Sun-Standard (Newspaper) - April 27, 1967, Blue Island, Illinois History Making Kace Set May 6th For Sixth Ward Runoff election for alderman of the sixth ward of Blue Island will be held on Mav 2nd The polling plate Wand at 12053 Western will be open from to 6 p m Daniel and Ronald each 470 for the office m the election held April and this second election is being held to break the tie Members of the C Council will be present at mateh 630 pm on Max 2nd and after the e been counted either Daniel or Ronald will be declared alderman of the sixth ward The decision to hold the election lame as a re suit of council action at Monday night meeting and lol lowing a meeting of the and the two men Maxor called a meeting with Sax mo and Har mexer last Clerk elect Edison Hemu Clerk Mrs Moore and Romie Palm er were also present as Joe and Matthew who d Ronald Har er Both candidates slated thai thex wen that ttu election did indeed result in a lie stated at the council meeting that in his opinion it is too late tor a recount ot the incumbent Nicholas has agreed to withdraw trom the race No in be allowed and due to tin unusual i absentee and bal lots will not be ed either Thi same fixe lean rs Kuth I Knck h Kruk Rose I liben ami conducted thi lection on were to conduct Ml c s ru uill be bx the two tied i s mu and tin nit dm was npti ed In who expressed tin required Sax mo tot to the ream I he t H no write m j ruin to rce rs he present when winner i and that the candidates withdraw Irom the should a sun be started over the method oi x ie tor Withers stated 1 am in as the wax to this lie two men aie ol the i am sur will accept tne ie suits of the and IHI the mem on tin mallei en tin wi n einis ount s 111 the EDISON P HEINTZ City Edison P Heintz Resigns from Treasurer's Post Edison P Heintz resigned Treasurer Mr Carlson from his office at has resigned from his office as night s council meeting as chairman oi the Planning Com Treasurer to accept the office mission in order to accept tne of Clerk the position he office of Treasurer 18th Serving Blue Island Calumet Park and Surrounding Areas Published m Blue Island and Calumet Park by the Economist Inc was elected to on When the votes were tallied at the council meeting he was of declared as elected w ith votes to his credit Mr Heintz has served as Treasurer since his election on April 20 1965 During the past years he has invested funds which have earned over 000 in interest for the He also cooperated in changing the s accounting to The council passed an at the 10th meet ing which will increase the clerk s from 500 to per vear There some discussion on the j oi his pav raise due to the unu sual circumstances involved in the clerk s office Two vears ago Earl Kough whose name appealed on the ballot at that time was elected to the office and Earl 10 Cents At News Stands BLUE ISLAND ILLINOIS APRIL 27 Stanos Carrier cents a month NUMBER 17 Hand to S id Extends A Helping torm Battered Oak La his demise 6 s anci aUd Turfs He has stated that he feels he Kistner now statute reads that the of the Clerk max not be raised during his term of office City i Romie Palmer pre pared an opinion on the matter be able to take oxer tne office of City Clerk with no in convenience to the public or de lavs in procedure since I am cognizant of the duties hax ing the clerk in mv capacity as er It has been announced that with council approval Robert Carlson will be appointed to fill Mr which he presented to the coun cil night Attorney Pal mer is ot the opinion that the raise may be legally granted inasmuch as it was voted be- Win unexpired term as i fore the last city election High School Students lake Over City Offices 1 Mayor Richard W Withers Wright Robbms Ward 3 will relinquish for one day Enc Eggert the mayoralty chair at the Park and Hermann Ward 4 hall to Poison a Wm Bell Robbms Jim tor at D Eisenhower Midlothian 5 high school in a student Rich Strohm and Karen First On The Scene Emergency Equipment ment project on Sen not picked There was an election mth numerous candidates for every position under the vision of Peter Rizzo Getting a briefing concerning I their May 1 duties Miche lene and her staff City Clerk Tom Anderson Blue Island John ich Calumet Park Aldermen Ward 1 Clifford DeSanto Blue Island and Marv Homan Alsip Ward 2 Carol Trogu Calumet Park and ei both Blue Island Ward 6 he po ce d sk on home It was just after pn I 21st He was Uh S m