The Ludington Daily News from Ludington, Michigan • Page 3

bCTbe'ER ffr THE News Briefs People's society, Evangelical Free. church, will not meet for the usual evening service on Sunday. The Sewing guild, Paulina Stearns meet Monday, Oct. 18, at 2 p. m.

in the staff room of the. hospital. Mrs. Auburn Dean Davis, 709 East Dowland street, returneql Tuesday after spending five days with Mr. Davis in Detroit.

St. Simon's Altar society has 111 several years, Mrs. Christine Larsen Hansen, 86, died at 4 a. m. today at the residence at 201 First street which had been her home for 57 years.

Mrs. Hansen, came here 57 years, ago from Greenville, whe're she had resided five years. She was a member pf postponed its pot-luck and fousi- Bethany Methodist church and ness meeting frpm -Monday- Oct. 18.to. Monday Oct.

25. is' regular communion service. Wtv. Walter Sears', 302 East Filer street, is being released from the hospital today and'. will be at home for friends who wish to call.

Pfc. Kenneth' O'Connor, son of Mrs. Gertrude O'Connor of 603 New William street, is home from Ft. Lewis, on a 15- day furlough. Pfc.

Robert E. Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bailey of 203 South gjtaffon street, is home on furlough from Ft.

Etmory, ftrownie Cub pack No. 12, Girl Scouts, will meet Monday at 3-45' p. m. at the First Methodist church. The girls are asked to bring corks and pins.

Friends wishing to write to Robert Black can reach him by addressing: Pyt. Black, AT Co. 343 Inf. APO 450, Camp Howze, Eskel Olson, Roy Johnson, Lister and his son Arthur all left by boat today to attend the football game in Mil- Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert 20,6 Filer street, expected their son, Sgt. Robert H. Tarr, today from David Monthan Field, and Mrs. Charles Doty, 701 New William street, are receiving congratulations on the birth of a nine-pound boy, Richard Francis, born at home Monday.

Cpl. Norman Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Johnston of 106 Franklin street, is spending a 15-day furlough 'With his parents. He is stationed 1 at Drew Field, Tampa.

Fla. Mrs. Roy Johnson, 809 East Ludington avenue, left Friday to spend the week-end in Midland with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald of Danish sisterhood.

She was born Aug. 10, 1857, in Denmark. She.grew to young womanhood in her native country where she was married to Hans p. the young couple coming to America on their wedding trip. Mr.

Larsen passed away in March, 1902, and Aug. 22,. was marr.ied to Peter Alfred Hansen, who died Aug. 20, 1932. Mrs.

Hansen is survived by two sons, William Larsen and Tom Larsen of Ludington; a dau'ghter, Mrs. John Olson oi Manistee; a brother, N. P. Larsen of Ludington; seven grand- Idea of Carferries Got Its £tart Here in 1897 if. Mercereau, Retired Midland 41 was put into service.

ITnrt rt A 1 i-iv4' 1 fl Superintendent, Has Seen Entire Development Not quite half a century has passed since the. first Pere Mar- purchasers finding wortli- quette carferry steamed her i of a continued, life of good Many years ago the 15 and' 10 went, out of service. More recently, they were followed by Nos. 19 and 20. None of them has i was scrapped however, their initial voyage across Lake Michigan.

was in 1897, a mempr- use, further proof of Mev- cerau's contention that the be seaworthy and strong. able date in the history of Great Except for the first uWo or Lakes navigation. This first i these carferries, the No. 15 a net 'No. 1G, and the latest addition, City of Midland 41, all of the Pere Marquette carferries were built, following ideas of Mr.

Mercereau under his personal suoervision and efficient knowledge. In 1931 Mr. Mercereau was forced by failing eye sight to retire from active service, but he will never retire from his lively interest in carferrying. Pere Marquette carferry was made of steel, the. first steel carferry in the world.

Prior to 1897 the Flint Pere Marquette Railway had operated a fleet of small package and grain steamers between Ludington and Wisconsin ports for 15 years. These steamers were of the break-bulk type, their use necessitating a large crew of freight-handlers on land to unload the freight from the box cars to the holds of these vessels. Few were sure that the new carferry would prove practical Behler. Girl Scout Troop 8, Com- rell chapel where it will remain until funeral services, which are scheduled for p. m.

