I N A M E R I C A

Y O U V O T E AS

YOU H E A S E !

T H E S E N T I N E L - L E A D E R PUBLISHED W E E K L Y IN O N E OF MICHIGAN'S MOST P L E A S A N T AND PROSPEROUS AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES

S P A R T A , MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1941

P L E A S E V O T E

ON MONDAY.

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N U M B E R 14

Tom Walsh Gives Stirring Address

At C. of C. Meeting a t f > i » n g u p o n A m e r i c a n ci t izens

large t o r e v a m p the i r ideas r e g a r d -ing avia t ion, T h o m a s E. Walsh, m a n -age r of the G r a n d R a p i d s a i rpor t , gave B s t i r r ing addres s las t Fr iday even ing before m e m b e r s a n d guests of t h e S p a r t a C h a m b e r of Commerce .

"Ba t t l e s of t h e pas t have been won because of t h e ability to shoo t s t r a igh t " , sa id W a l s h , " and t h i s h a s a lways been a decisive fac tor in all wa r s despi te b lunders . We lead t h e world in av i a t i on still w e r e f a r be-h i n d in t h e r a c e f o r a i r power. Too n a n y of our people still cling t o t h e s u p r e m a c y of bat t leships-

• I t ' s t ime", sa id Walsh, " for us t o s top f l u n g o rde r s a n d begin to p r o -duce tf we i n t e n d to keep t h e e n e m y f r o m our shores . "

W a l s h sa id t h e liquid cooled m o t o r s were do ing a r e a l Job in Europe. T h e d i f fe rence in size o I these motors , h e c la imed can spell victory or d e f e a t Wal sh dep lo red ou r a p p a r e n t l a c s ol a i rpo r t s a n d fac i l i t ies a t dange r po in t* Mich igan h a s only th ree f i r s t a i r p o r t s h e said .

Wi l l iam A. R o g e r s arid H. J . K u r t z o n behalf of t h e association, spoke of t h e r e c e n t f i r e a n d offered E r a s t u s W . 8 m ! t h deep s y m p a t h y and coope ra t ion i n t h e r e - e s t a b l i s h m e n t of the s tore . I n response. M r . S m i t h - s f e r r e d t o t h e l a rge s tock of m e r c ha nd i s e on h a n d f o r t h e g r a n d o p e n i n g of the s tore a n d of h i s pe r sona l e f f o r t toward m a k i n g se lect ions he f e l t would m e e t w i th pub l i c approva l . "At present . I 'm w or n o u t " said Mr. S m i t h , " and my f u t u r e p l a n s a r e u n d e t e r m i n e d owing t o c i r -c u m s t a n c e s b e y o n d my control" .

A round t a b l e discussion fo l lowed c o n c e r n i n g t h e proposed ^ p o r t « S p a r t a townsh ip , l ead by Leon P a r k e r , p re s iden t . C h a n g e s in o rgan iza t ion by-laws were also accepted.

T h e n e x t m e e t i n g will be h e l d April 11, w i t h t h e m e m b e r s of t h e f i r e de -p a r t m e n t a s guests .

S P E C I A L PRE-EASTER S E R V I C E S AT K E N T

CITY AND CASNOVIA

CASNOVIA F I R E DEPARTMENT HOLDS

ANNUAL B A N Q U E T

T h e F i remen of Casnov ia he ld the i r u n m n i banquet a t t h e Maccabee Hall. Monday evening, M a r c h 24. Ba t t a l i on Chief Esbaugh of t h e G r a n d R a p i d s F i r e D e p a r t m e n t a n d F i r e m a n Myers, also of O r a n d R a p i d s were t h e speak-e r s of the evening a n d a n s w e r e d m a n y quest ions . The Lady M a c c a b e e s serv-ed t h e banquet .

T h e d e p a r t m e n t is going o n i ts f i f -t e e n t h year of service to t h e s u r r o u n d -ing terr i tory, wi thout to ta l loss t o any res idences or business p rope r ty in the village. The re a re Just t h r e e of the m e n t h a t s t a r t ed t h e d e p a r t m e n t , still in t h e organizat ion

E a c h year a "F i r emen ' s B a l l is held a t t h e Auditor ium in the spr ing , t he proceed* going to he lp t h e f i r e d e p a r t -m e n t with necessary e q u i p m e n t . They a re in need of some very i m p o r t a n t e q u i p m e n t this year a n d would appre -c ia te your pa t ronage a t t h e i r "Bal l" to be held April 19 a t t h e Casnovia school audi tor ium. Show your appre -c i a t ion by a t t end ing . W e need th i s P l r e D e p a r t m e n t a n d t h e F i r e m e n need your help.

At ten t ion Is called t o t h e e .xor on the f r o n t page of the t e l ephone directory n u m b e r 2651 has been d i sconnec ted so p lease do not call t h i s n u m b e r .

Hoffmeyer-Powers Wedding At Sparta Church Saturday

Mr a n d Mrs. Wi l l i am S. Powers of S p a r t a a n n o u n c e the a p p r o a c h i n g m a r r i a g e of t he i r d a u g h t e r . M a r y ^ " i s e ^ t o Harcxd J o h n H o f f m e y e r of Sag inaw, son of Mr. a n d Mrs. F r e d Hof f -meyer of S p a r t a . T h e wedding will t ake place S a t u r d ^ noon in t h e S p a r t a Method i s t c h u r c h , followed by a recept ion In the c h u r c h par lors .

Miss Powers was g r a d u a t e d f r o m G r a n d R a p i d s Jun io r college a n d Albion college, w h e r e she was p r o m i n e n t in K a p p a Delta soror i ty . S h e Is now t e a c h i n g in Greenvi l le .

Mr Ho.Tmeyer received his degree f r o m M i c h i g a n S t a t e college, w h e r e h e w a s o u t s t a n d i n g in scho la r sh ip a n d campus activit ies.

Severa l lovely a f f a i r s have been given recen t ly in O r e e n -vllle h o n o r i n g Miss Powers. F r iday even ing M r s Wi l l iam Bradley . Mrs Wyrnan Bock a n d d a u g h t e r G r e t c h e n e n t e r t a i n -ed wi th a misce l laneous shower a t which M r s „ a n d Mrs. F r e d H o f f m e y e r were guests . W e d n e s d a y Mrs- Powers a t t e n d e d a tea a t w h i c h t h e Greenvi l le t e a c h e r s compl imen ted Miss Power s w i t h a Pos to r la shower .

( G r a n d R a p i d s P r e s s P h o t o i

T h e r e will be special p r e - E a s t e r s e r -vices a t t h e K e n t City a n d C a s n o v i a Method i s t C h u r c h . Services M o n d a y . Tuesday a n d F r i d a y n igh t s a t C a s n o -v i a a t 1:30. Serv ices a t K e n t Ci ty on W e d n e s d a y a n d T h u r s d a y n i g h t s a t

30, also a service o n Fr iday a f t e r n o o n

a t M r s . G r a c e Lawrence , who h a s d o n e evange l i s t i c work a n d is t he wi fe of Rev . Lawrence , pas to r of the P l a m l i e l d AV5. M e t h o d i s t Church , will s p e a k a t Casnovia o n M o n d a y night .

