Central NatL Bank sold to Indiana group William J;Buescher,president to-be, is presently chairman of of Central National Bank of St. the board of Syracuse Bank at Johns, has announced the sale Syracuse,' Ind., and is formerly of that firm to a group of vice president and commercial Indiana .businessmen. Officials loan officer of Citizens Bank, 113th Year, No. 35 St0 Johns, Michigan-Wednesday, December 25/1968 •1 SECTIONS — 30 PAGES %lg 15 Cents of the 'bank indicate that aside Michigan City, Ind. He is a from attendant exchange of di­ Northwestern University gradu­ rector seats, functions of the ate and has worked with the firm will continue as in- the past. Federal Reserve Bank of According to Brandon C.White Chicago. Paul Maples new Jr., executive vice-president of McCormick, currently presi­ Central National Bank, the four dent and chairman of the board Indiana businessmen are George of Comfo Corp., a manufacturer E. Manls of Huntington,, Harold of furniture and bedding, is also city attorney as Wellman of Syracuse, Gordon owner of an auto agency in McCormick of.Syracuse and Syracuse. He has varied interests Richard Mynsberge of Mish- in a real estate holding company awaka. Wellman will replace and directs gravel processing commission splits Buescher as president of the plants in various" locations firm but all' other officers pre­ throughout Indiana., sently serving will retain their Paul A. Maples has been named had studied the letters from positions. ' Mynsberge holds ' a CPA de­ St. Johns city attorney but on an Maples and attorney Jim Moore The quartet of businessman gree in accounting and is pre­ appointment that did not get the in bidding for the job, and he purchasing the bank will con­ sently secretary and treasurer unanimous consent of all the city said he thought. Maples' "re­ tinue to maintain residences in of Monarch Industries, manu­ commissioners. tainer" was indefinite. He said their respective cities and im­ facturers of mobile and modular At a special meeting last he interpreted the court costs plementation of policies and rou­ homes. Monarch operates plants Wednesday afternoon, Commis­ as including the attorney's fees tine affairs will be directed, as in Middleburg, Syracuse and La- sioners Charles Coletta and Mrs in • court, which would kick the in the past, by the local staff. Grange, Ind. and Valdosta, Ga. Jeanne Rand voted in opposition total cost up to between £15,000 PAUL A. MAPLES and $17,000 a year. Effective date of the sale has ,to the appointment, while Com­ been tentatively set for- Jan. 10, missioners Herb Oatley, John 1969. Hannah and Mayor Robert Wood MAYOR WOOD, HIMSELF an approved. Brief resumes of the new Flu not rampant attorney, said his interpretation owners indicate all have varied It was the same lineup of votes of court costs would be service business experience. Manis is a couple of weeks ago when the fees, filing fees, entry fees and the founder of Memcor Corp., here yet commission accepted by a 3-2 the like. He said the attorney's an electronics manufacturing vote the resignation of William time in court would be classed firm which recently merged with Kemper as -city attorney and as a legal fee and this would The Hong Kong flu and' its Public Schools, said there has Richard Wells as . deputy city be included in the retainer. Ling Temco Vaught of Dallas, several varieties sweeping the been little actual absenteeism in Tex. Memcor has plants in Hunt­ attorney. Maples said the same thing nation have not left Clinton the St. Johns schools up to the Maple agreed to accept the job when questioned Friday. He said ington, Boyne City, Mich., and County untouched, but so far- present time. Friday there were Salt Lake City, Utah. Manis is as city attorney for a retainer the retainer fee Included all there's no epidemic here that no flu absences from the high fee of $7,500 a year, plus court trials in district court and cir­ a director of Ling Temco Vaught would cause any un-due alarm, school and she had not received and acts as consultant for the costs, but it was over the de­ cuit court, attendance at com­ Clinton Memorial Hospital has reports of any from the other finition of "retainer fee" that mission meetings, legal advice company. schools. Wellman , the new president- asked that only the immediate most of the debate between the to the city and drafting of most families of patients there come So far the incidences of flu commissioners took place last ordinances. in to visit and that others avoid have been spotty. Wednesday. The exceptions, he said, would Post offices visitations for the present be­ Harold Reed, administrator