Tuesday at the chapel. The services will be in charge of the Rev. Mr. Erling Edwardsen. Burial will be in Lake view cemetery.

Ludington, County Schools to Close tor Teachers' Meet Mr. Mercereau is now in Ludington, planning to leave soon with his wife for their winter home at Domedin, Fla. But he leaves with regret for this port was the scene of many inter. their ingrained skepticism, i esthig experiences. Here, in Dor- scoffed, but also business men, his office overlooking the har- whose far-sighted dream of I bo'r, he would stand gazing but ships that could carry freight of his window, watching the cars directly across the lake carferries depart in almost, tern- children and four great grand- 1 only old-time sailors with I'j fnoii" i olront im cm The body was taken to 'Majors' in Riveting munity will meet Tuesday at 3:45 in the churchhouse.

The leaders and committee members will be present to help organize the The friends of Leonard Pa- kora will be pleased to receive new address. He is addressed as: Pfc. Leonard Pa- kora, 36190112, APO 305, care of Postmaster, New York, N. Y. Dick Derrick, Daily News Sports Editor and Ivan Tillotson, coach of Scottville's Spartans, will leave early Sunday for Milwaukee to attend the Packer-Red Skin Pro-Football game.

Dr. E. Greenwald and son, Jack, and Albert Johnson will leave on the evening boat for Milwaukee where they plan to attend the Washington Redskin-Green Bay Packer football game on Sunday. Wore! has been received that Pfc. Joseph Rosponik is confined to the hospital.

Friends wishing to write him will use this address: Pfc. Joseph Ros- potnik, 36182990, APO 81, care of Postmaster. Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Rasmussen of Cedar, formerly of Fountain, received a change of address for their son Bill. The new address is: Sgt. William Rasmussen, 16064955, APO 12448, care of Postmaster, New York, N. Judge Owen J. Gavigan, Peter VonSprecken.

and Alphonse Meny left this noon by boat for Milwaukee. They plan on attending the Washington Redskin-Green Bay Packer football game Sunday, Friends of Cipl. Earl R. Hartley will Ibe sorry learn, that he was returned 16.Station hospital, for a. major operation.

His address Cipl. Earl R. Hartley, Sta. Ward Stoneman, Oalif. Leveaux post No.

2409, Veterans of Foreign Wars and its auxiliary will Monday a.t 3 p. m. at Veterans hall. The auxiliary will hold election for an 18-month trustee. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

Mr. and Mrs. JI, 609 returned from Chicago they attended the Inland Press meeting, Furstenau has given a concert in Crestpn, Iowa and also visitqd her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.

T. Barrens in Kansas City, Mo. Jeane Godfrey of Ann Arbor arrived Friday and spend Ludington and Mason county schools will be closed Thursday and Friday while their teachers are attending an institute of Region 4 of Michigan Education association in Grand Rapids. This conference has been declared a teacher-training institute by the state department of public instruction and teachers may attend without loss of pay. Besides Mason, counties in Region 4 are Manistee, Lake, Oceana, Newaygo, Osceola, Me- uosta, Muskegon, Kent, Ottawa, Montcalm, Ionia, Allegan and Barry.

A well-rounded program has been prepared with emphasis placed on the role of education during the war and in the posi- war era. Speakers include Carroll Binder, director of one of the world's foremost foreign news services; Robert Lasch, columnist; Mrs. Ruth Bryan Rohde, America's first woman diplomat; Major Arthur K. chief of civilian pre-induction training. branch, US Army; Albert J.

Phillips, executive secretary of Michigan Education association; Eugene B. Elliot, state superintendent or public instruction. P. C. Hartman of Ludington high school will conduct a section meeting on biology at Davis Technical high school Friday morning.

Regional officers are Dorman Post, Muskegon Heights, chairman; Howard W. Wickett, principal Creslon nigh school, Grand Rapids, first vice chairman; Lynn Clark, commissioner of schools, Grand Rapids, second vice chairman; Buena Henshaw, Holland, secretary; Lowell J. McDougall, Grand Rapids, executive secretary. without transferring their cargoes was obscured by their fear that the idea might not prove feasible, except in the minds of a few visionaries. One man was crtain this innovation was practical.

