Traverse City Record-Eagle from Traverse City, Michigan • Page 12

Page 12 THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1959 RECORD-EAGLE, TRAVERSE CITY. MICHIGAN By AL BARNES This is the house that Jesse built. Not only did Jesse Henniser build the house but he built the the doors, the window caser.ients, the picture frames on the -svalls. the lamps, did the wiring and the plumbing and it is a home of which any person could be proud. In the first place Henniser didn't have anything else to do when he retired from active carpentry work three years ago.

Having raised a large family he tell that, at the age of 70, a nan is entitled to a home of his own. in the use of wood-work- ins; tools since the age of 10, he selected a site on a slight knoll at the corners of Hannah avenue and i street, Traverse City. Tbe was ideal for the kind of home he i'ould like to build half beneath the level and half Getting started was the difficult part. There was earth to move for a basement and for footings ar.d there was a vast amount of concrete to mix and pour. During the first year or so progress was a little slow.

Then the house began to take form and there was encouragement in every hour of work. The exterior of the home is of cement blocks, laid with the precision of a professional. 'With the outsido walls up and a roof over the top, the real challenge came. Doors had to be made, door frames and window casements manufactured, and a floor laid. The floor is of three-inch fir and is so carefully installed that it is difficult to see the -matching.

Good material with which to make cTsements and i is expensive on any lumber market. To make every scarce penny go its greatest distance, Henniser shopped around. He found that he could secure scrap material from the Parsons Corporation, a Traverse City firm engaged in the manufacture of helicopter blades, for as little as four cents a pound. This material is laminated birch and black cherry and when cut to expose the laminations, it produces a a i finished product. With the skill of a cabinet maker and equipped with a sharp saw, some sandpaper and a pot of glue, he began the seemingly impossible task of furnishing his home.

Kirst came tho long, ornate chin.i and what-not cupboard acrcss the length of the living- room. This came early in the building program so Mrs. Henniser could get on with the finishing and get her hundreds of dishes, souvenirs, and miniatures out of the way and on display. Then in not-so-rapid succession came the other items of furniture. There was the matter of a dining room table and dining room chairs.

They are beautiful pieces of furniture and sturdy; a challenge to today's factory craftsmen. All are made from small sections of salvage material glued together and sanded to a. satin finish. A chest of drawers in one of the spacious bedrooms is built of 2,626 separate pieces of material and required six weeks of constant In the Henniser home there are 12 major pieces of furniture and each is a product from nis basement workshop. The i frames, a score or more of them, built on the Henniser workbench and the pictures collected from calendars.

The Hollywood bed in the master bedroom would cost a pretty penny if purchased on the open market. Even the play table, with its cou- trasting-colored checker board in the center, reflects the skill which he exerted on even the smallest item. But. a home must have little "niceties" to really make it a home. Magazine racks, napkin holders, and similar items were the last on the list.

Then, too, there are the lamps. They are made from glued sections of wood and turned on a lathe in the Henniser basement. One item of furniture was especially constructed for Mrs. Henniser. A portable sewing machine was always a nuisance when it was needed.

J-le designed a cabinet to house the sewing heac: and a concealed chair. Unusual thing about the cabinet is the fact that the control switch is an integral part of the chair when it ir pulled out. Closed it resembles an occasional table. Another item was built for his own use. It is a desk made to fit hip big frame.

Henniser found that ordinary desks were too confining he is a big man. Using measurements which he was sure would meet his own personal needs, he produced a piece of furniture which any housewife would be happy to own. A tiny room on the east side of the house is the pride and joy of the builder. It is his shaving room. Colorful, well lighted, and convenient, the little room adds a touch to the house which other buildrrs would do well to copy.

Throughout the entire home is that theme of richness, caused by Home a Tribute to His Woodworking Skill the countless laminations of white birch and black cherry wood. All finishing was the responsibility of Mrs. Henniser. Some of the furniture was sanded and varnished while other items were sanded and oil burnished. The chairs in the dining room are finished in satin rub to retain the natural richness of the fine wood.

But, with ail of this work to be done, Jesse Henniser has found time for other activities. His love for everything that grows from the earth has given him an interest in roses and other climbing plants. He has placed on the market a sturdy trellis which he sells for the cost of materials. He makes them for the fun of doing something not for profit. Too, he finds time to do a little favor now and then for fellow craftsmen.

