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THE DECATUR REVIEW Decatur, Illinois, Friday, October 14, 1977 PAGE. TWENTY-EIGHT Tavern, Cited in 3 Residents FBI Warrants alleged to be a "million-dollar betting ring." According to the FBI, the bookie ring has operated since at least the start of this year and usually involved bets of from $5 to $20 on collegiate and professional sporting events. "Using federally obtained telephone records, the FBI said the alleged gambling ring operated through a series of meetings at the Hard Hat Inn, the Green Weenie Lounge in Springfield and the Cabaret Lounge in Champaign. More than two dozen telephone numbers, which were periodically changed by the ring were used in the betting operation, the FBI said. The Hard Hat Inn, 1462 E.

William and three Decatur residents were named in search warrants executed Saturday by FBI agents investigating illegal gambling in Central Illinois. The searches, which were made in Decatur, Champaign, Urbana, Springfield, Rantoul, Aurora, Mason City and Peoria, netted gambling paraphernalia allegedly used in the betting ring, the FBI said. Among the 15 individuals or businesses served with the search warrants were: The Hard Hat Inn which FBI court statements said was one of several lounges or taverns used in the gambling operations Lawrence Parker of 3955 Camelot Circle, whose 1975 Lincoln automobile was searched Newton Minor of 361 E. Center whose residence was named in the search warrant Virginia D. Betts of 345 W.

Packard whose residence was searched. Thomas P. Druken, head of the Springfield FBI office, said today that the FBI still is studying the material to decide whether to prosecute. He emphasized that no arrests have been made. According to the search warrants obtained Oct.

7 and signed by U.S. District Court Judge J. Waldo Ackerman, 14 informants were used by the FBI in investigating what is Cvt' Decatur Daily Review This sketch of the new Richards Treat University Center at Millikin was done by Gail Olsen. Alumna Gives University Center Built Local Report No Problems Forecast With Minority Guides i Construction of a new university center at Millikin University will begin next spring in the wake of gifts totaling nearly $1 million from a alumna. The gifts from Nola Treat, a member of the Millikin class of 1907, and construction plans were announced today by Dr.

J. Roger Miller, president of the university. The $2.7 million facility will be named "Richards Treat University Center" in honor of Miss Treat and Le-nore Richards, Dr. Miller said. The two women were professors of institution management at three Midwest universities during the first quarter of this century and later owned and operated Richards Treat Cafeteria in Minneapolis for more than 30 years.

Construction of the new Staley Library, which is scheduled for completion by Jan. 1, 1978, and the university center were the two major goals of a public fund-raising campaign initiated in November. 1975. National Campaign Chairman C. R.

"Bud" Flint said today that Miss Treat's gifts boost the Design for Leadership receipts to $7.8 million. A goal of $7.5 million was set. It was expected to take three years to meet the target. Flint said Millikin will seek an additional $4.6 million, though, in a longer-range program to increase endow By Jan Gilarski A spokesman for an organization representing minority contractors in Illinois told Decatur officials today they should have no poroblem meeting minority participation guidelines for the $1.5 million Morgan Street storm sewer project. During a pre-bid conference on the project, Edward Slack of the United Black Contractors Association said members of the group will be submitting bids to prime contractors.

Guidelines for the federally funded project stipulate that at least 10 percent of the total grant be spent with contractors, subcontractors or materials suppliers in which minority persons have a controlling interest. "We've worked in Decatur before and it is a good town," Slack said. "The labor situation is good, and the city administration has treated us well." Slack said minority contractors have had problems At a Glance Hall's Classroom Not Ordinary SI Million ments. Gifts and endowments to the endowment portion of the campaign, but not designated for the $7.5 million public campaign, now total approximately $2.8 million, Flint said. New gifts and pledges of $750,000 will also be needed to pay construction bills, without incurring short-term indebtedness, because about 10 per cent of the gifts and pledges to the public campaign are "endowment type" pledges that may not become liquid assets during the construction period, Flint said.

