The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 7

a a the SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1941 THE ESCANABA (MICH.) DAILY PRESS PAGE SEVEN ROAD BUILDERS END MEETING Koronski Elected Head of Upper Peninsula Association George W. Koronski, highway engineer, was elected president Upper Peninsula Road Builders' association at the meeting in Ironwood. He succeeds E. J. Pearce of Menominee.

W. V. Veale of Ahmeek was elevated from secretary-treasurer to the vice presidency and T. S. to succeed Veale.

Dundon of Newberry was named J. T. Sharpensteen, Ben F. Sparks and Clinton Dunathan of Escanaba attended the Ironwood convention. Several resolutions were ed by the Road Builders convention.

They placed the organization on record as being opposed to any "unwarranted reduction in the weight tax fees" and that the association should "endorse the posal that the sales tax on the automobile and its allied commodities be allocated on an equitable basis by the next legislature to the three highway administrative to offset the anticipated losses." agencies in Michigan in an effort I These losses. the resolution states are due to the federal defense program. The resolution goes on: "This will be an effort to bring about a balance between highway revenues and the cost of road and street services now demanded by the owners of the largest number of ever registered in mototatehicles Another motion which met with the approval of the delegates calls the attention of the secretary of navy and all other officials "to the total lack of the proper defense of this vital area, and urges that action be taken at once for the establishment of well equipped airports of a military nature manned by an air force and that anti-aircraft troops be located at points chosen the chief of staff." The group also adopted a resolution asking "that every effort be made towards the construction of A causeway from either shore of the Straits that would be part of the proposed bridge structure which would at once speed up transportation and shorten the time required for the state highway ferries to cross the Straits of Mackinac." Obituary MRS. ERNESTINE PORATH The body of Mrs. Porath, esteemed pioneer of Ford River Switch who died Friday after a brief illness, will be removed from the Anderson Funeral Home to the family home this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.

Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family home and at 2:30 o'clock at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev. Lawrence Lehmann will officiate at the rites. Burial will be made in the family lot in West Ford River cemetery.

IGNATZ PUTYNKOWSKI Funeral services for Ignatz Putynkowski, aged Nadeau resident, will be held at St. Bruno's church in Nadeau 9 o'clock Monmorning, with Rev. Fr. Joseph Duquette officiating at the solemn requiem high mass. Burial will be in the family lot in Nadeau cemetery.

WILLIAM AMMERMAN The funeral of William Ammerman was held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Allo Funeral Home, with the Rev. J. D.

Barnard officiating. Burial was in Riverside cemetery, Menominee. In the funeral cortege accompanying the body to Menominee were: Mrs. Buelow Mrs. Goldammer Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Goldammer, Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Buelow, Fred Buelow. Mrs. Buehmfeldt, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knutson and Mrs.

Flora Rawls of Menominee, also Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schaawe of Ensign. Boys Warned Not To Molest Ducks At Portage Point The conservation department yesterday issued a warning to boys, who have been molesting the young ducks in the Portage marsh along the bay shore. Of late, some youngsters have been taking dogs to the marsh to flush the waterfowl and shooting at them with slingshots.

The conservation department has received several complaints concerning this offense. CLERGYMAN CALLED St. Ignace- Rev. R. G.

Kirkbride has been called to St. John's Episcopal church at Munising. Members of St. John's church issued a call to Mr. Kirkbride through the Rt.

Rev. Herman Page, D.D., to become their pastor. Kirkbride took charge of the Church of the Good Shepherd on October 1, 1927, together with Moran Mission. Seven years ago Trinity church, Mackinac Island. was also added to this charge.

Two years ago St. Stephen's of DeTour was turned over to his spiritual oversight. Doane Rose of Sault Ste. Marie will be ordained on Monday, June 16, at St. Paul's church in Marquette.

He will take charge of St. Ignace as soon as arrangements can be made. Police Chief Resigns, Breaking Triumvirate Of Flint's "Juniors" Flint, June 14 (P)---The city of Flint's triumverate of "juniors" is being broken up with the resignation of Police Chief Neil F. Anderson. Chief Anderson, Mayor Osmund Kelly and City Manager George T.

