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THREE THE PANT AG RAPH, BLOOMINGTON, DLL1NOIS, WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 21. 1955. ISNU Building Voters Adopt School Measures 1WW I nil i Worker Injured Utility Tightens Gas Service Expansion In Fall From Roof Building Bond Issue, Tax Rate Hike Approved 1 I -1 Present Users Insured of Proper Servlce-Carr Both measures in Tuesdav's family dwellings or commercial and industrial buildings.

Also, gas for new industrial equipment Is permitted only on a limited basis. "We regret very much that it became necessary for us to ask for this restriction order," Mr. Carr said, "and we wish to assure our customers that we will make A Missourian working on the new women's dormitory at Illinois State Normal University fell from the roof Wednesday morning. He lit on the roof of a wing below and suffered a compound fracture of the right leg below the knee. Victim of the fall is Joseph E.

Fleming, 28, of Chesterfield, Mo. He is an employee of the Roofing Application Company of St. Louis. The accident happened just as Bloomington school referendum were passed by margins of more than 300 votes. The proposal for a $2,900,000 bond issue to build a new high school and two elementary struc Union Gas Electric Company every effort and spare no reason -A Ntf i An tSSAl VKV- I tures won 4,078 to 3,743, a margin announced Wednesday that it bad been authorized by the Illinois Commerce Commission to limit the future connection of additional space heating customers and new industrial loads in order to oi Aii.

A second proposal, which will workmen turned to this morning. i enable the Board of Education to increase the educational tax rate 12 cents, over the present $13, able expense to increase our supplies of gas so the restriction may be lifted. Complete copies of the Commission order will be available for inspection at our office, and we will be glad to answer any questions that may arise." Union Gas. in its ICC petition, pointed out that it estimated pres No one saw Fleming fall but his brother, working nearby inside the Ernie insure uninterrupted service to existing customers. Simon passed 4,092 to 3,720, a difference building, heard a thud and then a cry for help.

H. G. Carr, manager of the said that authority for this of 372. Board Rejoices Looking out, he saw his brother Chest restriction was requested from the ying on the roof of the east Tuesday's referendum brought ent and pending customers would use 6,300.000 cubic feet of gas during the 1955-56 heating season. The most available.

Union asserts, is of the dormitory, the part of the building housing the cafeteria and Commission because the rapid growth of Bloomington and Normal and the demand for gas for another record turnout with 8.005 persons going to the polls. The vote was nearly 500 greater than Kickoff Meeting lounge. Fleming had fallen about 20 feet. space heating in old homes, as 6,475,000 curtc feet. last March, when similar expan well as all the new homes now Police and an ambulance crew sion proposals laiiea by narrow Pipeline Supplies Most Principal supply is from the being constructed, was outdistancing the utility's ability to secure had to rig a sling to take the in margins.

Set lor Monday Texas-Illinois pipeline which Union Board Pres. Mrs. W. Tomp jured man off the roof. He was taken to Brokaw Hospital for sur additional supplies of gas.

"Our problem." Carr said, "is kins said the board "rejoices that the community has recognized the concerned with the amount of gas gery. The full extent of his injuries was not known. Official kickoff meeting for the 1955-56 McLean County Community Chest drive for 5174,873 will available to us to meet the demand needs for buildings and teachers and has provided for them by MANY SCHOOL PEOPLE were in a crowd gathered to hear returns of Tuesday's referendum at Board of Education headquarters. In above picture, left to right: Miss Lois Green, curriculum coordinator; J. Dale Davis, Edwards School principal; Charlie Newton, music consultant; Earl Lee, Jefferson principal (in background); L.

L. Josserand, vocational education director, and A. W. Thompkins, husband of the Board of Education president. on the coldest days of the winter.

We have had a substantial increase taps near Farmer City. Union can get a maximum of 4,310,000 cubic feet annually from that source and now is taking the maximum'. Mr. Carr feels that roost hope for an added quantity of natural gas for the Twin Cities is a stepped up release In the amount from th.2 Herscher Gas Storage area iuesaay vote." be held next Monday at a 7:30 2 Young Girls a. m.

breakfast at the Illinois Wes- Franklin School district provid in the number of customers using gas for space heating this year, leyan University Memorial Center ed the biggest turnout, 1,293, and the biggest margins of victory. The Building. and we have reached a point where we cannot supply additional space Approximately 500 of the Chest's Hospitalized After Mishap building bond proposal won 838-438 in that district, while the tax in Egypt Educators Study ISNU 1,200 campaign workers are ex pected to attend the breakfast and heating customers until we get more gas. To Start Waiting list "The construction of a new 27 which is shared by several companies. Union now gets 665.000 cubic feet from that source.

