The Ludington Daily News from Ludington, Michigan • Page 7

TUESDAY, JAN. 3, 1950 THE DAILY NEWS, LUDINGTON, MICHIGAN BLONDIE A Regular Rip Snorter! By Chic Young DAGWQOD, I CAN'T SLEEP WITH YOU SNORING LIKE TMAT IT'S ALL' TIME I'VE BEEN SLEEPING, I NEVER ONCE HEARD MYSELF SNORE YOU MUST HAVE BEEN DREAMING, I NEVER SNORE HOW CAN YOU SAV THAT? ANP I'VE DONE A LOT OF SLEEPING IN MV TIME BUZ SAWYER SECRET AGENT Stick to Your Gun, Joe! By Mel Graff UNCOVER A OF DID A BIT OP EAMES- DROPPINQ AT THE HOTEL! WE HAVE ENOU6H TO PIN THE KILLING ON JOSEPHINE BUT THIS THING BKS6ER MURDER' THE DAME SQUEALED ON HER BOV FRIEND IT THAT RED HAS BEEN COLLECTING UNDERCOVER COIN WITHOUT DOING FOR IT! THEV'RE SOWS HIM, TONIGHT! -FASHIONED HOEPOWN EH? MOW- DOWN MldHT BE 410RE LIKE IT! JOE, WHATEVER HAPPENS, KEEP VOUR TELESCOPIC TRAINED ON RED'S HOUSE! PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE CAN'T BE TALKED AWAV BY DEFENSE ATTORNEY! WATCH YOUR STEP, PHlLSiEl A HOLE IN THE HEAD CAN'T BE TALKED EITHER! They 11 Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo CASSIUS MC FRAIL WAS INFIRMARY HEAR HIS FOLKS TELL ATHLETICS FOR soy ISA oooo STUDENT BUT HE'S NOT STRONG! HE HAS LO6US ON THE BOGUS 1 1. WANT HIM TO BE EXCUSE? FROM 6VM ANY FORM OF STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY" EVERY COLLEGE HOR WHO WEARS OUT THE BANDS AND THRIVES ON THE JTIVE -GAS5IUS! daughter Donna ot Ludlngton were dinner guests Monday, Dec. 26, of Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Peterson of Victory. The dinner was In observance of Mr. Peterson's birthday anniversary. Mr. and Herman Rosenow entertained the following Christmas day: Mr.

and Mrs. Marshall Rosenow and daughters of Manistee, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Rosenow and sons of Pelton corners, and Violet and Kenneth Rosenow of Ann Arbor. Violet is studying designing and Kenneth is Taking a course in medicine.

Both are students at University of Michigan. Mrs. Fred Woebbeking and children Helen, Ellen, Betty and Freddie were visitors Friday at the Virgil Rosenow home. Donna Archer of Brethren is spending a week with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crawford entertained the following on Christmas day: Mr. and Mrs.

Reed Archer, Lloyd Archer and June Silverthorn of Brethren, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ketchum of Ypsllanti, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ketchum of Parkdale, Mrs.

Bertha Baxter, Walter Becker and Ronald Krusnlak of Manistee, Wilma DePeel of Custer, Wayne Whittaker of Victory Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Firzlaff Jr. of Scottvllle, Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Firzlaff and Daniel and David Firzlaff of Freesoil, and Robert Archer of Brethren. Center Riverton By Mrs. Patrick Murphy Dinner guests Monday, Dec of Mr. and Mrs. John Lichte, were Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd Lichte, Phyllis and Shirley Lichte, Mrs Manie Hannah, Mr. and Mrs Barl Hannah, Mrs. Dorothy An- derson, Milo colburn, Betty and ilo Webster Colbun and Keith and David Hannah. Special Service at Zion Church A special service was held at Zion Evangelical United Brethren church Christmas morning under direction of the Rev.

Mr. John P. Kitchens. After the call to worship by the Rev. Mr.

Kitchens the con- gregaition sang "Joy to the World." A reading by Miss Beth Colby was followed by the hymn story of Little Town of Bethlehem" by the Rev. Mr. Kitchens. Miss Marilyn Brown gave a reading and the youth choir sang "Silent Night." The Rev. Mr.

Kitchens gave the hymn story of this song, followed by a reading toy Miss Janet Kiefer. The service closed with benediction by the Rev. Mr. Kitchens. Supper guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Eugene Lathrop Christmas eve, were Mr and Mrs. Maurice Butler and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lathrop.

Supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Olms'tead Christmas eve were Mr. and Mrs. Earl E.

Olmstead, Miss Evelyn Olmstead, Mrs. Charles M. Love, Miss Joanne Love and C. D. Holcomb.

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Goff were Christmas eve dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reeds of Scottvllle.

