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S p a r t a V a r i e t y Store Owner s Seek Court Ruling O n Validity Of O p t i o n C l a u s e In L e a s e

(Special to t h e Sentinel-Leader)

GRAND 'RAPIDS—A suit seeking court determinat ion and ruling on validity of an option clause in a lease concerning S p a r t a business prop-er ty was taken under advisement Tuesday by Judge Dale Souter In Cir-cui t Court, who set July 7 as t h e date for filing f inal briefs ay at torneys.

T h e suit was brought toy Joseph rf. Gass and Erastus W Smi th , pro-pr ie tors or the Spar ta Variety Store, agaiiist Mrs. Margaret Garl inger , •who* operates the Twin Sister Dress S h o p in Spa r t a , and who Is the p resen t owner of property occupied by tt»e Variety Store.

S m i t h and Gass In 1941 leased the properly f rom Mrs. Ber tha M. Bloomer and the Fred F. Shaw estate for seven years, f rom Sept. 15, 1941 to Sep t . 15. 1948. the p la in t i f f s said In court. Smi th explained t h a t h e added, wieh approval of tooth par t ies to the lease, a clause giving h im a n d his partner an option to buy should t.ie property be for sale, a n d also a clause for extension of the lease. %

H e said the clause read In p a r t : "A first option af te r expiration of the lease for a fu r ther extension of five years. I t Is agreed that the par t ies of the first p a r t < owners > have the privilege of selling property covered by tne lease a t any t ime while same is in effect af ter f irst giv-ing part ies of ffbe second par t such privilege to exercise their purchase option "

T h e plaintiffs" hi "J of compiaLnt set for th t h a t Mrs. Garl inger had purchased the property since execution of their lease and tha t they had not i f ied her of their in ten t ion to exercL-p their option for a f ive-year extension of Bhe lease. They said Mrs. Gai l lnger refused to accept the notice.

S m i t h and Gass fu r the r said t h a t the i r business Is seasonal in na -ture , necessitating ordering of merchandise several months In advance. They said it was impossible to order when they were threatened Auth toss of their premises.

Mrs. Garlinger. in her answer, declared tha t o x of «iie par tners . S m i t h , to the owner of oLher touslneiss and store property in the imni t -d t a t e neighborhood, and t h a t she was Informed tha t he had already made a r rangements for occupancy of this property "so tJnat change ol location will not cause a loss."

I n her crossbill of complaint Mrs. Garl inger said <she had purchased the Variety Store property in 19*7 and planned u> move her Twin Sister Dress S h o p into I t f rom property now leased on a mon th - to -mon th IDAS Is. She said she sought a "more secure occupancy."

Attorneys for Smith and Gass are Philip Hogan of Spar ta and J o i n W. Cunumisky of G r a n d Rapid* and Mrs. Garl inger Is represented by J o h n Smolensky of G r a n d tRaplds. Judge So liter is expected to hand down his roiling In tha case sometime late in July.

EDITOR'S N E P H E W SIGNS BASEBALL CONTRACT

WITH Y A N K E E S This morning's mail b rought ex-

citing news to the Sent ine l -Leader editor when he was officially noti-fied t h a t his nephew. Olin Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rex Mart in of Washington. Ill-, h a d signed a contract with t h e New York " Y a n -kees" baseball club.

T h e let ter s ta tes t h a t the Chicago Cubs and Whi te Sox h a d also made attractive offers, bu t t h a t t h e Yan-kees brought fo r th t h e best offer.

Martin was s en t to Joplin, Mo , for training and is now a t Green-ville, Miss. He will r e tu rn to Pur -due University n e x t fall, f rom whidh ne will g r adua t e in January 19*9. He has been a member of the Poxdue baseball t e am dur ing the past four seasons, playing left fieki and third base, and capta ined the team lo j t year.

Sparta tball League Reprt

0! First Games the summer sof t -

Tuesday night , score 19-5.

for Extensoie; 3 Including triple.

Claire J o h n -es a t ba t . For

T h e f irst game ball league was Extensole vs. Bob's K Colby led hd hits, four t imes a t He bat ted in th ree son got 3 hi ts 5 Bob's Lunch, Bob MoCracken h i t 3 for 3. Dick MdCTaoken 2 for 4, and also bat ted in 4 of She 5 runs.

Extenso'e. 1 run . 13 hits. 3 errors. Bob's Lui«ch, 5 r a , 9 hits, 9 errors.

Bat ter ies for Extensole. Cramer , Johnson . Ooodell.* and NeLson. Bob's Lunch. Durort , L. Colby, and Brooks.

Spa r t a Jun ior A' ' -5** t '8 played Ce-

J U N E W E D D I N G S IN S P A R T A A R E A

BRADFORD—BACON and candelabra. R. A Sund . organist , gown, fashioned with pointed basque, B a r b a r a Bradford , eldest daugh te r Played the program of t radi t ional wed- a deeply rounded sheer yoke, with long

of Mr. and Mrs. Cart P. Bradford of d l n 8 music and Mrs. Sund sang Be- sleeves and gathered skirt, ending in a Spa r t a , and Richard H. Bacon, son of cause." * circular t ra in . Her f ingert ip veil was Mr. and Mrs. George H. Bacon of T h e bride, given in marriage by he r beld in place by a t iara of beaded Lansing, were married Sa turday a f - f a the r , chose a Colonial gown of ivory pearle. S h e wore a double stxand of ternoon. J u n e 26 a t the Bradford slipper satin fashioned with fitted pearls, a gif t of the groom, and car -Homestead. bodice and long taper ing sleeves. Her ried white gardenias on a whi te Bible.

