The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 10

ESCANABA DATTT PHES5. atati Tneadiy, Aff 1WW City And Banks Move To Finance Expansion THE RIOT SQUAD, which has recently produced a recording of On. Let's and Ciws the Includes from left. Bob Anzalone, Gregg Curran, Jim Joque, Diin Curran and Brendon Williams. The recording is a product of Peninsula Records, which lust lien organized by the booking agent, Gene Smiltneck.

Studio Photo) The expansion of Harnischfeger truck crane operations in Escanaba is receiving the financial assistance of the City of Escanaha and Delta County banks, and the City Council will take formal action in implementine the financing program at its meeting Thursday night. Sets Fire To Beat Eviction Riot Squad Plays Two Sides Smiltneck Starts Firm; Cuts First Gene Smiltneck. booking At present they play engage- hoping for a big break and agent for the Riot Squad, a lo- ments on weekends throughout stardom. After having musical rock and roll orchestra, an- the Upper Peninsula and groups through my school daya fire himself since he WAS going Bounces that recording by Northern Wisconsin. The and fnallv trying to make a liv- to move to a smaK place on the security for their financial par- the group.

"Come On. Lets own their own equipment, ing as a professional musician i Stonington Peninsula, and Cross the which they paid for themselves and band owner until I mar- Wailekaitea is among the has been produced and will be with money obtained from their ried, I decided that with my residents of the north bay shore Record Platter Most of the residents of north bay shore an areji south of the Chicago A- North Western ore dock are beginning the new year by moving to other quarters, because the land is within the North Western's ore terminal development area Escanaba firemen, responding to a fire call at 9 a.m. Monday. Jan. 1, found the small frame house of Joe Wailekaites in flames and told them that he had set the Mayor Harold Vanlerberghe will conduct the Council meeting scheduled for 8 p.m.

Thursday in the City Hall. The Council authorized a lease arrangement with the Harnischfeger Corp. in September. an essential part of the financing program in which the City of Escanaba will: Lease the Harnischfeger Corp. truck crane plant property in Escanaba.

which will serve as security for the loans to be made by the banks and i the city. The total is $1.600.000. which i will be repaid by Harnischfeger over a period of 25 years at 4 4 interest. This amounts to of about $8.850 per month. Of the total $1.800.000 the City of Escanaba is investing one and one quarter million dollars and the five banks of Delta County $350.000.

The funds are from moneys received at the sale of the municipal gas system to Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. and other sources. The City as owner of the industrial property will mortgage the PA'H truck crane plant to the Delta Countv banks as THE DIRECTORS of four one-act plays to be presented by the Players de Noe are (from left) Mrs. Ravmond Godmer. Mrs.

Luther Barrett, Peter Adamini and Mrs William Williams. The will be staged the evening of Jan. 8 and 9 at the -Escanaba Area Publie High School beginning at 8 o'clock. (Daily Press Photo) available here soon. The record is on the Peninsula Record label, which began as a dream of Smiltneck that has finally been realised.

Members of the Riot Squad engagements. They have also 1 new responsibilities better w'ho are being evicted to make recently purchased a van for retire at the age of 22. It was way for the industrial growth transportation. then that I opened Club-A-Go- of the North Western. Most of Gene Smiltneck has resided Go in Escanaba.

the dwellings along the north in Escanaba for about years intention was honoi able, shore are little more than but bad publicity and a short- shacks, according to residential Death Claims P. Newhouse ticipation. Harnischfeger Corp has spent peter William Newhouse. 77, about three-quarters of a mil- 0f 1403 Montana Glad- lion dollars Itself in buildings died at 5:50 p.m. Mon- Shipping Ends: Tanker Meteor Leaves Harbor day and was the former manager are Dan Curran.

Gregg Curran, of the Club-A-Go-Go here. He age of capital forced me to go Bob Anzalone. Jim Joque and is employed by the Michigan Brendon They all re- Consolidated Gas Co. side in Escanaba and attend Smiltneck. who had his own the local high schools.

