LEDGER ENTRIES B«Uc a CtiteetteB ef V< T*^4c* vf FIFTY-FIRST YEAR LOWELL, MICHIGAN, DEC. 30,1943 No. 34 PESSIMISM ABOUT PEACE COME PROPHETS take a rather gloomy view of the projects for lasting peace, and feel that the Bettlementa and treaties that will follow this war are likely to be Just as poorly framed as those fol- lowing thw first world war, which failed to provide permanent solu- tions for the world's troubles. They pee the same old faults of human nature showing themselves again this time, and the same lack oS foresight that got the world into trouble before. Certain lessons of the present war are so very Obvious that H does not ueom as if the people of the United States could forget to ignore thfm. Almost eveybody is able to see now that this war came about mainly because Germany and Japan built up extremely strong military organisations of men and equipment while Britain and the United States were very inade- quately prepared. Also the Russian military preparation was limited enough so that the Germans felt sure they could overcome it It seems incono lraibJe that the United States, Britain, and Russia would ever again make that, same mistake, T< they saw such countries bulkJing up overwhelming power, they would see tfcrt they just had to step on H before it got very far. ' It Is sometimes said that nations are usually selfish in dealing wKh foreign countries, and that this spirit will still prevail after this war and prevent these countries from uniting to create a peaceful wortd. Even the spirit of self inter- est will show eountriee like the United States and Hs allies that it is not safe to uBow warlike na- tions to build up superior military power. 9 UP and Child Guidance Meeting Is Held •Seven ReootanMndattoiu Made By Committee* Acting Jointly—Both Parents and Young People Urged To Take Part In The Executive Committee of the Youth Guidance Committee of the Whole, at the joint meeting at the high school Monday evening, prs- seoted its recommendations, which, after consideration, the committee of the Whole approved of and voted to be published in the Ledger. These recommendations are as follows: 1. We recommend thai a commit- tee be named to make a study of and put Into effect a plan or pro- gram to make the parents in our home in this community more con- scious yt their responsibility to their children. We suggest using our local newspaper, dlatilbutlcg leaflets on this theme, enlisting our church leaders, and those of our schools and clubs, and if possible the radio in our neighboring city for this It M like U.e th« A ^ .. . . . ,, ' ents to see a film and hear an when a fire break* oot If the alarm ^ ^. k r r „ this subject of parental responsi- bttity for youth guidance Is also Both the bank and post office srate that many people bought War Bonds this year as Christmas gifts Main Street's stores ^ill be closed all day Saturday, New Year's Day. Food stores will remain open until 9 o'clock Thursday evening, and un- til 7 o'clock on Friday evening. Nearly al! Lowell business house? report the largest volume of Decem- ber business in history, and the Lowell postoffice reports handling more Christmas mail this year than ever before. Maillog of Christ : bios packages this year began three to four weelu earlier than usual, and that helped a heap. is given pronHptly so that the flra- men can get to the scene when the blaze is small, it can almost always be extinguished with lit tie difficulty and damage. If no alarm is given until the fire has attained great headway, it is very dlfflcaK to put H out So It will be necessary to put out the fires of war in the future before they get a stros* start We cab hope and expect that this will he done. THE TZKS SHORTAGE There are those in Lowell who seem to believe that the tire short- age is about to end, have even spoken of boar many now tires are available and Insist the scare is over. Then why is it that rubber authorities, manufacturers of tires and rubber goods, government offi- cials, tire dealers, warn' you now that there la a tire shortage? With the synthetic rubber plants work- ing day and night, with such a huge scale of production, you still wonder why worry about tires? The shortage is NOT in rubber, for t v e synthetic proceas has wonderfuUy solved this problem, bat it is be- cause this ruM>er b not coming to the civilians In tires, wbiofa Is the reason for us to continue to take care of ihoee xn now have, to sea they will continue to serve us for a long time There is such a huge tonnage of rufcber being turned out that you cant understand Thy no tires. Millions of tires are already worn out. Inventories of prewar tiros are all gone now, the needs of the army have accelerated. Don't . . . , , for,* tiM rubber torn t*. ^ ^ ' or 1 k " rlgbtly e x i t e d npaka. Me nCta. be^dee tire, torl^ g? ' h °" M >- airplanes, tanks, jeeps, supply 2. W e recommend that suitable leaders In Vocational Guidance be secured to address school assem- blies and give personal Interviews to stimulate purposeful and in- telligent preparation for useful liv- 3. W e recommend that closer ac- qualu JLnueahfps and friendships be- tween youth and adults be culti- vated by the men and women in our community, In such ways ar volunteering for wrvioe on commit- tees suggested by the Youth Guid- ance CommHtse and on sponsoring committees, such as Scout troop committees,etc., and taking an ac- tive part in their regular meetings. 4. As far ae possible let Institutes and Summer Camps and training conferences for youth be encour- aged and financially supported by individuals and Institutions of our community. 5. I t reema wise that a committee be named to serve In an advisory capacity upon call, where excessive parental absence from homo in the evening is making serious child problems, and also to represent our cotranunity in proposing legislation regarding any of these related mat- ters. 6. We recommend wholesome em- ployment, under proper conditions for all youth. 7. It la advisable that every child spend the most of his evenings at Rumor has it that one of Main Street's prominent business men may dispose of his business early in the New Year, in order that he may devote his energies another line of work. The p. b. m. informs the Ledger that he is not yet just ready to give further details, but that he expects that the deal will go through. The furniture and undertaking business established h'.re fourteen years ago by W. A. Roth, will have a new name beginning with the New Tear and will hereafter be known as Roth A Sons Company. The Roth jntore has made an enviable reputa- tion for Itself throughout the en- tire trading area, and aH join In ex tending congratulations and best wishes to the firm. Jokes, jests, jabs and jibes just by Jeff: It looks to us that those girls serving overseas are going to make wives who can "take It"! . Maybe it won't be long before we return to normal and magazine salesmen start ringing doorbells again.. .. That bit shout The bear went over the mountain," holds good for plateaus and rivers too! . . . With this food point system, more folks are respectful of their stomachs-—through necessity. At <the luncheon meeting of Lowell Rotary Club on December 22, the members entertained their younger sons and daughters as a special Christmas treat A juggler named "Commando" provided enter- tainment for the youngsters, Santa Claos distributed the presents, and group singing of Christmas songs featured the occasion. I t n without doubt the happiest meeting ever held by the club. C. H. Runcl- man was program chairman and delighted all with his impersonatiou of the patron saint of children. A Forecast For 1944 Based on Confidential Capital Information KHloi-i Note: The followtat "th-joast" fof IB-'l is bwwd on confidentm lnfoni.«Uon received from WMhlntfon. P'u* current new." nai trend*. Bectuce of the wlde- •prctd "iookine ahead" to 1M4, we betleri It wiu be of IntereR to tatzy of our reader*. # M. P. A. News Service Gene AQecnaa, Manager FARM INCOME. Cash farm in- come Is expected to rise 5 to 10 per cent In 19« for another new record. Yet the sale of goods to farmers may decline due to short- age of merchandise. Farmers are accumulating surplus earnings for the post-war period. They will be heavy buyers of consumer durable foods (refrigerators, etc.) when the we were ml going- direct to Heaven, situation eases. Watch for a farm land boom. It's already on the way. "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times, it was the • of wisdom, It was the age of fool- ishness, it was the epoch of belief it was the epoch of Incredulity, it was the season of Light it w the season of Darkness, It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything be- fore us, we had nothing before us. we were all going direct the other way—In short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of Its noisiest authorities lo- slsted on its being received, for good or for evil. In the superlative degree of comparison only." When wei-s these words written? No, ^uess again. Possessing all the timeliness of 1944, they were written in 1860 by Charles Dickens. The words form the initial paragraph of Dickens' greatest work, "A Tale of Two Cities," a story of the French revol- ution 70 years earlier. Approaching events of history cast their shadow ahead. On the basis of current Information, we predict for 1944: BUSINESS. Another boom year: The curve of the industrial index is climbing higher. It makes the pre-war year .^ok like the first j/asion ftrcen ft.VMC when they aay we bad prosperity, the peace-time record was $48 bil- lions. The estimated sales total for 1943 is $63 billions, and the expetts insist that higher prices in 1944 should boost this dizzy sum to around $95 billions! As long as Germany holds out American arms production generally must continue at high level. INVASION. The bbr channel in- ion is likely to take place be- April and June. The Balkans vasion, probably a diversionary thrust, may come earlier. Invasions will bring new gasoline restrictions Ibr American motorists. Casualty lists will grow. The time is here for frontal attack by the doughboy, supported by air and land artillery. Air power alone will not knock out Germany. We predict: Uncondi- tional surrender of the Nazib by late autumn. POLITICS. President Roosevelt will be a candidate for a fourth term, and the Republicans' na- tional choice will be either Thomas Dewey or Wendell Willkie. Van- denberg's pro-MacArthur boom is a tactical move only. Michigan steps of a tall ladder. Back in H^-Beplbllcans are confident that Harry F. Kelly will be re-elected, and this cocksureness Is. enhanced by uncertainly among Democrats as to their leader. Inability of sold- iers and sailors to vote In the 1944 election, due to lack of time, handi- cap of distance and inadequate legislation, appears to favor G. O. P. chanoea (continued on back page) home, and that at least one parent OeliAlarftkfB shall be there. A reasonable amount Fund Now Complete comed by the parents and prepared by the children. trucks. There is a man-power ahort- age and robber companies haven't . c a f e d rrom It Conatoer that tie l^ 1 1' OUld r"™" b ' T° nation'is bus tires, its transportation the public streets In the evening. • The Nurse's scholarship, spon- sored by the Lowell Women's Club, 8. Children of high school age A. now completed, and the club wishes to express their gratitude to all who helped to make this scholarship possible. Miss Donna trufV tIran or* .„V We do vo1 at ^ 0016 recommend truck t-rea. are waaring out and, curfesr It ^ hoped ^ wi , I ^ Stormzand was selected by a group that these will be taken care of before we get ours. We nbould not fed confident the tire shortage is at an end. We must abide by the suggestions to make ours last long- er as they become older and more threadbare. be necesaary. 9. An put-door skating rink on the school grounds Is advised, to be under the supervision of the public school. 10. A s a general recommendation we urge that the homes, churohes, schools, and ail other constructive organizations earnestly c o n t i n u e their customary methods of helpful John Hehven Die; From Heart Attack cooperation with the younger gen- eration. Instead of making new or- John Heaven, who moved to Low-g.nuatjon,, we recommend thai ell just a few weeks sgo from those already in our midst function more effectively In the manner they Clarksville, was found dead In bed, Wednesday morning, by Mrs. Heav- en. The body has been removed to the Beattle Funeral home in Clarksville. Funeral arrangements are not known at this writing. MEMORIAL MONUMENT A beautiful monument has placed in the Alton cemetery to ithc memory of Glenn Barnes, by bis brother, George, and Miss Hazel Hoag of Lowell • When the visitor was shown into the manager's private room he remarked; were formed to serve. 11. Public school parties and rucreation evenings in the school gymrfaslum under the supervision of the school authorities are ad- vised. In Concluclon The Executive Committee also urges that more interested parents, and young people as well, attend the public meetings of the Commit- tee of the Whole on Youth Guid- ance. It is only by liberal attend- ance at these meetings that the beliefs and desires of all those Interested In this matter can be •That new clerk of yours seems ma^le known, discussed, and a a hard worker." i course of action decided on. •Ts*.- replied the other, "that's, his vedalty." i The House of Commons is the "What working hard?" i citadel of British liberty: it is the "No, seeming to." 'foundation of our laws.—Churchill, sympathy to the bereaved wife. af representatives rrom several of the organizations who contributed to the fund. The fund is to be given to Donna in installments .for per- sonal expense money as she may desire. The following is a list of con- tributors: Lowell Women's Club, $64.50: American Legion Auxiliary, $25: Cyclamen Chapter, No. 94, O. E. S., $25: Robekah Lodge. No. 282, 130: Past Noble Grands of Rebekahs, J5: Garden Lore Cluft), $10: Ver- gennes Cooperative Club, $27: Fort- nightly Club, $21: Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gould, $10: Arnold FairchiM, $2: Child Study Club, $5: King Milling Co., $10: Book Review Club, $5: Diane Louise Hawk, $2; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith, $2: Methodist Men's Club, $6.50. FORMER VILLAGE EMPLOYEE PASSES AWAY IN KALAMAZOO Frank Major of Keene township passed away Sunday morning at the home of a friend In Kalamazoo after several months of failing health. He leaves his wife and one son, Frank, who Is In service over- seas. Funeral services were held In Grand Rapids Wednesday. Mr. Major was a former village employee and was respected by the townspeople of (Lowell, who extend Your Waste Paper Scrap WUl Help Win This War "Wake up, Michigan, realize that we have a critical situation on our hands" is the word sent out from paper mills aH over the state. Faced with ever decreasing inventoricc, Michigan mills are on the verge of shutting down, stopping vital war production for lad" of material. / Many people are still unaware of the vital part which paper is play- ing in winning this war. Flares Mrs. EsteiU Condon Laid to Rest at 77 Estella, daughter of Rochus and Sophia Vandenbroeck, was born in Vergennes-tp., July 28, 1886, and passed away at her home in Lowell, December 27,1948, at the age of 77 years, 4 months and 29 days. On January 2, 1884 she was united in marriage to Adelbert Condon, also of Vergennes-tp. To them was born one son. They lived on the same farm in Vergennes for 35 years, moving to Lowell in 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Condon happily celebrated their filtleth wedding anniversary on January 2, 1934. Mr. Condon passed away November 1, 1940. Surviving is the son, Clyde: one granddaughter, Mrs. Essie Balre, and two great-grandsons, Allen and Bruce Baird. , . Mrs. Condon was the last of the t'03 from laminated paper light way for our bombardiers to targets In Hitler's Europe. Containers made from waste paper carry precious blood plasma over- seas, a neveMnding life line for our men in service. Sturdy brown paper cartous and iimer linings of water-repellant paper protect field rations, fighting food for hungry men. The need for salvaging waste paper is urgent and now! Every scrap from ••very home is a war- time demar ..omemakers are asked to g a ^ r together all waste paper of every type, newspapers, brown paper bags and wrapping paper, corrugated containers and cardboard, even waste basket paper, sort it, segregate it, and get it off to war. The appeal from Michigan's paper News of Our Boys Pvt. Jack K. Petersen has been transferred from Fort Sheridan, 111., to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. • • • • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zahm re- ceived a Christmas cablegram from their son, Harold Zahm. Y 2/c U. S. N. R., from British Guiana, S. A. • • • • Pfc. George Hoover, who has been in Sicily, cab'ed his parents a Christmas greeting and said that he Is now back In England. • • • • Orton Hill, S. F. 2/c who has ^ccn home on a month's furlcu^h, has gone to Davisville, R L, to re- port for a now assignment • • • • Friends of Raymond Borgerson are pleased to learn that he uas been promoted from Corporal to Technician 4th grade, at Pomona, Calif. • • • • Pvt Kenneth Ayres, who was at Salt Lake City, has been trans- ferred for three mor.*hs' training as an engineer gunner at Sioux City, la O • O • Stanley Walters of the U. S. Navy, came home Christmas morn- ing to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mra 'Harry Wal- ters, returning to New York Tues- day night • • • • Russell Holmquist of Camp River Rouge, Detroit called Mrs. Charles MeTntyre by phon* Cl.Hrtmjm Oay, He Is doing military police work at Caro but spent the holidays In De- troit • • • • Robert B. Cahoon, S 2/c, came home Christmas morning from De- Land, Fla., for a ten day furlough with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cahoon. • • • • Mr. and Mrs. Howard Potter re- ceived their first letter In five weeks from their son, Pvt Levant Potter, telling them that he Is now In North Africa. • • • • Mrs. George Linton, after two months, received word from her son, Pfc. Richard Doezema, that he is well and Is now in a r e s t t.r"n-.p after returning from participating In the Tarawa Campaign. He had the luck to return unwounded. 0 0 0 9 R. Jack Maxson S 2/c has gone from Great Lakes, 111., t o t h e West Coast Sound School at San Diego, Calif., and writes the Ledger: '1 am quite a long ways from home now, especially seeing as how I was never out of Michigan before I got into the navy. Hope I re- ceive my paper pretty quick." 0 * 0 0 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vaughan, Mrs. Ed. Storey and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Miller received wireless Christmas greetings from Sgt Harry Vaughm, from somewhere In the S. Pacific His parents received a letter telling them he had left Australia. He en- joyed Australia while there. MSC Farmers' Week By K. K. Vining Plant More Home Orchards In some Victory Garden pub- I licity that came to our desk a while back there was a plea for more ' planting of home orchards. Well, that sounds good on paper and lists 104 Eventsiir 1 " b "" r " ,he b ' ck y,rd bul Built around the theme of "Farm Battlefronts for 1944", the 29th an- nual Farmers' Week, Feb. 1, 2. 3, at Michigan State College lists 104 scheduled events In spite of a , ^ streamlined version squeezed into] "P 00 * t,me thlj hack y ard a three-day program. \ wtLB not 80 bad - 1 can remember More than three thousand soldiers' 8om e sour cherry trees in our back the chap who contemplates plant- ing peach, apple, pear or plum trees could look ahead a few years to the job of properly caring for them he would heritate before buy- ing and planting such trees. Once are In training on the campus, plus another three thousand students, 5"et more than a score of state as- sociations will hold their annua] meetings during the three-day per- iod. Plans announced by E. L An- thony, dean of agriculture and gen- eral chairman, and R. W. Tenny, program chairman. Indicate the highlights of each day. Most farm families, if they eat, will bring thermos bottles and basket lunches. Tuesday, Feb. 1, general sessions yard at home. Those days there wore no cherry fruit flies. There was a crab applo tree, and one of Talman Sweets beside the house. They didn't have all the ills that orchards have today but that crab apple tree was a prolific producer and kept me busy raking leaves and apples. I know now that scab affected the leaves, no doubt in- fluenced the fall of the apples. My mother always had a hard time finding any fruit free from worms. will feature Prof. Floyd W. Rppves „„„ . . , of the U. of Chicago, describing * J - u -t'f— 1 ^ postwar education programs, and those dsys. The chap setting out a home or- chard will have Hitle trouble spray- ing for a few years. A three or five gallon sprayer will do the job after a fashion. Then a barrell spray with a hand pump will keep. Soon the trees need a power sprayer to do the job. No doubt he will call the extension office and want to know where he can get an orchard man to come and spray his trees. Per- haps he lets some commercial spray outfit do the job. We don't know a fruit man who has the time to do such work and it is our observation that the commercial fruit man doesn't do a thorough job. Sooner or later the home orchard la ne- glected.- Disease and Insect pests ruin any fruit. And about that time a state inspector will happen along and leave a warning to care for the trees or remove them. Our advice is to let the commer- cial fruit man grow your fruit He la In the business and can do a good job and your fruit will cost you less In the long run. Difference in Pumpkin Pie H R. Pattengll, who many older folks 'n Kent County will remem- ber as a real live chap at teachers' Institutes and other meetings, was often heard to give this definition of a pumpkin pie. "A pumpkin pie," said Pattengll, "Is thin and yeller, but a "punkln p i e " L« thick and brown." Office Secretary Called to Fremont Mrs. Frances Saltier, our office secretary, had a hurry up call to Fremont a week ago, where her son, Richard, had an emergency operation for appendicitis. The boy's ccadltlon was serious but he has come through the operation in good shape and is mending rapidly. Dick will spend his Christmas In the hospital. If "The Up and Down Column" missed your paper last offlclalc that they must have a.week It was because Dick Saltier license and written penxusslon from j docided to have his appendix out the owner of the land where they' — wish to set their traps. j Remembered by Former 4-H Boys " Our Christmas mall has brought MOTHER OF E. C. FOREMAN us quite a lot of cards from former DIES IN COLLINGWOOD, OUT. Mrs. Mark W. Clark, wife of the commander of the American Fifth Army, "When Our Boys Come Home". Five dairy breed asaocia- tions, cow testers, sugar beet grow- ers and horse breeders will meet Agricultural departments will offer Information on efficient wartime prcductlon on Michigan Farms. Wednesday. Feb. 2, Lewis Brom- fleld of Lucas, Ohio, is to discuss "Our Heritage, the Land". Sheep breeders, lamb feeders. Master Farmers, short course graduates, the state crop Improvement asso- ciation, beekeepers, muck farmers rural educators, sociologists, state institutional herdsmen and the Michigan Dairy Goat association are scheduled for meetings. Thursday, Feb. 3. will Includc sessions of beef cattlemen, muck farmers, Michigan State Grange, farm managers, state farm superin- tendents. turkey gmwpr*, mirking ahorthom breeders and park forest- ers. In the afternoon H. P. Rusk, U. of Illinois dean of agriculture, will indicave how farmers can face 1944. In the evening Demaree Bess, wax- correspondent, is to describe, "The War as I See It". One lone session will be held Friday, Feb. 4, when the Michigan Essential Oil Growers" association holds its annual meeting. Muskrit Trappers Report High Cttck With almost perfect trapping weather and a big crop of muskrats available, trappers reported a high catch for the opening days of the muskrat season in the southern part of the state, both on the marshes and inland. Poor weather conditions and fewer trapners operating in the 1942 sea- son left a large breading stock which has resulted in an Increased muskrat population, making a big crop to be harvested this year. Trappers anxious to share In the profits of thia million dollar in- dustry are warned by conservation Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baldry re- ceived word from their son, Robert Baldry, Fireman 2/c, somewhere at sea. that he is fine and very busy, and tha* at the time of writing, the mail and Christmas boxes were family of nine children and will be mills Is an appeal from every man greatly missed by her surviving!in our service abroad. Inventories relatives and friends. jmust be built up to meet war pro- Funeral services were held Wed- 1 ductlon demands. Watch this news- neaday at the Alton Church with paper for details of local collection. the Rev. Alfred Anderson offlcl-. Albert Hall, head of the Ag. de-, . . atlng. Burial In the Alton cemetery.rpartment of the Lawell high school.! ' n8: 1 • . . e . J 40 " . ' e ° e states that hi. F. F. A. boy. havej^""' ^ b " '• f J° b "> I be done llrst, and that he hopes he will be home by another Christmas. His father served in the other war with the Canadian army, being a machine gunner, was wounded at Cambria, and. on return to duty. met his attallon at Hennlf-Seg, Germany. Triple-A Committee Kent Connty 1944 John McCabe, chairman of the Kent County Triple-A Committee, announces that at a meeting of the delegates to the Kent County Trlple- A convention held Saturday. Dec. 18, In Grand Rapids, the following persons were elected to administer the 1944 Trlple-A Program; Chair- man, John MoCabe: vice chairman. Henry A. Timm: third member, Eli G. Roberts: first alternate, Jasper Lewis; sccond alternate, Jerome L Lilly. Following the convention, the Kent County Triple-A Committee elected Betty VanderLaan as sec- retary-treasurer. volunteered to jisi m the waste paper collection In Lowell and sur- rounding country, soon after the holiday vacation. Waste Paper Preparation To get waste paper Into the hands of paper mills as rapidly as pos- sible, tie or bundle all material. Newspapers should be folded flat and tied In bundles about 12 Inches high; magazines should be bundled aboul 18 Inches high. Corrugated and cardboard boxes and cartons should be flattened cut and tied In bundles 12 Inches high. Waste- basket paper should be packed down Into a bag for easy handling. Buy and sell through want advs ROD AND GUN CLUB NOTICE There will be no meeting this week Thursday evening. The next meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 13. Binder Twine Order Changed Farmers are to be permitted to use binder twine for any part of the growing, harvesting or shipping of agricultural products, the War Production Board announces. Pre- viously an order limited twine use by farmers to mechanical self-tying binders. One accomplished fact is more algnlflcant than a hundred theories or a thousand exhortations.—Count Sforza. 4-H Club members in the armed forces. We are sure glad to hear from these boys and wish chey could all be home. Was agreeably surprised to have Merton Williams, of Spencer township, come hobbling In the other day. Merton had an accident a long ways from home resulting 'n a broken leg and Is coming along fine. And speaking of E. C. Foreman left for Colling- wood, Ont, last week Tuesday, after receiving a telephone call Monday night that his mother, Mrs. Ada Foreman, was seriously 111 In t h e hospital. She passed away on Wed- nesday before Mr. Foreman's arrival. Mrs. Foreman lived In Lowell for a period of about two years, during] the Army, the Vining son and heir which time her husband, Leonard'will enter the army the first of Foreman, died in a Grand Rapids'the year in the Medical Corp. He hcspital. ;goes east for six weeks training Surviving besides the son, Ernest to O'Reilly hospital in Missouri. The of Lowell, is one other son, Johnl vinings son-in-law. Bob Rent, is L. of Ottawa. Canada: three daugh- lon a m i ne sweeper somewhere in tera, Mra. Guy Ballard, alao ofj the North area Ottawa, Mrs. Edith Taylor ofj Toronto, Can., and Miss Myrtle; Foreman, at home in Colllngwood: j also four grandchildren. Mr. Foreman returned home onj Sunday. (continued on back page) NOTICE Workers are needed In the Red Cross surgical dressing classes to help gat out the quota of 3,600 dressings for January. Classes meet In the City Hall on Tuesdays. —Mra. P. C. Peckham, Mrs. J. R. Coe, Chairmen. I t la more neceasary for a pro- ducer to keep his eyes on the screen than on the box office.—Samuel Goldwyn. STRAND CALENDAR Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3LJan. 1—Franchot Tone and Marsha il-funt in 'Pilot No. 5"; also Rich- ard Arlen and Jean Parker In "Alaskan Highway" and News Sunday and Monday, J a n . 2-3— Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young and Ina Claire In "Claudia"; also News and Shorts. Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 4- 5—George Raft and Brenda Mar- shall In "Background to Danger": also Gall Storm In "Nearly Eigh- teen." Thursday, Jan. 6—"The Youngest Profession" with Virginia Weldler; also Added Shorts.