Rev. Conk l ln f r o m the M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h a t C e d a r Spr ings will speak Tuesday n i g h t . Rev. Denver P e a s e of Rock lord will speak Wednesday a n d F r iday n i g h t s .

T h e pas to r Rev. George F. W i n g a r d . wi l l speak a t t h e service a t K e n t Ci ty F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n .

T h e publ ic is Invited to a t t e n d t he se services. C o m e a n d worship w i t h u s dur ing th i s Holy Week. T h e r e will be special mus ic a t all of these services.

S P A R T A TOWNSHIP T R E A S U R E R GIVES

REPORT ON T A X E S

>fv«« G e o r g i a Walker . Spar t f t t o w n -s h i p t r e a s u r e r , r epor t s t h a t u n p a i d tw-nx f o r 1940 a m o u n t to $228056 o u t of a to t a l b u d g e t of $36,677.26 or h e r

a m o u n t to 93.8 p e r c e n t , w h i c h is a n i n c r e a s e of b pe r c e n t over 193^ a n d 1.8 pe r cen t over 1938. Of

to t a l b u d g e t $9,467.84 w a s fo r

ENGAGEMENT OF DAUGHTEP A N N O U N C E D

BY MRS. FLOYD LEARY

Mrs Floyd D. Leary of G r a n d R a p -ids announces t h e e n g a g e m e n t of her d a u g h t e r . J a n e t I r ene , t o M --rle Will-i a m Johnson, son of Mr . a n d Mrs. S t an l ey M J o h n s o n of G r a n d R a p -ids.

T h e bride-elect is a g r a d u a t e of Bob J o n e s college in Cleve land . T e . m . , a n c h e r f iance was g r a d u a t e d f r o m Lee h i g h school a n d t h e Moody Bible I n -s t i t u t e in Chicago.

Mis* Leary a n d Mr . J o h n s o n assis t -ed in a musical p r o g r a m a t t h e Bap -t i s t chu rch S u n d a y e v e n i n g . Miss Leary is a niece of Mr . a n d Mrs . A. B. Car l son .

Kent City Senior Class To Present

Play Fri., April 18 T h e Senior Class of K e n t City have

chosen for the i r play, t o be presented F r i d a y evening, Apri l 18. a t 8:00 o ciock in the High School Audi to r ium, a comedy farce In t h r e r a c t s ent i t led •Te l l t he Judge" , w r i t t e n by Eugene T o d d . Rehearsa l s a re u n d e r t h e di-rec t ion of Mr. Ri tch ie .

T h e cas t of c h a r a c t e r s inc lude : A s m o o t h and c r a f t y S-idge. played by G e r r l t t Van R a n d w y k . J i m m y , a young Jackanapes , a n d N a n . a h i g h - t e m p t , e l a n d s tubborn girl, c h a r a c t e r e d by G e r a l d Qeers a n d C o r a lie Ulmer . Brads t roe t . w i th a booming voice and a ter r i f ic temper , is p o r t r a y e d by May-n a r d Klein; D a n n y w h o is a bundle oi nerves , is p layed by Billy S tan ley ; R i c h a r d Pike t a k e s t h e p a r t of a s t rong a n d pompous m a n of f i f t y ; j

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Holmgren is a n old widow n a m e d Dol.y who is t ry ing to g a t o a n o t h e r h u s b a n d ; a n d Lula (Elsie S -rk> is a n old maid.

ELECTION NOTICE

I wish to r e m i n d my f r i e n d s t h a t I a m a cand ida te on t h e Republ ican t icket , for t ownsh ip t r e a s u r e r , at t he election to be he ld n e x t M o n d a y . April 7 I shall be very g r a t e f u l for your s u p p o r t and t h a n k eve ry one most Idndly for the i r s u p p o r t in the past .

G E O R G I A W A L K E R <C)

w h o h a s been

Police S t i l l Investigating

Sparta Fi re Fi re M a r s h a l Q u e n t i n D e a n a n d h i s

staff of e x p e r t s s t a t e t hey will con t inue t he i r inves t iga t ion inde f in i t e ly to de -t e r m i n e the cause of t h e J o h n s o n -S m i t h fire. In te rv iews h a v e been held in the village counci l r o o m s a n d in some ins t ances wi tnesses have been he ld un t i l e a r ly m o r n i n g hours . So fa r t he police have called f i f t e e n peo-ple for ques t ioning .

T h e rough edges of t h e inves t iga t ion have been t e r m i n a t e d a n d t h e police expe r t s a r e now work ing on m i n u t e de -ta i ls conce rn ing t h e f i re .

T h e c o n s e n s u s of c o m m u n i t y opin ion seems to be t h a t t h e f i r e w a s no t c a u s -ed acc identa l ly . T h e police inves t iga t -ors s ta te t h a t t h e f i r e will be ana lyzed f r o m eve y possible a n g l e .

T h e bui ld ing , which w a s owned by Mrs. August A. J o h n s o n , was said to ca r ry i n s u r a n c e policies t o t h e value o-$15,000. Mr . S m i t h , i t is said, ca r r i ed i n su rance t o t h e a m o u n t of approx i -mate ly $30,000 on m e r c h a n d i s e a n d $10,000 on t h e s tore f i x t u r e s .

S .nce t h e f i re , cons iderab le ac t io h a s been s h o w n by severa l people in teres ted in e i t h e r p u r c h a s i n g the va c a n t p rope r ty for t h e purpose of con s t r uc t i ng a n o t h e r bui ld ing , or for r e n t a l purposes . O t h e r i n f l u e n t i a l busi

WOMEN'S SOCLFCTY OF B A P T I S T CHURCH

M E T LAST FRIDAY

T h e W o m e n ' s Society of t h e Bap t i s t C h u r c h m e t a t t h e h o m e of Mrs. P r a n k Pu rdy F r i d a y . M a r c h 28 T h i s was the Eas t e r mee t ing , a n d the topic was. T h e R a d i a n t L igh t of Hope."

G r o u p ninging of "Chr i s t Arose" opened t h e mee t i ng . T h e leader . Mrs . E. C. Li . t le f le ld . p resen ted the fol low-ing p r o g r a m : T w o songs by t h e group. T h e Solid R o c k " a n i "Chr i s t is Risen f r o m t h e D e a d " ; "Living f o r Jesus" , by t h e girls s e s f - t t e a n d " T h e Story of Eas t e r " by Dolores T h o r s o n . Mrs. H u g h Powell gave a read ing . " T h e S ta ined Ves ture" by Mrs . K a t h l e e n P r i ed r i ck -sen. T h i s is a R o m a n soldier 's version of "Chr i s t ' s Cruc i f ix ion . D e a t h a n d Resur rec t ion" , a n d h i s Joy a t f ind ing T h e Living C h r i s t " .