He files saws of all types. Each job is completed by liand a steady hand despite bin 73 years and the compliment of sharp eyesight. So, this is the house that Jesse is the house that Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Henniser built and furnished.

From the rose trellises to the picture frames on the walls, built. entire home is the work of Henniser and his wife. TELEVISION IN REVIEW By William Ewald NEW YORK, May 2S (UPI) specials tor NBC-TV next season' Hypnosis is, of course, a a i NBC-TV's Jack Pair will be' 1 gcrous weapon in the hands of the on four nights a next unthinking. Witness, for example, instead of five--on Friday nights, the way the TV networks turn on the Fa.ir show will run off kine- the flickering lantern each dayj aar programs, and mesmerize millions with a Dennis Morgan will star in 01 hour upon half hour of soothing i Beacon Street, the summer show incantation. which replaces NBC-TVs Tennes- Last night CBS-TV's Armstrong see Krnic Ford on July 2 Wai- Circle Theatre, a drama show of ter Abel will host the reruns of medium aspiration, but reasonably NBC-TV's Suspicion which bows unsoporific habits, turned to the in June 14 Genevieve won't uses of mesmerism both seen on the NBC-TV Jack Paar sihle and irresponsible in "Pre- Show uutil after June 13--she's scription: Hypnosis." It wasn't really much of a grip-1 per and ns usual in these doing "Can Can" in Flint.

Mich. Carol Burnett. Milt Kamen and Dick Van Dyke have been named all the ends were tied up in a I permanent panelists on the nisht- neat package. But the play had PTM ABCVn rantomme QH.Z the NOTICES WANTED TO BUY RENTALS HELP WANTED FOR ALL CLASSIFIED ADS Just DIAL Wl 7-7410 Jesse Henniser is an artist with wood. Here he produces a fancy, laminated napkin holder which will grace the dining room table in the Henniser home.

which uncorks June N8C- TV will offer It Could Be You on Saturday nights next fall NBC-TV will offer a half-hour daily morning course in chemistry on its continental Classroom next fall in joung lady named adaiuon to repeals Ulis season course in physics. Phil Silvers and his Evelyn, left yesterday for a month's stay in Europe Silvers will do four book musicals for CBS-TV next season CBS-TV will underwrite the pilot film i summer of a proposed series. Old Man Webster, which will star Paul a few values some moderately interesting case histories and several useful performances. Among the chief oglers and og- lees were Frank Overton, tola Lynn and a Ellen Madison who started a i uncertainly, but caught fire midway through and went on to give a four-square performance. Short Shots: Last week Hpury Morgan remarked on CBS-TV's I've Got A Secret thnt nobody ever wrote letters to him, so last night emcee Garry Moore announc-1 av the co i onc i i the 1 1 1.

3 1 ed letters had been received i I Sgt. Bilko series. Lund's Scenic Garden to Open Saturday from about HOO ladies 10 per cent of which were proposals. Moore, incidentally, let his tele- prompter man read the show's middle commercial last nisht, a move that resulted in one of the MA PLE CITY Lund's Scenic most amusing commercials I've Garden on i. Maple City, will ever seen on TV.

open to the on Memorial NBC-TV's Dave Kins, in i an(1 bc open each ay until second show of the season, turned Ule Sunday in October. out a slick and fairly briskly pnc-! There will be a new scene again ed effort last night As Wally year that of "Jesus carrying Cox demonstrated again on his His This makes 23 scenes short turn on the NBC-TV Jack Paar Show last night, he is a per- in the Garden in life size depicting the life of Christ. This chest of drawers took six weeks to build and contains 2,626 pieces of wood. The entire chest is put together with glue and finished in a soft luster varnish. Contrasting pieces of wood, white birch and black cherry, were used to fabricate the chest.

In the glassed-in recreation room the walls are lined with lithographs from calendars which have been framed in homemade pattern. The games table in the picture took long hours of work and is built without the use of nails. (Record-Eagle Photos) former of disarming manner and This will he the llth summer the it's too bad TV can't make more Garden has been open. Night tours use of a talent like him Some- under lights are offered with a thing rather alarming happened to me while I was watching NBC- TV's Wagon Train last night--I caught myself rooting Indians. for the Paree, a western that stars Earl The Channel Swim: Hotel De Holliman, is the lead contender to replace Yaniy Derringer on CBS- TV next fall Jimmy Durante has been asked to do several live guide explaining the scenes.

