Austin News, The (Newspaper) - November 13, 1968, Chicago, Illinois How Your Charity Spent General William G Clark has announced the results of a analysis of the 1967 annual financial report of charities soliciting funds in the State of Illinois Under the Illinois Charitable Solicitation act charities are required to file an annual cial report with the Attorney General within 6 months of the close of their fiscal or calendar year Clark stated I wish to provide the generous citizens of the State of Illinois with specific information as to how their charitable dollar is being used I have instituted a program in my office to com- all of the information contained in the annual cial reports of Illinois ble organizations Now that the basic data has been 11 will be a ly simple task to provide this information in the future It will premit Illinois citizens to make better informed table donations in the ture During 1967 the report shows that 592 charitable tions collected in charitable contributions b y mail personal appeal and other types of solicitation These charities received a total income of and spent a total of of their income for charitable purposes and charitable grams Clark said The analysis ther discloses that these an average of 46.6 percent 01 total in- come for charitable purposes and charitable programs The total fund raising and administrative expenses tue 18.7 percent of the total in- come This expense figure is broken down as 7.9 percent for fund raising ses 10.8 percent for expenses Attached is a chart developed from the financial reports of he 592 charitable tions This chart is broken down into 20 individual ries 1 V 1 i i 3 S I a oil 1 United Appeals Foreign Aid 2 Blind Deaf and Dumb tA 3 Cancer 69.8 44.3 62.2 VI 22.1 21.9 11.3 17.9 Veterans Organizations 16 Education 69.2 9.3 6.6 36.2 4 Heart Diseases 5 Crippling Diseases Cultural 7 Lung and Respiratory Hospitals and Mental 9 Promotion of Mental Health Miscellaneous 10 Community 11 Individual Miscellaneous 12 Homes for Aged and Foils Bandit Sam Lupo night manager of Brown's Carry-Out Chicken store at 5531 North points to rear door where would-be holdup man entered last week in an attempt to rob West Side company Lupo 23 told Community Publications that he thought at first the robbery try was a joke but when the man pulled a gun Lupo knew it was for real I told the guy I give Mm any money and if he didn't get out I was going to take that gun away from you and whack you over the head with it After Lupo called the bluff the robber left hurridly and empty handed Murray operator of Brown's store said action took a lot of guts Willing Willie Chicago's Oldest Neighborhood Answer Man Readers are invited to send questions on civic problems that need to be tackled to Willing Willie Community Publications 4906 W Chicago Chicago Illi 80651 I live in the 1400 block of north Hamlin Can you tel me what township this is in as I need the information fo my drivers license I recall a story in newspaper about a year ago outlining local townships You are in West township For others who may need this information for their drivers license applications West township boundary lines are the city limits on the west South and North branches of the Chicago River on the south and east with the north boundary line running along North avenue from Austin east to Kedzie then north along Kedzie to Belmont and east on Belmont to the North branch of the Chicago river For those living in township boundary lines start at Harlem and North run along North avenue to Kedzie then north in Kedzie to Belmont and east in Belmont to Western The ary line continues in Western north to Devon then east in Devon following the lines of the city limits on the north and west A friend of mine told me that we have a dr precinct ia the ward He said people living ther voted to go dry in the Nov 5 election Now why woul anyone want to dry up a Or is he jus pulling my 0 D Tis sad but true The Drys in the precinct won over the Wets bv a mere 19 ballots to 133 This means the residents have voted to ban liquor sales in the precinct Since the Dry area encompasses but a few square blocks any serious able-bodied drinker can easily cover the distance from anywhere in the precinct to the nearest sauce shop Getting back home is another matter The 9th precinct in the ward also voted to ban liquor sales I hav e just taken up the hobby of stamp and it is turning out to be a fascinating subject I was having a discussion with a friend of mine regarding my interest and the question came up as to What was the highest amount ever paid for a stamp If yon have a spare minute out of your busy day Willie could you supply an No sooner said than done If you were the possessor of a Hawaiian Missionary Stamp you would be richer That we are informed was the highest price ever paid for a postage stamp By the way the Missionary Stamp had a face