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2-A AAt. Vernon Register-News Tuesday, June 17, 1975 DEATHS Merman Dulaney Ethel Underwood Today's Market Mt. Vernon Herman Dulaney, 68, of 600 Harrison died at 6 p.m. yesterday in Crossville, Tenn. He was a retired city employe.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Myers Chapel, with burial in Thomason cemetery, Wayne Vity. Friends may call at the funeral, home after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Mr.

Dulaney was born in Keenes on March 13, 1907, the son of Dr. W. A. and Catherine (Keen) Dulaney. In September, 1934 he married Lela Ballard, who survives Mr.

Dulaney was a member -of the Central Churcb of Christ. In addition to his wife, he survived by three sons, Bill Dulaney, Crossville, Halsey Dulaney, California, and Jim Dulaney, Columbus, Ohio; three sisters, Miss Flo Dulaney, Collinsville, Mrs. Kenneth (Jeanne) Langford, Newton, and Mrs. George (Catherine) Warren, Wayne City; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers and one step-son, Edward Smith.

Rhode Island Mrs. Ethei Underwood, 86, of Sunday at her home. She was a former Mt. Vernon resident. Funeral services will be held at the Dellows Funeral Home in Pawtucket, at 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday. Burial will be in that city. Mrs. Underwood was the daughter of William and Orlena (Beardsley) Burwell. She first married Elmer McClure, who died in 1918.

She later married William Underwood. Mrs. Underwood is survived- one son, Gerald Underwood, Pawtucket, Ft. one daughter, Miss Emma McClure, Pawtucket, R. and one sister, Mrs.

Maude Miller, Mt. Vernon. She was preceded in death by one son and one daughter. Illinois Extended Outlook Partly cloudy and warm Thursday through Saturday. Showers or thunderstorms at times but'mainly northern sections.

Highs in the 80s north to lower 90s south. Lows in the 60s north to lower 70s south. MT. VERNON GRAIN The following prices were quoted in Mt. Vernon at 10:00 o'clock morning: Soybeans 5.02.

Wheat 2.70. Com 2.74. grade 1-2 23.00-27.00. Sheep 200 head. Slaughter lambs steady; spring slaughter lambs choice and prime 90-110 lb old crop shorn lambs Choice and prime 85-110 lb with no.

1 and 2 pelts 38.00-40.00. A A ST. LOUIS (AP) Eggs and poultry: Eggs, consumer grades: Large 40-53, A Medium 31-46 Small 20-36, Large 35-48. Eggs wholesale grades: A Large 28-30, Standard 20-22 Me dium 16-18, Unclassified 14 -16, Pullet 12, Pewees 8-10 broilers' and fryers 47.50-58.25 for this week's delivery. CHICAGO (AP) Wheat No 2 hard winter 3.09'/2n Tuesday; No 2' soft red 3.05V 2 n.

Corn No 2 yellow 2.93%n (hopper) 2.91%n (box). Oats No 2 heavy l.63V 2 n. Soybeans No yellow 5.25 No 2 yellow corn Monday was quoted at 2.91 3 (hopper9 3 (box). NATIONAL STOCKYARDS, III. (AP) Estimated receipts for Wednesday: 5,000 hogs; 800 cattle and 50 sheep.

Hogs 5,000. Butchers 50-75 higher. Sows steady to 75 higher. US 1-3 200-240 lb butchers 52.5053.00. US 13 Sows 300-500 lb 44.5045.00; 500-600 lb 45.50-46.00.

Cattle 1,700. Slaughter steers stead to 50 higher. Heifers steady to firm. Cows and bulls steady. Good and choice slaughter steers yield 2-4 48.00-51.50.

Good and choice 850-1000 lb slaughter heifers yield 2-4 46.0048.50. Utility and commercial cows 20.00-24.00; cutter 16.00-21.00; canner 13.00-16.00. Bulls yield More About NEW YORK (AP) The stock market headed higher today, extending the gains recorded In Monday's technical rally. The opening Dow Jones average of 30 industrials was fractionally higher, and gainers took a 2-1 lead over losers on the New York Stock Exchange. In the news, President Ford issued a strongly optimistic assessment of the economic outlook.