He was William L. Mercereau of Ludington, who has lived to see the efficiency of the carferry develop from 1897 when there was but one of these ships sailing the Pere Marquette flag, until today when carferries of three the Pere Marquette, Grand Haven and Ann are constantly plying across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin ports, staying in port only long enough to unload and today', take on another cargo of freight pestuo'iis seas and then seeing them return, little the worse for their hard trips. Much has been written of the storms that, through the years, have beset Lake Michigan, resulting in the loss of many Jives arid causing untold damage to ships and their cargoes. Sttiries of these disasters are colorful and readable, but it is the constructive lives of William L. Mercereau and men like him who worked incessantly and intelligently to make these withstand the onslaughts of Na- little Laka Michigan transportation what it The Rev.

Fr. Eugene, Kuhn, assistant pastor at St. Sim'on's church for the past three and a' half has been transferred to Grand' Rapids where he will be chaplain at Mt. Mercy academy, day. effective to- Arinouncement was made by i the Rt.

Rev. Msgr Thomas L. Noa, administrator of Grand Rapids diocese. Fr. Kuhn came to Ludington July 6.

No successor to him has been named, for the present, the Rev. Fr. Leo Toohey, pastor, told morning. The News this bert Lich'te, Henry Bigsby and Jacob Meisenheimer. December: Program, Mrs.

Al Chase and Miss Geraldlne Johnson, teachers, and pupils of the school. January: Program, Mr. and who, with thought of self, made cars, bearing vital war, materials for plants throughout the country. Mr. Mercereau served the Pere Marquette 31 years as superin- tendant of carferries.

In other words, for 31 years he worked, ate and slept carferries. They meant everything to him; he gave them and their operation everything he had. He lived for these ships. New ODT Order on Deliveries Now in Effect Full compliance from truck operators with new ODT restrictions on all retail and wholesale deliveries in this area is expected by the Office of De- As a young man Mr. Mercer- I i ense Transportation, Harold PI i VIPV nicrVinr rvav vim eau worked as fireman on a Flint Pere Marquette locomotive, leaving this job after a year and a half to become purser on one of same company's package and grain steamers operating put of Ludington on Lake Michigan.

Subsequently he took a business course in St. Louis, but, by this time, Frier, district manager, warned today. Frier's warning came after the restrictions went into effect in this area, and was prompted from a volume of requests from operators seeking relief from the restrictions of MRS. JAMES LONGSTREET, widow of the Confederate Gen. James Longstreet, Is pictured above In class at an aircraft school in Marietta, near Atlanta, where she is studying riveting, fabrication and assembly.

The famous general died in 1905. (International) Butler PT-A to Meet Oct. 29 BUTLER first meeting of the Butler school Parent Teacher's association will be held at the school house Friday evening, Oct 29, at 8 o'clock instead of Oct. 22 as had been previously planned. The postponement of the date has been made because of Teacher's Institute which will be held Ocb.

21 and 22. The following committees to act for the ensuing year have been announced by the president, Mrs. Ronald Van Dyke: Mrs. John Lister, Mr. and Mrs.

Earl E. Olmstead and Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Brown; refreshments, Mesdames Elery mon, Peter Christensen and Clyde Eppard; clean-up, Elery Harmon, Peter Christensen and Clyde Eppard. February: Program, Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Colby, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Jorgensen and Mr. and Mrs.

Perry A. Gamertsfelder; refreshments, Mesdames James Pedersen, Alfred Bogvad and George Striker; clean-up, James Pedersen. Alfred Bogvad and March: Program, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dittmer, Rev, and Mrs.

John Kitchens and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Peterson; refreshments, Mesdames Eli Etanson, Harold Kennedy and Emma Wagner: clean-up, Eli Hanson, Harold Kennedy and George E. Wagner. April: Program.

and Mrs. Harold Harmon, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Wadel and Dqs- Lal; refreshments, Mesdames Waller Hess, Robert Witte and eludes Mr. and Mrs.

Edisq'ri Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Melvln Goff, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Ha'nsori und Mr.

and Mrs. John Keifer. Mrs. Charles ffoffman arid daughter Beverly, and Mrs. George H.

