1969 .. 1970 E T of MACOM COU TV M CHIGAN

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Compiled and Arri1lnged by EDNA MILLER I Macomb CQunty Clerk

Jj Officials of the FEDERAL-STATE-COUNTY To the Citizens of Macomb County: CITIES-VILLAGES This directory is being offered to the people of Macomb County as a public and service. It contains information which will acquaint citizens with all county elected and appointed officials, and with TOWNSHIPS those holding major national and state offices. in the The historical condensation is a con­ tribution that draws a colorful back­ COUNTY of MACOMB ground to Macomb County. 1969-1970 We want to thank the many officials whose cooperation made this directory possible, and to express special thanks for the historical feature. MOUNT CLEMENS, MICHIGAN County Seat Your Macomb County Clerk,

Compiled by EDNA MILLER County Clerk TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS MACOMB COUNTY PAGE I TOWNSHIPS (General Information) Continued PAGE County Offices Directory 1-3 Richmond .35 Assessed Valuations , 4 I Shelby .36 National Officers .5 Washington .36 State Officers 6 VILLAGES (Genera/Information) .36 Judicial Officials 6-7-8-12 Armada .36 Appointed County Officers 13-27 New Haven .37 CITIES (General Information) 27-32 Romeo .37 Center line 27 Lega/ Status of County East Detroit 27 Organizations 38-54 Fraser 28 History of Macomb County 55-69 Memphis 28 Mount Clemens 29 New Baltimore 29 Richmond .30 Rosevilie 30 St. Clair Shores 31 Sterling Heights .31 Utica .32 Warren .32 TOWNSHIPS (General Informatiorr) 33-36 Armada .33 Bruce .33 Chesterfield .33 Clinton .34 Harrison .34 Lake .34 Lenox .35 Macomb .' .35 Ray .35 -1-' -11­

O=Z=;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.....iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii --'"" ~ COUNTY OFFICES DIRECTORY MOUNT CLEMENS, MICIDGAN Addressograph Department HO 5-1211 Ext. 375 1st Floor Agriculture Agent HO 3-8280 646 Harrington Rd. Assessment and Equalization HO 5-1211 Ext. 377·378 21850 Dunham Rd. Audio Visual Department 463-4585 21930 Dunham Rd. Board of Education 465·2101 4400 I Garfield Rd. Building Engineer and Maintenance HO 5-1211 Ext. 360 Basement Chairman of Board of Supervisors HO 5·1211 Ext. 326 5th Floor Clerk of Committees for Board of Supervisors HO 5-1211 Ext. 203 5th Floor Circuit Court Administrator _.. _... " . _. _HO 5-1211 Ext. 276 Ist. Floor Circuit Court Judges Howard Carroll _ _ HO 5-1211 Ext. 285 9th Floor George R. Deneweth HO 5-1211 Ext. 330 7th Floor Edward J. Gallagher HO 5·1211 Ext. 296 4th Floor Alton H. Noe HO 5-1211 Ext. 293 5th Floor James E. Spier HO 5-1211 Ext. 281 3rd Floor WalterP.Cynar H05-1211 Ext. 344 3rd Floor Frank E. Jeannette HO 5-1211 Ext. 214 10th Floor -II1­ -1­

====iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ----.;. .. Court Officers HO 5-1211 Health Department 465-2161 Court Reporters HO 5-1211 43531 Elizabeth Rd. Court Research Clerk HO 5-1211 Juvenial Court 465-1391 Ext. 278 7th Floor 440 N. Rose St. Civil Counsel Legal Aide Bureau 463-1597 Alfred A. Blomberg 463-0566 37 Crocker Blvd. Ray W. McPeters 468-0919 Ubrarian HO 8-0821 Conservation Officer. . 465-1424 21930 Dunham Rd. Edward Narva Macomb Action Program HO 5-1211 .County Clerk and Register of Deeds HO 5-1211 Ext. 218-219 208 Broadway St. Ext. 356 2nd Floor Martha T. Berry Memorial Hospital HO 5-1922 County Controller's Office HO 5-1211 43533 Elizabeth Rd. Ext. 361 11th Floor Probate Court HO 5-1211 County Community Mental Ext. 391 21850 Dunham Rd. Health Dept: HO 5-1211 Probation Officers HO 5-1211 Ext. 359 21850 Dunham Rd. Ext. 221 6th Floor County Cooperative Prosecuting Attorney HO 5-1211 Extension Service 463-1539 Ext. 321 8th Floor 212 Broadway St. Planning Commission HO 8-2639 County Legislative Agent ..•...... HO 5-1211 115 Groesbeck Hwy. Ext. 355 5th Floor Radio Department HO 8-6951 County Labor Relations HO 5-1211 Ext. 394 13th Floor Ext. 361 11th Floor Reimbursement Division HO 5-1211 County Service Center 468-0821-22-23 Ext. 371 21850 Dunham Rd. Elizabeth at Groesbeck Hwy. Road Commission 463·8671 County Treasurer's Office HO 5-1211 liS Groesbeek Hwy. Ext.387 1st. Floor Sanitary Engineer 463-5807 Civil Defense Offiee HO 34559 43525 Elizabeth Rd. 21850 Dunham Rd. Sheriff Department HO 8-4516 Drain Commissioner HO 84539 43565 Elizabeth Rd. 115 Groesbeck Hwy. Soeial Service Department 463-7018 Driver License Bureau , , 463 M 7071 43533 Elizabeth Rd. 21322 Cass Ave. Veteran's Counsel HO 5-1211 Election Office HO 5-1211 Ext. 267 440 N. Rose St. Ext. 336 2nd Floor Friend of the Court HO 5·1211 Ext. 241 12th Floor -2­ -3­ i I I ..I UNITED STATES OFFICIALS President Richard M. Nixon MACOMB COUNTY Vice President Spiro T. Agnew Established in 1818 by Proclamation of Lewis Cass, the Executive Governor CABINET MEMBERS­ of the Northwest Territory Secretary of State William P. Rogers Area: 481 Square Miles Secretary of Treasury David M. Kennedy Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird Population of Macomb County, 1960 Census: Attorney General John N. Mitchell 405,804 Postmaster General Winton M. Blount Secretary of Interior Walter J. Hickel Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin Assessed Valuations 1968 Secretary of Conunerce Maurice H. Stans Secretary of Labor George P. Schultz Real Property PeISOnal Property Total Secretary of Housing and Urban Development George W. RonUley 1,631,398,494 479,762,302 2,111,160,796 Secretary of Transportation John A. Volpe Total State Equalized Valuation Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 2,111,386,583 Robert H. Finch U.S. SUPREME COURT COUNTY VALUAnON Warren Burger, Chief Justice County Assessed State Equalized Hugo Lafayette Black, Justice 1958 573,459,705.00 1,185,104,700.00 William Orville Douglas, Justice 1959 59! ,469,628.00 1,194,514,900.00 John M. Harlan. Justice 1960 641,591,115.00 1,301,417,000.00 William J. Brennan, Jr., Justice 1961 665,723,445.00 1,367,021,800.00 Potter Stewart, Justice 1962 696,401,624.00 1,369,095,900.00 Byron Raymond White, Justice 1963 748,021,341.00 1,437,737,300.00 Thurgood Marshall, Justice 1964 800,930,850.00 1,508,636,400.00 1965 862,059,587.00 1,624,111,935.00 UNITED STATES SENATORS 1966 1,604,342,695.00 1,790,299,562.00 Philip A. Hart . 1967 J ,944,385,213.00 1,944,494,082.00 .2812 Calbert St. Washington D.C.

