Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 13

Metro Mid-Michigan News LANSING STATE JOURNAL Jan. 20, 1982 3B Hunt er elected United Way president Metro Roundup YMCA board elected Robert K. Ringer, a professor in the departments of physiology and animal science at Michigan State University, has Deen elected -president of the Lansing YMCA Board of Direc-. tors for 1982. Other new of ficers are Dave 7n Donovan, first vice-president; James Reutter, Mystic Lake Camp and Camp PaWaPi was approved by the board.

Cash, drugs taken An undetermined amount of cash and narcotics were taken at gunpoint Tuesday from the Union Prescription Center, 344 Clare Lansing Township police said. No one was injured during the armed robbery, which occurred around 4:45 p.m., Sgt. Steven Hunt said. Two unidentified black males demanded cash and drugs after entering the store. They fled on foot.

At least one of the suspects was armed at the time, Hunt said. The case remains under investigation. Free breast exam clinic Women are invited to make an appointment to learn breast self-examination at a clinic to be held Jan. 30 in Sparrow Hospital. Phone 372-2164 for an appointment.

The clinic is free. sprnnri viro. local human service agencies, just missing its $4 million goal. The United Way board also elected as vice-president, Walter Campbell, retired secretary-treasurer of the Michigan AFL-CIO; treasurer, Joe Caruso, vice-president and trust division manager of American Bank Trust; and secretary, Paul McNamara, administrator of Clinton Memorial Hospital. Hunter also named chairpersons of standing committees.

The budget steering committee will be headed by Ed Trautz, president of the East Lansing State Bank; administrative and personnel, Richard Baumgartner, a GMC plant manager. Planning and admissions committee, Philip Jager of the state office of Management and Budget; properties, Richard Neller, president of Walter Neller Realty; nominating, Kenneth Patenge, president of Wohlert Corp. HUNTER HAS served on the United Way board for four years and has been a member of the personnel committee as well as an officer. He also has served on the board of Camp Highfields and as director and past president of Woldumar Nature Center. Hunter holds an AB from Albion By CHRIS GOLEMBIEWSKI Staff Writer Buoyed by a successful 1981 campaign, newly-elected Capital Area United Way officers said Tuesday they are ready to take up the challenge for 1982.

Thomas Hunter, president of NBD Commerce Bank, was elected president of the federated charitable effort, while Douglas Milbury, executive vice-president of Story, was named general campaign chairman of the fall fund-raising drive. Hunter takes up presidential reins from Robert Felzke, retired UAW leader. "I think that Lansing is facing another difficult year in the economy. But I feel United Way is in a better position than it has been in some time to help," said Hunter, who has served as CAUW first vice-president as well as treasurer. MILBURY, pacemaker division chairman of the last campaign, echoed those positive comments.

"Last year, the community supported the campaign in an excellent way, considering all the problems we had. It showed the community is going to take care of itself." CAUW last fall collected a record-breaking $3.9 million for 48 state and New officers Tom Hunter (left) and Douglas Milbury. president; Clare Rtager Pincumbe, secretary; Marilyn Hall, treasurer. New members of the board of directors elected are Gordon Boardman, John Flewelling, Blair Holden, David Huhn, Robert Reynhout, Don Shepard, Ray Steeb, Amy Winans, James Zamjahn, Mary Lou Heinig, Ben Perez, Ken Schultz, Len Schwartz and Carol Wolenberg. A 1982 operating budget of $1,730,202 for the Central Branch, Parkwood Branch, Stuff Photo by BRUCE CORNELIUS.

College, where he serves on the board of trustees, and an MBA from the University Michigan. "The community should be a better place in which to do business when people get involved," he said. Milbury, an East Lansing resident, is a director of the American Bank Trust Co. He is also a board member of the Chief Okemos Council of the Boy Scouts of America, a United Way agency. He holds a BA from Syracuse University and an MS in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mid-Michigan Roundup Police put prices on 'free' services Delhi funds drain work Fails to post bond MASON A Lansing man is in the Ingham County Jail after failing to post $75,000 bond on three charges stemming from the Dec. 22 robbery of the Sav-Way Food Center at 2317 W. Michigan Ave. in Lansing Township. Jerome Gass, also known as Camale Jackson Jr.

and Mickey, 24, of 1025 Vincent, demanded examination Tuesday before District Judge Thomas Roberts. He was charged with assault with intent to rob with a dangerous weapon, assault with intent to commit murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. State Roundup The Lansing police department now charges for certain services that used to be free. Lansing police spokesman Sgt. Irvin Ruby said the fees are to cover the time involved in researching files and the cost of supplies.

The new schedule includes $1 per case for copies of documents such as traffic accidents or case files. Ten cents is charged for each additional page. Copies of photographs can be obtained with a maximum charge of $1 per 8-by-10-inch black and white print. Persons are charged $3 for a police "clearance letter" to prove to prospective employers they do not have Lansing criminal records. Ruby said the clearance is for a local history only because access to state or national computer files is prohibited for such a search.

