The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan • Page 7

TIMES HERALD WANT ADS YU 5-7171 IME PURI MURON TIMES HERALD PRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1956 PAGE SEVEN Announcements IN PORT HURON Free coke! Take home 6. Honey Rock Melons, 6 for watermelons, 26 lb. 59c; frankfurters, 3 lbs. Michigan potatoes. No.

1, 50 $1.59. Ducky's Market, 2112 Stone street. tf. Mary Blake teaches Tap ToeBallet at the Quinian Dance School. Phone YU 5-8404 for details.

9-4 Maybelle Van Dance Studios now forming classes in all types of dancing. YU-2-1037 for information. tf Hot Barbecue Chicken Paul's Market. YU 5-9252. Radiator Service in Gulf Gas Station, across from P.

H. High School. YU 2-2092. 8-31, 9-1, 2, 3, 14, 15, 16, 28, 30 Dutch's Log Cabin, 24th St, Country Western Music Tonite ttfss-ti Dancing tonight at Brody's Inn, 3301-24th street. OUTSIDE PORT HURON State Park Roller Rink -Skating nightly except Monday, tf-ex-Mondays Fish Fry every Friday, dinners served daily, Leo's Tavern, Gratiot road at Rattle Run.

fs-tf Passing Cars In Collisions Two minor accidents were investigated late Thursday by Sheriff's deputies. Frederick J. McDonald, 17, of 9796 Smiths Creek road, Memphis, was charged with having no operator's license and was ordered to appear before Justice Fred Snay within 10 days. Attempting to pass a car which turned out to pass another car, McDonald was forced off the left side of Bordman road and travelled 55 paces along the ditch, tearing down 85 feet of fencing owned by Wahls, 31591 Bordman road. A car driven by Mary -aret Grace, 31, of 10075 Brandon road.

Emmett, collided with pickup truck which made a left hand turn into 4487 Lapeer road she attempted to pass it. Alfred C. Emunsen, 16, of 3428 Lapeer road, told deputies he did not see the other car. Deaths Mrs. Thomas Swainston Mrs.

Alice H. Swainston, 71, of 1012 Eighth street, widow of Thomas Swainston, died Thurs. day in Port Huron Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Swainston, who came here from Creek in 1935, was born 1884, in Montreal, Battle, Que.

Mr. Swainston died in 1931. She in survived by a son, Robert T. Swainston, Port Huron; two daughters, Mrs. R.

L. Showerman, St. Petersburg, and Mrs. Lyle Fairbanks, Allen Park; a brother, William Russell, Stratford, two grandchildren, Sgt. Robert T.

Swainston, Dobbins Air Force Base, and Janet Leigh Fairbanks, Allen Park, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Stewart S. Kipp funeral home. Rev.

J. Alton Cressman, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will officiate. Burial will be Lakeside Cemetery. The remains are in the funeral home. Boy Electrocuted On Wet Mattress Pontiac, Aug.

31 -AP- A 12- year-old Royal Oak boy was elect. rocuted Thursday night when he somersaulted onto a wet mattress on which a connected vacuum cleaner was lying. He dent Dale Allen Ulrich and the accident happened at the nearby Long Lake summer cottage of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ulrich.

The hand vacuum cleaner had been used to clean the family car and was laid on the rain-soaked mattress, which Dale, a budding gymnast, used as a tumbling pad. Dale was wearing only swimming trunks when he somersaulted onto the charged mattress. Attempts of the Lake Orion Police and Fire Departments to revive him were futile. City Briefs Return From West Mr. and Mrs.

Roland Ebel. East Lansing, have returned home after attending the Republican National Convention in San Francisco and visiting many historic sites in the west. Mrs. Ebel is the former Elaine Tonge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

James W. Tonge, 1434 Pine street, and is a teacher in the East Lansing school system. Mr. Ebel is a graduate student working for his doctor's degree at Michigan State University. Return From Toronto Mr.

and Mrs Winston Teeple and family, 1655 Yeager street, and Mrs. Leon Harvey, 1330 Water street, have returned from Toronto where they attended the Canadian National Exposition and visited Mrs. Harvey's nephew, Jack Johnson, who was Navy honor guard at the exposition. Will Leave For Florida Mr. and Mrs.

