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The Evening News from Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan • Page 10

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The Evening Newsi
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Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
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HO Of THE EVENING NEWS, SAULT STE. MARIE, JULY 6, 1966 TVI i Schools Board plan Swun each, Park Strahl Re-Elected President All officers of the Sault Ste. Marie area public schools system were re-elected at a meeting held Tuesday night at the Pine Street administration build- Maurice Strahl re-elected as president; Dr. Donald Finlay- Kon, vice president; Vern Coutant secretary and treasurer of federal assistance funds; Frank Heselton, treasurer of tb? gen- The Chlppewa County Department of Health has been approved for home nursing care duties under the medicare program by the U.S. Department of Public Health, according to word received by Dr.

C. E. Reddick, director. Tie program has beea underway since last spring under State Department of Health sponsorship when the public health nursing staff was increased to four members, said Reddick. Persons under the medicare program may receive home nursing cai upon recommendation of their physician.

Nurses operating (he Chippewa county program are Virginia Dyer, Enid Doric, Adeline Knopp and Vyla SwarL eral fund. The Sault Ste. Marie area school system now includes Sugar Island, which joined the system last year; Soo, Bruce and District 10 of Dafter townships which became part of the system through the reorganization election last April. Starting next year any qualified elector resident of the latter three dis- STRAHL tricls will be eligible to be a candidate for the school board post. Sugar Island residents were eligible for this type of duty this year.

Wednesday July 13, was set as the date when the Board of Education will discuss several of the problems concerning the new high school. The public is invited to this meeting which will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the office of the Superintendent of Schools, 906 Pine Street. BRIDGE TRAFFIC UP Independence Day traffic across the Mackinac Bridge was up 12 percent over a year ago, rather than slightly down, according to Macklnac Bridge Authority officials. Figures quoted in Tuesday's Evening News, said officials, were from 6 p.m.

Friday, July 1, rather than for the fall four days in the holiday. The true four-day totals for this year, July 1-4, were 44,437 vehicles compared to 39,520 vehicles for the first four days of July In 1965. This makes an increase of slightly more than 12 percent. ci ULUC of approximately 20 Cedarvffle east of town and is owned by residents met with the board to Edward Rudd. suggest purchase of a tract of In other routine board actions waterfront with a sand beach just the trustees authorized two delegates to attend a state health east of town along M-134.

0 uvl oixiu aeaiai The Planning Commission as- department sponsored demonstra- sured the Board that establish- ticn on public dumping grounds ment of a beach in this area management to be held in Ish- would fit in with the overall plan- peming on July 29. ning and zoning program now being drafted. The trustees approved a resolution to take an option on a section of land, which has about 660 feet of frontage on M-134 and approximately 800 feel of sand beach opposite LaSalle Island. At the Kiwanis Club meeting Both the board and planning Tuesday, Ernest Kranz was commission pointed out that any presented with a Citizen of the decision to purchase the property Month Award. outright would be subject to voter approval in November but that Public affairs committee, made taking an option now is desirable the presentation, until more information on the Kranz was iwi me re- proposed purchase can be ob- freshing energy and enthusiasm tained.

The delegation, headed by unofficially Chamber of Commerce President Robert Landis, told the commission that the need for The Friendly Store Vacation-Time Shop every department and SAVE! CORONADO 16.9 Cu. ft. REFRIGERATOR-FREEZER $91095 Handsome new decorator styl' -ing, thinwall square line design. And the spacious sub-zero freezer is ot tho Ihe most-used items at no-sloop level. White or copperlone finish, right or left hand doors.

