THE WATERVLIET RECORD VOLUME 57 WATERVLIET, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1939 NUMBER 30 Fruit Growers Proprietor of the Dinner Final Summer Coining of Vandenberg Hartford Fair Local Schools Are Ready Protest Against M to Band Concert ToLakeadeNalMonth Will Feature A To Re-open On Tuesday Tax On Apples1lake a,u:8s Life By Hanging OQnq WednesdaWcdncsdflyy ml,atir^as Muchmi,: Attentio"lIU"n gjg Night Show Frank Phillips, Former Watervliet Prominent Republican Leaders of Morning, September 5th Man, Committed Suicide Last State and Nation Will Gather on Indignation Meeting Held at Armory Saturday Evening. Next Wednesday Evening, Aug. 30, September 15 and 16. Elaborate Preparations Being Made: at Benton Harbor Last Friday Will Close Series of Free Band to Entertain Large Evening Crowds, I The body of Frank Phillips, 38, The two-day congress of the Re- Kenneth Shimer Now At Night—Ask to Have Law Repealed. proprietor of the Dinner Bell Inn, Concerts at Hays Park. publican Women's clubs of Michigan, But No Other Features of Annual Two New Faculty Members Fruit growers to the number of near Lawrence, was found hanging to be held at Lakeside Inn, Lakeside, U. S. Naval Hospital from a steam pipe in the washroom, The concluding concert of this , Sept. 15 and 16, gives increasing Show Will be Neglected. Begin Teaching Careers; about 125 held an "indigation" meet- At Portsmouth, N. H. ing at the armory at Benton Harbor by Miss Marion Groth, a waitress at summer season will be given by the promise of developing into a political Hqving jonc qBO established a Book Exchange to Open on Friday evening, August 18th. the inn, at 6:30 o'clock Saturday talr 01 firSt magnilUde r evening. Two customers cut the S AuEusTTmh =' - ' —" asle TtheSlnglay when they voiced their disapproval mng, August 30th, at Hays I aik. It was revealed that not only will fairs in Michigan, the management The Watervliet public schools body down and notified the police at The popular musical contest with the congress be attended by Repub- of the Van Buren county fair at Hart- Kenneth Shimer has been trans- will open Tuesday, September 5, for of the state apple tax of one cent per « frtn llttll V \ > •« 4 « t « . wl 4 1» r-t.. m % * err ed to Paw Paw. Corporal Sylvester Nied- prizes will be continued, the com- I lican "women 1[ea7ers Trom"'alf over, ford'VThis "ye^ to make p , ^e U. S Naval Hospital rfl the 1939-40 school year. During the bushel and voted for the repeal of pPortsmouth, New Hampshire, instead the law by 97 to 10. zielski and Detective Perlette Hinck- munity sing led by Dale Momany, Michigan, numbering upwards of Its night fair equally popular. —iw w™,. vacation period the building has been ley rushed an ambulance to the inn, f.nd a genuine good time, will feature 400, but requests for reservations are — ... , ,. - . 4 j of New York as slated in these After the motion to condemn the To that end the fair has invested [ coluIIins ,ast wcek Mr who cleaned and several repairs made. but Phillips was dead. His wife, the evening's entertainment. being received from Illinois, Indiana the money formerly spent for gift Two members of the faculty will lax was made and seconded, R A. 1 in a son of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Shi- Mrs. Clarissa Phillips, became hys- In this program the band will en- and other mid-western states from automobiles and other outmoded en-, be starting their teaching work. Buyce of Bangor, a prominent apple terical after the gruesome discovery grower, offered an amendment pro- deavor to present an entirely school those eager to hear the scheduled tertainment in enlarged afternoon and June Peterson of Whitehall, a June and Dr. F. M. Boothby, of Lawrence, program. Pat O'Malley will play a j address Friday, Sept. 15, of Senator evening programs. graduate of Western State Teachers posing that each grower voting on was called to attend her. Justice of the resolution indicate his apple trumpet solo, which will bo his last Arthur H. Vandenberg, of Grand Some of the finest circus acts ob-1 College, will teach seventh grade the Peace Fern Tarbell, serving in public appearance with the band, as Rapids. tainable will be interspersed with English, vocal music and have charge acreage, but the amendment was the capacity of coroner, pronounced voted down. he is going to school in Chicago this, Whether or not the senator will the race program each afternoon, ol the high school glee clubs. Miss the death a suicide and no inquest coming year. He is a member of the make any definite statement regard- while the evening show will be an