The Times from Munster, Indiana • 18

Burnham, Glenuood9 Thornton Hegcwisch, Souk Village The Hammond Times Calumet City, Lansing, Bolton Riverdale, South Holland Sunday, May 17, 1964 Pag B-2 mrmmftrmvmw)mi' So. Holland Is 'Home To White Sox Colony TF North Split-Shift Near End Building Additions Ready by Sept. 1 CALUMET CITY Thornton Zitek Killer Sentenced To Death Moore StrolU From Bullpen CHICAGO Lyman A. Moore, i- By RAYMOND R. BACHAR Time Staff Writer The south suburban area has been a hotbed of Chicago White Sox fans since Charles A.

Comis-key, put the team together back 'i (TWllfi i If uatirtp. 7 Fractional North students can expect to go school under normal 33, who last lived at 2612 138th in 1900. Burnham, was sentenced to death in the electric chair late conditions next year, School Board President John Eggcrt said Sat- Though pennants have been the exception rather than the rule, Friday for the shotgun slaying in CD rA their fanaticism has seldom wa 't vered. urday. Split-shift scheduling, which has been in effect during the 1963-64 school term, should not be necessary when the school opens next September, he said.

Ball players and club officials Lansing of Bernard Zitek, a tavern owner, two years ago. Moore, who has spent the last 18 months behind bars on armed robbery charges, was found guilty in one of the shortest murder alike have been idols to genera tions of south suburbanites. I i ft i White Sox players and officials are even coming to the suburbs to live settling in some of the 1 trials on record in Cook County Criminal Court. Criminal Court Judge Richard Harwood set May newer communities. 29 to fix the date for Moore's One such community is South Holland, where there is a small execution at Cook County jail colony of Sox payrollers.

The vil Moore took the verdict with apparent calm but turned and lage boasts head groundkeeper, Gene Bossard, Secretary Irene Eggert made the prediction following a request by Mercury Builders, the construction company building additions on the Calumet City school, for an extension on its completion date. Mercury said slow service by suppliers forced it to miss its May 12 target date and asked for an extension until Sept. 1. The request was turned down; by the District 215 Board of Edu-cation on the grounds that the contractor failed to present suitable evidence to support its claim, Eggert, however, said Mercury and the district's architects voiced beliefs that the additions will be completed and ready, for occupancy by early fall. "Building has progressed to such Violante and promotions man Paul (Dizzy Trout, former major league pitching great, among its snarled at witnesses before being led back to jail.

The jury deliberated 34 hours before returning its decision. A BIZARRE angle was added 14,000 residents. MISS VIOLANTE has lived long- to the trial when Moore escaped for 30 minutes from the county est in the village and is among its chief boosters. She came to South Holland in 1943 with her building while the jury was in deliberation. parents who were "looking for i big house out in the country." She still lives in the big house, More was in the bullpen outside Judge Harwood's court when a night watchman walked through.

Moore said be hid behind a par but South Holland is no longer in the country. The atmosphere of mmmmmmmmmsm a stage that they should be able to complete the additions by Sept. SERVICE to ill won Mrs. Clark Frank plaque she shows Mrs. Leo Makinen.

the village has changed little, though, in the 21 years she has tition and the watchman, thinking il i iu U. .11 were was uu uue in uie uuu ln, laff nil ttiA Anrtrm titllvL-Al ert a lived there, she says. "What do I think of South Hol DIAMOND gets manicure from head groundskeeper. land? I like it. It's a real nice Dorchester 1," he said.

"That's the opinion we got from our last consultation with the architects and contractor." "All things being equal, we'll be able to move in next September, unless some unforeseen thing happens." ADDITIONS on the South build-; ing in Lansing were completed earlier this spring and students cleaning woman could enter. Moore casually walked down a stairway from the sixth floor to the ground floor lobby where he encountered James Fleming, the assistant state's attorney whoj Woman A 'Crutch' To Health Council community. Its quiet and the people are nice. It's a good place to live." Irene joined the Sox organization in 1954 after answering an employment advertisement. She To Present ML A) LANSING For a quarter of a arthritis do not prevent her from Oklahoma' lending a generous helping hand i there have already been taken off to community affairs.

the split shift. century, Mrs. Clark Frank has been literally a "crutch" to the Lansing Community Health Coun prosecuted him. When Fleming asked where he was going, he replied "out for a Coke" and continued out of the building. In the meantime, the watchman notified his boss, Deputy Bailiff Russell Gardner, that Moore was went to work first for Ed Short, then publicity director for the southsiders, after beating several other applicants on written tests.

