86 .- - 4, AkL{WL: IN NEARLY EVERY church during the Christmas season special musical programs TfA (iawHOn Library) ~~~~~ highlight services. One of them was presented Sunday evening at the Trinity United Springport, MI 49284 ’ Methodist Church, Cass City. Performing were the combined choirs of Trinity and Salem ’ Methodist Churches. CASS CITY CHRONICLE Twenty-fivecents SECTION 1, PAGES 1-14 26 PAGES PLUS 2 SUPPLEMENTS VOLUME 79 NUMBER 37 CASS CITY, MICHlGAN -TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,1985 - I. .-.~-----_“I Village Briefs die in Mm46crash petitions filed 2 teens injured in d BULLETIN: Tom Herron announced Monday that he is withdrawing from the race For village president. Hesaid stolen car cra Sh that he entered because as a property owner and Two 16-year-old Decker onto the road surface, and youth told Wilson he was byBrief Pamela and hisJ. Stadler.wife, Nellie, businessman he has a sub- youths were injured when a struck an eastbound Road told the vehicle was the stantial interest in seeing stolen vehicle they were in Commission truck. other youth’s sister’s car. Cass City prosper, collided with a Tuscola MyronDriver A. ofFisher, the 48,truck, 7224 The information has been 70, were killed in the acci- However, after his pti- County Road Commission turned over to the Tuscola dent. Stadler, 19,204 W.Col- tions were submitted he said snow plow truck Thursday Daus Rd., Cass City, said County Probate Court for a umbia Rd., Pontiac, and many persons told him that at 10:45 a.m. he saw the vehicle ap- decision. passenger Tara Flores, 3, they thought that hrryDavis proaching, and moved to The police report states COUPLE KILLED 93 E. Colgaie, PQntiac, (the other candidate) would one of the youths, who had the right shoulder as far as were both treated and re- do a good job. been expelled from school possible. The stolen vehicle An elderly Kingston leased from the Marlette All I was interested in was that day for a discipline struck the truck in the rear couple were killed and four Community Hospital. Two seeing Cass City run prop- problem, took a car owned axle area. The force of the others injured when their other passengers in the Sta- erly, not in serving as presi- by Vicky Patrick, 6779 impact broke the truck’s vehicle lost control on an dler vehicle, Charles Sta- dent, he explained. Houghton St., Cass City, rear axle from its mounts. ice covered Kingston dler, 16, and Christopher that was parked behind the The two youths fled ac- Township road, slid side- Flores, 19, are listed in sta- Cass City residents are Coach Light Pharmacy. ross a field on foot, and ways and collided with an ble condition at the Mar- guaranteed a new village Patrick had parked the veh- eventually walked to the approaching vehicle, Sun- lette hospital. road where Cass City day at 5 p.m. president next year be- icle in the spot at 9:lO a.m. The Kingston and Mar- cause Ray Armstead Jr., When she returned 10 mi- Police Chief Gene Wilson According to the report, lette fire departments was waiting. Wilson took as- the current president, has nutes later the vehicle was filed by Tuscola County sisted in removing the in- the two youths to Hills and decided not to seek reelec- gone. The keys were in the Sheriff’s Department De- jured from the vehicles. tion. ignition of the 1980 Old- Dales General Hospital puty James Jashinske, a where they were treated The Marlette Ambulance The deadline for candi- smobile Omega. vehicle driven by Floyd J. Service transported the in- dates to file petitions to When the accident occur- and released. Wilson re- Brief, 75, 7120 Brief Rd., ported one of the youths jured to the Marlette Com- have their name placed on red, the youths were Kingston, was eastbound on munity Hospital. the upcoming ballot was westbound on Elmwood was bleeding from the face. M-46,near English Road. One youth told Chief Wil- Dec. 17. Road, east of Crawford Witnesses said the Brief Collins Ambulance Ser- Vying for Armstead’s Road, traveling at a high son he didn’t know the veh- vehicle lost control on the TWO DECKER YOUTHS were injured when a stolen icle was stolen until the ac- vice, Caro, took the Briefs position will be Larry rate of speed. The stolen ice covered road surface, toHospital. the Car0 Community Davis, presently serving as vehicle they were in collided with a Tuscola County Road vehicle ran off the right cident happened, and his and collided with a a village trustee, and Tom edge of the road, came back friend told him to run. The westbound vehicle driven Herron, a Cass City area Commission snow plow truck. contractor. Armstead explained he is ,ot seeking reelection be- Something for every family cause of increased time de- mands to operate his cer- tified public accounting business. “I feel I have bas- ically accomplished