Peterson has an A. B. degree from The meeting was called to order was held. The act was committed in band who will bo missed now and ing his candidacy for the Republican elaborate production direct from New Western with a major in music and by E Messal of Coloma; R. H. Steinke a fit of despondency. in the future because of his fine | presidential nomination in 1940, at York theatrical circles, a richly cos-, a minor in English. During her senior of Sodus was elected chairman of the The body was removed to the ability. ; the Lakeside conference, is unknown. tumed revue in an elaborate setting.. year al Western State she was pres- session, and James Adams was secre- Zuver and Calvin undertaking par- The baton twirlers will make a j Although Senator Vandenberg has The production, entirely too large ident of the Women's Glee Club and tary. Clyde Smith of Bangor was lors, where funeral services were public appearance with the band Inot committed himself, he is the; for the fair's attraction platform,j played violin in the Women's String the first speaker. He stated that held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. which reminds us of the coming; acknowledged leader of the Repub- will be presented on a special stage Trio. although Michigan is not getting lcans The Rev. Thomas Pollard, pastor of sports season, and the gaiety of the! ' present and Vandenberg- to be erected each night on the race Robert Feather of Berrien Springs very far with apples at the present the Hartford Methodist church, of- football games. ! for-President clubs are increasing in course with a background of several comes to Watervliet to teach science. low prices, he knew of no better way ficiated and burial was made in the ! number. In view of the political de- hundred feet of special scenery and; Mr. Feather Is also a recent graduate to boost sales than through advertis- Keeler cemetery. Rained Off At Chicago Park j velopments, the senator's remarks at lighting effects. of WSTC and has a B. S. degree. He ing. He stated that the apple com- Besides the wife, deceased is sur- The band trip to Riverview Park. I Lakeside will be of national signifi- Colorful as they may be, the en-j has a major in chemistry and minors mission has but one paid member, ; vived by two sons, three daughters Chicago, was both a happy one and cance. tertainment features will not sub-' n physics, biology, and mathematics. the secretary, who is paid out of the is and a step-daughter, Patricia; also also a bit disappointing to the band j ^ reported that among national merge the exhibition departments! Both Miss Peterson and Mr. Feather sale of apple stamps at the rate of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward members. Old Man Weather got out! Republican leaders who have made upon which the reputation of the big: were very good students in college one cent per bushel. He was cor- Phillips, of Hartford, and several his sprinkling wagon just as the bus ""eservations at Lakeside Inn on the fair at Hartford has been builded. and are highly recommended by rected in this statement, a report ( a brothers and sisters. pulled into South Chicago. It con- j ' ^e of Senator Vandenberg's sched- Exhibits, particularly in livestock many members uf the Western fac- states, by citing that each of the broke all records in 1938 and pres- ulty apple commissioners is paid $5.00 per Mr. and Mrs. Phillips and family tinued to rain until a bit after nine Knox, pub- o'clock, and then a clear sky was 'ls"er of The Chicago Daily News ent reservations indicate that still Harold Crocker will be superin- day and mileage while the commis- are former Watervliet residents, and 1 v ce M'sible for the remainder of the eve-l' "^, 'J 1 Presidential candidate in greater high marks will be written tendent of the local school this year sion is in session. it was during their residence on Paw ie las Paw avenue that Mr. Phillips receiv- ning. This resulted in calling off thei |! ^ election in which the Repub- at the 1939 fair to be held from Sep- j alter a term of years as senior high There was considerable argument lcan 8:15 parade. The park commission |' 1 nominee for president, Alf tember 12 to 16. principal. Ralph Smith will move up ed a broken back while assisting his anc n both in favor and against the apple brother on a building at the latter's was very kind in showing the band j n !" of Kansas, was defeated by The exhibit peaks in 1938 forced to senior high principal and teach tax, some believing that something fruit market at Elgin, Illinois. Au- members every courtesy, and giving I' resident Roosevelt.