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The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 4

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Wednesday, January 7, 1070 Gold To Transferred River Race ESCANAP.A DAILY PRESS. Eftrannba. WLUC TV Moves Are Announced Airport Needs Will Be Studied Story Features Escanaba Man I I Gold Cup snowmobile trophy, four-foot tall donated to Cup snowmobile program la.st year at Gladstone by Mrs. Joseph Bergeron, moved bout seven miles north to Rapid River Monday night. The trophy pre.

on ted by the Gladstone Yacht Club, spon- of the 1900 Gold Cup rare at Gladstone, to officials of the Rapid River Snowmobile Derby for the 1970 event scheduled 31 and Feb. 1 at Rapid River. Gladstone is not sponsorinR a race this year Commodore Marvin Johnson of the Gladstone Yacht Club on behalf of the club that has been an honor to have the trophy for the year and a Half. We wish the Rapid River races the best of luck this Johnson said the Yacht Club discontinued sponsorship of a snowmobile race because the club is a yacht club and should be promoting yachting during the summer. Five Share year, the trophy which Mrs.

Bergeron donated as a memorial to her late husband who was a leader In snowmobile racing activity the area, shared by five drivers after two days of racing at Glad- art one. Rapid River snowmobile officials were unsure today, however, whether or not the International Gold Cup designation could be applied to the race program this year at Rapid River. Peter Brock, chairman of the program for the sponsoring Rapid River Parent-Teacher Club, the racing events have been sanctioned by the United States Snowmobile Association under a different name and he did not know if a change in the name of the race could be made in the abort time remaining before the competition, Ha indicated that in future years the International Gold Cup name would be applied. Drag Races Set The Rapid River races will feature both cross country arid drag competition Saturday. Jan.

carnp( 8). with oval racing scheduled Sunday, Feb. 1. In addition, Junior and powder puff competition is planned and a of from Rapid River to the Dutch Mill is included in the schedule for Saturday night. If maximum entries are received in all racing divisions, race officials indicated that the total prize fund would be $3,000.

No special monetary is planned this year for the merall grand however Brock said the cross country course is being shorted from 22 miles to 15 miles to allow drivers to complete the cross country competition and enter drag Entries are being accepted and applications are available from Brock at Post Office Box 1H2, Rapid River 48978. PETER BROCK, chairman of the Rapid River snowmobile races sponsored by the Rapid River Parent-Teacher Club, accepts the International Gold Cup from Marvin Johnson, commodore of the Gladstone Yacht Club, at a meeting Monday night at the Gladstone Yacht Club. (Daily Press Photo) LANSING 'APt The Michigan Aeronautics Commission lias set up a new lont? range planning section billed as the first such unit in the nation to delve into airport through the year Commission director James Ramsey said Michigan was the first state to establish such a planning unit within its aviation agency. The planning first assignment is development of I the initial five year phase of a long range state airport plan, Ramsey said. Deadline for that report is July 1.

the first five year phase is completed, the planning section will conduct long- range aviation needs study to establish priorities for airj)Ort development. to the year 2.000,“ he said. Chief engineer L.C. Andrews said the commission has tried to plan airports on a statewide ba- I sis since it began work 40 years i ago. in tiie past our planning was done on a year to year Andr ews said.

growth of aviation in recent years and projections for the future make it essential that we develop a long-range com! pr eh erosive airport system plan I lor the state. New general managers have been named at Post tion television stations in Michigan and Wisconsin. Elroy D. Strand, general manager of WIAIC-TV, Marquette, has been named general manager of WEAU-TV, WAXX and WEAU-TV radio, Kan Claire and Chippewa Fall; Leo Howard, who had managed the properties, has left I he company. I W.

Chappell, station manager at WLUC, is the new general manager there. Obituary MRS. MARV ANN Fui vera I a ranger net Mrs. Mary Ann Rap in ben completed as follows for ui ve funeral services will be conducted at 9 a m. Friday ai St.

Church with Msgr. Wilbert Gibbs, a nephew of the deceased, officiating. Burial will be tery. in Holy Cerne- Three Upper Peninsuls men ineluding Robert Heynssens of Esca naba are smong principale featured in story wntten by Patrick Snook February issue of Saga The toi Sa- 1 1 expenences of Mx peirtons on rnoo hunting h.y snowfnoijile into Ontario, Canada, and includes I 1 color photographs of trip. Heyns ffis was one of two rnarksmen on trip, bi inging down bull iinated to vocigli atxjut 1.500 pounds on sevent.h day Ile had xeri enee of a night alone in Canadian vvilds alter becoming He was picked up next day by a bush pilot and rei iti neri bis party.