Robert Griffin 1320 Peninsula St. Traverse City -4­ -5­

....--...... _------, REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS STATE SENATORS James G. O'Hara .45306 Cass Ave., Utica John T. Bowman 26816 Oakland St., Roseville 2241 House Office Bldg. District 26 Roseville, Michigan Washington D.C. 20515 Roseville, Fraser, St. Clair Shores, East Detroit, Lake, 125 S. Gratiot Avenue, Mt. Clemens New Baltimore Chesterfield, Harrison, in St. Clair County, also New Baltimore, Ira, Casco. OFFICERS OF THE STATE OF MICIDGAN James D. Gray 22384lra St. Governor District 27 Warren, Michigan William G. Milliken Traverse City Warren, Armada, Bruce, Macomb, Ray, Shelby, Sterling Secretary of State Heights, Washington, Utica Clinton, Center Une, Lenox, James M. Hare Lansing Richmond, Mt. Clemens, Memphis, Township of Attorney General Richmond and that part of Memphis in St. Clair County. Frank J. Kelley Lansing State Treasurer • Allison Green Kingston Auditor General STATE REPRESENTATIVES Albert Lee Southfield John T. Kelsey 8535 Westministcr St. District 70 Warren, Mich. JUSTICE OF SUPREME COURT Warren Precints I through 21, 27 through 32, 38 STATE OF MICHIGAN through 54, 62 through 66; 76 through 80 and precinct JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT­ 82. MICHIGAN Thomas Guastello 11165 Laurel Ct. Thomas Brennan, Chief Justice District 71 Sterling Heights Thomas M. Kavanaugh, Justice Armada, Bruce, Macomb, Ray, Shelby, Sterling Heights, Harry F. Kelly, Justice Washington, Utica, Clinton, Precincts John R. Dethmers, Justice 1,2,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19. Eugene F. Black, Justice Warren N. Goemaere 27132 Denuick St. Thomas Giles Kavanaugh, Justice District 72 Roseville Paul L. Adams, Justice Clinton Precints 3,5,13,20, Cities of Roseville, Fraser, St. Clair Shores Precincts 19, 21, 31,32, and Warren COURT OF APPEALS Precincts 55 through 61,67 through 75, and 81. John H. Gillis Robert B. Burns Harold B. Clark 23600 Wellington St. T. John Lesinski, Chief Judge Donald E. Holbrook District 73 Warren Charles L. Levin John W. Fitzgerald Warren Precincts 22,23,24, 25, 26, 33, 34,35,36,37, Louis D. McGregor Thomas M. Bwns Center Une, and East Detroit. Timothy C. Quinn Vincent J. Brennan Jospeh M. Snyder 22912 Rosedale St. Robert J. Danhof S. Jerome Bronson District 74 St. Clair Shores -6­ -7­ Township of Lake, St. Clair Shores, Less Precincts 19, Thelma Hancock (Judge Carroll) Court Reporter 21,31 &32 Warren Ricker (Judge Cynar) Court Reporter David M. Serotkin 86 Uncoln St. Ben DiCiccio (Judge Deneweth) Court Reporter District 7S Mount Clemens Cyril Landra (Judge Gallagher) Court Reporter New Baltimore, Chesterfield, Harrison, Lenox, James Hudson (Judge Jeannette) Court Reporter Richmond, and Township of Richmond, Mount George Jackson (Judge Noe) Court Reporter Clemens, Memphis, and in St. Clair County Townships Joseph Nader (Judge Spier) Court Reporter of Casco, Clay, Columbus, Cottrellville, Ira, and Cities of Robert 1. Coulon Friend of the Court Marine City, Memphis, New Baltimore. Guy 1.. Brown Jr Probation Officer George N. Parris Prosecuting Attorney George W. Pomeroy Chief Assistant CIRCUIT COURT OFFICERS Thaddeus F. Harnera Chief Appellate Lawyer 16th Judicial District Robert S. Axford Chief Trial Lawyer Howard R. Carroll Circuit Judge Stanley W. Woodruff Assistant Walter P. Cynar Circuit Judge Thomas W. Jakuc Assistant George R. Deneweth Circuit Judge Don 1.. Milbourn Assistant Edward J. Gallagher Circuit Judge Antonio P. Viviano Assistant Frank E. Jeannette Circuit Judge Stephen F. Osinski Assistant Alton H. Noe Circuit Judge John W. Hryshko Assistant James E. Spier Circuit Judge Alice F. Sage Assistant Edna Miller Clerk of the Circuit Court Edward 1.. Graham Assistant Suzanne Culver Chief Deputy Clerk Francis A. Campbell Assistant Salvatore Crimando Circuit Court Administrator Edward 1.. Bohde Assistant William F. Brown Chief Court Clerk Thomas Landy Assistant James Nicolai (Judge Carroll) Court Clerk Robert D. Pagano Assistant Frances DeMotte (Judge Cynar) Court Clerk Cornelius J. Finnen Assistant Lucille Miller (Judge Deneweth) '" Court Clerk James M. Biernat Assistant Gerry Croft (Judge Gallagher) Court Clerk Vance D. Powell Assistant Sophia Moore (Judge Jeannette) Court Clerk Charles Seym?ur Chief Investigator Ruth Rohrbeck (Judge Noe) Court Clerk B. NIcholas Aiello Investigator Althea Lamb (Judge Spier) Court Clerk Joseph P. Jacklyn Investigator Paul Frederick (Judge Carroll) Court Officer Frank Renye (Judge Cynar) Court Officer DISTRICT AND MUNICIPAL JUDGES Peter Schiwal (Judge Deneweth) Court Officer Don Binkowski " District Court No. 37 Bill Dewey (Judge Gallagher) Court Officer Verne C. Boewe District Court No:37 Walter Sullivan (Judge Jeannette) Court Officer Robert J. Chrzanowski District Court No. 37 Arthur Hartsig (Judge Noe) Court Officer Roy N. Gruenburg District Court No. 37 -8­ -9­ .. John J. McPherson Municipal Court of District Court No. 39 East Detroit Roseville and Fraser. Roseville City Hall, 27700 CaLvin Rock Municipal Court of Gratiot Ave., Roseville, Michigan 48066, Phone PR East Detroit 8-2800. Mary E. McDevitt District Court No. 39 District Court No. 41­ Raymond R. Cashen District Court No. 39 Mt. Clemens, Sterling Heights, Clinton Township Herman L. Brys Municipal Court of and Harrison Township, I Court at Mt. Ciemens City St. Clair Shores & Lake Hall, I Crocker Blvd., HO 5-0471. Hunter D. Stair District Court No. 41 I Court at Sterling Heights City Hall, 40555 Utica Gordon E. Havey District Court No. 41 Rd., Sterling Heights, 268-8500. Richard D. Mclean District Court No. 42 District Court No. 42­ Gerald K. Wigle Magistrate Armada, Bruce, Chesterfield, Lenox, Macomb, Ray, City & Township of Richmond, Shelby, Washington, all of New Baltimore, Memphis and Utica 67200 Van Dyke, [No.IS4] Romco 48065, Phone 752-9679. AN ACT to amend Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, entitled "An act to revise and consolidate the statutes relating to the organization and jurisdiction of MACOMB COUNlY MUNICIPAL COURTS the courts of this state; the powers and duties of such East Detroit Municipal Court- courts, and of the judges and other officers thereof; the East Detroit City Hall, 23200 Gratiot Ave., Phone forms and attributes of civil claims and actions; the time PR 5-7800, East Detroit 48021. within which civic procedure in civil actions and St. Clair Shores Municipal proceedings in said courts; to provide remedies and ineludes Township of Lake- penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this St. Clair Shores City Hall, 27600 Jefferson Ave., St. act; and to repeal all acts and parts 'of acts inconsistent Clair Shores, 48081, Phone PR 6-7900. with, or contravening any of the provisions of this act t " as amended, being sections 600.101. to 600.9'111 of the ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS Compiled Laws of 1948, by adding 6 .new chapters to Circuit Judge Howard R. Carroll stand as chapters 81 to 86 and 8 new sections to stand as Circuit Judge Walter P. Cynar sections 9921 to 9928. Circuit Judge George R. Deneweth Circuit Judge Edward J. Gallagher Circuit Judge Frank Eo Jeannette MACOMB COUNlY DISTRICT COURTS Circuit Judge ...... •...... Alton H. Noe District Court No. 37­ Circuit Judge James E. Spier Center Line and Warren, Warren City Hall, 29500 Probate Judge Francis A. Castellucci Van Dyke Ave., Warren, Michigan 48093, Phone SL Probate Judge " Donald J. Parent 7-5100. District Judge Don Binkowski -10­ -11­ 1

District Judge Verne C. Boewe APPOINTED COUNTY OFFICERS District Judge Robert J. Chrzanowski County Agriculture Agent Jack A. Prescott District Judge Roy N. Gruenburg Director of Addressograph Edward Kreiter District Judge Mary E. McDevitt Director of Assessment District Judge Raymond R. Cashen and Equalization Vern J. Bernier District Judge Hunter D. Stair County Controller Sherwood J. Bennett District Judge Gordon E. Havey Civil Defense Clement Skiba District Judge Richard D. Mclean Chief Election Clerk Louis Kreiter Municipal Judge John J. McPherson County Health Director Leland Brown M.D. Municipal Judge Calvin Rock Labor Relation Director Joseph Zacharzewski Municipal Judge Herman L. Brys Legal Aide Thomas Buller Prosecuting Attorney George N. Parris legislative Agent Lorin Evans Sheriff Lester A. Almstadt Ubrarian William C. Slemmer County Clerk & Registeiof Deeds Edna Miller Mental Health Administrator Donald R. Gruber Treasurer Adam E. Nowakowski Supervisor of Nursing Phyliss Acheson R.N. Drain Commissioner Thomas S. Welsh Director of Boafd of Supervisors Norman Hill Radio Department Dearl O. Morrison P.E. Board of Supervisors Robert A. VerKuilen Reimbursement Director Robert McClenaghan Board of Supervisors Stephen Okros Sanitary Engineer Merlin A. Damon Board of Supervisors Orba A. Underwood· Superintendent of Schools Harold leFevre Board of Supervisors Joseph Perry County Planning Director Bernard Giampetroni Board of Supervisors Kenneth J. Shampo Clerk of Committees Board of Supervisors Stephen W. Dane for Board of SuperVisors Joseph Parrinello Board of Supervisors Harry Awdey Board of Supervisors Joseph P. Plutter Board of Supervisors Jerome E. Schoof Board of Supervisors Edmund A. Schmidt Board of Supervisors Ray W. Brandenburg BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Board of Supervisors John C. Hramiec SESSIONS Board of Supervisors George H. Van Marcke Organization Session-The first meeting of the Board of Supervisors John J. Zoccola session -to be known as the Organization Session of the Board of Supervisors Mildred B. Stark Board of Supervisors shall be held in January of each Board of Supervisors Herbert P. McHenry year. Board of Supervisors Willard D. Back Annual Session-The first meeting of the session of Board of Supervisors Mathew J. Gaberty the Board of Supervisors known as the Annual Session Board of Supervisors Craig Oster shall be held on the third Monday in September of each Board of Supervisors Patrick J. Johnson year. -12­ -13­

I J Special Sessions of the Board may be called. by a expiration of the time as set forth in this section·a board request of at least one-third of all the Supervisors which of supervisors has not so apportioned itself, the county request must be filed with County Oerk. apportionment commission shall proceed to apportion the county under the provisions of this act. Norman Hill Chairman Warren District No.6 46.402 Board of supervisors; number of members. Jerome E. Schoof Vice-Chairman [M.S.A. 5.359 (2)} Twp. of Washington District No. 10 Sec. 2. Edna Miller Clerk County Population No. of Supervisors County Clerk Under 5,001 Not more than 7 Edmund Schmidt Sergeant-at-Arms 5,00 I to 10,000 Not more than 10 Twp. of Chesterfield, Harrison, and Macomb, also city 10,001 to 50,000 Not more than 15 of New Baltimore that section in Macomb County. 50,001 to 600,000 Not more than 21 Alfred A. Blomberg Civil Counsel Over 600,000 25 to 35 Ray McPeters Ass't. Civil Counsel 46.409 District entitled to I supervisor; other [No. 261} representation prohibited. [M.S.A. 5.359 (9)} AN ACT to provide for the apportionment of Sec. 9. The electors of each district established in county boards of supervisors; to prescribe the size; to accordance with this act shall elect I county supervisor prescribe the manner of election of the members of the to the county board of supervisors. There shall be no county board of supervisors; and to repeal certain acts representation on the county board of supervisors other and parts of acts. than that set forth by the provisons of this act. The People of the State of Michigan enact: 46.410 Term of county supervisor. [M.S.A. 5.359 (lO)} 46.401 Board of supervisors; apportionment; time; Sec. 10. The term of each supervisor shall be counties under 75,000; procedure. [M.SA. 5.359 (I)} concurrent with that of state representatives as specified

