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v .*-*'• . >, ,^ 4, • y.f • y «» '>• s" " W*f ' kWW*''W'Ss'W'•'-' • "-V": ..'*"••, • ^&8tfv:<--::'-V: *"1PV..QUOTE ^It was better, he I thought? to fail in attempt ing exquisite things than to 25* • succeed in the department of the utterly con temptible." :( v —Arthur Machm MbHU HUNDRED-FIFTEENTH YEAR—No. 3 CHELSEA, MICHIGAN,, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1984 16 Pages This Week jPwr—•—- ." ' ---— ' •' " van Twp. ervisor Aeillo Acquitted Contest Set Donald Schoenberg of 20330 Jerusalem Rd. has challenged in cumbent George Sweeny of 720 N. Main St. for the position of Sylvan Of Embezzling township supervisor. Both are Republicans, and they will square off in the Aug. 17 primary. ; Otherwise, all Republican in cumbents are unopposed in the Parking Receipts grlmary. They include clerk lary Harris, treasurer Fred Former Chelsea police chief rest andO rela x for a few days now not an accountant• J.L Ther e defi Pearisall, and trustees James Robert Aeillo was acquitted Mon that the ordeal is finally over, and nitely should be a new, better day night on a charge of embez then decide what to do." system, whoever is the police |»^«AiuuiciS mux neuueu Lesser. zling more than $50 from the Asked if he wanted his police chief." village parking fine fund. * chief job hack, Aeillo said that He suggested that fines should A jury of 10 men and two would depend, in large part, on be processed "across the hall" in J^prreU Wins women in Circuit Judge Patrick whether the village wants him the village office that takes care J. Conlin's Ann Arbor court back. "I have had some other of of electric and water billing and /Pop Spot in deliberated 3½ hours before fers," he said. "I won't have any receipts. "The police depart delivering the not guilty verdict. trouble getting a job, now that ment shouldn't be handling "I have been vindicated," this is over and I've been cleared money," Aeillo said. "Its assign f)ana Unit Aeillo told The Standard on the of any wrong-doing. ment should be law enforcement, morning after the judgment. "I "I have had a lot of support >and that's ail." ections have said from the beginning that from people in the community, Trial testimony brought out I am not a thief. I would never and I can't thank them enough. that just about everybody in the Elections held on June 8 at the steal anything from anybody." Their faith has upheld me." police department—officers, Union Hall, Chelsea, for the Dana Uncertain at this point is Aeillo, 47, served as Chelsea dispatchers, reserves, clerks- Unit of the UAW Amalgamated Aeillo's status as police chief and police chief from 1979 until his had access to the fine receipts, Local No. 437 had & few surpris a village employee. He was March 16 suspension. He had which were not kept under close ing results. previously worked 12 years in the . Earl Willis, Jr., chairman of ordered suspended and relieved security. of all duties as a police officer in a Washtenaw sheriff's department, "There is no way of telling how the bana Unit for the past three letter dated March 14 1984 and rising to the rank of sergeant. much mon6iy was received by years, was upset by Harvey Mbr- signed by former village presi More than 20 hours "of testi various persons in the depart reU, another former chairman, dent Jack Merkel. Earlier, he mony from prosecution and- ment or what might have happen for the chairman's post, by a had been on paid leave of absence defense witnesses during the trial ed to it," Stommen acknowledged • wi(le margin of 109-27. beginning Jan. 6 when the in- confirmed that there indeed has under cross-examination. 0,Earnest Push beat his two op , vestigation into shortages in the been parking fine money "lost" Testimony also brought out ponents, Charles Borst and Ray parking fine fund began. and unaccounted for. The key that there was a poor working Turner to take the vice-chairman The village council was question was who was responsi relationship between Aeillo and position. The vote tally here was scheduled to meet last night, but ble. Judy Tobias, police department Piish, 58; Borst, 54; and Turner, president Jerry Satterthwaite in Jeffrey Stommen, an account clerk and day-time dispatcher. 