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Decatur, Elinois, Tuesday, October 10, 1967 DECATUR HERALD Police Course Offers $242,000 Sought Macon School Unit Files Suit for Taxes $1.3 Million Bond Vote Set In Unit School The Warrensburg Latham Advanced Training i fff( vWJ By John R. Harpster Of the Herald A suit to collect almost a quarter of a million dollars al legedly paid mistakenly to the Decatur School District during litigation over a school land annexation was filed by the Macon School District in Circuit Court Monday. The suit asks that the court order the Decatur district to account for taxes received by it for the years 1959 through 1964 from property in the so-called Council finds Rock Salt Bids Identical By Coleman T. Mobley Of the Herald The City Council Monday received the bids of five rock salt suppliers with a grain of the product. Five suppliers of rock salt for use on the city's streets during the winter submitted identical bids for the 600 tons the city needs.

Each offered to sell the sit for $7,320 or $12.20 a ton, an increase of 20 per cent over last year's price of $10.35. The council received and filed the bids while Purchasing Agent Frank. C. Lambnck winced a1 the increase in price and said1 that apparently the city either pays the price or goes back to cinders. -Earlier, on Sept.

25, the coun cil rejected six bids from salt suppliers, three of whom had bid $7,320 on the city's specifications. i The council also received two bids from commercial men who want to remove the "rough fish," (shad, carp and other non-sport fish) from Lake Decatur. Ralph Ginnis and four men associated with him offered the city $1,525 for doing the job. Charles Swan of Glen Slotts of Beardstown offered the city two cents a pound for the fish, or an estimated $4,000. In other action, the council annexed two parcels of land, one on Orchard Drive and the other on West Pershing Road, the property of the Church of God.

The YMCA asked for permis sion to erect a tepee in Central Park to promote its Father-Son Y-Indian Guide program ana the VFW Post 99 registered its Tries on Coat Karen Sue, 10, tries on a coat at the Red Cross headquarters with the help of her They've Had 'Run of Bad Luck parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Richardson. The Richardson's lost all their pos require a lot of work.

"We looked at a house today (Monday) with 6 rooms and a basement but it needs a lot of work. I don't know what the nfirent would be, but the gas bill Borg-Warner annexation, and that it be ordered to pay over to the Macon District whatever sum is determined, plus interest. The suit says the amount is plus interest in an amount which cannot be deter mined without the accounting The suit stems from the De catur district's annexation, on June 27, 1959, of tracts south of South Side Drive, including parts of the Borg-Warner instal lation, as well as residential areas. The annexed territory, then in the Macon District, had a total assessed valuation of about $3.5 million. On Jan.

27, 1960, a suit was filed on behalf of the Macon District, challenging -the validity of the annexation by the Decatur District. In December, 1961, the Macon (Jounty Circuit Court found in favor of the Decatur District, but the Macon District appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court. mat court referred the case to the Illinois Appellate Court, which in 1963 affirmed the decision of the Macon County Circuit Court. That would seemingly have ended the case, but the Macon District went back to the Su preme Court, which held that its earlier transfer of the case to the Appellate Court was "im- providently entered." It gave permission to the Macon District to file another appeal with the Supreme Court, which on Nov. 24, 1964, reversed the Macon County Circuit Court decision and ruled the annexation by the Decatur District invalid.

tin conformity with that ruling by the Supreme Court the Circuit Court here, on Jan. 26, 1965, entered an order returning the purportedly annexed property to the Macon District While the litigation was underway the county clerk's office had extended taxes in the total amount of $556,792 against the property involved in the annexation. Because of the litigation these taxes would normally have been held by the county collector pending outcome of the legal contest, but the suit filed by the Macon District Monday says $242,085 was "erroneously" paid by the collector to the Decatur District. The times and amounts of the individual payments making up this aggregate are not known. The suit also says that the Macon District has on numerous occasion aked the Deca Idea Discussed one proposed site, tne tormer Fair Tavern at 121 E.

Main St, presented "major problems." The Rev. Mr. Zehnal is pastor of the North Fork Presbyterian Church. i The Rev. Don Kastner, assis tant pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church and a committee member, said space in the Franklin Street Mall has been offered.

Its proprietor, Ralph Owen, "is very open io the possibility," he added. Owen has offered a three-level section of his building, rent- free for the first few months and about $150 a month after that, said the Rev. Gordon i The Rev. Mr. Stewart, the third committee member is as sistant pastor at the First 'Pres byterian Church.

