Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 2

Sex Discrimination Local, Area Deaths and Funerals MSU Charged Against Bruce Babeock Bruce Babeock, 77, of 125 W. Grand River, died Monday at a TIIF. STATE JOURXAL Lansing Etl Lantlng, Michigan A-2 Tues.tMorch2, 1971 Policeman Denied Rehiring GRAND LEDGE Mayor Alvin A. Kempf declined Monday at a public hearing to reinstate a probationary Grand Ledge police officer who was fired Jan. 31.

William II. VanDuzer, Lansing attorney representing the fired officer, Garry Wayne Goddard. 27. of Holt, report cent of the instructional staff (at MSU) but are only 4.9 per cent of the full professors, 10.9 per cent of the associate professors, 13.6 per cent of the as- By HELEN CLEGG State Journal Staff Writer A charge of discrimination by sex against Michigan State University has been filed by the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL) with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and a spokesman says an investigation will begin as soon as possible. The spokesman, stationed with HEW's regional office on contract compliance, said that MSU's future negotiations for federal contracts could be stopped if it is found the university is not complying with the executive order which forbids federal contractors from discrimination on the basis of sex.

WEAL's chairman of committee for federal contract compliance, Bernice Sandler of Silver Spring who wrote the letter to HEW, asked that current contract negotiations (between the federal government and MSU) be suspended until such time as all inequities are eliminated and an acceptable plan of affirmative action is implemented as is required by the executive order." WEAL's letter noted that "women account for 24 per Firemen Win Some, Lose Some VERMONTVILLE The Ver-montville and Nashville fire departments won some and lost some Monday night. A hog shed, three sows and 14 pigs wexe lost in a fire at the Celester Fox farm, Ver-montville Highway, two miles north of here, about 11 p.m. Eight sows and pigs, a tractor and the house and garage were saved. There was no damage estimate. Fire department officials said heat lamps may have caused the blaze.

The first U.S. Soldiers' Home was established in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 1851. Its purpose was to make a home for invalid and disabled soldiers. Demolition Bid Taking Approved City Council authorized the Redevelopment Depart Monday night to take demolition bids for clearance of four buildings in Lansing's downtown urban renewal project, including the five-story Tuss-ing Building. Richard L.

Zimmerman, redevelopment director, said the Tussing Building at the northwest corner of Ottawa and N. Washington will be torn down starting in early April. Clearance of three other buildings on the east side of Related Council Stores On Page C-l the 200 block of N. Washington will get under way in June, he said. The buildings include the three-story Dodge building that formerly housed the Senate Grill, the Eagle Restaurant next door and a vacant two-story structure adjacent to the Eagle Restaurant.

The demolition will leave only two of the original buildings in the 10-block project area to be removed the Broadway Lunch in the 100 block of N. Washington and the Kewpee Sandwich Shop in the 100 block of W. Shiawassee. Both properties are still involved in court litigation, preventing clearance of the remaining project land for redevelopment. Council also approved a proposed contract for sale of the 100 block to Lansing Area Redevelopment Corp.

(LARC), pending acquisition by the city of the Broadway Lunch property. LARC plans to redevelop the square block with a $14 million hotel-retail-office building complex. edly told the mayor that he will now seek reinstatement for his client through U.S. District Court. VanDuzer could not be contacted at his office this morning for comment.

Police Chief William K. Eve-leth said he fired Goddard "for gross negligence to a police car and for misusing a restrained person." Goddard had been a member of the force for one month. "Mayor Kempf listened to the facts and weighed them in my favor, ruling that Goddard was in poor judgment," Eve-leth said. The chief said that Goddard caused $181.96 in damages to a new patrol car when he drove it Jan. 31 into an uncleared area an alley near the Chesapeake Ohio railroad tracks.

The second complaint stemmed from an incident in a local tavern when Goddard allegedly "mishandled" a rowdy patron. About 15 persons attended Monday's hearing at the City Hall, which lasted about four hours, Eveleth said. Hudson Deming Grand Ledge city attorney, argued the firing was legal. Flint Girl Shot in Head LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UPI) A 16-year old girl from Flint, was shot in the head by an unknown assailant in a motel room in suburban Shively Monday.

Police Sgt. James Larkin identified the victim as Gardenia Engwah, who was listed in fair condition at General Hospital. Larkin said police were checking on two possible suspects in the shooting. Dart Firm Manager Succumbs MASON James A. Dart, 59, of Corona, plant development manager for Dart Container Corp.

of Mason, died Sunday night at a hospital in Loma Linda, Calif. He had been in California for the past year and a half developing a new plant for the Mason firm. He formerly operated a plumbing contracting firm here. Mr. Dart is survived by his wife, Freda; three daughters, Mrs.