Gardner, all of Lud- ingCon, were afternoon an'd supper guests Friday, Oct. 8, at the Wagner-VanDyke home. Rev. and Mrs. John Kitchens and daughter Marilyn; Mr.

arid Mrs. John Lichte and Mr. and Mrs. Abe Gamertsfelder w'ere Sunday dinner guests, Oct. at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer Hartley in Center Riverton. Supper guests were Mr. and Mrs. Gamertsfelder and Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Hannah a'nd sons, Keith and David. Mr. arid Mrs. Harold Kennedy were guests at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. LaVerne Cooper arm soft's, Lane and Duarie, of Ludington Friday evening, Oct. 18. Mr. and Mrs.

Delbert J. Wadel of Grand Rapids returned to their home Friday, Oct. 8, after visiting relatives for several days, They were accompanied (in their return by Mrs. William Kenneay of Ludington who spent a few days in that city. Miss Ruth Wittbecker, Mason county librarian with the bb'ok- mobile, visited the Butler schocz Monday, Oct.

11. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril He'mmer of Scottville were recent visitors at the Wagner- Van Dyke home. AT FIRST SWNOPA 666 TABLETi SALVE.

HOSE DROPS Emma Wagner arid son George, and Miss Ann Marie Oliyerius, were Sunday dinner guests, Oct. 10, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Coop'er and sons of Ludington. Friends of Mrs.

William Van Dyke will be glad to learn she recovered from infection she recently suffered in her loot but don't you think it's wise to have a savings account ror me, too! M. or a. liberal Federal: Savings Loan Carl Witte; Hess, Robert Witte. May: Picnic committee; ner menu, Nels cleah-up, Walter Witte and Carl din- Jo r- gensen, Gus Rahn, William Laude and John Barowski: tables, William Laude, Gus Rahn and Nels Jorgensen; entertalnOctober: Program, Miss Ame- ment, grammer room pupils. the order.

"It has come to my atten- railro'ading had got into his tion said Mr. Frier, "that blood and, after graduation, he ma of operators i the Cadillac district feel they can obtain special Operating permits Steamer Arrives With Coal Cargo Steamer John Kling, operated by the Rockport Shipping reached Ludington late Friday a load of approximately 8,0.00 tons of coal to be discharged at the Abrahamson- Nerheim Co. dock. Shortly after beginning its work of unloading, a shaft in the unloading mechanism was broken and the work was being held up today until repairs could be made. It was expected the cargo could be unloaded later today or Sunday.

Previous supplies of coal for residential use had been exhausted at the Abrahamson- Nerheim docks earlier this week, so that arrival of the Kling was described as well-timed in terms of local needs. Rail shipments of coal, to be resumed on regular schedule again after Nov. 15, are at a minimum at present. Prices Get Ceilings All types of luggage were placed under, uniform price trol by OPA today in a move to check practices which, in some instances, had resulted in un- returned to Saginaw to work as a special assistant in the general offices of Flint Pere Marquette. In August, 1898, he was sent to Ludington and, within a few weeks, was made superintendent of the company's marine operations.

True, the company looked on these marine operations as sort of a stepchild. There was plenty of Michigan transportation was proving a popular and feasible way of this carferry idea, which had been in operation only a year, still was considered dubiously. Mr. Mercereau however was certain that the carferry was the most practical, economical and convenient means of transporting feight across Lake Michigan, and he set out with determination to put his marine operations department on an effi- the week-end at the home of justifiable Increases in prices. Mr.

and Mrs. John OPA stated that the action North Lake Shore drive. Miss I was based on the fact that a- Godfrey will be remembered vailable supplies of luggage as the Children's worker for the probate court in Ludington. ADD TO were being sharply reduced as a result of greatly increased wartime luggage rep quirements and partly because i of. War Production board re- sen- strictions production tences of 2 to 5 years for automobile theft have been imposed on Harold Gusjafson, 22, and William 23.

both Detroit, who escaped from the state reformatory Aug. 24. They were, with (Stealing an automobile during their flight from the reformatory. approximately to 60 per cent of the 1941 that an urgent need for effective price control had developed. The extent of any price reductions as a result of today's actions will, vary from store to store, depending upon individual prices previously charged cient working basis.

