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of I Mrs. Hilda R. Hakala Luther Mrs. Hilda R. Kakala, 82, of the Town of Kimball, died Thursday at Divine Infant pital.

Funeral services Mrs. Hakala will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran al Church, the he Rev. Oliver A.

Hallberg officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery. The Ketola Funeral Home will be open for visitation beginning at 5 Sunday evening. The remains will be taken to the church Monday morning to lie in state until the time of the service. Mrs.

Hakala was the former Hilda Heikkila and she was born at Isojoki, Vaasan Laani, Finland, on Jan. 2, 1886. She came to the United States in 1904 with her parents and the family settled first at Rock Springs, Wyo. They resided there for two years and then moved to the Town of Kimball in 1906. She was married to Charles Hakala on July 30, 1907.

He died in May, 1935. In the family purchased farm in Kimball which she continued to operate until ill health forced her to discontinue, three years ago. She had been a patient at an area nursing home prior to her admitlance to the bospital. The deceased had been 3 member of Si. Paul Lutheran Church and was a former member of the Mary Circle of that church.

She is survived by one son, John Hakala of Kimball; three grandchildren; one brother, Leander Heikkila of Long View, and la one sister, Mrs. Sandra Belmas of Kimball. Mrs. John Cox Obituaries L. Wright High School the class of 1912.

He then the University of Mich- igan. In 1917 he enlisted in the Air Force and became a pilot in World War On Aug. 21, 1918, he married Miss Fannie Holmgren, also of Ironwood. The couple moved to Sheboygan in 1928. Mrs.

Runstrom died July 16, 1967. Surviving, besides his son, are a daughter, Mrs. C. Williams of Fort Lauderdale, 'Flat, nine grandchildren; one brother, Carl Runstrom of White Pine, and three sisters, Mrs. Olga Hahn and Miss Agnes Runstrom of Ironwood and Mrs.

Ruth Charlette of Lansing. Funeral services were held March 13 at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, Sheboygan, of which the deceased was a member. The Rev. T.

Parry Jones officiated and burial was at Wildwood Cemetery, Sheboygan. A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Runstrom's name for the Sheboygan Re- Mrs. A. Palivoda Mrs.

Alex Palivoda, 68, of 8591 Botting Road, Racine, died today at a Milwaukee hospital. She had been hospitalized for the last three months. Funeral services for Mrs. Palivoda will be held at St. Ann's Catholic Church at Saxon at 10:30 a.m.

Monday, the Rev. John Stoehr officiating. Entombment will be at the Hurley Mausoleum. The Engstrom Funeral Home at Hurley will be open after 2 p.m. Sunday for visitation.

The rosary will be recited at 8 that evening at the funeral home. Mrs. Palivoda was the former Elizabeth Schwab and she was born at Cary Location, Hurley, on March 28, 1899. She attended the Hurisy schools and was married to Alex Palivoda on July 22, 1922, at St. Ann's olic Church at Saxon.

The couple resided there until he died in June, 1962. She is survived by one son, Roland of Racine, four grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Rose Lukey, Mrs. Marie Halo and Mrs. Albina Schwab, all of Milwaukee, Funerals Funerals MRS.

SAM SHERMAS Funeral services for Mrs. Sam Shermas, 76, of First National who died Wednesday, will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with the Rev. Ambrose Matejik officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery.

The Chappell Zielinski Funeral Home will be open for visitation beginning at 4:30 this afternoon and the rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 7 tonight. MRS. KOSLOVICH Funeral services for Mrs. Marion Koslovich, 54, of 951 Broadway, Ironwood, who died Thursday, will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Ketola Funeral Home, the Rev.

V. A. Puotinen officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery. The funeral home will be open for visitation beginning at 5 this afternoon until the time of the services.

MRS. VIENNA GUSTAFSON Funeral services for Mrs. Vienna Gustafson, 41, of Ironwood Township, who died last Saturday, were held Thursday afternoon at Trinity Lutheran Church, the Rev. R. W.

Heikknen officiating, assisted by the Rev. Clifford Brege of Bessemer. Interment was at Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Mascotti, George Semenak, Robert Hellman, Albert Smetana, Walter Blackard and Rudolph Egizi. Out of town persons attending the services included Mr.

and Mrs. Len Britten and Mrs. Joseph Klarchek of Wausau, Mrs. Leonard Clevenger of Chicago, Steve Klarchek of Manitowish, Don Davidson of Bear Valley, Scott Larson of Rice Lake, Craig Davis of Ida, Craig Farrell of Madison, Bill Maki of Wash-! burn, Wis. and Dan Shefchik of Ashland.

