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Carbomfajt Herrin Murphysbor SOUTHERN ILLINOISAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, If 71 Pagt Thre Jackson County commission acts ii 1 1 -1 i i i 'I nursing A 1. 1 i 'j 'i 1 1 1 1 1 "---r-" 1 -1 mil)' t-r ti T- fUJ miul II nr i Itt.1 .1 A "'r' JiTT i vr I1 mmV.nmm "JL. -lw- -V-f- i Min i i iii i ii i i ii 1 1 -i i inrl irf i iirithiic flllllllllll it a barn? Is rl'i- ij'ljjlllll'jjlllllllp 1 jjEattMnm ii ili i hMuiiiiiiii.vii.iiiiiiiiiiiimiMutwia!iii'iii'.ii.jurti(''ttii''uiw addition, including legal, architectural engineering and financing expenses. The $300,000 will come frfcm county funds, including past sale tax, state income tax, and amortization funds from 'the nursing home. Hie lease agreement provides for annual rental payments by the county to the building com-, mission, for lease of the nur3- ing home facility.

The amount of the annual payments will be determined by the amount needed to meet annual revenue bond payments, when repayment schedules are received by ths building commission. The lease agreement includes what is termed a "safety factor" to provide for a county tax levy sufficient to pay tht annual rent and other costs provided in the agreement Hie clause was termed a stan-ard section of any revenue bond proposal, and guarantees a tax rate base to meet revenue bond payments in event anticipated sources of payment are not available. Jackson County voters in 19G3 voted down a general obligation tax bend proposal to finanfce an addition to the nursing Hie state building commission laws constitutional status was attacked in a 1970 test cae, but the law was upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court. The building commission ha? authority to propose construction of types cf public facility, subject to approval of the county board, and actions cf th commission are not subject "tit jvjrfch't Mwil-S' "15 Plumbing Heating and Electric of Mt. Vernon, will be subcontractor for plumbing, heating, 'ventilating and air conditioning work.

May Start Next Week Chapman said representatives of the general contractor were at the home Wednesday, and plan to start work the first of next week. Hie administrator said work on moving the parking lot from the east side of the home to the south side is about two-thirds complete. The work is being done under a $71,676 contract to Norman Ellis Construction Murphysboro. Tlie 102-bed which will raise capacity of the home to 260 beds, is to be constructed on the site of the former parking lot on the east side of the home. Hie commission approved a negotiated bid for $1.2 million in revenue bonds, to be handled by Mercantile Trust St.

Louis. Average interest of the bonds, over the 11-year repayment period, will be 5.229 per cent. Midwest Securities of Chicago, fiscal agent for the building commission, recommended acceptance of the negotiated bid rather than sale of the bonds through a public bid call, and cited the average interest as better than could be obtained on the current bond market through a bid call. Bond Report Made Commission Member Archie Stroup said the fiscal agent reported a majority of revenue bond issues are now being sold T- Unfinished building it on city property? Herrin building stirs controversy Why no jets at through negotiated bids rather than by public bids. The county will meet the annual revenue bond payments from sales tax, state income tax, and amortization payments from operation of the nursing home.

Since the home opened in 1959-60, it has paid to the county general fund about $1,500 toward amortization of the original general obligation bond issue of $975,000. Hie resolution adopted by the! county Doara oi supervisors transfers technical ownership cf the nursing home from the county to the new building commission. Hie same action was taken last year, but later was rescinded to allow the nursing home committee of the county board to complete several phases of' the program before the county turned over the property to the building commission. The building commission, named in March of 1970, includes Stroup, Chapman, Kenneth Saul from the county board of supervisors, Murphysboro druggist Carl Stoker, and Car-: bondale bank officer Charles, Renfro. Hie resolution provides titlej to the nursing home property shall revert to the county when the 11-year revenue bond issue is paid.

$300,000 'Advance Rentals' A lease agreement, adopted with the resolution, specifies the county will pay $300,000 as "advance rentals" toward the total estimated cost of $1.5 million for all work connected to the Williamson? not as good as Ozark's. He said the number of passengers has dropped 1 to 2 per cent over-all. Grace said Williamson County Airport traffic has dropped about 20 per cent from the May-June period. The average was 50 passengers per day in June and 40 in December. The Williamson Airport recently completed a $1 million improvement program, design: ed in part to accommodate Ozark's DC9 jets.

