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G. A. KIRSCiiKS Vol. 78 No. . UP 8-31 11 Pincltney, Michigan — Wedneiday. July 12, 1961 Singh CopyJOc History of Hell Recorded Many Industrial Ventures Engaged Now that Hell actually op- years on the uew official road map of Michigan many people are asking, again, how did" the town get that name ? The tales have been many and varied but "it was just one of those things/* It is no secret that today, as in the early days, many residents are very unhappy about the name. There are those who enjoy the humorous publicity and whether they are residents or tourists, seeking the novel place to live or to visit, would not change the name for any- thing. Long before Hell appeared on the map it was making the headlines across the country; a very cold day in Hell or a heat- wave would bring reports of the temperature there as compared ,to other localities. Back in the early thirties Postmaster W. C. Miller at Pinckney received numerous re- quests from stamp and post- mark collectors for cancella- tions, there being no post office in Hell and Pinckney being the nearest office, barely three miles away. Requests last year for a post- al substation in Hell went forth to Congressman Charles Cham- berlain who took up the matter with then Postmaster General Summerfield — hopes and pub- licity ran high but as to date, no action. (Many are of the opinion the post office depart- ment is over-looking a terrific source of revenue here.) The other stories, notwith- standing, the naming of Hell was an error long regretted by the man responsible for it — the man who most loved and buih the scenic and busy little community many yean a§o — Squire George Reeves. Hit choice and fond mm for the Mil just as today's Hi-Land Lake. More dun one hundred twenty-five years ago George Reeves came to Michigan from New York state with the flow of irestward migration. He came via the Erie Canal in 1837 just about the time Prof. Wil- liam Kirtland of Utica, N. Y. had finished platting the village of Pinckney. He (Reeves) and a partner by the name of Minot opened a store in one of Kirt- land's buildings, and operated it until 1841 when Reeves took over the interests of Solomon & Bignall in the large saw mill on Portage Creek or Hell Creek. At the same time he ac- quired about a 1000 acres of land along the creek and soon built a flour mill and a distil- lery, damming up the creek for power. The three industries flourished for years. Soon after erecting the flour mill, the story goes, Reevjs built a general store near his farm which by this time had seven houses occupied by peo- ple who worked for him and a district school which was to have as many as 70 pupils at one time. The work of build- ing the village practically com- pleted, Reeves was sitting one day with a group of friends in the general store when some- one asked him, "What are you going to name your town T He hastily replied. I don't care. call it Hell if you want to." The name stuck from that mo- ment on. All efforts to claim Reevesville' or Reeves Mill as official names faded and Hefl it remains to this day. It is said that George Reeves regretted his levity to his dying day. Outsiders always used the name in derision, though the ad- verse publicity did not seem to hinder progress and business in the community. flour atift reported* over 100 hands of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fill- more of Pleasant Ridge an- daughter Carolyn, fo" William Fredrick of Ann Arbor. His parents arc Dr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Fredrick of Detroit. The hridc-clcct is the home economics teacher at Pinckney High School. Her fiance will be graduated from the University of Michi- gan in August. He will attend the University next year to get his Masters degree in Physics. The couple is planning an August 26 wedding m Detroit. Set Fluoride flow- a day. fcere was I wheat avaiabfc HUM seeded at i (Cantmmdm tack p*fe) August 4 - 1 5 August 4th through 15th, in- clusive, have been announced as the dates for the annual Topical Fluoride Program to be conducted at the Pinckney Ele- mentary school. Individual ap- pointment cards will be mailed to each person who has made reservations and payments. This notice is made early in order to give those who may plan to be away on vacation on those dates the opportunity to make ar-, rangements to receive the treat- ments at other clinics in the county. Those unable to attend the local clinic on the above dates should notify chairman Mrs. Robert Amburgey, 235 W. Main, Pinckney, UP 8-3425. ANENT CIVIL WAR Mrs. Maurice Darrow has in her possession a New Testa- ment which was found by her great-uncle, John A. Smith of Ann Arbor, on the Wilderness March May 10, 1864. The tiny volume is leather-bound with gilt-edged pages, and in excel* lent condition. It has been preserved by the finder's sister, Mrs. Rachel Smith Benham, by the William Benham's, and by its present owner. Cadet Richard Wylie of West Point is currently in Europe on a six-week visit. Four weeks are to be spent in Army cadet train- ing in Germany and two weeks in touring points of interest which wifl include Paris. He is expected home by his parents, the K. A. Wyties about the mid- dle of August. Mrs. Leota Barrett » report- ed seriously ill at a Rim hos- pital. Babe Ruth Team Beats Saline 4-0 The Pinckney Bahc Ruth Tciim which is coached by Don dihson and Wesley Reader de- feated the hard-to-hcat Saline Bahc Ruthcrs there last Wednesday. 4-0. Jim Barker was the winning pitcher, allow- ing only 2 hits in the 7 innings and only 2 halls to he hit out of the infield. Catcher (iary Henry threw out five men from behind the The local team had six TilRT the longest being a triple which cept Iftc rorrrwr tripjiR^Fatuf feH before reaching home plate. On Monday of this week the team played Saline there with the final score not available by press time. They will host Clinton today St. Mary's Homecoming I's July 30 Plans for the forthcoming annual Homecoming at St. Mary's church are being made by Chairman Mrs. John Mc- Millan of Rush Lake and her assistants, Mrs. Otto Schancr and Mrs. Frances C rudder. Sunday, July 30 has been set as the date for the event which is expected to attract about 2000 visitors for the day. The traditional roast beef dinner will be served family *tyJe—in_tbe parish—haJf j&nd games, booths and other attrac- tions will abound on the Mrs. Harvey Garr has been named publicity and ticket -chairman. and visit Clinton on Monday, July 17. Howell- Thornton Vows Spoken Saturday Evening Miss Carol Ann Howell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vir- gil Howell, and Edsel R. Thorn- ton spoke their marriage vows at seven o'clock Saturday eve* ning, July 8, at the Community Congregational church. The Reverend Leroy Cabbage of Milan officiated. The parents of the bride- groom ace Mr. and Mrs. Ray F. Thornton of Dexter. For her wedding Carol chose a gown of siflt organza over satin, floor length, withachapd train. Fashioned with a cross- draped bodice, the gown had a bateau neckline and a fufl side- swept skirt accented with or- ganza roses ninriint down the front insert of the skirt. A ss* organza rose held her vet) of French illusion. She carried a bouquet of red and while rotes aad stephaaotr* Zant of Livonia and Mrs. Eu- gene Thornton of Tecumseh. The three attendants wore iden- tical gowns of pale blue organ- za over taffeta and carried matching bouquets. Eugene A. Thornton of Te- cumseh served as his brother's best man. The ushers were Paul Howell, brother of the bride, and Walter Thornton, brother of the Little Miss Sue Ann Wunter of Ann Arbor was the flower pit A reception at Pilgrim Haft The ncwtywtdi left lor a week's iwitMwg trip m northern The flew Mrs. Thornton is a Miis Gai Gustafsoa was the j maid of hoflor aad the brides-, maids were Miss Sandra Vat; ff V f 1 Mr. Thomas is a graduate of Dexter H£i school

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G. A. KIRSCiiKS

Vol. 78 No. . UP 8-3111 Pincltney, Michigan — Wedneiday. July 12, 1961 Singh CopyJOc

History of Hell RecordedMany Industrial Ventures

Engaged

Now that Hell actually op-years on the uew official roadmap of Michigan many peopleare asking, again, how did" thetown get that name ? The taleshave been many and varied but"it was just one of those things/*It is no secret that today, as inthe early days, many residentsare very unhappy about thename. There are those whoenjoy the humorous publicityand whether they are residentsor tourists, seeking the novelplace to live or to visit, wouldnot change the name for any-thing.

Long before Hell appearedon the map it was making theheadlines across the country; avery cold day in Hell or a heat-wave would bring reports of thetemperature there as compared

,to other localities.Back in the early thirties

Postmaster W. C. Miller atPinckney received numerous re-quests from stamp and post-mark collectors for cancella-tions, there being no post officein Hell and Pinckney being thenearest office, barely threemiles away.

Requests last year for a post-al substation in Hell went forthto Congressman Charles Cham-berlain who took up the matterwith then Postmaster GeneralSummerfield — hopes and pub-licity ran high but as to date,no action. (Many are of theopinion the post office depart-ment is over-looking a terrificsource of revenue here.)