He said the first level could be a book shop and the second a coffee' shop. Lucien Capp, a Decatur artist, noting that the Franklin Mall already has a coffee shop, said, "I'm skeptical of how the cof feehouse could run during the day with a competing coffee shop downstairs." The Rev. Mr. Kastner said, "We need to move shortly to form a board of directors," and asked those attending to bring the committee their ideas on the coffeehouse and how to finance it. CATERPILLAR MEETING SET FOR WEDNESDAY The United Auto Workers Union leaders at the Caterpillar Tractor Co.

will meet at 2 p.m. today in Peoria to prepare for a Wednesday meeting with company officials, called by federal mediator. Negotiations between Caterpil- By John R. Harpster Of the Herald A second 40-hour course of the type which Police Chief James H. May says can make' the thin blue line" of police more effective in maintaining law and order opened Monday at James Millikin University.

This week's course is a repeat of last week's instruction, com pleted by 13 officers and one civilian employe of the police department. Those attending will receive certificates in brief graduation ceremonies Friday afternoon. Those who attended the course last week received their certificates last Friday from Mayor James H. Rupp and James Keene, one of two instructors from the Northwestern University Traffic Institute. "We're proud of you, and I'm serious about that," Mayor Rupp told the officers in the first class.

Keene complimented Mayor Rupp and Chief May for mak ing the training available to De catur police, and said to the chief: "Were I a police administrat or I would truly envy you the potential of the men your or ganization. "Every man here has achieved in large degree the purpose for which he attended the class this past week a better understanding of what is required of him the performance of his duty," Keene added. Course's Purpose Expressed in broad terms, he said, the course is aimed at making police command officers more cognizant of their responsibilities and better able to obtain the highest performance from the men serving under them. Chief-May told the graduates the police training programs- me current one was preceaea by and will be followed by oth ers are set up because the city recognizes the potential of its police officers. "We recognize the outstand ing ability we have and want to develop it," he said.

The chief said a major func tion of the course is to help police supervisory officers func tion in much the same manner middle management functions in industry. "We up here (in the chief's office) can set standards- of performance but the supervisor in daily contact with his men must develop the mechanics which will bring them about," he said. Another aim of the training for supervisory officers, the chief said, is to develop com- munications within the depart ment. "We are attempting to up- Herald and Review Photo This is the second session of the course, from which 14 other police department employes graduated last week. grade communications from the chief of police down through the command to the patrolman and back again." Donald Hanna, police director of training, said communica tions within the departments are important in maintaining its efficient operation.

"Communications must be two-way and they must be free and sincere," he said. "If you don't have that you have mistrust and suspicion." Officers said they were pleased with the course held eight hours each day Monday through Friday and feel it was beneficial to them. "It should prove to be of great benefit," Patrolman Roger Davis said. "I found it very informative," Cpl. B.

J. Baum added. Cpt. Channing C. Bell agreed, saying: "It was really good if you had the proper receptive attitude you gained a lot from it." And Sgt.

William H. Sullivan ranked it high among training courses he has attended: "I think it was one of the better courses we've taken it was good, there's no question about it." Others completing the course last week were: Patrolman Forrest Haines Detective Harold Miller Sgt. Dale Schawitsch Detective Edward Phipps Patrolman Floyd Zerfowski Patrolman H. J. Sallee Patrolman Jack Coventry Patrolman Phillip Staley Stanley Repnicke, records supervisor Lt.

James T. Slade. 'I, a Woman' Film Stopped The planned 13-day run of a Woman" at the Lincoln Theater was shortened to 10 days Monday in the face of threatened obscenity charges. Theater manager John Wen dell cancelled the movie, after consulting with the theater's district office, on being told that State's Atty. Basil G.

Greanias would file obscenity charges if the film continued. The theater substituted "Night of the Generals," a World War II Monday, to run through today. The complaint about a Woman" came originally from Macon County Sheriff James R. Doster. He saw the film Sunday night.

"It wasn't difficult to determine jit was pure obscenity," he said. a Woman" started at the Lincoln Sept. 29 and was held over into this week. It was to have run through Wednesday. The movie was banned in Galesburg recently, and an un cut version was outlawed in Chicago shortly afterward.

