THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1944

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T H E S E N T I N E L - L E A D E R , S P A R T A . MICHIGAN

YOUR VACATION "They tha t wait "pott t h e Lord ?hs!! t h e i r s t r cu f r th . "

T h e very th ing t h a t you seek to do when you go on a vacation, c a n best , and more easily, be done in a place where your soul can meet wi th God. You seek recreat ion? T h a t is simply re-creat ion and God is an ex-p e r t in t h a t . You seek r e s t ? He said "Come unto Me and I will g ive you r e s t . "

All t h a t a vacation should be, can be found in t he place where Chr i s t is exal ted and God comes down to meet w j th His people. And the bes t j»art of i t ia t h a t uieise a r e no »au a f t e r e f fec t s .

The Church suuS The Road T H E B A P T I S T C H U R C H IN S P A R T A

R A V E N N A N E W S i L a n d r a V. B a l l r r I

• • Mr. a n d Mrs. T e d H u g h e s a n d fami ly

a r e moving to Muskegon . Audrey Axfo rd is s p e n d i n g a week

w i t h Mr a n d Mrs . H a r w o o d a t K e n t Ci ty .

Mrs . Geo. J o n e s a n d Mrs . LeVerne P e t e r s and R u t h A n n were gues t s of Mrs . Linf ield D e F s r e s t F r i d a y a f t e r -n o o n in Muskegon. Mrs . D e Fo re s t l e f t M o n d a y evening t o visit h e r h u s b a n d a t C a m p Wol te rs . T e x a s .

M r . a n d Mrs. F . P u t t of G r a n d Rap ids . Mr. a n d Mrs. C. J o h n s o n of Comstock P a r k a n d Mrs . E s t h e r S a u r of K e n t City were S u n d a y gues t s of M r s . B o w m a n a t t h e G l b e r t J e a r c y h o m e .

Mr . a n d Mrs . Leslie Swarvson a n d Mrs. Hat le Eason s p e n t S u n d a y in L a n s i n g wi th Mr . a n d Mrs . Haro ld T u t t l e a n d fami ly . J o A n n , N a n c y a n u D o n a l d S w a n s o n . who h a v e been visit-i n g t h e T u t t l e f a m i l y f o r a week, re -t u r n e d to t h e i r h o m e h e r e .

Mr . t.nd Mrs . Leon Y o u n g have gone f o r a t e n - d a y visit w i th t h e i r » n , Pfc . Lowell J . Young, s t a t i o n e d a t Fo r t Dlx. New Je r sey .

Corp . C h a r l e s A Young , who has been s p e n d i n g a t e n - d a y f u r l o u g h wi th h is pa ren t s . Mr. a n d Mrs. A. E Young, r e t u r n e d to C a m p Houae, T e x a s , Mon-d a y .

Mrs. J a n e B a k e r a n d O e r e l d i n e . who h a v e been visi t ing Mr. a n d Mrs . R a l p h Rogers , l e f t T h u r s d a y f o r h e r h o m e in F u l t o n . N. Y .

Mrs . F r a n k M a y e r o f t , w h o h a s been ca r ing f o r Mrs. H e n r y M a n s f i e l d ' o r some t ime, h a s r e ' u r n e d t o he r h o m e a n d Mrs. Mans f i e ld Is v is i t ing he r d a u g h t e r , Mrs . Rose McBrldtr , a t Wolf Lake .

Mr .and Mrs. R. H. Andree and

8ac£ Me dfacf/

I6 BUY MORE THAN BEFORE

guest . Mrs . H . J . Gil let te of Chicago , were S u n d a y even ing l u n c h e o n gues t s of Mr a n d M r s . Mar t in Andree a t Ne-waygo.

A son was born S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g a t Mercy h o s p i t a l to M r . a n d Mrs. Lynr . B lack rne r . He h a s been n a m e d L a r r y Al len .

Mrs . W m . H o u g h l e f t T u e s d a y to visit r e l a t i v e s a t Ka lkaska a n d M o n -J o n .

Mr. a n d M r s . Chas . F ink le r of Mus-kegon were F r i d a y evening gues t s of Mr. a n d Mrs . S. J . Linck a n d f a m i l y .

Kl io B l a c k m e r h a d he r tons i l s r e -moved a t Mercy hospi ta l W e d n e s d a y , a n d is g e t t i n g a long very nicely.

Mr . a n d M r s Carl P l u m h o f f anc* d a u g h t e r of Muskegon a n d Mr . a n d Mrs. B e r t B a r r e t t and son of C o o p e r s -ville v is i ted M r and Mrs. Ed W a g n e r S u n d a y evenir tg .

Mrs . M a t t Diendor f u n d e r w e n t a m a -jor o p e r a t i o n S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g a t St . Mnr>s h o s p i t a l . Her m a n y f r i e n d s wish h e r a speedy recovery.

Mrs. J a m e s T h o mpson is c a r i n g fo r Mrs . S t e l l a Shava i i e r who h a s been conf ined t o h e r bed for t h e p a s t sev-e ra l m o n t h s .

Mrs. H. J G i l l e t t e of Ch icago vis i t -ed he r b r o t h e r a n d s i s t e r - i n - l a w . Mi a n d Mrs. F r e d Andree . T u e s d a y .

Second Lt . Byron J o h n s o n of Sel -f r idge Fie ld a n d Mr. a n d Mrs J o h n J o h n s o n of Muskegon were T h u r s d a y even ing d i n n e r gues ts of Mr . a n d Mrs. L a u r e n c e G e r i n q u e s t a n d ch i ld ren .

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CLASS O F '25 ELECTS O F F I C E R S

T h a ' C l a s s of "35" of 8 H S. he ld Ihe i r 19th a n n u a l reunion S u n d a y a". t h e h o m e of Mr and Mrs. Van L u n d -quis t . T w e n t y member s a n d gues t s en joyed a po t - luck supper .

O f f i c e r s f o r t h e coming yea r a r e : P r e s i d e n t , M r s . Minn ie Wooden v t re -prwsldent. Mrs . J e a n e t t e V a n D e r M e e r ; s ec re t a ry a n d t r ea su re r Mrs C l a r a Gii :?U.

I N M E M O R I A M

fa> loving m e m o r y of my h u s b a n d . Lemuel C u s h m a n . who passed away one yea r ago. J u l y 15, 1943.

M r s . AHce C u s h m a n .

Gtiurciies

ALGOMA B A P T I S T Re*, r . E lmgren . P a s t o r

. S u n d a y 10:00 a . m .—Sunday Schoo l . 11:00 a . m — M o r n i n g W o r s h i p . 7 :00 p . m . — Y o u n g P e o p l e s Mee t ing . 7 45 p .m .—Even ing G o s p e r Service .

W e d n e s d a y 8:00 p. m.—Prayer a n d P r a i s e S e r -

vice. A cordia l welcome Is e x t e n d e d to all.

C A S N O V I A M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H Cecil W k k l l n e . P a s t o r

Sunday Services 10:00 A . M . — C h u r c h School 11:00 A .M.—Morn ing W o r s h i p .

7:00 P . M —Youth Fe l lowsh ip .

E N G L I S H VILLE Geo. S ta r t ,

Bible School—10:00. MOI»UI.£ u u i m — l i . i Evn lng Service—7:30.

B . Y P . D . F r iday n i g h t

1ST C H U R C H

a t 7:30.

Indians Give Grave Diggers Grave Headache

Indians and the i r bury ing habits a r s most annoying

Dr. J a m e s B. Griffin. Associate C u r -at** of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, has just published a book. T h e Fort Ancient Aspect." In it he describes the archeological research he has conducted in the Mississippi Valley.

Dr. Griffin discovered that the In -dians who occupied the a rea shortly before the coming of the white man had an annoying habit . Instead of digging usual graves for their dead, they dug holes in t he . side • ! already existing mounds and shoved the bod-ies in.