The other stories, notwith-standing, the naming of Hellwas an error long regretted bythe man responsible for it —the man who most loved andbuih the scenic and busy littlecommunity many yean a§o —Squire George Reeves. Hitchoice and fond mm for the

Miljust as today'sHi-Land Lake.

More dun one hundred

twenty-five years ago GeorgeReeves came to Michigan fromNew York state with the flowof irestward migration. Hecame via the Erie Canal in 1837just about the time Prof. Wil-liam Kirtland of Utica, N. Y.had finished platting the villageof Pinckney. He (Reeves) anda partner by the name of Minotopened a store in one of Kirt-land's buildings, and operated ituntil 1841 when Reeves tookover the interests of Solomon& Bignall in the large saw millon Portage Creek or HellCreek. At the same time he ac-quired about a 1000 acres ofland along the creek and soonbuilt a flour mill and a distil-lery, damming up the creek forpower. The three industriesflourished for years.

Soon after erecting the flourmill, the story goes, Reevjsbuilt a general store near hisfarm which by this time hadseven houses occupied by peo-ple who worked for him and adistrict school which was tohave as many as 70 pupils atone time. The work of build-ing the village practically com-pleted, Reeves was sitting oneday with a group of friends inthe general store when some-one asked him, "What are yougoing to name your town T Hehastily replied. I don't care.call it Hell if you want to."The name stuck from that mo-ment on. All efforts to claimReevesville' or Reeves Mill asofficial names faded and Heflit remains to this day.

It is said that George Reevesregretted his levity to his dyingday. Outsiders always used thename in derision, though the ad-verse publicity did not seem tohinder progress and business inthe community.

flour atift reported*over 100 hands of

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fill-more of Pleasant Ridge an-

daughter Carolyn, fo" WilliamFredrick of Ann Arbor. Hisparents arc Dr. and Mrs. Wil-liam Fredrick of Detroit.

The hridc-clcct is the homeeconomics teacher at PinckneyHigh School.

Her fiance will be graduatedfrom the University of Michi-gan in August. He will attendthe University next year to gethis Masters degree in Physics.

The couple is planning anAugust 26 wedding m Detroit.

Set Fluoride

flow- a day. fcere wasI wheat avaiabfc HUM seeded ati (Cantmmdm tack p*fe)

August 4-15August 4th through 15th, in-

clusive, have been announcedas the dates for the annualTopical Fluoride Program to beconducted at the Pinckney Ele-mentary school. Individual ap-pointment cards will be mailedto each person who has madereservations and payments. Thisnotice is made early in order togive those who may plan to beaway on vacation on those datesthe opportunity to make ar-,rangements to receive the treat-ments at other clinics in thecounty.

Those unable to attend thelocal clinic on the above datesshould notify chairman Mrs.Robert Amburgey, 235 W.Main, Pinckney, UP 8-3425.

ANENT CIVIL WARMrs. Maurice Darrow has in

her possession a New Testa-ment which was found by hergreat-uncle, John A. Smith ofAnn Arbor, on the WildernessMarch May 10, 1864. The tinyvolume is leather-bound withgilt-edged pages, and in excel*lent condition. It has beenpreserved by the finder's sister,Mrs. Rachel Smith Benham, bythe William Benham's, and byits present owner.

Cadet Richard Wylie of WestPoint is currently in Europe ona six-week visit. Four weeks areto be spent in Army cadet train-ing in Germany and two weeksin touring points of interestwhich wifl include Paris. He isexpected home by his parents,the K. A. Wyties about the mid-dle of August.

Mrs. Leota Barrett » report-ed seriously ill at a Rim hos-pital.

Babe RuthTeam BeatsSaline 4 -0

The Pinckney Bahc RuthTciim which is coached by Dondihson and Wesley Reader de-feated the hard-to-hcat SalineBahc Ruthcrs t h e r e lastWednesday. 4-0. Jim Barkerwas the winning pitcher, allow-ing only 2 hits in the 7 inningsand only 2 halls to he hit out ofthe infield.

Catcher (iary Henry threwout five men from behind the

The local team had six TilRTthe longest being a triple which

cept Iftc rorrrwr tripjiR^Fatuf feHbefore reaching home plate.

On Monday of this week theteam played Saline there withthe final score not available bypress time.

They will host Clinton today

St. Mary'sHomecomingI's July 30

Plans for the forthcomingannual Homecoming at St.Mary's church are being madeby Chairman Mrs. John Mc-Millan of Rush Lake and herassistants, Mrs. Otto Schancrand Mrs. Frances C rudder.Sunday, July 30 has been set asthe date for the event which isexpected to attract about 2000visitors for the day.

The traditional roast beefdinner will be served family*tyJe—in_tbe parish—haJf j&ndgames, booths and other attrac-tions will abound on the

Mrs. Harvey Garr has beennamed publicity and ticket

-chairman.

and visit Clinton on Monday,July 17.

Howell- Thornton VowsSpoken Saturday Evening

Miss Carol Ann Howell,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vir-gil Howell, and Edsel R. Thorn-ton spoke their marriage vowsat seven o'clock Saturday eve*ning, July 8, at the CommunityCongregational church. T h eReverend Leroy Cabbage ofMilan officiated.

The parents of the bride-groom ace Mr. and Mrs. Ray F.Thornton of Dexter.

For her wedding Carol chosea gown of siflt organza oversatin, floor length, withachapdtrain. Fashioned with a cross-draped bodice, the gown had abateau neckline and a fufl side-swept skirt accented with or-ganza roses ninriint down thefront insert of the skirt. A ss*organza rose held her vet) ofFrench illusion. She carried abouquet of red and while rotesaad stephaaotr*

Zant of Livonia and Mrs. Eu-gene Thornton of Tecumseh.The three attendants wore iden-tical gowns of pale blue organ-za over taffeta and carriedmatching bouquets.

Eugene A. Thornton of Te-cumseh served as his brother'sbest man. The ushers were PaulHowell, brother of the bride,and Walter Thornton, brotherof the

Little Miss Sue Ann Wunterof Ann Arbor was the flowerpit

A reception at Pilgrim Haft

The ncwtywtdi left lor aweek's iwitMwg trip m northern

The flew Mrs. Thornton is a

Miis Gai Gustafsoa was the jmaid of hoflor aad the brides-,maids were Miss Sandra Vat;

ff

V f 1

Mr. Thomas is agraduate of Dexter H £ i school

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Playing with Children Help§|^11tiT5-'31SJS?

Adults Relax-MSU InstructorTells Dispatch Readers

Learn to relax hy playingwith the children. Being able tothoroughly enjoy children light-ens duties and gives a purposeand meaning to the chores ofparenthood.

Mariella Aikman, instructorin the Spartan Nursery Schoolat Michigan State University,says playing with children helpsparents to see the child as asource of enjoyment and notjust as something to think aboutintellectually and to guide. Achild knows when his parentsare having fun and it is conta-gious. Spending time with achild shows that you love him.

The specific play and fun de-pends on the interests of par-ents and the age and interests ofthe child. A party can be madeof daddy's coming home fordinner, finding ways to makehim happy and even helpingwith the cooking. There canbe a sharing of hobbies andsfctftsr The thild'-can have ashelf and tools in daddy's work-shop and he can watch as dad

dren. At times, the adult role isto help an activity get started orto explain how to use new ma- \terials. Adults should never'dominate play.

Painting, playing musical in-struments, listening to recordsand doing simple scientific ex-periments are things to beshared. There can be visits tothe fire station, zoo, airport,building projects and walks inthe country. Parents should nottry to teach too much norshould they underestimate achild's ability to understand.His questions and observationsare guides.

Parents and children canwork together in creating andexperimenting with salvage ma-terials. Few ready-made toysare needed when there are suchthings as spools, boxes, stringand bottle caps.

Songs and stories can becreated, too.

C o m m e r c i a l entertain-ment, particularly television,stimulates imaginative play. It iswell if parents watch programswith children occasionally, bothfor companionship and to eval-uate what is seen.

Although parents should taketime •to -piay they should not

114 South Howe 11 Street ESTABL[SHED J N J 8 8 ^ Pinekney, Michigan

Notes of ]

25 Years AgoAbout 70 persons attended

the annual school meeting Mon-day. The director and the treas-urer gave their annual reports !which were accepted. The 'board of education now consistsof C. H. Kennedy, Frank Bow-ers, W. C. Hendee, M. J. Rea-son and R. J. Carr

Miss Rose Dunne, 87, aformer Pinekney resident diedat an Adrian convent last week.She was a nurse and had livedat the convent for.the past 25years.