Fingerprinting for concealed weapons permits, job applications or other purposes will cost $3 per person. And a city certificate, which allows a person to buy and sell precious metals such as gold and silver, now costs $50. By HUGH LEACH Staff Writer The Delhi Township Board voted Tuesday to authorize payment for work done on the Hancock Drain despite concerns by some residents that the problem has not been corrected. The board agreed to accept responsibility for an estimated $13,671 of the $18,600 project. The remainder would be assessed to Aurelius Township, the Ingham County Road Commission and the Michigan Department of Transportation.

The township will pick up $2,050.65 of its share and the balance will be assessed to property owners within the drainage district. INGHAM COUNTY Drain Commissioner George Griffiths had asked for payment authorization two weeks ago, but suggested the township postpone action when a property owner raised several questions about the project Griffiths has since met with the property owner, Millard Holton of 610 N. Edgar, and several of his neighbors. Some of the problems have been resolved, but there is still disagreement over whether the drain will function properly this spring. "We don't feel the drain is in working order now," Holton told the board Tuesday, "but we hope Mother Nature proves us wrong." "We believe the drain is now functioning and will operate this spring," Griffiths countered.

THE DRAIN problem was reported to the drain commissioner's office last February. There was flooding over Howell Road near Edgar, Griffiths said, and immediate steps to alleviate the problem were taken. Work on the drain proceeded throughout the summer, he added, and costs exceeded the maximum $800 per mile the drain office may spend without authorization of the local governing units. The drain is about five miles long. Jaycees pick judges The Michigan Jaycees have chosen five judges for the annual "Five Outstanding Young Men" awards program, co-sponsored this year by Michigan National Bank.

The five are Lt. Gov. James Brickley; University of Michigan football coach Bo Schem-bechler; U.S. Rep. Guy Vander Jagt, R-Cadillac; James Barrett, president of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and U.S.

Rep. James Blanchard, R-Mich. Local nominees for the award are state Rep. Alan L. Cropsey, R-DeWitt; Art Curry, a Fowlerville veterinarian; Tom Holcomb, a Holt legislative consultant; Mark Homung, a Lansing landscape architect; Lynnwood A.

Kiesling, a Mor-rice livestock breeder, and J.J. Stokosa of Williamston. Coleman to retire BATTLE CREEK (AP) -After more than 22 years in the Calhoun County Circuit Court, Judge Creighton Coleman, husband of Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Coleman, is retiring effective March 31. Coleman said Tuesday that he will be 70 next month and has worked for 50 years, adding "those are two magic numbers." His wife was elected to a second eight-year term in 1980. After graduating from law school, Coleman worked for the U.S.

Department of Justice in the antitrust division. A Republican, he later served eight years in the state senate, beginning in 1948. Livingston backs assessment battle Capitol Roundup cruits because of budget cuts. The 83-member class of 1979 was laid off for sue months a year after graduation. The department has authorization for 2,211 officers but only 2,107 were in uniform as of Jan.

1 and 20 have since retired. The six remaining units Hartland, Oceola, Genoa and Marion townships and the cities of Brighton and Howell did not take a position. Howe said most, if not all, of them were waiting for their governmental bodies to meet before making a decision. IF THE COUNTY WERE to use the discounting system, Howe said, it would not adversely affect the townships that voted against system. "As long as the county is equalized uniformly it would not affect them," Howe said.

He recommended the county go along with the new system since it seems to be the will of the majority of the assessing units. If the board decides to adopt the system, Howe added, it should draft the resolution carefully to insure all assessing units will be treated equitably. Livingston faces an overall average increase in residential property values of between 8 and 8.5 percent this year, Howe said. It has been receiving higher increases each year for the past several years and the cumulative effect has boosted property values significantly on the assessors' rolls. SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS have noted, however, that homes are not selling now even though the asking prices are much less than the values assigned by assessors, and mortgage foreclosure sales are way up.

Areas such as Lansing and Meridian Township in Ingham County, Flint and Alpena are in for large valuation increases this year, Howe said, and there could be sentiment there for joining Washtenaw in its battle. Last year Livingston used a system of "weighting" its sales studies to reflect the most current prices. Studies used to determine property values are made over a 30-month period. The most recent study on which this year's assessments will be based covered 1979, 1980 and the first half of 1981. Livingston's system was rejected by the Michi-: gan Tax Commission and the Michigan Court of Appeals refused to support the county's position.

THE BOARD ALSO decided to table a pro: posed reaffirmation of a freeze on hiring and reclassification of personnel adopted originally in. November 1979. Prosecuting Attorney Frank Del Vero opposed the system, saying it promotes mediocrity by. making it impossible to reward good work with reclassifications and the pay raises that result and destroys incentive for people to stay with the county for more than four years. Troopers back in class The State Police Training Academy has its first class of trooper candidates since September 1979.

The 70-member class of 1982 began 17 weeks of schooling Tuesday. Graduates will be placed on probationary status and return from duty in a few months for advanced training. Lottery Tuesday's daily number: 425 Tuesday's Daily-4: 2352 The Department of State Police had ceased training re- Vital Statistics Deaths 5 By HUGH LEACH Staff Writer HOWELL Livingston County will add moral support and perhaps substantially more to Washtenaw County's challenge of state-mandated tax assessing guidelines. Washtenaw plans to use a system of "discounting" selling prices of properties sold under land contracts and so-called "creative financing" methods to determine the cash values of properties. Under state guidelines the selling prices are to be used, which, according to many government officials, artificially inflates the value of properties.