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LEDGER E N T R I E S B«Uc a CtiteetteB ef V<
T*^4c* vf FIFTY-FIRST YEAR LOWELL, MICHIGAN, DEC. 30,1943 No. 34
PESSIMISM ABOUT P E A C E
COME P R O P H E T S take a rather gloomy view of the p r o j e c t s for
lasting peace, and feel tha t the Bettlementa and treaties that will follow this war are likely to be Just as poorly framed as those fol-lowing thw f i rs t world war, which failed to provide permanent solu-tions for the world's troubles. They pee the same old faults of human nature showing themselves again this time, and the same lack oS foresight tha t got the world into trouble before.
Certain lessons of t h e present war are so very Obvious tha t H does not ueom a s if the people of the United States could forget to ignore t h fm. Almost eveybody is able to see now that this war came about mainly because Germany and Japan built u p extremely strong military organisations of men and equipment while Britain and the United S ta tes were very inade-quately prepared. Also the Russian military preparation w a s limited enough so tha t the Germans felt sure they could overcome i t
I t seems incono lraibJe tha t the United States, Britain, and Russia would ever again make that, same mistake, T< they saw such countries bulkJing up overwhelming power, they would see tfcrt they just had to step on H before it got very far . ' I t Is sometimes said that nations
are usually selfish in dealing wKh foreign countries, and that this spirit will still prevail a f t e r th i s war and prevent these countries f rom unit ing to create a peaceful wortd. Even the spirit of self inter-est will show eountriee like the United States and Hs allies that it is not safe to uBow warlike na-tions to build up superior military power.
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Child Guidance Meeting Is Held
•Seven ReootanMndattoiu Made By Committee* Acting Jointly—Both Pa ren t s and Young People Urged To T a k e Pa r t In
The Executive Committee of the Youth Guidance Committee of the Whole, a t the joint meet ing at the high school Monday evening, prs-seoted i ts recommendations, which, af ter consideration, the committee of the Whole approved of and voted to be published in the Ledger. These recommendations are as follows:
1. We recommend tha i a commit-tee be named to make a study of and put Into effect a plan or pro-gram to make the parents in our home in this community more con-scious yt thei r responsibility to their children. We suggest using our local newspaper, dlati lbutlcg leaflets on this theme, enlisting our church leaders, and those of our schools and clubs, and if possible the radio in our neighboring city for this
I t M like U.e t h « A ^ . . . . . , , ' ents t o see a film and hear an
when a fire break* o o t If the alarm ^ ^ . k r r „
this subject of parental responsi-bttity f o r youth guidance Is also
Both the bank and post office srate that many people bought War Bonds this year as Chris tmas gifts
Main Street 's stores ^i l l be closed all day Saturday, New Year 's Day. Food stores will remain open until 9 o'clock Thursday evening, and un-til 7 o'clock on Fr iday evening.
Nearly al! Lowell business house? report the largest volume of Decem-ber business in history, and the Lowell postoffice reports handling more Christmas mail this year than ever before. Maillog of Christ :
bios packages this year began three to four weelu earlier than usual, and that helped a heap.
is given pronHptly so tha t the flra-men can get to the scene when the blaze is small, it can almost always be extinguished with lit tie difficulty and damage. If no a l a rm is given until the fire has at tained great headway, it is very dlfflcaK to put H o u t So It will be necessary to put out the fires of w a r in the f u t u r e before they get a s t r o s * s t a r t We cab hope and expect t h a t this will he done.
T H E TZKS SHORTAGE
There are those in Lowell who seem to believe that the tire short-age is about to end, have even spoken of boar many now tires a re available and Insist the scare is over. Then why is i t t ha t rubber authorities, manufac tu re r s of tires and rubber goods, government offi-cials, t i re dealers, w a r n ' you now tha t there la a tire shor tage? With the synthetic rubber plants work-ing day and night, with such a huge scale of production, you still wonder why worry about t i res? The shortage is NOT in rubber, for t v e synthetic proceas has wonderfuUy solved this problem, b a t it is be-cause this ruM>er b not coming to t h e civilians In tires, wbiofa Is the reason for us to continue to take care of ihoee x n now have, to sea they will continue to serve us for a long time There is such a huge tonnage of rufcber be ing turned out tha t you c a n t understand T h y no tires. Millions of t i res are already worn out. Inventories of prewar tiros a re all gone now, the needs of the a rmy have accelerated. Don't . . . , , f o r , * t i M rubber torn t*. ^ ^ 'or
1k " rlgbtly e x i t e d
npaka . Me nCta. be^dee t i r e , torl^ g ? ' h ° " M > -airplanes, tanks, jeeps, supply
2. W e recommend tha t suitable leaders In Vocational Guidance be secured t o address school assem-blies and give personal Interviews to st imulate purposeful and in-telligent preparation for useful liv-
3. W e recommend that closer ac-qualu JLnueahfps and fr iendships be-tween youth and adults be culti-vated by the men and women in our community, In such ways a r volunteering for wrvioe on commit-tees suggested by the Youth Guid-ance CommHtse and on sponsoring committees, such as Scout troop committees,etc., and taking an ac-tive pa r t in their regular meetings.
4. As f a r ae possible let Inst i tutes and Summer Camps and training conferences for youth be encour-aged and financially supported by individuals and Institutions of our community.
5. I t reema wise that a committee be named to serve In an advisory capacity upon call, where excessive parenta l absence f rom homo in the evening is making serious child problems, and also to represent our cotranunity in proposing legislation regarding any of these related mat-ters.
6. W e recommend wholesome em-ployment, under proper conditions for all youth.
7. I t la advisable that every child spend the most of his evenings at
Rumor has it t ha t one of Main Street 's prominent business men may dispose of his business early in the New Year, in order t h a t he may devote his energies another line of work. The p. b. m. informs the Ledger that he is not yet just ready to give fur ther details, but that he expects that the deal will go through.
The furni ture and undertaking business established h' .re fourteen years ago by W. A. Roth, will have a new name beginning with the New Tear and will hereaf ter be known as Roth A Sons Company. The Roth
jntore has made an enviable reputa-tion for Itself throughout the en-tire trading area, and aH join In ex tending congratulations and best wishes to the f irm.
Jokes, jests, jabs and jibes just by Je f f : I t looks to us tha t those girls serving overseas a re going to make wives who can " take It"! . Maybe it won't be long before we return to normal and magazine salesmen s ta r t ringing doorbells aga in . . . . That bit shout T h e bear went over the mountain," holds good for plateaus a n d rivers too! . . . With this food point system, more folks are respectful of their stomachs-—through necessity.
At <the luncheon meeting of Lowell Rotary Club on December 22, the members entertained their younger sons and daughters as a special Christmas t r e a t A juggler named "Commando" provided enter-ta inment for the youngsters, Santa Claos distributed the presents, and group singing of Christmas songs featured the occasion. I t n without doubt the happiest meeting ever held by the club. C. H. Runcl-man was program chairman and delighted all with his impersonatiou of the patron saint of children.
A Forecast For 1944 Based on Confidential
Capital Information KHloi- i Note: The followtat " t h - j o a s t " fo f IB-'l is bwwd on conf identm lnfoni.«Uon received from WMhlntfon. P'u* current new." nai trend*. Bectuce of the wlde-•prc td "iookine ahead" to 1M4, we be t le r i It wiu be of IntereR t o t a t z y of our reader*. #
M. P . A. News Service
Gene AQecnaa, Manager
FARM INCOME. Cash fa rm in-come Is expected to rise 5 to 10 per cent In 19« for another new record. Yet the sale of goods to farmers may decline due to short-age of merchandise. Fa rmers are accumulating surplus earnings for the post-war period. They will be heavy buyers of consumer durable foods (refrigerators, etc.) when the
we were ml going- direct to Heaven, situation eases. Watch for a fa rm land boom. It 's already on the way.
"It w a s the best of times. It was the worst of times, it was the • of wisdom, It was the age of fool-ishness, it was the epoch of belief it was the epoch of Incredulity, it was the season of L igh t it w the season of Darkness, It was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything be-fore us, we had nothing before us.
we were all going direct the other way—In short, the period was so fa r like the present period, tha t some of Its noisiest authorities lo-slsted on its being received, for good or for evil. In the superlative degree of comparison only."
When wei-s these words wr i t t en? No, ^uess again.
Possessing all the timeliness of 1944, they were writ ten in 1860 by Charles Dickens. The words form the initial paragraph of Dickens' greatest work, "A Tale of Two Cities," a story of the French revol-ution 70 years earlier.
Approaching events of history cast their shadow ahead. On the basis of current Information, we predict for 1944:
BUSINESS. Another boom year: The curve of the industrial index is climbing higher. I t makes the pre-war year .^ok like the f irs t
j/asion ftrcen ft.VMC
when they aay we bad prosperity, the peace-time record was $48 bil-lions. The estimated sales total for 1943 is $63 billions, and the expetts insist tha t higher prices in 1944 should boost this dizzy sum to around $95 billions! As long as Germany holds o u t American a rms production generally must continue at high level.
INVASION. The bbr channel in-ion is likely t o take place be-
April and June. The Balkans vasion, probably a diversionary
thrust , may come earlier. Invasions will bring new gasoline restrictions Ibr American motorists. Casualty lists will grow. The t ime is here for frontal at tack by the doughboy, supported by air and land artillery. Air power alone will not knock out Germany. We predict: Uncondi-tional surrender of the Nazib by late autumn.
POLITICS. President Roosevelt will be a candidate for a fourth term, and the Republicans' na-tional choice will be either Thomas Dewey or Wendell Willkie. Van-denberg's pro-MacArthur b o o m is a tactical move only. Michigan
steps of a tall ladder. Back in H ^ - B e p l b l l c a n s are confident tha t Har ry F. Kelly will be re-elected, and this cocksureness Is. enhanced by uncertainly among Democrats as to their leader. Inabili ty of sold-iers and sailors to vote In the 1944 election, due to lack of time, handi-cap of distance and inadequate legislation, appears to favor G. O. P. chanoea
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home, and that at least one parent O e l i A l a r f t k f B shall be there. A reasonable amount
Fund Now Complete comed by the parents and prepared by the children.
trucks. There is a man-power ahort-age and robber companies haven' t . c a f e d rrom I t Conatoer that t i e l ^ 1 1 ' O U l d r " ™ " b ' T ° nation'is bus tires, its t ransportat ion
the public streets In the evening.
• The Nurse's scholarship, spon-sored by the Lowell Women's Club,
8. Children of high school age A . n o w completed, and the club wishes to express the i r gratitude to all who helped to make this scholarship possible. Miss Donna trufV tIran or* . „ V W e d o v o 1 a t ^ 0 0 1 6 recommend truck t-rea. a r e waar ing out and, c u r f e s r I t ^ h o p e d ^ w i , I ^ Stormzand was selected by a group
that these will be taken care of before we get ours. W e nbould not f e d confident the t i re shortage is a t an end. We must abide by the suggestions to make ours last long-er as t hey become older and more threadbare.
be necesaary. 9. An put-door skat ing r ink on
the school grounds Is advised, to b e u n d e r the supervision of the public school. 10. A s a general recommendation we urge that the homes, churohes, schools, and ail other constructive organizations earnestly c o n t i n u e their customary methods of helpful
John Hehven Die; From Heart Attack cooperation with the younger gen-
eration. Instead of making new or-John Heaven, who moved to L o w - g . n u a t j o n , , w e recommend t h a i
ell just a few weeks sgo f rom those already in our midst function
more effectively In the manner they Clarksville, was found dead In bed, Wednesday morning, by Mrs. Heav-en. The body has been removed to the Beattle Funera l home in Clarksville. Funeral arrangements are not known a t this writing.
MEMORIAL MONUMENT
A beautiful monument has placed in the Alton cemetery to ithc memory of Glenn Barnes, by bis brother, George, and Miss Hazel Hoag of Lowell •
When the visitor was shown into t h e manager ' s private room he remarked;
were formed to serve. 11. Public school part ies and
rucreation evenings in the school gymrfaslum under the supervision of the school authorit ies are ad-vised.
In Concluclon
The Executive Committee also urges tha t more interested parents, and young people as well, a t tend the public meetings of the Commit-tee of the Whole on Youth Guid-ance. I t is only by liberal at tend-ance a t these meetings that the beliefs and desires of all t h o s e Interested In this mat te r can be
•That new clerk of yours seems ma^le known, discussed, and a a hard worker." i course of action decided on.
•Ts*.- replied the other, "that 's , his v e d a l t y . " i The House of Commons is the
" W h a t working h a r d ? " i citadel of British liberty: it is the "No, seeming to." ' foundat ion of our laws.—Churchill, sympathy to the bereaved wife.
af representatives r rom several of the organizations w h o contributed to the fund. The fund is to be given to Donna in installments .for per-sonal expense money as she may desire.
The following is a list of con-tributors:
Lowell Women's Club, $64.50: American Legion Auxiliary, $25: Cyclamen Chapter , No. 94, O. E . S., $25: Robekah Lodge. No. 282, 130: Past Noble Grands of Rebekahs, J5: Garden Lore Cluft), $10: Ver-gennes Cooperative Club, $27: Fort-nightly Club, $21: Mr. and Mrs. F . A. Gould, $10: Arnold FairchiM, $2: Child Study Club, $5: King Milling Co., $10: Book Review Club, $5: Diane Louise Hawk, $2; Mr. and Mrs. W. J . Smith, $2: Methodist Men's Club, $6.50.
FORMER VILLAGE EMPLOYEE PASSES AWAY IN KALAMAZOO
Frank Major of Keene township passed away Sunday morning at the home of a friend In Kalamazoo a f te r several months of failing health. He leaves his wife and one son, Frank, who Is In service over-seas.
Funeral services were held In Grand Rapids Wednesday.
Mr. Major was a former village employee and was respected by the townspeople of (Lowell, who extend
Your Waste Paper Scrap WUl Help Win This War
"Wake up, Michigan, realize that we have a critical situation on our hands" is the word sent out f rom paper mills aH over the state. Faced with ever decreasing inventoricc, Michigan mills are on the verge of shut t ing down, stopping vital wa r production for lad" of material .
/ Many people are still unaware of the vital pa r t which paper is play-ing in winning this war. Flares
Mrs. EsteiU Condon
Laid to Rest at 77 Estella, daughter of Rochus and
Sophia Vandenbroeck, was born in Vergennes-tp., July 28, 1886, and passed away a t her home in Lowell, December 27,1948, a t the age of 77 years, 4 months and 29 days.
On January 2, 1884 she was united in marr iage to Adelbert Condon, also of Vergennes-tp. To them was born one son. They lived on the same f a r m in Vergennes for 35 years, moving to Lowell in 1919.
Mr. and Mrs. Condon happily celebrated their f i l t leth wedding anniversary on J a n u a r y 2, 1934. Mr. Condon passed away November 1, 1940.
Surviving is the son, Clyde: one granddaughter , Mrs. Essie Balre, and two great-grandsons, Allen and Bruce Baird. , . Mrs. Condon was the last of the
t'03 f rom laminated paper light
way f o r our bombardiers to targets In Hi t ler ' s Europe.
Containers made f rom waste paper carry precious blood plasma over-seas, a neveMnding life line for our men in service. Sturdy brown paper cartous and iimer linings of water-repellant paper protect field rations, fighting food for hungry men.
The need for salvaging waste paper is urgent and now! Every scrap f rom ••very home is a war-t ime demar . .omemakers a re asked to g a ^ r together all waste paper of every type, newspapers, brown paper bags and wrapping paper, corrugated containers and cardboard, even waste basket paper, sort it, segregate it, and get it off to war.
The appeal from Michigan's paper
News of Our Boys
Pvt. Jack K. Petersen has been transferred f rom Fort Sheridan, 111., to For t Leonard Wood, Mo.
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Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k Zahm re-ceived a Chris tmas cablegram from their son, Harold Zahm. Y 2/c U. S. N. R., from British Guiana, S. A.
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Pfc. George Hoover, who has been in Sicily, cab'ed his parents a Christmas greeting and said that he Is now back In England.
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Orton Hill, S. F. 2/c who has ^ccn home on a month's furlcu^h, has gone to Davisville, R L, to re-port for a now ass ignment
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Friends of Raymond Borgerson are pleased to learn that he uas been promoted f rom Corporal to Technician 4th grade, at Pomona, Calif.
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Pvt Kenneth Ayres, who was a t Salt Lake City, has been trans-ferred for three mor.*hs' t raining as an engineer gunner a t Sioux City, l a
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Stanley Wal te rs of the U. S. Navy, came home Christmas morn-ing to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mra 'Harry Wal-ters, returning to New York Tues-day n i g h t
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Russell Holmquist of Camp River Rouge, De t ro i t called Mrs. Charles MeTntyre by phon* Cl.Hrtmjm Oay, He Is doing military police work a t Caro but spent the holidays In De-t ro i t
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Robert B. Cahoon, S 2/c, came home Chris tmas morning f rom De-Land, Fla., fo r a ten day furlough with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cahoon.
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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Potter re-ceived their f i rs t letter In five weeks f rom their son, P v t Levant Potter, telling them that he Is now In North Africa.
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Mrs. George Linton, a f t e r two months, received word from her son, P fc . Richard Doezema, that he is well and Is now in a rest t.r"n-.p a f te r re turning f rom participating In the Ta rawa Campaign. He had the luck to return unwounded.
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R. Jack Maxson S 2/c has gone f rom Great Lakes, 111., to the West Coast Sound School at San Diego, Calif., and writes the Ledger: ' 1 am quite a long ways from home now, especially seeing as how I was never out of Michigan before I got into the navy. Hope I re-ceive my paper pretty quick."
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vaughan, Mrs. Ed. Storey and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Miller received wireless Christmas greetings f rom S g t Harry Vaughm, from somewhere In the S. Pacific His parents received a letter telling them he had left Australia. He en-joyed Austral ia while there.
MSC Farmers' Week
By K. K. Vining
Plant More Home Orchards
In some Victory Garden pub-I licity that came to our desk a while back there was a plea for more
' planting of home orchards. Well, that sounds good on paper and
lists 104 Eventsiir1" b"" r" ,he b'ck y,rd bul
Built around the theme of "Farm Batt lefronts for 1944", the 29th an-nual Farmers ' Week, Feb. 1, 2. 3, at Michigan State College lists 104 scheduled events In spite of a , ^ streamlined version squeezed into] " P 0 0 * t , m e t h l j h a c k y a r d
a three-day program. \ w t L B n o t 8 0 b a d - 1 can remember More than three thousand s o l d i e r s ' 8 o m e sour cherry trees in our back
the chap who contemplates plant-ing peach, apple, pear or plum trees could look ahead a few years to the job of properly car ing for them he would heritate before buy-ing and planting such trees. Once
are In t ra ining on the campus, plus another three thousand students, 5"et more than a score of state as-sociations will hold their annua] meetings during the three-day per-iod.
Plans announced by E. L An-thony, dean of agriculture and gen-eral chairman, and R. W. Tenny, program chairman. Indicate the highlights of each day. Most farm families, if they eat, will bring thermos bottles and basket lunches.
Tuesday, Feb. 1, general sessions
yard at home. Those days there wore no cherry frui t flies. There was a crab applo tree, and one of Talman Sweets beside the house. They didn't have all the ills tha t orchards have today but tha t crab apple tree was a prolific producer and kept me busy raking leaves and apples. I know now t h a t scab affected the leaves, no doubt in-fluenced the fall of the apples. My mother always had a hard time finding any frui t f ree f rom worms.
will feature Prof . Floyd W. Rppves „„„ . . , of the U. of Chicago, describing * J - u - t ' f— 1 ^ postwar education programs, and those dsys.
The chap setting out a home or-chard will have Hitle trouble spray-ing for a few years. A three or five gallon sprayer will do the job a f te r a fashion. Then a barrell spray with a hand pump will keep. Soon the trees need a power sprayer to do the job. No doubt he will call the extension office and want to know where he can get an orchard man to come and spray his trees. Per-haps he lets some commercial spray outfit do the job. We don' t know a fruit man who has the t ime to do such work and it is our observation t h a t t h e commercial f ru i t man doesn't do a thorough job. Sooner or later the home orchard la ne-glected.- Disease and Insect pests ruin any fruit . And about tha t time a state inspector will happen along and leave a warning to care for the trees or remove them.
Our advice is to let the commer-cial f ru i t man grow your f r u i t H e la In the business and can do a good job and your f r u i t will cost you less In the long run.
Difference in Pumpkin Pie
H R. Pattengll, who m a n y older folks 'n Kent County will remem-ber a s a real live chap at teachers' Institutes and other meetings, was often heard to give this definition of a pumpkin pie. "A pumpkin pie," said Pattengll, "Is thin and yeller, but a "punkln pie" L« thick and brown."
Office Secretary Called to Fremont
Mrs. Frances Saltier, our office secretary, had a hurry up call to Fremont a week ago, where her son, Richard, had an emergency operation for appendicitis. The boy's ccadltlon was serious but he has come through the operation in good shape and is mending rapidly. Dick will spend his Christmas In the hospital. If "The Up and Down Column" missed your paper last
offlclalc tha t they must have a .week It was because Dick Saltier license and writ ten penxusslon f rom j docided to have his appendix ou t the owner of the land where they ' — wish to set their traps. j Remembered by Former 4-H Boys
" Our Christmas mall has brought MOTHER O F E. C. FOREMAN us quite a lot of cards f rom former
DIES IN COLLINGWOOD, OUT.