There the complications began. The

W A N T - A D S

F I R S T B A P T I S T C H U R C H C h M . W. K. Mills

P a s t o r SUNDAY S E R V I C E S

10 00 a . m . S u n d a y School. 11:00 a . m. Morn ing Worship . 6:30 p. m. J u n i o r a n d Senior B.

Y. P . U. 7:30 p. m . Even ing Service.

T h e F a m i l y Al ta r Service is held on W e d n e s d a y even ing a t 7:30 o'clock.

F I R S T B A P T I S T C H U R C H K e n t Ci ty

Rev. K. S. y a f f o r d . Pas to r S u n d a y Services

10:00 A.M.—Morning Worship . 11:15 A.M.—Bible School.

7:45 P .M.—Evangel ica l Services. Y o u n g Peoples Services . T h u r s d a y ,

8 P . M . Mee t ings for c h i l d r e n . Wednesday -8

P : M : a n d T h u r s d a y P- M .

HOLY T R I N I T Y C A T H O L I C C H U R C H O F ALPINE

Rev. C h a r l e s Bolte Confess ion S a t u r d a y evening. . 7 p.m H i g h Mass 8:00 a m . Low M a s s 10:00 a . m .

CASNOVIA R E F O R M E D C H U R C H Rev. Ci. W. I .aug, Pas tor

P h o n e 3941 S u n d a y — M o r n i n g W o r s h i p 10 oVlock.

S v n d a y School—11:15. Y o u n g People C. E.—7:00 P . M . P ra i s e a n d Worship—8:00 P . M T h u r s d a y a t 8 P. M.—Midweek ser-

vice of p r a y e r a n d Bible s tudy .

A L P I N E B A P T I S T C H U R C H M o r n i n g Service—10:00 A. M. Bible School—11:15 A. M. Y o u n g Peoples Mee t ing—6:15 P . M E v e n i n g Service—7:30 P . M P r a y e r Meet ing W e d n e s d a y a t 8:00

P . M

S P A R T A M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H R i c h a r d C. Swogger. M i n i s t e r

10-00 a. m . S u n d a y school . Lynn B r a d f o r d , s u p e r i n t e n d e n t . T h e r e is a n In t e r e s t i ng class for every a g e group.

11:00 a . m . EMvlne W o r s h i p service. 7:00 p . m . Methodis t Y o u t h Fel low-

sh ip .

M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H . K E N T CITY Rev. Wiil iara Noordyk, P a s t o r

M o r n i n g Worship—10 A. M. C h u r c h School—11 A. M

N O R T H C H E S T E R B A P T I S T C H U R C H J o h n DeVries, P a s t o r

S u n d a y School—10:30 a . m . W o r s h i p a t 11:30 a . m . Mid-week services 8:30 p . m . a t var i -

o u s homes .

W E S L E Y A N M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H E. A. Boyd. P a s t o r

O. H. H a n n a , Supt . of S u n d a y School S u n d a y School a t 10 a. m P r e a c h i n g a t 11 a . m . P r e a c h i n g a t 7:30 p. m

F R E E M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H Rev. J . E S . iUUm P a s t o r

SUNDAY S E R V I C E S S u n d a y school m e e t s a t 10 a m. P r e a c h i n g

S u n d a y evening a t 7:30 o 'c lock. - Ravenna. -

10:00 a m.—Morning w o r s h i p 10:45 a m.—Sunday school h o u r .

I C c g a l N o t i c e s ;

F U R N A C E C L E A N I N G : Also r e p a i r - 1 F O K S A L E : Guernsey cow. 5 y e a r s ing . G e t r id of d u s t a n d smoke . Leave old. Wil l f r e s h e n 10th of Augus t , o r d e r s a t M a t K ik ' s t a v e r n , p h o n e 6781 Wil lard S a u r . P h o n e 4161 S p a r t a . 7-13p S p a r t a . 7-20p

F O R S A L E : S t a r t e d pul le ts a n d young W e c a : - > r o o s l < ' r - s W i l l a r d Wi t t , s o u t h w r i C a s -

" novia , r o u t e 1. 7 -27-p A T T E N T I O N F A R M E R S : t a k s c a r e of all of y a u r we ld ing needs . O a n br ing p o r t a b l e we lde r to your f a r m if necessary . E x p e r t au tomobi le r e p a i r i n g . Alp ine W e l d i n g Shop . 1619 Alpine Ave., r e a r R i c h m o n d , G r a n d R a p i d s . t f n

S T O C K O W N E R S : W e will fo r your dead s tock a n d p a y $5.00 fo r

d e a d horses a n d $2.00 t o 4.00 for dead cows. P h o n e 8-2951 a t o u r expense. I n d e p e n d e n t B y - P r o d u c t s Co., G r a n d R a p i d s . t f n

E L E C T R I C AND G A S W E L D I N G : Ex-p e r t Weld ing a n d R e p a i r o n all k inds

of Mach ine ry . L l t t l e f i e ld ' s Weld ing 4c M a c h i n e Shop . F i ione 56222.

COW S T A L L S : Single s t a l l comple t e wi th f lange , $2.29. T h e s e s ta l l s a re

m a d e of h e a v y - g a u g e pipe , g u a r a n t e e d tc s t a n d lots of abuse . 5?~ u s fo r pine a r d fittings of all sizes. G r a n d Rap ids *»ipe a n d Supply Co.. E17 P r ~ c ! £ * - . 6 r a n d Rap ids , P h o n e 02861. t f n

F O R S A L E . Black or wh i t e 7 weeks old pigs. S t a n l e y I r i sh . 4 mi l e s wes t . 1 mile s o u t h of S p a r t a . 7 - I3c

B O A T F O R S A L E : 12-ft . W a g e m a k e r DeLux, n e w l a s t yea r F i r e boa t in exce l len t cond i t i on . M C. P u r d y , S p a r t a , p h o n e 2931. t f n

F O R S A L E : Elec t r ic r e f r i g e r a t o r a n d g«w stove w i t h u p r i g h t burner . P h o n e 6681 S p a r t a . 7-13c

L O S T : C h a n cushion f r o m t r a i l e r , about 2 w e e k s ago. nea r S p a r t a . R u s t color. F i n d e r p h o n e 6261 S p a r t a . 7-13p

G E T T O P Prices , co r r ec t weigh t a t c a s h every M o n d a y a t R a v e n n a Live-

s tock Sales. t f n

F O R SALE: Grave l a n d f i l l a n d black t o p d i r t . Zack Helsel, 1 m i l e eas t , Vi mi le s o u t h of S p a r t a . t f n

W A N T E D : R a i n s h e l t e r t o house up bo 200 young ch ickens . P h o n e 3253. S p a r t a . 7-13c

F O R S A L E : 2 double beds, r o u n d t a -ble, W h i t e R o t a r y sewing m a c h i n e , t ypewr i t e r w i t h case. B F Lehrno ine . K e n t Ci ty . 7-13c

rv>R S A L E . o 0 - i a c f a r m , good b u i l d -ings, wa te r , e lec t r ic i ty , f u r n a c e , good t e u a n i h o u s e S o m e small f r u i t . 3 mi . W., 1 ml S., bm mi. JP. of Casnov ia . Pea r l M u m a . Casnov ia R t . 1. 7-13c

W A N T T O B U Y : 2561. S p a r t a

Porch gl ider . P h . t f n

H E L P W A N T ^ p Cher ry p ickers F r i -day. Ju ly 14 H a . ry L v m b u r n e r . Eas t Side C a m p L a k e .

S W E E T A N D S O U R C H E R R I E S , pick. t h e m yourse l f . W a l t e r Ebers. Baliard.-. Corners , p h 4219. Spa r t a . 7-13

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S t a t e of M i c h i g a n D E P A R T M E N T O F A G R I C U L T U R E

D i v i s i o n of D r a i n s

NOTICE OF MEETING OF D R A I N A G E BOARI)

To Whom It M a y Concern: Notice is hereby g iven t h a t on t h e

26th day of J u n e . 1944. a pet i t ion w a s f i led wi th Char l e s M o n t g o m e r y , C o u n -ty D r a i n Commiss ione r of thp c o u n t y of K e n t , a sk ing for t h e c leaning out of t h e C H A S E DRAIN, located in t h e T o w n s h i p s of S p a r t a and T y r o n e . C o u n t y of K e n t , a n d T o w n s h i p of C h e s t e r . Coun ty of O t t a w a .