Harold M. Crawford. and daughter, Sandra Lee, 6004 Lake Shore road, will leave Saturday for their winter home in St. Petersburg, Fla. They recently returned from Negaunee, where they visited Mrs.

Crawford's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lindstrom. Dance Ends Season The last teen-age dance of the season sponsored by the City Recreation Department at the Pine Grove Park Observation Deck will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. today.

Plans Pancake Breakfast The Altar society of St. Edward's-On-The-Lake Catholic church, Lakeport, will sponsor pancake and sausage breakrasts and bake sales after all Masses Sunday. Will Compete At Fair Jeanette Tenniswood, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Tenniswood, 1184 Richman road. St. Clair, will compete in the baton twirling contest at 10 a.m. Monday at the State Fair, Detroit.

Ill In Hospital Mrs. Florence M. Hunter is ill in Port Huron Hospital. 86 Children At Rotary Program At Golf Club Some 86 children attended the Port Huron Rotary club's third annual offspring and sport shirt day Thursday in the Port Huron Golf elub. A feature of the program was water ballet, conducted by Reed Laughlin, club pool manager, and Robert Chase, physical director of the YMCA.

Sport costume prizes awarded were: Loudest costume, Rotarian prize, Dr. Robert E. Rowe; boy's prize, Johnny Leighton, and girl's prize, Janice Richards. Best looking costumes, Kenneth J. Mudie, Derry Dunn and Mary Button.

Thomas E. Woods was named Father of the Year. The "kid having the best time" was George Higgins. Boys' and girls' prizes were awarded to Gordon Courtney, Anne Gregory, Noel Kellogg, Sue Conrad, Doug Johnson, Susan Ritter and Scott Carlisle. Judges were City Manager Jay F.

Gibbs, Ben J. Karrer and John A. Barnet. Marriage Applications Aino L. Soini and Helen E.

Schillinger, both of Port Huron. William Stuler, 41, and Elaine Meldrum, 37, both of Fair Haven. Lynn D. Markel, 27, Marine City, and Janice M. Zweng, 19, St.

Clair. William G. Rock. and Nancy Lou Dentel, 21, both of Port Huron. Duane F.

Hart, 24. Smiths Creek, and Carolyn S. Jones, 19, Port Huron. Gary Rumbaugh, 19, Marine City, and Jean Hart, 18, St. Clair, Francis F.

Thomas. 24. and Judity G. Kunz, 20, both of Port Huron. William Robert Walker, 18.

and Shirley Ann Kimball, 16, both of Port Huron. MacTAGGART'S First Stop for Scheel Supplies and NOTES County School Books Buy and Avoid The Rush Open Friday Evening MacTAGGART'S BOOK STORE Don Nelson, Prop. 986 Military YU-2-0679 SCHULTZ FLOOR COVERING 1133 Tanth Ave. at Kearney YU 4-1781 Armstrong's Quaker LINOLEUM 9x12 ft. Widths ONLY 89c SQ.

YD. OPEN DAILY TO 6 FRIDAY 'TIL 9 PLENTY OF FREE PARKING Interest Set On Road Levy Township Board Fixes 4 Pct. Rate The Port Huron Township Board, meeting Thursday night in Allendale School, set a four per cent interest rate on payments for special assessments on residents for road improvements on Yeager, Beach, Atkins and Whirty-second roads, Township Clerk Francis Malane explained that residents paying the full assessment before July 1, 1957, will not be charged the four per cent. Residents who elect to pay the assessments over a longer period (4 10-year maximum is allowed) will be charged the four per cent on the unpaid balance. THE BOARD improvements made this season, were authorized after the Board earlier this year approved special assessment districts whereby residents paid a portion of the costs.