what my objectives were for run- Area the ning,” Armstead said. He lends helpful hand to needy pointed out when he ran for the presidential position he Volunteer workers, filled that were donated by persons who are receiving percent of its labor force Christie said. Fifty Christ- drinks, each person had to ganization by the DSS. wanted the council to be with the holiday spirit, businesses, community or- food stamps, aid to depen- seeking jobs, compared to mas trees weredistributed. donate a new, unwrapped CASS CITY more accessible to the pub- were busy last week pack- ganizations, churches and dent children, emergency 9.1 percent last year. Christie added, each year toy. The children who re- This year, the Cass City lic. Another goal of ing and delivering food bas- individuals. Cash donations or fuel assistance or gen- Like the Department of churches donate tickets to ceived the new toys were Armstead’s was to get kets to guarantee needy re- are used to purchase more era1 assistance, there are Social Services, the Human fund raising dinners they recommended to the or- Please turn to page 4. policies started for the in- sidents of the area will have food. 1,235 persons who are re- Development Commission are sponsoring. The tickets dustrial park development. a hot meal to enjoy on In addition to food items, ceiving medical assistance. helps needy persons are given to needy families At the November board Christmas Day. the baskets also have throughout the year. who would not be able to Pat Christie, community buy a meal at the church. Start fund for meeting. trustees adopted The Tuscola County De- scarves, mittens and hats UNEMPLOYMENT .. regulations for the sale of partment of Social Ser- for children. INCREASES services coordinator for the industrial lots in the park. vices, the county’s largest Bluem said names of HDC, explained 247 house- NEW TOYS “I think we have pretty supplier of food baskets, de- people who received food Unemployment statistics holds in the Cass City area accident victim much accomplished that livered baskets to 250 baskets came from DSS for September, the latest are registered for surplus To see that Tuscola case workers, friends, available, show unemploy- commodity distributions. County children are not for- (goal) in the last two families last week. David The community has banded together under years,” Armstead added. Bluem, DSS Volunteer Ser- neighbors, relatives and ment in Tuscola County has She explained this repre- gotten th2 Christmas, a other assistance agencies. increased since last year. sents 756 individuals who Vassar four-wheel-drive the direction of St. Agatha Catholic Church of He feels the policy of hav- vices supervisor, said this Gagetown to help ease the financial hardship mg a council that is accessi- “A majority of the people In September, 11.9 percent receive butter, cheese, club, The Thumb Area Mud is an increase over last of Gary Rockefeller, Gagetown, who lost his ble to the community will 225 (who received food bas- of the Tuscola County work flour and other surplus Runners, collected 1,500 year, when food baskets left leg and suffered other injuries in a farm continue under whoever were delivered to the kets) will be on some type force was unemployed. commodities. The next dis- new toys that were deli- of assistance,” he added. Last year 11.4 percent of tribution is scheduled for vered Sunday. accident Dec. 12. is elected as president. county’s needy. The church has established a fund to help Armstead added after he is “The numbers have in- “If there is a need, or if they the labor force was receiv- Jan. 30. Spokesperson for the out and already has over $l,oOO. Sr. replaced he will continue to are referred to us, we try to ing unemployment be- Christie said this year, club, Sandy Shannon, raised creased, but they haven’t Nancy Ayotte said that anyone wishing to give be active in the community, increased as much as I ex- help them with something.” ncf i ts. like last year, the Caro explained they collected do- a gift of can send it to the St. Agatha this time as a volunteer and pected,” Bluem said. He DSS records for Sep- Unemployment in Lions Club has provided nations from businesses in money GaryAlthough Fund, Rockefeller Box 27, Cagetown, has hospitalization 48735. in- Please turn to page 5. explained local volunteer tember, the latest statistics Sanilac. County has im- Christmas trees that will Tuscola County, and the MI b.:{SC9 funds were used to sponsor ---I available show pcr- proved this year, with 11 be distributed to needy organizations delivering surance, it does not cover an artificial leg, I WILL, BE food baskets have reduced sons in Tuscola County are percent of the workers un- families by HDC workers a party last Sunday at the at the Cass City State Bank.