The Ludington Daily News from Ludington, Michigan • Page 1

Big Sable Now Has Added Role- Helping Youth Gerald Golins Will By TODD REED Daily News Staff Writer Big Sable least its living being readied for its new use as headquarters for an Outward Bound-type program designed to help Michigan juvenile delinquents improve themselves. The 108-year-old lighthouse continues to beam its guiding light to passing ships, but its automation several years ago left no Coast Guard need for the living quarters which have since been turned over to the Department of Natural Resources and are now to house Michigan Expeditions. Michigan Expeditions is a pilot project of the Michigan Department of Social Services for helping ward-of-court juveniles adjudged delinquent to increase their self-awareness, responsibility, esteem and acceptance of others through adventure. Michigan Expeditions will serve as an alternative to institutionalization for the 120 youths scheduled to go through 21-day programs beginning in May. Both male and female groups will participate, but separately.

The State Office of Criminal Justice has provided $130,000 to fund the program for one year. The lighthouse living quarters are being provided rent-free, except for utilities, by the DNR. OUTWARD BOUND, a Colorado-based school of "adventure-based experimental education," has been contracted by Social Services to initiate the Michigan Expeditions program. Gerald L. Golins of Outward Bound, field director of the Michigan Expeditions Program, arrived here this week.

It is his three-month job to get the program ex- tablished and then other Outward Bound personnel will continue to the task of operating the program and training Social Services personnel to eventually run it by themselves. Golins, in an interview with the Daily News Friday, said that Big Sable will serve as a base of operations and a training site for expeditions to outstanding natural areas of the state for activities such as backpacking, rock climbing, survival hikes. "One thing I'd particularly like to convey, Michigan Expeditions is not a recreational program," Golins said. "It will use adventurous tasks to achieve psychological benefits, self-esteem, self-confidence, ability to work with others." Like Outward Bound schools for juveniles, DAILY NIWS PHOTO TOOO MID Direct Program Michigan Expeditions is set up to keep constantly reminding participants of the close relationship between success in the program and success in society, Golins said, explaining that when a participant surmounts one of the problems or obstacles on an expedition for instance, "An instructor always says, 'What do you do with your We constantly try to relate how you are on the course with how you are in the community." A JUVENILE'S participation in Michigan Expeditions will involve a lot more than the three weeks of training and expeditions he or she will take part in. Golins explained that first of all, a youth must go through a referral process where, "The biggest criteria is one of motivation." Then comes the training phase at Big Point Sable which includes physical fitness, first aid, and aquatic and other skills needed for the expeditions.

Follows a two-week expedition phase which involves traveling to various outstanding natural areas of the state. Then comes return to Big Point Sable for a "service project" phase, during which a participant does some work in the community or at Michigan Expedition headquarters. Social workers then come to pick up their wards. But that is not the end of the program. A six-month follow-up phase has been set up to, in Golins' words, "try to insure that gains on the course are put back into a society setting." Social Services project manager for Michigan Expeditions, Joseph Jerome, told the Daily News that programs outside of Michigan similar to this one have been demonstrated successful in helping juveniles.

"THE WHOLE basis for the program is as an alternative to institutionalization," Jerome said. "We feel we can produce a positive change in specific youth equal to that experienced by the institutional programs." Jerome said that one of Michigan Expeditions' biggest selling points is that it is "cost effective." "The (institutional) training school cost per day for eleven months is $14,000," Jerome said in noting, "We feel that with our 21-day program at a cost of $1,100, if we can produce the same change in 21 days they can in 11 months, we're cost effective, and that's one of the basis for conducting this program." Walton Blasts FBI For Hunting Friend LOS ANGELES (UPI) Professional basketball star Bill Walton says a search for his close friend, radical sports writer Jack Scott, is part of an FBI campaign to cover up its inability to find fugitive heiress Patricia Hearst and two known members of the terrorist Symbionese Liberation Army. "Possibly I'm being used as a scapegoat to cover up the FBI's inability to find these three people," he said in a broadcast interview in Portland, Ore. Scott and his wife Micki lived in Walton's $100,000 home in Portland part of last year and early this year. A telephone at the home was reported to have been used for calls to the Eastern Pennsylvania farmhouse where Miss Hearst's fingerprints were found along with those of fugitive artist Wendy Yoshimura.

No formal warrant or charges have been placed against Scott, the FBI said, but authorities on the West Coast have indicated a grand jury in Pennsylvania, scheduled to reconvene in mid-April, soon may be issuing an indictment against him. I trust and believe in Jack and Mickie Scott" Walton said. "They are fantastic people. Whatever they have been doing in their past lives has been for commendable reasons," Walton said the FBI questioned him about his friends but that he had no information for them. Restrictions Now In Effect For All Mason County Roads FOR SALE BY ESTATE 1974 DODGE CUSTOM MONACO Four Poor Sedan, Blue.

