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OUR CAPITAL'S BIBTICDAY

r p H E C E N T E R of national activ-ity la our capital, the seat of

our government, located In the Dis-t r ic t of Columbia and called Waah-Ington. It waa July 16, 1790 the Con-greaa of the United Statea then In aeaalon In the city of Philadelphia, provided for a alte of ten mllea square on the hanka of the Poto-mac. Our capital waa so born and though the ac t named the capital there waa a ten year delay In order to build the public offlcea and pro-vide for living quartera. Although no money waa voted for the project, Maryland and Virginia ceded the land that waa choaen by Oeorge Waahlngton for the apot, and they also gave the flrat funda to con-atruct the buildings. Later the gov-erment retroceded the portion of the alte given by Virginia. A French-man waa the flrat one to plan the federal city but ran Into difficulty by demolishing a private houae tha t conflicted with hla plana, and the Job waa then given to a surveyor named Ellicot. The f irst census of Waahlngton's population waa taken in 1800 and we find 14,093 peraona Hated. During the period in trying to build the White Houae there was confusion, diacharges, al terations and no finances. At one time the s ta te of Maryland held a lottery to come to the reacue with funda to go on. I t waa a long drawn out proceas and two Wars interfered with Its progreas. Land occupied finally totaled 58. 8 acres renova-tlona added ateam mat ing , eleva-tora, fire-proofing, electric llghta, modern drainage, light, heat and power plant, and wide landacaping of exterior baa enhanced the beau-ty. Thia la the site of our law, the campus of governmental order. Happy bir thday!

SIMPLE LIVING

g A C K IN T H E DAYS of Theodore Roooevelt, the gospel of the

"simple life" waa preached. The famoua "Teddy" urged people to find pleaaure in work and almple pleasurea, rather than struggling for luxuries. He would have said that the f a rmer toiling in hla fields, the h^uaewife working over her flowers, had more of the eaaentials of happineaa than the folka strug-gling- to maintain themselves in some more artificial kind of life.

That was a fine philosophy, but people demand more things now. You can ' t blame a young couple for wanting an automobile. Alao it costa more to build or rent homea. Young people in normal t imes will want modern entertainment and travel, and these are highly desirable ^nds

Medical s tandards are higher than they uaed to be, and coatly t rea tments and operations may seem necessary. How can the younger generation of these times have all these things, and yet get the almple life that the philoaophera say we ahould live?

The small home ia one way in which the young people can get i t They are happy in little homea in which their parenta would have aaid there waa not room enough to swing a cat. The modern world seea a host of young married women go-ing out to work to earn money. I t ia considered by many a s unfair tha t they compete with slrxsie w o m e n . There should be work enough in the country for everyone who wants to work.

War t ime restrictions make it neceasary for people to live more simply, and they will f ind they do not need all the things for which they once spent money. The radio brings the world into your living room. The motion picture displaya the world and human life for a t r i f l ing sum. The newspaper gives }X)u a picture of life as vivid as you get on an expensive travel trip. In many ways it la eaaler to live simply than it was in Teddy Roose-velt'f, day.

BIRTHPLACES OF THE GBEAT

£ 8 P E O P L E TRAVEL about on their vacation trips, they paas

the birthplaces of famoua men and women. Many auch dwellinga are open aa public muaeuma. I t is in-spiring to visit one of theae old homea, and note the aouvenlra of the life of the distinguished person-age who once lived there.

Probably the major i ty of auch birthplaces are plain and humble homes, indicating tha t tha t famoua personage had to g e t - o n in the world through his or her own ef-forta. People do not have to hi born in some palatial dwelling to a t ta in high rank.

The humble home has this ad-vantage, that the youth brought up there did not have thinga too eaay. If he wanted anything, he had to get out and hustle. He formed the habit of strenuous effort , and waa able to keep atruggling until finally he took high rank.

ENSEMBLE SUITS FOE MEN

Gabardine, rayon, gulf-stream, Rivercool, short and long sleeve shirts with slacks to match and harmonize, blues, tans, browns, >5.50 up. Coona.

FIFTY-FIRST YEAR LOWELL, MICHIGAN, JULY 15,1943 No. 10

Runciman Is Host To Elevator Men

State Well Represented At Big Meeting

Over 125 elevator operators f rom all sections of the state, assembled Monday at Cascade Hills Country Club aa guesta of C. H. Runciman, LoWell and Grand Raplda bean and grain dealer, who now ranka among the largest dealers in the state. As host to the elevator men, Runciman recalled changes in market ing methods since the previoua war.

Profeaaor Howard C. Rather , Michigan State college crop expert, told the operators that Michigan farmera, who furnish 90 per cent of the nation's navy beans, a re working overtime to booat the 1943 food supply. If they get an even break in the weather during coming weeka, they hope to market 6,200,-000 bags of beana next fall, well over the 1943 ealmate.

Much dependa on thia year ' s crop becauae Michigan furnishea one-third of the beana grown in the United Statea, and beana are said to be the atate'a biggest cash crop. This year's crop is expected to net Michigan farmera over <75,000,000 Of this production, Uncle Sam in-tends to take around two thirds for military and lend-lease require-ments.

Other speakers were A B. Love, M. S. C., epeclallst; M. B. McPher-son former s ta te tax commissioner; Wallace Temlpleton, Chicago busi-ness man; A. L. Riedel of Saginaw, elevator executive and advisor to the Chicago a rmy quartermaater office; Har ry C. Clowes of Waah-lngton, an official of the f ru i t s and vegetable divlalon of OPA; William P. Smith of Washington, D. C , at-torney for the Michigan elevator men; and J ames Hayes, another Michigan State College specialist.

Arrangements for the meeting were in charge of L. E. Osmer, sales manager for the Runciman company. During the meeting, Lewis B. Ayres of Lowell, bean buyer for Runciman, was com-mended for his 25 years ' service with the company.

College to Can Own Farm Crops

First products of the Michigan Sta te college's new growing and canning program went to stoi»-room shelves thia week, when 4,000 number-ten cans of peaa, holding nearly a gallon each, were proceas-ed and stored.

F rom now until the end of aum-mer, M. S. C. will be harvesting beans, lima beana, corn and other vegetables f rom the 210 acrea plant-ed in the spring. The canning fao-tory, a gif t f rom Henry Ford, will be uaed for college-consumed prod-uce only, according to R. E . Mar-ahall, horticulture profeaaor heading the project, and none will be aold.

Supervisor of the canning plant is William F . Robertson, veteran of seven years qf teaching and 15 years of practical food processing experience. Lansing and Eas t Lan-sing igh school boys and girls are uaed for the harveating of the vege-table and f ru i t crops.

Christiansen New Legion Commander

At the laat regular meeting of the Charlea W. Clark Post 152 of the American Legion, the following officera were elected for the en-auing yea r : William Christiansen, commander; A H. Stormzand, 1st vice commander; Sam Frederick, 2nd vice commander; L E . John-son, t reasurer ; Raymond Barber, sergeant a t a rms; Peter Mulder, h o u s i n g committee; Lawrence Headworth, executive committee; Anton Wingeier, chaplain; W. W. Gumser, historian; Lawrence Head-worth, delegate to Sta te convention; Norman Borgerson and O. J . Brezlna alternates.

Auto License Plates On Sale July 19

License plates for the last half of the current year will go on sale July 19 a t the Lowell office of the secretary of state. The office la managed by Mra. John Fahrnl . It ia neceaaary to have the platea by September 1.

ALEXANDER M. WRAGG

Funerat servrcea were held Mon-day af ternoon a t the Roth Chapel for Alexander M. Wragg of Ada-Parnell rd., who passed away Fr i -day af ternoon. Surviving are the widow, Marie, and other relatives abroad.

Mr. Wragg was a member of the Elka lodge and I. O. O. F. f raterni ty .

In te rment waa In Oakwood ceme-tery.

Lowell poatoffice reporta the aale of 1,123 motor vehicle uae tax atampa up to Tueaday morning. At $5 per, the natlon'a coffers a re en-riched by the neat aum of |5,615. That looks like a heap of money to most of us.

Garbage is garbage and refuse la refuae, and there is no almliarlty between the two. Garbage in Lowell ia Intended for pigs, and pigs Juat aimply don't eat glaaa, razor blades, tin cana or paper. Such bita of aharp-edged materiala have a defin-ite tendency to diaturb the digea-tive tracta of said pigs.

C. A. Hall has resigned f rom his position as chief accountant for a Grand Rapids firm, and will devote all hla t ime to management of The American Line. He haa rented the Earl Cole building on Eaat Main atreet and will uae the f ront part as an office, with merchandise and shipping room in the rear.

Ralph Warner, who went to Camp Shawondossee with the boy scouts last week, had an unfor-tunate accident which resulted In a broken leg. He was returned to Lowell on Tuesday and a f t e r treat-ment a t a hospital was returned ho"me where he will spend the rest of the summer in bed. Thia ia the first serious accident that haa ever occurred at the Boy Scout camp which ia under excellent auper-vlalon.

Lowell Maaona met for the flrat time Tuesday evening in their own home, the two story brick building, adjoining the City Hall, which they recently purchased. The "Lowell Masonic Temple Association" haa been incorporated uncer the lawa of Michigan to manage the property for the local fraternity, the officera being: D. H. Oatley, prealdent; W. A. Roth, vice prealdent; Royden Warner , aecretary; D. A. Wingeier, t reasurer , and George Story, chief auditor.

Thirty-five mllea an hour is being generally obaerved though you will atlll find folka whizzing by you in the old order. I t la not the major i ty who are so careleas with their tlrea, gaa and patriotism. There is still the fellow who is hard to convince and says he couldn't drive slowly If hla life depended on it, and it usual-ly doea! Many of us in Lowell who have complied with the requested 35 mile speed are seeing more of the scenery, taking better care of our lives and finding this ra te a little less nerve-wracking. When you get used to it then going over the limit seems like old-time speeding uaed to feel. Some cities are cracking down on the violators and the re-ault la frequently the loas of ration hooka. Try the 35-mlle gait your-aelf. In caae you haven't tried It, and you won't mind It, a f t e r the f irs t ten miles.

Mr. Ed. Woods, telegraph editor of the Grand Rapids Press, was guest speaker a t the Wednesday meeting of the Lowell Rotary Club. Mr. Woods spoke hopefully of the progreas of the war, but warned against over optimism declaring tha t the United Natlona had yet to face a hard and bi t ter atruggle in order to obtain victory. The apeaker fur ther warned tha t we must not be fooled by the subtle propaganda of our enemies, the purpose of which is to fool us into thinking that we have the war won, and, by so doing, tr ick us into a negotiated peace tha t would amount to a victory for Hitler.

Jokes, Jests, Jabs and Jibes Just by Je f f : Rabbits seem to feel tha t Lowell victory gardens mean free-dom from want, for them too! . . . In Slovakia they shot three people for listening to the wrong radio program. Here, our family Just frowns on us. . . . With scotch tape a t a premium how are Lowell brides going to follow directions about binding the edge of berry plea? . . . A Lowell man says thia global war is making it difficult for fu ture explorers to return with talea of dlacovering new landa. . . . We may find Lowell glrla coming Into a true appreciation of beauty by wearing potato bloaaoina In their hair. . . . ' I t has been a long time alnce we called up tEe radio aendlng statlona," aaya Charley Wllliamaon, "and told them that their programa were coming in fine on our ear phonea." . . . No doubt Dr. Pollock wants to know what folks who live in the past and folka who live for the future are doing with today?

You mlgtot aa well make up your mind to plant a Victory Garden. The quicker the better .

Ledger want ads bring results

You can drag a man to church bu t you c a n t pour religion down his throat through a funnel.

New Law Affects Every Car Owner

Safer Highways Aim of Amended Measure

When the new amendment to the Automobile Financial Responai-billty law goes Into effect Ju ly 30, in Michigan, the state will become the f i f th in the nation to have an automobile law of th is type in foroe. A somewhat similar law went into effect in Indiana July 1. Prior to that time, laws have been adopted by New Hampshire, Maine and New York, in tha t order. Michigan la the aecond largeat s ta te in point of population to adopt auch a pro-vlalon, New York being the largest.

Eyerycne who owns or drives a car In Michigan will be affected by the new law. There arc now more than 1,700,000 cara In opera-tion in the state and J t ia estimated,' tha t before the law haa been In effect many months approximately three out of four cara will carry inaurance. This estimate Is based on results In other states which have adopted similar laws.

The Michigan law provides for the suspension of the operator 's license and registration of a f inan-cially Irresponsible driver under the following conditions: If he ia un-inaured and unable to meet a Just claim arlaing from an automobiM accident in which anyone is Wiled or injured; if he falis for thir ty days to satisfy any /Inal JudgmentJ^ ^ p 7 e f " e 7 r f 7 c a 7 e -for bodily Injury or death, or fdlr property damage In exceaa of |50

lifelong Resident Laid to Rest at 64

Minnie D. Chapman, daughter of Erwln and Juat lna Chapman, was bom December 5, 1879, in Boston township, Ionia county, and passed away at her home in Lowell, July 8, 1943.

She was united in marriage to John Tucker November 8, 1899, and to this union were born three chil-dren. Winnie P. Wlldfong of Dear-born, Ellis G. Tucker of Flint and Ellse J. Chambers of Ypsllantl.

Mrs. Tucker leaves to mourn their loss, her husband, John; three children: a sister, Pearl Herron; five grandchildren and many other relatives and hoats of friends.

Funeral services were held last Thursday at 2:00 p. m. a t the res-idence, Rev. R. C. Morrel of Ypsl-lantl officiating, and burial was in the South Boston cemetery.

New Telephones Now Restricted

New telephone service installa-tions will be" subject to priorities, many probably for the duration, under a plan approved by the Mich-igan Public Service Commission and announced today.

The Commission approved a re-quest by the Michigan Bell Tele-phone Company for authority to set up priorities on new installations for those whose service applications

arising f rom an automobile acci-dent; or if he is convicted of cer-tain offenses involving the use of a motor vehicle.

Such drivers must also furnish evidence of financial responaltlllty for the future.

Start Campaign For Used Paper

With the mills threatened with shutdowns due to the critical waste paper situation, the Kent County De-fense Council, through its Salvaw| t . , 0

tn r e j e c t i n g UM of crlti-

Commlttee, Is mapping plans for an intensive campaign to stimulate the flow of this scrap.

The paper is badly needed for use in the manufac ture of conngated and fibre board boxes for use as containers In shipping war supplies.

In Kent county, the formal drive will s t a r t July 19. I t Is planned to have receptacles placed a t central points In neighborhoods In the cities and townships where householders m a y deposit their waste paper. From these receptacles, it will be collected and, a f te r sorting by dealers, turned over t o t h e paper milla All kinds of waste paper are needed. Including old newspapers, brown paper, used cor-rugated and fibre boxes, magazines, etc.

Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls and Women's W a r Service Corps plan to make house-to-house calls and urge cooperation.

Persons desiring to sell the paper will be paid prices approved by the Defense Council. Those wishing to turn it over to the Salavation Army, Boy Scouts or Camp Fire Girls, may do so.

gorles previously established by the War Production Board.

F. I. Huber, manager for the company, said the I'lo. 1 priority goes to the business user moving to a new address in the same com-munity, No. 2 to the residence user moving to a new address. No. 3 to applicants for new business service, and No. 4 to those applying for new residence service.

He emphasized, however, that , even under the new plan, applica-tions for service essential to the prosecution of the war and to the public health or security get first call on new installations.

In approving the company's plan, the Commission said that "restric-tions imposed by the War Produc-

cal materials have made it neces-sary to delay many telephone in-stallations", pointing out that 17,100 applications for service throughout the company's territory are being held up for lack of faciiitlea In some instances, it added, "the delay will probably be for the duration of the critical materials situation."

The Commission also said that the "company's obligation to furn-ish service is dependent upon ib> ability to secure and retain, with-out unreasonable expense, suitable facilities and rights for the con-struction and maintenance of the necessary circuits and equipment"

Lowell Schools On Sound Basis

News of Our Boys A n n u a , E x P e n s c N o w B i P Business Figure

1100 New Soldiers To Train at M. S. C.

Eleven hundred n e w soldier students entered Michigan State on July 12, It was announced by Pres-ident John A. Hannah. Eight hun-dred of them will be basic and advanced engineering students, as-signed to M. S. C. under the Army Specialized Training program, and the other 300 will be members of

Lawrence F. Calahan, Sa lvageI t h " ^ l a n ^ u a « e a n d ^ school. Language-area men will

committee chairman, stated that at present, due to the manpower shortage. It is necessary that citi-zens take the waste paper to the dealers directly or give It to their favorite charity or group. The scrap dealers cannot call a t households for mall accumulation. He empha-sized that the need for the paper is acute now and citizens will be performing a patriotic service by personally delivering the scrap.

MYEBS INFANT IS MOURNED

The baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Myers a t Wayne, on Monday, July 12, passed away the following day. She w a s christened Tonl Lee.

Graveside services were held in St, Mary's cemetery, Lowell, at two o'clock, Wednesday with the Rev. E. J . Jewell offlclatltng.

Friends extend sympathy to the bereaved family.

NOTICE

To State F a r m Mutual Auto In-surance policy holders. Your liabil-ity and property damage policies provide adequate protection under the new state law and gives double the protection of most competitive policies for less money.

However, If you do not have auto Insurance, provide yourself w i t h some protection soon. This Is very easily and safely done as all the insurance wri t ten in Lowell, is un-derwritten by outstanding casualty companies.

Donald McPherson, clO Lowell Phone 71-F2

study the language, customs, eco-nomics and politics of areas which may be under Allied military gov-ernment before the war ends.

The new men do not affect the 1500 air crewmen now on the cam-pus, but will replace the Special-ized Training, Assignment, and Re-classification school which has been operating at M. S. C. since April.

The new army assignment swells the soldier enrollment at M. S. C. to 3000. With 1667 civilians regis-tered Michigan State College has 4667 men and women at tending classes this summer, a record reg-istration.

HOWARD LITE AT CHEVROLET

McFall Chevrolet is pleased to announce that Howard Lite is now back In the mechanical department and ready to serve all of his old customers. clO

GARDEN LORE CLUB

Miss Audie Post entertained the Garden Lore Club at her home last week Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. F rank White gave a talk on roses, the various kinds and how to plant. Mrs. E lmer White gave a talk on delphinium, finishing her talk by reading the poem, "In Summer."

The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Mildred Davis.

Pvt. Bert McNeilly of Camp Mc-Coy, Wis., spent Sunday at his home h e r r

I t ' s a small world a f t e r all—or so thought Lt. L. D. Por ter of Cedar Springs, when he sat down to eat In far away Africa, and saw a can of evaporated milk sitting on his table that was made in his home town of Cedar Springe.

Dick Curtis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Curtis, is now in Ann Arbor at tending the United States marine t iaining school.

Pvt. Lavant Potter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Potter, is now located at Fort McCIellan, Ala.

Roland Acheson, who has been stationed in Australia since a year ago last April, has been promoted to sergeant.

Pfc. Winfred Alexander has been transferred f rom Kellogg Field, Battle Creek, to Camp Santa Anita, Calif.

Pvt. George Alexander. Jr., who has been stationed at Camp Rob-erts, Calif., will now receive his mail In care of Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif.

Russel 1 Carr of East Lansing, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Carr, left Monday for Fort Custer to en-ter the service.

lie Seaman Bry Condon, Jr., came from Neiw Orleans, Sunday to spend a 16-day furlough with his parents here.

Corp. Richard Be'mprs of Camp McCoy, Wis., spent from July 3, to 7 with the home folka and his wife in Grand Rapids.

Lt. BUI Jones sent a cable to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jones, of Detroit, last week, f rom China. He is feeling fine and says he is with the "Flying Tigers". Bill will be remembered here a s one of the Fallasburg Cubs.

The greatest a rmada in all his-tory, consisting of 2,000 ships of the United Nations, loaded with men and f ighting materials, at-tacked Sicily, Italy'a largest and best fortified Mediterranean island, at an early ^tour last Saturday morning; and according to press dispatches, our men and their British and Canadian cousins are giving a good account of them-selves. No doubt a goodly number of our own home boys are right there with the a t tacking forces, and the prayers of all of us are with them.

Corp. Pau l Blrman writes from somewhere In England, that they are seeing a lot of that country. The houses are very old with straw roofs. He is well, eats like a horse, but isn't get t ing his mail.

Lt. Bruce McMahon of the army air corps, leaves today for Bryan, Texas a f t e r spending a week with the home folks. He was one of the speakers at ths Rotary Club, Wed-nesday noon, and gave a very in-teresting talk pertaining to his duties as a commander pilot.

Lt. Herber t Reynolds arrived f rom Camp McCoy, Wis., on Mon-day for a week's leave with the home folks.

The annual meeting of Graded School District No. 1, Lowell town-ship, and the election of two board members, was held at the high school Monday in accordance with the official call. The at tendance was light, only ten patrons being present at the annual meeting, and only 22 votes being cast for board members, Mrs. Gladys I. Doyle and H. L Weekes being elected with-out opposition. Serving on the elec-tion board were R. VanDyke, Mrs. M. N. Henry and E. S. White.

The minutes of the meeting and the annual statistical report pre-pared by F. F. Coons, will be found in full on page 7 of this paper.

A glance at the annual report submitted by Secretary Coons dis-closes the following interesting facts:

The school census numbered 731, which is about 150 in excess of that of other years. This is due to the new method of counting children from birth, ra ther than f rom five years. The enrollment of 709 in-dicates a shrinkage of 25 children during the year.

Ths financial report Indicates that almost J67,000 were spent for the operation of the schools. Of this amount, all but about $10,000 was received from sources outside of the district. This explains the trend in the state support of the schools, which comes chiefly from the proceeds of the sales tax.

The report also shows the largest balance thai the district has en-Joyed in years, but this is due, in part, to an advanced payment re-ceived f rom Lansing in June. The district is in the best financial con-dition it has been for a good many years, and should Improve during the ensuing year.

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Classes in Canning Proving Profitable

The ladies who have been attend-ing the Food Processing Class offered a t Lowell high school like It very much. They have canned peas, chard, spinach and beet greens so far. Each one attending brings in whatever she may have for canning and completes the Job be-fore leaving.

The pressure cookers loaned to the class by Kent County Welfare Commission are well liked for this work and the exchange of ideas and help among members of the class is profitable to all.

The next meeting of the class will be Thursday, July 15, In the home economics rooms at 1:00 o'clock C. W. T. Mrs. Norma Hall is con-ducting the class. Anyone still wishing to enroll may do so by coming to this meeting. You may attend one or all of the meetings as you desire. Bring something to can and can it. If you don't know how someone will help you. Call Mrs. Hall a t 473-F3 for fu r ther informa-tion.

YOUNG F A R M E R EARNS AWARD

Raymond Hesche. Jr., of Lowell, has just been awarded a Certificate of Merit and granted a Junior Mem-bership for having done satisfac-tory Holstein calf club work. The Holstein-Friesian Association of America announcea He was recom-mended for these awards by the State 4-H Club leader.

