OVER the BACK FENCE Baby Recovering Musical Group
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
"inter Food . mmW W m'm^Hf yam VOLUME 59 NUMBER 3 EAST JORDAN, MICH., THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 19S5 TEN CENTS One of the most important projects of the Jordan River Sports• BADER^AIDS POLIO men's Club is the feeding of the ducks, geese and swan on the Jor• dan River during winter. Shown here is Vern Whiteford, well known local sportsman, who has spent much of his own time making sure the birds have food when temperatures are low and the ground is covered with snow. (Photo by Huckle) The newly revived Jordan Ri• ver Sportsmen's Club has turned . OVER THE its attention to- improvement, of East Jordan's sportsman's park. BACK FENCE Immediate problems facing the new group are the feeding of BY MARSHALL the swan, geese and ducks on the river during winter months, put• * * Happy to see Ed Streeter back ting the building in the park to in town again. use, and building membership up Merchants' Meeting At Dimes Campaign Underway # * * to at least 100. Rotary members sang a spec• At the group's meeting last ial song dedicated to Bill Downs Thursday in the post office buil• Through The Community Tuesday, it was: "The daring ding, Earl Leatherman, teacher Jordan Inn Tuesday East Jordan's annual "Mothers' March of Dimes" will be held thru voung man on a new pair of at the local high school, was nam• out the residential district next Thursday night, January 27th, ac• skis." ed president; and Jerry Rogers cording to Mrs. A. R. Sinclair, chairman of the mothers' march. of Huckles Studio was elected • • • Mrs. Sinclair said Wednesday that one mother from each block * * * secretary-treasurer. The club has Residents will head up solicitations for her own block. Al Thorsen is building a fish yet to name a vice president. Heavy Business Agenda The'march will start at 7 p.m. shanty that's "out of this world." and continue for one hour. The Keith Dressel was named It's so big he many heed to seek Invited To New Story beginning will be announced with a building permit from the city chairman of the membership Op ens To Members Only the blowing of the Foundry fathers. committee and reported Wed• whistle and the ringing of church nesday that about 60 sports The East Jordan Businessmen's first monthly meeting for the new Celebration About M-32 bells. minded persons have paid the year will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday night at Jordan Inn, chairman Don• East Jordan officials A banker and a clothing sales• $2.00 annual membership fee so ald Clark has announced. East Jordan residents have were Those residents wishing to far. Chairman Clark said the board of directors decided last week to checking a story this week which contribute to the mothers' march man got their picture's smack dab open Tuesday night's meeting to members only. Dinner will not be been invited to attend a two day claimed the State highway de• on the front page of the sports international good will program are asked to turn their porch Elmer Green heads a commit• served. partment has plans for abandon• lights on. section of Sunday's Free Press. tee to check possible use of the Due to the heavy amount of planned for Avalanche Ski Run ing their control of state high• It was taken while they were house in the park. business and the importance of in Boyne City, January 29 and way M-32 from East Jordan to Last year, Mrs. Sinclair said, bowling in Detroit. No score* 30. Elmira. the mothers march added $267 were mentioned. The group hopes to join the the current year's schedule of Business To Michigan United Conservation projects, it was decided to dis• The Boyne City Chamber of It was said that if this happen• to the local March of Dimes * * * Clubs before long. Commerce is inviting local resi• ed, control of that portion of the Campaign. miss other activities at Tuesday Continue At dents to see ceremonies at the Five lawyers have been men• Another meeting has been night's session. highway would fall back on Char• Helping Mrs. Sinclair with the tioned in connection with pro• planned for Thursday night, Ja• ski run when the city honors 19 levoix and Antrim counties. mothers' march are Kay Braman Additional industry, the plan• German exchange students from bating of the late Frank Foote's nuary 27 at the post office buil• Other rumors concerning M-32 and Peggy Thomas. ding. ning of a 2-day celebration for Downs' Office all over Michigan. will. early summer, the appointment were checked with the highway BADER LOANS STATION * * * of committees, the obtaining of East Jordan's city attorney The students arrived