A social h o u r followed a n d da in ty r e f r e s h m e n t * were served by the h o s t -ess, assis ted oy Mrs . Miner Purdy , Mrs. F r e d Hof fmeye r a n d Mrs. Vern A n d n u .

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Vaughan Dairy Sold Recently To

New Owners A n n o u n c e m e n t w a s m a d e th i s week

by Haro ld G . V a u g h a n of the sa i l of t he V a u g h a n D a i r y to Floyd W Buege of Lawrence , Mich igan a n d Les ter

22 CANDIDATES TURN OUT FOR TRACK TEAM

N u m b e r i n g 22 s t rong, t he local h igh school t r a c k c a n d i d a t e s answered Coach S a m K e t c h m a n s f i r s t cal l fo r workouts latL week.

T h e S p a r t a n s . twice K e n - O w a league

" W O M E N OF T H E BIBLE" , A PAGEANT. GIVEN BY

SPARTA LLC GROUP

An a t m o s p h e r e of r everence a n d b e a u t y cha rac te r i sed t h e p a g e a n t •Women of t h e Bible" given by t h e L t d i e s Li te ra ry Club a t t he M e t h o -dis t c h u r c h Wednesday evening. M a r c h 26.

Agains t a back d r o p of wine r ed velvet , a large g i f t book held the m a n y lovely pic tures a r r a n g e d by t h e c o m -mi t t ee . Mrs F . L. Bull . Mrs. L a u r -ence J o h n s o n . Mrs. J a m e s G a r d n e r a n d Mrs. E. Phi l B r a d s t r u m . M a r r l e t t a Newton dressed a s a barefoot Oa l i l ean village maid , opened a n d closed t h e cover of the book.

Mrs . W a l t e r Ebers. p res ident of t h e club, welcomed the aud ience a n d e x -pressed sincere p leasure t h a t in t h i s scries of Len ten programs , such a deep sense of rel ig.ous devot ion could be por t rayed . Mrs. Cla re Wilson. J r . . t h e n sang Open the G a t e s of t h e T e m p l e " . T h i s was par t icu la r ly ef fec t ive a s i t was sung f rom the balcony. Mrs. E. P h i l B r a d s t r u m . reader , look her p lace a t t h e cand le l i t a l t a r a n d proceeded t o reveal t h r o u g h her in t e rp re t ive sketches , m a n y fami l i a r a n d insp i r ing qua l i t i es in the lives of t h e women p ic-tures. T h e coloring in t h e gorgeous r i c h s h a d e s of old t e s t a m e n t days w a s f a i t h f u l l y reproduced In t h e var ious composi t ions shown. T h e s e cos tumes a n d accessories were copied f r o m a u t h -en t i c p ic tures of Bible women .

At t h e close of the p r o g r a m M r s c h a m p i o n s for the pas t two years , will B r a d s t r u m read a p r a y e r beseeching have s e v e n le t t e rmen r e t u r n i n g to fo rm the nuc leus fo r th i s year ' s squad . L e t t e r a i e n r e t u r n i n g a r e : O r r i n B a r -r e t t , J i m Eynon . Pau l Badgerow. R o t h Moxon. F r a n k Hall . N o r m a n M u i c h l e r a n d R i c h a r d Fresby.

C o a c h K e t c h m a n will have to f i n d someone t o replace Char l e s Badgerow. 880-yard m a n ; J a c k Young, mi le r . a n d J a c k E y n o n . brood Jump, d a s h a n d r e -lay m a n . Young a n d d a d g e r o w won f i r s t p laces -n their respective r a c e s last yea r which m e a n s t h a t a lot of work will h a v e to be done to rep lace these boys.

K e t c h m a n is coun t ing on F r a n k Hal l to fill t h e shoes of Young a n d R o t h Moxon to car ry on where L a d -gerow l e f t off .

peace to all men . wha teve r the i r c r - e d or cas t e - . Mrs. F . L. Bull followed t h i s w i t h a lovely solo "Ave M a r i a " by Maseagnl .

Aged Mother of 0. E. Balyeat

Died Tuesday

ness groups also expressed t h e desire t o bui ld or i c i s a rooms if a n d w h e n s u c h oppo r tun i t i e s a r e avai lable.

No d i r ec t word h a s been received t h e l i r e f r o m t h e es t a t e owners ,

a n d u n t i l some express ion is received relat ive to t h e disposi t ion of t h e p rop -er ty . no p l a n s can be f o r m u l a t e d by those in t e re s t ed a t t h e p resen t t ime.

T h e loca t ion is one of t h e m o s t de-sirable in t h e bus iness d is t r ic t f o r mercan t i l e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d t h e r e is n o ques t ion but w h a t a n o t h e r s t r u c t u r e w.ll, In due t ime, rep lace t h e one so r e -cent ly des t royed by t h e f i re .

Do We Need A Night Watchman

For S p a r t a ?

T a n n e r of Ca ledon ia .

t h e to t a l b u d g e t 90,von.a* w a s 1 F r a n k Watk tos . S rf rv toMa for

mass^^rs. 1 S B x 1 * schools of t h e township. h o m e Wcqnesoay

SHERIFFS SALE f \ S Thursday, April 24, a t 2:30 o'clock we will sell

~ an abandoned 1929 Oldsmobile a i Public S i lc

which will be held a t t he village hull

S P A R T A POLICE D E P A R T M E N T .

WARNING TO

Dog Owners T H E SPARTA V I L L A G E ORDINANCE R E F E R R I N G

T O STRAY DOGS W I L L BE STRICTLY E N F O R C E D

DURING T H E SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS.

At t h e r egu l a r m e e t i n g of t h e S p a r t a C h a m b e r of Commerce , he ld l as t F r i -day evening, t h e m e m b e r s e n t e r e d in to a lively discussion r e g a r d i n g a n i g h t w a t c h m a n on fu l l t i m e fo r t h e village.

P r a n k D. Kellogg, village pres ident . cpM t h a t s ince the J o h n s o n - S m i t h f i r e several c i t izens h a d o f fe red p l a n s a n d sugges t ions r e g a r d i n g a n i g h t w a t c h -m a n especially fo r t h e c o m i ^ r c i a l dis-

Kellogg said t h a i Police Chief Cl i f -ford V a n D e n H o u t w a s work ing o n a 34 h o u r ^ * l * a n d f e l t t h e village should n o t d e m a n d s u c h con t i nuous service u p o n t h e p a r t of i t 's able a n a e f f ic ien t police of f icer .

He o f fe red t h e op in ion t h a t t h e v u -lage m i g h t be in a posi t ion to pay one-h a i l t h e sa la ry of a n i g h t w a t c h m a n

— .—•»»—• t.n*t t h e to rel ieve — — business a n d i ndus t r i a l concerns could raise t h e ba lance of t h e coat f o r a l l -n igh t p ro tec t ion .

Some of t h e m e m b e r s fe l t t h e enUrr . town shou ld be inc luded In s u c h p r o -I icct lon. P r e s i d e n t Leon D. P a r k e r h a s . n a m e d H J . K u r t z . C h a r l e s W a r r e n .