T h e Rev. H. W. Ellinger officiated, f u i l s k l r t terminated In a long t ra in . Alverna Schamaer a t tended her sis-using the double ring ceremony. T n e H c r f ingertip length veil of French ter as maid-of-honor . Mrs. Harold bride, given in marriage by her f a t h e r , imported illusion was held In place by Anderson anu MM. Mark Norton were wore a gown of sheer batiste «rw-; la.-e, an orange blossom t iara . She carried ! bridesmaids. a family heirloom, made with deep a Colonial bouquet of White roses and Jane t and Kenny Frick. cousins of pointed lace yoke and long sleeves. A haby breath tied with white satin the bride, were flcwer-girl and r ing-wide band of lace was set in above a s t reamers . Her only Jewelry was a bearer. deep, full f lounce skirt with a slight single s t rand of pearls. Harold Anderson was best man . t r am. She wore a f ingert ip veil and Ba rba ra Shoemaker, slater of the Guests were ushered Co their seats by carr ied a shower bouquet of white groom, was maid of honor. Brides- Vernon Schamber and Mark Norton, roses- maids were Mrs. Wendell Beuschel and Following the ceremony a reception

T h e maid of honor was Emily B r a d - Marion Kraf t . Karen Beuschel and was held at the American Legion hal l

Ballard Church Asks Pastor

To Remain At a recent meeting of the Ballard

C h u r c h of Christ the pastor. Rev. O. E. Whitehouse , was extended the op-por tun i ty of serving the membersh ip fo r a n o t h e r year. Both Mr. and Mrs. Whi tehouse joined in accepting the invi ta t ion.

C h u r c h officials s tate they feel for -t u n a t e in persuading tne pastor to re-t u r n . since hi* h»ve me t wi th s ignal success. Mr. Whitehouse. they s ta te , began his Chris t ian service in 1913 a n d spent the intervening years in evangelistic work in addi t ion to pas to ra l service.

T h e regular midsummer men's fel-lowship meeting has been postponed.

T n e chu rch night supper , Fr iday . July 2 will be In charge of Rev. and Mrs. Whitehouse and Mr. and Mrs W a r d Shepa id .

WM. A. ROGERS A T T E N D S -MEETING IN LANSING

Wm. A. Rogers* was In Lansing Thursday with Leon Lape of G r a n d Rapids, for the purpose or present ing a gif t to A. E. Hurd. w no Ls ret i r ing a f t e r 37 years as vice-president a n d genera l manager of J o h n Deere Plow Co.. Lansing branch. 1

Mr. Rogers, one of t h e oldest ,

Sparta Couple Return After 5,000-Mile Trip

SW RIDING CLUB TO STAGE SHOW

AT G R A N D V I L L E Southwest Riding Club will stage a

hor.se show Monday. Ju ly 5 a t the show grounds a? Wileon S t . SW.. and the South Bell Line. In Grandville.

The show will open a t 12:30 p.m. with a parade and will fea ture wes-tern and palomino classes. The re are approximately 260 entr ies .

Admission is f ree and the club ex-

week. T h e new lighting a r rangement will be ready next Monday and all

Mr. and Mrs. Ber t Pu t m a n and Mr. j temoons. All children under 8 years and Mrs. F rank I n m a n have returned must be accompanied by an older bro-from an extensive vacat ion trip, f h l c h . ther, sister or paren t . according to Mr. P u t m a n , took them Tournament s in shuffletooard, had-irrto every s ta te eas t of the Mississippi j m in ton and horseshoe begin next river.

T i e Journey, made by car. covered 5,000 miles. " We took it easy," said Bert, "traveling only 200 miles ner day. We were out 24 days and had a wonderful time." he said.

"Biggest meal we had was a catfish dinner down in Arkansas ," said Bert.

While stopping a t an Alabama farm to purchase egg.~, Bert said the farmer noticed the Michigan license tag and said he was a former s tudent of the late Mrs. Adeline Brooks, who once taught scr.ool and was widely known in and around 3par ta .

d a r Spr ings here Tuesday morning. f o r d - s i s t e r o f t h e bride; the brides- O n e t t e McCaul were flower girls. Wll- in Spar ta for about 250 guests. Mr. Cedar 7- Spar ta 3. Norton and Don " n a k l W f t s J u d > Bacon, sister of the ton Beuschel was best man and Ar- and Mrs. Emil Kober acted as master Bradford led the h i t ' ing with 2 for 3 * r o o m - a n d flower girl was Chloe nold Shoemaker and Wendell Beus- and mistress of ceremonies. Bob had a triple ana Don a double. Bradford, l i t t le sister of the bride, chel seated the guests. Mr. and Mrs T h e couple left on a no r the rn trtp. Ounnel led Cedar w i h 2 for 5 All- T h e S 'r ls wore identical gowns ol Donald A. Shoemaker completed the S ta rs will play a re turn game a t Ce- w n l t e s tarched rayon net with t a f f e t a wedding party as master and mistress CAI KIN—BI RRIS dar next T u e s i a y . J f U o * and pink, re - of ceremonies. Flora1 decorations for Hazel B. Caukin. daugh te r of Mr

Ail-Star Juniors are the pick of 3 spectively. with h a r m o n i z e s flower*, the church and hall were by Mrs. ^d Mrs. Elmer A. Caukin. Hastings ' junior teams of Spar ta Summer Re- Bert max, was Dwight Bacon, bro- G lenn Beuschel. and Elton G. Burrls, son of Mr. a n d creation program. H 1 " ° \ *;he K^oom, and ushers were immediately following the wedding. Mrs. Elbert H Burrls of Detroit , were

S n t h - r a r e c f T * l o n w u h e W i n t h e Oonklin married Saturday af ternoon. J u n e 28 Coach Lecta reports an average of ^ O r a n g e hall. Out of town guests in t i e Hast ings Methodist church,

40 children have been swimming a f - , " was pla> «d by Merr i - were f rom Lake Odessa, M a m e . Grand Rev. Leon Manning officiating. AIL | lynn Brad fo rd . cousin of the bride. Rapid*. Muskegon, Grandville, Spar ta . Es-o-ted to the altar bv her f a l h e -

A reception followed the ceremony. Byron Center, K e n t City, Detroit . I . h ^ hr Ji fa ther . Assisting with re f reshments and about • c o n k l i n , Hart and MnUlken. the rooms were Beverly Munson o" Muskegon. K a t h r y n Baehre and Mari -anne Wegal ; Mrs. Fred Clark at the

DOUBLE WEDDING

urn a n d Nancy Ludlum of L a n - F - * * * * * * * » .• tho n.mrW Kr.\a/1 • Hire XhOfllttS E ReCU>IT # SOU Of Mf. HfXl

summer recreat ion games will be J K L / . h and M i i M r s E d w m R e c t o r a n d Jacqueline I played with douole h e a d e r Tuesday K c n n r t h K r m U O I CadlLac and Miss „ „ . . . — and Thursday nights.

wore a gown of white m a r -quisette over slipper satin a n d f inger-tip veil, and carried pink and wh»te roses and gladioli.

