The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 23

Paffe Two ESCANABA DAILY PRESS. Escanaba. Michigan Friday, January 16, 1070 Public Rest Center Project Given Okay Judge Hoffman School Sponsors Dislikes Song Famed Cornetist A cooperative arrangement between the City of Escanaba and a Downtown Development group will bring to reality a proposed public rest center at Ludington and 11th with the agreement confirmed by the Council Thursday night. Total estimated cost of the Improvement of the former Standard Oil Station (which was a gift of the company to the city for public purposes) is $25.000, City Manager George Harvey told the Council. The Downtown Development group, represented by Robert Mosenfelder, Forrest Hensless and Gordon Sullivan, agreed to contribute $15,000 toward the U.P.

City Will Build Hospital CRYSTAL City Council has accepted an offer by the First Wisconsin National Bank here which wrould assure construction of an addition to city hospital. The bank last month offered to purchase, at 6 percent inter- $400.000 in general obligation bonds which the city has been unable to sell because of the tight money market. Construction has begun, using funds saved from operating expenses. The bank asked to buy the 10 year obligation notes to assure completion. Bank President David Kennedy said the bonds would be offered cm the open market at 6 per cent interest.

program. This sum in cash or pledges is to be in the hands of the city by March 1. The share of the cost, including charges for labor to be performed by city crews, will be plus the city assuming the annual upkeep of the rest area facility at an estimated cost of $2,500 a year. Dupuie Votes No A portion of the building will he used by the city for storage 5 purposes and the remainder will be developed into a modern public rest center. The Council and the Downtown Development rcprescnta- tives met the evening of Jan.

5, prior to the Council session at the Civic Center and endorsed and the proposal. At last regular ses-1 sion, CounciLman Miles Dupuie, after questioning the use of parking meter fund revenues for financing the share of the rest center cost, voted on the proposal. Voting were Mayor Ce- cil Chase and Councilmen Ed- Battle Of Bands Set For Feb. 24 Plans have been completed for the fifth annual "Battle of the to be held on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

at 7 p. m. in the Luther L. Wright High School gym at Iron wood. The event is open to oi high school age and up.

Each band will be rated on originality, musical ability, showmanship and audience response. The prizes are and Each of the remaining bands will receive $10. No restriction is placed upon the distance a band may travel to enter but the bands are urged to make their registration Area Students Surpass Goal With Coupons The initial Betty Crocker Coupon Drive at the Escanaba Area High School ended with the student body turning in coupons in excess oi goal of 35,000. Kenneth homeroom, A-304, topped the competition with a total of 6,600 coupons. Other homerooms rating high in the Drive were: Richard homeroom A-107 with Lowell homeroom A-106 with Peter homeroom A-305 with 2,375.

Though the competition is ended, containers will remain i in the building to receive ther donations. The Upper Peninsula Kidney I Foundation members are grati- I fied by the interest, spirit and results from the students and I the faculty in the coupon proj- I ect. It w'ill continue until June when it is hoped that sufficient coupons will have been col- i lected to purchase an artificial kidney machine to help stock the Michigan Kidney Loan Closet. ward J. Cox.

Robert Bmk and Richard Pryal. Start March 1 On March 1, after all of the documents necessary to the ive development are cxe- cuted, the city will proceed to renovate the corner property. The Council in other business adopted resolutions supporting North Central Airlines in its effort to extend service from Detroit to Atlanta, and asking the U.S. Department of Commerce to restore to the Escanaba area a fully-staffed weather bureau station. The service had been discontinued in 1963.

A proclamation honoring the Jaycees for their service to the community and noting the observance of Jaycees Week Jan. 18-24 was adopted. The resignation of Don Scott from the general appeals board was accepted with recognition of his service. Sewage From Boats Authorization to spend $1,500 (one-half the cost of a sewage pump-out facility at the yacht basin) was given by the Council. The remainder will be forthcoming from the Michigan Waterways Commission.

All boats must have sewage holding tanks installed and in oper- CHICAGO (AP A bit of from folk singer Arlo Guthrie enlivened the trial Thursday of seven men charged with conspiracy to incite rioting at the time of the Democratic National Convention. Guthrie, who wrote and recorded the song sang one of the lines, "You can get anything that you want before Judge Julius J. Hoffman of U.S. District Court interrupted. no! Oh interjected the judge.

