Mayor Offers His Ideas for Making City Better Death Takes 2 Leaders
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CLOUDY AND RAlH I I Cloudy and mllri tonight wtrh light rain; partly r:loudy and r:oolor Tl.ur~<day, Low 38 to 42; hi<;Jh Thursday 4? to 53, Vol. No. 106, No. 16 3 Sections - 26 Pages Wednesday, April 21, 1965 10¢ Per. Copy Men Will Bury Razors ---------------------------------------------------- Torch Parade Is Friday Night Centennial l(icli -Off fucludes Square Dance . Mason1s centennial celebration Old Reliable will then be bur wlll oUiclally start Friday night led on the front lawn otthe court when the big "burying the razor" house square and a tombstone paracle steps off. The parndo, wlll be placed to mark the spot, lead by the Mason h1gh school Following the eulogy, Jeffer pep band, an antique hearse con son avenue from Maple to Ash taining "old reliable", a sym. streets will be roped off fer a bollc razor, and tlamlngtcrches1 square dll.llce. Les Fuhrman wm wlll start In the parking lot at do the calling. Mason hi/lh school at 7:30, The Magel urges men, women and parade Will travel along Barnes children to turn out for the pa street to the courthouse square rade, program and dance, where Centennial Chairman All phases are definitely open Richard Magel willlntroduceJ!m to the public, he stressed, Pelton lllld George Raymond, co Magel explained Wednesday llhalrmen of the Brothers of the morning that he has received Brush groups. A highlight ct the word that there are a few 1n program will be a eulogy to Old town who may make aclvllrights Reliable, given by Alton stroud, Issue out of the shaving ban, . THE CHAIRMAN CRAWLED IN- and he soon wanted OUT o Centennial General Chair man Dick Magel went for a ride Monday in the MASON'S 2 FRESHMEN COUNCILMEN, John Hamlin on the left and Vaughn Snook on hearse that will be.featured in Friday night's the right r flank an old hand, Mayor Gi Ison Pearse II as they view the operations of the Mason disposal torchlight parade. The horse-drawn hearse seemed plant. Mayor Pearsall took the 2 new councilmen on a $10 guided tour of the city operations. ~ a bit stuffy, Dick said. The top picture shows the general chairman (with a smile upon his face) 11 laid out 11 in the vehicle. The lower picture shows the general chairman rising up to dig his McRoberts way to fresh air. Sewer Bid 'Government Is Peop,le' ls.Taken Nine .sewer construction firms had bld.s 1n for performing the work on the McRoberta .street Mayor Offers His Ideas storm .sewer. Biela rangedtrom a low of $20,598,75 to a h1gh of $33,953,61. Provl.slonal acceptance of the low bid submitted by P, & s, Construction company of Eut For Making City Better Lll.nS!ng wu made. The actual contract will be signed with the Mayor Gilson Pearsall had month !or council work sessions. East Lansing firm &Iter the per somo thoughts Mond&y night to 11. long rll.llge master plan to greater dlllgence In entorc.IJII Mayor Pearsall also put spe guide Mason in its growth, formance bond$ 11.re flied with the share with the new city council. cial emphasis en severlll city Pll.filnr reruiations, city, Along with pointing out h1s phil One are& which needs streng. Offstreet parking Is another projects, either in the works or thenlng, he warned, Is the adoP The bid came In below the pro osophy of city government he planning stage. Among them were challenge which Mason's coUDcU ject estimate. came up with suggestion's for tion of a stronger nuisance or and businessmen must face, he the various sanitary lllld storm dinance. He lllso called for re Under Muon's charter if the councilmen, c It y department sewer projects, conslderttlon ot warned. heads and employes, vising the charter In relation to cost of the project runs more than zoning and land usage at Ma He had some criticisms to 5 per cent mo1•e than the esti "City government consists of building lllld replllring sldewallts offer In regard to the care of son's proposed Interchanges, so that the blow to pocketbooks mate then the property owners people," the mayor pointed out. further development of LayUn city equipment, claiming In some · In the specla.l Ul!lessment dis He called for efficiency lllld of abuttin&'propertyowners would casel!l he was d!SII.ppolnted with park, a sound and well-rounded not be as great, trict wUl have their speclala.s friendly service from these In recreation program and a go the care given by city employes, He called attention to the grow sessmenta cut &ccordlngly with the city establishment, ahead