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ewworhoocfcAkws South (Chicago Dailt) QTribune THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 21, 1961 PART 5- PAGE 1 1 SAYS STUDENTS JAM His Basement Bomb Shelter Is Homemade WHIPS HIGH SCHOOL i I Urz SHEPHERD and said the cost was less than I 1 1 n. I ,1 A 1 fv 1 Nti sl CROWD SEES CCB PLAN FOR ENGLEWOOD Johannsen inspects rescue tools fastened to a wall within the shelter. Supported by nails are scissors, axes, saws, plyers, a pocket knife, and a sledge hammer. Robert Johannsen, 5501 Oakdale Oak Lawn, kneels in doorway of bombshelter he built in hia basement.

Shelter occupies only a amall portion of the basement and is high enough to stand in and contains 60 square feet of living space. $300. The government booklet, Mis-cellaneous Publication 15, states that if bricks are used, walls and the roof must be 10 inches thick to provide the same protection as 8 inch solid concrete blocks. Gives Warning The publication warns persons to be prepared to stay in the shelter 14 days or longer. Fallout, which seldom can be felt and often can not be seen, sifts into a house like dust.

Johannsen's shelter, the first in Oak Lawn, is equipped with a card table, radio, canned I foods, an overhead light, three chairs, and a garbage can. Fastened to one wall are rescue tools and utensils that range in size from a pocket knife to a sledge hammer. Johannsen said he plans to hang canvas bunks along one wall. The shelter is just large enough to stand in and allows only 10 square feet for each person. Completion of the shelter coincides with a village campaign HI BY SYLVIA of his base- In one corner ment, Robert Johannsen has built an insurance policy he hopes he never has to use.

It is a do-it-yourself bomb shelter constructed of solid concrete blocks to specifications outlined in a booklet from the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. Johannsen, who lives at 5501 Oakdale Oak Lawn, decided two months ago to determine whether or not a person could build the shelter himself and how much the project would cost. Uses Concrete Using 8 inch concrete blocks, he constructed the walls almost as high as the basement ceiling. He then put on the roof, also of 8 inch blocks, flush to the ceiling. The entrance is protected by a separate wall, which will shield it from direct radiation.

The concrete blocks are painted a pale yellow and the ceiling beams are stained redwood. Johannsen estimated he spent 40 hours in building the shelter 4 I I minim I i i I i 1 mm 1 I one," explained Johannsen. It's better than an insurance policy, but let's hope we never need it." Johannsen is enthusiastic about civil defense preparedness. I think everyone should get the literature and read for themselves what the government has to say about this." The Russians get 30 hours of civil defense training each year," he added. And what do we do? Nothing! to enlist the interest of all residents in civil defense.

A display of civil defense literature has been placed in the village hall and the village officials are asking for block captains to inform their neighbors of civil defense precautions. Has No Ordinance Oak Lawn requires no building permit for shelters constructed within basements and has no ordinance limiting types i of shelters to be built. Any handy man can build r- Four year old Bobby Johannsen locks at a puzzle kit kept in shelter. Civil defense officials recommend keeping toys in shelter for children. On table and ou bulletin board is civil defense literature.

I I I I YvX 1 4 1 1 The final report on the city's plans to rejuvenate southeast hnglewood was presented last week to a crowd in the Yale school auditorium. Residents from the 243 acre renewal project area crowded into the small auditorium to see detailed maps of buildings to be demolished and new housing to be constructed. D. E. Mackelmann, Community Conservation board commissioner, asked for help and cooperation from the resi dents to regain the physical and social vitality of the old community.

CCB Guide The plan calls for more than 80 per cent of the homes and apartment buildings to be re-! habilitated. The CCB staff will guide home owners by indicat-j ing needed repairs and by in-j forming them of new liberal policies for getting FHA-in-sured improvement loans. Approximately 23 acres of land will be available for new housing, permitting construc-! tion of some 850 new dwelling units such as walkups, single family, or row houses. It is proposed that the land be sold to private developers. A large new playground is proposed for 68th street and Yale avenue, and a smaller one on the southeast corner nf 71st street and Wentworth avenue.

