Warmer Warmer Thursday with little change through Monday; rain . Thursday, Saturday. am 1~ per copy Trapped in House Fire, Stockbridge Man Dies thing appeared normal. About 3 flames. He said what remained Charlie Marshall, 391 a Stoclt­ Thelma Marshall, and 4 brothers, brldge resident far the past sev­ a.m. Robert was awakened by heat of the body was found lying par­ Robert, Arnold, and Willard, all eral years, was burned to death coming through the walls of his allel to the threshold of the door. of Stockbridge, and another bro­ In a fire that swept through his trailer. The door was completely burned ther, Edward, of Pinckney. small home at 340 Railroad street He saw his brother's house in . away. Funeral services are set for In Stockbridge In the early hours flames. Marshall was born In Royal­ Friday at the Caskey funeral of Wednesday morning. The little building burned ton, Kentucky, June 281 1925, He home in Stockbridge. Burial will Marshall lived alone in the quickly. Coroner Jack Holmes of is survived by his father, Frank­ be In the Stockbridge Oaklawn house. His brother, Robert, liv­ Lansing was called. He said when lin Marshall; his stepmother, cemetery. ed In a house trailer a few yards he arrived the little house was from the house. Robert came completely destroyed. Only char­ home from work about 2 a.m. red studdings remained. and said that at that time every- The origin of the fire had not Politics Boils Over been determined Wednesday ' morning. Holmes said it appeared that At Both Conventions Charlie Marshall had been a­ ''Mason Waltened by the fire and had gotten out of bed and tried to get to the Both political parties officially jumped into the play· doorway. The coroner said ap­ for-l{eeps political battle Saturday with the Ingham proximately 80 percent of the county conventions. Both parties had some intl·a-squad Enrolls man's body was consumed in the battles in their respective conventions but neither lost sight of the real political purpose in life, the lambasting of each other. More Both intra-party squabbles involved the same sub· Enrollment In Mason public ject, the makeup of the county executive party commit­ schools reached the highest point Board tees called for by a new state law. in history with 31107 pupils In elementary, junior high and sen­ In addition the Democrats became embroiled in what ior high schools, Mr. Chandler To Fill they termed the midnight caucus activities at the state Nauts, superintendent of schools, convention. said Wednesday. Views are different from both sides of the political School officials had been pre­ fence. Here is how each party sees the state, county, dicting an enrollment of 3,100 Offices national and world pictures. for this year. On the first day of school they were short of their Monday will be election day al predlctious by 54 pupils. But the Ingham county board of super­ as of Monday of this week, the visors meeting at Mason, Republicans Democrats IT 1S GOING TO BE EASY to cheer for enrollment shot upward with an There will be several board girls learned some fine points of arousing a crowd increase of 61 In a week. 1 vacancies to fill for county road H. James Starr, Democratic Mason s football team this year with these at the annual cheerleading school at Hartland this Here Is the breakdown by commissioners. The term of Relubllcan keynoter, Elly Pet­ schools: erson, candidate for U.S. sen­ convention keynoter and candi­ enthusiastic cheerleaders giving their all. Mem­ Clarence Puffenbarger of Onon­ date for the legislature from the summer. Friday night thelll be at St. Johns to Elementary - 1 586 ate, set the tone of the GOP 1 dall:a expires. 57th district, set the tone for the bers of the cheerleading squad this year are cheer the Mason Bulldogs on to victory. If Junior high school - 924 convention. There are 2 positions to be fil­ "Integrity In government Is Dems. He called for an all-out Senior high school- 597 battle to stop the 16th century Jennell Cappo, Karen Evans, Mary Peek, Carol cheerleading will do it, these girls have the game Total- 3,107. led on the Ingham county library the key issue In the November board, The term of Mrs. John forces of Senator Barry Gold­ Haynes, Mona Shaw and Linda Parker, captain. The all wrapped up. (Photo by Archy Ammerm~n.) election," she told the county Edgar of Aurelius expires. In delegates. water. addition the vacancy caused by Referring to the B!llle Sol He also sounded the battle cry Staebler the resignation of Mrs. Lillian Estes and Bobby Baker cases, to mount a campaign to sweep Drinks Lighter Fluid Heck of Holt will be filled. she said, "If there Is an area Republicans out of office at every Board