Belvidere Daily Republican from Belvidere, Illinois • Page 1

There are jobs available see page 5 IBceMndloircB IIDainll IRlopimlbllncisiini Adult classes to be offered School District 100 will offer adult education classes here this fall through Rock Valley College. In March, the district's own adult education program for next year was cut, the victim of predicted financial problems for the district for the 1975-76 school year. Three Rock Valley representatives explained the school's adult education program at a District 100 school board meeting Monday night. Rock Valley handles the adult education programs for many schools in the Rockford area, including North Boone High School. The school board approved Howard Wilke's motion to direct administrators to work out with the college an adult education program for this fall.

Tuesday, June 17, 1975 Fifteen Cents Belvidere. Illinois Zip Code 61008 Eight Pages Vol. 82 No. 142 For PSB (SomqtkdqI waimi'Ss osfi sipIdS Reuben Johnson, college dean of community services, said Rock Valley would use the District 100 facilities, and would want a center director from the administration here. The college isn't bound to using school facilities.

However, "as' a rule, we use the school facilities if they're available," Johnson said. Tuition varies, depending on the course. Projected starting date for Rock Valley's adult education program is the week of Sept. 22, with registration a week before. Rock Valley allows its adult education students to register either at the local center, at the college or at the class.

In discussion, Board President Don Johannes said that if the district didn't get a program this year, "I think we're leaving a void." The administration will work out a fall program with Rock Valley. A 7-2 vote, with Woodruff and O'Malley in opposition, was cast, in favor of including a line item in the proposed appropriation ordinance, to purchase the land between Whitney Boulevard and Main Street, bordered by East Pleasant Street, from the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation Co. The land is valued at $19,545, and a parking lot has been proposed. Members of the council agreed on an 8-1 vote to pursue to suit against James Cordray, on behalf of the city, in order to try to solve the drainage North Boone Athletic Director announces resignation plans Industrial park The feasibility of an industrial park for Belvidere, if the land offered by the Chicago and Northwestern Transportation were purchased, has been referred to the city's building, planning, zoning and intergovernmental committee. No further discussion was held, pending a recommendation by the committee.

Sewer operator The council voted unanimously to authorize City Engineer William Kearney and Mayor Francis "Dutch" Whalen to hire a Class one operator for the city's sewage treatment plant. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has urged the city to hire a Class one operator since 1972. The former supervisor, Ray Crocker, was fired in April. He was classified as a Class two operator. The recommended salary range for the new supervisor is between $14,500 and $17,000.

An ordinance which would create the position will have to be drawn up, and Kearney suggested it would be a benefit to both the city and the person hired, tt have the job classification and requirements spelled out in the ordinance. Part time pay The pay raise for part-time street employes, who work in the summer was defeated, on a 7-2 vote, after the rules were suspended to consider the matter. Kearney requested a 25 cent raise for the part-time employes, with starting pay set at $2.50, and the next year to follow with $2.75, and top wages set at $3.00. Other recommendations made by the personnel committee were formally referred back to the committee according to procedure, and will be considered at the next regular By RITA PACYNA BDR Sun Writer The city council voted to recommend the share of operation and maintenance costs for the city and county on the new public safety building (PSB) be 65 per cent for the county and 35 per cent for the city, instead of the previously suggested 50-50 split. The city's intergovernmental committee is to return to the joint city-county corporation, and recommend the new percentage.

Alderman Thomas Gustafson, R-5th, noted the square footage for the PSB was obtained from the architect, and the county share is about 65 per cent, including the jail, with the city having a smaller amount of space. There are some combination areas which will be used jointly, but the jail is the county's responsibility according to statute. Alderman Russell Woodruff, I-2nd, noted that about 11,444 square feet of space will be used by the city and 20,463 square feet by the county, overall, which justifies the 65-35 division. Woodruff noted Belvidere residents pay county and city taxes, ana would be paying for over half the maintenance cost of the building, if the 50-50 recommendation were accepted. Paying double Alderman James Pratt, R-4th, noted a 50-50 split would penalize the city taxpayer, who would be paying double taxes.