Janice House of Lansing and Mrs. Jane Tiefenthaler and Mrs. Julie Richards, both of Mason; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Smith of Mason and D. Dorothy Dart of Rives Junction; two brothers, William F.

Dart Sr. of Mason and John H. Dart of East Lasing; and 12 grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Ball-Dunn Funeral Home, with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery.

The body will arrive at the funeral home late Wednesday night. Clare A. Carter MULLIKEN Clare A. Carter, 55. of 233 Potter, died unexpectedly Monday afternoon in a Charlotte hospital.

He was an employe of the Minor-Walton Bean Mulli-ken. Surviving are his i Daisy; two daughters, Mrs. Ethelyn Messer of Mulliken and Mrs. Helen Peck of Mesa, a son, Ronald, at home; four grandchildren two sisters, Mrs. Adeline Landis and Mrs.

Celia King of Charlotte; and a brother, George of Ver-montville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Barker Funeral Home, Mulliken, with burial in Needmore Cemetery, near here. Lillian Crandell ITHACA Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Barden Funeral Home for Miss Lillian Crandeil, 85, of Seal Beach, a former resident of the Ithaca area.

Burial will be in North Star Cemetery. Miss Crandell, a retired teacher, died Friday in California. She leaves no immediate survivors. George L. Thomas GREGORY George L.

Thomas, 78, died Sunday while visiting at Burt Lake. He had lived here since 1945, was a veteran of World War I and a 32nd degree Mason. Surviving are his i Alma; three daughters, Mrs. Charles Melton of Detroit, Mrs. Robert Bishop of Gregory and Mrs.

Charles Smith of Howell; three sons, Dr. Richard Thomas who lives in Australia, James and Ronald of Gregory; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Caskey Fu-n a 1 Home with burial in Plainfield Cemetery. Cora C.

Cooley ROSE CITY Cora C. Cooley, 92, formerly of Rose City, died Sunday in Bay County Medical Facility at Es-sexville. She was a member of Rose City Free Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, Dennis of Munger and Benjamin and Hiram of Ithaca; a daughter, Mrs. Rosa McClung of Wenona Lake, two brothers, Manley and Harris Arntz of Rose City; a sister, Mrs.

Alice Rohl of Alma; and 18 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Steuernol Funeral Home in Rose City, with burial in Rose City Cemetery. Ethel M. Lewis CHARLOTTE Mrs.

Ethel M. LeWis, 76, of 616 N. Cochran; died Monday at the Eaton County Medical Care Facility where she had been a patient three months. She had lived in Charlotte area more than 40 years and was formerly employed at the Wilcox-Gay plant here. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs.

Alberta Kenny of Paris, Ky. and Mrs. Patsie Johnson of Woodland; four sons, Gerald and Richard of California, Robert and John of Charlotte; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Dorthea Haskitt of Battle Creek; 21 grandchildren; and 30 greatgrandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m.

Thursday at Burkhead Funeral Chapel with burial in Delta Center Cemetery. Deaths In the News City Realtor Hufnagel Succumbs Frank A. Hufnagel of 1414 E. Michigan, organizer and first head of the Lansing Police Department Identification Bureau, died Monday at a local hospital. He became a real estate broker when he retired from the department in 1942 and later formed his own realty company.

Mr. a native of Fowler, inaugurated the identification bureau in 1922 and its operation under his jurisdiction won a citation from the U.S. Justice Department. He was a member of the Church of Resurrection and its Ushers' Club, a charter member of St. Vincent de Paul Society, president of Lansing Senior Citizens and Old Timers Bowling League and a member of Fraternal Order of Police and Metropolitan Club.

For many years he served as president of the Holy Name Bowling League. Mr. Hufnagel is survived by a son, Bruce of Ionia; a sister, Miss Helen Hufnagel of Lansing; four grandchildren; and a niece. Miss Marie Devlin, who resided with him and his late wife, Lillian, who died two years ago. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m.

Thursday at Gorsline-Runci-rnan Funeral Home. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Resurrection, with burial in Mt Hope Cemetery. Flossie M. Fritts Flossie M.

Fritts, 81, formerly of 1118 S. Grand died at a local hospital Monday. She was a lifelong resident of Lansing. Surviving are one son, of Dimondale; one daughter, Mrs. Arthur Harter; six grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and one sister, Mrs.

Lillian Smith of Lansing. Religious services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Estes-Leadley Colonial Chapel, with burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Norman A. Cumin nigs Norman A.

Cummings, 53, of 1132 E. High, died at a local hospital Tuesday. He was a resident of Lansing 52 years. Employed at Oldsmo-bile for 30 years, he was a member of the Quarter Century Club. He was a Veteran of World War II.