LEO J. 'CALLAGHAN Funeral services for Leo J. 'Callaghan, 71, of 612 Leonard who died Wednesday, will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at the St. Ambrose Catholic Church.

Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery, The McKevitt Kershner Funeral Home will be open for visitation beginning at 4 this afternoon. The rosary will be recited there at 8 this evening. Survivors in addition to those previously listed include 21 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. MRS. SALLY JOHNSON Funeral services for Mrs.

Sally Johnson, 60, of Ironwood Township, who died last Saturday, were held Thursday after-! noon at Trinity Lutheran Church. the Rev. R. W. Heikkipen officiating, assisted by the PAGE 2 Ironowad Dally Hospital Notes GRAND VIEW.

Admitted Thursday: Mrs. Ethel Chaney, Umberto Grandini, Hurley, Mrs. Adela: Machesky, Gile, Joseph Hill Richards, Mercer, Hjalmer East Ayer Street, Mrs. Elizebeth Lindberg, 618 Lake Mrs. Anna Melis, 249 E.

Michigan Mrs. Gayle Severson, 743 Florence medical. Discharged Thursday: Robert Johnson, Bessemer; Mrs. Hulda McRae, Hurley; Matt Justinak, Philip Anderson, Ironwood. Number of patients Thursday, 70.

DIVINE INFANT, Wakefield. Admitted Thursday: Nancy Lonchar, Ewen, surgery; Robert Palmquist Ironwood, Mrs. Mary Zelinska, Bessemer, medical. Discharged Thursday: Mrs. George July and daughter, Hurley; Daniel Oberst; Ramsay; Mrs.

David Reid and son, Roger Greil, Jon Pann, Bessemer; Baby Lisa Chouinard, Ironwood; Mrs. Benjamin Budgick, Wakefield. LAKELAND MEMORIAL, Woodruff. Admitted Thursday: Gerry K. Marten, Diane Allen, Lac du Flambeau; Gordon Thompson, Mercer; Mrs.

nice Mattke, Wilbur Hagen, Woodruff; Mrs. Margaret Hennen Presque Isle; Mrs. Evelyn Snell, Manitowish Waters. Court Has 8 Traffic Cases Eight persons paid fines and costs for traffic violations in Ironwood Municipal Court this week, when arraigned before Judge Charles C. Keeton Jr.

Making the paymen's were: Allen A. Johnson, 29, of 135 Ridge $50 fine and $4.20 costs for leaving the scene of a property, on damage US-2. accident Douglas W. Berg of 120 W. Pewabic $10 fine and $4.20 costs for failure to transfer registration plates.

Berg was arrested Feb. US-2. Steve S. 'McRae of 325 N. Lawrence $10 fine and $4.20 costs on a charge of careless driving on Aurora March 8.1 William M.

Valenti, 18, of 75 Michigan Montreal, $10 fine and $4.20 costs for operated ing a vehicle with inadequate brakes on Aurora March 4. Milton W. Kivi of Route 2. Box 233, Ironwood, $10 fine and $4.20 costs on a charge of less driving March 10 on Balsam St. and Camp Norrie Road.

James Sisko of 200 W. Pe-! wabic $5 fine and $4.20 costs for failure to yield right of way on Lawrence March 4. Francis Robinson of 338 E. Arch $5 fine and $4.20 costs for disobeying a traffic signal on Aurora and Suffolk March 1. Berta Bravatto of Route 1.

Box 295, Bessemer, $5 fine and $4.20 costs for disobeying a red traffic signal on Suffolk March 15. Berg was ticketed by state police. All of the other citations were issued by officers of the Ironwood Police Department. Man Jailed At Hurley Robert D. Johnson.

21, of Rt. i Box 15, Bessemer is being held in Iron County Jail at Hur-! ley today in lieu of furnishing a $300 bond. Johnson's bond was set Thursday afternoon in Iron County Court by J. C. Flandrena, circuit court commissioner.