With the volume of business what it was, he soon realized that the one carferry, which was then known simply as the Pere Marquette and later given the number 15 as her name, couldn't begin to handle the vast amount of freight offered, and he urged the line to build a second steel ship, which was put into seryice in 1901. This ship, the No. 17, had more extensive cabin accomdations than the No. 10. In the same year, through a railway merger, a third ship was added to the Pere Marquette fleet, which even then was known as the railway across Lake Michigan.

This third vessel was called the No. 16. in an effort to avoid the restrictions without attempting to operate under the order." The order, although new to this territory has been in effect since May 27, 1943, in the eastern critical area, Mr. Frier stated. The principal purpose of js to limit.the number pf wholesale and retail deliveries which may be made weekly and to prohibit the retail delivery of any article which does not exceed five pounds in weight or which does not exceed sixty inches in combined length and girth.

All wholesale deliveries except of ice and all retail deliveries except of ice and milk are prohibited on Sunday. Delivery routes of each company must be immediately rearranged so that they neither duplicate nor overlap. "The new restrictions are imposed not arbitrarily to curb truck operations, but to sale- guard the continuance of retail and wholesale deliveries in the face of serious and growing wartime shortages of tires, gasoline, spare parts, and the vehicles Mr. Frier stated. lia Shaffer and Mesdames Al Chase and Alfred Benson; refreshments, Mesdames Ralph Knudsen and Ronald Van Dyke; clean-up, Ronald Van Dyke, Ralph Knudsen and Alfred Benson.

November: Program, Mr. and Mrs. H. Maurice Butler, Mr. and Mrs.

Elwyn Olmstead and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson; refreshments, Mesdames Albert Lichte, Henry Bigsby and Jacob Meisenheimer; clean-up, AI- Ways and Means committee appointed to act for year in- Dofrell Funeral Home AMBULANCE CHAPEL PIPE ORGAN PHONE Geo. E. Dofrell Don M.

Crawford Established 1908 PENTMER THEATRE LAST TIMES TONIGHT Double Show Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Nils Asther, Roger Pryor, Marc Lawrence, Ralph Sant'ord in "SUBMARINE ALERT" Feature No. 2 Dave (Tex) O'Brien, Jim Newill, Janet Shaw, Guy WiUtcrson, Charles King, Tom London in "BAD MEN OF THUNDER GAP" Get Ready for Winter! Star School The Citizenship club held its second meeting Friday afternoon. Monitors were elected for the ensuing two weeks. Rhea Brye, daughter of Mrs. Jensen, visited school Thursday with her little son Rickey Brye.

Mrs. Roy Mero came Monday SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY Sunday Matinees 3:00 Continuous dramatic experience that you'll never get out of your Laughton at his best. With three ships in constant morning with her son Johnnie, operation the fleet couldn' keep up with the amount of business. In 1902 the No. 18 was built and put into service.

The and remained for the morning session of school. Mrs. Dostal and five of her pupils visited Wednesday after- following year two more carter- noon and requested a demon- 2 0 ptemb 0 er 10, the No. 18 sank, the only major disaster of that type to be sustained by the Pere Marquette line, being replaced in 1911 by a new ship, which was given the same number of her lost sister as her name. Although the No.

18 is the oldest Pere Marquette ship in operation, she continues to give the same sturdy, excellent service for which she was noted whev: she was the pride of the fleet 32 years In 1924 the fleet was increased by two more carferries, the 21 and 22. In 1929 and 1930 Pere Marquette City of Saginaw 31 and City of Flint built. Two years ago. 32 were in 1941, City of OPA sa.id. Under the terms of the new price regulations which is OPA Maximum Price Regulation 476 retail celling price tags must be attached by the manufacturer giving specific top retail price i for each item of luggage.

meeting of ship club. They hope to organize a club so the pupils called a special meeting for their benefit. Mr. Hemmer, 4-H victory worker, called at the school and left sacks for milkweed pods. Twelve sacks were taken to Scottville form this school.

Miss Monroe, the music teacher, made her regular visit this, week. SAVE THOSE SHOES! Get longer wear from your shoes. Let us attend to minor repairs as they come. SEED 327 703 S. Wash.

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