<'(.' ' '' a"' " D <1^ s , < X' ' '' > \</ ^ 109th Year — No. 14 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN Thursday, July 30, 1964 10 CENTS V Car lost fX 5 are recovering in garage blaze r after rural crash Fire severely damaged a ga­ A grinding, head-on crash on a rural road rage on North Lansing Street Monday afternoon. A 1962 auto­ early Sunday afternoon seriously injured five mobile was lost in the blaze. local young men, but hospital authorities in Firemen were summoned about both St. Johns and Lansing said all were 3:45 p.m. to the garage at the A “satisfactory” Tuesday. rear of the Ervin Misliler home at 202 N. Lansing where smoke The crash occurred was billowing from both the down ­ Fox’s right rear fender was 12 h stairs and upstairs portions. Sunday at 1 p.m. in feet from the east side of the road Firemen knocked the blaze down front of the Leo Fe- and 14 feet from the west side, in about 15 minutes, but it had according to the refxjrt. ' gotten a good start and severely dewa home on South damaged the garage. Forest Hill Road, a Three ambulances were used A 1962 AUTO belonging to Mr quarter mile south of to carry the injured to the hos­ and Mrs Mlshler was parked in Church Road. pitals. All were taken first to the closed garage at the time and Clinton Memorial, but Fox’s and was damaged .so l)ad by heat and Passerby help firemen and sheriff’s deputies free James Fox from behind the Most seriously injured were Martens ’ injuries appeared so flames it was considered a total wheel of his car after it was involved in a collision early Sunday afternoon. Five per­ the two drivers, James Fox, 20, serious they were immediately sent on to St. Lawrence in Lan ­ loss. sons in the two cars were seriously hurt. of R-2, St. Johns, and Gary Leroy Martens, 18, of R-4, who sing. The two-car ijartltloned garage lived just half a mile south of the is used Jointly by Mlshler and a crash scene. Fire broke out in the cars aft­ Tom Beechler has been neighbor, Donald Low of 204 N. er the crash, and the St. Jr.hns elected commanderof the Vet­ Lansing. Low’s side of the build ­ Both were reported in “satis­ volunteer fire department dis ­ erans Honor Guard of St. Johns ing escaped serious damage, with Requesis ballot Ovid-Elsie board set; factory” condition at St. Law­ patched two trucks to the scene. by its members. Beechler is only a corner of one wall l>eing rence Hospital in Lansing but Persons in the Fedewa home a charter member of the or­ burned. still were under intensive care. at the time put out the blaze, ganization and has been active * * designation Fox suffered multiple fractures, however, with water, dirt and in its organization. Other of­ THE ULAZE, of undetermined 3 propositions pass broken legs. Internal injuries and gravel and fire extinguishers. ficers elected were Lloyd Pe­ origin, apparently started at the Victor H. Meir of Wllllamston, cuts and bruises. Martens also terson, executive officer, and rear of the garage on Mlshler’s Republican candidate for state had multiple fractures, cuts and Joseph Toth, administrative Fox was pinned in the wreckage side. It burned walls and celling senator in the new 30th District, Ovid and Elsie voters Friday eral years and was also on the Here is a tabulation of the vote bruises. and finance officer. The out­ and had to be removed by fire­ downstairs and .spread between has requested the ballot designa ­ chose a new board to run the new Interim board. He is a Mlddle- in the election: going and first commander of walllxjard to the up.stalrs attic tion “former assistant attorney school district and gave approval bury Township farmer. ♦ • Three passengers in Fox’s car men. The fire department ’s re- the Honor Guard is Herbert suscitator unit was used. of the garage. general.” to three measures that will help • • FOR FOUR-year term: Stan ­ suffered facial lacerations and Estes Jr. get the district off to a smooth STEWART FARMS near Ban ­ ley Loznak 720, Donald Craig other cuts and bruises about the Fire Cliief Clare M .ier esti­ start. nister and served on the Elsie Meier said he did so because 595, Gordon Tubbs 418, John body and also were in “satisfac­ mated damage to the garage to board and the interim board. there is another candidate by the Schwark Jr. 310, Joseph Kurka tory” condition at Clinton Me­ at least $1,500, which does not Seven men were elected to the 300. morial Hospital Tuesday, They include the car. Insurance ad ­ name of Meier—Lament Meier of Local man critical Byron —seeking