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fiKi rim SECTION TWO PAGE TWENTY-ONE Michigan9 Biggest Buy For Reader And For Advertiser BENTON HARBOR, MICH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1966 nnn IM LAST mas 0 275-Mile Paw Paw Eyes Merger With Lawton District' Highway Spans State PS Proposal May Be Revived New Buffalo To Port Huron; Other Road Projects LANSING (AP) Michigan plans to open $135 million worth of new highways this fall, including the last, link in a freeway clear across Michigan from Port Huron to New Buffalo. Ardale Ferguson of Benton lliiHiii31! Harbor, chairman of the State Highway Commission, said 40 miles of freeway would open to traffic this fall, bringing the state past the 800-mile mark in interstate freeways and giving it more than 1,300 miles of state and interstate He said completion of a $16 million, seven-mile segment of 1-94 in Macomo tounty oy mio November would allbw motor ists to drive nonstop from the Blue Water Bridge at Port Huron to New Buffalo, 275 Would Affect School Expansion PAW PAW The possibility of the eventual joining of the Paw Paw and Lawton school districts was discussed briefly last night by the Paw Paw board of education, as members started wrestling with the problem of planning, future expansions of the Paw Paw school facilities to take care of the exploding school population. Supt. Dan McConnell told the board that enrollment in the junior and senior high grades are expected to go over the 800 mark this year, while enrolls ments in grades K-6 have jumped from 983 last year, to 1,039 so far this week.

"The possibility of the Lawton schools joining the Paw Paw schools was discussed -once before by the two boards of education, but no conclusions were reached and the matter was dropped. Whether the Lawton schools would join the Paw Paw district would have a bearing on how the expansion of the schools will be handled, according to board members. CITES COSTS McConnell told the board that miles. FERGUSON REPORT This would complete Mich igan's portion of 1-94, he said, except for 1.5 miles near New -Buffalo which can't be used un-. til Indiana builds its connecting BODY FOUND: Body of boy believed to be David LeiterTlS, of Battle Creek is loaded aboard- Berrien county's marine patrol boat Wednesday after it was found- on Lake Michigan' beach quarter mile north of Marquette Woods Lincoln township.

Leiter drowned Sunday in, area south of Benton Harbor's Jean Klock park. Loading, body, from left, are -Seaman Daniel F. Fulton of the St. Joseph Coast Guard station, Sgt. William Bielman, Berrien marine officer; Sgt.

Don Jewel and Seaman Leo Stoessel. Parents couldn't positively identify the body, according to Coast Guard. (Staff photo) link. The section extends from Vernier Highway in Harper Woods through East Detroit SOUTH HAVEN HOUSE FIRE South Haven firemen fight the Wednesday morning blaze that swept through the interior of the home of Elwood Stain-brook, 410 Humphrey street. Tom Cornstalk, 19-year-old brother to Mrs.

Stain-brook, was forced to jump to safety from a second floor window after he was caught sleeping in an upstairs bedroom. Cornstalk was not hurt. Mrs. Stain-brook and her two young children were also forced to flee the fire from the first floor. Cause was undetermined.

(Dorothea Logan photo) and Roseville to 14 Mile Road. Another major segment, also scheduled for completion in mid-November, is eight miles of 1-75 southwest of Detroit. Tne $30 million section, an extension RATES STAY LEVEL of the Detroit Toledo Free I 4 i 71. to remodel the Michigan avenue school into a complete elemen Two More Bodies Are Recovered South Haven Township tary unit will cost an estimated Additional changes to make the unit into a junior high 1 4 fmrnm Mm jZtJLA .111 way, extends from Pennsylvania Road in Taylor Township through Southgate, Allen Park and Lincoln Park to Schaffer Road on the Detroit-Melvindale City Limits. FREEYWAY OPENINGS Other freeway openings sched school would run the total bill rvV.

Alters Taxing System uled: 6.2 miles of the Flint-Port Weekend Drowning 4 Ifl the 15 mill limitation, will not Huron Freeway at Port Huron, $5.6 million, Oct. 19. 6. 9 miles of U.S. 127 from Mason to 1-96 southeast of Lan be assessed for library operation.