The date of arraignment has been sel for 10 a.m. Monday before! Judge Arne H. Wicklund. Hurley police have charged Johnson on five counts which: include driving a vehicle with no registration and license: plates; no driver's license: failing to obey a traffic failing to stop for a stop sign; and reckless driving. The al-: have leged occurred offenses were reported to, April 15, 1967.

Johnson was apprehended last Saturday in the Town of Kim-! ball by the Iron County Sheriff's Department. He was taken to the county jail, but later in the evening he complained of being sick and was taken by officers to Grand View Hospital. Officers picked up Johnson at the hospital yesterday al about 12:30 p.m. County C-C Sets Meeting promotion ideas at a meeting to be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Beaver Lodge in Mercer, according to H.

W. Kinney, county resource development agent. Other items on the agenda include a report on fund raising, dates for the special events list, and committee reports. All officers, directors, and delegates are urged to attend the meeting. Civic, service and fraternal organizations within the county i are invited to join the cham- ber and assist with ita work.

Iron County's Chamber of Commerce will study county I the Globe, Friday, March 22, 1968 Widen On Stock Mart Early Today NEW YORK (AP) Losses widened on the York Stock Exchange early today, Trading was fairly active. The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved lower after reading unchanged at the start. Declines outnumbered adabout 2 to 1. shares. fell Losses to of between on 54,800 2 and 3 points were shown in active trading by Schenley, Control Data, Fansteel and Scientific Data.

Most gold-mining issues were up as they followed their usual contratrend habits. In addition, selective strength was shown by some recent losers. IBM gained 2 and Xerox nearly a point. Among gold stocks, American South African rose about and Campbell Red Lake a point or better while Benguet edged higher and Homestake lost a fraction. Boeing dropped a point.

Fractional losses were shown by Ford, Raytheon, Goodyear, Penn Central and The tour steelmakers edged higher. Opening blocks included: Scott Paper, off at 23 on 11,200 shares; Peabody Coal, unchanged at 45 on 11,000, and American Telephone, up at on 7,0004, Thursday's drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new low for 1968 was discouraging technically. Market chartists, however, were waiting to so whether the lower line of the uptrend band connecting the lows of 1962 and 1966 represented 810 in the Dow hold or be violated. Thursday the Associated Press Average of 60 Stocks fell 1.9 to 299.9. Prices were irregularly lower on the American Stock Exchange.

Stock Market NOON QUOTATIONS NEW YORK (AP) Following is a sectioned list of stock transactions of the New York Stock Exchange at midday with net change from previous close. Allied Ch Am Can Am Mot Am Tel Tel Armur Beth Steel Calum Ohio Chrysler 55 Cities Sve Consumer Pw Con Can Det Edis Dow Chem du Pont East Kod Ford Mot Gen F'ds Gen Motors Gen Tel Gerber Prod Gillette Goodrich Goodyear Inland St1 Int Bus Mach 2 lat Nick 1 Int Tel Tel John Man 58 Kimb Clk Mead Cp Mont Ward Nat Gypsum 45 Std Brand 3 RCA Stars Roeb 60 Pfizer Repub Stl AAPAA Std oil NJ Std Oil Ind Stauff Ch Un Carbide US Steel Wn Un Tel Westg El D' U--Up. D-Down. CHICAGO PRODUCE CHICAGO (AP) Chicago Mercantile Exchange Butter steady; wholesale buying prices unchanged; 93 score AA 66; 92 66; 90 89 cars 90 89 Eggs about steady; wholesale buying prices unchanged to lower; 75 per cent or better Grade A Whites 30; mixed 30; mediums standards checks ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK SOUTH ST.

PAUL, Minn. (AP) -USDA Cattle calves 600; slaughter steers and heifers steady; COWS steady to weak; other classes steady; feeders consigned to auction; utility and commercial slaughter cows 19.00-20.00; canner and and cutter commercial 17.50 19.50; slaughter utility 21.50-24.00; cutter 17.50 19.50; utility and commercial slaughter bulls 21.50 24.00; cutter 19.00-21.50; good vealers 30.00- 33.00; good slaughter calves 21.00-24.00. Births Grasham. Mr. and Mrs.

Anthony L. Grasham, Ontonagon, daughter, Toni Lynn, March 15 at Ontonagon Memorial HospitaL Rev. Clifford Brege of Bessemer. Interment was at Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Mascotti, George Semenak, Robert Hellman, Albert Smetana, Walter Blackard and Rudolph Egizi.

