112th Year, No. 6 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN — THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1967 2 SECTIONS—30 PAGES 15 Cents One of Michigan Week highlights 'Minuteman' citation presented to Lake A surprise presentation of a each year to a St. Johns organi­ Michigan Minuteman award for zation contributing significantly spirited and long-standing pro­ to thebettermentof the communi­ motion of his community was ty. made to St. Johns jeweler Lester Accepting the trophy on behalf H. Lake last Tuesday night. of the Jayceettes were President It was one of the highlights of Mrs Roger Feeman and Helping the first annual rural-urban din­ Hands project chairman Mrs Rod ner which in turn was one of the Brown. highlights of Michigan Week1 in Clinton County. ANOTHER AWARD presented The Michigan Minuteman "Cit­ was a large, framed resolution ation of Honor" was presented to from the Michigan House ofRep- Lake by Lt. Gov. William G. resentatives lauding William Milliken, who was the speaker for Mayers of rural St, Johns as the rural-urban dinner. It was Michigan's "Outstanding Young awarded by the St. Johns Mich­ Farmer of the Year." Mayers igan Week committee for Lake's won that Michigan Jaycees honor "outstanding service to Michigan March 4. The resolution was pre­ as a Michigan Minuteman who at sented to Mayers and his wife by every opportunity champions our Andrew Cobb of Elsie, standing A MEMORIAL DAY SALUTE TO ST. JOHNS' WAR DEAD great state, its heritage, its hos­ in for State Rep. Lester Allen who pitality, Us dynamic present and was unable to attend. Mrs Grace Shipley of the Blue Star Mothers places one of nine wreathes at the Civil War monu­ its future." Lt. Gov. Milliken, in his re­ ment at Mt. Rest Cemetery as St. Johns patriotic and veterans organizations paid tribute Tuesday THE CERTIFICATE was sign­ marks to the approximate 300 ed by Betty Minsky, countyMich- persons attending the dinner, to local men who gave their lives in war. A large crowd gathered at the cemetery and along the igan Week chairman; Brandon lauded the joint meeting of rural route of the Memorial Day parade under sunny skies. The Rev Eldon Raymond of the St. Johns White, St. Johns chairman; Dale and urban people. He echoed the Church of the Nazarene delivered a short message at the cemetery. J. Sellers, president of the Great­ words of Dan Reed, legislative er Michigan Foundation; and counsel for the Michigan Farm Richard O, Cook, chairman of the Bureau that "one of the most sig­ Michigan Minutemen. The cit­ nificant changes in Michigan's ation has been registered at the economy is that the line which Michigan Department of State. once separated the business and Lake was associated with an­ the agricultural communities is 225 graduate June 7 other trophy presentation last gradually butsurelydlsappear- . Tuesday night. Brandon C, (Bob) ing. St. Johns High School seniors high-school gymnasium. senior Gaynor Bond will give the as a student, but holds his bachel­ White, St. Johns Michigan Week "Many "farmers no longer talk whirl into the last busy week of Dr Harold E. WIsner, director invocation. Th'e salutatory ad­ or of "arts degree from Western chairman, presented the Lester about agriculture so much as they their high school lives today, still of the Living-Learning Center at dress will be given by Kathleen Michigan University, a master of Lake Michigan Week trophy to the talk about agribusiness," the aiming for, graduation cer­ Ferris State College, will be the Corkin, followed by singing of arts from the University of Mich­ • St. Johns Jayceettes in recogniw . lieutenant governor continued, " emonies next Wednesday night. commencement speaker, ad­ "No Man Is An Island" by the high igan, and a doctor of education tion of the community service and business and agriculture are A record 225 seniors will re­ dressing the seniors and'guests school concert choir. degree from Michigan State Uni­ performed in the Helping Hands much more dependent upon each ceive diplomas in the commence­ on the topic "Tomorrow." Following Dr Wisner's com­ versity. He taught high school Lester H. Lake (right), St. Johns jeweler, project. other' than they were a genera­ ment exercises plannedfor 8p.m. THE PROCESSIONAL of sen­ mencement talk, valedictorian English and speech lnBlgRapids, The trophy was one Lake won tion or two ago. June 7 at the athletic field at the iors to their seats on the athletic Kathy Bashore will give her ad­ Allegan and Grand Rapids was presented with a Michigan Minuteman ci­ last year for entering the best city park. In case of bad weather, field will be accompanied by the dress. The annual torch cer1- Creston and