George W. E - t t e s . C. R- P a t t o n a n d T h e o d o r e B a k e r a s a special c o m m i t -tee to Interview t h e business, i ndus t r i a l a n d profess iona l g r o u p s relat ive t o the nrooosed p l an a n d submi t t h e i r r epor t for t h e cons ide ra t ion of t h e Village Council a t i t s n e x t r egu la r m e e t i n g

MRS. MABEL E. SMITH D I E D MARCH 31 AT

ST. MARYS HOSPITAL

Mr. Buege h a s a l ready t aken over ope ra t ion of t h e da i ry a n d Mr. T a n n e r will come to S p a r t a a t t h e expi ra t ion of h i s p r e s e n t c o n t r a s ? wi th t h e C a l e -don ia C r e a m e r y , of wh ich he is m a n -ager .

T h e sale of t h e da i ry d id no t I n -clude t h e V a u g h a n D a i r , Fa rms , n o r t h of S p a r t a , a n d Mr. V a u g h a n said he would c o n t i n u e to deliver milk to t h e new owners .

Mr Buege . in speak ing fo r the new owners sa id t h e y h a d a lways been i n -te res ted In conduc t ing the i r own p l a n t a n d t h a t t hey fe l t f o r t u n a t e in be ing able to secure cont ro l of t he local p l a n t .

Mr. Buege spen t one year a t W S T C and two yea r s a t Mich igan S t a t e Col-lege. His f a t h e r . Rev. A. A. Buege. is pas tor of t h e Me thod i s t c h u r c h a t Lawrence .

T a n n e r Is a b ro the r - i n - l aw of Buege a n d is widely known »for his success in t h e da i ry Indus t ry .

T h e u s u a l f r i end ly welcome f o r wh ich S p a r t a is no ted . « ex tended to t h e new o p e r a t o r s of t h e da i ry a n d they can d e p e n d u p o n sa t i s fac to ry co-ope ra t ion of t h e c o m m u n i t y a t large.

MACCABEE N E W S

T. i e L a d y Maccabees h t l d the i r r eg -u lar m e e t i n g Tuesday . April 1. in t h e I . O. O. F Lodge Hall, where they will con t inue to meet unt i l f u r t h e r not ice.

Lady Vacaron a n d Lady Helen Cu t l e r were chosen to act a s b a n n e r b e a r e r s a t t h e county meet ing In O r a n d R a p -ids.

T h e memb« rs art- al l invited to a n Eas t e r b r eak fa s t which w 11 be held a t t h e Blue Ribbon Hive at 11 o'clock. April 9.

A c a r d par ty will be held May 2 a t t he Leg ion Ha-1 to h e l p replace w h a t was lost In t h e fire.

W o r d h a s come f r o m Middlebury . Ind . t h a i Mrs. S a r a h Balyea t . 87. aged m o t h e r of O. E. Ba lyea t . s u p e r i n t e n d -e n t of S p a r t a schools, died T u e s d a y even ing . Mrs. Ba lyea t h a d been a n invc l ld lor t he pas t five years .

F u n e r a l services will be held F r i d a v f r o m t h e Haynes F u n e r a l home. A n -derson. I n d i a n a , a t 2 o'clock.

Surviv ing a re Mr. Ba lyea t , a d a u g h -te r , Mis- Wilma. a n d two g randsons . Ph i l Balyeat of Traverse City a n d D r Gordon Balyeat of G r a n d Rapids .

CARD OF T H A N K S

We wish to t h a n k our f r i ends a n d ne ighbors of Ba l la rds a n d Engllshvi l le for the many kindnesses shown us In the i l lness a n d d e a t h of ou r f a t h e r Le an ion Robinson .

T h e Fami ly ( c>

Township Voters To Name Officers

Next Monday Official Ballots For Spa r t a , Ty-

rone, Casnovia and Alpine Townships

With the exception of S p a r t a t o w n -s h i p which h a s two t icke ts in t h e field, all o the r townships in t h i s local i ty will have but one t icket fo r t h e cons ide ra -t ion of voters.

T h e cand ida t e s a n d p a r t y t icket 1 t hey represent a re listed off icial ly as follows:

SPARTA T O W N S H I P Republ ican Ticke t—Superv isor F r a n k

Holmquis t ; Clerk. H e n r y M. Loomls . T r e a s u r e r , Georgia W a l k e r ; H ighway Commissioner , Rober t Nelson; Ju s t i ce of t h e Peace. J . W. M c C r e a d y ; Boa rd of Review. Don Myers ; L ib ra ry Boa rd . Delia E. B r a d s t r u m a n d C h a r l e s B r o m -ley; Constable , J . C. Hodglns .

Democra t ic Ticke t—Supervisor , Will-i am J . Bosch; Clerk, D o n a l d C. W a r -r e n ; T reasu re r , Genevieve A n d e r s o n . Highway Commiss ioner . C o n r a d Nick-oli; Jus t i ce of Peace . H a r r y B r a d f o r d : Boa rd of Review. Alber t H. B a r r e t t . Library Board. M a r y R. S p e y e r a n d Vern a Moore; Constables . Rea in An-derson. Rex Filklns, Leo R. M u r r a y a n d R i c h a r d Longcore.

T Y R O N E T O W N S H I P R e p a b l k a n Ticke t—Superv isor C h a r -

les Montgomery ; Clerk. F r e d Wood-work; T rea su re r . Mae A f t o n ; J u s t i c e of Peace. Boyd Cla rk ; Boa rd of Review, Oscar Os t rom.

CASNOVIA T O W N S H I P Republ ican T icke t—Superv i so r C h a r -

is B. Moore; Clerk. J . H. B e n n e t t ; T reasu re r , M a u d Rul l ; H i g h w a y C o m -missioner; George W h i t e ; J u s t i c e of Peace. C. L. O o l d ; B o a r d of Review. Pea r l M u m a .

A L P I N E T O W N S H I P Democra t ic T icke t—Superv i so r E r n -

es t C. Alber t ; Clerk. A l f r ed Cordes ; T rea su re r . Clarence J . Hoc*; Highway Commissioner . Lloyd H o s t ; J u s t i c e of Peace . M a t t Slegel; B o a r d of Review. Edward Miller; Cons tab les , Osca r P l t sch . C t r l Alt, R a y m o n d K l i n e a n d Har ry Dunneback .

CASNOVIA MASONS O B S E R V E D PAST M A S T E R S NIGHT RECENTLY

COUNTY LIBRARY B O O K T R A I L E R

TO BE DEDICATED

All i W s Found Running a t Large Will be Imp<»iuided F « > Not

Within 48 H o u r s A f t e r Impounded, Disposed of.