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Lot Iii Les Qieneaux Area CEDARVILLE First step in a public beach a long discussed plan to estabish creasingly' apparent as available a public park and swimming and suitable water front in the beach for Les Cheneaux residents Les Cbeneaux area is largely in were taken at last night's meet- the possession of private owner ing of CJarfc Township Board Members of the Township Plan- Vi iauu uuuer conning Commission and a delegation sideration ds less than a mile City Commission Highlights APPOINTMENT OF four members to the Housing peals Board was postponed until a future meeting. Edward Jacques was appointed a member of the Building Board of Appeals. An ordinance rescinding Airport Commission provisions of the City Code was introduced, with presentation of the ordinance- slated for the July 18 meeting. Identical low bids of $1,623 were received from Old, Murphy and Old Agency and Sault Kiwanians Present Award To Ernie Kranz Matt Howie, chairman of the Kranz was lauded for the re- with which he has worked to contribute to the betterment of the youth of the community; tor his efforts as a coach as well as a teacher; and for the manner in which he has handled increasing responsibility during his 20 years in the community. Howie used an overhead projector to present a study on the Hospital Group Holds Meeting NEWBERRY Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Auxiliary met on Tuesday, June 28 at the Hospital.

Mrs. Angus Nault reported on the Upper Peninsula meeting of Hospital Auxiliaries held in Munising May 30-June. Eleven members attended from Newberry. Mrs. George Boat, president of the Newberry Auxiliary was honored as a past president of the group and was presented with a past-president's pin, The Auxiliary agreed to purchase two fracture beds for the hospital, as well as a bookcase for the doctor's lounge.

Refreshments were served be incidence of mental illness in Chippewa Coucty during 1965. Paul Oberman Goes To Israel For Summer Paul Oberman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Oberman, leaves New York City this evening for Israel where he will attend the seven-week Israel Summer Institute sponsored by the American Zionist Youth Foundation. Two of the seven weeks will be spent on a kibbutz, one of Israel's agricultural settlements.

Touring and lectures are among other items on the Institute's agenda. Paul will be a senior at the University of Michigan next year. His address will be: Independent Summer Institute Youth Department PO Box 7141 Jerusalem, Israel. MacLaren Quits City Post City Manager Richard L. Lar-' sen today announced the resignation of Duncan MacLaren, city building inspector, effective July 8.

According to Larsen, MacLaren has accepted a position on 315 Ashmun Phone 2-3231 ai iuia idvuepitju a posit Mrs. Beaulieu and Mrs. Criqui.lfhe State Plumbing Board. The News By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PASADENA, Calif. Scientists, after days of trying, re-established contact today with Surveyor 1, the photo-snapping spacecraft on the moon.

It had been silent during the two-week frigid lunar night, and experts feared its battery might be dead. DETROIT A federal judge settled a patent suit with multimillion-dollar implications for the steel' industry today, ruling invalid a patent held by Kaiser Industries Inc. on a revolutionary steel-making process. NEW YORK --About 197,000 Volkswagen automobiles were ordered recalled to local dealers today for inspection of front axle ball joint assemblies and rear luggage compartment lids. KYOTO, Japan Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Foreign Minister Etsusaburo Shuna today he is convinced the North Vietnamese military forces now in the south can be defeated and that the process is now under way.

Ten thousand Communist, Socialist and other ieaftist students massed a mile from Rusk's hotel to protest U.S. policy in Viet Nam. Police stood by to block any attempt to march on the hotel. DETROIT Under both grand jury and departmental investigation, the Detroit police force is losing two more top echelon officers to retirement. Only last week Deputy Supt.

Paul E. Sheridan applied for retirement. Inspector Peter Soncrant, 57, the deputy chief of detectives, James Dunleavy, 58, filed for retirement Tuesday Eighteen policemen have been indicted by a one-man grand jury' 17 on charges of perjury, Two of these 17 and another ha ve been indicted on charges of bribery and conspiracy to bribe. SACRAMENTO, Caiif. Shotgun blasts from a moving car killed two Negro transients Tuesday night in Sacramento's skid row area.

Police arrested three white men. The victims, shot'in the neck and groin, fell in the Old Sacramento district made up of flop houses, abandoned buildings dating from the gold rush, saloons, a strip tease joint, cheap restaurants and small motion picture houses Arrested were three young men from towns across the Sacramento River, to the west. Police, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning the rights of defendants, refused to give details. They said they had not established a motive.