Mrs. Mark W. Clark, wife of the commander of the American Fif th Army, "When Our Boys Come Home". Five dairy breed asaocia-tions, cow testers, sugar beet grow-ers and horse breeders will m e e t Agricultural departments will offer Information on efficient wartime prcductlon on Michigan Farms.
Wednesday. Feb. 2, Lewis Brom-fleld of Lucas, Ohio, is to discuss "Our Heritage, the Land". Sheep breeders, lamb feeders. Master Farmers , short course graduates, the state crop Improvement asso-ciation, beekeepers, muck farmers rural educators, sociologists, state institutional herdsmen and the Michigan Dairy Goat association are scheduled for meetings.
Thursday, Feb. 3. will Includc sessions of beef cattlemen, muck farmers, Michigan State Grange, fa rm managers, state f a rm superin-tendents. turkey gmwpr*, mirking ahor thom breeders and park forest-ers. In the afternoon H. P. Rusk, U. of Illinois dean of agriculture, will indicave how fa rmers can face 1944. In the evening Demaree Bess, wax-correspondent, is to describe, "The W a r as I See It".
One lone session will be held Friday, Feb. 4, when the Michigan Essential Oil Growers" association holds its annual meeting.
Muskrit Trappers
Report High Cttck With almost perfect t rapping
weather and a big crop of muskrats available, t rappers reported a high catch for the opening days of the muskra t season in the southern par t of the state, both on the marshes and inland.
Poor wea the r conditions and fewer t rapners operating in the 1942 sea-son left a large breading stock which has resulted in an Increased muskrat population, making a big crop to be harvested this year.
Trappers anxious to share In the profits of thia million dollar in-dustry a re warned by conservation
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Baldry re-ceived word f rom their son, Robert Baldry, F i reman 2/c, somewhere at sea. tha t he is fine and very busy, and tha* at the time of writing, the mail and Christmas boxes were
family of nine children and will be mills Is an appeal f rom every man greatly missed by her surviving!in our service abroad. Inventories relatives and friends. jmust be built up to meet war pro-
Funeral services were held Wed-1 ductlon demands. Watch this news-neaday at the Alton Church with paper for details of local collection. the Rev. Alfred Anderson offlcl-. Albert Hall, head of the Ag. de-, . . atlng. Burial In the Alton cemetery.rpartment of the Lawell high school.! ' n 8 : 1 • . . e. J 4 0 " . ' e ° e
states that h i . F . F. A. boy. h a v e j ^ " " ' ^ b " ' • f J ° b "> I be done llrst, and that he hopes he will be home by another Christmas. His f a the r served in the other war with the Canadian army, being a machine gunner, was wounded at Cambria, and. on return to duty. met his attallon at Hennlf-Seg, Germany.
Triple-A Committee
Kent Connty 1944 John McCabe, chairman of the
Kent County Triple-A Committee, announces that at a meet ing of the delegates to the Kent County Trlple-A convention held Saturday. Dec. 18, In Grand Rapids, the following persons were elected to administer the 1944 Trlple-A Program; Chair-man, John MoCabe: vice chairman. Henry A. T imm: third member, Eli G. Roberts : f i r s t alternate, Jasper Lewis; sccond alternate, Jerome L Lilly.
Following the convention, the Kent County Triple-A Committee elected Betty VanderLaan as sec-retary-treasurer.
volunteered to jisi m the waste paper collection In Lowell and sur-rounding country, soon a f t e r the holiday vacation.
Waste Paper Prepara t ion
To get waste paper Into the hands of paper mills as rapidly as pos-sible, tie or bundle all material . Newspapers should be folded flat and tied In bundles about 12 Inches high; magazines should be bundled aboul 18 Inches high. Corrugated and cardboard boxes and car tons should be flattened cu t and tied In bundles 12 Inches high. Waste-basket paper should be packed down Into a bag f o r easy handling.
Buy and sell through w a n t advs
ROD AND GUN CLUB NOTICE
There will be no meeting th is week Thursday evening. The next meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 13.
Binder Twine Order Changed
F a r m e r s are to be permitted to use binder twine for any part of the growing, harvesting or shipping of agricultural products, the War Production Board announces. Pre-viously an order limited twine use by farmers to mechanical self-tying binders.
One accomplished fact is more
algnlflcant than a hundred theories or a thousand exhortations.—Count Sforza.
4-H Club members in the armed forces. We are sure glad to hear from these boys and wish chey could all be home. Was agreeably surprised to have Merton Williams, of Spencer township, come hobbling In the other day. Merton had an accident a long ways f r o m home resulting 'n a broken leg and Is coming along fine. And speaking of
E. C. Foreman left for Colling-wood, O n t , last week Tuesday, a f t e r receiving a telephone call Monday night tha t his mother, Mrs. Ada Foreman, was seriously 111 In the hospital. She passed away on Wed-nesday b e f o r e Mr. Foreman's arrival.
Mrs. Foreman lived In Lowell for a period of about two years, during] the Army, the Vining son and heir which t ime her husband, Leonard'will enter the army the first of Foreman, died in a Grand Rap ids ' the year in the Medical Corp. He hcspital. ;goes east for six weeks training
Surviving besides the son, Ernest to O'Reilly hospital in Missouri. The of Lowell, is one other son, Johnl v in ings son-in-law. Bob Rent, is L. of Ottawa. Canada: three d a u g h - l o n a m i n e sweeper somewhere in tera, Mra. Guy Ballard, alao o f j t h e N o r t h a r e a
Ottawa, Mrs. Edith Taylor o f j Toronto, Can., and Miss Myrtle; Foreman, a t home in Colllngwood: j also four grandchildren.
Mr. Foreman returned home onj Sunday.
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NOTICE
Workers are needed In the Red Cross surgical dressing classes to help gat out the quota of 3,600 dressings for January . Classes meet In the City Hall on Tuesdays. —Mra. P . C. Peckham, Mrs. J . R. Coe, Chairmen.
I t la more neceasary for a pro-ducer to keep his eyes on the screen than on the box office.—Samuel Goldwyn.
STRAND CALENDAR Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3LJan.
1—Franchot Tone and Marsha il-funt in 'P i lo t No. 5"; also Rich-ard Arlen and Jean Parker In "Alaskan Highway" and News
Sunday and Monday, Jan . 2-3— Dorothy McGuire, Rober t Young and Ina Claire In "Claudia"; also News and Shorts.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 4-5—George Raf t and Brenda Mar-shall In "Background to Danger": also Gall Storm In "Nearly Eigh-teen."
Thursday, Jan. 6—"The Youngest Profession" with Virginia Weldler; also Added Shorts.
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the Lena Lou Restaurant in Ada on ^Dectmbcr 17, and af ter dinner they were invited to a Christmas party at the home of Miss Dorothy Morris. The group gathered around a table centered with a small Christmas tree gaily lighted and decorated for the occasion and ex-changed gifts. Games were then the evening's diversion.
Those present were Mrs. Freda Periodically come the editorials Burgtring, Mrs. Takla Halaley, l i r a
concerning the soap operas and'Dorothy Dochod, Mrs. Marjorle mushy, nonsensical serials that Badge row, Mrs. Jeanette Rottshaf-
Edilorial Comment
clutter many hours of daytime radio entertainment We are not going into the subject as to whether they are wholesome, Interesting to tfas majority, sell their products and arc worth the money. That can be answered best by polls conducted to ascertain what the listening audi-ence chooses. They know best what they want and let them voice their
fer, Mrs. Julia Boyce, Miss Dorothy Klok, Miss Helen VanderLaan, Miss Betty Garton, Miss Betty Hinkle, Miss Clarice Clinton, Miss Edna Veldlng and Miss Antoinette Deverman.
George Welsfuss, manager at Swift A Co., and Ear l Jenkins, head of the beef depar tment spent the latter part of the evening with the
sentiments. If the majority support, P™ 1 ? t o complete the personnel a t the party.
Mrs. Robert Morris and Mrs. Glenn Clinton assisted Dorothy as hostesses at the party.
Ada Locals
Yuletlde festivities Included many family groups, or friends Invited In for the day, but for many It was quietly oibserved this year. Sons and daughters away serving their
I country and few obtaining fur-
programs distasteful to you, there is still the simple turn of the switch that puts a stop to the dialogue. Anyone can deftly turn the dial to another station without embar-rassing the entertainers!
We write of the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commis-sion urging Congress to enact laws to put a stop to the sickenlngly sweet melodramas that clutter the daylight radio air waves, to call a ^
hall to soap operas This sort o f j loughs 'Uf tmany a family circle In-law may put a stop to that type | conjpiete for the holiday. The local of enter ta inment might effect a 'churches observed the day with
services and many attended them. H o m e s were decorated with wreaths or window lights and of course there were trees for ths children, but few lighted trees were observed In the yards this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morris Invited members of the family home for Christmas Day and to enjoy dinner and exchacge gifts. Included In the group were Tom Chaffee and Mrs. Ef f le Goozen of Vengennes. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Chaffee of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mrs Hlomer Morris, Eugene and Joanne of Ada.
Christmas eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fitch were Mr. and Mrs. James Furner and Annalee of Lansing. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch spent the holiday In Grand Rapids with Mr. and Mrs. J . J . Weber and Mrs. Charlotte Harris. (
Mr. and Mrs. Wsbo Ward spent
change of policy that would Im-prove the radio tastes of many, but what about those evening pro-grams where comedians aren't com-ical. where Intelligent high-minded souls become stooges as g u e s t artists, where music becomes blat-ant blssts, and spoken lines carry Implications that approach the cen-sorship line? Surely Congress hasn't time right now to work Itself Into a debate over the merits and de-linquencies of radio programs. Let Cong, ess spend Itself with more weighty problems of today and let us do our own dialing.
OONSCIENTIOUS NEWS PEOPLE r P H E GOVERNMENT office of
censorship tells the newspapers and the radio broadc-Mers that they are suppressing a certain amount of news as the result of what Is called over-realousness. The office praises them for their loyal cooperation with the voluntarj 'code!Ghrlstmas Day with their son-ln-e>f censorship. This shows a most ' law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs.
Hubert DeVrees. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Anderson and
sons were guests of Mrs. Henry B. Davis at her home In Grand Rap-ids for a turkey dinner and Christ-mas party on Christmas eve. Other guests Included Mr. and Mrs. Har-old Kltson and family of Bostwlck Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Curtlss Rogers and family of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacNaughton of Ada. Henry B. Davis, Jr., was home on a 48-hour leave from Amherst Col-lege, Mass., where he Is a member of the Air Corps Reserve.
Mr. and Mrs. James MoCormlck entertained with a family dinner party on Christmas eve and their guests Included Miss Josephine Mc-Corntlck and Mr. and Mrs. Ondes Kellogg.
Mr. and Mrs. Orvles Kellogg were breakfast guests of their soc-In-law and daughter, Mr. and Mn». Ed. MoCormlck and children on Christmas morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Krum were also guests at the b reak fas t af ter which a Christmas tree and exchange of gifts were en-joyed
Mr. and Mrs. Orvles Kellogg mo-tored to Grand Rapids on Christ-mas Day to enjoy dinner with their cousin, Miss Nellie Bonner.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Anderson had as guests on the holiday, Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson and children and Fred Anderson.
Members of the Anderson family gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson on Sunday for a Christmas dinner and to ex-change gifts. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Anderson and family of Grand Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hendricks and BUlle of Eas t Lan-sing, Mrs. A. W. Ingland and daughter Janice of Muskegon and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Anderson and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hill had as holiday guests for dinner and to ex-change gifts, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Fase, Vera and Rosle and Mr. and Mrs. Irving Alexander and children.
Mr. and Mra. Andrew Miller ob-served the holiday on Sunday with their children home for the day. Mr. and Mrs. John Boersma and family of Wyoming Park, Elgin Miller of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Jasperse, Pauline and Gerald.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peters and Gloria Jean motored to Lowell on Christmas Day to enjoy the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. John Swanson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Slager, Betty and Bob and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Warner and Phyllis Jean of Ionia spent Sunday with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred West at Lowell to enjoy a Christmas dinner and exchange of gifts.
Sunday callers of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peters were Mr. and Mrs. Les-ter Swanson and children of Grand Rapids.
excellent spirit on the part of these dispensers of news. If they are sup-pressing anything relating to the war and the war effort, It is be-cause of their patriotic eagerness to support the government and do even-thing possible for victory.
I t is the tendency of news people to print the news completely, in so far as such publication Is legitimate and not harmful to the public. The newspapers and the radio are so anxious not to Injure the war effort, that they have gladly compiled with the government requests that In-formation which could help the enemy should be suppressed.
The loyal cooperation of the news-papers and the radio In backing up the government and the military program has contributed enormous-ly to the success of oiu forces in the field.
MORE MONEY CIRCULATING
r P H E GOVERNMENT r e p o r t shows that money In circulation
In the United States totaled In Octo-ber $19,200,000,000. This Is the high-est on record, and never before was such an amount of money floating around. The government warns the people that this Increases the dan-ger of advance in prices and living costs.
Millions of people who formerly were hard up or nearly penniless now have money In their pockets or are keeping it in their homes. There Is a r old saying that "money burns a hole In the pocket". Some people are so constituted that If they thus have money on hand, and If they see things they w a n t they cannot resist the temptation to spend. Many of them fall to consider the needs of the future, the possibility that unemployment or sickness may occur, so that they will need savings.
A big par t of that money kept In purses or In homes should be put Into war bonds, where It will support our armed services and not create danger of Inflation by bidding up prices oi merchandise.
I t Seems Much More
Over 2.000 pounds of d ry leaves fall each year nn an average acre of hardwood forests.
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On Christmas eve Mr. and Mrs. J a r l Peters entertained with a din-ner following which their guests enjoyed a tree and exchanged gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith and son Larry of Flint and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Peters were there for the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. F rank Richardson and Alice Ann and Mrs. A. Rich-ardson were guests of Mr. and Mrs Alfred Nordberg at Cascade for the traditional Christmas eve party and dinner and exchange of gifts.
Mra. Mary Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Klngslsy were dinner guests on Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lockwood In Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mra. J a k e Slager had a family party a t home on Christmas and their guests Included Mr. and Mrs. George Wlercnga and son of Lowell, Mr. and Mra. Florls Slager and children, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ashley and Rex and Mr. and Mrs. Don Drollenger and Betty May, all of Grand Rapids, and Mr. and Mrs Wm. Sis - f r . Betty and Bob of Ada.
Mr. and Mr?. Herman Stukkle and children went to Grand Rapids Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Gar-rett Stukkle.
Mrs. Grace Whaley, Miss Nancy Whaley and David Miller spent Christmas Day In Grand Rapids with Mrs. Mayme McConnell.
Mr. and Mra. Norman Wride and Marlcn attended the wedding of Mrs. Wrlde's niece. Miss B a Van-lAan to Gerden Kelgstra of Grand Rapids, the ceremony taking place at the Burton Heights Baptist church on Christmas eve.
Mr. and Mra Herman Stukkle went to Lowell on Christmas eve-ning to visit Mrs. Peter Stukkle and baby son, Peter, J r .
S g t Anthony M. Ortowskl has been selected as an Instructor at the A A F flexible gunnery training school a t Loredo. Texas, a f t e r com-pleting a speclallxed Instructor's course.
Mr. and Mra. ilienry Brunlkool and Roger of Grand Rapids were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brunlkod, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Stllson went to Grand Rapids on the holi-day to enjoy Christmas dinner with t h e i r daughters, Mra. Edward Cramton and Mra. Sidney Bacon.
Sympathy Is being extended to the Adnanse family In the death of Jacob Adrlanse. who passed away a t his home a t the age of 79 years, a f te r a lingering Illness. Mr. Adrlanse Is survived by his widow. Hat tie; seven sons, Tony, Dennis. William, and Jack of Grand Rap-ids. Edward of Lovell, John of Ada, and Marlon of Detroit; four daugh-ters. Mrs. Otto Kampet of Detroi t Mrs. Roberi Dunn and Miss Ger-trude Adrlanse of Ada and Mrs. Gary Dalstra of Alto; 20 grand-children and several great-grand-children. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Ada Community Reformed Church, Rev. W. K. Kolenbrander officiating. Interment In Ada cemetery.
Members of the Nelllst family were Invited to the home of Mr. and Mra. Russell Nelllst In Grand Rapids on Sunday for a Christmas family party and exchange of gifts. In this family party were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelllst Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris and Dorothy, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Nelllst, Darwin and Cheryal. Mrs. Kenneth Nelllst, Dick and Marilyn and Mrs. Gene Murphy, and Anita and Margaret Ann Nelllst
At a special communication of Ada Lodge. No. 280. F. ft A M.. held on Monday evening. Dec. 27, a t Ada Masonic Temple, the 3rd degree was conrerred on Lieu t Edward W. McDonald of Cascade, L ieu t Mc-Donald took his first degree at Ada OP April 10 and Staked Plains Lodge of Big Springs, Texas, con-ferred the 2nd degree on October 26. Lieut McDonald's father gave him a fine Masonic eiriblem ring, the presentation being made by his uncle. Stewart McDonald of M t P leasant A cousin, John Kremer of Grand Rapids was also p resen t and other guests. A bounteous lunch was served In the dining room following the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Fitch wsrc happy to receive a telephone call from their niece, Corp. Mlnlvere J . Wetoer, a t the RosweH Army Air Field In New Mexico on Wednes-day evening, wishing them a Merry Christmas and other members of her family, and on Christmas eve their daughter, Charlotte R . Fitch. Ph. M. 3/c, a t the Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y., also made a Christmas call via telephone.
Mr. and Mra. Tom Morris tried to reach their nephew, A/c Vernon Chaffee In Texas on Christmas Day to extend holiday greeting, but the lines were so jammed that It would have taken some 15 hours to get that call through, so the Morris family compromised by sending a brief message in a trtegram.
Christmas uay guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Clinton were Jacob Katz and daughter Lauren of Brooklyn Road. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton were happy to receive a telegram from their son. Sergt Keith Clinton, stationed a t the Alexandria Air Base In Louisiana. Sergt. Clinton had hoped to tele-phone his parents hut found that the lines were too busy to get a call through on the holiday.
Mr. and Mra. Walter C. Afton spent the holiday In Grand Rapids to enjoy Christmas dinner with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blackall. On Thursday their son. Pfc. Walter C Afton. J r . called from Chanute Field in Illinois to say Happy Christmas to his parents.
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Afton motored to Kent City Sunday to attend a small family holiday part> ind have Christmas dinner with Mra. Augusta Berg.
Mrs. Kenneth Nelllst entertained Mr. and Mra. Charles Nelllst on Christmas Day with the traditional dinner at noon and In the after-noon they exchanged gifts.
Many In the village are still iuf-fering with the flu. Miss Dorothy Morris has been home for the past few days and members of the LeFebre family also are ill, and many are recovering f rom recent attacks which seems to leave them very weak.
MOSELEY—MURRAY LAKE Mrs. Eva EntU
Christmas gussts a t the d a r e Ford home were Mra. Evy Lewis and daughter Laura of Grand Rap-ids. Mra. Sarah Purdy, Frank White, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Ford and Mr. and Mrs. Dell Ford and daugh ter.
Mra. Lisxle Davis and son Martin of Grand Rapids were Christmas callers at the Leiw Fr i t s home.
Sunday callers at the Chris Kroptf home were Mr. snd Mre. Anderson of Greenvtlle, Mr. and Mrs. Chan Brown of Lowell and Mr. and Mrs. Dell Ford and daughter.
Mrs. Hilton Brings of Grand Rap-Ids and Mra. Emma McDonald spent Christmas at the Chris Kropf home.
Dick Moore spent Christmas with his parents a t Reed City.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Keech and daughters spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kitchen in Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kropf spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mra. Shores In Keene.
Mr. and Mra. Ted Elhar t and children spent Christmas a t the Roya Ford home In Vergennes.
Mr. and Mra. Rob Wlngeier en-tertained with a family dinner Christmas.
Mrs. Hettie Davis and family en-tertained Louis Peterson of Smyr-na, Mrs. Eva Engle of Mosley, Christmas. Martin Davis was af'.ernoon caller.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS VILLAGE OP LOWEU.
Official The regular meeting of the Com-
mon Council of the Village of Low-ell was held In the City Hall Coun-cil rooms Monday evening, De-cember «, 1943. The meeting was called to order by President Arehart a t 8 p. ni.
Trustees present: Trustee Day, R o t h , Chrlstlaiipon, Rutherford, Shepard. Trustee Speerstra absent
The minutes of the meeting held November 15, 1943, read and ap-proved.
The Village Treasurer, Elmer S. White submitted his report a s fol-lows: Total am't of Tax Roll....f7,SS8.54 Am' t trans'd. to General
Fund 18,000.00 Am't In Bank 1.888.46
Total Am' t Col'd. .$7,838.48 I t was moved by Trustee Day
and supported by Trustee Shepard that the Village of Lowell pay E. S. White 1150.00 for collecting the taxes. Yeas. 6; Nays, 0. Carried.
I t was moved by Trustee Shepard and supported by Trustee Day that the bills in the following amounts be paid. Lowell Light ft Power . . . .$3,227.74 General 821.71 Street : . 324.81 City Hall 18.08 Water Works . . 73.71
Total 84.275.88 Roll Call: Trustee Day, yes; Roth,
yes; Sh&pard, yes; Rutherford, yes; Christiansen, yes. Yeas, 5; Nays 0. Carried.
I t was moved by Trustee Ruthei^ ford and supported by Trustee Christiansen that the Village of Lowell hire F r a n k Stephens a t $25 per week. Yeas, 8; Nays, 0. Carried.
It was moved by Trustee Chris-tiansen and supported by Trustee Roth that the meeting adjourn. Yeas. 5; Nays 0. Carried. JOHN A AREHART, President
LEWIS E, JOHNSON, C l f r t Approved Dec. 90, IMS.
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Christmas dinner gvests a t the Karl Blcrl home were Mr . and Mrs. Otto Bleri And Joan of De-t ro i t Mr. and Mra. Rudolph Bieri,
a n j Robert and Virginia of Grand Rap-jlds, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Biggs
Mrs. Lizzie Davis and ^ Mart in l a n d i j a r r y i Eleanor, Marala and Davis were Saturdav evening call-era at the Eva Engle home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cook of Grand Rapids were Monday dinner guests a t the Ted Elhart home.
LOWELL DIST. NO. 5 Mrs. J . P. Needham
Mr. and Mra. Chas. Thompson were Sunday dinner gueMs of Mr. and Ur*. James N^edham.
Miss Lucille Preston of Butter-worth hospital spent the week-end with the home folks, Mr. and Mra. Vern Preston.
Mr. and Mra. Phil Hartley of Lowell and son John of Detroit were Christmas callers s t the Need ham uome.
A good size crowd a n d f i n e Christmas program and supper were enjoyed a t the McBride school on Thursday evening. Miss Gene Tuck-er Is the teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Needham and family and mother entertained for Christmas dinner a t the old home, Mr. and Mrs. C. Baker and Mr. and Mra. James Needham.
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It is reported that Dayton Reeves was married on Christinas day to a Fremont girl. Congratulations.