A slave who had been repeating defeatist rumors has been compul-sorily freed by the Sultan of Mukal-ia, Arabia, and as a result he is poorer by 80 rupees a month.

Wise Spending If you spend money on your home

place, you get many satisfactions. The nice vegetable garden or flower bed you set out at small expense, the tree you planted for a trifle, the new floor you put into your living room, give you satisfaction every time you look at these things. Some improvements cost no more than people of ten blow out on some high Jinks during a single evening. The pleasure of the evening Is soon gone, but the improvement to your home gives you sat isfact ion for years. Every improvement to the home place makes your property more valuable, and helps t h s neigh-borhood.

The tombstone of a genial host bears his name and the simple epitaph: "This is on me."

Masonic Fraternity Annual Picnic, July 30

Lowell Lodge, No. 90, F. & A M., announces Friday, July 30, as the date for their annual picnic to be h e l d at Fallasburg Park, for Masons, their families, and friends.

Transporta t ion will be furnished for the children. The truck will leave a t 4:00 p. m. f rom the meet-ing place at the new Masonic Hall by the City Hail.

Picnic dinner at 7 o'clock, follow-ed by games and prizes.

Picnic Committee.

STRAND CALENDAR

Friday and Saturday, July 16-17— Betty Grable and Victor Mature in "Song of the Is lands;" also Bobby Jordan in "Keep 'Em Slugging, plus News.

Sunday and Monday, July 18-19— Noel Coward's "In Which We Serve," also Comedy, Cartoon and News.

Tuesday and Wednesday, July 20-21—Allan Jones and Jane Frazee In "Rhythm of the Islands;" also "Henry Aldrlch Gets Glamour with J immy Lydon.

Thursday, July 22—"Murder In Times Square" with Edmund Lowe, also "We Are the Marines," plus News.

By K. K. Vinlng

Zoning Ordinances

A couple weeks ago we made mention of the possibilities of town-ship and county zoning in this county.

Under revised Michigan statutes, rural zoning can be carried out on a county basis, or a township basts, or combinations may exist. Any county may zone as a whole; any township may zone before the coun-ty as a whole zone; any township may adopt a zoning ordinance of Its own a f t e r the county as a whole has zoned; or a n y county may exact a zoning ordinance a f te r one or more of its townships have zoned.

The Important factor in any of these combinations is that a zoning ordinance adopted by a township takes precedence over the county ordinance whether such ordinance is enacted before or a f t e r the coun-ty ordinance. In other words, home rule prevails. The local people of the smaller political unit can decide for themselves Just how they want to live together, if they wish to exercise the privilege.

Zoning enabling acts are quite similar for either township a n d county depending on the unit. The governing board (township board or board of supervisors) through adoption and publication of a reso-lution declaring Its Intent to under-take zoning or by the people of the uni t on petition to the govern-ing board to act.

Following action by the govern-ing body, a zoning agency is created. If it is county zoning the super-visors appoint a board of five. One is a supervisor. Three must be resi-dents of the unincorporated par t of the county. The four members are appointed for staggered terms of four years.

If the zoning is in a township the probate court appoints f o u r members, two of which are resi-dents of the unincorporated area. Two are appointed a t a time for terms of four years.

T h e s e boards or commissions have the Job of working out the various ordinances. Before submlL-tlng them to their respective boards they must hold at least one public hearing. More would be preferable. A county ordinance goes to the County Board of Supervisors for formal legal enactment and must be approved by the Michigan Plan-ning Commiseion.

Township ordinances must be ap-proved by a County Zoning Com-mission to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

Both s ta tutes provide for a refer-endum on the ordinance as a final step In the procedure In case the people of the township or county desire it. The vote can be demanded on petition of the residents in the uni ts affected.

More information and details can be furnished interested townships, also help f rom Michigan State Col-lege, In planning and setting up suitable ordinances.

Good Samaritan Hurt

The many friends of Arthur Grif-fith, tester for the North and South Kent Cow Testing Aasociationa will be sorry to learn of an accident that befell him last week. Art was helping Herschel Haradlne, of Al-pine, with his haying work. The w a g o n tipped over. Griffith, in-stead of going with the hay, went the other way, landing on his left arm. Result, a bad fracture Just above the wrist. The arm will be out of commission for some time. Art plans to get back at the Job as soon as possible. The Dairy De-pa r tmen t a t Michigan State Col-lege advises us there are no sub-stitute testers.

WKAR TO CARRY MUSIC CAMP SERIES

Concert broadcasts from the famous summer camp at Inter-lochen will be broadcast over Mich-igan State 's WKAR this summer. Featured will be the camp orches-tra, band and ensembles, under the direction of such recognized musi-cians as Ferde Grofe and Percy Grainger. The programs, which be-gan July 1, are broadcast every Thursday, Fr iday and Saturday eve-nings f rom 7 to 8 o'clock.

MRS. CLARENCE WILEY DIES

Funera l services were held at the Roth Chapel Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Clarence Wiley, 62, who passed away at her home in Lowell a f te r a long Illness. Miss Grace Walker officiated at the services as reader. Burial was in Alton cemetery.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Earl D. Jones to C. H. Runciman company, lot 99 &c of Sweet and Smith's addition.

William H. Morrison to Harold J . Englehardt and wife, part of sec-tion 35-7-9, Vergennes township.

Mary Soules to F r a n k Woodworth e t al, par t of section 2-6-9, Village of Lowell.

Frank Woodworth and wife to William Geary and wife, pa r t of section 2-6-9, Village of Lowell.

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STUDY OF CURRENT EVENTS

y E R Y MANY women's c l u b s make a study of current events.

Able lecturers come to their club-houses at regular Intervals, and: explain the meaning of the big news. The study of current eventn Is featured In many schools. It la an extremely useful form of knowl-edge.

If young people are to become Intelligent citizens, they have to be-come interested In the political and buslncsa world. I t is normal to take an Interest in sports and fashions, but If they skip the big news in the newspaper, the world moves ahead and they came trailing on

•behind. If the young folks once form the

habit of regular news reading, they will be permanent students of cur-rent events.

IS MARRIAGE UNLUCKY

r p H E NEWSPAPER funny man has one about the girl who

asked her father what is the un-luckiest month In which to get married. Dad'a reply was, that he didn't know, that Is something everyone has to find out for him-self.

That ambiguous reply suggested that Pop meant to intimate that all months are unlucky to get mar-ried in. If so, Pa had a wrong notion. Of course, If you get mar-ried on sudden impulse, without knowing your prospective mate, the match is probably unlucky. But If you really took pains to find out about the character of your wedded partner, and If you are willing to make sacrifices to make the mar-riage a success, that day should be the most fortunate one of your Iff*

Editorial CommeDt Private Opinions Publicly Expressed

GHOSTS OF LITTLF PIGS

BUI Berkey, past president of th« Michigan Press Association and for some years chairman of the Board of Agriculture, governing body of Michigan State College, runs a newspaper at Cassopolis, Michigan. Sitting at his desk one day recently, Bill picked up a copy of the New York Times. Scanning the pages, he ran across a story which Interested him.

The story had to do with the food situation. Mayor LaGuardla, it seems, like other big shots, has come to the conclusion that this country is face to face with a real food shortage. Bill read, "Mayor Florella H. LaGuardla warned some 10,000,000 residents of New York metropolitan area that the meat famine had arrived." That was all BUI needed to start his mind work-ing. 'The ghosts of little pigs," Bill muttered as his pencil s tar ted scratching the follow:

Once a statesman In his wisdom Said "I'm going to change the

rules; The economic laws we're using

Were-propounded by old fools;

Prosperity through plenty Is a myth and a deceit.

So I'll cut the food production. Cut the grain and cut the meat."

Then he ordered little piggies To be killed and burned in heaps.

Ordered fields of grain plowed un-der.

Cut down what the farmer reaps.

Then for years he bossed the farm-ers.

Told each farmer what to sow. And to keep them from rebelling

Paid for what they did not grow.

Now that statesman must have jit-ters

When he tries to sleep a t night. For our country's short of foodstuffs

'Cause he tho't he was so bright.

In hlf. sleep the ghosts of piggies Rouse him with their frightful

squeal. And the people cry for breadstuff

In a way that 's very real;

Prosperity through scarcity Was a delusion and u snar*,

It cost the country plenty But it left the cupboard bare.

YOU HAVE THE ANSWER

Editorial by Murle H. Defoe In Charlotte Republican-Tribune:

"Some folks figure F D R is through because he vetoed the anti-strike bill. Well, let's look at the record as Al Smith would say. He will get ipre-Pearl Harbor union labor almost solidly; the solid south; the big city machines, even to Tammany this time, the bulk of the liquor Interest, which regards FDR as the political godfather of the revived industry, plus hordes and hordes of New Deal employees in every county In the land. Now what doea this add up to and you have the answer."

There was a comparatively small attendance a t the annual school board meeting for Ada high school held Monday evening at the school house. The annual report for the year was read and approved and the new fire escape. Installed this month, was examined and ap-proved. The fire escape is a very real Improvement and will give a g:ent measure of safety to parents. Bernard Rooker and Jack Boyer were elected as trustees on the board for three years and Walter Afton and James McCormick re-tired from the board. Wm. Cannon was named president, Robert Mor-ris. secretary and Jack Boyer, treasurer, a-nd Henry Fase Is th« fifth member of the board.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Washburn were Monday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Washburn and Pvt. Clark Washburn.

Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Vrooman ol Olivet were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Washburn at their home on Grand River Drive.

Th" Washburn family reunion was held Sunday evening at the .home of Mr. and Mrs. George Washburn in Ada and the guest of hocior was Pvt. Clark Washburn, who Is home on a short furlough from the army base a t Topeka, Kan. Thirty members of the family were present and a bounteous potluck dinner was enjoyed a t 7 o'clock.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fitch spent Thursday In Grand Rapids visiting Mrs. Charlotte Harris a-nd Mrs. J . J . Weber.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Teeple of Grand Rapids were Sunday after-noon visitors of Mr. and Mrs. I ra Teeple.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wrlde and Marlon attended the annual reunion of the Wrlde family held on Sun-day afternoon at the Heaven cot-tage on the Thornapple river. Thirty-one members of the family were present for the occasion with oac member from Alaska and an-other coming from California. The group enjoyed a fine potluck din-ner.

Roger Stukkle Is spending a few days In Greenville visiting the Van-Spronsen family.

Mrs. Peter Stukkle and baby son, Peter Lee of Lowell were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stukkle.

Mrs. Glenn Shea was taken to Blodgett hospital. Grand Rapids, on Friday at noon, suffering with an acute appendix attack. I t is ex-pected she will return home some day this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Orvles Kellogg re-port that their cousin. Miss Nellie Bonner of Grand Rapids, who un-derwent a serious operation a t S t Mary's hospital this past week, is slowly gaining back her strength.

Pvt. Don Ward, who was In-ducted Into service within the p a j t month. Is now located somewhere in California.

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Ward and family of Ionia spent the past week visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ward.

Pvt. Robert Peters of Camp Chaffee, Ark., Is spending a fur-lough with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peters In Ada, and will report back for , duties on the 20th. Week-end guests e t the Peters home were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Peters and daugh-ter, Mrs. Kenneth Smith and child of F l in t

Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Loranger re-turned to Cleveland Tuesday af ter spending the past two weeks in Ada, and while here they purchased the Marlon Harris Ohler home and will re turn to Ada In September to make their home.

Quartermaster Mahlon Holloway and Mrs. Holloway of Vernon, Mloh., were Saturday visitors of Mrs. Wm. Furner.

Callers a t the home of Mrs. Mary Harris this past week were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Washburn and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carr, all of Grand Rapids.

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ANSWER TO LEDGEB AD

Lieut. Giles Sinclair, somewhere at sea on a U. S. submarine, has

ALTO NEWS Mrs. Fred Pnttlson

Alto Garden Club

The Alto Garden Club will be held at Alto Park, Wednesday, July 21 a t one o'clock. Picnic dinner,

favored the Ledger with a humor-1 bring own service, a dish to pass ous letter from which we make the following excerpts: "Editor, Lowell Ledger:

"Am writing in answer to your advertisement In the Lowell Ledger and Alto Solo of June 3, 1943, for an apprentice In the printing busi-ness. Was especially Interested In this position as you kffer the appll* cant a chance to learn from the ground up—I have political aspira-tions so the knowledge of dirt will be very useful to my career.

"My education has been fair as I am Intimately acquainted, since 1932, with political theorizing in action (this course, incidentally, seems likely to continue indefinite-ly). My native tongue, profanity, Is that most frequently used In most of the communities of the United States and I speak one foreign language (English). My personal habits are temperate and exem-plary: I never touch alcohol. In any form, from the time I retire at night until I rise In the morning; my church attendance Is f a i r l y regular, but, being of an observant mind, I do not let that Interfere with the successful prosecution of my business.

"The steadiness aspect of your offer appealed to me as my present employment Is pretty much a short term proposlt lon-although we do not have the privilege to strike, we are extremely draft exempt.

"The problem of salary we can probably settle. In the customary fashion, by resort to m a y h e m . Please do not Insult me by offering what I am worth; however, as you are possibly still following y o u r usuol polk- of paying salaries with Ledge* Babscrlptlons, neither or us will be cheated; a s the old say-ing goes, 'a fair robbery Is a profit-able exchange without a gun'.

"However, the salary Is of little moment as what I desire Is experi-ence. After a few years of news-paper life, I plan to make a two weeks' t r ip to Bussla as background for my book entitled: 'The Com-munistic Impact on Interglobal Thought' or 'One World—Damn I t .

"My age may be against me, as I am old enough to remember when 'hire a horse' was a jeering remark.

Sincerely Yours, Giles Sinclair."

"P. S. Seriously, I wrote to thank you for the paper which I enjoyed greatly and digested completely. Thanks too for the nice blurb; how much extra would It have cost to put, 'open to any reasonable offer of employment six months af ter duration of present conflict—teach-ing, politics or any other form of public burglary not excepted.— adv.'.

"Submarine life continues to be Interesting and, next time I drop In the office, I'll regale you with tales of life under the bounding main.—G. S."

jond sandwiches. Subject—Study of Delphinium, Nasturtiums and Vic-tory Canning. Committee, Mrs. Frank Falrchlld, chairman; assist-ants are Mesdames Wm. Falrchlld. V. L. Watts, H. D. Smith and Bert Blank. Members, keep this day open and plan to be with us. Several year-books have not been called for, can get same a t this meeting or at Mrs. Fred Pattlson's.

Alto Library Notes

New rentals at Alto library are. "Number One" by John DasPassas; "It Happened Like This" by Hutch-inson; "Caprlcomla" by A Herbert ; "Hangman's Handy Man"; "Alias the Dead" by George A Coxe, "Weird Sisters" by F. Armstrong; and two juvenile books, "Dorothy Dixon's Double Cousin" by Wayne; "Penny Nichols and the Nob Hill Mystery" by Clark.

We wish to thank following for magazines: Mrs. O.K.Graham, Mrs. Matt Metternlck, Lawrence Rlch-ardsons, Freda Russell, Mrs. Wm. Reynhout, Phena Salsbury and Walter Foster for repairs.

Children's story hour from 1:16 to 1:45 every Tuesday afternoon, chil-dren from 6 to 12 Included In this group.

Mrs. H. D. Smith, Librarian.

Alto Locals

visiting

McCORDS MATTERS Sirs. B. T. Williams

Methodist Church Newt

Rev. W. E. Tlmms' subject for next Sunday, "A Cure for Troubled Hearts."

Weekly visitors of Mrs. A. E. Wood were Mrs Myrna Hasklns, Mrs. Mofflt and Nina Fox of Alas-ka, Mrs. Dell Ward of Ada, Mr. and Mrs. Ifflldebrant of Grand Rap-Ids, Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Henry of Lowell, Mrs. Ann Rockefellow and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hulzlnga of Campau Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Andy Zoet called on Mr. and Mrs. Ben Zoet Sunday. In the evening they called on Mr. and Mrs.1 Leroy Bloomer.

Mr. and Mrs. John Postma visited at the Clark-Williams home Sunday

Alto Locals

Prof, and Mrs. Francis Daniels camo Thursday from Mlddlevlllage, Ga., to spend the remainder of theli vacation at their home In Alto.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson and family of Grand Rapids spent Sun-day evening with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Colby.

Mr. and Mrs. F rank MacNaugh-ton called on Mrs. Minnie Bouck, Mrs. Ada T h o m p s o n and Mrs. Austin Erb, Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Matt Metternlck and daughter Jeanne and son. Junior were Sunday diner guests of their son, Harold Metternlck and wife.

Mrs. Rufus Page, Sr., and Mrs. Katherine Nichols of Ionia were Wednesday guests of Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Smith.

Dr. and Mrs. H. D. Smith and Connie, Lenora Watson, Janice and Ralph Colby attended the Green-ville Air Show before going to Bost-wick Lake Sunday.

Donald Taylor of Saranac spent Saturday with Merle Watson.

Dr. and Mrs. F rank Tredenlck of Grand Rapids called on Mrs. Lucy Duell Sunday.

Katherine Huntington returned home Sunday af te r spending a week with ihe Ellens and Dalstras a t Bass Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Behler and daughter, Arlene of Lake Odessa were Sunday evening supper guests of their sister, Mrs. V. L. Watts and family and mother, Mrs. A. F. Behler.

There will be an ice cream social on the lawn of St. Mary's church, Cascade, Sunday afternoon, July 18. Everyone Invited.

Dorothy Chaterdon spent the week end a t Blue Lake with her aunt | and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cummings.

Je r ry Flynn of BOwne Center was a Thursday and Friday guest of Connie Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kline and Mre. Margaret Proctor, the latter's son, Nell Proctor and wife of Ma-

Mra E. M. Foster is friends In Grand Rapids.

Mrs. Roy MacNaughton, Mrs. Lloyd MacNaughton and daughter. Sherry and Mrs. Fannie Hunting-ton of Mulllken called on Mr. and Mrs. Frank MacNaughton Satur-day. Mrs. Huntington remained for a visit with her son, Ralph Hunt-ington and family.

Lenora Jane Watson and Janice Colby attended a birthday party at Mfa Lisle Clark's, in honor of her daughter, Marilyn, Thursday. Other glrla present were Donna and Jeanne Dalstra, Mary Agnes Hulzlnga, Barbara Wlnslow, Lois Mosbeck, Amy Yelter and Elaine Houghton.

Fred Pattlson called on F r e d Arthur Sunday forenoon. We are glad to hear the latter is improving.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Deming re-ceived word from their son, Eldred. who is now In England, stating that he likes it there very much.

Mrs. Hulda Flnela of Lowell called at the Pattlson and Dintaman homes, Sunday.

Mesdames Geo. Sanborn, James Fox, Emma Mofflt, and Myrnla Hasklns of Alaska had a picnic dinner and weiner roast with Mrs. Fred Pattlson Thursday. They re-turned home by way of McCords, and called on Mrs. Arch Wood and found her feeling well, but con-fined to her bed for a couple of weeks yet. Miss Grace Hale of Alaska accompanied them and had dinner with Mrs. Earl Colby.

Mesdames Walter and F l o y d Bergy, Chas. Deming and Mrs. Clara Deming attended a shower at the home of Mra John Batdorf In Grand Rapids Friday evening for the pleaaure of Mrs. Harold Swaln-ston of Caledonia.

Lenora Jane Watson, Janice and Ralph Colbyv Connie Smith, Yvonne Shade, Ona Roth and Mary Voss have gone to 4-H Camp Vinlng at Bostwick Lake. Mrs. O. K. Graham Is leader of the Happy Cannera

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Behler and daughter, Dorothy of Grand Rapids called on their mother, Mrs. A. F. Behler a t the Watts home one day last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Colby spent Thursday afternoon a t Big Pine Island Lake with the Carl Freyer-muth family.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brown and the latter's mother, Mrs. Joseph Scblegal of Leroy, N. Y., spent Sat-urday at the Ed Clark home. A fishing trip waa enjoyed, though their report, like many others, was not very good.

VERGENNES CENTER N. M . K .

SOUTH BOWNE Mrs. Jennie Pardee

night. Mrs. Oliver Elvery and children son and the former 's cousin, H. R.

of Midland are visiting her parents, 1 Kline and wife of Michigan City Mr. and Mrs Ray Coats, this week, spent a few days at Claud Goldner's

cottage at Morrison Lake. It 's In the engineering blueprint 1 Walter Foster served a chicken

room that you see the real p r o - ^ n n e r M o n < l ay in honor of his son. Practice for 3rd degree at Adajduclng brains a t work. j S g t William Foster of Fort Knox,

Lodge, No. 280, F. & A. M., at the l 1 Ky., who is home on a five-ddy

furlough. Mrs. Wm. Foster a n d Ada Locals ' daughter, Susonne of Marshall and

Floyd Foster of Alto

temple next Saturday evening. All members are asked to be present for the practice.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Averlll hoard from Pfc. Roy Averlll, who Is with the Air Corps, this past week and this Is the first letter since last February. He writes tha t he has covered considerable land and water since his last letter and that Tie doesn't stay In any one spot very long and that where he is now stationed it is plenty hot and then some. He wanted to know how everyone was and said Michigan was most certainly the best state in the union and he hopes that he can return here in a short time.

Pvt. James Hill, who Is with the U. S. forces In North Africa, writes that except for sweeping up, the actual fighting is over in that area. However, he won't get home until the war Is over and they arc really waiting for orders to start the sec-ond f ront against the Axis In Europe.

Mrs. Grace Whaley and Nancy and David Miller of Lowell were Sunday dinner guests of Miss Nel-lie Rollins and Miss Lyn Prevey of North Ada.

Rev. and Mrs. W. K. Kolen-brander and children returned last Thursday from Pellow, Iowa, where they have been making a vacation visit with relatlvea.

were also Mrs. Grace Whaley will be nurse guesta

again this year at the Pilgrim Fel- W m c Anderson and Mra lowship Youth Camp at Bostwick p a t t i 8 o n attended the Euchrel Lake, the week of July 23. p a r t y a t S t Patr ick 's Hall. Thurs-

The victory gardens around Ada d a y e v ^ n l n g . Mesdames John Troy are all doing wel l -and In some l i n d M o l l i e R e y n o l < l 8 w e r e h o l U

eases in spite of being covered a t ' the time of high water recently. Walter Afton and Robert Morris have a fine garden on the Cannon farm and Mr. Gould and Harry Fitch have gardens on the Folsom farm and also several families from East Grand Rapids have gardens here. Wm. Furner, as usual, has a fine garden on his lot near the covered bridge. This war has made

and 10 tables were in play, and a fine lunch served. Corrlne Gless ana Clare Anderson won first prizes and Mrs. Will Bruton and Forrest Baker won consolations, and Mrs. Gene! Bruton drew the door prize.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Richard-son spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rich-ardson and sons, Forrest and Corp.