Surviving are one son, Donald one daughter, Lou Ann Cummings; and his father, Albert J. Cummings, all of Lansing; three step-brothers, John Stephan and Dewitt Stephan, both of Lansing and Wilbert of Dallas, Texas; and one stepsister, Mrs. Ann Kisor of Lansing. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Estes-Leadley Funeral Home. Barbara' E.

Gebic Barbara E. Gebic, 73, of 231 S. Foster, died Tuesday at a local hospital. Mrs. Gebic had been a resident of Lansing for the past 23 years, coming from Hermansville.

She was a member of the Church of the Resurrection. She had been employed by Michigan State University Food Services for 15 years, retiring in 1967. Surviving are her husband, Anton; three daughters, Mrs. Herbert C. (Barbara) Martin of Ottumwa, Mrs.

William J. (Katherine) Hagen of East Lansing and Mrs. Paul J. (Mary) Perl a of Lansing; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass of the Resurrection will be held Thursday at 10 a.m.

at Church of the Resurrection. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Palmer-Bush Funeral Home.

Kenneth I. Harvey Kenneth I. Harvey, 57, of 493 W. Pratt DeWitt, died Monday at his home of a heart attack. He was born at Capac, Michigan and had lived in DeWitt for the past 10 years after moving from Lansing.

He was a member of the Looking Gass River Sportsman's Club of Laingsburg and committeeman of Boy Scout Troop 516, East Olive School. He was employed at the Dana Corporation of Atlas Drop Forge. Survivors are his wife, Edith; six sons. Gary and Larry of Port Huron, Clifford, John, Maurice, and David all at home; three daughters, Gloria of Port Huron, Nancy and Lisa at home; three sisters, Mrs. Helen Harris of Imlay City, Mrs.

Virginia McLellan and Mrs. Maxine Earth, both of Capac. Funeral services will be held at East DeWitt Bible Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. with burial at DeWitt Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by the Lee R.

Rummell Funeral Home, DeWitt. Pallbearers i 1 1 be William May Ray Coins, Paul King, Jerry Sumerix, Gary Orweller and Maurice Thompson. Riles Held PAW PAW (AP) Funeral services were set here today for Clarence B. Miller, a retired State Police captain and firmer commander of the fifth district here. sistant professors and 29.2 per cent of the instructors.

In her charges, the WrEAL chairman singled out: The MSU theater department which has only one woman on instructional staff at the lowest rank, even though "nationally women earn 18.5 per cent of the doctorates in this field." departments In the College of Communication Arts which have no women as full professors. The College of Education which has only 26 women out of a faculty of 182. The College of Arts and Letters which has only 31 women out of a faculty of 254. She also charged that women are "virtually not represented at all at the administrative level other than in home economics and nursing." "We request an immediate compliance investigation," wrote Chairman Sandler. A spokesman for MSU, Robert Perrin, vice president for university relations, said that the university does have an affirmative plan for fighting discrimination against women through its Equal Opportunity Program and Committee Against Discrimination.

"We will be happy to share in the actions that we are taking with HEW investigators or any legitimate group," Perrin said. He noted that Bernice Sandler was basing her charges on figures which MSU itself released after a study it undertook to "detect possible problem areas." Rates Cut BATTLE CREEK (AP) Sewer rates for Battle Creek homeowners and industries are being cut 12 per cent. The city decided to reduce the rates after a political has! sle with suburban areas, which complained the rates were too high after a recent 50 per cent boost. IRREGULAR! DUE TO LACK OF FOOD BULK IN YOUR DIET TRY LANSING Runciman local hospital. A resident of Lansing for 66 years, he was employed at Sohn Brothers Laundry for 20 years, Michigan National Bank eight years and later at the Babeock Appliance Co.

He was an army veteran of World War I serving in the U.S. Army. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Paul Jenin of Re-dondo Beach, and Mrs. Lloyd Hackney of Lansing; one son, Bryon Babeock of Lansing; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services i 1 1 be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Gors-line-Runciman Funeral Home. Benjamin A. Bos Benjamin A. Bos, 59, of Allegan, died Monday at a local hospital.

He was employed by Mill Craft Products in Allegan. Surviving are three sons, Donald Richard and Steven all of Lansing; three daughters, Mrs. Joan Regan, Mrs. Judith K. Royale, both of Lansing, and Miss Carolyn of Allegan; 20 grandchildren; four brothers, Robert, Henry Edwin and Gilbert, all of Holland; two sisters; Mrs.

Cornelia Kotnan and Mrs. Jean-ette Mast, both of Holland. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Palmer-Bush Funeral Home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Mattie S.

