Clinton County News 117th Year Vol.21 ST JOHNS, MICHIGAN 48879 * * 36 Pages September 27,1972 15 Cents Thieves steal firearms from St Johns hardware ST JOHNS - Police are continuing robbery happened Sunday night", Are you concerned about their investigation into the robbery of reported Chief Glazier while adding it getting the straight facts.on a Dean's Hardware in St Johns Sunday was impossible to determine an exact question which arises but don't night where thieves carted off over time'of the crime, know where to,find the answer? $3600 in merchandise including a large " We'll find the facts for ques­ quantity of firearms and ammunition. THE WHOLESALE VALUE of $3628 tions submitted by our readers. According to St Johns Police Chief arrived at by police was obtained from Everett Glazier and Sgt Lyle French, a price list of the missing items com­ Just drop us a line at FACT partially empty ammo boxes were piled by the store owner, Al Dean. FINDER,'Clinton County News found on the counter when the burglars Detectives from the Michigan State St Johns 48879. apparently loaded handguns stolen Police Crime Lab were at the scene Q~The traffic signal at the corner of from a display case. Two pair of gloves Monday morning checking for US-27 and M-21 does not adequately were also missing From the store. fingerprints and taking photographs. allow smooth flow of East-West traffic. Police also circulated a list of serial Can FACT FINDER find out why? RE, A LIST of the stolen items included 27 numbers on the stolen firearms among ST JOHNS handguns, l shotgun, 2 rifles, 10 boxes- law enforcement agencies throughout of assorted ammo, 2 portable color the country. A--The state's highway department television sets, 1 adding machine and 52 The dial on a huge safe in the store's "auto" do something but their hands wrist watches. office was knocked off as thieves made are tied. A spokesman said the in­ The burglars attempted to gain entry a futile attempt to crack it open. tersection just doesn't have the first through a rear door and then a capacity to handle the traffic. When the window before getting into the building CHIEF GLAZIER said speaking timing was set traffic counts were through a basement window. Police from years of experience in police work taken and 27 had by far the heaviest believe the loot was carted out the same he did not expect a quick breakthrough flow. The solution would be elimination way entry was gained. in the case. "These things take time," of at least l of the. 2 North-South left "Tire marks in the alley indicated the he concluded. turns. Plans to widen the road met with opposition from local people, so for the time being the department is aban­ doning those plans foi a year to pursue alternate solutions. Commission gives Q-Why is there a "stop" sign on Lansing St at the comer of Townscnd? Lansing is a through street all the way firemen more pay except on M-21. AK, ST JOHNS A--Caution - children at play. That's 1 ST JOHNS - In a swiftly conducted to insure permanent maintenance of of the reasons the stop sign went up half hour session Monday night, the St the green belt. (4) A $10,000 per­ says St Johns Police Chief Everett Johns City Commission gave the formance bond be put up to insure Glazier. We are trying to cut speed at firemen a pay raise and accepted 2 construction of the green belt. (5) The that intersection because too many Planning Commission recom­ proposed Kroger store be situated on accidents were happening. Also many mendations but took no definite action. the site in such a manner where the motorists travel via Townsend Road to Terms of .the firemen's pay raise service entrance is not visible to get to their US-27 work route. The St were decided upon during private residential housing. (6) AH recom­ 'Johns city limits go 1/2 mile beyond sessions with Fire Chief Clare Maier mendations of the city's engineer be that intersection. And the speed limit is and city officials last week. The carried out by the developer. 25 mph. agreement includes the following 6 Commissioners took no definite St Johns Police Everett Glazierj examines the basement window at Dean's points. (1) Pay scale for the first hour action on the planning commission Hardware thieves pried loose Sunday night during a break-in where a large Q-I'd like to take a color tour. recommendation Monday night but a Where's the best place to take my be raised from $5 to $7 per hour (2) Pay Scale for the second hour be raised meeting with Bobenal officials and city quantity of firearms and ammunition were taken. According to police, the family for a day's drive this weekend? officials was tentatively planned prior PN, DeWITT from $4 to $6 per hour (3) Stand-by fee loot which included 27 handguns, 1 shotgun, 2 rifles, 2 television sets and for rUral fire calls beu*aised from $2 to to a public hearing. ' A--"The "autumn, leaves $3. (4) Ntfchange-beTn^de^in-the-BlneT^^Vp**^..