OPENING TOMORROW THE SKERBECK SHOWS WfTH FOR YOUNG OLD LOCATED AT THE WEST PIER ON WEST PORTAGE AYE. SPONSORED BY SAULT MICHIGAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THi DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS Lawrence Myner Insura. Agency for city boiler insurance. Both agencies represent the same company, said City Manager Richard L. Larsen, accounting for the identical bids.

The manager recommended accepting the low bid, the commission concurring and stipulating that the two agents concerned meet with the city manager and flip a coin to determine bid award. Request of Gas Light Lounge, Inc. for transfer of 1966 tavern licensed business from John R. Wilds and transfer of location from Route 1, Sault Ste. Marie to 101 W.

18th and request for a new SDM license was approved contingent upon the corporation not owing any bills to the City of Sault Ste. Marie. PUBLIC HEARINGS on proposed paving projects on Bermuda Ave. from Oriole Blvd. to Sherman Park Drive, and Sherman Park Drive to 16th Easterday Ave.

from Seymour St. to E. Spruce; E. Spruce St. from Elm St.

to Mission were established for the July 18 meeting. Public hearing on remodeling of sidewalk on Ashmun St. between Portage Ave. and Park Place was also established for July 18 meeting. Public hearing on a proposed pavement and curb and gutter on Superior St.

between 7th and 8th was established for the Aug. 1 meeting. Public hearing on a proposed paving in the Foss Hill area will be held at a special meeting July 25. Public hearing on a proposed widening of Nolte St. was stricken from the agenda and the manager ordered to proceed with the work.

War Memorial Hospital is the only OBITUARY D. A. Conoly Word has been received here of the death of D. A. Conoly of Davenport, at 12:55 a.m.

July 5 after an extended illness. Mrs. Conoly is the former Leore FJood of this city. Borial will be at Sapulpa, Okla. Mrs.

B. Green Mrs. B. J. (Alvina) Green, made her home with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.

if Mrs. Marco Fabricino, 807 Helen died at the Fabricino cottage at Birch Point July 5. Mrs. Green was born March 3, 1902 in Niagara, Wis. She was married Feb.

3, 1920 at St. Anne's Church in Escanaba and had lived in the Sault for the past 45 years. She was a raem- ter of St. Mary's Church, the Daughters of Isabella and Gold Star Mothers. Her husband died in August, 1956.

Surviving are two sons, Lawrence Green of Bay City and Ronald Green of Sault Ste. Marie; two daughters, Mrs. Marco (Lorraine) Fabricino and Betty Green of the Sault; eight grandchildren; a brother, Picard of St. Paul, three Mrs. Flora Arendt of Detroit, Mrs.

Sarah Sabourin of Niagara, and Mrs. Mable Mason of Milwaukee. A son, Harold died in November, 79.14! Friends may call at the Beiley-Newhouse Funeral H.ime beginning Thursday at 2 p.m. Prayers will be said at the funeral home Thursday at 8 pm. Members of the Chirsio- Columbus Auxiliary will meet at the funeral home lor Michael the prayers.

Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Mary' family lot in Riverside Ccjne tery. property owner concerned, said City Manager Larsen, and Dr. Walter Wentz, hospital administrator, has indicated the hospital is willing to go ahead without necessity of a public hearing.

Parking regulations prohibiting parking along the south side of Portage Ave. from Magazine St. easterly for a distance of 425 feet, and prohibiting parking on the west side of Johnstone St. from Johnstone St. bridge 100 feet south, were received and placed on file.