Referring to the mo- James Burke, nationally known clinician, soloist, and conductor, will be guest soloist with the Escanaba Area Public High School Concert Band and the Junior High School Band in Escainaba on Feb. 5. One of the outstanding comet soloists, Burke is in great demand as a clinician- I soloist for band clinics and education meetings. Former cornet soloist with the Radio City Mustic Hall Orchestra and the Sigmund Rom- COMPLETING 35 YEARS with the City of Escanaba today, Francis Costley (right), top foreman with the city electrical department, honored by the City Council the Civic Center last night. Mayor Cecil B.

Chase (left) presented Costley with a watch on behalf of the city. (Daily Press Photo) Mutual Funds Show Tremendous Increase By JOHN CUNNIFF NEW YORK A notion has taken hold among a good part of the investment community, and among private inves- ation this year, and these may I tors as well, that the smaill mdi- be emptied into the pump-out vidual unqualified facility to be installed at the chase stocks directly yacht basin. to pur- Instead, it is said, he must Purchase of electrical trans- give his money to a professional formers for the Red Owl shopping center to cost $3,780 from their set! H. K. Porter, low bidder, was approved; and purchase of three police cars from Riverside Auto sales for a net price of $3,780 was approved by the Council.

The Council referred to the Planning Commission for study and recommendation a request of Brandt Construction Co. to purchase a city-owned lot in the 500 block, 1st Ave. now being used for public parking. Action was deferred by the Council, at the request of American Cablevision, for endorsement of a telethon fund campaign for an indoor skating rink. The date of the event may be delayed, Council was advised.

Flu Ruled Out DETROIT For the money manager and pay not only a sales commission but a management fee as well. The concept, promoted most vigorously by mutual funds, serious economic, political and financial ramifications. It has been accepted as true by thousands of Americans witih billions of dollars to invest. Evidence suggests, however, that the claim is still open to question and examination. Meanwhile, individual investors continue to unload their holdings, as they have every year for the past 12 years.

From I960 to these sales exceed- ed purchases by $48 3 billion. In that same time, the assets of mutual funds, in which the money of individuals is reinvested in stocks, grew from $16 4 bullion to $48 6 billion, according to the Investment Company Institute, spokesman for the funds. Not all of these Individual holdings have gone into funds. money on small individual accounts and some are refusing this business. The mutual funds, however, pay big brokerage commissions.

Brokers welcome their business. There are many reasons why Americans might consider asking some questions: mutual funds have produced bad losses for their customers over one and two year periods, a performance that may be rationalized by saying that mutual fund customers buy not for two years but for 10 years or more. However, many funds have longer term performance records that are mediocre when related to tihe opportunities for capital gains available to them. Some have done exceptionally well; many have done poorly. who invest in mutual funds often pay sales charges and management fees that cut deeply into their investment.

tion picture which stars Judge Hoffman added. don't want the theater owner where your playing to sue The exchange was prompted by a question from defense attorney William M. Kunstler, who had asked Guthrie how the song ends. Guthrie testified earlier that two of the defendants, Abbie Hoffman and Jerry C. Rubin, had encouraged him to come to Chicago to sing at demonstrations convention week.

But he had decided not to come because the city had not issued march permits and he there would police Guthrie said. Guthrie testified that he had talked with Rubin about the song and that prompted Kunstler to ask Guthrie to tell about the song, which takes about 25 minutes to play. The folk singer said the song relates his experience in getting arrested for illegally dumping garbage, being fined $25 and after a time reporting for a physical examination at an Army induction center. Guthrie said. went to see a at the induction center.

you asked Judge Hoffman, peering at the witness. When Guthrie answered even the usually solemn government attorneys laughed. The judge asked, you pay the $25 Guthrie said. Rcstau -1 berg Orchestra, he is present- Guthrie, jv cornet soloist with the Baltimore Symphony. He has been featured on many television and radio shows including Jackie Gleason and Wide World." Burke will be the latest in a lust of famous soloists to perform with the concert band, such as Raphael Mendez, Severinsen, Dick debush, Fred Hemke and others.

Directors of the Escanaba school bands are John Chown and David Laakso. The concert will be held at the William Oliver Auditorium and tickets may be purchased at the door. The concert will begin at 7:30 p. m. James F.