And W h e r e a s , a cer t i f ied copy of sa id pe t i t i on was se rved upon F r e d V a n W i e r e n . C o u n t y D r a i n C o m m i s -s ioner of t h e Coun ty of O t t a w a , a n d t h e Commiss ioner of Agricul ture , by C h a r l e s Mon tgomery . C o u n t y D r a m C o m m i s s i o n e r of t h e C o u n t y of K e n t .

Now, T h e r e f o r e , in accordance wi th Act. No. 316. P. A. 1923. as a m e n d e d , a m e e t i n g of the D r a i n a g e Board of sa id d r a i n will bt?~ he ld a t t he Milo W h i t e f a r m a t t h e S W corner of S e c -t ion 6, in the t o w n s h i p of S p a r t a , coun ty of K e n t , on t h e 25th day of J u l y . 1944. a t 10:00 o 'clock. C.W.T.. In t h e fo r enoon , to d e t e r m i n e the p r a c -t i cab leness of said i m p r o v e m e n t .

Now. T h e r e f o r e . c31 pe r sons o w n i n g l a n d l iable to a n a s s e s s m e n t for bene -f i t s or whose l ands will be crossed by sa id d r a i n , or any mun ic ipa l i t y a f f e c t -ed . a r e reques ted t o be p resen t a t s a id mee t ing , if t hey so Qesire.

Da ted a t Lans ing , Mich igan , t h i s 29th day of J u n e . 1944.

C H A R L E S F I G Y . Commiss ione r of Agi icul turo. By J o h n Hudson . Deputy .

7-13-20

The Rains Came . .

and welcome, too J u s t as welcome, in f a c t , a s you and your f r i e n d s a r i a t Scott y'a Tavern . O u r regular pa t rons will ver-i fy th is s t a t emen t .

Scotty 's T a v e r n

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Indian people who placed their dead in rows and piled small hill* of di r t over them.

The archeologists" headaches begin when they t ry to figure out which burials were the shoved and which the laid out variety.

T H E C H U R C H O F C H R I S T (Ba l l a rd , Ba i ley)

10:00 a. m. C o m m u n i o n a n d Worsh ip at Ba i i a rd a n d Bible school a t Bailey.

11:00 a. m . C o m m u n i o n a n d Worsh ip at Bai ley a n d Bible School a t Ba l la rd

8:00 p . m . Evange l i s t i c Services al Bailey t h e first a n d t h i r d S u n d a y a n d Bible S tudy a t B a l l a r d t h e second artf f i u r t h S u n d a y .

8.00 p. ;n. W e d n e s d a y of each week Bible s tudy a t Bai ley.

DANCE favor i te tunes your

j Dr . C. H . Bromley — D E N T I S T —

i S tan field Bid*. P h o n e 5271 J • Hours 9 0 0 - l ? f>0 _ 1:00 - 5"W • { Open M o n d a y . S a t u r d a y Evenings J i Closed T h u r s d a y P M

S O M E T H I N G N E W !

G E N U I N E L E A T H E R Z I P P E R T O P

SLACK BAGS $3.50

R a y o n Lined

E N G L I S H V I L L E

DANCING ON S A T U R D A Y AND S U N D A Y

N I G H T S

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Saturday, July 15 1 O'CLOCK

2 miles n o r t h a n d 4*% • p a r i a . u r

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13 CATTLE F ARM ALL TRACTOR

Model A on rubber

M a n y o t h e r ex t r a good tools, i n i n g mus - i

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J . P A U L HERMAN Auct ioneer — R a v s n n a

BAUKHAGE brings you the story of men and affairs in Wash-ington, particularly as they affect the small towns and farming; com-munities.

To c i a r i f y your own conception of things at the national car»;tal read Baukhage's highly inter-esting. authoritative and uuutasea coiumn—

Washington Digest In This Paper

R E P O R T O F T H E C O N D I T I O N O F

The Kent City S t a t e Bank sf K e n t City, S t a t e of M i c h i g a n a t t h e close of bus iness o n

o n J u n e 30. 1944.

M E M B E R O F F E D E R A L D E P O S I T I N S U R A N C E C O R " .

P u b l i s h e d in a c c o r d a n c e w i s h a call m a d e by t h e C o m m i s s i o n e r of the B a n k i n g D e p a r t m e n t p u r s u a n t to the provis ions of Sec t ion 82 ol t h e Michigan f i n a n c i a l I n s t i t u t i o n s Act.

ASSETS 1. L o a n s and d i s coun t s <Includi: .£ $90 45 over -

d r a f t s ) 2 Un i t ed S t a l e s G o v e r n m e n t obligat ions, d i rect

a n d g u a r a n t e e d 3. Obl iga t ions of S t a l e s a n d pol i t ical subdivls .ons 6. Cash , ba lances w i t h o t h e r banks , inc luding r e -

serve balanoes, a n d c a s h i t ems In prooess of collection

7. B a n k premises o w n e d $5,300. f u r n i t u r e a n d f ix tu re* $1,400.00 ..

12. T O T A L A S S E T S

L I A B I L I T I E S 13. D e m a n d depos i t s of individuals, partnerships.

a n d co rpo ra t i ons . 14. T i m e deposits of l i v i d u a l s , p a r t n e r s h i p s .

a n d c o r p o r a t i o n s 16. Depos i t s of S t a t e s a n d po l i t i ca l subdivisions 19 T O T A L D E P O S I T S

24. T O T A L L I A B I L I T I E S ( n o t including subo r -d ina ted obl iga t ions s h o w n below»

Dol l a r s Cts.

$108.246 33

448.857 50 6.200 00

226.859 07

C.700 .0C

$796,862 90

310.978 55

406.207 97 29.206.38

$746,482 90

C A P I T A L A C C O U N T S 25. Capi ta l* 26. S u r p l u s

27. Undiv ided prof i t s ...

•>Q T W r A T f l O T T I l a r«/-/~vTTvr"ra

$746 482 90

27.000 00 12.500 00 10.880 00

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30. T O T A L L I A B I L I T I E S A N D CAPITAL AC-' C O U N T S ... $796,862.90

• T h i s bank ' s capl ta i cons i s t s of $ none of cap i t a ] no t e s a n d d e b e n t u r e s ; f i r s t p r e f e r r ed s lock w i t h to ta l par value of $ none , r e i l r ab l e at $ n o n e ; second p r e f e r r e d stock with to t a l p a r v a l u - of $ none , re -a r a b l e a t $ n o n e ; a n d c o m m o n stock wi th to t a l p a r value of $27,000.00.

MEMORANDA 34. (a ) O n d a t e of r e p o r t t h e required legal reserve a g a i n s t

deposi ts sf t h i s b a n k was <b> Assets r epo r t ed a b o v e which were eligible as legal

reserve a m o u n t e d to

None

None

I, M E Moore, cash ie r , of t h e a b o v e - n a m M b a n k do solemnly \ swea r - a f f i r m ) t h a t t h e a b o v e s t a t e m e n t is t r u e a n d t h a t it ful ly a n d correct ly r ep resen t* t h e t r u e s t a t e of the severa l m a t t e r * h e r e i n con t a ined and set f o r t h , to t h e beat of my knowledge a n d belier

M E Moore. Cash ie r

Correct —Attest A H S a u r . Nels Anderson . R J Kr lge r .

Directors.

State of Michigan . C o u n t y oi Muskegon, ss : 3worn to and subscr ibed b e f o r e m e this 8 th day of J u l y , 1044. and

I hereby cer t i fy t h a t I a m n o t a n off icer or d i rec to r of l h 4 b a n k .