The boys orchestra when he lived in range in age from 14 to 18 Menominee, "Musicians years and have been organized are an odd lot, living in a as a group for about two years. mystical world and always but it is U.P. Accidents Take 99 Lives The Upper Peninsula escaped 1 In fatal accidents ki the pest 1he New holiday period two years in the Upper Penin- without a fatal traffic accident, i sula could not be attributed to but failed to match the progress any single cause, although made throughout the year in gideraby more traffic" is noted Michigan. on U. P.

roads each year. State Police reported that 99 Officers said the majority at ings and I realized that my dreams were still at hand and that I could still have something to do with the recording industry. began to work up some arrangements on a few songs and in September decided that there was more to gain died or, Upper Penm- the came ongle- (han to jn producinf! oar accidents. I featuring the Riot A total of 19 pedestrians were gqUa((. began t0 mak, killed in the Upper Peninsula, rangements which led to the five of them In Delta County.

The total traffic death toll home out of business when I was on nonetheless to several who the verge of bankruptcy. A have lived there for a number bank came to my aid with a of years. loan. I obtained a job with the Others who are being re- Gas Co. and met a wonderful moved include Dudley Neveu, group of kids called the Riot: Beatrice PorteT, Willie Lemer- Squad.

and. Mrs. George Martin. Ed been a musician and Boyle and Irma McLain. They more or less knowing the ropes have (or had) eiectric utility of the business, I began having service from the city, them to my house for practice Now the number of electric sessions and this led to an ar- consumers in that area is down rangement by which I became to two Boyle and Mrs.

Mar- I vision of the sign ordinance their booking agent. Last spring tin. There are others, of course, we began talking about record- who never were electric customers. Their lighting came from kerosene or gasoline lamps and lanterns. within the past four or five months in beginning the ex-1 where pansion program that will lead to more jobs by the larg- 1 est industrial employer.

The City Council in other business will: Open bids for the purchase of oil circuit breakers: give second reading to an amendment to the Housing Commission ordinance; and request authorization to extend the payment of county and school taxes without penalty from Jan. 10 to Feb. 16. There will also be consideration by the Council of a re- at St. Francis he had been ward open water by following the channel that had aula highways In 1967, only two short of the record high of 101 in 1966.

By contrast, state traffic deaths declined about 200 in 1967, a drop of nearly 10 per of 13 in Delta County an cent from the total of 2,243 fa- increase of five from 1966. talities in 1966. Marquette County had the State Police said the upturn most traffic deaths in 1967 with 17. Delta County was second, followed by Houghton, Mackinac. 9: Iron and Menominee, 8: Gogebic.

Chippewa and Dickinson, 5: Alger and Schoolcraft, 4: Baraga. Luce: and Ontonagon, 3: and Kewee- naw, 1. State Police said there have been no traffic deaths so far in 1968. Piercing Cold To East Bv Thf Presn birth of Peninsula Records in I Freezing ram, drizzle, snow Delta DeMolay Chapter Claims Slot Car Mark December and our first sleet clicked highways from ing. We are excited about the record and have high hopes for its lucess.

We plan to promote on a local basis and w'ill expand our efforts if the acceptance warrants Arson Suspected In Carpeting Fire Khollman Infant Is 1968 New Year's Baby The New Baby for 1968 is Roxann Louise Khollman. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Khollman of 313 Wisconsin Gladstone.

She arrived at 9:01 a.m. on Monday. Jan. 1 and weighed seven pounds and four at birth. The infant is the seventh the northern Rockies to Dixie child in the family.

Mrs. Kholl- today as the piercing cold that man is the former Evelyn God- numbed the Midwest spread frey. through the Bast. The marine shipping season Hospital to a close today with the a patient departure of the tanker Meteor, broken through the toe of little for five hours. He had been in through thickening Bay de Noc.

failing health for the past year, the Coast Guard "This is the last saw! He was born April 20. 1890 cotter Mesquite. Elliott. had expected one in Sault Ste. Marie and had Meteor had amved at more boat but that is not likely been employed by the Bay de Theisem Clemens terminal now in fact sure She Noc Lumber Co.

and the Amerl- Kipling at 1:30 p.m. Monday Jbeen can Playground Co. of Nahma. a cargo of one and one- Blhott said there had been He had resided in Gladstone million gallons of fuel oil open w-ater in the channels as for the past 12 years. arKj gasoline, said Richard EH- 1 as Dec.