Mr. and Mra. Earl Norton w e r t Christmas Day guests of their niece, Mra. Shirley Tucker and family a t Saranac.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Weeks and sons were Sunday afternoon vis-itors a week ago a t Albert Houser-man's.
Po t i f c Installation of officers Wednesday evening, Jan. 12.
Mr. and Mra. Karl Gieger, J r . were Christmas gussts of the form-er's sister and husband, Mr. and Mra. Ray Borek, in Grand Rapids.
Christmas and week-end guests a t the Ed. Insley home were Mr. and Mra. Harold LobdeU and Vir-ginia, Mr. and Mra. Clifford Insley and Ronnie of Grand Rapids aud Mra. Gordon Ensley of De t ro i t
Leo Richmond of East M-44. Mra. Rose Beheld and Marfcm and Mra. Charles Breimayer were Christmas Day callers a t Arbeit Houserman's.
Mr. and Mra. Ear l Norton spent Sunday evening a t Albert (Hbuser-man's.
Mr. and Mra. J ake Mooney have purchased the residence and pool room of John Kropp.
Mra. Rose Ingersoll Is hostess to the Bunco Club this Thursday af t -ernoon.
Mr. and Mra. Henry Watson and Gloric spent Christmas with his relatives a t Cedar Springs.
Mra. Elva Watson entertains the Jolly Eight Bridge Club tills week.
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David of Belding and Miss Nettle Kerr. The Otto Bleri family re-mained over the week-end.
Toe Clare Anderson family called on their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Les-ter Anderson in Grand Rapids one day last week. Miss Estella Ander-son and Mra. Estella Wright of Lowell spent Christmas a t the An-derson home.
Mr. and Mra. Arvll Heihnan and daughters spent Christmas with his V^rents In Holland. Phyllis is stay-ing in Holland with her grandpar-ents this week, Barbara is spending the week with her uncle and family, Mr. and Mra. Wm. Preston. In Lan-sing and Alice Is spending the week in Ionia with her Preston grand-parents.
Christmas guests a t the Mra. Rosa Kerr h t m e were Mr. and Mra. Leonard Kerr and three sons of Lansing, Miss Susie Kerr of Grand Rapids, Mr. end Mra. George Staal and Sandra Sue of Keene, Mra. Earl MaJoney. Miss Selma Ker r and Roger and Carlton Kerr of LowelL Mra. Maloney, Selma and Susie re-mained over Sunday with their mother.
Sunday Avnim Fairchllds of Low-ell called on his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Fairchllds. Tuesday callers were Mrs. Henry Watson and husband, Mr. and Mra. Sam Ryder and son Rowland.
Mr. and Mra. D. A M-jIPheraon and childreii were Christmas dinner guests of their parents, Mr. and Mra. M B. MdPherson. Sunday guests were their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Davis and daughters of Lansing.
Mra. Henry Watson of Smyrna and daughter Gloria were Monday dinner guests of Mr. and M n . Ansel Fairchllds.
Thomas Chaffee and Mra. Effle Goozen were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morris a t Ada.
Mra. Jennie Town send and Miss Estella Anderson of Lowell were Sunday supper guests a t the Clare Anderson home.
George Heller and wife and daughter, Dorothy of Gull Lake spent Sunday a t Clare Eash's.
Mart in Kunde and family attend-ed the Christmas exercises at Ihe Lutheran church a t Holy Comers Christmas eve.
Mar t in Kunde and family were Christmas dinner guests of R. 1. Kunde in Freepor t
Mr. and Mra. Alfred Custer of Hastings were Wednesday guests at the Lacy-Porritt home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Plough of Welcome Corners were Christmas callers otf Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Blough.
The young people of the O. M. church came a t midnight to the Jer ry Blough homo and flang"Hcly Night" which was appreciated by Mr. and Mrs. Blough.
Mr. and Mra. A. T. Eash enter-t he i r ' children for Christ-
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Mr. and Mra. B. Frank Hilton of North Park spent Christmas with their son, Paul and family.
Clayton Schwab of Smith Boston called on his sister, Mrs. Ethel Yelter one day last week.
Margot and Paula Hilton spent Thursday and Friday with their erandparents , Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Hilton a t North Park .
John Yelter and Mra. Liffie Med-daugh spent Christmas Day with the latter's cousin, Mra. Howard Col ley an<] husband In LowelL
Mr. and Mra. Robert Yelter and son of Potters Corners spent last Wednesday with his mother and brother, Edward.
Mr. and Mra. Paul Hilton enter-tained company Sunday evening.
Mra. Ethel Yelter, sons, Edward and Kenneth, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yelter and son, Dickie Joe of Potters Corners were entertained with a Christmas dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Blough in Clarksville.
Edward Teiter ana mother spent Sunday with Mr. and Mra. Clayton Schwab In South Boston.' Mr. and Mrs. Joe SchWab were also guests.
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mas. Those present were Mrs. Ver-non Wolcott of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schultz of Grand R a d d s Kenneth Lumbert and family of Flint, Floyd Berkey snd fsmUy, Mr. and l l n . Leslie Daniels of Hast irgs, and Clare Eash and family.
Paul Hoffman and family spent their Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Julius Wester, Jr., of Alto.
Mrs. Lydia Karcher visited a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. F r a n k Dorr In P r e s o r t
Seaman 2/c Arthur Andwwm rtf Boston called his sister, Mrs. Paul Hof fman on the telephone Sunday morning.
Dr. Wedel and family, Mrs. Vivlsn Anderson and son Tarrell Anderson and family of Hastings were Sunday dinner guests of J ake Gless and Corrine. '
Miss Donna Jesn Schelter of Lake Odessa Is spending her vacation with her cousin. Wan eta Schray at the Jennie Pardee home.
Chris tmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. WIU Mishler were Mr. and Mra.
John Mishler and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin and daughter of Grand Rapids.
Wm. Porri t t aud family spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Yelter a t West Lowell, and Mrs. Sarah Lacy accompanied them as fas as Mra. Klipfer's and Mrs. Verle Lacy"a and spent the day.
Mr. and Mra. Ar thur Parker and daughter, Naomi of Battle Creek spent Christmas with their daugh-ter, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wslton.
Mr. and Mrs. August Lenner of Kal&m&zoo spent the past few days a t the home of J a k e Gless and daughter Corrlr.e.
Mr. and Mra Gaylord Holcomb and family of Grand Rapids visited Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Holcomh
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Cotcriff of Lowell visited Sunday her sister, Mro. Jennie PardeVv-
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Tbanks a nuUioo from all of as tele, phone people — for your help daring the Christmas rush.
By making Long Distance calls only when the need was really urgent, you helped us keep the calls of war promptly.
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Especially this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 31, Jaaoary 1 and 2, help keep Long Distance lines open.
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Miss Ardls Schneider spent the week-end in Muskegon.
Mrs. Olive Butler was a Christ-mas guest of Mrs. George Murray
Mrs. Fred Davenport of Alpine spent Christmas at the home of her son, Philip Davenport,
Mr. and Mra. Nell Blakeslee were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mra. Joe Beans a t Rockford.
Pvt. David Coons and an army pal of Newark, N. J., spent their week-end holiday in Washington, D. C.
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We publicly rededicate ourselves to the cause of Victory in "44! And in that year we hope to serve you to the beat of our wartime capacity!
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Leon MoCarty spent the Christ-mas holiday in Flint with his daughter, Mrs. Matt Kerrenen and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ming of Detroit weie at the home of their mother, Mrs. Mary Wlngeier, over Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dalstra and baby of Ypsllantl spent the Christ-mas week-end with Mr. and Mrs Vern Armstrong.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Houseman were Christmas Day guests of her brother, Robert DeYoung and fam-ily In Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Gilbert Spaude of Grand I aplds Is spending this week o f | Curlstmas vacation with her sister, Mra. D. A. Wlngeier and family.
Mrs. Wm. Clark and daughter Sharl of Flint and her mother, Mrs. Roy DoHaway, of Ypsllantl, were Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mra. Harold Englehard t
Christmas dinner guests of Mr, and Mrs. Archie Duncan were Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jenks of Belding, Mra. Eva Kropf and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown of Lowell.
Mr. and Mra. Carl (Hlom and fam-ily of Eas t Lansing were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Har -old Yelter, and spent the afternoon with their mother, Mrs. C. H. Horn, who was 11L
Christmas Day guests a t the Austin Coons home were Mra. Louise Wslkley and Genevieve Scherblnskl of Eas t Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coons and Mra. Harvey Coons of Lowell.
Mr. and Mra. Arthur Schneider and Judy spent Thursday a t Croton with Mrs. Schneider's father, Chris Bleri.
F rank VanDusen of Ypsllantl spent f rom Friday until Monday with his mother, Mra. Maude Van-Dusen.
Mr. and Mra. Frank Baker were Christmas day guests of nis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baker, In Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Haysmer spent Sunday at the nome of her brother, L D. Ailing, in Grand Rapids.
Toby Gahan of Muskegon spent the Christmas week-end with his p a r e n t s Mrr. and Mrs. J . M. Gahan at Parnell.
Christmas Day guests of the Art Hill family were Mrs. Joe Hill of Ionia and Miss Anna Mae Hefferan of Parnell.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sherwood and daughter, Deanna, and Mr. aud Mra. Don Wllsted and baby of De-troit spent Christmas and the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sherwood.
Mr. and Mra. Harold Washburn and family of Detroit were home for Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wikon Waahburn. Sunday guests were Mr and Mrs F. J . Hogsn of Grandville.
Or. Bert E . Quick returned Mon-day to New Wilmington, Pa., af ter a two weeks' visit a t the home of Mra. E m m a Coons. Christmas Day ho was a guest of Mr. and Mra. Maurice Quick in Grand Rapids.
Guests of Mr. and Mra. N. E . Borgerson for the Christmas holi-day were Mr. and Mra. Don Lather and daughter, Barbara Jean and Miss E m m a Otto of Suttons Bay and Miss Dorothy Lather of Trav-erse City.
IR L. {Forward and Mrs. Ella Robinson spent Christmas Day a t the home of his broiiier, Charles Forward, In South Lowell, and Sun-day In Grand 'Rapids with hor daugh te. and son-in-law, Mr. a Mra. Herb Conner.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron H e r ^ r of MoOords entertained with a Christ-mas dinner on Sunday for Mr. and Mra. Norton Henry, Miss Alice Henry and Miss Geraldine Malewltz of Grand Rapids and Capt. J im Stanley of New Orteans.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Nash, Mary Eleanor and Jimmie of Clarksville were Friday guests of Mra. Wm. Cosgrlff. Mra. Orve Kellogg of Ada was an afternoon guest and Mr. and Mrs. W m Pitchauer of East Paris were evening vlsitois.
Dr. and Mra. F. E. White and Charlotte were guests Christmas day of Attorney and Mrs. Gersl-* White in Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mra. A. Veizy, Frank MacTavish, wife and daughter were Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mra. Curl Wingeier and family at Palo.
Mr. and Mra. Byrne MoMahon and two daughters were Christmas Day guest* of her parents, Mr. and Mra. L J . Donahue, in M t P l e a s a n t
Mra. Anna Stinchicomb spent Christmas Day with her daughter, Mra. Gladys Thorpe, in Orleans. Her grandson was home from the navy for the day.
Mr. and Mra. C. Althen Simpson and two daughters, Betty and Mar-jory of Grand Rapids spent Christ-mas day with his parents, Mr. and Mra. M. E. Simpson.
Dr. and Mra. C. W. Per ry and daughter of Kalamazoo were Sun-day visitors of their mother, Mra. Ernest Althaus, who is spending a week or ten dsys in h*d,
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Webster and Billy and ILc. and Mra. Roy Web-ster of Ann Arbor were guests Christmas day of Mr. and Mra Guy Sutherland In Muskegon.
Mlsa Jane Peckham, who Is home from M. S. C. for the Christmas hoi Iday, left Christmas Day for Bir-mingham to be a guest for a few days In (he Robert Mill home.
Miss Maryan Ashley was home f rom Wyandotte over the week-end On Sunday she and her parents. Mr. and Mra. Vern Ashley, visited fr iends in Mulllken und Charlotte
Mr. and Mrs. Howard ICyser had their children home for the Christ-mas holiday, Charlene and Marilyn from Grand Rapids, Carroll from Kalnmazoo and Russell f rom Wash-ington, D. C.
Mrs. E. C Walker and Mr. and Mra. James Topp entertained for Christmas, Mr . and Mrs. James Topp, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Topp and Mr. and Mra. John Topp, all of Saranac.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wells and son Bruce of Ypsllantl spent Sat-urday and Sunday at the home of her -ister, Mra. Oscar Brezina. The two families were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mra. W. A. Roth.
Bruce Walter and family spent Christmas Day In Saranac and Grand Rapids.
Mra. Cassle Hotchklas spent Christmas with her sister In Sara-nac, Mra. Amol Johnson.
Mr. and Mra. Percy Read gave a family Christmas dinner on Sun-day, twenty being present
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Gardner of Bioomfleld Wills spent the holiday week-end with Mrs. Lena Lux.
Mr. and Mra. Qulne Sullivan and son Pat were Christmas guests ot Frances and Henry Sullivan In Par-nell.
Mrs. Flora Wetherby of Grand Rapids spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Cassle Hotchkiss and they called on Mrs. Clifton Baker In South Boston.
Mr. and Mra. Edward Bennett and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rogers were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Keith In Grand Rapids on Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. J . C. Hatch were Friday evening dinner guests of George Hatch and family at Sara-nac, and spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Decker at Clarksville.
Howard Thurtell was home from Royal Oak for the holiday week-end and he and Mrs. Thurtell were Christmas Day guests of her par ents, Mr. and Mra. Charles Travis. In Grand Rapids.
Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zahm were Mr. and Mra. Leonard Annable and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Zahm of F l i n t Mr. and Mra. Keith Firman of Flushing and Mr. and Mrs. Alger Dygert of Grand Rapids.
WEST LOWELL Mrs. Mblvln Court
Falrchlld and daughter Renee ol Lowell, James Monks and mother, Mra. Elizaibeth Monks, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Watrous and two
Mr. and Mrs. George Tucker of!children. South Boston w e r e C h r l s t m a s i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ >
^ . . u ot their daughter, Mr.. V . 1 - ! S | , r | n ( i , H I L L - E A S T A D A
Callers a t the home of Mr. and Mra. Paul Kranz Chrlsbuas Day and Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Homy and family, Mrs. Margaret Bennet of Ionia, Mr. and Mra. August Jadger and Garret and Robert Hoffman of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mra. John Hoffman of East Jordan.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Rlckner were Christmas guests of their niece and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Huyck, at Carson City. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rlckner, daughter Marilyn, and grandson, Arthur Leslie Justice of Grand Rap-Ids and the Misses Hazel and Rose Mary Rlckner of Detroi t
ma Dawson. Wlnnlfred Powell spent Sunday
with Lena Mae Dalstra.
Lyle Baker and family of Ionia, Dorothea Baker and Gordon Over-holt of Huntington, Jnd., were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Baker.
James E. Green entertained with a family dinner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Green and baby attended a family dinner a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Evans near Alto on Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Green spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Sey-mour Dalstra.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dawson were Christmas guests of the lat-ter's father in Lakevlew.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Watrous
Mrs. Earl Vosburic
Elizabeth Slctsema of Grand Rapids was a Sunday visitor a t the T. Theule home. Dora, Grace, Effle and Ann Theule were also recent visitors of their parents.
Viola and Winnie Fase of Grand Rapids were recent visitors of their parents.
The Strong school Christmas program was held a t the school house Thursday evening and was enjoyed by a large number of par-ents and friends.
The Adrian Moerdyke family are living in Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvln Hosklns and two little daughters of Flint, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Squire and daughter of Lowell, W. V. Burras and Darrell
entertained with a family d i n n e r i i j u r r a 9 Were recent visitors at the
Mr. and Mra. Will Morse held a family reunion a t their home last Sunday with everyone present ez-cept their son, Clark, who Is over-
Mr. and Mra. Guy C. Lewlb and son Leroy of Grand Rapids were guests, there being 24 In all.
Mr. and Mra. Gerald Flnels en-tertained with a Christmas dinner and tree Friday evening for Mr. and Mra. Erwln Flnels and family of Ionia, Mr. and Mra. Elmer Dlnta-man of Alto and Mra. P. J . F i n d s of Lowell. On Saturday Mr. and Mra. Wm. Har tman accompanied the Flnels families to Portland, where th iy were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rice for the day.
Mr. and Mra. Har ry Slsson and Mra. Geo. Slsson of Dearborn spent the Christmas holiday with Mrs. Clara McCarty. They were all guests Christmas Day of Mr. and Mra. Harry Fuller in Grand Rapids. On Sunday Mra. McCarty enter-tained with a Christmas dinner for fo r tham and her two daughters with their families, Mr. and Mrs. Morse Johnson of Jackson and Mr. and Mra. Don Johnson and children of Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mra Alien Behler and daughter Arlene of Lake Odessa spent Saturday and SuWay in the Ca.-l Freyermuth home, where family dinner and Christmas cele-bration were held on Sunday. Other guests were Mr. and Mra. Uoyd Dunn and family of near Lansing Mra. Rose Kiel and Adelbert Klc-yon of Lowell, also Mra. Hele^ Kiel and son Donald of Battle Creek, who remained for a few days' visi t Mrs. Adeline Kiel joined the group on Saturday.
and tree Friday evening. Mrs. Vosburg and daughter Grace were callers In the afternoon.
Mr. and Mra. Carl Munroe and baby of Ionia spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Munroe.
Rev. and Mrs. Woon of Lowell were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Cour t
Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Eckman and children of Detroit and Mr. a n d Mrs. Claude Schmidt and children were Christmas guests of Mrs. Isa-dora Onan. Rev. and Mra. Harwood of Sunfleld were caller" In the af t -ernoon.
Jean and Dick Wstrous of Grand Rapids spent Friday and Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mra. Howard Watroua.
Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mra. Guy Monks were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rutherford and son Dickie and Mr. and Mrs. Arnim
T H E OLD JUDGE S A Y S . . .
Earl Vosburg home. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Vosburg and
daughter spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Hlarry Richmond In Vergennes. Leo Richmand of Beld-ing was also a Christmas day vis-itor.
Case Theule has hla com busker back In the homo neighborhood and will husk for Henry Fase a r d Earl Vosburg this week.
Having completed their factory building, Vosburg Bros, will he making blocks again this week.
Clarence Burton of Grand Rap-ids was a recent visitor of his par-ents on the farm.
With 6,000,000 new automobiles promised In the first postwar year, forehanded pedestrians will train now In Jumping for doorways and the window-ledges.—Detroit News.
"The men overseas don't mince any words about the way they want to find this country when they come marching home... do they, Judge?"
"They certainly don't. Herb...and thev shouldn't They're doing a masterful job fighting over there to protect our rights and they have good license to expect us to pro-tect theirs back here at home. One thing they're mighty clear on is their stand on prohibition."
" I saw in the paper just the other day the results of a poll taken among American
service men in England by the British Insti-tute of Public Opinion. They asked hundreds of men point blank how they would vote on prohibition. 55% of them stated, in unmis-takable terms, that they would vote against it. There's no doubt about it. Herb ...the men overseas don't want any action taken on that subject while they're away."
"And they're 100% right. Judge, because I know how I felt when I came home after the last W<T—only to leam that we had been over there fighting for so impractical a thing as Prohibition."
This mdttrtittmtnt spenunid by Cenlrrmci of AUokolit Btraaf InduHriti. >
As each moment of the h o u r Class passes, may we be so much closer to Victory—and may your life be ful l of good things.
Ray Cstrert
Mr. and Mra. J . C. Hatch attend-ed the funeral of Frank Misner in Grand Rapids ono day last week, Mr. Misner being a brother-in-law of Mrs. Hatch. Tbey also called on Mr. and Mra. Herb Courier In their new home In Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mra. R. L. Young of Bat-tie Creek and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Laux and son Billy of Lansing spent Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Laux. Billy re-mained for a week's visit with his grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dawson and family of Garden City spent Satur-day and Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dawson. On Christmas Day they all drove to Carson City to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ed Herald and family.
Christmas Day and week-end guest* of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lee were Robert Lee, wife and daugh-ter Barbara of Wayne, Mr. and Mra. Rudy Bleri and children of Grand Rapids. Sunday callers were Mr. and Mrs. Mel Nelson of Grand (Rapids and James Parker of Philadelphia.
Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Christoff were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Houseman and son Gerald, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Houseman, son Tommy, and Mra. Earl Andsraon, all of Grand Rap-Ids; Clinton Tbomas of Ada and John Christoff and Mr. and Mra. Everett Carey of Lowell.
Last Week's Letters ECHOES OF GRAND RIVER DR.
Bud VoaderNoot of Giaud Rap-Ids visited Mr. and Mra. Wm. H-i.v-enga recently while home on fur-lough from Wisconsin.
VTsHors at the home of D. Cook in the past week were Raymond Dickerson and Mra. Johnston.
William Havenga, Louis Mulder and James Llddle were guests at the 4-H Christmas party held Dec. 18, a t the home of Mra. Briggs.
Mrs. Rhea Madison and her daughter visited our school Friday, Dec. 17.
A now safety device In the form of a fire extinguisher has been added to our school.
Word has been received by Mr. and Mra V. T. Pugliese that Martin Conde stationed a t Oregon, is ex-pecting a furlough soon.
John Detmera of Ionia left Mon-day morning for Texas to fee his son Andy graduate f rom the Army Air Corps bombardier school.
ELMDALE
George Stahl has been suffering from an attack of yellow Jaundice, and was confined to his bed most of the time.
Mra Hattle Post entertained her granddaughter, Miss Marjorle Post over the week-end.
Mrs. Phillip Lott and Mr. and Mra. John Lott enjoyed a visit via telephone with Phillip last Tuesday evening. I t sure Is wonderful that many of our boys can a t rare in-tervals visit with the home folks by telephone.
Mra. Evart (Richardson and baby boy have returned homo from Pen-nock hospital at Hastings.
Mesdames Minnie and Edna L o t t Nellie Krauss and Clarabell Kauff-man assisted in installing the offi-cers of the Lake Odessa Chapter of Eastern Star.
Gordon Stahl and Ovid Miller began work Monday a t the A * P Warehouse In Grand Rapids.
A housewife walks more than 3.000 miles In her home every year?
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Thi s year all Christmas (lifts Mt wrapped in vital war material!
Paper is desperately needed right now to make or pack the 700,000 articles which our fight-ing men must have.
A number of paper-consum-ing war plants are closed . . . all because of the waste paper shortage.
What can we do about it?
We can save waste paper of all kinds . . . especially Christ-mas wrappings. Cartons, boxes . . . corrugated, tissue, colored, heavy brown sheets. Don't throw any away. Don't burn any!
When you give the greetings of the season, remind your friends to save their Christmas wrappings, too.
Put a bag or box by the pile of presents right now! See that every scrap of paper goes into it!
A BUNDLE A WEEK SOME BOY'S LIFE
NeweMSers: Fold them flu (the way the paper boy »elU them) ami tic them in bundles •bout 12 inches high.
Magazinat and Boohs: Tie them in bundles about 18 inches high.
Cermiatad and Cardboard • • •08 and Cartons: Flatten them out and tie them in bun-dles about 12 inches high.
Wastobasko* PaporfWraOTOfi, Envotopo*. Etc.): Flatten and pack down in a box or bun* die, so that it can be carried.