The other two Upper Pen- insulans on trip wete Bud Weeson and Dick Lutey of Marionette. They were joined by Snook. editor for Saga, wifr vari, a and Buzz Sulli- of Snook, The group hunted out of camp north of Sioux Narrows, I which is some fift to 70 miles north of international Falls, Minn. days we chugged across frozen lakes and rivers some- times fanning out as much as 30 miles from our Snook wrote "We battled freezing temperatures (some days it dropped to 40 below), howling winds and huge snow drifts, and all we ever found were fresh tracks but never a glimpse of our elusive prey. Then, on seventh day, all was forgot kn and forgiven when we spotted that gigantic bsill with its five foot rack Heynssens.

who operates Heynssens Selins, furniture and carpeting in Escanaba, is an experienced woodsman and snowmobile driver. More people ret mare from newspapers than o.her Polies Patrolman fid Bertrand suffered a slight injury to his right thumb in an accident at the police station last night wlien a primer exploded while he was making ammunition. department officers make ammunition for their service a work room in the station basement. Traffic court notices have been issued by Escanaba police to James J. DeCaire, 528 S.

13th improper turn; Arthur Amolach, Marquette, improper backing; Herbert J. Hay of Belmont. and John J. Skrariski, 1419 IBth both for failing to yield the right way. U.P.

Man Killed FLINT William Seh- melter, 75, of Baraga was killed Tuesday when his car went out of control and lied into a bridge abutment on southbound I 75 in Flint Township Values Of Tourism Reported By USFS enjoy the public lands out-of- doors. Using a conservative figure of $7 per day visitor, that's $11' 2 million he added. I the actual I'se I 30 Percent to local units of People are coming to the Upper Peninsula in increasingly greater numbers to enjoy the clear pure water, clean air, and the scenic natural beauty, Alfred H. Troutt, Hiawatha National Forest supervisor, told Troutt reported that never the Rotary Club Tuesday noon, before in the U. P.

lias he ob- And the returns in dollars served much evidence of and well as in the cooperation at many to improved health of the recrea- I improve the economic well-be- tion impressive. ing of the area. coordi- year people spent nated effort for better highways, 843,500 days visiting the Hia- the movement to attract indus- watha National Forest seeking i try, new construction all and finding outdoor recreation i around and aiva planning are or walk the trails, or just to ism in the Upper Peninsula Is said Troutt. people came to hunt, picnic, swim, ride G. Seymour Dies Tuesday B.

J. Graham Dies Tuesday In E. Lansing B. J. Graham.

50, of 2447 Lake Lansing Road, East loosing died Tuesday noon at the Ijsnsing General Hospital. He hsd been in ill health for a few He was born Jan 17, 1920 is survived by his widow, the former Jane Levesque; one Jeffrey and two daughters, Barbara and Jacqueline, all at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Graham of Williams- toon and three brothers, Willard, William and Thomas. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m.

Friday at the fit. Thomas Aquinas Church in E. Lansing. leaving today to attend the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs.

Dan of Bark River. Mr and Mrs. James Tjevesque of Menominee and Mr and Mrs. Rudy Gafnei and children of Escanaba. George F.

Seymour, 81, of 133 Lathrop, Lansing. died Tuesday noon in Lansing. He had been in ill health for three champion, months. Mr. Seymour was bom Oct.

23, 1888 in Hull, Ontario, Canada and had resided in Escanaba for 74 years. For the past seven years he had made his home with his sons and daughter. He was retired carpenter and contsruction worker and was a former member of St. Anne's Church, the Holy Name Srx-iety and the local carpenter's union. His first wife, the former Blanche LaConibe died Sept.

1, 1946 and his second wife, the former Mary Ganstad died Sept. 28, 1952. He is survived by three sons, George Jr. and Norman of Lansing and Donald of Escanaba and one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Rosella) Driggs of Corpus Christi, Texas; one brother, Joseph of Columbus, Ohio, 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Alio Funeral Home from 4 to 9:30 Thursday and parish prayers will be recited at 8:30 m. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a m. Friday at St. Church with the Rev. Ted Brodeur officiating.

Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. just a few' Troutt had predicted la.mt year that there would be a big incx ease in tounsm with the reduction of fares on the Mac- kinac Bridge, and this has fol- lowed. Use of the Hiawatha Nation- al Forest was up 30 per cent in 1969 and may go even higher when final reports are in, I Troutt said. Most campgrounds experi- i enced crowds" all summer, not just on weekends. Meeting The Need The use of the vast Hiawa- tha National Forest is being extended to all four seasons of I the year, with winter sports I taking their place hi populari- i ty, encouraged by snowmo- biling.

All of this is contribu- I ting the dollar value of the recreational asoeets of the re- 1 gion. of the outdoor tour- 1 Douglas Off For Korea Jan. 14 Curtis Jim Lowery visited relatives here for a few days before returning to Belding Chtrles and Rodney Cole and Beth Han-is of Belding visited st the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jsek Hartwick and family recently.