Sealed bids will be received at the office of Eugene Christman, Administrator, 206 E. Ludington Ludington, Michigan prior to March 25, 1975. Arrangements to examine the car may be made by calling 843-4622 and making an appointment. reserves the right to relecl my and all bids. EUGENE CHRISTIAN, Administrator Estate ot tester James WMcox, deceased Mason County Road Commission announced today that road restrictions were put into force at noon today on all county roads.

Excessive weight loads during the time when frost is thawing out of the roads can cause the roads to break up. Once the frost is completely out of the road beds, the restrictions will be lifted, Ivan Anthony, Mason County Road Commission Manager said, noting that if spring weather comes in quickly and stays the weight limits could be up as few as two weeks. Anthony said that the posting of the weight limits comes on schedule with that of past years. MY OFFICEWILL BECLOSED March 18 and 19 To Attend Classes OR.K.U. ETCHISON Veterinarian DON'T MISS OUR SPRING EASTER Money Saving Specials On Page 8 ONE HOUR MARTINIZING GIANT PLAZA The Ludington An Independent Newspaper Serving Mason Comity and Surrounding Area Copyright 1975 by Ludington Daily News, Inc.

VOLUME NO. 85, NO. 100 LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1975 Of Public Ludington City Council at 7:30 tonight. Scottville City Council meets at 7:30 tonight. Ludington Area School Board meets at 7:30 tonight.

PRICE 15c Milliken Knocks Rail Plan LANSING (UPI) William 0. Milliken said today that a federal plan urging abandonment of 1,300 miles of Michigan rails could result in "severe economic dislocation." Milliken kicked off a weeklong hearing on the plan drawn up by the United States Railway Association to reorganize the rail lines of 17 northeastern and midwestern states, i Milliken said the plan would cause even more serious problems than those it would correct. "Those would include possible severe economic dislocation, increased cost of food production and greatly increased trucking on rural roads," he said. He said that "even as local communities are staggering under record unemployment levels," the USRA plan would eliminate thousands of jobs in the rail industry, agriculture and other businesses dependent on rail service. "Numerous communities will be left with no rail service," Milliken said.

"Northwest Michigan will be virtually stranded." The plan also would sever the direct Chicago to Detroit mainline and eliminate cross-lake interstate freight routes. The plan does not affect passenger routes. The USRA is in the process of setting up a corporation called ConRail to operate profitable and necessary rail lines in the 17 state area. "Michigan strongly urges the USRA to reevaluate the disastrous approach it has proposed, and reach a more rational conclusion that would include more Michigan miles in its final ConRail system plan," Milliken said. "We will resist with all of the powers available to us any solution that removes from this single state 21 per cent of the total trackage to be abandoned in the 17-state region," he said.

The rail plan is to be pre- sented to the Interstate Commerce Commission by June 26 for approval and by July 26 to Congress, which will hold hearings on it. Milliken urged the federal planners to: more funds from Congress to expand the ConRail system. 'Create a Consolidated Facilities Corp. to relieve ConRail of the burden of track ownership and maintenance. the time before implementation of the plan.

Miss Ludington Candidates Introduced At Tea DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY RUSS MILLER JR Thirteen is a lucky number for the Ludington Jaycees and Auxiliary as this is the number of girls entering the Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant scheduled for May 3. The contestants and their mothers were guests at a tea Sunday afternoon. Left to right are Misses Margaret Hathaway of route 2 Scottville, Sue Mrozik of 905 Sherman, Donna Tyler of Free Soil, Sue Turner of 1348 N. Rath Lynn Bronson of 632 N. Lakeshore Drive, Leslie Morton of Johnson Road, Verna Daugherty of 609 Third Dorothy Chye of route 1 Custer, Cinday Dombrowski of route 1 Fountain, Janice Ayers of 406 E.

Loomis Barb Vernimo of route 2 Free Soil, Sue smith of route 1 Branch and Lisa Hall of 5697 Dewey Road. Contestants Tea Is Held For 13 Girls The Miss Ludington contestant tea was held Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Don Nelson at 1432 Sherman Road. Mrs. Frank Rupar and Mrs.

Robert Steen, contestant co-chairman, introduced the 13 contestants and their mothers. Miss Jill Schrader, Miss Ludington 1974, discussed her activities during the past year. Mrs. William McGuire, Jaycee Auxiliary vice-president, presented Miss Schrader with a check for $75 to be used for the Miss Michigan pageant in June. Mrs.

Jerry Nader, poise coach, was the guest speaker. She will assist the girls in modeling swimsuits and evening gowns. Ray LaBell, executive producer, and William Vanderwall, production director, were guest speakers. Co-chairmen for the tea were Mrs. C.

Scott Rose and Mrs. Todd Howard. The Miss Ludington Area Scholarship Pageant will be held Saturday evening, May 3, at the Peterson Auditorium. Ford Warns Against US Isolationism WASHINGTON (UPI) President Ford today warned against a "new isolationism" in U.S. foreign policy and said foreign aid must be continued for both diplomatic and humane reasons.