Mrs Edward B. Caukin acted as m a -tron of honor. Ella Burr ls of Detroi t and Mrs. Walter Caukin of Rockford

S m i t h to Rabat t S Greenhoe, son of w e r e bridesmaids. Flower girls were Mr and Mrs Barney W. Greenhoe. | ^ a n d r ^ t r l c i a

Sa tu rday afternoon. June 28. Rt. j Rjx ka'eilow. Best man was Jack Hen-

Helen Hitchcock of Lansing. About 75 guests were present f rom Lansing

S p a r t a "^artd % y . « f T * ^ K S I ' T h e roonv^ were beautifully ar ranged ^ ° ° r , h e » u c s L s "

with summer flowers and myrtle. Silver Star Riding Club

Plans Dance T h e newly formed Silver S t a r riding

club announces a rtanre »t i,h« S h i r t s Legion h i l l Monday evening. Ju ly 5 to which the publ'c ls invited. Tickets may be procured from Wm. Hertl ing's shoe repair s tore or a t Roy Bv.rgctt's store. _ ^ l u

At a recent meeting held a t Ar*ie | u l n a a f o r , . e r ; N j n c y and*^Patricia Oak. spoke their wedding vows Friday p niVies laiuc before Uie weddiiw ae-Ludlum of Lansing gave a mlsceUane- j evening. June 25 at the Free Method- j c o m p l i e d b j Mrs. Learv a t the' or->us shower, and Mrs Norman Brad- ist ohurcn. The Rev. Harold Fleck. ^ ; i n w h o a j s o p; ( y«l sevei

twins are the daughters of Mr. and B ^ f o " r d ^ " c l » w of j ^ E W o » W S m i t h ^ Orand Rapids,

the flowers and decorations th rough- T h e brides, who were given in mar-out the house rtagf by her fa ther , wore white tis-

Mr and M. s B»ro«i left on a two sue t a f f e t a gowns with circular trains weeks' wedding trip into Northern j and fingertip veils of bridal illusion. Michigan a n d will be a t home a f t e r | T h e i r bouquets were whi te rases and July 15 a t 3166 North Road. Lans ing . ; 'v>-

Mrs. Bacon Is ft graduate of S p a r t a High school and both attended Michi-gan S la t e college. Mr. Bacon Is an employee of the ruswu D«-p*iiu«rui in Lansing.

Several showers were given the bride-elect preceding her marr iage . Tne gtrls of the Sanford House, where

, she m i d e her home In Lansing. en ter -

Following the wedding a reception was held a t Cascade Hi.ls Country club.

Pl 'LSIFFK—SUA W Wenonah Beth Shaw, daughter

Folowing the ceremony a reception was held In the home of t h e bride's parents After a tr ip to the Upper Peninsula. Mr. and Mrs. Burris will make t.ieir home a t 12201 Spa r t a Rooo, s p a r t a .

LUCAS—LEAR Y Miss Baxtwra Elliahctl: Leary a n d

Harry Luca& wer-j married Monday ev-enm, June 28 in Klise Memorial C h a -pel. The bride is the daugh te r of Mrs. Floyd Leary of Grand Rapids, a n d the iridegroom Is the son of Pe te r

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i t f lr S h r Lucas of Buffalo. Wyoming. Dr. M.

and Marun L^ Pu l s i f e r J r son of Mr. R I > e H a a n formed Uie ceremony anu Mrs Martin L. Pulsifer of Royal | i n l h e p r t , s , . n ^ o f J a m e s

off icers were elected: President. Ar-

dealers, having handlod J o h n Deere ^ be h-ast to a and Frrfnlt Vanderh j^ j ' Implements 36 years, had t h e honor j - r o m the Michigan / e t e r a n s Facility. ^ clubs cKjject. dTflA-hs s ta te . Is of maklug the presentat ion gif t to ~ — ' -Mr. Hurd, which was a $100 paid-up S T O R E N E W S membership in the Book of the Month Tne W J . Brack d rug store has Club, given by J o h n Deere dealers of completed the task of re-siding the the Grand Rapids area. j entire build in*.

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zie Pinckney; vK.e-pres. Wtn Her t - f o r d h H d g s g l i e s U U u . immediate re!- [uncle of the bride, performed the wed- bndv tifs-1^11^111 ' •n . inbw^ 'bv Sheidel. Dt- j U V & s l n h , . r h o n o 3 , d ing ceremony, assisted by Rev W

NOTICE OUier outs tanding repairs

an all-concrete garage a t Hammer 's There are still a quant i ty of Spa r t a Jewelry store and a cement block ad-

High sonool annuals for sale. See ! dito*n to the A Ac P store, by George Max Nason or J e a n Tanner . 1 Sinclair, local contractor .

Trinity Lutheran C h u r c h To Have

Vacation Bible School Beginning next Tuesday morning at

9 a.m.. Trini ty Lutheran church ol Conklin will oegin a two-week Vaca-tion Bible School. Th is schooling had lfc» beginning two years ago and h a s proved so successful t h a t Trini ty is en larg ing In many ways th is year.