Vernon Drill, 19, of Warrior,Pa., suffered a broken neckwhen he fell off a water wheelat Groomes Bathing B e a c h ,Whitmore Lake last Sunday.

There are 50 boys at the To-Ne-Bo Camp at Silver Lake thisweek. The camp was recentlyestablished by the Toledo OldNewsboys Association.

Published Every Wednesday by C. AA. Lavey and L. W. Doyle, Owners & Publisher!" - ELIZABETH A COIONE, Editor

Entered"aTthe~Pinckney, Michigan, Post Office for transmission through the mail* assecond class matter.The columns of this paper are an open forum where available space, grammatical,legal and ethical considerations are the only resmc^ons.Subscription rates, $2.00 per year in advance in Michigan; $2.50 in other states andUS Possessions $4.00 to foreign countries. Six months rates: J1.50 in Michigan;$1 75 in other states and U. S. possessions; $3.00 to foreign countries. Militarypersonnel $2.50 per year. No mail subscriptions taken for less than six months.Advertising rates upon application.

- LOCAL ITEMS -

FISH FRYFriday, July 14th

St. Mary's Parish Hallby our Lady of Fatima Guild

Adults—$ 1.25 Children (under 12)—75c

Serving from 5:30 p.m., til 7

PUBLIC INVITED

ahd Marguerite Adams haveenrolled in the Detroit BusinessInstitute and will, start classesnext Monday.

Newport Bathing Beach dida huge business last Sundaywhen nearly 4000 people visit-ed there.

Miss Alma Harris in com-pany of several friends fromDetroit left Monday on a tripto Salt Lake City and otherWestern points.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Benhamof Birmingham, Alabama, wereweek end guests at the M. E.Darrow home.

Marty and Timmy Raymondof Detroit were guests last weekof their grandparents, Mr. andMrs. Rudolph Raetz, whiletheir mother was in Chicago tomeet Mr. Raymond who wasreturning from an auditing jobon the West Coast.

Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Raetzattended the funeral services fora friend, Mrs. William Mate-son in Detroit on Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Wild ofWhite Lodge are entertainingtheir d d l J ^t y g f ^Wayne while Stevie's mother isa patient at Ford Hospital.

White Lodge Country l l ui5

tors over the Fourth of Julyweek end.

The Louis Clinton family isplanning to move to St. Cather-ine, Ont., Canada.

James Doyle, owner of theGulf Service station on W.Main street, returned home Sat-urday by jet plane from thewest coast following a two-weekMountain - Warfare TrainingCourse with the U. S. MarineCorps Reserves in California.The jet trip from San Franciscoto Chicago took a little overthree hours.

Funeral services for JohnRalph of Stockbridge were heldat St. Mary's Catholic churchhere Saturday morning. Burial

in~Deiruttr 3Richard Campbell has just

finished his schooling- fromuhe.

sas City, Missouri. He gradu-ated with his "Air craft PowerPlant and Airframe Mechanicslicenses".

He is now employed with theMohawk Airline Company outof Ypsilanti.

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OUR HOMEMADEPOTATO SALAD.ON A DIET?

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CUCUMBERS - PEPPERSGREEN ONIONS - RADISHES

CKNEY GENERAL STOROpen Evenings 'til 9:00 — Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Telephone Pinekney UPfown 8-9721 * . * Pinclcney, Michigan

PRICES EFFECTIVEWednesday July 12 thru Saturday, July 15

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• • • • #

VOTERS SHOULD STUDYQUALIFICATIONS OFCON-CON DELEGATES

With the approaching July 25election for delegates to Con-Con, voters are urged to con-sider personal qualities of theircandidates thus:

Practical intelligence, dedica-tion to principle and objectivejudgment are the personal qual-ifications voters should weighfirst in selecting delegates to theforthcoming state constitutionalconvention, the CoordinatingCommittee for ConstitutionalConvention declared today.

The committee is made up ofthe citizens* organizations t h a tspear-headed t h e successfulcampaign to call a constitu-tional convention next October3. Representatives from 20 out-standing organizations such asKiwanis & Michigan Congressof Parents and Teachers are onthe committee.

Since candidates are to benominated on a partisan basis,the Coordinating Committeeannounced it has prepared t h efollowing yardsticks as a guideto voters in evaluating signifi-cant qualifications other thanthe candidate's expressed partypreference:

A. Is the candidate an in-formed citizen with the practi-

Notes of48 Years Ago

The booming of a cannon an-nounced the arrival of Inde-pendence Day at midnight. Theentire day was spent in galacelebration with parades, pro-gram and games. A large crowdin the village square heard theaddress of the day delivered byLouis E. Howlett of Howell.Percy Swarthout won first prizein the auto parade.

Dr. G. J. Pearson waskicked in the abdomen by thehorse he was harnessing prcpa-

5. Earmarking of state fundsand the degree to which it isdesirable, or excessive in thelight of changing fiscal needs.

6. The large number of stateofficials now subject to election,and its effect on voter abilityto properly assess the c a n d i-dates.

7. Frequency of electionsand its effect on the voter's abil-ity and willingness to vote asoften as required.

8. Existing patterns of localgovernment and their applica-tion to differing rural and urban

9. The degree of detail andstatutory provisions vs. the con-

ralory to leaving on a businesstrip Tuesday night. He con-tinued on his trip but was takenseverely ill by next morning andtaken to an Ann Arbor hospital.!

Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Caldwell;of Detroit were guests of friendsand relatives here over theFourth.

Mr. and Mrs. Therron Shaverhave announced the marriageof their daughter, Miss JennieLind to Mr. Glenn A. Tupperof Flint. The bride is a talentedmusician and a June graduateof Ferris Institute from theMusic and Art department. Mr.Tupper is a linotype operatorat the Flint Daily-Journal. Theywill live in Flint.

Gayle Johnson and wife ofDetroit spent several days withrelatives here this week.

Miss Gladys Burchiel ofWalkerville, Canada, is a guestat the Ross Read home thisweek.

Aria Gardner is spendingthis week at the home of herbrother at Alma.

There will be no Sundayservices at the Methodist churchduring July and August, thepastor has been given a vaca-tion.

Huckleberry pickers a r e/Locking. to._lhe .WjJLBunningswamp where FTihe crops is re-ported.

The,M isses... Jeyie-ancU

means for the future as well asthe present?

B. Is he (or she) dedicated tothe principles of sound repre-sentative government with liber-ty and justice for all?

C. Is the candidate o p e n -minded and objective, and will-ing to decide controversial issueson the basis of facts and thegood of the entire state; or ishe (or she) committed in ad-vance to a fixed, inflexible posi-tion?

D. Is he prepared to do whatis necessary to be a full-time,fully-participating delegate?

E. Is the candidate seekingelection to consider positive,constructive revision, or merelyto oppose change?

F. Is be alert to the m a j o rissues so far identified a n dwilling to submit them to study,as follows:

1. The large number of de-partments in the executivebranch which are not account-able to the chief executive.

2. Apportionment of repre-sentation in the state legislature,

'and its relation to the state'spopulation growth.

3. Present constitutional limi-tations on the powers of bothlegislative and executive branch-es.

4. Popular election vs. ap-pointment of judges.

broad statement of fundamentallaw.

CARD OF THANKSI wish to say thank you to

the many friends who remem-bered me in so many nice waysduring my stay in the hospital,among them the pastors of thelocal churches, members of theWhite Shrine, O.E.S. and Liv-

ingston Lodge. Your thought-fulness will always be remem-bered.

W. H. Meyer

PINCKNEY DISPATCHWednesday, July 12, J961

NOTICEI

Beginning Monday, July10th and every Mondaythereafter until furthernotice, I will be at my

home at250 Putnam Streetfor the purpose of

collecting Village Taxes.3 to 6 P.M.

RUTH RITTER,this week at the GlenbrookStock Farm.

Come tothe

AT FOWLERVILLEJULY 24-25-26-27-28-29

EXHIBITS

PRIZES

SHOWS

HARNESS RACESVISIT THELARGEST

DISPLAY OFFARM

MACHINERYIN THEAREA

1893—1961Over 68 Years

of BankingService

PHONE

HA 6-2831

Member F.D.I.C.

