Township Politics in Spotlight June 29, for a Hearing on the Saturday
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f Kf Cf ft E • Ovid-Elsie school progress Yester-Year party Pony Leagues set Advanced combat training "IW&IUm* • good — Page 4 B at Wacousta — Page 8 B to play ball — Page 9 A thorough — Page 2 B OK big federal grant for Ovid sewer plans OVID-The Village of Ovid has approval of the requested grant been given preliminary approval and loan, the cost to each re for a grant of $272,000 and a sident of Ovid for building the loan of $412,000 from the Farm system will be only $5 a month, ers Home Administration of the Todd reported. Kith Year No. 9 ST, JOHNS, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1966 2 SECTIONS - 32 PAGES 10 CENTS Department of Agriculture for the construction of a sewer sys tem. The announcement was made 2nd Countdown to primaries Tuesday in Washington by Con gressman Paul H. Todd, Jr. of century the Third Congressional Dis trict. Ovid respresentatives are starts scheduled to appear before the Clinton County's senior citizen State Water Resources Commis king of Michigan Week launched sion in Lansing next Wednesday, himself into his second century Township politics in spotlight June 29, for a hearing on the Saturday. matter. The village has long re Jesse Guernsey, who now re quested federal help so that the sides with his wife at the Rivard pollution of the Maple River Nursing Home, 311 E. Higham might be stopped. Street, was 100 years old Satur DeWitt, Olive contests day, On Sunday he and his wife TODD HAS BEEN at work on celebrated by going to church at the request since his conference Matherton in the morning where highlight Aug. 2 ballot on sewage and water pollution they were presented with corsag Republican party contests are with officials of the Department es and many congratulations. Aft BENGAL TOWNSHIP - Re shaping up in a number of the publican Party: Ray Mayers for of Housing and Urban Develop erward they and 125 guests were townships of Clinton County in served lunch at a rented hall in supervisor; Rudolph Mohnke for ment. the Aug. 2 primary election. clerk; Donald Harper for trea The financing was the grant Matherton. Mrs Guernsey is 90 But in only two is the super years of age. $Tn surer; Carl A. Nobis for trustee; and loan would be made pos visor being challenged. Carl Feldpausch for constable sible under the Rural Water and Guernsey has been retired only One is in Olive Township, (one to be nominated). Sanitation Facilities Act passed 10 years. When his farm home where Earl T. Barks has" filed BINGHAM TOWNSHIP - Re last year by Congress. With the burned down, he decided to retire petitions for a place on the publican Party: Maurice Gove from farming and he and his wife ballot along with incumbent Al for supervisor; Barbara Davis moved to the nursing home. Prior mond Cress-man. In DeWitt &ir clerk; Wilbur A. Brandt for to 1900Guernseyworkedatabar- Township, both Reginald Nelson treasurer; Lyle Hallead for rel factory in Portland after and incumbent Oliver Angell are trustee; Robert Gill, William which he operated a sawmill on a seeking nomination on the Re Kissane and Raymond Doyle for farm for about 13 years. From publican ticket, constable (four to be nominated). then until his retirement he did DeWitt also has the distinc DeWITT TOWNSHIP - Re general farming, including dairy tion of being the only one of the ing and sheep raising. publican Party: Oliver Angell, 16 townships in Clinton County Reginald Nelson for supervisor; The Rev Norman J. Wiebert of in which a Democratic slate of the MathertonEUB Church,which Mrs Virginia Merrill and Mrs officers has filed for nomina Dorothy Detzler for clerk; Ron Guernsey and his wife attended, tion. was in charge of the birthday par ald Zeeb and William A. Johns ty plans Sunday. for treasurer; Henry Wohlert, COUNTY CLERK Paul Wake Herbert Hardtke, William J. field Monday announced petitions Purves, Bruce E. Angell H and 2 cars collide; had been filed for the following Jack B. Christie, trustees (two persons for places on the Aug. to be elected); no constable can driver ticketed 2 primary election ballots: didates (two to be nominated). DONALD D. BETTERLY BATH TOWNSHIP - Republi Democratic Party: Roy Andrews can Party: Gerald E. Shepard * * Two cars collided on Hollis- for supervisor; Warden Kyesfor ter Road Friday afternoon when for supervisor; Lee D. Reasoner clerk; Mrs Cecilia A. Stanaway one -of "• them pullefd oirt of a for clerk; Iona M. Barker, Her for treasurer, Glen Higbee and City hires driveway "into the path" of the It's hay time in Clinton County bert D. Gibbs, Jr. and Virga- Glenn