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-" ~' " ~±m4~Nnrtquillr- m~tnr1t OLD NORTHVILLE SPRING For l\/lore Than 83 Years - Friend, Companion and Kirzaly Counselor .. Volume 83, Number 3 14 PAGES 7'11IS WEEK NOJ'thville, Michigan, Th'ursday, June 18, 1953 $2.50 Per Year in Advance Northville Delegates to Girls' State Ipublic H~aring Scheduled on Phone Rate Increase , ; The Hme is different, but the scene's the !Same as eighty-seven year old Harry McCracken (leU) lisiens to an explanation by Carl Ely (right). Mr. McCracken was Mr. Ely's teacher_more than six decades ago, and came 10 Saratoga Farms restaurant in Novi last Friday to honor Mr. Ely on his seventy-second birthday and F.O.E. Auxiliary , announcement of his retirement, along with more than sixty Installs Officers other young and old friends who attended the surprise party. Bloodmobile in Surprise Party for Carl Plymouth ~onday Ely Grows and Grows Carl Ely is still amazed at the Imild wintl:r when'there was al- surprise party his sons and friends most no ice on the mill pond to staged for him last Friday. 'cut and store for the hot summer The event was Mr. Ely's seven-' months. "We decided we'd better ty-second birthday, and the day Inot depend on tEe weather," Mr, he d€t,lded to' retIre from acti'(~ .Ely< s,ai(1.,!'so- we :;ta~Nd ml!n!:l- management of the C. R. Ely & facturing ice- 9prselvesJ'; .• \" ' Sons coal and fuel 011 business. The fuel oil end of/the business It seems as though thlS double was added in 1!l3J)~ event would call for some sort of party-as it did-but Mr. Ely was the last to know. Richard Burton 60 Friends Present More than sixty young and old Wins Scholarship friends spanning more than six decades came from Northville, Farmington and other places in the state to honor Carl. As Charles Ely, Carl's son, puts it, "The party started out to be a small family affair, but as his friends got wind of it, the Ii<;t just grew and grew." Ivan Ely, the second son, gives Charles most of the credit for organizing the party, but grmned broadly when he told how hard it had been to keep Mr. Asks More Increases Ely, who was at the office most of the day, away from phones and Other higher charges for ser- people who knew about the sur- vice in addition to those an- prise. nounced last week are revealed by Michigan Bell in a pamphlet "Retirement" Minimized mailed to subscribers with their The friends were all happy to I current phone biBs. Other types honor Mr. Ely on his birthday, but --------:......---------------------------------- iof service that will be raised in- no one seemed to take this "re- elude temporary suspension of tin"ment" business serIously. "The Amvets, Auxiliary in Joint Installation residence service, additional bus- principle is fine," someone re- mess listings, signals, auxiliary marked "Carl has delegated the receivers, private branch ex- responsibility to Chuck and Ivan, - Richard W. Burton change systems, key telephone but about all retirement means systems, key cabinets, foreign for Carl is that maybe he'll come zone mileage, mileage associated' to work a half hour later, and WIth- tie lines, private lines and:. leave earlier if he wants to, but off premises extensions, central that's about all it means." office and secretarial transfer As old friends, business ac- Novi Blue Star equipment. quamtances and school mates rose Mothers Get High Other items for which higher one at a tllne to remark on the I rates are sought are booths, loud past and congratulate Mr. Ely, the Ranking in State speaker sets, order turrets, spe- life-long friendship between Mr. The Novi Blue Star Mothers cial reverse charge toll service McCracken, the teacher, and Mr. chaptel', although small in mem- messages and listings, tie lines, Ely, the pupil, became apparent. befship, contmued to show Its and other a~sociated equipment items generally provided busines!l Mr. Ely move'! to Farmington muscles thIS year. at 15, and later operated a Ford This was evident when the customers. agency there from 1912 to 1918. chapter was rated third highest Needs Investors' Money In 1920 he r,ought the present in Michigan for the amount of C. R. Ely & Sons business after money earned and spent on hos- The pamphlet states that since the former owner, Claude Mc~ pital work. The money, $1710, 1945 the company has erected 110 Cann, died, was earned through monthll card " new buildings or additions, "It was just a little coal busi- parties, bake sales and other brought dial service to 50 more ness then," Mr. Ely rememhered, events. communities, and added thous- "and I guess we've grown a lit- The 35-woman chapter, which ands of long distance lines. This tle." First expansion was after a Swimming Program draws membership from Novi, has required doubling the