23. but the Mr. Newhouse was a veteran liott Theisen Clemens terminal of WWI and a member of the manager. August Mattson Post of the She beared this morning for American Legion. His wife, return to East Chicago, with the cutter Mesquite assisting lier in turning and heading to- Maleda, died May 18.

1950. He is survived by two sons. Peter of Waukesha, Wis. and Bernard of Battle Creek, three daughters. Mrs.

Jack (Betty) Kempf of Gladstone, Mrs. James (Barbara) Popour of Sault Ste. Marie and Mrs. Thomas (Beatrice) Kotlowski of Flint; 11 grandchildren and one sister. Mrs.

Amanda Euer of Milwaukee; two brothers, Obie of Marquette and Ed of Milwaukee. Friends may call at the Skradski Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Wednesday and funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home at 10 Thursday with Rev. Loren An derson officiating. Burial will be in the Nahma Cemetery.

Military rites will be conducted by the August Mattson Post. Thomas A. Starrs, Former Resident, Dies In Detroit Thomas Arthur Starrs. 66. a former resident of Escanaba, died at 3 a.m.

Monday in Detroit. he had resided Amoco since leaving Escanaba in the late He was born in Menominee returning Oct. 22, 1901, and had been Ind m- employed as manager of Kop- aeBBon wu umtmg the plingers Garage in Detroit. in recent yearRf the Survivors include his wife. tankers moving eeveral Amanda: two daughters.

Mrs. after Chicago North Frank McFarland of Omaha. WeMern dosed out the and Mrs. Paul Yates of continued near zero and below weather has closed them with ice. ice is now about one foot thick and every night makes another inch or Elliott commented.

With the aid of the Maaqvate. the tanker backed into turning area that had beaa broken open, and then heeded through the to the open water of Lake Michigan some 12 miles away. The Standard Oil Co. terminal receives cargoea from twe tankers over the weekend Indiana and the Amoco Illinois. They managed to get out of the bay ice unae- to Whiting, First It waa flag pole sitting.

then telephone booth stuff Ing and laat spring at the University of Michigan beer drinking. Delta Chapter, Order DeMolay. tooay claimed national DeMolay record for eontinnona hours of slot cwr racing running the little dragsters 84 consecutiv hours in a marathon session at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The previous record was 92 hours by the N.J., chapter. About 18 young men participated in six-hour shifts under the direction of Master Councilor Robert Ebbesen and Dad Advisor Robert Jenshak.

There were two or three boys to each shift. Mothers of the boys provided food and eoft drinks. Eleven H. scale model oars were used. Six ears and three controls burn' ed out and the boys were kept busy constantly repairing cars.

Another blast of frigid air moved down into the north-central states. Sub-zero were widespread. Hazardous driving warnings were in effect for an 11-state area from Wyoming to North POMPANO BEACH. Fla A imlhon dollars worth Ne" England ushered in the new year with bitter cold tem- Eight Are Hurt In Area Mishaps shipping of iron 1 GOP Hopes To Control Senate WASHINGTON The odds are heavily against tt but there's a possibility Republicans could win control of the Senate in the 1968 elections, i Some party strategists argue this should become a priority GOP goal The Republicans need 15 addi- i tional seats to gam a Senate majority for the first time since 1954. But most forecasters expect them to capture far fewer 15 new seats.

The National Committee for an Effective Congress, a liber- Jal-minded. nonpartisan group, considers a GOP gain of six to be prudent estimate at this time of carpeting was destroyed. Monday in a warehouse fire that topped to investigators suspect was set by 20 parts of north- someone who ransacked files and to zero holidav period. 5 below in southern sections. A New Years Eve snowstorm Eight persons were injured, none seriously, in traffic accidents in the Escanaba and Delta Countv area over the and desks before the blaze Robert Salame.

co-owner of. the Boston Rug Co about; the region with an aver one million of carpeting inches of anow. was a total loss, most of it by water damage. New York Stocks ALL CEDAR POST PRODUCERS After January 5, 1868. The MacGillis A Gibbs Co.

will accept onlv those posts already contracted for. Hours at the Gladstone Yard are from 7 a. in. to 3 p. m.

