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The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 10

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PAGE TEN THE ESCANABA (MICH.) DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1946 VET INSTITUTE iMunising Boy Holds APPROVED HERE Office For Two Days Schools Cooperate For On-The-Job Training Of Veterans pt H. A. Wood yes- Robert F. Sharer, ierans Institute ute unproved as pur- Gatiss, son oi Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Gatiss, 109 Choci lay street, was honored at the Hi-Y Slate meetings held in rJ he Munising Vet- Lansing last Friday and Saturday, institute ha- been approved. I by being elected secretary of state Dm-ncd letter received for thc two-day session. Members of the Hi-Y Club of Michigan took over the offices of the state government in Lansing for two days. Bill Knowles, son of Mr. and Mrs.

George Knowles, 314 Maple street, also attended. The two boys representing this city were nominated to take the trip downstato by members of the Mather high school Hi-Y Club. When they had been in Lansing onlv a few hours. Governor Kelly spoke at a gathering of the club. All members trying for offices also spoke for two minutes each.

held immediately and the winners moved in, actually taking over the state of "Michigan. There were only eight repre- entatives from the Upper Penin- to nil 15. It is t'r institute to help those high school credit in enter college and also help finance the on-the-job training with related instruction, proposed for use by Muniring veterans of World Y. ar Six applications lor on-the-job training have already been Election reived bv the school. Many veterans are at present attending classes at the school in order to receive necesva edits toward a high school diploma and graduation, noedec their choice.

A director will be chosen soon enter a college of so Robert Gatiss said yesterday he was lucky to garner enough otes for election. Four bovs ran Federal Reserve Board Is Battling Inflation By CHARLES MOLONY them special credit privileges Washington Championing the i might just get them loaded up fight against inflationary pres- with unneeded and overpriced ar- sures, the 32-year-old Federal Re- i tides. serve Board, traditional defender Besides playing watchdog on of is wielding a proposals it deems inflationary. critical ax with aggressive independence. Its blows, delivered by 55-year- old Chairman Marriner S.

Eccles, have bit into proposals from administration, congressional and the board has used practically all its powers to put brakes to the wartime Loom and keep' the national economy steady. It tightened credit regulations, put current stock exchange trad- banking sectors alike. But per- ing on an all-cash basis, and lift- sonalities have been avoided. Just before President Truman announced his new wage-price policy, the board declared a sharp rise in prices now would undermine the basis for a stable peacetime economy by wiping out a ed almost to the limit the per centage of deposits it requires banks to keep as a standby reserve in order to hold down the money and credit supply. Urged OP A Extension Eccles, who maintains that the reservoir of buying power that government needs a broad, inte- to head the Veterans Institute and i for office.

The Mather high Each the related training he on-the-job training, ice must have at least of organized study a subs ient a trainee tv from the mcmbe per month I the mont! on-the-job I cuj it. however wages from eve hool Hi-Y reforestation bill was also thej only Upper minsula bill that was made a law while the boys had control of state government. The vote passed the House of 115 members and the Senate of 35 The bill pertaining to companies called for re-j of two trees for every HELPED BUILD MUNISING above are Mr. and Mrs. Martin Severson, old Munising residents.

Mr. Severson was the first man to hike into this territory from Wetmore, to start land for the present city of Munising. He will be B2 will be 65 August 10. They have two sons, Ed and Ole, both commercial fishermen in Munising Bay. would be needed when production catches up.

Foresaw Prise in IICL After the policy was pronounced, Eccles predicted it would hike living costs by maybe as much as 10 percent stirring Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles ai.d conversion Director John W. Sny der to express be over 5 percent grated and coordinated anti-inflation program, put forth what amounted to a program of his own in endorsing the extension of OPA price controls for a year from June 30. He recommended maintaining present tax levels generally, stiffening the capital gains tax, bal- it ancing the budget, reducing the federal debt as rapidly as possi- When Housing Expediter Wil-j ble. and taking steps to shift bank son Wvatt and President Truman gave blanket blessing to a hous- ing bill proposed bv Senator Wag- His ci)eajJing Tn.e I ner (D-NY), Ellender (D-La) and views 6 Tajt (R-Ohio), the board blasted bers, Helped Build Munising From Pine Stumps, Brush the part nt to ite on continuation of (taking over state foy uial holdings of government securities to non-bank holders. His outline, said, reflects the of his fellow board mem- although he did not say so.

