Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 10

THE STATE JOURNAL Lanting, Michigan Man Gets Jail, Fine As Vandal WILLIAMSTON A Webber- I i A -St i -i c'fV i Jf. ai- liJ6 LjsSiiri si Li. I A-10 Friday, March 20, 1964 Principal Resigns AtDurand DURAND Forrest A. Rine hart, principal of the Durand High School, has submitted his resignation, effective June 15. In his letter Rinehart said in part, "I have attempted to bring a democratic program to all the students.

This and my philosophy of education has apparently not been accepted, therefore I have submitted my resignation. "I would like to state, though that I sincerely believe that I have not been given sufficient time or support to prove the worth of my program." Rinehart came to Durand two years ago following a reorganization of the areas schools. Prior to that he had been prin cipal of the Mason High School. While in Durand he has served the Congregational Church as choir director. Municipal Aides Plan Protest ARMADA (UPI) County.

city, township and village clerks are the "men in the middle" in the uncertainty over state elections this year because of hassles over legislative and congressional apportionment. The Clerks in Macomb County are uncomfortable, and decided Thursday to try to do something about it. At a meeting here, they decided to "March on Lansing" and get some guidance from elections officials and state legislators. The Macomb County Clerks Association voted to go by bus In a body to Lansing during the second week in April to button hole Stata Election Director Robert Montgomery and legisla tive leaders for Information on what they should do with elections coming closer. The 25 city, township, and village clerks will be led by Ma comb County clerk Mrs.

Edna Miller, who succeeded her late husband, Arthur J. Miller, when he died of a heart attack in Hawaii last month. EASTER IS NEAR The two youngsters of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R.

Showerman of near Lake Odessa are helping the Easter bunny with his chores. Lynn, 4, and David, 2, are all set up to color eggs, as Mr. Rabbit carrying his carrot, sits on David's lap. (Photo by Marie Warner, Lake Odessa) KITE MONTH What's March without kite flying? Ross Myers of 401 Church St. Johns, has been going to the city park there for several years with his children, Mark, 5, center, and Grant, 3, to send his kite aloft.

Myers says this year his kite cord is only 800 feet long and usually he can extend the kite to the length of his available' cord in a half hour or so. In recent years, he says, his kite has gone as far as 1,500 feet but this takes quite a bit longer. (Photo by Albert E. Holliday, St. Johns) Better Pay Mid-Michigan Churches Methodist Church, will have as and Lodges State Man Given Term as Robber CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.

(AP) Two men who broke out -of county jail last week with a court clerk as hostage were con-i victed on armed robbery charges Thursday. Kenneth L. Patten, 24, New Orleans, was sentenced to 40 years in prison. Lewis M. Dick-- erson, 18, Davisburg, ceived a 10-year term.

ville man pleaded guilty in Jus tice Court here Thursday to two charges one involving painting Williamston High School red and was fined and sentenced Edward J. Aubuchon, 25, of 4855 Bell Oak Road, Webber- ville, who pleaded guilty to fur nishing beer to two minor high school students who are charged with participating in the school paint-daubing, as well as to ma licious destruction of property, was fined $100 on the first count, and assessed $15 costs. He also was given 30 days in jail or 90 days if the fine is unpaid and placed on a year probation. On the malicious destruction charge he was assessed similar ly, except that no probation was stipulated. The two high school students, who are juveniles, appeared in Ingham County Probate Court Thursday for preliminary ex amination.

They were released to parental custody pending a heanng April 20. Civil Defense Discussed at Ionia Meeting -IONIA Victor Stine, state rural Civil Defense Director of the Michigan State Extension Service, addressed the Ionia County Agricultural Council at a Thursday night meeting. A film, "About Fallout," cleared misconceptions about fallout and radiation effects on food, soil, animals and people. "Many people think of CD as just something pertaining to nu clear war. This is not the case, CD is any aid given to the peo ple by an organized group such as police, fire department and others, in time of need," Stine said.

