The Evening News du lieu suivant : Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan • Page 14

14 THE EVENING NEWS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MICK, SEPT. 1, 1966 Traffic Up At Straits Bridge Construction on the new $213,000 Catholic church tor the Les Cheneaux area begins today in Hessel, following ground-breaking ceremonies held Monday morning at the site. Father Edward Wenzel, pastor of the Our Lady of Snows and Holy Cross Church, took the first shovelful of dirt to mark the beginning of the project, which includes completion of the basement church hall this season. The church, designed to seat 470 worshippers at capacity, is planned for completion within one year.

Participating in Monday's ceremonies was Clark Township Supervisor Albert Lindberg, who complimented the parish for the architecture and building project which he said fitted so well with the over-all township planning commission program. Elmer Wirrz, representing the summer people who attend church in Hessel, expressed the upport of the visitors who often swell the attendance during the summer months to over 600 persons. Father Wenzel pointed out that even with completion of the new church it will be necessary to hold two Sunday masses during the summer season to accommodate the worshippers. Pete Promo acted as master of ceremonies for the ground-breaking, and other representatives -from the church were Eugene Merfaugh for the parish and Edward Sherlund of the building committee. The new building will go up on the site of the older church which was recently moved to the back of the church lot on Hes sel Bay.

Traffic Court Following are traffic court dispositions: Larry E. Beseau, excessive noise, Cindy Ann Crow, failure to- stop within the assured clear distance ahead, Richard A. Capisciolto, driving while license suspended, $25 fine and 10 days in jail, with eight days suspended upon payment of the fine; James A. Feltis, failure to stop within the assured clear distance ahead, $10; Peter Myers, excessive noise. Robert R.

McCaskey, prohibited left turn, Patrick M. O'Neill, running red light, Leonard J. Steffy, prohibited left turn, Blanche A. Welch, prohibited left turn, Clifford A. Paquin, speeding, $6.65 plus $3.35 costs.

Briefs SENEY Mr. and Mrs. Allen Lander have left for Sarasota, Fla. to spend the winter. They have been living for the summer months at their cottage at Gronland on Manistique Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. William Hilli- ardis from Warren visited here last Thursday with her aunt, Mrs. Pearl Smith. Mrs.

Hilli- ardis is the former Ruth Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Smith, Barbara and Nancy Meyers from Shelter Bay are visiting here with their aunt and uncle, Mr, and Mrs. Warren Anderson. Mr.

and Bernard Carr visited her brother and sister- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ketola and her mother, Mrs. Cliff Rose at Germfask, enroute from Houghton, where he has been aUending Michigan Tech, to Andover, Maine where he will be employed in the forestry de- dark Township Seeks Federal Assistance For Disposal System CEDARVILLE The Clark Township Board approved a resolution to apply for Federal aid through the Farm Home Admin- partment. Mr.

and Mrs. Bob Bell and boys from Ann Arbor are visiting relatives here and at Germfask for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W.

Anderson and family were Marquette callers on Friday and also visited relatives at Big Bay. The W. S. C. S.

met Tuesday evening at the annex with ten members present. Plans were made for a Harvest Festival on September 21 when garden produce and baked goods will be auctioned off. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hebert of Ecorse are vacationing at the LaJoie cabin on Driggs Lake.

Use Neivs Ads INSURANCE Home Omer Mobile Home Travel Trailer Boat Compensation All Risk Auto FRUIK AGENCY Maple St. Ph. J-86S1. Sault Judge Fines Canadian Donald R. Dool, 19, Sault, appearing before Judge James J.

Fenlon in municipal court Tuesday, was fined $25 and $5.85 costs on a charge of minor transporting intoxicants in a motor vehicle. Dool was apprehended by city police last Friday when he was stopped for a minor traffic violation on W. Portage Ave. and investigating officers found a case of beer in the auto. Odin Eitrem, slated to appear in court on a disorderly charge, forfeited bond when he failed to appear Tuesday.

New Plant Has Contract Robert Bunker, Bunker Manufacturing Co. president, today announced the opening of a plant here to produce precision metal stampings and subassemblies primarily for the automotive industry. According to Bunker, the new plant incorporates 12,000 square feet of floor space, contains complete tool and die making facilities" and 50-ton stamping press capacity, capable of ex pansion up to 500 tons. The firm is presently operat ing on a contract for stampings per month for a Lower Michigan automobile manufacturer, Bunker said. The local site was chosen be cause of its proximity to Algo ma Steel available labo market, technical assistanc from Lake Superior State Col lege and overnight transporta tion to Detroit, Chicago an Milwaukee markets, he said.

