The Ingham County News~··"· Chr15tmas Season·
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•• Winner ol1954 Michigan Press Bt,~sl Wishcu for a Joyful General Excellence Award The Ingham County News~··"· Chr15tmas Season· Ninety-Fifth Year, No. 51 Mason, Michigan, 'Thuuday, December,23, 1954 4 Sections - 26 Pages News Index Councilmen Fix Want ads, Page~ G nnrl 7, Part 1. Social news·, Pages iJ nnrl father and Son Me~t Death Salary for JP, 5, Part 1; Page 4, Part 2; Page~ 4 and 5, P11 rl a. Church news, Page 3, Part 2. And Tilt Fines Edltorlala, Page 2, Part 4. Farm news, Pages nnrl Beneath 127 Flasher Light 3, 1 ii, Pnrl tl. Legal notices, PagcH 7 and Failm·e to stop at the flash· 8, Part 1; Page~ 0, Part 3; Page u, Part 1. ?I' gum·dlng the intersection or US-127 and West Columbia SONGS FOI~ SHU'J'-INS will be sung by this group of Baptist young people 'Friday night. They put in a pmcticc session this week _to brush up on the Christmas carols. Fmm left to l'ight in the picture arc Roger Bt·own, Dick Helman, Rev. Clarence .Rodd, Mrs. Rorltl, Marie Lyons, Donnis Start·, Darlene Brown, Jean Starr, Roy Rodd, Julia Holmes, Phyllis Opdyke, Sandra Slec, .John c;oy, Anna Holmes, Hazel Opdyke, Janet Opdyltc, Ann Slce, Jack Ilart, Donna Opdyke and Vit·ginia Hodel. The group plans to serenade people con fined to homes and hospitals. (Ingham County News photo.) I Former Mason Boy Visits Home Year's Summa1y Jim Bullen Moves Alaska L(j Due Next Week Alaska has undergone rapirl he married Pansy Osborn of change during anrl since the war Thorp, Washington. That an· and one nf 1he men who hw; chored him. He did construction dnne mnsl to f'lwngP il is ,Jim wnrit in Washington unlll lhe Bullen, a Mason high school grad· war when he was set at work on uale of 1921. lie has moved a lol the Alcan highway. Winters when of AlaHka. Ilc opcmles glanl highway work lwei lo be halted carlh·moving mal'hinery anrl has he shifted operalwns lo the chain has Mason. So far he has seen helped build highways and air of Aleulian Islands, building few people, outside of relatives, fields und other army and navy highways and landing fields for whom he recognizes or who lnstallalions. ·army ancl navy. Until 1!J51 he recognize him. He saw Bob Hil· maintained his residence in IIe and his wife arrived last ton Wednesday. 'rhe last time Washington. Then the family weelt lo he with relatives over they met was when Hilton was moved to Alaslm, In Spenard, Christmas. They arc malting in. the fourth grade. "He's grown ncar Anchorage. He works for their· lJCadquarlct·s al Portland some since," remarl<ed Bullen. Birch, Lylle & Green and is now when• the parent:;, Mr. and Mrs. Bullen was home for 2 weelts engaged in airport construction. Ilerman Bullen, reside with an· in 1934 anc! again in 1945. But other son, Clark, who teaches Mr. and Mr·s. Bullen have 1 he's in Alaska to slay. He and agriculture in the l'urllan<l children. A daughter, Mrs. June all his family like it there. school. Another brother is Dr. Jticnemann, lives In Boise, Idaho, They drove baclt tci Michigan Robert E. Bullen of 1\•!asnn. The and a son Jack is serving with over the Alcan highway, malting Alaslmn Bullcns are in Mason at lhc army In Japan. A daughter the tl'ip In 10 days of driving least until Christmas. Venise, 17, has completed school time. This is the best time of year After grndLtallng from high in Anchorage and a son Gary Is for the Alcan irip, Bullen de· school, .Jim Bullen traveled lmclt a sophomore in high school. clarcd. The road now Is much and forth between Mason and the Alaslta has undergone great smoother than In the summer Northwest until 1927. That year change, said the visitor, and -----------------------so time, he explained. In justice r·ourl al Mason Mon· prosecutor when she asl\ecl for .J day Mrs. Mildred DeBntinc lear· warrant for her husband's arre~l ruil.l' proleslerl charges of wi II· for failure to provide support, fully ahnndnning her .3 <'llildi en. she continuer!. Despite hct· pmlcs!alions she wa~ bnund over lo circuit court fo!' trial. "' 1Jr:;, Dc!Jruine and Mrs. Eva Mac Pierce are cha1·ged with r·rucii.Y and child abandonment 111 leaving the :1 DcBruine and 11 Picn·c children al IIJC Pierce home on Rolre road in Vevay township November 2:1. O!Ticcrs have not yrot located Mrs. Pierce. Mrs. DeBruinc rcporlcrl in ;lt tile shcriJT's office November 2G. I '•' Ingham County N~ws December 23, 1954 Page 2 Mrs. Bement Dies 1.Officers Return Gij1s of Sofely Suggest-eel At Home After Mute ·for Larceny Sher·llf'!i offh~eJ'Il tool< Don· "i'JJI. ynur· r'Hl' on'youi· Chris!