In a speech prepared for delivery to a business group, he asserted, "I am confident that we are at the bottom of the economic slide and we will soon be on our way up." Today's prices included Reynolds Metals, down Vi at 21 Vi; Damon unchanged at Kennecott Copper, up Vi at and Milton Bradley, unchanged at On Monday the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 10.09 to 834.56. Gainers outpaced losers by about a 9-5 margin on the NYSE in turnover of 16.66 million shares. The NYSE's composite index picked up .50 to 48.69. At the American Stock Exchange, the market value index was up .13 at 89.56. AAt.

Vernon High School Supt. Responds Answer "Letter To The Editor" On School Behavioral Problems More About 5 NEW YORK (AP) Dow Jones noon stock averages: 30 Indus. 837.14 up 2.58 20 Trans. 166.71 off 0.45 15 Util. 83.05 up 0.45 65 Stocks 256.41 up 0.53 George Pulliam Rockford George E.

Pulliam, 85, of Rockford, died at Alma Nelson Manor Nursing Home in Rockford at 7:30 p.m. Monday. He was a former resident of Mt. and taught at Mt. Vernon Township High School, Mr.

Pulliam was principal of the high school in Highland and retired in 1952 from that position. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Myers Chapel. Graveside services will be conducted by Masonic Lodge No. 31 AF AM at Oakwood cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. Friday until the funeral hour. Mr. Pulliam was born July 23, 1889. He attended Mt.

Vernon Township High School and graduated from Bradley University. He did graduate work at both the University of Illinois and the University of Missouri. He was a 50-year member of Masonic Lodge No. 31 AF Bradley was first married to Helen M. Danner at Woodlawn.

She preceded him in death in 1948. He later married Loretta Highsmith Ellison, who preceded him in death in 1974. Surveyors include one daughter, Mrs. John Mince- and two brothers, Curtis E. Pulliam, Ernest E.

Pulliam, St. Petersburg, Fla. He was preceded in death by a son, John Max Pulliam who. died in 1939. Carbondale Man Killed In Wreck GARB OND ALE, 111.

Vineyard, 26, Carbondale, was killed Monday night when his car left Charles Road, north of here, and hit a tree, police said. I mi We wish to thank everyone for their attendance, cards, fTowers and gifts on our 40th Wedding Glen Elzora Keen has regularly considered such alternatives but has felt up to the present that the existing set-up has been the best. By law, he added, monies in each fund can be used for specified purposes only. The board also approved the levy of $1,422,000 in taxes for the 1976-77 school year. Included in the recommendation are-levies in the following funds: Education, building, transportation, municipal retirement, fire prevention and safety, and Special Education building, $20,000.

The rate for the Bonds and Interest Fund is to be determined by the county clerk. Though teacher salary negotiations are still going on, the board did approve salaries for the coming year a number of non-teaching, personnel at the high school. The following list indicates the position, amount of increase and annual salary after the increase: Vocational director, $1,400 increase to guidance director, $1,400 increase to assistant principal, $1,400 increase to principal, $1,400 increase to business agent, $1,000 increase to treasurer, $400 increase to and plant superintendent, $1,000 increase to $13,500. Secretaries were raised $50 per month, resulting in annual salaries ranging from $4,500 to $7,560, depending primarily On length of service. The salary for the Board of Education secretary was raised $10 per month to $420.

Other increases included: Special Education aide, $50 per month increase to audio-visual technician, $50 per month increase to health service aide, $50 per month increase to computer programmer, $55 per month increase to and cafeteria director, $70 per month increase to $6,510. Twenty-five dollars per month increases were granted to summer school teachers raising their monthly salaries to: B.S. degree, $575; B.S. de- gree plus 16 hours credit, $600; M.S. degree, $625; and M.S.

degree plus 24 hours credit, $650. The following starting monthly salary recommendations were approved: Certified school nurse, $400; library clerk, $325; SCHOOL BOARD teacher aide, $325; beginning secretary, $350; and experienced secretary, $375. The following hourly wages were approved by the board: Guidance, summer gym, driver training, extra month employment, and summer grade recording, $5. All six of the board members present at last night's meeting voted against recognition of the Mt. Vernon High Education Association as the faculty bargaining agent in current teacher salary negotiations.