A larger staff of teachers and help-ers have volunteered. Entirely new ma te r i a l s have been procured and a bigger a n d better sc.iool has been an-t icipated. Trini ty 's two par ish school buses will provide t ransporta t ion f rom cen te r s within the parish to all chil-d ren t h a t would care to a t t end the school-

Tr in i ty Invites all Interested children

cipal of Trinity Lutheran Aci^ol be-fore next Tuesday morning so t h a t t r anspor t a t ion can be ar ranged.

F I R E P R E V E N T I O N P L A N S ARE A P P R O V E D

BY CAMP L A K E R S About a year ago t h e Camp Lake

Communi ty Association was organized wi th Russell Schuiling, president: Bob Gtark , vice-pres.; Mrs. Elmo Penning-ton. aec'y. and Mrs Heyt. treas. T o e organisa t ion is open to anyone in ter -acted in the welfare of the cot tagers a t C a m p Lake.

A t present the principal topic of i n -teres t U fire protection. Mr. Nelson of Rockford spoke recently on 'Fire Protec t ion ," and residents a re being t a u g h t to use their equipment. The re will be four sections, each one having its own f i re chief. Each cottage h a s a pai l and h a n d pump conveniently lo-cated outside. Sometime af te r July A it is planned to have a f i re d r i l l

T ie next meeting will be the second Monday in July, with a supper a t the pavilion. At the la*t meeting the re were OS present. These gather ings a re he ld mem tidy.

On Monday evening. July 5 a t 9 30 the re will be a display of flrewortts a t the lake.

** | her uncle. A Bar th Carlson of Soa r i a . — *"•'>' R u S f e " - l l} e ^ D ^ P " n | j : s h e w o r e d ( tS h e a v y w R h

C A V N E K — * ' - a - " — " • • K G ; was carried by Leon Fleck, cousin Of [ I l n g e r t l p v e U , , . . r b o u q u t . t w a_, o f

Cornelia May Spangenberg, daugh te r white carnat ions , gladioli a n d s t e p h a -of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Spangenberg. T h e bride, given away by her f a - [ notls. and Wayne R. Cavner. son of Mr. and ther . wore a gown of imported I tal ian Mrs. Merle Johnson, the bride's s is-Mrs. Glen Cavner of Rockford. were whi te satin, and a shoulder length ; ter. wa» m a t r o n of honor. T h e brides-mair ied Sa tu rday evening, June 19 at veil f rom France. Maid of honor was maids were Mrs. A. Bar th Carlson. Jr. . the F . rJ t Methodist church. T h e Rev. G r a c e Pulsifer, sister of the groom. m j Esther Peltsch. Flower girl and H. W. Ellinger officiated, using t h e Flower girls were Vivian Fleck, cousin r m g bearer were Beverly Meekof and double ring ceremony. ! of the bride, anu Edi th Barber, niece Tommy Mel Jamison. Best m a n was

Mrs. Helen Brink, sister of the bride, of the groom. Best m a n was Malcolm Merle W. Johnson. A. Bar tb Carlson, was mat .on of honor: Laura Burgis | S u ' t o n , co-isin of u ie groom. Usher- Jr . . and Stanley Johnson seated t h e of Bay City and Audry Smith of S.iel- ing were Bernard Elve and O t b J o h n - guests. Mr and Mrs Byron Vander -oyville were bridesmaids. J immy Brink, son- Hyde a t tended as master and mistress nephew of the bride, was riiig-bearer TJ^e church was decorated with can- 0f ceremonies.

T w o • • f i ehfnv M a r i n e s " I^»slie j r v ^ carried t h e rhigs on a white sat in j dies, pink peonies and mock orange j Following the ceremony a reception t w u j , . a ,v j Robert Barnes M>r r, f rom P i l i o v - Vita May Rusco, a cousin of blossoms. Music was furnished by a w a s held in the church parlors. Em-Grand Rapids have nurchased the t h e (fruom. was flower girl. J o h n trio, .VL's. Thomas Ferguson. Naomi ergene Estelle. Mrs A. B a r t h CarLson. tavern operated for sevC4*al years bv Spangenberg. brother of the bride, was Fleck and Dorothy Zank. S r . and Mrs. Ray Bit tner assisted.

pera tca lor sevei ai j e a r s o.. ^ m a n Dale Cavner. Clifford T h e wedding reception for 150 guests Mr. ajid Mrs. Lucas left on a honey-Spangenberg and Glen Rounds acted was held in the S p a r t a school, with moon tr ip to Yellowstone Park and as ushers. Mrs. B e r n ^ H **!ve as mistress of a.ft e r July 14 wUi reside a t 3623 Franc is

T h e bride, who was given in m a r - ' ceremonies. - Ave., S. E. riage by he r fa ther , dhose a whi te T h e Pulsifers lert Tor a weeks tr ip

, , . , , ^ sat in dress terminat ing in a long to Niagara Falls and will be at home PALMER—<>KKflNllAI.fiIf . Sh"- W°re. T'U and 2 S L % . St J S i O t a . Oreealmlgh. d ^ u s h t e r „I

to promote horse back riding a n d so-cial programs.

Two Ex-Marines Take Over Brown's

Tavern In Sparta

° ' f!1 Orley Brown

Open house was held at the 'Town Pump" which ds t h e new t i t le given

nTnunaua) lUK 'i- wlieu a large group of former '^buddies" and

carried a bouquet of gladioli. ! r . K i n , C r P ' ^ . ^ ^ N. E Sparta" ^

of the bride's mother on 12-Ms'.e Road. Tlie Rev. H. W. Ellinger off i -

Buftfterworth Graduate Nurses Two Kent City f l H i were among SS gradaal r* of the Ba t t e r -

worth lloMpttai School of N v s i n g . all at whom have b w n members of the V. S. Cadet*Corps.

