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Visit with beskeeper-Page 2A Girl Scouts at camp-Page 4A 113th Year, No. 12 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN - THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1968 2 Sections—28 Pages 15 Cents We're ready Road toll now 18 to vote Royal Oak Clinton County Clerk Ernest Carter received primary elec tion ballots this week and by Fri day was expected to have them in man dies the hands of township and city clerks. Carter received the ballots Thursday, a few hours after the Saturday deadline dictated by state law. The situation.in Clinton County A Royal Oak manbecameClin- was the same in many other ton County's 18th traffic victim areas of the state, as 11th hour of 1968 late Saturday afternoon legal questions delayed printing when his car, rammed the rear of the complicated ballots. of an empty gasoline tanker on A total of 8,350 ballots were US-27 four miles north of St. printed by the Clinton County Johns.' News for 16 townshipsj DeWitt and St. Johns. The townships all Clinton sheriff's deputies rely on paper ballots for voting. identified the victim as 22-year- Although voting- in the two cities old Thomas Andrew Baker. is on machines, paper absentee ballots must be provided. Clinton County Clerk Ernest E. Carter (right) is shown checking pri THE MISHAP occurred at 5:35 mary election ballots with Alden Halght (center), Clinton County News p.m. one-quarter mile south of French Road. Deputies said TWO DEVELOPMENTS added business manager, and John Hannah, mechanical superintendent. Baker^s southbound car rammed Thomas A. Baker, 22, of Royal Oak, died Saturday when hts car . ' to complexity of printing ballots. into the rear of the empty tanker (above) collided with the rear of a gasoline tanker on US-27 north of First was last-minute uncer A second complexity in pro tricts. In the legislature, part ballot. In the latter case, rotat driven by Larry Lee Williams, tainty about the ballot listings, A ducing Clinton County ballots of Clinton is in the 88th Repre ing names isn't a factor. 26, of Mt. Pleasant. Baker's car St. Johns. new state law provided that^in- was new county supervisor dis sentative District, and part in traveled 180 feet after impact, cumbent office seekers would be tricts that crossed township the 87th District. Both districts THEN THERE ARE the 11 deputies reported. .^ listed ..first,, with names.of chal lines. There are 11 such,dis have eight- candidates running supervisor districts* .Four have lengers for "the nomination fol tricts. for Republican nomination. The unopposed candidates, but seven The twin tanker combination lowing, in alphabetical order. names were rotated. The 88th have races, with as many as was owned by Taylor Bros., Mt. After aJLower court decision in ROTATION OF names is the has only one Democrat, but the four candidates. All four names Pleasant. William complained of No easy answers for hike Wayne County, however, the state mo'st time consuming operation 87th lists two. Names of the two were rotated. neck injuries, but was not be Supreme Court ruled that the old for the printer. County News were rotated. lieved seriously hurt. During the first six months of volunteers the theory that color Geography also has revealed an •rotation system9 of listing can Sound complicated? .1967, Clinton County recorded of cars may play a part in the mechanical supt. John W. Hannah Deputies could offer no ex interesting pattern. Of the 15 fatal didates should be used. said ballots for some precincts In Congress, a portion of Clin only three traffic fatalities. This accident rate. "One accident in crashes, 14 have taken place in This means that names of ton falls In the Third, District Said John Hannah mid-way planation for the crash. They said year the total, as of last Satur volved a car which was solid were run through the press eight Baker's car left no skid marks. the southern half of the county. candidates for an office must times. where one Republican and two through, processing the ballots, day, stood at 18. 