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Pre-schoolers and Head Start 2 more die in county Merchants of county salute 4-H; * INSIDE: on confident note — Page 3 A traffic — Page 2 A pictures and stories Pages 7 B to 19 B 3-day 4-H fair starts Nth Year No. 16 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN THURSDAY AUGUST II, 1966 2 SECTIONS-40 PAGES 10 CENTS Maple Valley Players Monday If this year's weather pattern continues to follow last year's—and it hasn't varied open with 'Miracle Worker' much—the Clinton County 4-H Fair at the MAPLE RAPIDS—The newly conflict between Helen and her taking care of their parts in St. Johns park next week could get rained formed Maple Valley Players nurse, Annie Sullivan, is dram great style. Several have had on. theater group will tackle a big atized on the stage. This in acting experience with the St. job in their first production— volves some real-life wrestling Johns First Nighters, the Car Fair officials are hoping that if the "The Miracle Workers," based around on stage between Helen, son City Civic Players and the badly needed rain comes, it will hold off on the life story of Helen Keller portrayed by Becky Upton, and Fulton Players. this year until after the fair! —this weekend and next. Annie Sullivan, played by Vivian The cast for "The Miracle Opening in the small Maple Wiseman. Workers" includes: GlenKendall They have a big schedule of events and exhibits ready to Valley Playhouse (formerly the But they have been able to as a doctor, Mary Beth Upton go next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and they're figuring Maple Theater), this Friday and make the action look real despite as Kate Keller, David Swanson on a large crowd to view the more than 3,000 exhibits. Saturday, the Players will be the cramped quarters of only as Captain Keller, Becky Upton About 1,300 4-H members around the county will take utilizing some special lighting part of the small stage, about as Helen Keller, Amy Lowe as part ln-the 29th annual 4-H Fair, showing animals they've raised effects to make up for the small 25 by 15 feet. Martha, Anita Swanson as Aunt and exhibits they've produced over the last year. stage area they have to work Eve, Eric Halsted as James with. By using spotlights from the Keller, Don Wiseman as Doctor WHILE A LOT OF THE emphasis will be on exhibits, part "This is normally done on a theater's projection booth at the Anagnos, Vivian Wiseman as of the annual excitement of the fair is in the showmanship and stage, or stages, four times this back, Director Schnepp plans to Annie Sullivan, Pat Blemaster judging contests which take place every day of the fair. There'll big," Director Jack Schnepp, divide the small stage into a as Viney, and Cathy Halsted, also be 4-H championship Softball Monday night and professional principal of Fulton's elementary number of acting" zones. The Cheryl Schnepp and DeniseMac- entertainment Tuesday afternoon and evening. schools, noted last Thursday spotlights will pinpoint the action donald as blind girls. Admission to the 4-H Fair is free, and events wiU get taking place, and the other parts under way at 9 a.m. Monday with the receiving of entries and night. "This creates some real "The Miracle Worker" was of the stage will be kept dark. the setting up of 4-H exhibits. The 4-H horse show will get under problems." first presented at the Playhouse Helen Keller (portrayed by Becky Upton, left) uses her hands way in the horse ring at 9 and will continue into the afternoon Theatre in New York City Oct. with the judging in eight different classes. THE PLAY IS based on the STAGING Adramatic play such 19, 1959. It has since been made to try to figure out what Martha (Amy Lowe) is doing in this life story of Helen Keller and as "The Miracle Worker" on into a movie, starring Patty Duke scene from Act I of the Maple Valley Players' production of The fair program will be rolling in good fashion Monday deals mainly with her life at their first outing was a big step as Helen Keller and Ann Bancroft afternoon. At 2:30 a 4-H tractor operators contest is scheduled, the time she first conquers blind for the Maple Valley Players, "The Miracle Worker." The play will be put on this weekend and at 3 p.m. the junior livestock judging contest will take place. ness and deafness. The active but Schnepp feels his cast is See PLAYERS, Page 10-A and next in Maple Rapids. ALL EXHIBITORS AT THE fair are invited to pickup tickets at the 4-H office In Smith Hall, tickets that will get them free admission to the St. Johns City Park swimming pool between