THE INGHAM COUNTY NEWS
Last Friday's Storm Made Kindling Wood Out of Barns County's Worst Storm Wreaks Heavy Damage WIDE PATH CUT THROUGH INGHAM COUNTY BY TORNADO, FARMERS TAKE BIG LOSSES.
fmST JUNt ORAH TO
Iru:llilm County N~ws Phuln~. The top ptcturc shows what was left after the wind stt uck 1he bam o£ T. J. Holtz on the Howell toarl, fi·:v m!les c A!IJIISto·rs tor thll l\1Htugun Wwdslol'lll lnsuranco < "'"t'""Y stated that 1hoy esti mate thetr aw .1t le.1st 90 b:tlll~ dom n in lngtmm county, with lll.lny others otumagnd. ---- Hmscmen from Ingham and nmghbo11ng countres m·e awmltng tiiC spccwl matinee to be hclcl at the Ingl~o~m f,m gtounds tracl' Ill Mason Suncl8y, June 11, to sec how then f.tvor•tes responded to tram mg Some 25 horses Wintered .tt Nm tllvtllc, Hnstmgs, Lalce Odessa and Mason Wtll be entered, Bert Roche of Lansing, superintendent of ~peed for the Ingham traclc, ~tate d. '!'he wccs Will be two-heat nf fau s because some of the hmses arc not yet ready to go the full l'Dutc. Former Leslie Boy Missing in Action Mt· ancl Mrs. Rollo Foote of Leshc h.1vc received a message from tho a(Jjutant gcrwral of tho wat department In Waslungton tiHit thea· son, Henry Max Foote, 1s mtssmg in action. Foote was on Corregldor•. He enllsted a year ago and after as signments at Fort Knox, Ken tuclcy, Fort Leonard Woocl, Mts soUt'l, and Camp McDowell In Calt fornla, he snllccl for the Phllrp pincs, art•tvmg there last fall. The adjutant general stated that l\(OVING 1'0 UIIJCAGO the wnr dcpnrtment has no record Mr. nnd Mrs. W. A. Llppmcott of those lnllcd on the Bataan In the above picture arc the men from Ing rejected, Some of the rejected men will re Peninsula or on Correg~dor and will leave Mason June 15 to make • that there Is no record yet of their home 111 Chicago. They were ham draft district No. 1 who left for army port later for checkup examinations and may those who were forced to surt·en transferred het·c three years ago service on Wednesday night of last week, It then be accepted. The 14 sent back to their der to the Japanese. The Inter from Philadelphia, Mr. Lippmcott homes were LaVerne Davenport and Charles national Red Cross, through Its was wlth John Wyeth & Bro., Inc., was the largest wartime contingent to leave Geneva office, cheei(S on war• m Philadclplna, and came to the Mason. Thcr~ were 49 scheduled to go. Two prisoners. The Footes were told, Mn.son plftnt as superv1sor of the men, Wendell Nemeth and John Paul Perry however, that it will probably be finishing department. He is now of Stockbridge, joined the navy and so failed three months before a 1eport of being tru nsferred to the Chicago war pr1soners in the hands of the factory of John Wyeth & Bro, Inc to report with the selectees. .Japanese Js received lit WaRhlng Of the 47 men who were examined by army ton. Scell liOlfltOC!~ nnd ncl mmln onion t1lnntK. Jim.'tl Mmlwt, MuMon. 23\\l medical boards 33 were accepted a11d 14 wcte INUHAM COUN'l''l ·~------;;-~·--· DIS S E LO FOR FARMERS Are Your II pmlmhly •·o~l·; lr~H lo lnHtulJ \VIu•JJ l IIHI 'l'lir· ,liJhPIIi-IIJindPd lllll!iieJJIII pill ''''"'" '" '" '" ...... "'"'"''''"...... !till II It Roads were hlockecl, woodlot~; ll11• l.•·.v in hJK poclml 11nrl r·iilllhf'd Farmers who must have emergency loans to tide them -~~-~~-~~--~-~~-~~-~~-•-•-u-u-rr.._n._n_u_,_"_'_ 11 _ 11 _"_'_r_,.:, iJl(() 111\fllfJrt• ('Ill llllfl hc:Jclt•d J'O?' I Ancient History i and orchards were ruincc!. Utility wires and fences were We Missed the Boat JlaiJHiiJ''· rl'ht•rp WtlH Dct•wood [JJlcl ~ GIP,IIII'd from Nuwfi Fdi.'