Still Working on Sewer Pact MH ' Byjimschmitz Bath, Dewitt Twp
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.4 IP* . *» 4">i* «* ** ^M***?*** W- •* *Wf >9 nt 'fc-L D-*© .j Clinton County News OCTOBER 1,1975 ' S^in^iht Clinton. dA&cc Sinai 1856 20 PAGES ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN 48879 15Cer\ts Still working on sewer pact MH ' ByJimSchmitz Bath, DeWitt Twp. and City of DeWitt had County News Writer met Friday evening and hammered out an authority. The only thing different that A long uplu'll battle by Bath and DeWitt came out of the Friday meeting is that Townships to get a sewer treatment ap DeWitt (city) would have 1 voting member proved by the County Board of Com of the authority as opposed to the 1 advisory missioners continued Tuesday morning member that the Bath-DeWitt Twp. sewer when the County Board put off acting until the afternoon session. ' (See Page 13) Arrest womqn in connection with fire ST JOHNS-Betty Castro, 39, 101% N. Eire of a mobile home at 3017 N. US-27, St. Clinton Ave., St./Johns, was arrested Johns, Sept. 4. Tuesday morning by the St. Johns Police at the Colonial Restaurant, 101 N. Clinton, St. She was arraigned Tuesday morning Johns, for the destruction of property over before District Court Judge Frederick $100. Lewis and demanded examination. Miss Castro was allegedly involved in the Bond was set at $500. List Clinton rain damage to farm land at $3 million Gov. William G. Milliken last Tuesday Allegan ($1 million), Arenac ($500,000), requested a presidential disaster Bay ($10 million), Genesee ($500,000), declaration for 16 Michigan counties which Isabella ($2.58 million), Kent ($500,000), suffered an estimated $1.32 million in public Macomb ($700,000), Mecosta ($200,000), damage and $1.39 million in private damage Midland ($5 million), Muskegon ($600,000), during the rainstorms and floods that struck Newaygo ($3 million), Oceana ($2 million), the state between Aug. 1 and Sept. 6. Ottawa ($280,000), Saginaw,($23 million), Mostvof these counties, including Clinton, Tuscola ($250,000) and Washtenaw were among the 20 that, according to ($100,000). :M%&8&&H$$¥A$ Maran ana vvnuney Brown, cnnaren OT wir. and Mrs. brban Brown ot Alward Road don't have to :$W$8$3&K%&&to preliminary estimates, suffered an &&$&$$$$8$3& worry about the spooks and hobgoblins getting them later this month. They'can just hide behind 8&®®^ estimated $78.46 million in agricultural Clinton County was not listed for any these giants from their pumpkin patch. The large one weighed in at 105 pounds, the other 85, damage during the same period. Assistance public or private (non-agricultural) for agricultural losses, however, must'be damage. handled under a different program. A total In a letter to President Ford through of 24 counties suffered public, private or Robert E. Connor, regional director of the Historical home tours and activities agricultural damage, Federal Disaster Assistance Ad Clinton County is listed as having $3 ministration, Milliken said that an million. in damage, while neighboring estimated 1,198 homes, 38 businesses and highlight DeWitt Bicentennial project counties listed damages of $250,000 inEaton, 4,100 farms had damage of some magnitude * $15 million in Shiawassee and $io million in and significant damage was experienced on Gratiot, *, rd&d a.hti street fcyslemsj drainage channels, FERGUSON HOUSE -211E, Jefferson*, a t -*DEWI#T - "Houses Jn History", a DeWitt r HdPE-LUTHERAN CHURCH/380 Her- Offered at .REDEEMER UNITED dams and dikes, parks and facilities under 2'Story frame built by Ernest Scott in 1915. "Other" counties and preliminary estimates BlbenteHWal bjfoject will be held Saturday,. bisbrtfwill hold an Oktqberf est from il a.m. METHODIST CHURCH, 103 N. Bridge, Will of agricultural damage are: construction,! ^Qmfai and will mark the 142d birthday of the * Present Owners ate Lt. Col. and Mrs. until 8 p.m. featuring German potato salad, be homemade soup and desserts and a x Charles Ferguson,, who purchased the house ^tity/ •**#> -**. , c,^:: bratwurst, saurkraut plate, apple streudel, bazaar of Christmas and hand crafted items Featured in the1 houses on tour will be 10 - in-1956 and have furnished it with their sausage.on a bun,andibeverages. and a bake sale. homes in the city of DeWitt including: collection of antiques. The jiope Lutheran Bazaar will include THE LANKFORD-HILL HOUSE - 402 W. MULFORD HOUSE -407 W. Washington, handicrafts, candy, bake sale, cookbooks, ST. ANNE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, US-27 hearing Main, a modified Greek Revival, con a 2-story bungalow.built in 191&by Charles plants and terrariums. Tours of the new Webb Rd., will be conducting tours of the struction entirely of oak, basement beams Lorenz and recently remodeled and church will also be conducted. church and complimentary coffee