,, r , , . , . ' " Orley Richardson of Indian Town us all conscious of foods and many. „ . , a u a . Ad. folk. hav . victory g . r d . n . I n l ^ p » " w h ° * r l , , , i " o m , 3a ur-thelr ya rd , and are having j day a t t tmoim t0T a week ' . Mr-success with them. '

Miss Margaret Murray, County M r * E m e r T * librarian, was at Ada on Tuesday | d a y e v e n i n 8 w , t h M r e - F , o y d H u n t

morning to bring several n e w i , n G r a n c l Baiplds. books for the Ada circulating li-brary, among them being the copy of the History of Kent County, which has been newly rebound un-der the direction of Supervisor Chan Ward. Remember that a copy of the much discussed book, "The Robe" by Lloyd C. Douglass, Is a t the library for your reading pleas-ure this summer.

Sgt. Wm. Foster and wife and daughter, called on Frank Falrchlld and son, Dick and wife, Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arthur at-tended the wedding of Peter Wiel-and and Jane Slater at the home of Mrs. Edith Shellman in Grand Rapids and following the ceremony they were among the guests a t a dinner at Martini'i.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones of GraAd Rapids visited Monday a t the Jerry Blough home.

Clare Gless and family spent Sun-day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geoge Heller a t Gull Lake.

Mrs. Alice Gardner, who has been with her daughter In Detroit the past week returned home Tuesday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ware of South Boston were Sunday afternoon call-e r s of Mrs. Jennie Pardee and Mrs. Estelle Rosier.

Mrs. Lizzie Hoffman of E a s t Bowne Is attending to the house-hold duties of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Paul Hoffman.

Donna and Nancy Gless of Grand Rapids are spending the week with their Grandpa and aunt, Corrlne Gless.

Mr. and Mrs. Farrel Anderson and baby and mother, Mra Vivian Anderson of Hastings spent the Sabbath at the Jake Gless home.

Miss Marjorle Porri t t of Grand Rapids spent the week-end with her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Stauffer of Alto visited Sunday afternoon at the Lacy-Porritt home. Mrs. Ed-wina Wingeier of Eas t Bowne was a Tuesday afternoon caller.

Mrs. Harold Nellson's father, who has been confined to his bed, was taken to a Hastings' hospital last week for observation.

Mr. and Mrs. Mllo Curtlss were In Lansing Thursday.

Morse Holcomb and family of Grand Rapids visited Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Holcomb.

Mr, nnd Mra Paul Hoffman are the proud parents of a baby son, born Thursday evening a t the Pen-nock hospital, Hastings.

Mr. and Mra Alden Porri t t and two daughters and mother, Mrs. Lydia Porri t t were Saturday eve-ning callers at Jennie Pardee's, and Mrs. Edna Miller of Elmdale was a Saturday afternoon caller.

Those that did not get out to church last Sunday missed a very good sermon.

Mr. and Mra Steenman have sold their farm and are moving to their home near Ada.

Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson of Grand Rapids, Miss Barbara Davis of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. McPherson and Miss Nettle Kerr called on Mra Glen Titus a t the home of her parents , Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Read. Tuesday evening. Wed-nesday callers were Mrs. O r I e Groenenboom, Mrs. Clare Anderson and daughter and Mrs. George In-gersoll of Cascade. Mrs. Titus re-turned to her home In New York Thursday.

Vernon Chaffee graduated from the Aviation School at Galnsvllle, Fla., July 9, and expected to be sent to Texas.

Mis. Nellie Nesbltt, her niece, Alice Stevens and her nephew, Gor-don Wright, and Mrs. Helen Fisher, drove from Detroit Saturday night to spend the 4th with Mrs. Ef f le Goozen.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Carter and Mr. and Mrs. Vere Carter of Mld-dlevllle and the former's grandson. Wendell Pierce of Allegan had pic-nic dinner Sunday with Miss Nettle Kerr.

Mrs. Clyde Falrchilds spent f rom Wednesday till Friday with her brother and family a t Pontlac.

Mr. and Mrs. John Husar of De-troit were Wednesday night dinner iguests of her sister, Mrs. Karl Blerl and family. Mr. and Mrs. Blerl and son Stanley were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mra Law-rence Biggs and children In Belding.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blackford and two sons of Detroit are spend-ing this week with her sister, Mrs. Sam Ryder and family. Sunday callers at the Ryder home were Ralph Duke and son Lyle and Don-ald Creed of Grand Raplda

Saturday night guests a t t h e Chaffee-Goozen home were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shaver of Saranac, Mr. and Mrs. Orln Sterklna Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Chaffee and Wlllard Hunter of Lowell.

Mrs. Chas. Austin and daughters of Lowell visited her mother one day last week.

Mr. and Mra John Woodhead of Detroit and her mother, Mrs. De-Vrlcs spent the week-end a t their Vergennes home, and called on T. W. Read. Other week-end callers a t the Read home were Mr. and Mrs. J . C. Hatch and Mrs. Horac* Weeks and girl friend of Lowell.

Sunday guests a t the Arvll Hell-man home were his parents, Mr. and Mra F. C. Hellman and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dumond and chil-dren of Holland, Douglas Dumond staying with the Hellmans for a week.

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The Honey Creek Sunday School picnic was held Saturday at Fallas-burg Park with a potluck dinner a t noon. Games were played in the

FALLASBURG PARK Mrs. Harry Richmond

A large crowd of relatives, neigh-bors, and friends attended the re-ception held at the Pa rk last Sat-urday evening, honoring the newly-n f t n m r w ^ n — - u i u a , e v e n i n g , n o n o n n g m e n o w l y -

T T I T M r - Mrs Morris Biggs oy all. And don t foriret fo ks t h a t l - _ j w forget folks that Sunday School is still being held every Sunday at the school house. Please come.

Little Freddie Anderson spent the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Anderson and family in Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson and family and Fred Anderson spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. David Veenstra and daughters.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Veenstra of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. David Veenstra and daughters spent Monday evening with their folks, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Veen-stra.

Mrs. David Veengtra spent last Thursday with Mrs. Joan DeWltt in Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kulper and sons spent Wednesday evening a t David Veenstra's.

Mr. and Mrs. George Dekker and Bonnie Lou and Mr. and Mrs. Ar-thur Moore of Grand Rapids spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gould and sons.

Miss Leona Cornellsse of Grand Rapids spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Ethel Veenstra.

Mrs. Wm. Fase called on Mrs. David Veenstra Friday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson arc the proud parents of a 61b., 7oz. son, born Sunday afternoon, July 11, a t McKlnley hospital. Grand Rapids. He has been named Eugene George.

A recent rainy week was figured to be worth about $10,000,000 to Uncle Sam and his family. Rain helps hydro-electric power f o r aluminum and numerous o t h e r things needed for the war effort .

and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Biggs. The young couples received many lovely and useful gifts. Refreshments of Ice cream, cake and candy were served.

Eugene Elckhoff returned home Saturday after spending several days with the Clarence Johnson family a t Lansing.

Harry Richmond had the mis-fortune to lose a young brood sow last week. I t Is believed the death was caused by the heat.

Only a small turnout at school meeting, Monday n igh t B i l l y Wright will drive school bus again this year.

Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Weeks and sons were in Ionia Monday on busi-ness.

Bob Elckhoff Is working for Sam Ryder.

Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Elckhoff and daughter Sue of Lowell were Sun-day dinner guests of his brother, Harvey and family.

Mr. and Mrs. T. J . Read took his mother to Grand Rapids Mon-day to see her doctor. She was stricken with a sudden Illness Fri-day and is still under the doctor's care.

Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Richmond and children called on Mrs. Martin Elckhoff in Lowell Sunday af ter-noon.

Corp. Donald Tower, who Is sta-tioned in Iceland, has been pro-moted to sergeant. Congratulations Don!

Baton Rouge, La., firemen, sum-moned to douse a burning auto, were urged to "save the tires and gasoline" by the owner, who was trying to get his tires off.

In stained glass the rays visible to the eye are transmitted through the glass. A piece of red glass, for example, is t ransparent to red and lets it through, but is opaque to the other color rays in sunlight.

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THIS AND THAT FROM AROUND

THE OLD TOWN

SPRING HILL —EAST ADA Mrs. Earl Vosburg

WEST LOWELL Mrs. Melvln Court

Sign posts have been erected on this road, Grand River Dr. The West road running south Is But-trick Ave and the road to the Bolt and Mcerdyk farms Is Bolt Dr.

Little Mllllcent Burton was a recent visitor of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burton.

Joyce Squire was a recent week-end visitor of Gracie Vosburg.

Mr. and Mrs. Grochowalski, M. Rooker, Miss Alma Stiles, Anita White, Mrs. W. V. Burras, Mrs. Darrel Burras. Mr. nnd Mrs. Jake Moerdyk and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Huckle and children weie recent visiters at the Earl Vosburg home.

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Moerdyk were in Grand Rapids Monday.

Dora, Giace. Effle and Ann

Dorothea Baker spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. Harwood in Grand Rapids. Mrs. Harwood is very ill.

Mrs. Matie Sample of Vancouver, B. C., Mrs. Jennie Harly of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. Nettle Miller of Low

Bob Pecklmm of Ypsllantl spent | Sunday with his family at Murray Lake.

Miss Evelyn Yelter left Tuesday for a few days visit with friends in Ypsllantl.

Rose Wingeier of Detroit spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Mary Wingeier.

Miss Lorena Per ry of Rockford spent a few days last week with Mrs. Nell Blakeslee.

Mrs. Wm. Christiansen left Satur-day for Traverse City for a short visit with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fryover of Portland visited their mother, Mrs. S. G. Fryover on Sunday.

Lucille and Merle Alexander ar# visiting their sister, Mrs. Florence Slater, at Gobies, this week.

Mrs. S. R. Crabb and Mrs. A. L.

Fresh, Heme-Mide

Candies Hattie Scott's Kandy Kitchen

On the Bridge, Lowell

LOWELL ITEMS OF 25, 30 AND

35 YEARS AGO Given Citation

George Roberts of Ypsllantl was home over Sunday.

Russell Carr of East Lansing was a dinner guest of his patents, Mr, and Mrs. Gene Carr. last Thursday.

n.. -mo. Ascitic w* — | ell, Mrs. Isadore Onan and Mrs. 0 " 6 ' 1 8Pent two days last week at Sherm Rowland and daughter were 'he Crabb farm near Nashville.

Monday callers of Mr. and Mrs. Ar- U r 8 J p n n l e o f B o w n e C e n . thur Green and Mr. and Mrs. Mel- 8 p e n t S a t u r d a y a f te rnoon With vin Court. . } l e r rtanghter. Mrs. Elmer Ellis

Last week visitors and callers of Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Court were Earl Wheeler, wife' and two chil-dren, Clarence Wheaton, Mrs. Sarah Gregory and J. W. Easterday of

Mr. and Mrs. Herb Connor of Grand Rapids were Sunday dinner guests a t the R. L. Forward home.

M r s . Paul Kerekes is leaving Grand Rapids, Margery Green and | T h u r 8 { l a > . f o r denwood Springs, brother Tommle and Mrs. Mary C o , a > t o j o l n h e r h u 8 b a n d a t C a m p

Stintcn of Detroit. 1 H a ] e

Mr. nnd Mrs. Nell Wolferd of, Theule of Grand ilapids were re-!Saranac visited her mother, Mrs. cent visitors of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Theule.

Chester Knapp, Bud Huckle and

Miles Monks. Sunday. Lester Dawson and family of

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stehouwer of Grand Rapids were Sunday din-ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orln

Saranac and Freeman Hoffman 0 f i s t e r k l n s ,

Lt. and Mis. E. D. Nielsen left Sunday morning for Virginia where he will return to Camp Pickett .

Miss Lucille Warner spent the week-end In Mt. Pleasant with friends.

Mrs. John Schwab of Rockford and father. Walter Blakeslee, called on Mrs. Cora Fox last Wednesday.

Mrs. Wm. Ccsgrlff attended the Ladies' Aid meeting at Bowne on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Klumpp of Ypsllantl spent th* week-end with his mother. Mrs. Chris Klumpp.

Mrs. Susan "Hammell of Howell is In Lowell for an indefinite stay with her brothers, Chris and Dick Bergln.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Petchauer, Jack and Mary Lou of East Paris were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cosgriff.

Will J. Morse was brought home Monday from the hospital, feeling

July 18, I0IH—25 Years Ago

Funeral services were held at the ! home of Mrs. John Kellogg for

her sister. Mrs. Jay Pinkney, who iT>fl sed away at her home in Mc-(Bain.

Mrs. Raymond Bergln and little j son left for Norristown, Pa., to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Carson.

Mr.-*. Norton Avery returned from North Carolina by way of Washlns-ton, reporting a very fine trip.

Miss Lucille Allen of Lowell and George R. Hall of Newaygo were married in Grand Rapids.

Ada township's new service flag contained 48 stars.

Joeseph C. Scott and James Ford of Lowell enlisted In the Navy.

Mis. Earl Vanderllp was called to Lonslng by the eerious Illness of her mother.

Mrs. H. G. Taylor of Sarnla. Ont , 'came for an extended visit with Iher sister, Mrs. F. G. Hoffman.

Miss Grace Brezlna accepted position In Washington, D. C.

Birth in Vergennes: Sono to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Batchelor and to Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Kropf.

George A. Converse. 63. passed away at his home in Keene-tp.

Jack Slsson were Sunday callers'Bowne were Sunday callers of Mr.j Mr. and Mrs. Chris Blerl of Cro-<flne and will be glad to see his and Mrs. Charles Dawson. .ton visited their daughter, Mrs ! f n c n " 8 -of Vcrn Vosburg.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Heyes were In Grand Rapids Monday.

The Duke of Windsor has found employment for hundreds of native workers rnd fishermen in the Ba-hamas.

The U. B. Sunday School will I Arthur Schneider nnd family last have their picnic Saturday, July 17, Wednesday. at . Fallasburg Park. | Mr. and Mrs. Horry Dodds and

Bicycles have become so numer-ous In Dublin that they are parked in long rows sometimes elx abreast, j

250 Bushels up 10 Feet : One Cent

daughter, Lois, of Saranac called on their aunt, Mrs. Ed Walker one day last week.

Vivian Acheson spent last week with her grandmother, Mrs. Anna Acheson at the John Livingston home In Alto.

Ben Butts of Dayton, Ohio, spent ' f rom Thursday till Saturday of last | week with his sister, Mrs. Ralph , Sherwood and family.

; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Curtis and I daughter Mar y Ellen of William-i ston spent Saturday night and Sun-\ day at their home in Lowell.

j Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sherwood ;and baby of Detroit are enjoying | a week's vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sherwood.

j Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nash and , son and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ellis called on Mr. and Mra John Nash

j at South Bowne Sunday evening.

Mrs. David Mange went to Har-

(bor Springs, Friday to visit her I daughter, Mrs. C. A. Bliss after a 1 prolonged visit here with Mr. and j Mrs. Frank Coons.

Mrs. Ella Meyers of Lake Odessa j who has been 111 at the home of | her sister, Mrs. Ed Walker, the ! past three weeks, returned to h»r ! home last Thursday.

July 17, l»i:<—30 Years Ago

Benjamin Terwilliger moved to Grand Rapids to make his home with his daughter, Lizzie Terwil-liger.

Born. In Detroit, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Crocker (Rena Vanderwall of East Lowell), a daughter.

Arthur Turner of Ada went to Ottawa Beach to spend the sum-

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hogan of Grandvllle were Saturday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Washburn.

Mrs. Gould Rlvette Is spending two weeks with her husband, Lt. Rlvette, who is stationed at Rose-crans Field, St. Joseph, Mo.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Collins and sister, Miss Bowers, of Grand Rap-ids called on Mrs. Lucy Walker and Goldle Collins Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Boyce and Miss Goldle Collins spent Sunday In Rockford with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Helmer and family.

Albert T. ' lall is attending the twenty-fourth annual conference for Instructors of vocational agri-culture this week at Michigan State College.

Mrs. O. J . Yelter left Tuesday for a couple cf days' visit with her sis-

Radio Station WKZO. Grand Rapidc. was honored with the pres-entation of an honorable mention citation in th* annual gold medal contest of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for Its outstand-ing coverage of Western Michigan conflagrations during the past year.

Mr. John E. Fetzer. President nnd General Manager, accepted this award on behalf of the station In a special banquet tendered him by the Association of InMirance Agents.

In accepting, Mr. Fetzer stated emphatically. "This award has been freely given by one free institution to another. Institutions which are typical of many In modern America. When I allude to free institutions, I refer to the private enterprise which gives a radio station the right to produce on-the-spot broadcasts of a community fire or gives the local newspaper the right to foster and promote Fire Prevention Week

"If I were to ray to you that one year from today such liberties may be taken away from the press and radio, you probably would be the firet to cry nonsense. Yet. at a time when we are hearing much about the four freedoms, I say we stand in danger of losing the corn-erstone of freedom right here at home.

"The radio stations and news-papers of America may be, at any lime, arbitrarily deprived of the constitutional right of freedom ot spccch.

"Radio and the press are like fire —living and vibrant and useful servants of a good and Intelligent master, but in the control of evil, they becomfc vicious dements of

Summer Slacks Cool, Comfortable,

Dressy . . . Gabardines, Rivercooli—all rayon,

rayon and cotton, ail cotton. Beach

Cloth, Tropicals and Twills. Large

assortments of wanted colors.

$1.29 to $7.95

Ace Vandcnbroeck's large brick i destruction house near Moseley was destroyed by fire.

Mrs. Ann Green went to Detroit for an extended visit with her daughter.

Charles Parish of Los Angeles. Californin, visited his cousin, Mrs. G. W. Rouse.

Miss Belle Wetvrongcl of Athens. Ga.. spending a month's vacation with her parents here.

S. P. Hicks spendin. several days at Rome, his old home town.

Paul McCarty came from New York to spend the summer vacation

iwith his sister. Mrs. M.'N. Henry. 1. land Park ready for picnics

In the past year WKZO had mi-crophones at the scenes of dk«s-trous blazes throughout this part of thq state, giving graphic descrip-tions of the destruction wrou;ht by carelessness.

The framed certificate was given to Fetzer by Arno R. Schorer, presl-1 dent of the Michigan Association j of Insurance Agents, following pr?»-)

Sport

Shirts Broadcloth and mesh. Ga-

bardines, Compass cloth —

All purpose collars — long

and short sleeves.

$ 1 . 7 9 t o $ 3 . 9 5

Swim Trunks Lnslrx t r u n k s lire still available—also rayons

and cot tons .

$1.59 to $3.50

oons entatlon of Fetzer to the group by Dale S. Bloom, pre Ident of the M r t a n d M | . g g a r l StarbarJ In Kalamazoo Association of Insur- Lowell in honor of Pvt. Kenneth ance Agents and Chairman of the j Smith of North Carolina. State Association Committee on T h c W c g ( C a m i b e I 1 c l u b h e , d | t 8

Fire nnd Accident Prevention. annual picnic at the G. L. Roth Waldo O. Hildebrand, Secretary j h o m G l n East Clarksville Sunday,

and reunions, bridges put up,jsnd Manager of the State Asaocla-jThe club, although small in num-ginunds cleared, wells driven and j tlon. was toastmaster. nnd guest?: ber, is doing lots to help our boys other improvements made. , included David Forbes. State Com-j in service, having sent 60 boxes,

Mrs, Carton Reld and son of Recdlty, Calif., came for a visit with her mother, Mrs. A. Packard.

Materials cost $20 to construct this mechanical hired man. Tests indicate the home-made device or one built by a community handy man will elevate as f a s t as three men ca.i shovel grain into the hopp?'1

Elevator above, 14 feet in length, on test near the MSG bee. ban -carried shelled corn up 10 feet .

Mrs. Carl Mapes and dauzhter. Gall, returned to their home in Washington, D. C. a f te r a two weeks' visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Runciman.

Grain Elevators Serving Farmers

Three sisters of Mrs. Austin Coons were her dinner guests on Sunday. Louise Walkley of Lansing, Mrs. Laura VanAIlsbupg- of Neway-

j go, and Mrs. Jennie Engle, Lowell.

ter, Mrs. Warren Lusk. In Lansing. 'and sister. Mrs. O. C. Austin, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. iHorn In, Mrs. Daniel Ranney of Denver. East Lansing. ! Colo., was an over Sunday guest

Mrs. Mary Crane and daughter o f M r s - C"- ^ Wlnegar. Frances returned to their home In M r a n d M r » We» I e>- Sullivan of Lansing Friday af ter a ten days c ' r o t o n - «• D - I * * ! a week at the visit with their parents. Mr. and George M. Parker home.

Mrs. Will Gramer,

Mr.. John OToole . - .d d.Ufhte. J u , > ' 6 - 1 ! l 0 » - 3 5 V " r " A ' ° Maureen, Mrs, Bert Plant and A number of Indians, some of Mrs, Jennie OToole of Detroit whom lived here In their childhood spent Thursday and Friday with during pioneer days and all of whom Mr, and Mrs, Floyd Boyce. were descendants of the G r a n d

Gordon Hill was home from De- R l v « r Valley tribe, n o t i n g John trolt over Sunday, Mrs, Harry Pat *• Hooker ihat they would attend eraon nnd daughter Carol of A l m a 'he Lowell Homecoming in August, were also week-end guests at the Mrs. Olive Blass left for Seattle, Art Hill home and of her father. Washington, for an extended visit Chris Bergln. w ' t h ber daughter,

^ Mr, and Mrs, Levi Fletcher re-Mr, and Mrs, Donald Cameron

daughters Hary Anna, H . ^ n and d " , u s h t « Donna and Mr, and Mrs, Sam Rob-inson, daughters, Joanne and Dee of Wyandotte are spending their vacation at Highland Hill Dairy,

missioner of Insurance: Arnold!donated S45.00 to Red Cross nnd Renner, State Fire Marshall; and $50.00 to Percy Jones hospital in Robert E. Rutledge, President of Battle Creek. the Chamber of Commerce. , j i a r y a n ( | Ethelyn »cese visited

Grand Rapids WeJnesday, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cisler were

called to Grand Rapids by the , serious illness cf their mother. Mrs. : Robert Cisler, who is very low at

NORTH CAMPBELL Mm, S. Drew

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Mrs. Carl Roth and Mis. Sheila Griffin, Carole and Billy spent last !!!, . i . .u -i . ' .. ^ , , , , V s tors ast week at the Alfred Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. „ , . . . . „ on w .u r» t » . t si n . . Bedell home were Mr. and Mrs. Elizabeth Drew at the I* C. David # _ j « u ' . „ . „ Wm. Hlilaburg of Giand Rapids home in Saranac. I , ® . , T , . c , , and Mr. and Mis. Andv Ke m of

Mrs. Hoy Seese visited several days last week with her husband; c r 0 1 ' in Ypsllantl. i

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stahl and There are about 150,000 war re-baby were Sunday dinner guests of fugees in Great Britain. I

D O / V T WOA?A?K About Rationing nnd Points

Eat at Richmond's Foods In Good Variety

Courteous Service

R i c l i m o n c T s C a f e

THERON RICHMOND, Prop. Phone 9106 Lowell

Home-made or handy-man con-structed farm grain elevators have proved their worth In serving Mich-igan farmers to sucn an extent that more than a hundred are a t work In Shiawassee county and more than 200 In Huron county.

