Sun-Standard (Newspaper) - October 26, 1967, Blue Island, Illinois New Church for St Benedict A Blue Island landmark St Benedict church on the corner Gregory and York will be razed and replaced with a structure Demolition is scheduled for February and completion of the new structure is expected within one year The cornerstone and stained glass window in the present church uill be saved from the wreckers hammers The dow will again be above the tar which will be on the wall of the new building ent plans are to also retain the organ The main entrance will be on York Street Above the main portal will be a large Crucifix illuminated at night On either side oi the portal will be statues of St Benedict and St Oregon The exterior of the church will be fashioned after the new St Francis Hospital and upon completion one ing will compliment the other The interior will be in design contained on a single level and will seat 866 each Architect's conception of the new St Benedict's church to be erected on the corner of York and Gregory after the present church is rayed to the altar The four room addition is scheduled building will be financed mem will house a for the rectory which will be through funds from His hall and a fully equipped dated with a new facade to com- John Cardinal Cody's en ment the church building Project Renewal A fenced garden area will The present enrollment in the James Y Cronin of Cronin join the church and rectory A1 parish is 850 families The Associates is the architect ther Edward P Connors who -titled here more than a Benedictine p i i e pointed within the ust year is ago It wa the year Meinrad to minion 1861 which marked the The included nmg of the Civil War His Ex- what i- now a h i n s i o n the pastor of St Benedict St parish was t A r i m iiio wimi d 11 1 11 ii I i in Blue Island a Bishop James Duggan Heights smalt band oi Geiman people commissioned a The first wa- di- F M a building it u IH i ern and o k MI n owned n kn 1 t mi -In S H rament tuok pi ae on Oct r oi Me a mi io i o i i i WOI I n did mi- M Iil i took 01 the m li ng undei the MM I- i Brand The a nl IK MM 1 J MI i le Fin a ill With Ti III I cDi uai v u iv in -t I am i- vd inr three In plan u i- taki p 1 He a month alter the Re- in Still No Word On John Hart Upon the passage by the city council on Oct 23rd of an nance to establish a re- ward for information on the dis- appearance of John Hart for- mer mayor of Blue Island Mayor Richard W Withers commented We are grieved over the disappearance and hope and pray that he will re- turn in good Mr Hart has been subject of a widespread search by the cal police Sheriff Joseph Wood's County police and the Federal Bureau of tion Chief Arthur Schaller stated at presstime that the ment has more information which will be completely ed Ransom amounting to was taken to a specific location last Friday but no contact was made A search of the banks of the canal from Ashland to Cicero was conducted bers of the Blue Island Civil Defense Corps and 125 Boy Scouts on Saturday The area around the Little Calumet er and the Calumet Grove the banks of annel along with the terrain surrounding the Calumet Slough was also searched Two Sea Scout units joined in the effort on the river and nal The search parties were based at Fire Station two at Broadway and Division and the entire operation was under the direction of Civil Defense Di- rector Lester Catlin Girl Scouts from South Cook County Girl Scout Council from Cadette Troop One led by Mrs 0 A Taylor Bell Rohe and Mrs John Clapeck and Girl Scout Senior Troop 254 led by Mrs William Drury served donuts and coffee to the volunteers The donuts were Serving Blue Island and Surrounding Areas Published in Blue Island by the Economist Inc Entered as Ind class matter at Blue Island Post Office Worth Township Cook County 111 under Act ot Congress March 4 1879 By Carrier 45 cents a month VOLUME 91 News stands THURSDAY OCTOBER 26 1967 All Stands HUMCER 42 Homecoming Plans And Floats Ready For Saturday's vent JOHN M HART j furnished by Little Jack's The Boy Scouts were brought i into the search by Thomas executive for a Council One troop i from the Iroquois council led by Joe Kreminski also the effort The troop number ter and number of boys pating from the Chippewa cil 9786 Art 1722 Harry Howe 8 9780 Norm Buettner 788 Harold Deal 782 John Theiss 29 I 780 Bob Smith 6: 785 Calvin Guthire 2 347 Ernie Hague 25 and 343 Jim Vail 5 The had been ed to inform the adult leaders upon finding anything that was discovered was a stray dog Referendum Saturday For Calumet School Dist 132 Residents in Calumet School District 132 will go to the polls on Saturday Oct to cast votes on the request of the Board of Education for for additions to both school buildings in the district This is the fourth time the Board has sought approval for expansion