Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 3

Wednesday, November 8, 1989 -Mattoon, (II.) Journal Gazette A-3 i Cbuhcfl' clears way for FrecistoB uLju two-door 1966 "Chevrolet. The car was auctioned off by the police department. The four bids were placed on file and the high bidder will probably be accepted at the next meetingr The bidders were Jerome Peters of Toledo, Oren Lockhart of Mattoon, $485; Roger Richardson of Hindsboro, and Doug Overton, of Mattoon, $400. Trasferred a pair of property leases on Lake Paradise property. Leases were transferred frpm Gene Tipsword to John Stewart and from Wayne Johnson to Susan mm R.

MacGregor. Heard the city held a dedica tion ceremony Sunday morning for a new handicapped and elderly fishing dockat Lake Paradise. The project was completed with funds from tbetocity and a memorial donation in memory of Shane Walters, who died two years ago at the age of 22. Water Commissioner Hal Kottwitz said the facility is definitely something to be proud of and hoped and elderly people in the area can take advantage of it. Bergner to close store in January MATTOON P.A.

Bergner and Co. announced Tuesday It will ciose its department store in the Cross County Mall at the end of January 1990. The department store is the smallest of the 65' operated by P.A. Bergner. The store here was acquired by uergner in 1978 through the acquistion of the Meyers Brothers Co.

Because of its extremely small size, the Mattoon store does not represent the direction that Bergner is taking in merchandising," Aian R. Andersotf, chairman of P.A. Bergner. and saidf. th We revlewed tne situation and our options, we determined tnat it would be impractical to make the investment required to bring the store to Bergner's retailing standards," Anderson said.

Company spokesman Jonathan Williams of Burson-Marsteller said the company's direction requires more space for. a full department store operation. This store, he'said, 'is extremely small." Anderson emphasized the store would continue on a normai business basis throughout the Christmas season. Bergner will discuss possible job opportunities in other Bergner locations with Its 13 employees. 1 Headquarted in Milwaukee, P.A.

Bergner is a well-established department store chain operating in the Midwest for 100 years. With its acquisition of Carson Pirie Scott in June 1989, it became one of the top 15 department store operations in the Unit-ed States. Cross County Mall Manager Mike Witwicki had not been told of the store closing yet, but saioVhe didn't know what kind of store would be interested in leasing that space. "I can't think of a national chain that would be interested in that size (about 13,000 square feet). I read all the magazines and Just don't see anything that size being leased.

Maybe we could split the store in half and lease two buildings. Bergner was an excellent tenant and I hate to see them leave," Witwicki By KEN Staff Writer MATTOON The city council cleared the way for a rezoning hearing for the 29, .17 acres planned for" the construction of the new Mattoon Precision Manufacting Inc. plant south of Mattoon. Commissioners Larry Butler, Wanda Ferguspn, Hal Kottwitz and Mike Nichols passed a resolution requesting the zoning board hold a hearing. Mayor Roger Dettro was with a group in Springfield on economic development business.

Voters say no to Jarman funds The property, located adjacent to Yellow Freight Supply Co. and Peterson Springs off Old State Road will be rezoned industrial, provided the measure is OK'd by the zoning board of appeals, planning commission and city council. In other business the board Accepted an $11,844. bid from Uniform Stores of America, 1520 Broadway Mattoon, for armored police" vests and jackets. The company is also offering a $30 trade-in for any vests the city wishes'to sell back.

S. Opened four bids for a black, generated $440,000 if it had passed. The hospital is.experiencing a financial crunch due to decreased government reimbursements for Medicare and Medicaid patients, and a decline in the number of patient admissions. Luth said the "no" vote would have some affect on the formation of the Douglas County budget, which is to be determined at next board meeting. "The (vote) results might have a lot of bearing on what takes place next week," he said.

