? Another try for income Commission accepts plan 114th Year, No. 13 ST. JOHNS, MICH.- Wednesday, July 30, 1969 2 SECTIONS — 28 PAGES 1 5 CefltS for bond sale Mayor Graves attends meeting The St. Johns city commission march for the St. Jude's Child­ along U.S. 27 in the vicinity of DeWitt Township eyed for Monday night passed by a 4-1 ren Home, September 28 and a the city garage and Mrs Jeanne vote a resolution calling for a Disabled American Veterans' capital improvement bond issue. flower sale September 5 and 6. Rand was named delegate to the The action, coming in the wake Referred to the planning com­ Michigan Municipal League, City of a city income tax defeat two mission was a request by Willard Manager * Harvey Weathewax weeks ago, will mean that voters Searles for rezoning of property was selected as alternate. once again will be given an relocation of Lansing firm opportunity to cast ballots on a method of securing funds to bol­ Former teacher The first in a series of public much of the move hinges on the vide answers to initial questions land parcel and adjacent city would probably be defeated, An­ ster the city's sources of rev­ hearings to familiarize DeWitt result of the home rule vote PQsed by the implications of territory. gell was reluctant to make a enue. Township residents with the im­ which will be presented to De- home rule, annexation and the In addition, Lansing officials firm statement. "I've been According to discussions at plications o f the home rule vote Witt residents, on the November movement of Diamond Reo. indicated that discussions have through enough elections to know the commission meeting, no scheduled for November was at­ ballot. To effect the relocation re-hired for GRAVES ASSURED THOSE been pursued considering the nothing is a sure thing," he said. ,*. definite amount of money is tended last Wednesday by Lan­ of the plant, much of the area possibilities of modifying poli­ Angell indicated that the city presently under consideration sing Mayor Gerald Graves. not now belonging to the city of present his Intent was not to sway opinion in either direction cies regarding extension of of Lansing and the Lansing Met­ pending a study by the city man­ Graves' attendance was inspired Lansing would have to be annexed storm and sanitary sewers to ropolitan Authority are striving ager relative to the capital im­ by an invitation from Oliver into the city to provide adequate nor does the city of Lansing new school year have any long-range plans for political areas adjacent toLans- to keep the company In the Lans­ provements necessary and their Angell which was accompanied by municipal utility services, how­ ingl It was pointed out that this ing area but pointed out other approximate costs. John Furry former counselor, a number of questions regarding ever, a vote in favor of becoming the DeWitt Township area other than a general plan for metro­ has not been resolved but the t areas have provided possibili­ teacher in the St. Johns school Lansing's efforts to relocate a fourth class city would create point could be one of mutual ties. system for 14 years will be re­ White Motor's Diamond Reo a situation whereby annexation politan growth drawn up in 1960, THIS ACTION was directed by discussion between the City of Angell explained that several turning this September in the plant. would be an impossibility. the accepted resolution as was However, various advantages DeWitt and Lansing. other meetings are being planned a clause which orders the city capacity of counselor atst. Johns The DeWitt Township area had DeWitt Township residents of annexation were made obvious earlier this year, in protest of between now and the time for attorney to draft necessary reso­ High School. been discussed as a possibility in answers to residents' ques­ AS FOR THE relocation of land re-evaluation schedules re­ the vote so all questions can lutions and documents alongwith Furry was a former city com­ and in efforts to abate rising tions. On the subject of sewers Diamond Reo, Angell told a Coun­ called Supervisor Reginald Nel­ be taken under consideration. the required administrative pro­ missioner and served as vice- questions surrounding the move residents were advised that no ty News reporter that the pos­ son and early in July in a special One of the meetings, not ne­ cedures for referral to the elec­ mayor of St. Johns in 1968. He Angell requested the mayor's plans have been considered for sibilities had "been in the air election named Angell to fill the cessarily to be public, will be tors in the city. has been serving as a counselor presence at the public meeting. areas beyond