Querrey Gets National Award For Work Charles T. Querrey Charles T. Querrey, an ac count executive with Pownall Advertising has received a national citation for his work on the planning board of the U.S. Office of Emergency Planning. Querrey's citation, from Far-ris Bryant, director of the Office of Emergency Planning in Washington, is for his work in preparing the Illinois Emergency Resource Management Plan.

The plan is for use in the event of a nuclear or other type of disaster. It provides for the allocation of the state's resources in the event a disaster occurs. Serving with Querrey on the committee which prepared the plan were Robert Schneider, director of the state Department of Agriculture, and William Kuhfuss, president of the Illinois Agricultural Association. County Board Meets Today The County Board of Supervisors holds its October meeting at 9:30 a.m. today in the County Building with nothing but routine business listed on its agenda.

Two unscheduled topics which may or may not come up for discussion are proposals to cre ate a Macon County "council jor governments" and to consoli-jdate the county's health and health-related, agencies one I location. school board Monday set Nov. 4 as the date for a $1,325,000 bond referendum which would allow construction of one school to replace six. The board also set the maxi mum interest rate at 4 per cent. Voters of Community Unit District 11 will be able to voice their opinion at several public meetings which will be held be-, fore the referendum.

The first public meeting will be Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Lath am Junior High. Other meet ings will beOct. 20 at 8 p.m.

at Sunnyside School and Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Warrensburg Junior High. The latter is a district wide meeting although anyone cam attend the other meetings Polling places for the referen dum will be in Latham, Austin township, Warrensburg Village Hall, Boiling Springs School and Sunnyside School. The new school that would be built with the funds would be an elementary and junior high school building.

As yet no spe cific location has been chosen for the building. Monday'si meeting was ad journed to 7 p.m. next Monday in order to 'allow the board's attorney to make legal arrangements with a bonding attorney The board also discussed in eluding a proposal to raise the building fund tax to the nev? statutory limit of 75 cents. However, no action was taken on the proposal. The schools which would be replaced if the referendum passes are Sunnyside, Boiling Springs, Warrensburg and Lath am grade schools, Latham Junior High School and the old Warrensburg High School which is now being used as a junior high.

Loftus Asks For Report In Dispute Interim City Manager Jack W. Loftus said Monday he has asked Police Chief James H. May for a written report on a meeting between the chief and a state parole agent in the chief's office Monday morning, Loftus said he asked for the report after the parole agent, Dale Woodall, complained to him Monday afternoon about the nature of a conversation which took place during the meeting. He gave no details. a former police pat rolman, resigned last April with a blast at working conditions in the police department under Chief May Loftus, said Woodall told him that he met with Chief May in the chief's office at the chiefs after going to police headquarters Monday morning to check records on a paroled convict.

"I guess he (the chief) said something he (Woodall) didn't like," Loftus said. Woodall also told him, Loftus said, that he had been told by other officers after meeting with Chief May that the chief had said that in the future Woodall would be denied access to police records. Deputies Find Man's Body The body of a man dead for apparently some time was found Monday morning along the Norfolk Western Railway a half-mile north of the Black Knight Coal southwest of Decatur along Illinois 48. Chief Dep. Sheriff E.

Richard Funk said the man, who still had not been identified Monday night, apparently died of natur al causes so far as could be immediately determined. X-rays showed no foreign ob jects in the body, and no bone iractures, and an autopsy gave no immediate indication of the cause of death, he said. The body was seen about 10 a.m. by the engineer of a passing freight train, who notified his dispatcher. The dispatcher then notified the sheriff's office.

Sheriff deputies said the man's body bore no identification. It was described as being five feet seven to nine inches in height and 150 to 170 pounds in weight. It was clad in a gray work Dants and matehine iack Ut rohh xnntoi'noH haiinnint Den marked "Fairmount Grain Co. Fairmount, Deputies said the man's hair was black with gray streaks! and that he had no teeth. protest on the use of Central jtur District for payment of the Park by the peace marchers money, but that the Decatur Di-last Thursday night.

strict has refused. 4 Stall photo by Doug Gaum on session in a fire home last Saturday. at their mer, but I've never had the monev. Kicnardson noted. It has plenty of rattles and: squeaks but if it lasts six months I figure that doing pretty good I only paid $150 for it." Since the disaster several pounds of clothing and six truckloads of furniture have arrived at the Red Cross office.

