Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 6

STATE JOURNAL Jan. 22, 1981 GERRIT to St HEUER BAN OF Staff photo by GINGER SHARP Very plush carpet Julius and Arrendina Heuer, 3004 Gibson, I present elder Heuers' living room. Ruth Heuer, wife of a son, a check written on carpet to Kathi Froehlich, a teller Gerritt, said "they're the type of people who have at the Bank of Lansing main branch Wednesday. The everything but one of the kids pointed out that they $200 was a Christmas gift from their and were thinking of carpeting the living room." their spouses to be used toward new carpet in the Commerce unit eyes doubling deputies Capitol Bureau This month the offices of Intergo- Budget (DMB) would also have to apvernmental Relations, State Boundary, prove it. It's just a proposal we're In-house studies are under way in Subdivision Control, Land Sales, kicking around." the state Department of Commerce to, County Boundary Approval and the So far, not even Gov.

William G. Mildouble the number of deputy directors Environmental Review Board were liken, who would also have to give the from two to four. placed under Commerce's umbrella. nod, has been approached on the plan. The department's acting director, At this stage, the plan to add depu- Both existing deputy posts are now William Lukens, contends the new dep- ties is in a preliminary stage.

vacant. uties are needed because the duties of Because of the state's revenue the office have increased and to lend "IT'S REALLY in draft form here," squeeze, the department's central offto the state's Lukens emphasizes. "It would have to ice staff has been trimmed from about which 1 frenergunder go to civil service for approval. The 36 down to about 25. Other importance grams, were departent Commerce's control.

Department of Management and offices also have vacant positions. Parents demand school closing facts Concluded from page B-1 ents, told the board to decide the fate of elementary schools soon. "IF MY SON gets moved, what's going to happen to him?" mother asked. "I am sure other children are going to have emotional problems and setbacks if Lyons is clustered with another The woman said her family settled for a home that needed more extensive fixing, but that finding a home a few doors away from a school has been a blessing for her son. Patricia Haut, another Lyons parent, said postponing letting parents know which schools will close, and delaying the closings, will hurt families.

She said her first grade child might end up attending four schools by sixth grade if an elementary plan and middie schools aren't in place by next "That's an awful lot to ask of a child," Mrs. Haut said. She was one of several parents who "I want to go into middle schools charged the board has been too occu- much sooner than 1986," she said, "not pied with plans for a vocational center, for me, but because I believe in the and with deciding what to do with high configuration (K-5, 6-8, 9-12 schools)." schools and junior highs. Board member Joan Hess said she can project enrollment fig- agreed with parents who objected to ures, you can tell us what elementary the disposing of properties for $1. She schools will close next year," she in- said, however, that if the district had sisted.

"Our elementary students are sold Maple Hill and Foster to the city just as important as our secondary stu- for more, people would have fussed dents. The elementary issue is very, about their pockets getting hit twice by very important." government. She said the buildings were hardly marketable because REACTIONS BY school officials af- neighbors resisted commercial rezonter the hearing focused on a variety of ing. issues raised by parents. The district had better luck with the Supt.

Matthew Prophet said he Horsebrook building, said Mrs. Hess, heard a general endorsement for the and that may serve as an example. It middle schools concept, since no one was sold and converted to office space, said they reject the idea. thanks to the Board of Realtors, and Kathy Feaster, the board member commercial rezoning was possible. It who presided, agreed the board should netted about $200,000.

Owners resoon identify schools to be closed next vamped a park area nearby, spruced year, and that it ought to work out a up the playground and plan' to make "well thought out" elementary school the gymnasium available for commuplan quickly. nity use, she said. Delta voices opposition to CATA tax vote Concluded from page B-1 CATA'S ORIGINAL five-year Meridian Township representative not available. The outlook for federal budget projected a $4.1 million average Carlene Webster noted that the CATA funding of public transportation 1 under annual deficit. Property tax collections system had become a national examthe Reagan administration is also would just match it, but figures were ple of effective public transportation bleak, they believe.

upped when the Department of Trans- because, of its "aggressive leadership "We have had massive amounts of portation reviewed the estimates. administration." federal and state money and it has Lansing representative Duane Allen come to an end," Laudenslager said. strongly endorsed the plan. "If you are Chisholm said Delta was not opThe proposed millage rates would going to have a community, you need posed to CATA. The township simply yield $4.35 million in tax, revenues in this, he said ranking bus service on distrusts recently enacted legislation 1981, and $5.29 million 1985 if the the same priority scale as police and that makes it possible for the transit property tax base increased by 5 per- fire protection.

