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9 a 4 B-2 THE STATE JOURNAL Nov. 13, 1962 President Is Elected Lansing Michigan 9 9 Eugene Knight Heads Mt. Pleasant Board (Special to The State Journal) Four Will Divide $28,910 Found in Charlotte House other old friend. Nichols always thought there was money hidden in the home but after a fruitless COMMENDED Happy with his city's new Certificate of Achieve ment plaque from the National Safety Council is Chief William K. Eveleth of the Grand Ledge Police Department, who has been commended for the progress the community has shown in traffic safety during his term as safety coordinator.

Mayor James recently accepted the plaque from Sgt. Frank Devlin of the state police, as Grand Ledge became one of 35 cities in its population class to receive the award nationally. The mayor also awarded a citation to Rebort W. Bryant for his service to traffic safety through assistance given a vehicle safety check. (Special to The Stat Journal) CHARLOTTE, Nov.

13 Four men who claimed a share of found in the home of the late Linnie Denetz agreed Monday on a division of the money. Under the agreement, Thomas Nichols of Charlotte and George W. Watson, Jr. of Washington, D.C., each will get Lawrence Porter of Charlotte will get $5,000 and Harvey Gear-: hart, also of Charlotte, will get $2,500. The Denetz woman died Jan.

21, 1959, at her home at 230 S. Oliver St. In her will she left the home, its furniture and a store building on Main St to Nichols, an old friend. She stipulated that the balance of the estate be divided between Nichols and Watson, an BUGGY COLLECTION Old cutters, sleighs, wagons and other horse-drawn carriages have been collected by William Smith, near Laingsburg. For the past 14 years, William, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer Smith, has collected, repaired and re-painted these old-time relics as a hobby. Above, Elmer Smith relaxes in a surrey with the fringe on top, just one of many buggies in the valuable collection. William is a freshman at Michigan State University and graduated from Ovid High School. (State Journal Photo) Shopping Center Shifts SeenLikely in 1963-4 JOHN RICHARDSON JOHN FAUST II Lil (WIS If 2 Grand Ledge Scouts MOUNT PLEASANT, Nov.

13- Eugene Knight, formerly vice president of the Mount Pleasant School Board, was elevated to president last night at a meeting of the board. Knight, a school board member for 13 years, succeeds J. Elmer Graham who resigned as board president earlier this fall because of the pressures of business. Graham, who had served on the board for 20 years, stepped down following his promotion to presi dent of the Isabella County-State BanK in Mount Pleasant. Carson City Man Shot ESCANABA, Nov.

13 (UPD Lyle J. SorrelL 30, rural Carson City, was in critical condition at a hospital here today with gun shot wounds suffered Saturday night in a hunting camp accident. Sorrell was wounded by his brother, Gordon B. Sorrell, 37, also of rural Carson City, when Gordon's rifle discharged as he was unloading it at their camp near Mamstique. To Greet Friends On Anniversary (Special to The Stat Journal) ELSIE, Nov.

13 The 50th wed ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Domin Sunk, 6749 Shepardsville Road, Elsie, will be observed at their home Sunday between 1 and p.m. The day will begin with high mas at 8 a.m. in St.

Cyril's Catholic Church at Bannister, followed by a family breakfast at the home of their son, John Sunk, Hol-lister Road, Ovid. Domin Surik and Rose Polako- vic were married Nov. 23, 1912, before the late Rev. Fr. Slane in St.

Paul's Catholic Church in uwosso. Then: attendants were John Palakovic of Rossford, Ohio, and Anna Eodak of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Surik were both born in Czechoslovakia and came to America in 1907 and 1909 re spectively.

Besides their son, John, they are parents of four daughters: Mrs. Marvin Code of Jooplin, Mrs. Thomas Pare of Rochester, and Mrs. An drew Fabus and Mrs. Max Eas-I lick of Elsie.

They also number nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Poulos Is New Mayor of Flint FLINT, Nov. 13(21 George Poulos, commissioner of Flint's i 8th Ward, was elected last night as mayor. He succeeds Charles A. Mobley, who gave up the mayor-j alty to make an unsuccessful bid for the legislature in last Tues day's election.

Donald R. Seal, 7th Ward Commissioner, was named on the 30th ballot of the city commission to serve as mayor pro tem. Death Claims Former Mayor CHEBOYGAN, Nov. 13 un-Max Levine, 74, former Cheboygan mayor, died of a heart attack here Sunday. A scrap dealer and merchant, Levine was Cheboygan's only Jewish citizen.

