Call 224-2361 Your County Clinton County News News Line SshuinqxihsL Clinton. dkHtSinoL 1856 ST JOHNS, MICHIGAN 48879 15 Cents 28 Pages f Vol. 52 Juno 27,1974 Few contests for township primaries Emerson, who is up for recall along with 3 Competing for 2 trustee posts are Robert By Linda Heyboer other board members. Both are Briggs Jr (dem), Allen Rosekrans (dem), County News Writer* republicans. James Dronk Jr (dem), Mary Black (rep), Also running in DeWitt are; clerk, Donna James Church (rep) and Richard Morrill It looks-like smooth sailing for a majority Syverson (rep) and Majorie Dziuban (rep). of township candidates in Clinton County in <dem); treasurer, Oliver Angell (rep) and Russell Howe and Timothy O'Donnell,. the primary elections scheduled for August John Kirschner Jr (dem); and for 2 trustee both republicans, are vying for the super­ posts, Roger Pline (rep), Kenneth visor position in Eagle Twp, Clerk can­ In 7 of the 16 townships, there are only as Geisenhaver (rep), Bruce Womack frep) didates are Alice Sullivan (rep), Betty many candidates as there are positions and Richard Olger (dem). Evert (rep), and Anne Love (dem); open. Many of the remaining townships do treasurer hopefuls are Carl Lietzke (rep), not have more than 1 candidate from each Bath Twp candidates for supervisor are Thomas Woodruff (dem) and Jon Adijiss Paul Donald Edgecomb (dem), and Fred party, which means the real contest won't Catlin (rep). come until the November election. (rep). June Burnett (dem) is running unopposed for clerk. Republicans Elmer Hardenburg and Dale That's not the case in DeWitt Twp, where Volk are running for a single trustee pos,t in former police chief Bruce Angell II is Candidiates for Bath treasurer are Carol Crofts (dem) and Alice Loomis (rep). Eagle, while Leo Murphy (rep) is unopposed running for supervisor .against Dale as candidate for constable. InVictorTwp,RobertRemus(dem) is the sole candidate for supervisor, as is Manley Hunt (rep) for the clerk position. The other posts each have a republican and -a- Elsie man killed democrat running: for treasurer, Jean Morrill (rep) and Vern Fosnight (dem); trustee, Arlo Stichler (rep) and Daniel Morris (dem); and constable, John Arntz in crash (rep) and Daniel Jorae (dem). A 45-year-old Elsie man lost his life as this car collided with a truck on M-21. Bernard Mills was pronounced dead at the scene, but :t ELSIE - A 45-year Elsie man lost his life mine the cause of death and whether it may The 2 candidates for Watertown super­ others involved in the accident escaped with minor injuries. See related story. [Photo by Bob Hart], in a head-on collision June 23 at 10:30 pm on be related to the cause of the accident visor are Herman Openlander and Wiilian M-2i east of Baldwin Rd. ' Isaacson was treated for lacerations and 2 Nicholas, both republicans. Running for Dead is Barnard Mills, 6208 Meridian Rd, passengers in his truck, his son, Eric, 9, and clerk are Mildren McDonough (rep) and J. Elsie. Charles Rheingans, 20, Fenton were treated Elaine Amos (dem), while republicans St Johns sets review of State Police from the Owosso Post report and released. Edward Kraft andiRichard Ackernian are Mills' auto^collided with a truck driven by bidding for treasurer. Eugene Isaacson, 31, of Swartz Creek when Mills was pronounced dead at the scene by There are 3 candidates for 2 Watertown Mills' car was on the wrong side of the road. Dr J.G. Lyons, Shiawassee County medical trustee spots: Syver Thingstad (rep), An autopsy is being performed to deter­ examiner. William Vaughn Montgomery (rep) and weed ordinance enforcement Betty Harlow (dem). John Nash (rep) is the unopposed constable candidate. Earl Barks (rep) is the sole supervisor ST JOHNS - Weeds, lot sizes and the change that would require single family One of the primary objections was in­ candidate in Olive Twp, with republicans creased cost to the person building a home, v Fourth of July seemed to be the highlights of resident lots be increased from 55 to 75 feet ; >.J Neil Harte and Doris Cook running for clerk. the St Johns City Commission meeUng and apartments from 2500 square feet per particularly the young and elderly. Charles Faivor ,(rep) has filed for the Monday night unit to 4000. • # •The City Commission explained the treasurer position and Eugene Cecil Smith was on hand to complain about weeds cut if they are not cut by the property ' change only, applies to unplatted lots and Schneeberger (rep) for the trustee post. weeds in various parts of the city and asked owner (the city hires it done and then that platted lots would be allowed to have the City Commission to put "some teeth" charges the property owner), John Hannah, homes built on them although the lot may be city commissioner, jnoved. tq have the under 75 feet. into their ordinance requiring thai; weeds be 1 M cut. " existing ordinance reviewed to see if if is , '" "-The final vote on the mat terread 3-2 with" Jtiley Twp has an all-republican slate. possible to make it more effective. Gerald Wilcox and John .Hannah voting no Candidates are:.supervisor, Norman Thelen After Randy Humphrey, ciiy clerk, ex­ Local builders were also on hand to and Roy Ebert, John Arehart and Mayor and Donald Potts; clerk, Victor Hopp; plained the city's procedure for having protest the city's proposed zoning ordinance Robert Wood voting to approve the change. 