.-?*, --*--•. • ' *i»* ^. ;,i-r)iUA», ^ni^'^.u *. -«:^''WvS.' iii,i'f ;i,. j. ,\ .-,-. '-. V,,'.. .^ . ,* r t : &***;.* w-. 11.3th Year, No. 26 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN — THURSDAY,, OCTOBER 24, 1968 2 SECTIONS — 32 PAGES' 15 Cents Mom, 2 kids killed in crash FAIREST OF THE FAIR A Lansing mother and two of learned at press time. The little her children were killed early boy who was injured, however, St. Johns. Homecoming Queen Shari Uszew- Tuesday afternoon when the car. Is named Adam, and he Is about ski presented this striking picture while reign­ she was driving slammed into a 3 years old. He was reported in tree on Francis Road and split "fair" condition at Clinton Me­ ing over homecoming festivities at the dance' In half. Another son was injured. morial Hospital. following Friday's 46-7 football victory over •* The motherwasMrsLindaKay The triple fatality raised the, I I* Alma. Shari is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Catrl, 28, of 6300 S. Washington county's traffic death toll to 27, Avenue, Lansing. The names of about >340 per cent higher than A. A. Liszewsk'i of 205 W. McConnell Street. the children had not yet been at the same time lastyear. —CCN photo by Ed'Cheeney. The Clinton County Sheriff's Department was still tryihg to locate the husband and father of CLINTON COUNTY i the victims late Tuesday after­ noon in an effort to determine Political glow, traffic deaths which way Mrs Cairl might have — Clinton-County News oolorphoto fay Lowell G. Binker • i been driving. Her car hit a two- Since January 1, 1968 foot-in-diameter tree of thewest "•* - side of'Francis Road, about a Perfect autumn day for a field trip apparent half-mile south of M-21. L-:t,4^'i-. 27 The impact of the crash broke ' One of .the big advantages of a rural neighborhood school is the abundance of the great outdoors the car in half, and it was hauled on a warm, sunny, fall day. Riley school fourth grade teacher Mrs Naomi Tenney took advantage of nears THIS TJME LAST to St, Johns in two pieces. Sher­ just one of those days last week to take her group on a hike^west of the school and into one of the . YEAR; 8 iff's officers said it was raining w.ppded^qrecjs. hedrby?_SUch nature hikes ajways produce plenty of exdmples of leaves, brush, flowers 14. J- , v£ife&;the- sun.rlsing.lri th&east,politicsis .teking*bn a brighter -,at the time of the accident, about u r glow around' Ciintori^County'as'ttie'Nov.'s generai^eiectton'date 12:30" p.m. ** *"" "or whaTeve^the t^cl^erjwahts-to-fallc about. »- - ~"V-'*"""' • -''. **.<,.* % , ': -*,=... nears and candidates for various offices warm up to the voters.. In almost unprecedented variety, this year's election has a little bit of everything for eyetybodyj There is,partisan politics 16 mail and:there is non-partisan politics. There are candidates and there are issues—at all levels of government. Some candidates are Chest drive at opposed for the jobs they seek; others have no competition. Still others are running on write-ins, without the benefit of having their names on the ballot. vandalized The main ballot, on a big 19x20-lnch sheet for the paper- What may have been a prank In 25% 1st week ballot, precincts, will give voters a selection from presidential the minds of some persons is a Clinton County's Communities of the St. Johns Woman's Divi­ .candidates,for six different political parties on down through federal offense to Postmaster J. Chest drive is off to a flying sion, plans to get her canvass in Congressional and state legislative offices, through state educa­ D. Robinson, and he is taking start, reports Ink White, general the residential area of the city^ tional posts, through county offices and down to township offices. seriously the actions, of vandals campaign chairman. White esti­ under way this week. who damaged 16 rural mail boxes mated that 25 per cent of the Industrial plant campaigns be­ Only the "Republicans have candidates for all those offices— this past weekend. or most of them. At the county level, all candidates for county county's $23,683 quota had been gan In the county lastweekunder offices—including ,the new 11-man board of supervisors—are Robinson pointed out that such accounted for during the first Sexton of St. Johns. Sexton said Republicans, with the exception of Jack Andrews, who's running action is In violation of federal week of the drive. his division workers are meeting unopposed as a Democrat for the District 10 supervisor's seat. statutes and uponbelng.advisedof First cash report lathe, cam­ with a generous" response^ but There is no candidate on the ballot for prosecuting attorney, but the damaged boxes he im­ paign came Friday from Mrs actual figures on contributions Patrick Kelly of St. Johns Is seeking a write-in election. mediately contacted postal In­ Wayne Loomls, Bath Township from each establishment ar,e not spectors as well as the office of chairman, whose .