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2A THE TIMES HERALD PORT HURON, MICH. Soturdoy Oct, 4, 19B0 Obltuarios Commissioners bade EDC, but some want changes "Sk IV 'ft By JIM IRWIN Times Herald Reporter St. Clair County commissioners, with virtually no exceptions, support the county Economic Development Corp. Several commissioners have made additional suggestions about how it should be run and what it might consider doing in the future. Samuel Grey, county administrator, polled the commissioners recently about their support for the corporation.

Thirteen of the 15 commissioners responded, and all 13 said they support the corporation. Six said they would support any project proposed within their district, and another seven said they would have to evaluate each project individually. "I definitely think it's getting the job done," said Commissioner John Hurley, R-Marysville, county board chairman. Hurley said the turning point for the corporation was the county board's demand for more information about the projects, which was made after the Corbin-Carter Lumber dispute. "From that point on, it's been a real constructive commission," Hurley said.

"I feel it is functioning properly." Commissioner Max Graybiel, R-Ca-pac, is chairman of the board's public works committee, which oversees the county corporation. He said he still has a few misgivings. "We can't turn down projects if the local governments support them," Graybiel said. Proposed projects must be approved by the local board, the local planning commission, the county board and county planning commission. At the same time, Graybiel said, "What's giving us fits are these party ecutive director of the Industrial Development a private organization based in Port Huron.

"We need a salesman for the county," Taylor said. "The EDC eventually will do a selling job; they need more time. They'll get a pro on staff one of these days." Commissioner William Fischer, R-Port Huron, said, "I have some philosophical problems with it. But I'm not against it enough to vote against them." Fischer and several other commissioners said the county board should demand a guarantee that developers will provide at least five new jobs before approving low-interest financing. Fischer was the only commissioner surveyed who said he would vote against a project approved at the local level if it didn't meet the minimum new job rule.

Commissioner Alan Cutcher, D-Port Huron, said he'd like the county board to refer that requirement to the corporation's directors for adoption as a bylaw. Commissioner Ted Frantz, D-Port Huron Township, a longtime supporter, said, "Every one of these projects has brought jobs in, and that's the job we set out to do." Frantz said established businesses in the county also can renovate or expand with corporation financing. Frantz said he supports the economic impact studies, but he added that developers will perform such studies on their own before locating in the county. "If they decide to come in, it means they think the need's there," he said. stores going in to compete with the ma-and-pa grocery stores." Graybiel also said confusion still exists about property tax relief.

Corporation financing does not provide developers with a property tax break, although a separate state law allows local governments to offer property tax breaks. Commissioner William Danneels, R-Marine City, said in July that the county should abolish the corporation. But he said last week, "It seems as though there's a real need for the townships to have this service." Danneels said cities in St. Clair County are developing their own corporations, but the townships need the county organization and the planning commission's expertise. Danneels said he will insist on more information about the effects of each new business getting corporation financing.

"Knowing of the economic impact would at least make me feel like I've done my homework," he said. Danneels also said he thinks corporation financing should be more readily available to developers of smaller projects. Commissioner Howard Jackson, R-Algonac, said he'd like local officials, not just county commissioners, to receive the planning commission's analyses of proposed projects' effects on nearby businesses. Commissioner Warren Taylor, D-Port Huron, said, "I don't think its's doing what we set it out to do. But it is doing a job and it isn't all bad." Taylor said the county needs a full-time employee to seek new industries, as is done by Robert L.

Patterson, ex Industrial Development Districts Act. It lets local communities exempt new industrial plants from 50 percent of all property taxes, except land, and freeze assessments on rehabilitated plants for up to 12 years. The local city council or township board issues the tax break. The Commercial Redevelopment Districts Act. It does the same thing as the industrial development act, but it applies to commercial property.

Mrs. Charles Moore PALMS Services for Elizabeth Moore, 84, of 2661 Palms Road, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in St. John's Lutheran Church. The Rev.

Einar Beck, the church's pastor, will officiate. Burial will be In West Delaware Cem etery. Mrs. Moore died Thursday, Oct. 2, 1960, in Provincial House, Cass City, after a short illness.

