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Two Plants Are Closed Strikes at Jackson and Detroit Come After Contracts Expire JACKSON, Nov. 1 UP) Allied Industrial Workers Union pickets halted production today at the Clark Equipment company's transmission and forge plants. Pickets appeared at plant gates shortly after the union's contract with Clark expired at midnight Tuesday. A.I.W. Local 623, representing about 1,600 employes at the two plants, authorized the after two months of companyunion negotiations failed to produce a settlement.

Office workers, members of Local 281 of the A.I.W., agreed to honor the picket lines and also failed to report to work. DETROIT, Nov. 1 (R--Nearly 500 employes at two Bower Roller Bearing plants here, were barred from work pickets marching outside the plants' gates. A few acts of minor violence were reported. Police sent to both plants at Hart Charlewere, voix and Shoemaker and St.

Jean on Detroit's east side. David Bowman, U.A.W.-F.L. Local 681 steward, said the plants were picketed because the men agreed last Sunday not to work without a contract. The three-year contract between Bower and Local 681 expired last midnight. J.P.Is Told He's Owner Of a Castle MUSKEGON, Nov.

1 UP) Big, easygoing Edward Hooker and his wife, Dorothy, went to their regular jobs today with this philosophy: "You know, we still have to live until all this happens if it happens." this" was word yesterday from a New York attorney that Hooker has come into a milliondollar inheritance from holdings in Belfast. Ireland, and "somewhere in West Germany." Hooker, 68, is a retired, steel construction "boomer" Consumers Power company employe. His wife works as a restaurant cook to augment her husband's present income as Wolf Lake justa small home repair ice of the peace and operatiance shop. NOT A PRANK They thought the news was Halloween prank. Mrs.

Hooker was contacted by telephone at her job. The caller identified himself as "a Mr. Berson, an attorney from New York." He said he had come to their home, found its occupants away and traced her through the Egelson township supervisor's office. Finally, she was convinced that it was "all en the up and up." The attorney said he was returning to New York after the call. Hooker says his mother always told him "there was money in the family and my brother and I would come into." The brother since has died.

The bulk of the property is a castle and extensive land holdings at Belfast plus another land holding in West Germany, says Hooker. He understood the Belfast property was worth in excess of $900,000 and the other about $200,000. The attorney told Mrs. Hooker they would get the necessary papers within a week and would have to come to New York to complete the negotiations. "He said if we didn't have the cash immediately available, we can advance you $20,000 from the estate." Mrs.

Hooker exclaimed. "I haven't seen $20,000 in my life." The couple has been married 21 years. One of the first things they want is to take a trip to Ireland to see "the estate." Then, says Hooker: "There have been an awful lot of people in my life who have been very good to me. I'd like to do something for somebody. Now it looks like I'll be in a position to do it." Also, after working hard all his life, Hooker now has no fears that his wife would be in dire financial straits should his death precede hers.

Ionia Inmate Is Sentenced in Knife Threat (Special to The State Journal) IONIA, Nov. 1-A Michigan formatory inmate who waved a knife at a guard had three to six years added to his sentence here Tuesday. Patrick Loudero, 21, of Ann Arbor, drew the additional time from Circuit Judge Morris K. Davis after pleading guilty to assault without intent to do great bodily harm. On July 20 Guard Ray Adams surprised Loudero grinding himself a knife in the reformatory's furniture factory.

The guard seized the weapon, but the inmate pulled out another knife he had made earlier and brandished it. When Adams called for help. Loudero climbed an elevator shaft but was later persuaded to come down and surrender himself and his knife. Before his latest sentence, Loudero was serving five to 20 years for an armed robbery conviction Jan. 9 in Washtenaw county circuit court.