of the present ties The proposed additions in- cluded in the referendum day provide for the addition ot 10 classrooms the enlarging of Enterprise Wire Merges With Indiana Company Continental Steel corporation of Kokomo Ind and prise Wire company of Blue land today announced that their respective boards of tors have approved a proposal for pooling of interests of the two corporations under a plan providing for exchange of En- Wire company stock for each 52 share of tal Steel stock This will involve tal shares The operation of En- Wire Company would thereafter continue as a iary of Continental Continental Steel corporation is a producer of basic steel products and items such as industrial wire nails fence and ing fabric Enterprise Wire company manufactures industrial wire including pre- formed staple wire automatic welding wire and concertina barbed wire for the armed Turn Back Those Clocks Saturday Night Sunday at 2 clocks of- are turned to Central Standard Time until the last Sunday in April There are minor changes in some schedules but not as many as there were ly The Chicago Motor club sues the usual warning about increased hours of darkness as a driving hazard vices Continued on Page 12 CITY NEWS SHORTS The Blue Island Park District is planning two Halloween ties on Tuesday Oct at the Masonic Temple The first party will be from 7 to 8 p.m for children ages four to eight The second party will be held from to p m for children ages nine to 13 Prizes will be awarded for games played and for costumes worn All attending must be in costumes Mrs W Hememann a member of the staff will be story teller when the Story Hour is resumed at the Blue Island Public brary Registration day and the first hour will be held Wednesday Nov 1 at 11 o'clock The hour will be limited to pre-school age children ages 3 4 and 5 V Members of the Board of Education of Community high school district 218 officials of the Illinois State Department of Labor and the employee organization of non- certificated employees will meet on Monday night at Campus I and Sacremento See details on page 10 f- V The Commercial Light Company is in the process of updating the traffic signals at Western and Vermont The signals will also be modernized at Western and Burr Oak Grove and Broadway Blue Island Chief of Police Arthur Schaller has requested that anyone having any information on the disappearance of ex- mayor John Hart contact him at Still No Decision On Rezoning Of Amato Property After a short recess of nearly an hour in the hearing before the Zoning Board of peals on the rezoning of Relph and Lucille Amato erty at Everett and to Chairman John reconvened the hearing and that the Board needed additional time to reach a deci- sion The Amatos had requested that the zoning be changed from second residential to William Amato ing for petitioner Lucille to stated that the request was made for two 1 to get the trucks under cover 2 to eliminate what some of the neighbors contend to be an eyesore A scavenger service is operated by the Amato family which has grown in five years from 2 to 9 trucks At the present time the con- cern uses two garages which house only a portion of the trucks At least one of the rages is apparently in violation of the zoning for the area since j the ordinance states that a rage on second residential property should not exceed in square footage twelve per cent of the total property The building proposed for the three lots immediately west of Continued on Page 2 the multi-purpose room and a basement shelter area at the Burr Oak school at Calumet Park A multi-purpose room and 10 classrooms will be added to the Calumet school at 1440 mont The Burr Oak school addition will basically involve the tion of a second floor All three levels at the Calumet school will be enlarged The cost to the taxpayers will be per Slop of equalized sessed valuation according to Board President Robert son No educational tax rate increase is being requested by the board We must have the additional classrooms stated Anderson because ot the new State law requiring all public elementary schools to provide ten The additions will also eliminate the shifts for first he added The present enrollment in the district is approximately 1.250 but next year with the ed enrollment and addition of kindergarten students that ure will pushed up to cording to Superintendent ton George Polling places will be open from noon to 7 p.m Those ing in precinct one that portion of the district which is in Blue Island vote at the Centennial Park fieldhouse at Vermont and Wood The balance of the Calumet Park residents in precinct two at the umet School 1440 Vermont Pat Sullivan a freshman at Old Main and Club float for the homecoming and ol Taft a sophomore there and the chairman parade which will be held Saturday of the Girls Club get to work on the