value of two cents Schools Launch A New ERA A New Era in education or children with problems was yesterday by the cago Public schools Dr James Redmond general of schools announced Known as the Early diation Approach to ine the program will serve those children who are unable to adjust to the regular classroom routines This new approach to school disciplinary problems will begin at an early age The program will provide for the immediate placement of elementary children who in- with the learning of others along with those ren whose problems are so great that they cannot wait for a special school ment or a juvenile court bearing Through this plan ERA will bring the needed services directly to the ren and teachers at the local level Each of the three areas in Chicago will have a Child Study team A teacher will direct the teams from the area itself These cal will provide the disruptive children with tional and health services along with two special-service teachers wil compose the staff Included in the service staff are a psychologist health aide and a clerk A resource staff director psychiatrist nurse and clerk will reinforce instructional and health vices where needed At least eight classes will be set up in each area with two classes being opened er possible in the buildings signed to handle the program Each Child Study team will commodate 96 pupils keeping class size limited to twelve stu dents per room On the West Side classes have been set up at Lafayette Elementary school 2714 Augusta and Marconi Grade school 230 N K o 1 m a r Additional area schools are being considered bnt Dr Redmond did not point those tinder tion Mrs Louise G Daugherty assistant superintendent o schools in charge of special ed said this program is designed to help children overcome their socia handicaps as an orthopedic program would aid the crippled child Teachers will encourage the parents to participate in the eduction of their child by mak ing home visits Special service teachers will be responsible for the classes enabling the regular teachers to visit the homes o their students Previously a psychology was used to help diagnose cult cases He rarely had the time to see the child a second time As the program has been established the will now work closely with the 96 children in his area mg many occasions for follow up services A psychiatrist available two days each week will counsel the psychologists and teachers working in the field He may evaluate and discuss the severe behavioral cases with the We are developing a able model so that as we open additional rooms there will be an orderly plan of de- velopment and supervision At no point will the phy of the program be tive It is anticipated that when the child is ready to re- turn to his home school he will be working at or near his grade level He will develop pride in his educational and behavioral said Louise Daugherty It is projected that the cost for a Child Study Team for one year will be close to THE AUSTIN NEWS Vol 29 No 36 4906 W CHICAGO AVE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 13 1968 By Mail a year At Newsstands lie a copy 20 PAGES TWO SECTIONS School Board Meets Await Emmet Racial Count News The board of education holds its regular twice a month ing today Wednesday and as of Monday there was only culation as to what action members would take regarding the West-Northwest Side One of the big questions is whether the board will finally reveal the anxiously awaited racial head count for area schools It has been more than a month since the board re- leased the so-called 20 day ures but since then there has been no word regarding the cial breakdown Another burning issue among West Siders is what steps will be taken to relieve the overcrowding of Emmet school At its Oct 23 meeting deferred any action on placing mobile units on tihe Em- met playground and it is hoped that by today board members will have some news as to what will be done at Emmet The mobile units have come under heavy fire from most parents and residents of the area and many of them want Emmet pupils bused to west Side schools under a gram similar to the one for May and Spencer dents during the final semester of the school term The board has shied away from any further busing but exponents of the plan feel it is the only way to ease the tion As an alternative the board has mentioned the ment of which some mobile unit foes claim are only glorified mobiles Much of the objection to the mobiles or is the place where they would be Emmet ground It has been pointed out that the playground should remain as it is as the placement of mobiles would rob children of one of the few play areas left on the West Side There was talk as late as Monday that use of the land and Fulton and Central was being discussed as a possible site for the mobiles or ables This location however is some three blocks south of Em- mett Madison and