at Commissioner Coletta said he be the drafting of a new zoning cause of the flu problem. Clinton Memorial Hospital, said ordinance if one is necessary, the restrictions on visitors were Schools in the county seem to codifying of all city ordinances, say Thanks' a precautionary measure and the appeal of any cases to ap­ be affected to varying degrees, would be kept in force until the although not seriously yet. Mrs. CLINTON COUNTY pellate or state supreme court Clinton County postmasters incidence of flu drops off. He and the redrafting of the city Luella Canfield, county nurse said the hospital has had a and post office employees today with the Mid-Michigan District traffic deaths charter if necessary. expressed grateful thanks for the higher-than-normal occupancy "these, Maples said, would all Health Department, said reports in the last week or so. There cooperation of the mailingjpUblic that she has received tell of Since January l', 1968 be done only at the specific di­ ffrT*~f • •during-"the holiday rush.. -~ has been some flu sickness - rection 'of-'the"city commission - absenteeism no higher than 20 among employees there. "Without pur customers' help, to 25 percent. and then it would be at an hourly we might still be sorting and de­ She said it appeared therewas ANYONE INTERESTED in 29 rate. livering holiday mail," St. Johns' more flu in the immediate St. being appointed as Bingham ' Maples confirmed Wood's in­ Postmaster J. D. Robinson said. Johns area than in the other towns Township supervisor, contact THIS TIME LAST terpretation of the court costs No backlogs were noted in post of the county. But Mrs Princess Wilbur Brandt, R-6, St. Johns, YEAR: 12 and said that those are only offices through the area. Parker, nurse with the St. Johns on or before Dec. 31. incidental items that may run between $50 and $100 a year. The Christmas Story He said he expected this in­ "The Christmas Story" is told simply and graphically by Debbie Butler terpretation to be repeated at the city commission meeting held and Steven Showers during the Christmas program Sunday night at the First Monday night in an effort to clear Baptist Church in St. Johns. The birth of Christ changed the world less An old-fashioned Christmas the problem up. than 2,000 years ago, and this Wednesday that event will be commemo­ AT THE MEETING last rated. Debbie, 11, is the daughter of,Mr and Mrs William W. French, Wednesday, Coletta had favored and Steven, 1 0, is the son of Mr and Mrs Nelson Showers. Yule tree at Gunnisonville home the appointmen of Moore as at­ torney. Moore had bid to dp the decorated with items of another era job for $12,500, which Coletta 189 pints given here termed as a salary to do all the real 1900—type Christmas. Mrs Fritz city's legal work except appellate By MRS SHIRLEY KARBER the idea for our tree." , cases and writing of a zoning News' Staff Writer Their full size fresh green tree stands says "Once we got started with it, the idea seemed to grow and grow, and one thing ordinance. Dr Oatley said he Blood donors rise above flu Some people think about it, most of in one corner of the family living room, thought "retainer" and "salary" decorated with hand strung ropes of led to another, and now the whole family, us* dream about, but here's a family that were synonymous terms. St. Johns area residents rose collected and were on their way went with the courier, although will do it this year. Mr and Mrs Ernie popcorn, cranberries, bright colored including all the grandchildren are real enthused with it." It was commissioner John above the flu and cold virus to Lansing and special prepara- only, five pints had been- re- Fritz of Boichot Road, are havingChrist- paper chains, candy canes, and some Hannah who made the motion to ornaments that have been passed down FOR GIFTS UNDER the tree she "hunted last week to donate 189 pints tion for open heart surgery by quested. • . mas a little different this year~1900 appoint Maples as city attorney of blood at the Red Cross blood- style. from one generation to another. There out" some of her antique treasures, in­ 3 p.m. Seven pints of O-negative The 41 rejections or donors cluding an old china doll from 1880 and after much discussion and mobile visit on Wednesday. blood for a similar purpose also (Story continued on Ppge J.A) Because of accident last April, when are also real candles on the tree but some clarification of the motion, Mr Fritz fell and broke both of his wrists, Mrs Fritz says they never light them, dressed in a red dress and sitting in a Volunteer bloodmobile leaders red chair. The bisque "Dream Baby* doll Oatley supported it.