St. Johns Tornado Siren Test This Friday Preliminary Allocation Draws Fire
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St. Johns tornado siren test this Friday St. Johns' five tornado sirens will be sounded IN THE" TEST SITUATION Friday, residents in the basement corner where shelter would most TORNADO: at 12:05 p.m. this Friday,in the first scheduled should remind themselves of the steps they would likely be sought. The poster contains information TORNADO WARNING HORNS SOUNDED FOR test of the horns in recent years. take If the tornado sirens sound for real. The St. concerning the sirens and what to do in case they The sirens •will emit a wavering tone for three Johns civil defense committee suggests these sound at some time other than in a test. PERIOD OF THREE MINUTES minutes, after which an "all clear" will he sounded safety precautions: St. Johns has five sirens. One is located atop by firing off three aerial bombs. The entire test the Clinton County Courthouse, and the others are will take no more than about seven minutes. 1) Seek an inside shelter away from windows. This would preferably be in the southwest corner at Sealed Power, Federal-Mogul, Hettler Motor The test is being planned to give St. Johns Sales and Clinton Memorial Hospital. residents an idea of what the tornado sirens sound of your basement or your neighbor's basement. _ like. They haven't been sounded since April 21, Doors and windows on the north and east sides of The tornado sirens are not the same as those 1967, when they roared to life to warn of tornadoes the house may be opened to help reduce pressure used for fires and they have a-considerably dif approaching from the Fowler direction. damage to the building. ferent sound. The fire whistle on top of the The sirens will be sounded for real only in the 2) Keep tuned to your television or radio municipal building is sounded for three minutes ALL CLEAR SIGNAL: case of a tornado WARNING, meaning a tornado station for latest tornado advisory information, in a wavering pattern for city fires and for three has been sighted headed in the direction of St. 3) Keep calmt It will not help to get excited. minutes in one long blast for country fires. It Johns. The sirens will not be sounded during a 4) Do NOT call the weather bureau except to is also tested every noon. A series of three report a tornado. tornado WATCH, which means only that atmo The tornado siren will be tested at noon on the aerial bombs spheric conditions are such that a tornado or two The civil defense committee advised residents first Saturdays of January, April, July and October could form. to keep a small poster being distributed this week after the initial test this Friday noon. • • * • •• • Preliminary allocation 113th Year, No. 4 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN — THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1968 2 SECTIONS — 30 PAGES 15 Cents draws fire Meet Clair Stevens of Riley Pool fund The Clinton County Allocation Board made its preliminary report Monday night, and it immediately drew fire from the school He's still fiddlin' around . .at 90 drive tops districts of the county. The preliminary allocation divides the Clair Stevens is 90 years old today. For the past few years $13,500 15-mill pie up as follows: he's just been fiddlin' around ... St. Johns High School youths * Schools 7.717 and enjoying every minute of it. earned $848 at a weekend car He said the school millage wash to send the Clinton County mills, down from 8.2 proposals were based on an *If I'm playing my violin I'm • allocation of 8.2 mills, the same happy," he says. "Why, I've Memorial Swimming Pool Fund mills last year. soaring over the top of Its $12, as last year, and any reduction played it for an hour, when I'd. * County 6.113 by the allocation board would 'have a prettyhad headache'and 500 goal. : _. As of Tuesday morning, a total meaji the schools wouldrbe short it would almost cure it," . mills; up from 5;6'3 of needed funds, even if the mil 1 of $13,500 in cash was on hand Stevens* a retired mason and at the bank, assuring the opening mills last year. lage proposals pass. farmer, lives alone at 6l41 S. of the pool this summer. The ^Intermediate In the case of St. Johns, the Grove Road in Riley Township. Lansing YMCA is already work approximately one-half mill re He keeps his own yard mowed School District of duction would amount to $22,500. ing on their swimming program, BERNARD NELLER and even two years ago helped which will open either June 7 Clinton County .17 County Supt. of Schools Carl make garden in the spring.