State Road, the for some time. Probably about vacancy. attended by Abram P. Snyder with the Upper Merion Area terminal point of the city's lim­ a year before the petitions of the Michigan State Planning Commissioner John Hannah Most of DeWitt Township would School District in eastern Penn­ LANSING IS CURRENTLY at­ its, however, with annexation for home rule city were signed, Section of Michigan State Uni­ presented the resolution to the come under the dictates of home sylvania since leaving St. Johns. tempting to relocate Diamond and relocation of the Diamond the relocation was in conversa­ versity who will talk about long commission and moved for its rule should the vote pass but Furry is a graduate of Girard Reo from an urban renewal proj­ Reo plant, services could be tional stages." range plans for DeWitt other passage. The motion was sup- some areas are not involved. College at Philadelphia and has ect area and a site involving extended immediately into the While hinting that home rule than the relocation. 4, ported by Charles Coletta, In a bachelor of arts and master 155 acres north of the city is Included in the consideration is addition to those members of of arts degree from Michigan being eyed. Approximately 80 of a strip on e mile wide on either the body, Mayor Robert Wood State University. the acres are in DeWitt Town­ side of US-27 extending for a Five-year program and Dr James Grost supported While at St. Johns, Furry was ship. length cf six miles. the proposal. Mrs Jeanne Rand a social studies teacher and de­ According to information ex­ Last week's meeting, arranged voted against the action. partment head, was wrestling changed during the meeting, JOHN FURRY by Angell, was designed to pro- coach for eight years and also Improvement on roads No indications of a target date coached gymnastics, football and representative to the Michigan for voter action was indicated track. Education Assn. in 1964. He was Lutheran Church has during the meeting, but informal Furry also directed the swim­ elected to a six year term on comments by commissioners ming program at St. Johns for the city commission in I960. 9 suggested the proposal is among in county underway five years, was Jaycee distin­ 'olden times service priority projects and may re- guished service award winner in He also implemented the co-op A five year program of the in the village limits will be im­ Members of St. Peter Lutheran sing the ianguage of the native portion of the project will be done Idea and 1968," was Michigan ^education..program with v-local Clinton County road commission proved in conjunotionwith village solely by the county road com­ Church, Riley, turned-back'the country ofthe church founders. Week City chairman In 1962, local merchants In 1965-66 and served for the improvement of primary assistance and the remaining mission. - *• clock a century for an Olden The "klinkbeutel" - a long IK OTHER business the com­ director of the Clinton County Red as projectdirectorforthe"special surfaced roads In the county Times Service on Sunday, July handled offering bag which had mission approved a charity Cross from 1960-63, and regional services team approach in 1968. was put into execution this sum­ 27. The church was filled to been used for many years to mer with Francis and Wright capacity as many came dressed receive the offerings was re­ roads receiving first attention. in the styles of the past. This constructed by Mrs Edwin' was the third special service Mohnke and Mrs Herbert Witt According to Clerk Bob Eld- in observance of the congrega­ and used in the service. ridge the wdrk along Francis tion's Centennial year. road currently involves the re­ ed budget IN KEEPING WITH the cus­ moval 'of trees along either side Little Shelly Lee Kirschen- toms of the past, the men sat of the road at the two points bauer, daughter of Mr and Mrs on one side of the church and improvements are scheduled to Keith Kirschenbauer was bap­ the women and children on the take place. Eldridge stated that tized in the service. She was other. one mile sections of the road dressed in thelongbaptism dress at the north and south ends have which had been worn by Mrs Mr and Mrs Keith Ingalls and been marked for paving improve­ shows plan costs Rosina Mohnke on her baptism. Lisa surprised many as they ments. He pointed out that all Mr and Mrs Roy Sperry, spon­ rode to church in a 1929 DeSoto. work except surfacing will be Expenses of federally financed Camp director's salary, 5 days the camp, $50. sors for Shelly, were also Rex Mohnke, Jerry Rossow, and completed by early fall. projects were reflected locally at $60 per day, $300.