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2 Golesburg Regisrer-Moii, Galesburg, ill, Friday, Oct. 19, 1973 Downtown Council Picks Leaders By ANDREA FERRETTI (Staff Writer) About 30 downtown retailers and property owners met here Thursday to talk about preventing Galesburg from becoming a dead city and directing it toward becoming a city of the future. The group selected a board of directors for its new Galesburg Downtown Council and adopted bylaws for the organization designed to work toward renovating the central business district. The meeting was held at Home Savings Loan Assn. The new group began developing in the fall of 1972 after plans were announced that a new shopping center, Sandburg Mall, was to be built on North Henderson Street.

THE BOARD of directors selected yesterday includes William Hoerner, Richard M. Bishop and Arthur E. Kayser, for one year terms; A. M. Bondi, Thomas Frankel and Richard Neagle, two-year terms; and Donald Strand, John Burns and Richard Johnson, three-year terms.

At a board meeting later, Bishop, president of First Galesburg National Bank and Trust was elected president of the board; Johnson, president of Home Savings and Loan vice president, and Neagle, a local attorney, secretary-treasurer. At present, Real Estate Research a Chicago firm, is evaluating the economy, people and trends of the central business district for the group. By December the corporation will have completed its study which also includes projections of population, employment, income and housing of the entire area. The study will cost $15,000. AFTER THE corporation concludes its study, the council will be able to take some definitive action, Johnson told the group.

Since late August, field workers from the corporation have been studying the area, partly by contacting Galesburg residents to learn their shopping habits, Bishop said. Suggestions discussed in the past for improving the central business district have included a upgrading store fronts, increasing parking spaces and building uniform canopies along both sides of Main Street. Knox County May Be Asked To Rethink WIRC Break By NORMA CUNNINGHAM (Staff Writer) MACOMB The Knox County Board may be asked to reconsider its decision to drop out of the Western Illinois Regional Council (WIRC). At the end of Thursday's WIRC meeting, Douglas Bergmann, Knox County repesen- tative to the council, told members, "I still feel the idea 6f WIRC is a good thing. Knox County wants to participate in something to help its neighbors and itself.

I'm not against going back to the board if there are changes made in the council." The council's 2-hour session was devoted entirely to the Knox County action and comments of other members who agreed that improvements could be made in the council formed to consider region- wide development. The meeting was adjourned to Nov. 8 to give participants time to draft proposals for change and to allow Richard Gale, WIRC director, time to draw a proposed request for service for member units of government. DR. DONALD W.

Griffin, Western Illinois University representative to the council and secretary of the organization, set the stage for the discussion by reading a letter to Richard M. Burgland, R-lst, Knox County Board chairman, regarding the board's decision to withdraw from membership and refuting statements made by Bergmann in making the motion to withdraw. Bergmann's conte i were that the council is not accomplishing anything, that it set a $3,500 charge for a stripmine study and contested 'the hiring of a communications coordinator for the council. Bergmann told the group he had been misquoted in a Galesburg Register-Mail article which attributed to him a statement that the hiring of the communications coordinator was not a budgeted item. "What I said Was that although it was a budgeted item, the applicant was not interviewed by the executive committee," he said.

THE MAJOR point of contention seemed to be a statement attributed to Gale that Knox County would be charged $3,500 for assistance in a study to be used by the county in its legal battle with Midland Coal Co. on reclamation standards. Gale contended he had given the county a figure "off the top of his head" for the proposed study. He said the county had already signed a contract with another consulting firm setting a fee of $9,500 when he met with county officials. Bergmann said the contract had not been signed at the time of the meeting.

"Our representative said Gale said there would be a $3,500 charge for the study," he said. Gale told members the study would have required more time and manpower than the council could offer and said that other planning agencies do 'such work on an assessment basis. He said that the council has assisted in projects in Hamil- (Continued on Page 11) See 'County'- Princess Soya Miss Christie Carter of Eldred, who was Nixon with some gifts, including a tie made named American Princess Soya by the Amer- out of soybean by-products. She was accom- ican Soybean called at the White panied by Rep. Paul Findley, right.

