The Ludington Daily News from Ludington, Michigan • Page 2

2 Ludlngton Daily News, Saturday, January IB, 1975 Retired Postmaster Part Of 175 Years Of Mail Service By RICHARD DANCZ Daily News Staff Writer CUSTER-One thing about the Hlssong bunch. They all had a calling for the postal service. "I don't know for sure," Glenn Hissong said, leaning back in his big stuffed chair, "but I'd guess there's about 175 years of service anyway. "MAYBE A LITTLE MORE. But I can't say for sure because I don't know for sure." Hissong, who retired as postmaster of the office here after 22 years in that position, insists that he was never "married to that job" though.

"It was a job, that's all. And a darn good one at that. But I wasn't married to it. And sure after being with it for so many years, I'll miss it." He watched out the big window of his home on South Custer Road while some birds hopped around in a bush, then pounced in the snow. "Sure those are juncos.

Gray slated juncos. We've got chickadees, downy woodpeckers, grosbeaks, cardinals, blue jays, sparrows I enjoy my birds. "But the price of bird feed is so beastly high." Then he got back to the post office. "Well, Forrest retired two-and-a-half years ago as a rural carrier in Ludington, but I don't remember how many years he had in. "I've got a half-brother, Frank Hissong, who retired as a city carrieY in Dayton, Ohio, with 36 years service and Frank's boy I can't remember his name is just about ready to retire as city carrier out of Dayton.

"ANOTHER BROTHER, HOWARD, had about 10 years in the Detroit system before he went into Ford my brother-in-law Bruce Jackabon is the rural carrier in Fountain and "Polly" was a sub-carrier for Forrest in Ludington yeah, Wallace Falconer, we call 'em "Polly," he's a brother-in-law. He musta had about 10 years." While the figures are impressive and the postal service has been a favored spot for the Hissong bunch, Glenn, for one, can't wait for spring. "Matter of fact," this 55-year-old out- doorsman said, "I'm gonna sit right to home this winter because it won't be long now and sucker fishing will start." Glenn retired on Dec. 31 "Yeah, two weeks ago," and under the years and age formula of the postal service, he finished his career with 25 years of postal work and five years of U.S. Army service for his 30.

AND IN ALL THAT time, which was spent at the Custer office except for a one-year stint at the Ludington office from September of 1972 to August of 1973 as assistant Postmaster, Hissong says the work crew size at this Third Class office has remained the same. "It's the same. Two clerks and a rural Glenn Hissong carrier. But that building the office is in now is the third one. "Originally, the post office was in the house where Robert Kapcia lives then it was moved to where the Laundry-mat is now in November of 1952 and then to the present building on July 1, 1961." But Hissong has watched some changes take place in this community's postal service.

"I say if the women can do, that's fine. "Bea Stibitz took over as officer-in-charge and she's done a darn good Job. "She's friendly as all get sure, she's been 10 years in the post office (Scottville) and she knows the Job very well," Hissong said. His wife, Lenora, walked through the living room. "Has he gotten in the way yet?" "Nope," she said with a laugh.

"OH, I KEEP BUSY." he insisted. I'm outdoors puttering around as much as I can and want to. And I've got a lot of these Zane Grey books. I'm probably re-reading them for the third time." He pointed to five pictures on the wall over the sofa. "That one on the end she'll graduate from high school this year.

I think she'll go to college. Three of them went through college and one is at West Shore' Community College. "I never went to college but I'm proud that my kids did." Glenn Hissong isn't planning on keeping the postal service chain going. "Yeah but you never those things." True. Five-Day Plan To Stop Smoking WHAT IS IT? I.

A series of five consecutive group therapy sessions held for one and one-half hours each evening. These sessions include: 1. Lectures, or discussions by a minister- physician team on the physiological as well as the psychological aspects of the smoking problem. 2. Films on smoking and its harmful effects on body and mind.

Demonstrations of procedures helpful to overcoming the smoking habit. 4. Exchange of experiences by participants as they fight the habit under the Five-Day Plan. II. A personal control program that reaches into every minute of the individual's waking life.

A special booklet entitled, "Your Five-Day Plan" tells him: 1. How to relax. 2. How to avoid familiar spots or activities that might lead to a smoke. 3.

When to exercise and how to breathe. 4. What to eat and drink and with whom. 5. Even what to think at crucial times.