~ of l over until insurance company settlements are made can IIJJf'l' olhrl' lmlldfHllBil lllfJI'IHJtlCrl in t YtJ,IIb P.tsl + tangled, Barns were sc Sunday schnnt nl )I) n, m., nnd 'I'n F.lcc•t OIJI('(JrH la!octlnn ol' otrlct•J•H wlll be held r•huH•h nl lJ p, m., Wtll' llnHJ ltt•v. at Ihu nr•xl mcdlng of tho Ameti lllnl Tt\ll!IS nn M1 and Mrs !Ill Cole were In Ann AI bm 'l'ucsday to visit their son, Lowe, who has been confined to the hospil.Jl fn1• observation Robe1t Tohnson came home from Toledo, Olun, f<'1lclay to spent the week end With his family. P,tst Noble Grand club will meet w1Lh M1s Mat Clcvet June 10, WILSON DISTRICT Inste,td "! M1s Hazel Pratt. l\li'H. l~illsnn Stolz M1 s Ji'Jank HIIscl1of has been Ill / M1. nnd MIH. GcnlliC Diamond Lhe past wcclc nf Cmun1w called nt lhc home of 'rhc AnJCJJcan Legion is sponsor- inc; a centenmal festival in Holt, the wcclc hegum1ng .Tune 8th. M1 s •.Jane House, 31, of MnniMs I?I'ICiay mght the a1r rnjd war set, L. 1., first woman to volunlet•r dens will show plctmes at the for the Women's Anny Auxiliary sc•flool house ol the bombing of London nnd how to fight lncendi COI!JS. She I• shown With Col, ,J, r. my bombs, Dnye, Iccrnltmg ancl mthwtlon oJli- M1ss Mm Ilyn Mlllet will appear 1n a cl.tncing l ecllal Friday mght Rill I ell' the gh I 0111' ol Olll' hcUCI' I <\I!M-MAIJl~ 'I clephnne iur 1111 l( 1•, ( w; HI 111 ()JI( o. MACLAM• & CAMP GOOD BEAUTY SHOP and GOOD Tclepl1o11o 5341 for YOU .. • DR. HESS There's no p1·iority on the rich, tasteful eoodncss of ou1· ice cream! It's a ref1cshing treat enjoyed by all Fly Spray TO I!OI,D ])llJMONS'l'RA'I'ION ages. Have a clish of ice cream or an ice cream cone DcmonstJ[ltJOn meetlllgs m civll- in your favorite flav01·. You'll lil,e Miller's. 11\n cletense Will be held In the 1 Gal. . . $1.00 Dmlilville school Sunday evenmg, June 7. At seven o'clock the NORTHWEST LESLIE 1csiclcnts of Dansville me inv1ted Mrs. Glad~ ~ narrow 5 Gal. . . $4.50 to Witness the mov1es shown by M1ss Marwn Johnston of Lan the state pollee. At 8 30 a dem- smg and Glolla Delano of Eaton Miller Dairy Farms 1onst1atwn of rnccndmry bombs Rapids spent the week end with Eaton Rapids,' Michigan I w1ll be presented. A Sfcond movie Mr and Mrs. Jess Johnston On 1 Will be shown at mnc o cloclt for Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Robe•·t 1 the bencf1t of Ingham township Luedtke and Henrietta Luedtlte SACCHARINE SUGAR I' cs1clents DEVELOPED FREE - T Do You Admire ALL PRINTS Including Post Carel Size 3c {jen. FRESH FILMS AT ALL TIMES You do? So do we. And so does eve1·y other per,;on in this country who has the right to call Petern1an' sAnt Powder himself an AmCI ican. MacAI"thm· and his men are heroes; they did what everyone, including the ex!)erts, said was im· Ant Traps • • • possible. But it isn't necessary foa· us to record he1·e of theh· record; it's engraved dee!)ly where it will live foreve1·: in the hearts of a grateful people. ARSENATE OF LEAD "A Rl"aleful people"7 We are that, a1·en't we? . We can p1·ove it by doing, each in his own way, DISTRICT NO. 3, Single Pounds 25c- Less In eve1·ything vossible to help win this war-particu· WHEATFIELD lm·ly by buying War Stamps and Bonds! Mrs. w. W. Whut STRAW. BAN TAu 64·pase book co11tai1u 1ho There wrll be no regular Red MILLER'S Dcrlara11011 of lmlepcmlrllrr, l/1e Cross meetmgs at the Wheatfield SUNDAE 1 Coii.UUUIIOII, dllll I wwlii J G.. tl)J• town hall unttl September. How Fa1·m-Made burs AJJrcu. Cull /or your f llER ever, groups or mdlvtduals 'can 17c j Ice Cream tojoy/ A.B.BALL continue sewing or lcnlttlng if they home for funerals care to Mrs. W. W. Wlnn wlll have a supply on hand and anyone Fresh Strawberry Sundae.