1041 10 10940 https://www.archives.howelllibrary.org/files/original/1f79008d23755516c43efe962906627d.pdf 856d01cf93e106211ba4a2eb669eb968 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Books - Local History Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Hidden Search Text Enter Search Text that is always hidden except to edit. Published by the American Revolution Bicentennial Committee, City of Howell, Michigan The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Written and prepared by Howell residents past and present The Howell Bicentennial History I ' ) \ • i ': .. ,•, • f l .,, 4~ .>.\. ' The Howell Bicentennial History David L. Jaehn ig, Executive Ed itor Arlene Lamoreaux , Coord i nating Editor , Co-Cha i rman Mike Hagman , Co-Cha irman Dennis Mowry , Bus i ness Manager Cliff Heller , Consulting Editor Janet Rohrbacher , Consulting Editor Duane Zemper , Consulting Editor of Photography Published by The American Revolution Bicentennial Committee , City of Howell, Mich igan Picking water lillies in t he Shiawassee . RECOGNIZED BY AMERICAN REVO LUTION BICENTENNIAL ADMINISTRATION Bicentennial Chairman David L. Jaehnig is a Michigan State University graduate, B.A., M.A . and advanced graduate work. He is married and has two children, and has lived in Howell for more than three years, serving as the editor of the Livingston County Press . He is a former college professor and magazine editor , and a Michigan native . He is the manager and president of the board of the 5th Michigan Regiment Band . Bicentennial Secretary Arlene Burdick Lamoreaux was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she married Richard Lamoreaux in 1951 and they have seven children, Michael, Timothy, Anne, Kathleen, Amy, Daniel and David . She moved to Howell in 1972. Richard has been employed in radio and television and works for Paperworks Systems. Printed in the United States of America . Inquiries concerning this work should be addressed to the Howell Bicentennial Committee , 402 S. Michigan, Howell, Michigan 48843. Published First Edition , November, 1975 by The American Revolution Bicentennial Committee , City of Howell, Michigan. Mike Hagman was born June 4th, 19H in Howell, Mich . He attended the South Mich . Ave. School, kindergarten thru twelfth grade . He served thirty three months in the U.S . Army. He bought the Service Station at 202 N . Mich . Ave . January 1, 1946. He married the former Ruby Dennis in May , 1947, has three children, Sheryl Underwood, Daryl and Michael. Bicentennial Vice Chairman Dennis 0. Mowrey was born 1941, raised and schooled in Lincoln Nebraska . He married Celesta Criswell, has two children, Danette and Darren . In business with his father till 1966, joined H . Kohnstomm Co . Inc. in 1972, transfered to Michigan . Wanting to be involved in his new community he joined the Howell Jaycees , of which he has the pleasure of being President this year . Still furthering his community interest, he joined with the Howell Bicentennial Commission to help celebrate our country ' s 200th Birthday . Bicentennial Treasurer INTERVIEWERS Mrs. George Gregory Mrs. John Kelly Mr . and Mrs . Edward Repik Forward The Howell Bicentennial History is a personal history of Howell, Michigan and its surrounding area. The key to that statement is the word "personal," and in that word lies the story of this outstanding work. For this is the work of hundreds of individuals, either present Howell area residents, or folks who have moved away, but still maintain close ties to their hometown. The history you are about to read is written by amateurs, with not a professional historical writer in sight. But that's not an apology. These hundreds of amateurs have produced a work of historical significance that no historian could even attempt . These writers have told their personal stories of the history of Howell, as they saw it, as it was told to them by their grandfathers and grandmothers, as they recall it from diaries and letters. The major pivot for the coordination of the book has been Arlene Lamoreaux, a dedicated, relatively-newcomer to the Howell area. She began the idea, with strong support from her co-worker and Howell native Mike Hagman . But the two of them are the first to say it would all have been impossible without three key natives of the Howell area ... former mayor and local historian Cliff Heller, American Revolution and D.A.R . researcher and writer Mrs. Albert Rohrabacher, and photographic archivist and local historian Duane Zemper. Around these five people grew a honeycomb of facts and anecdotes, photographs and diaries, family histories and fabulous tales. Several dozen other local enthusiasts joined together to head up various chapters or segments of the history book, and we have noted their contributions on the first text page of those sections. The book is published under the direction of the American Revolution Bicentennial Committee of the City of Howell, as a 200th Birthday project. It is to the credit of that farseeing committee that this most important work appears in your hands today. The sharp set in Howell , 1895. DAVID L. JAEHNI-G EXECUTIVE EDITOR A Message from President Gerald Ford u..s_s_ Congratulations to Howell and Livingston County on your Bicentennial celebration . Kerry Kammer State Senator 17th District My congratulations to Howell and to Livingston County as you celebrate our Bicentennial year . It is a time for each of us to reexamine and reaffirm the best of our traditions and to move forward in the great American spirit to plan the third century of our existence as a nation . We have much to offer and much to gain as a people if we work together . Livingston County represents the main strength of our system and I am hopeful that your Bicentennial celebration in 1976 will be a most fruitful experience. I am proud to be serving as your Congressman during this important year . Warm regards, M. Robert Carr Member of Congress Congratulations on your fine effort to bring back Howell of yesterday . Senator Philip Hart As a member of the Michigan Bicentennial Commission I ex - tend my warmest wishes to Howell and Livingston County and that the spirit of '76 remain strong in this area and the coming years . Gilbert Bursley State Senator 18th District f f I I • Contents The Beginnings ..... . The Revolution ... 12 ... 28 Howell's Early Settlers .............•.......•..........•.......... 36 Howell in the 1800's . . .. 62 Howell's Centennial Farms .. What We Wore . .. the 1800's . I Remember When . . . . . • . . • . . . . 72 .. 107 .. 110 One Room Schools ............•..•..•.... . .. . .......... ..... ... .. 130 Howell's Schools . Howell's Notables Woman of the 1800' s . That was Entertainment . Amusements . The Opera House The Civil War . Cemeteries .... Music through the Years . City Government Business and Industry . . . . 134 .. 154 .. .. 155 . 160 . . .. ... . . . . . ...... . ... . 168 . 178 ..•........... 185 Chamber of Commerce .............. . ... . . 189 . . . 203 ..... 212 . . . 223 . . 229 The Early 1900's . . . . . 231 World War I . Howell in the 1900's Law Enforcement . ... . .. . .. . .. . .. . . ... .... 238 ... . 252 .... 260 Organizations . .. .. . ...... . .. 261 And We Went to War Again . . .. 285 Churches .........................•........•........•............ 293 Fashions of the 1900' s .... . . ... 306 County Government . . . . . . .. 308 Hospitals . . . ..•.........•.. ...... 321 Tragedy Struck Too Often . . ... 336 The F i re Department Currency ..... . . ........ .... .......... . ...... . ..... 344 .... . 356 And the Distance Grew Less .360 Transportation .... .. .. ...........•................. 366 Newspapers and Radio . • . .. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . ... 389 The Howell Post Office . ..... . . . ... .. . ... •. . .. ... . . .. . 394 Howell Map of 1910 ........ . .. . . The Library ... The Garlands-A Nation's Tailor . And We Took to the Air . . .. . .............. 396 . .. . 397 ... 402 .. 404 Inventions . . . . . . . . . . . .406 Main Street of Michigan ... .. ... .............. ........ .......... . 414 The Sunday Ball Game .. Sports ... .422 .. 424 The Howell Armory ............ .. .......• . ..... . .. . ..•.. .. . .. .... 437 Howell ls Where We Live .. . . .. ... .. •.. .. . .. . . .. .. . 438 Michigan Bicentennial Executive Director Howard Lancour displayed the Michigan Bicentennial Medallion and national Bicentennial symbols . Two of the medals were presented during the evening ... one to Howell Mayor Robert Parker, and the other to Howell Bicentennial Committee Chairman Dave Jaehnig, as a part of the ceremonies honoring Howell as a National Bicentennial Community. Introduction In Howell, as in virtually all small cities, a great many folks wear more than one hat. The local banker or attorney is also the president of the school board, a county official heads the community charity drives, a salesman helps direct a local civic group, and the newspaper editor directs the American Revolution Bicentennial activities. Having already stacked my tricorn Bicentennial hat atop my Livingston County Press editor's visor several years ago, I now find myself devising a unique book editor's cap to balance at the top of the personal totem pole. It is certainly a cap, however, that I cherish deeply, especially after viewing the unique and outstanding work committed to my hands by these hundreds of local writers . As you begin to read this work of your neighbors and friends, we offer several explanations to assist you comfortably through the book. We have made no attempt to rewrite or heavily edit any of the contributors to the history book. A major part of the charm and flavor of the book is in the personal writing of the contributors, a fact that will add value to the work as the years pass . This may occasionally lead the reader to question the flow of a certain article or the grammar of another . Also, many of the accounts are as folks remember them, and so occasionally a date or a name spelling may disagree with your memory or appear to be inaccurate . Coordinators of the various sections of the book have read the articles and the captions for the pictures to assure accuracy wherever possible. Still it is true that errors undoubtedly will occur in a work of this magnitude, especially when written by so many contributors. Finally, we have made no attempt to shorten stories or articles. We included what the author considered to be important, relying on their background and research to determine the length and style of any given article. We have, on the other hand, searched out misspellings, embarrassing grammatical problems, and given the book organization and direction. With the assistance of photography expert Duane Zemper , we have selected the most representative and entertaining of hundreds upon hundreds of pictures, weeding out those which were close duplicates, out of the Howell area, and of poor quality and composition . The result is The Howell Bicentennial History, a work the American Revolution Bicentennial Committee proudly presents as we enter the year of our 200th Birthday across the United States. We are proud to be an American, and we are proud that Howell is where we live. DAVID L. JAEHNIG, CHAIRMAN AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE CITY OF HOWELL, MICHIGAN Howell Mayor Robert Parker, left , and Michigan Amer ican Revolution Bicentennial Commission Executive Director Howard Lancour show off Howell's new Bicentenn ial flag. The flag was presented to the city March 26, 1975 by Lancour, following the official national designation of Howell as a National Bicentennial community . ..... • .,.,Ii.\ # '" ...... ' " •. ·, ..• •" "' ,.. ... . \ ,,. \ • • • M ~ • \ .. \ I , > • • .. ... . . . 11) . j 't~ f) -J ,, .... . ..- "' J4." ,~) ,.,ff, - '*-~· Here-'% ow Detro.it lool<ed in the 18th centurv,---at teast, this is one ma_ili(llersion of MotoV.:n•s la#'out . The JllilP shows a small settlement 0~$-"orth 0ba.nk of tlle.rivi F.'Also ~nJJi.e notth bank.at the far left ,; s tgwatottly Villageo.•1mtians from the ' Detroit •'ftrea were.J.ilmili& ,.•• • • th a't\d traYeled' throll'gh the Howell area as ltl,e, know it today . .... -·· ., ..... .. ....•, ,., .. . . ... " # ., , . ••• :f ) . . . .. I • ., '.. .,._.. ,." ". I •• •• .• ...... ..,. . ........-. ~ ...-.\ .. -- .... . ,-- 4IL · ·· · ·· - ·· ·r: ... . . 1 . .•... / _,....... , .,,_ .. t .. .. ;: t ..... 1) ~l} ) . . 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The Beginnings. . . By DUANE ZEMPER The bear was a big one and it was coming straight toward him . Slowly, Bill Lewis raised his rifle, carefully he aimed , shot, and wounded the bear. The second bear was coming now. It took a while to reload-powder, wadding, shot, more wadding. The bear was close-he shot again , wounding the second bear. The third bear watched while the first bear started toward Lewis again . Another shot rang out but this time from the rifle of Francis Monroe, Lewis' neighbor , that he had planned to visit. Between them they killed one bear, but the others got away into the forest. Not an ordinary day in the life of a pioneer , but an example The Beginnings. Coo rdinator Duane L. Zemper, E.M.U. '42, Yale Univ. '43. On 4 All-American teams as a distance runner . Taught and coached high school, instructor of Physics. E.M . U., Metalurgica! Engineer. Married Tillie Reiner, daughter of Eric Reiner of Howell, '43. Europe WWI I as Photo Officer . He bought Nelson Studio in Howell, Jan . 1946. Three times top state photographer. State President of Professional Photography of Michigan 60. Named top Portrait Photographer in United States '66. State President of Michigan Society of Photographers, '70. of what it was like at times in Howell Township. William Lewis was considered the champion hunter in the area and is said to have killed five deer in onP.d av. three with one shot. At one time he killed five wild turkeys with two shots from a single barreled rifle. What attracted men to this area and would make them leave comfortable homes in the East to come here? The government had decided that any soldier who had served in the late war (1812) should be given 160 acres in the territory of Michigan if he cared to claim it and settle . A group of surveyors were sent out from the village of Detroit to get an idea of the type of land that was available. Unfortunately they spent four days south and west of where Pontiac is now. It was lakes and marshy land covered with tall reeds and mud where they sank sometimes to their knees . They were very disenchanted and returned to Detroit with a report that the territory of Michigan was not suitable , that not one acre in a hundred , if one acre in a thousand would be able to be cultivated. When word of this report reached the veterans, they changed their minds about coming here for free land . This irritated Governor Cass and he took his own expedition out to see for himself . Going in a different direction , he found rolling hills rather sparsely wooded, clearings burned off by old fires and generally a very habitable area. By this time , the government had arranged to give land to the old soldiers in the Missouri territory , so Michigan land was put up for sale in 160 acre lots for $2 to $3 an acre . Probably , the first settler in Livingston County was Stephen Lee, who came from Western New York state and settled in Green Oak Township in September , 1830. Others What do you do on Sunday afternoon when you w ork from 6 to 6 for 6 days a week? One thing to do was hunt f rogs, soon came to Hamburg , Putnam and other areas most of them from Salem in Washtenaw County. The settlers found a few Indians and many wild animals and fish. The Indians were primarily Chippewas from the Saginaw Bay area where they made their permanent homes . The Indians in the western part of the county were Pottawatamies whose permanent homes were in what is now the Lansing area . These tribes were once a very warlike group , but their spirit had been broken after their alliance with the English and subsequent defeat. The English had always paid the Indians about two shillings (50 cents ) per head per year and when the Americans took over , they kept the same practice and paid the Indians 50 cents per head regardless of age when they presented themselves in Detroit. Every year long lines of them would wander their way along the old trails , squaws carrying babies on their backs , to get their money. This got very disturbing to the people of Detroit and later the money was distributed at Saginaw and other points so that they weren't all in Detroit at once. The Indians spent most of their money on whisky which was about thirty cents a gallon in those days . This made for a lot of drunk Indians after their payday. Usually two or three were assigned to stay sober and watch the horses and rifles while the rest really lived it up. When the whisky ran out, they would often come to the settlers ' cabins demanding liquor. They seemed to enjoy the frightened faces of the women, but would usually go away without trouble . The only story of violence which I have come across happened in Cohoctah. A white man had a cabin there . He was not a settler , but a trapper and the first man in that area . He traded with the Indians for furs . For their furs, they demanded silver coins which was a carryback from their old dealings with the French in this territory . The trader found that they would take silver colored coins (probably pewter) and not know the difference. This worked for a while to his advantage until the Indians found they could not buy whisky with the coins and became very upset. They gathered to start for the trapper's cabin but he got wind of it and ran. They burned his cabin to the ground and surely would have burned him too, if they had caught him. We should pause here for a moment to determine town names , because many were not the same as we have now, just as many of the streets in Howell have had different names. In the early days, Howell was called Livingston Center, Brighton was called Ore Creek , Milford was called Rugglesville , Oak Grove was called Chemungville , Owosso was called Shiawassee Town. Some say it was 1835w hen the first settlers came here , but I believe this was corrected to be May, 1834, when James and George Sage came . They were followed by David Austin and John D. Pinckney . Their nearest neighbors were eighteen miles away . In most cases the men came first and built their log cabin, then returned to bring their wives . As more people came, they would help each other. They would fell the trees to build the cabin with dirt floor, no windows and using the bark from the logs to make a roof. Sometimes before the sawmills got started they would hang a blanket for a door and keep a fire going at night in front of the door to keep away the wolves. Deer, turkeys and other wild animals were plentiful for game and the streams and lakes were full of fish. Usually they could break about 25 acres of ground a year and get their grain started . The plat of the Village of Howell was made in 1835b y F .J.B . Crane and Brooks of Detroit. John Pinckney had built his cabin at the south end of the lake east of where the viaduct crosses Grand River. People coming from the East would stop and stay in his cabin until they could get theirs erected . This got to be quite a nuisance for him and he finally got to Crane and Brooks and convinced them to build a hotel in the Old Union School. Parade scene in 1892. village. Moses Thompson had come and built a mill on the north end of the lake . He had picked the site because there were three ponds in the area , with tamarack swamps between. He felt that a dam here would make a lake and be a good site for his mill. The hotel was built before he got his mill going and the lumber for the first frame building in Howell was hauled from Green Oak Township .The hotel wa~ a two-story frame building and was called the Eagle Tavern. The hotel or Eagle Tavern was on the northeast part of the area that had been platted as a village . It was on the spot Original Courthouse . where Sutton 's Hardware is now. The village went west and south from there covering about a four-block area part of which is where the Presbyterian Church now stands . As the tavern was the only building in town, other than the settlers' cabins, all manner of business was conducted there . In 1836t he post office was there , court was held there , church groups met and the first store started in a second floor room. When the first courts were held , people came from all over the county to hear . There were not nearly enough rooms for them , so they brought blankets and slept on the bar-room it When it was difficu lt t o get t o t own f or gro ceries, the gr ocery wagon w ould come to you with sugar, salt, fl our, ker osene for your lamps and many other things. floor, and were ready for court the next day . That is, some of them were ready . For when court adjourned for the day, the bottles were brought back out on the bar and the evening began. For many of these men it was the first time away from their cabin in a long while and to say they slept on the floor might be better described as "passed out" on the floor. The settlers in the earliest days had to take the trip to Detroit, with a wagon and team of oxen to pick up supplies and get their mail. The trip on the old trail usually took about four days with the establishment of a post office in Howell, the mail was brought by a horse and rider , who was Lewis Thompson. Later another route was set up between Howell and Grand Rapids, and James Sage, a 17-year-old boy rode the route which took about seven days for the round trip. This was our local "Pony Express. " The hardships the early settlers had to endure are difficult to imagine , now that we have come so far. One letter I read told of a trip the man was making from Ann Arbor to Shiawassee Town (Owoss) on foot. He set out and walked until he came to the Huron River . At this point he went right and left a quarter mile before finding a spot where he could take off his shoes, roll up his pants , and wade.across . There were no bridges. Fearful of Indians , he hid in the trees when he heard voices ahead waiting to see if they were friendly. When they approached he talked with them and told them he had been informed at a cabin that he would find aplace to stay at Livingston Center about nine miles north, and he felt he had gone about nine miles. They assured him he was in the right direction, but that it was still about another nine miles . By the time he reached Howell, it was dark , he missed Pinckney 's cabin and stumbled around the east side of the lake. Dead tired , he was ready to quit but the sound of the wolves howling in the distance kept him going. Finally he saw a light and came to the cabin of Moses Thompson . Thompson told him how to get to town and fainally he saw the Eagle Tavern . He felt it was the most beautiful building he had ever seen . Later , he recalled the door hung on a piece of wire and swung back and forth because they still didn 't have their hinges nor latches . The next day he went on to Owosso. Some of the settlers , such as Pinckney , who had been a successful butcher in New York State, had enough money to get a good start. Many others who came just because they wanted land of their own, but had no experience with farming or the wilderness , finally gave up and went back . One instance like this was two brothers who came to Howell, built their cabin and were having a miserable time . One day , Moses Thompson found them in their home almost dead. They had been living on boiled grass for more than a week. With the expansion of the village to the east and north , the area began to prosper . As frame houses were built, so outhouses were also built. It is hard for us to imagine how it would be to have an outhouse now, but the first ones were a luxury to these people, and a status symbol. This eliminated the drudger y of emptying the pan under the bed every morning . I well remember outhouses when working on a farm as a boy, but the young people of today cannot conceive of what it was like in there on a hot July afternoon , or running out through the snow to a two-haler when it's 14 below. The kids in later years pushed over outhouses on Halloween just as they did everywhere , but I remember my dad telling of how they didn't tip them over . In the dark , they just moved them back about six feet. With the coming of the plank roads and the railroads , the town began to prosper . There were more mills, a cloth factory , foundries to make plows and other implements, carriage shops, tailor shops, and many other businesses. The Howell Manufacturing Co. in the 1850's started making the Howell Hand Car . This was a tiny car to run on the railroad by manpower ; one man on each side who pumped a All decked out for the Street F air parade in 1899. handle up and down to make the car go. They were shipped to many parts of the world. The condensed milk factory was a boon to Howell, shipping milk all over the state until it burned in 1906. A man named Brown and later one named Papworth, found they could grow vegetables inside under glass , during the winter . These were shipped state-wide. Many others , The Garland Tailoring Co. once hired more people than any other industry in Howell. The Spencer Machine Shop, later called Arrowhead , and now called Gould Electric , the Howell Electric Motors, now called Electric Apparatus and others have contributed much to the growth of the town. The old settlers had a difficult time . It was much better later , and very much better now. It is hard just to look back even to thirty years ago and notice how things have changed . What will happen in the future should be very interesting . Half the people living in America today cannot remember times when they didn't have a television set. Ninety percent cannot remember not having a radio or a washing machine , or a car or a refrigerator . Times change , people change , but the future is before us to make the most of it. ) L D N ,\.,':*•-'". ,.; .. _,...,...,. /7 I' 1:< It' a .. 1 .t~t-P: ?l .J • ) I o:~ \ ,, ' \ " ,,/ \ . \t ,::.,' ,) . \ ~'P > .". ' .. Early photograph of the south side of East Grand River showing the Hotel and stores . Outside of Young's Meat Market and carriage shop. I Homer Peavy bringing his spring lambs to market in a f ine snowstorm. The Revolution By MRS. ALBERT ROHRABACHER In reading the personal statements made by Revolutionary War soldiers in order to obtain a pension, it should be remembered that under the first Pension Act of 1818, they had to prove that they were bankrupt and take a pauper 's oath in front of a magistrate to obtain the pension. The pension act of 1832 was not as exacting , but they usually had to prove need. There were also requirements about the length of time served. The pension act of 1845, requirements were considerable relaxed and also widows could obtain benefits, but most of the soldiers were dead by this time. Thus, if a man died by 1832 or sooner, there would usually be no pension record in the National Archives in Washington. Also, if he was reasonably prosperous it would be impossible for him to get a pension legally . Probably some claimants were more affluent than they appeared to be in their statements . Also it was hard to prove length of time served. However, if National records are lacking, there may be provincial or colonial (now state) records, usually for Militia. But such records are rather meager . Thus, it will be seen that many men who served in the Revolutionary War do not have records in the National Archives . In as much as it is possible, direct quotes from the records that the soldiers wrote themselves about their services in the war are given here. This is because original source material for history is always preferable, and also to retain the flavor of the language and the life of the past. The Philip Livingston Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of Howell were very helpful with material. JONATHAN COOKE VITAL STATISTICS: He is buried in the Lakeview cemetery, Howell, in Section C, Lot 157, grave 5, with an old slab stone marking his grave . His body was removed from the old cemetery . It was marked as a grave of a Revolutionary War soldier in 1922. He was born August 17, 1754 at Southampton, Suffolk Co., Long Island , New York. He died October 5, 1837 in Genoa 30 The Revolution Coordinator Janet Rohrabacher . Western Michigan State University, L . P . N. McPherson Hospital; husband, Albert Rohrabacher; daughter, Mrs . William Brigham; three grandchildren . Member Methodist Church, Daughters of the American Revolution, Howell Women's Club, Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Wisconsin State Genealogical Society, Connecticut Society of Genealogists. Charter member of Livingston County Historical Society and Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society . Author of historical articles for Michigan, Wisconsin and New York publications and of Lane and Rohrabacher family genealogies. Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. Hi : wife was Eunice Chapel, born October, 1757,d ied April 8, 1842.S he is buried beside her husbnad . Their children were: Sarah, wife of Norman Wolcott, David, Willie, Nathan, John, Mary, Eunice, wife of Caleb Curtis, Mehitabell, wife of David Hight, Anna, wife of Amariah Hammond, Hannah, wife of John Brodrick . SERVICES: (Direct quote from pension) "State of New York, Steuben County-On this 16th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas of the said County of Steuben , now sitting , Jonathan Cook, a resident of the Town of Wayne in the said County of Steuben and State of New York aged seventy eight years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of this act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. "That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, viz; "That in the latter part of the month of May in the year 1775 he volunteered for six months in the company commanded by Captain Hollenbeck in the Third Regiment of New York State troops commanded by Colonel Clinton, the men in Captain Hulbert's company furnished their own arms and clothingthat the regiment was first stationed at the City of New York where they remained a few weeks and then Captain Hulbert's company, together with another company commanded by one Captain Griffin were ordered to go to Albany, and from thence they proceeded to Lake George where they remained a few days, and then crossed the Lake to Ticonderoga and from there they went by water to Crown Point and that while they were at Crown Point the enemy's posts at Chamblee and St. Johns surrendered to the Americans and the prisoners were marched to Crown Point and Captain Hulbert's company and Captain Griffin's company were ordered to guard the prisoners on their march-that they conducted the prisoners to the Town of Canaan in the State of New York where the prisoners were quartered upon the inhabitantsthat he then marched with his company together with Captain Griffin's to a place called fort Constitution on the North river where he remained in garrison until about the first of November when he was taken sick and obtained leave of absence and did not recover so as to return to the fort until the time expired for which he volunteered-that he had permission by his furlough to return home in case he did not recover in time to return to the fort-that his term of service expired on the first of December in the year 1775-and that sometime in the month of February following, he received a written discharge from his Captain-that during the time he was at Lake George or Ticonderoga he remembers of standing Sentry before General Schuyler 's Markee who he believes was commander in Chief on that Station . " That sometime in the month of May in the year 1776 he enlisted as a Corporal for the term of six months in the New York State troops (and he found his own cloths and arms ) in the company commanded by Captain Zephaniah Rogers and Lieutenant Edward Toppin and Ensign Paul Jones but he cannot recollect the name of the Colonel who commanded the regiment to which Captain Rogers company was attached . That the company was stationed first at Brooklin on the East river where they remained until the Enemy landed over Long Island where he went with the company to Flatbush and he was in the battle at that place-he cannot recollect the name of the field officers who commanded in the engagement but he remembers that General Putnam commanded that part of the Army to which Captain Rogers company was attached during the retreat-that the enemy had advanced so far as nearly to cut off the retreat of the troops under General Putnam . When the enemy were met by Lord Sterling and General Sullivan until General Putnam retreated across the creek, at what was called the Tide-Mill to his own lines-that Lord Sterling and General Sullivan were taken prisonerstha t the Army remained on the Lines (? ) a few days after the battle and then retreated from the Island under the Command of General Washington and crossed over to the City of New York-that while the Army was in New York Captain Rogers company had permission to return to the Town of Southampton and were employed in removing such of the inhabitants as chose to leave the place, and such property as they could find, across to the Town of Seabrook in the State of Connecticut-and while he resided at that place he received orders from Captain Rogers to join a Seargent's guard of twelve men which was stationed at New Haven to guard the public stores at that place where he continued until the first of December when his term of service expired and he was discharged from that service that he then volunteered under Colonel Livingston and crossed over to Long Island where they captured a company of Tories and brought them over to New Haven-that he was two days on this expedition-the Tories were commanded by one Smith and they had been very troublesome in that neighborhood-he then returned home to the said Town of Seabrook-he does not know what troops this was before or after or recollect discharge fromtha t during the rest of the war he belonged to what were called the " Minute Men" but was not called into actual service . " At the expiration of his first term of service he recieved a written discharge as above stated , but that it has been lost or destroyed , and he cannot now produce it. " He was born in the town of Southampton in the County of Suffolk in the State of New York on the 17th day of August in the year 1754." " He had no record of his age , but he had often seen it in his father 's family Bible." " When he first went into the service he lived in the said Town of Southampton , and he continued to reside there until the island was taken by the enemy , when he removed to the Town of Seabrook in the State of Connecticut and then he removed to the town of Black river in the County of Morris , in the State of New Jersey-where he lived until after the conclusion of peace. He then moved to the city of New York where he lived until the year-when he removed to the Town of Lindleytown in the County of Ontario (now Steuben ) where he remained a short time and then removed to the Town of Painted Post in the said County where he lived about three years-he then removed to the town of Bath in the said county at which place and at the town of Wayne in the said County, has continued to reside , living a part of the year in Bath and the rest of the time in Wayne until about five years ago when he removed to the said Town of Wayne and has resided there permanently until the present time- " " He does not know of any person by whom he can prove his last term of service- " " That Joseph Crawford , Norman Woolcott and Lyon Gardner have known him a number of years in his present The search for the American Revol - utionary War veterans and descendents who lived and died and were buried in the Howell area during the earliest years of settlement was conducted by Janet Rohr - bacher of the Howell Bicentennial Committee, under the official sanction and funding of the Howell Bicentennial Commission. This is one of the more than a dozen major and minor Bicentennial projects authorized and often funded by the Howell Bicentennial Committee. neighborhood and will testify as to his character for veracity of their belief of his services as a Soldier of the Revolution- " He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that him name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State. " Jonathan Cook Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid , M.S. Rumsey, Dep. Clk. This statement was followed by letters by David Higgens and Robert Campbell , both of Wayne supporting his claims which are here omitted. His pension was granted. Two accounts for Jonathan Cook were found in the State Archives of New York, as follows: "Saybrook, Conn. Sept. 26, 1776R eceived of Jonathan Cook three dollars . It being for the freight of two loads of corn and Household Goods and 3 passengers from Long Island to Saybrook. Rece'd Capt. James Harris." and " Middletown (Conn.) Feb . 19, 1777 Rec'd and Ex 'd the above account and think there is Justly due to Jonathan Cook, eighteen shillings Lawful money of Connecticut. pr . Thomas Dering , John Foster , Thomas Wickham ." ADDITIONAL DATA: His commander was Col. James Clinton. The North River he mentions was what is now known as the Hudson River. Ensign Paul Jones under whom he served was John Paul Jones who was then on Long Island (See " Refugees of 1776 From Long Island to Connecticut ") . Lord Sterling was William Alexander on the American side . The "Minute Men" Regiment to which he belonged was the First Regt. of Suffolk County Militia, commanded by Col. Josiah Smith . In 1837, he and his wife came to Michigan to be with their children. He bought a team of young horses , thinking to sell them and purchase a home in Ann Arbor and live in a cultured society . As he reached his daughter, Eunice Curtis ' home in Genoa Twp., his horses became frightened , ran the tongue through him. He lived five days afterward . He was buried in the old Howell cemetery and later removed to Lakeview. LEMUEL MONROE VITAL STATISTICS: His grave is in Lakeside cemetery , Marion Twp. Section 5. He has a large granite replacement headstone. His grave was marked in 1922 by Philip Livingston Chapter DAR He was born March 1, 1759 at Lexington , Mass . He died April 29, 1854 at Howell, Michigan . He was married three times and had six children by each wife. He married first Anna Towser on June 13, 1782 at North - ridge , Mass . His six children by her are unknown. He 31 married second Anna Potter and their children were: Elizabeth, wife of Ambrose Beach, Archibald, Freedom (son), Benjamin and Frederick. He married third, about 1810-1812M, artha Rawlings of Mendon, Monroe Co., N.Y. Their children were: Francis, Almira, wife of Henry Dusenbury, Nancy, wife of Jonathan Totman, Abigail, wife of Benjamin Joyner and then Ward Rice, Alexander and James Monroe. SERVICES: (direct quote from pension) "State of New York, Ontatio County-On this twenty seventh day of August 1832p ersonally appeared in open court before the Judges of the County court now sitting Lemuel Monroe a resident of the town of Bloomfield, County and State aforesaid aged seventy four years, who being duly sworn according to Law, doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832. "That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated . "1st-At the town of Upton in the County of Worchester and State of Massachusetts, on or about the first of November , the year 1776h e was called out in the Militia and served three months and went first to Dorchester , the names of the officers does not now recollect and was employed to keep guard . "2nd-At Upton aforesaid early in the spring of 1777 was called out again and served in Captain Ammidon's Company and was marched through Mendon to Providence (R.I.) and stationed in the Brick College, and was there employed to keep guard for three months and was then dismissed and went home. "3rd-At Templeton 11. the County aforesaid was again mustered in Capt. Wilder's Company in Colonel Sparkhawk 's Regiment and was marched through Deerfield and Charlemont to Bennington, Vermont and from thence was marched to Tuels (?) Mills and halted some days and then to Battenskill opposite to Saratoga Flatts . Saw Generals Lincoln, Arnold and Gates . This was at the taking of General Burgoyne. I was not in the Battle but was in several skirmishes on the out posts and took several prisoners. 18 at one time. Was then ordered back and was part of the guard that went with the prisoners to Winter Hill, near Boston. This tour was two months. I was discharged at Northbury in Worchester County. "4th-In August 1778I was drafted to go to Rhode Island in Capt. Thomas Baker 's Company in Colonel Ammidon's Regiment went to Tiverton and was engaged in building breast works and mounting guard. General Sullivan was in Command. Saw Generals Sullivan, Greene and LaFayette almost every day, and did duty with the regular troops. Was with the army when it retreated into Warren (R.I.), and was out two months, and then returned to Upton. "5-At Upton as aforesaid in 1779 was drafted and was marched to Providence (R.I.) and after a few days was marched to Quanset point to keep guard, the British Ships being in sight and at anchor. This was in the winter. Was out three months. The Captains name I do not remember. The Regiment was extended on the shore for many miles, and never mustered together. "6-At Barrie in the County 01 Worcester aforesaid I volunteered on the request of the Selectmen of the town, the year I do not remember . T l ,e Captains name I do not remember. Lieutenant Mills, Ensign Rand. Enlisted to go to King's Ferry in New York. Was marched to Danbury in Connecticut and was then ordered to West Point and arrived 32 there . General Mac Dougall was in Command . I saw him almost daily. I was in Colonel Drury 's Regiment. Was engaged in Repairing the Fort (?) and mounting guard. I was discharged late in the fall; and was out five months. Was sick was the reason for my discharge . "I had a discharge from the Hospital Surgeon, which I have lost, do not remember his name. I think this was the year 0781) Cornwallis was taken and near the close of the War. "Besides this tour, I was not called out again and did not serve afterward. I was born in Lexington, in Massachusetts on the 1st March 1759 have no record of my age. Never received a written discharge. "At the close of the war lived in Northbury State of Massachusetts; and for forty years or more past has lived in the County of Ontario ( N .Y.). He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no persons whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service. "He knows David Stout and Jonathan Mason of the town of Richmond in the County of Ontario and State of New York. He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any State. Lemuel Monroe Sworn and Subscribed the day and year aforesaid in open court." There were letters from David Stout and Jonathan Mason, both of Richmond, Ontario Co., N. Y. supporting his claims, which are omitted here. Later, certifying evidence was given by Capt. Thomas Baker, that he was one month and eighteen days in service 1779 at Claverack, N.Y. He also served in the War of 1812 from Monroe Co., N.Y. ADDITIONAL DATA: The Brick College is Brown University at Providence, R.I. After he resided at Upton, Mass., he probably lived at Northboro, Barre and possibly Templeton, Mass ., and in the 1790's in Dutchess County, N.Y. He was granted a pension in 1832 at Bloomfield, Ontario Co., N.Y. In 1834 Lemuel Monroe resided with a son in Macomb Co., Mich. He stated in 1837 that he had children in New York State. In 1839 he moved back to West Bloomfield, New York. He returned to Michigan and made his home with his son Francis Monroe who resided in Howell Township, Livingston County. EPHRAIM SMITH VITAL STATISTICS: He is buried in Lakeview cemetery, Howell, Livingston County, Mich., Section B, Lot 203, grave 5. He is buried on the Smith plot with his son, Waitstill Smith, a veteran of the War of 1812. Both graves were marked in 1930 by the S.A.R. and DAR. He was born September 24, 1740, at Hebron, Conn. He died October 7, 1839 in Marion Twp., Livingston County, Mich. He married in 1770M iss Abigail Higgens. She died in 1819b efore he came to Michigan. His children were : Waitstill (Waity) Smith and probably others. Henry H. Smith was a grandson, buried same lot. SERVICES: Unfortunately this segment <R&S) of the Revolutionary War records in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. is closed to the public temporarily . The records are bein.: microfilmed and access to these records will not be pc,,,sible for at least six months . However, from the Provincial Archives of New York the following records were gathered: "Ephraim Smith was in the 6th Company of New York, under Capt. Noble Benedict of Danbury , Conn. He enlisted May 12, 1775. Discharged October 23, 1775. " Empraim Smith was in Capt. Nathaniel Johnson's Company, Col. William Douglas Regt. raised 1776 to reinforce Washington 's Army at New York. Served in the City and on the Brooklyn front, being at the right of the line of works during the Battle of Long Island, August 27. Engaged in the retreat to New York, August 29-30. Stationed with Militia Brigade under Col. Douglas at Kip's Bay on the East River at time of the enemy's attack on New York, September 15, and forced to retreat. At Battle of White Plains , October 28. Term expired December 25, 1776. "An Ephraim Smith was in the Short Term Levies of the 5th Regt., 1781 under Lt. Col. Isaac Sherman, Wadsworth's Brigade . Service commenced July 5, 1781. His time in this service was 5 months and 13 days ." His descendants believe all these services refer to him. ADDITIONAL DATA: He was one of seven brothers in the Revolutionary War, died in 1839 aged 99 years and 13 days. He was probably born the earliest , 1740, of any resident of Livingston County. His son, Waitstill had a son Henry H. Smith and four daughters. MARSHALL TUBBS He is given in DAR records as buried in Lakeside cemetery, Marion Twp., Livingston County. Marked 1922 by Philip Livingston Chapter DAR. No record of any headstone for him has been found in this cemetery. Also no record for a man by this name has been found in Mass ., Conn., Vt., or N.Y. war records. There is no record of a man by this name ever residing in Livingston County. CALEB CURTIS This man is in a class by himself because he is a son of a French and Indian War soldier. VITAL STATISTICS: He is buried in Lakeview cemetery, Howell, Mich., Section C, Lot 157, grave 3, with an old style headstone. His body was removed from the old cemetery. He was born May 15, 1781 in Conn., died March 21, 1864, Howell, Mich. He married 1808 Eunice Cook born April 8, 1788, died May 12, 1881, Howell, Mich. His children were : Harriet, Sophronia, Mary wife of J.C. Mason, Benjamin C., Philo and Henry Curtis . SON OF: Daniel Curtis born 1735 Conn., died 1817 and buried Wayne, N.Y. who married Abial Hanchett born June 15, 1740; died July 18, 1822, Steuben Co., N.Y. FATHER'S SERVICES: Daniel Curtis served in the French and Indian War with Capt. Samuel : 1mo · of Sharon, Conn. This man 's grave and his father 's se1 vices were discovered through the Howell Bicentennial project. JOHN B. BRITTIN VITAL STATISTICS: He is buried in the Chilson cemetery, Section 28, Genoa Twp., with a very old headstone. (The name is also spelled Britten and Britton j. He was born November 28, 1801 in New Jersey . He died 1878, Genoa Twp., Livingston Co., He married about 1825, Margaret Snyder , born May 15, 1803; died March 22, 1861. He resided Seneca and Steuben Cos., N.Y. and Wayne Co., Mich. His children were: Zachariah , John I., William S., Henry V., Martinus S., Lydia C., wife of Vine C. Dawley, Alfred Moore, Thomas Crandall, Nicholas S., and Mary wife of Alfred Cater. SON OF: John Britten , 2nd, born 1758, died 1834 and Hannah Lott born 1769, died 1845. FATHER'S SERVICES: He was a private in New Jersey lines. Pension granted May 18, 1821. Richard, his brother of Seneca Co., N.Y. signed an affidavit in 1820i n his behalf . This man 'g grave and his father 's war service was discovered through the Howell Bicentennial project. NATHAN COOK VITAL STATISTICS: He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery , Howell, Mich., Section C, Lot 157, grave 2. He has an old headstone. He was born July 3, 1782i n New York state. He died July 11, 1871a t Howell, Livingston Co., Mich. He married first Sarah Hunt and second Chloe Cobb. It is unknown if he had children . SON OF: Jonathan Cook born August 17, 1754, Southampton , Long Island, N. Y.; died October 5, 1837 Genoa Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. He married Eunice Chapel born October 1757, died April 8, 1842. FATHER'S SERVICES: See Jonathan Cook, Revolutionary soldier . This man's grave and father's war service was discovered through the Howell Bicentennial project . DAVID HIGHT VITAL STATISTICS: He is huried in the Chilson cemetery, Section 28, Genoa Twp., with an old headstone. He is buried beside his wife and son, Nathan . He was born June 21, 1781i n New Jersey . He died March 9, 1880 (family records ) and April 29, 1885 (in County records ), in Genoa Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. He was married March 15, 1804 to Mehetabell Cook, born July 15, 1780, died July 8, 1864. His children were : Sally Ann wife of Reuben Haight , Hannah wife of James Stewart, John D., Nathan C., William S., Harriet, and Deborah Hight. SON OF: John N. Hight born January 9, 1756 New Jersey, died supposedly 1832 in New York, married Hannah Savage . FATHER'S SERVICES: John N. Hight was an Orderly Sergeant, New Jersey troops. He lost his home and valuable library when Princeton, N.J . was burned 1776 by the British . He removed to Steuben County, N.Y. This man's grave and his father 's services were discovered through the Howell Bicentennial project. FRANCIS MONROE VITAL STATIS'l'lC~ . He is buried at Lakeview Cemetery , Howell, Mich. bt:::,J,e his wife, Section E, Lot 24, grave 4 or 6. He was born August 8, 1813 at Mendon, Monroe Co., N.Y. He died March 6, 1892, Howell, Mich. He married first September 8, 1834L uana Hicks born 1815, died February 17, 1868, Howell, Mich. He married second Mrs. Sarah Brininstoole . His children were (by first wife): Henry 0 ., Francis N., Jam es 1\1., Norton M., George W., Mary L. wife of William Bezan. Luana Amelia, Margaret Helen, William H., Lucinda M. \\ 1fv of Benjamin B. Morgan . SO"IIO F : Lemuel Monroe born March 1, 1759a t Lexington , Mass ., died April 29, 1854, Howell, Mich. and his third wife, Martha Rawlings , born 1782. 33 FATHER'S SERVICES: See Lemuel Monroe, Revolutionary soldier. This son's grave and father's record was discovered by the Howell Bicentennial project. JAMES MONROE VITAL STATISTICS : He is buried in Lakeview cemetery , Howell, Mich., Section H, Lot 137, grave, beside his wife. He was born April 'l:/, 1827 at East Bloomfield or Richmond , Ontario Co., N.Y. He died May 'l:I, 1898, Howell, Mich. He married 1857 Nancy Garmer , born October 3, 18'2:I, died May 1, 1894, Howell, Mich. His children were: Libby B. wife of Charles Warren, Dwight D., George L., Addie M., wife of Arthur Garland , Arthur L., Cora M., wife of Wells Bennett . SON OF: Lemuel Monroe, see Francis Monroe. FATHER'S SERVICES: See Lemuel Monroe, Revolutionary soldier . His grave and father 's services were discovered through the Howell Bicentennial project. WAITSTILL SMITH VITAL STATISTICS: He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Mich., Section B, Lot 203, grave 6. His grave was marked with a S.A.R. Bronze medallion , both as a son of a Revolutionary War soldier and as a soldier of the War of 1812. He was called Waity Smith . He was born July 14, 1773 at Hebron, Connecticut. He died December 14, 1845 (cemetery record ) or died September 14, 1845 (monumen t) at Handy Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. He married 1796 Susannah Bull Bratt who died 1838. He married second Mrs . Mary G. Sage . His children , all by first wife were: Eliza wife of Elnathan Botsford , Lucy S. wife of David Dickerson , Olivia Fedelia wife of John L. Wing, and Henry H. Smith , also another daughter . SON OF: Ephraim Smith born September 24, 1740 Hebron, Conn.; died October 7, 1839 Marion Twp., Livingston Co., Mich ; married 1770 Abigail Higgens , died 1819. FATHER 'S SERVICES: See Ephraim Smith, Revolutionary soldier . CHARLES VAN WINKLE VITAL STATISTICS: He is buried in the Gilkes cemetery, Section 5, Putnam Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. He is buried beside his wife. He was born August 27, 1785 in Pa . or New Jersey . He died February 27, 1850, Marion or Putnam Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. He married 1806 Jane Locke, born 1783, died October 13, 1850, Marion or Putnam Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. His children were : Jacob Locke, Margaret , Susan wife of Dana Morse, Mary Ann wife of Payne Fitch , Naomi wife of Ephraim Martin , Peter , Harriet wife of Chauncey Smith, John , Jane L. wife of Thomas Ross and Charles D. V.1n- Winkle. SON OF: Johannes VanWinkle born December 6, 1733; dieu August 13, 1839 and his wife, Naomi Dickerson whom he married February 21, 1768. FATHER's services: Johannes Van Winkle was an Ensign in Pa . troops . He also served in 1777 as an Ensign in the Continental Army under Capt. John Marshall , Col. William Stewart 's Regiment. This grave and his father 's services were discovered by the Howell Bicentennial project. 34 Widow and Daughters of Revolutionary War Soldien EUNICE (CHAPEL) COOK This woman is the only widow of a Revolutionary War soldier in the Howell area ; the others are all daughters of soldiers . VITAL STATISTICS: She is buried in Lakeview Cemetery , Howell, Mich., Section C., Lot 157, grave 4. She is buried near her husband. Her body was removed from the old cemetery . Her grave was marked by Philip Livingston Chapter DAR. She was born October , 1757, Long Island , N.Y., the daughter of Benjamin Chapel and Eunice Kruger. She died April 8, 1842, Genoa Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. She married before 1775 Jonathan Cook born August 17, 1754, Southampton, N.Y.; died October 5, 1837 Genoa Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. Her children were : See Jonathan Cook, Revolutaionary soldier . WIFE OF: See Jonathan Cook. HUSBAND'S SERVICES: See Jonathan Cook. NANCY(DEARBORN)BROOKS VITAL STATISTICS: She is buried in Lakeview Cemetery , Howell, Mich., Section C, Lot 5. Her grave was located by Philip Livingston Chapter DAR. She was born December 30, 1783 at Chester , New Hampshire. She died January 30, 1881 at Howell, Mich. She married Joseph Brooks . It is unknown if she had children . DUAGHTER OF: Asa Dearborn , born July 25, 1756, Chester , New Hampshire ; died October 16, 1831 Chelsea , Vermont. He married Anna Emerson , born November 14, 1763 Chester , New Hampshire, died August 10, 1852. FATHER'S SERVICES: Asa Dearborn , Pvt. , enlisted August 5, 1778. Discharged August 28, 1778. Time in service 28 days. In Capt. Joseph Dearborn 's company , Col. Moses Nichol's Regt. of Volunteers which marched from the state of Ne,, Hampshire and joined the Continental Army at Rhode ls1ci1al, August 1778. Two days allowed for travel. Also in Capt. Joseph Dearborn 's company in Continental Service against Canada as mustered and paid by John Dudley, Esq ., Paymaster. His widow received a pension . MISS MARY COOK VITAL STATISTICS : She is buried in Lakeview Cemetery , Howell, Mich., Section C, Lot 157, grave 1. The old headstone is here , but broken . Her grave was marked by Philip Livingston Chapter DAR. She was born October , 1794 at Corning, N.Y. She died September 10, 1874 at Howell, Mich. She was unmarried . DAUGHTER OF: Jonathan Cook. See this in Eunice (Cook) Curtis. FATHER'S SERVICES: See Jonathan Cook, Revolutionary soldier . EUNICE (COOK) CURTICE VITAL STATISTICS: She is buried in Lakeview cemetery , Howell, Mich., Section C, Lot 157, grave 6. She is buried beside her husband . Her grave was marked by Philip Livingston Chapter DAR. She was born April 8, 1788 in New York City, N.Y . She died May 12, 1881, at Howell, Mich. She married 1808 Caleb Curtis, born May 15, 1781, died 1864 Howell, Mich. Her children : See Caleb Curtis . DAUGHTER OF: Jonathan Cook. See Jonathan Cook, Revolutionary soldier . FATHER'S SERVICES : See Jonathan Cook. METHABELL (COOK) HIGHT VITAL STATISTICS: She is buried in the Chilson cemetery , Section 28, Genoa Twp., Livingston Co., Mich., beside her husband and son, Nathan . She was born July 15, 1780, Saybrook , Conn. She died July 8, 1864, Genoa Twp., Livingston Co., Michigan. She married March 15, 1804 David Hight. He was born June 21, 1781; died March 9, 1880. Her children: See David Hight , son of Revolutionary soldier . FATHER'S SERVICES: See Jonathan Cook. Her records were discovered through the Howell Bicentennial project. LUCINDA (WAKEMAN) NORTON VITAL STATISTICS: She is buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Section 5, Marion Twp., Livingston Co., Mich. Her grave was marked by Philip Livingston Chapter DAR. She was born March 2, 1810 at Ballston Spa, New York . She died February 26, 1868 at Howell, Mich. She married April 19, 1838 to Henry Hazard Norton , born November 15, 1808; died Jul y 22, 1874. Her children were : Helen Sarah , Henry G. Henry H., Francis A. wife of Henry F . Lake , and possibly Malcom D. Norton . DAUGHTER OF: Stephen Wakeman , Jr ., born September 19, 1761, Greenfarms, Conn., died September 16, 1852 at Lockport , N.Y. He married June 29, 1789 Sarah Whitehead , born August 24, 1764 Greenfarms, Conn.; died May 11, 1844. FATHER'S SERVICES : Stephen Wakeman, Jr. enlisted Fairfield, Conn., a Private. Served 19 months, part of time under Capt . Nash . He received pension 1832. Buried Cold Spring cemetery, Lockport, N. Y. His father , Stephen, Sr. was also in the war. MARY ANN (DEARBORN ) SKILBECK VITAL STATISTICS : She is buried in Lakeview Cemeter y, Howell, Mich., Section C, Lot 6, grave 3. Her grave was marked by Philip Livingston Chapter DAR. She was born March 4, 1807 at Chelsea , Vermont. She died March 25, 1877 at Howell, Mich. She married Joseph B. Skilbeck , born England , died April 23, 1894, Howell, Mich. Her children were: John E ., Frances A., Parle y, and Elizabeth wife of Andrew D. Waddell , possibly others . DAUGHTER OF: Asa Dearborn , see her sister , Nancy (Dearborn ) Brooks. FATHER'S SERVICES: See Nancy (Dearborn ) Brooks . MARGARET (MORRIS ) THOMPSON VITAL STATISTICS: She is buried in Lakeview cemeter y, Howell, Mich., Section B, Lot 157, grave 2. She is buried with her husband . Her grave was marked by Philip Livingston Chapter DAR. She was born August 11, 1780 in New York state . She died April 11, 1866, Howell, Mich. She married before 1800, Moses Thompson. He was born February 2, 1775; died December 2, 1841a t Howell, Mich. In 1804h e moved to Herkimer Co., N.Y. Her children were : Lewis , Rachel wife of Garre t Houghtaling and then wife of Alva Preston , Morris , Edward , Joseph Randall , Lucinda wife of Ezra Frisb y, Jane wife of Alva Crittenden , Elizabeth wife of Amos S. Slader and Maria wife of Charles Clark. DAUGHTER OF: (by tradition ) Lewis Morris , born April 8, 1726, January 22, 1798 Morrisania , N.Y. He married September24 , 1749 Mary Beekman Walton , born February , 1727, died March 11, 1794. FATHER 'S SERVICES: Lewis Morr is was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence ; Major-General in Revolutionary War ; Delegate to Continental Congress ; member of Board of Regents of the Universit y of New York . Barbara Pettibone stands by the Centennial flag which will be on display on a rotating basis during this Bicentennial year . Mike Hagman, vice -chairman of the Howell Bicentennial Committee , made arrangements to have the flag framed and enclosed in glass to preserve it. Vincent White made the wood frame for it . At the end of the Bicentennial year , the flag will be returned to Mrs . Luc i lle Taylor of Howell who discovered it and other early antiques when she was cleaning out the attic of her father , Edward Guzman of Detroit . 35 Year 1833-year of exploration for Howell Township, prospectors and settlers followed. On May 14, 1834M r. George S. Sage and his father, James Sage came with families and settled upon land selected by George T. Sage. James Sage's log house was on the site across from where the Recreation Center is now. Geo. T. Sage's house was across the Grand River Trail to the south nearly in the center of what is now Grand River. In 1835: Moses Thompson with son, Lewis and daughters, Rachel (after Mrs . Houghtaling , later Mrs. Preston and Lucina (Mrs. Ezra Frisbee ) left Herkimer County, N.Y. traveled through Canada in a double buggy drawn by a second team of horses brought to Howell reached Detroit, May 25. 36 In 1835F lavius J . B. Crane and Edward Brooks platted 120 acres into village of Howell. It is told in Crittenden 's Histor y of Howell, that Mr. Crane gave as reason for his idea of the name Howell, his friend , Thomas Howell, son of Judge Howell of Canandaigua, N.Y.; but his intimate friends were sure that Mr. Howell's pretty sister was the real person whose name the town bore . For many years , however, the town was called Livingston Center . 1835 settlers: Joseph Porter , Sec. 7; Samuel Waddel, Sec. 17; Whitely Woodruff, Sec. 17; David H. Austin , Sec. 21; Elisha H. Smith , Sec. 21; Nathaniel Johnson, Sec. 23; Alvin Crittenden, Sec. 23; Merrit S. Havens, wife, Sally T. Austin, Sec. 23; Francis Field, Sec. 23; Moses Thompson , wife, Margaret, Sec. 25, children Randolph , Lucinda , Jane ; Lewis Thompson, Sec. 25; Morris Thompson , Sec. 25; Edward Thompson , Sec. 25; Amos Adams , Sec. 36; F. J. B. Crane , Sec. 36; Alexander Fraser, (father of Mrs. John D. Pinckney ), Sec. 36; Andrew Riddle, Sept. , wife, Isabel Taylor , children: James , Elizabeth, Isabel, Andrew , William, Margaret, Alexander. Sec. 36. 1836 settlers: William McPherson, wife, Elizabeth Riddle, children : Isabella , William, Jr. , Alexander, Elizabeth , Martin John , Edw a rd Gregory, Mary Lenore, Ella ; Joseph H. Steel ; Giles Tucker ; Enos B. Taylor ; John Russell ; Peter Johnson ; Sherburn Crane; Joseph Tucker. 1837 settlers: Edward F. Gay, Richard Fishbeck; John T. Watson; James White, started cabinet shop ; George W. Jewett ; Almon Whipple , wife, Mary Curtis ; 0 . J. Field; Josiah P. Jewett ; George W. Jewett ; Huram Bristol ; Sardis Davis ; Conrad Wool; Adam Rohrabacher ; Ebenezer and Matthew West. 1838 settlers: Dr . Wellington A. Glover ; Dr. Gardner Wheeler ; Dr. Gardner Mason; Rev. Henry Root ; Rev . Thomas Baker . 1839 settlers: Dr . Charles A. Jeffries ; John Curtis; Rev . Edward E. Gregory ; Joseph B. Skilbeck ; John R. Neely ; Joseph Rowe; Hon. Judge Josiah Turner ; Shubel B. Sliter ; Nelson G. Isbell. 1840 settlers: At this time Judge Turner said only 13 families lived at Livingston Center. He added: Allen C. Weston, Orrin J . Field. 1840-1844se ttlers: L. H. and L. K. Hewett ; Richard B. Hall ; Dr . William Huntington; Dr. E. F. Olds; Harrington and Mulloy; Andrew L. Hill; Eli Carpenter ; Hickey and Galloway; Nicholas Sullivan ; George Greenaway and Son; William R. Melvin ; Chester Hazard; George and Fred Lee ; Leander C. Smith ; Elijah Coffren ; "Cuff" Simons ; Hezekiah Gates ; Marvin Gaston . 37 J Family scene with their brick house about 1884. The centennial parade in 1876. 38 ....,......_ __ . _....,.... _________ - ------ ... - William McPherson I and his family. Early Settlers The McPherson Family By ROBERT H. McPHERSON On September 17, 1836, William McPherson, his wife, Elizabeth Riddle McPherson , and their three children, Isabella , William Jr ., and Alexander arrived in Howell, then known as Livingston Centre, from Scotland. William Early Settlen Coordinator William McPherson, IV. Born Howell, Michigan, August 2, 1912. Son of William McPherson, 111 and Marguerite Mills McPherson . Grandson of Edward G . McPherson and Rosalie Lee McPherson . Great grandson of William McPherson and Elizabeth Riddle McPherson . Educated Howell Public Schools through Grade 10. Graduated Asheville School for Boys, Asheville, N .C., 1930. Graduated University of Michigan, 1934. Employed McPherson State Bank, 1935-73. Served in various officer capacities, and retired as president . Civic activities: Boy Scouts of America, Howell Area Community Chest , American Red Cross , American Cancer Society , Livingston County Republican Committee, Howell City Investment Commission, Howell Rotary Club, Chemung Hills Country Club , Howell Elks Lodge, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, First Presbyterian Church, Army of U .S. 1942-1945 in W .W . 11. McPherson was a blacksmith , having learned and practiced his trade in Scotland . Mrs . McPherson 's father, Andrew Riddle, also a blacksmith, had arrived in Howell in the spring of that year and built a log blacksmith shop. So after building a log house for his family 's home, William was ready to start his business in his father-in-law 's shop. His first day's business consisted of repairing a sight on a musket and making a clapper for a cow bell. During the following year, Andrew Riddle moved to Oceola Township, and William McPherson continued in the blacksmith business until 1843. William and Elizabeth McPherson were instrumental in organizing the First Presbyterian Church in Howell. William also served on a committee to establish the first school. He was elected a director and treasurer of a company that was organized to build a railroad from Detroit to Howell. After several years of work and an eventual reorganization of the company, the railroad was completed to Lansing , and was known as the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad . It later became part of the Pere Marquette System . Four sons and four daughters were born to William and Elizabeth McPherson . Besides Isabella, William Jr . and Alexander , who were born in Scotland , there were Martin J., Edward G., Elizabeth (Mrs. E. P . Gregory) , Mary (Mrs. H. T. Browning), and Ella (Mrs . F . A. Smith ). Isabella became Mrs. H. H. Mills. All of the eight children were married , and all except Alexander and Martin J . raised families of children . Their descendants , now numbering more than ninety , are scattered across the country from New England to California and from Michigan to Florida . Those living in Howell with their families are William McPherson IV, Alexander M. McPherson, Edward G. McPherson , W. McPherson Smith, Jr ., Alan R. McPherson and Robert H. 39 The women's club celebrate the completion of the R.B. McPherson home, 1915. McPherson. Robert T. McPherson, although not living in Howell, is active in business here. After going out of the blacksmith business in 1843, William McPherson embarked on a long career with the retail store business, first in two successive ventures with partners, then with three of his sons as they grew to manhood and were taken into the business. In 1864 the firm name was changed to William McPherson and Sons. William remained active in the business until his retirement in 1887 at the age of 83. The business was continued by his son, Martin J . and others into the 1920's. The McPherson Store occupied three store buildings on the north side of the first block of West Grand River Avenue. It was the 19th century, small town version of the department store. The east side featured men's and women's clothing, dry goods, notions, etc. A grocery store was in the middle, and the west side was occupied by a shoe department. A carpet department was on the second floor where there were big rolls of carpeting. As a small boy, I especially remember the grocery store with the big red coffee grinder standing in the center of the floor. Sometimes I was allowed the thrill of turning the crank . In April, 1865, Alexander McPherson established a bank under the name of Alex McPherson and Company, Bankers, located in a small building at 105 West Grand River Avenue. The site of this building is now the west side of the D. and C. Store. The banking business grew steadily under his management for twenty five years. He was then asked to become president of the First and Old Detroit National Bank, an honor which he accepted, and he and his wife moved to Detroit in 1890. While serving in this capacity in Detroit, he was a co-founder of the Detroit Trust Company, which later merged with the Detroit Bank to form what is now the Detroit Bank and Trust Company. The management of the Alex McPherson and Company Bank in Howell was taken over by his brother, William McPherson, Jr., who continued as manager until his death in 1915.B usiness conditions were bad in 1893, and people began to lose confidence in banks . In order to reassure his depositors, William McPherson, Jr. bought 40 some gold in Detroit, and put it on display in the front window of the bank. The public could see at a glance that the bank was in sound financial condition, and there was no unusual withdrawal of deposits. The bank was incorporated in 1915, and the name was changed to McPherson State Bank. Also at about that time, the bank moved across the street into the building now occupied by the Itsell Clothing Store, where it remained until 1959, when it moved into the present building at 207 North Michigan. Since its incorporation, the following men have served as president: Martin J. McPherson, 1915-1931, R. Bruce McPherson, 1931-1955W, illiam McPherson III, 1955- 1965,R obert H. McPherson 1965-1968W, illiam McPherson IV, 1968-1973,A lexander M. McPherson, 1973 to the present. Hugh A. McPherson, a cousin of William McPherson, Sr., served as manager of the bank under president Martin J. McPherson from 1915 until his appointment as State Banking Commissioner by Governor Groesbeck in 1921. At that time, William McPherson III assumed the management position as executive vice president, serving under presidents Martin J. McPherson and R. Bruce McPherson until his own election as president in 1955. Other family members serving in top management at the present time are W. McPherson Smith, Jr., executive vice president, and Edward G. McPherson, senior vice president. For many years, the McPherson brothers and R. Bruce McPherson, son of William, Jr., were interested in farming. At one time, various members of the family owned farms near Howell, Hartland, Fowlerville, Webberville , and Lansing . About 1870, William McPherson , Jr. bought a tract of land in the eastern edge of Ingham County. Part of this he platted and subdivided into town lots, and founded the Village of Webberville. The rest was sold as farm land, mostly to people immigrating from Europe . When these people cut the trees to clear their land for farming they were able to earn some money by selling the wood to the railroad to be used in the wood burning locomotives. In the early 1900's Livingston County ranked second in the nation in the number of registered Holstein cattle in the county. Martin J . McPherson and R. Bruce McPherson each had herds of registered Holsteins, and we still have the trophies and ribbons that were won by these fine cattle at fairs and shows. The farm west of Lansing, since subdivided and sold, was used once a year as the circus grounds for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus . One of my childhood thrills was the annual trip to Lansing with my father to see the circus. We left early in the morning to be there in time to see the wagons loaded with equipment come in, and watch the raising of the big tents . One year there had been a lot of rain before circus day, and the wheels of the heavy wagons cut through the soft ground so the horses couldn't pull them . Then they brought out the elephants and had them push the wagons through the mud. This was quite a sight to see, and made an impression on one small boy. Beginning about 1870, the U.S. Government was selling tracts of timberlands to supply lumber for the building needs of the growing nation . The loggers who cut the timber and sold the logs wanted to buy these lands on an installment basis to avoid tying up their capital. This meant that someone had to buy the lands from the government and sell them to the loggers on timber contracts so they could pay for each forty acres as they cut the timber from it. A number of Michigan families, including the McPherson brothers began their timber dealings in northern Michigan. They were later joined by R. Bruce McPherson and extended their dealings to Louisiana and Mississippi , and later to Oregon and Washington . The Louisiana land was purchased in 1890. William McPherson , Jr. , returning from a convention in St. Louis, met a man on the train who told him about a tract of timberland in Louisiana that was about to be offered for sale by the government. It was said to be a beautiful stand of southern pine, on level ground, free of underbrush and easy to log. After talking with his brothers about it, it was decided that he and his son, R. Bruce McPherson , then twenty years old, and Martin J . McPherson should go to Louisia_na to look at this tract , and to buy it if they decided it was a good investment. While they were out in the middle of the Louisiana forest , they were surprised to meet a group of men from Jackson , Michigan. It was obvious to each group why the others were there . After a little conversation, it was also obvious that both groups wanted to buy it. So they talked it over and decided that instead of racing to the land office to try to get it first , they would divide it up. So they went to the land office together , and each group took half of it. Eventually this proved to be the most successful of the timberland investments . Many years later, William McPherson, Jr . went to that land office again, and was very surprised when the man in charge greeted him and called him by name . " How did you know my name? " he asked . The man replied , " Because you came into this office many years ago and bought a tract of land, and I thought you were the ------est fool in the United States. " The timberlands are long since gone, but the mineral rights , reserved when the lands were sold, are still held and administered by members of the family . Before Michigan had a Public Service Commission, William McPherson , Jr . served for a number of years as State Railway Commissioner. During his administration , a railroad yard workman was killed when his foot was caught between the rails of a switch , and he was unable to free himself before being run down by a locomotive that couldn't stop in time . After this tragic accident , William McPherson, Jr . conceived the idea of installing wooden blocks in the spaces between the rails of switches so that this kind of accident could not occur again. He ordered these safety blocks to be installed in the switches in all railroad yards and sidings in Michigan. These blocks are still in use, and have undoubtedly prevented other similar accidents from happening since that time . In 1915, Howell Electric Motors Company was established by R. Bruce McPherson and his nephew, McPherson Spencer , to manufacture electric motors . About the same time the Spencer-Smith Machine Company was organized by W. McPherson Smith, Sr., and Henry N. Spencer . This company manufactured pistons and other parts for the automobile industry . Both of these businesses, now under different ownerships and different names , continue to operate in Howell, serving the needs of industry and providing employment for local people. A more recent family business is McPherson Oil Company, established in 1928b y R. Bruce and Robert H. McPherson . It is a petroleum products distributing business with headquarters in Howell, and branches in Fowlerville , Milford, South Lyon, Whitmore Lake, Pinckney and Chelsea . The company supplies nineteen service stations as well as fuel oil customers , farms and businesses in four counties. Robert T. McPherson , son of Robert H., has served as president since 1965, with general management in the hands of Ernst W. Riemann, executive vice president. No story of the McPherson family in Howell would be complete without a tribute to Paul H. Uber . After graduating from Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie , New York, Paul Uber came to Howell to work for my grandfather , William McPherson, Jr ., as accountant and secretary of the family business interests . For the next sixty four years he worked with four generations of McPhersons until his retirement in 1972. In addition to his accounting work he was also active in management , serving as an officer and director of the family corporations. At the same time, during many of these years , he was also serving as managing partner of the McPherson and Uber Insurance Agency. He continued his active career long after the usual retirement age by his own choice. The capable work, loyalty and devotion of Paul Uber has made a very important contribution to whatever success the McPherson family has had in business in Howell. He now makes his home in El Cajon, California . Once a year he returns to Howell for a visit , and always comes to our office when he is here. We pay tribute to a fine friend and associate , Paul H. Uber . Home of William McPherson 11. 41 Start of the great snow, 1947. This car sat downtown in the middle of Grand River for 4 days. The ltsell Family By RUTH CATHERINE ITSELL AND BARBARA ANN ITSELL In 1845, Andrew J. Itsell, Sr. (then spelled ITZELL), his wife, Christina F ., and their five small children moved from Detroit into the wilds of Marion Township. There they pioneered a homestead amidst deer, bear, and game birds on the 50 acres of land that they had purchased three years earlier from Horatio Foster. Only an occasional settler had preceeded them into this section of the country. Records show that additional land purchases were made by Andrew J. and Christina F . during the next several years: two 40-acre parcels by United States Land Patents which were signed by the Assistant Secretary to President James K. Polk in 1847 and 1849; and adjacent farmland purchased from John Loree and Adam Schmeik in 1849 and 1853 respectively. Four sons and one daughter were born of their marriage . They were Paul C., Andrew J ., Stephen W., Charles E., and Mary R. All five of the children attended academy and normal schools. Although their father died in 1858 at the age of 55, in 1861 the boys set about building a large, two-story house for a home. With the outbreak of the Civil War, however, they felt the country needed their services, and they left the house standing unfinished until after peace was declared . Paul C., the first to enlist , did so in 1861. He served in the battles before Richmond with the infamous I Company of the 5th Michigan Infantry. He was captured, imprisoned in Libby Prison , and released in 1861 in poor health. Andrew J ., newly graduated from normal school, enlisted with the Michigan Sharpshooters in December of 1862. He was later commissioned by Michigan Governor Blair to recruit Company K of the 10th Cavalry . He did so, serving as its Captain. Within two months, his brothers Stephen W. (who left his studies at an academy), and Paul C. (who had partially regained his health) , enlisted . The three brothers served together in the 10th Cavalry, Company K from September of 1863 until mustering out at the end of the war in November, 1865. Their mother, Christina F., died at the age 42 of 74 in October of 1873. Both she and her husband are buried in what is now known as The Lakeside Cemetery in Marion Township. It would be twenty-six years before all five children would be re-united again . The occasion was a gala two-day family reunion in 1887.T he festivities were held at the homes of Paul C., in Marion Township, and Charles E. , in Genoa Township. Both Paul C. and Charles E . remained life-long residents of the area. Their two brothers and sister , who no longer resided locally, returned for the reunion . Brother Andrew J., a professor of education , came from San Francisco California. ' He later married, had two daughters and one son and established permanent residence in California. Br'other Stephen W. and his wife, Frances, were in attendance from Detroit, where they owned and operated a hardware business . Their sister, Mary R. , attended the reunion with her husband , U. S. Hackett, journeying from their home in Groten in the Dakota territory . In later years, however, the Hacketts returned from the Dakota Territory and lived in Howell. Paul C. and his wife, Sarah J . resided in Marion Township. They had four children : Manley J., May N., Paul, and Buelah B. The parents and four children are buried in The Lakeside Cemetery in Marion Township. Charles E. and his wife, Catherine Redinger Itsell lived for several years in Marion Township before purchasing a farm in 1882 one mile east of the village of Howell on Grand River Road in Genoa Township. Situated on the crest of a hill, it offered a sweeping view of the village and surrounding farmland . Additions were made to the original structure of the house, and a second barn was built in 1883. It was here that they raised their two sons and two daughters: Charles, Lillian C., Mary R., and Henry J. Charles E. and Catherine farmed this land until their retirement in 1904, when they moved into the village of Howell, residing on West Washington Street. It was then that their eldest son, Charles , and his bride , Sarah Ann Finley Itsell, took over farm operations and became the second generation to raise a family on the homesite. The two daughters of Charles E . and Catherine went on to establish careers for themselves in the field of education. Lillian C., who taught in Lansing, retires as Principal of Oak Park School in 1938. When she died in July of 1947, Lillian C. was living with her sister, Mary R., in Detroit. Mary R. , who had taught in the Jackson area before moving to Detroit, continued to teach about thirty-five years before her retirement as Assistant Principal of Condon Intermediate School in 1944. She died in December of 1957. Old municipal heat and electric plant . Henry J . and his wife, Effie L. McGrain Itsell , were united in marriage in 1917. They purchased a 140-acre farm located on the southwest corner of Grand River and Latson Roads , where they lived their entire lives . For many years they were primarily dairy farmers. In about 1928, Henry J. was elected to his first Genoa Township office. For the next forty-five years he remained active in township affairs , serving in every office except clerk . He was Genoa Township Supervisor for fourteen years , and resigned as elected official in 1972. Henry J. and Effie L. had four children : Charles J. , Mary E ., Mildred L. and Barbara C. Charles J : and his wife, Shirley Fettig Itsell , and their son, James M., reside on the original farm land adjacent to the home of his parents . Charles J . is a farmer and has continued to farm the original 140 acres , plus additional acreage. He is a member of the Howell Rotar y, the Farm Bureau , a Director on the Board of the Howell Co-operative Association , and the Soil Conservation District , and a past member of the Zoning Board of Genoa Township. Mary E . is marr ied to Charles E . Wilkinson, Jr. , and they reside on Bowen Road in Howell. Charles E . is sales manager at Hilltop Ford , Incorporated in Howell. Mary E. is Secretary to the Superintendent of the Hillcres t Center . They have a son, Charles E . III , and a daughter , Mary Ann. Both are graduates of the Interlochen Arts Academy and attended the Cleveland Institute of Music. Mildred L. is a licensed practical nurse who is employed and resides in Ann Arbor . Barbara C. is a secretar y with the Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation. She resides in Lansing . Henry J ., their father , died in September of 1974. His wife, Effie L., preceded him in death in September of 1973. Both are buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Howell, as are Henry J. 's sisters , Lillian C. and Mary R. Charles and Sarah Ann Finley Itsell were united in marriage in 1904, the year that Charles ' parents , Charles E . and Catherine, had retired from farming and had moved into the village of Howell. Charles and Sarah A. made their home on the farm and worked the 160 acres which had been tilled by his father before him . This was to be the only home in which Charles and Sarah A. would reside during their forty-three years of marriage . Charles continued farming even after he was elected to the office of Superintendent of the Poor , an office which he held for some 20 years . This was a County Agency designated to offer assistance to those residents of the area whose financial circumstances did not cover the necessities of life. When the county discontinued this office, Charles was appointed to the Board of Social Welfare. At that time he also did investigative work locally for the Michigan Crippled Children's Commission in Lansing . When he died in October of 1952, Charles was still activel y serving on both the Board of Social Welfare and the Michigan Crippled Children 's Commission . Sarah A., his wife, had preceded him in death in March of 1947. Both are buried in Mount Olivet Cemeter y in Howell. Charles and Sarah A. had six children : Steven W., Ruth C., Charles W., and Robert H. Two daughters, Alice E . and Lucille E . both died in early childhood. Their eldest son, Steven W., and his wife, Katherine M. Whalen Itsell , built a home on land adjacent to the home of Steven W.'s parents . After graduation from Cleary College in Ypsilanti , Steven W. began working at the First National Bank in Howell in 1925. He was with the First National Bank for forty-seven years , and at the time of his retirement in 1972 was the President of that institution . During his banking career , Steven W. had seen the First National Bank grow from a small countr y bank employing three employees and the president , to a spacious , attractive , well-organized banking institution with 47 employees . The Michigan House and Senate jointly passed a resolution honoring Steven W. on the occasion of his retirement. Through the years , Steven W. has been acti ve in communit y affairs , is a charter member and past president of the Lions Club in Howell, a member of the Howell Elks Club, and a member of the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce . In 1970 Steven W. was named " Boss of the Year " by the Howell Ja ycees . Steven W. and Katherine M. have two children : David Q. and Judith A. David Q. and his wife, Barbara Ann McDonald Itsell , reside on Burns Drive in Howell. They have three children : Michael J ., John D., and Mary Katherine . David Q. has been actively involved in business in the community since 1954 when he owned and operated a bulk fuel oil distributorship in the Howell area . From 1957 to 1959 he owned Itsells Restaurant on Grand River Avenue and Main Street in Brighton . In 1959 he built the A&W Root Beer Drive In on East Grand River in Howell. The A&W was the first franchised fast -food operation to be established in Howell. In 1968 he sold the A&W Drive In and established the Ditch Witch Trencher Sales of Michigan, Incorporated . The business facility is located three miles west of Howell on Grand River Avenue. Judith A. and her husband , James P . Elliott reside in Howell. Judith A. was employed many year s locally and with the University of Michigan Dental School as a Certified Dental Assistant. James P . holds a Masters Degree in History . Ruth C. is a graduate of Clear y College of Ypsilant i. She worked several years as a secretary in the Register of Deeds Office of Livingston County. She was confined as a patient at the Michigan State Sanitorium for Tuberculosis where she spent 3½ years . Upon resuming employment , Ruth C. becam e a legal secretar y in both county and private offices. She later worked for her brother , Charles , owner of Itsell 's Men's Store, until her retirement. Ruth C. was among a small group of ladies who organized and established the Michigan State Sanitorium Auxiliary in about 1950. Robert H. and his wife, Anne Marie Treves Itsell , live on Tompkins Street in Howell. Robert H. spent two years in the militar y during World War II . He is a graduate of the Universit y of Michigan and The Kirksville College of Osteopathy . After his internship at the Detroi t Osteopath ic Hospital in Highland Park , he became associated in the medical practice of Dr . Boyd N. Shertzer in Howell in 1955. He is a member of the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce , the Elk s Club, and is a past president of the Howell Rotar y Club. Robert H. is past Chief of Staff of McPherson Communit y Health Center , a member of the American College of General Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine, and an Associate Clinical Professor in Family Practice in the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Robert H. and Anne Marie have eight children. The eldest son, Finle y J. , and his wife, Janet Sue Parke Itsell , reside in Howell. Finley J . is employed at Precision Stamping Incorporated of Brighton , and attends Washtenaw Communit y College in Ann Arbor. The other children , all residing at home are : Matthew R. , Keith M., Mark Q., Stephanie A., Sarah A., Alice M., and Treves V. They either work or attend school in the Howell area . Charle s W. and his wife, Frances Jean Waddell Itsell , are the present residents of the family homestead on Grand River Avenue one mile east of the City of Howell. Charles W., a Technical Sargeant in World War II, served four years in the militar y. When he returned home from the service , he helped activate the Michigan National Guard in Howell, and was assistant executive officer to that unit for eight years. He 43 worked for the Michigan Shade Tree Company, and Citizens Mutual Insurance Company before purchasing and operating Itsell 's Men's Store in Howell. In 1973h e sold the business and became associated with the L. H. Crandall Realty of Howell. Charles has devoted much time to community affairs. He is past president of both the Rotary Club and the Lions Club, a member of the Elks Club in Howell, and a member of the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce . Charles W. was also chosen Howell's Citizen of the Year in 1961. Charles W. and Frances Jean are the parents of three sons and one daughter: Thomas C., Gary M., Dennis J ., and Debra JoAnne. Thomas C. and his wife, Gloria Jean Leslie Itsell, live in Scottsdale, Arizona with their son, Christopher T. Thomas C., who served three years in the United States Air Force, is employed as an electrician. Gary M. is a carpenter and resides in Phoenix, Arizona. Dennis J . owns a home in Grand Rapids , and is employed as a salesman in western Michigan for Ditch Witch of Northern Indiana, Incorporated. Debra J . is married to William E. Widmayer , and lives in Howell. William E. works in masonry construction. The children of Charles W. and Frances Jean Waddell Itsell represent the fourth generation of the Itsell family to reside at the family homestead . At the time of this writing, five generations of the family have been members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Howell, and have actively participated in parish affairs. All children of the family have attended the St. Joseph Elementary School since its founding in 1940. Four generations of family members are buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Howell. In 1982t he homestead on the crest of the hill will be eligible to be designated as a Centennial Farm by the Michigan Historical Society. Times and surroundings have changed, but the home stands basically the same as when first occupied by the Itsell family in the mid-1800's. Structural changes which have been made are in keeping with the original character of the house. Treelings planted on the grounds four generations ago stand now as mighty symbols of the passing of time . Grace Jubb Goodnow. The Huntington Family By FRANCES HUNTINGTON William Huntington was born January 15, 1817 in Sullivan County, New York. In 1844 he married Rhobe Tibbits. In 1843 he moved to Howell. He was a physician here until his death in 1900. In 1854h e took part in the birth of the Republican Party at Jackson . In 1872 he took into partnership his son, William C. Huntington who had graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Michigan in that year. In 1876 he married Adaline Lamb. 44 William C. Huntington selected the grounds for the Michigan State Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Howell and after a strenuous contest between competing sites in different parts of the state, his selection was adopted. In 1889 he was president of Howell, "but declined renomination after placing the town in a sanitary condition." William C. Huntington died in 1927. His son, Harry G. Huntington was born in 1884, graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1912. In 1914h e married Mary C. Hyde. In 1919h e and his family moved to the " gingerbread " house on the corner of Washington and Walnut. This house was probably built soon after 1858, by Mr. Van Deusen who was a carpenter and millwright. It was known as the Van Deusen house. Dr . Harry Huntington passed away in this house in 1955. At his passing, one of his friends told his widow that he was the most conscientious doctor he had ever known. The Rohrabacher Family By JANET ROHRABACHER The Fishbeck and the Rohrabacher family were the only Palatine German families who came to Howell very early. They were Germans from the Rhine Valley who came to New York between 1710 and 1724. They were related through the Quackenbush family which was an old Holland Dutch family of New York City. Adam Rohrabacher , like the Sages, Smiths, Pinckneys and Austins came from Salem in Washtenaw County. This Salem settlement then had 2500 inhabitants and was the metropolis of Washtenaw County, when Ann Arbor had only a few hundred people. Adam's father was John C. Rohrabacher, a veteran of the War of 1812 from Auburn, N.Y. , who settled at Salem and took up land in Green Oak Township, Livingston County in 1834. John C. was a grandson of Christian Rohrabacher who had worked at the Philip Livingston iron forge , now a New York State Historical Site. It is situated at Ancram in Columbia County, N.Y. Adam Rohrabacher came to Howell in March , 1837 and in 1840h e bought the house on the library square, facing Clinton Street , which had been built by James White. Later, he bought a house at 310 North Michigan Avenue, one of the oldest brick houses in town and sold his former home to John D. Pinckney as a retirement home. Mr. Pinckney's farm was in the neighborhood of North National Street. Mrs. Pinckney survived her husband for many years and this house became known as the Widow Pinckney house. Adam was Howell's pioneer blacksmith, taking over when Mr. McPherson left off in 1837 and continued his work until 1850, when he moved to Pinckney and then Mr. Melvin took over blacksmithing in Howell. The story told about the horning-bee given to Adam Rohrabacher and his second wife, Martha Walter, is told by A. Riley Crittenden in his History of Howell. According to Dr. Harry Huntington this story is correct. He said his grandfather, Dr . William Huntington had been a member of the horning party. By this wife Adam had two children, Ella and Edward. After her death he married Mrs. Eliza Abel Bennett. While he lived in Howell, Adam Rohrabacher had three daughters, Sarah, Jane and Gabriella by his first wife, Nancy Ann Smith. One of these daughters, Jane, married her second cousin, Peter Rohrabacher of Cohoctah Township, and continued to live in Howell. Peter 's brother, Freeman Rohrabacher also became a resident of Howell. These two brothers were both three year veterans of the Civil War, serving in the 22nd Michigan Infantry. They served at the Battle of Chickamauga when they were charged three times by the Confederates . Their ammunition gave out and they had only bayonets to withstand the third charge . Two-thirds of their regiment were killed, but both brothers survived . Freeman made the march from Atlanta to the sea with Sherman 's troops. Freeman was also Constable of Howell in the early 1900's and the only law officer. Howell's present Rohrabachers are from Peter 's three sons. One of Peter 's grandsons, Kenneth Rohrabacher was killed in the second World War at Waldorf, Germany while in the Engineers. Taking kitty for a ride in Oak Grove . The Rohrabacher-WheeleHr ome The Albert Rohrabacher home at 201 Byron Road is one of the oldest houses in Howell, if not the very oldest still used as a habitation . And like most old houses it has an interesting history and succession of owners. It is unknown when it was built but its first owner came to Howell in 1838a nd in 1840h is home was on the Howell tax list. He was Dr. Gardner Wheeler the first medic in town. The village then consisted of a little cluster of 13 houses centered around the old Public Square of the Crane and Brooks plat , which was bounded by Grand River , Walnut, Sibley and Center, but the Wheeler home was well within the present bounds of Howell. According to the late Judge Josiah Turner, the 13 buildings in Howell at this time belonged to Messrs . Wheeler, Jewett , McPherson , Skilbeck, Jeffries, Fishbeck. Field , Glover, Curtis , Gregory, Root, Taylor and Weston. Mr. Whipple and Mr. Rohrabacher arrived during the year . There were several families at a little distance and outside the village but who might be said to belong to Howell, as they were within easy walking distance . They were the Sage, Austin, Thompson, Pinckney, Sliter and West families. BUILT ON GRAND RIVER Dr. Gardner Wheeler's house was west of town, on the south side of Grand River , at the southwest corner where it meets Isbell Street, although it may have been set back from the road . The street was then Wheeler Street. Like most of the early settlers ' homes it was very small and low, about one story or a story and a half high. It was a typical salt-box style , 18 by 30 feet, with the door on the long side, and had returning eaves and small-paned windows. These earl y settlers ' homes were much different from the tall and imposing homes which were built around Howell in the 1860, 1870a nd 1880's. Some of these are on S. Walnut and N. Court and have beautiful gingerbread trim . By this time people could relax and spend time on the nicities , but the early homes were strictly utilitarian. Dr. Gardner Wheeler was a ver y important man in Howell's early history . Besides being the first doctor , he was the first worshipful master of the Masonic lodge, was many times supervisor of the township, was interested in education and several times was school inspector. He practiced medicine over 20 years and was a highly respected citizen. He was a nephew of Villeroy E. , John W., and Elisha H. Smith. Elisha was the author of Howell's first history . To quote from Crittenden 's History of Howell: "His (Dr . Wheeler's ) office stood where the Sabin block now stands, was moved in later years and is now a part of the first house south of Parshall 's mill. His residence , which occupied the site of M. J . McPherson 's home, was moved up the Byron Road and is now 0911 ) owned by John Owen. " Old settlers say that his office was moved a second time and became the home of the late Tressie Cameron on W. Clinton Street. MILITIA TRAINED HERE There was an early militia company in Howell and Dr. Wheeler's farm was used as the training grounds . Again from Crittenden: "- the 40 acres sold to M. J . and Alexander McPherson by Mrs. A. L. Crittenden soon after her husband 's death was prepared for training purposes ." After this home was moved to Byron Road, it had a succession of owners besides Jesse Owen. It is not known when it was moved to Byron Road but it was there in 1875. A 10 foot addition was built for a kitchen , the old trap door to the cellar was closed, the fireplace was torn out, and new chimneys built. Cockrane's , who owned it for a time , remodeled it greatly . The old entrance on the long side was changed to the gable end or west side facing Byron Road. During this time the old clapboards were covered with pebble-dash and a two-sided porch was added to the front . About 10 years ago, the porch was enclosed and the house covered with aluminum siding. In the course of his remodeling , an old window which had been closed up was discovered to have been boarded up with the business sign of the Fishbeck Bros., a firm which has been out of existence for many years . This home, which is situated on the northeast corner of W. Clinton and Byron Road, has some unusual features of construction: the four corner posts of the home protrude on the inside of the house as in barn construction . Also the under structure is not beams and joists but beams in both directions; the smaller beams, which are four inches square , are mortised at right angles into the large beams which are eight inches square . The large beams are all hand adzed, and some of the baseboards have beadings formed by hand with a chisel. Beams under the addition are logs. This is the Albert Rohrabacher home, 201 Byron Road. 45 The FishbeckF amily By WILLIAM A. PLESS Somewhere in the Howell History Book being prepared there surely will be a reference to Richard Fishbeck , his being the first shoemaker, building the third frame house, etc., and there should be. But, I also submit that his brother , Freeman Fishbeck should also be mentioned . Freeman came to Michigan in 1833, a full three years before any other Fishbeck, and walked for days and months through the wilderness, looking for just the right land to settle on, as soon as he could save enough to pay the government for it. He worked on building the dam at Woodruff Mills in 1834, and on the Kensington dam and mill, and in addition at any farm or land clearing work he could get to do. My grandfather was born in 1836, in the loghouse his father, Freeman, built on land he selected on the north shore of Crooked Lake. Grandfather told of his father and his Uncle Joseph Rider telling about being where Howell is now in 1833, and that it was a wilderness no different than the surrounding area . Freeman and Joseph Rider had a good start clearing and improving their farms before Freeman 's father, Jacob , his several sons, including Richard , came about September , 1836. Freeman retired to move to Howell in a house on W. Grand River which is shown on the attached pages , one of which is a summary of the Fishbeck family story , before and after they came to Livingston County. The writer and other Fishbeck and Rider descendants , now living in several parts of the state and the U.S.A., will appreciate any mention that space will permit, to include the very first of the Fishbeck and Rider families to come to Michigan. Freeman and Joseph were married to each other's sister. Freeman lived his last 15 years in Howell, and they all lived their adult lives a few miles southeast of Howell, and were well known in agriculture , livestock, and pioneer circles. The Livingston County history is also available to furnish more facts about the Fishbecks and Riders . I hope that their not living in the town won't exclude them , after all, Howell would have been a small place had it not been for the producing farmers who used the services of the tradesmen and patronized the businesses established . The producers always come first, and the middlemen, and servicemen will follow. The home shown above, located at 1325 West Grand River Road , in Howell, Michigan was about eight years old at the time it was purchased by my great grandparents in 1867. When they moved to Howell from their farm in Genoa Township my grandparents , William Alvira (Rogers ) Fishbeck, came from their farm near Portland , Michigan and moved into the house shown on the opposite page . Freeman and Jemima, age 23 and 20 respectively , had immigrated from New York State in 1833 and were married in Milford Township which is now in Oakland County. In 1835 they moved to land they " took-up" from the U.S. Government in Genoa Township, Livingston County. There they built a loghouse in the wilderness near the site of the frame house on what is now Crooked Lake Road . In the 34 years between 1833 and 1867 Freeman and Jemima raised five children to help accumulate and clear land which was divided so each of their sons, William, Charles, and John each had over 200 acres of farm land and each had a good set of farm buildings and stock . Freeman died 15 years after they moved to Howell and Jemima lived there 10 years longer, then their heirs sold the property in 1892. 46 The Fishbeck home near A .A . Depot . Third frame house built in Howell. Freeman Fishbeck was the first of the family to come to Michigan, and to what is now Genoa Township, Livingston County. He came early in 1833 from Oswego County, N.Y., with Joseph Rider , and his son, Joseph , Jr ., and daughter , Jemima , their Uncle David B. Pierce . They all settled for about two years in what is now Milford Township, Oakland County. Freeman and Jemima were married in 1833, and in 1835, they, Uncle David and Joseph , Jr ., all located government land in Genoa Township, which at that time was a part of Hamburg Township. The organization of Livingston County was not approved until March 24, 1836. The township of Genoa was organized , March 11, 1837, and Freeman and Uncle David were among those elected as officers, Joseph , Jr ., was not of age . In November , 1835, Freeman and Jemima were living in their loghouse, just north of Crooked Lake , the site was selected because the land was high and dry , and the lake was nearby to make fresh, pure water immediately available. The following year, 1836, Freeman 's father and mother , Jacob and Elsie Fishbeck came from St. Lawrence County, N.Y. They were accompanied by their sons : Jacob, Jr., Nicholas , Philip, Levi, and Elsey , and a daughter , Isabella who later married Joseph Rider, Jr. Jacob and his sons each filed claims on land in the area , some of the land was in adjacent Marion Township. Jacob, Sr., died early in 1839, and was among the very first to be buried in what is now called the Chilson Cemetery; Elsie survived for 26 years. That same summer of 1836, Jacob and Elsie 's son, Richard sold his shoemaking shop on Manhatten Island , New York City, and made his way with a wagon drawn by oxen to Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., there he married Nancy Quackenbush . They then made the long journey overland to join Richard 's family in Livingston County. In September, 1836, Richard started the first shoemaking business in Livingston Centre, became one of the first 13 families , and the third to build a frame house in the area . It stood, and was occupied by Richard 's family , on the northeast corner of N. Walnut and W. Clinton for more than 100 years . Jacob Fishbeck , his wife, Elsie (Storrin ) Fishbeck , and Joseph Rider, Sr., and his wife, Sarah (Peck ) Rider, were all descendants of early colonial pioneers , and they themselves were an average of ten years old when George Washington became the first president of the U.S.A. The Fishbecks had migrated through the Mohawk Valley in N.Y., to N. E. Pennsylvania, and to St. Lawrence County, N.Y. The Riders and Pecks had lived in New York City, Rockland and St. Lawrence counties , N.Y., and had moved to Oswego County, N.Y. where Sarah died just before they came to Michigan, where as previously mentioned they were reunited with the Fishbecks. The Fishbeck 's ancestors had had many difficulties from the ver y beginning in this country . An ancestor had been tricked and cheated by a sea captain , and had to work in bondage for year s to get free . His descendants had trouble getting clear title to the land they had purchased and paid for in eastern N.Y., and they migrated to Pennsylvania where they found more honest people to deal with. It was here Jacob married Elsie Storrin , and most of their fourteen children were born . All but one boy and four girls came to Livingston County. One-hundred-forty years have gone by and there are , few if any descendants of the Fishbeck and Riders in the Livingston County area who have their names . The Eager Family By DOROTHY EAGER BELLEAU We Eagers who were born and raised in Oceola Township have a right to be proud of our heritage of pioneer ancestors who came from New York State in the 1830's, clearing the land by hand and erecting buildings under adverse conditions. They were thrifty , energetic and religious . Francis Emmett Eager (Frank ) was one of five children born (1853) to Jacob Moore and Emily Comfort Eager in a log cabin at what is now a Centennial Farm located on Eager Road near Clyde Road , written up in The Centennial Farms section . Frank went to New York State to visit relatives where he met Sarah Wait, whose father had a large prosperous farm near the town of Montgomery, New York. Sarah came back as his bride in 1877. They purchased 200 acres of virgin timber located at what is now Eager Road and M-59. There was a log house on 20 acres of already cleared land. Mother Emily Eager would not let Sarah and Frank live in the log house knowing the difficulties it would present , so they lived with Franks parents until 1881 when a large square house was built to accommodate a growing family Jacob , and Mary with Emil y, Grace , Thomas , Mable and Orla following. The land had to be cleared before any farming could be done so Frank and his brother , James erected a sawmill , sawing lumber for the community and railroad ties from the huge trees for the Ann Arbor Railroad which ran through Howell. Frank and his sons built up a large herd of registered Holstein-Fresian cattle and thoroughbred Rambouillet sheep and horses . They took sheep and cattle to the county and state fairs, winning many ribbons and prizes . Frank took several cans of milk, with a team and wagon, every day to the Borden Creamery located in Howell. Tom took a veterinary course at Michigan State , going to Illinois as herdsman for a large dairy farm . Returning when his father wanted to retire to help Orla run the farm . After a time the boys found they were not too compatible so Tom went back to Illinois. Orla moved to a farm near Brown City, Michigan , where he and his son Charles have a large dairy and experimental farm of over 500 acres milking 125 cows. The only building , of several large barns, remaining is the pig house built in 1915. After the farm was sold in 1938 the buildings were allowed to deteriorate . The house burned in the early 1960's. Another large beautiful farm gone, like several others around Oceola. Jacob or Jake as he was called , married Louisa P . Reed in 1903, daughter of R. Clark and Etta M. Howard Reed . Jake purchased a farm of 80 acres a mile from the homestead , eventually acquiring more land until Jake was farming 200 acres . Jake started taking sheep to the Fowlerville Fair at the age of 14, showing either sheep or Registered Holstein-Fresian cattle for fifty years . During his later years he concentrated on sheep , having five different breeds of sheep at the time of his death in 1945. Loa passed on in 1969 at the age of 89 years . Jake and Loa were the parents of six children , Ada L., Dorothy J ., Ford C., Howard , Harriet S., and Franci s Emmett (Frank ). Ada L. an RN and Raymond G. Walker , DDS, have a dental office at Kokomo, Ind. , parents of three children : Nancy an RN, and husband Clayton Farrar have a helicopter service near Indianapolis , Indiana . They have three children , William, Mark and Andrea . Linda and husband , Terr y Thompson have a business dealing with underwater equipment in West Vancouver , B.C. They have two daughters , Crystal and Stacey. R. Gary and Patt y Walker have thre e sons, Brian , Todd and Chad. Dorothy J . married to Wilfred L. Belleau , a pressman at Detroit News for 41 years . Now retired . One son, Wilfred died of leukemia at 13 years . Ford C. Eager married to Dorothy Hughes . Owned Eagers Cleaner s of Howell for over 35 years , now retired . Parents of Rebecca who is married to Ronald B. Kennedy , parents of Loretta, Amy, Ted and Jeffery. James Wilford Eager is the father of Debora and Julie. Mary Ann Eager is an elemen - tary teacher . Howard Eager (deceased ) owned the Lansing Battery Company until his death in 1954. One daughter, Barbara Ann, married Harold Galka of Holt, Mich., have four daughters , Linda, Jill , Joanne and Lori. Harriet an RN later attending University of Michigan getting a degree i1n Public Health, worked as Howell Public School Nurse and School Social Worker for several years . Married S. Wright Bellinger , DDS, a dentist of Detroit and Howell. Two daughters, Carol Gann a teacher of Oklahoma and Suzanne Feetham , Assistant Professor of the College of Nursing at Wayne University . Harriet now married to Lyman E . Fay. Francis Emmett Eager (Frank ) married Helen Semes . Three children , Jacob Paul , a chemical engineer lives in California with wife, Barbara and children , Brennen and Robin. Michael, an electrical engineer and wife, Marlene live in Owosso, Michigan . Pamala and Tom Ingram have one William Blake Eager . Susan Moore . 47 daughter , Tammy , and live in Lansing . Frank married to Lorna Ross. Jake and Loa lived for 40 years in the house where they met. He was active in Oceola Township politics for a great many years , being treasurer and supervisor . Also Jake was Superintendent of the Poor for Livingston County for several years . Mary or Mayme Eager taught country school before marrying Lewis Walker in 1902, living on the farm until moving into Howell in the early 1950's. Mayme lost her partner of over 65 years and a son in 1968. Ralph helped his father on the farm and was a mechanic at the Chevrolet garage. Married Blanche Beattie , three children, Jane , William and Dorothy. Frances married Lamar Thumm of Ann Arbor, a large sand and gravel business . Two sons, John Thumm a dentist and Lewis a lawyer. Emily married Hale Crosby of New Buffalo, Mich. A farmer , later raising cultivated blueberries . The berry farm is now being run by a grandson. Emily and Hale had one daughter, Eleanor married to Robert Leiberger , they have two sons, Donald and John. Grace , also a country teacher , married Milton Sprague of Vermontville in a double wedding with Emily and Hale. Besides farming the Spragues made several hundred gallons of maple syrup every spring. Grace and Milton had two children , Marion a teacher in Lansing , and Theodore a chemist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee . Theodore and Johnanna have two children , Evelyn and John . Tom was married to Helen Wells of Mundelein, Ill. Two daughters Naomi married Robert Vavya , and Juanita married to Joseph August. Mable a high school teacher married Ernest Klumpp , a druggist , now living at Sarasota , Fla . Two daughters , Ann K., married Otto Lill a banker , four children, Gregory , Michael, Jerry and Joanne . Mary Jane married Vern Howard, three daughters , Sue, Janet and Christine . Orla married Flora Gates of Sandusky, Mich. Two children , Alice and Edward Farris of Semsburg , Conn., have three children , Sandra , Pamala and Lawrence Scott. Charles F . and Aileen Eager have three children , William Charles, killed in a farm accident at 12 years, Suzette M. and Jeffery. Although the Eager 's are scattered from the east to the west coast we are still an industrious , energetic and talented group of people. The Linus Reed Family By DOROTHY EAGER BELLEAU Linus Reed was born in Cortland County, New York, October 1, 1821a nd passed away December 29, 1917a t the age of 96 years . In the year 1865, just after the close of the Civil War, Linus Reed cam e with his wife, Hulda and four children, Edwin , Laura , Ruben Clark and Clara to Michigan , buying a farm of 260 acres , contracting a debt of $3,000, with interest of 10 percent. A railroad (Pere Marquette) was built through his propert y which increased the value of the land , but a wave of reverse circum stances swept the country and unpaid loans due him again put him into debt and he was obliged to sell the farm . After the death of Mrs. Reed , Linus made his home with his son, R. C. Reed and daughter, Clara Bucknell. Early in life he became a member of the Baptist Church, was Sabbath School superintendent and for nearly 50 years a bible class teacher . Daughter , Clara married a blind man , Fred Bucknell who drove a horse and buggy or rode the horse either tuning pianos or giving lessons on the piano. He also 48 was a good wood carver, making reproductions from the feel of an article. RUBEN CLARK REED, SON OF LINUS REED R. Clark Reed was born in Cortland County, New York, came with his parents to Michigan when nine years old, settling on a farm south of Howell. As a young man Clark taught in the public school for several years. In 1878 Clark married Etta M. Howard , to which five children were born, Howard , Louisa, Rex, Ray and Jay Kerr . Choosing farming as a profession he purchased a farm in Oceola Township, on Argentine Road, south of M-59. R. Clark found there was a good sized cranberry marsh on the farm which they harvested and sold, also they grew strawberries for marketing. R. C. Reed was one of the leading livestock growers in Michigan having one of the largest herds of Holstein-Fresian cattle , shipping and exporting these cattle to all parts of the world. He was president of the Holstein-Fresian Association of Michigan and secretary of the Livingston County Breeders Association . R. C. Reed was one of the founders of the Michigan Milk Producers Association. Holding the position of secretary of MMP A for many years . Fairlawn Farm , owned by Reed and Knowles supported a large dairy herd of Holstein-Fresian cattle and was known throughout the states. It was located northeast of Howell where the Diamond Dot Market is. Rex Reed supervised the farm for his father . R. C. Reed was earl y identified with a Christian upbringing . In 1893 his church council (without his knowledge ) commissioned him to preach and since that time he was actively engaged in all types of religious works . R. C. Reed was candidate for Governor of Michigan (1906) on the Prohibition ticket , also was a candidate for Secretary of State of Michigan for the principles of prohibition. The family attended The Hardy Church which was near home, and The Methodist Episcopal Church after moving to Howell. Linus Reed who was pastor of the Marr Bible Church is a grandson of R. C. Reed , and great-grandson of Linus Reed . Family - Howard C. married Mary Alta Curdy , two children , Willard and Louise Cook. Louisa P. married Jacob M. Eager , children Ada L. Walker , Dorothy J . Belleau , Ford C. Eager , Howard Eager , Harriet S. Fay and Francis E. Eager . Rex Allen married Margaret Wakeman, children Zur R. Reed , Tazona L. Reed , Mahlon E. , Loretta Critchfield , and Nellie Cochran . Ray John married Jennie M. Wilcox, children Alta M., Hazel Virginia Spikerman , Linus Reed and Mildred. Ja y Kerr Reed married Myrtle Nichols, children Melvin C. and Walter N. Reed . The Thomas Devereaux Family By THOMAS HOWARD DEVEREAUX My father was Thomas Devereaux , born 11-11-1850 in Oceola Township. He married Julia Wines and operated a farm on Eager Rd. in that township until his death in June 1918. They had eight children : Stephen. a dentist in Grand Rapids . He married Sara Carlin . Mary Evelyn , a teacher , who married Howard McDonough. They had five children , Thomas , Agnes, Robert , Ruth , Julia . Lena Belle, a teacher , who married Charles Berg in. They had five children , Claude, Dorothy , Irene , Bernice , Charles . Ella , a teacher , who married John Walsh. They had five children , Robert , Betty, James , Patrick , Sally . Claude, who managed the A&P store and afterwards worked at the Michigan State Sanatorium. He married Ruth Smith and they had two children, Mary and Wilford. Veronica , who worked at Citizens' Mutual Auto Insurance Co. Thomas, married Mary Murphy. They had four children, Thomas Jr ., Margaret, Rosemary, Stephen . He worked for Standard Oil Co., McPherson Oil Co., and was on the Board of Review in Oceola Township. Gertrude , a teacher , married Gerald Mccloskey , a dentist. They had five children , Mary , Richard, John, Thomas, and Patrick. I have many happy memories of growing up on the farm. Ice fishing and skating on Earl Lake in the winter and swimming in Howell Lake in the summer were several favorites . When younger, my brother Claude and I would work hours damming up the creek that ran back of our home. We would just have a short swim when the dam would go out and we would have to start over again. One of our favorite pasttimes was hitching up the calves to a cart, but when one of them kicked my brother in the head the fun ended. My parents liked to play cards with the McGuires , our good neighbors across the road. They also had house parties when they would roll up the rugs and dance to the violin and banjo. My father was quite expert in doing the Irish jigs and step dances . Many Sundays we entertained relatives for dinner or friends such as the McQuillans and the Staffords who lived where the Henry Itsell farm is now. There was a large apple orchard on the farm as well as peches , cherries, and strawberries . My mother canned many jars of them as well as drying apples for pies. I remember the good sausage that was made and packed in cloth salt bags which were hung outdoors to freeze as well as the hams that were fried down and stored in crocks. One of the jobs I hated was churning the butter in a barrel churn , but I did like a drink of the good buttermilk afterwards . I walked the two and one-half miles into Howell to the high school or in bad weather drove a horse and buggy which I left at the Ten Cent Barn on the corner of Clinton and Walnut. After my marriage we lived on Jewett St. in Howell for 25 years. When my mother sold the farm we bought 70 acres of it that faces Golf Club Rd. We built a home there and moved in 1955. It was a busy time as our daughter , Margaret , was crowned Miss Michigan that summer and we went to Atlantic City where she was in the Miss America contest, plus moving into our new home at the same time . So now we are enjoying life back in the same area where I was born. The Hutchings Family By RUAHMAH J . HUTCHINGS Around the year 1885 Cordelia Hutchings stood alone in the little log cabin the family had called home for some time. Her husband , Andrew and the children Govenor, Gardner, and little Maud were already in the oxen drawn wagon which would take them from their present home in Petoskey , Michigan to the new home down state in the Holstein- Friesian country. What was the name of the town? Oh, Yes! HOWELL. Cordelia, 'Dee' as she was affectionately called by family and friends, stood and looked around the bare cabin, and then wiped a tear or two from her eyes . After all two of her babies lay over in the churchyard cemetery. Would she ever see their resting places again? True , the family though very, very poor had been happy in Petoskey . However, a pioneer woman must lookahead , and not back . So, with one last glance she gently closed the door, straightened her sunbonnet, lifted her ankle-length skirt a bit, and climbed into the wagon beside her husband . evertheless Dee knew she would always remember the Petoskey home because carefully packed among her things was a fungus growth she had broken from a tree , and upon which she had carefully traced a picture of the cabin using a pin for a pencil. The climbing red rosebush by the door had been tinted with the juice of red berries from the near-by forest. This little momento of the days before cameras is one of my treasured keepsakes. In due time the family arrived in Howell where a new life awaited them for Andrew had purchased a water-powered mill just north of town. It was located on the northwest side of Thompson Lake ( now called Howell Lake ) where the Millsite Factory is at this time . Soon the firm of A. 0 . Hutchings and Sons were busy grinding grists for Livingston County farmers . The firm also sold white and graham flour for the farmer's wives to use . However, customers from south, east , and west of Howell found it a long trip to the mill with horses and a wagon. So, "The Exchange Station," as it was called, was set up in the back of a building on the southeast corner of Walnut and West Grand River streets. The building is presently occupied by the Pro-Sutton Hardware. Farmers could now leave their grain and pick up grists and flour when they came to town for needed supplies. In those days the Hutchings ' team of two coal black horses was a familiar sight as they hauled grists and flour back and forth from the Millsite location to the uptown station. As the business flourished the two sons built and operated another mill on the southwest corner of Walnut and Clinton streets. Their father , "Andy, " as he was called continued to operate the "Home Mill" with the family residence on the same acreage . Andrew Hutchings had unique ways of advertising his products . He was an earnest reader of the Bible and the Almanac. He was especially fond of the story of "Joseph and His Brothers ." So one Christmas purchasers of his 'White Lily' flour found a tin cup in each sack and a printed card that read , "Not Joseph's cup in Benjamin 's sack, but YOUR cup with Season's Greetings from A. 0. Hutchings and Sons. Later the " uptown mill" was sold to A. F. Peavy and Sons (Homer and Calvin). They carried on a coal and feed business there for many years. The lakeside mill burned on April 15, 1915. Around the year 1881 the Stephens family came to Howell from western New York State. With them came four year old Georgia who received all her 'schooling' (as education was then called) in the Howell system. Her first and second grades were in a little white schoolhouse that stood where the Schnackenberg-Lamb Funeral Home is on South Michigan Avenue. Her third grade and chapel room were on the third floor of a building now replaced by the Michigan A venue Middle School. The gateway to the fenced in grounds consisted of staggered posts diagonally set. Georgia graduated from the Howell Public Schools in 1895, one of a class of seventeen. In those days it was the custom for young people to attend Sunday evening services at the church of their choice. After the service it was also the custom for any bachelor who wished, to wait outside until the girl of his choice came through the door. Then he would ask to walk the young lady home. One night when Georgia came through the door with her cousin and the cousin's escort the miller 's son, Govenor 49 stepped up and asked to walk the lively auburn-haired girl home. Out of the corner of her eye Georgia was watching for a certain someone from Fowlerville who drove a sleek horse, and had a shining buggy. So she replied , "Sir, you must have made a mistake. " He smiled and said , "No, I haven 't made a mistake. Have you?" Thus began a friendship that a little more than two years later culminated in marriage . After graduation from Howell High, Georgia took the Teacher 's Examination, passed, and during those two years taught in the Livingston County one room schools. Georgia and Govenor were married on February 3, 1897. The story goes that at their wedding gelatin was served for the first time in Howell. If a second serving was desired guests were heard to say, "Please pass the quiver." Another story told about the wedding was that six year old Glen Hutchings (born after the family left Petoskey) kept saying , " I want to get Govenor and Georgia a wedding present, something real expensive, something that costs about 10 cents." The gift was a silver-coated toothpick holder, which also is among my souvenirs. Father's name was spelled Govenor, but pronounced 'governor' so now he enjoyed laughingly saying , "By my marriage I have become governor of Georgia. Right? " Some thirteen years later a son, Stephen was born into this home. He died in infancy. Around two years after his birth a daughter, Ruahmah was born to this couple. These are the facts about my parents and grandparents and their lives in Howell. All four are now resting in Howell's Lakeview Cemetery where the markers read-Andrew 0. Hutchings, 1848-191a7n d Cordelia J., 1853-1927a; lso Govenor 0., 1871-1917a nd Georgia S., 1877-196.9 They were all Godfearing people who did their best to build a better tomorrow for all of us. So, how better to close this account of their lives than with thoughts from a clipping found in Mother's scrapbook? WE ARE YOUR ANCESTORS We are your ancestors. We may be forgotten-but we are ever present. We are unknown-but inescapable. We are the men and women who long ago labored to shape the civilization of our time, not even aware that we were also shaping yours. By a multitude of invisible but potent hands we reach out and change you. WE ARE YOUR ANCESTORS By P.R. Hayward Cranking a Model " T" was nothing to smile about. 50 The Latson Family The Latson family began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where James lived from 1778 to 1863. He had ten children. Some of them came to Michigan to settle. Joel went to Eaton Rapids, William to Washtenaw County and Edward who married Miriam Stedman settled in Genoa Township in 1837. They began their life there on Beck Road, on the southeast side of the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks . They chose this spot because there was a spring near-by. Edward and Miriam had seven children, all lived most of their lives around Howell. Charles died in infancy ; Mary married Archibald Beattie; Loraine and Eugene married in a double wedding ceremony with another brother-sister family, Charles and Maryette Lounsbery in 1866; Sarah married James Beattie (mother and father of Sarah V. Beattie Allen of Howell); Albert married Frances Stedman (parents of Alice and Hazen Latson of Howell, Varah Curtis of Plainwell, and Bernice Bushman of Corunna); and Lewis married Elizabeth Yelland. Edward and Miriam were much respected in the community and were also very loving parents. It was they who originally started the Latson family reunions in 1861 when their first daughter Mary was married. Edward said that he wanted all his children to come home for New Years and Easter. Easter to him was "Pax Sunday" (which means peace) . It was then that everyone in the family met and made peace with each other, forgave any misgivings and started another year off with happiness and contentment. The reunions have gone on more or less ever since. This August 24 will make 62 years of consecutive reunions in this century . The farm where Edward Latson first settled became a Centennial Farm in 1937, and the cement block house which Albert Latson built is still standing . It was finished in 1908, and Albert was killed on the Ann Arbor Railroad track before it was completed . There are many families in Livingston County who are direct descendants of the Latson line. Some are Roy and Robert Latsons , Donald and Clifford Perkins , Everett Toncray and Arloa Toncray Dean , Ernest and Fred Lounsbery , Charles and Robert Leverett and the Beatties. HISTORY OF HAZEL WRIGHT LATSON Interviewed by Vicki Repik My great-grandfather, Jacob Belfry, Sr. was born on the ocean, near the Banks of Newfoundland, May 28, 1777. He married Susan Rose. They had nine children. One of their daughters, Hester , married George Washington Wright. My grandmother, Hester , married George Washington Wright in Toronto, Canada in the year of 1865. George Washington Wright was born on the Atlantic Ocean on the ship " George Washington " on its voyage from England to America. He was born when the ship was entering the New York City Harbor October 21, 1839. He grew up in Marion Township in Livingston County where he continued to live and prosper with his family . The following is taken from an article in the local paper which followed his death: "November 12, 1923: George Washington Wright, while sitting in his pew at the Howell Presbyterian Church was taken with a fainting spell and was carried to the vestibule of the church and there recovered consciousness and wanted to return to his place in the church but instead walked down the steps to the coat room below without help but there a second sinking spell proved fatal. On recovering from the first attack , Mr. Wright, looked around and remarked , " I did not know that I had so many friends. " The habit of church attendance was indicative of Mr. Wright 's whole life. A man of integrity, honest and upright and kindly disposed toward his neighbors Mr. Wright had a large circle of friends who learned to appreciate his real worth . His life is an inspiration to all who knew and associated with him . Such men are the strength of any nation and especially of a self governing people." One of his children, Arthur C. Wright married Josephine (Josie ) Maycock. Josie taught school before her marriage and was very mild natured and well liked by everyone who knew her. She was especially known by all her grandchildren to be the best sugar cookie maker around. After her husband died , she needed something to keep her busy so she lied about her age giving it as 60 instead of 70 as it really was , in order to obtain a job at a Sears store. Arthur and Josephine were my parents whom I dearly loved. I remember when we had a telephone connected between my parents and grandparents farm homes which junctioned . Now this was most unusual because at this time no one had a telephone. The lines went along the fence and trees in the woods because we did not want to waste valuable farmland by putting up posts . Many times the wind would blow our lines down, but we would just put them back up again . It was absolutel y thrilling to communicate with grandfather and grandmother with them in their own home and we in ours . HISTORY OF STANLEY LATSON FARM The Latson farm formally was taken up by the government by John Ellis from New York the year of 1835. He sold to a brother-in-law, William Burrill the year of 1853. They built the house (which still stands ) of timber cut from the farm, even the doors and window frames which took two years. Then he sold to a son-in-law, James Barnard the year of 1883. William Latson from Webster Township purchased the farm in 1888 for a son, George H. Latson and a brother Alvin, also a sister , Ada, who only stayed a year and then returned to the homestead in Webster Township . George later married May E . Leslie from Dexter and they had two sons , Leslie and Stanley who both attended the Tooley School on the corner of Latson and East Grand River Road , which later his daughter , Virginia, also attended . Leslie married Gladys Wehnes the year of January 20, 1912. They purchased the Wehnes farm on Beck Road . They had a son, Charles, who lives on their farm and a daughter, Ruth , who lives on a farm near Perry . Stanley married Hazel Hester Wright September 29, 1917 and we lived with Stanley 's folks for three years. Then they built a home on Clinton Street in Howell. We rented this farm for 26 years and bought the farm in 1943. We adopted a daughter , Virginia the year of 1923 at three months old. We remodeled the house for water , bath and kitchen also put in picture windows in the living and dining rooms also the kitchen in the year of 1947. My kitchen window was a mirror glass and people would often ask , "Hazel when are you going to put a piece of glass in that window?" We strived and worked together on this farm which we so enjoyed for fifty years , then due to high taxation were forced to sell. We had an auction on September 16, 1967 and bought a new home at Earl Lake Heights, September 19, 1967. Patrick Devereaux By FRANK L. DEVEREAUX Paternal grandparents , settled in Livingston County. Patrick Devereaux , born West Meath Co., Ireland. Mary Conklin, born Kings Co., Ireland . Children , Michael , Catherine , John , Thomas , Mary , Anna Maternal grandparents settled in Livingston County . Patrick Lyons born County Cork, Ireland , veteran of Mexican War. Nora O'Connel born County Cork, Ireland . Children , Ellen, Anna, Mary, Frances , Cornelius . Parents : John Devereaux , born 11-2-1846, Oceola Twp., died 8-27-1934,H owell; Ellen Lyons , born 3-4-1852,T yrone Twp., died 10-27-194,0 Howell. Married 11-24-1874in St. John 's Church , Fenton , Mich. Operated a farm in Hartland Township from 1874 to 1918, when they moved to Howell . They had nine children . James P ., born 9-21-1875, Hartland Township . Taught school in Tyrone and Hartland Townships , Livingston County, White Lake Township , Oakland County and in Texas. Was a railroad fireman in Texas . Graduated from U. of M. Law College in 1905 and practiced law in Saginaw . Was Prosecuting Attorney at the time of his death , 10-31-191.7 Married Anna M. Ormond on 2-17-1909in St. Mary 's Church, Milford, Mich. 4 children , Mary Jo Pauli, James 0. , John and Margaret O'Kane . Thomas Mark , born 11-29-1876, Hartland Township . Spanish American War Co. F. 31st, Mich. Volunteers , 1 year . Served in Cuba, Co. B. 30th Infantry , 3 years . Served 2 years in the Philippines . Died : Los Angeles , Calif. 7-31-72. Single. Mary N., born 12-1-187,8 Hartland Township . Taught school in Livingston and Isabella Counties. Was with Citizens ' Mutual from 1920u ntil her death , 11-28-1924S. ingle . A. Genevieve , born 9-2-1880, Hartland Township. Taught school in Livingston County, Ypsilanti and Hurley , Wisc. Was with Citizens ' Mutual from 1919 to 1949. Lives with her brother Frank and his wife in Detroit. Single. John F ., born 6-6-1884, Hartland Township . Taught school in Livingston County. Operated threshing machine and saw mill in Hartland Township. Worked for the Livingston County Road Commission after WWI. Served in France 10 months. Mechanic Co. B 137 Engr. Died 6-5-1944, Howell. Cornelius J ., born 6-10-1886, Hartland Township . Entered service Detroit 11-21-191.7 Cpl. Co. B 30th Engr . Wounded 8-9-1918. Died 8-11-1918 in Evacuation Hospital. Buried in France . The Devereaux Post of the American Legion in Howell was named to honor the first man from Livingston County to give his life for his country in WWI. Single. Philip S., born 5-13-1889, Hartland Township. Entered service 4-29-18f rom Howell. 338 Inf. Transferred to 64th Inf . Prvt. 1st. Cl. Co. A 64th Inf. 7th Div. Discharged 6-26-1919. Overseas 9 months. Married Mary Eleanor Brecker 5-18-51i n St. Rita 's Church , Holly, Mich. Died 6-25-62.N o children. Henry C., born 3-31-1891, Hartland Township . Taught school in Livingston and Isabella counties . Entered service 4-29-18, Howell Cpl. Hdqrs . Det. No. 10th Engrs.a 5th Corps Overseas 11 mo. Married Grace M. Gallet in St. Mary's Cathedral , Boise , Idaho 8-28-22. Died in Santa Barbara, California 3-5-49. No children . Frank L. born 1-31-93, Hartland Township. Entered service 11-20-191,7 Howell, Mich. Sgt. Co. D 338th Inf. 85th Div. Overseas 9 months. Married Collette C. Carbert 6-9-25 in Immaculate Conception Church , Stratford , Ontario, Canada. Celebrated 50th Wedding Anniversary at St. John 's Church , Oceola, where the "groom had been baptized 82 years ago. A reception followed at Chemung Hills Country Club, Howell on 6-7-1975. They had 6 children , and 29 grandchildren , and one great-grandchild . Children: Robert J ., Edina , Minn.; Patricia M. Kelly , Howell; Thomas H., Farmington Hills, Mich. ; Margaret E . Ambrozy, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. ; Collette F. Dooley, Northville , Mich.; Philip J ., Northville, Mich. 51 The Stapleton-EuleFr amilies By DORIS E. FRYKMAN As a descendant of two families going back more than 100 years in this area I have several recollections of stories handed down through the years. My great-grandparents, John and Mary Ann Stapleton came from Lincolnshire, England, one in 1851 and the other soon after. My greatgrandmother came from the same town and on the same ship as William "Billy " Jubb and the first of the Wright families to settle here. After her first husband's death in 1854, she married John Stapleton and they built their home and raised their family at 321 West Sibley Street in Howell. The house still stands and is presently owned and occupied by Mrs. Lavern Wenk. We often heard the story of the Wrights becoming the parents of a baby son born aboard ship, and since the name of the ship was George Washington, the Wrights named their new son George Washington Wright. There are a great many descendants of these families who are still in and around Howell. John Stapleton, for many years drove stagecoach between Detroit and Lansing, and after McPherson Bank opened, he carried money between the bank in Howell and banks in Detroit. His daughter, Ella, (my grandmother ) often told us about his long white beard which was usually frozen stiff and covered with ice and snow when he returned home from a coach run in winter . One of her interesting stories told of her trip in 1880,a t age 11, to England with her parents to visit her grandparents. On their way home they were shipwrecked and all had to take to lifeboats. In accordance with the custom of women and children first, my grandmother and her mother were first to board a lifeboat and be lowered to the sea below. It was a horrible experience but after sometime they were picked up and brought to New York aboard a coal boat and the family was reunited. Ella Stapleton married Fred Euler in 1887. He was a great grandson of John Euler who came to this area from Darmstadt , Germany sometime around 1840. The Euler families settled in Genoa Township, along what is now Euler Road and on the shores of Euler Lake . Some of the families moved ontoShiawassee County but most of them stayed here and there are many descendants of the various branches of the family . My grandfather, Fred Euler, was a building contractor in Howell for many years, and constructed some of the finest homes here. His favorite was the beautiful big home on North Michigan Avenue which he built for Mr. and Mrs. R. B. McPherson . Fred and Ella Euler were parents of five children, one of whom was Mary Isabelle who married Otto Frykman . They were the parents of myself and my only sister, Betty Frykman Noll of Ann Arbor. Dad was in the electrical business in Howell for many years . I have many pleasant memories of my early days in Howell-going to kindergarten in the temporary school, sliding down " Mutter's Hill" on our sleds , catching a ride on George Mercer 's bobsled, the big parades and celebrations on Decoration Day and Fourth of July and of course the County Fair . Trips to Detroit on the old gravel road usually took about three hours and resulted in a flat tire or some other catastrophe . One time our car broke down and my folks and I had to stay overnight at the old inn in New Hudson. How many of you recall watching for the ice man? Also for Logan Papworth and Wilbur Arnold with their horse-drawn 52 wagons filled with home grown produce? All the ladies took their pots and pans out to fill with fresh vegetables and fruit . Saturday was the big night of the week when everyone came downtown to shop and visit with their friends . The stores stayed open as long as there were any potential customers still on the street. Space does not permit my going on further . As I look back over the years, I'm glad I grew up at a time when life in Howell was more leisurely and everyone knew practically everyone else . Sometimes I find myself wishing for the " Good Old Days "-and they say that's a sure sign of growing older. The Van Winkle Family By ANNABEL VanWINKLE Charles Vanwinkle, born in 1785, and his wife, Jane Locke, settled early in the Triangle Lake area of Livingston County, taking up land from the United States government in the year 1837. He was the son of Revolutionary War soldier, Johannis VanWinkle and wife, Naomi Dickenson. Both Charles and Jane are buried in the Gilkes cemetery . John VanWinkle, son of Charles Vanwinkle , was a member of the first Gilkes Cemetery Association . Another son of Charles VanWinkle was Charles D. who married Caroline M. Sigler. Their children who grew to maturity were Carey V., who married Clara S. Allison, and later Georgia Reeves, Nellie, who married William Wright, and William Peter . William Peter VanWinkle married Hattie Placeway and became an attorney and banker prominent in Howell, and Livingston County. His children were Madge, Don W., Charles D., Helen and Harriet. The old VanWinkle home was at 417 North Court Street. This home was originally built in 1885b y Governor Winans for his son. Sons, Don and Charles milked and tended the family cow which was tethered at the north end of Court Street. Don W. Van Winkle was a well known attorney and banker, married to Annabel Kellogg. Of their five children, one son, Charles K. and grandson , Peter B., are practicing attorneys and active in banking in the city and county. Emil Bode By ROBERT L. WATSON I have been visiting Howell since the early 1940's when we came to visit my great grand uncle Emil Ernst Bode. It wasn 't until March 9, 1952 that I came to Howell for good to take care of him . Emil Bode spent almost his entire lifetime in Howell. After moving from the mill at the north end of Thompson Lake he came to town with his mother, Elizabeth Louise Hienretta Buck Bode to 716 N. Michigan Avenue which was to become the Bode home until it was sold in 1963. Her father was the first resident pastor of St. George Lutheran Church in Brighton then Genoa. Her husband was Edward Bode a prominent miller . Emil soon found that his skills at math was in great demand . For a period of over ten years he was comptroller at Borden 's Milk factory (Howell) later becoming the first bookkeeper at Citizens Mutual. His keen knowledge of math again paid off as he remained here for a period of over 25 years retiring as comptroller. He set up their first bookkeeping system thus eliminating the process of putting unpaid bills on a spindle. Hisl iterartya lentgsa inehdi me mploymfeonra t short perioodn t hee dito'sr stafof ft hec ounptayp aesrw ealls generously contributing as secretaryt o seye~al organizations among them being secretary of the build~ng committee of the original building of the Presby~er~an Church in Howell. He was instrumental in estabhshmg Chemung Hills Golf Club and the park for what is now Howell City Park. When I first came to Howell in 1959 I was told that Howell was a farm community and the city was made up o~ r1;any retirees. I remember a few years later being at a M1ch1gan Week Banquet at the Masonic Temple d!ni~g room on the third floor of the First National Bank Bmldmg on the S?~th corner of Grand River and S. Michigan Avenue. It wa~ a JO~nt meeting of all service clubs . A lady sitting on my nght finding out that I was a new comer asked m~ my im~ression of Howell. I remarked if this was a commumty of retirees there must be quite a few change of life babies born in Howell the way they were beginning to outgrow the school system . But all kidding aside I told her I felt Howell had great possibility for the future. It did then and it still has today . (Editor 's note: Except for adding a paragraph regarding the death and another about the funeral service, this obituary was prepared by Mr. Bode prior to his death ). A son of Eduard Nicolaus Heinrich and Elizabeth Louise Bode, Emil Bode was born in Howell, Michigan , October 26, 1872, and with the exception of two years spent in th_e east , lived his entire life in the town where he was born. Until early manhood , he lived with his parents at the small farm home out by the mill , a mile north of town, but , a few years following the death of his father, in 1890, he and his mother moved into town and bought the home on North Michigan Avenue, which place he made his home until his death , which occurred at the Bonnie View Convalescent Home, Howell, Michigan on January 19, 1962. As a youngster , he attended the Crittenden district school and later , the Howell Public School, from which, after a break of five years , he was graduated with the class of '95. His life's activities embraced those of a tailor's apprentice, post office clerk, stenographer , bookkeeper and paymaster at the local Borden Condensed Milk plant for 10 years, news editor of the Livingston Republican for a period, and finally , auditor and , later, comptroller of the Citizens' Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, which latter positions he held for a period of 28 years , retiring in May, 1944. For many years, he had been a frequent contributor to the local newspapers , with news items and occasional obituaries , and offering historic and reminiscent sketches of people and events of a bygone day . Several of these monographs were made up into attractively printed, illustrated and bound booklets , to be given to friends and others who might enjoy them . In his youth , an expert skater and a strong swimmer , he will be remembered by his few living contemporaries as an ardent and successful sportsman and a year-round lover of the great outdoors . Emil Bode knew his own America well and had , during the years , visited every state in the Union but four, and had seen or had crossed every large and nearly every small, historic river in the United States and nearly all of the great streams of Canada. In 1913, returning from an extended trip through the west, an enthusiastic, novice golfer, his interested sports loving friends in the game, the ultimate result being the expert-built , attractively located Chemung Hills Country Club. He spent his last years in occasional short vacation trips and with often read favorites from his well stocked library , itsw allgsr acewdi tfho ufrr amefda mi~coya tosf .a rmtsh, ree oft hesbee aritnhge h eraldidce vicde enotmrgem ~te Crusadaenrc estrHye.a lsok eput ph isc orrespondwen~cteh distant relatives and friends and , during the waryears with army and navy boys battling in far off lands and distant seas . Never married he furnished a home or meals for a steady procession of rur~l and other lads, attending school in town, for a term, a year or more, a whole high school and , in several cases , for a period after their schooldays were over. Any lad , homeless , friendless or merely hungry, could be sure of a welcome at the Bode home . The youngest and the last of 11 brothers and sis~ers, he is survived only by widely scattered nephews, meces and cousins, their children and grandchildren. The funeral services were conducted by the Reverend A. Dale Stewart at the First Presbyterian Church in Howell on Sunday , January 21. His body was cremated , with _ashes being interred in the family burial lot at the early , p10neer day established St. George Lutheran Cemetery in Genoa Township near Brighton. Edward J. Browning By FRED HENRY BROWNING Edward J . Browning, age 71 in 1975, resides on part of the farm taken up from the government in 1836 in the township of Byron. The township was renamed Oceola in 1838. Peter Y. Browning was a sixth generation Browning in America . The Brownings arriv ed from England in 1640. His father , Jeremiah 2nd was a Quaker who married Sally Morey, daughter of Robert Morey who built the constitution . (Olrl Ironsides ). There were 450 acres in 1836 and 840 when Peter Y. passed awa y in 1873, at the age of 78. They lived in a log cabin for almost 20 years , then built the house (of 19 rooms which still stands ), about 1856. Peter Y. had seven children , six boys and one girl. The oldest was Edward and the youngest was Joseph . They were both farm ers . The other four boys all went to California during the gold rush and only one returned . The rest became very well off in business in San Franci sco. The first Methodist church met at first in the Browning school on the farm. Pet er Y. and his son Edward both held the position of post mast er , Edward under President Buchanan , and Peter Y. preceding that. Edward 's son, John , in 1878 bought fro $10,000, along with Tom Walker , The Parshallville Mill, and around 1900 he was a partner in what is now the Co-op Mill in Howell. John 's son, Fred E. , worked in the mill before he married Georgia Burton , and then obtained a position as railway mail clerk and moved to Detroit until 1919. Then he moved back to the Browning farm and farmed a few years . They had three girls and two boys. Later he went into the well drilling business with son Edward J . Fred passed away in 1964 at the age of 89, after running a gas station and store for 30 years. Edward J. , who married Edna Mae Jackson , was a machinist and then car hauler before retiring at age 60. His son Fred Henry lives in San Diego, California with his wife and two daughters . He is making a career of the Navy and expects to retire in about five years . Edward and Edna also have three girls living in Livingston County: Elizabeth Smith , with four boys ; Carolyn Dunlap , with one girl ; and Virginia Alchin, with four girls. Fr ed Henry and his wife Elaine ha ve two daughters , a nd he is the last of this Browning line . 53 The LounsberyF amily By VOLA LOUNSBERY HUTSON The family of Lounsbery got its start in Livingston County when Allen (1800-189)3 came from New York State in 1832 over the Old Indian Trail driving a circus wagon. He loved horses and spent his entire life around them. Proof of this shows, since he drove a stagecoach from Detroit to Lansing for many years over the old plank road . On these trips he often encountered many Indian troubles, especially with the Okemus Indians . Allen was married in 1837t o Laura Mathers (1816-189)2 and they had eight children. Two of their sons, Charles and Clark were in the Civil War. Both were in the Battle of Shiloh in the same company of men, and Clark was killed. When the war was over, Charles was discharged and since there was no transportation , he walked all the way home from Pittsburg Landing, near Shiloh, Tennessee. Charles returned and married Clark 's sweetheart Loraine Latson in a double ceremony with his sister , Maryette and Loraine 's brother, Eugene Latson in 1866. Charles (1839-191)8 and Loraine (1842-1912)h ad four sons, two of them Fred and Ernest lived their entire life in Livingston County. Ernest lived on the Pinckney Road and Fred on the Chilson Road . Fred married Harriett (Hattie ) Sharp in 1904 and they bought the farm on Chilson Road !n 1912 and lived there from then on. Mrs. Fred Lounsbery still lives on the same farm. Fred and Ernest 's mother, Loraine taught school at the Barnard School on Chilson Road where both boys attended as well as both of Fred 's daughters , Audrey and Vola. Loraine The Jubbs . 54 told about when she moved to Genoa with her parents that they chose a spot on Beck Road by the Ann Arbor Railroad near a spring . The house had no glass in the windows and it was not an unusual sight to have Indians pull back the gunny sack curtains and peek through them at night. When the courthouse at Howell was dedicated and all the articles were placed in the cornerstone , it is said that they went around through the crowd collecting different things that anyone wanted to give. Charles had a county newspaper in his hip pocket which he contributed to the collection. The Lounsbery family has been in Michigan for one hundred and forty-three years and all have contributed their share to the history of Livingston County. The Pool Family By VOLA HUTSON The Pool family of Livingston County has been traced back to John Pool who was born about 1720. He and his family lived in New Jersey. John 's great grandson Jeremiah Pool (1820- 1886) and his wife, Clarissa (Hart) Pool (1827-1912w) ere both born in Hackettstown, New Jersey . They came to Michigan to live in 1852 by way of Detroit, then settled in Iosco Township, and later bought the Pool farm near Coon Lake in Genoa Township. That house is still standing. Jeremiah and Clarissa had seven children , the only girl was Mary Elizabeth (1858-1945). She married George Sharp in 1879. Their daughter Mrs. Fred Lounsbery (1884) lives in Genoa Township on the same farm where she has lived since April 1912. Mrs. Hattie Lounsbery remembers when the schools began to adopt report cards . Also she relates how there were no grades of any kind or any graded books. In fact there were no first grade books or even a suitable book for beginners when she started to school at five years old. She says that if any child was caught drawing a picture , he was punished . The schools were greatly overcrowded as one teacher would have a great many students ranging in age from five to twenty-one. The schools were used in many ways in fact Nathan Pool's funeral was held in the Barnard Scho~l on Chilson Road. Nathan was the father of Fred and Irwin Pool. Ina Drew married Marcellus Poole (parents of Howard Poole of Howell) and she added the "e" to the family name because she thought it seemed more like a family name that way. Some of the families followed that spelling and some did not. The Pool family was a very respected family and always did their part in the settlement of Genoa Township and Livingston County. Peter Brewer Printed December 1, 1879 One of the earliest settlers and oldest pioneers of Livingston County now in his eighty-fifth year is entitled to special mention in this local history. He was born in Otsego County, New York, January 27, 1795. When he was seven years old his father moved to the then remote wilderness of Genesee County, N.Y. where he grew to manhood . In the War of 1812 he was drafted and served a short time . He adopted the vocation of a farmer and purchased some land in Niagara County where he was married to Miss Dorcas West on May 10, 1821. In 1835 he came to Howell, Michigan and located one-hundred acres of land and returned to New York. In 1836h e came on with his family and commenced the improvement of the land . Peter and his wife were members of the M.E. Church in New York and assisted to organize the M.E. Church in Howell. He hued the timber for the first house of worship of that church . In 1837 he was assessor and highway commissioner. His wife died in 1863. On March 1, 1865 he was married to Mrs. Abigal Munger with whom he lived in Shiawassee County for thirteen years. When she died he returned to his home in Howell to live with his son, Almon who was by his first wife. Mr. Brewer had six children, one died a baby. A daughter , Mary , married William L. Jones and they both died in 1848 leaving two children . Orlando S. married Mary Pane Moore in 1847. Almon married Olive Whitbeck and lives on the old homestead. Eben is a farmer in Shiawassee County. All are respected citizens and well settled in life. Peter Brewer was the great, great grandfather of William, Leonard , and Lyle Musson. The Brady Family I was born in Pinckney , Michigan, July 5, 1902. Parents were Matthew B. Brady and Blanche Moran Brady . We moved to Howell when I was four weeks old and lived in an apartment of what was known as the Hadden house now a part of the Lamb funeral home. After about three years we moved about a block away to the double house known as the Fannie Huntington house. Miss Huntington, sister of the late Dr. Harry Huntington owned three houses at the southeast corner of Michigan A venue and Crane Street (Michigan Avenue was then called Division Street) . Mr. and Mrs. Albert (Allie Smith lived in the house exactly on the corner , our house was to the east and the other tenants were the George Brigham family next to the Smith house south was rented by the George Snedicor family parents of Marshall Snedicor. Allie Smith was long an officer of the First State and Savings Bank , later merged into the First National. George Brigham owned the Brigham Livery Stable (located on part of the now South Michigan Avenue parking lot) George Snedicor was a partner with his father, W. N. and brother Bert in the Snedicor Egg and Poultry Plant . My father was an area sales supervisor for the International Hawley Company working out of the Jackson Michigan Branch When we moved to the Huntington house I was the only child. My brother, Edmund was born there on March 11, 1906. The Smiths had no children. The Brighams first child Clare was born at about the time of my brother . The Snedicors had one son, Marshall . He and I were childhood playmates and have been lifelong friends . At that time there were two telephone systems in Howellthe Bell and the Homes. These later were consolidated. Most businesses had both phones. I remember Snedicors had the Home and we had the Bell. One time I talked to Marshall on the phone. He called the Snedicor store where his uncle Bert phoned me. Bert placed the receiver of the one phone to the transmitter of the other and vice versa . Marshall and I were able to talk to each other that way. The Peavy Family By MRS. GEORGE A. HEEG Adelbert F . Peavy was born June 22, 1845 at Belfast , New York State . He came to Michigan as a small boy with his pioneer parents, Ichabod Wood Peavy and Sally Potter Peavy . They settled at DeWitt. He enlisted in the Civil War Sept. 3, 1863 at Hamburg , served as bugler and messenger carrier two years and three months in Co.K, 10th Mich. Cavalry. At the close of the war he was mustered out at Memphis, Tenn., November 11, 1865. Came to Howell and soon after was married to Rosette Wilcox July 31, 1866. She was born at LaFayette, Onandago Co., State of New York. They settled on the old farm five miles north of Howell on Byron Road, where their six children were born and reared . They lived in the old log house while building their new home . The four boys were born there. Wm. H. Farmer ,George W., Dean of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon State College, Homer B., farmer and Peav y Mill; ·calvin A., oil and gas interests in Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. Moved to their new home in 1876, where Edith M. and Ethel R. were born, both were school teachers. In 1904 they sold the farm to William and moved to Howell and after a yea r bought the mill where he was associated with two sons, Homer and Calvin. Pictures of log house with Grandpa and Grandma Peavy sitting in front also the A. F. Peav y mill are at Zempers studio. They were married 55 years . W.D . Adams with John Adams Vanwinkle and Nancy LaFlamme . 55 Noted Howell Homes By JANET ROHRABACHER TWO HOUSES ON W. CLINTON STREET These two houses, one of which was number 637 and was owned for sometime by Will Vaughn and the tenant house just west of it, number 641, were both parts of the old Rubert Hotel. This hotel was in the southeast part of Howell. These sections of the hotel were moved to the south side of West Clinton Street when the hotel was razed . DR . GARDNER WHEELER'S OFFICE The house at number 652 West Clinton Street was once the office of Dr. Gardner Wheeler . It was originally situated north of the intersection of West Grand River and North Walnut on the east side of the street. It had to be built very early because Dr. Wheeler started to practice in Howell in 1838. Then the house was moved to just south of Parshall's mill. Mrs. Emma Houghtaling said that it was again moved to the north side of West Clinton Street. For many years it was owned by Mrs . Cameron. 658 WEST CLINTON STREET Number 658 West Clinton on the north side of the street which was owned for a number of years by Mrs. Brayton was originally a barn . EDWARD HOUGHTALING HOUSE This house, 122 Byron Road , is at the southeast corner of Byron Road and Spring Street intersection and is a very old house. It originally stood a block away on the northwest corner of Grand River and Byron Road , and was moved to the present location. A gas station was built where it stood and now the station is demolished. During the last ten years an apartment has been added to the west side of this house and the house itself has been remodeled. ROHRABACHER-SKILBECK HOUSE The house at 310 North Michigan Avenue (formerly Mill Street ) which is the first house on the west side of the street after crossing the railroad overpass was originally the home of Adam Rohrabacher . His daughter , Jane Rohrabacher who Prize fowl at the County Fair . The queen of the fair watches from the right. 56 The Spencer house on W . Grand River . died in 1929 said she well remembered playing in the yard of this house, and that her sister, Gabriella was born there in 1846. About 1850 her family moved to the Pinckney area and Joseph Skilbeck bought the house and for years it was known as the Skilbeck house. It was intended originally for a parsonage and a Rev . Root who was an in-law relative of the Rohrabachers did reside with them , but there is no indication that any church ever bought it. They must have decided to rent or build elsewhere. A barn which stood in back was torn down about 15 years ago. By ISABEL SMITH KARUS Truesdel House-The house at 205 South Elm Street was built in the early 1800's by a Mr. Truesdel. It was known as the Galloway house, the house having been built for Mr. Galloway. The Galloway family lived in the house for a number of years. In about 1864 the house was sold to Lewis M. Smith . Mr. Smith with his brother Harmon , was owner and publisher of the Livingston County Republican . The Smith brothers , five in number, were early Michigan settlers from the state of New York . Their parents had been massacred by the Indians at Penn Yan, New York. Mr. Lewis Smith related many tales of his childhood in New York to his young grandson, tales of having lived and played with Indian boys. He was a man of rather small stature, but reputed to be a superb athlete. It was reported that from standing position he could leap into a barrel, more commonly known as a hogshead. Mr. Smith said that he had learned this feat from his Indian playmates. Lewis Smith died at the Elm Street residence at the age of 66. The house was purchased by his younger son, Fred G. Smith . The Fred Smith family lived in the house until his death in 1954 at the age of 90 years. Whipple House-at 715 E . Grand River was built in Almon Whipple's second subdivision, dated 1871. Almon Whipple moved to Howell from Handy Township in 1839. He engaged in mercantile business, with John Curtis, later engaged in real estate, held office of County Clerk and also was postmaster of Howell. This house is the home of Mrs. Gladys Whipple. Galloway House-John Galloway, who came to Howell in 1844 built the house on the northwest corner at Higgins and Court. The gracious home with its high ceilings, beautiful hallway and stair , was the home of John Galloway, an early state senator from Livingston County. The house is now owned by the Herbert F. Schotts, who have generously entertained with their gracious hospitality. The Galloway house, now Alma Young. Written by Miss Alma Young and Mrs. Fromilda Young Wilson, granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weimeister, Sr., and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Young. The Weimeister-Young house at 227 N. Court Street is well over 100 years old, and is now owned by Miss Alma Young and her sister, Mrs. Russell Wilson (Fromilda Young Wilson). Edward Thompson deeded the property in 1844 to William Melvin. It was thereafter owned by different Howell residents until it was deeded to John Weimeister in 1869, and then in 1880 deeded to his brother , Henry Weimeister, Sr., whose wife was Matilda Buek Weimeister . The Weimeisters then moved to Howell from their farm which was about five miles out on East Grand River Avenue. The farm is now owned by History Town, but the house is not the same . The original house which burned in the 1920's was a large farm house on the same site, which is about half-way between Lansing and Detroit . It would often accommodate teamsters for meals and lodging. Their horses would be taken care of in the large red barns across the road . Not long after the Weimeisters took possession of the property at 227 N. Court Street , part of the north side of the lot and part of the adjoining property of Fred Hubbell were taken over by the Ann Arbor Railroad. Both the Weimeisters and the Hubbells protested but the railroad won out. The Weimeister 's large barn, then on the north side of their property, had to be moved to the south side where it now stands . In 1898 the property was deeded to their daughter , Nellie Weimeister Young, who with her husband, Edward F. Young, and family of three children, had been residing with Mrs. Young's parents , Henry and Matilda Weimeister, who passed away in 1891 and 1904 respectively. The Edward Youngs lived in the house until Mr. Young's death in 1944a nd Mrs. Young's death in 1946. The Youngs liked to entertain. Many church functions for both adults and young people, as well as family dinners and gatherings were held in the house. A few changes were made in the home by the Youngs. A small apartment downstairs was made out of the north-side rooms, but the small porch in that side still remains . A similar porch on the south side was enclosed and converted into a sun room. The southeast end of the long back porch was used to convert a small southeast room into a bedroom . The long porch across the entire front of the house still remains the same. OLD METHODIST CHURCH PARSONAGE By DORIS E . FRYKMAN One of the older homes in Howell dating back more than 100 years having an interesting history is V. E. Tucker's home at 323 S. Walnut. The house has been extensively remodeled. Mrs. Charles P . Adams (nee Pauline Griffith ) tells us that for many years in the old days this was the local Methodist church parsonage. Mrs. Adams is now 95 years old and is the granddaughter of the late Rev. Jesse Kilpatrick who served as pastor of the First Methodist Church. The Kilpatricks lived there during his ministry and it was in this house in 1878 that their daughter , Sarah was united in marriage to Will F . Griffith. In 1880t he Griffiths became the parents of their only daughter , Pauline who is now Mrs. Charles P . Adams. Another old home which Mrs. Adams told us about is the white frame house located on the southwest corner of State and Madison Streets. This house was built by her paternal grandparents , Mr. and Mrs. Will R. Griffith and until about 1890 it sat on the northeast corner of East Grand River and Barnard Street. It was then moved to the present location in the north part of town. After it was moved, Mrs. Adams ' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will F . Griffith built the large home on the Grand River site and it is now occupied by the Chamber of Commerce . The Adams family made their home there for many years. Halloween at the football field for the little ones. 57 Moving a barn-quite a project . William McPherson-Deyo Home-William McPherson and his wife, Elizabeth Riddle arrived in Howell in 1836. With them they brought from Scotland their children Alexander , William Jr ., and Isabella. Their family was growing in age and number , thus needing a larger house, when around 1850 they built the two story brick house with Greek Revival cornices , on the site now between Michigan Avenue and State bordered on the north by Lake Street. The house was a McPherson home until 1965, when after the death of William McPherson III , the house was sold. Marguerite and Bill III had made changes in the house, adding the sun parlor , with the sleeping porch above , painting the red bricks white . Marguerite had made of the yard a rose garden , after the sons Bill IV, Sandy , and Ed no longer needed the big front lawn for a ball field. She had roses, of showy pink and rosy red bushes growing all along the long walk from Michigan Avenue to the front door. She also had a small garden of tea roses , and she knew all their names. At the State Street entrance , roses bordered the drive , and a rose trellis arched over the entrance way . On every national holiday, American flags on poles were in their places along Michigan A venue in front of their home. The Cecil Niriders bought the house in 1965, improved its condition, and redecorated , sold the house to the present owners, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Deyo. Mr. Deyo is an architect and his wife, Jo shares his interest in historic houses. Frederick J. Lee House-Now the home of Miriam and William McPherson , IV. Mr. McPherson is a great grandson of Fred Lee, whose daughter , Rosalie married E. G. McPherson , in the formal parlor of the house, August 14, 1867. The parlor was used only for special occasions. The three stor y house with mansard roof, built later by E . G. McPherson and Rosalie, in the location where the McPherson State Bank now stands , was for many years used as Howell's hospital. The Lee home was first a working farm with large barns south and to the back of the house. Dr. William Wells House-Mr . and Mrs. David Holtkamp now own the house located at 321 N. Court. It was built by Dr . William Wells, who was one of the early physicians in Howell and his wife. Dr . Wells came to Howell in 1849 and built the home in 1852. Mrs. Nellie Glenn, of Fowlerville, recently deceased told Mrs. Holtkamp she played in the house with the grandchild of Dr . Wells when she was very young. Dr . Wells sold seed for one of the large seed companies . 58 William A. Mayberry Home--404 S. Walnut, was built by Leander Smith who came to Howell sometime between 1840 and 1844. Mr. Smith was a brother-in-law of Frederick J . Lee, whose house was just north on Walnut Street. The Mayberry 's bought the house from descendants of Leander Smith . The grill on the porch is the original. The house has been unchanged in style , but the interior is beautifully renovated for comfort. Milford Home-219 S. Walnut. A man named Andrews is believed to have built this house, now the home of the Harvey Milfords. Mr. Andrews was a shrewd business man , and owned a hardware business with Edward B. Winans. Edward , Alfred , Jepson , and Albert Garland . By MRS. WAYNE A. BLANCHARD A Greek Revival home on South Center Street now occupied by the Wayne A. Blanchard family is one of the earl y homes of Howell. George L. Sage, the first white child born in Howell on January 23, 1835 grew to manhood, married and lived in the house when it occupied the site where Mr. and Mrs. William Cook now live on South Walnut Street. The house was known as the Sage home, but in the 1874 Atlas it was listed as the property of Mrs . Jenks (the widow of George T. Sage , remarried ). The house was moved to South Center in the early 1920's, and was purchased by Mr. and Mrs . Galen A. Phillips, Sr., Mrs. Blanchard 's parents . A front porch and dining ell were added to the two story upright at this time, but all the original woodwork was preserved in the living room. The grooved baseboards are eleven inches high, four large windows predominate the room and are believed to hold the original glass because of their imperfect quality . The window casings are eight inches wide with grecian squares in each corner at the ceiling and woodwork from sill to floor. The house is now stucco exterior but looking to the roof one sees the original Greek Revival molded eaves which are walnut. Mr. and Mrs . Phillips lived in the house until 1957. Mrs. Phillips recalls that her mother Martha Grostick Risch (1870- 1948) came to Howell from Genoa when she was a young girl about 18, and lived with the Sages a short while on Walnut Street to learn dressmaking . The Margaret Hoover family. By ISABEL SMITH KARUS, A Descendant 205 South Elm The house at 205 South Elm Street was built in the early 1800's by a Mr. Truesdel. It was known as the Galloway house, the house having been built for Mr. Galloway. The Galloway family lived in the house for a number of years . In about .1864 the house was sold to Lewis M. Smith. Mr. Smith with his brother , Harmon was owner and publisher of the Livingston County Republican . The Smith brothers , five in number , were early Michigan settlers from the state of New York. Their parents had been massacred by the Indians at Penn Yan , New York. Mr. Lewis Smith related many tales of his childhood in New York to his young grandson, tales of having lived and played with Indian boys. He was a man of rather small stature , but reputed to be a superb athlete . It was reported that from standing position he could leap into a barrel, more commonly known as a hogshead. Mr. Smith said that he had learned this feat from his Indian playmates . Lewis Smith died at the Elm Street residence at the age of 66. The house was purchased by his younger son, Fred G. Smith. The Fred Smith family lived in the house until his death in 1954 at the age of 90 years . THE MUSSON HOUSE The Musson home on West Clinton was built in 1864 by Gerald Musson's grandfather , William W. Musson. He purchased two lots from Frederick J . and Martha Lee for $60. This home has been owned and lived in continuously since then by the Musson family. Both Gerald and his father , William E. were born in this house. CliffordK ellogg By BETHEL DA VIS KELLOGG Wife of Clifford Kellogg In the early days of our Federal Government , a party was sent to explore what is now the Michigan area and bring back a report. "Mostly swamp unfit for habitation " was the report brought to Washington. Many people must have decided otherwise . In 1832, a man by the name of Kellogg came into this area and took up a section (640 acres ) of land from the government. During the years this land was passed from father to son. Some of this land remains in the original Kellogg families. One su~h parcel is on the northeast corner of Golf Club and Kellogg Roads in Oceola township. This is owned by the Clifford Kellogg family . Clifford received his land from his Uncle Elijah , who with Clifford's father , Loren , owned two hundred acres at this location. The first log cabin was on the exact sight of Clifford's house. The log cabin burned but the cellar had been filled in with stone and Clifford put up the first section of his house exactly over it. On this land is the pioneer cemetery . It was started when the wife of the first settler died. Since then members of the Kellogg families have ben buried there . Names like Stark , Whitehead and Hardy appear on headstones , but they are all Kellogg related. The Kellogg School was located on the southwest corner of Golf Club and Kellogg Roads . Clifford's grandfather , Ebenezer , taught the school at one time and his father , Loren, was on the school board for many years . Clifford and his brothers , Carlton and Kern went through the eighth grade there . Also his three children Charles , Boyden and Elma , started in this school but progress took over and the Kellogg District was taken into the Hartland area . The school building was sold and moved to Woodland Lake on Grand River and turned into a general store. It is now Jim's Market . They have covered it over but the nucleus is the old Kellogg school. The school was lined with corrugated metal and I think this can still be seen inside the store. The school must have been built before 1849 because Erastus Kellogg would be 126 years old if he were alive today , and he started school there at the age of five. On the southeast corner of Golf Club and Kellogg was a huge oak tree . Erastus said the oak tree looked just the same when he started school. This tree had a notch on it that had marked it as part of an old Indian trail. That too, gave way to progress when the road was widened. When the Kelloggs went to live on " Kellogg Korners " in 1932, Erastus Kellogg was their next door neighbor to the west. He was a fine, intelligent gentleman in his eighties and he would tell the younger people stories of pioneer days . One was about the roads . Early settlers on Kellogg Road could only get to Howell by going south to Grand River or north to Highland Road . Golf Club did not go through west because of a swamp . Erastus told how periodically the farmers would get to betting about who could get their teams through the swamp , but the horses would get mired and other teams would pull them out. Finally , a corduroy road was built by laying logs crosswise and filling in with stones and dirt. The Clifford Kelloggs had three children , Charles Davis Kellogg, Boyden Alton Kellogg and Elma Grace Kellogg Hopponen Faulkenbury . Charlee has two children , Cindy and Joseph Patrick. 59 Boyden has two children, Deborah Lynn and Danny Lee and Elma has two daughters , Lucinda Kay Hopponen and Cheryl Anne Hopponen and a son, Michael Boyden Faulkenbury. The newest twig on the family tree is Jennifer Anne Mead, daughter of David and Deborah (Kellogg) Mead of Phoenix , Arizona. Clifford Kellogg passed away on December 29th, 1967, but his family still has the property. Charles Brockway By MRS. EDNA B. PEACH Charles Frederick Brockway was born in Fulton, Oswego County, New York in 1843, one of six brothers . He arrived in Howell in 1857. He married Estette Hines in 1867. To them was born one son, Bert Hines Brockway. He was married again in 1885 to Carrie Harriett Boothy of Howell. They had five (5) children, Florence , Ford, Ruth (Mrs . Herman Nevereth ), Edna (Mrs. Truman Peach) and Helen (Mrs. George Richards ). Mr. Brockway was a builder and carpenter and built many fine homes in Howell. He built our family home on Sibley Street which is still owned by the Ford Brockway family. All five of Fred and Carrie Brockway's children were born in that home. We had a happy childhood with a wonderful mother and father . The family attended the Methodist Church. All five of the Charles and Carrie Brockways children were born at the home on Sibley Street. Louise Lockitt Williams, mother of Harry Williams. Harry L. Williams .,,, Harry Williams Harry Lockitt Williams was born in the beautiful Cotswold' Hills of England on May 15, 1869. In 1888,w hen Harry was 19, a cousin, who had been visiting the Williams family in England, persuaded Harry to return with him to his home in Marshall, Michigan. The cousin was extensively engaged in the commission business and it was from him that Harry learned the business that was to become his life's work. After traveling for the Horlick Malted Milk Company and the Case Implement Company, Harry came to Howell in 1898 where he started his own commission business, specializing in eggs and poultry. The first modest plant was located in the basement of the old K. S. B. Holt Elevator but the flourishing business soon outgrew those quarters and Harry constructed a modern plant, with a huge refrigerated storage capacity, on the property now occupied by the Cole Elevator. During peak seasons, about twenty men were employed in this strictly wholesale business . The increasing volume soon 60 required that the Pere Marquette Railroad install a direct siding to the plant to speed shipments to New York City, Springfield, Massachusetts and other metropolitan centers in the east. In the 1920's, Harry formed, with Mr. Lester Garlock, a Detroit branch known as the Garlock-Williams Company. Harry's second vocation was real estate and a number of buildings in the Howell area were built by him. Among these were the U.S. Post Office Building on the corner of Michigan and Sibley Streets, which was built in the 1920's and is now occupied by the Village Billiard Center ; and the building on East Grand River now occupied by the Livingston County Press, which, with Russell Woodruff, Harry built for the Kroger Company in the 1940's. He was active in many church and civic affairs . He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, the town council, the school board and the Howell Music Club. He was a Knight Templar, Mayor of Howell, and a director of the First State Bank . After that bank 's merger with the First National Bank , he continued in that capacity for a total of more than fifty years. In his early years , he worked with young men in the Y.M.C.A. as he was a great lover of the out-of-doors and of nature study . He actively participated in the operation of his farms located southwest of Howell and greatly enjoyed the hours spent there . Though proud of his birthplace, Harry became a naturalized citizen of the United States, which he loved more than any other. He became totally Americanized, even to the extent of losing his English accent, which he accomplished at considerable effort. Harry predicted that Howell would one day show a great growth and, were he alive today, there is no doubt that he would feel that a dream had come true . The Riddle Family By JOY BIGELOW Andrew Riddle, Sr. and Isabel Taylor were married in Scotland in 1831.T hey came to Howell in 1836. He brought his blacksmith tools with him from Scotland and they were the first blacksmiths in Howell. He worked at his trade with his son-in-law, William McPherson, Sr. The next year Andrew Riddle, Sr. came out and settled on a farm in Oceola Township which they had taken up from the government. He also built a blacksmith shop there. In 1938 his great, great grandson , William Riddle Bigelow, married and lived in the same house. Andrew and Isabel Riddle, Sr., had seven children. Two of the children were Elizabeth and Andrew, Jr., Riddle. Elizabeth Riddle, daughter of Andrew Riddle, Sr. married William McPherson, Sr., in Scotland and they also had seven children. One of their children was Edward Gregory (E.G .) McPherson and he was the father of William McPherson III. Andrew Riddle, Jr. and Margaret Stewart were married in Scotland. They had eight children , William, Isabella and Maria Riddle. A. William Riddle, Jr. and Margaret Stewart were married in Scotland. A. William Riddle was born in Fordyce, Scotland and came to this country at the age of nine years. He married Cynthia Miller. They lived in a log house on the west side of North Eager Road. The Indians used to come to their door with their kettles and beg for food. They seemed to know when they were cooking meat, which was very seldom . An old apple tree still stands where the loghouse was and bears fruit. Later they built the new frame house and barns . The oak timbers were taken from the farm , but all the pine lumber was cut by William Riddle near Vassar and Bay City during the winter time and hauled down by a team of oxen to his farm on Eager Road . Barn building was his trade . William Riddle Bigelow and Mary Cynthia Bigelow were their grandchildren . William Bigelow lives on his parents farm in Oceola Township . Mary Bigelow Ladnew lives in the city of Howell. William and Cynthia Riddle also had three children: Elsie Mae, Mary Belle and Frederick Riddle, who died in infancy . Elsie Mae Riddle married Emerson N. Bigelow and they had two children : Mary Cynthia Bigelow married William R. Ladyer and they have one son, Robert William Ladnew ; William Riddle Bigelow married Joy Schmidt. Mary Belle Riddle or Aunt Mar y never was married and always lived on the old homestead on North Eager Road until her death in 1966. Isabella Riddle , daughter of Andrew and Margaret Riddle , Jr ., never married . Maria Riddle, daughter of Andrew and Margaret Riddle, Jr . married Frank Parker . He was killed by lightning not far from the Riddle farm . One of their sons, Andrew Parker would be the father of Robert and William Parker now residing in Howell, (who established the firm which is now XLO Parker ). One daughter, Isabella, also lives in Howell. Andrew Schmidt In about 1864 Andrew Schmidt (1839-191)8 took up land from the Government in Howell Township. Clearing the land for farming Andrew and his wife, Mary 0843-1923) lived in a log cabin on what is now known as Marr Road . Total acreage is not known. To this union five children were born, Frank F . (1869-195)1; Louise F . (1870-194)5; Rose (1872-195)7; Elizabeth 0875-1960) and John A. (1884-1959). It is belived that their first three children were born in the log cabin befor e they moved into the large red brick home constructed across the road . The brick home at 3336 Marr Road is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs . Carl Ott who are still engaged in farming . The house is now painted white and an enclosed porch as been added . Mr . Ott's parents , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ott purchased the farm in 1928. The log cabin was still standing at this time but has since been torn down. Immediate descendants still living in the area are Mrs. William (Jo y) Bigelow, daughter of Frank ; Mrs . Irene Conely, daughter of Elizabeth and Glane A. Phillips , Sr., son of Rose . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodnow By MRS. R .S. CLARK Mr. Charles A. Goodnow was born in Pultneyville , New York, December 21, 1851. He was 24 years old when he came to Howell. He began his business career as a clerk in the general stor e of Jewett and Crossman and remained there until Januar y 1, 1877, when the store Hickey and Goodnow was founded . This store flourished until October 5, 1892, when Mrs. Hickey burned to death in a disastro us fire which struc k the city , and burned an entire block of brick buildings. Mr . Darwin Wines also lost his life in the fire . Two of the brick buildings were occupied at the time by H.C. Briggs J ewelry Store and E.K. Johnson Drug Store . In 1899, Mr . Homer N. Beach , brother-in-law of Mr. Hickey , bought out the Hickey partnership , this continued until 1913, when the firm became known as Goodnow, Satterla , Scully until Mr. Chas . Goodnow's death in November 1914. Don W. Goodnow, born February 23, 1879, worked in his father 's store for 10 years , starting at the age of 13. After 10 years , he and Henry T. Jubb established the hardware firm of Goodnow and Jubb , which was located next door. This was known as the Goodnow Block and is now the location of the First National Bank. In 1914, Mr. Charles Goodnow passed away , and imediately Don Goodnow sold the hardware and became president of the Goodnow, Satterla and Scully store . This stock was sold in 1915, soon after the store became known as the Goodnow, Gartrell Dry Goods with an entirely new stock of goods. After two years Mr . Goodnow bought out Mr . Gartrell 's interest and the store was known as the Don W. Goodnow store . At this time Mr. Goodnow was elected treasurer of the City of Howell. Mrs . Goodnow (Grace Jubb ) went in the store to collect tax money , and becoming very familiar with the store took over responsibility of the office work and the buyer of Women's apparel. Mr. and Mrs . Goodnow gave up full time duties in 1939, turning over the management to Lyle Wessinger , who had been in their employ for 17 years , and to Mrs. Elizabeth Stoddard , sister of Mr . Goodnow, who was bookkeeper and buyer . In 1956, Mr . Wessinger bought the Goodnow Store and continued the Goodnow name . For health reasons , Mr. Wessinger sold the store to Mr . James Turner in 1973 and the store is still operating under the name Goodnow's. This story covers nearly 100 years , Jan . 1, 1877 to Sept. 15, 1975. A sa Carp ent er w as one of the earl iest pion eers , sett lin g j ust east of How ell. Ther e was no poss i bil it y of picture s of them as the young men t hey w ere wh en t hey came , becau se photography had not ye t been dev el oped . Th is is a pictu re taken as a retired fa r mer abou t 1878-80 w hen he lived in town on E . Grand R iver . 61 (\)(press wagon. The camera counter in the corner drug store 1920. __________________________________ .T1.:h.::e:._o~:l~d.,.H~ o.t:e,~:l~in Oak Grove north of Howell. The McPherson Bus in front of the old bank on the south side of Grand River with the McPherson Bros . Left, is Frank Lansing, secretary to William McPherson 11. Drawing logs to the Bogue Mill in Oak Grove . 65 This was thought to b e the apple drying factory on N · M,·ch·, gan. 18R98a.c ing on th e 1a ke. Scene of cutter racing on H owe II Lake about 66 i l 67 Snedicor ' s butter and egg store , south side of W . Grand River about turn of the century . - - CASH FOR EGGS& POULTRY I ...N...E.. D COR. I . - This picture was taken from the Court House tower looking North East to the lake . The East Ward school in the center and the lumber yard by the railroad at the left with the stockyard on the otherside . Howell' S· Centennial F arn1s • Harvest time , 1895. The very latest in mass farming equipment . A ride with a team of oxen. The blue ribbon winner in the Team and Gig Contest in the 1915 County Fair . 74 l Thomas and Alice Brown, 1915. Centennial Farms The Allbright Farm By JANET MIESLE The Centennial Farm owned by Harold and Ila Brown Allbright is located on the old Indian Trail that twisted and turned between Dexter and Owosso. In this area it is called Byron Road . The original farm consisted of 62½ acres , "East ½ of NW ¼ of section 22 laying south of the Shiawassee River " was purchased by Mrs . Allbright's great-grandfather Joseph B. Brown on March 14, 1876.J oseph B. sold the land to his son Thomas G. Brown in 1881. On August 1, 1885 a son was born to William and Emma Centennial Farms Coordinator Andrew Jackson was born on a farm near Wayland in Allegan County. Claudine Burkhart was born on the centennial farm in Cohoctah Township . They both graduated with B .S. degrees from Michigan State University , Andrew in Agricul - ture, and Claudine in Home Economics . They were married in 1941 and are farmers. Andrew has served agriculture as a member of Michigan Milk Producers State Board of Directors, President of American Dairy Association of Michigan, Farm Bureau State Board of Directors, and President of Howell Cooperative Company. Claudine taught Home Economics at Kellogg Consolidated School , Lansing Public Schools, Hartland and Fowlerville. She has served Farm Bureau in many capacities including vice-chair - man of Michigan Farm Bureau Women . Both are active in their church , community, and political party . Listerman Brown. He was named Joseph B. Brown after his grandfather . Emma passed away just a few days after the birth of her baby. She was just 18 when she died as a result of complications during the delivery of her son. William took his baby to his brother 's home , Thomas G. and Alice Goldsmith Brown. They had no children and raised Joseph as their own son. The original house and barn were located about 500 feet north of the present buildings. The story is told that Steinacker Road was not built and Thomas G. did not want the road to be built. He moved his house so that the south wall sat on the section line that was to be the center of Steinacker Road. He lost his battle and the road went around the house . The original house consisted of three rooms. A dugout basement , 1st and 2nd floor all 15x16 ft. The family climbed a ladder to the sleeping room on the 2nd floor . In the late 1800's an addition of dining room and kitchen were added on the first floor and two bedrooms on the second floor . The original 15x16f oot dugout basement still remains and the family use it as a root cellar or Michigan cellar. A second addition was added in 1915. This time the entryway to the back also enclosed the windmill. Lat er the Delco Plant was in this room. The Delco Plant provided the family with electricity. Site of Indian Dance The present house sits on the site of the Indian Dance Ground. To quote the Livingston County History 1880 Edition page 439 "On section 22, in the S.E . corner of the NW¼, was a piece of ground containing about a quarter of an acre, which had been leveled and trod down until the surface was hard and smooth as a floor. It was circular in form , about eight rods in diameter, and surrounded by a ring of earth which was elevated a little above the general surface , and appeared to have been formed from the earth removed in the process of 75 leveling. It was a subject of great curiosity to the early settlers , and they only learned its use when they made inquiries regarding it of the Indians whom they met. Here the stalwart savages celebrated their "war-dances " before departing on some bloody errand of conquest or revenge ; or when returning successful with bloody trophies of their prowess they celebrated the occasion with the riotous "scalp -dance; " or being unsuccessful, mourned with blackened faces and shrouded forms , and slowly trod the melancholy measure of the "death dance ." This is the reason the farm is called "Dancing Acres Centennial Farm ." People who have studied the Indians of the area tell the Allbrights that one of the largest Indian settlements in the county was located on their farm, on the sandy south bank of the Shiawassee River . Every spring after the fields are plowed a couple from the Lansing Rock and Mineral Society come out to walk over the fields and look for artifacts. They are usually not disappointed. The Allbrights tell about a family in their neighborhood that was out of work during the depression years . With time to spare they took many walks along the Shiawassee River and collected a 10 quart pail full of arrowheads. Joseph B. married Lulu Antcliff on October 23, 1903. That same day their future son-in-law was born to Oliver and Sarah Larsen Allbright. Joseph and Lulu lived with Thomas and Alice and in 1913 they purchased part of the land . In 1929 they became sole owners of the farm and added 80 acres of adjoining land. A daughter Ila was born March 14, 1907. Ila married Harold Allbright June 11, 1927. They became part owners of the farm in 1943. By 1950 they owned the entire farm and its size had grown to 271 acres . This farm , as others has made many changes. As most farms in the early 1900's it had a flock of sheep , a few hogs, two teams of horses and 7 or 8 cows. A flock of chickens , some ducks and a few geese were cared for by the women. The men worked part of the time building roads in the township. They used their teams to haul gravel and sand . Electricity Comes to Area Harold Allbright passed petitions and talked to other farmers to get the first electricity into the area. The contract was signed with the Consumers Power Company the night of June 5th, 1936. That same night Mr. and Mrs. Allbright 's daughter, Jan et, was born . The electricity was turned on about 6 months later . With the coming of electric power and tractors , farming began to change . The first tractor was purchased in the 20's but horses were used until about 1943. In 1940 a second barn was built to house the young stock and sheep. The farm was becoming more specialized and moving toward dairy farming. The old barn was modernized in 1945. The horse stalls were torn out to build a bigger cow stable and a new milk house was added . In 1957 another modernization program was undertaken after the Allbrights ' daughter married Joe Miesle and went into partnership with them . At that time a new milking parlor was installed and a free stall barn to house 60 cows was built. This was outgrown and in 1971a new 5-on-a-side herringbone milk parlor and the free stall barn was changed to accomodate 100 dairy cows. Now cows are the only animals on the farm . The Allbrights now have two grandchildren who help with the farm work and enjoy the land and its history . They are the 5th generation to live on the farm and 6th generation to have been associated with it. The Allbrights tell many interesting stories of their farm experiences from runaway horses hooked to a wagon full of 76 hay ; to threshing gangs that came for breakfast , stayed for lunch, supper , and all night too. They recall when the neighbors depended on each other for labor , financial , religious and recreational needs. House parties were highlights of the year . The neighbors gathered at someone's home to play cards and dance . Usually someone in the group played musical instruments for the dancing . This farm was a part of the Russell School District , and no one ever missed the last day of school picnic or the Christmas program put on by the children . Everyone in the District attended these functions if they had children in school or not. Going to Howell was a real project and until the late 1940's was about a once a week experience . The mail was picked up in Oak Grove during the early days of the farm then later delivered by horse and buggy . Ila drove her pony to school in Oak Grove for the 9th and 10th grades leaving it in a friend's barn during the day and driving home at night. The family love their land and enjoy telling of its history. They have seen many changes in the surrounding area as well as in agriculture . Now with all the building and people moving into the area they think they know exactly how the old Indian felt when he rode along the trail, came to a place where a fence had been built across it, stopped , looked- and after a time rode away with his head down. They wonder what the future will hold for their land . Cutting w ood for the kit chen st ove. The Brown Farm The Olive Brown farm at 1600E ast Cohoctah Road , Howell, was purchased by Wolfgang Stelzer in 1850. He and his wife, Margaret lived there until their death. Henry bought out the heirs and with his wife, Margaret Greener , lived there until his death in 1925. His widow stayed on the farm until 1944. Their daughter , Olive, and her husband , Dell Newberry , came to the farm. Mr . Newberry died in 1949. Olive married Melvin Brown, who died in 1965. Mrs . Brown became crippled with arthritis , and had to leave the farm home, but her granddaughter , Onalee Newberry Kobiska lives on an acreage of the original Stelzer farm. The Clark Farm Marion Township 3850J ewell Road By CHESTER CLARK Four generations of farm children , all named Clark , have lived and grown on our centennial farm since 1849. The farm has the original eighty acres on the south side of the road, section 16 of Marion Township, and the 55 acres with buildings on the north side of the road in section 9. The first house and barn on the south side of the road were of rather short duration - but let us start back with Lyman and Lydia Clark , natives of Oneida County, N.Y . Lyman, a 33-year-old carpenter and joiner , came with his family in 1836 to Michigan and took up 80 acres of government land in Lyndon Township in Washtenaw County, south of Unadilla. He built a Jog cabin , moved into it on October 1st with only a bed quilt for a door, boards for windows, and native soil for the floor until January . A Dutch oven was put to good use . From Lyman 's obituar y we read "no church , no school house, naught save the noble forest and heaven 's blue canopy- the thud of the woodman 's axe , music to the civilized ear but devastation to the redman 's hunting ground , soon changed things - dvilization and Christianity (coworkers ) laid the foundation of our society. " Baptist Church Organized Lyman organized 13 Baptists into a church in Unadilla. In 1846h e sold his Lyndon farm and came to Marion Township, lived in a log house on the (now) Bruce Love farm , and in March of 1849t alked with two men who inquired about "that 80 acres in section 16," a piece of land Lyman had already been interested in. After they left , Lyman asked Lydia to pack him a lunch , and though it was late in the day, he set out on horseback , rode all night to the State Capitol, then at Detroit , and was there when that office opened the next morning. Lyman had to pay a dollar an acre down, and a dollar an acre each year for three more years , or a total of four dollars an acre . On his way home that morning , Lyman met the same two men , about where Redford now is, on their way in to Detroit. The eighty has been a Clark eighty ever since . The eighty across the road is equally as interesting and was acquired by Lyman soon after . This eighty was originally in the name of Millard Fillmore "and his good wife Abigail" before Fillmore was President , then in the name of Fillmore 's brother and others . Then , as recorded in Livingston County's Register of Deed 's Office on Januar y 27, 1837, the whole eighty was platted to be the Village of Schenectady , Michigan, including 310 lots , the grist mill , the sawmill, and the " publick " square. About this time was the national Panic of 1837. The town never got on any map , and it is not known whether or not any buildings were built , even though some Jots were sold. A Sheriff 's Deed in 1846 turned the whole eighty back to Mr . Fillmore. The buildings are now all on this 55 acres . The back 25 acres were sold off the 80 many years ago . The large horsebarn and large cowbarn were built about 1859, then the " 22-room house" as we used to call it, soon ther ea fter. Of course some of the rooms were actually closets and hallways, but they were as large as many modern rooms . The "West Wing" was actually a separate side of the house for the hired man 's family . Clippings from Howell papers tell of the many social events , sometimes over 100 persons at a time , who gathered in that old house. Old log cabins were used as hideouts by the young men. Walter A., the youngest of the 10 children of Lyman and Lydia , and the only one born here , was the one to take over the home farm. Markers in the family plot in the Green Cemeter y near here tell more of Lyman 's family . One older brother was named Lewis Cass Clark , died at 18 months . Another , Mansell , at 23 was a teacher in the Howell School District. We have his contract of 1857. Adventure Calls Mansell In April of 1859a dventure called him to start for California with others. When they reached Independence , Missouri , " the outskirts of civilization " he contracted the "continuous fever " and was left with a kind family there. Mansell knew he would die, and wanted to return home to Michigan first, but three weeks later was buried there . Lyman reached there the day after the funeral , paid the expenses, and a sermon was given at the Marion Townhall in July by Baptist minister , Rev . Dayfoot. The sermon , five full columns on the front page of the Howell paper we have , tells the story . The marker is here in Green Cemetery but we know not whether the body was ever brought back . Another brother , Gilbert , then 17, died the same year , in November of 1859. His cause of death we do not know, and recent inquiry at the County Clerk 's Office gave us information that all such records were destroyed by fire in 1865. Walter was a good farmer too. He married neighbor girl Margarette Twilley in 1872, was prominent in neighborhood affairs , politics , and farming . His mowing machine was one of the first. His crops and livestock and driving horses were good according to clippings and pictures . He served as township supervisor . Their six children all became prominent. Ethel and Gertrude were teachers , then married locally and resided in Livingston County. Lawrence graduated from M.A.C., became head bacteriologist for Parke , Davis & Co., wrote a farmer 's bulletin while in college , and later was president of M.S.U. Alumni. Briggs became head of all traffic lights and power in Portland, Oregon. Burr took over the home farm , was elected township supervisor and served 37 years , was prominent in Howell Co-Ops, Farm Bureau , and livestock groups. Wallace graduated from Howell High, then moved to California with his parents , becoming an osteopathic surgeon with his own hospital , and ranked high in Masonry and Boy Scouts. Burr Clark Takes Over Farm Dad was Walter Burr , but always known as Burr or W.B. He and Mother were married in 1913. Mother was Hazel 77 Ferguson. They worked hard, and we six children also worked hard . One baby died of leukemia in infancy, but six of us grew up, went to the Andersen School, and all graduated from Howell. Dad was a good farmer. We never worked on Sunday. Dad raised good cattle , sheep, hogs, and chickens, but not necessarily purebred animals. We six kids were all active in 4-H Club work. Dad helped promote the annual rural township school play day . Dad was good to his work horses. I well recall driving them on the hayloader , then on the slings to unload the loose hay in the mow. Wf:c. ut our own wood, buzzed it, and burned it solely for our heat. One or two times we had a sawmill come in and cut rough lumber for us. Dad was one of the early farmers to buy his own livestock truck, always a Ford, and over the years had 3 0r 4 of them. Our first passenger cars were usually Fords, but later we got used Studebakers or Olds. We did not have our first farm tractor until 1941, but years before that had purchased our threshing machine jointly with three neighbor farmers . Dad and Arza, my older brother, took three horses and a buggy to Lansing to bring it home by team . We had an earlier battery radio with earphones , but did not get electricity until 1937. Before that we always carried a lamp upstairs to bed, and a lantern to the barn to care for the spring lambs . Our inside bathroom and running water wasn't put in until after 1937. We always had a good deep well, wooden windmill by the house, and running water to the stock tanks. But our telephone was different. Dad said they had the first telephone before 1908. We helped cut ice every winter from Sanatorium Lake , drew and stored it in the Andersen's ice house with them , and made ice cream with it nearly every Sunday in the summer . Arza now owns a neighboring farm, and also is a good farmer . I live in Twilley Hills Subdivision (where Grandmother lived when she was a girl). Frances has her home in Ohio, and summer home at Unadilla. Burr Jr. owns the home farm now, but resides in Worthington, Ohio. Burr Jr. took over the farm several years ago, modernized the dairy barn, had a large Holstein herd , then went back to school until he got his doctorate. Now in 1975h e is subdividing the 55 acres and selling one parcel with the buildings. Dorothe is married to farmer Arthur Maschke and lives near Gregory. Donald had his heating and plumbing business on a small farm near Fowlerville , sold out, and now lives near Howell. Burr Jr. married Mary Margaret Chubb of Howell. They have three children , Carol, Janet and Brian . Carol became the fourth generation to live on the farm. The original eighty on the south side of the road is still intact , is still good farm land , but now has a farm pond plus one house where stepmother Bereneice lives. Our mother died in 1943, Dad remarried in 1945, and Dad celebrated two Silver Wedding Anniversaries during his life on the farm Dad died in 1972. William B. Eager farm, 1895. 