The seventh member, Mrs. Phyllis Roffmann, was not present. The request was made to the board last month by Larry Pearson, representing a Special Committee of the faculty. In making the decision, the board referred to a recent published statement by Bob Lipps, chairman of the board's Personnel Committee, which said in part, "At the present time in Illinois, formal recognition by a board of education of a collective bargaining unit among teachers is not authorized, approved or mandated by any state or federal law." Personnel The board approved the following personnel matters: resignation of Mrs. Jackie King, school nurse aide and key punch oper- 'ator, effective June 30.

resignation of Bill Carter as a cross country and track coach. Carter will remain on the high school staff as a math teacher. extension of contracts to Mrs. Evelyn Powers, English teacher, who is returning after a year's maternity leave; Mrs. Peggy Flota, English, who will teach approximately three periods a day; and Miss Gladys K.

Vinsavage, of Herrin, who will'teach girls' health, work with the adaptive P.E. program and supervise a study hall. Transportation Recent state legislation requiring small school vans to be utilized under the same laws as full-size school buses has forced the local high school district to contract with Max Dyel for various small group transportation programs. The board approved six such programs for the coming year, including: 1 Special Education transportation to and from school at $580 per month. 2 Transportation to and from the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Sheltered Workshop at $120 per month.

3 Transportation of cheerleaders to athletic contests at 35 cents per mile plus $2.50 per hour layover time. group field trips at 35 cents a mile plus $2.50 per hour layover time. Health Service Aide transportation of $180 from Nov. 15 to the end of the calendar year, and $96 per month from Jan. 2 to the end of the school year.

6 Small group athletic teams at 35 cents a mile plus $2.50 per hour layover time. Board President Billy Joe Hayse appointed a committee consisting of board members Mrs. Roffmann, Bob Jones and Wayne Arnold to meet with bus operators Bob and Bill Beck, Dr. Shields and business manager Paul Craig to re-negotiate the existing school bus service contract. Accept Bids The board took action to replace the windows in Building at the school by accepting the bid of Window Systems, at a total cost of $24,309.

The total cost includes two alternate bids. In other action the board: 1 Agreed to purchase Lot 220 on Lime Avenue for the vocational building trades house for 1975-76 and Lot 261 on Cherry Drive in 1976-77 from Earl D. Jamison at a cost of $4,950 each. 2 Accepted the Title I allocation for the coming fiscal year of $69,980 plus tentative carry over funds of $9,539.24 for a total budget of $79,519.24 for Title I for the coming year. Dr.

J. D. Shields, superintendent of Mt. Vernon Township High School, last night publicly responded to a recent "Letter to the Editor" in the Register-News and prompted comment from several teachers on behavioral problems at the school. Dr.

Shields made his response at the regular monthly meeting of the high school board, attended last night by nearly 30 teachers. He referred to a letter in the June 4 issue of The Register- News from "Name Withheld for Safety Reasons." "Briefly, the letter stated that during the week before school was out, a near-riot developed; during the last week of school, rotten eggs were thrown, fires were set in the rest rooms, and threats were going around," Dr. Shields said. "The question was asked why no charges were brought," he said. "It was answered in the letter that the administration and faculty were not brave enough to risk losing their 'nice guy' images.

Finally, it was asked why these students who have no desire or intention of learning be allowed to remain on campus, ruining the reputation of a previously fine school. "I would like to answer this letter here tonight. "First, the near-riot that supposedly developed involved three boys. The police came to the school and were almost immediately sent off campus. The three boys were suspended for the remaining five days of school.