Increasing interest In the port-able device follows a series of dem-onstrations scheduled recently with county agricultural agents and farmers by Richard Witz, fa rm en-gineering specialist at Michigan State College.

The elevators will handle small grains, shelled tyirn or beans at the rate of 200 to 300 bushels an hour. The elevating follows threshing or combining, putting grain into a bin over a feed grinder or sacker, or circulating grain from bin to bin to prevent overheating.

According to Witz, the elevators should be approximately l1/^ times

. ., . | . . . . _ , . Mr, and Mrs, Eugene Christensen a . ong a . the heigh to which t h e , o f w c e k , e n ( 1

gra n I . to be c evatej. Material,, U r a n d U r I

ccst approximately $20 for a 16 foot . . T . , . elevator and co.t.l .t o f a 3 0 . ( t . t h r o o - . 0 h r l " ' e n > e ° ' n L » f v i e w ' M r ' Inch three-ply rubberized c a n v J « • * M n Harvey H a y m m In Low-

belt, two wooden pulleys 3 by 3 Inches, two V belt pulk-ys 12) M r > a n d M r 8 . W m . Collins ano inches and three Inches, one V b c l t ! M r 8 R u t h G a u n t g p e n t Sunday af-

ternoon in Grand Rapids with Mrs.

I Mrs, A n n a Stinchicomb an.

46 Inches "A" size, 62 board feet of white pine lumber, 15 Inches of three-fourths Inch shafting a n d washers, nails, screws and one bolt.

Electric motors drive the eleva-tors, Tests Indicate a quarter horse-power motor serves a 12-foot ele-vator, a third horsepower up to 16 feet and a half horsepower up to 24 feet.

Blueprint plans for the elevator can be obtained from the Agricul-tural Engineering Department, Michigan State College. East Lan-sing.

Fancy Boxed Chocolates One Pound Boxes

Home Made Candies Chicken Salad, Vegetable Salads

Chicken Sandwiches, Hamburgs and Hot Dogs

Chicken Soup Iced Tea Lemonade Orangeade

Harry & V's Sweet Shop Lowell On the bridge Phone 9101

Gaunt's sister, Mrs. Flora Carpen-ter, and also called at the Wayne Benham home.

Mr. and Mra Milton Nielson and daughters of Belding and Mrs. Lee Middlebrook of Greenville were Sunday guests at the Crabb-Duell home, and the Misses Jeanne and Sally Nielson remained for a week's visit.

Mrs. George Thurlby of Saranac recently celebrated her birthday, nnd was given a birthday card shower by her friends. Mrs. Thurl-by is well known in Lowell and has many friends who Join In wishing her many more happy birthdays

Friends of Mrs. Howard Gould will be glad to know' that she is recovering from her long Illness so that she Is now able to be about She and Mr. Gould came from Cadil-lac to spend one day last week with his parents, Mr, and Mrs, Frank Gould, Mr, and Mrs. L. E, Court were Sunday guests a t the Gould bom*.

Mrs. Hat t ie Peckham and grand-daughter, Roberta Hahn, returned Friday night from a three weeks' visit In Pi t t sburg with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peckham and family. They also stopped In Ann Arbor on their return tr ip for a short stay with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Peckham; Gernie Peckham came from Pitts-burg with them to spend the rest of the summer in Lowell.

turned from a three months' visit in Helena.

Montana. Funeral services were held for

David H. Long. 46. at the home of his brother, Wm, Long,

Mrs. R. D. Stocking and Miss

_ | Imogens Rhodes spending the summer with her aunt at Har t .

Mrs, D. C. Macham made a busi-

daughter, Mrs. Gladys Thorpe, re- Kath-rine Lewis making an extend-cently visited their son and grand- e d t l.ip t 0 Toronto, Montreal andl son. who is in the navy and now Quebec, and et Boston. Mass, stationed at Purdue University, j E T o w c r BoU1 h l 8 A & . a c r c f a r m I n d ' in Keeno to Axel Carlson of Jollet,

Mr. and Mrs, Loo Walsh of Grand 1 " ' Rapids were Sunday morning call-ers at the M, E, Simpson home. The Simpsons spent Sunday after-noon and evening with their son. '>"s t r ip to Milwaukee, Fon-du-lac, Althen and family In Grand Rapids, " ' " e n Bay nnd other points In Wis-

consin. Nelson Meengs of Kalamazoo M i u Lucille Watts entertalnln:

spent over the week-end at the W. h c r cousins, Pnullne and Mildred J, Morse home. Mrs, Meengs and ^Ya((S 0f Chicago, for thc summer, children returned home with him M r a n d M r 8 R H B o h n o f j a c k . af ter spending four weeks b e i o , s o n v m e i p j a i gpendlng the summer with her mother. i n

Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hatch spent M r - a n d M r s - E J- Martin left Wednesday evening with their son. ^o r a several weeks visit with George and family in Saranac friends a t Charlotte and Lanelng.

Callers a t the Hatch home Thuis-day were Mr. and Mra. Herbert! PENICILLIN, NEW WONDER Courter of South Boston, and on DRUG FROM MOLD Saturday Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hoff-man of Grand Rapids.

Everyone has been talking about Sulfa chemicals and their amazing

Thursday guests a t the John germ killing qualities. Now science Layer home were Mrs. Martha announces PENICILLIN, that does Braisted of Lansing. Mr. and Mrs.| everything the miracle Sulfa w i l l -Frank Cummings of Blue Lake, and MORE! Read about Penicillin Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cummings of , in The American Weekly with this Saranac and Mrs Iva Linton of [Sunday's (July 18) issue of The

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Experience with fire bombs in Britain has changed the blackout rules. So that any such bombs which have fallen In houses may be seen at once by fire guards, house-holders are asked to u n c o v e r blacked-out windows In unoccupied rooms as soon as fire bombs begin to fall. The ministry of home se-curity in London reports that fire bombs destroyed one entire build-

ing because the fire could not be seen from the street until too late.

It had been raining for a week, back in the hiils. A farmer , hunting for a strayed cow along the creek, looked up and saw water pouring through a widening crack in the reservoir dam. He run half u mile to the nearest tele-phone and made a long distance call to the munilioiiB plant down the valley where his son worked.

"YouVe got about two hours be-fore your factory is flooded," he told them. Because tbat call got through in time, scores of workers and tons of vital war material were moved to

safely I)efore the crest of roaring water could reach the plant.

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Long Distance lines are crowded with calls as never Ijcfore. Many are war caJIs which must go through promptly. Others are civilian calls, some vitally urgent, some less urgent. You and you alone can judge whether your call is really necessary.

Please make only the most essen-tial long distance calls.

If you must call by /one distance, do all you can to be brief.

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LOWELL DIST. NO. 5 Mrs. J. P. Needham

Mr. and Mrs. Vcrn Preston and family visited Sunday In Muskegon.

Mr. and Mrs. C Baker of South I Boston spent Sunday with her moth-j er, Mrs. James Needham, Sr., and family.

The Kelley family attended the funeral Tuesday of an aunt, Mrs. Margart Kelley, who died In Mus-kegon. |

The 4-H Club held a meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Kelley on Wednesday.

School meeting In the McBrlde district was held Monday evening with the usual small attendance. Wm. VanVorst was re-elected as treasurer.

News From Grand Rapids Of Former Bowne Folks

Clara M Brandebury

BAILEY CORNERS NEWS Mrs. Mabel Gross

Frank Martin, wife and Marilyn with Wm. Spears, wife and baby spent a week's vacation at a cot-tage on Hess Lake last week. They had a fine time, good luck fishing and plenty of fish to fry.

Mrs. John Mlshler received a let-ter the first of the week saying her sister. Mrs. Ida Hoffman of Char-lotte underwent an operation for appendicitis, and though her con-dition was grave at first she is re-ported as getting along nicely now.

Marjorle Porritt, who stays at the John Mlshler home in the city, spent the week-end with the home folks in Bowne.

Spenor Johnson, wife and two daughters of Logan called at the J. S. Brandebury home Monday after-noon.

William Spears has been hired as superintendent of the Caledonia high school for the coming year. Mr. Spears has been teaching in the Godwin Heights school for several years.

Walter Seutz of Grand Rapids and Loattr Bailey were Sunday din-ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Odell.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roth and daughter, Arleen spent the week-end with Mr. and Mra. Vern Bath-rick and family in Muskegon and while there enjoyed a trip on the Clipper to Milwaukee.

Miss Myrtle Taylor of Lowell was a Sunday dinner guest of Ml Grace Blnndlng.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Graham of Lansing have been spending the past week a t the Hermance-Gross home. Their daughter, Miss Kath-

jleen Graham came Friday evening and returned home with her par-ents. Monday evening.

Quinton Wilcox of Lansing spent two days last week at the Fred J. Roth home.

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Carson of De-troit were week-end visitors of the latter's sister, and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Franks.

Mrs. Susie Baker and Mr. and Mrs. J im Fahrnl visited last week at the Bert Baker home. On Sun-day, Mr. and Mrs. Baker took their mother back to Alma and later called on Mr. and Mrs. Richard Houseman at Edmore.

Miss Freda Bailey returned to Grand Rapids Sunday af te r spend-ing a few weeks at Lone Pine Inn.

Mrs. Chas. Collar and L e s t e r Bailey spent Tuesday In Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Merritt MHler of Lowell and Mr. and Mrs. Theo Bailey went to Murray Lake, Fri-day evening on a fishing trip.

Cecil, the oldest lion of the Lon don zoo, who has died a t the age of 20, was distant and eavage to-ward visitors, but always willing to pose, thus earning the title of "The Artist 's Lion."

EAST CALEDONIA Mrs. S. M. VanN«mp«

Mrs. Grace Coats and children of Coats Grove visited Monday at the Frank Bouma home.

Rev. and Mrs. Oldt of Charlotte called at the Maynard Dutcher home Sunday on their way to visit Mr. and Mrs. George Houghton at, Morse Lake, where Mr. and Mrs. Dutcher and Frank joined them in the afternoon.

Mrs. Ed. Rankin and daughter Barbara left Monday afternoon to spend two weeks at Pittsburgh, Pa., with Mrs. Rankin's father , P. Cochran.

Mr. and Mrs. George Welton and Mrs. Ted Welton and children vis-ited Ted at Blodgett hospital Sun-day afternoon. Ted had a goitre operation on Thurscay and is do-ing as well as can be expected.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson and children of Grand Rapids spent Sunday evening a t tha Maynard Dutcher home.

Mr. and Mrs. John Peel had the misfortune to lose their barn by fire Saturday afternoon. Combus-tion was the cause of the f i re and but for the timely arrival of the Caledonia fire truck other build-ings would have been destroyed.

Miss Maude Foley, Lou and Tres-sla Routz of Grand Rapids visited at the Bernard iHlllen home Satur-day night. Sunday evening visitors were Mrs. Lou McDonald and son John.

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MOSELEY—MURRAY LAKE Mra. Eva Engle

Mr. and Mrs. Allison Roark ano baby of Detroit were Sunday guests a t the Gordon Frost home. Their little son Conrad returned w i t h them af ter a three weeks' visit with his grandparents.

Mr. and Mra Jess Berry and eon of Lansing spent f rom Saturday until Wednesday at the Chris Kropf home.

Mr. and Mrs. John Elhart and son Teddle of Fremont are spend-ing a week a t Murray Lake.

Ralph Townaend and family of Lowell are occupying their cottage a t the lake.

Mr .and Mrs. Ear l Kropf of Low-ell spent Sunday a t Mra Eva Engle's.

Thc Blaser family reunion wa& held a t the home of Mr. and Mra Gus Wingeier, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Archie Duncan and children of South Lorwell were Sun-day guests of Mrs. Eva Krdpf and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kropf.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiley of Detroit and Clarence Wiley of Low-ell were callers at the Clare Ford

Phono your news to the Ledger. Ledger. tf

This applies to you New Michigan Motor Law

Effective Soon Failure to meet

requirements will

deprive you of the use

of your automobile

or truck!

IGNORANCE OF THE

LAW NO EXCUSE!

HOW THE LAW AFFECTS YOU

UNDER this new Michigan law, you will lose your privilege to drive or own an

automobile or truck, the first time you have an accident involving any bodily in-jury or death:

UNLESS/ you can satisfy the Secretary of State that the liability resulting from such accident is insured, or

IF NOT f o Insured/ unless you can furnish an affidavit certifying that all personal injury or death claims resulting from such accident have been settled or unless you can give security for payment of such claims.

The law Also Applies IF YOU fall to pay, within 30 days, any final judgment for bodily injury or death, or for property damage of more than $50.00 or

IF YOU or* convicted of violation of certain provisions of the Motor Vehicle law.

CAN YOU PROVE YOUR FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? The minimum amount of financial responsibility required is: $5000 for injury to, or death of, one person in one acci-dent; $10,000 for injury to, or death of, two or more persons in one accident, and $1000 for damage to the property of others.

THE EC0N0MKAI WAY TO ROTECr YOURSELF

Don't take a chance, just because you may be driving lew. Just one accident can do the damage! So protect yourself.

The safest and most economical way to prove that you are financially responsible is to carry thc right kind of automo-bile insurance in a company licensed to do business in Michigan. The best company to get it from is The Traveler*.

WHY INSURE IN THE TRAVELERS? 1. The Travelers has more business in AutomobBi

Liability and Property Damage Insurance than any other company.

2 . More than 500 Travelers representatives are located in Michigan to help you in case of an automobile accident. There are hundreds more in bordering states.

In view of this new Michigan law and the present low rates, you cannot afford to be without Automobile Insurance. See your nearest Travelers agent now. Find out which type of Automobile insurance will help you keep your driving and car-owning privilege.

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THI TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO.

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Name.

Address.

Telephone No.

Qhurch C f j e ws

ZION METHODIST CHURCH

John ClauH, Pastor

German preaching a t 10:30 a. m. You are cordially invited.

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH C. E. Pollock, Minister

10:00 a. m.—Sunday School. 11:00 a. m.—Public worship. The

pastor will preach and there will be special music.

Wednesday, 7:30 p. m.-nBible reading, song and prayer service. The publio Is welcome.

VERGENNES METHODIST CH. 9:00 a. m. (C. W. T.)—Public wor-

ship. The pastor will preach. 9:40 a. m.—Sunday School.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Cor. Waahlngton and Kent Morning servlcee and Sunday

School at 11 o'clock every Sunday. "Life" will be the, subject of the

lesaon-sermon In ail Christian Science Churches throughout the world on Sunday, July 18.

The Golden Text (Proverbs 16:22) is: "Understanding Is a wellsprlng of life unto him that ha th i t "

Among the Elble citations Is this passage (I John 5:11-12): "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in His son. He that ha th the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life."

Correlative paBsagus to be read from the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy, include the following (p. 410): " T h i s is life eternal,' says Jesus,—Is, not shall be; and then he defines everlasting life as a present knowledge of his Father and himself—the knowledge of Love, Truth and Life. T h i s is life eter-nal. that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou haa sen t . "

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CH. Rev. N. G. Woon, Pastor

Church School—10:00 a. m. Worship—11:00 a. m. Sunday School—10:00 a. m. The

Sunday School will continue thru-out the summer. The rooms a re comfortable and pleasant theae Sunday mornings.

Worship Service—11:00 a. m. The Pilgrim Fellowship will have charge of the morning worship service. Members of the group who went to Olivet will bring messages relaying the highlights of the conference.

The young people of the church will meet for choir rehearsal at the church on Thursday evening a t 7:30. All young people helping in the choir and all who will take part In any way in the service on Sunday should be on hand.

CATHOUC PARISHES

S t Mary's—Lowell Rev. Fr . Jewell, Pastor

8:00 a. m., Low Mass and sermon. 10:00 a. m., High Mase and ser-

mon.

St. Patrick's—FomeU Rev. Fr. McNeil, Pastor

8:00 a. m., Low Mass and sermon. 10:00 a. m., High Mass and ser^

mon.

Cascade and Bowne Rev. Fr. E H. Raoette, Pastor

Servlcee at 8:80 and 10:00 a. m.

ALTON CHURCH (Undenominational)

H. E . Gllmore, Pastor

Sunday School—10:00 a. m. John Gauw, Supt.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LOWELL

Mel Stadt, Pastor 10:00 a. m.—Bible School Classes

for everyone. 11:00 a. m.—Morning worship. 6:80 p. m.—B. Y. P. U. 7:80 p. m.—Evening service. Everyone welcome. Wednesday, 8:00 p. m.—Midweek

prayer servloa.

ADA CONGREGATIONAL CH. Henry L. Rust, Minister

Sunday School at 10 o'clock. Worship and sermon a t 7:30 p. m.

The message next Sunday evening will be based on the temptation of Jesus and will be the third In the series based on the Gospel according to Mark.

Annual conference of high school and older young people a t the Bost-wick Lake Camp July 23 to 25. Registration and a swim at 10:00

m.

Alto News (Continued from Page 2)

Library Board Meeting

Members of Alto Library Board, Mesdames Howard Bartlett, Claud Sllcox, Floyd Flynn, H. D. Smith and Fred Pattlson met with Mra V. L. Watta for their quarterly meeting and luncheon, Friday. It was voted to put a new roof on library, also a coat of paint on north side.

Alto Locals

Pet ty Officer 8|c Martin Deven-ney was aboard the U. S. S. Strong which was torpedoed and sunk In Kula Gulf July 4th. Mrs. Devenney the former Dorothy Scott as yet has had no word of his safety.

Mrs. John Linton joined the Frank MdMahon family on Reser-voir Hill, Lowell Thursday evening for a picnic supper In honor of Lieut Bruce McMahon, who is home on a week's furlough.

Mrs. Swift Wlnegar Is visiting in Grand Rapids for several days.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scott of Silver Springs, Md., are spending a few daye a t the Ted Scott home. Week-end guests included, Mr. and Mrs. Claud PHmore and sons of Lansing. Sunday dinner guests also were M m Mabel Scott of Lowell and Mr. and Mrs. Dwlght Devenney and son of Marshall.

Nancy Jackson of Grand Raipids is a guest of Charlotte Gilbert, granddaughter of S. W. Wlnegar.

Francis Daniels of Grand Rapids visited his mother, M m V e r 11 e Daniels, Saturday.

Lieut. Mildred Sydnam of Detroit Is Spending this week with her parents and all were guests of Mrs. Mary Rather In Lowell for dinner Sunday.

Wesley Griefcs of Ionia called on Mr. and M m Bert Sydnam Thurs-day evening.

Mrs. Thorn has returned from a visit with her daughter at Battle Creek and relatives a t Ypsllantl.

Albert Pltsch spent Sunday and Monday night with Richard Wester.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tredenlck of Grand Rapids spent Sunday a t the Tredenlck home In Alto, and reported his fa ther not so good. They returned to theib home Sun-day evening.

M r a Harold Nye and mother, Mrs. Aldrlch spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Lucy Duell.

Robert Dykstra of Grand Rapids is apending the week with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lyon and helping in the store.

M m Marie Pa rke r spent last week visiting friends and relatives in Lansing.

FALLASBURG & VICINITY Mrs. Wesley MlUer

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sneathen and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chalmers and Nancy of Grand Rapids spent Saturday afternoon and evening with Mr. and Mrs. Emiel Stauffer and Mrs. Andersen.

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dennis and

son of Muskegorv Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dennis and family of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mra. Bert Rus-sell of Grattan were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dennis. Dick and Eddie Dennis are staying with their grandparents at present.

Not many out to school meeting Monday evening. Wesley Miller was re-elected director by acclama-tion.

SOUTH SIDE—SEGWUN Mrs. Charles Young

Mrs. F. L Stephens spent Thurs-day with her aunts, Mrs. Sarah Gregory and Mrs. Mary Stinton.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bible and daughter of Ionia were Saturday and Monday evening guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Fletch-er.

Alice DeCommerce returned home Thursday after a three weeks* visit j with her old school mate, Mrs. J . W. Clark at Gahan, Mich. While there she attended a reunion of 36 mem-bers of the family, on the 4th of July. An enjoyable time waa had by all present.

Coren Balcolm of Saginaw spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs.

Mrs. Claude Booth spent a few Clarence McCall and family. days with her husband In F l i n t re-turning home with him Sunday. Virginia Booth spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. John Gleger and children at Smyrna, who brought her home Sunday and all were din-ner guesta of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stauffer and Rlohard.

Frederick Moen of Grand Rapids spent last Thursday afternoon and Friday morning with Mr. Boynton a t his cottage.

Mrs. Dave Garfield accompanied her brother, Harry Woodcock, to th® funeral of their cousin In Belding last v/eek Wednesday.

Mrs. Ed. Storey underwent an appendectomy la/c week Thursday at the Osteopathic hospital in Grand Rapids. She Is getting along fairly well a t this writing. Her husband is expected home this Tuesday morning from Fort Francis E. War-ren, Wyo.

Helen Vaughan started work In the laundiy department of Blod-gett hospital this week and will board with friends in Grand Rap-ids.

Bob Stiles is slowly recovering In S t Mary's hospital from his recent accident His mother, Mrs. Carl Kyser, is with him most of thc time.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Garfield of Sara-nac spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Garfield to help them celebrate their wedding anniver-sary.

Mrs. Wm. Stauffer and son Rich-ard and Joyce Booth spent last Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs Emiel S tauf fer and Mrs. Andersen

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wlrtt of Ionia spent Sunday and Monday with hcr parents, Mr. and M m Clyde Mullen. M r a Mullen's mother, Mrs. Chas. M d n t y r e is spending a few days with her.

The Pilgrim Fellowship class of the Congregational church held a picnic dinner Sunday on the Russell Bettes picnic grounds.

Firs t Sgt. Albert Kyser of Fort Sheridan, 111., spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Ralph Mullen and family.

Sam Cox arrived Saturday from Los Angeles to spend a few days at the Chas. Young home.

Edward J. Boyd, A. M. M. 2|c, of Corpus Chrlstl, Tex, arrived home Tuesday to visit his parents, Mr. and M m F. J. Boyd.

T e c h 6|g Morse Schwacha of Camp Campbell, Tenn., Is spending a few days with his wife and par-ents, Mr. and M m Frank Schwacha.

The funeral of Mrs. John Tucker waa held a t the home last Thurs-day afternoon with burial in South Boston cemetery.

Miss Jacque Page and friends, Miss Joyce Stiles and Miss Velma Frost of Ionia are spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Page and Jlmmie. Little Ann Jane Page is spending- some time in Ionia visiting her grand-mother, M m Anna Stiles.

Miss Maxlne McCall came home Sunday morning from Osteopathic hospital.

P v t Hugh Young of Fort Custer was home over Sunday.