Gundry all are within the draft age limit, giving Flint a record for youthful officials which it is believed few cities in the 000 population class can equal." Chief Anderson, who came here July 6, 1938, from Wichita, at the 30. will become chief of police in Pasadena, July 16. Mayor Kelly also took office at the age He former musician, teacher, orchestra leader and automobile salesman who now manages a night club. He was elected to the Flint city commission Nov. 5, 1940, was elected mayor by the commission seven days later.

Was Auditor General City Manager Gundry, 34 years old, has made other records for youth in public office. He was Genesee county clerk two terms, taking office Jan. 1. 1933, and retiring four years later when he became state auditor general under the administration of former Gov. Frank Murphy who now is associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Gundry was the youngest county clerk in Michigan and one of the youngest ever to be Michigan auditor general. Although all three men were forced to fill out questionnaires under universal selective service, all have families so are not faced with prospect of early draft calls. Anderson, who became a policeman on a dare from an aunt while unemployed and visiting her in Wichita, was on the police force there from 1929 until he came to Flint. He won promotion from patrolman to a member of the motorcycle force, chief accident investigator, field sergeant in charge of the mounted detail, lieutenant in charge of the uniform force and supervision of the store detail of detectives. He was director of personnel and public relations for his last 18 months in Wichita.

He is a native of Iola, Kas. Traveled with Orchestra Mayor Kelly is a Flint native. He was active in music in high school and took a two-year premedical course in Flint Junior college. The medical career was abandoned when he organized a dance orchestra which he took on tour. Gundry, an active Democrat, was born in nearby Grand Blanc was a three-sport man in high school there, playing football, baseball and basketball.

He attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 1929 with an A.B. degree and a major in economics after having played football. He traveled through Europe for a year, worked in a bank in Grand Blane and was employed in various capacities by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors corporation here for two years. Gundry became city manager March 11. 1941.

Anderson and Kelly are mem- GEORGE T. GUNDRY City Manager George Gaffney Is Graduate Of Naval School at Annapolis George Gaffney of this city, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gaffney, who completed his preparatory course in the United States Naval Reserve at the Bryan school in Annapolis, in May, has been notified that he placed 126th in a class of 1,000 members in the competitive examinations a the close of the course. Gaffney The Escanaba student entered the preparatory school in December, after entering the United States Naval Reserve service, and completed the course in six months.

He is a graduate of Escanaba high school and was awarded a scholarship to the Michigan College of Mining and Technology at the time of his graduation in 1939. Many authorities rate the Douglas fir as the most important wood grown in the United States. Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark. of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Gundry is eligible, since the organization has the same age limit as the draft. He was swept out of state office in the Republican election victory in 1938.

Dancers, Singers, Musicians Will Compete In Fourth Of July Celebration Contests Dancers, singers and musicians will vie for honors in contests which will be among the features of the afternoon program of games and events planned for the Fourth of July celebration sponsored here by the Escanaba Commerce association. Vocal quartettes are invited to participate in the Barber shop harmony contest which will be conducted on the judges platform between 1:30 and two o'clock in the afternoon. Each group will sing two selections of its own choosing. Judging will be based on originality, and qualities of presentation. The winning quartette will receive four dollars and two dollars will be awarded the second place winners.

Several old time fiddlers in and around Escanaba have expressed interest in the fiddling contest to be staged at approximately the same time. In this event. also, the musician may play two numbers of his own choice. The awards in this event are: First, se- cond, third, $2.00. Both young and old will have a chance to try for dancing honors.

For the young there will be a jitterbug contest staged on the dancing platform and immediately following, a waltz contest will be held for those who prefer the more stately and graceful dances. Winning couple in each event will receive two dollars, second, one dollar, and third, fifty cents. BARBER SHOP QUARTETTE Entry Blank Name of Quartette Members: Send entries to City Recreation Office, 115 North 8th St. ESCANABA HOMECOMING Fourth of July Homecoming Committee, Escanaba Daily Press Office, Please send literature concerning the Escanaba coming and Fourth of July celebration to the following for. mer residents: Signed: WINDOW DISPLAY CONTEST IS SET Commerce Association to Award Trophies for July 4 Decorations The Escanaba Commerce association is offering handsome trophies to first.

second and third place winners in its Fourth of July window display contest. The awards will be made to merchants having the most beautiful and the most unusual displays which will be judged on a basis of effectiveness in color and lighting. Judging will take place the night of July following the unveiling of Mine windows and the trophies will be awarded in time for the merchants to display them in their windows all day July. 4. Many concerns will be contacted directly the next two weeks regarding the contest and any firm interested in taking part is requested to call Whitney Dixon at 2181 as soon as possible.

