The Ludington Daily News from Ludington, Michigan • Page 1

DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY TODD REED Father AAarquette Pilgrimage Tonight This statue of Father Pere Jacques Marquette on Mackinac Island depicts the courageous Christian missionary-explorer who is recognized by many historians to have died at a site just south of Ludington in 1675. The annual pilgrimage to the cross on this the 301st anniversary of Marquette's death gets underway at 7 p.m. today with a caravan from Mason County Courthouse parking lot to the Marquette Memorial Cross in Buttersville which the public is invited to take part in. Ceremonies at the cross will begin at 7:30 p.m. and many local civic and political groups will take part in short program highlighted by a speech by Tom Paniwozik, president of Mason County Historical Society, on what Marquette means to our area and the traditional reading of the death scene by Eugene Christman, president of the Pere Marquette Memorial Association.

Ron Johnson will once again serve as master of ceremonies. Mason County Bicentennial Commission urges the public to attend what they consider to be one of the most important historical events of Mason County's Bicentennial year. Local Facility Cited, May Be Closed By State Michigan Expedition Facility at the Ludington State Park is one of 22 homes for deliquent or neglected children state inspectors have discovered that do not meet state licensing requirements and among six which might be closed, according to United Press International this morning. however, a spokesman for the Ludington home, which occupies the Big Point Sauble Lighthouse, told the Daily News this morning most of things the found wrong have been corrected. Also, the spokesman said, the main violations were in the- main lighthouse building which is not housing any of the children at the present time.

The facility here is currently housing 15 children. Inspectors said hazards uncovered in their emergency inspections included inadequate exits in case of fire, exposed wiring, flammable materials stored near boilers and furnaces and fire extinguishers with access blocked by stored equipment. The state department of social services released the findings of its inspections Monday, and the results startled Deputy Director Joseph La Rosa. "Much of what we are finding I didn't believe existed," LaRosa said. He said he would submit the findings to John T.

Dempset, department director, with recommendations for immediate improvements. Any hazards not corrected within 30 days could force its closing, although LaRosa indicated only six were considered bad enough to warrant such action. He recommended full licensing hearings for those six facilities. Last week substandard conditions the state to shut down the Jefferson Intake Center in Detroit. In addition to the Ludington facility, the most serious subsequent inspections were found at the Townsend Lake Intake Center in Detroit, Meredith Halfway House in Flint, Pine Lodge Halfway House in Lansing, Kent County Residential Governing Group House in Grand Rapids and J.

Maxey Boys Training School near Ann Arbor. LaRosa said he urged all state social workers to report any substandard or dangerous conditions uncovered in any youth homes. Ehrlichman, Liddy Convictions Upheld WASHINGTON (UPI) The U.S. Court of Appeals Monday upheld the convictions of former White House aides John D. Ehrlichman and Gordon Liddy for their roles in the 1971 break-in at Dr.

Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office. But the same three-judge court had sympathy for Bernard L. Barker and Eugenio R. Martinez, whom it called "foot soldiers of the Watergate affair," and reversed their convictions in the same case. All four were convicted by a jury of violating the civil rights of Dr.

Louis Fielding of Beverly. Hills when Barker, Martinez and Felipe DeDiego, on Liddy's orders, broke into Fielding's office to obtain Ellsberg's psychiatric records. At the time, Ellsberg faced trial for publicizing the Pentagon Papers, top-secret Defense Department documents detailing U.S. involvement in Vietnam. The charges were dismissed when word of White House involvement in the 4 Do You Wake Up In The Morning Full Of Remorse, Guilt And Depressed From Drinking Too Much? Mason County Alcohol Program 843-3312 Monday through Friday 9a.m.

to 5 p.m. Congratulations and Best Wishes to Sue Johnson And Thank You Once Again To Everyone Miss Ludington 1975 Janice Ayers The Ludington The Weather An IndcJHmdenl Serving Mti.wn County and Copyright 1976 by Ludington Daily News, Inc. VOLUME NO. 86, NO. 154 LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1976 Area PRICE I5c Clear with frost likely tonight.

Lows in the lower 30s. Sunny and warmer Wednesday. Highs mid to upper 60s. EXTENDED OUTLOOK A chance of showers each day. Highs mid 60s to low 70s.