Left to right are U i « Johnron and Mrs. Carolyn Lois BJort Clark. The Lot daaa at the corps graduated wKh f i t t ing exercises last Friday, J ane 25.

assist ln the celebration. Music was furnished by a ale quartet . G e n i e Mat thews of Gary. Ind . . service in the U. S. Navy and plans j & n e s t ' G7eennaJgh~of 7i^d

Mr. Dodge served 30 months over- , played several selections and aLso the to enter school for specialized training. L o u L s P a i m e r v > | , M

seas ir. World W a r 2 in the Pacific wedding m a r c h from Lohengrin on her T h e bride is a g radua te of Spar ta H e ! e n Pa lmer of Detroit and Char les | theatre , s ta t ioned at Russell Islands. Vibra ha rp . Af te r a reception in *he High school, class of 1JH5. and is em- P a J m , . r o f Cadillac were marr ied Sa t -

Dodge was an M. P. in the Mar ine church dining room for about 100 ployed a t Wm. A. Rogers and Co. ^ a ; t e r n o o n J u n e 1 9 a t Corps. He is marr ied and the family guests. Mr. and Mrs. Cavner W t for reside In one of Uie log cabins a t a t en-day tr ip through the Upper F > SCHAMBKK—ANDERSON C a m p Lake. ninsula. They w-U be a t home a f t e r Before an a l tar decorated with i ciated. and the bride was given in

Cpl Barnes spent two years in t h e July 1 a t 830 Lafayet te St., G r a n d baskets of mock-orange blossoms, blue ; marriage by her brother. Ed Carpente r . | same area with the Marine Corps, 2nd Rapids. de lphiniums and f ive-branch candel- Her gown was of white slipper sa t in Division. Dur ing tne invasion of Sa l - Gues t s were from Gary, Ind.. New abra. Lorrene Schamber and John An- with full skirt, lace yoke, full length pan he was seriously injured and suf - Buf fa lo : Pont iac. East Lansing, Bay derson spoke their marr iage vows at sleeves and her net veil was edged

City, G r a n d Rapids. Ovid and Mus- Tr in i ty Lutheran church . Friday ev- in lace and held by a beaded white j ening, June 25. Conklin. Pa ren t s of t iara. S h e carried white roses.

_ the bride are Mr. and Mrs. August Mrs. Richard Stebbins. sister of the BEUSCHEL—SHOEMAKER Schamber of Casnovia. Mrs. Elizabeth bride, was matron of honor and wore

Eileen Alice Beuschel. daughter of Artaerson of Ken t City Is mother of a rose chi f fon gown with a corsage of Mr. and Mrs. Willis C. Beuschel. and the grc'-m. white roses. Best man was Robert Stanley Dale Shoemaker, son of Mr. T h e Rev. C. F. Ledercr performed Whyte of Chicago and ushers were

"We're going to like it here ln S p a r - and Mrs. Leslie A Shoemaker of Lake the double ring ceremony. R. A Sund, Jack Ament of North Carolina and ta." said Barnes to the Sent inel -Lead- Odassa. were married Saturday even- organist , played the wedding music Richard Stebbins of Spar ta . Mrs. er editor. "Both Dodge and I are ing. J u n e 26. T h e Rev. C. F. Lederer T i e soloist, Mrs. R. A Sund . sang Walter Meyers sang "Because" and deeply gra te fu l for the fine reception performed the double ring ceremony Because." Whi ther T h o u G o t - t " and Dawning." we have been tendered since tak ing in Tr in i ty Lu the ran church. Conklin, "O. Perfect lx»ve." Mr. and Mrs. Palmer le f t for a nor-

i over our new ousuk-a . wciwo -11— —'th —»•«»«» w v . n w- h r r '~zz7. -.-Jvh..* o»u amite uaeir peonies, mock oraiige blossoms, pa lms fa the r , chose a summer white satin home a t 408 S. Blackston* m Jackson.

PICNIC T h e Aigoma Community club holds m i • m I f \ l

i ts annua l picnic a t Long Lake park. I h l D V P C I I Sunday. July 11. Bach family bring l l U W W v d s f l & v V U w i l own di uut.s ai>d sandwiches and picnic basket. Ice cream will be furnished.

fered the loss of one of his legs. Following t h e war 's conclusion, kegon.

Barnes enrolled as a s tudent in Ari-zona S t a t e college where he marr ied a coed. Mrs. Barnes will g radua te f rom the Arizona. S t a t e college come Aug-ust.

NOTICE! We will be closed f rom July 6 to 10

for re-decorat ing and vacation pur -poses. 7 - l p SPARTA CLEANERS

Beaths

A. A P- PRICE CORRECTION Lei t a r e S fo r U r .

HARRIET S. TOMPKINS Mrs. Harriet S Tompkins. 06. died

a t her home in Spa.'** Wedne.«day ev-ening. June 23 a f t e r a two months ' illness. She was born Nov. 2. 1061. the daughter of Mr and Mr* Lincoln Bern is. in Royaltou. Berr ien Oo. She had lived for 24 years in Spar ta , com-ing here f rom G r a n t where she lKed 40 years. Mr Tompkins died Pe*> 23. 1904

She married Daniel D 1Y>mpkin& on J u n e X. 18B3 ln Grand RapkU S h e was a member of the S p a r t a Bapt i s t church.

Surviving a re a **i . Charley B. Pr ice of Mt Clemens; two daughters . Nora F Fender and Mrs Albert M Ander-

f son of Sp«uts ; seven grandchi ldren S T R A W B E R R I E S 10c A Q T . and IS great-grandchildren.

Pick them yourself. Bring coo t a in - Funera l services were held Sa tu rday era. Anderson Bros.. Ph. 7L1JS or * 1 4 ml the Bettes Chapel. Rev. C. W. X Laubach Art. between 11 and 13 mile Mills officiating with burial la Aah- being the house guest of Mrs. R. road . 7 - l c l a a c C g o u r w n M t c r / . 6 u a d Uw pwvioua week.

COLLEGE AGAIN Miss Coral L Lymburoer spent ' h e

weekend with "The LaBlancs" In Al-legan. Cora! and Ra lph LeBlanc II are at tending the summer session at Western Michigan College erf Educa-tion. Both Coral and Ralph a r t 1$M7 Western S ta te g r adua t e s and are wuffcing on their Master ' s degrees They are enjoying college with their orevious teachers and many friends who are there working on their Mas-ter's degrees.