Israeli newspapers reported his election as mayor in 1950, chronicling his rise from a Russian born immigrant who was or phaned at 7 and came to the Unit ed States at 16, uneducated and unable to speak English. Killed in Crash MOUNT CLEMENS, Nov. 13 (UPD Lottie Etherton, 52, Rose- vule, was killed early today when her car rammed into the rear of an empty tractor trailer on M-97 north of 12-Mile Road in Southern Macomb County. Dennis Bennett, Roseville, driv er of the truck, told police he was about to make a left turn into a parking lot when the accident happened. Public BOUNCING BETTY Betty Hamm bounces and bounces as she plays her drums at a night club in Marquette.

Betty learned to play the drums by practicing with sticks on the top of a garbage can and learned to read notes when she took piano lessons. (AP Photo.) Betty Hamm's Bouncing, Rhythm Hit of North DETROIT, Nov. 13 V-Shop- ping center danger signals have been raised at the 1962 convention of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. With more than 6,000 shopping centers already built and others being built, increased competition will put a growing number on the market in the next few years, the association has been told at its 25th annual convention now in ses-! sion here. Robert R.

Lamm, shopping cen ter specialist with Henry S. Miller Co. of Dallas, told the association here yesterday that "it has been said more shopping centers will be sold in the next two years than were sold in the last five." Lamm didn't quarrel with the estimate, and added: Many of the owners have used an accelerated method of depreciation and now need to sell because a large part of their net income is taxable. Lamm said that many prospec tive buyers expect a return of 10 Bar Group Criticized Judge Calls Grievance Committee Inactive FLINT, Nov. 13 (UPD The Michigan Bar Association was accused of "inaction" yesterday in failing to act on five grievances against attorneys in Genesee County.

Presiding Genesee County Cir cuit Judge Donn D. Parker said at least two of the attorneys should be disbarred. In a letter to State Bar Associa tion President Maxwell F. Badg- ley of Jackson, Judge Parker said some gnevances have been pending for two years. The Bar Grievance Committee, Parker added, "Apparently needs reform either in personnel or in its structure and design.

He said two of the men, whom he refused to name, had been con victed on criminal charges by juries and were still practicing in Genesee County. One of the men, he added, had served a term in Jackson prison. "Probably the worst aspect of this problem, Parker said in his letter, that the State Bar attempts to give the public the impression that it keeps its own house in order the records on complaints currently pending in this -county disproves the Bar's position." "By its inaction in this district the State Bar has in effect turned certain licenses to practice into licenses to victimize, and it has certainly by inaction given its blessing to unethical and illegal activity," Parker stated. Body Found MONROE, Nov. 13 at The body of Mrs.

Grace Graham, 61, of Monroe, was recovered from the River Raisin last night. Mrs. Graham, a widow, was reported missing yesterday. Servant search he sold it to Porter, a fur niture dealer. The pair agreed to split any money that might turn up.

Porter hired Gearhart to help remodel the building. On March 28. 1961. Gearhart uncovered a tin can buried in a basement wall. The can contained a solidified wad of moldy bills which the U.S.

Treasury Department said was worth $28,910. Since then the four claimants had been quibbling over a divi sion of the money. Under Monday's agreement, Joe C. Foster, Lansing attorney, will be named administrator of the money. A final disposition will be made by the Eaton County Probate Court remembers setting the drums up by the instruction sheet.

"All I know how to do." she said, "was work the foot pedal (for the bass drum). I didn't know what to do with my hands. Bob said 'Give the impression you know what youre doing, so started working the foot pedal, jumping up and down and waving my hands. Some times I cross my eyes and bang away. "They liked it We were hired right then for the next weekend.

That was in December of 1957 and the trio remained a weekend band until 1959. Then it got its first full week of steady employ ment and became the Betty Hamm Trio because the newspaper ad vertising man accidentally put an extra on our abbreviation of Hamalainen." NOT IT'S A DUO Accordionist uannmen, who didn't like to be away from home all week, has since quit and the trio has become the Betty Hamm Duo, with drums and organ. Now Betty and Bob fill six en gagements a week usually at the same spots in Munising, Aurora, Rapid River, Marquette and adjoining ishpem- ing. And instead of looking for jobs, they turn down an average of one or two a week. The duo's depending upon the day, occasion and distance from home is $55 to $100 per per formance.

Out of that, of course, must come expenses, dues Local 218 of the Federation of Musicians; and Babysitting tees they pay Bob sister, Joan Blazer, for tending Theresa and Tony. One story picked up in their wake was that authorities at Iron Mountain had nixed their per formance as too sexy on Betty's part But Bob says it isn so, "We were packing too many people into a firetrap bar that's why. Pop-ins on performances at Au rora and Marquette found both taverns crowded and jumping with Betty, who Bob leaves on her own playing a drums solo for as much as five or 10 minutes-while he table-hops, chatting with the customers. Betty leans backwards and bounces, she bounces down and peeps pixie-like under the cymbal. Some times she yelps, "Hey, hey" and some times she yells in what passes for ecstasy.

