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SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1976 Ccrbondale-HcrrinAurphysbcro-Mcrlcn halts prison 1'owm LOUSf ill lis nil 4 Southern Illinois legislators get temporary restraining order II m. If 111! senate investigating committee charged with hearing evidence from corrections department officials, prison officials and inmates regarding the effects such a plan may have on all persons involved. A total of 160 inmates currently are involved in the farming operations at the various institutions, said William Jennings, chief of operations for the department. Under the leasing arrangement, sale of crops, beef, pork and dairy products would result in estimated profits of $340,000 a year, Jennings said. The farming staff of 18 would In a prepared statement Feb.

23, Sielaff cited lack of efficiency and economy as the primary reasons for the prison farming shutdown. However, farming operations at Menard have shown a profit the. last two out of three years. The net profit this fiscal year already amounts to about $56,000, Buzbee said. Production cost figures from the other seven penal institutions have not been available from the Dept.

of Corrections since Sielaffs statement was issued. Penal institutions at Vandalia and Vienna are included in Sielaffs shutdown plan. ill 1 1 1. I 111, ii Sites liKii III Siipf1 liiiSPipiii II iBiiA i I I Ijliiii; a temporary injunction will be heard by the court. The hearing is set for 1 p.m.

at the Randolph County Court-house. The legislators asked the court to stop corrections officials "from taking any action whatsoever relating to the leasing of the farming lands at the Menard Correctional Facility to private individuals and from discontinuing normal farm or erations." Sen. Kenneth V. Buzbee, D-Carbondale and state representatives Vincent Birchler, D-Chester, Bruce Richmond, D-Murphysboro, and Ralph Dunn, R-Du Quoin, filed suit Wednesday against Gov. Daniel Walker, Sielaff, Walter Russell, acting director of the Dept.

of General Services, and Thomas R. Israel, Menard's warden. The temporary restraining order sets March 17 as the day when evidence pertaining Randolph County nr to Meanwhile, Buzbee has been prison staff population, accord-named chairman of a five-man ing to Sielaffs statement. ill i mmmsam Four Southern Illinois state legislators have secured a temporary restraining order In circuit court at Chester to halt the acceptance of bids for the lease of state-owned prison farmlands. 1 Under a plan outlined by Al-lyn R.

Sielaff, director of the state Dept. of Corrections, acres of land at the Menard Correctional Center and several other penal institutions throughout the state no longer would be farmed by inmates. Instead, the land would be farmed by civilian farmers on a crop-sharing basis. Forty per cent of the harvest would be returned to the respective penal institutions. Hie bids were to be accepted Monday.

'No prosecution in Fi By Joseph Arimond Of The Southern Illinoisan Six months of investigation by a federal grand jury into bid-rigging allegations involving construction of the Randolph County Courthouse have ended with no plans for prosecution. "We've closed the file," Henry Schwarz, U.S. district attorney in East St. Louis said. Although the grand jury met "two or three times," it "did not develop anything to justify prosecution," he said.

The first allegation of bid rigging came in October 1974 Courthouse case HiHiiHirii1 ill 11 wmmwmmmmwmMBmm bid-nigging prb arrer HHnHAF 11 1 i liSfllii! Hi i fiilllf 1111 sHiii HiUpf llsiiiliSHiiSiif iHi HiUf Rev. Frank Trotter, left, and Jimmy Carter in Marion (Photo by Butch Nevious) At times Jimmy Carter's rally at Marion resembled a revival a'rbondale must shore jail costs, cumify say buildings, thus resulting in cracks. They felt kickback might have been given because cheaper grade materials were used, they said. Chester Industrial Contractors, blamed the damage on a gas line freeze during construction damage its officers said was an act of God. Mabel Thies of Campbell Hill, secretary-treasurer of the federation, construction workers were seen patching cracks in the building wrell before the gas line freeze occurred.

county, through the circuit clerk's office, has been turning over to Carbondale monthly fine collections of up to $10,000. The committee will determine if the county legally can deduct its charges for jail prisoners from the monthly fine payment to Carbondale. In other action the board voted to terminate financial support for NARCO, a Carbondale-based drug user rehabilitation agency. The county, had furnished federal funds to NARCO through the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA). The board voted unanimously to withdraw funding for three employes.

Hie three jobs assignments were approved for By Tony Stevens Of Hie Southern Illinoisan Carbondale will have to look elsewhere for a place to house prisoners unless the city agrees to share costs of keeping them in the Jackson County jail at Murphysboro. Hie Jackson County Board voted unanimously Wednesday to tell the city that such prisoners will not be accepted at the county jail after April 15. City Manager Carroll Fry says the city will pay for the jail services. Hie city has not signed the county's contract, Fry said, because the City Atty John Womick is supposed to meet with a county board committee on the matter. Hie city council has reviewed the contract but tabled it until Womick can discuss its provisions.