"We'll have furniture and clothes at least," Mrs. Rich ardson commented. "We may not have any money now, but as long as we can just get by we arent going to worry," she added. "I know its better to give than to receive," Richardson said, "And when I was working I tried to give to church and charities, but with this bad luck we've just been receiving. "And we sure are thankful to all the people who have helped us and help others who are in need." partment, lectures Decatur officers during the opening session of a 40-hour police supervisors' course at James Millikin University Monday.

By Jan Hille Of the Herald The Raymond F. Richardson family, which lost all their belongings in a fire Saturday, has been experiencing a run bad luck" for the past three years, Richardson said The family moved here from Fort Worth, about three years ago in the spring. When we got here everything was turning green and Decatur looked like a paradise," Rich ardson said. Fire Saturday destroyed their home at 2524 E. Locust St.

and also destroyed all of their possessions. The family has been staying at the Orlando Hotel since, through the aid of the Red Cross, which is also trying to find clothing for the family. "We've been through a lot of hard bumps since then (moving from Texas) but everybody has hardships," Richardson said. "I still believe Decatur is a town blessed by God, and es pecially since the fine, Red Cross workers and many other people have been wonderful and taken care of us." Coming to "paradise" wasn't as profitable as Richardson had hopes. He had trouble finding a job here.

And he desperately needed a job be cause he'd left $600 in bills be hind in Fort Worth Bought on Credit Richardson said, "I bought a lot on credit while we were ex periencing good times, but then something happened and we've never been able to get ahead for the past three years." The $600 bill still lurks behind him, like a shadow, and added to that bill is $150 in charges due to creditors filing suit court, "I know I should pay some of that money, but I never got more than two tniras ot tne merchandise and now there's the added charge from the court action. I don't think I should have to pay the $150," he said, Richardson's lobs here haven't paid the amount of money he needs to support his family. He said he made be tween $80 and $90 a week this summer doing heavy work for a general contractor. "I'm looking for a better job now," he said. Among the jobs he is considering applying for is a janitorial job at Decatur and Macon County Hospital, "If there was someone to back me up," he said musingly, "I'd like to go into the contracting business for myself." But, he acknowledged, the weather will soon be too cold to make a start at that venture When the fire engulfed their home the family had no savings.

The loss to their home was estimated at $800 with the con- tents valued at $200. Both Mr, and Mrs. Richardson remarked. however, "What we had wis really junk it wasnt reauy worth anything." Looked at House Starting over, they said, will io iieai uie piaue iu wuner would probably be too high," Richardson said. "But we can't afford to be choosy," Mrs.

Richardson add ed. "We're thankful none of the children was burned so we don't have any hospital bills to add to this." But bills other than food, rent and clothing face the Richardson's in the future. All of the children need dental work, Rich ardson said. One of the girls fell down and cut her upper gum before the family moved from Texas. The cut healed satisfactorily but since then her front teeth have begun to rot Their car, a 1959 Oldsmobile, also needs repairs.

"It needed work when I bought it last sum- Police Course Floyd W. Roman, an instructor with the Northwestern University Traffic Institute and deputy chief of the Richfield, police de- I 1,11.1. Ill 1.1 I Jf.v 2 -ijK' a If 1 t- 'j zjs 1 f- TV I Sites Studied Coffeehouse The ends were still open on where and just what the "Open End," a proposed coffeehouse for adults, should be after a discussion of the idea Monday. A committee of three Presbyterian ministers who are uno-ficially in charge of the project met in the First Presbyterian Church with 15 other interested residents. The Rev.

Daniel Zehnal, one of the committee members, said Renewal Unit Holds Meeting The Urban Renewal Commission, which hasn't met for over a year, reconvened Monday to oiganize itself into committee to prepare for a long haul on urban renewal in the city. Two subcommittees were ap pointed to prepare objectives and alternatives for Oklahoma and Torrence Park urban renewal projects. Both projects are beleaguered by a slow down in federal funds and the tightening of federal regulations. E. M.

Woare chairman of the commission, was appointed the liaison with' the City Plan Commission and the newly created Citizens Advisory Committee to work out the spheres of operation for the three agencies. All have some responsibility for urban renewal projects and planning. CHARLES TERNEUS DIES Charles C. Terneus, 81, of 1901 E. Locust died at 9:30 a.m.

Monday in Decatur and Macon County Hospital. Funeral and locals at seven outer-; rangements are being handled jent plants broke down Oct. by the J. J. Moran Sons: when the workers went on Funeral Home.

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