This Is... Ray Stevens with the Signs of Spring in Gram and Banquet Saturday Evening, April 17, Commencing with the Air and the Prospccts of a Social Hour at 5:30 P.M
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ledger-Siibiirbaf ^ Serving Lowell, Ado, Cascade and Easternn Kent Lif County e VOL 78 NO. 1 THURSDAY. APRIL 15, 1971 NEWSSTAND PRICE 10 cents VOL. 17 No. 2 Showboat Selects Stars Urges Masons Observe Centennial Year Hooker Chapter No. 73, Royal Arch Masons of Lowell, will Cautioncelebrat e 100 years of Capitular Masonry with a centennial pro- This Is... Ray Stevens With the signs of Spring in gram and banquet Saturday evening, April 17, commencing with the air and the prospccts of a social hour at 5:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. yards being cleaned and the The banquet dinner will An outstanding entertiiner, writer and singer is the only need to eliminate trash collect- be served by the ladies of Cy- label that can possibly be applied to Ray Stevens, one of two ed over the winter, the Lowell clamen Chapter No. 94, Order top acts selected this wtek by Lowell Showboat, Inc. Fire Department has issued a of the Hastem Star, under the As the Boat rounds the bend for two weekend performances reminder to residents that ex- direction of Mrs. Verna Rog- this season (July 22-24 and July 29-31) the awaiting audiences treme caution should be tak- ers, Worthy Matron. Gordon will greet the Everly Brothers on the first weekend, and Ray en when burning any kind of B. Johnson will offer the in- Stevens on the succeeding weekend. debris. vocation. The final signing of contracts this week with the acts will A permit must be obtained Background music will be wrap up negotiations that have been formulated by the Talent to have an open burning and provided by the Saint Lukes' Selection Committee headed by Roger Roberts. one can be obtained at the Choristers, The Singing Lads, In making their selection, the committee came up with two City Hall. of Kalamazoo. acts, which will appeal to the young anH swinging and to those Fire calls answered during Gould O. Rivette, Centen- that are more traditionally bent. the week of April 6 included: nial High Priest, will issue the The Everly Brothers, Don and Phil, started their show busi- April 6, 3:30 p.m., grass welcome and turn the program ness careers at an early age in the country-western field; later fire, Clyde Childs' residence, over to the toastmaster, Don- expanding their unique talents to the "pop" set. 13382 Grindle Drive. April 7, ald A. McPherson. They are expert guitarists, getting their training and know- 11:55 a.m. house fire, Wayne Norman E. Borgerson will how from their father who is ranked among the "cream of the Thomas residence, 12486 36th make the introduction of the Centennial High Priest crop" in his profession. Street. distinguished guests in attend- Gould O. Rivette A recent appearance on the Johnny Cash show saw the Ev- Thursday, April 8, 10:30 ance and High Priest Rivette erly Brothers at their best. Their harmonizing voices blend to- a.m. five icres grass burned, will introduce the Most Excellent Grand High Priest Charles R. gether with such originality, that any song they sing maka one Robert B .rnes farm, 3333 Seg- Rademaker, of Manistee, who will address the group. stop and listen. wun Avenue. April 8, 1:15 They have several "Gold Records" to their credit, which in- a.m. grass tire, Stanley Kalys, Other highlights of the program will be the History of Hook- cludes one of Uieir first great hits "Wake Up Little Susie." 11530 40th Street, and at er Chapter as presented by Gordon Johnson; the presentation So far nobody has been able to pin-point the real talents of 2; 10 p.m. a grass fire was re of Life Mernbei pins, by William G. Hurd, and the recognition Ray Stevens, and the reason is complex. How do you brand ported out of control at the of 50 year awards. William Serne home on 10311 a multifaceted entertainment giant? A memorial and the benediction will be given by the Rev. Fulton Road. Friday, April 9, His mUlion selling singles such as "Mr. Businessman," J. Marion DeVinney, Chaplain, and former minister of the Low- 7:45 a.m. a grass fire claimed "Ahab the Arab," "Harry The Hairy Ape," and Gitarzan," ell Methodist Church. a tool shed at the Ebe Wynt- have all become part of recording history and labeled him as The assembly will then retire to the Chapter Room where jes residence on East M-21. a great lyricist and recording artist. they will receive a Centennial Souvenir Booklet, compiled by * Three grass fires Saturday His repeated performances on TV programs such as the John- Gordon B. Johnson and his committee. kept firemen busy. They ny Cash Show, the Dean Martin Show, the Joey Bishop