House yesterday and presented President UNIFAX Hot Meals for Elderly Planned A Knox County nutrition program to serve at least 100 elderly persons a day is expected to begin Jan. 1 at Salvation Army headquarters, Seminary and North streets. The hot meal program will be federally subsized. The Knox County Coordinating Assn. for Older Americans is also seeking two or three other locations for the program, according to Felix Bengtson, Chairman.

Mayor Sam Mangieri of Abingdon has indicated his community may become a part of the county-wide program designed to provide social, recreational and nutritional satisfactions to older Americans, Bengtson said. At a meeting of the coordinating association Wednesday, members continued discussion on establishing a community center for older Americans. They reconfirmed their sire that the center not be open to the general public or to other age groups. They also selected a new site for the. center but would not reveal the location at this time.

More than 650 persons applied for reduced bus fare cards for Galesburg Transit Kitty Pearson, association secretary, said. Persons aged 65 and over are eligible for reduced bus fares under federally-subsidized program. Federal Mine Standards Urged I Jacksonville Lights This time-exposure photograph was taken by a Jacksonville newspaper photographer Wednesday. The light source was "bluish white, with green and red blinking lights" and was also observed by law enforcement officials. Authorities said they watched the light source for almost two hours.

Time To Cut the UFO Nonsense? CHICAGO (UPI) Allen Let's not have another quarter nek, chairman of the Northwest-jcentury of sensationalism." era University astronomy de-j who wo 0 the partment, said today "we: 11 QUO A nrce Blue Project Members of United Mine Workers of America (UMW) Local 1131 were urged this week to ask federal and state legislators to push federal a a for reclaiming stripmined land. Kenneth Dawes, UMW District 12 president, told the local's members Wednesday that the only acceptable action to their problem was through proper political channels, not by striking. Kenneth DeWolfe of Williamsfield, vice president of the local, said today that the advice was intended to sidetrack rumored strike activity. Emphasizing that the union and its officials opposed any strike, DeWolfe said that individual miners had ed that a strike be called in District 12, which covers most of Illinois. DeWolfe said he had been told that miners who had talked about striking were hoping to.

stop coal production to focus attention on the need for coal and the issue itself. Midland Coal on Oct. 15, laid off 115 employes at its Mecco Mine near Victoria after the Knox County Zoning Board of Appeals took under advisement the firm's application for a conditional, use per-, mil Midland officials said the layoff resulted after all the land for which it had a conditional use permit had been mined. The zoning board is scheduled to continue the hearing on Midland's request Oct. 24.

DeWolfe said today he had no idea when employes at the mine will be recalled. He said most union members the need for some reclamation plan and hope for an agreement that will be acceptable both to the mine and the county. "Most employes have a farm or a smalltown background and have been close to the soil. It isn't as though we were unconcerned, but most of us also like our jobs," he said. Dawes pointed out during meeting that, while Illinois has a dioimioanit place as agricultural! state, it is also a leader in bituminous coal production.

Sonne 13,000 miners aire employed in the industry. The district president told miners there is need for a functional reclamation program which would be realistic enough to altaw miiniing companies to inoreasisd costs and remain competitive and stiul satisfy local citizens that mined land would not foe fast to future agricullturail production. Raymond Smith Jr. ctf Wi'l- Mamsfiiald, a member of the UMW local, told the group that iredjaimiad land in Knox County has produced -35 bushels of beans per acre and 100 bushels of corn par acre. pointed out itlhat the statement proves 'that striip- mining and agniicultuire can co-exist.