Allen rebuked authority to fund its operations cent compounded annually, CATA esti- Chisholm saying, "as far as public through special property tax assessmates. The system would accumulate transportaiton goes, you are either for ments, he said. Even if a tax increase a $1.2 million deficit this year, a sur- it or against it, and if you're against it, was rejected by Delta's residents, it plus i in 1982, 1983, and 1984, and then you don't belong on this board." could still be imposed on them by other would be back in the red by 1985 under Strong support was also voiced by towns in the transit authority's service the proposed tax structure. The pro- East Lansing representatives John area, Chisholm said. If that does hapjections assume the surplus accumu- Czarnecki and Ralph Monsma.

"This is pen, he said earlier, Delta will consider lated in the early years would earn 8 one of the things that make the city petitioning the Transportation Compercent interest while it is waiting to work," Monsma said. "This is how you mission for permission to withdraw be used. keep a metropolitan area functional." from CATA. MSP's 'Zeke' shot to death MT. MORRIS (AP) State police lipps of the state police post at JackSgt.

Pat Darrow says Zeke was "the son. Philipps described Zeke as a greatest police dog I ever saw." "very, very successful tracking dog." The 7-year-old German Shepard, Zeke was credited with finding six credited with sniffing out several hun- convicted murderers, including Timodred criminals before retiring from thy O'Brien, who hid in a swamp after duty, was shot to death, apparently by the April, 1979 slaying of Jackson Police hunters. Darrow said. Lt. William Nixon.

Darrow, a state police detective and Darrow and his dog worked out of the dog's owner and handler, said his the Jackson post until Darrow was wife Suzanne found the dog Monday at transferred to Flint in 1979. the couple's Mount Morris house. "Everything I have, all the commenSurgery by a veterinarian on the dations and awards, well, they just gunshot wound failed to save the ani- gave them to me. Zeke's the one that mal's life. earned them," Darrow said.

Zeke joined the force when he was "No will ever replace Zeke in about 1 year old, said Lt. Anthony Phi- my heart," said Darrow. Lansing man, 20, charged in rape A 20-year-old Lansing man was arraigned in East Lansing District Court Wednesday on a first degree criminal sexual conduct charge involving a 20- year-old Lansing woman who had been at a party at his home earlier in the day. East Lansing police said the attack occurred in the stuck car of Percy B. Cheeks, 6105 Scottmar, about 9 p.m.

Tuesday in Abbott Park off Abbott Road. The victim, who told police she had met Cheeks through a friend, called police from a party store on Lake Lansing Road. She said she got away from her attacker and was picked up by a passerby on Lake Lansing Road. The woman told investigators she had been at a party at Cheeks' home, had argued with him and then got into his car when he agreed to take her home. She said he beat her after they drove into the park, and that his car became stuck in the snow after it ran into a ditch.

State gasoline prices still climbing By The Associated Press The prices of regular and unleaded gasoline were up 2.4 cents a gallon each this week along major state highways, the third-largest weekly price jump since 1973, the Auto Club of Michigan reports. A gallon of regular at the 300 service stations in the club's weekly survey released Wednesday cost an average Bejaoui misses sentencing By MILLER D. LANG Staff Writer MASON Mansour M. Bejaoui, convicted last month of fraud, has apparently fled the country. Bejaoui, mer head of the state's international trade division, was scheduled for sentencing Wednesday before Circuit Court Judge Robert Holmes Bell.

Bejaoui, who was found guilty of collecting about $6,000 for a trip to Saudi Arabia that the state attorney's general office says he never took, did not appear in court. Assistant Attorney General Tom Kulick said Bejaoui apparently is now in Libya. "I AM GIVEN to understand that Mr. Bejaoui has left the country and has no desire or plans to appear here for sentencing," Kulick said. Bejaoui's father-in-law, Eugene H.