— BY O R D E R o r -

S P A R T A

Viiiage Council

Mrs Mabel E. S m i t h . *8. of S p a r t a , Rou te 2. passed away Monday moro lBg M a r c h 31. in S t M a r y s Hospi ta l , fo l -lowing a s h o r t i l lness

S h e w a s b o m i n K e n t Ci ty. F e b r u a r y 15 1893. t h e d a u g h t e r of Edson a n d Eff ie Bil l ings, a n d h a d lived h e r e n t i r e life in K e n t C i ty a n d S p a r t a S h e h a d res ided in S p a r t a a n d vicinity since h e r m a r r i a g e to O e r a l d S m i t h 36 years ago

on May S7, U U . Surv iv ing a re h e r husband . Oera ld

two d a u g h t e r s . Vivian a t hom~ r-nd lone . M r s Hand ley Pu rdy of L a k e view; one g randson , C h a r l e s P u r d y ; one l i s -ter Lola. Mrs . A r t h u r Fr isk of S p a r t a a h a l f - b r o t h e r . T r u m a n Aus t in S p a r t a Rou te 2 ; o t h e r re la t ives a n d hos t of f r i ends .

P u n e r a l tervlcea were held cUy a f t e r n o o n a t 2:00 o'clock to t h e

Memor ia l Chape l , w i t h in t e r -m e n t to S p r x t a Greenwood Cemete ry , t h e Rev A D M c L a c h l a n of f ic ia t ing

Mr . a n d Mrs. Dona ld Hinkley a n d f*»n« y l e f t T u e s d a y t o m a k e the i r

me la

P l a n s h a v e been completed fo r t h e dedica t ion of t h e book t ra i le r recent ly buil t f o r t h e K e n t Coun ty Library . T h e ce remony will t ake place a t t he C o u n -ty bu i ld ing S a t u r d a y . April 5, a t 12:00 o'clock.

C h a r l e s Mon tgomery , c h a i r m a n ol t he board of supervisors , a n d J o h n Collins. M a y o r of Eas t G r a n d Rapids , will t a k e p a r t in t h e dedicat ion. Fol-w ^ n , LL1. p r c s r s j r . - "»•»* -ing will be he ld a t t h e YMCA a t one o'clock, w h e n t h e a n n u a l member sh ip drive fo r t h e l ibrary will be l a u n c h e d R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m the varloti g roups to t h e county a n d city have been invi ted . Lynn H. Clark will act

t o a s t m a s t e r . a n d included on t h e p rog ram will be member s of the coun-ty t e a c h e r s groups. Miss F lorence Tower , l i b r a r i an a t Greenvil le . Mrs N M. Rossell . W P A l ibrary supervisor ; Cl i f fo rd W i g h t m a n , associate l ib ra r ian a t t h e G r a n d R a p i d s Public l ibrary a n d Mrs. H a r r y Ledger of Sand Lake , l i b ra r i an c h a i r m a n fo r County F e d e r -a t ion of ekibs.

T h e book t ra i l e r is a m u c h needed pa r t of t h e county l ibrary ' s e q u i p m e n t anA i t i s p l a n n e d to m a k e scheduled visits t o all r u r a l schools a n d l ibrary b r a n c h e s fo r t h e d is t r ibut ion of books.

REV. LOCKEYER S P E A K S AT CASNOVIA F A T H E R

AND SON B A N Q U E T

T h e 1941 F a t h e r a n d S o n Banque t of t h e Casnovia Me thod i s t C h u r c h waa held on M a r c h 28 a t seven o'clock to the social r coms of t h e c h u r c h w i t h a very good a t t e n d a n c e . A c o m m i t t e e of the Women ' s 8oc:ety of C h r i s t i a n Se r -vice. Mrs. F r e d D. Hersey. c h a i r m a n , p repared t h e d i n n e r e n d Le la W a t e r s was c h a i r m a n of t h e d i n i n g r o o m ser-vice. T h e Rev. George F . W i n g a r d save t h e invocat ion.

E. M. Bassc t t . p r inc ipa l of t h e Cas-novia school, was c h a i r m a n of t h e p ro -g r a m commi t t ee a n d t o a s t m a a t a r Mark Hersey was l eader of cot lty s inging of severa l songs . n a m e d by Mrs. B u r n e t t Hersey .

Bob Egolf gave t h e t o a s t t o t h e f a - i r — . "* -he p rob lems of the boys of today w h o will be the f a t h e r s of tomorrow w i t h a p lea t o the f a t h e r s fo r t h e wise guidance which they need. I n giving t h e toas t to t h e sons. George Vanoe chose the subject . Be a Booster" . He lp ing o th -ers to c l imb t h e l adder of success.

T h e guest speaker . R e v . J o h n Lock-eyer, pas to r of t h e R o c k f o r d Methodis t church , addressed t h e m e n a n d boys on T h e H i g h Cost of F a i l u r e " . Lack of self control a n d self m a s t e r y , b o t h physical and m e n t r 1 was t i ng s t r eng th and vitali ty a n d h a v i n g n o Interest in th ings of cu l tu re ava i lab le to all m a k e s t h e cost of f a i l u r e h i g h e r t h a n the price of success. Too o f t e n m a t e r -ial t h i n g s of l ife a re va lued more t h a n the sp i r i tua l which b r o a d e n a l i fe and make It progressive. T h e boys a re w h a t the m e n m a k e t h e m t h r o u g h In-f luence by precept a n d e x a m p l e .

Don Holen played a g u i t a r solo. T h e Rosary". T h e e v e n i n g closed with a brief p rayer a n d t h e benedict ion by the pas tor . Mr. W i n g a r d .

WANTS ELLIOTT R E T U R N E D TO STATE

EDUCATIONAL POST

T O P G R O U P . S land ing , l e f t to r i g h t : H a « y H - J . J * ^

C A R D S OF THANKS

T o our relat ives, f r i e n d s and ne igh -bors we wish to express our s incere t h a n k s for t h e m a n y kindnessea shown our d e p a r t e d Mothe r . Mrs C l a r a Peters , d u r i n g he r long illness Your k indnes s a n d express ions of s y m p a t h y a t t h i s t i m e a re more deeply a p p r e -c ia t ed t h a n any words of t h a n k s c a n

Mr . a n d Mrs. J o h n Kober a n d ch i ldren .

Mr. a n d Mrs Oeorge K r a f t . a n d ch i ld ren .

Mr . a n d Mrs Car l Wi l t enburg

M a r v i n P e t e r s | <P>

« « 3 S 3 r 2 3 C E N T E R S E C T I O N : B a n q a e t »cene t aken by J o h n r >? ' 8 p M t *

p h o t o g r a p h e r while men » e r e %inting .e lect ions of g roap

L O W E R G R O U P Sea ted , lef t ti> W ^ a ^ r ^ E ^ n Mar ie Ro»„rU. H d e r Reed. Mabel Saor . S t a n d i n g : £ £ Speene. Lena Whi le . El lxabeth MaWe K r t g « r sWrtey Helen Roberts M a e Eitel. M a r j o r t e Mervaa . All a r e member* of t h e

M : Arthur W HOOT,. den- H a m A S a u r J. w . r i c r . . A d a m R M a i n g . T w - : E a r l A. H a n n a . Sec ': Aruhur E T . o f a s t . S D e a c o n ; Car t Lonm--

Edi tor . Sen t . ne l -Le*de r : All t he d ic t a to r n a t i o n s m a k e the i r

f i rs t a t t a c k on the achooi* If they can get control of t h e t h o u g h t s of t h e young people, t h e y k n o w they have gained m u c h h e a d w a y .