She married Charles Moore Jan. 8, 1919, in Palms. Visiting hoars are 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the B.D.

Apsey Funeral Home, Deckerville. Mrs. Ivan Abra CAPAC L. Doris Carroll Abra, 67, of 208 S. Main died Friday, Oct.

3, 1980, in Mercy Hospital after a short illness. She was born May 18, 1913, in Allen-ton. She was a life-long area resident. She worked for the Hurd Lock Capac Community Schools and the Lapeer State Home. She was a member of the Ladies Aux-ilary Post of the Imlay City VFW.

She also belonged to the Capac First Methodist Church and the Women's Fellowship Christian Society. Her first husband, John Carroll, died Feb. 16, 1966. She married Ivan Abra Nov. 29, 1968.

Mrs. Abra is survived by her husband; a daughter, Patricia Kegler, South Lyon; a son, Douglas Carroll, Capac; five grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; a brother; Vryl Cutcher, Capac; a sister, Donna Neu-mayer, Armada; two step-sons, Edward Abra, Mesa, and Jack Abra, Corona, Ontario; and four stepdaughters, Betty Freer, Eloise Fourney, and Carol Rankin, all of Sar-nia, and Beverly Maitland, Owen Sound, Ontario. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Barnard Funeral Home. The Rev.

Raymond Burkett, pastor of the Capac First Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Capac Cemetery. Visiting hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home.

Mrs. William Lipke SANDUSKY Mabel H. Lipke, 79, of 424 S. Sandusky Road, died Friday, Oct. 3, 1980, in McKenzie Memorial Hospital after a short illness.

She was born Sept. 22, 1901, in Port Sanilac. She was a member of Peace Lutheran Church. Her husband, William, died in 1954. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs.

Donald (Viona) Rich, Sandusky; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Irene Kemle, Port Huron, and Mrs. Elmer (Louise) Daniels Dearborn. A daughter, Vemetta, and two brothers, Walter and Harold Bartels, died earlier. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Peace Lutheran Church.

The Rev. O.N. Behringer, the church's pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Hyslop Cemetery. Visiting hours are anytime until 8:30 a.m.

Monday in the Hacker Funeral Parlors. Lloyd E. Hitchings PORT HURON Lloyd E. Hitchings, 87, of 1015 Pearl died Friday, Oct. 3, 1980, in Mar wood Manor after a short illness.

He was born Jan. 30, 1893, in Clyde Township. He lived in Detroit, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and Capac until State offers business The Timet Herald Rob Koilott POLKA TIME Band leader Marv Herzog performs for the crowd who danced and ate a variety of foods at the Joint Hospital October-fest in McMorran Place Junior Arena Friday. The Octoberfest is sponsored by the Port Huron and Mercy hospital auxiliaries. The festivities continue today from 5 p.m.

to 1 a.m. Cost of the Octoberfest is $2.50. Tickets ae available at the door. Bavarian steins and T-shirts are on sale, and door prizes donated by Downtown Port Huron Inc. will be given away.

Proceeds are used to buy hospital equipment. Import cars sell well incentives Pollution control equipment may be exempted from property taxes. Inventories and special tools, dies, jigs and fixtures are exempt from property taxes. The state also offers a variety of business tax deductions and exemptions, all based on the 2.35 percent Single Business Tax. Additional information about property and business tax exemptions is available from the Michigan Department of Commerce's Office of Economic Development.

Mallery said in July that evaluations probably will be made for all proposed commercial projects, which have proven to be more controversial than industrial projects or non-commercial buildings. The first projects Mallery analyzed were Sunshine Food Stores in Mary-svule, Marine City and Clay Township. Several commissioners criticized the stores, saying they competed with established stores. The county board eventually approved financing for the Marysville and Clay Township stores. The Marine City Commission rejected financing for the Sunshine Store there, and the project never reached the county board for approval.

corporation has rocky road It isn't hard to be confused by the various incentives available to industrial and commercial developers in Michigan. Developers seeking low-interest financing through economic development corporations do not automatically get a break on their property taxes. They must seek those tax breaks independently of the corporation. Business incentives available in Michigan are: The Plant Rehabilitation and Development Continued from Page 1A. financing.

