The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 2

PAGE TWO THE ESCANABA (MICH.) DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JAN. 2, 19 ESCANABA HAS QUIET HOLIDAY Briefly Philatelic Society The Escanaba Philatelic society will hold its January meeting in the city No Arrests, No Fires In Jjal1 council chambers at 3 on City During New Year's Tf police records are any criterion, Now Year celebration was the quietest in years. There was not a single arrest over the holiday. caii remember when we had many as 40 drunks in our jail on New Assistant Chief John Finn said this morning year we didn't have any. Our men did find a couple drunks on the streets but they bothering anybody and the officers took them to their Motorists were unusually careful over the holiday, too.

Despite very slippery streets, there were no serious accidents and no injuries. Several minor mishaps were reported, resulting in bent fenders, but such accidents occur frequently during the winter months The New toll was no greater than other days, the police department reported. Further evidence of the unusual care with which celebrators handled their cars over the holiday is indicated by the fact that there were no arrests for reckless driving or drunk driving. The fire department, which usually has a series of New fire calls, also had a quiet day on Jan. 1.

There were no fire calls on New Eve or New Day, but the firemen answered two fire calls this morning. The first was at 8:15 a. m. to the residence of Wesley Cafe, 326 South 19th street, where an overheated furnace started a fire that caused damage estimated at $150. At 8:55 a.

m. the north ba department was called to the residence of John Breitzman, Bay View. An overheated stove burned a large hole in the flexor and the fire spread to a first floor false ceiling, causing considerable damage. Sunday after lectors of are invited Ml stamp col- canaba and vicinity i attend. Mrs.

Blanche Gibbs, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fillion, her son-in-law and daughter, during the holiday season left this morning for her home in Chicago. Holidays Are Over Students Return To School and Exams Monday is the day the holiday season officially ends and school students return to the classrooms, for a vigorous round of reviewing prior to first semester examinations. Only two weeks remain until semester end, Jan.

16. College students have begun to return and will continue for the few days. Those who are enrdHed in out-of-state schools bat left. All city schoolso including the adult education night school, commence again January 5. Parochial schools also iesuiiie work the same day.

John Fillion is returning tonight from a New visit in Milwaukee and will return to Appleton, Sunday to resume his studies at Lawrence college. John spent the vacation period here at the home of his father, Arthur Fillion Frank Lindsley, who spent the Christmas vacation at the home of his mother, Mrs. Emma Lindslev, 1321 First avenue south, has returned to East Lans: attends Michigan Stn i Ed McCarthy, who was at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy, 322 First avenue for the holidays, left Friday for East Lansing to resume his tudies at Michigan State college.

William Miron a student at Michigan State college, has returned after a vacation visit at the home of his parents, Sheriff and Mrs. William Miron. Mr. and Mrs. Gust EHason, 1412 Stephenson avenue, have been called to Iron Mountain by the sudden death of Mrs.

brother, Alvin Holm, whose funeral will be held Saturday afternoon. CIRCUIT COURT JURORS NAMED JOHN GAUSS, CHATHAM, DIES Was Leader In Alger County Politics Manv Years Powers Munising H. Gatiss, 77, of Chatham, prominent in Alger county politics for many years died Thursday of a heart attack. He was a former county oifict and supervisor and had been chairman of the Alger county road commission for two years. Mr.

Gatiss was born July 31. 1867. in Eagle River, where he was employed for many years as bookkeeper tor the Lae La Belle Mining company. He also was employed as bookkeeper for James H. Finn of Chatham.

Mr. Gatiss operated a store in Chatham for some time. He is in partnershlip with C. C. Brown, where lie I and when this partnership dis- college.