Residents have 10 years in which to make payments, Mr. Malane explained. The Board also decided to hold parents responsible for vandalism inflicted on rest rooms at the Township Park on Black river. Members they said would ask for a closer watch by law officers at the park in an attempt to curb the vandalism. COMPLAINTS OF malicious made by the Township Comdestruction at the park, were mission, which was reactivated to recommend park improvements.

The Board also agreed to survey the drainage situation at West Water street and Oakwood drive after several residents said the recent heavy rains had made conditions worse. The residents were told to petition the Com-. ty Drain Commissioner for improvements. Plan John H. Gage, By Electrical Contractor, Dies QUESTION PRISON ESCAPEE (Photo by Donna Wilson, TURNING HIS HEAD to avoid being photographed, Ralph Sellars is questioned at the St.

Clair State Police Post. Trooper Roy Wade (right) is holding a loaded revolver Sellars had in his possession, Trooper William St. Clair). Capture CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE truck parked in front of the store and a man inside. Sellars, who was then still unidentified, said he was inside the store visiting a friend since his parents have an island summer cottage and he is known on the island.

The two Troopers took Sellars outside and searched him. A search of the truck revealed 22 caliber revolver, loaded with nine bullets in the glove compartment, Troopers Wade and Head informed Sellars he was under arrest for carrying a concealed weapon, As they started to lead him toward the patrol car, Trooper Wade reached for his handcuffs. Sellars, a six-footer weighing 210 pounds, broke loose and ran across a lawn and past the house of Orville MacLane. SELLARS DODGED around the house and other buildings, Trooper Wade fired one warning shot into the air. The pursuing troopers, hindered from seeing Sellars because of obstructions and the darkness, heard Sellars plunge into a large field covered.

with tall grass. Trooper Wade spotted Sel. lars momentarily and fired one shot at him. "It was the first time I've ever shot at a man," Trooper Wade said. The Troopers followed Sellars a trail of grass Sellars had beaten down trying to escape.

They found him lying on the ground, trying to escape being seen, about 200 feet away from the store where he was first arrested. Sellars was handcuffed, led back to the patrol car where he was made barefoot. in case he tried to run away again, and returned to the Post for questioning. The Post learned after checking district headquarters in Detroit that in addition to breaking and entering Sellars had been arrested for bad checks. Troopers today searched a room in Mt.

Clemens where Sellars was staying while working on a construction job. Open Daily 8 a.m. 8 p.m. Sun. and Holidays 10 a.m.

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Tax. Eastman Trained Personnel to Serve You EMERSON DRUG CO. 927 Military YU 5-7119 The City Commission met informally Thursday to further discuss the type of combined pension and social security plan which will be offered to City employes, City Manager Jay F. Gibbs said today that after the Commission makes its decision, meetInformal ings will be held with City employes -to get their thinking on the plan. It is hoped that the Commission will pass a resolution its meeting Thursday which will permit an amendment to the charter to change the present plan.

Employes will vote on the plan Oct. 15. A public vote on the amendment will probably come at the Nov. 6 election. Flames In Closet Cause Damage Smoke damage and the loss of some clothes resulted from a fire in a closet at 2435 Wright street about 8:30 p.m.

Thursday. The building, a duplex, is occupied by the owner, Fred C. Kelly, and the Chester Smith family, Kelly suffered a burned palm but gave himself first aid treatment. As there are no electrical outlets in closet, Smith said he believes the fire was started by children playing with matches. Two fire trucks responded to the alarm.

BIRTHS IN PORT HURON HOSPITAL Aug. 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Owen C. Glenn, 815 Erie street, a daughter.

Aug. 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brockitt, 1160 Minnesota avenue, a son, Aug. 29, to Mr.

and Mrs. Dale K. Olsen, 1318 Bancroft street, a daughter. IN MERCY HOSPITAL Aug. 29, to Mr.

and Mrs. Harry R. Mamts, 3307 Petit street, a daughter, Aug. 30. to Mr.

and Mrs. Paul E. Thibodeau, 121 Murphy drive, a son. John H. Gage, 65, of 4756 Lake Shore road, Fort Gratiot Township electrical contractor, resident of Port Huron and vicinity 45 years, died Thursday in Port Huron Hospital after a long illness.

