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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
3
Mt. Vernon Mayor Joe Martin says the council-manager form is head and shoulders above other governments for running a city efficiently and that he wouldn’t want to head a city without a manager.
Mt. Vernon officials describe the council-manager form as depoliticizing administration and safeguarding public services. City Manager Chester Lewis cites debt recovery, steady pay, housing cleanups, and a $4 million city-owned water operation as gains. The article notes voter referendums in 1951 and 1961 approving the plan and cites opposition as political realism.
East St. Louis administrator George Washnis urged Carbondale to study its situation before choosing a form of government. He discussed council manager vs commission plans and said the right organization helps avoid burdens. about 35 people attended.
Police report three Chester area burglaries with valuables stolen from Camptown homes. At Ver non Stamm’s residence $370 was taken from a refrigerator while the Stamms were away and a door was found unlocked. A Rudy Misselhorn billfold was removed from Camp town home as the burglar fled. Mrs Maurice Paulus’s billfold disappeared from 1600 Swanwick Street during residents’ absence.
Southern Illinois family camping event at Lake of Egypt south of Marion has been postponed due to rain. The three day program, set for a new camping area, will tentatively move to June 17 18 and 19 after site preparation delays.
Fred Wills 23 was beaten and robbed near Cobden by two hitchhikers he picked up. They stole his billfold and a 1958 green Oldsmobile. the car was later found. Wills, in good condition, identified as SIU area, deputies and state police search for two men in their 20s wearing white SIU jackets.
A $700,000 package including a $350,000 grant and a $350,000 40 year loan from the Economic Development Administration funds an 11 mile water supply line from the Kaskaskia River to Sparta. Route 154 rights of way are secured. The project aims to stabilize water during droughts and boost local industry, notably Spartan Printing Co. employment from 988 to about 1,200.
Mines working Saturday at Fidelity Burning Star and Orient sites with shifts listed for first and second periods. Specific pits include Orient 3 Orient 4 Old Ben 9 21 24 Zeigler 3 4 Burning Star 1 2 and Zeigler 3 4 plus additional Old Ben entries.
Marion residents vote Saturday on a 4.5 cent per 100 valuation tax increase for park district general purposes to fund equipment, landscaping, and park improvements. The proposal would raise about 11250 yearly with Marion valued at 25 million.
A scuffle during an arrest in Herrin led to a charge of assault and battery against city policeman Jack Ingram. The case inflames tension between Herrin officials and Williamson County State's Atty. Kenneth Hubler who criticized police tactics as Gestapo like. A Monday hearing in Williamson County Circuit Court will address the complaint filed by Burnel Isaacs.
A Carbondale dispute over remodeling a former New Zion Church into a home near 412 E Willow St concluded with an advisory panel urging a building permit be issued after plans are approved. The committee found the project began without a permit and noted code deficiencies and several months of paused contact with city staff.
The Jackson County Coordinating Agency for the War on Poverty unanimously re-elected officers at its annual meeting. Chairman Rev. David H. Moore. first vice chairman Alonzo Crim. second vice chairman Floyd Hart. secretary Mrs. Donald Stricklin. treasurer Rev. S. L. Hightower. The agency showed a $20,100 balance after a financial audit. Funds came from three Office of Economic Opportunity projects: operation office grant $25,895. Medicare enrollment with Williamson Perry and Randolph counties $13,209. and remedial education for Trico Elverado DeSoto districts $8,640.
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