R Glenn H a y wa rd . N o t a r y Public. K e n t C o u n t y . M i c h i g a n

My commiss ion exp i res O c t o b e r 10. IMS

" RED " MALLOY'S

( F O R M E R L Y W I T H O U R T A V E R N . G R A N D K A P I D S )

Saturday Night, July \Sth CAMP LAKE P A V I L I O N

Admission 50c, Tax Included

1 N U T E S of the

Annual School Meeting of

District No. 2 Sparta Township

Kent County, Michigan — T h e A n n u a l Meet ing of School Dis t r ic t No. 2 of S p a r t a T o w n s h i p , vas

held Monday , J u l 10. 1344. a t t he sc hool bui ld ing . Mt e t ing was ca l led to o rde r by P r e s i d e n t Car l E B J o h n s o n . Call of t i l ls m e e t i n g r ead by the Sec re t a ry . M l n u t f a of t h e las t a n n u a l mee t ing he ld Ju ly 12. 1943. were r e a d a n d

approved.

T h e r e p o r t of t h e Secre ta ry of Ihe rece ip t s a n d d i sbu r semen t s fo r the yea r 1943-1944 was ro»*d. Moved by Leo M u r r a y a n d seconded by J a m e s H a r d -l m a n t h a t t h e r e p o r t of the Secre ta ry be accep ted a s read Motion r a r r i e d .

C h a r l e s L J o h n s o n . T r e a s u r e r , gave h i s r e p o r t of the f inanc ia l condi -tion of the d i s t r i c t . Moved by i * o M o r r a j a n d seconded by Mrs E G. A n d e r -son t h a t t h e r e p o r t of t he T r e a s u r e r be accep ted Motion car r ied .

Moved by C h a r l e s Berber a n d seconded by J a m e s H a r d i m a n t h a t we accept the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the School B o a r d for 36 weeks of school fo r t h e ensuing y e a r . Mot ion car r ied

Elect ion of T r u s t e e for t e rm of t h r e e years . Moved by L y n n Bradfo rd and seconded by C L J o h n s o n t h a t t h e cha i r

appo in t two tel lers . T h e C h a i r a p p o i n t e d Wi l f r ed C u m i n g s a n d E G . Anderson. T h e teller j

a n d cler!. were s w o ; n in to offi.-e by L. A Ande r son , a Notary Publ ic I n e fo l lowing n o m i n a t i o n s were m a d e to fill t h e off ice ot C h a r l e s L

J o h n on. his t*Tm expi r ing . N o m i n a t i o n of C h a r l e s L J o h n s o n m a d e by J a m e s H a r d l m a n . N o m i n a t i o n s closed.

T h e r e be ing n o o the r n o m i n a t i o n s it w a s moved by Lynn B r a d f o i d a n d seconded bv C h a r l e s Kellogg t h a t t h e ru les of bal lot be suspended a n d t h a t t he te l lers be i n s t r u c t e d to cast t he e n t i r e bal lot for Char l e s L J o h n s o n . T h e tel lers hav ing r e p o r t e d f avoraVy . t h e e n t i r e bal lo t was cast for Ch ir 'es L. J o h n s o n C h a r l e s I . J o h n s o n hav ing received t h e u n a n l m r u s vote was dec la red elected ns t r u s t e e fo r t h e term oi t h r e e years .

T h e r e being n o o the r business, upon mot ion m e e t i n g a d j o u r n e d .

A B A R T H CARLSON. Sec re t a ry .

Jlimual Financial Statement

Sparta School District 3No. 2 F o r t h e Y e a r E n d i n g J u n e 3 0 , 1 9 4 4

Balance on h a n d J u n e 30. Gene ra l O p e r a t i n g

G E N E R A L F U N D 1943

R e c e i p t s

C u r r e n t o p e r a t i n g t a x collect ions De l inquen t t a x co l lec t ions P r i m a r y m o n e y School Aid

Tu i t i on received f r o m S t a t e Sml th -Hu . rhes Agr i cu l t u r e L ib r a r . -pena l f i n - • O t h e r r e v e n u e rece ip t s Non-Revenue r ece ip t s (revolving Misc.

f u n d i

$20,000 58 $20,06058

$ 7.802.G2 337.46

7.330.40 23.045 73

9.4.5.; W 1.250 58

24255 864 72 371.67 95.01

T U T A L

Tota l cash r ece ip t s inc lud ing ba lance J u n e 30. 1043

E x p e n d i t u r e s

A. G e n e r a l C o n t r o l

Sala r ies of b o s r d of e d u c a t i o n , r a l a ry of . super in tend-en t . clerk h i r e , cerv.tfc, expense , suppl ies or o t h e r e x -pense

B. Instruction Teachers" sa la r ies , teaching: .suppll-s bo>ks mi sce l l an -eous i n s t r u c t i o n expense

C. Auxi l iary a n d C o - o r d i n a t e A c t i v i t i e s Recrea t iona l ac t iv i t i e s ....

D. Operation of School PLuit

J a n . t o r wages, fue l , supplies , electr ici ty, gas. w a t e r a n d o t h e r o p e r a t i n g expense

E. F i i ed C h a r g e s I n s u r a n c e

F. M a i n t e n a n c e ( r e p a i n t )

Building a n d g rounds , hea t ing , l ight ing, wate r , e t c G. C a p i t a l O u t l a y

I m p r o v e m e n t to bui ld ings a n d misce l l aneous cap l t a i ou t l ay

H V M i - B n i l j r t f > rwn«1i t yrr*,

For revolving f u n d accoun t s

$ >1,377 24 $51.37724 $71,437.82

$ 3 .9»i i

4 3 . 1 3 1 5 »

144 40

fi.41U43

1.I8SS5

1.562.91

3 7 6 SC

1.040 09

T o t a l e x p e n d i t u r e s

Cash ba lance o n h a n d J u n e 30. 1944

To ta l d i sbu r semen t s i nc lud ing ba lance

DEBT R E T I R E M E N T R e c e i p t *

Balance on h a n d J u n e 30, 1943 C u r r e n t Debt t a x LoUections De l inquen t l ax co l lec t ions

E x p e n d i t u r e *

Pa id pr inc ipa l on b o n d s Paid in teres t on b o n d s

Cash balance on h a n d J u n e 30, 1<H4 Ca%h B a l a n c e o n h a m ! J u n e 30. 1944 Oenera l F u n d Debt R e t i r e m e n t P u n d

F I N D

Tota l Fund ba l ances J u n e 30. 1944

$57,849 05 $57.849 05 $13.588 77

$71.437 82

$ 290 03 2.1*6 87

156 20

$ 2.593 10 $ 2.593 10

$ 2.000 00 195 00

$ 2.19500 $ 2 195 00

$ 398 1U

$13538 77 398 10

$'.3.986 87 CAR1. E B J O H N S O N . P r e s i d e n t C H A R L E S L J O H N S O N . T r e a s u r e r A B / i R T H C A R L S O N . Sec re t a ry

BUY

United States

WAR BONDS T H E S E N T I N E L - L E A D E R VOLUME 67—ESTABLISHED 1876

P U B L I S H E D WEEKLY IN ONE OF MICHIGAN'S MOST P L E A S A N T AND PROSPEROUS AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES

FOR BARGAINS

BRAD THR

CLASSIFIED ADS

*M I I I I » H I I l l » 4

SPARTA, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1944

Bailey Druggist, Charles Gold Dies

Saturday Night Char les L. Gold. 80. druggist and

Jeweler, died a t his home Sa tu rday n ight a f t e r » long illness. He was born Nov. 18, 1863 .near Greenville. He a t -tended York College and was g radu-ated as a pha rmac i s t in 1885. He came to Bailey in 1910 a f te r having previ-ously operated stores at Mears. Slo-cum. Gowen, Kalamazoo. Athens and Scott S ta t ion . Mr Gold marr ied Mias Carr ie T u r n e r on Jan . 28. 1888, a t Burl ington. He was a justice a t Bailey for 30 years and a member of t he Maccabee<

Surviving besides the widow nre th ree daughters . Mrs. Luella Hendrix of S a n Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. Marie K a r a s and Mrs. Erma Brough of De-t ro i t ; two sons. Russell of Cadillac and Forres t of S p a r t a ; eight g randchi ld ren and four grea t -grandchi ldren .

