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1 1 ittttTp TTTTTn TnS a tf Cn i i i i i i i i i i i i i a ii i ii i i ii i i ii i ill i Area Section Roundup Two ST. JOSEPH, MCa, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1966 CP IMiu lr Urn jwdlllb FOR 1970 GRADUATES Election Scheduled Buchanan's Leading Students Are Named Will Face Charge Of Murder Required At High School Classes More River SAWYER The River Valley board of education last night set new high school graduation requirements at 22 units, added German to the high school curriculum and heard school superintendent Harold Sauser report that construction of the new high school is still 14 per cent behind schedule. Sauser also announced that the recommended school budget for the coming year is as compared to the $990,000 budget for the current school year. In setting high school graduation requirements, the board acted on the recommendation of Sauser, who pointed out that the 22 required units will include three units of English (three years of study in English); one-half unit of speech, one unit of Valley room for the possibility that a student may fail a course or two. The board unanimously voted to add German to the Latin and French already taught in the high schooL However, before the vote was taken, board President C.

Trego Prindeville said he felt Spanish should be the third language taught. He said Spanish is a "more important" language than German and noted that three and a half times as many Michigan high schools offer Spanish as German. However, Sauser said that Spanish is not taught in any of the district elementary schools but that German is taught in one, Chikaming school. STILL BEHIND In his progress report on construction of the new River Valley high school, Sauser said the building as of March 15, is still 14 per cent behind schedule, just as it was in the last progress, report. However, he explained that the school is still expected to open in the fall on schedule.

He did mention, though, that complications may arise if glaziers (window installers) go on strike. The strike is only a rumor, he said. In other action the board agreed to ask for new bids on a tractor, plow and disc that will be used in the vocational agri MAY 9 VOTE SET Decatur To Try Again On Sewer Bond Issue Couple Accused Of Killing Son Eight Years Ago CHICAGO (AP) A Chicago couple charged in Hancock, with murdering their adopted son eight years ago agreed Monday to return to Michigan to face the charge. William Jutua, 43, and his wife, Jilja, 42, appeared before Judge Darnel J. Ryan in Circuit Court They denied any connec tion with the slaying but signed waivers of extradition before Chief Judge Alexander Napoli.

Jutila told Napoli, "I want to go back." 'INNOCENT His wife said "I am innocent and I want to prove my innocence." Ryan freed the couple after noting that police had neglected to attach a complaint to the court file. They were re arrested on the police complaint and held in Cook County Jail to await arrival of A. Frans Heiderman, a Houghton County, deputy sheriff, who told police he would come for them Thursday. The couple were arrested Saturday night on a complaint signed by Jutila's brothers accusing them of killing the boy) Markku, 6, in 1958. Police quoted the brothers as saying they were told conflicting stories by the couple about the absence of the child.

LONG QUESTIONING Police said Jutila told them after lengthy questioning that Markku died In December 1958 in their home in Houghton after being beaten by his wife. Police quoted the Jutilas as saying they took up residence in Chicago where Mrs. Jutila started working as a cleaning lady. They said a check with Milwaukee police showed the body of a boy had been found near Mequon, where the couple said they had placed the boy's body in a culvert in 1958, and that the description matched that of the boy. Jutila said he did not work because he was disabled in an accident in a Michigan copper mine.

Brown And Swerii Share Top Spot BUCHANAN Two Buchanan high school seniors, John Swem and Robert Brown, have been chosen te share valedictorian, honors this year, according to Donald Trull, high school principal. Barton Evans is salutatorian of the senior class. In making the announcement. Trull said three other boys of the 1968 graduating class have a straight A average or better under the weighted grade point system of extra credits for academic subjects. The six boys top the list of 25 honor students of the class, all having a or better average for the four years of their high school career.

The three students named to the top scholastic places took college preparatory courses of study and plant to continue their education. Swem, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Swem, 152 Brookwood drive, has taken part in a ariety of extracurricular activities, including the band, the Buckhoro staff (as sports editor), student council, French club, orchestra, basketball and golf teams, and is president of the senior class. He is a member of Junior Achievement, junior assistant scoutmaster, and member of the First Methodist Church.

He plans to major in political science In college. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don F. Brown, 219 Liberty avenue, is a member of the Future Teachers association, has been active in the Debate dub, serving as treasurer in his sophomore year and president In his junior year, and member of the Velmarian Literary society.

He Is a member of the Church of Christ He plans to attend Kalamazoo college where he will major in biology. Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Evans, Lakeview drive, route 2, has been active in the Dramatics club (vice-president in freshman year), editor of the Buckhorn as junior and senior, member of the band, orchestra, Pen club. Velmarian Literary society, Spanish club (president as a sophomore), student council and active in forensics in which he was regional champion as a sophomore.