Fires, floods, and other dis asters involve CD." Charles KUgore, Ionia County CD director, and Robert Dutton, Sheldon Crossman, William Pryer and Glen Converse, members of the United States De partment of Agriculture rural civil defense board members, attended the meeting. Cpl. Wil liam Vogt, Michigan State Police Post, East Lansing, also attended. A new course, "Medical Self Help, is being offered to Ionia County residents through the Home Economics Extension Service, It was announced at the meeting. Cancer War Chairmen Are Named CHARLOTTE G.

A. Hansen, Charlotte, president of the Eaton County unit of the American Cancer Society, has appointed the 1964 Crusade co-chairmen, Mrs. Gerald Kellogg of Charlotte, and Mrs. John Sayer of bunfield. These chairmen both have been very active in the civic affairs of their communities.

Mrs. Kellogg has been a resi dent of Charlotte for the past 23 years, is a 10-year member of her local Woman Club. She is serving on the activity committee of the Eaton County infirmary, and for two years was the chairman of the film committee for the infirmary. Her background with ASC in eludes volunteer work and also as the co-chairman for Ward 3, Charlotte, in the 1963 crusade. Mrs.

Sayer has been the local chairman for Sunfield for the ACS for the past three years. She also has led drives for the Red Cross and the March of Dimes. She now serves in the auxiliary to the Hayes -Green- Beach Hospital, is a member of the PTA has spent two years as a Cub Scout den mother, and the same length of time as sew ing leader for a 4-H group. Her family includes two lively teen agers, and her favorite hobby is square dancing. Students Have Government Day At Ionia Monday PORTLAND Portland High School seniors will attend Gov ernment Day at the Ionia High School Monday.

The event is attended by all senior high school classes in the county. Each school is responsible for several panel discussions. The Portland class will discuss taxation and legislation. Rich ard Soderberg and Loren Ame- sen will head the panels. State Rep.

Lloyd Gibbs, K- Portland, Sen. Emil Lockwood R-St. Louis, County Treasurer Kathleen Mahoney, Portland Vil lage Manager Bernard Morse and County Supervisor Frank Stout are assisting the Portland class, which will be accompanied by Mrs. Claudia Keusch. Dies in Crash SOUTH BEND.

Ind. (UPI) I Robert E. Lee, 31, Niles, died Thursday in Memorial Hospital from injuries March 7 when his car went out of control on a Berrien County road near the Michigan-Indiana state line and rolled over. Crash Fatal ATHENS (AP) Harold Edgett, 63, of Battle Creek, was killed today when his car and a truck collided two miles south of here. The two were charged with holding up a downtown liquor store last Jan.

4 and fleeing with 5272. Area Deaths Tivo Youngsters Have Own Maple Syrup Business CHARLOTTE Perhaps Char lotte's youngest maple syrup producers are Carl and Dale Sumerix, 14- and 12-year-old sons of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sumerix of 404 McClure. Now in their sixth year of tapping maple and Doiung the sap down to syrup, the youngsters have tapped about 35 maples this year on Clinton, McClure and Forest Streets.

At the rear of their home they have a sugar shanty and the boiling is done outside in the open, from after school until bedtime at 9 p.m. They nave already made seven gal lons of syrup. FBI Seeks State Man, Bail Jumper PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) The FBI is searching for Bernard Berman, wanted in Jackson on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. A spokesman for the FBI here said Berman was arrested here July 15, 1963 on a federal war rant charging Berman fled from Jackson to avoid prosecution, Bond for Berman, the spokes man said, was reduced from $20,000 to $5,000 and he posted it.

The sheriff's office said Gov. Paul Fannin approved Berman's extradition to Michigan but Ber man left Phoenix when it came time to serve the papers. ihe tBl said a new fugitive warrant was filed in Detroit on March 10. The FBI said Berman is a former disc jockey, salesman and collection agent. Mrs.

Anna Weber FOWLER Mrs. Anna M. We ber, 71, of N. Main Street, died Thursday in an Ionia hospital. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a member of the Confraternity of Christian Mothers and of the Holy Trinity Church.

Surviving are her husband. Peter: five sons. Norman of Portland, Harold of Ionia, Melvin of St. Johns, and Raymond and Irving of Fowler; two daughters, Mrs. Leona Bauer Of St.