Funera l services were held a t the home Tuesday a t 2 o'clock, with in te r -m e n t In Seaman cemetery.

ELECT OFFICERS FOR COMMUNITY

F O U N D A T I O N

T h e following officers were elected a t a recent meeting of t he Spartr . Communi ty Foundat ion .

R. C. Swogger. president: Wm. A Rogers, vice-pres.; Mrs D. J . Moore, vlce-pres.-asst . sec'y; Mrs Lou Kelier. secretary; Glenn Abbott, t reas . Di-rectors 1 year. H. J . Kurtz , Maurice L a n g f r r d . E. K Lane. Wm H. De-H a r t . T w o years. Mrs. Wal ter Ebers E. W. Smi th , Olenn Abbott, Jamc-s Oardner . Three years. Mrs Lou Kel-ler. Mrs. D. J . Moore. R. C. Swogger. Wm. A Rogers.

L A Wyse. Rev. C. W. K. Mills. C. R. Pa t ton and Mrs. Manly W. Bur tch are t he ret i r ing directors.

Coach VanEerden spoke of his plans for the s u m m e r playground program and a group of young people discussed ihe proposed es tabl ishment of a youth center for 8pa r t a .

SPARTA BOY I s P GRADUATE OF

MOODY INSTITUTE

F. Morris Shirk, son of F r a n k 8 Shirk, t i l l be graduated f rom Moody Bible Ins t i tu te , Chicago. Thursday , August 3.

Class exercises will be held 10:30 a. m. In Torey-Gray Auditorium. 840 N LaSalle St., addressed by two stu dents , represent ing the men and wo men of the class. This program wii broadcast over WMBI and WDLM Chicago.

BAND CONCERT TO BE HELD ON

FRIDAY, JULY 21

T h e band concert will be held th is week on Fr iday evening, July 21 a t 8 p. m. in t h e park. In changing f rom Sa tu rday evening to Friday we are t rying to accommodate more people and in so doing boost our audience

' m e oana . unae r tne direction of Jack Davis, now consists of 35 m e m -bers. Because of this size band we have been unable to use the band shell in the park. T h e Village Council, see-ing our distress, voted upon the e n -l a rgement of the shell, which will soon be ready for our use.

We all hope our concerts have been and will cont inue being an en joyment t h a t you will look forward to and a t -tend.

Program—July 21

1. "Queen City" March Boorn 2. "Ai rpor t" March Eisenberx 3. "On the Volga" Overture

Akimenko 4. "Our Jun io r s and Seniors" March

Rosenkrans 5. W a r m i n g Up" March Rlbble 6. "Fal l ing Leaves" Waltz Seredy 7. "Spir i t of You th" Overture

Sordillo 8. "The Booster" March Haves 9. T h e Show Boy" March Hurf

10. "S ta r Spangled Banner Damroch v

Town Topics A bridal shower was given Friday

evening for Ilene Morgan a t the home of her pa ren t s on River St. A good t ime was enjoyed by alL She received

Grand Opera Presents "Rosalie" Next Week

Sta r t ing next Monday the G r a n d Rapids Municipal Opera wiU offer its four th product ion with S 'gmund R o m -oerg's and George Gershwin's musical comedy. "Rosalie." Performances will be giveti each evening except Sunday , witn Sa tu rday and Sunday mat inees .

Marie Nash. Broadway musical com-edy star , has txen engaged for the t i -tle role, with Ray English, sensat ional young danoer . taking the pa r t of Bill Delroy. The sett ings for -Rosalie." musical play, are at West Point a n d the story is about a cadet who falls In love with t he Princess of Roman za

Robin Hood' con t ln j e s to draw c i - ' pacity crowds this week, with Mari ta ' Farell . Metropoli tan Opera s tar , play-ing the role of Maid Marian. Tickets may be obtained by writing the G r a n d Rapids Municipal Box Office, c / o Herpolsheimers. Grand Rapids .Mlchi-

Miss J o a n n e Bettes re turned home Monday n ight a f t e r spending th ree weeks as Counselor a t Camp Knigh t of the Fines, Cheboygan. Michigan, summer camp for t he Methodist Chi l -dren ' s Village. She spent last weekend a t Mackir.ac Island and Traverse City.

Mr. ant* Mrs. William Keifer spent t he weexend visiting Mr. and Mrs. George Albee. T h e Kei fers were m a r -ried in St. Louis. Mo., on July 9. a n d will make their home in Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Luke Woldring «re spending a week's vacat ion a t a n o r -the rn lake. They will r e tu rn to Spa r -ta Friday evening.

The present address of Fred S ted-m a n is Rank A S.. Co. 1400. U. S. Tra in ing Sta t ion. G r e a t Lakes. 111.

Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k Schreiber. daughte rs Joyce and Margare t of G r a n d Rapids were guests Sunday of Mrs. F M. Holm-s.

Mrs. Olga Leary of G r a n d Rapids visited her sister. Mrs. B a r t h Carlson. S u n d a y .

Rev. and Mrs. C. W K. Mills, daugh-ter Gloria. Marian Harpe r and Mrs. Hughes Powell spent Sa tu rday at M a r -ana tha .

Mrs. Harry Luton and little J a n e • spen t a week a t the R. M. Shivel cot-

tage. Silver Lake. Mr. and Mrs. O r m Johnson spent Sunday there and were guests for dinner .

Miss Ethelyn Johnson has re turned to her work a t Lawrenceberg. Indiana, a f t e r p e n d i n g her vacation with her parents .

LIrs. N. G a u t has re turned f rom G r a n d Rap.ut a f t e r spending a week with her daughter . Mrs. Charles Saur .

Edward Harper, manage r of the A. <St P store. Is spending a few days in Lansing this week. He will likely play a good bit of golf while there .

Mrs Mary Boros has received word f rom her son. Andy, t ha t he has a r -rived in England.

Pfc . Forest K Trace of Camp Jos

Sparta Dentist To Report For

Dutv Aueust 1 » V

Dr. Char les H. Bromley of Spar ta has received orders f rom the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, navy depar t -ment. Washington. D. C., t o report Tor active duty to the Norfolk Navy Yard. Por tmouth . Va., on August 1.

He was commissioned In t he Naval Reserve last September with the rank of L ieu tenant <J.f >. Denta l Corps.

Dr. Bromley has practiced in Spar ta since 1937. having received his Doc-tor's degree in Dental Surgery f rom the University of Michigan t h a t year He Is marr ied to the fo rmer J e a n Brace of Spar ta . The Bromie ; s have one son, Dennis.

He has been active in t he Chamber of Commerce, the Public Library, the Methodist church, the Masonic lod*e. and o ther organizations in town. He is also associated with the K e n t Coun-ty Heal th Depar tment , besides being a member of several denta l societies.

NUMBER 28 FORMER K E N T

CITY MINISTER NOW CAPTAIN

Kent City Methodis ts were pleased recently upon receiving word tha t their former pastor . Rev. Robert Trenery. has recently been promoted from the

gan an dressed envelope. T h e scale of prices are $2 40. $180 and $130. Including tax. T h e Sa tu rday and Sunday m a t -inee prices a r e $1J f i . including tax. for reserved seats, and 60c for unre -served seats .