When the Veeck-Hank Green-berg combo bought the club from the Comiskey family in 1959, she became secretary to the two club owners. Later, when Veeck sold out to cil. Her home at 3051 182nd Place CALUMET CITY The Calumet City Theatre Guild's production of Rodgers and Hammer-stein's "Oklahoma" has been cast and will be presented July 23-26 at the Dorchester Music Hall in Dolton. Four thespians are double-cast Youth Wins First Prize LANSING Robert Murray, has been headquarters for her service as chairman of the Health Council Loan Closet. From here, The split scheduling resulted from a combination of overcrowding at the schools and the elimination of several classrooms from the buildings to allow the new additions to be attached to the main structures.

Both North and South were constructed to hold from 1,200 to students each, but the population explosion in the suburbs sent the enrollment at the two schools soaring to 1,500 a piece. Gardner rushed to the street! and spotted Moore walking north Allyn and Greenberg left as general manager, she went to work on California, toward 26th street, He called for the fugitive to halt, she dispenses crutches, wheelchairs, hospital beds and other in the lead roles of Curly and again for Short, who was promoted to general manager. seventh grade student at Sunny- threatened to shoot when he brook school, won a first place various sick-room items to those didn't, and took him into custody. "I didn't think I could make award at the Illinois Junior Acad Laurey. James Needham of Dolton will play Curly on Thursday and Saturday night performances.

Donald Williams of Markham in need of such equipment. She Bossard brought his wife and family to South Holland seven years ago, after seeing a news emy of Science Exposition at the it," Moore said afterwards, has done this for 10 years and University of Illinois. item about the village's rapid will play Curly on Friday and keeps all records while takine a I was just scared. I wasn't growth. running at any time.

I walked "Gene read an article about a The youngster entered a project entitled "The Kidney," in the field of zoology. He won a sec bunday. bniriey Kowiey ot cam- met City will play opposite Need- ham and Theresa Gutivoitz 0fjcome to her I just didn't want to sit there like a lamb for the slaughter. New Officer Is Appointed SPRINGFIELD, 111. (AP) ond place award in the exposi contractor he knew who was building homes in South Holland," Mrs.

Bossard says." "After visiting bary will pertorm opposite wii- Recently. Mrs. Frank Mrs. Frank was BOSSAED sharpens pool eye, while wife watches. tion last year.

He said he was "feeling awful liams, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murray, the village, we decided it was a sorry for myself" when he saw Beverly Repasi of Calumet City Box 263, Wentworth Lan good place to live, 'so we moved Secretary of State William H. will play Aunt Ellen. his chance to escape.

THE STATE'S case was built here from Oak Lawn. sing, the boy's parents, accom Chamberlain announced Friday "We haven't regretted our de panied him to Champaign. the resignation of John R. Cald awarded a plaque by the Community Council of Greater Hammond for her unselfish and voluntary work to the community. She has also been chairman for many years of the health council's mobile TB x-ray unit and in 1963 offered her services as solicitor! His entry was one of 1,200 sci on the testimony of 13 witnesses, seven of them policemen, and re- THIS production of "Oklahoma" is directed by David Schmidt, Hammond, a sophomore speech-drama major at Valparaiso Uni cision a bit.

We like it here very much." well of Chatham as chief hearing officer in the drivers license ence exhibits on display in the versity. new University of Illinois Assembly Hall. The exhibits were finalists from 135,000 projects through- Appointed as Caldwell's suc Kaye Sillery of Hobart is choreo for funds for the Multiple Sclerosis cessor was Ralph R. Riggs of Foundation. Her age and her out the state.

Winchester. graphing the dance numbers. Miss Sillery recently danced the role of Susan in "Finian's Rainbow" at Indiana University's Gary ex 21 Bandsmen Rated 'Superior' tension. The technical crew will be headed by Pat Sawyer, production manager; Jim Powers, stage suited in praise for the Lansing Police Department by Judge Har-1 wood. The Judge said it was one of the best prepared cases be had seen during his career.

The prosecution argued that Moore murdered Zitek out of anger after the victim evicted him and a friend from the Ridge Road tavern he operated with his father when the two became abusive. Zitek, a former Lansing policeman and son of Charles Zitek, onetime village police chief, was killed April 25, 1962. THE MURDER touched off an area manhunt which ended Oct. CALUMET CITY Twenty-one Receiving second place silver Mrs. Carl Rosenbaum, corre- band members of the Hoover- sponding secretary.