NEWS? Michigan Motions to Dismiss Hengesbach Suit Filed By KENNETH HARKNESS not reach a verdict. Richard Pohl, CAN VOTE Cora Truesdell joined the fun at the party at the Michigan Masonic Home in Alma, one of the many elderly residents who staged their Halshenanigans. She wouldn't give her age, except to say: "I'm old enough to vote." Delta Township Board Will Not Start Petitions It may be several weeks before the Delta township board determines whether there were enough written protests to a proposed $2,296,000 sewage, and water system bond kill it. Supr. Alfred Marquardt said Wednesday that the objecting petitions must be checked against records in the register of deeds office in Charlotte to determine how many of them can be counted.

Only property owners of record were eligible to register protests. "It took Delhi township almost two months to count Marquardt said. The supervisor said that members of the seven-man Delta board "do not plan to initiate any more petitioning procedures" on the water-sewer issue. "We've been blamed for being a nothing' board," he said, "and now that we've tried to do something, the people are up arms and we've been accused in some quarters of trying to shove this project down their throats. "As far as I'm concerned, and I think I speak for the board, if any more petitions for sewer and water are started, the people in the area involved will have to initiate them," Marquardt said.

Train as Bricklayers left, and Lewis Markhan, 84, came as a mixed up couple, she as a man and he a as a woman. Both had a wonderful time at the fete. stole the show with their nimble dancing and won prizes for their costumes. PAIR-Hazel Waldo, 76, UP LATE -Blanche Richards, 83, a wheel chair resident at the home, contrived her own costume about which she wasn't too explicit. One of the party-goers said the next morning: "Most of the residents had such a good time, some of them didn't get to bed until 10:30 p.m.

Dentists in Norway Serve 2-Year Hitch OSLO Norway has only one dentist for every 1,500 people. In northern Norway the ratio is one to 2,000. Parliament voted recently to extend the law requiring Norwegian dental-school gradulates to put in two years of public (Journal Staff Writer) ST. JOHNS, Nov. 1-Motions to dismiss a $100,000 libel and slander suit against four of six Westphalia persons have been filed in circuit court here.

The suit was started Oct. 9 by Vincent Hengesbach through his attorney, Timothy Green. Hengesbach, who was tried in 1958 for the murder of his step-0 mother, Mrs. Anna Hengesbach, was set free after a jury could. HALLOWEEN OLDSTERS--The 300 residents of the Michigan Masonic home in Alma proved Monday night that Halloween isn't just for kids, when they staged their annual 1 Halloween By JIM HOUGH (Journal Staff Writer) ALMA, Nov.

1-Boy! the guy who said Halloween is for the "kids the sure didn't Michigan know Masonic what home, goes Alma. Average age of the 300 residents there is 82. They held their annual Halloween party Monday night and there doesn't seem to be enough a a a adjectives on the lips of observers to describe the true festive air. Despite the fact that they were all well into the second 50 years of life, there was dancing, cider drinking, popcorn, candy, doughnuts, apples and cupcakes. While the music was not rock and roll, many of the nimble feet on the dance floor could surely have managed the modern teen-age rage.

Many, of course, were in wheelchairs. But that didn't dampen their enthusiasm. A huge delegation of bed patients dressed in homemade costumes traveled to the main auditorium by wheelchair. There were witches, goblins, pumpkins and other, typical. audi- Halscenes torium wall.

No one was allowed to purchase anything but face masks. Everything else had to be made there. Miss Marjorie Boothby, occupational therapy department director, says that is the secret of the event. "They work for weeks in preparation for the event. They discuss it for months afterward.

But the point is that everyone has a big time and life becomes a little more of something to be lived," she said. Prizes were awarded in 10 categories after a grand march. "We had so much fun that many of us didn't even get to bed until 10:30 p. one old timer quipped. Traditional Halloween games were played and the folks were entertained by an instrumental quartet of teen-age Alma boys, an A Approves New School PORTLAND, Nov.

1-A $885,000 bond issue to finance a new high school was passed Tuesday at a special election in the Portland school district. The vote was 717 to 524. Bond repayments will be spread over 29 years. The one-story structure will be built on a 20-acre lot owned by the board of education. The board has termed present it facilities old and overcrowded.