1 Robinson spent six days visiting his sister, Mrs. John Nieboer.

Miss Helen Anderson of Saginaw is the guest of Mrs E' Phil Brads t rum

Mrs*. Mln a Bright and daughter , Mrs. Russell Ft)'wood of O r a n d R-ip-— .... . . — . . u i u i i - » u s . nuvsn i r o ' w o o a oi u r a n a K-ip-

* n and enclosing a stamped, s e l f - ad -^ ids . drove to Breckenrldge Tuesday to Irciu-rt pnvplnrw TTw i m U nf r »«__ , . ' a t t end the funera l of a cousin. Mrs

George Hun toon Mr and Mrs Walter Shook are the

proud parents of a son. J ack Lee. born Ju ly 12 a t But te r worth hospital. Mrs. Shook is the former Helen Lundquist

Mrs. E. G. Anderson C.of C. Guest Speake M b . E G. Anderson was ' h e guest

speaker a t last Friday 's Chamber of Commerce meet ing which was held i t the Bel les Tower.

Mrs. Anderson. >\ io was a delega. to the Nat ional Republican Conventlo in Chicago, gave a most In t e res talk covering t he convention. spoke of the f ine reception tendered t he delegates and covered many othei Interest ing fea tu res of the convention

Reports were received f rom t h e air por t and f inance commlteees. T h airport p lans were f i rs t developed b; Staff Off icer Leon D. Parker durin, his t e rm of off ice as president of th Chamber . • *

T h e group of more than 30 great);, enjoyed the hamburger f ry and t n p rogram in general .

Bailey Sergeant Rests After Fifty Missi

T / S g t . Carl M. Carlson. 21, son of Gus t Carlson. Bailey, has informed : Is f a t h e r t ha t he is In a rest camp in Egypt a f t e r having completed f i f ty missions in various battle areas.

I n d u c e d in October, 1942, be t r a in -ed in Michigan. Texas, Florida. Colo-rado and Louisiana and went overseas last December. He has been in air bat t les over I ta ly and Corsica.

He recently sent his fa ther a "cer t i -f icate of pi lgr image" f rom the guard-ian and superior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

ENGLISHVILLE SCHOOL TO HOLD REUNION ON JULY 23

Long Lake County Park will be the scene of the Englishvllle school re-union on Sunday, Ju ly 23. All former teachers and pupils a re urged to a t -tend.

Conklin Friends Help To Celebrate Birthday A group of twenty-five m e t at t he

home of Mr. and Mrs. J o h n S e l m m last Wednesday. July 12. for the a n -nual b i r thday party which has be-n held for the past twenty-seven years.

During the af ternoon the t ime was spent looking over the snapshots of earlier days Several p ic tures were shown which were taken a t the f i rs t party which was held in 1917.

Gif t s were distributed dur ing the day and pictures taken of the honored guests. A bountiful chicken dinner was served and plans m a d e to hold the next meeting at the h o m e of Mrs. Virgil Gilbert .

Among those present were Mr and Mrs. Ed Arends and daughters . Mrs. Johnston and daughter of Muskegon. MJSS Nellie VanDyke, Mrs Lloyd Ar-ends and children. Mrs. Chas . Arends and children, Mrs. S t rohm, Mrs J e r -ome Arends and children. Mrs. Virgil Gilbert and daughters and Mrs. Jul ius Nussdorfer. Mrs Selman. besides ob-serving a birthday, also received con-gratulat ions on her 37th wedding a n -niversary.

/ SPARTA P. T A. OFFICERS

»*resid?nt, Mrs Edward Harpe r ; sec-retary. Mrs. C. W K. Mills: t reasurer , "ra. Clyde Brooks; teacher vice-pres., rs . Sa rah Lee Clinghan; f a t h e r vice-

ires.. Chestc • Amburgey: his tor ian, rogram. Mrs W. H D e H a r t ; mem-ership, Mrs SantoW Deyo; hospital-

ity. Mrs. Theodore Baker ; publicity, "ack Davis; adul t education, Mr*. Geo >yers ; PTA Magazine. Sirs. Clare

wney; safe ty . Mrs. L. D Bradford : ilth, Mrs. Kenne th Lockard; room ither. Mrs. Vernon b lack ; welfare.

Joe Brooks; budget and f inance, ter Amburgey.

Grand Haven Is Mecca For Thousands of Summer Tourists

Sand Dunes. Cottages and Beaches Lure Resort ers From Wide Area

CAPT. TRENERV

rank of First L ieu tenant to tha t of Captain.

While in Ken t City he also served the Casnovia Methodis t church. Capt Trenery resigned f rom his pastorate shortly following Pear l Harbor and a t -tended the school for chaplains a t Boston.

He is now s ta t ioned with Mrs lYen-ery at Key Army Air Field. Meridian. Miss

v

E N G L I S H V I L L E The English family reunion was

held Sunday a t Half Moon Lake and was well a t t ended , only ten who * ere not there.

The reunion of the Engllshville school will be held this coming Sunday at Long Lake

Mrs. Coral Babcock visited her sis-ter. Mr*. Pea r j Roup, in her new home at 1238 Diamond N E , Grand Rapids.

Oeorge Kenney came home from the hospital where he has been since Ihe fire.

Monday evening. Mrs. Ardith Bao-cock had some cousins from Illinois call.

Mrs. Winnie E r h a r t spent Wednes-day in Conklin.

By the I t s vacation time in Michigan and

j t h i s year, owing to restricted travel j regulations, thousands of Michigan residents are re-exploring the resort possibilities and advantages within the i r own s ta te

Many of these people for years have traveled thousands of miles to widely advert ised resort areas f rom New York to t he Pacific and from the Gulf s ta tes to Canada Many for the first t ime are beginning to realize t h a t within t he boundar ies of their own native s ta te are to be found vacation areas of matchless beauty.

Accessible to most of us are sand dunes which have already intrigued ar t i s t s of na t ional renown, hilltop cot-tages occupied for half % century by residents of bordering states, and a white sand beach unexcelled for clean-liness and camping facilities. . How many people of th i s immediate vicinity have ever taken the time to visit our nearby nationally known s u m -mer resort a t Grand Haven? Here's a .spot which requires a t r ip of only forty mtles t ha t can be made under present driving regulat ions in an hour on paved roads.

If you are among those who have never seemed to be able to break away for a few days to relax in this "million do ' l a r " vacation atmosphere, drive ov-er som< v'eekend to Grand Haven. You don ' t have to be a millionaire to enjoy

(i ts matchless beauty and comfort You will be surprised to find how

much fun and recreation you will have I and how far your vacation dollars will .spread

By driving west to the Walker Road, then south to the town-line road and again west to Highway US16 through Coopersville and Spring Lake, there is pavement all t he way to Grand Haven

Real Beauty Here We have been making th is t r ip for

the past twelve years and each visit has deeply impressed us. We've seen the beauty spots of countless states, but we adm. t t h a t the resort area of Wesle-n Michigan, particularly Grand Haven, its ad j acen t Highland Park and t he S ta te Park are a combination ha rd to beat.

You begin to absorb this fine atmo?-phere when approaching Spring Ijt<e.

Editor

GARDEN CLUB MET ON BETTES HILL

PARKER HOME ON FURLOUGH

FliKht Off icer Leon D. Pa rke r sur-ised his many fr iends by coming

ome for a few days fu r lough this week, accompanied by his wife and "laughter.

During the pas t few m o n t h s Officer irker has been undergoing very cx-nsive t raining. Two m o n t h s were

p e n t a t Bowman Field. Louisville, inhere he was taught to f ire every gun -sed in t he air service.

He also spent several m o n t h s at Shepard Field, and Lovett. Texas, for basic flying training and n ight and [day glider flying.

His next s ta t ion will be Maxton, N. C.

Mrs. Walter E. Bloomer, cha i rman ably assisted by Mr. Bloomer. Mr. and Mrs Allen Yerks a n d Mrs. Thomas Chaoman. en te r t a ined thirty members and guests o ' the Spa r t a Garden Club on Be ties Hill Monday evening for the annua l midsummer picnic.

Invocation was given by Rev. Chas W. K. Mills and a cooperative supper enjoyed with Mr Bloomer in charge of the outdoor grill.

Following a shor t business session during which t ime Mrs. Norman Brad-ford and Allen Yerks were voted into membership, the g roup was enter ta in-ed by the th ree Sobie sisters, a very interesting trio who play both secular and sacred music a n d song.