He was concerned about some wording in the contract, Fry said. Late in December 1975, the county board requested that i i i I ii! liii iliiijiii: i 1 i III I I HI Mi NiN if! i ji 1 i Jli I 1 rally closely resembled a religious revival at times. A quartet of gospel singers known as the Calvarymen sang one of Carter's favorite songs, "Statue of Liberty," just before the Rev. Mr. Trotter introduced the candidate.

"The first time I met Jimmy Carter," he told the crowd of about 500 supporters, "I felt I'd known him forever. And I also felt that he was my friend. And time has proven both first impressions to be correct." The Rev. Mr. Trotter added: "Jimmy Carter knows on whose carpet he stands.

And I told him if he ever forgets, I'll ask the Lord to jerk it a few times so he will remember." ute settled A dispute over, the rough -grading of Shawnee College's Ullin campus site has been settled after 2Vz years of negotiations. The final disputed $3,217 was charged to the project cost settling the struggle over more than $40,000. Hie dispute centered around surveys, bid: documents and change orders for the college's $4.3 million campus. In September 1973 work on the site stopped when errors were discovered in the rough grading bid documents. Hie mistake at first was thought to be Shawnee's responsibility.

Board Chairman Dr. C.G. Ul-rich conducted his own investigation and found the mistake belonged to the architect, Frank Larocca Associates, ine. of Chicago. The architect later admitted the error.

The college had asked Larocca to reimburse $27,000 of the $47,000 the college had already paid. It also refused to pay a $20,700 bill submitted by Edgemont Construction Co. of St. Louis for allegedly moving extra dirt to correct the grading at the site. Ulrich said the original surr vey of the site and the final survey were computerized, and the differences showed that extra dirt had.

not been moved. Ulrich said about $18,000 of the work that already had been paid for wiU be credited to the college's account when the architect's final bill is submitted. Hie bill for $20,700 for the extra dirt moving has been disallowed with the advice of the State Capital Board, Ulrich said. The $3,217 that remained to be settled was for extra engineering work and the college originally did not think it owed that fee. But Ulrich said the college now has agreed to charge that amount to the building account.

"We felt we owed that," he said. The completion of the campus has been delayed' by the dispute, but officials now hope the first buildings can be occupied this fall. "It was a long, drawn-out procedure," Ulrich said. "I'm very happy after three years." Hi i Ill in iir ill! i- hi iMi iii i i i Shawnee dsp Jackson board to consider countywide ambulance franchise be absorbed into the regular cations for the construction work, bid bonds, contracts, architectural plans and designs, cost estimates, engineering plans and designs, purchase orders and Chester Industrial Contractors' records. Nearly a dozen persons were subpoenaed by the grand jury, Schwarz said.

The three-story courthouse, dedicated in June 1975, was financed by bonds sold by the commission. The commission leases the building t6 the county; rental income is used to retire the bonds. The current director, Daryl Tipton, is unable to produce accounting books, records, or other information to verify that CETA funds which NARCO received were paid to borsa- fide CETA employes. Records show Golden, Miss Hunt and Sam Clark, the third employe hired through the three CETA funded positions, were paid $325 for pay periods from Nov, 1 to Nov. 20, and the same amount from Nov.

22 to Dec. 5. Payroll claims for the same amounts for December, January and February have been held back by the county, pending a further decision by the state officials of the CETA program. the extra cost of a special pri- mary to nominate candidates for county treasurer, to fill a vacancy created by the death, in Jaunary of Raymond Dillin- ger. The report cited a pending state law which would allow nomination of candidates by the county central committee of each party, in cases where a vacancy arises after the deadline for filing for the regular primary.

Heard an election committee report that the county sustained roughly $6,000 damage 'to voting machines and equip- Iment when a water line broke and flooded the basement office of County Clerk Robert Harrell in January. All damaged equipment has been repaired for next week's primary and the county is preparing insurance claims. to do about strip mining in "But, for instance, anybody who's seen King Lear' is going to be a little more sensitive to the problems of the The experimental courses will take that connection a step further by using the experience of professionals who have faced value decisions themselves. Making that connection is an important part of the project, "Applied Personal and Social Values," McClure said. "It's frustrating for a kid to go to another class where they say there are gray areas and don't illustrate it.

But, the people who actually work in the field are aware, of these gray areas; they had to make decisions without a handbook telling them what to do. McClure emphasized that the courses are intended as a suo- plement, not a replacement, for traditional humanities courses. i I 1 ii ttii: I I i 1 ii i I nil Hi! I I If I iwiiilBlii 111 II lit' I 1 1 I 'I III Milt Will Hiii iilii lllfillli 11 ii lii ilijl i ij illi ili mmm if liii mm i I li i 1 1 iji iilliiliillflPiij'iil he's one of the most sought-after lay speakers among Baptists in America." The world of politics being what.it is, the best Carter schedulers could do was a 90-minute campaign visit sand-wiched between appearances in Champaign and Springfield. The Rev. Mr.