$71 initial pay­ yet available. •••.'. '•. In addition to tending to national, state and county duties, the CUnton County sheriff. ment represents 13 per cent of Leon Brewbaker heads;the voters in St. Johns will be electing two new city commissioners "These people work pretty her township quota of $.575. "We (Story continued on Page 4-Aj'.. ~; from among at least three announced write - in candidates- close together," Robinson ex­ are confident we will, reach John W. Hannah-, Robert H. Wood and John Lynch, plained, "and if they catch anyone quota," she said. involved in these acts, those per­ ... Rblan W. Sleight, special gifts ' lOO-i rlO0. DeWlTT HAS CONTESTS FOR ALL its city offices. Mayor sons will be prosecuted to the chairman, .said his division has EldenSmlth is seekingreelectlon with bppositionfrom Marshall C. fullest extent of the law." already exceeded $600 and will Warren. DuWayne Zlegler and Paul Mulford are seeking a two- ' Robinson did not indicate what complete their ..solicitation this 90- -9Q year seat on the city council. There are three four-year seats up area of the county the damages week. for grabs, with Lawrence Keck^Paul Hartwlgsen, Andrew K, ocurred but explained that with This is the rear portion of a station wagon in which a:Lansing mother. In Watertown Township, Traxler, Jack Scott, Roger Overway and'JohnHiattas candidates. the approach of Halloween sher­ and two of her small children were killed early Tuesday afternoon on • ;• Chairman Margaret Thingstad's. iff's deputies are maintaining a 80- -80; All of the townships have one or more of fleers to elect, some South Francis Road. The!*cqr went off th? roadway and hit a tree; split­ 30 workersareengagedihacom- With opposition and some without. more concentrated vigil out in the ^plete canvass of-the area, rural areas of the county. ting it in two. A third small child in the car was injured.' ,' • Mrs-Richard Kohls, Chairman . On a separate non-partisan ballot, there is competition be­ tween Harold Reed, and Roland Duguay, both of St. Johns, for the 70- ^7(j; judgeship In the Clinton County District Court which will take. effect Jan. 1. There's also competition for bench seats on the Supervisors have busy 2 days Michigan Supreme Court and the District; Michigan Court of 60- 60 Appeals,^ For the voters,who can't get excited about the election of people, there is a multitude of state and local issues to deal with. There are five Just for the state. Voters will have to decide ' -.;. ••'*' The Clinton County Board of in January. This was done know­ immediate effect, J'^y^^--'.'..,.; tu .• maM;. ;uu«;co ^.ui. u of*,a .central' switchboard oper­ "yes" or "no" on:" -make Supervisors may be a "lame ingly and aboveboard and even; .Paul, N6bis,„of 5813;Wv^alker .district' ^o&t, The :bid£ the only ation for all county courthouse 1 40^ Vl) Whether the state should have a. graduated income taxj duck" board because of the new jokingly. One was a request for Road,.St. JohnSi'w^reappointed^rohe'refceiveil dr/.squght^was for phones'; He said rhe thinks such • 2) whether the state should go on daylight savings time in the one-man,' one-vote board that a second county car for Use by; tqiA/six-year:Ui4ri;.ontheClinton- $3,017.16./The bdarU'also ap- a system would improve the ef­ sumnter months; 3) whether the state shouldboridfor. $335 million takes over in January, butHhe the zoning department. The Other/ .County,' "Road ;cjbmmis_si6n. Ills.: proved hayihg the'Office, supply ficiency of the courthouse com­ to be used for matching funds, to combat pollution; 4) whether the r current' group of 22 men isn't was a request for air condition- present-term expires,.;Dec,.;'31i firmy install ^ the,-'partitions in ' munications and that itcould.be 30^ -30 state should-bohd for SlQO million for matching funds to improve slufflng off much; ing in the social'services !jBehvSwarich4ra, whd'h^ / Installed forabputlhe same cost recreation facilities; and 5) whether elected state officials should Last week the board met for building on South Oakland. - /a'- .janitor at the courthouse',, wasl . The, partition:- will be;a. solid- as the present set-up. ; be allowed to run for state office while holding another office. 5 1/2 hours and passed on such The board's work the last two t •hired"'to'be dog'warden for the^ Svall type" 84-inches high. It will : He- indicated he could have the : : things as the county budget for weeks ran a gauntlet of actly-v northern part of the county', ref" partition, off the-south end of study completed by the: board's ., CLINTON COUNTY ALSO HAS AN issue on the ballot.