Lawler, said he received a call from Bejaoui Jan. 10 and that the Tunisian native said he was calling from Libya. Bejaoui told Lawler that he was in Li- he had collected more than $900 for a bya looking for a job, and that he Department of Agriculture dinner that would return to the United States "if actually cost less than $600. Internaany solution to this problem can be tional trade is a division of the Departreached other than a term in Jack- ment of Agriculture. son." Bejaoui also said he has decided not THAT CASE ended in a mistrial in to appeal the conviction and said he November.

left his car at an airport in Toledo, the second 1 charge, Bejaoui Ohio. was convicted on Dec. 16 after two days of jury deliberation. In that case, BELL ISSUED a bench warrant for the state claimed that Bejaoui submitBejaoui's arrest, but before he issued ted a bill for a December 1978 trip to the warrant Bell said that there was Saudi Arabia. State investigators claim nothing in Bejaoui's pre-sentence in- Bejaoui never took the trip and, in vestigation report to indicate that he fact, that he spent part of the time in would be sent to Jackson.

Windsor, Canada. "Legally I cannot go into the specif- Bejaoui was indicted in July 1979 folics of what is contained in the pre-sen- lowing a two-month state audit retenee report," Bell said. "But there is quested by Agriculture Director Dean nothing to indicate or substantiate Pridgeon. He was suspended without what he said to his father-in-law and pay immediately following the indicthis wife that he would go to Jackson ment. prison." Conviction on the second count i is a Bejaoui originally had been charged felony carrying a maximum penalty of with two counts of fraud.

10 years in prison and a fine of to up In one count, the state charged that $5,000. Residents protest robot service Concluded from page B-1 residents that there was no other lance emergencies 24-hours a day. the machine to only be on the 371- alternative to the machine. Non-emergency calls should go 3400 police line if nobody is in the Matt Winger, 9-1-1 Communcia- to the regular police number township police station. tions Center director, said that the where they might be answered by "Sometimes we won't have two center could handle such non- a telephone answering machine.

phone calls in an eight -hour shift," emergency dispatching for the The message on the machine he said. "But sometimes there is township. tells callers with emergencies to an accident or something within "That would be subject to negodial 9-1-1 for immediate help. blocks of the station and the per- tiation of course," he said. "But Preston said he only learned of son in the station couldn't leave we are looking into the possiblity the changeover to a machine late and had to pull a car in from the of dispatching, non-emergency Tuesday afternoon.

other side of the township." calls jurisdictions He said the center would be a Prior to implementation of the STORNANT SAID Wednesday logical choice to help the township robot answering machine, the pothat he is attempting to work out a since the center's computer keeps lice department answered the deal with Lansing Central track of township cars already. township fire phone if the fireDispatch, the Ingham County fighters were out on calls. Sheriff or the State Police to an- EMERGENCY CALLS in Lans- Under the new system, the swer the Lansing Township line if ing Township should go directly to phone will continue to ring nobody is in the station. the 9-1-1 center which dispatches unanswered if the police departBut Sellek said Stornant told the township police, fire and ambu- ment has gone on Deaths and Funerals EIMER, ORVILLE J. 200 E.

Front St. Grand Ledge Mr. Eimer, age 70, passed away January 22, 1981 in a Lansing hospital. Funeral arrangements will be annouced later by the Holihan Funeral Home, Grand Ledge. JORAE, SISTER MARY CAMILLUS R.S.M.

Formerly of Lansing Age 84, passed away Jan. 20, 1981 in St. Gertrude's Convent, Grand Rapids. Sister Mary Camillus was a registered nurse, serving many years at St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing.

Surviving are 5 brothers, Ira, Gerald, Robert, and Donald Jorae of St. Johns, Arthur of Laingsburg; 2 sisters, Jorae of Lansing, Agnes Coe of Laingsburg; several nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass will be offered Friday at 11:00 a.m. in Mt. Mercy Chapel, 1423 Bridge N.W., Grand Rapids.

Interment in St. Johns Cemetery, Jackson. Sister Mary Camillus reposes at Mt. Mercy Continuing Development Center where Bible Vigil services will be held Thurs. at 7 p.m.