That allowed board members to be paid for attending meetings, and absenteeism which halted many earlier meetings before they began dropped considerably. Another problem arose last winter, even as the planning commission was resolving the corporation's technical hassles. It involved criticism of the commercial projects the corporation financed, and that dispute continues today. Robert Corbin, owner of a Fort Gratiot Township building supply store, fought for six months against a proposed lumber yard in Kimball Township. Corbin and others criticized the cars went on sale late September this year compared mid-October last year, recorded i September sales decline of only 8.4 pi rcent, 317,450 cars against 332,573.

Sale in the final 10-day reporting period were up 29 percent, thanks to the introductions. Ford was off 34 percent this year. CM declined 18 percent. Chrysler's report showed it trailed last year by 36 percent on the calendar. AMC was up 0 84 percent.

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automakers closed the final month of the 1980 model year, the worst since 1975, with sales off 21 percent from September last year, according to company reports Friday. Imports grabbed another monthly record. The figures understated actual sales, and overstated the comparison with last year. Chrysler Corp. said it withheld tallies of sales of all 1981 cars made before the official introduction date, which was Thursday, while others included most of those cars.

General Motors whose new Accused Nazi commits suicide SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) Gustav Franz Wagner, who had said he only obeyed orders as an officer at a Nazi extermination camp, committed suicide Friday at his isolated farm in Sao Paulo state Friday, his attorney said. The attorney, Flavio Augusto Marx, quoted family members and said he had no further details. Officials said Wagner had tried to commit suicide four other times since he was discovered in 1978 living on a farm at Atibaia, a mountain community about 50 miles from Sao Paulo. West Germany, Poland, Israel and Austria had accused the 69-year-old Wagner of responsibility in the deaths of 250,000 Jews and Poles at the Sobi-bor extermination camp in occupied Poland in 1942-43. Wagner denied taking part in the killings.

Port Huron Area Deaths, Funerals 1 HAYES, Herbert M. of 315 16th died Oct. 3 In Morwood Manor. Friends may coll at the Hubert V. Lucas Funeral Home where funeral services will be conducted at II a.m.

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233 returning to Port Huron 15 years ago. Vessel passaaes He was a member of lhe Washington c-onu Tur trw Avenue United Methodist Church and had served on the church's board of LP FRIDAY AM trustees Senator of Canada 8:55 He married Maizie KeUlar 0ct Cliffs Victory 9:45 1931, jackson. Mr. Hitchings is survived by his LP FRIDAY PM a son Lloyd Jr Port Huron; two Miinson. 12:45 granddaughters; and two great-grand- Iglehart 1:05 McGiffin 3:45 Services will be at 1 p.m.

Monday In nnmurninii, the Arthur Smith Funeral Homes- DOWN FRIDAY AM cuth Chapel. Dr. John N. Howell, of f.1".'. the Washington Avenue United Method-Scot Misener (St.

L) 10: 0 Cnurch6will officiate. t1! fvl( Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery. Fort William (O) 11:00 visiting nours are 7 t0 9 today DOWN FRIDAY PM nn t0 3 m' 8nd 7 1 9 m' SUn" Senneville (St. L) 1:50 Cartiercliffe Hall (St. L) 2:55 hmbbbimbmhhimm Pontiac(E) 3:15 n0mJlie Trinaesti Juli (St.

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corporation for subsidizing a business that would compete with many established county businesses. Corbin's battle was unsuccessful. The county board approved the Carter Lumber Co. project in June, and the bonds financing the $1 million project will be authorized next month. But the dispute raised questions about the effects on established businesses of providing low-interest financing for new projects.

The county board now requires more information about proposed projects. The board also has required the planning commission to identify competing businesses in the project's vicinity, although the board has not identified the specific area to be studied. Enjoy Armbruster's Saturday nite Steak Broil, complete New York Sirloin Steak Dinner for $7.95. 1211 Griswold at 12th St. Phillips Food Fair Open Sun.

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