The interme BOSSARD, who comes from a family of major league grounds-keepers, has been with the White Sox for 23 years after coming to Chicago from Cleveland. He was a groundskeeper at Cleveland from 1935 to 1941 with his father, who was head grounds-keeper, and two brothers, then came to head the Sox staff. "My father's retired now," Gene says, "but my brother, Harold, is head groundskeeper at Cleveland. Another brothehr, Marshall, is his assistant." Bossard isn't the type to work in Chicago and relax at home in South Holland. He keeps a busy schedule, with much of his time devoted to a job as village He was appointed as a trustee in 1959 to fill a vacancy, and elected on his own in 1961.

Now medals were Katheryn Dillsaver, Debbie Schaal, Susan Burke, Dale Minton, Cris Demopoulos, Paul Walberg, Darrell Rencich, Mi manager; Dennis Streveler, lighting and Schmidt, set design. Additional personnel is still needed for backstage work, according to Schmidt. Interested persons are urged to attend the monthly meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Calumet City Memorial Park Building on Went-worth Ave. TICKETS FOR THE four-day Schrum Grade School Band received first place (superior) in the Illinois State Solo and Ensemble contest at Dixon, 111.

Gold medals were awarded to Peggy Minter, Katie Fisher, Anna Fisher, Quinton Wehmer, Keith Martelli, Tim Bales, Mike Odell, Joe Zappia, Bill Nowakowski, Janice Copple, Susan Draus, Craig Rich, Howard Barnett, Joyce Fisher, Eddie Brickner, Carole Prosser, Holly Barnett. diate band of 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th graders will perform for the Hoover-Schrum PTA Tuesday. Plans are being made for the 9th Annual Spring Concert June 7, at Schrum Memorial Gym. The association has purchased three marching snare drums and three fiberglass sousaphones to be used for the first time in the Calumet City Memorial Day parade. 10, 1962, when Moore was appre-- hended by Chicago police after chael Ward, Gary Studt, Debbie Cannon, Jane Johnson, Pat Ford, John Zappia, Bridgett Johnson, Linda Steck and Michelle Barnes.

Charles Brickner was re-elected president of the band parents association at the school. Others elected were Mrs. Florice Barnett, treasurer; Mrs. Gladys Downs, recording secretary, and ne shot at a squad car. production will go on sale late in May and will be $1.50.

Curtain Though he managed to escape immediately after the incident, Moore was nabbed when he re- turned for his car which was in his fifth year in office, he has time will be 8:15 p.m. each night. SOUTII HOLLAND colonists at White Sox office. one more year left in his four under surveilance. He was linked with the Zitek year term.

Bossard and his wife, Blanche, have two children. murder after Chicago police noted I ne matched witnesses' descrip-tion of the killer. TROUT, probably the most famous of the Sox' South Holland settlers, found his way to the Besides the policemen who testified, the state supported its case through identification of community in July of last year, moving his family from Detroit. Dizzy came to the village after a Chicago sportswriter whose broth feillililll! IS iiiMifj er-in-law was attached to St. Jude Moore by three witnesses who were patrons in the Zitek tavern, 3502 Ridge Road, when the shoot-' ing occurred.

Three other witnesses testified that Moore boasted about the kill- Church, told him it was an ideal place to live. ing to them while drinking in the we dom HKe it here very much," his wife. Pearl, says. "We had never lived in the suburbs before. We like the space, the i fonderosa Tavern, Dolton, and the Acme Tavern, Riverdale.

The testimony of the Dolton I and Riverdale witnesses was the friendliness of the people, the fine school system just everything, in fact." state's surprise card. The inci- dents they described had been kept secret from the public by Trout has been with the Sox five years after leaving a job as broadcaster of Detroit Tiger ponce. MOORE'S defense was built on games a job he took after retiring from baseball. The big fellow spent his entire the testimony of three witnesses, major league career pitching in two from a Wilmette country club he worked at and one a patron in the Zitek tavern. The later, Donald O'Brien of the American League (1939 to 1952), registering 170 victories against .161 defeats.

His greatest year was 1944 when he won 27 games while losing 14 and hurled an astounding 17146 Walter Lansing, said Moore was not the killer. The two from the country club said work record indicated Moore was total oi 35Z innings. He had a brilliant 2.12 earned run average at the country club at the time of the slaying. i Moore has spent half of his 33 years behind prison bars and has a long police record. In the last eight years alone, he has been convicted twice of armed robbery and once for assault with a deadly weapon when he shot a man in the eye in Dolton.

i that year, led the league in complete games (33) and shutouts (7). Dizzy once won six games in 11 days and won one world series game. Trout, the father of ten children, is now in the White Sox Public Relations Department. LLM STARTS TODAY -Architect's sketch shows how the new Village Bible Church will look when finished. Groundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled for 3 p.m.

today at 183rd Street near Torrence Avenue, TROUT shows wife proper curve ball grip at home..