Couple Feted On Anniversary (Special to The State Journal) WACOUSTA, Nov. 13 Observ ing the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. orrest Shipman, the couple's children held open house at the home Sunday after noon. Eighty relatives and friends attended.

One daughter, Mrs Charles Lipka, and a sister of Mr. Shipman, Mrs. Harnett Hendnck- son, both living in Oakland, telephoned during the afternoon. Payment Authorized $2,000 to Be Spent On Delta Twp. Plan The Delta Township Planning Commission Monday night agreed to authorize the Delta Township Board to disburse $2,000 as the initial payment on a comprehensive township plan.

Planning commiss i 0 discussed a proposed contract for a comprehensive Delta Township plan with members of the Tri-j County Planning Commission prior to making a decision to au thorize initial planning. Robert Young, Tri-County direc tor, said overall 'cost-of planning would be $8,050, with the town ship, the state and the federal government each contributing one- third. The contract would cover recre ation areas, drainage pro- jected on a population growth factor, Young said. Completed plans would be sub ject to a public hearing before adoption. In other action, commissioners heard a complaint from Mar-Moor subdivision residents against non conforming use of a bnck structure on the southwest corner of Waverly Road and Willow which thev said was being used as a store.

Residents were told to take their complaints to the Delta Township Board. Gun Fired At Trucker Hint Blast Was Due To Strike Activity DETROIT, Nov. 13 ffl Gun shots were fired at a tank truck carrying fuel oil from the struck Mobil Oil Co. depot in Dearborn today. Truck Driver Robert White of Mount Clemens said three shots were fired at his vehicle from an old model car about 600 yards ahead of him.

One of the three shots crashed through the windshield and out the back window, White said. The other two were wild. White was not injured. White, who was taking the oil to Pontiac, said he thought at first the loud reports were from blowouts. He stopped a passing police car and was given an escort to Pontiac.

Police said the shots probably were fired from a high-powered rifle in view of the distance be tween the car and the truck. White said the shots were fired just after he had passsed 10 Mile Road. That section of Telegraph Road (U.S. 24) is unlighted. The Oil; Chemical and Atomic Workers Union has been in strike at Mobil since last June over a job assignment dispute.

Burglar Steals Sewing Machine (Special to The State Journal) MASON, Nov. 13 Thieves en tered the Larry Allen home, 261 College Road, Mason, Monday night and stole a $300 sewing machine and a table radio. Ingham County Sheriffs offi cers said Mr. and Mrs. Allen re turned home about 10 p.m.

Monday after a deer hunting trip and found the home had been entered after burglars broke a glass in a rear door. Officers are still investigating. Owosso Pair Married 63 Years OWOSSO, Nov. 13 Sixty-three years of married life were celebrated Sunday by Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Angle of Owosso. To mark the occasion, they were hosts to four of their five children and their families at an anniversary dinner. Mr. Angle, now retired, served Owosso as city assessor for many years before retiring. The couple has seven grandchildren and five to 12 percent or more on cash invested, and added: "It may not be possible to get this if the center is several years old, and the original loan is paid down to the point where a lot of cash is required." Pilot Dies In Crash of Helicopter MENOMINEE, Nov.

13 (UPD The R. J. Enstrom Corporation's experimental new helicopter, the F-28, crashed and burned here today, killing the pilot. The accident happened in a field about a mile north of here at mid-morning. James Terrell, Menominee, the pilot, was trapped in the twisted wreckage which burned after the impact A witness, Alwin Chaltry, Me nominee, said the helicopter exploded on impact He said the flames were so intense that he had no chance to pull the pilot from the craft The F-28, a three-seater, had not been certified as yet by the government.

Eut the firm hoped to complete experiments and get a certification by Jan. 1 and go into production of about 50 helicopters a year by 1963. The firm moved here from Crys tal Falls about 18 months ago. It was the first accident with the hel icopter since experimental flying began some time ago. Ashley Students Lansing Visitors (Special to The Statu Journal) ASHLEY, Nov.

13 Thirty-six students from the Ashley Elementary School visited the Michigan State University campus and The State Journal Monday. The sixth grade students were led by James Tossey, Ashley High School superintendent, and Miss Helen Bendes, sixth grade teacher. Area Deaths Mrs. Schneckenberger ITHACA, Nov. 13 Funeral serv ices for Mrs.