- ______l5c desiring this worlt or having any , work to turn In may call her. Cornelia Sherwood and Paul Everett accompanied the Dansville senior class on their trip to Niag ara Falls. Earl H:mg had his head and baclt inJured getting his horses fa·om the barn in the storm of Friday night. Mrs. Clarence Shetwood and Mrs .T esse She! wood were joint hostesses at a farewell party In Page Ji'our. Classified Advertising ·------·------·--~------1 QOLDffiN GLOW ~corl col'll, MOD!flflN 7-mom hnuHu fnJ' llil!o, I~A'l'ES :-Aclvcrtiucments in thi•1 department: 25 cents for CIHtl'IOIJ Wnodu, 1:122 Jan~! Oo In exc•ell!'nt cnnrllllnn, fliiH ht•Jtl 25 wo1 ds or lcsH for each inset tion. For more than 25 words, lumbl!t 1ond, 2 mllcu nm th of Iuqnil'o M1 H CIIII'onc•£• llolt"l, IIIIi one cent <1 word for each insc1 tion. Advertising may be Dnnuvlllc ~'elophone 2•178 Drum- South .Tellmuon, Mnuon Phnuo mailed or telephoned. Dial Mason !lOll. vlllc, 2ilwlp 7281, l!lwll' MANCHU aoy bemm, Ofl'fr gorml nallon, lnl' sale, A. L .Tohnuon, EMERGENCY LOANS F S I PO'l'A'l'O Pf.-ANTI!JH, hot·sc-cllawn or a e .rnd wlllt fertlllzcr nttachmcnt, three mllea north of Mnuon on Livestoclt and Tools I iol' SH!c, R. I!J Shoclccy, a mllca Phllllpu IOEtd, one-hnlf mllc cHut, ------cnst of Mason on Columbia Jmtd first fm•m. 22w2 DOMBINA'l'TON S'l'OCK and hny 23wlp Jnclc for tmlo Cnrllon JTI!dtccl, BLUIDPOD SIDED hcHns fot• sale TO REPAIR DAMAGES :J 1-2 miles nm'lhwcst of LnH!Ic Alhor•l .Tud~on, on Hawley roncl on Tutl!e 1ortd 2:lwl p IIOMin ON l•'URLOUGII and I nHIHt dispose of the following 2';{ mlles south of state gamo 1 farm, 2 lwl p l'JiJAM, THLlt' of matchm! ROll e!H, p1 opct ty hcfot c Juno 10: •I white-face hCJfcJH, weight about mmo rtnd gelding, 6 nntl 7 yeur'H HYDENS SlnillD BIMNS, wllltc, old, wet~rht about :1300, nl•to .t 1,000 pounds e mow1ng machmc for '"GOOD NATIVE FElillDING cattle sale, 15 months old, Holstein '- for sale. No stoclt y,ud 1evct bull, TB and Bangs tested H. lo contend with. Claude illdg,u, J. Laycoclt, 1322 Olcemos road, Mason, M1ch, Route 1, on Edg,u phone •1186 23w1 Hampshire wad 2::lw3p GUERNSTilY COW, COilllng five Purebred Breeding yem s old, f1 esh m July, for sttlc 111 good con£11- A good cow . No hme to care illlgur Ellsworth, fo1 3525 Aurelms road ncar Phone 3862. Stock Lans1ng, Call after five o'clock, 23wl Phone Lansing 10225. 23wl RillGIS'l'ERTilD Belgmm stalllon, 6 yeats old, well hrolcc, for sale, nemly new boy's b10yclc, nearly new Amcrlc,m Bosch rad10, and 16-g,tugc shotgun and 17 Elgm pocltct watch Dorr Bateman, 3 1565 Am·elius nules west of Mason on Colum Holt bia toad, 2 mllcs south on Edgar CORNER CUPBOAHD Wlth glass PASTURE FOR RENT-30 aetas ro,td, first place west on Bunltcr doots and lutchcn c,thmct V.ltlt for sheep, ncar Bunlcct•Jull Cen ~Jw.l road 23wlp out top, for sale. Can he seen ter. Mutlt l~otnm, R 1 Mumth at 1392 Plains road Also for 23w1p GUERNSinY and Holstem cow, 6 sate at my Pleas,1.nt L lV1:A TTHE\¥S ICE CREAM RICH IN HEA.LTH-GIV!NG VITAMINS BLACK SWEET CHERRY __ 34¢ qt. s Wilham T::ccl M1 tnd M1 s W. C Coon spent J the hnhd.1y week end .lt thea cr•t- 1 tngc at Plens,lnt Lalcc M1 and M1s Mnynat d Ilolfe nne! 