Coral 's oro ther - ln- law. Leroy Wil-liams. is enrolled also a t Western S ta t e college this summer .

SITHR ON VACATION Vernon Suhr , p r imary teacher at

Trini ty Lutheran school this past schooi ye*r, lef t Fr iday via the Mil-waukee Clapper for his home in Fre-mont, Nebraska. His mother . Mrs Hazel Suhr . accompanied h im af te r

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AT L A N S I N G Michigan National Bank opened

the au to lane and doors of i ts new ^uonset "dr ive- in" branch J u n e 19. six weeks a f t e r ordering . the budding materials .

T h e b ranch fea tures facili t ies whereby motorists may t r a n s a c t business f rom behind their s teer-ing wheels. I t is an archi tectural adap ta t ion of the basic factory-rabneatod Quonset of postwar de-sign. as contrasted with the war-time Quonset familiar to service-men. T h e s t ruc ture is 32 feet wide. 36 feet long and 16 feet high.

By use of brick and a large ex-panse of p la te glass ln the semi-cUvuiar eia3-»raa of the Quonset . an at t ract ive f ron t was obtained by the architects. T h e arch-shaped exterior Is painted tan to harmonize with the brick a t front.—Michigan Investor.

By Carol Holmes-K a r t s

About the Chinese: Thei r compass points to the south Instead of the

i nor th . T h e men wear skirts, t he wo-men trousers; the men wear their ha i r long, the women coil t hem in a knot .

. T h e dressmakers are men; the women carry burdens. The spoken language is not wri t ten. The writ ten language is not spoken. Books are read back-ward and any notes are inserted a t t h e top. Whi te ls used for mourning a n d t h e bridesmaids wear black. Ins tead of being maidens, they are old women. T h e Chinese surname comes f i rs t a n d they shake their own hands ins tead of the hands of one whom they greet. Vessels are launched sideways and

But Overlook Beef At Locker Plant

S p a r t a Frozen Pood Lockers was j roabed Wednesday night . Thieves gained en t rance through a skie door

j by breaking a small glass panel. T n e loss, reported a t »13o 0G. was

mostly In small change, said E l Na- , W e r e n t people funny? My aun-son. proprietor We nad about »13 always had the coal stove taken down flS

• in pennies , mostly of the white var l - horses are mounted from the off-side, ety." he said, " the rest being in other ^ They commence their dinner with des-eotns of small denomination." .VJmJ? t i ' n J i " of s e r t * * * p n d " P w l l h ^ f i s h l

A sign on the back-room safe .-ays,, would puff away under the load of . . . SAFE UNLOCKED HEUP YOUR- t h a t burner.

SEIJ*. N I G H T ONLY " So evidenUv l t w a_, th^ same with long under- Met an especially nice person the whoever robbed the .safe took Bd a t wear . Even if Thanksgiving day were day. a young writer, as ln teres t -his word very mild, on went the iorgies re- ^ m Americana as I am. He happened

Ed says the thieves opened the ^ i -dless , and now breathless arvi to be a personal friend of the autl ior wrong door. Ju s t across f rom the safe , smothered we felt. We would have , r f "Ramtr»-e County," *nd remarked which was robbed is the door which loved being kids today when Dr. Brady J 1" 5 previous to Ross Lockndgf ' s opens in to the large cooler, and In encourages chudren to wear only the suicide, he h -d confided tha t he was which were stored hundreds of pounds c lothes tha t makes them the most depressed and confused. He liad been of valuable beef, "I guess they were n t comfortable. a t tempt ing a new book, but his wife hungry." said Ed. "for nc other food • • • explained t h a t because of deep ex-was taken so f a r as I know." Diary of June 30. 1873: Bought six haust lon h e made no headway with

Floyd Buege. » . :o operates the B & quar t s of strawberries for 75c. Hived ^ Mr Ixwkrtdge. he said, was a m a n T Dairy ba r next door, said he was s w % r m of bees. F a t h e r sold 24 s h e e p ! 8 0 charming and lovable t h a t within a t h is p > n t a t the midnight hour, but a r K j 13 l ^ n * . for f6F> $2 00 for sheep. minutes a f te r meeting him you heard no notse. H i O for lambs. We went over to would feel t h a i you liked h im very

• T h e Lacker Plant ts almost directly C a m p Lake on the 4th of July for a much. opposite the S p a r t a Police station and picnic. Had an awful ra ins torm and 1 * leas t h a n a block from the ice-cream , wind We got wet and did not have plant which is operated by t U a i f h t j a very nice t!me. Had new potatoes

^patrolman: 'tor supper.

Say* tiladyr. Taber. "Summer Is so brief. Every day so packed with bv-!n«, X h a t e to see each day eod i "

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Miss R e n a J a m e s , d a u g h t e r of Kick J a m e s , is a t t e n d i n g Che Y W Q A c a m p a t Newaygo « o d wdi t a k e a six weeks" course m counsel t r a in ing .

Pr iacl l la Circ le will ho ld a b a k e d goods sa le F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n . J u l y 2 a t 1 :30 m H o m e Appl i ance s to re .

MIM Beverly M u n s o o of M u s k e g o n » -« ; i » » " " T w " A -

fcird." B o t h gir ls r e t u r n e d t o M u e k e -

h o m e f r o m B u t t e r w o r t h hosp i ta l cat T h u r s d a y , Where h e h a s been

>i-im his a u t o m o b i l e acc iden t In May.

s o n M o n d a y w h e r e Miss M u n s o n e n -t e r t a l M d w . t h a beach p a r t h T u e s d a y school.

' V t a m 4 1 I B u r t C . r c l ,

a .m . Spec ia l music . T h e pa s to r wiU n r o a c h a n I n d e p e n d e n c e D a y ser -mon . Vis i tors invi ted .