Flint added that several alumni and friends of the university still are considering initial or additional gifts and several name and memorial opportunities remain open in both the new library and university center. Millikin now will resume its annual giving programs among alumni, business firms and non-alumni friends for support of current operations. Annual campaign activities were minimized during the past two years. Millikin's Board of Trustees has authorized the administration to begin taking bids for the center this winter in anticipation of the spring construction start. It is estimated that the new two-story facility, containing about 42,000 square feet, will be completed in late 1979 or early 1980.

The building will be constructed in the heart of the campus, on or near the site of says Tom Ross, clinical services director at the hall. "Others have been shifted around so many times they've missed out on a lot of school and some have behavioral difficulties. We attempt to help make up deficits in their learning." The school's two full-time teachers are Susan Moore, whose salary is paid by the Decatur School District, and Joanne Carpenter, who is paid with funds from the hall's budget. Their 15 students range in age from 13 to 17 and are doing work on levels from first grade to high school. Because the school is small, it's also fairly informal, the two teachers say.

Desks are scattered around the room in no particular order and teachers and students are on a first-name basis. Reading, English, science, math and social studies are covered throughout the year, and on nice days the students often go outside to play volleyball or basketball. During a math lesson on a typical day, one student will be doing a chapter on fractions, another will be doing decimals, while a third is studying consumer math. "Sue, come here. I don't get this," says a girl trying to understand decimals.

Susan writes the problem on the blackboard and works with the student until the girl begans to catch on. "Think of it in terms of money," Susan tells her. "If you had $1.84, is that closer to $1 or The girl nods, goes back to working on her own and Susan turns her attention to another student having trouble. "I'm done," a boy says, handing bis paper to Joanne. "No you're not," she tells Pollution Hearing Set to Be room equipped with partitions.

Part of the floor will be wood for dancing and part will be carpeted for lounge use. A sunken fireplace will be installed. Also on the lower level will be a snack bar for approximately 80 persons, an office and an open area that can be used by student organizations. A game room and an activity room will be separated for security and ac-coustical purposes. A native of Gays, Nola Treat was in the first group of students to enroll at Millikin in 1903.

She is a member of the Millikin Chapter of Delta Delta Delta social sorority. After starting her home economics education at Millikin, she transferred to Rock-ford College and Columbia University where she received her bachelor of science degree in home economics in 1914. Before going to Columbia, Miss Treat was the first director of the high school lunch program in the Decatur Public Schools. She was one of the earliest supporters of the Millikin Alumni Fund and contributes annual scholarships for deserving Millikin students. Millikin has twice honored Miss Treat, first with an Alumni Merit Award in 1953 for her career achievements and with an Alumni Loyalty-Award this year for faithful service and support.

She is the first person to receive both awards. One of the older girls saw the group, gave them a lecture in no uncertain terms about how important an education is, Susan says, and the six got up without another word and followed the girl into the classroom. Susan and Joanne agree that they probably get to know their students better than most teachers do. "In many ways, we're the only parents they see," says Joanne. "We've got them all day.

While there are staff with them at night, they don't have time to sit down and talk to the kids like we do." The school was started about three years ago, Outcalt says. "Before this program, there were severe problems of truancy and misbehavior in school," he says. If the problems became severe enough that a youngster was expelled, that often meant he also had to leave Webster-Cantrell Hall, says Outcalt. The program was started with the cooperation of the Decatur School District. "We have here a relationship between the Decatur system and Webster-Cantrell that is producing some education for youth who need it," Outcalt explains, "and we're very proud of it." Off The Beat With Bob Sampson Bob Sampson is on vacation.

Miss Treat and Miss Richards started their long association in 1914 at Kansas State University, where Miss Treat was appointed professor to start the college cafeteria and begin institution management courses. Miss Richards was her assistant. In 1917-18 Miss Treat was a professor at Indiana University where she also established the cafeteria and institution management teaching. Both women were named in 1918 to the faculty of the University of Minnesota, where they again organized the course in institution management and used the campus cafeteria and dining hall as a laboratory. While there.