'rJwmns of Ann At bot \Vel c 1hen guest'3 Mr nnd M1s Ilichmd .Tew!'lt cn Lert.uned Mtss Ilfmme Sevcr.1nc0 at dmncr ThUI'Hclay mght .md M1ss Jean Appleymd at cltnnct Tues day mght Mr and Mrs Mottts Cooper and cldughtm, MIS Jlobe1l Tones, ,mel Barbara Fagot of C1ucago wcr·c guc•,ts of M1. and M1s E C Snuth S,\tlllday .mel Sunday, Miss Rachel .Tu 'rt' Wherd.field wns 11111'oofl!d, 'Phe 1 bnrn In the neighbol'hond Lllnt l'P~ oi!H,l' ()J1f''! will liavc to hn calJcd to Htcelmnf HilliN! nway, lmnlucd standing·,· JTI- H 1Hll'n ·IH 'J'IwWol'lc lincH ouL wm·en rnhttilrling Jwrlly tangled, J11'ogrnm, MrH. H tonic M1·. nnd Mrs. LDwr·cnre new. In filet l!o 11' ,iuHI. '"11llJ1lct- lti!ll:h W11:; nl. twme nlnnc in the Swrm lhren holll'H tn r.:et to theh· • lng ll. lliiWC!Ver·, .. l.he ,hnm WnH sloJ'lll. Slin loolrf'l] o11t n window home on tile floyl" Swan farm I pm'Lially movorl oil 1_1.:; lollndntlon '" sr:J: llw barn nne! tool HIJPcl hlow from Where tiJr.y WC!'e Vislling just ami II. will LJilrc conHJcienJlllc Wlll'ic away IIJJcl !.hen JJS she tumer] her ovm· llw line in'Livinr:sl.nn couJJty.' lo got II. lmclc wllm·~: rl. lmloJJg:;, illlr:lc to the"""""· twn nr Uw win-, Wlwn the HtOJ'lll leveled llw hlll'JlH I The bnl'llH on tlw Mnl.r.g'r>J' fill'lll Jlnws or llw IHinHI' WPnL n trmk her Paint and Paper in LlviJJgAion, Uw Swnns-figurecl n half-mil" l'llSI. nr Vnnl.own ll]Hfl hrJ:;Jmnrl two hntJJ'fi ln get home I soli I ·o t • they hncl better drive lmnw and see I went 1Jown. Hnrlow Sly, ,IJUit h r1 111 Wd1 11 1·ville. 'Phe hal'll wns Wllnl 111111 1111JlpClll'd in lnghnm. I OJ' VJJntnwn, WfJH lliJC nr l!Jr! hJCI{y "''llilllislwd Oil llllOllrei· HI~Jch farm 'l'IH'Y started lmt J'ounrl the roncls I ones. His hal'll slooJI, 1illh1111gh it. " Hlllli'L Jii~ilniH'e way, 11 Saved Many Buildings sn hlm:IH• ling H. 'l'h<'ir ol h<'l' :;lock wns in 'riJ" ,, ,.1,1, 'l'"l"" .111 1,.111 "1,1111 , . Nlm·c• wn tc1· wns pmnpcd hy hand ------,------... -- - _ . papers from our store, ami that onlv Sherwin-Williams . , " ,w, ·' •' " · • 111 lngil:~n1 <'IIUIIiy Snturdny and . . , , ,.. ------p.rstJne. , . when the. stmm• ·Sil'lli'){ • ll '""'{ ,,..IIIH" Iny II 1'111 "111 nny't wo-r 1 11y pm•1nc ' ' 1 Willd, Etill'St WnlilJlC ·loRt folll rom1 DnytonIf" \\,rr;1 one·1 1of llirTr liiC• 11'1'1' illld stru'lccl fm· the farm, paint (two coats) saved tltcit· hams fl·om clcr.ll'llclion. Tile fnct th~l. It Wflfl sprmg I litem nwny miles or I 1':1\'rl ln gel in lll:lllY Yl'll I~. F'rll'll!CJ'S with lois en 1~CH nne1 " 1111 1I when 1liS ham 111 1liC gesteds~lo~~ominoo~ thnt his father The~ym~get n j:rckct was~M~~-w~t~~- VlsJtmg dt the Bmgess~~~~ fm m ~$~~·~~9-~••••••••••••••••••••••••••me~I~~~~~M~~~-~~,~~·••Me•m•~l to protect him ft·om the rain that when the. storm br?ke. 'l'h~ Bur mi~·llt come. Smith insisted thnt go_sr~ fam1ly was ~n the lllidst ?f [it ~~nsn't going to min and sent the thtng~ for a.few m1!1ulcs. The an· , hoy 11 p to tlw ham with the truclc was f11led w1th dollr,rs, ! ! Sniitll finished the row and then he !n M~son there .'";as not enough I 'snw tlwt the storm was almost ram With the fnst part of the 1 upon him. He could hardly see be- storm to make mud out o~ the caus•• of lhc dust He secured the dust. In Alaledon the west mcle of fcrtilizet· nttachment, tumed his many houses were plastered with hnr·scs nnd stm·tecl for the barn a mud. Farther east there was less qu:utcr-milc away. The wind nl- dust nnd more water nnd no mud most. 1moc:kcd the llorse.s down and developed. 