Miss Nora Chrouch of Grand Norman Jones and two gentle- R*plds is spending a fww daye at

men friends of Detroit arc a t the home with ber parents, Mr. and

Mrs. R. G. Chrouch.

KEENE BREEZES Mrs. A. Lee

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snell of Ionia and Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Hunt-er were Sunday afternoon callers a t the Ray Hosklns home.

Results f rom thc Potters Corners Dis t No. 1 school meeting were as follows: Director, Lester Benjamin; moderator, Corwln Cahoon; treas-urer, Harry Fashbaugh.

Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reed over the week-end were Mrs. Inglestadt and daughter of Chicago.

Mrs. Ada Richmond attended a reunion of the descendants of the Belding family a t Bertha Brock Park last Sunday.

Mrs. Fred Wingeier of Lowell was a guest of her daughter, Mrs. Delbert Hardy and family a few days laat week.

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Brestley and Mrs. Ada Richmond were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Lee Sunday.

Victims of the whooping cough are Iris and Ear l Scot t Lorene and Richard Kohn and Glenna and Grant Higgins.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blumerick of Detroit enjoyed last week vaca-tioning with Mr. and Mrs. Noah Bishop.

Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Hardy and Mr. and Mrs. George Hardy and family attended a joint reception a t Fallasburg Park Saturday evening, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Robert Biggs and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Biggs.

The Keene Grange held their an-nual picnic at Fallasburg Park Sun-day, July 11, with a potluck dinner and plenty of Ice cream. The af ter-noon •• was spent with sports and contests, Orve Vanderllp and Glenn Weeks receiving some very useful gifts. 93 were present, Grangers and their families.

Mr. and Mrs. R H. Dodds and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Frost and fam-ily spent Sunday a t Bass Lake vis-iting Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ross and family of Grand Rapids who are vacationing for two weeks.

GOVE LAKE Mra. H. L. Coger

with a potluck dinner a t Fallasburg Park. We plan to buy Ice cream again, so '^Comc and get I f

"Mr. and Mra. Webb Ward of Ada. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Ward and children of Ionia, Mr. and Mrs. Mailory and Mr. and Mrs. Kelly and son of Lowell, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert DeVries and daughter, M m Tony Ortowskl and daughter and Corp. Elaine Miller enjoyed a picnic sup-per at Fallasburg Pa rk last week Tuesday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Steenman are mov-ing Into their home near Ada and moving Mrs. Ortowakl's furni ture Into the house they are vacating.

Mrs. Milo Miller of Grand Raplda and three nieces, Jackie, Pat ty and Sherry Lltten, of Kalamazoo at-tended the Good Will Club at Mrs. Boynton's cottage last week Wed-nesday and were evening visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley MlHer and family.

Corp. Elaine Miller .eturned Sat-urday by way of Chicago, where she expected to spend the night with friends and attend the barn dance at WLS, leaving for Boston on Sun-day where she was to report for duty Tuesday morning. Blaine spent last week Tuesday calling on friends a V relatives in Grand Rap-Ids, entertained Corp. Howard Men-old of New Orleans, La., Wednes-day afternoon and evening, Friday called on friends In Belding and Lowell. Mr. and Mrs. Ferr is Miller

Jones cottage this week. The Good Will Club was enter-,

tained by Mrs. F. E. Boynton at her cottage last week Wednesday af t - ' ernoon with an attendance ofi twenty to enjoy the nice supper and games. Prizes were won by The Civilian Defense are spon-Mrs. Lucy Bowen, Mrs. Ruby Ful-j soring a group of pictures at the ler, Mrs Floyd Sparks. Mrs. Maggie Cascade church, Friday evening, Carr, Mrs. Ada Richmond and I July 16. a t 8:40, acdordlng to Reid Pat ty Lltten. Next month Is our'Totorne, Cascade township super-picnic on the regular Wednesday visor. 'Target for Tonight". "News

... . — . pa rage f o r 1943", a n d a comedy will be shown. There will be no charge, and you arc welcome, and urged to attend.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Recks of Wil-low Run were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and M m Laverne Coger. They also called on other frlenGs here and in Grand Raplda. during their stay. They plan on going home about . Thursday.

Clark Waebburn has been a caller of his sister. Mra Merle Coger and family and other friends about here during his furlougtir He returned to his base a t Tolpeka. Kan., on Tuesday of this week.

Recent callers of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wood were Mrs. Ida Sin-clair, Mrs. Chas. Kellogg. Mrs. Chas. Qulggle, Mrs. Alma Collins and Mrs. O. B. Frye of Grand Rapids.

Martbtf and Betty George are among those to attend the 4-H Camp at Bostwick Lake th i s week.

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Collins of Inkster were week-end guests or their daughter and family, Mr. and M m Guy (julggle and Bud.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard DenHouten, tho former from a camp near Nash-ville, Tenn.. and she from Saranac. were Sunday callers of t h e i r cousins. Mr .and Mrs. Joe Geel-hood and family.

The school meeting was held a t the school house Monday evening. The attendance was small. F rank mr. ana Airs. jrrrriB miner

and Jer ry were Friday supper Tlmmer was re-elected as treasurer. • «m • W a M mm . JJrwA ILfvu ^Sl • fl r* aoiPn aVi A guests and Mrs. Huber t . DeVries

and Sharon. Mrs. Tony Ortowskl and Marie and Jacob Miller were evening callers. Mr. and Mrs. Mllo Miller of Grand Rapids and Pauline Ealy of Cadillac v/ere Saturday breakfast guests.

A synthetic textile filament weighing only one.-elghth ns much as a fi lament of silk and so fine that a pound of it would stretch almost around the world has been announced.

Word from Mrs. Tuttle says she will be unable to teach for us this coming year.

Word came Tuesday morning or the suddtn death of Mr. DeRue on US-16. No funeral arrangements a s yet. Sympathy Is extended to the bereaved family.

South Africa estimates that the cost of its "Beverldge Plan", now under discussion, would be about one-eighth of the estimated national Income.

SKY . SKIMMERS — Flying •freight cart," that drop oat of the clouds and can land practically anywhere, are now being built in large numbers for U. S. Army Air Forces. Gliders are towed by bombers as shown on the right.

They carry a jeep, field artillery or 16 air borne troops, moving men and materiel to otherwise inac-cessible areas, tinder fighter pro-tection, and go into action almost Instantly. Gliders are far cheaper to build and easier to maintain thftn the ehaapest plana. ^

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THE LOWELL LEDGER. LOWELL, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JULY 16. 1943 FIVE

WAMT'APSI Want Adv. Rates—35c for 25 words or less, if STer 25 words, add 1c per word. If ordered by mail, please enclose coin or stamps. -

FOR SALE—Library table, In good condition; also 2 iron beds suit-able for cottages. Mrs. C. E. Bowen, Lowell, Phone 266-F4. plO

DOST—Ration book No. 1. name on cover, Ellsworth John Strouse. Alto. Mich.. R.l. Finder please notify address above. plO

FAIR—July 21. 419 N. Washington. A. Kreuger. Fun — Everybody come. Sponsored by Colleen Yelter. Susan Krum and Nancy Kreuger. plO

FOR SALE—9-year-old mare, w t 1400. sound, good worker, reason-ably priced for cash. Loyal W. Rickner, R. 3. Lowell. Call af ter 6 o'clock. plO-U

LOST—Brown billfold, between the Strand Theatre and Christiansen's drug store. Return to Gerald Hurley. R, 1, Lowell. plO

FARM SALE 40 acres of good land, 31 acres tillable; good family orchard, good buildings, good well water, fences; crops all In. Electric lights and phone connection. E m i 1 Pfelfer, Lowell. R. 3. pl0-2t

FOR SALE—3 acres of standing alfalfa hay. A. J . Tulnst ia. third house north of McBrlde school. Lowell. R. 8. plO

FOR SALE—6 f t Deerlng grain binder, good condition. Floyd Page. Saranac Phone 3795. pl0-2t

FOR SALE—Sow and 12 pigs. 4 weeks old. Raymond Pltsch. % mile east. 4 mile south of Alto on M-50. Alto Phone 460. plO

FOR SALE—Deerlng mowing ma-chine with new guards, in very good condition. John Postma. Ada. Mich.. H mile east of Mc-Cords. plO

FOR SALE—4 can Kelvinator milk cooler, like new, 8160.00. David Wingeier. Alto. Mich. Phone 602, Alto. plO

FOR SALE—Buick '33, five good tires and radio, new battery. Thomas Condon. Lowell Phone 244. pl0-2t

NOTICE—Will the party who found the driver's license and papers of Claude Murray, please return them. The money may be kept as a reward. plO

YOUR F E E T are working over-time today but they can take it and come back for more If you wear Wolverine Shell Horsehide work shoes. $2.95 up. at Coons'.

WANT ADS— For Sale, For Rent, Help Wanted,

Miscellaneous

FOR SALE—Red raspberries, al-ready picked. Mrs. John Miller. Lowell Phone 69-F6. clO

FOR SALE —Genuine reed baby carriage, excellent condition. Call at 225 N. Jackson St., or Phone 397. plO

LOST—^Lady's gold Hamilton wrist watch Saturday evening near Roth's funeral chapel. If found notify the Lowell Ledger. Mrs. Marie Wragg. clO

SWAP—Black mare. 14 years old, wt. 1400 lbs., for J60 or young cattle. A. Compagner. Saranac Phone 3118. plO

THE STATE FARM MUTUAL Auto Insurance Co., Is the largest In this country. Let us provide y o u w i t h proper protection. Donald McPherson, Lowell phone T1F-2. clO

WANTED—Bean and corn weeders or hoers. Corn detassllng start* soon. Donald McPherson, Lowell phone 71F-2. clO

NOTICE—Will the person who found a wrist watch at Hardy's swimming hole, return It to Darle Rlckert. please. plO

Today's Paying Prices per dozen for Effs—Federal-State Grades Extra Large, Grade A 43c Large, Grade A 41o Medium, Grade A S7o Large, Grade B 87c Medium, Grade B 33c

BERGY BROS. ELEVATOR Alto, Mich.

Prices subject 10 change

PUBLIC NOTICES SEELEY CORNERS Mrs. S. P. Reynolds

IJiMcy, BMvel, I'hflpn & V«ndfrW«J. At ty* (inuid Raplda, Mlchlian

SALE OR MOETOAOE OF REAL ESTATE State of Michigan. The Probate Court

(or the County o( Kent. At a MMlon of said court, held a t the

Probate Office In the City of Grand Rap-lda, in aald County, on the Wh day of July A. D. 1943.

Present, HON. JOHN DALTON, Judge of Probate.

In the Matter of U* Estate of E. Jaaet t* Abbott, also known aa Nettie Abbott, De-ceased.

Roland M. Shlvel having filed In Mid court his petition, praying for license to sell the Intereat of aald eataU In cer-tain real estate therein described.

It Is Ordered. That the 8rd day of Anjnist A. D. l e t s , a t ten o'clock <n the forenoon, at aald probate office, be and la hereby appointed for hearing said peUUon, and that all persona Interealed In aaid estate appear before said court, a t aald time and place, to show cause why a license to sell the i n t e m t of said estate In aald real estate should not be granted.

It is Further Ordered. That public no-tice thereof be given by publlcatloo of a copy of thia order, (o r three aucceastre weeks previoua to said day of baarinc. In the Lowell Ledger, a newspaper printed and circulated in said county.

JOHN DALTON, Judge of Probate.

A true copy. FRED ROTH.

Register of Probate. clO-M

STATE OF MICHIGAN. THE CIBCC1T COURT FOR THE COUNT* OF WENT —IN CHANCERY.

CORA SOE8T. Plaintiff .

FOR RENT — Furnished 3-room apartment, modern, with garage.

• Roy Johnson, 1 mile east on M-21. Phone 139-F12. c9-4t

FOR SALE—White Leghorn pul-lets, 13 weeks old. Oscar Moore. 5 miles northeast of Lowell on M-91. Phone 9S-F2. plO

WANTED—Lady to do mangle and hand Ironing. Phone 375 or call at 117 S. Washington St., Lowell.

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OUR POINT IS TO KEEP YOUR CAR GOING FOR THE DURATION

Regular stops at this station

means that we con take a personal interest in keeping

your car going for the dura-

tion.

H E I M T E X A C O

WILLIAM HEIM, Prop.

[Phone 9114 Lowell

| Open —Monday through Friday from 7:80 a. m. to 7:00 p. m.

[Saturday, 8:80 a. m. to 8:M p. m. j , S u n d a y , 10:00 a. m. to 12:80 p. m.

LOST—Gapoline book. A and C. Ell Lett. Saranac, R. 2, Lowell Phone 118-F21. plO

LOST—Stamps 13 and 14 from Ration Book No. 1. Roye Ford,

Lowell Phone 10i-F4. clO

FURNITURE BROKE DOWN?— Too bad, don't worry, Kropf will fix it. For Sale—Shampoo drain board, 7-drawer upright steel cabinet, 9x12 Congoleum rug. John Kropf. Lowell Phone 80. plO

FOR SALE—Sweep-rake, almost new. to fit Ford-Ferguson tractor. W. S. Shannon. Lowell Phone 247-F12. 1 mile north of Moseley on 601. then 1st house west. c9tf

PICK YOUR OWN Latham red raspberries. Bring containers and pick your own. Picking days, Mondays, Wednes-days and Fridays. Phone for par-ticulars. Mrs. Chris Kropf, Phone 73-F5. p9-2t

HARNESS SHOP NEWS — S a v e time by having your binder and combine canvases repaired at the Kerekes harness and repair shop, 1 mile east of Lowell on M-21.

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WANTED—To buy used cars, light models preferred. McFall Chev-rolet, Phone 298. cltf

NOTICE FARMERS — We give higher prices and better service for worn-out and crippled cows and horses. Rockford Tankage and By-Products. Phone 4601. Rockford. Mich. Revers-j charges. Bean Bros. pl-13t

PAINT —Barn $1.75 gal., house 82.45 gal., floor and porch enamel $1.25 q t . Implement and wagon $1.25 qt, Nu Enamel for all pur-poses. Ralph's Furniture & Appli-ances, Lowell. c7-4t

ELECTRICAL WORK—All kinds of electric wiring. We furnish material. Mlnaker Electrtc Co.. 3 miles west of Ionia on M-21,

R. 8, Idnla. p7-6t

LOCAL MARKET REPORT Corrected July 14. 1943

Wheat, bu $ 1.48 Rye. bu 85 Corn, bu 1.10 Buckwheat, cwt 2.6C Barley, bu..^ 1.00 Oats. bu.. . .T 70 Cracked Corn, owt 2.53 Corn and Oats Feed, cwt 2.75 Com Meal, cwt 2.50 Shelled Corn, cwt 2.33 Bran, cwt 2.33 Middlings, cwt 2.33 Pea Beans, cwt 5.30 Light Red Beans, cwt. 5.70 Dark Red Beans, cwt 5.70 Light Cranberry Beans, cwt. . . 5.40 Yellow Eye Beans, cwt 6.65 Butter, lb 50 Butterfat , ll». 52 Eggs, doz .30-.35 Hogs, live, cwt 13.10 Rogs. dressed, cwt 18.75 Beef. live, lb 08-.15 Beef, dressed, lb 10-.25 Chickens, lb .24%-.28

HICKORY CORNERS Mrs. Ethel Yelter

Mr. and Mra Robert Yelter, son Dickie Joe of Potter's Corners, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Blough and son. Dean, and Mrs. Pauline Stuart of Clarksville spent Sunday evening with their mother and brother, Ed-ward.

Kenneth Yelter spent Sunday night and Monday with his mother and brother, and helped Edwara take a load of pigs to the auction sale at Ionia Monday.

Carol Tlmpson of near Lowell spent several days last week with her couslns.Margot and Paula Hil-ton.

Mrs. Ethel Yeiter and son Ed-ward attended the Schwab reunion at Fallasburg Park. Sunday.

IMr. and Mrs. Hotward Chllley and Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox of Lowell called at the John Yelter home one evening laat week.

Mrs. Pauline Stuart returned home Wednesday night from Texas, a f te r spending a month with her husband. Corp. Malcolm Stuart in San Angelo. Tex.

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ALBERTUB SOEST, Defendant. At a tension of tald Court held In U»

Court House In the City of Grand Raplda, K«nt County, Mictlgan, on the 19th day of May, A. D. 1943,

Praaent: HON. WILLIAM B. BROWN. Circuit Judge.

In thta cause It appearing by the BlU of Complaint, and affidavit filed herein, that It la not possible to serve a copy of the chancery summons personally upon Uie above named defendant for the reaaon that he does not reside In the State of Michigan and that.

Upon motion of Roger O. McMahon attorney for plaintiff, I t la Hereby Ordered that the defendant, Albertus Soest, enter hla appearance In said cause on or be-fore three months from the date of thia Order, and that unless he does app personally or by attorney on or before three months from thc date aforeaald, that said Bill of Complaint shall be taken aa confessed and that he shall be held In default of answering the same,

I t IS FURTHER ORDERED, That with-in forty (40) days from the date of this Order that the plaintiff cause a copy of this Order to be published in the Lowell Ledger, a newspaper, printed, published and circulated In said County of Kent, and that the aime be published for at least six (6) successive weeks, unleaa a copy of this Order shall have been aenred upon the deresdant at leaat twenty (20) days before Me time prescribed for tho appearance of the defendant as aioreiald.

I t Is Further Ordered. That a true copy of this Order be sent by reglatared mail, postage prepaid, to the laat known address of this defendant.

HON. WILLIAM B. BROWN. Circuit Court.

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STATE OF M1CIIIOAN. THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE OOUNTV OF KENT —IN CHANCERY. AFFIDAVIT OF NON-RESIDENCE.

CORA SOEST, PfcUnUff,

ALBERTUS SOEST, Defendant. STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Kent, as.

Cora Soest, flrat being duly aworn, deposes and says that she Is the plaintiff In the above entlUed cause; that a t the Ume defendant left the plalnUff, both parties were living In the City of Grand Rapids. Kent County, Ulchlgan; that re-cently deponent haa been Informed and believes the truth to be that said de-fendant 's addreas Is General Delivery. Cln-clnattl. Ohio; that service cannot be had on said defendant for the reason that he does not reside In the State of Michigan.

Deponent further says that the within Affidavit la made by the aff iant for the purpose of obtaining Order of Publication requiring the defendant to enter his ap-l)Oiranee in said cause within three months from the date hereof, and in default thereof, that his default be entered.

CORA SOEST. Subscribed and sworn to before mi

this 19th day of May, A. D. 1943. LULU PARKS. NOTARY PUBUC. KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

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Mrs. Bert Mittcrling of Laketon, Ind., spent from Tuesday until Sat-urday of last week with her brother, William Hesche. They spent much of thc tim^1 visiting friends and (•relatives in this vicinity.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Freyling and children of Grand Ra'pids w e r e Sunday guests ot Mr. and Mrs. Fred Houseman.

Mr. and Mra Lester Antonides and children spent several days en-Joying a motor trip to the straits. Thiy returned home Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Cole and daughters spent Sunday afternoon with A. J. Porrit t and son Victor In Bowne Center.

Mrs. Elvin Hosklns and daugh-ters spent last week with her par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Burras. Mr. Hoskina Joined them for the week-end. Sunday the Burras's and and their guests attended the Bur-ras-Aldrich reunion at Campau Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antonides and son Howard visited the form-er's brother, Lou Antonides and family In Grand Raplda Wednesday.

Patty Hesche and Elaine Fuller spent three days last week a t 4-H camp at Bostwick Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bartchiozt of Battle Creek were visitors Friday of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis, and Saturday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis were Mr. and Mrs. Dave Collins and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coff-man of Newaygo.

Mrs. Ida Sinclair is in Lowell caring for Miss Audie Post, who had the misfortune to fall and break her arm.

Mr. and Mrs. I ra Wesbrook vis-ited the latter's brother, Earl Kiny-on and family in West Lowell Sun-day afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Vern Aldrlch and sons of N. McCords were supper guests Sunday evening of Mr. and Mrj. \V. V. Burras.

Friday evening Frank Egbert and Mrs. Mary Malowltch of G r a n d Rapids called on Mr. and Mrs. # rank Antonides and Sunday visi-tors at the Antonides home were Mrs. Florence Antonides and daugh-ters of Sparta and Mrs. George Webber of Cascade Road.

Monday aftrnoon Mrs. George Miller of Lowell. Mrs. Sherman Rowland and daughter. Marie and Mrs. Isadore Onan of West Lowell. Mrs. Mate Sample of Tacoma. Wash., and Mrs. Jennie Hardie of Vancouver, B. C., called on William Hesche.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antonides and son Howard and Mr. and Mra Lester Antonides and children went to Allendale Monday afternoon to see their nephew and cousin, Lieut. Major Joe Antonides, who is home from Australia on leave.

Sgt. Ralph Bunn of Camp McCoy, Wis., visited over Thursday night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Little.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ingersoli and little daughter spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Claude Cole, and also attended the Burraa-Aldrich reunion.

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Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Stewart and family, and Jack Wise of Grand Rapids spent last Monday af ter-noon at the Vern Loring home.

David Lutz of Middleville is spending a couple of weeks with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rathbun. and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Lutz called Sunday.

About 50 attended tne Jousrna reunion at Caledonia Park, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Witz of Grand Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Larson and daughter. Mrs. Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell, son, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schondle-meyer. son. and Mr. and Mra. Bill Frisbie and son enjoyed a family picnic at the Colin Campbell home the 4th of July.

Mrs. Maggie Timm spent Monday with Mrs. Lucy Proctor. *

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Postema. Mrs. Ada Jousma and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hartesvelt of Grand Rapids were Sunday evening callers at the Rex Jousma home.

Mra Walter Flynn and son spent Thursday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Loring, and Charlotte Luneke spent the afternoon there.

Mr. nnd Mrs. Joe Timm and fam-ily called at the Henry Timm home Sunday, their son Dickie, who had

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Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Dutcher spent Sunday with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. George Houghton and family In Alto.

The barn on the John Poll farm (formerly Ted Ellis farm) was des-troyed by fire Saturday night by

spontaneous combustion. Mrs. Iva Raab and girl friend

of Grand Rapids spent Sunday af-ternoon and took their lunch with

her sister. Mrs. Ora Dawson and family.

Capt. and Mrs. R. D. Siegel ana daughter of Milwaukee spent ovrr the 4th of July with their parents, Mr. and Mrs Claud Loring.

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Of the imported foreign laborers In Germany, 25 per cent are women, and they are forced to work from 13 to 15 hours a day. many in un-healthful occupations.

Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Hoffman were Sunday evening visitors at the Cllas. Dawson home near Lowell.

Mr. and Mra I ra Erb and four children were Sunday dinner guests at Austin Erb's. Jay Etrb and two sons called in the afternoon. Roy Erb and family, Mr. and Mrs. A Tischer and grandson were evening visitors.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack McKenzie and family of Lowell were Wednesday guests at the Byron Weeks home.

Mra Lizzie Hoffman is spending the week with her niece, Mrs. Lloyd Short and family a t Midland.