The August mee t ing will be in charge of Mrs Glenn Abbott.

PICNIC P L A N N E D

The Neighbors Club south of Spar -ta met at the home of Helen Braford. There were n ine teen members and four visitors present . P lans were made for a picnic to be held a t Long Lake on Thursday, Ju ly 20. The next meet -ing will be held on August 10 at Sally Taylor 's residence.

Nieboers Open Home For Wedding Saturday A pre t ty wedding was solemnized at

t he h o m e of Mr and Mrs. John Nie-boer. Sa tu rday . July i5 a t eight o'clock in t he evening. Miss Hele.i ChernUs. daugh t e r of Vincent A. Cherniss of Cleveland, was united In marr iage lo Phi l ip M. Trace , also of Cleveland. Rev. R ichard C. Swogger officiated

T h e bridal par ty stood before an a l -tar decorated with while flowers and tapers ar ranged by Mrs. E. Phil Brad-s t r u m . The bride wore a street length dress of white crepe with matching accessories and had a corsage of gar-denias.

Mrs. Nieboer. matron of honor, was a t t i r ed in a s treet length dress of or-chid silk, with matching accessories and wore a corsage of yellow roses. Pfc. Fores t K . Trace, now stationed In Arkansas , a t t ended his brother as best man . T h e groom's mother wore a blue silk dress with white accesories and had a corsage of pink roses.

Immediate ly following the ceremony a reception was held for 25 guests Mr. and Mrs. Trace will spend a week :.n Spa r t a , a f t e r which they will r e tu rn to Cleveland where they will make the i r home.

K E N I C i I Y N k W S LIBRARY NOTES

Now we have the book "Return to the Fu ture . " by Slgrld Undset.

When the G e r m a n s invaded Norway in 1940 Madame Undset had to flee to Sweden, to Russia, across the 8oviet Union and t he Pacific Ocean to Am-erica. I t is t he full story of what t r ip which she tells In this book, with her observations along the way in Swe-den. in Russia, and tn J a p a n

Well worth reading for the insight it gives us of the inward reality of those countr ies in this time of great crisis.

Having trouble with your garden? Our new book. "10.000 Oarden Ques-t ions Answered by Experts" could, no doubt H*1N VAU .-AIT

SISTERS SPONSOR PARTY FOR MRS. MARTIN D E N H O F

Fr iends and relatives ga thered last Sa tu rday night a t the Denhof f a r m

' i n Chester township to celebrate the b i r thday of Mrs M. Denhof . She was t aken completely by surpr ise when

she returned home f rom shopping in S p a r t a to find her house full of guests. Included in the par ty were four gen-erat ions . Mrs Frances May. Mrs Rob-er t Anderson and daugh te r J a n e t of G r a n d Rapids, a n d Mr* Denhof. Kt-te r the presentat ion of gift*, dancing, singing and card playing were en-Joyed.

CCC WHEAT LOAN R A T E i N C R e . A j > t i i

Mrs F Mrs. C. W. Fulkerson, Correspondent—Phone 27ui

H Short* spent the weekend j drove to Muskegon Sunday and called nother and o th- r o n M f ^ ^ R u ^ n K ^ i a ^

Kelly Nash of Big Creek. California ' nea r Fresno) rc -en t ly underwent an operation for kidney s tone in a Fresno hospital. He is rapidly recovering un -der the eff ic ient care of his wife, the former Doria Montgomery .

T h e John V. and Andrew Johnson Iamilies held the i r a n n u a l picnic d in-ner at Long Lake Pa rk Sundav. about forty being present .

Troopers Roy Coll ins and Oscar Ber-Rockford post enjoyed a

chicken d inner a t t h e home of Mr and Mrs Charles Collins Sunday.

July IS — July 20 July 20 July 20 July 31 July 21 July 22 July 22 July 22 Ju ly 23 July 23 July 22

• Somewhere July Ti July 24 July 26 Ju ly 25 S Ju ly

Norman Wezton .Walter Weston

Frederick Davenpor t Darlcne Reister

David Allison ... The lma J a n e Town*

Mia* Johnson _ Miss Arlene Johnson ... Miss Rlaine Johnson - Miss Arlene Johnson

M r s Norman Weator. ... P fc . Marlon Denhof In New Guinea i

-Albert M Hale. Sr. — V e r y l Davenpor t

Madeline B Nieboer , Sgt Howard Rowland

Mrs Cha* Af ton , J r .

Ju ly 26 Mrs Willard Hoakins July 27 Jack Hoben

• 86 years old) July » Fred Stedman. A S July 29 Mrs Daphne Andree July 30 Myr t le Fogleson July 20 Stanley Lang July 30 Mr* Cha* Afton. Sr July 21 .. Beveny Kay Schroeder

- ~ Mia* Joan Blonn 4 _ Sandra Jean Afton

Aug. 4 „ . . Wayne VanNat ter Aug 1 Tterry Allen Afton Aug 12 Mrs Bertha Berry Aug. 14 Corp. D a > Lowns Aug 22 _ „ Jack Mof ia t t At»f 3? Mis* Betty Coalter Aug 27 I r r t ng Berry

always and eapx-ially •»» IbHi M theee men along wtth • e efcarge t m r UMa

T h e " cents a bushel increase in ioan ' r a tes on 1944 crop wheat , announced several days ago by the War Food Ad- j minis t ra t ion, mean* tha t K e n t County j f a r m e r s can get loans of 6145 a bushel on acceptable wheal which they *tore on their farm*. John McCabe. Ken t County AAA Chai rman , said thi* week. T n e ra te previously announced for loans made in K e n t County was $133 a bushel.

Mr McCabe said t ha t because of cu r ren t price*, and also the general lack of commercial s to rage facilities, hi* office expect* to receive a large n u m b e r of requests for loan* on year '* wheat crop.

LEGION POST' ELECTS OFFICERS

T h e Rudolph T Leks t rum Pott No 107. Amercian Legion, held the i r a n -nual elect,on July 13. a n d the follow-ing officers were elected

Post Commander , F rank Holmqulst; 1st Vice-Commander. F r a n k J Oillett! 2nd Vice -Co m mander , Roy Walt*; Ad-j u t a n t . Otis C h a p m a n . F inance Off l -<XT- D J Moore; Chapla in . Clarence Vandermeer : Sgt -a t -Arm*. Harald H a m m e r . Service Off icer , Wilfred Cumings.

Note—The Legion meets on tha first and third Thursday of trarh

with her mother and other relat ives in Lyons.

Mr and Mrs. Walter Shook of Grand Rapids announce the bir th of a son. Jack Leigh, a t But terworth hospital on Wednesday. June 12. Mrs Shook is the former Helen Lundqulst of Ken t City.

Mr and Mrs. Donald Peterson had as dinner gu*»ts Wednesday evening. Corp and Mrs Wayne Moore, now of Salt Lake City, who are on a "urlough, but expecting to re turn to U t a h the f i rs t of t he week.

Ralph Edwards, who owned the por-tion of the former Bowhall f a r m which had not been sold previously, h a s sold it to George Murray. J r - of Bailey. I r _ wno will take possession a f t e r tne crop* are harvested.

Mr Evankovich is here f rom Chi-cago to be with his wife, who ha* been ill for several weeks a t the home of her brother , Ed Mrs. £» -ankovuh ' t h e former Carr ie Jackson) is failing rapidly with no hope for her recovery.

Mrs Minnie Nelson had t he misfor-tune to fall Tuesday and break her left arm.

Mr and Mrs D m a i d Soerheide and children of Perrysburg spent last week end with their parents. Mr and Mrs Frank 8oerhelde The i r daugh te r .

Kent City Girl Enters nation-wide Contest

Wiimine Baehre . Kent City, is n u m -bered among two youths who have en-rolled in the four th annua l National Jun io r Vegetable Growers" Association $6,000 product ion and market ing con-test. Prof . G r a n t B. Snyder, of Massa-chuse t t s S ta t e College, advisory chair-man of the organization, announces.