III. A buddy system similar to that used by Alcoholics Anonymous is a vital part of the program and follow-up after the course closes. WHO SPONSORS IT? By the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Ever since its origin the Seventh-day Adventist Church has held that the use of tobacco and alcohol is harmful to health. Therefore, its members do not smoke or drink.

The Sloan-Kettering Institute, knowing this, used the members in a study on the incidence of lung cancer among smokers and non-smokers. It is discovered that the incidence of lung cancer among smokers and non-smokers. It discovered that the incidence of lung cancer among the nonsmoking Adventists was only 10 per cent that of the average in the U.S. The church is sponsoring this plan as a part of its contribution to the physical-fitness program of the nation at a time when clear minds and healthy citizens are needed. It is a part of the Church's cooperation with the American Cancer Society and other similar organizations, which are urging an education program as to the effects of smoking.

MtMBEK A i) A IPmtpral Will Offer Bookkeeping At WSCC Dear Friends in Mason County, Our new Alexander Rye Funeral Home in Scottville will be open for business on Monday, January 20 to more con vrmently serve all of Mason County Of i ourse, we will continue to operate our established business in I udmcjton. An Open House has been planned from M. this Sunday and we cordially invite and encourage all to attend and lour our new facilities. West Shore Community College will offer a community service class in Bookkeeping beginning Wednesday, Jan. 22.

The class taught by Joanne Greene will be held in Room 204 at the Manistee High School on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. for 10 weeks. To pre-register contact the board of education office in Manistee at 723-3521 or Vickie Putney at WSCC Enterprise 6316. Registration will also be held on the first evening of class. Hull, i I OPEN WEEKDAYS 0,111, to 4 p.m, CLOSED SUNDAYS Until Spring THE PANTRY 401 S.James SI.

for Diversion Of Stoles Tax Revenues ByPAULVARIAN LANSING (OPI)-A blue ribbon study committee celled on the Legislature Friday to divert sales tax revenues from gasoline to urban transportation programs and refurbish state coffers with an income tax hike. In addition, income or property tax levels would have to be raised in communities wishing to benefit from the program. Local transporation agencies would be given levying authority. The recommendations of the is-member oublic transit financing committee, whose five-month study was sanctioned by the Legislature, are designed to meet the state's projected transportation needs between now and 1990. The committee said that while the timing of its proposed tax increases would have an adverse impact on the economy, the state must act now If It is to provide its citizens with a comprehensive public transit program.

The overall price tag on the 15-year program would be either billion or $118 billion-depending on whether metropolitan rail service in southeastern Michigan is included. The committee assumed a total federal contribution of either 95 Mlllon or W.3 billion, again depending on need, with the remainder to be split on a 50-50 basis by the state and local communities. The committee, made up of business, industrial and labor leaders from around the state, made no attempt to determine Intercity transportation needs, restricting itself to in-city travel. But it did recommend creation of an intercity transportation corporation to develop rail, bus and waterborn despite opposition from some members. Community needs were assessed in Ann Arbor, Bay City, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Muskegon, Saginaw and the seven-county region covered by the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA).

Reviewing This Week oundabout Henderson Sentenced To Jail NEW YORK (UPI) Bandleader Lyle C. "Skitch" Henderson has been sentenced to six months in Jail and fined $10,000 for filing false income tax returns in 1969 and 1970. U.S. District Court Judge Edward Weinfeld rejected a defense appeal that Henderson had suffered enOtlgh by "adverse publicity" and directed Friday that he, "serve time in jail as a deterrent to others in high places. "A fine they can well afford to pay and a slap on the wrist cannot be understood by the multitude of honest tax payers, rich and poor," the judge said.

Henderson, 56, of New York, was convicted last month of backdating by one year his music library donation to the University of Wisconsin and falsely evaluating its worth at $350,000. Defense lawyer Louis Bender appealed to the court to suspend the sentence. "I urge you not tosend him to prison," he said. But Weinfeld said, "The public interest requires that the criminal law be enforced fairly and equally. I see no purpose in placing this defendant on probation." Henderson was found guilty of submitting with his income tax returns of 1970'a forged statement which he represented as being from Bruce Benward, Chairman of Wisconsin's Music School, to the University's Board of Regents: The jury of eight women and four men acquitted Henderson of a more serious tax evasion charge and of obstructing justice and were unable to reach a verdict on a second tax evasion charge.

