NOVEMBER 16, 1967 2 SECTIONS — 32 PAGES 15 Cents
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112th Year, No. 30 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1967 2 SECTIONS — 32 PAGES 15 Cents 1 v Important \ school bond On new courthouse wings Granite engravings picture aspects of county life vote Nov. 20 School voters will decide Monday By MIKE GALVACH the blocks were cemented into the sides of the walls— school. This expresses- a county-wide wish to see that whether or not to permit the St. Johns News Staff Writer an eye-catching asset to the recently completed front all our children attend school and receive an education. When you walk up the main sidewalk leading to the additions. Now if you would glance to your right, you would School Board to bond for an additional front doors of the Clinton County Courthouse do you ever see the remaining three plaques. The first attempts to $250,000 to finish up a multi-million take time to look on either side? WHILE STANDING directly in front of the main en illustrate the fact that central Clinton County Is a growing If you should, you will discover a very unique series trance, facing the building you could view these interest industrial community. The factory, rail yard, and grinding dollar building program started earlier of. plaques. They were placed in the new wings' walls ing plaques yourself. Look to your leftj the first plaque gears represent this progress and growth people feel. this year. aligning either side of the main entrance in accordance you see is a reproduction of a map of Michigan showing Plaque number two shows the courts where justice with the plans drawn up by St. Clair and C. Douglas every county In both the Lower and the Upper Peninsulas. must prevail In order for us to have a safe and happy Over half the money would be used Pardee, St. Johns architects. The second plaque represents Christianity by showing a life. to buy equipment to furnish the new neigh St. Clair Pardee conceived and drew up the plans church and people on their way to attend the church. The The third and last plaque represents a way of life borhood elementary schools. The rest of for the plaques himself. Each set of three plaques is of man standing in the doorway c'ould be either a priest, min which is not uncommon to many area residents. The en solid opalescent granite and was shipped here from Cold ister, or any Christian leader. The point is that Clinton graving shows that we are an agrarian county, too. We it would be for site development at the Springs, Minn., where they were engraved into the granite County is a Christian community. " ' ' must be able to feed ourselves in order to have a workable, high school, a new bus storage shelter, healthy, and progressive community. blocks from drawings made by Pardee, When returned The third plaque shows children on their way to interest and bonding costs and con- :'fr:W:::::¥:-:*:W::::::::&^ ,r tingencies. * 4 ' -' •B—* -,V, £ ••*•i , The polls will be open from 7 a.m. "to n,u' i -^> V* .«'?*•» 8 p.m. Monday at the y ^"S i normal school dis "p, * >*"X^ trict polling places. * Tax referendum 'assured' here ^&sMsr^ Only owners oj^ rea(l and personal property *wm people in town are opposed to mate outcome," Green said. JUST WHEN THE petitions Green thinks the signatures on A referendum on'the city in The collection of signatures and their spouses may .i s come tax ordinance passed last' 'it." . * The petition to be filed with would be filed with the city clerk to petitions began almost im the petitions represent "no* votes week is all but assured, op THE AIM* HE" SAID, is'to the city clerk asking for a ref wasn't known yet Tuesday. Green mediately following city com in an election. "Those circulating vote. the petitions asked each person ponents of the measure announced force the city to rescind the tax erendum must have signatures said that- a steering committee mission passage of the income The bond issue would result this week. ordinance. "Having petitions of of a minimum of 10 per cent of was to meet Tuesday night to tax ordinance last Tuesday night. who signed how they would vote, and to my knowledge, I don't in a maximum additional three- About 700 signatures have been more than a majority of those those who voted In the last elec "perhaps decide" on afilingdate. Within minutes many of the ob quarters of a mill in property placed oh petitions asking for the that are voting should be some tion, and a maximum of 20 per "There's some strategy to-be jectors in the audience adjourned believe anyone who signed is In favor of