"I hesitate to say just what might happen. I think the same thing would have taken place whether the referendum passed, or not. A 'yes' vote was no guarantee that the hospital would continue operating either." There are 94 full-time and part-, time employees at Douglas Jarman. The majority are Douglas County residents. Seven physicians in the county generated more than $2 million in business for the hospital last Douglas Jarman is managed by Douglas County Health SertficesTsr not-for-profit corporation established in 1984 by five county the wheel Z'-l- fl 'A vmit i r- Jl I 1 4 1 1 miiii.u..

if ii if 1 ir 5E: -r' City Scene Driver dies at MATTOON A Michigan man en route to Charleston died of natural causes about noon Tuesday while driving toward Mattoon on Illinois 121, just west of Rural King Supply Co. Julius Smith, 52, of Grand Rapids was alone in his vehicle when he apparently died at the wheel. His Oldsmobile 98 crossed a series of ditches and finally stopped in a ditch near Rural King. Coles County Coroner Dick Lynch said Smith was headed for Charleston after spending Area Focus TUSCOLA Douglas Jarman Hospital faces an even tighter fi-, nancial picture after Douglas' County voters rejected a tax referendum to provide additional funds forthe facility. I Voters throughout the county defeated the 25-cents per $100 assessed valuation tax referendum by a 2,369 to 1,956 total.

Virgil Luth of Newman, county board chairman, said the board will discuss the fate of the hospital at its meeting next Tuesday "I hesitate to say what might happen," Luth said after hearing of the referendum defeat. "I don't know what the board might choose to do. I hope we'll be able to do something concrete. The board had explored all the different options. We've been waiting to see what would happen with the referendum." The Douglas Board is subsidizing the hospital budget with more than $414,000 this year.

Mark Fedyk, hospital administrator, estimated that Douglas Jarman would need a subsidy of $492,000 from tlie county in 1990 to maintain existing services. The referendum would have Sullivan voters Vote no 4th time SULLIVAN Four was not Sullivan's lucky number. A building and operation tax levy rfailed for the fourth time in 'four electtoift. Tffis time, i voters droppefihe measure by more than The referendum sought an increase in the operations portion of the tax levy from 37.5 cents per $100 equalized assessed valuation This year, the building fund started with a $83,236 deficit. The shortfall is expected to grow to more than $106,000, by the end of the year.

jarman Hospital faces uncertain future following vote: Witness thwarts safe heist Glazebrook wins re-election CHARLESTON A quick-thinking witness thwarted a burglary Thursday night when he spotted two men. lugging a large object along the driveway at Cougill Manor apartments in Charleston. According to the police report, the witness approached the two men and asked, "What's going on boys?" The men turned their backs to him and one said, "None of your business." The witness then went to the MATTOON An incumbent and a lawyer will be seated on the Lake Land College Board. Current board President Leland Glazebrook received 10,391 votes in Tuesday's at-large election to retain his seat, but was outpolled by Effingham attorney Henry Stephens with 11,776 votes with all but two small Jasper County precincts reporting. The other candidate in the race for two six-year terms on the board was Mike Varady, 33, of Effingham.

"This is wonderful!" Stephens, 36, said at his home Tuesday night. He added that the fact that he had more votes than Glazebrook surprised him Stephens added that the board will probably not experience a big change because of his election. "I didn't really run with the idea a whole lot of things. I. don't claim to be an expect on Lake Land and Us workings.

I hope to bring my background and experience in contributing to Lake Land continuing to do a good job." Glazebrook, 69, has been on the Lake Land board for about 12 years. He expressed a need for the community college to change as the needs for worldwide competition (expands. Glazebrook said the campus to grow to accommodate the growing student population. Arthur company to expand EIU students to vote on $6-million rec center ARTHUR A merger and expansion of an Arthur packaging company should create about 20 jobs. The facility, known as Rehme Bag Packaging has been merged with Packaging Concepts Inc.

effective Nov, 1. This newspaper reported on Monday's business page that Joseph F. Irace Jr. has been named director of operations of Packaging Concepts Inc. in Arthur.

The company has about 60 and is a major man students are eligible to vote by presenting their student identification cards. The center is planned as an addition to the Lantz Building 'and would be paid for through a bond issue which students would repay through the $60 per semester student feef Thft'University would not begin charging the fee until the center was ready to open. "We've been moving the model some time in Springfield on a businesspleasure trip. He has relatives living there. "From my understanding, he was traveling to pick up a son in.

Charleston at another son's place," Lynch said. "He has one son who is an Eastern Illinois University student and this other son was visiting." The body was sent to Springfield for an autopsy and Lynch said more will probably be known today about the cause of death. Charleston bowling alley to call the police and returned to the scene. When the men saw him approaching, they led one of i them dragging an office chair: withhim. i The large object turned out to be the safe from the Charleston school district administration building at 410 W.Polk Ave.