Last year he was president of the Young Democrats of Buchanan. DECATUR Residents will get another chance to vote on the $205,000 sewer bond issue here May 9. Last night in a short special meeting the village council adopted a resolution to hold another election on the issue. The first proposition failed early this year when it lacked two votes of meeting the three-fifths majority needed for approval. The total estimated cost of installing a sanitary sewer system in the village has been estimated at $655,000.

Besides the $205,000 bond issue, village officials hope to finance the rest of the project with revenue bonds totaling $393,000 and federal aid of $57,000. culture laboratory at the new high school. Bids had been received for the three items ranging from $4,127 to $5,741 but board vice- president Milton Francis point ed out that then: descriptions of the equipment to be furnished were too vague to be of any use. Francis and vocational-agri culture teacher Duane Wacholz will draw up new specifications for the equipment and then ask for new bids. CONCESSIONS Sauser said he would recom mend the River Valley Band Boosters be given the concessions license at all high school athletic events.

The board will act on this request of the Band Boosters at a future meeting. Official written approval for (See page 20, column 8) On May 10 Board Opposes Splitting Of Keeler District HARTFORD A special election on a proposed 6-Mill extra operating levy set for May 10 last night by the Hartford Board of Education. If approved by voters, the special levy will run for three years. There Is no extra millage lev-for schools in the Hartford district now. Several proposed extra levies have been turned down by voters in the past.

The board also voted to write to state educators in Lansing asking that the Keeler school district not be split when a decision is made on the proposed annexation of Keeler township to the Southwestern Michigan college district in Cass county. A public hearing on the proposed annexation is set for April 6. In other business, board members voted to participate in remedial reading classes and in-service training for teachers under the Federal Secondary and Elementary Education Act Plans for next year's school programs were also accepted by the board after principals presented them. The school calendar for the 1966-67 school year was also accepted. Schools will begin Sept.

8 with high school graduation set for June 8, 1967. The use of school facilities by Hartford church groups for a planned program on hygiene was also approved. Three Oaks Church Gets New Pastor THREE OAKS Franklin Spoolstra has accepted a call to serve as pastor of the First Reformed church in Three Oaks. He will take up his pastoral duties here after graduating in June from Western Theological seminary in Holland. Spoolstra, who is 32, is married and has four children, Kathy, 10, Mark, 7, Karen, 5, and Janet 3.

The church has been without a full-time pastor since the Rev. Fred Lightenberg died suddenly on Jan. 7. the new school for acceptance. Barrett said formal acceptance of the building from the contractor will not take place for a year or so.

Two board members will work with Barrett on purchasing equipment for the business education and homemaking departments and the library. In other business, the board last night approved salary increases for- school- custodians. Salary for beginning custodians will be $4,300 and increase by $200 per year to a $5,000 maximum for five years of service. The present schedule calls for starting at $4,000 and increasing to $4,800. Forrest Merritt, assistant superintendent, and board member Kay Erickson met with custodians to set up the pay scale.

The board also discussed property assessments and taxes. Dr. James Galles agreed to work with W.A. Schaaf in checking further into property valuations and taxes in the school district. More Time To Apply In Weesmv NEW TROY The sessions of the Weesaw township Board of Review have been extended to April 1 to give senior citizens more time to apply for homestead tax exemptions, according to Allen Boyd, Weesaw township supervisor.

math, science, American government and U. S. history; one -half unit of either psychology, sociology or family living, and two units of physical education for both boys and girls. Of the 22 units, Sauser said, 16 would have to be taken in academic subjects, which includes everything except physical education, band and chorus. FIRST CLASS Students in high school now, Sauser noted, will not have to meet the 22 unit graduation requirements until the present freshman class graduates in 1970.

Sixteen units are now required for graduation. Under the new requirements, Sauser said, a student could earn up to 24 units. The required 22, he observed, leaves Dies After Job Accident In Dowagiac WAGIAC Roosevelt Ross, of Dowagiac, died yesterday afternoon in Lee Memorial hospital about three hours after he was injured at Lux Wood Products Co. Mr Rnss had been sawine a board when one end flew off. hitting him in the stomach, according to Cass county Coroner Rollo Schoff.

An autopsy was to De penormea toaay. Survivors include a sister. Mrs. Delia Crawford of Sikes- ton, and seven brothers, Taft of South Bend. Booker T.

of Mishawaka, Melki of Cape liiraraeau, Ernest of New York, Joe of Osceola. Clarence of Cin cinnati, Ohio, and Thomas of Stanford, Tex. Funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning at the McLauchlin funeral home. Settlement Near On County Suit A tentative settlement which, if approved would have Berrien county return all equipment and money taken in a 1951 gambling raid on an Indiana-Michigan border tavern, was announced Monday by U.S. District Judge W.

