Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 22

fc? a 1 5 '-J 3r 22 STATE JOURNAL (Lansing, Mich.) Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1953 Community Ceremony to Welcome Yu leti OPEN THURSDAY NOON TILL 9 9 East Lansing, M. S. C. GIVE All the Family SLIPPERS To Combine in Event East Lansing and Michigan State college will celebrate the new Christmas season in a community ceremony Sunday evening.

For East Lansing people, the ceremony will mark the success irO ful climax of an all-out community effort to dress the main street in Yuletide garb. At the college, the ceremony will be the traditional lighting of college students in Delta Tau Delta fraternity. Pi Beta Phi sorority and the Kiwanis Christmas decora tions committee, will begin at 7:30 p. m. Sunday.

College singing groups and the chorus from East Lansing high school will take part in the ceremonies and John A. Hannah, pres ident of the college, and Mayor Max R. Strother of East Lansing 'Abbott rd. entrance to the campus. I College officials, student leaders and townspeople are joining together in the ceremony for the first time to welcome the holiday season in colorful fashion.

Sparked by the East Lansing Ki-Wanis club and the Merchants" association, the campaign to decorate he college city's main street was hailed as a heart-warming success. NATIVITY SCENE The two organizations, with the help of the city's churches and the city government, have completed arrangements and the financing of decorations along the medial strip of Grand River ave. Central decoration will be a Na MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN DANIEL GREEN OL. B. EVANS LITTLE FALLS A DECAMP GIFT CERTIFICATE IS A WELCOME GIFT will participate.

Lighting the great evergreen on the campus is a traditional event at the college dating back to 1925. Originally, the lights went on a tree near Morrill hall but in 1935 Pres. Hannah changed the decora tions to the Abbott rd. entrance so the tree would be visible to the motorists passing on Grand River ave. and to tne people or -ast tivity scene with full-sized figures placed in a manger.

The Nativity Lansing. Three years ago, students at the will be placed directly north college organized a ceremony for the three lighting and that has been taken up since by various student groups. Delta Tau Delta ihe M. S. C.

Union building. To the east will be another group of life-sized figures of old English carolers. Music behind the carolers from loud speakers in the Union building will all but bring Jhe figures to life. Phrisfmas trees alons the medial fraternity and Pi Beta Phi sorority have the program for the second EAST LANSING decoration committee of the Kiwanis club, William Hicks, Leo Francisco, Russell Kleis, John Hicks, Murle V. Croy, William Morefield, C.

Peterson, Carl Card and Grover Pratt. (Journal photo) Other men apply protective wax to rubber figurines. The men in the picture include Orville Ayres, Harold Garfield, president of the East Lansing Merchants association, Ron Abbey, Henry Larzelere, chairman of the Christmas VOLUNTEERS FOR SANTA East Lansing men pitch in to complete construction and preparation for the city's downtown Christmas decorations which will be installed with ceremonies Sunday night. Under the direction of Orville Ayres, who laid out the project, a number of men are shown building a manger for a Nativity scene to be erected across from the Union building on Grand River ave. year.

This will mark the first year tnat strip and plaques hung from lamp! the city and the college have col-tosts along the business district i laborated in such a program, jviil round out the all-new Christ- Tuesday night, volunteers re-mas decorations. icruited by various co-operating Ceremonies, planned jointly by (East Lansing organizations went 3 grounds submitted by Valorous Joe ts Mattheis yesterday. Mattheis and Ray Lee Olson were To Feature to work preparing tne aecorations for East Lansing. They worked sentenced to life imprisonment in Slayer Plea Is Re jected Southern Michigan prison April 10, 0" from dinner time until late in the evening to unpack figurines and prepare scenery. guilty of attacking and killing thejg The Faculty Wednesday, t.ssi Lansing Girl Scouts pitched in for the job of trimming the Christmas trees along the Grand River ave.

media! strip. M. S. C. Making Plans for The project has cost East Lan Television Programs to Start in January sing Merchants' association about S1.200, but donations from busi young college iresnman.