An Ozark news bureau employe said earli according to Mayor David Keene. Keene said he would accelerate his investigation into the study. The board endorsed a change in license for Jim's Pizza, 519 S. Illinois to sell beer; wine and alcoholic liquor by the drink instead cf just beer with food. Hie restaurant will now offer complete meals, according to the owner, Fortius Karay-to the owner, Fortius Ozark says business decrease changed plans City Atty.

Thomas W. Haney said that as far as he knows, there has been "no official determination" as to whether the building is on city land. Cornell further claims that the building is in a R-4 residential district and shouldn't be allowed in such a district. Russell says the building is in an 1-1 industrial district and doesn't violate zoning regula tions. On Boundary? The city's zoning map indi cates the building be on the boundary line between an R-4 district and an 1-1 district.

Cornell said Russell started constructing the building sometime in November, 1970. City records show he received a building permit on Dec. 29, 1970. Sadler said some time ago, possibly about Nov. 1, Russell told him cf plans for the building and asked about getting a permit.

The codes inspector said he told Russell to come back and apply for one when he was ready to start construction. Sadler said he heard nothing more about the building until Cornell began questioning other city officials about it. The inspector said that at first he did not plan to give Russell a permit because of the question of whether the structure would be on city property. Later, Sad By Wanda arras Of The Southern Illinois Ozark Airlines Pres. Thomas L.

Grace said today the airlines had planned conversion to jets by now but a passenger decrease has slowed plans. Grace said Ozarks shows an 8 or 9 per cent growth the past year but that is due to new routes awarded to the airlines. He said old routes are "just holding their own." Grace said the financial picture in the airlines industry is By Tony Stevens Of The Southern Illinoisan Jackson County's Public Building Commission slashed red tape Wednesday to clear the way for work to begin on a county nursing home addition perhaps next week. When Wednesday's session was finished, the commission had completed these actions: Approval of low bids totaling $1,152,931 for construction of a 102-bed addition at the Jackson County Nursing Home; Negotiated sale of $1.2 million in county, revenue bonds to Mercantile Trust St. Louis.

on advice of the commission's fiscal agent; -Acceptance of a resolution from the Jackson County Board of Supervisors, transferring title of the nursing home property from the county to the public building commission, and providing $300,000 in county funds toward total estimated cost of $1.5 million for the addition. The commission has had bids under study since Dec. 17. Low bids at the Dec. 17 bid opening totaled $1,131,925.

The building commission Wed nesday agreed to accept about $21,000 in add-on alternates. John Chapman, administrator of the home and a member of the building commission, said most of the alternates accepted involve use of higher grades of materials and equipment The general contract was awarded to Kiefner Brothers Construction Co. of Perryville, Mo. Besant Electrical Cen tral will be sub-contractor for electrical work, and Recount one-fourth completed A recount in the Williamson County commissioner election was more than one-fourth com pleted at 10 a.m. today.

County Clerk Barney Boren, tally judges and watchers com pleted the fifteenth of the 53 county precincts before a break. Almost 6,000 votes have been counted the 15 precincts, which include two large ones, Blairsville 3 and Carterville 1. There were about 20,000 votes cast. Boren said "very few" con tested ballots have been put into special envelopes to be ruled on Jan. 28 by Judge George Oros in circuit court.

There were only three in the two large precincts. Republican Robert Williams of Johnston City was declared he winner over Democrat Ovie Edwards of rural Carrier Mills by a margin of only 16 votes in the canvass of the Nov. 3 election. Williams was seated on the Board of Commissioners Dec. 7.

Edwards petitioned for the recount. Peace group denounces arrests Hie Southern Illinois Peace Committee has denounced U.S. government action in arresting members of the "East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives" and charging them with a plot to kidnap presidential aide Henry Kissinger. According to Douglas Allen, Southern Illinois University philosophy faculty member and faculty adviser to SIPC, the group acted unanimously Wed nesday night in passing the resolution on the U.S. action an-nouced earlier Wednesday.