He was born Aug. 18, 1891, in Hamilton, Ont. A veteran of World War Mr. Gage was a member of Charles A. Hammond post, No.

8, American Legion. He also was a member of Port Huron lodge No. 58, F. A. and Local No.

1236, Building and Construction Trades Council of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Local No. 58, IBEW. The remains are in the Arthur Smith funeral home where funeral, p.m. services Sunday will be by conducted. A.

E. DuPlan, rector of Grace Episcopal church. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery Mr. Gage is survived by his widow, Mrs. Molly Gage; two daughters, Shirley Gage and Margaret Gage, both of Port Huron; a stepdaughter, Mrs.

James Kennett, Sarnia; a grandson, Richard Kennett, and a granddaughter Deborah Kennett, both of Sarnia: a sister, Mrs. Reginald Coleman, Hamilton, two brothers, Ernest Gage and Charles Gage, both of Hamilton, and several nieces and nephews. Fire In Docked Speedboat Put Out Head, left, assisted in the capture. Board To Rent Space For Authorization to rent space on the third floor of 509 Huron avenue for use as a practice room by the two Port Huron High School bands was given by the Board of Education Thursday night. The Board, meeting in the School Administration building, 602 Park street, authorized Gerald C.

Bradley, School District business manager, to negotiate for rental of the space for four months, provided it meets fire regulations. beth Kenn, M. University of Michigan, 20 years of experience, elementary level, $4,800 and Carle F. Jenkins, A. Central Michigan, eight years experience, speech correctionist, $4,600.

Mrs. Mary R. Laughlin, three years of training, a year of experience, $3.550, elementary; John R. Muraski, A. State Teachers' College, Wisconsin.

secondary level. $4.600: John O'Brien, B. Wayne University, two years of experience. Lloyd Rarig, M. George Washington University, one year of experience, Junior College, $4,300, and Mrs.

Gladys Sowatsky, three years of training, no experience, elementary, $3,450. The nonteaching assignment was that of Mrs. Jean Thayer, as a clerk in the Administration office, at $2.444 a year. Mr. Crull said that a first grade teaching position is the only classroom vacancy remaining.

ONE High School Band Practice the IT WAS POINTED out that present quarters in the High School Gymnasium have never been entirely satisfactory and that attempts to use quarters elsewhere have been unsuccessful. Another reason for renting the space is that it will permit setting up a schedule of band practice that can be adapted to the new high school building when the High School is moved there in about four months. The Board also gave official approval to the installation of a new water service at Washington Junior High School. THE BOARD ALSO approved 11 appointments to the teaching staff and one nonteaching appointment. The teachers appointed are: Edward F.

Bazzle, M. E. Degree, University of North Carolina, 10 years experience, $4,800 annually, for Junior College; Mrs. Elizabeth George, three year's training, five year's experience, elementary level, Richard Kackmeister, B. S.

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Yukon 5-6154 Youth for. Christ PORT HURON'S YOUTH FOR CHRIST PRESENTS LABOR DAY RALLY Special Speaker Special Music Extra Feature on Such Is the Kingdom" by Dr. Bob Pierce SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 1st AT 7:30 P.M. AT MASONIC TEMPLE EVERYONE WELCOME ADMISSION FREE Youth for Christ Firemen extinguished a blaze Thursday afternoon in an 18 foot speedboat moored at the rear of 520 Quay street and owned by Merton R.

Damgre mond, 1818 Court street. The canvas covering, three cushions and a portion of the upper deck were burned. The firemen believe the fire was caused by a cigaret flipped into the boat. Mrs. Damgremond said this was the season's fourth mishap to the craft which has been cut adrift by boys twice and had boat house collapse on it.

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