1 . Smith decided it was unsafe to ride I .Tess Bnc!Jman had two bnms, 'in the scat on the dl'ill. He stopped 011e on each side of Columbia. The the team and climbed onto the [ bii"rn on the north side went down frame of tho drill. The horses while the barn on the south side hi'olw for the barn with Smith I withstood the blow, Bachman hac! doing· a char·iot race. Then the atr a sow duo to farrow. She was in tillccl with dirt and neither Smith 'the !Jarn on tho north side. Bnch nnr the horses -could see. ~mith man thought the sow was dead and ]{]lOW he wns off the t!jul and was mourning her loss when he stoprcd his tcnm. Instead of saw some of the wreelcage move. hencling townrd the barn, he was Tl1en he saw the head of the sow fn r to t11e cn:;t, The dust cloud emerge and finally out of the lifted a little and Smith and tl1e wreckag·e she stopped. She went The wind had hardly died down last Friday night be· 'Loaaea in last Friday's sto•·m will be adjusted and paid horses sighted the born. Away off to one side and pulled up a lot fore we had om· adjustct·s on the job in Ingham county, they went. ~'he horses tried to get of alfalfa to make a nest. Then just as -soon as adjustments and )layments can possibly into tlw Icc of tltc barn but Smith, she lay down and brought forth It's a big job. The fine re~mtution this company has for thought the ham was going, so· nine pigs. : fail' adjustmen ls of losses and e:wly payment' of claims . be made. We a1·e just as anxious as a1·e the fm·me1·s in lw piloted them up the hill and It was the second time in 25 made it .ihe choice of hundreds of Ingham county· farin· com~uting. the losses and paying the bill. Within a sho1·t nrouncl into an open space between years that big barns on the Schu- ers. Ou1· adjusters have hundreds of farms to visit here 1ho house and hrtrn. He coulclhear llcaski farm were taken hy the time all th~ losses on down bm·ns will be adjusted and his wife screaming from the porch wind. Twenty-five years ago a big in Ingham and the job can not be done in a day or in a then our adjuste1·s will take care of othet· losses. We week, but couldn't mal(e out what she bm·n wns strucl{ by a tommlo and ask your patience in this eme•·gency. said. He unhitched the tcnm and ·another big barn was built to re let the hm·ses shift for themselves. 1 place it. On l!'riclay ni~rht the barn Fit·st we are tailing the hams that are flat. Those WORK CLOTHES 'I' hen he rn n to tlw pmch to hear I was whisked away again. farmers must have shdte1· for their stock and hay and what his wife wns snying. It's a pity tho WPA is not oper· grain just as soon as they can possibly get it. Other Enlist fo1· Service on the Fmm-ancl in the "Whore's Ronald'?" was the I ating Its outhouse project. A lot question, The father thought Ro~- of open plumbing was upset by the farmers who can still usc theit· hams partially Ol' wholly Are You Ready For Defense Factory Blrl had renched the house Ill storm. Two-seaters suffered tile will have their losses adjusted just as soon as we com· snfety. Smith started back clow_n most. · plcte adjustments on those with hams down. D1·ess for you1· work in efficiently designed clothes that go to tho field and there he found Ins - Another Storm? all out f01· production! Choose your wol'ldng partners from son tryinc· to ::;ct the truck stnrt We realize the present urgency and we a1-e doing crl. It' 1w';1 stalled on the way up Another dCl'!tnwtlvo storm ma.y come any time, day or out• assembly line of sturdy wo1·k clothes that are tailored to the hal'Jl and when the horses cve•·ything to the end that payments can be made as night. It may follow the Slime path or it. may str·ilm fo1· comfort, Only when