"We would like to single out Eqbal Ahmad, who came to SiU last October for the Conference on Scholarly Integrity and Uni versity Complicity. Eqbal Ahmad has been perhaps the most articulate critic of U.S. Vietna-mization, an imperialist program of which the Vietnamese Center at SIU represent a major investment," the SIPC resolution said, in part. Ahmad was one of six persons indicted in the alleged kidnap plot. SIPC and Allen have been highly critical of the SIU center and financial aid for it from the U.S.

Agency for International Development. (Related story page 18) 375 TURCO WORKERS BACK AFTER REPAIRS Approximately 375 persons at Turco Manufacturing Du Quoin, returned to work today despite an equipment break down about 3 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Mary Moody, secretary to the plant's personnel manager, explained that equipment on the paint line broke down about 30 minutes before the day shift was to finish work Wednesday, i Carbondale advisory board Decision on food store liquor sales delayed Jo! on day of Powell funeral Choaf knew cache as seen from street ler said, he agreed to Issue the permit on condition that Rnssell sign the statement of willingness to remove the building.

Russell said that after talking to Sadler, he "never even thought" of the permit require ment until after he got the build ing started. Sadler estimated 25 per cent of all building permits are is sued after construction starts. The city property question in volves North 17th street, which ends at West Herrin street, about two blocks south of Bryan street. Cornell contends that Russell's building is on what would be an extension of 17th street and is therefore on" the city's Russell claims the building is west of 17th street extended in an industrial zone and therefore not on the right-of-way. Ttie building-s address on the permit is listed as 221 W.

Bryan next door to Russell's house. Haney said he is drawing up a documnet under which Russell would agree that if the city decided to extend 17th street or wanted the building removed for some other reason, Russell would remove it. Cornell objects to a "horse barn" being allowed inside the Richard Ogilvie last Friday criticized him for witholding information about the find. Rendleman has responded that he was net trying to protect Democrats as alleged by Republicans. Rather, Rendleman has said, he had to follow the course he did because of duties imposed on him by law as executor of Powell's estate.

Concerning the timing of the find and the possible harmful impact of the information on Democrats in the November election, Choate said: "That possibility just never occured ome, so help me." Choate said Rendleman told him that making any announce-! ment about the money found in Powell's Springfield apartment would "probably start off a public treasure hunt." possession of under 2.5 grams.A He was fined $500 and placed on probation for two years. Two Carbondale Persons Arrested Charges of sale and possession of narcotics were filed in circuit court in Murphysboro today against two Carbondale residents arrested Wednesday night. Mrs. Anne H. Nearman, 36, of 105 Brook Lane, was released under bond.

David E. Paap, 32, was held in the county jail. State's Atty. Richard Rich-man said the two were arrested in the Ramada Inn in Carbondale by Southern Illinois Security Police, and agents of the Illinois Bureau of Investigation. Police reports list pounds of marijuauana recovered in the arrest.

5 Accused of Trying To Cash Stolen Checks Charges of theft over $150 were filed today in circuit court city. Sadler said there is no ordinance prohibiting the keep ing of horses in Herrin. Russell said the structure is an "all-purpose" building now used for storage as well as stab ling horses for the winter. Russell exepcts to complete the two-story building in one to three weeks. He said it could be converted into an apartment building someday.

R-4 districts in Herrin are intended primarily for multi- family dwelling, such as apartment houses, while 1-1 districts are for industrial development. The zoning ordinance doesn't mention Russell's present type of building as being allowed in either district, but doesn't specifically prohibit it either. The ordinance says "agricul tural buildings" are permitted in A-l agricultural districts provided no livestock are housed less than 200 feet from any type of residential district. With approval of the plan commission and city council, a "riding stable" is allowed as a special exception to zoning requirements in an 1-1 industrial or R-l residential district. Russell called Cornell's com plaint "a personal feud." Russell's wife is Cornell's cousin.

Cornell is an insurance agent. The Chicago newspaper also reported that Democratic Lt. Gov. Paul Simon acknowledged that he had learned of the cash find from Rendleman on Nov. 6.

As was reported in Wednes day's Southern Illinoisan, Illi nois Atty. Gen. William Scott, a Republican, also learned about the cash find on Nov. 6. A special assistant attorney general who also serves as an attorney for Rendleman, said he learned of the find on Oct.