23: " , • dicated no action on Aeillo's ant for the firm of Icerman, Last December Tobias told .Three bargaining committee situation, including the possibili Johnson & Hoffman .which was Merkel that she suspected a members were also chosen at the ty of his re-instatement as police hired to make a special audit of shortage in the parking fine ac June 8 elections. Jeral Whitaker, chief, would be taken hastily. village 1983 parking tickets and count. Merkel asked her for Dennis R. Carpenter and H. Craft "This is a sticky situation," fines, testified there was $464 documentation, which she pro were selected out of an eight-man Satterthwaite said," and I'm sure missing and 66 tickets that he vided. ballot to head the committee. could not account for. ^P^rpenter took in 76 votes, H. we will want to seek legal advice That led Merkel, in collabora PICTURE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: his wife Dorothy for 56 years on June 21. This feis before we do anything. I don't ex He and other witnesses describ tion with the village council, to Craft 69, and Whitaker 60, pect a decision to be made ed a sloppy system of money-, respectively. Other contenders Farmers Supply owner Anton Nielsen gave us a ty man still works a full day at Farmers Supply, seek an investigation which was hearty smile during his recent interview with The although he admits to taking a longer lunch hour tonight. In fact, I'm not sure we handling under which cash and conducted by the state police at for the committee were Ted Fort- vwill have a quorum present for checks were kept in unsecured the suggestion of the county her, Junior Williams, Hershell Standard about his incredibly full life. Nielsen will than he used to. He says he'll think about retire turn 80 years old on June 25, and will be married to ment when he's 90... maybe. the meeting." drawers and boxes and were not presecutor's office. The embez Pbe, Barry W. Meyer and Frank Aeillo said he planned to attend always accounted for at the time zlement charge against Aeillo Clowes. , •. • last night's meeting "unless my of receipt. came out of that investigation. i^JMcDcri^ attorney advises me not to. I "It was a system that I in Despite having been accused p W^^^MtM^A m<> want to keep tfack of what hap herited when I became police by One of his employees, Aeillo in secretary post by a vote of 121, pens from here on. chief," Aeillo said. "I tried- to sisted, "I have no animosity while Wes Stinehelfer also ran "It's been a long five months, make it work, but there were con toward anyone and could work ^Unopposed for the guide position. and I'm going to take things one tinual shortages. I did my best to with anybody who is willing to ^He won by a vote of 113. day at a time for awhile. I want to make the books balance, but I'm work with me." } Calvin Poe beat Dan Wilson by Years, Anton Nielsen a vote of 86-49 to take the first shift housing and grinding steward position. Remains Active in Village First shift gear and shaft Ground-Breaking Ceremony steward post ran unopposed by By Debra Mclntyre Grass Lake in Denmark on June up farmers' milk to sell in town." Diiane "Buck" Gullett. He won If you've ever been to Farmers 25, 1904, making this incredibly The trip to Toronto took three by a vote count of 116. supply store on Railroad. St. in active man 80 years old next long days. Familiar sights along Conducted at Methodist Home Tom Parsons took the first shift Chelsea, you undoubtedly know week. Nielsen was part of a fami the way were occasional farmers Anton Nielsen. If you haven't ly of four, two brothers and two , on sleighs, making their way skilled trades steward position ever been to Farmers Supply, The United Methodist Retire to put a shovel into dirt at the Chelsea Milling Co. president, from opponent Paul Sawyer, sisters, and spent half of his time back home after depositing their ment Home in Chelsea was filled ceremonies. He was then follow- represented all present and you should make a point to visit it in Denmark on a farm, and half milk supply near the tracks. #80-54. soon, because owner Anton with many honored guests at -ed by the Rev. Marvin Mc- future donors who helped make in a hotel in town because his Anton worked on a farm near ground-breaking ceremonies for Callum, first vice-president of the the project possible. \ Jim (Possum) Salyer won the Nielsen is a man every person second shift housing and grinding father changed occupations from Toronto for two years. He said it its new nursing facility on Tues United Methodist Retirement Mrs. Stanley Kresge, honorary should have the opportunity to farmer to hotel owner in mid-life. was a general farm, and had just steward position from Albert meet. day, June 12. Homes, Inc. chairperson for the "Renewing Cole by a 10-vote margin. The tal Nielsen graduated from about everything his family's Numerous honored guests, Ralph Klump, trustee of the Old Chelsea" campaign also at When Mrs.