1 treasurer, Lester Sehlke; trustee, Charles The Fourth of July entered the meeting Silm and Douglas Witt; and constable (2 when a local resident asked if the Fire spots) William Flegler and Lawrence Witt. Dept's annual celebration adjacent to Ovid twp republican Carol Bashore is Passing of an era-grain Morton Street could be moved to the Clinton running unopposed for supervisor. Clerk County 4-H grpunds. candidates are Gary Kurka (dem), Porter The commission was told permission had Martin (rep) and Janet Bimey (rep). been granted by 4-H officials to use the Katherine Kelley (dem) is running for bin storage ends grounds, but representatives of the Fire treasurer and Ronald Miller (rep) has filed Dept expressed feelings that such a move for the trustee position. would create serious problems this year. TheauchonsaleatSt Johns of everything else in war time and In the past, the celebration has been held Lebanon Twp, like Riley, has only the last of the government- the soybeans were moved out adjacent to Morton St, but recent republicans running. They are: for clerk, owned grain bins in Michigan on and the bins dismantled and development of the area has brought protest Paul Graff Jr; for treasurer, Delbert June 20,1974 marked the end of sold. from those moving into the area, citing road Schafer; trustee, Gayle Fitzpatrick and an era which has seen as high as In 1950, Parker said, 30 steel LeRoy Schafer; and constable, Donald hazards to children and noise nuisance. Graff. 13,696,000 bushels of space in bins with walk-in doors were Brandon White, president of Clinton fiat storage structures and transferred from Wisconsin and National Bank addressed the Commission Following are the remaining township round 3,250 bushel silo-type erected in three different and said the city lost$2000 on a recent letting candidates, all unopposed and all bins, referred to by many as locations to store clover seed of bond money by not accepting bids. republicans. "tin cans," according to Dorn being delivered to CCC under He said he had discussed the situation Westphalia Twp: supervisor, Francis Diehl, state executive director, the loan program. previously with the commission, but the Trieweiler; clerk, Walter Keilen; treasurer, Michigan State ASCS Office. There wasn't enough most recent incident cost the city the $2000 William Hanses; trustee, Leon Wohlfert and At its height in 1963, bin site warehouse storage space to when Clinton National Bank and-Trust's constable, Alfred Fink, locations were scattered in an house all the clover seed being more favorable bid was not accepted. Greenbush Twp: supervisor, Edwin Cox; area of about 200 miles wide offered to CCC under the loan Commr Hannah moved to accept a letter clerk, Onalee Maneval; treasurer, Francis diagonally across the State and purchase program. from White and to put it on the table, to be Motz; trustee, James Burnham; and con­ from Benton Harbor to Adrian Some of these 2,250 bushel discussed at the next meeting July 8. stable (2posts), Gordon Waggoner and John and Monroe and from Elwell in bins were later used by the Makara. the-central part of the state to Farms Crop Dept of MSU and Caro in the thumb area. The the ''Agricultural Research^ Holiday deadlines Essex Twp: supervisor, Clayton Wright; bins were located strategically Service for research on long­ Due to the July 4-holiday Clinton County clerk, Veme Upton, treasurer, Marcia to make space readily available time storage of dry edible beans Cowles Nemcik and trustee, Donald Find- for grain under Price Support in Michigan particularly pea or News advertising and news deadlines will be early for next week's issue. ley. loan delivered to CCC in years navy beans. The silo was all that was left of the barn belonging to T. Roy Sosebec, W Marshall Rd, St Dallas Twp: clerk, Josephine Goerge; when the market price was Large numbers of CCC AH display and advertising copy must be in the County News office by 5 pm, Friday. Johns after fire destroyed the structure last Thursday. Two snowmobiles and various treasurer, Leo Koenigsknecht and trustee, below the loan level- storage structures, Parker said, farm equipment were lost with the barn, but farm animals housed in the barn had recently Ronald Spitzley.