Johns and Mrs. Anppla Thelen of Fowler; 34 grandchil dren; a Drother, William George of Fowler, and two sisters, Mrs. Theresa Thelen of Fowler and Mrs. Rose Bauer of Lansin? The body will remain at the uoerge funeral fiome where Rosary services will be conducted at 3 and 8 D.m. on Fri- Iday, Saturday and Sunday.

Fu neral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Holy Trinity Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Donald I. Lawhead EATON RAPIDS Donald I.

Lawhead, 62, of 716 HaU a former local restaurant operator, died Thursday evening in an Eaton Rapids hospital after a long illness. He managed his own restaurant here from 1929 to 1945, coming from Potter- ville. He also formerly was employed by the Reo Motor Car Lansing Drop Foree and Eaton Rapids Stamping Co. He was a member of Potterville Surviving are the wid ow, Kathleen; a son, Duane, Charlotte; two brothers, Thom as of Charlotte and Vem of Ephrata, and four grand children. Services will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

at the Skinner funeral Home here, with Ma sonic graveside services at Rose Hill Cemetery. Area Funerals Mrs. Reah S. Parkinson MAPLE RAPIDS Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Abbott funeral Home here for Mrs.

Reah S. Parkinson, 67, Los Angeles, former Maple Rapids resident who died there Tues day. She and her late husband. Leo, operated a service station here prior to moving to Los Angeles 18 years ago. Surviving are a son, Lyle, Maple Rapids; two grandchildren, and two Drothers.

R. B. Totten and R. C. Totten of Los Angeles.

Burial will be in Sowle Cenetery. Ahead for Lakewood LAKE ODESSA Lakewood teachers are scheduled for salary increases for the 1964-65 school year, as the result of recent action by the Lakewood School Board. The improvement in salary stems from the board's acceptance of a new salary schedule recommended by the Lakewood Education Association's finance committee. The new schedule would give a beginning teacher with a bachelor of arts degree as a starting salary compared to $4,450 currently offered. For a beginning teacher holding a masters degree the starting salary would be $3,000, a hike of $350.

The board also approved yearly pay increases of three per cent. Any teacher who holds a masters degree and has taught for 11 years in the Lakewood system, will be eligible for the maximum salary of $6,500. Those teachers with bachelor degrees may earn $5,969 with 10 years of teaching experience. William bckstrom, superintendent, said that nothing is so essential for a good school as a salary schedule that attracts and holds well qualified teachers. Michigan Week Qiairman Named In Eaton County CHARLOTTE Allen W.

Cos. a local insurance agent, will head the Eaton County participation in the Michigan Week observation this year. His appoint was announced by George D. Harris. Region 12 chairman, who ob served that Cox has much ex perience in public drives and benevolent activities and he is "delighted to have Cox take the responsibility for Eaton County's contribution to Michigan Week." Cox said that plans are un derway for Eaton County par ticipation and he hopes to have a luncheon or dinner each town on Mayor Exchange Day.

He says he hopes to make key appointments to Michigan Week functions soon and will welcome volunteers. Final Adventure Film Saturday CHARLOTTE The conclud ing program in the Kiwanis-sponsored travel and adventure series will be offered here at 8 p.m. Saturday in the high school auditorium with the showing of "Wings to Wonderland Our National Parks" by James Met-calf. The film will show master pieces of nature preserved in America's parks from Maine to the Sierra of California and from the Pacific northwest to the Virginia Islands. More than 10,000 miles are covered in the aerial photography, in cluding the majestic Grand Tet-ons, the Great Falls of the Yellowstone and Old Faithful in eruption.

Also will be shown the icy blue waters, of Isle Royale in Lake Superior, the blistering hot depths of Boquillas Canyon in Big Bend National Park and the Rio Grande River. Plans Announced For Fire Station OWOSSO The City Commis sion Thursday revealed plans for the proposed new $320,000 Central Fire Station to be voted on at the April election. The proposed station would be on a site just south of the pres ent station downtown. Under the plan, the city would buy the former Rundell creamery build ing, tear it down and build the new station there. It would be a two-story brick building, with room for the trucks and other equipment on the first floor and sleeping and dining quarters for the firemen on the second floor.

