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ST. JOHNS—The Clinton County Board percent); Essex Township, 3,702,753 (2.3171 116th Year, No. 1 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1971 28F&GES of Commissioners Tuesday approved a percent); Greenbush Township, 5,028,705. 15 CENTS $ 5 million hike in the county's total equalized (3.1468 percent)jLebanon Towinship, 2,408,- valuation, during a regular board session. 100 (1.5069 percent). The new equalized valuation for 1971 Olive Township, 6,259,900 (3.9173 per will stand at $159,802,009, a jump of cent); Ovid Township, 9,701,518 (6.0710 almost $5 million from last year's mark percent); Riley Township, 4,354,700(2.7251 of $154,857,162. It was also about $3.5 percent); Victor Township, 4,971,994 million higher than the total assessment (3,1113 percent); Watertown Township, of board of review which set the valuation 14,345,436 (8.9770 percent); Westphalia, at $156,295,058. 5,810,000 (3.6357 percent); DeWitt City In releasing the figures, signed by the 5.271.600 (3.2988 percent); St. Johns City, county equalization committee of Gerald 25,526,182 (15.9736 percent); Lansing City, L ankf ord, Duane Chamberlain, Walter Nobis DEW1TT-A resolution to hold a June 100 (.0001 percent); total units, 159,802,009 Community College Board of Trustees and and Andrew Cobb, the board divided the (100.00 percent). election for the renewal of an 8.5 school approval of an increase in the mlllage of valuation into two segments including real mlllage was passed by the DeWitt School LCC from one to two mills. property and persona^property. Board at the regular meeting April 27. In other action the board approved: Only two governmental units were The election, to be held on June 14, assessed an equalization factor, St. Johns *. will ask voters to renew the current mil- —the resignation ofMrs.NancyGossman, . a four year teacher in the DeWitt system. was given a 1.187 factor, a dip from last i' lage levy that will expire this year. year's 1.188 figure under real property. Also on the ballot will be the election —three policy changes including the re Watertown Township was given a factor of a board member for a four year term. quirement of a physical exam for six of 1.046, a jump from the 1970 figure James Decatur, who presently holds the grade students before entering middle of 1.038. post, 'Will seek re-election to the board. school. Special means of earning high The factor for Bath Township was dropped Other candidates for the position will be school credits that follow the rules of this year after some controversy in 1970 announced on May 17. the North Central Association and in whfch township officials expressed dis Appearing on a separate ballot will be clarification of a teacher's job were also pleasure at the factor rate. They had been the election of trustees to the Lansing approved policy changes. assessed a 1.015 factor, Clinton County's real property was valued at $136,429,116 and personal property was valued at $23,372,893. DeWitt Township was valued the highest set at 19.2976 percent of the total county valuation. The township's total equalized FIRST NIGHTERS valuation was set at $30,837,950. Next in line was St. Johns' with a figure of $22,525,300 (assessed) and $25,526,182 "Send Me No Flowers" is the title of the comedy (equalized). It was 15,9736 percent of the GERALD WILCOX to be presented by the First Nighters May 7 and 8, total equalized valuation. ST. JOHNS-Preparations are in the final location. All cars must be completed by The complete list of total equalized stages for the annual Soap Box Derby this time. They will be locked up in the Friday and Saturday night at 8 p.m. in the Rodney figures Include: to be held here Sunday, May 23. garage until race day. B. Wilson Auditorium. Pictured from left are John Bath Township, $11,357,450 (7.1072 per According to John "Arehart, derby direc The parade will start downtown at cent ofjotal); Bengal Township. $4,014,010 tor, there is a possibility that as many as 2:30 p.m. and the race will start immediately Bradley, Eugene Livingstone, director, John Martin, (2.5119 percent); Bingham Township 8'0,_ boys will enter the race this year. after that. 