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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1981
Page
3
The Southern Illinois on Thursday corrected a report misidentifying Jackson County Sheriff Don White as a Republican. White was elected as a Democrat, clarifying his party affiliation.
The United Mine Workers secured unemployment benefits for miners observing picket lines at three Consol mines in Southern Illinois after a National Labor Relations Board approved the UMW election. Unclear totals but about 800 workers at surface mines may soon receive checks. NVB official Napolitano ruled the case hinges on whether miners are merely failing to cross a picket line, with Consol likely to appeal.
Steeleville resident John Schaubt displays a unique collection of over 5,200 pens on 132 boards along his front lawn at 503 E Main St. The pens, from 47 states, six countries and 423 banks, feature varied shapes and unusual advertising slogans. He began collecting after retiring from farming in 1976 and joined the Pen and Pencil Club last December, trading with collectors nationwide and abroad.
Carbondale Park District board rejected a request from northeast side residents for 18 items to aid the Emma C Hayes Center and Attucks Park youth program. Officials cited fears of being seen as a quick touch and potential repeat demands, noting no prior distribution of these items and questioning past funding arrangements. The youth program relies on city budget and fund-raising, with no designated equipment funding in four years.
Gorham resident William E. Golliher, a former Dowell police officer, announces Democratic candidacy for Jackson County sheriff in 1982. He accuses incumbent Republican Sheriff Don White of pressuring him to perform illegal acts and to delay traffic citations to influence votes.
Golliher announced his candidacy alleging White sought revenge after a dispute. He claims sheriff patrols cluster in the eastern county, leaving the west unprotected, and proposes a rural patrol to curb rising rural crime. He accuses White and deputies of poor performance and vows department cleanup if elected.
Five Jackson County precincts will be divided to meet the Illinois law of no more than 500 registered voters per precinct. Carbondale 15 has 809 voters, Carbondale 26 has 1,069, while 20 precincts will stay unchanged. A second committee may be formed to finish 500-voter units by June 1982.
Ultra Inc will shut its Murphysboro structural components plant in September. Plant manager F L Jackson cites rising transportation costs as the driver, with payroll cut to nine. Mayor Sydney Appleton aims to lure a plating capable firm to salvage local industry and offset the closure.
Marion after opening a new municipal landfill near Spillertown has filed a fifth application with the Illinois EPA to develop the site. City Engineer Glenn Clarida said each correspondence addressing alleged deficiencies counts as a new application. IEPA has 90 days to respond after the latest filing, following a May denial citing an improperly installed clay liner to prevent groundwater contamination.
Marion Public Health and Safety Commissioner George Williams rejects the sex discrimination charge by Jill Blus, noting he sought a raise for her and backed her radio dispatcher role. He defends Cannon as best qualified for a permanent dispatcher post and says Blus was a CETA worker, not a dispatcher. The Illinois Human Rights Department has 90 days to review the complaint.
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