LIVINGSTON COMMISSIONERS this week unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the Washtenaw position and may even go so far as to use the "discounting" system in Livingston. Equalization Director Laurence Howe said a poll was taken last Friday of representatives of the 18 assessing districts in the county. Ten of them Unadilla, Tyrone, Iosco, Handy, Deerfield, Cohoctah, Green Oak, Conway, Howell and Brighton townships indicated they would favor using the alternative assessing method while two Hamburg and Putnam townships were opposed. FBI searching for state man TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Federal officials are actively searching the Caribbean for a Michigan man who allegedly killed his wife in return for insurance money, an FBI spokesman said. Special agent John Anthony, at the FBI office in Detroit, said the agency is centering its search in the Caribbean, near Haiti, where David R.

Davis was last seen. Davis, 37, is being sought on a federal warrant charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on a charge of murder. That charge was filed in November in connection with the death of his wife, Shannon Mohr Davis, formerly of Toledo. The FBI obtained the warrant after Michigan state police were unable to find Davis. Anthony said there are a number of leads that Haitian police have been asked to check out.

DAVIS ATTORNEY, James Cmejrek of Ann Arbor, has informed his client about the murder warrant and the FBI has encouraged him to tell Davis to surrender, Anthony said. Shannon Mohr Davis, 25, originally was thought to have died from a fall during a horseback ride at the couple's Hillsdale County farm. An autopsy later revealed the presence of a muscle relaxant that can cause death by suffocation if improperly administered. In addition, officials discovered that Davis had taken out six insurance policies on his wife, totaling in excess of $300,000. Heart attack cause of death LESLIE A man found dead in a burning car near Leslie Monday afternoon was dead prior to the fire, an autopsy report said.

Ingham County Sheriffs deputies said Charles Ross, 84, of 2565 W. Kinneville Road, died of a coronary, according to the report. He had had a history of heart trouble. Deputies said they were called to the Kinneville Road address about 3:15 p.m. Monday.

The car was fully engulfed in flame in the driveway when they arrived. Cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but deputies said they believe it had overheated when Ross tried to start it. They said Ross had been having problems with the carburetor. A KALLEN, RACHEL 91, of 2205 Riverwood Okemos, died Tuesday. Arrangements by Gorsline-Runciman East Chapel, East Lansing.

LATOUR, HATTIE, 78, of 1616 Aurelius Road, Holt, formerly of Charlotte, died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Pray Funeral Home. OSBO, LENA 1004 Cleveland died Tuesday. Arrangements by Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.

PHINNEY, CLARENCE 89, of Eaton Rapids, retired farmer, died Tuesday. Services 1 p.m. Friday at Skinner Chapel. SMITH, HERBIE 10530 W. Saginaw Road, Haslett, died today.

Arrangements by Gorsline-Runciman East East Lansing. TRUDGEN, ELVIN 84, of 2115 Ray retired from retail hardware business, idied Tuesday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday at Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel. WASHBURN, HELEN 85, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Lansing, died Sunday.

Services 4 p.m. Friday in Oklahoma City. Arrangements by Vondel L. Smith Sons Mortuary. YAHN, ROY 83, of 11540 W.

Allen Road, Webberville, died Monday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Johns Lutheran Church, Fowlerville. Arrangements by Liverance Funeral Home.

ZABRODSKY, ANASTAZIA, 80, of 1318 E. Grand River died Monday. Services 10 a.m. Thursday at Gorsline-Runciman Lansing Chapel. ALLEN, RUTH 70, of St.

Petersburg, former Lansing resident and auditor for the State of Michigan, died Sunday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday at Tiffany-Jessen Funeral Home. BAILEY, JEAN MAE, of Lansing, died Tuesday. Arrangements by Estes-Leadley Greater Lansing Chapel.

BRAINERD, GERALDINE 67, of 9283 DeWitt Road, DeWitt, former Fisher Body employee, died Tuesday. Services 1 p.m. Friday at DeWitt Community Church. CARPENTER, HAROLD 5128 N. Grand River died Tuesday.

Arrangements by Gorsline-Ruhciman Lansing Chapel. DECKER, LUCINDA (BUCK), 96, of 131 W. Second Perry, died Monday. Services 1 p.m. Thursday at LaRowe Chapel.

DUDA, KARL 48, of Lansing, auto body repairman, died Sunday. Memorial services 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Palmer-Bush Funeral Home. FRENCH, JOSEPH 85, of 211 Kiwanis Mason, former Fisher Body employee, died Wednesday. Services 1 p.m.

Thursday at Ball-Dunn Chapel. HELMKER, CLARE, 82, of 11508 Hartel Road, Grand Ledge, died today. Arrangements by Holihan Funeral Home. KAECHELE, JOHN PHILLIP (JACK), 54, of 432 McPher-son former auditor for the State of Michigan, died Monday. Memorial services 2:30 p.m.

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