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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1978
Page
3
Southern Illinois superintendents start before dawn to assess drifting streets and hazards. Du Quoin Unit 300 leader Whitecotton checks routes, then uses radio and a tele phone tree to notify staff. Herrin Unit 4's William Clarida also drives streets with shovel and chains before deciding to cancel or start.
Neighbors tried to rescue Cilvino Laraz, 24, a foreign student at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, as a mobile home in Lake Heights Trailer Court burned before 8 a.m. The fire, likely from an overheated furnace, destroyed the trailer and Laraz was found inside. He lived alone. the death is being investigated by Jackson County coroner Don Ragsdale.
Veteran Herrin businessman Clyde Brewster, 79, received the 1978 Distinguished Service Award at the annual Herrin Jaycees awards banquet. Jaycees said he helped build Herrin into a Southern Illinois industrial center, starting in mining and founding Brewster Motors in 1922.
Herrin celebrates the 38th Clyde Brewster Service Award as community leaders including Brewster influence the Chamber of Commerce to attract industry. Allen Industries postponed its Herrin site decision after a three hour lobbying trip. The event also honors Dorothy Bailey Ron Hudson and others for local contributions. Lyndle Church earns a special award for heroism in a Dec 23 rescue, with national attention from Paul Harvey and a Jaycees dinner featuring Jim Otis.
Thomas W. Haney of Herrin was appointed a First Judicial Circuit judge to replace the late Stewart Cluster of Johnston City. Judge Clayton said an election will fill Haney’s associate vacancy, with Haney likely to work in Williamson County and serve until a 1980 election.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer will perform at the Southern Illinois University Carbon dale Arena on February 14 at 8 p.m. Tickets range 7, 6.50, and 5.50 dollars and go on sale at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Tickets available at multiple box offices and by phone at 453-5341 after Wednesday. Mail orders accepted to SIU Arena manager's office. checks payable to SIU Arena.
James B. Howard of 1205 N. 16th St. is in the final stage of a drawing for the $1 million top prize after being one of five ticket holders selected in a recent preliminary Illinois State Lottery drawing.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will pay employees for a full week even though classes were canceled by heavy snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. President Warren W. Brandt said no pay reductions or holiday cancellations will occur, noting streets and parking were impassable. Make-up work for students will be decided by individual instructors.
District 95 closed all seven schools this week due to heating boiler leaks at Thomas and Winkler and a coal shortage leaving only about three weeks supply. Superintendent George Edwards said up to 90 tons of coal are en route and leaks will be repaired by Monday, with students to return then.
Marion officials urge no parking on Tower Square Plaza after midnight as street crews haul coal from Centralia bound for schools. Leaking pipes in Winkler Springmore and Thomas Schools cause low heat and patchwork repairs. One classroom hole at Thomas to fix a broken pipe. Heating system fixes planned for 20 year old elementary schools by summer. Board approves property appraisal by John Barbie after Brush Elementary fire. New draft policies include reporting suspensions to the board. A special meeting will address unemployment compensation rules. Public invited.
Two dissident Lutheran ministers say they understand little about being disenfranchised by the Missouri Synod though they left months ago. Rev. Alvin Horst and Rev. Ralph Easterhaus, linked to eight pastors and one congregation, contend the action is a formality. Horst left Carbondale’s Lutheran Student Center last August and now pursues a campus ministry in St. Louis, while Easterhaus has led St. Pauls in West Frankfort since 1973 and remains in the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches. Both criticize the synod’s drift toward isolationism and doctrinal emphasis they oppose.
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