Police Beat Weekend Off To Safe Start Only two minor accidents were investigated in Mason County in the past 24 hours, getting the weekend off to a pretty safe start. There were none reported in the city. A two-car accident resulted in moderate damage to both vehicles involved at 4:10 p.m. Friday on US-10 in Branch Township. car driven by Elmer L.

Robinson of Hersey struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Felix C. Mickevich of route 2 Scottville. No tickets were issued. A car driven by Judith A. Hoff of 503 N.

Washington Ave. lost control and skidded into a mail box at 3 a.m. today on US-10 near Meyers Road. Minor damage was done to her vehicle. Window Shot Out Karen Pusis of 80 N.

Jebavy Drive reported a window at her residence had been shot out with a B-B gun some time in the past week. Antiwar Protesters Ask If Entitled To Payments WASHINGTON (UPI) Former, antiwar protesters made hundreds of calls to the Justice Department and American Civil Liberties Union Friday trying to find out if they are entitled to share in $12 million in damages awarded to persons illegally arrested during the 1971 Mayday protests. A spokesman for the ACLU, which filed the suit on behalf of 1,200 persons arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol at a May 5, 1971, antiwar rally, said the organization had received "hundreds of calls." She said the callers wanted to know if they qualified for damages and whether the ACLU planned to file more suits on behalf of others arrested during Mayday week protests. The precedent-setting settlement, awarded by a U.S.

New Employees At FiveCAP District Court jury Thursday, ruled that District of Columbia and Capitol police, and their chiefs, violated the protesters' constitutional rights to free speech and protections against cruel and unusual punishment. Many of the 12,000 arrested during Mayday week were incarcerated for up to three days in makeshift compounds in such places as Robert F. Kennedy Stadium and the D.C. Coliseum. In Mason County Dreams Of Spring vanish Just when many a Mason Countian started dreaming of what with the 56 degree weather, sunshine and no snow-winter roared hack into Mason County on the winds of a storm which battered Ludington and surrounding areas.

Tens of thousands of dollars damage resulted from the storm which blew into Ludington about midnight last Friday and produced 75 to loo knot winds by 7 a.m. Saturday. Windows were smashed, billboards and other signs downed, a $2,000 bathhouse washed away, electrical and telephone service sporadically disrupted in some areas and dozens of buildings damaged. Carferries Battle Storm LUDINGTON-The Chessle System carferries Spartan and Badger were both on Lake Michigan early Saturday morning when the weekend storm started to generate force. The Badger made it into Ludington harbor at 6:20 a.m.

Saturday but could not dock due to 70 to 80 knot gusts so the ship was turned nose to the wind to wait out the storm for more than eight hours before docking. Meanwhile the Badger's sistership Spartan was caught in the worst or at least one of the worst storms her captain had ever experienced. The Spartan spent 17 hours on Lake Michigan, from 4 a.m. Saturday when she left Kewaunee bound for Ludington to 8:15 p.m that evening when she finally docked in Milwaukee after It was decided not to try to enter port at Ludington. Scottville Ties Up 'Loose End' voters put the water issue to rest on Tuesday when they voted 298-114 in favor of a referendum to proceed with the sale of $720,000 in revenue bonds for a water pipeline system from Ludington.

The special election was held after a citizen's petition was submitted to the city commission last September requesting a vote on the financing of the project. The bonds will be sold at five per cent interest for 40 years and work should begin this spring. The project will include a distribution system re-working in the city, a storage tank and a transmission line from Stiles Road to the city limits. Ludington will complete their end of the project during the same period. City officials from both communities expressed satisfaction with the election results which put an end to the "paper" side of the issue.

$166,000 Unemployment Fund Here LUDINGTON-County officials continued, as the week ended, their tasks of establishing a priority list among more than 30 county agencies seeking a share of the $166,000 earmarked for Mason County under a new Federal emergency employment program. Fifty Mason County residents may find public service employment under the new program, Comprehensive Employment Training Act, Phase Six. By next Wednesday final decision as to what county agencies will get what amount of money to what amount of people is expected. Office Staff, Board Reach 'Stalemate' Some of the negotiators representing the Ludington Area School District didn't know a 'stalemate' had been reached with contract negotiations with the office staff until they read it in the Daily News this week. Those representing the district are examining and developing a statement to be released in the near future.