The council supported the 65-35 split, "on an 8-1 vote, with Alderwoman Betty O'Malley I-5th, dissenting, and Alderman Norman Schroeder absent from the meeting. Mrs. O'Malley, "who has opposed the PSB from the start, is of the opinion the city should not For District 100 Massino said. The budget, however, does not reflect a salary increase for teachers. According to Massino the salary increase "will affect not only expenditures for salaries but also for fixed charges in the Municipal Retirement Fund." Massino told the board mem bers they should realize that although heating and transportation costs had been figured at an increase of 10 per cent, both expenditures could be higher.

Massino's budget report also indicated instructional supplies and field trip costs have been reduced. The state aid formula See "Gilbertson. 8 problem in the Rebecca Road area. Ordinances The ordinance to annex an 11-unit apartment building on Highline Drive was approved on an 8-1 vote, with Eicksteadt in opposition. A resolution to allow temporary closure of State Street from Lcoust Street to Logan Avenue for Maxwell Street Day, on August 2, was passed on a unanimous voice vote.

The ordinance on the proposed raise in solicitor's fees to $30 for 30 days was given a first reading. session is in order to discuss the appointment of a head basketball coach. There may be some delicate discussion." The board voted unanimously to discuss the hiring of Anielak in closed session. Changes made In separate action at Monday's meeting, the board unanimously approved two changes in policy and reviewed the tentative budget for the 1975-76 school year. A policy change requiring teachers to be in their classrooms or at assigned duties 20 minutes prior to the start of school each day and "remain 20 minutes at the end of the day was unanimously approved.

The previous policy did not specify how long teachers were expected to be at such duties. The recommendation came from the board's policy committee following the May board meeting in which a parent had requested the board study the procedure outlining when teachers should be in the classroom at the start of each day. The board also unanimously approved a policy change which requires mandatory retirement at the end of the school year in which the employe reaches the age of 65. The former policy allowed an employe to petition the board for permission to continue employment and allowed the board to decide each request on an individual basis. Tentative budget Superintendent Chester Massino presented the fourth draft of the 1975-76 school year budget That tentative budget shows $1,627,388 in revenue and $1,623,490 in expenditures, (SS-3S council meeting.

They include the recommendation that three lieutenants be established in the city fire department, and that raises should be considered for the three supervisors in the Public Works Department, since the raises they originally received covered only one year. The fire and police supervisory personnel received a raise for the second year as well as the first. Kearney previously said that a cost of living raise would be acceptable. Tree replacement The council was informed that Jerry Crubaugh, of Expert Tree has been contacted and agreed to replace the trees in the city, by Nov. 15.

The city forester confirmed that it is too late to plant the trees now, and the council agreed 8-1, with Gustafson opposed, to wait until November. The city originally voted to enter a lawsuit to get the trees replaced, Crubaugh is to execute a performance bond in favor of the city in the amount of $3,400, under which Crubaugh will have to pay the amount, if the trees are not replaced by Nov. 15. Other council action The council voted unanimously to buy $400 worth of cement to be used for the Jaycee Walkway from Van Buren Street to the County fair grounds. The city voted 9-0 in favor of accepting the bid of $3,800 for a new police squad car.

The future litigation in the Fred Stone case will be handled by the city attorney, for both the city and Police Chief Kenneth "Ted" Richardson. Richardson originally hired his own attorney and was reimbursed by the city for the expense. His attorney Informed the city that it would not present a conflict of interest to have the city attorney represent both the city and Richardson. parent or guardian." Also under Mrs. Babb's amendment, the administration would suspend students continuing to violate school policy.

If continued violations occurred, the administration would recommend further suspension or expulsion of the student. Mrs. Babb's amendment died for lack of a second. As for the new, stricter policy which was finally adopted, Mrs. Babb said, "I don't think we have enough parental support," and other types of support to use the policy.

"I do not see that you can enforce this policy," Mrs. Babb said. pay for the building maintenance. The police and sheriff's departments are scheduled to move, into the new building between mid-July and August 1, according to Woodruff. Park facilities The council voted in favor of purchasing -park benches and additional lighting at Heinie Harkless Park, but voted in opposition to the installation of picnic tables and a drinking fountain.