Sec. l. On or before May IS, 1967, and in in article 4 1 section 3 of the state constitution. subsequent years within 60 days after the publication of 46.411 Candidates for county supervisors; qualifications; the latest United States official decennial census figures, partisan elections; nominating petitions or filing fee; the county apportionment commission in each county time for filing. [M.8A 5.359 (II)} of this state shall apportion the county into not less than Sec. II. Candidates for the office of supervisor shall 5 nor more than 35 county supervisor districts as nearly be residents and registered voters of the district which of equal population as is practicable and within the they seek to represent and shall remain so to hold their limitations of section 2. In counties under 75,000, upon office I if elected. Nominations and elections for the effective date of this act, the boards of supervisors of supervisors shall be by partisan elections. To obtain the such counties shall have not to exceed 30 days into printing of the name of any person as a candidate for which to apportion their county into supervisor districts nomination for the office of supervisor upon the official in accordance with the provisions of this act. If at the primary ballot there shall be filed with the county clerk -14­ -15­ of each counfy a filing fee of $100.00 or nomination District 9, JOSEPH P. PLUTTER, 53635 DEBRA petitions signed by a number of qualified and registered r DR., UTICA, City of UTICA (all), SHELBY TOWNSHIP electors residing within the district, equal to not less (all). than 1%nor more than 4% of the number of yotes cast District 10, JEROME E. SCHOOF, 70640 in the district by such party for the office of secretary of CAMPGROUND RD., ROMEO, All Townships of: state at the last general election in which a secretary of ARMADA, BRUCE, LENOX, RAY, RICHMOND & state was elected. The deadline for filing nomination WASHINGTON, City of RICHMOND & City of petitions or Hling fees shall be the same as candidates for MEMPHIS (Macomb Co. section only). state representative. District II, EDMUND A. SCHlMDT, 32242 NORTH RIVER RD., MT. CLEMENS, All Townships REAPPORTIONMENT DISTRICTS of: CHESTERFIELD, HARRISON & MACOMB, City of Supervisor and Area Represented NEW BALTIMORE (Macomb Co. section only). District I, ROBERT A. VerKUILEN, 24216 District 12. RAY W. BRANDENBURG. 23 HIGH MASCH ST., WARREN, city of WARREN. Precincts: I, ST., MT. CLEMENS, City of MT. CLEMENS (all), , 2, 14, IS, 16, 17, 18,27,28, 29,30,31 &40. CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Precincts: I & 4. District 2, STEPHEN OKROS, 7261 ENGELMAN District 13, JOHN C. HRAMIEC, 22633 SCHAFER ST., CENTER LINE, City of CENTER LINE (all) ST., MT. CLEMENS, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Precincts: WARREN Precincts: 3, 13, 19, 26,32,33,38,39&43. 2,3,6,7,8,9,10, II, [2, 14, IS, 16, 17,18,19 & 20 District 3, ORBA A. UNDERWOOD, 8286 District 14, GEORGE H. VAN MARCKE, 16315 WESTMINISTER ST., WARREN, City of WARREN, MASONIC BLVD., FRASER, CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Precincts: 4, 5,6,7,8,9, 10, II, 12,20, 21 & 25. Precinct 13, City of FRASER (all), ROSEVILLE, District 4, JOSEPH PERRY, 23484 WELLINGTON Precincts: IS, [6, 18, 19 & 22. ST., WARREN, City of WARREN, Precincts: 22,23,24, District IS, JOHN J. ZOCCOLA, [8300 MEIER 34,35,36,37,46,47,48,59,79,80 & 81. ST., ROSEVILLE, City of ROSEVILLE, Precincts: 7,8, District 5. KENNETH J. SHAMPO, 11008 IRENE 9,10,11.12,13,14,17,20 & 21. ST., WARREN, City of WARREN, Precincts: 44,45,49, District 16, MILDRED B. STARK, [6176 50,55,57,58,60 & 61. CHESTERFIELD ST., EAST DETROIT, EAST District 6, NORMAN HILL, 28416 PANAMA ST., DETROIT Precincts: 5,15,16,[ 7,19, & 24, ROSEVILLE WARREN, City of WARREN, Precincts: 41,42,51,52, Precincts: 1,2,3,4,5 & 6. 53,54,62,63,64,65,66,76,77,78 & 82. District 17, HERBERT P. McHENRY, 15635 District 7, STEPHEN W. DANE, 31836 SHAWN CRESENTWOOD ST., EAST DETROIT, City of EAST ST., WARREN, STERLING TOWNSH[P, Precincts: [I, DETROIT Precincts: 1,2,3,4,6,7,9,10,13,18,20,21 & 23. 12 & 14, WARREN Precincts: 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,72, District 18, WILLARD D. BACK, 20625 73,74 & 75. District 8. HARRY AWDEY, 11479 DELVIN ELIZABETH ST., ST. CLAIR SHORES, EAST DR., UTICA, STERLING TOWNSHIP, Precincts: DETROIT Precincts: 8,11,12,14,22 & 25, ST. CLAIR 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,[ 5,&16. SHORES Precincts: 4,5,6 & 7. -16­ -17­ District 19, MATHEW J. GABERTY, 24914 HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE COMMITTEE NORVAL ST., ST. CLAIR SHORES, LAKE TOWNSHIP Back, Johnson, Oster, Dane, Underwood, McHenry, . (all), ST. CLAIR SHORES Precincts: Stark, Schoof, Shampo, Plutter 1,2,3,8,9,10,11,12,14 & 15. District 20, CRAIG OSTER, 21601 ARDMORE FINANCE COMMITTEE PARK, ST. CLAIR SHORES, City of ST. CLAIR Zoccola, Brandenburg, VerKuilen, Okros, Underwood, SHORES, Precincts: 13,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,31 & Perry, Shampo, Hill, Dane, Awdey, Plutter, Schoof, 32. Schmidt, Hramiec, VanMarcke, Stark, McHenry, Back, District 21, PATRICK J. JOHNSON, 21506 Gaberty, Oster, Johnson TANGLEWOOD ST., ST. CLAIR SHORES, CLINTON TOWNSHIP Precinct: 5, ST. CLAIR SHORES Precincts: BUDGET COMMJITEE 24,25,26,27,28,29,30 & 33. Johnson, Schoof, VerKuilen, Okros, Underwood, Perry, Shampo, Hill, Dane, Awdey, Plutter, Schmidt,. Hramiec,. VanMarcke, McHenry, Stark, Back, Gaberty, Oster, Zoccola, Brandenburg MACOMB COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PERSONNEL COMMITTEE McHenry, Oster, VerKuilen, Okros, Underwood, Perry, COMMITIEE STRUCTURE Shampo, Hill, Dane, Awdey, Plutter, Schoof, Schmidt, Brandenburg, Hramiec, VanMarcke, Zoccola, Stark, Back, Gaberty, Johnson Clerk of Committees Joseph Parrinello

PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION COMMJTTEE Ver Kuilen, Okros, VanMarcke, Schoof, Brandenburg, MACOMB COUNTY BOARDS Dane, Underwood, Zoccola, Perry, Hraniec. BOARD OF CANVASSERS Harold Luchtman Chairman JUDICIARY & PULBIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Elsie I. Smith Vice-Chairman Schmidt, Gaberty, Oster, Awdey, Back, VanMarcke, Mary Behnke Member Plutter, McHenry, Johnson, Brandenburg. Vincent Gudobba Member

ADMINISTRATIVRSERVICES COMMITTEE BOARD OF EDUCATION Stark, Perry, Okros, Gaberty, Zoccola, Shampo, Harold LeFevre County Supt. of Schools VerKuilen, Awdey, Hramiec, Schmidt Glen Peters President - 18 ­ - 19­ Usher Boughton Vice-President I Keith Bovenschen Treasurer I ~~b~?t"::.r~~UNTY JUR.Y B.OAR.D St. Clair Shores Glenn Wolfe Member Mrs. Kay Florek Fraser Ray Malow Member Mrs. Louise DiCicco East Detroit

BOARD OF HEALTH LIBRARY BOARD Dr. Edward Kenny Dr. P. T. Mulligan Mrs. Clayton Pohly Sterling Heights Raymond Sequin Edward Flanagan Milton Sickelsteel S!. Clair Shores Patrick Johnson , Board of Supervisor CONCEALED WEAPONS LICENSE BOARD Harold LeFevre County School Superintendent George N. Parris Prosecuting Attorney Lester A. Almstadt Sheriff PLAT BOARD Trooper Michigan State Police Norman Hill Chairman of Board of Supervisors Edna Miller County Clerk A dam EN'. owakowskl County. Treasurer Edna Miller County Clerk and Register of Deeds DETROIT WATER BOARD Charles H. Beaubien SOCIAL SERVICE BOARD Frank Giambrone Chairman DRIVER SAFETY SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD Howard Canute Vice-Chairman Verne C. Boewe District Judge Joseph Stanley Member Calvin Rock Municipal Judge Joseph P. Plutter Board of Supervisors TAX ALLOCATION BOARD Kenneth N. Kramer Mount Clemens MACOMB COUNTY COMMUNITY MENTAL Howard Austin Warren HEALTH SERVICE BOARD Adam E. Nowakowski County Treasurer Frank J. McPharlin Harold LeFevre County Supt. of Schools Mildred B. Stark John Zoccola Board of Supervisor Leland Brown Franklin D. Meyer Warren Consolidate Schools Frank Berdan Sherwood Bennett Statistician Mar k McKee Jr. Edna Miller County Clerk George Mcnelli Mrs. Agnes Roberts MACOMB COUNTY COMMITTEES Stanley Schultz MACOMB COUNTY COMMITTEE ON Roger J. Vercruysse COMMUNITY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY Don Thomas Charles H. Beaubien Clerk for City of East Detroit Irving H. DeRose Howard Rosso Director of Social Service Dept. Louis Davis William L. Berkhof - 20­ - 21 ­

• George Merrelli Representative of Labor Unions Alfred Blomberg County Civil Counsel Dr. uland Brown Direetor of County Health Dept. Sherwood Bennett County Controller Charles Hooge Philip Runkel Superintendent of Utica Schools MACOMB COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION SPECIAL ELECTION COMMITTEE Walter Buzz Chairman Charles H. Beaubien City Clerk Bernard Ballentine Vice·Chairman James J. Walker Township Clerk Louis Burdi Secretary Edna Miller Chairman, County Clerk Kenneth J. Shampo Member Board of Supervisors George N. Parris Prosecutor, ugal Advisor KeHh Bovenschen .Chairman, County Road COIrunission Frederick J. Jolly Chairman, County MACOMB COUNTY COMMISSIONS Planning Comntission CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Thomas S. Welsh. Macomb£ounty Drain Commissioner Harry Mathais Russell Koss Member uland Trainor George Kurz Member William C. Butler Kirk Marshall Member Ray McPeters _ Civil Counsel

DRAJN COMMISSION MACOMB COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Thomas S. Welsh Drain Commissioner Frederick J. Jolly Glen H. Peters William Haney Deputy Commissioner Conley O. Bacon Richard H. Doherty Drain Engineer Robert G. Evans ELECTION COMMISSION P. A. A. Burnett of Supervisors Donald J. Parent _ Probate Judge Joseph Perry Member Board Stephen Okros _. _ Member Board of Supervisors Adam E. Nowakowski _. _. County Treasurer Edna Miller _ County Clerk Edmund Schmidt Member Board of Supervisors John Hramiec _..Member Board of Supervisors EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT COMMISSION Bernard Giampetroni Director Martin Hall __ _Chairman John Zoccola Vice-Chairman Keith Bovenschen Road Commissioner MACOMB COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT Adam E. Nowakowski County Treasurer & CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING Norman Hill Chairman Board of Supervisors COMMISSION Louis Guiette Sheriff Dept. Walter P. Cynar Circuit Judge Guy L. Brown Jr. Probation Officer Francis A. Castellucci Probate Judge Patrick Johnson Member Board of Supervisors (Juvenile Division) - 22­ - 23­ --1--- . !

HURON·CLINTON METROPOLITAN Chades Groesbeck Senior Inspector in AUTHORITY COMMISSION City of Warren James Clarkson Chairman Willard Weiss Chief of Police in Kurt R. Keydel Vice·Chairman City of Fraser Eugene J. Ellison ' Treasurer Edmund Schmidt County Board of Herbert L. Frisinger Member Supervisors William E. Kreger Member George N. Parris Prosecuting Attorney Charles H. Sutton Member Dearl Morrison Director of the Thomas S. Welsh Member Radio Department Guy L. Grown Jr. Chief Probation Officer Lester A. Almstadt Sheriff COuNTY CLERK Bernard Giampetroni , .. Director of Edna Miller County Clerk Planning Department Suzanne Culver Chief Deputy Oerk COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION Louis Kreiter Chief Election Clerk Keith Bovenschen Chairman William F. Brown Chief Court Clerk Ernest McCollom Gladys Merritt Chief Vital Statistics Clerk Lawrence Oehmke CONTROLLER VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION Sherwood J. Bennett County Controller Thomas L. Tomlinson (Korean) John L. Shore Ass'1. Controller Frank Starkey (WW.ll) Richard E. Nicolai Chief Accountant Clarence Barck (WW.J) Richard F. Guddeck Purchasing Agent Phyllis J. Vicks Personnel and Payroll Supervisor MACOMB COUNTY BIJILDING AUTHORITY EQUALIZATION DEPARTMENT John L. Shore Assistant Controller Vern J. Bernier Director Martin Smith Member Roger J. Vercruysee Member Kenneth Tarrington Ass't. Director SERVICES CIVIL DEFENSE MACOMB COUNTY Clement W. Skiba Director COOPERATNE EXTENSION SERVICE Jack A. Prescott County Agricultural Agent LEGISLATIVE AGENT Munns A. Caldwell Horticulture Agent Lorin E. Evans Mary Hardy Home Economist Mary Szydlik Home Economist LABOR RELATION William J. Collins 4·H Youth Agent Joseph A. Zacharzewski Director - 24­ - 2S­ MACOMB ACTION PROGRAM Edward J. BonioI Executive Director Adelbert C. Jones Deputy Director Lambert McMahon Program Development Director