on planning for a new city He pointed out that ha woUld the Issuance of rebates, He charged councilmen With Ing city dump problem and tbe like to see Mason's pollee of hall and !Ire hall as recommend pressure of the county health There wero other !lids taken conducting monthly meetings With ed by the advisory ballot of the fleers out ot their cars and Monday night, Three firms sub department heads and city at voters, department concerning a sani patrolllnr on toot to a greater tary llllld !Ill program. extent. mitted bids for furnlsh1ng the city fleers concerned with commit He also called for study ct "Those charged with enforcing He charged city employes 11.nd with a 3-ton truck chassl.s, tees wh1ch Individual councilmen a low-cost housing development citizens to be on the alert for Roy Chrl.stensen came In with serve as chairmen, for Mason's senior citizens. the dog ordinance should do so hazardous conditions ll.nd Bltua the low bid on a Ford at $3,157, He also set aside one night a The mayor cited the need for with greater determination," he ticns a.s tar as city streets 11.nd Al Rice Chevrolet was In the pointed out. He lllso called for sldewallts were concerned, middle with a bid of $3,'.167, 33, Silsby Implement co. came 1n with a bid of $3,695. The bids will be gone over and a decision re&ched 11.1 the next council m&etlng, Death Takes 2 Leaders City Hires Mason Attorney Dies Ross.B. Thorburn., 73 Pair of Following Surgery Dies Wednesday Death came to Raymond Mc Lean, Mason attorney and civic Ross B. Thorburn, Muon bust Patrolmen ness man for 3 9 years, died In leader, e~rly Wednesday morning Chief Tim Stolz of the Mason 11.t Houston, Texas. his sleep early Wednesday morn pollee department, announced He was app&rently on the road Ing. He was 73 yeu.s old, In lnghnm Competition Tuesday, that he has filled 2 to recovery after heart surgery Services wW be Friday after vacancies In the department with at Fannin Medical center last noon at 2 p, m. at Ball DWin fUn the employment of Allen Winters week. eral home, Interment wW be at of Greenvllle and Donald Green According to word received Deepdale cemetery 1n Lansing, of Hillman J.\!1 patrolmen. Winters In Mason Wednesday morning Mr. Thorburn joined hl.s father, st&rted wol'k last Monday and he took a turn for the worse Thomas Thorburn, a.t Thorburn Dart Cup Runneth Over Green will join the department late Tuesday night, Mrs, Mc C oaJ. Co, In 1926 and continued next Monday, They wm replace Lean and son, Dick, were with 1n the business until 1962 when former patrolmen Robert Graves him In Houston along with his he sold It to h1.s son, Wllllam D. and Albert Looney. Graves and sl.ster, Meridith. Thorburn, a th1rd generation of Looney transferred to the 6 man McLean had beenlnpoorhealth the Thorburn family to continue As Product of the Year Lansing township pollee depart for .several years, suffering from In the business. ment. the after effects of rheuma.tle In 1952 Mr. Thorburn made a With the 2 new officers the fever many years ago, m&jor expansion of hill coal busi The Dart Container corpora at the retail level for use on Mason force wlll be at full ness to Include lumber and bUild tion, 432 Hogsback road, Mason, Is In region 12 which com He was born In Deerfield, Ing supplies, outings and picnics. The cups of strength of 4 patrolmen and a Mlchig11.n, 1n 1909, one of a set has been chosen for the 1965 prises the counties Ingham, chief. 11.re sold in plastic bags of 24 Eaton, Clinton, Shiawassee and of triplets, His parents were Mr, The Muon business man wu Mich1gan Week product of the and 50 containers. Winters, 28, was a Green born In Wheatfield township May · year a ward for Ingham county, Ionia. Regional judging Will be and Mrs, Edward McLean. He The Dart company began man completed April 28 and the win vme fireman for 3 years. He entered Albion college and re 12, 1892,HemovedtoMuonwhen Robert· Renschler, Ingham county ufacturing the cups about 5 years Is married and he and h1s wife, he wu 8 years old, graduatlnr cha.lrman of Michlpn week, an ner of that a ward will have his ceived h1s degree from there In ago, It operates a branch plant product entered in the statejudg Barbara, have 2 sons. 1931. He graduated from Uni from Mason high school In 1912, noW!ced Tuesday, Green, 24, was a mach1nlst In and had served the Masonclubu He excelled In baseball, football, Mr. Thorburn memblnhJpl In Leola, Pennsylvania, wh1";, lng which wlll decide the Mich versity of Michigan law school both secretary 11.nd president.