DEXTERSAVINGS

NK

HAPPYLAND SHOWS MIDWAYDAILY PROGRAMMONDAY

Fret Gate — Black and White Show

MMwty Opens

I DBffER, MICHIGAN

THURSDAY

1:30 Harness Racing7:00 P. M. Livestock and Machinery Parade

8:00 P. M. 4-H Talent Show1:00 P. M. Fireworks

TUESDAY•Entry Day — Midway Open

P. M. International Ante Daredevils

WEDNESDAY

1:30 P . E H tS:00 P. M. Big time Wrestling

FRIDAY1:30 P. M. Harness Racing

8:00 P. M. Hurricane HeO Drivers

SATURDAY1:30 P. M. Harness Racing

1:00 P. M. Variety Shew Starring Mtasjle PeaH

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Items of Interest About Your FriendsMr. and Mrs. M. Scherrens

of Rush Lake had as theirg u e s t s on Saturday. Mrs.Sjherren's parents. Mr. andMrs. William Kaiser, Mr. andMrs. Carl Neuser. all of Detroitand Mr. and Mrs. Leo Begin ofEcorsc.

The condition of Percy Ellisof W. Main street, who was tak-en by ambulance to St. JosephMercy hospital a liitle over aweek ago when he suffered astroke at his home is reportedthis week to be '"about thesame.*' Mrs. Ellis has been stay-ing in Ann Arbor at the homeof her daughter, Mrs. ByronWilson.

Miss Kathy Hoskin of Fern-dale is a guest this week at thehome of her grandmother, Mrs.Robert Jack.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Laveywere in Jackson last Monday to

attend the funeral services forM. H. Nile*, at the Queen ofMiraculous Medal church. Fol-lowing the funeral Mr. and Mrs.Harry Lavey of Detroit andMrs. Mae Metz of Decatur, re-turned to Pinckney with theLavcy's.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Thay-er returned home Sunday nightfollowing a week end stay atHarrison.

Thirteen is a lucky numberthis week for Maurice Sherrenswho celebrates his 13th birthdaytomorrow, July 13.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phelpsand daughter of Fort Wayne,Indiana, were Fourth of Julyweek end visitors at the RoyCampbell home.

Mrs. Raymonda Morris andMrs. W. H. Meyer, teachers inthe local school system are at-

ftc**^*!/ WTPORTAGE LAKE

featuring PAT DeLOUGHERYand his five-piece band

— Our famous fish fries every Friday —6 to 9 P. M.

$1.00 per plate

Serving Dinners Every Day

BANQUETS — Large or Small

for Reservations CallHA 6.8183 HA6.9181

tending the conference scries for 'teachers of English at the U. ofM. The six-week course dealswith the problems in teachinghigh school English.

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ved-der are expected home soon >from a three-week camping andfishing trip at MuskallongcLake, north of New berry.

Word was received here Sun-day of the death of Norman Fo-hey, 60, in Caseville, Mich. Mr.Fohey was a son of MichaelFohey, a native of Pinckney.The deceased lived for manyyears in Detroit where he was amember of the city fire depart-ment. Ill health forced him toretire several years ago. Hiswidow, a son and a daughter,survive. The body was broughtto Detroit for funeral rites andburial.

Mr. Fohey was a cousin ofMrs. Roy Campbell and Mrs.Max Ledwidge of Pinckney.

LADIES AID WILLMEET AT COTTAGE

The Ladies Aid Society of thgC o m m u n i t y CongregationaTchurch will hold an all-day

"Portage13, starting at 10:30 a. m. Mrs.Fred Read will be the hostess.The group will have a noon lun-cheon.

Edward Williams was a pa-tient at McPherson Health Cen-ter last week, also Miss FrancesTripp who was admitted onJune 29. Both patients have nowreturned home.

Mrs. Amy Smith of Marshallwas a guest during the pastweek at the home of her daugh-ter, Mrs. Kenneth Hoyt at Sil-ver Lake. On the Fourth ofJuly Mrs. Hoyt entertained at

The oil will on the DwightWegener farm was down to thedepth of 1100 feet as of Mon-day morning, July 10. Work isprogressing on schedule.

an open house honoring hermother on her 81st birthday.More than twenty friends andrelatives attended.

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Dono-hue of Speer road, Gregory,who observed their 40th wed-ding anniversary recently werehonored at a family dinner giv-en on Sunday, July 2, at thehome of their son and daugh-tef-in-taw, Mr . and Mrs. JTEKDonohue, also of Gregory.Those^attending jhe_ dinner were

dren of the hosts; Mr. and Mrs.James Donohue and daughter,Debra, of Portage Lake; thsMisses Mary Doyle and JoanneDonohue, Mr. and Mrs. LarryDieterle and William Donohue.all of Ann Arbor; Mr. and Mrs.Frank McHugh of Jackson;Mr. and Mrs. Glen Van Gorderof Fowlerville and Neil Dono-hue of Iosco. The hours fol-lowing the dinner were spent invisiting and picture-taking. Thehonored guests received manylovely gifts in remembrance ofthe occasion.

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of 4575 Patterson Lake RJ.,died Wednesday ut UniversityHospital in Ann Arbor.

He was horn in Detroit, July14, 1908, the son of John F.and Ethel Mae Thornton Pres-ley. On Feb. 17. 1940, he mar-ried Norma Gardner in P*>n-tiac. She survives.

They moved to the Pinckneyarea in 1941.

Other survivors included hismother; a sister. Mrs. Mary L.Downer of Marine City; andfour brothers, Robert of Novi.Russell of Pinckney, Jack ofLargo, Fla., and Newell C. ofDearborn.

Funeral services were held at2 p. m. Sunday at the Swarth-out Funeral Home with theRev. Thomas Murphy of thePeoples C h u r c h officiating.Burial was in the PinckneyCemetery.

Legal NoticesSTATE OF MICHIGAN

In tilt Circuit Court for the Countyof livingfttofi in Chancery

ROBERT T. MAUK,Plaintiff,

LHNDA E. MAUK,Defendant.

ORDER Of PUBLICATIONSuit pending in the Circuit Court for

the County of i ivingiton on May 19,1961. •

In the above entitled cause it ap-pearing that the defendant, Linda E.

care of L A. Barley, her father; there-fore, on Motion of Stanley Berriman,attorney for plaintiff,

IT IS ORDERED, that the defendantenter her appearance in said cause onor before three months from the da»eof this Order and that, within fortydays, the plaintiff cause this Order tobe published in the Pinckney Dispatch,a newspaper published and circulatedwithin said County, said publication tobe continued once each week for sixweeks in succession or that a copy ofthis Order be served personally on thesaid defendant and by certified mail.

s/MICHAEL CARLAND,Circuit Judge

DATED: May 19, 1961Stanley ierriman, Attorney for Plain*tiff, ttotmess Address; Newell, Michigan,Telephone: 183.

24-30

MORTOAOI SALEDefault having been made in the

conditions of a certain Mortgage madeby Craig W. Brooks and Mary EllenBrooks, husbjnd and wife of 8672 MainStreet, Whitmore Lake, Michigan to VernW. Busch and Ruth ^/enn Butch, hit wife,then residing at R.F.D. South Lyon,Michigan and now having their residenceat R.F.D. 2, Box 39, Franklyn, NorthCarolina, which Mortgage was datedAugust 8, 1957 and recorded on August9, 1957 in Liber 335, of Mortgages, page253, 254, and 255, Livingston CountyRecords.

And the Mortgagees having electedunder the terms of said mortgage todeclare the entire principal and ac-crued interest thereon to be due, which1

election they do hereby exercise, pur-suant to which there is claimed to bedue, at the date of this notice, f o rprincipal the sum of $30,431.54 plusinterest from March 1, 1961; at sixper cent per annum as provided in saidMortgage; no suit or proceedings at lawor in equity having been instituted torecover the debt by said mortgage or anypart thereof.

