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\ , i ±s How are guns purchased? Page IB St. Johns students in England , Page 3A INSIDE:* \ 113th Year, No. 11 ST. JOHNS MICHIGAN-THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1968 SECTIONS-24 PAGES 15 CENTS v Appointed Monday 4 Scorr /2&A& -0 PARKWCf A Imlay City man AREA SUMMARY C.AQ.S Area of building 80,000 sq.. ft. Food Market 14,000 sq. ft. Other shops 66,000 sq. ft. — $TQ/ze- Area of site 369,000 sq. ft. Building coverage 27.7% 174 ST<\TIOM S Parking capacity 625 cars <\ s new city manager Ratio of building — STORE — area to parking The search by St. Johns of licensed electrician, but the city tricians. Some without master area ficials for a new city manager ordinance permits electricians licenses said they would be ended Monday night with com to operate after paying a $10 willing to work as journeymen, mission approval of the hiring fee. so the ordinance permitting this of Harvey Weatherwax. The ap Mrs Jeanne Rand, com was passed. pointment follows resignation of missioner, said the city or- Commissioners said a legal Kenneth Greer who had served diance was adopted at a time opinion would be sought by the as city manager here for 11 when the city was short of elec next meeting. years. Weatherwax, 34, has submitted his resignation as city manager at Imlay City where he worked for the past five years. Prior to that, he was employed by the city of Marshall, and his eight-year tenure there included four years as assistant city manager. Planning new A NATIVE of Marshall and a graduate of the high school there, Weatherwax began his pro fessional career following a stint shopping center | In the Army and two years at the University of Miami;-He married Plans for a $2 million shopping center were revealed this week by •:•: the former Margaret Okon of a group of local business persons who have formed a corporation known •:•: Marshall and the couple has six as the L & O Co. "" •:•: children, Alan 13, Linda, 9; The site/located on a triangular section of land at the intersection $ Karen, 8; Tim, 6; Jeff, 4 and of Scott Road and US-27, will be developed to accomodate a number of :•:! Mike 1 1/2. varied businesses and provide parking for over 700 vehicles. Tentative :•:• Weatherwax isamemberofthe commitments for building occupancy have already been received by the :•:• state and national City Managers developers from a financial institution, a food distribution firm, a •:•: Assns. and the family is of the department store and drug store. Construction on the complex is •:•: Catholic faith. He will assume his anticipated to begin by late summer. >:| new post July 15. Plans for At present, plans, which have been underway for over one year, i:-: moving the family here are in- are flexible and can be adapted to the needs of most any business or :•: ' definite. firm desiring location in the area. Initial structural design calls for •:•: In other action, the com all main entrances to face US-27, but a total of six drives will service •;• mission formally appointed the area; three to each of the principal arteries surrounding the •:• Thomas Hundley as city clerk- center. .•:• Assessor." Hundley assumed L & O maintains an office in Lansing. :| / duties July 1. Commissioners discussed an open house to acquaint residents with the two new city officials. No date was set. Former City Manager Greer Aylsworth St. Johns will receive a letter from the ' An estimated 3,000 persons thrilled to a Finalizing fair plans city commending his for his 11 colorful fireworks display Fourth of Ju 1/ years of service, on special night at the high school athletic field in St. Plans for the Clinton County All articles exhibited must 'Premium money will be paid receives THE COMMISSION re Johns. This is just-one of many interesting 4-H Club Fair are well along have been made or grown, or to clubs for group projects rather scheduled a public hearing on patterns outlined against the sky during the assignment and, with just about one month animals cared for during 1968. than to individuals, the petition of Andrew Kuhn- before the opening date, 4-H'ers award muench who had requested sani 30-minure display. John Aylsworth, Clinton ex throughout the area are scam ANIMALS EXHIBITED must be^ RULES STATE that all ani St. Johns is one of 30 Michi tary sewer on Sickles St. be tension 4-H agent, left Wednesday pering to prepare, their entries. owned by the exhibitor, except' mals housed at the fairgrounds tween Church and Lansing for a one-month stay in Washing and market animals sold at the gan communities receiving Pe horses. No bulls or stallions destrian Safety citations in the Streets. The hearing was set for ton, D.C. and College