Burke Shutdowns Put Damper On Most Auto Production DE7FROIT Continuing Many have been otherwise rein- Band Association. This fee will be refunded or the night of the early. Entries musit include a three years, no flu check for $10 payable to the I epidemic is expected in South- Wright High School east Michigan this winter, Dr. Willard Lenz, director of epide- mology for the Detroit Wavne County Health Department, said Thursday. Lenz said enough persons have been vaccinated or have developed immunities to current strains of flue viruses to nre- an epidemic from taking hold.

SERVING EVERY FRIDAY The Very Best. Fish Seafood Steaks Sorry wr will not be serving Saturdays until further notice! TOM SWIFT Bark River, Mich. HO 6-9996 shutdowns by U.S. automakers seeking to trim bulging inventories of unsold cars continued co put a damper on auto production this week, the trade paper Automotive News reported Thursday. vested, a good percentage of them in trust accounts.

But a large percentage went into the holdings of funds. There are many reasons for the switch: mutual funds have 1970s Not Living Up To Special Billing By HAL BOYLF. I olive branch in its beak droops NEW YORK I ever more limply, know what your opinion of the I inflation to be curbed? is, but so far not im- Where I buy my groceries the Oakland Students Want More Voice About Successor ROCHESTER About 600 Oakland University students held a rally Thursday to plan tactics for gaming a greater voice the selection of a successor to outgoing Oakland Chancellor Durward Varner. The university's senate voted Tuesday to nominate Donald the chief academic officer, to fill the position. The four students on the 47- member senate resigned before the vote.

Thirty other student government officials quit also. John Springfield, a former senator and a senior math major, said students are not necessarily but rather, they merely want a larger voice in the selection The Michigan State Board of Trustees are scheduled to consider the nomination Friday in East Lansing. Stoor Retires From Hatchery A long-time fish culturist at the Thompson Fish Hatchery retired recently after working over 33 years for the Department of Natural Resources. John Stoor, 65, a life-long resident of Thompson, announced his retirement at a dinner given in his honor recently at the Fireside Inn in Stoor is married to the former Gunhild Nelson of Thompson and they are the parents of a son, Jack, who is a career member of the U. S.

Air Force and stationed in South Carolina. The Stoors plan to travel some and said they will continue to live in Thompson. Stoor Is an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Manistique. Bark River Auto companies scheduled made spectacular records for a WE WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAYS FROM NOW ON! Spars Tavern Restaurant 1523 Sheridan Road Escanaba IN A CITY CALLED CHICAGO SUMMER 196K, IT HAPPENED THEN SEE IT! ST A-794 I Iheutre UHAM.IS or Shown 6:40 9:45 P. M.

SI 6 elft IV ANAHA I tu- 11e beyond the age of into age of awareness medium cool (artuw (i) Shows 7 9 P. M. Stunning One Of The Best Pictures Of 1969! THE GREAT 1 BANK i mm FROM WARMER SftOS SEVEN ARTS WWa Shown at 8:15 P. M. Matinee Saturday at 1:30 Of produ7tion of 143,666 cars this week, down from 159,813 last week and 191,919 in the same week last year.

Ford this week Joined General; Motors and Chrysler in announcing selective plant shutdowns to curtail inventories. Only the smallest major automaker, American Motors re-1 mains in full production. AMC has just begun production of the new subcompact Gremlin. For the year, new car production in the nation is set at 300,811 through this week, compared to 473,259 last year. Domestic truck production was scheduled ai 37,951 for the week, compared to 39,697 last week and 40,276 in same week a year ago.

For the year, truck production was set at 77,648, compared to 96 347 for the same period in 1969. Accord Reached In 25-Day Bus Strike GRAND RAPIDS A federal mediator reported today that tentative agreement has been reached on a contract which may settle a 25-day bus 1 strike here. Mediator James A. said the agreement was reached 1 after a two-hour session today. Members of the striking Amalgamated Transit Union will vote upon the plan later today.

