JULY 14, 1966 2 Sections — 26 Pages 10 CENTS Business $ Vs More 11 2 Million Budget Nite Hours a Sampling of St
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Ith Year No. 12 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN THURSDAY JULY 14, 1966 2 sections — 26 pages 10 CENTS Business $ vs more 11 2 million budget nite hours A sampling of St. Johns mer chants-have voted down a sug gestion that they remain open more than one night a week. The 28-20 tally for continu ing the general policy of stay proposed for schools ing open Friday evening only was the result of a post card A survey taken by the retail di vision of the Chamber of Com A nearly $1 1/2 million budget for merce. school operation during 1966-67 was pro I{ appeared that businessmen along Clinton Avenue generally posed to the St. Johns board of education were against any change, while last night (Wednesday). those c outside the central busi That is slightly over $205,000 more ness district favored some new policy, said Tom Wilson, survey than what was budgeted last year and about chairman. $130,000 more than was actually spent during Firemen rush to extinguish a burning rear wall at the Gordon the fiscal year which ended June 30. THOUGH ABOUT 130 mer Easlick home on West Colony Road. The fire seyemy damaged chants were contacted, only 48 Higher, salaries for responded to the survey. one end of the house after it destroyed an adjacent shed. (Story account for pracUcalIy half the Discussion, beginning about teachers anbVthe addi- proposed budget, AII types of on page three.) st e a d d 1 ald to e two months ago, centered on the tion of several teach- ^ " *J "J * < possibility of eveningstorehours schools should pay approxi- on Monday or Wednesday, in ers account for the mately 55.4 per cent of the addition to the present Friday bulk -Of the. proposed' estimated costs next year. Two opening to 9 p.m. was years ago the percentage Wilson argues that this would Federal aid awarded increase, and in - only 42. make the merchants "more com general higher costs petitive'' with shopping areas in THE BULK OF expenditures Owosso and Lansing which are of operation make up next year will be for instruc open Monday nights. the rest. tion. Lancaster estimates about •After some study," Wilson $620,310 will be needed for ele for emergency unit The proposed budget, which mentary instruction and $377,- said, "We found this would help calls for estimated expenditures create extra business for our 770 for secondary instruction. of $1,474,855 during the next town.^ The Clinton County Board of eral grant from the Office of opens bids at their next meeting These figures.compare to Supervisors learned Monday that Civil Defense to the Clinton which is to be held on Wednes year, was scheduled to be acted $550,109 and $318,847, respec on by the board of education tively, actually spent during the HE SAID TOTAL area sales they have been awarded a Fe County OCD center in St. John, day, July 27. Bids will be opened deral grant to help defray ex Michigan. at 2 p.m. Wednesday night following a last fiscal year. increased one per cent-iri the public hearing on the budget. last six years, based on sales penses of an Emergency Operat Teacher salaries are the big tax receipts, but St. Johns'sales ing Center which has been under THE "GRANT, in the amount IN OTHER BUSINESS the 'su items in the instruction budgets, IN PREPARING the proposed decreased six per cent in the consideration as part of the new of $31,426, is designed to defray pervisors approved the combin and in both elementary and easiwjng.,^,^ . #i ( H th_e cojgt of construction of an ing of,the equalization andjid- budget, Supt. Earl Lancaster secondary areas the proposed sees a $11,155 deficlt,,with ari- "If the people want an addi The telegranT^eceived frSfti* emergency op'erating center in dressbgrapfi departments/"effec- budget calls for'blg increases. ticipated income from all tional' night for shopping and Washinton was read by County the basement of the new wing tive August 1 and set the salary These have already been con sources of $1,463,700. This show it," Wilsonstated, "it would Clerk Paul Wakefield and stated: of the Clinton County Court of the director at $7250; approv tracted for. compares with a roughly $10,000 be incumbent upon the local busi "Congressman Paul H. Todd and house." ed the Salary-Clerk hire com Elementary teachers will get deficit in last year's budget. By Along Ovid's Main Street, three'young nessman to do something about' Senator Philip H. Hart today A decision on whether to in mittee's recommendation to set a proposed $541,600 next year, figuring expenditures high and it." announced the award of a Fed- corporate an EOC Into the new the salary of the driver license compared to $475,461 during the carnival enthusiasts forget the rides for wing will be delayed until the. clerk at $3200. The addresso- income low, however, the school 3,ast year; secondary teachers a moment to mug for the camera, holding supervisors have a chance to graph clerk at $3400, and the was able to erase the' deficit will get $282,500, compared to see just what the cost of the additional man for the sheriff's and end the year $1,576.12 in .