The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 12

Escanaba Daily Press, Escanaba. Tuesday, March 30. It76 School census set to begin mm HERMANSVILLE Tho North Central Board of Education hired Iwo persons to begin the achool census at a meeting held last week Mrs. Laurie Reidy will tako the census in the Her mansville area and Mrs Helen Weissert was hired for the Job in the Powers Spalding area After an unsuccessful attempt to secure a girls track and field coach from within the regular staff, the board will now advertise the position outside of the school system In other business the hoard Purchased four now manual typewriters at each from Cooper Office Equipment Co Approved $5,179 for purchase of television camera and playback equipment from Communications Systems Co of Marquette That amount will be reimbursed Title IV' funds Submitted a 77 budget of $1 to the Menominee County Allocation Board Approved implementation of a Career Education survey to be distributed to all households in the district in April Transferred Gerald Sundquirt from junior high to a senior high school teaching position in math. Set 1R 8 mills for renewal at the annual school election The millage request will be for three years Hired Robert Schrank and Associates for this year's financial auditing and also voted to change the regular April board meeting date to April 15 Eleven Lockheed has impact on Japan Belli Wtecteeh.

Junior at Nerth Central High School In Powers, has been selected the school's faculty to represent North Central at Ciirls Slate on June 12 at Olivet College. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wleciech of Powers, she Is helng sponsored by the Powers Spalding Uons Club. AP' It is called the Lockheed Incident here and it has precipitated one of the gravest political and moral crises in Japan sincc the military defeat of World War II and the spiritual questioning that followed Because of it.

the pro American conservative Liberal Democratic party of Prime Minister Takeo Miki is in political jeopardy, faced with the possibility of defeat in general this year for the first time in decades In the long term its impact may go even deeper Pouring light on unsavory corners the 112 million Japanese have long passed by with averted eyes, the incident has created doubts about long-ai'cepted attitudes, ways of life, as well as the workings of democracy What touched off these repercussions was the disclosure on Feb 4 by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Large crowd sees follies By ELEANOR LeBOElF POWERS An outstanding community effort combined with a talented cast resulted in a spectacular performance of the Bicentennial Follies Hie musical was enjoyed by a capacity crowd of about Ton Saturday and was sponsored by the North Menominee County School Program The program's theme "America Sings" included participation of the audience singing with the chorus, and was directed Mrs Florence Dault. Several soloists highlighted the three hour long musical The opening prayer "Our was sung by Betty Riedy. Jimmy DuBois portrayed and sang "Yankee Doodle Eleanor LeBoeuf. "Swing Low, Sweet and Carol Pipkorn, "Beautiful Act II and ni featured Meintz as Julia Ward Howe, singing "Battle Hymn of Phyllis King, "Come Home and Rosalie Naser, "Shes More to Be Pittied Than Act VI included a duet "Beautiful Ohio" by Edith Marinelle and Gertrude Maurina; the Hermansville Choir with soloist Armenia St.

Juliana singing "The Bells of St. and Peggy Hanson a solo "The Soiaid of An impressive finale completed the program. Mrs Dorothy Lynch gave a reading entitled "Let There Be Area servicemen representing their field of service marched on stage to "Army Air "Caissons Go Rolling and "The Marine The closing prayer "God Bless America" wv sung by Mrs. Grace Draze Many other performers portrayed characters in songs sung by the choral group. They included Mr.

and Mrs Ben Gib Henderson, Beth Wieciech. Jim DuBois, Bill Behrend, Jeanette Poquette. Ed Bouty, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Sebrechts. Howard and Leona Caron.

Marge Faccio. Carol Miller. Alice Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Naser, Kari Gel inc.

Gerry DeLoughary. Mr. and Mrs Karl Behrend. Ida Menard. Bob Gearhart, Mary Pipkorn, John and Tom Blanchette, Bob Weissert, Jerry Ravet.

Bob Maule. Bernard Kleikamp. and Ken Veeser Special music was provided bv Harold Metner, Dan Wells. Powers I I Peninsula scene Teacher honored NEGAUNEE A Negaunee teacher, M. Berlyene Miller, has been awarded a 1976 Hilda Maehling Fellowship by the National Education Association.

She is one of three teachers nationally selected for the program sponsored by the NEA. The purpose of the fellowship award is to enable teachers and local education Msociations to conduct projects for the advancement of professional association work, profeasional improvement or development of professional tools and techniques. Another view NEGAUNEE Though an audit of the 1975 budget shows the City of Negaunee would up with a total deficit of fll.M4.82, City Manager Ronald D. Cardone prefers to look at the matter in another light. expenditures were higher in income, but I like to use the word deficit," Cardone said.

implies in the hole and we re not. We were in exceDent financial shape at the end of 1975. fund balance was reduced because expenditures exceeded revenue, that sail. Anyway, the small amount we were in deficit last year is the big thing to me, in comparison with our $2 million budget. could have been in the black with manipulation of some of the figures New shopping mall? MENOMINEE A new shopping mall is being con- ridered for Menominee, with tentative plans calling for 15 sections spread over 80 to 90 thousand square feet.