Lois Borton Schneckenberger, 55, Houghton Lake, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Ithaca First Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Emerson Township Cemetery. A separate service is set for 8 p.m. Tuesday at Houghton Lake.

She died Monday at her Houghton Lake home from a heart attack. She was a former Ithaca resident. She is survived by her husband, Robert; son, Donald Knapp, Lansing: a brother, Norman Borton, Vesta- burg, and four grandchildren. The body will be at the Beebe Funeral Home. Mrs.

Helen M. Turner BANNISTER, 13 Mrs. Helen M. Turner, 53, Bannister, died unexpectedly at 6 p.m. Monday of a heart attack at a local hospital Mrs.

Turner had been a resident of the Elsie Bannister area for the past 19 years. She and her husband. Earl, operated Earl's Tavern in Bannister for the last fiver years. She was born in Chicago, July 13, 1909. She married Roy Ebert in Chicago in 1927.

There were five sons and a daugh ter by her first marriage. She and Earl Turner were married in 1953. Surviving besides her husband are daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Miller of Midland; five sons, Roy Ebert of Laingsburg, Jack, Jim, George and Tom Ebert at home. Services will be at St.

Cyril's Catholic Church in Bannister at 10 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Elsie. Rev. Father Clarence Smolinski will officiate.

The body is at the Carter Funeral. Home in Elsie where the rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Area Funerals Mrs. Viva O'Berry OWOSSO.

Nov. IS Fimm-al services were to he held at Scar lett's Funeral Home here Tues day afternoon for Mrs. Viva O'Berrv. 76. a former Ownssn dent who died Saturday at her nome in laKe city.

Burial was to be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. O'Berrv. who was cictor nf Owosso City Commissioner Ray treuatiy, was born in Cadillac, but had spent most of her life in Owossor. She is survived by her brother, three grandchildren and Given Eagle (Special to The State Journal) GRAND LEDGE, Nov.

13 An Eagle Scout Court of Honor was held Monday evening in the First Methodist Church, to award Eagle Scout merit badges to two local boys, who are members of a troop All Eaton Asked to Greet Santa (Special to The State Journal) CHARLOTTE, Nov. 13 Interest throughout Eaton county in the pre-Christmas arrival of Santa Claus here in a parade of floats is increasing daily, according to Robert B. Gibson, manager of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Santa Claus will arrive on his own float with his sleigh and four of his reindeer. Dasher, Dancer, Comet and Donder, at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. The 30-foot long float will be decorated in ice blue, silver, green and white. Follow ing the parade Santa Claus will go to the basement of the Eaton County Courthouse where he will give away candy to the children between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Invitations have been extended to organizations, clubs, churches, schools and other groups and in dividuals throughout Eaton County to participate in the parade and entries are now being received.

Gibson believes that every or ganization and group in the coun ty has been contacted but if any were missed the invitation is ex tended to participate with float or marching unit. Those planning to participate are requested to notify the Chamber of Commerce as early as possible by mail, tele phone or personal calls in the office. The theme of the parade will be the religious story of Christmas and the mythical story of Santa Claus. Special Events in Churches WACOUSTA A large number attended the open house held by Rev. and Mrs.

William Torrey Sunday afternoon. All guests were shown the improvements and furnishings, including the wall-to-wall carpeting the parsonage The Wacousta Church WSCS rum-; mage sale held at the IOOF Hall, Lansing, Friday brought in $200. Wyeth Selling Milk to Viet Nam (Special to The State Journal) MASON, Nov. 13 An order for $40,920 worth of powdered milk being sold overseas under provisions of the United States foreign aid program has been placed with the Mason plant of Wyeth Inter national, the Agency for In ternational Development reported today. The Mason plant is filling the order under a supply contract awarded to Wyeth by a firm in Cholon, Viet Nam.

The purchase is financed under the U.S. economic assistance program in South Viet, Nam. Awards sponsored by the First Methodist Church. Walter Eschtruth, district chairman of Boy Scouts, was in charge of the program and intro duced Dwight Haslet, Rev. Har old Jacobs, pastor of the church, Walter Eschtruth and Roger Kuhl- man, institutional representatives.

The Eagle awards were presented to John Faust and John Rich ardson by Scoutmaster Charles Blackburn. Faust became a member of Troop No. 56 in 1959. He received his 2nd and 1st class awards in 1960, passed his requirements for Star Scout in July, 1961, and Life Scout in November, 1961. Richardson received his tender- toot award and became a mem ber of the same troop in October, 19d9.