the-tax." tax, school officials noted, based referendum, and this Is enough indication to the city of the ulti- cent signatures. Green said 1,792 played here, as far as timing to another location and started on the district's current valua for nearly four filings with the ballots were cast in the last goes," he said. • signing petitions which had been The income tax ordinance JUDGE ALBA WERT tion. As the valuation rises, city clerk for, a vote on the election, meaning 180 signatures The law gives the petitioners prepared in advance. passed last Tuesday by a 3-2 that tax would decline. At the question. would be the minimum and 360 six Mondays from the time of vote after about 100 persons ap start it would amount to -75 the maximum. Municipal But attorney Timothy M. Give reasons passage in which to file for a A STEERING committee of peared In the audience to protest cents for each $1,000 of state Green, one of the strongest op City commissioners give (,We have about 700 signatures referendum. The petitions would Green, Dr. H.L. Oatley, Dr S.R. it. equalized valuation. ponents of the income tax, said their reasons for their votes now, hope to get about 1,200 and then have to be certified by Russell, Mrs Albert Nelson and Commissioners Charles Co- judge that "We are not going to stop on the Income tax question expect to have at least 1,000 the clerk, and the city com John Hannah was named to spear letta, Mrs Jeanne Rand and John THE MONEY WOULD be used at that. We're going to show that on Page 3-A, Other related signatures, or 60 per cent of mission would then set an elec head the gathering of signatures, Furry voted for It, and Com to complete the original plans even before the election is held articles appear on Page 1-B those -who voted in the last elec tion for from 45 to 90 days after and they apparently had good suc missioners Rex Sirrine and drawn up prior to the approval resigns that a goodly majority of the of this Issue. tion," Green said. certification. cess. Gerald-Irrer voted no. In May 1966 of a $5.4 million building program. Many items, St. Johns Municipal Judge Alba of equipment primarily, were Wert will resign his position cut from the original elemen Dec. 1 and retire. Large drug store involved tary plans when building costs He announced his intentions zoomed higher than what the in a letter of resignation read $5.4 million and some $300,000 at last Tuesday night's city com which It is* drawing in interest mission meeting. He will leave would pay. Dec, 6 for Florida to spend the Southgate expansion plans outlined Many of these items would winter. be restored if the current bond No action was taken by the A large chain drug store that THE ARNOLD'S STORE Will panding," Fortlno said. "We feel was also planned for, but at that retail businesses in the current issue proposal is approved by commission on Judge Wert's re will occupy 10,000 square feet then occupy all of the present St. Johns has the handicap of point a women's and children's shopping center area. voters. Reinstated at the signation. They postponed such of floor space will be the major laundromat space plus that re being very close to a metro apparel store decided against The presence of the new drug elementary schools would b e action until the next meeting. addition In a $150,000 to $200,000 cently vacated by Dee Drugs politan shopping center, and if coming Into the area. chain and the hoped-for other new these Items and their estimated Judge Wert has served as expansion of the Southgate Shop plus 3,250 square feet of a new the business people in St. Johns tenant, .along with the expansion value: municipal judge since that posi ping Center in St. Johns. addition to the rear of the shop do not act vigorously to keep FORTINO NOTED that the of the laundromat, means not tion was created three years ago FURNITURE St EQUIPMENT; Announcement of the plans for ping center. the trade, it's going to become shopping center was "very well only more money being kept in chalkboard and 'bulletin boards by charter amendment. Asso the center was made Monday by That addition at the rear of a very great challenge to keep located/ and he said Bobenal Si. Johns but also more jobs ciate Judge Robert Wood will at all schools, $8,500; 16 ward Alfred Fortlno of Alma, secre the building' will be 65 feet 10 them here. would continue to improve the available, Fortino noted. robe units for all schools, $4,000; fill the position until a permanent tary-treasurer of Bobenal In inches wide by 50 feet deep, "We have gone out and gotten center *as we can," in spite of successor is named.