Bunker, 34, was born in th Sault and spent 10 years in th Flint before going into busines for himself. The plant is located in Build ing 258, a part of the form Camp Lucas, leased from th City of Sault Ste. Marie. stration for construction of a ewage disposal system for Ced- irville at its September meet- -g last night. Gerald A.

Geurink, FHA tri- oiinty supervisor from Sault te. Marie, attended the board meeting and explained how the THA can assist in funding a project of this sort. Early en- estimates for the plan the cost in the neighborhood $360,000. The board also discussed lans for developing a tract oE and beach east of Cedarville on he Lake Huron, shore as a pubic park and swimming beach, lie township has taken a six month option on the proposed site along M-134. Car-Truck Collision Fred Rates, Dafter, sustained severe facial lacerations in a collision between a car he was operating and a county truck driven by Herbert W.

Curtis, 903 Pine St. on 1-75, seven miles south of the Sault about 7:30 a.m. today, according to Sheriff Roy Guest. The sheriff said the truck, making a left turn into 1-75, collided with the northbound Rates auto. The Rates vehicle caught fire and was completely destroyed following the crash, the sheriff said Richard Mitchell, 19, Sault Route 1, was ticketed by sheriff's officers for failure to yield righi ST.

Day traffic over the Mackinac Bridge was LOV4 per cent greater than a year ago in spite of a sharp drop in and persistent rainfall. 'It is certain that the unsea- sonally cold and wet weather during most of August had a dampening effect on bridge traffic," Prentiss M. Brown, Chairman of the Mackinac Bridge Au- hority, in his monthly report of statistics. "Traffic and for August of 1966 increased only by 3.4 per cent to an average increase for the preced- ng seven months of 9 per cent in traffic and 9.5 per cent in The Labor Day weekend, Friday through Monday, saw 44,307 cross over the bridge compared to 39,912 vehicles for lie same period a year ago. During the month of August 300,652 vehicles crossed over the bridge compared to 290,863 a ago.

Revenues for the month -otal $1,267,483. A year ago the otal was $1,225,899. During the month truck traffic, mostly pickup trucks with campers, increased by 14.8 per cent. For the first eight months of 1966, traffic is up 7.3 per cent from 926,677 vehicles to 993.912 Revenues are up 7.7 per from $4.050,243 to $4,360,747. Truck traffic is up 14.9 per cent.

August 1966 was second only to August of 1958, the first full year of bridge operation in both revenues and traffic. Vacation Over CCondnnrd from One.) some problems of certification problem which faces many Michigan school districts. Be said the large district is also expected to present some transportation problems, but these, he hopes will Ironed ant as soon as they develop. Other new districts in the area include Newberry high school system which now embraces all four townships in Luce coun- as well as Hulbert township Chippewa; Portage (Curtis) Mackinac county and Seney Schoolcraft county. DeTour high school at DeTour, also includes Drummond Island and part of Raber district.

JPICKFORD HIGH school has now taken over part of the Raber district. Rudyard district, which previously had Kinross and the large Kincheloe Air Force Base, now has Trout Lake schools in its system. Engadine in western Mackinac county is a new consolidated district this year including Rexton and Gould City. St. Ignace high school remains the same as does Brimley, Les Cheneaux and Whitefish.

Speicher said that in time the five Mackinac districts which last summer voted against reorganization and joining the St. Ignace system, will eventually belong to a K-12 district, but how this will be accomplished is still undetermined. Meanwhile, the newly created independent liberal arts college, Mackinac College, Is to receive about 120 freshmen students for orientation in its charter class on Sept. 15. Temporary classroom facilities in the now being completed Peter Howard Memorial Library building, will be located on the third floor of this large structure on the beach at Cedar Point.

The remainder of the facility will be used for library purposes. College officials said that all necessary instructors have been contracted and classes will start Sept. 19. Dr. S.

Douglas Cornell, first Damaged highline insulators are examined by State Police Sgt. Lamphear and Cpl. Edward Malette of the newly established post in the Sault, as they discussed the course of an investigation wilh H. O. Jensen, Edison Saulf Electric Co.

engineer. The outage caused the Manistique area fo be without service for some three hours during tha weekend. It was caused by highpowered rifle bullets found embedded in the metal portion of the hangers which supported a 69,000 volts high-tension line. Edison Sault Electric Co. President, Richard Burnett, announced a $500 reward will be paid for information leading to the apprehension of the rifleman.