· Long Siclme~s with almtit 70 fer.l· for regulnr nlri A. Spr.rlts, •II, of Tnitsler 1o l"nHS Ji.•;t ," Cilh!l' of Pnl\Pr. Ttnlph tirr!s, MrH, S. A, Bement rlltirl 'rtws: the county ,lull Snl urriny. Spllt'iiH, lfn\1 <trlvl:wr\ Mm;on r\riverH. On glnre kl!, 1\w neerl for re·· "II lras S<'I'VL'r\ ynu well, nnrl II duy ut het home nl. 4•15. W. Elm u dear mule, waived cxnmlnntlon illfrm:r:rl lypn nf tire dHiins Is HI reel nftcl' n long Hlcl~ncss. hr.tom Ju~tlce of the Penr.r> Hoy dPSPI'I't~:;· a tl!omugll going winter evrm grcatct• hl!cousc average :-wlt'iy .lob," Chief Hall Hnhl. "IJe· Co1·nel!u .June Monroe was bot·n W. Adam!l on a charge of larceny Bldrlding ci!Htanc:es nre reduced hy conversion. He Ia JtWnillng nr· :;ide:;, wttl1 the season of slippery from nhoul 20!l feel lr> 77 feet. September !l, 187fi, in Webber· :;trcetH nt hand, ll's very gnotlln· ville, the daughter o[ Roher! Em mlgnmcnt In drcuit c:ourl. :;rfl'anl'<: th111. you <HHl your Inm· "Even thoug\1 you have ehains, mel nnrl Cornelia .Tane Monroe. Being ir1 .!nil is no nr.w ex· remember I hey rion' t· Jll!l'mil nor· ily will hr. lwre lo c:r.lr.hmt~ She nllcnr\cd school nt Webbcr perlcnco fnr Sparl<s, he \old Lt. mal, rlry pavement SJI!'ed~," tho Cllri~liTllilH," vll\1', and for muny ·years did Vers\le Bahcoek. Aeeorrl\ng to Cl!lr•f Jipl\ w·gc•d pnrliculnt· at· t!hlc[ wut·ned. "'rhuy help, but It's nursing. the mlii-.:!'H necount, written out up In you to rlr\Vf! slowly (!Jlollgh tPiltlon In vHon nnrl trnct\on. She wns· united In mnrringe to on paper, he hns heen r:onvictet\ 'l'lwt rneam; winr\slil!•ld wlpt•rs- to k~P[J yoU!' nttlomohl\e undPI' 11 I lineN of lnrccny by r.onver 7 contml. S. A. Bement in 18D:"i In Webber ]Jiiidr•s ll!HI motors·, dPfmstm·H, all ville. They movc1l to Mnson in ~lon, 8 limes on un\nwfully t\rlv· liglrls nnd reur view mirrors. "Don't lnt r.nreles~ness spoil Jttly ·1"22 lng nwny nt\lomoillles, twice un· • A:; t'or tra('t\on, hP :;air.\, c.:nrs r 11 ' Cl I 1 " ' ' " ' ·d1:r tiw leclcral Dye1• net lot• yo lit' an~_Y s -~r_:_ ~~s. • survl•1inr~ her is lltc husbnncl, losr• ll'af!l.\on clangl'l'nttsly on lransportlng :!lolcn' cut'S across S. A. Bement; 3 sons, Newton S. :arJJ\v <rnd ir•e. '!'Ire chains nrc ~tale line:;, lwlcc for ~·Jmple lar l'f'<'<JtllnWJHier\ hy the Nallnnal o[ Ann At !;or nnd Lnwlon R. nnd ceny and 2 times for \JI'(m!c\ng Httssell n( Mason; 2 hrolhet•s, :-:afr·ly Council for lee nnd ~now n. nnd enlerlng. Education Board Charlrs F. Mom·nr! of Wchbervlllc <'ltlldililli!S, iJCC'fliiS[' te::IH hiiVC 'I'Ill"cl1 months ago Sparl<s 11111! Hoberl E. Mnlli'<IC nf Co I ~:!town 111111 at a sprr:d nf 2fl milt's ll"J t v tricked 11 Halesmnn al Hoy Chris· 1111 hour on ilurr\ paclted wow, IJ\epor S acancy llumhus, Ohio; 2 slstei'S, Berlhn tcnsen':; o11t or n cnr. Al'le1· Hoy\nnci of Wehherv\1\e nnrl .Julin rPin l'm·•·r:d t 11'1~ !'\wins will stop \ool<ing r;ver 1\Herl c·m·s, Spnr\{s Mrs. Hr\en Millet•, Lansing, re· Cunningham of DPl!'Dit; 3 grand· 11 r•;rr ir1 ahotJI •10 ft•t:l, l'Otnjlill'er.\ pklwd onr! out nnd as lwei I' or pet'· signer\ frr.m the mtmly board of I SIJIIS, Hex Bement of Holl, and mi;:~lon to (!rive II n few bloci<s ec\ueatlon 'J'ur.sclay. A hns·iness Max nntl .Joseph Bement of Ma· away to Hhow his wife. He got cnmr.t· nn<l home rlulicR cattsec.l son; 3 ~mnddaughlr.rs, Mrs·. Gil· pel!ni~slon bul he dlcln't. c.:ome h••r to :;uhmlt her rcsl~nntlon, her! Hr.wl: t of Mnsnn, Mn;, Phyl· hac!<. Tile wrcc\<r.d ent• was ~:hr. stated. Her resignntlon was lis Corner of Wehbei'VIIie and found lf, day:.; Inlet• In lhe north ucceplr.rl hy thQ hoard ot: crlliC:a- Mr.~. Sally Ann Dcamn of Yuma, whr.rt! Spill';(:; lind ahamloncci II. tion mcctittr: in Mason 'Pur.srlay Arizona; and r; grcllt·grandchll· Before 1ngham off\r:cr:; enught.