The building would be set well back from the street to provide maneuverability for trucks in leaving the station. S5JEE; Area Clubs GRAND LEDGE Members of Cub Pack No. 15a will pro mote their "Mardi Gras" when they parade in costume through the downtown business section of Grand Ledge Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Mardi Gras parade will form at Scott and Bridge Streets and proceed down Bridge Street to River and then to the Scout Building for a meet ing at which several of the Scouts will receive advancement badges. The Cub Scouts have invited the public to participate in the frolic down town and the meeting which fol lows.

LA1NGSBURG Mrs. Barbara Knoblauch was hostess for the meeting of the Morton Extension group. The lesson, "Developing Responsibility in Children, was given by Mrs. Betty Starkweather. Following the lesson, Mrs.

Kathie Morgan was in charge of games, the prize going to Mrs. Lois Darnel The April meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Helen snep- ard. Everyone is to take a cake to decorate. The Rose LaKe Riders Club has elected Pat Heise second delegate to attend the Eastern Michigan Horse man's Association, with Mrs.

Virginia Eisinger. The next meeting will be April 14 with Walt Giesel. PERRY Feeding Young Americans will be the lesson at the next meeting of the Locke Center Extension Club on April 14. The hostesses for the March meeting were Norine Hartwell and Lina Pickard. There will be a white elephant sale at the April meeting, at which time Lucille Moyer and Bobby Lewis will be hostesses The Perry Estension Club met Monday for a potluck dinner at the home of Mrs.

Alice Mulhoiiana. Mrs Marilyn Slocum won the mys tery prize which was furnished by Mrs. Elaine Bush. The club members saw a hair styling1 demonstration by Mrs. Millie Heniser.

The April meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Elaine Bush. The March meeting of the Chum Birthday Club was at the home of Mrs. Kate Ferry. Prizes went to Donna Besko, Ruey Briegs.

Nina Leaby, Joyce Miller and Audrey Fowler. The April meeting will be with Mrs Portland School Science Fair Is Weekend Event PORTLAND Sister Mary Henry, chemistry, biology and drafting teacher at Portland it. Patrick's School is offering her third science fair this weekend. Students from all 12 grades have prepared demonstrations and exhibits and more than 150 of them are ready to be on dis play Sunday. The 'exhibits will be judged Saturday and will be displayed to the public Sunday.

Winners from the local contests will exhibit in Lansing later in the spring. Grass Fires Keep Delta Crew Busy Delta Township firemen spent the last day of the winter season fighting four grass fires. The fires, which occurred at noon, 1 and 2 p.m. and at 6 p.m., were all small and caused no damage. At 11:06 p.m.

a fire in the partition near a fireplace in the William Perry home, 6451 W. St. Joseph Highway, caused $100 damage. Schools to Close CHARLOTTE Public schools will close March 27, for the annual Easter recess according to Supt. Clark Muma.

The vaca tion from studies will last one week, classes to resume Monday morning, April 6. LESLIE Leslie public schools will have, spring, vacation start ing at the close of school today until the regular school time March 30. PERRY The "Crucifixion" by John Stainer will be present ed Palm Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Perry Methodist Church by the combined church choirs from Perry, Morrice, Shaftsburg, and the Community Chorus. The can tata is directed by Mrs.

Roma Wood of Shaftsburg, guest or ganist is Mrs. Grace Scribner cf Perry. Rev. Karl Patow, Per ry Methodist Church, and Rev. Robert Neurmberger, Perry Con gregational Christian Church, will offer Scripture reading.

GRAND LEDGE Kenneth Whittington of Mendon will di rect an old-fashioned "hymn sing" at the Oneida Gospel Church Sunday at 7:30 p.m. This will be a repeat performance for Mr. Whittington, who has con ducted similar musicals here in the past. Bernard Coplin, Olivet, will assist Mr. Whittington.

SHEPHERD Mrs. Pat Augus tine and Nancy Porter showed a film at the Orchard Avenue Church of Christ Wednesday evening for the Jumor Girl Scouts and Cadettes and their mothers. OVDD Dr. Floyd Norton, di rector of Christian education for the Michigan Baptist Convention since 1953, will speak at Union Lenten services at the Ovid Unit ed Church Sunday. The Ovid First Baptist Church will have charge of the worship and mu sic.