The city has received a request from a group of developers to close 23rd Ave east of the Chicago and North railroad tracks, to 10th St. The developers indicated a final decision on the project dan not be made until a final decision has been reached on the street closing by the city. However a development plan currently being considered fay tbs city calls for 23rd Ave to be a major through St. tor traffic to and from the airport But that plan has not been by the city planning commission and is Judy Putkovich. Ben O'Neil.

Richard Luchay. Anne Louise Lungerhausen, Delia Wells. Peg Hanson, Delta Merry Mixers, and the Humdinger Kitchen Band. The reader throughout the program was Gene Mar cantonio. A telegram was received from President Gerald Ford, and a letter from Rep Philip Huppe.

commending Mrs Dault on the production Home Study The Wilson 47 Home Study Group met at the home of Mrs. Edward Kuharski of Powers The group's Bicentennial flower display will be located near the Bark River Harris High School Details of other projects were incomplete. The next meeting will be April 29 at the home of Mrs. Ronald Kleiman. Briefly told Menominee County bookmobile will make the following torn next week Tuesday Carney School.

Wednesday Wallace School; Thursday llannahville, SDA School. SDA Community Stop; Friday Daggett. Banat, Hirsches and Faithorn Persons interested In the trip are invited to attend a meeting at 7:30 Wednesday at the First National Bank For further information about the trip, contact Joe DeMay. 786-6144. or Hon DeVos.

786-5010 Death notices subcommittee on multinational corporations that the Aircraft Corp had. since paid $12 3 million in agent fees in including and questionable political con tributtons Still more startling was testimony that Yoshio Kodama. 65. once Jaded as a war crimes suspect, had received $7 million of amount and that ahout $2 million went to government officials to pave the way for large sales of planes From the day it broke, the case has dominated the Iront pages of Japanese newspapers and taken the first spot in radio and television reports Millions followed televised parliamentary hearings (luring which Kenji Osano. Sg.

multimillionaire friend and business associato of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, and executives of the Marubeni another Lockheed agent and the nation third largest trading company, took the stand to deny complicity Kodama. described by his doctor as too ill to testify, was besieged in his palatial home by hundreds of angry Japanese and turned away on a stretcher by more irate crowds when he sought to enter a hospital In the nation, the mow! has been indignant, in some cases ugly More than workers leftist politicians and students paraded through Tokyo streets demanding a (till investigation and disclosure of the names of the politicos who were allegedly bribed Taxpayers have written letters to newspapers saving they would not pay their taxes after Kodama was indicted for evading million of dollars in taxation This indictment has been the only one so far to result from police and tax agency investigations into the incident on March 22. a young Japa nese crashed his light plane into Kodama tiome The, pilot was but Kodama tucapotl injury Makoto Ichikawa, chairman of the multtmillion member Sohyo, the General Council of Trade Unions. accUMxl the government, in collusion with the United States government, of "trying to conceal the secret of the scandal by picking a few persons as He The future for democracy in Japan is hopeless if the scandal is smothered The worst can be avoided if the people's voice is and a thorough in vest igat ion is carried out The nine-million circulation newspaper Yomiuri said the "people's burning indignation is not confined to the colossal sums involved and the other shady payments'1 or the suspicion that high ranking government (iff Ida Is were bribed by Kodama "Their anger and distrust is aimed at the very fact that nations political world and big business as a whole have grown so corrupt and demoralized as to produce such devious people, and allow them to run rampant as they enrich themselves by committing such it said In all the furor almost no one has blamed the United Slates for the scandal and nearly everyone says Japan relations have not heen impaired Except for Kodama ami his group, the Japanese people feel that it was a good thing the United States exposed this wrong doing, says Tokuma Utaunmniya, one of the leaders of the Liberal- Democratic party "We are grateful and happy And the feeling is that the United St at es could it only becausc it is a democratic country The whole thing has per suaded Japanese intellectuals to take a fresh new look at American democracy The existence of the influence peddlers called "kuromaku" because they operate behind a black curtain of secrecy has now been vividly disclosed for the Japanese They have heen uncomfortahly aware of them, and of the related or organized crime gangs which have fingers In many business pies, for nearly a century but have generally turned a blind eye "Kuromaku like Kodama are everywhere." said a 60- year-old butcher "We do anything about it "It's Japanese added a 44 year-old painter Gift giving long has been part of Japanese society. Within limits it smooths many of the rough spots of life, improving relations between friends, associates and neighbors and the obligation to repay favors enter into the gift giving practice Since politicians are known for their help to constituents, what is more natural than a gift to express Often they are bundles of money wrapped in scarves, but since no receipts are given and cash only is accepted there are no incriminating records Japanese ultrarightists who wanted to get into parliament get direct financial help and support at the time because Japan had become a democracy, he said Miss Emilic Seefeld, 95.