Traditionally Independent The air of independence a section that would ease credit terms for house construction. Declaring that easing credit steins from the time it was or-( would merely worsen the housing ganized in 1914 during the ad-: shortgae, the board advised tartly ministration of President Wilson that attention be directed to alio- a vigorous advocate ol the Fed- eating materials and breaking up era! Reserve System. in building trades and in materials production. Opposed Other Extensions When broadening of borrowing powers was proposed for the Federal Home Loan Banks, the board commented: present law is Pit nils Of Sacred Heart School To Present Musicale Mt Hear' ing Pupils of Sacred "hool will give a musical St. hall at 2 Sunday afternoon, April 28.

11 ii inc taking .1 Folk i. Da nut recital Corri; Carol Patricia Marlene jovce Car- 1 LEGION POST TO REMODEL Plans all For $15,000 Expenditures In Building American Legion are some this territory in those days, residents in Munising, but were selling for six cents a can make the claim of Martin pound then. Mr. Severson also over-generous the bill would verson, 82-year-old retired told the price of a few other com- make available to the banks far commercial fisherman. Mr.

Sever- modifies at that time. Butter sold more funds than they need in or- VTothr ria ek Tanel le Each will sir if Brown The Post of Alger coun $45,000 remodeling nr Legion building in Immediate plans, for expenditure of With this sum of mo- to build a floor, divid nasium room into making the lower nitv meeting place 350 no-sons and the divided into a meeti several small roor meetings. Off the lower anticipated making a the norch to house The growing men reason for immed larger meeting spar by Walter Corey, building commitiei boast a memborshi anticipate 600 bv re ing up the renovatin of materials. They plan am it th son was the first man to hik from Wetmore into the Munisin territory, which at that time vva nothing but brush and pin stumps, and start to brush out a area for the first mill site first business venture here, He was a fisherman from child- for the persoi hood, learning the trade from his; time. This vva father in Norway, But when he of huge log first came to this country, he setjtered outside and his hand to helping the lumber good, warm dustry as one make a so full of bedbu living by the fishing trade alone i keep a lamp bum Ithev could sleep crawling a Tourists used to I in the clubhouse hold kitch floor al- of MAY FINO NEW OIL IN STATE Modern Drilling Method May Locate It In Limestone Ann drilling tics may uncover much undL ered oil locked up in lime; for ten cents a pound and meat for four cents a pound.

He quoted these prices in telling of the first food being ship- anjped into young Munising. after and had built the mill and were laying in the only living quarters I here at that clubhouse, built vhieh were plas- side. It was traction, but they had to all night so th out the over them, mo and stay well as those The 410 reservoir; oil produ world, a' Landes. in Michigan and other I bay der to perform their A proposal for reducing premiums collected by 1he Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation from banks it insures prompted the board to declare that the corporation $100,060,000 of government-furnished money which is, in effect, a present, when the national debt is so great it would be more prudent to keep the present premium rates with the ultimate view of repaying this $100,000,000 to the Treasury as soon as board added. It has been equally adamant in and Tn the.

refusing to relax its own credit luniring has; regulations covering installment ever since purchases of automobiles, rcfrig- infancy. erators, washing machines and Mr. Severson said all food at the in behalf of newly that time was shipped from Chi- discharged servicemen, cago by boat Cost of living was Scoffing at a statement low. They were working for that the regulations were hanrii- $1.75 a dry cutting stone in the capping former soldiers and sail! qua: and paid theii board out ors trying to set up in civilian life, of that, and still had money left, the board pointed out there were Helped Build Bank millions of servicemen who would if-, He al.o build the First be able to buy for relatives and v- National bank. The stone friends.

tin was taken I rum along the Boomerang Action Seen ilii ist It is an agency of Congress, to which it reports and which it advises on monetary problems. But its members are appointed by the President, for staggered terms of 14 years each to prevent by the chief executive. Even now. as the board wages war on inflation, it is looking ahead to the time when the na- problem may be deflation instead of inflation. It has a staff of economists engaged constantly in studying means of adjusting controls to fit whatever situation may develop.

Gammed RAPID RIVER VARCON Aa New Varcon Motor Oil Our Reg. Low Price I 15 in drum lota Smi Depoiut For Conta loot Also in 5 gal. Plus tax 1. This new oil was used by our army in all parts of the globe. It stood up and rendered completely satisfactory service under actual usage that was far more severe than any tests man might conjure up.

