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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
3
Contracts totaling 608,200 for construction of housing units for elderly persons in Herrin and Marion will be signed at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Julius Steinmarch, executive director of Williamson County, oversees the project and signing ceremony.
The Williamson County Housing Authority planned to start housing projects at Johnston City Herrin and Marion next week. It selected low bidders Steinmarchon for 40 units plus a Mead owdale community building at 409 500 and Wolaver Construction for 20 units at 198 800. It shared planning costs with Greater Egypt Regional Plan Commission and awaits PHA approval to award contracts.
The authority plans to sell 23 rear parcels on Park Lane behind existing homes in Bell Aire, Herrin. Prices range from 3 to a per front foot with widths from 2 to 90 front feet. Owners must buy the area behind their current lots if the sale proceeds, and the tract will not be divided.
W. E. Kimmel of Marion was re elected chairman of the Williamson County Housing Authority on Thursday night. Also re elected were John T. Mariow of Herrin as vice chairman and E. S. Finnegal of Marion as secretary-treasurer. Other board members include John McVey of Herrin and Harry Wilson of Johnston City. Mines section reports shifts and status for Old Ben, Burning Star, Orient, Zeigler, and Fidelity, with no report for some mines.
Murphysboro Apple Festival organizers set rules for pageant entrants and bidding for souvenir book printing. Queen contestants aged 17 by Jan 1, 1963, will compete with bids from Girardeau and Carbondale for 5,000 or 7,500 copies. Dean Stars Jimmie Dean to headline along with shows at Ruthers Junior High gym. Grand parade theme chosen as The Golden West.
A joint plan for a student bus service between Southern Illinois University and Murphysboro progresses. Tentative costs put fares at up to 20 cents per trip with about six round trips. The committee, including Anita Kuo Bill Fenwick R G Crisenberry and Marion Nash, will decide routes trips charges and promotions at a June 27 meeting after agreeing on $2 000 contributions to cover part of the estimated 8 000 total cost.
The Rend Lake Conservancy District seeks joint planning with the Army Corps of Engineers and state agencies to avoid conflict over lake jurisdiction. A July 2 Springfield meeting with engineers and highway officials is planned as all three agencies discuss funding and land acquisition for the 24,800 acre reservoir in Franklin and Jefferson counties. The district has options on about 20 percent of the needed land.
An order dismissed a $75,000 lawsuit by John J. Takacs against Allen Industries of Herrin in Williamson County Circuit Court. Judge C Ross Reynolds granted leave to amend within 30 days after finding the initial filing lacked specificity. Takacs had left the plant in 1958 citing deteriorating products and alleged retaliation by company officials.
Murphysboro Elks Lodge 872 receives a 30 day suspension of its state liquor license for violation involving purchase of gaming stamps. The Illinois State Liquor Control Commission ordered the suspension from July 8 to August 7 after a prior appearance before the commission. A similar 30 day suspension was issued to Paul Stout Post 127 of the American Legion.
Herrin resident Bob Ridings was arrested early today by State Trooper Lloyd Finney and ticketed with driving while intoxicated. He is in Williamson County jail with charges pending.
A petition drive seeks a citywide vote on a utility tax ordinance to fund an industrial fund. Petitions report 1,370 signers aiming for 24 percent of voters. council may table the measure. Corp. Counsel says any election would be nonbinding. Mayor expects no Friday adoption without more study.
Carbondale District 165 High School Board hired three teachers and discussed teachers' extra duty pay and facility expansion. Joseph Shiplett became music director at CCHS replacing Albert Lockwood. Hargis named to teach driver education after the end of the school year. A public protest meeting is scheduled in Chester tonight over the music director appointment.
Carbondale High School District 165 boards discuss future growth, site options, and potential new facilities including a 1500 student high school price estimate, with Aug 16 set for another planning session. A unit district, Attucks integration, and use of the current CCHS site as junior high are considered. A pay comparison for extra duties and coaches is reviewed without action. a three-member committee will report July 12.
Curtis Long, 48, operator of a taxi firm in Eldorado, is charged with murder after John Wilson, 37, died from two gunshot wounds. Bond set at 25,000. case to go before the Saline County grand jury in September. Wilson died after an argument over money in front of Long’s cabstand. Coroner to hold inquest tonight at 7 in Teocards city hall.
On the first day of summer thundershowers swept southern Illinois. Two Charolais cattle on loan from Crown Point Farm were struck by lightning and died at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Cattle herdsman Verle Chappell found the carcasses near a watering tank on West Chautauqua Street. The cattle were valued at $200 to $300 each. Heavy rains spread through Carbondale, Johnston City, West Frankfort, Marion, Herrin, and Murphysboro with total rainfall varying by location. The U.S. Weather Bureau in Cairo logged .48 inch, while Cape Girardeau, Missouri measured 1.47 inches. The forecast called for warm, humid weather with scattered thundershowers through Saturday.
Personnel from Dam 51 on the Ohio River search for the body of Jess Carr, 62, of 54 W 1st Louis St West Frankfort, who drowned near the dam Thursday while fishing with Dale Peck, 62, of 211 N Anna St West Frankfort. Their boat tipped in turbulent water at 11 15 a m Peck swam to the dam and reported Carr lost his balance. Dura bids near Golconda.
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