Miss Treat and Miss Richards co-authored the book "Quantity Cookery," published in 1921 by Little, Brown Co. They left the University of Minnesota in 1924 to open their cafeteria in downtown Minneapolis. Miss Richards died in 1971. Miss Treats' gifts consist of a 132-acre farm near Gays in Moultrie County, a major annuity gift and a future pledge. When the Design for Leadership Campaign was announced in 1975, Dr.

Miller budgeted these dollar amounts to the following projects on the Millikin cam- pus: $2,550,000 for a new library $3,250,000 'for a new university center $600,000 for renovation of the old gym as a small theater $100,000 to complete the athletic field stadium $500,000 for increased endowments $500,000 for operating funds to supplement annual gifts. Is. R. H. Downey Downey New MU Alumni Fund Head R.

H. "Bud" Downey of Decatur has been selected as the National Alumni Fund chairman for Millikin University for 1977-78. Downey will spearhead the annual solicitation of Millikin's 14.000 alumni which provides funds for student aid and faculty salaries. A partner in the accounting firm of Richardson, Karloski, Pinkley Kuppler, Downey has held offices in the Ser-toma Club, Macon County Health Association, Jaycees, Chamber of Commerce, South Shores PTA and First United Methodist Church. I with deep sewer work, but added that items in the project such as pavement restoration could be handled easily by minority contractors.

John Gee, project engineer, said concrete paving work and replacement of sidewalks, curbs and gutters are two projects which will amount to more than $150,000 10 percent of the grant total. Thomas W. Rlebock, administrative assistant to City Manager Leslie T. Allen, said if a prime contractor doesn't have the 10 percent minority business participation, that doesn't preclude him from bidding. "But a bid can be rejected on the basis it doesn't meet the 10 percent requirement even if it is the lowest bid," he said.

Slack, who is from the East St. Louis area, acknowledged that it may be hard to meet the 10 percent requirement for all the 200 projects statewide which are funded by the grant. "We do not want to take Man Surrenders A 28-year-old Decatur man turned himself into Decatur police this morning after he fled an accident scene when his jeep went out of control at 2727 N. 22nd St. about 11:45 p.m.

Thursday. A witness pulled Dennis W. Wikoff, 28, of 945 W. Sawyer St. from his jeep but told police the injured man fled.

Wikoff was booked on charges which included reckless driving, driving with a suspended license and leav Rep. Rolland Tipsword believes it would cost about $50,000 for a contested primary election in Shipley's sprawling 22nd District, which covers much of the south-central part of the state. projects we can't do," he said. But he noted his organization has become aggressive in seeking work. "The burden is on us to work with the unions and push rather than having them come to us," he said.

The city has sent out bid packages to 50 minority businesses in an attempt to get bids on the project. Bids will be opened Nov. 1. Riebock said he won't be able to gauge the success of the bid conference until that time. Contractor groups in two states have challenged the 10 percent requirement, saying it is an illegal quota.

No such action is anticipated for Illinois at this time. Another requirement the city must meet is that of having a certain percentage of. man-hours on the project per-iormed by minority persons. Riebock indicated the city did not anticipate having, problems meeting the 24 to 4 percent requirement. ing the scene of an accident.

Man Injured Wallace D. Long, 53, of 54 Sandcreek Dr. was treated and released at St. Mary's Hospital after losing control of his motorcycle at 10:42 p.m. Thursday at 107 South Shores Dr.

Long told Decatur police officers he entered a curve too fast, slid on gravel and struck a car which was preparing to back onto the. roadway. "I don't have that kind of money," he said. Nor, he said, would he want to obligate his friends to raise enough money for the primary. Another factor, he said, was his reluctance to give up his General Assembly seat "I still have an obligation to the 51st District," he said, noting the legislature would be in session much of the time between now and the general elections.