2. Until April 15th, you can order in drum lots and save on this high quality oil. Pay on delivery; no down payment; protection against price changes. Every year thousands more saving money with our Spring Delivery Plan. The Friendly Store COUPON I sg areas throughout irding to Kenneth iirman of the Dej: th Hold- me aek of of Geology a ichigan.

ual oil exploi A large lumber camp I Tf they did it, the board added, re about that time M- resulting inflation and scarcity tiled the lumber from would fall on the former service- build it. He rays men probably harder than on and anyway, giving I was built K. so. They 1 rt- Wetmore the University I they were surely glad to move in- anyone else to the new camp and out of that! O. P.

hildren attend he cline, drill the the crest ch of str a an ti fied rock 140 os in which the beds or layers dip in Miss Lena Beiger Will Be Honored At Dinner Party fT, str 5th eielri If the wo Landes dt siimed i tt fielt rerteiK River ver, has shot und by movii anticline. Three hurehes Mold Joint Service Today has been oil anywhere'1 Adams and I in Michigan, that oil can to the flanks University I he suggests unique could i bed-hi ig infested clubhouse. Mr. Severson married in Muni- slug April 12, 1900. A sun.

Martin 1 was bor in 1901, who died just ft sur year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Severs on two other sons, Ed and Ole, both married and live in the addition fishing near 1 heir parents home. SeviM'son wo rked in the woods and di a little fishing on the bay but it until 25 years ago that 1 te got aboat and became an ae tive com mercial fisherman.

Sturdy! Handy! I5C BALL OF TWINE with coupon (Limit 1) ition the it the Fir; Fin Lan Lan I tnSTER VACATION pot ports, at une tec in th viou.s oil ex pit fruitless. of magnesium cat bon- than average quantity due as to when explor- be extended to the of an anticline. Prof. ieves. This clue be- ficant in the light of a developed by Prof.

to how limestone areas is enough to cot the rent Itici One eel one boat and old and unsea- from th ve it over on is brir it into ish- his publi I explanation: the -sures in the th tgh th TANDARD I haibt this week end. Itis 42 feet ong and has 13 foot beam. The tther has gon to Mar quette and jure based a wooden ishuig boa which he is expected to ar- ri ve with in- Muni One Season sing bay n. Mr Severson ar his wi in a house rii the t. of the la house live many years while he was an activt eom- mere.

al fisherman enjoys fishir through tle ice ir i the and is an xious for trout begin this tummei But not like he old days. when he could catch a water pa 1 full of Ollt tUi a chunl of meat Since ing ve used pount he bav has bt i nets fot fish- pletel He clt aned of ill kind! fr fish. members the clay win the 11 Brothers tade $20, 100 in Flowers Are Made To Blossom Right Moment For Faster throughout the country will be in full bloom for Easter. Greenhouse operators have reduced flower-growing to an exact science that now I they can bring their plants to bloom almost to the hour on a selected date, despite the caprices of the weatherman. i Forcing Easter lilies to blossom as early as March 22, the earliest on which Easter may fall, or I keeping them from reaching their 42 1 height before April 25, the latest 1 date for Easter, is possible in this push-button age through thermostatic control of heating systems.

To; ts conducted by engineers of MinneapoiLs-HoneyWell Regulator Company show it is possible to retard or speed up growth almost Aut controlled temperature has thus far made its way into comparatively few of the experience of growers in the Boston and Pittsburgh areas indicates that it eliminates costly and uncertain manual operation of heating Although tiu is in ntrollii the benefit of i auto cont the danger of in temperature winter wh turn in 32 degrees CITY DRUG STORE "Etcanoba's Leading Prescription Pharmacy- 1107 Ludingtcn St. Phone 283 Fitt Any Feuftt Shampoo Bath Spray 5 Ft. of tubing Ideal for home shampoo bath 100 ASPIRIN 33 PURE 5-GRAIN TABLETS (Limn 1 SERUTAN 89 DERH BULK.TYPE LAXATIVE (Ltmn 1) BORIC ACID POWDER OR CRYSTAL 25 Vic Flint one EASTER CANDIES Johnston's Gales Brachs 1 2-fb Buxes GOODMANS ORUG Stote" tv Lading tun major growth to reap tk holiday prices, also eliminate by sudden drops One night last he outside tempera- 1 suddenly dropped 12 horns, hitting 24.

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