Board members quizzed to over $200,000, he said. In addition, more classrooms are needed at other elementary schools to take care of the increase in students. This year, there are 56 kindergarten students at the Black River school, 60 at the Cedar street school, and 62 at the Michigan Tavenue school, he said. If the joining of the two districts were to be accomplished, according to the discussion of the board members, other possibilities would be opened up for exploration. NO ACTION TAKEN sing, $8 million, mid-October.

4.5 miles of Pontiac-Mount library board secretary John Callaghan on an apparent lack IB Clemens Freeway (M59) east of POntiac, $4.5 million, early Oc tober. of township representation on the board. Supervisor James Schnake and Clerk Herbert Lang said they were concerned that library board members are 1.6 miles of 1-94 Freeway, Battle Creek, $5.2 million, late October. 1 appointed only by the mayor of 1.9 miles of 1-75 in two sec No action was taken on the tions from 10V4 Mile Road to proposition. Eight Mile Road in Oakland County, $6.6 million, late McConnell announced that all teaching positions have been Ask Berrien Builders To Obey Law Group Urges All To Get Licenses' RIEN SPRINGS The Home Builders Association of Berrien County last night went on record urging all building contractors in Berrien county to apply for a license under the new state contractors licensing law.

Said Jack Imbs, the association's executive secretary this morning: "Although this action in no way should be taken as a blanket approval of all sections of this law, the membership felt that-tbe-4awwas-on 4hebooks and" until such time as it was amended or repealed it was to the contractor's advantage to comply." He said that it pointed out that the association's meeting last night at the Youth Memorial building that there are sections of the law that could possibly place a contractor in financial jeopardy by not applying for the required license. PROTESTS RAISED Strong protests against the licensing act were sounded recently at a meeting of another area contractors organization, the Independent Contractors Association of Southwestern Michigan. At an Aug. 30 meeting at Niles, that group laid plans to contest the new act in the courts. Harry a Lincoln township supervisor, explained the new Berrien county sanitation, ordinance for subdivision platting to the Berrien contract South Haven.

Schnake said the board has hired Township Atty. Sheldon Rupert, of Paw Paw, to investigate the "new deal set up in 1957 without township consulta tion." He said he felt the township, which has joint ownership in the library with the filled, with the addition of Mrs 3 miles of U.S. 131 south of Patrieia-Westinghouse teach Cadillac, $2.6 million, Sept 8. first grade at the Michigan avenue school and Robert Mc The southbound lanes on three miles of M-47 southeast of Midlandand widening of 8.4 miles of M-47 from two of five Ilhargie to teach junior high city, has lost its right to appoint Victims In Lake The bodies of two persons who drowned over the Labor Day weekend washed ashore minutes apart yesterday, one at Grand Mere and the other at Lakeside. The bodies of Stanley Garb, 22, of Chicago, and David Leiter, 15, of Battle Creek, were the last to be recovered of the five out-of-state persons who drowned in Berrien county over the weekend.

Garb's body washed ashore at 12:55 at Lakeside, sucked under by undertow at Harbert Woods beach Sunday afternoon, New Buffalo state police reported. The body was discovered in the waves by Mrs. Mildred Wood of Lake Shore drive, Lakeside. BODY IDENTIFIED Troopers waded out to recover it and had it taken to the Smith funeral home in New Buffalo, where relatives made the identification. The body was later sent to Chicago.

Garb had spent the summer at the Marine Corps Officer Training school and was a lifeguard in Chicago. Leiter's body was found on the property of Dr. T.C. Muozak-eotis of Notre Dame avenue, Stevensville, near Marquette Woods road, at 1:07 p.m. according to Berrien county Sheriff's deputies.

social studies as well as act as assistant football coach. lanes from the end of the free By JIM DONAHUE South Haven Bureau SOUTH HAVEN In a complicated series of maneuvers the South Haven township board last night changed some ordinary taxing procedures to conform with state laws. The board voted to spread the Toted extra two mills of township assessed valuation for fire protection, plus an voted four-tenths of one mill tax on state equalized valuation for operation of the South Haven Community Hospital authority. A request from South Haven Library board for the usual one mill tax was denied, after members discovered the tax was prohibited by state law without voter approval. However members agreed to pay the township's share of the library operation, amounting to some $4,000, from the township general fund.