Wallace Kent. Prosecutor John Hammond said today the settlement is contingent upon approval by Berrien county board of super-. visors. The agreement was reached by attorneys represent ing both plaintiffs and defend- ants in the case. Hammond said he did not agree to the settlement, but did agree to present it to supervisors at their first April meeting.

The proposed settlement came during a hearing on motions by Hammond in federal district court at Kalamazoo. Under the settlement, Berrien county would return to plaintiffs in the action, Samuel Kapson and William H. Barry, all property siezed in the raid, which is now being held at Berrien county jail. It would also return $4,654.60 in funds allegedly taken in the raid that are still held by tfce county. If approved by supervisors the settlement would dismiss the suit and close out any and all claims against the county or any defendants named in suits stemming from the raid, Ham I mond said, WILLIAM, JILJA JUTILA Waiting in Chicago court New Buffalo Meeting Set NEW BUFFALO The New Buffalo township budget hearing will be held in the township office of the city hall Saturday, at 1:30 p.

m. The budget hearing will be followed immediately by the annual township meeting. Wants Vote On Covert Twp. Zoning Sarno Says Codes Are Public Concern COVERT Township supervisor Jerry Sarno announced at a public hearing of the Covert township zoning board last night that he will try to have the proposed township zoning codes put to a public vote. Sarno said the zoning board has the legal right to pass on the tentative zoning laws, but he said he feels that since zoning affects everybody in the township it should be put to a vote.

He said that petitions would probably have to be circulated to have the issue placed on the ballot. The zoning boarof last night explained that copies of the proposed outline can be gotten from zoning or township board members. The board emphasized again that it" is a legally constituted body and qualified to act on zoning proposals. Persons attending a previous meeting of the board questioned the right of the board to do this. sioners will vote again on the study after an estimate has been received.

ASSESSMENTS City Assessor Rudolph Rodighero presented a renort on assessments for real estate and personal property for 1966. Assessed valuation for personal property totaled $3,853,800 up ana real estate property $6,793,270 up $191,625 he said. The total assessment was a gain of $236,020 over the 1965 assessment. Owen Rifpnhprir nnd TOntiar MUU IklfUCl, Koenigshof were re-named to the board of election canvassers ior a inree-year term. The commission granted tho reauest made hv rti noli a uvoug Crosby for a burglar alarm box to be installed in the city police station and connected with the Buchanan clinic.

The clinic has been burglarized three times in me lasx wree montbsjie said. Commissioners set the wages for election clerks at $1.50 an hour for the April 4 Payment of $1,483.21 to Barton-Aschman A awuwavv9 of Chicago for completion of the uiou renewal pian amendments was approved. The Buchanan high school student council was given permission to hold the student government day requested by Robert White, a member of tho council. The council is to work out the details and date. The club was authorized to hold a car wash at the city parking lot on Days avenue April 23.

The Latin club was also given permission for a car wash on May 21 and the same spot. The Buchanan Band Boosters were given permission to hold the annual candy sale April 18. The Buchanan Little League also received permission for a csndy sale June 4 through 17, Township JOHN SWEM Co-valedlctorian ROBERT BROWN Co-valedlctorlaa BARTON EVANS Salutatorian age rate by IK mills. Senior high school students on April 4 will move from the resent high school to the new uilding. On the same day, residents of the Coloma district will ballot on a proposal to levy mills to replace the present 8-mill levy.

Supt. William Barrett said last night the additional IVi mills is needed for operation of the new high school He said heat, light and other operational costs plus hiring of two or three custodians for the building will use up the $30,000 which the lVi mills is expected to return in revenue each year. Board President John Walters observed, "It is essential that we get the millage or we just can't operate next year." WILL EXPLAIN MILLAGE The school board has scheduled two public meetings this week to explain the millage proposal The first is scheduled Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Washington elementary school and the second is Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Coloma elementary school.

Barrett will be present to speak and answer questions along with members of the board. Mrs. Earl Priebe, president of the Coloma Parent-Teacher association, told the board the PTA will telephone registered voters on April 4 and remind them to go to the polls. She said transportation will be offered to those without it. INSPECTING SCHOOL Tomorrow Barrett and some board members will meet with Guido Binds, architect for the sew ichool, to inspect rooms is 1 -y' i.

