/Jl the New* " i.. \AnrM '1 Gros se Pointe News do 2-^900 TUxe Complete News Coverage of All the Pointes £n}£re& Second Class Matter ** the Post omc» at Detroit, Mich, Be Per Copy 20i—' NO. 12 GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN, MARCH 19, 1959 13.50 Per Year 28 PAGES Two Sections KB0N Arrange Good Friday Services for Children Qale-Force WindsWater Main s Estimated Rib into Pointe• At $140,00 0 Also Approve $50,000 For Damage ExtensiveGarage to House Police jrsday, March 12 Ca/s, DPW Equipment MATE PASSED Woods Man Has Narrow Escape When Tree Falls S„ statehood mil Shores voters approved £ Sht by a vote of On Car; Gusts Tear Off Grosse Pointe Se breakdown shows High School Roof two separate propositions ^Republicans and 46 for bond issues for publio itffavored the addi- A Woods man narrowly escaped serious injuries, and improvements, by a ma­ % state, whileone possible death, on Sunday, March 15, when gale-force jority of votes cast, at a m and H Southern winds uprooted a big tree which fell on his car as he special election held on voted against it. sat in the vehicle. ; — Monday, March 16. The louse is expected to Fred. B. Robinson, 54, of total asked for was i approval .today, 1427 N. Renaud, was sitting $190,000, . in which case the in his car at Torrey road Junior ttign According to official returns, I will be sent directly only 219 voters, out of a total Ifbite House for final and Mack avenue, when he tree crashed down onto Pupils Visit 1,025 qualified to cast ballots, the trunk of the auto­ went to the polls. i'i s the last of the in- The first proposition is for ed territories of the mobile. State Capital$140,00 0 to boost the Village's nited States, to be ad- Robinson was taken to St. water supply, and the other is the Union. Boun- John Hospital by Woods 69 Ninth Graders from for $50,000 for the cost of a, f the new sw*w police, on orders of a doctor new garage construction to all of lihe islands and called to the scene, where he Brownnel! and Pareells House police cars and publio il waters of the ter- was treated for shock and W(ll Soon Have Made works equipment and mate­ f Hawaii, except the later released. The car was Trip to Lansing rials. ,{ Palmyra, a small badly damaged. The proposition for the- e The wind, reported to have wned island 1,000 Some 69 ninth grade $140,000 received 195 "yes" uth of Honolulu. reached a velocity of up to ballots, and 22 "noes"; and the » • • 78 miles an hour, also up­ Civics students from second proposition was 191 for DENT EISENHOWER rooted a tree in front of 2118 Browncll and P a r o e 11 s "yes", and 26 were "noes". ednesday the United Lancaster, but no personal in­ Junior High Schools will There were only two "spoiled" would not fight a photo by State Photographic juries or property damages soon have visited the State ballots of the total cast, on war over Berlin. He Fourteen community churches are arranging for 'the REV. VICTOR NOVANDER, the REV. HELEN resulted. Capitol in Lansing. Thirty- both issues. Legion Windows Broken .1 - implied it would re- Good Friday services at the Woods Presbyterian THOMAS, MRS. WILLIAM RAUPAGH, MRS. J. W, three from Pareells were in To Build Connecting Main nuclear weapons, Church for children from grades 1 through 6. Planning EWELL, MRS. DONALD VANDE BUNTE and MRS. Police said that a number Lansing yesterday, Wed­ open hostility break of business places along Mack With the authorization of its the special observances are back row, left to right, CHARLES MONAHAN. Not shown in the picture' but averlue reported windows nesday, March 18 and Citizens, the Village will go MRS. J. A. JOYNER, MRS. I^ARRY SCHOEN, MRS. also working on the Tre Ore rites for the youngsters blown out; one place disclosed thirty-six from Brownell ahead with the raising of funds ^resident's statement RUTH HUNTER and MRS, RICHARD C-OIN. In the are Mrs. Mack Catchick and Mrs. M. J. Edelen. that a roof sign was knocked will go next Tuesday," through the bond issues, ^ to as a strong reminder back row.at this committee meeting are left to.right down; and the American March 24. pay the Shores' share of a ia that the West is water transmission main to be Legion Post No. 303 Officials The trips by chartered Grey-* to a strategy that has reported windows broken in built jointly with the Woods, hound buses were planned so effect in NATO since their building., Wires were which wilt bring water into that a representative number GPHS Back to Normal Rotarians down in' several streets. the noi'th section