelhorn, Ray DISCHARGED: Woosipy, Mrs.

R. chard. Chester Fraitr, Rosemary. Chester Derrinton, Loras, Christopher Ebers. Mrs Edzar, Carrcoeil Hill Caliper, Mrs.

Thorns. Colp Prosapio, Mrs Charles Austin, Michel'e AAiles, Ethel Rose. Orval Brcwn, Mary Parr. Terrance VVayman, Raiph Scherk, Timothy Bursta, Mrs Richard and Marion Griffin, Decra, Carbondale Wright, Mrs. George, Colp Behounek, Mrs.

James and baby, Centralia Reirnan, George, De Soto Mifflin, Mrs. Grover Sr. CARBONDALE: STEELE, Mr. and Mrs. Walter, a daughter Sunday at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

CARTERILLE: PERKINS, Mr. and Mrs. Randy, a son Sunday at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. BENTON EUBANKS, Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth, a son Sunday in Franklin Hospital. Benton. CARBONDALE: CLARK, Mr. and Mrs. Terence, a daughter Sunday at St.

Joseph Memorial, Murphysboro. ROCKWOOD: KENNEDY, Mr. and Mrs. Richey, a daughter Saturday at Memorial Hospital in Chester. CUTLER: EDWARDS.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerry, a daughter Sunday at Memorial Hospital in Chester. Futures Provided by Rowland Co. Prev.

11 a.m. Close Today LIVE CATTLE 56 87 57.95 55.90 57.05 54.85 56 05 LIVE HOGS 54 60 55.10 55 55 56.25 52irj 53.67 CORN 2.56' 2.594 2.53' 3 2.55 14 2.52"? 2.55 SOYBEANS Net Change 1.08 1.15 1.20 .50 .70 .75 .03 4 2 .042 .04 June Aug. Oct. June Julv Aug. May Julv Sept.

Mav Julv Aug. Mav July Sept. 7.33 7.39 7.22 7.01 3 3.16l4 3.16' i 3.194 7.16'.. 701 WlfEAT 3. 12' i 3.12'4 3.15 Correction The addresses of Norma Mae Thompson of Drayton Plains, and Lola Agrusa of Hartland, were incorrect in the Friday obituary of their father, Elbert Bloodworth, 65, of Pon-tiac, Mich.

Funeral services for Mr. Bloodworth, formerly of Herrin, were Sunday in Johnson's Funeral Home in Herrin. Births Loot totals over $1 in two thefts Two CarbDridale homes were burglarized over the weekend, with items valued at more than SI. 700 reported stolon. Poih homes apparently were burglarized earlv Sundav.

Carbondale police The residence of James Keene at N. Washington St. was entered and a television and clothing valued at -) were taken. The second burglary was at the home of Anthony Jone. -110 W.

Freeman v-here a tereo system valued at SH50 vds taken. Thief leaves most costly tools behind Construction equipment worth $454 was stolen but other tools worth $2,000 were left behind, a rural Marion man reported to the Williamson County Sheriff's office Sunday. Paul Hogg of Route 4 said an air compressor, spray gun and 40 feet of hose for the equipment were taken. Other tools nearby were not touched, he told police. In a separate incident.

Michael Hewlett of Route 6, Marion, reported that his tools, a stereo player and tapes worth $182 were taken from his car parked on a road near his home Saturday. 2 fires probed in Johnston City Two fires of suspicious origin Saturday night destroyed a concession stand and damaged a storage building at the Johnston City Junior Baseball League Park east of town, firemen said. Fire Chief Dennis Beaumont said no estimate of damage is available. The Williamson County Detective Unit and State Fire Marshal Barney West have been called in to investigate, he said. Livestock National Stockyards (AP) Hogs: 5,000, trade active; barrows and gilts 1.50-1.75 higher; 1-2 200-240 lb 51.00, about 100 head 51.25; 1-3 200-250 lb 50.50-51.00 2-3 230-260 lb 4J.5O-50.50 260-270 lb 49.00-49.50; 1-3 270-290 lb 48.00-49.00; sows 1.00-1.50 higher; 1-3 300-450 lb 44.50-44.75; few lots around 400 lb 43.50; 450-500 lb 45.00-46.00; over 500 lb 46.50-47.00; boars over 300 lb 42.00-43.00; under 300 lb 40.00-42.00.

Cattle: 2,700, trading moderately active and uneven; as compared to last Tuesday's close, slaughter steers opened 1.50-2.00 higher; slaughter heifers fully 1.00 higher; cows firm to 1.00, mostly higher; bulls not established early; supply mainly choice and mixed choice and prime 2-4 lb steers; slaughter steers mixed choice and prime 2-4 lb 56.00-57.50; choice 2-4 lb 54.50-56.00; mixed good and choice 2-4 lb 53.00-54.50; slaughter heifers mixed choice and prime 2-4 lb 54.50-55.00; choice 2-4 lb 53.00-54.50; cows utility and commercial 2-4 37.50-41.00; boning utility 2-3 42 cutter 1-2 36.00-40.00; Conner and low cutter 1-2 32.00-36.00. Carbondale man sentenced to two-year prison term James Vainer, 28, of Carbondale, was to be transferred to the Menard Correctional Center at Chester today to start a two-year prison term for a theft conviction. Varner was found guilty in a non-jury trial before Circuit Judge Richard Rich-man in Jackson County Circuit Court In Murphysboro. He was accused of retail theft over $150. Judge Richman sentenced Varner to two years in prison Friday.

Varner was found guilty on a charge of theft of jewelry from McNeill's Jew 3 Marion men Three 18-year-old Marion men have been charged with the April 29 burglary of the Marion Ford-Mercury garage, in which a CB radio was taken, the Williamson County Detective Unit reported. Paul Palmer, Brian Zappa and Dennis "Rocky" Mitchell were arrested late last week by Marion police. Palmer and Zappa were charged with arson, in connection with a fire that was set in the Ford-Mercury garage on the same day it was burglarized. The sprinkler system in the garage extinguished the fire, Marion firemen said. Mitchell and Palmer also were charged with a April 17 burglary and theft at Mayer Brothers Motor Sales in Marjon.

A radio and four chrome wheel covers were reported missing..