Arrangements by Alt Mortuary. LANDSEIDEL, BARBARA 1401 W. Holmes Rd. Age 71, died January 21, 1981. Mrs.

Landseidel was born January 2, 1910 in Lehr, N.D. and had been a resident of Lansing for almost 40 years. She was a member of the Colonial Village Baptist Church. Surviving is her husband, Henry; 3 daughters, Mrs. Delores Werke of Grand Ledge, Mrs.

Genevieve Gee of Dimondale, and Mrs. Sandra Longhurst of Potterville; 6 grandchildren; 4 brothers, Edward and William Hildenbrand both of Grand Ledge, Marvin and Elvin Hildenbrand both of Lansing; 3 sisters, Emma Dachtler, Amelia Doerr both of Lansing and Helen Radlicki of South Bend, Indiana. Funeral services will be held Friday, 11 a.m. at the Colonial Village Baptist Church, 2010 Boston Blvd. with the Rev.

Dr. Arthur W. Boymook officiating. Interment will be at Deepdale Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the Gorsline Runciman Lansing Chapel Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Visitition Friday will begin 10 a.m. at the church. SWAN, KATHRYN A. 6147 Wilcox Rd. Eaton Rapids Age 86, died January 20 1981 at the Eaton Rapids hospital.

was a time resident; a life member and Past Matron of the Brookfield O.E.S. Surviving are her husband, Cecil; 1 son, James of Eaton Rapids; 2 daughters, Mrs. Hilda Bienz of Lake City, Mrs. Maxine Stebbins of Charlotte; 5 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday, 1:30 p.m.

from the Skinner Chapel, Rev. Paul 1 Mergener officiating. Eastern Star services by O.E.S. Interment in Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids. ODIORNE, EARL M.

Boca Raton, Fla. Formerly of Eaton Rapids Age 75, died January 19, 1981 in Boca Raton, Fla. Surviving are his wife, Bess; 2 sons, David of Eaton Rapids, Milo of Memphis, 5 sisters, Mrs. Lawrence (Hilda) Murphy of Lansing, Mrs. Melvin (Maxine) Aldrich of Claremont, Mrs.

Frances Rossman of Eaton Rapids, Mrs. Leo (Jerry) Williams and Mrs. Bruce (Alice) Rabbitt both of Jackson; 1 brother, Dean of Parker, 7 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Saturday, 1:30 p.m. from the Skinner Chapel, Eaton Rapids with interment in Rosehill Cemetery.

HUFF, LYMAN P. 2400 Devonshire Age 61, died January 20, 1981. Mr. Huff was born November 21, 1919 in Williamston and had been a life long resident of the Lansing area. He was a self-employed Certified Public Accountant and was also employed with the State of Michigan, Dept.

of Highways in the Contract Division. He was a member of the Olivet Baptist Church and was a veteran and served with the U.S. Air Force. Surviving are his wife, Ruth 2 sons, Lyman Paul, Jr. of Lansing and James Lloyd of Coldwater; 4 grandchildren; mother, Marguerite Huff of Lansing; 1 brother, Urion of Rio Hondo, Texas; a sister, Mrs.

Gordon (Phyllis) Darling of Lansing. Funeral services will be held Friday, 2:30 For Paid Obituary p.m. at the Gorsline Runciman Lansing Chapel with the Rev. William R. Hartman of the Olivet Baptist Church officiating.

Interment will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends desiring may make contributions to the Greater Lansing Association for Retarded Children. KEMMERLING, RUBY B. 11172 E. Grand River Portland Age 61, died January 20, 1981 at a Lansing hospital.

Was born March 26, 1919 in Winchester, Kentucky the daughter of Daniel Williams and Clara Carney. Her husband Bliss preceded her in death in 1972. She is survived by 3 sisters, Mrs. Helen Elmore of Oolitic, Indiana, Mary Baker and Mrs. Margarette Sova both of Lansing.

Funeral services will be Saturday at the Neller Funeral Home, Portland at 1 p.m., Rev. Maurice Christenson officiating. Burial will be in Danby Cemetery. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and was a retired cook at the airport restaurant. Pallbearers are Steven Baker, Robert Kibby, August and William Galinattis.