78 The Eager Farm 4865 Eager Road In June of 1836,W illiam Blake Eager accompanied Charles Van Keuren from Montgomery, New York to Livingston County, Michigan where they secured patents on several tracts of land in what is now known as Oceola Township. William Blake was the great-grandson of William Eager who sailed to America from Monaghan , Ireland around 1728 and settled in Orange County, New York, where he and his family farmed for several generations. In the mid-1830's, stories of the newly opened Northwest Territory prompted William Blake to seek new land in the West. Arriving in Livingston County, he looked for land with numerous springs and marsh grass so that livestock could be' supported immediately . He also sought fertile ground and gently rolling hills to insure proper drainage for cultivation after the land was cleared. Among the tracts he chose was the present day Eager farm located at the corner of Clyde and Eager Roads. William Blake then returned to New York and eventually brought his wife Susan Moore back to Livingston County. In 1849, William Blake's son, Jacob Moore Eager, aged twenty-three , accompanied by his wife Emily Comfort and their year-old son Samuel, journeyed to take up residence on what is now the family farm . On November 6th of that first year, a second son was born. They named him William Blake after his grandfather. Shortly after the arrival of the child, Jacob returned to New York to bring back many of the things they had not been able to transport on the first trip. Emily remained with the two babies in the log cabin her husband had built. This first home had only greased paper windows and a blanket to cover the doorway and was a quarter-mile from the nearest spring. Before the land could be farmed, several improvements had to be made. Therefore , when Jacob returned, he set about clearing the land . Oxen were used during the early years because their yoke, unlike the whippletree for a horse harness, would not catch on the tree stumps . In exchange for1 having rails split for fencing, Jacob made boots for neighbors with leather he had brought from New York. In addition, he erected a log barn . Jacob Builds Home To accommodate his growing family (by this time, he and Emily had three more children-Mary Jane, Francis and James) Jacob built a large home , a portion of which still remains as part of the present day farmhouse. In this section of the building, the squared timbers joined by wooden pegs that Jacob used can still be seen . In 1859, he planted two pine seedlings near his home which now tower over the house and dominate the landscape . Eventually, Jacob built two more barns, one north of the house and one east, across the road, on the site of the original log barn which had been burned by young Sam and William Blake while they were playing with matches. Jacob also dug three deep wells by hand and stoned them up himself. In order to make things for the farm, Jacob operated his own blacksmith shop, where , among other items, he constructed an entire wagon. He also built a windmill system which pumped water to the house from the well across the road. The water ran through pipes to a cistern in the pantry , where the overflow was piped to the livestock in the barn to the north . In all, Jacob owned and worked the farm for forty-four years. In 1892, he deeded the land to his second son, William Robert J. Eager farm, 1909. Blake , who had married Laura Phoebe Walker in 1873. During the early years of their marriage they worked a nearby farm , but in 1881 they moved back to the Eager homestead with their sons Lyman Ernest , age four, and Robert Jacob who was three . Later , three more children (James Lewis , Perry Arthur, and Emily Fidelia ) were born. During this period , some areas of the farm were still being cleared . However , to make the job easier , dynamite was now available , although it was dangerous to use. While working behind the house one day , Laura stopped to watch the blast as William removed another stump. To her horror, she saw the stump arch through the air directly at her young son Lewis . Luckily, the boy ran just in time and was not hit. In 1897W illiam built a new basement barn southwest of the house . It cost him five hundred dollars . His Aunt Mary, an ardent member of a religous sect, warned that it was foolish to spend so much money and effort on a new building since she believed that the end of the world was eminent. It is interesting to note that Aunt Mary , William , and most of the other people present that day have Jong since passed away, but the barn is still standing . William Blake also owned and operated a threshing machine. During the harvest season , he and a large crew of men would work on neighboring farms. They used a large steam engine to power a separator which would remove he grain from the straw and chaff . The first engine William owned needed to be moved from one location to another by horses. Later engines were self-propelled and resembled huge modern tractors. Although William and Laura spent the rest of their lives on the farm , their son Robert gradually took over its operation . He bought the land from his parents in 1907, four years after he had married Bertha Boutell , who had been a teacher at the nearby Parker and Hale Schools. Builds Dairy Herd In the early years of the farm , and during much of Robert 's lifetime , horses were utilized to do much of the work . The first tractor to be used on the homestead was the Fordson that Robert purchased. He also built up a large herd of registered dairy cattle and was one of the first members of the Oceola Chapter of the Holstein-Friesian Association. In addition , he served as Oceola Township Clerk and was a treasurer for the Parker School. Bertha and Robert had three sons . Robert Wells and his wife Marie now reside in Farmington. Arthur Russel , who continued to farm , remained with his parents on the homestead until their deaths in the 1960's. He still lives in the farmhouse with his wife Pauline . Roscoe, who married Berne ta Hetchler , built a home on a portion of the farm facing Clyde Rd. He utilized some of the marshland behind this house to make a Jake fed by one of the springs that first attracted William Blake Eager to the property in 1836. Although Roscoe worked the farm as a youth, he later went into sales and was one of the founders of Howell Town and Country , Inc. He and Berneta have two children , Carol and Robert. Carol lives with her husband Capt. Gerald Blomquist in a home they recently built on the farm. They have two daughters, Cindy and Sandra. Robert and his wife Kathleen prepared this article and would especially like to thank Russel Eager for all his assistance . 79 The Earl Farm By ANNA EARL In 1964t he Oliver Harold Earl farm , 3107O ak Grove Road, Howell Township, Livingston County marked its Centennial year. In the year 1835 the farm was taken up from the government by George W. Teeple and wife. In 1841 it was resold to Morris Bennett and wife. Later in July , 1864 the grandfather , Oliver Earl purchased the farm. Grandfather Oliver Earl's parents were Oliver and Lydia Fergeson Earl of New York City. The grandfather's father died when young Oliver was 10 years old. The grandmother decided she could bring up and support her six boys more easily in the new west. So she came to Michigan and settled in Oceola Township, Livingston County. Search For Gold At the age of 12 young Oliver started working for neighbors on farms until 1852 when the Western fever settled in his veins. He started on horseback in the company of six men from this county across the plains for California, in search of the gold mines. One of the party became ill on the way only to return . One was scalped for he had killed the first Indian whom he saw and two fell along the way so only Oliver and another companion made it to California . The grandfather , Oliver remained for 12 years in the western land around Nevada City, California , east of the city of Sacramento. After mining for eighteen months and farming for one year he purchased a team and engaged in sprinkling the streets of Nevada City. This business he carried on for six years and then did team work in the city. In the meantime he had married Wales born , Elizabeth Davies , daughter of John and Elizabeth Campbell Davies at Santa Clara Court House in Santa Clara County, California . Three children were born in California-William Earl , father of Ollie Earl Delaney of Florida and Clarence Earl who farms in Howell Township, Livingston County. Also two daughters , Margaret and Elizabeth who passed away very young. Grandfather Earl Comes to Michigan In October , 1863 the couple with their family started for New York City by way of Panama . They all became sick along the Sacramento River and had to suspend their journey until the next Spring . Counting the expense of their journey and their sickness , it cost them $500 in gold. After reaching New York City, the father left his family and came back to Livingston County, Michigan where he purchased the acreage in Howell Township which is in part still in the Earl name . During that year his wife and family were able to join him. Another son, John J. Earl was born on this farm. John Earl married Julia Risch of Howell Township and they became the parents of Oliver Harold Earl and Elizabeth Earl Rigney. Both children being born in the same house as their father. Later John and Julia Earl became owners of the farm . John Earl became a very prosperous farmer in the community . In 1934 the grandson , Oliver Harold Earl married Anna Dillingham of Handy Township and lived on the same farm. In 1952 at the death of his mother , Julia Earl , Oliver and Anna became the owners of the Centennial Farm. In 1974 Oliver Harold Earl was deceased and his widow Anna Earl still lives on an acreage of the farm which is slated as a Centennial Farm . 80 Old Eager farm on Eager Road. The Fawcett Farm By RUTH FAWCETT During the administration of President Martin Van Buren in May of 1836, the W½ of the NW¼ of Sec. 33 and the E ½ and the NE ¼ of Sec. 32 (Township 4 North, Range 5 East ) were located. One year later in May of 1837, President Van Buren granted the two 80 acres to Henry Fawcett of Steuben, New York. The grant may have been a "pension" for Revolutionary War or War of 1812m ilitary service commonly granted at that time . The property was adjacent to a small Indian settlement called Yellow River at the corner of the present Faussett and Latson Roads in Deerfield Township . Among the arrowheads and skinning tools, the Indians left a few small plowed plots , making the great job of clearing the land somewhat easier for the settler. With the advantage of fertile soil, farming became a way of successful living on this property . On January 8, 1840 Henry J. was born in the family log cabin. At the age of 26 (year of 1866) he married Elizabeth Gibson. The present generation on this centennial farm remembers the Golden Wedding Celebration of this couple in 1916.A t the time of this marriage Henry Sr. was in a position to build a frame house for the newlyweds to replace the family log cabin. Home 110 Years Old The original house is presently occupied by the Fawcett family. The house was built by father and son and has grown in the 110 years with descendents and additions to three sides of the original frame . The floor joints are hand hewn logs, still covered with bark . Underneath the original section of the house is a small dirt floor cellar (Michigan basement) surrounded by huge boulders with just enough mortar to make the foundation hold. The first son of Henry J . and Elizabeth was born on January 1, 1867. His name was Henry Arthur. He had two brothers by the names of Edwin and George; and one sister , Fanny who died at the age of seven of diphtheria . (This was a dreaded disease at that time in history). As time passed on, Edwin married and moved slightly north and across the road (present home of Robert and family ). George married and settled south and west of his original home . The legacy in the original house was continued by Henry Arthur. Just after his twenty-seventh birthday he was married. An only child, Bruce , was born to Henry A. (and his wife the former Rose Etta Jackson ), on August 21, 1897.B ruce and his wife Ruth (the former Ruth Wessinger ) are still residing in the homestead . Fifth Generation Bruce and Ruth were married on January 10, 1929,m oving into the house and starting the fifth generation . Their oldest son, William resides nearby . Their second son, Robert manages and works the farm which has grown to nearly a section . Their daughters are Evelyn and Shirley. Evelyn Granger lies in St. Clair Shores and Shirley Wood in Portage. Bruce and Ruth are proud of their four children, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren . Time has marched on since 1837; but, the present generation remembers many changes which have occurred in farming in their lifetime . Ruth remembers in her husband 's father 's time they raised beef cattle, hogs and sheep . They drove them (walked them ) down Faussett Road to the Oak Grove railroad station and shipped them to Detroit for sale . Today the farm supports a large herd of grade A dair y cows, a small Black Angus herd and cash crops of wheat , oats and hay . Electricity came to this farm in the fall of 1939-a welcome sight on a crisp November morning as this family looked out their north windows and watched a team of black horses stretch the wires. Charles Slider (an electrician ) with the help of his brother-in -law, Hugh Brown soon converted from the Delco System to the power line. Change is ever constant ; but, as this family views their centennial farm the arrival of electricity provided the single greatest progress . The F auuett Farm 4273 Faussett Road By WALKER F AUSSETT In the spring of 1836, my great-grandfather , Thomas Faussett , and his brother , George Faussett , along with their cousin, Thomas Sharp, came from Lodi, Seneca County, New York through Pennsylvania and Ohio to Oceola Township, Livingston County where they hired Asa Parker for their guide in their search for land. On May 12, 1836, Thomas and George took up 240 acres in Section 33, Deerfield Township from the United States The Faussett farm. Government , as entered in the Livingston County Tract book. They worked on the Michigan Central Railroad that spring and summer when all but George returned to New York . In September , Thomas Faussett and his widowed mother , Nancy Carter Faussett , along with Thomas Sharp and his wife, Henry Fawcett with his wife and one child, and Henry 's brother , William, made up the party to come to their new lands . They camped in the woods on the homestead while a log house was being built. The site selected was a little north of the Yellow River , which runs through our farm , and near the center of the northeast quarter of Section 33. An adequate supply of drinking water was available in the form of a large bubbling spring nearb y. This area was always known by our family as the "House Lot." Sharp Cemetery Nine hearty pioneers lived in that log house through the winter . Sharp and Henry Fawcett built houses on their own land. Nancy Carter Faussett discussed with Thomas Sharp the need for a community cemetery . Mr . Sharp told her he would donate an acre of land if she would select the site. This she lost no time in doing. She died March 6, 1838, a little over 60 years of age and was the first burial in the Sharp Cemetery , as it was known for years. September 16, 1841, Thomas Faussett married Miss Mary A. Marvin of New Hudson, Oakland County. She was a direct descendant of Samuel Huntington , a signer of the Declaration of Independence . They lived in the old Jog house until 1846w hen they built a better and larger house near the N.E. corner of Section 33. Born in this new house was daughter , Betsey Gurnwrick Faussett , on Nov mber 3, 1846 and my grandfather , James Robert Faussett was born January 14, 1848. The next house was a large beautiful home with a ballroom on the third floor. This was later destroyed by fire . The third house was a modest wood frame construction located on the site of the present large stone house now owned and occupied by Tholan and Lois Wiles. This house was the first in the neighborhood to have running fresh water in the kitchen , supplied by a windmill that filled a storage tank on the second floor. When the tank was filled the excess water was piped to the barnyard to fill the livestock watering tank . When the wind failed , someone was delegated to pump water by hand . Later the luxury of a one cylinder gasoline engine was experienced . James Robert Faussett was married to Miss Harriett Olive Pettis , a direct descendant of Experience Jefferson Webb, a cousin of Thomas Jefferson . They had four children , Nancy , Elizabeth (Bessie), Mary and the youngest was my father , 81 James Robert Fawcett. Thomas James. Grandmother Harriett passed away when Dad was five years old. Grandfather married Annie E . Perry in May of 1896.H is second family consisted of three boys and one girl- George, James , Edward and Henrietta . Grandfather died on March 5, 1939h aving lived most of his 91 years on the homestead . 1920's House Enlarged In the early 1920's this house was enlarged, modernized and stone veneered by my father , Thomas James Faussett . Most of the stones came from the stone piles and hedge rows in the immediate vicinity, using the natural face of the stones for their natural beauty . My father , Thomas J ., always wanted to be an auctioneer . As a boy, when sent to bring the cows from the pasture , he was often late in getting them to the barn for he auctioneered each one of them several times. As a young man he purchased and brought western horses by the carload , selling them at auction to Michigan and Wisconsin farmers . He was sure of a good crowd at these sales as some of these wild horses would rival the best of today 's rodeos. After a short time of farm auctions , he entered the jewelry auction field. For a few years he was associated with Herman G. Briggs , a native of Howell in the jewelry auction business and they were known as Briggs and Faussett. For many years , Dad was nationally advertised as America's Foremost Jewelry Auctioneer , having conducted sales in 46 of the 50 States. Dad was on his way home , after a Jong winter sale , closing out the Middleton's Jewelry Store in Fort Lauderdale , Florida. He and mother stopped in Chester, South Carolina for a small sale when he passed away in his hotel room April 12, 1961. On October 11, 1871, Grandfather James gave his sister , Betsey, forty acres when she married Thomas James Webb. In 1882, she was given 80 acres by the will of George Faussett , who had never married . This comprised the 120 acres where we now live. Betsey Webb deeded the farm to her son, Thomas J . Webb, on February 18, 1911. For many years the Webbs hauled milk to the Borden Condensory of Howell, loading the farmer 's milk cans into their horsedrawn wagons. Along the route , a favorite stopping place was the Hosley farm , where the horses and men could drink from a spring-fed watering tank alongside the Fisher Road . On September 12, 1936, 100 years after the land was taken up from the government , Thomas J. and Goldie E. (Walker ) Faussett deeded the farm to Walker and Henrietta (Hosley) Faussett. In 1942, we built our present home on the old Webb house site , which had burned in 1930.H ere we have raised our 82 family of three-Nancy , Sally and Thomas . Build Dam The Yellow River , mentioned earlier , ambled diagonally from the southeast corner through the farm and out the northwest corner . There was a natural narrowing where the southeast marsh was separated from the northwest marsh with high hardground coming to within a few feet of the river . Mr . Chas. E.S . Eddie and Mary , who owned the old Lant Blackburn farm ; Edwin and Marjorie Bartel , who had purchased part of the original farm containing the " House Lot" from Mary Faussett Salmon ; Alden and Vera Merrill, a Centennial farm owner of 160 acres and Henrietta and I agreed to the construction of a dam at this site . For eight years the four landowners cut brush and trees and worked on the construction of the dam . It was a joint undertaking with cooperation worthy of the pioneer spirit. In 1962o ur Jake was born and we share forty acres of blue clear water , where we all enjoy fishing, swimming and boating . Henrietta and I were engaged only in parttime farming . My main occupation was testing automobiles at the General Motors Proving Grounds . I retired from General Motors on March 1, 1969, after more than twenty-five years of service. Henrietta and I are planning and hoping to continue ownership of this farm by our family . ~ n ~ nbe~enbta~ fnflarrro ms~g ht:n at t6~ ~ Ol'l[:J ~eOfU$~1 ~ribaJ ~ tre:-iing~1 nfE 361 1~68. f&iCA _U _in dteot o ,Uenb. ,..,, ,,..,..,_ '"'-,..._.......,..__ MUSICB YD ICKINSONB'SA ND. BILL$i 00. S, PRICR::, PKOPIRl.f:'.A'4)R, The Hooker Farm The 15-acre farm located at 6420 Clyde Road now owned by Helen Hooker Deaton and Ernestine Hooker Hunter of Walled Lake was purchased by Charles and Mela ta Hooker in 1859.T his is a portion of a 120-acre parcel purchased from the United States in 1836. This land was inherited by two of their sons Charles J. and Lewis Cass in 1879. They first built a house on Argentine and Dunn Road in which Cass and Nellie Hooker lived . Later Charles J . and wife Amanda built the house on Clyde Road and resided there. A daughter Bessie died at the age of five during a scarlet fever epidemic . Later a son Clare W. and a daughter Mae were adopted . Clare W. brought his bride Blanche to the farm in 1914. Two daughters were born to this union. By inheritance Clare W. became the owner in 1924. Many arrow heads were found on the farm. It was believed that this was a meeting place for Indian tribes when on their way to Fort Detroit. Two portions of land were sold over the years, leaving the remaining fifteen acres. Clare W. died in 1953 and Blanche in 1974, thereby leaving the farm to their two daughters . Claude Burkhart family . The Andrew Jackson Farm 6436 North Burkhart Road By CLAUDINE JACKSON The original farm of 160 acres was purchased by Henry Burkhart on September 30, 1871, and on April 6, 1874, his son Frank Augustus , purchased the north 50 acres . Frank continued to purchase surrounding land as it became available-the 80 to the north in 1879, the back 40 in 1882, land in Howell township in 1886, and the south forty in Howell township in 1899, the Hitchin's place in 1900, and the last of the 640 acres was purchased in 1901. Some of the land was paid for by cutting wood during the winter , and selling it in Howell. Frank had one customer who had a large stove ; he liked the "big knots " that were hard to split. This arrangement pleased both men as the knots burned longer . His spirited horses with their Belgium sleigh bells could be heard for a couple of miles in the clear winter air . Frank and Claude also used the horses for a milk route , taking the cans to the Borden's Condensery in Howell. The white oak lumber for the first barn came from the north 80. According to the neighbors , the barn was " too large " for the size of the farm - it was 36'x50'. The horse stalls were across one end, the cow stalls across the other, and the sheep were kept in the center of the barn . Paid $1 Per Day Frank was a man of many interests, and for a time he left the farm to operate a grocery store and a cigar factory in Howell. When his son, Claude Allison. was old enough to operate the farm , he did so, receiving one dollar a day for his labor and management. Claude recalled being sent to pick up stones to build the wall for the addition to the house. He came back with a stone boat full, and told his father that was all of the stone in the field. Fifty years later he was still picking stones from the same field, and would laugh about his boyhood experience . Frank had a Merry-go-round , and an Ocean-wave that he operated for fairs and carnivals . In 1911C laude married Alene Ivah Rudolph, and they lived on the farm , working it on shares . Frank and Carile had moved to Redmond , Wash. The first fifty feet of the cow barn was built in 1893. The Tamarack lumber came from the back 40. The labor for building the barn cost $100. In 1913, an addition was built to this barn making it 36'x70'. A Hinman milking machine was installed , and operated by a gasoline engine . That September , Claude was seriously injured when he jumped from a load of beans onto a pitch fork handle . He survived the kitchen table surgery under the scalpel of a Detroit surgeon . In November of 1917, he met with a corn husker accident and lost his right hand . These were difficult years for the family , but he continued to farm , and his wife was a full working partner in the business. The first registered Holstein calf was purchased in the early 1900's from Dr . William Huntington . She only produced one heifer calf during her life on the farm. The herd was gradually developed into a registered herd , and presently all of the animals on the farm have been bred and raised there . Engine starts Fire During the early days of milking with the gas engine , it backfired , and started a blaze just under the haymow . Claude ran to the water tank for a pail of water , but Ivah , who 83 was milking, picked up a pail of milk and threw it on the blaze . When Claude returned with the water, the fire was out- he said the pail of milk used to extinguish that blaze was the most valuable one ever produced on the farm. A Delco system was installed about 1919 and the family used the electricity to operate the farm until Consumers Power came through in 1936. Frank Augustus Burkhart died on July 28, 1921, and his wife Carile Genevieve , owned the farm until her death January 1, 1925. At that time Claude Burkhart , and his wife Alene Ivah , purchased the home farm from the heirs . In 1920 Claude and Ivah bought 80 acres that adjoined the farm-it was known as the Brigham place . Claude had one of the first silo fillers in the neighborhood . In the fall he would fill about 18 silos in Conway and Cohoctah Townships. At first it was operated by a stationary gasoline engine . He purchased a Titan tractor which was used on the farm and for silo filling . In 1928 Claude and Ivah did extensive remodeling to the farm house resulting in its present appearance. Andrew Jackson came to the farm in the summer of 1940 following his graduation from Michigan State College . The following summer , he and Claudine Burkhart were married, and joined into a family partnership to continue operating the farm . The partnership continued until Claude 's death in 1955, and then with Ivah , his widow. In 1957 Andrew and Claudine purchased the farm from Ivah . During the years of the partnership , the farm made several improvements . It was one of the early farms enrolled in the North West Soil Conservation District ; the Goodyear award was received for " Outstanding Achievement." A corn crib was added to the cow barn in 1943. In 1955 a pipeline milking system was installed in the stanchion barn , and a bulk tank was purchased. The 20'x55' silo with roto feed bunk was put up in 1958, and in 1959 the 40'x70' pole loafing barn was built- later a 16' addition was added to this barn . A milking parlor was built into the cow barn in 1961 with a double four herringbone DeLaval milking system . The barn was remodeled for a holding area , and individual calf pens for the youngest calves. A 24'x80' bunker silo was built in 1969 and a tool shed in 1970. The original barn at the home farm , was remodeled into a calf barn , and in 1973 an addition was built with free stalls and a maternity stall . The same year a 40'x42' free stall pole heifer barn was built at the north 80. These facilities were necessary due to the loss , by fire, of the large barn in Howell township . Thrashing Time Thrashing time was always a neighborhood event with the men exchanging work , and taking their team and wagon . Grain was cut with the binder . Claude always used an extra horse on the hitch and would change teams at noon so as not to overwork the horses until he purchased a tractor drawn power-take -off ten foot binder. Usually the grain was drawn from the shocks to the separator . When Andy first came into the partnership , they purchased a thrashing machine of their own, and did just their own grain . Shortly after this the first combine was purchased and grain has been combined ever since . Haying has been done by a number of methods . In the first part of the 20th century , the hay loader was used behind the horse drawn wagon. This required someone to drive the team , and a man to load . The hay was put in the mow with either hay forks set into the load, or slings . Horses hitched to the ropes would pull the hay to the top of the barn , and then into the mow . 84 In the late 1940's we started chopping hay . At first it was chopped through the silo filler and blown into the mow. Chutes were built into the mow so hay could be pushed down to the cows more easily-one was placed at either end of the barn . Then a field chopper was purchased and a blower used . In 1960 the mower with hay conditioner was used , and soon the baler with a thrower attachment was added . Conveyers were installed in the barns for carrying the hay into the mow and dumping it. During the late 1940's a labor saving device added to the corn binder was the loader. It was a conveyor system that moved the bundles from the binder to the wagon . The next change came when the corn was field chopped , and blown into the silo. The Jacksons have one daughter , Coralene Allison . She married Basil Bloss and they live in Swartz Creek . In 1973 Christopher Andrew Bloss was born. Basil , Coralene and Christopher all enjoy nature and trips to the farm are important events. These range from going to the woods in the spring to see nature unfold its beauty to deer hunting in the fall . Christopher looks forward to coming and " petting the cows .'' Each generation of ownership felt the responsibility of the stewardship of the land , and tried to improve the soil with good conservation practices , and improvements in the productivity of the land . Livestock has always been a part of the farming program , and the by-products have been used to build the land . Each generation has loved the land , and felt the challenge of producing food for the world 's people. As a result the farm is producing more food today , than at any time in its history . Lee Jackson farm . The Lee Jackson Farm 3163 Faussett Road By EDNA JACKSON BROWNING s In the year of 1837 Lyman Lee , son of Eli Lee of Hartland Township , purchased 170 acres for $200 from Douglas and Mary Le Grante . He and Smith were the first to settle in Hartland Township in 1833, arriving from Monroe County in New York State. Lyman Lee brought his childhood sweetheart , who was now his bride , the pretty Elizabeth Andrus of Hartland Township , to live in the log cabin in beautiful Deerfield Township , two miles east of Oak Grove . It was then called the Boga Chemung . The ground was sandy loam , free of rocks . There were oak and maple woods with a creek running through it and enough marsh land so the stock always had food and water all summer . There was marsh hay to provide topping for stacks that had to be left out in winter. In front of the log cabin they planted a lilac tree and yellow rose bush that lived and bloomed for four generations . The rose lives on in our sixth generation. There was wood to provide fuel, lumber , rail fences, fence posts , and shade . Hickory , walnut , and Hazel Nut trees provided nuts for food, while the huckleberry swamp never failed and asparagus , black and yellow cap and blackberries , wild plums , cherries , peaches , and pears guaranteed a good living. A flock of sheep gave wool for clothing, meat , and taxes . A driving horse and work horses followed the oxen age. They also had a double buggy, called a surrey , with fringe around the top, and a sulkey , a little one seater for muddy roads , a cutter , sleigh , and wagons . One wagon had sides and one was a flat rack . Iron rims over wood with wood spokes made the wheels . They had to have hand pumped water thrown on them or drive in a creek on the Fisher Road for a mile on each trip to Howell. The farm was neatly laid out with a lane running from the barn yard north , and with fields opening off it to the west and east. There were rail fences separating the fields . The farm was nearly self-supporting. In the fall the wheat and buckwheat and corn was ground into flour over at Highland . The basement was filled with crocks and food dried ready for the winter . Lyman and Elizabeth were hard -working, thrifty , and conservative. They attended church in Parshallville . They had two sons who died in infancy , and Maria and Etta . Etta passed away at age 14 of galloping consumption. House and Barn Built When Maria was ten years old the carpenters came and built the house, T-shaped barn , and all of the out-buildings . It took them two years of steady work to finish. Four rooms in the new house were each larger than the log cabin . It also had a full cellar and three small bedrooms . Elizabeth and Maria were busy sewing rags for rugs to cover the new house floors. The day came when the wagon was heaped high with burlap bagsful of large balls and they were taken to Highland to be loomed. The 208 panes of glass were brought from Detroit. The old wagon road ran a half mile south of the Faucett Road and joined the old Plank Road near Brighton . They started very earl y and reached Botsford Inn late that night. My great-grandparents were up early the next day and went to the Detroit City Hall to tie up and do their business , then go back to the Inn for the second night. They started early the next morning so they could be home by midnight of the third day. They usually planned two trips a year . The parlor carpet and furniture and curtains came from the east. They had barely moved into the new house when Elizabeth was stricken and passed away within hours of diabetic coma . Maria kept house for her father until his second marriage . In 1869 Maria married John Jackson from Kendal , England. He arrived on a sailing ship with only a sea chest painted black and his fortune of twenty $100 gold pieces , which were sewed into a belt and worn under his clothes about his waist. He loved America and became a U.S. citizen upstairs on the corner of Grand River and State Street , known to old timers as Peanut Row. Lyman Lee and his wife gave Maria the farm as a wedding gift and moved back to Eli Lee's farm in Hartland Township. Maria and John were blessed with four sons : Evrid , Issac, Elisha , and Lee, and two daughters : Rose and Lillie. Evrid married Grace Hougaling when he was 45 years of age , and they lived in Middleville, Michigan and farmed . Issac and Elisha never married . Rose married Henry Fawcett and lived one mile east and south on Latson Road . Lillie married Elijah Jubb and lived her 99 years in Oak Grove. They were all home often. Lillie and Elijah had two daughters : Pauline Whitmore, who has one daughter , Mary Holcomb, and Marion Goodchild, who had three daughters: Ardus Foust, who has one girl and five boys; Linda Bartell , who has a son and a daughter ; and Ellen Hill, who has a son. Rose and Henry Fawcett have one son, Bruce . John Jackson passed away in 1903 and Maria in 1923. It has been said that Maria never spent a night away from her home. Lee and Jennie Marry After Lee, her youngest son, married Jennie Kirkby , the house, with the addition of a kitchen , became a double house. The door was never shut , Grandma Maria was always consulted , and was Jennie 's best friend . There was never a word of disagreement between them. Maria 's children were delivered by Sarah Tuttle , who was a midwife and delivered over 800 babies . She lost three children of diptheria in one week leaving them one son, Fred Tuttle , and Dolly Simbles, who was born later. Maria was 48 years old when my father, Lee, was born . Grandma Maria thought all children were a blessing and showed it with her love. She wore three petticoats and a white apron over her dark dress , and when going to her daughters she added a white petticoat and a fresh apron and lace edged cap and a shawl. Lee and Jennie Jackson had four daughters and two sons. Naomi Sutfin Fox has four sons and three daughters . Edna Browning has one son and three daughters . Lillian Knoop has two sons and two daughters . Beatrice Wells has two sons. Orval Jackson has four daughters and one son, and three sons and three daughters by his second marriage . John Jackson has two daughters. Lee was a machinist by trade and worked at Spencer Smith's and Howell Motors. His hobbies were farming and the band . He played several instruments , but mostly his slide trombone , in the community band and church. He played 64 of his 80 years . He was 16 when a scout of John Phillip Sousa's wanted him and several other Oak Grove band boys to go with him , but Grandma Maria wouldn't believe there would be born the "best band in the land ," so Papa stayed home . Sousa's band remained his favorite band . Married 60 Years Lee and Jennie Jackson were married 60 years in July. Lee passed away Decmeber 18, 1967, and Jennie in 1971 on November 12. Four generations walked to the Jubb school. After church on a winter Sunday and a bountiful dinner , Lee would hitch Topsie to the cutter with the bells on her and we would all be bundled and snuggled with the buffalo robe and the soap stone under our feet, then we would be off through the snow. The Christmas tree had real candles on it and the wax and pine was a smell to remember . Papa had a pail of water and a dipper ready for fire . The dinner bell was a part of every day living . It was used for gathering the family from the fields , neighbors , and all emergencies , such as illness and fire . One ring was for children , two for grownups and meals , and three or more meant help, and all neighbors responded. Soap making is a work of art and soft soap and hard soap 85 were always made at home. First was the leach, in which all wood ashes were put, and the water was poured over and the lye ran off into a bucket. The iron kettle was used for hot water at butchering time , for rendering lard, for beans , and for apple butter . The Saturday night bath with the tub in the kitchen ...n d copper boiler hot and ready is still remembered. The clean ones were first and the dirty ones last, with the water replenished as needed. We were never spanked , although the boys may have been more than warned about the shingle and behind the wood shed was a peach tree that remained small as someone went to fetch a switch while the bad one pondered and repented . A small lamp lighted our way up the stairs and in winter all had a warm iron or soap stone. The bed had a straw tick and was emptied and filled with fresh yellow straw each year, and the feather tick was on top. After prayers we were all tucked in by our mother . Important books in the house were the Bible, a book on how to make and do it, a doctor book, the Michigan Farmer and Almanac , and the Sinking of the Titanic. My uncle Evrid bought one of the first automobiles in Livingston County, a 1910 Buick. It cost $1200. Lee drove a Model T for 35 years. Papa ordered from Sutton's Hardware a Maytag washer about 1915a nd ran the engine with a pipe going outdoors for the exhaust. This made wash day more bearable, especially since there were ten to wash for. Four of us were delivered by Dr. Erwin of Oak Grove. My father delivered the two sons and one granddaughter himself. Lee and Jennie passed the Centennial farm on to Orval and Doris Jackson. Lee and Jennie left as their descendents six children , twenty-nine grandchildren, sixty-seven great-grandchildren , and thrP.e great-great-grandchildren. The Keller's log farm house on Cohoctah Road . 86 The Keller Farm In 1850J acob Keller and wife, Matilda, bought 200a cres of land in Cohoctah Township, Livingston County. For a few months they lived in a cabin , near a spring , located about 20 rds . from the present buildings . Then they built the log house . It was built on the location of the present buildings . Here they raised their family of three girls and a boy, who had traveled with them from Ontario County, New York, their previous home. Death claimed Jacob Keller in 1851, but his wife and family stayed on continuing to clear the land. Oscar Keller, Jacob 's son, was very interested in the growth and development of the community and was supervisor of Cohoctah Township. Again death stopped their plans as he died at the early age of forty-three . But he left a wife and three children who stayed on the farm. In the picture you see his wife, one son and the daughter . In the late 1890's a dream was realized and the log house was replaced by a typical three-wing frame house. This house is still in use , but has been moved from the present sight and replaced by a ranch-type home . All the material for the frame house was brought in by horses and wagon from Saginaw going one day , loading lumber and supplies the next day , then returning the third day . Bert Keller lived a long and active life on the farm continuing to clear and improve the land . There was nothing he enjoyed more than spending hours in the woods close to the sights and sounds of nature . With the death of his son Oscar, the Keller home was lost . There are three generations living on the farm , his daughter , Elda , her husband , Arlie Brown, their son, Harry with his wife, Eva , and their sons, Warren and Brian . The little boys ar e just as thrilled to find an arrow head or part of an Indian spear , and to listen to the wonderful sounds of nature as their great -great-great grandfather was 125 years ago. The Kellogg Farm By MARY KELLOGG If houses could talk the one at 310 Kellogg Road, would no doubt have quite a story to tell , one of much happiness , a lot of love and sadness as well. This farm was taken up from the government in 1837 by Erastus Kellogg, great-grandfather of present owner Kern Kellogg. Erastus bought the farm for Ebenizer , his son, who was married in 1849 to Rachel Goewey. She died in 1853 when their three children, Wealthy , Spencer and Frances were very small . Spencer died at age 17. In 1854, he was married to Fanny Bradley. They had nine children , Celinda who died at age four, Edward , Linnie who died at age 11, Ire died at age 2, Elizabeth died at age 21, she was a schoolteacher . There was Cora, Elijah , Loren, and Baldwin. Purebred Merino Sheep In 1873 Ebenizer decided to raise American fine wool Merino purebred sheep, so bought 15 ewes from William Ball of Hamburg , Mich. The following year he added 21 more to his small flock ; he also bought these of Mr. Ball. In 1875 he bought 10 more ewes from H.W. Jones . There was a great demand for these purebred sheep he raised . In 1880 he went to Vermont and bought 20 more ewes of F . and L.E . Moore and Q.C. Rich . Grandfather loved working with his sheep , but because of failing health he sold them in 1900. In 1899 Loren Kellogg was married to Clara Meabon and they lived here on the family farm too. They had three sons Clifford (deceased ), Carl , who Jives in Louisville, Kentucky , and Kern , who still lives on the old homestead . Elijah was never married and he lived here and worked too, until his death in 1937. The first log cabin was on the corner of Golf Club and Kellogg Road . Later, another cabin was built back of the present dwelling. It was in this Jog cabin that grandmother was mending one day , when she dropped a piece of cloth and leaned over to pick it up, saw a rattle snake under the rocking chair in which she sat. The Indians used to come from the Flint area here to hunt deer , because there wasn 't any deer there . They had trails all • •j J, . ,f.! . - '"' ,. -- t . r 7;·~ /; ;W; ,.. r · 1·'- "",,.. /"U -,f., ?,.!.f(I -1. :J /.fd?;,,,,' /J';I' I 1 it" #",:, /. j f /J ,ti •i-" . Getting cooled off at the inlet pipe to the old mill. through the farm. They all seemed to be very friendly indians. There have been many Indian arrowheads found over the years while working the land . At first a cradle was used to harvest the grain , and of course corn was husked by hand . Before 1900a Royce Reaper was used and this was still in good shape and used to harvest clover seed in 1910. Then a 4-foot McCormick Deering binder was used . In 1912 a Johnson binder was bought. The first tractor was a John Deere G.P. bought in 1932. In 1941K ern bought a new John Deere A. This tractor is still in good condition and being used yet. Help Build Hardy Church Ebenizer died May 8, 1904 and Fanny in 1918. They were great Christians and their children got this training. He helped to build the present Hardy Methodist Church and they were members . This farm became a dairy farm around 1912 and continues to be at the present time . In 1938K ern Kellogg was married to Mary Purd y and they have four children , Shirley who lives in Tennessee , Carol Sue in Flint and David and Randy at home . Our grandson Jived with us when he was very small for 4½ years , so there have been five generations living in our house which is 95 years old. Loren died November 11, 1942 and Clara , April 19, 1966. The Latson Farm By NELLIE LATSON Hazen Latson, Latest Owner In the year 1835 Edward Latson of western New York State traveled to Michigan in search of a home . His brother Wm. Latson had settled in the Dexter area a few years earlier so Edward made this his base and traveled north into Livingston County. He followed the road as far as Chilson where the farthest settler was located at that time. He continued on the Indian trail to the small creek and followed down this creek a short distance , where he chose the land on which he decided to settle. There was stronger land on either side but it was heavily wooded largely with oaks and maples . As he must feed his family and stock independently of any help , he chose a lower piece near this stream where the forest was not very dense so he could immediately get crops to growing for the family sustenance. In the spring of 1836 he again came with two loaded ox wagons drawn by oxen, and with his young wife and five-month-old son Charles. It was spring so the land was undoubtedly flooded but he built his cabin not far from the stream . He immediately went out and paced the distance to a spring of sparkling pure mineral water and as soon as opportunity presented itself he posted this to his wife's mother who had wept to see her daughter go so far into the wilderness for others whom she had known had gone West and suffered for the Jack of good water . Indians Camp This was spring , spring and autumn brought the Indian tribe which used this route twice yearly to go from winter quarters farther south to their summer campgrounds near Saginaw. They camped on the beautiful bank of the creek . This creek is a feeder of the Shiawassee River so was the natural trail for the trip to the Saginaw camp grounds. This 87 place was one of their favorite camp-sites; they lingered while the season warmed, and hunted venison in the forests. These Indians were peaceful and friendly and the family never had any real trouble with them. This first summer in the wilderness, with no stores available , the cabin was finished with blankets hung over the window spaces until Edward could get time from his planting and clearing to get into Detroit and buy glass . This first fall , Miriam , the young wife, was disturbed by the Indian women who came and pulled the blankets aside to peek in. Edward protested to the Indian leaders . "Oh, " they said, "they won't hurt her . Our squaws want to see the little white papoose." One thrilling experience of the young mother was to see her baby easing his teething gums by gnawing on something as he sat on the cabin floor. Approaching she discovered that it was a black snake . She dared not move nearer but just then the snake straightened out its loop and pulled away from the baby's grip and over the cabin sill. Imagine the horror! Trade with Indians They had no real trouble with the Indians but there were problems . The settlers had to go far to get their wheat ground into flour. I believe it was to Stockbridge and with ox teams and forest trails for roads this was a long trip. Also their salt was obtained at the mill . The Indians liked the white man's bread and needed his salt so they traded venison for it. But here was the problem . It was more than they could do to keep the Indians supplied and there was a limit to the amount of venison they wanted in return . This caused some argument with the red men . Even making the bread must have been quite a problem for the settlers wife while busy helping raise their food and feed her family . Another experience Miriam told about was during this summer while having makeshift doors and windows to get up to find Indians sitting before her kitchen fire warming their hands. One unfortunate circumstance did develop. As roads were usually built on the course of the Indian trails so they assumed that it would follow the stream on to Howell as the Killing a beef . Meat for the winter . 88 trail did. Instead when the road was built it turned to the north at the creek and was built ¼ mile farther east. The land was purchased during the Van Buren administration so the papers of ownership were signed by him and they are dated in 1837, one year later, but this is understandable for the only means of communication was carried by oxteam or horses and Washington was many miles away . One of the interesting experiences on this farm was the finding of Indian arrowheads many years later . In the summer of 1901 and 1902 one of his grandsons, Fred Lounsbery , a bright -eyed 18-year-old picked up scores of them of many shapes and sizes . Later when he also was old enough to work the land Hazen Latson , the owner still turned them up occasionally with the plow. Many were found in the area across the little creek on whose bank the Indians camped . This is understandable for in the autumn on their way south to winter camping ground they planned to stop here and gather their winter supply of meat. In November the usual Indian summer was their food gathering time. They camped here and dressed and dried their venison and in the occasional year when there was no temperate Indian-summer the tribes suffered in winter for lack of food. From here they traveled south for the mid-winter season . Plant Apple Trees Life was hard for the settlers ; those who made a success of it and stayed were a hardy lot. Edward had a heavy plow and well trained oxen and pulled stumps for much of the land around him . He sent to New York State for apple trees and planted them all around him, and his family-and hired workers spent many winter evenings with popcorn and apples to keep them busy . There were no papers then or electric lights to read them by. Most things necessary for life came from the farm or were home made. An old cheese press stood near the house until the beginning of the next century witnessing to the source of their cheddar cheese . Spinning wheels and cord bedsprings were stored in the attic and several candlemolds and candle lanterns showed how their buildings were lighted . Buying household furniture or building hardware meant long two or three-day trips to Detroit over poor roads with ox or horse-teams though much of the building hardware was hammered out by the village blacksmith . To get grist supplies as aforementioned meant a trip of many miles to grist mills over little more than forest trails and took a long day at best and if many loads were ahead of them it was a long dark trip home through the woods late at night. The wife thus was at home hoping that he would make it safely but knowing of the hazards . Country schools were established as children were old enough and at this district the first one was on the S.W. c0rner of Chilson and Beck Roads, but later this was replaced by one in the corner of a woodlot on the N .W. corner of the same location. When children reached high school age the only school available was one in Howell which was on the present S. Michigan Street and was a private school. Edward 's three oldest children attended this school at one time . The Lannen Farm By GRACE LANNEN Eighty acres of what is known as the Lannen farm in Cohoctah was purchased by Mr. and Mrs . Jesse Morey from her brother , Marcus Burkhart in 1862. Later, one of their sons-in-law, Lawrence Lannen , and his wife, Estella , became the owners and much later , it came into the possession of Roy Lannen . Thus, this portion of the farm became a Centennial Farm in 1962. An interesting anecdote connected with this farm is fecounted in the Livingston County History by Ellis-1872. John Sanford was the first permanent settler in the township. He arrived with his family in the summer of 1834. A year later , in July , 1835, his brother , Ezra Sanford, arrived with his famil y. With him came his son-in-law, Ziba Stone. The house which John Sanford built became the first public house in the township. Here , lodging and food could be had and liquor was also served . The first town meeting was held there in 1838. The second town meeting , however , was held at the home of Ziba Stone. This was for two reasons. It was nearer the center of population and no liquor would be served . Most of the settlers were temperate men and preferred an election without liquor . As nearly as can be ascertained , this was on or very near the site of the Roy Lannen home . The Lawson Farm By RICHARD LAWSON On August 16 and 21, 1837, a territorial agent and recorder in the land office at Detroit signed in the name of President Martin Van Buren two parchments in order to deed the land in Genoa Township to John F . Lawson, a New York shipbuilder (the family having plied the same trade in London, England before emigrating to America ). The family moved to the new land in 1837 and found that it was practically all forest which had to be cleared. Indians had a camp ground on the north 40 acres of the farm . It would be a pattern for the family to find relics of the Indians ' existence as they farmed the land over the years . During the early years the log cabin and barns were built. Later , as more land was cleared, the first frame house was built east of the current grape vines . John and his wife, Margaret , had four daughters, Sarah dying in infancy , Margaret , Levena , and Catherine , and three sons, George A., Howard , and John W. Dr . B. Howard Lawson lived for a time in Howell, operating a hardware store . He owned a banking house of B.H. Lawson & Company in Brighton before moving to Detroit to establish the Union Trust Company. Later he practiced medicine at Grace Hospital in Detroit. He and his wife, Maria Holling, had three children, George, Charles F. , and a daughter . John W. Lawson took over the farm from his father and cleared additional land. A second house to replace the log cabin was built on the north side of the barns and a third house was built on the present site of Ernest Lawson's home. John and his wife, Adelaide Barnard had five children, Herbert, Edith , Arthur , Ernest , and Bertha . Ernest Bought Farm When John W. died in 1918, Ernest bought out the heirs , provided for his mother , and worked the farm . Edith took care of her mother until her death , then moved to Howell to live out the remainder of her life. Herbert had his own farm three miles east of Howell. Arthur became a dentist and moved to Marion , Ohio, establishing his line there , a son, Howar d, and later two grandchildren , John and Rebecca . Bertha married Thorwald Larsen of Lansing , Michigan , having a son, Gerald and a daughter , Esther . Ernest married Kathryn Smith of Cohoctah in 1905a nd they had two children, Marjorie and Harold . Kathryn Lawson and Ernest Lawson . T.he farm having been cleared and in good operating shape offered time for other pursuits , a time of great energy in the family 's histor y. Kathryn served for 14 years as president of the Women's Society in the Methodist Church , was a director in the County Red Cross, was a secretary of the McPherson Hospital Auxiliary , and was president of the Howell and of the Livingston County King's Daughters , also on the Library Board . Off Farm Activities Ernest and J .G. Hays formed the Howell Co-Operative in 1917, later having a Co-Op building constructed in 1918. Ernest served as manager , secretary , president , and on the board as a director over a space of 34 years. He originated the First National Bank of Howell. He worked from 1930 to the 1950's on the Production Credit Association, and from 1932-1946h e served as a member of the Michigan Milk Producers Association. In 1921h e laid out three-quarters of a mile at the west end of Lake Chemung into the Sunrise Park subdivision . It was platted in 1923. He built the roads , set out 1,000 trees , and built 95 cottages. A series of hardships fell to Ernest and Kathryn . The first frame house burned shortly after their marriage. In 1941 the third house burned , Ernest 's present house being rebuilt on the site of the fire . Marjorie Lawson died suddenly of pleural pneumonia in 1930 at the age of 22. Harold , after several years of ill health died in 1953.I n 1959K athryn was struck by a semi-steel carrier trailer breaking her elbow, wrist and nose. Her health declined following the accident and she died in 1964. Harold married Harriet Cave and they had two children, Richard and Kathleen . Harold worked at Mack's Store in Ann Arbor, Barrie Dry Goods in Saginaw before returning to operate the farm with Ernest. After World War II, Harold had a truck garden business. Then he formed the Lawson Candy Company in Brighton , which he and Harriet ran until 1952. Richard married Carole Baskin of Rock Hill, S.C. They have two sons, Gavin and David . Richard is a professor at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale , Illinois and Carole is an instructor at John A. Logan College in Carterville , Illinois. Kathleen resides and works near Jackson, Michigan. In the late 1930's Ernest and Harold built a house next to the old family home (it is now owned by a real estate company). In 1965 Harriet moved from this house , having built her current home on the west end of the property . Ernest during the late 1950's to 1967h ad sold portions of the 95 acre tr act until five acres remain . He now resides at Greenbriar in Howell, Michigan . 89 The Marr Farm By CLIFFORD AND BEATRICE MARR The Marr family settled in Howell Township in 1839. They came from Pennsylvania through Markham, Ontario . John Marr came from Canada to Howell in 1839. He first located on Section 17, but in 1841m oved to the N .E. quarter of Section 8, which he purchased from Henry Hubbard , a New Hampshire speculator . (History of Livingston County. Page 195) The Clifford Marr farm contains 80 acres . The front 40 acres , at 4201N . Burkhart Road, was bought by Harlem Marr (the present occupant's grandfather ) from Henry Lake in 1857.M r. Lake purchased this land from William and Isaac Townsend who were the original land patent owners. The back forty , on Fleming Road , was purchased by Harlem Marr in 1899f rom Henry Hubbard, a speculator who had owned it since 1838. Danial Webster owned this land in 1838. Steam Engine Powers Cider & Saw Mills The Marr farm was known for many miles around for its large steam engine, which produced power for a busy sawmill and cider mill . Families came with their teams and wagons loaded with apples to get their supply of cider for the year. The mill retained a portion of each mans ' cider for its costs, thus insuring their profit. The cider purchased at the mill cost 5 cents a gallon . The Marr family , being very patriotic , heard the urgent call for scrap metal during World War I, and dismantled and sold the sawmill and cider mill . The barn was totally destroyed by windstorm on Memorial Day in 1942. The present barn was erected soon afterwards from our own timber cut by Herb Geer 's sawmill on Geer Road. A granar y and woodshed on the place now were part of the original farmstead . The present home replaced a large frame house that was destroyed by fire in 1946. This has been "home " for five generations of Marrs . W.E . Cleavy , former Howell Photographer. 90 The Mason Farm 9525 Wiggins Road "The Historical Commission of the State of Michigan does hereby certify that in recognition of the ownership of this farm by the family of Carl D. Mason since 1868 and the contribution to its members have made the development of Michigan , the Michigan Historical Commission does hereby certify that this land is to be a centennial farm and the present owner thereof to be a centennial farmer ." This certificate seal was signed by the present Governor , William G. Milliken, President , Historical Commission , three commissioners as well as the secretary of the Historical Commission . Earl Mason's grandfather , Dudley F. Mason , homesteaded the farm in 1868.N oted as one of the best farmers of his time , he was married to Mary Harrington and had one son, Carl Dudley. During the time she lived on the Mason farm , Mary was both a public school and Sunday school teacher in Deerfield . Carl married Eva M. Wolverton in 1916. She died in December of 1946. Carl was a state electrical inspector for the states of Michigan and New York during the time he owned the Mason farm . In his last years he was a local electrician . He died in an auto crash in 1969. The farm was divided between Carl 's two sons , Charles and Earl. Earl now lives on the original forty acres . The Maycock Farm 5591 West Coon Lake Road By HAROLD and LOREENE MAYCOCK James Maycock and his wife, Mary Ann, came from Woodstock, Ontario , Canada , in 1865 and bought land in Section 19 of Marion Township. James was born in Buckinghamshire , England in 1825. As a young man he was indentured to Canada . He and Mary Ann Graham , who was born in Canada in 1836, were married in 1850. They lived in the Woodstock area until coming to Michigan in February of 1865. With them were their three daughters , Susan 10, Fanny 5, and Mary Ann 3. James first bought 50 acres on the south corners of Coon Lake and Pingree Roads. The house on the southeast corner was already built. It first faced on Pingree Road but later the inside was changed to face on Coon Lake Road . It is not . known how old the house is. In 1871 Susan married Arthur Wimbles and lived across from her parents . In March of 1873 a son Harry , was born to James and Mary Ann and in September of 1873a son, George , was born to Susan , making her brother only six months older than her son. Susan and Arthur Wimbles had five children . George married Eva Brockway of Howell; George was at one time sheriff of Livingston County. Ella married Plin Henry , a barber in Howell. Clyde, a barber in Fowlerville , married Edwinna Steiner . Bessie married Bert Tooley of Oceola Township, who later played baseball with Brooklyn . Clark , married Eleanor Lowry of Pennsylvania ; they now live in Miami, Florida . Clark is the last living member of the Wimbles family . After Arthur Wimbles' death in 1899 Susan moved to Howell and earned the living for her family by sewing vests Bringing in small logs for split rail fences . for the Garland Bros ., Tailormade suits . She was thus employed long after her family were gone from home. Fanny Maycock married Will Dutcher in 1879,a nd they had three sons, Roy, Claude, and Guy. After farming a short time in this area they moved to a farm at St. Johns where they always lived. The family are all gone except Mrs . Guy Dutcher , her <laugher Geraldine Whyman, and the daughter of Roy Dutcher . Mary Ann Maycock married Albert Drewry in 1884. He was a native of Marion Township, and they lived their entire married life on the Drewry Farm on Bentley Lake Road . They had one daughter, Gertrude. In 1920s he married Wilbur Warner of Howell. They both were graduates of Howell High School. They went to live in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They had one daughter , Gratia . Both Gertrude and Gratia and her family still live in Fort Wayne. Harry as a young man of sixteen was sent to St. Helen, Michigan to buy the lumber for a big bank barn. The barn still stands across Pingree Road to the west of the house. The barn has served for these many years of farming by James and Harry as they acquired more land. Harry married Carrie Mitchell in 1894. Carrie lived on Coon Lake Road but attended the Marion Center School while Harry attended the Green School on Pingree Road. After their marriage they were both members of the West Marion Church which was across the road from the Maycock home where the couple made their home with his parents. Harry and Carrie had three sons, Donald, Leslie and Harold . None of the sons stayed on the farm with their father. Don went into business in Howell, Leslie joined the Michigan State Police and Harold was employed in Howell. James passed away in 1902. Mary Ann, although in poor health in the fall of 1918, wished to live until she knew that grandson , Don, was back in the States after World War I. She died in November of 1918 knowing Don was back safely . Harry continued farming until 1933, when he built a gas station on the corner by the house, and rented out the fields . Carrie passed away in December of 1938 and Harold and his wife, Loreene, moved to the farm with his father . Harry was not well for several years and passed away just five years to the day as that of his wife. After Harr y's death a will left the farm divided up with the three sons. Harold and Loreene were left the 50 acres containing the house and barn . Donald and Leslie sold their acreage later . Harold and Loreene are the parents of two daughters , Susan Alice Brooks and Sarah Mitchell Coselman , and have two grandsons , Mark and Robert Dickins. In 1970, the acreage was divided into lots and some was sold so that now Harold and Loreene still own 25 acres of the original farm bought by James in 1865. Interesting highlights recalled by Harry Maycock were when his cousins, the three Dutcher boys, rode their bicycles all the way from St. Johns to visit , some fete in those days! "Pingree" Post Office At one time , there was to be a post office across the corner in the store. Harry Maycock was asked to name it. He suggested "Pingree" after a former Michigan governor. The post office wasn't in existence long but the name of "Pingree " has always designated this area . Over the years there have been three serious fires around the corners . A machine shop burned on the corner but the big barn was saved. The gas station burned but the house was saved. In March of 1958 the West Marion Church burned. A great loss to this area . The spacious front lawn at the Maycock farm has always been a favorite meeting place . From ice cream socials held there in the past , to ball games for three generations, games of croquet played by young men in the area before World War II, or for just relaxing by the family under the large, old catalpa tree. Harold and Loreene are members of Trinity United Methodist Church in Iosco, along with other members from the area who were former members of the West Marion Church, who joined to build the Trinity Church. Of the James Maycock family there are three living first cousins, Clark Wimbles of Miami, Gertrude Warner of Fort Wayne, Indiana , and Harold of the farm. There are two others , Mrs . Guy Dutcher of St. Johns and Bert Tooley of Marshall, Michigan. Of the Harr y and Carrie Maycock's three sons, Donald was the only one to have a son. James Maycock, named for his great-grandfather , was born in 1941. He is a lawyer in California, and he now has a young son to carry on the Maycock name for this branch of the family . 91 The McKinleyF arm By MR. AND MRS . ALDEN MERRILL The present George McKinley, now 83 yrs. of age, lives on the old homestead which was taken up in 1833. His grandfather, Thomas McKinley, at the age of 12 left Killarney , Ireland , with his father, Robert McKinley, and came by boat to New York. They drove horses , pulling boats on the Erie Barge Canal. Land was too high to buy in New York State , so they came west to Michigan where land was $3.00 per acre , after a settler had established residence of 3 years , here. They took up land in Livingston County, Deerfield Township, site of the present homestead , in 1830. It took Grandfather Tom three walking trips from Detroit (all his worldly goods in a handkerchief on a stick ) to get the deed settled . They cleared the land and kept 350 sheep . His father , Robert , was killed during a stampede of the sheep . Grandfather Tom married Sarah Patterson and they had a family of five boys and one girl. He died in 1891. A highly respected man in the community , he bled to death from cancer , with the surrounding neighbors deeply concerned . Sarah 's parents had also left Ireland for N.Y. , and she had been born on the ship three days before it landed . The Fawcetts , Sharps, and Marbles , all neighbors in Deerfield , all came from Ireland . Grandmother Baked for Indians Near the early family home were many Indians around the present Indian Lakes. The tribe was called Portago . George's grandmother used to make cookies for the Indian children. Early settlers could look out of the windows and see Indians many times . There was no feeling of hostility on either side, although the Indians would pick up anything they felt would be useful to them . But this did not happen often enough to cause any trouble or resentment. There were many burial mounds around the lakes. Everything the Indian had owned was put on top as he was buried ; thus the mounds . Grandfather would walk to Byron with a bag of wheat on his shoulder to trade for flour. Grandmother Sarah used to take several dozen eggs , which she had saved up, to Brighton to shop. She followed an old Indian trail , thru the woods, that met Grand River trail-road at Brighton . This would take a day going (more than 20 miles), then stay a day or so with friends , then return . 92 Grandfather built the present house near where the log house stood. The old open well was used until 1935. The present George used oil lamps until two or three years ago. (His Christmas tree from last Christmas is still up). Many hardships must have accompanied this early life as several of the boys died of rheumatism at an early age , and several more suffered much with it. The present George , living alone , never having married , and a cousin, 95, are the remnants of the early family that remember these early days . Stalls in the barn of the Mc Phers on farms . The MerrillF arm By MR. AND MRS. ALDEN MERRILL This ownership started with the Merrill brothers Benjamin, Ezell , Horace , and Hiram who located in Deerfield Township, Sec. 33. Benjamin , and Ezell came in 1836, securing their land by land patents . Hiram and Horace in 1837, all grants from President VanBuren . The brothers worked their way out from Detroit on the old Grand River Plank Road . Each took up a portion of what is the present 160 acres . Each built a log house on his part. One of the interesting names on the deeds was Bolisti Merrill. Benjamin was Alden Merrill's great-grandfather . He had previously bought supplies from the famous TenEycke Tavern before leaving Detroit. Benjamin 's son, Hiram , married Charlotte Taft , daughter of Noah Taft of Oceola Township. This family was related to Wm. Howard Taft. Hiram Returns From Civil War After returning from Civil War duty , Hiram consolidated the holdings to the present area, plus about a hundred more acres . He built the family home on Allen Rd. in 1890. This landmark home burned in 1928 and the present stone residence of Alden Merrill was the final home of Ira Merrill , son of Hiram . This is where the Centennial marker is displayed in a stone setting. Ira Merrill was married to Alice Grelling of Detroit , who came to Livingston County to teach school. They were married in St. John 's Episcopal Church in Detroit. Alden remembers the "hired men " who wandered in at fall time to work for board and room or "found;" and tobacco, some spending money for fair and circus , etc., would be added as needed . They would keep busy in chores, odd jobs , and wood cutting. They would stay the following summer and sometimes longer . An invitation to Noah Taft and wife from Hiram Merrill shows some of the formality often used. AN EVENING PARTY The company of Mr. Noah Taft and lady are respectfully solicited at the house of H. Merrill in Deerfield, on Thursday, February 24th, at 6 o'clock p.m. , 1848. HIRAM All written in fancy shaded script. The Lawn Locust Farm By HELEN M. MILLER In the early 1850's Leander Douglas Purdy , a carpenter by trade , left his wife and two children in the state of New York and came to Michigan, seeking work. He found a sight on which to establish a home in section 19 of Marion Township, Livingston . After purchasing the sight from Sylvester Rounds, who had obtained it from the government in 1836, Mr. Purdy went back to New York for his family. During his absence his wife and daughter had died of a fever , leaving a two-year-old son, Augustus . He brought his son back to Michigan with him , putting him in the care of his sister , Jane King, who lived near Pinckney , until he could establish a home . In a short time he met and married Jane Topping Proctor , who had a four-year-old daughter, Mandanie. They settled on the farm Leander Purdy had purchased, living in a log house until 1858, when the present house was built-now occupied by a grandson , Lloyd D. Miller. The frame house was built from timber from the land , and was an impressive structure because it had so many windows. Build Barn In 1860a basement barn was built, using native timber for the frame . The lumber for finishing the barn was brought from a mill in Chesaning , a town near Flint and a long journey from Marion Township. It was a mild day when Mr. Purdy and two of his neighbors left to pick up the lumber. They started back home on New Years Day , which was one of Sunday afternoon in the sun . the coldest known. The men had to walk to keep warm. Their boots froze to their feet, making it difficult to remove them . Their feet were so frozen that they were unable to walk for days . One of the men , a Mr. Basford , suffered so from the exposure that he contracted pneumonia and died. The only heat in the house was a big fireplace built in the center. The children huddled around this in winter, with quilts spread around on chairs , to keep out the cold. A granary was built in 1870 and is still in use . Other buildings added later were a second barn built in 1944, a tool shed, pole barn, milking parlor . All buildings are still standing anrl in use today. The original fence was made of worm rail. Wire fences were established in 1902. Over the years five different wells have been dug or drilled . The first had a chain bucket on it. The third well had a windmill , which still stands as a symbol of by-gone days . Early crops were corn and wheat , later alfalfa and oats. Alfalfa has been the main forage crop for the past fifty years. Harvesting of crops has progressed from the cradle scythe to combining of wheat or oats ; hay first loaded by hand or hay loader is now baled or chopped for haylage . Mr. Purdy lived on this farm until 1874, when he purchased a farm in Parker 's Corners . There he built another house for his family , which still stands. His son Augustus took over the farm in Marion Township but soon gave it up. Mr. Purdy then sold the farm to his daughter Emma and her husband , George E. Miller, a wagon maker , who had been living in Plainfield. The Millers lived on the farm until their deaths in 1924a nd 1934,w hen it was purchased by their youngest son, Lloyd. He and his wife, Mary Alice Stevens , continued to farm the land. In 1884 a piece of land from the farm bordering on Coon Lake and Pingree Roads was given by Augustus Purdy for a Methodist Protestant Church, called the West Marion Church. It was in continuous use until it burned in the spring of 1958; the land then was returned to the farm owners . Lloyd Miller bought his first registered Holstein-Friesian cow in the early 1920's and soon had the name "Lawn Locust" registered nationally as the farm name and herd prefix. From that first cow, a dairy herd was established that was in continuous operation for nearly fifty years. All dairy 93 replacements were raised on the farm and most of the feed for the cattle. Although electricity was not brought to the farm until 1930, Mr. Miller had a gasoline-powered milking machine-an Empire , bought in 1920. When electricity arrived he converted to an electric machine . Over the years the milking job graduated from stanchion barn to milking parlor, with pipe line and bulk tank, eliminating the need of carrying milk to cans and cooler. The cows were eventually kept in free stalls and fed year round in the barn yard, instead of being pastured . Milk hauling was first done in cans by horse and wagon to the condensory in Howell. Later can trucks hauled it to receiving stations. Then that gave way to bulk tank trucks . First Rubber Tired Tractor In 1938 Mr. Miller bought the first rubber-tired tractor in the township, a John Deere-B. Later the farm was to boast the first Harvestore in this part of the county. Sixty acres of the original purchase remain. Some land has been sold; other acreage added. The sight where Bruce and wife Helen Cooley Miller and sons now live was part of the Walter Gorton place. The old house stood near where their house now stands . Timber for the roof of their house came off the farm . Bruce helped his dad , Lloyd D. with the dairy operation for many years. After Lloyd's retirement , Bruce bought the farm and continued the operation until ill health forced him to sell the herd. Bruce 's sons Michael and Samuel now care for a small Hereford beef herd and operate the farm . Another son, Daniel, is married and works at Hickory Ridge Dairy , owned by Norman and Gordon Topping, descendants of a brother of Jane Topping Purdy . These young men represent the fifth successive generation on this farm and hopefully one of them will continue on with the business . The William Hosley Family, 1880. 94 The Spring Valley Farm By MARTHA HOSLEY MUSSON The one hundred sixty acre farm known as "Spring Valley Farm" is located on Fisher Road in Section 18 of Oceola Township. It was purchased from the United States Government on May 14, 1836 by Volney Himman of Orelans County, New York. It was some time later sold to Van Renselaer Durfee, but it wasn't until 1859 that it came into the possession of the Hosley family . On March 9, 1859W illiam Kendall and his wife, Eliza Beach Hosley, bought the one hundred sixty acres from Van Renselaer Durfee for four thousand dollars. Going back a few years in the lifetime of William Kendall Hosley, we learn that he, at the age of fifteen , and a brother , Holland C., age thirteen , came to Livingston County with their parents, Joseph and Sarah (Northrup) Hosley in 1836. They first settled in Section 31 of Deerfield Township where Joseph and his family took up two hundred and sixty acres of government land, all covered with heavy timber . They lived upon this land for many years, clearing it from the condition of a wilderness to that of a highly cultivated farm . The Hosley's first home was a log cabin and their earliest neighbors were Indians , while the best roadways were Indian trails and blazed trees were their only sign posts . It was in Deerfield Township that William and Holland Hosley grew to manhood and helped their parents acquire more acreage in Sections 36 and 25 of Cohoctah Township . This was across the road from their original homestead , on what is now the Faussett Road just east of Oak Grove . They also helped build and run a grist mill and saw mill , and later owned a general store in Chemungville , now known as Oak Grove. Holland sold his share of the property and moved to Duplain, near St. Johns where he bought a farm and had a William Joseph Hosley, 1925. grist mill, but William remained at home to help his parents until their deaths in 1850 and 1855. It was at this time that the family farm came into his possession . In 1841 William Kendall and Eliza Beach Hosley were married . To them were born seven children, three sons, Miner Joseph , Elijah Beach and William Kendall, Jr ., four daughters by the names of Betsy, Caroline, Esther and Emma . Purchase Oceola Farm In 1859 William Kendall, Sr. and his wife,Eliza , sold their property in Deerfield and a little later the Cohoctah acreage to their oldest son, Miner. They bought for four thousand dollars the one hundred sixty acre farm in Oceola Township, which was destined to become a "Centennial Farm. " It was here that their family grew to adulthood , married and left home to make homes of their own. Elijah married Nancy Maria Lawther in 1868 and lived in Laingsburg for a short time , where he had a grist mill , but returned to the family farm to help his parents in the latter part of 1869. It was on December 25, 1869 that their son, William James was born . To Elijah and Nancy were also born two daughters, Helen and May. Elijah Beach Hosley received his education in a log schoolhouse, just one mile north of the family home, known as the Kneeland School, after which he went to Howard City for further opportunities. He was an ambitious farmer , a good manager , stock buyer and shipper. For many years he handled from three to five thousand sheep every year . It was told that he handled the best stock that could be found and was a first-class judge of the horse and owned some of the fastest and best bred horses in the county . He was interested in public movements and held several public offices, as he felt it a duty of every patriotic citizen . Nancy Maria, the oldest child and daughter of James and Amarilla Harmon Lawther , was of a quiet nature and a good helpmate to her husband . Her parents were also early pioneers who had come from Sharon in Schoharie County, New York to Livingston County in 1836. Before her marriage she taught a short while in the Kneeland school. It was here that she met Elijah . Both Elijah and Nancy wanted the best opportunities for their children . All had good educations . Both William James and Helen were graduated from Ypsilanti Business College and May studied music beyond her high school days. William Married Colorado Girl William spent a few years in Colorado and had the experience of a miner in the Cripple Creek area , where he met is future wife, Jennie Parker . They were married in Denver , Colorado in 1900 and continued living near Cripple Creek until 1903. It was there that their first son, Sterling Elijah , was born in 1901.I n 1903t hey returned to Michigan to live on the family farm, to help his parents and raise their family of nine children , five boys and four girls. Jennie was also of a pioneer family , the Parkers having come to Michigan in 1835 from Broome County, New York and first settled in Hamburg Township and in 1853 purchased land in Oceola Township in Section 30 just east of what is now the Diamond Dot Market on M-59. Jennie's father , Clarence E . Parker, worked for the Hosleys when he was a young man . He married Nancy 's cousin, Eva Lawther. The following paragraphs were taken from the June 1934 issue of the Livingston County Press. It concerns the family of William James and Jennie P . Hosley, who were the last of the family to live on the homestead, "Spring Valley Farm ." It was taken from a speech by Emil E. Bode, given at the 1934 Alumni gathering in the Howell High Gymnasium . Emil Bode Speaks "-There are many others who have been successful , each in his or her own field. We can't all build battleships or be at the head of great educational instituitions. -Somebody must do the prosaic , uninteresting and everyday work of the world: till the soil and sow the wheat; add up long columns of figures and set down the totals ; stand behind the counter and wrap up the things that people eat and the clothes they wear. I believe that anybody who does the work near at hand to the best of his or her ability is successful. I have in mind a young man of the class of 1920, able to do any one of several things well, from trapping and hor.se wrangling in the west (Colorado) to demonstrating multigraphs in the east. He is now, in spite of physical infirmities that would lay an ordinary mortal in his grave, the active partner of a successful general insurance agency in a nearby city (Lansing ) and is set for life. Another boy, class of 1921, went west to help his Grandfather Parker and remained to become a thorough westerner , practically a native son. He lies in the shadow of the Lone Cone in the San Miguel Basin of Southwestern Colorado, and in addition to running a going ranch , owns a whole section of as potentially rich ranch land as there is in the whole state . A few months after a farmer lad had graduated with the class of 1923h is father died, leaving to his young but willing shoulders , the care and management of a three hundred and thirt y acre farm . I know not what other plans or ambitions this young man had , but they were cast aside for the big task that confronted him . The fact that his younger brothers and sisters were able to continue in school and complete their 95 Hosley homestead, 1930. education is proof that he must have risen early and toiled late on that farm which was spread over certain hills and valleys of Oceola Township. A sister and brother , each members of the graduating class of 1927, she is one of the faculty of the Corunna School; he, after graduating from Michigan State College, is with the United States Forestry Service in West Virginia. A girl member of the class of 1928 applied for and successfully filled a teaching position in Colorado which was forty miles from a railroad near Redvale . She spent two summers with her brother and grandparents and taught one year in a nearby school, but decided to further her education and returned home to enroll in a Dental Hygiene course at the University of Michigan . She is now a dentist 's skilled and efficient assistant . Two girls of the classes of 1929 and 1931 respectively, convinced the head of a large insurance organization , Citizens' Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, that they would make good office help . He took them at their words and has never regretted it. They are valued members of the office staff . These are eight young men and women, four of each . It is an interesting coincidence that these eight are all brothers and sisters , of one family , born and raised on a nearby farm in good times and bad . These eight , each in town, did his or her trick at this high school and graduated , the girls with an average well above ninety , the boys somewhat below. There are nine of them altogether and the ninth one is a member of this year 's class . He is listed among the graduates of 1934 as Robert Kendall Hosley. Little Bob, the last chick out of the nest, is five feet and eleven inches tall and ambitious , so I'm sure he will live long and prosper . I challenge any farming, or any other communit y in this or any other state to surpass this record: a whole family of nine children, all high school graduates , three college graduates and each employed at something worthwhile in and during the worst depression in the world's history . This is another instance of a wonderful mother ." Bob continued a little further in his studies and took over his oldest brother 's business in Lansing at the time of 96 Sterling 's death in 1944. He married and with his wife, Lois, raised four children . He still makes Lansing his home and place of business . Margaret worked at Citizens' for a while, married and with her husband , Merle Sober , had a family of one daughter and a son. She returned to help at the insurance office until she retired early in the year 1975, but it was a short time later that she was asked back to help out part time . Henrietta worked at Citizens' until 1944w hen she quit to be a full time homemaker on their "Centennial Farm" in Deerfield Township. She and Walker Faussett had married in 1935. It is here that they still make their home after raising two daughters and a son. Katherine continued with her dental position for a few years , then married her employer , Dr . Clifford Crockett, and moved to Lansing where she still worked as his assistant. To them were born three sons and a daughter . Wilfred went into the Soil Conservation Service in Salisbury , North Carolina for a short time until he was called into service in the second World War in England and the South Pacific area from 1942u ntil 1945.H e married Beatrice Roberts of North Carolina , bought a farm near Raleigh and became a full time farmer and still makes North Carolina his home. They have one daughter . Martha taught in Corunna for six years , was married to Walter Baird in 1935. They moved to St. Clair Shores in 1936 where she did substitute teaching while her husband taught full time at Lakeshore High School. Walter died in 1942a nd it was that same year that their daughter was born. Martha moved back to "Spring Valley Farm, " worked at Citizens' Mutual for nine years and then returned to teaching in the Hartland Consolidated Schools for ten years. She remarried and is now living with her husband , Clayton Musson, on the Musson family farm in Marion Township. Both Sterling and Clarence died in their early forties , Sterling of Tuberculosis at the State Sanitorium near Howell in 1944, leaving his wife, the former Marion Eastman , a daughter and a son. Clarence died in Montrose , Colorado of pneumonia in 1948, leaving his wife, Ellen . Roger continued living and working on the family farm m~m~mrl~l,adr ei1sn.w c le~ion1w %a 1n adt thatt imhei ms othmeor viendtHo owtoel lilv eR. ogeanr d Elleand optead li ttleg ir,l Virginia Kay, in 1952.T hey bought the farm from the family and continued living there until 1967 when they decided to retire from farming and move to Colorado, where they are still living. Roger couldn't retire entirely for he puts in many hours at his little ranch in Montrose, Colorado, as well as help on a nearby ranch during the summer months . They have been traveling throughout the United States and Mexico during the winter months. The family homestead was sold in two parcels-the house and twenty acres to Severn T. Green and the remaining one hundred forty acres to Athanas Fontaine . Christmas Gift Many memories, both happy and sad, come to mind as I'm writing this. The first one was told us by our Grandmother Hosley, Nancy Maria. It was shortly before their first child, William James , our father , was born that their house burned and they had to move into a little log house upon the hill, just south of the homestead. It was here that the baby was born December 25, 1869a nd was a very welcomed Christmas gift. In 1870 the new house was built. Grandpa Hosley hauled with horses and wagon the finishing lumber, white pine, from Saginaw County. Then in 1902w hen William and Jennie with their son, Sterling , returned from Colorado there was an addition built on the north side, thus making two apartments . In 1913 Grandpa and Grandma moved into Howell and lived at 359 East Brooks Street , where Mrs. Mae Metz now lives. This gave Mother and Dad and their nine children more living space , eight bedrooms in their fourteen room house. In the early 1930's Roger and Wilfred remodeled the house by making a new kitchen , piped water into the house and added a bathroom . It was at this time that electricity was wired into the house. We remember Grandpa Hosley telling about his experiences in buying and selling sheep and cattle. It was in 1884 that he was on one of his trips to Texas with three thousand sheep when he was caught in a snow storm that lasted nine days. He lost fifteen hundred of his sheep , which was a most disastrous experience , for he lost in all some eleven thousand five hundred dollars. From then on he did most of his shipping to Buffalo, New York. Children Play Many times Father would speak of his children as his baseball team , and we did enjoy playing baseball as well as all games. We didn't need any outsiders to play these games , but there were usually several of the neighbor children there to enjoy our fun, especially on Saturday afternoon , when our work was finished , and during the summer vacations. Many happy memories came to mind of the picnics that we had back in the woods on the hog's back , as it was called. Also many hours were spent fishing and swimming in the creek , which was just over the hill. In the winter there were many hills on which we could use our sleds , toboggans and skiis , and ponds for skating . In looking through one of Grandpa 's day books I learned that it was in 1870t hat he went back in the woods and brought up fifty sugar maple trees and planted them in the yard and along the road . That brought to mind the gathering of sap and making maple syrup and sugar some forty years later. Then in 1941 a tornado destroyed nearly all of them . Besides the trees , the wind lifted and leveled our big hundred foot long sheep and hay barn , tore the roof off the cow barn as well as the house, making a mess of things in a very few minutes . It toookv eary eatorg etth inbgas cikns hap, beunt evetrh e samea s before. In reminiscing the changes and improvements in the one hundred years that the family owned the farm, there were many . What a difference our forefathers would see if they could come back and see how we live, not only on the farm but everywhere! What a difference there is in the way our work is done! What a change electricity has made in our ways of living! For the house there is no more cleaning of lamp chimneys , filling of lamps with kerosene and carrying of water. For a short time after 1916 we had acetylene gas lights in both the house and barns, but their advantages were limited . The gas was made by combining calcium carbide with water in a large tank outside and piped inside . To light the lamps you either had to use a match or a lighter fastened to the side of the lamp . These served for a while, but electricity was a very welcomed improvement . Spring Water There was also a great change in our water supply. We had a spring which was about seventy-five feet from the house . This spring did its job very well for it ran continuously from the main supply to several tanks near the house and in each of the barns . I remember that many of the neighbors going and coming from town, especially in the summer time , would stop to refresh themselves and their horses with a cool drink of water from our spring . Soon after we had electricity we had a refrigerator , so no more ice had to be put up for our ice box. No more wood had to be cut and carried in for the kitchen range . The electric range made the kitchen much cooler in the summer . One can go on and on telling of its advantages . Many who have never been without electricity can't appreciate its value and convenience. Our first automobile was a 1910 four cylinder Hudson, bought in 1918 and was previously owned by Dr. Avery , a dentist in Howell. The stearing wheel was on the right side and it had acetylene lights . To turn them on the car had to be stopped , get out, turn the gas on and use a match. In 1925w e bought our first tractor , a Fordson. That made some difference in the work that could be done. In 1928 the farm had its first miling machine , a DeLaval Magnetic . From that time on more and more improvements were made in farming , such as larger tractors , combines , balers , hay conditioners and corn pickers to name a few. A farmer today can do so much more of his work alone than he could years ago. We have heard our mother , Jennie Parker Hosley, say many times , " I believe more changes and improvements have been made in my lifetime (1883-197)2 than in any other previous eighty years ." The Muuon Farm By LEONARD MUSSON On a Centennial Farm located at 2659 Byron Road , Howell, Michigan lives Leonard Musson, grandson of the late Robert and Mary Ann Musson. In their early twenties the grandparents with their three-year-old daughter , Elizabeth , left Liverpool, England for the United States in the year 1857. Because of the storms they encountered they arrived two weeks late in New York . The grandfather not having much money walked all the way to Howell, Michigan , sleeping along the trail each night. Before leaving New York he sold what ever they didn't need from their carpet bags so as to have enough money to ~ke care of his wife and daughter in N.Y. whom he was leavmg 97 until the time came which he could look after them in Michigan. The grandfather had eleven brothers and sisters. They had all worked together and pooled their money so as to be able to send one brother , Thomas , being single, to the U.S. at an earlier date . Therefore the grandfather, Robert worked for his brother Thomas after arriving , hauling freight from Detroit to Howell. During the same year Robert had earned enough money to have his wife and daughter unite with him. They rented a house which stood on the southwest corner of the present Library lawn. Later they purchased ten acres with. a log cabin on it for their real first home, on a trail north of Howell which is now known as the Brewer Road . Two children were born there and were later buried along the trail. In 1862 they purchased a one-room cabin which is part of the house which Leonard Musson now lives in on Byron Road. Because of the transactions at that time the deed was not recorded until 1864. In this home seven more children were born: Frank , Maude, William, Grace, Jennie, Thomas, and George. George purchased the old homestead and later married Lulu White. They were the parents of William who lives at Hale, Michigan. Lyle at Crooked Lake , and Leonard who lives on the old Homestead on Byron Road. The house which he lives in is over a hundred years old and the barn was built about 120 years ago. First Howell telephone operator. The Preston Farm In 1847, John Kirk moved to Livingston County from Roundhill, Connecticut , with his wife and family . With the help of neighbors , he built a log house on a hill back from the road . In 1893 John died and soon afterward his son, Arlington Kirk, purchased the farm from the heirs . There were nine children in the John Kirk family . Arlington married Frances Adams and they had three children, two of whom died in infancy. Louis Kirk was the only surviving child of the first marriage . After Frances' death , John married Mary Burdick , and they had three children , Hazel, Burdick and Bessie. Hazel (Mrs. Fred Preston ) is the only survivor . Hazel Kirk and Fred Preston were married in 1909 and in 1923t hey bought the farm from the Arlington Kirk heirs. Mrs. Preston adds that the family home was built over 100 years ago by Horace Haines for her grandfather , John Kirk . 98 The Peckens Farm By MARY PECKENS Sometime in the year 1860A lexander Peckens with his wife Eliza and eight children came to Chelsea, Michigan from New York State . Somehow they came to Cohoctah Township to find and purchase 160 acres of land in section 27. This land had been purchased from the United States Government by Benjamin Crawford in October of 1835, sold to Ezra Sanford for development in 1837. No one knows how much if any of the land was cleared at that time , but it had a large log cabin already built on the farm as was an old log barn. In November of 1860 Alexander and his family purchased the land and moved into the cabin. The family consisted of three daughters and five sons, the youngest of which was Marcena Peckens , who was ten years old at the time. Two of the sons , Albert Peckens and John Peckens were killed in the Civil War, leaving Charles , Alton and Marcena. At the time Alexander purchased the land from Mr. Sanford he was assured that there would be a village formed in the vicinity-in fact 10 acres had been set aside for the purpose , five acres of which joined the property Alexander was purchasing. This ten acres was in addition to a small area set aside for a cemetery and school. The school finally located on the Russell property and was known as the Russell school. The cemetery came into being and is known as the Sanford cemetery today. But the 10 acres set aside remained separate for many years and was finally purchased by Howard Peckens and five of it was added to the farm in 1943. The other five acres lay east of the Byron Road and was purchased from Howard by Jesse Bugard. The story is told of some of the people living on this set-aside land. They had some new-born piglets and a bear came out of the woods and grabbed one. The farm woman saw it happen and set out after the bear with a club which she had snatched as she ran . She overtook the bear, made it drop the pig which was nursed back to health and grew up to produce many more pigs . In 1873 Marcena married Ernaline Brown whose family had homesteaded their land from the government, and in 1876 a part of the Alexander Peckens farm was sold to Marcena, some to Charles and some to Alton, thus dividing the farm between the three remaining sons. A small two story salt-box type home was built west of the present farm house where Marcena and his family lived for a short time . Alexander died in 1881 at the age of seventy-six and two years later Marcena purchased the tract of land where the log cabin stood from the heirs and moved his family back into the log cabin because it was larger . By this time Marcena and Ernaline had a family of four children , consisting of three daughters and one son, Albert . Cold Spring Water Another attraction of this particular tract of land was the very cold spring which provided easy access to water for the family farm. A small "spring house" was later built near the runway of these springs and the water was used for cooling milk for many years afterward , no pumps being required . While living in the log cabin four more children were born , two daughters and two sons. Lena Susan Peckens was one of these children and she married Mark Hill and now resides in Parshallville , Michigan . Rose Jan Peckens was the youngest of the family . She married Elbert Slider and is living in Linden , Mich. The two sons born in this log cabin were The How ell Foundry made plows and implements. Howard and Charles and it is through them that the farm came to the present owners . The log cabin being in a rather dilapidated state, Marcena purchased the land from his brothers and moved the little house up near the log cabin and added to it a dining room , kitchen and bedroom . This gave the family a five-bedroom house , all of which they needed because now there was a total of eight children . Marcena had a reputation around the neighborhood as being very good with sick people and his daughter Rose remember s seeing him light a lantern after chores were done to walk across fields to sit up during the night with a neighbor who was suffering from pneumonia . The family existed by producing cattle, and other farm produce , probably not selling very much , but producing enough for themselves . In those days the cattle had to be driven on foot to Howell or to the siding at Oak Grove when the railroad came . The milk that was sold was placed in cans and cooled in the spring-house before being loaded on a horse-drawn wagon and hauled all the way to Howell to be sold. Charles Marcene being the youngest son, stayed on the farm with his father Marcena . He married Clara Smith in 1911 and there were four sons and a daughter born to them. Marcena and Eliza purchased a small house in Oak Grove and moved there in about 1920. Marcena died in 1928 and his wife Ernaline in 1931. Howard Peckens then purchased the farm from the heirs and subsequently added more acreage until in 1952w hen Charles and Ralph together purchased the farm from him there was a total of 320 acres . This farm continues to be a family -type farm. Charles is now deceased and Ralph and his wife Mary live in the old farm-house. They have two daughters and two sons. The sons , David and Lynn are married and are engaged in a partner ship with Ralph . Another 120 acres has b<)en recently added to the farm, bringing it to a total of 440 acres . David's son Justin makes the sixth generation of Peckens to live on the farm. The Wilcox-RichardsonF arm By MR. AND MRS. CHARLES RICHARDSON Ryland S. Wilcox came to Michigan from New York with his parents Alonzo and Sarah Wilcox. He was born in New York . He bought 160 acres on Clyde Road from Joseph M. Gilbert in Nov. 24, 1853. His wife's name was Deborah. They had three children Alonzo James born Dec . 21, 1858, Adelbert Wilcox and Emma Wilcox Cook. Ryland left 80 acres to his son Alonzo J. in 1908. Alonzo J . married Hattie Staley January 1, 1885. They had four children Theodore Wilcox, Mabel Wilcox Filkins (the only member still living-89 years old) Emma B. Wilcox Tesch , Susanna Wilcox Richardson . They lived part of the time on the 80 acres on Hazard Rd . (where Theodore 's daughter Eleanor Harteau lives now) and the rest of the time on the 80 acres on Clyde Road . A binder fell on Alonzo. He lived about two weeks and passed away August 25, 1909o n the day his oldest daughter Mabel was to be married to Herbert Filkins. After his death the 80 acres was divided between his two youngest daughters Emma B. Wilcox Tesch and Susanna Wilcox Richardson . Susanna inherited 42 of the 80 acres in 1938. Susanna lived in California in 1923 and 1924. She worked on the Draft Board during World War I in Howell during 1917 thru 1919. She also worked for Michigan Bell as an operator for 11 years before her marriage . She married Charles Warren Richardson on June 1, 1927 in Detroit. They lived in Detroit about five years. A son Charles Alonzo Romeyn was born Oct. 12, 1934 in Detroit. They moved to Clyde Road in 1935. They lived six months on the farm and then moved back to Detroit. Charles Warren passed away, Feb . 3, 1937, and Susanna and Charles A.R. lived with the Herbert Filkins family from then until April 1938. Then went back to the farm on Clyde Rd. Susanna lived there until she passed away May 8, 1968. Charles A.R. married Louise Stickler on Oct. 18, 1958 and lived on Burkhart Rd. for 6½ years. They have two sons , Charles Jr . and Jeffrey Warren . Charles built a new home west of the original farm house in March 1965. The family has lived there since . 99 The Sharp Farm By ELNORA MUNSELL Andrew Sharp , Sr., born in 1790i n Bennington County, New York, came to Genoa Township in the fall of 1837 with his wife, the former Hannah Stedman. It is believed they had 14 children . Andrew, Jr . whose nickname was "June " was 12 years old at the time . Mr. Sharp, a blacksmith by trade , built a shop on the 40 acres at the Northwest corner of Section 18 on the Marion Genoa townline. Andrew, Jr. learned the blacksmith and gunsmith trade and worked with his father . As the other children grew and married they left to make homes of their own. Around 1845A ndrew, Sr. and Jr. purchased 40 acres on the Southwest corner of Section 18. In Nov. 1853 Andrew, Jr . married Anney Beattie in Ontario, New York and then returned to Michigan stopping at Dyersburg, Mich. Here the snow was so deep they went barefoot to save their well worn shoes. Mr. Dyer bought them new shoes and they came on to join Andrew, Sr. In 1855, the present house was built and in 1860 the present horse barn was built. Andrew Jr. and Anney moved into this house and had ten children, the second child, George born in 1856. He was married to Mary Poole in Nov., 1879 and as Andrew Sr. had died in 1869, he helped his father with the farming . In the meantime more land had been purchased adjacent to the 40 acres making 267 acres . Andrew, Jr. had opened a blacksmith shop in Howell and operated it for two years before selling it and returning to full time farming . In 1895, when times were bad , Andrew, Jr . sold out to his oldest son, George and his youngest son, Frank . Together , they paid off all back bills and took over the complete operation of the farm . With roads far apart and much swampy ground , Frank and George in 1902 decided to haul gravel from their farm and make an extension of Crooked Lake Road from Chilson Rd. to Lucy Rd. along the south edge of their farm. They also built the first telephone line down Lucy Rd. into Howell. It was owned by the people along the road but Frank maintained it until it was taken over by the Bell system around 1930. The Mutual Telephone Co. bought it from the farmers first but they didn't have it too long. In 1896, the wife of Fred, second son of Andrew, Jr. , died leaving him with seven small children. Anney took all but the Family with their horses . 100 youngest , who was adopted by George and Mary to be raised with their daughter, Hattie . Frank and George raised horses , sheep and dairy cattle . They had a stud horse on the road and during the winter operated a saw mill . Their milk was hauled into Howell and as they lived so far from school George's daughter and the seven grandchildren rode to school on the horse drawn milk wagon. In 1910F rank married Catherine Liddy and lived in a small house just north of the main house. Frank was always active in the Republican Party and served as Republican township chairman of Genoa for many years. He served on the township board and also as director of the school district for several years . In 1912F rank and George gave 50a cres on the north side to Fred and his children . Thomas Tengle , Fred's great-grandson still lives on this land. In 1913 George and Mary decided to go to Montana . They sold their interest in the farm to Frank and Catherine . George and Mary stayed in Montana for two years and when they returned to Michigan they made their home with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lounsberry on Chilson Road . The depression years were hard with debt payments to make and poor farm prices . At one time in the early 30's two years supply of wool was sold for 10 cents per pound. During these years hogs and cattle were butchered on the farm and sold direct to the consumer in town in order to make ends meet. For a long time a dozen eggs was traded each week for the Sunday paper . Frank and Catherine had two daughters, Frances and Elnora . They also had twin sons born during the flu epidemic of 1920. These boys died at birth because of the flu. The Detroit Edison high power line coming from Ann Arbor to Howell came down Lucy Rd. Catherine had always done her washings by hand until about 1930w hen an auxiliary line was added to the high tension poles providing electric service to the homes along this road . Her first and only appliance for a long time was a new Maytag washer . Due to lack of help the saw mill business was discontinued in the 30's. Two large steam engines had powered the mill and when World War II came along these engines along with other old iron was donated for the much needed scrap metal. Frank and Catherine , like his father , had always made room for anyone who needed a home. They had raised two boys, Dwight and Kester Sharp , who were sons of Frank 's cousin Alvin. Alvin had died leaving them orphans at 13 and 14. Several adults had stayed with them from time to time when there was no other home. In the late 1940's Frank was no longer able to farm so he rented the farm but he kept his flock of sheep until 1960. He raised a big garden every year supplying many friends and relatives with vegetables until he was 93 years old. Frank always considered voting a sacred obligation as well as a privilege. He never missed a Presidential election from the time he started voting in 1892. Frank died in the spring of 1964. Catherine lived here and rented the farm land until her death in 1967. Frances had married J .L. Air heart in 1945a nd made her home on a ranch at New Underwood, South Dakota . They have two daughters and three sons : Joan, together with her husband , Richard Malmquist and children John and Bobbie Jo , have a ranch at Ekalaka , Montana ; Robert , and his wife, Beverly and children Cory and Ginger, ranch it at Scenic, South Dakota . Joe , who achieved the South Dakota F .F .A. American Farmer Award for 1975r uns the ranch with his father at New Underwood, South Dakota. Gail and her husband , Randy Stensaas do ranch work at Hysham , Montana. James , the youngest attends high school at New Underwood, South Dakota . Elnora had married Robert Munsell, a Handy township dairy farmer in 1942.T hey have three sons and one daughter: Gordon and his wife, Teena and children Michael, Molly, and Mary farm in partnership with his father at Fowlerville. Arthur and his wife, Carol, live about one mile from the main farm . He helps his father in busy rush seasons but is a truck mechanic by trade. Catherine lives and teaches school at Merrill , Michigan. Frank lives at home and helps with the work but he too is a truck mechanic by trade . The farm was sold to Glenn and Dorothy Hanson in 1969 '#ho still farm the land . Frank Woods with a whitewood tree . The Van Keuren Farm 3905 Eager Road Submitted by Paul Van Keuren, great-grandson of Charles and Charlotte Van Keuren, founders and original owners of the Van Keuren Centennial Farm. The Van Keuren Centennial Farm, situated five miles northeast of Howell in Oceola Township, Livingston County, Michigan, was homesteaded by my great-grandfather , Charles Van Keuren, in 1836. At that time, just prior to Michigan's being admitted to statehood in 1837, the land was in the Northwest Territory. The original land patent bears the signature of Martin Van Buren , then President of the United States , by his son A. Van Buren , his personal secretary , and Joshua S. Wilson, acting recorder of the General Land Office of the United States Government. Charles Van Keuren, before migrating to the west , had been a member of the New York City Police Force . In order to supplement his income , he had also engaged in fine cabinet making. As one of his police duties, he belonged to a troop of cavalry which served as an honor guard on special occasions . Real estate promoters , in those days , evidently served as colonizers and prospectors for land at a price per acre. When they came back from their trips to the Far West with maps and other information regarding the lands they had surveyed , it was their custom to assemble groups of prospective pioneers . My great-grandfather joined one such group in the year 1834, and came west from New York State to prospect. He brought with him a nephew, Tjerick Van Keuren. Location Van Keuren's Creek Finding conditions as they had been reported , he selected an acreage near where Howell is now located. It was in a hilly section with a little stream running through it, and a large spring conveniently near the spot where he decided to build his house. This stream is still known as Van Keuren 's Creek . For temporary shelter , they set up poles, which they covered with marsh hay. This crude shelter , somewhat like an Indian wigwam , served them until, with the help of neighboring settlers, they were able to build a log cabin. They then began the galling task of cutting out the timber , burning the trees and underbrush, in order to clear the land on which to plant their crops . In about a year, they were able to comply with the requirements for a land patent , and returned to New York City to bring their families out to their new home in the West. The trip West was long and tedious. Their furniture , bedding, and cooking utensils were loaded on a barge drawn by mules driven along a towpath on the banks of the Hudson to Albany ; thence, by way of the Erie Canal to Buffalo ; there they embarked on a Lake Erie steamer for the port of Detroit. Thus far , the trip had been by water and had not been too difficult or unpleasant ; but from Detroit to their destination it was , indeed, tough going. It was along rough , narrow trails , through dense woods and across vast marshes by ox team and wagon. The main trail west from Detroit passed through Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor to Dexter . From there, it branched off to my great-grandfather 's log cabin , which was twenty-five or thirty miles to the north . In the 1850's he was able to build a large house near the site of the log cabin . This house, after a hundred years, still 101 stands. It has experienced many vicissitudes, but it has finally been restored as far as possible to its original state, with some additions . The house is a replica of houses common in New York State in the 1850's. Since my great-grandfather was a Hollander, it was also reminiscent of the Dutch houses along the Hudson River. It was built almost entirely of timber cut on the land . The frame was of hewn logs, pegged together with dowel pins. The doors, window frames , stair treads , and bannisters were of solid black walnut , fashioned and molded with hand tools . My great-grandfather had been a skilled cabinet-maker in Holland , as is evidenced by the beautiful, heavy walnut cornices over the windows and doors . As the house was built on the side of a hill, the entrance to the kitchen was made conveniently from ground level through a typical Dutch door . The cooking had originally all been done in the huge fireplace with its Dutch oven. Adjoining the kitchen , excavated from the side of the hill, there was a large cellar , in which the pans of milk were set on shelves hung from the ceiling for the milk to cool and for the cream to rise . In this cellar there were also huge bins for storing potatoes and other vegetables for winter use . There was a pantry convenient at hand , and a comfortable nook with a couch on which Great-grandmother Van Keuren could rest and smoke her pipe-a habit not unusual for elderly women of her generation. Meals were served in this comfortable kitchen-huge platters of salt pork , or , occasionally , of chicken , with heaps of potatoes and vegetables, all placed on the table so that everybody , even the hired man , with his sleeves rolled up and his hair slicked down, could help himself . The coffee was kept hot in the fireplace, and was poured as required. As all the men had beards in those days , they used "mustache cups." It was customary to pour the coffee into their saucers, balancing them on the tip of the thumb and their fingers . It was also quite proper to cool the coffee by blowing across it somewhat noisily and sipping it with a loud inhaled breath . From the basement kitchen , stairs led to the first floor , where one entered a large room , which is now used as a dining room . Opposite the dining room , across the hall , there was a large parlor and a parlor bedroom in which my father and his three brothers were born . The long center hall , with stairs leading to the upper rooms , ran straight through from the front door to the rear door . Walnut Horse Stalls Not far from the house were a large horse barn with stalls and partitions of solid black walnut , a large hay-and-straw barn , a granary , a tool shed , and a large sheep barn with hay-and-grain loft. In addition to these buildings , there was a large , separate washhouse and laundry , in which a barrel of soft soap was always ready for use . This was connected with the woodshed. There were also a smokehouse for curing hams , a henhouse , hog pens , and of course , the regulation "Chic Sales ." These buildings had all been built by whatever skilled carpenters could be obtained in those pioneer days , with the help of friendly neighbors , who volunteered their services in old-fashioned "raising bees. " Clearing the land , cutting down and burning the trees , pulling stumps , breaking ground with heavy breaker plow drawn by oxen to prepare the fields for planting-it takes little imagination to appreciate the back-breaking work required for all those operations . The pioneer women , too, had their full share of work-cooking the meals , washing , spinning, weaving, making clothes, caring for their children, and , in general , keeping their families going . Threshing time was a gala time . The neighbors all turned 102 ( Mary Brigham in her graduation gown and with her flowers . out to help-the men in the fields , in the mow , pitching bundles to the thresher table , stacking the straw; the women helping in the kitchen preparing the hearty midday meal and helping serve it to the hungry workers. My father said he never forgot the mammoth slices of bread spread heavily with butter and brown sugar which we got when he and his brothers came home from school on those happy occasions . No banquet ever tasted as good. The Van Keuren family was typical of hundreds of pioneer families that settled in the Michigan wilderness in the 1830's and '40's and '50's. Our state owes much to their courage , their thrift, and their sturdy industry . The Yerkes Farm Sleaford Road By ESTHER YERKES My grandfather , Enos Sowle, was born in Tompkins County, New York, in 1826. He came to Michigan at an early age and settled in Handy Township, Livingston County . He was a farmer by trade and he worked out until such time as he was able to purchase the land on Section 33, Howell Township , in February 1857, where he lived until his death in 1899. In 1854 Mr . Sowle married Justina Curtis, a native of Handy Township. The original home was of log construction , in which the three Sowle children were born . The house which still stands was built about 1870. The barn which was built about the same time was removed when Highway 1-96 was routed across the farm . The house and barn were both well built of sturdy timber. The youngest of the Sowle children was Rosa A., who became the wife of Samuel M. Yerkes . The Yerkes family moved to this farm in 1905 to be with Mrs . Sowle, who lived until 1921. The Yerkes family continued to live on the farm until 1961, the time of their death . The farm became a Centennial in 1957. The Centennial Farm Certificate signed by Gov. G. Mennen Williams , et al , is still in my possession. There are many fond memories of farm life . I and my two brothers used to walk to the woods with my grandmother to pick wild blackberries and to see and enjoy all the wild flowers which were abundant. On the way to the woods we would stop at the spring and have a nice cold drink of good, clean spring water . In the winter time we children had ponds to skate on and hills for sliding down on sleds when the snow was deep enough. We had fun, and we also had our chores to do, so we were never bored for want of something to do. The Zeeb Farm 275 Chilson Road By MRS. CECELIA ZEEB The Zeeb farm has been in the family since 1847. We have a warranty deed which indicates that a Samuel Case, grandfather of Donna Case Zeeb and great-grandfather of the present owner Harley William Zeeb purchased the farm on the tenth day of May 1847. On the fifth day of June 1848,S amuel Case and wife sold the farm to their son Norman M. Case, father of Donna Zeeb. Norman M. Case and wife Maryette lived on the farm until their demise. To this marriage were born four daughters , Luella , Nettie , Jennie and Donna. Mr. Case died when the girls were in their teens. It was necessary for Mrs . Case to hire help on the farm . A Mr. George Sweeny operated the farm for a number of years in the late 1890's and 1900's. While running the farm Mr. Sweeny kept a record of expenses on farm tools, equipment and the like, which, no doubt will prove quite interesting. Here is a partial list : Spade and shovel ...... $ .30 Fork and rake ..... . ....... 30 4 Tine fork and shovel ..... :60 2 Horse blankets . ... . . .. . 2.50 Potato planter ..... ..... .. .40 Corn planter ............ 1.00 Shovel and ice tongs . : .... . 75 Ice cream freezer .... .. .. . 35 Model Kitchen By STANLEY AND HAZEL LATSON I remember when . . . our kitchen was chosen by the Livingston County Extension Service for its unique floor plan to be shown as a model country kitchen. We had a planning area which included drawers , a writing shelf, and shelves for various knick-knacks and useful items . I had a laundry area , 25 pound unit to store my flour, fold down ironing board, etc . My kitchen was very efficient and I enjoyed working in it daily. 4 Large and 4 small traps 1.80 Spring wagon . . . ..... . . 30.00 Lumber ... . .. .. . . ... . .. 17.00 Bobsleigh and boards ... 11.50 Hay rack .. . . .. .. .. . .... 14.00 Mowing machine ....... 21.00 Plow ........ . . .. . . ... . .. 3.50 Hog crate . . ... .......... 1.60 Floating drag . . .. . .. . . . . 2.50 Iron drag . ............... 2.00 3 Hogs at $11.00e a . . . ... 33.00 White cow ... .. .. . ...... 37.00 While Mrs. Case was in charge of the farm the Ann Arbor Railroad needed gravel for the railroad bed. So, the "Ohio Michigan Sand and Gravel Company," under Mr. Bradley of Toledo, Ohio, opened a gravel plant on the farm which provided material for the railroad bed . During this period Donna Case's youngest daughter , traveled to Arizona to wed William Frederick Zeeb, who at the time was employed by the U.S. Government in bridge building . In a few months Mr. and Mrs. Zeeb returned to the Case farm where Harley William was born . Mr. Zeeb started working at the gravel plant, in fact , he remained there until it closed. He also found time to help Mrs. Case with the farm . In a few years the Zeebs took over the farm upon paying Mrs. Zeeb's sisters an amount agreed upon by those involved. This deed is dated July 31, 1917. A New Neighbor In the 1930's the Tiplady farm across from the Zeeb place was sold to a black couple, Mr. and Mrs . J . Fields and family of Detroit. They brought with them a hired man of the same race-name Pat Downs. These city people were , of course , inexperienced with farming . Neighbors tried to give them a hand . Pa Zeeb would offer any equipment he had and would try to suggest that they should not spend so much on new and expensive equipment. Eventually they lost the farm and had to leave . It was a sad day. A few days before leaving , Pat Downs, Field 's hired man , told Pa Zeeb that he did not want to return to the city . He offered to work on the farm for just a place to sleep and his food. After talking it over with Ma Zeeb and Harley , Dad informed Pat that he could stay and they would furnish him living quarters , food and $30.00 a month. A boxcar at the gravel pit was moved to the farm . Ma Zeeb and I spent a week or more cleaning , painting , and furnishing it. Needless to say, Pat was surely happy when he saw his new home. All of us were happy , too, for this wonderful old gentleman . He prepared his own breakfast and Ma Zeeb and I prepared the dinner at noon, and his supper. He remained with us until his demise. Harley made all the arrangements for his funeral and burial. All the neighbors came to Pat's funeral at Keene's in Brighton . His pall bearers were his neighbors and ours . On the day of Pat 's funeral a Mr. Clyde Toush came to the Zeeb farm . He asked Dad and Harle y if he could take Pat's place as their hired man. He would like to work for them under the same terms as Pat. Clyde, a white man , remained with the Zeebs until his demise also . Both Pat and Clyde are buried in the Chilson Cemetery . Taxes Through the Years Of interest is an item that has been kept by Mrs . Donna Zeeb, dated Januar y 20, 1851. It is a tax receipt from the Genoa Township Treasurer to Samuel Case for taxes on the farm for the year 1850, amount $6.13. The Township Treasurer at the time was Albert Tooley. 103 We also have a tax receipt dated February 23, 1946 to William and Donna Zeeb from Mildred R. Knapp, Genoa Township Treasurer , for 1945, amount $8.89, of which the county tax was $3.30, the township tax was $.50, School Tax was $5.00 and Fees $.09. A Busy Place There was always something interesting going on at the farm. The Zeebs were busy as usual but always seemed to have something extra that they took time to do. In the 1930's Ma and Pa Zeeb served chicken dinners on weekends. Summer months they boarded children from the Detroit area . On weekends the families of these children would come to the farm to enjoy Ma Zeeb's ample dinners . She did love to cook! Winter months one would find them busy as ever grinding pork by hand for pork sausage . Norm Larkin , nephew of Mrs . Donna Zeeb, sold it at his store in Howell. Have heard so many remarks about the sausage made by the Zeebs. New Years Day Gathering Since the days when Mrs . Maryette Case was living, members of the family from far and near came to the farm to celerate her birthday and New Year 's Day. From the day after Christmas to New Year 's Day Ma and Pa Zeeb were busy preparing for this day . This gathering of the family was carried on years and years after Mrs . Case had died, in fact, until Ma and Pa Zeeb had passed on. Through the years there have been countless birthday and anniversary celebrations that have drawn home folks to the farm. Yes, for the hundred years and more , the farm has had many busy and enjoyable times . The Lasher-Moran Farm 4400 WARNER ROAD By JAMES MORAN It was in 1839w hen the first of my ancestors settled on the land where I, James Moran, my wife Elaine, and our son Bill now make our home in Howell Township. I remember as a young lad sitting with my grandfather , James Lasher , and having him tell me stories of the old days and the events which led to his coming to Howell in 1859. It began with his four unmarried uncles James , John , Aaron and William La- Grange all brothers to his mother Maria LaGrange, who had married John Lasher . During the year of 1837 these four brothers came to Howell from Rensselaer County of New York State in search of new land and fortune. James and John took farms with adjoining land in Sections 17 and 20 of Howell Township and their two brothers Aaron and William worked with them periodically clearing land and farming when they were not out west prospecting for gold. During 1841J ohn sold his interest in the property to James La- Grange who continued to operate the farm until his death on May 9, 1857. Aaron had died December 9, 1853, and John had married Mary Robinson from which union a son James was born. JAMES LAGRANGE WILL With his passing James LaGrange left a last will and testament reading in part as follows: " I James LaGrange of the town of Howell in the County of 104 Livingston and State of Michigan being of sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament. . . FIRST: I give and bequeath to my brother Wilham LaGrange a good living during his lifetime. SECOND: I give and bequeath to my aged mother after her present means are used up a good and comfortable living during her lifetime . THIRD: I give and bequeath to my brother John and his infant son in case they should become destitue and needy a comfortable living . FOURTH : I also give and bequeath to my uncle Aaron VanWormar living in the State of New York a good and comfortable living during his lifetime . FIFTH : After the above is fulfilled according as above written I give and bequeath the balance of my property to James Lasher and James LaGrange sons of John LaGrange and John Lasher of the State of New York to be divided equally between the two boys." LASHER'S MOVE BY OXEN The demise and will of James LaGrange prompted John and Maria Lasher to leave their New York State farm and move their family to the Howell farm site . The move was a considerable undertaking in the year of 1859 because of the long distance involved and the mode of travel in those days. The final leg of the journey from Detroit to Howell was accomplished with a team of oxen drawing a wagon containing the family and such belongings as they had brought with them from New York. The farm consists of 140 acres and grandfather Lasher told of the early methods of farming such as seeding the grain crops by hand broadcasting and harvesting with a scythe and cradle , planting corn and cutting it with a corn knife . He also told about gardening and the preservation of vegetables and meat , the raising of hogs, cattle, chickens, ducks and geese for food, of trips to Dexter with a wagon load of grain to be ground at the mill for flour . I listened to many stories of his hunting squirrel , partridge and wild turkey which were plentiful in those days. He related detailed stories of quietly sitting under a big hickory tree and shooting as many as six fox squirrels out of the one tree with his trust y old 32. I heard tales of friendly Indians riding by on their ponies . Great grandfather , John Lasher , constructed a new farm home for his family in 1862 and then met with an untimely death in January of 1863 being taken with pneumonia . This left the family in hard shape for manpower and for sometime hired help had to be secured in order to keep the farm going. Grandfather Lasher was unable to attend school because of having to work the farm and tend chores . At the age of 21, he attended the Fleming School located at the six-corners and learned his three R's. When grandfather was thirty years of age , he married Celicia Hand and from this union were born two sons Orel and Claude, and two daughters Neva and Nida. Claude died at age 13 from appendicitis , a doctor being brought from Detroit but to no avail. WILL FULFILLED IN 1892 The first four provisions of the last will and testament of James LaGr ange, as listed above , were fulfilled in 1892 at which time grandfather Lasher purchased the undivided one-half interest from his cousin James LaGrange thus owning the farm outright in his own name . Approximatel y the year 1902, James and Celicia Lasher together with daughters Nida and Neva left the farm and moved into Howell. Orel had married Daisy Allen and remained to live on and sharecrop the farm with his father , my grandfather Lasher . Orel and Daisy raised a son Ford and a daughter Ione both of whom were born on the farm. Neva married William Gauss who was a native of Lansing. They had no children . Neva , 85, has returned to Howell and now lives in town. Nida married H. LaRue Moran from Pinckney and I, James Moran, was the only child born from this marriage . I was born at the home of grandfather Lasher in the City of Howell on October 3, 1918. My parents moved to Detroit and lived in that area for the remainder of their lives. SUMMER ON THE FARM From my earliest memory , and for many years my parents would return to Howell each weekend and during the summers I would remain for lengthy visits with my grandparents . It was during these summer months that grandfather Lasher would take me with him out to the farm during the hay and grain harvest. He would let me walk behind following the horse-drawn mowing machine as he cut the hay , and he would allow me to sit on his lap as he winnowed the hay with the side-delivery rake . It was great fun as a boy to ride the hay wagon and climb higher and higher on the hay as the loader being drawn behind would load the wagon . I would have to duck my head or lie flat down when the loaded wagon was drawn into the barn for unloading . I always found it exciting when the hay-fork was set into the hay and then watch the load rise to the track at the top of the barn and then scoot off towards they hay mow where a rope was jerked and the pile fell from the fork into the upper mow. I remember , too, the horse-drawn binder as it would cut the grain on one side and kick out the tied bundles on the other. As I became older and strong enough, they put me to work helping to mow the hay away in the barn, to shock the grain bundles in the field, to pitch the bundles onto the wagon where they were then drawn up near the barn and then stacked and covered to await the threshing machine. Even the girls start young with a three horse team . For many summers I would come to the farm and lend a hand through hay and harvest and witnessed the change in harvesting methods . The horses were replaced by tractors , hay was baled , grain was combined in the field as machine implements improved the whole farming operation and helped to alleviate the back-breaking heavy work . My uncle Orel was a good hunter and a fine shot. He taught me how to shoot his 22 rifle and old long-tom shotgun which had a forty-inch barrel and kicked like a mule. I would have a sore shoulder for days after shooting that gun. It was here where I learned to hunt squirrel , rabbits , pheasant and partridge in the fields and w ods. VIRGIN TI BER UPROOTED The farm contained ab ut 20 acres of woodland representing the virgin timber of this area as cutting trees was basically limited to firewood for heating. The woods was full of enormously large tr Jes which were unfortunately uprooted and toppled by a tornado sometime in the late 1930's. Grandmother Lasher died in 1927 and grandfather Lasher died in 1934, still helping out on the farm to the end. With grandfather 's passing , the farm ownership passed to his three children , Orel, Neva and Nida, and remained in a state of undivided interests until 1954 when Orel was killed by a train at the railroad crossing in Fowlerville . Orel's death created an estate settlement situation and on August 31, 1955 my parents, H. LaRue Moran and his wife Niua purchased the two thirds interest owned by Neva Gauss and Orel Lasher . I, James Moran , inherited the old farm with the passing of the 1st of my parents on May 6, 1970. My family and I are now living on the farm in a new residence which was completed in 1968. I represent the fourth generation and my son, Bill, the fifth generation of our family to own and live on the property . The farm is still under cultivation at this date . The old farm house still stands and is occupied by !one's husband, Carl Weller. 105 Herman Heeg leads his prize bull at the County Fair. Holstein Cattle in Livingston County By HERMAN H. HEEG "Holstein-Friesian cattle have played an important part in the economy of Livingston County for many years . The sale of dair y and breeding stock has brought many hundreds of thousand dollars into the county to make for better living and happier homes. According to a statement by Frederick L. Houghton, in 1910, then Secretary of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America, more breeders received their mail at Howell than any other post office in the UnitedStates ,quite a tribute to Livingston County, considering the fact that a number of other states had many more Holstein breeders than Michigan at that time ." "Holsteins were first brought into the county in 1880 by W.K. Sexton of Howell, one of the early importers and a breeder of Holsteins until his death in 1917. The earliest records show his first importation was made in 1880 and the oldest animal in this group was born in Holland in June 1877 and imported to this country July 16, 1880. These animals were recorded in the old Holstein Herd Book, and Mr. Sexton was a member of the Holstein Breeders Association. In 1910, there were about 250 Holstein-Friesian breeders located in the county and the county association grew rapidl y. A "Holstein Headquarters " was established in Howell in rooms furnished by Dick Barron, leading dealer in farm implements. Board meetings and other meetings were held there . According to available figures in 1919 there were 17,000 herd of Holsteins with 239 milking herds . This milk was hauled to markets , the Borden Milk Condensery and Detroit Creamer y Co., the latter going into the Detroit Market in 10 gallon cans . At first milk was picked up at the farms by team and wagon (in winter , sometime on sleighs ), then the advent of trucks , and now gathered in bulk milk tank trucks from large storage refrigerated cooling tanks . 106 The cows in early days were mostly hand milked , today it's mechanical with the milk being pumped through plastic see-through pipes direct to the cooling tanks . According to available figures from the County Extension Office, there are 20 producing herds in the county at the present time , with 9000 milking cows. It would be hard to estimate the number of people employed in 1919 with 237 herds in comoarison to oresent day ooerations. The quality of the milk is far superior to the older days . The fact that Livingston County was known as the Holstein Center of Michigan was the reason my father, Charles S. Heeg, settled in Howell in 1914, buying a 210-acre farm four miles north on Byron Rd. In 1905 he had come to Howell and purchased five registered Holstein cows from W.K. Sexton , the founder of Holstein Cattle in Livingston County. At that time my father lived at Shelby, Michigan in Ocenia County and these cattle , I believe, were the first in Ocenia County. In 1907, that farm was sold and the cattle were shipped to Martinsville , Ohio where a farm had been purchased . This farm was sold in 1913, and we moved in Howell as previously mentioned. My father started building up a herd of high producing registered Holstein cattle . Many blue ribbons were won at the local fairs and one at the State Fair in Detroit. One cow was later a Grand Champion at the National Dairy Show in Chicago. There were silver cups won for butter fat production records in the various age classes and awarded by the local association . The highlight was a high bred prize winning bull, and the sale of a cow for $3,000 at a consignment sale held at Michigan State college . My part in this was the feeding and care of the cows for butterfat production . Also training and showing the cattle for fairs . You see I was in my teens , seventeen up. What We Wore. .. the 1800's Photo titled "The Belles of Howell,' ' by Cleave, former owner of Zemper ' s Studio . Taken in 1880. ·'' .1' .. 107 Ready for the drive to church on Sunday morning . 108 " Splashing in the while mama watches . Two little boys taken with the bear skin rug . 109 Christmas time and a tea party with your favorite doll. 112 Ice skating on Howell Lake was for all ages in 1897. I RememberW hen. .. By WILLIAM McPHERSON IV During my lifetime certain people come to mind who are clear recollections and who had a part in my early years as a boy. We talk of slower and better times . If one considers horses , wagons , buggies, bobsleds , automobiles only used in summer and fall, it was a slower time . Times were not necessarily better with seventy-two hour work weeks being standard with pay at a dollar a day or less . Even so everybody seemed content , enjoyed their work and life in general. The cartage and dray business was as important then as now with the present proliferation of trucks , vans, pickups, etc . which handle deliveries to business and mercantile establishments today. There was Jim Payne , a club footed man whose horse and wagon often stood at the Southeast corner of Grand The Leading If ouse IN TOWN FOR ---Jine f nrnitnre Is ackn owledged by all Good Cooks to be . .... . --KNHPP & CO'S. River Ave. and Michigan Ave., then known as Division St. Mr. Payne was available for any odd job of hauling. Guy Knoop was freight man, house mover, and furniture mover who has served the people of Howell for approximately seventy years. Guy, his team and flatbed wagon met all the trains on both railroads to pick up the Railway Express packages and freight. My thrill was being allowed to drive the team. The freight went to the freight depot, the Express articles went to the office of W.E. Beach, who was the Railway Express Agent and also conducted an insurance business . Fresh vegetables were the summer treat for the housewives of Howell for such fare was non-existent in winter months. Logan Papworth and Wilbur Arnold were the purveyors of these good things. Logan Papworth used a Model T Ford truck for his deliveries . He had bell fastened to the floor board of the truck , which he constantly sounded with his foot. Housewives came to roadside with baskets or just their aprons to carry the produce. Logan Papworth was also well known for the horseradish sauce which he made and bottled and sold in the local groceries. Wilbur Arnold was a large man physically . His small wagon was pulled by his horse "Diamond ." I recall many days when Mr. Arnold arrived at our house with his load of fresh vegetables I was allowed to ascend the wagon seat and finish the route driving "Diamond" and ringing the hand "bell ," which had to be rung with a distinctive rhythm . Teachers had their place and influence in the lives of myself and my contemporaries. Kindergarten began in a small frame building located at the rear of the Michigan Ave. Middle School. This was prior to the actual construction of said school building , which became the only school for the 113 Howell district. Eva Ackley Vandercook was the teacher and taught that Kindergarten until her retirement . First Grade and Second Grade were taught in the East Ward School located on the site of the Northeast School. Goldie Holt taught first grade . Sarah Maycock taught second grade. Third grade meant a move into the new school. Lula Brooks presided . Fourth grade with Ada Witt, Fifth grade with Lucille McClenathan, Sixth grade with Grace King. These elementary teachers were dedicated and with the exception of Miss Witt served the people of Howell in many ways for years so that many sons and daughters of my classmates had the privilege of their early learning under their guidance. In Junior High and High School the names of Florence Warner , Sarah Beattie Allen, Loren Willis, Arthur Williams, Helen Matson Thomas, and others . Of course, Mr. John Page , our Superintendent , and Ersyl Rider Hadley in the school office. In those days the Howell Schools were a model of what a good school should be and many a student found he had a solid educational base for college or other endeavor. 1909 Newsboy By CLAIRE SCHNACKENBERG The Detroit Tigers had a great baseball team in the summer of 1909. The afternoon newspapers sent out packages of "Sporting Extras " via train in the early evening which reported the games. I was given the opportunity as a small boy of selling them on the street to men who would be standing around talking. I found the business section interesting and spent quite a bit of time at my father 's store and walking about. There were many fascinating things to watch. Drygoods stores had little cable cars to carry sales slips and cash to the central cashier and return with the change . The blacksmiths were shoeing horses , the printers were putting out two weekly papers , the flour and grist mills were grinding . A planing mill was located on South Michigan , then known as Division Street , and across from it the municipal electric plant and water works. The highly polished steam engine You caught the fish, but mom made you get your Sunday clothes on to have you get your picture taken with them. 114 furnished the power for the generator and pump and also the town fire whistle , which together with a centrally located fire bell gave the alarm for the volunteer firemen to meet and run with the hose cart to the scene of a fire . At the time there were no paved streets to town. Grand River A venue had hitching rails on each side to which horses with buggies or wagons could be secured. A teamster with tank wagon watered the streets in front of the stores. There were three large watering troughs for horses , also a town pump complete with tin cup next to the one across from the court house. The courthouse looked almost exactly as it does today . A large black Civil War cannon adorned the front lawn . Small boys liked to climb upon it. It was donated to the World War II scrap drive. The stores with natural reddish brick second and third stories had wooden or cast iron and glass fronts with doorways usually in the middle . The delightful fragrances of the bakeries and the drug store soda fountains are well remembered as are the pine pitch smell of the hardwares , the bay rum of the barber shops and the leather of the harness shops. Many of the merchants opened their doors at seven in the morning and closed at six or after . Saturday was the big shopping day , the stores closing around ten and the barber shops perhaps at midnight. Four small hotels did a thriving business renting rooms to traveling salesmen who came by train and were brought uptown along with their sample cases by a horse drawn bus. Lodge halls , doctors' , dentists ' and lawyers ' offices, and a few apartments were upstairs above the stores . There were two liver y barns on South Michigan just off Grand River where horses and buggies could be rented . These barns also housed the light delivery wagon which delivered groceries and meats to the homes of the townspeople. Cans of kerosene were sometimes included and usually spilled , adding a little flavor to the edibles . The grocery stores, of which there were about seven , bought most of their produce from the local farmers . They sold nothing but groceries , generally . The meat markets , three in number , sold only meats. Other businesses included two furniture stores , two undertaking establishments , two jewelry stores , two banks , drygoods and women's wear , men 's clothing and tailor shops , shoe stores, implement stores , coal dealers , a lumber yard , lunch counters , cobbler shops, a laundry , etc ., and a ten cent barn at North Walnut and Clinton where rigs could be driven in and the horses fed. In the way of recreation , two former saloons were used as cigar stores with tables in the back where men could play cards. A billiard hall was patronized by a few of what I considered middle aged men , probably in their late twenties. The Opera House, on the second story of Grand River south side just east of Walnut , was the place in which large gatherings were held for speakers and entertainers and for the year-end school exercises . Quite ornately furnished , it possessed a curved-front stage with fine curtain and wings and a balcony , and is pretty much intact to this day . A roller skating rink stood at the northwest corner of Clinton and North Michigan , a shed-like building heated with stoves and having a hardwood floor quite uneven in contour . Basketball was played here and the home team had a decided advantage because it knew where the hills and valleys were . The Howell police force consisted of one elderly night watchman who made his rounds trying the front and rear doors of the business places . Finding a rear door unbolted , he would often set a small board as a brace on the inside . There were probably no more than two dozen automobiles in town sixty-five years ago. Nearly all the tradespeople lived r JI 18 7 6 Centennial Parade Start of the centennial parade in 1876. The city band is in front and the firemen are lined up behind. 115 If you gotta go, you gotta go . within easy walking distance. They worked hard and the competition was keen. In a word, it seems that downtown Howell was a charming area , and that it served the community very well. House of Seven Gables By BOB KRAUSE I was born in 1892i n Marion Township and have seen many events which took place in Howell and the surrounding area . At the turn of the century Howell hosted Street Fairs, which drew large crowds . It was at a Fair held about 1903 that I saw the first movie. It was shown in a tent on North Michigan in front of the Livingston County Press building, "The Great Train Robbery. " One thing that I also remember at one of these street fairs, Dr. Erwin was a young vetenary just starting practice in Howell, was approached by a gaining artist and asked if he would act as a "copper, " which did and won a sum of money after which he made a call in the country. Upon his return late that evening the fellow who runs the game started looking for him as he had been absent for some time, upon locating the Doctor the fellow said to "Doc ," I guess you have some of my money. Doc is reported to have said I won it, didn't I? The game operator said but I let you. Doc was supposed to have said , so you run a crooked game, try and get it. All the big shows have shown on the grounds now known as Page Field , Ringling Bros. , Forepaugh & Sells Bros., Barnum & Bailey Buffalo Bills Wild West and 101 Ranch Wild West. Geronimo and Sitting Bull were both here as were several other big names . The town used to celebrate Decoration Day and Fourth of July each year . A balloonist used to fill his balloon on what is now a part of East Clinton St., between the Courthouse and the jail , one descent was so perfect, there being no air stirring, he landed on the south roof of the jail and broke a leg. Another time he landed in Howell Lake, was rescued by some fishermen. 116 Another event to take place at these days was a ball game between Howell and other fine teams , several Howell players went to play league ball . Bert Tooley to Brooklyn & Newark , Ed Shields to Buffalo, Hank Perry to Detroit, the Newcomb Bros , Roy and Ray to South. Mich. League . It was about 1902 I saw the first auto to go down Grand River Road. We lived at that time on West Grand River in the seven gable brick house located just west of the airport. It came from the West, was an Olds, with curved dash and tiller instead of a steering wheel , two men were in it wearing dusters, goggles and gauntlet gloves , and it was going all of four miles an hour. For a great many years Livingston County was known as the Holstein center of the mid-west , one of the first cows to make the coveted 30 lb. butterfat record was owned by F.W . Munson, the now Glen Berry Farm in Howell Twp. The fi.rst public auction of Holsteins was held in a tent on West Clinton Street between Mike Hagman 's Mobil Station and the offices of Social Services, then between the ten cent barn and the skating rink , before moving to the Fair Grounds in the 20's. In 1908 my father bought the Seymour Farm on the Byron Road by the Howell Townhouse , from the heirs of Mr . Howe, who had taken it up from the government during Martin Van Buren term as President. Mr. Howe lived in New York and took up first 80 acres which the back 80 with no road . Upon learning of this he purchased the front 80, and gave ½ acre for a school, now the townhouse. The back 80 was cut by the Shiawassee River . The land on both sides of the river at one time was the site of an Indian village. I have found many Indian relics on the farm as we worked the ground with horses. Many of those at Kensington Park I donated , also those at the Howell Historical Center I donated . I also have some in the museum at Lansing. Another thing I remember when the first telephone line was built along Grand River . My mother boarded the crew. Also about this time cowboys from the West used to drive bands of Mustangs along the road and trade horses wherever they could, my father rented them a place to spend the night. These events happened in the early 1900's. Picture of the 4 mile house tavern after the tornado of 1941 tore off the front wall. Decorating a float in 1915 was a real job . The birds in the headlights are real stuffed doves, not plastic . On the north side of Grand River from Walnut Street East, the building now the McPherson oil office in the early 1900's was the farm equipment business of Gardner & Burke, along with the now Swann Store . The next building was E.K. Johnson Drug and Chapel Jewelry Store. Next Geo. Sawyer's pool room, then Ad Bolch grocery, next Brokow & Wilkinson furniture store, then Sheem Fields shoe store, followed by McPherson's dept. stores. East of Michigan was Gordon Drug , Ren Cook & Fred Jones grocery , Ed Powell 's saloon, Goodnow & Beach store and Monroe's shoe store. Buster Brown and Tige By MRS. ARVILLA HUBBELL PARSHAL I was born May 15, 1898a t 1325W . Grand River in a lovely old house. I do not know who lives there now, but I have fond memories of living there. My two older brothers and I went to the West Ward school before our parents sold the place and moved to Hartland Township in March of 1905. My teacher was Susie Barron and I think Lula and Jessie Gilmore taught there too. In November of 1905 our mother died and I went back to Howell to live with an Aunt. I lived there until I was married in 1920. I used to spend the summers with my father and brothers on the farm . I remember that my father used to take us to a cobbler by the name of Mr . Snow. His shop was on the corner where the McPherson Bldg. is now (corner of Walnut and Grand River) The Fishbeck Bros. had a shop on W. Clinton along where the Co-op Bldg. is now. Later on there was a Mr. Donnelley who fixed shoes. His shop was up over where Raymonds on E. Grand River , and still later Geo. Mutter was there for years. I also remember my father taking me to Moon's (it was on N. Michigan and I just can't remember what kind of a store it was) to see some kind of a show. Slide pictures or something similar. It was about Buster Brown and Tige. When I came back to Howell to live with my Aunt, I went to the East Ward school. Some of the teachers I remember were Blanche Crandall, Mabel Woodward (Mrs. H. Gartrell). Mr . John Gilbert had his harness shop next to the school and we would stand in the door and watch him work . There was a man by the name of Griffin who was the watchman at the Ann Arbor tracks on Barnard to see that the children got safely across the tracks, and Grandpa Foey who was the janitor at the school. When we had finished the seventh grade, we went to the 8th in the High School, across from the (funeral home on ~. Michigan now). Our teacher was Leonora Morton. She taught school in Howell for many years . If you got through the eighth grade , then you went up to the third floor of the High School where the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades had their home room until they graduated. I graduated in 1918. There were thirty-two of us. Mr . Courter was Superintendent. Alice Johnson was principle. Some of the other teachers that I had while there were : Lelah Burkhart for Home Econ., Alma Sharpe, Prudence McDowell, Isabelle Knapp and Eunice Wells. We had our graduation exercises in the Presbyterian Church on W. Grand River (It was quite new then). It was during the first World War and the girls dressed alike in dresses that most of them made themselves, white trimmed in blue and wore red ties . Our class was the last to graduate out of the High School before they tore it down to build the one that is standing there now. Mr. Burdick was the janitor and he was quite a character , al)d artist too. It was nothing to come to school and find a lovely picture on the black board done in chalk; and if you thought you heard a frog croaking in the school hall , you did, Mr. Burdick . He was a very stern looking man and you least expected anything like that of him . I also remember the McPherson Clothing Store that was in Howell. You could buy most everything there. I especially remember Miss Hattie Clark who had charge of the yard goods. She knew just what the latest materials were and how 117 much you needed for a garment. When you made a purchase she would put the money in a little leather box and it would go on a track around the store to the office where they would make the change and stamp the bill paid and send it back . That always fascinated me as a child. You could buy kid gloves to go with your outfit and laces and ribbons of all kinds and many other things . Next door to McPhersons store was Henry Sweet's grocery store where I went many times on a quick errand . There was also Miner & Farnsworth Grocery on Grand River across from the Courthouse and Strobels on the corner of Michigan and Grand River where the D & C Dime Store is now. I also remember the Dick Barron store on the corner of Michigan and Sibley (where the parking lot is now), that was where we went to buy our buggies and wagons and other small equipment. Next to it was a livery stable and across the street on the other corner was Jubb 's Livery Stable and the family lived upstairs . Across the corner was the blacksmith shop of Charles Culver. (He was my great-grandfather) . He made a sled for us children that we had for years . It would outrun all the other sleds on Skilbeck's Hill. I remember the Opera House. When I was real young we used to have our Promotional Exercises in there and later when I was in High School our class plays . I have gone to several lectures and plays there . I also remember that they had a Chautauqua in the summer in a tent next to the Old Episcopal Church. I had a season ticket and enjoyed all the programs . I remember my grandfather used to buy all our meat at Ed Youngs Meat Market on S. Michigan . His brother had a harness shop next door. I must not forget the Monicrief (don't know as I have it spelled right ) Candy Kitchen. They made their own candy and had a ice cream parlor there too. Barron & Wines Drug Store on E . Grand River also had a soda fountain which was popular with the High School crowd . I remember when Ed Bowman had a variety store on E. Grand River and later sold out to W.D. Adams , where I shopped for years even after I was married. I remember the water trough that used to be on N. Michigan near Itsells ' Clothing. Anyone could get a drink of water and you could water your horses there too. Whatever became of the cigar store Indian that was outside of the Miller Brother 's? I remember when there was just a big pile of stones where the Carnegie Library is now. I think it was built about 1903o r 04. People who lived in the country could drive in to Howell to shop (which was an all day 's job), put their horses in the Ten Cent Barn and go to Claude Culver 's to eat . They had a short order place that catered mostly to men . They made cigars there , the IOOF Cigars were made there and sold around in stores over the county . I had an Uncle that made cigars and he used to take me upstairs where I could watch them make them . My aunt worked in the Misses Porter 's Clothing Store . She did the alterations that had to be made . They used to trim their own hats and I used to like to go in there and see Clara Sharp and Effie Dunn trim the hats. Effie Dunn made my wedding hat and sewed a lock of her hair in it for good luck . There were the two vegetable gardens one on the E . Sibley St. (Papsworth 's) and the St. just south of Sibley was Charles Arnold garden . They raised all kinds of vegetables and pedalled them from door to door with horse and wagon. I remember the Rubert Hotel that stood on the corner of Court and Grand River (southeast corner ). 118 Kansas Homesteaders By MARTHA HOSLEY MUSSON In my work on the Parker Genealogy I have been corresponding with several families in the state of Kansas . One letter that I received was from a great-grandson of William C. and Jane Parker Shaft , by the name of Clay Hedrick , an auditor for the state of Kansas . Both William and Jane came to Michigan with their parents in 1835. They married and lived in this vicinity until 1857 when they, with their family of nine, left Howell to take up homestead land in Kansas . Their home was on the Chilson Road just south of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad track. In 1850 William built and owned the Shaft Hotel, which was located on the southeast corner of Grand River and Court Streets , where Slayton's Motor Sales now stands. Besides the hotel he ran a line of stages between Howell and Detroit . The following paragraphs were sent me by Clay Hedrick concerning his great grandfather : "Shaft 's cunning exploits and initiative for wholesome fun have often been told by our family. One being the tale of a horse race, allegedly taking place between himself and a neighbor , Sam Sharp . Neighbor Sharp was the owner of a high-spirited saddle horse and was accustomed to taking first place cash winnings from the races matched in the Howell vicinity . Neighbor Shaft was an ambitious admirer and breeder of excellent draft horses , but also found a way to take Mr. Sharp "For a ride " with a fast little sprinter that his sons had trained on the quiet. A rousing good race was planned , with each side putting up fifty dollars to the stakeholder. The entire community became interested . It might be said that while sentiment overwhelmingly went to Shaft , betting was two to one against him . The time for the race was set for ten o'clock Saturday morning , to be run on a straight road just outside of Howell. It so happened that this date fell on a cold wintry morning. Early Friday evening snow began falling and by the morning the ground was covered with several inches of heavy snow. Sensing an opportunity to make his winning the race a sure thing , Shaft awakened his sons and they hastily made a one-horse drag and went to work in the moonlight scraping the snow from a path about three feet wide on the right side of the road for a distance of a quarter of a mile. This path left a hard dry track for the Shaft horse. Morning came, and although a large crowd gathered at the appointed place, no one carried the news of Shaft's clever scheme to Sharp . When Mr. Sharp arrived and saw the situation , he, at first , refused to run his entry , but rather than forfeit a try , he ran . . . and lost to his crafty little adversary ... by a big margin. " Free Weekly Shows By VOLA HUTSON I remember when every Wednesday night (sometime between 1918-192,2 I'd say ) that in the center of Howell on the main four corners , the townspeople had a stage where free acts of all kinds were performed . One of the most popular and loved acts was when the Ballard Family would dance . I believe their names were Laverna and Melvin or Bobby (I'm not sure about the boy's name ). I think Laverna was 15 or 16 and the boy was 12 or so. Later they went to New York and became very well known. The Ballard family lived on N. Michigan Avenue north of the big McPherson home . Interior view of the drug store. Toothbrushes were very large in those days . 119 Those weekly free shows drew hundreds of people from the country as well as the city. Eve ryone felt that they had to go to the center of Howell every Wednesday night. The year the High School Bldg. was built there was a temporary building put up while the building was being completed . It was commonly referred to as "The Chicken Coop." I believe that building was on Walnut and Sibley Streets . The Ann Arbor viaduct over Grand River was built about 1938. Sometime about 1923-1925an d even long before that (that's when I remember) every Saturday night all the farmers would hurry up their chores so they could go into town to do the weekly shopping, "but mostly to see all the friends and neighbors and townspeople ." We walked and walked the streets and saw everybody . We would not get home until about one o'clock in the morning. Fond memories of the Howell Fair come to mind, when we would pack our lunch and supper and spend all day and evening at the fair for the four days that it would be held. We walked and walked-saw the free acts on stage (from behind the fence ) most people paid to sit in the grandstand. We saw all the displays , handwork , baking , canning, vegetables, exhibits, livestock , and watched horse races, ball games, roamed the midway, rode the rides and saw everyone we ever knew. This went up at least until 1929. My memories are from 1919 to 1929 and were very outstanding in my mind . I remember in 1918, the night that World War I ended there were hundreds of us went to the main four corners of Howell (Michigan Ave. and Grand River) where the Kaiser was hung in effigy. He was a very crude looking stuffed character and as he was pulled high up in the center of the street everyone screamed and shouted . Then everyone marched down to what is now Page Field . Here a huge bonfire was built and the Kaiser was thrown in to burn and to end the activities. One of the funeral directors that I remember was Goodrich. He lived near Livingston and McCarthy Streets. He also sold furniture , I believe. Waiting for the parade. 120 In t he 1920's, it was n't necessary to wear a bikini to attract atte ntion. When the High School playground was completed they had to remove a whole row of houses on the east side of the street, thus cutting off one block of houses. My father bought one of those houses and moved it to the corner of Maple and Isbell Streets at Jewett Bridge. It is still there. Anyone remember Jewett Bridge as a famous " parking area " for young people , since it was not developed near there. My grandfather George Sharp had one of the first "Airline " radios in Genoa Twp. I had large 2-cell batteries which had to be charged about every 2 months. Took it to Henry Herbst to be recharged. Cost $3 to recharge . The Good Ole School By SHAREN SKUSA KIZER Interviewed by Vicki and Ed Repik Having lived all my life in Howell I find it rather difficult comparing it or trying to imagine living and growing up anywhere else . I was born in the old three-story Howell Hospital on Michigan Avenue where the McPherson State Bank is now and afterward returned there numerous times for sutures (I guess I was a clumsy kid) . Although much here has changed-new stores, restaurants , and even a Holiday Inn, much still remains the same . Landmarks such as the Library, Courthouse, our City Park, Michigan Avenue with its beautiful trees and my High School which is now Michigan A venue Middle School are all still intact. My class of 1965 was the last to graduate from that "Good ole' School" and we're proud of that. I attended Howell High from 7th grade up on a split session program which only lasted one year, thank heaven; because we underclassmen had afternoon shift and wouldn't get out until 5:30 p.m. In winter it was a long, dark walk home. The highlight of High School, it seems was football season. In 1963,m y Junior year we struck gold and never lost a game . Howell High came in first in the Capitol Circuit and beat Fenton and Fowlerville , both of which were also undefeated and their own Conference Champs . What a great year that was and lots of our team got football scholarships from their grea t season . Most of the teacher s I knew are gone now but I still hear a few familiar names from time to time . Mr. Badura is one I still hear and will remember always. Forgive me-Mr . Badura but we really called you " Charlie B." Until a few weeks after class had begun one year , I thought he was carr ying a pistol under his belt (which would fit with his World War II History classes , I might add ) but found out later it was only his pipe . I got an A+ on a college English paper , writing about " Charlie B." The places we used to go after school are gone now. Bruce Campbell 's drug store was a big hang out. We would hussle down after school and sit three to a stool for a Tin Roof sundae or chocolate cake , and the Doughnut Shop is now the Hobby Shop. We didn' t have a new recreation center then so our dances were mostly at school or on Saturday nights , the Johnny Thiele Dances at the Armory . I have just had another birthday and I don't know where the tim e goes . When I take my children to the Byron Road Park , I remember the old West Ward School I attended for first and second grades , and I see the Northwest School where I attended the first year it opened through sixth grade . It 's much larger now as everything seems to be growing so fast. But I like to be part of the change and see new spring up from the old. Howell is a nice place to live and I hope as it grows larger it doesn't lose any of its charm as the nice small town-I remember . The first truck in Howell. Chain drive , hard rubber tires , and acetalyne lamps. Everyone took a ride. Customs of Yesterday "VISITING" By JANET ROHRABACHER Many people have noted in our history the passing of the horse and buggy , the passing of the kerosene lam p and the wood cook stove . Even more than these material things , I miss the passing of our social customs and family groups . One of the great customs of the past was "visiting. " Not only neighbors and relatives , but also whole groups of friends used to pay a "visit. " This could extend into several months . People usually traveled long distances from other states by train in order to make a "visit, " so it was not undertaken lightly . The trips were fewer and so lasted longer , until each friend or relative in the old neighborhood had been "visited ." My grandmother lived with us, and because each visiting famil y group wished to see this oldest member of the family , we were always included in each visitation . I well remember one visit which my mother 's ex-sister-inlaw made us . She came from Wisconsin bringing her granddaughter and her own sister ; and the sister brought her nephew from Boston who was out in Wisconsin "visiting " for the summer. Another time a great -great-uncle came bringing his wife's niece and his housekeeper . Of course we had room . We had a twelve-room house and there aren 't many of them being built today . Possibl y the size of the modern home has contributed to the death of visiting. Also, there are the economics . It did not cost us very much to feed these groups . My father just went out and killed a few extra chickens and we pulled more vegetables from the garden and picked more berries and mother made more biscuits. This can 't be done today at the super-market. In fact , the whole family group has changed. Ours was a three -generation famil y, of mother , father and children and 121 grandmother . Later , we became a four-generation family. In fact , at times we had both grandmothers living with us. I can 't remember that we had any great disagreements either . Possibly this was because we had room to spread out. Our grandmother was a wanted and needed member of our famil y. She not only baby-sat , but ran the household when our parents were gone. She also heard all of our school lessons at home, helping us with our spelling, reading and arithmetic . In this way, she freed my mother , so that she could assist my father in his business . From our point of view, as the children , it was great. We heard from our grandmother all the stories of the past ; not only what she and her family had done ; but also what her parents had done and her grandparents. We were brought up on stories of whaling expeditions , building log cabins , bear hunts , births in covered wagons , and raids by the Winnebago Indians . Our grandmother had heard from her own great-grandmother a description of the Battle of Bunker Hill which she had viewed from a roof-top in Boston. Also, all these relatives from far away who came visiting had their own tall tales to tell and we were all ears . We had a very rich heritage to look back upon, and it cer tainly gave us roots . In comparison , I feel the modern single-family home (with the grandparents in a rest-home and the children in a day nursery ) is very poor indeed in family traditions - in fact ; actually deprived . The Seamstress' Shop By CLAYTON AND MARTHA MUSSON The following are some of the things that we remember concerning Howell and vicinity: Formal rest areas were non-existant in the old days . 122 I remember when the property on which stands Drake 's Gas Station, Marcy 's Laundry Center and Anthony's Dairy Mart was Carl Weimiester 's summer pasture for bis cattle . Frank Wright's planing mill was located just south of the Chesapeake and Ohio crossing on South Michigan Avenue. I used to stop there on my way home from high school to watch him at his work . I remember when every Wednesday evening for several weeks during the summer , the city of Howell would have free entertainments on the main four corners of the town. The local band would play , the Ballard girls would entertain with their dancing , Emily Mutter played her violin, accompanied by Mrs. Caroline Benson . Gerald Pelkey , his father , and others would put on a boxing match once in a while, as well as outside talent came to entertain . I also remember going to the Opera House. The program put on by a group of bell ringers stand out clear in my mind. I remember going to Aunt Mary Parker 's seamstress shop . It was above Jubb and Rossington Hardware on the corner of Michigan and Grand River where the First National Bank now stands . There was an outside stairway leading up to the second story which we had to take to get to her shop. I also remember that she would come out to our house about twice a year and stay a couple of days to help Mother in making clothes for Mother and us four girls . I remember Grandma Hosley telling us about when her parents , James and Amarilla (Harmon ) Lawther , owned the Union Hotel in 1850. It was located on the southeast corner of Grand River Street and South Michigan , then known as East Street. Great Grandma Lawther served meals and when she had the meal ready she would ring a hand bell for her customers to come to eat. Previous to James Lawther owning the Union Hotel, and maybe at the same time , he and a partner , William R. Melvin, opened the second wagon shop in Howell in 1846.T his shop was located on the northwest corner of East Street, (South Michigan ) and Sibley, where the parking lot south of the D & C Store is now located . I also remember Grandma Hosley telling us about her Uncle Henry Harmon , her mother's brother , practicing law in Howell from 1849 to 1880. He was Circuit Court Commissioner in 1852, Prosecuting Attorney in 1854,J udge of Probate in 1864. He also served as a representative in the State Legislature . His home was at 209 N. Court Street, which stood on the site of Mrs . Tracy Crandall's home today. I remember when the spot where Bob White's Standard Station now stands was a low unsightly spot. There was a high board fence around that corner to hide the weeds, brush and young trees. I remember when there was a roller skating rink on North Michigan Avenue, where Mike Hagman 's Gas Station now stands . I remember when our folks used to bring eggs to Howell from the farm to sell to Harry Williams' shop on South Michigan Avenue. I believe he also had a store on West Sibley just east of where the Methodist Episcopal Church stood. Bert Snedicor also bought our eggs. He was located just west of Mike Hagman 's Gas Station on West Sibley. I remember when Dr . Janette Brigham had her office on East Grand River where Harold Crandall has his office now. Dr . Bell had an office on the northeast corner of Grand River and Court Street, where the Court House Annex now stands. I remember going to Homer Beach's Dry Good Store. It was located on East Grand River on the north side of the street between Michigan Avenue and State Street , I believe the second store from State Street. I remember when McPhersons had a department store where Ewings have their furniture store now. I remember when an uncle, Carlos Arthur Williston, and his family moved to Howell in 1915. He contracted the job of bricking Michigan Avenue and Walnut Street. They made their home in the house on the corner of Brooks and Fleming Glenn Yelland held his flag as he wat cnes the para de. He was a former Howell attorney. Street. Our brother, Clarence Hosley, was in his first year of high school. He was a bell hop at the Livingston Hotel, then managed by Mrs . Van Keuren and Jessie Parker . In the evening he would light the lanterns and place them at dangerous places for Uncle Arthur . The McPherson Dairy By FRANCES STORY COOKE From the early 1940's I recall an old place in Howell, which is now gone, but is still vivid in my memory. I remember my Dad's (Robert Story ) work as herdsman at the McPherson Farm . When I drive out to Howell High School and see three small white sheds remaining at the farm, I recall four giant gray barns , a double corn crib building, which the tractor could drive through, and other structures of the McPherson Dairy Farm. It was a very big place to me as a girl near the age of four. I didn't like the loud air-raid siren wailing in the night from the gas well on the farm . It sounded for war-time air raid drills. But I do have fond memories of the dairy . My sister and I would stand in the doorway of the dairy and watch two young guys, Jim and George Dunn, brushing glass bottles by hand in deep tubs of soap suds . Then one of them would look up and say "Come on." He would walk into the cooler room and open a big refrigerator door and take out two half-pints of chocolate milk or sometimes grape drink and give them to us two "half-pints. " I can still taste how sweet and cool they were to drink . Sometimes I'd like to bring back Dunn Brothers Dairy, the treats and the whole farm scene. Perhaps others remember with me all that has vanished: the many cows, the barns with the hay lofts that were exciting to climb into, the milk truck , the sudsy glass bottles and the chocolate milk treats. All is gone except a nice two-story house and three sheds . Uncle Tom's Cabin By MRS. VICA BRUCE I was born in Howell on E . Grand River Nov. 5, 1896. My parents were Lafay A. Lace and Alta Wilcox Lace. Father was a cousin of Frank Lace . My mother later married Thomas H. Love in 1926. I do remember as a small child going to Mr. Beach 's millinery store for hats . Mr. Beach trimmed the hats himself. Also Hesse's Market on peanut row. Going to the Opera House to see Uncle Tom's cabin . At one time we lived on the Kneeland Farm and we got up early to see the elephants unload the trains and set up tents . Saw the first auto that I ever rode in. I believe the sheriff owned it. I was in grade school with his daughter . Saw the telephone lines being built . We were on a country line and and our ring was 1 long 2 short. I do have a book on " History of Livingston County," with illustrations dated 1880. It has pictures of farm homes . One of Thos. Love, grandparents of my stepfather . I also remember the old 10 cent barn , where we could drive our horse and buggy in and they would water and care for the horse . A toilet inside with a high tank of water overhead was of great interest to me, being from the farm. I Things Memories Are Made Of By MRS. MARGARET LEAVENWORTH MAIRS: "I graduated from Michigan Avenue School in 1932. I remember football games , dances in the school gym . My 123 They're not indians, but they represent indians in the parade. Notice the right hand drive auto with the spark and choke above the All dressed up with knit hat and button shoes . 124 steering wheel, the brass horn, the brake lever outside the door, and the toolbox on the running board . favorite teacher was Miss Woodhurst , latin teacher. Mr. Murphy was principal and Mr . Page was superintendent. The teachers and principal also knew each student individually ." By MR. DATUS MOORE I have lived at Triangle Lake for 20 years and play the saxophone in the Livingston County band. " By MRS. GERTRUDE HILL : "My father John B. McGivney was in the Civil War . We had a 400 acre farm on Clyde Rd . My father was a farmer and uneducated but sent three of his children to college. He was a stockholder in the Livingston County Fair . Dad died in 1916. I remember washing clothes with a scrub board and chopping wood for the coal stove . Went to one room school house , heated with a wood stove." By MISS KATHERINE SORG: " I was born in 1890. My parents , John and Odelia , born in Germany and came to Howell in 1885. My father worked on the Ann Arbor railroad when it was being built. They had seven children , all living their lives in the Howell area . Enjoyed the street fairs and coming in from the country to meet friends ." By MRS. ILA ROSEMAN (WILCOX) AND MRS. JOYCE DRAYTON (WILCOX): "We lived in Howell since 1911. Our parents were J .A. and Florence Wilcox. We attended Kneeland school and graduated from Howell Michigan Ave. School. We remember driving our horse and buggy , 5½ miles to school each day and parking in the 10 cent barn on the corner of Walnut and Clinton." THE NIGHT A BUFFALO CAME TO STAY By STANLEY AND HAZEL (WRIGHT) LATSON Thirty-nine years ago Mr. and Mrs . Lelan Wilson drove through Howell with this caravan (picture ) from Colville, Washington stopping at the Stanley Latson farm with many observors trying to take pictures which the Wilsons' objected to, as they sold pictures of this caravan to promote this trip at only $.25 each. This was the only living male off-spring from a Bison bull (buffalo) and a domestic cow. He stood 5 foot6 inches tall and weighed 1200 pounds. They traveled 10 to 15 miles a day . These animals have a longer life span , resist T.B. and Black leg, dress a quarter percent more of beef especially the front quarters , have valuable fur , and the cows produce rich milk and require no shelter. Jumbo , was born February 8, 1929 on the Grand View Ranch , Colville, Washington . During our conversation , Stanle y (Latson ) said his aunt , Mrs . Nettie Richardson , taught school at Colville and he said he went to school under her , that is Mr. Wilson. Secretly , they stayed overnight in the orchard (to protect Jumbo from the crowd wishing to see him ). The following day Jumbo was harnessed to this caravan , said good-bye with his characteristic " b-1-o-w" and they were on their way to Detroit. Start of the parade . HOWELL CENTENNIAL By STANLEY AND HAZEL LATSON I remember when ... in 1930 our Genoa Township was represented in the Centennial with a float. Hazel rode a horse with a beautiful saddle which was given to her by her Uncle Rob. She still has this saddle today , thanks to her granddaughter , Helen, who bought it back for her grandmother at their farm auction. Also daughter , Virginia , a young child, rode in the Centennial being pulled in her wagon-cart by her dog, a German Shepherd . He was so very well trained and kind ; they had such a long way to walk and our dog almost made it to the end of the parade. Howell~ Steam .. ,.11,,.1navUr) ?,.._...... . Grand R iver St., I West. 5 Send all your F ine Lin en to How ell Steam Laundry_ L ace Curtains a Specia lty. F lanne l J3lankets wash ed without shrink ing or fulling. Sat isfaction gua ranteed• W. E. SNYDERP, rop'r. 125 By MRS. MELBA MAREAU: "I remember in 1958o n New Year's Eve that the ice was so thick and the cars ended up in the ditches. We climbed hills on our hands and knees and the kids skated in the streets ." By ARLENE RIDDER: In the '70's Howell became a haven for people leaving the large cities . Especially attracted by the large stately older homes. By FRANCES SEIM I remember when instead of parking meters downtown they had hitching posts for horses . Up to 1941w e lived about 5 n:iile~f rom Howell. It took about 1 hr . to ride horse and buggy nde mto town. We would then park our horse and buggy in a 10 cent barn . We could buy a nice dress at McPherson's for about $5.00. McPhersons had a basket that your money was put in by the clerk , she would pull a cord and the basket would slide up a trolley to the cashier. By ALICE SCHAUER: Worked for the telephone co. and remembers when a flag would drop down when someone came on the line. At the creamery which was located on Factory St. the milk was brought by horses in summer and sleigh in the winter . By ROSE HAYS: I remember when they used to close the roads in winter around Howell. Bales of hay were used as a foundation under the bridge going over the Shiawassee River. The bales are still there to this day . Grand River was originally a plank road then was paved and was then the longest paved road in Michigan all the way from Detroit to Lansing . By MARY JAMIESON: My husband peddled ice in Howell. The ice was cut out of the lake and stored in sawdust ice houses. By MAUDE PHILLIPS: I came from England when I was 27 yrs. old and married a local boy. We belonged to St. Johns Episcopal Church . My husband and I used bicycles to get around Howell. Her husband was a member of the Masonic Order, I was a member of the Kings Daughters and Eastern Star. I worked for the McPherson family for a number of years. The 1876 Centennial By ARVILLA HUBBELL PARSHALL This is an account of an excursion that Mr. and Mrs . William Sexton (my great aunt) took in 1876a t the time of the Centennial Celebration. June 12th, 1876-Left Sherbourne for the city of New York. Arrived at Albany at noon, took dinner at the Delivan House then :,vent up to the New State House which is grand. Took a~ evemng steam boat for the City of New York, (must have traveled on the Hudson River ) arrived at Dr . Strew's house. From eight o'clock in the morning of the thirteenth of June took a ride in the cars to Fultons Ferry , crossed over to Brooklyr:\with Dr. Strew, he went to visit a patient we to see the sights . ' 126 Fourteenth-started for Greenwood, met brother, Sardis (my grandfather) at the ferry who wanted us to go to Central Park which we did and stayed all day . Fifteenth-went to Greenwood and Coney Island . We all took a bath in the ocean, we consisted of Mr. Hubbell and wife, Mr. Sexton and wife, besides a host of outsiders . Friday , June 16th, Dr. Strew and wife went with William Sexton and wife to see A. T. Stewarts store. (A. T. Stewart was the world 's most successful merchant and proprietor of a large department store. Next to Astor was the largest landowner in New York City). Also rode around the city. After returning from the ride we visited a Jewish Synagogue which was grand . Also visited the Croten Works. ( ?) Then the underground railroad and the high bridge railroad and rode on it. (The El steam engine rattled along thirty miles per hour, belching sparks and smoke; ashes, water and oil dropped on pedestrians in the streets below. It frightened horses and many runaways was the result). June 20th-Left Mr. Murhead's Hotel this morning and crossed the ferry to Jersey City, from there to New York , from thence to New Brunswick, then to Trenton, then to German Junction, then to the Centennial Grounds. Arrived June 20th at noon. William Sexton and wife rented a room at one dollar twenty-five cents per day. The sights were too numerous to mention. Philadelphia . Visited the Zoological Garden, Independence Hall, Government Mint, Girard College (school for boys), beautiful Indian needlework, Bibles in one hundred languages, Carpenters Hall (was where the first Continental Congress met) . Within these walls Patrick Henry, John Hancock and John Adams inspired the delegates of the colonies with nerve and sinew for the toils of war. One hundredth Anniversary Continental Congress, 1774 Carpenters Hall 1874. They visited the residence of William Penn . Also visited the Episcopal Church where George Washington and Ben Franklin worshipped, also sat in their pews, June 23, 1876. Addresses: Dr. Wm. Strew, Lexington Avenue, New York; I. Murhead Broadway Hotel, corner of 42nd Street and Broadway , New York. Returned home to Howell, July 3, 1876. Entire trip cost $200.00. Excursion tickets , $53.50. CITY PARK ENTRANCE At the entrance to our Howell City Park , a split rail fence was installed on each side of the entrance. On the north side a ten-foot by three-foot flower planter was built with a sign over it saying Howell City Park. The money and labor for this project was donated by the Howell Rotary Club and completed in October , 1972. The Lake Ice House By MIKE HAGMAN In my story I would like to go back in memory to the lake ice business , which covers a span of years from the middle twenties until the late thirties in my recollections, as I was born on the corner of Summit and Roosevelt Street in 1919, and lived on the same corner until 1947, I was right next door to the ice houses . The first ice house I remember , was on the southeast corner of Roosevelt St. and the roadway that goes by Howell Lake into the new part of the Protestant cemetery . This is a vacant lot now. The building wasn't too large and probabl y in the late 19's and early 20's it would hold enough ice for the summer's business. I would like to tell about filling the ice houses with the lake ice. When the ice reached the proper thickness, which was about a foot, the field to be cut was laid out. A team of horses pulled a sharp edged piece of equipment of wood frame, with many small saw teeth in it . The saw teeth were of heavy steel about a half inch thick and four inches long. There probably was about a dozen of these all mounted in a straight line . The wood frame had an arm on it that extended to the side about 3 ft. long. This arm had a runner on it and after the first straight line cut was made, the team of horses were turned around and the runner put in this cut and the second cut 3 ft. apart was made and so on. Then the ice field was marked "God freezes the water"-but we must cut our own ice . Taking in ice on Lakeland, south of Howell. acrosst hesec uts and they wouldh ave 3 ft. squaresc .ifi ce, which would weigh approximately 100 lbs. each. A channel was then cut from the ice field to the loading chute of the ice house. The loading chute extended from just below the roof of the ice house, down the back side of the ice house into the lake at about a 45-degree angle . The loading chute was about 200 ft. long. The channel from the ice field almost to the ice house chute was a little over nine ft. wide. This was done so that three 100 lb. cakes of ice in a row were floated down the channel to the ice house . Men would space the ice into these three 100 lb. rows of ice in the ice field , which might have twenty-five or thirty rows . These large chunks sawed off the ice field were pulled into the ice channel with long pike poles and a man on a wooden bridge built across the ice channel would spud them into three 100 lb. cubes long. The channel then narrowed down to about four feet and the three 100 lb. chunks were turned long ways and another man on a wooden bridge cut them into 100 lb. chunks. The 100 lb. chunks of ice were lined up to go up on the chute into the ice house . The ice was pulled into the ice house by a team of horses up on Roosevelt Street headed towards Summit St. A steel cable came back off Roosevelt St. thru the ice house and a pulley strung from a huge wood beam down the ice chute to the water. At the water edge was a contraption called a hook. This at the bottom had a long steel hook which was embedded into the end 100 lb. chunk of ice to H ~, }i .. f' < 127 be pulled up the chute. A man had to ride this hook up the chute to hold it into the ice. The hook had a handle on it and also a brace , which went forward to put pressure on, so the hook would stay in the cube of ice better . When the ten or twelve 100 lb. cubes of ice were lined up in the chute, the man on the hook was all set, a signal was given and the team of horses on Roosevelt St. headed northwest, pulled the ice up the chute into the ice house. Hook riders were hard to come by as sometimes the hook would slip out of the ice and the hook would go flying straight up, the hook rider most any place and the ice back down the chute, into the lake. I don't believe that any hook riders were ever seriously injured. At the top of the chute that came into the ice house, a similar chute was inside and the ice came down this chute. The ice was stacked and as the ice house became fuller , the inside chute was raised higher . After the ice house was full of ice, the ice was covered with sawdust to keep it in good condition. As our city grew this ice house became too small and so to take care of the booming ice business, three large new ice houses were built on the north shore of the lake where the new part of our Protestant cemetery is today. The moderness of these were a far cry from the old. The ice houses were built quite long and high . On the side facing the lake on the west end the loading chute went down into the water . On the lake side of the ice houses, were three tiers of chutes running east and west, and from these the ice could go in the lower part of the ice house first , middle text and top last. I would say the manpower needed to do all the work involved to fill the ice houses was about 100 men. On the lake thereweresawers ,pikepole men, spudders. On the ice shutes in front of each house was a man with a short pike pole to drag a cake of ice into his ice house . Inside were the ice stackers . Although this was a cold job, numerous men looked forward to this work, as a little extra income in the winter time , as most of them had jobs that lasted from spring to fall. The procedure on the ice field in the lake was the same except instead of using horses to make the cut, a sled like outfit was made with a gasoline motor and a circular saw on it. About all that was needed was a man to guide this as the saw furnished the power to push the ice cutting machine forward . Also the chute that went into the lake was modernized and 4"x4" pieces of wood were fastened into huge chains on either side of the chute, about 4 ft. apart . The chute had sides on it and the chain was all one piece , so actually it was a conveyor sort of system . In a coupola on top of the top row of chutes were controls to activate the conveyor or shut it off. The power to run the conveyor system was furnished by old fashioned steam engines and a belt system from the engine to a stationary pulley block on the ground and then belts up to the cupola . The steam engines were owned by individuals , a Mr. Park Brayton , who kept his equipment in Howell at the south end of McCarthy St. A Mr. Rub bins who lived on Triangle Lake Rd. What a sight to see these old steam engines come puffing down the street to go down to the ice houses. It usually took anywhere from four to six days to fill these three ice houses . Back when the horses were used on the ice, my father told me that once a team of horses broke through some thin ice and down they went. The men tried and tried to get them out and as the horses would get their front feet up on the good ice, they would slip and back in they would go. Finally the men got a rope around each horse's neck and with a lot of heaving and pulling got the horses out of the water. The horses were chilled to the bone and the men wrapped 128 them in heavy blankets and walked the horses all night to get them warmed up. The horses survived their ordeal without any problems . Also one year the ice in the lake by Roosevelt St. didn't get to be the right kind of ice to put in the ice houses, so a channel was cut all the way around the lake between the cemetery and the peninsula , west of the island , and the ice was taken all that distance to fill the houses. At the time of my story, a Mr. Cline Galloway and Mr. Frank Raven were partners in the ice business . Mr. Galloway lived on East Clinton St. about where the parking lot is for the Edison substation. He had a barn behind his house and kept two teams of horses there. Mr. Raven lived on the corner of McCarthy and Livingston St. Ice delivery was made to homes and business places with the horses pulling the ice wagons. As a boy, I was fortunate enough to go on Mr . Raven's route with him . He always called me Hiram and he would say " Hiram , you had better set up on the seat and drive the horses, " while I take the ice off the back to the houses ." Those horses didn't need anyone to drive them , as they knew every stop and go on the route. Mr. Raven would take me to lunch where the Amber Lounge is now. Jess Raymond owned it in the by gone days , and we sat at the lunch counter on high stools. As we would go around the ice route , cards would be displayed in the windows of the homes telling whether the person wanted 25-50 75-or 100 lb. of ice and of course Mr. Raven would take whatever the card said and put the ice in the ice boxes. What a treat for the small children on a 90-degree summer's day to see the ice wagon coming and the ice men chop them off a chunk of ice to suck on. Eventually, trucks took over for the horses on the deliery route, and one man would drive and two deliver . As electric refrigerators became cheaper in the late thirties , the lake ice business slowly went out of existence and along with it another chapter in history . The Day after Halloween About 1906, many Howell residents and businessmen were astonished to see an unusual sight perpetrated evidently by the Halloween pranksters of the night before for, perched on the eastern roof of the fairly new Carnegie Library astride the centerline was Purdy's Bakery delivery wagon a one horse affair. People were gazing, smiling and shaking their heads , no doubt, wondering how it got there. No violent windstorm could set it down so perfectly . Now, how to get it down to earth , I never knew how it was gotten down but secret word was passed around that it came down much the same way as it was gotten up there, by taking it all apart. The perpetrators of this Halloween joke, I never heard their names spoken, but I had my own guess on that one. FLOWER PLANTERS Another story that is appropriate is about our flower planters that line Grand River Avenue and Michigan Avenue. The dimensions of these planters are four feet high by four feet square , and have concrete walls four inches thick . This is a Chamber of Commerce project. On most of the planters are bronze memorial plaques honoring noteworthy citizens of by-gone years who in their lifetime contributed greatly to making Howell a better community . In each planter small trees were planted , and each spring flowers are planted around the trees for a touch of color in our uptown business district. A 1972 project . 'Judge' Willis Lyons Very possibly, the most colorful character to come out of our area was Willis Lyons . Six feet tall and 14 years old, he enlisted in the Spanish American War in 1898 by telling them he was 18. Off the coast of Cuba, he was officially declared dead of yellow fever and was being buried at sea when a friend saw him wink his eye, which was the only muscle he could move. After many months and many experiences in a New York hospital he returned home and took up the study of Law . This photograph taken, probably, when he was about 20, in his uniform, was one of which he was very proud . From 1930 to 1960 he was thought of as the "Poet Laurreate" of Howell by his fellow members of the Rotary Club and many others. Your author remembers so well, monthly visits for an hour or so when the "Judge" would stop in at the studio and "kill a little time" talking about the "Olden Days ." 129 One-Room Schools Planting trees on the lawn of the new school, 1909. At least the kids are out of the mud in the road . Howell from the air 1975, showing the N.E . school (bottom) and Mich . Ave . Middle School , left , formerly the main school. 