Metcalf CHARLOTTE Mrs. Mattie S. Metcalf, 90, of 629 W. Lawrence died Monday at a local convalescent home. She had been a lifelong Charlotte area resident and is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held a 2 p.m. Thursday at Pray Funeral Home with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. Enoch A. Beebe MASON Enoch A. Beebe, 82, of Grand Rapids, a former longtime resident of Mason, died Monday at a Grand Rapids hospital.

He was a retired employe of Barker-Fowler Electric Co. of Lansing. Mr. Beebe is survived by his wife, Iva; and a brother, Anona of Lansing. Services will be at 2 p.m.

Thursday at Ball-Dunn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, with graveside rites bv Lodge No. 70, and AM. Hospital Records Up swing ALBION Albion Community Hospital began 1971 with a busy January that saw an average of 74.1 bed patients per day served, as compared with 71.5 in January 1970. In addition, births for the month totaled 36 as compared with 25 in January 1970.

The hospital made net charges of $203,389 to patients against expenditures of $177,579, for a net income of $32,602. In contrast, two-thirds filled Sheldon Manor basic care facility had a net income of $19,998 against expenditures of $29,278. It had an average of about 32 patients a day. The Albion Department of Hospitals Board, which supervises both institutions, has authorized negotiations with the Calhoun County Visiting Nurses Association concerning possible absorption of the hospital's home care program by the county agency. The Albion area program only involves 10 patients at a time.

Assessment Law Use Requested A state representative Monday called on Atty. Gen. Frank 1 1 and Wayne County Prosecutor William Cahalan to enforce a seldom used law making it a crime for any property tax assessor or board of review to willfully assess any property at other than true cash value. Rep. Wiiliam Bryant R-Grosse Pointe Farms, demanded that prosecutions be made under the statute.

Bryant challenged Kelley and Cahalan to protect the public and make the property tax system fair by enforcing this law. Bryant said during the past two years he sat on the taxation and equalization committee of the Wayne County Board cf Commissioners. He said the board was powerless to correct the assessments. Official Takes Opportunity Post GRAND RAPIDS (UPI) D. Ruffer, 47, former personnel supervisor at Miles Laboratories plant in Zeeland, has been hired as Grand Rapids' first employment opportunity officer.

City Manager Joseph Gras-sie said Ruffer, whose salary will be $9,600 annually, will have the responsibility of determining whether contractors and suppliers doing more than $10,000 business with the city are reasonably integrated. JOHN 1). VERSAILLES State Police Promotions Announced Promotion of four Michigan State Police officers effective Feb. 28 and changes involving two other officers have been reported by Col. John R.

Plants, department director. Detectives John D. Versailles, 33, and Thomas J. Nasser, 28, of the scientific laboratories at East Lansing and Plymouth respectively, are promoted to detective sergeant, remaining at their present stations. Tpr.

James M. Carr, 38, Ithaca, is promoted to corporal and transferred to the East Lansing post. Tpr. John E. Sibel, 44, Pon-tiac, is promoted to detective and assigned to Detroit district headquarters.

Signature Campaign Renewed BATTLE CREEK (AP) Supporters of fired Battle Creek policemen sought more signatures from voters today after learning their petitions to recall six of the city's seven commissions fell short of legal requirements. However, the recall supporters have until Monday to obtain the 62 to 157 signatures needed to provide the 2,750 required on each petition. City Clerk Lorraine Buckner told the City Commission Monday night the petitions are short of the legal require-' ments. However, Willie Bloch, a spokesman for the group trying to obtain the recall, said he foresees little difficulty in obtaining the necessary signatures. If the petitions are validated, the recall question would be on the ballot April 5 in a city election where three commission seats are at stake anyway.

Tradition Carried On By Company GRAND RAPIDS (UPI) Charles Coye Harrett has been elected president of Coye's, the fourth 'generation of his family to head the Grand Rapids based manufacturing concern. Harrett, whose grandfather, Albert Coye, founded the firm in 1855, succeeds the late Mrs. Irene Coye Spraker. Coye's makes canvas products and is a retailer of marine and industrial hardware and snowmobile accessories. Guard Limits Encampment State Journal Capitol Bureau The Michigan National Guard will hold only one summer encampment involving most units this summer, after three years of smaller, separate encampments.

Maj. Gen. C. C. Schnipke said more than 8,700 Guardsmen will gather at Camp Grayling for summer camp for July 31 to Aug.

14. During the past three years, encampments were staggered to leave some units at home for possible emergency duty, he said. Also converging on Camp Grayling will be units of the Ohio (June 12-26) and Indiana (July 10-24) National Guards. Citv in Brief Members of the North American Indian Center will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Northside Action Center, 101 E.

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Randall, 72, who was in hotel management for many years in New York, Toronto and Montreal, died Saturday. i 'i i 1 1" --j5 1730 EAST GRAND RIVER EAST LANSING.