and hand hewn. The home was built in 1841-43. It redecorated by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mulford, cookies. is the home of Lewis Lankford and Mr. and owners since 1955. ' THE COMMUNITY CHURCH at 505 E. The ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR, Mrs, Robert Hill. STONE HOUSE - 407 E. Webb Dr., Webb/ Rd., will feature an old fashioned 126 N. Bridge will serve a salad transcripts available COIN HOUSE -109 N. Scott St., a saltbox' constructed of native field stone in 1937 for luncheon from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m Old smorgasbord from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. built in the 1850s by Dr, G.W. Topping as an AD. Rose, The home is unique in that it has fashioned flavor will be accented by white and will also have on sale jams and jellies. A LANSING - Transcripts of two public The firm already has submitted a office. Moved from the northwest corner of1 ramps instead of stairs. Now empty, it will table cloths and napkins* kerosene lamps, lour will be conducted of the Masonic hearings on the proposed location of a' recommendation for construction of a new Scott and Main to the present site in 1910, contain an exhibit by local artist, Madeline chicken pie with homemade biscuits, cole Temple, one of the oldest buildings in the' transportation facility in the area of US-27 freeway from north of Lansing to north of St. and is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brockway. slaw, coffee, tea and assorted desserts in- city. from Lansing to Ithaca are now available Johns, and reconstruction of existing US-27 Coin who have furnished it with antiques. WOODRUFF HOUSE - 2ltf W. Webb Dr., clu'ding Boston cream pieand floating island for public inspection or copying, the from north of St. Johns to Ithaca to freeway a brick ranch built by retired banker Ralph or tarts. Sunbonnets will also be on sale. Sloppy joes, cold drinks and coffee will be Department of State Highways and Trans standards. l MYERS HOUSE -130 W. Main St. The 2- Woodruff and his wife in 1958. offered for sale by the VFW AUXILIARY at portation said today. The transcripts are available for public story frame home, built by Dr. Richard POWELL HOUSE - 841 Andover Dr., a 2- 128 N. Bridge St. in the VFW Hall, built as a Also available with the transcripts are inspection at four locations: the county For a light snack or refreshments, church in 1853. Simmons about 1899, is now the home of story brick home of Mr. and Mrs. Ted COMMUNITY OF ST. JUDE on N. Bridge written statements submitted in lieu of clerk's office in the Clinton County Court Chief of Police and Wendell Myers. Powell built in 1974 at a cost of $97,000. The St., will serve shaved ham sandwiches, During the day, the Foerch family will verbal comments made at the public house in St. Johns \ the county clerk's office HALTERMAN-NEWMAN HOUSE - 203 home features a walnut paneled library, salad, hot dogs, pie, punch and coffee from 9 entertain with music in the streets and on hearings. in the Gratiot County Courthouse in Ithaca; S. Bridge, a 2-story frame built by Peter master suite with bed-sitting room and a.m. until4:30p.m. They also offer a bazaar local porches with selections played on the The hearingsiwere held July 21 and 22 in the Bureau of Transportation Planning on Halterman, barber, in 1908 on the site of fireplace. that will include homemade candy, bake organ, electric guitar, banjo, accordian and St. Johns and Ithaca and were conducted by the third floor of the State Highways Scott's 1st Publick House. Halter^n's In addition to the tours of homes, several sale, white" elephant sale, quilt raffle and a fiddle. Wilbur Smith and Associates, a consulting Building, y Lansing; and in the office of great grandson, Brent ffewman and family other activities will highlight the day in tour of the new church with vestments on firm hired by the Department to study the* Wilbur Smith and Associates, 3401 E. Rest rooms will be open to the public in all Saginaw St., Lansing. now tain the home. , DeWitt. display. churches and halts. corridor and make a recommendations. DeWitt Twp home owners can buy HUD flood insurance DEWITT TWP-The U.S. Department of rates, offering more extensive coverage purchased by owners of property in areas While flood insurance is available to all $100,000 for other residential and Policies are effective immediately during Housing and Urban Development has an under the expanded program authorized by identified as flood-prone by HUD, in order to residents of the community, Mr. Hunter nonresidential buildings, at the subsidized the first 30 days the insurance becomes nounced that "DeWitt Township has been the 1973 Flood Disaster Protection Act. be eligible for virtually all forms of Federal emphasized that the Federal economic rate of 25 cents per $100 of coverage.