132 Rare indoor picture of a one room school. The boys look innocent in the picture but the way the teacher is ---~~~~~---~~--- biting her lip-I don't know. 133 Arbor day 1901. These kids have just planted a tree in the school yard . Howell's Schools Picture taken from the Central School in 1837 showing the old courthouse and the buildings on Grand River from the back. 136 The entire high school student population photographed in the large assembly room at the top of the Old Central school, 1915. Howell'sS chools By MRS. B. H. GLENN COUNTY SCHOOLS BEGAN WITH FIRST SETTLERS This is the first of two articles by Mrs. B. H. Glenn of Fowlerville regarding early day schools in Livingston County. Mrs. Glenn, a former Howell resident and a ~raduate of Howell High School in 1901, was. well versed in Livingston County history about which she has written several articles in the past for LCP. While Livingston County has only been established as an organized government unit in Michigan 135 years, education and its schools date from the arrival of its earliest settlers from New England , New York and Ohio and other eastern states whose background reflects a desire for progress . Howell's Schools Coordinator Joseph C. Fields, married to Shirley Ann Fields has resided in Howell the last three years. Joe is a native Michiganian finishing his doctorate at Michigan State University. As Howell High School Principal he has had personal contact with the wonderful authors represented in this article . From the earliest available histories , we find accounts of the establishment of schools of some kind in every settlement in the county from the first year . First a few children, taught , perhaps , by an older boy or girls in a home or a hastily built one room log schoolhouse, or as in Livingston Center (Howell) in 1836, in the loft of the Eagle Tavern. That was the first frame building in the county seat, where Abigale Adams, the daughter of Amos Adams, the first proprietor , kept a school. In Handy Township settled in 1836 history shows that on October 19, 1839 three elected school inspectors met at the home of Elijah Gaston and made the first annual report of the township of Handy. District No. 1 as follows: whole number of organized districts, one; whole number of children attending school below the age of five to 17, 24; number under fivf!, over 17, 19; months , taught by qualified teacher , six ; Amount of public money received , none; Amount of money · recieved in district , $50.00. The first certificate granted by the township to a teacher in Handy was dated July 13, 1844 to Jane Watson, Handy Township, Livingston County, Michigan. As population increased more districts were added and it is possible to find detailed accounts of many of the early schools in the 1880 edition of History of Livingston County. This report of Handy Township is comparable to the others of that period . The detailed sketch of the Howell public schools probably duplicates in a way the early history of most of the county schools both rural and later the high schools of Brighton , Fowlerville, Pinckney and Hartland . The rural district schools were one room, one teacher, offering instruction in a few subjects from the youngest children to those who cared to attend even to 20 years of age. 137 The teachers were selected by their ability to teach reading , writing and arithmetic and also by their ability to maintain order . As conditions improved the teacher 's qualification and knowledge demanded better education and men and women, many who had academic training, were employed . Clergymen often were the head masters of these rural schools and the principal or superintendent was called professor , though the degrees required now for that title were not required. Quoting from the manual issued by the board of the Howell Public Schools for the year 1900: "Universal public education was the first and fundamental principle of American government- the motive power of all progress and the bullwark of our libert y. The evaluation of the high schools bring higher education to the very doors of our common people, it aims not only to give facts of practical work, but breadth of information , skill and reasoning power." The duties of the superintendent at that time were to have charge of all departments and school property and responsibility for order as far as in his power to control it. "He shall make reports to the board , he shall visit the different departments and have sole power to promote and demote the pupils. " He shall hold teachers responsible for instruction and discipline but shall direct teachers to a faithful performance of their duties toward their pupils. He shall inform parents or guardians of the conduct of the students . "Teacher s ar e expected to familiarize themselves with the rules and the textbooks, to teach accurately and thoroughly and devote themselves to the welfare of the pupils. Teachers will be responsible for the conduct of the pupils, the government of them must be of a nature to develop kindly dispositions and character , to stabilize as far as possible the basic nature of the pupil they shall be rigidly responsible for the pupils habits of neatness , obedience and politeness. They must not tolerate profanity , vulgarity , gum, cheating , boisterous or improper attitudes or actions . "Teachers shall require pupils to leave the school premises as soon as dismissed and go directly to their homes." Duties of the pupils were also specified : "No books, papers or anything foreign to the proper study shall be brought to the school house. Every pupil shall have decent apparel , face and hands clean and hair decently arranged . Pupils are required to be respectful , and obedient to the teachers . For violation of these rules the pupil may be suspended ." In 1900t he Howell High School had an athletic director and an association closely associated with the State Athletic Association and in turn with the University of Michigan Association. State scholarship crede ntials were required to participate in athletics . The names of the earliest teachers in the Howell school may be found in the 1880 edition of History of Livingston County with many details of the earliest schools in the county. Exercises held in the Howell Opera House on June 21, 1890 a list of names of every grade and high school pupil at that time is given with the age of each at that date. This list includes the names of all in the Central building, the First Ward or Barnard Street School. These schools had been erected in 1888-9 and those attending in rooms on South Walnut, rented to supplement some grades until the completion of the West Ward, or Byron Road School house which was opened in 1891. At that time 124 were listed in the beginners or first grades and in 1890e ighty in the high school with 14 in the graduation class of 1890. 138 The total enrollment for that year covering all grades was 522. In 1900 the graduating class numbered 29. Many pupils attended school in the early years only through the sixth or eighth grades. A very small percentage went on to higher education in colleges. Law, medicine , dentistry and engineering attracted the earliest students from the county schools to the U of M. For preparation for teaching Ypsilanti offered certificates approved for limited time and for scientific farming the Michigan Agriculture College at East Lansing offered short courses . For preparation for Business careers many high school students took courses at the Cleary Business College, also in busines s schools in Detroit and some at Ferris Institute in Big Rapids . In 1900 the high school in Howell offered four courses of study granting diplomas in the scientific classes , classical , Latin and English which included the following subjects : Classical- Greek , Latin , Algebra , Geometry , History, Physics and English Literature. Latin course-Latin , German, substituted for Greek , Scientific, with either German or Latin and including chemistry and zoology. The English course offered a choice of subjects and civics , political economy, trigonometry and physical geography . The names of pupils from the old school include many who have distinguished themselves as teachers , lawyers , physicians , engineers , chemists , a few politicians and in the arts . Some have become world travelers , newspaper men and women, millionaires , and business men and women and many just good people. The teachers, with few exceptions , were devoted and held the affection and respect of the pupils. The members of the board of education held office for years and were the outstanding men of the community . Each Monday morning the members of the eighth grade and the high school met with the teachers in the third floor chapel room for devotions and a serious talk by some member of the board , a clergyman , a distinguished visitors or a former pupil of the school who may have returned after years and brought recollections of his school days and fond memories . The alumni held yearly meetings until the number grew too big for the accommodation of the whole group. Now the classe s return in five or ten year intervals when possible. Through the years the grades held promotional exercises at the close of the school year with the highest graded student representing his class . The junior class had an exhibition in the spring and , of course, the June graduation exercises or commencement was the high spot of the whole school year for the community whose young people were from the local education offered by the community . It is proper to add here a tribute to the custodians of these early schools who perhaps had as much influence in the care of the children and their behavior as the teachers. They were men devoted to the neatness of the rooms , and the safety of the pupils while under their care. One of the largest and best remembered at the high school building was "Dick Burdick ." He was a man of many talents which he shared with everyone , his example of order and neatness and his good advice to pupils of every age as to deportment both in school and in sports and play is affectionately recalled . Homes of School Kids By MRS . ALBERT ROHRABACHER Long ago, John Greenleaf Whittier wrote that "-the feet that , creeping slow to school, went storming out to playing ." The pupils in the 1842s chool did creep to school on their own two feet. There were no school buses or motor pools to carry them. Though horses and rigs were used later; in 1842h orses were scarce and Michigan pioneers needed them for their farm work. They could not be spared to carry children to school who had two good legs to carry them. And what kind of a house did the student set out from? Usually a log house or frame with a log barn, the wooden pump and watering-trough a large feature of the door yard. The road he trod was a dusty path in fall, a quagmire of mud in spring, snow-clogged in winter . In fact, school was seldom held in periods of heavy storms or cold weather. And as for the feet that trudged to school-The boys wore short cowhide boots; the girls wore black shoes, not oxfords or slippers, which were buttoned or laced. Some had copper toes to make them wear longer . Long black cotton stockings were worn in good weather (even with white clothing) and home-knitted woolen stockings in winter . There were large queer-looking lumps around the tops of the shoes caused by long underwear . And as for summer; both boys and girls went barefoot to save shoe leather and money. Children were as daring then as 10w and often walked logs over creeks or took short-cuts over thin ice just for the heck of it. The boys wore trousers which reached halfway between the knee and ankle. They had to be grown-up before they had really long trousers . The "waists" they wore were buttoned on the trousers. Vests or jerkins worn under their coats were left on in the poorly heated school room to keep them warm . Straw farmer hats were worn in summer and warm, knitted ones in winter . The girls had printed calico or percale dresses worn over several white petticoats . The dresses had to be "kept clean" as long as possible, so were covered with aprons or pinafores that covered most of the front. They wore long-sleeved The old county schools are almost gone . Torn down or made into homes, they have almost disappeared from the landscape . The end of an era which is remembered by many . dresses and sun-bonnets with a long ruffle in the back; for what girl in that time wanted her white complexion "simply ruined" by tan or freckles. Her hair was braided with one long tail in the middle of her back, one on each side, or braided and locped up as suited the wearer . The boys home-haircuts were long and rather like the Beatles now. A sudden rain storm was a disaster. Numbers of the students carried books and slates and they hoped no sudden rain would wash the home-work or "examples" from their slates. The older girls feared the rain would take the curl out of their hair which had been put up on rags or crimped with a hot curling iron, with so much trouble. Often the family dog accompanied the children to school and waited patiently outside to romp with them at recess . The boys often rolled hoops to school with sticks. The teacher was possibly, in summer session, a young girl who had only recently completed the district school course herself and been "examined" as to her qualifications by the school director of township supervisor . She wore her dresses longer than her pupils to add to her authority. A watch , if she could afford it, was a necessary part of her equipment to time classes and the ringing of the school bell. The school house, which might be of logs, had besides the bell, a teacher's desk, rows of double students desks and a stove, if you were lucky ; otherwise, a fireplace. Other accouterments were the wood-box, matches, water pitcher and bowl for hand washing, water pail and dipper for drinking , broom and dustpan , and oil lamp or candles and a shovel. The teacher had to keep fire and do the janitor work as well as teach. If she was well-liked the children would help her make a path to the little outhouses and woodshed. A well was a necessity. The subjects taught were reading , writing and arithmetic .... 139 and something called orthography , which seems to have been a combination of grammar and spelling . Great attention was paid to mental arithmetic and calculations, and also to oral spelling . History and geography were taught in the higher grades. The spelling bee was enjoyed not only by the school children but also their elders . The school often served as a community center with singing schools and spelling bees often held there and visiting ministers doing preaching . The milder forms of discipline were standing, facing a corner in front of the other students or sitting on nothing, or bending over and holding the finger to a crack in the floor . A psychological discipline was to make a girl or boy sit with a member of the opposite sex in the double seats. This was always humiliating. A slap over the knuckles or palm of the hands with a ruler was a milder corporal punishment. But for good, solid effective discipline the teacher cut herself a good supply of switches and displayed them prominently in the school room. The school commissioner chose that day to visit her school. He paused for a long time in front of the map-case, with his hands behind his back . Finally he turned to the anxious teacher and said, "A very good idea-a very good idea, indeed." The teacher never did know whether he referred to the map-case or the bundle of switches on top of it. The winter term was largely attended by the older boys who were not able to come in the spring and fall because of farm work. Consequently a man teacher was usually hired; one could handle the big boys. In fact, muscles were sometimes his principal qualification for teaching . Big boys were usually whipped in front of the rest of the school for its salutary effect on the rest. But, if this wasn't enough, the teacher invited them outside and had a real fist fight. Don't tell me it didn't happen ; as my uncle had to "trim" three students in this way the first week of his term of teaching. Then they all settled down to serious work for the rest of the term. He was putting himself through law school by teaching a winter term each year. Recess was passed in playing three-old cat (an ancestor of baseball) , numbledy-peg and marbles. In winter , they slid down hill with sleds brought from home. The girls often brought their dolls to school, the boys their jack-knives . Wild flowers could be picked in the fields and woods for big bouquets and spruce gum gathered for chewing. Often the children found a bed of wild leeks or strawberries. Can you imagine the effects on the teacher of 30 pupils who had been eating leeks at recess? Students were no more entirely devoted to study than now. While unobserved, little girls cut out paper dolls, and even paper tables, beds and chairs and played with them behind big propped up geography books. Boys whittled out boats and daggers with their jackknives by holding the work below their desks. They even found ways to get rid of the telltale shavings. Most of the children, even those who lived close by, carried their dinner in dinner pails and ate at noon in the school house or outside in good weather. It was lots more fun than going home to eat. Children stood in line at the pump for cold drinking water in the summer . Of course lots of other things were passed around besides water, mainly measles, chickenpox, mumps and whooping cough. Some people believed that an asafetida (fetty) bag worn around the neck warded off these diseases. They were effective mainly because they smelled so bad that they warded off everyone , including those with measles, etc. And speaking of smells have any of you ever been around when 30 dinner pails were opened at once, all containing sandwiches made of salt-rising bread? 140 After dismissal in winter there was a rush to the cloakroom (or corner ). The boys often took this as an opportunity to get in a few good punches at other boys while unobserved by the teacher. The small ones struggled with gaiters (some which had 25 buttons on each leg) and with finding the matching set of mittens and cap and their own books and still to be first out of the building if possible . Yes, "they went storming out" as Whittier said with a lot more energy than they went in. MEMORIES OF A COUNTY ONE-ROOM SCHOOL By ALICE CRITTENDEN TERRY The school house has been moved to History Town on East Grand River , but for those of us who attended Rumsey School on Highland Road in Oceola Township memories linger on. Miscellany - peanut butter sandwiches - boiled eggs -dust -powdery erasers -long underwear , mufflers, and mittens - one pail of drinking water, and one dipper was shared by all - outside facilities (In zero weather yet!) Games -" Porn Porn Pull Away, Come Away, Fetch Away" - " Prisoner's Goal" -" Ante-i-Over" -" One Old Cat" -" Blind Man's Bluff" -"Duck On A Rock" School Commissioners: Maude Benjamin , Hugh Aldrich, Alma Sharpe, Gladys McCollum. Some of the Teachers: Marie Welker, Kate McNamara, Marie Nevereth, Lena Devereaux , Grace Line, Charles Lyons, Effie Howell, Pauline Hart Cornell, Ethel Johnson, Bea Arthur , Beryl Richards, Mildred Hoffman, Pearl Randall , Ruth Brockway, Helen Bergin, Mae Botsford, Blanche Botsford. If the names of any teachers have been omitted it was unintentional. We respected and revered all of our teachers . SCHOOL DAYS, SCHOOL DAYS, DEAR OLD GOLDEN RULE DAYS . .. By RUAHMAH J . HUTCHINGS, CLASS OF 1830 Mine began in the one room Crittenden School which was located on the southwest corner of the Henderson-Oak Grove Road intersection . Sometime during the years between 1920-1925th e hot lunch program for rural schools began. Each day the teacher aided the pupils in cooking one hot dish from food the parents took turns in supplying. This hot food added to the contents of our lunch boxes made a hearty meal for hungry youngsters. I remember one day two of the boys were mashing potatoes ( one holding the kettle, and the other using the masher) when suddenly the kettle and its contents fell to the floor. Since we all knew the saying about eating a peck of dirt in a lifetime, we ate those potatoes , and called them good. Our seventh and eighth grade years were planned to prepare us for "year-end examinations." These tests on the basic subjects were given in the gymnasium of what is now the Michigan A venue Middle School. It was a frightening experience for rural boys and girls to leave the known teacher and friends and go into town among strangers . The testing lasted two days. Less frightening and more fun was the annual Christmas Program . This event wa~ always enjoyed by parents and children alike. In those days the Christmas tree was decorated with small burning wax candles, popcorn balls for all, and small boxes of candy from the teacher to each of her pupils. If the boys and girls liked their teacher a quiet Friday afternoon was sometimes broken by a "Fruit Roll." Suddenly apples, pears, plums-whatever we could get-began rolling along the floor toward the teacher's desk. We never thought about bruising fruit, and one can 't help but wonder how the teacher used some of those goodies. Attending Howell High School for four years was a happy experience . Lessons to learn , and good times too, led the class of '30 to heartily sing: " Here days are shining, And dark clouds have silver linings . We all confess that we will do our best For our country and you H.H.S." Following graduation we went our separate ways. I took teacher training . After twenty-six years of working with children in various Michigan cities I came HOME to work with our boys and girls . Twelve happy years were spent here in Howell helping our little ones to understand the complexities of reading, and, 'ritin ,' and 'rithmetic. It is interesting to note a few of the changes that took place between my school days and teaching days. Some of these are: Then-1. One room schools located throughout the county . Now-1. Centralization for instruction . Then-2. Children walked to school. Now-2. Boys and girls bussed to school. Then-3. Teacher and pupils preparing one hot dish to add to lunches brought from home. Now .-3. Children may buy a complete meal at the school cafeteria . Then-4. For warmth the teachers built the fires, and older pupils took turns keeping fuel in the stove. Now-4. Now teachers turn a thermostat to regulate the heat. Yes, new days bring new ways , and life marches on. Now younger and stronger hands carry "The Torch" ( name of our high school yearbook). May these new generations enjoy and truly seek the best education has to offer in their day, just as we did better than four decades ago. HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL By MARY V. REED I attended Howell High School from 1946u ntil graduation in 1950. The principal was John S. Page. Our graduating class was one of the smallest groups to graduate, 72 people, possibly due to the fact that we were Depression babies. We picked up additional classmates at the graduation exercises- several young men from the TB Sanitorium joined us-complete in cap and gown, to receive their diplomas. Living in the southwest section of Howell, I walked to school every day-9 blocks-coming home for lunch (gave me only fifteen minutes to eat). There were three classmates I met as I walked to school-took the same route every day . Michigan A venue School was the school. When we moved to Howell in 1942, I attended Miss Hamil's 5th grade , Miss King's 6th grade in the south section of the building ; homerooms were on the third floor. Grades 7 to 12 were housed in the left or north side of the building with the center section taken by gym (basement and first floor levels), auditorium (second and third floor levels with large windows overlooking Michigan Avenue ). Study hall combined with library as homeroom for 10th-11th-12th grades stretched the length of the third floor overlooking the playground side and connected high school section with the grade school part. Coats were left on hooks in the corridors. Boots and miscellaneou s gear was jammed on the floor beneath the hanging coats . In high school, we had 4 to 5 classes a day , held in rooms on the second and third floors ( except for Shop, Art class and Homemaking which were on the first floor). Study hall periods made up the balance of the day which ran approxim ate ly from 8:00 to4:00 with 55 minute class periods . I was editor-in-chief of our senior class yearbook-"The Torch ." We tried to be innovative with yellow cover (previous four years had either dark green or dark blue covers) and a theme-a sketched Highlander appearing on all pages . (The artwork was done by a classmate , Wanda Merithew ). Several " musts " which were traditional - senior pictures appearing in the front of the book (we wanted to place them in sequence-after the junior class ) and group pictures of all the organizations-were maintained. My notes show we had approximately 350 copies of the yearbook to sell at $3.00. Finding suitable quotes for each classmate 's picture was difficult as all of the yearbook staff had classes with only about 1 / 3 of the group . Really the best part of working on the yearbook was being able to skip classes-meetings to work on copy and layout or to dash out to Zemper's Photo Studio to check on pictures . Although we weren't a particularly close class, we have had three class reunions and are planning our 25th year reunion this summer . Our first get-together was Christmas vacation after graduation when we had a dinner at the Episcopal Parish Hall ; second-potluck dinner in July , 1958 at the Southwest School; third-dinner at Howell Elks Club in August, 1970. At the last reunion there were 46 people and we anticipate about the same number this year-about 63 percent attendance. Memories of School By SARAH J. MAYCOCK I REMEMBER MRS. DAFOOT'S SEMINARY This was a private school established in Howell to meet the needs of students too far advanced to be accommodated in any of the schools then existing in the surrounding county . The aim of the instruction was to cultivate the minds and hearts of those placed under their care and to exert such a moral and religious influence over them as could best prepare them for the high duties and responsibilities of life. Such courses as: English, Natural Science, Mathematics , Latin and French were offered. None were admitted except those who were able to pass a thorough examination in arithmetic as far as "interest." The studies of each class was designed for one year, but pupils could be advanced from class to class according to their progress and not according to time spent in the institution. A full and accurate account was kept of the attendance , scholarship, and deportment of each student and the result publicly announced at the close of each term. My grandfather, Benjamin T. Batcheler and grandmother Sarah E. Adams Batcheler and also my great aunt , Clarissa P . Batcheler were enrolled in 1860-1861, 119 names were listed in the first annual catalogue . Some well known family names were included: Charles D. Itsell, Stephen G. Itsell , Orville W. Sexton, Thomas J. Tubbs, Therina C. Huntington, Lucinda S. Brooks, Alma Fishbeck , Mary A. Pratt, Sarah Winegar . 141 Teaching Years By GLADYS WHIPPLE I have lived in Howell for the past twenty eight years . I taught in the Howell Public Schools for at least 25 years . My associations and memories of my teaching years in Howell are very wonderful. I was hired by Mr. John S. Page , who was the superintendent of schools in Howell for many years. He was recognized statewide as a highly respected " school-man ." I'll always remember some of his remarks about the qualities of a good " school system ," and I quote : "There is no such thing as a good school without good discipline, respect for others , and a qualified faculty ." "To this end certain regulations must be adopted and firmly adhered to." "These rules , the fewest possible, are for the greatest good of the greatest number ." " In many cases , if the teacher is called upon to adjudicate, or if a pupil has seemingly sustained an injustice , the wise and proper thing for the parent to do is to talk the matter over with the teacher or superintendent." "Come let us reason together ," Mr. Page would say. Mr. Page also believed in promptness. He used to say , and I quote : " In school life, largely , the life habits of a child are formed." "The boy is father to the man ." " A tardy boy makes a careless man ; a prompt boy becomes a ready man ; a business boy, a business man. " My memories include some wonderful friends . For instance, Mrs. Wm. Bigelow, (affectionately called by all: Joy Bigelow) Joy taught in the Howell Public Schools for many years and is known and loved by all her former pupils and many , many friends . Joy always kept the names and birthday dates of all her former pupils in her records and always sends them birthday cards. Not only does she remember her former pupils but all her many teacher and facult y friends . She has kept this procedure of remembrance for many people for a period of many , many years. She sends at least from 1500 to 2000 birthday cards , friendship cards and get-well cards in a year's time . Joy Bigelow is the personification of love and good-will to all . May God bless her . 142 I also wish to mention Miss Mary Hammell , a long-time friend of mine . Mary Hammell taught at least 42 years in the Howell Public Schools and is highly respected in the community . Miss Florence Warner has been a kind, wise " teacher friend " and counselor to many, many high school students for over 40 years. Mrs . Sarah Maycock, whose great dignity and kindness has made her one of the most highly respected teachers in the Howell Public School System . Miss Mildred King has devoted her entire life to her many teaching years in Howell. She loved young people and taught sixth grade . Her students knew their " parts of speech " at the end of the school year . Mr. Paul Bannett was a fine athletic director of Howell High School for many years. The Howell Recreation Center has been named the Paul Bennett Recreation Center in his honor. Mrs . Mildred Bennett , his wife, has been a wonderful, public-spirited , civic-minded personage in Howell. She assisted her husband in every possible way. She loves youthful citizens and was of great help to her husband . She still is very interested in youth, writes excellent articles in the local paper, talks to groups of youth on bicycle safety, assists as a judge in many athletic events, etc . I ran across an old Howell Public School Alumni Manual for the year of 1900 and 1901. The class of 1869 had one graduate. Namely : E . D. Galloway. The class of 1870 had five graduates . Namely : Mrs . R. Sprague , Greenville , Michigan ; A. J. Lamoreaux, Rio De Janeiro , Brazil ; Horace Bernard , Frederick, South Dakota ; Ella Burt, no address ; Will Carlin, Big Rapids , Michigan . Ten Cent 8am By ESTHER YERKES I Remember When I came into the Howell school, I brought my own lunch , as did other students . We congregated in the basement to eat lunch . Dick Burdick was janitor and was always around to see that things went quietly . We drove to school and our horse was kept in the ten cent barn all day . 1913-8th Grade . Howell school board, 1937. Fun Things By MRS. FLORENCE WARNER The class of "39" had a small band of twelve people as a feature of their variety show. The band played such classics as "Three Little Fishes ." The entire band wore red felt fringed hats , Spanish sombrero style, and red jackets to match . The day of the premier performance some one discovered that Gale Miner's jacket lacked six inches of going around him . It was easily remedied by splitting it up the back and adding a piece . Virginia O'Leary played the MARACS with the band and as Kay Voss observed , no matter how the band played , Virginia in her red satin Spanish style dress was a smash. The "30's" were depression days and money was almost non-existent. The charge for the variety shows was fifteen cents (15 cents ) in cash if you had it or anything of equal value such as eggs, potatoes, apples or anything usable or edible. One memorable event, Mr. Charles Sutton gave the ticket seller at one performance a one dollar bill saying , " Keep the change." She was so excited that she left her station and ran all the way down the hall to the back of the stage to give it to the sponsor so it wouldn't get lost. The "40's" were a little more lavish . The class of "47" had an outstanding " J-Hop." The theme was "Alice In Wonderland. " The walls of the gym were covered with huge panels of the characters in the story , designed and painted in appropriate colors by class members. Barbara McQuillan designed a beautiful purple dragon and made her own floral print formal to match . The dress was finished the afternoon of the party and Barbara just made it to the hop. This part y was made financially possible by a very successful Junior Carnival under the direction of class president , Bob Myers , who with Bill Deutch, treasurer nearly collapsed while counting more than seven hundred dollars ($700.00) in pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. The class of " 45" had an exciting senior trip by boat to Put - in-Bay . Soon after leaving Detroit a severe storm developed . Nearly everyone was seasick the entire trip . The storm was so bad that the boat could not land at its destination . Paul Robert Bennett was about the only one who enjoyed the trip . He spent his time eating and walking about among the victims who were stretched on the dining room floor. In the " 50's" the school activities were growing in number and complexity . In 1952 Herb Vey was our first foreign exchange student. He came from Germany . He was a very happy member of the Duane Zemper family . Herb took an active part in all school activities. When asked by Dick Lawson, who was yearbook photographer , what he would like to do on the yearbook, eagerly replied " I'll carry the camera. " The class of " 54" chose " Sophistication " as a J - Hop theme with modern design in black and white . It featured , in the center of the gym a large three tiered rotating chandelier made of fifteen hundred (1500) inch square pieces of mirror cut and mounted by class members with the help of Mr. Wilbur Davis, who also furnished the motor . Long after the party closed Janet Allbright , class president and Dorothy McQuillan, secretary were still in the gym. When asked why, Dorothy replied , " It's all so beautiful , I just can 't leave ." This class made it to Washington , D.C. and New York for their senior trip . Coming down 56th Street in New York to the hotel from the train , the bus was absolutely quiet. Mr. Harold Fulk , one of the sponsors walked down the aisle to see what had happened . Bob Davis , who was the class president said , " It's so unbelievable that we are really at Broadway that we can' t talk ." Or could it have been those sleepless nights? And that's the way it was for one class sponsor. 143 The old central school. The CentralS chool By JOE BRADY In 1907, I started to school in the kindergarten at the old Central School, which stood on Michigan Avenue, where the present Middle School now stands. Incidentally Michigan Avenue was then known as Division Street. On my first day of school my brother , Edmund and : were staying with our great aunt and uncle, Lola and Frank LaRue , as my parents were out of town. I was too timid to go to school by myself . My aunt was doing her laundry and was not dressed to go to the school house with me . As we stood on the corner , Mrs. George Brigham came along and she took me . Such were neighbors in those days . My kindergarten teacher was a Miss Welcker, sister of Carl Welcker, for many years connected with Howell City Services . Some forty years later when I was addressing a teacher gathering in Macomb County, Miss Welcker , then married to a former school superintendnet , whose name I do not recall , came to me and introduced herself . She was still teaching. My first grade teacher was a Miss Parker , who lived on West Grand River . I remember her having a picnic on her lawn for our class . As I finished the first grade , I learned that I would have to transfer to the East Ward School, which stood on the site of the present Northeast School. That was to be a long walk for a youngster . However, my parents , Blanche and Matthew Brady, bought a house at the corner of East Grand River and South Street , so my walk to school was considerably shortened. I might mention that the superintendents of schools were first , Mr. Fullerton , then Mr. Osgerby. Mrs. Wickman, still living in Howell was the eighth grade teacher . I remember we in the lower grades went out for recess , but the eighth graders merel y walked around the room in single file for relaxation and Mrs. Wickman was known as a strict teacher - this all was in the old Central School. 144 The house my parents purchased was then known as the Fishbeck house and Lynn Fishbeck owned the house at that time . This house now owned by Mr. and Mrs . Kleehammer is one of the old houses of Howell and can be seen on the picture map of early Howell. I may have neglected to say that my brother Edmund , was born in the Fannie Huntington house in 1906. My two sisters , Katherine and Helen, were born in the Fishbeck house in 1911 and 1918. From the second grade through the eighth I attended the East Ward School. At that time , all students in high school which began with the ninth grade, attended the old Central School. The year 1916 was quite important in two ways. Manual Training (now Manual Arts ) and Domestic Science (now Home Arts ) were instituted in the High School and the first football team was organized. Leon Yeakey was the first football coach and also taught Manual Training ; also , I think , Mechanical Drawing . Both of these innovations were quite noteworthy in those days. During my years in High School, the World War I was started . In 1918, many young men were drafted and some of the older high school boys enlisted in the military service . Our school organized the High School Volunteers of the United States. We had three companies . A student named Flynn was Captain . Donald Wines was Lieutenant of our company and I was sergeant. We drilled with wooden guns . One time when we wished to have martial music , we could only secure seven instrument players , who could play together . What a change from today 's several complete bands , which are available in our Public Schools. That reminds me the first high school band was begun in 1920-21I.t was called the Jackie Band . My brother , who had learned trap dr umming from Bruce Newcome was a member of the band . The Director , whose name I have forgotten came from the Boys Industrial School (then known as the Reform School) where he was band director. What he did that year in Howell was almost miraculous. He formed a band of some 50-60 high school boys, most with no musical experience, into a respectable musical organization. In fact , the band played well enough that the Howell Commandery Knights Templar took the Jackie Band to the State Conclave, where the band marched and played for the Howell Knights complicated drills. During the school year 1919-1920H igh School was held in a temporary building built in a T-shape around what is now the Christian Science Church (then the Episcopal Church ). The Episcopal pastor , I believe his name was Lein taught English that year. The temporar y building built of wood covered with tar paper was nicknamed the Tabernacle as it resembled buildings built in that day to house temporary evangelistic services . Our class had its Baccalaureate Services in the then new Presbyterian Church and commencement in the Garland Opera House over the Sutton Hardware. The temporary building was occasioned by the building of the new Central School on Michigan A venue , which would hold all grades , kindergarten through high school. The East and West Ward Schools were to be closed. Two of the early superintendents , I have not mentioned were Mr. Schultz, Claude Courter, whowent on via Flint to become Superintendent of Cincinnati Schools. Jahn Page came as superintendent with the opening of the new Central School building . Some old businesses I remember are : The Culver Blacksmith Shop, where the pool hall now is located : the Shindorf Blacksmith Shop, about where Zemper Studio is now located ; Lon Chaffee's Bicycle Shop, about where the Fireplace Shop is now located ; Moncrief's Candy Kitchen , located near the Baldwin Hardware ; Hides and Huckleberries Ad Balch, somewhere near the Livingston drugstore . One time someone was talking to Mr. Balch in front of his store when a loud speaker was heard , "There goes that damn cat in the pickle barrel again ," exclaimed Balch. KindergartenT eachers By CECELIA ZEEB I had the privilege of working with many kindergarten teachers in the Howell schools. Among the group who have given many years of dedicated service are : Miss Ruth Kelley, Mrs. Fran Stipe, and Mrs. Jane Withey. I Remember Mrs. Glover and her many co-workers will never be forgotten for their service to the pupils, the staff and the community. They were a fine group. I Remember When Howell Public Schools have been fortunate to have among their staff many very efficient and dedicated , hard working secretaries. Those with whom I have had close contact and rate among the best are : Mrs . Dorothy Pennell , Mrs "Pat" Murphy and Mrs. Ellen Alanan. I Remember When-Miss Gladys McCallum a graduate of the Howell Public Schools and eventually Superintendent of Schools of Livingston had over one hundred primary schools under her jurisdiction when I first moved into the county. She visited all of the schools often, giving encouragement and help to all . Her selection of basic readers and textbooks was the very best and proved very helpful to all of us. Her monthly meetings were a joy and a need. It gave us an opportunity to get acquainted not only with one another but with the area . Yes, it has been a great privilege to become a friend and co-worker of this dedicated educator. Buying School Books By EVELYN MAAS I Remember When-E. K. Johnson and Son's (W. B. Johnson ) Drug Store was , in the 1920's and 30's headquarters for the purchase of new and used school books. As there was no other source for securing books and supplies, the first day of school brought large numbers of parents and students to the store causing much excitement and confusion. It's great to have your picture taken if it gets you out of school for a while . The students attended school for a part of the morning , participating in orientation sessions and receiving their book lists. Meanwhile, at the store , clerks , recruited from the owners families, set up tables down each side and across the center . New books, flanked by second-hand ones, were arranged categorically the length of the tables. A cash register occupied the center table. The first student to burst through the front door set the machine in motion. From that time on a mild sort of pandemonium reigned-haggling over conditions and prices of used books and durability and content value of new ones. The clerks spelled each other at lunch time, each in turn "eating out" at what is now the Family Restaurant operated by Bob and Joan Gentry. Lew Jackson operated it at that time, beginning of the 20's and Fred Cronewett later . Five o'clock found the door locked, bookshelves empty , clerks weary and two druggists relieved that it was over and would not occur again for another year. Bigger Playground By ERSYL RIDER HADLEY I Remember When the playground at the Michigan A venue School was increased. The district wanted to buy land to the east , on which there were three houses. A special election was held, and the proposal was turned down. That was in the spring . At the annual meeting the next July , the matter was voted on and was passed. The annual meetings were never well attended and with the few present they put it across . The action that was taken was perfectly legal. Of course a little extra work was done to get the right people out to the annual meeting and that was good planning as the extra land for the playground was surely needed. Of course the people who voted against the proposal at the spring election felt they had been taken in. Lighted Athletic Field By GLEN SLAYTON I Remember the first school board meeting I attended after being elected . The board voted on a motion to install lights on the athletic field for $3,800.I went home and told Irene that I had gotten on the wrong board as they were spending a lot of money so the kids could play ball at night. 145 Teaching Kindergarteners By RUTH KELLEY I Remember while teaching kindergarten , a little girl put her ring on the wrong finger and could not take it off, an older child took her to the Yax Jewelry store to have it filed off. A boy tipped his chair and fell backward, hitting his head on the register . Stitches were needed. Chairs have four legs to be used. Mildred, after a long time in the bathroom appeared with a red balloon in her mouth . The fingers had been torn off the teacher 's rubber gloves that she found in a little storage cupboard . A child put his finger into a hole in the building blocks and could not get it out. The custodian was summoned with a pail of soap suds, which did the "trick." The rather frequent spilling of milk at lunch time , especially when it came in bottles. Lynda Hodgkinson took on a different facial appearance. The cookies we had at lunch time had black walnuts in them and Lynda was allergic to them . I Remember Child Study Club-Members contacted parents of prospective kindergarten pupils to get enrollment information . A kindergarten class met in the Methodist Church. A child sometimes brought a birthday treat for his classmates. When, with the assistance of a few parents, a class of kindergarten pupils enjoyed a train ride to Plymouth. A school bus met us there to bring us home after a lunch and fun time in a roadside park . The old A&P store was divided into rooms by canvas walls . Mrs. Stipe had a kindergarten class in one section . One Monday morning, Robbie exclaimed that he saw two " nothings" at the Kroger store on Saturday. Explaining further , he said they were dressed in black. (Nuns he meant). Courteous Students By EVA ALLEN I Remember When students were so courteous to the teachers. There were students who tried out all the teachers, they soon learned that some of them would allow just so much. Those students really became the teachers friends. Every so often I meet some of those students and they tell me how they look back with pleasure to those school days. Discipline was appreciated. Strict discipline is needed at the present time. Tooley School By STANLEY G. LATSON I Remember the first school in the Tooley District was down by Reuland Electric. The next one was on the corner of Grand River and Latson Road. It was later moved to the Herbert Lawson farm for a woodshed and shop. The school on the corner today is about one hundred years old. There were the Itsell girls that went here and then on to Howell and were teachers until they retired from Detroit and Lansing . In the McNamara family there was a doctor , electrical engineer and three nurses, all got their start at the Tooley School also Arthur Larson a dentist. I was on the school board for eight and one half years and the county board for six years. 146 The times have changed since I went to school, the tuition was sixteen dollars in the eighth grade and twenty dollars in high school. The teachers were Miss Morton and Mrs . William Brook in the eighth grade. Mr. Shultz was superintendent. In high school Miss Johnson, Miss Sharpe, Miss Nagel, Miss Peters , Mr. Graham and Miss Doyle. I drove a horse in three miles and put him in the ten cent barn that was on the corner of Walnut and Clinton Street. On days that the horse was needed on the farm I walked. Peanut Row By ALICE CRITTENDEN TERRY In 1924, while attending Howell High School on Michigan Avenue, I roomed at Nellie Eager's home on State Street along with Zoe Lott, Mary Dunn, and several other students . One rainy morning , on my way to school, I was sloshing along what was then known as Peanut Row, the block of State Street opposite the court house. In the middle of the block I met Judge Willis Lyons. He stopped me and scolded me for not wearing my raincoat and rubbers. He then escorted me all the rest of the way to school, sharing his umbrella with me. I was unforgettably impressed with the gallantry , thoughtfulness, and kindness extended to a small youngster by such an outstanding citizen and distinguished gentleman as Judge Lyons. Livingston County Normal The Livingston County Normal was the 37th of its kind in Michigan . It first met in the old high school on North Michigan occupying two rooms , one for the student body and the other for a training room where the observation and practice teaching was supervised. The attendance grew so rapidly that in 1929-1930 two training teachers and rooms were needed ; Also a large study and lecture room for the students , and added space where practice teaching could be carried on. So the old West Ward School was restored and the Normal moved there in the fall of 1929. It was a pleasant situation, like a little school and college quiet and self-sustained . There were three grades in each training room, made to resemble a rural school, where the student teachers would find positions, as most of the schools of the county were filled by these applicants . Following is a list of principals and training teachers who served during its existence. Principals-Miss Grace Gilbert , Miss Mary Tranor , Miss Ann Field , Miss Eunice Fetterly , Miss Mina Reed, Miss Jennie Lawrence . Training Teachers-Miss Lela McDowell, Miss Hildred Gross , Miss Irene Martin, Mrs. Sarah Maycock, Mrs. Ruth Lemon. Official School Board's History EARLY YEARS From earliest times the people of Howell have been concerned with providing education for their children. The Howell Public Schools were first organized in 1836. At a time when the homes in the community were log cabins, Howell citizens passed a resolution: "That 350 Dollars be raised in said district for the purpose of erecting a frame schoolhouse and completing the same ." Growth in Howell was continual and in 1849, a two story brick building was constructed on the present site of the Michigan Avenue School. Within a year 's time additional rooms were rented and a large addition was constructed in 1856. Howell High's first graduate was the sole member of the Class of 1869.L ater in 1869, a three-story brick building with a mansard roof and distinctive bell tower replaced the older building. The East Ward Elementary School site and in 1890 the West Ward Elementary School was built on the corner of Byron Road and Spring Street. In 1900 the high school offered four programs: Classical- Greek , Latin, Algebra, Geometry , History, Physics and English Literature ; Latin-German substituted for Greek ; Scientific-either German or Latin and Chemistry and Zoology; and English-a choice of subjects and Civics, Political Economy, Trigonometry and Physical Geography. In 1890 the high school was placed on the University of Michigan 's accreditation list. Howell also became one of the early schools to receive North Central accreditation in 1916. MIDDLE YEARS Once again the community considered the facilities inadequate , so in 1920 the old Central School was demolished and a third building, the present Michigan Avenue School, was built on the s:ime site. By 1921, the community recognized the need for a high school that would do more than simply prepare students for college entrance. As a result, students entering the new school had the opportunity to take agriculture, domestic science , manual arts , library training, and commercial studies . Dramatics , music, art, and physical education were also offered. At this time , the building included a Kindergarten through 12th grade program plus a County Normal program, preparing teachers for the country schools. For nearly thirty years , the Michigan Avenue School served as the sole school building for the district. However, there were a number of one room schools which served the children in the rural areas through the eighth grade. "' Banquet meeting of the M.S.U . and U.M . clubs. Scene depicts a battered M.S .U. football player demanding more pay. RECENT YEARS During the nineteen fifties concerned citizens recognized the need for reorganization of area school districts . Gradually, during this period approximately 24 primary districts voted to join the Howell Public Schools. In 1961 the last school district to become part of Howell was the Stone School of Marion Township. The only rural school building to remain in use is the Birkenstock School. To provide for students entering from the annexed districts, and for students moving into the area , the following buildings were added : 1954-Southeast Elementary; 1955- Southwest, Northwest, and Northeast Elementary Schools; 1960-additions to the Elementary Schools, 1965 Senior High School; 1970-Senior High addition; 1971-Junior High School. THE PEOPLE No history can be really complete without reviewing the people who dedicated their lives to the education of Howell's children . It would include superintendents-none of whom spent more than the 35 years John S. Page spent at the helm . .. and Florence Warner, who came to teach at the Michigan Avenue School in its first year and stayed fifty years! There were devoted school board members, administrators , teachers, secretaries, custodians , bus drivers , and cafeteria workers. From 1836 to the present, thousands have conscientously served the children and the citizens of Howell. THE FUTURE Today, Howell is growing more rapidly than ever. The schools are providing a modern program that reflects the community 's continuous interest in education. The increase of population, coupled with the increase in knowledge and technology means that the schools will continue to have many more challenges in the coming years. The Howell Public Schools will continue to be both dynamic and growing. 147 The Graduation Class of 1885 By HELEN RICHARDS This class, 15 in number, was the largest class to have been graduated at that time . Miss ancy Childers Webb became a teacher in Fort Smith, Arkansas . Miss Ella Smith became the first vocal music teacher in the high school. The teaching of music in school was unusual at that time, although the pupils marched up to the chapel each morning and sang several songs . The teaching staff in high school consisted of the superintendent , George Barnes , and a lady principal. Three members of the class continued their studies at the University of Michigan. Grant Dunning graduating in 1893. Eleven became teachers . The class in time was widely scattered . Three living for some years in the Phillippine Islands. Others lived in Washington, Illinois, Arkansas, New York, and Canada. Only three remained in Howell. HOWELL'S FIRST SCHOOLS Howell was always in the forefront of education . One of the first steps in the organization of the township of Howell, in June of 1836 was to elect school inspectors , who were F .J.B . Crane , Jonathan Austin, Joseph Porter . The voters met at the home of Amos Adams, which was Eagle Tavern, for the election. Mr. Crane offered a free lot No. 36 of his recently platted Brooks and Crane lots in the village of Howell if they would build a frame building . The building was not built until a year later because of the difficulty of getting lumber . In 1837 Moses Thompson completed his saw-mill and they were able to get lumber. Sardis Davis of Mason Township was the carpenter in charge and hewed the timbers for the frame . The finish lumber and the desks were hauled from Salem in Washtenaw County. It was finished at the cost of $350.00 and was located on Gregory Street. Miss Abigail Adams, daughter of Amos Adams , was the first teacher . Her wages were probably $1.50 per week with board , which was the current wage. The next term was taught by Justin Durfee , who if local history is correct , liked to go barefoot when the weather permitted. In 1845t he district voted to raise the sum of $200.00f or the purpose of erecting a second school house. At the district meeting the proposal was accepted then reconsidered and voted down. In March of 1847a resolution was passed to build a new school house to be 30 ft. x 40 ft. with walls 12 ft. high and l ft. thick. A separate committee was appointed to locate a site. Mr. George W. Jewett and Mr. Alvin Crittenden were the members. This is no record of any accomplishment by this committee . In September , 1848 another committee was appointed to select a site. It was three years from the time the old building was sold to the final location of the new site. The fight on this question was one of the most stubbornly contested of any that Howell had seen. Five different committees were appointed at five different meetings . The fight for the location of the school was between sections north and south of Grand River . The north side were in the minority but they managed to secure enough south-siders to change every location decided upon from 1845-184.9 In 1849 the final location was made on South Michigan, where the Middle School is now located . It was decided to build a two story brick building 38 ft. x 48 ft., but the opposition called this a " castle " and succeeded in getting it cut to 26 ft. x 36 ft. In September , 1849t he building was completed at a cost of $1000.00. Mr. William Wills was offered the principal's job 148 and he accepted . He proved to be incompetent and cruel. School broke up before the completion of the winter term . Because of crowded conditions an addition of 48 ft. x 36 ft. was made in 1856 by John B. Kneeland , contractor . This cost $750.00. In 1866 a resolution was passed authorizing the school officers to build a new building and issue bonds to pay for it. The amount was $15,000.00 at the unit rate of 7 percent but they had to pay 10 percent. The total cost was raised from $15,000.00 to $15650.00 and an additional $700.00 more was added for a third story . The total cost was $31,000.00. This building stood until 1918. In 1877 the school was organized in three departments , Primar y 4 years, Grammar 4 years, High School 4 years . The total budget in 1877 was $7828.04. The Ward buildings were built in 1893 or 1894. Information from Livingston County Historical Society . CLOSING WEEK OF A RURAL SCHOOL The last week of school for Mrs . Hazel Olsen and her 17 students at the Boyd district school in 1951 was a unique experience. That week the representatives of Life Magazine came to make a picture record of what children experience in rural America in their last week of school. The photographer was Mr. Thomas D. McAvoy and the correspondent Mr. Don Williams. These are excerpts from the June 4, 1951 issue of Life Magazine . " It was a bright Monday morning and school began promptly at9 :00 A.M. with the Lord's Prayer, then a reading class of the beginners , who clustered around Mrs . Olsen's desk, while the other students studied at their desks . Lunchtime that day produced a lively discussion among three boys, Larry Phillips, and Merely Radebach and his brother , Harvey on the subject, ' 'Do monkeys pull out your hair or not." On Tuesday a worker from the Rural Bible Mission came to tell the bible story , " The Parable of the Sower and the Seeds." He was alloted 30 minutes by the state to talk to the children . By Wednesday the tension began to mount. There was a certain restlessness in the room . Students dropped their crayons more often than usual , some looked out the door and windows more frequently than necessary , and there was a growing impatience and a wondering if the week would ever end. Fortunately Richard Elkins brought a gopher that he had caught the day before. The children looked up " Gopher " in the encyclopedia and they decided to feed it corn and plant roots. Thursday was the final test day. This decided promotions to the next higher grade for the following year . This was also the day to clean out desks . That left only one more day " Party Day. " Friday the parents served a huge lunch and the students entertained with singing and recitations. Then Mrs . Olsen handed out prizes and report cards and the year 1951 ended for the Boyd School, except for Mrs. Olsen who remained to sweep out the one room school and lock the door. THE "OLD OPERA HOUSE"WASTHE SITE FOR THE 1906 COMMENCEMENT The class of 1906 had fifteen members. Twelve girls and three boys. Mr. J . K. Osgerby was the superintendent and well liked by the students . Some of the teachers remembered are Mabel Filkins, Latin ; Edith Bullock, English ; Zoe Schurtz , mathematics ; Mr. Miles and Grace Bailey , science and E. Alma Sharpe was the librarian. The janitor was "Dick Burdick " who was outstanding. He would leave wonderful drawings on the blackboards in colors. He was a real artist. The commencement program was held in the Opera House. Someone had suggested that this class select some famous person and build a program around that person . The Class of 1906 chose Rudyard Kiplins. Thora Sopp was the Valedictorian . Although the class was small in numbers, the class always worked and stuck together . Alma Young was a member of the 1906 class. Class of 1916 By MARY McQUILLAN SHIELDS The freshman class of 1913 had an enrollment of 63. Mr. Abel was our suoerintendent ably assisted by Miss Alice Johnson our principal , who presided over the assembly room with an "iron hand " that was probably needed . Our freshmen and our sophomore years moved along with sleigh rides to the country homes of some of our members and weiner roasts in the woods that is now part of the city park . Our junior year we looked forward to our class play that would pay for the reception for the seniors. The rehearsals had started for " The School for Scandal" under the direction of Miss Krakau . Finally the Board of Education decided the play was too risque for our tender years so they reimbursed us with $75.00. We realized that amount was insufficient for a reception and had to decide on how to raise more money. We decided on a Spring Carnival. It was a huge success and we cleared $50.00. So we were able to give the Seniors a Royal Reception. Our class had dwindled to 29 members in our senior year. Mr. Courter was our superintendent and Miss Bigalke our principal. Who can forget Mr. Burdick, our genial custodial who always had a smile and a friendly word for us. We were proud of our school and there never was vandalism and destruction in our day. We have so many happy memories of those days. In 1966 we had our fiftieth anniversary at the Colonnade. Fourteen members came . What the Twenties Were Like By LUCILE SCHNACKENBERG BROWN, CLASS OF 1926 On the site of the old Central School on South Michigan Avenue, the new Howell Public School was opened for classes in the fall of 1920. It provided assembly and class rooms for all students in the kindergarten through grade 12. There was an auditorium, gymnasium, offices for the Superintendent of Schools and the high school principal , and a Community Room for public gatherings. The community was very proud of the new school. Mr. Claude V. Courter was the superintendent and in 1922 Mr. John Page came to Howell. New in 1922 was the student council. Organized with the purpose of raising scholastic standards, promoting student activities, securing the co-operation between pupils and faculty. It had the responsibility of creating a feeling of loyalty to the school and the community. The council sponsored Lecture Courses of evening entertainment for both students and adults. The "Jackie Band " was organized in 1921, a fore runner of all the high school bands. This group accompanied the Howell Commandery, Knights Templar to many state conclaves. The music department included boys and girls bands , Glee Clubs, Octettes, Madrigal Clubs and an orchestra. Assembly programs were held each Friday afternoon in the auditorium with outstanding speakers and student participation and the orchestra in the pit in front of the stage. Operettas were presented each year . There were active public speaking programs with Declamation and Oratory contests and debating teams. In the athletic department there were fine football, baseball, basketball and track teams. All of these teams were rated high in regional and state competiton. There were special organizations of Hi Y and Girl Reserves . Social events of special significance to students were Junior-Senior Tug-of-War, The Y Carnival, J-Hop, Football Banquet, Student Union parties, and Alumni Reunions . Each year a panoramic picture was taken of all the students in grades 7 through 12 and the faculty on the bleachers in front of the school. The Class of '36 Remembers when By BARBARA EASTMAN SCOFIELD Being asked to write your memories of " High School Days" takes you back a step , and you suddenly realize that was almost forty years ago. Probably my senior year was the greatest. Our graduation took place June 11, 1936 in the auditorium of the building on South Michigan. It was the 68th commencement of Howell Public Schools and were we proud of our 97 graduates . Bernadette Bassett Hubbell was our Valedictorian, and Barbara Eastman Scofield was Salutatorian. We were especially proud of our school, our town, our superintendent and our faculty , but we always thought our class was the best. We were just one big happy family , who always stuck together. By WILLABELLE LIL YWHITE HOLMES Willabelle remembered a drama class taught by Miss Donna Binkhorst, and especially a play called "Sparkin" in which she played "Granny" and was required to chew tobacco (chocolate drops ) and spit in a woodbox. She also remembers that she and her brother Sherman ('36) attended most every football and basketball game. Mr. Paul Bennett was the coach and Howell won most of the games . She was always thrilled by the Howell marching band that led the way to the football games. By ELNORA SHARPE MUNSELL Elnora writes " The one thing that has had the most influence in my life happened in a 9th grade Civics class taught by Miss Lucile McClenathan. The first week of our freshman year she stood before the Civics class and said "If you will learn this quotation and practice it, it will guide you the rest of your life." This is the quotation, "An education is the training of your mind and the will to do the things you ought to do, when you ought to do them, whether you want to or not." By MAURICE COLES Maurice recalls the completing of high school in 1936 was the high point of his school days. He has very pleasant memories of the school personnel who helped to make that graduation a high point for him . Superintendent Mr. John Page, Pat Murphy, Leon McDermott , Keene Stollsteimer, Paul Bennett, Sarah Beattie Allen, Donna Binkhorst, Loren Willis, and Mr. Olsen. These and many more who showed a real interest and a deep concern for us as individuals make many happy memories . By ROBERT G. SMITH Bob recalls the day after Labor Day in 1930. First day of 149 school for the seventh grade students. It all began in the northeast corner of the high school building on Michigan Avenue. "I was quite pleased with the way my new corduroy knickers swished, when I walked and so very proud of the necktie I didn't have to tie, you just slipped it over your head and then it sort of hid under your shirt collar . I sat in the back of the room on the boys side near Maury Coles, Frank Slavin, Bob Ross and Dick Reiner . Sitting near the girls didn't occur to us. That came later . It was time to start our year. The room quieted down and Miss Warner, our home room teacher started to call the roll. As it continued the door suddenly opened and a strange kid took about three steps into the room and stopped. He just stood there, bewildered, looking around at the strange faces. Miss Warner greeted him, saying , "Well where did you come from-Santa Claus?" This caused some nervous laughter in the room during which Seymour Holcolm, our new kid, found a place to sit down. A Championship-Plus Memories of 1956 Class By ROSEMARY RICHARDS EARL A Capital Circuit Football Championship and a sports minded student-body and community are memories of the Class of 1956, many of whom were active participants on those teams. The graduating class numbered a hundred. Since everyone knew everyone else, all of the activities were fun. That was true of the senior trip to New York . During the year the noon-dances in the gym were fun. Some popular tunes were "Rock Around The Clock" "Earth Angel," and "Graduation Day. " The Annual J-Hop was the big dance of the year. Floor length gowns made of net were the "in" thing. School attire for the girls was a maxi-length skirt with crinolines, saddle-shoes, and rolled-down socks. The dress code, which was strictly enforced, said no jeans . When Bermuda shorts became popular and knee socks were new two girls were sent home for wearing inappropriate attire . Grub-Day was a special day at the end of the year when you could wear anything "un-neat" except shorts . The place to go and be seen after school was Culver's ( next to the National Bank ). After a date, one always went to "Hop's" on east old Grand River , and usually in a car borrowed from the parents . The Veteran's Institute The graduating class of 1920 spent their senior year in a temporary building located south of Grand River , where the Christian Science structure now stands, and directly across from the U.S. Postoffice . These are some of the comments made by Gerald Woodward, a member of that class, in an article published in their senior school paper. (Quote) "This year has been like camping in a large roomy shack on the south bank of 'Grand River. ' The building had the convenience and appearance of a woodshed combined with a tabernacle. The interior was natural wood with plenty of knotholes and with neither varnish or stain to mar its beauty. Fresh air and light were in unlimited quantities due to halfpartitions . " In one sense the half-partitions provided a more liberal education, since the students in the Civics class could listen to Latin conjugations and a few French verbs and adjectives, as well as Civics. As the foreign language session subsided, you could hear Mr. Rawson 's lecture on the relative merits of 150 Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns (chickens that is) . All this knowledge from one class. If you moved to the back of the building to get more knowledge as in chemistry and physics, you were impressed with the whir of sewing machines , the pounding in the Manual Training Classes, and all this liberally mixed with pungent odors such as onions coming from the future housewives busy in cooking class." Signed, G.W. Fifty-five years later Margaret Garland Hoover, a member of that class remembers too the half partitions , the knotholes, the cold temperatures in winter and the English classes taught by Miss Alma Sharpe , that required each member to write, to learn and to present before the student body either an oration or a declamation . Her subject was "Aliens in the United States. " A Few Reunion Remembrances Class of 1922 RUTH HAINES MILLER The east ward grade school had a segregated playground. A high board fence separated the boys and girls on the playground . Being somewhat of an early "Women's Libber" in the grade school set she ventured one time around that fence to retrieve a baseball thrown over the fence . FLORENCE SPALDING MILLER Remembers catching a Cuban heel on her shoe in a knothole in the stairs in the old school building on South Michigan and falling down the long stairs. She also spent a year in the "Old Tabernacle" as it was called and the winter cold produced some very painful chilblains . WINFIELD LINE Remembered Mr. A. Riley Crittenden (Who published a County Paper called Livingston Tidings ) as being the most enthusiastic man he had ever known. GENEVA McQUEEN DeFEYTER Was an early commuter while she attended high school. She took the train at Cohoctah every Sunday night equipped with heavy suitcase containing food and clothes for the week . Arriving in Howell she walked several blocks to the place where she had rented a room for the school year. On Friday she reversed the process and returned home. Many times the trains were hours late. WILLARD WILTSE Willard was also a student in the "Old Tabernacle " building and recalls an incident that was a little painful. One mother used to bring her daughter to school every day with a horse and buggy. Some of the boys decided to have some fun so they placed sticks through the wheels so they could not turn. Mr. Courter was told about the "neat trick" and called the boys in and administered some corporal punishment. Qne of the boys said to Mr. Courter, who was the superintendent, " I'll tell my Dad on you," Mr. Courter replied, "You do that and if he comes down we will take care of him , too." DORIS BOURNS Giving book reports in English classes was standard procedure for high schools. For Doris it was a problem until she made a report on " Lavendar and Old Lace ." Encouraged by Miss Canfield she gave an excellent one and received an "A." After that she lost some of her fear and was much happier . The Class of 1946 Welcomed Returning Veterans By REBECCA CLARK HEWLETT School life was the usual thing for the Class of 1946. A total of 33 of those who enrolled in Kindergarten stayed together and graduated together. "Togetherness" has been a characteristic of this class even since graduation. They have held reunions every five years and are now planning for the 30th which will occur in 1976. They did have a few specials that they recalled . World War II was part of their experience. They were very proud to have George Elliott a World War II Veteran join them and graduate. John Girard was also a special member of the class. John came home to finish high school after being in a Japanese Prison Camp for three years. He was captured by the Japanese at Corrigedor early in the war. That was a very historical incident in the Philippines. A "first" they all remember was persuading the school administration to let them have an over-night trip for their senior year. They made the trip to Niagara Falls, New York by boat the USS South America. Everybody's Friend By HELEN MEABON John Rogers (Dick Burdick ) Burdick kept an attractive building, a well groomed yard with seasonal flower-beds, and a well disciplined playground for the grade children at the first Michigan A venue School. This building and grounds were the special pride of Dick Burdick, who encouraged us and did not tolerate abuse. He was everybody's friend and enlivened many a dull day by stepping into a classroom to speak with the teacher, or maybe make a funny face for the small children who loved it and him. Outside the building he carefully supervised the playground, which was on the east side of the building on Michigan A venue. He carefully taught the grade pupils the difference between lawn and playground and saw to it that it was remembered. Spring and summer were beautiful seasons made more so by the very large flower-bed in the center of the lawn in front of the building . No weed dared to show up among the caster beans, Salvia and those gorgeous red cannas that "Dick" tended so carefully . By WILLIAM CHRISTOPHERSON In 1946, with most of the young men back from World War II, Mr. Page felt that these Veterans should have an opportunity in Livingston County to complete high school or learn a skill. The Board of Education entered into a contract with the government to provide such training in Howell High School. Mr. W. A. Christopherson was named its director in the fall of 1946 and continued in that capacity until spring of 1951. Some Veterans completed their high school work and some entered training in such areas as welding, auto mechanics, plastering, masonry , auto body repair, tool and die, carpentry , drafting , store management, banking , an_d agriculture. Veterans were paid a partial salary by their employer and received the rest from the government under the G.I. Bill during their training. Veterans were trained onthe- job during the day and attended classes in related fields from two to four nights a week. DRIVER EDUCATION In 1951 Citizens Mutual Insurance Company sponsored the training of four men from Howell at Western Michigan University in preparation for the teaching of Driver Education in our schools. Donald Gill, high school principal , W.A. Christopherson , Louis Richardson of the City Police, and Vern Dibble of the Sheriff's Department went through one week of intensive training on the campus . The Russell Smith Ford Agency provided the first ·car and Mr. Christopherson was selected as the first instructor . Driver Education was not required at that time and was offered during the regular school day. A total of forty-eight students were trained during that first year. MINSTREL SHOW The spring of 1947i s remembered by old timers as the time the faculty "t ook their hair down" and put on a show which packed the Michigan Avenue School auditorium both nights . The entire faculty occupied the stage. Wilbur Davis did his old soft shoe, John Munn juggled , Paul Bennett reversed the punch line of his joke, William Christopherson sang " Bill Bailey ," Fred Jappinga brought the house down with "She's Too Fat For Me" and Keene Stollsteimer got down on his hands and knees to bring forth the last low note of " Cool Water." Special Services for Rural Schools MUSIC By GLADYS MCCALLUM FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOLS Instruction in music for the one room rural school was provided for the teachers of Livingston County by Michigan State University. Elsie Thrasher and Wanda Cook were two of the instructors. In the spring of each year a county wide festival was held in the Howell High School auditorium. The students numbered several hundred . The program demonstrated with songs, dances and with choral work what the students had accomplished in the school year . The special guests were parents and friends of the participants . SPELLING BEES Champion spellers from each school were chosen at local contests and the winners competed in a county "Bee." This champion represented the county at the state contest in Detroit. This program was sponsored each year by the Detroit News. Special prizes were awarded the winners and the News provided dictionaries for the contestants. BIBLE STUDY The Rural Bible Mission provided ministers to speak to the students in the rural schools. The instruction was a Bible story, hymn singing and prayer. This was only a 30 minute program and the instructor was on to the next school. Summer Bible schools were also held. This service was with- 151 drawn from any school if there were objections . Melvin Shelver , Mel Nelson and Uncle Don were familiar names to the children . IT WAS A LONG WALK Oak Grove had a ten grade school. The first through fifth grades were in one room and the sixth through ten were in a larger room. Gladys McCallum graduated from the Oak Grove School and walked a mile and a half each way every day. Times Change By MRS. EV A ALLEN After my husband died in 1930, I realized that I had three boys to support. Having had training for teaching of commercial subjects, I applied for a position in the Howell Public Schools. Mr. Page informed me that the present teacher probably would be there indefinitely . But within a year she married and married teachers were asked to resign . So I got the position, which I wanted so much . Times have really changed from then to now. Sponsoring was part of teacher's assignment and I helped to sponsor many senior trips . On these trips we found that some students liked to break rules . This caused many anxious moments for sponsors. I do remember one incident especially , these trips included a Broadway show. This particular one starred " Sophie Tucker ." As I remember some of her remarks were questionable in those days . After one of these remarks a boy sitting next to me leaned over and said to me, " Mrs. Allen should I laugh? " Special Events By BETTY CHRISTOPHERSON Homecoming in October, 1956 was a very special event, queen Margie Simmons received her crown from Margaret Devereaux , an high school alumnus of 1952. Margaret had just returned from the "Miss America" Pageant in Atlantic City, where she won the title of "Miss Congeniality" also finishing among the top ten in the contest. She also appeared that week on CBS-TV show "What's My Line" in New York City. Education Expands By AWILDA HOWEY SLONAKER In the 30's schools were beginning to recognize special needs of the children. As a result children in grades 2 through 6 who had special needs were given extra help in arithmetic and reading . A special teacher was added to work with these children individually. It also included children who missed school because of illness or other special reasons . The improvement of the children was very noticeable . It helped many to pass their grade at the end of the year that probably would have failed . It was such a rewarding experience to me to see such improvement and the expressions of joy in their faces at the end of the year. Courses for the 7th grade were improving in content. Geography was expanded to studying many continents in detail and a variety of subjects not covered in the text-book. I remember getting out my college text to find sufficient material for the eager students . I also remember that in 1932 spelling as an 8th grade subject was discontinued. 152 School Bus Transportation By ROBERT GIES My first trip to be taken by school bus was in August, 1940. A four day trip was taken to the upper part of Michigan, by a group of 4-H boys and two sponsors to visit a tree and potato growing plantation . The first night out the boys slept on the courthouse lawn in Cheboygan on blankets. When we left Howell in the morning , it was shirt sleeve weather , but it turned cold during the night and nobody had thought to take sweaters or coats along , so the rest of the trip was rather cold. The second day out we had to cross the straits on a car ferry , this was a new experience for me as I had never driven onto or rode a boat before . The boys visited a number of large potato growing farms in the Marquette area. At night the boys slept on mats in the college gym at Marquette. The third night out we had enough money left so all went to tourist homes for the night in Manistee . The fourth day the boys visited a large tree plantation on Route No. 55 just outside of Manistee . The bus we used on this trip was manufactured by Reo of Lansing. We made good time on this trip considering my first school bus driving experience, and no expressways to travel on in those days. It was the first trip north of Lansing for me so all roads and towns were new. During the war years the bus was not used because shortage of gas and schools were not eligible for gas stamps to buy gas for special trips . The bus was used, however, four times a year to take blood donors to Brighton for the Red Cross Blood Bank. The Crittenden School burned down at about this time , instead of rebuilding, because of shortage of building material, they bought an old D.S.R. Bus from Detroit and transported their students to Howell School. In 1947, the Crittenden School bought a new thirty-six passenger Ford school bus. At about this time the Fairlawn parents asked the Crittenden School Board to transport their students to the Howell Schools. Mr. Lloyd Gies and Mr. Robert Gies were alternate drivers . Mr. LeRoy Ream was our substitute driver . In August, 1953, Mr. John Page, superintendent of Howell Schools asked me to operate his school bus transportation for him. The Howell Public Schools had annexed some rural school districts. The Howell School Board had bought three new sixty-six passenger Ford school buses from Russel D. Smith of Howell to transport the students from rural schools. 'The first year (1953-54) we operated five buses with one spare bus. The other two buses came from the Crittenden and Louk Districts, the spare bus from the Howell Schools. The bus drivers the first year were: Bus No. 1, Robert Gies, Bus No. 2, Maynard Bird ; Bus No. 3, George Bergin; Bus No. 4, Elmer Smith ; Bus No. 4, Joe Helmore ; Bus No. 6, extra bus, Rev . John Murback . The first three years the buses were maintained by local garages . In the fall of 1956, the Howell system was operating sixteen buses. A building was remodeled on the property of Robert Gies and a bus garage was started at this time . I was supervisor and mechanic for two years . In 1956 another mechanic was hired. Also, Louis Brown was driving bus and worked part time as mechanic . Mrs . Robert Gies was doing the book work, payrolls, et cetera for transportation department of the school system. . In 1963, I resigned my position as supervisor a.nd was hired as head mechanic. Mr. Hugh Lyons was supervisor and held this position until August, 1974. Mrs. Norma Skalski replaced Mr. Lyons in September of 1974. I resigned my position as head mechanic on June 30, 1975 to take a position with the Methodist Church in Howell. I was with the transportation system for twenty-two years and guided the bus fleet from a start of six buses in 1953 to a fleet of sixty buses in 1975. In 1973,t he voters of the Howell School District voted in one mill for five years to buy property and build a bus garage and warehouse complex, but as of August, 1975 buses are still being maintained at the remodeled building at 1285 Byron Road . This is only a small part of the history and background of the transportation system of the Howell Public Schools. History of Howell Schools By MRS. ALBERT ROHRABACHER Howell was always in the fore front of education . One of the first acts in the organization of the township of Howell, June 1836, was to elect school inspectors who were: F .J.B . Crane, Jonathan Austin and Joseph Porter. The voters met at the home of Amos Adams, which was the Eagle Tavern, for the election. Mr. Crane offered a free lot, No. 36 of his recently plotted Brooks and Crane Lots of Howell Village if they would build on it a frame school house. However, the school house was not built until the following year, because of the difficulty in obtaining lumber , which could not be had closer than Green Oak. Mr. Crittenden in his history says that there were some provisions for and teaching in the year (1836) before the frame school house was built. Does this mean that the first school house was a log house? Probably , it was. Meanwhile, Moses Thompson had completed his saw mill in 1837 and they were able to use his lumber for the school building. Sardis Davis of Marion Township was the carpenter in charge and hewed the timber for the frame . The finish and desks had to be hauled from Salem in Washtenaw County. It was finished at a cost of $350 and located on the east side of Gregory Street between Sibley and Washington. The Philip Livingston Chapter of the DAR have marked the spot with a large granite marker. Howell could now boast of three frame buildings . The Eagle Tavern of Mr. Adams and Mr. Gay's store having preceeded the school house. Miss Abigail Adams, the daughter of Amos Adams was the first teacher in a regular school, in the summer of 1837. We do not know what her wages were but in the 1850's a good teacher's wage was $1.50 a week plus board . The teacher who taught the following term was Justin Durfee. According to Mr. Crittenden he was accustomed to going barefoot. He also held a number of township offices, assessor and highway commissioner. Other male teachers, who taught in this building were: E . F. Burt , William P. Glover (who was said to have punished his pupils severely ), William 0 . Archer, Henry H. Harmon and John S. Dixon. The female teachers besides Miss Adams were: Miss Fransworth , Miss Waterman and Clarissa Rumsey and Mrs . Skilbeck . The school house had to serve many purposes . Judge Fletcher held the first term of court there, on Nov. 8, 1837 and for sometime afterward. On the 14th of April, 1838, Rev . Thomas Baker of Highland met at the village school house with various persons who were members of the Baptist Church back east. After religious services they proceeded to plan for the organization of a Baptist Church of Howell. On May 12 a meeting was held to adopt Articles of Faith and Practice and on June 21, the membership was organized . The sermon was by Rev. E . Weaver and a special address was given by Rev . Lamb. Also the Presbyterians, beginning with their second year of meetings , held them in the school house as the Methodists did also, until the courthouse was completed in 1847. Meanwhile "se lect" or private schools were very numerous. The earliest, Theodore Bridgeman opened his Howell Select School in 1845 in the old Presbyterian Church. It died before the year was up and the Classical Select School of Rev . G. F . McEwen was started in that same year . Mrs. Mariah L. Charles instituted a select school in 1846. The Howell Academy of William P . Glover opened the same year and soon folded. Since all these schools were short-lived, a group of prominent citizens organized a stock-company of $10,000f or building a school but it never materialized. Also a writing school was taught by Dr. E. F . Olds about 1843. (Was a doctor's penmanship better then, than now?) The most successful select school was that Mrs. Rosina L. Dayfoot started in 1857 and continued for some time . She had several teachers and was located on S. Walnut Street. Later the school was moved to Fenton. Meanwhile, the old public school had proved to be inadequate in size and in 1845 an appropriation for a new public school was made and the old one was sold. The old Presbyterian Church was rented for auxiliary school purposes , and also the old " academy building " which stood where the old Republican Block stood in 1911. It was three years before the location of a school house was determined, after the old one was sold. The fight on this question was one of the most stubbornly contested of any which Howell has ever seen. Five different committees were appointed, at as many different meetings . The old town square at the southeast corner of Grand River and Center Street, the present site of the Methodist Church and others were chosen at various times only to be turned down at school meetings. This fight for its location was between sections north of and south of Gand River Street. The north side was never strong enough to secure the location of the school on their side but they managed to secure south-siders enough to change every location decided upon from 1845-1849. In 1848 the final location decided on was where Howell's Michigan Ave. School is presently located . Probabl y, the controversy would have continued much longer but the district board sold the old school house. It was then necessary to rent room in the Stage House (south side of Grand River between Walnut and Michigan). John Dixon was engaged to teach there. It was determined to build a two story brick building 38 by 48 feet, but the opposition called this a " castle " and succeeded in cutting it down to 26 by 36 feet. The promoters of the larger building were jubilant when by 1850, it was necessary to rent more room. The contract for the new building was awarded to Elijah Coffren who built it for about $700. An addition of 48 feet in length and 26 feet in width was made to the school house in 1856 by John B. Kneeland, contractor. William Wills was the first teacher in the new building. It was necessar y to enlarge the building in 1866 and 1867. The old records are not complete but the following were principals from 1849-1869: W. Mills, John S. Dixon, Seth Beden, J. S. Houston, F. W. Munson, L. Barnes , D. Cramer , Charles W. Bowen, Rufus T. Bush, Michael McKernon, S.S. Babcock , Joshua S. Lane, and L. S. Montague. When Prof. F . W. Munson was employed to superintend the Howell school in 1856, there was quite a question whether the board would employ anyone not a Democrat. In the future , there were to be two other Howell school buildings to occupy this location. 153 Notable Howell Natives EMILY MUTTER AUSTIN First Violinist Detroit Symphony Orchestra JOSEPH P. BRADY National President of University of Michigan Alumni Club CHARLES P. BUSH President of Michigan State Senate McPHERSON BROWNING President of Detroit Bank and Trust Company LULU VERE CHILDERS Director of Music of Howard University Washington, D.C. CLAUDE V. COURTIER Superintendent of Schools Cincinnati, Ohio RALPH STAPLETON EULER Senior Vice-President Mellon National Bank and Trust Co. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania DR. CHARLES WHITNEY GILMORE Curator of Vertebrate Palentology National Museum (Smithsonian Institution) Washington, D.C. WALTER HASTINGS State of Michigan Ornithologist Official Photographer Michigan State Conservation Department CHARLES JEWETT World's Champion Glass Ball Shooting KENDRICK KIMBALL Outdoor Editor the DETROIT NEWS A.J. LAMOREAUX Editor and Publisher of RIO NEWS Rio deJaneiro, Brazil Contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica (Latin America) Librarian-Cornell University COL. GEORGE W. LEE Quartermaster of all Michigan Troops during Civil War DR. 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A Woman of the 1800 ' s By MARIETTA CRITTENDEN Father had land at Saline, 20 miles from Ann Arbor, where he had started to build a log house. A neighbor had completed a house. There we stayed for the winter . (Puncheon Floors) , logs split open and hewed with Beetle and Wedge. He boarded with us for rent and how he did eat. It took all of mother 's time to bake, for all that was done in a bake kettle , bread , cake, biscuit, meat , potatoes, all had to be baked in the kettle . That afore said neighbor got a cat and his greatest worry was that I would spoil it by playing with it. I would dress it up in some of my own outgrown garments and enjoyed myself a little, but catty got cross and one day scratched my face awfully, indeed I carry the scars yet. Imagine , if you can , the long lonesomeness of that winter , nothing to see or hear or go to school, no meeting, no books, Mrs. Ernest A very a nd her son Ea rl. 156 not a nut or apple or anything that we had been accustomed to. The next spring work began indeed it began for me before that for mother had me at the knitting and I had knit myself a pair of stockings before I was seven years old and before spring had completed the second pair. My stint would be so many rounds a day. I could tell of many funny and some serious circumstances, one in particular: I had found a blue bird 's nest in a hollow stump , a small pile of roots on one side enabled one, when standing on it to look into the hallow and see the birds. One day my parents went somewhere and got a little girl to come and stay while they were absent. Of course I must show the bird's nest, I ran to the stump and had my bare foot raised to step upon the pile of rubbish , I was looking back at her , my foot kept going down without touching anything , something made me look down. The pile of debris was gone and right in the very place of it a good sized massasauga Jay coiled for a spring. I jumped back and ran to the house, got an old axe and dispatched his snakeship. Then to prove it was a rattler I chopped off the six rattles and got a spear of grass around them and carried them in triumph to the house. The little girl was so scared that she went home . Father laughed at the snake story , saying that it was nothing but a streaked snake but when he saw the rattles he was as frightened as the little girl, almost. Ma was just vexed to think I would be so foolish as to venture back to kill it. That same year in strawberry time we were picking them and were not more than three feet apart when we became aware of a big rattler crawling between that raised mother's dander. I was sent to the house instanter ; I don't remember what was the fate of the snake . .. Bears were numerous, the first summer we lived west. My father had some business at Ann Arbor; I was sent about sundown to a neighbors to get a young girl about 14 to come and stay with mother and me over night, the distance was ¾ of a mile. When we got back to our house it was getting dusk. We were afraid to go into the house and afraid to stay outside. The reason of this was the fact that the Indian trail from Chicago to Detroit was but a short distance back of our house, and every year Indians went through to Fort Malden in Canada to get their scalp bounty, a vestige of British conciliation left over from the war of 1812. Well, to resume , as Samantha says , we started to go to the nearest neighbors, we met an immense bear right in the road . But owing to the darkness we thought it was a neighbor's black heifer . A more thoroughly frightened couple of little girls never ran screaming homeward , than we were . I, after that , saw three more , at different times. After settlers got in and got hogs growing they were turned loose to get their living on acorns which were abundant and fattened the porkers without the trouble of feeding them corn. At such seasons of the year there would scarcely be a week but one would hear the poor pigs squealing as some bear would catch them and carry them off. One little shaver rushed in while his father was at the breakfast table crying that a big black man was carrying off one of his " peckled pigs." Sure enough a black bear was going on his hind feet with a pig hugged up in his arms . This chap had a hard time of it, the neighbors turned out with gun and dogs and the animal was killed on the spot. My father was quite fond of the chase, and went hunting whenever he had leisure. He had lost the sight of one eye; while hunting at one time he saw a large deer with splendid antlers coming right to him almost , he fired at close range , the deer went right by him, so close that a limb caught in his horns and when released, flew back with great force and hit the well eye. He was badly hurt of course and had to sit down and bear the pain and think of his rather undesirable situation . After several hours he managed to lift up the eyelid with his fingers and see enough to form a tolerably correct idea of his position and would walk a little way, then raise up the eyelid, and so made out to keep his bearings and so was able Childs float in the Street fair. to reach the road and sometime after dark got home. He was laid up some days with the hurt eye and suffered from apprehension that the sight would never be restored , but it came out alright after a time . The second winter we spent in Michigan was remarkable for what was called an ice storm . The timber was all coated with ice of considerable thickness, and trees were bent in all directions so much that there was no getting about, not only because the bent branches obstructed the roads but the constant breaking down of trees and limbs , great tops falling every moment , and such an indescribable roaring was really terrifying ; our nearest neighbors dared not pass over the road . I have seen ice storms since but never anything to equal that. The great star shower of 1833w as witnesses by my parents and myself. Father woke me in the night to view the wonderful sight. To give you some idea of the impression made upon me, you have probably been in a snow storm when the flakes were very large and on looking up you felt as though you were rising up instead of the big flakes coming down. The stars seemed to start from the zenith and slide down all around the dome of the heavens. The fall of meteors continued until the sun light obscured them . In October of 1835 father sold his land at Saline and sent mother and me on a visit to Vermont while he remained to look for land for another investment. We took passage on the steamer United States , all went well until the morning we were due at Buffalo. There was a furious hurricane from the west. The steamer was quite unmanageable . Oh! what pandomonium ! such shrieks , curses and praying , some men on their knees calling on God to save , when but a short time previous their lips were profaming His sacred name , dogs howling, seamen shouting orders and so on. All those standing were thrown down. The captain ordered all to go ashore at once. The sailors took charge of women and children . The wind was so violent that strong men were blown down in the street , we all took hold of hands but even with that precaution the strain was so great that our hold would be broken loose and some one would go whirling away until rescue by some strong hand . We, with most of the passengers , found shelter in a hotel, some came in and said they waded in water up to their waist. Toward morning the 157 storm abated and we were able to resume our journey. After leaving Buffalo we continued to Cleveland then to Detroit where father bought a yoke of oxen and a wagon and after loading our belongings, as soon as possible we continued on our way. I was perched atop the load to watch for the marks of the blazed trail. Much of the road consisted of logs laid side by side which made traveling hazardous. Because of this the wagon reach was broken causing a delay while waiting for repairs . On arriving at Ann Arbor we were taken to my uncle's farm which is now a part of the university grounds. Shortly we went on to Saline where father had some land . Here we spent the winter at the Webster home which adjoined our property . Other settlers soon came in. To provide sleeping accommodations there were beds set up in three corners of the room while the cook stove occupied the fourth . There were loose boards laid on the beams above. These were covered with straw which made a wide bed the full length. Where several of the men slept. Mother had arranged a shake-down bed for Mrs. Rumsey's daughter and me which we didn't object to until in making up the bed mother put her hand on a massauger after which we slept on the foot of their bed. Once a wolf killed and ate one of our sheep about ten rods from our house. One day Mrs. Rumsey and I had the pleasure of wolf company for about ¾ of a mile. We ran, whistled and shouted all the way while the brute spraing into one side of the wagon track and we were in the other. One could easily get lost, I did once, while after cattle, I found that I was going in a circle. I recognized my own track in crossing a little run . I remembered that I had read that one must go in an exactly opposite direction from that which seemed the right way. I did that and came out at our own house but did not recognize it. Mother came outside but I didn't know her at first and when I did I could hardly get to the house after that I was so weak. A little fawn was given to me, it was the prettiest little creature, when it was two years old some hunters from Ypsilanti shot it although it had a broad band of scarlet on its neck. There was nothing to break the monotony of those days of work and privation unless one took delight in listening to the woodman's axe as the mighty monarchs of the forest were felled. I worked out of doors with father all day, many days, and then lugged water and wood and milked cows and fed calves and pigs for a resting spell. Father made the drill holes while I scattered the apple seeds from which the trees in the lower orchard grew. Not many now days would have to wait for apples to grow from the seeds. The summer after I was sixteen father gave me the choice of teaching school at $1.25 a week or staying home. I thought of the hard outdoors work and decided to take the school. I taught 31 boys and 16 girls. It was at this time father was bitten by a massauga and nearly lost his life from which he never fully recovered, from the ill effects . I've made many pairs of buckskin mittens and they were sold in Detroit. Mother taught me how to spin wool and tow when I was ten years old and after that I learned the knack of spinning linen on the little wheel. . . I did quite a quantity of them and sent it to Detroit where it brought two cents a skien, as the few threads were called . I used to chop ice from a water hole and melt for washing with a smooth board standing in the tub on which the clothes were pounded with a perforated oar-shaped piece ; the only wringer being the washer-woman's hands after rinsing at the spring, then hung on bushes to dry. I used to sew, knit , weave and study hard and tried to redeem the time to the best of my poor ability. I had no fine 158 features or good looks to help me on to glory . Like a boy I knew in Vermont who said he had to figure out his rithmetic on his bare head ; I had to work out my destiny on the barest of opportunities. The housekeeping of 75 years ago was very primitive compared with that now in vogue; first I will speak of the care of woodwork and floors: all had to be scoured to the most possible whiteness then the keeping room floors were sanded. A basket with some design in the bottom was filled with white sand, the housewife would carefully place it so the sand would sift through the interstices and leave the imprint, and so she would go over the whole floor; when done the doors of the room were hermetically closed to await the advent of company when of course the beautiful figures would become marred and the process would have to be gone over again. Painted floors succeeded, done in various stiles. I recollect one floor in particular painted to represent sea waves; it always made me dizzy to walk over it, indeed when after a lapse of twenty years I went into that same room, my head almost swam. House mothers became more ambitious and carpets succeeded sand with the aristocrats. The Rev. Parkers wife Roxanna bought a bail of cotton and carded it and spun and wove it, when sewn she painted her carpet , a wonder to her friends. Baking day came once a week. Pioneers dispensed with cranes and ovens. The chimney was furnished with a stout wooden pole laid on supports placed far up in the chimney and on this were hung chains two or three, in the links of which were inserted hooks for kettles; baking was done in a bake kettle with a rimmed cover to hold coals to supply top heat to what ever was being cooked. Johnny cakes were baked by being spread upon a square board made for the purpose and set up at an angle of 45 degrees. When well done on the surface the cake was turned over to finish. Short cakes were put into a spider and exposed to the fire heat much as the johnny cake only coals were placed at the back and the baking at top and bottom were done at the same time . Much of meat cooking was done by roasting in front of the fire, turkey , duck, chicken and spare-ribs all were suspended from the mantle supports , a pan set to catch the drip and woe betide the hapless wight to whom delegated the task of keeping the roast turning round and round so that all sides should be properly browned. The tin baker was a decided and welcome improvement on farmer methods. I never saw a wash board in my childhood, instead a smooth board was placed one end down into the tub, the other resting on the edge, a piece of wood shaped like an oar perforated full of holes with a handle with which to pound the clothes. The only wringer then invented was the hand and wrist of the washwoman. Spinning and weaving was carried on in every house, and much of the wool was carded by hand as was all of the tow for weaving linen. What cotton cloth was used, the raw cotton was purchased by the bail, carded, spun and woven by hand . What we call unbleached, was styled India cotton and was much prized. I have a counterpane (or bedspread ) for which the cotton yarn used in its manufacture was carded and spun by my mother in her girlhood. She and her sister once spun the yarn for 40 yards of wide linen cloth, every skein of which could have been drawn through a finger ring or an open top thimble , a skein consists of ten knots, a knot of forty threads around a reel so that 800 threads were the number drawn through the ring . Fruit was either preserved in sugar or dried ; the making of apple butter and cider apple sauce, cost much time and labor . A staple article of food was a big kettle of mush and a big . ' pan of milk with bowls and spoons each helping him or herself thereto . Shoes for the family were made in the house. The shoe maker bringing his paraphenalia and making and mending foot-ware for the year . Also a tailoress was employed to make up men 's clothing all stitched by hand , linen thread being used . I heard some ladies tell of meat and vegetables being cut into mouth sized pieces placed on a platter in the center of the table , and each helped himself with fork to what ever food The old Peckens homestead north of town about 1882. was supplied , and bread spread with butter . No individual plates were used . With all the inconveniences and disadvantages our foremothers encountered in earl y days I am not sure but the housewife had as much leisure , really , as the housekeeper of the present time . The new woman was not yet a disturbing element , to vote or not to vote was a question never discussed . The fashion plate was an unknown quantit y. I once heard a gentleman say that his mother wore the same bonnet summer and winter for fifteen years . Think of the restfulness that that woman enjoyed . Inside Kirk ' s millinery store on State Street . 159 Blowing up the balloon . Annie Oakley shows her skill in Howell with Buffalo Bill's troupe in 1911. 162 Down goes the parachutist as he leaves the balloon. 163 Main four in 1910. 164 165 ..,,...e The seal ace on the band stand in front of the grandstand . Notice the expressions on the faces of th e spectators . Races for all ages took place during the Homecoming cele rations of the teens . This photo shows older men of 60 or more runnin against each other . Nowadays they would have a cardiac arrest . ote the laughing young man under the arm of the man on the left. He 4 inch razor strap . The winner gets cheers , the loser gets th • - Amusements - 170 He was so proud of his new big wheeled bike that he came in and had his picture taken, 1888. High school play about 1900 on the stage of the Opera House. Amusements Howell and the Circus By JANET ROHRABACHER When my mother was a little girl about ten years old, some very famous people came to visit her mother ; but to them they were merely relatives. They were her mother's cousin, Martha Robbins who had married John F. Coup and William C. Coup. My mother was unaware that William C. Coup was one of the five greatest men in circus history and P .T. Barnum 's first partner . But she did remember that he had several important visitors from New York City while he was staying with them . She also knew that ; as her mother told her, " He had something to do with the circus. " Her mother had joined a religious sect which considered all theaters and entertainment immoral. They especially considered the canvas exhibitions an evil which extracted money from townspeople which might better have been contributed to the church. But to her family this man was just " Bill" Coup. He had begun by working for the Mabie Bros. Circus , the first circus in Wisconsin. Then became manager of the Yankee Robinson Circus . Then , the Barnum and Coup Circus was organized in 1871 with P .T. Barnum as a one-third owner . Barnum never had anything much to do with the circus . Barnum had made a great name with his Museum in New York City. For the use of his name in this circus he was to get three percent of the profits . This was the first circus to use its own railroad cars . Coup left the managership of this show in 1875 and so did Castello. Castello 's new circus went into receivership and the assets were bought up by the Burr Robbins Circus , a very successful circus. Meanwhile , Coup went into exhibitions and built the first Madison Square Garden in New York City and also the New York City Aquarium . But, how did Barnum fare without Coup and Castello ? In about 10 years he was close to bankruptcy , until he engaged James A. Bailey as his manager. This brings us back to Howell. In 1847, James Anthony McGuinnes was born in Detroit , Michigan. This Irish boy, as 171 an orphan, secured employment here and there outside Detroit. In 1858 he came to Howell and worked as a handy-man and porter at a hotel in Howell. In 1860, the Robinson and Lake Circus came to Howell with Col. Fred Bailey as agent. Young McGuinnes left Howell with Bailey to whom he took a great liking . He changed his name from McGuinnes to Bailey and became the James A. Bailey who was to become Barnum's partner. In 1863a nother circus came through Howell and one of the lions died. It was buried on the " old" public square (W. Grand River , S. Walnut, W. Sibley and S. Center ). These shows were all "mud-shows" - that is they traveled by horse and wagon through mud and dust. In 1867 another great circus came to Howell, the Yankee Robinson Show. It was advertised in the Howell newspaper . William C. Coup was manager . Many later shows have played Howell including Wild West Shows. For years , admission was usually fifty cents for adults and twenty-five cents for children. Residents of surrounding towns looked forward to the circus coming to Howell. The last large circus to play Howell was the Kelly-Miller Circus in 1950. They raised their tent on the old Fairgrounds. When they came , it had been over 10 years since a circus had played Howell. And admission prices were considerably greater . There were at least two other circuses which came to Howell later , but they were not in the same class as the one in 1950. COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS By HAZEL HERBERT About sixty years ago, one bright sunny day , four young people; a cousin of mine , his girlfriend , my boyfriend and I set out from Perr y, Shiawassee County for the Livingston County Fairgrounds . What was going on there that was interesting? Livingston County was known as the center of the breeding and raising of the Holstein Friesian (black and Floating on the lake . 172 There's always a guy with a ukelele . white) cattle . There was to be a consignment sale there, and as my uncle raised these cattle , anything concerning them was interesting . The conversations of the people there to buy and to sell, the chant of the auctioneer ; watching the people bidding made it all very exciting. By the way catalogs were printed when all the cattle were consigned. The name of owner , animals name, date of birth , also their pedigree . We followed these , and listed the sale price as they were sold. We had taken a jug of lemonade , and a basket of goodies for our noon meal as there were no McDonalds or Hardee eating places. I have attended several of these consignment sales, but this one stands out very clear in my memory . Free Street Fairs in Howell 1898 and 1900 By ERSYL RIDER HADLEY "Twill Be A Rowelling Success! " What? The Free Street Fair! Where? Howell, Michigan: Sept. 27, 28, 29, 30. The above is a sample of the advertising of the First Free Street Fair in Howell-1898 . When I was a young child, I attended the street fair advertized above , in the evening , with my parents and my sister , Florence , who is three years older than I. I remember that I was tired and sat down in the middle of the sidewalk to rest , where , for a few moments, I enjoyed the friendly crowds of pedestrians as they passed by. That was a brief experience , and then I went with my mother to see the cows. They were near by in stalls, inside of pens. They were not where I, a farm girl , was used to seeing cows ; they were right downtown where we went to do our shopping , on Grand River , then a dirt road , with stores on either side of the road. My sister wandered into the Indians ' tent , and upon seeing the Indians dressed in their full regalia, started to scream and cry, and darted out of the tent , not waiting to learn the reaction of the Indians to her surprise visit and anguished departure . The above are a few memories I have of an evening at the Howell street fair. I am greatful that I have some remembrance of those cherished events of long ago. Since there are not many around now who remember much about the street fairs , it is fortunate that an outstanding young man of Howell, at the time of these events , kept scrapbooks of local newspaper clippings about the fairs , and beautiful photographs of entries in the parade . This young man was the late Frank M. Lansing (1868-192)0, whose daugher , Alice Lansing Sonnenburg , gave these valuable records to the Livingston County Historical Society, Aug. 15, 1974. As stated above , the first street fair was held in 1898, Sept. 27-30. There were four days and evenings of the fair , Tuesday through Frida y. The crowd on Thursday was estimated to be 15,000 to 20,000, the largest ever known in Livingston County. The first prize , a Champion Mowing Machine , was won by Judge of Probate , Charles Fishbeck , for a herd of fourteen shorthorn cattle . Fir st prize in the floral parade was won by Mrs . F.J . Lee, her entry being a sunflower carriage. The Fair Association closed its first free fair out of debt. It was , indeed , "A Rowelling Success ." The second street fair was held in 1900, Sepl 25-28, Tuesday through Friday. The weather was ideal , attendance good, crowd largest on Thursday , about 20,000. There were good exhibits in stock-sheep , cattle and swine. Music for the fair was furnished by the Milford Band, and much credit was given to this organization for the success and pleasure of the fair. There were many attractions every day-trapeze and tumbling acts , balloon ascensions , etc ., and the floral parade. The magnificent floral parade was put on every afternoon by the ladies , the fire department , and the Knights and Ladies of the Maccabees . It was the delight of all who saw it. The parade formed on E . Clinton, proceeded down Court to Grand River , passing on the south side of Grand River to Chestnut , returning on the north side of Grand River . There were tweny-six horse-drawn vehicles in the parade , the most unusual being a Ben Hur (Roman ) chariot ; also , there was an equestrian group , and a bicycle group . The horses , including two black Shetland ponies , were mostly black or white , an occasional bay or gray. If four horses were used on a vehicle, they were driven abreast or tandem . For decorations , much crepe paper and paper roping were used. Many of the flowers , including a great var iety of species , were made by the ladies . One entry , said to be the most expensive in the parade , used 2300 red roses and 1250 yards of green roping . Other means of adding to the beaut y of an entr y : decorated parasols , occupants of the entr y dressing all in white, all in black , or in any way to add to the beauty of the setting , horses trimmed to correspond with their vehicle , black or white net blankets for the horses , etc . I will give a brief description of only a few of the man y entries in the parade . The Milford Band headed the parade. Next came the Fire Department , hose cart , trimmed in red and white bunting , drawn by two large black horses , members of the department , dressed in white , riding each day. The Queen of the Floral Parade , Miss Julia Benedict , was next in line, riding in an old fashioned phaeton , top remo ved, escorted by four knights on white horses , the knights uniformed and carrying swords , two in front of the phaeton , two following. The body of the phaeton was gilded and lined with royal purple. The entire phaeton was trimmed with AT HOWEMLICL.H \. SEPT.285.~ .6.1. . Z 1900 N.r· 1~t-:;.,. double white poppies. The white horses of the escorts were trimmed in purple and white, as were, also, the two white horses drawing the phaeton, the latter accompanied by two footmen. The queen's costume was rented from Detroitwhite satin gown, white lace overdress spangled with beads, her crown entirely of beads. Another local newspaper 's version of the dress-white cotton, trimmed in gold braid , gold fringes and jewels , crown of pearls , robe trimmed with gold braid . There were only two fraternal organizations represented in the parade ; The Knights of the Maccabees, and the Ladies of the Maccabees , both featuring the red, white and black of the order. The Howell Outing Club furnished a novel float-a boat was placed upon a wagon with awning placed over the boat for a canopy, the entire float was decorated with pond lilies, the silken streamer of the club floating from the canopy. The Equestrian Group: Ten ladies wearing black riding habits, riding two abreast with horses trimmed alike, making five groups, horses in each group trimmed with a different color. The equestrians were preceded by Bently's Band. The Bicycle Group was made up of five small girls riding their bicycles, which they had trimmed themselves, very attractively . The second day a young boy came with his bicycle decorated , and was allowed to join the group. The Columbia was the last float in the parade. The sides of the float were two immense flags, the stripes red and white roses; the field of blue, shirred bunting and silver stars . A shield of flowers formed the back . Two young boys, one dressed as a sailor , the other as a soldier, stood on either side of a flower bedecked cannon placed at the center of the float. A young man dressed as Uncle Sam and a young lady dressed as the Goddess of Liberty stood at the rear of the float, The Goddess of Liberty representing Uncle Sam's mission of dispensing liberty , with the aid of his Army and Navy, to the rich and poor alike. A boy in overalls and torn hat represented the poor, and a girl in fancy dress represented the rich . The float was drawn by two white horses trimmed in red and blue. 174 It was said that the parade in 1900 surpassed the one in 1898,b oth in variety of design and in perfection of execution. No prizes, however, were awarded in 1900 for this feature of the fair. The second street fair in Howell came to an end with the close of the evening session on Friday , Sept. 28, 1900. The officers of the fair were : Fred Hubbell, President ; R. Bruce McPherson , Secretary; Frank Burt , Treasurer . They had worked long and hard to bring about the desired results , as had so many other dedicated people of Howell. The local newspapers captioned their accounts of the fair: "A Booming Success ," "A Winner," "A World Beater. " ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Miss Mary Reed , Vice President, Livingston County Historical Society, for supplying me with material for the above topic. Early Years By VOLA HUTSON My mother and dad put their horse in the 10 cent barn when they got married (1904) and left it there two days while they went to Ann Arbor on the train on their honeymoon . THE LIVERY STABLE OR 10 CENT BARN The old livery stable or so-called Ten Cent Barn was on east side of Walnut Street between Grand River and Clinton. Here the horses could receive shelter while the driver was doing his shopping. It cost ten cents a stall. About 1910t here was a skating rink on the corner of Clinton and Michigan Avenue, where Mike Hagman's gas station now is. It cost 25 cents to skate. Ella Hagman used to play the piano at the Theater . Who could forget Henderson 's popcorn stand which stood on the SW corner of Michigan Avenue and Grand River . It was just a little permanent building where pounds and pounds of popcorn were sold. A favorite meeting place . Everyone knew and loved Mr. and Mrs . Henderson. THE OPERA HOUSE The old Opera House was over Sutton 's Hardware. The ticket office and steps to go up to it were in an area between where Garland's Store and Sutton's Store now are . In this opera house the Junior and Senior Class plays were given . The Junior play in 1914w as "Silas the Chore Boy." In 1915t he Senior Play was " Esmeralda. " Mrs. Doctor Huntington Sr. directed the plays and the cast did their practicing in the Huntington home. Also in the opera house the lecture series were held . One could buy a season ticket and the place was always filled . One of the lectures was called " Acres of Diamonds. " It was given by a traveler, and the whole theme was that one could travel the world over , but could find acres of diamonds in one's own back yard. Plays were always very popular and one of the most famous ones was " Uncle Tom's Cabin." For many years there was a covered stairway on Walnut Street which is believed to have been the exit from the Opera House. Another big event which was entertaining, was the annual Jack Kelly's Stock Company Tent Show. This could have been between 1918a nd 1925. Many plays were given and one Chas . Jewitt with his dog . My secretary said when I brought this out of the lab , "Did you ever notice how a man and his dog so often look alike? " 175 of them was " Up in Mabel 's Room." It probably was a bit risque ' with men and women climbing in and out windows and hiding under the bed-but to me it was just plain funny-young minds did not understand . One unforgettable item was that everyone went early to get a seat in the front because during the intermission they would sell peanuts , candy or popped corn , and a prize would be found in some of the sacks . They always had the prizes in the first few boxes-a nd since they started in the front, the prizes were there-more as a "come-on" for all the rest of the audience , so if you sat in the back , you didn't have much of a chance. Between acts there would be vaudeville acts , and one time they had all the children come on the stage , and they dropped silver money and pennies , and all of us scrambled to pick up what we could- we could keep all we picked up. These shows were held on the land which is now Page Field. The Melon Festival By DR. PAT MAY The spontaneous birth of the Howell Melon Festival followed the gift of a truck load of melons to the people of Howell from the Stanley Knight family in 1959. The following summer the Howell Business Men used the melons to promote thie quiet community with the Festival. No formal organization sponsored the Festival until the J .C.'s revitalized it in 1965b y their president, Al Latson 's interest in the project. The first year over three hundred people from all age groups and social economic classes worked together to promote the Festival. Nine hundred citizens raised the melon in their own garden to be judged by the Melon Commission, which consisted of Tom Kizer, chairman , John Hanna, for- 176 mer president of MSU and Frank Bucheit, president of the A & P Company . This tradition in the family gardens has continued and every year they have been awarded recognition . A secret committee picked Miss Patricia Dowen as the first Melon Queen in 1960 and crashed her into the Federal Reserve Board Meeting in Washington where she invited top industry and bank executives to the Festival. She made the front page pf major newspapers county-wide with an airsick picture taken by Howell's local photographer, Duane Zemper , on the way to the White House for breakfast with President Eisenhower . Governor Soapy Williams and Lt. Governor Swenson came to Howell the evening before to kick off the Melon Festival. A large parade was formed with Will Terhune's Community :Band . The parade was stolen by Joe Harris and lead to the Diamond Dot Market where he fed the gathering. Stanley Dickson suggested the melon as a tool to bring recognition to this community and was the first chairman of the Melon Festival. He was followed by Jake Albert in 1961 and Charlie Sutton in 1962. Each year following the J.C.'s have been active in the Festival and are an integral part of the community and the melon is now known throught the world . First Movie Theater By ELLA WHITAKER HAGMAN The first movie theater was opened about the year 1912 and was called the Temple Theater . It was located on Grand River Avenue, across from the Courthouse . A Mr. Boardman Women had their fun too. Here a group of women are having a nail driving contest along with many bashed thumbs. Clubs of cyclists travelled by train with their bikes to meet as clubs in different towns, 1888. who was a local photographer owned the theater as a hobby. It was a rather crude theater. The chairs were wooden kitchen chairs nailed to the floor and the picture machine was hand operated . The admission prices were 10 cents and 15 cents . In November , 1913, Mr. Bert Moeller of Detroit was in Howell and noticed the theater. Being in the movie business , he was curious about the theater and after checking the building and finding it locked he walked up the street to Barron and Wines Drug Store to inquire about it. After being told that Mr. Boardman owned it, he contacted him at his photo studio and before the day was over had bought the theater. Mr. Moeller remodeled the theater, putting in upholstered seats and two electric picture machines . The admission prices were raised to 15 cents and 25 cents . He asked his sister-in-law , Ella Whitaker to come out from Detroit for two weeks to play the piano at the theater for the silent movie background music . Ella Whitaker did come to Howell and fell in love with the lovely little town with the beautiful trees so she stayed here . Later she met and married John A. Hagman who was the County Clerk at that time . Mr. Moeller kept the theater for about five years and then sold it to a Mr. Verne Losey. Memorial Pageant of Drums By MIKE HAGMAN In 1970 Howell had its first Livingston County Independence Day and Pageant of Drums celebration . The purpose of this day was to dedicate the two new wings that were added to the War Dead Memorial located on the Courthouse lawn. The existing memorial, prior to this time, had the names of the World War I dead on the face of the east side and the World War II dead on the west side . Some of the veterans decided that to put the names of the Korean War dead and although the Vietnam War was still in progress, we had lost thirteen of our boys, we needed something a little bit different than the existing memorial. Through donations from the citizens of Livingston County and the County Board of Commissioners the new wings became a reality . The dedication consisted of removing a shroud from the whole memorial. Gold Star Mothers did the unveiling whose sons names were inscribed on the Memorial-Mrs . Charles Vanwinkle Sutton, Mrs. Maybelle Pless, their sons lost the lines in World War II. Mrs. Naomi Wins- her son lost his life in the Korean War and Mrs. Donahue whose son lost his life in the Vietnam War . On this day we had both a happy time and a sad time. Before the dedication we had a nice parade starting at 2:00 p.m ., with a jet fly over by Ohio Air National Guard . After the parade the Courthouse lawn ceremony began and a Marine Corps General made the primary address . After the dedication a band concert was played . At seven p.m. the festivities moved to Howell High School Page Athletic Field . Six Drum & Bugle Corps were hired to march in the parade and put on the Pageant of Drums , which was a beautiful show, with their colorful uniforms and display of flags and banners . After the pageant of Drums the evening was climaxed by a hugh firework display . This afternoon and evening has become an annual event with our 1975 celebration on July 4th. 177 - This is the outside entrance to the Opera House . On the left, Garland stands in the entrance to his store , on the right , Bennett and Chas . Sutton (tall one) stand by their hardware store , 1913. .. 178 - - Th-e Opera House - - The Opera House By D . J . GRAY It may well be regarded with amazement , but Howell was once known as " fun town." That 's right. According to the Hon. Jerome W. Turner, Circuit Judge of the Seventh Judicial District for most of the latter half of the nineteenth century , " Howell was a town from the start, with a grin on its countenance, which never rela.ved but continually flowered into guffaws. " Men from the East , who had no design of setting here , staged it out from Detroit , or over from Dexter, to spend a few days in laughing. "One man I know, who resided in the city of New York, who has since told me that he was accustomed to travel through almost every town in the United States large enough to hold a meeting-house, without finding one that could equal Howell for fun." Howell certainly had its share of characters . There was Elijah Coffren, " a carpenter and Jomer by trade, who would come down from the roof of a promising job to join in a little hilarity , and not be able to get away from it so that he could return in a month." And Levi Bristol , " a square fighter , a man who would have been known as an athlete among the Thebeans , but who ususlly got 'corned ' when he came to town." He was emphatically an ugly customer, and he asserted in all forms of forcible inelegance , that "the first man who squirts any water onto me'll get his head knocked off." And 'Old Cuff Simons,' who "was of genial good nature, but was prone to take too much liquor." In fact, there were so many good times that , in 1885, the good ladies of Howell stormed Balcom's saloon and proceeded to smash everything in sight-perhaps not quite after the fashion of Carrie Nation, with axe in hand, but certainly with gusto. Assuredly , things quieted down, for a short spell at least. TRAVELING SHOWS Now, those with a thirst for entertainment can only be stilled for so long. There were traveling shows in those early days of first settlers , but the menfolk couldn't resist the temptation of getting into the act. Even shows, which are supposed to carry about with them a sort of stereotyped humor which can make an hour passable, were tame concerns here in these early days, and it was two to one that something laughable would happen to them before they left the place . Subjects of mesmerism underwent copious inundations of cold water ; the magic-lantern cuirass suddenly grew cloudy with ink, and the return of pewter and tin six-penses astonished the showman when he counted up after the performance. Whether this passion for antics was recognized as a source of fortune for those speculating in funny business , or whether the pleading of wives resulted in the inducement-even bribery-of someone, anyone, to construct a stage which separated the world of fools from that of actors, is not really known. 180 It is known, however, that, in 1880, the Livingston Republic announced, " Howell is happy because it is going to have a first-class Opera House." The Golden Age of refinement was at hand .. . at last. Prior to 1880, Mozart Hall housed the circuit troupes of performers. December 23, 1880- " The Electric Light Burlesque will play at Mozart Hall tonight. " But Mozart Hall was pretentious in name only, and since Livingston Centre had turned the corner of civilization and finally assumed the respectability of Howell, a new opera house was but proper . "The entire building will be constructed of brick and cut stone! It will be located on Grand River Street opposite S. Andrews ' agricultural store ; dimensions , 46 feet front and 100 feet deep and walls 46 feet high, final height 56 feet ; will have a seating capacity for 1000 people, parquette being seated with chairs , and the gallery with regular seats; two full stories in height with gallery ; with two stores fronting on Grand River Street and one on Walnut Street ; the hall will be provided with large entrances, both in front and rear ; the stage is 26 feet by 22 feet to ceiling, elevated four feet above the main floor; scenery will correspond with other features of the building . "The whole building will be heated with a furnace and lighted with gas . Estimated cost when finished is $11,000. The drawings and plans were executed by A. C. Varney, a Detroit architect , and are simply magnificent. Hunter and Holmes are the proprietors and builders." During the early spring of 1881 ground breaking took place and building was begun . Well, at least a thousand pounds of nails were delivered . It seems that then, as now, 93 years later , the difficulties of construction plagued the investor . Even under the direction of Lieut. Pierson , of Pontiac, who " is bossing the business and seems to thoroughly understand his work," the supply of bricks couldn't be coaxed or carted in large enough numbers to maintain steady progress . A sure way to loose the bowels of management is to sell tickets against a given date when completion of work on a building is nowhere in sight. This bit of psychology is intended to stimulate labor , but the opposite result is more often the case, with the workmen purposely protracting the finishing touch in order to sneak a preview of watching the management squirm. Nevertheless, ready or not, on December 30, 1881, Bentley Campbell 's "Galley Slave " was presented as a benefit , followed a few nights later by " My Geraldine ." Previous to this, on December 2nd and 3rd, "Chaff" and "Fun In The Kitchen " closed the era of Mozart Hall. Judging from the titles, the performances just might be revived at the neighborhood theater to thundering boots of audiences. Now that the formal opening night had been celebrated , the business of finishing the Opera House could be undertaken . January 5, 1882,-"The gas works at the Opera House failed to give light on Monday night. .. The hall, when completed , will be one of the best in the state, and far ahead of Opera Houses usually found in towns of Howell's population. " Finally, at a later date, "The gas works have been refitted and adjusted by a workman from the manufactory at Baltimore; the plaster is thoroughly dry ; a number of nice easy pews have been put in the gallery ; and at this date very little remains to be done, except to sweep out and arrange the seats ." What more could be said , except possibly-have you ever tried a pew for comfort ? JUST PASSING BY There was no marquee or imposing edifice to entice the curious , just two stout doors carved to admit giants , centered symetrically between two store fronts , one advertising clothing and the other hardware . When the theatre wasn 't open, the shallow alcove was a nice place to linger, to lean against a wall of shadow and watch passersby amble the length of the sidewalk . On dates corresponding with those listed on gaily colored posters announcing coming attractions-big signs pasted to a board at the old foundry site on the corner of Grand River and Chestnut Streets by Bert Snedicor, who balanced on a little ladder with glue pot in hand-the huge doors were opened at seven in the evening . A dimly lighted plank stairway led upward , and with each step climbed , the wheezing aspiration of pressurized acetylene issuing from fixtures mounted by glowing globes filled with ears with whispers , an intensifying murmur that teased the nerves with excitement. Short of the main floor of the Opera House, the stairway emptied onto a landing, and forming the crown of a Roman T, divided into two bays of steps , six to each . Either side of the stairway were ticket windows for late arrivals, or for those who couldn't find time to purchase reservations at 0 . J. Parker 's Drug Store , located at Grand River and East Street-now N. Michigan. For the strong of heart and ample of derriere , there was the additional flight of stairs to the gallery .. . and the pews. Others entered the parquet through one of the two doors, and passing down aisles with letters stenciled on the floor next to rows of chairs , found their places and awaited the performance . BACKSTAGE Mixed with the muted mumble of hushed conversation , and the sporadic mutter of " lo, Jed " and " Hi ya , Zeke," was the incessant hiss of gas jets . White-fired hives fizzing in frosted glass bowls were spaced at regular intervals on the walls under the balcony, over the gallery , and ascending the arch of the stage . Suspended from the ceiling , and tethered to ropes arranged throughout a series of pulleys for lowering and lighting, were the splayed forms of monstrous spiders , one atop the other , with legs rigidly stretched and holding a pearl of incandescence at the extremities , eighteen fiery gems in all. Separating the proscenium from the interior stage was a curtain depicting a scene of Byzantine charm folded in the veil of mystery . Dark -skinned Bedouins dressed in white, flowing robes , with turbans coiled about the heads , sorted fruits into pyrimidal clusters . A mythical city of oasean splendor, flushed with the first light of day and gently fanned by swaying fronds and palms , its presence was sanctified by the radiant dome of a Mosque overseeing all, majestically attending to all and everything . The scene insensibly brought to mind such names as Bengaski, Khartoum , and Alexandria . It was said to have been the creation of the artist who painted the curtain for the Detroit Opera House. Behind the curtain , various props were arranged to lend to similitude the verity of reality. Ropes were tested to ensure that backdrops were in proper working order ; especially so, the one containing the advertisements of local merchants, which was lowered for viewing between acts . Bert Snedicor was there, too .. . he pulled the ropes . The trap door at ce.nter stage was checked for fastness , for apart from Signor Bosco, the Famous Prestidigitator , sudden disappearance proved embarrassing . DRESSING ROOMS Beneath the stage , in two dressing rooms abutting the rear wall of the builiding, the actors and actresses daubed the grease paint and applied the artistry of cosmetic transformation . A steady barrage of complaints was heaped on the manager-poor accommodations, chilling drafts, unfair billing, and most vociferously . . . back wages!-as he flitted from room to room pleading for haste. But this was all part of the business, a chorus repeated six nights a week at five different towns. In utter desperation , he paused to wring his hands beneath a sign posted for all to read , " All local gags and jokes with double meaning please leave out." The hum of the audience and the confusion of voices and noise from props being moved backstage blended fittingly with dissonent notes blown, bowed or thumped on musical instruments. Seated before the stage at floor level, the members of the Howell Union Orchestra ran the scales and sounded the depths . After a final piercing shriek from an obstinate clarinet , a sudden silence settled throughout the theatre , and at a precise moment calculated to be the peak of surging anticipation , the baton was raised and the show begun . The "season " of theatrical entertainment commenced in September and lasted until the following March or April. This is not to say that the flow of events was continuous. The business of theatre has always been subject to calamity , or at best , abrupt change . November 5, 1885- the Republican reports that " Jenison and Ward's Dime Comedy Company went to pieces in this town last Saturday night, three of the best people in the combination striking for their salaries . The company had more than made their expenses during their engagement here , but bills contracted in Fowlerville had to be met , which left the manager 's exchequer depleted . "Being unable to agree about future prospects the company cancelled its Northville engagement and Mr. Ward with five of the old company went to Williamston to reorganize while Mr. Jennison and Misses Tremayne and Christie (songster ) went to Detroit to seek engagements ." In any case , there were often quiet spells between performances at the Opera House. SUMMER SCHEDULE Summertime , of course , had an amusement calendar of its own. Every town had a yearly fair , and this combined with the circus and traveling tent shows, sufficiently filled the time between agricultural labors and weary bones. Once the harvest was completed and the products of the earth stored for the winter , however , apparent stirrings were 181 in evidence around the Opera House and Bert Snedicor was once again busy with his ladder and glue pot. Culture is known to lag in certain areas . March 16, 1882- " Those who purchase tickets for 'A Celebrated Case ' or any other case, do not purchase the right to make the floor worse than a hogpen, with tobacco juice . We have resolved to make a note of those who besmear everything in reach of them , and ruin every ladies dress coming in reach of their quids and filth. And those who cannot get along without chewing tobacco in the Opera House will be refused tickets of admission , as their empty seats are worth more than the amount they pay for admission, taking into consideration what they leave on the floor." But then what is reputed to be cultural often falls short of the mark . " At the same time the plays that were coming through the circuit were sometimes too crude a nature for the people of Howell to accept. The J oily Rover Company proving to be composed of too many professional 'sticks ' to give satisfaction to an intelligent audience ." The Press, in its capacity of critical arbiter and standard bearer of value, now and then subscribed to principles of declaration , and on occasion, however rarely , it even ventured forth with a modicum of wit. May 18, 1882-" Flashes (a musical comedy ) flashed but feebly, and upon a feeble audience last week Wednesday evening, and having no audience whatever to dazzle on Thursday evening, they departed to more genial climes where people will be more susceptible to their brilliant rays. '' COMMENCEMENT TIME June 23, 1882, witnessed the first of a series of events that was to be repeated every year, for forty years. On this date occurred the first high school commencement held in the Opera House. The occasion was accorded the solemnity befitting an educational system founded on Duffy's Primer and the three R's. The length of the exercise probably exceeded the duration of most entertainment, and the turnout-950 persons in a house seating 800-was undoubtedly the envy and gnashing of teeth of all traveling companies. The exercise opened with "a musical duet and a prayer followed . . . Then a quartet of singers preceded the main speech which on this occasion was delivered by Charles P . Bush, entitled "Science and Civilization." Following the speech "Enoch Arden" was read, or recited , in three parts ... Miss Spencer then favored the audience with a solo and Miss Emma Foster read an essay on "Books and Bread ." The "Class History and Prophesy " was read and was followed by a solo by Miss Mills. The great moment had arrived, diplomas were conferred to but six students, five girls and one boy. The whole program was concluded with the singing of the class song which was composed by L. C. Smith with words by H. H. Harmon . A momentous milestone, indeed. The period of time during which the Opera House was active coincided with the most ardent and romantic era in the history of the American theater. Everywhere groups sprang up over night , and not unfortunately, many disappeared just as quickly . It was truly a time of doing your own thing . With a splash of talent and a flood of nerve, groups gathered together to produce a play and choose a name . 182 And with little money, but bolstered with an enthisiasm comparable to early pioneers, they clamored aboard the stagecoach and were off on the circuit. SPECIAL FORMULA For the most part, the plays of this period were the product of a formula . The typical format included skits , songs, dances , recitations, and the playing of musical instruments. Other routines were patterned on burlesque and comedy acts. Occasionally , however , drama would arrive on the scene , as if to remind tempestuous upstarts of the true claim to legitimacy . What gave rise to the abandonment of inhibition and the rush for limelight was in part due to a very real need, the need of entertainment in towns separated by miles of difficult roads that rendered travelers weary after a short distance . Money was available and waiting for those fortunate enough to satisfy the peculiar bent of a demanding audience . There was opportunity, and a chance to be somebody ... a big name in " lights! " Of the few who succeeded , there were scores of others whose names were known only to themselves . Every town has its favorite amusements , and I suppose, depending on time and place , sentiments may vary . . . but not all that much . Howellites, in particular , headed their list with concerts . There were the Fisk University Jubilee Singers of Nashville, Tennessee , which returned regularly for years . A special treat was Rice 's Opera Company performance of Gilbert & Sullivan 's " Mikado. " Then there was Duprez and Benedict 's Minstrels, the Lynn and Flaherty Female Minstrels, Callender's Minstrels , and the Slayton Ideal Colored Concert Company. And in addition to the Weber Male Quartette, there appeared Arbuckle , the cornetist , and Remenyi , the violinist, brought back for a return engagement by popular demand . THE LIST GROWS The Lever Lecture Course began as a popular organization, subscribing funds to bring to Howell outstanding attractions . Among those listed as appearing are John B. Gough, and Bell's Brilliants (hopefully better charged than was Flashes ). Also listed to appear were Litta , The American Queen of Song, Theodore Tilton, Grove 's "Hearts of Oak" and " Hazel Kirk ," the last two being plays. The eventual fate of this series seems to bear out the saying that "Culture is often talked about in high style, but is seldom endured ." Very well, so much for amusements that strongly appeal to feminine interests-now for the men . Leahy's Bros . Ring Gymnasts must have teased the ego, and George Ober's Company presentation of Dr . Jekyll and Mr. Hyde surely sated suspense. Bourne and Tucker 's Dime Comedy Company and the Santley Burlesque combined to please the pocketbook and lift the spirits , for they filled the Opera House from foyer to ceiling. And who can explain the immense enjoyment afforded by Uncle Tom's Cabin? At least five times each year , by as many companies , Uncle Tom's Cabin drew the tumultous applause of full houses and tents . Yes, tents ... the play was toured both summer and winter. But of all the companies , including the Union Square Company, Jack Kelley's Stock Company, and the George H. Maxwell Company, the Noss Family was by far the most treasured remembrance of many. Concerning drama , either acts of God or man seemed deliberately intent on undermining its scheduled appearances . In 1886, the Merchant of Venice was cancelled because of a blizzard . The Star Theatre Company presentation of " Monte Cristo " was cancelled through fear resulting from a false smallpox epidemic (reportedly the magnification tactics of the Pinckney Dispatch ). But when " Monte Cristo " was performed, with Frank Lindor in the lead and directed by Alden S. Benedict- "This was one of the rare plays which was presented in the Opera House which did not follow the popular formula of burlesque or comedy ."- well. .. LACK OF SUPPORT The Republican reports, " Monte Cristo, " one of the best pieces seen in Howell however, suffered the fate that is accorded nearly every good company that visits Howell-a miserabl y light house, only $60 being taken in. " It is evident that the reading class who criticize the too frequent appearance of comedy entertainments are not sincere in their professed wish for the higher grade dramas, at least they discourage in large numbers a first-class attraction by staying away. " Monte Cristo" is too heavy for Howell from a financial point of view, though those who attended appreciated and enjoyed its performance keenly, and yet some think tragedy would pay here ." In 1884, the Stair brothers , E .D. and Orin, came to Howell and assumed ownership of the Republican , and " theatrical histor y of national significance finds its beginning at this time ." Soon after their arrival , they acquired a chain of newspapers in the state and delved into the speculative business of real estate . September , 1885, found E .D. Stair deeply involved in the management of the Opera House. With Holmes, he took the occasion to publish a new policy of theatrical standards -" It will not only be the aim of the new management to give the patrons of the Opera House first class amusement , but also to protect them from 'snide' or unworthy shows. " E very precaution will be exercised that no inferior entertainment appears with their endorsement, or under the ausp ices of the House." How about that for quelling the fears of those who held that all theatre was the corruption of morals and the home of the Devil. PRICES IN TUNE Also, at this time , introduction of the 10-20-30c ent theater days took place . This was a scheme whereby the price of admission was scaled to the type of entertainment presented. Prior to this, prices presumably were allowed to float, and judging from 50 and 75 cents charged to see John T. Sullivan and Effie Putnam in "David Garrick ," the ceiling appeared to be somewhere beyond the dark side of the moon. March 16, 1886, was the date that launched the careers of two people destined for fame . On that particularly gusty night , Little Jessie Bonesteele and Fred B. Crittenden wowed the audience of the Opera House with " Gypsy's Prophesy ," a playlette typical of the times in which Little Jessie acted in a number of roles , including that of Katterina Von Hotzendotzengroo- Shenheiser , the German Emigrant. The Republican , March 18- " Little Jessie Bonstelle (the change in name didn't occur until a later date ) is truly a marvel of stage grace and a power in impersonation! The entertainment on Tuesday evening , of which she was the particular star , was a most worthy one indeed. She assumed during the rendition of " The Gypsy's Prophesy ," a very colorful comedietta written for her, seven distinct characters and did them with a true dramatic genuis that seems hardl y creditable in a girl scarce 15 years old. (She was sixteen ). " Her dances were immense , the execution of a Highland fling while playing the banjo being exceptionally difficult ; her recitations were good, her acting splendid and her vocalizing fair . On the whole, for a two-people show it was a decided success , and a proposition to have it repeated here has been made . Reappearance took place sooner than expected , occurring on April 2nd. LEGEND IS BORN Little Jessie was the youngest of ten children . She was born near the town of Rochester , in the State of New York . Her mother was determined to have one of her famil y on the stage , and from an early age , Jessie was taught to recite , sing and dance. Finall y, after years of practice , and the remainder of the family old enough to take care of themselves , Jessie 's mother gathered together various costumes and several plays she had written and headed for the circuits. Jessie 's meeting with E .D. Stair proved to be that necessary ingredient in every success story . Taking a piece written by Jessie 's mother , entitled " Little Trixie ," Stair rewrote the play and renamed it " Trixie , The Romp Heiress ." The following year Stair went on tour with Jessie , playing to major cities from Philadelphia to San Francisco. The next year he acquired the right to " Chip O' The Old Block" and again toured Jessie from coast to coast. After this, their relationship was suspended until 1910, in Detroit. During the years between 1887a nd 1910, Jessie traveled the length and breadth of the country, acting in endles s numbers of stock companies . She was alone now, for her mother had died. At age 40, weary from years of unsettled living conditions , wind-chilled accommodations , and one night stands , she returned to Detroit , fifty miles from the town that witnessed her beginning. Surely she must have returned to Howell, and the Opera House, if only to give substance to memories . Although Miss Bonstelle 's appearance in 1886 was an event of no small importance , a second happening occurred that year which directly concerned the Opera House. In August, Mrs. Campau , a resident of Detroit , bought the Opera House---"she bid it in front of the steps of the Courthouse at $1100, less than her claim against the property ." INTERIOR REDONE Following the sale , the Stair Brothers took over complete management. They succeeded in convincing Mrs . Campau to refurbish the interior . The Messrs . Burdict and Dowling <Dick and Matt ) " skilled manipulators of the brush will leave the walls and ceiling of the building adorned by the most 183 I tasteful designs of their art. The house will be ready for formal opening about the middle of September ." Excellent , but who was there to repair a leaky roof! It must be assumed that, following E .D. Stair 's theatrical adventure with Jessie , events at the Opera House continued much the same as in other years . This is not known. What is known is that Harrigan's Irish and American Tourists closed the year 1887. It seemingly happened on the sad note of a poor audience . But sadness apparently was restricted only to certain quarters , for the Republican reports that Howell has its ninth bar- " Davis and Sullivan having put a bar at their tobacco store in the Brown block." July 18, 1889, the Stair brothers sold the Republican to George Barns . E .D. and Orin moved to Detroit where they purchased the Detroit Free Press and the Garrick Theatre. The vacancy left by the two brothers is difficult to assess , but it is certain that reportage of theatrical goings on in the Republic under George Barnes all but vanished . In 1910, Miss Bonstelle joined E.D. Stair at the Garrick Theatre , managing under his directorship the Bonstelle Stock Company, a successful operation that endured for fifteen summers . In 1924, however, they parted company once again , and " the following year Miss Bonstelle founded the Bonstelle Playhouse on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, opening it on New Year 's Day of 1925. Two years later it was renamed the Detroit Civic Theatre which she successfully operated under her direction until her death in October, 1932." ROAR OF THE CROWD The Opera House served as a stage on which aspmng actors and actresses with great expectations and soaring dream s either flourished or perished . But there were others whose lives were less dramatic , less desperate for the roar of the crowd, yet who wished to experience the thrill of vicarious existence . For those people who acknowledge limitations , the Opera House afforded the opportunity of compromise-the amateur theatrical. In May, 1885, the G.A.R. " hired Major Burton to play the lead in "The Dutch Recruit " . .. Notable in the cast of local people was E.D. Stair playing the role of Frank Duncan , the Guerilla Chieftain .'' Much later , on October 31, 1906, " Mrs . Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch " was presented as a benefit for the Howell Masonic Lodge. A group of local people were directed by Miss Florence Galpin of the Drama Department of the Ann Arbor School of Music. Miss Nellie Lansing played Miss Razey; that is, Mrs . B. H. Glenn, an invaluable source for the compilat ion of this brief histor y. And the Opera House served other uses as well. In Februar y, 1885, the rear room of the Opera House was finished and furnished for the second grade primar y school- "t he present dilap idated quarters being considered detrimental to the health of scholars ." August 10, 1889, the cornerstone of the courthouse was laid by Judge Turner . Until the new facilities were in readine ss, the Opera House was rented to service the proceedings of Circuit Court. Perhaps , because of such prestigious company, the leaky roof was at last repaired . In 1898, Arthur Garland purchased the Opera House and used a portion of the main floor for the manufacture of custom-tailored suits . Chas. Sutton purchased the building in 1935 and reta ins present ownership . 184 What began as a grand design for gaiety and fun came to a close in the early years of the 1920's. The fragrance of grease paint and the smell of smoke from the fiery explosions at the conclusion of Faust has vanished without a trace . It is a place for storage now, but not for memories . .. they're all but gone. Only shadows remain , and the roof has stopped leaking . Note: Permission to inspect and photograph the premises of the Opera House was granted on the following condition: That the public be notified that fire insurance reguations prohibit their admission. Under no circumstances will this understanding be abridged . OPERA HOUSE.--.-/ Monday Evening, November 20. HAlv.[LETSpecial EngagPment of Bu shea's P laye rs, supp orting Bennett Matlack ~Hortense VanZile in a grand Scenic Pr odu ction of H amlet . SpeciaSl cenery! CorrecCt ostumes! HandsomSet ageM ountings! Reserved Sea ts, 50c. and 75c. Now on Sal e at A. Garland 's. Gallery , 35c. Childr en, 25c. Notice of 1894 . to succeed Hamlet had to be sensational. : QPERAH ous1EruE~o,yM8a y J 1 Night II Qu..ee:o.. o•f ••O• or.o..ed.iee JANE • • • • I Direct ion of Gu~TA n ; FR OID.I AN, pr esented by a Clever Company of Comedians . ~ ill 400 NIGHTS in NEW YORK! ~tN 'JANE.' IRST T9 l\lill. I • ,FB:I:OES ,.. _zl I Parquet, 50c. Balcony, 35c. ' ChildrPn under 111, 2,ic. Sea ts on sale at. A. Garland's. Invitation to an evening with Jane in 1895 . --- - --.:..-=-~ ~-~--·----- q~ 7:.==- 0n December 13, 1862, as Howell prepared for the nearing - ~l~m-CJ . ·1 -w Christmas holidays, the 5th Michigan Regiment of Volunteer Infantry - - - - IVI '-:- .a r went into battle at Fredericksburg, Maryland . __ _· :=:::=-'I"=:::: Lt . . Col. John Gilully of Brighton, who commanded the Howell =-:-==:.~..,. . - 0 - company when it wenttowar in 1861, had been promoted to command ---=:- ~- .;_ ·:~-~ _·_ on the entire regiment. --· -:-·._ Leading a charge on the Confederate lines on Marye's Heights, Col. _ --·- Gilully was killed . This official war dispatch describes what happened: "Headquarters Fifth Michigan Volunteers . "Bivouac on the Battle-Field, December 15th. "Captain Wilson, A.A .A . General: "Sir-In accordance with a circular from headquarters, I have the - honor to submit the following report of the part which this regiment - ·----""~---Y~:~. sustained in the command of Lieutenant-Colonel John Gilully, came -~ =-·-=_- upon the field at half-past one o'clock, and, after shifting from place to =. -:: · -~ -~~_;_ place, occupying different positions, constantly exposed to a furious - - --- - ~-" fire of shot and shell, was at length detailed to support Randolph's battery, which was in rather a precarious situation, on account of the · falling back of some regiments thrown out in front of it. At this juncture the regiment was ordered forward, and opened an effective fire upon the enemy, who were sheltered by a brush fence, and after a brisk conflict drove them back into the woods . "Lieutenant-Colonel Gilully fell mortally wounded while cheering on the men, and I assumed command. The regiment remained upon the scene of action till evening, when the First New York relieved us, and we retired in perfect order, carrying with us our dead and wounded. The regiment numbered two hundred and seventy-two rank and file, and our loss is nine killed and seventy-four wounded. "The officers and men behaved nobly throughout the short but sharp conflict, and it would be an act of injustice to particularize where all demeaned themselves so well; yet I cannot forbear mentioning Color-Sergeant Bergher, who stood up bravely, waving the colors defiantly in the face of the foe. "I am, very respectfully, "Your obedient servant, "R.T . Sherlock, "Major Commanding Fifth Michigan Infantry ." --=:- ._ _ = -= The civil war vets all pile into a wagon for their ride through Floral parade in 1898. The Civil War By ABBOTT M. GIBNEY The Civil War was little more than two weeks old when villagers and people from the township gathered for "an extremely large and enthusiastic mass-meeting " at the courthouse in Howell. President Lincoln was calling for 75,000 volunteers to help quell the rebellion in the Southern sta tes . Michigan's share of these men, expected to serve only 90 days , was one regiment , 780 men . And from the fervor of the crowd gathered outside the courthouse on that April 30th in 1861, an onlooker might easily have concluded that the state 's entire quota was about to be filled on the spot. The 1880 History of Livingston County by Everts and Abbott describes the scene: "At noon a magnificent star-spangled banner, made expressly for the occasion by the patriotic ladies, was unfurled 186 from the liberty-pole in front of the court-house amid the wildest enthusiasm of the assembled multitude. The thrilling song of the 'Star-Spangled Banner ' was sung and listened to by the audience with intense emotion and vociferous cheers . . . . All party ties seemed broken , all partisan prejudices obliterated, and but one desire and determination manifested by the speakers and the people,-to sustain the Federal government in the legitimate exercise of its power to preserve the Union." Similar meetings were being held throughout the state. Adding encouragement to the patriotic zeal stirred by the words of local orators , communities set up relief funds for the families of men who went off to " defend the Republic ." In Howell, the citizens pledged $800, a sizeable sum in those days, for the purpose. Additional sums were voted by the township board of supervisors . Support like this from friends and neighbors brought volunteers in a flood. Soon recruiters had more men than they could equip or had facilities to train, and some eager, would-be soldiers actually had to be turned away. This was the Civil War in its first stages - a gallant "rush to the colors"-almost a holiday frolic that most young men feared would all be over before they had the chance to join in. But all too soon the Civil War assumed its true proportions . It was to be a massive, grim and bloody armed struggle that would last much longer than a mere 90 days and require the efforts of considerably more than 75,000 men-from the state of Michigan alone . Before the war finally ended in April of 1865, over 90,000 Michigan men saw service in the Union army and some 14,000 of them died . Of the 1,887 Livingston County men who answered the colors , 175-nearly one out of 10--came from Harper's Weekly shows the women of Charleston watching the bombardment of Fort Sumter . Howell or the township and 45 of them died, a casualty rate considerable more severe than that for the state as a whole. Howell men participated in every campaign and every major battle of the war. In the East they fought with the famed Army of the Potomac; in the West, with the Armies of the Ohio, the Cumberland and the Tennessee. Some of the most famous (and infamous) generals in American history were their commanders-Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas, McClellan, Burnside, Hooker, and Meade, among others. . Nearly half of the Michigan regiments enlisted during the war counted Howell men in their ranks. Seventeen of those were infantry, four were cavalry and one regiment were sharp shooters, artillery and engineers and mechanics. Nine out of 10 of the men were foot soldiers and in these ranks casualties ran the highest. Of the 45 dead, 22 were either killed in battle or died as a result of wounds received in combat. But disease claimed nearly as many, 20. Additionally, three men died in Confederate prisons. Two Eastern regiments-the 5th and 26th Michigan Infantry-and two Western regiments-the 9th and 15th Michigan Infantry-carried the largest number of Howell men on their rolls. And of these, the 5th Michigan, with 60 men, had by far the most. Company 1 of the Fifth, made up largely of men from the county, was designated the "Livingston Company." Recruited in April and May of 1861, Company 1 was led by Captain John Gilluly of Brighton. There were probably some Howell men in the regiments of other states as well. This figure-the only one available-is for Michigan units. Howell man, Hudson B. Blackman, was his first lieutenant, and seven other Howell men were in the ranks; John W. Gilbert, Daniel W. Morse, Jabez A. Pond, Henry S. Preston , Merritt Pullen, William H. Pullen and Samuel Sutton. Gilluly, Morse, Pond, Merritt Pullen, and Sutton were all early combat casualties of the Fifth, which was to become one of the hardest fought regiments in the entire Union Army. But even as the Fifth was being organized, the "Howell Volunteers" were on their way to the army in Washington as part of Company K of the 4th Michigan Infantry. Raised by James Mulloy of Howell, who became one of its lieutenants, the "Volunteers " included: William Bennett, Henry Boothby, John J. Dorn, Giles Donnelly, J.B. McLean, Edgar Noble, Jonathan S. Sharp, and Julius D. Smith. The 4th Michigan campaigned in the East and shared much of the heavy fighting experienced by the Fifth. Some idea of what the soldier's life was like at the front was supplied in the letters of Gus Smith to his parents who lived on a farm near Howell. Smith, a lieutenant with the 22nd Michigan Infantry, was in Covington, Kentucky in 1862 when he wrote: " ... Haven't changed my shirt since I left Pontiac and don't know when I can, as our baggage is fifteen miles from here . We are the dirtyest set you ever saw. We have to drink water out of a common duck pond. It looks green when we dip it up. If we don't all get sick it will be a wonder." The war ground on, casualties mounted and there was no indication that victory was in sight. Opposition to the war began to be heard, some of it in Gus's home town. In reply, Gus wrote: " . . . just so long as Such men, are allowed to talk ... treason openly and boldly among You there at home. As they do, there is in my humble opinion, no prospect of a Speedy 187 This is the G .A.R. , the Grand Army of the Republic . The last remaining veterans of the Civil War, in 1914, march briskly with flag 188 termination . At best , Be united, Be a unit , and pull together . And we will whip them into Subjection in Short order . But place an army , as we are placed , with a fire in front , and a great deal worse in the rear , It is up hill business , and prett y Sandy at that I reckon ." Gus Smith , in the meantime promoted to captain , died in October 1863 of wounds received in the Battle of Chickamauga . With the end of the war , Howell men returned from the arm y to take up their lives where they had left them three or four years before . Most of them went back to their original occupations as farmers or tradesmen. For the most part , they wanted to forget the war , but they would always remember why the war was fought and take pride in their part in preserving the Union. They joined the Grand Army of the Republic, either John Gilluly Post 114 in nearby Fowlerville , named for the first captain of the "Livingston company ," or, in Howell, Waddell Post 120, named for Andrew D. Waddell, who helped rerecruit the 5th Infantry in 1864a nd became one of its officers . While any of the old soldiers were still alive, Memorial Day was a very special day and would find as many as were able making the trip to Lakeview Cemetery to salute their comrades who had gone on before . Now they are all gone. But what they fought for will live on as long as the Nation . Dr . Liddell, civil war surgeon , grandfather of Mrs . Harry Williams . furled in celebration of the 50 years since they , as young men , came marching home from the war. Maria Parker , dressed in black , walks back to her lonely cabin on Marr Road after the funeral of her husband . Cemeteries 190 REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS BURIED IN THE HOWELL AREA 1. Jonathan Cook, Lakeview , Howell. 2. Lemuel Monroe, Lakeside , Marion. 3. Ephraim Smith, Lakeview , Howell. 4. Marshall Tubbs , Lakeside , Marion. SONS OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS 5. Caleb Curtis , Lakeview, son of French , Indian War . 6. John B. Brittin, Chilson, Genoa. 7. Nathan Cook, Lakeview , Howell. 8. David Hight, Chilson, Genoa. Cemeteries Coordinator Janet Rohrabacher . Western Michigan State Univers ity, L . P.N . McPherson Hospital ; husband, Albert Rohrabacher; daughter , Mrs. William Brigham ; three grandchildren . Member Methodist Church , Daughters of the American Revolution, Howell Women's Club, Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Wisconsin State Genealogic'.il Society , Connecticut Society of Genealogists . Charter member of Livingston County Historical Society and Mid - Michigan Genealogical Society . Author of historical articles for Michigan , Wisconsin and New York publications and of Lane and Rohrabacher family genealogies . 9. Francis Monroe, Lakeview, Howell. 10. James Monroe, Lakeview , Howell. 11. Waitstill Smith , Lakeview , Howell. 12. Charles VanWinkle, Gilkes , Putnam . ONE WIDOW AND DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS 13. Eunice (Chapel ) Cook, widow, Lakeview, Howell. 14. Nancy (Dearborn ) Brooks, Lakeview , Howell. 15. Miss Mary Cook, Lakeview, Howell. 16. Eunice (Cook) Curtis , Lakeview , Howell. 17. Mehetabell (Cook) Hight , Chilson, Genoa . 18. Lucinda (Wakeman ) Norton , Lakeside , Marion. 19. Mary Ann (Dearborn ) Skilbeck , Lakeview , Howell. 20. Margaret (Morris ) Thompson , Lakeview , Howell. CEMETERIES IN HOWELL 1. Lakeview 2. Mt. Olivet (Catholic ) CEMETERIES IN THE HOWELL AREA 3. Boutell or Jones Cemeter y 4. Brophy Road Catholic Cemetery (abandoned ) 5. Chilson Cemetery 6. Deerfield Center Burying Ground or Sharp Cemeter y 7. Drew Burying Ground (private ) 8. Euler Cemetery 9. Fleming or West Howell 10. Gilkes Cemetery 11. Green Cemetery 12. Harger Cemetery 13. Kellogg Cemetery (private ) 14. Kelly or Benjamin Cemetery 15. Lake or Lakeside Cemetery 16. Livingston County Poor Farm 17. Lutheran (St. George ) Cemetery 18. Marr or Pioneer Cemetery 19. Riddle Cemetery 20. Sanford or Russell Cemetery 21. St. Augustine or Deerfield Roman Catholic Cemetery 22. St. John 's Catholic Churchyard Cemetery 23. Van Keuren Cemetery 24. Unknown cemetery on Brayton Farm (abandoned ) Lakeview Cementery, Howell CONTRIBUTORS TO LAKEVIEW CEMETERY, HOWELL 1. Philip Livingston Chapter DAR 2. Roy Washburn , dee. 3. Emma Houghtaling, dee. 4. Mrs. William Hicks 5. Thomas Richardson 6. Duane Meyer 7. Fred Catrell 8. Martha Harris 9. Elizabeth Parker 10. Chester Clark 11. Doris Frykman 12. Galen Phillips 13. Helon Hacker 14. Mrs . Frank Perkins 15. Albert Rohrabacher 16. Ernest Monroe 17. Dorothy Kahler Located , northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 36, Howell Township, Livingston County, Michigan . It Roy Jubb and Grace Jubb, brother and sister. is at the intersection of Roosevelt and Madison Streets, in the northeast section of Howell. No history of the Howell cemetery would be complete without a history of the two earlier cemeteries which preceded it : FIRST CEMETERY OF HOWELL The first cemetery in Howell was situated near the southeast loop of Thompson Lake . At this time the Grand River Trail ran much farther to the north than the present Grand River Road and the cemetery was situated north of this road, south of the lake and north and east of the house of John D. Pinckney on North National Street. The land for this cemetery was given in 1836 by Alexander Fraser, John D. Pinckney and Moses Thompson. The first person buried here was Miss Polly S. Davis , the daughter of Sardis Davis . Other early burials were Samuel Rowe and Jonathan Cook both of whom died in 1837. But this land was never satisfactory for a burial ground . All of the bodies which could be found were removed to the second Howell cemetery or other grounds . THE SECOND OR "OLD" HOWELL CEMETERY The second Howell cemetery was situated on its western bounds by North Barnard Street , on the north by the southern line of the present athletic field and the eastern boundary was the end of North Street. This land was purchased by the Howell Township Board of Health on March 4, 1841 from Edward and Rocelia Thompson. Members of this board of health were : John W. Smith, Odell J . Smith , Gardner Wheeler , Wellington A. Glover , George W. Kneeland and Moses Thompson. A new road had just been built there and while the land purchased included the road , the size of the land for the cemetery, excluding the road , equaled one acre of ground. FIRST BURIAL The first person buried here was Henry Wheeler, the son of Dr . Gardner Wheeler, who died January 16, 1841, before the land was purchased . Most of the burials from the first cemetery were removed to this cemetery . The development of the town of Howell swung to the east and northeast, following the location of the new Courthouse Square on this side of town. Soon the old cemetery was surrounded by houses with no space to expand . Following the opening of the new Oak Grove Cemetery on the shore of Thompson Lake , most of the bodies were disinterred and buried there from 1867 to 1890. Mrs. William Hick's grandmother remembered the first burial in this new cemetery which she said took place about 1868, "up in the woods." MOVING THE BODIES In moving the bodies from this cemetery to the Oak Grove grounds, everyone did their own work. The ground soon became dug over in such a way that it was impossible to find some graves . The oldest daughters of Rev . Alva Crittenden and two children of Richard Fishbeck were among those whose bodies could not be found. Mrs. Emma Houghtaling said she remembered the removal of some of these bodies by horse-drawn wagons , when she was a small child. The wagon racks were open and loaded with the pine boxes. She thought this was about 1887. The Howell History says that in 1880 the old cemetery was 191 Governor Dickenson speaks to the Howell Rotary Club . in disuse, wholly neglected and covered with a tangle of shrubs, with only a few graves remaining. In correspondence with The Ann Arbor Railroad Company officials, they stated they have the deed by which the Ann Arbor Railroad bought part of this cemetery land for a right of way in 1890. THE LAKEVIEW <OAK GROVE) CEMETERY The Oak Grove cemetery was originally the private cemetery for the Thompson family. There were a few of their family burials here at the time that the land was conveyed to the Howell Township Board of Health on April 17, 1867. This land had been acquired by Albert D. Thompson, John H. Galloway, William and Alexander McPherson and William McPherson, Jr. and N. J. Hickey for cemetery purposes. It is situated in the northeast quarter of Section 36, Howell Township and in the northeast section of the city; the entrance at the intersection of Madison and Roosevelt Streets. The original portion which was conveyed in 1867 comprised about fifteen and one half acres . This land is in the shape of a triangle, with the point ; the northeastern and southeastern lines bounded by Thompson Lake. It has a beautiful rolling surface and its vegetation is what is called in Michigan "Oak Openings" in which oak trees stand in open spaces with very little undergrowth . Besides the oaks, there are a number of hickory nut trees and tall pines. SECTION D This land was plotted in the usual manner of a modern cemetery. ' One of its most unusual features was the formation of Section D, or as it is commonly called " The Old Corner Cemetery." This is in the northwest corner of the cemetery, cut-off by the road to form a triangle . This space was reserved for the bodies removed from the old cemetery. Of course, many relatives or descendants of those buried in the old cemetery could not be located so these remains were 192 buried here in Section D. But, also many persons who had bought new lots in the new cemetery felt that they had paid once for their burial lots in the old cemetery and they were not going to pay again, so they allowed the removals of their family to be buried in this Section D provided by the town; while they reserved their new lot for their present family . LAYOUT In the main, Section A is on the south side of the original cemetery and Section B is in the center and Section C on the north side . Section Fis east of A, Section G is east of B, and E and H are east of C and follow the lake. CIVIL WAR Little Arlington, a section set aside for Civil War soldiers by the G.A.R. post is located in Section B, Lot 231, Block 7 (half way down Section B toward the east) . This is a very colorful spot on Memorial Day. There is a large Civil War monument of granite located in Section A, just inside the gates . It is surmounted by a figure of an Infantryman in Civil War uniform . Inscribed on the front is "In Memory of Our Fallen Comrades"-the only inscription on the stone . This monument , which had been worked for so long by the local veterans organizations, was unveiled and dedicated at the Memorial Day program , May 30, 1895. Mayor Pingree of Detroit was one of the speakers at the exercises . These were preceded by a parade in which the Howell K. T. band was a feature . REVOLUTIONARY WAR Soldiers of all wars are buried in this cemetery . There are two Revolutionary War soldiers buried here, Jonathan Cook and Ephraim Smith . There is also one Revolutionary War soldier's widow, Eunice (Chapel) Cook, widow of Jonathan Cook and five daughters of Revolutionary War soldiers : Miss Mary A. Cook, Mrs. Eunice (Cook) Curtis, Nancy (Dearborn ) Brooks, Mary Ann (Dearborn ) Skilbeck and Margaret (Morris ) Thompson. Four sons of Revolutionary soldiers buried here are: Nathan Cook, Francis Monroe, James Monroe and Waitstill Smith . There is also Caleb Curtis, a son of a French and Indian War soldier . OTHER WAR VETERANS There are numerous veterans of the War of 1812 buried here , some Mexican War soldiers , Spanish-American War soldiers and soldiers of both World Wars. In 1963 Civil War Centennial Observation Commission Survey showed at least one hundred and sixty-five soldiers of the Civil War buried here. Roy Washburn was very helpful in this survey . UNDERGROUND VAULTS There were originally three underground burial vaults , two belonging to the Angel family and one to the Fishbecks. One Angel vault deteriorated so much that it was obliterated some time ago, but one Angel vault marked " 1875" still remains and also the Fishbeck vault. Neither one are now used as vaults . Some years ago the bodies were interred in the ground. The Fishbeck vault also contained the Bullock family . The McPherson family have a private mausoleum and the Frisbys have a private vault. CITY OWNERSHIP On April 28, 1915 the township of Howell sold to the City of Howell for $1.00 the Oak Grove Cemetery property . The The home of Earnest Avery , 1893. upkeep of such a large cemetery had grown to be too much for the township. At once, the Howell City Council organized a cemeter y fund of $300.00f or the maintenance of the cemetery . On the first Memorial Day following the acquisition from the township, the city spent $50.00 for commemoration . On April 27, 1917t he city purchased markers for all soldiers graves . This was at the height of the first World War and people were very conscious of the soldiers ' sacrifice of life. ' In council action of February 11, 1919 the name of Oak Grove Cemetery was changed to Lakeview. MAUSOLEUM The large Mausoleum at the entrance to Lake view Cemetery was built by a private company . Construction began in 1913 and the building was dedicated in 1915. The Mausoleum Association Constitution and By-Laws are dated March 2, 1922. On June 17, 1946 the City of Howell took over all the assets and property of the Howell Mausoleum Association , Inc . adjacent to Lakeview Cemetery. From then on, the city would manage , care for and maintain the mausoleum . In 1972, the mausoleum needed a complete new roof and also extensive repair. The city felt that any revenues coming in from sale of mausoleum space would never cover the present immediate repairs or any repairs in the future . Therefore it was determined to proceed with the disinterment of the bodies in the mausoleum and their reinterment , along guidelines set forth by the city attorney. They were given ~our years for completion of the task . Location of next of kin to giv.: consent has been very slow. There were thought to be 133 bodies in the mausoleum, but a search revealed 111 bodies and 109 caskets (two bodies 193 were without caskets ). When one casket was opened the body was found to be gone. To date, there have been 29 bodies removed. At present there are 57 bodies for whom no heirs can be found to authorize removal , so they will have to be removed as provided by law. Then the Mausoleum building will be razed . THE NEW DIVISION April 24, 1929 the city purchased some lots south of the mausoleum, and followed this up with the purchase less than a year later, March 26, 1930 of two or more acres on the south side of Lakeview. This was the first part of the New Division; the part north of the drive . In 1931, the old fence separating the old Lakeview from the New Division was taken down. This made it possible to establish Babyland , on a bluff, southeast of Section A, overlooking the northern part of the New Division. (Now Section F ). UTILITY BUILDING The very same year saw plans made to build a cemetery utility building, large enough to contain a superintendent's office, a garage for a truck and one or more cars and two restrooms. This was in the time of the depression and it was voted to use welfare help as much as possible. Also many persons donated materials and their labor . It could never have been built without the help of a lot of dedicated individuals . Of actual money the town voted $600.00. SECOND ADDITION The second addition to the New Division, the south side, was made August 26, 1935. The city bought up the old icehouse property on Thompson Lake and also a couple of houses. These were torn down and the land was added to the cemetery, more than two acres . Landscaping plans were submitted to the council in 1938b y the Coryell Nursery and approved. WORLD WAR VETERANS The American Legion provided a plot on the north side of the New Division for the burial of veterans of World Wars and subsequent wars. It is about two-thirds of the distance east from the entrance, going toward the lake . The cemetery accepts for burial the ashes of persons whose bodies were used for medical purposes by Wayne State University. Previous to this the ashes of such persons came from Eloise and older Detroit hospitals. This program was begun about 1945-6. DESTRUCTION IN SECTION D Approximately 1950t o 1955,v andalism was very extensive . Damage was done to all of the cemetery, but the old Section D, the removals from the second and even from the first Howell cemetery, was the most extensive. Many of these old headstones were thrown into the lake and some were never recovered ; others were broken to bits . No records of the burials or headstones in this section had ever been made . Only records existant are in 1916 when the bodies of Dr . Cyrus Wells and Mrs . Nelson Pettibone were disinterred . Unfortunately , Mrs . Edla Potter did not record the inscriptions from this section until after more than half of them had been destroyed in this vandalism . 194 Frank Wilson-poor Commissioner . This section of the cemetery contained Pinckneys , Sages , Austins, Smiths , Campbells, Rohrabachers, Havens , Dixons, Wells and all the first settlers . RELOCATION OF STONES After the vandalism of the 1950's, what headstones that were recovered were saved and stored. Then the road widening project was begun at the place where the roadway approaches the lake at the Old Corner Cemetery (Section D) and makes a sudden turn to the right. The descent is steep here and the turn abrupt. It was thought to be dangerous, so the road was widened by taking some land from old Section D. Then all the stones, those remaining , and those vandalized were reset in two straight rows, so that the headstones are nowhere near the bodies they mark, and the roadway actually goes over the bodies of Howell's pioneers. Another major vandalism took place October 21, 1966. Fifty gravestones were toppled, destroyed or removed . A week before this, thirty-five were broken. Restoration of this has been very fine. Howell can very well be proud of their cemetery and its management. MEMORIAL DAY Howell has Memorial Day Services each year at this cemetery. They are preceded by a parade of veterans and their organizations, the National Guard, Women's Patriotic Societies and Boy and Girl Scouts, bands and fife and drum corps . The monument on the courthouse lawn is given a memorial tribute. The front of this monument contains the names of those who died in the Second World War; the left-wing of the monument contains those who died in the Korean War and the right-wing those who died in the Vietnam War. On the back of the monument are those names who died in the First World War. The Civil War monument at Lakeview is also decorated , and the sailors remembered with floral offerings on Thompson Lake . Our own local citizenry have provided some very fine speakers who have addressed those gathered from the natural pulpit which is the high bluff on the south line of the old cemetery which overlooks the New Division. These services , in charge of local veteran organizations have been very fine and impressive . ML Olivet Cemetery (Catholic), Howell CONTRIBUTORS TO MT. OLIVET CEMETERY, HOWELL 1. Veronica Devereaux 2. Virginia Dayton 3. Haidee Brady 4. Irene Brotz 5. Mrs. Joseph Metz, Sr. 6. Mary Shields 7. Mrs . Glenn Berry 8. Doris Jones 9. Joseph Brady 10. Julia C. Blackburn In 1836-38 Fr. Patrick O'Kelly who was stationed at Northfield served several groups of families in Green Oak and Genoa in private homes. Later , Catholics of Howell were attached to Genoa and Brighton congregations. In August. 1878 the first church building, St. Joseph was begun in Howell, under Fr. J . G. Dougherty of Brighton. Formerl y Howell had been a mission of Brighton. There were many Irish and Germans in the congregation. The first Catholic cemetery of Howell area was a short distance south on Chilson Road from Grand River . It was on the west side of the road and near the Fuhrman farm . The land was purchased from Charles E. Itsell and his wife, Kate for $250.00. It was in the northwest quarter of Section 6, Genoa Township and purchased March 14, 1891b y the Howell Catholic Cemetery Association which had filed articles with the County Clerk March 18, 1891 in which they agreed to purchase four and one-quarter acres in Genoa Township for cemetery purposes. FIRST CEMETERY Their capital stock was $275.00a nd the number of shares were eleven. There was a five member board of directors. The first board of directors were: Pastor of St. Joseph Church of Howell, A. A. McDonough, John Jones, John O'Connor, John Ryan, and Thomas E . Baron, treasurer . The association was to continue in existence for ten years. The shareholders were: John Jones, Dennis Shields, William Dunn, John Ryan , John O'Conner, Ambros A. McDonough, Thos. E. Baron, Alex O'Neil and Joseph Wessinger. SECOND CEMETERY Some twenty or twenty-five years later , it was decided to relocate the cemetery . On the 29th of January, 1914, Richard E. Barron and his wife, Mary sold a tract of land roughly the shape of a triangle, bounded by a line north of the Ann Arbor Railroad , Thompson Lake and Knox Street (now Roosevelt Street ). It was purchased by the Right Reverend J . S. Foley, D.D. Bishop of the Diocese of Detroit for the sum of $1,000.00. A feature of the new cemetery is a circle drive . Rev. Fr. John Rolf Day, a former Howell priest, liked Howell so much that he requested to be buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery rather than the priest's cemetery in Detroit. Two of the five Devereaux brothers who served in the First World War are buried here. Also, a sixth Devereaux boy, a relative, served in the war . The southeastern section belongs to the original church purchase for a cemetery, but it has not yet been developed . IMPROVEMENTS In 1969 Edward M. Brady of Grosse Pointe Shores, but formerly of Howell began improvements in the cemetery . He had a wrought iron fence installed and the circular drive paved . Later, he had the shoreline of Thompson Lake which adjoins the cemetery cleaned out and seeded . The City of Howell, which has land on the north side of the cemetery also cleaned their shoreline and seeded. Then Mr. Brady had the unused part of the cemetery seeded and a hedge planted on the south side. This not only improved the cemetery but this entire section of Thompson Lake . Cemeteries of the Howell Area CONTRIBUTORS TO HOWELL AREA CEMETERIES Boutell: Earl Handy Brophy Road Catholic: Frances McDevitt, Gale McDevitt Chilson: William Pless, Bird Hight Deerfield Center: Helen Sharp Euler: William Pless Green : Mrs. Harold J . Maycock, Mrs . Carl Ward, Lloyd Miller Harger: Burt Rubbins, Ernest Wright, Mrs. Byron Rogers Kellogg: Ralph Hardy Kelly or Benjamin: William Pless Lakeside: Mary Bartkowiak Livingston County Poor Farm: Stanley Knight, Gladys Crippen Lutheran (St. George): William Pless Riddle: Mrs . Mervil Moore Sanford: Earl Handy St. Augustine : Helen Sharp St. Johns: Kathleen Farmer, Mrs. Robert Fauldenour Unknown cemetery, Brayton Farm: Ruth Marr, Lyle Musson, Albert Rohrabacher Foreword: Families mentioned as buried in cemeteries are only those with numerous burials . There are persons buried there with many other names. BOUTELL OR JONES CEMETERY Southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 24, Cohoctah Township. The first burial in this cemetery was Mrs . William Northrop who died in 1837, probably when this land belonged to William Packard . In 1839 Noah Ramsdell bought this land and sold it to Daniel Bouten in 1853. The cemetery was well established in 1860 when Daniel Bouten sold his land , excepting from the sale the burial ground . John Jones land joined it on the south, hence sometimes called the Jones Cemetery. It occupies about one acre of ground . Vandalism took place and markers were broken several years ago. Families : Jones, McMillen, Bouten , Phillips, Graham, Ramsdell. 195 The unveiling of the civil war monument in tne cemetary . 196 The banquet at the Armory for the Centennial celebration of the founding of the Masonic Lodge in Howell. BROPHY ROAD CATHOLIC CEMETERY (ABANDONED) Southwest corner of southeast quarter of Section 18, Hartland Township . The first Roman Catholic service was held at the home of James Gleason with Rev . Fr . Morrissey of Ann Arbor officiating . Money was collected and donated by the congregation and placed in the hands of Rev . Bernard O'Cavanagh to purchase 40 acres for the Roman Catholic Church and for the purpose of erecting the church . In turn, he turned the land over to Right Rev. Frederick Rese, Bishop of Detroit on August 18, 1837. John and James Brophy came in 1835a nd took up 320 acres of land in this area . A cemetery was started and also a church foundation , when there was a disagreement among the congregation over where the church was to be located . Finally, the Bishop at Detroit chose a building site in Oceola Township, now called St. John's Church of Oceola. When the congregation moved, many of the bodies were removed from Brophy Road to the St. John's Church Cemetery , but the priest was not in favor of doing this. Yet the township officials agreed to do it. Evidently there were some burials that were not removed by request. The Detroit diocese transferred this land to ownership by the Lansing diocese in 1938. In 1945, the forty acres was sold, but the Lansing diocese still owns the cemetery . This is one of the earliest cemeteries of the very earliest settlers. Last burial was Father Wines who died in 1905. CHILSON CEMETERY Northeast corner of the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 28, Genoa Township . Located about a mile north of the village of Chilson, on the east side of Chilson Road, near the Ann Arbor Railroad junction and Coon Lake Road intersection . This cemetery is located on land taken up by Nicholas The East Ward School. Joe Brown on his 100th birthday . Kriesler in 1837. It is one of the oldest cemeteries and contains the graves of some of the first settlers of Genoa. When Kriesler sold his land in 1867, he excluded the graveyard which contained three acres. Later he sold this burial ground to Asa Rounsifer and Mr . Rounsifer sold it for $5.00 to the Genoa Burying Ground Association in 1870. In 1924 the Genoa Burying Ground Association consisting of B. F . King, president; John Rickett , secretary and Bert Beurman , treasurer transferred the cemetery to the Township of Genoa . Recently the township has improved this cemetery greatly by cutting the brush and grass and enclosing it with a sturdy fence ; thus reclaiming it from a shambles such as the Benjamin cemetery is at present. Many hitherto unknown markers have been discovered here. It is hoped that the restoration may continue . · There are two sons of Revolutionary War soldiers buried here, John B. Brittin and David Hight and also a daughter of a Revolutionary soldier , Mehetabell (Cook) Hight. Families : Fishbeck , Carpenter, Case, Beattie , Cole, Barnard , Beurmann . DEERFIELD CENTER BURYING GROUND OR SHARP CEMETERY Located on east side of southeast quarter of Section 21, Deerfield Township. On west side of Mack Road. Thomas Sharp of Seneca Co., N .Y . took up this land from the government in 1837. Nancy Fausett , born 1778d ied in 1838w as the first burial on this land , which was selected by herself from the farm of her nephew, Thomas Sharp . On January 20, 1855 Thomas Sharp sold an acre of ground , or 87 square rods, of his farm to the trustees of the Deerfield Center Burying Ground . The trustees were : John Sellers , E . F . Cooley and Darius Lewis. Mr. Sharp retained a plot two rods square for the burials of the Sharp family. On May 6, 1863, Elhanan F. Cooley gave a warrant for a 197 meeting to organize a cemetery association. They met May 16, 1863a nd chose the name , Deerfield Center Burial Ground Corp. 0 . J . Marble was chairman for the meeting and Sineon Kittle , clerk . Officers elected were : Elhanan F. Cooley, president ; John Sellers , treasurer ; Simeon Kittle , clerk and John Merrels, sexton . In 1869, Henry Sharp sold a plot approximately 12 rods by 4 rods to the " north of the Old Graveyard" to the Deerfield Burying Ground Incorporation . In 1887 Catharine (Sharp ) Mack sold part of the old Thomas Sharp farm to the same Deerfield Center Burying Ground Incorporation . At that time it was represented by Peter Lamb , E . H. Stiles, James Fausett , Charles F . Leonard , John Noble, Henry Fawsett , James Cameron , S.R. Mack and Wiltsey Glaspie . The piece was about 17½ rods square . She also leased a strip of land on the south side for a driveway , with the provision that it be fenced with boards or with slat and wire fence . The cemetery was still growing when in 1952, Glenn S. Mack sold a piece of land 17 rods, 2 feet by 9 rods , 5 feet , containing one acre , on the south side, to the Deerfield Center Burying Ground Corporation , Edward White, president and Bruce Fawcett , secretary . This was on condition that the buyers build and keep in repair a fence along the north and west side of the acre . Mr. Thomas Faussett placed a large stone in the cemetery which was originally an Indian grinding stone and on it placed a bronze plaque which gives the history of the stone and of the Faussett family. Families : Merrill, Root, Lewis, Fausett , Cole, Stiles , Royce, Howell, Holcomb, Marble , Sharp , Pratt , Spalding, Hatt. Green . DREW BURYING GROUND (PRIVATE) Located in northwest fractional quarter of Section 3, Marion Township. It is opposite the site of the Michigan State Sanatorium , now Hillcrest. This cemeter y was located on land which was part of the original 235 acre farm which Townsend Drew took up in 1839. It was the burial place of the pioneer Drew family who owned the site of Michigan State T.B. Sanatorium , now Hillcrest. It stood on a knoll, enclosed by a fence , nearl y opposite the entrance to the sanatorium and in view of the road , but is now obscured by buildings . In his will in 1882 Townsend Drew declared " That acre of ground on my farm where my friends have been buried and where I wish to be buried , I give to the Drew family to be used as a burying ground forever ." In the partition of his farm the section which contained the cemetery went to Townsend Drew , Jr . The cemetery lot extended to the center of the north and south roadway . Possibl y this section was released to the state for a road . There are seven Drew burials here . EULER CEMETERY (PRIVATE) East quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 12, Genoa Township. This cemetery is at the intersection of Euler Road and McClements Road , on the southwest corner . It is on land bought by Lawrence Euler in 1861, son of John Euler who settled in 1836. In 1924 this land was purchased by the City of Detroit Recreation Department for a summer camp , and the entire area, including the cemetery is now fenced in. It can be approached by entering the camp grounds , crossing the baseball field and taking the nature trail through the woods. An attempt has been made to fence off the cemeter y. Only Euler headstones are here now, but there may have been others . Women of the Howell Baptist Church. Dr . Gerald Mccloskey at work . FLEMING OR WEST HOWELL CEMETERY West half of Section 17, Howell Township. This cemetery was laid out in 1850, apparently first on the land of Abram Van Nest. Many of the pioneers of Howell Township rest here . On May 7, 1866,A bram Van Nest sold about one-fourth acre of land in the northeast quarter section to the trustees of the Burial Ground of School District No. 5 of Howell. The trustees were: John W. Smith, Tracy Richmond and Ethel Stewart. The area was a rectangle 3 rods and 14 feet by 10 rods and 2 feet. In this he reserved Lot No. 14 for the Van Nest family . Probably they had already been buried at this spot. At the same time Manuel Streker sold to the same trustees an area of approximately the same size, adjoining the other plot, but on the southwest quarter of the section . In 1879, Manuel Striker sold another section of land, containing 5,692 square feet to Jerome W. Hand, Henry P . Taber , and William E. Bennett, trustees of the Burial Ground of District No. 5, Howell. This land seems to join the old cemetery on the east and south . The trustees in 1892 were Vernon C. Smith, Daniel Lockwood, Lemuel A. Wight, Jerome Hand, James Lasher , Leonard Huck, Edward Bushnell, Charles B. Damon and George Lutz and they turned the cemetery over to the Board of Health of Howell Township. The Board of Health was : George B. Allen, clerk; George Raymour , David Robinson and Edward P . Gregory, J.P . and Lewis J . Wright , supervisor . The cemetery is surrounded by a fence and has about a dozen majestic pine trees , making an outstanding landmark to be seen from many directions . It is located one-half mile directly north from the interesection of three roads , known as Six Corners of Fleming, one of the earliest settlements on the Grand River Road , between Howell and Fowlerville . Col. Ebenezer Damon , a soldier of the War of 1812 is buried here . Families : Stevens , Smith, Van Nest, Stewart, Gilchrist , Parker , Lake , Marr, Richmond , Hall. GILKES CEMETERY Northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 5, Putnam Township. It is located on the town line between Putnam and Marion Townships, corner of Cedar Lake Road and Schafe~ Road . The Putnam and Marion Burying Ground Corporation was formed March 17, 1851. First officers were : William Younglove, president ; David Parker , clerk ; John Love, collector ; Elisha Love, treasurer ; and Nehemiah Gilkes, sexton. Other members of this group were Aaron Younglove, Thomas Love, John Larkin , J . Barney, Frederick Saunders, I. H. Shaw, Ezra N. Fairchild , Enos Burden , A. H. Smith , S. J,. Hazard , William P . Fitch , Lorenzo Smith , Henry G. Love, and John Vanwinkle . This group bought the site of the cemetery from Nehemiah Gilkes, April 7, 1851. It was on land which Nehemiah Gilkes had acquired in 1836, and was a rectangle 161 feet by 131 feet. This group was reorganized April 10, 1869 with the following officers : Ezra N. Fairchild , president ; George Younglove, clerk ; and William H. Gilkes, treasurer. Many of these people were residents of Marion Township. This cemeter y contains many English immigrants . Charles Van Winkle, son of Revolutionary War soldier is buried here. Families : Love, Weller, Russell , Wilkerson, Gilkes, Basing , Burden , Affleck, Clements , Smith. GREEN CEMETERY Southeast corner of the west half of the southwest quarter of Section 19, Marion Township, on the west side of Pingree Road, near Vines Road . On April 20, 1842 the First Burying Ground Society of Marion and Iosco Townships, bought the above land which was a rectangle 18 rods by 16 rods, containing 304 square rods or about two acres of land for $5.00. This land was bought from Joseph Walker and was part of his farm. Later , he sold his farm to Adolphus M. Green ; then Mr. Green 's son, Reuben Green occupied the land, hence the name . On September 30, 1925, the Marion and Iosco Burying Ground Society, in a meeting called by Wirt Smith, clerk , with the following officers: Roy Ellsworth , chairman; Roy E . Miller, secretary ; Fred Moore, Sexton, turned the cemetery over to the Township Board of Health of Marion Township. Thus it became a township cemetery . It has always been a policy of the cemetery that it was for the use of the people of the area and that no charge was ever to be made for a grave . At the present time nearly all the lots in the cemetery are filled. Families : Gorton, Coleman , Beach , Person , Backus , Clark . HARGER CEMETERY Northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 23, Marion Township. Located on Pinckney Road, west side of road . The first place of burial was on the Pinckney Road near Joseph Walker's residence . Andrew C. Harger bought land here in 1846. On February 14, 1848 Mr. Harger deeded one acre of this ground for a cemetery to the Board of Health of Marion Township; William Younglove, supervisor ; Z.M. Drew, Wilson G. Isbell , William Younglove and Miles Chubb, acting as members of the Board of Health. The grounds were surveyed by Ezra N. Fairchild March 15, 1849. Mr. Harger reserved the right to a portion of this graveyard for burying his own family and also the right to 199 exclude all persons for burial who had borne none of the expense of fencing and improvement of the cemetery. In 1878, the Board of Health of Marion Township, consisting of George Coleman, supervisor ; Albert N. Fairchild , town clerk; Israel Bailey, J.P. acting for the Township of Marion turned the cemetery over to the ownership of the East Marion Burying Ground Corporation . The officers of the East Marion Burying Ground Corporation were: Joseph Brown, president; James Harger, clerk ; Alfred Wright, treasurer; and James W. Dickerson, sexton. The next year , 1879, James W. Dickerson gave a strip of land ten feet wide by 16 rods long, adjoining the north side of the burying ground to enlarge the grounds. Families: Harger, Goodrich, Lyons, Dickerson. KELLOGG CEMETERY (PRIVATE) Southwest quarter of southwest quarter of Section 36, Oceola Township. Located at corner of Kellogg and Golf Club Roads. In 1864 Ebenezer Kellogg deeded the Kellogg family cemetery to Richard Walker, Samuel Stark and David Kellogg. It was a rectangle five rods by eight rods, containing one-fourth of an acre. In 1939i t was still owned by the Kellogg family and apparently is now. Families: Kellogg, Walker, Hardy, Whitehead. KELLY OR BENJAMIN CEMETERY On Section 13, Genoa Township on Hyne Road about a quarter of a mile northeast of Grand River Road at Woodlands Golf course , west side of the road . North is the Birkenstock schoolhouse. This cemetery is on land originally owned by Nelson S. Benjamin and is one of the earliest in the county. Aaron Kelly entered land in 1833 in Section 6 and 7, Brighton township, directly across the road to the east of this cemetery , hence the name Kelly, although no stones bearing the name Kelly were found. It is quite possible they were destroyed. In the 1930's more than a dozen gravestones were standing ; now all are broken or flat, and hidden in a dense thicket of trees and shrubs. The broken headstones are hidden in the myrtle and wild grape vines covering the ground . Families : Benjamin, Spencer , Hathaway, Murray . LAKESIDE CEMETERY (CALLED LAKE) Located Northeast quarter of Section 5, Marion township. It is called Lakeside in the inscription over the gate, probably because it is situated beside a lake, but the Livingston County History calls it " the Lake Burying Ground." This is because it was a private burying ground belonging to Rial Lake who settled there in 1838. This cemeter y became part of the widow's dower on Rial Lake 's death in 1859. Ten year s later , 1869, her son, George B. Lake sold their family cemetery to the North Marion Burying Ground Corporation for $25.000 The officers of the North Marion Burying Ground Corporation were : Elijah F . Burt, president ; Frederick W. Muson, clerk ; Samuel M. Yerkes , treasurer and Henry M. Avery, sexton . The amount of land was approximately three-quarters of an acre, on an irregularly shaped lot. In 1936 the North Marion Burying Ground Corporation deeded this original plot to the Township of Marion. At the sam e time they conveyed to them a new addition containing 200 one and one-third acre . The officers of the Corporation at this time were ; Fred Berry, president; Roy R. Day , treasurer , and Bruce W. Roberts, secretary . This cemetery contains a number of pioneer settlers . Several families who were related are buried with their graves in a form of a circle overlooking the lake. Lemuel Monroe, a Revolutionary War soldier and Lucinda (Wakeman ) Norton, daughter of Stephen Wakeman, Jr . Pierpont Smith, the early explorer and settler of Shiawassee County, Mich. is buried here. Families : Bashford , Smith , Woll, Lake, Munson, Norton, Bailey , Yerkes . LIVINGSTON COUNTY POOR FARM CEMETERY Southwest quarter of Section 15, Marion township. Located just off County Farm Road. The poor of the county were at first boarded in private homes that were known as " poor farms " but were not actually owned by the county. On January 5, 1871 Hiran Wing of Marion Township sold his farm of 215 acres for $10,000.00t o the Board of County Supervisors. A committee composed of the Supervisors of Green Oak, Unadilla , Tyrone and Conway Twps. made the choice for the location of the poor farm . That very year a new building was started for them, near the road and the Wing farm buildings . A second building called the Infirmary was later built which burned in 1937. During the 1930's under Mr. Whitacre 's direction and using W.F.A. labor , the cemetery on the Poor Farm was improved . However, when the stones were reset , they were set in rows and not over the graves . There were at least 65 burials , a number of them Scotch or Irish . This area, one-seventh of an acre , was at this time fenced, but now the fence is gone, and the county has never done anything to keep up this cemetery . Monuments waiting to be transferred from the old cemetary to the new one on the lake . LUTHERAN (ST. GEORGE) CEMETERY AND CHURCHYARD Southwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 1 ., Genoa township. Located corner of Crooked Lake and Bauer Roads . German settlers came from Hanover and Hamburg , Germany to Genoa township as early as 1835. On January 14, 1850 Deitrick (alias Richard ) Berhnes sold two acres of land for $25.00 to the Trustees of the German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation , named St. George's Church . The trustees were: Richard Berhnes, Lewis Dorrt and George Rusischer. This land in Section 14 was expressly for a site for a meeting-house , school house, and burying place . This is where the old church and cemetery were located. On April 12, 1862, Richard Berhnes sold three acres of land on Section 13, Genoa township to the Trustees of the German Lutheran Church of St. George. This was the site for the new church and parsonage . The Trustees at this time were: John E . Wiechers , Theodore Winter and Richard Berhnes . In 1913 Leonard Berhnes of Genoa sold an addition to the original Section 14 site. The area of the addition was 17 rods by 14 rods. It was sold to the church trustees, Oscar Schoenhals and George Conrad . Mr. Behrnes bought the old church and moved it across the road and used it for a granary . Many of the inscriptions on the headstones are in German. Families: Pfau, Wehnes, Bode, Grostic , Behrnes , Euler , Herbst. MARR OR PIONEER CEMETERY East side of northeast quarter of Section 8, Howell township . This is the oldest cemetery in Howell township, laid out as a place of burial in 1848 on land owned by the Marr family . John Marr settled on Section 8 in 1839. John Marr, when he deeded land to his son in 1859 excludes the piece of ground on the east side of the farm which he had deeded to the township of Howell for a burying ground. ( deed not found). After John Marr 's death , his heirs in 1886 deeded this cemetery containing one-half acre of land to the Pioneer Burial Ground Association of Howell. The heirs of Erastus Marr and Jesse Marr did the same. On the 15th of October , 1892 the Pioneer Burial Society of West Howell deeded this land on Section 8, containing onehalf acre to the Township of Howell. Families : Dorrance, Rambo , Marr , Lake , Robinson, LaGrange . RIDDLE CEMETERY East side of southeast quarter of Section 15, Oceola township. The spot for this cemetery was selected by Elijah Riddle, father of Sallu Riddle who came to Oceola about 1840 or 1841. The cemetery was on land which his son, Sallu Riddle took up in 1839. Elijah Riddle was the first person buried there in 1842. Persons who had died in Oceola before this time were buried on their farms. Their bodies were removed to this cemetery . On May 19, 1852 Sallu Riddle sold this cemetery to the Board of Health of Oceola township for $10.00. It was 165 feet wide by 264 feet long, containing one acre of land . April 16, 1898 Henry A. Cornell sold additional land on the south side of the cemetery for $100.00 which increased its size by half an acre . In 1963 Mervil Moore sold an acre for an addition on the west side of the cemetery. This is an unusual pioneer cemetery, in that it is still in use and still growing in size. Families : Wilcox, Parshall , Dean, Curdy, Rumsey . SANFORD OR RUSSELL CEMETERY Located on North end of west half of southeast quarter of Section 27, Cohoctah township. John and James Sanford took up land here in 1834 coming from Steuben County, N.Y. Ezra Sanford came in 1835. James Sanford on May 21, 1841d eeded 80 square rods to the Board of Health of Tuscola ( Cohoctah ) township for a burial ground. He mentioned that it was on an East and West road and already known as a burial ground. In 1845 he gave one-half acre more deeding it to an association formed for the purpose of holding title and caring for the grounds. In 1859 this organization became defunct remaining so until 1873 when a reorganization was effected under the name of the "Sanford Burial Ground Association ." Officers in the 1873 reorganization were : Joseph B. Brown, president ; Thomas Goldsmith , sexton ; Michael Thatcher, secretary ; Alexander Peckins , treasurer . Later Marcenus Peckins became treasurer. In 1892 Joseph A. Russell sold about two and one-quarter acres to the Township Board of Cohoctah for an addition on the east side of the cemetery . Members of the Board were ; Charles E. Dunston, Charles H. Miner and Samuel A. Teller. The cemetery continued to expand when Wheeler Russell sold an addition to the south in 1913. They reserved the right to a burial plot for the Russells selected by themselves. In 1939 Wheeler A. Russell gave a large plot on the south side of the cemetery , 82½ feet by 525 feet. This is a very well kept cemetery and usually Memorial Day services are held here each year. A beautiful glacial granite stone was dedicated October 14, 1934 to the Rev . Ezra Sanford , a Baptist minister and it occupies a prominent place in the cemetery . Families : Sanford, Russell , Peckins, Staley, Houghtaling , Howe, Houghton, Wrigglesworth . ST. AUGUSTINE'S OR DEERFIELD ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY Located on the southwest corner of southwest quarter of Section 25, Deerfield township ; on Faussett Road . Joseph Welch (or Walsh) who was not a member of the Roman Catholic congregation of Deerfield gave a piece of land two acres square for the site of a church by this congregation. It was to be designated by the name St. Peter & Paul 's Roman Catholic Church of Deerfield . The church was erected and the cemetery started beside it. The first burial stone is dated 1843. The church numbered thirteen families under the organization of Rev . Patrick Kelly in 1846. They were : Jame s McKeone, Dennis and Timothy McCarthy, Bryan Corr, John McKeone, Edward Sweeney, Michael Bennett , Patrick and James Conklin, James Scullin, James Murpry , James McGuire and John Ryan . In 1857t wo more acres in the southeast corner of Section 26 were purchased . This area was 22 rods east and west and 15 rods north and south . The original church stood where the cemetery now stands . The new church was built in 1896. It is not known when the nam " was changed to St. Augustine . In 1917 Rev . John S. Foley of Detroit conveyed all Roman Catholic property in Deerfield to Rt. Rev. Edward D. Kelly. In 1920 Rev. Edward D. Kelly, Bishop of Grand Rapids 201 turned over the ownership of the cemetery to Rt. Rev . Michael J . Gallagher, Bishop of Detroit. In 1938 Edward Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit (successor to Michael J. Gallagher) passed control to Joseph H. Albers. Roman Catholic Bishop of Lansing. Families : Besides those already mentioned as members; Devereaux, Robb, Daley. ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD CEMETERY Northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 25, Oceola township. Located M-59 at Hacker Road. The congregation was founded 1838. First mass of the Oceola and Hartland Catholic congregation was in a log cabin situated in the road-bed of present M-59 at Hacker Road . Next, it was held in the home of James Gleason, east of the present church on Section 30, Hartland township. January 20, 1844 Rt. Rev . Peter Paul Le Ferve purchased two acres in Section 25, Oceola township from Michael McGuire, which included the present church and cemetery site . The plot of land was 18 rods east and west and 1712/ rods north and south, to be held for the Roman Catholic congregation of Oceola. The first name of the church was St. Mary 's, but by 1859 the name was changed to St.John 's. The present church building dates from 1868-1873. In 1918 Rev. John S. Foley of Detroit transferred all the Roman Catholic property in Oceola township to Rt. Rev. Edward D. Kelly of Ann Arbor . In 1920 Rt. Rev . Edward D. Kelly of Grand Rapids transferred the two acres in Oceola to Rt. Rev . Michael J. Gallagher of Detroit. In 1938 Edward Mooney, Archbishop of Detroit (successor to Michael J. Gallagher) passed this property to Joseph H. Albers, Bishop of Lansing. Joseph H. Albers, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Lansing, in 1941, accepted in trust for the St. John's Parish of Oceola township, a plot of land given by Fred and Rose McGrain. It extended southward on the east side of the cemetery to the first Edison electric pole, then west for the length of the cemetery. The McGrains were to hold possession of the land The price of the menu is hard to believe nowadays. 202 until it was needed for cemetery purposes. The church was to furnish the necessary fencing. Families : McKeever, Fahey, McGuire, Gleason, Foldenauer , Quinliven, Bergin , Walsh. VANKEUREN CEMETERY Northeast corner of northeast quarter of Section 18, Oceola township. This small cemetery is located on land originally owned by Charles Van Keuren who came to Michigan from Ulster County, N.Y. in 1836, building his home on the northeast quarter section 18 in 1837. The original size of the cemetery was a rectangle 14 rods by 11 rods and 7 feet , containing one acre of ground . Many of the earl y settlers of Oceola are buried here . When many private persons or cemetery organizations sold their plots to their township board of health, many times a nominal sum of $1.00 was required. But Mr. Van Keuren sold his cemetery for the smallest sum on record - for twenty-five cents-to the Board of Health of Oceola Township. The board members were: Samuel K. Tubbs, K.S. Franklin and Jacob W. Eager . In 1913, James I. Van Keuren, the son of Charles gave a half-acre of land for an addition on the west side. The cemetery is still in use. Families : Van Keuren, Taft, Walker, Parker , Hetchler , Eager , Cassady. UNNAMED CEMETERY, BRAYTON FARM (ABANDONED) Southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 22, Howell township. A cemetery was located here, on the north side of Bowen Road. It was founded 1853 possibly as a private family cemetery on the Ira Brayton farm , across from the present Charles Wilkerson house. It was still in existence in 1880, but by the 1930's all headstones were gone. It is unknown whether the bodies were removed . .,. Music through the ¥ ears J .. -... The 5th Michigan Regiment Band Historical Color Party perfectly execute a company front, 1974. Music through the Years The Howell City Band An earli er City Band , photographed on the steps of the Court House in Howell, was active probably in the 1910-1915 era . The photo from the Livingston County Historical Society has been studied by their historian, Mrs . Esther Clark, and the following persons identified : Front row, from the left , are the director Mr. Garland , snare drum player Bruce Newcomb, Dr . Bailey , Art Joy, fifth man unidentified , Dutch Miller, Charles Culver , Ford Smock, Julius Hesse, Frank Lansing , and the drum major Lynn Fishbeck. 204 Music through the Years Joan Marie Bergren is the daughter of Mr . and Mrs . Wendell E . Bergren , 6350 Dunn Road, Howell. She is a twelve-year resident of Livingston County and a 1971 graduate of Howell High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising from Michigan State University in 1975. The six men in the second row are the bass drummer Leon Stowe, second man unidentified Mr. Randall , Joe Jaszewski , Hugh Culver , and Charles Riley . Three in the third row are all unidentified . Fourth row has at the left the tube player Frank Jaszewski , in the center William Porter , and the man on the right unidentified . · Amusing incidents recalled by Esther Clark while reviewing this photo include the one about Dr . Bailey , In about 1905 or 1906 Dr . Bailey had the first little Brush roadster in town. A certain Ma Carpenter , prominent lady in town, was reluctant to go for a ride in the thing when others did. Finall y she was persuaded to go, and it was this particular time , down by the lakeside of what is now Howell Lake, Dr . Bailey failed to make the curve and dumped her in the lake . The baton shown in the photo in the right hand of Lynn Fishbeck is now on display in the Depot Museum. Esther Clark is a sister of the snare drummer boy Bruce Newcomb and she recalls many times that she went with him before the band played to wet down the skin on the heads of drums . Livingston County Concert Band The first " community " band in the area was the Howell Community Band , directed by Mr. Will Terhune . Mr. Terhune established the Band in 1955 and provided the leadership that enabled the Band to continue for 11 years . The Howell Community Band played on many occasions that took them out of Howell to County and State Fairs , the Jackson Cascades , and numerous local civic functions. In 1962 they won a trophy for excellent performance at the Michigan State Fair. The Band was especially honored to play for the inauguration of Governor George Romney in 1964 under the dome of the Capitol Building in Lansing . The Howell Community Band performed in black and white uniform coats , paid for by their conductor, Will Terhune. Due to schedule conflicts , the Howell Community Band discontinued in 1966 and for six years, the County was without a community band. Mrs. Sally Witt, a strong band and music enthusiast, decided that Livingston County needed a band and proceeded to establish the Livingston County Community Band in the Spring of 1972. Since she was not a conductor, she contacted Mr. Gordon Small to take the leadership of the new Band, a position which he held until August 1973. Many members of this new group were members of the former Howell Community Band. The feeling among the membership was that the new group was a "descendent" of the original band as they used the same music and equipment. During the time when the new band was getting into formal organization, the name was changed to the Livingston County Concert Band , which remains as the present title. Under Mr . Small's direction , the Band played at many functions around the County: civic organizations, public meetings , lawn concerts, and the Fowlerville Fair. Formal concerts were held in Howell, Brighton, and Fowlerville. In August 1973, Mr. Small resigned from the Band to become Bandmaster of the newly formed 5th Michigan Regiment Band. Leroy E . Lane , Band Director of the Highlander Way Middle School, was appointed conductor of the Livingston County Concert Band in September 1973. Under his leadership, the Band membership grew from 18 to 65 during the next two years. They achieved official recognition as a non-profit organization and continued to make progress City band on the courthouse steps. toward a professional approach in providing musical and cultural events to the area. Their concert schedule consists of three formal concerts , one spring " pops" concert and four summer lawn concerts . During the 1974-75s eason , the Livingston County Concert Chorus was added to the formal auditorium concerts. The singers were volunteers from local school and church choirs . Under the direction of Mr. Lane , the Band continues to grow and provide the community with musical excellence and urges interested people in the area to join the Band , either as a player , singer, or listener. The 5th Michigan Regiment Band The 5th Michigan Regiment Band, an internationally noted official American Revolution Bicentennial Project of the State of Michigan , is a 160-member recreation of the Civil War Band (1861-1865o) f the 5th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The original regiment, with its band , was mustered through Fort Wayne, Detroit , in the early fall of 1861, and included a 24-member band, plus 20 additional fifers and drummers from the individual companies . The new unit was formed in Howell, Michigan in the fall of 1973.I t includes an 80-piece Regimental Band, a Regimental Color Party , a ,Historical Flags Color Party, the Regimental Dancers , the Regimental Fifes and Drums , the Regimental Bugle Band, the Regimental Banjos and Singers, and the unit quartermaster and ordinance sections. Smaller units, including the Brass Choir, the Saxophone Quartet , and the Woodwind Quintet are also a part of the entire unit. It is appropriate that the band was formed in Howell, because Company I (The Livingston Company) of the 5th Michigan Volunteer Infantry was from the Livingston County area. The Regimental Commander killed at Fredericksburg, while leading a futile charge , was Lt. Col. John Gilluly of Brighton, also in Livingston County. Gilluly, as a captain, had formed and commanded 205 The 5th Michigan Regiment Band on the Village Green at Dearborn's Greenfield Village Muzzleloaders festival 1975. ' Company I when it was mustered into the regiment in 1861. He is buried in the cemetery by the millpond in Brighton . The regimental musical units are under the direction of Captain Betty Forsyth, Bandmaster. Bandmaster Forsyth is a virtuoso french horn player and music instructor . The unit was honored at Governor William Milliken's swearing in on January 1, 1975,w hen the band performed for the Governor's Inauguration in Lansing. Commanding the entire unit is Major David L. Jaehnig , who was a founder of the unit, and who serves as the Bicentennial Commissioner for the City of Howell. Major Jaehnig has extensive background in band management in Michigan and Colorado. Since its beginnings, the unit has toured extensively in Canada and the Midwest. It was , for example , selected by the Canadian government to perform at Old Fort Henry in Kingston, Ontario with the Fort Henry Guard ... an honor usually reserved to the United States Marine units from Washington, D.C. The group has also performed by special invitation at the annual Canadian National Exhibition , joining in the Exhibition Parade, which was viewed by 750,000 spectators , plus millions on Canadian television. Other bands selected for that honor included the Royal Air Force Band from London, England; the National Band of New Zealand; and the Caribinieri Band from Rome, Italy. The many other engagements of the 5th Michigan are equally high in the list of honors : Henry Ford Museum as the ceremonial band for the Let Freedom Ring Ceremony ; Greenfield Village for the annual Muzzleloaders Festival; Toronto's Ontario Place Forum, usually hosting the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band , or popular and classical events· Toronto's Old Fort York where the unit was welco~ed by the brigadier in charge of the Toronto Historical Commission; Burlington, Ontario, crowds swamped the band shell and Queen Victoria park to welcome and hear the unit last August, as crowds vaulted from a normal 200-300p er band concert to more than 2000a s the 5th Michigan arrived. And the list doesn't end there : From Belleville to Chatham , Ontario ; from Marshall to Mt. Clemens; from Cedar Point to invitations to Disney World; from Romeo's Peach Festival to invitations to Spokane, Washington's Expo '74; and from Old Fort Wayne to Tecumseh 's Sesquicentennial the 5th Michigan logged more than 60 performances at home and abroad in less than a year. 206 Now the Michigan Council of the Arts has taken over some of the burden, making the only band grant in the history of the National Council of the Arts ... $18,300 to help the 5th Michigan and smaller Michigan communities combine to bring music and the arts to everyone. The unit has also received a $10,000 grant from the Michigan Bicentennial Commission. Precision, musical excellence , and historical tradition have brought the 5th Michigan Regiment Band to international prominence, and negotiations are now working to bring the unit to the East Coast in 1976, to Europe in 1977, to the West Coast in 1977, and to the major world marchingmusical festivals in the years upcoming . Members of the band range in age from 13 to 73, as families and professionals, students and professional men combine several times weekly to rehearse, plan, and perform for many thousands of spectators . The unit is the only American Revolution Bicentennial band that was begun from scratch for the 200th Birthday Celebration. The unit is an ongoing project, however , and it will continue to thrill the audiences across the state and the world in the years to come. As the bicentennial era ends in 1789 plus 200, the 5th Michigan will continue to represent American history and tradition. The 5th Michigan Regiment Band is an official American Revolution Bicentennial project of the City of Howell, the State of Michigan, and the United States of America. It was the initial project of the Howell Bicentennial Committee, when it was founded in late summer of 1973, and has received international acclaim for its musical and drill excellence. The unit includes more than 160 members between the ages of 7 and 73, the younger members assisting in limited areas. The performing unit is more than 140 members between the ages of 12 and 73, and includes many area families, and families from three surrounding counties. The unit has received nearly $30,000 in outside funding through the efforts of the Howell Bicentennial unit . The 1917 Saxaphone orchestra. 1900-1910 By JOAN BERGREN Imagine steak for 24 cents a pound! Or a dozen eggs for 12 cents, a man's shirt for 50 cents, a suit for $9.00 and work shoes for $1.25. Those were the "good old days" of 1900 when 76 million people populated 45 United States of A,merica. Led by President William McKinley, America was faced with a wave of growth and new developments. Nine million immigrants arrived to settle down and take part in the growth of our nation. In 1901, President McKinley was assassinated . Vicepresident Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president in our country 's history, at the age of 42. His "Square Deal " reform became the farmer's and workingman 's production incentive. News headlines proclaimed transportation achievements . The Wright Brother 's 59-second airplane flight at Kittyhawk was just the start of a new industry . Nearly half a million automobiles flooded the streets. Packards, Locomobiles, Haynes, Columbias and Oldsmobiles began to replace the longstanding horse and buggy form of transportation . The beauty and freedom of women was symbolized by the Gibson Girl. And baseball became the All-American sport. Ty Cobb for Detroit and Christy Mathewson for the New York Nationals were sports heroes of the decade . Collegiate football became popular . The first Rose Bowl game was held in 1902 when Michigan beat Stanford 49-0. America was starving for entertainment. Show and music business boomed. Vaudeville theaters could be found in almost every American town. The Keatons, Cherry Sisters and Zeigfield Follies played a great part in vaudeville along with animal acts, singers and jugglers . In 1903, the first motion picture debuted in a New Jersey store . Entitled "The Great Train Robbery," it was an 11-minute film about a train robbery and the pursuit of the robbers . The success of the film led to the establishment of nickelodeons-stores converted into theaters by the addition of chairs. They charged 5 cents to view the movie accompanied by piano music. Popular songs of the 1900's grew into an industry known as Tin Pan Alley. The name came from the area in New York City-Broadway to 8th Avenue of 28th Street-where music publishing houses were centered . "My Gal Sal," "In My Merry Oldsmobile," "Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider, " and many other songs could be heard in department store basements on demonstrators . Ragtime reached its popularity peak during the first decade of the 20th century . Dances like the one-step and turkey-trot were popular. George M. Cohan rose to stardom with his patriotic songs such as " You're A Grand Old Flag" and "Yankee Doodle Boy." America faced the future with optimism at the turn of the century . Lifestyles were energetic and bustling and now had a flair for musical comedy, which moved America into the second decade . 1910-1920 The second decade of the 20th century was the decade of change-not only in government affairs but in lifestyles as well. Three-hundred pound William Taft was chosen as 207 _,.C # ev · MUMM~ ACDONALD fl EDWMDA DDEN Asln troduo:b:d'.I ALJ OLSON MESSR'S"S.' li UBERf'S BIGW ITNtRG ARDEN PRODUCTION. presiden t in 1908. He was succeeded by Woodrow Wilson in 1912. Wilson's program of reform was called the " New Freedom ." The New Freedom was accompanied by unrest , strikes and left and right-wing organization involvement. The Gross National Product grew immensely-to over $70 billion in 1920. In 1910 alone, Tin Pan Alley sold over two billion copies of sheet music . Automobile sales soared. Over ten million cars were sold. Four million families went " on wheels" by 1917. The " automobile for everyone " was built by Henry Ford in Highland Park , Michigan . It was known as the " Tin Lizzie" or Model T. Meanwhile, Europe was in the midst of a war with the German Kaiser . The U.S. entered the battle in 1917 after ten million men registered for the army draft in a single day . Poster s could be seen with slogans such as , " I Want You For The U.S. Army" and " Buy Liberty Bonds." There was a giant effort to " make the world safe for democracy ." Cohan's "Over There " could be heard whistled in many households. The women of America were campaigning strongly for voting rights. The suffrage movement ended on June 4, 1919 when the 19th Amendment was passed , guaranteeing a vote regardless of sex. The Women's Christian Temperance Union succeeded in banning the manufacture , sale and use of liquor by fighting for the 18th Amendment. Movie production grew into a huge industry by 1912. Stars were soon singled out by the public . Mark Pickford became America's Sweetheart. Infamous Charlie Chaplin, "The Tramp ," and Rudolph Valentino, the idol of the matinee , were star s. Broadwa y came to be known as the Great White Way because of it's bright hue when lit up. War songs such as " How You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm ," and " It 's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary " were popular as well as nostalgic songs like " Indiana, " "Beautiful 208 Ohio," " Roses Of Picardy' ' and " The Bells Of St. Mary 's." The changes in popular music can also be noted in the rise of jazz numbers like "Hindustan ," "After You've Gone" and "That's A-Plenty ." Irving Berlin completed his all-time hit " Alexander's Ragtime Band " in 1911. The change in music showed that the country was also changing . 1920-1930 The 20's opened with popular songs of the previous decade--"Hindustan ," " My Mammy ," "After You've Gone" and " Roses of Picardy ." The "Roaring Twenties " found people bustling around enjoying good times . Silent movies bowed out to make room for the talkies . With money in the bank and smiles on their faces, people sat back to listen to the love songs sung in a throaty voice by Helen Morgan-" Love Me Or Leave Me," " The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else ," and "Basin Street Blues." Over 400 musicals gave birth to such songs as "Button Up Your Overcoat ," "The Best Things In Life Are Free ," and "The Varsity Drag ." Al Jolson made famous "Sonny Boy" in the film " The Singing Fool. " Sophie Tucker was THE Red Hot Mama as she sang "A Good Man Is Hard To Find. " Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee made their star appearance. George Gershwin 's "Strike Up The Band " and " Rhapsody In Blue," played by Paul Whiteman 's orchestra , were all-time favorites . If you were having a " swell" time , people said you were " Makin ' Whoopee." Other expressions used were the bee's knees , the cat's pajamas , 23 Skidoo and oh, you kid! In the 20's, dances like the fox trot, black bottom , Charleston and the shimm y were popular . Short skirts , bobbed hair , " shingle " haircuts , hats of cloche and-heaven forbid- bare knees were all the fashion . "Flappers " shocked their elders with free use of cosmetics and cigarettes. Canned foods, ready-made clothing and household appliances gave women more freedom to leave the home. In Atlantic City, the first Miss America Beauty Pageant was held-including the one-piece bathing suit parade. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. threw lavish parties to boast a happy marriage. Fortunes were won and lost overnight- especially at the racetrack. Man-0-War won $170,000 and took a place in racing's Hall of Fame. The greatest sports stars ever known became national heroes-Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Red Grange and coach, Knute Rockne were in the spotlight. College and professional football was organized and provided the American public with an exciting sport to view. Another national figure that hit the limelight was-who else?- Mickey Mouse. Census figures showed 100 million people when Hoover succeeded Coolidge in the presidency . The "Teapot Dome" scandal during Harding's administration had raised thousands of eyebrows. And when the stockmarkets crashed, smiles fell. Homes were lost, debts rose and people lost jobs. As the curtain descended on the 20's everyone wondered what the 30's wound bring to smile and sing about. 1930-1940 The 30's was the decade of the "blues"-not only in music but in lifestyles as well. As the "Depression Years" progressed, breadlines lenghtened and tempers grew short. Ethel Water 's soulful song "Stormy Weather" from "Cabin In The Sky" was virtually the song sung in every household. Franklin D. Roosevelt was now the president. His "New Deal" was a campaign for Relief, Recovery and Reform. Although a few new jobs were created, most people were unemployed. To pass the long hours, new games were born. Monopoly, bingo, contract bridge and jigsaw puzzles were all the rage. The radio became a household relief from everyday boredom. There was no admission fee and people could hear entertainment's best-Amos 'n Andy, Fibber McGee and Molly, Lum and Abner, Easy Aces, The Shadow, Fred Allen, Burns and Allen, Myrt and Marge, Jack Benny, the Lone Ranger , Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy and suspenseful drama from the Lux Radio Theater hosted by Cecil B. DeMille. While families kept themselves entertained in the home, whistling and humming to "Goody Goody" and "On The Sunny Side Of The Street ," men were out on the street corners selling apples for 5 cents, hoping to earn a dollar. As the 30's plunged on, things began to pick up. Roosevelt was elected for a second term, Social Security went into effect and General Motors workers fought and won a 5 cent per hour raise. The 30's decade was the " Swing Era. " Big bands, led by Count Basie, Bob Crosby, Guy Lombardo, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, and Artie Shaw made their mark in history. A young trumpet player , Harry James, formed his own band after leaving Goodman's band . His theme song was "Ciribiribin." Pinetop Smith and his piano boogie woogie was another popular form of music . The Hit Parade of songs listed at the top " Stompin' At The Savoy," " Tuxedo Junction, " "Out Of Nowhere," "This Can't Be Love," and "Memories Of You." One of the greatest patriotic songs was released in 1938-Irving Berlin's "God Bless America." The Big Apple and the Jitterbug were the dance crazes of the era. Motion pictures now had full sound. Names like Marie Dressler, Norma Shearer, Will Rogers, The Barrymores , Joan Crawford and Bette Davis were in lights on theater marquees. Clark Gable was seen in "Gone With The Wind," which was the Academy Award winning movie in 1939. The Marx Brothers, W. C. Fields and Shirley Temple were loved by the American audience. Sports heroes reigned in the public eye. Baseball Hall of Fame included Walter Johnson, Rogers Hornsby , Cy Young and Lou Gehrig. Football boasted stars such as Sammy Baugh, Tom Harmon from U of M, Don Hutson, Bronko Nagurski from the Chicago Bears, Ernie Nevers and Fielding " Hurry Up" Yost, coach of collegiate teams. On 1.her adio, Walter Winchell began his radio series with a rousing "Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all the ships at sea ... " and right he was. Hitler was just taking his big step in to the second World War of the century . And America was soon to follow in those footsteps . 1940-1950 From Depression to War and on to the Atomic Age! That's what the 40's were all about. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 got America into the full swing of World War II. Americans tightened their belts another notch and bore down on war production. Beauties in steel helmets took their place in the factory production lines and shipyards-all for the war cause. Urgent requirements for war goods caused many consumer goods shortages . Rationing of items was nationwide. Coupons were needed to purchase meats , butter, sugar, fats, oils, coffee, canned foods, shoes, nylons and gasoline . Prices froze on rents and wages . Slogans like "A slip of the lip may sink a ship" was well-known due to censorship of all communication between countries . Men headed off to war with memories of tunes like "Tenderly," "Autumn Leaves ," "Silver Wings In The Moonlight," "In The Mood," and "I'll Walk Alone." 209 Big Bands declined somewhat as the individual singers became star attractions . Helen Forrest and Helen O'Connell wailed the blues. The Dorsey Brothers , Guy Lombardo, and Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers were famous dance bands . " Deep Purple, " "Embraceable You," "One O'Clock Jump ," and " Jersey Bounce" were sweet and swing tunes . Rodgers a-nd Hart were producing songs like " Manhattan" and "Blue Moon." Dancing was popular both on stage and off. Fred Astaire made famous " One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)" with it's sad melody. He turned it into a routine that told a story . The Jitterbug was still extremely popular . Jazz was going strong . Dizzie Gillespie and "Bird " Parker made great contributions to the new jazz style known as bebop. New lyrics , melodies, rhythms, syncopation and improvisation made the music of the Forties . Lyric treatment can be heard in " That Old Black Magic" sung by the handsome, swooner-crooner Frank Sinatra , but made BIG by Billy Daniels. Syncopation is handled well in "Sentimental Journey ." Melody is the strong point of songs like " I Remember You" and " Moonlight Becomes You." The tune that glamorized the New York nickel subway ride was " Take The 'A' Train ." Movies of the 40's covered many areas . War pictures included " Casablanca " and " The Best Years Of Our Lives ." Social injustice was dealt with in the " Grapes Of Wrath" and " Gentlemen 's Agreement. " Alfred Hitchcock's suspenseful " Rebecca " was a thriller . Musical comedies included Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in " The Road To Morocco." Even Disney's full-length cartoons "Fantasia" and " Pinochio " were box-office hits. Drive-in theatres became popular during the late 40's. Mickey Cochraine and Frank Chance became baseball Hall of Famers . Stan Musial and Ted Williams were leading hitters . Meanwhile, back at the war , VJ-Day came shortly after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima . The war was over! Truman was now president, after Roosevelt 's death . In 1948,T ruman ran against Thomas Dewey for the presidency and fooled everyone by winning. America surged on as events galloped across headlines. The umber 1 song on the Hit Parade was Tony Martin 's rendition of " To Each His Own." Nat King Cole left his trio to become a soloist with " Mona Lisa." Knock knock jokes, Kilroy jokes and Shaggy dog jokes seemed uproariously funny. Al Jolson 's "Anniversary Song" was a big hit. The 40's closed on a note of nostalgia with a lot of hopes for continuing prosperity . 1950-1960 The 50's opened on a note of optimism . The Baby Boom was on and everyone was having fun-as new homes were built, marriages went up and incomes increased . Truman approved the Hydrogen Bomb development as men went off to fight in the Korean "Police Action." The Cold War against " Iron Curtain " nations was on. At home, Les Paul and Mary Ford recorded "Vaya Con Dias," a million-seller. Broadway shows like "The King And I," "Gigi," and "Paint Your Wagon" sparkled on stage. The Kingston Trio's " Tom Dooley" and Jo Stafford's "Shrimp Boats Are A-Comin," were radio hits. Music styles began to change as new stars entered the limelight. Fats Domino, Fabian, Debbie Reynolds , Paul Anka, Connie Francis, Doris Day , Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Darin were soon becoming favorites . The King was none other than Elvis Presley , who stopped many hearts with his swinging hips and hit song "Heartbreak Hotel." 210 Movies became more spectacular. " Around The World In 80 Days, " " Here Comes The Groom," " The Robe," " The Greatest Show On Earth, " "All About Eve " and "Ben Hur " were a few of the best. Television was quickly becoming the popular form of home-entertainment. Number One hits of the decade were Bing Crosby's "In The Cool, Cool, Cool, Of The Evening," and Judy Garland 's " Man That Got Away" from "A Star Is Born." " Silver Bells," " Fever ," "Misty, " " Que Sera Sera " and Harry Belafonte's " Jamaica Farewell " entertained the changing American audiences. Billy Graham brought his evangelism to Yankee Stadium's 92,000 spectators . Millions wore "I Like Ike" buttons as America elected Dwight D. Eisenhower , WWII hero, as new president. The Russian Sputnik went into orbit only to return to a new music sensation-Rock and Roll! Led by such stars as Bill Haley and Little Richard , music had changed forever. The Everly Brothers' rendition of "All I Have To Do Is Dream " and "Wake Up Little Susie" sent young hearts aflutter . " Rock Around The Clock Tonight," "Satin Doll" and "Kansas City" were top on the Hit Parade . Bing Crosby, Johnnie Mathis , Frankie Laine, Tony Bennett , Frank Sinatra and Pat Boone all recorded top songs. Baseball was proud of some of its greatest heroes-Dizzy Dean, Joe DiMaggio and Hank Greenberg. The great Joe Lewis fell in defeat to Ezzard Charles after 15 rounds. The young face of dashing John F . Kennedy had entered the picture in the 50's. And was to be seen much more in the beginning of the 60's. 1960-1970 Unrest , discontent , rebellion and revolution-those were the characteristics of the 60's. Vocal opposition of an Asian war brought on peace mar - ches and demonstrations by the young. Everyone seemed to oppose something : parents, school, morals , materialism, a callous society . One could sense the feelings by reading slogans , graffiti on walls and buttons stating " Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty ," "Make Love Not War" and " War Is Not Healthy For Children and Other Living Things. " Musicw asi ndicativoef t hef eelings-lyricws eres ensitive searchi~g }nd meaningful. The words had to "sa; somethmg. They had to get frustrations off the chest. There was enough mush and romanticism in the songs of the previous decade . The Be~ch Boys had "surfed" their way into teenage he~rts until the Beatles c~me along. With them, they brought hair over the ears , national sell-out concerts ending with standing ovations and lyrics ranging from "She loves you Yaa, Yaa , Yaa, " to "We're Gonna Have A Revolution." Th~ Rolling Stones, a rock group from England, brought numerous hit songs to America , like "You Can't Get No Satisfaction ." Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and Simon and Garfunkel wrote and sang songs the youth wanted to hear. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was a big hit. Guitarplaying was becoming ever-popular-it provided the artist a means through which he could express his feelings. The nation was now blue jeans, long, straight hair , beads, barefeet, Love Power, flower children , Woodstock-instead of saddle shoes, bobby socks, gathered skirts, cardigans , pageboys and bubble gum. The Mamas and Papas, flower children of the era, sang one hit after another-"Monday, Monday," "Dedicated To The One I Love," "California Dreamin ' " and countless others. ' Fads came and went. Miniskirts rose to great popularity. The "Twiggy" look was widely imitated. Drugs hit the scene as a way to get away from it all. Concert halls became money-making business places as young people flocked to hear their favorite rock bands . Songs like "The Impossible Dream, " "Let There Be Peace On Earth " and "Try To Remember " were indicative of the mood of adults . Folk and Country and Western music made a comeback. Glen Campbell's golden voice sang out "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" as Johnny Cash sang his melancholy prison songs. Lyndon Johnson succeeded John Kennedy as president. He attempted to turn America into the "Great Society." He passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, after considerable unrest across the nation. The Vietnam War raged on, as men made public the burning of draft cards. Riots broke out in opposition to all "Authority." Books published also lend to the unrestful feelings. Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock" and Jacqueline Susann's "Valley Of The Dolls" were best-sellers . The drug-influenced culture of long-haired "freaks" had spread across the nation . And with it went the spread of exciting music styles. The 60's had indeed exploded upon the world! 1970. .. The 70's have been as eventful as the 60's. Man took a giant step for mankind by walking on the moon in 1969. Hijacking , terrorism and the Vietnam War were in the headlines . Trouble in the Mideast raged on, waiting for a spark to ignite the keg. Loud rock bands sprang up in nearly every garage and recording studio across the nation . The music was clear , but the words were often mumbled and blurred . Black Oak Arkansas, Grand Funk Railroad , Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead , Cream , Spirit , Mountain and Steppenwolf were just a few of the leading bands of the early 70's. The rock productions " Hair ," "Tommy," and "Jesus Christ Superstar" started new trends in musicals . " Mush" songs were becoming more popular . New renditions of the Big Band songs could be heard on many " middle-of-the-road" radio stations . There was a sound for everyone. Influenced by homes, friends , and the countryside , balladsingers came into their own. Kris Kristopherson , Rita Coolidge, John Denver , James Taylor , Carol King and Carly Simon were among the top artists of the group . "Anticipation," " Rocky Mountain High," and " Me and Bobby McGee" were top hits . The Carpenter 's, "We've Only Just Begun, " about young love, was becoming a popular wedding march . ''Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree " recorded by Tony Orlando and "Everything Is Beautiful " were inspirational mood songs. Elton John, Alice Cooper, Cat Stevens and George Harrison led the Hit Parade with songs like "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "School's Out," "Peace Train ," and " Here Comes The Sun.'' Movies were indicative of the times. "The Godfather " captured sell-out audiences with its violence. "Love Story" and "Romeo and Juliet " were tear-jerkers for thousands. Disaster and suspense were the themes for "Airport, " "Towering Inferno ," "Poseidon Adventure " and "Jaws." President Richard Nixon entered the limelight with his step towards international peace stemming from historic trips to Moscow and Peking . Henry Kissinger was in the news with his famous peace talks. The Watergate Scandal unfolded and Nixon found himself out of a job. He was succeeded by Gerald Ford from Michigan. The first years of the 70's were turbulent. And who knows what follows: "recession or recovery, depression or prosperity. " -., 211 fr JJ.<'J'/(/('S' OIi I,'. l"..t\ll'l' OF ....) 1I.1£1~ ·i T''1.1 T I .J.1'11'' I ~Ulll~ i HOWELL TWP. .'it'rt/ P ,?(} 1·or/s /o //t i:,,, /nt •/t~ ) '- ;;. ('.lta{I rt 11 0 .1/,:r fr/1, ·t·I , .,. .~; fl( ' REFERENCES I {'11;,1111/,.,J,•r_,• /:.'.!It, '! H: /((JrilY'dlJ :: .11:c;11,,.,., 1, ,/IJl,n> tl .,. Jll,e11 l+- J:ru w11 G I/ .MJ , ,.'r,i11r i.!1(r1• JJ.Swrr ,,r,r N / l J.Jrtt,UJ h,.s:tfturtut, II ,.j',.J,'H_u _l>brlL IO H..C.ll,mll~.Y II Jvl111,k,u.,, 1-:t.. -llc.rJ/ !'Plvr,m,1 ,JJ.Q· ,. 11,uu,, 1.S ('ro.1u 111.,,,_ l,Jr,. ·,u l+ .A. l:lrmk /6 tY../Jrowrr n-~e- , ) .M.&>,y n, 111 " ~ I'1t,r.w11 I' &011.s /!J, f.ll'iJIMN" '!O ,r. ,'1!' .J-'JtN·SVn N: S o u..11 l!l.tl~ . J,'/J~i,#i '11, !!~ ~: I .. 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It' f,' /11/on i JC iiJk.1kNt . a ,,. r _.r,,,;,,, t,".? ;o '-~ >-Eli A.R ,G G LE w " w,-11,., , I J \ ':; cJ z !- ;,, . s' .l i< , i<''''),, ~~- ,, ,,, .{, A .- • ,.. /,',;!,-N(FJII Cl It' lfoU 111 .~ ..r Jrt _/fa ll e r( _ ... .f . / /''. ...,((11,, .• ... - ' ..". '''J'" ..., • ii; \ I .. M p . .- , ..· -·~ I . ,I . I l I I :a- l 11· ,I/, / '/ I() I ,\ OIi 8· ( O / ,/ ,'i; ; . .,, ,p ,·r , II. --'---------..:~:' ~'.&~__J <:) ;' •., D.1 1: .>'I,, 11,,, I,· <:) "' i'-... ! .II I i; rt. ,I/ r. ,· , I / 11 I ' /'fl 1• " " · 2103 This is the old grist mill. It was started by Moses Thompson and had many owners . At the time this picture was taken, after 1900, it was owned by A .O. Hoyland , and ground out hundreds of pounds of flour per day . Later , when the creek slowed up , a steam plant was added to supplement the water power . 214 This is a picture of the north end of Howell Lake . It is in the north part of town and is now pretty well surrounded by homes . Originally it was 3 ponds separated by tamarack swamps. When Moses Thompson came here as a pioneer and started building his mill at this end , he dammed up the creek and it brought the ponds together into a lake as we have it today. The old wooden intake pipe to the mill shows in the foreground . The water area in the foreground was the old village "swimming hole." Howell from the air, 1974. City Government HOWELL GOVERNMENT 1863-1956 The Village of Howell was incorporated on March 14, 1863. Trustees were elected from each of four wards. Altho the candidates for Village offices did not run on a partisan ticket each party had a nominee. Elections were held every year. Efforts to incorporate as a city in 1889 and 1890 failed . Legislature granted Howell a new charter in 1891 and the first attorney was retained. Two precincts (north and south) were established in 1893 and the first public water system started . A new charter in 1895 made trustees elected at-large and for a two-year term. Village ordinances were first adopted in 1896. City Government Coordinator Cliff Heller was born in Cass City on Jan . 23, 1912. Graduated from Michigan State and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture, married Margaret E. Davis who also received her bachelor of science degree in Horticulture at Michigan State . They have three children, Nancy Lee (Weirch) , Sharon Louise (Kaningl, Earl Davis. He joined in partnership with Henry Winkelhaus in the florist business and also Margaret Heller . He was past president of Howell Rotary Club, Howell Chamber of Commerce and Past Master of Howell Lodge No . 38 F&AM . Also, he surved as Livingston County Commissioner and the Huron- Clinton Metropolitan Authority . He is a Methodist and a Knight Templar. 1890 first village-wide electric lights . Auto speed limits were 8 miles per hour in 1902, fines $5.00t o $25.00o r 30 days in jail. Cement began to replace boards as sidewalks in 1903. The cost was 18 cents per square foot. Costs dropped to 8 cents per square foot by 1913. 1908 saw the first sanitary sewer installed. Women registered to vote in 1910. The present City Hall was purchased and remodeled in 1912, altho only the first two floors were owned. A bicycle ordinance was enacted. On Dec. 14, 1914 Howell was incorporated as a Home-rule City. Grand River Avenue was paved . The Commercial Club purchased calcium chloride for street application in 1915. Michigan and Walnut Streets were paved in 1916. Concrete cost $1.50 square yard , no reinforcing . Boulevard lights were erected on Grand River in 1917. The city leased and later sold its electric light generating plant to the Detroit Edison Co. in 1918. Parking regulations were enacted in 1921 and the present elevated water storage tank erected . Walker 's woods were purchased in 1925 for a City Park . The Rotary Club built the bathhouse . The first traffic ordinance was passed in 1927. McPherson home purchased and remodeled into a hospital. Rubbish collection was begun on a regular basis in 1928. The police motorcycle was traded for the first patrol car . Paul Bennett was hired as the first lifeguard at the City Park beach in 1928. Land was purchased for cemetery expansion in 1930. Posted speed limit signs were erected on Grand River Ave. in 1935. 1936 saw the building of a sanitary sewerage disposal treatment plant. This had been voted down in both 1908 and 1923. 215 - Voters abolished the justice of peace courts and established a municipal court in 1939, but it was not implemented until 1949. The first Zoning Ordinance was enacted in 1942. Land was purchased for a city airport (now county.) The impoundment dam at Thompson Lake was purchased in 1946. The Montague property (now Citizens' Mutual) purchased for a recreation building. Parking meters appeared first in 1947. The old fairgrounds were purchased for a cemetery in 1949, but later developed as an industrial park . Public subscription paid for the armory site bought in 1950. Charter amendments made 6 councilmen at large for 4-year terms in 1952. A new office and storage building for the cemetery and park was built in 1953. A master plan for the park was adopted . A Charter Revision was favorably passed upon in 1954 and the City Manager form of government adopted effective Nov. 8, 1955. Parking lots were purchased . Development to the Armory site were finished in 1956. A storm sewer bond issue was voted favorably in 1954 for $450,000T. he same issue was defeated in 1950f or $300,000. All properties in the city were reassessed in 1956. HOWELL VILLAGF. PRESIDENTS 1863-1914 1863, Sardis F . Hubbell ; 1864, John M. Gilbert ; 1865, Sardis F. Hubbell; 1866, Mylo L. Gay ; 1867, Sardis F . Hubbell ; 1868, Andrew D. Waddell; 1869, Mylo L. Gay ; 1870, Henry H . Mills; 1871-72, Sardis F. Hubbell ; 1873, Neil O'Hearn ; 1874, Francis N. Monroe; 1875, Horace Halbert ; 1876, Harry J . Haven ; 1877, Asa VanKleek ; 1878, Neil O'Hearn ; 1879, John H. Galloway. 1880, Leander C. Smith ; 1881, William B. Smith ; 1882, Harry J . Haven ; 1883, William W. Kenyon; 1884, George P . Dudley; 1885J ay Corson; 1886, Edward G. McPherson; 1887, Edward P . Gregory ; 1888, Dennis Shields ; 1889-90, William P . Vanwinkle ; 1891, William C. Huntington ; 1892-93,J ohn Wright; 1894, Arthur Garland ; 1895, Jay C. Walton; 1896, Robert Bell; 1897, A.D. Thompson ; 1898-99'0- 0, Louis E. Howlett; 1901, Thomas Gordon Jr. 1902, E.P . Gregory ; 1903, David D. Harger; 1904, Amos Winegar ; 1905, Electus Hadden ; 1906, Chester A. Parshall ; 1907, H.A. McPherson ; 1908, Amos Winegar ; 1909, Calvin Wilcox; 1910, Thomas Gordon, Jr .; 1911, Harry Williams ; 1912, Frank E . Mills; 1913-14, E.L . Avery . HOWELL MAYORS 1915-1975 1915-16, Samuel S. Platt ; 1917, Harry Huntington ; 1918-19- 20, Charles Sutton.; 1921-22-2,3 Freeman Fishbeck ; 1924-2,5 Samuel S. Platt ; 1926-27,B ert Huff; 1928, John Wrigglesworth ; 1929-30, Samuel S. Platt ; 1931-39, Charles P. Adams ; 1940-42, Eric Reiner; 1943-48, Berthold Woodhams ; 1949-50, Shirley Henry ; 1951-52, Charles Sutton ; 1953-54, Orland Young; 1955-56, Howard Gentry ; 1957-68, Clifton W. Heller ; 1969-197, 3Richard Slayton ; 1974-7,5 Robert Parker . CLIFTON W. HELLER MAYOR APRIL 1957 TO APRIL 1969 The new City Charter establishing a city manager form of government was only a little over a year old when I was first elected mayor . Considerable time was devoted learning to use this Charter . Fortunately , the Councilmen were devoted 216 men not afriad to make hard decisions and many improvements to the City and its facilities resulted from long, numerous and often spirited meetings. I believe a mutual respect grew up between the Council and the citizens that led to a period of real progress in the city . My experiences in city affairs previous to election inc~ud_ed membership on the Howell Park and Cemetery Comm1ss10n and also planning and Zoning Commission . President of the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club. I also had an active interest in the affairs of my church and the Masonic Lodge, which I served as Master. Membership on the boards of state organizations gave me much valuable background . Concurrent with my term as Mayor I served on the Livingston County Board of Supervisors , Chairman for one term . My interest in local and Michigan history made the position an interesting , enjoyable and challenging one. The major trunk storm sewer system was completed after many delays . A bond issue to finance an expansion of the sanitary sewer disposal facility was passed and the plant completed . The Lucy Road sanitary land fill property was purchased . A major trunk line water line was planned to circle the city and much of it installed . New water sources were located west of the city and a 16" pipeline laid to the expanded water treatment plant. A 300,000 gal. elevated storage tank was erected. The old storage tank was repainted and several water lines were extended to the outskirts of the city . Floridation of the water was initiated . The water supply source was assured by a 99-year lease from the Livingston County Road Commission. Federal money was obtained for planning and partial financing of extension of water supply and sanitary sewerage lines to the northern part of the city . The project however , was not carried out to completion . Street conditions in the city were not good. Lack of surface drainage and poor road surfaces led the council to examine many plans promising to lead to a solution. Bower, Jewett , Catrell , North and South Michigan , Grand River , George , Riddle , Dearborn , Goodyear , McPherson Park and Sibley Streets were paved with the cooperation of the State and Federal agencies as well as the city and property owners . New street signs were erected. Several miles of sidewalks constructed. New and more modern street lights were installed. Those on Grand River financed by an association of downtown merchants. Several streets were opened that had been closed to thru traffic . Three new parking lots were purchased and improved in the downtown area . Parking meters were installed and removed on a trial basis in many areas . The City Park was developed to higher degree than before due largely to the efforts of the Rotary Club by tree planting and erection of a picnic shelter . The local industries contributed funds to extend water and sanitary sewerage facilities to the park , largely thru the efforts of Robert Parker Sr. Sufficient funds were also provided to pay for the materials to erect new toilet facilities . The area adjoining Thompson Lake on the west was purchased and a boat launching ramp was established . The cemetery was extended slightly to the south by purchase. Further development of existing land was accomplished . A census and card file of the lots was completed . The librar y building was reroofed and a very extensive remodeling of the basement was accomplished . The Fire Department's garage in the City Hall was remodelled to accomodate its new truck . The Fire and Police Departments both had new auxiliary units trained and attached to their regular manpower . _Annexa tions to the city occurred along Mason and Pinckney Roads, now occupied by Chateau Estates Mobile Home Park , The Holiday Inn , Goodyear Tire Co. and two ser vice stations . Other small annexations were added on the East and West edge of the city. Industrial Parks at the old fairgrounds along Catrell and Sutton A venues ; McPherson Park Drive off Mason Road and Dickson and Krol 's Park off Pinckney Road added to th~ economic stability of the city . Afte~ several years of planning by the Zoning Board , the Council and Consultants we had a Master Plan and new Zoning Ordinance . Several thousand dollars of local money were matched by Federal Funds to obtain this valuable instrument , useful in an orderly development of the city. Funds were not available in large enough amounts to properly maintain and develop the airport purchased west of the city. The Airport was sold to Livingston County and has become a fine asset to the community . The City Hall third floor was purchased and major roof repairs completed. Extensive remodeling of the entire building was carried out by the three city managers who served during my term ; Fred Tholen , William Norman, and Roy Trimm . A retirement plan was put into effect for the city employees . New bookkeeping machinery purchased . The city purchased its first comprehensive insurance program. The Mayors Exchange Program held each May allowed an exchange of ideas between cities of the same approximate size although we did exchange with Parma and Highland Park . One idea of county-wide fire cooperation grew out of a visit to Hudsonville . Howell was by-passed by both M-59 and I-96 during this time and the mayor of Portland did much to placate the fears of the merchants as to its effect , since Portland had been by-passed some time before . Much building took place during my term : McPherson Community Health Center and Livingston Manor; Kroger Shopping Center ; A & P Shopping Center ; Golden Triangle Political speeches really drew a crowd. Here Ex-Governor Ferris, founder of Ferris State University, speaks at a large rally with hundreds of interested listeners, even on the roof of the shed . Apartments ; Holiday Inn ; Several service stations ; Mc- Pherson Bank ; Howell Industries · Recreation Center building ; Goodyear Tire Center ; 'international Paper · Unified Industries ; Byron Ave. Apartments · Churches ' Methodist , Catholic, Baptist , Nazarene , Luthera~. ' It was a great satisfaction to be Mayor of Howell and see so many things accomplished , through the efforts of all the people. Some things were not done that I would have chosen to have completed . These were in the areas of street improvements and water and sanitary sewerage extensions . WHEN I WAS MAYOR OF HOWELL By BERTHOLD WOODHAMS I first came to Howell in June of 1916. In the 58 years that I have been here everything has changed . None of the doctors or lawyers that were in practice then are in practice this year of 1974; There were several independent grocery stores which have been superceded by the large chain stores ; all of the drug stores are under different ownership . After graduating from the business course of what was then Ferris Institute, I came to Howell as a sort of office clerk to R. Bruce McPherson , whose father , Wm. McPherson, Jr . had just shortly before that had died leaving Bruce with a rather large estate and in many states to probate. When I left Bruce McPherson 's office in 1920 I went with William E. Robb who was attempting to found a new automobile insurance company , the Citizens Mutual Automobile Insurance Company . I helped establish that compan :· in claims , underwriting, and procedures and was elected to the Board of Directors in 1932; to president in 1950; to chairman of the board in 1963 and since 1966 I have been honorary chairman of the board of directors. In 1927 I was elected to the city council of Howell and was appointed by the then mayor , Bert Hoff to be the first chairman of the newly established city hospital , now the McPherson Health Center . From 1943 to 1949 I was mayor of the City of Howell. That was during the years of World War No. II and we had difficulty to do anything much during those years as both materials and manpower were in short suppl y. I do remember that in those years we put in the meters and provided for parallel parking ; we install a very efficient method of snow removal from our city streets down Grand 217 Blacksmith shops were more common than grocery stores in the old days . Here is a typical city smithy. Ted Shindorf, with his helpers on each side all in their leather aprons . Blacksmiths did more than just River and Michigan Avenue; there was no city manager at that time and the mayor and the members of the city council were each heads of the different departments; we enlarged the city sewerage disposal plant; the present site of the airport was acquired and we tried to make a usable airport out of what was farm land; Grand River Avenue its entire length in the city was paved and blacktopped by the road commission of Michigan without any expense to Howell; we endeavored to amend our old charter which had been in force for a long time with a new charter which provided for a city manager but the first election lost. Under succeeding mayors a committee was elected to revise the charter and I was elected chairman of that commission. The charter which our commission drew passed the voters and has been in use in Howell since then. During my years as mayor the country was very short of scrap steel and following a patriotic urge voluntary delegations went through the countryside and picked up all kinds of scrap steel salvage which they piled on Court Street just east of the Livingston County Courthouse and just west of our insurance building. The entire block of Court Street from Grand River to Clinton was covered 0by this scrap steel. In 1950 I was elected to the Board of Education of Howell and the last four years I was president of the board. While I was on the board we annexed 34 different school districts to Howell; built new elementary buildings and the new high 218 shoe horses, they worked on or repaired most anything that was iron. Notice the hand lawnmowers, bottom right, in to be repaired . school, bought busses to transport the annexed district children to Howell; selected a new superintendent to replace superintendent John Page who resigned after some thirty odd years because of ill health; and sold the schoolhouses in the annexed districts . John Page used to employ the teachers paying them what he thought they were worth to the educational system , handling the financial end of board. We provided for a wage schedule with the teaching staff were demanding and for someone to take over the financial chores. We put out several bond issues securing very favorable interest rates as Howell School District had a very favorable history. I also have been a member of and presiding officer in the Masonic Lodge, Knights Templar; and the Rotary Club, all of Howell. MAYOR CHARLES SUTTON By CHARLES SUTTON I was born on June 30, 1890 in Caro, Michigan . After graduating from High School in 1910, I attended Bliss-Alger Business College in Saginaw, Michigan , and then went to work as a bookkeeper in a freight depot in Caro, and later in a bank in Callings , Michigan. I saw an ad in the Caro newspaper that the Bennett Hardware Store in Howell was for sale and I told my father I would like to go into the hardware business . I bought the hardware business in March 1913a t the age of 23. The building was owned by Arthur Garland . He had a tailor shop next door. I purchased the building in 1935 and combined the two stores into one. Upstairs in the store was an opera house and because there was no heat, shows were only held in the summer. I remember Jack Kelly's Stock Company brought in different shows. The opera house was closed in the 1920's because of fire regulations . I married Cornelia Byerlien of Saginaw on May 28th, 1913. We had one daughter , Caroline, who graduated from Howell High School in 1932. She married Fred Ludwig of Howell in 1937. They have three children and live in Tucson, Arizona. When I was 28 years old, I served two years as mayor of Howell. During my term of office the Howell Electric Light Plant , which was deteriorating, was sold to Detroit Edison for $50,000. They rewired and repoled the city. The Howell Electric Light Plant was located on South Michigan next to the railroad tracks . In 1913, the Hamilton Brothers were given a contract to put sewers in the city and to pave the streets with brick paving. I served in various church , service and professional organizations. I was president of the Howell Chamber of Commerce , Cancer Society, and Red Cross. I was first president of the Board of Directors of the McPherson The condensed factory during it's first day of business. Hospital at its present Byron Road location; on the board of trustees of the First Presbyterian Church of Howell; and , the Michigan Retail Hardware Association . I served on the Board of the Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority for 20 years , succeeded by Clif Heller . I also served as Commander of No. 28, Knights Templar , three times . I served a second tergi as mayor of Howell in 1952 for two years . Living here in Howell there are so many memories such as the Livingston County fairs on Sutton and Catrell Avenue, in an area known as the Industrial Park . The fairs existed during the 1920's and lasted 10 years . I enjoyed the 4th of July picnics at the city park on the lake, and the ball games at the fairground s. In the early summer days of the 20's they had " Chautauquas " ( tent lecture series ) and sidewalk fairs were popular. During my life in Howell I saw many changes such as horse and buggy to automobile , electric lights , gravel streets to paved . In the early days the only eating place in town was the hotel run by Mrs. Van Keuren and Son. The drug stores had soda fountains. I remember Baron & Wines, E . K. Johnson & Sons, and Fred Gorden . Life in the 20's and 30's was easier and more full of living. Close relationships were abundant. My store was open on Saturday nights until midnight so that the farmers could come into town, visit people, and shop before they went home. I remember the fire department cart with the hose that 219 The Johnson House, a hotel owned by many people on the corner of Michigan and Sibley, N.W. The milk wagon is making a delivery. was driven by dray teams of horses . The driver of the cart 's regular job was to drive freight from the depot to the merchants but this was interrupted whenever the fire siren sounded. I remember a roller skating rink located where Mike Hagman 's gas station is now located . This building also served as a basketball gym and as a location for dances . When I first came to Howell there were cobblestone curbs and hitching posts, and the hardware store had acetylene gas lamps. One had to pump up the pressure in a tank and then light each lamp with a long pole with a lighted wick on it. Coal stoves supplied the heat. In 1952, during my second term as mayor , Howell held a General McArthur Day in honor of the great war hero of World War II. I had the honor of riding with him from Howell to Brighton in a car, while Miss Crosby (a girl scout) was chosen to ride in another car with Mrs. McArthur. Everyone in Howell came out to cheer and wave to the General. I spent 32 years in the hardware store , retiring in 1945. I sold the store to Mr. Pyles and Mr. Heino who ran it for 20 years , Mr. Shaw is the present owner. I married Mrs. Katherine Vanwinkle in 1962. MRS. CHARLES SUTTON By KATHERINE VANWINKLE SUTTON I was born on June 28th, 1894 in Ann Arbor . My father's name was William Doan Adams and my mother was Minnie Grigg. I had two sisters . In 1913, after mother died, and my two sisters married, father and I moved to Howell. Dad bought the Bowman Store at 201 E. Grand River. Mr. Bowman operated a variety store, but my father changed it into a dry goods store. I graduated from Howell High School in 1915, and later 220 married Charles Van Winkle. We lived at 521 W. Grand River and had three children . My husband, a real estate broker , died after 15 years of married life. My son, John Van Winkle served in World War II and was killed in action . Son, Charles Van Winkle taught school in Hartland , Michigan for 24 years and lives now in California . My daughter , Nancy LaFlamme lives in Howell. My sister , Florence moved to Howell from Philadelphia after her husband died. Her son, Louis Parmenter ran the Livingston Hotel and two stores in Howell. They now belong to my daughter , Nancy and her husband, Maurice LaFlamme and it is all one store called Adams . I married Mr. Sutton in 1962, 30 years after my first husband died. We live at 1014 Bower. RICHARD I. SLAYTON MAYOR OF HOWELL APRIL 1969-NOV . 1973 City of Howell General Fund owed to other city funds $70,659.00 in April of 1969. In November of 1973 funds had been paid back and $423,582.00 to the good in a Capital Improvement Fund . While Richard I. Slayton was in office the following improvements were completed : Constructed 12 city blocks of new pavement with curb and gutter on East and West Sibley Street at a cost of $190,000. Remodeled basement of Library for a larger Children 's section at a cost of $65,000. The Water Plant was enlarged in 1971 and 1972 at a cost of $128,000 which included water treatment equipment and an addition to the building . Constructed a Public Works Repair Garage at a cost of $35,000. Remodeled the first floor of the City Hall at a cost of $17,000. Purchased a new fire truck at a cost of $39,000. Replaced 361 street lights with new mercury vapor lamps and installed seven additional new street lights . Contract had been let and contractor is ready to start construction on the West Side Interceptor sewers running from West Street to Pulford Street and from Prospect Street to West Street. This will help eliminate sewage backup in basements. Cost of project is approximately $550,000. On October 15, 1973 the City Council authorized our Consulting Engineers, McNamee, Porter & Seeley, to prepare construction plans to complete the 12" watermain loop around the city and construct neeqed feeder mains to improve water pressure and fire protection in the city. This project is estimated to cost approximately $510,000. Increased the number of trucks available for use by the Department of Public Works with two new dump trucks and three pickup trucks. Also increased the number of cars in the Police Department from two to three. After considerable discussion in the past few years, the Michigan Department of State Highways installed a traffic control light on E. Grand River at National Street and 1915-The paving of Grand River. First the street must be plowed, then 8 inches of cement, and while the cement is still soft, lay down the bricks. widening Grand River from Fair Street to the railroad overpass at a cost of approximately $225,000. Constructed approximately 2,700 lin. ft. of new sidewalk on W. Grand River Avenue to serve the high school and junior high school. Replaced approximately 8,000 lin. ft. of existing sidewalk that was in poor condition. Purchased land for a parking lot on the southeast corner of Sibley Street and Walnut Street. Cost $38,000. There were four annexations of land to the City of Howell, which are as follows: Date 6 I 16 / 69 7 /1 4 / 69 8 / 28 / 69 3 / 20 /7 2 Location Chevron Oil Co.-E. Gd. River City property-Catrell Dr . north of Ann Arbor Railroad County Jail Property Wm. Gilkes property-West of the High School Acres 2.7 5.9 24.7 27.2 Total 60.5 On June 26, 1972, the City Council adopted a ordinance requiring owners of new construction to pay a water connection capital charge of $175.00 per dwelling unit and a sewer connection capital charge of $275.00 per dwelling unit. 221 - Margaret Dever eaux of Howell, Miss Michigan 1955 receives congratulations from Mayor Howard Gentry . Howell By ROBERT E. PARKER It has been a great honor to serve the City of Howell as its Mayor, more especially because I am a sixth generation resident of this city, having been born in Howell, educated, and spent my complete childhood here, and shared the joys of life of some of the best people in the world. Prior to my election as Mayor of the City of Howell, I served on the City Council and the Howell City Planning Commission. During my term as Mayor, the city was able to make great accomplishments by paving numerous streets , most prominently being North Michigan Avenue and Byron Road. These streets attract a great deal of attention by residents of the city and people of the surrounding townships because they are heavily traveled as the north-south corridors into the city. The City Council and its Mayor and City Manager gave great thought as to how to best handle the streets in the City of Howell, with the view in mind that the citizens do not want special assessments , and noting that we have an extremely close city budget as to expenditures as to compared to income, with not a great deal of funds left for street maintenance , up keep and repair. A .special report on street paving program was prepared by the council on February 10, 1975w ith the different alternatives that could be utilized in the development of a street program that would serve this community on a long term basis . Although streets are of major concern to the city , the most important project and the most needed project is that of a new sewage treatment plant. The present sewage treatment plant is not fulfilling the needs of the city and is causing tremendous problems and the expense is such that Federal Revenue Sharing will have to assist us greatly in providing a new sewage treatment plant for the city . During this time the city has been able to make great accomplishments and has torn down the old mausoleum at the city cemetery , and has beautified the cemetery with a generous legacy from the estate of the late Dorr W. Frisbee . At this time the City Council and Mayor decided to move the fire station from downtown Howell to West Grand River on property bought on what used to be the old McPherson farm. The fire station is now nearly completed and is certainly one of the most beautiful in the area. A 12 inch water main loop and certain feeder mains have 222 been provided to the city which will assist us in fire protection and the possibility of lowering our fire insurance rate . This has been needed for some time. West side intercepter sewers have now been completed and our sewage lines throughout the city are now in the best condition that they have ever been. The city must now look forward to the expansion of its city limits , especially to the area of the west and the east. As any community, the City of Howell will always have its problems with the immediate needs, which at this time appear to be a new sewage treatment plant , continuation of the street building program , building of a new dam on the north side of Howell Lake and more particularly , water main and sanitary sewer for those residents on the north side of Howell Lake and south of Highway M-59. The Marion-Genoa drain and the old Howell County drain must be cleaned and this will cost great expense to the city but are projects that must be done to assist in our storm water drainage . I am extremely pleased to have appointed several women to the various commissions of the City of Howell, however, I was disappointed that we were not able to get a woman elected to the Howell City Council. Possibly some day their abilities will be more fully appreciated and utilized by everyone . The City of Howell has pleasant memories to myself, my family for many , many years . Everyone in this community has seemed to have a close relationship with each other and it has been a good place to work and to live. I can remember every day going to the city park at Howell Lake to swim and riding my bike as fast as it could possibly go down the hill as one enters the city park . I noticed that even today , some children are doing the same thing that I did some 20 or 30 years ago. Another memory is that years ago children walked to school and the only school was the West Board School on Byron Road and the main High School building on South Michigan A venue. All children walking to school had to cross Grand River at Michigan Avenue and there the City Police always had an officer stationed to help the school children cross . On your way home it was always customary for children to go into the McPherson State Bank , then located at the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Grand River , to get a cold drink of water from the crystal clear water drinking fountain at the bank . Today the bank is gone and in pursuance of that old tradition, law offices of Parker and Parker has one of those very same and identical drinking fountains with its drinking water and today I noted children come in and out of our law office during the school time to get a drink of water . It does one's heart good to see a young boy stand there and drink 12 cups of water and then go out without saying a word , but most assuredly with a smile on his face. Another memory was that on Friday night in the City of Howell all of the stores would be open and the streets and sidewalks were jammed with the citizens carrying on their banking , purchasing of goods and grocery shopping . Everyone in town would be in Howell on Friday night , the farmers selling their produce, people sitting in their cars watching others walking up and down the street and generally carrying on some type of interesting conversation . My family would go up town " every Friday night, " and it seems that this old tradition is gone now, the stores no longer open on Friday night and modern day transportation has allowed the housewife to grocery shop any time of the week, rather than only on Friday night. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Books - Local History Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Hidden Search Text Enter Search Text that is always hidden except to edit. Business and Industry XLOPARKER XLO Parker , one of the county 's largest employers , traces its beginnings to 1910, when an enterprising licensed stationery steam engineer, Andrew E . Parker returned to Howell and opened Parker 's Machine Shop and Garage. The first shop, located in the second block of West Grand River , moved a short time later to 303 East Grand River , where it remained for several years. In this second building , Parker operated a garage and machine shop, with storage of automobiles . Customers entering the shop were greeted by the aroma of fine leathers, used in the upholstery of the early vehicles , combined with the odors of soils and wax . A few of the line shafts from the 224 Business, Industry Coordinator Fred E. Catrell, Exec . Adm . Howell Area Chamber of Commerce for the past nine years, formerly Howell City Clerk and member of the County Board of Supervisors . Fred likes people and since coming to Howell in 1915 has been interested in making the community a better place to live , among other things was promoting the planting of shade trees in our City Park and along the streets • especially to replace the beautiful elms I killed by the Dutch Elm disease . Most of ;; the BOO or more new trees planted l" throughout the City are sugar maples :j which will add beauty and color to streets , :;~ for many years to come . original machine shop are still hanging in the present structure on East Grand River . During the early 1920's, Andrew E . Parker relocated his machine shop operation to South Michigan Avenue, turning the garage over to Ora Parker , a cousin. In his South Michigan machine shop, Parker made dies , jigs and fixtures , did repair work and was one of the first in the area to use acetylene welding. As a master mechanic he kept much of the machinery in the area in working order . Parker continued on from fixture building to the machine tool business , joined in the 1940's by his two youngest sons , William R. and Robert W. Parker . During World War II, they joined in the industrial mobilization for the war effort. Under a sub-contract , they produced all the driveshafts for the Alligators , the first amphibian landing crafts used in the South Pacific . The partnership , A.E . Parker & Sons, moved to its present site on West Grand River in 1946, continuing in the machine tool business and specializing in the manufacture of high production machines for the automotive industry . A.E . Parker & Sons Company merged with Ex-Cell-O Corporation in 1968 and became the XLO Parker Division. XLO Parker continues to manufacture special machine tools and transfer machines . WATSON AND O'LEARY BAKE SHOP AND DAIRY The Watson & O'Leary bake shop and dairy at 113 E . Grand River , a progressive business not afraid to experiment , has enjoyed constant expansion here over the past 50 years , making its biggest leap forward during the past 10 years . Hiram and Emma Watson came to Howell in 1912 starting a cream station on State Street. Later they started making butter and sold milk , customers bringing their own containers . They were the first to pasteurize milk in Howell. In 1924 they took their daughter and son-in-law into the business and purchased the building on Grand River where the business is now located . Mr. O'Leary started milk routes (the first were horsedrawn wagons ), wholesale butter and egg routes , and for a number of years they churned as high as 2000 pounds of butter daily . Mr. Watson and Mr. O'Leary died in 1945a nd Mrs. O'Leary has conducted the business since then , making changes as it seemed best. Mrs . Watson died in 1961 at the age of 96. Mrs. O'Leary sold out the milk routes , sold all dairy equipment , and started a bakery shop, dairy and snack bar in 1952. The biggest leap forward was in 1960 when the retail store was enlarged and remodeled. As a result , the business has doubled and draws customers from all directions . Many customers still remember the peanut butter machine which was used in both stores . Peanut butter was ground from fresh peanuts roasted in butter , and you could have your own container filled. In 1928t he firm started making its own ice cream , selling a three dip cone for five cents. GOULD,INC. By T.B . BARNES, PLANT MANAGER The original building now occupied by the office on Roosevelt Street was built in 1914b y Spencer-Smith Machine Company. The plant was built to machine cast iron pistons and the first pistons on record were built for Ford tractors and Model T automobiles . The plant was added to in 1919a nd again expanded in 1924. The plant was operated by Spencer-Smith until the early 1930's, at which time it was sold to Arrowhead Steel Products Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota . It was run by Arrowhead Steel until 1939a t which time it was bought by Benz Brothers , who ran the company until 1948. While the Benz Brothers owned the plant besides cast iron pistons , they worked on the manufacture of engine valves. They had some problems with the valves that are unknown to this writer. However, in 1948 they sold the Company to Gillett & Eaton in conjunction with White Machine Works as it was known at that time. It is now known as White Motor Company. After the failure of the valve operation by the Benz Brothers they began pouring aluminum pistons from permanent molds for machining at this plant . Prior to this date all machining was done on cast iron castings , which were poured in Lake City, Minnesota, and were sent here by rail car for machining . In 1942, the aluminum connecting rod was introduced and they began pouring and machining aluminum connecting rods for compressors used in air conditioning units . During the war , special government projects were handled in this plant. Sleeves were manufactured for engines , pistons for jeeps and medium trucks were manufactured for the military also . In 1958, Gould Inc . purchased the plant from Gillet & Eaton and continued to manufacture pistons and connecting rods . In 1964, the foundry burned to the ground. It was immediately rebuilt and expanded. Prior to July 1 of this year this plant was part of the Gould Engine Parts Division and since July 1 of 1975h as become a plant of the Foundry Products Division of Gould. Gould is a publicly owned company with over 22,000 employees and with 1974 sales of $740,000,000. The major emphasis and direction of Gould Corporation is in the electrical and electronic products industry which accounts for about 45 percent of the total sales . This plant is an important part of the Foundry Products Division and is important to balance manufacturing capabilities of this division, as well as to the economy of the Howell area. Presentl y Gould supplies cast iron and aluminum pistons and aluminum connecting rods to some of the largest manufacturers of diesel and compressor engines in the country . We also provide aluminum pistons for a limited number of gasoline engines . Products in this plant are currently distributed world wide. REULAND ELECTRIC COMPANY By DAVID H. ANDERSON Reuland Electric Company, 4500 East Grand River , Howell, supplies a cross section of diversified American industry with custom-made electric motors , gears , and special drives, as well as electronic components. More than 200 employees help produce some 30,000 motors at the Howell plant each year . Motors range from 1 horsepower to 10 horsepower and are made to exacting specifications . Other motors up to 100 horsepower are produced at Reuland 's Industry , California plant. Special features are offered in each Reuland unit to enable it to do its designed job . Such custom service is made possible with the " building block" concept , providing thousands of combinations from basic components. The Reuland plant has seen tremendous growth since the opening of the Howell Division in 1953. Today , Reuland has some 52,000 sq. feet in plant size at Howell. THE BEE HIVE SALON Founded in the summer of 1971b y Mas Mardigian , resident of the lovely City of Howell. Serving the most attractive women of the community , thereby doing our part in keeping this city beautiful. MASTER-CAST COMPANY In May 1956, Robert M. Reid, who had built Utilex Corp. in Fowlerville and was general manager , resigned and formed a die cast company with himself as the only employee. The "plant" had been a Bump Shop on Mason Road and owned by Ralph Parsons . One die cast machine , one punch press and a tapping machine were purchased and Master-Cast was in production . In July , the next employee was hired . He was John J. Hughes, Jr. of Fowlerville and he is still with the company , serving as Tool Engineer. In October, 1956 the first women were hired . They were Teresa Bowen and Delores Ebert, both of whom are still working for Master-Cast. The company was incorporated in January 1957 and has continued to grow since . By April 1964M aster-Cast , while supplying parts to the Big Three , now employed about 70 people. On April 15th, however, a very serious fire wiped out the main production area . Six weeks later , the plant was back in production and lost no customers or contracts . Master-Cast continued to grow and in 1973, it was decided that an offer from Wolverine Sales Co. of Detroit to buy the controlling stock would be accepted. Wolverine Sales has 225 handled the sales for Master-Cast for some years . Since the sale to Wolverine , Reid has remained as President , Tom Patterson , president of Wolverine is Master-Cast Vice President and Pete Dryer, Secretary and Treasurer of Wolverine is Master -Cast Secretary-Treasurer . Reid, Patterson and Dryer are the directors of both Master-Cast and Wolverine . In Februar y, 1974, Paul Blinkilde was appointed general manager and became Vice President in 1975. Master-Cast supplies decorati ve and functional die cast part s for Ford , Chrysler and General Motors. Master-Cast now has in excess of 40,000 sq. feet and 110 employees. The managemen t plans to a continued and orderly growth. Eager's Cleaners By DOROTHY EAGER Eager 's Cleaners was started in September , 1939 by Ford and Dorothy (Hughes ) Eager at 114 State Street, Howell, Michigan . In 1941w e moved into larger quarters at 307 East Grand River. That was probably one of the busiest blocks in town. Citizen's Mutual across the street, also Michigan Bell Telephone , Detroit Edison and on our side, St. Joseph Hall, a bus station with busses every hour on the hour, the Howell Theater , the only hamburg shop (namely Midget Sandwich Shop) in town and the Kroger store . Business flourished , the war broke out and dry cleaning was classified as "essential ," inasmuch as it was impossible to buy new clothes, we had to keep the old ones cleaned , among which was Rosie The Riveter's " Bomber Suits" that she wore in the war plants. In 1960 we purchased the property at 807 E . Grand River , where we remained until we retired our business. One of the interesting things that comes to our mind when we were working one evening, which we did a lot of during the war , was Gov. G. Mennen (Soapy) Williams, caught in a rain storm, stopped in to have his clothes pressed as he had a speaking engagement next door at St. Joseph Hall at a dinner dance . Our families were long time residents in Oceola Township and each have a road named after them, namely, Hughes and Eager. Our children are Rebecca Eager Kennedy , James and Mary Ann, with grandchildren , Loretta , Amy, Ted and Jeff Kennedy , Debbie and Julie Eager . The E.F. Young Meat Market By ALMA M. E . YOUNG AND MRS. FROMILDA YOUNG WILSON A number of you will probabl y remember Mr. Young's Meat Market on South Michigan Avenue. It was back of the First National Bank adjacent to the harness shop and buggy and farm implement shops of his two brothers, David L. Youni; and William H. Young, Sr. The banks parking lot is now where these stores were once located . Perhaps you remember that on the left side of the market as you entered you often saw large quarters of beef hanging on larg e hooks. At Thanksgiving and Christmas times turkeys and hams hung there . Chickens, geese , and ducks were placed on the floor beneath on heav y paper used for wrapping meat. You may have been one of the youngsters who stopped in the meat market and asked for a piece of bologna as told about in the following article which appea red in the Detroit News in August, 1943. 226 DETROIT NEWS AUGUST 5, 1943 HOWELL, Mich., Aug. 5-Take it or leave it, but the working man doesn't live as well as he did 25 or 50 years ago, despite his high wages . Assuming that prosperity may be judged by the kind of table the worker maintains , Edward F . Young, of Howell, is in position to argue the contention with anyone , for as Southern Michigan 's oldest butcher (he thinks ) he is still whacking out chops and cutlets upon his meat block at the age of 83 years . Sixty-one years ago, when Young started in the meat business, the average toiler was lucky to make a dollar a day . Now he pockets that much for an hour 's work at jobs that require little or no experience . But does he sit down to more and better food at night ? "He certainly doesn' t," Young replied . " And I'm not taking into account the shortages imposed by war and rationing. His tastes are more exacting today , that 's all. " 59 YEARS , SAME STAND For 59 years Young has operated his meat market in the same building . He still uses his original beef hooks, although he has outworn dozens of saws and cleavers and chopped up several blocks. Today he supplies the needs of the fourth generation of several families who were his first customers . "Back in the old days bologna sold at 8 cents a pound," he said . " It was mighty good bologna, too. Round steak was three pounds for a quarter - stall-fed beef at that. We gave soup bones to anyone who asked , and all sorts of trimmings for dogs. " Sweetbreads weren 't considered edible, and we gave them away in large quantities ," he said . " Most people fed them to their dogs. Liver was also free for the asking. GAVE FORTUNE AWAY " Considering the present price of calves liver , 80 cents a pound, I probably gave away $20,000 worth of it before it became marketable . Pig and beef liver were also waste . You'd offer a customer a whole liver free of charge , and be somewhat put out if he didn' t take it off your hands. Shortly before World War I the public began to accept liver as a delicacy . "Beef tails , now a choice ingredient for soup, were tossed into the refuse can if no one wanted them as a gift. The butcher didn't have time to bother with them, or with other trimmings ." The American youngster of 30 years ago never went hungry , according to Young. If he needed something to munch on between meals , he merely walked into the nearest butcher shop with a "gimme a hunk of bologna." The butcher grabbed a ring off a hook, looped off a considerable section and handed it over . " Now with bologna at 30 and 35 cents a pound, you'd probably call for the police," he said . DEMAND CHOICE CUTS " People today demand lean roasts and center cuts, whereas in the old days they were satisfied with side pork , breast of lamb and the less expensive cuts . Nevertheless, I believe they ate better then, considering their gifts from the butcher and the quantity obtainable for very little money ." Born at Kitchener , Ont., Young started in the meat business because he "liked to cut up things ." It was nothing in those days for a butcher to work 12 to 16 hours a day. Ice provided his only refrigeration, and the box required constant refilling. He made all his own sausages in his spare time, frankfurters included. During the Cleveland Administration Young bought sheep on the hoof for $1 each, and sold roasts and chops proportionately. He operated his own slaughter house then and smoked hams and bacon with hickory bark . Now almost anything is used by the average butcher-even corn cobs. "Today, with war rationing, the butcher feels like a jeweler," he said . "I never believed the day would come when I would have to hide my meat for my regular customers." Beunnann's Furniture The following was published in the Republican paper- Howell in 1902. The grandson, Glenn Beurmann and his wife, Elizabeth, started in the furniture business in 1907, in downtown Howell in the store now occupied by the Livingston Drug Store. In 1927 they moved to the building now owned by Baldwin's Hardware, finally coming to their present location east of Howell. K. Miller Beurmann, son of Glenn Beurmann, and his son, Miller L. Beurmann operate the present business. FIFTIETH MILESTONE OF THE WEDDED LIFE OF MR. ANDMRS.C. E. BEURMANN At their pleasant home in Genoa Township, Wednesday afternoon, February 12, 1902. As the Republican goes to press Wednesday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Beurmann are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their wedded life at their pleasant and commodious home on the old farm in Genoa, where they settled in 1840. About one-hundred and fifty guests were present and celebrated this auspicious occasion. Howell, Pinckney, Owosso, Webberville, Williamston, Lansing, Flint, etc., were represented. The open hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Beurmann is well known throughout the county and the large number of guests have looked forward to this happy event with much anticipation. Mr. Beurmann had rigs at both Brighton and Chilson to meet guests and take them back again. At their spacious residence the occasion was celebrated in right roy.:i:t fashion. All went to have a good time and they were J.10t disappointed. Mr. and Mrs. Beurmann were remembered by many presents both useful and costly, thus showing the high est,~em in which this aged couple are held. After an elaborate and bountiful wedding dinner had receivered full justice at the hands of those present, extemporary remarks were made by a number of the guests. C. E. Beurmann was born in Hamburg, Germany, June 1, 1827, where his father, William Henry Beurmann, conducted a merchandile business. When Mr. Beurmann was thirteen years old, his father died in Germany and the mother moved to America and came direct to Livingston County and settled on the old farm, where Mr. and Mrs. Beurmann now live. In the passage over they were ten weeks out of sight of land. The timber was missing from only two acres of the old farm when the family became pioneers in Genoa Township. The new log house was dedicated Christmas 1840. After the death of his mother, a number of years later, Mr. Beurmann came in possession of the old homestead . Fifty years ago, February 12, 1852, Mr. Beurmann was married to Miss Fidelia Hoagland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hoagland, who then lived in Hamburg Township. Miss Hoagland was born in Steuben County, New York. She came with her parents to this county about 1835. The union has been a happy one. To them were born eleven children, of whom six are still living, as follows: Charles E. Beurmann , who married Miss Mary Brown and now runs a livery business in Howell. They have two children-a son, Cline, who is taking a dental course at the University at Ann Arbor and a daughter, Brownie, who is attending the Howell union school. William Henry Beurmann married Miss Rachel Walker and lives in Howell. Mr. Beurmann is in the farm implement business . The names of their two sons are Glenn and Kern. Glenn is clerking for C.A. Goodnow and Kern is in the Howell high school. Edward Miller Beurmann is in the employ of Geo. Hornung, Howell. He married Miss Stella Knapp, of Howell. They have two sons-Max Miller and Ronald. Mary Beurmann was married to Aaron C. Switzer, of Marion Township. They have since moved to Flint and are in the farm produce business . They have two daughters-Millie Belle and Helen. Kinzie Beurmann has a clerkship in the auditor general's office at Lansing. He married Miss Martha Whipple, of Jackson. Bert Beurmann lives on the old farm with his parents. In addition to caring for his fine farm of 220 acres, Mr. Beurmann has been active in politics. In 1876 he was elected sheriff of the county, being the only successful candidate on the Republican ticket. His majority was only one-hundred and twenty. Two years later he was re-elected by a majority of three-hundred and seventy-five. During his four years of service Mr. Beurmann took twenty-six men to Jackson. In 1882, President Arthur appointed Mr. Beurmann postmaster at Howell, which office he held with honor four years. At the close of his postmastership, he moved his family back to the Genoa farm. Mr. and Mrs. Beurmann have been prominent in the history, growth and development of Livingston County. The auspicious event they celebrated Wednesday is a matter of congratulation, not only to their neighbors and immediate friends, but to all the people of the county. May they live and prosper many years yet to come. INDUSTRY IN HOWELL,MICHIGAN COMPANY NAME YEAR . . EMPLOYMENT PRODUCT Advance Glove Mfg. Co. 1973 25 1115 Sutton Ave ., Ph. 546-7942 Attention: Gary Fricke Bruce Products Corps . 1929 25 500 N. West St . Ph . 546-0110 Attention: Stephen Bruce Cast Forge Co. 1969 95 2440 W. Highland Rd . Ph . 546-3441 Attention: Robert Vess Chem-Trend Inc. 1963 59 3205 E . Grand River Ph. 546-4520 Attention : Peer Lorentzen Chevron Asphalt Co. 1953 5 1305 E. Grand River Ph. 546-0850 Attention : Russell File Citizens Insurance Co. of America 1915 260 645 W. Grand River Ph . 546-2160 Attention : Roy Westran Cleveland Metal Abrasive Co. 1938 30 631 Dearborn St. Ph. 546-1820 Attention: Dean Smith Cold Form Development Co. 1974 15 3400 E . Grand River Ph. 546-7800 Attention : Lou Mahoney Cotter Electric Co. 1973 7 160 Catrell Drive Ph. 546-7000 Attention : Wm. or Terry Cotter D & J Gravel Co. 1950 17 4950 Mason Rd . Ph . 546-2810 Attention: David Jonckheere De-Go Tool Co . 1971 5 1045 Sutton Ave . Ph . 546-5293 Attention : Walter Zents Plastic coating gloves Metal Finishing supplies Aluminum Die Castings Industrial Lubricants Emulsified Asphalt Home Off ice -Citizens Ins. Abrasive for Metal blasting Cold Extrusions of Steel Sales & Service of Electrical Products Ready -Mix Concrete and Gravel Tools, Di es, Fixtures 227 Diamond Tibon Plating Co. 1954 49 Chrome Plating 604 S. Michigan Ph . 546-0150 Attention : John Beatty Diversified Packages Div . Pepsi 1972 40 Carbonated Beverage Can Mfg. 730 Isbell St. Ph . 546-6550 Attention: Sam Devos Electric Apparatus Co. 1967 115 Howell Red Band Motors 409 N. Roosevelt Ph . 546-0520 Attention: Mark Goodman Goodyear Retread Plant 1967 26 Retreading Tires 147 Morgan Dr ive Ph . 546-9360 Attention : David Vanderlinden Gould Engine Parts Division 1914 100 Automobile parts & access . 197 N . Elm St . Ph . 546-0050 Attention : Terry Barnes Hackett Corporation 1971 25 Tabulating Cards 1800 S. Burkhart Ph . 546-6530 Attention : Dona Id Haas Haigh Industries Inc . 1969 50 Plastic Injection Molding Plastic Products Div. 3240 W. Grand River Ph. 546-5250 Attention : Robert Gehle, Jr . Haigh Industries Inc. 1965 Light Assembly D iv . 3280 W . Grand River Ph . 546-4767 Attention: Kenn th Thumser Howell Concrete & Supply Co. 1974 339 Harmon Rd. Ph . 546-3480 Attention : Charles Ayers Howell Construction Co. 1947 2450W . Grand River Ph . 546-1980 Attention : Owen Fisher - Russ Rogers Howell Gear-Div . of Teledyne 1948 Howell Penncraft 3333 W . Grand River Ph . 546-0300 Attention : Robert Erickson 54 Tube Fabricating and Assembly work 13 Concrete Products & Building Supplies 5 Road Builders 86 Machine Tools -Cutting Howell Plating co. 1968 5 Chromate & Dichromate Plating 915 Fo w ler St . Ph . 546-0318 Attention : Walter Kleeb International Paper Co.- 1967 160 Corrugated Shipping Container Containers 1450 McPherson Park Ph . 546-1220 Attention : Frank Pratt Livingston County Press 1843 31 111 N.Mich igan Ph.546 -1010 Attent ion : Richard Mill iman Marsden Electric Co . 1972 30 317 Catrell Dr. Ph . 546-6300 Attention : Ray Marsden Master-Cast Co. 1956 120 251 Mason Rd. Ph. 546-9700 Attention : Robert Reid May & Scofield, Inc. 1934 64 627 S. Dearborn Ph . 546-5820 Newspaper -Commercial Printing Transformers Die -Castings, Zinc Metal Stampings When the steam engine came into common use, it was no longer necessary to have a sawmill by a river to get power. All you needed 228 Attention: William Scofield Michigan Metallurgical Prod . 1952 2 Castings -Brass , Alum. , Bronze 2160 E . Grand River Ph. 546-4370 Attention : Edward Sopcak Millsite Tackle Co. 1915 3 Fishing Tackle 1455 N. Michigan Ph . 546-1390 Attention : Don or Jack Hall Newell Companies Inc . 750 Mc Pherson Park Dr . Ph. 546-8430 1974 4 Attention: Lyle Koehler Nyatex Chemical Co . 1971 4 2112 Industrial Dr. Ph. 546-4046 Attention : Wm. A. Hulbert Panhandle Eastern 1963 25 Pipeline Co. 3990 Crooked Lake Rd . Ph . 546-4770 Attention: Charles E . Gregg Pepsi Cola Metro . 1970 22 Bottling Co. 755 s. Mc Pherson Park Ph . 546-5370 Att ention: Charles Frame Plastic Tool Co. of America 1033 Sutton Ave. Ph . 546-3220 Attention : John Miller Seigle , H . D. & Sons 1953 1970 115 University Dr . Ph . 546-9344 Attention : Howard Seigle R & D Screw Products 1943 810 Fo w ler St . Ph . 546-2380 Attention : Wm . or Norm Dymond Reuland Electric Company 1952 4500 E . Grand River Ph. 546-4400 Attention: David Anderson Roadway Tire & Rubber co . 1963 3505 W . Grand River Ph. 546-1530 Attention: Joon Moon 37 10 10 211 6 Taylor Industries Inc. 1960 30 5835 Fisher Rd . Ph. 546-0450 Attent ion: Phil Taylor Tri -State Hospital Supply 1970 25 Corp. 301 Catrell St . Ph. 546-5400 Attention : Nicholas Herceg Warehouse -Newell Co.'s Inc . (curtain rods) Creative Adhesive Systems M ich igan Headquarters -Gas Storage Canning of Pepsi Prod . & Syrup Plastic Tools & Fixtures Tools , Dies, Fixtures Screw Machine Products Electric Motgors and Motor Reducers Industrial Rubber Castings Plastic Products Packaging plant for Hospital Supplies United Cabinet Corp. 1970 3 Warehousing -Kitchen Cabinets 1825 N . Burkhart Rd . Ph . 546-5275 Attention: VCF Packaging Film 1963 91 1100 Sutton AVenue Ph . 546-2300 Attention : Edward Kiernan XLO-Parker Co. 1968 360 ( Div. Excellol 2280 W. Grand River Ph. 546-5330 Attention : John Trumpy Cast Vinyl Film -Plastic Sepcial built machines was an open field with enough room . This picture is of an old steam powered mill taken in the 1890's. Scene from the first "Sidewalk Days" in Howell. Chamber of Commerce By MARGARET STARKEY The Howell Commercial Club was started in 1910. Its president was R.B. McPherson and Secretary , Riley Crittenden. 1914-1915 they were known as the Howell "Boomers Club." August Schmitt, William McPherson, Mac Smith and Paul Uber were active members in getting schools, pavement and lights. May 1919, it was changed to Howell Board of Commerce, thru 1948. 1949 it was reorganized and changed to the Howell Chamber of Commerce and filed Articles of Incorporation for a Non-Profit organization , with the Michigan Securities Comm. Slogans for the City of Howell by the Chamber of Commerce have been: Howell the City of Homes 1915 Howell the City Beautiful 1930 Howell for Happiness 1938 Howell a Better Place to Live 1939 In 1942 Bruce Products Corporation burned and they were pursuaded to stay in Howell by the Board of Commerce, raising $6,000 to aid their rebuilding. In 1943 a membership drive was held with Joe Brady as chairman. Campaign resulted in 111 members. Dues were $5.00 for active members and $2.00 for associate members. The Board of Commerce erected "Welcome to Howell" signs at the east and west city limits of Howell in 1940. In 1945 they purchased the Howell Fair Grounds property, 28 acres for $5,000 with $500 down and interest at 5 percent, for proposed factory sites . During World War II , the Chamber of Commerce sponsored War Bond Drives and sold bonds and Savings Stamps. They also sponsored Scrap Drives. In 1947 they sponsored a big V-J Day Parade. In 1955 they hired the first full time manager , Charles N. Hill of Lansing. To date , they have had five managers-Hill, Phil 0. Pittinger , Harry Ginsburg , Col. Robert E. Benjamin and Fred Catrell . Mrs. Stanley Starkey has been secretary since 1956. In September, 1973, under the leadership of Harold Shippy, they purchased the property and house at corner of Barnard and Grand River tor a permanent Chamber office, after a Building Fund Drive from the membership . PAST PRESIDENTS OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1915-1919 C. S. Line 1964 Donald Rhode5 1924 Charle5 Sutton 1965 Fred Kowal5ke 1925-1931 Charle5 B. Monroe 1966 Harold Shippy 1931 Robert H. McPher5on 1967 Robert Reid 1932 E.N. Baldwin 1968 William Ladner 1937 Charle5 Sutton 1969 Charle5 W. lt5ell 1938 Jo5eph v . Brady 1970 David Ander5on 1939 E. N. Baldwin 1971 Allen Nequette 1940 Miller K. Beurmann 1972 William B. Scofield 1941-1942 Jerome E. John5on 1973 Robert Wood 1943 Joe Fo5ter 1974 Ann Bignell 1943-1944 Le5 Merritt 1975 Jame5 Steven5 1945-1946 Earl Thure5on 1946-1947 Charle5 B. Monroe 1948 Orland Young 1949 Howard Pyle5 1950 Milo Taylor 1951 Charle5 Sutton 1952 Ted Vogt 1953 William Sku5a 1954 Herb Sneed 1955 W. C. Collin5 1956 Clifton W . Heller 1957 Robert B. MacDonald 1958 Dougla5 Swann 1959 Jack Maul 1960 Dean Smith 1961 Harry Griffith 1962 Gerald Harmon 1963 Frank Bignell 1975 OFFICERS James J. Stevens, President, N .S.I. Services Jack L . Shuker, Vice President , Joan Carol ' s Samuel M. Deyo, Secretary , Jack Brown & Associates, Architects Thomas G. Cunningham , Treasurer , Yax Jewelers DIRECTORS Raleigh A . Garcia, Chem -Trend Inc . R . Lee Goughnour, Dancer Co. Department Store Ric hard L. Lavoie, VCF Packaging Films Inc. James H . Leppek , XLO Parker Co. Richard J . Marencic , Citizens Insurance Company of America Mary E . Ryan , The Sewing Basket Radney H. Tucker, Standard Office Supply Robert L . W i llett , First National Bank IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Ann H. Binell, Station WHMI Fred G. Catrell , Executive Administrator Mrs . Margaret L. Starkey, Executive Secretary 229 Special People CITIZENS OF YEAR Dr . Louis E . May .... Paul Baldwin , Jr . . Wm. McPherson IV . Stanley Dickson Charles W . ltsell . . Clifton W.W . Heller .. Fred G. Catrell ... Joseph V . Brady .. Robt . w. Withey Fred Catrell .. . 1957 . 1958 .. . 1959 ... 196~ .. 1961 ... 1962 ..... 1963 . 1964 .... 1965 Robt. J. Akin .. . . ... .. . ..... 1966 Wm. R. Ladner ..... . ... 1967 Harold Shippy . ........ • .... 1968 Wm. B. Scofield . . . . . .. 1969 Robt. M. Reid ...... . ...... 1970 Marvin (Mike) C. Hagman .. 1971 Hollis Arnold . . . . . ..... . . 1972 Albert Latson .... Charles H . Sutton ... 1973 . 1974 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FOR 1963 (awarded at the annual banquet-Jan. 15, 1964) By CLIFF HELLER The person we honor tonight has a iife devoted to the service of his fellow men . His influence for the general good of this community is like a strong , quiet wind. Altho unseen you can see its results , it is always there pressing , now strongly , now gently , ever exerting its will. His store of energ y seems endless. He thrives on work, he loves people and has that wonderful ability to calm irate and unhappy people. I have never known him to ask for anything for himself , but often heard him ask things for others . No doubt he has been party to more deliberations and decisions that affect the population of Livingston County than any other person in the past 20 years . Our subject was born in Brighton Township and reared on a farm in Unadilla Township, later working for neighbors on nearb y farms . A business course at Ferris Institute prepared him for his later career . 1915-16f ound him associated with one of the automobile pioneers , Mr. Lucius Wilson, both here and in Vermont. 1916-17w ere largely occuped in the Detroit Post Office and 1918 he was with Ford Motor Company. Near the close of the war he took a position with the Howell Electric Motors Company which continued for nearly 20 years , during which time the growth of the company was very rapid and his responsibilities grew as well. May 9, 1917, 47 years ago this spring he was married to Lucy Cook, and to this union was born two daughters who live in Lansing and Jackson , and one son, a Major in the U.S. Army, now living in Kansas . There are nine grandchildren. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Howell and numerous Masonic bodies. His activity in the Howell Lions Club is well recognized. He is one of the organizers of the Michigan State Planning Association and largely thru his efforts Livingston County has one of the best planning and zoning departments in the state , as a matter of fact it is being used in the state as a model of county planning . He has acted as the Secretary of the City Planning Commission since its establishm ent in 1942 and serves the communit y well by being an unofficial but important well spring of information for the Commission and the Board of Appeals . In the spring of 1940 he ran for public office at the insistence of his friends and was elected as Howell City Clerk . As a measure of his ability let it be noted that in the next 15 years he ran for this office 11 more times and led the ticket in a number of votes every time . 230 In June 1943h e was appointed as City Manager and added to his duties was that of City Assessor for awhile in 1944-45. In 1949h e was appointed General City Superintendent. Between Jan. 1956a nd April he was Acting City Manager . He for many years was the building inspector as well. Combined with all this work were the additional duties of being a city super visor . Taking office first Jan . 1945h e is now one of the oldest supervisors in point of service . Elected Chairman in 1948h e began the process whereby the detention building was constructed and was a member of the committee who actually oversaw its construction . He has been Chairman of the Building and Grounds Committee since 1951 which has complete charge of the maintenance and procurement of all county property , a highly important assignment. During his term on the Board , the holdings of the County have expanded and improved by the addition of new buildings and modern equipment. Our subject has served this city longer than any other official elected or appointed (24 years ). He has served with seven mayors and countless commissions and council members. Respected , loved, esteemed , dedicated , selfless are a few of the words attached to his name by those who worked with him . The problems he works with and has worked with are almost beyond comprehension . Special assessments ; street construction ; condemnation ; parking lots and meters ; fire protection ; sewerage dispos~l ; building codes; charters and amendments ; DPW eqmpment ; taxes and taxpayers ; hospital administration ; parks and recreation ; ordinances ; rubbish collection and disposal ; Christmas decorations ; personnel problems; bookkeeping ; budgets ; zoning-planning ; airport ; cemetery ; building construction ; licenses ; state and federal matching funds ; industrial park development ; police ; pensions ; storm sewers ; elections ; sidewalks ; tree removal and planting ; bond issues ; street lights ; municipal construction ; assessments ; land purchase. . During the past year this community has been workmg very hard to complete the development of an industrial park. At the moment the arrangements are largely completed . Much of this development was accomplished thru cooperation with federal agencies based in Chicago and Detroit . The details to be arranged are unbelievable except to those who have had a close association with such projects . Coupled to this was a bond issue in cooperation with the state highway department. And in addition there were the arrangeme~ts with engineers , contractors and land owners regardmg easements and so forth . Our subject so conducted the negotiations and preparation of the necessary arrangements and subject matter and was so complete in his work that I can confidently sa y the projects could not have been accomplished without his work . Its effect on this community will !:>fea r reaching , and so long lasting as to be a monument to him . He has a wonderful way with people, no one carries in his heart any anomosity for this dedicated man who has devoted so much of himself to the furthering of and the bettering of this community and its future well being . He comes from a line of people who live long lives . May his be long and free from further pain and personal suffering . I gladly surrender to you Fred Grant Catrell the honor of being " Citizen of the Year ," truly you are "Citizen of the Years ." Thank you. (CHILDREN lNFORMATION) Martha Meier- 1035 S. Penns ylvania Avenue, Lansing , Michigan ; Ann H~arer - 2347 W. High Street, Jackson , Michigan ; Fred - MaJor and Mrs. Frederick A. Catrell , HQ 4th Armd . Div.; A.P .O. 326; New York, N.Y. ~otJGHTOF. ( , JJOBN VI~ GILBBIIT, ' ,. i-~-~---J /~ .J!f:-,/1, ,A{(.-.,,.r~~ l'J: ..1....9 0 r i ~-.u i ~4 ,,?/? ····.·.·.·. ... ,tL~.,,;,:___ : P1 ~tof f red P. Schroeder : : --DEALER. IN-- • ' : ---=---- i GBnBHraarId waanrtd6to uFsu6 rnisGhionood s. , f SPECIALTIES: Garland Stoves and Rang-es, Sherwin &; Williams• Paints, Steam Heating and Plnmblnf, Doors, 6'~~~~"""....,_"-,. Sash and Glass, Sewer Pipe and Drain Tile . Hovey in back weighed over 400 lbs. He sat on a board in the car. Every time they hit a bump, he broke the board. The Early 1900' s By C. S. LINE It was early evening when I arrived in Howell, and a fine rain falling, and not too encouraging an outlook. I checked in at The Livingston Hotel, opposite Courthouse, and in morn started to evaluate the town. It was the county seat, situated at the crossing of the Pere Marquette and the Ann Arbor railroad, and on the main road, known as the Grand River , C. S. LINE FAMILY IN HOWELL 1910 to 1930's C. S. Line, who moved with his family to Howell in 1910 and started the original Line's 5 and 10 cent Store, chose the town-over several competitors-for four reasons . 1. Its citizens had just voted the town "dry," thus eliminating 4 or 5 saloons. 2. There were good blacksmith facilities, to attract farmers into town. 3. Howell was the center for a good Rural Free Delivery <RFD) mail system for the neighboring farm population . 4. There were good schools. Just before his death in California in 1960, at age 88, C. S. Line wrote a complete chronicle of his life, starting with his birth in Linesville, Pa. (founded by his great grandfather) where he started his first Variety Store . Later he had opened a store in New London, Ohio, and it was from there that he started scouting for a place to spend the rest of his business life. His wife, Daisy Line, insisted that-wherever they settled- their two small sons, who were just ready to enter school, would start and continue through the entire 12 grades , in one town. Thus the choice of places where to live had to be made with great care, both from the standpoint of a good business community but also as a place to live and raise a family. 232 between Detroit and Lansing, 49 miles west of the former, and 34 miles east of the latter; and the center of the blooded Holstein cattle industry , and the metropolitan trade center for 12 or 15 miles in any direction. We had spotted southern Michig .. n as JUr gu, 1 for business enterprise, after leaving New Lordon Nifh that in mind I had written to several towns for data, among them Lapeer and Howell. The former was 'wet' but Howell was 'dry ,' having just recently gone that way, in a local option election, eliminating 4 or 5 saloons. Though it was quite a bit smaller than Lapeer, we gave it preference on that one point, of being 'dry ,' in our opinion, in bringing up two boys in that improved atmosphere. I got a reply from Lapeer that the town would welcome us and our business; a very encouraging letter , with proferred co-operation. To Howell I wrote to the " leading paper of the town" and it was thrown to the " Livingston Tidings ," as the neutral paper, as set against the Republican and Democrat, on opposite sides of the political fence. I got a negative letter from A. Riley Crittenden , editor of the "Tidings," and he afterwards said the reason he wrote me in that vein was because he didn't think there was room for another store like ours, as the town already had two, Bowman 's and Hill's. My "on the spot" investigation convinced me that Mr. Crittenden's advice was wrong . I found that Howell had the qualifications for which we were looking ; good schools, no saloons , adequate blacksmith shops for the farmers , and a network of RFD routes radiating over the contiguous territory. As a result of my investigations, I said as Brigham Young did when he looked over the Salt Lake Valley : "This is the Place ." Having made my choice, I set to work at once to make plans materialize into action. The hotel I stayed at, fronting the courthouse square, presented an inspiring view across the street, with the numerous maple trees in full leaf , so early was the spring that year . I found that a room in the hotel block was for rent soon, as a picture-show therein had found another location . I looked up the owner, who owned the whole hotel block, a Thomas Gordon, Jr ., who proved to be mayor of the town, and from him I got 100 percent cooperation then and thereafter , in my many business dealings . He leased me the room in question, at $25 per month , and in consideration of my paying six months in advance , he got a carpenter and according to my specifications the two front display show windows were modernized, at no extra charge . The two other front store rooms in the hotel block were occupied respectively by the hotel office on the east and the E. A. Bowman general store on the west. The Bowman store carried a smattering assortment of variety goods in connection with his dry goods, which I bought out a few days later and added to my own stock of new goods from New York, for our opening a few weeks later . This Bowman was one of my competitors that Crittenden had in mind when he wrote to me the previous month as to prospects in Howell. My other competitor was V. E . Hill, at the other end of Grand River , and he and his successor , Tom Martin, so remained all my business career in Howell and I got along with both on the most friendly terms . I got a photographer to go out with me to a leading raiser of the Holstein breed , to get a shot of John Worthington's herd , as basis for reproducing in a post post card through out German connections , to add to the collection of local cards I expected to stock . Each night I spent hours writing home my operations so far , in the hotel office, until the night clerk would remind me come midnight , that it was time to close. In the meantime Daisy and the boys were staying back in New London, until I gave the word to come, which I did soon thereafter , and upon arrival, we rented accommodations at Mrs. Wright 's boarding and rooming house, that, too, opposite the courthouse, but on another street , until I should have located our own domicile. This I at once set out to do, and finally found a newly built house near the store , and rented it for $7 a month . It was located on South Barnard Street, just south of Grand River , and was owned by Seth Ruppert. In addition to its two stories, it had a full-sized floored attic, which our two boys and their friends used for all kinds of grand play activities, especially in bad weather . Our household goods arrived from Ohio and, since they were not many, they were brought over in one huge dray . load, by a horse-drawn dray, and we were once more set up for living. There being but a nominal difference in the ages of our two boys, we held Winfield back so they could enter school together , and so keep along parallel through the rest of their schooling, and further , it was our aim to locate our living arrangements through their growing years that they might continue with the same system from the primary grades through to their graduation . Both of these objectives were met. Their first primary contact was Goldie Holt, with whom they started , and it was largely through her knowledge in handling small children that the boys were given the initial interest in the primary department, that carried through the whole course, through to their graduation in 1922. Goldie devoted her whole working life to the science of teaching the primary grades-some 40 years and has to her initial credit many of the successful men and women of today. She, upon retirement moved to California , and has called on us at our home in Altadena . We feel indebted to the teachers of other of the earlier grades-Ethel Dean , Karen Hansen particularly, in giving of themselves to impart the urge to learn to their young charges, for they were exceptional teachers , and our heart-felt thanks go to all three mentioned, and the appreciation of our boys in acquiring a measure of this world's success by reason of having been started on the right track. We opened what I called "The Home Goods Store" on Friday, May 13th, 1910, and despite the weather and alleged 'bad luck' associated with the day and date , the opening was auspicious. The months were reversed , as between April and May, and it snowed in May. From the Rupert house-our first in Howell-after less than two years , we rented the Shields house on State Street and held that down for some length of time as did the Rupert house. It was here that Winfield and I made a trip to Detroit and bought a pony, to which we gave the name of "Beauty "- with small wicker phaeton, with harness and all else that went with it, for $150. We drove it home; most of the way, however, Winfield and I walked, to relieve the little beast, as no pavements and hard pulling through dust and sand. The trip took us three days , with overnight stops at two towns between . The Shields place offered good accommodations in the summer season, as back yard was enclosed but, even so, Beauty at times would chew or tear to pieces clothes hung on the line. The little rascal soon learned, when passing the store, to not budge another inch until he had been fed his chocolate cream . Come fall, we had no winter stable, so sold "Beauty ." More years went by, and we bought the old homestead, called " The Hickey House" (N.E . corner of State and Monroe) from Bruce McPherson. It was an over-size house, but old, situated on a corner lot, entirely surrounded by maple trees , and far too large for us, but we bought it for a song, so to speak . It was while living here that we bought our first car , a 4-cylinder Buick, as here we had a 'barn' in which to store it. It cost us $555. We ran it 25,000 miles and used it for 5 years . (That was in 1916). Our first family trip was to Mammoth Cave and back- 1,140 miles, which we made O.K. discounting taking along a back rack of spare tires , for the best would blow out in less than 2,000 miles. I remember that the 12 miles into the park was 6 inches deep with mud, and so impassable that an old couple that we met had turned around and gave up, as afraid they couldn't make it through such a quagmire. We made it however, and enjoyed the experience. Upon our return trip home we stopped at the house, and was shown through by the hostess guide across the river from Covington, the historic house in which Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Toms Cabin." At another historic spot, an old southern mansion, we passed and stopped, known as " My Old Kentucky Home," where Stephen Foster wrote his never-to-be-forgotten ballads . With our new car, of course, it behooved us to "take the bit in our teeth" and drive into and through the city of Detroit. When we crossed Woodward Avenue from Grand Avenue, I ran into the rear wheel of a peddler 's wagon. A policeman stood on the corner watching, but made no move to challenge or arrest me inasmuch as no damage was done other than denting my front fender . Harking back to the late summer of 1910, the year we located in Howell a 5 and 10 cent convention was held in Cincinnati, which I attended, and it was then and there the ground-work was laid for the later forming of a group of five and ten cent associates into a buying organization to be known as The Consolidated Merchants Syndicate , with buying offices in New York, of which I became member no. 314, with an official rubber stamp----"C.M.S." The head office issued voluminous weekly bulletins from manufacturers all over the United States, in wanted goods in the trade, all by makers, no jobbers. The service cost $300 a year. From the time I went in, until we sold out to the D. & C., in 1942, I continued as a member, with substantial benefits, I thought. At the convention cited above, we were each furnished with the official badge of 5 and 10 cent merchants, so we looked very impressive. Theodore Roosevelt visited Cincinnati at that time and we got notice that he would detrain at a 233 Closing of the Strobel Grocery to start the building of the new Line lOc store . suburban station to avoid the crush at the union station. So a bunch of us repaired out to that suburban station , but were not allowed on the platform . However, "Yours Truly " jumped down a 6-foot wall to make it, and once on the platform and mixed with the official welcoming committee, I was indistinguished from them, with MY official badge , and so the police passed me right through with them . Therefore I met and shook hands with the colonel, who greeted me with his slogan , " De-lighted! " The convention lasted three days, with much of interest occurring, but when it broke up, I was loaded with all the samples I could carry from exhibitors who didn't want to ship same home. I had to change cars at Toledo, and by time I got home that night, after 11 o'clock, I knew I had been somewhere. Continuing my main narrative , before the first world war broke, Thomas Gorden proposed to sell me the whole Livingston Hotel block, for $11,000, and I took him up, turning in our big house at just what it had cost, as token payment- $3,200. W. D. Adams, dry-goods merchant , who had bought out E. A. Bowman , thereafter paid his $40 store rent to me, rather than Gorden . Mrs . Van Keuren operated the hotel, and I raised her rent slightly, from $70 a month to $1,000 a year. Through the entire hotel regime of five years , I never made any visible profit, with so much continual outlay for repairs and replacements , but when war was on and prices inflated I sold the whole outfit to W. D. Adams for $16,500,t hus cleaning up a tidy profit over-all. Thereafter I paid my rent to Adams instead of him to me. Gorden , by cementing basement and a new floor, inside toilet, and other improvements over the years , had raised my rent up to $30 a month, and after having acquired ownership , I had started debiting the business with $40, toward the 'kitty! In the very early days of our Howell regime, we had always heretofore in towns we had occupied, observed the formal 234 closing time at 9 p.m. However, in Howell I inaugurated 6 p.m. closing of other stores, including our own, to coincide with those in the dry-goods industry . I invented an alarm clock arrangement set to turn off lights at 9 p.m., but we closed at 6 every night except Saturday. The press and Board of Commerce took my idea up and urged all to install the alarm clock gimmick , which they did, and eventually, all stores closed at 6 from then on. Another early innovation in Howell was the installing of gas cars on the Ann Arbor Railroad , with Howell as a ter - minal , and sheds therefore overnight storage of the cars , as they ran only in daylight hours . They would stop at any highway crossing in the area, upon notice to the conductor and ·were quite a convenience . Daisy , I, and the boys, on a Saturday or Sunday , would ride out to a pre-determined crossing, to gather hickory nuts, or other seasonable rural products . In our early days in Howell we as a family began going to Island Lake every Sunday . At first we made the trip on the 10:10 a.m. Pere Marquette train , which would stop at the Island Lake "station " to let us off, and pick us up if we flagged the engineer . But later we began hiring a surrey from the livery stable, taking along oats to feed the two horses, while we had wonderful picnic lunches of potato salad and sandwiches , which Daisy prepared . On these Island Lake trips, we were often accompanied by Anna Andersen , and sometimes by the Hamilton girls , Thelma and Dorothy . We leased a large part of the east side of the lake for $5 a year. To have purchased it would have cost $200. In the first years of our moving to Howell I was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce and re-elected for several terms thereafter, with A. Riley Crittenden as secretary. It was during my regime in that capacity that Howell was given city mail delivery, and Riley, the inspector, and myself , with the driver, drove over the streets of Howell, mapping out the respective routes of the three original carriers , which still obtain to the present day, with added routes , of course. Also, during my incumbency of office on the Board of Commerce , or, Commercial Club, as we called it, I was selected as one of a committee of three, to solicit funds for a site for the Spencer-Smith Machine Company plant, in which we succeeded; and the Spencer- Smith on one side of the Ann Arbor tracks with its sister factory, the Howell Electric Company , on the other side, were then and still are , the leading industrial concerns in the city. Howell, you may infer, was later incorporated as city , by popular vote . I was on that initial committee, too. With the oncoming of the war years and for some time thereafter, sugar was not rationed , but was in short supply . We helped to satisfy that sweet-tooth longing that all Americans seem to have, by supplying wholesome candies at popular prices. We had experimented with it in a small way , enough to recognize that it was a legitimate stock in trade that we should not neglect. Therefore we went into it in a big way , with the latest in modern show-cases, several sets of Toledo scales , glass dividers and everything that goes with a well run and scrupulously clean department catering to the most discriminating patronage . I acquired exclusive sale in the city of E. J . Brach's products, of Chicago, with exclusive also with independent makers through my C.M.S. connection . Also, I had a continuing agreement with a peanut processing plant in Toledo, by which, if ordered a day in advance and the goods were on the loading dock in 'roledp by 4 o'clock in the afternoon , they would come through to Howell on the "Cannon-ball" freight and be taken out of the car in Howell by my drayman the next morning, of a Saturday , thus being received by us for that days sale, strictly fresh. People came to know that candy or peanuts bought from us, were ALWAYS fresh , and that slogan was never violated , and I don't remember ever having not gotten our keg or barrel of peanuts on time , each and every Saturday morning . We sold a keg or a barrel each Saturday. Our candy and peanut output was truly remarkable for a small town. The two combined once in awhile rolled up into a total of $125 for Saturday, which alone , constituted half the whole weeks sale. I always had an alert girl on her toes behind the candy counters on Saturday , and sometimes two of them , with occasionally myself taking my stand there , for it is close attention to weighing out candy in 5 and 10 cent sale s that makes for either profit or loss, and we always had the closest cooperation and attention to those little details , with periodical official inspection of our scales for fine but honest measurement. We handled nothing but quality candies, the hard kinds in great variety , selling at 10 cents per pound; and choicest selection of chocolate creams at 40 cents per pound. I remember once in Chicgao touring the Brach factor y in person , I bought over $700 of chocolate creams, without batting an eye, and they , nor any other sorts that we handled were ever permitted to go stale , else they were withdrawn from sale . We had fine cool and dry storage in the basement , as Gordon had fitted it up. The candy department was the most profitable part of our business , over the years . I always thought that older help was more efficient and responsible than the younger, with individual exceptions of course , and with my wife, I had the old standbys , Mrs. Burdick and Mrs. Hight, with Fern Pettibone , I thought I had quite a team for the rush day of Saturday . Later on, when our sons were at the University in Ann Arbor , I engaged them to hitch-hike a ride up on Saturday to help, if they could get away, and paid them $5 apiece , and really needed them desperately . In visiting a fellow merchant , in Iowa, one time who had a bevy of young girls flitting about, I told him my regulars were 70 years. He threw up his hands in horror. A year or two thereafter , he went bankrupt . Draw your own conclusions. Mrs . Burdick was mother of Mrs. Roy Caverly ; Mrs. Hight was mother of Bird Hight. During our early Howell years , when my wife came down on a Saturday to help out, she would bring the little fellows down to the store and put them to sleep in clothes baskets under the counters. In the days when we had the pony, they would go off for the day on country roads, with their cousin, Clarence Stevens, knowing they would be safely occupied for hours , while she was at the store. On such occasions customers would come in and say they had seen our boys, with their pony, on such and such a road , when we would reassure them that they had our permission . Clarence was only five years older than Winfield, but that five years made a big difference. Clarence was a born horseman , and he could control "Beauty " with no trouble at all . However , when Winfield tried to assume the role of boss , over anything to which " Beauty " objected, she rebelled , and one time she took a tiny bite out of Winfield's ear-lobe , and I think the scar still remains . That was one reason we let Beauty go, for, without Clarence , when he went home, we were not sure of Beauty 's reactions when in a contrary mood. While we were still in the Shields house , one Sunday the boys decided to go for a walk down the Pere Marquette railroad tracks , unbeknown to us, of their intentions , though we had never restricted their reasonable actions in any way . This was in the early forenoon. As dinner time passed , we became concerned , and by mid-afternoon genuinely worried . We confided in the neighbors and all turned out to hunt , walked around the lake , something that the boys and I had done many times, and investigated all sorts of possibilities , but before I had decided to call up the authorities , in came the pair, somewhat bedraggled and hungry , as they had nothing to eat since breakfast. Winfield at the time was probably 10 years old and Francis 1 ¼ years younger . It seem s they started down the track not noting the passage of time, and kept walking , walking , and walking, until they cam e to the village of Brighton , which they knew was over 10 miles from Howell. Then, they became really frightened , with that 10½ mile walk back , but they buckled to it, and made it, but it was a salutory lesson , better than a whipping . We were so relieved that we made their bed (after stuffing them with a good supper ) upstairs beside us , which they thought was silly, to treat them as babies . HOWELL SIDELIGHTS We saw two total eclipses of the sun in this era, something not seen in a lifetime by many people . The first one, a night drive we made to Ann Arbor , picked up the boys in time to drive to Midland , pick up Myra , then on to Evart , where occurred the eclipse soon after daylight , then reverse back home. The second one was years later , in New England , we drove up there and got a good stance on a hill in New Hampshire for the event , then toured horn via Lake Champlain and Ticonderoga , and other historical points. The milk factory (Bordens ) in Howell burned while we were in the McPherson house, from where the fire was spectacular. D. and I got up and went over , and how mad the boys were afterward that we didn't wake them instead of leaving them sleeping . This was a big loss to Howell, but it was bridged for a time by shipping the daily milk to the Lansing factory in glass-lined refrigerator cars . Two years citizens appointed a "Fireworks " committee the 4th of July , with Ed Garland , Dr. Huntington , and C. S. Line members thereof. We collected several hundred dollars and I contracted with Brown Eag_er of Toledo, to furnish the 235 works, which I billed at cost, and Brown Eager sent a man up to put on the exhibit. We negotiated with Henry Ford for the orator of the day, but his secretary brushed us off. In the years of 1915 and 1916 I took a series of cycling trips with the boys: First, the round trip by bicycle between Howell and Linesville, a total distance of about 700 miles . This was in 1915. Francis was only 11 years, and legs so short he had to have a smaller machine, tailored to his needs . We made the trip without incident, and put up at the Travelers Hotel, while in Linesville , and a day or two sufficed to let us canvas the town and vicinity, call on friends and visit the old haunts of their parents in earlier days before we hit the return trail. The next year we biked to Chicago and Milwaukee, and return . At about this time a company was formed in Howell to film and produce a moving picture and it was done, with a socalled expert from Toledo to conduct operations . The star of the play was Mabel Tallefaro , and the name of it was "Miss 13," or " A Fight for a Million." I went out on a country during filming and saw a house blownup. It really was quite a creditable production. The boys, in their travels in after years, saw it in San Francisco, and claimed they recognized me in the "Courthouse riot scene, " and so they might have, for I was there . When the old central high school was ready for demolition, it was used as the locale for a dramatic "fire" scene, with smoke pouring from the windows. It was at about this juncture that Marion Leroy Burton, president of the U. of M., came up to our town to deliver an important speech. Accompanying him was Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of " The Great Commoner, " who was to make just a few " preliminary remarks." "Like father, like son," goes the old canard. The same goes for daughter. Anyhow, Ruth went on and on, and on, for an hour or more until the time had long passed for Burton 's appearance, and The Sunday auto club posing in front of the Hotel before taking off on a Sunday afternoon drive. he was a busy man , and had stolen his time for the special occasion, but he had to make an appointment , and so was forced to get up and leave , without uttering a single word. Of course Ruth was properly mortified , but any number of apoligies would not bring back that hour of time. The decade of the 1920's brought exciting experiences, changes, and adventures in our lives. With two sons in high school, I was elected to the Board of Education and served as its secretary for two years. The old Central School building on Michigan Avenue had been torn down and a fine modern new building erected on its site. During the construction process a temporary structure had been built on a large vacant lot across from our Sibley Street home. Much of the work had been done by students , and my son Francis was hired for the summer as a regular carpenter to work on it. Claude V. Courter had been an excellent superintendent for years and when he announced his transfer to Flint, in 1922, it fell to the board to select a successor . After interviewing many applicants, we engaged Mr. John Page. When our sons graduated , at the head of their class, in 1922; I felt that I should resign my seat on the board so that someone with children in school could be elected in my place . Our two boys, before entering the University of Michigan, spent 13 months hiking to all 48 states of the Union. They traveled 27,000 miles , catching many rides but having to hoof it a lot too. Francis wore out six different pairs of shoes but Winfield came home with his original pair, which had been repaired many times . The boys worked their own way, in the wheat harvest of the Dakotas , far underground for three months in a silver mine in Idaho, icing railway fruit cars, picking hops in Washington State, plus many other jobs. Between their sophomore and junior years at the University our boys took a similar 13-month trip , but this time around the world. Last leg of their journey was acros s the Pacific from Japan, and when their ship docked at Seattle , Daisy and I had driven cross-country and were on hand to meet them and make the journey back home with them in our car . Both boys graduated from the University in February of 1928, and in May and June, respectively, both of them were married. So the year 1928 neared its close . We had opened another store on Grand River, in Howell, in the Gregory building, known as the West-End store, to distinguish it from the original store in the East End . The former store was given into Francis ' hands for management , the original one being managed by Winfield. Both jointly , within the next year , opened the Brighton store, after having built the building to house it. All these enterprises were based on my capital, name and credit, with individual management and responsibility lodged solely in the hands jointly of Winfield and Francis , with a tentative arrangement that all profit, if any should revert to the two boys, 50-50. So the situation stood, the year following their marriage . It had been my custom in former years, at the close of the December business, including the Christmas harvest, to bring my big safety bank box home for family examination , with bonds, stocks, merchandise inventories and other material possessions to evaluate, and that analysis of 1928 net, showed a net worth of some less than $70,000, which represented the peal of material assets of my life, just prior to the 1929 'c rash .' It was time to consider a long vacation, for which see next page. After selling our home ( the former Hickey-McPherson place ) in connection with the purchase of the Livingtston Hotel Block, we continued to live in part of the house until we bought a smaller house at 209 West Sibley Street. This place was nearer our work (we always walked to and from our home to the store ) and we later remodeled it into an attractive home . Soon after we had located in the West Sibley home, a Rev . E . C. Moore, with his wife and family, rented the premises next door. His church , the Evangelical , was located just around the next corner, but the church vacant lot was directly across the street. On this lot, with the help of parishioners , Moore in person planned and built a parish house and parsonage , and he and family moved into the latter , shortly. Our fortunes were largely tied up with the Moores for many years, in their various successive moves , for we were with them ever in spirit, with many visits to Detroit , Jackson , and eventually to Youngs Point, in Ontario , Canada. This latter church parish was some 440 miles from Howell. We made the trek at least three times , crossing the river at Port Huron , and thence via "The Kings Highway, " to Laying the cement for paving in front of the Library. our destination, skipping Toronto by three miles. Once we deployed through the province of Quebec, with its quaint customs and religious statutes on the cross , at every fourcorners. Those days with the Moores were and are among our happiest recollections . To pay in part for our entertainment we took water trips out of Youngs Point, which is the center of a far-flung water-world, we as hosts. I always contrived to bring a roll of Canadian quarters, which we had accepted over the counter at 20 percent discount, whereas they could use them at par. We helped finance the daughter through college. The business boom of the early 1920's and unknowingly , speculation and people spending more than they earned was laying the foundations for the worst and longest depression this fair land ever had . Being 'cash', our business was not particularly affected by economic ups and downs, but the current decade embraced the most successful years of our business life. As in our Linesville , Pa . and New London, Ohio stores, post cards formed a substantial part of our income , which, with candy and peanuts, jointly, were our mainstays, and the two departments I had in the front of the store , at right angles from each other. We devoted ourselves to the business and long hours, when the public wanted to spend its · money, and had it to spend. Withal, Sundays , after Sunday School, we devoted to recreation and would sally forth with our linen dusters and other sports paraphornalia about the country highways and byways , for day trips. The boys, under the tutorship of their gymnast instructor, attended Sunday School, and as an incentive, the satisfying gym exercises following. In the early 1920's I was put up for mayor on the nonpolitical ticket, but beaten by a small majority, 20 votes I think, and so avoided a lot of grief. It was in 1920t hat a committee got together to create a new banking institution , this to be a national bank . The two already in town were both state banks . They importuned me to join them, which I did. They had already tentatively thought to call the institution , when formed , " The Farmers Bank ." I demurred, on the ground that it smacked as appealing to a class , whereas we wanted to draw from all segments of the populace, whereupon I suggested the name of " First National Bank ," as of broader import and, with all a substantial and solid name, and my suggestion was adopted and the bank was formed and so named, with Louis Hewlett as president , I as chairman of the board , and E . A. Fay as cashier, with Will Reader as an officer . Therefore I put in my $1000,w ith a like sum from 100 others, making a total capital of $100,000, and it served its clientele well, until the bank closings of 1933, after which a reorganization took place . 237 World War I The men of the first draft of W .W. I march from the Court House toward the main four . From there, they went to the station at the Pere Marquette (now C&Ol to entrain for Detroit to be outfitted. The U .S. Navy " Jackie " band plays at the main four to promote enlistments and the sale of Liberty Bonds . 240 While the boys were over there, groups of women got together to knit scarves and mittens for the boys . World War I By FRANCIS RAYMOND LINE, COPYRIGHT 1975 My years as a teenager were filled with the exciting routine of a small farming community in southern Michigan, surro unded by tantalizing woods and lakes and winding dirt roads. It was not only the time of my own teens, but also the teen years of this aging twentieth century. Teen years are both miraculous and monstrous. They seem to live themselves out as a beautiful melody of bewildering discords . They are sometimes a tempting goulash of dreams but can almost instantly turn into a Noah's Ark of wild beasts. The teen years are a confusing, wonderful, and furious period of life. I suppose all of living is both sweet and sour, but it seems to smart or tingle more during the time of the teens. All of this was true of me as a young boy, who now looks back at himself from a vantage point of three-score-and-ten ___... .,__ ___ ;... . The hair got short at boot camp . enlightenment. It is equally true of this wheezing twentieth century, which is also turning gray at the temples . This century's teen years-particularly from 1914 through 1919-were critical for America and the world. My own teen years paralleled them closely as I grew into long trousers while going to school and working in my father's store in that little town hemmed in by lakes and pastures . These were precious , pregnant , poignant times-the Years of World War I. The nation, the world, and I-even the quiet town where I lived-w ere all making-and being made by-history . This is a teen 's eye view of those times in that small town. THE YEARS OF WORLD WAR I The first World War didn't really Legin for me when that bullet killed Archduke Ferdinand in 1914 and got all of Europe clawing at each other . For me, it started with the Hughes-Wilson Presidential Campaign , fought out amongst the farmers and business people of Livingston County, of which our town was the county seat. I was nearly 13-a 7th grader in Howell's old Central School on South Division Street. When we all became more sophisticated after the war, a fine new school was built and the name of the street changed to Michigan A venue. Europe had been fighting for two years and stirrings of it sometimes seeped into my consciousness . The family of my close friend Herb Pfau had memories and relatives in Germany, and he paid more attention to what was going on over there than I did. I first learned about the Battle of Jutland from him. But to me, the fighting seemed a long way off . My folks ran the Five and Ten Cent Store next to the Hotel Livingston across from the Courthouse . On Saturday nights , 241 It's over-over there . And the boys came marching home. especially, the hitching posts at our end of town were nearly always filled. Farmers liked to hitch near our place because our store carried a lot of the things they needed-suspenders , work socks, pitchforks, and things like that. The farm wives always needed percolator tops, a galvanized bathtub, or sometimes a pair of spectacles which we sold and fitted for a dollar a pair. They tested the glasses with fine print in one of the Bibles which we also carried . One woman once got so interested in reading the Bible that she bought that too. Our place was really a Variety Store, although probably over half the things in it cost only a nickel or dime. Near threshing time the farm women would come in and stock up with a whole new supply of huge Dennis coffee cups along with plates and dishes. But Saturday night meant much more than stocking up for the week. Our store and the wide sidewalk in front of it were usually crowded with people just visiting and enjoying themselves. Saturday night was a sort of business-mixedwith socializing occasion along the two blocks of stores on Grand River Street. It was the chance, also, to catch up on news. Mostly, the news was about things close to home such as the late corn season or the runaway team out on the Pinckney Road. There was increasing speculation about the self-starters on some of the autos beginning to appear in Howell. One huge event, in 1915, upset that calm for a while. German subs sank the Lusitania , with a lot of Americans on board. Grand River Street shivered with excitement and the rural party lines were overloaded for several days . But after that , things settled back again toward crops and weather and wondering if the hitching posts would be taken away from Grand River if the street was ever paved. I don't remember very much about what went on in Europe , until late 1916. Then the big thing happened-Charles Evans Hughes challenged Woodrow Wilson for the Presidency . Wilson promised to keep America at peace. "Be prepared," was the slogan on the other side. The Detroit papers began printing big battle stories . War talk mixed heavily with the Saturday night socializing along Grand River. People began heating up about politics . In all the election excitement, the European 242 fighting seemed to creep closer and closer. Outcome of that election began to mean a lot to everyone in Howell. The stakes were high, and pretty soon the tensions in Howell were too. We kids got more excited over the election than over the war . I think we took it more seriously than the grownups , and fought over it every morning on the school grounds . Not with our fists, but hit-the-ground hard wrestling . We were in earnest. We even went to school early so there would be longer to fight. This is the only time I can remember doing that sort of thing . My father later became a Republican, but for that election he was a Democrat. Our folks didn't want America to go to war . I had one brother , Winfield, who was in the same grade with me. He and I, and Carl Weinmaster, were the main kids on Wilson's side. Carl was the blacksmith 's son, and almost as big and strong as his father. His arm muscles swelled and rippled like the big bubbles in the pans of chocolate fudge we used to boil on the kitchen stove . We (my brother and I and Carl 's muscles ) nearly always had the political advantage . Wilson would have been proud of us. After the polls closed on election night , my father went downtown to get the returns . I don't know where he went , or how those returns came in. No radio or television , of course , I suppose the telegraph office, or one of the weekly papersthe Livingston Republican or Livingston Democrat-was getting tabulations. My mother and my brother and I stayed up late, but Win and I were deep in sleep when my father came home . Next morning he woke us up early and sat on the edge of our bed. " Hughes won," he told us. " I just hope the country will give him better support than they've given to Wilson." Pop's face looked pretty grim . But soon we weren 't so certain that Hughes had come out ahead . The Detroit papers, each day , brought later news of the results. Wilson began nibbling away at Hughes ' apparent victory . We would grab the Detroit News just as soon as it came each afternoon , to see who was in the lead . I think it was about three weeks before final returns dragged in from some isolated mountain county in California, that at last kept Wilson as president. Wilson won all right, but the European war began getting even bigger and closer. Germany announced "unrestricted submarine warfare ." The people in Howell, and the farmers on Saturday nights , talked about it a lot and wondered what it would mean. It meant WAR. The lakes and the pastures around Howell were just shaking themselves loose from winter when, in early April of 1917, extras came out from Detroit with huge scary black headlines : Congress Declares War on Germany . From then on, with the grownups-but especially among us kids-the name of Kaiser Wilhelm fell below that of the devil himself . He WAS the devil. He became the favorite villain in a lot of the games we kids played after school. A picture of a German military spiked helmet almost made us throw up. War effects started showing up in Howell right away . Little red-bordered service flags, with a blue star on white, began appearing in the windows of homes-and some stores . Before fighting was over, a couple of fellows from our class-Floyd Hubbell and Joe Mevis-had enlisted . Outside our school, hanging alongside the American flag, an enormous Service flag, as big as our livingroom rug , told everyone that our school had done its share . The flag had seventeen blue service stars . Just before Christmas , 1917, a rumor spread that an airplane was flying every night from Clements Field to Camp Custer and passing right over Howell. I had seen an airplane once before-i t had been shipped in and uncrated for an exhibition flight at the County Fair . But for the first three days the pilot had been too frightened to go up. The wind was too strong , he said . But the last day of the fair he took off from a field near the racetrack and made some perfect circle s up above the grounds before landing . Pop said it was a dandy . Not all the boys came marching home . Some were brought home in a long box . And now, to think that a plane might be flying over Howell every night. The alley behind our store, after dark , was filled with soft velvety blackness . It was a quiet, deserted world back there , which wasn 't visited much at night unless someone had to go to the privy . But I would go out there , sometimes for a long time, to search the sky. Once I was sure I saw the plane's light, but when it just stayed there in the blackness and didn't move for ten minutes, I concluded it must be a star . Things like that , though, got us excited . A World War is a brain-searing experience , especiall y for a sensitive young boy. Some of the things that happened pounded deep and forever into me, and landed eventually in the history books of the world. Those were fated times . But through the distorted magnifying glass of sixty years , some minor events can become large , while important happenings can get blurred or misplaced , or even lost completely. Exact dates and chronology have a way of floating around through the brain and landing on the wrong pages of the calendar . When I started rummaging through my memories with the tweezers of recollection , I was able to reconstruct a sweeping general picture of the big news storie s, the day-to-day minor problems (though large to us) which the war brought on, and the grim or exciting happenings that made Howell an important part of the picture canvas of World War I. I wrote it all down, and am glad I did, although my mental calendar of those years was still too scrambled . Then I replaced the memor y tweezers with a fine tooth comb, like one of those black, flat hard-rubber combs that my father used to use. It is amazing what fragments can be caught by fine-combing the memory. Back there-wa y back sometim e- I had kept a boyhood diary - at least a sporadic· one. There was no recollection that it had ever been destroyed. 243 From combing through memories, I turned physically to digging through several large long-forgotten boxes, stored in my California home. I found it! A daily diary from December 8, 1917 through December 30, 1919. It is a miracle almost too historically important to be true. I have a personal record of those most important history-jammed teen years of the century. It is all written out in longhand in daily five or six line entries , sometimes much longer, occasionally even a page or two fully describing important days or events. History books tell what happened in the world at large; this diary tells what happened in ME, and in the little town where I lived, against the background of World War I. From December 17 on, my calendar is scrambled no longer; I can be sure of events and chronologies, and can make faces at the tricks which recollection plays. Now all I need do is rewrite the pages from here on, sharpening the data and correcting the dates, but leaving the all-important memory -pictures intact. This I shall proceed to do. Thank God for fine-tooth combs . And long-forgotten storage boxes. The first blizzard of entries blanketing different pages of my diary like a January snowstorm was about coal, cord wood, and store closings. My brother Winfield and I were down at our store every day, helping out. We would open up about 6 o'clock almost every morning and do our studying, then when our father came about 8 a.m . we'd head for school. We stayed open late-often until 11 p.m. on Saturdays-to accommodate the farmers who couldn't start the long drive into town until the chores and milking were finished. But on January 16, 1918, my diary notes : "In afternoon we found that we had to open from 9 a.m . to 8 p.m. because of fuel. I made a sign stating this. " And on the following Monday: " Stores are closed today to save fuel." There were many Monday "coal" closings. The thing I remember most is how the coal scarcity affected us at home. We were living in the 10-room old McPherson house at 607 North State Street. Ii was heated by a grizzly asbestos-lined coal-burning furnace, in the cellar. On February 6 my diary says: "Ran out of coal. " We did most of our living that winter in the large kitchen, which was heated by a cooking range that burned either coal or wood. With a hand-pump at the end of the sink we could get soft water from the cistern , and the stove had a five-gallon reservoir at one end where water was heated every time we built the fire for cooking. So we fared well. When bedtime came, with plenty of quilts and a hot water bottle apiece , we could sleep in the unheated bedrooms . Win and I nearly always slept on an open sleeping porch, anyhow. But on February 20, according to the diary: "Win (Winfield, my brother ) split wood after school. I slept in kitchen on lounge because I had a cold and it was cold in our regular bedroom. " With sporadic regularity we got cord wood and my brother and I did a lot of wood-splitting. Down in the store basement we also split mountains of kindling . Almost all goods at the store came packed in heavy wooden boxes, sometimes five feet square, made of thick boards . Usually we sold those boxes for five cents apiece, or much cheaper for a drayload, but that winter we split up hundreds of them (it seemed like thousands) for firewood . The lumber in one of those large boxes, today, might cost twenty-five dollars . Apparently the stores closed every Monday because of the fuel problem . On Monday, February 11, 1918, I wrote in my diary : "Closed today. After school, Win and I went to Red Cross auction where Papa was . They sold 25 dozen eggs for not less 244 then$5 a dozen; two at$10 a dozen. Papa bought some things. Mamma sewed at Red Cross." A sort of a sick joke was going around during those days of shortages. I dimly recall it : "You may have cream in your coffee, you may even be able to afford egg on your vest, but you can't get coal." But one day we DID get 500 pounds, from Ralph Woodruff's Lumber and Coal Company. That is only a quarter of a ton and I don't think it went very far in heating a 10-room house. We probably just used it in the kitchen stove. In March , one day after school, almost the whole school went down to see our manual training teacher , Mr. Yeakey, off on his way to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He was the kind of man that the army would want first of all-one of our most popular teachers . We didn' t know what we would do without him . Mr. Case took his place . Nearly everybody was knitting at that time-mostly socks for the doughboys in France . But when Mr. Case spent most of our manual training hour knitting , we boys said some pretty strong things behind · his back. It would have been hard for anyone to replace Mr. Yeakey , even without shuttling those long steel knitting needles. I guess that Mr. Yeakey left by himself , but most of the new soldiers went in groups. The departure of the boys for Camp Custer , which government workers had thrown up in a frenzy over near Battle Creek, became the most important part of the war , in Howell. For us boys, it was exciting; for the older people, especially parents of the fellows who left, this was what brought the war right into Howell itself . School would close, and there would be a band as the boys marched down to the Pere Marquette depot. The station platform was jammed with parents, relatives, and onlookers. We boys (I was 14 by then ) would climb up on the big red box cars to get a better view of it all. Even the girls would climb up so they could see . They had to be careful, though, to hold their dresses down as they went up the iron rungs on the ends of the cars. As the train pulled out, a lot of the people in the crowd were crying . That seemed strange to us; I was too young to grasp how serious a moment this was. To us, the band music, the bugles and flags , and the mournful "good bye" of the train whistle as the engine shot out steam and prepared to departall this brought gooseflesh rather than tears to us kids . I don't know whether my diary lists every time that the soldiers left-a 14-year-old boy sometimes forgets even the most exciting events . But I recorded that 33 soldierboys left on April 1, 1918, 22 on April 29, 66 on May 29, and about 30 on August 26. There were probably many more who went, but even that was a lot of soldiers from one small Michigan town. I suppose these months were the times that we learned those war songs that are still floating around in memory , mixing flecks of sadness with sparks of excitement. It 's a Long Way to Tipperary , Keep The Home Fires Burning , Over There, There 's A Long, Long Trail A Winding, Tell Me Why Nights Are Lonesome, etc. We would sing those songs at school assemblies, dances , picnics and parties , when out riding-everywhere . We loved them . That is what we did a lot of the time-just sing-when groups of us boys and girls got together or went riding- Margaret Nichols, Zoe Lott, Juanita Eastman , Josephine Peavy, the Dutton girls, along with Win and me and other boys. At one of the rare vaudeville nights at the Temple Theater . just below our store on Grand River, a stage singer tried to teach the audience a new war song : "Just as Washington crossed the Delaware, So will Per-ish-ing Cross the Rhine ." He drew out that word "Per-ish-ing" so long that it was some time before I realized that he was singing about General Pershing , who commanded our American Expeditionary Forces in France . We boys had dimly heard of Pershingseven before the war . When the Mexican bandit Francisco Villa raided a little New Mexico border town President Wilson had sent Pershing down into Mexico to find and capture Villa. The name of Pershins had brushed our memories slightly , but "Pancho Villa" became a byword or a " boy-word" with us, and a kid was lucky if he could be "Villa " in bandit games we played . In 1915, Pershing 's wife and three daughters had been burned to death in a fire at San Francisco 's Presidio . Patriotic speeches in Howell were as important as patriotic songs. On March 21, 1918, according to my diary : " Win and I, Gerald (Hubbell) , Lewis (Nooney), and Donald (Tupper ) went to the Presbyterian Church to hear a speech by Gunner Depew. He told all about his life in the trenches . There was a silver collection. Win and I put in ten cents each. " That speech must have rated high on our scale, for ten cents was a lot of money; that's what Logan Papworth had paid us the past summer for an hour's hard work hoeing and weeding onions. We were later raised to twelve cents an hour. An hour's wages in a collection plate today might be $5.00. Less than a month later, on April 14, this entry appeared: "After supper, Win, Papa , and I went to the Presbyterian Church to hear ex-Gov. Osborn speak on " This War, Our War." There were over a thousand there. After he got done, those who wanted to could go up and shake hands with him . Rod Hubbell and I went up. He shook hands with us and then cracked our heads together and slapped us on the back ." I wonder, now, if the Presbyterian Church (we called it the " new" Presbyterian Church then) would really seat a thousand . Most of the war gatherings were held there and that is often the figure I gave in my diary. Maybe it just seemed like a thousand. Anyhow, the church was jammed. October 13, 1918: " We went to the Presbyterian Sunday School. Burr Hoover, a sailor , taught us and he told us a lot of stories of camp life." Five days later my brother and father went to hear Bill Dickson tell of his adventures in the war . Every month or so the stores would close because of a Patriotic Day. Sometimes there would be bands and marching. On May 24, 1918, I recorded : " We were rushed at noon. We closed at about 12:30 because this is Patriotic Day. At 1 p.m. all the schools of the county and a soldier 's band from Camp Custer marched down to the fairgrounds . I watched the foot races , heard the band and saw the ball game. Howell beat Pinckney 7 too . There was a speech at fairgrounds by Ca pt. Dr. Inches ." My dairy is sprinkled with mentions of " Patriotic Days " but this is the only time I gave any details of what happened . The coal shortage went right in tandem with a gasoline shortage. On April 18, 1918 I wrote in my diary : " We were going for a little auto ride but have but a little gas and there is none in town.' ' We had bought our first automobile-a little 4-cylinder Buick-shortly before America declared war. We never used it to go to or from the store. There had been a few trips , and one of our greatest pleasures was to take a family drive in or near Howell on a Sunday afternoon. But in September the " Sunday Auto Law" went into effect. The first Sunday- September 2-was optional but after that , Sunday driving would be illegal. This law came suddenly. My uncle was visiting us and we had agreed to drive him to Detroit , so he could catch the boat for Cleveland. Since we were given a choice that first Sunday, we drove him as far as Farmington where he could get a street car the rest of the way. Starting in February of 1918-and for quite a while after that-our Presbyterian Sunday School class met at the home of our teacher , Vern Wink. I suppose this was due to some sort of shortage, but I don't know what. They called it 'The Great War' WORLD WAR I 1917-1918 Howell's share in the five Liberty Loan campaigns and the four campaigns to raise money for the Red Cross was in general charge of Homer Peavy , Don W. Goodnow and Henry H. Wines. All the quotas were met. The third and four Liberty Loans were oversubscribed four times . At one time the Red Cross had a membership of 6,240 in the county. According to the County Draft Board reports about 460 men were drafted from Livingston County. There were 120 men in service from Howell City. A great segment of the population of the county was in active support of the war effort thru the Red Cross and activities such as War Bonds, War League , Speakers Bureau , Council of National Defense , Home Guards , High School Volunteers and Boy Scouts. WORLD WAR I LIVINGSTON COUNTY ROLL OF HONOR Army, Floyd Howard Abrams, buried at Deerfield Center; Army, Leon Ellsworth Allen, killed in France , buried in France ; Marines , John Avis (Genoa Twp.), killed in France , buried in France ; Army , William Edward Brimley, killed in France , buried in France ; Army, Jesse Barton Cooley, killed in France, buried in France ; Army, Cornelius J . Devereaux , died of injuries , buried in France ; Army , Jay Taylor. Glen? , buried in France ; Army, Joseph Vincent Haas, killed m France, buried in France ; Army , Harold Wilson Hardy (Oceola Twp.,) buried in Howell; Army , John Hendrickson, died of disease buried in France . Canadian Army , Earl Edwin Hicks, killed in France , died in France; Army , Clarence Alexander Hull, died of disease , buried in Hamburg ; Army , Emmett Lee King, died of disease buried in Unadilla ; Army , Raymond Leighton, killed i~ service accident , buried in France ; Army, William McKinely, died of disease , buried in Deerfield; Army , Joseph Mackinder, killed in France , buried in France ; Air Force , James Gordon Owens, buried in Ionia , Mich.; Army , Albert Laverne Roberts , (Marion Twp.,) , killed in France, buried in France ; Army, Clare W. Rorabacher , killed in France , buried in France ; Army, Orson A. Rose , killed in France, buried in France . Army, Ray Thompson, killed in France , buried in F~anc~ ; Navy and Army, Ray Skutt, died of disease , buried m Fowlerville; Navy , Cleve M. Tanner , died of disease , buried in Fowlerville ; Army , Dugrange John Tiffany , died of disease , buried in Howell; Army, Charles Washburn II , killed in France , buried in France ; Army , John Douglas Watson, died of disease, buried in Unadilla . 245 Later in the year, schools and churches and just about everything began closing down, but for a different reason - Spanish influenza. Howell was caught in the epidemic which-for many of the people at home-became nearly as scary as life in the trenches. Closing laws for public gatherings were put on, lifted, reinstated, repealed , back and forth. According to my diary there was a double switch on Sunday, October 20, 1918: "Churches all over the state are closed because of influenza. Gasless Sunday is no more. We went over to Lansing and visited Aunt Myra. We had a puncture." (I doubt it we ever drove more than ten miles from home without having a puncture . Once we had five between Howell and Brighton) . Because of the flue epidemic our school was closed once for a week (when too many teachers were sick) and once for over a month. My whole diary through this war period is sprinkled with entries: "School closed because of flu." "Schools reopened." " Churches closed." "Ban on all public meetings ." "Ban taken off," etc. Without aid from the diary, those closings (but not the specific dates) were vivid in my memory-especially the enforced school vacations , which were like an extra helping of dessert for all of us kids. After writing these recollections, I looked up "influenza" in the encyclopedia and learned why my diary had that multitude of "ban on" and "ban off" entries . The encyclopedia has three full two-column pages about the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19a nd relates that there were three distinct sieges of it which swept almost the entire world. It hit our soldiers in France, and soon struck down the German army. Finally even the remote islands marked only by flyspeck dots on the map of the Pacific felt its effect. One siege would sweep the world and stop, then another would commence. I had always called it an "epidemic." "Pandemic" means "Affecting the majority in a whole country or countries ." After all these years I have learned a new word and have discovered that I have lived through a "Pandemic .'' My cousin wrote us from Massachusetts: "We opened the door and In-Flew-Enza." All of that family-six of themwere down for days. Our family were lucky not to get it. Spanish influenza was one of the tragedies of World War I and (according to the encyclopedia) largely brought on because of war conditions. Epidemics , pandemics, tragedies , catastrophies and strange phenomena never seem to come singly, and in 1918 they arrived in Howell and huge bunches, like those clusters of weird-shaped balloons that hawkers used to sell at the county fair. The strange happening of Thursday, March 14 set the mood for some of the natural phenomena of that year . On that day , in my diary, I wrote : " Rainy and dark today. In arithmetic class it was so dark that you could just make out the form of the teacher and couldn't read your book at all. Papa said it was the darkest he has known it. Itgotlighter after a while. At 4:30 p.m. it began to snow and by night the ground was covered nearly ½ inch.' ' Eleven days later, on March 25: "In the afternoon the wind blew Schroeder and Rutka's (hardware) glass-plate window in. There was quite a bad fire on the Byron Road." And next day "After school, there was a fire at Eastman's not far from our house. It just burned the roof a little." On April 19, we drove over beyond Brighton to see the havoc left by a cyclone the week before. It had made playthings of several barns, missed nearby houses completely, then-just as though it was some crazy Ku Klux Klaner on an anti-Roman crusade, it had pounced on a Catholic church, toppled its spire to the ground, then leaped 246 the road into the Catholic cemetery and played marbles with a lot of the gravestones. It almost seemed as though the breath of war was blowing down our necks . The worst upheaval came in January preceding these other hooliganisms which Dame Nature had been dreaming up. Those had just been teasers. The snow had been heavy much of the winter and when we couldn't get the car out of the barn, because of snow, we ran the engine to keep the battery up. All I seem to have done, according to my diary, was to have shoveled paths and sidewalks at home or at the store. But King Winter really joined Mother Nature in bringing on what happened on January 12, 1918. In my diary I wrote: "At about 5:30 p.m. it was 2 degrees below and at 6:30 it was 10 degrees below. During the night it reached 25 degrees below. There was 18 inches on the level and Mr. Garlock said at his house it was 7 or 8 feet deep in drifts. In front of our store it was a yard deep. "There was a very heavy wind which lasted through the day . Papa froze both ears coming downtown and they swelled to double their size. (We always walked to and from our store on Grand River opposite the courthouse and our home at 607 N. State Street) . "Mama didn't come down. Papa went home at 4 p.m." Win and I stayed at the store and played games, read , and got our own supper . In the evening we had a little trade from agents (staying at the Hotel Livingston) and County Supervisors who could not get out of town because of drifts . The Detroit papers weren't delivered on either Saturday or Sunday. On Monday, my dairy continues: "We got up at about 7 a.m . and shoveled off. I earned 10 cents for shoveling Mr. Adams walk (W. D. Adams Drygoods Store next door to ours ). About 10 a.m. the Pere Marquette snow plow went through and the first train through , since Friday is expected today . One train started from Toledo Saturday but got stuck. Late in the p.m. Win and Alex Gregory and I went out to the town line road (near the Ann Arbor Railroad-Grand River Street crossing) where we saw a snow drift over 20 feet deep. We had to stoop to get under the telephone wires . We played a while and then came back." The next day a bunch of us boys went out to play in the 20 foot snow drift and made a large snow-house; five days later , on another trip there, we began making a large tunnel under and through the drift and got dry over a fire which we built right on the snow. A world of snow is a world of peace. Surrounded out there with all that whiteness-encasing us and stretching everywhere as far as we could see-with no sounds other than our own voices and laughter-we forgot that war existed . Maybe we imagined we were Admiral Peary who had discovered the North Pole nine years before. But certainly we weren't playing war there on the snow drift. That snow was a blanket of pure enjoyment. Snow and cold hung on for a month. On February 3, three weeks after we'd first discovered the drift : "After Sunday School, Papa and we boys went out to our cave in the snow. While coming back, a blizzard came up.' ' Two days later was the climax . On February 5 I wrote : "28 degrees below this morning. Coldest day of the year . This winter is the worst winter known." That winter siege had been hard on my father's ears; it had been a painful experience-combined with the problems and tragedies of war-for most of Howell's adults. But for us kids it had been a blizzard of joy. A heaven-sent 20 foot snow-drift had come along right while school had been closed most of the time, because of coal shortages and pandemics . A few weeks later, in a mood of apology, Madam Nature gave us a thaw. But she over-exerted herself and turned all the melting whiteness into swirling, dirty browns . We had floods, which meant more thrills for us kids in Howell. The "Shave and a haircut two bits" some of the ordinary necessities of life are performed here . Shiawassee River, just north of its crossing with the Grand River Road , was a wild and favorite spot of ours . The river flooded, which made skating possible there , something we'd never had before . But it was different than on Howell Lake. The ice was thin and we almost fell in. Two days later we kids had to unclog a sewer so that melting snow and rain wouldn't flood our yard and house. The onslaughts from nature were hard on the grownups, but fun for the kids. The war news-which kept coming in midst the blizzards and cyclones and floods-was hard and sobering for everybody. At noon on February 7, 1918, word reached us in Howell that an American troop transport, with 3000 soldiers on it, was sunk by the Germans. 1900w ere saved . Two days later I wrote in my diary: "90 Michigan men were on sunken transport. None from Howell." War and tragedy were stalking toward us in Seven League Boots. On August 22, in the evening, Howell's new Service Flag was dedicated and a lot of important people gave speeches from a stand erected at the main intersection . My diary drew a blank and doesn't give details . But my memory does. The War Boots were thumping awfully close. Bad news was coming from the battle fields in France . Some big campaign had foundered . Then in late afternoon, as I recall it, word seeped in from somewhere that Howell soldiers had been killed in the big drive overseas. My Uncle Fred-a minister-was visiting us and he gave one of the evening speeches . It was a muggy hot night-the 1 kind that makes the corn grow so fast you can almost see it. And it was a sad night. The whole feeling and mood of the town was strange. The air and the sky were filled with a quiet, heavy dread . If anyone mentioned weather it was just for talk. If anyone asked about crops, it didn't really matter and they didn't expect an answer. The thoughts along Grand River Street that midsummer evening were far over across the ocean . Not corn growing in Howell, but poppies growing in Flanders Field was what we were probably thinking of. The war had reached Howell. From then on, gold stars began to replace blue ones on the Service Flags . On Sunday, March 31, 1918, something new happened in America for the first time ever-Daylight Savings Time . Things like that were exciting to Win and me . We couldn't even think about waiting till next morning to turn the clocks back . Setting the alarm for 2 a.m., we got up and changed all the clocks in the house at the exact instant the new time law went into effect. Of course it woke up our folks too, but they didn't care . At least, I don' t think they did. We were taking part - even if in only a small way-in real history. On May 1, 1918, more history was made . As a means of saving grain to ease the war -time food shortages , and in order to achieve greater efficiency in war production, there had for some time been agitation for prohibition . On May 1, Michigan went " dry ." Largely for these same reasons , Congress voted national prohibition into effect long before the Volstead Act was passed . The government took over control of all the railroads in the 247 United States and William McAdoo was put in charge of running them . He was President Wilson's son-in-law. Herbert Hoover was appointed food controller for the nation . In 1918, the telephone and telegraph service was taken over by the Federal government. What I remember most-and was really upset about-was when the government formed the Railway Express Agency- abolishing the names of Adams Express and Wells Fargo . For us kids, the Wells Fargo stages were a big part of wild West United States history , and we resented having the name disappear. imagine nearly everybody was buying Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps . My diary is sprinkled with entries about them . In that war the patriotic fever in Howell was as high as the winter thermometer was low. On March 19, 1918, I wrote in my diary that Winfield and I sold some Thrift Stamps to an agent that came to sell store goods to our father . On June 9, the entire membership of a secret club of ours- Lewis Nooney, Alex Gregory , Robert McPherson, Charles Platt , and Winfield and I-went down to Rodney Hubbell's for a Sunday birthday dinner and gave Rod two Thrift Stamps as a birthday present. On June 24 we closed our store from 9 to 10 a.m. to make "W.S.S. pledges ." (I suppose that stood for War Savings Stamps ). My diary of September 3 says: "We all bought some bonds last Saturday of the 4th Liberty Loan. " My diary had various other entries throughout 1918 about our paying for Liberty Loans . A separate diary notation listed my brother 's and my total financial assets later on in high school. My list was as follows, and his was the same , for we always divided our money and earnings in exactly equal parts: Howell Motion Picture Stock (non-valid, perhaps ) 1919W ar Savings Stamp issue 1918W ar Savings Stamp issue 2nd Liberty Bond issue 4th Liberty Bond issue Howell Public School Bond (Part of a $500 bond I'm buying of Papa) $ 10.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 50.00 100.00 $410.00 For some reason, no mention appears in the diary of my most vivid recollection of all concerning Liberty Bonds. An old couple up near our place-apparently well-to-do, for they lived in a large white house and went to Florida every winter- hadn 't bought enough war bonds to satisfy some of the young town blades . One morning their white house was streaked with wide continuous daubs of yellow paint. Carl Weinmaster, Sr.-the blacksmith-had come from Germany . Misguided youths one night went around to his house, nailed a flag on his front porch , then made Weinmaster come out and kiss it. "I love the flag," he said . In effect, " I'm an American now. I'm for America ." He was really mad at those fellows next day . During the Sunday bans on auto driving, if cars were caught on the road, sometimes gangs of older boys would stop them and tip the autos over. War is a lot like that Spanish Influenza plague that swept the world in 1918; few places escaped the flu, and not very much escaped the effects of war. In Howell, the war changed our driving habits, our church going, what we read and talked about, what we ate, the songs we sang, the things we did in school. Not very much remained untouched. The war had a big effect on the games that we kids played . Long before World War I, of course, we had built snow forts and had snowball battles, sometimes raiding the other fort and pummeling the enemy with quick-packed snowballs to the body and often loose snow down the neck. All of that was just good winter fun. 248 But the real war-the boys leaving for Camp Custer, the bands , the news from the front with stories of artocities and deaths , the marching and the speeches-turned us kids more and more toward real war games. Sometimes snowball-tosnowball fighting was replaced by eyeball-to-eyeball conflicts , in which we actually inflicted less bodily pain , but generated much more realism and sometimes even hate , with our imaginary gattling guns and bayonets . More often, the war play showed up in the enormous amount of marching, signaling, and drilling which we did. A brief March 12, 1918 diary notation gives an example : "After supper, Herbert Galliger , Duane (Beurmann ), James Adams, Maurice Purdy, Chuck (Platt ) and I went out and marched. James had a drum and Maurice a fife." Things such as that happened often. The secret club which some of us formed tells it best. My diary contains the original "charter" and all the regulations . It not only shows the military bent of our minds which those war times brought on, but it also gives a delicious and important insight into the secret world of teenagers of any time or place . I'll give it all, even to the misspelled words. THE CLUB I. The members will be Francis Line, Lewis Nooney, Winfield Line, Robert McPherson, Charles Platt , and Alex Gregory. II. The club will have various duties and pleasures such as the following. Meetings-The association will hold meetings when it is called by a majority of the members. A president will preside over the meeting, Francis Line first , Lewis Nooney second and so on as named above . The president has complete control over the meeting and each member must obey him . If any member finds fault with what he does, that person may tell his views to the club and the club will decide who is right , the president or the fault finder . During a meeting , the person who stands up first has the floor and he may talk until he sits down. Two people must not talk at once. Camping-During the summer and possibly during the winter, the club can go camping out in the woods or go on a hiking or river trip . Perhaps the club can raise money doing numerous things and buy a camp outfit and other things . When camping , a boss will be chosen who will see that things go along allright. Race s, etc .- The club can practice up on the ballgrounds between themselves. They can have short and long races , jumping and leaping feats, bicycle races , etc. etc . Each member will choose the thing he can do best and then the club can challenge the 75h grade to race or jump with them and the winning side will receive a prize. Military-Although the club is rather small they might form a small army of themselves and practice marching, bayonet charging, etc . They could learn how to signal, spy, scout and do other army antics. II. Clothes-Khaki pants and coat and if possible , leggins. A brown shirt or waist with sleeves rolled up and neck turned down with a bandana handkerchief loosely around the neck. Boy scout hat. These kind of clothes would be worn in summer at camp or at drill. III-At the first meeting a name for the club, signals , codes, flag or banner , motto , password , etc. , should be chosen. Signed 1. Francis R. Line 2. Lewis Stalter, Esq . 3. Winfield Line 4. Alex Gregory 5. Robert H. McPherson 6. Charles A. Platt Nick Names 1. Prowling Pete 2. Detective Jack 3. Bloody Bill Line 4. Texas Lee 5. Colorado Dick 6. Deadshot Dave Off and on through most of 1918, we kids were marching and playing war games after school. We did it on our own, because it was our idea of fun. In September , everything changed ; we had to start doing it for real. Every boy in high school had to join the Cadet Training Corps. Our whole world became different-more serious somehow, with almost a t~uch of tragedy lurking in the background. You could almost hear the echo of those War Boots along Grand River Street. My brother and t were examined for the new military training just one day before his 16th birthday. I was a little over 14½. After supper on September 25, 1918, we walked leisurel y down to Dr . Browne 's office, thinking we'd be through in a few minutes so we could go over to the library . We weren 't finished with that physical exam until 9 p.m. I didn't know much about doctors . When I was 8 or 10 years old, kindly, enormous , soft-spoken Dr . Baird , who lived across the street from us, had come over to feel my forehead when we thought I had the measles . Or maybe it was the mumps. We had talked about how a young boy didn't need a doctor very much if he was in normal health . Once Dr. Harry Huntington took a fleck of dirt out of my eye. He charged me fifty cents, which seemed high to me, since I had gone to his office to have it done. That was all I knew about doctors . Then came this compulsory Military Training examination. Dr. Browne poked and pushed and probed and pounded in places which I didn't even know I had until then. Once or twice he shook his head up and down and smiled . A couple of other time s he shook his head back and forth and scowled. His helper scribbled figures and stuff furiously on a large sheet of paper and-at certain of the entries-shook his head up and down, and at other entries shook it back and forth. He also smiled and scowled. I didn't do either . I just shook. I was scared. Always before that-and ever since-I have been 100 percent healthy . But that night , all of the doctor 's probing and pushing had set my heart to pounding, my hands to sweating , and my fright-juices to flowing, until I guess I didn't come out very well on the test. But I passed , and was inducted into the Military Training Civilian Cadet Corp of Howell High School. All regular physical education classes were disbanded, and military drill and training took their place . It was the war event that most affected every Howell boy permanently , and which was sunk deepest into my memor y. The teachers , by some sort of secret ballot, chose the officers from our student body. Francis Flynn was made captain ; he was a senior whom I hardly knew at all. The lieutenants-all juniors or seniors-were fine fellows that I knew real well-Donald Wines, Browning Browning, and George Hacker . I was made a corporal-the only freshman officer . Lucky for me that Dr. Browne hadn't done the selecting . This was my squad - Front Rank, No. 1, Wilton Bohn, No. 2, Mauric e Purdy , No. 3, Sherman Carlson , No. 4, Francis Line. Rear Rank-Leo Gregory, Alger Gurden, Charles Platt . On October 25 I received my official instructions and not only studied them diligently but learned them by heart. I can vividly recall how we khaki-clad kids had to go around saluting nearly everything in sight. Here is why : Corporal Line , 3rd Squad, Company C. Your instructions are as follows: Salut e all teachers, young and old ladies , members of the school board , your officers , and Seniors . You're to report to your sergeant the absences of your squad at the command Report. You are to obey your officers and respect them as officers . Signed. Lieut. D. B. Wines Those saluting instructions covered just about everybody in town, since Howell didn't have a dog-catcher . There were demerits for failure to salute, but no penalties for saluting too. often. To play it safe , we went around even saluting strangers who visited town, especiall y if they were young or old ladies . I suppose we didn' t dare take a chance on figuring out if a lady was just somewhere in between . Why risk a demerit , especially since the saluting was sort of fun, anyway. But there was little fun in the drilling ; it was serious , monotonous, and hard . We had heavy , cumbersome wooden guns and- a little later -regulation khaki military uniforms . The uniforms were tight and uncomfortable , especially the close-laced leggings and the rigid buttoned -up collars of the arm y coats . There was regulation arm y drill once or twice a week, sometimes by a real arm y soldier but usuall y by our own officers . Those cumbersome guns were clumby-and so were we, to start with. I guess that 's why we kept at it hour after hour- " Present ... arms. " " About. .. face ." " Right shoulder . .. arms ." " Charge ." Our arms were so sore at quitting time that we scarcely had the strength to salute anyone on the way home-unless it was a young lady. After learning to shoulder arms and all the other things like that , we'd march along the Howell streets , and often for several miles into the country , along east or west Grand River . Francis Flynn was a stern captain , but not too well liked- at least in our opinion-not too good an officer . Out in the country he'd call " at ease " and a lot of the fellowsfollowing Flynn 's example-would light up cigarettes . Smoking was rather " new" then-illegal of course , for minors- and the parents and townspeople didn't like it a bit. I guess they had a point. Of the fellows I've been able to keep track of, among those who started smoking in their early days in high school, every single one died ten or twenty years ago, or more . A boy in my squad of eight died right after our Corps was organized-I think of Spanish Influenza , although I am not certain . We had a military funeral for him and my squad acted as pall-bearers and pretended to shoot our wooden guns over the coffin. For a couple of months , every time that I, as corporal, saluted Lieut. Wines or my sergeant to announce the number present in my squad , I had to say : " Cadet Taft absent , sir ." Everyone knew he was absent , but it was " regulations. " An hour after the noon whistle blew in Howell on November 7, 1918, that milk factory whistle started blowing again , but this time it didn't stop . At least , it would hesitate for only long enough to make us think it was going to quit , then start penetrating the air again - short blasts, long blasts, then enormous belches of hiccuping sounds as though it was coming from the belly of some wounded giant. By this time our Cadet Corps was called out from school on the double. Quicker than we had ever done it before we fell in on the school grounds , shouldered our wooden guns , and marched down to the main corners, then west on Grand River . Great crowds were assembling - jamming the streets as we marched through. All traffic was stopped. Flags began to appear . Someone was even passing out small flags to the crowds . People were shouting and hugging each other . We marched down toward the library , about-faced , and marched back . Things were delirious . Captain Flynn and our lieutenants bellowed marching orders , trying to be heard above all the roar and confusion. We kids marching had no idea what everything was all about. There were plenty of tears in the crowd, but we had sense enough to know that all that hubbub wasn 't due to some battlefield catastrophe . For the sixth or eighth time we marched east , again approaching the main intersection . 249 There ahead of us, A. Riley Crittenden-hands high in the air-was holding up a Detroit paper for us to see. As I recall, the whole top third of the page had just one word: " peace ." THE WAR WAS OVER! As we marched, we didn't bat an eye or let out a whoop. But that was one of the most emotional moments that I'll ever remember in Howell. That night some of the older fellows hung a stuffed dummy of Kaiser Welhelm in the streets and set it afire. There were all kinds of celebrations. According to my diary "Win and I and Alex Gregory went riding with Dorothy and Helen Dutton <the Methodist minister 's daughters) and some other girls." We sang a lot of the special songs that night. Actually , the war wasn 't over-not quite . That had been the false Armistice. A few days later-November 11-the milk factory whistle blew again. We did more marching. There was cheering , and a lot of the same excitement. But that first day had been the biggest moment of my boyhood in Howell. America was at Peace . The War and America's preparations for it-even including all the things that went on in Howell- were like the giant snowballs we kids would roll down Greenaway's hill. The ball would pick up more snow and more speed all the way down. When it hit the glassy ice in the pond at the bottom , it was a mammoth thing and it just kept on going-getting even larger-on across the ice. Effects of that war were just gathering speed on Armistice Day, and they didn't stop on November 11, 1918. Almost everything that had been started just kept right on going. Even some new things were begun. They got bigger and worse, clear on into the middle of 1919. I couldn't possibly have remembered or realized that sequence of some of these events if they were not recorded in my diary. A lot of the things that happened after Armistice Day I wou!d have sworn- except for the diary evidence-had occurred before the war was over . Our military uniforms actually came on the morning of the real armistice, November 11. We marched in those suits for the very first time on that day and, according to my diary, continued marching " after supper until about 9 o'clock ." Our military hats didn't arrive until November 14. I recorded: " Mine didn't come. We had competitive drill , judged by Mr. Daily and Mr. Case. Co. A got first. " On Friday night, November 15 we went to a Military Ball in the Ladies ' Club Rooms. Winfield did guard duty there for half an hour, and we didn't get home until midnight. Sunday , November 17 was Victory Day, with a one-milelong parade in which we cadets-now with our full uniforms and even our hats-took part. Rain dampened the end of the month . And on Tuesday, November 19, 1918, more than a week after the armistice , my diary reads: " Girls started Military Training today ." Our boys Military Training continued right on, with new drills and activities being added which became more warlike all the time . On January 7, 1919, just two days before my 15th birthday , we marched nearly five miles out into the country and executed a blood-curdling exercise in hunting and tracking down eight "deserters" of our own number . It was all mock, of course, but it had more of the flavor of real war than anything we had been up to yet. And the war had been over ever since early November of the year before. The War Boots still seemed to be stalking along Grand River . Toward the end of January we received orders to start drilling with the 2-arm Semaphore Code. That was sheer fun. Throughout the winter , after learning the code, we would signal to one another for long distances on country roads and-best of all-across Howell Lake. This was, to us, just like relaying life-and-death army messages from one trench to another across the fields in France . War didn't 250 seem to have ceased a bit according to our Military Trainings schedule . My diary entries for Thanksgiving Day of 1918-following close after the armistice-and for Thanksgiving of 1919, make me realize that it took nearly a year to wind down that war. No mention of peace appears on Thanksgiving Day, 1918, but I refer to November 27, 1919 as " the dawn of the greatest Thanksgiving the United States had ever known." More than a year after hostilities ended , I guess peace really had come to America and the world . And to Howell. But the true climax , for Howell, was just ahead . The historical high point of all those war years came on Friday, December 12, 1919. I wrote: " At 8:25 p.m. our family went down to the Presbyterian Church to attend the second number of the lecture course which was a speech by ex-President Taft. The church was crowded to overflowing, 1000o r more people. At 8: 15 ( sic) the ex-president was introduced by Mr. L. E . Howlett and he proceeded to talk upon the subject of the League of Nations ." In my dairy I outlined the entire speech. Taft had been scheduled to come to Howell on an earlier date (perhaps during the war) but that appearance had fallen victim to the influenza ban on public gatherings . Taft made reference to this. William Howard Taft , in 1912, had been defeated by Woodrow Wilson for a second term in the White House. He was a Republican , many of whom were unalterably opposed to America 's entry into the League of Nations. Yet Taft's whole speech in Howell was to urge the United States to join the League , which President Wilson had been instrumental in founding and for which, as president, he was making the fight- literally-of his life. Just the month before Taft spoke in Howell, Wilson-while on a nationwide speaking tour urging League membership-had had a complete nervous collapse and was never again able effectively to lead his fight for the League or adequately carry on his presidential duties. The Republican Taft , in Howell, was in fact acting as a spokesman for the Democratic President , Wilson. Taft laid it on the line to us that night. In some respects it was the most critical moment in national affairs that Howell had ever experienced . More than any of us ever realized at the time, the whole future history of the world-and whether America might in another generation be at war again-literally hung in the balance as ex-President Taft spoke to us there in the Presbyterian Church. One by one, he explained Wilson's famous 14 points. He tore relentlessly into the opposition. I wrote : "Mr. Taft had a peculiar laugh which was very amusing. He talked in a slow, clear voice but if he chose his tones were very base and gruff." In light of the words with which Taft closed his Howell speech, it seems strange-and a bit prophetic-that I should have re-discovered my diary , relating that speech , 56 years after it was given . Here is what I wrote in that diary of December 12, 1919: "In his closing words Taft said that if in fifty years when we boys were grandfathers , our grandsons came home from school and said, 'Grandpa , our professor says that the League of Nations is a great thing nowadays and that years ago there was a great struggle about it. You were a boy then . Were you for or against it,' we would say, if we had opposed it, either of two things . 