A 5-4 vote was cast against the purchase of the picnic tables and fountain, with Malley, Woodruff, nd Aldermen Andrew Racz, I-lst and Irvine Eicksteadt, R-lst, supporting the proposal. After the purchase of the picnic tables was voted down, Racz issued a statement indicating that Belvidere's park facilities are inadequate, and should be improved to provide better recreational facilities. He disagrees that Harkless Park is a neighborhood park, and believes it should be a playground and picnic area. Racz, who initiated the consideration of additional park equipment, produced figures which he said he "drempt up," which represented the time and money put into the park. He estimated $41,000 has been spent on the park, including the donated time and labor.

"What we're asking is to put a little icing on the cake," Racz concluded, noting the need for a drinking fountain. The fountain, at an estimated cost of $1,765 was voted down. The purchase of park benches, estimated at $315 for 6 benches was recommended and accepted on a 7-2 vote, with Pratt and Robert Behling, I-4th dissenting. The additional park lighting passed unanimously. student for the violation of board policy, with reference to the student use of tobacco, the administration shall recommend expulsion for the remainder of the school term." The board's new rules say there shall be no smoking by students in the school buildings, while on a school bus, or on school grounds while school is in session, or while on school grounds two hours before and after school.

The new rules are stricter and more specific than the old. Under the old policy, there could be suspensions for "habitual or continued possession or use of tobacco." The smoking question resurfaced this year when a group of By CLARISSE RITTER BDR Acting Managing Editor POPLAR GROVE North Boone School Athletic Director Richard "Whitey" Gilbertson has announced his plans to resign as athletic director following a District 200 School Board meeting here Monday night in which he was not chosen to be the new head basketball coach. The District 200 board met in executive session for almost an hour to discuss the vacancy of head basketball coach created on March 17 when the same board members voted unanimously to oust Harlan Smith, a seven year North Boone veteran. Gilbertson was called into the executive session and after learning he was not going to receive the top slot told the board they could expect his resignation from the position of athletic director, Gilbertson told the BDR in a phone interview this morning. Stormed out As Gilbertson stormed out of the executive session Monday night, he told the board, "I'm probably better off anyway." "They made a decision and I'm sure it is a good one," Gilbert-son said this morning.

"They felt he was the best one for the job. I just hope that is all that went into it." Gilbertson added that he did not have reason to believe that anything else entered into the board's unanimous decision to hire Don Anielak, 44, Koshkonong, for the position. Before going into the closed session, Board president Jim Grenlund said "I believe a motion to go into executive Anielak named head coach Don Anielak, 44, basketball coach at Koshkonong, Mo. High School for the past three seasons was named head varsity basketball coach at North Boone High School at Monday's meeting of the School District 200 Board. Anielak posted a 13-9 record at Koshkonong in 1974-75 winning the Koshkonong Invitational tournament along the way.

He also coached junior varsity basketball recording a 16-3 record this season and winning the Big Springs Conference tournament As coach of the junior high school basketball team over the past three years, Anielak recorded a 32-4 mark. Anielak won All-American basketball honors in his college days at Southwest Missouri State. He begin his coaching career at Ramsey Illinois in 1960 and in three years accumulated a 56-18 record. Moving to Williamsville, Anielak posted a 134-55 mark over the next nine seasons before going to Koshkonong in 1972. "When we came here, Koshkonong didn't know what winning was," said Elaine Anielak, his wife.

Anielak was unavailable for comment. "The team had lost something like 50 straight games and was getting beaten by scores of 135-26." Besides rebuilding the basketball program to respectability, Anielak coached the Koshkonong baseball varsity to the Big Springs Conference championship this spring. Anielak's fall baseball varsity also won a championship. Anielak has taught physical education, driver education and health and will teach in one of those capacities at North Boone, she indicated. In selecting Anielak, the North Boone board bypassed Richard "Whitey" Gilbertson, NBHS athletic director, varsity baseball coach and sophomore basketball coach who had applied for the varsity basketball coach's job.

North Boone High School principal Grant Bonner and superintendent Chester Massino were unavailable for comment today. Strict smoking policy approved Belvidere High School students complained to the board of various discipline problems at the school. Many of the problems mentioned involved smoking or were smoking-related. At one point this spring, the board considered establishing a smoking area outside the school building. However, the new policy and rules adopted have gone in a stricter, rather than this more lenient, direction.