Rev. Wallace Lewien is pastor. CHARLOTTE Members of the Five Corners Church will have an open house Sunday in honor of their departing pastor, Rev. Hazel Comer, who has ac cepted a pastorate at Hope. The open house is to be at the church from 2:30 to 5 o'clock Bring ing the meaning of Palm Sun day in closer focus here Sunday will be the showing of special color slides of the Holy Land, the birthplace of Jesus, His life, death and resurrection, at 7 p.m.

in the Free Method ist Church. The pictures will be presented by Eldon Post, Char lotte businessman, who with his daughter visited the Holy Land last summer. PERRY The "Crucifixion" by John Stainer will be present ed Palm Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Perry Methodist Church by the combined church choirs from Perry, Morrice, Shaftsburg and the Community Chorus. The cantata is directed by Mrs.

Roma Wood, Shaftsburg. Guest organ ist will be Mrs. Grace Scrib ner of Perry. Rev. Karl Patow, Perry Methodist Church, and Rev.

Robert Nuermberger, Per ry Congregational Christian Church, will offer Scripture reading. Soloists will be Mrs. Charlene Flannery, Mrs. Betty Peterman, Mrs. Florence Polley, Miss Sherry Sue Snyder.

Mrs. Beverly Arnold, Richard Dunn, Gary Heniser, Douglas Ferrier and Charles Shores. GRAND LEDGE The worn en of Trinity Episcopal Church will hold a rummage sale in the church from 9 a.m. to noon Sat urday. LESLIE Holy Week serv ices will be observed in Leslie with union services beginning on Palm Sunday at 7:45 at the Con gregational Church.

Rev. A. J. Berry of the Leslie Baptist Church will deliver the sermon. Other services during the week will be at the Congregational Church at 7:45 p.m.

with Rev. Robert Waddell of the Housel United Brethren, Rev. Robert Bowden of the Childs Bible Church, and Rev. Frank Sines of the Free Methodist Church and Rev. Dorr Garrett of the Methodist Church conducting respective evening services up to the uooa unaay service, which will be at the Methodist Church at 1:15 p.m.

with Rev. Russell Hoover of the Congregational Church givingthe sermon. An Easter Sunrise service will take place at the First Baptist Church at 6:30 a.m. with the youne people ot an tne churches nut ting on the service with Desmond Mead, assistant pastor at the Baptist Church, delivering the: message. DURAND Palm Sunday will be observed in the Durand churches with special worship services and singing.

Rev. A. L. Baker, minister of the Free his sermon topic, The Reception for the King," at 11 a.m. and there will be special singing.

At the First Methodist Church, two services will be held, one at 8:30, the other at 10 a.m. The baptismal service will be at the 10 clock service. Rev. Dudley Mosure will deliver the sermon. Rev.

S. C. Campbell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will have as his sermon topic "The Suffering Savior." The First Congregational Church will have two services Sunday. one at 9:45 and the other at 11 a.m. Rev.

Terry P. Ragland will use as his topic, "A Journey of Jesus." At the Grace Lutheran Church, Rev. Erhardt Schultz will preach at 10:30 a.m. Sun day. Rev.

Clyde Afman will de liver his Palm Sunday sermon at 11 a.m. in the Oak Street Baptist Church. His topic will be "He Was Crucified for Me." St Mary Catholic Church will have masses at 8 and 10:30 ajn. Rev. Dwight Kellar, minister of the Church of the Nazarene will preach at the regular hour Sun day.

LAINGSBURG The March meeting of the Ladies Aid So ciety of the First Baptist Church was held at the home of Mrs, Clare Guenther. on Meridian Road. During the devotions led by Mrs. Jay DeGarmo, she gave an account of the Grand RaD ids President's Tea, which she, Mrs. uoyie McuameL and Mrs Mabel Toms recently attended.