Show, For the last two years. Hooker Chapter has directed much made runs on the following and the Glen Campbell Show speak aloud for his popularity. of its efforts towards passing to the second century of Capitular calls-12:30 p.m. Ray Ver- On his "hit" single "Gitarzan," the role of Gitarzan, the nar- Masonry the sublime degrees that have been entrusted to it for berg, 2630 Bewell Avenue, Ar- rator the monkey, and Jane were all sung by Stevens. More im- its first century in Lowell. thur Bieri, 115 Flat River Dr., portantly, he also arranged the music, composed the song, wid Johnson and his committee found records to be very sparse and Mrs. Little, McPherson produced the record. and many of them lost, but through the treasures and mem- Road. Sunday the fire depart- He has proven his versatility by his ability to lyrically cover oirs of area residents and historians they composed a book ment went out at 6:10 p.m. varied fields... he has run the gamut of forced marriage with which adequately covers the Mason's history from 1871 to to put under control a fire "Lonely Together," to high comedy with Gitarzan" and to 1971. that started from trash burn- psychological insight with "The Great Escape." The 1971 Centennial officers include Gould O. Rivette, High ing and spread into a wooded Now that thi top acts hivt been selected, the Tilent-Pro- Priest; William Hurd, King; Donald McPherson, Scribe; Orval area at the Sharma Stahl resi- gram committee will haw to go to work oo the format for the dence on Aldeh Nash Avenue. Jessup, Treasurer; Gordon Johnson, Secretary; the Rev. J. Mar- show which will include the interlocutor, the endmen, the Show- ion DeVinney, Chaplain; Clark Parsons, Captain of the Host; The week-long runs utiliz- boat Chorus, a stage band, and ar. amateur act. David Miller, Principal Sojourner; R. Bruce Tower, Royal Arch ed 675 gallons of water. Captain; James Cahoon, Master of 3rd Veil; Robert Cnrouch, Master of 2nd Veil; Glenn Parsons, Master of 1st Veil; and John Gerhart, Sentinel. Killed By Hostile Living Past High Priests of Hooker Chapter and the year Posts/ Address which they served include Norman Borgerson, 1931; Howard Rittenger, 1934; Willard Marks, 1944; Gordon Johnson, 1948; Only T Mill? Arnold Wittenbach, 1950; Ralph Roth, 1952; Anton Kropf, Action In Vietnam 1955; Orval E. Jessup, 1956; Donald McPherson, 1959; Harvey Don C. Taylor, 23, of 4850 Aylesworth St., SE, a 1965 grad- System Changes McClure, 1960; Douglas Arnold, 1961; Kenneth Graham, 1962; In response to many local residents' questions concerning uate of Forest Hills High School who had been in Vietnam only Edward Liscomb, 1963; Gould Rivette, 1965; and William Hurd, how Lowell Schools can possibly enter into a five and one- three weeks, was killed April 6 by hostile action, his parents A letter sent out to all Lowell area rural postal patrons this 1966. quarter million dollar building program and still only levy one learned Saturday. week announced the change in the Postal Department's address Life members are Roy Weber, Roland Shivel, Rex Anthony, additional mill on the taxpayer, school officials today issued Sgt. Taylor was killed when an aircraft landing zone, Fire sy'tcnv Clyde Kinyon, Wayne Young, Norman Borgerson, Bertus Klahn, the following answers. Base 6 near the Laotian border, came under enemy attack; He According to Postmaster Charles R. Doyle, the increased Howard Ritlengei, McKnuey Watson, Nelson Meengs, Hmlps "To begin with," Leonard Sinke, school superintendent, was a member of Army Co. D, growth in the rural areas has made it necessary to make some ad- Colby, R. Bruce Tower and Gordon Johnson. stated, "this is not a new method of financing. It has been 3rd Battalion, 503rd Infantry justments on the rural routes served by the Lowell office. Fifty year members include Roy Weber, 1914; Roland Shivel, around since 1955 when the School Bond Loan Program was Regiment, 173rd Airborne The method of addressing on the rural routes from the old 1920; Wayne Young, 1920, Rex Anthony, 1920 and Norman first created." Brigade. style of route number and box number will be switched over to Borgerson, 1921. 'The Sute itself does not actually put up the money," Sin- He was the 128th Kent the street and number system, as utilized within the city. For ke continued, "but rather it more or less guarantees the loan by County resident to die in the example, if your old address was Route 1, Box 39, Lowell, putting the 'faith and credit of the State of Michigan' behind Indochina war, the fourth this Michigan 49331, this would change to 421 Lincoln Lake Road, it. Because the.bonds are guaranteed by the State, they sell year. N., Lowell, Michigan 49331. Canvas Area For more easily and the interest rate is much lower.