Out of town persons attending the services included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kivi, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Blomster, Edith Samuelson and.

Mary Samuelson, all of Superior; Mr. and Mrs. Andy Monson, Mr. and Mrs. William Heikkila and Capt.

and' Mrs. A. Monson, all of St. Ig. nace, Mr.

and Mrs. Carroll Sabin of Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Kivi of Midland, Mrs. Larry Pedgion of Detroit, Mr.

and Mrs. William King of Hancock, Miss Connie Kivi of Duluth, Mr. and Mrs. Don Holst of Bemidji, Bruce Belmas of White Pine, Mrs. Mike Wamer, Mrs.

Kenneth Stever and Mrs. John Tocci of Hoyt Lakes, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Frank Murpbree, Debbie Mr. and Mrs.

Guisto, Guisto and Kathy Guisto, all of Fairfield, Mr. and Mrs. William Hurula of Marengo and Mr. and Mrs. Heimo Kivi of Chicago.

MRS. AXEL PUSITO Funeral services for Mrs. Axel Puisto, 47, of 749 Sunset Road, who died Sunday, were held at 9 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, the Rev. R.

W. Heikkinen officiating, assisted by the Rev. Clifford ge of Bessemer. Interment was at Riverside Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dale Puisto, Uno Puisto, Ray Puisto, Eric Saari, Walter Blackard, Ben Halme and Carl Nelson.

Out of town persons attending the services included Mr. and Mrs. James Miss Rice, Uno Pu- Puisto, Dale Puisto, Judy isto and Miss Nancy Puisto, all of Bessemer; Mr. and Mrs. Eric Saari of Poplar, Mr.

and Mrs. Arvo Saari of St. Croix Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Harju of Crystal Falls, Mr.

and Mrs. Caroll Sabin. of Mrs. Jackson, David Mich. Bonino and and Mr.

and of son Milwaukee. ARTHUR L. JULIEN Funeral services for Arthur L. Julien, 62, of Hurley, who died Monday, were held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Engstrom Funeral Home at Hurley, the Rev.

Oliver A. Hallberg officiating. Entombment was at the Hurley Mausoleum. Pallbearers were. Nels Bradley, Lindstrom, Carl Erickson, Leonard Julien, Wayne Julien and Dean Julien.

Out of town persons attending the services included Mrs. Olive Oberg, Lloyd Anderson and Mrs. Edward Oberg of Rockford, Mrs. Joseph Brady of Skokie, Mr. and Mrs.

Marland Bradley of Ontonagon and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Southworth and Mr. and Mrs. Kaneski of Duluth.

Vietnam Continued from Page One White reported from Da Nang that the shelling was the heaviest at Camp Carroll in some time and could be the beginning of a harassment campaign against the two bases. U.S. commanders believe that before the North Vietnamese can make a serious attempt to overrun Khe Sanh, they must silence the big 175mm howitzers which back up Khe Sanh from the two posts to the east. A new offensive thrust by the U.S. 9th infantry division to.secure the main food line from the Mekong Delta to Saigon was announced by the U.S.

Command, the sixth allied operation disclosed in the last two days. Named "Operation Peoples Road" and centered 40 miles southwest of Saigon, its goal is to secure the frequently cut National Route 4. The operation was launched March 1, but the U.S. Command said there has been only light contact so far, with 19 Viet Cong killed and one U.S. soldier wounded.

Rockefeller Continued from Page One weekend. He confided it to Slote and State Atty. Gen. Louis Lefkowitz Wednesday in an plane taking them from New York to Albany. Before going to the press conference Thursday, Rockefeller telephoned his wife who is vacationing in the Caribbean.

He plans to join her Beach in Puerto Rico this weekend, Slote said. Reaction to the governor's withdrawal poured in from all corners of the country within minutes after he announced his decision. One of the first messages came from Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, who defeated Rockefeller for the Republican nomination in a bitter battle in 1964. Relations between them have been strained ever since.

Goldwater telegraphed the governor: "Congratulations on your courageous and intelligent decision. Your position will contribute immeasurably to a 1968 victory for the Republican party and even more importantly for this great nation. Barry." Average use of aluminum in 1968-model automobiles is about 72 pounds per car. Catholics Set Meeting Here Giulio F. (Jiggs) Lenzi, wellknown parish consultant, will address members of three Catholic parishes of the city at St.