^ 52 watches totaled &bout $3628 in value, v A1 * J Frost will woo?** Cross Escrow Fund. (5) Between April ^NDINO THE Monday night Here's a coldr tour map 1, 1974 andMune 1, 1974 when the city session was James Prince of St Johns Just for you." commission works out a proposed who is selling the property to Bobenal. budget a duly appointed'group from the He said Al Fortino of Bobenal was fire department discuss wages. (6) The unable to attend but wished to make Clinton post offices become Blue Cross Escrow Fund request be known his feelings on the 6-point plan of discussed duripg budget preparation Brehm's. work between April 1 and June 1 next "They want to carry out the essence year. of these 6 points," said Prince while part of the Lansing facility The agreement fixes wages for adding Bobenal wants to discuss fur­ firemen for the next 2 years while the ther the implications of the trust fund processing for outgoing dispatch. associate offices will be transferred to and a 100 foot green belt. He explained ST JOHNS -- The ten Clinton County Blue Cross Escrow Fund request of an Post Offices will become part of Area AH mail deposited in street letter the SCF for processing, and will bear additional $150 per man will be up for the 100 foot green belt proposal "seems boxes designated for deposit of mail for the postmark designated for the a little on the excessive side" and added Mail Processing, one of the newest review next spring. innovations of the US Postal Service on local delivery only, and all mail Lansing SCF area. that there may be better means to ac­ deposited in a receptacle in the local Area Mail Processing will be ap­ complish the same purpose sought by October 1, 1972, it was announced last THE FIRST Planning Commission week by Postal Officials. post offices which is designated for the plicable primarily to that mail, recommendation accepted by city creating a trust fund to insure main­ deposit of mail for local delivery only, originating at post offices within the tenance, The program is intended to speed the commissioners concerned a 153 acre ultimate delivery of the mail and to will be postmarked with the postmark SCF area, which is destined for tract of land bordering on the north city Following approval for the city of the local post office. The mail for delivery outside of the city of origin. manager to seek bids on a new police gain maximum efficiency through full limits owned by Willard Searles. The utilization of the modern and local delivery will be processed in that The Sectional Center Facility Area property was formerly known as the car and agreement to make the office. The outgoing mail with local postmark will read,' 'US Postal Service payment due on land being purchased mechanized post office at Lansing. Sullivan farm. Searles seeks to have the •postmark will be dispatched to the Areat MI 489" along with the date and AM-PM Bring tin fax* land annexed to the city of St Johns and for the park area, the session was Mail Processing Center for designation. The city postmark of AUVE! adjourned. Zoning Administrator -THE LANSING OFFICE is a Sec­ re-zoned for development. tional Center Facility (SCF) serving 83 distribution. Lansing and each individual associate Randy Humphrey explained to com­ office will not be changed.^ The planning commission approved missioners a delay in receiving money associate post offices in Michigan. The Michigan Tourist Council says if the annexation and re-zoning with the Area Mail Processing is a plan AT ST JOHNS all mail deposited into Postal officials urged that customers from the federal grant for the park should no longer use the word "city" on the weather stays fair, there'll be good provision further details be worked out development makes it necessary for the whereby eventually all mail originating street letter boxes, which have not been color right here in Clinton County in a on providing city services to the area. at these offices will be consolidated at designated for local deposit, or into the mail addressed for local delivery but city to meet the land contract should spell out the name. week with the fall splendor peak Searles' development plan includes a payments.