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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1965
Page
8
George J. Kuhn is named principal of Carbondale Community High School for 1965 66 replacing Harold O Neil who becomes administrative assistant to Supt O K Bowen for one year. O Neil returns to principal in 1966 67.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. for Mrs Eliza Jane Milam 90 of Christopher. Burial followed in Cook Cemetery Mulkeytown. She died Sunday in Franklin Hospital Benton born January 24 1875 Mulkeytown daughter of J D Ganon and Mrs. Ganon. She leaves sons Ollie Jones James Cook both Christopher and Don Jones Mulkeytown plus step daughter Nina Thompson Christopher. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at Gilbert Funeral Home.
Russell V. Bejmovich was fined 20 dollars for speeding in West Frankfort. Carl G. Foster was fined 15 dollars for speeding in West Frankfort.
The Ford Foundation branch Educational Facilities Laboratory will provide free consultive support to Carbondale District 165 for equipping instructional materials centers and training teachers. Harold Gores assured District 165 president Charles Lerner of help as two experts from Purdue University and Leonard Singer will visit Carbondale at no charge to assist in the in service program and language lab planning. Carbondale plans centers at CCHS and a new school east of the city, with Gores impressed by the district's extensive use of new teaching aids.
About $200 in damage occurred Monday night to a large electrical sign outside the Southern Illinois Surgical Appliance Co. at 111 W main St West Frankfort. Firemen attributed the loss to a short circuit in the sign wiring. The business is owned by R V Lewis of West Frankfort.
Carbondale High School District 165 board hires Robert E. Wargel 23 of Metropolis for mathematics replacing Gordon Butler and Paul Dean Russell 27 of Sparta for the small appliance repair course, replacing Norris Runnals. Wargel starts at $5,500. Russell at $5,900. The board also accepts Thelma Newbern's resignation for health reasons after a year on leave.
The Charles Braun Construction Co. of Red Bud secured a $136,413 contract to erect a brick combination post office and federal office building on South Main Street. The structure will measure 73 by 74 feet.
Kendall Jayne of Johnston City and Phillip MacPhail of Freeburg were each fined $19 for speeding.
Carbondale New High School and library addition bids are set for July 28 at 7 30 p m in the CCHS library. The projects share 1 5 million from a May 1964 building bond approved by Carbondale voters. Architect Hans Fischer notes 16 and six alternates in the school and library plans to maximize use of funds.
The Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association won permission from Carbondale City Council to supply power for Parrish Acres and Pine Wood subdivisions. The city will pay annual rates per lamp by class: $35 Class A, $51 Class B, and $78 Class C, plus sale of street lamps to the city. The co op, a not for profit with offices at Rt. 2 Murphysboro, will handle lighting and heating.
Ruben Burtoni 60 of Chicago formerly Buckner died Sunday in Chicago. Born Sept 6 1904 in Ohio he leaves wife Lucelle Jordan brothers Henry Burtoni of Chicago Max Bourtoni of Clearwater Fla and U S Air Force Commander Louis Burtoni of Goodfield Funeral services set for 1:30 p m Thursday at Gilbert Burial in Mulkeytown Cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m Wednesday at the funeral home
Mrs. Alwilda Berger, 81, of Champaign and former Zeigler resident, died at 9 p.m. Sunday in Burnham Hospital Champaign. Born December 26 1883 in Circleville Ohio she was the wife of E L Berger. Survived by four daughters Emile Oelberg Wheaton Christina Crum Champaign Ernest Larson Chicago and George Flexman Indianapolis 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler burial in Masonic and Odd Fellow Cemetery Benton. Charter member of Zeigler Eastern Star.
A series of accidents injured several people in southern Illinois. Ronald Lay, 20, and two passengers Sherry McRoy, 18, and Sallie Cook, 19, were hurt when their car left a rural road east of Elkville. Don Parker, 23, was not injured. Earlier, Larry G. Lewis, 22, of Cave in Rock, and Benjamin Herrin, 21, with Clarence Griffin, 32, of Murphysboro, sustained minor injuries in separate rollover crashes on routes near Shawneetown and Hurst. A four-person collision on Colp road left Mae Walker, 40, and Bobby Lewis, 14, with minor injuries. Louis Parker, 13, escaped injury after his bicycle was struck near Du Quoin, and two more crashes near Cave in Rock produced no injuries.
The Southern Illinois Airport Authority unofficially supports a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing for commercial airline service between Carbondale and Murphysboro. Mayors D Blaney Miller and Joe Williams urged a hearing while chairman Willard Collins Jr led actions to set CAB procedures meetings. An audit by Clifton Gunderson etc found authority accounting generally sound.
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