(Evening News Photo) of way, driving left of center and president of the college, will be for having an expired operators license following a two-car col lision on Riverside Drive abou Make Plans For Stalwart Fair 'The Chippewa County Stalwart Fair Board met at the Fair buildings Tuesday evening for a cleaning bee and business meeting to make final plans for the 60th annual Stalwart Fair, Sept. 8. 9, and 10. Harvey Fountain, president, called the meeting to order. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.

The treasurer reported we had received a gift of $200 from the Raber Township board. It was decided that we use the same manner of bookkeeping as we did last year. This was" a one number system where each person receives one number to be used on all items shown by that person. We decided that we should have sack races, three-legged races, a greased pole and a chicken catch as well as pony races for the children. The adults can enjoy the Shetland pony and the light and heavy horse pulling as other years.

We are expecting several teams of horses from the lower state. A new system was set up where every team pulling in any contest must be properly entered in order to compete. The carnival plans to set up in the usual place. We were asked if the St. Matthias Church could serve lunches and refreshments from the stands again this year.

All were in favor. The fair dinner will again be served by the Presbyterian Church Women. We enjoyed a pot luck lunch in the cleaned building." At the Hospital ST. IGNACE a i a Straits Hospital Notes: BIRTHS WALLIS Mr. and Mrs.

James Wallis of Gladstone are parents of a son, Eric Eugene, weighing 8 pounds and 13 ounces, born August 31. 7:45 a.m. today. According to the sheriff, both cars were headed north on River side, and the Mitchell car at tempted to pass a car driven by Robert J. Proulx, 36, as it was making a left turn, a collision resulting.

New Colleges LANSING (AP) Michigan will have four new community colleges and about 13,000 more community college students than last year when classes open this fall, the State Department of Education reports. REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY 8P.M. BALLOTING ON CANDIDATES C. BUSH, E.R Chamber Suggests Meeting To Discuss Parking Here At last night's regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors hold at the Holiday Inn, a dues formula which the board has been working on for over a year, was passed. Under the previous plan, the amount of dues paid to the Chamber was based on willingness and ability to pay.

A basic pattern has been worked out for the new plan, which consists of eight categories. The base dues for non-voting personal membership is now $10. For any type of business or establishment (he base is now $40. Also during the meeting. Percy Campbell brought up the subject of dog racing and its worth to the community.

The board agreed to consider action on the subject in the near future. It was suggested that the Chamber of Commerce board meet with the City Commission and the Urban Renewal Board in the near future to discuss the parking situation in Sault Ste. Marie, formally inaugurated at special investiture services to be held at Mackinac College on Oct. 1. Lake Superior State College, formally the Sault Ste.

Marie Branch of Michigan Technological University, will greet Its freshman class on Sunday, Sept. 18, first day of orientation week. Registrar Duane Graham says an enrollment of about 1230 students, including representatives of all four college years, is expected this year. Last year's enrollment was 990. Classes will begin on Sept.

28. Graham said there wiU be some seniors enrolled in business administration, although the number will be few. He said there is also a possibility of some seniors in biological sciences. However those seniors successfully completing their fouth year at LSC could constitute the first graduating class of the college in 1967. LOCALISMS Glen Neltleton, 51, Plckford, was admitted to War Memorial Hospital about 12:30 a.m.

today with a leg injury sustained while at work at the McNamara Construction Co. Poe Lock project. McNamara officials said Nettleton fell while stepping across a ditch. Hospital authorities said he would probably be released sometime today. Set For Lake Superior State College Plan Foreign Aid Seminar Here Plans for a seminar on foreign aid and the developing nations, to be held at Lake Superior State College in late October, were finalized Tuesday at a discussion group meeting at the college, headed by Dr.

Sheldon Cherney, International Extension director of Michigan State University. The seminar, co-sponsored by Michigan State University and Lake Superior State College, will be held in a two-day session, Oct. 23-29, with invitations to be extended to a representative local gcoup of about 30 business, professional and educational people. According to Cherney, in the seminar, Nigeria will be used as the-scene for a case study of (he problems, processes and outlook of development. This is not because of a wish' to Sault Higli Student Speaks To Kiwanians Activities at the annual Boys' State convention at Michigan State University were described for Sault Ste.

Marie Kiwanians here Tuesday during the club's regular weekly meeting at the Ojibway Motor Hotel. Outlining functions the week-long parley, designed to stress municipal, state and national governments, was Tom Howe, son of Dr. and Mrs. D. C.