The existing Memorial Park playground at 73d street and Wentworth avenue will be expanded, A new shopping center with off-street parking is proposed at 60th street and Wentworth avenue. Mackelmann said neighborhood streets will redesigned to achieve more efficient separation of neighborhood and thru traffic. List Clearance Area Some 200 structures will acquired for clearance, necessitating the relocation of some 2,100 persons. The general clearance areas are as follows: Wentworth avenue, between Marquette road and just south of 69th street, from alley west of Wentworth to Chicago Rock Island railroad on the west. All four corners of 69th street and Parnell avenue.

Triangle at 71st street and Perry-Vincennes avenues. Wentworth avenue, from 71st street to 73d street, primarily on the east side of the street. Vincennes avenue, 73d street lo midway between 74th and om streets, primarily on me east side of Vincennes. North side of 75th street from Lafayette avenue to alley west of Wentworth avenue, 69th to 70th streets on the (Continued on page 4 PIS "id 1 1' HXi. "TTt.Mfc BY EDWARD ROIIKBACII The need for additional! space in rnuups tiign scnooi and Upper Grade center, 244 E.

Pershing "requires almost immediate attention," said Mrs. William Rose, 3G04 Giles av. Mrs. Rose represented the Phillips PTA in a recent district 11 budget hearing in Doolittle school, 525 E. 35th st.

Listening to statements on area school problems were Benjamin C. Willis, schools superintendent, and officials from the board of education. Suggests Study Mrs. Rose suggested a study of the Phillips school plant as a first step toward expanding the school. Both college bound students there and those planning to complete their formal educations with high school need more area and expanded facilities, she said.

Willis replied that high school enrollments in the dis- trict recently have been sta- Diuzea. lie said mere are 2,421 students at Phillips this September compared with last year. Willis added that 1,200 pupils in grades 1 thru 6 last year in Phillips have been transferred to the new Mayo school, 249 E. 37th st. The transfers have greatly reduced any over-trowding problem at Phillips, he said.

Until this year Phillips contained grades 1 thru 12. Now it has 7th and 8th grade pupils and high school students. Expresses Gratitude Mrs. Mary M. Livingston, r74 E.

36th opened the hearing by expressing gratitude to the board of education on behalf of the host school for the Doolittle project," a study on ele mentary school dropouts; the new building being erected im- mediately west of the present structure; and improvements in the present plant. Richard Williams, 501 E. 32d st, the only male present among the rlA presidents, said space for a library is needed in Pershing school, 3113 Rhodes av. Williams thanked the board of education for the 800 to 1,000 books it has given the school but said space is needed- for a central library to house them. He asked for temporary facilities now and a permanent library with a librarian in the future.

Mrs. John Reames, 359 E. 57th PTA president of Dunbar Vocational High school, 3000 South Park way, said the recently constructed school has been an inspiration to the community," but that a guard railing is needed around the driver training area. Mrs. Reames said students often watch driver training classes and that there is a dan-; fii on the sidewalk.

Has Three Problems The representative from' Douglas school, 3200 Calumet Mrs. John Hadley, 2619 1 Continued on page 4 truly a place to remember EVERGREEN COUNTRY CLUB (itmiprivat.) DINING ROOM Banquett W.ddingi Tournam.nts Privat Partial Facilitiei for 500 p.opla I I Golf Course built to specifications provided by the office of civil and defense mobilization. tTRIfUr.VK Photiu Dotted line shows position of shelter in Johannsen house. Johannsen estimates he spent 40 hours and under $300 in building the shelter. The shelter is the first in Oak Lawn and was Calumet City Mayor to Pick Zone Board BY J.

EDWARD BING Food in shelter it inspected by Mrs. Johannsen. Shelves contain canned soup, fruit juice, coffee, and baby food for one year old ton, Billy. BEACH HOUSE TO BE BUILT IN CALUMET PARK The park district has awarded a $213,401 contract for construction of a beach-house in Calumet park, 98th street and Lake Michigan. The district has two other such facilities, one at North avenue and the other at Montrose avenue.