April 7 we m u s t vote f o r t h e people who have di rected o u r s t a t e educa t ion-al sys tem f o r the pas t six years . Dr . Eugene B. El l iot t h a s d o n e a splendid Job a s S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of Publ ic I n -s t ruct ion. He believes in local control of schools. He believes to t r a i n i n g boys a n d girls for t h e work t h e y expect t o do when they a r e g rown up. He In-sist* upon keeping t h e schools d o s e to the people. T h e r e a r e c o m m u n i t y councils on educa t ion i n m a n y town*. T h i s was u n h e a r d of six yea r s ago. Dr . Ell iott also began t h e p rac t i ce to t h e s t a t e , such a s t h e c i t izens conference .

If W y n a n d *B. W i c h e r s a n d Eugene B. El l iot t a r e no t e lec ted . I t m e a n s t h a t all t h e members of t h e S t a t e Board of Educa t ion will come f r o m Det ro i t . D e -t ro i t la all r igh t , b u t w h y m u s t all of t he members of t h e S t a t e Boa rd come f r o m the re?

Mrs. E m o r y O . A n d e r s o n

J Deacon ; A r t h u r Munz .

I wish to t h a n k t h e people of S p a r t a t ownsh ip for the i r loyal cooperat ion

»K. n u t vear and will app re -a t t he polls nex t

Marsha l l ; P e a r ! M u m a . Ty le r ;

Orva i l V a u g h a n . C h a p l a i n ; Lowell S t inson . C a p t a i n F w . _ m d u d . : E A. W r » E A Banjva . E J p H a b b a ; U R o y M - -

C U » . E H N o m s . M E M o o r . . E. W * f r * B « -

P r a n k M

Otoastead. M H S a u r velnost . K. i * B u n w i i . G V R F a n c e t t . J . O H a n n a . Ail a r of Webb a n d R«n»om, deceased

R a n s o m R J Kr tger A d a m Redding . H Heo V C Munsoa . J . D . P r a l d g h . B M u m a . s null act ive member s w i t h the excep t ion

IN MEMOR1AM

I n memory a ! o a r d e a r loving m o t h -er . Mrs Carol ine T h o r s o n . - h o paased away April 2. 1M0. W t haven ' t f o r g o t t e n d e a r m o t h e r . O h

love. T h e gi l t t h a t O od gave u s f r o m h s a v s n

above. We haven t f o r g o t t e n t h e words you

would say . Wl«en w a n d e r i n g foo t s t eps would w a n -

der away. We haven t f o rgo t t en y o u r w a d e r f u l

Your pat le** ea r th ly t r ia l .

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T R Y I N G T O S N E A K I N !

WHAT Y 'MEAN

I t is th ree weeks to the spr ing election. Why not consider the m a t t e r of a non-part isan judiciary in t h e remaining t ime? The plan was voted into the consti tution April 3, 1939. So let us use i t .

A t the last election, some experience was had in t h e m a t t e r of f i l l ing judicial offices f r o m a non-part isan ticket. So f a r as heard , no objection has ar isen because of t h a t trial of the ma t t e r . The new way must be judged well esteemed.

As the mat te r s tands, the par t ies still make nominations to the judicial offices, but , on the ballot, t he judicial nominees f o r t h e positions have a place to themselves, out f r o m under the pa r ty emblems. If t he people of Michigan a t the coming election make good use of the non-part isan idea in respect to the judiciary, a way will be found to express the tendency more fully, a p a r t f r o m the par t ies .

T h e r e was a t ime in the memory of the older citizens when supreme court was expected to divide along par t isan lines, some-wha t a s a ma t t e r of course. But t h a t tendency has so disappear-ed f r o m the Michigan way t h a t a par t i san division is not in re-membrance . Tha t is a consummation devoutlv to be commended. Le t t h e voters coooperate in sanction of tha t ideal.

Two of the present jus t ices a re candidates for re-election a t t he April election the f i r s t Monday of next month. These a re Jus t ices Bushnell and Sharpe. There could be no more popular suppor t of the non-part isan judic iary than to re-elect these two men.

T h e two just ices were nominated by the Democratic pa r ty of t h e s ta te . There was no o ther way to place them before t h e public, but , in the j udgmen t of The State Journal , which has re-garded the services of the two jus t ices dur ing the e ight yea r s they have served, they have been justices in every sense of the word and not par t isans. Inquiry develops the view t h a t they have grown with experience.

Th i s paper has been a t some pains to inquire in the legal profess ion concerning t h e jus t ices and there they are found in high regard. Our f inding is t h a t those lawyers who migh t or-dinarily be rated Republicans a re j u s t as s t rong in the view of the solid worth of Jus t ices Bushnell and Sharpe as anyone else. The indications are t h a t t he legal profession of Michigan is s t rong-ly in favor of a non-part isan judiciary.

There are increasing evidences tha t , under surface, t he r e a re some considerations "in the a i r" , as the saying is, t h a t seem likely to impel voters to hot-headed expression of the way they feel about some si tuations t h a t now ski r t t he usual aspects of politics; but , however th is may be. may the citizens of Michigan keep level-headed as they select t he justices. Let us be fo r sound experience and good records.

In these days when our fo rm of government is ir. question, let us build it s t ronger . —The S t a t e Journal, Lansing.

PRICED JUST ABO „ 1 0 W I S T - P R l O O j [ H * 5 i l

f « C 3

J E S S - — — r

STATE AND AVER I L L S P A R T A M O T O R S S P A R T A

Conklin &- Vicinity June Denhof, Correspondent

AMERICANISM

Americanism is an unfai l ing love of country :

Loyalty to i ts inst i tut ions and ideals; eager-

ness to defend it against ail enemies; undivid-

ed allegiance to the f l ag ; and a desire to secure

the blessings of liberty to ourselves and poster-

ity.

THE BALKAN SITUATION The war cannot be won in the Balkans. But the beginning

of t h e end could very well be effected there . If t he Battle of the Balkans actually takes place, as now seems close to inevitable, t he war will really enter its decisive phase.

This batt le represents immense dangers to both sides—and both f o r some time have been hesitant to run t h e risk. Now it looks as if the s t ra teg is t s may have decided t h a t the possible gains a re so grea t t h a t it is worth the gigantic gamble.

As Time pu t s it, "For Germany, a setback in the Balkans would be more than Germany 's f i r s t ou t r igh t mil i tary defeat in World War II. I t would be the turning r ^ in t of the war.

" F o r Britain, a decisive defeat a t Salonika (or anywhere else in t h e Balkans) would be more than eno the r Narvik or another Dunkirk . I t would mean the destruction of Br i ta in ' s only existing victorious a r m y ; the closing of Europe's back door; the focussing of the ent ire war upon the British Is les—whew, in the last analy-sis, World War II mus t be decided."