I solved he went into the store business with his brother, William Gatiss. After the store was destroyed in the community fire of 1925, he went into business for himself, operating a general merchandise store here for some time. He served three terms as Chatham postmaster and several terms as Rock River supervisor. He also was secretary-treasurer of the Federal Farm Loan Association of St. Paul for several years, a justice of peace and deputy sheriff Besides his wife, Hilda, he.

leaves a son, Howard, of Munising; a daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Weber, of Iron Mountain: brother, Robert, of Lake Charles, sister, Mrs. Louise Beeker, of Fern- dal'e, 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild. The body was taken to Bcau- funeral home. Burial arrangements will be announced later.

Judge Glenn W. Jackson Will Preside Here In January Term The names of jurors who will serve at the January term of circuit court, with Judge Glenn W. Jackson of Gladstone presiding, were announced today by J. Theodore Ohlen, Delta county clerk. Judge Jackson, who on Jan.

1 succeeded the Hon. Frank A. Bell ot Negaunee as judge of the 25th judicial circuit, will conduct court in his home county in his first session. Court will be held the court house at Escanaba opening Monday morning, Jan. 12.

The jury will report for duty Wednesday, Jan. 14. The jurors are as follows: Albert Rcsenberg, Bertha Switzer, Selma Green, Rose M. Olson, Irving R. Pettit, Lucy Zimmel, Adolph Johnson.

Escanaba Helen M. Rolfe Children's Fund Dentist Resigns Iron Mountain, Dr. Theodore Fornetti, Iron Mountain dentist who for over a year has represented, in Dickinson county, the Michigan Fund, has announced that he will resign from the organization and begin a private practice in Iron Mountain, Dr. K. R.

Gibson, of Detroit, Michigan Fund official, said today in a letter to Joseph Walsh, county school superintendent. Germfosk For seniors the after Christ- 1 Frank Hartman, William Mul- mas period opens a busy round I vaney, Earl J. Flagstadt, Blanche of pre-graduation activity and planning. Foremost item, outside of events, for EHS students will be the debate preliminary meet in Crystal Falls Jan. 10, Others to follow include the class plav, dance and final debating tournev.

Hospital Jeffrey Menard, is a surgical patient at St. Francis hospiial. FOR A Cornell, Jan. Buckland was elected for a at the Cornell 4-H Christmas party Mrs. McFaddcn was master of ceremonies.

I) II PROGRAM LaPorte, Elmer Nicholson, Mrs. Bertha Smith, Marie Bryson. Baldwin Van- Dnmme and Raymond Norden. Bark River H. Zavvada and Herman Palmgren.

Bay de Noc township Arthur Lorenson and George Honberg. Brampton Walter Von De Weghe and Joseph Lacier. Cornell township Dorothy W. Woodard and Wilfred Mattson. Ensign township Sigvald Kallerson and Alice Constantino.

Escanaba Solis and Richard Beauchamp. Fairbanks township Lloyd Ranguette. Ford River township Edwin Ettenhofer. Garden to rd Morrison. Maple Ridge township Elmer Lepisto.

Masonville township Sadie Minor. Nahma Wester Wells Vanler- berghe. M. MiinvY KVEMNG, 2 6 News Pleaee Sons of tiie Pioneers 6 tne Stoi Goes Levy is, Jr News 7 1 Sports Review Taylor Off the Record Ivts Dale Show Countv Hour 8.00—Gabriel Header 9 Stories from Life Please jo Meet tin Press Night II News in Tucker Orchestra Off SATURDAY, 3 6 Eye. Opener 7 Moments in Sports 7:20 -Kye Opener Continued 6 VVt Hail for Saturday of the Army I 8 Hurleigh 9 Hall 10 of the Dixie Four 10 bershop Harmony Valley Harrington Sings II in the Morgan Manner 11 Melodies 12 mi Harvesters 12 National News Perkins 12 :15 1 00 1 30 2 00 Instrumental at Sardi -Jimmy Orchestra RuhLs Orchestra -Bob Leighton's Orchestra kcr City Serenade ilion Orchestra rts Parade Morales Orchestra i Orchestra mind Jvbilee Stakes Orchestra ling News ling Concert i Business Reporter Night Symphony (testions Club You've Heard This So bigs Robert Richard, who attends Western Michigan College of Education at Kalamazoo, is among at home for the holidays.