Now, therefore, pursuant to the powerof sale in said mortgage, and the statutein such case made end provided, noticeis hereby given that on August 31,1961 at 10:00 in the forenoon, EasternStandard Time, said Mortgage will beforeclosed by a sale at public auctionto the highest bidder at the West En-trance of the Court House in the Cityof Howell, Livingston County, Michigan,that being the piece for the holdingof Circuit Court tor Mid county, of thepremises described in said Mortgage, orso much thereof as may be necessaryto pay the amount then due on saidMortgage with interest at six per centper annum end all legal costs, chargesend expenses, including the attorneyfees es allowed by lew, end also anysums paid by the undersigned to protecttheir interest, prior to the sale, whichsaid premises tfB described as:

Part of the Southeast quarter (SEVfc)of Section 26, Town 1 North, Range6 East, Michigan, described as fol-lows: Beginning at the Northwestcorner of the Southeast quarter(SEI/4) of said Section 26; runn\n9thence South. 34 rods; thence East10 rods thenc;e South 16 rods;thence East to the East line of saidSection 26; thence North 50 rods;thence West to the piece of begin*mng; excepting therefrom all thatpart of said described lend, thatlies North of the high water markof the mill Pond. Also a pert of theSouthwest quarter (SWVi) of theNortheast quarter (NE'A) and pert ofthe Southeast quarter (SEV*) ofNorthwest quarter (HWV4) of Section26, Town 1 North, Range 6«Eest,Michtgen, described es follows:Beginning at the center of saidSection 26; thence North 44.7 feet;thence South 78 degrees 14' West330.73 feet; thence North 536.5 feet;thence East 504.M ft«t ; thence South

Wett quart* ine of Mid section;jHence West along u i d VA line to•he place of beginning, excepting2* 'UPWUP. *hevefrom a right ofway of Michigan Air Line Railroad.

Together with the hereditaments and.

/ m W. Butch* / Ruth Venn Butch

JW«TGAttorney for* * Ad

Telephone: 1BJ

DATED, May ft, 19*1,2 1 - » {August f)

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HAMBURG PLANS ITSGALA DAYS

Hamburgs' third annual GalaDay ,an all-day affair under thesponsorship ot the Chamber otCommerce is planned tor Satur-day July 22nd. Practically pverycommunity organization andmost churches participate inmaking this a "fun day" for vis-itors. The agenda includes, treemovies in the Scout Cabin,rides, fish pond, open house atthe Fire Department, the selec-tion of a Gala Day Queen,bazaar, free pony rides for thekids, used book sale, free horse-shoe pitching, rummage sale,smorgasbord served by the Re-beccas' and many other attrac-tions ending with a street dancewhich begins at 8:30 until ??Music to be furnished by DonFockler and his band of Howell.Glen Eastman will be the caller.

Everyone is welcome.

Rancher Glen To VisitLocal Camps This Summer

HOWELLTHEATRE

Howell Phone 1769

Wed., Thurs., Vii, SatJuly 12—13—14— IS—

Aoeror JACK residence of the William Water-

Sun., Mop., Tues.July 16—17—18

Matinee Sunday at 2:45 p.m.Continuous

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Wed., Thurs., Fit, Sat.July 19-20-21-22

Double Feature Pi

Toting a double - barredcross instead of a six shooter.Rancher Glen, the MichiganTuberculosis Association healthtroubadour, will visit summercamps in Livingston Countynext week.

Rancher Glen uses the sym-bolic TB cross to make the fivepoints of good health. In a col-orful program of cowboy talcsand western tunes, he stressescleanliness, food, sleep, outdoorexercise, and posture.

Rancher Glen's appearancesin Livingston County have beenscheduled for July 20 at theDetroit Recreation Camp.

The service is financed by

Christmas Seals, and is ofleredjwithout charge to Michigancamps by the Michigan Tuber-culosis Association and its localaffiliates. The program is de-signed to teach good health ha-bits to children as their bestpossible protection against TB.

This is the sixth year th^Michigan Tuberculosis Associa-tion has offered the RancherGlen program to Michigancamps,have met Rr

P i n c k n e y school childrenhave met Rancher Glen on hisnumerous and welcome visits toarea schools in the past years.

News Notes From

HAMA picnic dinner was enjoyed

by the Womens* Guild of St.Stephens Parish and their fami-

"Fabulous World of JulesVerne" at 7:00 and 10:05P.M. "Bimbo the Great at8:30 P.M. only.

Mrs. John JenneTIe 6Yburg is convalescing at homeafter undergoing major surgeryat the McPherson Health Cen-ter where she remained for oneweek.

Hamburg Township wel-comes three new residents inthe month of July. The JackSwansons are the proud par-ents of a baby boy born on July3rd, weighing six pounds eightounces, at St. Joseph hospital inAnn Arbor. The new Swansonheir will be called Jay Theron.The Walter Damms' are theparents of Martha Elizabeth,who was born on the fourth ofJuly, weighing seven poundsnine ounce* Mso at St. Joseph

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BURGhospital. Mrs. Damm is the for-mer Roberta Howe of Ann Ar-bor. Gerald and Martha De-Wolf:- welcomed their baby _girh.Shirley Kathleen, at the Mc-Cente7frr~iSh rrtejr iC^thleeriseven pounds four ounces. Mrs.DeWolf is the former MarthaBaschal of Dearborn.

Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Tubbswere pleasantly surprised lastSunday when Mr. and Mrs.Carl Weitzel and four childrenof Ashland, Ohio, called onthem. Mrs. Weitzel is Mr.Tubb's neice. They returned toAshland on Monday.

On the fourth of July holidaythe John Krupas were hosts tothe Krupa family reunion,which is an annual affair. Mem-bers were present from Brigh-ton, Detroit and Milwaukee,Wisconsin. From Milwaukee,came Pat and Tom King andtheir children, who remainedwith the Krupa's for severaldays. Pat is the former PatKrupa.

Mr. and Mrs. James Boydand son returned home onThursday from Norfolk, Vir-ginia, where they had a fourday visit with son Jim who is inthe Coast Guard stationed atNorfolk.

Miss Shirley Boyd of Ed-more, neice of Mrs. Krupa andJames Boyd is a guest of theKrupas and the Boyds for an in-definite stay. Guests on Sun-day of the Krupas were Mr.and Mrs. Jack Ames of MarineCity.

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Winkel-haus, daughter Colleen and sonRex are occupying the formerHamburg Hotel while their newhome is under construction.They are the fifth generationWinkelhaus family to occupythe dwelling under which theHamburg Garage was in opera-tion for many years by the'Winkehaus families. The Ham-burg Garage, which is underthe proprietorship of Ralph andThelma Winkelhaus is now lo-cated on South Hamburg Road.

Mrs. Omar Gass of Detroit,was hostess at a miscellaneousshower to honor Miss BarbaraMcAfee, on Saturday after-noon. Luncheon was served inthe lovely rose garden to thirtyguests. Mrs. Ivan Waterbury ac-companied Barbara and Mrs.McAfee to the party.

Miss Caroline Earl of Ma-rine City was a guest of Bar-bara McAfee several days lastweek.

Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Rickerand family, of Chicago, Illinoisare Visiting at the Joe Gargo-

PINCKNEY DISPATCH"Wednesday, July 12, 1961

Young sailboat racing enthusiasts line up in a prac-tise session for the tag-a-long race to be held at FoxPoint, Portage Lake, today. They are the junior membersof the Huron-Portage Yacht Club. Rebels, Snipes andother types of sailboats will compete in the events today.

Robert L. Rutter, airman ap-prentice.USN, son of Mr. andMrs. Leslie Rutter of Hamburgroad, Brighton, was one of ths134 blue-jackets who weregraduated on June 16, from theAviation Familiarization schoolof the Naval Air TechnicalTraining Center, Memphis, Ten-nessee.

"Bob" was a former Pinck-ney high school student.

Ron Bechler, may somedaycause Elvis and Ricky someconcern, so at least, local teen-agers will tell you. A 1961graduate of P.H.S. Ron is 18,6' 3M and tkquite terrific" on theguitar; has been the favoritesinger of the high school crowdfor several years. He becameinterested in the guitar white aneighth grader at the Hicksschool. He has entertained atparties, school affairs, charitydances and made a hit with allwho heard him on board shipon the senior trip to NiagaraFalls in June.

Ron appeared on the pro-gram for three evenings at theBrighton celebration this sum-mer.

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Fri.,Sat. July 14—15"LITTLE SHEPHERD OF

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Connie Hinesalso Cartoon

Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed.,Thurs.

July 16—17—18—19—20WALT DISNEY'S"SWISS FAMILY

ROBINSON'in Color with

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Alan Ladd &Sidney Poitier

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MICHIGANMIRROR

The "Budget in Brief for thefiscal year which started July Iwas just released by the Depart-ment of Administration.

The report shows that 40cents out of every tax dollarcollected by the State of Michi-gan goes for education; an esti-mated $485 million a year.

* • •

The next largest amount,18.8 cents, goes for highways,while 14.6 cents goes for wel-fare; 6.5 cents goes for mentalhealth; 2.1 cents for publichealth; 1.8 cents goes for gen-eral administration; 1.9 centsfor conservation and agricul-ture; 1.6 cents for prisons; 1.1cents goes for the State Police.Regulatory services, debt serv-ice and other miscellaneous ex-penditures amount to 11.6cents.