'Now run along sonny, you don't understand such things' or-we would have lied about it." Three weeks before Taft's Howell speech , the United States Senate in a preliminary vote on the League of Nations , had turned it down. Three months after that Howell speech, the Senate took its final vote-again negative . America never joined the League. There was no Soviet Union in 1919. The sun was just star - ting to set-although no one realized it yet-on the British Empire. America was about to take over the leadership of the world. With what was soon to be the strongest nation on earth outside of its membership, the League of Nations never had a chance. My diary of December 12 concludes : "After the speech Mr. Taft shook hands with a few people but soon retired. Papa, Win and I were fortunate enough to shake with him, I being the last of the crowd to do so. He finished speaking at 10 p.m." Taft spent that night in Howell at the home of one of our secret club members, Bob McPherson , who had an opportuni ty to talk with him in person . Nearly a quarter of a century later I would recall this Howell visit of Taft's to Mrs . William Howard Taft , in Washington, D.C., when she came back stage at Constitution Hall to shake my hand and congratulate me on a film lecture I had given concerning the outbreak of World War II. Right now I am wondering : IF the Republican ex- President Taft and the Democratic President Wilson could have prevailed-if America had joined the League of Nations-perhaps there would not have been a Second World War. The final Senate vote was whisker-close . Letters and input from Howell voters to Washington might even have made a difference . The history of the entire world was hanging in the balance that December night in Howell. Small towns are really important. EPILOGUE Right now I am wondering if the Republican ex-President A crowd assembles at the depot to send off the second group of draftees . Taft , and the Democratic President Wilson could have prevailed-if America had joined the League of Nationsperhaps there would not have been a second World War. The final Senate vote was whisker-close . History was hanging in the balance that December night in Howell. World War I cost 36 million lives and unbelievable tragedies. In writing about Howell's part in that war, I have been reading deeply as to its causes-and the mistakes made in trying to establish the Peace . One cause of World War I was the dislocation that grew out of the Napoleanic Wars and their aftermaths . Another cause was the racial hatred among many of the European nations - particularly in the Balkan States. After World War I was over, just a few wise steps-if taken-would have averted the second conflict. American membership in the League would have helped. Now we have finished several more dem' oralizing wars. Others loom ahead. Each war has its seeds in the last one. Each could so easily be prevented, with just a few sane steps , if wisdom prevailed . Kids are growing up in Howell right now who can have the answers to what lies ahead . Maybe about 40 years from now-in the teen years of the 21st century, the years 2013 through 2019-some fine man or woman will run across a yellowed copy of this chronicle in an old attic trunk and say : "Golly, I grew up in the Howell that fellow was writing about. And I'm glad I put my whole weight and life on the side of a saner, more peaceful world." Howell is a wonderful place to begin. 251 Howell in the 1900' s 253 Paul Bennett explains how the little league will operate . Scene from the spire of the Presbyterian Church looking N .W . on a cold winter day in 1910. Top Citizen's Mutual employees in 1927. 257 ""~-,.. The Lions Club put on -;;;in strel shows in the early 'SO'S 258 ,. The Sunday afternoon driving club assembles in front of the library . They drove in groups on the country roads to help each other out of ditches and to fix tires. Law Enforcement Howell was made an incorporated village by an act of the Legislature of Michigan (approved March 14, 1863). The first charter election was held on the 4th of May, 1863. A Town Marshall wasn't appointed until 1870. When the village was incorporated an act of incorporating; the officers had to be elected, all but the street commissioner , a treasurer (who shall be marshal] by virtue of his appointment as treasurer), these officers be appointed by the Common Council. This act was approved March 4, 1869. The following names and year of men who held the office of treasurer and marshal] of Howell: 1870-H.C. Briggs 1871- Leonard N. Fishbeck 1872-Henry A. Whipple 1873-Hiram Hopper 1874- William Barnard 1875-William T. Barnard 1876-Record obscure 1877- Arthur F. Field 1878- Thomas Clark 1879-Thomas Clark 1880-Thomas Clark 1881-Thomas Clark 1882-Thomas Clark 1883-Thomas Clark 1884- Thomas Clark; Night Watch-Thomas Clark 1885-Thomas Clark, Night Watch-Thomas Clark 1886- S. B. Rubert, Night Watch-Thomas Clark 1887-S. B. Rubert , Night Watch-Walt S. Papworth 1888- Jerome Wilbur, Night Watch-Thomas Clark 1889- Thomas Clark, Night Watch-Thomas Clark 1890-Lyman V. D. Cook, Night Watch-Thomas Clark 1891- Lyman V. D. Cook, Night Watch-Thomas Clark 1892- T. J . Winegar, Night Watch-Thomas Clark Mr. Winegar only served a short time as Marshall , Byron Phipps was elected to vacancy . 1893-Stephen Fishbeck, Night Watch-Thomas B. Clark 1894-M. J . Dempsey , Night Watch-Byron D. Langworthy 1895-M. J . Dempsey, Night Watch-Byron D. Langworthy 1896- Henry Pettibone , Night Watch-Will R. Knapp 1897- Jerome Wilbur, Night Watch-Edgar Corson 1898- Eli L. Snyder , Night Watch- John Daniels 1899-Eli L. Snyder , Night Watch-John Daniels 1900-Eli L. Snyder , Night Watch-John Daniels 1901- Eli L. Snyder, Night Watch-John Daniels 1902-W illiam J . Culver, Night Watch-John Daniels 260 Law Enforcement Coordinator Mary B. Beeman was born in New Orleans , La ., she lived there 20 years, she married John L . Beeman of Howell, while he was in the Navy in 1945 and moved to Howell. They have three sons, John, Tom , David , one daughter, Mary E ., four granddaughters , two grandsons . She has been em ployed at Hi II crest Center 20 years. Her special interests include American Legion Auxiliary . She is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church . 1903-Thomas Clark, Night Watch-William J. Culver 1904-H. H. Collins, Night Watch-William J . Culver 1905-Freeman Rorabacher, Night Watch-William J. Culver 1906-Freeman Rorabacher , Night Watch-William J . Culver 1907-William J . Culver, Night Watch-William J . Culver 1908-Freeman Rorabacher , Night Watch-William J . Culver 1909-Freeman Rorabacher, Night Watch-William Culver 1910-Daniel Ratz, Night Watch-William J. Culver 1915-Roy Sears, elected Constable 1921-1935-Roy Hardy , Chief 1935-1949-George Sargison , Chief 1949-Bradley, Chief 1950-Risdon, Chief 1951-55-Fred Crowenwett, Chief 1955-196-1Karl Welcker , Chief Howell Police Department 1956-1975 In December 1956, Earl Anderson was appointed Public Safety Director of the City of Howell. As an aid to the Police Department , which then consisted of the Chief of Police and four patrolmen, Mr. Anderson formed a group which would be known as the Howell Police Auxiliary . The group consisted of twelve volunteer officers, who were provided with uniforms and whose purpose was to act as backup men in the patrol units. These officers attended law enforcement classes conducted by instructors from the Michigan State Police , the FBI, and other law enforcement agencies . On August 5, 1961, Reginald Evans, until then a Sergeant , was appointed Chief of Police. Chief Evans served in this position, along with four patrol officers, until June 30, 1965, when he resigned his post for another position. On August 16, 1965, Tholan Wiles was appointed Chief by John Deppen , then the City Manager . Shortly after Chief Wiles' appointment , an additional patrolman and the department's first female officer were added to the force , bringing the total department personnel to seven . Due to the aggravation of a previous injury , Chief Wiles resigned from the Police Department and retired on July 10, 1972. Sgt. Charles Mason was appointed as Chief by City Manager Roy Trim, a position which Chief Mason still holds. At the time of Chief Mason's appointment , the department included the Chief, one Sergeant, five patrolmen and one policewoman . Auxiliary officers numbered twenty-five men. Currently, the department consists of the Chief of Police , one Lieutenant, who acts as administrative assistant to the Chief, one Sergeant , in charge of the patrol shifts , five patrolmen , all of whom have completed the seven-week Basic Law Enforcement Course required by the State of Michigan, one Traffic and Safety Officer, who also acts as a patrolman , and one Policewoman . The Auxiliary now has 30 officers , five of whom are women . The department 's equipment includes a full-time detective bureau, two marked, one semi-marked and one unmarked vehicles, and a well-equipped darkroom for processing crime scene photographs . The fountain which stood on the ma, ·n four corners in front of the drug store . Organizations Organizations HOWELL AREA COMMUNITY CHEST By VINCENT WHITE, WM. McPHERSON IV AND MRS. MAX WILTSE The Howell Community Chest (original name ) originated in 1938 as an association with William McPherson IV, John Page and Paul Uber taking active parts. Its purpose was to consolidate all fund drives into one yearly drive and thereby eliminate constant requests for donations by the various agencies during the year with the resulting confusion and resentment of the people. A cross section of churches , merchants, industry and all occupations was the goal in selecting board members . The original president was John Page and the board consisted of nine members . The budget was approximately $4,000.00 and the territory covered was primarily the city of Howell. In the late 1940's, the board was increased from nine to thirteen members . The area was expanded to include Genoa, Howell, Marion and Oceola Townships at that time . The name was then changed to " The Howell Area Community Chest. " The by-laws were patterned after those of Ann Arbor 's Community Chest. The present president is Charles Itsell and the budget is approximately $70,000.00. All board members have been and still are volunteers from various local interests and serve without pay . LIVINGSTON COUNTY NURSES CLUB By HELEN BAUER AND FRAN RATHBUN The Livingston County Nurses Club was first a dream in about February , 1950 when a meeting of R.N.'s were called together by Virginia Cotter . This was a social meeting held in the American Legion Hall on N. Michigan Ave. (upstairs ). We all felt the need to get together and relate experiences . Several meetings were held socially and then we decided we needed a purpose in life to exist as a group so we formally organized at our November meeting and had a nominating committee to present candidates for election and a By-Law committee to draw up a set of By-Laws for the group to approve . This committee was chairmaned by Fran Rathbun . Ethel Hall was our first president , elected in January , 1951. We were well on our way to our present organization. We first held our meetings the first Friday of each month . Later changing to the second Monday. We recess for July and August as vacation months . Through the years we have met 262 Organizations Coordinator Joanne Fay Young is the wife of Jim Young and their children are Laurie, Sue, Doug and Carol. She works part-time doing bookkeeping for Howell Auto Parts and her outside activities include Girl Scouting and volunteer work for school and band. in many of our members homes and many of our early meetings were held at the Michigan State Sanitarium later holding several meetings in the McPherson Community Health Center after it was built. Our dues have always remained minimal and due at the beginning of each new club year . Election usually in May with a picnic for our June meeting and the new officers starting with the fall work . We have had some very interesting programs throughout the years . One highlight, a trip to Upjohns Drug Company in Kalamazoo for the entire group . Many doctors have graciously given of their time to bring us up to date on new methods and developments in our profession . The State Districts that we were supposed to belong to was first the Lansing District and now the Ann Arbor (Washtenaw ) District. It has been hard for most of us to join and be so remotely connected with our professional needs and this club has in a little way filled part of this need. Some of our girls , however , each year do join the districts. A concentrated drive has been held various times with state representation from the Michigan State Nurses Association talking to us but we never seem to reach the organizational stage . We have had several projects as a club through the years . We sponsored the Future Nurses Clubs in our county high schools. Our big project now is our Nurses Scholarship Loan Fund . This fund was started as a joint project with the Livingston County Medical Auxiliary in about 1960. Our first joint co-chairmans were Mrs . Floy May from the auxiliary and Mrs . Joan Smith from our Nurses Club. The project got underway with a card party and bake sale at the (new) Armory when it was newly built and was a smashing success as over $500 was cleared this one evening alone . In about 1968 our joint efforts came to an end as the auxiliary disbanded and we nurses carried on alone from then on. Through the years we have had many money making projects to help this fund such as bake sales, auctions , dances , etc., at the present time we are taking a collection at our meeting rather than have sales. Mary Rose and our executive officers are supervising this fund at the present time . This resume is very sketchy but several nurses have been contacted by your committee and to our knowledge this is our beginning . For some reason our secretary minutes do not go back beyond 1964 so all our dates may not be authentic but to the best of our research and our memory . 1975-76 Officers, President , Joy Sullivan ; Vice President , Rosemarie Boos; Corresponding Secretary, Helen Bauer ; Recording Secretary, Dorothy Cotter ; Treasurer , Helena Cook, 15 scholarship loans have been granted . 1976 is our 25th anniversary . We have 50 active members this year . V.F.W . AUXILIARY NO. 3671 By CATHERINE SMITH The Barnes, Lyons, Roberts Auxiliar y to Post No. 3671, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States was granted its charter on June 18, 1940. Frances Wigglesworth was its first president. The auxiliary 's objectives are to insure the national security ; to speed the rehabilitation of the nation 's disabled and needy veterans ; to assist the widows and orphans of veterans ; and to promote Americanism in patriotism and constructive service in the community . The cross of malta is the official emblem of the V.F.W. Eligibility shall be limited to women not less than 16 years of age and citizens of the United States . They can be any female relative of honorably discharged men who served in the Armed Forces entitling them to the award of a campaign badge. Female members who have also served overseas besides their mothers, sisters , or daughters are eligible . Several activities the auxiliary works on include cancer, legislative, Americanism , hospital, youth activities, community service, national home, etc. These activities are set up and governed by the District, State, and National Auxiliary levels. Money making functions by the auxiliary help to support and foster all the work we do. The current 1975-1976p resident is Catherine Smith . SWEET ADELINES By JANET ALLEN AND KAREN MILLER " Livingston Lakes " Chapter of Sweet Adelines, Inc. started recruiting women in 1969. It was officially chartered October 9, 1970, Fay Dukes, founder and president and 20 members , eight of whom are still members . Our first director was Dan Rafferty who was followed by the late Tom Rafferty . Under their leadership, Livingston Lakes Chapter placed seventh , third and second in the Annual Regional Competitions. Our 1975-76 director is Jodi Billington from Farmington Hills, Mich. Working with her as current president is Karen Miller. Our chapter has two registered quartets: "The Charmonizers " and " The Nota-Dames" who voluntarily perform with the chorus and on their own. Sweet Adelines, Inc. is a non-profit international organization for women who sing four part harmonybarbershop style . Each chapter is an asset to its local community providing a service by performing and entertaining for charitable organizations and at civic events . Sweet Adelines Chapters promotes harmony among women both vocally and spiritually . KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS By GLE N W. FOGLE, GRAND KNIGHT; FRANCIS DANIELS , PAST GRAND KNIGHTS; AND JAMES HA YES , IMMEDIATE PAST GRAND KNIGHT . The Order of the Knights of Columbus was founded in 1882 as a fraternal benefit society for catholic men and, has long been one of the most effective religious and charitable lay associations in the United States. The Knights honor their patron , Christopher Columbus, with countless projects of major importance on the national level and , serve as a vehicle for their more than 1,200,000 members to channel their funds and collective energies into important good works for the church and nation . An insurance program is available to all members to provide for their families in the event of death or disablement of the member . The local Council was chartered in October of 1927a nd was then known as Howell Council No. 2659 with Christopher S. Hupert serving as the first Grand Knight and Father John G. Crowe as Chaplain . The Council, comprised of fifty-five charter members, had its meeting hall over Watson & O'Leary 's Creamery, now known as O'Leary's Bakery and Dairy Bar . After several other temporary quarters the Council purchased land and, with members doing the actual construction work, built its first self-owned meeting hall in 1949o n Golf Club Road at Earl Lake. The building now houses a tavern known as Lakeside Bar. In 1963 the Council purchased land on East Grand River Avenue, one and one-half miles east of Howell, and , again with the members doing the construction work, built its present quarters. On April 27, 1966, by a vote of the members , the Council name was changed to Father John R. Day Council, honoring Father Day, who was Pastor of St. Joseph 's Parish until his death, and was a Chaplain in both World War I and World War II. His experience as Chaplain was unique insofar as he served as Chaplain in the first war as a Methodist Minister and in the second as a Catholic Priest. This Council sponsors a local Boy Scout troop, makes contributions to Hillcrest Center for recreational benefit of the patients ; helps, along with other Councils, support Boysville, a home for boys at Macon, Mich. The Council is involved in other local charitable projects , the most recent being the donation of a Fetal Heart Monitor to the McPherson Health Center at a cost of over $6,000.00. As of July 1, 1975, the beginning of our current Council year, Glen W. Fogle was seated in office as Grand Knight. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS LADIES COUNCIL By MRS. EDGAR GLYNN The K. of C. Ladies Council No. 2659 started on March 16, 1964 and was chaired by Mrs . Lloyd Neu with 18 ladies present. Mrs . Anthony Wenzel was elected the first president ; Mrs . Joseph Wildes, Vice-President and Mrs . Milton Cameron, Secretary-Treasures . In August of that same year Mrs. Lloyd Neu was appointed President due to the resignation of Mrs. Wenzel and remained in that capacity until January, 1969. Somewhere along the years the name of the organization was changed to the K. of C. Ladies Auxiliary. The purpose of the organization was to help the Knights of Columbus men furnish the new club rooms, assist them whenever called upon for their social affairs, get acquainted with all the wives of the K. of C. members and form their own social affairs . The Ladies Auxiliary catered various social functions, gave card parties , ran booths at the picnics and as a result they were able to help furnish the club rooms and kitchen and place curtains and drapes in the halls. They also contributed time and effort for various local charities . In June , 1975, Mrs . Edgar Glynn was elected president and Mrs. Richard Idzikowski is the new Secretary-Treasurer . LIVINGSTON KENNEL CLUB By RACHEL BELL The Livingston Kennel Club was established through the interest of Mr. Lee Townsend. Originally founded under the name of Livingston County Kennel Club, Mr. Townsend felt that this growing area was in desperate need of an all breed club. He inserted an advertisement in the local Howell newspaper and the response to his invitation to meet at the Howell Recreation Center was very gratifying. The first meeting was held in conjunction with the meeting of the Michigan Association for Purebred Dogs in January, 1969. Mr. Townsend was selected as the first president. Six charter members currently active in the club are Harry and Phyllis Eastin, William and Delores Gidday, and Don and Jean McColl. Work was begun on the constitution and a designated time was agreed upon for monthly meetings. The meeting was held every first Tuesday of the month in Howell at the Howell Recreation Center. The first fun match was held on Memorial Day, May, 1969, at Hartland High School. The total entry in classes and obedience trials was 386. This was the very first event of its 263 kind for Livingston County and was welcomed by the local residents as well as seasoned dog exhibitors. In the fall of 1969, the club decided to help introduce obedience classes to Livingston County. At this time there was no available class where one could receive help with their dog without having to travel many miles to another county. By the fall of 1970 a ten week course in Beginner's Obedience and Conformation was being offered . A monthly newsletter , started in 1970, is sent to all members . It informs club members of club activities or any worthy news pertaining to purebred dogs and American Kennel Club activities . Up to the present time members have sponsored 12 matches. Because of the combined efforts of each and every member of the club these matches have been a tremendous success . Our goal in the near future is to obtain a Sanctioned A Match which is the preceeding step towards a pointed American Kennel Club show. The officers for 1975-76a re : President, William Gidday; Vice President , Harry Eastin; Treasurer , Phyllis Eastin; Recording Secretary , Delores Gidday . The objectives of the Livingston Kennel Club are : {a) to encourage and promote the breeding of purebred dogs and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection . (b) to urge members and breeders to accept the standards of the breeds as approved by the American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which all breeds shall be judged . (c) to do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the breeds by encouraging sportsmanlike competition at dog shows and obedience trials under the rules of the American Kennel Club. The Livingston Kennel Club is involved in many community services . Obedience and conformation classes, held each spring and fall, have been very successful. Also, twice a year , matches are held and are open to all breeds in conformation and obedience. A referral service, the Breeder's Registry , informs the public of qualified breeders in their area and serves as an information center . Recently , the club was called upon by the local townships to draw up an ordinance on kennels, private, boarding, etc . Cohoctah Township accepted the ordinance as we presented it and other townships in our county are planning on our assistance . Several club members are active in raising and working with Leader Dogs for the Blind. At each club meeting we are trying to have something of interest to the communit y as well as our own club members. Invited lecturer s have spoken on various topics such as pertinent legislation , breeding, genetics, judging , diseases , and dog nutrition . In the past , members have written articles for the Livingston County Press and have been on the local radio station explaining dog shows, fun matches, etc. For the public's knowledge, books have been donated to the local libraries . The Livingston Kennel Club will continue in its efforts to serve the community and thereby promote the goals of the American Kennel Club. Guests are welcome to attend our general membership meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at the Howell Recreation Center. For further information contact P.O. Box 123, Howell, Mich., 48843, or refer to Breeder 's Registry ad in the Livingston County Press. HOWELL JAYCEES By DENNIS MOWREY The Howell Jaycees were organized largely through the 264 efforts of its charter president, Howard Kieft and Paul Baldwin . The year was 1948 and for 27 years the Howell Jaycees have led the community of Howell to unforeseen heights . The courthouse lawn has been the scene of many Jaycee projects and not surprising the first project , a turtle race, was held on the courthouse lawn. While the first project might have been a slow start, by 1953 the Howell Jaycees had chartered the Brighton and Durand chapters. Their other activities were the Livingston County March of Dimes , Christmas baskets to the needy, Cub Scouts , annual Easter Egg hunts and Fishing Derbys for the children. Ed McPherson ran the 1953J unior Golf and Tennis, the Chrysler Corporation aided and supported the Howell Jaycees Road- E-0 and the Voice of Democracy was another project for the Howell teenager in 1953. These projects all required money and to keep them rolling the Howell Jaycees had a moneymaker in the annual Home and Builders Show. The March of Dimes and the fight of polio kept the Howell Jaycees busy during the late 50's and into the 1960's. In 1960 Doc Pat May was bringing in people from across the state with the first Melon Festival. The 1964 Howell Melon Festival was handled by the Howell Jaycees and chaired by Al Latson , from 1964 the Howell Melon Festival has been coordinated by the Howell Jaycees. The programs and projects today still require money and the Oktoberfest is the biggest income the Howell Jaycees have and with the most fun. Along with the communities of Brighton and Durand the Howell Jaycees extended Jaycee chapters in Milford, Hartland, Fowlerville, Webberville, and just last year Perry . These communities are now experiencing the same type of growth and activities as has been shown in Howell these past 27 years . New projects come along with new people and give added interest to older members . Clayton Fryer introduced the First World Brotherhood Day in Howell, yes, around the flag pole on the good old courthouse lawn. The Boy Scout Jamborette, a camping outing for the mentally and physically handicapped scouts in Michigan and the first one held east of the Rocky Mountains was accomplished through the efforts of Howell Jaycee, Bob Hath, the Special Olympics by Dave Farabee . The annual Christmas trip to the Howell State Hospital, Pee Wee Football and Basketball , the fishing derby , Easter egg hunt are now traditional Howell Jaycee projects . More recent projects the Howell Jaycees run and promote for their community are the Jaycee Park, Bag It Don't Burn It , Junior Champ, Burns Awareness , Bicentennial , Halloween Party . The names keep growing each year and more money is raised and returned to the community , the one element remains the same and that's the Howell Jaycees enthusiasm and their motto . . .leadership development through community involvement. President of the Howell Jaycees for 1975-76, Dennis Mowrey. HOWELL JAYCEE AUXILIARY (JAYCETTES) By CAROL EATON, JEAN GEHRINGER, JEANNE McDOUGALL AND PAT WINSHIP The Howell Jaycee Auxiliary was formed in 1950 and will celebrate its 26th year of service to Howell during the bicentennial year. From its first president , Betty Devereaux (Mrs . William ), to its current president , Jean Gehringer (Mrs. Richard ), the Auxiliary has served the community of Howell and helped make it a better place to live. They also help the Howell Jaycees in their community service areas . During their 26 years they have run several money making projects . They ran concessions during the Home Builders Show for most of the years that it was held. They've held benefit dances and helped raise money for the Band Boosters . Their newest money maker is the Children's Only Christmas Shop started in 1973 which also includes a bazaar and bake sale. Their profits have been divided in many different areas of the community . They have contributed to McPherson Community Hospital almost every year. They have bought toys, games , books, record players, made curtains and decorated the pediatric ward at different times. They have held benefit dances for the hospital to raise funds and buy incubators. They have contributed to Hillcrest Center , Livingston Manor and the Drug Council. They have also bought playground equipment and picnic tables for the Howell City Park as well as given money to the Recreation Department to purchase equipment. They have bought many books and periodicals for the Howell Carnegie Library, the most recent being a set of Bicentennial Books. They spent many years supplying needy families with clothes and food. They have run babysitting clinics, expectant mothers classes , baby contests and sponsored several Girl Scout and Brownie Troops . In 1968-69t hey began the Helping Hands program in the community . This is a program to prevent child molestation and gives children a safe home to go to. Approved homes display a picture of a hand in their window. In 1969-70t hey built a life size paper mache pony and started running the Patch the Pony program through the schools. Every year Patch the Pony visits all the elementary and nursery school classrooms in Howell and teaches the children to beware of strangers and gifts they offer. Patch teaches them the slogan , "Nay, Nay, From Strangers Stay Away." Both of these prevention programs are still running strong. For over 20 years the Jaycettes have assisted at all the Blood Banks run in Howell. In February 1975 they took over the entire responsibility of coordinating the Blood Bank three times a year. The Auxiliary ran the Children 's Story Hour at the Howell Carnegie Library for several years and also assisted the librarian in arranging, sorting and repairing books. They have helped many years with the polio campaign , Mother 's March for the March of Dimes and this year are in charge of the Cystic Fibrosis program in Howell. They currently run a craft program at Greenbriar Convalescent Home once a month and pick up lunch every day for the Senior Citizens group in Howell. They also run a children 's parade during the summer for Howell's children. These began in 1974. During the Howell Jaycettes 26 years they have extended Jaycee Auxiliaries into 12 other communities including Brighton , Hartland, Pinckney, Fowlerville and Lansing . The Howell Jaycee Auxiliary has grown along with the community of Howell through the years. They started in 1950 with seven Jaycee wives and currently have a membership of 50 young women dedicated to serving Howell and making it a better place to live. AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION By PEG SHEAR The Achates Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association was chartered in June, 1972, in Howell with 29 charter members . This chapter was founded by Carolyn Lipp, who had moved to Howell from North Carolina, only to find there was not an ABWA chapter locally in which she could transfer her membership . She then set out to sign up a minimum of 25 new members , which is required nationally to charter a new chapter . The chapter installation ceremony was held at the Holiday Inn in Howell with officers and members from the Pontiac chapter conducting the honors. Carolyn Lipp was then installed as the chapter's first president. The purpose of the American Business Women's Association is to further women in business and to improve employee-employer relationships through education . Annually the organization honors a "Woman of the Year," selected on the basis of business accomplishments, and activities in her church and community, and a "Boss of the Year, " selected on his / her working relationship with the association member-employee. Nationally the association has in excess of 750,000 members and awards more than a half million dollars in scholarships and grant to women for educational purposes . In the last three years , the chapter membership has grown to75 members. Since the inception of this chapter three years ago, we have given scholarship monies to five local girls , totalling over $1100.00. The 1975 president is Margaret "Peg" Shear and the 1976 president will be elected in September. LIVINGSTON COURIER CHAPTER OF QUESTERS, INC. NO. 261 By JOY SCOFIELD AND BARBARA ITSELL Questers Incorporated , founded in 1944, is a national , nonprofit organization composed of almost 800 chapters in the United States and foreign countries. It is dedicated to the purpose of the study of antiques through group and individual research, and the donation of funds for the preservation of memorials and historical buildings . In May of 1966, a group of Howell women, drawn together by their common interest in antiques and all that they represent , decided to organize and apply for affiliation with this national organization . By September of that year, the group had been registered as The Livingston Courier Chapter of Questers, Incorporated , No. 261, and began holding meetings on a monthly basis. Traditionally , the name of each Quester Chapter reflects something of both historical significance and local interest. This chapter chose the title of the earliest newspaper in the area. " The Livingston Courier " was first published on January 10, 1843. The operation was moved from Brighton to Howell nine months later where publishing continued until April, 1857. Each member of the chapter has a program handbook that has a reproduction of a portion of the June 12, 1843 issue for its cover . Mrs. Terence Beebe (Barbara ) was the first president of the chapter . Then, as now, an executive board , appointed annually, guided the chapter. The membership is limited to twenty individuals who meet at members ' homes. Programs are varied and include such things as field trips, guest speakers, craft workshops, and presentations of research by members. This year there will be much reference in the program to the fact that this is the Tenth Anniversary of the Chapter. Current president is Mrs. David Itsell (Barbara ). In the fall of 1971, the Livingston Courier Questers par - ticipated in the presentation of the designation sign for the Depot Museum and the Livingston County Historical Society. In commemoration of the Bicentennial, the Livingston Courier Questers began working on a quilt in January of 1975. The pattern for the quilt is " The Dresden Plate, " and is done in red , white and blue. The finished piece will be the focal point of a window display being prepared for a contest sponsored by the National Questers Organization . This display will feature documented original and reproduced 265 artifacts of the 1776 era, and will be on display in the downtown Howell area during the Bicentennial festivies. After this, the quilt will be given to the Livingston County Historical Society. As a part of the National Questers Program , the chapters not only work on their local levels to preserve the past, but on a broader base as well. The National Headquarters at 210 Quince Street in Philadelphia is a beautifully restored home that still boasts the original exterior . Of still greater importance is the extensive Elizabeth Jessie Bardens Library, housed within, and named after the founder of the organization . The library is open to the public and is the only library of its kind in the United States . It contains reference books, magazines , periodicals , and literally thousands of study papers on every subject imaginable concerning antiques. Because many people had expressed an interest in becoming Questers, the Livingston Courier Chapter hosted an open meeting at the Howell Township Hall in March of 1975. Out of that event two new local chapters were organized: " Spring's Red Bird ," and "The Court House Squares ." It would appear that there are many in the Howell area who subscribe to the Quester motto: "Its' Fun to Search, and a Joy to Find!" COURTHOUSE SQUARE QUESTERS, CHAPTER NO. 745 By MARGUERITE VAN LOON The Courthouse Square Chapter No. 745 was sponsored by the Livingston Courier Questers and officially organized on March 27, 1975. It was deemed necessary by the state organizer to form this new chapter due to the enthusiastic number of local citizens who wished to join a Questers group and devote a part of their life to the research, study and preservation of antiquities . The name of the chapter was carefully selected by the new membership in dedication not only to our own Livingston County Courthouse but to the historical significance of the thousands of courthouses across our land and the part they played in this country's development. The Courthouse Square chapter's history is brief due to the fact that it is so very new at this writing. However, we have allied ourselves with the purposes and ideals of the Quester organization and hope that we may serve our future generations by leaving to them an inheritance of beauty and grace which may be found in our country 's past. Listed below is our first board of executives : President, Mrs. Alfred Van Loon (Marguerite ); Vice-President, Miss Isbelle Parker; Recording Secretary, Mrs . Robert Armour (Meta ); Treasurer, Mrs . Theodore Vernier (Nancy); Corresponding Secretary, Mrs . Cedric Matthews (Jeanne); Historian , Miss Mary Reed . Charter members and their individual duties : Parlimentarian , Mrs . Roscoe Stuber (Darbi) ; Program Chairman, Mrs. Robert Matheson (Julie) ; Publicity Chairman, Mrs. Theodore Malafouris (Pat). SPRING'S RED BIRD QUESTERS, CHAPTER NO. 744 By POLLY HOLSTED The beginning was a long time ago, back in 1840, over one hundred and thirty years ago. The place was a small town in southeastern Michigan, named Howell. The hotel known as the old " Stage House," was being built by Allen C. Weston, 266 who was the proprietor of a stage-line or of some kind of conveyance running between Detroit and Howell, which he had established in 1838. Before the house was completed, Mr. Weston's eyesight had become badly impaired, making it difficult for him to stay in business . Realizing this, he exchanged the stage house and stand with a Benjamin J. Spring , for property in Howell that was owned by Mr. Spring . Mr. Spring moved to Howell in 1841, completed the house and opened and kept it for the purpose intended by Mr. Weston. He, also ran a stage-line between Howell and Detroit making three trips per week. He built and put upon this line a clumsy open stage-wagon, which he named the " Red Bird " and which became well known, and somewhat famous in its day. The Honorable J. W. Turner described the wagon as having been a vehicle of a bright and tawdry red color, compactly built , for it had to serve not only as a stage on dry land, but also to perform the service of a yawl, through what was known as " the rapids ," in the vicinity of Detroit. His pet , the " Red Bird ," was often driven by Spring himself, who was more than a little proud of his skill as a reinsman . His pride however , received a heavy blow in the summer of 1844, in the following way: He was returning from Detroit on the " box" of the "Red Bird ," and arriving rather late in the evening, drove his horses directly into a hole which had been dug during his absence for the reception of a flagstaff to be reared on the following day . This was to be in honor of the Democratic Presidential candidates, Polle and Dallas . The hole, which was near the front line of the present courthouse square, had been left unguarded , and it was not through carelessness or lack of skill on the driver that the accident occurred . However, it furnished an opportunity for the perpetration of innumerable jokes at Spring's expense, much to his disgust. He finally sold his stage-line and hotel. The hotel was never again used as a public house . It was destroyed in the great fire of September, 1857. Spring's Red Bird was organized March 27, 1975. Our first and present president is Polly Hoisted. HOWELL AREA JUNIOR BASEBALL By WILLIAM SCOFIELD Howell Area Junior Baseball had an austere beginning in 1956. With an ideal, Paul Bennett and the Howell Area Recreation Commission created one four team league of approximately 60 boys. They were equipped with colored Tshirts and caps and played one night a week. This limited program led to the forming in 1957 of the Howell Area Junior Baseball Association. Its objectives were to implant in boys of the Howell area the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty , loyalty , courage and reverence so that they might be finer, stronger and happier young men. These objectives were to be achieved by providing supervised, competitive, baseball games, where the stress of winning the game was secondary to the instilling of good principles. Paul Bennett was the associations first commissioner and Bill Scofield its president for the first two years. One of the biggest cooperative civic events ever staged in Howell, at the time, occurred Sunday, December 1, 1957. On that day some 25 men with trucks , bulldozer , dragline and scraper started the new junior baseball field where it now stands. Under the direction of Ralph Nauss over 300 loads of fill dirt were deposited on the new diamond , thanks to Wayne Fosket , L. E . Chapman, Arnold Erb , D & J Gravel Co., Harmon Block Co., and the City of Howell. Stanley Kroll donated the fill dirt. To run the equipment over 250 gallons of gasoline were donated by many of the local gasoline dealers . It was estimated that over $15,000.00 of labor and equipment were donated on this one Sunday at a cost of coffee and donuts. The first game was played on the new field on June 30, 1958. Two leagues of 150 boys in a major league with boys 13 through 15 and the minor league with boys 10 12 started the season . The initial budget of approximately $5500.00i ncluded complete uniforms and equipment. After this initial investment , which was made possible by the service clubs, individuals , business and industrial contributions and money making projects , the budget approximated $2000.00 per year. To recognize the vast amount of time , effort and inspiration given by Paul Bennett to this program the new field was dedicated as Paul Bennett Field . The program continued to grow through the years. By the early 1970's the field needed complete rebuilding and new fields were needed to accommodate more boys. Jess Mack came forward and through his efforts the field was rebuilt into a first class ball park. New fields were built and the program received a needed shot in the arm . Today in 1975, 750 boys from seven through seventeen are playing baseball in seven leagues of forty-eight teams . An annual budget of approximately $10,000.00 covers the cost. This program in its 19 years of existence has benefitted several thousand boys. It was made possible by untold hours of time and effort contributed by so numerous men and women, moms and dads of the Howell area that it would be impossible to name them all here. HOWELL LIONS CLUB By D. R. WINES The presentation of the first charter to the Howell Lions Club was made May 15, 1939.T he original club consisted of 31 members . Its first president was Russell D. Woodruff; first vice president , Herbert T. Proctor ; second vice president , John R. MacDonald ; third vice president, Jay P. Sweeney; secretary , Herman H. Heeg ; treasurer, John F . Scully ; Lion Tamer , Tom Blevins, Sr. ; and Tail Twister , Frank D. Bush. Our name and what it stands for: L-Loyalty to country , community and home I-Individual integrity in thought, word and deed 0-0ur flag, our language N-New ideals , new hopes, new ambitions in business and profession S-Service that is founded on the Golden Rule The major project of Lions International is working with the blind . Glasses have been donated to needy persons, the blind entertained by the Howell Lions Club, leader dogs, free of charge, supplied to those blind persons requesting one and the Michigan Lions eye bank is used for eye transplants. President of the Howell Lions Club for the year 1975 is Donald E. Rink. HONKER CHASERS, N.C.H.A. By MRS . HAZEN MERROW The Honker Chasers, N.C.H.A. Chapter No. 38, had its origin in 1966 under the direction of Marjorie Shulkins (Miner ) and Ken Stumph. The constitution was adopted at a meeting held April 6, 1966 in the community room of the Brighton State Bank. The name Honker Chasers was also chosen at that time . Hunting vests were decided upon as the official vest at a meeting on June 16, 1966. The chapter charter was presented at a potluck supper on June 21, 1966 at the Possum Hollow Picnic Grounds in Kensington Park. The officers at this time were: Don Hollums, President ; Ron (Shirley ) Jackson , Vice President ; Ruth (Dale ) Duncan , Secretary ; Shirley (Ron) Jackson , Treasurer ; Mickey (Joan ) Nauss , Board Member ; Clifford Foulks , Board Member . Charter members also included: Ed and Jean Neubeck, Jack and Wanda Kinloch, Bob and Jackie Chenoweth, Lamar and Rhodora Wood, Dick and Judy Mortemore. (The Woods and Kinlochs are still members of the chapter ). On March 12, 1967 the chapter adopted the Canadian goose as their symbol, sky blue and grass green as the chapter colors, and the motto, of course , " The Friendliest People in the World." The back patch created at this time was circular in shape, incorporated the chapter colors and depicted a goose flying over a lake, with "Honker Chasers " printed around the top edge and "Michigan 38" at the bottom . At the present time Mr. William (Bill) Hart is the chapter field director. Our current board of directors consists of: the president of Honker Chasers for 1975 Harold Coddington and the president for 1976 will be Carl Peterson. The Honker Chasers , now numbering 20 family units , meet once a month , the third Friday weekend, for a camp-out and business meeting . Each month a committee of two couples choose a campsite and acts as host and hostess for the weekend . They supply the coffee for morning coffee break , each family contributing whatever else they desire . The committee also plans a social time . The past year this has included such activities as games, horseback riding, a scavenger hunt and square dancing . Small groups usually take short hikes during the weekend . And, of course , the campfire is always enjoyed on Friday and Saturday evening as weather permits. Saturday everyone shares together at a potluck meal at 1 :00 p.m . in the winter months at 5:30 p.m . in the summer months. A business meeting is held following the meal. Honker Chasers camp eleven months of the year. In December a Christmas party is planned, featuring a potluck supper, games and gag gifts distributed by Santa and Mrs. Claus. The Christmas tree is decorated with homemade ornaments brought by the chapter members . Food and toys are collected for the Salvation Army . LIVINGSTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY By HELEN F . LEWIS Our society came into being as the result of a problem facing the local Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). They had been requested to find new quarters for their museum which had been housed in the Howell Carnegie Librar y since 1910. Expansion problems had forced the library into utilizing the area being used for their historical display . The DAR, at that time, had neither the funds nor the membership to undertake such a move. They contacted Mr. Norman Pettibone, who generously volunteered temporary storage for their historical collection, and asked his help in finding a permanent home for it. It was felt that an organization interested in preserving our local heritage , open to everyone, could better cope with the operation of a museum. He contacted a group of interested persons, and an organizational meeting was held in the Old Howell House on a Sunday afternoon in 1968. That same year our society was incorporated . Our first officers were Norman Pettibone, President ; Jerry Crane , Vice-President ; Janet Rohrbacher , Secretary ; Rebecca Hewlett, Treasurer . Director was David L. Kuehn and Trustees : Nellie Lansing Glenn ; Wilton Chamberlain; and Edwin C. Lewis. 267 Our charter members were Nellie Lansing Glennn (deceased) ; Norman and Barbara Pettibone; Wilton Chamberlain; Donald and Rebecca Hewlett ; Edwin and Helen Lewis ; Kristin Heinig; David Timmons ; Esther N. Clark ; Dorothy Jean Blanchard; Janet Rohrabacher; Mrs . Bonnie D. Page (deceased) ; David L. Kuehn; Jerry L. Crain . We felt that our first priority was finding a permanent home for our museum. It was suggested that we contact the Ann Arbor Railroad regarding their depot, as many other communities were obtaining these unused facilities . Much to our delight, they were very receptive. As they knew our purpose was to restore and preserve the building, they proposed a very nominal price. Our next move was a project to raise the necessary funds. It was decided that an old-fashioned auction sale be held. Antiques and usable items were solicited from all over the area . Committee members collected and hauled items for most of the year . The auction was slated to be held at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rose. The big day dawned and members appeared to work, dressed in costumes of the 1890's. It was a tremendous success, and we were able to purchase the depot outright on January 30, 1970. Our museum now houses the items originally in the DAR collection, as well as many more obtained since our formation from enthusiastic contributors. Among them are artifacts from original settlers, and other rare old items that contribute to making it one of the finest small museums in the state. As an annual fund raising project, we have a Flea Market and Open House at our Depot Museum each year during the Melon Festival. It is becoming increasingly more popular every year ; and our profits permit us to operate our museum with open house summer week-day afternoons, and scheduled tours during the rest of the year . Our dream is to be able to have our museum open year-round. Another project that has given us great satisfaction, is the reprinting of the 1880 History of Livingston County, Michigan. A committee of members completely indexed the book, and this was added to the reprint. The demand for the book is very gratifying, and we feel we accomplished something very worthwhile. We recently contacted a very talented local artist, James Ross, and he has generously agreed to provide paintings of local scenes and buildings , with the object of having them reproduced as colored prints for framing. These will be available through the society in 1976 as a Bicentennial project for the year. Our society is vigorous and growing, with a total membership of 191, as we attract members of all ages . Our officers for the 1975-1976 fiscal year are Chester Clark , President ; Mary Reed, Vice-President; Helen Lewis, Secretary ; Rebecca Hewlett, Treasurer . Permanent Director is Norman Pettibone and Trustees: Mrs . Esther N. Clark, Mr. Julius Zink and Mrs. Ruth Hasbrouck. Our meetings are currently being held the third Wednesday of the month at the Howell Township Hall at 7:30 p.m . (except for July and August recess). We are looking forward to a long and useful service to our county in preserving its heritage . HOWELL PRESCHOOLERS, INC By VICKI A. REPIK Howell Preschoolers, Inc . was founded in 1958b y a group of mothers who wanted to provide a preschool learning experience for their children. Family participation is an important part of each child's learning experience in this 268 cooperative nursery. The overall goals listed by its Board of Mothers are: 1. To provide a variety of group experiences for children to participate in, to learn cooperation with others, and discover their own interests and 2. To enhance each child's feeling of self-worth through successful participation in a group and as an individual. Mrs. Mary Tobias was the first teacher and due to a highly successful first year, Mrs . Ann Andrews joined her in teaching the following year. At present, Sally Campbell , who has been with us 12 years and Martha Hubbel, who has been with us eight years, are teaching our youngsters. For the 1974-75s chool year, 105 children were enrolled. Mrs. Ruth Miller was the first president of the Board of Mothers . Mrs. Doris Ostrander is the president for the 1975-76 school year. Special points of interest: We have developed a preschool curriculum guide entitled Getting Acquainted With My World, which outlines units and daily lesson plans with goals, concepts , activities , and resources stated in a manner conducive to the stimulation of ideas and is also adaptable to any preschool program . This text is available to parents at a nominal charge. We established a scholarship fund to be awarded annually to youngsters in the community who would otherwise not have the advantage of the worthwhile experience of nursery school. Donations from the community are acceptable and most welcome . PHILIP LIVINGSTON CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION By ESTHER NEWCOMB CLARK Philip Livingston, patriot was the name chosen by twelve women with proper credentials to organize a chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Philip Livingston was born in 1716 and died in 1778. He graduated from Yale University in 1737, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, also a member of the First and Second Continental Congress in New York and later served as a congressman and senator from that state. The first meeting of the chapter was held April 19, 1908, which was the 133rd anniversary of the Battle of Lexington . The membership increased rapidly, and the work of the chapter has followed that of the National Society, its programs have covered the history of the country both national and local and its progress through the years , with meetings devoted to every phase of patriotic work, genealogy , art, literature and government. National Defense has been an outstanding topic of discussion. The meetings have always maintained the dignity of the original conception of the society, each member realizing the honor of her heritage from the founders of the United States. Philip Livingston Chapter DAR has given generously to all national projects of the society, and during World Wars one and two the work of each member in every patriotic effort of the community was outstanding . In 1909 the DAR museum opened in the Carnegie Library, relics were donated by many local people. The museum was listed with the Michigan Historical Society, but as the City of Howell needed and demanded the space in the library , the chapter had to find new quarters. We joined with the Livingston County Historical Society, and are very proud that our relics and momentoes are being seen and enjoyed at the Depot Museum at the foot of Walnut Street in Howell City. Flag Day has from the first been observed by the chapter . On June 14, 1911 two flags were presented to the Carnegie Library, and in 1915, a memorial tree was planted on the library lawn . Flag Day, 1916 the first historical marker was unveiled at the site of the first schoolhouse in Howell. Flag Day, 1924, a boulder was placed by the chapter at West Grand River and Prospect Streets marked the Old Indian Trail. Again in 1937 on Flag Day, two boulders with placques were placed with proper ceremony, at the sites of the homes of the two men from Livingston County who had been governors of Michigan, Kingsley Bingham in Green Oak and Edwin B. Winans in Hamburg Township. Constitution Day has always been marked with special programs . Good Citizen Girls have been selected from the five Livingston County high schools since 1930, to be recognized at State Conferences with other Michigan students. The membership has influenced many people with its exemplification of the seven words of DAR Purpose- " Historic Preservation-Promotion of Education-Patriotic Endeavor ." HOWELL LODGE NO. 38 FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS by CLIFF HELLER Organized November, 1849 in Howell, Mich. with 16 members receiving the charter on January 15, 1850. The first Worship Master was Amos Adams, well-known hotel keeper and land surveyor here, followed shortly by Dr . Gardner Wheeler beloved and skillful physician. Freemasonry is a world-wide brotherhood, a system of morality , veiled in allegory and illustrated by using the working tools of the builder as symbols to teach men how good and pleasant a thing it is for Brethern to dwell together in unity. Lodges hold strictly aloof from discussions of religion or politics . Each state has its own organization of officers and laws. Howell Lodge has had one of its members as Grand Master of Michigan , Hugh A. McPherson, 1918. He also served as Grand Treasurer for 25 years (1920-1945.) Rev. Clyde Donald served as Grand Chaplain from 1934-196.7 The present Worship Master is William E. Kerr. Howell Lodge No. 38 is the parent lodge of Fowlerville and Pinckney Lodges. The Masonic Temple here is one of the newest and best equipped in the state . The Masonic Home at Alma has been the recipient of many donations from the membership. The members of the order, living by the principles laid down by it have been a quiet and strong force in the community for its moral and spiritual development. Nearly 1100 men have been members of the order here in Howell since 1849. ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR By LUCILE S. BROWN The Order of the Eastern Star is a branch of the Masonic Order . Both men and women may be members . Its teachings are based upon the Bible. It seeks to provide aid to needy, both youth and elderly. Through the Grand Chapter, our chapter has contributed to the Masonic Home, the Eastern Star Villa and scholarships for college students. On March 6, 1867, the Howell Eastern Star Family was organized with 14 members. The society grew and at one time had 60 members. The group continued for one year. Howell Chapter 118, Order of the Eastern Star was instituted in 1894 and continued until 1898. Howell Chapter 372, Order of the Eastern Star was instituted Sept. 8, 1908 and the charter was granted Oct. 15, 1908. Rosadel Lansing was the first Worthy Matron and Dr . Charles Skinner was the first Worthy Patron . Other Charter members were William E . and Mabel Beach, Frank Lansing , Charles and Maude Gough, Fred and Marion Lewis, George and Mary Payne, Fred and De Folia Schroeder, Flora Skinner, Julia Teasdale, Amos and Carrie Winegar , Edith Wines, Royal and Frank Hardy, Edith Greene, Wilbur and Minnie Johnson, Walter and Grace Knapp , Henry and Carrie Rola son and Albert Smith. Henry Wines was the first initiate . This chapter has continued to grow and at present has a membership of 397. Allyson Davis and Richard Davis are the 1975-76W orthy Matron and Worthy Patron of the Chapter . Howell Chapter has been represented in Michigan Grand Chapter by Grace Hall as Grand Ruth, Mary Merrow as Grand Esther as well as Grand Committee Members and Grand Representatives. FARM BUREAU By CLAUDINE JACKSON The Livingston County Farm Bureau was organized in 1918 with Jim Hayes as the first president. It was a part of the state Farm Bureau which is a voluntary organization of farmers banded together to do for agriculture those things that farmers cannot do as individuals. The county has always been an active participant in the programs of the state and national organization. They have been involved in the legislative programs in Lansing and Washington. Each election year they have sponsored political education programs hearing candidates from both political parties . Issues of the times have been covered by policies written at the county level. Some of these policies express concerns within the county which affect the lives of the farm families . Vance Miller, Hollis Miller, Gale Hoisington, Claude Burkhart , and Andrew Jackson went to Illinois to study their insurance program with a delegation from other counties in the state . Results of the state wide study was the establishment of Michigan Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. Later Farm Bureau Life and Community Services was organized. The company issues insurance policies particularly adaptable to farmers . The county has had good community group participation. They have had active committees in Junior Farm Bureau , and later in Young Farmers program . They had one of the first Farm Bureau Women's organizations in the state. Land use is a real concern to agriculture , the county Farm Bureau has sponsored meetings on land use. Men from Livingston County who have served on the state Farm Bureau Board of Directors are: Edward Fritch , Robert Smith, and Andrew Jackson . Henry Hudson is President of the Livingston County Farm Bureau in 1975. FARM BUREAU WOMEN By CLAUDINE JACKSON The Livingston County Farm Bureau Women were organized in 1946. Mrs . Claude Burkhart hosted the meeting on July 31 at her home with 26 present. Mrs . Marjorie Karker , State Coordinator of Farm Bureau Women's activities , was present. Mrs. Burkhart was the first Livingston County Women's Chairman . The county unit is a committee of the Farm Bureau and helps to carry out the policy and programs of the total organization . The county had a special goal and interest in 269 health . They worked for the establishment of the McPherson Community Health Center , giving of their time, talent and money to help the county realize this dream . They took the position that both medical and osteopathic doctors should be able to practice at the hospital. The Hospital Women's Auxiliary was originally sponsored by Farm Bureau Women. They worked with the Sister Kenny unit. They sold slow moving vehicle emblems and "Health Charms." Health has continued to be one of their concerns as expressed by working with cancer detection , hearing tests , and numerous preventative health measures. They have developed first aid kits for the farm, and have sponsored First Aid classes . Policy development is an important part of Farm Bureau, and the women have always been involved in helping to establish and implement the organizations policy. Legislation is the keystone to Farm Bureau , and the Women are directly involved in this process. They write legislators on issues confronting agriculture, and the community in which the farm family lives. Each year they sponsor a Legislative Seminar to Washington D.C. Interest in the youth has been expressed by a Citizenship Seminar held each year. Students are selected from each county and given a scholarship by the women. They have established a Marjorie Karker scholarship at Michigan State University available to students from Farm Bureau families who are enrolled in veterinary medicine , agriculture , or human ecology. The women helped raise funds for the 4-H Camp Kett project. Improved consumer understanding is a concern of the Women's group and they have had mall displays , farm tours , rural-urban luncheons , and news articles to give greater understanding of the role of agriculture . The motion to have a State Farm Bureau Women's Committee was made at the state annual Farm Bureau meeting by Mrs . Claude Burkhart, and carried . Women who have served as chairman of the Livingston County Farm Bureau Women are : Mrs. Claude Burkhart, Mrs. Hannes Musch, Mrs. Sherman Richards , Mrs. Homer Armstrong , Mrs. Henry Roggenkamp , Mrs . Harry Elliott , Mrs. Clayton Anderson, Mrs. Jesse Spalding , Mrs. Roger Hosley, Mrs. Clifford Van Horn, Mrs. Andrew Jackson, Mrs . Henry Hudson, and Mrs. Rex Wilson. MODERN MOTHERS CHILD STUDY CLUB By SHARON La VOIE The Modern Mothers Child Study Club was first organized in 1957. Our first president was Doris Fellows. The purpose of our organization is to associate together for parent education and child development, to discuss childhood problems and to establish bonds of friendship . Our new president for the year 1975-76i s Sharon LaVoie. Our club has a main project every year that we work on. We have helped the children at the Rickett School in Brighton. We have made cookbooks of all our favorite recipes and this year we made the decorations and baked a cake for the Senior Citizens Valentine Party. And, every month one of our members donates the cake for their birthday party. JACK AND JILL CHILD STUDY CLUB By MRS. MARGE WILLIAMS AND MRS . JOAN WILKINSON It was originally Tiny Tots II Child Study Club. The name Jack and Jill Child Study Club was selected in October 1958, 270 with Mrs . Kathleen St. Onge (Richard ) as the first president. Our purpose is to associate together for the purpose of parent education and child development. We try to gear our program toward children, social activities and individual interests as wives and mothers. We have helped out many needy families , given to Special Education at Northwest School, library for new books, made lap robes for Greenbriar Convalescent Center , Co-op Nursery School, Maxey Boys Training School and our taco stand at the Melon Festival. Each year a member of the year is voted on, based on her outstanding work, along with attendance , promptness, attentiveness to program, cooperation, willingness to volunteer , participation , dependability , contributes towards betterment of club and courteousness. We are affiliated with the Michigan Child Study Club Association. Our president for the 1975-76y ear is Mrs . Joan Wilkinson (Herman ). PINS TO PADDLES CHILD STUDY CLUB By MARILYN ARMITAGE AND ALICE MILLER Pins to Paddles Child Study Club is thirteen years old this year. The first meeting took place in October , 1962, and the charter was received in April, 1963, from M.C.S.A. The first were Judy Penzien, president; Rebecca Kennedy, first vice-president; Nancy Cook, second vice-president ; Marilyn Recker, recording secretary and Beverly Kulick, treasurer . Six charter members are still active and three hold associate memberships . Active members are Vicky Fournier , Betty Goniea, Alice Miller, Marilyn Recker, Juliette Redinger, and Carol Sherston. Associate members are Vivian Grove, Rebecca Kennedy and Judy Penzien. The first program was titled "Toilet Training." From that basic start the topics and speakers have been varied and included many aspects of child rearing and information valuable to our members . Clergymen , doctors, social workers, phychologists, and our own members have presented the informative programs . The club has contributed to the community by sponsoring a Girl Scout Troop, leading the March of Dimes for Howell, and contributed to needy families . Pins to Paddles has received two awards for program covers, and first place for content of the booklet form M.C.S.A. With this strong foundation, and dedication of the members, the club will have continuing success. The president for the 1975 year is Mrs . Frank Callahan . AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY DEVEREAUX UNIT 141 :By LOUISE SILVER The Auxiliary was organized March 20, 1931, with 27 chartered members. The first president was Rena Hubbell. Ten members still survive, two members Mable Phillips and Esther Clark are still members , 1975 membership was 134 members. The purpose of the organization is to help the veteran and his family, our special program is our Poppy Sales. Poppies are made by hand by hospitalized Veterans , the money is spent for child welfare and rehabilitation only. We also have a number of other committees, such as Civilian Defense, Community Service, Education and Scholarship, Foreign Relations, Girls State, Legislation and Americanism. The president for 1975-76w ill be Louise Silver. LIVINGSTON COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY By ROSCOE STUBER, M.D. The Livingston County Medical Society was granted a charter by the Michigan State Medical Society on September 20, 1902. I was unable to get a list of the charter members from the State Medical Society and the secretary of the society who signed his name on the charter was R. H. Baird but unfortunately the signature of the president of the society was illegible and no one could seem to tell me who the initial president was of the society . We have records of the Livingston County Medical Society dating back to 1934. We also have a copy of the charter which states that this charter is accorded in recognition that the society by its constitution and by-laws and by the high ethical standards and professional conduct of its members qualifies with similar constituted societies of other counties as a worthy component of the Michigan State Medical Society. Throughout the years the Livingston County Medical Society has been very active in the affairs of the State Medical Society and has had active representation in the House of Delegates . In our minutes we have records of Dr. Harry Huntington , Dr. Harold Hill, Dr. Edwin Woodworth, and most recently, Dr. Thomas Barton representing our county in the State House of Delegates . Many of our members have also served on other state committees and have made real contributions to the activities of the State Medical Society. Dr . Phillip Schmitt is the president of the Livingston County Medical Society for the 1975-76 year and has continued to maintain a series of monthly meetings where we have had professional speakers from Lansing, Detroit and Ann Arbor throughout the years and have had an excellent educational program . This is associated with each of the dinner meetings. Our county has for many years maintained a very high percentage of its members who attend every meeting of the county medical society and who have actively participated in the program and served as officers of the society. There have been two families who have had several generations of physicians serve the Livingston County area. When Dr . Harry Huntington retired in 1955 he marked the third generation of Dr. Huntingtons to serve the people of Howell. The first Dr. Huntington came to Howell in 1843f rom New York State having served a medical preceptorship with a physician in Farmington . The second Dr . Huntington went to medical school at the University of Michigan and later Dr. Harry Huntington, whose widow still resides in Howell, served the Howell community for over forty-three years. His grandfather was in practice for fifty-six years and his father for fifty-two years in this community. The Siglers have also had three generations of physicians in this area, Dr . Hollis Sigler who died in 1962, his father, Dr. Claude Sigler and his grandfather, Dr. Fred Sigler. Dr. Hollis Sigler 's maternal grandfather was also a doctor in this area. Innumerable stories have been told about the Dr. Siglers, Dr. Janette Brigham, the two Hendren brothers and Dr. Glenn in Fowlerville, Dr's Mellis and McGregor in Brighton and Dr. Ray Duffy in Pinckney . More recently an entire book could be written about the exploits and tales of Dr. Louis E. " Pat " May, the founder of the Melon Festival in 1959 which has become one of the most successful, fun-filled festivals in our area . Physicians throughout the years in Livingston County have maintained a keen interest in community and school activities and have actively engaged in many other clubs and services. Until approximately 1962 the Howell area was served entirely by general practitioners. Since that time with the advent of a full time radiologist , we have had a number of surgical and medical specialists come to our community. We now have several specialists in general surgery , obstetrics and gynecoloty, vascular and thoracic surgery and internal medicine and psychiatry represented among the members of our county medical society . The Livingston County Medical Society plans to continue with service to the members of the Howell community with an increasing scope of patient services in the future. THE WOMEN'S CLUB By MRS. CALVIN GATESMAN A history of the Howell Women's Club as prepared by Mrs . L. E . Howlett, states that the club was established in 1891 and was federated in 1895. To quote : the atmosphere in which the "Women's Club" was formed, is, a prosperous, well kept, aristocratic village. Its fenced in houses were spacious, bordering on the palatial and almost entirely resident owned. Its inhabitants were intelligent, substantial, conservative, church going people. Its social leaders were courteous , dignified, formal and charming. After serious consideration , the following constitution was signed by fifteen charter members: Mrs . S. M. Armstrong , Mrs . C. D. Austin, Mrs. Geo. Barnes , Mrs . H. W. Beach , Miss Ella Burt, Miss Mollie Burt, Mrs . F . G. Hickey, Mrs. W. C. Huntington, Mrs. F . E. Lansing , Mrs . F . G. Lee, Mrs. R. H. Person , Mrs . A. A. Platt , Mrs . E. S. Porter , Mrs. A. Van Patton , Mrs. W. P. Vanwinkle. Some of the by-laws of the constitution are: Membership in this club shall be terminated when a member shall be more than three months in arrears with yearly dues, or shall have failed three times within a year to perform the literary work assigned her , or shall have absented herself from four counsecutive meetings without sending excuse to the president. All members shall consider themselves honor bound, to attend every meeting of the club and to prepare themselves on the topic under discussion . The meetings of the Howell Women's Club had been held in the homes of members, until the membership increased to sixty, when they looked for rooms in which to meet. Those first meetings were over Swann's Store, when it was located on N. Michigan Avenue, in the vicinity of the Livingston County Press. This was leased by the year, signed legally from a Wilson family. Later they moved to rooms over Dr. Hill's office and between 1936-1938w ere given permission by the city council of that time , to have the rooms , downstairs in the Howell Carnegie Library, for as long as the club functioned. Swann's Store was located on what was known then as East Street , not Michigan Avenue. The fountain on the Carnegie Library lawn was donated by the Howell Women's Club. Programs in those early years were similar to those of the present: literary, historical and musical and at one time owned a piano. Marian Earle and Florence Burkhart often entertained with their beautiful voices. Gloves were always worn to meetings and formal dinner parties were held in homes with husbands and men folk. No whispering was allowed in meetings and the president was always addressed: "President in the chair ." There was a committee on " pronunciations" for each meeting, and tardiness was unpermissable . Each meeting was an occasion . One subject, "Life and Sex," caused lively discussion and they also discovered that " Uncle Tom's Cabin" first appeared as a serial in magazines of that day . As a bicentennial conclusion: "The Star Spangled Banner " was sung very frequently . 271 CORINTHIAN SHRINE NO. 52 By CATHERINE HARTMAN Corinthian Shrine No. 52 was instituted December 11, 1947 at Howell, Mich. under the auspices of Supreme Watchman of Shepherds Charles E. Merrill assisted by Bernice Merrill. The first Worthy High Priestess was Nellie Seaton and the first Watchman of Shepherds was Joseph Himmelspach . The White Shrine of Jerusalem is a fraternal organization . On February 23, 1949 a drill team was formed with Lottie McGill as president. The drill team under J . Himmelspach as captain , made many formations such as star , cross and crook emblems of the order . The team added much beauty to the ceremonials. The present Worthy High Priestess is Stella Lovas , Watchman of Shepherds Donald Wade. We meet twice a month, second and fourth Thursdays at the Howell Masonic Temple . We visit many other Shrines and we invite other Shrines to visit us and take part in our ceremonial. Many lasting friendships are formed through these meetings . We are twenty-eight years old and we have 28 living charter members. RAINBOW GIRLS By DEBBIE GROVE Howell of Livingston County Assembly No. 61 of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls was founded in March of 1951. It is only one of the hundreds statewide and of thousands world-wide. The first Worthy Advisor was Betty Shelters and the first Mother Advisor was Isobell MacDonald. Our sponsoring body is the Order of Eastern Star , and the Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron who were responsible for founding the Order were Elizabeth Griffith , Worthy Matron , and Maurice Coles, Worthy Patron . Ours is a character building organization for young women between the ages of 12 and 18. It also teaches responsibility, because in each four month term , the Worthy Advisor must have a moneymaking project, a service project , and a fun project. Some of our service projects have been taking refreshments to the patients at Livingston Manor , taking tra y favors to the patients at Greenbriar and the State Hospital, and making "s oap" Bibles for the patients at Greenbriar . We have also planted flowers at the library . Some of our moneymaking projects range from car washes , bake sales , ice cream socials, and the list goes on and on. Fun projects are anything from bowling, picnics , and swimming , to roller skating, camping, and slumber parties. We have three terms of four months each, per year: the winter term , January -April ; the summer term, May-August ; fall term , September-December . The Worthy Advisor for the summer term of 1975 is Debbie Grove. The Mother Advisor for the year 1975 is Mrs . F . June Jackson . Each year a group of giris and some of the advisors travel to Grand Rapids to attend Grand Assembly . This is when all of Michigan's Rainbow Assemblys get together to exchange ideas and to observe the Grand Officers as they perform the Degrees of our Order . Grand Assembly is held the last weekend in May, and it gives the Worthy Advisor a chance to give and receive ideas for projects, and all the girls a chance to meet new people. In order to become Worthy Advisor a girl must first pass through the stations of Faith , Hope, Charity , and Worthy Associate Advisor. In order to do this she must write a Jetter to the advisory board stating that she would like to run for 272 office, she must then be elected by the assembly to take the office and she then proceeds through the three other stations. Being Worthy Advisor entitles her to appoint the officers to fill the bow stations and the various other stations. It is possible for each of the girls to earn a gold merit pin on which can be hung seven bars, the colors the Rainbow. The bars are earned by various activities such as church work, school work, community work, and outdoor activities and must be earned in order . They can also earn a pot of gold which follows the bars , and a gold wreath that surrounds the pot of gold. Rainbow is a very worthwhile organization . It combines responsibility , religion , and helps build good character. HOWELL COMMANDERY NO. 28 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR By CLIFF HELLER Organized April 7, 1870 at Howell, 14 charter members , all from Livingston County. The first commander was Sardis F . Hubbell, prominent attorney and first village president from 1863 to 1872, also first president of Livingston County Pioneer Society organized in 1871. The Knights Templar Order is a branch of Free Masonry predicated upon the Christian religion and the practice of Christian virtues . The members ·dress formally in uniform on public occasions . The order has a "National Educational Foundation " whose purpose is to lend money to college students to complete their college education. There is also an " Eye Foundation " for research, treatment and for I or hospitalization of diseases or injuries of the eye in an effort to prevent blindness available to anyone unable to pay . The present commander is Andrew B. Krogstad . Howell Commandery has had three Grand Commanders of the State of Michigan , Albert E . Smith, 1923, Stanley G. Wilson, 1955, William R. Parker, 1975. Its drill teams have won man y state and national honors since first competing in 1905. Field Days were held in Howell from 1906 to 1925 attended by other commanderys coming here on special trains . The drills were performed on what is now Page Field and were accompanied by numerous bands . Large crowds were attracted to the drills . For many years they held a Christmas party at the Michigan State Sanatorium for the children patients . The order is a strong and active part of Freemasonry in Livingston County and has had about 500 members since its inception here . MARION COMMUNITY CIRCLE By MRS. KENNETH BUCKNELL The Marion Community Circle started out originally as the Marion Helping Hand Circle when back in 1923 Mrs. Ed Nash of 1863 Pinckney Road invited the ladies of School District No. 3 to her home with the idea of organizing a neighborhood club. It was decided that this would be called the Marion Helping Hand Circle , whose purpose was to send flowers and cards to the sick and help those in need whenever possible . Members of this first group included : Mrs . Joseph Keddle, Mrs . Guy Borden, Mrs . Henry Hibner , Mrs . Arthur White, Mrs. Frank Sharp , Mrs . Herbert Lane, Mrs. Frank Wright , Mrs . Wes Witty, Miss Estelle Musson, Mrs. Guy Wright, Mrs. Lucy Sorg, Miss Carrie and Ethel Francis, and Mrs . Arthur Wright. As the circle flourished, the members gradually took on activities such as making quilts for the needy, having bake sales, serving and sewing for the Red Cross and for families in need. Monthly meetings were held with a planned program . Music, poetry, special topics of the day and all sorts of hand work were the order of the day. Sometimes potluck luncheons, dessert luncheons and refreshments at the close of the afternoon were served . During the period between 1930 and 1938 more names were added to the membership: Mrs. Max Musson, Mrs. Burla Keddle, now Burla Bucknell , Mrs. Webster Alstott, Mrs . Marjorie Musson, now deceased, Mrs . George Buell, Mrs. Leah Buell, Miss Anna Craft, Mrs . E. J. Carr, Mrs. Vera Craft, Mrs. Mame Hoisel, Mrs. Alfred Rossington, Mrs. Ernestine Spalding, and Mrs. Joe Young. Later in the 50's, Mrs . Frank Dorsey, Mrs. Betty Sorg, Mrs . Delores Dorsey, Mrs. Duane Meyer, Mrs. Lloyd Lounsberry, Mrs. Herbert Grainger , Mrs. Mary White, Mrs. Pat Alstott, Mrs. Richard Streng, Mrs. Richard Ballou, Mrs. Ed Sopcak, Mrs . Clayton Musson, Mrs . Olive Coddington, and Mrs. Harold Coddington joined the circle. Now it is in the 70's, many of the farms have been sold or subdivised and we have more new members, some the children and grandchildren of earlier members. The Wright's Corner Community Circle has joined with us and we have added the names of Mrs. Ross Keddle, Mrs. James Liddy, Mrs. Tony Bolek, Mrs. Phylis Watkins, Mrs. Howard Dankers, and Mrs . Don Klein to our roster. Today the circle still meets on the second Thursday of the month . The objectives remain the same, and much good work is still done. Present officers are Mrs. Burla Bucknell, President; Mrs. Webster Alstott, Vice President; Mrs. Ed Sopcak, Secretary and Treasurer . Miss Anna Craft our · flower committee chairman. HOWELL BOOK CLUB By MRS. CALVIN GATESMAN In 1932, Mrs . Bird Hight (Ina ), Mrs. C. Arthur Robitaille (Almeda Tubbs ) and Mrs. Calvin Gatesman (Lillie) met at the home of Mrs. A. V. Smith, (Beryl), to discuss forming a Book Club. These young women were especially interested in books and reading. A following meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Bird Hight. Each of the above ladies had invited a guest. At this meeting , the Howell Book Club was officially formed. Mrs. Calvin Gatesman was elected president. In time more members were invited to join. The membership was to be retained at twelve and it is today. The club meets in the homes of members. Eligibility for membership , is a book review yearly, or a guest reviewer provided . Meetings are held the third Tuesday of each month, twelve months of the year. HOWELL MUSIC CLUB By MRS. CALVIN GATESMAN Mrs. Annette Wiggins was the founder and very energetic promoter of the Howell Music Club. She was a very accomplished musician. The first meeting , not yet officially organized, met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nesmith , on Higgins Street. The following people attended this first meeting: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schott , Mrs. Wm. Caverly , Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kurkowsky, Mr. and Mrs. Casey Wiggins, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Allen (Sarah Beattie), Mrs. Clarence Earl (Zoe), Mrs. Axel Hedberg , Mrs. Lillian Wilson. Also considered to be charter members , may be added the names of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams, Mrs . Maybelle Hildebrandt , Miss Elizabeth Griffith, Mr. Paul Weinmeister , Mr. and Mrs. D.S. Yoon (sister of Mrs . Grace Line). The date was February 8, 1952. A few of the above members are still in the club. New members have been added from time to time. The first president was Mrs. Wiggins. Other presidents have been: Mrs. Laura O'Leary, Mrs. Stanley Hoffman , Mrs . John Thede and Mrs . Calvin Gatesman, to mention a few. The intent of the club is to present excellent music, vocal and instrumental. Eligibility for membership , is performance musically . The endeavor of the club, also according to their constitution , is to help performers to improve themselves. Music of composers , Beethoven, Bach , Brahms, Grieg and many others , exemplify the true ideals of the Howell Music Club. Compositions by the many outstanding composers , both old and new, vocal and instrumental, are included in the monthly programs . Opera has also been included. The Howell Music Club is federated . It meets the second Friday night of the month , October through May, in the homes of members . LIVINGSTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN By MRS. HAROLD DIBBLE Seventy-two women representing the various townships of Livingston County met at the Presbyterian Church in Howell, on February 20, 1952, for the purpose of organizing a Republican Women's Club. Mrs . Tom Leith of Brighton acted as chairman . A new Republican song was sung by four girls from Howell High School led by Mr. Keene Stollsteimer. Mrs. Mary Streit, vice-chairman of the State Central Committee explained the set-up of the State Republican Organization and stated the purpose for which these women had met. Women must become factors in politics was her theme . She listed the many ways women can educate themselves and help others understand the political issues of the day . Mrs. Katherine Gibson, president of The Republican Women's Clubs of Michigan spoke as did Congressman Wm. Blackney . A motion was made to form a club, a nominating committee was appointed and the following ticket was presented and elected: President , Mrs . Carl Kurkowsky ; Vice President, Mrs. Claude Burkhart; Secretary-Treasurer , Mrs. Leslie Merrit. In its early meetings the club expressed its purpose to synchronize its efforts with those of Republican Men for County work. Meetings were held throughout the county and efforts were made to meet and know candidates on local, state and national levels . In 1975 the club, under the presidency of Mrs . Harold Dibble of Fowlerville, conducted their tenth annual homes tour . This event has become a symbol of club effort and its representation to the public. FAMILY LIVING CHILD STUDY CLUB By MRS. DON BUSHREY The Family Living Child Study Club was started in 1955 under the name of Teen Age Child Study Club. Mrs . Clifford Marr was the first president. Many of the members were 273 former members of the Junior Child Study Club whose children were in grade school. When their children became teenagers they felt the need for a change and the new club was formed with 25 members. In 1961 most of their children were grown and the name was changed to Family Living Study Club. They have remained members of the Michigan Child Study Club Association and have always used their study material along with other special interests . The purpose of the club is to help our families to better understand our children and family situations and to work in our community for the best interest of all citizens. Their special project for many years was to sponsor a candlelight buffet dinner at the Citizens dining room after the annual high school Jay Hop. Since that was discontinued they have done charitable work at Howell State Hospital, Greenbriar Convalescent Home and Maxey Boys Training School. The 1975-1976p resident is Mrs. Don Carter. HOWELL REBEKAH LODGE NO. 345 By MRS. THELMA BUELL Howell Rebekah Lodge No. 345 was instituted November 23, 1899. At that time there were 26 members. From old records it is believed that Sunbeam Rebekah Lodge No. 122 instituted in 1889 joined with the Howell Rebekah Lodge in April of 1914. The Rebekah Lodge helps to maintain the 1.0.0.F. and Rebekah Home at Jackson, Mich. This is for Oddfellows and Rebekahs who are no longer able to take care of themselves . We also help maintain the visual eye bank and the camp for children at Big Bear Lake. At one time there were about 100 members but we are now down to 23 members. Our meetings are held in a private home and Dorothy Johnson is our Noble Grand. LIVINGSTON COUNTY GARDEN CLUB By MRS. ELLWOOD HENEKS The Livingston County Garden Club was started in 1932, president, Mr. Clarence Faunce . The purpose was to promote interest in flowers and gardening and to beautify Livingston County and City of Howell. President for 1975-197,6 Mrs. Ellwood Heneks (Mary), 1131 Willow Lane, Howell, 546-3256. The club has made favors for Hillcrest and Greenbriar and all hospitals in the county. It has sent teachers to Higgins Lake Conference to teach young people about gardening in our schools, given money for Howell Library and downtown sidewalk flowers. It has sent money to Michigan Nature Association to replace pine trees, Extinct pines fund, Audibon Society to save our Kirkland Warblers. BETA SIGMA PHI INTERNATIONAL IOTA OMEGA CHAPTER By MRS. EDWARD GARLAND It was started in the summer of 1967 by four women who had been members in other cities. These charter members were: Judy Cowan, Eppie Garland, Marge Watson, and Marilyn Wells. Two of these women are still members today : Eppie Garland and Marge Watson. The first officers were: Marilyn Wells, President ; Lois Hess, Vice President ; Marge Watson, Recording Secretary; Eppie Garland, Corresponding Secretary; Judy Cowan, Treasurer ; Sue Sulka, Extension Officer. 274 Purpose: Beta Sigma Phi is an organization for the social and cultural advancement of women. Through the years since its founding in 1931, Beta Sigma Phi has taken its place among outstanding women's organizations of° our time. Today there are nearly 200,000 members all over the world. Howell's local chapter has 30 current members. The president for 1975-1976is Nancy Hibner. Over the last eight years, Howell's Iota Omega Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi has donated many items to the pediatrics ward at McPherson Community Health Center. Among these items was: a Recusianne , bubble top crib , table , chairs , books, toys, play pen pads , large wagon for transporting children and a juvenile wheel chair . The members of Beta Sigma Phi feel that in order to lead a fuller , richer , and more useful life, they must know them - selves and be true to their own personal ideals and goals . Howell's Iota Omega Chapter offers its members this opportunity. V.F.W. POST NO. 3671, HOWELL By CAROLYN SMITH The Barnes, Lyons, Roberts V.F .W. Post No. 3671 was first organized on April 21, 1939. The charter was given to the 27 members who were commanded by Major I. Bravener. During its first year, Major I Bravener left for Lansing and the commandership was taken over by Howard Newberry who continued for another year. The purpose of the V.F.W. shall be fraternal, patriotic, historical , and educational; to preserve and strengthen comradeship among its members ; to assist worthy comrades ; to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead , and to assist widows and orphans , to maintain true allegiance to the government of the United States of America, and fidelity to its constitution and laws; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and defend the United States from all her enemies, whomsoever . Any male who served honorably as an officer or enlisted man is eligible for membership . He must have served during a foreign war or conflict that merit the issuance of a campaign badge by the United States Government and he must also be a United States citizen. Several activities of the post include helping veterans , widows, and their orphans in any way that they need it. Money making functions by the post help to support and foster all the work we do. The current 1975-1976c ommander is Allen V. Clark. LIVINGSTON COUNTY TOASTMASTER CLUB NO. 1538 By MASIS MARDIGAN Meeting at the Salvation Army Building, State Street, Howell, Michigan A group of men and women who meet regularly in congenial fellowship to provide members with opportunities to improve their abilities to speak, to conduct meetings and to develop leadership abilities. Our charter was granted in April, 1975. The charter presentation was made in June, 1975 by the area governor, Ray Trappen of Portland, Mich. The place of presentation was the Salvation Army Building on State Street , Howell. Many members and their guests attended the dinner and charter presentation. Masis M. Mardigian, the first president of the Howell club received the charter on behalf of the membership . The first elected officers of the club were: President , Masis Marshe enlisted Betty Cook's (Mrs. Lloyd) great help with her talent at the piano. , M_any ~enior citi~en · groups were being started under ,--- ...v>a.nOUS c_1tv reC't:eabnn rfPn<>rtm<>nh: h11t <><: u.o.t ru,r ,i;rontnr digian; Educational Vice President , Eric Davison; Administrative Vice President , Kenneth Quigley; Secretary , Marye Klostere ; Treasurer , Betty Nelson; Sgt. of Arms, Ted Duggan. The present club was founded by Harry Ginsburg and Ted Duggan. It was co-sponsored by Citizens Insurance Company and the First National Bank of Howell. The first meeting was in the fall of 1974 in the Salvation Army Building. The present club was formed after the fade out in 1969 of the previous Toastmasters Club in Howell. It bore the same number , 1538 as the present club and was founded in 1954 by Art Smith and Winston Reynolds and was sponsored by Citizens Insurance Company of Howell. Membership is open to men and women over 18 years of age . Throughout the years many people have enjoyed the leadership training received through Toastmasters . MICHIGAN MILK PRODUCERS ASSN. By CLAUDINE JACKSON The Michigan Milk Producers Association was organized in 1916. The first office was located on North Michigan Street in Howell. M. P . Hull, a Lansing banker , served as the first president. R. C. Reed , was the first secretary , and H. W. orton was the first treasurer ; both of these men were from Livingston County. Farmers organized to bargain for the price of their milk. Livingston County was considered the " Holstein Capitol" of the U.S. during this era , so there was considerable production of milk in the county . The organization was expanded to include all areas of Michigan and the offices were headquartered in Detroit. This was the market center for milk . In 1958a n office building was erected at 24270W est Seven Mile Road , Detroit. The first Milk Messenger was published by the Fowlerville Review in the early 1920's. Men from Livingston County who have served the organization on the State Board of Directors through the years are: Harry Calkins, C. D. Parsons, Andrew Jackson and Glenn Hanson . Presently the organization is under the leadership of Glenn Lake. HOWELL FARMERS CLUB By MRS. GEORGE HEEG My father , Wm. H. Peavy , Sr. read this article , (from his mother's memory , Mrs. Adelbert F. Peavy ) at the Howell Farmers Club banquet March 1918, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs . Tracy Crandall. This home was the old homestead of Ada Crandall's parents the Eugene E. Howe's where the club was organized . I called Mr. Merle Weaver who belongs to the club, he told me Mr. George Catrell, 304 N. Hesse St. is the president. Late in the winter of 1896 and 7, a few of our most progressive farmers of this township having read in the Michigan Farmer reports of various Farmers Clubs printed from time to time, conceived the idea that a Farmers Club for Howell Township both from an educational as well as a social standpoint would be a fine thing, got their heads together and sent out a call to meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E . E. Howe on March 10, 1897 for the purpose of organizing a Farmers Club. On that date 18 people responded, among them being Mr. and Mrs . A. F . Peavy , Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Smith, Mr. and Mrs . Salmon Hildebrant, Mr. and planned potlucks to celebrate birthdays and holidays ; had travel~gues by anyone we could catch home from a trip . We took trips to the Royal Oak Zoo, Kensington Park , went on ln. 't!-..t.n11rC'• h,;,rl C!T\o,,;,l,or eo n.n tb.o. hi .CL.tn..-..:r n.f Un. '--U.011 ,.,..;,.,;,... Mrs. W. C. Howe, Mr. and Mrs . Henry Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Howe and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Latson , after a short discussion on ways and means they came to order and proceeded to elect the following officers for the coming year, President , A. F. Peavy; Vice President , E. E. Latson ; Recording Secretary , Mrs . W. E. Howe; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. R. R. Smith ; Treasurer , Mr. Salmon Hildebrant ; Directors , R. R. Smith and W. C. Howe, committee on constitution and by-laws; R. R. Smith and E . E. Howe, Program Committee ; Mrs. E. E. Latson, Mrs . S. Hildebrant and Mrs. H. Andrews , the committees got together and did their work and at the invitation of president Peavy adjourned to meet at his home, April 7, 1897 which of course was the first regular meeting . To prove to you that they were an enthusiastic bunch of organizers the reports show that from 18 charter members our membership increased to 122 at the end of the first year. At the first annual meeting which was also held at the home of Mr. and Mrs . E . E. Howe there was 150 present including representatives from the Marion Club, the townships of Oceola, Brighton , Genoa and Cohoctah, also the northern part of the state was represented in the person of Dr . E . T. Abrams of Dollar Bay, this meeting being the largest in the histor y of the club up to that time and having a fine program with our present genial toastmaster as the star actor, with an excellent paper on the subject of " Cranks" and while claiming not to be a crank himself showed his ability to handle all kinds and species from that on the side of a grindstone to the worst of all, the one idea crank. Another important subject which received a considerable amount of attention was " Womans Suffrage " by Mrs . J. S. Brown. Of course all of you who know Mrs . Brown can readily guess that the paper fell in able hands , the discussion of this paper was so animated that President Peavy in his concluding remarks said he almost wished he had been born a woman . Before I pass from this the first annual meeting will say that there was no deaths in the membership up to this time , but in the following 20 years there has been from one to four each year making a total of 50 to the present date, of this number 20 were women, 24 men and six children . To get our minds off the sad part of this paper let me give the market prices quoted in the Livingston Democrat for March 9, 1898, the paper from which I took this report , wheat 91 cents , shelled corn 30 cents, oats 25 cents , beans , 70 cents , rye , 46, good fresh butter , 15 cents and eggs, 13 cents , lard , 7 cents , hogs on foot $3.00 to $3.60, dressed chickens , 7 to 8 cents , clover seed, $2.60 and 6 bars soap for 15 cents . Our first annual banquet was held at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Beckwith in west Howell on Dec. 29, 1898 at which time 125 people were served such as only the ladies of Howell Township know how to and are capable of doing. Mr. Beckwith as toastmaster kept things lively from start to finish. The toasts responded to on this occasion were of such high character and thought that it would be impossible for me to repeat any of them without feeling that I had neglected the balance . I think in our 21 years of existence there has been 231 meetings including the present. We include in our membership, farmers , stock buyers , exrepresentatives , ex-farmers, both tired and retired representatives, editors for free advertising , school marms to keep us cheerful, music teachers to take the place of the phonograph , people who are willing to talk and those who couldn't talk if their life depended on it, in fact no intelligent person was ever denied membership . The first death on which resolutions were written was that of Miss Eda Latson which occurred on Dec. 2, 1899a nd the last I think was that of W. C. Howe. If an inanimate body could have feeling or thought I think it 275 would be a source of satisfaction to this house to think that the Howell Farmers Club was born and came of age under its hospitable roof. Our club presidents in order of service are: Mr. A. M. Wells, 6; Mr. S. M. Yerkes , 5; D. M. Beckwith , 3; Mr. W. W. Lerittender , 2; A. F . Peavy , 2; Mrs. J . S. Brown, 1, Total 21. The president of the Howell Farmers ' Club for 1975 is Mr. George Catrell. THE HOWELL DELPHIANS By GRACE HORNER PARKER The Howell Delphian Chapter was organized in the assembly room of the public library on January 9th, 1919, with 15 charter members present. Mrs. Cline Beurmann was elected president, Miss Grace Horner , vice-president and Miss Phoebe Herbst, secretary-treasurer. After a few meetings, Mrs. Beurmann 's husband was discharged from the army, they returned to their home in Grand Rapids and Miss Horner acted as president for the balance of the year with Edna Louise Parker , vice-president. The material for the first seven years of our programs was furnished by the Delphian Society of Chicago, Ill. During these years we studied art , history, poetry and music. After nine years the Delphian Society no longer offered program outlines and assistance and it was voted to change the name of the organization to The Howell Delphians and to go forward with programs planned by the advisory board which consisted of three members elected to assist the regular officers , and through the years we have had a great diversity of program subjects . The Delphians were federated in 1922 and in 1930-31 the Delphian Singers, a chorus of twelve women, with Mrs. Caroline Benson as pianist and director , was organized. During the years these singers, as well as the drama and poetry groups, were often asked to entertain other organizations. At the time of their 25th anniversary, the Delphians had a membership of 78 and were divided into eight departments, namely - Art, Drama, Home, Literature, Music, Patriotism , Red Cross , and Social Welfare . Among financial operatio_ns we have furnished a room at the McPherson Memorial Hospital, contributed to Red Cross, Christmas Seals Cancer Drive, Salvation Army, Nurses Fund, Boys' Training School, and Girls' Town. We still participate in some of these projects and at Christmastime we give a gift, usually money to the State Hospital , Hillcrest. At this time, Sept. 1975, we have a membership of 43 and are divided into two departments - Department of Education and Department of International and Public Affairs . The officers are : President, Mrs. Don Williams ; Vice President, Mrs. Merle Meeden ; Secretary , Mrs. Ford Beckwith ; Treasurer , Mrs . Clyde Maas . THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY YOUTH THEATRE By MARGE MAHONEY The Livingston County Youth Theater is a most unique type of community theater , in that its entire membership is comprised of youngsters under the age of twenty (20) years. This is unlike the usual community theater which is an adult organization. It is also different from the usual children 's theater, in that they do not present children's plays , but work on adult type musicals , original revues, or complete productions . It is a non-profit group , without dues being required of the membership . The members are youngsters interested in performing and in learning all phases of theater 276 art. They work strictly as a unit , with everyone sharing in the work and fun. Everyone works on props , scenery , costumes , make-up, art work, publicity and promotional work and ticket sales . It is sponsored by the county, through th~ Howell Recreation Center, and is open to any young resident of Livingston County. . The Livingston County Youth Theater was founded m ear~y fall of 1972, by Mrs . Frederic (Marjorie ) Mahoney , who 1s still in charge of production and the workshop . Marge has been in theater all her life, as a professional performer , and has many yea rs of experience in theater groups . Among her associations in theater groups, she was a member of Academy Playhouse in Detroit, along with su~h gradua tes as Chad Everett (Medical Center-TV) ; Ross Gifford (Fiddler On Roof, Carousel-Broadway); Janie Sell (TV and Broadway ), and many other s. She also had her own booking agency in Detroit with her husband . The only adults associated with the group , have been: Mell Coleman (Band Director of Fowlerville Community Schools) who directed the band for the Livingston County Youth Theater 's production of "Under The Big Top." Mrs . Roberta Munn (formerly of Fowlerville, now residing in Saline, Michigan , who did all the piano scoring for " Under The Big Top." Mrs . William (Sandy ) Glenn of Howell, who was the original choreographer . . Mrs. James (Linda ) Monroe of Brighton, accompamst for many shows, who has just retired from the group. Mrs. Arthur (Velma ) Bator of Fowlerville, our present accompanist. Mrs. Sam (Lorraine ) Jones of Fowlerville, our present choreographer. . . There is no "s tar system," and each youngster 1s given the opportunity to expand their own creativity with the assistance of highly qualified adults . Marge Mahoney , who still heads up the group , feels that every youngster possesses talent in some field of theater art, and encourages them to use their abilities in a productive way. She feels that theater teaches, not only sharing, but discipline as well, which allows the youngsters to find an identity through . musical ~ro~uctions. Shows are offered to any commumty orgamzat10n, school, etc ., free of charge , as a service to the communi~y and gives the youngsters the experience needed to grow m their own endeavors. In the summer of 1975, we are working on a production entitled " Best of Broadway ." No production date has been set. The group membership changes, as some members graduate from high school and leave the area for college. New members however , are constantly coming in, and the membership of the summer of 1975 is approximatel y 25 members . One of our original members , Brad Roberts, who got his first taste of theater with the Livingston County Youth Theater worked very hard in his school drama department , as wen' as with the theater group , and upon his recent graduation from Howell High School, was awarde? the _Hi~h School Drama Award , and will enter Western Umversity m the fall of 1975, majoring in Theater Arts . We are very proud of Brad. Others went on to join the Michigan 5th Regiment Band and travel with that fine unit. So, the Livingston County Youth Theater serves a very useful, educational, social and creative outlet for the children of Livingston County. YOUNG AT HEARTSENIOR CITIZENS The Young at Heart group was Mildred Bennett's brainchild. (She begged , borrowed and stole for the group ). Knowing that singing together is an aid to growing together, she enlisted Betty Cook's (Mrs . Lloyd) great help with her talent at the piano. Many senior citizen groups were being started under various city recreation departments , but as yet our director had done nothing so Mildred suggested that he include it in his program, thereby enlarging his program and at the same time giving the Young at Heart the backing then needed. Mr. Alberts quit during the summer of '55, so Mr. E . Paul Bennett finished the summer program. (Mr. Bennett had not then left his teaching-coaching position for full time recreation ). Two special notices in the Livingston County News, announcements in the various churches, help of ministers and lay members, announcements in other organizations about town, and key persons about town were the early means used to alert and inform the folk in Howell of the "Young at Heart " group about to be formed . At that time, the name "Young at Heart " was being used temporarily to represent the older people who might be interested in organizing . The idea of the name came from the song "Young at Heart " and from the thoughts there-in. We didn't sing this song often because it was a bit difficult for them , but instead, used a pep song to open the meetings -" Happy Days Are Here Again, " and then ended with " God Bless America. " YOUNG AT HEART Fair y tales-can come true, it can happen to you, If you're young at heart ; For it's hard , you will find, to be narrow of mind, If you're young at heart. You can go to extremes with impossible schemes ; You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams, And life gets more exciting with each passing day And love is either in your heart or on the way. The first meeting took place on July 28, 1955 at 2:30 in the center room of the recreation building (the old Catholic school, rented as a center ). Twenty-two persons came . The opportunity of belonging was presented and explained. Persons who cared to, enrolled and during an informally conducted meeting by Mildred Bennett , it was decided that the get-togethers be called parties, they should start with a pra yer and end with the song "God Bless America." Betty Cook played for group singing and directed a refreshment game. Sixteen of the original twenty-three members plus sixteen new members attended the second meeting August 8, 1955. Written ballots , voting on names for the group disclosed " Young at Heart " had won over Happy Folk and Happy Friends and that the song, " Happy Days" had won by a close margin over " Kick All The Grouchers Out." Someone even suggested "The Geritol Chorus." At the third meeting in the summer of '55, we had a picture taken of the group 80 years or over . There were twelve of them totaling 1,005 years and thereby making an average of 84 years ; so you see our group was not a young one, only about five in the sixties. It was decided that anyone who came to any of the first three meetings would be considered original members . They were: Roy Latson, John Redinger , Alice O'Donnell, Ollie Henderson , Jennie Hosley, Homer Peavy , Rhua Peavy , Louisa Irey, Ernest Ulrich (First Deceased ), Len Richards, David Murnigham, Betty Cook, Josie Van Horn, Florence Wilcox, Harry Fake, Mrs. Harry Fake, Mrs. F . A. Carse , A. L. Buckman , Will Richards , Laura Russell Lorenz, Mrs . Eunice Hoff, Mrs. Emma Smouse, Mrs . Edith Filkins , Mr. Martin George and Mrs . Martin George. Eunice Hoff, Fread Carse , Alice O'Donnell and Homer Peavy were on the first program planning committee. We planned potlucks to celebrate birthdays and holidays ; had travelogues by anyone we could catch home from a trip. We took trips to the Royal Oak Zoo, Kensington Park, went on color tours ; had speakers on the history of Howell, civic problems and had special parties . The best party we ever had was our first Halloween Party! John Redinger came in fancy pants and had bows on his hat , shirt, etc . Dave Murningham came as a 16-year-old- mask , wig, short skirt, even falsies . Emma Smouse and Myrtle Chapman, Fern Holt's mother , came in their fancy bonnets, jabots, full skirts , etc. of earlier days. Alice O'Donnell was two faced that day ; a false face on her face and also on the back of her head, plus a wig, of course. Mrs. Nelson, wife of our one time photographer came as Aunt Jemima and we also had two witches, Betty Cook and Jennie Hosley. These older people were hesitant about taking on responsibilities , so for some time, Mildred Bennett planned and purchased refreshments , planned all the programs , etc. Then Alice O'Donnell consented to be our first president in 1957. John Redinger had been our treasurer from the beginning and for years after-collecting the large fee of 25 cents a month . The largest financial backing we had was $20.00a year, squeezed out of Mr. Bennett 's meager budget. Some of the other early presidents were : 1958-59, Laura (Sharpe Russell) Lorenz ; 1959-60, Edith Filkins ; 1960-61, Jennis Hosley. One of the highlights of our first year was our trip to the Lansing Civic Center to engage in the First Annual Senior Citizens Get-Together ( October 27, 1955). It was a sack lunch with coffee furnished . Governor Williams was there and several of our group got his signature . We were pretty lucky that day! We received awards for having the oldest senior citizen- Emma Smouse (90 plus years ), the longest married couple- Rhua and Homer Peavy , and Betty Cook engaged in a quiz game. Her team won and she was awarded a game . We grew from 22 to 40 regular members the first year. Our average age was 74 years. Betty Cook was our pianist and a champion of the idea of the " Young at Heart. " Alice O'Donnell did much in assisting Mildred Bennett. Eunice Hoff was the first secretary and John Redinger, treasurer . We met in the old Catholic school from 1955 until we moved to the new recreation center-doing our own cleaning , etc . A davenport , table , bookcases , etc. were donated to help dress up the room at the old Catholic school. This made it a cozier place for the Euchre boys to play cards each day . Anyone was allowed to come in, sit, read , or just " chew the fat " anytime it was open. Sometime after E . Paul Bennett became full time recreation director , Mildred turned the "Young at Heart " group over to him and she became assistant to him . Up to then, he had helped Mildred when he could. He continued to back the group , helped provide programs for them . Naturally the membership has changed with the years. The group has continued meeting every two weeksthe dues are still 25 cents a meeting . Louisa Irey, the last living original member , still continues to be the pianist for the present meetings-sometimes relieved by Ella Hagman (Mrs. John )- until this past year when she became inactive because of illness. Ella Hagman was one of the best presidents of the latter years-under Paul Bennett's directorship. She was a good organizer and believed in giving everyone something to do and to keep them interested , so " old rockin ' chair wouldn't get them. " Her ideas in decorations and the planning of special occasions were outstanding . Polly Murningham must be mentioned . Way back in 1955 she began to drive some folks to and from the meetings. Also, 277 she always took charge of the card playing room, (arranged for tables, cards, etc . when the state get-togethers were done by districts) . We had two or three of them here . The present programs are similar to the original onestra velogues, speakers, color tours, birthday parties; they travel much more than we did in the early days because of additional funding . They, of course, meet at the Recreation Center every second and fourth Tuesday. The present president is Mrs. Ida Sanford (Mrs . A.F .) secretary , Bessie Hammel , and Joyce Drayton , treasurer . B.P .0.E., HOWELL LODGE NO. 2168 By M. E. HIGGINS B.P .O. Elks Lodge No. 2168 was chartered in Howell on April 24, 1960. Eugene S. Burroughs was the First Exalted Ruler and Milton E . Higgins the first secretary . The Elks Lodge is a benevolent and fraternal organization . The local lodge supports various civic and charitable activities and places particular emphasis on aid to handicapped children . Elbert N. Carlton, Jr. is the present Exalted Ruler and Milton Higgins is secretary. The lodge had 960 members and has increased its membership each year since 1965. It serves all of Livingston County. ELKETTES By DOROTHY EAGER On December 7, 1960 a group of 37 Elk's wives met in the upper chambers of the Howell Elks Lodge No. 2168 at 215 East Grand River to organize the "Elkettes ." Joyce Duncan presided over the first meeting and on January 4, 1961, Dorothy Blanchard was elected first president. Presidents the following years were : Jean Matthews , 1962; Donna Burroughs , 1963; Peg Lavery , 1963; Helen Martin , 1965-66; Molly Bennett , 1967-68; Elaine Grote, 1969-70; Alene Anderson , 1971-72; Connie Simons , 1973-74; Jennie Amburgey , 1974-75; Dorothy Eager, 1975-76. Many years of hard work followed and in October , 1966 we moved into our present building at 2830 East Grand River . Each year a member is chosen " Elkette of the Year " for outstanding work within the club. We provide funds for two scholarships each year and contribute large sums to our major project which is used for the Crippled Children 's Fund . HIGH TWELVE CLUB NO. 318 By KEITH SEALS High Twelve is an organization of Master Masons who meet together to further the principles of Masonry . High Twelve International is over 55 years old. There are over 21,000 members in approximately 300 clubs nationwide, including American military bases abroad . International headquarters is in the Grand Lodge Masonic Temple , St. Louis, Missouri . Any Master Mason with a current dues card is invited to join. The Howell High Twelve Club was organized by the Lansing club in 1959. Ralph A. Seelye was the first president. Membership varies between 25-45. At this time , there are 33 members . Gilbert R. Cook is the president for 1975-76. In Michigan there are 19 clubs with a membership nearing 1,000. 278 High Twelve International has two main projects : (1 ) the granting of scholarships at graduate level in the fields of Foreign Service and Government Administration . This project is supported solely through donations and bequests . A second (2) project is support for the Masonic youth: DeMolay , Rainbow Girls, and Job 's Daughters . The Howell High Twelve Club has had a number of projects over the years . When theCountyFarm was in existence , some of the members would go there once a month for visitation - at Christmas a party was given these people with appropriate gifts . For the past several summers , a local DeMolay was sponsored by the Howell Club for a leadership training camp . A number of plans were used to raise money for our projects. One of the most popular was a clown unit which was used for local parades, parties , etc. The Michigan Association of High Twelve Clubs was founded in 1935. Ralph Seelye is second vice president in the state line. Keith Seales is a past state president , having served in that capacity in 1971-72. At the present time , Seales is second vice president in the International line. An open invitation is extended to all Master Masons to visit the Howell Club whether one is a local Masonic Brother or a Sojourner . There is no initiation or ritual. The Howell High Twelve meets the second and fourth Saturdays for breakfast at the Holiday Inn . Time is 8:30. A number of meetings , plus some special programs , are set aside for the ladies to attend . ROTARY IN HOWELL By RADNEY TUCKER The Howell Rotary Club was chartered May 5, 1924, the parent club being Ann Arbor. Almost immediately the ideas and ideals of Rotary took root in the community and its work has been steady and of some consequence ever since. The first club project was a crippled children's clinic which continued annually until the work was undertaken on a statewide basis by the Michigan Crippled Children's Association . Members of this club acted as county chairmen of the Easter Seal Program for years . Youth programs were initiated very early ; Boy Scout and Explorer Troops were sponsored , boys were sent to Wolverine Boy's State , Junior Rotarians were chosen from the high school, Father-Son and Daughter meetings were annual affairs. Athletic recognition meetings were eventually superceded by recognition of the top students of the senior class and presentation of the annual Page and Gillette Scholarships . Playground equipment, loudspeakers and an electric scoreboard were either purchased outright or in cooperation with other groups for the playing fields of the city . The club has been a part of four different international districts , giving the members a fine opportunity to enjoy the fellowship of our Canadian neighbors. Many felt the district was never in better hands than when Joseph Brady was its Governor . International House at the University of Michigan provided us with many foreign students as speakers . We were participants in the "Youth For Understanding " program that brought European High School students to live and study with us. The club has financed some local exchange students in Europe . We are actively participating in Rotary International's graduate student exchange program . Community services have been a major part of the club's projects , some three-hundred men have been members , sparking , leading , guiding , and financing many of the needed improvements in the community. At the City Park , the beach , bathhouse , toilet room, picnic shelter , entrance landscaping , and water system are all Rotary projects. McPherson Community Health Center , airport , parking lots, Recreation Center , alleys , Community Chest and Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority have all had the strong support of the Rotary Club. The Howell Rotary Club is the parent of both the Brighton and Fowlerville Rotary Clubs. It is proud of its children . We hope the Ann Arbor Club is proud of us. Weekly meetings of the club are well planned with high quality programs and speakers from virtually all segments of our world of work. The officers have been faithful and efficient. Many of the programs are traditional, dating from the very early years of the club; Christmas songs by the Madrigal Club are now sung by the Highlander Choral, meetings such as Inter-City , Rural-Urban , Mayor's Exchange , Bert Woodham's New Year Forecast , District Governor's Visit, Ladies Night, Picnic at the City Park, and others are interspersed among those discussing topics of international, national, and local interest. No matter how controversial the subject the speaker is always accorded an attentive audience. Bulletins have always been a major part of the program, edited by some ten members since the beginning. The latest newscast is given, and we sing (we have our own welcome song).-- Lunches are provided by Fern Schultz and her staff . Mrs. French is the only other person who has done so. The meetings are held in their second location and under much the same format as in the beginning . Looking backward over the fifty-two years it seems the strength of the club is acting as a sounding board for all local projects , successful conclusion for the general benefit of the community . Each Monday noon, during the Bicentennial year , as current pr~sident Radney Tucker brings the Howell Rotary Club to order, The Rotary Motto, Service Above Self' ' is reaffirmed. WELCOME SONG Words by William Christopherson There are clubs out west in California There are clubs down south in Tennessee There are others east of Massachusetts 'cross this land of freedom we agree. But we're glad you set your sights on Howell, 'cuz we sure enjoy your company. And we hope you'll visit us real often Welcome to Rotary! CANCER SOCIETY By MOLLY PARK The Crusade is held once a year in April. The goal for Livingston County Unit is established by the state . The goal for Livingston Chapter was $31,000 this year, the largest ever, and this goal has been reached. The American Cancer Society is ever grateful, and ever conscious of the REAL heroes behind the scenes. The Society recognizes the intrinsic value of every single volunteer, and every single contributor. They are the true unsung heroes of the ceaseless battle to control mankinds most dreaded disease. The disease that crosses all boundaries, all races , colors and creeds, the rich , the poor, and the inbetween . All volunteers , the tried and true old stand-bys, (some have been faithfully ringing doorbells for twenty years), and the new people of our county who are stepping forth to give of their time and effort are warmly received, and badly needed by the L.C.U. of the A.C.S. You are the dedicated, determined, and caring people who are bringing us ever closed to our goal, to eliminate cancer in our time . Without you, this goal can never be •reached ... with you, we cannot fail. The American Cancer Society is a voluntary organization dedicated to the control and eradication of cancer. National headquarters are in New York City, and there are incorporated chartered divisions in each state as well as in Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and other metropolitan areas . The Society's long range objective is to eliminate cancer as a disease of mankind. The immediate goal of the Society is to save more lives, and to diminish suffering from cancer to the fullest extent possible. HOW IT BEGAN In the early 1900's some cancers were cured if detected early and treated promptly and properly . But, too few were diagnosed in time. In 1913,r ecognizing these facts, a group of doctors and laymen established the American Society For The Control of Cancer, $10,000w as raised in donations and a pamphlet "Facts About Cancer" was published for the public. After sporadic local public education activities , the Society concentrated in the early thirties on physicians . With five medical field representatives the Society worked with medical schools, particularly the American College of Surgeons , to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer . In 1937, with the aid of the Women's Field Army, the Society launched their first nation-wide public education program . Eight years later , businessmen , physicians and scientists agreed on a major expansion of the Society's leadership and programs. Under new by-laws, the Society became the American Cancer Society, Inc . This same year, 1945, the A.C.S. introduced the first large scale , nationwide campaign for funds. A year later , 1946, the Livingston County Unit of the A.C.S. was formed. Gladys Potts R.N. was appointed by the state unit as the commander of the A.C.S. for the county . The commander carried out much the same duties as the president does now. Gladys Potts is still a very active member in the Society, and has been a devoted volunteer for nearly 30 years. Through the combined efforts of Mrs . Potts, Charles Sutton and the Kings Daughters, 375 percent of the goal set by the state was raised in Livingston County. Mr. Sutton was, at the time of this crusade officially appointed to the office of president of the L.C.U. of the A.C.S., a position he held for many years. From 1946 to the present time the L.C.U. of the A.C.S. has continued to grow through the combined efforts of thousands of loyal, hard working volunteers. THE FIRST PIONEERS Our report would not be complete without the mention of some of our most outstanding workers . Starting with Gladys Potts, the first commander . She has also been chairman of Volunteer Activities, lay director to the state board for many years, awards committee at the state level, nominating committee for the State Board of Directors , and Service and Education Chairman . Dr . Charles 0 . Long, at present a Radiologist in Lansing , is a past president of our local unit. Also, he was Director at Large for the state , National Board of Directors of the A.C.S., and recipient of the Tiffany Award in 1971. Dr. L. E. (Pat ) May has participated actively to help achieve the goals set by the society. He has seved as medical director to the State Board and Medical Chairman of our local unit for many years. A behind the scenes mansuggesting and channeling ideas as well as financial con- 279 tributions, and was fundamental in organizing the Board of Health in 1956. Dr. Thomas Barton, Medical Chairman and Chairman of Professional Education. Dr. Robert Wadlund, past president of the L.C.U. Dr . Harold Hill, Medical Chairman . Dr . A. J . McGregor, Medical Director to the State Board . Dr. Roscoe V. Stuber, an outstanding worker at the county and state level of American Cancer Society. He is also a past president of the Livingston County Unit, and has served as chairman of Public Education on the State Board, State Service Chairman, Medical Director and Medical Chairman, member of Professional Information and Public Educaffon Committees. Dr . Stuber has represented the Division- at National and International Conferences on Cancer, and was largely responsible for helping to establish the C.P.H .A. Registry Service at McPherson Community Health Center . He has also served as the vice president of Michigan Division to the Cancer Coordinating Committee , and recipient . of the Tiffany Award in 1974. The Tiffany Award is given to the outstanding Man Of The Year, and is the highest award given by the National Cancer Society to the state, upon recommendation by the state. Harold Shippy served as president of the L.C.U. for many years. He also served as vice president , crusade chairman , and in various other state offices. Mr. Shippy was instrumental in organizing the A.C.S. office, located in Howell. At the time of his death in January, 1975, he was succeeded by the vice president , Mrs. Dean Park. Since the population of the county has greatly increased , the L.C. U. of the A.C.S. found it impossible to depend entirely on volunteer workers to carry out the many duties which is the planned work of the organization . Anticipating future needs, the unit opened an office in Howell, which is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 4 o'clock. The following services are available to any resident of Livingston County, and arrangements can be made through the A.C.S. office in Howell. The cancer patient will be transported to and from the place of treatment free of charge, for as many treatments as are necessary . One dedicated man, Mr. Russell Potts has driven faithfully for 18 years, and in excess of 43,000 miles. Dressings are supplied free of charge to any cancer patient. Various sizes are available . Special dressings made to order , upon a request of the attending physician . Over a period of 22 years, 127,000 dressings have been given to patients in the county. At.the request of the patient 's physician , some drugs and medications are provided for the patient. The loan closet is composed of articles to facilitate the care and increase the comfort of the cancer patient in the home. There is no charge for the use of these items . Loans amounting to 19 pieces were made in 1974-75. Educational films , programs , literature and speakers are available to clubs, organizations, schools and employee groups upon request. Smoking clinics have also oeen held between 1973 and 1975, and were started by Mrs . Richard Spence. Pap tests and breast self examination are offered by the Livingston County Health Department and the American Cancer Society . This program was started in 1972 through the combined efforts of the Health Deparment and the A.C.S. Clinics were set up in Brighton , Hartland and Howell. To date 57 clinics have been held and 854 patients examined. The Breast Cancer Detection Center is located in Ann Arbor, and in 1974-75, the Livingston County Unit received 100 appointments for local area women. This service is free, and the examination takes approximately 11/2 hours . 280 The Reach to Recovery Program of the American Cancer Society is a rehabilitation program for women who have had breast surgery. It is designed to help them meet their physical, psychological and cosmetic needs . This volunteer is a woman who has had a mastectomy, carefully selected and trained , and one who has successfully adjusted to her own surgery . With the patient's physicians permission , the volunteer makes a hospital visit a few days after surgery. All information about the patient is kept in strict confidence , and there is never any charge for Reach to Recovery services . Mrs. Emma Shippy is the service chairman this year for the L.C.U. When cancer takes the life of someone close to us, the loss is painful. There is a deep need to strike back at this disease , to do something so that others may live. To honor the departed, many find solace in dedicating a Memorial Gift to the Cancer Society. This contribution provides a way to perpetuate the memory of a life that has been lost and offers a way to help prevent the further suffering of others . Memorial contributions help in many ways . They support cancer research, and make possible the service programs which provide direct and specific help for many of those now stricken by cancer . They help provide programs of research, education and service . The Society seeks in this threefold way to fulfill one of mankind 's greatest hopes-the ultimate triumph over cancer . Memorial gifts may be sent directly to the Livingston County Unit of the American Cancer Society in Howell. This year , $6730.00 was received at the county level, which is the largest amount the unit has ever received to date. The memorial fund was established in 1958 by Mrs. Harry Griffith . Individuals who have a special interest in cancer research frequently donate large sums of money to the cancer society. These contributions bring the moment of final victory over cancer ever closer. GIRL SCOUTS By DARBI STUBER Girl Scouting was founded in the United States by an energetic 50 year old widow, Juliette Gordon Low, on March 12, 1912, in Savannah , Georgia . Mrs. Low had spent some time in England , where she had met the founder of the Boy Scout movement, Sir Robert Badne-Powell . She became enthusiastic about the program , and immediately began Girl Scouting in Savannah upon her return to her home city. There is evidence that a " lone" Girl Scout troop was in existence in Howell in the early 1930's. This was led by Mrs. Clifford Crockett , wife of a Howell dentist. It is not known when this troop had its beginning . Dorothy Holkins and Ruth Anne Gatesman were among the girls from this troop. Girl Scouting came to Howell on a larger scale in the early months of 1940.A Livingston County Press clipping from that period states that the first investiture ceremony of the newly formed Howell Girl Scouts, troops 1, 2, and 3, was held in the Howell High School auditorium on Tuesday evening , April 2, 1940, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Robert Squire, president of the Child Study Club, the local sponsoring group, was in charge of the meeting. Sixty-seven young ladies were seated on the stage , and their Girl Scout hymns , repeated the Scout Promise , and ten of their number gave a candle lighting ceremony , repeating the ten Girl Scout Laws. Mrs . Loren Willis of Howell spoke to the group on the subject of Scouting . A Girl Scout flag was presented to Troop 3, who had the greatest number of parents and guests present. A crowd of 175 was present to witness this program , which was preceded by a concert by the girls ' band of the high school, directed by Keene Stollsteimer . Among the first troop leaders were the following women: Miss Helen Maurer , Mrs. Mary Lou Chanter , Miss Adeline Hyatt , Miss Helen Garner , Miss Van Zee, Miss Alice Hall, and Miss Gladys Oldenburg . Several of these women were teachers in the Howell school system and had been encouraged in the leadership of these troops by John S. Page, superintendent of the Howell public schools. A roster from this period lists a large number of these first scouts by troop. In troop 1 were: Valeita Catrell, Joan Chaplin , Elizabeth Cooley, Judith Dickerson, Mary Jane Fredenburg , Pats y Gentry , Patricia Hogan, Mary Lewis, Dorothy Martin , Carol Pearch , Cora Grace Rogers , Rosemary Russo, and Patty Ulrich . Troop 2 listed the following girls: Luella Atkins, Rose Bowhall, Ellen Brandt, Rita Brayton , Joan Davis , Doris Goniea, Joyce Horton, Josephine McIntyre , Barbard McQuillan, Evelyn Misslitz, Anna Louise Schaible , Ruth Schackenberg, Patricia Smith , Betty Wakefield, Muriel Burnham , Allene Masa, Donna Belle Pattin, and Evelyn Miller . Troop 3 had the following names listed : Mary Jo Baldwin, Phyllis Jean Camburn , Rebecca Clark , Elizabeth Ann Cooper, Patricia Cooper, Mabel Hammell, Phyllis Hugg, Doris Miller, Beverly Pestle , Helen Russell , Mary Ellen Schanckenberg , Verla May Van Blaricum , Carolyn Woodhams, Marlene Guernsey , Marilyn Krause, Mary Ellen Pasmore , Joyce Teller, Elizabeth McCook, and Dorothy Less. Several of these girls still live in the Howell area , or have family in local residence . In 1940, Girl Scouts were placed in three age levels of Scouting . Brownie Scouts were the youngest girls from ages 7 through 9. Intermediate Scouting began when a girl was 10 years old, and Senior Scouting was enjoyed by high school girls . Howell troops were first organized according to geographical location in the various wards of the city, and all thre e troops were for the Intermediate range . Brownie troops had their beginning in 1945, when two troops were organized . Mrs . Byron Rogers and Mrs . Allan Kramer lead a troop in the west ward of the city, and Mrs. Lyle Hacker and Mrs. Loren Willis lead another group in the east ward section . In 1944t here was also a Senior troop under the guidance of Mrs. Sydney Clark . As of this writing in 1975, Mrs . Clark, Mrs. Hacker, and Mrs. Rogers still reside in Howell. Mr. and Mrs . Loren Willis donated to the Scouts the use of a log cabin located near the rear of their property on Lake Street. Known as the Scout Cabin, it was the scene of many troop and adult meetings and special activities . This log cabin was formerly the property of Mrs. Ralph M. Tubbs, who built it and filled it with antiques of all kinds during her lifetime . The Scouts purchased a large weaving loom and placed it in this cabin , where they were instructed in the weaving craft by members of the local Weavers Guild, who donated their time and talent in teaching the girls . At the time , it was said that Howell was one of only two places in the United States where Girl Scouts owned a loom of this kind. Howell Girl Scouts helped the war effort in the 1940s by collecting old sheets and preparing bandages and dressings for the American Red Cross in the city building on North Michigan Avenue. They worked at long tables where they cut and filled bandages and wrapped them in brown paper. They also gathered yarn for lap robes . The most memorable war activity seems to be the grease collection. Grown-up Howell Scouts, interviewed over thirty years later , smile as they recall the grease collection made by the girls in their various wards on the second Tuesday of each month. A newspaper clipping reports that Mrs. D.O. Davis , chairman of the fatcollecting salvage program, announged that 3,708 pounds of waste fat had been collected by the Girl Scouts during the 1944 year . After collection , the grease was presented to adult volunteers , who strained the fat in preparation for salvage . Mrs. Sydney Clark laughingly recalls how she almost ruined her stove during many hours of this straining , as the fat would often spill and burn on the kitchen range . The girls earned two red ration points for each pound of fat. These red points were used to purchase rationed groceries for their cook-outs and camping trips. Camping began in the 1940s when several troops would travel together in the fall to spend a week-end in a large building owned by the Boy Scouts at Camp Newkirk near Chelsea . 75 to 80 girls , along with their leaders and mothers , would enjoy this camping adventure. They later graduated no longer periods of camping at Cedar Lake , an established camp situated on state land in the southern part of the state. Girls who wanted to experience longer established resident camping , journeyed to the Irish Hills where the Jackson Girl Scouts maintained a camp on Wamplers Lake known as " Camp-0-The-Hills. " As of this writing, Howell girls attend established , troop, and Day Camp, at Camp Linden , a 460 acre camp owned by the Huron Valley Girl Scout Council, and located in northern Livingston County on Hogan Road , just West of Argentine . Day Camping began for Howell Scouts in the summer of 1955. Known as " Camp of the Woods," the Day Camp was situated on the Bachman Farm on Fisher Road on a site previously used by the Archery Club. Howell District school buses transported the girls to this site , where up to ten units for over two-hundred girls brought activities in the out of doors from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. From 1955 through 1961 this Day Camp was directed by Mrs . Paul Soderberg , who was affectionately known by the camp name of " Cricket. " Mrs. Soderberg donated 27 years of volunteer time to the Girl Scout program , serving in Wyandott , Michigan , and Burlington , Iowa, before she came to Howell. In addition to her Day Camp activities , " Cricket " was adult training chairman for the area for many years , training leaders from other communities as well as in Howell. These seven years of Day Camp saw an expansion of adult participation in Howell. Each of the ten units had three leaders . In addition , there was an assistant director, craft personnel , a camp nurse , and supervisors of the "Chipmunks ," a unit of the little children of staff volunteers . There was also a unit of older boys known as the ''Handymen ,'' sons of the staff , aged eight to eleven, who had the honor of pumping water into large milk cans and bringing them to the various units in red wagons . One leader recalls , "there was such a good feeling among the staff that the children couldn' t help but have a good time. " Day Camp was later moved to the Howell Park under the direction of Mrs . Kenneth Huff. The Howell Gun Club also let the Scouts use its property south of town for camping activities under the direction of Mrs. Ralph Anderson . During recent years , Howell Scouts have joined girls from six other Livingston County communities at a county-wide Day Camp in a special area of Camp Linden in northern Livingston County. Adults from all communities in the county volunteer to direct and work at this annual activity . Howell women who have directed this county-wide Day Camp are Mrs. Robert Matthews , Mrs. Keigh Main, Mrs. Donald Field and Mrs. Dale Burch . They are all still residents of the Howell community . From the very beginning of Day Camping , all personnel have been volunteers who never received salary for their efforts . It has been a completel y volunteer operation . Small fees charged the girls were used for crafts and food. The first Girl Scout cookie sale madeanappearance in 1943. A tradition was begun, that all profits made from cookie sales would be used for camping purposes . This continues to the present , where the troops use their share of the profits for camping activities and the Council profit is used to maintain 281 camp grounds and to establish "camperships" to aid girls in camp attendance. On January 1, 1958, the Howell Girl Scout Council joined with neighboring community councils in the area to create one large organization known as the Huron Valley Girl Scout Council with its headquarter office in Ypsilanti. On March 1, 1958, Mrs. Lawrence Dunham, Howell Council President, was among the council presidents who signed the official registration form to be sent to the national Girl Scout organization for the incorporation of the new Huron Valley Council. In May 1958, Mrs. Dunham was elected as the 2nd Vice-President of this newly formed council. She also served on the council board later as its Secretary . Mrs. Dunham was the Chairman of the site committee that located the land for Camp Linden prior to its purchase. Mr. Donald MacDonald of Howell also served on this committee . At the annual Council meeting in March of 1974, Mrs. Dunham participated in the burning of the Camp Linden mortgage . She was honored at that time by the Council by receiving the "Best Friend of Scouting" award. The Huron Valley Council includes troops in Washtenaw and Livingston counties , northern Monroe county and western Wayne county. In 1968 there was a structure change in the council, which divided it into seven area associations. All of Livingston County was designated as an Area . Mrs. Roscoe Stuber of Howell was the first Livingston County Area Association Chairman, a position she held for six years . The chairman is now Mrs. John Fisher of Hamburg. Since the formation of the Huron Valley Council, six Howell residents have been among those persons who were elected to represent Livingston County of the Council Board . Mr. Donald Misslitz served as Council Treasurer. Mrs. Lawrence Dunham , Mrs. Donald Rhodes, Mrs. Paul Soderberg , Mrs. Roscoe Stuber and Mrs . James Young served as board members. Mrs . Young is presently on the board. In 1962, the national Girl Scout organization celebrated its 50th anniversary . In Howell there was a pageant in recognition of this event. The girls also distributed golden yellow tulip bulbs to Howell residents in the fall of 1961, so that when the scouts observed their anniversary on March 12, 1962, the next spring, there would be a sea of golden blooms in Howell gardens . Mrs . Donald Murray, long an active volunteer in Howell scouting, supervised girls who planted these bulbs in the garden surrounding the fountain on the Carnegie Library lawn. For some years thereafter , Girl Scout troops took turns planting an annual bed in this garden site. In 1962, the national organization made a program change , creating four age levels, which continues to the present. Brownie Scouts are the youngest, going from the 1st through the 3rd grades. Junior 8couts are 4th, 5th and 6th graders, while Cadette Scouts range from the 7th through the 9th grades . Senior Scouts are 10th, 11th and 12th graders . As of this writing in 1975, thirty-five years after Girl Scouting came to Howell, we see the original three troops grown to twenty-eight troops of girls, with over one-hundred adult volunteers. Six-hundred and seven girls had been associated with the movement in the past year,-s time. The girls and adults still wear the same trefoil pin, reminding them of a three-fold promise of service to God, Country, and Mankind, and they strive to live by the ten parts of the Law. In the preamble to the Girl Scout constitution it is s.tated thats scouting "is dedicated to the purpose of inspiring girls w.ith the highest ideals of character , conduct, patriotism, and service that they may become happy and resourceful citizens ." Through thirty-five years of scouting in Howell, many lives have been affected by this resolution . 282 GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB By VOLA HUTSON The Good Neighborhood Club began in the Benedict School District in 1923.A t first it was a get-together for the women to spend an afternoon together . Some of the original members were Anna Milet, Frances Seim (both still active members ), Grace Neuman , Lily Neuman, Mrs. Milet, Mae Fishbeck , Grace Knapp and Mary Haller . At first each member would take some hand work of her own to do, and as they worked they visited. The hostess would serve a lunch of cookies or cake or pie and beverage . Later on they played a game called " Bunko." The dues were 5 cents for each meeting . Sometime after 1926 some members of the Barnard School District were invited to join, but the club was to be restricted to only Genoa Township residents . Evelyn Strebbing joined the group in 1926 and shortly after that Hattie Nixon, Gladys Latson , Hattie Lounsbery and Gladys Russell became members. Many joined the group and later moved away, but the club continued 011. This club has been continuously active for fifty-two years and therefore, the names of some of the deceased and those who have moved away should be listed here . Here is a long list of the wonderful people who have made the Good Neighborhood Club such a success : Mrs. O'Leary , Helen Gregor , Marie Anderson, Ina Beattie, Mabel Burtch, Louisa Irey, Agnes Rancour, Mrs . Melton, Ila Haack , Eva Chubb, Mildred Willis, Gladys Rider , Mayme Russell , Helen Dyce, Mae Coyle, Maude Haller , Flora Hutson, Rhea Kuhns, Frances Faucher, Marion Rickett , Ruth Wilmer , Gale Nixon, Mary Sharp , Hula Doenges, Andrea Grostic, Betty Brown, Judy Abend, Mrs . Thompson, Thora Phlor , Margaret Starkey , Mrs . Fredericks, Irene Pasmore , Mildred Knapp, Mrs. Griesover and Delia White. In 1937 the group made friendship quilts . Each member made a quilt block for the hostess and embroidered her own name on it, therefore when each person entertained she would receive enough personal blocks to have a quilt . Later in the history of the club the men were invited to an evening party , and that is where the card playing really began , 500 was the popular card game at that time , so they chose that game and the members still meet and play 500 about twice a month from fall until spring . In those days the hostess would supply an inexpensive gift for first prize and " boobie" for both men and women who had high and low scores . Later that idea was given up and now we play "just for fun." The meetings are now held on Saturday afternoons. The hostess supplies beverage and jello and everyone else takes sandwiches . One person takes a cake to be served with the jello. This club has spent many, many happy hours together and always have a wonderful time . The list of members at present include: Anna Milet, Frances Seim, Evelyn Strebbing, Hattie Lounsbery, Elvira Zimmerman , Bessie Hammell, Gladys Latson , Mary Hammell, Hazen Latson , Nellie Latson , Alice Latson, Doug Deyell , Gladys Deyell, Mabel Starkey, Joe Starkey , Hattie Morrison , Hattie Nixon, Clark Nixon, Vola Hutson and Larry Hutson. HOWELL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB By PAULINE LAVERY The Howell Business and Professional Women's Club was organized in 1964, May 9th with 44 members . Edna C. Milford was elected charter president. The purpose of the Business and Professional Women'~- Club is to elevate the standards for women in business and the professions, to promote the interests of business and professional women, and to bring about a spirit of cooperation among B.P.W. women through education along lines of industrial , scientific and vocational activities. The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club was organized in July, 1919. There is close to 200,000 members now in 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. The National Federation is a member country of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club. Programs and projects are developed within three areas which are of interest to career women. Personal development , civic participation, and world affairs. Membership in the B.P.W. includes a cancer insurance which two Howell members have benefitted from. Some of our projects have been helping Howell girls with scholarships for further education. Also donating to a kidney machine, donating to a cancer fund, donating to Howell charities, donating to B.P.W. National Scholarship Funds, donating to Howell Carnegie Library for educational books. President for 1975 and 1976 is Margaret Alger, 719 Spring Street, Howell, Mich. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS UNION LODGE NO. 100 By GLENN E. SMITH Prior to 1912 when the Union Lodge was organized , there were two lodges in existence. When they merged to the Union Lodge, Frank Hamburger, Grand Master and Fred Rogers, Grand Secretary instituted the Union Lodge on the 20th day of January , 1912. Charter members include: T. B. Knapp, H.D. Bush, J. W. Mynahan, H. Peterson, A.L. Day, W.L. Lyons, W.E. Musson, F. Wilson, L.W. Hovey, A. Brown, D.D. Neely, C. Weimeister. The object of this lodge is to visit the sick, relieve the distress , educate the orphans , bury the dead and place memorial flags on deceased members graves . Present Noble Grand is Allen V. Clark . WORLD WAR I BARRACKS AND AUXILIARY By CHRYSTAL HANDY World War I Barracks and Auxiliary No. 3534 Howell, Mich. was organized on April 22, 1971 by Guy and Nellie Poppy of Barracks and Auxiliary No. 49, Pontiac. Installing officers were Harold and Madelyn Sessions of Barracks and Auxiliary No. 235, Lansing . Howard Newberry was the first Commander and Mildred Perkins was the first presdient. This is a national organization for the purpose of binding together all members of World War I to assist and protect the needs of these Veterans and their families and to see that laws are enacted for their benefit and justice . Also to form a lasting friendship. Charters were issued and Howard Newberry made the frames for the Charters of both Barracks and Auxiliary. James and Esther McLaren donated the black drapes for the Charters. Also Mr. and Mrs. McLaren bought and donated the American flags for both groups . Mr. and Mrs . Clayton Price donated the Holy Bible for the Barracks, and Isabelle Dunsmore donated the Auxiliary Bible. Florence McLeod and Ella Cavan donated the Auxiliary Alter Cloth and Violet Bitner presented the Auxiliary an electric can opener for their kitchen. Ma'ly projects were used to earn money (Selling Apple Blossoms, bazaars , rummage sales , napkins and breakfast trays). This money is used for many welfare benefits (Donations have been made to several Veterans Hospitals, to McPherson Hospital, and to the Pageant of Drums ; for Christmas baskets to needy veterans, flags to mark the graves of W.W.I. Veterans, and recently a wheel chair and walkP.r were purchased for use of W.W.I. Veterans and fa1.1ilies. Members of the Barracks participated in the presentation of an American Flag and a Michigan Flag to the Circuit Court of Livingston County. We have had four 50th wedding anniversaries and have been honored and entertained by the Brighton Legion Post at their annual birthday dinner for the past three years. Clifford and Mildred Perkins were honored by being elected as 5th District Commander and President respectively for 1974a nd 1975.O ur organization has been host to the 5th District meeting in 1974 and 1975 at the Recreation Center in Howell. We have had 10 deaths in the Barracks and two in the Auxiliary, but in spite of the decrease in membership , we are forging ahead this year under the leadership of our new officers with Alden Merrill as Commander and Irene Price as Auxiliary President for the good of our country as members of World War I. Will Terhune displays a big grin and a big trophy presented to him and the city band after their performance at the State Fair. 283 __J 284 Pictures taken in 1895 of the secret initiation rites of the Maccabees. Initiation • lhmMr llH.:HtGAN PRESS ASSOCIATION MemMr \CDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS t Year, Volume 99, umber 5 lfuingston( ountpj rr55 A County Paper for the Home; Solely and Fearlcasly Devoted to Se"ice in the Community - Independent in Politic, Howe ll. Michigan , \Ved ncsday, August IS, 1945 • Oean New, • Oean Adverti,in1 . • Clean Purpose LOCAL NEjVS WHILE IT JS NEWS 16 Page,, Single Copy, > Cen t: owell Celebrates War Victory World War D By MRS. FLORENCE COOK The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941 precipitated the entry of the U.S. into World War II. That day , which will live in infamy, began the all-out transition from the peace to the war basis . I remember that several residents of Hartland Twp. had been gathered in the Hartland Fire Hall the evening before, completing a fall project of mattress-making from government-supplied "surplus" cotton. How unaware we were of the imminence of the forboding announcement! A few days later the Axis powers declared war on the U.S. Of course America was unprepared for war-now a twofront war, but slowly at first , then with gathering momentum it geared itself for the task . Because time was short and it was desired to sacrifice no more lives than necessary we Greetings Having submitted yourself to a local board composed of your neighbors for the purpose of determining your availability for training and service in the land or naval forces of the United States, you are hereby notified that you have now been selected for training and service therein. This local board will furnish transportation to an induction station . You will ther.e be examined , and , if accepted . .. , you will then be inducted into the land or naval forces. If you are employed, you should advise your employer of this notice .. . Your employer can then be prepared to replace you if accepted, or to continue your employment if you are rejected . Willful failure to report promptly to this local board at the hour and on the day named .. . is a violation of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended , and subjects the violator to fine and imprisonment . 286 spent recklessly to provide the supplies and machinery of war. The Draft Board of Livingston County consisted of three men at any one time. They served without pay, and credit is due each one. Among those who served , these names come to mind: Sam Platt, Bert Hoff, and Russell Woodruff-original three ; others, Guy Butler, Frank Durfee, and Bob Graham . The Selective Service was located in an office at 110½ N. Michigan , Howell, in quarters now occupied by Attorney Wilfred Erwin. It later moved to rooms ·above the former bank building on the south side of W. Grand River in the vicinity of the present D & C store. Lyle Pettibone was Chief Clerk, initially , succeeded by Miss Elizabeth Griffith. The Receptionist was Gladys (Jones ) Heeg. The responsibility of this Service was to prepare a list of 25, 50, or even 100 elligible draftees ready to answer the calls which came once or twice a month as manpower quotas were required of Livingston County. On those mornings when the drafted young men had to report for their physicals in Detroit , one to three large Greyhound buses would be lined up on N. Mich. across from City Hall at 5 o-clock in the morning. The Selective Service personnel had to meet the buses there, and check the lists as the men boarded the buses . It was a time of activity , excitement , and poignancy of feelings as partings took place . Another vital agency of WW II was the American Red Cross. Livingston County had the following efficient personnel : Chr.-Mrs. Olive Merithew, Home Service-Supt. John Page , Production-Mrs. Harry Huntington , Blood Program- Mrs . John Page and Helen Bauer . In order to insure supplies for our fighting men rationing was necessary . Chester Bowles was the National Head of this I + Joe Harris ' Diamond Dot on M-59 . This is the original building and all the people in that line have meat stamps in their hand, hoping to get a little rationed meat. department. The local OPA office was housed on W. Grand River in the area recently vacated by Goodnow's Store, and at one time the location of Young's Motor Sales. Tom Faussett was appointed to have charge of the office of rationing . Mrs. Florence Burkhart and others assisted in the office. The schools of the county served as distribution centers initially, the teachers issuing the ration books which contained stamps for gas , fuel oil, tires , sugar , flour, coffee, meat , butter , and footwear . These books were dealt out according to the number of people in the family household. Tokens, small red or blue disks, were also issued by OP A, and were valued at one point each towards the purchase of rationed articles . At times there were definite periods , e.g., Aug. 27 to Oct. 13, in which low-priced men's or women's shoes were sold ration-free . The shoes had to have been manufactured before Mar . 1, 1944 and retail for $3.50 a pr . or less. For these, application had to be filed with OPA district offices between Aug. 10 and Sept. 8. Scarce articles were sewing machines , vaccuum cleaners, domestic washing machines , electric irons and alarm clocks. Newsprint shortage was a war-time problem . Light-colored corn syrup or honey was suggested to replace 1 / 3 to ½ of sugar used in canning . Tires were rationed with farm tractor and implement tires given first consideration . Priorities were also given to war plant employees and others . Lumber was limited to emergenc y repair lumber applied for at the local War Production field office. Wool topcoats , overcoats , dresses and worsted suits were scarce due to wartime control of such fabrics. Howell car dealers urged that every existing car had to be kept in service and carefull y maintained as strict priority rationing was necessary to industry-wide manufacturing quotas . Speeds faster than 35 miles an hour on Michigan trunkline highways were not legal until after Aug. 21, 1945, the date the state's wartime speed limit was lifted officially. It was a later date before faster speeds became effective on county roads . There · was warning to have consideration of the worn tires and the mechanical defects of cars driven much beyond mileages for which they were intended. New cars were not available as automobile factories had been tooled for providing critical war equipment. Rationing and shortages of WW II are pointed up in this article "As the Civilian Sees Peace ," taken from the Detroit News at the close of the war : " No more gas coupons .. . no more snippy clerks ... no more fuel oil coupons .. . no more impudent clerks . . . no more WLB .. . no more under-the-counter cigarets ... no more tire rationing . .. no more tin can flattening . .. no more OPA . . . no more haughty clerks . .. no more black market nylons ... no more waiting in line for everything you buy ... no more shoe coupons ... no more arrogant parking lot attendants ... no more shortages of soap chips . . . no more apple butter substitute for butter ... no more sugar shortage ... no more WMC ... no more fish substitute for steaks ... no more fresh clerks ... no more WPB . . . no more housing shortage . . . no more egg shortage . . . no more cotton shortage ... no more girdle shortage .. . no more paper shortage, including grocery bags . . . no more scalping of railroad tickets ... no more candy shortage .. . no more golf ball shortage ... no more film shortage .. . no more sixmonth watch repair jobs ... no more shortage of taxicabs ... no more shortage of toilet soap." With the shut down of trade with the Far East , the natural rubber supply was cut back , and " synthetic " rubber was used for footwear, tires , etc. Fenced-in collection depots for used rubber were set up. One such was located in the Howell Co-op Mill area . It was soon heaped high-even rubber baby dolls were donated to the "cause. " Discard aluminum was placed in deposit centers also, and paper drives were carried on. A playground swing set was bought with money raised by the Rumsey School children during their paper drive . After years of skimping on sugar, one lady in our neigh- 287 The American Legion Veterans place a wreath on the Roll of Honor of Livingston County soldiers during the Memorial Day Parade , 1946. WORLD WAR II Trevor Jones Orvin L . Vyse 1941-1945 Earl J . Keyes Frederick J. Waterbury Paul A. Kirby Chas . Sherman Welcker William M . Austin Joe Lesiak Galen J . Westmoreland Earl Barrett Frank J . Kelly Lawrence A . Zizka Marvin R . Beals Merlyn J . Mccleer Frank C. Newland Earl J . Berquist Orual J . McDaniels Floyd I. Bleasdell Clare Francis Mc Keener KOREAN WAR Kenneth E . Bleasdell Donald E . Miller Homer E. Boeve Michael Mizine James Humphries Maurice G. Boutell Melbourne K . Morgan Gordon A. Sheeks Kenneth C. Brayton Robert E . L . Morlan Victor Atwell Fred W. Brockway William H . Noel Robert Derby Richard E. Buckley Ernest J. Palmer Charles Culver Jack C. Button Duane C. Parker George H . Wines Walter R. Carmack Otto M . Peckins Wade McCook Ronald G. Cheney Harold Dale Peterson Robert L . Howe Edgar S. Clinton Edward J . Pittinger Frank W . Shaffier E. Allen Collacott F. Robert Pless Edward Howell John A . Crofoot Wayne K . Plummer Donald C. Parker Max L. Crownhart Orvell Puckett Martin E . Cranston Joyce E . Curtis Harold J. Raymond Milton Harrison Belmont D . Davenport Lloyd C. Reader Richard Strong Charles 0 . Dean William F . Richmond James Newland Wesley B. Dildine Andrew B. Roberts Frederick H. Dillingham Kenneth B. Rohrabacher VIETNAM WAR John R. Dillon Edwin E . Rosser Chas . Disbrow ( Kunahl Edward T . Saroski Lee Francis Jones Robert C. Doherr Francis S. Scheffer Max Edward Nimphie, Jr . Lawrence 0. Eddy Wilson Scott William Franklin Diggs Frank Elliott, Jr . Gordon L. Sessions John E. Mcie Wayne Farrell Frederick N . Singer Robert Lee Walker, Jr . Charles E. Frush T . A. Smail John L. Hasford Francis Gaffney Frank Smith Maurice John Biehn Clare L. Gilmore Harold V. Smith , Jr . John Martin Donohue Theodore H . Hackenberg Eugene W . Soper James M. Loso Homer Harrington Lawrence R . Steinacker William Marvin Light Glen P. Haskins Victor E . Szymanski Brent Britten Nauss Charles Hoag Ernest L . Tester Dennis Paul Lindsey Ralph A. Holmes George E . Thomas Donald A . R . Demond Harry W. Isham John A . Vanwinkle 288 borhood with the help of friends , saved up enough sugar to make and frost four cakes , white , yellow, chocolate , and carmel. She invited the neighbors in for the evening, and what a treat it was to see and taste those delicious cakes after having gone without so long. Bananas was another article that were really appreciated when they came back on the market. Steel scrap drives were an important source of war material. Volunteers from Howell went around to the farms to pick up discarded steel. This was brought in to town and piled on the west side of the former Citizens Building, east of the Court House. Many employees and agents of Citizens were inducted into service or war related industry jobs . Many factories converted to war plants , and shops began to make war materials. Men and women from Livingston County drove to Ypsilanti to work in the Bomber Plant. Manufacturing plants received citations from time to time for continued excellence in war production . In 1944 the UAWCIO in a Grand Rapids Convention took action to reaffirm their no-strike pledge for the duration of hostilities . Commercial food lockers started up business. John Vogt had one in Fowlerville and in Howell on the corner of Sibley and McCarthy in an old church building . Joe Harris and Tom Bain also made butchering and locker service available, and helped to alleviate meat shortages . As three-fourths of the world faced starvation the work of the general farmer was more important than at any peacetime . The farmer was destined to help the world but who would help the farmer ? The hired man had not yet come marching home. In Livingston County W.N. Isbell acted as emergenc y farm labor assistant , bringing together Wartime Victory Farm Volunteers from the city, and farmers who needed such a boon. " No. 1 war plants of World War II" is what the Master of the Michigan State Grange called the farms , which broke all former food production records , dispite lack of equipment , and manpower shortages due to farm boy enlistments. The farmer s never struck , they never hoarded labor , and they never called it quits . Men along in years , girls and women did their part to see that there was good for their fighting men and their allies- armed forces first and the civilians had their rationed shares . Vacant lots and available areas were plowed for victory The Veterans organization presents a check to Paul Bennett ( left) to pay for the Little League field . gardens. VICTORY GARDEN COMMI'ITEES reported to the STATE VICTORY GARDEN HEADQUARTERS. Over 100 one-room schools, as well as city and village schools, were scattered over Livingston County during World War II days . Teacher shortages became acute here as elsewhere , and former teachers by the score , were pressed back into service and issued War Emergency Certificates . These were contingent on credits to be earned by the teachers taking "refresher course s" at the universities , and later extension courses and summer school work . As did the farmers , these dedicated people gave willingly of their time and talent to challenge the minds of the youth in these years of crisis . Teachers encouraged children to plant VICTORY GARDENS and issued certificates to those who carried their projects to completion . They sold Saving Stamps to pupils which accumulated to War Savings Bonds. JR . RED CROSS groups were organized , and various projects undertaken . In our school the girls pieced a 9-patch quilt to be sent to an army hospital. Country children gathered hundreds of bags of milk weed pods to be used in life jackets . Genuine heartfelt love of country stirred our school young folk as they sang American Songs for Victory , compiled by the Committee on Wartime Civic Music of the Michigan Council of Defense for use in schools, clubs and civic groups . Copies were distributed by the University of Michigan in 1943. The Hartland Area Schools Music Director , Mrs . Inez Musson inspired the children in singing " The Caisson Song," " The Marines Hymn," " The Army Air Corps," "Anchors Aweigh," "The White Cliffs of Dover " and " A Song of Peace " to the tune of Finlandia . These Emergency teachers and the other teachers of that period did their own janitor work, had charge of arranging for a hot dish lunch each day ( willingly supplied by the parents ), organized the sports , dispersed the library books, handled recess duty , and planned parties and programs . There were no negotiations or strikes . During the war years aviation in Howell steadil y outgre w its present airport of that time , and looked ahead to a new airport and an increase in flying with the air-minded war veterans returning as potential pilots. In the Postal Department there were regulations for overseas mail for members of the armed forces . The time for mailing Yuletide packages (marked Christmas Parce l) was 289 designated from September 15 to October 15, and were not to exceed five pounds in weight or fifteen inches in length. Not more than one Christmas parcel could be accepted in any one week when sent by or on behalf of the same person to or for the same addressee. Telephones were not readily available to fill civilian orders , as the factories were workihg practically full time on the communication needs of the fighters in the two theaters of war. Civilians were requested to leave long distance from 7:00-10:00 p.m. for the service men. Also to help the morale of our fighting men, civilians were urged to keep up a flow of letters. Brave wives and mothers formed Service' Wives Clubs, Blue Star Mothers and Gold Star Mothers groups . Some of these met regularly to encourage one another. Women knitted sweaters , made knitted blocks for blankets , and other woolen articles to keep the soldiers warm. At least seven WAR LOAN DRIVES were made in the U.S. to provide our men with the machinery and supplies of war. The national goal in the 3rd was 15 billion. When the 5th was launched the goal was 16 billion. Of this, Michigan's share was 526 million, 86 million over the 4th WAR LOAN. Volunteers called Gallants agreed to sell a minimum of $1000 E series Bonds. Kits for Gallants were distributed . Your author 290 canvassed her community during one of these drives , and found people most patriotic to the Cause. One purchaser met with misfortune a few years later , and the only means of identification on his body was the receip he had been given at the time of his WAR BOND purchase . Livingston County was the first county in the state to achieve its Seventh WAR LOAN DRIVE, and Fowlerville High School was first in the state to pass its WAR BOND quota in that Drive . Livingston County, as well as the rest of the state accumulated a backlog of needed road projects as a result of restrictions preventing replacements during the war period. The War Production Board postponed or rejected public works programs because necessary material was critical for war purposes . Young ladies joined the SPARS (Marines ), WAACS ) Army , WAFS (Air Force ), WAVES (Navy), or took Cadet Nurse Training at Sparrow Hospital , Lansing . Nurses were recruited from those who were classified as available by the procurement and assignment service of the War Manpower Commission. Doctors from this community were drafted into war service , and gave valiantly of their ability . The local churches , pastors and congregations were the heartbeat of the community as they backed up their boys with their prayers , letters and packages . It was a highlight to General McArthur arrives in town on his way to Washington D.C. and rides in a parade through town with Mayor Charles Sutton . "Old Soldiers Never Die." have one of our servicemen home on furlough because our minister would ask him to carry the flag to the center front as the people stood, and then lead them in the pledge of allegiance . How proud we were of each one! As the war wore on, and the tragic casualty lists reappeared in our weekly paper, Ben Thomas, County Agricultural Agent, stepped forward with a concrete plan to immortalize the memory of our heroic dead . It was he who drew up the plans for the impressive gleaming white wooden arch memorial which stood for a time on the Court House lawn. A few years later the County Board of Supervisors appointed Charles Sutton and Willis Lyons to arrange to replace this with a lasting engraved monument , the details for which were handled by Harold Chubb. Other memorial lists were located in cities of the county. Hartland 's was at the site of the Music Hall. OUTSTANDING DATES OF WW II 8 Sept. 1943-The Italians surrendered , and were told by the Commander-in-chief of the Allied Force: " ... all Italians who assist in the fight against the Germans will have the support of the United Nations ." 6 June 1944 (D-Day)-American, British and Canadian forces landed by daylight in massive strength on the Normandy coast of France , and sped inland from quickly established beachheads . Gen. D.D. Eisenhower told his ,,'" ., '. ., -~- sr Erecting the monument on the courthouse lawn to the Veterans of WWII . troops this grand assault must bring " nothing less than full victory ." Pres. Roosevelt went on the air at 10:00 p.m. with the hope that the nation would join him in the prayer he had written for victory for the Allied forces of liberation in their invasion of Hitler 's fortress Europe . Gov. Kelly said , " The hour has arrived to test our hearts .. Separated from our sons by thousands of miles of land and water, we can . . . give them comfort . . . by uniting in prayer s for their safety and success ... " He ordered air raid sirens sounded and church bells rung to call citizens to a moment of silence at 10:00 a.m. 8 May 1945 (VE-Day)-It was a quiet holiday , and a time of thankfullness rather than hilarit y. It marked the lifting of the " brownout ," a fuel saving wartime measure imposed several months before. Pres . Truman said in his radio proclamation ; (this date was also the president 's 61st birthday ) " The Allied armies , through sacrifice and devotion and with God's help, have won from Germany a final and unconditional surrender . The western world has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of freeborn men. They have violated their churches , destroyed their homes, corrupted their children, and murdered their loved ones . . . Much remains to be done. The victory won in the west must now be won in the east. " 14 Aug. 1945 (V-J Day)-Pres . Truman finished reading of - .• 291 Japan's capitulation, at his press conference . He dropped his voice and said very softly, "That 's all. " Mrs. Martha Truman , 93-year-old mother of the president, 30 minutes after he had announced the surrender and then called her afterwards said , " I'm glad Harry decided to end the war . He's no slow person . He gets where he's going in short order ." General of the Army Douglas A. MacArthur , who told the Filipinos " I will return " and did it, was appointed Supreme Allied Commander for the occupation of Japan . The war was over 3 years , 8 months, and 7 days since the attack on Pearl Harbor. 14 Aug. 1945-Howell 's Victory Celebration-Seconds after Pres . Truman 's official statement at 7:00 p.m. of the war 's end, Howell citizens put on an unparalleled noise-making demonstration . Sirens , horns, guns, bells, firecrackers , tin cans tied to car bumpers and anything else to produce noise was heard and the racket continued far into the night. 15 Aug. 1945- " Many people expressed amazement at the scope of the victory celebration , saying it was beyond anything they ever expected . It was big, it was adequate , and it was well organized ." It had been planned for monthscomplete to the last detail. Directors of the Howell Bd. of Commerce had asked Rev. Pailthorpe to be chairman . Because he had planned, delegated tasks, etc ., all went well, even though the Rev. was out of town on the big day . The parade was the longest, 10 blocks long, and the best ever seen up to that time . Assisting Mr. Stollsteimer and Mr. Charles Sutton at the parade were Frank Bush in charge of marching units , E .L. Millis in charge of floats , and Noel Burnham of other details . Marching groups included : Spanish-American War Veterans , Service men of WW II, Blue Star Mothers , Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Veterans of Foreign Wars . Floats : Statue of Liverty Float-Citizens , Red Cross, Blue Star Mothers, Service Wives, Youth Center , Clowns & Uncle Sam-Howell Motors, Tractor & wagon with a goat representing Tojo-Iosco-Marion Farmers, Children of Allied Nations-Sanatorium, Waldenwoods Vocal Music Camp Singers on wagon, Baptist Church bus, Logan & Edna Papworth-scrap salvage truck , Ford Garage-decorated truck , Michigan Bell- service truck. 292 Mounted riders: T.J . Kizer farm, George Seaman place , Harris Diamond Dot Ranch , George Lucas farm , Tyler Brogan 's son. Clowns: On bicycles-Vern Cole, Bert Easton , and Arthur Schauer. Howell Electric Motors-Chas . Bonny, Kernie and Delores King, Betty and Billy Parks , Dick and Joan Switzer, Joan and Paul Miller , Walter Squire , Cleon Hartwell and daughter , Luther Spalding, Roy Latson , Jim Ricketts , Bernice Wiley, Earl Sharpe (as a lady ), and C.H. Zuck was there with his accordion . Five Civil Air Patrol planes flew overhead during the parade , piloted by Joe Grostic, Dean Park , Harry Bartche , Sherman Haller , and Lloyd Beurmann . After the parade a large crowd gathered on the Court House lawn for a program with Charles Sutton as chairman . Howell wartime Mayor Berthold Woodhams was called on, and spoke of this day as one of thanksgiving , gratitude , and dedication . Two numbers were heard from the 120-voice chorus of Waldenwoods Vocal Camp, directed by Dr . Kenneth Westerman . Rev . Fr . Day of St. Joseph 's Catholic Church gave an inspiring address, and closed with a tribute to the price of victory paid in the blood and courage of those who had fought to preserve what Americans know to be right. The closing program feature was the Lord 's Prayer . Evening services were held at the Walnut St. Methodist , the Lutheran, and the St. Joseph's Churches. In one of these services Dr . Noble and Rev . W.W . Clay were the speakers . At 9:00 p.m. a huge bonfire took place at the Howell City Park, followed by a generous display of fireworks, mostly ignited by Karl Welker. Closing feature of this memorable day was a free dance at St. Joseph Hall, music by the Finlan orchestra . The public spirit , patience, and fairness of the official, professional , and business people of Howell and surrounding communities , did much to make those trying war years bearable . They showed personal interest in their customers and patrons. The County Press was invaluable . May we all, as we reflect on WW II, mark well the statement quoted by Fr . Day in his address that final afternoon , "Do not forget that eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. " One of the floats in the V.J . day parade, 1946. The old St. Joseph Church and Rectory on Grand River . Churches ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH HISTORY By FATHER GILBERT 0. RAHRIG, MRS . GERALD JONES, MRS. JAMES E. COLBERT The beginnings of Catholicism in Howell reaches back to 1836, '37, or '38. The first priest to visit Howell for Mass seems to have been Father Patrick O'Kelly, who was stationed first at Northfield then Green Oak and finally Genoa. During the days of his ministry in Livingston County, Father O'Kelly visited among a number of Irish families then living in Howell where Mass was said in private homes . No attempt at church building was made, however , until 1878w hen Father James Daugherty of Brighton purchased in 294 Churches Coordinator Golda Ryan . Birthplace·Hermondale, Missouri . Birthdate.Nov . 2, 1934. Maiden name.Golda Marie Frazer. Denomination.catholic . She attended school at Holland, Missouri for eleven years and a 1953 graduate of Howell High School. Worked for Michigan Bell's manual office as Switchboard Operator, Eagers Restaurant and Reuland Electric Company . Married Robert Clarence Ryan, native of the Howell area in 1956. Present occupation, housewife, and mother of two children, Robert Joseph Ryan and Patti Shawn Ryan. Volunteer worker for school, church, Cancer Society, March of Dimes and Livingston County Respect for Life Committee. August 1878, the first church site at the corner of Fowler and East Grand River and began the construction of St. Joseph Church . Howell remained a mission of Brighton until Father James Gore was transferred to it from Williamston in 1888 to become the first resident pastor. Father James Gore was succeeded by Fathers John Ryan , George Clarson , Hugh McCarthy , James Thornton , Geroge McDace, John Crowe, Herman Fedewa , John Ralph Day , Leo Kalinowski , Joseph E. Wieber and the present pastor, Gilbert 0 . Rahrig . Among noteworthy achievements of the parish , in chronological order , is first , the construction of the first rectory under the administration of Father John Ryan. Father Ryan was here from 1889 to 1898. Under the direction of Father Hugh McCarthy the first church was enlarged to extend the sanctuary and sacristies . This reconstruction was completed between 1900 and 1905. Father James Tholnton who was pastor from 1905 to 1916 installed a new heating system in the church and rectory . It was during the pastorate of Father John Crowe that the church commemorated its Golden Jubilee . On Sunday, December 14, 1941, His Excellency , the Most Reverend Joseph H. Albers , Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing , came to Howell for the blessing of the first school and convent. Father Fedewa was pastor at that time . During the pastorate of Father Day, a new parish site was purchased and the present ten room school was built. Also during this time , the parish celebrated its Diamond Jubilee . In 1960 during the pastorate of Father Kalinowski , the present convent was built. On July 9, 1961, Father Wieber broke ground for the new church . It was completed and dedicated in May 1962. The administration building was completed and blessed in the Spring of 1963. In keeping with the directives of the Vatican Council and the new trend in church design and liturgy , the sanctuary was renewed in 1974. During the history of the parish , five priests were ordained and there were six vocations to the sisterhood. The organizations of the church are the following-Parish Council, Rosary Altar Society, Parish Board of Education, Ushers , St. Vincent de Paul , Fatima Rosary Group, Lectors and Commentators, Adult Choir, Folk Choir, Junior Folk Choir, and Parents ' Club. Land for the first cemetery was purchased in 1891 from Charles E . and Kate Itsell , located in Genoa Township. This was known as the Catholic Cemetery of Howell, Michigan. Land for Mt. Olivet Cemetery was purchased in January, 1914f rom R.E . and Mary R. Barron. This property is located within the city limits of the City of Howell on the shore of Howell Lake . THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS By LOVEEN COY and NANCY DUNN May, 1968, Howell began as a dependent Branch . James Philburn was called as the first President; Linda Philburn was first Primary President ; Phyllis Ward was the first Relief Society President; and, Bernard Wright , was first Sunday School President. The first meetings were held in the Masonic Temple , then located over the First National Bank. April, 1969, the branch moved to new facilities at 910 S. Michigan A venue , Howell. , July , 1970 Howell became an independent branch . Joseph Weaver was called as President. November, 1971 Richard J . McMacken was called as Branch President. November, 1974 groundbreaking for the new church building on West Grand River, just east of the new fire hall. There is documented proof that the church had missionaries working in the Livingston County area in the years around 1840. Baptisms took place then and many joined the church. However, no record can be found telling who the Presidency were, only the name of one elder is available and the names of several whom he baptized . The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , commonly referred to as the Mormons , was organized in 1830, under the guidance of divine revelation , by Joseph Smith . In 1840 the church first came to the Livingston County area . Meetings were held in a house which has come to be known as the "Mormon School House." In the year 1842 the 13 families in the area which formed the nucleus of that first Mormon church moved on to join other church members colonizing Nauvoo, Illinois . What happened to the church in this area we have little or no record of until 1968. Undoubtedly some members were here but since by directive from the church , families may hold the meetings of the various organizations in their home if need be, then records of such would be found in the church records in Salt Lake City. The church as a whole was re-established as Christ's church on the earth through his divine revelation and guidance. Its structure is the same as the church of Jesus Christ when he lived on the earth. Various organizations in the church help it accomplish its goal of returning the gospel of Jesus Christ to the earth and his church as he would have it. One of the most important of these organizations is the Relief Society, which is the oldest Women's organization in existence in the world . Other organizations , without which the church could not function, are the Elders Quorum , which is responsible for the welfare of all the families ; the Seventies, which is responsible for the missionary program ; the Sunday School; the Primary , which teaches the children ages 3-11 church history and doctrine; Seminary, which carries on the teachings of Primary for teenagers ; and , APYW, a social organization for teenagers. Some important programs in the church include the Welfare Program , through which the church takes care of its own who are in need . This program maintains its own sources of food and almost anything else needed, all provided by church members themselves . The Missionary Program, where young men , in pairs , usually in their twenties , volunteer to spend two years of their life proselyting. They are sent all over the world to spread the gospel. Many young women and married couples , as well as older people serve as missionaries , although the time is always voluntary and during their mission they adher to a rigid schedule set up by the church. Perhaps the most important program is Family Home Evening which in the church , is Monday, but can be any evening convenient to the family. This particular evening the family members set aside to spend together every week to do a variety of things , which always include prayer, but may be an evening spent bowling, going to a movie or just talking over some of the everyday events in their lives . The importance of this program cannot be stressed too strongly as the church believes the family unit is the most important thing on earth. It is the church 's way of bridging the generation gap and while families still have problems there is security for all knowing the members of the family are united. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be familiar with all of these organizations and programs , however , even they , in future years, will be glad to know that in the Livingston County area , as everywhere in the world , the work of the church is progressing , and that at the time of the Bicentennial , Howell Branch was a totally functioning Branch . The Church began on January 22, 1966. Our first meetings were held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Baber . Arrangements 295 were made to use the Recreation Center for our regular Sunday services. Pastor and Mrs. Crosby from Portage Lake came every Sunday and helped with music and taught Sunday School classes. Kenneth Pierpont drove from Grand Rapids every Thursday and had Bible Study and prayer meeting in the Baber home. In 1968,H arold Wolcott applied to the Galilean Mission and came to Howell to pastor, at which time we held both Sunday morning and Sunday evening services at the Recreation Center and prayer meeting in the Walcott home. He worked hard in developing a site to build the church on. In the fall of 1968 we started the Ladie's Missionary Fellowship. Pastor Walcott resigned in the summer of 1969 to go to another ministry in Pennsylvania . While we were waiting to pick a new pastor Mr. Frank Shultz, founder and director of the Galilean Baptist Mission, held prayer meeting on Wednesday eveing. Pastor Paton came in the fall of 1969t o fill in as pastor and to candidate . Pastor Paton came as full time pastor on March 15, 1970.H e helped to start building the church in July of 1970. We started holding services in the new building in December of 1970. On January 17, 1971w e held the Dedication of the Church with Dr. David Allen, from Calvary Baptist Church of Hazel Park , doing the speaking . In the fall of 1970, we purchased our first church bus. Besides our Sunday Services, are Sunday School 9:45 a.m. and Morning worship at 11 :00 a.m. along with Jr . Church also at 11:00 a.m. , Wednesday edvening prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m . with Choir practice after prayer. We have roller skating once a month, Ladie's Fellowship Meeting once a month , and a Home Bible Study twice a month, and a church calling program every Thursday. Lord willing this fall we will be breaking ground for a new addition to our building. We also hope to start a Jet Cadet and Whirlybirds program for our children. Our Sunday School teaches the Bible as the supreme standard by which all human conduct , creeds and opinions should be tried. Sunday School prepares one for the future here on earth and in eternity. Sunday School confronts the student with the demand of God that he receive Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour. Sunday School presents opportunities to share Christian experiences. Sunday School shows the student how he can be of service in the community and also in the world. Sunday School helps to build strong character . All of this is done by the study of the Word of God and the help of teachers to guide and help the student. Our Church has a message. "All have sinned and come short of the Glory of God," Rom. 3:23. "For the wages of sin is death , but the gift of God is eternal life" Rom. 6: 23. " For God proves His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners , Christ died for us," Rom. 5:8. "But to as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the Sons of God, even to them that believe in His Name," John 1:12. " Therefore, if any man be in Christ , he is a new creation; old things are passed away, and behold all things have become new," II Cor. 5:17. 1ST EPISCOPAL CHURCH The 1st Episcopal Church in Howell was organized at a meeting held December 12, 1857 in the Congregational Church. (This church is believed to have stood in the vicinity of Higgins and State SU The group took the name All Saints Church of Howell. Besides the 1st vicar, The Reverend Henry Branwell, Abel F. Butterfield, Joseph T. Titus, H.C. Briggs , George Greenway , George Hoyt, William A. Clark and M. Labouter were present at that initial meeting. 296 -~-- _J .~.,:~~ 1 -~ In 1867 for some unknown reason, a movement for reorganiz~tion began to develop. Accordingly, at the an_nual meeting on April 13, 1868A rticles of Agreement to establish a new church to be called St. John's Episcopal Church of Howell were accepted. These Articles were duly recorded with the county clerk the next day, April 14, 1868. In 1880 the cornerstone was laid for the first church building. It was located on the northwest corner of Walnut and Sibley Street on property given by George Greenway. The building was completed and dedicated in 1881. The total cost of land parcels and structure was $2,40?. To?ay. the building is owned by the First Church of Christ Scientist. During 1882-1883 the mission was served by Mr. A.W. Ryan. While here the Ryans lost a child,~ -Fay. As a ~esult, the congregation presented the baptism~! f~nt m . h~s memory . This was the first recorded memorial gift and 1t 1s still in use today. For many years Howell, Brighton and Hamburg were all served by the same vicar. From 1900-1917t her~ was no organized program here, just a very rare service by a visiting priest. . . In 1917 St. John 's was rekindled and a full time vicar was hired. Then in 1923-1924th e men of the mission built a rectory on Sibley Street, a parish hall on Walnut, and added a sanctuary to the church. In 1926 a new man, Donald Veal, was assigned here and that fall his ordination took place . This is the only time such a service has occurred at St. John's . The Reverend Veal was instrumental in getting St.John's to sponsor Boy Scout T~oop No. 1 in Howell. He also instituted the first Good Friday Service in Howell that was open to all denominations . In 1956 the congregation bought 4½ acres on Tompk!ns Street adjacent to McPherson Hospital as a future bmldmg site . In consideration of the steady progress being made , the annual meeting in January, 1959r esolved to become a parish . This was accomplished on November 23, 1959 after 102 years as a mission! The first vestry elected was as follows: Dr . Robert Wadlund, Senior Warden , Dr. E.A. Ross, Alfred Hall, Louis Martin Charles Badura, Richard Ballou, John Beatty , Hugh Green, 1John Hagman, John O'Lone, William Scofield, Stanley Wilson and Harry L. Williams , Honorary Member . The first rector was The Reverend Richard W. Ingalls. In 1961 the present rectory at 420 Caledonia was bought. 1964 saw the complete renovation of the church. This even included the building of a choir loft-balcony and installation of a free standing altar. However , by the start of the next decade it was obvious that there was no longer adequate room for the Sunday School. After much planning under the direction of John Johnides, Senior Warden, ground was broken on the Tompkins Street site . Because of fine volunteer efforts on the part of the congregation , construction costs were approximately $120,000. The first service was held in the new church on March 19th, 1972. Today the parish members 125 households and a total of 375 baptized members . The present rector is The Reverend David Sprunk. • I ~t ti 1it1. • --;11 -f I ~t -,. ri,..!U~ ~' ~"I ---·'·I·- = . - - __ , - -Y ~ r-·.,..::-. EMMANUEL EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHERN About 1875, Rev. F. Schweitzer came to Howell as the first Evangelical minister to visit the city . The first services were held in private homes . Later the services were held in a hall over the fire station. The Howell congregation was duly organized July 28, 1881, as the Emmanuel Church of the Evangelical Association. In the beginning , all services were held in the German language and for the first year after the class organized , services were held only once in two weeks. For several years , Howell was part of a circuit, being served with other churches . The first trustees of the church were Henry Weimeister, Sr., George Hornung, and Carl Eke!. In the year of 1882, under the supervision of the trustees together with Rev. W.F. Zander , the preacher-in-charge, and Rev. J.M. Fuchs, presiding elder , the first church was built at a cost of $2,000. A parsonage and barn were also built at a cost of $700 and $100 respectively . The church structure was remodeled in 1906u nder the supervision of Rev. O.C. Penticoff , pastor , and Rev. F . Klump , presiding elder . A cement block structure was erected in the place of the frame structure originally built. The Howell mission in the earlier years was composed of the appointments Howell, Cohoctah, Conway, Byron, and Webberville . The preaching services from 1881 to 1893 were in the German language exclusively. Rev. C. Krueger first began to preach in the English language once every fourth Sunday for a period of 3 months. In 1893 it was decided to hold services regularly in English. In 1895, during the pastorate of Rev. S. Staebler, the German language was abandoned , and all services after that were conducted in English . The minutes of the society were first written and read in English in 1896. In the early 1940's, new chancel furniture was installed in the sanctuary and a few years later a new oak floor was laid. In 1961 a new parsonage was erected . In June of 1968 the Evangelical United Brethern Church merged with the Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church, and here in Howell the two churches joined January 5, 1969. The E.U .B. Church was then sold to the Nazarene Church . A Woman's Missionary Society was organized with the help of Mrs. P .H. Pohly . There was also a Ladies Aid Society that helped, especially the needy people in town. The Young People 's Alliance, known as the U.P.A . met Sunday evenings before the regular church service, and the Junior Alliance children met Sunday afternoons. Of course, there were Sunday School Classes for all ages , generally meeting after the morning church service . TWO HOWELL CHURCHES UNITEAn important event in Howell church history occured on January 1st, 1969 when the Evangelical United Brethren and the Walnut Street United Methodists officially became one congregation. This followed a Denominational Merger and was accomplished locally with good will and understanding by both parishes . Pastors at the time were Rev . Mark Matter and Rev. Allan G. Gray . Rev. Gray continued to serve a total of twelve years in Howell. These two groups were formed many years ago. The Evangelical fore-runner of the EUB church served many German speaking settlers and the Methodist circuit riders came to every cross-road including Howell in the 1830 period . Both served their separate flocks long and well. The new congregation voted to be known as The First United Methodist Church in Howell and has built a fine new church structure on Bower Street on land once a part of the first Howell airport. Ground breaking was on Oct. 26, 1969, cornerstone ceremony June 22, 1969, and the first service held Dec. 14, 1969. On Feb . 