Trotter met Carter at the airport and rode with the candidate the rally at the Marion Civic Center. "We talked about his campaign in Florida, talked about how folks were receiving him in Illinois and what the issues in Southern Illinois were," the Rev. Mr. Trotter said later Wednesday. "He felt that the issues were primarily the same everywhere.

I told him that the price of farm products, the right-to-work law, 4 morality and crime were the things people were interested in here." And although Carter referred only indirectly to crime and refrained altpgether from commenting on the controversial right-to-work topic, he spent considerable time speaking about farming and the lack of morality in government. Actually, the civic center row; mission to become more aware of the situation, and led to more rigid checks on quotas, for imports," Sutton said. Hie manager said other factors include a strong increase in other "industrial production, primarily auto, steel -and ap-' pliance production. "One of our basic products is an industrial work glove, and the increase in production leads to sales of more of our Sutton said the gloves industry helped its cwn C3se "generally tightening up on our quality and price," to offer a better competitive product with foreign imports. Sutton said his firm recently regained Norge one of its major customers lost to a foreign market last year.

Jomac laid off about 80 em-, ployes in 1975, with the work force reduced to about 20. Society Coordinating Committee. A spokesman for the maximum-security prison said today administration has jiot received a copy of the suit and cannot comment until it does. The inmiates allege the administration banned two stories and the cover page of the newsletter because they were "too politically motivated." That, the suit says, violates the prisoners civil rights. fsiw mi By Gary Sosniecki Of The Southern Illinoisan When the Rev.

Frank Trotter last saw his friend Jimmy Carter in August, the former Georgia governor was just another Democrat running for president. But to the Rev. Mr. Trotter, pastor of Third Baptist Church in Marion, he was more than that. When Carter and the Rev.

Mr. Trotter were reunited Wednesday night at Williamson County Airport, the candidate was only one day past an important primary win in Florida that insured his current standing as front' runner for the Democratic nomination. "He and I have been prety good friends for about seven or eight years," the Rev. Mr. Trotter explained Both a.

members of Brotherhood Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. In fact, their desks adjoin at commis: sion meetings. It was the Rev. Mr. Trotter who invited Carter to visit Marion.

"Our original idea was to have him come and preach for us. He really doesn't consider himself a but Jomac looks up indusTy A Murphysfooro industry forced to cut its staff to the bone in 1975 has started 1976 wth an entirely different business outlook. "We are up to 95, full-time employment right now, and we could use more people, mostly sewing machine operators," says Ward Sutton, manager of the Jomac Products plant at 430S.19thSt. Sutton attributes the brighter business picture to several factors; including pressures by the soft goods manufacturing industry on foreign imports late in 1975. "Hie major effort to mnk-the International Trade Commission recognize the problem was in December of 1975, when firms from all over the.

country submitted records showing drops in business and decreases in employment, attributable in part to foreign imports. "Hie effort caused the com- Suit filed Muqohysbro Hearings to outline Jackson zoning plan In June 1975, the federal grand jury began its probe. A month later, in July, Federal Judge James Foreman dismissed the taxpayers' federation suit on a motion for dismissal from the defendants. "We felt we had a case. That's why our attorney filed the suit in the first place," Mrs.

Hues said. Hearing the tiews that the grand jury probe would not be followed by prosecution, Mrs. Thies said she was "very disappointed." During its probe, the federal grand jury studied bid specifi NARCO late in 1975, with employment to start around Nov. 1. The legislative committee reported some Irregularities in accounting for expenditure of CETA funds, including: One employe, whose payroll voucher and time sheets had been submitted until Feb.

1, was found to be in a state prison since Dec. 19, 1975. Payroll records identify him as Lennell Golden. Another employe, Cynthia Hunt not been certified for eligibility by the Illinois State Employment Service for the CETA program. Hie worksite office at 103 S.

Washington Carbondale, has been discontinued. bondale or Murphysboro would use more time to reach that area. Schott said the "personal ser- vice" and the "local area knowledge" of the Wilson service should be considered in any countywide ambulance plan. The board approved a re- commendation of the health and safety committee that the county apply for a $25,000 fed eral grant to establish a central ambulance dispatch station, probably in the sheriffs office. The committee said anticipa- ted federal and state re gulations apparently will require counties to have a central dispatching station.

