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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1967
Page
3
County officials will not seek a tax levy increase for Beacon School's operation. Instead they will renew the existing levy of three tenths of a mill to fund expanded enrollment and facilities. The Beacon program, serving mentally retarded children, is to be retained with no new levy.
McBee operations in Athens close for a two week vacation with about 600 employees taking time off and a return date set for August 21. It marks the first year McBee Systems has used a blanket vacation for workers. Officials had planned moving to a new $3 million plant east of Athens during this break, but the facility will not be ready until November due to labor delays and other holdups. New equipment is expected by rail and truck for the November occupancy. The Route 50E plant had been slated to open last spring, then moved up to August, and now aims for November because of the delays.
Donald G. Robson 21 Shade Route 1 guilty on conditional speeding with $10 and costs. Conrad P. Foss 23 80 W State St guilty on reckless operation with $25 and costs. Shirley Jean Morris 19 Athens Route 5 guilty on conditional speeding with $10 and costs plus $35 and costs for no operator license and $25 and costs for failure to register vehicle. Don K. Phipps 46 Albany stop sign $15 and costs. Floyd Thomas Justice 37 Chilli cothe failure to file registration to pay highway tax $15 and costs. Conrad Foss 23 80 W State St taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by emergency squad at 3:32 a.m. Sunda with possible reinjury of left leg from recent accident.
The new Athens High School marching band will emphasize popular and jazz music with green and gold uniforms and a new eight by five marching style. About 90 students reported for the first practice and a 100 member band is expected. Debut is Aug 24 at the Parade of the Hills in Nelsonville.
Three persons were injured Sunday night in an accident at Lancaster Street and Columbia Avenue. Diana L Hayhurst 17 Athens Route 1 and Jill Hayhurst 10 Athens Route 1 both suffered head bumps and injuries. Becky Hayhurst 15 Athens Route 1 had a head bump and leg scratch. Martha Gilkey 17 Guysville was the other driver. Fire crews cleared fuel on scene and all three injured were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by emergency squad.
Two Times representatives will address an Ohio University social science curriculum development workshop at 1 30 pm in Copeland Hall Room 111 Tuesday. Speakers Signey Zion and Jack Degnan will cover individual freedoms in government and education and use of current materials in social science programs.
The Athens post reports three weekend accidents investigated by the highway patrol. In Meigs County a 16 year old Sam Lewis collided with Denzil Welsh near Mud Fork Road injuring three aboard the Welsh car. Barbara Welsh and Elizabeth Welsh received facial injuries and were treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The second crash near Logan in Hocking County caused no serious injuries. A third incident near Glouster damaged three mailboxes with no injuries.
An Athens County school supervisor whose contract was not renewed seeks a seat on the county school board. O C Bibbee of Coolville filed for one of two posts on the November ballot while incumbent Robert Harper also filed. Esther Dailey of Albany, board president, holds a term expiring in 1967. Eight Amesville village petitions include six incumbents. others seek council and board posts as filing closes Wednesday at 4 p.m.
A special survey in Athens County begins August 14 to gather smoking habit data for the U S Public Health Service and labor force information for the U S Department of Labor. Mrs Carolyn Calentine of Amesville Route 1 will conduct the Athens County survey.
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