Michael's Church at 8 Saturday evening. Purpose of Lenzi's talk will be, in his words, "to help parishioners in that very difficult aspect of Christian living, the support of God's work in the world." Lenzi, associated in private life with a Detroit accounting firm, performs this service to parishes without charge as a part of his Christian commitment. He has conducted programs in more than 400 parishes in the Midwest. "My aim," he said, "is to inpeople in the joy of Christian. giving, to inspire them to trust in God, to give them a workable plan for parish port and to remove the burden of continual appeals for funds from pastors and people alike." All adult Catholics of Ironwood have been invited to attend Saturday's meeting.

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph leavy, pastor of St. Ambrose Parish, said Lenzi: "The most frequent comment we hear from people other areas whom Lenzi has visited is: 'He is the best thing that has bappened to our family and parish for a long The Rev.

Ambrose Matejik, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, and the Rev. Francis X. Ronkowski, pastor of St. Michael's Parish, have joined in the effort to bring as many ioners as possible into contact with Lenzi's powerful message, a spokesman for St. Ambrose said.

4 Ski Resorts Closed Today The four major ski resorts in the area were all closed to skiing today and had no plans re-open unless heavy snow to received, totalling at least eight inches. At Big Powderhorn Mountain, the management stated that it had been snowing quite heavily, but that it had stopped and that conditions were such that the resort would not be opened to skiing unless at least eight inches of new snow fell overnight. Indianhead Mountain ski resort was not open to skiing today and had no plans to announce for the weekend, pending return from an out of town trip by Manager Jack English. Dave Balbough, Porcupine Mountain State park superintendent, said that it would require at least a foot of snow overnight to permit that ski area to open up. Manager Dave Lundberg at Whitecap Mountain said that his resort is closed and will not be able to re-open unless at eight inches of new snowfall occurs.

It was very frustrating Lundberg had reservations from several groups that had promised to fill the lifts and ski lodge this weekend. Nixon Continued from Page One ed to resume campaigning in Milwaukee. for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of New York, will be touring California this weekend San Francisco Bay area and Central Valley on, Saturday, Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley Sunday.

Kennedy's celebrity-packed California slate for the Demo: cratic national convention was entered Thursday in the state's presidential primary. included actress Shirley Maclaine, football star Gary Beban, singer Andy Williams, and Cesar Chavez, central fig. ure in the attempt to unionize farm workers. In Nashville, Kennedy told a fired-up a audience at Vanderbilt University Thursday night the country is being divid-, ed by President Johnsonthose who call for change." Two Games Slated At Mercer Tuesday MERCER-Two fun games of volleyball and basketball will be held at the Mercer School gymnasium beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26.

The first game is between the Mercer and Ironwood Woman's Volleyball teams and the second is between the Mercer faculty and varsity basketball teams. The admission fees will be donated to the Easter Seal Drive. Anvil Briefs The Anvil Ladies Neighbor hood Club will meet Monday night at 7:30 at the Anvil club house with Mrs. Steve Balasz and Miss Odessa Carlson as hostesses. USE DAILY GLOBE WANT-ADS Briefly Told The Aurora Athletic Club will have a rabbit and chicken feed Saturday, with the meal being served from 6 to 9 p.m.

Club members and their guests are invited. Cutter on Way To Ontonagon ONTONAGON The U. S. Coast Guard cutter Woodrush is on its way here from Duluth to aid in. the clearing of ice from the Ontonagon river tions of nearby Lake Superior.

Village officials said this morning the river presents an minent danger of flooding. At 10 this morning, the ship was reported still 30 miles from Ontonagon and out of radio contact. Fran Mertes, U. S. Army district engineer from St.

Paul, is in Ontonagon to aid local work crews in blasting the ice this afternoon after the ship a Mertes said he plans to use al mixture of ammonia nitrate and fuel oil, commonly known as ANFO, to break up ice between the breakwaters. The engineer and Warren Millard, public works superintendent at Ontonagon, have estimated that the ice extends two miles out into Lake Superior from the Ontonagon River. According to his office in Washington, Congressman Philip Ruppe made arrangements for the Coast Guard to send the Woodrush to Ontonagon. After being notified by Millard of the urgent situation yesterday afternoon, Ruppe contacted the Coast Guard's Ninth District Headquarter at land and the Woodrush was immediately dispatched from Duluth. Recent warm weather had sent the loose ice downriver to the mouth, where it was blocked by lake ice in the harbor.