U.S. Victory WASTE PAPER Campaign
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FOUR THE IX>WEI.L I.KDORR, LP WELL, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DEC. SO, IfHS
SOUTH LOWELL BUSY CORNERS .Mr*. Hownrd Uartiutt
News From Grand Rapids Of Former Bowne Folks
Clam M. ilraiidi'bur)
P E T E R PRESCOTT
FIVE H O U R S O F FOOTBALLI On New Year's Day (Saturday)
WKZO will bring you not one, bul T W O great Bowl Games. Startinfi at noon, with Ted Husing at the microphone, you'll hear the Orange Bowl Game between Louisiana State University and Texas A and M. Immediately following this great Football game, CBS will switch you to New Orleans for the Sugnr Bowl (fame, with Harry Wismer at the microphone for the play-by-play de-scription. This game gets under way al 2:30 on WKZO. Remember now, New Year's Day —two ball games on W K Z O beginning at NOON.
BLON-N-N-DIEI Arthur Lake (Dagwood of CBS
"Blondie" Program—WKZO Mon-days at 9:30 P.M.) is working in a new movie in which he shares >cencs with a parrot. "But from here on," says Dagwood firmly. ' trie parrot and I will work to-pcthcr"ONLY on meatless Tues-days". Reason: Pollv got hungry the other day and nibbled on Dag-wood's neckl
OFF T H E B E M I S . . .
Many people throughout the nation arc bemoaning the epidemic of colds, but Columbia's first woman newscaster, fclizabcth Bemis, has a special reason for anguish. On Friday, December 10, she looked hopefully forward to her next trip to the
Nearly everyone In our neighbor-hood attended the Christmas tree at Alto Methodist Church Sunday j evening, many of our children tak-ing part in the program.
Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and two a^ns accompanied a Bister, Mrs. Clarence Marlett, to Vesta-burg to the home of their parents for Christmas dinnfr. J . B. Ward from Chanute Field and his wife were home on a three day leave.
Charles Forwards entertained two sons and their families on Christmas Day. Carol, a grand-daughter f rom Florida, is seeing her first cold winter.
The Ray Rittlengers were gucata at Howard Rittenger's in Lowell on Christmas Day. Charles Rittengers entertained their daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Lyon and Ken. Andrew and Robert Rittenger were dinner guests at Frank Rittenger's and the Harold Rittenger family visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Taylor near Clarksville.
Clinton Eyke Is spending the week at the farm home.
Howard Bartletts were guests of their daughter in Lowell Christinas Day. Miss Edna Allen was also a guest.
Sydney Keller and wife enter talned their son, Ward and family of Saginaw and their daughter, Vera and husband from Alma with their daughter, Lucille and husband to a Christmas dinner.
Miss Mamie Tyler of Logan spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Cor-delia Myers, at the Adon Myers home. She returned home by bus Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ear l Qlldden have both been confined to their beda with the flu for a few days.
A very Happy New Year to the
Ledger family and all of its cor-respondents and readers.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parkinson of Lansing called on her sister, Mrs. Earl Glldden, Sunday evening and found both her sister and husband 111 In bed.
John Mishler and wife with Frank Martin, wife and daughter Marilyn enjoyed a fine Christmas dinner at the home of Wm. Mishler and wife in South Bowne. After dinner the Martins called at the A. T. Eash home in South Bowne and John and wife called on Mr. and Mrs. John Thaler near Freeport |
Will Glasgow and daughter Mil-dred were entertained to a Christ-
ALTO NEWS Mr*. Fred Fattlson
The Christmas t r e e a t o u r | m a 8 dinner a t the home of school house waa enjoyed by all The teacher, Mrs. Gilbert, and the children have cur vole of thanks,
The Rudy Wltlenbachs were with her mother, Mrs. Raglln, in St. Johns for Christmas. Mrs. Raglln came home with them for a short stay.
! M r 8 ' 1 - , e o n a Wieland entertained mike Monday. ; t h e W l e i a n d families on Chriatmaa
December 13, when she would com-i,-. . _, . . . . . . plete five years on the air without a n d G e o r * e WteUnds enter-ever missing a scheduled broad-1 t a !? i e d o n S l l n d a y -cast. Just one more to go — and what a record she would establish! So what? A technical kayo by Kid Flu! Monday spent in bed!
T H E O P E N DOOR" Another a d d i t i o n to the
WKZO morning schedule! Be-ginning next Monday, WKZO proudly presents the daytime drama series. "The Open Door" the story of Erik Hansen, de-n of students at mythical Jefferson University and his constant effort* "to open the door that leads to truth and freedom for the human spirit". Don't miss an episode.
SCHOOL O F T H E A I R . . . Beginning next Monday morn-
ing. the School of the Air. the CBS outstanding educational f e a t u r e , will be heard 15 minutes earlier, Monday through Friday. You'll be hearing School of the Air at nine A.M. over W K Z O bcginninR Mon-day. Check this changc: nine A.M., Monday through Fridav for School of the Air on WKZO '
Frank Rittengers entertained their daughter and family from Flint over the week-end.
The Bert Willette family and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Acheaon were at Guy Wlllette's in ClarksviHe for Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Sterzick and family of Freeport, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sterzick and daughter, Linda Lee of Charlotte and James Davidson of Muskegon s p e n t Christmas with Mrs. Joe Steraick and family.
uncle, Floyd Hogan Mil-and
SOUTH SIDE—SE(*WUN Mrs. Charles Young
HARRIS CREEK Hifc. Basil Vreelaud
The Bernard Flynn family at-tended n Christmas cantata a t God-win school last Tuesday night and directed by Miss Bernadean Flynn.
Mre. Lewis McDonald was oper-ated on at St. Mary's hospital last Wednesday and is doing as good as can be expected for one of her age.
Mrs. Margaret Sllcox, iars. Basil Vreeland and son Harold were in iHlaBtlngs Thursday and were din-ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Davis.
Mr. a rd Mrs. Vern Wenger an^ family attended a Christmas gather-ing at the home of their parenta, Mr. and Mrs. J . Wenger Friday evening.
Miss Margaret Flynn graduated from the U. af Grand Rapids with an A. B. degree, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burns enter-tained Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fire-stone of near Ann Arbor, Mr. and Mrs. Jerd Hillery and family and
i i r . and Mrs. Farrell BurttB family of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald for Christ-mas over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Flynn and daughter Margaret called Monday afternoon on Mr. and Mrs. Higgirs
in Wayland. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Wenger and
family attended a Christmas day party at the Case Vredeveld home a t Green Lake.
Mrs. Edna Gelb entertained Mr. and Mrs. John Heier of Grand Rap-Ids and Chaa. Mumford of Cale-donia for Christmas.
Peter Thomas is spending the holidays with his sons, Syiveoter and Arthur in Hastings.
L t Ted McDonald was a Sunday guest at the Bernard Flynn home.
Mrs. Margaret Sllcox, Mrs. Basil Vreelanu and son Harold were Fri-day afternoon callers pf MIMBR* I d d i e and Mary Sinclair In Alto, and found Addle feeling a little betr ter. They were also Christmas din-ner guests at the Glenn Sanborn home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Flaherty and sons of Niles spent the Christmas •week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Flynn.
Mrs. Jerald Anderson has been confined to her home with UIF flu.
Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy of near Moline were Christmas guests of their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Anderson.
The highest wind velocity ever recorded In the United Slates was one gust of 231 miles an hour in 1934 atop Mount Washington, New Hampohlre?
U. A. Hawk was a Grand Rapids visitor last Tuesday.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scbwacha were Marine Sgt. and Mrs. Jack Schwacha and his mother, Mrs. Chas. Schwacha, anrf aunt, Mrs. Norma Pierce, and Mr. and Mrs. Carlyle Frendafay of De-troit. Sgt. Schwacha is home on furlough from Munda. Pfc. Bill Schwacha of Chicago and Stanley Besscl, S 1/c, of Norfolk, Va.
Tech. Cpl. iRlchard Belmers and wife of Camp McCoy, Wis., spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Belmera.
Mr. and Mrs. OrviHe Spencer and daughters of Belding spent Christ-mas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Spencer.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bettes were Sunday afternoon callers of his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Betlea, at Sparta.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morse of Detroit spent Christmas with his sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schwacha.
James Stephens, A. S., came home from Ann Arbor last week Tuesday on furlough, returning this Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Boyd and little daughter of Wayne were guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Boyd, Friday afternoon.
Christmas guests a t the Lynn Fletcher home were Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Fletcher of Belleville, Mr. and Mrs. Burke Kenyon and little son of Wayne and Mr. and Mrs. Jlussell SHble and little daughter of Ionia.
Mr, and Mrt; f \ L, Stephens and family we«*e dinner guests of her father, James Green in West Low-ell on Sunday. On Monday evening the Stephens entertained Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Mullen of South Lowell lor dinner.
Mrs. Allot DeOohimerce has been spending a teW days a t Cedar Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. F. J . Boyd were Christmas Day guests of their niece, Mrs. Wm. Berrevoeti and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Spencer and son of Ionia were Sunday gueata of their parents, Mr. and Mra. W. E. Spencer, and an were evening callers of Mr. and Mra. Orville Spencer in Belding.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wirtz of Ionia were Christmas and Sunday guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mullen, who drpv« hOma with them
Sunday ftvenlhfj for slipper. Mr. 6nd Mrs. Fred Huss of
Owosso wera Christmas day gueate of their son, Charles Young and family.
Sgt. Clifford May, who has (been spending some time in a hospital in Tennessee, was a Monday after-noon caller of Mr. and Mrs. F. J . Boyd.
Mrs. Gerald Mullen of Grand Rapids was a Christmas evening guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mullen.
Elsie White, Nellie and Marian Richards and Mary Anna Yaker of Decatur, Ind., were week-end vis-itors of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rich-ards and John.
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dred'a wife.
John Keller, wife and daughter enjoyed a Chrlstmaa dinner at the home of the former's sister and husband, Ernest Battles and wife in Hastings.
Mrs. Edwin Pottruff is confined to her bed with heart trouble for a few days.
Donna Keller, who is attending the Western Normal a t Kalamazoo, is spending her Christmas vacation at the home of her parents, John B. Keller and wife.
Ray Seeley a r d wife of Con-stantine spent their Christmas with their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lec Seeley, and their little grandson, returning home Sunday.
Methodist Church News
The Sunday morning subject will be "What We Would Like to Sec In 1944". The children's story will he "The Broad an<? the Narrow Road". Subject in the evening, "A New Beginning". Mid-week serviofea will be with Mr. and Mra Ray I.Inton a t 8 o'clock. The aisles of the church were filled for the Chriatmaa program Sunday eve-ning. The songs by the children from several schools under the leadership of Mrs. V. L. Watta were well received, also the dialogues and recitation under the direction of Mra. W. E. Timm a. The aix beautiful acenea of the "Birth of Christ" by the Felt-o-graph method, read and arranged by Rev. and Mrs. Timms were very impressive. A small tree beautifully lighted, around which were many gifts, was a special attraction. All children were given a box of peanuta and candy, and the apples were donated by Mra. E. L. Timpson. Telegrams arrived by messenger and were read, notifying children of Santft'a whereabouts, f i rs t Petoskey, Reed City and Cedar Springs, and aa there was a fire, the chimney wa* not used, Santa arrived through a window. The superintendent of Sunday school. Glen Yelter and president of the Pr imary Depart-ment, Mrs. Leona Wieland, extend-ed invitations for adults and chil-dren to attend the Sunday school classes. Several children were ill and unable to at tend but were re-membered with a Christmas box and an apple.
Alto Locals
MORSE LAKE Mrs. Lisle Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Klahn return-ed home Sunday f rom Warsaw, N. Y., where they have been visiting their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Klahn, who came back with them to spend a few days. Carroll is attending a convention in Mil-waukee.
Mr. and Mrs. F rank Taylor (nee Lulu Hill) formerly of this com-munity, who have been residing In Seattle, Wash., have moved to Whitehall, to make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Houghton of Detroit, Frank-Houghton and Mr. and Mrs. Merie Dawson of Lowell were callers a t Geo. Houghton's Christmas evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Yelter, Mrs. Jennie Yelter and Donald w e r e Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mis. Clayton Dygert.
Mrs. Mildred Peak of Jackson was a week-end visitor at the Leslie Hobbs home.
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dalstra Christmas Day were her father, John Johnaon, and her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Johnson and daughters of Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Miller spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Metternick aud Lois.
Mr. end Mrs. George Houghton and family w«re Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr. and i i rs . May-nard Dutcher in Caledonia.
Mr. and Mra. Floyd Yelter and Doris spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Uoyd Stahl and Doreen in Clarksville.
Misses Donna, Helen and Ruth Clark of Whltneyville spent San-day at Leslie Hobbs'. Ruth re-mained to spend a few days with Eloiae Hobbs.
Dinner quests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Metternick, Sunday were their daughter and f&mlly, Mr. and Mra. Zahn Tuckey of Charlotte. After-noon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Erwln Merriman and children, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Metternick, Jr., and daughter, Connie.
Mr. and Mra. Ear l V. Colby of Alto were Sunday afternoon callers a t Floyd Ye iter's.
Mr. and Mra. Harold Mattaml^k and Bon of Alto, Mr. and Mra. For-raat Graham and son of Grand Rapids and Henry Yonker of Hud-sonvllle were Chriatmaa Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Metternick.
Mr. and Mrs. Glinn Yelter were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mra. Chas. Starzick.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Depaw and family were dinner guests of their daughter and husband, Mr. ahd Mra. LaVeTh Blocher on Christmas Day;
M^. and Mrs. Harvey MorHOon of Ofend Rapids were culleri Christ-mas Day, of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hobbs and family.
Christmas Day dlfther guests of Mr. end Mrs. S t a e r Yelter were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Porritt, Myrtle i n d Gilbert Porrit t , Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Porf i t t and fam-ily, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porri t t and daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Heacock and family.
Mr. and Mils. Roland Depew and family, and Mr. and Mrs. La Vern Blocher attended a party for Corp Wilbert Hudson and his wife at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Hud-son. Friday evening.
Alto Library News
Many children enjoyed the library hour of Christmas stories read by the librarian, Mrs. K. D. Staith, Tuesday afternoon.
We have six new late mystery books on the rental shelf, and Mrs. Martin Devenney kindly donated a teen-age girls' mystery book.— Mrs. H. D. Smith, Librarian.
Alto Locals
Mrs. Lawrence Richardson and Mrs. Richard Fairohijd think th is was a grand Christmas as they were happily surprised Friday night by their Seabee husbands arriving on a 9-day leave. These boys, who are greatly missed here, are kept busy trying to call on relatives and friends and spend all possible time with their immediate families.
Genevieve Graham spent several days last week with Mrs. Grout Harrison In Grand Rapida.
Rev. and Mrs. James Ballard and family had Christmas dinner with
j the latter's brother, Irwin Baldwin and family in Godwin Heights. Mrs. Ballard'.! father returned with them for a visi t
Christmas Guests: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Dygert and three daughters and Mr. and Mra. R. D. Bancroft and children ate Christmas dinner with Mr and Mrs. Herbert Cronin-ger at Campau Lake, Sunday. Mrs.1
Phone your news to the Ledger.
Lydia Wlngeier had Christmas din-
ner. Saturday, with her daughter,fffllU home were Mr. and Mrs. John
We are glad to hear Mrs. Roy Deming Is recovering from her fall three weeks ago.
Miss Virginia Pa rne r Is visiting relatives and friends in Lansing during her holiday vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Falrchlld en-tertained Mr. and Mrs. Will Fair-child and Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Falrchlld and daughter, Joan of Grand Rapids, and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Falrchlld for S«nday dinner.
Mrs. Vera Watta and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Falrchiid's callers for the past week were Mr. and Mrs Howard Houghton of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Behler of Lake Odessa, Mrs. Minnie Bouck of Free-port, Miss Mable Watta of Chicago, Mrs. Valda Wat t s and son Ronald, Mrs. Will Anderson, Mrs. Glen God-frey, Ward Boulard and John Watta, Mrs. Maude Pattlson and son Edward of Lansing.
Russell Geldersma went to De-troit Monday for final exam for service.
Mr. end Mrs. Leslie Adslt and son Harold of Lake Odessa wore callers of Mr. and Mrs. Will Fair-child and Raymond Chrlstmaa eve.
Christmas Guests: Mrs. Minnie Bouck of Freeport was a guest of the W. H. Watts family and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Behler of Lake Odessa and Arlene Spencer of Vos-sar were afternoon callers a t the Watts home Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dintaman entertained Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dintaman. Mrs. Nettie Ellis, Mrs. Ida Brown and Abe Dintaman for dinner. Mr. and Mra. Floyd Hunt and daughter Judy of Grand Rapids were a t her mother's, Mrs. Cora Vanderlip. The Hunts were Sunday dinner guests oi E. Dinta-man'a Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clark were guests of their son, Floyd and fami-ly and other relatives In Kalamazoo Pvt. Manard Hunt of Camp Custer and Mrs. Edward K i d of Lowell and Mrs. Hunt of Grand Rapids were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bryant. On Saturday the Bryants had dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bryant 's In Grand Rapids
The following enjoyed a Christ-mas tree a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Feuersteln Friday eve ning: Mr, and Mrs. Albert Dalstra and Sharon Kay of Ypsllantl, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dalstra and MIBP Alice Dalstra of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dalstra, Jerry and Judy. They were pleasantly sur-prised when Mr. and Mra. Richard Falrchlld dropped in for a call. Following the tree a deJlc.'oua lunch of cold chicken and other goodies were served. .
Mrs. Elmer Dintaman helped Mra. Carrie L a y f r with her housework Fridry and was joined by Mr. Dint-aman for dinner Friday night at Mr. a,nd Mra. Gerald Flnels.
Mra. William C. Anderson ac-companied Mr, and Mrs. Leon An-derson Sunday for Christmas i t Mr. and Mro. Dick Houseman's In Grand Rapida, sister and brother-in-law of the latter.
Christmas guests a t the Owen
Mrs. Roao Porritt and son Clure, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Bergy and fam-ily were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Beigy of Grand Rapids. Mrs. Clare Porritt , who has been been at Borden's Health Institute, returned to her home with her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Loveland callcd on the former's mother, Mrs, Averlll and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Live-land of Grand Rapids, Sunday eve-ning.
P v t and Mrs. Harry Wood at-tended a family Chrlstmaa dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Steven Wood's.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Scott and fam-ily spent Christmas Eve with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant War-ner in Lowell, and Elmo Scott of Lansing spent Saturday night with his father , J . O. Scott, who is not very well. Walter Blakeslee Is help-ing care for Mr. Scot t
Mra Paul Tctoias and al»ter-ln-law of Will lams ton are a t home here with their father, George Tobias, while Mrs. Tobias is caring fo r her fa ther In WilUamaton.
Corp. Lloyd Hess of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., apent the Chriatmaa holidays with his wife and baby, returning Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Sllcox spent the Christmas holiday with their mother, Mrs. Delia Sllcox and brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kelser and Doris In Reed City.
Mr. and Mrs. James Green enter-tained on Christmas Day the fol-lowing guests. Chas. Va.iVranken of Hastings, Tech. Sgt and Mra Alvah P e e t Mr. and Mrs. Basil Hayward and Mrs. Josephine Forte.
Edith Mae Neubecker has gone to Detroit to vlalt for two we<»ks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wlnreler ind Donna Jean and Mrs. Rose Win-geler were Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Washburn In Low-ell.
Mr. and Mra. R. M. Gephart of Lansing were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gephart.
Master Bill Courter of Marlon is vlaltlng his father, James Courter, at the Pattlson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cook of Battle Creek and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Alderink and daughter Beverley of Clarksville were Christmas guests of their mother, Mrs. Sarah L Thorn.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nye enter-tained Sunday evening with a
Christmas party. Out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beck-man and children of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Aldrlch and son of Rockford. Jacqueline and Marilyn Beckman remained for a vlalt.
Mrs. Lucy Duell spent Christiras with her children, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Lorln(j In LaBarge.
Mrs. Russell Carr of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hunt and Judy of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. Bob McWhinney and children all had Chrlstmaa dinner with their mother, Mrs. Cora Vanderlip.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Wester en-tertained with a Christmas dinner Saturday. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Eldrldge and family of Mul-llken, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hoffman and sons of near Freeport, Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, Mr. and Mra Joe Metternick, Jr., and daughter Connie.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Wester and Richard were Sunday dinner guests of Julius Wester, Sr.
No other state has a shore line equal to Michigan's with 1,624 miles on the Great Lakes. Michigan also has approximately 6,000 Inland lakes.
Mrs. R. D. Bancroft and family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bergy had for their Christmas guests on Saturday, Mr. and Mra. Eugene Bci\gy and family and Mra. Elma Bergy of Caledonia, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Ke-gerris of Holy Comers, Mr. and Mrs. Har ry Botruff* and children of Ionia and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bergy and Bruce. Mr. and Mrs. Ear l
VerDurman of Grand Rapida, Mr. and Mra. Merrill Champion and family of Bowne. Mrs. Vivian Wash-burn and son Jimmy were Christ-m a s guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jchn Dutcher. Mr. and Mrs. F rank Kline were among other guests a t the Goldner-Proctor home at Cascade for Cbristmaa, aixteen were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Dygert ate
Mr. and Mrs. Chaa. Colby and fam-ily, and gueats for tree and lunch In the evening were Mra. Leona Wieland and children.. The Ray Lintona had dinner with Mr. end Mra. J . W. Thaler a t Green Lake. Mr. and Mra. Harold Metternick and son were dinner guests olf Mr. and Mrs Matt Metternick a t Morse
Mr. and Mro. L'oyd MaoNaufhlon and daughter Sherry Joy and Roy MacNaughton of Mulllken and Mr. oad Mra. Frank MacNaughton had, Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carr in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. A. F. Behler apent Christ-mas with her son, John Behler and family In Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Jennie Yelter and Donald and Pvt. and Mra. Harry Wood en-joyed turkey dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Mack Watson and family. Marie Watson is enjoying a three waeks' vacation from Junior College, Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney MatNaughton entertained Chriatmaa tor their fam ily. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ken-neth Foster of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. Lavern KCwalk and son Duane and Mr. end Mrs. Keith MacNaugh-ton of Qrand Ledge, Mrs. Howard MoL&rti of Charlotte, Dr. and Mrs William Northrup of Ionia and Josephine Salsbury of Bowne Cen-ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rosenberg entertained for Chriatmas Satur-day, Mr. and Mra. Lloyd Houghton and Suzanne of Ionia, Mr. and Mrs Merle Rosenberg and Larry and Mr. and Mrs. Claud Lorlng. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Houtghton of Detroit were callers. Merle Rosenberg and family had Christmas dinner Sun-day with her folks, the John Sulll-vans In Ionia.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gephart and family apent Christmas Day with Mrs. Gephart 's brother, Don Flsk and family In Belding.
Colby had Christmas dinner wlthjChris imas dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mr*-. Earl Jones in Grand Rap-ids and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Lyons had Christmas dinner Saturday with the Chas. Rittengers, and a Christmas dinner Sunday with Mra. Emma Lyon at Vidutourg.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sharpe of De-troi t spent the Christmas holiday with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Damouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Bryant and Helen and Sar. and Mra. LaVern Biyant and aon Dean were Satur-day evening callers a t Mr. and Mrs. John Linton's and Mr. and Mrs Engana Bryant were Sunday eve-ning callers, all of Willow Run.
Abe Cudney ate Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Head-worth.
Mrs. Myrtle Alexander, Lucille and Merle of Lowell, Mr. and Mra. Austin Livingston and family of Clarksville, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Cobb and children and Miss Evelyn Livingston of Ionia were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Loveland. Mrs. Gladys Yelter and daughter Beatrice of Grand Rap-ids were evening callers.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Damouth were a t the Soldiers' Home Tues-day distributing gifts to all patients of the home and hospital, also as-sisted to make up a hundred boxes for the Percy Jones hospital at Battle Creek.
