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Ovid-Elsie Class of 1967 County won't appeal Recreation program in city Farm Bureau news INSIDE: Page 2 B allocation — Page 2 A set to open — Page 9 A Page 10 B 112th Year, No. 7 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN - THURSDAY, June 8, 1967 TWO SECTIONS - 30 PAGES 15 Cents, Soap Box Derby Sunday evening • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 77 boys aim for $500 bond School elections Monday The first of St. Johns' two big summer events — the Clinton County Soap Box Derby—is ready to roll this Sunday evening on Clinton Avenue In the business district. Seventv-seven bovs are on the roster, making up 27 first-round have issues, competition heats toward the determination of St. Johns' 1967 Soap Box Der by champ. All boys will get to race at least twice in the running. For the first time this year the derby will be run in the eve 7 ballots face ning in an effort to avoid the heat which has plagued the derby the first four years. A parade will start at 6:15, followed by crown ing of a Soap Box Derby queen voters at Bath and the annual Oil Can Race. The actual derby race will start at BATH—Although five Clinton area school TROPHY FOR THE CHAMPION, 7 p.m. districts have competition for vacant school MEDALS FOR ALL RACERS FIFTEEN PRIZES will be board seats,, greatest interest likely lies awarded to the boys who finish highest in the standings, with the in the Bath district where voters will be first-place finisher receiving a faced with no less than seven ballots. The starting lineups $500 savings bond from Chevro let Co., a handsome trophy and Three persons are competing for two Boys scheduled to race their Roberts; Mark Jones and Lowell a trip to Akron, Ohio, to partici seats on the Bath Board of Education, and cars In the derby Sunday evening Boyce; Mike Paradise, Steve pate in the Ail-American Soap are (in order for first heats)! .. - Martin and^Mike- Cornell; Gary. • Box Derby In- August. there are also races at DeWitl, St. Johns, j Dennis Jorae, Jeffrey R. Splc- Alan Taylor, Bruce Elseler and Other prizes include aportable" Ovid-Elsie and Ashley. er and Bruce Geller; Randy Sena- Danny Downing; Larry Prochaz- TV set for second plape, Pola ALDEN LIVINGSTON RICHARD L. ROOT LEON SCHUMAKER fer, Russell Thelen "and -Dennis, ka, Mike Schneider and Steven roid camera for third/Sting Ray The districts that Slssonst«n«j. Dearnounf8 EberhardKharhnrk /• fT'.*vtn>*'Larry ' KrafntSr^LeT Smith? JairiesScott bicycle' for ^fourth, wrist watch don't have school Rltter and John Jorae; Bill Shane and Tom Schneider; Dean for fifth place, portable radio for board competition Muckle, David Bradley and Gary Kieffer, Daryl Walton and Gary sixth, Polaroid Swinger camera Want ads 3 campaign for 2 openings have mill age pro- , -Weber; Gregory Faught, Terry Doty; Bruce Wieber, Ronald for seventh, wrist watch for McDiermid and Maynard Boycej Droste and Bill Jolly. eighth, rod and reel combination posals to heighten Bruce Schomlsch, Gary Hayes for ninth, baseball glove for 10th voter interest. and Alan Harr; Joseph Fernholz, place, motorized model airplane set record! Bath has both. Candidates for 11th, transistor radio for Kim Patterson and Tom Smiley; Reading Club The volume of want ads in on St Johns School Board seeking two four-year terms on Richard Epkey and David Et- 12th, rod and reel set for 13th, No special issues face St. cinct 5. Precinct boundaries are Eugene. Livingston and his wife the board of education are Mrs slot car for 14th, and basketball the Clinton County News dur tlnger; Ronald Schneider, Steve ing May set an all-time rec Johns school voters Monday, but shown and described in a map Doris also have a daughter, Mrs Virginia Zeeb and incumbents Doty and Brian McCarthy; for 15th place. now open here ord for the month and for the they will have a choice to make on Page 4-A. Suzanne Martls. Darwin Clise and William Brook. Bruce Kieffer and Daniel Seventy-six heats will be run He is a member of the SU Registration for the Lazy Days past two weeks has resulted in picking two members of the Alden Livingston, 58 years old, But in addition, Bath voters will Schueller; Gordon Sperry and Reading Club begins this week at before the derby champion is in three pages of classifieds board of education to serve for Johns Rotary Club, Vegetable John Bengel; Jim Conley, Allan determined, but Derby Director lives at 2224 Livingston Road in Growers Assn., Farm Bureau, get these other ballots: Bement Public Library. This announcing bargains for