He received his 2nd and 1st class awards in 1960, was made a Star Scout in 1961 and Life Scout in 196L Both received the God and Coun try Award at the First Methodist Church June 7 last after one and a half years of church service. The boys join a list of 23 other boys from Grand Ledge who have received this honor. Area Clubs And Lodges WACOUSTA The Extension Club meeting for Nov. 19, will be held Nov. 26, at the home of Mrs.

Ray Speirbrecker. The lesson, "Scandanavian Cooking," is to be presented by Mrs. Stanley Espie. GRAND LEDGE Mrs Marinrio iim ot Nashville, grand marshal of the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star for Michigan will have a school of instruction for the officers and members of the Grand and MnHiVpn chapters Thursday. The meeting win open at 7:30 in the Masonic Temple and refreshments will be served following the schnol hv Mrs.

Nettie Cribley, Mrs. Majel stmeDower and Mrs. JSrma Cramer. Next regular meeting of the Grand Ledge Chapter is Dec. 6.

Wacousta Marks Education Week (Special to The State Journal) WACOUSTA, Nov. 13 American Education Week is being observed the Wacousta school this week. ah interested in tne school are invited to visit the school at this time. Parent-teacher conferences are to be held both Thursday and Fri day, the regular school sessions ending at noon on those days. School Conferences Planned in December (Special to.

The State Journal) PERRINTON, Nov. 13 A com mittee of parents is working to organize a schedule for parents to have conferences with teachers in all the Fulton School buildings Dec. 5, 6 and 7 during the after noon and evening with exception that no conferences will be sched uled for Friday evening, Dec. 7. Parents are being urged to keep these dates open somewhat so that they will be able to come for their conferences.

Area Births VTt. 1T of Lansing, a son David Lawrence. Nov. 12. at the Magee Hospital in De WITT To Mr.

and Mrs. Jack tnin Uarhtriui TnJ -1 i ki jc iliac i cu ie, isov. at jjt. Lawrence Hospital. By A.

F. MAHAN MARQUETTE, Nov. 13 (JB Betty Hamm bounces and bounces and bounces all the while playing at least two drums, sometimes three, and whacking a cymbal. Between rolls on the snare drums, she flicks up a hand and tugs back into pkce shoulder- straps she lets fall dangerously in adding a great big measure of sex to performances of the Betty Hamm Duo. Betty's feet are as busy as her hands, or maybe busier.

Up and down she goes, bouncing in rhythm' with the tune never more than one foot on the floor at a time but never missing a lick on the pedal 01 the big bass drum. To make room for action, a tight fitting black dress is slit half-thigh high on either side. Sev eral rows 01 two-inch long nnnge on the dress beat themselves to a frazzle. PERPETUAL MOTION A man in Houghton said, after driving roughly 230 miles round trip to see it: "She's got an act you've got to see to believe. And after you've seen that gal, you know there is such a thing as perpetual motion.

Betty has a well stacked 35-23-36 figure, reddish-brown hair and blue eyes. She is 5-feet-l, weighs 110 pounds, and looks, even after hours of bouncing, less than her 30 years. The other half of the Betty Hamm Duo is husband Bob Ham-alainen, who also has reddish-brown hair and blue eyes. He stands 5-feet-6, weighs 175 and is 35. Once he played guitar accom paniment to her drums; now its a chord organ.

Both are natives of Michigan's Unoer Peninsula, she of Big Bay and he of Marquette. He is of Finnish extraction, she 01 Italian and Spanish. When they first met Bob was a machinist's helper in shops of the Duluth, South Shore and At lantic Railroad, and a weekend guitar player in a Marquette Scandanavian orchestra. While he started playing at 17, Bob still doesn't read music. He plays by ear.

Betty learned to read notes two years ago while taking piano lessons so she could later on teach their children, Theresa, 6, and Tony, 3. BEATS GARBAGE CAN Where was drummer Betty Hamm discovered? Beating rhythm on a garbage can with sticks while hubby Bob and friends were rehearsing some tunes outside on a summer day. "It was obvious she had good rhythm," Bob recalled, "so I suggested why didn't she get some drums. She thought it was a swell idea. So when we got the money together she bought a set" Three days thereafter.

Bob and Arlene Hanninen, who were play ing a weekend date at Ottawa Lodge at Kenton, took Betty and her drums along. Betty A ir-dfi iff UM i i MTOWwnMW PRINCIPAL B. Stanley Pocuis has been St. Johns high school principal for 12 years. He was a science teacher for two years before becoming principal.

Pocuis has degrees from Michigan State University and is presently doing advanced studies there on school administration. He is a member of several professional organizations. two great-grandchildren. m. r.

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