Twelve property condemnations were approved by the commission, including Lots 6 to 9 inclusive, Block 5, Martyn and Stuarts Addition, located on 10th east of Shunk Road; a property at 1500 Shunk Lots 9 and 10. Garden Subdivision, W. 14th Lots 8 to 10 inclusive, north of right-of-way in Hall's Addition; a property at 246 Arlington and a property at 1808 Tweed St. Also condemned were properties at 409 Adams 1429 Marquette 918 Minneapolis Lots 23 and 24, Block 8, McNaughtons Subdivision No. 2, on City Limits Rd.

between Shunk and Seymour; Lots 20-24 inclusive, Block 7, Martyn dition; and the Stuarts Ad- entire Block 3, A. B. Wilgus Addition. A REQUEST from UPCAP requesting commission support in Civil Aeronautics Board intervention regarding the "Aerial Bridge" flight from Escanaba to Traverse City and points south was referred to the Airport Board on motion of Commissioner Dahlman. Public bearing on a petitioned abandonment of W.

7th Ave. from Park St. east to the alley, was established for the Aug. 1 meeting. The commission authorized the expenditure of not to exceed $2,000 to assist in an engineering study to update the City-County Airport master plan.

Minutes of the Housing Commission meeting of June 13, the Pullar Community Building Board meeting of June 23, and the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of June 15, were received and placed on file. Young Adults To Meet Thursday At The Wilds Following a successful Jdckoff dance on the Fourth of July, a meeting of the sponsoring young adults will be held to discuss the formation and or- Eanization of a club. Future plans for the club will be discussed and members will bo recruited. The meeting is open to -all in- crested young people. It will be held at 7:30 p.m.

Thuuday evening at the Wilds on Riverside Drive. Celebrates ST. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McNamara, Jr.

of St. Ignace, celebrated their 25th wed- cling anniversary Tuesday. The couple were married in Flint July 5. 1941. McNamara, a native of St.

Ignace, has been practicing law here since 1948. They have one son, Edward NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) The producers of the Newport jazz ui tue jMewpori jazz Church. Burial will be in the and folk festivals turn to opera next. The Metropolitan Opera will appear here July 12-16.

Two Detroit Men Jailed On Assault Charges Kenneth L. Crawford, 24 and Wayne C. Clark, 23, both of Detroit, are being held in the-county jail pending arraignment today on assault charges stemming from a fight on Sugar Island early Tuesday in which a Sault man was badly beaten. Sheriff Lee Myers said the Detroiter's met Donald McKer- chie, 28, Jack McKerchie, 24, both of 819 Johnstone and Darrell Belleau, 22, 612 Maple at a Sugar Island, tavern about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday and asked for a ride to Payment, On arrival at Payment, ari argument developed, the sheriff said.

According to the sheriff, the Detoiters said Donald McKerchie came at them, and Clark allegedly him with a beer bottle. Befieau and brother, coming to the assistance of Donald, were held off by Crawford who allegedly pulled a knife, tlie sheriff said. Belleau and J. McKerehie told the sheriff Clark knocked Donald DR. J.

CARL EL1JOTT SOO CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 215 Ashmun Soo, Mich. MB 2-8231 Hours: Mon through 10 to 5 Saturdays to 13 MOn. Fit. Eves to a p.m. to the ground, and Crawford allegedly cut his face with knife.

While lying on the ground. McKerchie was allegedly kicked in the face by the two Detroit men. McKerchie was admitted to War Memorial Hospital suffering from facial lacerations and fractures, according to Hospital authorities, who said today his condition is fair. Hospital Notes The following patients were admitted to War Memorial Hospital: Donald McKerchie, Thomas F. Folkner, Simon McKee, Ruth 0.

Watson, Arthur Winger, Pearl Gilroy, Laura D. Kelly, Ronald Blaock, Doris J. Pearce, Monica W. Adams, Sault; Richard Hamman, Indiana; Leona M. LaCoy, Ponliac; Eugene J.

Vassar, Cedarville; Bernadelte G. Latlirop, Sault, Gladys Blankenship, Barbeau; Lawrence Ledy, Drummond Island; Joe E. DeFreese, Alabama; Thelma M. Yeack. Dafter.

The following patients discharged: Delmar R. Kendrick, Gilbert LaVictor, Jody L. Perry, Marilyn SeppaJa, Sault; Timothy B. LaJoie, Barbeau,.

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