Albert Slabaugh attended the funeral services for his brother-in-law a t Indiana, returning home Wednesday accompanied by his sis-ter, Mrs. Emma Hostettler and Mrs. Velma Berkey and two children, who are visiUng relatives ano friends of this locality.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nash and son Gary were Wednesday evening vis-itors a t Harold Nash's in Lowell.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wingeier and sons attended the Blaser reunioij at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wingeier at Moseley Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nash and Gary called a t the George VandertHeei home at Grand Rapids Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Alnv> Mlshler am. daughter Marcella returned home with them.

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Blough and son Ivan were Sunday guests at the I. M. Sines hon;,e at Middleville. their son. Pvt. I ra Sines was home on furlough f rom Panama. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Keim and Mrs. Eiwln Keim of Grand Rapids were also guesta

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Weeks and daughters called a t the Roy Cham-bers home near Pra t t Lake. Friday evening.

Mrs. Vada Link of Hastings is spending the week with the home folks.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Blough of Freeport were Monday supper guests a t I ra Blough's.

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Corp. Ciare J. Krebs returned to Drew Field. Tampa. Fla.. Tuesday af ter his furlough.

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SYNOPSIS

CHAI'TF.U I ; Ten-year-old K«n Mc-Lauchlln want® a coll of hla own. But hli father, a retired army captain and a g'.crn disciplinarian, refuges to give him one until Ken'a fchool grades are belter ano until he learns to hnndle the other horses on their Wyoming ranch. Ken'a mother trlea to protect him from the anger of his father and the youthful bullying of hla older brother, Howard, who manages somehow to do things right. Aft«r another breakfast "scene" o v e r Ken s failures, she sends him upstairs to study.

CIIAPTEB I I : Bui Ken can' t concen-trate on arithmetic wh>n his father and Howard are out rounding up the marea and new colta. When hla hour Is up he dsahea off to a favorite spot from which to watch the roundup. As the horses come up he accidentally stampedes them.

CHAPTER II I : Meanwhile Nell. Ken's mother, haa persuaded Captain Mclaugh-lin that he la defeating his purpose by refualng to let Ken have a colt. S» when Ken comM down to breakfaat the day af ter he haa atampeded the horses he Is surprised to hear, not a scolding, but the news that he is to have his coll.-

CHAPTER IV: Ken wants a horse colt until ho sees the lovely young males be-ing gelded.

CHAPTER V: Driving to town with his father. Ken tells him that he haa de-cided to lake a filly.

CHAPTER VI: And then Ken finds hla filly by accident. Riding along over the ranch he sees Rocket, one of their mares, and a benuUful aorrel filly. Rocket la the outcast of the ranch, because she la the daughter of a stallion called thc Albino. The Albino la "loco," the horse breed-er'a name for a wild, undependable horse. But Ken knows when he sees her that Rockel'a little sorrel coll Is hla.

CHAPTER VII: Ken's solemn announce-m e n t that he chooses Rocket's sorrel filly Is a regular bombshell, touching off his father 's latent anger. Captain. McLaughlin doesn't acold, merely tella I d e r ItlC t a o i a . Ken that he will have to take the con-sequcnces of an unwise choice. They bring in the yearlings, but Fllcka escapea.

like a bufile call. Banner halted ten yards < il ai.

stood looking the group over. Hi golden coal blazed in the sunshine

"What an Intelligent face!" ex claimed the Colonel, McLaughlli. still in his gray suit and rakish hat wont forward to the stud, apolngiz ing gravely for not having brought i bucket of oats in the car.

Lying in bed that night. Ken rc membercd the way Banner had looked. Banner, the Sire of Flicka-Flicka was the same, the same bur-nished gold, the same beauty, thc same flags (lying— Oh, mine . . my colt . . . my own . . . my very own . . .

He wondered when his father would bring hcr in again.

He had been wondering that every day when Gus put his round pink face in at the kitchen door and said. "What's today. Boss?" But his fa-ther had planned other work. Mead-ows to be taken care of, water to be turned out of one ditch and into the other. Endless hours of work on the Uiree-year-olds that must be ready to ship in just a few days now. A new cattle guard being built at one of the railroad gates.

But next morning, when Gus said. "What's today. Boss?" McLaughlin gave the order for the day's work and then said, "And I think—" and paused.

Ken looked down to hide his ex-citement: he clcnchcd his fists un-

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CHAPTER VIII: Rocket haa been sold, and now the problem Is to capture hcr and get hcr into the truck. They finally manage It. but not before McLaughlin's face Is badly cut. With Rocket In the truck McLaughlin and Gua. the foreman, drive off. As they leave the ranch Rocket rears and Is killed when hcr held strikes an overhanging sign.

McLaughlin went on. "Tomorrow we'll get the yearlings in again, Gus. and cut out Ken's filly. 1 want to do that before Ross leaves. We m a j need his help."

Tomorrow . . . When Ken opened his eyes nex

morning and looked out he saw thai the house was wrapped in fog. There

flanner pierce Ihe tog and the hillside and see where Flicka had hidden her-self away.

"Well, we'll' drive the yearlings back up," said Rob finally. "No chance of finding her alone. If they happen to pass anywhere near her. she's likely to join them."

They drove the yearlings back

pieces and blown all the tattered clouds away. That was the day he had found Flicka. And it had bert terribly hot since then. They had hardly been able to stand the sin out on the terrace. They had gon.' swimming in the pool every day On the hills, the grass was turrinp to soft tan.

Now there were clouds and they had closed down. After a severe hot spell there often came a heavy fog. or hail, or even snow.

Standing at the window, Ken could hardly see the pines on the Hill oppo-site. He wondered if his father would go after the yearlings in such a fog as this—they wouldn't be able to see them; but at breakfast McLaughlin said there would be no change of plans. It was just a big cloud that had settled down over the ranch—it

CHAPTER IX

They dined in town, with the Bart-ietts; and by the time they got br.ck to the ranch, a number of visitors were there; and from then on thc pleasant sociabilities of Sunday aft-ernoon kept the place alive with cars coming and going, trays of bottles and glasses being carried in and out, and much talk and laughter.

Children love to hear the conver-sation of their elders, and Howard and Ken stuck close to their father and mother, and the group of offi-cers and olflcers' wives; and lis-tened to the story of Rocket's vio-lent death.

Loco was a word Ken had heard ever since he was born. You're loco meant the same as. You're crazy! or What a goof! But the way it was being talked about now was different.

He sat on the low stone wall of the terrace, his legs dangling over the flower border, and watched a big bumble bee boring into a purple pe-tunia blossom, while his elders gos-siped.

They were talking about Rocket again.

Major Gilfillan said, "No reason,! c r s t o . t h e 8 k i n l

a n d u

hu"R row» 0 1

of course, why there shouldn't be f ^ t o n e s on the wh.skers of the inherited insanity among animals, 1 K ' r s c s -just as there is among human be- 11 w a s h a r c* t o '{CCP track of each ings but—" * 1 other. Suddenly Ken was lost—the

"It is a bad thing." interrupted ° tv

h e " ^ vanished He reined in the Major. "And you might as well; S h ° r t y a " d " listening The clouds call it insanity, for it amounts to an ' l n - ! e d around him. He inability to adjust to environment." j a s h e v , ' c r e s ' r m c i n t l i e v ' 'or l -

"But when that type does adjust. A bluebird, color of the ricep blue you've got something super." w l l d delphinium that dots the i!.« r.s.

Tim and the little bronco-buster j b * * " 1 0 interested in him. and per sauntered down the Green, going to ^ h c d o n * b u s h n e a r ^ find the cows and bring them in for | sta

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J1cd S h° r :-V f o r w a r d W i n - t h ' '

milking ' , , l u e b i r d followed along, hopping

Colonel Harris said. "My experi 1 f r o m b u s h t 0 b u s h -

had been no rain ai all since thp| o n c e 0ver the first hill, the colts got day a week ago when the wind had r u n n i n g a n d Soon were out of sight torn the "sprinkling system 1 to T l i c f o g c l o s e d d o w n a g a i n s o ^

Ken pulled up. unable to see where he was going, unable to see his fa-ther. or Ross or Tim.

He sal listening, astonished that the sound of their hoofs had been wiped out so completely. Again he seemed alone in the world.

The fog lifted in front of him and showed him that ho stood at thc brink of a sharp drop, almost a prec-ipice. though not very deep. It led down into a semi-circular pocket on the hillside which was fed by a spring: there was a clump of young cottonwoods, and a great bank of clover doited with small yellow blos-soms.

In the midst of the clover slootl

Flicka, quietly feasting. She haa seen him before he saw her and was watching him, her head up.

. . „ . . clover sticking out of both sides of 0 1 > r moulh. hor ) „ • . going bu.l l , ,

Al sight of her. Ken was incapa-

poised In despair and frantic long-ing. There drifted up the sound ol the colts running below. Flicka j trembled and strained over the brink—a perfect target for Ross, and he whirled his lariat again. II made a vicious whine.

Flicka went down like a diver. She hit the ground with her logs folded under hor, thea rolled and bounced the rest of the way. It

j was exactly like tho bronco lhal had climbed over the side of the truck and rolled down the forty-fool bank; and in silence the four watchers sal in their saddles wait-ing to see what would happen when she hit bottom—Ken already think-ing of the Winchester, and the way the crack of it had echood back from the hills.

Flicka lit, it seemed, on four steel springs that tossed hor up and sent hor flying down the mountainside-perfection of speed and power and action. A hot sweat bathed Ken from head lo foot, and he began to laugh, half choking—

The wind roared down and swept up the fog, and it wont bounding away over tho hills, leaving trailing streamers of white in the gullies, and coverlets of cotton around tho bushes. Way below, they could sec Flicka galloping toward tho year lings. In a moment she joined them, and then there was just a many colored blur of moving shapes, with a fierce sun blazing down, striking sparks of light ofT their glossy coats.

"Got going!" shouted McLaugh lin. "Get iround behind them. They're on the run now, and it's cleared—keep them running, and we may get them all in together, be-fore they stop. Tim, you take the short way back to thc gate and help Howard turn them and get then-through."

Tim shot ofT toward the County Road and the other three riders gal-loped down and around the moun tain until they were at the back olj the band of yearlings. Shouting ant yelling and spurring their mounts they kept the colts running, circling them around toward the ranch un-til they had them on the County Road.

Way ahead. Ken could see Tint and Howard at the gate, biockin; the road. The yearlings were beat-ing down cn them. Now McLaugh-lin slowed up, and began to call. "Whoa, whoa—" and the pace de-creased. Often enoush the year-lings had swept down that road ano through the gate and down to thc corrals. It was tho pathway to oats, and hay, and shelter from winter storms—would they take it now? Flicka was with them—right in the middle—if they went, would she go too?

It was all over almost before Ken could draw a breath. The yearlings turnfd at the gate, swept through, went down to the corrals on a dead run, and through the gates that Gus had opened.

Flicka was caught again.

(TO BE CONTINUED)

BOWNE BUGLE NOTES Miss Myrtle Porri t t

W. a C. S. Mwtlng

Thc W. S. C. S. met at the Aid Hall Wednesday afternoon, July 7. Among the 35 preecnt were 14 visitors. Including Rev. McCue from Freeport and Miss Mable Watta of Chicago.

There was a short business meet-ing after which an interesting de-monstration of Christian "wearing" was given by seven members. Each color in the "tapestry" representing a special effort in our work of helpful service.

Miss Irene Porri t t sang "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere", in her ufmal pleasing manner. Mrs. Jack Simpson render-ed a beautiful sacred solo.

Rev. Tlmms spoke to the group concerning plans fo r the coming year. Rev. McCue also gave a short talk, and Mrs. Tlmms graciously responded to the request for Ideas and plans for helpful service. I t t r u l y was an Inspiring meeting brought to a close by prayer by Rev. Timms.

A delicious potluck lunch was served at 4 o'clock.

The next meeting will bo held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Asahel Thompson, Aug. 1 at 2:00 p. m. Neighbors and visitors are always welcome.

Mrs. Asahel Thompson W. 3. C. S. Reporter.

SO. KEENE— NO. BOSTON Mrs. £kl. Potter

Sunday callers of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Jeffery and baby sen. at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chaa Clarke, were Mrs. George Graham and son of Lowell, Mra Hattie Hoag and children of Morse Lakei Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jeffery of Freeport and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Boulard and Isabel.

Leslie Je f fe ry of Grand Haven spent the week-end a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Clarke.

Saddle Back it would bo clear. They mounted and rode out.

Tho fog lay in the folds of the hills. Here nnd there a bare sum-mit was in sunshine, then a little farther on, came a smother of cot-tony white that soaked the four rid-

MORSE LAKE Mrs. Lisle t-lnrk

once has been that the high-strung individual, tho nervous, keyed-up type—is apt to be a fine performer. It's the solitary, or the queer fel-low, that I'm afraid of. Show me • man who plays a lone hand—no natural grogariousnoss. you know— thc lone wolf type—and I'll show you one who's apt to be screwy."

Later in the afternoon, McLaugh-lin stuck a tin can on the tip of one of the branches rf a pine tree on the Hill opposite and the officers took their revolvers and practiced target shooting, standing on the ter-race.

Then Mrs. Grubb and Mrs. Gil-fillan said they wanted to ride out and see the brood mares, so they all crowded into two automobiles, and McLaughlin led the way.

When they found the brood mares, they stopped some distance off and got out, and McLaughlin promised that Banner would come out to meet them and do the honors.

"How do you know he will?" asked Mrs. Gilfillan.

"He always does." The mares stopped grazing and

stood, alert, curious, and ready to run. Banner was amongst them.

His head topped them all, and even from a distance, the men and women watching could feel the pene-tration of his eye.

Suddenly the big stallion moved towards them, ears pricked, Inquir ing eyes wide and fearless, and be-gan to trot, his legs alternating in high, free, curving steps, his mane streaming, his tail up.

"Flying all his flags!" cried Nell. A roar and cheer burst fro n the

of^cers as the stallion, wHhout breaking his trot, increased hi i pace and came down the wind to them

The boy rode slowly, not knowing in which direction to go. Then, hearing shouts, he touched heels to Shorty and cantcred, and suddenly came out of the fog and saw his father and Tim and Ross.

"There they are!" said McLaugh lin, pointing down over the curve of the hill. They rode forward and Ken could see the yearlings stand-ing bunched at the bottom, looking

up, wondering who was coming Then a huge coil of fog swirled over them and they were lost to sight again.

McLaughlin told them to circle around, spread out fan-wise on the far side of tho colts, and then gently bear down on them so they would start towards the ranch. If the colts once got running in this fog, he said, there'd be no chance of catch-ing them.

The plan worked well; the year-lings were not so frisky as usual, and allowed themselves to bo driven in the right direction. It was only when they were on the County Road, and near the gate where Howard was watching, that Ken, whose eyes had been scanning the bunch, as they appeared and disappeared in the fog, realized that Flicka was missing.

McLaughlin noticed it at fhe samr moment, and as Ken rode toward his father, McLaughlin turned to him and said, "She's not in the bunch."

They sat in silence a few mo-ments while McLaughlin planned the next step. The yearlings, dispir-ited by the fog, nibbled languidly at the grass by the roadside. McLaugh-lin looked at the Saddle Back and Ken looked too, the passionate de-lire in his heart reaching out toi

ble of cither thought or action.

Suddenly from behind him in thc fog, he heard his father's low voice, "Don't move—"

"How'd she get in there?" said Tim.

"She scrambled down this bank. And she could scramble up again, if we weren't here. I think we've got her," said McLaughlin.

•'Other side of that pocket the ground drops twenty feet sheer," said Tim. "She can't go down there."

Flicka had stopped chewing There were still stalks of clover sticking out between hcr jaws, but her head was up and her ears pricked, listening, and there was a tautness and tension in her whole body.

Ken found himself trembling too. "How're you going to catch hcr.

Dad?" he asked in a low voicc. "I kin snag her from here," said

Ross, and in the same breath Mc-Laughlin answered, "Ross can rope her. Might as well rope her here as in the corral. We'll spread out in a semi-circle above this bank. She can't get up past us, and she can't get down."

They took their positions and Ross lifted his rope off the horn of his saddle.

Ahead of them, far down below the pocket, the yearlings were run-ning. A whinny or two drifted up. and tho sound of their hoofs, muf-fled by the fog.

Flicka heard them too. Suddenly she was aware of danger. She leaped out of the clover to the edge of the precipice which fill away down the mountainside toward where tho yearlings were running. But it was too steep and too high She came straight up on her hind legs with a neigh of terror, and whirled back toward tho bank down which she had slid to reach the pocket. But on the crest of it, loom ing uncannily in the fog. were four black figures-she screamed, and ran around the base of the bank.

Ken heard Ross* rope sing. It snaked out just as Flicka dove into the bank of clover. Stumbling, she went down and for a moment was lost to view.

"Goldarn—" said Ross, hauling in his rope, while Flicka floundered up and again circled her small pris-on, hurling herself at every point, only to realize that there was no way out

She stood over the precipice,

Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Dalstra and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smith of Ionia were afternoon callers at Fred Dalstra's Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Oldt and Mr. and Mra Donald Roush and son, David of Charlotte were dinner guo?ts Sunday of Mr. and Mra George Hou:hton. Callers in the afternoon and evening were Mr. and Mrs. Ear l Simons and daugh-ters, June and Irene, Pvt. and Mrs. Frank Buist of Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson and children of Grand Rapids, Mr. and Mia

j Maynard Dutcher and son, Frank, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dutcher and baby, Barbara.

Miss Amy Yelter has be;n chosen to represent Kent County in Food Preparation judging a t the State 4-H Club Fair at East Lansing.

Supper guests at Leslie Hobbs' Friday evening were Major a n d Mrs. Burton Morrison and children. Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Reuben-Near-garth and daughter and Mrs. Paul Dintaman and children of Alto. Mrs. Hobbs* brother. Major Mor-rison, has recently returned from Iceland where he has been sta-tioned for the past two years.

Staff Sgt. and Mrs. Reuben Near-garth and daughter, Linda of Balti-more, Md., have been enjoying a few days furlough at the home of her" parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hobbs. Sgt. Neargarth returned to Maryland, but his wife and daugh-ter remained for a little longer visit.

Mrs. Merle Dawson of Lowell s p e n t Sunday with her father, Frank Houghton.

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Yelter were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Brook in Grand Rapids.

Mrs. Lloyd Stahl and daughter, Dorene, spent Monday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Yelter. D o n a l d has been assisting his brother. Floyd with his work.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Yeiter and daughter. Amy and Miss Lois Mos-beck were Sunday evening callers of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Porritt.

Mrs. Jennie Yeiter and Donald were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Watson and family In Alto,

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S T A T I C By P E T E R P R E S C O T T

THIS W E E K O N W K Z O . . .

New York Phllhnrinonlc-Syriphony orchei-ira, Sundays a t 2 p.m. — 00 mlnutci of music

Tl-e Pauie That Refreshes, Sundays at a:30 p.m. — malchlesa music by Andrt Kostelanelz

(".real Moments in Music, Wednesdays at « p.m. — Kems from well-known operai

CHILDREN'S S H O W S . . . Si-prrmnn, Monday through'Frlday at 6:11

Im. — amazlnj! adventures of amazlnp n a n .

I iiuth on Parade, Saturdays at 0 p.m. program of, for and by youth

left's Pretend. Saturdays at 10:05 a.m Nlla Mack's priie-wlnnlnR plays

RIGHT F O R R A D I O . . . Illondic in thc comic strips comes

to the air every Monday night al '';30 over WKZO—and le^l-hcadcd i'lomlie is played on thc air by thc w e l l - k n o w n screen star. Penny Singleton. Penny's a member of the "Scw-What-Club"—an organi-zation designed to mend service-men's shirts. Penny's the radio mother of two Little Bumstcads. Baby • Dumpling and Alexander. She's a mother in hcr own right too—with a bouncing four months-old babv.

G O I X C I D E X C E . . .When Brian M triH- appeared in C 15 UeM'iU's

Radio T h e a t r e on luly 12th. it marked thc third

i" . ;i t time a pcn'oi incr f ; made his . f ina l pH, civilian miUe at>-

1 nearance before e n t e r i n g t h c se rv i ce . A l a n l.add did "This Gun for Hire" and joined up the f o l l o w i n g morning. Robert T a y l o r c o m-plcted "Philadel-phia Story" and took up with thc Navy thc follow-in g m o r n i n g .

Aherne joins thc RAl* as instructor. The Radio Theatre is WKZO'd to rou each Monday at S p.m.

This Week's Best B e t . . . Amer-

ca's number one "Stoop". Colonel

Btoophagle, assualts the air-waves

with plenty of nonsense Tuesdays

it 8 p.m. over WKZO. Take our

word for it —thc Colonel is crazy

but good!

. H I S W E E K ' S Q U I C K C O M E B A C K . . A U.S. Army Sergeant taking part in Bob Hawk'i T H A N K S TO T H E YANKS. Fridays at nine p.m., told Hawk that he was a hone-man. "Did you ever ride done?*' asked Bob. "No," replied the quizee, "Always with a horse!"

Lots of listeners e n j o y the smooth-as-silk singing of "Johnny" on the Colonel and Johnny program every weekday at 12:30 p.m. Well sir, in answer to a pack of queries on the subject, be- it known thai "Johnny" is Johnny Vandcnbosch jf Zccland. Mich., standing aboul five feet ten, blonde, blue eyed, jood-looking. Take our word foi t—his voicc matches his handsome eaturcs!

RADIO MOVING D A Y . . . Note these new air-time ad-dresses for two old favontei . . . " D e a r John" starring Irene Rich ic now aired at 4:45 p.m. Sundays — William L. Shirer and his comments on the news now come through your loud-speaker at 9:30 pun. direct from London.

The Jolly Community Club will hold their annual picnic on Sunday, July 18, at Fallasburg Park, In same place as last year. Potluck dinner and a cold drink and Ice cream will bo furnished. The regular monthly meeting of the club will be held Wednesday afternoon, July 21, with Mrs. Elmer Hale.

Gordon Hale and family of Lan-sing were supper guests Saturday night at tLc Leon Hale home. Vivian Hale of Lansing was a week-end guest. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Plnknoy were Sunday evening guests.

Mr. and Mrs. Garre t Crumbeen and Mary Lou of Grand Rapids were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Denton.

Rosemary Lawton Is spending a week In Grand Rapids.

Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Juhl and family were M r and Mrs. Leroy Chambers, Clarence Chambers and Albert Chambers and son. Evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. Shallow and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hoover and fam-ily of Lowell were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoover.

Eugene Wygmans accompanied Glenn Rlckert and daughters to Grand Rapids Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Loren Moore of De-troit are spending his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ford and Jlmmie of Belleville were week-end guests.

Mrs. Ernest Pinkney and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hale spent Monday afternoon In Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vandenhout have moved back to Lansing.

Thursday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thompson were Mrs. Wm. Charley and son Fred and Mrs. Chadwick of Saranac. Sunday afternoon guests were Milton Wil-cox and Junior.