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY George N. Parris Prosecuting Attorney George W. Pomeroy, Chief Assistant CITY OFFICIALS Thaddeus F. Hamcra ., Chief Appellate Lawyer Robert S. Axford. , Chief Trial Lawyer CENTER UNE (757-6800) Office: 7550 East Ten Mile Rd., Center Line 48015 REGISTER OF DEEDS Mayor Peter J. Tranchida Edna Miller Register of Deeds City Manager and Clerk John Crawford Raymond R. Craig Deputy Register of Deeds Treasurer James I. Martin Councilmen ' . , Raymond Gonzalez SHERJFF Robert W. Tarien Lester A. Almstadt ". Sheriff Edward J. Kargula Louis A. Guiette Undersheriff Norbert Hoste Police Chief Mark Grobel TREASURER Fire Capt. Norman Smith Adam E. Nowakowski County Treasurer Attorney ' Roy Rogensus Mayme Allen , , Chief Deputy District Judges No. 37 .Don Binkowski John W. Smith Supervisor Verne Boewc Edward Kreiter Director of Addressograph Robert Chrzanowski Roy N. Gruenburg

EAST DETROIT (775-7800) Office: 23200 Gratiot Ave., East Detroit 48021 Mayor Walter Bezz City Manager and Clerk Charles H. Beaubien Treasurer Esley J. Rausch Councilmen Alphonse S. Andrzejak Anthony Sanfemio John P. Barker Frank Bodnar Police Chief Arthur lado Fire Chief Frank Molner - 26­ - 27­ Attorney Carl B. Weymouth MOUNT CLEMENS (HO 5-0471) Municipal Judges John J. MePherson Omee: One Croeker Blvd., Mount Clemens 48043 Calvin Roek Mayor ", Abraham S. Levine Assessor Donald Brannan City Manager Edwin E. Whedon Clerk John H. Halm FRASER (293-3100) Treasurer , Cora L Moore Commissioners Warren G. Mock ...... Office: 33000 Garfield Rd., Fraser 48026 Ralph R. Barber Mayor Frank L. Eger Terrence E. Monaghan Clerk Graee Lenaburg Margaret E. Roskopp Treasurer Robert Zimmerman Lee J. WiHiams Councilmen James Pompo William V. Wendt Warren Boerner Jr. Police Chief Ray Girard James Grannan Fire Chief Edward J. Mandel Clyde Henderson Attorney , James C. Daner Jerome Szymanski Assessor , Lester G. Jaekson Ralph Whipple Police Chief Willard Weiss Fire Chief Willard Weiss Assessor , Robert Zimmerman Attorney Roy W. Rogensues NEW BALTIMORE (RA 5-2151) Distriet Judges No. 39 Mary McDevitt Office: 36270 Front St., New Baltimore 48047 Raymond Cashen Mayor Herman F. Staffhorst MEMPHIS (392-2185) City Manager Leonard E. Hool Office: 81195 Church St. Memphis 48041 Clerk Therese Orczykowski Mayor Damon Daigle Treasurer Marie M. Fritz Clerk John F. Cottington Councilmen Margaret M. Bates Treasurer Harold Fries Joseph L. Kay Sf. Councilmen. . Donald Dolan Victor Baekelandt Ernest Kesner William Burkhardt Elwyn Rapp Harold Corriek Stanley Swidersky Donald Trombly Fire Chief Melvin Potter Police Chief Edward A. Reim Police Chief Vacant Fire Chief Max Aurand Attorney John Cmrunings Attorney George Freeman Assessor Eva Bryson Assessor Edmund Kaminski Distriet Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean District Judge No. 42 Richard D. McLean - 28­ - 29­ ST. CLAIR SHORES (PR6-7900) RIUIMOND (RA 7-6645) Office: 27600 E. Jefferson Ave., St. Clair Shores 48081 Office: 69130 Stone St., Richmond 48062 Mayor John A. Roberts Mayor _ _ Matthew Killewald City Manager D. J. Harm Clerk Rosemary Scott Clerk George Kaufman Treasurer. . . Rosemary Scott Treasurer Clifford Maison Councilmen Albert Bryant Councilmen Gordon A. Dressel John F. Burden William A. Fetter John McKieran Casper J. Frederick Martin Kahler John M. Maynard Matthew Killewald Frank J. McPharlin Robert Wichert Police Chief Leo Warfield Police Supt. _ John Barrows Fire Chief Earl Dildine Fire Chief Carl Grarnzow Assessor Fred DeBusscher Attorney Raymond McPeters Attorney John H. Yoe Assessor Victor Frandsen Municipal Judge Herman L. Brys District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean

ROSEVILLE (PR 8-2800) STERLING HEIGHTS (268-8500) Office: 27700 Gratiot Ave., Roseville 48066 Office: 40555 Utica Rd., Sterling Heights 48078 Mayor Wm. D. McDonald Mayor Gerald N. Donovan City Manager James D. Bottomley City Manager Leonard G. Hendncks Clerk Joseph G. Savage Clerk George F. Bunker Treasurer Raymond J. Raleigh Treasurer Earnest W. Belcher Councilmen Lester DeClerk Councilmen Gerald N. Donovan Richard Drager Anthony Dobry Edward Flanagan Stanley Rainko John S. Gregg Al Martin John P. Perry James McCarthy Edward Spybrook F. James Dunlop Police Chief Charles Brazzel Richard George Fire Chief John Pomante Assessor Eugene Betzol d Attorney Firm of Bruff & Ross Attorney PauIO'Rielley Assessor John Brown Distriet Judges No. 41 Gordon E. Havey ~istrict Judges No. 39 Mary MeDevitt Hunter D. Stair Raymond Cashen - 31 - - 30­ UTICA (739-1600) TOWNsmp OFFICIALS Office: 7550 Auburn Rd., U!i.ca 48087 Mayor Fred H. Beck ARMADA (784-5200) Clerk Eunice Kopietz Offices: 22261 Irwin Rd., Armada 48005 Treasurer Leona A. Morrison Supervisor Herbert Gutekunst Councilmen Henry Scheper Clerk Arthur DePauw Jr. Omar Helferich louis Gonda Treasurer Carl Plauman Leonard Morrison Helen Schwark Trustees John Mogos Police Chief Edward Anderson Wesley Czapp Fire Chief Robert Beck Assessor Herbert Gutekunst Assessor Kenneth Titsworth District Judge No. 42 Richard D. McLeao Attorney George Roberts District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean BRUCE (752-2372) Offices: 229 N. Bailey St., Romeo 48065 WARREN (SL 7-5100) Supervisor James C. Shocke Office: 29500 Van Dyke Ave., Warren 48093 Clerk Edward SutherLand Mayor Ted Bates Treasurer Mary L. Witzke Clerk Joseph S. Raich Trustees Ralph Steinke Treasurer Edward J. McLaughlin Joseph Konarski Councilmen Howard D. Austin Assessor James C. Shocke Ronald L. Bonkowski Attorney Percy G. Horler louis J. Burdi District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean L. Klimecki Dannis Dennis M. Dutko Stephen Jury Jr. CHESTERFIELD (HO 3-1 58 I) Richard D. Sabaugh Office: 50177 N. Gratiot Ave., Mount Clemens 48043 Harold F. Stilwell Supervisor Matthew A. Wagner Floyd M. Underwood Clerk Gloria Goike Pollce Commissioner Walter O'Bee Treasurer .James H. Pollard Fire Commissioner Glen Thorn Trustees Evern Cottrell Assessor Frank Weigand Catherine Mohr Attorney Emil Cardamone George Safie District Judges No. 37 Verne C. Boewe William Deemer Roy N. Gruenburg Assessor Matthew A. Wagner Robert Cluzanowski Attorney Howard E. Snapp Don Binkowski District Judge No. 42 Richard D. McLean

-32­ ~ 33 - CLINTON (463-5825) LENOX (PI 9-5582) Offices: 1129 S. Gratiot Ave., Mt. Clemens 48043 Offices: 3608029 Mile Rd., Richmond 48062 Supervisor Robert F. Ryan Supervisor Walter Franchuk Clerk James J. Walker Clerk Leo F. Sullivan Treasurer Leland E. Eschenburg Treasurer Frances Goldenbogen Trustees Kenneth H. Bobcean Trustees Joseph Yelencich Frank H. Budd Raymond M. Contesti William C. Kincaid James Wagner Ie. Assessor Walter Franchuk Assessor Donald E. Loranger Attorney Harold N. Weller Attorney Charles R. Towner District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean District Judge No. 41 Gordon E. Havey Hunter D. Stair MACOMB (HO 3-5221) Offices: 19925 23 Mile Rd., Mount Clemens 48043 HARRISON (HO 3-5837) Supervisor Russell Koss Offices:38151 L'Anse Creuse, Mt. Clemens 48043 Clerk Elmer Sudau Supervisor Ralph E. Beaufait Treasurer Marvin Blank Clerk Richard W. Munroe Trustees Martjn Scluamm Treasurer Aloysius P. Trombley Norman Redluske Trustees Kurt J. Ciske Assessor ·Russell Koss Louis J. Lozon Lawrence D~Luge Attorney Ray McPeters George Phillips District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean Assessor Robert Arrigo Attorney John Bruff RAY (7814505) Distriet Judge No. 41 Gordon E. Havey Offices: 17380 28 Mile Rd., Washington 48094 Hunter D. Stair Supervisor J. Nellis Clark Clerk Madeline Douglas LAKE (TV 1-6565) Treasurer Esther Winter Offices: 795 Lake Shore Rd., Trustees Earl Masters Grosse Pointe Shores 48236 Alex J. Goike Supervisor Harry Garland Assessors J. Nellis Clark Clerk Arthur J. Berk Attorney Firm of Matthews, Nank, and Spier Treasurer Carl Hedeen District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean' Trustees Lyle Eiserman Jay Smith RICHMOND (727-7134) Assessor Harry Garland Office: 75701 Memphis Ridge Rd., Richmond 48062 Attorney Supervisor W. Arthur Rowley MunicipaL Judge Herman L. Brys Clerk Donald Cummings