com- Off to Fine Start Wixom and Walled Lake, was pany's investment and calling up- honored for its ranking at the I on investors for $190 million. Gaab, Frid Called state convention of the Blue Star Nearly 90% of all telephones are for Army Service Mothers at Saginaw June 7-10. dial, it states. (Northville is not ... The Novi report on Americanism, . .;j scheduled to go to the dial sys- prepared by Mrs. John Klaserner, tem for five or six years.) Two Northville. young men will Perry Kenner Post 76 Amvets and Auxiliary Back row, left to right, are William Lintz, finance be among 26 called by Selective was selected as outstanding and The phone company points out Service Board 102 for Army ser- read on the convention floor. were insialled in joint ceremonies at the Novi officer: William R,ackov. adjutant: Cliff Town- that many service improvements '... vice. The group will leave June The Novi chapter was also the Community Hall last Friday night. Above, left send. public relations officer: Jim Bundoff. third lie ahead-more dial service. few- 23. first to rush clothing and other to right in fr~nt row are: Dorolhy MacDermaid, vice commander: Duane Bell. commander: Chas. er customers on rural lines, more The Northville men are William material to the Flint tornado dis- parliamentarian: Patricia Kozak, public :r,~lations Vreeland, second vice· commander: Joe Ray. pro· operator dialin'g of toll calls. A. Gaab,' Jr .• 105 Fairbrook, and aster area after swift action in officer: Audrey Ortwine, first vice·president: vcut marshall and Bill ~uUon. recreation officer. "To do the job, marc money Norman J. Frid, 374 North Rogers. collecting the clothing from this Jeanne Clarke, president: Orma Gregory, second Not in the picture are Paul Meredith. senior vice'- must come from investors," it area, states. "And the ability to 'sell' S'even of the group are from vice. president, and Beity Suiton, secretary. commander: Ken Rippey, recreation officer: Fred Plymouth, and one of the group Mrs. Ruben Ward is president investors on putting their money is a South Lyon resident, J. R. of the Novi chapter and Mrs. Rus- Auxiliary officers not in the picture are June Soloman, senior service officer, and Art Poole. in the telephone business depends Asher. sell Race is hospital chairman. Hay. treasurer, and Doris Callen. junior service officer. on a fair profit {or them." .' ' , ~-- -- ----'- - .- ro'" __ _.... ~ -- --~ -.- ~ _ .._- ..........l ....r "'-- ....-:c h"~"~_~,"i_"'~",",",-,, __ ~ " Page Two THE 'NORTHILLE RECORD I sore throat, upset stomach, stiff It:st~~~;hed IDq~NortQuiUr'iRrrnrb Tele::oOnlr ~----- r'######~*,~####'###'#~l Pamphlet Explains nee~ 01' J:lacl,r. , Glenn H. Cummmgs and N. W. Hopkins, Publishers Letters to · -1 _ Barton urged that parents keep Before buying any Published e\'ezy Thursday morning and entered at the Northville, i:he Ed.i:or .Gamma Globulin and study the leaflet when their l\1iclllgan, post office as second class matter. _ children bring it home from hearing aid, you owe It school as a handy reference dur- NATIONAL 'EDITORIAL The Record welcomes letters to been instructed on the - prop~r Effect on Polio ing the polio season. ' to yourself to try conduct in such a place and in all ~ IASEOC§T(3N: the editor about matters of com- "Throughout the 16 years of its the 1953 - munity interest. Anonymous com. the years I have lived by the cem- More than half a million yaca- existence the National Foundation il munications will not he publish· etery, never have I seen - the tion bound girls and boys from for Infantile Paralysis. sUPPorted ed, but in instances where the neighborhood children damage parochial, public and private by the American people through ~75 'p/'I'i?- Taylor Ball-Managing Editor writer does not wish his or her any cemetel'y property. schools are carrying home a leaf- the March of Dimes, has been nam!! to appear. it will be held I was quite surprised to read let, POlio Message to Parents, Subscnpllon Rates 1n Michlgall. fighting polio by caring lor pat- Hearing Aid confidential. in the Record that the cemetery Gamma Globulin - 1953, Donald tients, underwriting research, and One Year .. $2.50 Six Months $1.75 W. Barton, administrator of the (The letter below was wriffen is used as a playground by boys through professional and public Two Years $4.50 Smgle Copy 07 Wayne County Chapter of the under our 10·day . Outside of MIchigan: to the NorJhville Village COm- and girls from the neighboring education," he said. "Through school. I have been wondering March of Dimes, said today. this education, familiarity with money·back Guarantee! J<4'- , One Year #. $3.00 Two Years $5.00 mission and read in meeting I when this is done as I have never Written in popular question and By ma~ers 01 wolld·l.mOUI,.