Millard said the river was up as much as two feet and that there was a danger of part of the town being flooded in the event of another warm spell. Murderer Continued from Page One were rescued by police through a window in a rear bedroom. "I sat there and talked with him with his gun on me," Welch later told reporters. "I had a gun on him, too, but in my overcoat pocket. "The conversation centered on allaying his fears," the agent added.

"We talked about his life in prison and discussed the advisibility of surrendering instead of doing anything foolish." Had the police decided to storm the apartment, Moseley would have shot it out with them, Welch said he was told. The suspenseful chat also disclosed that Moseley was a fan of the FBI, at least in one respect, Welch related. "He watches our shows on television." Welch said he finally stood up, and told Moseley, "Let me have the gun." "He handed me the gun and surrendered." Moseley, who now awaits arraignment on several charges, punched a guard last Monday and escaped as he was about to be discharged from Meyer Memorial Hospital for return to State Prison. He had undergone minor surgery for an injury offi-1, cials said was self-induced. Erwin Area Club Planning Events The Erwin Area Community Club, at its recent meeting, discussed several items.

Anyone who has information as to names and addresses of Erwin area servicemen, serving in the United States or overseas, is asked to contact Elma Koivisto, 932-5892, as the club would like to send Easter cards to them. There will be a bake sale and project display by the Erwin: 4-H Club at the Erwin Town Hall April 4 at 7 p.m. All parents and guests are invited. Lunch will be served. A rummage, sale is being planned May so members are asked to collect items for this event.

Further information will be announced. The club extends an open invitation to all Bonnie Location residents, who wish to join the club. Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Erwin Town Hall. Woman Pays Fine on Shoplifting Charge Mrs.

Creed B. Norman of 921 Nightingale Ironwood, a $100 fine and $4.20 costs in Ironwood. Municipal Court, after pleading guilty to a charge of shoplifting at a local super market last Saturday. Ironwood city police, who arrested the woman, said a box of snuff valued at 22 cents was taken from National Food Store. The complaint was signed by Ted George, manager of the store, officers reported.

About 26 million dogs are pets in American bousebolds today. $12,000 Voted By Board for Copper Peak BESSEMER At a meet. ing of the Gogebic County Board of Supervisors Thursday, the Copper Peak sky flying hill project and its potential impact on the county's economy was discussed. A formal resolution by the adopted to $12,000 of was from the new budget to be held in escrow in a special fund for the ski flying project. The county likewise went on record stating that the gross income of the county's business could rise from 000,000 to $100,000,000 largely as a result of the Copper Peak ski flying hill.

Also stated in the resolution, as adopted, was the fact that the Range Ski Corporation has put up $232,000 so far in project and has committed itself to $50,000 a year for promotion of Copper Peak and Gogebic County. The money put up by the county will serve as a buffer fund -committment. with obstacles to the development having been overcome, excepting for a commitment by the County of Gogebic to set aside a 'stable fund' in escrow during the life of the involved governmental loan as a buffer assuring loan repayment." County Prosecutor Jerome C. Nadolney, said that under Public Act No. 38.

paragraph 5.461 of Sept. 8, 1961, the county is within its legal rights to use tax money for. this purpose. The county took under advisement a resolution adopted by the Marquette County Board of Supervisors which stated that the Newberry State Institution will no longer accept phychotic, emotionally disturbor brain-damaged children as patients, and that the State of Michigan has no plans constructing a new facility for such children in the U. P.

and that the existing overcrowded facilities are located more than 500 miles away. in the lower half of the Lower Peninsula. It likewise noted that ment a and stale detention facility for juvenile delinquents also is located in the Lower Peninsula. The following excerpt from the resolution indicates the county's position: "Final governmental approval and funding is on the verge of reality, with obstacles to the development WAKEFIELD Mrs. John Cox, 84, Thomaston, died this morning at Divine Infant Hospital, where she was admitted at 6:40 a.m.

today. The remains are at Lakeside Memorial Chapel. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Mrs. Anna Polvi EWEN-Mr.