you're dressed •·ight can you w01·k Iert the course Smith failed to sec WE OFFER AS A SAFE early as possible. We are also worl,ing with WPB efficiently • , ', outfit yourself today! the slnllcd truck. The boy was officials to have lumbe1· stocl\s made available immedi· through o.rew; wltldt lt:wc not had !IPsl.l'llPtl\'c stm·ms in C011Siderably more calm than his ately so that hams can be t·ebuilt at once. · 21i YCIII'II. \VItltont h•suran<·c in a :-:t.mn;; enmpany your MEN'S OVERALLS-Shell City, 8 oz. Sanforized. pm·cnts. He told how the wind INVESTMENT FOR life savings may he swept away in th·c minutes. shoved the true!< hackwards and of Guaranteed ...... $1.95 The losses he1·e in Ingham county a1·e heavy, perhaps the necessity 1or setting the cmer- YOUR FUNDS The ~ost of whulstoi·m insurlllll'C in f,his •·ompany is the heaviest any gi'OU!> of farmers in one community in COVERALLS-Full size, 8 oz. Sanforized. Zipper 1 g-0.ncy hral{e. F'athc1· and son got low; )lllrltu.JIS a livc-dollm• hill will pay Lhe1 ('ost.. Wincl· Michigan has cve1· suffm·ed, Even thoueh the losses are front , ...... $3.00 '[the tnrclc :;tmtcd ai1cl went back to storm protection I~ ]H'ntenf.inn nu lli'IIJ>CI'ty owum· r·:w lhc house. 'rJw Smith barn was heavy there is no need for farmers to wony over set· 1 afford to be wll.hout. Vou nan't sloJI t.he wind with ln PAINTER'S OVERALLS ...... $1.79 damaged but did not go down as tlement. This company, the largest and oldest insurance the barn did across the road on BurlloiWe but you can stn}l tlm loss. Drop a post.a I card to company of its kind in Michigan, has a sh·ong cash MATCHED WORK SUITS-Army ta!l and blue. 1Mrs . .Jessie Smith's farm. tile Home Office or see om· local 11gcnt and get tlu~ l':u:ts reserve and its 4·e-insurance pl·ogt·am guarantees pro• Tailor made sizes ...... : ...... $3.89 1 A lot of bi11!Joards In Michigan about whullltorm Insurance. . were removed in Saturday's storm. tection. . ROCKFORD WORK SOX Some of the big ones between Ma 4% I LEATHER AND CANVAS WORK GLOVES son nnd LanHing were wreclwcl. Sitting under an apple tree would hnve been a do.ngemus pa.~- NOTES OF ~HIS COM- timc Saturday "night. Thousands of old trees were uprooted. Cherry PANY MATURING IN Wear·U·Well and peach trees were also twisted, ONE YEAR although the peach section between 1 Mason and Leslie escaped the WOl'St of tho storm. The Tuttle I nppl e ~·chards came through in WORK SHOES good shn pc, ·too. Many cherries Funds may be withdrawn were blown from the trees. Hnd nt maturity plus intei·est and the storm waited until apple and without notice. peach trees were heavy with fr11it, $2.59 to $4.88 many more trees would have been destroyed. The Strobel woods, . in White Oak, one of the few big stands left DART 1ln the county, were badly whipped 1 , hy the wind. The Westfall woods Windstorm Insurance Co. in Alaieclon were also tanglod. In NATIONAL ,CQ, Home Office-Hutinsa, Michican Established 1885 Beckwith's .Clothes Shop I fnct, there is not a woodlot In the ~~~~1ty that escnped serious dum-. The Largest and Oldest Insurance Company of Its Kind in Michigan Next to Harvey's Restau1·ant A sited on the George Pottct• Maaon, Michigan DON'T FORGET-IT'S THE. HASTINGS COMPANY '------1 Ifarm in Alaiedon went with the J 1------1 -'. The Big .Wind Celebrating Decoration Day Attends Reunion of Law Class of 1902 Flill<'l'lli Fll'l'\ l<•t•.