'colored—gun metal gray. It Saturday's fatality on US-27 near appear first on the list an equal Democrats are competing, while "I hope they have plenty of room The victim^ suffered multiple The 18 deaths have occurred blended In with the road. Some French Road was the first death Adding to the confusion was the injuries and was pronounced dead number of times, and that in way Clinton County falls in State another part is in the Sixth in state institutions, because they in 15 accidents. cars which are beige and blend posted north of M-21, cumbents be included in the ro District where only one Republi just may need it for the people at the scene. in with gravel roads have also House of Representatives dis \. High fatality rates are nothing tation. tricts and in Congressional dis can and one Democrat are on the who are printing these ballots." LOCAL LAW officials can only been involved in accidents," Cor son explains. new to Clinton County. Before speculate on reasons for the in US-27 became a double-lane CLINTON COUNTY creased slaughter on arearoads. Corson's explanation may be highway, the traffic toll reachetj Sheriff --Percy J. Patterson says accurate to a point. But ,he is the into the 30's several years. The Modest Another success story Medical traffic deaths most cases involve 'careless first to add that one accident in new road, however, has greatly ness and fast driving." Patterson volved two'cars that were bright reduced fatalities in recent' , Since January. 1, 1968 also maintains that, on some red. years. In 1966, 14 died on Clinton We'd like to sell you a Clinton County News want ad for roads, accidents often are the cutback by three weeks. But frequently itjustdoesn'tworkout. For ex roads and the total lor all of 1967 care unit result of' "dust flying with cars ACCIDENTS persist, whether was 13. ample, Sam Sample of 210 Ross St., St. Johns, needed only coming at a high r^ate of speed one week to realize results from this ad; 18 day or night. Of the 15 fatal from both directions." mishaps, nine occurred in day What's going on this year*?. POs planned THIS TIME LAST Sheriff's deputy Fred Corson time when vision was good. There's no explanation. % 1959 CHEVY PICKUP, 3/4 ton V YEAR: 4' A modest reduction of postal box. Also homemade camp A 100-bed medical care service at Clinton County's first er, 1960 Rambler, doublelaundry facility which will generate an and second class post offices will tubs and a refrigerator. Call annual local payroll of over become effective July 27. * ' 224-7393 or Inquire at 210 Ross $300,000 is scheduled for con The county's only first class Street. struction in St. Johns. Three hurt post office Is St. Johns. Second Groundbreaking is slated for class offices include DeWitt, Within hours after the paper was out, Mr Sample had disposed of all the items. YOU TOO CAN GET FAST late this summer, withanantlcl- Elsie, Ovid and Fowler; pated opening late next spring. when car RESULTS WITH CLINTON COUNTY NEWS WANT ADS. To be known as Provincial ACCORDING TO A directive Won't you let us print your success story? House, Inc., the new facility will hits wagon from the Post Office Depart be part of a group of convalescent ment's Chicago regional office, care homes In operation or under window service at post offices construction in four other Michi Three persons were injured will be reduced to not more gan cities. Melvin R. Thompson, Thursday night when a car than two hours on Saturdays, Parr again heads treasurer of Provincial House, rammed into a farm tractor- and Saturday operations at win told a News reporter that other wagon combination on Hollister dows 'will be cut. The only win locations include Marshall and Road one-half mile nort of Meaa dow services will be handling Hastings, where operations are Road. of general delivery mail and f St. Johns board scheduled to begin in September Sheriff's deputies ticketed distributing to business firms and February, respectively, and i mail of primary of secondary Earl Dobbersteln, 35, of R-2, Raymond Parr has been re election voting by Bingham In East Lansing where two facil Elsie, for driving a farm tractor classes. Sale of stamps and ities are already In service. money orders will be discon elected president of the St. Johns Township. The township hall was without lights after dark after the tinued on Saturday. Board of Education, damaged by a storm three weeks tractor-wagon combination was Parr and other officers were ago. THOMPSON explained the ob struck in the rear by a car driv I reelected during last week's or jective of Provincial House is to en by Robert Wooley, 19, of R-l, Last Thursday Postmaster ganizational meeting of the provide a complete range of Elsie. General W. Marvin Watson an board. Fred Meyer again will medical attention in the areas nounced plans for an austerity serve as secretary and Alden between those offered by hospi Dale Dobbersteln, 14, of R-2, program by the Post Office De Livingston as treasurer. tals and nursing homes and ser Elsie, was riding on the tractor partment. Elimination'of Satur vices will be available for pa-1 and suffered bruises and abra day carrier delivery was men A FINANCIAL report showed tients of all ages. sions. Taken to Clinton Memo tioned, but according to St.