Anna Polvi, 90, of Ewen died Thursday morning after a long illness. She was born Dec. 1, 1877 in Kiimingy, Finland, and came directly to Calumet on Nov. 6, 1896. She was the former Anna Lunki and was married to Isaac Polvi at Calumet.

The couple moved to Ewen in 1913 and she had lived there ever since. Mrs. Polvi is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Elma Damrell 1 of of. Ewen; Tracy, and many one son, grandchil- John dren and great-grandchildren.

Her liam, The husband Brown preceded and Funeral her one in son, Home death. Wil- in Bruce Crossing will be open for visitation beginning at 4 p.m, Sunday until noon Monday when the body will be taken to the Methodist Church in Ewen. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the church with the Rev. Zina Bennett officiating.

Emtombment will be at the Bruce Crossing Mausoleum until a spring burial is held at the Ewen Cemetery. Julius Pietila Julius Pietila, 59, Bruce Crossing, died unexpectedly at his home Thursday noon. He was born at April 29, 1908. 'He had ployed by the White Pine Copper Co. the last 13 years.

Prior to that he and Mrs. Pietila owned and operated a restaurant at Bruce Crossing for many years and for the last 10 years he had owned a motel at Bruce Crossing. He was a resident of Bruce Crossing for 25 years, and was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Ewen. He married the former Susanna Stenfors at Flint June 21, 1930. She died Sept.

12, 1966. Surviving are three sons, James of Minocqua, and William of Bruce Crossing; six grandchildren; three brothers, George of Dollar Bay, Albert Bruce Crossing and Robert of Rio de Janiero, Brazil, and three sisters, Mrs. John Cook of Lansing, Mrs. Chester Allen and Mrs. Carl Conrad of Bruce Crossing.

The Brown Funeral Home, Bruce Crossing, will open for visitation at 4 this afternoon and funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, Ewen, with the Rev. Kenneth Engstrom, Ewen, officiating. Entombment will be at the Bruce Crossing Mausoleum for spring burial in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Bruce Crossing. Albin L.

Runstrom Albin L. Runstrom, 77, formerly of 240 Center Sheboygan, a retired district sales manager for the itan Refining died March 10 at St. Mary's Hospital, Ladysmith, Wis. He had been residing at Ladysmith with a son, Dr. John Runstrom, since July 1967.

Mr. Runstrom was born Feb. 16, 1891 in Ironwood, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Axe! Runstrom.

He was graduated from The Marquette Board of Supervisors had passed a resolution urging the state to begin immediate construction of two such facilities to be trally located in the Upper Peninsula. The Gogebic County of Supervisors heartily endorsed the idea and passed a strong resolution in favor of this recommended action by the State of Michigan. Grand View Hospital Frank Drazkowski stated in an official. report to the board that he had contacted the Municipal Finance Commission Nov. 25 concerning action on issuing of general obligation revenue bonds and that as of last Dec.

29 the commission had not acted and he then promised to contact Senator Joseph S. Mack to seek assistance on getting action. In other business, the negotiating commiltee of the board's finance and budget Committee, accepted a contract with the AFL-CIO for all county employes. excepting elected officials, which included a two per cent wage increase and various fringe The January and February budgets were approved as was the request of the Board of Social Welfare. Several committee reports and the reports of the sheriff, airport, Western U.P.

District Health Department, the annual report of the County Forestry Commission and the annual report of the Retirement Commission and the minutes of the Board of Trustees of Grand Vicw Hospital also were accepted. Several communications were placed on file and the clerk was instructed to: write a letter of condolence to the family of Mrs. Joseph P. Rigoni, former employe of the county, who died last Saturday. THE WEATHER TEMPERATURES IN IRONWOOD For Friday, March 92, 1968.

2 2 24 hr. period ending at 12 noon. p.m, .24:10 p.m. .15: 6 4 p.m. Midnight 14: a.m.

.14 6 p.m. .181 2 8 a.m. .17 8 p.m. 4 a.m. 10)12 .19 n.m.

12 10 a.m. Precipitation, scar to date, noon 6.37 in. 20 6 a.m. 30.05; Noon 30.06, RANGE SKIES morrow Sunset today 6:16. Sunrise Moonrise tomorrow 4:03 a.m.

Moon March 28. At this New Moon there will be a partial eclipse of the sun visible in the South Pacific and Antarctica. The last prevous eclipse of the sun, in November, was also visible in Antarctica..

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