Monday thru Friday. Nag Is Shot MEMPHIS, Tenn A Memphis man shot his wife Monday after she kept nagging him about his failure to make New Year's resolutions, police said Officers said Irene Batts auf. fered a shotgun wound to the foot after she continually Willie Batts, 32, that he should "turn over a new and do such things during the new year as keep the house stocked with firewood. NOTICE Sealed bids will be accepted until 4 p. m.

January 15th, 1968 by the Masonville Township Board on a 1940 ton Chevrolet pickup truck, as Can be seen at the Fire Hall. Direct bids to Masonville Township Board. Mildred Stenlund, Clerk, Rapid River, Michigan Nat Gypsum 43U NY Central75D Penny, JC mvk Pa RR 62'4 4 Pfizer 67 '4 8 1 RCA 4 Repub Stl 44 Roeb 3 4 Std Brand 36 Mi 4 Std Oil Ind 54 4 Std Oil N.T 6834 4 Stauff Ch 451 2 Un Cartrde 7s Un Oil 564 4 US Steel Wn Un SSTs Westg El 703,4 Allied Ch Am Can 511 Am Mot 134 4 Am Tel Tel Armour 374 Bet Steel13 11 Cal um 474 Ches Ohio 624 Chrysler 564 4 Cities Sv 48 4 Consumer Pw 43 4 Con Can 4 Det Edis 4 Dow Chem 871 4 Du Pont 157 Mi 14 East Kod 1484 Ford Mot 544 Gen 824 Gen Tel El 42 4 Goodrich Goodyear 544 4 Inlanid Stl344 Interlake Stl Vi Int Bus Moh 6274 u4 1 Int Nick 1164 i Int Tel Tel 1164 4 John Man 4 Kimb Clk 57 4 LOF 4 Ligg My 71 Mead Cp Moat 14 It was cold and clear in upstate New York. Early morning temperatures generally were well below zero. It was 29 below in Masvsena and in the St.

Lawrence Valley. Biting cold weather settled over Minnesota and the Dakotas and overnight temperatures were expected to drop to in the northern regions oS North Dakota and Minnesota The Weather Bureau said davtnne highs probably would not edge above the zero mark in most of the region There was a light snow cover in the area, bui no travel problems were reported State Police of the Gladstone Post said six were injured in twro accidents Monday Daniel Barber, 25, of 114 N. 3rd Manistique, his wife. Donna. 27, and their son, David, 1 all were treated at St.

Francis Hospital and released after their car collided nearly head- on with a car driven by Ronald Mueller Jr. 19. of Green Bay Officers said Mueller started to pass another car and see the Barber vehicle until he got into the oncoming lane of traffic. The accident happened on S. 2 and 41 in Brampton Township about 4 p.m.

Monday. Mueller was ticketed for improper overtaking and passing in the face of oncoming traffic. John Damian. 31 and Marie Damian. 58.

of Southfield, and Peter Damian, 17. of Detroit, were shaken up about 0 p.m. Monday when their car spun off 2 and 41 near the Portage Creek bridge west of Escanaba 1415 8:30 Toivo Konerva Dies Monday In Chicago Toivo Kanerva, 59. of Argvle Chicago. 111., merly of Rock, died at a.m.

Monday at his home He was born June 18. 1908 in Finland and had resided in Rock until 6 years ago when he moved to Chicago. He was employed as a guard at the Pinkerton Agency. Mr. Kanerva is survived by two sons, Clayton of Rock Walter of Moran; two daughters, Mrs.

Virgil (Janet) Warwick of Belleville, Mich and Mrs. Ronald (Carol) Elie of Rte. 1, Gladstone, eight grandchildren and two brothers, the ruins Kanerva of Rock and Russell of In fire broke out in Gwinn. apartments above two down- The body has been removed town stores Heavy damage wan to the Anderson Funeral Home done to the two story buildings and funeral services are tenta- but there were no injuries tively set for Thursday at the At Bay City, fire started in funeral home. Burial will be in the Golden Key Tavern and the Rock Cemetery.

Restaurant shortly after 4 a m. and spread to three unoccupied Sculpture and painting are apartments on the second floor the two oikieet arts known the building TTiere waa no estimate at the Woman Dies In New Year Fire Bv Aiiorlitfd Prm Firemen in three Michigan cities New Day battled huge fires as temperatures dipped below zero A 67-year-old woman perished in a her East Firemen who fought the flames for three hours found the bodv of Mrs. Bertha Nence and hit a tree. Damian told State Police an oncoming car crossed the road in front of him and he went off the road to avoid it. Daniel LaCosse.