In any event, Robert Chitteneon, who is representing the office staff told the News, "the employer has refused to discuss any issues or proposals we have presented. We are trying to upgrade these people so they are treated equally among the rest of the employees in the school district." How To Keep DART Darting? With the opinion behind them that the Dial-A-Ride Transportation millage issue did indeed pass, the City of Ludington officials continued to wrestle this week with the problem of where to get the nearly $40,000 needed to subsidize DART until the one mill tax levy can be made available next January. Manistee Woman Dies After Accident Manistee woman died following a two-car head- on collision Sunday afternoon on US-10-31 in front of Marek's Auto Parts in Amber Township. Evelyn D. Falk, 64, of Manistee became Mason County's first fatal traffic accident statistic when she died at Memorial Hospital following the mishap.

The driver of the other vehicle Robert L. Purgiel, 28, of Manistee was charged with negligent homicide by Mason County Sheriff's officers following an investigation of the accident. MORE POLICE BUENOS AIRES (UPI) The Argentine government has authorized the federal police to hire 3,000 new policemen to keep up with the increased work load. Federal police handle most crime control in Buenos Aires and do specialized jobs throughout the country. LYRIC DO Obituaries Harry R.

HaHer Eves Once at 7 p.m. Sat Sun Mat at 1 p.m. Open 15 min. before Show NANCY M. RE8ZKA Nancy Reszka has been hired by FiveCAP to be the new community organizer-supervisor.

Nancy is 23 years old and is a graduate of Michigan State University. Prior to employment with FiveCAP, Nancy worked as a house parent at Staircase in Ludington. At FiveCAP, Nancy will supervise the outreach program employees in Lake, Manistee, Newaygo and Mason counties. Financed through the Office of Economic Opportunities, Nancy Reszka will be paid $6,700. Mouse Knocks Out WKJR'RQdio NORTH MUSKEGON (UPI) A medium-sized grey field mouse crawled into the transmitter site for Radio Station WKJR, shorted out a transformer and knocked the station off the air for 45 minutes.

Station owner Herbert Smith said the disruption occurred during live broadcasting of the Muskegon Grandville-Calvin Christian basketball game. DANIEL M. RESZKA A Volunteer Coordinator for the Youth Environmental Services Program (YES) has been selected. Daniel M. Reszka, who has been working at the Staircase for the past six months and is a graduate of Michigan State University.

Financed through the Mason County Board of Commissioners and under the direction of FiveCAP, the pilot program will provide youth in 'Mason County with a service to be "able to cope with their environment in an acceptable manner." The YES Program will depend on volunteers from Mason County to provide the involvement needed from the community. Volunteers are any citizen who is willing to donate their time to help and car for another person. Persons interested in volunteering should contact Daniel Reszka at FiveCAP in Custer at 757-3785. The volunteer coordinator will receive an $8,000 salary which is part of an appropriation for the program approved by the Mason County Board of Commissioners. Harry R.

Haller, 73, of 426 N. William St. was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital at 2:45 p.m. Friday. He had a heart attack while rabbit hunting with his friend 0.

A. Starke. He was born Dec. 24, 1901 in Buttersville and grew up and went to school in Ludington. He was a semi-pro baseball player in the Michigan Central League as a catcher.

Mr. Haller was married May 3, 1952 in Ludington to Lillian Timm Donnelly, who survives. He worked for the Star Watch Co. for 42 years, retiring nine years ago as a foreman in the polishing department. He was a member of the Emanuel Lutheran Church and chairman of the church council for 12 years, also chairman of the evangelism committee, member of the Eagles Lodge 1354 and an avid hunter and fisherman.

Surviving besides his wife, are one son, Raymond D. of Fenton; two grandchildren; two nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, George. Our Friday Ad Was In Error ANPSHOULD HAVE READ, BAR-B4 CHICKEN DINNER Chicken, French Fries, Cole Slaw, Roll and Toast. REG.

12.85 NOW DOWNTOWN COLONIAL MUCATBSiN IMN.HaJbAv*. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Emanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Wayne Buskirk officiating. Friends may call at the Dorrell Funeral Home after 7 p.m.

today and the family will be present to receive from 7 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church Monday to lie in state until the time of service.

Memorial contributions may be made at the Emanuel Lutheran Church. Envelopes are available at the chapel. Mrs. Leslie (Grayce) Bragg Mrs. Leslie (Grayce) Bragg, 82, former Scottville resident, of Kissimee, died Thursday at Orlando, Fla.

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