Park, Md., The annual event is slated for will be accepted. fair will remain until Aug. 15. Aug. 12. It was rescheduled to 4th of July events where he will help direct a Na Aug. 12 to 14 and competition Then exhibitors must clean their 29th Annual AAA National Pe destrian Safety Program. give the city time to study costs tional 4-H Citizenship Short for awards in the various cate stalls or pens by 10 a,m. on of the project, determine what gories is limited to exhibitors Course. Livestock that date and remove their ani The. citation is awarded to charges would be made to prop Aylsworth said 4-H members ages 10 through 18. Anyone In mals. erty owners and how much' drew large crowds this age -group, who will not cities competing in the program from throughout the nation will he sale slated All other exhibits may be re which record no fatalities for at frontage would have to be charged converging on the two sites dur reach 19 years as of Sept, 30 moved after 9:30 a.m. Aug. 14 to the city. Members of St, Johns fire de Police Chief Everett Glazier will be eligible to enter judging. least one year, according to ing the next four weeks to under Area businessmen and citizens or by 10 a,m, Aug. 15. Ex Automobile Club of Michigan. partment, Rotary .Club and Jay- estimated that 3,000 persons ob go a series of one-week citizen are reminded that a 4-H live hibitors removing their entries Several corner lots along the cees provided impetus for an served the fireworks display and Entry blanks must be filed at This is the fifth consecutive year ship programs. stock sale again will be held prior to these times will forfeit without a pedestrian death for St. street are presently being served old fashioned-type Fourth of July explained that the area surroun the County Extension Office by during the Clinton County 4-H by sewers on the intersecting last week and hundreds of county ding the athletic field was heavily Some of the members will be July 25. premium money. Johns. housed in Washington, while Fair scheduled Aug. 12 to 14 street, so costs along the Sickles residents and visitors flocked to populated with viewers watching in St. Johns. Included in this years listing others will be on the campus of of exhibit categories are; live Among Michigan cities which St. sides of the property would .the city to participate in from their autos. Glazier said FOLLOWING ARE require According to'john Aylsworth, have to be paid by the city. Com activities. that little difficulty was experi the University of Maryland at ments for entering various cat stock, horticulture) home eco entered the AAA Pedestrian College Park. Aylsworth will be 4-H youth agent, the sale will nomics, crafts and science, ag Safety Programfor 1987,12were missioner Gerald Irrer pointed • Festivities began two days In enced in handling the crowd and located at College Park and he egories: start at 3 p.m. Aug. 14. Approx out the city would have to study advance of the holiday, then cli about the only casualties re All exhibits, except flowers, riculture,' conservation,, photo cited for going a year without a will coordinate the program for imately 35 steers,fivelambsand graphy, safety, teen leadership, pedestrian fatality, three for two cost factors to determine if it maxed with a 30-minute fire corded were a pair of lost purses each group, starting July 15. vegetable garden and horses, five market hogs will be offered.' could afford the project under works display at the high school which, as of Friday, were being must be checked in with depart automotive, cultural arts,.dog years, seven for three years, Steers will range in weight from care, weather/recreation, three or four years, one for ilve its austerity program. athletic field. But even then spec held by police awaiting rescue Aylsworth, his wife and three ment superintendents between 9 800 to 1,000 pounds. , by their rightful owners. children will return to Clinton ( t y veterinary science and animal years, three for six years and one The project involves four tators continued to pursue en a.m. and 5 p.m. Aug. 12. Flowers According to" Alysworth, "If joyment by spilling over onto the County Aug. 8, in time for the and garden must be In between science. ^ » . for antelght year period, property owners, including you cannot be present' fpr ttus Kuhnmuench. • midway of the nearby carnival. ' Hufnagel, general chairman of Clinton 4-H Fair. 9 and 10:30 a.m. Aug. 13. auction, please let us 'know and The month of August was pro The excitement of this activity the week's activities, stated that , Western horse.exhiblts wlllbe we'll have' someone purchase, claimed "Stream Appreciation continued throughjhe pastweek- approximately 30membersofthe registered from'9 to 10 a.m.