dragging the tree Mr ot the Communications unit 1 Behrens and the street depart the blood to he Lab ment personnel worked from 6 at Christ Mavor Withers immediately I Dumke and immediately dispatched the ambulance dered the unit back into mi an ad- a pumper and the unit to the scene of the ravished area He later told by Oak President Fred Dumke that Blue Island i Director of street and cutting load a victim of the tornado which struck Oak Liwn last Friday into the city ambulance She wis one of the fortunate ones and reportedly only suffered broken lea The ambulance Iso transported 18 other injured plus SIx who were dead Gail Shimashita Alsip and Karlstedt Blue Island Mavor Potson is from Crestwood just as many ot the other officials are from neighboring towns a living i example of how large our school district is I For that matter one of the i candidates for max or was Jorge Moreno of Results of Election Tallied By Council 1 the ambulance made merous trips from Oak to the hospital transporting 19 in- jured and 6 dead Don Sheets drove the ambulance for the The pumper Fire Chief William Barzycki and foui men worked in the area of the roller rink at and Cicero for five i hours on before I ing to the station Saturday were back at the scene and put in and half hours pulling debris trees and power and telephone cables otf the Sunday the pumper When the tornado bit Oak I Division Civil De- emergency This the made tei F At 5 50 p m lector implemented cue call-out system and personnel The Blue Island the on May for the use of 000 of motor fuel tax funds foi the and non Robert faculty man of social studies at District 218 arterial streets and foi the use power lines were still down tor the s fixe dren Paul Sumrall also his assistance even were instructed to report to though he is not vet a member Hall m Blue Island for Civil Defense ther instructions i John Rush 2911 Edison Blue Those Divisions called out Island Director of the logical division and his Orlena reported to City Hall to help in anv way possible though that Division was not of- called out Mrs Rush returned to her home and she returned to Headquarters she was laden with coffee sandwiches and snacks for the Civil Defense workers Mrs Ed Matthews wile of the Director also sent coffee and sandwiches for the Police Communications Rescue and Manpower Trans- Welfare and Public Information The Radiological Shelter and Health and Medical divisions were alerted to stand bx 75 reported foi assignment mg Ogilvie Speaker for Inauguration The inauguration of Clerk Edison Heintz treasurer Robert Carlson nis Edison Heintz de clared City Clerk as a result of appointed his of 4755 votes to 1252 for John Heuser The aldermen dub elected included John Haase Jr m the first ward with 427 votes to 396 for incumbent Har ry Jebsen Chris Disabato m the second ward 652 votes 54 for write-in candidate The proceedings will be held Dougias Morrison Incumbent Withers that with council ap proval Robert Carlson will be to serve as city The Communications division supplied from 7 i under the direction of Edwin i pm to 5 am Monday morning Matthews 12603 Artesian Blue for a Catholic church which I Island Division Director es was being used for emergency a net control at the The department also Blue Island Civil Defense workers manned a fire watch since quarters Hall and dis- The Warden anJ Rescue patched 11 mobile sion tion units to the disaster site Important communications A resolution was adopted by the council commented Mr Carlson lor his service as a member and chairman of the Planning Commission He re signed from the Planning Com- mission to assume the duties of Members of the council re Lt Ernie Barzycki twisted of approximately of while at the tor fuel tax funds tor the im- scene of the disaster and was provement of Division York to St Francis hospital ana Rexford streets and also tor x rays foi the engineering fee connect ed the of I night the street de- p m requesting lypc these streets or at net control from these mobile units One such communication a call I received at approximately 10 45 at 8 P m n the theatre John m Te ward i the Junior High School at h -20 votes to ana m- greighton Elmer Johnson Daniel or Ronald h to at tend the cornerstone laying of a addition to their building The m the little theatre of it witn lor Treasurer Greenwood Maxor Richard gl Brescia Robert m Blue Arthur Haase has extended an the fourth ward 448 John