John Warner, who works in Mid-dlevllle called on Mr. and Mrs. Clate Dygert Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Linton and daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Yaeger ate Christmas dinner with Atty. and Mrs. Roger MdMahon In LoWell.
Miss Nancy Ellett, who is home from U. of M. spent Saturday af ter-noon a t the Dr. H. D. Smith home.
Correction: I t should have read: Tech. Sgt. Alvah L. Peet was home from Florida, instead of staff ser-geant, in last week's letter.
Fragrant, golden-crusted—full of good, rich flavor, jammed with mora vi lamina than 9 out of 10 otbar white braada. Bwttch to Clock Bread today!
SUGAREB
DONUTS or Plain
Dozen \
Cello Wrapped
FRENCH BRAND
COFFEE ^ 2 7 c SPOTUGHT
3 & M t
Beverages 3 23c Keyko Margarine * 23e Kroger's latonla Club, Aworted flavorf Fortified. 6 Poinh. AAi-Choice Margarine, lb. 18c
Srated Tuna L 7Z 25c Peanut Butter 2 139c Sardine Tenderloins, 16-or can 13c, 16 Pointj . . Kroger'i Eoibassy. 1-fe. jar 24c
19c France-Amer. -11c Prepared SpaghelH Dinner. No points required
Fruit Cocktail 20 Ph. Large No. 2% can 31c, 30 Pts.
• Tomato Juice ^ He Evap. Milk 3 ~ 26c • " 3 Pis. Grapefruif Juice, 46-oz. can 30c, no Pts, r „ . • RI • /- . J « „ •
Country Clw. Tyerantecd. 1 Point par can
Cottage Cheese 13c stuffed Olives 3-or. jar 26c No ration points required. In Pure-pelc carton House Pa.* Ripe Olive;, pint 22c
Lemons Large size - juicy £ for 25c Broccoli Largs bunches bunch 19c Iceberg Heed Lettuce 12c Mich. Potatoes LS 15 ** 47c Maine Potatoes 10 & 45c Idaho Potatoes 10 & 49c Delicious Apples ̂ 2 ^ 21c Yellow Onions 3 ^ 19c [
GRAPEFRUIT Balis of Juice
6 FLORIDA ORANGES
7 - 4 9 c
Pancake Hour 5 ^ 27c Country Club griddle lerted. 20-or pkg. Be
Post Toasties w , . 8e or Kellogg's Com Flakes. 18-oz. pkg. 13c
Mustard a - * 13c Avondale, stone-ground, tangy flavor
Salad Dressing *- 17c
Soda Crackers £ 17c Country Club. Ask about Piant Deal
Tender Peas 12c 18 Points. Green Beens, No. 2 can Ik, 5 Points
Niblets Corn 13c Country Club Whob Kernel Corii, No. 2 cm 14c, 13 Pts.
Egg* FRESH GRADE i * ~ 5 2 c Urge goverraaanf graded eggs, in cartons
Pahnolive seap 3 ^ 21c U ' t + u r t Seep, 3 ben aoc
Motor OH 4 * 78c PenwRed 1 0 0 $ Pice Pennsylvania
TINMRAI Chuck Roast ̂ l 28c Rib Roast fc 29c Tenderey STANDING. 6 PoMi
Sirloin Steak h 37c Tegwbrey. BcbendMoy. 8 Fit.
No Foimit Required
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fe- 7c
Boiling B—t h. 1 9 c Tenderey. Laen, lender. 4 Points
Lean Piece BICOI ^ T 31c " J *
Btnelest Veal S f c e i l i e r ' ^ L / r ^ 3 3 e JJJJ J ™ " ^
Boneless Veal Rnap Roast ^Polih t 43c IAGK BOIES |c Port Loia Roast -• ***• «• 29c y e l l o w p w e »> 2Sc
Fresh Pork Hocks o * * » 20c y e l l o w p e r c h »> 2Se
Bulk Saaorkraat New Peck. No Points, lb. 6 0 P I C K E R E L v i m lb. 21c
THE LOWELL LEDGER, LOWELL, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, DEC. 30, 1943 miMl.-M—igg-igsa-JI-i • • • [ • — • I mm L L!!",1_I'L-!— I
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Want Adv. R a t e t — S 5 « f o r 26 w»ri§ or leas, if aver 25 words, add 1c p e r word. If ordered by mail, please enclose coin or starapa.
FOR SALE—Very choice Holsteln, Guernsey and Ayrahlre heifers, J25 each and up. Shipped C. O. D. If desired. Bull free with 6 heifers. Homestead Farms, Mc-Graw, N. Y. c34-6t
SIGNS FOR POSTING — Protect your property with No Hunting, No Trapping, No Treepesslng signs. You can get them at the Ledger office. They are printed on good quality, five-ply card-board. 24 tf
FARMERS—We need more cream. Paytag 55c for bu t te r fa t Open dally until 6 o'clock, Saturdays until 9:00 p. m.—Lowell Creamery.
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ELECTRICAL WORK—All kinds of electric wiring. Wc furnish the wire and other material. Minaker Electric Co., 8 miles west of Ionia on 1C-21. R. I. Ionia. c21tf
WANTED—To buy used cars, light models preferred. McFall Chev-rolet. Phone m cltf
FOR SALE—Fancy dressed spring R o c k chickens, 4 pounds and up. A. R. Hobart, Lowell phone 117-F5 pM-4t
FOR S A L E - 1 0 - 2 0 MoCormlck-Dcerlng tractor on rubber, with 2-bottom 14 In. plow. Chas. Pitsch, 4 miles west of Alto. p34
Wo Are Buying
P O U L T R Y All kinds of llv« poultry
Highest Prices Paid
Bergy Bros. Elevator Alto, Mich.
N. McCORDS—E. CASCADE Mnt. Effiu Cox
SOUTHWEST BOWNE Mrs. L. T. Andvntun
£/iurc/i ws
LOST—In P. O. lobby, lady's black j umbrella, with amber colored handle, aluminum riibs. Finder please leave at Ledger office. Re-ward. p34
FOR SALE—(Round Oak heater. In good condition, priced very rea-sonable If taken at once. Mrs. Clayton Johnson, Alto, R. F. D.
P34
W A N T E D - R i d e to Grand Rapids, 7:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. shift. Call af ter 6:00 p. m., 517 Avery St, Lowell. p34
STAR CORNERS Mrs. Ira Blough
FOR SAliE—Upright piano, newly tuned. In good condition, very reasonable. Chsrles Nevlns, East Main S t , Lowell. c34
FOR SALE—A. K. C. registered Collie puppies, reasonable, at Squire's Collie Kennels, % m'le west, % mile south oi Grand Trunk depot Phone 251-F12. c34
WANTS®—A quantity of hay and cornstalks. Also have a few fall calves for sale. Earl Thomas, Lowell Phone 45. c33-3t
Today's Payisf Prices per doiei
far Egfts—Federal-Stale Grades
FOR SALE—2 new milch heifers, with calves. Bangs vaccinated. Otto Wiener, Phone 295-F4, p84
FOR SALiE—Estate heatrola, new. Lowell Phone 891.
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FOR SALE — Distinctive corsages for New Year's eve. Order orchids and gardenias In advance. Kiel's Greenhouse and Flower Shop. Phone 225. c34
Ext ra Large, Grade A. Large, Grade A
Mlfaim. Grade A Large, Grade B Medium, Grade B Pallets ' Grade A Pullets' Grade B
42c 40c
.Mc S7c
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WANTED—Six acres of good bean pods; also For Sale—19 good Shropshire breeding ewes and one ram. reasonably priced for quick sale. Clair Norton, Smyrna, Mich. , c34-35
WANTED—A good cutting box for cornstalks. Robert Jones, Phone 253-F2, Lowell. p34
FOR SALE—Electric range, four burner, tab'e top, good condition; also wood -or coal cook atove. Howard Covey, R. 2, Lowell, oc the Melody Farm. p34
FOR SALE—25 Barred Rock pul-lets, 5 months old; 25 White Leg-horn bens, one year eld, starting to lay; about 12 tons mixed hay. Wm. Baldry, % mile west of Ware school, a f te r 5:00 p. m. p84
LOST—C gas ration book. Return to Glen Dollaway, Lowell, or caH Phone 187-F5. p34
W E FAY
HIGHEST PHCES
Fer FURS
LAST CHANCE SeH This Weak
W e p m a n LOWELL, MICH.
D. H. OATLEY
Hones 86 OfOee Offices in rooms formerly occupied
by the City State Bank
DR. R. T. LUSTIG Osteopathic Physlol-ui and
In
DR. H. R. MYERS
807 E. Snrgeuc
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Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 a. 2:00-5:00 and 7:00-9:00 p. m.
F.E . WHITE DENTIST
Negooee Block. I/nreU. Mich. Closed Thursday Afternooae
Phooee: Office 151 Bee. I N
DR. J. W. TRUMBLE VETEKDf ASIAN I LoweO, Mich.
B. H. SHEPARD, M. D. Phone 47
J . A. MacDONELL, M. D. (Absent—in Benrtee)
Offloe Phone 86 Office—lt8 N. DHrlalon S t
Offise Hears I'M to 4:00 P. M. each
7:00 to 1:10 P. M~ Men.. W s d , l a i For the Ss rs iSes
BERGY BROS. ELEVATOR Alto, MWi.
m o f m b j w t u> d u n f .
W A N T E D U S E D C A R S
ALL MAKES
C A S H HIGHEST I 'BICES PAID
McQueen Motor Co. Lyle Webster, Salesman
Phone 124 Lowell
PUBLIC NOTICES STATE OF MICHIGAN—ORDER OF THE
OONra tVATION COMMISSION—OTTEB
The Director or CoMenmUon having made a thorough lnve«tig»ttoo ot con-
relative to oUer. recommendJi cer-tain r e c u l a t k m .
Tbeiefore, the cwuervauon Commljwon. by authority of Ac* 230, P. A. 1B25. hereby ordew that for a period of one year from January 1, 1W4. It shall be unlawful to U k e otter by any means In any of the countleB of the State, ex-oapt tha t in the Lower Pantoaula they may be taken from Manrh 15 to 81. inclualre. in accordance with beaver and ctter rttgu-taiions for 1944.
S'pnod, sealed and ordered published this seventh day of December, IMS.
HARRY H. WHITELEY. Chairman
WATLAND OSGOOD. Secretary
Counlrniened: P. J . HOFPMAflTER.
Director, c38-3t
Christmas Day dinner guests at the Freeman Hoffman home were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graham and Colleen and Mr. and Mrs. David Hoffman.
Mr. and Mrs. A. EI Wingeler and son were Sunday dinner guests at the home of their p y e n t s , Mr. and Mrs. Waller Qulggle near Ada.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kauffman and children spent Chrlstma# Eve a t the Orvln Allerdlng home at Freeport.
Mrs. Wm. Olthouse entertained her S. S. class of Freeport with a pro-Christmas party a t her home the evening of Dec. 18.
Mrs. Alma Fingleton and family of Hastings were Christmas Day guests at the Alex Wlngeier home.
Martha Miller of Irving spent last week with Mrs. F rank Kauff-man and family.
Mr. and Mra Earl Nash and son Gary, and Mrs. Alma Mishler spent Christmas Eve at the George Van-derMeer home In Grand Rapids. Marcella Mishler returned h o m e with them and spent the week-end with the home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Weeks and daughters attended a family Chriat-mas gathering a t the Lawrence Bleri home in Lowell.
Mr. and Mrs. John Krebs enter-tained the Ford Wlngeier family at their home Christmas Day, all be-ing present except one daughter, Mrs. David Felchter of Fort Wayne, Ind., and five grandsons who arc in service. A bountiful dinner wa3 served at noon, and the exchange of, gifts was enjoyed by all.
Mr. and Mrs.- PhlUp Wll&aler and Vivian. Mr, and Mrs. Raymond Seese and family were .Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and _Mrs. Wm. Olthouse.
Mr. and Mrs. John Krebs enter-tained with a Chris tmas dlnnar and exchange of gifts a t their homo Sunday evening. Guests wera Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Seese and faualy, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bryant and Ar-leen, Mr. and Mrs. I r a Bloug.i and Ivan and Mrs. Geo. E. Krebs.
The young people's 9. S. class of Bowne Center, after singing Cli'Jst-mas carols a t several homes, re-turned to the humi! of their teacher, Mrs. A. E. Wlngeier for lunch and social time, Christmas Eve. Mrs. Jack Simpson and husband, their song leader, were also present
Pfc. Gordon Peel of Fort Sherl- Mjiw Margaret Anderson of MSC dan. 111.," spent several days with c n j 0 y e ( j a week's vacation with her his parents, Arthur Peel and faml - jp a r e n t 8 , Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ander-
son and brother Claire. She return-ed to East Lansing Sunday evening and Thursday she will leave for Newark, New Jersey to spend over Now Years with her friends, Mrj and Mrs. Robert Beversteln, form-erly of East Lansing.
Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Glldden and little sons were Christmas guonts of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spencer of LaBarge.
Mrs. Mary Coonrod, who has neen on the sick list Is somewhat Im-proved.
Pvt. Robert Sheehan left for his
Frank Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. J . ^ Farragut, Idaho on Christ-
iy-Fred Wisner went to Lansing
Monday to spend a couple of weeks a t the home of Louie Wisner aud is going to do some carpenter work.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cox attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Nellie Houseman Friday afternoon In Grand Rapids.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis over the week-end were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hooley of Muske-gon.
Christmas guests a l the Charlie Qulggle home were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brown of Flint, Mr. and Mrs.
Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox and daughter Diane.
Pfc. Gordon Peel of Fort Sheri-dan, 111., was a visitor a t the John Cox home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Aldrlch and family have moved to Grand Rap-Ids for a few months, but will move back here this spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox and daughter, Diane were guests at the Clinton Marsh home in Grand Rap-ids Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Houseman of Lowell visited at the John Cox home Sunday, and Saturday night guests were Mr. and Mra Andrew Houseman of Grand Rapida
SO. KEENE— NO. lil»STON Mrs. « d . Potter
Evelyn Bialr Brigss, A daw. e. t . a . 685 Mnelalr »ve. N E
Grand Kafida, Mkhlgan
d X O C E APPOINTI7JO TIME FOB HEAR-ING CLAIMS
Sta te of Mlehlwan. The Probate Court for the County of Kent.
At a session of said Court, held a t the Probata offloe, In the City of Orano Rap-
s. In said county on the 21at day of icamher A. D. 19 J. Present. HON JOHN DALTON, Judge
of Probat i . I n Obe Matter of the Estate of A.
I t appearing to the court Uwt the time for presentation of claims a j a ins t said estata should be Umltad. and that a time and place We appointed to receive, extmlne and adjus t all claims and demands against aald daceased by and before Mid court:
XI la Ordervd. That all the eradffors of said deceased arc required to prasent their claims to said court a t said Probate Office oa or before the 1st day af March A. D. ISM, a t ten o'clock In the forenoon, said time and place bring taeraby appointed for the axamlnation and adju»tment of all rinvm- and demands against said deceased.
U U Further Ordered, That public notice thereof be given by publication of a copy of thia order for three suoceaslve weeks previous to said day of hearing. In ths Lowell Ledger, a newspaper printed and circulated In raid county.
JOHN DALTON, Judas -if Prt<!*ats.
A true copy. FRED ROTH.
Register ot Probate. c34-3t
R. E. Springrtt, Atty.
APPOINTMENT OP ADM1NHTRATOB State of Michigan. The Probate Court
for the County of Kent. At a seeolon of said court, held at the
Probate Office In the dTy of Grand Rap-Ids In said County, on the 27th day of December A. D. 1948.
Present : HON JOHN DALTON. Judge of Probate
ID the Matter of the Estate of Joseph
Joseph Mitchell. Jr. , having filed In said court his petttioo praying that the administration of said estate be granted to Albert Zlgmoot or to m s e other suit-aJbto per«ur.
I t is Ordered, that the ISth day o( Jan-miry A. D. 1944, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, a t said probate offloe, be and Is hereby appointed for hearing aaiu peU-tton:
I t Is Further Ordered, thet public notice thereof be given by publication of a « v y of this order, for three successive weeks previous to said day of hearing. In the Lowell Ledger, a newspaper printed and circulated In said county.
JOHN DALTON, Judge of Probate
A true copy. F R E D ROTH.
Register of Probate c3i-St
England was the f irst country to form societies for the preven-tion of cruelty to animals?
A happy and prosperous N e w Year to editor and staff and read ers from this scribe.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rickert and girls, K S. and Mra Rickert and Eugene Wygmans, and Mr. snd Mrs. Victor Clemenz and daughter were Christmas day guests of Mt. and Mrs. E. B. Clemenz in Lowell.
Mrs. C. Weaver and baby and her husband's parents, Mra. Bar tells were Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Multlkaltls.
Capt. and Mrs. Andrew Hoover and baby of Lansing were Christ-mas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs John Hoover and family. Afteruron guests were Mr. pnd Mrs. Aloysius Hoover and family, and Sunday quests were Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hoov-er and family of Lowell.
Mrs. Minnie Zylstra went Friday to visit a while with Mrs. Starbard "in Lowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hale had all their children with them Christmas •xcept Jack who Is at aea.
Mrs. Mary Ransford Is visiting her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. James Denton. Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Fletcher of Wayne were also Christmas guests of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. To:n Ford, Jimmy and Sandra, of Alaska were Christ mas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscat Moore.
Mra George Golds and Brayt m
mas day, having spent the past ten days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Sheehan and other rela-tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Anderson, Margaret, Claire and Mrs. William Anderson of Alto were Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. Houseman and son of Grand Rap-ids. Other guests were Mrs. Jos-ephine Cowles, daughter Patricia and Ann, Mrs. Zetha Anderson and daughter Mary and father Thomas Griffin, Sr., Mrs. Robert Anderson and little Janet Marie.
Misses Jullanne and Alice Troy returned to Grand Rapids Sunday evening after spending the holiday recess at their home here.
Miss Phyllis Sheehan Is enJoy..ig her holiday vacation with her sis-ter, Mrs. Edward Wlerenga and family ol Middlevlhe.
Mrs. Leon Anderson and daugh-ter Mprgaret were Tuesday guests of Mra Zetha Anderson and family of Grand Rapids.
We are glad to hear that Mis. J . L. JlcDonald, who underwent an operation last Wednesday at St Mary's hospital is convalescing splendidly.
Mrs. Wm. Anderson of Alto spen from Friday until Sunday evening with her son, Leon and family.
Pvt. Robert Sheehan was a sup-per guest at the Harry Miller home Wednesday evening and Thursday evening was entertained «o a skat-ing party at the Verda Johnson home.
Mr. and Mrs. Gcoiye Howard en tertained relatives from Grand Rapids Christmas day.
Staff Ser eant Michael Sheehan and family left for Shepard Field Texas, Monday morning af te r spending the holidays with the Dutcher and Sheehan families.
C11KISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY Cor. Washington und Kent
Morning services and Sunday School at 11 o'clock every Sunday.
"God" will be the subject of the lesson-sermon In a l l Christian Science Churches throughout the world on Sunday, Jan. 2,
The Golden Text (Revelation 21:3) Is: "Behold, the tabernacle of God Is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God."
Among the Bible citations Is this passage (Acts 17:24-25): "God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he Is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not In temples made with hands; Neither Is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he glveth to all life, and breath, and all things."
Correlative passages to br read from the Christian Science text-book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy, Include the following (p. 465): "God Is Incorporeal, divine, supreme. Infinite Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love."
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CII.
Rev. N. G. Woon. Pastnr
Church School—10:00 a. m. Worship Service—11:00 a. m. This
Is our New Year's service. The ycung people's choir will sing. The meditation will be appropriate to the beginning of a new year.
The Pilgrim Fellowship will meet on Tuesday evening at 7:30, the place of meeting to be announcsd on Sunday.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH C. E. Pollock. Minister
Sunday School meets at 10 o'clock a. m.
New Year's Communion service at 11 o'clock.
Methodist Youth Fellowship at
l-ALLASBUKG & VICINITY I r y " ' r ' t h ^ p l r e n " C h r ' , l m " Mrs. Wesley Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rexford spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day with their children In Grand Rap-Ids.
Jack Remington and Miss Doris Wright of Detroit were guests of tho Harry Vaughan and Roy Vaughan families over Chrlstma® and Sunday. Mrs, Ed. Storey and Helen Vaughan were at home with their parents those two days.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Garfield spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs Pete Petersen and family of Muse-ley.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Miller and | Ward end Dale enjoyed Christmat dinner with Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Boynton In Grand Rapids and called on several f r h n d s and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Booth and Virginia of Flint came home last Friday and stayed until Monday noon. The John Gelger family and the Wm. Stauffer family had Cbriahnao dinner with them.
Joyce Booth Is spending •his week v/ith Mr. and Mrs.. John Gel-ger of Smyrna and looking after the children while they move Into their new home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Zwlers and family of Ypsllantl spent from Fri-day n l j h t until Monday afternoon with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Emlel Stauffer. They were In Grand Rapids Sunday night and Monday mornin? with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Chalmers. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Tate of Ionia had Christmas din-ner wltn the Emlel Stauffer family.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dennis were Monday callers of Mr. and Mra Ed. Bradley.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Stauffer anil Johnny and Harry Stauffer and Rosemary of Lowell and Mr. and Mra Tom Chalmers and Nancy spent Sunday with the Emlel Stauf-fer family. Monday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hamil-ton and children and Mr. and Mrs. Zwlers and children of Ypsllantl.
Dean Tlchlaar of Ionia spent sev-eral days with David Zwlers at the Emlel Stauffer home.
HONEY CREEK E. B. V.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Veenstra of Grand Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. David Veenstra and daughters s p e n t Christmas Day with their folks, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Veenstra.
Mr. and Mrs. David Veenstra were Monday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeGlopper and family In Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Nnrtler, Mrs. Fred Meder of Grand Rapids spent Christmas Eve with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gould and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kuiper and sons, and Mr. and Mrs. David Veenstra and daughters s p e n t Christmas night with their folks, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fase, Sr., and family.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Denekamp and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wagensas all of Grand Rapids spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. ilussell Gould and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moore of Mrs. Ruseel Anderson and chil- Grand Rapids spent Christmas Day
dren apent Chilstmas Eve and a " w l t h M r i a n d M r B RUSMU Qould day C!ip!stmas with Mr. Anderson's a n d B o n 8 . Sunday visitors were Mr. folks in Ionia 1 a n d M r 8 A Denekamp and Mr. and
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Myers and M r s T o m W a ¥ e n a a r of Grand Hap-Bruce spent last Sunday with Mr. j d s
and Mra John Wright and sons. Mrs. Estella Wright and Mrs. Jen-nie Townsend of Lowell and Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Doylng were after-noon callers.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Dennis spent Christmas day with their son Ralph
SEELEY CORNERS Mra. 8. 7 . Reynold*
Golds and family were Christmas Mr. and Mrs. I ra Blotch and Ivan guests of Mrs. B. Gold's parents
spent Chrlstmaa Day with their parents, M r . and Mrs. Wm. Blough a t Freeport. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Miller, Helen and Lyle were also guests.
Mr. and Mra Leo Erb and Ella Comfce of Grand Rapida, Jay Erb and two sons were Sunday visitors at the Auatin Erb homa.