DeWolfe estimated today that half of ithie employes laid oifjf by the mine haive found other He said he has not taken other employment at this point because it would mean a cancelation of his health insurance program. William Herman, president of line focal, set a tentative date of Oct. 27 far the next uinijcin meeting, and admonished locail members against any 'intemperate action in the meantime. John Henry, a memfoar of union's executive board, also attended meeting and explained that union oEfroiials have talked to state legislators about the current layoff at the mine. Loyalty Backfiring for Stray Dog First of 2 Vets' Days Monday should cut the nonsense" and Hynek, who j1969 Air Force Bl find out what's behind the rd 81 FOs caMed for a M1 ports of unidentified flying ob-; sc investigation into UFO rejects, pails.

Hynek said other scientists besides astronomers weire (needed in the study. For exam- jple, he said, a botanist could Hynek said. -We should cut cneck oul reports damaged nonsense and get down to study, iplants. "This UFO business has beenl going on for a quarter Being a faithful, loyal companion doesn't always pay off. A small black dog which was dumped by its mistress last Sunday may Monday for those very virtues.

Eugene Bryce, Knox County rabies control officer, said he will wait until Monday to shoot the dog in hope that the gray-haired woman driving a white Ford who dropped the dog eight miles out on East Fremont Street will have a change of hear! and pick it up. The dog has been so faithful to its owner, that it has remained in the very spot it was dropped off and stays on a paper the owner placed beside the road. Area residents watched the woman dump the dog. Bryce said the dog apparently will not allow anyone else to get close to it. A farmer who resides nearby places food and water along the road to keep it from starving.

Bryce said all attempts to catch the dog or to get close enough to use a tranquilizer gun have failed. "The dog will have to be shot if its owner doesn't pick it up by Monday," Bryce said. "It's a nice little dog. Its owner could have taken it to the dog pound instead of dropping it off on a road to starve." Bryce pointed out that there is a law against dumping off pets and said he would file complaints against anyone identified. Here we go again with the dual observance of Veterans' Day 'this month and next in Galesburg.

Illinois legislators last year returned the official state observance to Nov. 11. The federal holiday remains the fourth Monday in October. For a federal employe this means a holiday next Monday while state workers will have a day of vacation Nov. 12.

Financial institutions will be open Monday but most apparently will be closed Nov. 12. At least one exception is the Illinois Officials Admit Kickbacks From Cleaning Materials Firms Weather and River Stages CHICAGO (UPl)-The Betterjpeople in 53 counties, but Government Association saidlhave information relating today more than 60 public officials in 53 Illinois counties have admitted receiving kickbacks from chemical companies said, buying cleaning materials from Recktenwald said dozens of them. local and county officials ad- we to nearly 70 counties where the possibility of criminal violations of the bribery statutes exist," William Recktenwald, chief investigator for the BGA, said the information was obtained mitted that the chemical companies sent them gifts after they bought such materials as during a two-month investiga- cleaning fluids, brushes, paint, tion made with several Illinois floor wax and penetrating oil newspapers and the Associated for use in public buildings. Press.

He said many times officials He said all the information will make a purchase, then was being turned over to state's several days later receive a gift attorneys in the counties in- certificate or a gift worth 5 to volved. 'lQ per cent of the original pur- "We have admissions from'chase. "This happens time and time again," Recktenwald said. "If the companies can afford to kick back that 10 per cent to the individual making the purchase, why couldn't they just discount it 10 per cent and save the taxpayers the money He said many of those involved had taken only small gifts "but some have taken oodles and oodles." "The persons we see as the real evildoers are the companies who go around doing this," Recktenwald said. ''This is wrong." Recktenwald said the investigation showed there were backs on at least $8 million worth of sales statewide.

"They're small in comparison to the shenanigans that go on in Chicago," he said. "But if we're talking about 5 per cent of a particular township's budget, then I don't think that's small." Recktenwald said the chemical companies involved are located in the Chicago and St. Louis areas and out of state. He said under terms of the investigation with the AP, he cannot release the names of the companies until they do. The individual names will not be released until the information is turned over to state's attorneys, he said.