Craig for trustees; no other, Sheriff's deputies ticket lene A. Randall for treasurer; constable candidates. ed Duane R. Hehrer, 29, of Hay, there! It's that time of year when the hay fields of the county have that nice H. Lyle Brook, Richard A. Brag- fulltime 7919 N. HoUister Road, Elsie, clean, just-cut look that differs only in scope from a residential lawn. And, of course, don, Richard Morrill, James A. DUPLAIN TOWNSHIP - Re for failure to have his 'vehicle Church, Abbot W. Nelson and publican Party: George Moore under control. the landscape is dotted with bales of hay that mean feed for the dairy animals of the Elwyn Hotchkin for trustees for supervisor; Kelley E. Car accountant (three to be nominated); Roger He said he came out of a farm. The buildings in the background are on the Elmer Thornton farm at 6801 Colony ter for clerk; John C. Hall for The complexities of running R. Kindy for constable (one to treasurer; Walter J. Kaufman, even local government were re driveway and did notseeanorth- Road, just west of Shepardsville Road in Duplain Township. be nominated). bound car driven by Donald P. Jr. for trustee; Royal EUinger flected this week in the announce and Lawrence R. Hess for con ment of the hiring of Donald D. Keating, 35, of Owosso, until he heard the squeal of tires as stable (two to be nominated). Betterly as accountant for the EAGLE TOWNSHIP-Republi City of St. Johns. Keating hit the brakes. Hehrer's Water use down car was hit in the right front.- School, can Party: Russell Howe for Betterly began work Monday again in May Head Start begins second supervisor; Larry L. Davis for and plans to move his family to clerk; Carl G. Lietzke for trea St. Johns as soon as suitable St. Johns'water use during May city OK surer; Vern Higbee for trustee; housing is'available. 2 youths cut continued on the low side com William Mominee, Charles Volk Betterly, 33, presently lives in pared to last year. Figures re- summer next Monday and Leo C. Murphy for con DeWitt. He is agraduateofLans- as car overturns leased by the city last week park pact A federal aid grant of $51,808 fering opportunities for a child's gy Kowalk and Miss Defdra Mu- stable (one to be nominated). ing Business University, receiv Two Laingsburg youths were showed a total of 36,204,000 gal to establish aHeadStartprogram growth and development along the solf, aides. ing his diploma in accounting in The St. Johns City Commislon ESSEX TOWNSHIP - Repub hurt last Wednesday evening in lons of water used this May, com and the St. Johns School Board for pre - kindergarten students lines of education and also along Bath: Mrs Laura Cllse, Mrs 1964. He has previously been em a one-car crash on Alward Lake pared to 41,525,000 gallons dur has been confirmed for Clinton all aspects of the child's physi Judith Latchaw and Miss Dorine lican Party: John M. Settering- ployed as an accounting examiner are in the process of finalizing ton for supervisor; Verne Upton Road east of HoUister Road In ing the same period a year ago. an agreement concerning the use County, and the program will get cal well being. Vision, audiome Gamble, teachers, and Mrs Eliz in the accounting section of the eastern Victor Township. under way Monday. ter, dental and medical examina abeth Schaibly, Mrs Elaine Bar for clerk; Waldo LaRue for trea Michigan Employment Securities This year's rate per dayaver- of the city park athletic facilities surer; John Lewis Brown for by the school. Carl Bates, county school su tions will be given to all children nard, Mrs Judy Clise, Mrs Phyl Commission. Gene E. Smith, 15, and Paul aged 1,168,000 gallons, or 811 in the program. The children will trustee; no candidates for con According to a lease arrange perintendent, said the federal lis Park, Miss Candy Lynam and City Manage r Ken Greer said R. Hauser, 15, were treated at gallons per minute. The lowest receive milk and a noon meal or Miss Linda Bottimer, aides. stable (one to be nominated). days of use were May 27, 28, 29 ment drawn up and nearly ready money-has been approved under the growing financial problems of St. Lawrence Hospital in Lan the program of the 1965 Econom a breakfast. GREENBUSH TOWNSHIP - sing for cuts and bruises about and 30 (just before Memorial for signing, the school would ELSIE: MRS MABEL Curtis Republican Party: Derrill Shln- city government in St. Johns have ical Opportunity Act. It will be the and Mrs Rosemary Thering, made it necessary to' provide a the head and body. Smith told Day) when the daily use was about lease four parcels of land at the There Is no charge to a parent abery for supervisor;-Gladys 896,000 gallons . The mostwater park for $2,400 annually.