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Weather September 20 70 43 EAST JORDAN NEWS & September 21 59 37 September 22 74 41 September 23 71 50 CHARLEVOIX COUNTY September 24 64 51 September 25 59 45 September 26 58 30 HERALD, CONSOLIDATED September 27 60 51 SERVING THE FASTEST GROWING AREA IN THE NORTH VOLUMN 59 NUMBER 39 EAST JORDAN, MICH., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1955 10 CENTS SET $6,500 GOAL SET • • • OVER THE Church Ground BACK FENCE Breaking Held Announce Campaign BY MARSHALL Here Sunday The East Jordan Presbyterian Starting October 19 Parker Seiler is the holder of Church's new $35,000 youth edu• an official citation signed by the cational building is underway The East Jordan Community Governor of the State of Ar• following ground breaking cere• Chest's campaign committee an• kansas. It says he's truly an Ar• monies Sunday morning. Co. Farm Bureau nounced Wednesday that the kansas traveler and how a good• All church departments were group has set a $6,500 goal for will ambassador for that State represented in the ceremonies To Hold Annual their 1955 drive. Seiler passed through there this which were held following regu-" Campaign Chairman William summer—-pedaling a bike. lar services as part of Christian Meeting Here T. Downs said the chest has a Education Sunday. minimum budget of $6,000 and The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Neigh, The annual meeting of the with cooperation of all residents A fellow editor of a small executive of the Synod of Mich• town newspaper was pressed for Charlevoix County Farm Bureau feels sure the chest will meet the igan Presbyterian Church, USA will be held at the East Jordan goal this year. stuff to fill his column one week took part in the ceremonies. so he reprinted the Ten Com• high school, according to Presi• The new two story building dent Leslie Sheridan. Downs announced the drive mandments and ran them with• will house 12 additional rooms. will get underway Wednesday, out comment. When the paper Sheridan said the members It was announced to Harry Wat• will meet 8 p.m. October 10th. October 19th and continue thru came out he received a letter son, East Jordan contractor, that October 29th. from one reader who wrote: the construction contract was a- The association will discuss re• A "Victory Dinner" is plan• "Cancel my subscription. You're warded him. The Charlevoix County Salon No. 466 met re• solutions for the annual state ned for November 1st, it was getting too personal." Mrs. Herbert Thomas, Bellaire, demi-chapeau organization meeting in Lansing The following persons offici• cently at the American Legion home in East premiere; Mrs. Lewis Peterson, East Jordan, le said. ated at the ground breaking and Jordan for installation of officers. Mrs. E. J. and also name new directors for If each person in the commun• petit chapeau; Mrs. Frank Trulson, Petoskey, the county unit. represented various church de• Campbell, Departmental Chapeau, of Grand Ra• chapeau passe and I'avocate; Mrs. Teddy Koto• ity contributed $1.50, Downs Elmer Green, Walt Hiekcox partments: Timmy Malpass, son pids, conducted the meeting with the assistance wich, East Jordan, la secretaire and la cais- said, the goal would be met. and Ed Portz, among others, de• of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Malpass, of Mrs. Leon Fenske of Petoskey. Officers in• siere; Mrs. Walter Rood, Ellsworth, l'aumonier; serve much credit for the many Kindergarten Department; Glen stalled from left to right are: Mrs. Sherman Tho• and Mrs. Joseph Wilkins, East Jordan, installed hours they have donated to the Peebles, son of Mr. and Mrs. mas of East Jordan, la concierge; Mrs. Henry protem for Mrs. Thomas Breakey, East Jordan, Food Locker THE COMMITTEE has divid• work of helping improve sports• John Peebles, primary depart• Brown, East Jordan, demi-chapeau deuxieme; 1'archiviste. ed the drive into four depart• men's park. ment; Sally Gidley, daughter of ments as follows: Industry, bus• Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gidley, jun• Celebrates iness, city residential, rural and ior department; Mary Porter, others. Thousands of dollars a week daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. "We need everyone in the in trade is drained away from Porter, junior department; Ad- Town-Wide Clean-Up Program Tenth Year community to take part," Downs our local merchants by the mail ele Nasson, daughter of Mr. and said, "and those wishing to vol• order houses. In fact, as far as Mrs. Homer Nasson, senior high Mr. and Mrs. John Bos, of unteer for residential campaign the average small town merchant department; William Malpass re• Jordan Frozen Food Locker Co., work should contact me immed• is concerned, his worst compe• presenting adult department; Discussed at Merchants Meeting this week announced their 10th iately." titor isn't the merchant dawn the and Rev. Edward 0. DeHaven of anniversary sale at the super street. Not