• \* *The booklet is designed to

simplify the State's complexbudget so that it can be under-stood by the average person.

"An informed public is thebest guarantee for good govern-ment/* Gov. John B. Swainsonlaid in a foreward he wretc-fof

BILLIONS OF BUGS DEFY MAN. . . SCIENCE

MORE INSECTSINHABIT THB EARTHTHAN PEOPLE

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• • • •<

Mr. and Mrs. Max Reynoldsand children together with t h eWilliam Brady family of AnnArbor spent the Fourth of Julyweek end camping at MuskegonState Park.

Donald Baughn, son of Mr.and Mrs. Winston Baughn, isscheduled to leave today for SanDiego, California, where he willbe in training as a U. S. Navyenlistee. Don, a graduate ofP.H.S., was a freshman duringthe past year at Olivet College.

LIBRARY NEWSNew books for adults include

'The Great Short Novels ofHenry James edited by Rakvand two mysteries: Lock ridge"With One Stone" and Mayes"Down Among the Deadmen."

We wish to thank Mrs. All-mendinger of Ann Arbor forbooks and Mrs. Otto and Mrs.Palmer for magazines.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spears ofWilliamston were Sunday guestsat the Milton Carver home.

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The 4-H entomolgy program is now at its peak. Some 56,000young bug hunters from coast-to-coast are engaged in the HerculesPowder Company sponsored 4-H awards program supervised bythe Cooperative Extension Service.

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pie's business" and "it is import-ant that they know how themoney they pay as taxes isspent by their elected public of-ficials."

* * *More than half the taxes col-

lected by the State are returnedfor the use of local govern-mental units and that the re-maining money "is being spentmost efficiently by the State,"said the Governor.

"In this connection, it is tobe noted that recent U.S. Bu-reau of the Census report indi-cates that Michigan requiresonly 4.3 employees per 1,000population for the conduct ofthe state's services, compared tothe national average of 5.7 forall states,11 Swainson concluded.

• * *The biggest public works pro-

gram in Michigan history is en-tering its final stages.

Four years ago this summer,I State Highway Commissioner

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M'PHERSON STATE BANK•OWEU-flMCWEY

"Serving Since 186S"

that this State Budget, in brief, jlohn X;Mackie duTttned pfahsfive-year, $1 lA billion

"State ~ ~ ~It called for construction of

900 miles of freeways, modern-ization of more than 3,000miles of other highways, andelimination of all gravel roadson the state highway systems.

There were a few skeptics,including some in the HighwayDepartment, who said it "couldnot be done." Never beforehad a Highway Commissioneranywhere in the U. S. an-nounced construction plans thatfar in advance.

There is no doubt Mackietook a gamble when he unveiledhis program. Any number ofthings — weather, right-of-wayproblems, or the capacity of theroad building industry to do thework — could have thrown theprogram off the track.

The five-year program, nowin its final year, got off to aslow start but gradually pickedup steam. Within two years,the number of miles of freewayhad doubled, from 101 miles in1957, to more than 200 miles.By the end of the third year ithad tripled and today, Michiganhas 550 miles of freeway opento traffic, more than five timesas much as it had when Mackietook office.

And the final miles of gravelhighway will be paved earlynext year. There were morethan 800 miles of gravel roadon the state highway systemfour years ago.

By the end of this year, theHighway Department expectsto open its 800th mile of free-way and will pass the 1,000-mile mark by the end of 1962.

• * •

Most of these freeways areon the 41,000-mile NationalInterstate System of DefenseHighways and are marked withred, white and blue signs.

Michigan has been one of theleading states in building itsshare of the Interstate system.

Since last December, it haspossessed the longest continuousstretch of toll-free Interstatehighway in the nation, a 203-mile highway from Detroit toStevensville on Lake Michigan,which is known as Interstate 94.

• * •

Michigan aims to keep itslead as the nation's number oneroad building state. Right now,more than 300 miles of freewayare under construction through-out the stale, including 140miles between Mt. Pleasant andIndian River.

PINCKNEY DISPATCH"Wednesday, July 12, 1961

STANDARD

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THE BUSINESS andPROFESSIONAL CORNER

Roger J. Can Agency,COMPLETE INSURANCE COVERAGE

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MONUMENTS, MARKERSConvenient Terms

Culver Bailey"THE MONUMENT MAN"

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For Younker Memorial Inc.Lansing, Michigan

M. R. SCHERMERHORN, D. O.

Pinckney, MichiganPhysician and Surgeon

OFFICE HOURS:Mon., Wed., Fri., 11 to 4Tues., Thurs., Sat., 10 to 1

Mon. and 'Wed. Eves., 7 to 9Phofte UPtewn 8-3491

Mary Wol+erREAL ESTATE

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14034 N. Territorial Rd., North LakeChelsea Tel. GR 5-3241

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Don C. SwarthoutModern Equipment

AMBULANCE SERVICEPhone UP 8-3772

Wiltse ElectricalService

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING6000 West M-36 Pinckney

Phone UP 8*558

THE PINCKNEY SANITARIUM

Ray M. Duffy, M.D.Pincknty, Michigan

OFFICE HOURS11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.

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Homemaker'sat MSU July

July is vacation time ior onethousand homemakers as Michi-gan State University preparesfor the 34th annual Homemak-ers' Conference on the EastLansing campus. The four-dayprogram, from July 25 through28, is planned to offer leader-ship training, community andworld understanding and per-sonal enrichment.

(Masses and short coursesfrom which women may chooseinclude Effective Speaking, Dol-lars Grow Through Investments,Understanding Some Space-AgeTrouble SpotSi, Flower Culturein the Home and the LivingLegacy of the Bible.

Featured conference speakeris Rachel Martens, home fur-nishings editor of Farm JournalHome Says Aboutzzmagazine, with "What YourHome Says About You." Dr.

HELLER'S

FLOWERS

Conference25 thru 28Ruth Useem, MSU sociologistwill present, "Liberating Oppor-tunities for Homemakers."

There are evenings of musicand time for campus tours,shopping and attending the icerevue. Reservations for theconference, which begins July25, can be made anytime. Yourl o c a l Cooperative ExtensionService office has further de-tails and information.

HOWELL. MICHIGAN

Mr .and Mrs. Robert L. Bar-ber have announced the birthof a daughter, Renita Ann, onJuly 3, in an Ann Arbor hos-pital.

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Co. NurseUrges PolioVaccination

You, too, can be immune topolio.

Lots of Michigan people are,or are virtually so, but there arestill far too many who aren't,according to Judith Hubbel,Public Health Nurse with theLivingston County Health De-partment.

And, everyone of the unpro-tected is a potential victim ofpolio, a disease which prac-tically overnight can perma*nently cripple a person.

A lot of people think poliohas been licked so they don'tget vaccinated . . . but a lot ofthem DO get polio.

'There is only one way to besure of becoming immune topolio/' Mrs. Hubbel said. "Andthat is by receiving the initialimmunization series of three in-jections, followed by boosters ayear and five years later."

Crippling polio in personsfully vaccinated is almost un-heard of. Also, very few casesare recorded among personswho have completed the initialsefm of iivjectiotts,- the ftfsttwo of which are given a month

~-Ut«t l byJoan March Worden

Director, Pine CI timerInformation Center.

wmoSlfis JafeF.

There is still time to receivethe first two shots before thepeak of the season, usually oc-curing late in August. Manypersons should be getting theirthird shot and many othersshould have boosters before thepeak of the season arrives.

"Join the army of the pro-tected to avoid being draftedinto the army of victims crip-pled by polio,1' Mrs. Hubbelurged.

Little things cut big jobsdown to size. With this irgmlndhere are a few little hints tohelp minimize the jobs whichloom so large around the house- - both inside and outsidein the spring. As you can see,they take in a variety of tasks- but they have one thing incommon: they will aim to helpyou make your house and sur-roundings springtime-fresh:

* • • •Spring is often bath-time for

the pets in your house. Schedulepet bathing for the out-of-doorsand avoid getting a bath your-self. Add a tablespoon of pinecleaner to a gallon of the wash-ing water. Rinse well with clearwater. Your pet will be cleanand smell clean, too.