ILLINOIS: Fair tonight. Partly sunny Saturday. Low tonight mostly upper 40s. High Saturday near 70 extreme north, around 80 extreme south. WESTERN ILLINOIS: Generally clear tonight.

Saturday sunny and sJighUy cooler. Low tonight mid 90s to around 50. High Saturday low 70s. IOWA: Generally fair and a little cooler tonight and Saturday. Low tonight upper 40s north and west, around 50 southeast.

High day upper southwest. 60s northeast, mid 70s LOCAL WEATHER Noon temperature, 68; morning's low, 48. Sky sunny, wind out of the south at 16 m.p.h. (Thursday's maximum, 66; minimum, 44). Sun rose today at 7:15 a.m., sets at 0:15 p.m.

Humidity, IUVER STAGES rise 0.2 no (fhange rise 0.1 fall 0.3 rise 0.1 Community Bank which will be open both days. Industrial employes will not observe either day. City Hall and the Galesburg Public Library will be closed Monday. The Galesburg Post Office will be closed and only special delivery mail will be processed. Knox County Courthouse employes will work Monday and have a 1- day vacation Nov.

12. Public schools will be in session Monday and closed for the November observance. The Galesburg Register-Mail will publish on both dates. George Shannon, city sanitarian, pointed out that garbage will be collected one day later than normal because of the Oct. 22 observance.

This also includes the regular leaf collection, he said. Canton Judge Will Seek Post Election Judge Albert Scott, a Republican circuit judge from Canton, has announced he will run next year for the seat on the Third Appellate District Court bench he currently holds by appointment. Scott was appointed to the Third Appellate Court District, in 1970 by the Illinois Supreme Court after former Appellate Judge Howard Ryan was elected to the state Supreme Court. Scott, a former county judge in Fulton County and twice elected to the Illinois State Senate, was first elected, circuit judge in the 6-county Ninth Judicial Circuit in 196(5. He by the voters in 1970.

The Ninth Judicial Circuit is part of the 21-counly area included in the Third Appellate Court District. The court, sits in Ottawa. Scott is a World War II Marine Corps veteran and be gan practicing law in 1949 after obtaining his law degree from the University of Illinois. He was the first Fulton County public defender before becoming county judge there in 1950. He also served as law clerk for the late Burton Roeth, a former circuit and appellate judge.

Terms of appellate judges are 10 years, once the individual is elected on his own. Since his appointment to the Third Appellate bench, Scott has been carried on the roles in the circuit as a circuit judge, making the judges' duty roster short one active jurist. If Scott is elected to the appellate bench, the Ninth Judicial Circuit can add another judge. If he loses, Scott will return as a circuit judge. Since this will be his first attempt to be elected to the appellate court job, Scott must participate in next spring's primary election.

Filing deadline for the primaries is Dec. 1.7. Appellate judges receive $40,000 annual salary. Circuit judges receive $30,000. COPE-Head Start Board Members Are Announced Officers for the board of directors of COPE-Head Start, a pre-school for disadvantaged children, were elected Thursday night.

Mrs. Raymond Peoples, 458 N. West will serve as president; Rev. Francis Oman, 273 S. Prairie vice president; Mrs.

Gary Morrow, 612 W. Second secretary, and David Wells, 99 Lake treasurer. Milk Price Rise To Be Viewed By School Board School District 205's Board of Education Monday night will consider a proposal to increase the cost of milk three- quarters of a cent a half pint for the 1973-74 academic term. The board will meet at Weston School. The recommendation will be made by the school district's milk supplier.

Lowell Betsworth, assistant superintendent of schools, said the price is now about eight cents per half pint. After the board's regular meeting Jerry Johnson, principal of L. T. Stone and Weston schools, will give a talk on a pre-school children's program he conducted last summer in Galesburg. YOU (All US 'E'll WIRE YOU Hall ELECTRIC SERVICE Free Estimates 24-Hr.

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