- 34­ - 35 - Treasurer John J. Joseph Treasurer Carl Plauman Trustees Fred Schrader Trustees Elden Baird Edward Ball Stephen Balaze Assessor W. Arthur Rowley Arthur Johnson Attorney Paul Mabley laVerne Johnson District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean Martin Heide louis Osten SHELBY (731-5100) Assessor Edmund Schoof Office: 49960 Van Dyke Ave., Utica 48087 Attorney Ray McPeters Supervisor Kirby Hohnes District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean Clerk Mae E. Stecker Treasurer Jack B. Millard NEW HAVEN (749-5301) Trustees Floyd Parrott Office: 58725 Havenridge Rd., New Haven 48048 Robert D. Seidel President Donald Green Jack L. Jenkins Clerk . . , , , . , lorraine R. Walainis Odilon Houtekier Treasurer ElizabetlJ Podolan Assessor Donald J. Holland Trustees Patrick Acciavatti Attorney Roy W. Rogensus Jerry Fleming District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean Ernest Podolan Robert Harm WASHINGTON (752-2640) Clair Vennard Office: 155 S. Rawles St., Romeo 48065 Emmett Calhoun Supervisor R. Eugene Inwood Assessor William B. Smith Clerk Alton J. Donaldson Attorney , , George Freeman Treasurer Harold R. Masters District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean Trustees Hazel Stone Frank Wilcox ROMEO (752-3565) Assessor R. Eugene Inwood Office: 121 W. St. Clair St., Romeo 48065 Attorney Mather, Glime & Daust President Donald Mosher District Judge No. 42 Richard D. Mclean Clerk Norman L. Engel Treasurer Elaine M, Hosner VILLAGE OFFICIALS Trustees Stanley Ludtke John Kegler ARMADA (ST 4-7471) Forest Clark Office: 23081 E. Main St., Armada 48005 Donald Albrecht President Robert Hollweg James Burns Clerk Robert K. VanNorstrand Marvin Sieweke - 36­ - 37 ­ Assessor Fred Ebeling The County Treasurer also serves as treasurer of Attorney Gary Corbin Inter and Intra County Drainage Programs. He is a District Judge No. 42 Richard D. McLean member of the Employees Retirement System and the Macomb County Election Corrunission. He handles investments for the County of Macomb, the drainage GOVERNING BODY districts, Employees' Retirement System and the Road [n Macomb County-as in other Michigan Commission. The County Treasurer is also a member of counties-the Board of Supervisors is the legislative, the Plat Board and the Allocation Board. administrative and policy-making body for the county. The Board of Supervisors in Macomb County is composed of 2[ members. There are 7 standing COIJNlY CLERK committees of the Board and such special committees as The County Clerk is clerk of the Circuit Court and may be appointed from time to time for specific clerk of the following boards: Board of Supervisors, purposes not covered by the standing committees. Board of Election Commissioners, Tax Allocation Board. Board of County Canvassers and County Plat Board. ELECTIVE OFFICIALS Other functions of the clerk are primarily record-keeping The Michigan Constitution provides that the voters in nature. For example, he must keep transcripts of of each county must elect every 4 years a Sheriff, Clerk, births and deaths. file petitions for incorporation, issue Register of Deeds~ Prosecuting Attorney and Treasurer. marriage Ucenses, record and index all discharges of In addition, Probate anJ Circuit Court Judges are military personnel and keep records of all persons elective constitutional officers on the county level. The authorized to practice certain professions. State Legislature also provides for the direct election every 4 years of a Drain Commissioner in each county. REGISTER OF DEEDS COUNTY TREASlRER The Register of Deeds records all deeds and mortgages which have to do with properties located The County Treasurer is custodian of monies and securities of the County. He handles disbursement of within the boundaries of Macomb County. All sales tax, state income tax, intangibles and state land subdivision plots within the county are also on record in board monies to the local municipalities, and state aid to the Register's office. Chattel Mortgages on automobiles the school districts. He collects all delinquent taxes and and other personal property are filed, as are makes settlements on current tax collections with the attachments, lis pendens, federal tax liens, Michigan tax treasurers of the townships, cities and villages. The office liens, mechanics liens and Sheriff's deeds. The Register maintains a cardineer record of every parcel of land in of Deeds is also an ex-officio member of the County Plat the county for deed and plat certifications and Board. preparation of delinquent statements. As an agent of the Department of Treasury, he prepares the annual May DRAIN COMMISS[ONER Tax Sale list and conducts the sale. In addition to assuming responsibility for the construction, maintenance and operation of 550 rural - 38­ - 39­

------~7 type drains, the County Drain Commissioner is County of Macomb. As a law enforcement agent, it is his Chairman of the Intra-County Drainage Board, which Sworn duty to enforce all laws and to protect the lives, now is administering control over Chapter 20 projects, property and welfare of the people. So that he may petitioned for by municipalities, and costing in excess of fulfill these obligations he maintains a Sheriff's Patrol, a $45 million. Detective Bureau, a Marine Patrol, S.C.U.B.A. Divers, The Drain Commissioner is a member of all Polygraph (lie detector) facilities, Identification Bureau Inter-County Drainage Boards, which construct, and many other services. In addition, it is his maintain and operate drains serving Macomb and other responsibility to confine and secure all prisoners in the counties. He is a statutory member of the County Plat County jail. providing them with proper food and health Board, and his other powers and responsibilities are facilities. Not only does the Sheriff have criminal sharply delineated by Act 40 of the Public Acts of jurisdiction, but his responsibility also deals in Civil Michigan of 1956, as amended. Process.

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY PROBATE COURT The Prosecuting Attorney is the Chief Law This court has jurisdiction over the settlement of the Enforcement Officer in the county. The office is estates of all deceased persons, over administering estates established by the Michigan Constitution and the duties without wills and administering trusts created by wills, and qualifications of the Prosecuting Attorney are set by and has original jurisdiction over "disappeared persons." statute. The Prosecuting Attorney is a sworn impartial Has jurisdiction over the appointments of guardians arbiter, charged with the conduct of criminal for estates of minors, guardian of the person for minor prosecution in the interest of the people. As a minister for school purposes, when parents do not have sufficient of justice, he is also charged with defending those funds for said minors; and guardian of the person for unjustly accused. He represents the county in all courts adoption purposes, if consent cannot be obtained from of the county and before the Supreme Court and Court one parent. Also, guardian for adults who are adjudged of Appeals in criminal matters in which the state or mentally incompetent or physically incompetent. county is a party or is interested. In Michigan, Has jurisdiction over civil proceedings regarding Prosecuting Attorneys are elected for a four-year term. mentally handicapped, epileptics, or persons addicted to He must be a qualified elector and an attorney admitted excessive use of alcohol or drugs, and also TB patients. to practice law. In Macomb County the Prosecuting Also, civil proceedings restoring patients to soundness of Attorney's Office is on the 8th Floor of the County mind, when a petition is fIled with the Court. Building. It is staffed with 22 attorneys-the Prosecuting Has jurisdiction over change of name of an adult and Attorney and 21 assistants. They service the District his family, aJso of minors, upon filing a petition of good Courts, Municipal Courts, both divisions of Probate and sufficient reason. Court and the seven Circuit Courts. Has jurisdiction to act on petitions for support filed by dependent parents or dependent children of poor SHERIFF persons. The Sheriff's jurisdiction encompasses the entire Conducts condemnation of property hearings. - 40­ - 41 ­

------7 BOARD OF HE~LTH Has jurisdiction over settlement of tort claims. Has jurisdiction over settlement of claims for wrongful Every county\is authorized to create a Board of death. Health to administer a health program in the eounty. Has jurisdiction over Court Orders to the Health Departmental services offered in Macomb County Department to obtain delayed registration of birth for include tuberculosis and other communicable diseases applicants who are not recorded in Michigan, and out of control, material and child health, school health, dental state. care for indigent children, home nursing care, health education, laboratory, supervjsion of food, supervision . ~as jurisdiction over waivers of the three-day of water supply, supervision of sewage disposal, waItl~g period on marriage licenses, for good and sufficIent reason. immunization clinics and other preventive health J:las jurisdiction over appointments on appraisals, activitjes. appomtments of commissioners on condemnation matte~s, appointments of members on County COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Allocatwn Board, and appointments of County Officials The commission was established in 1956. A Planning 10 case of vacancies during the term. Commission is in direct charge of this office with a Has jurisdiction over appointments of guardians ad director appointed by the commission subject to the litem for mental matters. approval of the Board of Supervisors. The department . Has jurisdiction over granting of jury trials for was organized primarily to assist the Board of pallents who object to being committed. Supervisors, County departments. and local communities in any plans they might wish to have developed. In addition, the Planning Commission prepares detailed JUVENILE DIVISION (Probate Court) maps of the county at large and individual This division has original jurisdiction in cases municipalities, including school districts, road systems, involving juvenile delinquents, neglected and dependent etc., and prepare statistical reports on population, children, adoptions, and cases involving juvenile industrial and commercial growth and coordinates local delinquents under 17 years of age. Also concurrent planning. jurisdiction with circuit court from age 17 to age 19. COUNTY CONTROLLER APPOINTIVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS The County Controller is appointed by the Board of BOARD OF CANVASSERS Supervisors and has certain statutory duties prescribed Each county must have such a board to canvass all by law, chief of which is the maintaining of the state and county elections. On the day following the necessary books and records to control the finaneial primary and general elections, the board reviews, records of all county departments. He supervises the analyzes and scrutjnizes election results to determine county budget for the Board of Supervisors, purchases who has been nominated (in the primary) and which supplies and equipment for all of the departments with candidates are elected (in the general election) and the exception of the Social Welfare and the County delivers a certificate of election to the County Clerk. Road Departments; supervises maintenance of county - 42­ - 43­

I buildings. The Controller is also secretary of the BOARD OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS employees retirement system and performs other duties 'Three Commissioners are appointed by the Board as prescribed by the Board of Supervisors. of Supervisors to operate the Road Commission of Macomb County, as provided by law. Their duties are to CIVIL COUNSEL formulate policy for the administration of motor vehicle The county employs a Civil Counsel and one funds allocated from gas and weight taxes, to the Road assistant on a part time basis to assist the Board of Commission. These revenues are applied to the Supervisors and any department of the county in legal maintenance and construction of approximately 278 matters. miles of State trunkline routes, to include maintenance and construction of all bridges located along routes VETERANS' AFFAIRS under the jurisdiction of the Road Commission. This department provides assistance to veterans and/or their dependants with filing claims, for federal COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD benefits, with the Veterans Administration. These The County Library, supported through county benefits consist of disability compensation, pension for appropriation, penal fines and state aid, makes many veterans, pensions fOf widows and/or minor children, back-up services, such as reference and book processing federal burial allowance, headstones, government life available to the local libraries of the county. It provides insurance, educational and vocational programs and direct walk-in· public library service to all county medical Of dental out·patient treatment or residents. In addition to a book collection of 1,000,000 hospitalization in Veterans Administration hospitals. volumes, there are over 500 films and 550 periodicals as This department administers the county burial well as pamphlets, phonograph records and art prints for allowance program, the soldiers relief program and the loan. The County Library also serves as headquarters for Michigan Veterans Trust Fund. Special counseling is the Macomb County Library System, a federation of the furnished on many problems effecting the veteran individual libraries within the county. and/or his dependents. EX OFFICIO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS BOARD OF.ELECTION COMMISSIONERS SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD The law requires that this board be created to The law requires that each county create a Board of prepare ballots for state and county elections, consisting Social Services to administer the general relief program. of one probate judge, the county treasurer and county Provides general public assistance to the unemployed or clerk serving ex-officio. those unable to support themselves; medical care for the medically indigent or chronically ill in the Martha T. COUNTY PLAT BOARD Berry Memorial Medical Care Facility; afflicted adult A plat is a plan or description for subdividing land. hospitalization for the indigent in general hospitals and State law requires that a county plat board be created to the distribution of Food Stamps to eligible families;.plus examine and pass upon all proposed plats as to foster care for dependent children. suitability, confonnity to general plan, possible conflicts - 44­ - 45­

7 with other plats and conformance with street and alley accurate property descriptions, the discovery,listing and layouts of adjacent plats. This board consists of the valuation of properties for tax purposes, and the Register of Deeds, Chairman of the Board of development and Use of uniform valuation standards and Supervisors, County Treasurer and County Clerk. techniques for the assessment of property.