T n e B u r t Circle will m e e t W « J n e s d i y . J u l y 7 a t t h e H ine S m i t h co t tage

ProT a n d Mrs. F r e d W a l c o t t of A n n a t C a m p Lake. M e e t a t t h e c h u i c n Arbor a n d Mr . a n d Mrs . O. E. B a l y e a t a t 1 2 :30 . T h e r e wUl be a potluok N were weekend g u e s t s of Mr. and Mrs. d i n n e r . Mrs . Lou Ke l le r will speak F r e d C la rk a t t h e i r c o t t a g e o n P ick- a b o u t h e r t r i p t o Soutrf America . erel Lake n e a r Newaygo . Mr . W a l - R e v . K a r r y of O r t n d w H . o A F r c f s ^ o r — » m U. - "6 •*JD* " " Engl ish a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y or Mich igan . J u l y 11. was a f o r m e r p r i n c i p a l of S p a r t a H i j h N ' n o f f i ce r s fo r t h e S e n .or You th

Fel low H i p a r e : Pres . . M i . s Mer r t -

w i l l m e e t W e d n e s d a y .

C O R R E S P O N D E N T . M R S . DAISY H O L B E N . P H O N E 5351. A f t e r 38 years a s t h e d i rec to r of

t h e M i c h i g a n rkwpera t lve E x t e n -sion Serv ice of Mich igan S t a t e col-lege. R o b e r t J . Ba ldwin ( r i g h t ) t u r n s t h e posi t ion over to h i s f o r -m e r a s s i s t an t . Cl in ton V Ba l l a rd B a l d w i n h a s guided t h e p r o g r a m

w h i c h r eaches every coun ty to Extr-Hiyan wi th Its coun ty ex tens ion a g e n t s t h r o u g h a g rowth f r o m t h r e e "f ie ld a g e n U " w 5 ^ « « • M S C res ident s taff members . T h e n e w d i rec tor h a s been wi th t h e E x -t e n s i o n Service to M i c h i g a n s i nce 1915. /

b H t H S - H S s » t s i V a u r s d . y . Mr. Mrs . Aael J o l ^ o n .

h o n o r i n g h e r house gues t . Miss R u t h D r a n d M r s C h a s H B r o m l e y a n d Yarne l l of G r a n d R a p i d s . Mrs . M i l d r ed Bromley a t t e n d e d the

**r ortrf vtr* H i n e S m i t h a n d Floyd wedd ing of Vi rg in ia B u r c h a n d Lt a t t e n d e d t h e wedOinK of Miss H a * J &>•***' , ̂ JSu iSa* l a s t F r l d a T e v e n i n g * M r . a n d Mrs. Mar t C a u k i n a n d El ton B u r r is at the M E g a t l o n a l c h u n . h las 5 f ami ly of N a s h u a . N c h u r c h in H a s t i n g s S a t u r d a y . T h e c o l i g n o n of New York city is1 vis i ted t h e i r pa ren t s . r ecep t ion was held a t t h e h o m e o. t ; .c . . i t | D r a n d M r s . C.ias. H- B r o m - W m . Bosch, l a s t week.

P 1 S ? " ' c ^ t a n 2 t h e f o r m e r : ' e Y ™ * J " H ' B r M e - ! Mrs . Da i sy Horben . p e n t S a t u r d a y l j S S ^ T " ™ . * ' B l a n c h e B r a d f o r d of S p a r t a . G u e s t s of Mr . a n d Mrs. Evan S h a w a f t e r n o o n a n d S u n d a y L a n d o n hall . Mich igan

, - M r a n d t h i s week were Mrs . S n a w ' s b ro the r , d a u g h t e r a n d fami ly ln t he i r c o « a g e ^ Bacon , a c c o m p a n i e d by S u n d a y d i n n e r R e v . H a r o l d F leck and Mrs. F l e c i o f & R o u n d Lake . J u d T S d Dwie>.t Bacon, a r r ived P r i -

^ r , A ^ r o S r ^ T „ d U « h r > £ » * * * ! V ic t i J o n W1UU - City &

Mr . a a d Mrs . N o r m a n R o a s e l l j _ j l y 7 ^ ^ t h Mrs . K . n e Suf l th a t he r F l u s h i n g a n d Mr. a n d Mrs . D . WaL»h c * m p L a k e co t t age . P o t luck d i n n e r of C e d a r S p r i n g s h a v e r e t u r n e d f r o m a l n c > o n B r i n g o w n t a u l e service a n d

I a week 's t r i p t h r o u g h t h e s o u t h e r n d l s h to Lou Keller will I s t a t e s e n r o u t e to M o n t g o m e r y . A l a - | t a l k o n l B r S o u t h A m e r i c a n t r .p . Meet | o a m a . a t the" c h u r c h . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n c»>m-

m i t t e e ls Mrs. F r a n k Goodwin a n d H o w a r d F . Fonger s e a m a n a w r e n - ^ c u ^ l e G i l l e t t e .

tlce, D3MR. son or Mr . a n d M r s . Lyle Ponger , h a s sa l ted f r o m New O r l e a n s ^ a I x i Mrs . C h a s . Hal l and Mrs. on a N a v a l Rese rve t r a i n i n g c ru i s e M a p Q n g e r of G r a n d R a p i d s a n d Mr. aboard t h e USB Llnd . w h i c h wi l l e n - a n d A r t h u r L a V l n e of S p a r t a lef t

' g a g e in m a n e u v e r s in t h e C a r i b b e a n . I l a s t W c d n e d a y fo r a few days ' t r i p t o N i a g a r a F a i l s a n d C a n a d a .

I P iper . S h e t l a n d ^ o h a r l e s B r o m l t y resjdetvee is

t r n » s » i w M - l h e M - ^ O r a n d R a p i d s a n d K a l a m a z o o . S u n d a y r ial crvapei. won more po in t s toward h i s c n a m p l o n - M U s M

s h i p a t Mt . Clemens . T h e s e a r e h a r d V f t r d c h o r m a n d r o v e to Det ro i t T n u r s -to acqui re because of t h e l i m i t e d n u n i - d a y f Q J . t h e d a y > s p e n d i n g " m e Ume oer of S h e h i e s . i m Windsor . C a n a d a .