14 but did not tell Scott about it until Nov. 6. Republican Gov. Richard Ogilvie has said he did not learn of the find until Rendleman made it public in a copyrighted story that appeared in the Southern Illinoisan on Dec. 30.

case in Murphysboro against five young people accused of attempting to cash stolen checks. Tlie five were transferred from Cairo police to Jackson County custody Wednesday. Police identified the five as Cheryl Danner, 17, no address given, Donald O'Guinn, 16, 511 North Murphysboro, William Glasser, 16, 1924 Gartside Murphysboro, Robert Denton, 19, Cape Girardeau, and Jack Glasser, 23, De Soto. Police said the five were picked up by. Cairo police for allegedly attempting to cash three checks at the first Bank and Trust Co.

in Cairo. Hie checks, totaling $3,611, were identified as stolen from Smysor Farms in Murphysboro. O'Guinn and William Glasser were released under $1,000 bonds to their parents. Miss Danner, Denton and Jack Glasser were held in the county jail today, pending a hearing set for Jan. 28.

By Dave Hurst Of Hie Southern Illinoisan A Herrin man has charged that his neighbor, who is a city employe, began constructing a building inside the city without obtaining a required building permit. Richard Cornell of 213 W. Mc-Kinley St. made the charge against Basil Russell of 217 W. Bryan who works for the city water department.

Russell admits this is true, but says he has since received a permit. This is confirmed by the city codes inspector's office. Cornell, who calH the structure a "horse barn," also claims it is being built on city property without permission from the city council. Russell denies that the 900-square-foot building is a "horse barn" or that it is on city property. But he says he is now keeping two horses in the building.

And he confirmed that he has agreed to sign a statement that if the city ever decides to make use of the property, he will remove the building. Codes Inspector Charles Sadler said there is some "controversy" over whether the structure is on city property. He said a survey may be needed to determine whether it is or isn't. Aicin man dies, hit by car Richard L. Summers, 36, of Akin, died of injuries suffered when hit by a car about 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday on the Akin Blacktop, one mile west of Akin. Summers was dead on arrival at Franklin Hospital, Benton. The car was driven by Dwight W. Summers, 18, also cf Akin. State Police said the two men are believed to be unrelated.

Richard L.t Summers' truck was stalled and he was trying to flag down the car and prevent it from hitting the truck, according to a spokesman at the HobbsTohnson Funeral Home, Benton. Dwight Summers did not see Richard Summers in the road, State Police. reported. Franklin County Coroner Kir-by Webb said Richard Summers died of multiple injuries. Mr.

Summers was employed by the Franklin County Highway department. Funeral sservices will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hobbs-Jbhnson Funeral Home, Benton, with the Rev. Adolph Zwengel officiating. Burial will be in the Brady Cemetery east cf Akin.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 3' p.m. Friday. Masonic rites will be at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral Home. Mr.

Summers was a member of the Akin Masonic Lodge No. 749. He was born Aug. 25, 1934, In Franklin County. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Summers, Peggy Summers, Car la Summers and Connie Atwood, all at home; sons, Lcnnie Atwood and Leroy Atwood, also at home; parents, Logan and Madeline Warren Summers of Thompson ville; and sisters, Mrs.

Helen Shelton cf Ttiomp-sonville, Mrs. Harris of Princeton, and Mrs. Pauline Fr azier of West Frankfort. public referendum. er this week that use of DC9s at Williamson airport is not "in the immediate future." The main runway was closed from July to November and Ozark had limited use tof a shorter runway during favorable weather conditions, however.

Grace said when airport traffic" warrants it jets will be brought in. He denied making any commitments to the airport authority for use of jets by any specific date. i Karayiannis. Hie city will now take action on the request." Hie board delayed action until its next meeting on a request to sell packaged liquor by Hie Club, 408 S. Illinois Ave.

It also delayed action on an application from a new delicatessen at 207 W. Walnut St. for a license to sell beer with meals only. Board members wanted more time to study the requests. reported to the county board he has accepted another posv tion, and resigned as supervisor.