Ida Jean Staal had a birthday on Saturday nnd her aunts, Mrs. Fran-ces Staal and baby awd Mrs. Neva Staal and children and Grandma Staal were guests to help her cele brate.

Saturday evening guests at tho Jake Staal home were Nick and Jack Scrlpsma of Grand Rapids.

The Keene Grange held, their pic-nic at Fallasburg Park Sunday with 93 present.

Mrs. Celia Boss and Mary Anna Potter of Grand Rapids callod on Mr. and Mrs. Bert Patter and Wil-bur Potter Saturday afternoon and were supper guests of Mr. and Mra. Ed. Potter.

Mrs. Ed. Potter was a guest Mon-day afternoon of Mrs. Tony Sibilskl In Lowell.

Farmers are working almost night and day to care for their hay as well to try and keep the culti-vating up between rains.

Protect Food Production With Wat kins A A Fly Spray Wherever food Is produced or stored, you'll find Insect pests

ready to destroy It. Use Wotklns Grade AA Fly Spray In the stable, mllkhnuse, creamery, warehouse, granary, and In freight u rn and other places where food Is stored, Wntklns Fly Spray gets the crawling and flying insecta that get the food.

Use Watklns Fly Spray In the house, too, wherever Insects are apt to destroy food. Cockroaches spoil tremendous amounta of food every year. Watklns Fly Spray Is especially effective against crawling Insects, against mites and other bugs that eat and spoil foods.

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Rural Watklns Dealer Phono Grand Rapids S«6I5 924 EUlott, S. E., Grand Ranlda

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It pays to adverttse m the Ledger, Ledger. tf

What has become of the Amerl can undertaking to take the profl

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One-fifth of Ceylon's old rubber trees wll be eiacrlficed to meet pro-duction demands, Colombo advises. These trees will be tapped without Interruption until they have given their very life in producing thc last possible drop of gum rubber. Replacements will then bo planted.

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The largest hot spring on record ie Big Horn Hot Springs In Wy-oming. I t flows 18,600,000 gallons of water a day.

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AIRMEN NOW "KNIGHTS IN ARMOR"-American bomber crews are now being equipped with protective armor of manganese Bteel and canvas, which is made in three parts, front and back of veti, plus apron. Pilots wear only front and apron, as they have the plane's armorplate ot their backs but the rest of thc crew wear the entire equipment, which weighs only 16 pounds and can be ripped oft with a single jerk of a string. This vest worn by Lieut. Jack Fisher of Fresno, California, on a raid over Wilhelmshaven and Emden which withstood a 20-mm cannon shell that exploded two feet from his chest. The vest was blasted but not penetrated and is credited with saving Lieut. Fisher's life. Col. Myron R. Wood, right, Chief of Supply, Eighth Air Force Service Command, and Corp, John Nash, Cleveland, Ohio, inspect armored vest worn in raiding mission by Lieut. Fisher. (U. S. Army Air Forces Photo.)

DAY BY DAY WITH W K Z O . .

T H U R S D A Y . . .

MAJOR BOWES AMATEURS at 8 P.M. truly the stars of tomorrow

F R I D A Y . . .

THAT BREWSTER BOY at 8:30 P.M. what a boy is Joey!

S A T U R D A Y . . .

YOUR HIT PARADE at 8 P.M. songs of Frank Sinatra

S U N D A Y . . .

WE, THE PEOPLE at 6:30 P.M. the story of your neighbors

M O N D A Y . . .

SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS at 9 P.M. top stars in lop screen plays

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C L I P A N D S A V E T H I S F O R Y O U R C O N V E N I E N C E

^ 5 9 0 O N Y O U R D I A L J

THE LOWELL LEDGER, LOWELL, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY. JULY 15, 1M3

SEVEN M i n u t e s of t h c A n n u a l M e e t i n g a n d F i n a n c i a l

S t a t e m e n t of

Graded School District No. 1 Lowell T o w n s h i p , K e n t C o u n t y , M i c h i g a n

J u l y 12, 1943

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of Graded School Dlrtrlct No. 1, Lowell Town-ship, was held at the Central Build-ing, Monday evening, July 12, 1943.

The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Gladys I. Doyle at 8 o'clock p. m., with the following electors present: The Misses Kath-erine and Martha Perry and Inez Rutherford, Mrs. R. G. Jefferlee, Mrs. Richard Rutherford, Mra Doyle, R. G. Jefferles, F. L. Steph-ens, H. L. Weekes and F. F. Coons Total 10.

The secretary read the notice of the meeting, also the minutes of the last annual meeting. They were ap-proved as read.

The annual report of the secre-tary was read and on motion by Miss K. Perry seconded by R. G. Jefferles was accepted and filed.

The annual report of the treasur-er, H. L. Weekes, waa read and on motion by R. G. Jefferles, seconded by Mlae K. Perry, was accepted and filed.

The annual reporta of the libra-rian, statistical and financial, were read by MIsb Inez Rutherford and

on motion by F. L. Stephens second-ed by Miss M. Perry were accepted and filed.

On motion by R. G. Jefferles seconded by Miss K. Perry the salaries of the secretary and treas-urer wore set at $200 and $100 respectively, the same as last year.

On motion by Miss K. Perry, seconded by F. L. Stephens, the length of the next school year waa set at 9V4 months.

On motion by F. L. Stephens, seconded by Miss M. Perry, the Lowell State Savings Bank was named the depository for school funds for next year.

The report of the election board was read by the secretary: Total number of ballots cast, 22; Gladys I. Doyle received 21; H. L. Weekes reclved 22 votes. Mrs. Doyle and Mr. Weekes were elected trustees for a term of 3 years.

On motion by F. L. Stephens seconded by H. L .Weekes the meet-ing adjourned at 8:27 p. m.

F. F. COONS.

Secretary.

STATISTICAL DA,TA

Child Accountingi Number on school census May 31, 1943 731 Attendance In public schools located with district:

Total registration for the year 1942-43 760 No. received from all sources during the year 46 No. lost from all causes durlngthe year 97 Membership by grades at close of the year:

Kg.-31, 1-44, 2-45, 3-45, 4-34, 5-46. 6-42, 7-44, 8-64, 9-100, 10-84, 11-64, 12-66, TotaJ 709

Average dally attendance for the year: Elementary (K-6) or (K-8) 259.6 Secondary (7-12) 400.2

Average Membership of non-resident pupils: Elementary (K-8) 31 q Secondary (9-12) IIIa91.4

School Buildings In District: PUBLIC Schools No. Buildings No. Rooms

One room 1 j Three or More Rooms 2 31

Total Estimated value of school properties:

L a n d . .

3 32

_ t 2 200 Buiwings 170,000 Equipment 15000

Insurance: Covereage Amount

Buildings—Fire $161,000 Contents—Fire 15,150 Tornado 7,000 Other, Comp. & Llab _• 22.000

Trm., Yrs. 1 1 1 1

An. Prem. $233.15

58.28

464.14

Total . „ -$205,150 $755.57 Amount of Loss Sustained $15

Amount of Claim Collected $15 Total amount of treasurer 's bond for current year.- ' . . . . ' . ." . '" .$4,000

Cost per year <32 District Debts: | New debt originating af ter December 8, 1932 $33,000

Total $33,000 Tax Report:

OPER. LEVY TOTAL DETAIL OF TAXES Gen. Op. Debt since 12-8-32

Rate In Mills Oct, 1942 7.5 7.5 Amount of tax levied $9,306.94 $9,306.94 Amt. of current tax col. 6-30-43__ 6,660.00 $2,340.00 $9,000.00 Current tax uncollected 6-30-43.. 306.94 306.94 Amount of del. tax July 1, 1942.. 500.12 500.12 Amt. del. tax collected during y r . 241.25 241.25 Delinquent tax uncollected 258.87 258.87 Total amt. delinquent 6-30-43 565.81 565.81 Aasessed valuation of district for 1942 ..$1,240,925.00

Has tax limit been Increased above 15 mills? .' No Library:

Is Library estaibllhed by vote of the people? Yea Number of volumes added this year 235 Total volumes In library 5,260

Are free textbooks furnished to: Indigent children only Yes All elementary grades J NO All secondary grades NO To none NO

FINANCIAL R E P O R T

General Fund

Cash Balance June SO, 1942

General Operating $ 846.12

Total Amount on Hand June 30, 1942 $ 846.12

Revenue Receipts

Qeneral Property Tax Receipts: Current operating tax collections $ 1,160.00* Delinquent tax collections: Cash 241.25

3rlmary money 7,460.55 Jtate School Aid:

School aid (Includes $9,000 advance 1943-44) 32,321.34 Tuition received from state 18,300.00

Dther State and Federal Aid: Smith-Hughes and George Dean Funds - . . 1,716.95

-ibrary (penal fines) 283.20 rultlon received from other sources for 1942-43 school year

Elementary (K-8) 503.00 Jellnqucnt tuition received during 1942-43 sch. yr.:

Elementary (K-8) 60.00 Amount received for transporting non-res. pupils. 5,587.50 Dther revenue receipts 681.62

'otal Revenue Receipts. $68,315.41

Non-Revenue Receipts

deceived from revolving fund accounts $2,028.90

otal Non-Revenue Receipts $ 2,028.90 irand Total of Receipts $70,344.31 'otal Cash Receipts Including Balance June 30, 1942 $71,190.43 Township paid $5,500 In advance—before July 1, 1942. This plus Debt letlrment Fund equals $9,000.00

Budget Expenditures

leneral Control (Administration): Salaries of board of education members $ 300.00 Supplies of board of education 3.72 Premium on Treasurer 's Bond 32.00 Salaries of Superintendent and aaeistants 230.91 Supplies and expense of Superintendent's office in-cluding clerks 996.58 Supplies and expense of business admn. office Includ-ing clerks 331.12 Census expense 53.67 Other expense 30.00

Total general control expenditures $ 1,978.00

nstructlon: Teachers' salaries:

Men (No. 8) $20,770.80 Women (No. 15) $21,261.00 Substitutes (No. 2)._ $ 215.00

$42,246.80 Teaching supplies $ 3,*803.98 Books, supplementary readers, desk copies, f ree textbooks 651.70 School library—books and expense 1,524.97 iMIscellaneous Instruction expense 842.81

Total instruction expenditures | 49,070JU

Auxiliary and Coordinate Actlvltlee: Transportation of pupils $ 1,284.23 Compulsory attendance . . 18!20

Total auxiliary and coordinate expenditures ._ .$ 1,302.43

Operation of School Plant : Wages of Janitors and other employees (No. 7) .$ 4,866.56 Fuel, Janitor supplies, electricity, gas, water 5,490.51 Other operation expense 1,761.31

Total operation expenditures ...$12,118.38 Fixed Charges:

Rent Insurance . . " "

260.00 755.57

Total fixed charge cxpenditurea | 1,016.67 Maintenance (Repairs):

Buildings and grounds $ 552.45 Heating, Lighting, Ventilating, Water Serv. Eqt. 459J1 Furniture and Instructional equipment 169.78 Miscellaneous 71.69

Total maintenance expenditures $ 1,263.63

Total Operating Expenditures .$66,738,27

Total Budget Expenditures $66,738.27

Total budget disbursements $66,738.27

Cash Balance June 30, 1913

General Operating $ 4,452.16

Total amount on hand. 3 4,462.16

Total Disbursements Including Balance $71,190.43

Debt Retirement Fund—Revenue Recclpta

General Property Tax for obligations Incurred since Dec. 8, 1932 Current tax $ 2,340.00

Total Revenue Receipts § 2,340.00

Grand Total of Receipts e 2,340 00 Total Receipts Including Balance, June 30, 1 9 1 2 . 7 . . . 2 r 3 4 0 ! 0 0

Debt Retirement Fund—Budget Expenditures

Retirement of Debt: Obligations Incurred after Dor 8, 1932:

Paid principal on bonds $ 1,000.00 Paid Interest on bonds 1,340!00

Total Budget Expenditures 2,310.00

Total Debt Retirement Fund Expenditures s 2 n o on Net Total of Cash Disbursements I I I " " « 2 <140 00 /Total Disbursements and Balance "1111""""$ 2.340 00 Secretary's Summary of Fund Balances:

Fund Balances as of June 30,1943 General Fund 5 4,452.16

Total Fund Balances June 30,1943 $ 4,462.16

Signed, F. F. COONS, Secretary.

Treasurer 's Verification of Bank Balances Total Bank Bal. (per bank statement) 6-30-43 $ 6,0-17.94 Deduct total outstanding checks as of 6-30-43... 1,595.78

Net Balance on Hand In Banks—June 30, 1943 4,462.16

Signed H. L. WEEKES, Treasurer.

GENERAL CONTROL

32 Harry Day, Premium on treasurer's bond . . . $ 32.OO 70. G. R. Loose-Leaf Binder Co., 100 led'ger sheets 3 72

} « S h , r I e y . Treas., North Central Assn., dues 5!00 135 Nat. Education Asen., membership renewal 2 00 304. S. D. Shankland, Sec., N. E. A. membership 5 00

Doubleday Brothers & Co., 525 forms I 14 64 1113. Elizabeth Phelpe, taking census, 731 names at 7c

plus $2.50 5367 Election inspection services io'oo F. J. Hosley, Postage " " I " 138!92 R. G. Jefferles, printing, advertising and supplies 177 56 W. W. Gumser, traveling expenses 23o!91 A'dls Schneider, salary, superintendent's assistant 996!58

1146. H. L. Weekes, treasurer's salary 100 00 1147. F. F. Coons, secretary's salary 200 00

M'Uon Bradley Co., chalk, paper, etc., brushes 132 08 Doubleday Brothers, form pads -j'-i. Cass L. Hudson, 32 sets cushion slides 4 m Dcnoyer-Gepport Co., mops, charts, globes, s u p p l i e s ' " ! ! ! 277^30 i". E. Compton Co., Set encyclopdelas 65.20

T H t a l $ 6,823.46

AUXILIARY AND COORDINATE ACTIVIjriES

3 £n>' Alexander, &1 gals, antl-freeze at 84c $ 49 35 103. Kiamer and Peters, repairs on Ford bus _ 29 to - r , JJ- A; Wlttenbach, grease Jobs on buses ! ! ! ' " 200 v n Curtis-Dyke, Garage service on buses 1514 orr r, „ 0 E l e c i garage service on buses 13 ao 9oj. Percy Read & Sons, Inter, bus repairs 241 !'8

K L. Stephens, garage service on buses ! ! ! ! ! ! 639 11 i ,JaL?1d Kelley, garage service on buses " " afi'ei McFall Chevrolet, garage service on buses 3.40 I Central Garage, garage service on buses """ 211 8'' I

mo ^ t « f r ' & a r a ee service on buses 4i'6i L Stephens, truancy service 5820 '

T o t a l $ 1,978.00

INSTRUCTION

74. Orval Jessup, band rehearsals and 4-H Fair dlrectlon._.$ 15.00 79. Hannah Reynolds, teacher, board breakfast 6.91 80. Carroll Burch, Summer B. B. course ; 35 QQ

108. Webb Book Pub. Co., arithmetic agriculture 111 109. H. & A. Selmer, Inc., 2 doz. Ohoe Reed Folders ! ! ! ! ! ' 2 59

Institute for Research, books 750 114. The Quarrie Corp., books ! . ! ! ! ! ! ! 1 00 115. Silver Burdette & Co., books " " 1050 116. Public School Pub. Co., books ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 41.') 118. Howard Ely & Co., Dictionaries ! " 40 50 119. Hammond & Stephens Co., class records 15 79 139. Chas. Scrtbner & Sons, books " q q j

Interstate Printers & Pub., ag. books moa 146. J . B. Lippincott Co., books " 1102

Brodhead Garret t Co., ink anddrawing paper ! ! ! ! ' 26 20 236. George Metternlck, 213 ft. lumber for shop 2130 275. Byrd Beachum, hardware supplies — . 288. B. H. Shepard, first aid treatment ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 200 290. V. W. Hunter, planing lumber . 19 75 292. Allyn & Bacon, mechanical drawings — ! ! ! ! ! ! ! . . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 56° 294. McCormick Mather Pub. Co., books """ 40 40 295. Canvas Products Corp., shop aprons ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 22!93 297. Safety Envelope Mfg. Co., books and card covers l'>88 298. Houghton Mifflin Co., Lab. manuals in'17 302. Bobs-Merrill Co., books ! ! ! " ! 2'i Tj 305. Qulncy Specialty Co., Lab. a p r o n s — . . . ! ! ! " ! ! ! ! 11 11 306. Visual Method, Supplies ! ! ! ! " 34 83 308. Nat. Agrl. Sup. Co., shop hardware ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 3 18 310. Row Peterson Co., books "" 2 88 311. Morrison Pub. Co., books ! ! ! - ! . ' ! " ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 22 70

American Ed. Press., weekly readers and cur. events! ! ! 132 80 Chicago Apparatus Co., chemicals for laboratory 105 22

316. Geograph Pub. Co., atlas and stand ignn 317. The Edwards Laboratory, test tubes ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! L45

News Map of Week, World News, 1 yr. and 36 weeks ! ! ! ! 36 00 Butterfleld Music Co., flute repairs gco

XI- l u e H o U 8 e m a n . material, making band uniforms!! 6632 358. F. S. Freeman, lumber for shop, 1,828 ft 5484

National Forum, poster chart service 581^ 364. Uniforms by Oswald, Inc.. band uniform e m b l e m s ! ! ! ! " " 6 3^ 444. H. W. Wilson Co., subscrlptionfor Reader's Guide. . 6 00

Nat. Ajgrl. Sup. Co., tester and bottles seV) 503. E. P. McFadden Co., paper. Ink, etc ! ! ! ! ! ! 37 22 506. Zaner, Blaser Co., practice books and manual . . 598 507. George E. Dunn Co.. atlas andmap u V j

Webster Pub. Co., books . , ! ! ! 2 58 !?J1' ® a n i ' 5 ' e Hinged Music Co., band and orchestra music 19 25 516. Henry Holt & Co., 27 chemistry books. 15.57

Ardls Schneider, war production course service 19 04 W2. Orval Jessup, Exp., band & orchestra clinic, Ann Arbor! 12.00 692. Denoyer-Gappert Co., maps. 1323 695. C. G. Conn, Ltd., musical supplies ! ! ! ! ' " " 11 os 699. H. M. Ward & Co., world almanac ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 126

J. C. Winston Co., books 4 7 0 0

817. Tlsch-Hlne & Co., set type keyes " " 4 44 821. Harold Mlckle, Reg. fee forensic contest ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1025 897. Jacob Emelander, plowng school forest 6 50 902. E. J . Steeby, 200 service certificates ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2060 910. Burton Holmes Films, films 175 911. Big Three Music Corp., 30 Victory song books ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! e!:!*) 912. Bruce Pub. Co, magazine subscription 2 1'J

The Riegle Press, stamp " ' ! lo'cp, 989. Eddy & Peck. 50 vols, fiction 71'go 991. Copy Papers, Inc.. 2 bottles correction f l u i d . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 50 992. Knapp-Poole Music Co., bass drum and stand 8353 999. American Corp., set of encyclopedias.. 139 50

1006. Percy Read & Sons, supplies, voc. night school! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1800 1114. Arthur Secord, commencement address.— 30 00

Univ. of Mich., film rentals, transportation, e tc . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 10038 Price-Rite Hardware, hardware supplies for shop 8215 Albert Hall, travel expense on projects, etc 26L11 Lowell Creamery, milk, acid and cream ! 140 70 Gee Hardware, hardware supplies for shop ! ! ! ! ! 107J8 M. N. Henry, books and supplies ! ! 29^45 Lowell Lumber & Sup. Co., lumber and supplies for shoo 452 3") Laurel Book Co., Diplomas 1942-43 15731 L. A. Weaver, home econ. supplies " . . ! ! ! 82!45 R. D. Hahn, home econ. supplies ! ! ! ! " 14027 Lowell Library, maintenance ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 800 00 Kutches, hardware for shop ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 49X5 Wm. Christiansen, books and supplies ! ! ! ! ! ! 54 64 Hilers, athletic equipment 542!ll Encyclopedia Brltanlca, Encyclopdela iggo R. R. Warner, tuning repairs & supplies ! ! ! ! ! ! . 40.97 Panama Carbon Co., typewriter ribbons & carbon shts. . 130.00 Scott, roreaman tic Co., books . - . . 233 32 i L. B. Maleckl & Sons, musical supplies ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~47 sih i Musical Instr. Exch., musical sup. and repairs 52 00 J. & J. Music Shoppe, musical supplies ! 21 80 R. G. Jefferios, cuts and printing 4 3 0 5

Hillsdale School Supply Co.. books ! ! ! ! ! ! 19 Jo Maurice Polock, Inc., stencil paper, etc 72 34 MacMlllan Co.. books ^ Michigan Products, Inc., pencils, sharpeners, bands, etc. 31.64 Mrs. Frank MacTavloh, magazine subscriptions 113.65 Ginn & Co., books 168 36 Mich. Sch. Service, paper, erasers, chalk, labels e tc!!! ! ! ! ! 604^37 George H. Pfell, Inc., staples 3(554

S 49.36 • 29.90

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orr" n1"8 A " t o E l c c t garage service on buses 13 30 9d5. Percy Read & Sons, Inter, bus repairs 241 !'8

K L. Stephens, garage service on buses ! ! ! ! ! ! 63911 ^ e , l e y * 8 a r a g e service on buses " " 366I

McFall Chevrolet, garage service on buses 3.40 i Central Garage, garage service on buses 211 8'' 1

Mo O T «? r ' ^ a r a e e service on buses 4i'6i «>io. F. L. Stephens, truancy service 11820 '

7 0 , 0 1 $ 1,302.13 j

OPERATION

7. Wm. Young, Associated Truck service 7 «? I 10- ^f 0 1 1 R0Rers. 12 gal. cleaner " " 4 6=

Blue Products Co., San-O-dor and cleaner . . 31 m 188. Interstate Motor Freight, truck service 2 68

falrchilds Gaa & Oil, 1,117 rals gas . . . 174 07 ka. ^ e o r g c S t o r y ' 1 0 9 ff1'8- Stanllubo ! . ! ! 6513 801. Swansdnwn San. Gar. Co.. 500 sanitary garments ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 20 21 I

0- Secretary of State, 6 bus licenses . . . . . ! o l , mo Trneri«,Mn D l 8 i n ' e c t l n g Co.. Disinfectants . . . . ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 23l'73 fi7R w m ^ i \U«8.e«0f t r a c t o r o n Called bus 3.00 M4 V w w " ' ' P Sal8.- B a 8 ' a1®0 o i l a n d lubricant 170.ft6 on-T o l Maxson, 6 Rock Islami sponges 14 32 flan' w i j ^ l e a n e r s ' laundering football equipment ! 29.40 860. Harold Buck, chauffeur's license 2.00

1'inn' TT' ^ ^ C ^ ' a dden Co., mops and master cleaner 40 43 1133. Harold Kelley, gas lafHto