The police later found the chair, which had been dismantled and thrown into a wooded area. ufacturer of flexible packaging' for snack candy and coffee, as well as other segments of the' food industry. Its headquarters are in St. Louis. Three pieces of equipment are being installed so that production can be expanded.

Two pieces are already in place and it should all be completed in the next month. The expansion will utilize about 25,000 to 30,000 square feet in buildings the company purchased from Progress Industries Inc. in the last year. Rocky Mountains, is a winner of the Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of Anjcncan -Poets. He is the author of four books of poetry, the most recent being Essay on Air, His appearance, which is sponsored by the EIU English Department, is free and open to.

the public. leen Legge wila 429 ballots. Gardner received 353 votes while Barbara A. Miller was 10th in polling with 329 Harold L.Mutrux-finished 11th with 273 votes and Liz Steber received 133 votes. Augenstine was the top vote-getter with 294.

Robert Roley received 265 and Keith Ballinger got 214. They appear to be the other two winners. Gerald Hanfland received 184 votes, Dean Schultz 179 and Greg Smith 102. Cumberland Roger Miller was the top vote-getter as three candidates ran for the three openings on the board. Miller received 337 votes.

Jerry Cisney received 316 and Julius "Lonny" Finks had 282. Poet to give reading at EIU wins Charleston school seat badminton courts. In "addition, a jogging track, weight rooms and activity rooms will be included. Kennedy, said the model will be on display at the polling place in the University Union. Other election sites are in the Buzzard Building, Coleman Hall and the Science Building.

The university has already spent about $13,000 studying the issue and drawing up tentative plans. College, received 717 votes. Pearcy, a 38-year-old supervisor at MA Bruning, was the top vote-getter -In the race with 892 votes. A third Douglas Schroeder, 44, received 143 Notices auBiLumr "Hot Set Up" KNUWIES" CAFETERIA Baked Potato Plus Drink, $2.45 Wednesday Night TlATroWEAGLES ThursT, Nov. Mens T-Bone Stag, serving $6 donation.

TSHItTNinSSTlNWATr Ham 4 Bean Dinner FriNovlO, 11 am-7pm Mattoon Masonic Temple. Donation -children under 12 free For Your Support In Tuesday's Election Robert H.Blume THANKYOU" To all who supported me throughout my School Board Campaign Pain Copeland Persons Interested in Theosophy, Philosophy, growth In spirit truth Call 234-6313. around different places on campus, and we have some pamphlets out," said student body President Patty Kennedy. "I don't know how the vote will come out. hope it will be Eastern President Stan Rives unveiled the model and plans for the center at a press conference last week.

addition would include a multi-use gymnasium with space for multiple basketball, volleyball and In a race from remaining congressional townships where two board seats were decided Debbie Nivens and Frank Pearcy won. Nivens, 30, a tiomemaker and part-time student at Lake Land JVNL I I' Photo by Kn Dickson classroom areas for preschool, elementary and secondary education, plus areas for speech therapy and other services for the developmental handicapped. CHARLESTON Eastern II- linois University students will decide today whether they want to pay as much as $60 a semester In extra student fees to fund construction of a $6 million -recreation center. Polls open at four sites on campus at 7:30 a.m. where students will elect representatives to the student senate and will vote on a referendum concerning the recreation center.

The university's Tom Cox CHARLESTON A "relatively low" voter turnout asicte? three candidates were elected Tuesday night to the Charleston school board. Tom Cox, a 45-year-old vice 1 Open house A the new Marion president of Illinois Consolidated Telephone outdistanced the, second place candidate by 36 votes. Cox had 418 total votes and Chuck Lowell, a 36-year-old divi sion manager for World Book En- cyclopedia, received 382. JM CHARLESTON Poet Reg Saner, a Jacksonville, 111., native who is now 'poet in residence at the University of Colorado, Boulder, will give a reading at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University.

The 58-year-old Saner, who frequently writes about the Grady Continued from page Al garnering 827 Seventh in the polling was Sanders with 599 votes, followed by Col- One vote Continued from page Al Sally Hooten received the most vntps with 116. while Steve Rankin and Russell Hopper followed with 114 and 109, respec- tively. Stew-Stras Getting more than 200 votes ap- peared to be the secret in the Stewardson-Strasburg school board election. There were six candidates for three seats and the three winners received at least 200 votes apiece. Lone incumbent Evelyn number of local residents attended an open house Tuesday at diagnostic and developmental center, In the Columbian School building, 2709 Ave.

The center has.