• ANOTHER "SUCCESS STORY"

Michigan newspaper people take grea t pride in the ' ac t t h a t the S t a t e Board of Agricul ture is headed as chai rman by William H. Berkey, Cassopolis editor and publisher, who has spent nearly a half century as boy and man, employee and owner on the Cas-sopolis Vigilant.

Mr. Berkey has made a study of the needs of Michigan agri-cul ture in general and the af fa i rs of Michigan S t a t e College in par-t icular fo r the pas t twelve years and has b rought to the job high motives and conscientious efforts tha t have helped bring this edu-cational inst i tut ion to the very highest pinnacle among institu- [ | l ions of this na tu re id ilic whole nation.

Mr. Berkey is a f a r m owner and opera tor as well as being a practical newspaper man and a public se rvan t of ability and in-t egr i ty . He and his associate on the board. Hon. Clark L. Brody, should be re-eiected a t the April 7 election. Thei r names will be found on the Republican par ty ballot.

T ELECTION INFORMATION

You have a duty you should not a t t e m p t to escape—VOTE next Monday, April 7. Millions of Europeans wish they had your opportuni ty . They had it once. They lost it.

When you enter the voting place you will receive two ballots. One will contain the Republican and Democrat ic tickets upon which will be the names of the candidates fo r s t a t e highway com-missioner, superintendent of public instruction, a member of the s t a t e beard of education and two candidates fo r the s tate board of agriculture. The other will be the non-part isan ballot contain-ing t h e names of the four candidates for t h e supreme court. You will vote f o r only two of the court candidates.

On the ballot for s ta te officers the Democratic ticket will be in t h e f i r e t column. The second column will be the Republican. The Democrats having received the largest vote las t fall for lieu-t enan t governor are by law given the f i r s t column this spring.

This is something to remember. You mus t vote twice for your candidate for s ta te highway commissioner. The candidate of each par ty fo r th i s office is running fo r two terms—the short t e rm ends July 1, 1941, and the long term which begins July 1 and continues fo r the next fou r year.

Each voter will also be presented with a ballot containing two amendments to the s t a t e constitution which if adopted, will give t h e Secretary of S ta te or someone designated by the Legis-l a tu re the power to check all s ignatures on ini t ia tory and referen-dum peti t ions f o r the purpose of s t r iking off all s ignatures which a re not genuine. ^

ELECTION O F STATE JUSTICES Michigan in recent years has been working toward a non-

par t i san judicial>• Suwi ICIIUCIH.) ui u ie ma t t e r as nas come to general a t tent ion has seemed sound. If t he tendency is to be f u r t h e r e d , it is f o r the citizens a t the elections to advance the idea.

Mrs . Alice Rosell e n t e r t a i n e d th# O r a n g e P e d r o par ty S a t u r d a y evening. Pr izes were won by Mrs. Edward D e n -hof , Mrs . Leslie She-"idan, Mrs . T e d S h e r i d a n . T e d Sher idan . O m e r Deven -po r t a n d Edward Denhof .

. a n d Mrs. Denhof a n d d a u g h -te r J u n e a n d J o h n K a r e l of R a v e n n a s p e n t S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n a t t h e h o m e of Mr . a n d Mrs. L B. Dr ieborg of O r a n d R a p i d s . Mrs . Drieborg h a d t h e n i s f o r t u n e of breaking he r ank le t h r e e weeks ago.

M r s . Rose Blodget t . M r s Lewis S a w y e r , Mrs . M a r g a r e t O i n g r i c h , Mrs . Amel ia Hof fmar . a n d Roy 3oott of B a r r y t o n were T h u r s d a y d i n n e r guest* a t t h e h o m e of Mr. a n d Mrs. P . E. Hlg-ley.

Lyle H e f t a t t e n d e d a F o r d t r a c t o r m a t i n g a t Det ro i t las t week.

L e o n a Schae fe r of Blodge t t hosp i ta l . G r a n d Rapids , d a u g h t e r of M r . a n d Mrs. Edwin S c h a e f e r l e f t M o n d a y to s p e n d t h r e e weeks of n u r s e s t r a i n i n g in De t ro i t .

Mr . a n d Mrs. C. H. Bond of Nun ica s p e n t F r iday wi th t he i r 3on - in - l aw a n d d a u g h t e r . M r . a n d Mrs . S e t h R e later.

M r . a n d Mrs. Har ley Dobson of G r a n d R a p i d s spen t W e d n e s d a y wi th Mrs . Audie Harr is .

T h e Conklin Ladies Aid will m e e t t h i s week Thu r sday , w i th Miss P a u l i n e Ade i n s t ead of w i th Mrs . W i c k m a n a s a n n o u n c e d In l a s t weeks paper . T h i s will bs a n a l l -day m e e t i n g w i t h a p e t -luck d i n n e r a t noon. T h e r e a r e severa l a r t i c l e s to be f in i shed fo r t h e b a z a a r w h i c h along wi th a ch i cken suppe r is to be he ld T h u r s d a y evening. Apri l 17, in t h e c h u r c h basemen t . Spec ia l c o m -m i t t e e s for t h e supper will be a n n o u n c -ed a t t h i s t ime.

Mr . a n d Mrs . Phi l l ip Higley a n d d a u g h t e r J u n e spen t S u n d a y wiLh Mr a n d Mrs. Car l Higley of Ca ledon ia .

Mrs . Cecil Ba ld u s of Muskegon spen t t h e week wi th Mrs . Char l e s W r i g h t .

Mr. a n d Mrs. A r t h u r Cross a n d sons of Lud ing ton visited Mr and Mrs. R u s -sell Lee S u n d a y .

Mr. a n d Mrs Or r in J o h n s o n of S p a r t a called o n he r cousin. M r s Ed-ward Har r i s Wednesday a f t e r n o o n .

J u n e Denhof a n d J o h n K a r e l spen t Tuesday even ing wi th Mr. a n d Mrs E d w a r d Kelly J r .

Mr . a n d Mrs. K e n n e t h Doane a n d Egber t Doane spen t F r iday a f t e r n o o n in G r a n d Rap ids .

Mr . a n d Mrs. Lyle W r i g h t a n d f ami ly of Hol land s p e n t t h e week-end wi th h is pa ren t s . Mr. a n d Mrs. R a l p h W r i g h t .

Mr. a n d Mrs . David R e m u s s e n of Coopersville spen t S u n d a y even ing a t t h e h o m e of Mr. and Mrs. S a m D y k -s t ra .

Mrs . M " P ie rce of Ionia s p e n t S a t -u r d a y wi th h e r bro ther . G e o r g e S e a -m a n , J r .

M r . a n d Mrs. R i c h a r d Ueke r t a n d son Bruue of G r a n d Rapid? . Dr . a n d Mre. Dasler a n d family of Muskegon. Mr. and Mrs. Otr*n Wolters and son La Vern of Good ing spen t S u n d a y wi th Mr. a n d Mrs. Ar t Reister .

Mr . a n d Mrs. Ear l Rhodes a n d Mr. nnr| Mr< Cla rence Rhodes s p e n t S u n - j day wi th M r . a n d Mrs. J o h n Peck of Watervl ie t .