Girls rade will pass down Western ave at Merchants Will Participate In Local Homecoming Event In connection with the hower high school Pig Skin Pow Wow parade and Homecoming Saturday the Retail Division of the Blue Island Chamber of Commerce will again award trophies to the winning floats and cars in each division A committee from the retail group will act as judges during the parade Many of the city's retail chants members of the ber will also offer special gains to the public during the parade These special offerings appear elsewhere in this edition of the Window banners will be played in the stores of the merchants along with the posters calling tion to the Pig Skin Pow Wow homecoming football game Merchants and firms ating in the promotion Betty Herman's 13031 Boyd's Store for Men 13047 Dad and Lads Tog Shop 12943 Western First National Bank 13057 Western Fred James Buick 12000 ern Goodrich Co 13000 13016 Western Hart Drugs 13022 Foods 2420 Vermont St Kramch Jewelers 13035 Klines 13104 Western Helen's House of Fashions 2409 New St The Mayfair 12956 Western Rudy's TV and Appliances 13021 Sears Roebuck and Co 13105 Staes Food Mart 13012 Taub's Shoes 13008 Tiny Tots and Teens 12955 Walgreen's 13054 Western and F.W Woolworth Co 13042 I Western Program Begins With fa Parade The homecoming celebration al Dwight D Eisenhower high school this Saturday will be highlighted by the Wagon Train parade in the Indian Summer theme of this year's festivity prepared by the Dwight D Eisenhower high school student council with the trophy sponsorship of the Blue Island Chamber of Commerce The day begins at 10 Saturday with the Wagon Train traditional P i g Skin Fow Wow event Floats have been entered by various clubs and organizations of the school cluster including Old Mam Southeast and pus buildings There will also be decorated cars and a com- band of the entire cluster The will march and cheerleaders school principals and the homecoming court win also take part in the event The Parade route will be from the school grounds to Western on Burr Oak south on Western to Vermont west on Vermont to Maple north OP Maple to Union on Union to Wahl north on Wahl to thence to Sacramento and back to the school grounds During the half of the Varsity game the floats will proceed around Eisenhower's stadium for announcement of the ning floats The High Noon showdown will be the Cardinals versus Continued on Page 13 Second Ambulance Purchased by City Study Remodeling Municipal Buildings The cily of Blue Island will have a second ambulance as a result of council action at the meeting Monday night A 1964 Cadillac was approved for chase from S S bulance for A Motorola radio will be installed for Remodeling of the city hall clerk's office and police station and the recommendation that the Public Works department be moved to the land adjoining fire station two at Broadway and Division was referred to the Planning Commission for study The property on the northeast corner of and Kedzie where Cliff's Restaurant is was annexed to Blue land The restaurant and two houses adjacent to it one the north the other to the were included in the an- A request for a Class A license was made by John A Barry 2708 Cochran Blue Island and referred to the cense committee and the police department for investigation Mr Barry has a two year lease on the property al 12825 ern owned by Robert Uniforms for the auxiliary lice will be purchased by the city on the recommendation of the Finance Committee A notice to inform the public that Clark Oil Refining Corp st and Kedzie has re- quested a permit authorizing the removal of an existing dock and construction of a barge dock on the north side of the Calumet Sag channel on the webt Mde of Kedzie was re- ferred to the Drainage and Sewerage Committee and the city The Salvation Army was en council permission to sell War Cry in Blue Island on Dec 5th On the tion of the Chamber of Com- merce the United Cerebral Association will funds in Blue Island on Jan 14th Water samples from four cations in the city were tested by the Cook County Dept of Public Health and found to meet the bacteriological ards considered safe for ing water Municipal tax funds received for the month of July amounted to The payroll total- ing 85 was approved lor payment the Plats Public Grounds and Buildings Committee the Road and Bridge committee the Planning Commission and the city attorney will study a petition from Robert A Vernon of Vernon Son at Grove and Western to revoke the ion of that portion of Grove which lies east of Western and west of the Western ave bridge approach to Gregory st Mr Vernon stated that this tion would allow trucks now restricted by parked cars to lo gain access to the any docking facilities He ther requested permission to erect a flag pole on the triangle of land which is ed by the Jaycees