Rita Robert tion to the general public to be l IQ 300 Mervin tend tne seni the occasion Once inaugurated said the council will be held on May 8th and will haxe u s cu o highlighted by the appearance the mll save of Cook County Board Present long hot drv summer the The Blue Island American Legion and V F W posts were granted permission to hold the annual Poppy day sale from to 9 p m on May j 12th A from city attorney Ro I mie Palmer for services and j monies advanced to April 1st in Continued on Page 10 also was pressed into action manned by Blume of Public Works and Ted Aguilar The unit was the first on the scene and immediately went to re- moving downed trees The crew with the assistance of Vernon Behrens from Ray's serx ice station Mr Behrens loi Christ Community Hospital The Administrator of St cis Hospital Sister Mary Helen Louise contacted by the Blue Island Civil Defense quarters requesting her ance She referred the caller to Sister Marv Agnes under the guidance of Dr Carl Kinell 12100 had 12 men reporting for duly This division has the re- sponsibility of manning the C D vehicle which was taken to the scene of the disaster Lester Flores Third Ward Captain stated that the nine men con- reported for one-half hour after receiving his call Arriving at the ter scene they reported to the Oak Lawn Police Department and dispatched to Christ Community Hospital Their at the hospital to Sister Marj authorized the release of the transport bodies from the blood to the i civ ooc i driver of the Continued on 5 lOi and in the seventh ward David Dagenais with 294 votes to 294 Fete Newsboys Who Won March Contest Richard Ogilvie dress the group CITY NEWS SHORTS A letter from N B concerning the replacing of sidewalks was referred to the Plats Public Grounds and Buildings committee The State of Illinois Depart Winners of tne s which uas held during the month of March announced 15th and feted on April 22nd ed a full course dinner at Morrone The election was declared a tie vote in the sixth ward and a runoff election will be held on May 2nd to de the winner Aldermen mv ana chol as splayt and had been he L Theatre Creighton not m u dance at the council meeting On the recommendation of the Drainage and eu a mil ment oi Public Works and Hoffman's Restaurant last notified the clerk and then were treated to inc MI the bid of the National Company edition the high schoo The Bain set the local Publ for the Sportsmen Show bid of a contract for the purchase of a c i H new garbage truck and the ull be pur chased from The S t a n t o n Co of Chicago Heckler chairman of the Electric Light and Gas committee reported that the bids on the modernizing of the traffic signals st Burr bids because it was felt they were too high City Treasurer Edison submitted his resignation tive May 1st Mr Hemtz Newstand Sales of on May 1st Due to the increased cost of doing today newstand sales of the Standard beginning May 1st will 15 cents a copy Home delivery rates er remain the cents a month by Carrier Those in the circulation land Alsip and Calumet Park not receiving the newspaper by Carrier can do so by phoning the Standard Circulation ment at during of- fice hours to 5 p.m daily except Saturday when the office is open from 9 to 12 Noon were escorted bv Chuck Huber en dilation manager of the Sun Standard The team ol five feted Tom Vellegas Neil sen Bob Vellegas team cap and Jack The team piled up 81 nts to win the ixent of the contest was to improve the newspapers new carrier which was set up bx the Sun Standard man on The contest is on service the increase of new subscribers se cured and of the routes on time are used to cover the Blue Island Calumet area routes and 21 tional carriers are now making deliveries in Currently the aie winding up April contest winners of which will be announced on the lath ot May The team of carriers headed by Bob second from right standing won the Delivery Derby contest sponsored by the newspaper during the month of March Announcement of the winners was made by Circulation Manager Chuck Huber on the 15th of April Pictured here are standing left to right Neil son of Mr and Mrs Koy Hansen 2814 Minnesota Jack Lopez son of Mr and Mrs A Lopez 2536 Burr Oak Ave Bob Vellegas team captain son of Mr and Mrs Allen Parker 2736 Orchard St and David Flassig son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Flassig 2846 Minnesota Sitting Mr Huber and Tom Vellegas brother of Bob