$229,879. balls they won in one,of the game bpoths. Several rural new wing will be, with EOC department at $5000. Also in the black. Attending the three-day carnival last and without EOC. creased was the cost of day The expenditures of $1,350,- NEGOTIATIONS during the weekend wi.th their mothers were Dave care for children in boarding 580, while higher than the budget past year between teachers and ST CLAIR PARDEE, St. Johns homes from $1.43 a day to $1.75, ed amount last year, was lower the school administration re Holland (left) of Corunna, Joey Orweller school shuttle architect, appeared before the from $10 a week to $13. than the receipts of $1,3.69,209. sulted in a raise in the base (center) and Steven Orweller of St. Johns. board with two sets of blue —The board discussed Jncreas- Lancaster estimates direct pay for some 110 degree teach- prints, one containing the EOC, state aid (based on 3,370 stu The Ovid Business Association sponsored Si the other without. See FEDERAL, Page 2-A dents) at $720,000, which would See SCHOOL BUDGET, Page 2-A the annual event. plans anticipated Pardee told the board the upper floor on both blueprints were the Several changes in the student The' kindergarten students same, with an extension of- the ''Uoad at a couple of rural schools" from Sherwood will go to Eureka County Treasurer's office, plus w,ere announced by the St. Johns school. room for eight more offices, Trustees approve hospital annex school administration this week. WALTER NICKEL, adminis The changes will go into effect trative assistant, in charge of FOR THE ground floor, with A $1,073,000 project for the Sanction of the project cul cing arrangements was by physicians* conference room. A the laundry is provided among the this fall. rural schools, said full-time out EOC, the floor plan would construction of two new additions minates five years of planning by unanimous vote of 28 trustees second elevator is to be installed equipment purchases. The major difference will be rural teachers are still needed be the same as the west wing, to Clinton Memorial Hospital in the hospital's board of directors called into special session by in this area to service upper Air conditioning will be install for pupils of the Parker and (as of last Friday). There are the number of offices depending St. Johns and the updating of and medical staff, with the coun Alan R. Dean, president, and floors. Plans also provide for ed in the remodeled surgical Rowell schools^northeast of St. vacancies for one teacher each upon the size needed. If the existing hospital facilities was sel of St. Clair and C. Douglas Judge Leo W. Corkin, secretary, new doors to shield the shaft suite, new delivery suite, new Johns.- Rowell, located at Chand at Eureka, Olive Center, Sage, EOC section is incorporated into approved by the hospital's board Pardee, local architects. Ap of the Clinton Memorial Hospital of the three floor levels ser patient rooms and corridors and ler and Hall roads, has only Greenwood, Chapman and French the east wing, it will contain of trustees this week. proval of the plans and finan- Assn. viced by the present elevator. in the lobby ,and administrative an operations section large 16 students registered for next Schools. Nickel Is also looking A one-story addition to the east areas. enough to contain 11 people and year; Parker School at Walker for'a part-time rural teacher. of the present building will pro A major factor in financing of equipment. It will also have an BIDS FOR THE construction and Krepps Road has 42 signed Books and supplies for all the vide room for a new kitchen, the current hospital project Is a executive office, legal office, work and equipment were opened MP. ' - rural schools have been ordered. enlarged dining room and food $560,000, grant from federal Hill- \ commissioners office, CD di last week and contracts will be IN AN EFFORT to balance One change from last year's $12,400 donated service facilities. Medical ser Burton funds. Clinton Memorial's rectors office plus a supply awarded to low bidders as soon the load at the two schools, procedures is that all rural as federal authorities confirm vice areas on the ground floor of $513,000 share will come from room which are only 2 1/2 miles school workbooks are to be pur- - » infirmary and kitchen and financial arrangements, said Ink the present structure will be surplus funds available from pre apart, kindergarten, first, sec chased in St.