B.H. DEVELOPER 23 Acres Are Rezoned For Buchanan ApartmentProject SCHOOL MOVE; ELECTION Coloma Board Prepares For Big Day Next Monday Eau Claire Council Hits Lagoon Charges Violation Of New Ordinance EAU CLAIRE A move to stop an Eau Claire frozen food firm from dumping production wastes into a lagoon-type disposal system was approved last night by the Eau Claire village council. Meeting in a special session, the council voted to send a letter to the officers of Silver Mill Frozen Foods, informing them that they had not applied for a waste dumping permit and that the two-lagoon waste disposal system the firm is building is "a danger to the health and safety of the community. The firm is building two lagoons covering nine acres and a 21- acre irrigation system to handle food packing wastes. The system, which has been approved by state officials, is being constructed on 35 acres just east of the plant on Old Pipestone road.

The letter says that the firm's officers would be subject to injunction and arrest if they proceed with the dumping of waste in the lagoon system because of an ordinance prohibiting the dumping of garbage in the city. The section of the ordinance, the council says the fruit packing firm-will be is part of a nuisance ordinance passed in February. Billy J. Durham, Eau Claire councilman, said today that the council is opposed to the Waste disposal lagoons because "they're going to be a stinking mess back there." EXPERTS CITED Durham said that the council had talked to experts concerning the waste lagoons and that all the experts told them there would be times that the lagoons would smell. The property on which the lagoon are to be located is near a Lutheran church and school and a subdivision with homes worth more than $10,000 each.

Henry Prillwitz, president of Silver Mill Frozen Food, said today that his firm had not received the letter from the village and that he wished to with hold comment on the issue until the letter had arrived. Prillwitz did say that the la goon system was being con structed and that the construc tion would continue until his firm (s notified to stop. RECENT HEARING Several residents of the area attended a special hearing on the waste disposal system (See page 20, column 8) was accepted. A clause stating that the city hold the firm harmless for any personal injury or property damage in use of the sidewalk was turned down, though. An informal appeal for in terpretation of the Building Official Code of America per taining to the construction of wood and masonry walled buildings within the city's fire limit district made by Delos Proseus in behalf of W.H.

Pollard, owner of Penny's Used Furni ture store. Pollard wants to build a 30 by 50 foot building on Short-street to house his business. The commission interpreted the code so that Pollard's proposed masonry buildine was permissable. The commission also authorized a proposed traffic improvement study program to be conducted by personnel from Michigan State university. No cost was estimated and commis- Eau Claire Home Burns EAU CLAIRE Eau Claire firemen put out a fire early today in a rural home where an oil space heater had overflowed.

Firemen, called at 2:10 a. m. to the home of Mrs. Juanita King on McAfee hill off Pipestone road, said most of the damage was confined to the floor of the one-story house. Mrs.

King was awakened by smoke in the house, firemen said. Neighbors took most of her household furnishings outdoors. No estimate of damage was made. BUCHANAN The rezoning of 23Vi acres on West Front street to permit the construc tion of apartment houses was approved last night by the Buchanan City Commission. The land has been zoned for neighborhood commercial purposes and single unit residential housing.

The change was made on recommendation of the City Planning Commission and on the request of Tom DeRosa, president of the First Riverview Corp. of Benton Harbor. A public hearing on amending the zoning ordinance was set for April 25. The corporation plans to begin construction immediately three brick apartment houses to be ready for occupancy by Sept. 1.

A total of 18 apartments with two and three -bedrooms will be built. Each building will have six units. Also last night, the commission authorized the purchase of a new police car from James and i Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc. of Galien at the low bid of $1,475 with the trade-in of a 1963 station wagon. Commissioners also author ized the buying of a radio unit for the new police car from Motorola Communications of South Bend, at $777.75.

SEEK BIDS City Manager Daryl Tammen was instructed to solicit bids for 8,000 gallons of asphalt, 5,000 gallons of road oil and 800 tons of crushed stone for use in the street maintenance program this summer. The bids are to be in before 10 a.m. April 9. The proposal of the Clark Equipment Co. for thj city to share the cost of providing new supports for the sidewalk over McCoy's Creek adjacent to Days avenue where the firm is erecting a sew office building COLOMA The Coloma board of education last night prepared for two related events scheduled next Monday: Moving into the new high school building and voting on a proposal to raise the extra operating mill- Plan Water Hearing In New Buffalo NEW BUFFALO City clerk Miss Joan Weishaupt announced today the city council will hold a public hearing xnursaay evening on the proposed $750,000 water project.

at th hpnrinff scheduled at 8 p.m. in the upstairs rooms of city hail, tne council win give a background and history of the water project proposal ana answer questions from citizens. New Buffalo voters will ballot April 25 on a $375,000 general obligation bond issue which would finance half the project The proposal calls for drawing the town's water supply from Lake Michigan instead of from the present wells. Gasoline Taken An undetermined amount of Jasoline was taken from an out-oor storage tank at the Walter Schmul farm, Schmul road and 1-196, Coloma township, Berrien heriff 's deputies reported. Schmul told Detective Victor Yost the padlock waa broken off fc tank.

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