County JULY 28, 1376 20 CENTS: 92 PAGES jWiw0. ih^Ctinim. (hut $inaL 1856 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN 48879 mary election seat are Deane Baker, Thomas E>; left up for grabs by Sea Phillip Hart's : •r« Clinton County.voters go to the polls Brennan, Marvin Esch and Robert j: Tuesday, Aug. 3 ,to vote in the Primary announcement that he would not seek Huber. , ;•.- Election to select candidates' to run in re-election. In ti>e U.S. 10th District the November General Election. Democrats running for their party's Congressional race, three Democrats-.: On the ballot will be candidates nomination in the Senate race are are on the ballot-Donald J. Albosta',^ seeking election to the VS. Senate, U.S. Richard H. Austin, James Leonard Patrict Casey and Samuel D. Marble*: House of Representatives, State House, Els man, James G. O'Hara and Donald Republican incumbent, Elford. A>; of Representatives, and county offices. W. Riegle Jr. Cederberg has'his party's nod all sewn:* In the U.S. Senate race, eight Repbulicans seeking their place on up-he's running opposed. -Xt candidates are seeking to take the spot the ballot in November for the Senate Princinct 1 and 3 of DeWitt Twp. However, he has announced that he] John Fox Burton Stencil In the Primary election for 0inton Incumbent Charles A. Gutzki, v will run as a write-in candidate in tji£ County Commissioners, there are only 2 Democrat will seek reelction to the Primary. There are no vothe£ contests, one in District 4 and the other District 11 commissioner seat, opposed Republican candidates listed on tiie in District 6. by Richard Hawks, Republican. Bath ballot. Following the Primary, the: in District 4 Republican incumbent Township makes up District 11. Democratic Party may designate-X Maurice Gove, is opposed by Although there are two. commissioner replacement for Vincent on the General; Republican Robert Wood. The district districts with no opposition in either Election ballot. -X covers Bingham Township and Primary or General Election, a slight District 1 includes D up lain and Precincts 2 and 3 of the City of St. complication has arisen in one of the Greenbush' Townships. :'•:• Johns. districts. In District 2, Republican Walter G> Unnopposed on the Democratic ballot Leroy E. Vincent, incumbent Nobis faces ho Primary or General- for District 4 is Cecil Smith, who will Democratic candidate in District 1 is Election opposition. ;X District 2 includes Essex, Lebanon" face Gove or Wood in the November unnopposed in the Primary and the : election. General Election. and Dallas Townships. ;-. In District 6, Republican incumbent Duane Chamberlain is opposed in the Primary by Republican Vern E. Fosnight. There is no Democratic candidate in the District 6 election. There are candidates for 6 other commissioner races, who do not face Stanley Powell Tom Reed opposition in the Primary, but will in Donald Barr the Nov. 2 General Election. Incumbent Harold Martin. Republican , District 3 will face concerned with the qualifications agriculture today are brought forth by Democrat Elaine Miller in November. Among the positions on the Tuesday and record of public service of the special interest groups and seriously District 3 includes Bengal, Riley and ST." JOHNS-Area sfioppers will have 2 days of big bargain hunting in St. ballot will be the office of 88th District various candidates. Of course, it is jeopardize the ability of • the Westphalia Townships. Johns Thursday and Friday. House of .Representatives, a Primary obvious that I am the only candidate agricultural industry to ' survive. In Districts, Democratic incumbent The Annual .Sidewalk Sales will offer thousands of items displayed on the race between 2 Democrats and 3 who has a definite record as a member Effective dealing with these issues Republicans. requires vigorous aggressive Elaine M. Brockmyre will be opposed sidewalks with marked down prices for mid-summer shopping enjoyment of the Legislaturejmd I believe there is in the November election by Earl R. The Sidewalk Sale is sponsored annually by the St. Johns Area Chamber of Two, of the candidates have run only one of the other candidates, and he leadership in Lansing. I am confident I Lancaster. District 5 includes St. Johns before in efforts to unseat Stanley is on the other party ticket, who has had. can give thatleadership. It's time for a Commerce. , Powell, incumbent Republican. much if any experience in government change." Reed works for Michigan , Precincts, 1, 4 and 5. Both are Democrats although 1 at the local.or county level." Farm Bureau as a crops and livestock *- • In District 7, Republican incumbent candidate ran in the last race as a , specialist. He is a gra duate of MSU with Roger Overway will be opposed in Republican. Tom Reed, 30-year-old Gratiot a degree in animal husbandry. He was November. by Judy A. Sutton, Seeking theDemocratnod are Burton County farmer, in announcing his previously employed by the Michigan Democrat. District 7 includes Olive (Bud) Stencel of Ionia