SOVA, FRED SR. 906 Hickory Age 78, died January 21, 1981. Mr. Sova was born November 12, 1902 in Lansing and had been a life long resident of Lansing. He had operated a TV repair business since 1929.

He was life long member of the Emmanuel First Lutheran Church. Surviving are his wife, Mary; 2 sons, Frederick Jr. and John D. both of Lansing; 2 daughters, Mrs. Eunice Traill of Grand Ledge and Miss Mary M.

Sova of Lansing; 2 grandchildren, Mark R. and Michelle Traill; 1 brother, Jules F. Sova of Lansing and a niece, Mrs. Phyllis Johanson of Grand Rapids. Funeral services will be held Friday, 1 p.m.

at the Gorsline Runciman Lansing Chapel with the Rev. Daniel M. Buske and the Rev. John F. Vogt of the Emmanuel First Lutheran Church officiating.

Interment will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thursday from 7-9 p.m. Notices, Call 487-4704 414 Pleasant St. Grand Ledge Mr.

Deuel, age 80, passed away January 22, 1981 at a Lansing hospital. Complete funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Peters Murray Funeral Home, Grand Ledge. FUNERALS KUEBLER, MARION M. 1736 S. Creyts Rd.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Jessen Funeral Home with the Rev. Royce Robinson of the Grand Ledge United Methodist Church officiating. Interment wil be held in Delta Center Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Denny Jolliff, John Jolliff, Tom Jolliff with active pallbearers being Fred Kuebler, David Kuebler, Andy Kuebler, Mark Kuebler, Albert Kuebler, and Ernie Lance.

Real estate broker faces trial for assault WHITE CLOUD (AP) Cal Deitz, 45, a Newaygo County real estate broker charged with assaulting two Grand Rapids television newsmen, has been ordered to stand trial for felonious assault. The charge against Deitz was filed by Michigan Attorney General Frank Kelley on the request of Newaygo County Prosecutor Keith Schuiteman, who declined to handle the case because he was called as a witness. According to a warrant, Deitz drove his car "in a manner so as to threaten" while WZZM-TV photographer Rick Kamel was filming reporter Jim Riekse on Oct. 30. The incident in the parking lot of Deitz's office was recorded on videotape and broadcast as part of the station's 10-part investigative series on Deitz.

The videotapes were reviewed extensively before the state decided to press charges and the tapes were shown in court. Schuiteman, the last of six witnesses to testify at a preliminary examination Wednesday, said Deitz called him three days prior to the incident and asked how he could rid his business of the newsmen. Schuiteman said Deitz asked him, "What about if I back out of my parking lot and give them a nudge, an intensive care-type nudge?" The prosecutor said he advised Deitz against such an action. Deitz's trial is scheduled for Jan. 27 before visiting Judge Peter O'Connell of the Isabella County District Court.

Conviction carries a maximum four years in prison and a $2,500 fine. DRAKE, BYRON D. 501 Burgundy Square East Lansing Funeral services will be held Friday, 1 p.m. at the Gorsline Runciman East Chapel, East Lansing with the Rev. William A.

Eddy, Rector of All Saints Episcopal Church and Donald A. Taylor officiating. Interment in Mt. Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Thurs.

from 2-4 7-9 p.m. Friends desiring may make contributions to the Salvation Army. McCAFFREE, ESTHER 435 Bailey St. East Lansing Memorial services will be Friday, 2 p.m. at Peoples Church, 200 W.

Grand River, East Lansing with Rev. Dr. W. Fred Graham officiating. A private family graveside service will be held in Glendale Cemetery.

The family will receive friends in the Robertson Room following the memorial service. Friends desiring may make contributions to the American Diabetes Association. The family, is being served by the Gorsline Runciman East Chapel, East Lansing. $1.34, while unleaded averaged almost $1.39 a gallon. One hundred of the stations are in or around Detroit and regular averaged $1.33 a gallon there, up nearly 2 cents.

The Detroit-area price for unleaded averaged $1.38 gallon, up 1.8 cents. Diesel fuel averaged $1.27 a gallon across Michigan, up 2 cents, while in Detroit a gallon of diesel fuel cost almost $1.23, up 0.2 cents..