QUASI EX.()FFICIO BOARDS REIMBURSEMENT DIVISION TAX ALLOCATION BOARD This department is a division of the Controller's State law requires that each county have a board to Office handling accounts established by the Probate allocate the constitutional IS mill tax levy between the Courts and other County Agencies. It handles all matters county, townships and school districts on the basis of pertaining to billing and collecting of: costs for Youth need,. as determined by a survey of the tentative budgets Home and Boarding Home Care of children and submItted by each of the units. juveniles; Private Mental Hospital care costs, State Institutional costs, Ambulance charges for which County EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT BOARD is responsible, and other miscellaneous accounts. The Th~ .board was created under permissive legislation department audits the time and costs of the above to adnumster the employees' pension fund. mentioned accounts, as well as, investigating the ability of the responsible persons to reimburse the County for MACOMB INTERMEDIATE BOARD OF EDUCATION services rendered. The department works closely with The Board of Education provides consultant and the Probate Courts and makes recommendations supervisory services to local school districts, conducts regarding reimbursement. cooperative educational programs in the county, audits all transportation and membership records annually for CIVIL DEFENSE DEPARTMENT the purpose of determining state aid payments and is This office is responsibile for the Planning, respo?sible for recording and checking the validity of Administration, Co~ordination and operation, of certIfIcates of all public school teachers and administers resources and manpower, of all County Agencies, and the Special Education Fund. When duly petitioned, the Departments. having a disaster operations capability, board acts on requests for alteration of school district during declared emergencies. In addition to Public boundaries. consolidation elections and area studies, Information, and Developing and Stocking of Public Shelters, Civil Defense Acts as staff aid to the Chairman BOARD OF TAXATION of the Board of Supervisors in time of any Natural or (Assessment and Equalization Department) Man-Made disaster. This department maintains assessment and Public Warning, Communications. Training, and equalization records, surveys assessments and assists the development and implementation of Survival Planning Board of Supervisor in the matter of equalization of are additional responsibilities. assessments and also assists the local assessing officers in Co-ordination of. and co-operation with State and the performance of any duties imposed upon such Federal authorities. as well as neighboring communities officers, inclUding the development and maintenance of is developed and maintained so as to insure most - 46­ - 47­ effective operation of Emergency Survival activities to governments join hands cooperatively to pay for this minimize any threat to the safety and welfare of the educational program which extends the classrooms of residents of the County. Michigan State University to the farm, home, business, and community-thus the name, Cooperative Extension RADIO DEPARTMENT Service. The Macomb County Radio Department, established Farmers and marketing agencies receive help with by the Board of Supervisors in 1939, has the such things as production, management, and marketing. responsibility of system design, maintenance, and Non-farmers also benefit. Local planning groups consult supervision of municipal Public Safety Radio Systems with extension agents, women get help through for Macomb County and its political subdivisions. This community home ecomonics clubs, and young folks ineludes all Federal Communication Commission learn from the 4-H Club program. Information is made licensing, writing specifications, and acting as consultant available to the public at the county extension office, by to the various Police, Fire, Highway Maintenance, Water, mail and telephone, through newspapers and magazines, D.P.M., and other agencies using two-way radio. and over radio and television. County extension agents Macomb County is the only county in the State of also make personal calls to homes, farms, and businesses Michigan offering this service for the benefit of the with the latest information from Michigan State public. University and other sources. Agents and specialists conduct meeting and tours, and write and distribute ADDRESSOGRAPH DEPARTMENT bulletins and folders. This department sets up and prints assessment and tax rolls for townships, cities and villages in Macomb FRIEND OF THE COURT (Circuit Court) County exeept for those municipalities which have their The Friend of the Court is primarily responsible for own addressograph departments. There is an the enforcement of all Circuit Court orders and addressograph plate land description for every parcel of Judgments of Divorce in relation to custody of minor land in tlIe county, whether acreage or lots in recorded children involved thereto, eollection, and enforcement plats made for other departments. Tax statements are of all support payments for said minor children and also printed by this department. visitation for the parents involved; as well as reviewing and petitioning for increase or support payments where CONCEALED WEAPONS LICENSING BOARD necessary. Further, it is also the obligation of the Friend This !:ward receives and reviews applications for of the Court office to enforce all paternity orders and concealed weapons. uniform reciprocal orders 0 f support.

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND OFFICERS Under permissive legislation, the Board of (Circuit Court) Supervisors with the approval of the State Board of Before sentencing any person charged with a felony, Agriculture has a county agricultural agent assisted by and if directed by the court, in any other case where any other extension agents. Federal, state, and county person is charged with a misdemeanor within the - 48­ - 49­ jurisdiction of the court, the Probation Officer shall Albert R. Perior Supervisor of Adult ~ervlce inquire into the antecedents, eharaeter and John Szymanski Supervisor of Intake circumstances of sueh person or persons and shall report Thomas J. Walker Office Manager thereon in writing to such court or magistrate. The Probation Officer shall take charge of and watch over all The state and county share the administrative costs persons placed on probation under such regulations, as of operating the department. The employees of this may be prescribed by the court. He is responsible for the department are state employees under the jurisdiction of collection and disbursements of all court costs, fines, the rules and regulations established by the Michigan restitution and/or family support as ordered by the Civil Service Commission. court. REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION MARTHA T. BERRY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CARE FACILITY (Detroit Metropolitan Area) Raymond Pietrzak Administrator This authority was created under permissive Edmund J. Dudzinski, M.D Medical Direetor legislation to develop a comprehensive plan for the metropolitan region encompassing all of Macomb, The law required each county ereate a Board of Wayne, Oakland and Monroe counties and part of Social Services. Two members are appointed by the Washtenaw County. The Commission (six representatives Board of Supervisors and one is appointed by the from Macomb County are among its members) provides Director of the State Department of Social Services. assistance and information to local units on an advisory Their duties are to formulate policy for the basis. Reports are issued periodically on the building administration and distribution of funds for general permits, population estimates, industrial and commercial public assistance through the Macomb County developments and numerous other matters of a regional Department of Social Services for unemployed, for those nature. unable to support themselves, for afflicted Adult HURON CLINTON Hospitalization of indigent persons in general hospitals, METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY the distributioR of United States Department of The Huron-Clinton Authority was created under Agriculture Food Stamps, and foster care for dependent permissive legislation (which required voter approval) to children. The board also operated the Martha T. Berry provjde parks and recreational facilities on a regjonal Memorial Medical Care Facility for the care of long term basis for the counties of Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, medically indigent or chronically ill persons. Washtenaw and Livingston. 'rhe Macomb County Department of Social Services also administers under the direction of the Michigan SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT Department of Social Services the distribution of state Howard E. Rosso Director and federal funds for Aid to Dependent Cltildren (ADC), Donald VanderVeen Deputy Director Old Age Assistanee (OAA), Medical Assistanee (MA), Edward Nickerson Supervisor of Social Service Aid to the Disabled (AD), Aid to the Blind (AB), and Miss Mary Jones Supervisor of Family Servke/ Child Care Services. This department also administers - 50 ~ - 51 ­