served as a voca­ tation at the rural-urban dinner last Tuesday float in a Michigan Week parade. "A GENERATION or two ago the program will be shifted to the high school band, after which emony will then take place, fol­ tional counselor for the Veterans night by Lt. Gov. William G. MiMiken, who Since there wasn't any parade' there would have been little point lowed by the presentation of dip­ Administration until joining the this year, he donated the trophy in a joint meeting between the lomas to the graduates. The bene­ staff at Ferris. was the main speaker of the evening. to become atraveling award made Chamber of Commerce and the Graduation daze diction will be given by Marilyn He is active In the Methodist Farm Bureau because the two Motz, and the high school band Church and is currently choir organizations had little in SCHOOL GRADS DATE will play the recessional, closing director and lay speaker. He is a common. the program. past member of Rotary Inter­ Milliken puts in plug "Then a few years ago the St. Johns 225 June 7, 8 p.m. The graduation speaker, Dr national and a past chairman of Farm Bureau began to invite Ovid-Elsie 148 June 1,' 8 p.m. Wisner, has served In various the State Speakers' Bureau for businessmen to its annual meet­ capacities at Ferris State College Michigan Week. ings, and the Chamber of Com­ Pewamo- He has spoken frequently for urban renewal merce began to Invite farmers Westphalia 72 May 24 PICTURE ON PAGE 1-B before professional groups, com­ to its annual meetings. Members munity groups and has delivered 70 Lt. Gov. William Milliken put latlon to their environment or the what the city CAN be." were surprised to find how many Fulton June 1 since 1950. He was director of many commencement addresses in a plug for urban renewal, a character of the city. More than aesthetics is in­ common concerns they had. Laingsburg .65 June 1, 8 p.m. forensics until 1954, registrar during the past 16 years. from 1951-1962, director of ad­ current topic of contention in St, volved, Milliken said. "Every "... tonight the line between 67 Johns, last week when he spoke "BREATHING NEW life, new^ Chamber of Commerce worthy of the business and agricultural Bath June 8 missions from 1962-1965 and a at the Michigan Week rural- vitality and new beauty into an the name is constantly on the communities that Dan Reed talks Fowler 53 May 24 professor of speech from 1965- Sunday vespers 1967. urban dinner on Tuesday night. old city can be a very agonizing alert for desirable new business about disappears a little more— DeWitt 46 June'6, 8 p.m. "One of the tragedies of our process," Milliken continued, and new industry. At the same to the benefit of both communi- signal start of "but it can also be a very excit­ time, every business or industry Ashley 26 May 31, 8 p.m HE ATTENDED FERRIS State American cities, of all s'.zes, is (See MINUTEMAN, Page 3-A) that they do not grow old grace­ ing process when we consider considering where it will expand graduation week fully," the lieutenant governor what we can do with imagination will look carefully at the sites it Formal graduation week activ­ said. -"Old and crumbling build­ and courage." is considering. ities for St. Johns High School ings continue to stand as monu­ Milliken referred to his home­ ?!• seniors actually start this Sunday ments to ugliness and mediocrity town of Traverse City and point­ "ONE OF THE DECIDING fac­ ICCN staffer for 40 years retiring when vespers services will be long after they should have been ed out they are engaged this year tors will be the over-all appear­ held in the high school auditorium replaced. In similar activities involving ance of that city because the beginning at 4 p.m. "And sometimes garish new urban renewal. Bringing the par­ appearance is an indication of the The Rev Gerald Churchill, structures spring up with no re- allels of the two communities spirit, the progressiveness, and minister of the First Congrega­ even closer, he said Traverse the future potential of that com­ We're losing versatile 'Bird' tional Church, will be the speaker City has also employed the con­ munity—whether it be St. Johns, and will talk on the subject "Fron­ Traverse City, or any other, | sulting firm of Vilican Leman, Who Is, going to cross the t's, dot the 1's, catch the tiers Unlimited."- I GET A 1 the same firm handling St. Johns "The question in St. Johns and its that should be It's and correct the spelling of names The program will begin with planning. Clinton County is not whether you next week in the Clinton County News? >:•: the processional played by Jean E. Wilson, followed by the in­ "The advantage of bringing in will grow, but how you will grow.