Mason State Elects Bill Dart to Board
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Springport Bindery Sprin;port, Mich. ,\ 24 Pages Plus Frandor Supplement Vol. 106 - Number 3 Wednesday, January 20, 1965 10~ per copy Williamston Man Mason State Elects •' Drowns In Lake Skin divers Wednesday morn He went to another lake nearby, ing recovered the body of Eldon thinking that perhaps his son had Bill Dart to Board Blossey, 34, of Williamston from found better fishing there. When Bass lake, near Gregory a:fter a he did not locate Eldon he re 2 hour search. turned to the spot where he had Bill Dart, llfe-tlmr. Mason ras gress. If I can render a ser Blossey apparently fell through seen what he thought was a card ident and business man and man vice to the community as Di the ice while fishing on the lake board box. ufacturer and also known for his rector of Mason State, then I Tuesday afternoon. Arriving there, he found apart many engineering contributions shall do all I can to fulfil this . Members a! the Blossey family or the sled protruding and they to Industry, had his first board obligation," said Eldon Blossey and his father, sent skin divers to the scene, mr.etlng as a director of Mason Stockholders also re-elected Clarence, ol WIIUamston went to arriving about 6 p.m. They were State banl1 Tuesday afternoon. J. B. Dean, Reno R, Root, L,R. the lake about 3:30 p.m. on a joined later by skin divers from Asked for comment following White, Gus G, Ktlan, W.O. Hall, fishing trip. The Blosseys own a the Washtena w and Oakland the election, Dart said, "Working Ray Perkins, Glen Dunn, AI Rice cottage on the shore of the lake. county sheriff's departmr.nts and with Mason State Is like coming and Winston Dancer directors Arriving at the lake, accord the state pollee of the Brighton home. My father, R.C, Dart, be for the ensuing year. Directors ing to sheriff's officers, Eldon post. gan his banking career with this at the board meeting re-elec Blossey started out on foot across The body of Eldon Blossey was bank May 4, 1894, That was a ted Ray Perkins as president; the ice to find a fishing spot, found in 18 feet of water about long time ago. As I grew up AI Rice, vice president; W. 0, He was pulling a sled loaded with 10:30 a.m. W~dnesday. It was my Interest In banking was sec Hall, executive vice-president fishing equipment. found by Deputy Medwar~ Tes- ond only to my liking for things and cashier; and Lyle Riggs, Meanwhile, hls father went to mechanical. It has always seemPrl Claude Cady and Joe Dean, as sler of Oakland county and Dep to me banks set the pace for pro- the cottage to bulld a fire In the uty WUllam Emerson of Wash sistant cashiers. stove. tenaw county, Mason State bank has enjoyed While working In the house The body was lo~ated about 500 its best year In history, accord the elder Blossey looked out a feet from the shore in a hole Ing to Ray Perkins, bank pres window and saw what he believed in the Ice about 20 feet In dia Ident. to be a cardboard box far out m8ter. Driver Perkins made that report on the lake. Besides his parents, Eldon Tuesday to the Mason State bank When 5 p.m. arrived and El Blossey Is survived by 3 stockholders at the annual mr.et don Blossey did not return, Clar brothers, Dale, Rollin, and Way lng, clded to build a branch with ence Blossey started a search. ne. Is Killed He reported a gain In deposits drive-In faclllty on Cedar street, of more than 1 1/2 mllllon with the main artery between Lansing A rural Stockbridge man died total postlngs passing the 9 mtl and East Lansing and our city, Monday afternoon when he drove lion dollar mark !or the first Perldns went on to say It ap his car into the path of a Grand tim.~ In the history of the banl1. pears this section of the county Trunk train near Stockbridge. Council Seeks Change "The future of this area Is wlll develop raptdly and that Glenn A. Runciman, 58, of bright," Perkins said, "It was the bank plans to be an Import 16275 Dexter Trail, Gregory, with this In mlnd that we de- ant part that growth, was dead on arrival at Foote or In Naming Supervisors hospital in Jackson where he was taken following the accident which M.1san voters w111 decide at the report by the pcrsmmel com occurred at 3:33 p.m.., accord April election on a proposed mittee calls for a change In the ing to Ingham county sheriff's Centennial Plans change In the city charter, The wording of the section on ap officers. recommendation called for In a