MAY 12, 1971 28F*GES 15 Cents County .News Track Meet Here
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rauders smash records, oes in CCN track meet OVID-ELSIE—Seven Individual records The St. Johns Redwings placed second DeWITT'S LARRY Sanborn set a new •were shattered Monday night as the Ovid- with -63 points, followed by DeWitt with record in the shot put, heaving the weight Elsie Marauders swept- past four area 52, Pewamo-Westphalia with 12 and Fowler 50-11, more than a foot farther than,the m high school teams in the annual Clinton with two. Bath's track squad was the only five-year-old meet record of 49-8 1/2 set 116th Year, No. 2 ST. JOHNS, MICH.-WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1971 28F*GES 15 cents County .News track meet here. The Ma county team unable to attend due to sched in 1966. - . rauders, also set a new team scoring record uling difficulties. OvidrElsie's Dick Bates establishedanew rolling up 102 points, while taking first Records tumbled in the shot put, 880 mark in the low hurdles, covering the 180- Clinton, Van Buren spot in nine events. relay, high hurdles, low hurdles, two-mile yard distance in 21 seconds flat, topping run, pole vault and the 440-yard dash. the old mark set in 1964 by six-tenths to exchange officials Four runners beat the clock in the two- of a second. St, Johns' Steve Mead also Mishler reminds of mile run to establish a new meet record came close to topping the mark with a 21.8 in the longest scheduled running event, effort. ST. JOHNS-Officlals from Van Buren postal increase St. Johns' Rick Flegel chopped mpre than The Marauders* CalWoodard set a record County, one of the southwestern counties 30 seconds from the two-mile'record time in the 120-yard high hurdles, breaking the bordering Lake Michigan, will participate of 10:50.8. Flegel ran the distance in a tape at 15.4. Redwing Mead tied the existing with Clinton County May 17 for Government ST, JOHNS—Postmaster Keith. A, Mish- ' time ot 10:20.3. Three other runners topped record of 15.6 in the event. Exchange Day, Ernest Carter, county clerk ler said today that increases in most the old mark in the same race. Byron John Black of DeWitt topped the 440- announced Monday, postage rates will take effect May 16 Prange of Ovid-Elsie was clocked at 10: yard dash record of 53.6, bringing the best There will be a general meeting at the as the new United States Postal Service 25.8; Rick Gruesbeck of Ovld-Elsle re time down to 52.8. He was followed across courthouse to get acquainted and tour begins its task of achieving self suf corded a time of 10:41.7; and Pewamo- the line by three Marauders—Jim Stewart, Clinton's facilities. The group will get ficiency as required, by the Postal Re Westphalia's Dan Fedewa came at 10: Jim Lawrence and Dan Bowles. together at 10:30 a.m. to start the day's organization Act. 44.3. Ed Reed of DeWitt placed fifth in the. activities, Mishler noted that general postage rates event. Continued on Page 5A have not been increased since 1967 when A special government day luncheon will Congress passed whajt was.to become its be held at 12:15 p.m. at Daley's Res final legislative act in its postal package. WOOD-TV tour taurant for the elected officials and their He pointed out that, earlier, requests wives. for rate increases were proposed to Con A tour of Sealed Power Corp. will gress in 1969 by both President Johnson follow at 1:30 p.m. with a separate in and President Nixon. In addition, Presi e center formal get-together for the ladies. dent Nixon proposed an increase again in 1970, although none of the proposed Carter said that there will be another increases was acted upon by Congress. informal meeting at the courthouse at Mishler said that the new increases- stage for antique autos 2:30 p.m. for an exchange of ideas and authorized on a temporary basis until mutual interest discussions, with adjourn ment at 3:30 p.m. the newly created Postal Rate Commission ST. JOHNS—An annual tour of antique establish headquarters for the gathering can make recommendations to the govern- . autos will make St, Johns a major stop- in the area of the courthouse and plans ors of the Postal Service on permanent off point this spring and members of call for the autos to be on display in Free clinic Thursday changes—will raise first-class letter rates the St. Johns Area Chamber of Commerce the parking spaces along the streets CCN CHAMPS from six to eight cents an ounce, and air are preparing for a community-wide pro surrounding the building. mail letter rates from 10 to 11 cents an gram tied into the June 12 event. The tour, which will involve an es Clinton County News staff writer Bob