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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1971
Page
2
The Southern Illinois University Theater presents Camelot as the closing highlight of SIU summer drama and musical seasons. Reviewer praises outstanding costumes by Richard Ross and production staff led by Patricia Vanderbeke, noting stunning outfits and effective set design by Dean Tschetter.
A lively SIU staging of Camelot with Tom Habecker lighting and Gary Carlson staging earns praise for its colorful backdrops and color shifts. John Preece as King Arthur Beth Lindberg as Queen Guinevere David B Bybee as Sir Lancelot Rob Kastil as Mordred lead a capable cast in a sentimental, well coordinated and sold out run. The show emphasizes timeless ideals over factual legends and invites audiences to call the SIU box office at 453-5749 for remaining seats.
William Bozarth a 22 year old from Marion was sentenced to one to four years in Menard Penitentiary after pleading guilty to theft of a large quantity of cigarettes from a Restive Vending Sales truck in Freeman Spur. All other charges were dropped under the negotiated plea.
The Christopher High School board approves a flexible campus policy allowing students to use designated parts of the campus during study periods with parental permission. Overcrowding and discipline issues prompted the change.
Kenneth Powless Williamson County state's attorney returned from Chicago where he was installed as lieutenant governor for Kiwanis District 16, covering clubs south of Du Quoin. He attended the American Hospital Association display at McCormick Place and serves on Memorial Hospital board, which plans a $1 million improvement project.
The De Soto Grade School will hold corrections classes today from 8 20 a m to 2 15 p m and Thursday half day according to the Southern Illinoisan. Dr V A Beadle does not own Carbondale Clinic or Christian Church. Land annexed and zoned by Carbondale City Council Tuesday lies near those two facilities. The clinic area was zoned likewise.
Clerks in Southern Illinois counties will accept applications for state bingo licenses through their offices. Only not for profit groups formed five years prior may obtain licenses starting October 1. Licenses cost 200 dollars and 10 percent of gross proceeds go to the Department of Revenue to split between Mental Health and Common Schools funds. Violations carry up to 500 dollars fine or a year in prison. Williams on County Clerk Barney Boren says Marion office will have forms by September 15. Jackson County clerk staff confirm county wide processing in their office with final approval by the Springfield Department of Revenue.
Fire crews responded to an electrical transformer fire at the Union County Fairgrounds with no spread. In Du Quoin minor damage followed an overheated washing machine on North Washington Street. A blaze gutted the Du Quoin Grain Co office on Rt. 51 at Sunfield, Tamaroa firefighters assisted. cause undetermined. Marine Pfc Robert J Moniger was assigned to the Third Marine Division on Okinawa, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Moniger of Murphysboro.
Marilyn Treece, 17, of Jonesboro was crowned Union County Fair Queen at the Anna fairgrounds on Thursday night. First runner-up was Vicki Parrott, 17, of Anna, with Janice Taylor, 17, of Anna, as second runner-up. Cindy Ann Dillinger, 16, of Alto Pass, won Miss Congeniality. The fair ends tonight.
Hurst city council rejected a liquor license for Ray and Chloe Egger after purchasing Larry's Tavern. The vote was five to one. Other actions set park curfew 11 pm to 6 am, approved a $26,500 tax levy, and granted a building permit to Evelyn Emerson for extending Emerson's Grocery. A dog quarantine with Williamson County runs Sept 1 to Oct 31 with disposal for loose dogs.
Dr. Eli Borkon of Carbondale is reappointed chairman of the Illinois State Medical Society committee on relations with the Illinois Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. The appointment was announced by Dr. Willard C. Scrivner. Borkon has led the committee for two years and is associated with Southern Illinois University School of Medicine as assistant to the dean and clinical professor of medicine. He is a half time staff member at Carbondale Clinic and a University of Chicago Medical School graduate.
Charles W. Yearian, 25, of Murphysboro, received minor injuries after his car ran off Route 13 a mile north of Murphysboro and struck a tree at 2:55 p.m. Thursday. He was treated at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro.
Open notices invite public meetings. Events include Union County Fair with twilight harness racing at 4 p.m. and demolition derby by Friday evening at Anna City Park, Old Timers Banquet in Stonefort American Legion at 7 p.m., and a Stonefort sky diving demo Friday and Saturday.
The swastika appears as a widespread art form among primitive peoples and is not tied to Jewish or Christian faiths. In the ancient East it signified the sun, and in India it is regarded as a good luck symbol.
The Southern Illinoisan publishes daily except Saturdays and holidays from Carbondale and related offices. It notes its history as successor to several local papers and that Associated Press retains exclusive rights to local news republication and AP dispatches.
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