The balance of the supply is made up of propane added to the lines. receive supplies and publicity ma assgss. mwiiMi. 'M Jar" ap terial for the Sept. 25-OcL 7 cam Annette and Debra Mallett, 5 paign.

Reservations may be made mile, eicht inch surely main and through Thursday at Community the extensive improvements to the Ci-iT-'- pQD Cooler distribution system in Bloomington 11 Z. T-VT Chest headquarters. Ernie Simon, WGN disc jockey and Normal, which are now in OnOrt in Ihett crease carried 823-453. Districts Split Even Oakland School district also had a big turnout, as 1,231 voters approved both referendum issues about 7 to 4. Both districts are on" the east side.

The city's 12 districts split even, six passing both measures and six opposing them. Most surprising result was from the far west side Raymond dis and commentator, will be present Ralph Bond, proprietor 61 Bond's and 2 year old daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James Mallett of 605 W. Jefferson St.

were in "fair" condition at St. Joseph's Hospital Wednesday morning after the car in which they were riding overturned in a ditch on Route 9 two miles west of the city at 8:22 p. m. Tuesday. According to the state police at the breakfast.

W. A. Mathe- son, president of the Portable progress, won enaoie us 10 renaer much better service, but they do not provide additional supplies of ga as such," Mr. Carr continued. Under the Commission order, all future applications for gas for Elevator will be master of Marathon Station at 1402 N.

Main reported to Eloomington police Monday that J40 had been taken from the pop cooler at his station. Bond said the cooler had not ceremonies. All 15 agencies sponsored by the Community Chest organization will report, a car going north driven been forcibly opened. space heating must be recorded and acknowledged in writing by be represented at the breakfast. trict, which reversed its verdict of the March 1 election by passing by Mrs.

Barbara Jean Coppen- barger, 24, of 411 N. Lee St. ran the Union Gas Electric Company. Permits will be issued for Doth issues roughly 8 to 5. 111.

1 1 into the ditch when Mrs. Coppen- Aiuiougn oniy 3U4 votes were 1 If such service to single family resi Purpose of each agency will be explained to campaign workers. A skit explaining the proper way to solicit funds, under the direction of Roy Biddle, will complete the breakfast program. cast in the Raymond district, the barger lost control after a wheel caught on the edge of the pave Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery Find Nnt Heating Sabttanc dential premises in the order of it reversal oi opimon made a gain ment. 1 oi 114 votes for the educational date of appliaction when and if additional gas becomes available.

rate increase and a gain of 90 Hospital attendants said the younger Mallett child had a head Premises where cas for snace Cost of the breakfast will be borne by Bloomington-Normal for the building bond issue. Both Franklin and Oakland dis- laceration, while the extent of the banks. older girl's injuries was undeter tricts also showed gains of more jh mined. than 100 votes for both proposals over the lost election, in which a heating has been ued in the past, and premises for which space heating applications have already been accepted by the company, or for which building permits have been issued on plans specifying gas space heating, are not Move Hospital Patient Mrs. Coppenbarger's daughter.

Science has found a healing -sub stance that shrinks piles, relieves pain promptly, stops itching without surgery. Doctors report actual shrinking of piles. Sufferers say, "Piles have ceased to be a problem." The secret is Bio-Dyne already widely used for healing Injured tissue. This substance is now available in ruppository ot oxntmtnt form under the name The Fire Department Rescue Marsha Joanne, 5, was also reported injured, but was not Duuaing pian ottering two new junior high schools instead of the Squad answered a call at Brokaw high lost by only two votes. Hospital at 1:10 p.

m. Tuesday to return Jennie Hibbens, 63, to her In a post-referendum statement, home at 1214 N. Mason St. She Mrs. Tompkins said, "The board affected by the order.

Single Units Only No additional gas will be allowed for space heating for had a cast put on her leg at the pledged itself to provide Preparation II.9 At yotr druggist. Boy Hit by Car, But Runs Away hospital. Honey back guarantee. schools in the most economical way commensurate with good usage. It will now proceed with its An unidentified youth, believed study of how best to attain that to be high school age, was struck by a car at the comer of Main No Beer JF JFtcjreslies Like goal." Meeting Set Thursday and Jefferson Streets about 3:50 A board meeting is set for Thurs p.

m. Tuesday. day night at which the election Before police could investigate results will be officially canvassed. the youth ran from the scene ot Si3-irWi i 4 First steps in getting the newly au the accident. thorized building program under Mrs.