Mr. and Mrs. Je r ry Kimble of Kalamazoo were overnight gueeta Christmas, at the Philip Wlngeie: home. In the evening they caller a t the Fred Grawburg and Elmoi Schrenk homes near C&rkmrll'.e.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Erf) spent
In Grand Rapids, and the former Is visiting a while a t the B. Gold* home In Lowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Detmers and Maxlne were Christmas guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Detmers. Sunday guests were Mr and Mrs, Albert Detmers of Grand Rapids, and an afternoon guest was June Roth.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rickert and girls and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Clem-enz and Connie were supper gu-jet* Sunday at the K. S. Rickcrt home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Smith and daughter of Pontine were Christ-mas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs Christmas Day with their daughter.
Mrs. Clarence Blrman and fam' l . j A n d r w Juhl and family, and sup-Star school closed with a Christ-
mas program and t ree Thursda:' evening, for a week's vacation.
Sg t Orton K Seese of Grenada, Miss., surprised the home 1 'Iks Thursday evening, when he came home for a five-day pass to spend Christmas with them.
The Allies can help to sweep aside the dead leaves of Europe's many winters of discontent, and thus clear the ground for a fresh flowering of the Continent—or they may let nature take its course, with tho risk that the nerw seeds will not be strong enough to break, un-aided, through the sod .—Vera Mlcheles Dean.
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per guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clias. Thompson of Lowell and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thompson and daugh-ter of Grand Rapida Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Juhl and family w e r e guests of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy hamLers. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Staal and baby
were sapper guests Sunday at the Jake Staal home And evening guest* were Mr. and Mra Claudia Staal and baby.
Mrs. Helen Klaaaen la visiting Mr. and Mra. MlHon Wilcox, and Christ-mas all were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roth and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thompson were Christmas eve guests at the Milton Wilcox home.
W. Cole of Kalamazoo visited his daughter a t the Milton Wilcox home Sunday evening.
Chas. Russell spent several days from Friday on with his sister, Phyllis a t the home of Harvey Gib-son at Palo.
Christmas guests Sunday a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Potter. Sn, were Cella Boss and Mary Anna Potter and Byron Pot ter and chil-dren all of Grand Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wheaton and Marie and Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Potter and three girls and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Potter and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Pot ter and three girls were guests Christmas Day of Mr. and Mrs. James Lind and son.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pot ter and children were Christmas Day guests a t the Shirley Tucker home In Sara-nac.
Nick Klngma was a guest Sunday afternoon at the Ed Pot ter home
I
The oriental with the slightly pained expression would be Hon. Tojo. Every time he counts an archipelago he's a few more shor t —'Milwaukee Journal.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawlon Cole will entertain the Farm Bureau meet-ing on Friday evening of this week.
Mra Seymour Dalstra entertained fourteen young people at a party on Saturday evening, Dec. 18 to celebrate the birthdays of their daughter, Lena Mae and Pat ty Hesche.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Burras of Sandusky are spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Burras. Mr. and Mrs. Elvln Hosklns and daughters of Flint spent the week-end a t the Burras home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Cole enter-tained the Porritt family at dinner on Christmas Day.
I ra Wesbrook spent Christmas Day with his son-in-law and daugh-ter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tredenick in Sheridan. Mrs. Weabrook re-mained ai home entertalnlhg the flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antonides and son Lester attended the funeral of Mr. Antonides brother, Louis, In Grand Rapids Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cornell of Low-ell and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alley and daughter of Grand Rapids spent Sunday afternoon and eve-ning with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Cor-nell.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Cole enter-tained Sunday with a holiday din-ner. Those present were Mr. and Mrs, Clarence Cole and children of East Lansing.
Mra Evan Fuller and children of Hastings, Mr. and Mra John Vin-cent and children of Battle Creek, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ingersoll and daughter of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schneider of South Lowell and Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Cole and daughters.
Mrs. Alex Robertson returned to her work In Lowell Monday af ter a week's illnes? at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Reynolda
Mr. snd Mrs. Frank Antonides, In company with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Abraham of Flint left late Monday afternoon on a motor trip to California, where they will make an Indefinite stay.
Betty and Claudia Fuller of Hast-ings are staying this week with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cole.
Owing to so many being ill with flu, school was closed last Wednes-day afternoon, the Christmas pro-gram was cancelled and there were no services held at Snow church last Sunday.
Mr. ar.d Mra Fred Houseman and daughters were Christmas Day-guests cf Mre. Houseman's parents, Mr. and Mra Jake Prose in Grand Rapids.
New troop sleeper railway coach-es for the Army will have a side dour entrance like box cars.
lowed by recreation and fellowship at the church Sunday evening.
On Tusday evening, Jan. 4, at 7 o'clock, there will be a New Year's church family potluck supper , for all members of the church and con-gregation, followed by an address by Dr. E. H. Babbitt of Grand Rapids.
Thursday evening at 7 and 8 o'clock the You h Groups will meet for scng and skating.
VERGENNES METHODIST CII
During the winter season the public worship services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. The Sunday School will follow. This schedule begins next Sunday.
The Vergennes church family night is scheduled fer Friday eve-ning, Jan. 14.
CHURCH OF T H E NAZARBNR Lowell, Mich.
Rev. R. C. Wurland, Pastor
Watch-nlte service Friday night from 8:00 to 12:00. Rev. Wm. Kel-Icy, pastor of the Elmdale Church of the Nazarene, will be the guest speaker. A hymn sing, breaking of bread, and a testimony service will be features of the service. The membership of the Elmdale church will take part In these services.
Sunday School a t 10:00 a. m. Preaching at 11:00 a. m. and 7:45
p. m. N. Y. P. S. and Junior service at
7:00 p. m. Mid-week prayermeeting Wednes-
day evening a t 7:45.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LOWELL
Mel Stadt, Pastor
Sunday School—10:00 a. m. Worship Service —11:00 a. m.
The mesage for this first Sun lay in the new year will be "Something New."
There will be a special group of musicians from Grand Rapids pres-ent at the evening service to render special music. The evening evan-gelistic message will be of Interest to all, "Looking Ahead to New Things."
Boys and girls are reminded to be present a t their club each Wednes-day afternoon at 3:30.
Happy New Year.
7:S0 with a devotional period fo l - l D « n n l » and family In Grand R a p Ids and Sunday with her parents. Mr. snd Mrs. Aaron Russel, of Cedar Springa
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vaughan and Tommie of Lowell spent the after-
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy • shown a t the death of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. John Brannan and children c34
Winston Churchill, In preparing n speech, dictates to a typist because he distrusts shorthand notes?
ZION METHODIST CHURCH
Jobn Clous. Pastor
English preachtag at 10:00 a m, Bible School a t 11:00 a m. You are cordially hivlted.
ALTON CHURCH (Undenominational)
Alfred Anderson, Pastor
Sunday School—10:30 a m . John Gauw, Supt. Classes for all ages
Evening service at 8 o'clock. Sub-ject, "The Four Anchors."
We make a Prediction
And a Wish
As the old year wanes
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Our Prediction: 1944 ia going to be a very bad year for the Japs.
. Oar Wish: That 1944 be especially favorable to y o u . . . chockful of health happiness and prosperity.
Bergy Bros. Elevator ALTO, MICH.
ADA CONGREGATIONAL C1L
Henry L. Rust, Minister
Sunday School at 10 o'clock. Worship Service at 7:30 p. m.
Sermon by the minister and the ordinance of the Lord's Supper.
Christian Endeavor at 8:40 p. m.
ELMDALE NAZARENE CHURCH Rev. Wm. Kclley, Pastor
Sunday School—10:00 a m. Preaching—11:00 a. m. N. Y. P. S.—7:30 p. m. Preaching—8:00 p m. Prayermeeting—Wednesday, 8:00
p. m.
Phone your news to the Ledger
F what value is gratitude if it
forever remains unexpressed?
W e are grateful to you for the
loyalty which has enabled us
to make measurcable progress
during these difficult times.
And we want you to know it.
WE WISH FOR YOU IN 1944
LOADS OF GOOD LUCK
Farmers State Bank ALTO, MICHIGAN
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SIX THE LOWELL IJCDQgB. LOWELL, MICHIOAN, THURSDAY, DKO. 80, I N I ' - -
E pause to extend our sincere |
holiday greetings to our cus- '
tomers and friends. It has been
a pleasure to have served you in
1943. We hope for a continu-
^ ance of your fr iendship in 1944.
Weaver's Food Market
HflPPI
The hum of those Liberators high in j
the sky is a portent of progress—a i
glimpse of the reality that, speed the
day I lies beyond the turn of the road.
Freedom is on the march!
That you may participate in all of
the good things that 1944 may bring is
our sincere New Year's wish for you.
Coons' Clothing Store
• The lirst Union Flag of 13 stripes I
was unfurled by George Wash- '
ington on New Year's Day, 1776.
This is another good reason for
rejoicing at this time, for Old Glory
is a symbol of freedom wherever
it waves.
So, Happiest New Year to you,
and God bless you, one and all I
•
M. N. Henry YOUR RELIABLE DRUGGIST
The future? Your guen
is as good as ours—but.
If our wishes count for
anything, there is a lot
of health and happiness
In otore for you in 1944.
Lowell Granite Co. H J. ENGLEHARDT
Jus t £ line to extend
t o y o u o u r a i n c e r e
thanks for your pa t •
ronage in 1943, and to
wish you and yours a
most Happy and Pros-
p e r o u s N e w Y e a r .
R e m e m b e r , we a re
always a t your service.
Murray's Cafe
1911 fetii An old adage assures us
that "silence is golden,"
but, on the Eve of New
Year's, we can hardly
agree. We believe this is
the time to speak up and
tell you how much wc
have appreciated your
patronage during the past
year, and to wish you
good luck in 1944.
Kiel's Greenhoase P v t Ed, Adeline and Uncle Dell
Y£ fi j o r m % i ON THE THRESHOLD OF 1944 IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO
ENVISION A BETTER WORLD . . . "A WORLD WHICH SHALL
AFFORD TO ALL NATIONS THE MEANS OF DWELUNS IN
SAFETY WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES. AND WHICH WILL AFFORD
ASSURANCE THAT ALL MEN IN ALL LANDS MAY LIVE OUT
THEIR LIVES IN FREEDOM FROM FEAR AND WANT." MAY GOD
SPEED THAT DAY, WE PRAY, AS WE SEND YOU OUR NEW YEAR'S
GREETINGS.
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FOREMAN POULTRY FARM E. C. FOREMAN, Prop.
• The success we enjoyed in 1943 is not merely the result of chknce. It is the accumulating reward of long years of effort on our part to give the most in quality and service for your money. That policy holds good In 1944, m year which, we hope, will shower many blessings upon you.
Fairchild's Gai & Oil ARNOLD FAIRCHILD, Prop.
Nf HI YIAR
1544
May this New Year's
bear a photographic
likeness to the one of
your heart?s desire, and
may 1944 be an album
of 366 very happy
days. This, friends md
patrons, is our New
Year's wish for you.
Van's Super Market
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smnmm The top of the world to yo-i, folks! And now
listen! We're going to
give you still better serv
ice in 1944. Think wc
can? We've got a record
to beat, but just watch us.
This is our New Year's
pledge to old customers,
to new and potential.
tf
Leonard Studios CHRIS LEONARD
IWilcar
[TCem H o p e . .
WE WISH
ALL OF
OUR FRIENDS
A
VERY HAPPY,
PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
Palace Cleaners SOPHIA, ESTHER AND CARL
* A i M v e H i e
of t ta
rlnfInf •# another Bollf whoso chimes
' r f f f I t l i • • • i i M n v O T N l i r e / n c r r r y n n a
#leA •e io -Qi i t t A # Is nrfcgil TfflV p V i n V i T f i t r i i i p p s *
noss." En yovr pursuit of
happiness djring 1944 we wish for you the fullest moasuro off ah tafaimont.
Central Garage A. H. STORMZAND
CHURCH BELL* RINGING, . . . C R I S P CRUNCH OF S N O W . . . LEADEN SKIES . . . EAGER FACES. IT'S
. . . AND MAY NEW YEAR OF 1944 OPEN A CHAPTER OF HAPPINESS FOR YOU.
Gee's Hardware
IM)
1 9 4 4
TO Give OUR NEW YEAR
MESSAGE EXTRA fORCE
WE'RE BACKING IT UP
WITH A SOLDIER, SAILOR
AND MARINE. YES, HERE'S
WISHING YOU A GREAT,
WONDERFUL NEW YEAR.
Wm. C. Hartman DRUGGIST
HOllDdY cBEEnncs
i m
To have served you in
1943 has been a pleasure
and a privilege. We hope
we have served you well
enough to merit your pat'
ronage in 1944. Right
now we want to say
Happy Now Yoar
To You and Yours
The Harry & V Shop Harry and Victoria Greakowlak
itfish&s Han^y New Year to the peo-ple of this communi ty! W e want, everyone to know that we regard the nopularity of this store not only as an honor but as a grave responsibility W e will meet that responsibil-ity by making every effort to improve our service in 1944
John Fahrni Cream Station A Implement Store
amrm*
M , LANY years of continued progress
can, in no small measure, be attributed to
your esteepned friendship and cherished
patronage. T o ell of you we extend thanks
and most sincere holiday greetings, with
the hope that 1944 has in store for you
much that is beyond your most optimistic
expectations.
Harold L. Weekes
m T IS on New Year's that we keep
"open house"—a happy old tra-ditional custom. On such occa-sions how important that one's home be inviting and comfort-able. We have been particularly fortunate for many years in that we have helped onr customers and friends to make their homes more livable.
To all whom we have thus served, to all whom we may serve in the future, we send the season'* greetings.
Price-Rite Hardware and Supply
H $
Q n t s "home may be frolli lis roof mqy ihoke,
the wind may blow through it, the storms may
enter, the rain may enter", but at New Year's even
such a home ma/ be alight with cheer.
Standing on the threshold of 1944 there b
reason to believe that the new chapter has brighter
pages for all. With this thoeght we extend 1) all
o u t SINCERE NEW YEAI'S GREETINGS
Hahn Grocery ROBERT D. HAHN, Prep.
mim
HAPPY NEW YEAR For many years in succession
we have been wishing our friends
and customers a Happy New
Year. It is with the greatest of
pleasure that we now renew thia
custom. Many thanks, and every
good wish for you.
% Lowell Creamery
E. A. OOMPAOXE".
^ U l n l x M ( Q j y U r m s m is hardly justi'!
fied, but, looking into our crystal ball, we see
better days ahead. In the light of this fact we
say Happy New Year with die old-time spirit
May the best of everything come yowr way
in 1944.
C. H. RUNC1MAN COMPANY ELKVATO* AND GENERAL FARM SUPPLIES
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Hdppi| ( W Year
With the Hun on the way oat, there is unusiud cause for re-joicing this New Year's of 1944. So, let ns make merry in the fullest sense of the word.
We wish yon a Happy New Year, and look- forward to greater service to all of yon in 1944.
King Milling Company WM. C. DOYLE, Pre*. •
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m/m good cum
tIKE a worn out old I boot we discard the
old year, and we voice the hope that 1944 will see many more unpleas-ant things thrown into the eternal discard. And now, we join our friends in the general rejoicing, and wish you a Very Happy New Year.
McFall Chevrolet t W. McFALL
HEAR THE MUSIC OF THE BELLS
Ring out wild bells your New Year's greetings. Blow whis-tles, blow! On with the dance, let the joy be unconfined!
Again we wish fo r you all the good things that 1944's cornucopiae may contain.
Lowell Beer Store JAY ROLENS
A year of sacrifice and hard-ship lies behind us. It is our sinccrc hope that the f rui ts of these sacrifices will come more and more into evidence in 1944, and that the r e a s s u r ing influences of steady pro-gress will first be felt at your own fireside.
Most sincerely we wish you a Happy New Year.
Chicago Bargain Store CLAYTON MALLERY
The top of the world to you,
friends and neighbors. A cargo
of blessings fo r each of you
that is our 1944 wish for
you.
McQueen Motor Sales CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH SALES
NEW YEAR'S IS HERE!
It is easy to tell. The bustle and merr iment ; the good fel-lowship. We are wishing you, and You and YOU all the gooc things that 1944 can possibly bring.
Betty Ruth BEAUTY SHOP
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Of what value is gratitude if
it forever remains unexpress-ed? W e are grateful to you fo r the loyalty which has enabled us to make measureable pro-gress during these difficult times. And we want you to know it.
W E WISH FOR YOU IN 1944 LOADS OF GOOD LUCK
Howard Rittenger ALL KINDS O F INSURANCE
More than a half a century ago Rcfcert Barry Coffin wrote:
"I havo ships that went to sea "More than fifty years ago; "None have yet come back to me, "But keep sailing to and fro."
We don't want that to happen to you, kind friend. This year A.D. 1944 is the year we want your ship to come in.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Christiansen Drug Company WM. CHR18TIAH8EN
r
WIN THE WAR IN '44
A HAPPY
AND PROSPEROUS
1944
TO OUR MANY
FRIENDS
AND CUSTOMERS
Bickfcrd Shoe Repair
K mi
N B V V f A t f
Thanks, friends, f o r y o u r k i n d
patronage during the past
year. We look hopefully for-
ward to greater service to all
of you in 1944.
Heim Texaco Station BILL HEIM. Prop.
mn
WE can hardlu wish you 368
SUNNY days during 1944.
but we can and do wish you 3BG
HAPPY days. We hope that the
coming year brings you more true
happiness, true friendships, and
more opportunities than any year
that has gone before.
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Lowell Bakery GEORGE HERALD. Prop.
Some day soon we hope to thank you personally fo r your kindness to us during 1943.
But right now, with the Spirit of New Year's in the air we want to say
HAPPY N E W YEAR
Vern Good F E E D S AND F E E D GRINDING
Nineteen hundred and forty-
f o u r is knocking at the door.
May it bring to you some new
joy and blessing each twenty-
f o u r hours.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Looking back over 1943 wc
think of the friends who have
stood by us through this try-
ing year. Looking forward to
1944, we wish you all the
blessings that the better days
j ahead can bring.
emms We Been Hitting 'Em
Where They Live, Folks,
and the fu tu re looks a great deal brighter. Here's wishing all our fr iends Health, Hap-)incss and Prosperity in 1944.
Wepman Bros. CLOTHING
Paul Revere was bom on New Year's
Day, 1735. We hall that dayl And just
as he returned to his goldsmith's work.
long after his historic ride, so will
return to the normal occupations of the
ways of peace. That day we also hail,
looking forward to H with ren&wed hope.
On this Eve of New Year, 1944, we
salute all of our friends. Happy New
Year to youl
L. W. Rutherford & Sons
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Richmond's Cafe C o o k ' s p]utnbing THERON RICHMOND
DAVE CLARK. Mgr.
Tick lock! Tick tock! 1943
is wearing out. Another, and
we hope, much better year, is
ahead of us. Let us enter it
with new zeal, new hone, new
objectives. Looking forward
we wish you all the blessings
the bright New Year can pos-
sibly bring.
Howard White J E W E L E R
PROGRESS IS THE KEYNOTE O F THE
FUTURE. A N D O N ONE POINT AT LEAST
W E ARE FIRMLY RESOLVED. W E ARE
G O I N G T O SERVE O U R CUSTOMERS
STILL BETTER IN 1944. O U R EARNEST
W I S H IS THAT THE C O M I N G YEAR MAY
HAVE MANY UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS
IN STORE F O R YOU A N D YOURS.
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Percy J. Read & Sons MARION, LOU, PERCY AND FRANK
% Another year, another page...
time to renew old friendships and
that resolution which we make each
year—to serve our customers still
better than the year before . . . .
W. A. ROTH FURNITURE and FUNERAL D I R T C r o r .
T h . past comcs before us In review ...memories of peaceful New Years';
memories of rainy Now Years', and of New Year's Eves when the wind shrieked like a banshee and sleigh-bells jangled along country roads;
memories of when this town was young. Yes, we havo seen many a
New Year's come and go.
To the oldest inhabitant, to the youngest, and to all the good folk in between, we say new, as we have
said so often,
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Staal's Lunch CLAUDE STAAL
PYTHAGORAS, w he n asked what t ime was,
replied that it was the soul of the wor ld .
And so it is. Time—precious , priceless—is the
s p a n d u r i n g w h i c h we b u i l d u p e n d u r i n g
f r iendships , and in our business f r iendsh ip
counts for a great deal . W e thank you cordially
f o r yours.
MAY THE SANDS OF THE HOUR GLASS, .DRAIN-ING AWAY DURING 1944, BRING TO YOU MANY GOLDEN HOURS OF HAPPINESS AND JOY
Lowell Municipal Light and Powrer Plant FRANK J . MoMAHON, S u p t
LIGHT A POWER COMMITTEE: D R B. H. SHEPARD, W. A. ROTH, L W. RUTHERFORD
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THE LOWELL LEDGKK, LOWELL, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY. DEC. 8% IMS « .
WEDDINGS
Hiss Roslyn Shepard, o n l y daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hovard Shepard of Saranac, became the bride of Bruce P. Fahrni, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fahrni of Clarksville, on Wednesday evening, Dec. 15, a t the home of the bride's parenta. The home was decorated with fall and winter flowevs. Rev. E. H. Humphrey cf Baranac per-formed the ceremony, using the double r ing service.
The bride chose a soldier Mue crepe dress, with darker blue accessories, and wore a corsage of yellow rcsea and baby mums. Her only at tendant was Airs. Doris Mc-Caul, sister of the groom, who wore a dress of pink and black rayon with a corsage of yellow roses and pom poms. The groom's attendant was Berton McCairl of Lake Odessa.
After the ceremony a very dainty lunch was served to the Immediate families. T h e wedding cake was baked by the groem's mother.
For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Shepard chose a navy blue crepe dress, and for her son's wedoing, Mrs. Fahrni chose flowered jersey. Both mothers wore corsages of white pom poms.
The young couple will reside a t the f a rm home of the groom's par-ents In South' Boston, where he is employed.
Phone your news to the Ledger.
A wish for a happy New Year
this year !s synonymous with wishes
for the defeat of the N a d s and the
Japs, and for the victorious return
of our brave boys.
Reynolds' Mens Wear I S REYNOLDS
A Forecast For 1944
(Continued from first page)
L E G I S L A T U R E Michigan's special session of the legislature will convene about Feb. 1 a t Lan-sing for consideration of limited fiscal and war needs. With $50 mil-lions in sight for post-war planning and the sales tax assuring contin-ued revenue throughout 1044, lejrib-lators will be Inclined to be gener-ous. Th? governor's program of long-range planning and year-to-year spending will be put to practi-cal test In 45 days.
GRAND JURY. Michigan law defi-nitely provides for dual responsi-bilities: To Judge Leiand Carr Lan-sing, full responsibility f o r t h e grand jury investigation and in-dictments; to Attorney General Herbert J . Rushton, full responai-bility for trial prosecution. We predict: That when the facts are revealed WHY Jay Llnsey of Grand Rapids was named prosecutor. Ruahton will emerge stronger than ever in public confidence.
LOBBYISTS. The grand jury in-vestigation has resulted In indict-ment of several legislators and a few individuals who were interest-ed in pending legislation at Lansing, Hence, the so-called lobbyists are vulnerafclfi in 1944 to legislative re-form. Any severe restriction would affect legislators as well as lobby-ists, for it Is ethically possible for an attorney to serve both the peo-ple and a private client when he votes as a member of the house or senate. We predict that the leglelature will Impose mild regu-'atlons, 11 any.
TIMBER. Forests of Michigan are being depleted rapidly of valuable timber. The Lake Superior region once supplied from a quarter to a third of the nation's total lumber cuttings. Today, it possesses iess than 4 per cent of the naUou's standing timber, and one-half of
MORE LOCAL NKWS
Mr. and Mrs. Will Thompson en-tertained their children on Christ-mas Day.