> will l>u IH•irl 1>1 thn Milll•llic• c illll'f'h SiiiHiny nl'tl'l' Ml', lliHl MIH 111, /1, DllllilllHll'tl Wllt'U In linn 111'11"1' J,J•il 'l'hiiiHdlly, nnon nl two o'l'lm•it !'or M1~1. ll1ttle l•'lldny 1111<1 Hnllllllll,\', In l'lt<'llri tho •lOth nnnll'l'i.ldll' ol llw '02 ll henri In ret nliniiH nnrl I'OIWIIHFiinn ollld \VoiR tflkCII 1111111Cclln1P]y to the hoHpJLnl. MJ'H, C'ifll'ic I'CHid<•rl in White On it townHhip prnctlcn lly nil llerc arc two Consumers Power company employees from I he Sa!{inilw divinion brought to Ingham county to spend Dec oration Day. From all over the state came Consnmct s ncn to help u·pnit the damage caused by Friday night's ·storm ·111<1 tn get full service restored as soon as humanly possible. The pkt111 ~ ww> t;liwn on EaRt Columbia roacl, \Vires Won't Hold Up Trees These "AIR RAIDS" Prove: TAKES MORE THAN WIRES TO_ MAKE ELECTRIC SERVICE You were in the thicl, of an "air raid" last fl"iday night when tomndic storms tore across this re,!ion and WI'Cf.lked havoc on city, villaP.;e and farmstead. We wet·e not spareJ. In fact, we suffered probably more than most bc C Bul l.hmc•s a Jcssnn in it, A jnll like ed !-scrvicP,~rnnst he res1orr!l, nn mnUr•r lhis tn•nves Umt ll takes mnm lloan pules whhl. 1he cost, And wa.s! arul wire 111 nmlq~ "f')c>r·tr·h· ~('1'\'h P". Ct'CIVS IVCI'e ]lliiiP~l In from all p:uls nf lim state to the "/Iring- lim•"'. Frrom Sagi It tal•es an ORGANJ7.A'l'WN in man :mw, Il:ty Cil.y, J{nlamn:t.oo, Batllc ('I'PPir, Jmwror· and Jn~ltcr·ial't-to nwt~1 atul n\ or T.anslng they •·arne. 'fl'll<'lm rnlletl in1n 1he ('omc' HtH1t!eJJ nnslangh1 s along hmulr·eds r)[ arc:t. Pules, wh•c and cver)'thing il. lakes miiPs ol ihc~ 14fJ·on1 linc"-liJl and down f he s1.J'eets, out along 1he highways. and you lmnw w.hat thnt nwans in lhPst• war limes! Into lhe nlglil 1hcy ha\'C' hPcn Serious as It 11 a~. anti roming as it dirl nnrlfing-all o\'PI' 1 he l'ntmty. !lurln~r a tlnuhle hnli "WHAT A SWm.I, l'I,ACE IcOR A ;'\IEl\fORIAJ, But this you may know: If these communities had only local facilities to DAY DINNER" depend on, it might have taken weeks to complete the wol'l[. But with Consum· "-but two or tluce hundred 4-11 CLUB TO l\lliET ers' facilities, damage was repaired and se1·vice was restored in DAYS INSTEAD The Farmers -----==:e Lansing Robber Sent To Serve Long Term Melvin Wctbcl, 11, of Lttnslng ww, lEtlwn to T.tel No. 2 A&P APPlE SAUCE 2 cans II SMI!..YANA 19c No. 2 If you are not insured f~ANUT ~UT'IT~R GR~EN BEANS F~~~H 2 cans 27c for windsto1·m loss, do 1t ~ lb. ~~(: No. 2 now. The t•ates arc low. &a jar ~U ~ONJ~ Vi AX BEANS 2 The next storm may be cans 27c more devastating. No. 2 A&P CORN WHOLE KERNEL Herschel J.ewett can 13c 227 E. Oalc Street No. 2 Mason, Michigan l~ BEANS can JOe Fire, Wind, Auto and lb. Compensation box r cnl.tl, Mr•, r1nrl MI'H, S, H, Wllllnnm, DANSVILLE NEWS ITEMS Sunday M1•, rrnrl M1:~. WllllrunH flll -: ' Clell! C nom; Hllllnrll Mn"oll Flm n 0 Dewey Lnn· Mn~on 1 nrl Ifnn Rond CommlaiJion L D Duncl Mnson Dolly Lnw Agent Cluule Post Com t Cows $6.00 Phone Collect bn11inr 4521'1 ,. Oscar lyers Branch cnmpn laHt Wr.dnonc1ny afternoon, c, F, Mmll'oe rtncl Fred Holland DuBOIS' NEIGHBORHOOD Mr•, and Mr•n, Fmnlt Soveranco ot rn•o huUcllng a ntono porch for MJ', Mr~. llfllt'lll llnll nom· Manon. nml Mrs, Allee Sovcr LADERTEAUX DISTRICT lli'Y 11t•nvn UH'nllgh Howell, Wll· Hulnton on tho 'l'urrJCI' fal'm which an{Jo of Miller• J'ortd Wol'll Sunday 1\lrH, ~Trthlnu lloiHwhrgm• ' Tho Dubois neighborhood was llnmHton rmd Druwvlllll flnnrllty to llll recently lloHght on the Deitz cnlier'H 'at tho Mnllon homo, ' llfi'H, II, ,J, I,rty(\Otl)C 1 '. l'OHCL Jmdiy