Lows upper 30s to upper 40s. Board Discusses Lakeview Repairs By VANS STEVENSON Dally News Staff Writer Ludington Area Board of Education was concerned Monday night with two costly matters, one involving an insurance claim on a fire and the other which would be a project to modernize a phase of technical education in the high school. In addition, the board's athletic committee turned over art alleged personnel dispute between two members of the athletic staff to the administration to handle and passed a motion complying with a request by the Mason County Ministerial Association to keep school- related functions to a minimum Wednesday evenings. Noon Vote Is Heavy Ludington voters are going to the polls in surprisingly large numbers, today, to cast their ballot in the Presidential Primary. At noon 599 votes had been cast in the six city precincts.

This is considerably above the noon count in 1972 and larger than most noon counts for city primaries. The breakdown is as follows: First Ward (Lakeview), 119; Second Ward (Senior High), 91; Third Ward (Gas 86, Fourth Ward (P.M.), 71; Fifth Ward (Foster), 120; Sixth Ward (St. John's), 112. Although the insurance adjuster has not assessed the joss yet, repair estimates to Lakeview Elementary School, damaged by fire April 1, will cost at least $40,000, according to Assistant Superintendent Hal Madden. He said the figure does not include equipment and was the only bid received so far from West Shore Builders.

The board needs to realize the final decision is a claim made to the insurance company and what they agree to pay, Madden said. Initial estimates of fire damage to the school and contents was set at around $100,000. Superintendent Donald Baldwin reported to the board matching News Capsules break-in was made public. Ehrlichman also was convicted on two counts of lying to a grand jury investigating the break-in. Invite Public To Attend Tea The public is invited to attend the Annual Heritage Day Tea which will be held Friday at the Rose Hawley Museum in observance of Michigan' Week.

The tea will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. A style show of older fashions from a bygone era will have two showings, at 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Models will be friends of the museum. There will also be a presentation of a Betsy Ross Flag which Mrs. Paul Erickson has made and which will be presented to the Friends of the Museum.

There will be an opportunity for people to browse through the museum and refreshments will be served. Husband Slain KALKASKA (UPI) The wife of a 44-year-old Rapid City man who was shot to death early this morning is scheduled to be arraigned on first degree murder charges before the 87th District Magistrate here today. Kalkaska County Prosecutor Richard Westerman said the woman, Gertrude Elizabeth Hoose, 41, was charged in connection with the death of her husband, Melvin Hoose. The shooting, in the Hoose's Rapid City home, followed a family argument, Westerman said. Hunt Killer WALKER (UPI) Police were searching for the slayer of a 23-year-old Grand Rapids woman whose partially decomposed body was found in a wooded area Monday afternoon in this southwestern Michigan city.

Authorities said the woman, identified as Lois de Ritter, formerly of Prospect Park, N.J., was strangled. An autopsy was scheduled today to determine if she had been sexually molested. Police said Miss de Ritter, a recent Calvin College graduate who planned to attend the University of Michigan, had been missing for about two weeks. Stab 2 Boys DETROIT (UPI) white students at Osborn High School were in Holy Cross Hospital today with stab wounds they suffered when attacked by a group of black students Monday on a bus near the northeast side school, police said. The stabbings of Eric Eichbauer, 16, and Fred Meyers, 18, followed the stabbing Friday of a black student, William Jackson, 17, by a white student, police said.

Police said the two were stabbed by an "unknown" number of assailants believed to be between 14- and 16-years-old while they were riding a bus within one mile of the school. Earthquake MOSCOW (UPI) Sketchy official reports indicate a severe earthquake that rocked Soviet Central Asia caused heavy damage, but there was ho word on possible injuries or deaths. The Tass news agency said the 'quake, which struck Monday, caused material damage in some places, adding: "Prompt measures are being taken to eliminate the aftermath of the 'quake and give relief to its victims." Tass did not say if the victims were physical casualties or residents left homeless. DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY R.USS MILLER JR. Visiting Mayor Talks About 'His Town' Visiting East Detroit Mayor Allyn Weinert, right, gave his impressions of Ludington and told about his town during a dinner Monday evening held in his honor.

On the left East Detroit Parks and Recreation Director and Mrs. Fred Woelkers open a Ludington-made gift. In the center is Ludington City Manager and Mrs. George VonDrak. Easf Detroit Mayor Guest Of Ludington LS.