The Artistic Stone company received the contract. It will be completed for the next summer season, a district spokesman said. The same company received a $26,247 award for rehabilitating and modernizing the Fuller park swimming pool, 45th street and Princeton avenue. Student Attends 1st Education Conference Robert Carlson, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Marshall Carlson, Evergreen Park, recently attended the 1st national conference on education and scholarship sponsored by the Alpha Chi Rho Educational Foundation at the University of California, Berkeley. Carlson attended as a delegate from Parsons college, Fairfield, where he is a sophomore and member of Alpha Chi Rho national fraternity. Lions President Steve Mundjer, 6001 63d will be installed at 7 p. m. Saturday as president of the Clearing Lions club in Georgis restaurant, 6339 S.

Central av. of Pulaski road on the south edge of Midlothian, go southwest across forest preserve property to 159th street and Cicero avenue, and south on Forest avenue to 163d street. The project will take about a year to complete, said John W. Towne, engineer of sewer design. The interceptor will be extended to Tinley Park probably in two years, said Towne.

The Santucci Construction company i a the current contract. legally appointed to the board. The only time the Calumet City zoning board of appeals was ever legally constituted, according to my investigation," Okray said, was wtien it was originally established in 1947. Since that time, there were so many confusing changes made in the board's membership without any formal announcements that it's impossible to determine just who was and who was not legally a member." List Board Members Persons who claimed to be members of the zoning board prior to its invalidation were George Laczny, chairman, and Leonard Ciastko, Arthur Wiso-waty, Peter Breclaw, Raymond Rybarczyk, Frank Drewinski and Sigmund J. Dobrowolski, secretary.

Last week Wisowaty came in fourth in a field of five candidates seeking election as the fifth ward alderman. He received 254 votes out of a total of 2,504 votes cast, Mrs. Sarah Mase, a staunch supporter of the Nowak administration, won the election with 974 votes. Nowak. who is determined to improve the image of Calumet City, opened the investigation of the zoning board of appeals shortly after taking office May 1.

The city's police mag- Continued on page 4 Readers to Air Their Ideas on Local Topics A new feature, Voice of Your Neighborhood, designed to provide an outlet for reader opinion on matters of local interest, will start next Thursday in The Tribune's Neighborhood News sections. Letters from readers, which will appear each Thursday in the neighborhood sections, will be the community counterpart of the Voice of the People in the daily Tribune. Format Flexible Letters may concern any topic of particular interest to city and suburban neighborhood areas: schools, local government, zoning, local improvements, church or civic group projects, etc. They may be in the form of complaints, commendations, suggestions, or just observations. The Tribune publishes three neighborhood sections on Thursday: for persons living in the south side or south suburbs, west side or west suburbs, and north side or north suburbs.

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Letters should be addressed to Neighborhood News, The Tribune. HILL Ms i i LIQUOR Mayor Joseph W. Nowak of Calumet City said he will ap point a new seven member zoning board of appeals next Thursday to replace the old board which was vacated at ZZf his request. try rnt i ne action will represent the first of a series of steps planned by the mayor to place nak the reins of government in the suburb back in the hands of all Calumet City residents. He also is expected within a few weeks to name a new nine member planning commission, ask for new taxes to pay for increased fire and police protection and call for sweeping changes in city's 14 year old zoning ordinance to encourage industrial growth.

Must Own Property Nowak said he will appoint to the new zoning board persons who own property in Calumet City, and who are from all walks of life." Establishment of a new zoning board will climax several months of investigation by the mayor and Aid. Anthony A. Okray, 541 Makinaw chairman of the ordinance and resolutions committee of the (city council. Both men said they were unable to find any records showing when the terms of office of the former seven members were to expire, and added that some members never were mi Farm Meeting A meeting to discuss swine production will be held at 7 p. m.

today at the Pine Grove Stock farm, Vz miles west of Leroy, said A. D. Lucrs, Lake county agent. SANITARY UNIT LETS CONTRACT FOR 1.1 MILLION The metropolitan sanitary district has awarded a contract for construction of an interceptor sewer to serve the surrounding area of Oak Forest. Plans for the project were halted last year when it became apparent construction would cost several hundred thousand dollars more than anticipated because of unfavorable construction conditions.

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