Ford took his foreign policy and economic recovery messages to South Bend, and told a University of Notre Dame audience developing nations "must be able to defend themselves. They must have the assurance that America can be counted upon to provide the means of security as well as the means of sustenance." The President's address, in conjunction with his receiving an honorary doctor of laws degree, was to be followed by meetings with regional news executives and Eastern governors. Police Hunt For Killer Of Lake County Camper BALDWIN continued an investigation today into the shooting death of a Madison Heights man and the wounding of a Farmington man which occurred early Saturday morning in Webber Township. The pair was found in a bullet- riddled camping tent around 3:30 a.m. Dead is Daniel Barnett, 37.

Bruce McAllister, 44, was found wounded in the incident which happened in the Bray Creek campground in the Pere Marquette State Forest. McAllister was described in stable condition in Blodgett Memorial Hospital in Grand Rapids after being transferred from the Reed City Hospital Sunday. There are no suspects and no apparent motive is known according to the Lake County Sheriff's Department. Investigators said they found 11 bullet holes in the camping tent. Sheriff's deputies were called to the campground after other campers called saying they heard gunfire in the area.

An autopsy was performed on Barnett's body Saturday at the Hunt Funeral Home and the results were not immediately known. According to Baldwin newsman Don Ingle, the two men had arrived in Baldwin Friday to spend the weekend camping. He said the sheriff's office did not release information concerning the shooting until late Saturday. Ingle told the Daily News that according to his sources a .22 caliber gun was apparently used in the shooting. Lake County Sheriff's officers, Reed City State Police, investigators from the State Police Crime Lab in Holland and Region 8 Detectives from Mason and Lake counties are investigating.

State Income Tax Hike May Be Tied Up For Two Months LANSING (UPI) Senate Taxation Chairman John T. Bowman says a House-passed proposal to increase the state income tax may be tied up in his committee for two months despite an April 1 deadline set by Gov. William G. Milliken. But Bowman, D-Roseville, who has opposed the 0.7 per cent income tax increase, acknowledged that speedy House action on the bill last week has put added pressure on him to proceed.

"The monkey on my back now," he said. "But it's going to take all the time I think is necessary. If it takes two months, then that's what it's Blame For Car Leaky A leaky filler valve in a propane fuel tank apparently caused the flash fire in a Ludington police patrol car Friday night which injured Officer William Jacques, Chief of Police William Hartley reports. Hartley and a representative of the propane fuel firm which installed the fuel system in the cruiser examined the damaged vehicle thoroughly over the weekend and found no leaks in the fuel system, leading them to conclude that the filler valve didn't close completely after fueling as it automatically should. Jacques remains listed in good condition today at Expl Valve osion Memorial Hospital with second degree burns to the face and hands.

The fire broke out on Adams Street near Fifth Street at about 10 p.m. Friday while Jacques was on patrol. Hartley theorizes that the check valve on the propane tank may not have seated correctly, causing gas to leak into the trunk compartment and then into the passenger compartment. Hartley said that Lt. Jacques then apparently lit a cigarette, igniting the gas in the passenger compartment and then fire spread to the trunk.

Damage to the patrol vehicle centered around the interior roof, the passenger door and the trunk. going to take." Milliken has maintained that legislative failure to approve his income tax hike proposal by April 1 will force a larger increase. He wants the $220 million increase to take effect May to help pull the state out of its fiscal crisis. The taxation committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss placing a cap on the business inventory tax credit which would bring in about $80 million, Bowman said. Bowman said he still believes the legislature can avoid raising the income tax or minimize the increase by tightening up on that business inventory tax break and by im- posing a tax on services such as automobile repair.

With only 10 working days left before the legislature is scheduled to leave for an Easter break, Bowman's reluctance to take quick action makes it appear certain that the Senate will not approve the income tax proposal by April 1. In other legislative action this week, a bill making 55 miles an hour the state's permanent speed limit and imposing one point on the driver record of motorists who exceed it was scheduled for debate in the Senate Highways Committee. The Weather Presented by Clingan Siding Insulating Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a chance of rain or showers. Low tonight in the lower 30s. High Tuesday in the mid to upper 40s.

Johns-Manville Fibreglass Class Seal-o-matic Shingles FREE ESTIMATES EXTENDED OUTLOOK Chance of rain Wednesday and early Thursday but clearing Thursday afternoon. Partly cloudy with a few widely scattered showers Friday. Temperatures will average a little above seasonal normals until turning slightly cooler Friday. Put On A Happy Face! Join Us For OURANNUAL SPRING STYLE SHOW "A Touch of Spring" Thursday, March 20 Social Room of State Savings Bank of Scottville Refreshments 4 Entertainment DOOR PRIZES TICKETS AT THE DOOR Sponsored by Scotlvlile Literary Club SUBSTITUTE CARRIERS Wanted For DAILY NEWS ROUTES IN SCOTTVILLE Apply in Person At Daily News Scottville Office Mr. Ed's Shoe Shoppe 6th Anniversary Sale MONDAY AND TUESDAY LAST 2 DAYS OFF ON A CASH SALE OF ANY SHOE IN STOCK Stop In Now MAKE YOUR EASTER RESERVATIONS EARLY EASTER SPECIALS Roast Duck, Lobster, Ham with Cherry Sauce.

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