of both com­ of students from each schools' llsenhower made it The Park Department of munities, ahH' which will feed civics, classes could observe would decide about ices After Black Friday To Show Public Works Office and the the Shores' principal water of nuclear weapons Park Police Department, have our sliate legislature in action. mains along Lake Shore road, * \t the Russians pushed no reports of any serious dam­ The student observers will midway in the north portion "in the direction of At Theater Student Demonstration ages, or personal injuries. report to their classmates on Of 6he, Village. This will cost tilities." what tihey. learned and saw an estimated $96,0d0. » » » War Memorial Has Reconsidered; Wiii Hold Pre-Prom broken wires, were the extent and how it relates to the cur­ , WllUHlDU'fW|UUU Will gO 14 Community Churches Fourth Exhibit Set for May toward making connections be­ MICHIGAN BELL Dinner Set for May 23 of damages known,' officials rent study of government go­ I0NE CO. Wednesday Again Sponsor Tre Ore 5-8, at War Memorial; said. ing on in the class room. Other tween several dead end water e State Public Service Rites in Woods Activity returned to normal at the Grosse Pointe To Benefit Charities The City reported a dugout students will visit •the City- ihains in the southern section slon for another rate in the Neighborhood Club County Building in Detroit of the Village, for a better High School this, week after.a minor disturbance that circulating system with a high The company made Fourteen Greater. Northeast ended almost as quietly and abruptly as it began. The Grosse Pointe Little League playfield was sometime next month for a i" request, not naming ripped apart by the gale-force similar purpose. water pressure resulting. Community Churches will A small group of high schools- Rotary Club's fourth an­ Another $5P,000, raised from cific amount of new again cooperate in the ob­ nual Antiques Show will wind, and a big tree limb The students making the needed. The comrnis- seniors, after carefully alert-' voiced a protest over the lo­ blown down at Jefferson and the second bond issue, will pay servance of Good Friday with ing the Detroit afternoon daily be open to the public only trip were chosen on a variety for a garage addition at the a hearing for May 4. a Community Service at the cation of the senior dance. St. Clair, of criteria. Some were elected year the commission newspapers, put on a demon­ This yearly festivity is tradi­ seven weeks from nowi Metal Awning Loosened Village municipal sale, Lak« Woods Theatre, Mack near stration in protest over a de­ This outstanding event has by their fallow students. To Shore and Vernier roads, i rate increases to Seven Mile, on Friday, March tionally held at the • High Police said • that the wind cision to hold Senior Class be eligible thy had bo have i-iiv onv»ca liaa utidi uuuamg an additional 2.2 mil- 27, from 1:00 to 2:30 o'clock. School, but a movement was become one of the main (Continued on Page %) demonstrated an interest in ars. The company had activities at locations contrary launched to hold it at a Mt. spring events in this area its public vehicles Sitvi equip­ The tlheme for trie afternoon to the wishes of the rebelling Civics in general and in gov­ ment in a brick garage built r 9.7 million. Clemens club. after three successful pre­ ernment in particular. • • * service will be "Three Doubt­ minority. in 1923, and in several tempo­ ers and a Thief with the Sohool officials, upon learn­ vious shows. Fire Damages riday, March 13 A handful of the 518 gradu­ ing of this campaign, sought They also had to have shown rary wooden constructions. Reverends Kenneth Brady, ating seniors showed up for This year's exhibit will be an ability to cooperate in and The new addition will prop­ HOUSE THURSDAY Andrew R,auth, Marcus John­ direction from the Mother's Farms Home classes in all-black attire and Club. Because of the distance held at the War Memorial contribute to class work as erly take care of care, trucks, >en the gates to state- son and Robert Beck bringing later made a feeble effort to involved and the feeling th&t Center- May 5th, 6th, 7th and (Continued on Page 3) equipment and other materials Hawaii, climaxing a brief meditations. 8th and will be open daily A smoldering rug in the which are presently improp­ battle by the Pacific hang in effigy the high school once the dance was held out­ Simultaneous with the principal. Jerry J. Gerich. side the school an undesirable from 1 to 10 o'clock.