8, 1970 a dedication service with Michigan Bishop Dwight E . Loder of the United Methodist Church as principal speaker . Both former church homes have been razed . The cement block EUB church stood at McCarthy and Crane streets being built in 1906. The red brick Methodist building stood at the corner of Sibley and Walnut from 1890 and it replaced a frame church built in 1855. At the time of merger one of the joint meetings was held during a heavy spring thunderstorm . Pails were placed about the meeting room to catch water and as the other church building was also in a sad state of repair the storm seemed to emphasize the need for change and a call for united action to face the future . In 1969 the congregation moved to their new church at 1230 Bower Street. The people of the church showed the pride of their heritage in many ways. The brick church sign in front of the church contains the cornerstones from the Walnut Street Methodist Church and the Emmanual Evangelical United Brethern Church. In the Memorial Chapel the pulpit, organ , pulpit chairs, and baptismal font came from the chancel of the former EUB Church ; while the panelling , altar , lectern , altar rail and carpeting came from the former Methodist Church . As the furnishings of the chapel have blended together with beautiful harmony , so have two congregations joined together in the worship of God. Together as one congregation we grow stronger in numbers and in faith . WALNUT STREET METHODIST CHURCH The Methodist Church here in Howell had its beginnings as a result of the efforts of a young man by the name of Alvin L. Crittenden. What follows is an address presented by Mr. Crittenden to the old County Pioneers Society many years later : " In the month of April, 1836, I learned there was to be Methodist preaching at Ore Creek , not Brighton . I left my home at Mr. Sage 's, half a mile west of the village of Howell, and walked to Ore Creek where I listened to Rev . Mr. Bibbins. He gave notice at the close of the service that Rev. 297 Elijah Crane, then traveling Plymouth circuit, would hold a two-day meeting there in four weeks. After service I walked back to my home. At the appointed time I walked again to what is now Brighton to attend the two-day meeting . There I formed the acquaintance of Rev. Elijah Crane and Rev. John Cosart, a local preacher of the Methodist Church. While attending the meeting at Brighton arrangements were made for Rev . Mr. Cosart to come to Howell and preach and form a Methodist class, and send a report to Rev . Elijah Crane who would represent our wants at the ensuing Methodist conference and, if possible, secure for us regular preaching . By some mistake the notice was given one week too soon. We assepibled but no preacher came . A prayer meeting was held and at its close it was thought by the Methodists present that although we were disappointed in not having a preacher with us, we would not be disappointed in regard to having a class formed . Accordingly we organized a business meeting for that purpose by electing Pardon Barnard chairman and A.L. Crittenden secretary. Those who had letters from the Methodist Episcopal church passed them in and they were read . A.L. Crittenden was elected class leader . Thus I had the honor to be the first official member of any religious organization ever formed in Howell. A regular class book could not be obtained so I did the next best thing that could be done under the circumstances. I took a sheet of paper and doubled it together and recorded the names of the members thereon . The next Sabbath Rev . John Cosart preached in Howell, which was the third sermon preached in Howell, the first by a Methodist minister . He acknowledged our proceedings to be right and sent on the report of our society as agreed upon. In the fall of 1836, Washington Jackson was sent to Livingston County as a missionary from the Ohio Conference of the Methodist. The names as they appear on the original class book when the class was formed are : Alvin L. Crittenden , Pardon Barnard, Eliza Ann Barnard, Peter Brewer , Dorcas Brewer, Sylvester Rounds, Polly Rounds, Asabel Rounds, Mary Sage and Nathaniel Johnson. Soon after and before the traveling preacher arrived, there were received by letter : Clarissa Johnson, Asabel Dibble, Abigal Dibble and Abigal Smith . No date appears upon the book except 1836, until Washington Johnson arrived upon the m ission, but I think the class was formed in June of that year . The first date upon the book is September 4, 1836." Livingston County was organized as a circuit and Milford was soon after added . The first quarterly meeting of the Livingston Mission was held in the home of Stephen Lee, on December 31, 1836. The records of this meeting show the following names: Rev. Wm. Hurr , presiding elder ; Rev. Washington Jackson , preacher in charge ; John Cosart, local elder. The third quarterly meeting of the circuit was the first held in Howell. It was held in the village schoolhouse, a one room building, as his list of appointments, with his assistant 298 pastor ; Howell, Pinckney , Unadilla, Love's , Wright's, Munsell's , Handy , Fleming , Oceola, Hamburg and Clayton's. From an address by Brother Warren here in 1888, allow me to make a liberal quotation: "My appointment to the old Livingston Circuit was in 1847. My colleague was Rev. M.W. Stambaugh. We began our preaching services in a little old schoolhouse a short distance from where this church now stands . After a few weeks our meeting s were transferred to the then new court-house where they were continued until the close of my pastorate at the close of my second year. "At the fall conference of 1848 I was reappointed to the Livingston Circuit with Rev . Noah Fassett as junior preacher . Having made Pinckney our home the greater part of the first year, my wife and I moved to Howell, occupying the then unfinished parsonage as occupied by Brother Wakelin when he was pastor here . It stood a couple of blocks south of this spot, in what was then an open common without enclosure and richly fringed with native underbrush . In this dwelling, with parlor and chambers unplastered , we passed a comparatively comfortable year. Being new hands at housekeeping we needed but little and had less , but the people were kind." Just twenty years after his first appointment to Livingston Circuit, Brother Warren was again appointed to Howell. His description of the changes during that period and the general prosperity is interesting but must be passed for want of time . The old church had been built and the pastor preached here every Sunday morning and evening . He also went to the Marion Center each Sunday afternoon . Rev. Fassett was his assistant pastor for this second pastorate . At the close of the pastorate of Rev . Warren and Rev. Fassett there were 256 members on the whole circuit and 39 probationers . Brother Warren received $176 for salary that year and Brother Fassett $88. Soon after moving into the Court-house, as a result of the efforts of Mrs. Ernaline Steels, the Sunday School was organized . Its existence however was not as prosperous as one might be desired until it was merged into the Union Sunday School upon its organization in 1853. Early in the fifties the society began to urge the necessity of building a church . This agitation culminated in April 1852. The deed is dated the fifth of that month . The property was described as lots 15 and 18 of the plot of the village of Howell. The church was completed and dedicated in March , 1855, at a cost of about $1,500. The name of the charge was changed in 1852, from Livingston Circuit to Howell. Unadilla was organized into a circuit at that time and Pinckney the following year. From 1849t o 1873t he Methodist church of Howell gradually gained in members and influence, enjoying times of special revival effort but for the most part , just a gradual substantial growth. During the 1870's an alcove to the rear of the church , for use of the choir and pulpit, and some other additions were made , at a total cost of $4,500. The rededication was conducted by Dr. Jocelyn , then president of Albion College. At that time it was discovered that the church had never been organized under the statute for such organizations . After considerable discussion the organization was perfected under the charter name of the Walnut Street Methodist Episcopal Church of Howell, Michigan. The papers are dated January 20, 1873 and so recorded at the county clerk 's office. During the 1880's the old parsonage was sold and a new one built adjoining the church, at a cost of nearly $17,000. During the 1920's an L was built around two sides of the church . The new pipe organ was purchased. Much of the more than $30,000 of cost was raised and paid and all were glad the great work was undertaken. In the late 1940's and early 50's, the church was especially active in repairing , redecorating, and improving the church property . The church ceiling was insulated , and Sunday School rooms on the south side were provided with storm windows and screens. The Bulletin Board was relettered to read "Walnut Street Methodist Church." Venetian Blinds were hung at the windows of the auditorium, a center aisle was placed in the church , Memorial Chimes were purchased for the church, and were played each Sunday morning before the church service. A Memorial Plaque, listing the names of Methodist boys in the service was hung in the auditorium. A new chancel for the church was authorized, and many church members gave heavily to this project in memory of loved ones. Lights were installed in memory of the faithful work done by Leilah Peirce as choir director , and Choir Room was partitioned to make room for a Pastor's Study . During this period the Junior Choir was organized under the direction of Mrs . Zoe Earl , Christmas Boxes were sent to all members of the armed forces connected with our church, a Boy Scout Troop was sponsored by the church, and a Director of Demobilization appointed to take care of our boys returning from the war. In 1970 the Walnut Street Methodist Church was razed . Even though it was a sad event the congregation had moved to their new church on Bower Street, taking with them the heritage of Walnut Street Methodist Church and were looking forward to a bright future . Groups with the First United Methodist Church : Chancel Choir, Junior Chorister's, Son Shine Choir. United Methodist Women: Dorcas Circle, Priscilla Circle, Ruth Circle, Mary-Martha Circle, Young Women's Circle, Matilda Pohly Circle . United Methodist Men : United Methodist Youth Fellowship, United Methodist Junior High Fellowship, Sunday School Classes for all ages , Philathea , Class 9, Boy Scout Troop No. 364. Couples Club: Hummer's (Camping Club). Contributors : Evelyn Thomas , Alma Young, Maurice Coles, Zoe Earl, Georganna Herrington. Typists: Marie Chubb, Karen Smith. Book Sources: Watson and Spafford , History of Michigan , Conference of the E.U.B . Church, 3, Vol. 1942, 1961, 1968. History of Livingston County, Michigan, 1880. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST During the early 1890's, a small group of people interested in Christian Science, met at their various homes to read and study the " Bible" and "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures " by Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. Fiye members of this group-Mrs . Mary G. Walters, Mrs . Nellie G. Kellog, Mr. Owen W. Kellog, P . L. Merethew , and Mrs . Frances Curdy were appointed as a committee on August 7, 1895 to draft the articles of association . Of much help to the society in its early efforts , were Mrs. Annie Knott, then a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science in Detroit, and Miss Clark of Toledo. Both were students of Mrs . Eddy. Meetings and services were held in a hired hall over the corner drug store, until too many of the members had moved away. The remaining Christian Scientists continued to study in their own homes and attend services in other cities. The present organization was formed as a Christian Science Society on March 16, 1916 when new By-Laws were adopted. Members of this group included Mrs . Ruby E. Howe, Miss Elnora B. Howe, Mrs. Wealthy A. Browning, Miss Clare Weiand, Mrs. Mattie H. Hamilton , E . D. Parker and Mrs. Blanche Parker . Also Mrs . Daisy S. Line, Mrs. Thelma Hamilton Hutton, Mrs. Dorothy Hamilton Dodge, Mrs. Eva Weiand, Mrs. Mary Rice Lewis, Mrs . Carrie B. Pell, and Mrs. Robert R. Smith . The Society first met in private homes , then in rooms in the Addison Balch Building, then in the Schroeder Building and later rented space in the William Farnsworth block where the Society continued to meet until purchasing a lot and building at 646 W. Grand River on May 27, 1938. Incorporated on January 22, 1940, the Society became "First Church of Christ, Scientist " of Howell in 1947. Feeling the need for a more suitable structure, in 1972, the church purchased, for cash, the former St. John 's Episcopal Church at 114 South Walnut Street and the Parish Hall at 120. S. Walnut Street. The structure at 120 S. Walnut presently houses the Christian Science Reading Room which is open to the public daily , except Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (with the entrance on Sibley Street ). The Sunday School is also located in this building with an entrance on Walnut Street. The public is invited to attend church services and to use the Reading Room where books and authorized literature about Christian Science may be read , borrowed or purchased . The church holds at least one Free Lecture on Christian Science each year. This church is a branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts. This church was established by Mary Baker Eddy , who ordained the "Bible" and "Science and Health with Kay to the Scriptures " as the impersonal pastor of her church. Sunday Services , held at 10:30 a.m. are conducted by Jennifer Hill, serving as First Reader with Scott Ten Eyck serving as Second Reader . The Readers of this church are elected by the members from the membership and serve for a term of three years . Students of Christian Science study, daily, the weekly Bible Lesson Sermon from the Christian Science Quarterly which is read by the First and Second Readers on Sunday. Testimonial meetings are held each Wednesday evening at 8 p.m . 299 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Howell was just a struggling village when the initial meeting for the organization of the First Baptist Church was held April 13, 1838 in the village schoolhouse with ten persons present. This organizational meeting took place some two years after the first religious service conducted by a Baptist minister was held in the newly settled community. Rev. Thomas Baker became the first pastor of the church. All the charter members of the church brought letters from Baptist churches in the east, among whom were families by the name of Austin and Sage. Another prominent member of the early church was the grandfather of the former Judge Willis Lyons. In 1846i t was voted to build a house of worship. This 32 by 44 foot structure was completed in 1850. In the front of the building was a platform with steps at either end leading up to 300 the two doors entering into the aisles of the church which allowed for separate entrances by the men and women. Early history records reveal that a lawsuit arose between two members of the church , the one accusing the other of driving off his cow and hiding it. The accusor, because of manifesting an unyielding and self-justifying attitude, was withdrawn from the fellowship of the church. Other instances of early church discipline are also recorded . In 1874 a new church building at the cost of nearly $12,000 was dedicated . Many of the materials used were from a Congregational Church torn down just one block north of the Baptist Church . By 1955 another new building was begun as the 1874s tructure was being overcome by termites . This is the present brick building which stands on Church Street. The First Baptist Church has stood on this same corner at Church and State Streets since the original meeting house was completed in 1850. During the period of 1838 to 1930 the Baptist congregation knew the leadership of some twenty-eight different ministers. In the succeeding forty-five years, the pastoral leadership has been provided by only three ministers-The Rev . Ralph Karney (1930-1948 ), the Rev . Merle R. Meeden (1948-1966 ) and the present pastor , the Rev . Donald E. Williams who began his work in April 1967. In June 1968 the church called their first tull-time Director of Christian Education , Miss Sharon K. Stroops . Since 1956t he morning worship service has been broadcast live over the local Howell radio station . The ministry of the church reaches beyond this community into the state , nation , and world through its association for mission with the American Baptist Churches of Michigan and the American Baptist Churches , U.S.A. HOUSE OF PRAYER A dedication service for the House of Prayer , 2309 Eager Road , was held Sunday , December 3, 1970 at 4 p.m. The regular Sunday School service was held at 10 a .m. and the church service at 11 a .m. The House of Prayer is a non-denominational church . Its pastor if the Rev. Henry Stamper , Jr. of Howell. Rev . Stamper classified his church as a full gospel church, stressing freedom of worship . The Stampers had been holding services in the basement of their home since June , 1968. They began with two families and grew to over 60 people. These services began as Friday night prayer meetings. The new church is located one mile north of M-59 on Eager Road , between Brophy and Bigelow Roads . The new church building was begun Aug. 1. SAINT JOHN CATHOLIC CHURCH After nearly sevenscore years of history Saint John Catholic Mission became an independent parish October 14, 1974. The mission was founded February 23, 1843 when Father Patrick O'Kelley was appointed to serve the area . Prior to this, Mass was celebrated since 1838 in various homes by Father Morrissey of Ann Arbor once every three or four months . Father O'Kelley resided in Brighton and held services at private homes. He traveled on foot for many years to Oceola, Deerfield, and Bunker Hill. When the people decided to build a church , they could not decide on the location so a map was drawn showing where each family lived. Michael Bergin walked to Detroit and presented the map to the Bishop, who after much deliberation marked the spot where the church stands today. On Januar y 20, 1944 the Most Reverend Peter Paul LeFevre purchased the two acres for $50.00 from Michael McGuire . Since the first church is said to have been log, the building has gone through several changes . When the congregation grew to necessitate an addition , a frame structure was added to the log church . Later the log was removed and the west end of the present building was built of brick in 1868. In 1873 the frame portion of the church was moved across the road and used for services while William Pipp of Brighton completed the present building at the cost of $3,890.00. During the period of 1877-1886 there were 90 registered familie s at Saint John. The mission in Iosco had 14 families , White Oak had 20, and Fowlerville had 14 families, Brighton registry listed 70 families, while Howell listed 38 families . Today there are four hundred families at Saint John. It wasn 't until the period of 1912-1920t hat Mass was celebrated every Sunday at Saint John Church. On June 23, 1968, the Most Reverend Alexander Zaleski, Bishop of Lansing , celebrated a special Mass in commemoration of the centennial year of the west portion of the church building . A public reception was held for Father Allen J . Theis, the first resident pastor of Saint John Catholic Church on Saturda y, November 9, 1974, at the Hartland High School Commons located on M-59 just west of US-23. The Holy Mass was concelebrated by Father Theis and Father Roger Smith at 6:30 p.m . followed by a reception which included refreshments . HARDY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH The Hardy Methodist Church had its beginning when a class of eight members was formed , following a series of meetings held at the Browning School in May, 1840. This was the first Methodist Episcopal group in the community . Two other religious groups , one which held services at the Rumsey School and still another which held services in a small log building on the Ephraim Hardy farm, participated in the erection of this building . A need for a church building was uppermost in the minds of these people and the result was a meeting held in February , 1870. At this meeting it was agreed to organize and build a church . Ephraim and Rebecca Hard y gave the land on which the church was erected . Work began , and on the 10th of Jul y, 1870 it was dedicated and was free of debt. The church was placed on the Hartland Charge . Trustees of the church at this time was John G. Horton (chairman ), Ebenezer Kellogg, Joseph Briggs, and John Kirk . Elder John G. Horton preached the first sermon , his topic was from Jonah 1:6 " What Meanest Thou Oh Sleeper ." Through the years we celebrated the 60th, 75th, 80th and 100th anniversaries. I1 !anuary , 1931, electric lights were added to the sanctuar y: In 1946 the church was moved south from the original location because of the widening of the highway . The dedication of the fellowship room took place Januar y 2, 1949. One of the more important events of the Hard y Church took place June 15, 1955. At this time the people of Hard y voted to become a separate charge , thus requiring the building of a parsonage. This was made possible by a gift of land from Mabel Shuart. The building was completed and dedicated January 24, 1960. In 1965o ther additions were made such as narthex , garage and extensive remodeling of the sanctuar y also took place at this time . Due to the growth of the church we felt the need of an educational unit which was dedicated in 1973. Two yearl y events which add to the spiritual life of our church are the Easter Sunrise Service and the Live Nativity Scene at Christmas. Our present organizations are: United Methodist Church School, United Methodist Women, United Methodist Men, United Methodist Youth Fellowship . During the past two years our church has shown stead y growth under the guidance of our pastor , Rev . Benjamin Bohnsack. Mrs. J . B. Cook, Mrs. Boyden Kimberl y and Mrs . Burton Spalding Historical Committee of Hardy United Methodist Church GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Although the history of Lutheranism in Livingston County dates back to the establishment of St. George Evangelical Church ( now of Brighton ) in 1845, that of the Lutheran church in Howell is of comparatively recent date . Some German services were held in Howell by pastors of the St. George Church during the latter part of the 1800's, but organization was never affected due to transportation difficulties and the language question . In 1918-1919t he work was revived by Reverend R. J . Graetz of St. George Church, who did preliminary work toward establishing a Lutheran Church in Howell. The first service was held over the old Schnackenberg Funeral Home on August 17, 1919. Pastor Graetz was assisted by Rev . J . B. Sause and Rev . 0 . Heinzelman . A meeting was convened after the service and the first officers were elected . At a second meeting, the name of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church was chosen for the newly formed congregation , and on March 7, 1920, a constitution was adopted, completing the organization of the church. The charter members were : Mr. and Mrs . Rudolph Bremer , Mr. and Mrs . Ralph Bremer , Mrs. Mina Cooper, Mr. and Mrs . Henry Gerkin , Sr., Mrs . Henry Herbst, Mr. and Mrs . John Grostick , Mr. and Mrs . H. J . Larson , Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Lawrenz , Mrs. Harry 301 Pettibone, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Veith, Arthur Veith, Vernon Veith, Mrs. Robert Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wruck, Agnes Wruck, Carl Wruck, Mrs. John Redinger, Mrs. Howard Hunter and Mrs. Edward Maas. The original officers of the church were: Elders: Albert Wruck and Otto Wruck, Deacons: Ferdinand Lawrenz and Ralph Bremer, Trustees : Rudolph Bremer , Henry Veith and John Grostick , Treasurer , H. J . Larson, Secretary : Ralph Bremer. Grace Church was at first served alternately by the pastors of Brighton and Fowlerville, Pastors Graetz and Sause, from 1919 to 1921. Then Pastor H. W. Swinehart of Brighton in June , 1920 and Pastor C. G. Althoff of Fowlerville in February , 1921a ssumed duties as associate pastors of Grace Church. However, since this arrangement proved unsatisfactory, in September , 1921, Rev. Swinehart of St. George, Brighton , was called by vote of the congregation to serve as pastor. By this action, Grace Lutheran Church was merged with the St. George Church as one parish . Pastor Swinehart served the combined parish of Brighton and Howell until 1924. He was succeeded by Rev. Lawrence S. Price . From 1920 the Grace congregation had been renting the Episcopal Church for services. However it was felt that a permanent church home was a definite necessity and a real estate committee was appointed to obtain a suitable lot for the church building . At first a lot in the eastern part of the city was selected, but ultimately a lot on North Michigan , being near the center of the city, was purchased. On May 10, 1927, the ground was broken for the new church . Much of the work in building the structure was done by the members of the church , and on Sunday, July 31, 1927, the church was dedicated to the glory of God. In 1929, Pastor Price followed a call to Dayton, Ohio and was succeeded by Rev . E . F . Klingensmith. Pastor Klingensmith served until July 14, 1935 at which time Grace Lutheran Church became an independent congregation, severing its connections with St. George Evangelical Church of Brighton. Rev. Luther A. Sherer was installed on July 14, 1935, as the first full-time pastor of the church . Since 1939 the following pastors have served the church on North Michigan Avenue: Rev . Marcus C. Mueller, Rev. 0 . A. Bertram , Re . Be. E . Petrick , Rev . J . W. Althaus, Rev . Earl C. Willer and Rev. Robert L. Herbon. It was during the pastorate of Pastor Willer, that due to steady growth , it was decided to build a parish house. This was done by the men of the church and was dedicated in 1949. Another building program was carried out on the church on North Michigan Avenue in 1954, when the church and parish house were connected with an enclosure. By 1955 the congregation 's size made it necessary to consider another expansion program of some type. At a congregational meeting on June 12, 1956, the congregation decided to begin investigation of the possibility of building an entirely new church on a different location. In keeping with this plan the congregation purchased 4½ acres of property in the northwest section of Howell. Members of the church council at the planning stage in 1956 were: Pastor Robert L. Herbon, Donald Fournier, William Belz, Ralph Benson, William Brandt , Richard Frank, Harry Hasenbusch, Sidney Lyons, Angelo Paoli, Robert Smith and Wilbert White. On March 25, 1957, the church on North Michigan was sold to the Salvation Army and plans for the building of the new church were purchased . The contracting for erecting the new church was let to J . W. Dilloway of Brighton on March 3, 1958. Groundbreaking for the new church took place on March 23, 1958 and the cornerstone was laid in June , 1958. The congregation, during the time their new church was being built, worshipped in the all-purpose room of the Southwest School. 302 On January 11, 1959, the Pastor , Rev . Robert L. Herbon , had the joy of leading the congregation in a service of dedication of the new church . Pastor Herbon stayed with Grace and growth continued, but in 1961 he accepted a call to Truth Ev . Lutheran Church of Detroit. Following Pastor Herbon, Pastor P . Fred Houston accepted a call to Grace Church in April, 1962. Shortly after his arrival, building of a new parsonage was begun on property close to the church . Pastor Houston received a call from American Lutheran Church in Grundy Center , Iowa and is serving that congregation since January, 1969. Pastor Ronald J. Gross accepted the call from Grace Church and started his ministry in Howell on February 26, 1969. In January , 1973 the congregation voted to extend a call to Pastor Oscar H. Kraft , to serve as co-pastor . On March 11, 1973 Pastor Kraft was installed and served in this capacity until the resignation of Pastor Gross in November, 1973. Pastor Kraft accepted the full time pastorate of Grace congregation in January , 1974. In his first year at Grace , Pastor Kraft worked from April to September, most of the time at the newly introduced Leisure and Recreation program. This program has been continued in 1974 and 1975 during the summer months by Bob and Barb Brugler . Today the members of Grace Lutheran Church find Christian nurture and fellowship through weekly worship , Sunday morning education offerings for the entire family, confirmation activities , womens bible study , teen club, and a choir. The choir is under the direction of J. Gordon Small . James Wirick is the organist. Mission service to the community finds expression through the congregation's chaplaincy work at the County Jail , monthly fellowship experiences with people at Hillcrest, and periodic worship services at Greenbriar Convalescent Home . The congregation also hosts the Senior Citizen Center in what used to be its parsonage . The present council members are: Charles Cobb, Dick Albrecht , George Bessert , Edward Bouvier, Carol Chandler, Pat Hirvela, William Johnson, JoAnn Merians , Elsie Schelke, James Walser, Michael Weller, Lynn Zimmerman , Pastor Oscar Kraft. PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church of Howell had its beginnings late in the fall of 1968 when several families in the Howell area saw a need for an Evangelical Lutheran Church which would recognize the Bible as the inspired and infallible Word of God. These families met with the Reverend Arthur Clement, pastor of the Memorial Lutheran Church in Williamston, to see what would be required to found such a Christian congregation. The result was that trial worship services were begun on December 15, 1968, to see if there was sufficient interest in the community actually to begin a new church. Soon it became evident that many desired to see this new congregation become a living and permanent voice for Jesus Christ in Livingston County. The beautiful name " Prince of Peace" was selected, reflecting the spirit of Christmas , the time at which the first services were held, and also reflecting the sure confidence that it is only from Jesus Christ that a person receives peace in this life and in eternity. The name reminds the congregation that true Christian love and peace is to reign among all the members of this Christian family . As more and more people began attending these Sunday services in the gymnasium of Howell's Northwest School, it was decided to petition the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod that this new congregation be admitted to that body, the largest confessing, conservative Lutheran Synod in the United States. And in May of 1969, the Wisconsin Synod did name Prince of Peace as the mission of that body in Howell. In June, a beautiful church site with many tall trees , rolling land, and a flowing stream was purchased. During the first months of this young church 's life, various neighboring pastors and theological students conducted the Sunday services, depending on who was available . Hence, the congregation members truly rejoined before the Lord when the Reverend Richard E. Warnke was installed as the first permanent pastor on July 13, 1969. November 23, 1969, marked the formal birth day of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church as thirty-four adults signed the charter. Most of those charter members are still active in the congregation as our nation celebrates its Bicentennial. Within months after the church 's founding, a Building Committee was organized and careful planning for a permanent house of worship was begun. The congregation desired a building which would be large enough to service a growing congregation; attractive , with clean , contemporary lines but not so " ultra-modern " as to be distracting from worship; of rich materials fitting for God's house ; and yet economical enough to be within the financial capabilities of the young congregation. While planning for the new chapel continued, a school millage increase failed to meet with voter approval, closing the Howell schools to all on weekends. So, services could not continue in the Northwest School. But when the young congregation lost the worship facilities which had served adequately for well over a year, the Lord provided a superb replacement with the excellent facilities of the Howell Recreation Center. Eventually , a chapel design meeting the demanding criteria of the congregation was developed. Ground was broken for the new chapel on April 9, 1972, at the church site at 2515 West Grand River, just west of the city of Howell. The congregation served as its own contractor during construction thereby reducing the cost of the chapel about $25,000f rom what it would have cost if built by conventional means . Many willing hands volunteering many hours of work also helped to keep the cost low. By Thanksgiving Day of 1972, construction had progressed to the point that services could be held in the new building. And on January 14, 1973, hundreds of members and friends of the still-young congregation gathered to dedicate the new chapel to the glory and service of the Triune God. Today, Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church of Howell continues its mission of proclaiming the Word of God and administering the Sacraments in their truth and parity , of using Word and Sacrament to bring young and old to the knowledge of their salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, and of using Word and Sacrament to sustain and strengthen the faith of those who have already come to know Jesus as their personal Savior from sin. The congregation looks forward to continuing this mission under God as our nation enters the third century of its great history and as Livingston County continues to be the growing, friendly, beautiful , natural park of southeastern Michigan . WRIGHTS CORNERS CHURCH OF GOD Wright Corner's Church of God Worship Services have been held for well over 100 years by various groups in the former Harger Country School, 3940 Pinckney Road at Coon Lake Road . The present congregation started in the school by Rev . and Mrs. Charles Dietrick , but still saw the congregation outgrow the school building . A church building was erected by the congregation on a site north of the school that was donated by John Holloway, and moved into in 1942. Rev . Dietrick became the pastor of the Cadillac Church of God in 1944, and passed away while still there in 1950. Mrs. is now married to Rev. Ora Halley and they reside in Cadillac. The church was pastored by a young couple, Rev . and Mrs. Doyle Helbling until 1946. Rev . Alan Hancock was pastor from 1946 through 1971. During this time the parsonage was built and a new sanctuary and fellowship hall was added to the church building . Then Rev . Richard Latham was called as pastor from 1971 through 1974. Rev. Timothy Andreanopoulos is the present pastor. The church is proud of its growth at a time when many rural churches are closing their doors. The building of this house of worship has been with the aim to take care of the present and future needs of the people of this community , and even those who would stop on their way, by providing facilities adequate to meet the spiritual, educational, social, and recreational phases of life in such a way that the " more abundant life," that Jesus spoke of, is a reality. We seek not to glorify material facilities, nor idealize creed or ceremony. The church is more than these: it is the company of redeemed ones, washed in the blood of the lamb . THE SALVATION ARMY The Salvation Army came to Howell, Michigan in November of 1892, with Captain Read being in charge. Howell was dropped from the disposition of forces in February of 1902, and re-opened on January 18, 1920, by Envoy and Mrs. Frank Gardner. Many officers have been stationed there, with the turn-over very large. These officers included such persons as: Captain Lloyd Robb; Lieutenant John Grindle ; Captain Rudi Wit- 303 trock; Lieutenant Edward Deratany; and Captain William Roberts, among others. In 1951, when Captain Russell Pedersen was the commanding officer, it became an outpost of Ann Arbor, Michigan. For the next eleven years there were no officers stationed there, and it was run mostly by the active and interested soldiers. In May of 1962, Supply and Mrs. Fred Ruston became the commanding officers . Following them in June of 1963, were Supply and Mrs. Harold Shelby, to be replaced in September of the same year, by Supply and Mrs. Howard Guetschow . In the fall of 1965, at the time they entered the Salvation Army School for officers training , they were replaced by Lieutenant Jesse F . Knight. The Salvation Army has made many moves since opening in Howell. They have been located on East Grand River, East Clinton, North Michigan and now own a building at 221 North Michigan. In 1968,H owell was changed from an outpost of Ann Arbor, to a self-sustaining corps by Captain Jesse F . Knight. The Salvation Army operates with an advisory board which is comprised of local business and professional men and women and participates in the Howell, Brighton and Hamburg United Funds of Livingston County. Since 1968, there have been many programs available to the public as well as to the members of the Salvation which are: Ladies Home League, Girl Guards, Sunbeams, Scouts, Church Services Morning and Evening on Sundays, Camping, Welfare for Those Deserving of Help on Emergency Basis , Leadership Training Program for Young People, Christmas, Marriages and Funerals, After School Program for Youth, Counseling and Aid to Unwed Mothers . TYNDALL MEMORIAL CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE On July 4, 1930, a tent meeting was held in the four hundred block of North Michigan Avenue, Howell, Michigan . Rev. C. E . Ling moved from Highland to Howell, organizing the Church of the Nazarene. The basement church was built during Rev. Ling's ministry with twenty charter members joining . In 1933, Rev. Ling moved to another pastorate. Rev. Warren W. Clay came to Howell and served as pastor for thirteen years, constructing the sanctuary over the basement in 1942. The church was named Tyndall Memorial Church of the Nazarene after a prominent layman, Myron L. Tyndall. The present church sanctuary was built adjacent to the previous structure and dedicated in October, 1968. In 1973 an Educational Unit was added to the sanctuary. There have been six pastors serving the Tyndall Memorial Church of the Nazarene from Rev . W.W. Clay to the present pastor , Rev . Ronald Ketchum . Rev . Ketchum came to Howell in March, 1975. 304 Forty-five years from its beginning , the church has grown today to a membership of 321, with six of its charter members still living. Within the church is a growing church school department, a strong preaching ministry, an effective music program, well organized teen and children's groups , an outreach into the homes of the elderly, and a concerned missionary program . The Tyndall Memorial Church of the Nazarene has a wellrounded program for all ages. It teaches the full gospel of the Bible. It practices its motto--"God loves you and so do we." HOWELL COMMUNITY CHURCH Howell Community Church of Howell, Michigan , 198 Cornell Street , Howell, Michigan, 546-6619o r 546-7032, Non- Denominational. A member in the body whose head is the Lord Jesus Christ. Our first prayer meeting was in January , 1973. Attending were : Michael and Elizabeth Garvey , Herman and Leona Maupin, Charles and Mary Lou Mcconnaughey , Masis and Doreen Mardigian . Our first church meeting was on May 29, 1973 at 198 Cornell Street , Howell the present meeting place. Our first pastor was Rev . Michael Farrand. The Elders of the church are Herman Maupin , Michael Garvey, Masis Mardigian. The Deacons of the church are LeRoy Rogers , Charles McConnaughey, Don Swinney. Services: Sunday 10:00 a.m ., Bible Study; 11:00 a.m. Praise and Worship. Sunday , 7:00 p.m., Praise ; Wednesday , 7:30 p.m . Prayer. "Jesus is Lord. " CITY OF HOWELL CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS This story is about how our Christmas decorations that hang from the light poles in the uptown business district , Santa's igloo on the Courthouse lawn and Santa's sleigh all came into being. About 1965, somehow the idea came about to have a white elephant auction, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce . The idea took a hold and by Chamber members picking up white elephants, most of the summer, and white elephants in October we had our white elephant auction. auction. These auctions took place from about 1965 to 1973 and at almost each one a clear profit of about $600 was raised. After each auction a trip was made to Bronners in Frankenmuth , Mich. by Chamber director Fred Catrell Chamber members Charlie Itsell and Robert Withey and City Manager Roy Trim , where the Christmas decorations were looked at, and selected and these decorations certainly dolled Howell up for the Christmas season . The first Presbyterian Church, after it was moved to Grand River. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HOWELL The very lovely Presbyterian Church, located on West Grand River Avenue, opposite the Howell Carnegie Library is the delightful result of two, very humble early smalle; churches. The first very modest one-no land mark remaining-was located on the south side of the Michigan Avenue Middle School, some place approximately between Washington and Sibley Streets . It was later, due to so much mud, moved to the west side of South Michigan Avenue, probably in the vicinity of the parish house of the Episcopal Church, or to the southeast corner of the old public square . I believe this to be the present location of Shippy's or Sutton's Store . Much of this was told me by Mrs . Bernard Glenn (Nellie) recently deceased , a life long resident of Livingston County and noted historian of Livingston County. The second church was located at the corner of Sibley and McCarthy Streets, and later used as a frozen food locker when it was sold and demolished, including the corner stone'. The demolishing of the corner stone, to me, is a real calamity . However, copies of the deeds and other papers are contained in the archives of the present church. The present church was built and completed in the year 1855 and is the third church. In the early 1830's every four weeks, an early, religious leader, Elder Post of Plymouth, would travel to what was then known as Livingston Center, to hold services. There were Indian trails widened for team travel and there were about a dozen homes built from Thompson Lake to West Grand. River Avenue. As there were no meeting places, the worshippers traveled to the large Thompson Home, on the bank of the " pond" as it was called . . It was at this time, decided , as the number of worshippers increased, to have a church . Often during the week between se~vices, it was rented out, to help defray expen~es. Deep faith and determination, formally organized the church . It is further recorded, that the Gay Store, located at the south side of Sibley Street, a little to the west of Center Street , across from the present Presbyterian parking lot, was the first store. It lay diagonally to the southwest corner of the old public square-Shippy's and Sutton 's. Mrs . Calvin Gatesman (Lillie) "Researcher " MEMORIES OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HOWELL, MICHIGAN By NELLIE LANSING GLENN (orig inally written September 1970) Our family came to Howell in July, 1885; I was three years old. Mr. G. F . Waters was the pastor who had been installed in October, 1882. My only remembrance of him is when at a first stage appearance I was to speak a piece, the subject, " Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, How I Wonder What You Are." At that point my memory failed me and as I paused-to my great surprise the kindly Mr. Waters prompted me and completed the verse. This occasion was probably a Children's Day. I remember an addition had been built out over the front pews and someone lifted me up from the floor so that I was above the audience . About that same time , the church musical leaders produced a cantata in the Howell Opera House in which with a number of other little girls I wore a pink tarltan dress bespangled with gold paper stars in one scene . In another scene with little Bertie Parsons, I was a buttercup in a yellow dress . I was supposed to stand quietly beside him while he spoke a piece-what the subject was I do not remember . But I felt _itn ecessary to add my bit-" Needles and pin, needles and pms-when a man marries his troubles begin.'' Needless to say I have no recollection of being asked to appear in any church affair for a good many years after that initial performance . My first remembrance of the old church one built in 1855 was of the sanctuary, a long high room, with a gallery at th; rear, reached by narrow stairs from the vestibule. The pulpit was in the center of a raised platform, reached from the left side by three steps . In 1885-6 the church had been enlarged from its original size by the addition at the rear of a choir bay, and excavation and furnishing of the basement. The choir occupied a raised place back of the pulpit with a railing separating it and the pump organ from the preacher . The new addition to the Presbyterian Church . 305 The Fashions of the 1900' s 306 307 The first photograph was taken in the village of Howell in 1858. Taken from the top of the old "Union" school looking north toward the main four corners . 310 ••1 - •• County Government By JOSEPH H. ELLIS, Livingston County Clerk ORGANIZATION OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY The Territory now Livingston County was a part of Shiawassee and Washtenaw Counties until March 21, 1833, when Governor George B. Porter approved an Act of Legislature to provide for the laying out of Livingston County. The county receives its name in honor of Edward Livingston , Secretary of State under President Jackson . The actual organization of the county was effected under an Act of Legislature approved March 24th, 1836, and the County Government Coordinator Joseph H. Ellis, Livingston County Clerk, 1962 to present; Past President, Michigan Association of County Clerks; former member of Livingston County Board of Supervisors ; Brighton Township Supervisor ; Brighton Township Trustee; Brighton District 8 School Director; Past Chairman, Board of Control Education Division of State Association of County Officials; Past President, Brighton Lions Club; Charter Member of VFW Post 4357, Brighton ; listed in Who's Who in Midwest America; member of S.A .R. (Sons of American Revolution); member of St. George Lutheran Church, Brighton; Chairman of the Executive Committee, Livingston County Republican Party . county was composed of the townships of Green Oak (which included Brighton Township ), Hamburg (which included Genoa ), Putnam (which included Marion ), Unadilla (which included Iosco), Howell (which included the present Oceola , Deerfield , Cohoctah , Conway, Handy and Tyrone townships ). Under the provisions of the Act organizing Livingston County , a special election for county officers was held on the first Monday in May, 1836, resulting in the election of the first county officials as follows : Sheriff , Justus J . Bennett ; County Clerk, F.J .B. Crane ; Register of Deeds, Ely Barnard ; Treasurer , Amos Adams ; Judge of Probate, Kingsley S. Bingham (who later became governor ); County Surveyor , Amos Adams ; Coronors , John W. Peavey and John Drake ; Associate Judges , Elisha W. Brockway and Elnathon Noble. The total number of votes cast at this election was 108. ORGANIZATION AND FIRST PROCEEDINGS OF THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The first meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held at the home of Amos Adams in Howell, on the 4th day of October , 1836. Supervisors present were Kingsley S. Bingham of Green Oak Township , Christopher L. Culver of Hamburg Township , John Hudson of Putnam Township , Philester Jessup of Howell Township , and Eli Lee of Hartland Township. Eli Lee was chosen moderator and Ely Barnard , clerk. The following day Elnathan Noble of Unadilla Township arrived and took his seat and the Board proceeded to do the county business. The session continued until October 6th when the Board adjourned "sine die. " The first business at this session was the creation of a $3 bounty on wolves , which were 311 The first courthouse built in 1847 and used until just before the present courthouse was finished. Most of the bricks from this building were used in the new one . rampant in this area at the time , and the apportionment of taxes to the several townships. The first Probate Judge of Livingston County was the Hon. Kingsley S. Bingham. No business was done in the Probate Office during his incumbency. The first Probate Court in the county was held by his successor, the Hon. James W. Stansbury of Pinckney Village, on the 25th day of December , 1838, and the first business was the appointment of a guardian for the minor heirs of Henry Zulauf, deceased. The first Circuit Court held in and for Livingston County was held at the school house in the Village of Howell on the 8th day of November , 1837. Present were the Hon. William A. Fletcher, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Hon. Elisha W. Brockway and the Hon. Elnathan Noble, Associate Judges . Judge Fletcher was at one time Attorney General for the territory . He was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after the admission of the State into the Union. The foregoing is intended only as a brief outline of the earliest beginnings and organization of Livingston County. LIVINGSTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND SQUARE The Livingston County Courthouse , a dominant feature of the city of Howell, reposes sedately among trees on a well-trimmed lawn. The Courthouse Square is only one block from the main intersection of town and is situated on the north side of Grand River Avenue, the main east-west street bisecting the city . The Square is the central location for many community functions , including parades, band concerts , and rallies . Dominating the southwest corner of the front lawn is the War Memorial honoring the military dead of 312 Livingston County. Impressive ceremonies are held here to observe national holidays . COURTHOUSE LAND March 21, 1833 was the date of the official laying out of Livingston County. The actual organization of the county was effected under the act of legislature approved March 24, 1836. The first County Offices of clerk , register of deeds and treasurer were located in the Eagle Hotel of Amos Adams, and in the private homes of Kingsley Bingham and Flavius J .B. Crane. In 1836, a commissioner appointed by the governor located the county site on the old public square of Crane and Brooks plat. Mr. Crane laid out and donated the land to be known as the Public Square. On the northwest corner of the square , Mr. Crane erected a small building in the summer of 1837-2 rooms intended for his private use . However , the public offices of the county were soon transferred there ; the building being first rented and then purchased by the county. With the Act of 1841, the limits of the county-site were extended to embrace the western half of Section 36. Land incorporated in this extension included the present court - house site . In the spring of 1845, vote was taken at each town meeting to build a courthouse and jail. The Board of Supervisors elected a building committee who advertised for the receival of plans and specifications . In June , 1846, at a special meeting , the Board arranged for the building of the first courthouse . Contract was let to Enos B. Taylor who completed the building in the fall of 1847. Total cost including extras was $5,928. When it came to building the courthouse , the location became an important issue. Peter Cowdry and Edward Thompson who platted additions to the village of Howell were sure if they could get the building located on their land , it would prove beneficial to their addition . With effort, they succeeded-the county site was changed from the old Public Square at Grand River and Walnut Streets to its present location . The front part of the square being donated by Mr. Cowdry in 1842 and the north half by Mr. Thompson in 1843. Both donors of the land gave conveyance with the condition that if the land ceased to be used for county buildings , it was to revert to them or their heirs. The land donated includes the streets surrounding the present square , (State , Court, Church and Grand River ). Legal I description of the land : NW¼ of Section 36 and SW¼of Section 36. The Crane building was purchased by the county and moved during 1845f rom the northwest corner of "old Public Square " to the Courthouse Square . The building was placed about midway between the present front of the courthouse and the west side of the square . Immediately after the courthouse was finished , the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to allow all religious denominations to hold services there . The proposition was accepted by all but the Presbyterians who already had their own church building . The jail and sheriff 's residence occupied the ground floor of this courthouse . The county and jury rooms were on the The old county jail built in 1888 and razed in 1947. second floor. In 1849, a contract was let to George W. and Frederick J . Lee to build an office building west of the courthouse on the site occupied by Crane 's wooden office building. This new building was stucco and completed that same year at a cost of $545.20. The building served its purpose until 1873w hen it was demolished and a better one took its place as offices for the County Clerk and Register of Deeds. In 1853a building of stucco was erected for the use of the Judge of Probate and County Treasurer , east of the present courthouse . When $500 was approved for the purpose of grading and fencing the square , the block containing the three buildings was surrounded by a picket fence . COURTHOUSE In the winter of 1889, a building commission was convened in Howell for the condemnation of another building which had become dangerous . When they completed their work, they also examined the courthouse. The front walls were found to be materially springing and cracks were noticeable in the side and rear walls . They formally condemned the building for any further meetings . On February 26th the Board of Supervisors was summoned in extra session and a resolution was carried that the courthouse was "unsafe for further use for county purposes. " A proposition was submitted (January session , 1889) to build a new courthouse at the cost of $30,000. A new sheriff 's residence and jail had recently been built . 313 With the jail out of the courthouse , sentiment for a new one was rapid in forming. The supervisors submitted the question to the voters - 1470 voted yes , 1059 voted no-a majorit y of over 400 for the new building . After the old building was condemned , the Opera House was rented for the Circuit Court use at a cost of $15.00p er day when used, until the new courthouse was ready . When the square was cleared to make room for the new courthouse , much of the material in the three buildings went into the walls of the present courthouse . CORNERSTONE LA YING Saturda y, August 10th, 1889, with Calvin Wilcox as marshall of the parade , the procession formed at the courthouse at 2 p.m. It was headed by Civil War veterans plus the Howell Cornet Band and the Ayres Martial Band. It proceeded west to the 800 block of Grand River and the residence of William McPherson , Jr. , from there it escorted General Russell A. Alger, Robert E. Frazer and Josiah Turner to the speakers stand at the courthouse square. An estimated 8,000 persons were present for the ceremonies. The band opened the program. Howell Village President W.P. Vanwinkle introduced Rev . Jesse Kilpatrick of the Methodist Church who offered a prayer. Mr. Vanwinkle complimented the people on the erection of the courthouse . Attorney Luke S. Montague , former school principal , paid glowing tribute to Judge Josiah W. Turner whom he said " laid the foundation of the practice of law in the county" and that it was eminently proper that the venerable judge Jay the cornerstone for this magnificent temple of justice . The list of papers deposited in the cornerstone included histories of every organization , church and history in the county . (The Looking toward Grand River from the spire of the old Baptist Church . Taken in 1876, shows part of the old courthouse and old 314 full list appeared in the Aug. 15th, 1889, issue of the Livingston County Republican news pa per ). Before laying the cornerstone , Judge Turner gave some reminiscences of the early history of the county . He stated that of the lawyers who had practiced with him in 1857, none of them sur vived. Then , with appropriate ceremony , the Judge laid the cornerstone completing his pronouncement with these words , "May God of nature bless this people with <o.:ntinued prosperity , guide and direct the completion of this building and Jong may the structure be preserved from decay , an emblem of the thrift of the county of Livingston ." General Alger, in the principal address , said, " It is a matter of prudence that you protect your records with care and security-you but protect your rights and those of your children to the later generations ." Businessmen celebrated the opening of the new courthouse on April 17, 1890, at the National Hotel. There was a program of speeches , toasts and music followed by a banquet . The menu for that banquet lists Baltimore oysters , chicken and lobster salads , turkey , ham , chicken , Buffalo tongue , lady fingers , cream kisses , and fruit cake. COURTHOUSE TOWER When the first courthouse was built in 1847, a belfry was erected , by resolution of the Board , with the condition that the people of Howell raise a suitable sum to purchase a bell . When the old courthouse was torn down, the bell was saved by the Fishbeck Brothers and others . It was then properly mounted and placed inside the bar railing of the circuit courtroom . In 1890, a special meeting of Common Council of Howell was called to consider the question of buying a town clock to Presbyterian Church on the left. Center background is the old Central school. be placed in the new courthouse tower . 118 taxpayers presented a petition to purchase a town clock and bell for the courthouse, the cost not to exceed one thousand dollars. George C. Patterson, as agent for E . Howard Watch and Clock Co., presented a proposition from his company to place the clock and bell in the courthouse tower and sell them to the village for $991. On February 9th, 1890, the clock arrived and was installed . The dial is said to be about eight feet in diameter . The minute hand is three feet long. The hour hand is two feet long. The letters on the dial are about nine inches high and the minute marks are three inches long. The clock has four faces-one for each side of the tower. Perched atop the steeple is a weathervane with a spread-winged eagle landing on a ball . The invoice for the weathervane from C.G. Jewett , Howell, dated March 15th, 1890, lists one copper weathervane , eagle , letters , balls and arrows complete , gilded with pure gold, cost $50. The bell weighs 1200 pounds and was cast by the McShane Bell Foundry of Baltimore, Ohio in 1889. Suggestions were made that the bell be used for a fire alarm, by varying its method of striking. The bell was so used for some time , but reverted to its original purpose -s triking each hour . On a still night, it can be heard by most residents within the city limits . Since 1890, the City of Howell has maintained , painted , repaired and paid for the winding of the clock. Each Friday , the clock was greased and wound until 1944 when the mechanical weights were replaced by electrical works. Maintenance is now confined to an annual summer visit by the Ohio firm . In 1974, the cost of cleaning , servicing, oiling the clock , synchronizing the hands and adjusting the bell hammers was $85. An estimate made during the 1960's indicates that in Michigan 's 83 counties , there are only 15 or 20 courthouses built prior to 1900 still standing . Although the business of the county has multiplied to such a degree that additional space is needed for various offices, the main courtroom and record-keeping offices are still located in the courthouse built in 1889. Within the past 12 months , plans have been formalized for preserving this structuremodernizing it enough to conform to fire and building regulations , keeping the public and employees comfortable with air conditioning and improved heating system-yet still preserve its historic and architectural charm . SUNDRY PROCEEDINGS OF THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Following are several incidents from the official records of Livingston County: SPARROW BOUNTY Proceedings of the Livingston County Board of Supervisors, Friday , January 13, 1899, Mr. Arthur W. Cimmer , Supervisor of Hartland Township, offered the following resolution which was accepted and adopted: "Whereas- it appears from the County Treasurer's report that the amount paid by this County for sparrow bounty is rapidly increasing and promises to soon assume alarming proportions , And Whereas-it is the opinion of this Board that many birds are presented to the township clerks in such a condition as to make it impossible to tell whether they are sparrows or other birds , Therefore , be it resolved-that the township clerks of the several townships are hereby requested not to issue certificates for sparrow bounty unless such sparrows are presented in a condition to be easily recognized as such and the person making application for bounty shall certify that the sparrows were killed in the township where application is made. " McKINLEY DEATH Proceedings of the Livingston County Board of Supervisors, Monday, October 14, 1901: Mr. William H.S. Wood of Howell introduced the following preamble and resolutions which were unanimously adopted and the Clerk was instructed to follow instructions as indicated in the last resolution . "Whereas-William McKinley, President of the United States was last month cruelly shot by an assassin while extending his hand in love and confidence to the people at the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, from the effects of which he died a week later . Whereas-William McKinley was a fond son, a kind husband , a gentle man , a good citizen often chosen to positions of trust by the people in County, Congress , State and Nation, and was twice chosen to fill the highest office in the gift of a free people, and in all positions he filled public trust with earnestness , sincerity and ability as he saw his duty , always true to it and the people. Whereas-William McKinley, as chief executive , represented the people as the head of its chosen form of government, and the attack upon him resulted from no personal hatred of the man , nor grievance or any character personal or otherwise , but was a deliberate assault upon all and any form of government by a follower of those misguided people who despise all laws ; Therefore , be it resolved-that in common with all civilized mankind , we deplore the loss of William McKinley as a man, a friend of the people, and a citizen of this country . We mourn with his stricken wife and family the death of a tender and loved companion and we express hereby the great loss to the nation and mankind of a character so noble, and an executive just in the zenith of his work for the welfare and glory of the Country as expressed in his speech recommending reciprocity and recognition of mutual worldwide obligations in the future made the day before he was assassinated . Resolved- that we detest anarchy and all advocates of personal force in destroying law and order , that here the ballot is the true vehicle of reform , and obedience to law is what makes us free . That we recommend that all anarchists be placed on some tropical island under international surveillance to end their own destiny and that all violations of law be deplored as tending to bring all law and love of law into disrespect and tending to suggest and encourage those not well balanced to accept as right, false and dangerous doctrines in violation of all law and order . Resolved-that these resolutions be spread upon our minutes , and a certified copy thereof sent to Mrs . McKinley as a token of esteem , respect and sympathy , and to our Congressman ." GIFTS Further proceedings of the Livingston County Board of Supervisors , Monday, October 14, 1901: Mr. William H.S. Wood of Howell offered the following Resolution viz : "Whereas: The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative body of the County and , Whereas : Diverse persons have courteously remembered the Board in times past with sundry gifts of boxes of cigars , packages of candy , baskets of fruit , etc ., 315 Therefore , be it resolved, that while appreciating the disinterested motives and good intentions of the givers, it is deemed incompatible to the best public service to accept such gifts in the future . On motion the resolution was laid upon the table until afternoon . Upon reconvening at 1:30 o'clock, Mr. Wood moved his resolution relative to gifts to Board of Supervisors be taken from the table for consideration. Mr. Wood moved its adoption . No one seconded the motion and the resolution died for lack of support. " STATUES FOR EX-GOVERNORS Mr. Wood presented the following resolution: "Whereas: We desire to show in lasting memorial our affection to the two great men who coming from adjoining townships in the southern tier of this county were long faithful counselors in township, county and state , and to initiate proper steps towards memorial statues to be placed in the Courthouse Grounds at Howell, facing Grand River St., one of Hon. Kingsley S. Bingham , first Republican Governor , and one of Hon. Edwin B. Winans, last Democratic Governor of Michigan. Resolved , that Hon. William McPherson of Howell, Hon. William Ball of Hamburg, Hon. Jacob Kanouse of Cohoctah, Hon. B.T.O. Clark of Brighton , Hon. Eugene Hicks of Brighton , Hon. George L. Fisher of Fowlerville , Horace Norton of Marion , Hon. J .B. Tazziman of Oceola,H.F. Malbly of Green Oak, Hon. James Edgar of Green Oak, George Barnes of Howell, Hon. George W. Teeple of Pinckney, Frank Ives of Unadilla , G.A. Kirtland of Iosco, Benjamin Batcheler of Oceola, C.D. Parsons of Conway, Charles Johnson of Deerfield , Daniel Jayne of Tyrone, H.B. Thompson of Hartland, H.E . Beurman of Genoa and Kress Toronley of Hartland be appointed a committee to meet , prepare and appeal for contributions , appoint additional honorary members of said committee from each township , and raise funds towards securing this worthy object and a successful effort in the near future for a statue of Hon. Kingsley S. Bingham , and Resolved, that Hon. Charles Fishbeck of Howell, Hon. Luther S. Kanouse of Cohoctah , Hon. Soloman L. Bignall and Hon. Frank Rounsville of Fowlerville , Hon. Freeman W. Allison of Putnam Douglas Glaspie of Deerfield, Hon. George Winans of Hamburg, William Powers of Brighton , Hon. Albird M. Davis of Genoa, Dr. H.F. Sigler of Pinckney, Edward Farmer of Unadilla, C.S. Bishop of Green Oak, George Horn of Conway, Isaac Stowe of Iosco, Dr . Cunningham of Hartland , Eugene Salsberg of Tyrone, Eugene Bush of Conway, A.T. Frisbee of Cohoctah, J.N . Smartz of Hamburg, Hon. William P . VanWinkle of Howell, John Ryan of Howell, Richard Behrens of Genoa, O.P. Marble of Oceola, B.H. Marbig of Hartland, William Bamber of Oceola, William Robb of Deerfield , William McKane of Cohoctah, John Cousell of Marion , Lyman Beach of Marion , be appointed a similar committee with similar duties and powers to secure contributions for the statue of Hon. E.B . Winans, and that the said committees be requested to accept this labor of love, have authority to fill vacancies , enlarge their number and work as best they may for the objects aforesaid and without expense to Livingston County. Hon. Sidney A. Smith of Green Oak moved the following amendments: Resolved: that the said statues when ordered should be of as nearly uniform or similar size , height , base and material as possible. Resolved : that the several members of the present Board of Suprvisors be added to the above committees . 316 Resolved: that the committees can work jointly or separately as seems best and that the funds collected be evenly divided for the purpose so as to get similar statues . Mr . Woods' resolution as amended by Mr . Smith was adopted. (Comment by County Clerk Joseph H . Ellis-1975: Since no statues were ever erected , we can assume that sufficient monies were never collected ). LIVINGSTON COUNTY-1975 Livingston County is the fastest growing county in the state of Michigan . Population of County in 1890-21,000; Census of 1970-58,967; estimated 1975-75,000. It is situated in southeast Michigan, and is the hub of a wheel with the two major expressways crossing the county east and west and north and south-I-96 and U.S. 23. Detroit being located 30 miles to the east on I-96, Pontiac 25 miles to the northeast , Ann Arbor 15 miles south on U.S. 23, Flint to the north 30 miles , and Lansing 30 miles to the west on I-96, making Livingston County an ideal rural suburban community. Recreation includes several state parks-Kensington Metropolitan Park , numerous golf courses , ski lodges and fishing on several hundred lakes . Howell, with a population of 5,225, is the seat of county government. There are two incorporated cities in the county- Howell and Brighton ; two villages - Fowlerville and Pinckney , and sixteen townships. There are approximately seven well-organized volunteer fire departments in the various areas of the county , all participating in a mutual aid pact to assist one another when need arises. The County government operates a county-wide Building Inspection Department , enforcing the standards of good construction. It is one of the few counties in the state with such a department . The County government also operates a county-wide Emergency Ambulance Service 24 hours a day , with service to St. Joseph Hospital and University Hospital in Ann Arbor , McPherson Community Hospital in Howell, and Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. The County government has also created a DPW, operating a county-wide solid waste disposal and is looking into the feasability of sewer and water facilities in certain areas of the county . Also operated by the county is a county-wide Health Department , having various programs in the area of hearing and vision clinics , and immunization programs for communicable diseases. Also in operation is a Mental Health Clinic with a staff of seven or eight professionals on the staff , specializing in community mental health programs , drug abuse , etc . The county is serviced by one of the finest State Police posts in Michigan located in the Brighton area. It has a staff of approximately 45 troopers , detectives , etc . Our County Sheriff Department, an extremely efficient organization , has a staff of approximately 50 deputies , detectives , etc. , and a new jail completed in 1972. BIBLIOGRAPHY HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY-By Franklin Ellis , 1880 JOSEPH H. ELLIS- Livingston County Clerk (1975) Official Proceedings of Livingston County Board of Supervisors , VOL No. 3. The new jail and Sheriffs home, built 1955. LIVINGSTON COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION HISTORY By EARL DICKERSON The Livingston County Road Commission was established in 1919 by appointment of three Road Commissioners by the County Board of Supervisors . The first three Commissioners appointed were R.B. McPherson, John Bradley, and T.K. Parshall. The first meeting of the Board of County Road Commissioners was on April 29, 1919. The only item of business at that meeting was to give permission to the State Highway Department to build Grand River through Howell Township with concrete surface instead of gravel. The first employee of the Road Commission was Will J. Slavin who was hired on July 1, 1919 as County Road Engineer . The Engineer was authorized later that month to purchase four graders , twelve Mccollum floats and a screening plant in which to start maintaining the roads that were established as county roads on August 4, 1919. The newly established County Road system consisted of 49.33 miles of single reward roads that were already built and another 88.25 miles of roads to be built for a total of 137.58 miles. Of course there were also Township roads and Trunk Line Roads. The first year's revenue to the Road Commission was $12,832.19. The county road system showed a steady growth from the organization in 1919 until 1931 at which time the state legislature gave the County Road Commission all of the township roads . That turned over 737 miles of township road to the Road Commission over a five year period. Twenty percent of the roads became county roads over the years 1932 through 1936. With the addition of 737 miles the road system more than doubled its size. As Livingston County grew so did the Road Commission. As platting occurred road mileage was added to the system. Until the 1940's most of the county roads were used as farm to market roads. When the mud got deep in the spring it didn't disrupt the community like it does today . Farm families had enough staple goods in the house to get by a couple weeks. Today a major of the county residents have to commute to work on the county roads . If roads are impassable it creates a hardship on the residents . And so has been the growth of Livingston County and the County Road system. Today 1975 the Road Commission has 1,182 miles of roads in its system. It has a fleet of equipment valued in excess of $1,000,000.00. Its expenditures for road maintenance and construction exceeds $2,000,000.00a year. The Road Commission has attempted to meet the requirements of the growing community by providing a road system adequate to serve the community within the financial means available. HISTORY OF GENOA TOWNSHIP By SHERMAN HALLER, GENOA TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR Genoa Township is located at the geographical center of Livingston County. The original Grand River Road crosses Genoa diagonally from southeast to northwest crossing through some of its best improved parts. The old Ann Arbor road now the Chilson Road runs south into Hamburg Township and then to Ann Arbor City. There are two railroads crossing Genoa, the old Pere Marquette now the C&O and the old Ann Arbor railroad cross each other at a place called Ann Pere . Where once stood a railway station and hotel. Before getting too far in this short synopsis of this township many of these happenings I can remember as a boy having been born in Genoa and so far most of my life I have lived here. Genoa history dates back in the early 1800's. Many of the founders or early settlers still leave the memory of their achievements and many descendants are still residents of Genoa Township. If I leave the impression that I am proud of being a resident of Genoa that is what I mean to do. The first entries of record were made by Almon Maltby and John White in May and June respectively in the year 1833 but was two years later that a settlement was made. In the fall of 317 1834 Ely Barnard visited Genoa and entered considerable quantities of land for himself and his brother . Just as a coincidence I was born and raised with my parents and my sister and brother on the farm formerly owned by the Barnard brothers also went to school in the old Barnard School which was located at Beck and Chilson Road, however , that was several years later. I am very proud of the fact that I can remember much of the history of Genoa which was handed down to me by my parents, also many of the neighbors, many who are still living in Genoa . Many names today are very well remembered and still very much a part of Genoa some of those are the Sharp family , Latson family , Lounsberry , Herbst , Musch, Itsell , Weinmeister , Nixon, Seim and many others . Much of the information I have is from the Falk family who are relatives on my mothers side of the family. They resided and owned much of Chemung Lake on the north side and I might add Charles Falk lived in my home in his later years . He was 90 years of age and passed away in 1964. He told me about the Indians camped on the north side of Lake Chemung when the Falk family moved to this area about 1850. He told me about the depot on the now C&O which was located at the corner of Dorr and Crooked Lake Road just across the corner from the new Genoa Town Hall. He told me about the old toll road (Plank Road ) which is now Grand River . Many other family names that still are very near and dear to me. The Weinmeister family who settled at Chemung Lake (old Long Lake who developed one of the first large subdivisions namely Glen Echo sat at Chemung Lake ). Then there were many names from the Chilson area where once was the largest sand and gravel plant in the county . Most of this land now belongs to the Zeeb family. Also the names of the Truhn family , the Case family , the Beurmann family and the King family and Brogan family. I don't consider myself an old man but I can remember at least four or five log houses in this area. There are two large brick houses on Challis Road, built by bricks where the material was taken from soil on this property and on our old farm there was a paint marsh from which paint was made. Genoa is a very unique township, we have many of the finest lakes of this area , Lake Chemung , Big and Little Crooked Lakes , Round Lake, Baetke Lake , Lime Lake, Earl Lake. Also we are located on one of the divide lines . The outlet from Crooked Lakes and other waters south of Crooked Lake Road flow into the Huron River Basin and north of Crooked Lake Road the water flows north into Saginaw Bay . One of the first religious meetings was the Baptists where the first religion meeting was held in the fall and winter of 1835-36. In 1958 St. Georges German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation was organized by Rev . Mr. Smith of Ann Arbor . In 1861 three acres of land was purchased in section 14 for a church and burying ground site . Dr . Buck (LLD), father -in-law of John Weinmeister of Howell went to Europe to raise sufficient funds to build a church. The sum of $300 was given by Hamburg , Germany and the church was built on old Crooked Lake Road , now Herbst Road . The oldest burial ground in Genoa is located in section 13, another in section 14, and the Chilson Cemetery where there are markers dating back to 1836. The township of Genoa is one of the fastest growing townships and I think one of the most beautiful. Genoa Township is well represented in four school districts Howell Brighton , Hartland and Pinckney . ' ' I have seen Genoa grow from one of the finest rural areas to one of only about seven farms remaining but still retains a rural atmosphere. Genoa is a very attractive place to live, good school 318 districts, golf courses , one of the finest ski mountains , good lakes for fishing and boating . I am very proud of Genoa . HOWELL TOWNSHIP HISTORY By GLENN BERRY In 1835 Mr. Rial Lake acquired 900 acres of land from the United States. This property is located in Howell and Marion Townships. Ferdinand Munson married Mr . Lake 's daughter who inherited 240 acres of land from her father. This land was later sold to the Berry family . Mr . Glenn Berry, Howell Township Supervisor , now lives on and operates this farm. This piece of property has only changed hands three times . In 1844t he taxes on the 240a cres were $2.35.A log cabin built in 1803 on the Berry property has been moved and is now on display at History Town on Grand River Avenue across from Lake Chemung. The Cherokee Indians used the Red Cedar River , three miles of this river are located in Howell Township , to transport and barter their goods. For many years local residents regularly found arrow heads and pieces of indian utensils while working the fields . An occasional arrowhead is still turned up. Grand River A venue was once a plank road and the pony ex~ress s~op~ed at Fleming , located in Howell Township. This locat10n 1s now known as Six Corners. The shape of Howell Township is the most perfect square in the State of Michigan - T3N, R4E . Most townships are fractional. At one time there were thirteen school districts in Howell Township . Each district contained a country school which went through the eighth grade . Howell Township children now attend the Howell Community Schools. The Lake head oil pipeline starts at Superior , Wisconsin and ends at Sarnia , Ontario. Over six miles of this pipeline runs through Howell Township . There ?re also several gas wells in the Township and they are now mainly used for underground storage . The Livingston County Airport is located in Howell Township. Since its inception , the airport has continuously improved and expanded their facilities to serve the growing needs of the community . Howell Township has been largely an agricultural and residential area . Farming was originally done with horses and gradually changed to steam power . Now the plowing , thrashing grain , filling silos, and other assorted farm work is done by gasoline and diesel powered tractors and accessories . People from the cities are moving into this area to enjoy the country atmosphere. Interstate Highway 1-96g oes across Howell Township and gives easy access to Detroit and outlying metropolitan areas . Howell Township population has increased from 900 in 1950 to over 3,000 in 1975. The Township's land valuation was 1.7 million dollars in 1953 and in 1975 it has increased to 26.5 million dollars. Howell Township is in the process of establishing a sewerage program for an industrial corridor to be located in the Township. This will attract additional industry and provide a substantial tax base for Howell Township as well as create many jobs . Howell Township is a friendly and progressive area and is doing an excellent job in meeting the needs of the Township residents . MARION TOWNSHIP By DOROTHY HOLDEN Marion Township was formed from part of Putnam Township by an act of the State Legislature that was approved on March 11, 1837 and was named for General Francis Marion . He was 'The Swamp Fox of the Carolinas' during the Revolutionary War. Marion has the highest point in the county (now Hillcrest Center) and its streams flow to Lake Michigan on the west , Saginaw Bay on the north and Lake Erie on the south . The first Township meeting was held at the home of Hiram Wing on April 3, 1837. About twenty voters were present and sixteen were elected to offices. Mr. Wing was elected Township Clerk and Justice of Peace at that meeting . Dr. Thomas Hoskins was the first Supervisor . Our first ballot box has been given to the Historical Society here in Howell and is a little larger than a shoe box. The whole number of names reported on the first assessment roll May 1, 1837 as resident taxpayers was thirty-four and the total population was 202. The total assessed valuation was $65,868.00an d taxes levied were $213.66I. n 1974, the valuation was $16,900,340.00 and taxes levied were $645,030.86N. ow for 1975,t he valuation is $21,500,000.00. The present population is over 2600 and there are over 1300 registered voters . The first town hall was built in 1856a t a cost of about $500. It was moved across the road in 1951 when the present hall was built . Marion has changed from a farming community to a Making the cut for the Jewitt Street bridge on the C&O . 'bedroom' community for Detroit, Lansing and Howell. Many duties have been taken over by Livingston County and Howell City. We no longer have Justices of the Peace , School inspectors , School Commissioners , Drain Commissioners or Overseers for the Highways. We now have a seven member Planning Commission and a five member Township Board. W. Burr Clark served as supervisor for thirty-eight years . He passed away while in office in May 1972. Lloyd Haber! is now supervisor and Dorothy Pohl is treasurer. Bruce Love and Harold L. Smith are trustees and have previously held other offices-board of review , zoning board , zoning administrator and D.P.W. representative . I have served as clerk for over 19 years . We are outgrowing our present hall and have purchased twelve acres to the south of the hall for future development. We may build a larger hall or an addition to the existing one. OCEOLA TOWNSHIP By MILTON CONINE, Oceola Township Supervisor. 0945 to Present). Oceola Township, near the center of Livingston County, was an agricultural township until about 1930 when it began to become more urbanized. The first land entries were made by William Redding in 1832 in Section 13. 319 First settlers were H.H. Graves and Henry Neff in 1834. In 1835T homas K. Parshall and J. Brown came and built a log house. As the years came the Walkers , Brownings, Rumseys , Eagers , VanKeurens , Parkers , Riddles, Tafts , Botsfords , Hardys , Batchlers , Russell Blood and others settled here . The Botsford house is still standing and owned by that family . The first cemetery was the Riddle selected by Eligah Riddle in about 1841. This is the largest cemetery in the township containing three acres , others are VanKeuren , Kellogg, St. Johns. The first school was built in 1837o n land owned by Andrew Riddle, later known as Rumsey District No. 1. The first school houses were built of logs and the number increased to nine until the 1940sw hen they began to annex to Howell and Hartland school districts. The first churches were the Parker , Hardy , and St. Johns Catholic. The Parker was built in 1873a nd continued until 1934w hen it was sold and torn down. The Hardy was built in 1871a nd is still being used for church services . The Catholic Church in the eastern part of the township was one of the first. Oceola Centre , near the Hardy Church had a Post Office for many years in the 1860s, from 1840 to 1880, among the early postmasters were Hiram Goodrich first , Edward Browning and Ephraim Hardy . Mr. Hardy also assisted in laying out the roads in the township. In 1838 the township was organized with Jacob Snell as Supervisor and Joseph Rumsey as Clerk. Some of the supervisors were William Rumsey , Samuel Tubbs, Ben Durfee , James Botsford , William Hazard and Vincent Parshall. J .A. Vancamp was the first Blacksmith. In 1900, Bert Conine established a shop in the north part of the township and was a smithy until the automobile came along and did away with the horse and buggy . The first sawmill was probably built by William C. Rumsey in 1837. The hardwood lumber was sawed by this mill in 1847 for the frame dwelling that he lived in for many years . There were always one or more sawmills in operation until 1970 when the last mill quit operations and moved out of the area Hardware store in W. Cohoctah later called Sprungtown. 320 due to a shortage of water power . All of the lumber is now shipped in. From 1920 to the fifties, Thurber Cornell and Jesse Cook operated saw mills and bought timber from many farmers. Around 1900t here were three churches , nine public schools and was mostly farming consisting of growing wheat , oats , corn and hay , fruits and vegetables grown for home use . Many nice farm dwellings, barns and outbuildings , some of which are in existence today are well kept and show evidence of a prosperous community. In 1925, three subdivisions were dedicated namely Howell-Lake-Oak Grove , Oakwoods and Oakcrest Subdivisions . Gradually more subdivisions were made and at present have about 400 residences. In 1975 there are 12 subdivisions and many private roads and farms being split up in 10 acre parcels or less for residential houses with families commuting daily to work in nearby cities. There are 12 lakes, some being developed and several year-round houses being built. There are many small rivers and streams supplying plenty of fresh water for the township . The Township Hall, located in the center of the township , has been improved with a kitchen , sanitary facilities and an office, and is used for man y meetings and groups as a community hall. 'A Zoning Ordinance adopted in 1961 has been in operation with a zoning board until 1972w hen it was revised and a new one adopted with a Planning Commission that meets one or more times a month. The township roads were maintained by the township until about 1930 and financed by a road tax with the work being done by the local residents . After the Livingston County Road Commission took all roads over except private roads and nO\; are built and maintained by the county . From 1900u p to the present the following people were some of our township officers : Supervisors : John Botsford , Wm. Bamber , John Botsford , Jr ., Thurber Cornell, Ben Hacker , Jake Eager , Clyde Hetchler and Milton Conine. Clerk : Robert Eager , Boyden Kimberly , Ralph Bambridge , Orlando Daniels and Mike Wines. Treasurer : Margaret Daniels , Georgia Browning , Joe Dunn, Milton Conine, Margaret Daniels , Arlene Holmes , Irene Daniels and Evelyn Cornell. Hospitals By BERTHOLD WOODHAMS When I first came to Howell way back in 1916H owell had no hospital of any kind. Mothers were accustomed to having their babies in their own homes and emergency cases of accident or illnesses had to be sent to the nearest hospital out of town. Once in a while accident victims would have to be taken to the Livingston County Jail as the only available place. The Kings' Daughters, a very active women's organization in those days , thought Howell ought to have a hospital and undertook as one of their projects to bring a hospital to our city. E . G. McPherson, one of the four McPherson brothers, pioneers of Howell, when he died willed to his widow, Rosa McPherson, the ancestral home on North Michigan Avenue in Howell and when she died it went to her heirs . They evidently agreed with the Kings' Daughters that they would deed the house and property over to the City of Howell to be used for hospital usage with two provisions: the hospital was to be named the E. G. and Rosa McPherson Memorial Hospital and if the property ever ceased to be used for hospital purposes, it would revert back to the McPherson interests. Then the Kings' Daughters were instrumental in promoting a bonding issue of $30,000, I think it was, to remodel the house into a hospital. This bonding issue was passed by the voters. M. J . McPherson, another one of the McPherson brothers agreed, too, to contribute $15,000 to a hospital to purchase the necessary hospital equipment. Bert W. Hoff was mayor of Howell when the bond issue passed and on October 12, 1927 he appointed a "City Hospital Commission" and their assignment was to convert the E . G. McPherson home into a hospital and to see that it was properly furnished with the equipment for hospital use. The commission appointed by the Major and approved by the City Council was: William McPherson, III; Herbert H. Gillette; BertS. Pate ; WilliamE. Robb ; and Berthold Woodhams who was designated as chairman of the commission. The commission hired an architect from Ann Arbor by the name of Fry who was experienced in designing hospitals and Mr. Fry drew the plans to convert the home into a hospital. The commission then proceeded to get construction bids to carry out Mr. Fry 's plans the lower bidder was quite a well known Howell contractor, Mr. Arthur Joy . The commission 322 Hospitals Coordinator Robert Akin , came to Howell in 1927 from St. Charles, Illinois. In 1938 he established an insurance agency known as Robert J . Akin Insurance . Elected to the Howell City Council and served from 1953 to 1957. Chairman of the McPherson Memorial Hospital, City owned, chair - man of Study Group and recommended new hospital. Mayor Pro-Tern 1957, President of Howell Rotary Club 1949. Member of Howell Chamber of Commerce , served on its Board of Directors . Member of Knights of Columbus . Chairman for Health Center Board 1955- 1959. President, Chemung Hills Country Club 1966. Member of St. Joseph Church . Married M . Ernestine Hughes 1934. One son, Edward H. Akin, who is now President and Owner of Akin-Akin, Inc. Insurance Agency . found out rather quickly that M . J.'s contribution of $15,000 would not be adequate even in those days to purchase all the hospital equipment-the operating and delivery rooms and their tables ; the X-ray; the equipment for the physiotherap y room ; the hospital beds and dressers; and the kitchen stove, pots and pans and dishes. Various organizations and individuals were contacted by members of the commission and they either furnished a room or bought some of the necessary hospital equipment. I remember Herb Gillette as being particularly active in getting this done. Bruce McPherson told me that he wanted to make a contribution to the hospital. When we came to buying the x-ray we found we had only about $1,500 in the budget and the type of x-ray that we wanted came to about $6,000. I remember taking x-ray salesmen over to talk with Bruce and Bruce wrote out a check for the difference we had in the budget and the cost of the x-ray. From the outset it seemed that the new hospital was doomed to disaster. Art Joy had just about completed the remodeling job converting the house into a hospital when in the middle of the night a fire broke out and gutted the entire new structure. Fortunately the commission had purchased fire insurance that covered the loss but a lot of the remodeling work had to be redone. As we found out later we apparently hired the wrong person to be our first superintendent , a Mrs . Bakke. Mrs . Bakke evidently had trouble getting along with the new hospital personnel even though she had employed most of them herself. Upon Mrs . Bakke's recommendation , the commission had leased the Edward Beach home which was right across the street from the hospital for the nurses' home. Mrs . Bakke contended she needed a home for her nurses rather than have her nurses scattered all over Howell in their own places of residence. These new nurses had just moved into this nurse's home with their personal possessions when a fire destroyed pretty much the home together with the nurses' clothing and other individual property . The new x-ray machine, in the architect's plans, was placed in the basement of the remodeled building. But there it misfunctioned due to the moisture in the basement. In order to correct the condition, William McPherson at his own expense had tile put all around the outside of the basement walls and this seemed to cure the trouble . At the dedicatory ceremonies we had Mr. Marshall who had been instrumental in bringing a similar type hospital to St. Johns, Michigan , Dr . Foo also from St. Johns who was originally a Howell product , a protege of the late Judge Willis Lyons, Superintendent Bakke, and others. While we were holding the dedication on the front steps of the new hospital some woman, admitted prematurely by the superintendent in the new delivery room, delivered the first baby born in this new hospital. The McPherson Memorial Hospital thus came into being about the summer of 1928. MEDICAL-OSTEOPATH PHYSICIANS At its beginning the hospital had difficulty attracting patients to this new hospital. As we mentioned, mothers had been used to having their babies at their homes and the doctors themselves seemed a little reluctant or slow to use the facilities provided by this new hospital. Unfortunately, too, it seemed to the commission there seemed to be a sort of animosity existing between the M.D. and D.O. professions. We only had one D.O. physician in Howell at the time the new hospital was trying to get under way-a Dr . Lamb, but the M.D.'s informed the commission in no uncertain terms that they would boycott the hospital entirely and take their patients elsewhere if we allowed Dr. Lamb to bring his patients to the hospital or even to have an x-ray picture taken for him unless previously approved by an M.D. The commission was left with no choice as we wanted the hospital used by the M.D.'s. SUBSIDIZING The City of Howell had to subsidize the expenses of the hospital for several years after it came into being. In an effort to induce maternity cases into the hospital it offered a package deal to expectant mothers by agreeing for $50 to give them and their babies hospital care for ten days . In those days there was no such thing as Blue Cross, Blue Shield, and very few people carried any form of hospitalization insurance . Automobile accident victims, sometimes with broken bones and usually all bloody, when they left they were financially unable to pay the hospital bills. Because of their influence into bringing this first hospital in Howell into being the City Council and the Mayor asked the King's Daughters for their recommendation as to replacements of commission members when they retired and recall that for a while Mrs. Henry Wines and Mrs . W. P . VanWinkle as being on one of our first commissions. The chairman of the commission was a council member always and that is how I happened to be chairman of the first commission but the chairman changed whenever the chairman ceased to be on the city council. William McPherson , III seemed to be a sort of permanent members of the commission at least until the city of Howell relinquished ownership and control of it until ii. became the McPherson Health Center . Thus we record some of the problems the first commission had in bringing into existence the first hospital in Howell. 1953-1959 By ROBERT J . AKIN I was first elected to the Howell City Council and took office on April 7, 1953. The McPherson Memorial Hospital was a city owned hospital and one member of the council was always its chairman . Those on the Board of Trustees were appointed by the Mayor. 0 . C. Young was Mayor at the time and I was appointed to serve on this board. Other members were Dr. Gerald McCloskey, Mrs . Raymond Salmon, Mrs. Fred Rogers and William McPherson III. The original structure was the old McPherson residence. This was a three story dwelling which was renovated so that ther e were 18 beds . This hospital was to be for the City of Howell. By using every nook and cranny , the structure was increased until it accommodated 33 beds . It to the point where it was necessary to have a waiting period and many times actual emergency cases had to be transferred to Ann Arbor and other outlying hospitals . Also, it became necessar y to discharge patients before they were ready to go home in order to put another patient in the bed. As stated above , this hospital was only to take care of residents of the City of Howell. This was no longer the case . Our patient s came from all over the county. The increase in the number of automobiles on the road and the accident rate created an enormous increase in the use of the hospital. Many times people who were involved in accidents had to lay on stretchers and wait to get into the emergency room as it would accommodate only about one person. Hallways had to be used for patient rooms . A bond issue was placed on the ballot for a new hospital and this was defeated primarily because it was to be used only by medical doctors . We had a number of capable osteopathic physicians and they were seeing approximately 35 percent of the people. INSPECTION In March of 1954, the State Fire Marshall inspected the hospital and submitted a lot of recommendations . Two of the compliances ordered necessitated major construction . One was to remove the then present stairwells and install inside steel and concrete fire escape staicrase . The other was to install an automatic sprinkler system . We had a certified architect inspect the building and submit plans, recommendations and estimated costs to meet the Fire Marshall 's requests . Estimated costs were about $60,000, and if we were to meet the requirements it would have reduced the number of beds , taken away hall space that we could not lose and create a still more acute space problem. STUDY COMMISSION The Board of Trustees rejected the architect's plans . A Joint Conference Study Committee was appointed . This committee was composed of three members of the hospital medical staff and three members of the Board of Trustees . The hospital administrator was also a member of the committee. The members were Dr . H. C. Hill, Howell; Dr . L. E. May, Howell; and Dr . Niles Clark , Brighton ; representing the medical staff . William McPherson III , Mrs. Fred Rogers and Robert J . Akin were chosen from the Board of Trustees , and James Sullivan, the Hospital Administrator . We began weekly meetings in June , 1954. I was chairman of the group . After about four months of weekly meetings, the study group recommended : 1. Create a new ownership for our hospital. Our choice was " Hospital Authority " and offer as large an area as possible for the hospital. 2. Solicit funds for its construction with the aid of Professional Fund Raisers . 3. Utilize as much of our present equipment and supplies as possible. 4. Relocate the hospital within the city limits to a convenient and spacious site where city services were available ; such as sewers , water , fire and police protection . 5. Provide for future expansion in so far as our finances would permit. 6. Take advantage of the Hill-Burton Funds. NON-PROFIT CORPORATION This Study Committee now had gone as far as it could. A resolution was passed inviting Orland Young, who was Mayor of the City of Howell, and each member of the Study Group was to invite three people, to a joint meeting . At this meeting the findings of the Study Group were presented along with our recommendations. Those invited were : Mrs. Andrew Jackson , Robert H. McPherson , James Murphy , Don Deering , Herb Sneed, Bruce Watts , Mrs . Frances Barron , Russell Engelhardt , Lorraine Liverance, Robert Smith , Lynn Zimmerman , Oralnd C. Young, Robert J . Akin, Mrs . Fred Rogers, William McPherson III , James H. Sullivan , Dr . 323 L. E. May, Dr. Niles A. Clark and Dr . H. C. Hill. A non-profit corporation was formed for the purpose of raising of funds for the construction of a new hospital facility . Mr. Charles Sutton was elected president ; Robert J. Akin, first vice president ; Ross Robb, second vice president ; Percy Allmand, third vice president ; June Zimmerman, secretary ; and Edward McPherson, treasurer . The corporate name was to be McPherson Community Health Center. Otper members of the board were: Mrs. J. C. Allen, Mrs. Frances Barron , Joseph V. Brady , Albert W. Cole, Robert F. Craig , D. G. Deering, Stanley Dinkel, Mrs. Andrew Jackson, Sherman E. Jubb , George Kirkland , T. J. Kizer, Sr. , Lorraine Liverance, William McPherson III , James Murphy, Carl Raddatz , Mrs. Fred Rogers , Herb Sneed, Ronald Stuible and Orland C. Young. FUND RAISING It was decided to use professional fund raisers and the American City Bureau was the firm selected. Clark Ackley of Lansing was selected as the architect . Mr. Charles Sutton appointed myself as general chairman of the Hospital Development Committee . This was the name used for the fund raising . Edward A. Fritch and John B. MacDonald were named associate chairmen. The American City Bureau came in in November , 1954. The total amount of money to be raised was $525,000.H ill-Burton Funds were to provide 48 percent of the total cost. With this amount, a 60 bed hospital could be built . A ten acre site on Byron Road was selected and purchased from the McPherson Estate for $10,000. A campaign plan and program were then set up. In order to raise this kind of money it took a lot of planning and preparation before launching into the actual fund raising effort. This started in November, 1954, and the victory dinner was held April 2, 1955. To solicit 30,000 people, divisions were set up to contact prospects with a potential "X" number of dollars . These divisions were as follows: Founders Division "A''-Gifts from business firms and landowners who could be considered in sums of $10,000 and up. Joseph V. Brady , Howell, was the chairman of this division. Albert W. Cole of Brighton was associate chairman and this group raised over $251,000.00. Founders Division "B"-Gifts from $5,000 to $10,000. Chairman Clifton W. Heller , Howell and A. Colton Park, Brighton , associate chairman . Amount raised , about $30,000.00. Founders Division "C"-Gifts from $1,000 to $5,000. Chairman , Herbert F . Schott , associate chairman , W. Woodruff, both from Howell. Amount raised , over $67,000. Founders Division " D"-Gifts from $300 to $1,000. Chairman R. H. Engelhardt , associate chairman, W. H. Erwin, both from Howell. Amount raised, over $68,000. Medical Staff-Chairman , Dr . J . J . Hendrin, M.D., Fowlerville . Associate chairman, Dr . B. N. Shertzer, DO.O., Howell. Amount raised $67,000 plus. Business and Professional Division-Chairman , Glen Slayton, Howell. Amount raised , $29,000 plus. Women's Division-Chairman , Mrs . Frances Barron , Howell, associate chairman , Mrs. Jess Allen, Howell; Associate Chairman , Mrs. Gerald McCloskey, Howell; Associate Chairman , Mrs . Bruce Watts , Brighton. Amount raised, over $25,000. Clubs and Organizations-Chairman , James A. Robb, Howell. Amount raised over $13,000. Hospital Division-Chairman , James H. Sullivan, amount raised over $6,000. 324 Employee Division-Robert F . Craig, chairman , Howell; associate chairman , F . A. Miller. Amount raised over $85,000. Rural Division- Chariman , Carl Kirkowski , Howell. Amount raised over $57,000. Government and Education-Chairman , John S. Page, Howell, amount raised, $18,000 plus. Church Relations-Chairman, Rev . Walter A. Geske, Howell. Audits and Reports-Chairman , Edward G. McPherson , Howell. Speakers Bureau-Chairman , Charles N. Hill, Howell. Those chairmen and their associates then filled out their committees with enough help to contact and solicit all people falling into these groups. There were over 500 people involved in the solicitation of the funds. The area covered was pretty much the whole county . The campaign came to an end April 2, 1955, with a total pledges of $698,736.90. With belated gifts, the total ran over $789,000. The complete success of this drive was with the dedicated leadership of all chairmen and their helpers . Also, the fact that the hospital would have a joint staff of medical doctors and osteopathic physicians . McPherson Community Health Center was the first voluntary non-profit hospital in the State of Michigan to have a joint staff. Much credit should be given to these joint efforts as through the years other hospitals have been opened to both groups. I must also give much credit to the counseling we had from John H. Crowe, Jr ., and his associate , Jess S. Mullin of the American City Bureau . The next phase now that the money was available ws the actual building of the hospital. With excess of money pledged , the board of trustees came up with plans for a 75 bed hospital. The Hill-Burton Funds were increased to $526,000. Ground breaking for the new hospital was July 15, 1956. James M. Hare , Secretary of State of Michigan , represented the Governor 's Office and Don Hayworth , U.S. Represen - tative was the principal speaker . The hospital was built and dedicated and open house was held January 4, 1958. FIRST BOARD OF TRUSTEES When the by-laws of the McPherson Community Health Center were accepted, it called for a 15 member board . The first Board of Trustees were elected in September of 1955. The 15 members were : Ross J. Robb, Fowlerville ; P . R. Allmand , Hartland ; George Kirkland , Gregory ; Edward G. McPherson , Howell; Mrs . June Zimmerman, Fowlerville ; T. J . Kizer, Sr., Howell; James F . Murphy , Howell; Mrs . Fred Rogers , Howell; H.H. Barnes , Milford; Mrs . J.D . Allen, Howell; John W. Layton , Howell; Clifford VanHorn , Pinckne y; Oscar Beck , Pinckney ; and myself. From this group I was elected chairman; Ross J . Robb, vice-chairman ; Edward G. McPherson , treasurer and Mrs . June Zimmerman , secretary. The hospital opened and operated at near maximum from the beginning . It was not more than two years after its opening that plans had to be made for expanding its size until today it has 136 beds. By JUNE ZIMMERMAN TRUSTEE FROM 1955-1973 BOARD CHAIRMAN FROM 1959-1973 This phase of hospital history is anything but that. In truth it is a recollection based on sketchy documentation , faulty memory , and warm friendships that limit objectivity . Hopefully, it will be read as such, thus judging the omissions and personalizations more gently. The years from 1959 to 1973 are the time in history . The story is of visionary men and women working with love and pride to provide care for their sick and injured . Professionals , (doctors, nurses, technicians, administrators , etc .) were major contributors to the hospitals progress and growth . They made the institution function and grow with their personal careers. Equally important however, were those who served on the health center 's " gratitude roll," rather than payroll. They gave of themselves for community betterment. It is essentially their story that should be preserved in this rambling report. GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION From birth the corporate body consciously worked at preserving geographic representativeness on its governing board. Strong convictions urged that all steps be taken to preserve the founding concept that this was to be "countywide" institution . Even though physically tied to the area, it was not to become a " Howell" hospital. Surrounding areas had helped buy brick and mortar , and would now chart the hospital's future . For many years, visiting mayors to Fowlerville, Brighton and Pinckney were invited to visit the "local" hospital. Imagine their puzzlement when they were driven out-of-town to see McPherson Health Center . Mayor Cliff Heller of Howell, always a good friend of the hospital , can undoubtedly recall some of the heated correspondence that resulted from an inadvertent reference to the health center as "Howell's hospital. " The following leadership and talent came to the governing board from these villages and cities during these 14 years : The doctor comes in his sleigh to deliver the new baby. Brighton-Thomas Anderson , DVM, H.H. Barnes , E.W. Bottum , Robert Buechner , Fred Burt , Robert Leland , W.W. Madden. Edward Parrish , John Slater. Howell-Robert Akin, Nanette Allen, Glenn Berry , Donald Brinks , J. Henry Cornell, Louis Eaton , D.D.S., Walter Geske, Robert Itsell, D.O., William Jones , Charles Keesler, Thomas J. Kizer, Robert MacDonald, Edward McPherson , William McPherson , III , Donald Monroe, Mervill Moore, James Murphy, Richard Orne!, D.O., Kathleen Rogers , William Scofield. Hartland-Percy Allmand, Don Epley , Norlan Cartwright. Pinckney-Oscar Beck, Clifford VanHorn . Hell- Mel Reinhardt. Fowlerville-Charles Brigham, Grant DeForest, Irwin Glover, Charles W. Hills, Thomas Higby, M.D., George Kirkland , Clayton Klein, Cecil Lepard , Ross Robb, June Zimmerman . These forty-five people served various lengths of office, some a few years, a few, several years. Their common tie was dedication to hospital activity. During this time only one meeting was ever adjourned for the lack of quorum . The average board attendance was twelve out of fifteen ; with committee attendance as good. Building committee minutes in 1967r eport nineteen meetings during the year, with perfect attendance at seventeen. ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS Excerpts from a hospital administrator 's letter best sums it up . .. " I recognize the extraordinary contribution trustees have made toward better health care in this county. The devotion, intelligence and guidance . . .freely contributed has, in my experience , been unequalled. Many of the far - 325 sighted programs of the health center would never have materialized without this top flight board ... " SPECIAL TIES ACQUIRED Through experience there evolved specialist on committee assignments. Ed McPherson, Nan Allen, and George Kirkland were key contributors to financial decisions. John Slater , Cecil Lepard , " Pat" Murphy, Oscar Beck, Irwin Glover, and Bill Madden spent long hours on complicated buildng agendas . Charles Keesler, Bob MacDonald, Bob Buechner , and Cukc Brigham gave the personnel committee leadership . Tom Kizer was the pivot around whom physician recruitment activities evolved. Tom Anderson and J. Henry Cornell were the cornerstones of the professional committee. RED CROSS THERE Almost with the opening of the front doors, the Red Cross volunteers joined the hospital family . In 1959, Josephine Grostick spearheaded the organization ably assisted by Mrs. Harold {Peg ) Hill, Mrs. Wm. McPherson, IV (Mimi), and Mrs. Boyd Shertzer (Millie). As of this date, four of the first class are still active members in the Grey Ladies corps . They are all from Howell, Altai Willard, Lillie Gatesman , Doris Meyer, and Ruth Bennett. To qualify the ladies all attended several classes for instruction. At a specila ceremony in the spring, each new group was capped by a Red Cross dignitary from Lansing . Proud husbands and beaming children as well as active volunteers witnessed their graduation. Length of service was recognized with the presentation of service pins, bars, or chevrons. Some of those so recognized were: from Brighton: Angeline Bretz , Elsie M. Schulz, Madeline Smith, and Louise Schulz. From Fenton came Florence Bailey. From Howell: Mazie Reed, Mabel Starkey, Margaret Trumbull, Helon Hacker, Dorothy Shelton, Thelma Weller, and Edith Miner. From Fowlerville: Dora Glover, Ruth Kuehn, Janice Zimmerman and Paula Malcolm . SERVICE BRINGS SUNSHINE The volunteers served the health center in many ways. They greeted visitors helping them locate friends and offices. They brought sunshine with the delivery of mail and flowers. Some were so effective they became identified with their service. Judy Dunn and Linda Musson were tagged as "juice ladies .'' Many looked for their greeting to announce the arrival of the evening refreshment cart. Ina Height was synonomous with the reading cart, another volunteer service. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY EARLY WORKER The same year that saw the formation of the Red Cross service , witnessed the organization of the hospital auxiliary . These women also had hospital service as their prime objective , but they chose different avenues of expression. Several fund raising projects were developed . The money was used to purchase equipment for improved patient care . Card parties, theater parties, and fashion shows supplemented the main money raiser . .. the hospital gift shop. GIFT SHOP PERSONNEL The gift shop served not only the visitor who wanted to buy a special gift, but also the patient who had a need for an extra something. Some of the many who worked to make this shop 326 a success were Evelyn Maas, Opal Beurmann, Alice Mercer, Mary Jane Grubbs, Edith Morlock, Lois Campbell, Ferne Fenton , Lynn Haas, Ruth Slater, Isabell Parker, and Esther Sullivan . Repair and mending sessions were guided by seamstresses Marion Johnston, Elizabeth Stoddard, and Katherine Sorg. Flexibility had to be their talent for they never knew where their sewing machines would be housed . Expanding services at the health center were always laying claim to the sewing room, and relocation was frequent. HONOR LONG-TIME MEMBERS Waldenwoods was the scene of a recognition luncheon in 1969. Seventeen women with ten continuous years of auxiliary membership were honored . Mrs . Harold Armstrong and Mrs. Claude Brian of Hartland ; Mrs. C. C. Fen - ton, Mrs. J. J . Hendren, Miss Hulda Euper, and Miss Elizabeth Schneider of Fowlerville; Mrs . Alfred Friedman of Brighton ; Mrs. Max L. Johnston of Linden; and Mrs. K. Miller Beurmann, Mrs. Henry Disse , Mrs. Mae Harris, Miss Alice Gannon, Mrs . Arthur Jones , Mrs . Gerald Jones, Mrs. E.A. Fritch , Mrs . H. Roggenkamp, and Mrs. A.E. Holforth of Howell. ADDED EXTRA TOUCH Each Christmas the auxiliary "decked the halls " with joy and color to dispel the gloom of holiday illness. Each May found women like Doris Jones, Thelma Garland , Irma Schaner , Nan Allen, Helen Chapman and Mildred Bradman helping the hospital celebrate National Hospital Week. They assembled silver services and centerpieces to brighten the tea table and solicited scores of cookies to tempt open-house guests . Potlucks and picnics were not only opportunities for socializing, but avenues for telling the hospital story to the community. Women who served as chairman were : Mrs. Claude Brian, Mrs. Bruce Campbell (Lois) , Mrs. Lynn Haas , Esther Mccreedy, Dorothy Wier, Ellie Sanford , Francis Weeks, Carol Norton, and Margaret Jones. Elizabeth Holdorth and Veronica Walker were secretary for many years, while Blanche Roggenkamp was the treasurer. Evelyn Armstrong was an active membership chairperson . The full value of the love and service that many, many women gave to the hospital will never be fully told. These are only examples of the multitude of volunteers who have contributed in countless ways to the care of our sick, and the comfort of their families. In 1970 the hospital auxiliary was restructured into a volunteer-guild. While the format has changed, the spirit and the heart remained the same . HEALTH CENTER GROWTH CHART The growth of a hospi ta! is not achieved in a wholly rational sphere at a calculated rate ... nor is it devoid of human strengths and frailities. Conflicts of philosophy and priority are not unknown. There are issues of controversy and debate , as well as moments of keen insight and accomplishment. A hospital is people. To grasp the vitality of this dynamic institution , there follows capsulized glances into her past action and thought processes. 1959-1961 - Expansion of original pharmacy to meet larger demands -Start of group life insurance program for all employees -Established committee to study feasibility of a pilot service of intensive care . Chairman T. Kizer, trustees Rogers, McPherson , IV, Zimmerman , and doctors Barton and Rice recommended same and it was begun. -Continuing care pilot program begun -Increased employee salary. Starting pay for R.N., $15 a day -Board and Medical staff meet to jointly discuss care of aged in community . Explore possible services from hospital -Drs . Hoffman , Polack , Shertzer , McGregor, and Sigler evaluate pilot ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and study desirability of a permanent unit. Administrator urges such a unit. Work and findings of pilot alter antipathetic attitudes of staff , and full cooperation assured . From an article by T. Kizer : " . . . by April, 1960 the Intensive Care Unit was in successful operation. The benefits of this project were almost instant pluses for patients, doctors , and the hospital. Private nursing with its costly inefficiency was almost wiped out. In 1959, 470 private duty nurse shifts cost patients $8500. In 1960, there were only 60 private duty shifts costing $1,000.. .n ow there are none." - Purchase a dry heat food system to asure delivery of warm meals -Only 6.4 percent of original building pledges still unpaid - Building Committee begins developing plans for housing newly developed hospital services (continuing care, ICU, rehabilitative, and maintenance shop). Dr . Hill, Woodworth, Chelsky, Hoffman and Shertzer served as advisory to committee. - Joint Committee , chaired by Thomas Barton, M.D. visits hospital in Chicago to evaluate a progressive patient care (PPC ) program . Building program developed by committee and administrator Sullivan supported by medical staff . PPC begins to take form - Room rates increased to $19.00 for a semi-private , $25.00 for ICU 1962 - Employee handbook with a written grievance procedure adopted -A s recommended by Administrator Sullivan, Home Care and Occupational therapy service begun. -Initial inspection of hospital for accreditation by Joint Commission on Accreditation. After controversial changes in medical staff committee structure made , the hospital is given three year accreditation. This citation assures the public that the standards of quality patient care are met. - Fir st trial run of hospital disaster plan shows up a few deficiencies .. . today (1973) spectators need reassurance it is only a practice and not a real disaster - Office of assistant administrator established and filled by Gordan Bradman , formerly business manager of the hospital - Citizens for Better Health Care brings allegations of poor care to members of the medical staff . Meeting of the staff and the Board of Trustees explores areas of individual responsibility and authority . " Citizen" representatives invited to a special meeting of the board for exchange of information concerning employe grievances . Problem resolved ! -New addi tion estimated at $325,000 calls for 66 more beds and rooms for a school of practical nursing . Bids come in " unnecessarily high" . .. this phrase becomes all too familiar to members of the building committee . They began asking how estim ates were estimated when they appeared to be so unrealistic . 1963-1964 - Average daily patient census is 83 - Practical Nursing School is accredited by Board of Nursing enrolls 25 students . - Health Center has 185 employees, 24 medical staff members . - Quotations from the 1963 annual meeting John Slater , Building Chairman: " This was a year of planning for expansion of both building and service ... according to patient needs rather than by depart - ment. . . Our ICU program has served over 1090 patients since its beginning. Frequent meetings have been held with a committee of the Medical staff chaired by Wenda! Jacobs, D.O., department heads, and outside consultants ... completion of this program should take care of our major needs for the foreseeable future . We will have 141 beds, and will be the first in the United States with all phases of complete Progressive Patient Care ." Stanley Hoffman, M.D. Chief-of-Staff: " ... one of the most significant steps which this hospital has taken is to initiate a program of progressive care . It has been a large task , and has consumed many hours of consultation , correspondence , and soul searching. The prime responsibility has lain upon the Board of Trustees and the administration with the staff participating in the planning . " ... Our duo-staff is one of the few in the country ... operating as a single staff . We have made it work for five years now, with a minimum of stress and strain .. . we have seen some potentially trouble spots , but we are still together and expect to remain so . . . a tribute to the men and woman we have in our midst. . . and the understanding and tolerance they have ." -Reorganization of rate structure begun, aimed at relating charges to costs of service . ICU rates jump from $25 per day to $40, even though actual costs are over $50. Finance committee feels higher charges would discourage use of this service . -Medical library opened in the hospital -Joint conference committee recommends removal of cigarette machines from the hospital. . . " their presence is inconsistent with our dedication to good health. " Minutes show some felt this action to be poor public relations . - Home Care seeks local subsidy from area community chests to continue service to patients unable to pay charges -Board upset by county philosophy to control budgetary expenses by refusing to pay for services rendered patients who are county responsibility. Some view the transfer of social service financing to the state level as a cure to this problem . . . (it later proved to be the source of even more serious problems ?) - University of Michigan and W. K. Kellogg Foundation publish a study of Progressive Patient Care at McPherson. 1965-1968 -Financial policies written , debated, and adopted . They covered areas like purchasing , borrowing , insurance , memorials, budgeting and investments . - 16½ acres contiguous to the hospital site were purchased for $30,000 - Laboratory and ex-ray facilities remodeled and expanded at a cost of $68,000 - Physician recruitment task force formed . Tom Kizer, Ed Woodworth, M.D. and Jim Sullivan develop a slide presentation telling the McPherson story. -Increased patient load both at physicians ' offices and emergency room raises questions about physician-coverage of the emergency room on a rotating schedule. - Administrative changes : James Sullivan resigns to head a Regional Medical Program in Wisconsin. Gordon Bradman serves as interim administrator . (He later left to become administrator at Redford Community Hospital). Robert A. 327 DeVries appointed the second administrator of the health center . - Development of a pilot coronary care unit under guidance of Robert Polack , M.D. - Experimentation with renal dialysis service as a satellite of Sparrow Hospital. A kidney machine is installed in second floor north . Resulting data led to the decision to discontinue the service for lack of patient load, and specialized medical supervision to justify high operating costs. - Mrs. Lois Merwin appointed director of the School of Practical Nursing - Mental Health Department facilities to be provided in self-car e wing. (Later they were expanded to a section of the Manor). " BIRTH OF THE MANOR" At a special meeting of the board and the staff suggestions for meeting the medical needs of the aged were formulated . Hospital proposals were measured with county proposals, robustly debated , and analyzed . A special joint committee was appointed to meet with the county Board of Supervisors to explore plans for an extended care facility . Much controvers y arose over county participation in capital expenditures , and the need for a written agreement between provider and purchaser of the service . After careful research and study, and with the urging of federal , stage , and Universit y of Michigan consultants , the decision of the board was to construct what was to be called Livingston Manor . Prior to his resignation , administrator Sullivan predicted demise of the project with a signed commitment from county social services . Federal officials however , saw " no need for any agreement with the county ... new regulations covering Medicare and Medicaid will enable the patient to choose his own place of treatment. Certification will now be by state offices rather than county ... payments will come from the same agency .. . your program is good and sound, and Hill Burton funds are available for your use in construction. " Interestingl y the lack of success of this service was due to lack of governmental follow-through on a previous commitment , but at the federal and state level rather than at the county. - The unit name resulted from an emplo,ee contest. - The suggested name was to convey the feeling of county representatives . Ralph Otwell, Jr ., director of building services , and an active advisor in the planning of the unit, submitted the winning name . ~ Howell Planning Board refuses to grant buildng permit for new unit. The architect had failed to obtain zoning approval. After momentary panic the problem is resolved and building proceeds . - Panic again with the discovery of an 11 inch discrepancy between existing building and specification of new facilit y. Architect and land surveyor squirmish while the hospital seeks legal advise . Problem resolved to everyone's relief . - Decision made for first major indebtedness , and funds borrowed against present assets and projected income . $737,000 borrowed at the time bids were accepted . - Federal minimum wage and hour law applied to the health industry. Administrator DeVries corrected past delinquencies with back payments and a new wage scale . Hospital costs rose reflecting new overtime policies as well as minimum wage rates . - 230 employees compared to 17 at McPherson Memorial Hospital. -Staff membership extended to oral surgeons and dentists. - Fir st personnel director (Donald Fletcher ) heads new department. 328 - Life membership in corporation developed . First goes to James A. Robb long time hospital friend . This was closely followed by the sale of membership to Claudine and Andrew Jackson also staunch hospital allies. 1969-1973 - Combine resources into a single unit for Coronoary and Intensive Care. This aimed at reducing costs and increasing effectiveness of nursing . - ICU rates raised to $70 per day , and semi-private rooms $37. Still service costs are not always reflected . - Union organizers seek acceptancy by hospital employees . Denied. - New state law makes funeral home based ambulance service impractical. Hospital helps the county explore alternative services . Hospital developed programs to offer attendants the necessary training and continued education for licensure . - Physician offices become available in the north wing of the self care unit. This move was hoped to attract new physicians into the area . - Niles A. Clarke, M.D., named as medical director of Livingston Manor . - Corporate by-laws changed to make the chief-of-staff a voting member of the board , and to allow the election of one other medical staff member to trusteeship . Apprehension was expressed over physician dominance as well as the precedent of special interest representation on the board . - Howell Ministerial Association arranges Sunday services for residents of the Manor . Merle Meeden of the First Baptist Church headed this project. - Health Center conducts study sessions for graduate students from University of Michigan 's Bureau of Hospital Administration, as well as externships for medical students from that university as well as Michigan State University . - Moon landing celebrated with rocket-fuel punch , green cheese and moon cake served in the cafeteria. (Another successful Evelyn Warne / Irma Schaner project! ) -Helen Laird Salmon, R.N. honored by the School of Practical Nursing for 38 years of service to the health center and its predecessor . - Changes in governmental eligility requirements and payment for service caused physician reluctance to admit patients to the extended care unit. .. " pressures of the law complicate good patient care " stated one staff member . Manor census dropped from 41 to 32 patients . - Eight inspections of the hospital in the first 10 weeks of 1970. Most visits last from ½ day to 2 days . - Annual " Health-In " sponsored by Practical Nursing School. Booths highlighting careers and preventive medicine were constructed and manned by students, and. visited by over 2,000 junior and senior high students . Lois Merwin with members of her staff Marily Cheney, R.N., Doris Oakley, R.N., Lois Bond, R.N., and Loisann Hopkins L.P .N., provided capabl e and enthusiastic leadership to this and other health fair themes . One on good nutrition and health habits were aimed at elementary students . Fairs were located in different areas of the county . The booths were imaginative and carried the message to appreciative large crowds of visitors . - Payday advanced twenty-four hours so more employees can ballot on a second question of unionization . Employee s again deny the organization . - One of 6 national health fellowships offered to Rober t DeVries. During his study at the University of Michigan , administrative services will be provided by an assistant director of University Hospital in Ann Arbor . - Coverag e of the emergency room changed from rotationduty by all staff members to contractural coverage by a group. This began as weekend coverage only, but soon evolved into full coverage . Chief-of-staff Thomas Higby, M.D., stressed the need for promptly seeing the patient , and carefully monitoring the quality of services rendered . - Employee Recognition Awards for outstanding service were presented to Mrs . Sarah Chaddock, a nurses aid, and Gil Hodges of building services . - Occupational therapy discontinued for lack of patient referral and coverage. by hospitalization insurance programs . - Federal and state unemployment compensation programs expanded to include hospital employees . - Utilization Review Committee created by medical staff to evaluate need for, and quality of medical care given -Robert A. DeVries accepts post as program director at W. K. Kellogg Foundation . Administrator appointment committee formed to review applicants ' credentials, and conduct personal interviews . Robert MacDonald, Edward McPherson , Thomas Higby, M.D., and June Zimmerman served . Later Robert Itsell , D.O. was also appointed. - Visitors -to hospital come from New Foundland, England , Chile, Scotland, and the Pan American Health Organization as well as state and national organizations . - Governmental Phase II puts lid on hospital charges and wages, but not on hospital costs . - Coronary monitoring equipment replaced with updated modules . - Parking lots expanded and blacktopped . -Richard Lane of Battle Creek Sanitarium appointed as the third administrator of McPherson Health Center . -A hospital sponsored luncheon honored over a hundred volunteers. -Corporate membership for 1972 was 278 members , and exploded to 634 members in 1973. -Defeat of three incumbent trustees seeking re-election by an unusually heavy proxy campaign headed by R. F . Hauer , M.D. ALL IS NOT WORK The Hospital Christmas party was the social event all anticipated . Usually this was at the Howell Armory. Party goers increased in number with expanding Armory facilities . One annual report showed 450 guests attended. Fond memories are of the doctors ' band , which included nondoctor musicians too, and the hospital chorus. Musical talents from Mary Titterton, Barbara Kirkland , Lance Stoker , D.O., Ed Woodworth, and Tom Higby, M.D.'s as well as Roscoe Stuber , M.D. and the Hoffmans, Mary and Stan gave us many pleasant songs to remember. Committees of hospital employees spent their "own time" developing spectacular decorations . Christmas trees dwarfed the band stand ... and the dinners were surpassed only by the pleasant company . The close of each banquet was the singing of carols by candlelight. These were also the occasion for recognition of years of service by physicians and employees. The awarding of 20 year pins to Hulda Morgan , R.N . and Harold Hill, M.D. were golden moments in hospital history. There was a singleness of purpose and a unity of spirit found in the hospital family during this party . "SPECIAL CELEBRATION" Two other social events that included the larger hospital community were the open house celebrations. One honored the beginning of Progressive Patient Care services; the other the opening of Livingston Manor . The first had to avoid interferring with hospital care in progress . Elaborate travel routes were developed with signs , arrows , ropes and saw horses. Host and hostess assignments were awarded to Grey Ladies , Auxiliary , Medical staff members and their wives , employeees and trustees . . . all had a task at a place for a time. Three thousand came to this one even to see the new facility , and the demonstration of new equipment. This was an indication of the strong community identification with THEIR hospital. "NURSING SPECIAL EVENTS" Two ceremonies which are really a part of the School of Practical Nursing became an integral part of the hospital tradition . The first was the simple but impressive , early morning capping of the students . Frequently this was held at the small chapel in downtown Howell. A continental breakfast followed at the Health Center . The quietness of the hour coupled with the dedication of the service touched all who came . The second joyous occasion was the school commencement services from the local high school. Mrs . Merwin and her staff proudly shared the moment with school alumnae , enrolling students , and invited guests. Graduates carrying long-stemmed roses , filed between rows of school graduates . Smiles , tears , and flashing camera lights climaxed the presentation of diplomas . . . after which graduates and the usual four hundred or more guests enjoyed a social hour . PEOPLE ARE AND WERE Some names have already been recorded in this resume, and a few more must follow. This incomplete recognition underscores the fact that a hospital's life and vitality are the people who serve either on the payroll , or the gratitude roll, like Robert Reed of Howell. There were people who managed to be on both. They were employees who during our association reached far beyond their required tasks . If only all could be recalled . .. many were department directors such as Evelyn Warne, dietitian ; Michael Weller, laboratories ; Ralph Otwell, Jr ., building services; Doris Oakley , home care ; Helen Haffey, medical records ; Paul Baldwin , Jr ., pharmacy and administration ; Winnie Work, Norah Riding , and Janet Malonson directors of nursing ; Karol Granowski, M.D. radiologist , and Irma Schaner who directed hospital news releases and gave many , many hours as recording secretary to the board and aided volunteers in the implementation of their projects. Inadequate as this recollection may be, it would have suffered more had not help come from fellow trustee Tom Kizer , as well as Blanche Roggenkamp , Josephine Grostick , and Paul Baldwin, Jr. Their contributions are appreciated. The kitchen in the old hospital. 329 The operating room in the old hospital. 197 5 Health Center By PAUL BALDWIN, JR. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, MCPHERSON HEALTH CENTER The most recent period of hospital history represents one of the most dynamic periods of time since the opening of the McPherson Community Health Center . In earlier years the dynamics of the institition were generated by the Board of Trustees, the Medical Staff, and the hospital staff . More recent changes have been generated by government. Since the enactment of federal legislation which established the Medicare and Medicaid programs , the federal government has played an increasingly important role in the health care field. There are many health care benefits provided to American citizens which are paid for by government funds. By controlling the disbursements of these funds to hospitals , such as ours, the means and methods of providing this care are subject to many federal requirements . During the past three years , additional federal legislation has established more programs which bring about even tighter controls on hospitals. Well-intentioned legislators proclaim these regulations as being necessary to assure the qualit y of patient care which is paid for by the federal government. While this may be true in part , it is also very obvious that all of the new regulations reflect very strong implications of financial control. Existing controls now relate to quality of patient care, education of health care specialists , and facilities and services . All of these represent groundwork provided for in the long-range planning of the Department of Health , Education and Welfare and serve as a base for the establishment of a national health insurance program . Whether this will be good or bad remains for the next period of history to determine . However, everyone concedes that a National Health Insurance Program is inevitable . We find that the influence of government on the private practive of medicine and the probision of hospital service s has alread y dictated many changes . All of the effects of these control s have not been bad . If they truly provide for better patient care at more reasonable costs , they are not difficult to refut e. If they fail to accomplish these prime purposes , the health care industry as a whole may become another inefficient tool of federal bureaucracy . Much of the governmental intrusion has been brought about because of the spiralling costs of health care . These dramatically increased costs have been brought about by the gener al period of inflation and compounded by the public demand for more and better health care services . How have these governmental and social pressures affected our hospital ? 330 1) Because of the many changes in federal government requirements related to the payment for long-term care , we have found it necessary to discontinue this service in our Livingston Manor facility . This building must now be adapted to uses other than long-term patient care for which it was designed. 2) The many pressures brought to bear on physicians have resulted in relatively fewer hospital admissions and greater use of outpatient services. 3) The average census in our hospital in 1964 was 83 patients. During the first six months of 1975, our average daily census was identical to that of more than ten years ago. This is quite surprising , since the number of physicians on the Medical Staff has doubled during the past ten years and the population of Livingston County has increased by over 50 percent. 4) This change in census is partially explained by the reduction in the average length of stay from approximately eight days to less than six days! 5) This reduced length of stay may be explained in several ways . New and improved techniques and treatments do bring about more rapid recovery , much more ambulatory care is provided which eliminates or reduces the need for hospitalization, and admissions are much more selective . 6) Our hospitaJ, like many others , has experienced a fantastic growth in demand for services in many hospital departments . During the past five years alone, we have seen the number of emergency room visits increase from 7,731 to 14,002. In addition, the following figures demonstrate this dramatic growth: 1970 1974 X-Ray Procedures 13,390 21,847 Laboratory Procedures 46,334 80,759 Physical Therapy Treatments 16,234 35,981 Cardiopulmonary Procedures 8,461 22,528 A very significant part of this growth has been in outpatient activity . It should be noted that our Cardiopulmonary Department which provides respiratory therapy did not exist ten years ago, while today this department provides a substantial amount of service to our patients and is recognized as an integral part of the hospital by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals . 7) Room Rates - 1975, Ward, $72.00 per day ; Semi-Private, $77.00; ICU, $156.00. 8) As we move into our bicentennial year, several observations and facts are of interest. The shortage of physicians in the State of Michigan has resulted in the establishment of a new program at Michigan State University which includes both a medical school and a school of osteopathic medicine. Our hospital is involved in a number of important educational programs with both of these new schools. The advent of government required health planning has brought about a need for us to justif y the services and facilities made available to the people of Livingston County. Such planning reflects a variety of pressures to establish absolutely the services which will be made available in the way of emergency medical care and costly services which require highly specialized equipment and personnel to provide them . It becomes essential to avoid duplicating services in the interest of cost containment. It is interesting to note that the progressive patient care concept , which was fostered in our hospital , has undergone considerable change over the years but still does exist in a very viable form . This ma y relate to the fact that our costs of providing health care services to the Livingston County community are generally much lower than in most other parts of the state . During the past three years, further steps have been taken to provide acceptable benefits to the hospital employees whose numbers have increased to approximately 300. Many of these employees are highly trained technicians who work with new, sophisticated equipment which is necessary to p~oyide the kind of health care expected by the people of L1vmgston County. We feel strongly that excellent services are b~ing provided and will be provided in the years to come. We will react appropriately to the social and governmental d~mands so that we can assure the citizens of a continuing viable, effective organization. As was so graphically pointed out in the preceding pages, the need for community input through membership in the hospital corporation and especially participation by conscientious citizens serving on our Board of Trustees is perhaps more important now than ever before. _Today we have a number of new trustees working together with much the same vigor as those who pioneered the "new hospital corporation. During the past three years Dr. James Baad, Mr. James E. Campbell, Mr. Denis Cannaert, Mr. Charles Cobb, Mrs. Mary Griffith, Mr. James Lamb, Mrs. Dona Scott Parker, Dr. Charles Renton, Mrs. Ann Utter, Mr . Roy Westran, and Mrs. Betty Yost have been newly elected to serve on the Board of Trustees . They represent an excellent cross-section of Livingston County and are serving along with our current Chief of Staff, Dr. L. E. (Pat) May. Recent additions to the Senior Active Staff include: W. B. Anderson, D.O.; P.E . Schmitt, M.D.; W.D. Earl, D.O.; W. R. Kellams, D.O.; and A. E. E. Browne, D.O. Their efforts are aided by several "new department directors including: Thomas Glass, Cardiopulmonary; Betty Heitman, Medical Records; Gerald Marks, Physical Therapy; Henry Orth, Radiology; William McCormick, Personnel· and Edward Wiggin, Pharmacy. ' These people, working with those of longer service, are creating future hospital history. Michigan State Sanatorium J:SyH ELEN KENNEDY AND RUTH C. ITSELL The Michigan State Board of Health started asking the Legislature in 1890 to establish a Sanatorium in Michigan to care for tuberculosis patients . By the turn of the century the Michigan State Medical Society had appointed a committee to ask the Legislature for an appropriat10n tor a ::;anatorium. After five years of work the 17th bill before the Senate on June 7, 1905 was one calling for establishment of a state supported TB Hospital. It passed and $20,000.00 was appropriated for the purchase of a site, construction of a Sanatorium and operating expenses for the 1905-6f iscal year. Gov. Fred M. Warner signed the bill, making Michigan one of the first states to adopt legislature for a state supported sanatorium. More than twenty sites were inspected before accepting the offer of 192 acres in 1906. Residents of the small town of Howell had donated money to buy the tract of rolling land about 3 miles southwest of Howell. The land was 1100 feet above sea level forming the highest point of the natural watershed of the lower peninsular . The first buildings were a sixteen bed cottage for patients and a structure to house employees. The Sanatorium was opened in 1907 and admitted the first two patients on September 7, 1907. Dr. Robert L. Kennedy was the first Superintendent. During the first year another sixteen-bed cottage, an eight-bed cottage and an eight-bed infirmary were built. Usually only patients in early states of TB were admitted and permitted to stay six months . If a patient required more hospitalization he had to build a shack-tent at his own expense . Little was done for patients at this time except to isolate them, give them nourishing food, plenty of fresh air, rest and exercise. Medical advantages were secondary to the educational value of Sanatorium care. Patients were expected to return home to become practical missionaries in the cure and prevention of the disease. In July , 1909 Dr. Eugene Pierce of Lake Placid , N.Y. was appointed medical superintendent. During his sixteen years as director the sanatorium was enlarged to a 238-bed instit ution . In 1916 a children's cottage was completed . For many years cottages were considered adequate , but more advanced cases were being admitted and larger buildings were needed. In 1927 the legislature appropriated $500,000f or construction of a central hospital unit and new equipment. A large part of the old sanatorium was torn down as the new structure was built. The new building which is the west wing of the present sanatorium was designed for bed patients . In 1930 the east wing was added and all patients were now in one large building. At this time the nurses home and the laundry were built. The expansion started under the Dr. W.B. Huntley of Ionia and was completed after Dr. G.L. Lesie became superintendent in 1930. When Dr. George Leslie resigned from the sanatorium staff in 1942, Dr. Edward W. Laboe was appointed superintendent. In 1949D r. William S. Fidler took over the position. Dr. Edward W. Gentles was appointed superintendent in 1952 and in 1954 Dr. Fidler returned as superintendent. During this time with the introduction of new drugs, sanatorium treatment became more effective. The TB death rate had dropped 70 percent. There were shorter periods of treatment and fewer relapses . Out-patient services were becoming more important as patients continued their drug therapy at home after leaving the sanatorium. Dr . Marion J . Skronski became Superintendent in 1955 after Dr . Fidler resigned and was there until 1970. From a 16-bed shack sanatorium relying on open air treatment, the Michigan State Sanatorium grew to a 500-bed hospital in less than a half century . Michigan State Sanatorium became well-known as one of the most modern and up-to-date Sanatoriums in the country . No history of the 'OLD' Michigan State San would be complete without a few memories of personal experiences. Some of these are contained in the following postscripts written by several of the former staff members , ex-patients and employees. Helen Swanson Kennedy says this is the way it was in 1927 going to the TB San as a patient. Quite an unusual experience. To be admitted you had to be an ambulant patient , able to walk to and from your meals in the main dining-room , about a city block away. On arrival you were admitted in the main building and taken to the admitting cottage or shack that accommodated then people. You were introduced to the patients , given a book of instructions, your bed number and from there on you were on your own, with some help from other patients . We all slept out of doors on screeded in porches and it was very cold when the weather got down to zero or below. We had crock jugs that we filled with hot water or steamed, and these we put in our beds about one hour before we went to bed. When getting up in the morning we went into a large lobby. Each patient had a locker where she kept her personal belongings, and here she dressed. After a few days we were given x-rays and doctor 's 331 examinations, and some advice on what we should do or not do. We had to do everything for ourselves, making beds and keeping the lobby clean. Each patient had a household chore . We were left alone in the cottage most of the time, and didn't fine it too hard entertaining ourselves . The doctor and nurse would make their routine rounds each morning. A nurse would come twice a day to take our temperature and to hear our complaints. We had to dress three times a day to go to our meals. The first bell of the day would ring at 6:30 a.m . By the way, the bell was on a pole outside the dining room. The cook would come out and ring it by hand . Some times we heard it, and some times we didn't, but usually somebody did hear it and would wake the others . If someone thought it was too cold to get up, we would bring her a slice of cold toast and some fruit. In a half hour 's time we had to be in the dining room to eat. There was always someone late who would have to eat the cold left overs. This was the routine three times a day. There were several cottages and as patients were discharged from other cottages, patients from the admitting cottage would go to that vacancy. Here we were allowed more privileges and our news home was getting more acceptable . It was very hard on some patients as most of us had never been away from home. We didn't have many visitors as most of our homes were one hundred miles or more away . A lot of parents didn't have automobiles at that time . It was in the depression years . As the months went by we had social hours, card parties , movies, church and many Holiday activites . By the time you had been there a year you were well acquainted and feeling better . However, one was always waiting for the day when the doctor would say that your TB is arrested, you can take care of yourself and you can go home. And after three years the day finally came for me to go home. When there was a job opening at the San and an ex-patient was qualified , he was given the first opportunity to fill it. Many jobs were filled that way. This also gave the ex-patient hospital supervision is it was needed. Many of us held and enjoyed our jobs for years. In 1971, I retired after working for the San for 36 years, so maybe having TB wasn't the worst thing that could have happened to me. Thanks to the State of Michigan for helping me in many ways . Glenn Smith As one of the cooks, I started work at the Michigan State San in 1935. There were three licensed men cooks, I started work at the Michigan State San in 1935. There were three licensed men cooks plus 3 or 4 helpers who cooked all the food. All the food was in the raw stage. The patient load varied between 350 to 500, and all employees ate three meals a day. On Holidays special meals were prepared . All kitchen employees helped to prepare from 25 to 40 turkeys , dressing, potatoes and all the trimmings. All meats were good cuts, beef and pork roasts , steaks, pork chops and veal steaks. Vegatables were kept and prepared in a separate room . I can well remember Harry Lamb and Dad Leavenworth argueing by the hour while they worked preparing the vegetables . Pauline Bailey was the Dietitian and she ruled the kitchen . Ten minutes after she finished reprimanding us we were the best employees she ever had . Miss Bailey never held a grudge . She did all the supervising and made out all the work schedules for the kitchen and did all the food odering . I remember Dr. Laboe stopping by the kitchen to give the cooks a little argument and when we were having steak , to be sure his was rare . He liked to stop in at the kitchen to give us a hard time, all in fun, of course . 332 Movies were held once a week in the patient 's dining room . The kitchen employees took turns arranging tables and chairs. There was no over-time pay for this . All kitchen employees worked split shifts. Kenny Tesch was one of the cooks I worked with. He decided in 1974t o retire and Glenn Smith , well I'll just have to grin and bear it until January 1976. William Guy I came to work at the Michigan State San on June 16, 1941 as a baker. And it takes some baking to make 90 pies for one meal , or maybe 65 dozen cookies or 10 sheet cakes . During my years at the San I must have baked hundreds of thousands of pies, cookies, cakes, dinner and sweet rolls , cupcakes and sheet cakes . When I first came there were 440 patients and 250 employees . However, I liked baking and even weathered the " white glove" inspection of the superintendent, Dr. George Leslie. Then Pearl Harbor came and the cooks, Glenn and Elmer Smith , John and Junior Beeman and Kenny Texch and Art Krych left for service. They were replaced by Bill Masters , Frank Utter, Fred Myers , Red Beeman and several others from the Boy's School in Lansing. Then the rationing started and I had to bake with lard and bacon drippings, using honey and syrup for sweetners, but we all got through it okay. The cooks got home safely and everything was all right for several years. The next upset was remodeling the kitchen which took two years to complete , but we all managed to live through that too. The break-through on T.B. came with discovery of new drugs and the number of patients slowly dwindled . Finally the San was taken over by the Department of Public Health as the home for the mentally retarded , and was known as the Howell State Hospital, more recently renamed Hillcrest Center, when taken over by the Dept. of Mental Health . On February 28, 1973 William Guy decided to say "Amen" to baking, hang up his apron and retire . I like being a retired baker . Maxine Quinn When I came to the San to work in 1940 Fred Howlett was Steward . I worked half days for Nettie E. Miller, Cashier , helping her and registering the new TB patients . The other half day I worked for Dora Spencer in the Accounting Office. When Dora Spencer left, I took her place. In 1943 when Henry Robb became Steward I became his secretary and transferred to the Business Office. I enjoyed working in the Business Office which consisted mostly of purchasing items not furnished by the Sanatorium farm . These were typed on a Requisition and submitted to the State Purchasing Department in Lansing. The Buyer there would put these items out on bids and usually purchased them at the most reasonable price. A large farm was operated to provide beef, pork, chickens , eggs, fruit and vegetables for the hospital. All farm work, until later years, was done with horses. A registered Holstein herd provided all the milk supply . The herd name was " Michsan " and then two other names were added , so that most female employees had a namesake . Up until the time the new heating plant was built, the old plant was located near the lake at the foot of the hill and coal was hauled from Howell railroads with a team of horses . Four trips a day were made , making a full days work by the time it was loaded and unloaded . After the new wings of the hospital were constructed , all medical services were moved to that area , leaving space for offices and employee housing. Most rooms were about 8 feet by 10 feet. Fourteen employees lived in one wing. Only one bathtub was available, but with different shifts being worked, there were no problems . In the 40's and gas being rationed we supplied our own entertainment and never Jacked for something to do. How times have changed since the 30's. John Quinn, who later became my husband , was working in the kitchen as a dish washer (by hand ) ; the dietitian found a piece of egg on a plate and fired him. When leaving the kitchen he met the Medical Superintendent who asked what he was doing off the job. John explained that he had just been fired, but would like to go down on the farm and drive a team . The Superintendent said, "Well, go down and go to work." How different from today's procedures. John, who began working at the San in 1928 had a variety of jobs, from kitchen , farm, orderly to truck driver . In later years he also drove the bus, transporting employees and patients from the San to Howell for shopping. He also shopped for those patients who were unable to be up and permitted to go shopping. John retired in 1962 after 32 years continuous service. Seems as if there was less stress in years past-time could always be found for a practival joke. Henry Robb was the Business Manager and it was April 1st (April Fools Day) . A fake call was placed to him saying the call was from State Purchasing in Lansing in regards to rationing points on food. He was asked that an inventory be made of the food in the storeroom and convert it to ration points ; also how many points had been used in past two years and give number of points needed for next three years . This would have been almost an impossible task and he was made to believe it had to be completed in two days . He " stewed" for a while and threatened to resign and so forth. Dr . Laboe, Medical Superintendent , was told of the prank and he joined in the fun. For years thereafter , we were leary of April 1st and what " prank " we might have played on us. In the 40's there was not much turn-over in employment. All the Civil Service transactions were also handled in our office, along with interviews and so forth . Upon Mr. Robb's retirement, Clint Whalen who had been head of the Accounting Office, was promoted to Business Executive and I worked with him. Clint retired in July 1975 and I retired in August 1975.W hen I came to work at the San I was Maxine Phippeny and when I left I was Maxine Quinn. These are the recollections of Thomas A. Barton, M.D. who came to the Howell State Sanitorium in July of 1948. After having graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in June of 1945 and completing internship at St. Lawrence Hospital in Lansing , my orders to active duty with the United States Navy at San Diego were cancelled by the discovery of active pulmonary tuberculosis . After taking the cure at the Ingham County Sanitarium, I went to work at the Pontiac State Sanitarium in 1947 and transferred to the Howell State Sanitarium in July of 1948. My four years at the Howell State Sanitorium, as I look back on them now, were a period in time of significant radical changes in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis as , a) the cottage-pavilion type of management by bedrest , adequate diet , and collapse therapy, was soon to be replaced by the management of patients with antituberculosis drugs and resection of the diseased portions of the lungs, and, b) thus setting the stage for the closing down of acute hospital beds in the management of pulmonary tuberculosis . On the coming to the Howell State Sanitorium after having been hired by a very dynamic hospital administrator, (and I have never seen a more dynamic one) Doctor Edward Laboe, I made the acquaintance of the staff which consisted of Doctor Edward Finch , deceased 1949, Doctor Walter Whitehouse who is now Chairman of the Department of Roentgenology and Radiology at the University of Michigan, Doctor Fred Fidler, chest specialist , deceased 9-5-75, and Doctor Mildred B. Nicholas, employee of the State Health Department. The 400 bed hospital received patients from all over the state but primarily from the area north of Detroit to just below Gaylord and Kalamazoo . There were other state facilities for the care of tuberculosis patients in those areas . There was usually a waiting list for admissions and the discharge of patients was at a very slow rate. Surgical consultations were had weekly with the Depart - ment of Thoracic Surgery of the University of Michigan at the Howell State Sanitarium . Here the great doctors , John Alexander and Cameron Haight , of world renowned reputation, consulted with the Howell State Sanitorium staff regarded the management of their patients . The patient , if acceptable for collapse form of therapy , would be tran - sferred to University Hospital, the surgery performed , and when well enough, he was transferred back to continue his care at the Howell State Sanitorium . I was assigned the third floor male ward and the children 's ward on the first floor as my responsibility of caring for patients . During the course of three years I was able to effect a complete turnover in the number of patients. One should appreciate that this was an increased rapid rate as compared with the recent past. It undoubtedly was helped by the war being over and materials and medical supplies being more abundant was well as the advent of that marvelous drug , Streptomycin , discovered by Selsman Wakesman of Rutgers University in New Jersey. It was this anti-tuberculosis drub and the breakthrough of pioneering surgery in which the aforementioned leaders were able to remove diseased portions of the lung in a safe manner and have the patients become free of their pulmonary tuberculosis , that accelerated our cur e rat e during the course of my stay at the Howell State Sanitarium . Doctor Fidler had charge of the women's ward , Doctor Whitehouse had charge of the second floow men's ward , and Doctor Finch conducted the out-patient examinations when the discharged patients would return at monthly or three month intervals for check up examinations . Doctor Nicholas ran one of the women's wards . Additions to our staff during my stay were Doctor Robert Polack with whom I later practiced for seventeen years in the general practice of medicine in Howell and who is now operating a Primary Care Department at the Burns Clinic in Petoskey , and Doctor Walter Meier of Monroe, Michigan, who came and stayed for several years and left in around 1953 to go into private practice in Monroe, where he remains today. Doctor Edward Laboe retired around 1945 and is still very active although retired in his home town of Monroe, Michigan. Doctor icholas is still functioning with the State Health Depart - ment. Doctor Robert Elliott, a psychiatrist , was with us for a year at the Howell facility and is now practicing his specialty in Detroit. At one time , with the aforementioned men , we did have one of the most active and vigorous staffs pursuing the annihilation of tuberculosis as was present in the midwest. The aggre ssive management mentioned above combined with the advent of new drugs, made the cure more rapid and certain and ultimately laid the ground work for the phasing out of the acute beds in many of the tuberculosis institutions in the state . The disease as had been predicted , was diminishing rapidl y. Patients now are treated for three or four months or less in an acute bed hospital with combinations of antimicrobial drugs and surger y, if necessary , and then permitted to continue care on an outpatient basis . This has 333 certainly been a wonderful advent and permits the patient to return to his own home and family and job. With the war over, the farm and dairy herds under the management of Basil White, were sold and disbursed and the gardening with production of fruits and vegetables for the Sanitorium , were discontinued . No longer would these provide avenues for patients to resume active productive labor in as much as it was not felt to be prudently wise from a financial stand point. Many of the pavilions which had been used earlier for cottage type of care of patients, were demolished as renovations of the large 400 bed hospital were made. Miss Annie Rekowski, it seemed to many of us, must have been the head of the Nursing Department when the institution first opened, but she certainly had lost none of her vigor in managing that area during my stay at the hospital. Clint Whalen replaced Henry Robb on his retirement as the head steward who actually had more to do with the day to day operation of the institution than did the administrator who was more devoted to overall policy decisions in the medical aspect of operating the facility. Kenny Tesch and Glenn Smith were the head chefs and only recently has Glenn retired . Emery Velm, with the assistance of Art Krych, operated the X-Ray Department. Miss Nettie Miller, everyone connected with the institution in the past would remember as being in charge of payroll. Pauline Bailey was in charge of the rather extensive medical as well as patient library. Les White was in charge of the grounds and I always remember the Queen Anne's cherry trees at the end of the parking lot which nobody seemed to pay any attention to until I started picking them one year when the cherries were especially delicious. Foster Phillips was in charge of the commissary and I also remember an excellent butcher by the name of Charles Markoff who would cut the Jamb chops to any size you wished . I gradually became acquainted with the men on the grounds in as much as our children, Tom Jr ., Michael and David, rode around in the trucks with them, especially the wonderful John Quinn whom they all remember. Ralph Hawkins was the carpenter and he always had time to do something for the boys as they went down over the hills to his department. John Sherwood, the electrician extraordinary, happens to be a patient of mine and whom I remember when we first came to the institution in that our apartment on the hill needed some electrical work done and when he came over to do it, we spent the better part of an hour getting acquainted. All in all, I would be remiss if I did not recall Erwin Duchane who retired , I believe , and has worked in Bob's Pharmacy in Howell over the twenty-three years that I have been in private practice in Howell. I also recall Pearl Galloway who was in charge of housekeeping. I am sure now as I look back , that there are probably many people whom I have left out in my recollections at this time, but whom I would know if I should happen to see them or hear their names. It was certainly not done intentionally. I can only say that it is with fond memories that I look back on the leisurely medical life that my wife Inez and I had as we spent four of our first years of marriage at the Michigan State Sanitorium in Howell. Many firm friends are still present in the Howell area and it is only through our contacts at the Howell Sanitorium that we had an opportunity to make these friendships. The institution no longer is used for the treatment of pulmonary tubercolosis because of the aforementioned manner in which the disease has been controlled. It has been converted to the care of the mentally disabled and is called Hillcrest Center and is now under the able management of Doctor Frank Detterbeck. 334 THE MICHIGAN STATE SANATORIUM As I Remember It By EDWARD W. LABOE, M.D. My first visit to the City of Howell and the Michigan State Sanatorium occurred when I was a medical student in 1928. I came for the day as an assistant to the surgeon from the University of Michigan Thoracic Surgery Division who was operating at the sanatorium that day . I next visited in June 1934 when I applied for a position on the medical staff . I reported for duty on June 17 and for the next twenty years, except for two short leaves, I played a minor role in the great drama, which saw tuberculosis controlled, and in which the Michigan State Sanatorium played a great roll. A drama, the successful ending of which, sounded the death knell for the sanatorium. The story of the care and treatment of the tuberculosis patient can be divided into three periods, approximate dates being before 1920, 1920 to 1945 and after 1945. The principal type of treatment during each period carried through all subsequent periods but the first gradually diminished as it merged with the next. It should, however, be again noted that the above dates are approximate and apply to treatment in general usage at the time. For example, pneumothorax in the treatment of tuberculosis was instituted in 1882 but not widely used until the 1920's. The first era of treatment, characterized as the rest , diet and fresh air period, is known locally as the "shack period." I know nothing personally about treatment limited to these measures only, but it met with some success. Some employees at the " san, " who were my contemporaries , had been treated and their disease arrested by these means. During that second period collapse therapy was dominant. The principle involved here was the collapsing and putting to rest an affected lung by artificial pneumothorax, effected by introducing air between the lung and chest wall, or by thoracoplasty in which a permanent collapse was induced by surgical removal of ribs. Several other minor procedures or modifications of the above were also used . These measures , together with rest and diet began to show better results as seen by a decrease in the number of admissions and shorter periods of hospitalization . The year 1945m arks the beginning of the use of drugs in the treatment program . Actually it was 1947 before the use of drugs began at the Michigan State Sanatorium. The first drug used was streptomycin ( strept ). It 's specific effect in inhibiting tuberculosis was first demonstrated in 1944 and 1945. Next, para-amino salicylic acid (P .A.S.) was introduced in 1946. In 1952 a gread advance was made with the introduction of another drug , isonicotinic acid hydrazide (isoniazid or inah). Results obtained with these drugs, rarely seen with other methods of treatment became the rule . At the same time , because of the protection afforded by these drugs , excisional surgery, with the actual removal of the affected parts became a standard procedure. By the mid 1950's use of the above drugs was the principal method of treatment. It was soon found that infectious patients became non-infectious after a very short period on the drugs and that treatment could be carried on at home. Thus ended the need for long term care in a sanatorium. Some other drugs were also used but it was the closing of the Michigan State Sanatorium . When I first began work at M.S.S. there was a waiting list for admission of approximately 200 patients . To be placed on the waiting list it was necessary to present a chest x-ray with the application. If , after a study of the film, it was adjudged that the patient could benefit by treatment his name was placed on the waiting list. If he was considered hopeless, it was not. By 1940 that waiting list was zero and space was available for all cases. But we still maintained well over 400 hospital beds. After the drug treatment period reached its apex in the early 50's, the decrease in the number of patients accelerated and the " san" closed in 1957. My stay at the sanatorium can best be divided into two parts, the one as a staff physician, the other as medical director. The first began at the time collapse therapy was nearing its peak, and the second terminated in 1953 close to the end of the existence of the sanatorium that I had known. At the time it was difficult to foretell the year but it was clear that a new era in the care and treatment of tuberculosis was at hand. I have always been gregarious and always enjoyed working with people, and I liked medical practice in the sanatorium setting. Working on the wards of a hospital for long term care, where one sees the same patients day after day for weeks, months, or ever years might be expected to become boring. I never found it so. On looking back, I can say that these were as happy as any years of my life. Staff physicians rotated weekend duty every five to six weeks from 12 noon Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday. During this time all calls were answered and complete rounds were made on Sunday mornings. I particularly liked there periodic visits with all patients . I started early about 5 a.m. and tried to finish in time for church services held in the patient's dining room at 7 a.m. Patients always seemed happier and more cheerful on these days. Maybe it was because it was Sunday and friends and relatives were expected to visit or maybe just the change in the daily routine was welcome. For the most part , the majority of patients led reasonably happy lives in spite of the long hospital stays. They were ever ready for a joke or a prank as illustrated by the following: I had the happy faculty of retaining a mental image of the changes seen on an x-ray film after having reviewed it several times and could frequently glance at a film and name the patient. One Sunday morning a girl from my home town of Monroe, Michigan asked me if I knew or recognized her. I answered that I did not but that if I could see her chest I might be able to name her . Without any hesitancy whatever, she flipped up her pajama coat and asked, "Now what is my name?" Amidst the uproar and laughter in that 10 bed ward, I was desperately trying to explain that I meant her chest x-ray, not her chest, while at the same time getting a preview of what a topless bar maid of the 60's and 70's was to look like. World War II was well under way when I was appointed medical director. Stress, anxiety, frustration and almost hopelessnes s were now frequently experienced. Employees were taken into the armed forces. New employees were almost non-existant. Supplies were difficult to get and often delayed. Gas rationing was directly responsible for one of the first big problems encountered. We were affiliated with the Thoracic Surgery Department of the University of Michigan Hospital, where all our major surgery was done. Due to gas rationing, relatives of patients were no longer able to get to Ann Arbor to donate blood of which 2 to 3 units were necessary for each major case. The University Hospital advised us that they would no longer accept our patients unless we established an account at their blood bank and had sufficient credit on hand before the transfer was made . This required 10 to 12 pints each week. With the help of many friends, expecially Jim Robb of Howell and Jim Daugherty of Brighton, we kept that blood quota at a point where no patient was ever turned away. Out chief source of new male employees was through Gus Harrison, now administrator of the state lottery . At the time Gus was with the State Prison System and one of his duties was to locate jobs for paroled convicts . He could send us quantity but not quality and the turnover was excessive. This coupled with unreliable help compounded our problems. For example, one Monday morning , Miss Rekowski, our superintendent of nurses, came to my office weeping. She stated that on ward 2 West, a unit caring for 70 patients, only one employee had reported for work. What could she do? I told her not to tell me her troubles as I had plenty of my own. She came in weeping; she left weeping. I don't think I helped her . In the fall of 1946, I had my first opportunity to observe the results obtained by the use of streptomycin. Much of the early use of this drug was confined to Veterans Administration Hospitals where studies to try to determine optimal dose and length of treatment were being done. The cases I reviewed were from one of these facilities. The improvement that occurred in a short period of time was almost unbelievable, almost miraculous . By 1947 mass production had reduced the price of the drug to three dollars a gram and it was available for general use . We decided to use the drug first on patients undergoing major surgery and the dose and length of treatment was to be three grams daily for thirty days at a cost of $300.00. But there was no money in our drug account for this additional expense, and would not be until the new fiscal year beginning July 1. For a month or two only those patients who could pay for the drug themselves were treated. This was totally unsatisfactory. Under the regulations of the State Budget Department, it was possible to transfer funds from one account to another if assurance could be given that the first account would not run short. A search was begun for some means of making such a transfer . The Sanatorium operated a farm with a large swine and dairy herd . Fat hogs and cows culled from the dair y herd were marketed through the usual commercial channels and the money received went to the general fund of the state, not for our use. Why not use our own meat and thus free funds from the food budget for the purchase of streptomycin? The plan was put in operation. Slaughtering facilities were built and our meat refrigerators filled to capacity. I still have a mental picture of those huge old dairy cows stretching from the ceiling to the floor without much evidence of fat on their carcasses. Henry Robb, our business manager, and I now approached the Budget Department for a transfer of funds from the food to the drub account. Our first contact was with the assistant who had enough meat on hand to permit a tranfer of some money to the drub account without endangering the food budget. Our plan fell on deaf ears. An appointment was then obtained with the Budget Director personally . Although he was quite skeptical, he reluctantly agreed to the transfer. As we left, the assistant remarked , "If you wish to feed your patients streptomycin, it is all right with me but don't let your food requests go one cent over the allotment." Thus, sufficient funds were obtained to treat all patients for whom streptomycin was recommended for the remainder of the fiscal year. And that is why hamburger and beef stew were served so often during the months of May and June 1947. Soon after the war was over former employees began returning. Supplies were again obtainable and new employees were available as needed. All aspects of life were now more enjoyable . This atmosphere continued throughout the remainder of my stay at the Sanatorium. As I look back on these years, I derive much satisfaction from having witnessed first hand the control of this tragic disease which had taken many lives. 335 The milk plant was one of the greatest industries in H~ell History . It h ired many people and sh i pped condensed milk all oyer Mi h. It was a tragedy when it burned in 1906. Photo shows the clean up crew several days later . Tragedy Struc In , November 1907 a train went through Howell headed south . Another train lef1 Ann Arbor about the same time . It was late at night and it was a one track line . About 3 : 20 a .m . they met at Lakeland between Howell and Ann Arbor. This picture shows the result . I I f ' In 1951 a train derailed passing through Howelt -orr the G&O track. This picture looking north to Maple and Walnut Streets shows many of the 47 cars which were demolished . I This was thought of as heavy equipment at the turn of the century. Reassembling box cars ofter a train wreck. Aftermath of the great fire of 1892. Looking north across Grand River between Michigan and State Street . All but a row of buildings on State St. were demolished. ..-.-.. ,-----•iw•1..•.•.· ·····---- -·ll!Q!-"-. ·- - · - ,. • The Fire Deparbnent tt:I The Fire Deparbnent By PAUL B. STRENG The preservation of life and the protection of property from the ravages of fire has been the responsibility of a very select group of men. Less than 200 in number, during their century of service this chapter is dedicated to the men whom have served Howell as volunteer firemen. The Howell Fire Department was born of necessity . A 346 Fire Deparbnent Coordinator Paul B. Streng was born in Howell , January 8, 1949. He attended Howell Public Schools , Ferris State College and Michigan State University where he is currently the Media Coor . dinator in the Department of Psychiatry . Paul is also an instructor for the Mich - igan Fire Fighters Training Council and the University of Michigan Fire and Disas. ter Training Center . He serves as training officer and arson investigator for the Howell Fire Depart. ment . He also serves on the Legislative Committee of the Michigan State Firemens Association . heritage shared by most fire departments in this country . Although the Village of Howell was fortunate in its first 20 years to experience only three or four fires . Two of these fires consumed Chandler & Kneeland's Saw-Mill and Smith & Filkin 's Foundry both in the early 1850's. The first fire that inflicted severe loss to the community occurred September 28, 1857. This fire destroyed the first building erected in 1835o n the original plat of the village , The Eagel Hotel. Before the fire was contained nearly the entire line of buildings on the south side of Grand River between Michigan Avenue (then East Street ) and Walnut Street were consumed . The following account appeared in the next issue of The Democrat : "A destructive fire broke out in this village at about seven o'clock on Monday evening . It commenced in the 'livery barn, ' near Huntley 's (Eagle ) Hotel, which was soon wrapped in flames. The wind was blowing strongly from the northwest. Mr. Huntley 's barn caught next, then his hotel, then Balcom 's saloon, then Treadwell 's saloon, and then the " Old Stage-House. ' All of these buildings were consumed by the flames in about one hour and a half, in spite of the efforts of the citizens . The progress of the fire could not have been arrested here, had they not pulled down the four small buildings that stood on the east part of the same block. Owing to the high winds there was great danger of a large portion of the village being swept away . The burning cinders set fire to buildings nearly half a mile distant, which was happily extinguished. Nearly all of the business men on the south side of Grand River Street , as far down as Vanderhoof 's Hotel, removed their propert y into the street , which afforded a fine opportunity for thieving , and this the thieves employed . " No one can account for the origin of the fire. The heaviest loss occurs to Mr. Huntley, who has lost his all. His loss is estimated at $5000. Balcom 's saloon was worth about $300, Judge Kneeland 's building about$800. Judge Whipple's about $800, and the four small buildings pulled down were worth about $1000. The barn, where the fire originated, was owned by Mr. Green, of Detroit; loss about $200. There was no insurance on any of the buildings . Most of the personal property was saved; much of it in a damaged state from the rashness of men. " Three years passed before conflagration again attacked Howell. The west side of East Street (Michigan Avenue) south of Grand River was the site of a fire on February 22, 1860. A number of buildings including the Phoenix Foundry and machine shop were destroyed . The Republican of February 28, 1860 gave the following account : "Our village on Wednesday morning last again felt the ravages of the most destructive conflagration we have ever before experienced. The loss of property will not only be deeply felt by the owners and occupants of the various buildings destroyed, but will very much affect the business prospects of the village, and the interests of the farmers and others in this vicinity, who have relied for nearly every useful implement of labor upon the shops, of which nothing now remains but a heap of ashes. The fire originated in the foundry and machine-shop of A. W. Smith & Co., which was totally destroyed. From thence it crossed the intervening space of about sixty feet to the carriage-shop of William R. Melvin, which, together with the blacksmith-shop attached, were almost instantly in flames. These latter were connected with the shed and barn occupied by the Stage Company, and also the barn occupied by William E. Huntley & Don, all of which were owned by E. E. Hazard . The barns being old and filled with hay were soon on fire, and at this time it appeared as though nothing short of a miracle could save the store on the corner owned by W. B. Smith, and occupied by Jewett & Crossman; but by the almost superhuman exertions of a portion of the crowd, which by this time had assembled, a part of the rear of the building was removed, and water kept constantly pouring upon it from buckets , so that, although but a few feet from the barn last burned, this building was finally saved, and the ravages of the fire stayed . So far as we have been able to ascertain, the following are the estimates of the various losses: A. W. Smith & Co., loss in building, machinery , stock , tools, etc ., $7200; insured for $4000. William R. Melvin, loss in building, stock, and tools, about $3500,n o insurance ; E. E. Hazard, two barns and shed, about $1000; W. B. Smith , damage of building about $200, no insurance ; Jewett& Crossman, loss in removal of goods, about $400, insured ; J. I. Van Dusen, stock, etc., in the machineshop, about $125. The cause of the fire is not known, though it is generally supposed to have been the work of an incendiary, from the fact that when first discovered it was some distance from the stove, the only place where there had been any fire during the day ; also, we understand, the south door of the building was found to be unfastened, though securely locked by Mr. Van Dusen , who closed the shop for the night about eight o'clock. The severest loss is sustained by Mr. Melvin and Mr. Hazard , and particularly the former , who had, by energy and perseverance , made himself proprietor of a carriage and wagon-shop second to none in the state. " With characteristic energy, however, Mr. Melvin commenced a new building while the embers of the old were still burning , and two days had not elapsed ere the 'anvil chorus ' was ringing in his new shop." Thus far no organized fire brigade served the community. The only means available for arresting the progress of a fire was to pull down the threatened buildings, spread wet blankets and carpets on roofs, and throw water from buckets. On March 6, 1860 a meeting of citizens was held to take measures to procure some form of fire apparatus for the village although of valiant beginnings the effort was not carried through . The Articles of Incorporation for the village empowered the Common Council to compel the owners of buildings to procure and maintain fire buckets and ladders. The Articles went on to give the Common Council responsibility to " establish and organize all such fire-companies and hose and hook-and-ladder companies, and to provide them with such engines and other instruments as shall be necessary to extinguish fires and preserve the property of the inhabitants of said village from conflagrations, and to appoint , from among the inhabitants of said village , such number ot men, willing to accept, as may be deemed proper and necessary to be employed as firemen ." January 18, 1868 saw the first Fire Prevention Act in the Village : The Council passed an Ordinance prohibiting the construction of wooden buildings within the village business district. FIRST FIRE APPARATUS The question of obtaining a piece of fire apparatus for the village continued to be "held under advisement" for about 10 years. There was much discussion surrounding the topic including the argument that without an adequate water supply an engine would be of little or no use . Finally on January 24, 1870t he Common Council "Resolved, That Mr. J. L. Stone be authorized to procure for the village of Howell, and deliver the same on or before one month from this date, a fire-engine, called in the printed catalogue 'The Fire King,' and the Common Council will then pay for said engine ; provided that on a fair trial it shall prove to be as good as recommended-that is to say, the said engine shall throw water one hundred and fifty feet at an angle of forty-five degrees, after being forced through fifty feet of hose, and that the machine shall be a first-class machine in workmanship and material. " The trial of this fire engine proved it to be not as good as recommended. Thus " The Fire King" was rejected by the council. The History of Livingston County of 1880 gives the impression that sentiment of the day was one of optimism over the rejection of The Fire King when they said : " ... and there is little doubt that this result was a most fortunate one for the village of Howell, for it included the adoption of a different and (for this place at least) a more efficient fire-apparatus ." On January 3rd, 1874 the council resolved "That the Champion Fire Extinguisher now here on trial be purchased for the sum of $2000.00; $1000.00t o be paid in six months from date, and $1000.00in eighteen months from date; and that the president and recorder issue their orders accordingly." The Champion Fire Extinguisher was strictly a chemical engine with no provisions for pumping water. This is the reason it was felt to be more practical for the needs of the village at the time. CHAMPION FIRE CO. NO. 1 After procuring a piece of fire apparatus it was necessary for the council to fulfill its charge and form a fire company . They did so on January 14th, 1874w hen the Common Council: " Resolved, That the following-named persons be constituted a fire-company , to wit: John Neary, John McCloud, William F. Griffith, Patrick Hammill, Thomas Clark , Leonard Fishbeck, George Harrington, Perley Skilbeck, 347 Frank Ackerman , Frank Archer, Charles G. Jewett, Mark Rubert , Homer Beach , Theodore Huntley , E. A. Young, Thomas McEwen, Henry Wilber, Peter Clark , Burt F. Parsons , Edward Waldron, H. F. Browning , Edward Greenaway, F. G. Hickey , H. G. Sellman , William Beattie, George L. Clark , G. S. Burgess, R.H . Brown, Cassius Austin, Thomas G. Switzer. " The next day these men met and organized as "Champion Fire Company No. 1 of Howell." And so 17 years after the Eagle Hotel fire awakened the community to the need for an organized force to protect against the dangers of fire, that protection was a reality. The following is a list of the first officers of " Champion Fire Company No. l " : John Neary , Foreman ; Thomas Clark , First Assistant Foreman ; Edward Waldron , Second Assistant Foreman ; R. H. Brown, Pipeman ; John McCloud, Second Pipeman ; E. A. Young, Superintendent of Chemicals ; Henry Wilber, Assistant Superintendent of Chemicals ; William F. Griffith , Secretary ; Patrick Hammill , Treasurer . ORIGINAL FIRE STATION Once the fire company was organized it became necessary to procure a place to store the apparatus and chemicals also to provide a place for the firemen to meet. ' May 24, 1875 saw the Common Council pass a resolution to purchase from William McPherson & Sons a lot on the west side of East Street (Michigan Avenue ) north of Grand River. The property was 25 feet wide facing East Street and 50 feet deep . The purchase price was $875.00 payable in three equal payments . Mr. H. Halbert , a councilman, was appointed building committee and was instructed to: " to do all acts and things relative to said building of an engine-house that in his judgment shall be expedient, and that he complete the same as soon as practicable , in such manner and style as shall be appropriate." The original fire station The contract for the engine house was awarded to Franklin Kelly on July 6, 1875. The work was completed in the fall and settled on October 29, 1875 as follows : Amount of contract ... . ... . .. . .... . .. .... . .... . ... .. $2857.17 Cistern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Other extras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.35 Total cost $2917.52 This price included ev·erything but the fire bell that was used to call the firemen to the alarms. It was purchased soon afterward . 348 Soon after the engine house was completed the Common Council hired a night watchman to guard against undetected fire . Howell was again fortunate for a period of 12 years as no major fires were reported . On Saturday evening, March 12, 1887, Andrew Whitaker and Burr Montague had closed their respective businesses and were on their way home . As they approached the Monroe Block at the corner of Grand River and State Streets they discovered a fire . The history of Howell of 1911 explained it this way: In an instant the entire Monroe Block was in flames and the fire spread very rapidly to adjoining buildings . E . P . Gregory who was then village president , telephoned to Ann Arbor and Lansing for help, and both of those cities responded promptly with steamers. Before they arrived , however , the Greenaway block which stood at the west end of the square where the fire started , fell inward with a crash , thus making it possible to confine the fire to one square which could not have been done if it had fallen outward. The burned district covered the entir e square of business blocks, except four small two-stor y buildings in the north-east corner. The loss was a very large one and divided among over thirty people and firms . Up until this time there are no indications that anyone lost their life in a fire . That record was maintained until October 2nd, 1892. The fire broke out in the basement of Isaac Bush 's Grocer y on Grand River between State Street and North Michigan. The Republican gives the account: Wednesday at one o'clock large volumes of smoke were seen issuing from the basement of the co-operative store on the north side of Grand River street. The store had been in charg e of Frank Holden, but the goods have just been sold to Isaac W. Bush. The fire engine responded promptly to the alarm and was soon doing valiant work in subduing the smothered flames . Hundreds of willing men were soon carrying water and throwing it under and on the floor as best they could. The volume of smoke was so great that the fire could not be exactly located . In the mean time the goods from H. C. Briggs ' jewelry store on the east side , and F. K. Johnson 's drug store were moved out and carried to the courthouse square . In Ed McDaniel's saloon on the west side , things were put in shape to be moved at a moment's notice . The goods in Hickey & Goodnow's were rolled up ready to be moved . The smoke was so dense that nothing could be done in the Herald printing office over the store . The origin of the fire is shrouded in mystery , as the first seen of it was in the basement. The basement was filled with boxes , egg-crates and loose lumber . At 2: 30 the flames gained the mastery of the heroic work of the fire department , and broke out in front of the store and soon after at the rear . It was evident that nothing could save the store . The work of moving goods from the rest of the block now commenced in good earnest. The Democrat printing office is located at the rear of the burning store on Winans ' avenue . Everything movable was taken out and the cases of type were carried to the basement of the courthouse . Hickey & Goodnow's double store was emptied as soon as possible . The goods were also moved from Monroe Bros . on the corner of the block. As soon as the fire broke out it was seen that the whole block of six of the best stores in the city were in imminent danger . The fire department at Lansing was telephoned and promptl y responded with the best engine at close hand. At 3 o'clock word was received that the engine was on the way. In the meantime every effort was being made to subdue the increasing flames . The engine did noble work and hundreds were carrying water in pails . The streets were filled with The champion fire extinguisher during the fire of 1892. anxious people and moving goods. Drays, wagons, wheelbarrows , everything that could be used was pressed into service . At three o'clock the fire broke from the Reynolds ' building into McDaniels ' saloon, and in an incredible short time the adjoining stores of Hickey & Goodnow were in flames. The goods were not yet all removed and everybody was busy at the work ; suddenly the upper floor gave way , and Mrs. Hickey , Emma and Carrie Weibrecht were caught in the crash ; men near by rushed in and rescued them from the burning debris. How seriously they were hurt cannot be learned in the excitement. Mrs . Hickey was rescued with difficulty and was considerably injured. Mr. Hickey, it was thought at first, was caught in trying to rescue her. He was afterwards seen with his sleeves torn off and his hands bleeding . Emma Weibrecht was hurt on the head, and hair, badly scorched . Carrie, the bookkeeper , escaped with a bruised hand and it is thought without serious harm . Those caught in the fire were on the first floor when the second floor fell in. The first floor gave way and let them into the basement surrounded with bricks , beams and burning timbers. In addition to those mentioned above were Chas. Goodnow, one of the proprietors ; Al Cook, Ora Beach and John Culver. Mr. Goodnow now thinks he did not go to the bottom of the basement. Light soon began to appear as the smoke and falling debris began to break away . He noticed Mrs. Hickey , who was caught fast in the timbers, reaching out her hands and calling for help . In some way he escaped somewhat hurt about the head , with hands and face covered with blood. Other s rescued Mrs . Hickey . Al Cook escaped , but was taken home seriously hurt ; Ora Beach jumped from the wreck without injury ; Frank Bailey and James Martin were also on the second floor, but just beyond the sinking part. John Culver was seriously hurt. The first report that Frank Hickey had escaped from the fire s is now at four o'clock , much in doubt as no one has been a ble to find him . The crowd was almost panic stricken as the report spread that Mr. Hickey was under the ruins ; diligent search was made , but without avail. At 4:15 the walls of the Greenaway building occupied by Monroe Bros. on the west side of the block fell into the street toward 0 . J . Parkers . It was then thought that the danger was probably over. At 4: 30 the Lansing engine arrived and did good work in controlling the fire. The danger was practically over when they arrived . The Fowlerville fire department sent chemicals and help. The total loss on goods and buildings will probably reach $50,000. It is the same block that was destroyed five years ago. F.G . Hickey and E .D. Wines, two prominent businessmen lost their lives in the fire as they tried to rescue stock from their business establishments . Stores and business places of the city were closed for their funeral services as " the entire population of the community paid tribute. " The needs for more extensive fire protection was accentuated by this fire. This need was somewhat satisfied with the erection of the water works system in 1894, as fire hydrants now served a major portion of the village . Although the exact date cannot currently be ascertained it was about this time that a hose reel on wheels was purchased and " made a complete revolution in the department's equipment. " The chemical engine was kept for use in the districts without water mains . Along with a more modern approach to fighting fire came the reorganizaion of the fire department itself . The champion fire company No. 1 was dissolved and a new organization "The Howell Fire Company of the Village of Howell , Michigan " was formed July 1st, 1895. This group was comprised of 11 men of which W.R. Knapp was chief. This company was a close knit group , in that to become a member one would be required to,pay an initiation fee and be recommended by a current member . 349 After these preliminaries the company as a whole would vote on a candidate for membership. This practice continued until about 1965. The company established the first Wednesday of each month at 7: 30 p.m . as their meeting time . The duties of members were well spelled out in their constitution and by-laws as Article XII of that document illustrates. ARTICLE XII DUTIES OF MEMBERS AT FIRES SEC. 1. It shall be the duty of each member on every alarm of fire to repair immediately to the engine house and assist in conveying the hose to the fire unless on his way he be credibly informed of its removal , in which case he shall proceed to the fire . No order shall be given by any member of the company except by the Captain, who shall receive his order from the Chief or Assistant , in which case the first one at the engine house shall take charge of the company until the arrival of the Captain or one of his assistants . SEC. 2. No member of the company shall deliver any of the property of the company to any person other than one belonging to the company , unless ordered by the Chief. SEC. 3. No member shall forcibly take the pipes from either of the pipemen , nor shall any member deliver the pipes to any person other than one belonging to the company. No member shall cause any altercation or disturbance , or use any profane or indecent language while on duty or at meetings. SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of each member to remain with the hose at a fire , to preserve silence and order as much as possible ; paying strict attention to the orders of the presiding officer , and to remain with the hose cart until it is returned to the place where it is kept , and until the company is dismissed , unless ordered away , or leave of absence is obtained from the officer in command. Any violation of this rule shall be reported by the commanding officer to the company , and upon the conviction of the person so charged , he shall pay the sum of one dollar . A majority of the votes given shall be necessary to convict. Immediately after a fire , it shall be the duty of the company to put their hose cart in readiness to be taken out at any moment. The fire bell. 350 The company was alerted to an alarm of fire by a large bronze bell which hung in the bell tower above the engine house. It is unclear at this time as to who was responsible for sounding the alarm , especially during the day. Compensation for the company was as follows; the Chief received $25 per year and the other 10 members split $150. The growth of the fire department coupled to the growth of other village departments lead to the following account appearing in the History of Howell of 1911. " It is worthy of note that this building was only what was considered necessary for use of the fire department at that time, with the addition of a Council Room. Since then the department 's facilities have doubled and more ; the street commissioner 's tools and supplies are stored in the building ; the electrical shop has driven the fire department out of its hall for meeting purposes ; and several other things have found headquarters there. The result of this crowding has developed a feeling on the part of the department that it is not properly appreciated and its condition is one dangerously near disorganization. As no ground can be purchased for an addition to the present building, there is a growing sentiment for the sale of the present building and the erection of a new one adequate for present needs ." The Village did in fact in 1910 (after the History of Howell of 1911w ent to press ) purchase the current City Hall building on the southeast corner of North Michigan and Clinton Streets . The Fire Department occupied the northwest corner with a single door facing North Michigan. The Fire Department in 1910. Major fires continued to assault the community with their tragic results . During Thursday night in the last week in April, 1913, the Michigan Condensed Milk Factory (Bruce Products ) was destroyed by fire . Clarence Hornung , the son of Mr. and Mrs . George Hornung , lost his life in the fire. Howell was a community suffering growing pains with regards to providing services expected and sometimes demanded by its residents . To meet the challenge , Howell was incorporated as a city in 1915. The Fire Department reorganized for a third time in 1915. It then became known as the City of Howell Fire Department. With this reorganization came more modernization , specifically a fire alarm box system . The system , purchased from the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company of New York, consisted of fire alarm boxes mounted on various street corners throughout the city . The boxes were connected to a gong and a paper tape punch recorder located in the steam powered water plant just across the railroad tracks on South Michigan Avenue. Another gong and paper tape punch recorder were located in the engine house. The system worked as follows: A citizen would go to an alarm box and pull the hook. This would transmit the box number through overhead wires to the two previously specified locations. There was a man on duty 24 hours a day in the steam water plant to keep the boilers running . He would refer to a chart listing all the box numbers to ascertaining the location , and then would blow the original "fire whistle. " The fire whistle , known as the "monkey bird" varied in pitch and could be easily distinguished because of its tremendous volume and distinct character. After about one minute of continuous blowing the boiler operator would blow a short blast or blasts to indicate in which ward of the city the fire was located . He would then speed up the pumps whereby increasing the pressure on the water mains to aid the fire department in producing adequate fire streams. It is important to remember that at this time the department's equipment was still horse drawn . Getting the fire apparatus to the fire was accomplished in this manner. There were several draymen in the city who had teams to haul their delivery wagons. When an alarm was sounded they would race to the engine house. The first to arrive would unhook his wagon and hook up to the hose cart , hopefully find out where he was to respond , and then speeding to the fire . The Howell Fire Department acquired its first piece of motorized fire apparatus February 3rd, 1919. A one-ton Model T Ford chassis with a roadster body, less a top, was purchased for $1,650.00. The fire apparatus body was purchased from the Prospect Manufacturing Company. The unit was equipped with a chemical tank and one hose reel above the hose bed. An extension ladder and a roof ladder were provided as were two "Underwriters" plat pipes . The unit had no water pump. A special wooden ramp had to be built to permit the unit to be driven out of the engine house across the sidewalk and onto the street. The early 1920's brought with them another improvement regarding alerting the firemen to the alarm of fire. The Howell Electric Motors in about 1921 built two electric fire sirens for the city. One was mounted on a specially constructed tower on the northwest corner of Wetmore and North Michigan with the controls located in the City Hall building. A second siren was mounted on the west cross member of the water tower on South Michigan with the controls located in the water plant. These sirens were electrically connected to the fire alarm box system and would immediately operate when an alarm box was pulled. This advance helped to alert the firemen a few seconds faster in a business where every second counts . Fires were continually a problem in the surrounding area as well as in the city as this clipping from the Livingston Republican Press of November 5, 1924 points out: Long continued dry weather has made conditions right for fires to run all through the country districts . Opening of the hunting season--<!areless smokers dropping stubs and similar causes are blamed for the damage . Nobody just knows much about it but the oldest inhabitants cannot remember running fires as bad in Livingston County as they have been for the past few days. AT THURBER CORNELL'S While working in his field, Saturday afternoon , Thurber Cornell's attention was called to a Ford car driving in. When he looked up his house was seen to be on fire. A telephone alarm quickly reached the Bennett farm where men were threshing , and the whole force at once responded. The fire was under such headway that little could have been done had it not been for plenty of water , in an attic cistern as well as from the ground. Even at that the men were just about to abandon their work when more help arrived and the fight was won. Much of the roof is gone and there is considerable damage all through the house , amounting to several hundred dollars . Insured in the Livingston Mutual Insurance Company . The City of Howell fire department's activities were apparently rather routine during the twenties . The exception being the purchase of a 1925 Reo chassis equipped with a Obenchain-Boyer apparatus at a cost of about $3,500.00. The unit was the first pumper owned by the city of Howell. Although it was equipped with a geer pump it carried no water and depended upon either a static source of a pond or river , or a fire hydrant for its supply. ~- The first mot orized fire a pparatus 351 The Clinton Street fire station Our city continued to grow and the Fire Department again began to feel the pinch .City Hall required more office space to operate efficiently and the Fire Department was acquiring additional equipment. A decision was reached to move the Fire Department around the corner within the same building. The Department now had two bays in which to store apparatus facing East Clinton. In March of 1931, the City Council authorized the purchase of another Reo Obenchain-Boyer pumper for $5,750.00. The records indicate that the Oberchain-Boyer Company approached the city in this case and offered the apparatus at a considerable savings . The delivery of this apparatus opened a new realm to the City of Howell Fire Department. The 1925 vehicle being retained , a system was set up whereby persons living outside the city could contract each year to obtain fire protection . Hence the 1925 Reo became Howell's first "rural fire truck." It was only nine months after the 1931 Reo was delivered that it got a real workout. At about 6:30 Sunday , November 28, 1931, a fire was discovered in Barron's Store, located on the northwest corner of Michigan and Sibley Streets . The Livingston Republican Press carried the following account in part. About 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening a fire broke out in the R.E . Barron farm implement emporium in the southwest corner or back end of the building. The large building being of wood, the flames spread rapidly and the whole structure was soon in conflagration. The fire department acted quickly and with both engines soon five streams of water were deluging the spreading flames . The building was large and as soon as the flames were subdued in one part fire would break out in another , or in several places at the same time . It was nearly two hours before the water could be turned off. In the mean time the building, or rather two buildings in one, was almost completely gutted. LOSS ESTIMATED AT $25,000 TO $45,000 Daylight could be seen in almost any place in the roof. It is doubtful if the building is worth rebuilding and may well be considered a complete loss. Besides the building the losses include farm hardware , harness, oils and paints , farm tools, farm seed, alfalfa and clover seed and some farm implements . The total loss is variously estimated at from $25,000 to $45,000. The loss has not yet been adjusted by the insurance company. PRAISE FIREMEN Too much cannot be said in praise of the very effective work done by the Howell fire laddies in putting out the fire and in keeping the flames from spreading. It is estimated 352 that a thousand gallons of water were thrown on the flames every minute for an hour and a half and still the supply of water was not wanting . More water was spilled on the Barron fire than on any fire in Howell for many years . AN EARLY LANDMARK DESTROYED The burned building was an old landmark in the history and development of Howell and was one of the last of such early structures now remaining in the city. Messrs. Barron and Armstrong bought the place about the year 1907, (estimated) and after some six or seven years Mr. Barron became sole owner and has continued a large farm implement business since that time . ' J I ' I --,. ... II II l The R.E. Barron Building after the fire Another large fire completely destroyed the Recreation Building on south side of East Grand River between Court Street and Barnard Street in February, 1935. It is worthy of note that although the building was in the middle of the block the buildings to each side were relatively undamaged . A fire that certainly brought the Fire Department to true test was the Livingston County Infirmary fire in October of 1937. Fire , having no conscience , struck the Purdy and Woodruff Lumber Company Christmas Day in 1938. Despite the total devastation the company rebuilt and continued to serve the community for many years. Purdy & Woodruff fire The activities of a fire department include operations other than fires. While working on the steeple of the Walnut Street Methodist Church (the southeast corner of Walnut and Sibley Thureson Saw Mill fire, 1943 Streets) a young steeple jack fell from the steeple to the roof breaking both legs. Then Fire Chief Earl Sharpe was called upon to respond with ladder and rescue the injured workman which he did with some difficulty . 