- Son or June 15. Bates, a member and chairman of Arnold Stevens of 6100 S. De- mill, the same as Dr Herbert Oatley, chairman the allocation board, said about Witt Road isn't too excited about Neller new last year. the same thing during Monday his father doing such heavy work, of the Clinton County Memorial Swimming Pool Fund Com night's meeting at which the pre but the elder man doesn't seem * Towtishi-ps 1 liminary allocation was made. to mind. mittee that's been conducting the Lions Club fund-raising drive, expects afew mill, the same as County representatives, in more donations to be received. cluding County Treasurer Velma "I've always worked at hard, last year. Beaufore and Supervisor Derrilli heavy work," Stevens said. "I've, But the soliciting of funds is president over. The final hearing of determin Shinabery, pointed out the county, had all diseases and quite a lot Bernard Neller of 1001 Taft ation on the allocations has been Equipment to bring the pool up too, has money problems and is of doctoring. I think myself that Road, R-5, St. Johns, has been scheduled for 10 a.m. next Tues faced with higher costs of normal I'm extry good for a man 90 to pre-opening standards of the elected president of the St. Johns day, May 28. YMCA was ordered over a week operation as well as implemen years old, considering the things Lions Club for the 1968-69 year The preliminary allocation tation of new supervisor districts I've gone through. ago, and now the opening of the and will take office In July. He pool at the city park awaits only proved to be disturbing to the and a district court set-up,' succeeds Dr Albert Nelson as schools of the county. Earl Lan "BUT IF ANYBODY had ever the arrival and installation of Lions President. Clair Stevens, 90-year-old retired Riley Township farmer, checks over the equipment. caster, superintendent of the St. THE COUNTY BUDGET has told me when I was 50 years old Neller, a 12-year member of Johns Public Schools, pointed out not been up-to-date, and they (Story continued on Page 3-A) his violin before another daily session of enjoyment with the instrument. the St. Johns Lions Club, has that at least three districts — "IF EVERYTHING goes OK we asked for a higher allocation than served as first vice president Fowler, St. Johns and Ovid- last year in order to meet the should be able to open up on for the past year. Elsie, — now have no extra- schedule," Dr Oatley said. needs upcoming in 1969. Their Other new officers include Al voted millage, and if school mil- request to the allocation board The committee's emphasis this LeFevere as first vice president, lage elections In those districts was for 6.113 mills. Charge manslaughter week has been on the success of Charles Barnes as second vice in June fail the schools won't the car wash Saturday andSunday Allocation board Chairman president, John Hannah as third have enough millage to qualify Bates expressed some concern at Randolph's on South US-27. vice president, Herb Houghten as for any state school aid. The high school student council, Monday night about theproblems secretary-treasurer, William "TO POSSIBLY deprive 60-70 of bickering that arose at last in 14th traffic death under the leadership ofPresident Chalmers as tail twister, Charles Jeff White, organized the car per cent of the kids in the county year's final hearing on the al Wood as Lion tamer, Lawrence location. He referred to the state A Lansing man is being charged slaughter in conjunction with the driver of the auto in which the wash on their own and had more of an education because of this Fish and Elden LeBlond as di falling below the deadline is a statute that permits only duly with manslaughter in the traffic death. dead woman was riding, suffered than enough students on hand to rectors for two years, and take care of the cars that ridiculous manipulation by a so- authorized agents of the various death,.Saturday of Delores cuts and bruises, as did Dean Richard Rutter andTerryLarner parties involved to speak at the Fletcher, 22, of 106 E. North Hammond, 22, of Lansing, and swarmed in. At $2 a car, the called responsible board," Lan HE IS BEING held in the Clin as directors for one year. • caster charged. meeting. Street, Lansing, on US-27 near the ton County Jail, where he was Sally Doty, 21, of Lansing. students earned $848. Northside Drive-In Theater. originally booked on an impaired Fuller and a passenger in his That put the drive well over Miss Fletcher died Saturday driving charge. Following Miss car, Loretta Storey, 25 of Lan the top.