On fire, housing standards 3 and 5 p.m. Monday Evening the championship games in the 4-H county White and Green softball leagues will be played on the city park diamond. The big game in the White League will start at 7 p.m. and will find the Victor Boys and Charley's Gang battling it out for City begins codes enforcement the championship. Both squads have lost only one game during a summer of softbaU. The City of St. Johns will the fire inspections. Hyler made At 9 p.m. the Green League championship game will be , begin Monday the enforcement a "trial run" on Inspections Sat played, and until Friday night the names of the two teams Involved *• of its new housing and fire codes urday and* plans to start the won't be known. Victor 4-H team, undefeatedsofar, will definitely adopted last December. real inspections next Saturday. Dr F. W. Smith be one of the teams playing; the other squad in the-championship A detailed inspection of per game will be the winner of this Friday's league contest between HOME OWNERS ARE asked haps up to 100 homes in the Olive and Stoney Creek clubs. area of the city north of the to permit the inspectors to look over their home for fjre and Umpires for Monday night's games will Include LaVern Grand Trunk Railroad will take to direct area Silm and Bruce Blizzard. place between now and the end housing deficiencies that may or of the year. may not be present. The homes will be picked at random for VEGETABLE AND FLOWER GARDEN exhibits, will be The announcement was made inspection. Standard inspection health unit checked in on the 4-H grounds between 8 and 10 a.m. next last week by Terry Foster, the forms will be used by the in Tuesday, and at 9 a.m. judging will begin on all entries except city's urban renewal coordina spectors. The codes themselves Franklin W. Smith, MD, who the board of directors of the dairy cattle. Flower arrangements will be made at the show tor. The enforcement of the two are standard, model codes; the maintains office and residence three-county department. between 10 a.m. and noon. At 10 a.m. the junior dairy judging codes is a mandatory part of fire code is recommended by at 205 W. State Street, St. Johns, contest is scheduled; the swine showmanship contest is at the city's workable program for the American Insurance Assn. has been engaged as new med DR SMITH IS a native of Clin 10:30 and the sheep showmanship contest at 11:30. community development, for (successor to the National Board ical director for the Mid-Mich ton County, having been raised In the afternoon, judging of beef cattle entries will begin which the city must be recerti of Fire Underwriters), and the igan District Health Department. in Ovid and having graduated at 1 p.m., and the beef showmanship contest will start at 4. fy^ fled next year to remain eli model housing code Is adapted from Ovid High School in 1934.. At 2:30 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, the Chamber of Commerce gible for federal development Dr Smith will begin his work from one -used by the State of He then attended Albion College will sponsor free professional vaudeville acts at the city park funds. with the department Sept. 6, ac New York. cording to an announcement this for his pre-medical studies and bands hell. Performers will include Eddie Collins, banjoist; the Should the inspector find ser- week by H Lawrence MacLaren, obtained a bachelor of arts de Frantic Franzens, a seven-person family act consisting of FOSTER SAID the upcoming acting director and chairman of gree. dancing, music and magic; Johnnie Laddie and Co., a four-dog See CITY BEGINS, Page 2-A FRANKLIN SMITH, MD THOMAS BAKITA inspections were "not a matter In 1942 he received his doc and four-monkey act; Teen Twisters, an unsupported ladder act of harrassing local people. The tor of medicine degree from the involving four people; vocalist Sally Reddy; and Connie Pelham city feels that with the increas University of Michigan Medical at the organ. ing number of homes here en Elsie High School. He then served five years JUDGING OF DAIRY CATTLE will begin at 9 a.m. next forcement of the codes is nec in the Medical Corps of the U.S. essary to prevent possible Central National opens Wednesday, and at 3 p.m. the dairy showmanship contest will Navy, including duties in various scholar, start. blight." Navy hospitals and 20 months in The selection of the north side the South Pacific as medical of See 4-H FAIR MONDAY, Page 2-A for the start of the inspection Southgate office Monday ficer for a Naval construction 18, drowns program stems from*ratherob- battalion.