Board member Jean Babb proposed an amendment to the regulations. The amendment said that "the administration may require any student in violation of the school smoking policy for the first tinfe to attend a special detention movie-lecture program and conference with the student's District 100 school board has adopted stricter policy and rules on smoking. The board's policy now states that suspension may be made for "use of tobacco while on school property." The board's new regulation says: "The administration shall suspend any student violating school policy with reference to the use of tobacco on school premises for a maximum period of three days for the first offense provided however, that the administration in its discretion, may remove the suspension and reinstate the student after a conference with the student's parent or guardian. "Upon a second offense by a He turns nuts, bolts to Our wocld beauty -t for the withdrawal of U.S. forces because of the American arms embargo.

The council announced Monday night that it had given Premier Suleyman Demlrel a package of "proposals containing measures to be Implemented against U.S. interests in Turkey." UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) Sen. Charles H. Percy says "faceless bureaucrats" authorized to sign Secretary of State Henry A.

Kissinger's name to "the most nit-picking instructions" are hampering American diplomacy in the United Nations. The Illinois Republican said that while a delegate to the U.N. General Assembly last fall, he was "amazed to find a pile of cables, all signed las you know, a name that strikes fear in all conferring the voice of authority behind the most nit-picking instructions that Henry A. Kissinger could not have had a thing to do with." WASHINGTON (AP) The Securities and Exchange Commission is Investigating the 25 largest defense contractors for possible improper payments at home and abroad. By IDA BURLEIGH BDR Writer Although his studio is on the north side of Belvidere, his metal sculptures now decorate offices in West Germany, Switzerland, France, England and various parts of Japan.

Van Johnson, however, still retains many of his artistic creations here. Johnson began working with metal as a hobby about seven years ago. He started buying metal of all kinds including spark plugs, nails, and various types of nuts and bolts. Some of his material he found in junk yards. From the steel and bronze, by means of his oxy-acetylene blow torch, he then created sculptures of all sizes.

Since most of the work Is done at temperatures of 1900 to 3000 degrees, he avoids making mistakes. His equipment while working consists of fire proof gloves, goggles for his eyes, and for handling the metal Success stems from work During the past seven years while transforming Junk metal See "Nats. pg-S WASHINGTON (AP) If you're planning to buy a house, write a will, get a divorce or open a small business, you may save money on legal fees because of a new Supreme Court decision. The court rules 8 to 0 Monday that state and local bar associations may not establish minimum fee schedules- WASHINGTON (AP) Seven major natural gas producers have been ordered to turn over confidential records of their gas reserves to a congressional panel after thwarting efforts by the Federal Trade Commission to obtain the same records. The subcommittee that subpoenaed the records is investigating whether the natural gas Industry has been underestimating U.S.

natural gas reserves. HARTFORD. Cobb. (AP) The elegant evening gown and the spotlight seem to set her above worldly cares. On stage, Renata Babak is the magic of her art, an opera star.

But at 4 a.m. she Is alone and terrified when the telephone rings and a person with a foreign accent asks for Renata Babak. Then dick, and silence. Since she defected in 1973, the Ukranlan opera singer has lived In fear that the KGB the Russian secret police will get her, even in New York where she has made her home since January. ROME (AP) The Italian Communist party ran only half a million votes behind the Christian Democrats in nationwide local elections Monday, Increasing pressure today for its admission to the national government for the first time since 1947.

"Italians showed they know that the Communist party is the real bastion of freedom," the jubilant party secretary, Enrico Beriinguer, declared. Although only local, provincial and regional offices were at stake, the campaign was fought on national issues, and the outcome was certain to produce demands for the dissolution of Parliament and national elections. LISBON. Portugal (AP) Plans to resume publication of the Socialist party newspaper Republics were delayed today as the party sought to block any new challenge from the Communist printers who seized control of the paper four weeks ago. ANKARA, Turkey (AP) I- In an attempt to put pressure on the U.S.

House of Representatives, Turkey's National Security Council has drawn up a timetable SEC Chairman Ray Garrett Jr. has ordered the SECs division of corporation finance to assign a "sufficient number" of staff members to the investigation to assure its swift completion. Van Johnson won first place In an art for this ingenious culptnje thcwteg doctors performing an operation in a hospital. His art is made of nuts, bolts and sometimes Junk. BDR photo Burleigh..