Harry Waters, truck service ! ! ! ! ! ! ! " ! ! ' " ih'io Mich. Bell Tele. Co., service ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 227.20 York & Company, 6 cars stoker coal 730 47 Associated Truck Lines, truck service 1 74 G. R. Coat & Apron Service, laundry service . . . ! ! ! " ! ! ! 16.75

u. 0 g ' C o ' • f I o o r h r u 9 h e s 73 48 Michigan Products. Inc., Vam sol and swabs 4 5 , 4 7

a 9 ^ ^ S o n 8 C o • • t n w e , s - P a P e r , c l e a n e r , e t c , 55&30 Acme Chemical Co., Mlsto and Kjomine 363,25 I Lowell Lumber & Sup. Co., unloading 6 cars fuel & sup.. 366.22 i p " ® . M a r q u . e t ,

T ? R- R- Co., freight charges on 2 care coal 356.24 Giand Trunk Railway, freight charges on 3 cars coa l . . . 517.99 Socony Vacuum Oil Co.. gas 292 95 Standard Oil Co., ; a s and oi l . . 172 fi8 Diamond Oil Co., gas ^ 319-18 F. J. McMahon, Lights, power, water 2 204 96 Bus Drivers' Salaries . ! ! ! . ! ! ! ! 1 54850 Janitors salaries and supply labor 3^318^6

T o t a l - $12,118.38

FIXED CHARGES

D. A. Wingeier, compensation and. employees liability. .$ 200.31 \«mJ" J } l t , e n g e i ' b u s '^bi ' i ty . fire, theft premiums 266.02 ! Mll.s Mutuals Agency, fire Insurance premiums 116.36 | Myrtle A. Taylor, fire Insurance premiums 122.67 R. E. Sprlngott, fire Insurance premiums 5021 N, E. Borgerson, garage rental, Dec. '41 to Jan. '43. . . . 260.00 i

T o t a l $ 1,015.57

MAINTENANCE

Charles Young, Load of brick sand and gravel $ 1.25 George Wells, Furnace and boiler repairs 103.90 Don Phillips, Repairing floor a t central 13.50 Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc., Challenger screen and bag . . . 30.00 S. A. Richard, Time clock parts and repair work 86.55 Tremco Mfg. Co., 46 gals. Tiemco and brush 60.40 Truscon Labs., 20 gals, floor enamel at $2.31 46.20 Don Kaltz, Stoker repairs 7012 No. American Fibre Prod. Co., 375 lbs. Mogul

Rust Eradlcator 61.88 Maurice Polock, Inc., Service on mimeograph 5.03 i Harvey Haysmer, Plumbing fixtures 2.50 Robert Starkey, Stoker repairs 30.03 1 Lowell Hot Point Co., Electric plate 7.95 J. H. Fahrnl, Motor pulley and belt 18.35 Kol-Master Corp., Stoker repairs 18,20 1 Cass L. Hudson, 4 swivel casters 5.22 Robert Steward, Labor on grounds 10.20 ! W. A. Roth, Cleaver and cord 7.25 Phoenix Sprinkler and Heat. Co., 3 qts. boiler comp... 4.50 , Olson Andersen, 5 projector lamps 20.62 C. L. F. Williamson, Mower and furnace repairs 10.35 C. F. Harrington, Fire extinguisher service 17.10 Remington Rand, Inc., servicing 4 typewriters 4.88 Richardson Typewriter Co., Typewriter repairs 10.00 C. H. Runciman, Grass Seed 5.25 Gee's Hardware, supplies for repairs at central 224.22 V. W. Hunter, Welding 11.25 C. W. Cook, Plumbing and labor 117.01 Kreuter Faasen Co.. 3 0 g a l s , paint 79.65 Price-Rite Hardware, supplies for central repairs 48.25 R. R. Warner, servicing pianos 11.00 Acme Chemical Co., Sterno and por pall 18,50 W. Mich. Tile, Flooring Co., Asphalt tile cement 18.99 I Central Mich. Office Chair Co., drying lumber 3.00 , ; Lowell Lumber & Sup. Co., lumber for repairs 20.04 Palace Cleaners, laundering band uniforms 26.05 Little Giant Window Bracket Co., plaQform 24.50 I

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28. 36.

125. 126. 128. 129. 131. 144.

147. 154. 204. 277, 282. 312. 447.

495. 502. 512. 590. 599. 693. 814.

1124.

T o t a l $ 1,253.63

DEBT RETIREMENT FUND

241. State Savings Bank, payment of bond, $1,000, interest $680 $ 1,060.00

859. State Savings Bank, Interest payment on bonds 660.00

Total $ 2,340.00

More than 3,000 persons, mostly Mexicans and including many high-ranking government and political leaders, assembled In Mexico City to pay homage to Spain's last "Re-publican" President, Manuel Azana, on the aecond a n n i w s a r y of his death.

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Chperhil Chefs

The Cheerful Chefs met at the home of their leader, Mrs. Alice Reynclds, July 6. The business meeting was held and lessons were discussed. Demonstration on rihbon sandwiches by Pa t ty H e s c h e , shrimp salad by Alice Carol Rey-nolds and Elaine Fuller, and table setting by Velma Little. Food pre-pared for demonstration was used for refreshments.—Alice Carol Rey-nolds, Secretary.

WEDDINGS

John Brlggs—Evalyn Brlggs

Mrs. E. O. Hotchkiss announces the marriage of her daughter, Evalyn, to Sgt. John W. Briggs of Camp Roberts, Calif., on June 24, at San Miguel Mission, San Miguel. Calif. They were attended by Mrs Rose Marie Harsh and Corp. Fran-cis Comoford. Rev. Father Dom-Inick read thc double ring service.

Sgt. and Mrs. Briggs are at home at 731 12th St., Paso Robles, Calif.

N. McCORDS—E. CASCADE Mr*. Eff le Cox

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wlaner and son of Grand Rapids were Sunday visitors at Fred Wisner's.

Mr. and Mrs. John Cox were Sun-day afternoon visitors at the Levi Cooper home in Whitneyville.

Mrs. Bert Baker and Mrs. J im Fahrnl and son and mother, Mrs. S. Baker, of Lowell were guests at the J. Cox home Friday.

SOUTH BOSTON GRANGE

ELMDALE Mrs. Ira Sargeant

Don't forget about the grange picnic which is being held Sunday, July 18, at the grange hall. Bring own service and a dish to paas. There will be plenty of entertain-ment for young and old.

Mayor Clarence Johnson of Ionia gave a very interesting talk per-taining to the new county hospital, at our last grange meeting. The grange agrees with the speaker t h a t a hospital Is a necewlty In the county and action will be taken by tho organization In the near future, as to its support toward the hos-pital.

Another dancing party Is being held Satucday night, July 17.

The regular grange meeting for Saturday evening, July 24 has been cancelled.

Worthy Lecturer,

Great Britain has almost two million "allotment" or community war gardens.

Miss Arlene Miller Is at tending lo the house work and also assisting in caring for the new baby.

Huckleberries are now ripening and are of profuse abundance and of nice size.

Vern Keim attended the picnic of the South Boston 4-H Club, which was held Sunday at Fallaft-burg park.

Lewis Hefflebowcr had four sheep killed and several Injured by dogF last Wednesday afternoon. The dogs w e r e shot at and injured, b u t escajped.

Ora D. Miller was re-elected of director at the Rosenberger district school meeting, only five voters be-ing present.

Tech. Orley Richardson, who le stationed near the coal mines In Pennsylvania, has been enjoying a few days furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Richardson.

Mrs. Ira Sargeant and Mrs. Ed-ward Anderson attended the funeral of the latter's grandmother, Mrs. Hannah Johnson of near Bowne Center, Friday afternoon, with In-terment In the cemetery at Alaska.

Mrs. George Eldred and son, Dor-lln of Pontlac are spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stahl.

A number In th .s locality received letters last week from Pvt. Erwln Stahl, who is In North Afrlra, and says he Is In the best of health and Is very busy.

Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Keim at-tended the picnic of the West Camp-bell Extension Club, which wias held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb Roth.

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Sargeant and Mrs. Edward Anderson were Sun-day afternoon callers a t the homes of Jesse Sargeant and Mrs. Mary Brooks In Belding.

Mr. and Mrs. John Lott were week-end guests of Roy Secord and wife In Fowlervllle.

John Lott h a s been enjoying a week's vacation.

Phillip Lott has been sent to a naval training station near Ma-gruder, Va.

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4-H Camp Is Underway

By tho time this column Is read the 1943 4-H Club Camp will be well on its way. The f irst section was an all-girl set up. The other three sections will be of both boys a n d g i r l s . Previous to tho 4-H Camps two church sections were held with a couple more to follow late In the month. Miss Densmoro is planning her annual f a rm wo-men's camp In August.

Camp activities have been helped by Miss Beatrice Boyle and P . G. Lundln, of the State 4-H Club s taf f , Russell Hill, of Michigan State Col-lege and Albert Hall of Lowell.

Club members were delighted to have Miss Helen Schlytern and Ml Ruth Densmore, of Boulder, Colo., help again with music, swimming and recreation. Two hundred ana fifty 4-H Club members will take advantage of camp facilities this year. Tho camp was under the direction of Miss Eleanor Dens-more, Richard Machlelo and K. K. Vinlng. Mrs, Henry Rust was the capable camp hostess, assisting so much In making the camp a suc-cess.

Late Blight Reported

Word has come to the county agent's office that late blight in potatoes has been reported In Wis-consin and In Maine. Kent county potato producers who are planning to spray, or dust, should plan their program to s tar t when planta are 4 to 6 Inches high and continue every week or ten days thereaf ter . Bordeaux mixture is still the stand-ard spray to use. Dealnrs report more sprny materials sold this year than In previous years.

SOCIAL EVENTS MORE LOCAL N E W S

The Goofus Club waa entertained with a one-thirty limcheon last week Wednesday a t the home of Mrs. Eugene Carr. These oMIng high score were Mrs. John Roth, Mrs. Merritt Miller, Mrs. Vern Ashley and Mrs. George DeQraw.

The Monday Book Review Club met on Wednesday this week a t the home of Mrs. M. N. 'Henry. Mrs. N. E . Borgerson reviewed "The Case of the Smoking Chlnraey," a "who-dun-lt" book by Ear le Stanley Gardner.

COMING EVENTS

The am.ual Parnell chicken dki nor will be served Sunday, Aug. 1, from 1:30 to 8:00 p. m.

Th Kent County 4-H Club Pair will be held at Recreation Park , Lowell, on Wednesday and Thurs-day, Aug. 25 and 26.

The W. S. C. S. of the Methodist Church will meet this Fr iday after-noon, July 16, at 2:30 a t the home of Mrs. Jack Bannan.

The Loyal Lowellltes picnic will be held a t Fal lasburg P a r k Wed-nesday, July 21, at 6:30 p. m.. Grand Rapids time. Br ing own service, drink, sandwiches and dish to pass. Mart Simpson is president of this group and Agnes Perry, secretary.

The Lowell Garden Lore Club will meet Wednesday afternoon, July 21, at the home of Mrs. Mil-dred Davis. Subject fo r the day will be "Pools and Wate r Plants ."

Tells About Life In North Africa

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bettos have received a letter f rom their son, Sgt. Leo, who Is serving as a tele-j raph operator with the U. S. armed ;orces In North Africa, f rom which r/e quote as follows: 'Dear Folks:—

"Received my union card and /ours via air mall May 19, last night. The mall has boon very slow ately, duo, I Imagine, to our change In A. P. O. number.

"We have three men here again now so are working only eight hours a day again. Seems darn good for a change too. We are running quite a few trains which isn't un-usual.

About once a week I go to a nearby village and see a movie. I t Is all French but we have a good time. Most all tho pictures are old American ones. Last week a snake got loose In tho building and I thought wo wore going to have a riot. Everyone got up on their chairs, the women all screaming at tho top of their voices, (they would). Someone finally killed the snake and the picture continued. It's really more fun just to see the people at one of those shows. There are all kinds and races; you may have a great big Arab sitting on one side of you, some French be-hind you and English soldiers In front of you, then us three Amer-icans in the middle of It all.

"Guess I must have a double over here somewhere. Both Betty and the Campbells thought thpy saw me In some newsroels of the African front. The closest I over was to the front was Kassarlne, of tho Kas-sailne Pass Fame the newspapers played up so much. It was a hot spot a bit a f te r wo got out of there.

' T h e r e is a lot of work to be done in this country. The supply of clothing Is practically gone. You see some really ragged characters, their clothing patched and re-patched until you can only see patches. There are very f e w schools and the younger generations growing up wl thou f a bit of educa-tion. Sure could be some grand work done along these lines. Sup-pose good hearted Uncle Sam will be shelling out plenty for such things before long. I do know they are getting considerable American food here now.

"Well I must close now and help got dinner. Don't know what the fellows have planned, but Imagine corn beef Is mixed up In It some-where. Monserle, our Arab 'chef-do-galr' (railroad agent to you) brought us down some Arab bread for dinner. I t ' s very thin like a waffle and Is made up as a sand-wich with lots of tomatoes and onions and red hot peppers. It 's pretty good, but is It hot!

"Love to all, Leo."

Last Words Maj. Eric Knight, author of "Thi?

Above All," who was killed In a plane crash on his way to North Africa, was planning a new novel which he had discussed with his editor.

In a letter written recently, Ma-jor Knight said: "When I get where I 'm going, I'll write you. In a way I'm sorry, because I'll be cut of! from typewriters for a good part ol the time, and won't be able to do any more work on the next book. It's about a guy coming home from thc war—that's all. I 'd like to have it done by the time the war is over, but I don't know. The big thing is, we'll win this war by killing Ger-mans, not by writing books.

"I can't talk anyone into anything. I admire conscientious objectors in this war as long as they a re con-scientious about it. and I admire sol-diers. The only ones 1 never admire are the ones who light with their mouths and say: 'Kill one for me.' Each man with desire fot bloodshed should do his own shedding."

Paper wrappings, substituted for lead foil on cSgarettes, smoking and chewing tobacco, have saved 40 million pounds of foil.

Because Nazi authorit ies in Hol-land are stripping the country of sugar to supply their troops on the Russian front, Hollanders will be without sugar for one month this Fall.

LOWELL LUMBER and SUPPLY GO. BRUCE WALTER

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American war expenditures for the first quarter of 1943 were about a billion dollars more than for the entire war vear 1918.

Restriction In the use of steel In war model Ice boxes save an average of 79 pounds of steel per Ice box.

Timber IndDstry Colombia has 62 large sawmllli,

planing mills and plants for impreg-nating lumber. Twalve of these are capitalized for sums ranging from 25,000 to 1,000,000 pesos. Nineteen of these plants are located in the department of Cundianamarca. In addition there are 390 woodworking plants turning out plywood, veneer, staves, boxes, wicker furniture, wooden heels, toothpicks, moldings, carved Images, desks, kitchen and dining room furniture, beds, door and window frames and cabinet work. In spite of its large timber resources Colombia has Imported much lumber in the past. Between 1938 and 1941, Colombia imported 16,696 metric tons of wood and wood products valued at 1,314,201 pesos. This does not Include wood pulp for paper, wood for matches or sawdust and shavings which also were Im ported.

I Miss Emma Covert Is home from j Detroit for a two week's vacation jwith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray ! Covert. |

Carol Kropf returned home Wed-nesday a f te r a month's visit at the homo of hor uncle, Dr. Bruce L. Stocking In Chicago.

Week-end guests of Miss Vir-ginia Corrant were Misses Freda Relmer and Rel ta Toblnskl of Sagi-naw.

Mra Irwin Forward of Kalama-zoo visited her uncle, Will Dever-Ing, and wife, several days last week. Mrs. Norman Higgins and Mrs. Leo Richmond of Keene were also guests one day.

Miss Audio Post had the great misfortune to break two bones in her left wrist, last week Wednes-day afternoon, when she slipped and fell In her homo on Vergennes-rd.

Lee Condon of Ann Arbor Is gpendlng a few days with his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bry Condon. Sun-day guests were, Mercel Mlche and Mrs. Olga Mler, J ack Welch aud Bud Curtis of North Keene.

P. F. C. Kenneth F. Smith of Camp Butner, N. C., spent a 5-day' furlough wi th his fa ther and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Oris Smith, and Miss Ann Lasby. His sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stan-ley Quinn of Ann Arbor, stayed until Tuesday mornln|g. Kenneth returned to camp, July 18.

Harold Zahm and lady friend of Washington, D. C., visited his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. P r a n k Zahm, last Friday and Saturday. Sunday evening guests a t the Zahm homo were Mr. and Mrs. Barl Zahm ana Mrs. Leonard Annabel f r o m Flint, Mr. and Mrs. Keith F i rman of Plushing and Mr. and Mrs. Alger Dygort of Grand Raipids.

BIRTHS

In Durham, N. C., on Tuesday, July 6, to Lieut, and Mrs. Oliver Shackelton, a son, J a m e s Patrick. Mrs. Shackelton Is the former Clarice K a u f m a n of Lowell.

REUNIONS

Potter—Taylor Reunion

Tho annual Potter-Taylor reunion waa held Sunday, July 11, at Fal-lasburg P a r k with for ty present. Election of officera took place as follows: President, Eddie Pottor; vice president, Irving Taylor; sec-retary-treasurer, Edlbh Wheaton; enter ta inment committee, Ina Pot-ter and Owle Pot ter . I t was voted to meet the same place and time next year and also to send cards to each of our fourteen young mo-n now In the service of our country. The children enjoyed games, and the grownup* lotto,

—Edith Wheaton, Sec'y.

Schwab Reunion

The annual Schwab reunion was held at Fal lasburg P a r k , Sunday, July 11, with an at tendance of 36, f rom Rockford, Bunfleld, Ionia, Lowell, Woodbury, South Boston, Hickory Corners, Po t t e r s Corners, and Clarksville. After a potluck dinner, the business meeting was called to order by President Mrs. Letha Blough. Officers were elected for the coming year: Mrs. Joe Schwab, president and Mrs. Gar-land Schwab, secrotary-trcasurer.

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History Repeats Alter 110 Years

Detroit Had Negro Riots Way Back in 1833

M. W. P. News Service By Gene AUeman

U Detroit 's chickens are just com Ing to roost, they sure took their sweet time.

J u s t 110 years ago, this v e r y month, a company of federal troops were dispatched f rom Fort Gratiot (Por t Huron) to Detroit for the express purpose of suppressing an Insurrection of Negroes.

Good citizens of Detroit, like those of San Francisco a f te r tho "big fire", were Inclined to mini-mize the dlstuifeance by calling It "The Negro riot". But it w a s a rlp-roarlng, lusty a f fa i r In which the Negroes stormed the jail, par-aded the streets, shot the sheriff and otherwise had the white people in a di ther of panic.

And like tho 1943 rumors that whites had killed three Negroes on Belle Isle, the exaggerated reports In 1833 grew until "business was a t a standstill. Women dared no* ven-ture out of doors. Merchants put up their shutters, shoved the bolts into >place, and stood, gun in hand, In their darkened shops, guarding their goods."

Who said history doesn't repeat itself? I t did In Detroit!

In those preAjlvlllzed days, De-troit waa the capital of the Terri-tory of Michigan. The front ier pen-insla had not yet attained the stat-ure of statehood which came In 1837.

When Congress enacted the Ord»-nance of -1787, creating the north-west Terri tory out of tho region between tho Ohio and MlssltBlppl rivers and the Grea t Lakes, th» federal law-makers inserted t h i s significant provision;

"There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary aorvltudo in the said territory, otherwise than In the punishment of crime, whereof the parly shall have been duly con-victed."

General Lewis Caas was appoint-ed governor of the Terri tory of Michigan following the W a r of 1812, and when the Negro insurrection took place, ho had been elevated to secretary of war at Washington.

Lewis Cass knew his Michigdr. and his Detroit, and so when Mayor Chapin of the French community "on the s trai ts" (which Is the origin for the French designation of "de Trolt", the .prefix being pronounced "day"), made an appeal on July 26 for a detachment of the United States troops, Cass acted with dis-patch.

The 1833 outbreak was caused by Negro protests against the a r res t of a Negro slave named Blackburn who had escaped f rom Kentucky with his wife and had sought re-fuge in Detroit while waiting a chance to slip into Canada.

Acting on legal precedence set by Judge Woodward In 1807, the sheriff at Detroit put the Kentucky slaves In jail.

When the Negroes stormed the jail, the worried sheriff decided to elude the mob and take his prisoner to a steairtboat. The plan was dia-covered, and the Negro mob seized Blackburn and transported him jubilantly by canoe to the Canadian shore. Incidentally, the sheriff re-covered from his wounds.

During the early frontier days In Michigan the practice of slavery was fairly common, and e v e n Stephen T. Mason, Michigan's f i rs t governor, la said to have brought Negro slaves with him from Vir-ginia, h is native state. However, the antl-slavory sentiment grew, and by 1850 the southern par t of Michigan had many "stations" of an "under-ground railroad" by which Negro slaves were encouraged to escape through Michigan to Detroit, the border terminal. F rom Detroit it was easy for them to cross the river Into Canada.

Michigan was settled by sturdy New Englanders. Their Pur i t an zeal embraced a fanat ical hat red of slavery. Many July Four th orations, a century ago, dwelt on the senti-mental theme of the downtrodden Negroes, human chat tels In t h e South.

Eras tus Hussey, a Quaker loader at Battle Creek, was one of the evangels In this crusade to f ree the slaves. In fact, the Negro housing iproject In Detroit (which was so protested by whites a year or so ago tha t Governor VanWagoner sent state troops to Detroit to pro-tect Negro families as they moved In), was named in honor of So-journer Truth, the famous ex-slave who made her home in Batt le Creek.

In the village of Marshall, a Ken-tucky plantation owner, nccomipa-nled by a deputy sheriff , sought to seize a family of Negroes. A Paul Revere of Marshall, riding a horse through the village, awakened the Inhabitants with a bell. A force of 200 "determined men" held the Ken-tucklans a t bay. The Negro family was spirited hurriedly to Detroit and thenoe Into Canada, and the slave-hunters returned to Kentucky as heroes and martyrs . The Michi-gan people were denounced aa bar-barians and traitors.

And, of course, the bir th of the

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Whenever industry is confronted with a shortage of workers, the historic solution has been to Im-port cheap labor f rom elsewhere. Tho Southern plantation owners imported the Negroes from Africa. When the f irs t World War created a labor shortage in Michigan, in-dustrialists encouraged a notable migration of -Negroes from the south Into Detroit and other factory centers. Today, tho Mexicans and Jamaicans a re "summering" In Michigan for the same economic reason.

Where the Negro population in Michigan was only 17,116 in 1910 and more than one-third of these were In Wayne county, it had grown by the f irs t year of the World War to about 23,000 In Detroit alone, end by 1920 it had reached 60,000. In 1930 It was 169,000. Today tho Negro population Is estimated to be close to a quarter of a million and it Is still mounting.

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