Hospital Arthur LeClaire of Schaffer submitted to an operation for relief from appendicitis at St. Francis hospital. William Maves of Bark River is a medical patient. Mrs. James Bastian of Gladstone submitted to an operation for relief from appendicitis.

Mrs. Mary Goschel Manistique is a medical patient. Norma Hagman of Flat Rock submitted to an operation for relief from appendicitis. Leonard Bryson. 313 North, Eleventh street, submitted to an operation removal of tonsils.

Robert Beauchamp, 608 North Nineteenth street, submitted to an operation for relief from appendicitis. Edward Blahnik, Bark River, is a medical patient. Mrs. Robert Harper, Perronville, submitted to an operation for relief from appendicitis. Walter Illsley To Be Camp Shaw Speaker Marquette, Mich, Walter S.

Ilisley, who will lecture on wartime experiences in Denmark. Germany, Sweden and Finland at the third annual Upper Peninsula 4-H leaders' training institute at Camp Shaw, Chatham, June 16-19. has appeared before nearly 100 audiences in Michigan, Illinois. Wisconsin and Iowa since returning to this country last September. Prior to his unusual experiences in Europe that occurred after he went abroad in August.

1939 to study in Germany, Illsley was connected with 4-H club work in, Muskegon county in lower Michigan. He resides in Muskegon. One of his many talks since his return was given in Chicago last December at the National 4-H Club Congress. The Upper Peninsula conference opens with registration at 5 o'clock, Monday afternoon, June 16. Representatives of various counties in the Peninsula will be introduced at a campfire program.

beginning at 8. Mary Richmond, Chippewa county club agent, will be the song leader, and games also will be played. Illsley will make his first talk Tuesday morning. June 17. at a meeting in charge of Olga Bird.

of East Lansing, assistant state 4-H club leader. His subject will be: in Europe." Beginning at 9:45 a. m. Tuesday, discussion groups will be led by Ernest Hediger, an outstanding member of the camp faculty, Mr. Hediger is professor of economie geography at the Geneva Folks university, Switzerland.

He has been on leave of absence since the start of World War IT. Helen Strow, assistant state club leader. Marquette, and M. C. Guiliani, Vulcan, manual arts instructor, will conduct a class in metal craft Tuesday afternoon.

The day's program includes tours. Lake Superior picnic supper and a camp fire program in charge of county extension agents. D. L. Clanahan.

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Wednesday. E. scheduled. Bishop, of Marquette, secretarymanager of the U. P.

Development Bureau, Is chairman. The principal talk will be made by Hediger, entitled "Tales of Switzerland." "Upon What Does Peace Depend?" will be Hedger's final address the morning of June 19. It will be followed by a talk by Olga Bird on the subject. "Can 4-H Leaders Promote Thinking on National Problems?" institute close with lunchthree eon-meeting Thursday, when Clare Rood, assistant state club leader, will outline plans for the 1942 conference. Much Interest among U.

P. 4-H leaders is centered on the appearance of Ilisley, whose studies in Europe were cut short by the war. When Germany invaded Poland, he went to the Scandinavian countries. For a time, he continued his studies at the International Peoples college in Denmark. On several occasions.

however, he made trips through Sweden and during the Russo-Finnish war, he volunteered with Danish workers to help in the munitions factories in Finland. The Nazi invasion of the Scandlnavian countries caught him in Denmark, After living six weeks under the Nazi Army of Occupawillition. he returned to Germany where he had the experience of NOW -At The Groop Shoe Rebuilders THE "LAST WORD" IN Shoe Rebuilding Machinery We Resole the modern way with the ELECTRIC AMICO VULCANIZER Stitches Comfort Nails FOR Flexibility Double Wear STRONGER FACTORY METHOD OF SHOE REPAIRING HELMER GROOP Across from Jr. High School 1513 Ludington Street living under German rations and seeing the Royal Air Force in action from the German point of view. He held a position at the American Embassy and attended the University of Berlin.

He left Europe by the emergency exit 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle at Petsamo, Finland, traveling northern areas devastated Russo-Finnish through, war. He boarded the much-publicized U. S. refugee boat American Legion at Petsamo and arrived home early in September. Our word platinum comes from "platina," meaning "little on silver." morning session later.

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