Students to Be Honored Masonic Home Has Party party in the auditorium at the Doran, 81; Blanche Merithew, home. Shown above are the win- 79; Elsie Lusk, 61, and Harry ners in the costume judging. Yeats, 78. Front row, Edwin They are: standing, left to right, Merrill, 82; Cecil Gordon, 69; Hazel Waldo, 76; Lewis Mark- Olive Peck, 71, and Abbie Coulham, 84, Belle Stickle, 88; Eva ter, 83. Alma high school vocal group and most simple; Blanche Mrs.

Beatrice Rivard, St. Johns 79, most elaborate; Eva vocalist. 81, most ridiculous: Edwin Prizes for the best costumes rill. 82, Gordon, 69, were awarded to Henry Yeats, 78, childish, and Olive Peck, 71, funniest; Belle Stickle, 88, most disguise. original and prettist; Abbie Coul-1 Oldsters assisting Miss ter, 83, most typical of Halloween; with the planning were Elsie Lusk, 61, ugliest; Hazel Wal- Lusk, Angie Timmons, Mae do, 76, and Lewis Markham, 84, land Lloyd Kirby.

Eaton Woman Is Still Spry on 100th Birthday (Special to The State Journal) OLIVET, Nov. 1 Mrs. Kate Horn, born in Eaton county where she has lived all her life, became 100 years old Wednesday. She had a couple of birthday parties, starting Sunday at the home of her Elmer, where she spurned aid reading fine on her birthday greetings. She has The energy in Mrs.

Horn never worn glasses. that enabled her to Ex-Convict Captured: DETROIT, Nov. 1 (P) An ex-convict wanted for questioning about and shooting a Detroit store owner was caprobbing, tured yesterday after a wild chase on the John Lodge expressway here. Conrad P. (Mickey) Mikulin, 44, of Detroit, surrendered after his car hit a curb and stalled in a hospital parking lot.

Police were also questioning Mikulin about a $312 holdup at a Detroit party store Monday. Arthur Blume, 53, owner of the jewelry store, picked Mikulin's picture out of police files after he was robbed and shot Oct. 11. Mikulin was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in Michigan's Marquette prison for bery. He was released last Jan.

27. 3 Homes Destroyed: AHMEEK, Nov. 1 (P) Windwhipped flames destroyed three homes in this upper Michigan village last night before being brought under control by firemen from nine departments. No one was injured in the blaze, which ruined the adjacent homes of the Joseph Kreus, William Gregarich and Robert Thomas families. The fire started in a garage next to one of the frame homes, said the Calumet county sheriff's office.

Cause of the fire and the money loss were not known immediately. Ahmeek, with 500 residents, is about 10 miles north of Calumet in the Keweenaw peninsula. response to a Boy Scout proposal for a food shelf on non-perishable foods for distribution when emergencies arise among Albion families has been startling. Scout leaders said, after a night Halloween collection carried out by Scouts. The community's annual sanctioned "trick or treat" period occurred from 6:30 to 8:30 p.

m. From 8 to 9:30 Scouts went to homes that had left their porch lights on and returned to the St. James 1,687 Episcopal of canned house and packed foods. The foods are to be distributed by Mrs. Fred H.

Blanchard, chairman of the city Federation of Women's clubs social service committee, and upon recommendations by the Albion Ministerial association as needs arise. Emergency Food Supply Started By Albion Scouts (Special to The State Journal) ALBION, Nov. 1- Albion's dren, aged from 3 to 6. were hurt, but not seriously. Mrs.

Mason's daughter, Gorda Kerany, was thrown through the windshield, but her 18-month-old son escaped injury. Mrs. Mason chil-Ifered leg injuries. Merithen, Doran, Mermost best Boothby Elsie West break ground and run a farm with her late husband, Elmer, in the Olivet area is still strong: but she's given up hitch-hiking between Charlotte and Olivet. She gave up huckleberrying season, too "I had to be helped through the barbed wire fenceit was too much," she admits.