Mrs. Violet Osterhout has returned to her home from St. Hospital where recently hsd surgery. Ronald Tuttle of Clio spent Wie holidays visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Al'red Tuttle and other relatives in this ares.

Mrs. Margaret Loehr has returned to her home from the University Hospital st Ann Arbor, where she wss patient. NMU Receives Science Grant Science Foundation has awarded Northern Michigan University a a of $20,388 for support of a Student Science Training Program (Pre-College). The grant will be under the direction of John P. Farreli, associate professor at NMU in tne department of geography, and terminates Sept.

30, 1970. The grant will be used to help Northern support six- week summer program for gifted high school studying on the campus. It also provides limited funds for room and board for who need financial assistance. Nomination of each applicant should be initiated by high school administrators or science teachers. Application forms additional information may obtained by contacting ParreU at Northern.

George S. Douglas of Escanaba, who retired general manager of the Escanaba Paper Co. last year, will leave Jan 14 for his assignment under the International Executive! Services Corps, with the Kve Sung Paper Manufacturing Co I in Korea. Douglas will I accompanied by hia wife for the three- lout I is assignment. The Korean firm, which has many interests, asked I ESC make available an executive I experienced in manufacture of printing papers to assist in the startup of a new pajnr machine.

The I ESC was organized in 1964 by a group of American businessmen to help speed nomic growth strengthen private enterprise in developing It is jointly by the U. S. Agency for International Development and over 150 major U. S. corporations and Is managed Indepetv- dontly private I recruits experienced executives to volunteer for shoi-t-term s.ssi^nmeiits sbmad with firms which request tance, 'Phere is no tion, but expenses are Since 196J), 1ESC has approved requests for is- tance fiom over 1748 enler- prises in 45 counti'ies of Latin America, the Middle Africa, South America ami East Ania.

Information about current recruiting reeds is avaliable by writing to the Director of Executive Selection, IE6C, 545 Madison Ave.t New Yuik, N. made possible because of the vast acreage of land in public Troutt pointed out. cash return government is less than the ad valorem tax rate. That will help generate one! out of three dollars of retail I trade in the Peninsula, And going to be higher. That helps the tax The need Is for more camp I and picnic areas, more trails for hiking and riding, and the encouragement of private recreational development also.

Troutt cited a recent state- ment by Secretary of Agriculture Hardin that by tlie year 2.000 this nation will have to produce 50 per cent more food, timber for 50 per cent more homes, twice as much water, and three times more outdoor recreation opportunities for a population estimated to be 300 million. Bix Sea Water Noting the increased of the Hiawfatha Forest last year, Troutt said that campground admission and user fees received totaled 30 per cent over the year before. Twenty-five per cent of the user fees are returned to counties under the 25 per cent return act. The Hiawatha Forest supervisor directed specific attention to a recreational development named located along the south shore of Lake Superior in Chippewa County. Covering more than 64.000 acres, it extends from just wes't of Brim ley westward to the Tahquamenon State Park.

Troutt described the area and its proposed development and illustrated his commentary with slides. Thomas Straebel, Rotary Club president, conducted the meeting and the speaker was introduced by Merton Jensen, program chairman. Ogden Johnson Memorial Fund Started At NMU Hier Michigan Undversity has received of $500 from the Cleveland Cliffs Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, and $100 from J. S. Weatwater, i'leveland, to es'tablish a Memorial Scholar- sJiip Fund in honor of Ogden Johnson.

Johnson, who served as Interim President ai Northern from Sept. 1, 1967 to July 1, 1967 and as meinber of the Board of Control from 1964 to 1967, died Oot. 16, 1969. He had worked witih the iffs Iron Co. from 1952 until hi.i retirement on July 1967, serving ai industrial relat iona dim-tor Robert W.

Tal kt, vice President ad minist rat ion for the Company, sta'ed that of us at Cleveland-Cliffs were old of Ogdeu Johnson atul bis immeasurably. KH'ogmtion of bis Service to our cotnpany, as well as to Northern, we would llke tiiviis oontribution to conatltute a memorial to Ogden Johnson in the form of one-time to a wot thy by ttta There Is Nothing Like Buying Discount At A Real Discount Store 'Wolverine Discount Reg. $1.60 PHISOHEX 96c ITH THIS COUPON ADULTS LIMIT 2 NO DEALERS Coupon Expires Saturday, January 10 'Wolverine Discount Reg. $1.79 VICKS FORMULA 44 COUGH MIXTURE Size 99c WITH THIS COUPON ADULTS LIMIT 2 NO DEALERS oupon Saturday, January 10 'Wolverine Discount Reg. $1.09 PACQUIN'S LOTION 10.5 Oz.

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