7 the Children's Unit for the carc of children who are 1949 to serve personnel of Selfridge Air Force Base. wards of the state, licensing of foster care homes, and Published each FrIday by The Macomb Publishing after care supervision of delinquent children. Companv. Phone HO 3-1501. MACOMB COUNTY LEGAL NEWS: Offices in the COUNTY NEWSPAPERS, RADIO Monitor-Leader Building in Mount Clemens. Published An integral part of any community is the each Friday by The Macomb Publishing Company. A communication media, and Macomb County boasts two generally circulated newspaper devoted to the courts, daily newspapers, II weekly newspapers, and an AM-FM financial, real estate, business interest and general news. radio station to bring the local, state and national news Established in 1956 and Mary Alice McWethy is editor. into almost every home. Phone HO 3-150 I. The county's daily newspapers are the Macomb ARMADA TIMES: Offices at 74230 Fulton, Daily, located in the Monitor-Leader Building, 67 Cass Armada. Established in 1894. Published each Thursday. Avenue at Walnut Street in Mount Clcmens. Published Walter W. Schultz, publisher and editor. Phone ST by The Macomb Publishing Company, The Macomb 44126. Daily is a member of the Associated Press and a client of NEW HAVEN HERALD: Offices at 74230 Fulton, the United Press International world·wide wire news Armada, and 58880 Main, New Haven. Established service. Established in 1860, and known for the past 20 1946. Published each Thursday. Walter W. Schultz, years as the Daily Monitor-Leader, The Macomb Daily is publisher and editor. Phone PI 9-3181 (New Haven) or published daily except Sunday. The editor is Maurice ST 44126 (Armada). Vincent. Phone HO 3-150 I. RICHMOND REVIEW: Offices at 68834 Main, Macomb's other daily newspaper is The Daily Richmond. Established in 1876. Published each Sentinel, located at 45184 Cass, Utica. Established as a Thursday. E. W. Smith, publisher, Fletcher Spears is weekly in 1876, turned daily 1966. Owned and operated editor. Phone RA 7-3745. by Port Huron Times Herald. Phone 731-2811. ROMEO OBSERVER PRESS: Offices at 124 W. St. Macomb County's only radio station is WBRB, Clair, Romeo. Established 1866. Published on each with studios in modern new facilities at Gratiot and Thursday. Melvin E. Bleich, publisher and editor. Phone Metropolitan Beach Highway. WBRB offers a variety of PL 2-3524. programming, including local, state and national news, ANCHOR BAY BEACON: Offices, 51170 and is a client of United Press International. Washington, New Baltimore. Published each Thursday. Broadcasting at 1430 on the dial for AM and 102.7 for Warren Stromberg, publisher, Leonard Sagas, editor. FM, WBRB is run by Charlie Park, General Manager. Phone RA 54531. Phone HO 3-5776. WARREN TIMES: Offices at 22527 Van Dyke, Warren. Published each Thursday. Publisher Clifford G. Macomb County Weekly newspapers include the Parent, and editor Harold Haupt. Phone SL 7-0567. following: THE FRASER NEWS: Offices at 15743 Masonic SELFRIDGE FL.YER: Offices in the Blvd., Fraser. Established in 1957. Monitor-Leader Building, Mount Clemens. Established in THE COMMUNITY NEWS: 21850 Gratiot Avenue, - 52­ - 53­ East Detroit. Macomb County largest circulation mSTORY OF MACOMB COUNTY newspaper, with 8 editions home delivered to over' 100,00 families in 'Warren, St. Clair Shores, Roseville, by Maurice A. Vincent Mount Clemens, East Detroit, Fraser, Ce.nter Line, and The Macomb Daily, Mount Clemens Clinton Township. Published Wednesday. Phone Its past is etched in the granite faces of Indians and 772-3700. pioneer settlers depicted atop the County Building ... MACOMB COUNTY its future is on the drawing tables ... and between the DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE two, Macomb County has had a heap of "growing up" to Chairman John B. Bruff do and challenges to face. 215 South Gratiot, Mt. Clemens, Michigan Once the happy hunting and fishing grounds of 48043 - 463-9421 -756-8228 Indians . . . and often their battleground as settlers Vice Chairman Elsie Smith moved in ... Macomb County today has given its earth 22453 Normandy, East Detroit, Michigan over to agriculture and industry and its skies to the 48021 - 775-0207 supersonic jets. Secretary Daniel P. Newman It is this very divergent challenge of a modern space 8136 McKinley, Center Line, Miehigan age that has roused the sleeping giant thai was Macomb 48015 - 757-0792 County and prodded it toward its rightful place as one Treasurer Stanley F10rka of Michigan's "Big Three" counties. 17810 Toepfer, East Detroit, Michigan The changes wrought during the 175 years of 48021 -7764213 recorded history in this rich rural and urban area would Democratic Headquarters .. 215 S. Gratiot, Mt. Clemens amaze those hardy pioneers who opened the way. Michigan 48043 - 463-9421 - 756-8228 The hunting and fishing grounds of the Pottowattamy, the Ottawas, the Wyandotte, and the MACOMB COUNTY Chippewa Indians are no more. The County of Macomb REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE BOARD now belongs to the titans and workers of industry. the Officers: 1969 - 70 chieftains and clerks of business and those who wrest Chairman Mrs. Mildred H. Dunnell nature's bounty from the soil. 34304 Jefferson, Mt. Clemens, Michigan 48043 Co-owners are the more than 600,000 people who Vice Chairman Mr. Robert Pobuda call it home; old and new Americans who enjoy Macomb 31812 Sankuer, Warren, Michigan 48093 County's living, culture, education and recreation. Secretary Mrs. Barbara Downey Included in this swelling population are refugee 22848 Lingemann, St. aair Shores 48080 families who fled the misery they had known behind the Treasurer Mr. Ralph Batber Iron Curtain of Europe. At least a dozen families who 115 S. Wilson Blvd., Mt. Clemens, Mich. 48043 fought in the recent Hungarian revolution against the Headquarters 234 S. Gratiot, Mt. Clemens Communists now call this area home. Michigan 48043 But long before Indians, pioneers or moderns Executive Director Mr. Charles E. Tyson existed, Macomb County was a part of the basin of - 54­ -- 55 ­ ; glacial lakes whic,] were the forerunners of the Great Lake Elkton left its beach marks along the east side Lakes. of Gratiot Avenue in Mount Clemens-a sharp decUne In this glacial period, the Mount Clemens of today still evident from Gratiot to the river banks. was several hundred feet under water, possibly to a point Today only the geologists can interpret d.lis primeval halfway up the present County Building. story in the places civilization has left undIsturbed by All but the northwest portion of Macomb County bulldozers and uncovered by concrete. was a glacial lake, or a succession of gradually receding Lake Algonquin's ancient sands may be found in lakes that have left their record clear for geologists to Harrison and Clinton Townships, east and south of read. Harper and Crocker. Romeo was the highest point of land. It doubtless For the purpose of the record it migllt be well to emerged to face the silent, glacial world uncounted summarize the evolution of Macomb County from thousands of years before such places as 81. Clair Shores, territorial days to the present. Roseville, East Detroit, and Center Line were uncovered. When Wayne County was establiShed as a county in The gradual disappearance of the glaciers left their Michigan Territory in 1815, it included all that part of imprint in deep grooves which until flood and erosion of Michigan to which the Indian title had been recent years practically obliterated them, could still be extinguished, including our present Macomb County. "read" by experts along the banks of the Clinton River Prior to that time (in 1805), the territorial government and in other places. had been organized in Detroit under Gen. William Hull, On their slow, grinding descent to the lower areas the first governor, and it was he whose signature in 1807 that are now our lakes these icy masses gouged out the voided Indian land titles. clays of the glacial drifts, leaving still-evident ridges By proclamation of Gov. Lewis Cass, on January IS, whose names have been appHed to roads and landmarks. 1818. all land ceded to the United States by the several They left for posterity a partly flat and partly Indian tribes from Maumee to White Rock was formed undulated terrain, much of it clay on bedrock, into the county of Macomb. (See Terr. Laws Vol. 2, surmoun ted by successive and deep deposits of gravel Page 796). and sand formation. The West Utica area is a typical example of such deposits. William Brown, Henry J. Hunt and Conrad V. Ten As the glacial water runoff increased the varying hyck were named conunissioners to ascertain the most stages of the level of the lake (St. Clair) left a series of eligible site fo r the seat of justice. On March 11, 1818, beaches which have been catalogued by geologists. they designated Mount Clemens, then on the Huron The earliest discovered lake levels, characterized by River as the county seat. (Terr. Laws Vol. 3, Page 24). distinct stages of gravel, coarse sand and fine sand, and On May 4, 1818, $400 was appropriated by the extending well out from the lakeshore, were those of territorial legislature to aid in the erection 0'£ a Lakes Whittlessey and Warren. Later, and closer to the courthouse and jail which like other structures in the present shoreline, were Lakes Elkton and Algonquin. settlement, Was a log building. (Terr. Laws Vol. 2, Page These latter lakes receded at Mount Clemens 128). between the river and the lake to the east. Macomb County was the third county organized in - 56­ - 57 ­ Michigan, Wayne being organized in 1796 and Monroe in proclamation re-established the boundaries of Macomb 1817. County, adding small amounts of territory at various Contradicting nature's' routines, Macomb County points. started life as a veritable giant. On July 17, 1824, the narne of the Huron River was In 1818, at the time of its organization, Macomb changed to the Clinton and in the same year. Huron County occupied the space now taken by the whole of Township, occupying extensively the distriet now often Livingston, Oakland, St. Clair and Lapeer Counties (and, called "South Maeomb" was changed to Clinton of .course, the Ykole of Macomb), and most of Sanilac, Township. Shiawassee. Genesee and Ingham Counties, and a small On April 12, 1827, a legislative Act was passed part of Huron, Tuscola and Saginaw Counties as we dividing Macomb County into five townships: Harrison, know them today. Clinton, Shelby, Washington and Ray. (Terr. Laws, Vo1. By an executive proclamation made April 8, 1818, a 2, Pages 478-9). month after the county seat was established, Gov. Cass In 1832, Ray Township was greatly enlarged to the divided this huge "county" into two townships. (Terr. east, embracing an area later to become Macomb, Laws, Vol. 2, Page 707). Richmond and lenox Townships; the section covered by All of Macomb County whieh lay north of a linc the latter three (prior to 1832) being part of St. Oair. drawn due west from the mouth of Swan Creek was County. called St. Oair TownShip, and the land south of the Hne On March 9,1833, the northern half of Washington was called Huron Township. Township was formed into a new township named On August 12, 1818, the Township of Harrison was Bruce. (Terr. Laws, Vol. 3, Page 983). formed from territory within the Township of Huron ; On April 22, 1833, the northern part of Ray (Terr. Laws, Vol. 2, Page 797). The new Harrison area Township was formed into Armada Township, or bcing roughly the space, size and location of what we "Armadia" as most of the early map-makers and writers now eall Macomb County. (It might be said Macomb was termed it. (Terr. Laws. Vol. 3, Page 1,124). first called Harrison). . On March I, 1834, Macomb Township was It was on Jan. 12, 1819, that the tremendous area of organized out of part of Clinton and Harrison. Ray Macomb County was first lessened by the laying out of Township was enlarged from its base line eastward to lop Oakland County. This was proelaimed in 1819, but did off the entire upper part of Harrison Township (which not take effeet until Jan. I, 1823. (Terr. Laws, Vol. 2, took in aU of what is now lenox Township). (Terr. Page 798-9). Laws, Vol. 3, Page 1,275). Perry Township was organized also on Jan. 12, On March II, 1835, the lower part of Shelby 1819, (same referenee) out of the Lapeer Genesee area Township was formed into a new township called of Macomb. On March 28, 1820, St. Clair County was Jefferson, where Sterling township lies today. (Terr. formed. (Terr. Laws, Vol. 2, Page 200) and with this Laws, Vol. 3, Page 1,368). subtraction from the once huge territory, Macomb By an Act passed March II, 1837, Hickory and County was reduced to the smallest extent in its history. Orange Townships were formed in the lower section of Two years later, Sept. 10, 1822, Gov. Cass by Ointon Township, which until Jefferson was formed was - S8­ - S9­