The speakers at the Tea were Miss Betty Parks and Clarissa Barton, who were saved recently by helicopters, from the pro- Communists terrorist, while serving as missionaries in the Congo. Congressman To Speak at Owosso Dinner OWOSSO Cong. Leslie C. Arends of Hlinois, Republican whip of the House of Representatives, will be the principal speaker at the annual Lincoln Day dinners sponsored by the Shiawassee County Republican Committee. It is to be Saturday nigni ai ine uwosso college gymnasium.

Another feature of the eve ning will be the sale of antiques. Arenas is serving his 15th con secutive term in the House of Representatives. He was first elected House whip in 1944. Durand to Have Easter Egg Hunt DURAND Boys and girls un der 12 years of age will have an Easter egg hunt Saturday in Trumble Park. It will start at 12:30 p.m.

Durand merchants and the Greater Durand Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the affair. Area Births GRAND LEDGE To Mr. and Mrs. lames tu. waisn, xioiu isixon Koaa.

a daughter, Phyllis Elaine, March 12. Ht StL lAWmira Mnnifal ancinn CHARLOTTE To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald j- itooDe, cm tocnran a son, Michael Leon, March 15, at St. Lawrence Hospital, Lansing.

Mrs. Robbe is the former Marjorie Gid- ST. JOHNS To Mr. and Mrs. Larry J.

Madar, R. 4. a son. David Michael, March lo. at St.

Lawrence Hospital. Lansinc DEWITT To Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. jAia lurner rtoaa, a daughter.

Kerry Kathleen, March 13, at St. Lawrenre HnsniLaL Tn'sinp' POTTERVILLE To Mr. and Mrs. Jesse ai. BaKer.

Uh cnurch a son. David Lynn. March 18. at St. Law rence HosDiLal.

Lanslnz. PORTLAND To Mr. and Mrs. Roland vv. jscnaiow, Kiverest unve.

a daughter, Darci Diane, March 18, at St. Lawrence Hnsnitjtl. Tnsine. DEWITT To Mr. and Mrs.

Donald G. Bennett, 7747 Chadwick Road, a son. Patrick Alan, March 17. at St. Lawrence HosnitaL WILLIAMSTON To Mr.

and Mrs. Don- am Gregory, 3181 Hasiett Road. Williamston, a daughter, Kathleen Ann, March 17, at Ingham Medical HosDftfll. Lansin(r MASON To Mr. and Mrs.

Frank L. Mnaiiey, a daughter, tiau Ann, March 17. at Ingham Medical Hos-DitaL Lansinsr. BATH To Mr. and Mrs.

Gerald D. 1-eguer, 13351 Allen Bath, a son. Jerry Michael, March 18, at Sparrow Hospital. Lansine. VESTABURG To Mr.

and Mrs. Lyle Dairympie a son. March and to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Snyder, a son.

March 14. ITHACA To Mr. and Mrs. William vanderbeek. R.

1, a son. March 12: to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goodman. 23Q ai.

jonns a son. iuarcn id; and to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mim-ranek. 312 E.

South daughter, March 13. BRECKENRIDGE To Mr. and Mrs. aruarc wnent. r.

i. a son. March 33 RIVERDALE To Mr. and Mrs. Robert u.

awisner, a. a aaugnter, March ALMA To Mr. mrA Mr. Kenneth T.vtl b4 Bridgt a daughter. March 15.

Mae Gerard. The Happy Thoughts Circle of King's Daughters March meeting was at the home of Lesta Johnston, New officers were installed by Mina MitchelL The county convention at Juddville on May 13 was discussed and plans were made for the memorial service which the local group is to fur nish. The April meeting will be at the home of S. A. Shufelt The Perry Band Boosters have changed the date for the band awards banquet from April 27 to Tuesday, April 28.

Smor gasbord chairmen chosen are Mrs. Viola Brendahl, desserts Mrs. Margaret Thrush, salads; Mrs. Joyce Elsesser, rolls and breads; Mrs. Robert Britten, coffee.

The Parent-Teachers Club "Hootenanny" show will be in the high school gym at 8 p.m. Saturday. It will feature the Burgundy Tno from MSU plus local talent. CHARLOTTE Charlotte Ro-tarians Tuesday saw "The Amazing Laser," the latest lec ture demonstration from the Michigan Bell Telephone which was presented by George Voorhis, Lansing manager of the company. The Laser is a beam of light capable of carry ing a million telephone conver sations or thousands of televi sion programs at one time.