In other business the board: Heard a report the county possibly might be able to avoid study approach to show career- nripntpH students tho kinds of value judgments they will face in their jobs. McClure said "anecdotal evidence" indicates that career-oriented' students who spend most of their time learning the nuts and bolts later are "surprised and upset at the value conflicts they confront in their jobs. That's where strip mining and Shakespeare come in. "It turns out," McClure said, "that Shakespeare has a lot to do with strip mining the kinds of values people have about land, the sense of placex who owns the land, what does it do to the community, whether you're sensitive to levels of concern. "There isn't a place in Shakespeare or philosophy or history where you can say, See, this is where it.

says what when the Ra'ndolph County Taxpayers Federation filed a $1.5 million civil suit in federal court at East St. Louis accusing Chester Industrial Contractors, Inc. with violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Chester Industrial Contractors, Inc. is a Missouri-based firm which served as general contractor for construction of the $2.7 million courthouse and the $1 million jail in Randolph County.

Taxpayer federation m-bers said they believe an inferior material was used to cover the outside walls of the Murphysboro and Carbondale sign contracts with the county to pay costs for the county holding city prisoners. The county has been housing prisoners for both cities for several years, after new federal regulations prevented long-term prisoners from being kept in city jails. The board's action also says the city must make retroactive payment to Jan. 1 for prisoners housed by the county. A judicial committee report says Carbondale has made no response to the county's request for the contract.

Murphysboro signed the contract and has been paying the costs, the committee said. Costs include a $2 sign-in fee, a $6 daily care fee, and a $2 sign-out fee. The order is effective only for prisoners held under violations of Carbondale ordinances, for which the city receives subsequent fine money. The committee reported the April 5 Pomona, Somerset, Vergennes and Degognia; April 6 Makanda, Carbondale, Murphysboro and Fountain Bluff; April 7 Kinkaid, Levan, De Soto and Sand Ridge; April 8 Bradley, Elk, Grand Tower and Ora. Miller said in most cases, especially for the smaller population townships and meetings will be in the town hall.

tSome meeting sites have not been determined. The county zoning commission adopted a form zoning ordinance two years ago. The ordinance drew strong objections in a series of public informational hearings, and was not presented at public hearings in each township as required by law The commission then turned to a new ordinance form de-designed more for land use control than for the stricter zoning regulations of zoning ordinances in urban areas. Miller said printed copies of the text of the proposed ordinance are expected to be available in about two weeks. a partner in McNeill and Dugger mechanical contractors, signed the lease for the store, Hodge said.

The lease now' is at Kroger's home office in Cincinnati. Dugger owns a portion of the five-acre tract in the 1600 block of South Park Avenue where the new Kroger store is planned. Dugger apparently will lease his land to the company for the grocery store. A proposed countywide ambulance franchise will be considered by the Jackson County Board April 14. The board received petitions Wednesday objecting to any county franchise action which would eliminate existing services in the northwestern area of the county.

Cfyarles Schott of Oraville and John Edgar of Ava pre- sented petitions bearing 1,475 names. The petitions object to any new ambulance service proposal which would eliminate the Wilson Funeral Home service in the Ava-Campbell Hill area. Schott said the response time is the major factor. The Wilson service now answers emergency calls within "about 10 minutes." He said emergency vehicles dispatched from Car- A new Jackson County zoning ordinance, drawn more in the form of a land use plan, will be outlined in a series of public hearings scheduled for the first week of April. Mark Miller, of Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission, told Jackson County Board members Wednesday that the Jackson County Zoning Commission has completed work on the basic ordinance, and is now working on outline maps of the various townships.

Miller said the zoning commission plans to hold public hearings in one concentrated effort, scheduling four hearings per night for four consecutive nights on April 5, 6, 7 and 8. Miller said it is the intention of the zoning commission to divide the membersh'ip for the four meetings each night, and to request participation by members of the county board at the various sessions. All meetings will start at 7 p.m. on the following schedule: ract Shakespeare on the drag -Not quite but think a minute owner signs Ma ion i mates say newsletter censored Kroger store lease By Henry deFiebre Of The Southern Illinoisan "I think Shakespeare has a lot to do with strip mining," George McClure says. Although the relationship between the two may not be readily apparent, McClure, a philosophy professor at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, hopes a project he is heading will make connections between the practical and the aesthetic clearer.

Helped by a $143,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, McClure and colleagues are putting together three experimental courses at SIU-C. They hope they will show a better wpv to teach the humanities subjects such as literature, history and philosophy to non-hi-inanities students. The courses which began next fall will use a case- A group of black Marion Federal Prison inmates charges in a federal court suit that the penitentiary's administrators are illegally censoring their newsletter. Filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in East St.

Louis, the suit asks an injunction c-gainst the warden and his staff from interfering with the publication and distribution of the Black Pride Newsletter, an organ of the Black Culture A lease for a new Kroger store in Herrin has been signed by the owner of the proposed site and is expected to be signed by Kroger officials soon. Jim Hodge, in Kroger's real estate division in St. Louis, said Wednesday the company is planning a format announcement of the new store within a week. William Dugger of Herrin,.