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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1982
Page
3
Two charity taco and pancake eating contests in Carbondale were canceled due to no entrants, highlighting waning public enthusiasm for fundraising food challenges once seen as patriotic sport. Local groups Jackson Community Workshop and Kiwanis Club faced empty lines and halted events over the weekend.
Plaintiffs amend the complaint in the Du Quoin Evening Call ownership case to name all alleged shareholders. Dispute centers on who controls the paper after L S Smith Jr claimed 200 shares, while Miller and Smith III contest ownership records. Judge Bastien had barred Smith Jr from control pending resolution. no court date set for the revised filing.
Franklin County considers an aerial mapping system costing about 200000 to detail township areas. It would identify parcels with numbers on maps from aerial photos, aiding tax assessment and dispute resolution. Bids are pending with May 18 meeting to decide likely funding from the general fund.
At the Southern Illinois Mayor's Association annual meeting in Carbondale SIUC graduate student Tom Paprocki was named secretariat and will handle day-to-day tasks. The group approved a contract with SIUC public affairs for a quarterly newsletter and workshops, paying 1500 dollars for publishing costs and 500 dollars monthly for Paprocki's nine month internship. New SIMA officers are president Gail Lathrop Olney James Mick McLeansboro and Richard Moore Eldorado.
Laborers Union Local 577 represents about 35 Marion city workers in sewer water streets cemetery and landfill operations. The two-year contract provides a 25 cent hourly raise annually with an option to apply the raise to dependent medical insurance. Sick leave remains at 30 days after negotiation restored it.
The Operating Engineers Local 318 will cooperate with Marion city officials on dredging Crab Orchard Creek south of Marion as flood control after January evacuations. Union provides cost savings via loaned equipment from a federal manpower program, offsetting high dragline costs. two apprentice operators and instructors will still be paid.
A pilot Illinois Job Service effort in Murphysboro tests helping parolees find full time work. 22 parolees placed, with potential savings in state prison costs. Plans to expand statewide.
The Lake of Egypt Water District and its customers Creal Springs Goreville Burnside Lick Creek and Devil's Kitchen are under IEPA restricted status. The district serves about 2,300 meters directly and 1,150 more in smaller districts, with storage at about 0.5 million gallons vs a 1 million target. Daily usage runs 600,000 to 800,000 gallons and officials consider a 400,000 gallon above ground tank for about $110,000 at a May 13 board meeting.
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