PKTKHSON Managing Kditor The mayor of East Detroit readily acknowledged he was impressed by the municipal facilities the people of Ludington have financed for themselves and future generations. Allyn. Weinert, who, at 25, is the youngest mayor in Michigan, compared his home town of East Detroit to Ludington and said the major difference is that East Detroit is a "bedroom a city that has relatively little industrial base but instead is a major suburb of Detroit, located in the heart of the greater Detroit metropolitan area. Weinert and his party, which included Fred Voelker.s, director of the Parks Recreation Department of East Detroit, were honored Monday evening at a dinner at Holiday Inn as part of the annual Mayor's Exchange Day. "While on our tour of Ludington, I could not help but be impressed by the amount of construction that has taken place here and by the amount still underway.

"I am very impressed by your fine library facility and would like very much to be here for its dedication. I am also very impressed by your Dial-A-Ride system and would like to get more information about it because I see tremendous value in it. "But most of all I was im- William Morse Becomes 2nd Victim Of Accident William Glen Morse, 73, of route 1 Fountain who died Sunday at Hackley Hospital in Muskegon was the second victim of a three-car accident May 7 at the intersection of US-31 and Sugar Grove Road to die. Earl Alonzo Morse, 68, of route 1, Morse Road, Fountain died in the accident. William Morse was the driver of one of the vehicles and Earl Morse a passenger in the same vehicle.

Investigating Mason County sheriff's officers reported the Morse vehicle pulled onto the highway into the path of a pickup truck driven by Richard Holcombe of rural Free Soil and was hit broadside on the passenger side and pushed into a third vehicle stopped at the intersection. Tax Allocation Board Sets Preliminary Rate pressed today by the friendliness of the people of A special guest at the dinner was Keith Yockey of Ludington who was a roommate of Weinert at the University of Michigan. Weinert said East Detroit is faced with a mounting problem of declining population and a "substantial drop" in school enrollment. George VonDrak, Ludington city manager, in welcoming Weinert, said he would like to have the Government Day activities of Michigan Week expanded next year to include students from Ludington High School. "I noticed in the paper that the high school has elected new officers for the year and I think it would be appropriate next year if we could let them 'take over' corresponding offices in the city government for a VonDrak said.

Linden Pettys, president of the Ludington Area Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the East Detroit guests on behalf of the Chamber and the people of Ludington. Numerous gifts, donated by local manufacturers and businessmen, were given to Weinert by Ludington Mayor- pro-tem Gordon Erickson. funds are available for modernizing the machine shop at Ludington High School and staff recommended the board would need to spend about $30,000 to complete the project. An additional $30,000 would' then be released by the state. The board turned the matter over to the curriculum committee for further study.

Recommendations will be made at a later board meeting. Baldwin added the project, if approved, would be similar to the development of the auto shop and graphics department. School Board Vice President Richard Irwin of the athletic committee announced at the end of the meeting an alleged dispute (Continued on Page 2) Ford Needs Victory In Michigan DETROIT (UPI) President Ford, fighting for political survival, today sought to stop Ronald Reagan's drive for the Republican presidential nomination in the pivotal Michigan primary. And Jimmy Carter, the 51-year old former Georgia governor, was favored to win the Democratic primary and add industrial Michigan to his string of election victories. Mostly cloudy weather dominated the state except for sunny skies in the western areas.

Temperatures were expected to climb into the 60s. There was a "rather heavy turnout" in Ford's home town of Grand Rapids. He represented the congressional district for a quarter of a century before becoming Vice President. But early repots indicated light to moderate voting in Detroit, which has about half the state's population. City officials said fewer persons were voting than in 1972.

Both Ford and Carter were rated favorites. But one poll showed Ford only 4 percentage points ahead in the GOP race an unimpressive margin in what he has called his "must win" state. A loss in Michigan, following five defeats at Reagan's hands out of the last six primaries, could be crushing to Ford's hopes for nomination to the presidency in his own right. Republican State Chairman William McLaughlin said on election eve, "We must not the death wish that afflicted the Democrat party when they nominated Goerge McGovern in 1972. Polls were open from 7 a.m.