members will also fill where Democrats can make pro­ level of government. A Mason area Infant was rush­ Procedure Starts Arson Charge Campaigns the vacancy on the board of con­ gress today It Is in integrity Starr ·accused Republicans In ed to St. Lawrence hospital last trol of Ingham Medical hospital. of government.'' the legislature of defeating 'true Thursday after she swallowed a Walter Munyon's term on the She accused Senator Phil Hart, reform measures which is the quantity of lighter fluid. She was Is Reduced ···in Mason· board expires. Under the organ­ her Democratic opponent, of not "base upon which a 20th cen­ Julie Welraucn, 20 montns old, For Pool Proied Carl Gibbs Jr., who had been ization of the board adopted by standing up and being counted on tury administration of the state of 971 Onondaga road. At the hos­ a rna tter as serious as the In­ charged with arson In connection the supervisors, he will be re­ must be built." pital she was treated and re­ First steps which will start and grounds of the Alaledon with a fire that destroyed his Nell St a e b 1 e r, democratic placed with a member of the tegrity of the U,S, senate. leased. the Mason swimming pool pro­ elementary school, and a cyclone home at Kelly road and Dexter nominee for governor, will con­ board of supervisors. She went on to say he has dem­ "Republican Governor Romney ject on Its way were taken by fence along the north side of the trail last month, was arraigned duct an· intensive campaign tour onstrated nothing In the way of pledged tax reform but has now the Mason board of education Cedar street school to the west before Judge George Hutter in of Ingham county Wednesday and other offices to be filled will ability except in the fields of joined conservative Republlcan Wednesday night when a resolu­ to join with another fence already Lansing township justice court Thursday. He will be in Mason be one position on the county fair counting cherries In pies and In colleagues as a no-tax gov­ erected. Drive tion was passed to borrow last Thursday, when· the charge Wednesday afternoon for a Wyeth board when the term of Derwood sweeping Democratic dirt under ernor," Starr maintained. $200 000 to build the pool, Signed a special education selec~ 1 was amended to " ilfully and tour and a handshaking stint in Dickinson expires and the the senate rug, The next step In the various agreement with the Ingham In­ tion of a county dog warden, a He cited the areas of failure maliciously burnin personal the business district. "What disturbs me more is that procedures before the con­ termediate school board for the Commencing with six a.m. position now held by William of Romney's administration Formed property of the value f less than people are apparently willing to as education, mental health and struction work actually starts Is Intermediate board to purchase $50, to wit $10.'' plant gate appearances and end­ Bravender. the application to the Munlclal 2 rooms at the new Aurelius accept the situation of no· Integ­ welfare, Mason's area community chest Gibbs entered a pl a of guilty ing with evening coffee hour cir­ rity as part of the American sys­ drive is In the planning and or­ Finance commission for elementary school when they are Another main item of business to this charge, He was fined cuits on both days, Staebler will 11 o, mocrat s saved a lot of their authority to go ahead with the put Into operation as special for Monday will be the presenta­ tem, she said. ganization stage. Chairmen $100 which was suspended and be out to meet, shake hands with She pointed to 3 things which steam at the Saturday night con­ have been picked to handle the pool. When that hurdle Is passed, education rooms, tion of the final county budget. Un­ ' ., was assessed costs of $3 5,35 or talk to as many Ingham voters der new state law the budget will she didn't want people to tell her. vention for themselves. Right canvassing chore. attorneys will set a sale date Approved the purchase of which he paid. as possible. from the start Democrats were a printing calculator and IBM have to face the test of a public "Don't tell me what's wrong Bud Swinehart Is chairman of for bonds and then award the He was placed on probation A public reception at the Dem­ Involved In a battle between 2 bonds to the lowest bidder. transcriber for the high school hearing before final adoption, with Barry Goldwater. Just look this year's drive with Frank for one year and is to continue ocratic CountyHeadquarters,323 at the present conditions and the factions which reached a climax A period of about 3 or 4 weeks business machines course at a Tentative plans call for setting Guerrerlo as co-chairman.