To help make up the loss in the general fund, the board then voted to charge taxpayers a one per cent collection fee with this money be deposited in the general fund. The collection fee is allowed by state law However the board has not charged it for many years ONE IN, ONE OUT While it appears township taxpayers will be assessed an additional tax and fee this year the payments, outside of the extra voted two for fire protection, will remain about the same. The one mill special tax that has. been charged in previous years, over and above Board President William Cut way southeast to Saginaw, $5.7 NEW OWNERS: Mrs. Lucille Mann of Hartford (left) and Mrs.

Donald (Nola) Allen of Lincoln Park recently purchased the Hub restaurant in Coloma. They will hold a get-acquainted open house this Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. (Marion Leedy photo) ting appointed Paul Kaiser. million. Completion of eight grade Luther Daines and McConnell as the negotiating committee separations on U.S.

127 between Jackson and Mason and on U.S. for the board of education, to discuss teacher contract negoti 27 in Crawford and Roscommon ations with representatives of counties, $2.2 million, early No vember. OTHER ROADS the Paw Paw Education association. -The board approved the nur- hbrary board members or De represented on that board. LEFT OUT Callaghan explained that the old 12-member library board had to be broken up in 1957 when it was learned that its size was illegal.

At the time, he said, there was a five-member building committee working on the new library building, and this group was later appointed as the library board1. He said' he felt this appointment was made as a matter of convenience and said he didn't understand why the township has been left out of reappointments to the board. Schnake said he had Nonfreeway projects sched HUB CHANGES HANDS uled for completion this fall: chase of 40 new textbooks for junior high industrial arts Modernization of four miles of U.S. 2, Wakefield, $800,000, 7 early October. Sisters Buy Coloma' Widening of 0.7 miles of.

U.S. 12 at U.S. 23 south of Ann Arbor, $2 million, late. Oldest Restaurant Modernization of 11.6 miles Rupert to look into the matter of U.S. 23, Tawas City, and in Alcona and Alpena counties, Leiter drowned Sunday afternoon while playing with two classes.

Dowagiac Church Is Moving Services Sunday In New Building DOWAGIAC Services will be further hoped to see a cooperative agreement reached $1.1 million, Mid-November. COLOMA This commun younger brothers in an areajust ors group last night. The for future appointments. Widening of 4.9 miles of south of Jean kjock pars, U.S. 24 in Wayne and Oakland rdinance becomes effective Oct.

1. and applies to all new ity's oldest eating place, the Hub restaurant, has been purchased by two sisters, Mrs. Lucille Mann of Hartford and Mrs. Donald (Nola) Allen of a truck- driver; working in the Detroit varea, has a married daughter living at Detroit. The women's mother, Mrs.

Lillian Eswine, a brother Norman and a sister, Mrs. A.J. Franchelle, all live at Hartford. Counties, $6.5 million, late November. 4 according to Benton township police.

STRONG CURRENT property plats outside of areas 16.4 miles of modernization serviced by publio water and sewage systems. Leiter's body was carriedsix Lincoln Park-, a Detroit suburb. on U.S. 41 from Dagget to U.S. 2 at Menominee County, $2 million, early October.

The sisters took 'over the STOCK PURCHASE Hearing In AEP Case Is Postponed business on Sept I from Mr. and Mrs. Nate Smith. The 9.8 miles of modernization miles by the strong lake current. It was taken to Memorial hospital in St.

Joseph and identified by relatives. As an extra precautionary measure, deputies said the boy's dental held Sunday for the first time in the Calvary Bible church's new restaurant has been in operation for 33 years. of M-35 from U.S. 41 in Gladstone to Perkins, $1.4 million, late October. Land Auction Includes Two Cass Parcels building at Dowagiac.