1941 brought a new piece of fire apparatus to the Howell Fire Department. The city purchased a Ford chassis for $775.00a nd equipped it with an American Fire Apparatus chassis for $2,440.00. This unit replaced the 1925 Reo. It was outfitted with two booster reels, a 400-gallon water tank , a 500-gallon per minute front mount pump, a complement of pumper ladders , and thirty feet of hard suction hose. Again the new apparatus did not have to wait long for an acid test. In March of 1942 the Bruce Products Company on the corner of Factory and West Streets was destroyed by fire. A valiant effort by the Howell Fire Department could not overcome the headway the fire had on their arrival or the materials stored within the manufacturing plant. The war was gripping the country and the Howell Fire Department felt it along with everyone else . During the scrap drive of 1943-44th e bell that was stationed on the original engine house was sacrificed. The bell was auctioned off for $17.00 that went to buy war bonds and then laid to rest in the pile to be melted down and re-used in the war effort. It left Howell bearing the inscription Howell Fire Department engraved in its circumference . October, 1943s aw another major business destroyed by the ravages of fire . The Thureson 's Saw Mill, located on the NE corner of Catrell Drive and East Grand River was completely destroyed . They were to rebuild west of their initial location only to burn sometime later . The forties saw other changes come to the operations of the Howell Fire Department. The fire alarm box system began to be a problem from two standpoints . First it was an old system and the overhead wires were in poor condition. Second, the young people couldn't resist the temptation of occasionally pulling a false alarm. The systems problems coupled with the fact that many families had telephones lead to discussion of removal of the system . After a particularly "active" Halloween the Howell Fire Department , 1965 353 order was given to remove the system. It was removed and reportedly sold to the city of Owosso. At this time the Bell Telephone Company took over exclusively the task of taking fire calls . The operators would take down the information and activate the two sirens, then relay the information about the alarm to the fire station via telephone. The late forties brought with them many new ideas, one of them being a new concept in rural fire protection-the rural tanker. The men of the Howell Fire Department, realizing the value of a piece of equipment capable of carrying a large amount of water, decided to equip themselves with such an apparatus . In 1949t hey acquired a 1942F ord chassis that had been utilized by the city as a garbage truck. Equipping it with a tank and a pump the men, each adding in his own area of expertise, built a first rate piece of fire apparatus that served the Howell area until about 1962. The tank had a capacity of 900 gallons and it was equipped with a 500 gallon per minute front mount pump. 1953 brought a new Ford F800 chassis with a Barton-American 500 gallon per minute midship centrifigal pump. This vehicle was equipped with a three stage pump capable of creating up to 800 pounds pressure on the booster lines. It carries 500 gallons of water . It now serves as a backup pumper . The fifties saw an emphasis on the part of the city council to bolster the Department of Public Works. It was also a time to begin planning for the future and it would be 1962 before the city would acquire another piece of fire apparatus. A precipitating factor toward buying a new vehicle was the Howell Tire Company fire . On August 10, 1959a fire in a garage behind the Howell Tire Company spread to the building housing the tire facility. The building was located on the east side of Michigan Avenue between Sibley and Washington Streets. The fire started about 9 p.m ., and it took fire fighters from Howell, Brighton, Fowlerville , Pinckney and a pumper from the Michigan State Sanatorium to contain the blaze. Businesses destroyed besides the tire company were the Howell Self-Service Laundry and Curtis' Barber Shop. Damages amount to over $100,000.00. The 1960's brought with them continuing growth and change. November of 1960 saw the delivery of the ninth piece of fire apparatus for the city. It was a new 1,250 gallon tanker / pumper with fire apparatus by Fire Trucks 354 Incorporated on an International chassis . The delivery price was $12,335.75.T his unit replaced the 900 gallon built by the firemen in 1949. A devastating fire struck the Master Cast Company , April 15, 1964. Surrounding fire departments assisted the Howell Department in quenching the $200,000.00 plus blaze. The conversion to dial telephone service caused a change in the method of taking a fire call and also sounding the fire sirens . In August 1964w hen the new Howell telephone exchange was cut over there were no longer telephone operations in Howell. Negotiations between the city and the sheriff resulted in the fire calls going into the Sheriff's Department. The deputy on the desk would take the fire information , activate the sirens and relay the location to the fire department via a private phone line. Another piece of fire apparatus was purchased for the city in July , 1965. A F.M.C. Corporation, John Bean High Pressure Firefighter was delivered on a Ford F600 chassis . The unit was to replace the 1941 Ford / American fire apparatus pumper . This unit served a dual purpose, it was a fast, first out attack truck and was capable of driving and pumping simultaneously for grass and brush fires. The purchase price was $13,915.27. December 12th, 1968 the alarm of fire was again sounded for Thureson Lumber Company on East Grand River just west of Catrell Drive . This fire was fought with the aid of surrounding fire departments for most of the night. The fire resulted in the eventual closing of the facility. The addition of new equipment and manpower coupled with the need to expand the police department resulted in a fourth move for the fire department. On May 21, 1969 the Howell Fire Department moved into a building leased from Douglas Swann, a local businessman . The building, located on the southwest corner of Clinton Street and North Michigan Avenue had originally been a service station. Until this time, when a major fire struck any community in Livingston County, the fire departments would generally help each other out. There was no organized approach and too often confusion arose over what equipment would respond , billing for services , and how help should be summoned. A meeting was called at the Brighton Fire Department in 1969 resulting in the formation of The Livingston County Firefighters Mutual Aid Association . This added Howell Tire Company fire, August, 1959 much needed order to the major fire incident and all citizens in the county benefitted as a result of the rather impressive apparatus pool available to draw from during a "working fire, " there are currently 10 fire departments in the county, all members of The Mutual Aid Association. A new means of alerting the fire fighters for an alarm was added in 1970. Special radio receivers with "Tone Encoded Squelch, " an electronic system of selective paging, were provided for each fire fighters home. These receivers are activated by the sheriff's department. August of 1973 brought with it another piece of fire apparatus . Built on a Ford 900 cab over chassis the Howe fire apparatus was the first 1000 gallon per minute pumper in Livingston County. The Master Cast Company suffered a second large loss nearly 10 years to the day after their first blaze. The damages in March, 1974 were to an addition amounting to a loss of over $150,000.00. Apparatus space and the need for adequate office and training facilities motivated the city council to action in 1975. Property was secured on West Grand River Avenue across The new Howell City Fire Hall, 1975, presently under construction . HOWE.LL Fll<E. DEPARTMENT from the McPherson farm and a 12 acre plot designated for a new fire station. Bids for a new fire station were taken and an award was made to the Jarvis Construction Company of Brighton . The award was made almost exactly 100 years after that of the original engine house. The building should be completed about January 1st, 1976. The cost of the facility is nearly 10 times that of the engine house or about $280,000.00. The Howell Fire Department is currently authorized a strength of 30 call-paid men. Firefighters receive $5.00 for each alarm they answer and $3.00 per training meeting . Meetings are held every Wednesday night. The department services 155 square miles including the city of Howell, all of Marion Township, and portions of Genoa, Cohoctah, Deerfield, Oceola, and Howell Townships. The firefighters of Howell have served the needs of the community well. The men have sacrificed much in many ways and are too often criticized for actions misunderstood by the citizenry. These men and men like them will continue to train, repair, scrub, invent, inspect and respond to alarms, with all the valiance that the Champion Fire Company Number 1 did in 1874. 355 Currency Paper money and other currency shown here were loaned for photographing by Al Latson and Chester Clark, Howell men , both long time members and exhibitors of the Livingston County Coin Club . Latson is presently vice-president of the county club . Th e buffalo catches th e eye on th is $10 bill , ser ies of 1901, but Lewis and Clark also are pictured . 356 Currency Coordinator Chester Clark , native of rural Howell , is an en joy er and researcher of local history , Americana, and numismatics . Presently he is president of the Living - ston County Historical Society , editor of the Michigan Tokens & Medals Society , board member of the Michigan State Numismatic Society, VP of the Great Lakes Wooden Nickel Society. Many Union soldiers brought back confederate paper money . The series of 1935 A issued a one dollar bill with a red "S" for special paper , and one with a red "R" for regular paper , to test the wear . Early banknotes were issued by many local Mich igan banks . This one, hand dated and numbered , but never signed ana never used, was found in a coin shop in Australia by Chester Clark, 1943. B.tYi'f~f\1;P:-a!·l·E"Tf1 rl "f fYlj Dl' lil!j;r'I !/r; T·BN ntt, -- ;;/;;;II/I/I/. /; f'/ '~r//// ' ; /f Wash ington faced left on our dollar bill of the 1917 series. Today he faces right . Th e matching two dollar bill of the 1917 series shows the activity in Washington , D .C. ' w ~;~g.JE'~~~tJU ,IJ~/}). ,~(1 - · THEF IRST .~.: ::,., 0001946A NATIONBAAL NKO F HOW HJ MICHIOAH WILL PAY TO THE B EARER ON OEM.A.NO l<'l\'I•: UOf,l ,.\HS 0001946A 357 Out of the hundreds of schemes advanced during these difficult years to solve the business problems , came the "Trading Dollar ." Also known as trade scrip, stamp scrip , stamp money and prosperity scrip, this new form of scrip came into being in Michigan with its introduction in Howell, Michigan in February of 1933. The trade dollar was conceived by the Howell Chamber of Commerce as a self-liquidating scrip. (Probably copied from the stamp certificates first issued in Hawarden , Iowa, in 1932). The theory of this issue interested the whole country . It was copied far and wide in its original form or with vario us minor changes. By the use of the trade dollar , the Howell Chamber of Commerce envisioned the development of $285,000w orth of business , in their town of 3,600 inhabitants , within six months and came close to succeeding. The idea was based on using a money which had to be spent , a money which lost its value if not spent. Issuing the trade dollars in Howell started February 22, 1933, and within 4 days 2800 notes of an issue of 5000 were in circulation . By March 4, all were in circulation. Here is how it worked . Trade dollars, a printed scrip, were first given free, by the Chamber of Commerce to 120 merchants and professional men who participated in the plan. Then for ever $5 paid in cash to any of these firms in either purchases or on past due accounts , the purchaser or payee was given one trade dollar. The trade dollar now became local currency acceptable by the dentists , doctors, lawyers and firms adhering to the plan, provided the owner attached thereto one of the 2-cent trade stamps issued by the Chamber of Commerce . For public convenience , merchants purchased the stamps from the Chamber of Commerce and sold them to their customers . Through the stamps a cash reserve was built up to redeem the scrip in cash . The trade dollar with the stamp attached and dated was then good for 3 days. If the owner did not spend it within 3 days , he had to put on an additional stamp for each 3 day period that he held it, to keep it valid. It cost money to hold it so it usually was spent within the 3 day limit. When the trade dollar had been spent 52 times it collected $1.04 in stamps . The Chamber of Commerce would then redeem it for $1.00 in cash from the stamp revenue, the 4 cents paying for the cost of printing and handling . Merchants and others agreed to accept the dollars in trade for 6 months and used them themselves , in personal purchases , the paying of coal bills, etc. During the first 4 days the trade dollars were in circulation in Howell, accounts 2 and 3 years old were collected by merchants. Automobile dealers reported they had closed deals for a score of cars , the trade dollar for each $5 spent being the incentive . The issue stimulated buisness by more than 100 percent in Howell in the face of the bank holiday. Trade dollars turned over faster than once every 3 days. To prevent the currency from piling up on the merchants , a clearing house was established for the trade money, which arranged to sell it to factories, school boards, city treasurers, etc. , at a 5 percent discount. Payrolls in Howell included a percentage of trade dollars approximating $1500 a month . This system was copied by the Chambers of Commerce of a 358 GOOD FOR .50c IN Provided: 1. The holde r b Ul f9 and afnxes a l e trade 11tamp her eo n v. Ith each tra111aclion, th!·n ~: . P~~ 11 ~n1al~l~n 1 :: H ov. ell Trade Mone J . GOOD FOR $1.00 IN Provl',led: 1. Th e h oMe r buya 11.nd atnxn a :?c tnule ,uam11 hereon v.\th eao.:h Lra1111actlo n . !l. No 11urc hase shall be for lell!I th an 60,.,. No change gi ven except 50c IIO\\CII Trade :\loney. GOO D FOR ~1.00 I~ l 'n,,IUed: 1 Tia h .. 1,1,·r hu),. awl :ltrlxe11 ;~};;,:~!:."i',','; 1. .~ 1a111p ht'r~,u 111th \',u•h soc TRADE (i,t ON ACCOUNT 3. nus 1:-#Ess 'M EN NOT RE· QUIRED TO TA K E OVER TEN TRADE OO L ~RS on any one trn n !l3.ctlon. Merchan t ma y at hla OlJlio n flcefPl · more. 4. ri:1-";F.P ffiADE DOLLARS MO\' I NG. Additional le lll&mJ)ll mWJt be auached If held beyond lime limit on n w erse aide. TRADE OK ON ACCOUNT 3. 8t;SINESS MEN NOT RE- ~~rg~Jo8 u~:SEo~ '"~:TY: ! traneactlon. Merchant may a t hla OJ>llon acct!tH more. ~. KEEP T l, DE DOLL A llS )10\'l:,.'O . 4 Uonal :!c 11tam)>a mu111 be a tta f d IC hel d beyon d, 1lme limit on , erlMI al dt. TRADE OR ON ACCOU NT :J IH ·:-;1:,.;t-;s:,; \IJ:X :,.;l)T JO.;. ~:.~W'.i-!;'1 :;.]~:~~~~:1 /'-~ ,ti}' t1"au,01..i1 .. 11 !'ih ·r, ha111 Illa )' nl hu• , 1'11•m a,-, . .,1,t tm-r.-. I i,;:t,;t-:1• THAIII· : 1101.J,, \ US .\H1\t:,.; 1; ,\,tt!lll1,11.11l :!•· l'tnmJ) ... 111u~1 1,c at lR.-11,.,1 II htl,t 1,,e,·nwt IIU1t limit ••II It,,. , -~ l'i•lt' • {t::t:,~ ' ~m~Ram1.•~~!~n~~1~~1 number of Michigan cities with varying degrees of success . It worked most successfully in the towns of 5000 population or less, the success diminishing in towns with greater populations . The little city of Albion tried it without the holding time penalty , with a municipal issue of $300 in 50 cents and one dollar denominations. Despite opposition by some of the businessmen who opposed the 2 percent discount for handling it, this scrip issued in March of 1933 was all redeemed from the stamp revenue by May of 1933, although it was intended to leave the issue in circulation for 6 months. Author of Howell scrip story is James J . Curto, Grosse Pointe, Mich . 1949. Old Masonic Penny, RAM No. 30, Livingston Chapter, issued to George Nichols. Also Howell Lodge No. 38 F&AM centennial token issued to Burr Clark in 1950. Bert S. Pate cigar store token. Was this used about 1920? Civil War tokens, like Indian Head cents , were issued of necessity to make change . Howell had none, but 3 stores in Brighton issued these . In about 1910 five cents went far towards a lunch . This Howell bi-metal was issued by White & Pate, located where the Old Howell House now is. Remember Joe Harris ' The Howell Centennial was in 1963. eoo o ,..o~ CNE" CUP 0 1' c o, , Fl "T FAMILY Jic:; i AURANT. Anything that's "good for" something else is really money , even if only for a limited time. These are recent locals . gooo .,..,~ C N '- cur> OF co• FEE ;..T THE OLD MOWELLH OUSE t:000 FOR ON E cu"' OF cc,Ft· E.S A1' O'LEARY1S -6A.KEi\Y _ t.1000 ""l't CNE CUP OF COFf EE _..T .AMBERL OUNGE COMPL.fMi.N T S lstNATlONAL BANKIn HOWEI..I. ;Ji~ £ 7 4 ?.;wa:i:d~.J~ ,l/4: 7,, . . . ·' .• ·. V . /; _ /') j . . I '"'- ' · ., . ' : \' I J · . 4 ,,J, IL, 4 t 7 ·f? Lo u;{.o -~ ,, / 7 4 'J.. .·: If' ·..:.. . 1 , ?. O . - . , . . • ... ,' ··:. ); ' ....:. ~~ ·;·a,,~~lo/tv r~ "t ' • '' I T]J1!Jt (o· ; ·. .... ......· -· :. Vi • •, . • •• :1. i ·.. . · · 19, ,, .. !/ / .· :.4 Q. ~; \ l~.,;-=(-t-=_J-~_ -/O-O_ , . /:J ___( __ .· v. ·... I/ _' . "., s-69 -~o~ :·. • ..:t. r r / · iJ:r·- ·-- __ G · "71 · l/&11,J ,) V 43 i~ . . ~:.-· foO/SJ- 37 t2.C . , k ~-~---~-~z;~}1 1,,.:~~; ,~-~7£-:;i(?,': ; 7'lt # II /? - f -/A,- l 7/ Y P // · , . .· .·,. -· ·. ·:· ··. -.. ,-. ' · -"' c/ This is an excerpt from a New England boy's "Copy Book ." It rJ/T" (, belonged to Nathan Lane , born 1768 and was used 200 years ago . If ;. ·, ,:::!,, s/ I 1 ·· /. ') J (I shows the money which was in circulation in the colonies at the time of v) · ., / the Revolutionary War . The farthing, penny , shilling and pound were ·., :~.:- '.:' " "-" ''.) :j'IE nglish money, but the Spanish "pistole" was also legal tender (equal 2 0 IJ to a French Louis d'or), as was the "moidore," a Portugese gold coin --~.::_------- j;l and also the German or Austrian coin called the "dolar" or thaler. A <:J.J, .. !/j · school boy in the Revolutionary War period had to learn in school how :( · 1 ·to change these coins into English ones of equal value . Mrs . Albert / ;2. 1 ., Rohrabacher in Howell has the original copy book under glass . -----------; Nathan Lane was her ancestor, and the book has remained in the ::Z,6 ,../ ) i family since 1775. '-'•· .. , .. , ,. . ~· , ' .. ·t '• . • . • , ... . . ., . ..·. ...' " • ' I • •. \. ..: ·. ·. -' 359 And the Distances Grew Less The Ann-Pere crossing was one of the unique meeting places of two differ e nt ra ilroads in the country . In early years a scene of much controversy and spectacular train wrecks. Tlie levers w1o:1r,c::,.,..,.=, ~~ . The first airplane based in Howell, 1929. Howell. 362 363 Sunday afternoon auto clubs travelled in groups in 1914 to help each other out of ditches and repair tires. 1m•1i , The first train on the road through Howell, now the C&O . 368 Head on collision on the highway in 1933. Transportation By BOB WILHELM Ten thousand years ago, the last of the glaciers left Michigan. Not one, but three separate glacial paths: west from the Rocky Mountains, straight south from Hudson Bay , and from Labrador on the east, centered on the lower peninsula . There have been estimates that these final glaciers may have had a thickness of up to two miles . In their paths the Great Lakes were carved , high morraines were created with the deposits of earth and stone, rivers were carved, level plains and gently rolling morraines were left by Transportation Coordinator Bob Wilhelm grew up in Traverse City ,where the "bug" for history developed early . He attended Michigan State majoring in history and has taught in Howell for several years, concentrating on Michigan history . Other interests: travel , photography , Great Lakes history, and "Ferroequinology" (translated in to simple terms , "a train nut") . the rapidly retreating masses of ice which covered the "mitten" of Michigan . Over the centuries the climate warmed, vegetation returned and in their path s animal life returned. Ancient civilizations developed and disappeared four thousand years ago. As the nomadic Indian tribes moved into southern lower Michigan, primitive trails developed . The main east-west trail in Livingston County followed along the present day Grand River A venue . There were numerous north-south trails , the main route ran from the southeastern corner of the county to Hamburg, through the Howell area on the east shore of Thompson (Howell) Lake and ending at Shiawasseetown (Owosso). This was the area of the Saginaw Chippewas and the Potawatamis . In the summer the two tribes planted their crops: corn , pumpkins , squash, peas, beans . Directly to the southeast , the south Ottawas lived. There were few hostilities between the tribes as the idea of land ownership was vague and the boundaries of the hunting grounds were undefined . Each tribe managed its own affairs . The land, the lakes and tiie streams belonged to all who needed them . In the 1880's, white settlers found apple trees near Cohoctah, that apparently had been planted and maintained by the Indians while spending the summers in this region. 369 An unusual picture of the inside of a blacksmith shop. Pictures were almost always taken outside the buildings, and it took a more enterprising photographer to attempt a time exposure inside. The Shiawassee and other streams provided ample amounts of fish for the tribes. There was trade between the tribes by barter. The trade was usually in what might be described as "luxury" goods: tobacco, shells, flint, and occasionally copper. As winter approaches , the tribes moved to their sheltered winter territorial grounds in the dense woods. The Chippewas moved north into the valleys of the Shiawassee, Flint, Tittabawassee, and Saginaw Rivers where they could hunt and trap. In the spring the tribes would move into the "sugar woods," make camp , and make sugar . With this completed, the tribes would move back south and set up summer camp. This was the life of the Indian before the arrival of the white man. Life changed for the midwestern Indians during the nineteenth century. French explorers were looking for a route across the vast continent looking for the elusive Orient. Explorers were looking for gold, but became trappers and brought even greater wealth to the French monarchs. Missionaries came to save the "savage souls." The missionaries, in describing the Indians as savage did not mean brutal, but they were uncultured and uncivilized. Despite great differences, the Indians led by Chief Tecumseh and Chief Pontiac fought with the French against the British. The French settlers generally got along with the Indians. Many French and Indians inter-married . The British gained control of Michigan after the French and Indian War. When the British gained control of the fur trade, they had the attitude of Superiority by being aloof and 370 This is a typical shop, windows on one side, whitewashed wall on the other to reflect the light back. The old anvil fastened to a block is in the foreground. condescending toward the Indians. There was one revolt against the British rule, but this resulted in failure. The British realized the value of the Indians to their economy and tended to halt the westward white migration across the Alleghenys into the Northwest Territory . The Indians generally supported the British in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. They feared that the encroaching white man would force them out of their territorial grounds. The fear was soon to come true . When the Americans raised their flag over Detroit, they continued for a time , a practice begun by the British. Once a year each Indian, from the youngest baby to the most elderly , was paid a yearly annuity of fifty cents . The Indians would have to walk the trails to a central point, usually Saginaw, where they would stand in line to receive payment. This British custom was continued to "prevent demoralization " of the Indians . In 1819, Territorial Governor Lewis Cass persuaded the Indians to give up some of their lands to the government for white settlement. The Indians were given one thousand dollars in silver. As the land was taken for white settlement, two reservations were established : 10,000 acres near "Big Rock" (Chesaning ) and 3,000 acres at Kech-a-wan-dang-oning (Knaggs Bridge near Bancroft) . After the Treaty of 1837, most of the Indians in the southeastern part of the state were forced to leave the reservations and they walked the traditional trails for the last time to exile along the Osago River in Kansas . "O, my father, thou has taught me from my infancy to love this land of my birth; thou hast even taught me to say, 'It is the gift of the Great Spirit.' 0, my father , our happiest days are gone into lasting oblivion and never again shell we enjoy our forest home. The eagle 's eye could not discover where once was the wigwam and thy council fires . "Ah, could we but once more return to our forest glade and tread as formerly upon the soil with proud and happy heart! On the hills with bended bow, while nature's flowers bloomed all around and the habitation of nature 's child, our brothers once abounded , free as the mountain air , and their glad shouts resounded from vale to vale as they chased over the hills, the red deer and followed the otter 's track. 0 , return , return! Ah, never again shall this time return! It is gone, and gone forever like a spirit passed . The red man will never live here any more. The bow and quiver with which I hunted is useless to me now, for the game is destroyed . When the white man took my inheritance, he thought to make me a slave. I am an Indian and that can never be. Ah, never, never! I would sooner plunge the dagger into my beating heart and follow in the footsteps of my forefathers than be a slave to the ungodly white man ." An Indian's Lament Chief Blackbird European immigration increased greatly after 1800. The westward movement in the early years was slow and hazardous as the immigrants seeking a new life had to take the land route west. In 1825t he Erie Canal opened. Even though this new water route was slow, it was better than the primitive roads . The settler could now take a boat up the Hudson River to Albany and take a horse or mule drawn barge in a westerly direction to Buffalo. Most of the people would take a sailing scooner across Lake Erie to Toledo or Detroit , but a new, revolutionary method of transportation was introduced : the steam boat. The Walk-In-The-Water was the first of these new boats on the Great Lakes . Even though the boat was steam powered, The gasoline car familiarly called the "Potato Bug" by the residents, takes on passengers at Cohoctah. when it entered a harbor, a cannon was shot from the deck to announce its arrival. The steam whistle had not yet been invented . Even though the Walk-In-The-Water floundered on the rocks and was destroyed, the pattern of faster and more dependable transportation encouraged people to move westward in droves . At Detroit , a frontier village that in the early 1800's was trying to recover from a disastrous fire that leveled the town, people came . The old Indian trails moved westward to the north and the west. When the immigrants started moving into the interior along the Grand River Trail, they found only the most primitive trails. Any convenient opening became the trail. The routes were only marked by an occasional tree which had been notched or bent. Even when the pathways were dry , they made travel difficult, but after a rainfall the trails were impassable. The roads were full of roots, stumps , mud hills, sinkholes and sand. When they came to a river or stream, the earliest traveler would have to chop trees and build a make shift bridge . These bridges would usually be washed away after a rainfall . In 1836 the brothers Henry and Garet Lake after leaving Livingston Centre on the Grand River Trail found that the "rude and frail wood" bridge across the Shiawassee River had been washed away by a flood. The river was too swollen to cross . They built a wood ferry to move their wagons and goods across the river . The horse teams swam across the swollen stream. The paths widened into trails as traffic increased . People came . A few came on foot, other single travelers came on horseback . An ox team and wagon brought many homesteaders . Old buckboards and farm wagons were drawn by horses, usually teams of four. Concord coaches with four to six horses were considered to be the ultimate transportation . The driver 's seat was outside where two or three passengers could also sit. Baggage was 371 The Flanders was a very early motorcycle, driven by a small gasoline engine, the power transmitted to the back wheel by a leather belt. A shaft tightened the belt. The tighter the belt, the faster it went. placed on top. About nine passengers were crowded in three rows of seats . Horses were changed every twelve to fifteen miles. Despite the isolation of this area, holdups were extremely rare. The biggest problems of the earliest coaches were runawa y horses and coaches turning over . When the coach started to sway in one direction , the passengers would lean the other way hoping to prevent the tipping and disaster . People of all backgrounds and descriptions moved inland from Detroit : European immigrants , homesteaders , land speculators , town builders , circuit riders, lawyers , doctors and adventurers . The earliest overnight facilities , usually about a day 's travel apart , were usually settler 's homes . "A shilling for man and beast, " was the usual fee. A shilling was worth twenty-five cents. As the trails developed and people came in increasing numbers , taverns were built. The taverns were normally clean , beds were " corded ." The mattresses were filled with feathers or cornhusks. Food served at the taverns were abundant. Pork , venison , sometimes bear and fowl was the main course . In lake areas and near the rivers , fish was on the menu. Potatoes , hoe cakes , johnny cake (at this time there were few grist mills in Michigan ), maple sugar and syrup , wild honey, nuts and berries completed the menu . Baking was normally done on outside ovens and cooking was done on the open hearth . With ever increasing migration, on July 4, 1832, the United Sta_!:eCs ongress passed a law which directed the president to " lay out a road Detroit to 'Sciawassee' to the Grand River ." The cost of this layout was not to exceed $2,500. 372 During 1833 and 1834 actual construction began , extending ten miles west of Detroit. A further congressional grant of $25,000w as given in 1835t o provide a one hundred foot wide clearing and build bridges across the Rush , Huron, Shiawassee , and Cedar Rivers . When Michigan entered the Union in 1837, territorial grants were ended , but the state was given a grant of 5,000 acres to complete the Grand River and Saginaw Roads. By 1840 very little work had been completed west of Brighton . From Brighton to Howell trees were cut down along the right of way. Low and marshy areas were filled with the trunks of the cut down trees . In the fall of 1833J ohn D. Pinckney selected eighty acres of land between Grand River and Thompson Lake . He returned home to New York for the winter and in the spring returned to clear the land and build the family homestead . He left his wife and two daughters in Salem (Washtenaw County) with Mrs . Pinckney 's father and continued on with his brother and another helped . He also brought four yoke of oxen, a team of horses (the first in the area ) and some cattle . The land he selected was good for grazing. The homestead that faced Mrs . Pinckney and daughters was a one room log cabin with a dirt floor. There were no windows and doors, blankets covered the openings . The crates used to bring the family possessions were used for tables . The beds were made from tamaracks . At night a fire was built in front of the cabin to scare away the wolves. David Austin, along with James Sage and his son George, left Chattaraugus County, New York in the spring of 1832. They arrived in Detroit from Buffalo and walked to the interior along the Grand River Trail. He returned to New York and in 1834 with his wife and sons, David and Jonathon returned to built log houses. These log houses served as home, church and store for the earliest settlers. The Indians often visited Jonathon Austin and his wife, Sarah. They liked to watch Sarah bake, spin, and do her household duties. They frequently "borrowed" nopinee (wheat flour ) and bacon. Jonathon was an excellent gardener. He would make the Indians happy by giving them melons. One day Sarah was making clothes for her first child. The child, Laura Losinda Austin, was the first white girl born in the arPa. Sarah heard a "grunt " and turned to see a brave and squaw watching. The squaw grabbed the "strange" clothes in fascination. Being a farmer, Jonathon had to take his grain to Detroit for milling . He made the long, slow trip to Detroit in a homemade , long sleigh drawn by a team of oxen. Bears were constantly a problem. One stole a pig belonging to Sarah and carried it to his den in a nearby hill. Deer was plentiful and was regularly part of the family food supply . The main entertainment for the early settlers was husking bees , barndances , quilting parties and "singing school." Moses Thompson arrived in 1835 and built the first grist and lumber mill . A year later Flavius J . B. Crane and Edward Brooks purchased the land to the west of the Pinckney homestead. The land was surveyed and plotted. This became the original village site, bordered on the north by Higgins Street and the south by Livingston Street. The village plot layout was filed in the office of the Register of Oakland County. In 1835 Livingston County had not been formally established . The eastern part of the county was The first traffic signal in Howell on the main four corners. considered part of Oakland County and the northern section, Shiawassee County. In the center of Livingston Centre, a city block bordered by Grand River, Walnut, Sibley and "Centre" was set aside in hope that the village would be selected as the county seat. After a few years the site reverted back to the original owners because it was not used for the intended purpose. The village was renamed in honor of Thomas Howell of Canandiagua, New York, a friend of Mr. Crane . The first frame building to be erected in Howell was the Eagle Hotel, a twenty by forty structure. Opened in late 1835, this " house in the woods" was on the southeast corner of Grand River and Walnut (site of the opera house). The hotel was built by Crane and Brooks to relieve the necessity of Mr. Pinckney 's family providing food and lodging for the ever increasing number of land speculators and homesteaders coming into the area . Ambs Adams became the first landlord . In addition to providing lodging and being a " house of entertainment " the building was used for public meetings , elections, religious services and the first post office. On January 15, 1836, Flavius J. B. Crane was appointed as the first postmaster. Weekly mail service was begun between Howell and Kensington. The first mail messenger was Lewis Thompson, brother of Moses, who was described as an "old bachelor , a strange , silent, unfashionable old man ." Later in the year bi-weekly mail service was begun between Howell and Grand Rapids. James Sage was the first rider . On his first trip, at night, he became lost because the trail narrowed to a bridle path . Howell became the county seat in 1836. Since the residents could not agree on a site for the county courthouse , three 373 commissioners were appointed by the governor to select the courthouse site. The first court was held in the school house. Voters had turned down a proposal to build the court building. Prisoners were taken to the jail in Ann Arbor. William McPherson emigrated from Scotland in 1836. Arriving in Howell on September 17, he opened the first blacksmith shop in a structure built by his father-in-law , Andrew Riddle. Grand River Trail through the Howell area was still primitive through 1840. In 1841 the legislature appropriated $5,000 for improvements to the trail. The appropriation was supervised by the Board of Internal Improvement. The money came from the uncompleted and abandoned Northern Road project. The old Stage House opened on the south side of the one hundred block of west Grand River by Allen Weston in 1840. He had operated the original Detroit-Howell Stage since 1838, making one round trip weekly. Poor eyesight ended Weston's association with the stage. He traded it to Benjamin J . Spring in exchange for his unfinished house. Spring expanded his " Red Bird" stage to three round trips per week. It was a clumbsy, open-stage wagon. J. W. Turner described the stage as " a vehicle of a bright and tawdry red color, compactly built , for it had to serve not only as a stage on dry land, but also to perform the office of a yawl, through what was known as "the rapids " in the vicinity of Detroit. " Spring and his "Red Bird" were often the victim of public laughter and practical jokes. This was especially true when he was running late into town one night and drove the horses into a hole that had been dug to erect a flag pole in honor of the 1844 Democratic party candidates Polk and Dallas. In 1842w ith the improvements of the Howell-Lansing Road , stage service began to Lansing. Both the Eagle Hotel and the Stage Hotel were destroyed in the " Great Fire of 1857." Andrew L. Hill opened the first wagon shop in 1842 on Sibley Street. He advertised "every kind of wagon or other use-best of quality procured in any shop east of Lake Erie. " Two years later he advertised ox yokes, buggies and cabinet making. He still compared his quality comparable to those in the east. As the center of the Grand River Trail, other wagon shops were opened by Benjamin Scofield and William Soule. Blacksmiths W. R. Melvin and James Lawler built wagons in 1846. There were other small wagon manufacturers . Samuel Sliter came to Howell in 1839. In 1849 opened Sliter 's Tavern , three quarters of a mile east of the townsite. This was a log structure with a frame addition. Being away from the "Centre ," the big complaint was poor courderoy roads . He provided a free carriage between the tavern and the courthouse . Sliter was constantly in court , either as a plaintiff or defendant, because of his " sharpness" in trade. He was involved in more suits in the early days in Howell than all the rest of the men combined . He won most of the cases in which he was involved. In the 1840's the number of taverns increased greatly: eleven saloons in two blocks. People encouraged friends who were traveling through to stay overnight and have a good time . Oldtimers would say that you can't fall down in the main street without falling in the door way of a bar . In 1845E dward F. Gay reacted against the new way of life on the streets of Howell. He built the first brick building in the village: The Temperance Hotel. It was located on the south side of Grand River Avenue across from the courthouse square . Why did he go against the trend and open a Tem- 374 perance Hotel? " Perhaps at no time has our town suffered more on account of intemperance than at this period . Whiskey ran riot through our streets . It was about the time of the settlement of the city of Owosso and as many of the early settlers of that town were former residents of Ann Arbor , their transit to and from these places was through Howell, and they came into contact with our hotels kept by Spring , Gates, and others . These passing travelers, many of whom were my former acquaintances , made bitter complaints to me of our hotels, saying they were obliged to resort to the streets for safet y or quiet on account of the noisy riot within, and quite frequently would resort to my house, half a mile away , to spend the night in order to avoid the hotels of Howell. To these old acquaintances I was indebted for the first suggestion to build a Temperance Hotel in Howell. . .I liked to have a sober and intelligent community . To help promote the object alone induced me to build and then keep , the Temperance Hotel." Attorney C. C. Ellsworth 's recollection of Gay and his Temperance Hotel : He was " a brave and noble man. One who, standing almost alone in the new western life here , raised his standard of reform and nailed his flag to the mast. 'Libert y and Temperance .' " A legislative act of March 12, 1844 established the charter of the Detroit and Grand River Plank Road Company . Livingston County representatives to the company were C. P . Bush and Ely Barnard. A three day stock :,ale was arranged at various points along the proposed route from Detroit to Lansing. Fifty thousand dollars of stock at $50 a share was to be issued . The length of the stock issue was to be twenty years . The plank road was to be well fastened down for use in all season s. The road was to have eleven miles completed within five years and the entire route was to be completed within ten years , or the charter would be forfeited . In 1846 the law was amended to permit construction of a substantial plank, macadam or charcoal road not less than sixteen feet in width . Despite the amendment which could ease construction , the company was faced with too many obstacles and never organized under the charter . Governor Epaphriditus Ransom took office in 1847. He was a strong believer in plank roads , there were fifty charters issued for the construction of toll plank roads . The Detroit and Howell Plank Road Company was incorporated April 3, 1848. The company issued $125,000 in stock with the right to increase capital if needed . When the route to Howell was completed , the company could continue on to the village of Michigan (Lansing ). To successfully complete the Howell-Lansing route , the company was granted 10,000 acres (4,000 in Livingston County), levied local highway taxes, and issue $60,000 in stock. The Detroit-Howell-Lansing Plank Road was completed in 1852. The three inch planks which were laid across wood stringers in the Howell-Lansing route came from the steam mill of Chandler and Kneeland in Howell. Even though the constant problem of warping and rotting sometimes made travel uncomfortable , it was a great improvement over the r• .ts and mud·1oles in the previous roadway. Toll gates were constructed about five miles apart. The Livingston County gates were No. 8 east of Brighton at Briggs Lake ; No. 9 in Brighton where Grand River crosse s Ore Creek ; and No. 10 near the Chevrolet garage in Howell. Number 10 was later moved east, near the present day Ann Arbor Railroad viaduct. On the Howell to Lansing route , the first toll gate was east One of Howell's first trucks with hard rubber tires, chain drive and a horn that went OOOGA when you pushed the lever on top. of town near the XLO plant. The Austin family kept this toll gate and regularly provided replacement planks . The gatekeeper usuall y lived at the gate . When the toll was paid, the long, log pole, suspended from an upright at the edges of the road, was raised. To enter or leave Howell, one had to pay. There was no toll within the village limits . The common charge was one cent a mile and three quarters of a cent for each additional passenger. Any person attempting to " speed " through the toll gate was subject to a $25 fine. One additional plank road was proposed to construct a route from Howell to Byron. In 1850 the company proposed to " layout, establish , construct a plank road-buildings and unite the road with any existing company ." The company expected to raise $30,000. No part of the road was ever built. In 1856 the Detroit and Lansing Stage line had two stages leaving daily from Detroit to Howell, Lansing , Lyons and Ionia by the plank road . Morning and evening service was provided at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Travel time from Detroit to Lansing was twelve hours . In 1860 the cost of riding the stage from Detroit to Howell ranged from $2.00 to $2.50, depending on what company you rode. POST CIVIL WAR PERIOD On December 30, 1868, three years after the surrender of ~ e's forces at Appomattox , the Livingston Republican reported that the Amnesty Proclamation was issued by President Andrew Jackson, pardoning all rebels who have not heretofore been pardoned. The Republican in an editorial comment stated, "Those who have not already been par - doned such as Jeff Davis and Co. might as well be pardoned perhaps , though it would be pleasing to know they were punished.' ' Howell was a center for the various stage routes : " Detroit and Howell stage leaves daily from the Howell House at 7 a.m. for Detroit. " " The Dexter and Howell stage leaves for Dexter from the Bush House in Howell at 8 a .m. going by way of Pinckney." "Fenton and Howell Stage: Daily ." "Lansing and Howell Stages: Monday , Wednesday, Friday. " "Linden and Howell: Thursday by way of Oak Grove and Deer Creek." The Republican covered a meeting held in the courthouse to "consider the expediency of forming a town temperance union to protest the 13 rumrunners in the town of Howell." Among those who attended the meeting were Prosecuting Attorney Dennis Shields , local ministers , and E . F . Gay , owner of the Temperance Hotel. This meeting was the beginning of the temperance movement which in later years made Howell "dry " under local option. With increased traffic on the Grand River Trail and the arrival of the railroad in the early 1870's Howell had the reputation of a rough and fun town. When a person was traveling through from Detroit to Lansing, he would stay in Howell overnight for a good time . A favorite " fun" activity for a group of boys was to fill 375 __J hand operated fly sprayers with water and red pepper. As drunks walked out of the bar, they would get a face full of spray. Two men were sharing a bottle at one of the local taverns . They were seated near an open window, when suddenly, a young arm reached in and the bottle disappeared. When they were last seen, the boys were running down the road. Although to the casual passerby, the bars had the publicity, there were many other businesses along Grand River: Mills and Hickey advertised a pile of domestic dress goods and nice line of caps and hats and crockery at their store on the Republican Block (where the Livingston County Press is now located. Wing and Fitch were featuring whitefish by the barrel and half barrel, also spermstrone, sterrip and tallow candles for sale. William McPherson and Sons were advertising clothing made from their own factory cloths at reasonable rates, and good prints for eleven cents per yard as well as drugs, books, etc. H. C. Briggs Jeweler had Yankee notions, gold and silver watches and clocks. In this advertisement Briggs announced that the store would be "closed on New Years Day so that clerks could call on friends." Jewett and Crossman the "Banner Store" advertised a "superb line of French merenos, alpacas and all wool delainsat from one to ten shillings. They were also featuring 100 " setts" of furs. William Goodrich and Company opened a new livery service and they had a fine new hearse for hire. During the 1870's the Grand River Plank Road Company was finding it increasingly difficult to maintain the roads. The Constitution of 1850d enied the state the right to engage in internal improvements. The states could not build roads. The opening of the Detroit, Lansing, and Northern Railroad (C&O) which paralleled the "highway" made stage transportation less attractive and goods could be shipped cheaper by rail than by wagon. The decline in revenues caused inadequate maintenance and the roads were characterized by disrepair. During the thirty years of operation, the maintenance was high. The Detroit-Howell stretch averaged $12,000 a year to maintain . From Howell to Lansing, the company averaged $4,000. As the planks rotted, they were replaced by gravel. During this thirty year period the entire planking was replaced by graded road. People living along the right of way complained that the toll gates were an "unjust burden to those living along the right of way ." The president of the Lansing and Howell Plank Road Company, the Honorable C. C. Trowbridge replied to the " malcontents" : "All persons living between the gates have hitherto made a law for themselves and traveled between the gates without paying toll; but this does not satisfy the malcontents , who have obtained some legislation which they think sufficient to accomplish their purpose, which would be the practical destruction to the proprietors of these roads." To the discontented farmers and towns along the road: "They had their chance to buy capital stock, but they didn't ... businessmen took it and built the roads." With declining revenues and decreased profits, Trowbridge stated , "Proprietors feel they are entitled to whatever the law allows; and they ask their fellow citizens to put themselves in their place, and not to condemn them as thieves for endeavoring to maintain their rights." Trowbridge argued for the continuation of the plank roads, " It is obvious to all those who have served as road masters, 376 that if left to the towns to keep the roads in repair, the people would never submit to the necessary taxation." Despite the efforts of Trowbridge and others, the day of the plank road company was rapidly coming to an end. THE POST TOLL ROAD ERA With the end of the Grand River Toll Road in the 1880's, the maintenance of the roads came under township control. The Constitution of 1850 prevented the states and counties from granting funds for internal improvements. Individual townships would appoint a road (or path) master whose job would be to oversee the maintenance of the roadway bordering each farmer's land. On each taxroll, the assessor would determine the amount of road tax, often only a few cents. The roadmaster would then arrange for the farmer to maintain the road himself , to pay his tax . If the landowner did not want to do the maintaining himself, he would pay for the work to be completed. To determine the rate , a man's individual labor was usually worth one dollar a day. The rate for a man with a team of horses was usually three dollars a day. With road maintenance often done in a hap-hazard fashion , a heavy storm could turn the roads into a muddy quagmire. When wagons tried to move along the roads, they would sink up to their hubs in mud . Wagons loaded with milk being transported to the condensed milk factory were particularly vulnerable with their heavy weight. The Michigan Condensed Milk Factory opened in Howell, April 5, 1894. Before the opening of the Howell factory, milk had to be shipped to Lansing for processing. The value of the farmland was increasing, due partly to the building of the milk factory and the development of the Holstein cattle industry. Over the next few years, the physical facilities of the plant was expanded in a piecemeal fashion. As the milk industry grew, it became increasingly important to the community . Disaster struck Friday, May 2, 1913. The factory was destroyed by fire and two workers , Clarence Hornung and Harry Adams were killed. The company stopped receiving milk for only one day. Two or three teamsters not hearing about the fire arrived with their deliveries at the smouldering ruins. The company purchased the milk to keep good public relations. The company made arrangements to ship all goods to Lansing . Each afternoon three refrigerator cars were shipped by the Pere Marquette on a special train. To continue operations and make plans for a new plant, the adjacent old cheese factory was converted into temporary offices, workshop and storeroom. Plans were announced to build a new $110,000f acotry up to date in "all appointments and latest machinery. " With the building remains still smouldering, the future of a new milk factory was threatened. Some of the customers were signing up with other companies . The Detroit based Big Tower Milk Company was in Howell the day of the fire, signing up new customers. To save the local factory from outside competition, the Howell Commercial Club and other business organizations traveled routes informing the farmers that the company was still accepting milk. Other farmers petitioned the company urging the rebuilding and pledging their continued support. The factory was rebuilt. Today the building was occupied by Bruce Products on West Street. In 1894 the village installed electric lights along Grand River A venue. Prior to 1894 the streets were lighted with post-oil lamps. Each night the lamplighter drove his cart underneath each light and lighted the lantern with a taper . With improved road and railroad transportation some businesses expanded their operations . Hornung and Garland operated a tailor shop on the south side of the one hundred block of West Grand River . Salesmen would leave Howell traveling by train , taking orders from nearby towns, and return to Howell with their orders. Women working on rows of sewing machines filled the orders. As business increased, the company expanded into the first floor of the old opera house. When the order was completed , the clothes were shipped by rail. At one time around the beginning of the twentieth century, the company had the most employees in Howell. Howell's first balloon ascension was scheduled for the courthouse lawn . As the balloon slowly rose and disappeared , the band played " Nearer My God To Thee." The 300 block of West Grand River was being cleared for the construction of the Carnegie Library around 1902. Among the structures removed were four old houses in an orchard and a blacksmith shop. Another Howell landmark was scheduled for demolition , the Howell Foundar y Company . Facing Grand River Avenue, this business dated back to 1849. The best known product produced was the Howell Handcar , used by railroads throughout the United States , and many were sold to foreign railroads . The unfinished library building was a target for local youths on Halloween . The dome had not been installed and the flat area provided an idea. During the night, the Purdy Baker y Wagon was disassembled and rebuilt on the roof. A . E . Parker, in the car , started his garage and small machine shop on Grand River Avenue a couple of blocks west of the main four in 1915. The machine shop gradually took over and in 1945 he had a sizeable shop west of town . With the coming of automation, A .E . was THE HORSELESS CARRIAGE AND HOWELL Traffic was increasing on the gravel Grand River Avenue through the village . Horsedrawn and " horseless carriages " were creating man y problems , including dust and mud . The road between Howell and Brighton could provide many perils . Around Lake Chemung cars would become stuck in the sand . A team of horses belonging to a nearby farmer would be used to pull the " horseless carriage " from the sand , so the journey could continue. Another problem of the early automobiles was flat tires. Many of the tires required ninety pounds of pressure . Many " choice words " were spoken while pumping a tire . The earliest gas stations were often nothing more than a barrel with a hose hanging out of it. Livery barns usuall y sold gasoline . Occasionally , gasoline could be purchased at a drug store . In 1911 the village council voted to pave Grand River from Byron Road to Barnard Street. The paving , using bricks , did not take place until 1915w hen a special $15,000b ond issue was passed . The laying of the bricks began December 15. Some of the labor was performed by Jackson prison convicts . The first step in paving was plowing and grading . A layer of concrete was poured on the surface, the bricks were then layed . They wer e then steamrollered . To complete the process , a layer of sand was swept : into the cracks . In 1917 the City of Howell voted $39,000 to expand the paving of Grand River from the Genoa Township line to Howell Township on the west. Several of the brick roads still exist. Beneath the blacktop , man y of the original bricks are still in place. The North gone, but his sons took over and with many additions to the building they began making huge automated machinery for the automobile companies . 377 The gasoline car at the Howell stati on on its inaugural run . Michigan A venue bricks in front of the city hall were covered in September , 1975. Over the years some sand beneath the bricks and cement base has washed away . This was often caused by broken water mains . If a brick street in Howell is to be preserved, Walnut Street leading to the historical museum is the best possibility. The first truck on the streets of Howell was a 1915 chain drive Reo. The truck , the second built by Ransom E . Olds in Lansing , had solid rubber tires and acetyline lights . The children were thrilled with free rides. The village of Howell was incorporated into a city in 1915. With the change in status, several street names were changed . These changes caused debates in the community for many years. Michigan Avenue was originally Division Street south of Grand River . North of Grand River the avenue was East Street. Prior to 1895t he stretch of East Street was Mill Street, named in honor of Moses Thompson's original mill. Main Street from Grand River to the Ann Arbor tracks was renamed State Street. Knox Street was changed to Elm . In 1919 the section running along the lake was changed to Roosevelt. Washington Street was originally Hubbell. Over the years many streets were vacated . Others such as West Clinton changed their original route . McPherson Street was part of Clinton Street. The first blacktop surfaced roads in the county were Oak Grove Road and Pinckney Road. They were paved in 1930. Howell was emerging from the depression in 1939 and Pearl Harbor was still two years away. The May 17 Livingston County Press reported on life along Grand River Avenue. The paper, successor to the Livingston Courier 0843-1857) and the Livingston Democrat 0857-1928), pledged " clean news, clean advertising , clean purposes ; a county paper for the home ; solely and fearlessly devoted to service in the community-independent in politics." 378 Eastern Michigan Motorbuses purchased eight new modern design buses for service between Detroit , Lansing and Grand Rapids . The new buses are safer , more graceful in appearance , provide better visibility for passenger and driver. Each bus has a 37 passenger capacity. The seats are soft rubber , upholstered in mohair. The old buses will be kept for charter service. It is the company 's policy to replace all buses every two years. The Howell High class of 1939 will graduate 93. Bell Telephone Company opened a new central plant. The feature of the open house was a replica of Alexander Graham Bell's first telephone . The opening of the Hotel Livingston dining room was announced by the proprietor, Thomas A. Blevins . The menu: noon plate lunch, 25 cents; regular dinner , 35 cents; steaks and chops, 50 cents ; special sizzling steak , 75 cents. The cost of the full course Sunday dinner of fish, steak, or chicken is $1.00. Advanced tickets for the Grand Opening scheduled for May 25 are $1.00. Soule Motor Sales advertised trucks: ½ ton Dodge pickup , $590; ½ ton Dodge panel , $680; 1 ½ ton Dodge stake , $825. Charles P . Adams and Sons advertised men's slacks from $1.95 to $6.50. Sally Ude Shops are having a summer dress sale. The prices range from 50 cents to $5.00. Hagni's Market's food prices for the week: Cubed steak , 32 cents a pound; pure pork sausage , 15 cents a pound; bacon, 10½ cents a pound ; Florida oranges , 35 cents a dozen; Quaker coffee vacuumed pack , 28 cents a pound. A free handkerchief was given with each pound purchase . POST WORLD WAR II AND THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY After World War II traffic on U.S. 16 (Grand River Avenue) increased greatly . The July 9, 1958 Livingston County Press announced a proposal to chart relocation of U.S. 16 through Livingston County. The highway would require a 300 foot right of way along the 20-1 mile route. There will be two 24 foot wide pavement stretches , built at an estimated cost of twelve million dollars , 90 percent of which will be federal matching funds . Four years later, December 12, 1962, the first of five ribbon cutting ceremonies was held in Howell. The ceremony was presided over by State Highway Commissioner Jo hn Mackie and Howell mayor Clifton Heller . The final ribbon cutting was held at the U.S. 27 intersection in Lansing. In addition to the opening of the fifty mile stretch, this was the thousandth mile of expressway opened in Michigan . The ceremony was cut short due to a two degree below zero temperature . The first engine to run on the Ann A r bo r line. Phot o t ak en in Pe nn . where it was built. John Mackie commented , this opening " marks the fulfillment of a long cherished dream of a divided four lane highway across one of the most heavily traveled routes in our state ." The opening is " significant in Michigan history ," stated Governor John B. Swainson. "In the number of lives saved and the dollar value of local economic progress, our freeways have been of great benefit to Michigan and our people ." There was a fear among local merchants , especially owners of gas stations and restaurants , that the Interstate would hurt their businesses . This fear did not develop. One immediate benefit to Howell was the lessening of heav y traffic. Through truck traffic was no longer a problem . Being a hub between Detroit , Lansing , Flint , and Ann Arbor, the Howell area has benefitted by the construction of the expressway . The Pere Marquette Railroad Sometim e in the spring or earl y summer of 1837, nobody is quite sure of the actual date , the first steam locomotive , the " Adrian ," ran on the primitive , newly laid track between Toledo, Ohio, and Adrian , Michigan . This was the beginning of the vast network of tracks that would criss-cross the state during the last sixty years of the 1800's. Charter s for the building of new railroads were approved throughout southern Michigan . The Detroit and Shiawassee Railroad Corporation was to build a single or double track from Detroit , Farmington , Kensington, " to the county seat in the county of Livingston ," north to Byron and terminated in "Shiawas see Village " (Owosso). The new railroad was to have " the power to transport , take , and carr y persons and property upon the same by the power and force of steam and animals , or, of any mechanical or other power, or combination of them ." Construction was to begin in 1838 and acompleted within six years with the sale of stock authorized at $500,000. With no track laid , the charter was amended to repeal the Byron and Shiawasseetown route . The new route was to run from the " county seat of Livingston to Biddle City, Ingham County," (Biddle City is now within the city limits of Lansing). The major promoters of this route were associated with the " wild-cat " bank of Kensington and construction never began ; the company was not organized under the charter . Those from the Howell area, headed by Ely Barnard , became involved and showed their good faith throughout the short history of the company . It was not until 1864 that another attempt would be made to build a railroad that would run east-west through Livingston County. On June 17, an organizational meeting was held at New Hudson, and the Detroit and Howell Railroad was incorporated September 21. Theodatus T. Lyon was elected presid ent and William McPherson of Howell was treasurer of the new line. Beginning in November the compan y started selling $400,000 in stock at Howell and other points . By September , 1865, $250,000 in subscriptions and pledge s had been raised. A year later President Lyon announced , " On the portion of our line between Plymouth and Howell, the sum of $300,000 has now been secured , which sum was designated in our Article s of Association as the amount necessar y to warrant the commencement of the world of construction ." Pr eliminary surveys were made and construction began in 379 1867. Work progressed during 1868 and $240,000 had been spent. Money was running low, and construction stopped. The Detroit and Howell Railroad Company never achieved its goal, but its many accomplishments would lead to the successful completion of a Detroit-Howell-Lansing line in 1871. The company gained funds they started construction, and what after proved to be the most difficult, securing the necessary right of way. While the Detroit and Howell route was running low on funds, Theodatus Lyons and others organized the Howell and Lansing Railroad, June 27, 1868. The newly organized company immediately began to raise money for the construction of the railroad . The stock subscription would pay a maximum interest of two percent. The company could solicit aid from townships, cities and villages in addition to individuals . The Constitution of 1850 did not permit counties and the state to become involved in internal projects . The frenzied race to build railroads by the use of public stock sales came to a halt when Salem Township (Washtenaw County) refused to deliver bonds to the Detroit and Howell Railroad . The railroad went to court in order to get possession of the bonds. By a three to one vote the State Supreme Court ruled that "townships had no right to bond itself to aid a railroad even though authorized by the legislature. " No longer able to depend on local communities for financial aid, the railroads had to seek alternate ways of financing . In 1870 after the consolidation of the Detroit and Howell, and the Howell and Lansing, the franchise was transferred to James F . Joy and his associates in Detroit. What interested the new group was that Howell was more interested in service than making money. The transfer of $250,000i n stock was actually a gift on the condition that " the road be speedily completed and opened for travel and traffic. " The money to complete the route was raised and construction on the Detroit-Howell route began in early 1871. By May 16, the route was to Plymouth . Brighton celebrated July 4 with the completion of the line. A second crew starting at Lansing began construction of the route east from Lansing. On August 3, the route from Detroit to Lansing was completed with the final rails being laid in Fowlerville. The directors scheduled the examination of the completed route for August 22. The excursion started at Detroit and ended at Kaywood station (five miles west of Greenville). With the consolidation of the Lansing and Ionia Railroad, the route took a new name, "Detroit, Lansing, and Lake Michigan Railroad. " The addition of the Lake Michigan name was an over optimistic hope, since the line ended many miles short of the shoreline. Covering the excursion the Detroit Tribune stated that "small delegations joined the train at Plymouth and Brighton , but these points have been out of the woods for some time, manifested less interest than other points between Brighton and Lansing. At Howell, the people were especially jubilant , turning out en masse , and some enterprising Howellian impressed an anvil into the service, and fired a salute . It is certainly a day of jubilee for Howell, to which she has been looking forward with patience for many years. The people of Lansing are scarcely less appreciative of the road, shortening the distance, as it does, over thirty miles between Detroit and Lansing." The August 23rd issue of the Detroit Post reported on the activities of the previous day: "At Howell the train was received with something of an ovation . A six pound cannon had been brought into service and fired a salute as the train 380 moved up to the depot, where were assembled an immense concourse of people who testified their gratification at the arrival of the party by cheers and waving of handkerchiefs. Ladies distributed bouquets. The people are enthusiastic over the advent of the iron horse to their town, and through the assemblage it clearly indicated the joy which they feel over the completion of the railroad for which they have worked and waited for so many long years. Their enthusiasm is pardonable . The town has a population of over 2,000, is one of the handsomest in the state, and next to Lansing , probably the most important on the line. " In addition to the depot, the railroad erected a turntable, an enginhouse in the area behind the depot. To accommodate overnight passengers, a hotel was built near the depot. The receipts for the first week of operation were small, but encouraging. Freight revenues totaled $8,204.87 and for passengers the railroad took in $3,242.33f or a grand total of $11,447.20. With the completion of the route, land values increased . Land north of the railroad increased $10 an acre in value and land within five miles of the route increased $5 an acre on the south. Even though there was tremendous optimism , the Ann Arbor Courier two weeks after the opening stated, "The men benefitting the least are the merchants in the little towns along the line, and they are the men who pay the most for the road. We do not consider the road to benefit the merchantile interest of Howell and their merchants will say the same thing one year from this date." The immediate losers were the stage lines . The railroad 's arrival made rail travel more convenient and comfortable . The Howell and Lansing stage lines were the first to close, followed by other stage companies paralleling the railroad . Declining revenues also would cause the Plank Road Company to cease operations within a few years. With the lack of fencing along the route, there would be the problem of livestock on the track . Fortunately, the violence and arson which developed on the Michigan Central Line twenty miles to the south did not occur on the D.L.&L.M. An occasional animal might be hit by the locomotive, the biggest problem seemed to be horses scared by the sounds of the iron horse. With the railroad , there was the possibility of returning to yoke of oxen, which no farmer wanted. Another problem was the sparks shot from the locomotive would set fire and burn the fields. During the next thirty five years the railroad continued to expand, mainly through mergers. With the growth of the road , the name was changed on several occasions: Detroit , Lansing and Northern 0876); Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western (1896); and The Pere Marquette Railroad Company (1899). More than one hundred railroads were included in the mergers . With consolidation , the financial problems increased. The depressions in the 1870's and 1890's caused bankruptcies. With the completion of the rape and destruction of the woods in northern Michigan, the railroad's branch lines become unprofitable . The deficits increased . Each reorganization increased the debts. The stock was "watered" and dividends were still paid . The officials ignored the future of the road for immediate personal gain. The accounts of the corporation were manipulated to misrepresent the actual financial facts. During this period of mismanagement , the maintainance of the roadbed and equipment declined . Around 1900, the route of the Pere Marquette through Howell was relocated. West of Walnut Street, a route through the hill was cut. The original route ran to the south around the The old turntable in front of the engine house on the Pere Marquette (C&O). hill to avoid a sharp grade . The relocation straightened the main line. Much of the bore was dug by men and shovels with horse drawn wagons carting away the dirt. In 1907 the mileage of the Indiana and Michigan divisions were merged and the railroad reached its zenith. To its critics the Pere Marquette became known as the Poor Marquette and often a most fitting sarcasm, PM meant the Poor Management Railroad. In 1916 the railroad once again declared bankruptcy, 1916 was a bad year for American railroads, 69 went bankrupt. Affiliation with the Chesapeake and Ohio began in the 1920's. The immediate benefit was the linking of the midwestern industrial belt with the coal regions. This asset can be seen today with the unit coal trains of 100 cars which regularly run through Howell. The C & 0 began to improve the physical condition of the Pere Marquette. Passenger service improved during the 20's. New "race horse" locomotives with six, seventy-seven inch drivers sped passengers east to Detroit and west to Lansing, Grand Rapids , and "The Windy City." During the depths of the depression, 1932, most of the wooden coaches on the Detroit-Chicago route were replaced by all steel equipment. In addition to parlor and dining cars , the railroad introduced the "Imperial Salon." At no additional cost, the passenger could be comfortable in armchairs. There were separate ventilators, reading lamps, and removable tables for each chair. Pullman coaches were not usually available at the Howell stop. Traveling salesmen in the 30's most often would take a room at Hotel Livingston on East Grand River . With America emerging from the depression and storm clouds of war gathering on the horizon, the Pere Marquette Railroad needed new locomotives . Beginning in 1937 the railroad ordered fifteen 2-8-4 "Berkshire" locomotives . During the war the Lima Locomotive Company delivered two more orders until thirty-nine of these 50 mile per hour giants were on the line to ship goods of war between Detroit and Chicago. Each of these locomotives could haul 3500 tons on short-fast runs. Often these engines would stop in Howell for minor servicing . Many steam locomotive experts consider the " Berkshires" to be among the finest, most efficient steam locomotives ever to be built. (One of the two existing " Berkshires"-No. 1225-owned by the Michigan State University Railroad Club is presently being rebuilt and soon will be taking railfans on steam excursions). An ominous sign for the future of the steamer made its appearance in 1939. The Pere Marquette purchased their first diesel, a 600 horsepower switcher, from the Electro- Motive Division of General Motors. The heavy and constant use of the steam locomotives during the war resulted in a fleet of locomotives that needed major overhaul or replacement. The end of the Pere Marquette Railroad came on June 6, 1947.E ven though the PM shared common management with 381 the Chesapeake and Ohio since 1929, the official merger did not take place until after the war . The 1,950 mile Pere Marquette Railroad on this date became the Pere Marquette District of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. (Through further mergers , the railroad in 1975 is officially known as the Chessie System ). In order to encourage passenger travel between Detroit and Grand Rapids the railroad purchased two 2,000 horsepower diesels and modern coaches . On August 10, 1946, the luxury train the "Pere Marquette" began operation . Many innovations were placed into the coaches . Electropneumatically controlled doors, temperature controls and filtered air systems, these features which later were placed in luxury trains such as the Santa Fe's Super Chief and Southern Pacific 's Sunset Limited , were first used on the Detroit-Chicago run stopping in Howell. Other features of the " Pere Marquettes" were one class fares (The early trains charged an extra fare for seats in the parlor cars ). No tipping was allowed. After eating in the diner , a free after dinner cigarette was offered with the waitress lighting it. The one hundred and fifty mile route could be run in 160 minutes . During the first seven and a half months of operation , the number of passengers increased 86 percent. The revenues increased 80 percent. The operation of the diesel locomotives increased the speed of dieselization . During the first year and a half of operation, the locomotives suffered no mechanical failures. These two diesels replaced six steamers. In the past it was necessary to use two engines each way between Detroit and Grand Rapids. Two additional locomotives were always on " stand by" or shut down for maintenance and inspection . As was the nationwide trend, dieslization was rapidly replacing the steam engine during the late 40's and early 50's. In late 1951, the last steam locomotive on the Pere Marquette banked its fires . Some of the locomotives were shipped to other divisions , but most of the engines were sold to the " Boneyards " for scrap . Even the "Berkshires" were brought to a premature end. Several of these locomotives were not scrapped until 1961, ten years after shutdown . They were stored at New Buffalo. They could not be scrapped until they were paid for. The promising future of the Pere Marquettes did not last. During the 1950's and 60's patronage and revenues declined . The number of coaches behind a single diesel was cut. After mail contracts were cancelled in the middle 60's, the trains often consisted of one engine and one coach . Just as the completion of Detroit, Lansing and Lake Michigan brought an end to the stage coaches in the 1870's, the completion of Interstate 96 in 1962 hastened the end of the passenger train . In an advertisement, the C & 0 explained the reason for dropping two trains in 1964: "The completion of the new $150 million expressway has attracted growing numbers of motorists who prefer the convenience of driving their cars non-stop at high speed to riding trains even as good as the Pere Marquettes." The losses increased during the 1960's: 1963: $52,000 per year ; 1967: $70,000 per year ; 1970: $400 per day . In 1971, shortly before the end of passenger service-the average number of riders was 10 to 12. Many rode on passes. Often the trains ran with no passengers . A growing complaint of the paying customers was that the freight trains had the right of way. The passenger train was moved on to a siding and had to wait. May 1, 1971 was the end of the Chicago-Detroit run. This was the end of passenger service to Howell. The next day Amtrak came into being, operating on a much scaled down route. Today the Chessie System is a freight hauler . Switching is done at the Ann Pere crossing , interchanging with the Ann Arbor. Local customers include International Paper, Diversified Packaging division of Pepsi-Cola which produces three and a half million cans a week, and Cleveland Metals . Few trains stop at the old depot today, most of the trains run straight through to Detroit or Lansing . This is a great difference from the days when Howell was an important stop during " the steam era" of railroading . The Ann Arbor Railroad " I got out of a job in politics, came back to Toledo, and having no business to get back into and very little money, I decided to build a railroad. " So spoke James Ashley, Sr. in 1877a nd thus began the wild saga of the Ann Arbor Railroad. Ashley and his sons, James , Jr . and Harry, plotted and schemed to build a railroad from Toledo, Ohio northwest through Ann Arbor, Howell, Owosso, and terminating somewhere along the east shore of Lake Michigan . Not sure where they would end, the purchase of the Frankfort and Southeastern Railroad brought the western terminal to South Frankfort (Elberta ). In 1892a long standing dream came true with the establishment of the world's first open seas car ferry service across Lake Michigan to Wisconsin. With Ashley aboard on the first trip, the wooden hull "Ann Arbor No. 1" became lost in the fog and ran aground off Kewanee , Wisconsin. Two days later, a wrecking tug pulled the ferry off the sandbar and into port. To build their railroad , the Ashleys seldom worried whether their schemes were legal , quite often they were questionable or illegal. The railroad was regularly being sued , but local lawyers hired by the railroad and sympathetic juries usually ruled in favor of the company. James Ashley, Sr. returned to Toledo after serving terms as Territorial Governor of Montana and congressman . Six 382 feet tall and very heavy , his head was crowned with a "shock of white hair ." Like his sons, Ashley would let nothing stand in his way. He had one rule : " No Sunday Work." Finding an employee working on Sunday , he scolded the man , "The Sabbath is the Lord's day . On it you shall do no manner of work. That goes for everyone on my railroad. " James M. Ashley, Jr. , known as "J.M.A. Jr .," was in charge of gaining the right of way, with or without permission of the land owners. When conducting business , he stuttered badly, but his use of a booming voice and a shaking fist aided him in getting his way. Henry (Harry ) W. Ashley was a dressy, well polished individual. A competent, but forgetful man, he would give oral orders and promptly forget what he said. He would then place the blame on " the poor devil" who carried them out. The work crew soon learned to get everything in writing. The origin of the Ann Arbor Railroad dates back to 1845. Citizens of Ann Arbor were unhappy about the excessive rates being charged by the Michigan Central Railroad . They wanted a route beginning in Toledo. It was no more than an idea until after the Civil War. In 1869t he city of Ann Arbor raised $100,000a nd the township $10,000 to build the Toledo and Ann Arbor Railroad . DETRLOAITN SI&NN GO RTHREARINL -ROAD {N EFFECT J.\.N. 27th 1880. GOING EAS,.£. I * i "' I 8TAXTO~ BR,\~ CH. . rNo OiNol' ': I •A,l\l. !P. M, i ---------- .-- 1-- :--- j-- 8~tiagu tRoua piu_:_; _______________________-__-__- _-_i: -__-___- _--_J, 98 ::f2i95\j 1:2!::5:m5 .· --_--_-__ Jonin, . ____________________j ____ __ ,)0:55 ! :.1-:tQI _____ --- ~--- ---·----- - ---- ---- -*· - ---- - - ---- -- - - I • I * I t )f,\1 LINE. No -l No 8:NoH ,NotG A.;\1, A.M. , l'.l\1. . l',l'tl. --- ---- -- -- -- 1-- GHroewenarvdil le Ci.t..Y. _--_-_-·__·_-_--_-_·-_-_··_ ____ t_i:_-1_5_1 0it::2085 43:;2-t5;; ,: _________ !.onia, _______________L_e ave 7:40 11:tO 5::!o: _____ Grand Lctlgc . .. - -· - ----·--- i 8 :3ol~~~ I G:1J ____ (Liraak11ed ORdaepssida s_--_-_-·___·-_-_--_-_-_-_-__, t7i::55.:;5j----- l 4::IIO G:10 1 . ____ • 5:38 7:0ti : r ;inrt LP.d/.W-____. .. ___. . __ 8 :30 - - - - -1I i: !.'5 7 :-10 r.,i11si11g_ _____________L e,w e !l:00 12 :50 7:05 8:10 F ,,wJervilJe ________________ !J:51 1 :-11 7:56 ----- .Hl-o[lw)WellE LJLu uc_t_io_n_ ---_--_-_-·_·_--_-_- ____11 00::0173 ll ::f5i68 88::1152 _9_:_0_8_ In October 1869, the company secured pledges from Howell and Cohoctah Township to extend the line into Livingston County. Ninety-three Howell citizens pledged $20,000. These pledges ranged from $25 to $2000, but only five percent were ever collected. Cohoctah Township agreed to raise $16,200b y a vote of 166 to 19. This bond issued was recalled and cancelled. At this point the directors of the railroad wanted to change the route to South Lyon where favorable interchanges could be made. The Panic of 1873 drove the Toledo and Ann Arbor Railroad into bankruptcy and the plans to build the railroad north from Ann Arbor were abandoned. In 1873 the population of Livingston County was 21,500. The "Panic " drove many people from the farms into the cities in order to get better paying jobs. The population numbers were not equaled until 1941. In 1877, the Ashleys gained control of the bankrupt line. The 1880's was a time of building for the Ashley interests . There were many problems to be conquered. There were no " sizable " towns along the right of way and subscriptions were scarce. The right of way was secured, usu.ally at no cost to the owners . If the land owner wanted payment, he was given free passes which could be used once the construction was completed . Often the land " purchases" were in a zigzag manner which resulted in miles of crooked track . If persuasion failed, they built the track over the land and would worry about the legality later . There was a section of flooded land , the water was backed up by a no longer used dam . The owner refused to sell. One night the dam was blown up, no legal action was taken and the railroad continued . Private construction companies built much of the route . The railroad paid less money than the agreement. The cases went to court and settlements were usually in favor of the railroad . Commenting in later years about the construction of the railroad , uJ .M.A.JR. " said he should write a book entitled Hrigllton _______________ Snnth Lyon ___________ _ Plynh>11th ______________ Detroit ________________ -. -. 10:27 2:13 8:31 ··-- -.-.-.- 1to1: -:0H7 22::5350 9~ ::4107 ---- -·-- ---. I:! :00 3:45 H:55 10:4 0 GOING "\VEST. . - * I • t • MAJ:\' J.INF.:. ~o :; No 7 Noll No13 ··--·· - _______ ,\.l\I.( .. l\I 1',M, l'.l\1, Detroit .. __________________ 7:0,5jl0 :00 l l::.!5 4:4fi Plymouth .. . . __. . .. ____. . __ 7 :;;3 10 :5i . __ __ 5 :37 So~1thLyon _________________ 8:15 111:;;o j··--· li:01 Brighton ___________________ 8:31 111:47 ·---- 6 :18 Howell Junction .. _________ 8 :-l~ 11:59:--- ·- 6:30 HOWELL _________________ 8:4 ~ 1P2,l:\014. 1 2:,-,7 6 ::!5 Fowlerville. ________________ U:03 12:211----- 6:51 Lansing __- ________________!_l: 55 1:15 3:GO 7:4,5 C:rrnnd Led1.>;e. _____________ 10:30 _____ \ i:1S l:l:30 Lake (ld essa _______________l l:10 -·- · · t:50 !l:10 P.i\'I. I 1;ra1ul R:-i.picl~ ___ ·-----· __ 12:10 _____ 5:r,o ~0:10 A.l\l. J Cran<l Letlge_. _____________ 10:25 2:03 ----- 8:27 loni,L- __________. ._ _________. _1 1 :15 3:00 ··-·· :J::.?O P.)L ({rcenville _________________ 12:10 4:02 •••• 10:20 Ho\\'ard City . . _____________t i:sr, 4 :45 ----- ----- " Row to Build 600 miles of railroad without a damned cent. " In 1885 the citizens of Howell by a vote of 427 to 6 granted the railroad $20,000i n bonds payable in 10 years at 6 percent interest . It was the hope that with this grant the railroad's repair shops would be located here. However, Owosso with a population of 2,500 (Howell's population was 2,176) received the shops . Owosso granted the railroad $25,000 with an additional " bonus." In 1888, the economic effect of the railroad shop in Owosso was causing great bitterness in Howell. The railroad 's payroll in Owosso was $8,000 a month. A railroad worker could make up to $1.50 a day (good wages for the time ) and $400 a year . There were 184 new homes constructed, mainly for rail workers . The houses were built for $130. If the house had plastered walls, ihe cost was an additional $50. In Howell, only four new homes and one store (Shippy's) was built during this period . The loss of the car shops increased the seeds of dischord which retarded community growth for many years . E. D. Stair, editor of the Livingston County Republican was a real pusher for community expansion stated in an editorial " What is wrong with Howell? Not quite enough enterprise to suit us.'' He proposed the village should incorporate as a city. He also proposed the construction of a water works, canning factory, additional factories , electric lights, normal school, and the construction of a new courthouse . Stair later sold the Republican to become the editor of the Detroit News. In the village elections of 1886, the village president was elected by a vote of 288 to 285. The council was so badly split that it took eleven ballots to elect a president pro tern and nine ballots to elect a treasurer . One of the seven elected councilmen resigned . His resignation was not accepted so he refused to attend meetings . Issue after issue continued to divide the community for 383 many years. Despite all the issues , the community seemed to have confidence in the leadership. In 1890, some taxpayers refused to pay taxes for the year 1885. Despite the fact that the city hired two attorneys, one whose fee was $370 and the second was paid a $1000 bond bearing 7 percent interest, the Supreme Court held the village liable for the bonds. The village couldn't pay the bonds. They requested the state legislature to allow the village to float another issue. The request was granted in 1895. As the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern track construction approached Howell in 1885, a serious problem was encountered. The Detroit, Lansing, and Northern Railroad refused right of way across their tracks on the eastern outskirts of Howell. AA&N tracks were located on both sides . During the night of Saturday, January 4, crews came north and overnight they dug under the D, L & N tracks and installed a prefabricated wooden bridge holding up the D, L&N tracks and the tracks were united . Armed guards were posted to protect the north-south route . On Sunday evening, officials of the two railroads met in Howell. An "agreement" between the parties was reached and the Ann Arbor guards were removed . On Monday a crew of DL&N roughnecks arrived and filled in the bridge. This fill in and dig out continued for many days. There were many brawls between the two crews . The citizens of Howell were extremely angry over the turn of events . The local argument was bitter towards the Ann Arbor management. They should have anticipated the problems, since there were six other similar crossing problems on the DL&N. A meeting was called for at the courthouse where community leaders met with railroad officials of both companies. Howell wanted service from both companies and were able to work out a compromise. The Ann Arbor right of way was moved several rods east and a ground level crossing was agreed upon. The crossing was maintained by a switchtower. Thirteen cast iron switches were installed to change tracks. The crossing was initially called Howell Junction, but in 1906 the interchange was renamed Ann Pere , named in honor of the two operating companies . The switch tower has been abandoned and today the interchange is manually operated by the train crews . The railroad entered Howell from the southeast , through the center of town, then veered north parallel to Byron Road. The company fared numerous problems within the village, not the least of which as numerous sinkholes, before the route left the town on the northwest. As the route passed Grand River at the site of the old lv:I gate, it would cut the old fairgrounds in half . The livestoc'.· area would be separated from the grandstands, so the railroad paid for the removal to a new site on the northeast corner of the present M-59 and Byron Road . During the 1890's the fairground was foreclosed when payments cc .Jn't be made . The cemetery at Barnard Street was in the path of the tracks. Stones and monuments were removed from the area and stored for future placement when all the bodies were removed to the present cemetery site. Relatives were responsible for the removal, with some compensation from the railroad. In removing bodies, people were careless to dig up their own relatives and carelessly threw dirt aside. Several bodies couldn't be found and the track ran over the top of them . Because of a steep grade that would be necessary, a two block " tunnel " bore would have to be dug from Barnard Street to just east of the depot site . Special crews had to be brought into the village to dig the tunnel. These workers were housed in run down buildings on North Michigan (site of the Livingston County Press building ). Once the bore had been 384 dug, plank boards were placed several feet above the tracks , thus creating a " tunnel." For several years the plank boards, North Street, were used as a thoroughfare. The "tunnel " was used to curb the unpleasant smoke odor in one of the best residential neighborhoods . Hopefully the tunnel would cause horses not to be frightened, however horses were frightened by the sounds under the street. Age and unsafe conditions caused the plank road to be closed. The " tunnel" was torn down and replaced in 1902 by the three bridges which cross the Ann Arbor today . With the railroad going through a residential neighborhood, many small children going to the new East Ward School would have to cross the tracks. Crossing gates were built at the crossing. Despite problems , most citizens at the time believed that the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Railroad coming to Howell was a successful venture . Among those expressing this view was State Railroad Commissioner, William McPherson , Jr . The railroad built a $3000b rick depot. Because the railroad " thought highly of Howell," they used brick instead of wood, which was the customary material of the day . Other facilities built by the railroad included an enginehouse , watertower, a stockyard located at the southwest corner of Page Field, a loading platform for milk cans and a large covered structure for coal. Coal cars would be pushed up on to the structure in a locomotive, and the coal would be dumped from the bottom of the car . On one of these operations , the engineer had a little too much to drink and pushed several cars off the end of the platform . An early benefit for Howell, in 1887d uring "the great fire," the Ann Arbor railroad brought fire fighting equipment from the city of Ann Arbor to help extinguish the blaze . A topic of discussion among many of the old timers and a mystery today: Did an Ann Arbor locomotive leave the tracks in the depot area and disappear into a sink hole? Many earlier residents remember hearing about this, but nobody remembers actually seeing the locomotive disappearing into the mud . A block from the depot on the northwest corner of Walnut and Clinton, a boarding house was opened . Travelers would stay overnight in Howell since the railroad provided no sleeper car service. Operated by Mrs . Marr, the establishment was well-known for its excellent food. Although the Ann Arbor was basically a freight hauler , passenger business was important. In 1888 they inaugurated a new passenger service with new equipment. New steam locomotives were purchased for $7,000 each (the cost of a new diesel locomotive today is about $350,000). New passenger cars were purchased for $3000 (the average cost for a new Amtrak coach today is $350,000 to $400,000). Excursions were organized by the railroad . In 1887 the newspapers had criticized the railroad for not providing enough facilities to take passengers to the annual farmer 's picnic at Whitmore Lake . Four-hundred-eleven passengers rode the rails from Howell and other stations enroute . An additional 61 passengers boarded at Cohoctah . The train arrived an hour late . The total attendance at Whitmore Lake was 15,000. Commenting on the future of excursions President H. W. Ashley commented , " looks like we got a winner." Excursion rates for five to 200 people were one to two cents a mile. A round trip to the National D.A.R. Encampment in Columbus, Ohio was $4.00. For $11.25, including admission , the traveler could go to the Cincinnati, Ohio Exposition . In 1890 the railroad carried 281,000 passengers and nine million passenger miles . On the surface the future looked bright, in 1890, but there were storm clouds on the horizon. When Henry Riggs was appointed chief engineer, he took a tour of the right of way and was abhored at the conditions of the track. He called it a "Jerkwater" railroad. The rail was of lightweight 56 pound steel mounted on hemlock ties. There was no ballast except over a few sinkholes. When ballasting was used, it was cinders from the steam locomotives, not rock as was customary. The wooden bridges were described as piles of wood. The 1,073 freight cars were mainly old and shabby. The immediate problem was to straighten the track built when the zig-zag right of way was obtained. The national depression of 1893 drove the railroad into bankruptcy . During this period many farmers were forced to leave and move into cities. The retail price of wheat dropped to 45 cents a bushel from an 1880 high of one dollar. The retail price of corn dropped to 30 cents a bushel, eggs 14 cents a dozen, and butter 14 cents a pound. The decline of the northern Michigan lumber industry cut deeply into the company's reserves . The Ashley's lost control in 1895a nd the new owner was the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad . The name of the railroad was changed from Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern to the Ann Arbor Railroad. In 1901,t he village of Howell granted a franchise to build an electric railroad . Even though the franchise was voided two years later , the Ann Arbor was one of the few railroads to realistically meet the competition of the inter -urbans . In 1911 the railroad purchased a McKeen car, a selfcontained train for passengers, mail and baggage. The "car " was powered with a gasoline engine. Howell was the homebase . It would stop each night in Howell. Passengers continuing their journey the next day would usually stay at Mrs. Marr 's boarding house. Every other day the train would make a round trip to Toledo. The car would make a normal trip to northern Michigan the other day . The Ann Arbor 's passenger service reached its peak in 1920 with 600,000 passengers . In 1951 when the railroad ended The old coal chutes at the Ann Arbor station . The cars wer~ emptied into bins and the coal was later distributed by horse and wagon . service , the average number of passengers was twenty to thirty per month. The last passenger train to ride the Ann Arbor rails was in the late 1960's when an excursion train originating on the Grand Trunk Western in East Lansing took fans to the Michigan State-Michigan football game in Ann Arbor . The Ann Arbor Railroad , under control of the Wabash Railroad , dieselized with the purchase of fourteen Alco (American Locomotive Co.) FA 2 road locomotives. Each locomotive generated 1600h orsepower . The cost of the FA 2's was around $160,000 each . None of the steam locomotives was preserved . In 1963, the Wabash Railroad, when it was merged in the Norfolk and Western , was sold to the Detroit , Toledo and Ironton Railroad . The new owners immediately started a program of upgrading the equipment. The 14 Alcos were replaced by ten GP 35 locomotives, purchased from Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. The Alcos are not entirely gone. The trucks of the GP 35's are some that were on the earlier Alco engines. The railroad proposed to close at least two of the three bridges over the "tunnel" during the 1960's. New "Hi-Cube" box cars would not fit under the bridges. Community pressure mounted over the possibility at bridge closings, so the railroad lowered the roadbed. The fourth Ann Arbor bridge in Howell, crossing Grand River on the eastern edge of the town was opened in 1938. The city of Howell and the Ann Arbor Railroad had another confrontation in the 1960's. The Ann Arbor had a policy of allowing no more road crossing due to the high cost of accident settlements when its trains ran into cars (or viceversa ). The city wanted to put a crossing at Catrell Street to lead to the industrial area . The railroad opposed the move. A compromise was reached , the city built the road , but blinker lights and a crossing gate were built. The financial condition of the railroad deteriorated during the late 1960's and early seventies . Most of the losses occurred from the operations of the ferry service across Lake Michigan. TheD .T. & I. ended its subsidies in the early 1970's and the Ann Arbor Railroad was once again in bankruptcy. 385 Ed Beach and his Santa Fe express wagon. He picked up from both train stat ions and distributed around town . THE ANN ARBOR RAILROAD IN 1975 AND THE FUTURE The railroad operates a fleet of fifteen diesel locomotives : the ten GP 35's and five Alco switchers . The first Ann Arbor diesel, number " 1," a Whitcomb switcher was sold several years ago. Today it operates on a museum railroad in Ohio. On February 26, 1975, the United States Railway Association, better known as CONRAIL, made known its preliminary plan for the future of the Ann Arbor. CONRAIL's function is to restructure seven bankrupt eastern railroads into a slimmed down, hopefully profitable rail system. The best known of these bankrupt lines is the Penn Central , which operates unit coal trains on the Ann Arbor today . The locomotives , coal cars , and caboose are either owned or leased by the Penn Central, but the crews are employees of the Ann Arbor . CONRAIL'S preliminary plan was to abandon all of the Ann Arbor from Dundee to Frankfort , including the ferry system . The abandonment of the railroad would be disastrous to the Howell area. The railroad averages more than three hundred unloadings in Livingston County each year . During 1973, the Dundee- Owosso route through Howell handled 198,555 carloads of freight. The largest local user of the Ann Arbor is the Chevron Asphalt Manufacturing Plant which supplies road surfacing materials to private and public contractors throughout Michigan. In 1974, 10,000 tons of asphalt were shipped from Finney , Ohio in 11,000 and 23,000 gallon tank cars . The shipping season lasts from late April through October . If rail service should be terminated, the cost of deliveries by truck 386 would be so prohibitive making continuing operations impossible. Bruce Products, manufacturers of specialized industrial compounds , stated that the discontinuation of rail service would be disruptive to their business . Four hundred and five tons which are presently being shipped by rail could be handled by trucks , but 855 tons of rail shipments could not be handled by trucks . Abandonment would mean the loss of sales and a reduction of jobs . The continuation of rail service would result in a steady increase in employment. In 1974 VCF Packaging Film handled twenty two carloads . The rail shipments result in considerable energy savings : 700 B.T.U.'s per ton mile by rail , compared to 2,400 B.T.U.'s per son mile if shipped by truck . Lott's Elevator in Cohoctah, with a 100,000b ushel storage elevator in Oak Grove, ships seventy five to one hundred carloads of grain yearly. Approximately one million bushels are handled , one half to three quarters are shipped to outside buyers, the rest is used locally. Each railcar represents three to four semi-loads by truck . It would be almost impossible to find the number of trucks necessary at harvest time. With trucks , the cost of energy would increase the per bushel cost ten to twenty cents. Abandonment would result in an estimated loss of 273 jobs with an estimated income loss of ten million dollars . The loss of jobs would be one and a half percent of community employment. Roads and highways in the county are in very poor repair and would be further deteriorated. The summary of the Report of the Livingston County, Michigan Rail Service Research Committee states , " Most industries would be able to accommodate transporattion by motor freight at increased costs, however, three major industries (Bruce , Chevron Asphalt and VCF) would be seriously impaired by the loss of rail service. The impact on community income and more importantly, employment, would be seriously impaired due to discontinuation of this rail service. Further expansion of existing industry would be restricted, if not limited." What is the future of the Ann Arbor Railroad? The main line, or portions of the line may be taken over by a prosperous railroad such as the Grand Trunk Western, Chesapeake and Ohio, or Norfolk and Western. If the main line should be abandoned (at this time this is unlikely), the track in Howell could be switched at Ann Pere off the Chessie System. The most likely solution to the future of the Ann Arbor is for the state of Michigan to acquire the entire 290 mile main line. If the state will guarantee 30 percent of the operating losses, CONRAIL will pay the remaining 70 percent. If the line is to be maintained, massive amounts of money will be needed to upgrade the track. The condition of some of the tracks limit the train speeds to ten miles per hour through Howell. The railroad has scheduled abandonment of its Lake Michigan ferry service December 31, 1975. A recent subsidy by the states of Michigan and Wisconsin will keep the ferry service in operation for at least two years, but probably much longer. At the present time, only one boat is in operating condition, the Viking (ex-Ann Arbor No. 7) and operates between Frankfort and Kewanee, Wisconsin where it interchanges with the Green Bay and Western Railroad (note the number of GBW yellow box cars that go through Howell on nearly every train) . The Arthur K. Atkinson (ex-Ann Arbor No. 6) has been out of service for two years . The railroad lacks the money to make expensive repairs, now estimated to be three million dollars. The third of the recently operated ferries, the City of Green Bay (ex-Wabash) was sold for scrap in 1974 and was towed to Spain for dismantling. At least one other Ann Arbor car ferry still exists . "No. 3," built in 1898, was sold by the railroad in 1965 and was converted in a barge, the Manistee. "No. 5" having survived a capsizing in Manitowac and sinking in the Frankfort harbor waited in an Italian scrapyard at the end of 1974. To many people the boat was best known as the City of Cheboygan taking automobiles and passengers across the Straits of Mackinac before the opening of the Mackinac Bridge in 1957. For many years afterward, the ship was used for potato storage, an inglorious end for a "grand old lady." The orange "Geeps" may disappear or be incorporated in the color scheme of some other railroad . As the future is being decided, the Ann Arbor continues to carry loads of automobiles and automobile parts, grains, paper products , coal, and other cargos. BIBLIOGRAPHY History of Livingston County, Michigan 1880 H0\11/el,l Livingston County, Michigan 1863-1963 Michigan: Geographic Backgrounds In the Development of the Common\11/ealth, Bert Hudgins Michigan : A History of the Wolverine State , Willis F. Dunbar Michigan In Four Centuries, F . Clever Bald Waiting For the Morning Train, Bruce Catton Early History of 0 11o\/sso, Adele Ball Grand River Road , Sadie G . Woodard Mich igan Place Nam es, Walter Romig All Aboard , Willis F. Dunbar The Pere Marquette Railroad Company, Paul Wesley Ivey Railroads of Today, S. Kip Farington Jr. C and O Po\11/er, Alvin Staufer More Classic Trains , Arthur Dl'IJin The Ann Arbor Railroad : 50 Years Ago , Henry Riggs Austin -Rich Geneology Toll Gates Era to Live Again at Dedication of Memorial Detroit Free Press A Trip Do\11/na n Old Plank Road , Ernest Force Old H0\11/ell Ne\11/spaper Recalls Days of Stage Coach and Rebel Amnesty, State Journal , November 5, 1949 Living ston County Press , May 17, 1939 A Stroll Do\11/nM emory Lane , Livingston County Press , March 10, 1963 State Historical Marker, Ho\11/ell Depot A Great Calamity , Livingston County Press, May 16, 1963 The Inside Track, March , Apr i l, 1975, Vol. 5-2 The Inside Track, September, October , 1975 Vol. 5-4 Pere Marquette Timetable , Sept. 11, 1932 C and O Trying to Drop Passenger Trains In State, State Journal, 1947 Tra ins, June 1947, Page 6 Trains, July 1947, Page 6 End of the Line for No. 19, State Journal, April 5, 1970 Railroad Cra\11/lst o a Slow Death, Detroit Free Press , March 21, 1971 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Advertisement, State Journal, Nov . 6, 1964 The Million Miles Before Overhaul Diesel , J . David lngals , Trains , June 1975, Page 22 The Diesel That Didn't Quite Do It, J . David lngals , Trains July 1975, Page 22 End of Passenger Service, Livingston County Press, 1951 Livingston County Press, July 9, 1958 The State Journal , December 13, 1962 New Amtrak Cars On Display, New York Times, July 20, 1975 Report of the Livingston County , Michigan, Rail Service Research Committee Ho\11/ell Chamber of Commerce Files: Ann Arbor Railroad The late Ethel Chapel Duane Zemper Clifton Heller Robert and Ann Barney Ann Combs Jeff Shaffer Mark Co\11/les Fred Catrel I PERE MARQUETTE RAILWAY COMPANY 1934 c4290 PASS Mr. F. B. Rich.---- Agent and YardJ'Tl8.ster. BEiWEEN ALL STATIONS UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 1934 UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS ON BACK Valldzh countersigned by G. W. Eckerle, . W~Ka S. H. Lalnl,,Jr, or F. D. Groll CO~ nE~~IG .• D ~ -. •/. r'JY, (,A._,,A\.- / . / ,'./I' !.. j:_ _.- ._ / VICE PRESIDENT . ./ / SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR 1898 There were 57 Livingston County men in service . Five divisions were activated and there were county men in all of them . The first four divisions were in Cuba and included seventeen Livingston County men . 31st DIVISION-Sam A. Smith , Louis B. Rolison, William H. Stephens; Cienfugas , Cuba 34th DIVISION-Willis Lyons ; Aquadores , Cuba 35th DIVISION-Edmund Shields, Maynard Boven, Fred W. Knapp, John Alger. Thomas E . Calvert. Herb H. Cook, Walter L. Doolittle, Herbert Hall,. Herbert Sweet, Charles A. Schuch, Archie M. Silsbee, Beecher A. Storey, Fred Pearson; Augusta , Georgia. 387 The Howell Airport By DON HALL After World War I, an era of the Airplane was started and all over the country the Airplane was a new adventure. Many of the pilots had flown during the War and had acquired surplus aircraft from the government and started barnstorming the country giving rides and putting on shows for those who would gather in pastures and fields. The airports were rather few and far between. The Howell area was one of the many communities visited by these itinerant pilots and their "Jennies," as they were called. These visits stirred some of the populace into thinking about the sport and business of flying. In the spring of 1928, a local man by the name of Ralph J. Hall purchased a WACO 10 Airplane from the factory in Troy, Ohio and brought it to the Howell area. As there was no Airport in the Howell area , the airplane was flown from a field located on Byron Road which was part of the Coleman property near the railroad tracks north of M-59. This field was used for a time and then the plane was moved to the Seth Ruppert property where the Northwest Elementary School is now located . Flying lessons were given to a number of the local people from the field by two instructors, the first being Frank Dorbrandt, who later went to Alaska to fly for an Airline there. The second was Gerald Black, who later operated a field in the outskirts of Detroit. Of the group who started, Mr. Hall went on to become a Flight Instructor. Lyle Schnackenberg later purchased another WACO and Ray Holt worked on the aircraft keeping them in operation and in the 30's built a large maintenance hangar . This field was, in the beginning , maintained and operated by the individualswho used it, until the 30's when the City of Howell became involved and it was operated as a City Airport. As the economy changed , so also did the airport and for a period in the 1930's was to suffer its ups and downs. Mr . Winfield Line, who owned the Line's 5-10 Stores, puchased a plane in the Mid-30's and based it at the airport and the activities started being renewed around 1938 when Harvey Hughes of Lansing started giving flying lessons at the Howell Airport. In 1943, activities were beginning to increase and Joe Grostic and Dean Parks of Howell started a Flight School. This rejuvenation was right at the end of World War II and the Airport began to flourish. After World War II , the Airport saw much activity as the Veterans began returning and became interested in learning to fly under the G.I. School program . Also, the City Council began to think in terms of acquiring a new location for the Airport as many new homes were being constructed near the Airport and no room was available for expansion. The City of Howell purchased acreage west of Howell in the Howell Township and with the benefit of local and state funds , had the area improved with two runways constructed. Mr. Robert Miller constructed some of the hangars at the field and those who had aircraft at the Old Howell City Airport moved to the new location . During the period of the acquiring of property and construction of the new Airport , flying again took a dip as the GI program was coming to an end and the Flight Schools closed down their operations and the only instruction was given to those who wished to fly by individuals who had an Instructor 's rating, namely Joe Grostic, Dean Parks and Harry Bartshe . In 1957, a pilot by the name of Lawrence 388 Clara Sharpe-the first woman from Howell to ride in an airplane . An old bi -plane at the Howell airport . Miller took over the operation of the Airport and proceeded to buy and sell Airplanes, later constructing a maintenance hangar on the propety . Many improvements were asked for by persons using the field and the City Council being divided as to the need were not inclined to spend any money toward improving the Airport. A group of interested persons formed a committee to see if it would be possible for an arrangement to be worked out with the City Council and the County Supervisors. The City, in the month of June 1963, decided to turn the Airport property over to the County for a sum of $1.00, which was graciously accepted . In August of 1964, the County entered into a Grant agreement with the Federal Airport Authority to obtain Federal Aid for the development of the Livingston County Airport and accepted the low bid from Howell Construction Company for paving the Airport runway and aprons . A private group raised the needed money to construct the Administration Building. In May of 1966, Spencer Hardy was appointed as Airport Manager and the Airport was licensed for limited use. The Airport has continued to be improved through the years and now is an asset to the Community. At the present time, there are 35 planes based at the Airport ranging from training type Aircraft to Corporate twin-engine Aircraft. There have been approximately 33,000 flights in and out of the Airport per year . The Airport facilities consist of a 3,000 foot long by 75 foot wide runway with a bituminous surface , partial paralleled taxiways serving the runway and a bituminous surfaced parking ramp in front of the Administration Building which is 200 ft. by 300 ft . The runway is lighted for night flying and has indentifier lights (REIL) on the east end of the runway. For housing Aircraft at the present time there are 20 "T " type hangars and one 80 ft. by 80 ft. Maintenance hangar, along with 41 Aircraft tiedown positions. The Administration Building, which was constructed in 1965, is used for Office space for the Airport Manager and for pilots and visitors to the Airport. We have come a long way from the pasture-type field to the present day Airport that now serves the community . LIVINGSTON REPUBLICAN VOL . l.Xlll No. 36 HOWELL . LJVJNG~TON CO UNTY , MICHIGAN , NOVEMBER 6, 1918 A G·REAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY Newberry Doubtless Elected, But By Reduced Majority MICHIGANR=E=P=U BLICADN~ ~I So~me~wh==e=r=e i=tnh =e ==. US==A. ===. ==ID=L '.OOKLS IKEE NDO f WAR n WHROEL~E~ c:sMmcEA·CNl fASNW Pf f :ELE CTED BY OVE l<WREU II NG IN COUNlY MAJORITIES, FROll 60,000 TO 100,000 Goaded hy Presidr-nt Wi1£on's inllinuation s that :·epuOli.cans were not 100 per cent loyltl to the war and that tae electio n of 1·epublican" 10 congresli wou ld be pleaiing to the German Emp ire, the republican.;; of '.\l.it'hignn put REPUBLICANRSRE YV ERYTHINIGNL IVINGSTON OD war J>i!int Tu,.~•lay an•l w<'nt to !t.1:-i TAT F. TI O\ET SOO 'IA JOR17Y~ The whole state ticket is elected by COlXTY TI CKET •. \LL RI:PU Bma joriti es ,~nging an~··d.1ere from LICA~ 60 ,000 to 100,000 majoritiet<. I -- Trum an H. H. ~ewberr:; iit p:-obab- ?•·e•i<lt nt Wil..on·.~ , .. :~·~1t.h e m ·d- }y elttted l'. S. Sen:ito r by 12,000 to I throwing_ campai~ oi ,omr of the 16,000 majority, The republican state d<.mo..:rat1c candidate~ and the ('Oneomm iuee claim 2S.,000 the democra- tinue<l :n,-inu ation!' by the d(';nocr..it:e tic state committee claim For d is county committee that ?tpl1blic-<1n.-1 elected by aboul 3,000. The return s were not lo,:al to t he war .:.nd could are not yet compl~te enough to be not be trust"'e<l to have a ,•oic~ in tl>• 1ure either wa v. A 1eport just re- go'"ernment of the LnitEd !:-tatn di ceived from t.he st.ate democr ati c combi ned to put reput..liea n11 on I.he One of the real e\"Cn!s of :he ,e.l~on committee 118)'11 that Wa rne county war path thus pa..,ing the way for a loccu~red last Frida ~· c..-ening when baa giv en Ford 24.000 but the re pub- clenn republican vietory in Li,..ingston )~f:lvin Hart ~ntertained Lunch ?f l ican claims th at N"ewberry ca n O\·er- eounty. Every man on the iepub lican I his . male friend;; at. h,s hom e in come 25,000 or 30.000 in Detroit. ti<'ket ~·as elected by safe major ities Mar ion. Af ter th e u.rnal carJ games 'i I A phone from th e st.ate eentral r e- rurmlng from 800 down. Ford may · we_re played .an~ refre !'hme ntl' w~re pub lican committee rtteived at. 2:SO have possibly have carri ed th e county en.Joyed, the liquid r~fre shme nts bei ng thia Wedne&day afternoon ju st as we by a small major ity . milk an~ sweet cider_ ~e company l SOLDIERINST ERES.-T~I!:N'!nc~FG,;; ,~ :;~t 1::::e"~li~.Jl:~~~-e:~~'· So to pre ss cl.aims Newberry by J2,- Below we give the majorities 00 t~e n adJoumed to the .. iumg roo~ to IKlO to JS,000 majorit y. the state tkket .., iodieat<d by the hste n to some exoelle nt pohweal LETTER '"' Ro, Ga.!,p == ====== === first retu rn s. 8Pttc.h es. R. L. Sehafer act.ed as FOR SA.L&--Re:1;11e.r~ Shtoprhlre: u.-u TBE CIRCUIT COU RT Stat e Ticket toast master and reEpon«es were made aml ram., John Grle,·u. -- The republican st.ate ticket carried by_ A. F . Go~o n, We!'ley Witt)·, Paul FROM SOME WHERE I~ FRAN CE, 3316" J-'owien·llle. R. a Ju dre Jo i;eph Collins came over the count y by about SOO maj ority 38 1\hlJe~, Melvm H ar t , a nd Eugene SEPT. 1918 LO~T-~ttn's rubber for ldt foot. s1u1 1. } &at Wednesday ancflR!lrifffl case of If ollows: Marn s. J-"intle:rr en,rn 10 Rf'PJMkan offite. !Fr'.i~~yj!n·oo,~nio:an:d;,,t~heeJna;;the~e:et,o,:Io~J!-~kju :T.dcyngk 80 o,-:"h·hgaOh:< b:..t ~J;l;G· Dem. ~iif~~·;ti?::.::f~::ti~:s Scme whe,;.!: ~~;~• , WASTE~A yo.,g Oady 0 • ~:•:o _,,. u.. Dur ~riend Gouldie:- In Studio. A1,i,I)" a: ontt. the matter under advisement. The Conway 21 :lj~:: tt; ~Jill~~,t h e boyt to go home I h:.\·e ju.~t received your letter o( 3~1: The Lutlv.lg S:udlo. eon te ntian seems to be as to who h u Deerfield 1 the 14th of Augu st and was very gla d i..OST-.~l,o: !old:r.s c-hRlt"· on-rorih mlle the r ight to fh.h or not to fi sh on Genoa to he~ r from you. It found me well ,....,.1 of F L. L.nd•lfy !.um on Harl· Silver Lak e, Hamburg. Mr . Beach Green Oak 43 3'· 1o1vrRT HTr OPJJ and cnjoy:ng life in Sun ny Fran<'e . lRml T\llltl. own s 80me of the Jak e, oth er parties Ha mburg l ., [ [ Here is hoping t.his will find you and 11.11 H;,rry C<'Oll~lth. Howell ;;;oac: ti:: 1:n~!::.:! t;o:1'::;; t~:~ 53 fORM ICHIGr.A\~Nr~e~~ :o :tth:1~:~ki:;:!~ in the ''";~~,~~~.0. :'~,.,"~'~:!~r~ :rt•r~I!~:: the other owner s have the right to Howell Twp. 46 ~t=.tcll. :,·ou ought to see them O\'er tu,.•i,?l.p. l'v~10Hilf', Hov.,u. )lich. fish on their part of the lak e but not Howell City 1st p 68 here in Fi·~nt'e, I waF out la.«t night 31'.~' on hia and they have not the right. to Howt-il City 2nd P 51 ~nd p:cked _t en c1~arts. , . w.,:,TCO-To ,~, 1,, !(,u(?l w!'.h M)" one ~:rtt !~:nf~i: 0 ::::~ 1t:h1:r'.(e: 0 th ei r ~~::~on 1 :2 UNITWEDA WR ORCKA MPAmIG~Nk :;~.t:ia:~~;3 ~~!r ~:~t ;~~t"' .. ::c1:: :,:· 1 ~~~:~:ne. Oeeola 17 A year .i.go the 18th of September I -------,,--,---,-,,:-,-----:- SEVEN WEEK~ 1} t TIL CHR IST· ,~;n~a:d~,.~lla ?.8 ~·• ~~ 't,8.(}~?i~A ;~:~ !:l;;: k:n~t~:;~ s';: ;;!~~F !'~{-~~~~1~::~ri~~~ 1 :::e::.o~s 1t1:: ._ 47 a long, long, w2y from there. But at __________ _ m:ve~:::i:~P~; a~i sgir~:a r;!~: u ~nr y TR.0 68 In the United W~r Work Campaif.:' ;!;1:~,=:~P. ;-o1::tt:t"~ ~ t~:: .,~~~/::t:~5:1~.~u~:hl 2~!~ :;:! ~~ your sitti ngs as soon aspo ssible and The vote for representative fol- ~:~ 1 ::s::~i,~:~: 1::~:re~,;di~ffere~nt ~tha~n in Engla.n~. . 1 "k" Ir• HCIII, Ho,n:1. ·.Gt$• gi ve us plenty of time to finish them. low~: th . k f th y , 1 C Thcrt• wa.l' a long while we didn t FOR S I\L E-A good houae .and ~oo,h,hed, You get the Enlargement F'REE if :Ross Cole to c~r;/nc e v.o~ 0. (: · h, 1"• set anv rain and ;twas awful dry and al~ lt.1rn. Would do for A"araa;f'. J'01l ha.ve your sitting before Dec. first Brighton 149 A;, · · . · A,-, · ationa . at .? c hot anj no·,\·w e get rain and lo~ or iL 3~t-t· Ira Hull. Ho•ell We tan make your sitti ng Rain or Conwav 71 ~;;; :;;J,\j;o~~a~ './,; J~:~~~:I~;\ \i"e don't g€'. so ver)· much d~ill!ng FOi: ."ALt:-t;umtci~. f"' ra,r. S0I 0 Si.t. e. Oeerli~ld 9 Service American Librar A•socio.- o·.er h":e but we do a lot of h1ke1ng Cl.l:ti: l.: J..;r.i):<m. <inola. :.-viotoffi"', THE L UDW I G STU DIO 36U Genoa , ticm a~d lhe Sah-atio n A :in ·. Li·:- bu! we were to that before we Ho~tll 1. :jt:? We have full line of Needle s, Bobbin s, Shuttl es Md other repair parts f or all sewing machi nes. A. J. Park · er & Co. 3Stf 'u:r easu r)? IDe pt· ] Green Oak 47 . . ; . l<>ft uirt.er. ~,e were at one pl ace----------- Ha mburg 11 mgston County will nc. er be ;,at1-.ficd I h Id h h b" L t FOH F,\L E-To,n n-.al~tert'd lm1•1'0\etl Top 96 to do less than her i;hare. w Crt' ~e cou ear t e ig guns u Dth,lne mm•. pr,<e: rea,oo.u.ble. ~:~~:od 52 .1 I Th e following o!fic"r" with the J we cant. any more._ 3~tl C. f. Klttkler, Oak G~·.-,. l1kh. Howell Twp, 40 I County Wa.r . Board com ~r i~e_ :he. -.e~~~;:~;::. ~:,':!o!:ua.~~J~u;;~~~ f"VJ: :--1\LB-l:umn:ip ('(!'lter•I• anti hf'ns Howell City l et pr e 46 ~~:;ty )~~;mi~:,p::~: th ~~a~r::~ !O \"~·rh rt". I'll bet ?'OU woul<l Jaug. h. ~{/~·· ~-oo."~';i,:::":i;}.:! 0 !1 ~~- Howell City 2nd pre 72 Hair, L Williami,· ,.;<""lr'h ainne n LI ~nd !ht' \\lo)" the:: drive horses too. IOS<'O I E ) ,· d f J F" hl k ' J ha'.e only been to tO"'ll tw ice FIii: !"\L;:-("r) IJI•. j4 .:n,I .n IIO\\tcll ~venl h Federal Rf'&t'r\"f' Dis trict I OcN>la 11 • me "'" "" can go to wn even< )la rio n 17 Ita r!~ 0;:t ~n C!:nk. t~-:i.::; ;c'r1 · .nce r• .e been here, gomgtosome, for! :;.•Lv l,u n I• .. J ' tc (I }, ;~.,; ... , ... 110" Ce't .,fi,at<o or Ind ebtedn ess I Putnam -16 '.'.kPhei;.on, D'.'ec~tor of \\ omc,n's m"° 0 ht after ti3t1 but. v.e hav e to be 1-'Jlt '< \ L:;._,\bot.t 100 hu~ht-1" <htMe I T 28 1\\01k, Mu.HF, B:111cn, D1"('torof ,.,,.k •-fo,e 9"'1 P. M that ,,n't so "011!un "1Y .. ;.,,.,. SlOO 1r l,u~h,:1 Organiution I yror.e \ G J " \I \I rtl \\ Jk vu~ "" "' l l'nadilla 44 1-.o~~t~1~('('l~r\f "\~tto1~ 1.!.:.,1 r:;;b ad 1s1!' ~;~_:" ~"-~\.ood.sor•h, H<'•tc:1 jfir st St ate 'O-' ,' ) l ;.1·or11.,· 23i for R IJ\IC lu1k D1reetor of l' c.bli( t '-"' ,..-, e h a,, n• ,, .., ma.n} men m our $a "ftta s jSn n R : William C. Miller lh,nk-i I J• • tOmp&n. • TIO\\ T~~y have been ~nt H:,~\~~~ ~;:n~11"1~p1,,.~~~~. .~ ~1:'~":1~;~ V :;, 1 Tc.e ,·otc! for ,.herifT follows: A me1:t1ng of th~ Count) Comm •t,... uTf'tt) elo~" ·~ l-n" fron t or rathl'r 1,.,. ,f tAl •n ~t u1, e tr, i, " " "tcra The Weet Front The news from the West Front is ~ti nued on pag e 4 ) 50 MeWn anted u. s. Government Work Hi ghes t wages and piece work . Serve yo ur country. Aeroplane and munitions are needed in Fr ance as badl y as men. 1 Call either plant ; ask for Employment Dept . Howell, Michi ga n I I }lill cr Gortoh '!;;h~\~~!.i~'" c:::/o~;~,.~~:· :\ H::; :bi~:':ie~\::;:r'!;:~,'~r11~ ;:n~~~ ~.: 1' ~·,rn =1~~ i\S SUllSCRIOED FOR IOU pe1·1 ~::!~: l: vclock, which wa" attemkd V:,-;,l,o•.t fro_nt now. 'f:<>cur~e ·a re knocking •·\'.!~-~-~~:~..~. }·-ir -:i lull 1t ,,.,nth•) H II El t • cent of iU. quota on the M'l"iCS of Con\,a\" 35 om• hundred repre.~(·llt..::a\i'.l'.f\rIo m the lfl•: H- o .. • 0.1. t~C' Gel'mans ~Ow an_d I:. 1:. U1i.1•,. Ii 6:':l,1:i<I. :,:. h. ~FD. l . I owe ec rte T0 0 RedEA 0 _!Ua',;~;cipCal!~!i l ~l~~:Es ii;- !D t-cifi~ld ,. 1lifTercnt part!' or the tountv. Ail- I :,1.i!'(' !>(•J•e .n• .· can k«'p 1t up, ar -~· FOUR TH LIBERTY LOA'.\' I Genoa ., 1l~e;;..:e&W {'re mad£' l-ym• ·1"li*,-~ of 1he ~:;~ j~': ;n~on': t,die\·e it. will l32't 1-·<11: :'.\U:-T'.,{'.l-t.[11L1•··l ~,,..,,l"'hlff' Motors Co. 48 ":II" Bo.irtl, alllO by 1 1w:.iker~ from ti," . g · Hull 1.,mlt--., u"l c,ne 1-i+1n ue mm: •11,0 ~ ~I~~Cl~?~E~noeoi ~t:~~~i!'1::d I ~:.~~-J?;k 42 Stull' headc1uarters [n Det10,t. ''O\••r \\(' SU it' ~et i;cod meal1 over here "lli1,:m,n )!•II.ml, )! .. chino, Ph one 22 Financial Sen•itt. !Il Handy tie the ~op" /;r l~~:lng~tl::.w::tl\~:t:~ ~:;:· ~~~I:~::~:/ i:~. w~t~i!\~~t~;: :_~,f . , w " Clark. Ho..-tll di =DERAL RE SE R\ ' £ 11Hfao,la::l.lnd1'•p. 4481 I th e canvas· fo lle es and than l ever thought we would get . Sflt.\\l.l>-•·,,w rny h1•me <1 a 0 .. - • u. e· w··: '_' au·~er ::a".'·;nh;·,·.;''" BANK OF CHI CAGO I Howell City IS9 g c :,.: , :s _ .. ,,v::, "' ~1 ; Piacal A~nt of l oseo : ond N t h 'Ute UNITED STATE S ~a!~a n 3 everyone doing hi s or her pa Fir tt A r~ary Banquet, Com• WANTED-At the Sanatorium a man pence It J_Jl.l( eDeopl. Gooremor Putnam Tyrone Unadilla Majority 46 the boys "o\'er there''-t. hr ough the pany K., 33,t ln!., Thursday even- -,Ith family to ••rk on farm. a fireman 28 orga1\l zations that go "every ste p ot ing. Sept . 19th , 1918, "Som ewhere in and a 1eam1te:r. Apply to Stewart!, L. Machine Co. 134 the way." Fr an«," m~u : Roast of chick en, ~- :i:;:m 110 :~eu.to Superh:itend3~':i £. '722 for 11.iller Th e long arm of these great ag en- oyst.er dress mg, mashed potatoe s ala .,.,-,--,-.,---,-------- cie« extend• all th e way from the 600 (Continued on pag e 8) FOR SALE-O ne l'OOd work borae at your Phone 29 club s operated by the War Camp own pr ice, so1n1 away tor the winter-. Community Service on thi s side, to Fine large assortment of watcb ff, ~nn~l~;:~: 7 s~e ~ p-a- w prime (Continued on pag e 6) cklck.9 and ailverwace at Chapels' .S6t2 31ll li. o. Beach, Ham.burs, .u:,cn. Jolm A.. Hapau The Tote for oount, clerk follow •: (Con- - - .. The old post office on Mich . Ave . The newspaper "Republican" was upstairs . Newspapers and Radio By A.J. MARV IN HOWELL - The Livingston County Press is the second oldest newspaper among Michigan weeklies . The first publication was the Livingston County Courier and was published Jan. 10, 1843, in the Village of Brighton. Nicholas Sullivan was the publisher and Frederick C. Whipple was editor. After several months , Sullivan moved the paper to Howell and the first issue was published Oct. 11, 1843, which is considered as the actual birthday of the Livingston County Press. Lewis H. Hewett became editor with the move and continued in that position until Dec. 11, 1844. In September , 1846, the paper was sold to E.R. Powell. He in turn sold to William B. Smith in December , 1848. Smith was publisher until April , 1856, when the paper was 390 purchased by George P. Root. It continued for one year before publishing was discontinued. REPUBLICAN FOUNDED The Livingston Republican was the other predecessor of the Livingston County Press . Under H. and L.M . Smith, it is . believed the first issue was published April 27, 1855. George L. Sage became editor and publisher on July 6, 1859, with George W. Lee sharing the financial interest. James Bowers bought the paper in 1862 and became editor and publisher until he died in 1866. On Christmas Day of that year, Andrew D. Waddell and Julius D. Smith took possession with Waddell as editor and manager until 1868 when he sold his interest to Smith . For the next nine and one-half years, Smith was associated with various businessmen , F.H. Marsh , Solomon T. Lyon, George W. Axtell and E.R. Vanderhoef. Late in 1877, Smith and Vanderhoef sold to L. C. Miller . In the summer of 1884, Miller sold to E .D. and Orrin Stair . In 1889 the Stairs sold the paper to George Barnes and bought the Detroit Free Press. Barnes ' son, Albert , worked with his father but left later to publish another paper . THIRD PUBLICATION Yet a third predecessor came out in August of 1857 called the Livingston Democrat. Joseph T. Titus, as ardent Democrat himself , came here from a Jackson paper. He and his son , John P. Titus , continued as owners until February 7, 1890 when they experienced business failures. Leading county Democrats formed a stock company and bought the office. John Ryan, retiring county clerk , took charge and Titus continued to work on the paper. Ryan bought up the other company members ' stock. He was publisher and proprietor for 37 years. During that era the paper was from four to eight pages long. The heading read "Crisp County News Collected by Careful Correspondents ." One could get the New York Weekly Tribune and the Livingston Republican for one year for $1.50. The paper was full of ads for cures for backache, catarrh, sore throat or consumption, and one could buy buffalo robes, horse blankets, harnesses (single or double) and sleigh bells. In September, 1915, Roy Caverly purchased a half interest in the Livingston Republican. He had worked for Barnes previously but left in 1910 to become publisher of the Pinckney Dispatch. In June of 1928,H erbert R. Gillette and William H. Canfield bought the Democrat and operated it until it consolidated with the Republican . Canfield served as editor, A.R. Crittenden was associate editor. MERGE On Aug. 1, 1929t he two Howell publications merged and the name of the new paper was The Livingston County Republican-Press, with Barnes, Caverly, Gillette and Cansfield as stockholders and proprietors. After Barnes ' death in 1936 his partners bought his interests. In February, 1939, Cansfield sold his financial holdings in the paper to Caverly and Gillette and bought the Northville Record . Leslie Merritt, who had been a composing room employee since 1936, was named editor. Later the word Republican was dropped from the paper. Gillette died in 1957. Caverly had bought out his interest in the paper earlier in the year and became sole owner. The business offices of the newspaper were separated from the printing plant in the fall of 1962 when Caverly sold the business and facilities to Wesley F . Willett and Ray Clift, co-publishers of the Associated Newspapers , Inc., a string of several weekly newspapers. The offices were moved across the street from the printing office, to 112 N. Michigan. James D. Miller became general manager and advertising manager while D. Peter Walters served as editor after Merritt's retirement in January of 1963. Merritt returned to help put the Centennial Edition of the paper together . OFFSET During the summer of 1965 the "hot type" operation and rotary press were discontinued for newer offset (cold type) processes available in nearby plants. During the week of Dec. 29, 1965, the editorial , advertising , business and circulation offices were moved back to the present address at 111 N. Michigan. David Willett, son of one of the publishers , was made manager of the job printing business and Alex Towas was general manager of the newspaper end. During the week of Jan. 12, 1966, Alice Gray , who had been associate editor for a year, was promoted to managing editor. Previous to that Mrs . Gray had been assistant editor at the Pinckney Dispatch. She had worked with Roger Turner of the Associated Newspapers ' editorial staff in co-production of the newspaper under the offset printing process. She assumed the responsibilities of both editorial production and layout. Livingston County Press artist Burl (Bud) Greely designed a new emblem for the buildings housing the Press and the Livingston Printing Co. Since then it has been known as the Graphics Building. Greely also designed the new 125th year nameplate. On January 1, 1969, the LCP came under new management. T?~p aper was acquired by a newly-formed company, L1vmgston County Press, Inc. , headed by Richard L. Milliman of Lansing. Milliman and his partner, Richard A. Jones of Bloomfield Hills also acquired the Livingston County Printing Co., both companies under the supervision of Milliman. Allen C. Nequette had been and remained general manager and Mrs . Gray stayed on as managing editor until December , 1972. In October, 1972, David L. Jaehnig was brought in from Lake City as editor and remains in that position as of this writing. One hundred thirty-two years of almost constant publishing and the Press has survived everything from stage coaches and plank roads to elections and world wars. It has been buffeted from wall to wall for taking stands and criticized for remaining neutral , but the news goes on and the Press has come from 4000 subscribers in 1929 to some 15,000 at the present time . The Press in recent years , has been recognized both nationally and at a state level for its expertise in bringing news of the county to its readers . By the next centennial celebration , the readers of that era will be able to say "Congratulations on your achievements over the years." The Gentleman Bum By MARY REED My father, Orville E . (Bus) Reed, started his own direct mail advertising business in the back room of our house when we moved to Howell in 1942. In 1947,h e had enough steady business to open an office in the First National Bank building, corner of Grand River and South Michigan Avenue. Mildred Hubbel became his secretary and worked with him for eighteen years. Dad's office was one of several-including Earl Sharpe and Lloyd Berrier-located on the second floor of the building overlooking Michigan Avenue. The entrance was the single door on the Michigan Avenue side; you climbed wobbly wooden steps to reach the narrow hall which divided the offices from the meeting hall where Rotary had its Monday meetings . Cribbage games were often the later afternoon sport among the tenants. During the first year Dad had his office uptown, I would sometimes work for him on Saturdays-typing lists , sorting files. My wage was 40 cents an hour. I also worked at a couple of Rotary banquets-evening affairs-helping to serve ; my wage was 50 cents. In the early 1950's, Orville Reed moved his office to Peanut Row-State Street-facing the Courthouse . He had the first floor office complex of three rooms now used by Fred Rieckhoff. In the 1960's he moved to Berriman Building on Barnard Street. Part of his daily routine was attending the coffee round table at Family Restaurant and going to the post office about 9: 15 to pick up the daily mail. Both spots were popular meeting places for local businessmen and good opportunities to learn news of the day and local gossip. GENTLEMAN BUM DIES By ALICE GRAY The identity of one of LCP's favorite columnists-the Gentleman Bum-was a well kept secret. 391 So well kept, in fact , that we didn't know ourselves until Howell lost one of its favorite citizens last week. Orville Edward (Bus) Reed died Dec. 19. We, here in the editorial office, felt a personal Joss. His cheery greeting every morning as we both fished mail from the lock boxes at the Howell Post Office started the day off in the right vein. We didn't know he was the Gentleman Bum-we'd suspected, but not known. There was that tell-tale , wry sense of humor , that occasional gentle poke at the frailties of human nature , that appreciation of the better qualities of man , that both Bus and the Gentleman Bum shared . But we weren 't sure. His daughter Mary V. Reed confirmed our hunch . "The Gentleman Bum was originally started by my Dad while he was living in Cleveland , Ohio in the early 1920s. When Dad closed his office in the Berriman Building this November , he uncovered some clippings from that first 'Bum' period. I had hoped to go through them with him while I was home over the Christmas holidays . But for now, they are being carefully saved until such time as we can enjoy them without this raw ache." Bus Reed had been a direct mail writer for more than 20 years . In 1942h e moved to Howell with his typewriter , a lot of white paper , a wife, a daughter and a dog. He settled himself in front of the typewriter , inserted innumerable sheets of the paper and started writing direct mail letters, house organs , booklets and whatnot for clients scattered from Pittsburgh to Denver , Chicago, Detroit, Wichita, Santa Barbara , Portland , and whistle stops in between. Bus was born and raised in a small town (Terra Alta, W. Va.- population 1,000), studied advertising at New York University, had a hitch at the University of Michigan and West Virginia University , where he said he "was undistinguished ." He worked as a kid in his father 's country newspaper, The Preston Republican , as devil, reporter , typesetter , press man and make-up man. He had been among other things , a soda jerk, house-to-house salesman , teacher in summer school, amateur actor , farm hand and advertising writer . Always "big ," in every sense of the word, Bus weighed 13 pounds at birth (weighed on sugar scales by the country doctor ), Bus added to that good start by building it up to a high of 230. Bus had been six feet three inches tall since high school days. Bus was 73 when he died. (LCP had his obit wrong last week, unkindly adding 10 years to his age ). His daughter says , "To Mother and myself , he was and always will be a very special person-one of a kind ." A sentiment we at LCP heartily second, as will, I'm sure , the thousands of LCP readers who enjoyed the Gentleman Bum's weekly columns. Livingston County Press , December 27, 1972 ARTICLES SUBMITTED BY ORVILLE E. REED UNDER PENNAMETHEGENTLEMANBUM EVERY DA Y'S MIKE'S DAY In a recent letter to this paper , Elizabeth Griffith suggests to the editor that we ought to have A MIKE HAGMAN day to let him know how much we appreciate all he has done for the community . Hooray! I'm for that. In the light of his efforts to beautify our town, I suggest that every day is Mike's day and his coloring of parking meter standards is a daily reminder of 392 this fact as are the many other things he does for the community while most of the rest of us sit by and complain whatthis town needs or oughta do. Most of us should put our muscle where our mouth is and I'll say it before someone else does and quote what I've overheard: "And doing something instead of talking so much includes the Gentleman Bum ." Glad you made it, Joe Harris. A miss is as good as a mile . And a four vote hit is as good as miles and miles and miles . You'll make a swell addition to the school hassle and hope you can succeed in straightening out some of the problems that spending 80 percent of the school budget on salaries must have some effect on conditions. I see that the LCP has another slight mystery on its hands. Who is the Lady Traveler? Thanks to B. Petersmark of Cohoctah for your Jetter anent my remarks about the feasibility of doing away with the manufacturing of handguns as a means of stopping so much senseless killing. "Punish the offender " as you suggest is certainly needed but such punishment is "after the fact. " The problem is, it seems to me , to save lives rather than punish the killer after the deed has been done. I suppose Walter Stele, or is it Steel , you'll agree that there 's more killing with "snowmobiles , cars and swimming" than with handguns but I'm certain such deaths are not committed with aforethought as are handgun murders . You are right I "know little about guns " and my logic, as you big heartedly put it is "simply impossible ." But it does seem to me and my impossible logic that since handguns are made to make it easy to kill people, banning them from being manufactured would be bound to save some people from getting killed by them (although it would stop your target practice ). My handgun suggestion was not meant to be a "solution " and maybe as you say "a bummer ." It got you all steamed up on the subject. The more thinking people like you we can get to expose their ideas the sooner we'll be able to save a few Jives that are being thrown away for no reason at all. A kid can get a stomach ache from eating green apples but an apple can 't hurt him if he can't find one to eat. An adult can break a leg stumbling over a tricycle in the driveway but not unless there is one in the driveway to stumble over and a person can 't be killed by a handgun unless there is one on the market that someone can buy or steal. For someone who detests controversy I wonder how I happened to step out of character like this . It might happen to the Lady Traveler who could have her say and travel on but how did it ever happen to THE GENTLEMAN BUM? A GALLANT MAN When he reads this he will pooh pooh everything I've written down except the pain he's lived with so long and that is with him continuously. Bud was an outdoor man in the days not too far in the past. A coon hunter. A fly fisherman , a tramper through the woods just to enjoy nature until his hands refused to function and walking became a painful chore . He can 't manage the fly rod any more or the gun or the walks with even slow leaf-rustling shuffling . Arthritis has gnarled his hands , enlarged knuckles , stiffened wrist and arms to the point that he must depend upon someone to cut his meat at meal time. Yet, he never missed a day at his job at his store because of his pain or disabilities. His raw guts show in the way he enjoys a laugh at some bon mot when his face lights up and he makes you forget how he hurts. He loves a good joke and likes to kid the people he meets . I've known him for many years but have never heard him spend even a moment complaining. He keeps doped with aspirin and buoyed up by an inner glow that has never deserted him no matter what. Reading this may embarrass him but anyone who knows him will agree with everything said here . He should be an inspiration to all of us who complain about minor things, who greet most days feeling good. F'or that is not the lot of BUD WESSINGER the subject of this salute to a guy with guts and as William Wordsworth put it "Who, doomed to go in company with pain ... turns his necessity to glorious gain" . . . that gain being the respect in which he is held by those who know him. OTHER GENTLEMAN BUM ARTICLES OF INTEREST Dec. 2, 1970-Alice Gray announced Bum as columnist Dec. 2, 1970-Concerning Karl Walker Feb . 24, 1971-Concerning Winifred Ross June 3, 1971-Benches for Howell March 8, 1972-Mrs. Sidney Clark B ~oo~ (took ... l s always well posted on matter s pertainin g to the hou sehold, and on curr ent topics of home an d foreign news. H ence- 1 n lE\'>er\1?b ousebol~ . In Li vingston County where th e people ke ep this fact in view, will be found th e favorite family local newspap er- Ube ,Li\'>ingston1 Republican. .. It is the oldest pap er in the county and has th e largest circulation, while th e low subsc ripti on price ----- o ©nl\2$ 1:00 per )Vear .... P laces it within th e reach of all. Send for sample copy. No better local advertising medium can be found anywh ere. Ube Job IDepartment ... of THE REPUBLICAN is supp lied with th e latest mat erial. Orders promptly filled, at lowest living prices for good work. A dd ress all order s to- ... OEO. BARNESE, ditor and Proprietor. RadioS tationW HMI By ANN BIGNELL Radio Station WHMI first went on the air in February, 1957. It was owned at that time by Wirth Broadcasting Company with M. H. Wirth, of Howell, as owner-manager. The station was purcha sed in August, 1961 by B & H Broadcasting Company, of which Frank and Ann Bignell were major stockholders . The Bignells moved to Howell from Madison, Wisconsin. The decision to buy WHMI was based on population growth projections for the county and the charm of the area. In order to better service the area with national and international news, WHMI became an ABC network affiliate in September , 1961. Frank Bignell was president and general manager of WHMI from the time it was purchased in 1961 until his death in June, 1972, at which time those positions were assumed by Ann Bignell. In August of 1972 WHMI had an experience unique in the annals of broadcasting. A snake gained entrance to the building housing the transmitter and caused the transmitter to burn out, thus putting WHMI off the air . A new transmitter was air-lifted from Illinois and the staff worked around the clock to get it installed . The area was without WHMI's services for only a day. The following spring WHMI installed all new broadcasting equipment in a new designed control room. The inaugural program for the new studio was in March, 1973. At the present time (1975) WHMI has eight full-time and eight part-time employes . The Woman'sC hristianT emperance Union of How ell sends gre eti ngs and best wishes for the New Y ea r to the wome n of How ell and Livin gsto n cou nty, and all purchasers of the "Howell Cook Book. " We cordia lly invit e all to our monthly meetings, th e second Tuesday of eac h month, where you may listen to interesting papers, and by you r presence cheer and enco urag e tho se eng ag ed in thi s peacefu l conflict of Right again st Wrong. Come an d join the "Whit e R ibbon ers." W e believe that "Clea nlin ess is next to Godliness;" in whit ene ss fo r hea rt , soul and body; therefore, we would direct your attention to a soap that "Leads 'em all,'' whi ch will accom plish all possible for th e outwa rd man. A larg e numb er of our women have thoroughly tested this soap , and pronounce it th e best they eve r used. It is good for the laundry, good for the kit chen, and as a toil et soap is unexcelled. We "Lead 'em all," and may thi s lead you all- every woman who wants th e worth of her mon ey in a bar of soap that will outlast any oth er- straight to "ll eurmann & Marston's,'' who will be glad to supply you with this superior article. Remember the "Lead 'em all" is th e best; six bars for twen ty -five cents. You are refe rred to: Mns . CrtAS. CURTIS, MRS. D. M cINTYRE, Mns. WM, AND RE W S, Mns. Tn os . GORDON. 393 The Howell Post Office By BIRD L. HIGHT The first mail service in Howell began in the early 1830's. A History of Howell by Elisha H. Smith, published in 1868 record s the first postmaster in Howell as Flavius J.B. Crane , Jan . 15, 1836. He started operating in the Eagle Tavern . Soon horseback routes were started to carry mail once or twice a week between Howell, Kensington, Grand Rapids and other towns. These earl y carriers , Lewis Thompson and others , experienced many difficulties in establishing trails through the then wilderness . There followed many Postmaster appointments who operated from their places of business with meager equipment , a stamp window and a small section of call boxes. Eli Barnard appointed Jan . 13, 1839; Almon Whipple, appointed Feb. 9, 1841; W.A. Glover, appointed May 31, 1841; Almon Whipple, reappointed Sept. 1, 1843; George W. Lee appointed Apr. 14, 1849; Derastus Hinsman appointed June 7, 1853; Frank Wells appointed Feb . 25, 1855; Leander C. Smith appointed Mar . 16, 1861; Henry Clark , appointed Mar . 8, 1866; W.W. Kenyon, appointed Aug. 20, 1868; W.W. Kenyon reappointed Dec. 10, 1873, when the office was elevated to the Presidential class ; Julius D. Smith appointed Dec. 14, 1877; Charles E . Beurman appointed Dec. 15, 1881; Isaac W. Bush appointed Jan . 20, 1886; Thomas G. Switzer , appointed Jan . 16, 1890. During these growth years , the stage coach was used for carrying mail. One such early stage driver was 'Jack ' Stapleton who was the father of Mrs . Ella Euler of Howell. Soon the stage coach carrier gave way to the advent of the D.L.&N. (Detroit , Lansing & Northern ) Railway on what is now the Pere Marquette tracks . N. Michigan Ave. Office On March 15, 1894, Henry D. Wilbur became Postmaster. There had been a growing need for more and larger post office space. George Barnes was able to secure a Government lease of the entire first floor of his Press building on N. Michigan Avenue. It had adequate lobby space for call and lock boxes plus expansion area . It became the first permanent home of the post office. Mr. Wilber moved his office and equipment into the Government leased quarters just before leaving office in 1898. 394 The postal staff inside the old post office on N . Mich. where the Liv. Co. Press is now . First Rural Delivery On May 5, 1898, Tompthy Smith took office in the Barnes building and stayed until Feb . 15, 1915, the longest term any Postmaster had yet served . During Mr. Smith 's term , the office was made second class . Rural Free Delivery , Postal Savings System , and Parcel Post mailing came about. The first two rural routes were established Sept. 15, 1900, with John Kirk and Truman Dean driving horse and buggy over a circuit some twenty miles long. By the end of 1902t here were eight routes , with an average length of 18 miles each . Later another route was added. The first carriers were George Howe Rt. No. 1, Floyd Perkins Rt. No. 2, George ,..richolsR t. No. 3, Spencer Tooley Rt. No. 4, Wilson Tooley Rt. No. 5, Arthur Monroe Rt. No. 6. Later because of illness Joel Crittenden took his place . Fred Dean Rt. No. 7, Albert Purdy Rt. No. 8, and Arthur Drew Rt. No. 9. Later Wilson Tooley resigned and Ray Bullen was transferred here from Mason. He served for two years and then was replaced by Elmer Ellsworth . First City Delivery W.H.S. Wood took offic~in the same location Feb . 16, 1916. Under Mr. Wood city delivery service was given to the community. The first city ~arriers being Albert Purdy , Paul Wheelock and Ross Hildebrandt. At this time A.S. Durfee was sworn in as mail messenger to carry mail pouches to and from the depot. Certain trains not scheduled to stop at Howell still gave first class mail service by throwing a pouch from the moving train and grabbing by mechanical means a pouch of outgoing mail suspended from posts near the train track. It was the duty of the mail messenger to attend this procedure . During these years the rural delivery was done by horse drawn vehicles. Fred Lewis was the first to attempt a long 30-mile route with a motor car . As the years passed the roads grew better and automobiles improved . Routes were now lengthened and for a time , fewer were needed . Williams Building Wm. H. Cansfield was appointed July 1, 1924. During his term a new electric cancelling machine replaced the old method of hand cancelling . Receipts were now nearly large enough to meet requirements for a first class office. It had been second class since the latter part of Mr. Smith 's regime. Parcel post delivery was given to the city patrons during 1925. A new office location became necessary at this time and through Mr. Cansfield's efforts, Harry Williams was induced to build a building expressly for that purpose at the corner of S. Michigan and Sibley streets. Mr. Williams leased this to the Government for a ten-year period . The lease was dated Dec. 10, 1926. The office moved in completely just before the holiday rush . It remained there for the term of the lease . Federal Building Site Purhcased Bird L. Hight was appointed June 15, 1932. Under him the Oak Grove Post Office rural patrons came under the Howell and Fenton circuits . Now the four carriers were driving about 70 miles daily . The Postmaster General had currently authorized a new Federal Building for the Howell Post office. Mr. Hight was asked to secure bids for a suitable building site . Seven sites were offered. That of R.E. Barron at the N.E. corner of Sibley and Walnut streets was recommended and approved by the Post Office Dept. Barron's lot was of suitable size and at the agreed upon price of $8,900.00. The official notification was dated Washington, D.C. Sept. 25, 1935. Work on the new building was begun and continued to the end of Mr. Hight's term , June 30, 1936. Dedication Alfred Pfau was the new postmaster appointed July 1, 1936. Work progressed rapidly on the new Fe deral building. Formal dedication date was set for Oct. 22, 1936. The Procurement Division of the U.S. Treasury Dept. worked with a local committee headed by Mr. Pfau to arrange for the afternoon 's dedication program . The Grand Lodge F.&A.M. of Michigan was invited to participate. Most Worshipful Grand Master Neil Reid proceeded with the cornerstone laying according to the ritual of the Order . A sealed copper box was placed in the cornerstone containing many documents and items of the period . A list of the items was published in the Livingston County Republican Press . During Mr. Pfau 's term Postal Savings and Money Order business were both discontinued. Two outside drop boxes were placed for the deposit of outgoing mail by the public . Just before the end of his term , Mr. Pfau requested and secured an appointment as a carrier on one of the rural routes . Fay Transfers Lyman Fay was appointed July 1, 1943 as postmaster. He served for five years in the new Federal building, and at his vwn desire and request secured an appointment as a rural carrier on one of the Howell routes . He left his postmaster - ship and transferred to a rural route July 1, 1948. Civil Service Gerald Hughes became postmaster July 1, 1948. At that time all present postmasters were frozen in office and declared to be civil service appointees . Mr. Hughes served steadily for over 17 years and on Oct. 20, 1966, died suddenly in office of heart failure . Kenneth Bucknell, assistant postmaster , took over management until April 28, 1967. Then Tom Clark became acting postmaster and later by Civil Service procedure was confirmed as Postmaster , July 20, 1968. U.S. Postal Service The Postal Reorganization Act of 1968 established the U.S. Postal Service as an independent agent of the Federal Government. This eliminated the office of Postmaster General and vested all postal powers in the U.S. Postal Service , and made it responsible for its operations as a private corporation . All personnel now became civil service employees. Population increased and condensed in the rural areas . The per mile number of patrons on the rural routes multiplied many times and overburdened the carriers . In 1973a djustment was made by increasing the number of rural routes to ten in number , and shortening them and making other changes to conform to Civil Service operations . Current Operations Under Tom Clark As of August, 1975, the Howell Post Office operates as U.S. Postal service. It has ten rural routes, all heavy duty , working over 40 hours per week . There are five city carrier routes all on park and loop system . They carry mail with them in a car , a moving relay , and deliver parcel post. There are 27 employees plus 7 rural sub carriers. The office operates 6 days per week from 6:15 a.m . to 5:30 p.m. The office lobby hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m . Saturday hours are from 8:30 to 12 noon. Total receipts currently running over $600,000 annually . Further references for this article may be found in a book by A. Riley Crittenden, 'History of Howell' published in 1911, and 'History of Livingston County' published in 1880. Also the following people have contributed information , Kenneth Bucknell, Ford Beckwith, Alfred Pfau Sr., Ersyl Hadley. Lyman Fay and Tom Clark. Al Pfau the da y he r et ir ed f rom the Post Of f ice , 1967. 395 "TH,7 N rS, O N . Q AkG~oVt C tM ETE R 1- EAST ·' .\ I, i . ,, t i < I ., . ............... • i J • " • J .v1"\AP e, - OF - HlOWElL THE COUNTY SEAT s~ale. 300 ft.. · 1 Inch COPY RIG.HT BY J,HA A.S HOWlLl . "' ICH. /9/0 .... I \ Library from the spire of the Presbyterian Church with north Howell in the background . The Howell Carnegie Library By MRS. GERALDINE FISHER, MRS. INA HIGHT and MRS. ALBERT ROHRABACHER The First Library In 1836, James White built a frame house on one of the lots of the present library square, facing 316 W. Clinton St. directly across from what used to be the Woodward house. Mr. White was a carpenter and the house contained many refinements in construction. It was the fifth or sixth house put up in Howell. A nephew of James White, Edward F . Gay and Nancy Smith Rohrabacher , wife of Adam Rohrabacher, who was the heir of Nellie Wood Smith, came to an agreement concerning the ownership of the property with the result that Adam Rohrabacher became owner of the house in 1840. 398 Library Coordinator Geraldine Fisher was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Stanley and Charlotte ( Kruszewski) Wojnicki. Four years Wayne University. She married Joseph Fisher on July 3, 1941, they have one son, John . Member St. Joseph Catholic Church , Howell Music Club, Howell Business and Professional Club, St. Thomas Aquinas Study Club . Head librarian Howell Carnegie Library since 1968. Adam Rohrabacher had begun his blacksmith work in Howell in 1837. In 1845J ohn D. Picnkney , whose farm was in the vicinity of N. National St. and near Thompson Lake , wished to retire , so he bought the house of Adam Rohrabacher on the present library square. Mr. Rohrabacher bought the brick house at 310 N. Michigan Ave. on the West side, said to be the oldest brick house built in 1845. Mr. Pinckney died within a few years, but his widow formerly Margaret Fraser, lived for years after his death, so that the house became known as the Margaret Pinckney or Widow Pinckney house . This was the house which later was to become the Howell Library. On the front of the library square several different companies had operated a machine shop and a foundry on the lots facing Grand River . Later they handled mowers, reapers and cream-separators. Then it became more or less of a tinker shop and junk yard. The Ladies Library Association-1875 The ladies of the Ladies Library Association of Howell, after a succession of temporary quarters, moved their books into the old Pinckney House which they rented . They placed a sign 'Howell Library ' out in front. At last they had not only room for books, but also a nice reading room, an office for the librarian, room for indexes, storage and book repair . The librarian was present only on certain days to check out books. Mrs. Bernard Glenn said she remembered this first library building. She said that it had a log out-building of some kind, possibly a woodshed. 1':'lr, Robert Krause ~ays he remembers the log building which was there , but 1s not sure whether it was on Mrs Pinckney 's lot. · Howell is Growing The facilities of this former residence were not adequate for a library in a fast growing town. The old library and land were bought along with the machine shops which occupied the front of the square, and razed for the present library . W.H.S. Wood, a Howell postmaster , was quite a politician . He and his family were entertained by President McKinley in the White House. It was due to Mr. Wood's influence that the Carnegie Foundation approved the building of the Carnegie Librar y at Howell, rather than some other Michigan city at that time. When Mr . Wood was a Supervisor , he circulated a petition in 1901 to have a proposition on the ballot to establish a township librar y. Mr. Carnegie offered to furnish $10,000 if Howell could furnish a suitable site , and $1,QOO for maintenance . The vote was favorable . The Carnegie Foundation has never given any money for the upkeep of the building, or for salaries or books. The township board appointed a committee to approve plans . The plans accepted were those of E.E . Meyers of Detroit , the same man who designed the state capitol at Lansing . Meanwhile the four sons of William McPherson , Wm. Jr ., M.J ., E .G., and Alex, had purchased the entire block for a library site . The central part where the building now stands was accepted by the township , and the remainder of the block by the city for a park . It was decided to build the library of fieldstone . An interesting story concerning the fieldstones used in the construction of the building is as follows. Farmers from each township brought the stones in. Because they were such excellent examples of rocks broken by glacial action , a Geology Professor from the University of Michigan brought his classes here for several years to study them . This story was told by Mrs. Minnie Van Slyke, a former librarian . Mr. Kuehnle of Ann Arbor took the contract to build the present library for $10,000 about 1902. After the library was partially completed, his company failed . For a long time the unfinished building was an eyesore. Then Mr. Carnegie gave $5,000 more and the Howell Women's Club also furnished a large amount so that the work on the library could be resumed . For this reason the Howell Women's Club was given a lease on a room in the basement of the library for their meeting room . The Woman's Club also furnished the little boy and girl fountain on the lawn . In 1874, an old-fashioned singing school was held in Howell. It was so successful that they had surplus funds when they discontinued. It was decided to use these funds plus other donations to establish the Ladies Library Association of Howell in 1875. The officers were Mrs . Milo L. Gay, pres ; Miss Ella Burt , corres . sec. ; Miss Nellie Hickey , rec . sec. ; Mrs . H.G. Fry , treas .; Miss Franke Skilbeck , librarian. The original 25 books soon grew to 300. They first occupied a room in the Sabin block, then moved to the Weimeister block on Grand River , then to the Hubbell block. At this time they were only open to the public on Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m. Although they tried to maintain a reading room besides the library , it was never very successful until they moved into the Pinckney House on the library lot. Now they were able to be open several days a week. It has taken many dedicated people who have given much time to get the library started and keep it running. The minutes of the first library board meetings in the early 1900's listed the names of these men ; Thomas Gordon Jr .; W.H.S. Wood; Rev. Brooks ; M.J . McPherson; George Chapel and George Barnes. Through the years , these names appeared in the board minutes , R.B. McPherson; A.D. Thompson ; L.E . Howlett ; D.D. Monroe ; C.J. Jewett ; C.E. Skinner ; H.A. McPherson ; A. Garland ; E.L . Avery; Mrs . W.C. Huntington ; Don Van Winkle; F .J. Shields ; W.S. Farnsworth ; H.R. Bush ; Mrs . C. Goodnow; H.G. Strobel ; C.P. Adams; Mrs. H.R. Gillette; Rev. H.M. Noble; B. Woodhams ; Mrs. H.R. Smith ; Mrs. H.L. Williams ; T. Krieger ; L.B. Merritt ; Mrs . K. Hoch; Mrs . G. McClosky; P. Baldwin ; R. Englehart ; H. Lyons ; J . Maul ; L.E . Eaton ; Rev. A. Gray ; C. Badura ; Wm. R. Ladner . The present board consists of Werner Goetsch, Pres .; Mrs. Calvin Gatesman, Vice Pres .; Joy Scofield, Sec.; Audrey Murray and Irma Soderberg , Trustees . Librarians The first librarian in 1906w as Miss Lucy Chapel. Her first annual report listed 24 magazines and newspapers and 2500 books. Mrs . Myrtle Hornung Wilkinson succeeded Miss Chapel , becoming librarian in 1910. The following women have held the position of librarian during the years . Miss Gladys Cook, Miss Winifred Brown , Mrs. W.C. Huntington , Mrs. Minnie Vanslyke, Mrs . Ina Hight , Mrs . Marcia Bamber and Mrs. Geraldine Fisher , who is librarian at this time . Mrs. Ellen Lyons is children 's librarian . An item of interest to many is that Mrs . VanSlyke held the position of librarian for 25 years . She was assisted for most of the time by Mrs. Estelle Bennett. The present library staff consists of Mrs . Geraldine Fisher, librarian ; Mrs. Ellen Lyons, children 's librarian ; Mrs . Ruth Marr, bookkeeper and book processer ; Barbara Illinik , Lois Waskin, Alice Wolowicz and Charlotte Henderson , part time assistants, and Mrs . Elizabeth Garvey , story-teller . Volunteers are Mary LePiors and Lawrence Griffiths . It couldn 't beat a cool swim, but cooling your toes in a cold stream sure felt good. 399 Many will remember that Theodore Shindorf was caretaker for years; Vance Bishop for 14 years. Present caretaker is Edmond Martell . Volunteers at present are Ina Hight, and Mary LePiors. Grace Lannen and Irma Soderberg served for many years as volunteers . Changes During Mrs. Hight's term as librarian, some structural changes were made due to increasing circulation and the need for more space for books. The front entrance was remodeled , making a central entrance and two smaller rooms at either end to be used for book storage. The main room was panelled and new shelving added . The Friends of the Library Association was organized . Trips had been made to several communities where Friends groups were well accepted by the libraries and the public, and were providing help in many ways . The library board decided to join with the Washtenaw County Library System, because our library would benefit in many ways-more books-expert advice , and some services to be given. This group has now been changed somewhat, and is called the Huron Valley Library System . One daily service which is appreciated by patrons is the 'Hot Line' to Ann Arbor. Requests which our library cannot fill are given to the Ann Arbor headquarters and much information comes by car and mail directly from Ann Arbor or the State Library. In 1960, the law regulating the use of County Penal Fines was changed so that public libraries would receive a share . These added dollars have helped a great deal in the remodeling of our library , and many much needed books have been purchased. All people living in Livingston County receive free usage of the library and its many services. Those outside the system pay $5.00 for a card . Transients also pay $5.00 for a card, but this is returned when the visit is over , providing all books are returned . Friends of the Library In 1956, the Friends of the Library group was formed . Their aim is to develop community support of the library ; promote greater understanding of the resources of the library ; and encourage donations of funds for books and special equipment for library use . Many busy and interested citizens have served unpaid on the Friends Board . During the years, the Friends have conducted annual book fairs and sidewalk book sales . They have an annual membership drive each year . .T here is a cart of 'for sale' books in the lobby at all times. The public has been most generous in supplying used books for these sales . Many valuable books have been purchased by the Friends , and they have also provided the charging desk , several tables and chairs, the tables and chairs in the Michigan Room which is used at times for club meetings, card catalogues , picture files , filing cabinets, carpeting and new shelving. A bike rack and outdoor book drop box are used a great deal by the public . At present , plans are under way to make the young people's room more usable and attractive . This will include new carpeting, drapes and chairs . The Friends have sponsored Children's Art Workshops, which were conducted by Marge Banks . This year Mrs. Banks helped the children make posters for the library centennial. As of 1972 The Friends had contributed items worth approximat~ly $14,000t o the library . 400 Scouts Help During the years, some Scouts have served as Pages at the library , to work on their Community Service Projects . Other badges such as reading and book binding were earned at the library. Some years ago a Girl Scout group under the leadership of Audrey Murray and Hilda Cole, planted yellow tulips around the pool as a celebration of scouting 's 50th anniversary. The girls earned and gave the cash needed to purchase the bulbs, then kept the area weeded. Other groups , both boys and girls , under other leaders planted flowers and shrubs and raked leaves for several years. Beautification Project At the suggestion of Charley Sutton, in 1971 Mike Hagman agreed to take on the beautification of the library grounds. Jim Smith, the landscape architect for the Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority , made the plans for the planting of flowers and shrubbery . Bob Wood and Gary Lamb helped to clear the area of the old plantings. Twelve boys from the Boys Camp at Hamburg , did the original planting with Mr. Hagman 's supervision. The money to cover the cost of seeds, plants and shrubs came from donations by interested citizens and from library funds . Michigan Room The Michigan Room has several shelves containing books about our state. Some references for those interested in Geneology can be found there also. The room is adequately equipped with tables and chairs for the convenience of the public. This room is available to clubs during library hours. Advance arrangement should be made with the librarian for its use . Children's Room In July of 1965, Mrs. Ina Hight retired as librarian and the position was taken by Mrs. Marcia Bamber . At this time the library was beginning to thrive on the greatly increased income derived from the county penal fines . At the same time , the community was rapidly expanding and there became an ever more pressing need for the enlargement of physical space in the children's department, as more and more young families moved into Howell. The library board , headed by Dr. Louis C. Eaton , and Mrs. Bamber examined the possibilities of remodeling the entire basement , to be used as a children 's area. Originally , the basement was divided into several rooms : the east one was used as a meeting room for the local Woman's Club; the center room for storage of magazines, newspapers and antique books; the west room was used as a small museum , owned by the D.A.R. and open to the public. Behind these rooms were the furnace room, which doubled as a card playing room, used by a men 's senior citizens group, and an ancient and very inadequate kitchen and rest room. The final plans were arranged with Jickling and Lyman Co. architects of Southfield. They provided for the enlargement of the three front rooms into one large children's department ; a new heating system would free the furnace room for use as a new meeting room and small kitchenette ; the rest of the back (north ) section would be made into a storage area and work roon:i, complete with sink , counters and cupboards . An entry way to the Children's department would be dug out under the main front steps to the library. With the removal of the children 's room to the downstairs , the adult book and reference department would be expanded upstairs. Meantime the book collection was increasing in all areas thanks to the extra income , and a file for art prints was begun for rental by patrons. With the completion of the plans and blueprints , Mrs. Bamber left the position in March of 1968.T he new librarian , Mrs . Geraldine Fisher , supervised completion of the remodeling project. Mrs . Ellen Lyons became Children's librarian . More Services Added During Mrs. Fisher 's time as librarian , the Microfilm service has been added . Also the Xerox machine , which is used daily by both students and citizens . Many students use the library daily . It is not unusual to find every chair filled evenings . LSCA, a Federal Title One project, funded a program providing shelving and books for the Livingston county jail. Mrs . Fisher , with the assistance of Educator Bill Lymangrover worked out the details . $3,000.00w as allowed, and $2180.00 of that amount purchased books and periodicals which are owned by the jail. The remainder was spent for shelf materials and some labor . It is expected that jail inmates will be trained to handle the circulation details and keep records . This has been well received by inmates. Mrs. Fisher and her staff are working tirelessly on the library centennial plans . Events include special exhibits of attire, home items and books of the 1870's ; a children 's puppet show (selected because puppetry is one of the most ancient of theatrical arts ); and a series of speaking engagements with speakers chosen from area writers who have had their works published . A set of historical albums entitled 'Howell Today' are proving to be most interesting. Mrs. Roy Lannen , a former employee, put the early volumes together and Mrs. Bird Hight, a volunteer worker, is assembling current albums . Circulation of all books and periodicals is now topping 50,000 per year. Several people have assisted in the collection of information for this history. Mrs. Albert Rohrabacher , wrote the foreword concerning the first library , organized by the Ladies Library Association. She acquired much of her material from talking with Howell's older citizens ; Mrs . Jane Rohrabacher , Mrs . L.E . Howlett, Mrs . Olive Merithew , Mrs. Jake Eager , Mrs . Bernard Glenn, Mrs. Grace Woods, all deceased ; Mrs . Herbert Gillette and Mr. Robert Krause , both living in the area . Mrs. Marcia Bamber wrote the section concerning the conversion of the basement into the Children 's department. Mrs. Ina Hight with Mrs. Fisher 's help, assembled the rest of the information using secretaries' notes from board meetings , beginning in 1902. Some facts were taken from the book 'History of Howell' by A. Riley Crittenden . Mrs . Albert Rohrabacher also contributed . The Jolly Joshers To aid many of our readers a little help in identifying the "Joshers" of old may be necessary . So to begin . The eminent gentleman in the immediate foreground with overcoat and soft felt hat is-you know him all right-Bill Brooks . Moving backward to the next step higher, on the readers left is the late Edward Garland. With derby and square cut coat hand in pocket is James Shields . Then comes Frank Shields, hand behind his back, derby, and swallow tailed effect in the open cut of the coat . Then beginning at upper readers left, we see bow ties , and bederbied George Fishbeck . Standing sidewise , exposing the white bosomed shirt is Howard Force . Next is Clyde Brown , Edmund Shields, Richard Barron , Percy Dudley , and Roy Fitch. C Livingston County Republican Press, February 11, 1931) 401 I J Delivering suits to Deadw ood S.D. from the Garland Tail oring factory in Howell. g I / I / The Garlands-A Nation's Tailor WHERE MEN'S CLOTHES ARE MADE TO KING GEORGE'S TASTE, HOWELL, MICHIGAN The position and reputation of A. Garland as the maker of men's clothes in correct styles and fabrics , is so well established in this vicinity as well as several western states, that he needs no commendation at our hands. We might mention in passing, however , the fact that Mr. Garland, accompanied by his wife, is now in England, the place of his birth, taking a vacation and resting . But between resting spells , he will doubtless have an eye to business and pick up some novelties for the coming year . A. Garland , while yet a young man, came with his parents from Sheffield, England , and settled at Salem , Illinois . The father came first on a visit, but liked the country so well that he brought his family over and decided to make this his future home, and transferred his property interests here. The young man drifted to Grand Rapids as cutter in a tailoring established there , and there M. F. McPherson spotted him and brought him to Howell as a cutter in their then tailor department. That was A. Garland 's first introduction to the business circles of Howell. After three or four years of faithful service Mr. Garland bought the McPherson tailoring department , moved across the street and went into business for himself. By adopting the method of doing business on business principles . Mr. Garland 's career has been one onward movement from that day until the present. In the early 90's, Mr. Garland bought the Howell Opera House, with two stores on the first floor, one of which he has since occupied with his business . He is also manager of the Opera House. In addition 402 to the local trade Mr . Garland keeps several salesmen in the west who take orders and send them here to be made up. He also has a branch store at Jackson , Mich. He is a director in the First State and Savings Bank of Howell. With all his business activity, Mr. Garland , finds time for church and charitable work . He has been superintendent of the Baptist Sunday School for a number of years and is prominent in the Baptist Church. From the beginning of his business career , Mr . Garland has been fortunate in having with him as head cutter , his brother , Alfred Garland. Alfred 's gentle voice and careful way of handling customers has been an asset in the business not to be estimated in dollars and cents . Everybody likes Alfred . EDWARD GARLAND For the last ten or fifteen years Ed Garland has been a useful factor about the Garland establishment , not only does Ed make himself useful about the store , but he works the near by towns and takes orders and measurements for clothes . Especially has Ed been hustling of late, since his father went to England and left the business in his charge . In all its departments the Garland establishment is unique . The methods of last year or the year before , will not go, as everything must be up-to-the-minute . Goods, style , cut , everything must have the latest touch. End of article copied from old newspaper framed at The Old Howell House . Note: the A. Garland referred to was Arthur Garland, then came Ed Garland, Ford Garland , and then the present Ed Garland. r r We Took to the Air. A spectacular picture for 1915. This is the first airplane landing in Howell on the infield of the fairgrcunds what looks like someone lying on the top wing is the tail of the plane behind . There was no fabric on the fusilage . The pilot sat on the bottom wing with the engine . If you look carefully , you can see his feet hanging between the wheels . Inventions Howell motors have made electric motors since 1915. Specializ i ng in large motors , this photo shows the setup line for motors which have been shipped worldwide . It has been for many years , one of Howell's greatest industries . Stringing up the telephone lines about 1913. The loaded sled in background is on the way to the Depot . Look i ng north on Michigan Ave . 408 This old shoemaker was 87 years old when this picture was taken, still working his trade. Inventions By TOM KIZER, SR. It was November 1944 that I moved my family of four to the old Sexton farm on Sexton Road, Howell. I had purchased the farm from the widow, Nellie Sexton, who resided in the historic old two story brick home just off Pinckney Road on Mason Road, now owned by Norm Jamieson. The Sexton farm was the site of the first Holstein cattle to be imported into Livingston County and Mr. Sexton is listed in the Holstein-Freisian breeding book as number 87, I believe. The author of this segment titled Inventions, Thomas Kizer Sr ., is a weekly columnist for the Livingston County Press . Kizer has been very active in community affairs over the years, and readers of the Howell Bicentennial His - tory will find his name appearing often in hospital, school and community histories . The near one hundred year old, multi-room farm home still stood, as did the big one hundred foot barn, granary and corn crob, Even the spring, used to sool the milk waiting for pick up, still flowed through the cement base of the original spring-house, and it still does some thirty years later. Most of the fields lay fallow when I bought the farm and the homestead had grown pretty much up in weeds but I loved it at first sight-the long vista over rolling fields to Keddle Road on the north and toward the tall , dark woods to the west. The aged, fieldstone pillars that once marked the farm 's entrance off Pinckney Road stood weathered and indestructible over the years, and do to this day . Pinckney Road had once run through the farm and circled back to the present road . It was done to avoid the low muck area where the road now runs due north and south. Our present home is located on what was once the mule barn . Rocks from its foundation are still very much in evidence . Though I had been exposed to farms owned by my various relatives in other parts of the country, my wife, Frances , had never been nearer farm life than driving through the country. It was all a new experience to both of us-pleasant and exciting. As with most fathers and their first born, I was a little premature in taking him hunting and trapping that first year 409 at the age of three. Now, the desire to kill or trap game is gone-destroyed in the killing of three wars, but back then it was sort of like reliving the lives of our frontier forefathers, to rise before dawn, gun in hand to run the trap lines, see the foot prints of rabbit , fox, mink, raccoon, pheasant and quail in the new snow. We had all the conveniences of city living in our country homebut I remember debating on what furnace to buy and finally settled on one that could be converted from oil to wood burning, for in those war and post war days there was no assurance our normal way of life would survive. With plenty of fire wood around the farm wood lots it seemed like a good hedge against either too high fuel cost or unavailability. Today, thirty years later it again looks like a good hedge. I had also been a youthful product of the great depression and food, heat and shelter were still the only basics one put complete store by. Money could be done without, but not food, heat and shelter. On the farm, I felt I had ably set the stage to provide for my young family . Our telephone those first few years was the old wood box type, with a little, black hand crank that signalled the operator who usually responded promptly and pleasantly. It was a multi-party line on which everyone unashamedly listened , if they had nothing more urgent to do. There was one, bad snowy night when my wife had to take the car for an errand. I was left babysitting and not long after she had gone, the phone ( our ring, two longs and a short) called and on answering I found it was she. She was stuck in the snow and had walked to the nearest house to call, no one there could The first parking meter in Howell in the fall of 1947. 410 help her. What to do? I couldn't leave the kids to take the tractor to get her . Just then a voice cut in, it was one of our neighbors-he had been listening and said , "Tom, I'll pick your wife up." Hand crank phones and party lines aren't all bad . As a kid living in Alabama where I grew up I ahd the exciting experience of possessing and listening to the first radio in our town. Popularity with my young friends surged to new highs almost overnight when my Dad brought the mysterious gadget home. It was a head set but we had two of them. Even so it was touch and go to keep everyone happy as the head sets passed from hand to hand. It must have been a full twenty-five years later that I was able to increase my own children's esteem among their contemporaries by bringing home the first T.V. in Howell. At least it was to my knowledge the first one. It all happened because of a friendship I had with a relative of the founder of Motorola . Through intercession of my friend with his Chicago relative I secured one on loan, in return for which I was to report the quality of reception and permit their technical people to visit my home and work with the set if desired. It was doubted the telecast would carry all the way from Detroit to Howell, but there was only one way to find out. In addition to the set itself, I picked up an antenna of sorts that went with it and was cautioned to get it as high up as possible. Our setting for the first viewing of a telecast was in the barn at the base of our forty foot silo. It was atop the silo that we fastened the antenna. What a miracle! Imagine setting there in our own barn, watching and hearing people fifty miles away in Detroit. It was a stupendously eerie experience . There was a snow falling at the time of that first viewing and it was not until later that we realized the "snow" in the picture was not real snow but mighty poor reception. But it looked great to us. This first TV was probably the origin of a current, successful Howell business known today as Merithew Home Entertainment Center . A couple of days after we got the set , Pete Merithew stopped by on his way home, he lived a mile down Sexton Road. He was fairly busting to see the set and asked if he could borrow it to take home to try out an antenna he had rigged on his " ham" radio pole. It did vastly improve the picture . Later Pete told me he had completely disassembled the set and put it back together, just to learn. Since it was a borrowed set and I was completely responsible, I would probably have had a stroke if I had seen the set strewn all over his shop. But he was a natural with electronics and electrical gadgetry and it wasn 't long after that he started his own TV business which eventually his son took over. Those first years in the mid-forties saw the end of horse farming , replaced with tractors . Yet several of my neighbors had at least one team for several years after we moved in. One of my closest neighbors , Glenn Keddle had a team of silver bay beauties . Glenn also had a Farmall F tractor on steel cleats, not rubber tires , but the silver bays under the affectionate guiding hands of the elder Mr. Keddle did all the hay raking, mowing and loading as well as manure spreading, corn planting and cultivating. They also pulled us on neighborhood sleigh rides. The Farman did all the plowing and fitting . The Keddles had a third horse , Old Prince who was sort of buggy horse and extra hand to the silver bays . Since they didn't use the buggy any more , Glenn offered to loan Old Prince to me, no doubt knowing I'd never give him up and would therefore buy him eventually, which I did. Old Prince was a gem. He would drive or ride willingly and happily, but work-that was something he wanted very little In the 1940's and early SO's we still did not have the dial system for telephones. When you picked up the phone, these were some of the operators who said, "Number please?" And they all wore bobby sox. to do with. I think he was the fore runner of the sit down strikes , only he called it balking. We had many beautiful winter night sleigh rides behing him in the cutter I bought from Mr. Murnigham over on Coon Lake Road . One cold, wintry December night, the last day of school before Christmas holidays, little Maple Grove, the one room country school (now a real cute home at Pinckney and Keddle Road ) held its annual Christmas play and party. We bundled up our three kids, got Old Prince hooked up to the cutter and drove the family to the school. The blanket we used over our laps did double duty covering Prince while we were inside. It was snowing mildly when we drove over but two hours later when we came out, Prince , the cutter , cars and roads were a white, puff ball world. Of all the Christmas nights I recall , that one was the most magnificently Christmas . You could almost believe the sleigh bells we had hung on Prince were the real reindeer bells of Kris Kringle himself . My generation had the thrill of first ownership of many of the things today 's generation takes for granted . Automatic dishwashers were something we had vaguely heard about that were used in big restaurants. Then suddenly they were advertised for the home. The cost installed sounded shocking, but in time, competition brought the price down and we put one in. Mother was in second heaven. The next closest thrill for her to that dishwasher was the automatic spin dry washer that replaced the old washer, wringer and tubs and it wasn't long after till the automatic dryer replaced the flapping clothes on the clothesline . Though I suppose no one would willingly go back to it, there was homely, humorous nostalgia in the old clothesline-the clothes so spritely dancing in the brks wind of a brilliant, sundrenched, spring day, or so cumbersomely flopping in billowed, frozen stiffness as they clung to the line on a cold, winter day . Another innovation that vastly improved the farmer's lot but destroyed a picture of fall and harvest that will last forever in memory , picture and verse , were the old corn shocks. Those days before the forage harvester and corn picker when the corn was cut and shocked to cure and be fed out during the winter as fodder or shucked for ears . There is no sight more warming or representative of man's well being for a bountiful harvest than a field of wagwamshaped corn shocks, each with a ring of golden pumpkins at its base. The crops laid by, the granary full, the cellar bulging with row on row of canned vegetables and fruit-let the winds of winter come and howl, we will be sheltered, warm and well fed. One day may God grant all man so blessed. Silos were an invention of the 20th century as were com- 411 bines. Somewhere in the early 40's the threshing machine, a combination of steam or gasoline power hooked to a grain separator , gave way to the tractor pulled combine which threshed the grain from the standing wheat or oats right in the field. It saved the time and labor of cutting , bundling and transporting to the old threshing machine . In the days of the threshing machine , neighboring farmers gathered to help each other and when noon came, the farm being harvested was host for the noon dinner . The same was true of silo filling and in both cases it took a loaded table of goodies to satisfy the hungry helpers. It was sort of rough for the lady of the house but often the neighbor ladies came in to help. It was a gay time, too and took a lot of the curse from the hot, hard labor of threshing and silo filling. As a custom, it is too bad it had to go by the boards, or put another way, it is too bad our life patterns today don't require some of that old neighborhood help and be helped comradeship . I think it made people more appreciative of each other and of the .fact that no man is an island unto himself. The old hand crank ice cream freezer gave way to the motor driven one but homemade ice cream will never taste quite as good as it did when, at long last, the paddle refused to turn anymore and you knew eating time had come. Refrigerators , too, went though a metamorphosis . The first were simple boxes that later became combination refrigerators and freezer units , some even with ice makers. This is the old implement shop . The driver has cranked up his Chevy truck and is about to deliver a reaper to someone's farm . 412 Freezing units replaced much canning , especially of meats , until today literally anything and everything can be and is, frozen. The old, back breaking two man cross cut saw was happily replaced by the chain saw . Power mowers came into being and made short, pleasant work of lawn mowing. One wonders how in the old days of boiled clothes laundering and scrub board washing, stove heated irons for ironing, hand tool farming and lack of electrical appliances, the people had time to do anything but work. I guess I didn't have a lot of extra time but it had other compensations and I suppose its the old story-what you haven 't had, you never miss . This contribution to the county's history was to cover the period from World War II till the present, cncluding inventions and personal memories of the time . Many of the marvels of inventions in that thirty-five year span we now take for granted , just as though they always existed . Yet forty years ago there were no dial phones, no television , no automatic dishwashers , automatic spin dry clothes washers or dryers , hermetically sealed silos, grain combines , refrigerator food freezers and ice makers , chain saws or power lawn mowers . But despite these marvels of parctical invention that have been a part of our time , the most incredulous accomplishment lies in man 's walk on the moon to find it made of dust , not green cheese. A civilization that can do that, can do anything . The i nside of an early machine shop , which finished pistons and rods for gasoline engines . All the machines had pulleys and all were run by one large electric motor . Here we see an old thrash i ng outfit travelling through Oak Grove , north of town . This is after the turn of the century and everyone in the area gets into the picture . They travelled from farm to farm thrashing the grain during the harvest season . 413 Main Street of Michigan This is a picture of W . Grand River from where the front of the Masonic Temple is now , looking west . The spring rains of 1912 have churned up the mud so that it is almost impassable . Things reached a fever pitch in 1915 as the Wolverine Paved Way was nearing completion. A brick road from Detroit to Lansing would be finished and the town's main street would finally be paved. In this photograph autos had started from Lansing and picked up others in all the small towns on the way to Howell for the big celebration . As you can see, they didn't worry about parking . They stopped their cars in the street and left them . Before Prohibition, Howell was known as the fun city of Southern Michigan, and there are said to have been 13 bars in the main four blocks of town . All the travelling men made it a point to stay over in Howell whenever possible . II was said that you could not fall down on the main street of town without falling into the doorway of a bar . This probably explains the empty cars after a long dusty trip . Not ice, too , that about half the cars are still right hand drive . The Knights Templar who were in all the Howell parade and were the keystone of the parades, are marching here in the celebration of the soon to be finished paved road in Howell. ' .. -----;;~ --------- --. - - Grand River looking East on a Sunday afternoon , 1975. Note Extra information that can be shown with the item. Such as how to get a physical copy of the item. Use the Windows Snipping Tool to capture the area of the document you want to save. If you want multiple pages printed please see staff to print the pages you want. <a href="https://howelllibrary.org/technology/#print" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View the library's printing information.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Books - Local History Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Hidden Search Text Enter Search Text that is always hidden except to edit. The Sunday Ballgame There was not a lot to do on a Sunday afternoon . So when there was a game , as there usually was, everyone came . No bleachers , they all stood or sat on the ground to watch and cheer . 423 Howell Sports There were many good ball teams after the turn of the century and this is one of the better ones posing in front of the East Ward school near the athletic field . Typical football uniform 1918. Notice the shoes, hip pads and helmet . The helmet , made of soft padded leather could be folded up 426 after the game and put in your hip pocket when you went home to supper. Howell High school's first football team started in 1896. Howell Sports By DUANE ZEMPER A group of people who spent most of their time clearing land, breaking ground , and gathering fieldstones had little time for team sports, if there had been any in the early days of the territor y recently called Livingston County. Hunting and fishing were surely enjoyed by those hardy people but it was also a necessit y to fill the larder for tomorrow and the winter . Other than this there was not much we would consider sport until after the Civil War when a game came from the East called Croquet. Croquet was a relatively simple game, still played today, where you hit a round wooden ball with a wooden mallet through wire arches called wickets , stuck in the ground . Quite a bit of skill was acquired by some of the old timers in town though they didn't have the smooth lawns which we have today . A few other sports came along which were a natural for every area . Horse shoe pitching was a natural , as any blacksmith shop could furnish all the used shoes needed for free . Archery , too, was relevant because of the memories of the old timers , of the weapons used by the Indians in hunting their game . About 1890 there was a team game which was working its way west. The game was called baseball-Hurrah! We at last have started a team sport in our area . Baseball flourished quickly in Howell, first as community teams playing against each other and soon after also having teams fielded by high schools who played each other in regularly scheduled games . When one of these teams were playing a team in another town, it was necessary for them to travel to that town by horse and wagon, or for the farther towns, they traveled by train . It could be a joyous ride home with singing and cheers , or a quiet glum ride after a loss. Another team sport started here just a few year s later . About 1893 we find the first recorded uniformed team for football called the Oceola Giants . They played other teams in the area with great success . Howell High School fielded its first football team in 1896. The coach was a colored man who had played at the University of Michigan his name was Mitchell. Howell High had man y good teams and many great players for the area , but it was 59 years (1955 ) before they finally had an undefeated and untied football season . After the turn of the century , baseball was very strong in Howell. In 1904 the Howell team , backboned by Bert Tooley, Roy and Ray Newcombe, Morgan, Jewitt and the Young brothers , won almost everything except two of the four gam es they played with Flint High School. Each claiming the state championship, but tied in wins, it was decided that a final game should be played in Durand , as a neutral field. A special train was put on the Ann Arbor Railroad to carry the fans and most of the merchants closed their stores for the day to attend the game . Howell lost he game 9-7 and it was a long train ride home. However, they came back the next year in 1905 and claimed the state championship , beating all comers who would meet them . The years of 1910-11 were also great years for Howell, although many of their great players were graduated but still not out of baseball . Many of the very good players of the 1904 and 1905 teams continued in baseball after high school. Bert Tooley played with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1911-12. Ray Newcombe played 427 Coach Paul Bennetts first year at Howell, 1926. This is his team which went to the final game of the State championship. with the Southern Mich. Prof. League in Bay City, and Roy Newcombe played with the Copper Country Prof. League in the upper peninsula. Hank Perry , also of Howell, played one year with the Detroit Tigers. Ruy Newcombe was signed by the Tigers to play the next year but his wife at that time (his first wife) talked him into leaving baseball. The pictures from that era are spiced with pictures of Ty Cobb, the Detroit Tiger Hall of Fame player , who spent a great deal of time hunting and fishing in the Howell area. Baskeball got its start about 1908 when a young man who was a clerk in McPherson's Store gathered a group of young men together to organize our first team . His name was Gus Schmidt, later a Howell Florist , who started the " Howell Melon." His team, with Wm. McPherson III , Emil Bode, Chas. Vanwinkle and other very athletic young men of the town had very great success in the new sport which, at this time, was not much past the " peach basket " game . The Howell High School basketball team first started about 1912.T hey played their games in the old roller skating rink at the spot where Mike Hagman 's Gas Station is now, across from McPherson Bank on Michigan A venue . The high school team had no gym to play their games in the old Central School, but when the new school was built in 1921 on Michigan Avenue, the team took over with Ford Beckwith , Garland, Bremer , Strobel, Edwards, Hubble, Cotter and Gregory. 