in United department at Lansing several IT WAS also announced that In the interest of civic beauty, summer long boat races, and se• William Downs is receiving visi• States last August and have been months ago and proved to be Baders Standard Service will this newspaper will publish free Musical Group veral other matters of business tors at Charlevoix hospital where living with Michigan families at• without foundation. aid the March of Dimes campaign tending high schools during their classified ads in -the classified will be discussed. he was taken Saturday when he by donating all gasoline profits year stay. for January 28th. section for those residents who Entertains At The association has been asked suffered a broken leg at the lo• want old non-used buildings with by the Michigan Public Service cal ski run. Special ceremonies will be held Local Cast Members of the local Masonic in the city limits torn down and Rotary Meeting Commission, of Lansing, to give atop the ski run in honor of the Lodge will work the pumps on removed. A musical group from East a definite expression concerning Downs ,who was a sparkplug many students. Residents are that day. This is Harold Bader's * * * Jordan high school entertained the East Jordan office of the behind development of the new urged to attend the fireworks Stars In annual contribution to the March of Dimes program. You. can drop the word "only"Rotar y Club members at their Railway Express Agency. run, said Tuesday that he is in demonstrations during which a eight times in the following sen• regular noon luncheon Tuesday. daily contact ^¾].¾ his East Jor• huge flare will be touched off Jason Snyder, of the Masonic Under direction of Mrs. Alta A commission spokesman said at the sumit G'f Avalanche light• P.T.C. Play tence and get a different mean• they would take the association's dan office by telephone. He said Lodge, said members will donate ing each time: "She told me that Drapeau, the Swan City Cygnets ing a 30-foot cross that marks "Hats Off To Grandma," the their time working at the stat• sang several numbers. Also on report into consideration when business will be carried on as us• the center of the slope. she loved me." a hearing comes up on the ques• play chosen by the local Parent- ion for the day and that coopera• the program were Fred DeHaven ual. Those wishing additional in• Teacher Club, will be presented tion of the residents will be ap• * * * playing trombone and Ron Wil• tion of allowing the agency to formation on the big 2-day event close the local office. The attorney was elected sec• January 26 at 8 p.m. in the East preciated by both the lodge and Not long ago the Coon Rapids son, playing trumpet. Jim Mc• may contact Mrs. Glen Tucker, Jordan high school gymnasium. the service station. (Iowa) Enterprise was asked to Laughlin sang a solo and a quar• At the last board of directors retary - treasurer of the newly formed Jordan Valley Winter secretary, Boyne City chamber This is a three-act comedy writ• print 2,700 handbills for a local tette with Thurlan Meredith, meeting held .at the City Hall of commerce. ten by J. Vincent Barret and pro• Additional information con• merchant's mailing under the Fred DeHaven, Margaret Lord members discussed a proposal Sports association and has been cerning the community polio highly active in development and duced through special arrange• new non-addressed mail regulat• and Nan Drapeau, sang several from the Boyne City chamber ment with the Art Craft Play campaign for 1955 will be re• ion. The merchant was well satis• numbers. of commerce that both cities con• operation of the group's new ski leased next week by Chairman run. Three Men Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. fied wiiii the printing job, and The musical presentation was sider making it possible for lake Director, Mrs. Sadie Liskum, Alex Sinclair. next day came in to say that he arranged for Rotary by Dr. John boats to lay up in Lake Charle• Howard E. Beatty, former Pe• announces the following all-star would like 100 more handbills. Savory. voix over winter months. toskey man, will be a candidate cast of local talent: * * * * * * Frank Foote for the state board of agricul• Madge, the mother, Emma Ne• Stafford Seeks Not wanting to handle this EACH MEMBER of the new ture nomination in Detroit, Feb. mecek; Glenn, the oldest son, small rush order, the publisher Attend 4-H board of directors has expressed Will Hearing 19th. Beatty was born in Petos• Bruce Malpass; Alexander, the sent a member of the staff to strong desire to develop civic key and graduated from MSC. youngest son, Parker Seiler; Inis State Board the Post Office.