Howe of the Sault. Tom, a Sault High School student, represented the Sault Kiwanis Club at the annual session. President Frank Atkinson announced he plans to attend the annual state convention at Grand Rapids. Kiwanis also disclosed plans for the annual Halloween candy sale. focus attention npon that particular country, he said, but merely to provide concreteness, since to talk ol development in broad generalities would be of doubtful value.

According to Cherney, this new African nation has been selected to serve as an example because of the extent (o which her situation contains within it many of the problems characteristics of tropical Africa. Cherney said government officials and educators are concerned with the apathy existing within most people toward the developing nations, and at times the lack of information is qiiite embarrassing. At the completion of the seminar, he said, it is hoped the people attending will take informed positions on the developing nations and the U.S. foreign aid program. The Oct.

28 meeting will have one session, beginning at 7 p.m. and ending at 9:30 p.m., whila Saturday, Oct. 29 will be divided into three sessions beginning at 9 a.m., ll a.m. and 1:30 winding up about 3 p.m. In addition to Dr.

Cherney, aUending the meeting were Jeanne PIzak, American Association of University Women; James Gooch, Michigan University Center, Marquette; Dr. Richard Zabclka, Lake Superior State College; Hugh H. Holloway, superintendent of Sault schools; Mrs. D. D.

Finlayson; Gail Imjg, MSU Extension Service, Sault; Dr. Edward Su, William Dickinson and Dr. Kenneth J. ShoulcHce, all of Lake Superior State According to Dr. Cherney, a registration fee of $10 per person will be charged for the seminar to defray costs of source material administrative expenses.

Qty Police Report Three Auto Mishaps City police report three traffic mishaps in the city Tuesday. The first, a two-car collision on Ashmun north of Newton, about 12:15 p.m., involving autos driven by John W. Hart 2222 W. 4th and Arthur E. Flowers 119 W.

10th Ave. The police report said the Hart car, headed south on Ashmun, made a left turn in front of the Flower vehicle, headed north. Both cars were badly damaged and were removed from the scene by wrecker, police said. Hart was ticketed for failure fo yield right of'way to oncoming traffic, according to the report. In the second incident, Thomas H.

Weiss, 17, of St. Ignace, was ticketed for failure to yield right of way following a collision with a car driven by Robert E. Evans. Brimley on Oaka St. about 5:50 p.m.

Police said the Weiss pulling from a private parking lot into Oaka struck the north' bound Evans vehicle. Joseph L. Lpckhart," was cited for failure to slop within the assured clear distance ahead following a collision between a car he was driving and a parked car on E. lOfh east of Shunk Road, about 6:40 p.m. Officers said the Lockhart auto, headed west on 10th strudc a parked car owned by Jamel Boltrell, 1040 E.

Spruce St. BENNETT A daughter, Linda Lee, was born September 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Bennett of St. Ignace.

The baby weighed 6 pounds and 9 ounces. ADMISSIONS August 30 Catherine Cronan, St. Ignace. August 31 Marie Wickman, Lansing. September 1 Elfie Wyers, St.

Ignace; Charles T. Gray, Fibre. September 2 Porter Johnson, Hessel; Freida Ellison, Rudyard; Christine Simmons, St. Ignace. September 5 Linda Mae Grogan, St.

Ignace; Kelly Grogan, St. Ignace. Briefs NEAV BERRY The Luce County Clerk's office has issued marriage licenses to the following: Arthur Howell of Newberry and Ruth Doyle of Newberry; Ronald Caibaiosai of Newberry and Virgalee Oberle of Newberry. Mr. and Mrs.

Russell Hild after honeymooning in Florida, are now residing at 320 Grafton Road, Dayton, Ohio, Apt. 16. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Smith and Mr.

and Mrs. Wallace Manning of Southgate have been visiting at the home of Sheriff and Mrs. Russell Hild after making a tour of the Upper Peninsula, i Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hoath will increase the size of their family from four children 1o- 21 this Saturday when they assume their new duties as superintendent and matron of tha Emma Nason Home, The Board of Directors of the N-ason Home has announced the ap- pointment of Mr.

and Mrs. Hoath to replace Mr. and Mrs. Carl Alexander, who resigned recently after being in charge of the Nason Home for the past nine years. Hoafh hav'- been employed by the city as a mechanic with the street department for the past years.

Both he and his wife, the former Lois Erickson, are natives of Sault Ste Maria and graduates of Sault High School. They reside at 117 W. llth Ave. They are shown here with their four children, Brenda, 16; Kathy, and Susan, six months In addition, they will become "Mom and the 17 children now residing at the- NasonHome. (Evening News Photo).