by a long shot. His market. Next week's issue of the News- the local church. * * * Herald will list those appointed worst competitor is Sears and A City-wide clean-up and improvement campaign for next spring The store is going into its 11th as campaign workers. Montgomery Ward,, closely fol• came up for vigorous discussion at Tuesday night's meeting of the Services Held year of service to the residents lowed by the big stores of the East Jordan Businessmen's Association. of this area under the same man• " XA complete.explanation of the larger nearby cities. Football -" Among items discussed were replacement of broken sidewalks, Friday for agement. work carried out by the Chest * * * city-sponsored pick-ups for garbage and rubbish on a weekly basis, will appear in succeeding issues. improvement of the lake front. Sportsmen's park-and houses and One of the largest super mar• Residents of Charlevoix coun• places ,of business. John W, Ellis kets in the north, the store is of• ty purchased $11,689 worth of Red Devils : fering prizes and bargain prices Plowing sidewalks during win- : Services were held at Watson to their customers. series E and H United States ter months is almost impossible, savings bonds during August. it was said, because of uneven present rental price of East Jor• Funeral Home 2 p.m. Friday for Complete announcement of East Jordan Fall 20-6 to condition of many streets. dan houses. It was said that the John Wesley Ellis, who died here the store's anniversary celebra• current rental rates are so low He was 67 years old. tion appears elsewhere in this All East Jordan sport fans are Under the present law when the owner has no incentive to Mr. Ellis was born August 29, issue of the News-Herald. Sued on looking forward to next season Grayling a sidewalk is repaired" the pro• remodel. 1888 in Jordan Township, An• when the school will have a perty owner pays 60 percent and trim County, the son of Bryon lighted athletic field. The poles A much improved East Jordan Long term financing for new the city pays 40 percent of the house construction was discus• and Emma J. Ellis. Old Count have arrived at the! former fair• eleven opened their Northern work. On the average 60 foot He grew up in and around the East Jordan grounds and work of installing Michigan Class C Conference sed. Several financing plans have City attorney William T. lot the property owner would be been advanced but none have East Jordan area and in 1916 en• them will probably start soon if playing here Friday in a game required to pay about $70 for listed in Company I 125th In• Downs, Tuesday was advised of not already. that saw them trailing 20-6 be• reached a workable stage, it was a lawsuit brought against the his share. said. fantry. He went over seas and Lodge Host * * * hind the well stocked Grayling on August 18th, 1918 he was city of East Jordan by Herbert Vikings. One suggestion would have the Discussion on the association's wounded at Chateau Thierry. C. Bucholz, of Ann Arbor, an That 10-day subscription cam• city lower the cost to the proper• sign projects revealed the fol• engineer. paign sponsored by the News- The Red Devils were spirited ty owner who would share the lowing projects underway; in• AJfter his army release he To District made his home in Grand Rapids The summons was served upon Herald was successful. About 60 on by their lone touchdown when expense on a 50-50 basis. Others stallation of new log, rustic city Dr. Morgan J. Smead, Grand Mayor Vern Whiteford by Uni• readers purchased subscriptions Dick Johnson put them back in said the city should assume 60 limit signs, business district signs until two years ago when he de• cided to make East Jordan his lecturer of the Grand ILodge of ted States Marshall Harry Jen• during- the campaign. Many had the game near the end of the se• percent. along (M-66 and a resort direct• Michigan, F. & M., will conduct nings, of Grand Rapids. never subscribed before. * cond period. He went over from v ory sign for the business district. home. He was admitted to Mrs. An ordinance on the city Melling's Convalescent home thru a school of instruction in the East Jordan is included in a the three. books allows the city to repair Chairman Clark announced a East Jordan IMiasonic Temple, list of eight Michigan cities upon city-wide beautification program cooperation of his niece, Dorothy Fellow down the street says The score came after, the lo• any city walk deemed unsafe by Bennett. next Tuesday, October 4th. which similar law suits are being there hasn't been any "big cals had rolled down the field on the Council with the property in which the association is call• Lodge members throughout brought by Bucholz for not mak• thing" going around for a long a drive from the visitor's 30 yard owner's share being placed upon ing upon the various local wo• Services were conducted by the northern district number 29 ing "full payment-for services his taxes, if other payment is not men's groups.