* • • *Spring is car-clean-up time,

too. And if your car has white-wall tires you'll welcome a newshort - cut to g e t t i n g tbembright white again. Use full-strength pine cleaner solutionon a sponge — it wipes offdirt and grime with no scrub-bing necessary. Then a goodrinse with clear water.

* * • •Even the garage can stand a

spring cleaning — with one ofthe pine cleaners to help dothe job faster and better. Usea pine cleaner (one cvtp totet & U - of-water) for

i lTHfl IAPTIST CHUKH40*0 Swe/iHovt toee)HOWIll, MICHIGAN

Robert M. Taylor, PatlorService*:Sunday School 10.00 a.m.

horning Worship 11:00 a.m.Daniel's Band, Young People's

Croup • Sunday 6:00 p.rrvEvening Worship - Sunday 7:00 p.m.Bible Study, Pnftr Meeting

Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

CHURCHMorning Worship 10:45 a.m.Sunday School * 3 0 a.m.Choir rehearsal Thursday evening . 7:30.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bettes andfamily of Walled Lake and Mrs.Roger Carr were Sunday guestsof the Wayne Carrs.

Miss Margaret MacArthur ofDetroit is a house guest at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. HerbertBryan.

Mr. and Mrs. Al Bellinger ofDetroit were Sunday callers atthe M. E. Darrow home. (Mrs.Bellinger is the former Marion"Minnie" Smith). After leavinghere the couple called on herfather Rex Smith of FondaLake. Mr. Smith, a formerPinckney resident, observed his72nd birthday Sunday.

H. DeROSIACUSTOM BUILT CABINETSFORMICA and TEXTOLITE

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out garage. Grease spots canbe banished by applying full-strength pine cleaner b e f o r efinal washing. Also removesgas, grease, and paint odors.

* • • eSoak messy paint brushes in

a full-strength solution of ahousehold cleaner containingpine oil. Rinse well in clearwater. Since pine oil is a natu-ral solvent, this "bath" will helpkeep paint brushes clean, softand ready for the next deco-rating job.

Local ItemsBirthday congratulations are

in order this week for WreathChansler, Jennie Bennett, CarolMiller, Steve Aschenbrenner,Jr., Herb Bowles and MaryBreniser, all of whom celebratetoday; Charles Clark, DonnaBennett, Bob Rutter and Elea-nor Breniser on Thursday; Rod-dy Widmayer on Friday; HelenGerycz and George C. Beck onSaturday; Ed Chansler andMary Michele Young on Sun-day; Jodi Lynn Hammell, MaryJane Jeffreys and Diane Bre-niser on July 17 and Neil Hall,Denny Howe, Emery Butler,Roddy Vosmik, James Darrowand Gary Scott Ledwidge onJuly 18.

^'Echoes ot wulding bells maybe heard today as, at least threelocal couples mark their anni-versary; congratulations to Mr.and Mrs. Adam Bochinski ofWarren; Mr. and Mrs. PatScott and Mr. and Mrs. RalphHall.

PINCKNEY DISPATCHWednesday, July 12, 1961

iT lOniS CHUKHUndenominational

Rev. Thomas Mutphy, PastorM-36 West between Unadilla end Main

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Youth Choir 6 p.m.Evening Service 7 p.m.Wednesday senior choir practice 8 p.m.Thurs. mid-week prayer service 8:00 p.m.

^OAULIAN IAPTIST CHURCH•700 McQhregor Roed

Rev. Norman Eastman, PastorSunday School 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Youth Fellowship 6:45 p.m.Wednesday night prayer service 7:30 p.m.Evening Worship 7:30 p.m.

HIAWATHA IEACH CHURCHUndenominational

luck Lake, MichiganRev. Charles Michael, Pastor

Bible School 10:00 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.You/ig People 6:445 p.m.Evening Service 8:00 p.m.Boys Brigade (12- 18yrs.). Mon. 6:45 p.m.Wed., Praise & Prayer Service 8:00 p.m.

ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCHPinckney, Michigan

tev. Ftther deorae Herfce*, PastorSunday MasseV: 6:30, 8, 9, TO, 11:30

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Mother o f Perpetual -Hete-en—Tat 7:30 p.m.Confessions: Saturday 4:30 to 5:30 and7:30 to 9:00 p.m.

ST. IPAULTrUTHlRAN CHURCH(Missouri Snyod)

E. M*36, Hamburg, MichiganLuther Kriefall, Pastor

•547 N. Main Street, Whitmore lakoDivine Services:Matins . 8:45 e.mSunday School and Bible Class 9:445 p.m.Liturgy, with sermon 11:00 a.m.Communion: All major festivals and thelast Sunday of every month.

for --information phoneACademy 9-3532 or Hickory 9-7061

CAlVARTMlNNONlrrCHURCHPutnam between Howell and Mill Streets

Pastor: Malvin StaufferSunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.Sunday School 11:00 a.m.Prayer Meeting, every Thursday 7:30 p.m.

HOWELLSanitary Co.

Septic TanksCleaned

PhoneUPtown 8-6635

LOYO WELLMAN6680 Pinckney ReadPinckney, Michigan

6' Upper Cabinet6' Lower Cabinet

Formica Top Sink &Faucets. Fruitwood Finish.

Complete

si 9910See Us or CallLuro-Light

Automatic Bug Killer

EL gin 6-7409

UP 1-3175

22524Twp., \*r. 9 Mile

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IN PINCKNEYWEDNESDAY and

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220 So. Michigan Ava.H O W E L PH. 330

Road Maintenance — Grading — Trash HauledSand — Gravel — Weldinq & Implements Repaired

Cord Wood

WILLARD MORGAN6053 Richardson RoadHowell, Michigan PHON E UPtown 8-5588

(CHUCK'S] REPAIR SHOPLAWN MOWERS • WASHING MACHINES

CHAIN SAWS - BICYCLES

UP 8-3149SAWS SHARPENED

PINCKMEY, MICHIGAN

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REDI - MIXED CONCREVBwashed sand and gravel, pro-cmtd road gravel, Peerle**cement. Paint Dyke Hydraulkcement. 4950 Maaon Road ph.Howell 1389, Located 4 mileswest of Howell D & J GravelCo.

ALUMINUM siding and roof-Home Center. Phone UPtown8-3143.

FOR SALE: Storm windows as-sorted sizes. Ph. UP 8-3175.

LANDSCAPING: planning anddeveloping b y experiencedlandscapes Shrubs, Ever-greens, Sod. Hi-Land Gardensand Landscaping. Ph. UP 8-6681.

MC PHERSON OIL CO., Mo-bilegas, Mobileoil, the world'slargest selling oil. Pinckneydistrict manager, Hollis Swar-thout. Phones Howell 900,Pinckney UP 8-9792.

NEEDWe pay cam or trade; oatd gunsand outboard moion. Mil CrackSpotting Goods, Dexter.GULF OIL products. Fuel OU

& gasoline. Albers Oil Co.,Dexter, Michigan. Ph. collect.HA 6-4601 or HA 6-8517.

St. in Village of Pinckney. Veryreasonable. Ph. UP 8-3111.FOR" RENT: Waterfront cot-tage at Hi Land Lake, sleepssix, boat & swimming. Monthof August. $60 per week. Callweekends, UP 8-5535.

CUSTOM BALING. Earl Hoi-lister, 2822 W. M-36, Pinckney,Phone UPtown 8-3219. 26-28cFOR SALE: For lovely gifts;white ruffled crocheted doilieslarge size, handmade. UPtown8-3426. 26-27-28

FOR SALE: Scott-Atwater 7 V*outboard motor, gear shift, ex-cellent condition $50. L. J.Doyle, ph. UP 8-3123.WANTED: General machinework, dies and fixtures, UP 8-9946. 33FOR SALE: Small John Deeretractor; elec. starter, wheel wts..plow, cultivator, power take off.Reasonable. L. J. Doyle, ph.UP 8-3123.FOR SALE: Four lots in village,one half block. See Max Rus-sell, 215 Dexter St or at Farm-ers' Feed & Supply Co.FOR SALE: Two lots in dieVillage of Pinckney. Well is in.L. J. Doyle, Ph. UP 8-3123.FOR SALE: '56 Ford, $175.;'52 Chevy., $125.; '53 DeSoto,$75.; '54 Nash, $50; Also canfor transportation. Many tochoose from .and Parts, 6270 Whitmore Lk.