Miss Baehre will compete for a $500 na t iona l championship, a $200 regional award, t en $1C0 sectional scholarships and two $25 war bonds provided the association by t he Great Atlantic and Paci f ic Tea Company. Prof Snyder said T h e winners will be decided on the basis of t he ef for ts made by the con tes tan t s on studies of vegetable product ion and market ing methods, their vegetable projects and their communi ty activities.

Here Is a beautiful spot with i ts golf course, sailboats and cruisers, *nd lovely estates which border the l i k e We always stop at the village park , which is always filled with visiUng tourists. I t is a sort of friendly oasis to t he larger and more varied f e a t u r e s of the nearby resort a rea across G r a n d River

The approach to Grand H a v e n Is also fascinat ing. There is always t h e likelihood of being held up by d r a w -bridges to let the boats go by. In l and folks like such Incidents. : .

G r a n d Haven has made considerable progress within recent years. T * v municipal buildings, both admin i s t r a -tive a n d hospital and Its parks. a?e archi tectural ly correct and reflect Con-siderable credit to Its citizenship.

We missed, of course, the Escanaba . which h a s been destroyed in ba t t le . There is, however, another government ship a t the dock, which, along with the coa^t guard buildings and m a n e u -vers. a t t r a c t the Interest of visitors.

Upon approaching the state park you pass a new American Legion building which is a handsome s t r u c - . ture and speaks well for the leadersh ip of the local Post.

T h e S ta te Park, according to Ed Mor:e. director, dr^w 42.000 people dur ing the 4th of July holiday a n d this pas t Sunday 14.000 visitors Tl ie Gvpl is constantly packed with t r a i l -ers. mostly with Michigan license plates. The public address system, recently installed, keeps the campe r s informed regarding regulat ions a n d the incoming and outgoing trai lers.

T h e shelter house is a popular mee t -ing place for the resorters. If you hang a round long enough you are -,ure to meet some of your f r i ends T h e construct ion of this building was a real contribution upon the pa r t of the S t a t e Depar tment of Conservat ion for the pleasure and convenience of park visitors. Whatever Its cost It was a worthwhile investment.

Morw From Spar ta Mr. Morse, who once lived In t he vi-

cinity t-.f Lime Lake, near Spar ta , h a n -dles these vast throngs with a p p a r e n t ease. He aeems to unders tand t h e mood of t he camper and has es tab l i sh-ed a record as a capable super in tend-ent . For 17 years he has supervised the a f fa i r* of the park.

His assis tant* are Wm. Plumb, who has a record of 14 j e a r s cont inuous service, and Fred Borchers I t Is a l -most miraculous the way these j i e n handle t h e huge crowds, prevent acci-dents. and control things in genera l .

At n igh t time the thousands of twinkling lights from the cottage a r e a in Highland Park indicates well filled cottages. Many of the cottages i r e owned by residents of bordering s ta tes who have made the annua l t rek to Michigan for many years.

None of them probably d r eamed years ago of the progress which would be made in fu tu re years.

I t must be Interesting for t he old-t imers who still are able to come, to note t he changes which have been made to sat isfy the whim* of vaca-t ioners

Wha t Next? T h e f i r s t va atloners were probably

Ind ians who f . me in canoes. La te r we had t he covered wagons, followed by automobiles, and now the trai lers , h o m e - m a d e and commercial.

I t is no t too early to dream of f u t u r e t r anspor ta t ion which will undoubtedly be in t he form of mammoth airplantts. With proper airport facilities G r a n d Haven and other Western Michigan resorts can expect thousands of t o u r -ists to d rop in almost overnight f r o m such places which formerly required days and weeks of traveling.

I t is not unreasonable to expect t h a t the coming years will bring us house trai lers on wings or even "pa ra t roop-e r" touris ts who will drop out of t he sky f rom glider planes, r ight Into your back yard W h o e v e r t he changes, we hope to live long enough to see at leas t some of them.

G r a n d Haven, you're in the spo t -light now. Keep on the beam! Big-ger. br ighter , happier and more p ros -perous days are ahead!

Gawp Lake Jifa Lines R e p o r t e d by MRS CLARENCE COOK

MfcCh P a r l - : teU u* t he f u h are biting good ? calteri of the in the south end now, a t B roman ' a

C h ^ S Chris Arndt had to cut her va-a^d f S m i i T™** c * " 0 0 h C T * due to the Ulne** of

f n VanderMeer and her sister, who lives in Orand Rapid* family. Mr and Mr*. Seth Streeter Mr and Mrs Joe Brooks were S u £ w h o

J < * " n e OUlette. day caile.* of the Arthur Cook*. Miss Ann. remained here and spent ' t h e past two weeks* r e t u n ^ , * l r S ^* r a n k J i r - B a y " and son J immy

— w u , M i v . ^ . *TQ ~ f e o r 8 * , p r n t 8a turdav cottage, the Small Fry "

Holdeen Ten" of o ! s

P a r k Congregat ional church a t an aL-' y Bel- aay d inner and supper par ty at the

or. tne Melvin B a r r e t t family Sunday Mr* H Carriek Mr and Mr*. Char les Saur of Orand Mrs Ivan Essex and .small son of

"£eemcj,

Id," <By Caral Holme*-Kart*i

Bonner Mrs Gussie Mansfield and Mr. and

Mrs Wm Bolthouae. Jr . . joined Mr and Mrs. Wm. Bolthouae. Sr . for a picnic dinner a t John Bail Park Sun-day

Mr and Mrs Charles Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs Joe Montgomery

ICE CREAM SOCIAL FRIDAY EVENING. JULY 21

a t t he CHALMERS M H O O i .

Sponsored by the r . T . A .

The school I* located opposite Fonger * the Pviiion store. Algoma Township

N C l a U l 4 S P C n t ^ ° r * ™ 1 Clyde Bradl<*v 'cot tage i e - B ^ n J ! N S ^ * ^ *"** t * 0 i £ l i d r e n o r S p r i n g

Bonnie Nook were la*t Thur sday evening caller* a ; J 1 m u e h n ^ w * K> be had ihe Clarence Cook home

2 ? ^ o u * w l w * Mr and Mrs Paui Watkin* and chil-^ cher r t r , d r m of Spar ta were Friday supper

; ^ " ° \ * b f n d Orand Rapid* gu«*ts of Mr and Mrs Clarence Coos 5 2 2 ^ n * h t * l M l ' d r r d *«*eraoll ha* received word

» !£?* ° l e>' f* 0 ® her husband . Pvt Clinton Inger-enterlained a t j O r a n d Rapid*

the O u r ' Theatre in soU^that he is now ao^tewhere ic Eng-

Too suddenly the green beans were r ipe T h e yellow Deans were ready to pick, the re were peas in the ga rden and a kind person brought us gorgeous cherries We canned "like mad" be-cause th i s was vacation week. P a c k -s&tz. ci food Intc the looker use next winter unti l I actually fel t like a squirrel .

O n the same day we packed a n d l e f t with our tent for a few days on t he beach. T h e fact tha t we are only forty miles f rom such a vacation spot sounds like a luxury to people who live far in land. The sand is dry. the sun •« the blue sky Is cloudless, the air is delicious, the water is cold! Walking on the pier, where it is ac -tually chilly, we meet people f r o m Chicago and a man f rom St Loois who is f ishing f i f ty feet deep with a line rigged up on a trolley He lets us pull in some fish and gives us some perch for dinner .

We were Ured when we arrived, b u t a f t e r a day and a night we are com-pletely relaxed and contented, living in shor t s and bathing suit* and e a t -ing enormously

Camping today is deluxe Your t e n t has electric light*, an electric stove, an electric toaster, an iron, and rad io and food keeps cold In the ice box You live easily, outdoors almost con-s tant ly . A sani tar ium built on t h e beach would be ideal for weary people

My one d r a m for the fu tu re la a ittUe cement summer cottage built on the beech vary doge lo Lake