EDT until 8p.m. Possible rain was forecast. Two million of Michigan's 4.6 million registered voters were expected to check in at 6,351 precincts. Eighty-four Republican and 133 Democratic delegates were at stake. Both Carter and Udall stayed in Michigan to wait out the returns.

Ford, after his most strenuous effort of the campaign including an old-fashioned whistle-stop campaign the back in Washington. By a twist of political fortune, the man who won the Michigan' Democratic primary four years ago and who is given little chance to repeat today may be the key factor in the Republican primary. His name is George Corley Wallace, governor of Alabama, one of seven candidates on the Democratic ballot. In 1972, the day after he was shot in Maryland, he won the Michigan primary with 809,239 votes and a 51 per cent majority. Now, politicians of both parties believe, many of those voters have largely given up on Wallace and are looking for some place else to go.

Much the same thing happened in Indiana two weeks ago, where Wallace votes went to Reagan and won for him. Reagan backers, while poor-mouthing the former California governor's chances, scented blood. His national chairman, Sen. Paul Laxalt, spoke of a moral victory with 25 per cent but added a Michigan victory "would be tantamout to getting the nomination. I don't think the Ford campaign could recover from that kind of loss." Seven Candidates I Will Be On Ballot In School Election Two more nominating petitions, filed just before Monday's deadline, have brought to seven the number of candidates seeking the three seats on the Ludington Area Board of Education.

The last to file were Eugene Cater, seeking the one-year term remaining of William Nickelson's unexpired term, and August P. Engblade II, who filed for a four-year term. jjj: Those seeking the two four-year terms are Engblade, Norm Klemm, R. Lee Schoenherr, Mrs. Eleanore Thompson and Gerald 0.

Foster. The two candidates seeking the one-year term are Cater and Mrs. Leonard Bestrom. The election will be held Monday, June 14. The Mason County Tax Allocation Board met Monday afternoon and established the preliminary order which sets the maximum rate that can be levied for the four divisions of government that will divide the 15 mills.

Final action on the of the millage will be taken at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 26, when the board holds its final session. The preliminary rate established at Monday's meeting is identical to the current rate. It allocates 8.69 mills for schools, 5.01 mills for BACK By Popular Demand "THORN" Club Beachcomber 125 S. JAMES Two a rural Ludington hospitalized for treatment of injuries received in the head-on collision of their vehicles on US- 10 near Darr Road at 1:05 a.m.

Sunday. Jack Steiger, 42, of route 2, Stiles Road, Ludington was listed in fair condition at Memorial Hospital this morning. Driver of the other vehicle, John Salla, 37, of Gladwin, was listed in good condition. Investigating Mason County Sheriff's deputies report the the county, 1.0 mill for the tosvnships and .30 of a mill for the Intermediate School District. Elmer Peterson, Summit Township supervisor and a member of the Allocation Board, said that the townships were satisfied with one mill allocation as long as the county board of commissioners appropriates $100,000 to the Mason County Road Commission to aid in road and bridge work in the townships.

The board passed the motion to set the maximum rate by a unanimous vote, Injures 2 Steiger car was westbound on US-10 two-tenths mile west of Darr Road when it crossed the center line and collided with Salla's eastbound pickup. Both vehicles were extensively damaged. The accident remains under investigation. No tickets had been issued as of this morning. Report of the accident did not appear in Monday's Daily News because a sheriff's department news release was unintentionally mislaid at the sheriff's office.

DAILY NEWS PHOTO BY TODD REED Visiting Commissioner Tours Village One of the stops on his tour of Mason County Monday visiting Saginaw County Board of Commissioners Chairman Benjamin Schrader found most interesting was Pioneer Village. Here Mr and Mrs. Schrader are among the first persons to get an opportunity to see village blacksmith Jim Finley at work in the nearly completed blacksmith shop. Following the tour with Mason County Clerk and Mrs. Ivan Anthony, Schrader said he found the exchange day most beneficial.

He said that despite Saginaw County's ten times larger population, both counties share mutual problems, among them the alarming rise in the cost ot providing legal defense for indigent persons. The exchange day tour included Ludington water treatment and waste water treatment plants, Ludington Pumped Storage plant, mental health and social services facilities, county airport, jail and medical care facility, iscolt- ville, Scottville Riverside Park and Stokely VanCamp Factory. Don't Forget To Vote; Polls Open Until 8 p.m..