the same office. new board. They were: Johnson lived for a few years were Robert Vitek, 20, and his justers had .'ot yet made their ♦ » at Elsie but now is manager of FOR THREE-YEAR TERM: brothers Raymond, 19, and John, calculations of the loss Tuesday Stanley Loznak and Donald the Michigan Milk Producers Francis Johnson 799, Raymond 17, all of R-2, St. Johns. noon. THE 30th District includes all Craig for four-year terms; Fran ­ Assn, and resides in Ovid. He Stewart 765, Merle Green 463, * ♦ after tree crash of Clinton, Gratiot and Shiawas­ cis Johnson and Raymond Stew­ was on the interim board. John Slnlcropl 265. THE FIRE was discovered and see counties and parts of Eaton, art lor three-year-terms; Har­ Fox is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Fox. Martens is the son reported l)y .Mrs Low at 3:45p.m. Ingham and Montcalm. old Green and Ellsworth Cook Harold Green was formerly Jack Hudson, 43, of 207 N. Lansing police said Hudson ’s FOR TWO-YEAR TERM: Ells­ of Mr and Mrs Howard Martens, for two-year terms; and Frank president of the Ovid school Mead Street was critically in ­ car hit a tree at the corner of worth Cook 862, Harold Green and the Vlteks’ parents are Mr Rlvest Jr. for a one-year term. board and served in the same jured early Tuesday morning Sheridan Road and Creston Street 824, Robert Cornell 527. and Mrs Alex Vitek. « * capacity on the Interim board. when his car struck a tree in at 2:12 a.m. Tuesday. A witness PROPOSITION No. 1, to au­ He is a State Farm Mutual in ­ FOR ONE-YEAR TERM: Frank Lansing. to the accident said Hudson ap­ Sleplienson promoted thorize the new l)oard to oper­ surance agent in Ovid. Rlvest Jr. 412, Robert Hubbard Because of the seriousness of peared to be turning onto Cres­ ate school buses, was approv ­ ♦ * 405, Kenneth Austin 352. their Injuries, Clinton County- ton from Sheridan but Instead ed by a vote of 1,088 to 130, Hudson was first brought to hit the tree. sheriff’s deputies Tuesday had with 15 ballots spoiled. COOK, ELSIE druggist, serv ­ Clinton Memorial Hospital in St. * ♦ ed several terms on the Elsie To put old tanker been unable to question the two Johns and then transferred to ill Penney organization drivers to determine the actual POLICE SAID Hudson told them Proposition No. 2, setting board and also was on the in ­ to work in city Edward Sparrow Hospital in Lan ­ terim board. Hi s father was cause of the crash. It occurred on sing. he went to sleep and had been board salaries at $100 for the the brow of a hill and appeared president and trustees, $200 lor formerly a superintendent of The old tank truck replaced re­ » » driving about 30 miles per hour Edward W. Stephenson, man ­ schools at Ovid. cently by the city’s new fire truck to be in the northbound lane of just before going to sleep. There ager of the St. Johns J. C. Pen ­ the secretary and $300 for the the gravel road. Deputies Hilary treasurer, was given a vote of will be converted for use In TUESDAY EVENING he was were no skid marks leading up ney store since February 1954, Rlvest owns a large farm west watering streets, wetting down H ifner and Bi'uce Wilcox, who reported still under intensive to the tree, police said. ha.s accepted transfer to the man­ 954 yes and 260 no, with 19 bal­ investigated, said Martens was lots s;x)lled. of Elsie and has served in sev ­ new gravel and flushing sewers, care and on the critical list. His agement of the company ’s larger eral capacities on the former El­ the city commission decided last traveling north and Fox south on condition was still being evalu ­ Hudson was traveling alone in retail operation at Cadillac. sie board. week. Forest Hill Road. ated, according to the hospital. the car. There he succeeds Dwane Fowl­ Proposition No. 3 asked vot ­ er who IS retiring after 30 years ers to approve a millage in ­ as Penney manager. crease of two mills for the three-year period to provide ad ­ Steptienson is taking over at ditional funds for operating ex­ City approves 4 Cadillac today (Thursday) and is penses. Voters went along with succeeded here by Jerry Knupp, it, giving the proposal 796 yes 37, of Wilmington, Del. votes, compared to 415 no votes. There were 22 ballots spoUed. street projects Stephenson said Knupp was due * » r-lv^ ALL THE NEW board mem­ The city commission approved to arrive in St. Johns Wednes­ four street jobs last week after a day. He is married and has four bers have served the .schools before, either as members of public hearing in which only one children.