'Steve Thelen, Jeannie Moon, Sharon Speck, Alan Davis, 6,129,284 (3,8356 percent); Dallas Town The winner of the race will receive The first inspection date is May 8, between ship, 6,571,900 (4.1125 percent); DeWitt a $500 bond and a chance to compete in John Speck, Glen Hills, Roger Glumm and Dee Holley. ' Township, 30,837,950 (19.2976 percent); 1 and 3 p.m. at Bee's downtown location. the Ail-American Soap Box Derby to be Arehart said that the cars don't have to Not pictured is Betty Stone. The producer is Gene Duplain Township, 7,643,827 (4.7833 per held in Akron, Ohio in August. cent); Eagle Township, 5,866,600 (3.6712 be -finished to be inspected. If any boy The fifteen next winners will receive Brady. needs -help to complete his car, there a variety of prizes donated by local mer ST. JOHNS-Gerald Wilcox, • Clinton will be people there to help him. chants. County drain engineer, was to go before A- tria-•" - l .'ru. n will be held May 15, between A lottery will be held during the awards the county board of commissioners Tuesday i and 5 p.m. at the top of Railroad St. ceremony and ten boys will win an all to officially announce his resignation. Arehart said the cars should be completely expense paidtrip to the Derby in Akron. In a prepared statement issued to the covered at this time, Arehart said that the winner'sjjarwttljje Newsj Wilobii said the resignation would -The*-final-jtnspection day--is -May 19; placed la the" Derby-.'Halt aTrFa'me..loc.a"ted .become effective June. 18. He said he t between 6 and fc p.m. at .Bee's downtdwn at Bee'g garagta oh US-27. Will assume hew dtities With the Michigan Department of. Agriculture as a state drain engineer., Wilcox, 34, who also recently resigned his post as chairman of the county planning by Bob Gavan on the weekends and after work. Judge gram we could greatly expand it," he said. commission, had been employed by Clinton Staff News Writer Duguay has put in a number of hours as Judge Duguay said that not only does County since December, 1966..He had the supervisor on the weekend. this program save the county money, $10 responsibility of engineering on all county ST. JOHNS—"Young man, you are here "I would like to expand this program. to $15 a day for each man, but it is drains, consultant on plats, platting, zoning by sentenced to three days in jail to be Many of our young offenders shouldn't accomplishing something worthwhile by and building problems. suspended upon completion of- three days be sent to jail, but need to be punished cleaning up neglected areas in the county. He received his formal education at on the county work detail." and this, I believe, is the best way. If The offender must report each day to Michigan Technological University, re A number of young men have received we could get volunteers from the residents work. If they don't or goof offwhileworking, ceiving a bachelor of science degree in this type of sentence recently from District of the county to help me with this pro- they finish the rest of their sentence in civil engineering in 1960. Court Judge Roland Duguay, as a new the county jail. Wilcox is chairman of the board of type of punishment for minor crimes com Judge Duguay said that if anyone is trustees of the United Methodist Church mitted in the county. interested in helping with the program in St. Johns, a Master Mason, St. Johns Judge Duguay thinks that this type of they should contact the District Court Lodge 105, F & AM, member of the Michigan sentence is more productive and will to or R.G. Becher, County* Building Super Association of county drain commissioners, accomplish more than having a young man intendent. Michigan Technological Alumni Association spend the time sitting in jail. and St. Johns P.T.Af *There is no guarantee that a person He is a commissioner on the county will get the work detail instead of jail," planning commission, and St. Johns Planning he said. "It all depends on the type of Lancaster speaks out on commission, past commissioner on the offense he has committed, whether it is s TrI-County Regional Planning Commission, his first and the overall attitude of the director of the St, Johns Little and Pony offender," Business Notes 16A millage vote—page 2A Leagues, member of the Michigan Society After they are sentenced they must report Classifieds 14A of Planning Officials, past Jaycee and past each morning to one of the county workers, director of the Red Cross chapter. WIN P-W HONORS who will be their supervisor for the day. Church Page 8B The work detail consists of cleaning up Editorial 10B < These five Pewamo - Westphalia students were public works such as the court house named the highest scholastically in the 1971 graduating grounds, county parks, the juvenile home Farm News 3B and different cemeteries. "These are areas Legal News.