Rathjen served UYz years as supervisor from Fountain Bluff Township; 1 Re-appointed Reginald Stearns as the county board's representative to the Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development commission; Heard a report on United States Forest Service activities in Jackson County, from ranger Edward Henschel. The ranger said the forest service is working with the City of Carbondale on the Cedar Creek Lake project, and is purchasing ground on the south side' of the proposed lake. Henschel said land purchases will be made under appraisal valuations, as the forest service did at Kin-kaid Lake west of Murphysboro. Hie ranger said pending new federal legislation may increase the amount paid to local government agencies by the forest service, to compensate for local tax funds lost from, land acquisition by the Forest Service. Under the present formula, Jtba Forest Service pays 25 per cent of net revenue from the land ia lieu cf taxes.

State Rep. Clyde Choate of Anna apparently was the first high-ranking state official to learn of the $750,000 cash hoard found among the late Paul Powell's Springfield belongings. A Chicago newspaper reported today that John Rendleman, chanceDor of Southern Illinois University's Edwardsville campus, said he told Choate of his find on the day of Powell's funeral Oct. 15. Choate is Democratic minority leader of the House.

Choate told the Chicago newspaper that he kept silent about the information because Rendleman emphasized that officials of Powell's estate were looking for other collections of Powell cash that might still be around. Rendleman is the executor of Powell's will. Republican Gov. Ordinances Hard to enforce Jackson board hears littering woes Enter pleas of guilty Three fined in dlrua By Gary Blackburn Of The Southern Illinoisan Hie Carbondale Liquor Advisory board Wednesday delayed action on two applications from food store owners to sell beer and wine. The grocery store in the J.

C. Penney's shopping complex on East Main street and Russell's Grocery, 906 W. Cherry each had requested a license for package sales. In making the motion to postpone action for an indefinite period of time, Dr. Donald Darling said he thought the market for such products should be studied and that public knowledge, either through public hearings or by debate among city council candidates, should be increased.

George Trimborn, manager of the grocery section at Penney's said test markets in other locations had shown a need for such licenses. He said a tough security system would provide strict acmerence to liquor laws. Opponents Speak Owners or from two Carbondale Boren IGA stores, Kelley's Big Star, and Kirby's Tom Bov told the board they opposed letting grocery stores have licenses but felt if their competition sold liquor they too would need liquor licenses. Steve Hoffman of Eastgate Liquor Mart told the board that grocery stores which only had a small oait of their business in beer and wine, could sell these items as "loss leaders" and make the money back on food. Hoffman said the liquor stores had been asked by the board to carry a full line of liquor items and accessories.

He said the board should stay consistent with past policies and deny the licenses. A marketing study had been discussed previously by the board. Hie Beer Institute, a statewide sales study group of beer distributors, would do the study with help from Southern Illinois University at no cost, Hie problem of littering on public highways showed up again before the Jackson County Beard cf Supervisors Wednes dav in Murphysboro. Emmett Harrison, a resident on Rt. 2, Carbondale, protested about open bed trucks making refuse runs to a disposal site near his home.

He said refuse blows from trucks, even when refuse loads are covered by tar: paulins. Other supervisors objected to indiscriminate disposal of refuse along lightly used roads throughout the county. John Amadio, administrator of the Jackson County Department, said the county has ordinances banning such refuse disposal, but cited problems of enforcement. Amadio said the health department is working on- some method to enforce the ordinances, and said a report will" be made in the near future. In other business the county board: Accepted a new board member from Fountain Bluff Township.

She is Mrs. Mary Miesner, who has been appointed township supervisor to succeed Herb Rathjen. The retiring supervisor Three persons picked up in a Dec. 10 narcotic raid in the Murphysboro Carbondale area pleaded guilty and were fined Wednesday in circuit court in Murphysboro. Gareth Mitchell, 19, whose address was listed at 234 N.

14th St.f Murphysboro, at the time of the Dec. 10 raid, pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal possession of narcotics, under 2.5 grams. He was fined $500 and placed on probation for two years. Mitchell was charged with possession over 2.5 grams, and sale of narcotics, after the Dec. 10 raid.

Shields, whose address was also listed as 234 N. 14th Murphysboro, at the time of the raid, pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal possession of narcotics, under 2.5 grams. She was placed on probation for one year. Dennis Mohay, 22, Springfield, pleaded guilty a charge; of.