All this week Pastor Roy P. Paw Paw Motorcyclist Hurt In Crash A get-acquainted open house records are being sent for to 15.1 miles of modernization Heimbecker and others have will be held Saturday from 2 to of M-57 from 1-75 west to Ches- make absolute positive identification. been moving articles from the 4 p.m. at which time free coffee aning in Genesee and Saginaw The body of another holiday old church on Prairie Ronde to the new building one-half mile and donuts will be served. The counties, $2.5 million, mid-No home-made donuts are one of drowning victim washed ashore vember.

east on the same road. The new building was necessi LANSING (APV-The State the specialties of the restaur MODERNIZATION Highway Department will offer ant new cook, Mrs. 14.4 miles of modernization Dean of Hartford. tated by rapid growth of the congregation. The old church, built 24 years' ago, had seating 26 parcels of excess land at public auction at Battle Creek The restaurant will be open of M-57 from Greenville west, million, mid-November.

8.4 miles of modernization from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day but Sunday when hours are 8 capacity of 175 the Sunday school and 200 in the main of M-72 from Acme northeast of Traverse City east to the Kalkaska County line, $1.6 million, a.m. to 3 p.m. KEEPING NAME The new church seats 500 in offer $113 for each share of Michigan Gas and Electric stock.

Earlier the two had paid $100 per share. All three firms joined in the new application for the stock purchase.) The commission said a new hearing date will be fixed latter. Last month, the commission said American Electric Power may have violated the Public Holding Company Act in maneuvering to obtain the common stock of the small Michigan firm. It told its counsel to take that position at the hearing. Donald Cook, a former SEC chairman, is president of American Electric Power, WASHINGTON (AP) The Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed a hearing scheduled for today on a proposal by American Electric Power a New York City holding company, to acquire stock in the i i ga Gas and Electric Co.

The postponement was requested by American Electric Power pending the filing ef an amendment to its application on the stock purchases which would be made from a third company, Michigan Gas Utilities Co. of Monroe, Mich. (Under the amended application announced last week, AEP and Michigan Gas Utilities will the Sunday school and 632 in the main auditorium 'We won't change the name Monday at Harbert. He was Leroy Bonnell, 53, of Cairo, Ohio, who drowned Sunday at Weko beach in Bridgman. His and the drowning of Garb and Leiter brought to 20 the number of water deaths in Berrien County so far this year.

In all of last year, there were only 11 drownings. Others drowning over the weekend were Joy Ellen Jur-czyk, 18, of Hickory Hills, who went under at a private beach at South Haven and Robert Addison, 23, of Pendleton, who drowned at Covert township park along the lake. PAW PAW A rural Paw Paw youth was taken to Lake View Community hospital yesterday after he was involved in a motorcycle crash on South LaGrave street in Paw Paw. Village officers said witnesses told them Phil Fleming, 15, route 2, was attempting to do a "wheelie" (make his motorbike stand on one wheel when he upset with the cycle falling on his leg. Fleming reecived a deep puncture wound to the right leg, according to officers.

No one else was involved in the accident of the restaurant, it's too much Services Sunday will be at the a colorful part of said Sept. 27. Eighteen of the properties are in Calhoun County, two in Cass County and six in Barry County. FIRST MEETING NEW TROY The PTA of the New Troy branch of the River Valley schools will hold its first meeting of the year in the all-purpose room of the New Troy school on Monday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m.

The women of the executive board will serve as hostesses. the women. Mrs. Mann, a widow, is the regular times, 9:45 a.m. for Sunday school, and 10:50 a.m.

for the church services. A prayer service and reception of new members will be held at 7 p.m. mid-November. Relocation of 7.2 miles of M-99 from near Frontier north to M-34 southeast "of Hillsdale, $1.2 million, late September. The commission also announced the start of modernization projects totaling $1.8 million on U.S.

12 (Michigan Avenue in Wayne County. mother of four daughters, in it cluding Ronna, Peggy, Jo Ann, and Sheila who attend school in Watervliet. The new church building will be dedicated on Sunday, Oct. 23. Mrs.

Allen, whose husband is.