William Stahl, 49. of 101S W. Monroe St. told police she was driving north on Main Street and way presumably will be discussed as well. "Many of you have given your rODiTIXG OUT SIGHTS of the ISXU campus, Dr.

Lewis Toll shows three visitors from Egypt the remains of Old Main. At left is X. G. Antonious, Cairo; at middle right M. Abd-el-Haraid, Cairo; and at extreme right M.

Fargali, Alexandria. Trio is visiting U.S. to study educational methods, take ideas back home. as she started across the inter time and thinking in developing section on the green light the boy the proposals and in providing the started across the street agains that it 50 per cent and expect the light. some observations about surpris ing aspects of American should be rising steadily.

All Egyptian schools, they ex- public with necessary information! and assistance in getting out Tuesday's vote," Mrs. Tompkins said. "We shall rely on your continued interest and wisdom in bringing the buildings to comple- School Buildings, Electives Idea Impress Trio 1. The number of elective Grand Jury To Get Wynn Vagrancy Case plained, are controlled by the federal government. The provinces subjects.

2. The fact high schools are co tion for the use of the children of Clifford Wynn. 42, who gave his educational. have no power to tax and no voice in education a direct opposite of the American system, they noted. No Elective Courses address as the Phoenix Hotel, was bound over to the grand jury by By BILL HARRIS Bloomington." The Tuesday vote by districts: Vote on Tax Rate Egypt, land of ancient wisdom, 3.

"The luxurious buildings." 4. The control of education by each state. Their own system is a good Magistrate Walter Reiner Monday this wees sent three emissaries Messrs. Fargali, Antonious and to the campus of Illinois State Normal University. deal diuerent, the three men on a vagrancy charge.

Wynn was arrested Sunday by Park Custodian Richard Green at Miller Park. Wynn was sent to county jail in default of S500 bond. lheir purpose to study a Abd-el-Hamid also noted that whereas American students have a wide choice of subjects, Egyp stated. i There is no tax for educational typical American teachers college and add some contemporary tians take nothing but required purposes in Egypt. The money knowledge to their country's store comes from general taxation.

Ten courses. per cent of the national budget, And in Egypt a student doesn't of wisdom. The government of Premier they will tell you, is for educa- go to the nearest high school he Nasser sent the three men, all tion. educators, to the United States to mm Six 100 Woi study American education from attends the one offering the subject matter he wants. There is one high school for agriculture, another for commercial subjects and another for science.

50 Ter Cent Literate Not only that, the educational boom in the Land of the Nile is shown by the percentage of the bottom (kindergarten) to top (col lege). The mechanics of the American populace involved in education system its curriculum, educa School Yes No Sheridan 171 281 Bent 245 408 Edwards 216 332 Raymond 176 118 Irving 226 380 Lincoln 255 393 Franklin 823 453 Jefferson 422 351 Emerson 202 236 Washington 557 305 Oakland 761 451 Fibersportlnc. 38 12 4,092 3,720 Vote On Bond Issue School Yes No Sheridan 171 280 Bent 235 416 Edwards 212 337 176 118 Irving 222 387 Lincoln 250 403 Franklin 838 438 Jefferson 423 355 Emerson 200 241 Washington 546 312 Oakland 768 445 Fibersport Inc. 37 13 Free Apartment Tenant 10 per cent. tion and guidance are all com The Bloomington Fire Depart Sensational Savings Fine Quality Embossed Jacquard Wiltons ing under their scrutiny.

Saw Springfield Education through age 12, or elementary school, is compulsory and the law is strictly enforced, even to the more remote areas. The visiting trio estimated that ment answered only one call Tues-; day. It freed a woman at the Elsie Adams residence, 901 W. Grove from a locked second floor apartment. The three men are M.

Fargali, teacher of educational psychology and social science in the teacher literacy in Egypt is now close to colleges of the Alexandria zone; N. G. Antonious, superintendent of the commercial schools in the Choice Colors 9, 12 15 Ft. Roll Ends! Small Deposit travel in Cairo zone, and M. Abd-el-Hamid, supervisor of science teaching who will go back to a new job, preparing teachers.

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