Final actions are not completed, but the school officials are satisfied with some of the developments. "Second, the 'rotten' eggs were all fresh eggs. True, some eggs were thrown by a few students. It is very that only one student was willing to identify an egg-thrower. It is very difficult to condemn without proof.

If. one sees an incident, why doesn't he have the backbone to come forward and state what he has seen? "Third, there was a fire in a restroom. It consisted of some paper towels placed on a tile floor. It was quickly reported, extinguished, and caused little damage. Again, no one has yet reported seeing who started the fire.

If and when the girl or girls involved are identified, formal charges will be filed. "Fourth, threats and rumors were supposedly going' around. Rumors are always going around. Very frequently, with 1,800 students, threats are made and tempers are lost. Only two mothers reported any threats or abuse during that day.

It is very easy to condemn a person or an institution. It is much more cult to search out the truth and to become involved. "The only way the faculty, the administration, or the Board of Education can administer discipline is for the 'Name Withheld for Safety Reasons' people to come forward and identify the wrongdoers. If no one is willing to become involved, how can we cause justice to be done? The law protects the guilty as well as the innocent. "We are not interested in preserving our "nice guy" images.

We are there at Mt. Vernon High to serve you. We can only do that with your help. "Finally, it was asked why these students who have no desire or intention of learning should be allowed to remain on campus ruining the reputation of a previously fine high school. How does one think Mt.

Vernon achieved the reputation of a fine high school? "The answer is that Mt. Vernon High has been developed over the years to serve the needs of all youth. Unfortunately, not very many of us are perfect. Fortunately, Mt. Vernon High has served our imperfections.

It is very easy to expel a student from school. It is most regretable when this expulsion does occur. Our task is to cause education and behavior modification to occur. With some students, it takes a little longer. But, if given the proper attitude and the proper opportunities, thank Heaven, we can be successful.

"One last suggestion, a school can be only as good as we want it to be. We must all be willing to share the trials and tribulations the same as we are willing to share the glories and achievements of Mt. Vernon High. You, the reader, can do your part in this sharing." Upon the completion of Dr. Shields' statement, board member Bob Jones asked the teachers who were present why students were hesitant to report such incidents.

Mrs. Fran Boyd, a Home Economics teacher, told the board'students are afraid of the small group of troublemakers at the school. "The students are harassed, and the teachers are harassed, too," she said. Mrs. Boyd and other teachers present said they had few problems maintaining discipline in the classroom, but the situation was different in the corridors, on the school grounds and on the students parking lots.

Another teacher, Larry Skorch, said he felt the open campus approach had opened the door to a number of behavior problems. At present, students who have free hours are not required to show up in study hall but are given the freedom and responsibility of managing their own free hours. Other teachers referred to incidents in which students curse teachers as they pass in the hallways. Board members assured the teachers the board would stand beside them in situations in which either students or faculty members were abused by other students, and both Dr. Shields and board members encouraged teachers to make every opportunity to be able to positively identify individuals guilty of misbehavior.

Larry Pearson, chairman of the Special Committee of the faculty, told the board the faculty feels strongly enough about the student behavioral problem to make it the subject of discussion in next week's board-faculty salary negotiating session. David Piercy Named To State Education Advisory Council David Piercy, 17, a June graduate at Mt. Vernon Township High School, has been named by State Superintendent of Education Joseph M. Cronin to a student advisory council to the Illinois Board of Education. Piercy was one of seven students chosen from nearly 300 applicants.

The council will attend state board meetings and offer student viewpoints on education policies. They will also draft a proposal for a permanent council structure and methods of choosing future members. Special Education District's Budget Receives Final OK The Mt. Vernon Township High School board, which serves as the administrative board of the Franklin and Jefferson Counties Special Education District, last night gave final approval to the district's budget for the coming year. The 1975-76 budget calls for expenditures of $187,420, with anticipated revenues of $197,321, leaving a fund balance of $9,901.