of the Bishop Noa Home, died Monday at 6:30 p. at home. She was born Oct 4. 1880 in (tcrmany and came to the U. S.

as a young child and came to the Escanaba area when she as 15 years old She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Seefeld, a pioneer logging family in the Hark River area She had heen employ ed as a seamstress for The Fair Store from 1909 to I960, when she retired Miss Seefeld was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church Surviving are two sisters. Miss Emma Seefeld and Mrs Paul Winklerman, both of Milwaukee and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Anderson Funeral Home from 4 to 8 Wednesday. Complete services ill be held at 8 at the funeral home with Rev. Philip Lyon will officiate tori J.

MANISTIQUE Earl Ansell. 54, Garden, died suddenly Monday at 10 a He was pronounced dead on arrival at St Francis Hospital He was born August 6. in Garden and spent the greater part of his life in the Garden area He attended the Garden schools Mr Ansell served in the Army with the 21st Aviation Engineers during World War II He was employed as a carpenter Surviving arc his mother. Mrs. Claude Bertha Weikel, Skandia, two sons.

Earl F. Ansell and Edward Ansell. both of Garden; three brothers. Allen. Thompson and Richard and Howard, both of Garden; two sisters.

Mrs Charles (Eileen) Strausbeugh. Ferndale, and Mrs. Donald Skiles. Cooks Five grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at Messier-Broullire Funeral Home.

Garden, beginning at 6 on Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home in Garden on Thursday at 11 a. m. with burial in the New Garden Cemetery lenke MANISTIQUE Miss Catherine A. Banko.

61. 323 Walnut Lansing, died Monday in Lansing. She as born Nov. 25,1914 in Manistique and had lived in Lansing for past 35 years She attended the Manistique Area School. She was employed by the State Treasury Department for 35 years.

Surviving are one sister, Mary, of Lansing; five brothers, Michael of California, Francis of Arkansas, John, Raymond and George, all of Manistique; sev eral nieces and nephews Friends may call at the F.H. Hewitt Funeral Home beginning at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. The funeral will be held Thursday at 10 a.m.

at St. Francis de Sales Church with Fr. Norbert Freiberger officiating. Mildred Mildred Rose Gillespie. 72.

Northland, Mich died Monday at 5:40 a m. at St Francis Hospital She was born March 19. 1904, in Oklahoma Survivers include her widower. Willis, Northland; one daughter. Mrs Jan Allen, Northland, one son.

Jack Reynolds. Meridian. Miss live grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and one sister living in Oklahoma Friends may call from 10 to II a on Wednesday at the Anderson Funeral Home Complete services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a with Bruce Tanner officiating Buriul will lie in Riverview Cemetery. Northland Kuharski Sophie Kuharski. 84, of Bark River, died early today at St Francis Hospital following a lengthy illness She was born March 19.

1892 in Poland and came to the U.S. in 1912 and had lived in Bark River for 30 years She was a member of St Geroges Church Her huslmnd. Joseph, preceded her in death on May 11.1955 Surviving are two sons. Raymond of. Harris and Kdward of Spalding; three daughters.

Mrs (Mary) Walker. Chicago, Mrs Josephine Barr of Bark River and Mrs Frank 'Leona) Rubel of Chicago 12 grandchildren: 15 great grandchildren Friends may call the Boyle Funeral Chapel in Bark River Wednesday after 4 pm Complete services ill be held Thursday at II a at the funeral chapel with Fr Robert Cordy officiating Ikinal will be in the Bark River Cemetery Clerence Flynn Clarence Flynn. 59, Rte 1. Gladstone, died Monday at 10:15 pm at St Francis Hospital. He was born Sept 29.

1916, in Michigan He had served with the Navy during World War II and was a member of First Lutheran Church of Trenary. Mr. Flynn was a member of First Lutheran Church of Trenary, the Allegheny Valley Lodge 552 of Oil City. the Scottish Rite of New Castle. the Zem Zem Shrine Temple of Erie, the Elks Lodge 757 of Waynesburg.

and he was a life member of Veteraas of Foreign Wars of Burgettstown. Pa Surviving are his widow, Patricia, one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Penny) Trowbridge of Trenary. two sons. Jack and Gary, both of Detroit; his father.

William, of San Bernadino. Calif and six grandchildren Friends may call at the Anderson Funeral Home from 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Masonic services be held at the iuneral home at 7:30 p.m. The fiuwral will be held at 11 a.m.

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