Backyard Pools AKRON, O. CTNS) A lot of Hollywood glamor is going into many backyards next year the swimming pool is no longer a millionaire's plaything. Robert W. Nickels, B. F.

Goodrich industrial division manager, estimates that 1954 sales of "backyard swimming pools" will reach an all-time high of $75,000,000. nessmen, the Kiwanis club, the city council and various other organ KALAMAZOO, Dec. 2 CP) A motion for a retrial has been denied to one of the two convicted murderers of Western Michigan College Co-ed Carolyn Sue Drown, just three years after the young Stock-bridge girl was found slain in a cornfield. Judge Lucien F. Sweet denied the motion by dismissing all three FINEST WATCH Television programs drawing izations have been pouring into the association treasurer.

He said he has pledges for more than the S1.200. upon faculty members, students and visiting dignitaries at Mich EXPANDED PROGRAM igan State college will be featured on WKAR-TV when the television station goes on the air in January. Open Thursday Night 7 to 9 The merchants, however, are Dlanning an expanded decoration Outstanding members of the M. program for next year and each S. C.

facultv and information about Winterize Your Home Michigan State activities throughout the world will be featured, ac season after that, iney said all contributions from East Lansing people would be gratefully cording to Wiiliam H. Tomlinson. WKAR-TV producer-co-ordinator Monev was an important factor for information services. PEED PIPER Apparently very content in the ice-cold water, Mr. Polar Bear seems to be piping a happy tune to herald the coming of the season he likes best.

Actually, the furry animal is just gnawing on a broomstick- he found floating in his pool at the Bronx zoo. but the labor of many East Lan WKAR-TV will begin programs rip? sing people really turned tne trick on Channel 60 in January, beamed This bank will help you finance the cost with an FHA property improvement loan. YOU CAN BORROW to install new heating equipment, insulation, siding, storm sash and roofing. Installments and rates are moderate. MONA to an approximate 65-mile radius 17 l.wI.

14k natural of the East Lansing station. in preparing the deocrations. Outstanding was the work of Orville Ayres. long-time resident, who built the manger for the Nativity scene. or whit gold cct.

Among regular programs to be included in "all college program such as "Farmers' Week" and en ming. Tomlinson said, is "Curtain Henry E. Larzelere. chairman of Going Up," featuring Don Buell associate professor of speech, dra the Kiwanis committee and a prime mover in the decorations campaign. matics and radio education at praised everyone connected with'M.

S. C. East Lansing State Bank Corner Grand River and Abbott Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Br- gineering shows and student affairs will be included. Associated with M. S.

television since its start in 1951, Tomlinson holds a master's degree from Michigan State college. Prior to World War II, he was with the Columbia Broadcasting system in New York. Buell's popular program by the BRENDA same name has been featured for the project Wednesday morning and said he hoped the people of East Lansing would really turn out Sunday night for the ceremonies. 17 iwts. 14k natural or whins gold cas.

16 years on WKAR-radio. Buell will present information and news and reviews about current Broad way theater, gathered bv him in Ferries Working On New Schedule regular visits to New York. Other programs will include student activities of an "all college" nature, information about the Michigan State college museum 6950 WENDA 17 leweii. Natural whiht gold-filled CO- The early winter schedule for state ferries at the Straits of and other campus attractidns. Forums, conferences, lectures by 7 Mackinac has been placed in visiting professors.

sRecirl events The state highway department said it will operate two boats on FREE PARKING IN LOT AT REAR OF STORE STORE HOURS OPEN THURSDAY vi- I I the scneduie until tne regular win Ranney jewelers 211 Abbott Rd. East Lansing xt to Statt ThMltr VTit' ter schedule goes into effect Jan. 1. 1 Until then, boats will leave I Mackinaw City and St. Ignace at i 6 a.

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