Purchasers and by-standers appraise a large painting"just sold" at the recent Kiwanis auction. Th? club real-ized over $400 from the four-hour event. President Gib-son looking forward to next year's auction has announcedthat donations will be accepted at anytime during the year;the club will pick up and store all items until sale time.The next 'big' event planned by the club is the double-header all-star baseball game to be followed by theDonkey ball game sometime in August. Bronco Czerwin-ski, it is rumored, will be riding in the donkey game, againthis year.

FOR RENT: 2 bedroom house—$50 per month. See Reason'sReal Estate, UP 8-3564.

Air conditioner,Emerson 1M *A ton, cost $185,sacrifice $100. Also utility trail-er, 2-wheel, springs, tarp, sparewheel and tire; ready for 1 o n ghaul, $100, cash. 109 Main St.,Gregory. 27p

27-28cFOR SALE: Four room houseon 2 lots. Postage stamps andrugs. 540 E. Putnam St., UP-t o w n J f ^ 5 6 2 . 2 8 pFOR SALE: 1948 Willys Jeep,4 - wheel drive, good shape.9980 Cedar Lake Rd., Pinck-ney, UPtown 8-9987, RobertA l d r i c h . 3 *

F~O R S A L E : Montmorencycherries, low trees, easy to pick.AC 9-2600. 1838 Euler Road,Brighton. 29p

3ROKEN GLASS in your carexpertly replaced. See — Abe'sAuto Parts, 1018 E. GrandRiver, Phone 151, Howell,Michigan.

F O R S A L E: Refrigerator,$25.00; also 14 ft. blinker typeboat, $45. Both in good condi-tion. Call UP 8-6629.FOR SALE: 2 wheel trailer,all metal; with canvas, goodcondition, ready to travel. UP8-9936,FOR SALE: Several rooms ofused furniture including appli-ances and sime fixtures. 610W. Unadilla. UP 8-9757.

The Pinckney Babe Ruth Team

NEIGHBORING NOTES

FOR SALE: 3-bedroom lake-front home; family room, V/ibaths, attached garage; lot 212feet deep; 80 feet sandy beach.Call Lakeland, AC 7-4459. 30cFOR SALE: 8 acres on MainSt., in Village of Pinckney.435* foot frontage. Write BarnesHotel, Tawas City, Mich. PhoneFO 2-3401.

CARD OF THANKSI wish to thank all who so

kindly remembered me duringmy stay in the hospital, andupon my return home. Yourmessages of good cheer wereread many times, and the gifts,flowers, and visits helped toshorten and brighten the days.

My deep appreciation andthanks.

Margaret Swarthout

POWERSTEAM

CLEANINGAUTOS—MOTORS

FARM MACHINERY,TRACTORS

ReasonableRates

8-3321

CARD OF THANKSI want to thank everyone

who was so kind as to remem-ber me with their masses, pray-ers, gifts, flowers, cards, andvisits while I was in the hos-pital. These all helped to makethe time pass more quickly andto cheer me up. I appreciatedall your thoughtfulness andgood wishes.

Jim Campbell

Cmdr. HeathGraduates atStaff College

Forty-three Navy and Ma-rine Corps officers were gradu-ated, June 30, from the ArmedForces Staff College at Norfolk,Va.

Among them was Navy Cdr.Leroy A. Heath, son of Mrs. L.V. Heath of Pinckney, Mich.

A total of 206 graduates, rep-resenting all military services,received tneir mpsomas iromMajor General John S. UpturnJr., U.S. Army, Commandantof the coUefe, at anarking the completion of livejnd one-half month* <tf <tudy.

Chelsea has a summer thea-ter, the Green Acres SummerTheater Workshop, housed in abig red barn on the GeorgeFriesinger farm on Jerusalemroad. Its first production, "TheSentimental Scarecrow", by Ra-chel Field was presented lastFriday evening. The summertheater program is under the di-rection of Mrs. Barbara Sand-berg of Ann Arbor. She is ateacher in Ann Arbor's Chil-dren's Creative Activities Pro-gram. Boys and girls betweenthe ages of ten and sixteen areenrolled in the program forthree to six week courses.

The lettuce harvest is under-derway on the famed lettucefarms in Stockbridge. The pro-duce is being shipped out byhuge semi-trucks daily.

Duane N. Jacobs, 50, ofPlainfield died suddenly at hishome last week. His wife, threedaughters and three grandchil-dren survive.

The Waterloo NeedleworkClub commemorated its 50thanniversary at the "Harrlands'Centennial farm of Mr. andMrs. Harold Harr of Munithlast week.

Cadet Thomas F. Walker, 20.so nof Mr. and Mrs. KennethWalker of Howell is receivingsix weeks o ftraining at the Re-serve Officers Training Corps(ROTC) summer camp at FortRiley, Kansas.

A five-year old Portage Lakeboy, James Barkley, was severe-ly cut last week by an object

dose the

thrown by a power lawn mower«t inrwere required towound in his back.

Alfred Gross. Dexter Forddealer, was the recent winner ofthe Ford Dealer

guished Achievement Award.Only two of these awards weremade in the territory north ofthe Ohio state line througheastern Ypsilanti. The otherwent to a Temperance dealer.

Five thousand guests wereserved at the anniversary bar-b-q of the Diamond Dot marketof Howell on the Fourth ofJuly.

In Brighton the KiwanisClub, Lions and Rotary willhold a Con-Con forum on July17. Ralph Keyes, prominentAnn Arbor attorney, will serveas moderator.

Miss Amanda DeBarr andCarol Miller visited at the Olinand Histed homes in Flint onSunday.

17 DrowningsJuly 4 BringTotal to 91

Seventeen drownings over theFourth of July holiday periodhave brought water fatalities inthe state this year to 91 as ofJuly 5, according to the StatePolice.

In addition, 66 persons havesuffered injuries and there havebeen 165 renortahle water acci-dents. In 41 of the accidentsthere was property damage only.

The data are reported by allpolice agencies.

The deaths include 28 swim-mers or waders. 16 boat pas-sengers, 28 who fell from abridge, dock, pier, or bank.eight boat operators, one skindiver, seven who fell throughthe ice, and three who attempt-ed to rescue another.

State Police again warned thatbeginning with July 4 watersports activities get into h i g hgear with the possibility of amuch heavier increase in deathsif ordinary safety precautionsarc not taken. Particular em-phasis was placed on watchingchildren at play on the shore orin the water^mtf on

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heavy contributors to the deathtoll.

Wheat CardsBeing Sentto Producers

1961 Wheat Marketing cardswere mailed to wheat growerson July 7, I96L You will needthis card to market your wheat.This is a white card with blueprint and approximately Vi"x 8'/2M in size and will b:mailed to you as a post-card. Itwill not be enclosed in an en-velope as other years.

Please check your mail care-fully for this card as they arcan accountable form and noteasily replaced.

If you do not receive a card.please notify the ASC Office assoon as possible after the 7thof July.

COMING EVENTSThe Pinckney Community

Library will hold a benefit bakesale on Saturday, July 15,starting at 1 p. m. Your dona-tions and patronage will bemuch appreciated.

Callers at the M. J. Reasonhome on Thursday were M r s .Mae Rane of Whitmore Lakeand Mrs. Florence Artz of De-troit.

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the mill so Mr. Reeves distilledthe surplus into whiskey muchin demand by area farmers atharvest time, barn-raisings andother gatherings.

It was a custom, old timersreport, to take the first bushelof wheat threshed to the distil-lery to be made into whiskey.The distillery sold whiskey inbarrel lots and at one time twoteams were kept busy on theroad with deliveries in the earlysixties. Following the CivilWar the government raised thetax on whiskey to such an ex-tent that it was no longer pro-fitable to distill it. The HeBdistillery sold it locally as lowas 10c per gallon. This popo-Ur item prttttbty added

The distillery c l o s e d , theousfy to- the name of Hell,flour mill burned down; the ^saw mm stopped after all the' ting description of "summertimber was cut down. Mr.paradise/1

Reeves died in 1877. His wifeand seven daughters survived.The Reeves farm was sold in1924 to a group of Detroiterswho incorporated under thename of The Putnam LandCompany. Nearly 50 cottageswere built the first year; thedam was raised and old Reevespond became a beautiful lake.They named it Hi-Land Lake,still objecting to any mention ofHell. Summer resorters lovedthe splendid fishing and coolshady shores of the lake. Bluegflb abounded and still do.

Today Hell, or Hi-LandLake, as you please, is a peace-ful, scenic community of pleas-ant homes with many year

residents; —a recreationarea where the happy shouts ofchildren in the swimming holeabove the dam attest to the fit-

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