C. Lawrence Lind spent the Christmas week-end with relatives in Muskegon. Mr. and Mrs. Elywn Olmstead and children Mary and Duane were dinner guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Earl E. Olmstead Christ- day. r. and Mrs.

Melvin Ooff and sons Donald and Gene were dinner guests Christmas day at the George Mallison home in Custer. Pupils Present Annual Program SOUTH HAMLIN Annual Christmas program of South Harnlin school was presented Thursday evening, Dec. 22, with a large attendance. The program was given in two parts, the first by pupils of Mrs. Joseph K.

Francis and the second by Mrs. Dwight Hall. The children were outstanding in their performances and the costumes and lighting effects beautiful. Accompaniments were played by Miss Elizabeth Francis. Part one was devoted to "Christmas In Many Lands," with the children dressed in typical costumes.

Pupils talcing part were Judy Berber, Arthur Button, Judy Sipps, James Bidwell, Bobby Shrader, Craig Rude, Carol Bresley, Edward Sanborn, Jeannette Gebhardt, Gerald Phillips, Eldonna Sauers, Barbara Hoffman, Joyce Collins, George Darato, Doreen Yost, Joan Larsen, Shari Rude, Lee and Leo Tenney, George Keating, Carol Ann Cooper, David Good, Henry and Betty Moore, David Phillips, Sally Sutton, Charles Gebhardt, Chester Wheaton, James and Jerome Lemire, Judy Herber, George Keating, Carol Ann Cooper, Joan Collins, Lyle Bidwell, Thomas Shaw, Jack Larsen, Barry Shrader. Two plays, "The Christmas Spirit" and "The Christmas Quiz Comers," were By I Hall's pupils. second ptrt of protrtm frtft Danny Warner. June Collins, Oenevieve Foster, lUthtHnt Phillips, Howard Crtmptert, Frederick Hanwh, Donald lips, Roger Bailey, Paul Walter Wheaton, Joe Oeraldine Phillips. Stiftafttm Shaw, Nancy SHraaer, Arlene Stohr, Jeanne fltohr, Rumen Collins, Bob Sauers, Oary OoOd, Ray Bailey, Jim Larsen, Donald MOore, George Poster.

Sweetwater School By Mfg. fret KtflUMt Sweetwater school reopened this morning after the mas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cherry entertained Mr.

and Mrs. J. Hoi' lonbeck of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Twining and Mrs.

Twlnlng's mother of Tallman, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Trask of Big Rapids, Oeorge Leech, Mrs. Mae Reed and Mr. and Mrs.

Ray Gualdoni and daughter Carol on Christmas day. Mrs. Blanch Landon and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Merriam were Christmas guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Zimmer. Mrs. Fred Zimmer has received word that Sophia rich has been transferred from a convelescent home In Grand Rapids to a Detroit home. Sophia spent Christmas with her father and family in Detroit.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larson and children Shirley, Marie, Eugene, Rachel Ann and Walter visited at the Fred Zimmer home Monday, Dec. 28. Mason County Farm News Pere Marquette Grange Sponsors Many Projects Pere Marqui'ttn grange which won t-ho Ifl'lf) sweepstakes award in I ho West Michigan Prosper contest, which was presented by Clov.

O. Mermen Williams recently in Muskegon, completed useful community projects. The grunge won top recognition among the rural community organizations participating In the 1049 contest. In In its community, Pore Marquette grange, among other things, planted 10,000 seedling trees in reforest- 1 farms and wood lots; organ a Ilmsler picnic for natives of now living in Mason county; members took purt in local radio programs, discussing and agricultural affairs; completed a at Pere Marquette townh a 1 1 grounds for three township boys who lost their lives in World war 11,. Tt pushed better lighting facilities for the townhall, a program now completed; got 100 percent participation uf m- bers in spring election and got many others to vote through telephone contact and providing of transportation and has some members on the township vol- fire department.

To improve its own organization, Pere Murquette sent four delegates to the county grange convention; supported home economics committee in worthwhile projects in raising money for their program; had family style suppers tit meetings; discussed questions of interest to farmers; showed films on safety and other topics; some members helped form a Pomona degree team; sent a delegate to the Community Betterment conference in Lucling- ton; had agricultural exhibit at Michigan fair, placing first among all farm organizations; sent two delegates to the goodwill conference at Brethren. To promote the best interests of the county, the organization had four members as Pomona officers; brought establishment of a rest room for women in Mason county courthouse; introducer! a plan for support of county health unit on a per capita basis; members are serving as county road commissioner, county treasurer, chairman of the Republican county committee and discussion leader in the Farm bureau. Toward a better state and nation, Pere Marquette a sent resolutions to senators and representatives at Washington favoring adoption of Hoover commission recommendations; sent resolutions to state representative and state senator favoring more stringent control of liquor traffic, adopted resolutions opposing socialized medicine; sent resolution to state grange convention i Juvenile Grange having its own state organization. One of the members serves as secretary-treasurer of Michigan Association of County Treasurers. In world ufalr.s it sent clothing to Church Overseas Relief and Soil Planning Report Given Among the successful activ- ilies carried out by Mason county soil conservation district during the past year has been the national neighborhood group planning in the district.