Other considerations were the time it would take for him to reacquaint himself with the 22nd District and his age, 52. "Ten years ago I probably would have jumped in," he said. Two others already have announced for the Democratic nomination: state Sen. Terry Bruce of Olney and Don Watson, Shipley's administrative assistant and brother-in-law. Tipsword said he has made no decisions about which candidate to support.

A hearing on a state Environmental Protection Agency suit against the Decatur Sanitary District and two local industries has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. Nov. 14. The hearing will be in city council chambers, 355 E. Wood St.

The sanitary district, A. E. Staley Mfg. and Archer Daniels Midland Co. are charged with various pollution violations stemming from overloads earlier this year at the district treatment plant.

Nola Treat the existing university center. The structure will blend architecturally with other major campus buildings. The main floor will be the dining level, with a large carpeted dining room to accommodate 500 persons overlooking the campus mall. Three smaller dining rooms to seat 40 persons each (with a combined capacity of 100) also will be constructed. An additional small President's Dining Room will be used for formal occasions.

Also on the main floor will be a centrally located kitchen, restrooms, two lounge areas and support areas for the food service operation. The lower level, which will open onto the mall, will feature a large multi-purpose him. "I want you to do this over. Most of these are wrong." Although the student grumbles about having to re-do his math assignment, he also listens as Joanne helps him to see where he made his mistake. Older students sometimes help out the teachers with the younger ones.

Susan walked into the building one morning, she says, only to be greeted by six of her students sitting in the hallway, telling her they'd decided not to go to school that day. Probation Term Given To Woman Deborah Williams, 23, of 953 E. William St. has been sentenced to three years probation as a result of her conviction for robbing an Illinois Power Co. serviceman March 3 in her home.

Mrs. Williams' case prompted the organization of a Community Defense Fund to raise money for legal expenses for low income persons. Mrs. Williams' defense included her assertion that she pulled a gun on Charles Woodrum, 38, of 4323 Corman St. only after he made sexual innuendos to her.

The defense committee eventually withdrew from financial support of her case and she was represented by the Macon County public defender's office. She was convicted July 28 by a circuit court jury. The offense was her first criminal conviction, apparently a consideration in sentencing by Judge Rodney A. Scott. Tipsword Decides Not To Run for Congress By Linda Doherty In some ways the room looks like any other classroom.

In other ways it's very-different. As in most classrooms, there are good days and bad days the bad days being days when for some reason no one wants to learn. On the days when learning is taking place, the classroom still is a little out of the ordinary because the students who go to school in the room in W'ebster-Cantrell Hall also live in the hall. "We encourage any resident to go to the public school system who will and can," says Merlin Outcalt, Webster-Cantrell Hall director. For the rest of the students, there's the hall's school.

"When the kids come to us, some have a history of poor attendance and truancy," Local Report Progress and problems are noted in the annual report of the Decatur Human Relations Commission. PAGE 18 Personal appearances are becoming a way of life for Miss Illinois. PAGE 18 Two county board committees are looking to a third to settle a squabble. PAGE 18 Weekend activity in Decatur is centered on the Millikin University campus. PAGE 19 Other local stories.

PAGE 22 State Rep. Rolland Tipsword, D-Taylorville, has decided not to enter the primary for the 22nd Congressional District seat. Last month, Rep. George Shipley of Olney announced his plans to retire from the post for health reasons. Tipsword said at the time of Shipley's announcement that he was considering a run for the office.

But Thursday, he announced that he will not. "I'd love to serve in Congress," Tipsword said, he added, "I've spent some time going over all the problems this might involve, not the least of which is my legislative district, which I've enjoyed serving." As a result, he intends to seek another two-year term in the Illinois House. One reason Tipsword decided against a campaign for Congress is money. While a run for the state legislature cost $10,000 to $20(000, he.