Robert is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Richard, oi Brampton, and with friends in Perkins. Mr. and Mrs.

William DeKasier, jr of Houghton, were holiday gut ts at the William DeKasier, home. Sgt. Francis LaChapelle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry LaChapelle, left Wednesday to return to his guard duties with the Marine Corps, in Norfolk, after spending a 15-day leave here.

86th Birthday Anniversary Mrs. Elsie Godette, who recently celebrated her 86th birthday anniversary, was guest of honor at a social at tne home of her daughter, Mrs. Ellen Godette, where she is making her home. A lunch was served and Mrs. How To Relieve Bronchitis Creomulsion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes.

Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with, the understanding you must like the way it I quickly allays the cough or you are i to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis Christmas Program The following Christmas program was presented at the Community Hall Thursday evening by the local school children under the direction of teachers, Ruth Parsons, Beatrice Thorley, Doris Morrison, Ruth Brow, and Christine Peters: Welcome. Anita McEachern A Christmas Story Getting Ready for Santa Do Not Open Until Christmas Santa Claus Is Coming to Town and 1st grades. A Christmas Carol Christmas Morn A Christmas Art Christmas Lesson (play) Second and third grades. A Surprise, Dawn Tovey A Rest for Santa Claus Tho Mistakes of Santa Claus Snow Kisses Who Can Fourth and Fifth grades.

Mrs. Santa Barbara Swisher Christmas Crazy Class, play Writing to Santa Claus, Clifford Amore. and Seventh grades. Operetta, The Christmas Cast: Shepherd Boys, John Doran, Bruce Burns, Raymond Wilcox Angel, Sally Harris Joanne, Mary Lawrence Horace, Gerald Lvtle Donna. Yvonne King Mary, Dawn Losey Joseph.

John Whitcomb Wise Men, Richard Smart, Vernon Wilcox and Ralph Wilcox. Powers, Peterson, who attends Michigan State at East Lansing, was home for the holidays. Miss Gwendolyn Ragley, an instructor in the school system a Midland, is spending the Christmas vacation at the home ot her parents, Mr. and Mrs Roy Bagley, of Wilson. Gift baskets were delivered to 1 wcnty-one veterans of World War I and II.

at Pinecrest, before Christmas, by a committee of American Legion Auxiliary members. This gif: giving was spon- i red by the Menominee county Revord Post of Powers: Post and its auxiliary: and Leo Floriano Post of Hermansville. Contributions were also received from the For drive, sponsored by the Tony Revord Post in Powers-Spalding. Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Harris left Friday afternoon for Dos Moines, Iowa, called by the death of the father, the late Mr. R. Johansen. Miss Lysle Hutton of Chicago is visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

F. J. Hutton during the holidays. Mrs. Charlotte Nelson of Wilson, left recently to visit her daughter, Mrs.

William Preacher in California. Allen Williams of Chicago visited at the parental home in Spalding over Christmas. Mrs. Tom Lawrence, who has been confined to her home by illness is improving very slowly. Her daughter, Mrs.

Wallie Nieman, R. came from Chicago to be with her mother during her illness. Bob McKerrol of Escanaba, spent Christmas eve with friends here and assisted the choir in its midnight mass singing at St. Francis church. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Fletcher of Hermansville are visiting with relatives in Lansing for several weeks. Miss Isabel Williams and Miss Eunice Bryon of Flint were home for the holiday weekend. and Mrs. Lawrence King are the parents of a daughter, born Dec.

23 at St. Francis hospital in Escanaba. Mr. and Mrs. C.