I actually the original "South Macomb" (Laws of Orange was changed to Erin-a defiant gesture demanded Michigan, 1837, Page 41). by South Ireland setlers. The Township of Lenox was fonned from the east The last remaining straightening of Township lines part of Ray Township on March 20, 1837. (Laws of look place under authority of Act 172, 1865 when Michigan 1837, Page 140).' Section 36 was detach.ed from Erin and restored to The village of Mount Clemens enjoyed the vague Warren Township. distinction of being incorporated twice. The first time, Thus-with Ihe subsequent establishmenl of Ma~omb March 13, 1837 (Laws of Michigan, 1837, Page 61) was prospering villages and cities-we attain the considered effective until some years later legal error was Counly of loday: 12 lownships, 12 cities, three VIllages discovered in the proceedings. The community was then and a dozen well populaled hamtets which are villages properly incorporated on April 4, 1851. and cities in the making. On March 6, 1837, legislative acts created the Willtin Ihe pasl ten years, as a mailer offacl, Warren Township of Richmond from the east portion of became Ihe counly's largest (over 179,000 populalion) Armada Township, and also changed the name of city, and Ihe ViIlage of Fraser (populalion over 11,041) Jefferson to Sterling Township. (Laws of Michigan, also switched to city status. 1838, Pages 78 and 83). A tremendous boost to the city of Fraser's economy An Act of April 2, 1838, removed some territory is being felt by Ihe $16,000,000 modern plar,t, Ihe Cross from Orange (Erin and Lake) and added it to Hickory Manufacturing Company, termed the nation's first (Warren Township), whose people early in 1957 voted to automation machine manufaeturing firm. The building incorporate as a home rule city), and also changed the occupies some 67 acres and employs approximately 550 name of Hickory to Aba Township, (Laws of Michigan, workers. 1837·8, Page 158). . Only recently, the 42,000 people of Roseville voted In 1840 came the historic debate in the Legislalure 10 ehange 10 city slatus and Ihe Township of Erin was ,concerning the rivalry of Romeo for Mount Clemens' incorporaled in the cily !intils. The city of Roseville, county seat; a move that left the situation unchanged. with a total populalion of 50,195, waS Ihus formed. Utica also contended for the county seat. It was also in In Mount Clemens, the county seal, available land 1840, following Ihe debates, Ihal a new courthouse was for residential and eommerical building is at a premium voted for Mount Clemens to replace the log structure and city ofHcials are desperately seeking means of wltich formerly existed. (The counly seat dispute expanding its boundaries. . continued inlerntitlenlly up to 1879). The largest incorporation, Ihal of Sl. ClalI Shores, By an act approved March 26, 1839, Ihe name Aba during January, 1951, represenls a thriving lakeshore Township (only one year old) was changed to Warren cily of almost 75,657 people where the original French (now the City of Warren). And on Feb. 26, 1842, hunlers, fishermen and Irappers established some 175 Macomb TownShip was divided into two equal parts to years ago. form Macomb and Cheslerfield Townships. But mere history as recorded in legislative acts is In 1842, Seclion 36 waS taken from Warren aclually far from the pielure of Macomb County's Township and added 10 Orange Township. On Mareh 9, 1843 (Laws of Michigan, 1843, Page 198) Ihe name of historic past. - bU­ - 61 ­ Even though the termination of the Revolutionary community room of the Mount Clemens Savings Bank. war in 1783 established the English -American boundary Mount Clemens underwent a vigorous stimulus in line on the lake channel, English control continued in the middle 1830's, but one that bogged down in a state this area until 1796. financial panic in the ] 840'8. The success of the Erie At that time under Jay's treaty., Detroit and other Canal; launching of the ill-fated Clinton-Kalamazoo outposts south and west of the lakes were formally Canal, and heavy Eastern settlement all contributed to surrendered to the American forces. So actually, it was put Mount Clemens on its economic feet. The 1796 before Macomb County became part of the United community was platted and developed, with small States. businesses and industries being established in the It was about 1796 that there was projected into this downtown area as we know it. half-Indian, half-French settlement on the Huron River In the 1850's, attempts were made by local the energy and civic-rnindedness of a man, Christian promoters to find oil in the black, ill-smelling waters Clemens-whose name is perpetuated in the county seat. that were often found by well-diggers. But the oil A Detroiter, he undertook a surveying trip for Gov. Cass, promotions failed. Subsequently the flow was densely and sizing up the slightly elevated townsite that is now a impregnated with salt, so promoters ehanged their plans city, he later purchased large private claims and called and by evaporating the waters met WIth fau success III the settlement Mount Clemens. He built the first house producing a low grade salt. on the westerly side of what is today North Broadway. The story has been told and re-told of an From 1818 to 1826 Macomb County was governed old-rheumatic horse, unfit to work, that wandered under by a board of commissioners. The Board of Supervisors one of the dripping, elevated salt tanks used in the did not come into existence until 1827. In 1837 the process. The animal allowed the mineral water to county returned to the commission system but by 1842 saturate its hide, even rolling in the muddy puddles on it had-again reverted to a supervisor's government. the ground. The amount of governmental and legislative Within a short time, old settlers recall, the nag was transactions covered by supervisors in those days may be galloping around with a neW lease on life. guaged from the fact that the entire county proceedings Health seeking residents timidly tried bathing in the fr~m 1827 to 1837 required a book of only 55 pages waters, with exeellent results. In 1875 a small bath wotten In longhand. (The minutes of one average house was built, and the rest of the story is hi.tory--a rneetmg today, if written in longlland, would require this million dollar industry that attracts patrons from every space.) state in the country. Meetings of the county board since the beginning At about the same time as the mineral bath industry have always been at the county seat in Mount Clemens got underway to a humble start, the floral industry came from log eabin to million-dollar County Building. into being, largely through the Breitmeyer family. Today There WdS only one exception to this record. During its valuation is in the millions of dollars and a half-dozen the early 1930's-the depression era -while the new greenhouses annually produce blooms in the tens of County Building was under construction, the county millions for shipment throUgllOUt the United States. board met for moce than a year in the basement The bath industry has failed to maintain its peak - 62­ - 63­ capacity in recent years (some of the largest bath houses $60,000,000 in 1952, and the growth continues. Large have been sold and torn down to make room for tracts of land are at a premium. municipal improvements spurred by far.sighted Standing head and shoulders above other merchants and hotel owners). communities in Macomb County as far as industry is Not to be overlooked is the Macomb County concerned, the City of Warren, once the "Hickory·" waterfront where a record number of boats are docked Township of 1838, today has an assessed valuation during the winter and set forth during the summer for a above $535,946,630.00 or more than triple its 1953 day of fishing or cruising on Lake St. Clair. This pleasure valuation. boat Industry IS also numbered in the multi-million The establishment of Selfridge Field, Mount dollar class. Clemens, as the home of the First Pursuit Group of the The Ford Motor Car Co. of Detroit, has purchased a Army Air Corps in 1917 was the beginning of a modern plan for manufacture of plastic auto parts and only day U.S. Air Force establislunent second to none in the recently Ford announced intentions to enter the strategic importance. It is now the nation's leading commercial plastic field with production centered in the military center for jet-propelled fighter planes, and its Mount Clemens plant. widespread installations are valued in the tens of millions Once ,Ford began operating the plant, new jobs were of dollars. It is a vital key in Uncle Sam's tactical fighter made available and a general resurgence in the city's defense against inter-continental attack. Between 3,000 and 4,000 military personnel are covered by its annual econom~ was felt. Observers believe commercial plastics $15,000,000 payroll, most of which is spent within ten productIOn may spur further economic gains in the county. miles of the base. Today, thanks to the well-balanced combination of But no record should be closed without mention of all factors in the urban-rural economy of Macomb, there the growing might of South Macomb as an industrial has developed a prosperous territory with a 1966 giant, particularly the City of Warren, once known by population of more than 602,182, an area growing daily the rustic name of "Hickory." Warren's industry, with great expectations. now flourishing, reached its proudest height during Its valuation is more than $1,944,385,213. Its World War II and the Korean Conflict when it was governmental and administrative functions are centered termed the "Heart of the Arsena! 0 f Democracy." in the Macomb County Building, fully paid for, which Warren's original settlement of war plants has now today would cost far in excess of two million dollars to broadened to diversity of automotive and industrial construct. factories which represent the hub of Detroit's From the faIl of 195 I through 1952, U.S. Engineers production might. estimated that it had averted several l11ajor floods which With General Motors, Ford and Chrysler would have wrought $100,000 in dan13gcs. Corporations leading the way, Macomb County ranks as The canal, adequately bridged where highways cross, the leading industrial growth county in the State of is 200 feet wide, with a mean depth .of 23 feet, and Michigan. carries overflow water 2!4 miles to. the lake at a Factory, store and. residential expanSion in South maximum of 11,000 cubic feet per second. It has. Macomb sent building permits to an all-time high of remained fully navigable and its now attractive - 64­ - 65­ revetments eventually will be landscaped, possibly as The health center, modern in every aspect, houses parks. the health department staff including the sanitation, In a once-useless, marshy area of Harrison visiting nurse and out-patient clinics along with the Township, near Huron Pointe, the five county King's Daughters x-ray clinic. Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority has constructed Also completed was a $190,000 building to house for public use a multi-million-dollar lakeshore the county road, drain and planning commissions as well development, the St. Clair Metropolitan Beach. It is a as the agricultural extension offices. 550·acre, landscaped area complete with modern The building program indicates the phenomenal buildings but with nature's beauty undisturbed. Its growth of a county which-in the span of 16 curving, sandy beach is 6,000 feet long, and 550 feet years-jumped from an operating budget of $691 ,000 to deep, the mammoth enterprise can provide recreation for 60,000 persons daily. over $9,000,000. The county's 481 square-mile land area is home for Progress has constantly spurred on both the some 550,938 persons, according to a recent survey governing bodies and the people of Macomb County, made by the Macomb County Planning Commission, and with improvement following improvement despite a population more than double that figure is expected changing economic conditions. The majestic County by 1980. . building was conceived and completed in the throes of a Early 1961 surveys by the Detroit Regional Planrung major depression. Commission reveal that Macomb County's current A new Court Building, next to the present site, was population has risen 140 per cent over the 184,961 started in 1968. Six floors are to be completed in 1970. population figure recorded by the 1950 federal census. The county jail is in the process of being enlarged. It Midst this burgeoning industrial and residentIal has a capacity of 132 prisoners and is so constructed expansion, there has, also been a search for culture, that its capacity can be doubled and youthful and first symbolized most dramatically 5 years ago when offenders can be segregated from the more hardened taxpayers voted to estabish, and pay for, a commurnty type. college district which would, eventually, see three junior Construction of a $1,200,000 addition to the colleges constructed in the county. Martha T. Berry Memorial Hospital, as well as a Some 70 acres have already been purchased for the $475,000 health center adjacent to the hospital and development of the first of this three-phase program. approximately $35,000 worth of remodeling of the old The initial site will see a multi-million dollar facility at infrrmary was completed four years ago. 12 Mile and Brunert on the Warren-Roseville boundary Remodeling of the infirmary permitted moving the to house the existing South Maeomb Community entire County Social Welfare Department into that College. building along with the County Library and the Welfare A seven-man board of trustees of the community Deparment's surplus food distribution center. college is currently comj,Jering a second site in the The hospital addition provides more wards for central Macomb CO" ,ty area for development within the contagious patients as well as equipment and office near future. space. As the demand arises, a third facility is scheduled - 66­ - 67­

------~; under a long-range program for the northwest portion of by the Macomb County Planning Commission: May, the county. 1963). In approving establishment of the college, Macomb The projects are being earmarked for the co~ty County voters endorsed a county-wide one-mill tax levy drain road and sanitary district; cities of Center Line, to provide about $1,369,000 in the first year (1963). East Detroit. Fraser, Mount Clemens, Roseville, St. Clair Shores Utica and Warren; villages of New Haven, and Of this amount, it was anticipated that some Romed; and townships of Bruce, Chesterfield, Clinton, $30,000 would be set aside for administration and wages, with the remaining $1,339,095 earmarked for Harrison, Macomb and Shelby. Of the $128 million total, at least $22,401,900 capital outlay, including purchase of site. worth of projects are under contract; at least $3,728,825 On July I, 1963, the board of trustees assumed the in federal grants have been received or given prelimin~ry responsibility of operation of the existing South approval to date; and $3,444,767 worth of constructlOn Macomb Community College and operated classes has already been completed. starting in September, 1963 .. Further proof of the anticipated boom in Macomb Industrially, the county is part of the great county is the news that the Detroit Regional Planning metropolitan Detroit labor pool extending through Commission has included some 1,010 acres of county Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. land in a la-year program for development of industrial Almost any jndustry can find the workers it needs, sites in prime areas. for there is not only quantity but quality. For example, Macomb county properties listed in the program as workers have skills represented by 81 per cent of the prime include land on Mound Road between 9 Mile and types of industries listed by the United States Bureau of 13 Mile Roads in Warren and some existing sites near Census. New Baltimo re and East Detroit. In addition, approximately 66 per cent of the labor Despite the tremendous growth in the past decade force are members of organized labor, with major unions or two, there is ample room for expansion in Macomb representing most of the workers. County-population-wise, industrially and commercially. In Macomb county alone, there are 114,600 in the The outlook for Macomb County is a bright one, labor force. Some 4,850 persons are also employed full assured by the courage of the past, the toils of the time in farming. There are another 7,500 persons present and the dreams of the future. available for employment by new industry. Generally, throughout the county, a surge of public works projects is on the planning tables. The projects include renewal paving, water and sewer, drain, flood control, municipal facilities and public housing. It is estimated that the various communities and municipalities of the county have a total of $128,758,798 earmarked for public works (Planned Public Works Inventory of Macomb County, compiled 68 ­ - 69­ MACOMB COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Dr. John R. Dimitry President

Board of Trustees: Max M. Thompson Chairman Harvey R. Dean Vice Chairman Arthur Woodhouse Secretary Paul K. Cousino Treasurer William K. Bowman Trustee Harvey J. Groesbeck Trustee Louise M. Groesbeck Trustee

Administrative Staff: John R. Dimitry President Walter E. Bradley Dean of Administration Albert B. Howell Business Administrator Edward J. Erskine Dean of Academic Services James S. Munro Dean of South Campus Lyle R. Robertson Dean of Center Campus • Karl J. Wagner Dean of Student Services South Campus • Eugene F. Guswiler Dean of Student Services Center Campus * Contact persons for admissions, enrollment and registratjon.

District Offices: 14500 Twelve Mile Road P.O. Box 948 Warren, Michigan 48090

South Campus: 14500 Twelve Mile Rd., Warren, Mich. 48093

Center Campus: 16500 Hall Road, Mt. Clemens, Michigan 48043 - 70- - 71 ­

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