hit hy Frlrlny night's ntm·m, Mr. llnri Mm, na!ph Mlllor• Hpent soo tile rlmnllfJO donn by tho wlnri· Mr•, and MI'R, IDnrl Howe of Lnn· MJ•, n.nrl Mrll, Locor Downer of Far•mcrw losing tholr lmm11 wore Sunciny with Mr, f!IIC) llfi'H, Plli'I'Y HtOI'Ill nnrl cnllori nt the Willi" Tho cyolono of lnut l~J'IdnyAirl sing- spent JPl'iday night and Snt !1lcharr1Hnn nt ArlriiHnn, ' Montpelier•, Ohio, lln.llocl on frionclH ID, lil, Wllilimo, .T. W. Manning, NimH fnrm, whcro lmildlllgH Wtll'o CJOnHlciornhlo rlnmngo In lhill: yj, I~loyd Bnldwln and Oeo, Biwgosll, lft'day with thclt• paron tA, drnn n.gorl, hem Sun ···----·---~------·------mlis:-:Pcl. 'l'herc·Wlll sicle m· outside of buildings. Dco~yton hmn v...ns .tli; f.wl 111:11 II n,c. , ad, but we do claim this: 1 for h1n1 Halmt!ay mghL f'lw wmd town. With Clli'I'Pnl off, lllr' lrot~:-:o- "" lhill['N to pid{ lip nil •,Junnwr Hwtd C'ommlssion Michigan Bell l1.1cl no formclatwn, b, D. Wllif1Jl1" 01·n C'nmp)Jcll aml Jim Manning grnhhcd the old house and. shoved wive~ who use. elel'l Jidty J'rw, long. '' ' ' , Cons;tmers Po.:.;el' ;nd Deb·~it Etli~ & Son had tl1e barn I'~Jse<~ 11p on Alnit•rlnn bolll had heavy losses. 1. Although Sherwin-Williams !1aint is not recom rt bot:vcon the new on? o111d tlw or)(JlCJng hrul to live nrtl or I' lin:<. 1 The fWI'rJ nl firms in the rlencl eon worlters toiled the clocl{ jn~I{S "?a new _fnundntron conlcl IH• 111 V T p, , h· wlnclmrll 111~cl then ~enl. preccs nil NenJCI' cal'l'JeH a big slm·l_c ol' J'(ll•rl-1 c:lnl·k hllsin••ss )((• Jl. tllOi!' nmbu- m·oun!l. A lot of lo In,. had to limit _rh,c Wind llHCcl t.h~· llllillrl · · · A0\111 dS 1Jeen P1 ann 1ng I mended for tornado protection, it is a paint that will ovoJ' lim nmghhm·hood,I 1 HttlffH He also had a h1g lmmst 1 11 tl I 1 " lttrcl·ly t t gg ·g d and chrln t lmoc1c lhe b,lJJI rlo\1 11. lo 11101'" a hnm to the southeast of I nnt r•fl gn111g n·ong 1 1-:>fl · , , 11e cone1 o 11 1e 1fl open nn protei:! against rain and snow and wn, and it will pro· There was plc'JI .y of l1m. Jer 111. ·business · · Uw two· clnys "" s1ght-, · c• , Mn . v T·'' Y cattle tl "'r·n·c t' ronc t b A wooc11 o t 11g· 11 t 111· I"1ne w1"tJ 1 ll "' \\ ·1 w1 .,, II 1e' n,ll 1,Joll'll s t anc1 s. H ow- L! 1 I 1111 tl 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 " l ,l_r.tl f B ' '. .1 l I' 't'' . . . 11 . tly ,IJ1( • l))l .J • nrlll .• Cil n lnl 1 1lUC 1 0 0 ]'O- b·n·n W:lH fhttened (\\'01' th t t II st· eel n few nllles 1rl '" ~>Ill\( all; ~, °- () J~t' ~ . tect your poclmtbook because of its spn~ading and Y" '' 11' ''' '' · nrm. " ~ seers stnp)"'' n ll!i ~;om lor horHt'~:'. siJPt·p I hogs' will he moved in m·cler to stnlighten out ' '' ' ' . ,:, , 1 ·'. 0 ~ ' ·'Y " • trees hl(l( ked the paths to the C'l'O!\m ancl co let r11'111i{•<. . nrnd,• ll)l inl.ll son p, jello 'and other the tangle or wires. 'l'he Mericlinn . Dayton. hncl . lrn11h!c• grtiiiJg tn I"'' "" 1rn11 h ·l~HI1 tlw old b~rn was lasting qualities. housP rlntl bnl'lls and another b!g Herman Sl'hrny soltlhis n!_(l f:H'Ill 1>Jorlrll'tH. rond comes somewhere nerrr bcin, Ius fnr•m 111 WIHtc.Onlc He llci.ll· nr,t lllfll'~''l an _111eh .. Ot11~1 people tr·ee fell actnss the I'OIH! out Ill nnd bou$ht anoUJC!' l.h1s :,prrllg. He· 1,, 1.n.nl< TltnmpRon 011 I he Okemos [tho dividing lino between th~ ally di'!Ves out East Columl~ , who we1c cnt~Jcly, ~ntJsft.ed With f1·11nt. . . waH entirely Hllltcrl w1th tlw 11e•w 1011 ct in Aluiedon lost n silo and Consumers ami Detroit Edison That road was blorlwd. 1-I" tl·Ji•il111 the i