pointing o1 city representatives Runciman was driving north an to the county board of supervi Brogan road and as he approached sors. the G~and Trunk tracks he ap Start Shaping Up If passed the supervisors will parently did not see the train be appointed to one-year terms coming from the east. On M•mday stock In the cen The stock Is selling at $5 Meeting and w111 serve at the pleasure of The car was hit on the right the council. tennial corporation organized to a share. It is redeemable at face side just behind the Windshield put on Mason's gigantic June value and no more, Redemption Under the present charter pro and was thrown or dragged 139 birthday party went on sale. visions supervisors are appoint Is slated from a pro rata share Is Set feet by the train, The issuing the stock will of the revenues. After the stock ed by the council but to Indefin or Runciman was not thrown from get the non-profit corporation off redemption any profits will be Monday night Is annual report ite terms, the car. The report that hefailed the ground financially, according used on a Mason ciVic project; and election night for the Mason In making the recommendation to see the oncoming train was to Chairman Dick Magel. General Hospital corporation. Councilman Claude Cady pointed members of the board o! di MASON'S BASKETBALL HOMECOMING ROYAL QUEEN had a true strengthened by statements ofthe rectors decided, ,, The meeting is set for the meet out that the change would help train crew who said they saw international flavor Friday night when the stttdent boc';'l\.,icked Ylva Carlstadt Harry Smith is in charge otthe ing room at Hall Memorial li bring about a closer relationship Runciman turn hls head toward City stock safe. brary for 8 p.m. It Is open to between the city council and the as basketball queen. She is an exchange student at Mason from Sweden. The the train a split second before Seeks the publlc. supervisors. the collision, This has been organization week for the centennial. George This falltheby-lawsofthecor international flavor didn't end there, though, for a member of the gueen's Wells D. M·Jses, Ingham county poratlon were changed so that any New Well Elias or the Ragers company, court was Rolando Zarete, an exchange student at Mason from Mexico. undersheriff, said the engineer civic promotion specialists, waa person can become a member told him that the train might M1son councilmen voted Man of the corporation and eligible Freeway In town Mllnday and Tuesday to have hit a school bus at the day night to start prospecting help In prelimlnaryorganfzation, to vote by signing the corpora Main street crossing 1f the ac for water. The council authorized tion membership book. Previous Val DeRosa will head the re cident at the Brogan crossing had a contract with Layne-Northern venue division, At the head ol ly there has been a $5 memhers Brings on not occurred. company of Lansing for a test ship fee. the participation committee are Holt Kiwanis and Town ship Moses quoted Engineer Brad well to meet the growing need Mrs, Lorraine Bebee for the wo Main item of business at the ley as saying the school bus for water, meeting will be the election of men and Harlan Smith for the went across the tracks at the The site picked for the test men. Bob Inghram will handle memhers of the board of direc Problem well is at the north city limits tors. The term of George Fogle Main street crossing just as the the chair manshlp of the spec Agree on Community Aims train struck Runciman's car. The on property just off Howell road, tacle ticket committee with Mrs. expires, He Is not eligible for The plan to give US-127 free. Brogan and Main street crossings Jeanette Dart serving as chair another term under provisions of way status w111 speed traffic flow M·~mhers of the Holt Kiwanis are about a quarter of a mile man of the pageant part of the the by-laws. Ing through Ingham county, but bring the college to Delhi town All the Way to LBJ club and the Delht Charter town plated fire trucks", Dart said apart. celebration. Terms o! Winston Dancer and will not provide relief for local ship and the committees working facetiously. Molson residents were on hand Roscoe Arnold also expire. How traffic. ship broke bread together at a on the proposal Will continue their Bradley told officers he blew Tom Christensen Is In charge dinner In the auditorium of the But he did point out that he to see President Lyndon John ever, they are eligible for re efforts.