1212 Minnesota Gladstone, waa ticketed by State Police Monday for driving with obscured vision. Two persons were reported to have suffered minor injuries in traffic accidents in Escanaba over the weekend. Laurence D. Johnson, 70. of 619 N.

16th received a cut lip when his car was involved in a collision with a parked car in the 1100 block. Sheridan Road, at 1 a. today. The parked car was owned by Lawrence M. Girard.

317 Ogden Ave Mrs. Alice Bunno of 1225 Superior Gladstone, was hurt when the car in she wras a passenger was involved in a collision with another car at 3rd Ave and Stephenson Ave. at 6:35 Sunday Tiie car was driven by Earl Bunno of the same address, and the other car was driven bv Rotjer Lundquist of 51 fi N. 19th St Escanaba police said there were a number of traffic mishaps in the city over the weekend. caused in part by slippery streets.

Cuba; one son. Thomas, of De- 1 troit; three sisters, Mrs. Eliza- beth Malone of Detroit, Mrs. Alice Gregory of Dorris, Calif, and Arlene Starrs of New York; one brother, Robert, of Menominee, three grandchild! ren and several neicea and nephews. Funeral services will be held Robert Charles Snell, infant Thursday from St.

Agatha's son of Mr. and Mrs. Jcweph Catholic Church. Detroit: of Arlington Heights, body wil be brought to Birch died New Day. He waa Creek Cemetery in Menominee bom Christmas Day.

Infant Son Of Former Escanaba Resident Dies County for burial in the Mrs. Snell is the former Bev- spring. erlv Aim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Aim, 1211 N.

16th St. Brlpflv TftlH Fuerai services and burial 1 were in Arlington Heights to- The Fraternal Order of fjav Eagles meet at 8:30 p.m. today in the clubrooms. -----------------------------------The Eagles Auxiliary will hold a regular business meeting Wednesday Jan. 3.

at 8 p.m. in the Eagles Clubroom. The Junior High MYF of tiie Central Methodist Church will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; the Senior High MYF at 8 p.m and the Chancel Choir at 7, An immunization clinic will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the Home Economics room of the Carnev-Nadeau School Dr.

Mary Cretens will conduct the clinic. Reservations for the January meeting of the Elks Ladies Auxiliary to be held Thursday evening in the lounge of the Elks Club, are to be made not later than Wednesday with the chairman of the evening. Mrs. Edmund Hengesh, 786-1956 or by calling the Elks Club, 7862294. Seats For Parade Cost Up To $8 PASADENA.

Calif. Some of the hundreds of thousands who watched the Tournament of Roses parade paid up to 8 for a grandstand seat. Others improvised. Among the do-it-yourself seating: Dining room chairs, bar stools, ladders, saw horses, a church pew One man provided his family with box folding chairs under a huge cardboard carton Now on oil Rogulor Savings Garden Peninsula Escanaba police have issued traffic court notices to Leslie J. Mrs.

Paul Guertm, has been Stock, 505 Montana, Gladstone, released from the Schoolcraft i tailing to exercise due oare; blare that roared through Memorial Hospital, following Laurence G. Lewis, 1108 Sheri- arge home on surgery and is recuperating at dan Road, disobeying a traffic home Bernard Barney Bey spent the New weekend with his family and parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ward St of Vans Harbor.

Dennis Sheterkm of Minneapolis. left for his home after spending Christmas with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Shesterkin of Garden signal: Jerry A.

Smith, 411 8th Green expired license; Laroy J. Sovey, 1320 N. 22nd failing to exercise due care; licroy Kositzke, 1600 N. 18th driving too fast for conditions; Duane M. Menard, 316 N.

21sit failing to stop in the assured clear distance; Arthur J. Davey 1412 2nd expired driver's li- DAILY INTEREST AT northern MICHIC NATIONAL Monty Ward of Tayloar spent cense; Gary T. Bourdeau, 809 the New Year's holiday with 14th Roger D. Erfourth, Mr and Mrs. Hartley Plymouth, and Kenneth (his mother) and other rela- K.

Carlson. Esoanaba Rte. 1, tar speeding..