Gavan, left, ounce. Post cards will go from five to ST. JOHNS—A free immunization clinic The tour, the 17th sponsored by timated 500 persons, will begin at Grand presents Ovid-Elsie track Coach John Oberlin and his will be held Thursday (May 13) at the six cents each and airmail post cards Rapids with a coffee stop scheduled for will go from eight to nine cents each. WOOD-TV, will feature antique autos, Congregational Church basement, State costumes of the 1800's and prizes for Ionia, The group is expected to arrive Marauder team the St. Johns Lions Club Traveling Street and Maple Street in St. Johns, The increases will be borne more by those judged most authemtic. According in St. Johns around 12:15 p.m. Saturday Trophy after O-E took the meet in record fashion beginning at 8:30 a,m. until 11 a.m. •business , than by individuals, the post to Chamber of Commerce President June 12 and remain for the 3-4 hour master pointed out, since about. 75 per period to conduct judging and related Monday night. The Marauders ran up 102 points, highest All shots will be given by the nurses James Leon, all major judging will be. of. the Mid-Michigan Health Department, cent of first class and airmail is from conducted in St. Johns while the group activities. ever In meet history, well ahead of second place St. commercial mailers. ^ The immunizations includethoseforDPT, spends a three to four hour lunch stop They then will proceed to Lansing for Johns. The Redwings came up with 63 points during DT, typhoid, small pox, red measles, in the city. an overnight stay followed by a return IN ADDITION TO increases in first the evening. Besides the record point total, seven polio, rubella (three-day measles) and BJll Barber, serving as local chairman, to Grand Rapids via Lake Odessa on the Tuberculin skin test. All immuni rates, second and third class will also is currently making arrangements to Sunday. go up on May 16. However, the full in other meet records tumbled, ^ zations are administered without charge. creases proposed by the Postal Service will not be put into effect on a temporary, basis, in second and third class, since the postal reform legislation contemplates that such increases be phased over five Township era fund s yeajrs—or 10 years for nonprofit organ Theien appointed new izations—provided Congress appropriates By PAT DROUIN rections programs and narcotics programs. it. the necessary funds to ease the transition News Special Writer A number of .cities and counties have The proposal, however, was referred to id full rates._ ^...... ,"•> • HfceiVed funds; Johnson' M&, Ih'ciiltUhg £tt the police cbm'mittee for ftirtn'ei' stu'tfy. P-W superintendeint ; Because of the phasing proylsidni the DeWITT TWpY^The^prbpo'sal toapplyfor Johns, Lansing. East Lansing and Ingham . In other action William'Puryeis,'chair and Eaton Counties, r '' ' *' ' • increases to become effective May' 16 a federal grant to obtain communications man of the fire committee, made special PEWAMO-WESTPHALIA-Roy Theien, for second and third-class- will generally equipment., for-the township police was He stressed, howeVer, that the program mention of the May i7 millage election in "was not a simple one" and a' great deal high school principal and acting'super be pnly l/5th of the total-increase which discussed Monday night at the regular meet his committee report to the board. intendent, has been named by the Pewamo- has been proposed by the Postal Service, ing of the DeWitt Township Board, of red tape is involved. The millage election calls for a con Under the program, the Township Would Westphalia Board of Education as super No changes are made in the rates for Marson H. Johnson, planning director tinuation of the one mill levy for police intendent of the school district for the parcel post, which is the principal com for the Law Enforcement and Criminal apply for a $10,000 grant for communica and fire protection. tions equipment for" the two police cars 1971-72 school year, it was announced ponent of fourth-class mail. However, ini Justice Planning, appeared before the Board Supervisor King also informed the Board last week. tial increases will be made in the "book to explain the grant and answer questions and portable equipment for the police officers. that the Department of Natural Resources As acting superintendent, he succeeded rate" which is classified as fourth class. concerning the procedure in applying for it. has approved a $24,000 grant for a proposed The new temporary rates also make Johnson noted that under the "Omnibus Bruce Angell, Police Chief, said that the the late William Steinke who died in six acre township park, but the township October, 1970.