Expenditures include: Administration, instructional, operation, fixed charges, capital outlay, contingency, and the Title VI program, $48,821. Revenue will include per capita tuition paid at the rate of $6 for each of the 15,500 students in participating school districts; state reimbursement of carryover funds, interest, and total funding of the Title VI program. MT. VERNON WEATHER Monday high 87, low 60. 7:00 a.m.

today 68. Rainfall Monday .05 of an inch. Rainfall to date 1975, 26.58 inches. One year ago today high 79, low 55. Five years ago today high 92, low 73.

Ten years ago today high 81, low 54. Wednesday sunrise 5:31, sunset 8:23 (DST). Rend Lake water level at main dam 407.95 feet above mean sea level. MIDWEST Dubuque cldy Madison cldy South Bend cldy Paducah rain Burlington cldy St. Louis rain I A THOUGHT TO REMEMBER By Charles E.

CARD OF THANKS My sincere thanks to a lot of people during my recent stay in Good Samaritan Hospital and convalescence at home. Thanks to Doctors Fox and Wells, the nurses who took such wonderful care of me, my many friends, neighbors and relatives for their 8 flowers and phone calls. May eiadl MABEL HARRIS DANCING CLASSES Ballet, Tap, Acrobatic Summer Term Starting Phone 242-3181 BETTY DUNHAM DANCE SCHOOL Chuch attendance always shows a decrease in the summer months. Clergymen are of course concerned about it. A certain clergyman decided he would at least try to do something about it.

He prepared a unique check list in the Sunday bulletin. He captioned the list with "I can't attend church services because:" He listed the most common known excuses underneath the heading with the request "Please check your reason." Below the itemized list of reasons, he inserted a suggestion on how to use the list when it was checked off. He did not specify an address but he made his point quite clear He wrote tear off and mail to God." There is no epilogue to this story We don't know whether it increased church attendance but we sure it caused some needed thinking Charles E. Hughey, Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home, 1314 Main. Mt.

Vernon, III. 242-3349. To see for all your family insurance needs. ALLAN D. LAIRD 2700 Broadway Office 242-3770 Home 242-0342 Like a good neighbor, Slate Form is there.

Slale Faim Companial Homi Offices; Bloomtngton, lllinon 7304.1 CITY COUNCIL fence from Southern Illinois Fence Co. for the new city tennis courts. The boiler will be used to heat City Hall. Council members asked City Engineer Harold Roffmann if there might be ways to replace the building's steam heating system, but mann replied, "You've got a system that, for cost reasons, I would recommend you stay with." Acting Recreation Director Bruce Janken told the council that construction of the new city park tennis courts could begin this week and be completed by late July or August. He said new basketball courts will also be completed later this summer.

The council authorized City Manager Ray Botch to go out, for bids on a new base radio for the police department's emergency system. Botch pointed out that the present 21-year-old base radio is in constant need of repairs, and Lewis commented that neighboring communities regularly override it. In other action, the council: first reading of the zoning request of Jimmie L. Tucker, who asked that 648 Fairfield Road receive an RM-2 designation to allow placement of a mobile home. a similar request from Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Smith for two lots at 912 Dewey St. Dix Youth Injured In Bike Accident Wayne Emery, 12, of Dix, sustained a fractured leg Monday afternoon when an automobile struck his bicycle at a Dix intersection. The youngster was listed in satisfactory condition at Good Samaritan Hospital this morning. Jefferson Fire Protection District emergency team members said the boy had a broken leg.

According to state police, a car driven by Howard Reece, 62, of Dix, struck the bicycle on Route 37 at South Street. Police said a car coming out of South Street blocked Reece's vision and made it impossible for him to see the bicycle, MEETINGS Royal Neighbors Royal Neighbors of America will meet Friday, June 20, at 6:00 p.m. at the I.O.O.F. Temple, for a pot luck dinner and meeting. The meeting is being held in honor of 50 year members.

Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and table service. Pictures will be taken. All members are urged to attend. Ola Harris, Oracle SAVE ON THESE; BIG SERVICE SPECIALS Now, thru June 30th, you can save up to on the cost of the parts on four featured service specials. There is an oil filter and air filter special; a disc brake special; an engine tune-up special; and a shock absorber special.

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