These tours begin at dark and the Garden closes at ten each evening. The public is invited to see the scenes set out in the woods along a rustic trail. The who originated the custom of placing flowers on graves believed that the dead enjoyed the fragrance of the bios- USE PLANNED MENUS AS DIETING GUIDE By Gay S. Weresch You can shed pounds safely by planning and preparing adequate menus that provide the essential food nutrients. The much promoted procedure of taking a few pills, eating what you want and-'watching the pounds melt away is just plain ridiculous.

Xeither can you shake, roll or bake it off. Remember our original premise based on scientific nutrition information-- when caloric intake exceeds energy output, we gain weight. The calorie is the key to weight control. We can't avoid considering it. This self-inflicted regime of continuous calorie counting necessitates a few changes in food preparation in most homes.

As to a daily diet plan, consider these suggestions: For breakfast stick to a citrus juice (or tomato), eggs (poached, soft or hard cooked only or scrambled without fat) or cereal (served with fortified skim milk or reconstituted nonfat dry milk), one slice of bread or its equivalent, one tea- Mrs. Henniser takes pride in her dining room and the spacious china shelves. Even the table and chairs, seen in the foreground in this photo, were made in the Henniser basement shop. spoon butter and black coffee with no sugar. For lunch consider a fruit plate, cottage cheese and two slices of melba toast.

(Here hi where those diet-pack fruits will help as well as seasonal fresh ones.) Or perhaps you -would like a vegetable salad bowl with low-calorie dressing. Or if you didn't have eggs for breakfast (or even if you did but don't mind monotony) have two eggs, a fruit dessert and skim milk. For dinner eat only lean meats. Cut off all fat. Calories are low- in fish and seafood.

Instead of regular hamburger meat, while on a diet use ground round steak or lean chuck. Select primarily from among the lower calorie vegetables. As an extra, pile a relish tray with such slimming selections as celery sticks, tomato wedges, cucumber slices and carrot curls. A word of warning: Butter or margarine on vegetables and toast or used in cooking adds calories. So do salad dressings, mayonnaise, sugar and cream in coffee or tea and other cooking fats.

Don't forget to drink a half cup skim milk (43 calories) before bedtime each day. Good luck! Municipal Court Michael Galla, Cedar, defective brakes, accident; fine 55. costs 54.30 or 2 days. Michael Galla, Cedar, improper right turn, accident; fine $15 costs $4.30 or 3 days. $10 of fine suspended because of extenuating circumstances.

Leo Frederick Matry, 427- W. 16th, improper registration; fine $13.65 and costs $4.30 or 4 days. Cain Slated for Conservation Post LANSING, May 2S--(UPI)--Sen- ate confirmation was exepected today on the appointment of Stanley Cain as a member of the State Conservation Commission. The senate business committee voted late yesterday to recommend tie confirmation. Cain, head of the University of Michigan school of natural resources, was appointed last month by GOT.

G. Menneu Williams to fill a sis-year term, replacing Shirley Allen, Ann Arbor, who retired. Cub Pack Meets The final meeting of Boardman Cub Scout Pack No. 130 for the school year was held Monday evening in the Boardman school cafeteria, and a potluck dinner was enjoyed by all the Cubs and their parents. Highlight of the evening was the Derby Hace in which all Cubs participated with miniature cars which they had made.

The winner of the race was Gary Hartenbach, who was awarded the champion's trophy. Mrs. Ray Kellogg, den mother, received a recognition award for over three years of continuous service as a den mother with the Cub Scouts. Awards were preset ted to Gregg Gorham, Gold and Silver Arrow to Wolf rank; John Wehr, Silver Arrow to Wolf rank: Jerry Groesser, Silver Arrow to Wolf rank; Gary Hartenbach, Gold Arrow to Wolf rank; Douglas Snyder, Gold Arrow to Wolf rank, Donald Hurchick was inducted into Pack. 130 and was presented with a Bobcat pin.

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