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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1965
Page
3
Carbondale City Council authorized advertisement for bids on a 750000 dollar water treatment plant expansion doubling the South Wall street facilities to about eight million gallons daily. Bids for parking meters police uniforms a portable radio and storm door were opened and sent to the appropriate commissioners for review.
The Crab Orchard Job Corps Center asks Southern Illinois Inc to help corpsmen become bill paying citizens. Woodrow Austin spoke at Carbondale meeting. center capacity 104 will be reached midweek with 79 arrived Monday.
Murphysboro to hold 7 30 a m flag raising at City Hall to inaugurate the Head Start program The unit 186 school district received a flag along with about 2300 districts nationwide The ceremony will be led by Mayor Joe Williams Unit 186 Superintendent James Blackwood and War on Poverty chair Robert Phillips The program aims to prepare preschoolers for regular classes with early exposure Murphysboro reports 40 pupils in three classes at Logan Grade School
Vearl Kee 58 of 703 Newton Ave Johnston City died at 6 30 p m Monday at his home after months of ill health with high blood pressure. He was a retired laborer born Sept 2 1906 in Johnston City. He leaves brothers Moses L Kee and Troy Kee. He was a member of Washington Avenue Baptist Church. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City. Burial Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p m today.
Walter Morton of Herrin was charged with taking improper liberties with a 14 year old girl. He was arrested Sunday by Herrin police and jailed at the county facility after becoming ill. A complaint signed by the girl's father.. filed with the state's attorney's office alleges intercourse with the child. The complaint was presented before Magistrate Olen Ballard and another count may be dropped.
Funeral services were held at St Marys Catholic Cemetery in Chester for Louise Lochhead infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Dean Lochhead of Leh man Drive Chester. The infant was stillborn Monday in Memorial Hospital Chester. Mrs Lochhead is the former Maxine Rose Zgonina. Schroeder Funeral Home of Chester directed services.
In a rare tie breaking decision Carbondale grants an equal footing franchise to the Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association covering Parrish Acres and Pinewood west of the city. The council action aims to match service rights with Central Illinois Public Service Co and futures for annexed areas.
The $500 000 Herrin 17th street ditch appropriations bill will be voted on today in the State House. Rep. Omer Sanders, D Carterville, predicts passage and sending the bill to the Governor. The measure cleared the Senate last week.
The film Farewell Doves offering a snapshot of contemporary Russian life will be shown free to the public at 8 p.m. today in the Morris Library auditorium on the Southern Illinois University campus.
The Herrin City Council voted to hire Clark Dietz Painter & Associates of Urbana for 1500 to conduct a cost-rate study of the water and sewer departments. The firm will review records, billing, and rate structures and assess future financing and Rend Lake system relations, with completion expected in 30 days.
D G Schumacher named new Carbondale city editor of the Southern Illinoisan, succeeding Richard Stege who resigned to teach at Ameri can University in Cairo, Egypt. Schumacher, 26, once part time reporter for the paper and former AP Chicago bureau newsman, holds a Northwestern master’s degree earned in June. He and wife Rita, a high school teacher, reside at 1810 W Freeman.
Carbondale voters: city council authorizes draft of an ordinance repealing a 2 to 10 pm sprinkling and auto washing ban. Lifting follows new water tank operation. Public Property Commissioner warns water not to be wasted.
Carbondale Plan Commission hearing on a variance request for side yard requirements by Ward Severs at 310 S Graham St was canceled. The zoning board was to meet at 7 30 p m in City Hall to discuss the southwest Carbondale apartment project.
The Carbondale council again delayed a decision on removing street parking on Main Street amid opposition from 43 signers and backing from the League of Women Voters. The Plan Commission favors multi lane improvement with limited off street spaces and possible lighting upgrades for nearby lots. Mayor D Blaney Miller said action will move to next week with engineer reviews to CPSCo involvement.
Johnston City Council approved a one year appropriation ordinance of 277640 covering city expenses from May 10 to May 10, 1966. Water department salaries total 15000 including 6000 for Water Supt Howard Vick and 5500 for Assistant Supt Joe Paskevich. Last year’s appropriation was 405190, with the difference due to funds for a completed sewage lagoon construction.
Three of four youths charged with raping Mrs. Betty Jack at Marion have been released on bond. Phil Rosson, 21, of Anna, posted 5,000 on rape and 5,000 on indecent sexual assault charges. Kent Howerton, 17, of Buncombe and Larry King, 36, of Dongola, were released on bond. William Cato, 19, of Anna remains jailed without bond.
Alex Perry Jr of Route 1 Carbondale reported his parked car was struck Sunday in the Campus Shopping Center lot. Perry said two witnesses described the other vehicle and the driver fled the scene.
Jackson County grand jury indicted eight defendants on charges ranging from rape and reckless homicide to burglary. Names include Kenneth Bis of Chicago. Curtis Lee Jones of Murphyboro. Leroy Comby of Carbondale. Clyde and John Paul Smith of Carbondale. Charles Cooks and Leslie Wright of St. Louis. and Ernest Higgins of Carbondale. One arson charge against Roy Booth was rejected as a no true bill.
Police brief reports Cobden Eugene E Balance was fined $15 for failure to reduce speed. The citation notes the offense occurred in Cobden and reflects a minor traffic infraction handled by local authorities.
Williamson County State's Attorney Kenneth Hubler refused to answer charges raised by Herrin officials. He said tapes alleged by Betty Jack do not prove misconduct and emphasized he will provide explanations. The case involves complaints of extortion to influence prosecutions and a pending arson trial for William Hatchett Jr. in Colp.
Al Phillips of Freeman Spur denies Deputy Earl Long’s bribery accusation alleging a $5,000 campaign offer to influence sheriffs race. Phillips says no bribe was offered or accepted and notes his son Donald left the county after a brief meeting in Sheriff Miller’s office.
Funeral services for Alonzo McGowan 81 of Creal Springs will be at 2 p m Thursday in the Methodist Church of Creal Springs with Rev Kenneth Bissey officiating Burial will be in Robinson Cemetery Friends may call at Cosby Funeral Home of Creal Springs after 2 p m Wednesday McGowan died at 229 a m today in Marion Memorial Hospital
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