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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1967
Page
2
About 60 Chauncey-Dover PTA members and residents gathered to discuss the five mill operating levy and school issues. Supt. Fred Chase reported no official vote but indicated strong levy support and outlined vocational education plans and a postponed centralized kitchen project.
Superintendent Fred Chase urged approval of the May 2 five mill levy to fund a dedicated middle school program for about 900 students in grades six to eight. He warned current senior high teachers cannot continue dual teaching once the new high school opens and said the levy will hire teachers to serve the middle school in music art foreign languages business education home economics industrial arts and physical education.
About 25 Athens residents will take part Wednesday night in the annual inspection of Parkersburg Naval Reserve Surface Division 516 S. The unit, the nation s largest of 164 divisions, is led by Lt W J Lauer LCDR C W Brockett and Ens D R Pullman among its 9 officers and 146 enlisted men. The three phase inspection covers personnel administration and material and is conducted by a three officer board. LCDR J A Schultheiss of Williamstown Va is commanding officer.
A 7 p.m. Thursday gathering at Pilgrim Holiness Church near Carbondale aims to rally support for extending a water line from New Marshfield to the Carbondale area along Route 56. Residents have until May 6 to show sufficient backing for the Margaret Creek Conservancy District plan.
The Alexander Local school board rehired 39 teachers and one principal at a Monday night meeting. Raymond Brooks, Alexander High School principal, received a three year contract with an annual salary of 8800 dollars.
Homer Dick, Jerry Warner, 19, and Thomas H. Willis, 20, all from the Athens area, enlisted in Army programs. Warner joined heavy equipment, Willis cryptographic repair, and Levandofsky engineering maintenance. All three began basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
Admissions include Frank Ley Edna Joseph Mrs Robert Blackmore Mrs William Jackson Mrs Blanche Barnhart Miss Karen Verba Jane Bittner George Ford and Cinda Bobo all of Athens Mrs Walter Rose Corning Robert Essex Athens Route 5 Dismissals include Delbert Adams Leslie Coon Mrs Joseph Dean and son Mrs Herbert Pierce Thomas Lowery
Police charged Arthur F E Hickman 21 of Athens Route 3 with running a traffic light after a two vehicle crash Tuesday morning at College and Mill Streets Vernon L Gabriel 50 of Nelsonville Route 1 was the other driver. Correction says Gordon Hoisington 18 of Athens charged with failure to yield after a Sunday accident and not James Laughery 21 of 28 Forest St as previously reported.
The Athens Kiwanis heard a program by Ohio University Coed Cadettes and the Pershing Rifles covering recent meets and national competition. Col. Cecil Helena introduced the cadets while Linda Wakefield and Fred Smith spoke for their groups. Guests included seven from Logan and four from Gallipolis.
Gov. James Rhodes cancels planned appearance in Athens to join a White House talk with Gen. William C. Westmoreland. The 4:30 p.m. talk at Memorial Auditorium was dropped from his schedule after the invitation to Vietnam era discussions.
A garbled list shows multiple individuals with ages and addresses across various towns facing patrol or speeding charges. Names include Gary Davis Albany Route 1 and Circleville residents. charges list speeding or stopping violations with patrol fines ranging from 15 to 25 dollars.
The assessment equalization board met Monday night to hear five Canterbury Drive property owners complain about high land and street construction assessments. Two consulting engineers, the mayor and city solicitor answered questions while the board took the complaints under advisement.
Athens council announced a plan to seal or resurface twenty streets including Briarwood Drive Bryan Road Canterbury Drive parts of E State Street Stimson and Madison Avenues The city also moved to condemn two South Green Urban Renewal rooming houses at 1 Vine St and 3 Pearl St after owners rejected offers A refinancing plan for 1 million in South Green notes was approved with bids due next month and a May 22 special meeting set to approve them The first condemnation action in six years marks a new phase for the urban renewal project
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