Moors and Son Paul of Green Bay, spent Christmas at the home of Mrs. mother, Mrs. N. Peterson and other relatives. Mr.

and Mrs. Leslie Percifield of Milwaukee spent the Christmas weekend at the home of the sister, Mrs. Ed (Happy) Hakes, jr. Mrs. Percifield is the former Dorothy Schoen of Wilson.

Mrs. Earl Kell and sister Miss Edythe Sharp of Menominee spent Christmas day at the Earl Kell home in Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. William DeNell and daughter of Green Bay spent the holiday weekend at the F.

D. Wells home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osier and family and Mrs.

Clara Bagley spent Christmas at the Roy Laing home in Iron Mountain. Miss Mary Osier, who is the home economics instructor in the East Jordon school system came home to spend the holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Osier. Mr.

and Mrs. Graw and daughter Stella, spent Sunday at the Fred Desmaris home in Iron Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hauser of Grand Rapids spent the holiday weekend at.

the home of the letter's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Girard. Miss Carrie Peterson of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson of Marquette were guests at the N.

Peterson home lor the holidays. FB: IS APPOINTED Potter Names St. Joe Senior To U. S. Naval Academy Frederick Bruce MrOuignn, Route 1, Gladstone, a senior ent in St.

parochial high school, Escanaba. has received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, from Representative Charles E. Potter of Eleventh Congressional district. Others whom Potter appointed to Annapous are John Josenn Foley, 1509 State street, Me- nominee, a graduate of Menomi- nee high school, 1947. and currently a student at Marauette univer- sity in Milwaukee; Herbert Murray Burridge.

1051 Sheridan road. I Menominee, a Menominee high school senior, and Marlow Rvan Ladd, who was graduated from the Sault Ste. Marie high school last spring. alternate candidates are i to be selected for each of these principal Mr. Potter said.

Naval men; tal examinations will be held April 21. 1947, and if any young man, either a senior in high school or now attending college, is ested in romneting. I would be very glad to hear from him. candidate must not be less i than 17 years of age nor more i than 21 on Anril 1. 1948.

If a vct- eran with one year's service, however, he may be 22 or 23 years of Enaodine West Side Sewing Club Chatham, Mich. Mrs. Leo was hostess to the West Side Sewing Club at her home December 18. Mrs. Art Haapala will entertain the club Jan 22.

Celebrates 77th Birthday Mrs. John Kallio will celebrate her 77th birthday Years Day at a family gathering at her home Kallio-Rohare Wedding Church Services Church services will be held at 2:15 Sunday afternoon Jan. 4 by the Rev. Maki of Marquette at the Finnish National Lutheran church of Chatham. Engagement Announced Mr.

and Mrs. Knute Lindquist of Chatham, announce the engagement of their daughter Gladys Irene to Eric William Palo, son of Mrs. John Palo. Crystal Falls. No definite date has been set for the wedding.

Personals Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hutler and children, Donald. Carol, and Roy of Rig Bay and Miss Myrtle Johnson of Ishpeniing visited Mr. and Mrs.

George Lelvis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Barber dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.

A. L. Villemure of Escanaba, Christmas Day. Misses Cecile and Marie Zeno visited in Munising Monday. Mrs Arvid Hill visited Mr.

Arvid Hill, who is a patient in the Munising hospital, where he is Karney Johnson Families Joyous After Air Rescue Iron River, was grateful rejoicing in twro Iron River homes Saturday over the rescue of Lt. Chester M. Karney and eight other army airmen from a remote Labrador lake where they crash-landed in theii Flying Fortress Christmas Eve. The homes were those of Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Karney, Morrison lake, and of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, Ice lake, parents of Lt. Karney and his wife, the former Charlotte Johnson, who sat anxiously bdiide her radio at Narsarssuak, the Greenland air base which has been their home since she joined her pilot husband in time for Christmas 1946. The fliers safe at Goose Bay, Labrador, late Saturday after they were rescued by a plane which glided in on a ski-landing gear.

