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Section rosse Pointe ews A !'ubllshed a. Second Clan Maller al Ihe 2Sc Per Copy VOL. 41-NO. 49 Posl 0111,. 01 O.'rol', Michigan GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER4, 1980 $10 Per V.a, 44 Pages-Three Sections-Plus Insert --------------_.- -----_._------------ Workshopplanned to hamf!ler out district court By Gregory Jakub how a Grosse Pointe district ('ourt are now heard in Detroit's ClJmm(Jn Sliprell1(' ('(Jllft (,ffifidl:; agree that will be structured. Pleas Court. Ihl' I'olnt< .. , proj"ctl'd c-a<rload indi- While legislation proposing to c,,: t!lI' rw('d flJr 11',0 di.\trid courts. convert Grosse Pointe to a dis- A bill authored by Kelly propose; Session to review every ''The problem in the pa~t ha~ b~':n Hilt, hr. l"ilTlil; lhut d()curnenting that a district ('ourt for Gro~'lJ ;'u;";,, in dealing with five lllunicipalitl('s and 1)('11('[ '.'.Jth ,tati,tics i-; difficult due trict court system is apparently five admini;traLve procedure> for 1982 and is now in judiciary commit- to :he inc-'JllIjJ;]libility of local antI stuck in Lansing, a plan is in the reviewing what the ca.,eload wlJuld tee but is not expected to be acted aspe(~tof the new court st(,:(. ("!llrt rPi Ird" works to make the complex upon until Jalltwry, b2," Kelly said. conversion planned for 1982 'I'll,: .JJrIUill') C'lJurt worbhop i, in. AI-~rER MONTHS of diocu.o>ilJn happen as smoothly as possible. ANOTlUm BILL cnatted last spring, !I:n<lc'd I" n'r,tjfy t h("e dlfferrIlces {'arly this year, the PlJintes decjckd a150 written by Kelly, expired whcn "nd 10 go (/\,('r I'Very financial, admin. cumplex ca,eloa.! information and, an informed deci"ion, so there al'~ at the last minule that they wanted Sen, John Kelly (D.Dc!.), the main city officials frcm the five Pointes i-trative and phY'lcal aspect of form. with the help of court experts, lay no more a'>LImptions, It will all be one judge and one court to cover the found they needed more time to de- ing the 1\('\\ ('/jurt, Kelly said, mover behind efforts to establish a out the logistics of abolishing the on paper," Kelly said. Pointes but did so without a "way to Grosse Pointe district court, said he cide what form their new court sys- Pointe's existing five municiral Cflur!:, rp~,..h ? r'r!"!1 ~~~t'r~;~~~~C'~ (_1~ .. :~~~ "'Xr " r~: :" ;' ... ~'; 6~ ~s !:;: :lS is planning to meet in January with tem should lake. The central queltioll IS whether the ana forming the new system. their (judicial) needs were," accord. hdrnrnering out an agreement for all ~'Grosse Pointe city officials, state Point2,) Ileed one or two district courts ing to Kelly. the cities invoh'ed and to make the ~ court experts and State Rep. William Kelly said his planned two.day "We want to give (the Pointes) all to h,1T1c1lr the current five municipal Bryant to hammer out the details of court workshop is designed to compile the infqrmation they need to make c(Jur,', ca'eloads plll'i cidl ca.se, \'. hich Kelly maintains and some state (Continued on Page 4A) ,::Club may be Work begins on :-':t; food site :"j;' . .~~ ::~0for seniors county charter :-;~~ By Joanne Gouleche and recommendations Dec, 13, Gattorn By Susan McDonald said the commission will begin to sit Now that the 27 Wayne Coun- down and-tackle issues plaguing the A government - funded nutri- ty Charter Commissioners have county like lack of coordination be- tion program for senior citizens been officially given the go- tween departments and general over- spending, which last month appeared head- ahead to clean up the bureau~ cratic hodgepodge in county ed for a new home in Brownell . I! I ~ The commission is also expected to government, the elected officials _ Middle School may, instead, end t 1 1\ elect p~rm anen l officers and the im- : up at the Neighborhood Club in I'I are beginning to lay the organi- portant roles of comm'lttee chairman, , Grosse PJinte City. zational groundwork for such a a post Gattorn would like to fill, task, In January, the commission will The club last month approached ad- '. tJ b~gin its public hearings on the issues. ministrators of the "Food and Friend- ~-l.?