Centennial celebration next week Time machine spins Ovid back to 1869 era S OVID — A community-effort taken considerable time, effort, • SATURDAY, JUNE 21 2:30 p.m. and each of the churches At 2 p.m. there will be a band contests, races, etc., will be time machine will spin its magic and work on the part of the citi­ OPENING OF CENTENNIAL . will be responsible for their own concert at the high school field held with registration for the next week as Ovid area-residents zenry is the mammoth historical The festivities will begin at place and food. In the afternoon followed by an oratorical con­ games at 10 a,m.\and,the contests go back a hundred years In time pageant "The Ovid Story — People noon with a speech by the.Ovid Dr Leroy Howe, professor of test. At 5:30 p.m. a box dinner for the 100-yard dash, ball throw, to observe the centennial birth­ In Progress." The pageant will village president and a flag rais­ philosophy and religion at CMU will be held at the park, and' hula-hqop etc, will begin at 10:30 day of their village.- be presented on a 200 foot multi­ ing by Ovid Boy Scouts, and con­ will be the guest speaker at the drinks and desserts may be pur­ a.m. There will be a luncheon'at level stage and has a cast of 250 tinue throughout the day with a high schqol field. Everyone will chased from old-fashioned cov­ noon and the opening of the mid­ be dressed in their old fashioned ered wagons. Beginning at 7:30 way, rides, and amusements will A week-long centennial cele­ local people. The theme has been Centennial Ball at the junior high bration begins this Saturday, June, building and a coronation of the clothing. p.m. there will be an awards commence. 21, and continues through June written from local • history and queen In the evening. , ceremony at the junior high At 1:30 p.m. there will be ball- 28. With hard work and a spirit will employ colorful costumes, MONDAY, JUNE 23 school field, followed .by the pre­ games for the little league, and of, pioneer days creating the at­ old autos, horses, cattle, wagons SUNDAY, JUNE 22 GOVERNOR ANDPIONEERDAY miere performance of the hls- pony league, and at 4 p.m. there mosphere of 1869, visitors to the and professional lighting. RELIGIOUS HERITAGE DAY tdrlcal spectacular "The Ovid will beayouthparade^withfloats, celebration will find fun for all Today will be the opening for Story — People in Progress," at horses, costumes, etc. At 7:30 ages beginning each morning and A summary of the high-lights Each 'church of thd community all the displays and at 9 a.m. 8:30 p.m. p.m. a pre-spectacular show and continuing until the fireworks for the centennial is listed below will maintain regular worship the flower contest will be held In baton twirling exhibition will take display is set off at night. on a daily basis and Ovid resi­ services, inviting back all of the the parlor of the Congregational TUESDAY, JUNE 24 , place, at 8:30 p.m. .the' pageant dents are hoping for visitors from former members. A reunionpic- Church. They will be judged at YOUTH DAY One of the .events that has all over the state and nation. nic will be held frQm 1:30 to 10 a.m. During the' morning, games, (Story continued on Page 4-A) T i -VT. - I. I ' J < I • St. Johns, Michigan — Wednesday, June 18, 1969 114th year, No. 7 Three Sections - 48 Pages 15 Cents upervisors threaten quit health unit V, Clinton County Supervisors, sewer installation, (which all meetings with drain and state the aspects of leaving by Dec. .went after the Mid-Michigan property owners would be liable officials. 31, 1970, they would in effect- Health Department in earnest for), and Smith felt again would . "I need help," he said, urging be giving them 18 months notice. Monday afternoon, when Duahe not.solve theproblem. Dale Chap­ the board to take some kind of Supervisors have heard so Smith, Bath supervisor-assessor man,1 county drain'commissioner positive action before the area, many complaints on the depart­ since January, complained to the agreed with Smith's complaints, already threatened, has an out­ ment they have actually con­ board he had been unable to get on all points. break of hepatitis or other health sidered the possibility of leaving action on "serious" health haz­ problems. for the past year. If no improve­ ards In the Bath area. The supervisor felt a sanitary Supervisors then discussed the ment in service -is noted in the j Poorly installed and inadequate, jewfer'r'system,_with atrea,tmant Idea;•- of- ''getting11 out" of Mid- next six months- they will give iv facility the best solution, and septic-tank systemswere his main Michigan and spending the an­ final notice and still have the , Councilman, Larry Martin and Bob Hubbard of-Ovid preseThted Mrs. Jeanne: Ran4 vice^mayor, concern. Smith stated raw sew­ the system could be forced if nual $40,000 fee on their own required 12 months notice period age was a health hazard to res­ the Mid-Michigan HealthDepart- health department. The main remaining. of St. Johns with a commemorative medaj,-special, plafr^ idents and in one case had ment was doing Its job. problem with this is cost, and Supervisor Smith, also com­ Smith also accused the depart­ van visited the city on Friday evening, June 13* A gala celebration of the Ovid area centennial formed a 30 by 30 foot pond In another suggested they mighthlre plained to the supervisors re- • begins Saturday, June 21. back of a store and the Mid- ment of not returning his tele­ a good sanitarian and a doctor on garding house trailers around Michigan Heal t h Department phone calls and hot attending a per diem basis to serve as part the Bath area and voiced the wasn't forcing the owner* to cor­ time director. The supervisors complaint that often trailer per­ rect the situation. He continued generally felt the state law re­ mits were issued by the county saying the department finally JpgpQd deal 3 quiring a doctor-director out of appeal board after the local board Summer, winter tax bills together is possible cited the owner on May 1 and gave line, and noted, 14 Michigan De­ had refused permission for said him 10 days to correct the con­ partments have been unable to trailers. Supervisors then sug­ yAfoJSU'St' KraiheVr, Qt"jg get a doctor-director. gested Smith attend the appeal dition, but since then the owner i has only agreed to dump some iejw'/anf.o ran a' Clintori *•: "We have had complaints about board meetings, and find out why fill dirt in the pond, and this Mid-Michigan when we had a the local governing body was was not an adequate solution to doctor-director and we've had being overruled In these matters.. the problem. complaints about Mid-Michigan Several other items were Numerous other situations since last September and we've brought before the board Includ- ' were cited where raw sewage been without one," Walter Nobis, ing a request for new furnish­ City tax freeze? collects on top of the ground. board chairman said. ings for the sheriff turnkey a- partment at the county jail. Sup­ Smith accused the health depart­ Supervisors decided to serve A new cloud slid into the leased by City Clerk Thomas received word from the Depart­ inform city officials that until ment of being "too easy" on of­ notice on Mid-Michigan they are ervisor Claude Underhill pre­ financial horizon of St. Johns Hundley, the possible action is sented the request and stated_ ment of the Treasury, State Tax State Tax Commission has made fenders and felt some of the in­ considering dissolving relations this week in the form of apossi- based on procedures stipulated final disposition of the appeal,- spections for permits were given with the three county group which the plaster repair, and painting, ble tax roll freeze which, if it Commission, that an appeal from in the syllabus of Attorney Gen­ the equalization of Clinton no taxes are to be spread for without proper inspection. also Includes Montcalm and of the rooms bad been completed, takes place, could result In city eral opinions when an appeal is but the apartment had never been County for 1969 has been filed any purpose by an assessing Many of the land owners are Gratiot. A 12 month notice isre- residents receivingbothsummer presented to and accepted by the officer in the county. • quired to do this and the board furnished except for odd and ends. refusing to accept responsibility and winter tax bills at the same State Tax Commision. and accepted for examination by Hundley did not indicate the for their sewer problems and felt by notifying the department time later in the year. the State Tax Commission. The now, that they are considering {Story continued on Page 17-A) nature of the appeal or who en-"; are attempting to force a storm According to information re­ Hundley explained that he has notice he received was sent to tered the action. According _ to the clerk, the ' directive outlines policy re- ' If it wasn't for the Lord....' garding pending appeals as fol-'1.' lows; . ; "If appeals to the state tax;* commission from either county' {(, Jesse Guernsey hears from equalization of tax assessments-, or from county allocation of tax , rates are pending at the time a t tax is normally due from ;a\> taxing unit, a valid property, r President Nixon on birthday tax levy cannot be made by.such.% taxing unit until' such appeals..; are finally determined," "*"> "If it wasn't for the Lord, I dinners out for celebration with pocket so I might give it to wouldn't be here at all", that is friends.