She left her first Olivet ment because she couldn't have her old farm friend, a wood-burning stove at the farm. "I couldn't get the wood cut for it," she I might have stayed there." The log cabin era found the Horns on the "old McCrary farm" near Ainger on a woodsy trail now called US-78. A place east of Olivet on US-27 and later an acreage back on M-78 near Charlotte are old home sites. Mrs. Horn just has to be doing something.

She spent Wednesday with a half-brother, Arthur Horn, Charlotte, who is alone. Her children are, son Elmer; Mrs. Claude Crampton and Mrs. Mabel Weeks Olivet: Ernest, Mrs. Mildred Wilson, Mrs.

Fannie Chase and Mrs. Inez Shellenbarger, Charlotte. There are 21 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren, and a number of greatgreats. Lonesome Girl, Ill in Hospital, Wants Some Mail (Special to The State Journal) OWOSSO, Nov. 1-There is a very lonesome little girl in Memorial hospital here who would like to receive some mail, lots of it, i in fact.

"I am a little girl 9 years old, named Martha Cason," she wrote to the Owosso Argus-Press. "I live with my mom and dad, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Carson, R. 5, Owosso.

But I am in Memorial hospital, ill with rheumatic fever and am very lonesome. My mom also is sick at home so she can't come "So to could see meow of you people send me some mail and I will put it in my scrapbook. I would like to receive lots of mail. That would be very nice of Concert Planned By Albion Society (Special to The State Journal) ALBION, Nov. 1-An American composers concert, staged annually by Sigma Alpha Iota, women's musical honorary society at Albion college, is scheduled to take place Friday at 8 p.

m. at Goodrich chapel. Admission is free. Three faculty members will join with students in staging the program. Prof.

Anthony Taffs, known as a contemporary composer, will a piano composition, "Two Dances for prepared especially for the occasion. Prof. Strickler will sing three songs from "The Rubaiyat" by Omar Khayyam, while Dr. Long and three students will appear as woodwind quartet members. Area Births ALMA To Mr.

and Mrs. Arnold Vaughn. a boy, Oct. 22. To Mr.

and Mrs. David Little, a boy, Oct. 26. To Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Pannill, a boy, Oct. 26. To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hicks.

a girl. Oct. 27. all at Gratiot Commuhospital. Alma.

WHEELER boy. To Mr. Oct. and 24. at Mrs.

Gratiot Eljay Community hospital. Alma. CLARE To Mr. and Mrs. LaVern Wood.

a girl, Oct. 26. at Gratiot Community hospital, Alma. PERRINTON- To Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Weaver. a girl. Oct. 27, at Gratiot Community hospital. Alma.

To Mr. and Mrs. Gale Wood, a boy, Oct. 29. at Gratiot Community hospital, Alma.

ELWELL To Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll. a girl. Oct.

29. at Gratiot Community hospital, Alma. Area Deaths Edgar Needham CHARLOTTE. Nov. 1-Edgar Needham.

88. of 618 W. Lawrence died Tuesday at a local hospital after a long illness. He was a retired city employe and a resident of this area most of his life. Mr.

Needham is survived stepdaughter, Mrs. James Stockdale. Newcomer, and one stepson. Fred both of Charlotte, one grandchild and two Services will be at D. m.