read the next four years. Greenbush Township on the farm Baker and Kris Patterson; Gary summer reading program is for William McCarthy looks for a ers. Three candidates are running Artificial Breeders Assn., Dairy *One asking voters to approve Rademacher, Martin Brewbaker where he was born and raised. children who are Just finishing smooth operation and a conclu The reason? Clinton County for the two spots on the board Herd Improvement Assn., Cattle 10 mills for operational purposes and James Kramer j David Roach, sion of the races and awards pre Feeders Assn., and has been a S the fourth, fifth, or sixth grades. people know the value of re that will be open come July 1. He was elected to the St. Johns for three years (1967, 1968 and "Joe Schneider and Ricky Merc sentation by about 9:30. The plan will be in effect for sult-getting, low-cost Clinton They are Richard L, Root, mak school board in June 1965 for a delegate of the Mint Growers, 1969) to replace a six-mill levy er; Brian Downing, Brian Ritter ing his first bid for public of two -year term and Is now trea Onion Growers and Michigan expiring this year. and Nicholas Roberts; Kenneth six weeks, or until July 15. County News classifieds. During this timeparticipantsare THE AWARDS WILL be pre Why don't you join the fice, and incumbents Alden Liv surer of the board. Prior to Muck Farmers associations to Kramer, Tom Hattis and Tony sented, for the public to see, on ingston and Leon Schumaker. 1965 he had served on the former the Michigan Agricultural Con •ONE ASKING VOTERS to ap Carmack; required to read a total of 12 parade to want ads to sell or books. Records of the books read the lawn of the Grand Trunk depot buy goods and services? As in past school elections, the Greenwood School District Board ference. prove a one-year extension of a Larry Vitek, Dale Prochazka by each child will be kept at a short distance from the finish To place YOUR wantadcall district voters will cast their of Education for 25 years—all of He has served three times on two-mill levy for building and and Gary Devereaux; Steven Han- the library, and at the end of the line. All the boys will receive 224-2361 in St. Johns. Judy ballots at one of five precincts, that time as president. ' the board of trustees of the site improvement, ses, Ron Byelick and Kenneth time book reports on one book derby medals, with the top 15 will be happy to help you word all of which will be open from Congregational Church, Includ •Another ballot asking ap Droste; Douglas King, Tim Mar from each child are requested finishers earning the other priz your ad. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. HE IS CURRENTLY a member ing two terms as chairman. He's proval to levy the building and tin and Charles Rehmann; Marc but not required. es. and chairman of the Clinton been a member of the choir site improvement mlllage for Cowan, Lynn Wager and Tracey * * A prize for the best book re In case of rain, all events will Check this week's classi POLLING PLACES will be County Zoning Commission, a for 25 years. 1967. - port written by a child in each be postponed until Sunday, June fied pages for the best buys Room 113 of Rodney B. Wilson group he has served on for 17 *A ballot asking approval to GRAND OPENING Friday and 18, at the same time. Saturday, June 9 and 10. Regis of the three grade groups will in used cars in the area. High School for precinct I; East years. RICHARD L. Root, 32, lives make the high school library a be awarded by the library. Selection and quality autos of Essex School for Precinct 2; Livingston farms 685 acres at 5219 S. DeWitt Road and is public district library, thus en ter for free paint. Free coffee - There is no charge for the club, DERBY FESTIVITIES will get fered by Clinton County's Eureka School for Precinct 3; and was in the -farming business a sheet metal foreman at Dard, abling the school to get addition and donuts, Penney's Paint & under way sharply at 6 p.m. with Supply,-1103 N. Clinton. —Adv. and all children In these grades leading dealers. Olive Center School for Precinct with his father and "is now In Inc., in Lansing. He Is a 1952 al state support for Its library. are urged to take part. (See 5th ANNUAL, Page 3-A) 4; and Riley Town Hall for Pre business -with his sons David and graduate of Rodney B. Wilson •A ballot asking for voter ap v High School and served two years proval to transfer $2,514.90 from ^:::::::;^:i::::::::::%::^^ in the U.S. Army prior to four a 1955 debt retirement fund to •$ |: years of apprenticeship in sheet the general fund, .