~; t~,(~' The commISSiOners, including Dis. ship" program, asking them to submit triet 1 'and' Grosse Pointe's commis- Gattorn won her seat an the com. a proposal to bring the program to sioner Barbara Gattorn, were sworn mission by' taking 77 percent of the ~."""' the club's recently.built addition, i into office last week. At that tim€, vote in the Gros:sc Pointes over op. which was intended for use primarily Detroit attorney George Ward was by area seniors, according to Jon Aus. elected to serve as charter commis- (Continued on Page 4A) --~----- _._----------- tin, senior adult director at the club. sion chairman. Ga\.l:orn reportedly --- backed down from the chairmanship The proposal must be approved by after it became obvious Ward had the Neighborhood Club Board of Di- the vote; to win the pos!. rectors and the Detroit Area Agency lax relief on Aging, program administrator, be-' Pholo by Tem Greenwood Last August. county voters over- fore the move can take place. whelmingly gave the nod for a char- 'ter commission after apparently fed Food program directors have been bill could up with the weak rule of the financi- searching for a new home for about ally strapped eoun ty by its present a year and last month received ap- 27-member Board of Commissioners. proval from the school board to use sting cities an empty room at Brownell for their GATI'ORN SAID last week the daily meals. The school board re- In honor of Thanksgiving, the commission has been meeting infor- 'stricted use of the room to only two Southeastern American Indian Asso- mally for the F'ast five weeks since By Gregory Jakub hours a day, however. The program ciation was. invited by Caroline Bon- the Nov. 4 election. Chairman Ward currently operates four hours, or nani, director of the Assumption has appointed four committees in- A proposed property tax as- more out of Grosse Pointe Woods Center Nursery School, to present a tended to decide how the commission's sessment freeze that could save Presbyterian Church. cultural display of American Indian mission is to be financed, among state taxpayers $400 million Artifacts and to demonstrate sign other matters. Austin said he believes the Neigh. could also deprive cities of language. borhood Club location would be For the next six months, the com- revenues needed to fight infla- "ideal" for the nutrition program be- Spreading her arms in the begin- mission will have time to present two tion 8nd bring sta te revenue cause the building was desigm!d spe- ning line of the "Lord's Prayer," identical charters to GOI'. William sharing cut backs. according to cifically with the needs of seniors in Joann Whitehouse, of the Shoshone ?llilliken's office offering a way for local officials. mind and is "barrier free." - Indian tribe, demonstrated sign lan- the county to become financiallv ef- ficient once again. The bill was introduced last week ;.--, guage to a group of fascinated nurs- T"dE FOOD PROGRAM provides and was scheduled for review Tues. ery school pilgrims and Indians. free or low-cost meals to about 80 One charter will call for an ap- day by the Senate Finance Commit- pointed official, the other, an elected area seniors each day and has ex- For two days the prc.school and tee, Its sponsors, Democratic Senators panded to include recreation, educa- executive. kindergarten cl~sses learned about Doug Ross of Southfield, Bill Huff. tion and social programs as well. The the customs, rlress and children's Gattorn said the important goal of man of :\Iadison Heights and :\[ajority Neighborhood Club also operates a games and dances of American In. the commis.sion will be to convince Leader William Faust of Westland_ variety of programs for seniors and dians. The. children feasted on corn- voters 10 approve either charter. The S<lY tllI!y hope the bill i~ approved by is home base to the I,OOO-member Vil. bread, . popcorn, cranberry sauce and earliest that can happen is in a special year's end, lage Club for the elderly. Indian pudding which they helped election next November. If the bill passes, the freeze could Austin said he plans to recommend prepare. After committees make their re[Jort save busincssmen $120 million and the Neighborhood Club Board of Di- farmers and hOlnemnwrs S280 million rectors accept the Food and Friend- Examining the ornamentation on while it give" the legislature a year ship proposal when it is presented the ,\[s. Whitehouse's buckskin dress arr to devise a way 10 permanently re- week of Dec. 8. He added that the (left to right). Christopher Hackerd, duce property taxes and maintain , program could be operated "witl!out Michael Sloan and Blair Belluomo. state services, time restrictions" at the club on Wa. Shirley Kaminski, of Apache origin, Inside terloo and St. Clair Avenue. was also on hand to help in thc "Wr expected ;;Ollle opposition from presentations. Classified _5-12C Neighborhood Club Executive Di- public employes and local govern. ments, lOp until now it's been rela- rector John Bruce is equally enthu- Editorials " ,I6A siastic about the program's potential tively muted," according to Lou Gla- at the club. Obituaries ' ,., .. , .. 9:\ zer, an aide tl) Sen.