The rescue plane, equipped with skis instead of wheels, and carrying portable jet-propulsion apparatus to assist in the take-off from the small iee-and-snow-cov- ered lake, picked up the seven crew members and two passengers and flew them 260 miles into Goose Bay to the south. For Lt. Karney, the mishap was his first accident in more than four years of flying. He served on 35 missions in the European theater during the war and was over Germany six times, Paris six times, and over other Nazi-held strongholds with his bombing squadron. He emerged from the combat missions without a scratch.

The B-17 which was forced down Christmas Eve was a "Flying Santa transport plane on a mercy mission to drop mail and supplies to isolated Greenland settlements. The plane alighted on Lake Astray at midnight Tuesday and the marooned airmen were not located until 24 hours later, and then only after a 400,000 square mile search by planes from Newfoundland and the U. S. base at Goose Bay, Labrador. confined with a badly bruised leg suffered in a logging accident last week.

Miss Elsie Laitinen of Portland, Oregon, was the guest of the George Lelvis family for two days this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. T.

and son Joe and Johnny of Cleveland, Ohio, who are guests at the John Appala home at Eben, visited at the Larry Barber home Sunday evening. Donald Sandstrom cut his foot with an axe while chopping down a Christmas tree a few days before Christmas. Ten stitches were required to close the gash. Mr. and Mrs.

Larry Barber made a business tpp to Marquette Tuesday. Mrs. Srja Matla of Detroit who spent several days during the holidays at the home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Victor Palonen, left Saturday for Detroit. COUNTY HAS 14 TRAFFIC DEATHS Highway fatalities In Delta Total Four Above 1916 Traffic fatalities in Delta county totaled 14 last year, an increase of four over the total deaths on streets and highways in the county in 1946, it was revealed today in records kept by: the Gladstone post of the Michigan state police.

The last traffic death of 1947 was on Nov. 17, and the year ended without further fatalities despite hazardous conditions that prevailed during the holiday sea- son. Motorists and pedestrians were either lucky or more cau- tious during the last 42 days of 1947, compared with the number of traffic deaths that occurred earlier in the year. The 14 deaths in 1947, however. sets a new high for the county for the period of the war and the two postwar peacetime years.

A summary of the Delta county traffic toll for the past five years is as follows: Year Deaths 1943 11 1944 6 1915 9 1946 10 1947 14 The year 1947 started off badly with two men fatally injured near Rapid River on Jan 2. The toll continued to increase as the year advanced. Tliere was one, killed Feb. 8: 1hree March 9: one July 21; one July 27: one Sept 21; two Oct one Oct. 14; one Nov.

14. and one Nov. 17. was one unsolved hit- and-run traffic death in Escanaba this year. On Oct.

14 a speeding car struck and fatally injured a voung child on M-35 (Twenty- third street! who later died Nov. 7. The identity of the car driver was never discovered bv officers Cochran Reelected By Federal Reserve Minneapolis, Minn. W. D.

Cochran, proprietor of VV. D. Cochran Freight Lines, Iron Mountain, has been designated deputy chairman of lhe board Of directors of the Fed- oral Reserve Bank of Minneapolis for the year 1948 the bank announced today. Appointment was made by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Mr.

present three-year term as Class director of the Minneapolis Reserve Bank ends Dec. 31, 1949. About ten Inches of snow is equivalent to one inch of rain. SW sm nun miimrn To nife Tomorrow M-G-M 5 TECH11 MUSICAL G000 NEW! JUNE A llyson a PETER awford PATRICIA MARSHALL JOAN McCRACKEN RAY DONAID I TORME NEWS COMMUNITY SING STARTS SUNDAY RITA HAYWORTH FISH FRYS Every Friday Italian Spaghetti Daily Except Frl. Sun.

Serving from 5 to 8 p. m. First Ave. N. 11th St, Godette was presented with many beautiful gifts.

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