and John Fox of - candidacy, indicated he feels it is time Livestock Exchange and MSU Township, city of DeWitt and Precinct 6 St. Johns.Fox ran in the last election as for a change in the 88th'District. He Agriculture Extension Service. of DeWitt Twp. a Republican. said, "Many issues affecting Democrat Max Calder, incumbent in Challenging . Powell on the tiie 9th District, will face opposition in Republican side of the ballot are tte General Election from David Earl ST. JOHNS-A 16-y^ar-old juvenile another armed robbery reportedly Donald Barr of Ionia and Tom Reed of Expect 5000 entries Whitlock. Republican. District 9 escapee from Whitmore Lake Boys committed by the same youth. Gratiot County, includes Precincts, 2,4 and 5 of DeWitt Training School has been apprehended After he was, apprehended, it was Following are brief glimpses of each Twp. for the armed robbery of the K-P Store reported he admitted to committing the candidate from statements and Republican Virginia Zeeb, incumbent in St. Johns July 12. armed robbery at the K-P store at 2:38 materials used during the campaign. in District 10, will be running against State Police apprehended the a.m. DEMOCRATS for 1976 4-H fair challenger Democrat Bruce E. Angell Taken in the robbery was $106.51 ' John Fox, 48, has expressed his in November. District 10 is made up of juvenile in a roadblock set up following concern with the cost of government ST. JOHNS-Over 5,00p entries are expected to be on .exhibit during the Clinton and, in announcing his candidacy, County 4-H Youth Fair to be heldAugust 16-18. stated, "The steady increase in the The 1976 Fair will-be opened with a special ceremony Aug. 16 at l p.m. when number of people that are on State Senator Richard Allen will make an address. government payrolls must be The ceremony willbeheld at the new flag pole which will be dedicated supported by our tax dollars should be a matter of concern to all." Fox is a graduate of Fowler High School and received a degree in County office elections business administration from Michigan State University in 1956. He is a director of Clinton National Bank, member of Michigan Farm bureau; treasurer of Michigan for Higher Education at are anti-climatic Lansing Community College and is a veteran of the Korean War. The Primary Election, for that will be a contest in November, Burton Stencel stresses that "I've prosecuting attorney, sheriff, clerk, incumbent Republican Harry Harden is been running on honesty and sincereity f treasurer, register of deeds and drain unnopposed in the Primary for drain ^^ and my real ability through coming up commissioner is anti-climatic-there commissioner. He will race Charles fjjgp through the ranks by serving in are no races. Volk in November, a Democrat also township and county government. I've Other than county commissioner unnopposed in the Primary, always been active in community and candidates, only 2 Democrats have In other county races, the county affairs all my life, including 4-H, filed to run for county office and are prosecuting attorney, sheriff, clerk, St. Johns Lutheran Church and and register of deeds are unnopposed'in township and county government along unnopposed in the Primary as are the incumbent Republicans. th1 e Primary and in November. with farm organizations I've been Allen L. Rosekrans is on the Facing no competition, other than involved with." Stencel has campaigned Democratic ballot for county possible write-ins, in either election are on > the slogan, 'It's not what your treasurer and will oppose incumbent Jon Newman, prosecuting attorney; country can for do for you, butwhatyoU Gerald Shepard,, Republican, in the Anthony Hufnagel, sheriff; Ernest can do for your country that really November General Election. Shepard Carter, clerk-and Bonnie Wickerham, counts." register of deeds. All are Republicans. REPUBLICANS has no opposition In the Primary. Donald Barr, 56, is a resident of Muir, In the only other county officer race and, during the campaign, has indicated his stand on cost cutting in state government and law and order, Local youth wins ' particularly his belief that the death penalty should be reinstated. Concerning the cost of state government, Barr said, "I believe that if enough pruning (so to speak) of dead top 4-H honots wood were done in the bureacracy of 1 our state government, that taxes could ST. JOHNS-Jeanne Striz, 17, 4389 E. process, teaching' me things about be reduced without cutting services," Pratt Road, St. Johns, has been named responsibility, hard work, losing, He also, said, "I believ,e that the a state winner in the 1976-4-H awards winning, love and many more." • business climate in Michigan should be program,, Raising and showing Holsteins, ^improved so that businesses which Jeanne won her honors for work in Jeanne has shown dairy cattle many • haVe their operations entirely within the dairy program, sponsored by- the times and taken firsts in both open the state should also' have their main Insurance Company .of North America.