No details of the agreement were announced. However, Grand Rapids City Coach Lines Inc. officials said bus service will resume Monday if the agreement is approved by the 100 striking drivers and mechanics. The strike began Dec. 23 when the contract expired.

year or two, and some funds have provided investors with pressed. Everybody got so worn out by the 1960's, that perhaps we all expected too much of the decade to follow it, which was her- alaed by its cheerleaders in glowing terms ordinarily employed by real estate developers trying to palm off a swamp. Yes, sir, the got a tre- price of eggs is still going up steady but unspectacular re- mendous advance build up. turns over many years. Their Didn't you get the hopeful feel- suceesa has been highly publi- that it would signal the CJaed dawn of a better life and a selling by mu- ter world? tual fund salesmen.

Mutual Well, anyway I did. I thought funds are sold, not bought, the saying goes. Many individuals who feel they cannot always look after their investments feel the funds will do so commLssim structure in the stock market. Brokers in recent yearn have been District Court 1970 would arrive in a blare of bugles and the waving of many banners, the dramatic striking off of age-old human chains and fetters, the lifting up of human hearts ami hopes, flight after flight of bluebirds, and perhaps los.ng even the lowering of a sales tax here and there. I know how it is in your area, but after the first 15 days of the new decade, I can't see 1, Glad- that it has made any striking recently major improvements on the Kathy Burke, Rte.

stone, pleaded guilty in court to a charge of unlaw- street where I live. In fact, if it ful entry. She was given a were not for the date on the cal- nine months delayed sentence, endar, it would be easy to be, Randali E. Smith, Perkins. lieve that we were still back in pleaded guilty recently in glum I960 s.

court to a charge of unlawful entry. He was given a nine months delayed sentence. Thomas Porath, 18, Rte. 1, Escanaba, pleaded guilty recently in court to a charge of being a minor in possession. He was $15, $4 50 costs and a judgment fee of $3.

Margret Niles, Bay View Location, Gladstone, was bound over to Circuit Court on a charge of insufficient funds- checks. Michael Gerou, Perkins, was found guilty recently on a charge of unlawful entry, He was fined $25 or 15 days in jail, assessed $50 costa, and sentenced to 15 days in jail. Life remains pretty much the same mixture as before. For example: No flights of bluebirds have flown over my house. I did see a droop-feathered, shivering robin, his bosom a withered orange.

But this early bird was getting no worms; they were asleep deep in earthen beds. we to get June in January during the The expectation was a fraud. The view from my window shows the same old vista of ice, snow and pavement slush. Hie trees stand budless and bare. War still wanders the World with bloody sword and flaming torch.

The dove of peace remains a flying fugitive, and Uie Guindon Named To International Clerks Position Donald J. Guindon, city clerk of Escanaba, has been appointed to the Internatioixal Institute of Municipal Clerks Election Administration Committee. He accepted the post because of the honor it brings to his community and his desire to I improve the position of his fel- low clerks in producing standardized material for all muni- i cipal clerks located in every state and province in North America and a dozen other nations. International Institute of Municipal Clerks President Joseph T. Carney, clerk at Englewood, N.

said are fortunate to have an outstanding leader such as Don Guindon among our members. With his help we will be able to increase our service to local 1 government throughout the free Guindon has been Escanaba city clerk since July 1982, and an international member since 1963 He will represent the In temational Institute of Municipal Clerks on its new tion Administration Committee. At present Guindon is vice president of the Muncipal Clerks Association of Michigan. 4-H Officers Linda Yagadzinski was elected president of the Harris Handi-Stitchers 4-H Club at the organizational meeting held Wednesday after school in the elementary school. Other officers are: Cindy Klee, vice president: Debbie Arkens, secretary-treasurer; Kathy Arkens, reporter.

Senior leaders are Mrs. Harvey Arkens and Mrs. Frank Yagadzinski. Junior leaders are Kathy Arkens, Linda Yagadzinski and Debbie Arkens. Other members of the club are, Theresa Veeser, Mindy Gagne, Carmel LaFave and Donna Yagadzinski.

Meetings will be held every Thursday at 4 p. m. in the Home Ec. Room of Bark River- Harris High School. Jury Deliberates Tax Fraud Case DETROIT U.

S. District Court jury was to resume deliberations today in the fraud trial of Ypsilanti tax consultant Mary McKee. The jury deliberated for two hours Thursday but did not reach a verdict. Mrs. McKee, 52, is charged in a 26-count indictment which says she prepared fraudulent federal tax returns for clients.

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