Among the other big concerns of West-Northwest Siders is the site selection of the new Austin area middle school and con- struction dates for the tion park complexes in the area and East Humboldt community er it is unlikely the board will render any decisions of these matters today Mum Show Salutes Illinois Joanna Speranza who served as one of the official hostesses that Illinois is observing its sesquicentennial year to which this opening night prepares to cut huge cake made out of year's show is dedicated The colorful show which runs to signal opening of annual Chrysanthemum through Dec 1 is open free to the public from 9 to 9 p.m Show at Garfield Park conservatory Cake also points cut daily and yearly is considered a don't miss for Value Days Sale In Final 4 Days Shoppers have four more days to take advantage of Value Days sales The pre-Thanksgiving Value days which started last week offer outstanding buys in many stores throughout the Crawford community Robert Williams president of the chamber of commerce said we are ex- tremely proud of the integrity afforded the area by so many fine institutions and stores 48 To Get Free Month At YMCA The Austin YMCA center 501 N Central will give away 48 free one-month adult ships for nothing other than be- ing among the first 48 to apply for them The offer open to both men and women is for new en- only College students will be eligible for the rate for full time student W H Kennedy adult gram director calls attention to the fact that the Austin center provides a real physical fitness opportunity with its indoor ning tracks swimming sia and special exercise rooms It is suggested that anyone interested in special activities such as karate judo ballroom dancing knitting life saving scuba diving and ner swimming call the office or the adult gram department at AU Area Senior Citizens Croup Given U.S Grant OPEN HOUSE The PTA of Leslie Lewis school 1431 N Leamington will welcome parents of students of the school at an open house Nov 14 from to p.m Federal funds totaling have been granted Franklin Humboldt Senior Centers Inc approximately 50 per cent of the estimated first year costs of multipurpose centers for senior citizens in the Humboldt Park neighborhood according t o David Mark chairman of the board of directors The project plan calls for a main center at the Chicago Housing Authority Franklin Drake apartments for senior citizens 440 N Drake and at least four Senior Center Out- posts to be located at apartments United Congregational Church 1305 N Hamlin and others to be selected The project has the full en- of the Chicago commission for senior zens which states that the of the center vices in an unserved area of the city will fill a service gap of long standing The centers will offer the area's senior citizens a program of educational tional and social activities in- formation and referral services and in cooperation with the Ministerial association an Out- Reach program to homebound individuals The project is one of nine proved in June qualifying for funds granted to Illinois under the Older Americans act of 1965 with administrative vested in Harold 0 Swank director of the Illinois Department of Public Aid The projects are not public assistance programs but are designed to benefit all aging persons Approval was based on the prior review and of the Illinois State Council on Aging chaired by William J Rutherford Peoria Overall funding for Franklin Humboldt Senior ters Inc project is of which is federal funds and locaL OB A and Realtor Sign Agreement Tha Organization for a Better Austin last week claimed that Robert Collier of Collins Realty accused by the OBA of panic peddling has signed an ment not to solicit real estate in for S war In return for the agreement OBA's Real Estate Practices chairman Mrs Mary Wallace dropped two disorderly conduct charges which had been ing against Collier for allegedly making threatening and lewd phone calls Also in the agreement was a statement that Collier would to the OBA any exclusive listings which he presently has in Austin Collier said he had none The Collier case goes back to July when Collier is said to have solicited homes for sale m South Austin In subsequent meetings with Collier he used to cooperate with the Real Estate Practices committee of OBA and continued to solicit in the neighborhood Mrs Wallace said In subsequent confrontations OBA picketed Collier's place of business Between July and tober the OBA charged Collier officers staff and member of the OBA with over 100 phone calls When ening calls were added to the OBA began to a legal case against Collier The agreement with Collier brings to over a dozen the pan- that the OBA has stopped from soliciting in tin Mrs Wallace claimed Work Of Local Artist Featured At Area Library The Austin Branch library 5615 Race is exhibiting the work of Filip Larson of dale ave during month oi November