Mr. and Mra. Charles Krum of Grand Rapids were Sunday after-noon callers of Mr. and (Mrs. Clyde C.llar,
Mrs. Frank Newell entertained a few guests a t the Women's City Club Wednesday noon for luncheon and bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacNaugh-ton spent Christmas a t Howard City with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Behnke.
Mrs. Lucille Byrne entertained with a Christmas dinner, her son, Austin, who was home from Willow Run, Miss Vlrgln.a Havens, Miss Hazel Hoag and Miss Grace Moo::.
. Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Newell attended the traditional candle-light New Year's dinner a t the Women's City Club in Grand Rap-.'ds, Thursday evening.
Mr. aud Mrs. I ra Marshall had for Christmas dinner guests, their daughter Elizabeth, Miss Dorothy Malizla and Carl Beugert, all of Grand Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wenger and son Duane and Mr. and Mrs. Darl Duryea and chiicren of Grand Rapids spent Christmas with thel.-parents, Mi. and Mra. Jasper Duryea.
Mrs. Clyde Condon was taken to Blodgett hospital late Christmas Day. suffering from pneumonia. I t is reported that she Is making sat-iefactory gains against the disease although etlll very 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Kunkle spent Christmas Day in Grand Ledge with their daughter, Mra. Stuart Lycn and family. Monday they were in Greenville with their niece, Mrs. Raymond Fenster-macher.
Christmas dinner guests of A. Miche were IMlss Phyllis Melr and Mr. and Mrs Russell Newman of Battle Creek, Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Mack-y and family and Mr. and
this Is held by big corporations such Wm. Berger of Grand Rapids,
Bis Sttajalfs
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as General Motors, Ford Motor, and Calumet-Hecla. The ortate planning commiasion recommends that the 9tate acquire the largest unbroken tract of virgin hardwood timber in the United States—130.000 acres comprising the Porcupine Moun-tains In Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. Tills is a beautiful and spectacularly scenic region. Lum-berjacks are now at its borders. Action by 1945 may be too late.
AUTOS. General Motors reports it is possible with government coopera-tion, for Michigan automobile plants to reconvert and retool In three months and to effect full produc-tion in al* mouths. Defeat of Ger-many by mid-summer could mean partial production of automcbiles by Thanksgiving. Ws predict: Natw automofeileg not later than spring of 1945 for essential wa r workers.
RESORTS. Our third summer in war, plus nerve ji t ters from in-vasions, will stimulate public de-mand for rest and relaxation. Mich-igan's northland resorts should have a fine aeason, if their facul-ties are adequately publicized.
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H E l i n I n ; Store Eny Tickets before Boarding Bub
SOUTH BOSTON GRANGE (Delayed letter)
At the regular meeting Saturday evening. Doc. 11. the Worthy (Blas-ter made appointments of members on two committees: The Home Eco-nomics committee are: Chairman, Mrs. Rose TaUant. assisted by Mrs.
I Mable Tucker, Mrs. Pearl Roth, Mrs. Alma Harker and Mrs. Alma Auatin; finance committee: Guy Tallant, Ernest Tucker and Wes-ley Kelm.
The Grange obligation was given to four candidates, Mr. and Mrs. Norman King and Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Normlngton.
Our most valuable equipment 1b the will to learn.—Margaret Hickey.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Curtlss and family of Fenton and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Davidson and son of Has-lett. Callers were Lee Condon, Bry Condon and Dick Ncad and son.
Guests of Mrs. Charles Mclntyre and Eld-m on Chris tmat Day were Mr. and Mrs. John Mclntyre of Detroit. Mr. and Mra Gene Wirtr of Ionia, Mrs. Gerald Mullen and cousin. Bob Mellor, of Grand Rap-ids and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mc-lntyre and Mr. and Mrs. CM ye Mullen of Lowell. Mrs. Mclntyre and Eld on accompanied John Mc-lntyre and his wife to Grand Rap-ids on Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller. •
John J . Prya, F 2/c. U. S. Navy, apent from Friday until Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mm. Al-vin J. Wells. Other week-end and Christmas vkltorn were Miss (Ru-leen Prys of Wyandotte, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prya and family of Grand Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. James Black of Byron Center, Miss Bur nedda Stocks, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lepper, Mr. a r d Mrs. Fix nk Starkey and Mr. and Mrs. Art iHor-riman, all of Grand Rapida, Mr. and Mrs. Dell Burton and Mr. and Mrs, A. L. Mcdeni than of Weat Cale-donia, R. D. Yelter of Tpailantl. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Marker and daugh-ters of Ionia and Mr. M a d e of Alto.
^ VICTORIOUS HBW Y-AR
TO ALL OF YOU FROM ALL OF US!
Cbra Ed Deli Doug Bfll Fred
Carl George Brace
HAPPY NEW YEAR Lowell Lumber & Supply
and F. P . M a c F a r l a n e C c .
Marsh Rabbits Fine Eating
Michigan's leading f u r bearer, the muskrat , gets called another name when It lands In the f rying pan.
Then the muskrat takes on sveh names aa marsh hare or marah rabbit, tastes fine if well prepared and adda meat to the menu with-out calling for meat ration points.
Muakrats are taken mainly for their pelts, according to the Michi-gan State College f a r m game ex-tension service, yet the carcass Is edible and should not be discarded. Farmers ' markets have seen dis-plays of the dreaaed put muskrat since cold weather began-
Flesh of the animal is dark.red, fine-grained and tender. The meat should .be soaked overnight In a weak aait aolutlon to draw out the blood. If the gamey taste in objec-tionable, soaking in the aait aolu-tlon or In a vinegar aolutlon made by adding one cup of vinegar to one quart erf water reduces thia gamey taste.
Typical muakra t dishes are fried muskrat, muskra t smothered in on-ions, muakrat meat loaf or baked stuffed muakrat with carrots.
In the f rying pan, the muakrat Is disjointed af ter i ts overnight soaking. Pieces aultably sized are parboiled 20 minutes, then dipped In an egg yolk and milk battel , adding salt and flour. The pieces are dropped into hot fait for brown-ing, then a cover is added and the meat cooked slowly for about 1% hours.
Reports indicate 843,884 muakrat were trapped in 1942. Ait 1% pounds dressed, a total of 552,885 pound: of meat could have been available if all carcaaaes were utilized.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs. Dick Nead, on December 24, a t Osteopathic hos-pital, Grand Rapids, a 6 lb., 8 oz. boy, called Danny Keith.
Married 56 Year* Ml-, end Mrs. A. L McCaul of
near Clarksville observed their 56th weddiQg anniversary Tueaday, Dec. 28. They have aeven children, four sons and three daughter!, 16 grand-children and five great-grandchil-dren, with four grandsons In the service. Mr. McCaul la 80 y^ara old and she la 77 la January. They are both real active and live alone.
Social Brevities
Mlas Patricia Krueger enter-taincd the PDgrlm Fellowship a t her home last Thursday evening. There was a program, followed by exchange of gifts and refreahmenta, af ter which the group w e n t carolling.
The ffirls of the local telephone exchange held their annual Chriat-maa party last week Monday eve-ning, with a dinner at Murray's Cafe, a f t e r which they returned to the office ret t room for a tree and exchange of glfta. Two guests w e r e also present, Mrs. Louise Winks and Mrs. Donna Miller.
Several boys were entertained with games and dinner last Moo-day evening by Mr. and Mrs. E. G Schaefer, in a get-acqualfited party fer their aon, Hadley, who i$ ing hie holiday vacation with hi: parenta in Lowell. Hadley goea to a boys' school In th«- East.
COMING EVENTS
There will be another euchre party a t the L O. O. F. hall Friday, Jan. 7. •
The annual New Year'a chlldren'a program of the Gospel Hall Sunday School will be held a t the German Meihodlat Church on Sunday eve-ning, Jan. 2, at 8 o'clock. Everyone Welcome.
- The South LoweH Extenalon Claas j i faw Year'a eve par ty will be held! Friday evening a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Graham.
The Cheerful Doers win meet on Monday night at 8 o'clock with Mrs. E. H Pletcher, RIverslde-dr.
The Good Will Club will meet on Wednesday afternoon, Jan . 5, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chaa. Bowen.
TENTATIVE RATION QUOTA IONIA OO. FARM MACHINERY
The Ionia Co. Farm Machinery Ra-tioning Committee baa. received a tentative quota of all machinery that la allocated to Ionia County for 1944 according to Nathan E. Greeno, AAA Chairman.
Application blanks are now avail-able a t the County office or will be mailed on requeat to any one need-ing one, dealers alao will have a supply for their customers.
Care should be taken in filling out .the blanks to answer all quea-tlona and give any information that will aaslat the committee in making their decialon Greeno says.
DISCHARGED SERVICE MEN TO RECEIVE LAPEL BUTTON!.
Lapel buttons will be given to all persona honorably dlacharged from the army sliwe September 8, 1939, Including officers, enlisted men, and WACs, enlisted personnel trans-
tc enlisted reserve, members of the fc rmer WAAC and ofScers transferred from active to inactive duty, j
The buttons a re gold-colored plas-tic, about half as large aa a one-cent piece with a spread-eagle em-bossed on the surface.
Only one will be isaued to each person and losses may be replaced by applying direct to the Adjutant General. Waahlmrton. D. C.
. Mra. Regina Urals tad
Mra. Regina Braisted, 45, of Lan-sing, who died In S t Lawrence boa-pita), December 19, 1943, waa born August 17, 1898 in Manistee, and had lived in Lansing for the paat eight years. She attended the Resur-rection ohurch. Survivors are the husband, Lee S .; a son, J ames : two daughte rs Mrs. fliarie Paala of Muakegon and Dorothy Nowickl of Grand Rapids; two brothera, Steve WhttUff of Grand Rapids and Henry WhttUfl of Manistee; rwo sisters, Mra uabaU Kapecoecago of Manis-tee and Mra. Lillian P r a n k s of Uiilcago
Funeral services were held Wed-nesday afternoon in Lansing and the body brought to Lowell fo r in-terment in Oakwood cemetery.
Phone your news to the Ledger,
Fertilizer Delivery Urged
Immediate acceptance of fer-tilizer deliveries is urged upon farmers in Michigan and other states to avoid acute labor, storage and transportation shortages next spring, according to the national fertilizer advliory committee.
iff ax Collection Notices Vergennes Township
1 will be a t the Lowell State Sav-ing i Bank to collect taxes on the following dates: Friday, Dec. 81, and Saturday, Jan. 8.
Vernice Franks, c30-5t Vergennes Twp. Treaa.
Ada Township
I will be a t Ada Townohlp Hall to receive property and dog tax oa the following Fr idays: Dec. 8,10. 17, 24, 81 and Jan. 7 f rom 10 a. m. to *:S0 p. m. Also win be at Paul Tbomet'a store on Thursday, Dec. 30 and Jan. 6, f rom 2 p. m. until 4 p. m. Make all cbecka and money orders payable U> Hciuy Fase, Treasurer, Ada, Micfa. c30-5t
Bowne l ownsh ip
I will be at my hardware store to receive tares on the following dates, December 80 and 81 and January 8, 4, 6, 6, 7, 8, and 10.
Elmer Dintaman, c34 Bowne-tp. Treasurer.
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FRIDAY AMD SATURDAY. D * 0 SI-JAN. 1
KINO OF AIQ DRAMA!
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S r N D A y AND MONDAY. JAN. S-S
HEtf (AIUESIHI HOT OF YOHIIUC!
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Dorothi McGUIRE Hoiier t YODNfi
IDI CLAIRE 3 Moriouj yeorj on Broadway... 2 hyiierical yaars on "the road"!
Ring Out'tke OU, Ring in the New
Ring out. w i y belli, fo wild tky,
Th« flying cloud, fh« froify light;
Tlis y*«r ii dying in ih« night;
Ring out, wild balls, and Itt him dl«.
Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy belli, acrot i the tnow;
The year ii going, let him g o ;
Ring out the falta, ring in the true.
Ring out the grief that l a p i the mind,
For those tha t here we tee no more;
Ring out the f eud of rich and poor.
Ring in redreis to all mankind.
Ring out • ilowly dying cause.
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes cf life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
Ring out the war.!, the care the sin,
The faithless coldness of the times;
Ring oat . ring out my mournful rhymes. But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Ring out false pr ide in place and blood.
The civic slender end the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right.
Ring in the common love of good.
Ring out old shapes of foul disease;
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousend wars of old.
Ring in the thousand years of peace .
Ring ia the valiant man and free.
The larger heart, the kindlier hand:
Ring out the d a r l t n . ^ of the land.
Ring in the Christ the t h f o be .
—Lcrd Tennyson.
Stripped for Action
This ysaag son af a coast gnards-man stationed at Bastea Is abswa ae hs g roe* the New Tear. Tree It tradMasa aT the eoaat gaard. he t s "stripped far action" as Im wtzhes
New Year.
Mummer's Parade Desoeodant From Early IIS. History
On New Year's Eve 1980 more than 300.080 persons watched the Mum-mer 's parade In Philadelphia. There were 12,000 in the line of march down Bond street and the parade lasted from early evening until the glamour and good-humored bur-leaque antics of the spectacle were far cries from what the uninitiated would expect to see in the staid Quaker City: nevertheless, the idea is descendant from Colonial days.
The earliest settlers along the Delaware river in the vicinity of present day Philadelphia were Eng-lish and Swedes. The Mummer play "St George and the Dragon" was traditional to the English celebration of New Year's: the Swedes were given to informal masquerades. It is not clear Juat when or how the Mummer play and the custom of masquerading Joined forces: but after the Revolution. General Wash-ington replaced S t George as the centra! figure of the festivities.
The whole thing was spontaneous and unorganized until, in 1886. it was sponsored by the Silver Crown New Year's association. In 1001. the Mummer's Parade was recog-nized by the municipal administra-tion of Philadelphia, and officials and repreaentative citlaenry be gai* turn-ing out to participate in and witness the parade.
Up and Down Special Pointers V i C —-i n J For Ice Fisherman IVCIll l/Olinty KOSUS With the advent of freezing - | weather, conservation flah dlvlalon Contlnuad from first page) men are warning Ice fishermen to
| be sure the ice ia aafe before be-~~ ginning their flahing operations.
M r , F*od l „ , U H . w u h t r K l a ^ ( i . h
The campaign is on for m o r e ' l e g a l u n t i , J a n u a r y 1 when the sea-food for 1944. The annual exten- 8 0 , 1 o n , a r 8 e m o u t h smallmouth •Ion conference at Eaat Lansing J 1 1 "* b a " c I o 9 e B ' t h e c o , d w e a t h e r
last week waa devoted to ways and ^
mean , of meeting goals aet up for Eluegilia and sunflsh may be
• TLESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JAN 4-6
GEORGE BRENDA
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'Old China1 Held Special New Year's Observancee
In old China, New Year's was a very Important festival: a time for taking stock of oneself, balanc-ing accounts, "turning over a new leaf," visiting and giving parties, etc.
The celebration really began a week before the "first day" when homage was paid to the Kitchen God, whose paper effigy was ceremoni-ously burnt in order that his spirit might ascend to heaven through the smoke and report the conduct of each member of the family. Taking no chances, the children smeared the god's face with molasses before they burnt him to guarantee the sweetness of his report.'
New Year's Eve has always been one of the busiest days of the year among the Chinese. All financial oLligations must be met—a debtor on New -Year's Day loses "face": and that is about the worst traged* that can befall an Oriental So. tl" stores and accounting houses r •pet* in.Ml nvdr !«ht and flrecrarl
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Boss—Tou should have been here a t nine o'clock!
New Employe—Why? What hap-pened?
Michigan. Your job and mine Is to see how best Kent County can meet its ahare of these goals.
taken until February 28 but may he caught or In a fishermen's pos-session on the Ice only from 7:00
Someone remarked over the radio ia- m - l o 7 : 0 0 P- ra- Eastern War the other day that aprlng was only T15?e-90 days away and so It la. There i through the Ice with hook Is a lot to be done In that time ; a n d l l n e 0 r ^ P«nnltted
S o n . . p U j . n . n , t h l n k | n E o ( * * * £
dividual farm goals In that period il .
is possible. How about your seed' Ice fishermen are reminded also supplies? Legumes are scarce, oats of the new regulation which makes were of poor quality. Have you 11 compulsory to have the owner's made arrangements for your by- n a n i e a E d address in legible letters
_• n . . nn »n/«h • V i a 1 — ai brld seed corn? Your fertilizer deal-er would appreciate your order In advance and you might appreciate It. too.when delivery comes. How about your machinery and Its con-dition. Don't be lulled to sleep- by there being plenty of new machin-ery. There will be soma but not enough for everyone. However, there will be plenty of repairs but don't put off that repair job. One thing that can be done these winter days Is to go over all tools and check them for needed parts. Your dealer will be better fitted to serve you if he knows your needs.
Then tlieie are going to be meet-ings in Kent County to dlacuss these and other food production prob-l ems When one is scheduled for your neighborhood plan to attend. A good discussion by you and your neighbors may be the means of getting the war Job done. Much can be aaid and will be said but pot your "thinking cap" on and begin to plan how you can do your p a r t
Rwaadefla WIU Be M m
Old 4-H Club campers who have been going to Camn Vining a t Bost-wick Lake will regret to hear that Mr. and Mra. Frank Ramsdell have sold "The Pines" and will not be dispensing cones, lollypope, etc.. next summer. The Ramsdells have atwaya seemed quite a part of our camp. They let us use their bathing beach and aeemed to enjoy being bothered when someone from camp wanted to borrow something:
When conatruction of the present
on each shanty left on the ice. Fishing licenses for 1943 expire
December 31 and any one fishing af ter that date muat have a new 1944 license, conservation men point out. The 1944 fish law digest is also ready for distribution.
CABD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our relatives, neighbors and friends for the kind-ness and sympathy shown us In the recent bereavement of our mother and grandmother, also Rev. Woon, for his comforting words, and Mrs. Ethel Kinsley and Mrs. Edith Speaker.
c34 Mrs. Lynn Briggs and Family
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the Lowell fire department, friends and neighbors and especially the young men, for their assistance and help at the time of our fire. p34 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Nevlns.
SOUTH BOSTON Miss Betio l ouu«
Misses Betty Roth, Freda Fah-rni, Margaret and Mildred Sind-linger went to Kalamazoo Decem-ber 17 where they neard the ' Mes-siah" sung by a chorus of 500 voices.
Pvt. Kenneth Tucker and wife have been spending several dayi with their home fclks and will re-turn soon to Dallas, Tex
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Young of G r a n d Rapids, Mrs. Addle Camp-
camp started In 1940 It seemed like ^ a n d M r B - Nichols of MoCords we borrowed about half of the s p € n t S u n d a y evening at the Nellie Ramsdell's tools and equipment- Y o u n 8 home. ladders, saws, chains, shovela, and I ^ r " a D d M r B - O'Belrne and other articles. Hope they all got"""" 0 — J -back. When pinches came for man-power. someone came from Rams-delis to help.
We extension folku are going to mlee Mr. and Mrs. Ramadcl', but are glad they will still be living a t Bostwlck Lake so we may see them when we are up that way.
WHITNEVVILLE M a r l j a n e B a t e s
son, Scott and Miss Anne Brown of Columbus, Ohio, were Christmas dinner guests a t Verne Kiahn's.
Mr. and Mrs Chester Hillsburg and family of Muskegon spent Christmas at the Chris Fahrni home.
S g t Scott O'Belrne waa honor guest Monday evening. Dec. 20, at a birthday dinner a t the Lenhard Coffee Shop in Clarksville. Covers were laid for 15 guests and a beau-tiful birthday cake, made by his cousin, Mrs. Verne Klahn, was served. Scott is home on fur-longt ' rum Atlanta, Qa.
South Bell Junior Rad Cross sent Christmas boxes to the- boys in service f rom this school district who are Wayne and HlHls Stuart, Maynard Tucker, Alton Mick, Ken-neth Tucker and Gerald Fahrni.
Mrs. Nellie Young and family were entenained a t the Charles Nash home near ClarksviHe Sun-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Lavender of Lansing and Miss Melba Sterzick of Lowell were Christmas guests a t John Stcrzlck's.
Flu Is prevalent In this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fahrni and
daughter Carol and Mr. and Mrs.
L a B A R G E R I P P L E S Mrs. Vera Lorlag
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Linton of Alto were lunch guests at the Geo. Linton home Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mra. Jack Fiero and children of Battle Creek came Fri-day night to spend the week-end with their parei.ts, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. Har-old Parriah of Grand Rapids came Saturday evening. The Dougjaa family Chriatmaa dinner was Sun-day.
Terry Flynn is able to be out again.
A very nice Chrlstmaa program was given at the Whltneyville school Wednesday evening, and was enjoyed by a large audience.
ThP W R r « 0,111 j.u u » u 6 " t c « v-orui tiua mr. ana mrs. Mi Ah w k • -rh j ^ i 11 Bruce Fahrni spent Christmas In
J 1 "*" 4 ** ' J " - Detroit with r j t i v e . . 6, for 1 o clock luncheon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Glllman of Muskegon were Christmas and week-end guests of their parents . Mr. and Mra. Oley Fountain and their children, Beverly Ray and Ralph Glllman.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Reynhout, Sr., nad aa-.thelr Chriatmaa d i n n e r guests. Mr. and Mrs. Nell Reynhout and children, Mr. and Mra. fitot Reynhout) .Jr . , and children, Mr . and Mrs. Ellis Blgler and daughter of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mra. Walter VandenHout and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bates encer-taln<v3 for Chriatmas dinner, Air and Mrs. Geo. Lowry and Patt ie of Zeeland, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Raiwllngs and Jeanne of Beverly, Cadet and Mrs. Neal Hall, Mlse Barbara Batea. Mr. and Mra. Roy Nicholaon of Grand Rapida. Cadet Hall la atatloned at Scott Field, and returned there Sunday.
Word bar. bcun received f rom Pfc. Richard Doezema that he came through the battle of Tarawa with-out a scratch. Before going to Tarawa he had been stationed In New Zealand, and is now at a rest camp we know not where. He also states he received his Christmas parcels and lota of mall.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Cooper were Chriat.naa dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Onan in Lowell.
Miss Wllma McClure called on Barbara Batea Christmas Day and Miss Bernlce Sears of Detroit waa a Sunday caller.
Noble McClure, Donov. o Warner and Carl Graham are on the sick l ist
Garage for Kent r Make tt known through this d e ^ r t m e n t
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gale of Detroit and Mr. and Mre. Harold Carlson of Lansing came to the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Timm, Friday night. They all enjoyed Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Timm and family in Grand Rapids. Bobby Timm re-turned heme with his grandparents to spend a few days of his holiday •vacation.
Mr. and M « . Louis Luneke and son, Mrs. Carl Higley and children. Mrs. Martha Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roberts were Christmas guests at the Vern Lorlng home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rathbun en-tertained with a Christmas dlnnar the following guests, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lute and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lutz and son of Grand Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Lutz and son and Mrs. Lee Rathbun.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jousma visited at the Rex Jousma home on Sunday.
Robert Spencer and family apent Christmas with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Campbell were Christmas guests of their daughter and huaband, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Witz, In West Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Wlnnlfred Jousma spent Christmas with her son. Rex and family, returning home with her daughter, Mrs. Anna Mlnkler to Grand Rapida.
Mrs. Albert Pa rke r and Betty vla-ited a t the Ora Dawaon home Sun-day.
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