Mrs . G e r a l d Van Dyke s p e n t T h u r s -day a f t e r n o o n wi th Mrs . Lloyd D e n h o f .

Mr . a n d M i s . P . E. Higley s p e n t Wednesday even ing a t t h e h o m e of M r . a n d Mrs. F r e d Bean .

Mrs. E d w a r d Denhof e n t e r t a i n e d t h e F l i nch Club Wednesday a f t e r n o o n .

T h o s e p resen t were : Mrs . F r a n k Wick-m a n . Mrs. T u r n e r L e e m o n . M r s . Will-i am Asman, Mrs . F r e d B e a n , Mrs. R a l p h Wr igh t , Mrs . F loyd S m i t h , Mrs. P . E. Higley. Mrs . E l m e r D e v e n p o r t a n d Mrs. Ro l l and Bril l . P r izes were won by Mrs . R a l p h W r i g h t . M r s . Floyd S m i t h a n d Mrs. P . E. Higley.

Mr. a n d Mrs. S a m D y k s t r a m a d e a business t r i p to Ho l l and T u e s d a y .

Mrs. Pau l H e r m a n a n d Mrs . Mary H e r m a n of R a v e n n a s p e n t T h u r s d a y even ing wi th Mr . a n d Mrs . Edward Denhof .

Mr . a n d Mrs. C l a r e n c e R h o d e s and Mary Louise and Mrs. E t h e l Lee and sons a t t e n d e d t h e H o m e a n d Food Show in G r a n d R a p i d s S a t u r d a y eve-n ing .

Mrs . S a r a h M a y c r o f t Gi l lespie . 80. na t ive of O t t a w a County , d i ed Monday . March 24. a t he r f a r m h o m e nea r Conklin. She w a s m a r r i e d t o Eugene G'.Uespie in 1885. Mrs . Gi l lespie had been in ill h e a l t h f o r t w o years . S h e Is survived by he r h u s b a n d , t h r e e sons, Wi l l iam o i G r a n d R a p i d s , Lloyd of Muskegon a n d J o s e p h of C o n k l i n ; two daugh te r s . Mrs. J o h n D e k k e r of G r a n d Rap ids ar.d Mrs. R o l l a n d Elk ins of

Conk l in ; a b ro the r , W i l l i a m M a y c r o f t of Sauga tuck . F u n e r a l serv ices were held T h u r s d a y a t t h e B e n t o n F u n e r a l

home. Bur ia l In t h e Advent i s t

cemetery. Mr. a n d Mrs. Nick Arends , Mr . and

Mrs. Wil l iam Arends , M r . a n d Mrs Henry Van DykC-. Mr . a n d Mrs . Edward Denhof , Miss Nellie V a n Dyke . Mrs. Anna 8 c h o e n b o m , J a k e D e n h o f , J o h n ' Joomgaard a n d B e n Denho f spent S u n d a y even ing wi th M r . a n d Mrs. Pe ter V a n Dyke.

Mr. a n d Mrs. J o h n R i p k a of Muske-gon a r e the p roud p a r e n t s of a baby g ' r i born Wednesday . M a r c h 26. Mrs. Ripka Is t he fo rmer R u t h Gil lespie.

Ike Mcd»land of S p o k a n e . Wash. , is si t ing h'.s niece. Mrs . E d w a r d Denhof . Miss Pau l ine Ade a n d M.*,. Audle

Har r i s were visi tors in G r a n d Rap ids r?cently. Whi le t h e r e t hey a t t e n d e d a d i n n e r mee t ing of t h e " L ' H u e r e d 'Or"

I Club.

W e welcome t w o n e w fami l i e s t o our ne ighborhood . Mr . a n d Mrs. J o h n s o n f r o m M o f f a t Hill a n d Mr . a n d Mrs . M c l n t y r e f r o m Ooff School Dis t r ic t .

Doro thy J o n n s o n Joined ou r second g rade .

T h e F o u r t h G r a d e Is m a k i n g a m o v -ing p l c ' u r e to show t h e l ife of t h e ••Far-away L a n d s " wh ich they h a v e s tud ied .

M a n y ch i ld ren h a v e been visit ing Blakslees s u g a r s h a n t y Just off M-37. T h e y f i n d t h e m a k i n g of m a p l e s y r u p a n d m a p l e s u g a r very in te res t ing . Mr . a n d Mrs . Blaks lee have been very k ind to t h e m .

Mr. a n d Mrs. F i n c h h a d a f r e e show a t t he Blue I n n S u n d a y even ing .

Mrs. W . Cook a n d son David visited Mrs. Dillon F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n a n d eve-n ing .

Miss S w e m m , t e a c h e r of EnglishvlUe School, was ill T h u r s d a y a f t e r n o o n so the ch i ld ren h a d a half hol iday.

T h e foUowing people were in G r a n d R a p i d s S a t u r d a y : Mrs . J . Schroeder . Mr . a n d Mrs . W. Cook a n d Mrs. V a n -de r l aan .

Mrs. George W e b b e r cal led o n Mrs. H u b e r t K r e m e r T h u r s d a y . Mrs . K r e m -er is g e t t i n g a long nicely .

Mrs. W i l l i a m L o n n e e called o n M r s J . G o gel T h u r s d a y a n d Mrs. George Webber F r iday .

T h e f o u r t h g r a d e r s a r e Joining t h e f i f t h g rade in s t u d y i n g C a n a d a .

C la rence P l c c a r d h a s a touch of a p -pendici t is .

Mrs. F r a n k B r o w n called on he r d a u g h t e r , Vivian a t t h e S u n s h i n e Hos -pi tal S u n d a y .

T h e second g r a d e is m a k i n g a book

cal led. "All Abou t Milk" . Mr . a n d M r s . R . H a m m o n d a n d

f a m i l y vis i ted a t Muskegon Sunday . Mr . a n d M r s . George Ferguson went

to Muskegon S u n d a y t o visit Mrs . Alma Collins.

Mr. a n d M r s . J . Sch roede r e n t e r t a i n -e d gues t s f r o m Chicago S u n d a y .

T h e fo l lowing ch i ld ren a r e still ou t w i t h t h e m e a s l e s ; Yvonne. Es ther a n d V e r n a D e a n D u t c h e r , Doris a n d Alvin Mul l en a n d B e t t y Myers .

We h e a r t h a t Mrs . W11 m a r t s h a s been very 111 a n d is in Univers i ty Hos-p i t a l . A n n Arbor . S h e is improving a n d will r e t u r n h o m e In a week.

W. L o n n e e a n d son B u d w e n t t o a n auc t i on sa l e n e a r B e l m o n t S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n .

Mrs . P l c c a r d h a s been ill now for some t i m e .

W e h a v e so ld over t h r e e h u n d r e d Eas t e r S e a l s fo r t h e Cr ipp led Chi ld ren ' s F u n d .

T h e boys a r e w i n n i n g over t h e girls i n t h e S u b s c r i p t i o n R a c e fo r T h e S e n -t i ne l -Leade r . So come o n a n d h e l p the gir ls out I

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