Thursday Pray funeral some. Burial will be in Maple Hill cemetery. Will Show Ideas for Holidays WASHINGTON About 11,000 service as directed by the min- ing decorations and men between 17 and 24 in the istry of social affairs. At present Another group will United States are taking bricklay-250 dentists are serving their gov- centerpieces for each ers' apprentice training. ernment hitches.

the year. (Special to The State Journal) CHARLOTTE, Nov. 1 Santa Claus will pay an early visit to Charlotte Friday. Santa's helpers will be extension club women from all over Eaton county who will show ideas for Christmas gifts and decorations you can make yourself. From 10 a.

m. to 8 p. the 4-H building on the fairgrounds will be filled with many different types of decorations for the outside and inside of the house, from door trims to tree ornaments to table centerpieces. One group will show artificial trees, while another will demonstrate how to make original Christmas cards. Many kinds of gifts for children and for adults will be shown, with several groups featuring needlecraft, and one showing clever gifts to make for $1 or less.

The pleasures of holiday eating will not be forgotten, either, with tasty breads, cakes, cookies and candies on display. One group will illustrate many different ways to use apples for good eating and decorating. Ways to brighten other holidays will be shown, as well as for Christmas. One group will follow the Thanksgiving tradition, includ- special foods. show holiday month of DISCOUNT "MARX" 14.95 27" Auto 19" 12" 3 large -each toy TV ADVERTISED TOYS at Small payment holds your purchase in layaway! savings MAGIC Etch 4 Sketch SCREEN Reg.

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Washington 114 S. Washington IVanhoe 5-8015 IVanhoe 4-6520 a neighbor, admitted the crime in 1960 and was convicted of manslaughter by a Clinton county jury earlier this year. Defendants in the suit are John J. Pohl and his wife, Regina, parents of Richard Pohl; Roman and Jean Pohl, who lived across the road from the Hengesbach farm on Pratt rd. and Joseph and Mary Bierstetel, of Westphalia.

The motions to dismiss the cases against both Pohl couples along with requests for hearings were filed by attorneys William R. Parnis of Detroit and Thomas J. Wing of Frederick Dearbortis, St. Johns attorney who was prosecutor in trials of both Hengesbach and Richard Pohl, is representing the Bierstetel couple and has also filed an appearance in court for them. Hengesbach claims four counts of libel and slander in his suit and further claims that there was a conspiracy among the defendants to prove he was guilty of the crime.

He claims that the defendants published, wrote and circulated an article wherein the plaintiff was accused of the crime of murder. also alleges that Richard Pohl burned down farm buildings on his property as a result of a conspiracy among the defendants. Hengesbach, who now lives in Eaton county, claims the actions of the defendants injured his reputation and earning capacity in the amount asked in the suit. In the motions to dismiss, attorneys claim that the plaintiff's action fails to show where alleged libels were published and deny conspiracy. Voice 'Runs' Typewriter KYOTO, Japan--A voice typewriter said be without equal in efficiency was demonstrated recently to a group of World Acoustical society members visiting Japan.

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Monday in the high school gymnasium. Speaker for the occasion will be Dr. Wallace Robertson, pastor of People's church, an inter-denominational congregation, of East Lansing. senior Recognition members will of be the paid various to athletic teams, cheerleaders and the high school band, and other students who have made outstanding contributions to the various groups school life. The entire personnel of teams, band and cheerleader groups will be Herbert guests.

Black, president of Rotary, will be general chairman of the evening and will introduce Gerry Haskins, chairman of the committee planning the banquet, who will be master of ceremonies. Other members of the committee are Roger Nelson, Dr. Herbert Reed and Victor Vaughn. Seven in Hospital After Collision (Special to The State Journal) OWOSSO, Nov. 1-Seven persons injured in a two-car crash north of Elsie in Saginaw county Tuesday, are under treatment at Memorial hospital here.

Only an 18-month-old child escaped injury. The injured included a Chesaning man, his four children, and a Pontiac woman and her daughter. Deputies said that Mrs. Frances Mason, 46, of Pontiac, was driving west on M-57, and collided with a car driven by Joseph Ferrez, 36. Ferrez and all of his four Sparkler "POM POM" Christmas TREES 6 Foot $1688 With 88 13" to 17" Branches KEYS GAME by "MARX" 99 DISCOUNT PRICED TV Advertised at 8.00 Winner automatically receives free prize.

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