Reports of the prograhi will be given at the annual meeting of the district planned for 1 p. m. Monday, Jan. 9, at 4-Star theater in Scoltville, Floyd Wood, chairman of the district, said today. During the past year 40 planning meetings were held with these neighbor groups in the.

district and as a result of these meetings, 57 farmers developed their own soil and water conservation programs. The groups are organized by farmers themselves, the county agent, directors of Mason county conservation district and personnel of the united States soil conservation service In Scottville. Farmers set the date and place of meeting which is in a farmer's home. Four or live planning meetings are held in which information is discussed in order that complete farm planning and sound land use can be accomplished by the farmers during the series of meetings. Group meetings give farmers an opportunity to meet together to discuss and learn of soil problems and what measures to use to overcome them, promote cooperation between farmers in establishing practices that need to be applied locally on the land, save time for soil conservation personnel who are loaned to-the district to assist farmers with soil and water problems.

The following farmers in Mason county have completed soil conservation plans this year by group planning, Summit township, Al Speer, Jerome Jorrison, Cecil Bradshaw, L. Nash, Maurice Butler, Eugene Lathrop and Walter Buff in; Sherman township, Floyd Wolf, Earl Wolf, Ralph Smalley, Clyde Peters, Charles Christmas, George Striker and Taylor Gilmore; Freesoil township, James Shereda, Paul Wein, Charles Mave, Thomas Zergoski, Joe Kovalcik- Clifford and Lloyd Tubbs, John Kran, Frank P. Morong and Leo Dufon; Ederi township, Clayton Waters, Dan Miller, Dale Mottier, Kenneth Stewart, Norbert Ray and R. Berry. Riverton township, Fred and Russell Mavis, Paul Storm, Lawrence Lundberg, Harold Lattin and Stanley Goosen; Eden township, Bvuce Stewart, Robert Smith, Bill and Earl Thomas, Robert Terryn and Peter and John Casper; Freesoil township, James Papes, John Papes, George Morong, John and Frank Sarniak, Joe Malkoski, Frank P.

Morong, John Morong, Arthur Bertelson, Harold Jacobson and Stanley and Blaze Jagnecki; Rivevton township, Don and Raymond Harmon, James and Merrill Pleiness, Martin and Russell Schwass, Max Rahn, James Martz. Don Martz and father, Ray Sherburn and Thys Thelsma. There also are 10 new neighbor groups located in the district which will meet in 1950 to develop soil and water conservation plans. Ninety one cooperators are receiving assistance by the group method. Meetings are conducted in the form of workshops, each co-operator using his land use map to locate the fields and the crops for the 1949 cropping season, also all soil conservation practices to be applied during 1949 were marked out.

A temporary schedule of on-sight assistance needed from soil conservation service technicians was set up during these meetings. Ypsilanti Couple Honored at Party contributed, to CROP. Pere Marquelte grange for youth organized a countywide field day for pupils of a 1 schools. It will make this an annual event. It conducted an amateur contest for children in the community with readings, vocal music and instrumental numbers.

Three winners of this contest participated with the winners in other communities in a countywide contest sponsored by Amber grange. It sponsored a grange soil conservation essay contest, contributed to the Ludington Scouting program and provided sound movies for a PT-A meeting. PELTON DISTRICT-Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Firzlaff were host and hostess Wednesday evening at a party in honor of Mr.

and Mrs. Warren Ketchum of Ypsilanti. The evening was spent visiting and making phonograph records. Present were Mr. and Mrs.

Warren Ketchum, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ketchum and daughter Hazel, Mr. and Mrs. Perry i Ketchum.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Crawford, Don Archer, and Mr. and Mrs. Firzlaff.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Woebbeking and children, Mr. and Mrs. 'James Crofoot and daughter, i Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Fitch and FORECAST Fantasies? No! The dreams of the past fifty years have become glorious achievements. The dreams of progress to come can also become realitiesl Transportation to take us to the far reaches of the earth in mi nutes! Miracle-curing drugs! Homes that provide the utmost in easeful, unburdened living! Fabrics produced from the very air about us! If wonderful to contemplate the wonders that lie ahead! And it's wonderful to know that this mid-century year can be our stepping stone forward to that greater achievement in the future. We are proud to be one of the family of 'business-managed' Electric Companies which have helped to make most of the marvelous achievements of the first half of this century possible. We predict that private enterprise will produce mott of the still greater miracles which we can confidently look forward to in the remaining 50 years of this century.

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