Mrs. F l o r e n c e B i c k e n b a c h h a s r e - c h o r m a n . w h o h a s been de-t u r n e d f r o m a two weeks v a c a t i o n l l v e r l n _ mail h e r e f o r over a year , is t r ip to Minneapo l i s a n d oCoer p l aces o. ^ De t ro i t t h i s week . He now is a In teres t . ! r a i lway m a l l cfierk.

Mrs . Orv i l l e W e l t e r a n d d a u g h t e r B a r b a r a s p e n t l a s t week ln C h i c a g o , v i s i t ing h e r sLster a n d f a m i l y . Mr . I Wes te r h a s f in i shed h i s cour se in shoe rufouiiJlng a n d r eUi rned h o m e wi th t h e m las t F r i d a y .

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Mrs . H m e r F o n g e r of T a m p a . Fla . . c a m e T h u r s d a y t o m a k e a n exteiKied visit w i t h he r "orother- ln- la iw a n d s is-ter . Mr . a n d Mrs. R o b e r t F e r g u s o n of

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B a r b a r a of G r a n d R a p i d s ; Miss Es-t h e r Pe' . tcn or D e t r o i t a n d H a r r y L u -cas of Buffa lo . . Wyo .

Mr e n d Mrs. C a r l H o f f m a n and son Wendel l of G r a n d RapUis were S a t u r d a y n i g h t s u p p e r gues ts of Mr. a n d Mrs. M«lvln Rogers .

Miss J o a n M i M m H t o m a n S t of O n a w » y cal led on E m i l j B r a d x o r a j ^ , 4 .

Mr . a n d Mrs. George B u r n e t t vis i ted re la t ives in Big R a p i d s f r o m F r i d a y unt i l T u e s d a y .

be b r o u g h t George W . Be t tes will

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even ing . ; cousin. J a n toe Kelley.

p a r e n t s , ^ M r ^ a n d ^ s £ S h * S £ d a f " i n ^ ' S S i ^ S S f f ^ ^ a t Ca^nov ia t h i s week.

nephew. A. M. Miller a n d fami ly .

Mrs . Ruby SUur !• « * • * * * • T a - e n t v - f i v e m e n t b e r t a n d fami l ies w e e k s w i t a h e r s i s ter In De-rol t . t h e weekend w i t h Mta .

t r f e n ^ S t o e d 0 ! ^ S a f f i ^ Mrs. Lil l ian P a r k e r a n d O . W . Maxwell .

ing a t t h e h o m e of Mr. a n d Mr-J. H e n - M r ^ ( , ^ e d a u g h t e r J u ^ visited a t p . c . V a n d e r m e e r of W y o m l r ^ P a r k ,

ry B laauw. i J S S o S ^ a S S f S e r n o o n . " Mr a n d Mrs. Seymour V a n d m n j e r

S i d ^ r ^ v e n l n g ^ M f Mr. a n d Mrs. W. L. DarHng. S t ^ b i n . ^ s ' j f o ^ M r ' and Mrs B u r t o n S a u r

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B r a d f o r d was also a gues t a t t n e Ca r l f B r a d f o r d h o m e fo r d i n n e r t h a t n i g h t .

He len Hi tchcock, s is ter of Mrs . Car t j B r a d f o r d , w a s a n o v e r n i g h t g u e s t a", j t h e B r a d f o r d Homes tead , c o m i n g f r o m H i g g i t s Lake, w h e r e she h a d been o n e j or p g r o u p of t e a c h e r s r ece iv ing a week ' s t r a i n i n g ln n a t u r e a n d b i rd j s t u d y and going o n to C h i c a g o fo r f u r t h e r s tudy .

Mra . R o b e r t F r o n c h s n d ch i ld ren . N a n c y and J u d y of Aust in . T e x a s a re s p e n d i n g severa l weeks wi th Mr . a n d , Mrs . E r a s t u s W. S m i t h .

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m o t h e r , Mrs. F r a n k W a t k i n s .

Mr. a n d Mrs. B l a n c h a r d were S u n d a y d i n n e r gues t s of Mrs. J o h n Crowley.

r i e d m A l p i n e ' t o w n s h i p by t h e Rev. v e t t e d M r . Vander iheer a b r o t h e r s . J . M a y n a r d in 1880.

w r , « r . a n d Mrs. S a m Pa-vt or K e n t C i ty M i c h i g a n Ci ty . Ind.T" Mr. a n d Mrs. were S a t u r d a y even ing cal lers or Mr . B e r t S a u r and Mrs. Ida Coster vis i t - a n d Mrs. O a y l e Kelley.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Ber t P u t m a n a n d Mr. ' ^ Mr. a. id Mr R i c h a r d W h i t e a n d j Miller. Mrs. T re s sa Shook a n d Mrs . F r a n k I n m a n re tur r .ed las t ; M r a n d Mrs. Eugene G la s s Monday . • Isabel Be l lg raph . all f r o m T h u r s d a y even ing rroin a m o n t h ' s va- [ M r s w h i t e a n d Mr^. G la s s a re d a u g h - _ _ . . p - a p j < j s > a n d Mrs. A n n a Nelson t ion . hav ing visited ln U4 s ta tes , alsu t e r s 0 f Mr . a n d Mrs. Ber t S a u r . B r o w n of G r a n t atteivded t h e T h a y e r Quebec a n d O n t a r i o . C a n a d a . ^ ^ M r s Cr l.ison. r S e a n o r Gu i ld m e e t i n g a t t i e h o m e of Mrs .

M r s S a r a h Cook recent ly s p e n t ' a n " d c . w l e s s-pent F a t h e r ' s Day wi th Mary Be t t e s . t h r e e weeks w i t h he r d a u g h t e r and M r s . G i i son ' s f a t h e r nea r ScottviUe.

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