It is powerful enough to vaporize holes in tungsten or diamond yet is controllable for delicate surgery. It is bright enough to be beamed from the earth ana provide light on the moon. Nursing Director Named in Albion ALBION Sheldon Memorial Hospital trustees have announced hiring Miss Florence Edbrooke, director of nursing at an Ames, Iowa, hospital, as nurs ing director at the hospital here, effective about April 20. Miss Edbrooke will succeed Mrs. Robert (Cora) Reed, who retired in January due to ill health.

A graduate of the South Bend, Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Miss Edbrooke has taken further education at George Williams College, Chicago, has a bachelor of science de gree in nursing -education from New York University and a master's degree in hospital admin istration from the University of Chicago. She was director of nursing at the Coco Solo Hospital, Cristo bal, Panama Canal Zone, from 194a to 1960 before taking a similar post at Mary Greeley Hos pital in Ames. Administrator Paul Nelson told trustees that the hospital had an average of 71.7 bed patients per day in February and 51 births. Under a revised "bad debt" accounting procedure, the hospital showed an operating profit of 513,211 for the month, he said. 4 Grass Fires Blamed on Train MASON A train passing through the city Thursday afternoon kept the firemen busy with four fires.

Firemen blamed the train for the small fires on N. Mason Street, S. Lansing Street, and Kipp and Eaton Roads. Another small grass fire at Okemos and Howell Roads was put out by firemen at 10 a.m. after it burned about an acre.

9 From Leslie To Be at Festival I LESLIE Nine Leslie Band students will take part in the state solo ensemble festival in Grand Rapids Saturday. Dianna Wellman and Beverly Bailey will enter solo numbers on the piano and Wayne Allen will play a snare drum solo. Dianna Wellman, Dave Abbey and Robert Vince will compose a cornet trio ensemble and Carolyn Dwight, Robert Shaft, Wil liam Gearing and Donald Johnson a brass ensemble. Elmer E. Leliner PERRY Elmer E.

Lehner, 66, of R. 4 Ithaca, died Friday in the home of his son, Leon of 328 E. 2nd after a long illness. A daughter, Mrs. Klava Coles of Pontiac, four sisters and eight grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p. m. in the La Rowe Funeral Home. Burial will be in the North Star Cemetery. Mrs.

Sarah Morris PERRY Mrs. Sarah E. Morris, 88, of 3232 N. Main died Thursday evening in a local nursing home after a long ill ness. Four sons, E.

W. and Howard of Detroit, Norman of Can ton, Ohio, and William of Beld-ing; one daughter, Mrs. Chester Carter of Pompano, nine grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren survive, funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the LaRowe Funeral Home. Bunal will be in the Roselawn Cemetery.

Mrs. Ida Hatch PERRY Mrs. Ida E. Hatch, 87, of 216 E. 1st died Thurs day in Memorial Hospital, Owos-so.

A sister, Mrs. Alex Beres-ford of Owosso, and a brother, Edward Wiglesworth of Flint, survive. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in the LaRowe Funeral Home. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery here.

Rena A. Wright LESLIE Rena A. Wright, 88, of Leslie, died Thursday after noon at Mason. Surviving are one daughter. Mrs.

W. Davis Post of Leslie; two sons, Donald D. Wright of Watertown, Mass. and Kenneth R. Wright of Grand Rapids; four grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

The bodyIs at the Luecht Funeral Home, Leslie, where services will be Monday at 1 p.m. Earl Neufer OLIVET Funeral services for Earl Neufer 62, 325 Ainger Road, who died Wednesday night in a Charlotte hospital after a short illness will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Burkhead Fu neral Chapel nere. He was retired as disabled in 1957 from industrial positions in Battle Creek and Albion. Survivors are his wife, Arvilla; a son, Earl Duck Lake; two daughters, Mrs.

George Burwell, Battle Creek, and Maxine. a student in the Olivet schools, five grandchil dren and two sisters, Mrs. Charles Fisher, Albion, and Mrs. Elmer Hitchcock, Jackson..