428 That first year, 1922-23 the state high school athletic association figured a way to have a state championship tourney . Howell was second in the State Class "B" final game. The team of 1926-27 also were second in the state championship game . This was the first basketball team coached by Paul Bennett , in his first year as coach , one of the finest coaches if not the finest , in Michigan high school history . The basketball teams of the early '30's were very good as were the middle '30's with Dick Reiner, Foley , Dick Ross and others . The football team in 1922w as a very good team coached by Walt Groff. The players were Ford Beckwith , captain ; Herman Heeg, Cotter, Garland, the Hubble boys, the Weimaster boys, Cook, Lawson, Brogan , Brady, Pless , and Newman. In 1929, a math teacher was hired, whose ambition was to have a track team in the school. He was destined to be one of the great coaches of Howell. His name was Loren Willis. He sta rted that year , and by 1940 his won-lost record in dual meets was 23 wins and 12 losses . In his year s as Howell track coach he never had a losing season . After 29 years, he retired from Howell and moved to California with a 92-38 record . He coached his team to three regional championships in later years and was always respectable in the state meet. Some of his boys that I recall particularly were, Leo Rancour-fast, great athlete . Bob McMacken-sprinter , shot putter, great athlete . Doug Stinger-hurdler, varsity record 15 years. George Hasbrouck, state champion ½ mile. Bob Parks-state champion ¼ mile, now coach E.M .U. Stan Cook and Gehringer , sprinters (varsity record holders). Dick McMacken, state champ (2 years ), shot put. Carmen Kypke, pole vault , varsity record for 20 years. Others were Dan Chapel, Bede Robertson , Bill Deaner , Bill Hilton and B .. Weiland, J . Young, and many others . After the great team in 1933, football was quite average in Howell until after the war , when superintendent John Page brought in a coach whose name was John Munn. Munn had the makings of a good team when Fowlerville took him away from us. He later became superintendent of schools in the Fowlerville area . To take his place , John Page found Harold Fulk who had played as a lineman for U. of M. in the Rose Bowl. Fulk took over like a storm and in 1952 we beat Charlotte for the first time since 1933 and had a winning season . By 1954, they lost only two gam es and finally in 1955, Howell had their first undefeated and untied season in history , since 1896. Some of his players that I recall were-Bob McMacken , Doug Stringer , Sonny Brigham , John Mccloskey (all state Football began to be a big sport around this area before 1900. The first high school team was formed in 1896. This is the oldest picture available of a uniformed team. It was an independent team called the Oceola Giants . Look at the size of that football! '55), Jack Schultheis , Geo. Bennett , Orin Kendall , Boyd Shertzer , Bob Meyers , Bill Barr , Eldon Haller, Marshall Borden, Oliver Albright , Jim Rogers , John Beckwith, Chas. Brigham, Geo. Dunn, Bill Hilton, Bill McQuillan, Dick McMacken, and probably two of his greatest , Jesse Mack and Ed Bailer . There were many, many more great guys, including Dick St. Onge, Merle Schrepfer , Bruce and Jim Campbell, Tom Westphal , Matson-it could go on forever. After the 1930's, basketball was 50-50u ntil 1948. In that year the great ungainly Dick Hagni who was 6'4" and considered a giant in those days , became coordinated . That year was the last winning season until 1974.H agni broke the school scoring record with 27 points in one game. The former record , set by Harry Pierce, was 24 points. Pierce later went on to play with C.M.U. In 1964-5 we had pretty good ball teams which were 8-8. These were the first non-losing teams since 1948. The standbys on these teams were Tom Hicks, Gar y Kowalski, Dick McKeon, Steve Zemper , Bill Simmons , Dave McClernon, Tom Itsell and others. If Jim Simmons , a dead eye, had not graduated a little earlier , this could have been a championship team . Finally-a state championship. About two years after Willis left , we were able to get a very good track and cross-country coach . Bob Bloomer came out of E .M.U. to Howell and started a program which in its first year brought the cross-country state championship to 429 Howell. Top runners in the state meet were: Jack Hardy, Lynn McKee, Rick Zemper, Ralph Musson, Rick Gehringer, Rick Harris, and Matt Brady. In 1960 they came back with Zemper, Musson, Gehringer, to win the state meet for the second year in a row and they didn't have a senior on the team. However, when they came to their last year-whether from injuries or cockiness they ended up eighth . Bloomer followed through in track the next two years training boys as-Rick Zemper, Huron Relays champ, C.M.U. relays and River Rouge champ, regional champion and state champion and state record holder. Pat Eaton, second in the state hurdles and still varsity record holder . Rick Dunn, varsity records in 100 yard, 220 yard, 440 yard, and long jump . Other good men were Bob Probstfeld, Jim Anderson, Gary Kowalski, and Steve Zemper who earned his varsity letter as a freshman in the hurdles although he was trained as a distance man but was too young to run, according to state rules. In 1968w e had a very good team headed by Bob Anderson who broke Rick Dunn's varsity records in the 100, 220, and 440. In 1942, a new football coach was brought in from Fenton. His name was Don York and he immediately made his presence felt. Although he was a little man, Don demanded discipline and respect. The boys took hold and only lost two Gus Schmidt, later a Howell florist, started the first basketball team in Howell in 1908. Some of the men with him are William 430 games the first season. The second year, 1963, we had the second undefeted and untied season in our history . I've often wondered what he could have done with one of our greats- Chuck Arnold who later went to Kentucky University . Charlie played for three years on a team that won only one ballgame a few years before. Some of Don York's greats were Ron Arnold, later captain of E.M .U., John Dukes, later Alma College and present coach at Howell. Chuck Mageski, later Michigan Golden Gloves heavyweight champ, Bob Hopkins, later star wre~tler at . E.M.U., Fred (Fearless) Frostie, 5'2" of pure dynamite who, when he tackled an all-state player from Northville, that player left the game to recuperate. There were many others. In recent years there have been more sports added to the program. Wrestling was started with good men-Hopkins, Wellman, Hasbrouck, Tulip and others . The basketball team of '74 and '75 gave us our first winning season since 1948 under coach Jerry Johnson. Bruce Waha from Redford took over the cross-country boys and turned out teams that have lost one dual meet in four years, they won the league meet the last five years and have won all the county championships. His top runners have been Dan Zemper, never lost a dual meet in his three varsity years, two years regional champion, tw_o years class "A" a~lstate , had fastest high school 3 mile time ever recorded m McPherson 111, Emil Bode, and Chas. Van Winkle. Notice the clipped ears and barbed collar on the dog. The Howell basketball team about 1912, with Gus Schmidt as coach. This picture taken in the old skating rink where they played their home games . The losing team had to sit on the floor. Michigan in 1973. This team had great potential with Dan Zemaitis , Jeff Marcinkowski , D. J . Couture and others. In the last two years , womens liberation has taken over, and the girls have been having varsity teams with competition in many sports. In the first year of participation, Howell had a state girls champion when Ellen Dempsey won the championship in the high jump . We also have girls teams in tennis, basketball , and softball . This could go on forever , but I believe we should keep it for a supplement. There is enough of Howell sports that we could make it a book in itself. We've come a long way from croquet and horseshoes . Recreation By MILDRED BENNETT One of the rather regular features were the boxers (boys 12-13y rs. ) whom Lou Pelkey, a former professional boxer, trained. Gerald Pelkey, Lou's oldest son was one of these boys to box and he also put on demonstrations of fancy punching on a punching bag. Preston Pelkey and Ted Kurderko , also , were among the young boxers . This was back in the 1920's. There used to be a roller-rink on the corner where Mike Hagman 's gas station is now. In this building , dances were held quite regularly for young and old. People would dri ve in with horse and buggy- put their horses in the 10 cent horse barn , which was situated on the lot, which is now a parking lot- behind Swann's Store--<:!orner of Clinton and Walnut. Barn dances were also held out at a Fairlawn dance hall , out where Diamond Dot is now. Ed Maas ' band played there regularl y (he's still with us) Mr. Ed Beebe , father of Grace (Beebe) Franklin , used to call for these dances . The Finlan band , from Fowler ville, went all over the county, playing for dances. Then Supt. Courtier came to Howell Schools. He went to the Baptist Church . Between him and Rev . Brooks, Presby . minister , they started a church league in basketball. I understand August Schmitt worked with Rev . Brooks to start the basketball church league and also played on this first team . It was intersting to note how the boys changed their religious preferences , according to which church needed a player . They played in the old roller-rink and Presbyterian churches , the ceilings of which were very low, so the boys had to arch their shots accordingly. One fellow, Wayne 431 __j - In the back is Superintendent W.K. Osgerby, who was also team manager . Standing in back are Hugh Finley, right field ; Olin Morgan, first base; and Irving Young, shortstop. In the second row are Leland Young, substitute player; Bert Tooley, third baseman and pitcher; Brayton , was so good he threw the ball over or under the rafters. Some of the boys who played basketball at this time were: Harold Strobel, Rod Hubbell, Bob Brenner , Wes Edwards , Ford Beckwith , Leo Gregory . This was done back 1915-191.6 Some of the boys who played later in this league were the Wiltse boys, who had a family team , Anson, Vernon, Max, Glenn and Willard . Others were Preston Pelkey , Don Johnson and Dan Fournier. Lorin Bassett was the organizing force behind both Howell Basketball Independents and Howell Baseball Independents. He worked for the Detroit Creamery and they backed his ventures with trophies and awards . These teams played inter -county, intercity , wherever the word got around and someone latched onto it. Some of the great players on the Howell Basketball Independents were : Wes Edwards , Harry Cotter , "Soppy" from Fowlerville , and Ford Beckwith . The hard ball baseball group , managed by Bassett included the following: Preston Pelkey , Gerald Jones , Casey Jones , Kenny Bucknell , Chink Cotter , Frank Thompson. An earlier hardbell team consisted of: Loren Basset , catcher ; Dick Griffin, pitcher ; Ford Beckwith and Bill Cooper. Others? After finishing the scheduled season 's games , these teams would play at the fairs , especially good teams brought from Detroit, etc. At these times , the Howell Independents would bring in "ringers " good pitchers , etc . from Detroit. Everybod y, but everybody , just had to see those games at the fairs !. 432 Roy Newcomb, pitcher and captain ; and Charles Jewett, left field. The front row includes Ernest Brown, third base; Ray Newcomb, catcher; and Lynn Lewis , center field . In front is Clark Wimbels, the mascot . Fast pitch softball was played a lot, too. This type game carried over into the Bennett era 1926-196a7n d was kept alive by E . Paul Bennett. A story is told about Chink Cotter , as pitcher (Bucknell catching ), that he was cautioned not to throw his fast ball to "Spade ," a player on the Consumers Power team. Chink still had to "try it " and Spade hit him out of the park. From then on Chink threw Spade his curve ball and struck him out every time . I understand Paul was umpiring that particular game . Paul Bennett was a very hard worker ; dedicated to his job and the townspeople knew this, so whenever he needed help on some project , he seemed always to know the right person to ask for help. I doubt if he ever was turned down. He always tried to do ever ything economically , like driving all over the county to find second hand wire and then make the baseball backstop at Page Field . I believe in all his years in recreation he never bought a backstop for Page field . When Howell High could afford lights on Page Field, Paul would rearrange some of them so his softball field could be lighted . Paul never gave up on anything . After shopping in Lansing , one evening , I arrived home about 11 :30 and Paul wasn 't home, so because I had the car , he'd be walking . I started after him. When I got near Page Field , here it was , still lighted and the second pair of teams were still playing off a tie, 13th inning . For years , Paul did all the physical work getting diamonds in shape for game s, brushing water off low spots so to be sure to get the game played. Every makeup game was also played . I know because while he was finishing off his leagues in August, I was holding my breath , waiting to get away on a short vacation . Then it was usually damp and cold! Paul , also did most of his own umpiring , had to take one summer off because he said he couldn't face another pitcher-he 'd had it! The land where Citizens' Mutual now is was called the Briggs ' property , handed down to an Alexander Montague ; sold to Jack Withey, who in turn , sold it to the city . It almost was a gift to the city for the recreation of children , but something happened to keep this from happening . The Rotarians , primarily , later to be helped by Lions put playground equipment in place . Paul retired from school teaching and coaching in 1957 to become full time Recreation Director . An Open House, spring of 1957, was held for Paul at our home at 141 Riddle as a transition from school to city and many people stopped in to pay their respect to him . Up until now, Paul had supervised Recreation for Howell just during the summers , starting to organize the various softball leagues in May . This, he did for Harold Fulk the summer of 1957j ust before he became head football coach at Howell. The 1922-23 Basketball team who went to the first State Championship tourney and came out second to Niles for the State Junior Baseball was started in 1956. With an ideal, Paul Bennett and the Howell Area Recreation Commission created one four team league of approximately 60 boys. They were equipped with colored T-shirts and caps and played one night a week. This limited program led to the forming in 1957o f the Howell Area Junior Baseball Association. Its objectives were to implant in boys of the Howell area the ideals of good sportsmanship , honesty , loyalty , courage and reverence so that they might be finer, stronger and happier young men . These objectives were to be achieved by providing superivsed, competitive , baseball games , where the stress of winning the game was secondary to the instilling of good principles. Paul Bennett was the association's first commissioner and Bill Scofield its President for the first two years . One of the biggest cooperative civic events ever staged in Howell, at the time, occurred Sunday , December 1, 1957. On that day some 25 men with trucks, bulldozer , dragline and scraper started the new junior baseball field where it now stands. Under the direction of Ralph Nauss over 300 loads of fill dirt were deposited on the new diamond , thanks to Wayne Fosket , L.E . Chapman, Arnold Erb , D & J Gravel Co., Harmon Block Co., and the City of Howell. Stanley Kroll Championship . Some of the men in the picture are Ford Beckwith, Cotter , Hubble, and Townley . 433 __ _J I believe this is one of the most remarkable sports action pictures that I have ever seen. The Howell High School team about 1912, some with helmets, some without, have the ball near the goal line . The ball has been snapped to the quarterback and a halfback has run behind him with his hands on the quarterback's hips . The other halfback and donated the fill dirt. To run the equipment over 240 gallons of gasoline were donated by many of the local gasoline dealers. It was estimated that over $15,000.00 of labor and equipment were donated on this one Sunday at a cost of coffee and donuts . The first game was played on the new field on June 30, 1958. Two leagues of 150 boys in a major league with boys 13 thru 15 and the minor league with boys 10 thru 12 started the season. The initial budget of approximately $5,500.00 included complete uniforms and equipment. After this initial investment , which was made possible by the service clubs , individuals , business and industrial contributions and money making projects , the budget approximated $2,000.00 per year. To recognize the vast amount of time , effort and inspiration given by Paul Bennett to this program the new field was dedicated as Paul Bennett Field . The program continued to grow thru the years . By the early 1970s the field needed complete rebuilding and new fields were needed to accommodate more boys. Jess Mack came forward and through his efforts the field was rebuilt into a first class ball park. New fields were built and the program received a needed shot in the arm . You pick it! Bob McMacken (right) comes to the tape with an Owosso boy who was one of the best in the State . 434 the fullback do the same thing and they're all about to ram that quarterback right through the line. You hear stories about things like this, but here you actually see it happen in one of the very earliest football action pictures. Today in 1975, 750 boys from seven through seventeen are playing baseball in seven leagues of forty-eight teams. An annual budget of approximately $10,000.00 covers the cost. One day during a Jun . Baseball game at Bennett Field , E . Paul said to Jesse Mack , "I hate to think what might happen to all this after I'm gone." Jesse admired Paul and to himself , said "If I ever get a chance, I'll do something for Jun. Baseball. " He was to have that chance . After Paul retired , Jack Vince handled Jun . Baseball the first summer, then John White and then Bob McCulough. Then Jesse took over, went into Detroit to inquire about caring for a baseball field and then put this knowledge to work here in Howell. Bennett Field became beautiful! Looked like it had been manicured , blade by blade! He, also , organized well, too. He started T-ball for the little boys. The Jun . Baseball group named the fourteen-year-old boys' league the Jess Mack League, to honor Jesse and are going to put a trophy , representing him , in the Rec. Center along with the Paul Bennett and Pete Brayton trophies. The oldest boys' league is called the Paul Bennett League . The story of the Recreation Center can best be told by reprinting the pamphlet which was made up and given out at the dedication and opening of it on Dec. 12, 1965. Many townspeople were ready to help this project take place several years before, but Paul said , "No , let's get the new high school first. Dec. 12, being near Christmas , gave me a reason and excuse to use Christmas type decorations in the building. Copying and enlarging the picture of Joseph and Mary , kneeling at the side of a creche , holding the Christ child, plus a lamb or two and some angels and star . I did this in white silhouette pictures of white cardboard and put this picture on the right hand half of the large window between the hall and center room. On the left hand side we stood a lovely Christmas tree trimmed in blue-green balls and white paper cardinals . We also put Christmas trimmings on the window sills in most of the other rooms. I believe about 250 persons came to view the new building. Because the townspeople had given so liberally of themselves to the Rec Center, and though his budget was very small , he tried not ever to charge for the use of the center if it was for a civic or educational purpose . A memorial committee got together at the time of Paul 's death in '69, headed by Jim Campbell, Bill Scofield, Jack Paul Bennett's last team as a football coach 1933. It was our last championship team for many years . This last game they beat Charlotte 60-0. Dick Hagni goes up for a jump ball in the "shoe box" gym of the old school in 1947. 435 Vince, Bert Hensick and Fred Jappinga, thought that the first thing which should be done was to rename the Rec Center to Paul Bennett Howell Area recreation Center. This was done at a Re-dedication ceremony on a designated Paul Bennett Day, May 24, 1970. On April 20, the City Council had a Resolution Plaque drawn up, stating that the re-naming should take place and Dick Slayton, mayor , presented the plaque to Paul R. and me . The Young at Heart Club (Senior Citizens) which I, with help of Betty Cook, started back in '57, is explained under the title of organizations . Bill Scofield made a very nice speech as he presented a plaque in copper, with Paul's picture and a bit of Paul's philosophy on it. It was to be hung in the Center . Our son, Paul R. accepted , for us, and did so beautifully , on such short notice. (I wasn 't as yet , too sure of myself) . We also received a photographed copy of the copper plaque . Paul 's philosophy read as follows: He believed that individual character is developed through athletics and recreation ; that the success of any sports progr am is dependent upon dedicated leadership and that adult participation in recreation benefits the individual and entir e community . I can 't remember too much about the first few directors of recreation before Paul 's ten-year span , but since then , there has been Mr. John White, Gordon Sweet, a former Howell Charlie Gehringer of Fowlerville who played second base for the Detroit Tigers and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame . 436 man who should have done well, but didn't and now, since April of '73, we have Kenneth Richardson , who is doing a reall y good job . His manner with young folks is fine, he keeps both center and grounds up well. Now, if I can just get him to put on Jun . Hi dances , I'll give him a very good grade. Recraetion goes on! / I Bert Tooley, Brooklyn Dodgers . 1911-12 and Roy and Ray Newcomb, pro players from Howell . The Pros By NORM PETTIBONE The 1904 Howell High School baseball team coasted to 10 victories in 11 regular season games and then issued a challenge through a Detroit paper to any high school team in the state that wanted to compete for the championship of Michigan . Port Huron was the only school which responded and Howell defeated them by the score of 14·1, thus, the Highlanders became undisputed state champions . Three players of the 1904 team pursued baseball professionally , Bert Tooley of the Brooklyn Dodgers , Roy Newcomb of the Copper Country League and Ray Newcomb of the Southern Michigan League . Tooley toiled at shortstop for the Dodgers in 1911 and 1912. The only other Howellite who ever made it to the major leagues was Hank Perry who roamed the outfield for the Detroit Tigers in 1912, ironically , Perry never played high school baseball . Of the three players who turned professional , Bert Tooley is the only one still living. Now in his 90th year . Three of Tooley's Dodger teammates later became member s of the Hall of Fame . They were " Hap" Rucker , " Zuck" Wheat, and " Casey" Stengel. Tooley, Newcomb, and Newcomb brought fame to Howell and will always be remembered . l Members of the National Guard are grouped together in the basement of the old Armory on E . Grand River near the theater . Taken in 1947. The Howell Armory By HOWARD N. NICHOLS Through the efforts of many local citizen and veteran organizations , the City of Howell and Livingston County were fortunate to secure a National Guard Unit. The Unit was activated 9 December 1946 as Cannon Company , 125th Infantry Regiment , with a strength of three officers and twenty one enlisted men . The Company Commander was Captain Glen Bound. St. Joseph's Parish Hall at 311 East Grand River was rented for use as an armory . Due to business reasons , Captain Bound left Howell and command of the Company was assumed by Captain Glenn Slucter on 15 February 1947. A reorganization of The Active Army and Reserve Components on 1 November 1948r esulted in the local Unit being converted to Heavy Mortar Company, 125th Infantry Regiment. On 2 December 1950, Captain Howard W. Nichols took command of the Company. Another reorganization of the Army resulted in the Unit being re-designated as Company B, 107th Signal Battalion on 15 March 1959. Due to the inadequate facilities of the rented armory , a drive was started to secure land for a new armory . Through popular contributions , a six-acre tract was secured on Isbell Street near the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad tracks at a cost of $3,000.00. The cost of ational Guard Armories is shared by Federal , State and local governments . To coordinate securing the necessary funds from all government agencies , a citizen 's committee was formed in 1956 with Mr . Edward Fritch as Chairman. Final contributions were $245,000.00 from Federal sources, $107,000.00 from State funds , $68,000.00 from Livingston County, and $10,000.00 from the City of Howell for a total cost of $430,000.00 including furnishings . Ground was broken in April, 1962, and the local Unit moved into the building on 16 December 1962. Formal dedication ceremonies took place on 12 January 1963 and a public open house on 13 January 1963. 437 • ....... owelt - Is Where · we -live ·~ ~· Howell as it looked from the air in 1949. Brae View street is being started as the S.W. subdivision. The four new grade schools, new hospital and shopping center were yet far in the future . These are the beards in the Beard Contest . A part of the Howell Centennial Celebration in 1963. Grand River looking West, 1975. Composition, keylining, art direction , and photographic reproduc - tion prepared by The Livingston County Press , 111 N . Michigan, Howell , Michigan 48843. Typesetting : Dolores Kellogg, Jeannette White, Debbie Wilson. Proofreading: Kathy Stackpoole , Vivian Dunstan , Joan Bergren . Art direction and keylining : Dave Jaehnig . Photographic reproduction : Jim Schaefer. Text is 8½ point News Roman . Captions and other material is 6 point boldface Sans Serif . Headlines are Cheltenham Bold. All typesetting is photographic offset on Compugraphic and Compuwriter typesetting computers . Printing by Edwards Brothers Printing , Ann Arbor , Michigan . 448 • ABEL, Mr. ABEND,J udy ABRAMSD, r. E.T. Floyd H. ACKERMANFr,a nk ACKLEYC, lark ADAMSA, mos Abigail Charles P. Frances Harry James Minnie Pauline Sarah E. William D. AIRHEARTB, obbie Jo Cory Frances Gail Ginger James J. L. Joan John Joseph Robert AKIN, Edward H. Robert J. ALANANE, llen ALBERS, Rev. Jeseph H. ALBERT,J ake Mr. ALBRECHTR, ichard ALBRIGHTO, liver ALCHIN, Virginia ALDRICH,H ugh ALEXANDERD,r . John ALGER, John Margaret Russell A. ALLBRIGHTH, arold Ila Janet Oliver ALLEN, Sarah Daisy Dr. David Eva George B. Janet Mrs. Jesse INDEXo f NAMES Howell Bicentennial History 149 282 275 245 348 324 36,136,148,153 269,3ll,312,373 136,148,153 57,216,399 230,322 98 376 248 220 57 141 220,234 101 101 101 101 101 101 2,101 101 101 101 101 322 to 325 145 202,274 176 277 302 429 53 140 333 387 283 314 75,76 75,76 76,143 76 76 104 296 146,152 199 263 324 1 ALLEN, Mrs. J.C. Mrs. Kenneth Leon E. Nanette Sarah ALLISON, Clara S. Freeman w. ALLMONDPe, rcy ALSTO'IT,M rs. Pat Mrs. Webster ALTHAUSR, ev. J.W. ALTHOFFR, ev. C.G. AMBR02YM, argeret E. AMBURGEJYe,n nie ANDERSONA,l ene Anna Mrs. Clayton David H. Earl Jim Marie Mrs. Ralph Thomas W. B. ANDREANOPOULROeSv., Tim ANDREWS, Ann Henry and Mrs. Henry Mrs. William ANDRUSE, lizabeth ANGELfa mily ANTCLIFF, Lulu ARCHERF, rank William o. ARMITAGEM, arilyn ARMOURM, rs. Robert ARMSTRONEGv, elyn Mrs. Harold Mrs. Homer Mrs. S. M. ARNOLDC, harles Hollis Ron Wilbur ARTHUBeRa , ASHLEY,H enry "Harry" w. James Jr. James Sr. ATKINS, Luella ATWELLV, ictor Aumsr, Joseph AUSTIN, family 324 273 245 325,326 50,ll4,149 52 316 321,325 273 273 302 302 51 278 278 234 270 225,229 260 430 282 281 325,326 331 303 58 268 275 391 84 193 76 348 153 270 266 326 326 270 271 118,430 230 430 52,113 142 382,384 382,383 382 281 288 48 300 374 AUSTIN, Cassius Mrs. C. D. David Emily M. Jonathan Sally T. William M. AVERY, Dr. Earnest E.L. Henry M. AVIS, John AXTELL, George w. 348 271 B,36 154 148,153 36 288 97 193 216,399 200 245 390 BAAD, Dr. James 331 BABCOCKS, .S. 153 BABER, Mr. 295 BADURAC,h arles 121,296,399 BAILER, Ed 429 BAILEY, Dr. 204 Florence 326 Frank 349 Fred 172 Grace 148 Isreal 200 James A. 171,172 Pauline 332,334 BAIN, Thomas 289 BAIRD, Dr. 249 Dr. R.H. 271 Walter 96 BAKER,R ev. Thomas 37,153,300 BAKKEM, rs. 322 BALCH,A ddison 299 BALDWIN, E. N. 229 Mary Jo 281 P. 399 Paul Jr. 230,264,329,330 BAIL, William 87,316 BAU.ARD, Bobby 118 family 118,122 Laverna 118 Melvin 118 BALLOUR, ichard 296 Mrs. Richard 273 BAMBERM, rs. Marcia 399,401 William 316,320 BAMBRIOOER, alph 320 BANKS, Marge 400 BARNARDAd, elaide 89 Eliza Ann 298 Ely, 311,318,374,379,394 BARNES, Albert 390 George 148,184,316,390 Mrs. George H.H. L. 391,394,399 271 324,325 153 2 BARNES,T .B. BARNEYJ, . BARNUM, P.T. BARON,T homas E. BARR, William BARRETTE', arl BARRONM, rs. Frances Mary R.E. Richard Susie BARTCHEH, arry BARTEL, Edwin Linda Marjorie BARTOND, avid Inez Michael Dr. Thomas Thomas Jr. BARTSHEH, arry BASFORI DM r. BASKIN, Carole BASSETT',B ernadette 225 199 177 195 429 288 323,324 195,295 295,352,395 106,195 117 292 82 85 82 334 334 334 271,280,327,333,334 334 388 93 89 149 Lorin BATCHELERB, enjamin T. family Sarah BATOR,A rthur 432 141,316 320 141 276 Velma 276 BAUER, Helen BEACH,A mbrose Ed Eliza Homer N. Mrs. H. W. Lyman Ora Mabel William E. BEALS, Marvin R. BEATI'IE, Anney Archibald Blanche Ina James Sarah William BEATl'Y, John BECK, Oscar BECKWITHD, . M. Ford Mrs. Ford John BEDEN,S eth BEEBE, Ed Grace Mrs. Terrence 262,286 32 322 94 61,348 271 316 349 269 113,269 288 100 50 48 282 50 50,114,149,273 348 296 324,325,326 276 395,428,432 276 429 153 431 431 265 BEEMAND, avid John Junior Mary E. Thomas BEHRENS,R ichard BELFRY, Hester Jacob Sr. BELL, Dr. Rachel Robert BELLEAUW, ilfred L. BELLINGER,C arol Suzanne S. Wright BELZ, William BENEDICT,A lden S. Julia BENJAMINM, aude Nelsons. Robert E. BENNE'IT, Mrs. Eliza Mrs. Estelle George Justus J. Michael Mildred Molly Morris Paul Paul R. Ruth Wells William BENSON,c aroline Ralph BERGIN, Bernice Charles Claude Dorothy George Helen Irene Joan BERGRENW, endell BERHNESD, eitrick Leonard Richard BERNARDH, orace BERQUISTE, arl J. BERRIER,L loyd BERRY,F red Glenn Mrs. Nellie 260 260,332 332 260 260 316 50 50 123 263 216 47 47 47 47 302 183 173 1'10 200 229 44 399 429 311 201 142,277,431 278 80 142,143,149,151 215,266,276,288 428,432,433,4 ] 4 436 326 34 187,199 122,276 302 48 48 48 48 152 140 48 207 204 201 201 201 142 288 391 200 318,325 195 3 BERTRAMR, ev. o.A. BESSERT, George BEURMANNB, ert Brmmie Charles E. Cline Mrs. Cline Duane Edward Miller Elizabeth family Fidelia Glen H.E. Kern Kinzie K. Miller Mrs. K. Miller Lloyd Martha Mary Max Miller Miller L. Opal Ronald Stella William Henry BEZAN,W illiam BIBBINS, Rev. BIEHN, Maurice J. BIGALKEM, iss BIGELOWE,l sie Mae Emerson N. Joy Mary c. William BIGNALLS, olomon L. BIGNELLA, nn Frank BILLINGTONJ,o di BINELL, Ann H. BINGHAMK, ingsley S. BINKHORSTD,o nna BIRD, Maynard BISHOP, L.S. Vance BITNER, Violet BLACK,G erald BLACKBURNJu,l ia c. Lant BLACKMAHNu, dson B. 302 302 197 227 227,394 227,276 276 248 227 227 318 227 227 316 227 227 227,229 326 292 227 227 227 227 326 227 227 227 33 297 288 149 61 61 142 61 60,61,142 316 229,393 229,393 263 229 311,312,316 152 316 400 283 388 195 BLACKNEYC,o ngressman William BLANCHARDDo, rothy J. 82 187 273 268,278 58 288 288 Wayne A. BLEASDELLF,l oyd I. Kenneth E. BLEVINS, Thomas Sr. BLINKILDEP, aul BLOMQUISTC,i ndy Gerald Sandra BLOODR, ussell BLOOMERR,o bert BLOSS, Basil Christopher A. BOARIMANM, r. BODE, Edward Ed Nicolaus H. Emil E. Elizabeth L. BOEVE, Horner E. BOHN, William BOHNSACKR,e v. Benjamin BOLEK, Mrs. Tony BOND, Lois BONESTEELEJ,e ssie BONNYC, harles BONSTELLEJ,e ssie BCX)S,R osemarie BOCYI'HYC,a rrie H. Henry BOTSFORDB, lanche Elnathan James John Jr. and Sr. Mae BOUNDC, aptain Glen BOURNSD, oris BOUTELLB, ertha Daniel Maurice G. BOUVIER,E dward BOVENM, aynard BOWENC, harles w. Teresa BOWERS,J ames BOWHALLR,o se BOWLESC, hester BOWMANE, .A. BRADLEY, Fanny John BRADMAGNo,r don Mildred BRADY, Blanche Edward M. Edmund Edward M. Haidee Helen 267,378 226 79 79 79 320 429,430 84 84 176 52 53 52,95,428 52 288 249 301 273 328 183 292 183,184 262 60 187 140 34 320 320 140 437 150 79 195 288 302 387 153 225 390 281 286 233,234 260 87 317 327 326 428 55,144 195 55,144 195 195 144 4 BRADYJ, oseph Katherine Matthew BRANIYIE',l len William BRANWEI.JR.,e,v . Henry BRAT!', Sarah Bull BRAVENERM, ajor I. BRAYTONI,r a Kenneth c. Mrs. Peter Parl~ Rita Wayne BRECKERM, ary E. BREMER, 144,154,195 229,230,278,324 144 55,144,430 281 302 296 34 274 202 288 56 434 128 281 431,432 51 408 Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph BRENNERR, obert 301 301 432 BRETZ, Angeline BREWER, Almon Darcus Eben Mary Orlando s. Peter BRIAN, Mrs. Claude BRIOOEMANTh, eodore BRIGGS, H.C. Herman G. Joseph BRIGHAMC, harlt=3 "CUke" Clare George Dr. Janette "Sonny" Mrs. William BRIMLEYW, illiam E. BRININSTOOLEM, rs. Sarah . BRINKS, Donald BRITI'EN, Alfred Moore (Britton)Henrt V. John B. John I. Lydia C. Mary Martinus S. Nicholas s. Richard Thomas Crandall Williams. Zachariah BRISTOL, Huram Levi 326 55 298 55 55 55 55,298 326 153 260,296,348 82 301 325,326,429 55 55,144 123,271 429 30 245 33 325 33 33 33,190,197 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 37 180 BROCKWABYe,r t Hines Carrie H. Charles Fred. Edna Elisha Estette Eva Florence Ford Fred w. Ruth BRODRICKJ,o hn BROGAN, family Tyler BROOKS,E dward Joseph Lucinda s. Lulu Nancy Rev. Susan A. William BROPHYJ, ames and John BRCYI"ZIr,e ne BROWNA, . Alice Arlie Betty Brian Ernaline Ermna Eva Harry Henry Hugh Ila J. Joseph B. Mrs. J.S. Louis Lucille Lulu Margaret Mary Melvin Olive R.H. Thomas G. William Winifred BROWNED, r. Dr. A.E,E, BROWN!~, Browning Carolyn Edward 60 60 60 60 311,312 60 90 60 60 288 60,140 30 428 318 292 B,36 34 141 114 34,35,190,193 399,431 91 146 197 195 283 75,76 86 282 86 98 75 86 86 76 81 75,76 320 75,76 200,201 275,276 152 119,269 76 76 249 76 76 348 75,76 75 399 249 331 2£19 53 53 320 5 BROWNING,Edna Elain2 Elizabeth family 53 53 Fred E. and Fred Henry Georgia 320 53 320 H.F. 348 Mrs. H.T. Jeremiah the second John and Joseph McPherson 39 53 53 154 53 52 299 Peter Y. Virginia Mrs. Wealthy A. BRroLER, Bob and Barb BUCHEIT, Frank BUCK, Elizabeth L. H. Dr. BUCKLEYR, ichard E. BUCKMAN,A .L. BUCKNELl.,, Mrs. Burla Clara Fred Kenneth Mrs. Kenneth BUECHNERR, obert BUEK, Matilda BUELL, Mrs. Georye Mrs. Leah Mrs. Thelma BmARD, Jesse BULLEN, Ray BULLOCKE, dith family BURCH,M rs. Dale BURDENE, nos Mrs. Guy Marshall BURDICK, Mary Mr. Mrs. J. Rogers "Dick" BURGESS,G .S. BURKHARTA,r ene Ivah Carile Charles Claude A. Mrs. Claude Claudine Mrs. Florence Frank A. Henry Lelah Marcus Mrs. 302 176 52 318 288 277 273 48 48 395,432 272 325,326 57 273 273 274 98 394 148 193 281 199 272 429 98 117 235 138,142,148 149,151,183 348 83,84 83,84 83 83,84,269 273 84 271,287 83,84 83 117 88 269 BURNHAMM,u riel Noel BURRIIJ.,, William BURROUGHDS,o nna Eugenes BURT, Ella Elijah F. Frank Fred Mollie BURTCH,M abel BURTONG, eorgia Major Marion L. BUSH, Charles P. Eugene Frank D. H. D. H.R. Isaac W. BUSHMANB, ernice BUSHNELLE, dward BUSHREYM, rs . Don BUTLER, Guy BUTI'ERFIELDA,b el F. BUITON, Jack c. BYERLIENC, ornelia CALKINS,H arry CALLAHANM,r s. Frank CALVERTT, homas E. CAMBURNP,h yllis J. CAMERONJa, mes Mrs. Mrs. Milton Tressie CAMPBELBLe, ntley Bruce Elizabeth James E. Lois Sally CAMPEAUM, rs. CANFIELDM, iss William H. CANNAERTD,e nis CANSFIELDW, illiam H. CARBERT,C ollette c. CARLIN, Sara Will CARLSONS, herman CARLTONE, lbert N. Jr. CARMACKW, alter R. CARPENTERE,l i "Ma" CARR,M rs. E.J. 281 292 51 278 278 142 271,399 153,200 174 325 271 282 53 184 236 154,182,374 316 267,292 283 399 348,394 50 199 273 286 296 288 219 275 270 387 281 198 56 263 45 180 429 80 331,429,434 326 268 183 150 391 331 394 51 48 142 249 278 288 3~ 204 273 6 CARSE, Mrs. Fred A. CARTER,M rs. Don Nancy CARTWRIGHTN,o rlan CASE, Donna family Jennie Luella Maryette Mr. Nettie Samuel CATER,A lfred CATRELL,F red George Lucy Valeita CAVANE, lla CAVE, Harriet CAVERLYM, rs. Roy Mrs. William CHADDOCKM,r s. Sarah CHAMBERLAIWN,i lton CHANDLERC, arol CHANTERM, rs. Mary L. CHAPEL, Benjamin Don 277 274 81 325 103 318 103 103 103,104 244 103 103 33 191,229,230,304 275,276 230 281 283 89 235 235,391 273 329 267,268 302 281 34 429 Eunice 30,33,34,190,192 George and Lucy 399 CHAPLIN, Joan 281 CHAPMANH,e len 326 L.E. 266,433 Myrtle 277 CHARLESM, ariah L. 153 CHELSKYD, r. 327 CHENEYM, arily 328 Ronald G. 288 CHENOWETJHa,c kie and Robert 267 CHILDERS, Lulu Vere 154 Nancy 148 CHRISTOPHERSONBe, tty 152 CHUBBE, va Harold Mary M. Miles CLARK, Allen V. Arza Berenence Brian Briggs B.T.O. Burr Jr. carol Charles William A. 151 282 291 78 199 274,283 78 78 78 77 316 78 78 35 CLARK,C hester Donald Dorothe Ethel Esther N. Frances Gertrude Gilbert George L. Hattie Hazel Henry Janet Lawrence Lewis Cass Lydia Lyman Mansell Miss Peter Rebecca Mrs. Sidney Thomas Wallace Walter A. Walter Burr William A. CLARKED,r . Niles CLARSONF, r. George CLAY, Rev. Warren w. CLEMENTR, ev. Arthur CLIFr, Ray CLINTON, Edgar S. COBB, Charles Chloe Ty COCKRANE, CODDINGTONH,a rold Mrs. Harold Mrs. Olive COFFREN,E lijah COLBERTM, rs. James COLE, Albert W. Hilda Vern COLEMANG, eorge Mell COLES, Maurice COLLACCYIET.,A llen COLLINS, H.H. w.c. COMFORTE, mily CONELYI,r ene and Rose CONINE, Bert Milton 191,268,356 78 78 77 268,270 78 77 77 348 117 77 394 78 77 77 77 77 77 299 348 151,281 281,393 260,374,395 77 77 77,319 296 323,324,328 294 292,304 302 391 288 302,331 33 428 45 267 273 273 37,153,180 294 324 400 292 200 276 149,150,272 288 260 229 78 61 320 319,320 ' 7 CONKLINJ, ames and Patrick 201 Mary CONRADG, eorge COOKE, (Cook) Al Anna Betty David 51 201 428 349 30 277,436 30 Eunice 30,33,34,190, .1.92 Mrs. Florence 286 Gilbert R. 278 Gladys 399 Hannah 30 Helena 262 Herb H. 387 Jesse 320 John 30 Jonathan Mrs. J.B. Mrs. Lloyd Lucy Lyman V.D. Methabell Mehitabell Mary Nancy Nathan Sarah Stan Wanda William COOLEYE, lizabeth Elnathan Helen Jesse B. 30,31,33,34,35 190,191,192 301 277 230 260 35 30,33,190,197 30,34,190,192 270 30,33,190,193 30 429 151 30,58 281 197,198 94 COOPER,E lizabeth and Patricia 245 281 301 432 320 201 Mrs. Mina William CORNELLE, velyn Henry A. J.Henry Pauline Thurber CORR,B yran CORSONE, dgar Jay COSARTR, ev. John COSEI.MANSa, rah M. COTI'ER, Chink Dorothy Harry Virginia COUP, John F. and Martha William C. 325,326 140 320,351 201 260 216 298 91 428 432 262 432 262 171 171,172 COURT(i)ER, Claude Mr. l!ltJ,149,154,236 Superintendent COURTURED,. J. 117,150 431 431 COUSELLJ, ohn COWANJ,u dy COWDRYP,e ter 274 313 COYLE,M ae CRAFT, Anna and Mrs. Vera CRAIG, Robert F. 282 273 324 CRAIN, Jerry L. CRAMER,D . CRANDAIL, Ada CRANE, Blanche Tracy Mrs. Tracy Elijah Flavius J.B. Jerry Sherburn CRANSTONM, artin E. CRAWFORBDe,n jamin Joseph CRIPPEN, Gladys CRITTENDEN, Alice Alva Alvin L. Mrs. A.L. A. Riley Fred B. Joel Marietta CROCKET!C', lifford 268 153 274 117 123 275 298 B,36,148,153 311,312 373,394 267 37 288 98 31 195 153 140,146 35,36,148,191 297 45 150,229,232,234 250,391,395,401 183 394 156 Mrs. Clifford Katherine CRONEWETFIr',e d 96 280 96 1·45 48 220,296 296 CROSBYE, leanor and Hale Miss pastor CROWEF, r. John G. John H. Jr. CROWENWETIF',r ed CROWFOOJIo'h, n A. CROWNHARMTa,x L. CULVERC, harles Christopher L. Hugh John William J. CUNNINGHADMr., Thomas G. 263,294 324 260 288 288 204,288 311 204 349 260 316 229 8 CURDYM, ary Alta Mrs. Frances CURTIS, Benjamin C. Caleb Mrs. Charles Daniel Eunice 48 299 33 30,33,35,190,193 393 33 Harriet John Joyce E. and Henry 31,34 33 37 288 102 33,37 Justine Mary Philo and Sophronia 33 Varah 50 DAMONC, harles B. and Ebenezer DANIELS, Francis 199 263 Irene 320 John Margaret and Orlando DANKERSM, rs. Howard DAOOHERTFYr,. James 260 320 273 294 Jim 334 DAVENPORTB,e lmont D. DAVIES, Elizabeth and John DAVIS, Albird M. 288 80 316 Allyson Mrs. D.D.and Joan Margaret E. 269 281 215 Polly S. Richard Robert Sardis Wilbur DAVISON,E ric DAWLEYV, ine C. DAY, A.L. Fr. John R. Roy R. DAYFOOIR',e v. Rosina L. DAYTONV, irginia DEAN, Charles D. Ethel Fred and Trumen DEANERW, illiam DEARBORNAs, a Mary Ann Nancy DEATONH, elen DEERINGD, on DeFEYTERG, eneva DeFORESTG, rant DELANEYO, llie 191 269 143 37,148,153,191 143,151 275 33 283 195,263,292,294 200 77 153 195 288 233 394 429 34,35 35,192 34,35,190,193 82 323,324 150 325 80 DEMONDD, onald A.R. 288 DEMPSEYE, llen 431 M.J. 260 DENNIS, Ruby 4 DEPEW, "Gunner" 2'15 DEPPEN, John 260 DERATANYE,d ward 304 DERBY, Robert 288 DETI'ERBECKD, r. Frank 334 DElJI'CH,W illiam 143 DEVELL,D oug and Gladys 282 DEVEREAUXA,n na and A.Genevieve 51 boys 195 Catherine and Collette 51 Claude 49 Cornelius J. Ella Frank Gertrude 51,245 48 51 49 Henry C.and John James o. and James 51 P 51 48,140 49,51,152 48,49,51 Patrick 51 Lena B. Margaret Mary Michael and Philip and Robert Rosemary Stephen Thomas Veronica Wilford Patricia 51 DeVRIES, DEYO, Jo Mrs. William Robert A. Samuel 51 49 48,49 48,49,51 49,195 49 264 328 329 58 DIBBLE, Abigail and Asabel Mrs. Harold 58,229 298 273 Vern 151 DICKERSOND, avid James w. Judith Naomi DICKINS, Mark and Robert DICKSON, "Bill" Stanley DIETRICK, Rev. and Mrs. DIGGS, Wm. Franklin DILDINE, Wesley B. DILLINGHAMA, nna FRederick H. DIU.ON, John R. DILLOWAYJ., W. DINKEL, Stanley DISBRO, Charles DISSE, Mrs. Henry 34 200 281 34,52 91 245 176,230 Charles 303 288 288 80 288 288 302 324 288 326 9 DIXON, John DOOOEM, rs. Dorothy DOENGESH, ula DOHERRR, obert C. DONAHUE,J,o hn M. Mrs. DONALDR, ev. Clyde DONENP, atricia DONNELLYG,i les Mr. DOOLEYC, ollette F. DOOLITI'LEW, alter L. DORBRANDFTr,a nk DORN,J ohn J. DORRT,L ewis DORSEYM, rs. Delores DOUGHERTFYr,. J.G. DOWLINGM, att DOWNSP, at DOYLEM, iss DRAKEJ, ohn DRAYTONJo, yce DREWA, rthur Ina Townsend Z.M. DREWRYA, lbert 153 299 282 288 288 177 269 176 187 117 51 387 388 187 201 and Mrs. Frank 273 195 183 103 146 311 278 394 54 198 54 Gertrude and Mary A. 91 91 DRYER,P eter DUCHANEE,r win DUDLEYG, eorge P. DUFFY, Dr. Ray DUGGANT,e d DUKES,F ay John DUNCAND, ale and Ruth Joyce DUNHAMM, rs. Lawrence DUNLAPc, arolyn DUNN,E ffie George James Joseph Judy Mary Nancy Rick William DUNSMORIEs,a belle DUNSTANC, harles E. DURFEE, A.S. Ben Frank Justin Van Renselaer DUSENBURYH,e nry 226 334 216 271 275 263 430 267 278 282 53 118 123,429 123 320 326 146 295 430 195 282 201 394 320 286 148,153 94 32 DUTCHERC, laude Guy and Geraldine Roy and William DUTI'OND, orothy and Helen DYCE, Hellen EAGER,A da L. Aileen and Alice Arthur R. Barbara and Brennen Berneta and Carol Charles Debora Dorothy Emily Comfort Emily Fidelia Ford c. Francis Grace Howard and Harriet Jacob Paul Jacob Moore Jacob w. Mrs. Jal<:e James James Lewis Jeffery and Julie Kathleen Loa Lorna Lyman E. Juanita Mable and Marlene Maria Mary Michael Naomi Nellie Orla Pamala Pauline and Perry Rebecca Robert Robin Roscoe and Russel Samuel ans SUsan SUzette Thomas William 91 91 91 250 47 48 79 47 79 47,48 47,226 47,226,278 47 79 47,226 47,48,78 47 47 47 47,48,78 202,320 401 117,78,226 79 48 47,226 79 47 48 79 47 79 47,48,226 47 48 146 47 47 79 47,226 79,320 47 79 78 48 47 EARL, 47,48,78 Clarence and Elizabeth 80 John and Lydia and Margaret Oliver 80 80 Rosemary W.D. William Mrs. Zoe 150 331 80 273,299 10 EARLE, Marian EASTIN, Harry and Phyllis EASTMANB, arbara Juanita Marion EASTONB, ert EATON,C arol L.E. Louis Dr. Louis c. Patrick EBERT, Deloras EDDIE, E.S. EDDY, Lawrence o. Mrs. EOOARJ, ames EDWARDS, Wes EKEL, Carl ELKINS, Richard ELLICYITF, rank Jr. George Mrs. Harry James P. Dr. Robert ELLIS, Franl<:lin John Joseph H. ELLSWORTHC,. C. Elmer Roy ENGELHARIYRIu'.s sell EPLEY, Don ERB, Arnold ERWIN, Dr. W.H. EULER, Mrs. Ella Fred John Lawrence Mary Isabelle Ralph S. EUPER, Hulda EVANSR, eginald FAIRCHILD,A lbert N. Ezra N. FAKE, Mr. & Mrs. Harry FALK, Charles family FARABEED, avid FARMERE, dward Kathleen FARNSWORTWHil,l iam w.s. FARRANDR, ev. Michael 271 263,264 149 244 96 292 264 399 325 400 430 225 82 288 299 316 428 432 297 148 288 151 270 43 333 316 51 311,316 374 394 199 223,324,399 325 266,433 86,116 324 52,394 52 52,198 198 52 154 326 260 200 199 277 318 318 264 316 195 299 399 304 FARRAR,A ndrea and Clayton 47 Mark and William 47 FARRIS, Edward and Lawrence 48 Pamala and Sandra 48 FASSETT, Rev. Noah 298 FAUCHERF, rances 282 FAULDENOUMR,r s. Robert 195 FAULKENBUREYl,m a G. 59 Michael Boyden 60 FAUNCE,M rs. Clarence 274 FAUSSE'T, Betsey G. and Elizabeth 81 Edward and Goldie 82 FAWCETT, George Henrietta Henry James Mary Nancy Sally Thomas Walker William Bruce 81,82 82,96 81,198 81,82,198 Bl 81,82 197 82 81,82,198,287 82,96 81 Edwin and Elizabeth Evelyn 81,85,198 80 Bl Fanny and George 80 Henry Robert Rose Shirley and William FAY, E.A. Lyman FEDEWAF, r. Hennan FELLOWS, Doris FENTONM, rs. C.C. Ferne FERGESONL, ydia FERGUSONH, azel FETTERLYE, unice FETTIG, Shirley FIDLER, Dr. Fred Dr. William s. FIELD, Ann Arthur Frances Orrin J. FIELDS, Ann and Joseph Mrs. Donald J. FILKINS, Mrs. Edith Herbert and Mabel FIUMORE, Abigail and Millard FINC!I-1D, r. Edward FINLEY, Sarah A. FISHBECKA, lma 80,81,85 80 85 Bl 237 395 294 270 326 326 80 78 146 43 333 331 146 260 36 37 137 281 103 277 99 77 333 4.2 141 brothers 45 Charles 46,173,316' 11 FISHBECK, Elsie family Freeman Isabella Jacob Jemina and John Leonard Levi Mae Nicholas and Philip Richard 46,47 193 46,216 46 46,47 46 260,347 46 282 46 37,46,191 260 46 316 Stephan FISHER, William George L. Mrs. Geradine John Mrs. John Joseph FITCH, Mrs. E.A. Payne William P. FLEMING, FLETCHERD, onald Judge William A. FLYNN, Francis FOEY, grandpa FOGLE, Glenn W. FOLEY, J.S. Rev. Johns. FONTAINE,A thanas FOO, Dr. FORSYTHB, etty FOSKET, Wayne FOSTER, Emma Horatio Joseph FOULKS, Clifford FOURNIER,D onald Dan Nicky FOUST, Ardus FRANCIS, carrie and FRANK, Richard FRANKLING, race K.S. FRANSWORTMHis, s FRASER, Alexander Margaret FRAZER, Golda M. Robert E. FREDENBURGM, ary J. FREDERICKSM, rs. FRENCHM, rs. Ethel FRIID1AN, Mrs. Alfred 298,399,401 398 288 398 326 34 199 199 328 153 312 144 249 117 263 429 195 201,202 97 322 206 266,/433 182 42 229 267 302 432 270 85 272 302 431 202 153 37,191 398 294 314 281 282 279 326 FRISBEE, A.T. Dora w. FRISBY, Ezra FRITCH, Edward FROSTIE, Fred FRUSH, Charles E. FRY, Mr. Mrs. H.G. FRYER, Clayton FRYKMAN, Betty Doris Otto FUCHS, Rev. J.M. FULK, Harold FULLERTONM, r. GAFFNEYF, rancis GALKA,H arold 316 222 35 269,324,437 430 288 322 399 264 52 191 52 297 143,429,433 144 Jill and Joanne Linda and Lori GALLAGHERR,e v. Michael GALLET, Grace H. GALLIGER,H erbert GALLOWAY, 288 47 47 47 202 51 248 37 128 142 57,192,216 Cline E.D. John Mr. Pearl GALPIN, Florence GANNONA, lice GARCIA, Raleigh GARDNERM, rs. Frank Lyon GARLAND,Alfred Arthur Ed Mrs. Edward Eppie Ford Margaret Mr. Thelma GARLOCKL, ester GARMERN, ancy GARNER,H elen GARTRELL, H. and Mabel GARVEYM, rs. Elizabeth Michael GASTON,E lijah Marvin GATES, Flora Hezakiah GATESMAMN,r s. Calvin Lillie Ruth Ann 56,59 334 184 326 229 303 31 402,428 34,184,216,219 399,402 235,402 274 274 402 150 204 326 60 34 281 61 117 304,399 304 137 37 48 37 271,273, 399 273,326 280 12 GAUSS, Neva and William GAY, Edward F. Mylo L. Mrs. Mylo GEHRINGER, GENTLES, Jean Richard Mrs. Richard Dr. Edward GENTRYH, oward Joan and Robert Patsy 105 37,374,375,398 216 399 429 264 430 264 331 216 145 GEORGEM, r. and Mrs. Martin GERKIN, Mr. and Mrs. Henry GESKE, Walter A. 281 277 301 324,325 186 80 273 263 264 263,264 GIBNEY, Abbott M. GIBSON, Elizabeth Mrs. Katherine GIDDAY, Delores William GIES, Lloyd and Robert GILBERT, Grace John Joseph M. 152 146 117,187,216,231 GILKES, Nehemiah and William GILL, Donald 99 199 151 322,391 401 399 GILLETTE, Herbert H. Mrs. Herbert Mrs. H.R. GILLULY, John GIIMORE, Dr. Charles W. Clare L. Jessie and Lula GINSBURGH, arry GIRARD,J ohn GLASPIE, Douglas Wiltsey GLASS, Thomas GLEASONJ, ames GLENN, Mrs. Bernard Mrs. Edgar Dr. Jay T. Nellie L. 185,186,205,206 154 288 117 229,275 151 316 198 331 197,202 137,305,398,401 263 270 245 267,268,305 Sandy and Mrs. William 276 GLOVER,D ora Irwin Mrs. Dr. Wellington William P. GOETSCH, Werner GOEWEYR, achel GOLDSMITAHl,i ce Thomas GONIEA,B etty Doris GOODCHILDA, rdus and Ellen Linda and Marion 326 325,326 145 37,91 153,394 399 87 75 201 270 281 85 85 GOODNOWCh, arles A. Mrs. C. Don w. Grace and GOODRICH, Hiram GORDENF, red GORDONT, homas Jr. Mrs. Thomas GORE, Fr. James GORTONw, aiter 61,227,349 399 Elizabeth 61 61 120 320 219 216,232,234,399 393 294 94 GOUGHC, harles and Maude 269 182 229 295 John B. GOUGHNOURR.,L ee GOY, Loveen GRAETZ,R ev. R.J. GRAHAMM, ary A. Mr. Robert GRAINGERM, rs. Herbert GRANGERE, velyn GRANOWSKKI,a rol GRAVES,H .H. GRAY, Alice Rev. Allen G. GREELY,B url "Bud" GREEN, Adolphus M. Edith Hugh Mr. Rueben Severn T. GREENAWAEYd, 1vard George GREENERM, argaret GREENWAYG,e orge GREGORH, elen GREGORY, Alex Rev. Edward E. Edward P. Mrs. E.P. Mrs. George Leo GRELLING,A lice GRIESOVERM, rs. GRIFFETH, Elizabeth Harry 301,302 90 146 286 273 81 329 320 391 297,399 391 199 269 296 347 199 97 348 37 76 296 282 428 246,248,250 37 199,216,348 39 4 249,432 92 282 272,273 228 Pauline and William GRIFFIN, Mr. 57 117 432 286 280 331 347 399 Richard GRIFFITH, Elizabeth Harry Mrs. Mary William F. GRIFFITHS, Lawrence GRIGG, Minnie GRINDLE, John GROFF, Walter GROSS, Hildred Rev. Ronald J. GROSTIC, Andrea Joseph GROSTICK,M r. and Mrs. Josephine Martha GROTE, Elaine GROVE,D ebbie Vivian GRUBB,M ary J. GUERNSEYM, arlene GUETSCHOWM,r s. Howard GURDENA, lger GUY, William GUZMANE, dward HAACK,I la HAARERA, nn HAAS, Lynn Joseph V. HABERL,L loyd HACKENBERTGh, eodore HACKERB, en George Helen Mrs. Lyle HACKETTU, .S. HADDENE, lectus HADLEYE, rsyl HAFFEY, Helen HAGMANE,l la John A. Marvin "Mike" HAGNI, Richard HAIGHT, Dr. Cameron Rueben HAINES, Horace Ruth HALBERTH, orace HALL, Alfred Alice Don Ethel Grace Herbert Ralph J. Richard B. HALLER, Eldon Mary and Maude Sherman HALLEYR, ev. Ora 13 220 303 428 146 302 282 292,388 John 301 326,329 59 278 272 270 326 281 304 249 332 35 282 230 326 245 319 288 320 249 191,326 281 42 216 114,145,395 329 174,176,277 177,296 3,4,7,35,127 177,230,392,400 429 333 33 98 150 216,348 296 281 388 262 269 387 388 37 429 282 292,317 303 HAMBURGEFRra, nk HAMIL,M iss 283 141 HAMILTOND,o rothy and Thelma Mrs. Mattie H. 234,299 299 278 281 HAMMELBLe, ssie Mabel Mary HAMMILLP,a trick HAMMONADm, ariah HANCHEMA', bial HANCOCKR,e v. Alan HAND,C ecilia Jerome w. HANDYE, arl and Ralph HANNAJ,o hn HANSOND, orothy Glenn Karen HARDYE, phriam Frank Harold W. Jack Rebecca Roy Royal Spencer HARE, James M. HARGERA, ndrew c. David P. James HARMONA, marilla Gerald Henry HARRINGTON, George Homer Mary HARRIS, Joseph Mrs. Mae Martha Rick HARRISONG, us Milton HART, Clarissa Pauline William HARTEAUE, leanor HARTMAcNat,h erine Hartwell, Cleon HASBROUCKG,e orge Ruth HASENBUSCH,a rry HASFORDJ,o hn L. HASKINS, Glen P. HASTINGSW, alter HATH, "Bob" HAUER, R.F. 142,282 347 30 33 303 104 199 195 176 101 101,275 233 301,320 269 245 430 301 260 269 388 324 199 216 200 95 229 123,153,182 37 347 288 90 176,287,289,392 326 191 430 335 288 54 140 267 98 272 292 429 268 302 288 288 154 264 329 14 HAVENSH, arry J. Merrit s. HAWKINSR, alph HAYES, James HAYS, Rose HAYWORTDHo, n HAZARDC, hester E.E. S.H. 216 36 334 263,269 ") l William 3~ :J HEDBERGM, rs. Axel 213 HEDRICK,C lay 118 HEEG, Charles S. 106 Mrs. George 275 Gladys 286 Herman H. 267,428 HEIGHT, Ina 326 HEINIG, Kristin :)o HEINO, Mr. 2~0 HEITMANB, etty 331 HELBLINGR, ev. and Mrs. Doyle 303 HELLER, Clifton W. 3,7,216,219,229,230 269,273,324,325,379 Earl Davis Margaret and Nancy Sharon L. HEI110RE,J oseph HENDERSONC,h arlotte Ollie HENDRENb,r others Mrs. J.J. HENDRICKSONJo,h n HENDRIND, r. J.J. HENEKS,M rs. Ell wood HENRY,P lin Shirley HENSICK, Bert HERBERTH, azel HERBONR, ev. Robert L. HERBST, family Henry Mrs. Henry Phoebe HESS, Lois HESSE, Julius HETCHLEBRe, rneta Clyde HEWE'TTL,e wis HEWLETDT,o nald HIBNER, HICKEY, Louis Rebecca Mrs. Henry Nancy Frank G. Mrs. F.G. M.J. 215 215 215 152 399 277 271 326 245 324 274 90 216 436 172 302 318 120,301 301 276 274 204 79 320 37,390 268 237 151,267,268 272 274 37,61 348,349 271 192 HICKEY, Mrs. Nellie HICKS, Earle Eugene Launa Mrs. Thomas William HIGBY, Thomas HIGGENS, Abigail Milton E. HIGHT, Bird Mrs. Bird David Deborah Hannah and Mrs. Ina John Methabell Mrs. Nathan 349 399 245 316 33 191 429 191 325,329 32,34 278 195,235,39/J,395 401 30,33,35,190,197 33 Harriet 33 273,398,399,400 33 33,190,197 235 33,35 Sally and William HILDEBRANTM, rs. Maybelle Ross 33 273 394 Mrs. Solomon 275 HILL, Andrew L. 37,374 229,324 85 124 271,280,323,324,329 Charles N. Ellen Gertrude Dr. Harold Jennifer Mark Mrs. Peg V.E. HILLS, Charles w. HILTON, William HIMMANV, olney HIMMELSPACHJo, seph HINES, Estette HINSMAN,D erastus HIRVELA, Pat HOAG, Charles HOAGLANDC, hristopher HOCH, Mrs. K. HOOOES, Gil HOFF, Bert Mrs. Eunice HOFFMANM, ary Mildred Dr. Stanley Mrs. Stanley HOOAN,P atricia HOISEL, "Mame" HOISI~N, Gale HOLCOMBM, ary HOLCOLMS, eymour HOLDEN,D orothy 299 98 326 233 325 429 94 272 60 394 302 288 and Fidelia 227 399 329 217,286,322 277 329 140 327,329 273 281 273 269 85 150 319 15 HOLDEN,F rank 348 HOLDORTHE, lizabeth 326 HOLFORTHM, rs. A.E. 326 HOLKINS, Ruth 280 HOLLING, Maria 89 HOLLOWAYJo, hn 303 HOLLUMSD, on 267 HOLMESA, rlene 320 Ralph A. 288 Willabelle 149 HOLSTED,D olly 266 HOLT, Fern 277 Goldie 114,233 Ray 388 HOOKERA, manda 82 Bessie and Blanche 82 Charles and Clare 82 Ernestine and Helen 82 Lewis Cass 82 Melatha and Nellie 82 HOOVERB, urr 245 Margaret 150 HOPKINS, Loisann 328 Robert 430 HOPPER, Hiram 260 HOPPONERC, heryl and Lucinda 60 Elma 59 HORN, George 316 HORNER,G race 276 HORNUNGC, larence 350,376 George 227,297,350 Mrs. George 350 Myrtle 399 HORTONJ,o hn G. 301 Joyce 281 HOSKINS,D r. Thomas 319 HOSLEY, Betsey and caroline 95 Clarence 96,97,123 Emmaa nd Esther and Helen 95 Eliza and Holland c. 94 Henrietta and Ellen 82,96 Jennie~ . 95,97,277 Joseph 94 Katherine and Lois 96 Margaret and Marion 96 May and Miner 95 Martha 94 Nancy M. Robert Kendall and Roger Sterling E. Virginia K. Wilfred William K. Sr & Jr. HOOOHTALINGE,d ward Enma Garret 95,97 Sarah 94 96,97,270 95,96,97 97 94,97 94,95 56 191 35 _I HOUGHTALINGGra,c e HOUSTONJ.,S . P. Fred HOVEI YL .W. HOWARDC,h aristine Etta M. Janet and Sue Vern HOWE,E lnora B. 85 153 302 283 48 47,48 48 48 299 Mr. and Mrs. Eugene 275 394 116 George Mr. Robert L. Mrs. Ruby E. Mr and Mrs. w.c. HOWEI.J.E,,d ward Effie Thomas HOWEYA, wilda HOWLETI'F, red Louis E. Mrs. HOYLANDO, .A. HOYT, George HUBBARDH, enry HUBBEL,M artha HUBBEIL, HUBBLE, Mildred Bernadette Floyd Fred Gerald Rena Rodney Sardis F. HUCK, Leonard HUDSONH, enry John HUFF, Bert Mrs. Kenneth HUGG, Phyllis HOOHES,D orothy Ernest Gerald Harvey John J. Jr. HULL, Clarence A. M.P. HUMPHRIESJ,a mes HUNT, Sarah HUNTER,E rnestine Howard HUNTINGTOFNa, nnie Harry 288 299 275 288 140 36 152 332 216,250,399,401 271 214 296 90 268 391 149 243 57,174 245 270 245,248,432 216,272 428 199 269,270 311 216 281 281 47,226 322 395 388 225 245 275 288 33 82 302 144 44,216 Dr. Harry Mrs. Dr. Sr. 27i 174 Samuel 81 16 HUNTINGTONT,h erina C. HUNTLEYM, r. Dr. William William c. Mrs. w.c. Dr. W.B. Theodore William E. 141 37,44,235,271 44,216,271 399 347 331 348 347 263 298 HUPERT, Christopher HORR, Rev. William HtITCHINS,A ndrew and Cordelia 49 49 50 Gardener Georgia s. Govenor o. Maud Ruahrnan Steven HlITSON, Flora and Larry Vola HUITON, Mrs. Thelma HYA'IT, Adeline HYDE, Mary C. IDZIKOWSKIM, rs. Richard ILLINIK, Barbara INCHES, Dr. INGAILS, Richard W. INGRAMP, amela and Tammy Thomas IREY, Louisa IRWIN, Wilfred ISBEIL, Nelson G. Wilson G. W.N. ISHAM, Harry w. ITSELL, Andrew J. Alice Barbara c. 49,50 49 50,140 50 282 174,282 299 281 44 263 399 245 296 47 47 277,282 286 37 199 289 288 42 43 43,265 Buelah and Charles Charles E. Charles w. Christopher David Q. Christina 42 42,43,141,262,304 42,195,295 Dennis and Debra family Finley J. Frances Gary and Gloria Henry J. James and John Judith Kate 43,44,229,230 44 43 44 318 43 42 44 Keith M. and Lucille Lillian C. 42,43 43 43 195,295 43 42,43 Manley J. 42 Mark 43 ITSELL, Mary Matthew R. May N. Michael J. Paul and Mildred 42,43 43 42 43 42 Ruth and Stephanie 43 Robert H. 43 , 325,329 Sarah and Steven 42,43 Stephen G. 141 Thomas 44,429 Treves V. 43 ITZELL, IVES, Frank 42 316 JACKSON,A ndrew Claudine 84,269,275,328,375 84,269,270,275 Dolly Sirnbles Doris Edna M. Elisha Enrid F. June Fred Tuttle Grace and Isaac Jennie and John Lee and Lillie Lew Loralene Allison Maria and Naomi Orval Ron and Shirley Rose Washington 323,324,328 85 86 53 85 85,86 272 85 85 85 84,85 145 84 85 86 267 81,85 298 JACOBS,W endal 327 JAEHNIG,D avid L. JAMIESONM, ary JAPPINA, Fred 3,4,7,10,206,391 126 JASZEWSKIF, rank and Joseph JAYNE, Daniel 151,436 204 316 37 58 311 JEFFRIES, Dr. Charles A. JENKS, Mrs. JESSOP, Philester JEWE.TI', Charles C.J. George w. Josiah P. JEWITI', JOCELYND, r. JOHNIDES, John JOHNSONA, lice Charles Clarissa Don Dorothy Ethel F.K. 154,315,348 399 37,148 37 427 298 297 117,149 316 298 432 274 140 348 17 JOHNSON,J erome E. 229,430 Marion and Mrs. Max 326 Minnie Miss Nathanial Peter Wilbur William JONES, Mrs. Arthur Casey Doris Gerald Mrs. Gerald Gladys H.W. John Lee Lorraine Margaret Richard A. Mrs. Sam Trevor William S. JOY, Arthur JOYNER, Benjamin JUBB, Elijah Grace and Henry Marion and Pauline Sherman E. William KAHLERD, orothy KALINOWSKIF, r. Leo KANOUSEJ,a cob and Luther KARNEYR, ev. Ralph KEDDLE,B urla Glenn Mrs. Joseph Mrs. Ross KEESLER, Charles KELLAMS,W .R. KELLER, Bert and Elda Jacob and Matilda Oscar KELLEY, Ruth KELLOGN, ellie and OWen ~, Annabel Baldwin and earl Boyden A. Carlton and Cindy carol and Celinda Charles Davis Clara and Cora Clifford Danny and Deborah David Ebenezer 269 146 36,298 37 269 302 326 432 195,326 432 294,326 286 87 195 288 276 326 391 276 288 55,325 204,322 32 85 61 85 324 51 191 294 316 300 273 410 272 273 325,326 331 86 86 86 145,146 299 52 87 59,60 59 87 59 87 59,60,87 60 87,200 59,87,200,301 KEL.Lcx:;GEd, ward Elijah Elizabeth Elma Grace Erastus Frances Ira Joseph P. Kern Linnie Loren 87 59,87 87 59,60 59,89 87 87 59 Randy and Shirley Spencer and Wealthy 59,87 87 59,87 87 87 200 201 202 288 348 4 KELLY, Aaron Rev. Edward D. Franlt J. Franklin Mrs. John Patricia M. KENDALLO, rin KENNEDYI Amy Helen Swanson Jeffery Loretta Rebecca Dr. Robert L. Ronald B. Ted KENYONW, illiam K. W.W. KERR, William E. KETCHUMR,e v. Ronald KEYES, Earl J. KIEF!', Howard KILPATRICK,R ev. Jesse Sarah KIMBALLK, endrick KIMBERLYB, oyden Mrs. Boyden KING, B.P. Delores Ermnett L. family Grace Jane Kernie Mildred Miss KINLOCH,J ack and Wanda KIRBY, Paul A. KIRK, Arlington Bessie H. and Burdick Frances Hazel John Louis and Mary 51 429 47,226 331 47 47,226 270 331 47 47,226 216 394 269 304 288 264 57,314 57 154 320 301 197 292 245 318 114 93 292 142 141 267 288 98 98 98 98,182 . 98,301 394 98 18 KIRKBY, Jennie KIRKLANDB, arbara George KIRKOWSKIC, arl KIRTLANDG, .A. 85 329 324,325,326 324 316 KITTLE, Simeon 198 KIZER, Thomas 176,325,326,327,329 Thomas J. Sr. KLEEHAMMEMRr,. KLEIN, Clayton Mrs. Don KLINGENSMITHR,e v. E.F. KLOsrERE, Mary E. KLUMPR, ev. F. KLUMPPA, nn KNAPP, Ernest and Mary J. Fred w. Grace Isabelle Mildred R. Stella T.B. Walter William R. KNEELANDG,e orge w. John B. Judge KNIGHT, Jesse F. Stanley KNOOPG, uy KNCYITM, rs. Annie KOBISKA,O nalee KOWALSKFI,r ed Gary KRAFT, Rev. Oscar H. KRAKAUM, iss KRAMERM, rs. Allen KRAUSEM, arilyn Robert KRIIDER, T. KRIESLER, Nicholas KROGsrADA, ndrew B. KROIL, Stanley KRUEGERR, ev. C. KRIDER, Eunice KRYCHA, rthur KUEHND, avid L. Ruth KUEHNLEM, r. KUHNS,R hea KULICK, Beverly KURDERKOT,e d KURKOWSKMYr,. KYPKE, Carmen and Mrs. earl 292,324,409 144 273 273 302 275 297 48 48 387 269,282 117 104,282 227 283 269 260,349 191 148,153 347 304 176,195 113 299 76 229 429,430 302 149 281 281 399.401 399 197 272 266,433 297 34 332,334 267,268 326 399 282 270 431 273 429 LABOE, Dr. Edward W. LABOurER, M. LACE, Alta and Frank Lafay LADNER,W illiam LADNEWR, obert Wm. 331,332,333 296 123 123 229,230,399 61 Mary and William LaFLAMMEM, aurice and Nancy LaGRANGEA, aron James and John Mary and William LAKE, George Glenn Henry F. Rial 61 220 104 104 104 200 LAMB, Adaline Dr. Gary Harry James Peter Rev. LAMOREAUXA,. J. Arny and Anne Arlene Daniel and David Kathleen 275 35,90 200,318 44 323 400 332 331 198 153 142,154 4 Michael and Richard Timothy 3,4,7 4 4 4 4 LANE, family Mrs. Herbert Joshua s. Leroy E. Richard LANCOURH, oward LANGWORTHBYy,r on D. LANNENE, stella 30 272 153 205 329 10 260 88 Grace Lawrence and Roy Mrs. Roy 400 88 401 173 65,173,204,269 271 184 , 199 LANSING, Alice Frank M. Mrs. F.E. Nellie LARKIN, John Norman LARSEN, Esther and Gerald Harold and Marjorie Sarah Thorwald LARSONA, rthur Mr. and Mrs. H.J. LaRUE, Frank and Lola LASHER, Cecilia and Claude Daisy Ford 104 89 89 76 89 146 301 144 104 · 104,105 105 19 LASHER, Ione 105 James 104,105,199 John 104 Maria 104,105 Neva and Nida 104,105 Orel 104,105 LATHAMR, ev. Richard 303 LATSON, Ada and Alvin 51 LAVERY, LAVOIE, Albert 50,170,230,264 356 Alice 50,282 Bernice 50 Charles 50,51,87 Eda and E.E. 275 Edward 50,87,88 Eugene family George H. Gladys Hazel and Hazen James and Leslie Lewis Loraine Mary Miram Nellie Robert Roy Ruth Sarah Stanley Virginia William Pauline Peg Richard L. Helen Joel 50.54 318 51 282 125 50,88,282 50 51 50 50,54 50 88 282 50 50,277,292 51 50 51,125,146 51,125 LAWLERJ, ames LAWRENCJEe,n nie 50,87 282 278 229 374 146 LAWRENZM, r. and Mrs. Ferdinand 301 LAWSON, Adelaide and Arthur Bertha and Catherine Charles F. and David Edith and Ernest Gavin and George Harriet and Howard Herbert John and Kathleen Levena and Margaret Rebecca Richard Sarah LAWI'HER, Amari !la Eva James Nancy M. 428 89 89 89 89 89 89 89,146 89 89 89 89,143 89 95,122 95 95,122 95 324 332 LAYTONJ, ohn W. LEAVENWORT"Hda, d" LEE, Eli Elizabeth Etta Mrs. F.G. Mrs. F,J. Frederick J. George Lyman Maria Martha 84,311 84,85 85 271 173 37,58,59,313 37,154,313,390,394 84,85 85 59 Rosalie Stephen LEFERVE, Rev. Paul LeGRANTE,D ouglas and Mary LEIBERGER,D onald and John Robert LEIGI-rrON,R aymond LEITH, Mrs. Thomas LELAND,R obert LEMON,R uth LEONARDC, harles F. LEPARD, Cecil LePIORS, Mary LEPPEK, James H. LERITTENDERW, .W. LESIAK, Joseph LESLIE, Dr. George L Mary E. LESS, Dorothy LEWIS, Darius Edwin c. Fred Helen E_L. Marion Mary William Dr. William M. LIDDY, catherine Mrs. James LIGHT, William M. LILL, Gregory Jerry and Joanne Michael and Otto LILYWHITE, Willabell LINDOR, Frank LINDSEY, Dennis P. LINE, C.S. Daisy Francis 39,58 B,298 202,301 84 48 '18 245 273 325 146 198 325,326 399,400 229 276 288 331,332 51 281 197 267,268 267,394 267,268 269 281,299 B 154 100 273 288 48 48 48 149 183 288 229,232 232,299 236,241 Grace 140 Winfield 150,229,233,242,388 304 265 75 LING, Rev. C. E. LIPP, Coralyn LISTERMANE, mma LIVERANCE,L orraine 323,324 20 LIVINGSTON, Edward LOCKE, Jane LOCKWOOD,a niel LODER, Dwight E. LONG, Dr. Charles D. LOREE, Jo~m LORENZ, Laura LOSEY, Verne LOSO, James M. LOTT, Hannah Zoe LOUNSBERRYfa, mily Mrs. Lloyd LOUNSBERYA, llen and Audrey Charles Clark and Ernest Fred Hattie Maryctte Vola LOVAS, Stella LOVE, Alta Bruce Elisha and Henry John Thomas LOWRYE, leanor LUCAS, George LUDWIG,C aroline and Fred Lurz, George LYMANGROVEWRi,l liam LYON, H. Solomon T. Theodatus T. Willis W.L. LYONS, Anna and Cornelius Charles Mrs. Ellen Frances Hugh Mary and Patrick Sidney Willis MAAS, Ed Mrs. Edward Evelyn Mrs. Clyde MacDONALDM, rs. Donald Isobel! John R. Mrs. John B. 311 52,54 199 297 279 42 277 177 288 33 146,244 318 273 54 50,54 54 54,86,100 282 50,5'1 54 272 123 77,31 19(. 199 123,199 90 292 219 199 401 399 390 379 129,146,387 283,291 51 140 51,;99,401 51 152 51 302 300,322 431 302 145,326 276 282 272 267 324 Robert B. 229,325,326,329 MACK· ,Catherine and Glen 198 Jesse 429,433 S.R. 198 MACKIE, John MACKINDERJ,o seph MADDENW, illiam W. MAGESKI, Charles 379 245 325,326 430 and Marge 276 281 MAHONEYM, rs. Frederick MAIN, Mrs. Keigh MALAFOURISM, rs. Theodore MALBY,H .F. MALCOLMPa, ula MALMQUISTJ,o an and Richard MALONSONJa, net MALTBYA, lmon MARBIG, B.H. MARBLEO, .J. O.P. MARCINKOWSKJeI,f f MARDIGIAND, oreen Masis Mrs. MARENCICR, ichard J. MARKOFFC, harles MARKSG, erald MARR,C lifford Mrs. Clifford Erastus Harlem Jesse John Mrs. Mrs. Ruth MARSHF, .H. MARSHALLM, r. MARTELLE, dmund MARTIN, Dorothy Ephriam Helen Irene James Louis Thomas MARVINM, ary A. MASA, Allene MASCHKEA, rthur MASON,C arl D. Charles Dudley and Earl Dr. Gardner J.C. MASTERS,W illiam MATHERSL, aura MATHESONM, rs. Robert MATTER,R ev. Mark MA'M'HEWSM, rs. Cedric Jean Mrs. Robert MATSONH, elen 266 316 326 101 329 317 316 198 316 431 304 274,304 225 229 334 331 90 273 201 90 201 90,201 384 195,399 390 322 400 281 34 278 146 349 296 233 81 281 78 90 90,260 90 37 33 332 54 266 297 266 278 281 412194 21 MAUL, Jack MAUPIN,H erman MAURERH, elen MAY, Floy and Leona 229,399 304 281 262 Dr. Louis "Pat" 230,264,271,279 323,324,329 MAYBERRYW, illiam A. MAYCOCKC,a rrie and Donald Fanny Harold Mrs. Harold Harry and James Josephine Leslie and Loreene 58 91 90,91 91 195 90,91 51 91 Mary A. Sarah 90,91 91,114,141,142,146 McCALLUMGl,a dys McCARTHYD, ennis Rev. Hugh Timothy McCLEERM, erlyn J. McCLENATHALNu,c ille McCLERNODNa, vid MCCLOSKEYD,r . Gerald Mrs. Gerald John Mary 145,151,152 201 294 201 288 114,149 429 49,323 324,399 49,429 Patrick and Richard 49 49 Thomas 49 McCLOUDJ,o hn McCOLL, Don and Jean McCOLLUMGl,a dys McCONNAOOHECYha, rles and Mary McCOOKE, lizabeth Wade McCORMICWK,i lliam McCREEDYE,s ther McCULOOORHo,b ert McDACEF, r. George McDANIELS,O rual J. McDERMOTIL',e on McDEVITT, Frances and Gale McDONALDB,a rbara A. McDONOOOAHg,n es Ambrose A. Howard and Julia Robert and Ruth Thomas McDOUGALLJe, anne McDOWEILL, ela Prudence McEWENR, ev. G.F. Thomas McGILL, Lottie McGIVNEYJ,o hn B. McGRAINE, ffie L. Fred and Rose 347 263 140 304 281 288 331 326 434 294 288 149 195 43 48 195 48 48 48 264 146 117 153 348 272 124 43 202 McGREGORD, r. A.J. 280 Dr. 270,327 McGUINNESJ,a mes A. 171,17~ McGUIRE, 49 James 201 Michael 202,301 McINTYREM, rs. D. 393 Josephine 281 McKANEW, illiam 316 McKEE, Lynn 430 McKEENERC, lare F. 288 McKEONR, ichard 429 McKEONEJ,a mes and John 201 McKERNONM, ichael 153 McKINLEY,G eorge and Robert 92 Sarah and Thomas 92 William 245 McLARENE, sther and James 282 McLEANJ, .B. 187 McLOED,F lorence 282 McMACKERNi,c hard J. 295,429 Robert 428,429 McNAMARKAa, te 140 McPHERSONA,l an R. 39 Alex. 37,39,45,58,192,399 Ed 58,264,322,324,325,326 Edward Gregory 37,39,40 58,60,216,399 Elizabeth 37,39,60 Ella 37,39 family 193 Hugh A. 40,154,216,269,399 Isabella 37,39,58 Marguerite 39,58 Martin J. 37,39,40,41,154 Mary M. F. Mrs. Mimi Miriam M.J. 322,399 37,39 402 326 58 45 R. Bruce 40,41,52,174,217 229,233,317,322,399 Robert 39,40,41,229 248,251,323 Rosa 322 Mrs. Rosalie 39 William 37,39,40,58,60,192 229,316,374,379 William Jr.37 to 41,58,192 217,314,384,399 William 3rd, 39,40,58,60 322 to 325,428 William 4th, 39,40,58 · 230,262 McQUEENG, eneva 150 22 MCQUILLAN, Barbara Dorothy Mary William MCLE, John E. MEABONC, lara Helen MEADD, eborah and David Jennifer A. MEEDENR, ev. Merle Mrs. MEIER, Martha Dr. Walter MELENDYR,o yal P. MELLIS, Dr. MELTONM, rs. MELVIN,M r. 49 143,281 143 149 429 288 87 151 60 60 300,328 276 230 333 154 271 282 44 William MERCERA, lice George MERIANS,J o Ann MERITHEWM, rs. Olive Peter 37,57,123,347,374 326 52 302 P.L. MERRELSJ,o hn Mary MERRILL, Alden Alice Bernice Benjamin and Bolisti Charles E. Charlotte Ezell and Horace Hiram Ira Vera MERRIT, Leslie Mrs. Leslie MERRIT!'L, es L.B. MERROWM, rs. Hazen MERWINM, rs. Lois METZ, Mrs. Joseph Sr. Mrs. Mae MEVIS, Joseph MEYERD, oris Duane MEYERS, Mrs. Duane E.E. Robert MIESLE, Joseph MILES, Mr. MILET, Anna MILFORD, Edna C. 286,401 410 299 198 269 82,92,283 92 272 92 272 92 92 92,93 92 82 391 273 229 399 267 328 195 97 243 326 191 273 399 429 76 148 282 282 MILLER, Alice Bruce Cynthia Daniel Donald E. Doris Dutch Emma Evelyn F.A. Florence George E. Helen Hollis James D. Joan Karen Lawrence L.C. Lloyd D. Mary A. Michael Nettie E. Paul Robert Roy E. Ruth Samuel Dr. Stephen Vance MILLIKEN, Gov. William MILLIMAN,R ichard L. MILLIS, E.L. . MILLS, Frank and Henry 270 94 60 94 288 281 204 93 281 324 150 93 94 269 391 292 263 388 390 93,94,195 93 94 332,334 292 388 199 150,268 94 154 269 206 391 292 216 Mrs. H.H. and Marguerite MINER, Charles H. 39 201 326 143 267 282 281 Edith Gale Marjorie MISSLIT'Z, Donald Evelyn MITCHELL,C arrie Mr. MIZINE, Michael MOELLERB, ert MONROEA, bigail Addie M. Almira and Archibald Arthur L. Benjamin Charles B. Cora M. Donald Dwight D. Elizabeth Ernest 91 427 288 177 32 34 32 34,394 32 229 34 325 34,399 32 191 23 MONROEF, rancis B,32,33,34 190,193,216 Frederick and Freedom 32 33,34 33 George Henri O. James Launa A. Lemuel Libby B. Linda 34,190,193,276 33 31 to 34,190,200 34 Lucinda M. Mary and Margaret Nancy Norton and William MONTEGUEA,l ex Burr Lukes. MOONEYR,e v. Edward MOORER, ev. E.C. Fred Mary Pane Mervil Mrs. Mervil Susan MORANB, lanche Elaine H. Larue James William MOREYJ, esse MORGAN, Robert and Sally Benjamin B. Hulda Melbourne MORLANR, obert E.L. MORLOCKE,d ith MORRIS, Lewis Margaret MORRISONH, attie MORRISSEYF, r. . MORSE, Dana Daniel w. MORTEMORJEu,d y and Richard MORTONL, eonora Miss MOWREYD,e nnis MUELLERR, ev. Marcus c. MULLINJ, ess s. MULLOY, James MUNGERM, rs. Abigal MUNNJ, ohn Mrs. Roberta MUNSELLA, rthur Catherine and Carol 276 33 33 32 33 433 348 153,314 202 237 199 55 201,325 195 47,78 55 104 105 104,105 105 88 53 427 33 329 288 288 326 35 35,190,192 282 197,301 34 187 267 117 146 3,4,264 302 324 37 187 55 151,'129 276 101 101 MUNSELLE, lnora Frank Garon Mary and Molly Michael Robert and Teena MUNSONF, erdinand F.W. 101,149 101 101 101 101 101 318 116,152 152 277 MURBACKR,e v. John MURNINGHADMav, id and Polly Mr. 411 201,323,324,325 49 124 145,149,326 MURPHYJ,a mes Mary Mr. Pat MURRAYA, udrey Mrs. Donald MUSCH,f amily Mrs. Hannes MUSONF, rederick W. MUSSO,M rs. Inez MUSSONC, layton Mrs. Clayton Elizabeth Estelle Frank Gerald George Grace Jennie Leonard Linda Lulu Lyle Marjorie Martha. and Maude Mary Mrs. Max Ralph Robert Thomas William W.E. MUTI'ER, Emily George MYERS,R obert MYNAHAI i"JJ. ' w. NAGEL,M iss NAUSS, Brent B. Joan and Miclcey Ralph NEARY, John NEELY, D.D. John R. NEFF, Henry 399,400 282 318 270 200 289 96 273 97 272 96 58 98 96 98 55,97,98 326 98 55,98,195 273 96 97 273 430 97,98 98 55,58,96,98 283 122,154 117 143 283 146 288 267 266,433 347 282 37 320 24 NELSON, Betty Mel Mrs. NEQUETTEA, llen C. NESMITH, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph NEU, Mrs. Lloyd NEUBECKE, d and Joan NEUMANG, race and Lily NEVERETHH, ennan and Ruth Marie NEWBERRY, Dell 275 152 277 229,391 273 263 267 282 60 140 76 NEWCOMB, Howard Olive and Onalee 274,283 76 204 116,427,428,436 Bruce Ray NEWCOME, NEWLAND, NEWMAN, Roy Bruce Fran and James NICHOLAS,D r. Mildred B. NICHOLS, George Howard N. Myrtle NIMPHIE, Max E. Jr. NIRIDER, Cecil NIXON, Clark family Gale and Hattie NOBLE, Edgar Elnathan Dr. Rev. H. M. John NOEL, William H. NOLL, Betty NOONEYL, ewis NORMANW, illiam NORTHRUPS, arah Mrs. William Norton, Carol Francis A. Horace Helen and Henry H.W. Lucinda Malcom D. NOSS, family OAKLEYD, oris O'CAVANAGHR,e v. Bernard o 'CONNELL,N ora O'CONNOR,J ohn O'DONNELL,A lice O'HEARN, Neil O'KANE, Margaret 116,427,436 144 288 428 333 394 437 48 288 58 282 318 282 187 311,312 292 399 198 288 52 245,248 217 94 195 326 35 316 35 275 35,190,200 35 182 328,329 197 51 195 277 216 51 O'KELLY, Fr. Patrick O'LEARY, Mrs. Laura Mr. Mrs. Virginia OLDENBURGG,l adys OLDS, Dr. E.F. Ransom E. O'LONE, John OLSEN, Hazel Mr. OMEL, Richard O'NEIL,Alex ORMANDA, nna M. ORTH, Henry OSBORNG, ov. OSGERBYJ, .K. Mr. OSTRANDERD, oris OTT, Frad and Carl OTWELLR, alph Jr. OWEN, James G. John Ruth Byron 195,201,294,301 273 225 225,282 143 281 37,153 378 296 148 149 325 195 51 331 2'15 148 144 268 61 328,329 245 45 236 195 268 PACHARDW, illiam PAGE, Mrs. Bonnie John 114,141,142,144,147 149,152,218,236,262 Mr. PAILTHORPER, ev. PAOLI, Angelo PALMERE, rnest J. PAPWORTH, Edna Logan Walt S. PARK, A. Colton Dean Mrs. Dean Molly PARKE, Janet Sue PARKER,A ndrew Asa Mrs. Blanche Clarence David 281,286,324,429 124 292 302 288 B 292 32,ll3,292 260 324 292 280 279 43 61,224 Bl 299 95 Mrs. Dona Donald and E.D. Scott 199 331 288 Edna L. Elizabeth family Frank Grace Duane 299 276 191 3~0 61 276 25 PARKER,I sabella, Jane PARKS, Jennie Jessie Maria Miss Ora Rev. Robert Roxanna William Betty and Dean Robert Billy 61,266,326 118 95 123 61,214 144 224 158 10,61,216,222,224 158 61,154,224,272 292 388 PARMENTERF,l orence and Louis PARRISH, Edward 429 220 325 PARSHALLA, rvilla Chester Thomas K. Vincent PARSONSB, urt F. C.D. Ralph PASMOREI,r ene Mary E. PATE, Bert S. PATTERSONG, eorge C. Sarah Thomas PATTIN, Donna B. PAULI, Mary Jo PAYNE, George Jim Mary PEACH, Edna and Trumen PEARCH,C arol PEARSONF, red PEAVEY,G eorge w. John w. PEAVY, Adelbert Mrs. Adelbert A.F. Calvin A. Edith and Ethel George and Ichabod Homer B. Josephine Rhua Rosette and Sally William H. 126 216 317,320 320 305,348 275,316 225 282 281 322 315 92 226 281 51 269 113 269 60 281 387 154 311 55 275 71,275,276 55 55 55 27, 55, 71,277 244 277 55 PECKENS,A lbert and Alexander 55,275 98 98 98,99 99 98,99 98,99 Alton Charles Clara and David Eliza and Ernaline Howard PECKENSJ, ohn Justin Lena Shaw Lynn and Mary Marcena and Rose Ralph 98 99 98 99 98,99 PECKINS, Alex. and Marcenus Mildred 99 201 283 288 304 299 Otto M. PEDERSENR, ussell PEIRCE, Leilah PELKEY,G erald Lotta Preston PELL, Mrs. Carrie PENNELLD, orothy PENTICOFF,R ev. O.C. PENZIAN, Judy PERKINS, Clifford Floyd Frank Mrs. Mildred PERRY, Annie "Hank" PERSON,M rs. R.H. PESTLE, Beverly PE'TER, Mrs. William PE'TERSMARBK., PE'TERSONC, arl Harold PE'TRICK,R ev. B.E. PE'ITIBONE,B arbara Fern Mrs. Harry Henry Lyle Mrs. Nelson Norman PE'ITIS, Harriet o. PFAU, Albert Herb PHILBURNJ, ames and Linda PHILLIPS, Foster Elizabeth Galen A. Sr. Glane and Irene Larry Mabel Maude PHIPPENY, Maxine PHIPPS, Byron PHLOR, Thora PIERCE, Dr. Eugene David B. Harry 122,431 431 431, 432 299 1/JS 297 270 283 394 191 191 283 82 ll6,428,436 271 281 146 52 392 267 283,288 302 35,267 234 302 260 286 194 267,436 Bl 395 241 295 334 61 58,59,191 61 148 270 126 333 260 282 33i 46 429 26 PIERPONT, Kenneth PIERSON, Lt. PINCKNEYJ, ohn D. Margaret PIPP, E.G. William PI'ITINGER, Edward J. Phil O. PLACEWAYH,a ttie PLA'IT, Mrs. A.A. PLESS, Charles Samuel S. F. Robert Mrs. Maybelle William PLUMMERW, ayne K. POHL, Dorothy POHLY,M rs. P.H. POLACKD, r. Robert POND, Jabez A. POOL, Clarissa and Fred Howard and Irwin Jeremiah and John Marcellus and Mary Nathan POOLE, Mary POPPY, Guy and Nellie PORTER,M rs. E.S. Joseph William POST, Elder PO'ITER, Anna Mrs. Edla Sally PO'ITS, Gladys Russell POWELLE, .B, POWERS, William PRA'IT, Chuck Mary A. PRESTONA, lva Bessie H.and Fred Henry s. PRICE, Clayton and Mrs. Irene Rev. Lawrence PROBSTFELDR, obert PROCTORJ, ane Topping Herbert T. PUCKETI',O rvell PULLEN, Merritt and William PURDY, Albert Augustus and Ermna Jane and Leander D. Mandanie 296 180 B,37,44,191 372,373,398 398 154 301 288 229 52 271 248,249 216,286 428 188 177 195 288 319 297 327,328,333 187 54 48 54 54 54 100 283 271 36,148,153 204 305 32 194 55 279 280 390 316 248 141 35 98 187 282 283 302 430 93 267 288 187 394 93 93 93 PURDY,M ary Maurice PUI'NAM, Effie PLYES, Howard Mr, QUACKENBUSNHa,n cy QUIGLEY,K enneth QUINN, John Maxine RADDATZC, arl RADEBACHH,a rvey and Merely RAFFERTYD, an and Thomas RAHRIG, Rev. Gilbert RAMSDEILN, oah RANCOURA, gnes LEO RANDALLM, r. Pearl RATHBUNF,r an RATZ, Daniel RAVEN,F rank RAWLINGSM, artha RAWSONM, r. RAYMONDH,a rold J. Jess RAYMOURG,e orge READ,C atain READERL, loyd C. REAM, Leroy RECKER,M arilyn REDDINGW, illiam REDINGERC, atherine REED, Alta C.A. John Mrs. John Juliette Clara and Edwin Etta M, Harriet and Hazel Howard and Hulda Jay Kerr and Laura Linus and Loretta Louisa P. Mahlon and Nellie Mina Ray and Rex R. Clark Robert Ruben Clark Tazona and Walter Willard and Zur 87 248,249 183 229 220 46 275 333,334 332,333 324 148 263 294 195 282 428 204 140 262 260 128 32,33 150 288 128 199 303 288 152 270 319 42 277 302 270 48 154 48 47 48 48 48 48 47,48 48 146 48 47,275 329 48 48 48 REEVES,G eorgia 52 REID, Robert M. REINER, Richard 225,226,229,230 150428 27 REINHARDTM, el REKOWSKAI, nnie RENER, Eric RENTOND, r. Charles REPIK, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vicki A. RESE, Rev. Fred REYNOLDSW, inston RHODE, SDonald Mrs. Donald RICE, Dr. Mary Ward RICHARDSB, eryl Helen Len Rosemary Mrs. Sherman Will RICHARDSONC,h arles Jeffery Kenneth Louis Louisa and Susanna Thomas RICHMONDT,r acy William F. RICKETT, John Marion RICKETTS, James 325 334,335 216 331 4 268 197 275 229 282 327 299 32 140 148 277 150 270 277 99 99 436 151 99 191 199 288 197 282 292 RIDDER,A rlene 126 RIDDLE, Andrew Cynthia Elijah Elizabeth family Frederick 37,39 ; 60,320,374 61 201,320 37,39,58,60 Isabella and Maria Mae and Marybelle Sallu William RIDER, David Ersyl Gladys Jemina and Joseph RIDING, Norah RIECKHOFFF,r ed REID, Neil REIMANNE, rnst RIGGS, Henry RIGNEY,E lizabeth RILEY, Charles RINK, Donald E. RISCH, Julia Martha RISDON, 320 61 60 61 201 60,61 46 114,145 282 46 329 391 395 41 385 80 204 267 80 59 260 ROBB, Henry James A. Lloyd Ross William E. ROBBINS, Martha ROBERTSA, lbert L. Andrew B. Beatrice Brad Bruce w. William ROBINSONB, ede David 333,334,335 324,328,334 303 324,325 2i7,316,322 171 245 288 96 276 200 304 429 199 Mary ROBITALLEM, rs. C.Arthur ROGERS,M rs. Byron 104 273 195,281 281 282 Cora G. Fred Mrs. Fred Jim Kathleen Leroy ROGGENKAMBPla, nche Mrs. Henry ROHRABACHEARd, am Albert Mrs. Al Christian Clare w. 323,324 429 325 304 326,329 270,326 37,44,56,398 30,45,191,195 7,153 359 398,401 44 245 Edward and Ella 44 Freeman 45,260 Gabriella Janet John c. and Jane 44,56 3,171,267,268 44 Kenneth Nancy Smith Peter Sarah ROLASONc, arrie and Henry ROLISON, Louis B. ROMNEYG, eorge Roor, Rev. Henry George P. ROSE, Mary Orson A. Ralph SUsan ROSS, "Dick" Dr. E.A. James Lorna Robert Thomas Winifred ROSSEN, Edwin 45,288 398 44,45 44 269 387 205 37,56 390 262 245 268 50 428 296 268 48 150- 34 393 288 28 ROSSINGTONM, rs. Alfred ROUNDSA, sabel and Polly 273 298 93,298 197 316 Sylvester ROUNSIFER,A sa ROUNSVILLEF, rank ROWE, Joseph Samuel RUBBINS, Burt Mr. RUBERT, S.B. Rudolph, Alene Ivah RUMSEYC, larissa Joseph Mrs. William RUPERT, Mark RUPPERT, Seth RUSISCHER,G eorge RUSSELL, Gladys Helen John Joseph Mayme Wheeler RUSSO, Rosemary RUSTON,M rs. Fred RYAN, A.W. and Fay Golda John Fr. John Mary E. Patti S. Robert SAGE, George James Mr. Mary SALMONH, elen Laird Mary Mrs. Rayroond SALSBERGE, ugene SANFORDM, rs. A. F. Ellie Ezra Rev. Ezra Ida James John SARGISON,G eorge SAROSKI, Edward SAUNDERSF, rederick SAUSE, Rev. SAVAGEH, annah SCHAFER,C harles SCHAIBLE, Anna L. 37 191 195 128 260 88 153 320 158 320 348 233,388 201 282 281 37 201 282 201 281 304 296 294 195,201,316,391 294 229 294 294 300 B,36,58,390 B,36,373 297 34,298 328 82 323 316 278 326 89,98 201 278 201 89,201 260 288 199 302 33 154 281 SCHANCKENBERMGa,r y E. SCHANERI,r ma SCHAUERA, lice SCHAYERA, rthur SCHEFFER, Francis S. SCHELKE,E lsie SCHMEIK,A dam SCHMIIJI',A ndrew and Frank Elizabeth Gus John and Joy Louise and Mary Rose SCHMIT!', August Dr. Phillip SCHNACKENBERLGuc, ille Lyle Ruth SCHNEIDERE, lizabeth SCHOENHALOS,s car SCHO'I'TSH, erbert Mrs. Herbert SCHREPFERM, erle SCHROEDERD,e Folia Fred SCHUCHC, harles SCHULTHEISJ, ack SCHULTZ,F ern Mr. SCHULZ, Elsie and Louise SCHURTZZ, oe SCHWEITZERR,e v. F. SCOFIELD,B arbara Benjamin 281 326,328,329 126 292 288 302 42 61 61 428 61 61 61 229,431 271,331 149 388 281 326 201 57,324 273 429 269 231,269 387 429 279 144 326 148 297 149 374 Joy - William B. 265,399 229,230,266,296 SCO'I'T, Wilson SCULLIN, James SCULLY, John F. SEALS, Keith SEAMANG, eorge SEARS, Roy SEATON,N ellie SEELYE, Ralph A. SEIM, family Frances SELLERS, John SELLMAN, H.G. SEMES, Helen SESSIONS, Gordon L. 325,433,436 288 201 267 278 292 260 272 278 318 126,282 197,198 348 47 288 Harold and Madelyn 283 409 11';1 SEXTON,N ellie Orville w. William W.K. 126 106 29 SHAFFIER, Frank SHAFT, Jane and William SHARP, Alvin Andrew and Anney Catherine Clara Dwight and Elnora family Frank Mrs. Frank Fred George Hannah Hattie Helen Henry Jonathan s. Kester Mary Sam Thomas SHARPE,A lma Earl Elnora SHAW, I.H. Mr. SHEAR, Peg SHEEKS,G ordon SHELBY,M rs. Harold SHELTERSB, etty SHELTOND, orothy SHELVERM, elvin SHERER, Rev. Luther SHERTONC, arol SHERT'ZERD,r . Boyd Mrs. Millie SHERWOOJDo,h n SHIELDS, Dennis Edmund F.J. Mary SHINDORFT, heodore . SHIPPY, Mrs . Emma Harold SHUART, Mabel SHUKER, Jaclc SHULKINSM, arjorie SHULTZ,F rank Mr. SIGLER, Caroline M. Dr. Claude Dr. Fred Dr. Hollis SILSBEE, Archie M. SILVER, Louise SIMMONS, Margie Jim and William 288 118 101 100 100,101, 198 118 100 318 100,101 272 100 54,100,120 100 54,100 195 198 187 101 100,282 118 81,197 117,140,148,150 292,353,391 149 199 220 265 288 304 272 326 152 302 270 43,324,327,429 326 334 195,216,375 116,387 399 149,195 218,400 280 229,230,280 301 229 267 296 146 52 271 271,316 271,327 387 270 152 429 SIMONS, Connie "CUff" SINGER, Frederick SKALSKI, Norma SKILBECK,E lizabeth and 278 37,180 288 152 Frances 35 Franke John Joseph Mary A. Mrs. Parley SKINNER, C.E. 398 35 35,37,56 35,190,192 153 35,347 399 Charles and Flora SKRONSKI,D r. Marion J, SKUSA, William 269 331 229 SKUTr, Ray SLADER, Amos S. SLATER, John Ruth SLAVIN, Frank Will J. SLAYTONG, len Richard SLIDER, Charles Elbert SLITER, Samuel Subel B. SLONAKERA, wilda SLUCTER, Capt. Glenn SMALL, Gordon T.A. SMART'l, J.N. SMITH, Abigal A.H. Mrs. A.V. Albert Arthur Beryl catherine carolyn Chauncey Clara Dean Elisha H. Eliza Elizabeth Ella Elmer Ephriam Frank Fred G. Glenn Gus H. Mrs. H.B. Hannon 245 35 325,326,327 326 150 317 145,324 216,220,436 81 98 374 37 152 437 204,303 288 316 298 199 273 55,154,269,272 275 272 262 274 34 99 229 36,45,394 34 53 148 152,332 32,33,34,190,192 39,288 57,59 332,334 187,188 390 399 56,59 30 SMITH, Harold V. Henry H. Joan Jim John w. Julius D. Kathryn Leander L.C. 288 32,33,34 262 400 45,199 187,294,390 89 37,58,216,394 182 Lewis M. 56, 57, 59 L.M. 390 Lorenzo 199 Lucy s. 34 Madeline 326 Max 229 Nancy A. 44 Nellie Wood 398 Odell J. 191 Olivia F. 34 Patricia 281 Pierpoint 200 Rev. 318 Robert 149,150 269,302 323 Fr. Roger 301 R.R. 275 Mrs. R.R. 275,299 Ruth 49 Sam 387 Sidney 316 Tompthy 394 Vernon c. 199 Villeroy 45 Waitstill 32,33,34,190,192 W. B. 216,347 William B. 390 Wirt 199 w. McPherson 4,39,40,41 SMOCKF, ord 204 SMOUSEM, rs. Ermia 277 SNEDICOR,B ert 55,181,182 George and Marshall 55 W.N. 55,69 SNEED, Herb 229,323 324 SNELL, Jacob 320 SNOW,M r. 116 SNYDER,E li L. 260 Margaret 33 W.E. 125 SOBER, Margaret and Merle 96 SODERBERGI,n r.a 399,400 Mrs. Paul 281,282 SONNENBURAGl, ice 173 SOPCAK,M rs. Ed 273 SOPER, Eugne W. 288 SOPP, Thora 149 SORG, Mrs. Betty John Katherine Mrs. Lucy Odelia SOULE, William SOWLE,E nos and Justina Rosa A. SPALDING,M rs. Burton Ernestine Florence Mrs. Jesse Lother SPENCE, Mrs. Richard SPENCER, Dr. Claudius Dora 273 124 326 272 124 374 102 102 301 273 150 270 292 280 154 332 Henry N. and McPherson Miss 41 182 48 48 142 SPRAGUEE, velyn and John Marion and Milton R. Theodore SPRING, Benjamin SPUNK, Rev. David SQUIRE, Mrs. Robert Walter ST. ONGE, Richard Mrs. Richard STAEBLERR, ev. S. 48 266,374 297 280 292 429 270 297 STAFFORDS, STAIR, Ed D. Orin 49 154,182,183,184,383,390 182,184,390 STALEY, Hattie STAMBAUGRHe, v. M. W. STAMPERR, ev. Henry STANSBURYJa, mes M. Stapleton, Ella and John Jack Mary A. STARK, Samuel STARKEYM, abel STEDMAN, Margaret Mrs. Stanley Frances Hannah STEEL, Miriam Mrs. Ernaline Joseph H. Walter STEINACKERL, aurence R. STEINER, Edwinna STELZER, Henry and Margaret Olive and Wolfgang STENSAAS,G ail and Randy STEPHENS, Georgia William H. 99 298 300 312 52 394 52 200 282,326 229,282 229 50 100 50 298 37 392 288 90 76 76 101 49,50 387 31 STEVENS,C larence James Mary Alice STEWARTE, thel James Margaret STICKLER, Loui se STILES, E.H. STRIPE, Fran STODDARDE,l izabeth STOKER,L ance STOLLSTEIMERK, eene Mr. STONE, J.L. Ziba STOREY,B eecher A. STORRIN, Elsie STORY, Robert STOWE,I saac Leon STREBBINGE, velyn STREIT, Mrs. Mary STREKER,M anuel STRENG, Paul B. Mrs. Richard STRINGER,D oug STROBEL, Harold H.G. STRONGR, ichard STROOPS,S haron K. STUBER, Darbi Dr. Roscoe Mrs. Roscoe STUIBLE, Ronald STUMPHK, en SULKA, Sue SULLIVAN,E sther James John T. Joy Nicholas SUITON, caroline Charles Mrs. Charles Katherine Samuel SWANND, ouglas SWANSONH, elen SWEENEYE, dward Jay P. SWEENYG, eorge SWEET, Gordon Herbert 235 229 93 199 33 60 99 198 145 61,326 329 149,151,273,280 292 347 89 387 46,47 123 316 204 282 273 199 346 273 429 428 432 399 288 300 280 271,280,282,329 266 324 267 274 326 323,324,327 183 262 37,390 219 142,176,184,216 218,230,279,290 291,292,323,400 177,229 220 187 229,354 331 201 267 103 436 387 SWENSONL, t. Governor SWINEHARTR, ev. H.W. SWINNEYD, on 176 302 304 227 292 227 292 SWITZER, Aaron and Helen Joan Mary and Millie Richard Thomas G. SZ\'MANSKIV, ictor G. TABER, Henry P. TAFT, Charlotte family Noah TANNER,C leve M. 292,348,394 288 199 92 320 92,93 245 TAYLORA, ndrew and Alexander Elizabeth 37 37 Enos B. 37,312 Isabel James 37,60 37 Mrs. Lucille 35 Margaret 37 Milo William TAZZIMANJ, .B. TEASDALEJ, ulia TEEPLE, George W. TELLER, Joyce Samuel A. TEN EYCK, Scott TENGLE, Thomas TERHUNEW, ill TESCH, Emma B. Kenny TESTER, Ernest L. THATCHERM, ichael THEDE, Mrs. John THEIS, Fr. Allen J. THOLEN, Fred THOMAS, Ben George E. Helen THOMPSONA, . 0. Albert D. Crystal Edward Frank H.B. Jane and Lewis Lucinda Margaret Morris Moses Rachel Randolph 229 37 316 269 80,316 281 201 299 100 176,204,205 99 332,334 288 201 273 301 217 291 288 114 216 192,399 47 35,36,57,191,312 452 316 Joseph 35 35,36,57,191,394 35,36 35,36,190,192 35,36 B,35,36,148,15.3 191,214,378 35,36 36 32 THOMPSONR, ay 245 Rocelia 191 Stacey and Terry 47 THORNTONF,r . James 294 THRASHERE, lsie 151 THUMMJ,o hn 48 Lamar and Lewis 48 THURESONE, arl 229 TIBBITS, Rhode 44 TIFFANY, John 245 TILTON, Theodore 182 TIMMONSD, avid 268 TITTERTON,M ary 329 TITUS, John P. 390,391 Joseph T. 296,390 TOBIAS, Mary 268 TOOLEY,A lbert 90,91,103,116,427,436 Spencer and Wilson 394 TOPPING, Gordon and Jane 94 Norman 94 TORONLEYK, ress 316 TOTMANJ,o nathan 32 TOUSH, Clyde 103 TOWAS,A lex 391 TOWNSENDIs, aac 90 Lee 263 William 90 TOWSERA, nna 31 TRANORM, ary 146 TREVES, Anne M. 43 TRIMMR, oy 217,260,304 TROWBRID3EC, .C. 376 TRUESDELM, r. 56, 59 TRUHN, family 318 TRUMBULLM, argaret 326 TUBBS, Almada 273 Marshall 33,190 Ralph M. 281 Samuel K. 202,320 Thomas J. 141 TUCKER,G iles and Joseph 37 Radney H. 229,278 V.E. 57 TULIP, TUPPER,D onald TURNERJ,a mes 430 245 61 Jerome w. 180,266,374 Josiah Judge Roger 'IUM'LE, Sarah TWILLEY, Margarette TYNDALL, Myron L. UBER,· Paul H. UDE, Salley 37,314 184 391 85 77 304 41,229,262 378 ULRICH, Ernest Patty UM'ER, Mrs. Ann VANBLARICUMV, erta M. VAN CAMP, J.A. VANDERCOOEKv, a Ackley VANDERHOEFE,. R. VANDEUSEN, J.I. Mr. VAN HORN, Clifford Mrs. Clifford Josie VAN KEUREN, Alex H. Charles family Henry P.T. James I. Mrs. Tjerick VAN KLEEK, Asa VAN LOON, Mrs. Alfred VAN PATTON, Mrs. A. VAN NEST, Abram VANSLYKE, Mrs. Minnie VAN WINKLE, Carey V. Charles 277 281 3:-n 281 320 114 390 347 44 324,325 270 277 154 78,101,202 320 154 202 123,219,234 101 216 266 271 199 399 52 34,52,190,199 220,428 Don W. 52,399 Florence 220 Harriet 3~,52 Helen 52 Jacob Locke and Jane 34 Johannes 34,52 John 34,52,199,220,288 Katherine 220 Madge 52 Margaret and Mary A. 34 Nancy 220 Naomi 34 Nellie 52 Peter 34,52 Susan 34 William P. 52,216,271 Mrs. W.P. VANW ORMAMR,a rion VAN ZEE, Miss VARNEY, A.C. VAtxm, William VAUYA,R obert VEAL, Donald VEITH, Arthur Mr. and Mrs. Vernon VELME, mery Henry 314 316 323 104 281 180 56 48 296 302 302 302 334 33 VEI11, Emery VERNIER, Mrs. Theodore VEY, Herb VINCE, Jacl;: VOGT, John Ted - VOSS, Kay VYSE, Orvin L. WADE, Donald WADDELLA, ndrew D. Frances J. Samuel WADLUNDD,r . Robert WAHAB, ruce WAIT, Sarah WAKEFIELDB, etty WAKELINb, rother WAKEMANLu, cinda Margaret Stephen WALDRONE,d ward WALKEM, arie WALKERB,r ian Carl Chad Dorothy family Frances Goldie Jc1ne Joseph Laura P. Lewis Linda and Nancy Patty Rachel Ralph Raymond G. Richard Robert L. Thomas Todd Veronica William WALSERJ,a mes WALSH, Betty James and John Joseph Patrick and Robert Sally WALTERM, artha WALTERSD, .Peter Mary G. WALTONJa, y C. Mary Beekman 334 266 143 434, 435,436 289 229 142 288 272 35,188,216,390 43 36 280,296 430 47 281 298 35,190,200 48 25,200 348 140 47 392 47 48 320 48 82 48 199 79 48 47 47 227 48 47 200 288 53 47 326 48 302 48 48 201 48 48 44 391 299 216 35 WARDM, rs. Carl Phyllis WARNEE,v elyn WARNERFl,o rence Gov. Fred M. 195 294 328,329 114,142,143,147 Gertrude and Gratia Miss Wilbur WARNKER, ichard E. WARRENb,r other Charles WASHBURNC,h arles Roy WASKINL, ois WATERBURFYre, deric]< J. WATERMAMN,i ss WATERSR, ev. G.F. WATKINSM, rs. Phyllis WATSONE, rmnaa nd Hiram Jane John Margaret WATTS,B ruce Mrs. Bruce WAEVERJo, seph Merle Rev. E. WEBB, Nancy Thomas WEBSTERD, aniel WEEKS, Francis WEHNESG, ladys WEIAND,C lare and Mrs. Eva WEIBRECJITC, arrie and Ermna WEILANDB, . WEIMEISTER, 331 91 150 91 303 298 34 245 191,193 399 288 153 305 273 224 137 37,245 274 323 324 295 275 153 148 82 90 326 51 299 349 429 428 Carl 122,242,248,282 Henry Sr.and John 57,297 Matilda and Nellie 57 Paul 273 WEINMEISTERfa,m ily 318 John 318 WELCHJ, oseph WELCHERC, arl Karl Miss WELKERC, harles s. Karl WELLER,C arl and Michael Thelma WELLMAN, WELLS, A.M. Dr. Cyrus Eunice Frank Ione 201 144 260 144 288 292 105 302,329 326 430 276 194. 117 394 34 WELLS, Helen Marilyn Dr. William WENKM, rs. Lavern WENZELM, rs. Anthony WESSINGER," Bud" Joseph Lyle Ruth WEST, Dorcas Ebenezer and Matthew WESTERMADNr, . Kenneth WESTMORELANGDal,e n J. WESTPHALT, homas 48 274 58 52 263 393 195 61 80 55 37 292 288 429 WESTONA, llen C. WESTRANR, oy WHALENC,l int Katherine M. WHEELERD, r. Gardner Henry WHEELOCKP,a ul 37,266,374 331 333,334 43 37,45,56,191, 269 191 394 WHIPPLE, Almon Frederick c. Gladys Henry A. Judge Martha WHITACREM, r. WHITAKERA, ndrew Ella WHITBECKO, live WHITE, Basil Delia Edward Mrs. Frank James John Les Lulu Mary Vincent Wilbert WHITEHEADS,a rah WHITEHOUSED, r. Walter WHI™ORE, Mary and Pauline WHYMAGNe,r aldine WICKMANM, rs. WIIMAYERW, illiam E. WIEBER, Fr. Joseph WIECHERS,J ohn E. WIER, Dorothy WIGGINE, dward WIGGINS, Mrs. Annette Casey Mrs. Casey WIGGLESWORTFHra, nces 37,57,394 390 57,142 260 347 227 200 348 176,177 55 334 282 198 272 37,44,398 317,434.436 334 98 273 35,262 302 35 333 85 91 144 44 294 201 326 331 273 54,273 273 262 WIGHT, Lemuel A. 199 WILBER, Henry 348 WILBUR,H enry 394 Jerome 260 WILCOXA, delbert 99 Alta 123 Alonzo 99 Calvin 216,314 Deborah 99 Eleanor and Ermna 99 Florence 124,277 Hattie 99 J .A. 124 Jennie M. 48 Mabel 99 Rosette 55 Ryland s. 99 Surah and Susanna 99 Theodore 99 WILDES, Mrs. Joseph 263 WILES, Lois 81 Tholan 81,260 WILEY, Bernice 292 WILKINSONC, harles 43,202 Herman and Joan 270 Mary and Mildred 43 Mrs. Myrtle 399 Mrs. Robert 302 WILLARDA, lta 326 WILLER, Rev. Earl 302 WILLE'IT, David 391 Robert L. 229 Wesley 391 WILLIAMSA, rthur 114 Rev. Don 300 Mrs. Don 276 Harry 60,188,273,296,394 Mrs. Harry 188,273,399 Marge 270 Gov. "Soapy" 176,226 WILLIS, Loren 114,149,428 Mrs. Loren 280,281 Mildred 282 WILLISTON,C arlos A. 123 WILLS, William 148,153 WIU1ER, Ruth 282 WILSON,F . 283 family 271 Fromilda 57,226 Lelan 125 Mrs. Lillian 272 Lucius 230 Mrs. Rex 270 Stanley G. 154,272,296 35 WILTSE, Anson and Glenn Max Vernon Willard WIMBLESA, rthur and Bessie Clark 432 262,432 432 150,432 90 90,91 90 91 90 90 90 Clyde and Eleanor Edwinna Ella and Eva George Susan WINANSG, ov. Edwin B. George WINEGARA, mos Carrie Sarah T.J. WINES, Darwin Donald E.D. Edith Fr. George H. Henry Julia Michael Mrs. Naomi WING, John N. Hiram WINK, Verne WINKELlIAUHS,e nry WINSHIP, Pat WINTER,T heodore WIRICK,J ames WIRTHM, .H. WITHEY,J ack Jane Robert w. WI'IT, Ada Mrs. Sally WITI'ROCKR,u di WITTY, Mrs. Wes 52,58,316 316 216,269 269 141 260 61 144,249,266 349 269 197 288 269,323 48 320 177 34 200,319 245 215 264 201 302 393 433 145 230,304 114 205 304 WOJNICKI, Charlotte and Geraldine Stanley 272 398 398 WOLCOTI'H, arold 296 Norman WOLOWIC'ZA, lice WOLVERTONE, va M. WOODM, rs. Grace Lamar Robert Rhodora Shirley William H.S. 30 399 90 401 267 229,400 267 81 315,316,394,399 WOODHAMBSer, thold Carolyn WOODHURSMTi,s s WOODRUFFR,a lph Russell w. Whitely WOODWARMDab, el WOODWORTDHr., Edwin WOOL, Conrad WOOLCO'INTo, nnan WORKW, innie WORNTAINW, illiam W. WORTHINGTOJNo,h n WRIGGLESWORTJoHh,n WRIGHT,A lfred Arthur Mrs. Arthur Bernard Ernest Frank Mrs. Fran!< George w. Mrs. Guy Hazel H. John J.P. and Lewis Mrs. William WRUCKA, gnes Mr. and Mrs. Albert Carl and Otto YEAKEYL, eon Mr. YELLANDE, lizabeth YERKES, Esther Samuel M. YOON, Mr. and Mrs. D.S. YORK,D on YOST, Mrs. Betty 216,217,292 322,323,399 281 124 244 60,267,286 324 36 117 271,327,329 37 31 329 154 233 216 200 51 272 294 195 122 272 50,51,52 272 51 216 199 233 52 302 302 302 144 244 50 142 102,200,276 273 430 331 36 YOUNGA, lma brothers Carol David L. Doug E.A. Edward F. Fromilda J. James Mrs. James Mrs. Joseph Laurie Nellie Orland C. Sue William H. Sr. YOUNGLOVAE,a ron and William ZALESKI, Fr. Alex ZANDER,R ev. W.F. ZEEB, Cecilia Donna family Harley W. William Fred. ZEMAITIS, Dan ZEMPER, Dan Duane Rick Steve ZIMMERMAENlv, ira Janice June Lynn ZINK, Julius ZIZKA, Lawrence ZUCK, C.H. ZULAUF, Henry 57,149,226 427 262 226 262 348 57,226,227 57,226 429 262 282 282 262 57 216 229,323,324 262 226 George 199 199 301 297 l !J5 103,104 318 103,104 103 431 430 3,7,10,143,176,427 430 429,430 282 326 323,324,325,329 302,323 268 288 292 312 INDEXo f PHOTOORAPH'S Howell Bicentennial History 5th Michigan Regimental Band ADAMS, W. D. 204,206 55 163 405 322 Airial act Airplane AKIN, Robert American Legion veterans American Revolution Bicen. flag 288 10 "Annie Oakley" 162 Ann Pere Ann Pere station interior AVERY,Earl Mrs. Ernest Avery home Balloon Ascension Baptist church women Barn moving Barn stalls BARRONR, ichard Barron building Basketball team Bathing Beauty'~ BEACH, Ed Beard Contest BECKWITHF, ord BEEMANM, ary B. Belles of Howell BENNET!', Paul Bennett Hardware BERGRENJ, oan M. Bible Baptist church Big wheel bike Blacksmith shop interior BODE, Emil Bogue mill Brick house Bridal picture BRIGHAMM, ary Brinaina sheep to market BROOKS, "Bill" BROWNA, lice and Thomas Clyde Ernest Joe Boy Scouts Boys of Bootcamp Buffalo & wagon Building the Presbyterian BURDICK, Arlene BURKHARCTl,a udine family BURSLEY,S tate Senator Gil 360,361 362 156 156 193 162 198 58 92 401 350 430 120,306 386 444,445 433 260 107 254,428,435 179 204 295 170 370 67,430 65,363 38 306 102 26,27 401 75 401 432 197 398 241 125 church 223 4 75 83 9 1 Cabin on Marr road 15 Car float 117 Car wreck 369 CARR, Congressman M. Robert 9 CARPENTERA, sa 61 CATREIJ.,, Fred E. 224 Centennial flag 35 Centennial parade 38,115 Champion Fire Extinguisher engine 349 Children's wagon 62,63 Christmas Tea Party 112 Church 296,298,299,300.304 Church of Jesus Christ, LDS 295 Citizen Mutual Ins, Co. employees 257 Civil War cannon 309 Civil War monument 196 Civil War Veteran's 186,188 CLARK, Chester 356 CLEAVYW, .E. 90 Clinton Street fire station 352 Club fun 147 Coats of 1900 403 Cohoctah depot 371 station interior 364,365 Corner Drug store 64 COTI'ER, 432 County Fair 56 Courthouse crowd'. 308, 309 speech 256 Currency Cutting wood Cyclist Deadwood, South Dakota Depot crowd DEVEREAUXM, argaret Diamond Dot ration line Doctor with sleigh Drug store store interior DUDLEYP, ercy EAGER, William Blake Eager farm Early Football uniform Early Howell village Early log cabin machine shop truck East Ward school 356,357,358,359 76 177 402 251 222 287 325 177 119 401 47 78,79,80 426 310 36,37 413 375 70,!97,424,425 ELLIS, Joseph H. Enlnanuel Evangel. Entertainer 311 United Brethern 297 172 Fair Entertainment Fairgrounds Fancy Women Farm family and horses Farm home and family Fashion 1900 1 s Faussett farm FAWCE.'TJIa',m es R. FIELDS, Joseph C. FINLEY, Hugh Fire Fire of 1890 Fire bell station 166,167,176 404,405 156 100 93 307 81 82 137 432 346 344,345 350 350 truck 351,353 First air~lan2 362 traffic siynal 373 train 368,379 truck in Howell 121 First Baptist church 300 Fishing picture 114 FISHBECK,G eorge 401 Fishbeck home 46 FISHER, Geraldine 398 FITCH, Roy 401 Flander's motorcycle 372 FORCE, Howard 401 FORD, President Gerald R. 8 Foot race 168,169 Four Mile Tavern 116 Frog hunting 16 Galloway house 57 GARLANDA, lbert 58 Alfred 58 Edward 58,401 Jepson 58 Garland shop 403 store 178 tailor shop interior 224 Gasoline Train car 371,378 GEHRINGER",C harlie" 436 General McArthur 290 Genoa township float 125 GENTRYH, oward 222 Girls 399 GOODNOWM,r s. Grace 44 Goodnow & Jubb store 240 Governor Dickson 192 Ferris 216 Grand River Avenue 22,23,164,165 414 to 421,446,447 Grand River Avenue in winter 254,255 Grand River street scene 5 GRIFFIN, Senator Robert 9 Grocery wagon 18 2 HAGMAN"M, ike" HAGNI, "Dick" Halloween Hardy United Methodist Harvest Time HART, Senator Philip HEEG, Herman HELLER, "Cliff" Homecoming HOOVERf,a mily Margaret Horsebacl~ Riders Horse and Buggy Horse-drawn Binder HOSLEY, Wi1 1 i am Hosley home House of Prayer HOVEY, Howell airial view Armory baseball team basl<:etball game basketball team Carnegie library Central school City band church 4 435 57 301 72.73 9 106 215 308,309 59 59 67 75,108,363 81 94,95 96 300 232 132,215,440,441 196 424,425,432 435 431,433 237,258,259 397,398 144,314 115,203,205 354,355 212,213,396 Howell City fire hall City map Condensed Milk factory 219 fire 336,337 Howell Electric Motors workers 252,253 Howell Firemen 115 Howell first football team 427 football game 434 football team 435 Howell Foundry 99 Howell Highschool students 137 Howell Hospital 311 Howell Melon Queen 257 Howell Motors Company interior 406,407 Howell O.i:JeraH ouse 178,179 Opera House interior 165 Opera House play 171 Howell Rotary Club 192 Howell School Board 143 Howell team 428 Howell telephone operators 98 Howell Theatre 421 Howell Tire Company 355 Howell Womens Club 40,397 Womens Club play group 442,443 Howell view 70, 71 HUBBLE, 432 Ice cutting 127 Ice skating on Howell Lake 113 Implement shop 412 Irbin's Saxaphone Orchestra 207 JACKSON, Andrew and Claudine 75 Jaclrnon farm 84 JAEHNIG, David L. 4 JEWET'I',C harles 432 JEWETT, CHARLES 175 Jewitt Street bridge "cut" 319 Johnson Drug store 255 Johnson House hotel 220 "Jolly Joshers" 401 JUBBS, 54 Grace 44,191 Roy 191 KAMMERS,t ate Senator Kerry 9 Kellogg log house 86 Killing a beef 88 Kirk's Millinery store 159 KIZER, Thomas Sr. 409 Knight Ternplars 418,419 Knitting group, World War 1, 241 LaFLAMMEN,a ncy 55 LAMOREAUXA,r lene 4 LANCOURH, oward 10 LAWSONE, rnest and Kathryn 89 LEWIS, Lyon 432 LIDDELL, Dr. 188 Lions Club performers 257 Little boys 109 child 124 Little League Baseball kids 254,255 Livingston Co. courthouse 255,291 Jail 317 Livingston Co. Press paper 285,388 Livingston County War Memorial 288 Livingston Hotel front 236 Log cabin home 54,76,108 Log Cabin on Marr road 190 Logging 91 LYONS, Judge Willis 129 Maccabees initiation 284 Masonic Lodge banquet 196 McCLOSKEYD, r. Gerald 199 McMACKEN, "Bob" 434 McPHERSONfa, mily 39 William 39 William the second 257 William the third 67,430 William the fourth 39 McPherson bank 65 bank interior 223 home 40,41 Methodist church 293 Michigan Avenue school 132 3 Milk wagon MILLIKEN, Governor William G. 220 9 222 50 103 417 47 432 122 4 "Miss Michigan" Model "T" car Modern kitchen Monroe Bros. Shoe store MOORE,S usan MORGANO, lin Motorist MOWREYD, ennis National Bank National Guard group NEWCOMBR,a y and Roy New Post Office ceremony North East school Oak Grovc,Mi. Oak Grove depot hotel mill Oceola Giants football team Old bi-plane 421 437 432,436 438,439 132 1}13 363 64 363 429 388 Old car, County County Howell jail courthouse foundry 44,58,232,366,367 313 Howell fountain Howell hospital hospital kitchen operating room Mill inlet pipe Monument Municipal Electric plant Post Office Post Office carriers Railroad coal chute Railroad turntable School Threshing machine Truck Shoemaker O'Leary's Bakery ·an the Beach One room school Original courthouse fire station OSGERBY, W.K. oxen team Parade, car watchers PARKER, Mayor Robert Parker Garage Parking meter 136,312,314 293 261 321 329 330 87 200 42 390 394 385 380 17,139 413 412 409 421 171 130 I 131,133 17 348 432 74 17,125 124 120 10 377 410 Pastor- Wrights Corners church 303 "Potato Bug" gas train . Paving Grand River Avenue Peavy's Mill Peckens log house PETTIBONE,B arbara PFAU, Al Picking Water Lilies 371 221,237 70,71 159 35 395 2 Plan of Early Detroit 12,13 Posters 208,209,210,211 Presbyterian church Prince of Peace Lutheran church Prize Bull of County Fair 305 302 106 Purdy & Woodruff store 352 Racing cutters on the lake REINER,E ric Restuarant River scene ROHRABACHER, RYAN, Golda Sail boat Janet Santa Fe Express wagon Saw mill operation Schroeder-Butka Hardware School children SCHMIIYrG, us 66 286 202 14 30 294 172 386 228 255 133,134,135 142,145 430,431 SHARP, State Senator Thomas SHARPE, Clara G. 8 388 6 317 109 James 401 218 229 20,21 "Sharp Set" of people Sheriff home Shiawassee river bank SHIELDS, Edmund, Frank and Shindorf Blacksmith shop Sidewalk Days in Howell Sketch of Fort at Detroit Snow storm 194-1- Spencer house Snedicor Egg Stnre Sprungtown Hardware St. Joseph catholic church Stage Coach Steam tractor Street Fair float Fair parade STRENG, Paul B. Strobel Grocery 42 56 68,69 320 294 402 74 157 19 346 234 Studebaker car 266,267 Sunday Auto Club Swinming 236,258,259,368 160,161,164 4 Team and Buggy Telephone lines Telephone operators TERHUNEW, illiam Thompson grist mill Thompson lake Three horse team Thureson saw mill fire Todoro's Amber Lounge TOOLEY,B ert TOWNLEY, 74 408 411 283 214 214 105 352 421 432,436 432 Train wreck 338 to 343 304 240 430 Tyndall Memorial church-Nazarene U.S. Navy "Jackie Band" VAN WINKLE, Charles John Adams Veteran's Memorial Veteran's Presentation v. J. Day parade Westphal HardwJre WILHEIM, Robert WILLIAMS,H arry and Louisa WIMBELS,C lark WILSON, Frank "Womenless Wedding" play WOODSF, rank World War Draft Parade World War One camp life funeral soldiers World War Two Honor Roll ¥ELLANDG, lenn YOUNG,I rving Joanne F. 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Title A name given to the resource The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 (Part 3 of 3) Pages 422-448 plus index Description An account of the resource <p>The Howell, Michigan Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Part 3 of 3 Pages 422-448 plus index<br />Contains the index for whole book.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/241">View Bicentennial History Part 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/242">View Bicentennial History Part 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/243">View Bicentennial History Part 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/244">View Photo Supplement Part 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/245">View Photo Supplement Part 2</a></li> </ul> Subject The topic of the resource History Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright - United States Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jaehnig, D.L. ed Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The American Revolution Bicentennial Committee, City of Howell Michigan Type The nature or genre of the resource Text history https://www.archives.howelllibrary.org/files/original/b495aa22e5beaefd734964c22711fe28.pdf 0826ddc74fcd7d9c08467dee20e8b19d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Books - Local History Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Hidden Search Text Enter Search Text that is always hidden except to edit. ublished by the American Revolution Bicentennial Committee, City of Howell, Michigan Photographic Supplement 1776 The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Written and prepared by Howell residents past and present 1976 The Howell Bicentennial History Photographic Supplement The Howell Bicentennial History Photographic Supplement David L. Jaehnig, Executive Editor Arlene Lamoreaux, Coordinating Editor, Co-Chairman Mike Hagman, Co-Chairman Dennis Mowry, Business Manager Cliff Heller, Consulting Editor Janet Rohrbacher, Consulting Editor Duane Zemper, Consulting Editor of Photography Published by The American Revolution Bicentennial Committee, City of Howell, Michigan First Edition Ah! Relaxing on the front porch with a good book . Bicentennial Chairman David L. Jaehnig is a Michigan State University graduate , B.A ., M.A. and advanced graduate work . He is married and has two children, and has lived in Howell for more than three years, serv i ng as the editor of the Livingston County Press . He is a former college professor and magazine editor , and a Michigan native . He is the manager and president of the board of the 5th Michigan Regiment Band . Bicentennial Secretary Arlene Burdick Lamoreaux was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she married Richard Lamoreaux in 1951 and they have seven children, Michael, Timothy, Anne, Kathleen , Amy , Daniel and David . She moved to Howell in 1972. Richard has been employed in radio and television and works for Paperworks Systems. Printed in the United States of Amer ica . Inquiries concerning this work should be addressed to the Howell Bicentennial Committee, 402 S. Michigan , Howell, Michigan 48843. Published First Edition , November, 1975 by The American Revolut ion Bicentennial Committee, City of Howell , Michigan. Bicentennial Emblem Winner Howell Sophomore , Bill Kenney, son of Mr . and Mrs . William M . Kenney Jr . of Howell , won the Howell Bicen . tenn ial Emblem Contest in the Howell area . Kenney ' s emblem was top choice from some 800 entries . It will be reproduced for use on stationery, posters and advertising material for the city of Howell . Mike Hagman was born June 4th, 1919 in Howell, Mich . He attended the South Mich . Ave . School, kindergarten thru twelfth grade . He served thirty three months in the U .S. Army . He bought the Service Station at 202 N . Mich . Ave. January 1, 1946. He married the forme r Ruby Dennis in May, 1947, has three children, Sheryl Underwood, Daryl and Michael. Bicentennial Vice Chairman Dennis 0 . Mowrey was born 1941, raised and schooled in Lincoln Nebraska . He married Celesta Criswell , has two children , Danette and Darren . In business with his father till 1966, joined H . Kohnstomm Co. Inc . in 1972, transfered to Michigan . Wanting to be involved in his new community he joined the Howell Jaycees , of which he has the pleasure of being President this year . Still furthering his community interest , he joined with the Howell Bicentennial Commission to help celebrate our country's 200th Birthday . Bicentennial Treasurer Bicentennial Trustee Duane L . Zemper, E .M .U. '42, Yale Univ . '43. On 4 All ·American teams as a distance runner . Taught and coached high school , instructor of Physics . E .M.U ., Metalurgica! Engineer . Married Tillie Reiner, daughter of Eric Reiner of Howell , '43. Europe WWII as Photo Officer . He bought Nelson Studio in Howell , Jan . 1946. Three times top state photographer. State President of Professional Photography of Michigan 60. Named top Portra it Photographer in United States '66 . State President of Michigan Society of Photographers , ' 70. Forward Where do we go froin here? As I reviewed the Howell history book, on which the Bicentennial Committee has done such a beautiful job, I got a tremendous amount of enjoyment. A State Bicentennial official recently stated to me that this book was the finest book of its type he has seen printed by any community in the U.S.A. One conclusion that I drew while reading the book was the feeling that its people really cared about people. While you could read about one problem or disaster after another, you could also read about a person or group who would rise to the occasion and help solve the problem. Fun, friendship and pride seemed to be a real part of the people. The Bicentennial Committee, wanting to update the first edition and create a photo supplement, asked me to comment on the topic "Where do we go from here." In trying to answer this I asked several people the same question and have received about as many different answers as the number of people I asked. I find it hard to speculate on the future of a country, community or people. I do feel the many problems our country has faced the past few years and will face in the future will challenge us all. I have always believed in the freedom of people and that people in a free society produce better when they are challenged . My involvement with people everywhere but particularly in the Howell area has helped me discover how many community-minded people live here. The concern, interest and friendliness of our people seem to be the real strength of this community. I would love to start naming all the people who have made this community what it is both in the past and in the present, but the fear of missing many names prevent it. As long as people volunteer their time and talent to make living better for other people, our future has to be brig ht. This is the answer to "where do we go from here" in my opinion. With people like this living in our community, we will continue to be the friendly and beautiful community we have all come to know and love. JAMES YOUNG Mayor, City of Howe I I 5 A Message from President Gerald Ford ,-y;,.-, H,,(, ~[/"! vf} {0q.:f l, !\ { iclt iprut , , , I h Hi t{rl'r,..·:l 1, -w, i, ;,'"J,;1, '1, Ut.:5t ,. rsl,( .·.s, L Congratulations to Howell and Livingston County on your Bicen - tennial celebration . Kerry Kammer State Senator 17th District My congratulations to Howell and to Livingston County as you celebrate our Bicentennial year . It is a time for each of us to reexamine and reaffirm the best of our traditions and to move forward in the great American spirit to plan the third century of our existence as a nation . We have much to offer and much to gain as a people if we work together . Livingston County represents the main strength of our system and I am hopeful that your Bicentennial celebration in 1976 will be a most fruitful experience. I am proud to be serving as your Congressman during this important year . Warm regards, M. Robert Carr Member of Congress Congratulations on your fine effort to bring back Howell of yesterday. Senator Philip Hart As a member of the Michigan Bicentennial Commission I ex - tend my warmest wishes to Howell and Livingston County and that the spirit of '76 remain strong in this area and the coming years . Gilbert Bursley State Senator 18th District Introduction Welcome to the Photographic Supplement to the Howell Bicentennial History. This volume is intended as a completion of the original History, adding hundreds of historic pictures of the Howell area to the thousands of words appearing in the first work. The supplement is not intended to stand alone, although much of the material is interesting and significant in its own right. Instead, it is meant to add information on families, events and organizations to that already published. We urge readers of this supplement who have not examined the original history to obtain that work as wel I. Again, this is the work of hundreds of area residents . They have scoured their attics, scrapbooks and family archives for outstanding pictures and stories about the Howell area. Most importantly, they have deluged Photographic Archivist Duane Zemper with their finds, and the success of the book has rested extensively on Zemper's shoulders. As you all will be able to see, Zemper has done a remarkable job. Assisting him closely were the wonderful enthusiasts of the first book, including former mayor and local historian Cliff Heller, American Revolution and D.A.R. researcher and writer Mrs. Albert Rohrabacher, and the originator of the entire history book concept, Mrs. Richard Lamoreaux. The corrections and additions to the first book appear in this supplement, in so far as they were brought to our attention. Again, great credit must be given to the composition and photographic staff of the Livingston County Press. A list of their staff appears on the last page of this work. This supplement was a labor of love in a community of love and history . It would not have been possible without two behind -thescenes workers who did the dirty work . . . the bookkeeping and handling of the books, Bicentennial Vice Chairman Mike Hagman and Bicentennial Treasurer, Dennis Mowrey. For all of those who worked on the book, we wish the Howell community a Bicentennial year of history, tradition, and appreciation . Fashionable gals on a picnic and a big date . David L. Jaehnig, Chairman American Revolution Bicentennial Committee City of Howell, Michigan and Executive Editor, Howell Bicentennial History Photographic Supplement 9 \ •• From 1898 to 1909 the August Krause family lived in this house on West Grand River in Howell Township. Krause and some of the kids appear in the picture ; .. Howell Is History The clothes were always so white and clean smelling when dried out in the sun. The E1nbers' Heritage FOREWORD This little monograph is dedicated to the scattered few who remember the once well-worn path to the swimming hole and the picture of an old orchard on the hillside, the enchantment of the lake's lily-filled coves and pebbled beaches, the allseasons ' lure of stumptown and the old-time winters' neverfailing gift of perfect ice along the cemetery shore. In particular, it is dedicated to my boyhood chum, Tar Barbour, whose muzzle-loading army musket was much longer than the one I shouldered but it couldn't kick so hard nor spread its load so wide. To him and to other old-timers, much of the lake's former glamour and appeal would be missing. The swimming hole hill, a rough but ready-made toboggan slide, has been cut into and its noble proportions thrown out of balance. The peninsula, the lake's distinguishing landmark, where yellow warblers and sandpipers once nested and where, in late summer, robins by the hundreds came at the day's ending, has been "improved" and taken over by summer cottages. The north cove, beloved of teal and mallard, knows them no more and Parker's woods, where we hunted squirrel, is now the habitat of the year-round registrants of the County Infirmary, known in Will Carleton's day as the Poor House. Well, if they get one-half of the enjoyment out of that ancient hunting ground that we did in a bygone day, they are far luckier than most of those who come, in time, to direct their faltering steps along the devious paths of adversity. Lately, I stood, again, where a certain old apple tree, prophetically , had so often scattered its leaves over the hillside, and thought upon the erstwhile, rare companionship of one who loved the woods and the hills and the gleaming waters between. He said little but smiled easily and often, and it was my happy privilege to teach him, as a young lad, how to swim and what I knew of hunting and fishing. But, with time's passing, tragic days overtook and overwhelmed him and never, by lake or river's margin nor among upland game coverts, will I meet his footsteps again . There is a hallowed spot on the bluff above the lake, whose waters, on carefree ventures, he and I had so often cruised together, and there he is sleeping away the years where the patient sod holds communion with the ageless stars that will look down upon his abiding place until the last day. For him, till then, a dreamless sleep. Peace to his ashes . Letzter Heller February, 1940. In the embers' "Gold of Ophir," Once, a sturdy, hillside tree, Appear familiar scenes and faces Through Mem'ry's magic alchemy . We fare, again, on youthful ventures , By trails we followed long ago, Across the lake to beckoning hilltop, To wintry woods and fields of snow. We live, once more, past , fleeting summers And hear, again, Springs' wakening call; The mellow, hunting days of autumn- Our fireside dreams review them all. THE OPEN FIRE By EMIL ERNST BODE At the last , it had been a broken and weatherbeaten old apple tree , a landmark known to four generations, that had been planted with its fellows by pioneer Moses Thompson in a time before the memory of living man. One of a scattered group of neglected and almost forgotten trees, bearing oldfashioned apples : Ben Davis and Winesap, Sheepsnose and Bellflower, Gravenstein and Winter Russet , this particular tree stood at a high point overlooking the lake, with a commanding view of the grove at the south, the peninsula and the woods beyond, the island floating in the middle distance , and, on the far horizon, the hills of Oceola. During the years of its long life, it had absorbed , along with its toll of the soil and its share of the sunshine, the dew and the ra in, some of the very life and spirit of the lake. It knew when the first hepatica were in bloom and where the pungent and tender young wintergreen leaflets could be found. From its high stand , it could see the blue patches of lupine over on the peninsula and sense where, in the quiet waters beyond, the great snakelike roots of the water lily, lying in the primal ooze at the bottom of the lake, sent up their immaculate , flawless blossoms to float upon its surface. In those far-away years of its early life, much of the surrounding country was still covered with timber, teeming with wild life. The howling of wolves was a not unfamiliar sound and not all the bears had retreated before the settler and his rifle, an occasional one coming down to seek the cooling waters of the lake and, in early summer , to scoop up hapless sunfish off their spawning beds in the shallows near shore. In still earlier times it had been a common runway and crossing for both elk and deer and not a few of the latter still came down out of the woods at the west, crossed the pioneer trail-road, sought temporary sanctuary in the dense stand of tamaracs in the swamp, to make their way, finally, through the heavy timber to the lake, once a favorite stand of the Indian, armed with bow and arrows, lying in wait for his quarr y coming down to drink. Even in that early day, before its shallow outlet had been dammed, the present north arm of the lake was a deep and sizable body of water, which deer , on the move, either swam or circled by way of the island, then but a projection of the mainland , swimming the narrow channel between there and the farther shore. In the fall, great flocks of that matchless game bird, the wild turkey , roamed the nearby woods for acorns and those farther to the west for beechnuts and, with every returning spring, flocks of passenger pigeons came , as late as the 70's, literally by the millions, to loiter for a day or two on their way to their nesting grounds in the great forests around Petoskey . Today, neither in Michigan nor anywhere on this earth is there a single living survivor of that host whose numbers once darkened the skies and the sound of whose flight was like the roar of a storm. Once, in the late summer, when the new orchard was but a year or two old, a file of Indians appeared coming out the woods, crossed the little clearing and came on up the hill. They were following a centuries old trail that had its beginnings far to the southwest, in Ohio, led up past the "old crooked tree ," one of many such trail markers found by pioneer woodsmen, crossed the shallows at the north end of the lake, turned and took its way over hill and dale to the Huron country , far to the northeast. They were a chosen band of Shawnees, from below the line, and were bound for the still virgin forest country a sun's travel beyond the little village of Pontiac , where they would join many of their blood relatives from among the Sacs, Hurons and Wyandots in a series of ceremonial dances lasting many days. Here with both wood 16 and water available were many inviting spots offering a camping place for the night but they tarried not for there was a well-founded Indian tradition that here , in the once thick cover at the end of the lake and on the higher ground to the east , a mighty battle had once been fought to a decisive ending. A great war party had come down out of the north, attacked the defenders of the Indian village located here and in the ensuing battle, many braves on both sides had fallen, their spirits still roaming this once happy hunting ground. The truth of this legend was attested by those, who, in later years tilled those sandy acres for a meagre reward but who never failed to garner a bountiful harvest of arrowheads , year after year , when plowing that historic ground. These flint and obsidian heads were of two types and among them was found a spearhead of copper, hardened by some process unknown today, proving beyond a doubt that the members of that ancient war party were Chippewas from the Straits country or from the far off shores of Superior. And so this band of Shawnees kept on in the gathering twilight until they came to the park-like glade, where that little stream , now called Dibble Creek, comes in from the east to join the larger one from the lake that flows northward to merge its waters with those of the Shiawassee. There , under the stately and venerable oaks, they made camp and ate sparingly , for they traveled light. Later , during the great ceremonials , there would be much feasting . Neither kin, nor any of those who had dispossessed them, came to light a pipe at that campfire but a great horned owl, cruising wide on questing wings, sent them greeting . At long ago first , the tree heard little but the sounds of nature, the songs of birds , the cry of the loon, the scream of the hawk, and, in the velvet hush of the night, a fox's bark or the far-echoing howl of wolves. It listened to the soft patter of rain on the lake's surface in summer and to the rumbling protest of its ice-burdened waters in winter ; but in good time , the lake 's never-failing drama was enacted within plain view of the fruit bearer on the hill. It became a silent witness of the carefree pastimes of old and young and of bitter and purposeless tragedy . Men rowed out on its placid waters to spend hours in pleasant idleness and, from early spring until late summer , an endless procession of boys with fishpoles on shoulders followed the winding path along the shore or hurried by on their way to the swimming hole, that mecca of enchantment where the town boys and the country lads, the well born and the poor, the daring and the cowardly, the white and the black and all others met on an equal footing to seek refreshing ablution or an hour's frolic. Incidentally , every true believer , before taking the initial plunge, performed a certain preliminary and time-honored ritual , the efficacy of which as a preventive of swimmer 's cramp was never questioned. One warm and still moonless night in spring , three young men came down to the lake by the path over the pinnacle , and unlocked a wide heavy boat chained to a leaning willow. They put out from shore and when the flaring light of a fishing jack lit up nearby waters and the trees along the peninsula , a black-haired , athletic fellow, armed with a many tined spear, took his place in the bow and they headed for Steel's Cove, considered the best spearing ground of the lake. That same night and on other such nights during the years to come, boats similarly accoutred and manned pulled away from shore, in pursuit of a sport that had a fascination of its own, hard to describe, and a lure hard to resist. During those irrecoverable years when Life still moved along to an unhurried tempo, the lake had become the recreational center of the community . Boats and, in time, canoes plied its waters from the time of spring's first greening until chill and somber November 's shortening days ; and in the long twilight hours of summer, they who were in love with life and they who were in love with each other, knew the magic of its moon-silvered waters , where Night spread her glittering mantle of glamorous pattern and gemmed with myriad stars . Then were heard again, Stars of the Summer Night, Moonlight On The Lake, Juanita , and snatches of old songs and ballads that the listening tree had heard on other moonlight nights, melodies sung by unknown and forgotten voices whose harmonies echoed back from the receding shores of Time. One summer afternoon , two boys came down to the lake, undressed in the deserted grove, rowed out and dove off the end of their boat-a favorite sport.Thereupon Fate , envious and unkind, took a hand. A treacherous puff of wind came across the waters and a freshening breeze hurried their boat toward the farther shore too fast to overtake . They turned back to the nearer shore where they had left their clothes and one of them reached that haven without mishap , but from its distant hillside an old apple tree saw the reach of a drowning hand and caught the questioning, disillusioned look of a face we once knew. On winter nights, the tree heard the ring of the skater's steel and saw the cheerful gleam of bonfires on the nearby shore or in distant windless cove. The tyro on skates, in hopeless admiration , watched some expert do the Figure Eight or the Dutch Roll; but the wizard, who, nonchalantly and with the greatest of ease , could describe the intricacies of the single and double Grapevine 's maze was the envy of all. In earlier years , pull-away was the standard ice game, hockey coming in later . Between games , they skated endless miles, down to the mill, down to stumptown, around to front lake, down to the mill again and so back to the bonfire on the shore by the grove. Skiing, a sport of Norway and Canada, had not yet come into its own here but every hill that ran down to the lake offered a suitable runway for coaster or toboggan and the swimming hole pinnacle was the king of them all. One always remembered winter 's night, the "old gang" of that period had made the usual circuit of the lake for a last time, to come back once more to gather round the nearly burned out bonfire built by that great rock, of gruesome history, resting there on the shore below the cemetery . The hour grew late and the town boys left for their homes but a lad who lived down by the mill, loath to quit the perfect ice, soon to be covered by the snow predicted by the weatherwise , accompanied them around to Front Lake, to return alone and sit for a spell beside the dying embers . High and aloof rode the gibbous moon, encircled by a huge, sinister appearing ring and darkened again and again by the uneasy clouds that hurried across its face. The echoing calls and shouts of the skaters and the tintinnabulation of their steel-shod feet had long since died away and, except for a vague and eerie whispering, sensed rather than heard, a vast and unreal silence had settled down over lake and field and wooded hill. Then, a chilling breath , unlike any ever felt before, bore in upon the watcher by the fire; a strange , prickling sensation coursed the length of his spine and each separate hair of his head, literally and truly , stood on end. Without a single backward glance, he pushed himself to his feet and with no conscious attempt to hurry , but hoping only to neither trip nor stumble , he casually but purposefully went away from there to head for the lower end of the lake and home. The old trees in the orchard witnessed the flight of the wraithlike form of a skater and of another that , like a shadow, fared silently ahead , both quickly lost in the swirl of flakes that ushered in the heaviest snowfall of the winter . And a certain lad surveyed the thick blanket of white that covered the countryside next morning, with a strange and deep content ; it promised , in that day, weeks of uninterrupted sleighing and coasting and the probable end of skating till another year. There came a New Year 's day, something more than fifty years ago, when the whole lake was one marvelous glare of solid ice and nearly everyone who skated or ever had skated , helped to swell the greatest crowd of pleasure-seekers that had ever come together on the lake. Old-timers, who hadn't been on the ice in years , except perhaps to fish, caught the spirit of that day and ventured forth to live, again , an hour or two of boyhood. Fred Preston and Will Pelton , flawless performers , remembered all the old fancy figures, and Sid and Frank Cooper, who had turned up and strapped on their old-style "wooden-bottoms," narrow-bladed skates of an even then obsolete pattern , did things on the ice that none of the younger generation could duplicate . A free-for-all, so-called hockey game was organized and everyone, with a love of adventure or with a drop of sporting blood coursing through his veins, entered the lists. The hockey stick of the period was usually of hickory, with somewhat trimmer lines than those of a baseball bat but with a formidable knob at the end that gave it the general air pearance and all-round efficiency of an oversize Indian war club. The puck in use, on this particular occasion, was a maple croquet ball and whether a knight enrolled under the suppositious Green Shamrock colors of husky, Irish Ed Shields or followed the imaginary Red Rose banner of rangy , English Fred Titus, he assumed all the hazards and every now and then he found his armour woefully inadequate . Incidentally , to be among the first ones chosen was a bit of preferment secretly coveted but nonchalantly accepted and was, in itself, considered no small honor. The game started off with nearly every player in motion and when hickory met maple, the ball not infrequently hurtled through the air like round shot from a cannon's mouth and it was then every man for himself. A superb shot by Butter Pate scalped the crown from the Sunday derby of some now-forgotten warrier , who passed a solicitous hand over his miraculously unblemished features and thereupon called it a day. Darby Arnold took a crisp half swing at the rolling pellet and connected neatly with Pompey Lewis, who had coasted swiftly within Darby 's orbit , unpredicted and unannounced. Jim Shields snared a short spinning poirup with one hand and crossed up the opposition with a purely inspirational heave, rolling the ball straight and true for one of the few goals of this hectic and historic game . In the vociferous debate that ensued, Jim , as usual, more than held his own, quoting freely from a rule book of which, it developed later , he possessed the only copy. Two forwards , making a simultaneous dash for the puck, collided midway like a pair of battering rams ; one to withdraw with a sprained ankle, the other to regain his normal , active senses hours later , to find himself with a badly swollen jaw and several loosened teeth , idly skating by himself on a seldom frequented part of the lake, with no recollection of the haphazard route by which he had arrived there and the major events of the afternoon a blank. There followed other incidents and lesser casualties which Time, relentless and uncaring , has erased from the pages of memory. Through all that memorable afternoon, the clash of club against club and the crash of body against body resounded from shore to shore. The sun lingered to view the strange pattern made by the whirling, darting forms of many skaters and reluctantly moved on to other scenes , leaving the old tree on the hill to watch over the field. One by one the wearied , surviving contestants left the ice, limping homeward to nurse bruised faces , skinned knuckles and battered shins, but to review, with deep satisfaction, some valiant save or brilliant assist on an occasion when the race was altogether to the swift and the battle entirely to the strong. 17 Happy days! Not all of them. One holiday morning, a boy appeared in the channel between the island the point, skating alone, and the old tree waved its branches in warning for it knew of the trap laying there in wait for the feet of the unwary. Perhaps it was but a passing breeze, but if so it was fanned by the wings of Death. Up there, where the shallows drop off into the depths, a patch of water, kept open by a perverse and vagrant wind, had frozen over only the night before and young and friendly Charley Tunnard coasted out on its inviting glare. Nobody knows how long he fought off the numbing chill of the water and we can only guess at the desperate hopelessness of his efforts, but a certain voiceless witness far down the lake heard his last despairing call for help and saw his last futile clutch slip off the ice's mocking edge. The years passed by and while the panorama of life on the lake and around its shores was unrolled before it, the tree lived its own life. It withstood the heat and the storms of summer, the snow and the icy blasts of winter. The sun of seed-time and harvest, the moon that came up from behind the distant woods, and the shifting constellations of the seasons found it anchored to its accustomed place, leaning over the old rail fence that staggered up the hill from the lake. But like men and the flowers of the field, the trees of woodland and of orchard, sooner or later, wither and decay. One spring the old tree put forth a valiant display of blossoms and nurtured a last single branch full of apples, but when verdant May came again, the robins, bluebirds and orioles that in years past had sought food, a home or sanctuary among its branches, found it gone and soon to become, like him who planted it and like them who followed after to gather its fruit, only a fleeting memory. And so, in time, a portion of the old tree found its way to my fireplace and these and other scenes and incidents appeared in the open fire before me. In that most companionable book Emil Ernst Bode 18 CAMP-FIRES AND GUIDE-POSTS, Henry Van Dyke devoted a chapter to Fireside Views and wrote knowingly of fires for various purposes, how to build them, and which kinds of wood to use. "Old apple-wood burns cleanly, brightly, serenely, with a delicate and spicy fragrance. The flames bloom softly over logs; they play around them and dance above them with shifting colors of canary yellow, and pale blue, and saffron; they send unwavering pennons of pure golden light, which sink down again into fringes of mellow radiance. Deeper and deeper the transforming element sinks into the heart of the log, which still keeps its shape, an incandescent round, silvered with a fine white ash ; until at last the stick breaks and crumbles into glowing coals, of a color which no words can describe. It is like the petals of a certain rose, whose tint I remember and which, I have been told, bears that perfect name, Gold of Ophir. So the lovely ruins of the old apple tree lie heaped upon the hearth, and over them flow tiny ripples of azure and mauve and violet flame, lower and lower, fainter and fainter, till all does down into gray, and the tree has rendered its last offering of beauty and service to man ." Thus wrote the Doctor, a wise as well as a learned man. He knew the ways of men and of nature and, among many other things that which gave him the most satisfaction, how to build a fire. And, in the heart of that old pioneer apple tree, I too saw the glow of that matchless rose he knew and I saw, also, the gold and scarlet of hickory, sumac and maple in October's mellow sunlight, the golden haze of Indian Summer, and lived, again, the golden years of youth that had slipped away and retreated through the woods across the lake and behind the once beckoning hills of Oceola. "Wahrlich, hinter jedem Berg leigt unsere Jugend." The wood of the old tree blazed and glowed in cheerful, final usefulness. I watched the last blazing ember burn to ashes and the deepened shadows of the room became peopled with the ghosts of yesterday. Jerome W. Hand born April 30, 1836 in Livingston County, New York. Elma Coonradt born July 13, 1835 in New Brunswick, New York. They were married October 14, 1857 at Farmington, Mich. They were early Howell settlers . 1865 Jerome enlisted in Co. 2, 22nd. Michigan Infantry. Fought in battles of Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain and Chickamaugua. They built a home at 421 S. Walnut Street, Howell where they lived until death . The Pless Family and Their Pioneer Neighbors In 1834T homas Pinckney, and his wife Abigail, came from Dutchess County, New York to the area that was to become known as Genoa Township. They were the fifth in locating land, and first to settle , and to build a log house, and among the first to build a frame barn. The first white child to be born in Genoa was born in that log house. The Grand River Indian Trail ran through their farm , but it had not been cleared for wagon travel , and travelers used blaze marks on trees to guide them . The Pinckneys stayed there until 1838. They had sold an acre to Lawrence Euler , and he built a log store , the first business venture in the area, and called it the Dutch Grocery. Pinckneys had also sold two acres to Lewis Dorr , who built a frame house, barn and blacksmith shop there in 1838. In the next three years the farm was sold to Ellis Luther , then to Sarah Hunt, who married Nathan Cook, and they sold it back to Ellis Luther, and he bought out Lewis Dorr. In 1841, Ellis Luther sold the 159 acres to Henry Andrew Pless , and his wife, Maria . They had been living in Detroit for two years. They and their ten children, all under 15 years old moved into the house Lewis Dorr built, and that house sheltered five generations of the Pless family for the next thirteen decades. At that time in the wilderness this location was considered better than most . The Dutch Grocery , and the first log school house were nearby , and Lucius Peet had built a log tavern across from the school. The St. George Lutheran Society was organized and the first church was built a half mile south of the trail in 1845. Several families in the neighborhood were charter members , including such well known names in Genoa as : Baetcke , Bauer , Bode, Behrens , Beurmann , Crasman , Conrad, Dorr , 3 Eulers , Engel, Hatsfield , Hyne, Haecker, Hartman , Opel, Pless , Suhr , Seiman, Westphal, Weichers and Winters . They were led by Fredrick Schmid, a pioneer churchman from Ann Arbor, Rev . E. A. Buek, and Pastor Meyer , the last two were retired Lutheran ministers , who settled in Genoa. In addition , a host of other pioneer families soon became members, or attended church there , including : Becker , Bremer , Birkenstock , Damman , Dankers , Dingler , Funch , Faulk , Fick , Fischer , Fink , Foland , George, Gerkin , Grostick , Hunter , Hazard , Herbst , Krebs , Larson , Martin , Marschner , Musch, Mackenroth , Neverth , Neuendorf , Pfau , Pipp , Ratz , Rancher , Riedel , Risch , Romer , Scheonhals , Schmidt , Seim, Scholdt, Stricker , Schwienberg , Stuible, Steinmetz , Steinacker , Truhn , Vogelsberg, Struhrberg , Wagonknecht, Webber, Waltz, Weimeister , Winklehouss, Whenes and some probabl y have been overlooked. The majorit y of the foregoing names can be found on headstones in that original St. George Lutheran Churchyard cemetery , where they are resting from their labors , peacefully and faithfully awaiting the resurrection . Henry Andrew Pless was born , ra ised, and educated in Mecklenburg , in northern Germany . He went to Moscow, Russia where he operated a chemical business , and several of his children were born there . During the cholera epidemic in Moscow he performed so many deeds of mercy that through a general , Peter the Great authorized the presen- 19 Plessland Originator Frederick E. Pless and Elizabeth A. Grostic, married December 10, 1890. This picture possibly taken about five years later . They were parents of Louis, Harlow, Harriett and Frederick . Their home was midway between Howell and Brighton in the original Henry Andrew Pless homestead. Pless was a member of the Holstein Fresian Association and his large herd was registered under the name of Plessland. tation of a Golden Eagle in front of his house of business , a significant mark of honor. Due to political pressure and high taxes put on foreigners in Russia , he returned to Germany , soon after removed to Detroit, and then to Genoa, where he spent his last 35 years , and his wife Maria , lived there for 44 years. They had had no experience in farming , and their survival had to depend on using funds they had intended to put into a business, and on the energy and determination of the children , especially the two oldest boys Lewis and Andrew, aged 12 and 11 respectively . Those two boys put off marriage until the other children were quite grown up. However, they were away from the farm when Lewis went to California to prospect for gold, and when Andrew returned to Germany to attend school there . Both were glad to get back home. The girls married , and all but one left the area , three spent the remainder of their lives in Lansing, one sister and brother went first to Jackson and then on to California, the other brother died at home at the age of twenty-six. Lewis married Julia George, and Andrew married Margaret Euler , both were the daughters of nearby pioneers . In 1861, Lewis and Andrew bought the farm from their parents , and divided it. In the following years they each 20 Henry Andrew Pless, 1788-1876. Maria Louise ( Klessonl Pless, 1801-1885. added acres and buildings. By 1890, Lewis and Andrew had accumulated about 560 acres, and Andrew had two sets of farm buildings. Lewis turned his acres over to his son, Frederick E. Pless and Andrew divided his farm between his sons, George E. and Charles H. Pless . Then each of these third generation Pless men had a farm, complete with buildings, livestock and tools. Next the ownership passed to the fourth generation, and the parcel where the old home stood is still owned by some of that generation , making it 135 years in the Pless name . The remainder is occupied by a few small business places, and factories, and there are houses scattered on small acreages through the fields. The farms could not provide for the lifetime of all the descendants of Henry and Maria Pless, but the generations who spent a happy and secure childhood on those acres have forever after remembered the place as home. The fourth generation living here were Louis, Harlow, Harriett and Frederick , children of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Pless. The last and fifth generation having lived in this house were Frederick Robert, Edward James and Richard Lee Pless, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harlow Pless . Acreage of this original farm is still held by Maybelle Pless, widow of Harlow Pless and by Frederick Pless and wife, Luella . Plessland Dairy The Plessland Dairy was owned and operated by Harlow and Frederick Pless. In the 1930's they built a tile creamery building on the Pless farm on Grand River. One room was equipped for an ice cream parlor and dairy bar . This was operated for three years by Maybelle Pless and one year by Harriett ( Pless) Baker . Modern War Hero Marine Pvt. Frederick Robert Pless, son of Mr . and Mrs . Harlow Pless graduated at the age of 16 from the Howell High School with the class of 1941. The following January he enrolled at Michigan State University, East Lansing. On August 24, 1943 he enlisted in the Marine corp. June 8, 194S, he volunteered to secure communication wire from the field of action, and was shot by a Jap sniper at Okinawa which left him paralyzed from the waist down. He was brought to the United States and spent some time in several California hospitals . He was brought home from Great Lakes Naval hospital and was guest of honor for V.J. day in 1946. In October he was transferred to veteran's hospital at Dearborn so he could be near to his family. Death occurred April 30, 1947. In the picture Robert is seated next to driver . Pless home built in 1838 by Lewis Barr . equipment was installed in the creamery for pasteurizing and bottling milk and then stored in a 12x12 foot walk-in refrigerated room . The milk was then distributed to stores and homes, Harlow operating the Howell area with the help of his sons Robert, Edward and Richard. Frederick operated the Brighton business . After several years Harlow bought the Martha Farms Jersey milk route from Mrs . Wherry. The business in the two towns increases to such an extent that bottled milk had to be secured from the Ira Wilson & Sons Dairy. After a number of years Harlow discontinued the Howell route and devoted his time to farming and helping in the Brighton delivery until his death in 1970. Frederick retired the following year. Nellie Burhance, 1876-1919, daughter of Mr . and Mrs . Guy Burhance, pictured at age 16. She was the mother of Maybelle Pless , Frances Harding and Rhoda Grostic. 21 Parkers Arrive in 1835 Edward, Jane and James Parker, natives of New York state, came to Michigan with their parents, David and Esther Bliss Parker in 1835. They first settled in Hamburg township where they were farmers. In 1853 they bought farms in Section 30 of Oceola Township, on what is now M-59 . Jane ( 1820-1903) James ( 1832-1906)-Great grandfather of Clayton Musson Edward ( 1826-1898)-Great .grandfather of Martha Musson Jane's Husband Jane married Wm. c. Shaft . They were proprietors of the Shaft Hotel which was built in 1847 on the southeast corner of Court and Grand River Streets, where Kontz Motor Sales, Inc . is located today . Wm. Shaft and his son, Wm. Henry, also ran a line of stages between Howell and Detroit until 1857 when the Shaft family left Howell to take up a Homestead in Kansas . James Lawther and his wife, Amarilla A . Harmon Lawther were the fourth proprietors of the Union Hall hotel beginning in 1850. The hotel was built in the spring of 1845 by Hezekiah Gates upon the southeast corner of East Street (now South Michigan Avenue) and Grand River Ave. Amarilla rented rooms and prepared meals for the townspeople and for those traveling through Howell. The hotel was burned in 1871 when owned by a Mr . Beach. James Lawther and W.P . Melvin opened the second wagon shop in Howell . This place of business was also on East Street, on the nor - thwest corner of East and Sibley Streets . They started their blacksmith business in 1846. In 1861 Wm . Melvin built the Melvin House at this location. It continued to be called the Melvin House for many years, then the John - ston House and in 1880 it became known as the Commercial Hotel and owned by John M . White. James Lawther was one of the members of the first Board of Trustees of the Howell School District in 1849 with George Jewett, R.P. Bush and Wm. McPherson . Jennie Parker (1883-1972). This picture was taken about 1899 in Boulder, Colorado, when she was 16 years of age. 23 Civil War Veteran Danford Parker in Civil War Uniform. Born May 30, 1825 in Gennessee County, N .Y. Blanche Smith Parker was a graduate of Howell High School in the class of 1893, with her gifts of flowers in baskets. A picture of Minnie Wing on lower shelf of little table, who became a dentist about 1895 or 1896 and practiced dentistry in Saginaw many years. Lois Parker Hicks Dr. Louis Watkins- Former Howell Dentist This picture of Dr. Watkins and his dog, Bob, was taken at the Harry Maycock home. The Dr. boarded his dog at the Maycock's and came every fall for pheasant season. He was a Howell dentist for many years, before going to Detroit to practice, but never missed coming to stay a few days with his friend, Harry Maycock and family during hunting season, and enjoying hunting with his faithful dog. Harold J . Maycock Almon Whipple Almon Whipple-afterwards, for nearly forty years, a well-known and highly-respected citizen of Howell-removed to this village from the township of Handy in 1839, he having been elected in the preceding autumn to the office of county clerk. He was born in Hardwick, Mass ., in the year 1800, and remained in that State until the year 1825, when he removed to Otsego Co., N.Y . There he carried on a mercantile business from 1828 till 1835, when his health became poor, and he emigrated to Handy, in this county, in 1837. In 1838 he opened a store in that town, and in the following year removed to Howell, as mentioned above. On the 14th of January, 1840, he married Mary Curtis (daughter of Victory Curtis), with whom he lived for nearly thirty-seven years . Upon his settlement in Howell, he engaged a mercantile business in partnership with John Curtis, under the firm-name of Curtis & Whipple . They purchased the business of Edward F. Gay, and became his successors in the store built by the latter, near the southwest corner of the old public square. His partner died in 1841, and Mr . Whipple afterwards removed to the main street of the village, and remained in the business of merchandising until 1860, when he retired from it , but continued to engage in real estate and other operations during the remainder of his life, and was successful in amassing a comfortable fortune. Besides the office of county clerk he also held that of county treasurer, and was for some years, the•first postmaster of Howell. He died Feb. 14, 1878 "He was one of the early settlers of Livingston County, and ever manifested an · active interest in the welfare of his adopted State . His record was honorable, and he enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all who associated with him . He was ever the poor man's friend . Honesty, generosity, and charity were his marked characteristics." Two additions have been laid out on the east side of the village, on lands of Almon Whipple, in the west half of the southeast quarter of section 36. The first of these, lying on the north side of Grand River Street, and bounded by Cowdrey's first addition on the west, and by the Livingston County Agricultural Fairgrounds on the east. This addition is dated Jan . 27, 1868. The second Whipple Addition, dated Sept . 4, 1871, lies opposite the first, on the south side of Grand River Street, and alsa has its west boundary on Cowdrey's first addition. 25 The Wright Families of George Washington and Hester Belfry Wright . L. to R .- Arthur , Fran k , Fred Haller, Roy , Emerson, George Jr ., Guy, Robert , Clyde , Margaurite , Marion and Eva . Second row : 26 Joseph i ne holding Daisy , Abbie , Maude Wright Haller , Irene , George w. Sr ., Daisy, Ruth, Hazel and Gladys . Third row : Rose , Clarence, unknown , unknown , unknown , Ford , unknown, Lula and Josephine . The Stapleton-Euler Family By Doris Frykman Since the first edition of the Howell Bicentennial History was published, I have come into a great deal of additional information on the early Eulers in Genoa Township. The original John Euler, Sr. (1775-1848c) ame from Germany in 1828 and lived for a time in Detroit. He came on to Genoa (along Euler Road) about 1835 with his wife Elizabeth, a sister, Susan and four sons. He stayed briefly in Genoa and then went on to Shiawassee County accompanied by his wife, sister and one son, Peter . His other three sons, John Jr. (my ancestor), Henry and Lawrence remained in Genoa, married and raised their families here. I have no intention of making a genealogy of this article but did want to bring out the above information and correction. I \ John Euler, Sr. 1775-1848 This is a reproduction of a pencil drawing made in Germany prior to coming to America in 1828. He came to the Euler Road area of Genoa Township in 1835 where he lived for a time before moving on to Shiawassee County . However, three of his four sons, John Jr., Henry and Lawrence remained in Genoa and raised their families there. There are many descendants in and around this area. John Euler, Sr. was my great, great, great-grandfather. Doris Frykman am grateful to cousins Lloyd Euler of Howell and Bill Pless of Brighton for their assistance . Under separate cover I am submitting a picture of John Euler, Sr. which I hope will be included in the pictorial section of the new book. In answer to queries about there being no Stapletons in Howell at present, I wish to say that although my grandmother, Ella Stapleton Euler had four brothers, Charles, George, Fred and Frank, none of them had any sons to carry on the name. When Frank died in 1961 at the age of 96, the name disappeared from our branch of the family. I would also like to mention the other four children born to Fred and Ella Euler in addition to my mother, Mary Isabelle Frykman . There were Ralph, Kenneth, Doris and Phyllis. Ralph married Bertha Gray and they lived most of their married life in Sewickley, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . They had no children, and Ralph died in 1972. Kenneth is married to the former Genevieve Ubsdell and they live near Fowlerville. Their only daughter, Carolyn died in infancy. Doris is married to Harold Hatcher of Dearborn and is the mother of four daughters-Barbara Mardigian, Peggy Grover, Mary Jo Terry and Nancy Barrett . The Hatchers also have one son, Fred. There are also several grandchildren and a few great-grandchildren . Phyllis married Leo Rancour and they recently returned to live in Howell after spending twenty years in Ann Arbor. They are the parents of twin sons, Bob and Dick, and a daughter, Ruth Anne Rieckhoff. Concerning my parents, Isabelle and Otto Frykman (both now deceased), I stated in the first book that there were two daughters, Betty and I. Betty married Ralph Noll anc! they live in Ann Arbor. They have two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Patricia) Case of Milford, and Barbara of Ann Arbor. The Cases have two little daughters, Susan and Barbara, so we are now in the eighth generation of the Euler family in this area. Azel Carpenter Azel Carpenter was born approximately in 1828 or 29. About 1848o r 49, he was married to Miss Maryetta Stedman, daughter of Daniel Stedman . To this union was born one son, whose name was Edgar. Edgar was born June 13, 1849. Maryette Stedman Carpenter died when her son was about twelve years of age. She is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Michigan. Edgar lived with the Latson family on Beck Road for a short time and went to school. From then on I do not know anything about him or his father till 1878 when Edgar Carpenter was married to ldd C. Austin, daughter of George Austin and Lydia Smock Austin. At this time Azel Carpenter was living in a small house on East Grand River in Howell. He was married twice since the death of his first wife and had at least one son by the second wife. After her death he married a third time. No children. Edgar Carpenter was born June 13, 1849. Ida C. Austin wasborn May 9, 1857. They were married in May of 1879. To this union were born seven children. Maryette born March 5 1880,d ied June 16, 1927;H attie May born March 2, 1882,d ied March 11, 1969; Perry, born Oct. 22, died not known; Roy, born May 23, 1887, died July 7, 1888; Azel George born May 29, 1890, diea in Jan. 1949; Wallace born November 30 1892 died Dec. 1, 1892; Frances A. born July 2, 1894. Edga~ Car: penter died April 15, 1896.I da Austin Carpenter died June 15, 1947. 27 This picture was taken in 1912 at the Fred Euler home when their good friends , "Scotch Hugh" and Georgia McPherson came to call. McPherson is the shorter of the two men, Mr . Euler the taller one . The white haired lady at the upper left is Mrs . Euler's mother, Mrs . John Stapleton . Next to her is Mrs . McPherson, then John Kennety Euler and his mother Ella Euler holding her baby daughter , Phyllis Euler Rancour . The others on the lower steps are Doris Euler Hatcher and Isabelle Euler Frykman. Shortly after this was taken Mr . Euler put a large stone porch on the house which stands at 316 West Washington and is now the home of Rodney Street . Doris Frykman A BirthdayP arty The "birthday girl" in this picture is Elizabeth Spencer (Mrs . Wendell Page). As you will note, hair ribbons were the "in" thing back in the early 1920's when this was taken . At that time the Spencers lived in the large home located at 814 West Grand River . Top row : Bill McPherson IV , Sandy McPherson , Hudson Dunks, Jim Ludwig, John Hildebrant, Bill Spencer, Sheldon Dunks , Wm. Peter Van Winkle and Frederick McPherson . Middle row : Mary 28 Courter, Dorothy Ludwig, Nancy Norton, Elizabeth Spencer , Carolyn Sutton, Evelyn Culver and Iris Avery . Bottom row: Gretchen Schultz , Doris Frykman, Donald Spencer , Bud Hildebrant, Margaret Ludwig, Charles Van Winkle, Margaret Gartrell , Betty Van Winkle and Margaret Purdy . Doris Frykman Horse Power on the Latson Centennial Farm One hot summer day in 1907 when Albert Latson and men came up for their noon meal they found a photographer waiting to take farm pictures . Quickly they lined up their teams with the windmill and barns for background and the result was this picture of these beautiful animals. These horses and men were the work force on the 500 acre farm . The women cooked 3 meals a day for all. Never again will such a scene be possible for 35 years later not a horse was left on the farm as tractors and other newly invented machines had taken over much of the work . Fewer men were needed also . For most of his working years Albert farmed 500 acres. He built two large basement barns , the larger being for his dairy herd when the Borden's milk factory came to Howell. He also had a large grainery built and chicken houses and tool sheds as needed . The farm home was built in pioneer days by the brother of Edward Latson. John was a master carpenter and built originally a large 8 room 2 story frame house to which was later added a large kitchen, pantry and open sided wood shed with storage attic above where we, the grandchildren, were introduced to spinning wheels, candle molds, candle lanterns and rope spring hand made beds . Hazen & Nellie Latson The Dolph Family Jonathan Dolph, wife Maranda, and five children moved from New York state via of Canada to Livingston County in the early 1840's. They settled north of the village of Howell on what was later called the Staley farm. The children married, Mary Ann to Elias Mann , Catherine to Wm . Carpenter of New Hudson, Simon to Catherine Andrews, and after her death married Axa Cordelia Howe, Margaret married Wm. Earl and Sylvanus married Catherine Canfield . They were simple farm people and probably their greatest mark in history was the loss of their two, union soldier, sons in the Civil War . Simon (pictured) enlisted in the 8th. Mich . Vol . Inf. Co. Bat Pontiac , Mich ., Feb . 29, 1864, was taken prisoner at the Battle of Spottsylvania, Va ., May 12, 1864. Imprisoned at Andersonville Prison in Georgia, he died Aug. 14, 1864. Brother Sylvanus Dolph enlisted in 27th Mich . Vol . Inf. Co. G, Jan . 26, 1863 at Howell, Mich. Taken prisoner Feb . 8th, 1864 at Strawberry Plains, Tenn., he died at Andersonville Prison, May 22nd, 1864. Both brothers are buried in Andersonville National Cemetery at Andersonville, Ga . Descendant of this family still lives in the county . Harold Dolph The old Bickhart Flour Mill on the site of the present Coop Mill, North Walnut . 30 Fisher-MorganF arm A parcel of Section 34 of Cohoctah Township was purchased from Mary Sanford by Edward Fisher on June 9, 1854. Edward Fisher was the son of Adam Fisher who was one of the first settlers of Chemungville, or what is now called Oak Grove. Edward married Cornelia Vandercook, and had two daughters, Florence and Myra . When Edward died on April 21, 1893, he left his estate to his wife and two daughters . Florence married Albert Staley and Myra married Jerry W. Roberts. Jerry and Myra bought the property, April 22, 1893. They had one child, Laura Roberts. Laura married Sidney Morgan in this home on March 20, 1902. They bought the property on July 16, 1914. Sidney and Laura had five children. Carl, Lloyd, Mabel, Robert and Myra . Carl married Doris Russell and had five children, Dorothy Arrand of Howell, Carl Jr . of Howell, Russell of Chelsea, Roberta Coddington of Howell and Lyle of Howell. Lloyd married Maud Yelland and had three children, Charles in Florida, Donald of Ellsworth, Michigan, and Evelyn Bolan of Lansing, Michigan. Mabel married Stanley Boutell and had three children, Jerry in Deerfield Township , Dwight of Hartland and Duane of Howell. Robert married Helen Tucker and had two children, Kenneth of California and Darlene Olrich of Fowlerville . Myra married Paul Deane. They had three children, Mary Jo Donnelly of Livonia, Michigan, Kathleen Thomas of Howell, and Richard of Brighton . Carl resided in Cohoctah Township on Byron Road with his wife until his death, June 1964. Lloyd bought the property from his parents on January 5, 1935. He and Maud and their two sons and daughter, farmed the land until he moved to Florida for his health. He still owns the northwest corner of Section 34. Mabel and Stanley now reside in West Branch, Michigan . Robert and Helen are still residents of Oceola Township, and Myra is a resident of Deerfield Township . Mrs . James Sage. Carleen Mikkola and Myra Deane E. D. McRose , left; Isabel Mc Rose and young man seated center is Wm . McPherson Ill. Howell Residents by 1840 The Livingston County Historical Society has sponsored a project of the collection of picture of Howell's earliest settlers, particularly those who were in Howell before 1840. It is hoped that in time pictures of settlers before 1850 may also be collected. MRS. JAMES SAGE Mrs . Mary G. Sage, wife of James Sage, Sr. was one of the first three women to settle in Howell. She was born 1786 and came to Howell May 14, 1834 with her husband, James Sage, Sr. The other two women were her daughter-in-law, Louisa Austin, the wife of her son, George T. Sage, who came with them from Salem , Washtenaw County, Mich. Formerly they had lived at Ossian , N .Y. They were joined soon by John Dearin Pinckney and his wife, Margaret Fraser , also by the way of Salem , Mich. These were the first thre~ women in Howell. Later , a fourth woman came , Hannah Maclin (born 1784) with her husband David Austin on June 1, 1834. David Austin was the father of Louisa (Austin) Sage, wife of George T. Sage. They were from Bloomfield township, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. With David Austin came his son, Jonathan Austin with his wife, Sarah Davis , the daughter of Sardis Davis . Mary G. Sage was left a widow by the death of her husband , James , between January and June 1839, and was left with children who were minors. Her children were; George T. Sage, James R. Sage, Chester Adgate Sage, Louisa Sage, Mary Anne wife of Joseph A. Pinckney and Hannah wife of Peres Walker . The widow, Mary G. Sage married on November 14, 1844 her second husband , Waitstill Smith . Mr. Smith was a war of 1812 veteran and died December 14, 1845. She married for a third time , another War of 1812 soldier, Barker Wing on 31 February 24, 1948. Mr. Wing died March 21, 1863, but his widow outlived him. She died as Mary G. Wing on May 14, 1870a nd is buried on the Sage lot in Lakeview cemetery. She had the distinction of being the wife of three men, all of whom were outstanding in Howell's history . EDWARD F. GAY Edward Fairbanks Gay was born August 30, 1800i n Sharon Conn., the son of Edward Gay and Mary White. His parents , Edward Gay and Mary White moved in 1806 to Franklin, Delaware County, New York. Edward F. Gay first moved to the Mohawk River region of New York and then to Ann Arbor, Mich. where he resided six years before he moved to Howell in 1837. He bought some merchandise of Mr. Flavius J.B. Crane which Mr. Crane had stored in the attic of Amos Adams' Eagle Tavern. Mr. Crane had sold merchandise from the Tavern for a few months before abandoning this project. With these goods Edward F . Gay opened a store in the second frame dwelling in Howell, and was the pioneer storekeeper . Part of this store was wrecked, and the remaining part was moved to the south side of West Sibley Street, west of Center Street. Mr. Gay was the first native-born New Englander to reside in Howell. He also owned what was afterward known as the Isbell farm. Mr. Gay married Clarissa Metcalf Lee, the daughter of Dea . Milo Lee of Salisbury, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Gay had a large family of children most of whom died in childhood. Those who survived were Hon. Milo L. Gay and Lizzie Gay wife of Charles Ellsworth. MRS. RICHARD FISHBECK Mrs . Richard Fishbeck was born July 31, 1815 (gravestone record ) as Mary Ann or "Nancy" Quackenbush, the daughter of Barent or "Barney" Quackenbush and Mary Rosa. The Quackenbush family was one of the old Dutch settlers of New York City and the Hudson River Valley. She married Richard Fishbeck of German ancestry who was born April 27, 1800 in Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Fishbeck and his wife Elsie Storrin or Stearnes, old settlers of Genoa township, Livingston County, Mich. The Fishbecks left De Kalb, St. Lawrence County, New York and settled first at Milford, Mich. Richard and Nancy Fishbeck came to Howell in 1837 and he was the first shoemaker in town. He built the third frame building in Howell which served as his home and also his shoemaker shop. They had three children , Laura A., Winslow R., and Fenton Fishbeck who died in childhood and were buried in the old Howell cemetery in 1856 and 1857. The children who survived them were; Stephen G., Leonard N., Murray P. (or Philander M.) and Douglass A. Fishbeck. Son Leonard 32 became a member of the Howell Fire department. Richard Fishbeck died April 20, 1874. His wife survived him many years and died March 31, 1903. ELIZABETH RIDDLE McPHERSON WILLIAM McPHERSON When Elizabeth Riddle McPherson and William McPherson arrived Sept. 17, 1836 from Invernesshire, Scotland, they had been more than two months traveling . Their voyage aboard a sailing vessel had taken six weeks . Then they came by Erie Canal, Lake Erie, and Stage Coach to the area now known as Howell. The children who came with them were Isabella, who was four, William Jr. the second child, and Alexander , age three months . Born in the new country later were Elizabeth, Martin, John, Edward Gregory, Mary Lenore, and Ella. Elizabeth and William came to join Elizabeth's father, Andrew Riddle, in blacksmithing, and her two brothers who had bought farms in Oceola. Elizabeth Browning wrote later of her grandmother (Elizabeth Riddle McPherson) "falling in love with some property that reminded her a bit of Scotland-hills and a pretty lake, which was very picturesque, but poor farm land. Being very poor, and with four children to support, it became necessary for grandfather to do something about it. As a boy in Inverness, Scotland he used to spend time watching men at a forge in a blacksmith's shop. So that was something he could turn his hand to. It kept his family for a few years, and then he opened a general store with his brother-in-law William Riddle (1842). Later this became Wm. McPherson and Sons and was run under that name until 1925." Elizabeth (Bess) Browning, who was a daughter of Mary Lenore McPherson and her husband Dr. Thomas Browning, also told that her grandparents, Elizabeth and William McPherson were Scotch Presbyterians and the church was their main interest. They gave generously and also entertained ministers from all over the country at their home. The ministers were well educated and took wit and wisdom into their home. At one time while the parsonage was being remodeled, the minister, Mr. Foster, and his family of eight, lived at the McPhersons . Elizabeth Riddle and William McPherson were remembered for their kindliness . Their family and descendants have been influential in the development of Howell. DR. GARDNER WHEELER Dr . Gardner Wheeler was born 1794 in Massachusetts . He moved early to Norwich, Chenango County, New York when it was the "Far West". He studied in Chenango County under Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Wilcox and there married his wife, Fanny . He settled first in Washtenaw County at Scio, a year before he came to Howell in 1838. When Dr . Wheeler came to Michigan he left a brother, Joel Wheeler and a sister, Mrs. Mary Ambler in New York state. He also had three half-sisters in Chenango County; Abigail and Calpurnia Smith and Mrs. Calista Scott. But most important to Howell's settlement were his three half-brothers ; Villeroy E ., John W., and Elisha H. Smith. Elisha H. Smith wrote the first history of Howell in 1868.T he Smiths left West Bloomfield or Honeyoe, N.Y. and settled west of Howell in 1835. Dr. Wheeler practised twenty years in Howell and was a respected physician. He was active in all kinds of civic enterprises . He was also Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 38 A & FM of Howell, 1850-53a nd his daughter , Miss Emily Wheeler belonged to the Eastern Star . His son Henry Wheeler died 1841a nd was the first burial in the Barnard Street cemetery . Dr. Wheeler died January 11, 1859a nd his wife, Fanny died October 28, 1868. His children were ; Henry M. Wheeler, Miss Emily Wheeler and a daughter who married W.A. Buckland and a son Dr. John A. Wheeler of Whitehall, Mi. • Ali.f ~--!ll!ft~ __ _:__~___:__?:;,: -..._. - _-,__, The old Marion stone school house built about 1845. 33 The ArmstrongH ome This house was built by Samuel M . Armstrong in 1885, the land being part of an 80 acre farm sold to John D. Pinckney by the U.S . Government in 1833. It stood on what is now Swann Ct. Frank R. Crandall purchased it in 1915. L. Harold Crandall , a son, relates that a horse barn which housed 4 or 5 horses and that many rigs stood out back . Esbon Swann took possession in 1926. It was around that time that part of Grand River was being bricked and it is rumored that Jackson prisoners doing the labor on it were housed here. Esbon Swann tore part of it down and moved the remainder to 115 Swann Ct . and is now occupied by Ed & Betty McKeon who purchased it in 1943. Shields' Home It is not known when the house at 1325 West Grand River was built but probably in the late 1850s. The Freeman Fishbecks moved into the house in 1864 purchased from Mrs . Blackmun. Later the Frank Hubbells lived there who sold to Mr . and Mrs . John Haas . Mr . and Mrs . Frank Shields bought it from Henry Haas in 1923. They completely renovated the interior of the house but the exterior was left in its original style of architecture except for the sun porch built at the back of the house to replace the lean-to porch . They also built the barn and garage. Mr . Shields died in 1960 and in 1965 Mrs . Shields sold the house and forty acres to the Sieben Corporation . Mr . and Mrs. Leigh Thomas lived in the house until the death of Mrs . Thomas . Then it was sold to Mr . and Mrs . Maynard King in July of 73. Mary Shields 34 Swann built 3 small brick houses, one on the court and two on Grand River and a cottage on Earl Lake, from the remainder . During ex - tens i ve remodeling McKeons discovered 2 hardwood floors and a pine subfloor. Lumber was cheap and Armstrong owned a lumber yard in Howell. The athletes were a Mr . Purdee and Darwin Peavy whose grandfather , A .F . Peavy .owned the house next door . They were from Oregon State College and were known as "Peavy & Purdee-Power Personified ." Fancy pants ! Betty McKean Dr. Charles E. Skinner The picture of Dr . Charles E . Skinner . He was a physician in Howell many years and his son Burrill is in the 8th grade class picture . He was killed electrically in 1911 I believe . A Michigan F a01ily and It's F ar1n By James I. Van Keuren Reprinted from the University of Michigan Quarterly Review The Van Keuren Centennial Farm , situated five miles northeast of Howell in Oceola Township, Livingston County, Michigan, was homesteaded by my grandfather, Charles Van Keuren, in 1836. At that time, just prior to Michigan's being admitted to statehood in 1837, the land was in the Northwest Territory . The original land patent bears the signature of Martin Van Buren , then President of the United States, by his son A. Van Buren, his personal secretary , and Joshua S. Wilson, acting recorder of the General Land Office of the United States Government. Charles Van Keuren, before migrating to the west, had been a member of the New York City Police Force . In order to supplement his income, he had also engaged in fine cabinet making. As one of his police duties, he belonged to a troop of cavalry which served as an honor guard on special occasions. Real estate promoters, in those days, evidently served as colonizers and prospectors for land at a price per acre. When they came back from their trips to the Far West with maps and other information regarding the lands they had surveyed, it was their custom to assemble groups of prospective pioneers. My grandfather joined one such group in the year 1834, and came west from New York State to prospect. He brought with him a nephew, Tjerick Van Keuren. Finding conditions as they had been reported, he selected an acreage near where Howell is now located. It was in a hilly section with a little stream running through it, and a large spring conveniently near the spot where he decided to build his house. This stream is still known as Van Keuren's Creek. For temporary shelter , they set up poles, which they covered with marsh hay. This crude shelter, somewhat like an Indian wigwam, served them until, with the help of neighboring settlers , they were able to build a log cabin. They then began the galling task of cutting out the timber, burning the trees and underbrush, in order to clear the land on which to plant their crops. In about a year, they were able to comply with the requirements for a land patent, and returned to New York City to bring their families out to their new home in the West. The trip West was long and tedious. Their furniture , bedding, and cooking utensils were loaded on a barge drawn by mules driven along a towpath on the banks of the Hudson to Albany ; thence, by way of the Erie Canal to Buffalo; there they embarked on a Lake Erie steamer for the port of Detroit. Thus far, the trip had been by water and had not been too difficult or unpleasant; but from Detroit to their destination it was, indeed, tough going. It was along rough, narrow trails, through dense woods and across vast marshes by ox team and wagon. The main trail west from Detroit passed through Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor to Dexter . From there, it branched off to my grandfather's log cabin, which was twenty-five or thirty miles to the north. The abstract of title covering the land which my grandfather received from the Government in the year 1836s hows no record of any mortgage ever having been filed. Evidently no money had been borrowed for the erection of buildings or for making improvements on the farm . With the frugal habits of the pioneer, my grandfather must have accumulated funds for the development of his holdings, for in the 1850's he was able to build a large house near the site of the log cabin. This house, after a hundred years, still stands. It has experienced many vicissitudes , but it has finally been restored as far as possible to its original state . In 1951 it was honored by the Detroit Edison Company, which presented a centennial plaque in a ceremony witnessed by neighbors and friends, marking it as one of the "State Centennial Farms." After proof of ownership the Michigan Historical Commission issued a certificate, signed by the Governor and other state officers, along with members of the Commission, that the farm had been in the family for over a hundred years. The house was a replica of houses common in New York State in the 1850's. Since my grandfather was a Hollander, it was also reminiscent of the Dutch houses along the Hudson River . It was built almost entirely of timber cut on the land. The frame was of hewn logs, pegged together with dowel pins. The doors, window frames , stair treads, and banisters were of solid black walnut, fashioned and molded with hand tools. My grandfather had been a skilled cabinet-maker in Holland, as is evidenced by the beautiful , heavy walnut cornices over the windows and doors. As the house was built on the side of a hill, the entrance to the kitchen was made conveniently from ground level through a typical Dutch door. The cooking had originally all been done in the huge fireplace with its Dutch oven. Adjoining the kitchen, excavated from the side of the hill, there was a large cellar, in which the pans of milk were set on shelves hung from the ceiling for the milk to cool and for the cream to rise. In this cellar there were also huge bins for storing potatoes and other vegetables for winter use. There was a pantry convenient at hand, and a comfortable nook with a couch on which Grandmother Van Keuren could rest and smoke her pipe-a habit not unusual for elderly women of her generation . Meals were served in this comfortable kitchen-huge platters of salt pork, or, occasionally, of chicken, with heaps of potatoes and vegetables , all placed on the table so that everybody, even the hired man , with his sleeves rolled up and his hair slicked down, could help himseH. The coffee was kept hot in the fireplace, and was poured as required. As all the men had beards in those days, they used "mustache cups." It was customary to pour the coffee into their saucers, balancing them on the tip of the thumb and their fingers. It was also quite proper to cool the coffee by blowing across it somewhat noisily and sipping it with a loud inhaled breath. From the basement kitchen , stairs led to the first floor, where one entered a large room, which is now used as a dining room. An upper kitchen , adjoining it, is now fully equipped with electric refrigerator , stove, and other modern conveniences. Opposite the dining room, across the hall, there was a large parlor and a parlor bedroom in which we four boys were born. The long center hall, with stairs leading to the upper rooms, ran straight through from the front door to the rear door. There were altogether fourteen rooms, including a large attic. The house was thus a four-story house on the south side but a three-story house on the north side. Not far from the house were a large horse barn with stalls and partitions of solid black walnut, a large hay-and-straw barn , a granary , a tool shed, and a large sheep barn with a hay-and-grain loft. In addition to these buildings, there was a large, separate washhouse and laundry , in which a barrel of soft soap was always ready for use. This was connected with the woodshed. There were also a smokehouse for curing hams, a henhouse, hog pens, and of course , the regulation "Chic Sales." These buildings had all been built by whatever 35 skilled carpenters could be obtained in those pioneer days, with the help of friendly neighbors, who volunteered their services in old-fashioned "raising bees." Clearing the land, cutting down and burning the trees , pulling stumps, breaking ground with the heavy breaker plow drawn by oxen to prepare the fields for planting-it takes little imagination to appreciate the back-breaking work required for all those operations . The pioneer women, too, had their full share of work-cooking the meals , washing, spinning, weaving, making clothes, caring for their children, and, in general , keeping their families going. Threshing time was a gala time. The neighbors all turned out to help-the men in the fields, in the mow, pitching bundles to the thresher table, stacking the straw; the women helping in the kitchen preparing the hearty midday meal and helping serve it to the hungry workers. We older boys do not forget the mammoth slices of bread spread heavily with butter and brown sugar which we got when we came home from school on those happy occasions. No banquet ever tasted as good. The Van Keuren family was typical of hundreds of pioneer families that settled in the Michigan wilderness in the 1830's and '40's and '50's. Our state owes much to their courage, their thrift, and their sturdy industry . My grandfather and grandmother had, in the course of years, acquired a family of five children, two of whom died in infancy. It was quite evident that they could not manage to give all of them an eduction beyond that afforded by the district school of their neighborhood. The only daughter , Martha, obtained a teacher's certificate and taught country school for a number of years . Grandfather himself had had educational opportunities, but he was a highly intelligent man, a master craftsman, and he was ambitious for one of his sons, at least, to have a high school and college education. The lot fell to James I., possibly because he was the eldest son. At what sacrifices one may imagine , the family saw to it that James should attend high school at Howell, five miles to the southwest, and should prepare himself for the entrance examinations at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. James I. had a keen, brilliant mind and a serious appreciation of what an education could mean to him. He made the most of his opportunities. He not only passed the examinations for entrance into the University, but, in due course, completed the prescribed curriculum of the Law School with a creditable record . He was graduated in the spring of 1862. He opened his law office that autumn and began his practice in Hubbardston in Ionia County, a small village in a rich agricultural community. In those first years, as a young lawyer, James Van Keuren made a brilliant beginning. He had few competitors, and soon built up a profitable practice. Hardly had he established himself in his practice, however, when he was faced with a critical decision. His father, now an aging man, had been stricken with a serious illness. His mother, a frail little woman, aging also and unable to supervise the farm, needed James at home. Apparently he had no choice but to go back home to look after the large sheep and stock farm. He seems not to have hesitated. He closed his office and went back to the farm. No doubt he secretly hoped that it was but a temporary interruption of his professional career. Unfortunately, it was almost two decades before he was able to resume his practice. It was really a heroic sacrifice for my father to make, but I do not remember ever hearing him utter a word of complaint or of regret. Possibly those years at the farm gave him the time to read and to meditate, which was quite to his liking. He was a man of scholarly taste and great physical and intellectual vitality . However taxing his farm duties became, his cultivation of his literary taste and his philosophical 36 reflection on life and its meaning were unflagging. During those years he accumulated a valuable library of scientific books on philosophy, astronomy, and biology. He was fascinated by the new Darwinian theory . He read Latin and Greek, and both French and German. He subscribed regularly to a German language newspaper. He read the Bible and puzzled over the apparent conflict between the account of creation given in Genesis and the new Darwinian theory . He found great zest in discussing that conflict and other theological problems with the Methodist minister in Howell, a Rev. Mr. Kilpatrick . He wrote voluminously, especially articles for the Livingston Republican , published in Howell. Their theme was "searching for the truth in everyday living." They appeared under the general heading: "The Old Thought and the New Thought." I have a file of those articles. They are evidently the product of a scholarly, philosophical mind. Possibly those years, with the long, quiet winter evenings, were compensation for the interruption of his professional career. It was fifteen years after James Van Keuren 's graduation that Fanny Ann Morgan came into his life. She was a little country schoolteacher, the daughter of Benjamin A. Morgan. Perhaps the most important contribution Fanny Ann Morgan made to our future as a family was the inheritance of a new and distinctly different strain. From our Van Keuren father we had inherited a taste for reading, a passion for study, and a thirst for all that education could give us. From Fanny Ann Morgan, our mother, there came to us an inherited urge for artistic expression and for invention. Our mother's mother, Grandmother Morgan, was related to Thomas Edison's mother, and my mother's brother , Benjamin Boomer Morgan, "Uncle Ben," as we knew him, became an inventor of some note. One of his inventions, a railroad safety blocksignal, was adopted years ago by the Michigan Central Railroad. It was, however, as professional portrait painters that both he and his brother, "Al," became known. They had had, of course, only limited training, but their work was notable. Portraits of our Van Keuren grandparents, painted by B. B. Morgan in the 1870's, hang today in our living room at the farm, and a portrait of our father, James I. Van Keuren, has a place of honor in our Lansing home. B. B. Morgan lived in Ann Arbor during the 1880'sa nd early 1890's, and during those years painted several portraits of members of the University faculty. Three of them, of Governor Alpheus Felch, of Professor Edward Olney, and of Henry Betts Parsons, conspicuous examples of his skill as an artist, are still in the University's art collection. "Uncle Al," Allen A. Morgan, was also a successful portrait painter and photographer. He did a portrait of former Governor Groesbeck's father, who lived in Mt. Clemens, in Macomb County. Uncle Al told me that when he was working on this portrait young Alex, who later became Governor of Michian, was a harum-scarum barefoot boy whose chief joy was spearing frogs in the marshes around Mt. Clemens. Like her two brothers, our mother was endowed with an artistic temperament. She had had lessons in oil painting and took great pleasure in her palette and brushes. Two of her landscapes hang on the walls at the old farm today. One is copied after a picture of the ruins of Carthage. The other is a jungle scene of the Amazon. Her easel brushes, palette, and paint tubes were tabu so far as we boys were concerned, but they quite fascinated us. How we did want to dabble a bit with the brushes and oils! The temptation was almost irresistible when there was a nice white canvas tacked on a frame on Mother's easel just waiting for something to happen. One day we got our hands on a paint tube and proceeded to experiment. Unfortunately, we squeezed just a little too hard and then, to our consternation, found that we couldn't possibly force the paint back into the tube. Our mother was no Sherlock Holmes, but she had little difficulty in finding the culprit. Another interest of these two brothers of our mother was violin-making. If the Italians could make beautiful, richtoned instruments, why couldn't they? B. B. Morgan was the first of the brothers to take up violin-making. It seemed to challenge his craftsmanship in wood-working. Then Al felt confident that he could make a better violin than his brother . Al had the advantage of being younger than Ben and, as he lived near Portland, Maine, where the long winters and deep snows kept people indoors, he had more leisure time than his brother to work at his hobby. He became so well known for his skill as a violin-maker that he was elected president of the New England Violin-Makers' Association. At his death, I was appointed executor of his estate . An inventory of his possessions disclosed over one hundred violins strung up like curing tobacco leaves in his attic. So far as I could determine, he had never sold one of them in his life. He had made one after another, evidently with the hope that his product would ultimately match for excellence the best of the famous old Italian violins. I still have in my possession a few of those he made . Experts have judged them excellent as to workmanship, finish, graduation , and tone. I have never painted , as my mother and uncles did, but I have, in later years, become a camera fan ; I take great pleasure in my battery of cameras, and in experimenting with every sort of gadget. I find color photography a very satisfactory substitute for the painting which, considering my heritage, I suppose I should have done. And since the days when, as a little boy, I played my violin in our little orchestra-the four of us-I have had a passionate interest in violins. Like my uncle Ben Morgan, I have through the years made a collection of rare violins. It is now my great pride . One of them was made in Warsaw in 1846 by a Polish violinmaker. It was brought to the United States by Michael Press when he came to this country to teach violin at Michigan State College in East Lansing. After his death, I purchased it and presented it to Emily Mutter Adams, a talented Howell girl who is now a member of the first violin section of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. She had studied under "Mike" Press, and has felt it a privilege to play her former teacher's violin. Before disposing of his instrument, my son Paul and I had Rubinoff try it out when he was in Lansing for a concert. He pronounced it a fine instrument and wanted to purchase it. He found it especially interesting because it had a neck a quarter-inch longer than standard. I also have a genuine Guarnerius and a very fine old violin that claims to be a Stradivarius. It is interesting to note that the artistic temperament of the Morgans has been transmitted from one generation to another . One of my sons, James Stewart Van Keuren, studied art as a part of his course in architecture at the University of Michigan, and has now taken up painting as a pastime . One of the sons of Admiral Van Keuren , Alex, Jr ., has simsilarly become interested in painting both in oil and in water-colors . And their work is strikingly similar. Both cousins find pleasure in playing the piano, as does my son Paul, who studied music with private teachers at Cranbrook and at Michigan State College. He is an accomplished pianist and also sings in the church and in the Orpheus Club in Lansing . My parents were married in the little country church near the farm in 1877. Within six years they had the four sturdy boys to whose upbringing and education they devoted themselves with wholehearted consecration . Those were happy years for all of us-those years at the old farm . To be sure Grandfather was gone, and we missed him, but the frail little grandmother presided as the matriarch of the family . It was really our wonderful mother , however, who managed us all, including Father . He entered so wholeheartedly into everything that interested his four boys that he was almost like another boy himself. He boxed and wrestled, coasted and skated, and played our rough games with us; and was always able to see our point of view when arguments arose. It must be admitted , however, that he held us all strictly to our prescribed duties . His whole life interest, at that time, was concentrated on training, disciplining, and inspiring us to make ourselves strong, agile, both physically and intellectually . His boys were his compensation for the sacrifice he had made in interrupting the career for which he had prepared himself. His devotion and his consideration for our mother, and his unstinting cooperation with her in her plans for us, left a lasting impression on all of us. Mother saw to it that our prescribed duties on the farm and our joyous outdoor activities did not interfere with our school work. Having been a teacher, she was able to help us in our difficulties, and she felt it her duty to hold us strictly to our school routine. She observed our progress, criticized us sharply, but tactfully, and when, at last, she saw the district school was no longer adequate for our development, she insisted that Father rent the farm and move to Howell. There we boys would have the advantages of the high school. Neither she nor Father had ever, for a moment, thought of the possibility of our not having a college education . The plan commended itself to us all . Father was glad to resume, at long last, his practice of law; Mother looked forward to the more congenial life in a community, where she would find friends with tastes like her own. Even Grandmother, young in spirit, though now nearing ninety, also approved the plan. Accordingly, the farm was rented to a German family by the name of Snively, and we went to town. We soon found ourselves settled in a rented house on a pleasant shady street in the busy little town of Howell. Father was as eager and proud of his law office, just off Main Street , with its swinging sign "James I. Van Keuren," as if he had suffered no interruption of his life plans for those many years. Fortunately, while at the farm he had maintained his personal contacts with his friends in town. He had written often for the weekly Howell paper. He was known as a serious, thoughtful, clever man . The town welcomed him back-he would be a useful citizen. Very shortly, he began to see his practice return to him. The household at Howell, during those first years, was in charge of three wonderful women who had a great affection for each other and a rare faculty for working together harmoniously- " Grandmother Charlotte," still bright and active ; "Aunt Martha, " my father's maiden sister ; and "Fanny Ann," our adored mother. Things at home ran smoothly, and we four boys found life in town full of interest. We made new friends at school and in our neighborhood, and were thrilled by the prospect of preparing for college. Then, suddenly, within one single year, all the beloved women of our family were taken by death , and Father was left alone with four boys to care for. It was a tragic year, indeed, for us all . Grandmother Charlotte was ninety-two; her death seemed in the order of nature . Aunt Martha , too, was elderly. But Mother seemed so young and so· full of life! She had just nursed us four boys through a terrible illness. There had been in Howell one of those epidemics of diphtheria which were so common in those days before antitoxins had been developed. Shortly after we had all recovered, Mother, assuming that she would have developed immunity to the disease , went to offer her help to one of her neighbors who had diphtheria. She was taken violently ill shortly afterward and died. Her loss was a blow that stunned us all. After a few months of helpless groping, Father was fortunate in obtaining a housekeeper, Mrs. Gillette, who proved 37 a great help to us. She brought her own little boy with her, so that Father found himself with us five boys, besides himself and Mrs. Gillette, to support. To feed, clothe, and educate a family of five boys was no slight task, especially in the early 1890's, when the country was suffering the depression of the Cleveland administration. If we had not had the farm to supply us with some of the necessities-potatoes, beans, pork, fruit, butter, and eggs-we would not have fared as well as we did. Money was scarce, especially as Father's clients had little or none with which to pay for his legal services. As business was, of necessity, conducted by barter and the exchange of produce for groceries and meats, Father had cordwood cut on shares at the farm and delivered to the stores where we had bills for produce of one sort or another. One of our Saturday jobs was to drive Ned, the old family horse, out to the farm, where we hitched the team, Boney and Bill, to the wagon and loaded up a couple of cords of wood to deliver in town to people to whom Father owed bills. Then we had to drive back to the farm in the empty wagon to get our horse and buggy. By the time we reached home at night we had had quite a day of it. We were fortunate, of course, to have all the wood we needed for our own use, and we did use a lot. I well remember the huge pile of "chunk wood" in our back yard that we boys had to split and pile in the woodshed, cord on cord for use in the kitchen cookstove and in the large wood stove in the living room which was conveniently placed between the parlor and Father's bedroom. We boys did all we could to help earn what we needed for clothes and spending money. We worked during summer vacations at odd jobs of all sorts. We mowed lawns, worked on farms; even sold books and tool subscriptions for magazines. One summer, I remember, I went into partnership with Emil Bode, a friend of my brothers. We managed somehow to acquire a view camera which used 5x7 and 8x10 glass negatives. We walked through the country taking pictures of farm buildings, livestock, and family groups, which we developed, printed, and finished after we returned to Howell. We then went back over the same route to sell and deliver the pictures. There wasn't much profit in this project , but it helped piece out our limited personal budgets and it developed an interest in photography which has been my personal hobby ever since. By one project or another, all four of us were able to supplement what our father was able to provide us for our college education. Charles, Alex, and Harry all, in due course, attended the University of Michigan. Charles the eldest, was graduated in the class of 1902w ith the Bachelor of Arts degree. To help with his expenses, he waited table at a boardinghouse, did advertising on a student publication, and almost anything else that came his way. In his senior year he reported for the Toledo Blade and for several other papers, which brought him into the acquaintance of Fielding H. Yost, "Hurry-up Yost," the famous football coach. Charles and some of his newspaper friends conceived the idea that, if Yost would write a book on football, it would sell like hot cakes because of his reputation as a successful coach. Yost finally consented to furnish the copy, diagrams of plays, and photographs of the teams, if Charles and his friends would provide the text. This book was published as Football for Player and Spectator. At this point I enter the scene. Yost wanted someone to look after finances on the project, keep records of sales, pay bills, and render accounts. Charlie got me to come over on week-ends from Howell, where I was working in a bank, to set up and keep the records on the project. The first edition of the book sold quite widely to coaches and students in high schools all over this country and even in foreign countries, wherever there were Amaricans interested in football. When the mail orders began to pour in, as a result of our advertising in Youth's Companion and other 38 publications , our success went to our heads, and we rashly placed a huge order for a second edition. Unfortunately, by the time the books were off the press the football season was over; we had a monstrous supply of the books and, of course, no demand for them as Christmas was approaching and enthusiasm for football had cooled with the winter snows. It was fun, anyway, while it lasted, but right then and there I decided to keep clear of the publishing business. After his graduation from the University of Michigan, Charles went into politics. He was elected to the State House of Representatives on the Republican ticket from Livingston County. From that time and during his entire business life, both he and his wife, Florence, were active workers in Republican politics. While engaged in developing oil properties and various industrial enterprises, he found time to report and write for a number of important newspapers and periodicals . He died in 1950 at the age of seventy-two, leaving his widow and married daughter, Betty, with two granddaughters who now live in Detroit. Alex, or "Al" as he was called by his associates, worked at odd jobs during his freshman year at the University of Michigan. On returning home at the end of that year , he found that his younger brother, Harry, had entered a competitive examination for appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. When the examination was to be held in Pontiac, Father sent "Brother Al" along with Harry as a sort of sponsor, because Harry had never been that far away from home before. Harry unfortunately did not pass his physical examination; so Al decided that he would take the examination in his place. Al not only passed his physical examination but had the highest marks of all the contestants and, by a strange irony of fate, won the appointment to Annapolis. Al was an excellent student; he was graduated number one in his class at the Academy. He divided the number-one honors in his class, however, with his roommate, who strangely enough, had exactly the same scholastic grades for the four-year course . This was the only time that two midshipmen in the same class had ever been graduated from the Academy as number-one men ; I doubt if it has ever happened since. After his graduation from Annapolis as an ensign, Al joined the Pacific Fleet on the battleship Wisconsin and saw service in the Philippines, Japan, and China. While on this duty, he was ordered back to the United States for further education in engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduation he entered the Navy Bureau of Construction and Repair, in which he served in nearly all the navy yards in the country. He was finally appointed, by President Roosevelt, Chief of the Bureau of Ships, U.S.N. He was held over as a rear admiral during the Second World War, even though he was beyond retirement age, in order to take advantage of his valuable experience gained during a lifetime in the Navy. He is now retired and lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife Helen. They have one son, Alex, Jr ., who has followed in his father's footsteps; he served in the Naval Reserve as a lieutenant senior grade during the Second World War. Their daughter, Frances, who is now married and has two children, entered the service of her country in the WAVES. It has thus been a strictly Navy family. In fact, the Van Keurens were represented in the different branches of the Navy be a rear admiral, a lieutenant commander, a senior lieutenant, and three WAVES. Harry, after his graduation from Howell High School, entered the engineering college at the University of Michigan. He was so disappointed at not getting an opportunity to take the examination for appointment to Annapolis that he left Ann Arbor and enlisted in the old 14th U.S. Cavalry, then stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He hoped in this way to gain a commission from the ranks. He would probably have done so if I had not, through political influence in Washington, obtained his discharge. He had misrepresented his age when he enlisted and had not had Father's consent, as was required, because he was underage. After his discharge, he continued his education at M.I.T. and later at Columbia University, from which he was graduated with a degree in engineering. After graduation he spent some time at his chosen profession both in the United States and in Mexico. When the First World War broke our Harry was commissioned captain in the Air Force and sent to Langley Field, Virginia, to help develop and test planes of all types for the government. British, French, and Italian planes were sent to this field for testing, and experienced flyers from these countries came over to advise and help build better fighter planes for our forces . In the Second World War Harry joined the Inventors' Council in Washington, D.C., to assist in helping improve all types of military equipment. As a result of his strenuous work in the service of his country while on his last assignment with the Inventors' Council, he suffered a heart attack and passed away in a Washington hospital. He rests in Arlington National Cemetery with other loyal patriots who gave their lives to make this country what it is today. He is survived by his wife, Marie Steel Van Keuren, and two daughters, Katherine and Virginia, who both served as WAVES during the war . On June 18, 1913, I married Miss Margaret M. Kennedy of Lansing. Her father was the late Samuel A. Kennedy, who served as Deputy Secretary of State when Washington Gardner was Secretary of State . We have two sons, James Stewart, who was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1938 and is now a lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve, stationed in the Navy Department, Washington, D.C., and Paul I., a graduate of Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, who is now Assistant Secretary- Treasurer of the Ingham Abstract and Title Company, working in the Mason office. During the Second World War Paul served as a sergeant in the Adjutant General's Office, Pacific Theater, under General Douglas MacArthur's command, from August, 1945,u ntil January 1946,i n Manila, and from February to September, 1946, in Tokyo, after which he returned to the United States for discharge. The Van Keurens thus continue their record of service to their country into another generation. ·:~ 00000000000~00000000000~ ~J .. ROBERRT. SMITH: ! --:Breedearn d Dealerin :-- • 0 • ~REGISTERED*=- 0 HOWELL, - - .,....,_.Residence, 4 Miles North. 'I MICH. t • 0 t 0 Beurmann's Charles Emil Beurman, sheriff of Livingston County in 1876. Glen and Kern Beurmann . The Beurmann School in 1886. The two coal black horses that hauled grists and flour back and forth from the Lakeside Mill to "The Exchange Station," six days a week, and then on Sunday faithfully took the family to church in Howell. The Hutchings Family Andrew 0. Hutchings in the living room of the Lakeside home. The following pictures relate to "The Hutchings Family" (see pages 49-50 in the Howell Bicentennial History Book). Ruins of the mill after it burned on April 15, 1915. The Love Family Henry G. Love and his family arrived in New York City from England on the 10th of June, 1836, and immediately began a journey westward, with the intention of settling in Illinois. Proceeding to Albany by steamer, they disembarked , and again continued their journey to Rochester, N .Y . by the Erie Canal . At the latter city the female portion of the family were left in comfortable quarters, while the father and son, Thomas, kept on via the canal to Buffalo; thence by lake steamer to Detroit. In Detroit they met some English friends who had already entered land in Township 2 North, of Range 4 East and were persuaded by them, on their representations, to enter lands in present town of Marion. Henry G. Love purchased 4 lots of the west half of Section 33, situated South of Cedar Lake . About the first thing done, after getting settled, was the cutting of the largest whitewood tree to be found on Mr . Bavin's premises, this was fashioned into a huge ca'noe, and launched upon Cedar Lake . This was the first boat placed on the lake by white men, and proved a source of great benefit to the settlers, for, as one of them remarked, "There was an abundance of fish in Uncle Sam's waters ." These remarks taken from History of Livingston County, date 1880. Henry T. Love, son of Thomas and Lavina Love, was born in 1843. He stayed home and worked with his father until he was a young man. On September 17, 1873 he married Sarah Lakin. They bought 80 acres in Section 20 of Marion Twp. Floyd Love, son of Henry T. Love and Sarah Love was born Oct. 2, 1876 on the old farm. Floyd Love bought the farm when he was a young man . In 1912 it was known as Loves Corners. As a young man he went to Marion Twp. school in the old town hall. On March 31, 1915 he married Hazel Huff in the house he was born in . Running water and a furnace were installed soon after . To this union were born four children, three boys and one girl. The boys Charles, Fred and Bruce were born in the family house, Mary was born in Pinckney Sanitarium. Charles and Fred attended school at Marion Center, later the Andersen School. Mary and Bruce attended Andersen School. All four children went to Howell High School. In 1927, the family farm was sold and the family bought 300 acres in Section 16 & 17 of Marion Twp . Charles Love was married to Dorothy Miller in 1937, land was purchased in Section 16 & 17, Marion Twp . Charles is still farming this land. Two children were born, Norman, and Charlene Love . Fred Love was married to Elna Kleinschmidt in 1940. Fred farmed in Conway Twp . and is semi-retired on land in Conway Twp. Mary Love married Henry Miller in 1946. Four girls were born, Carol, Virginia, Rebecca, and Marlene . The Miller family are farmers in Conway Twp . Bruce Love was married in 1948 to Grace Riemenschneider, they have one son Paul, who is farming with his father , on the family farm. Thus have we briefly traced the settlement here of a small company of English people-men and women of sterling worth-who, to the present time, have honored themselves and the land of their adoption . Bruce Love Scene at Howell Fair in 1915. 43 The A.O. Hutchings home and water-powered mill that stood on North Michigan Ave . near the present M-59 and Oak Grove Road intersection. The Boothy Family By Viola Neil Noah Henry Boothby was born in Lockport New York, 1831. His father was a shoemaker. He learned the trade and came to Michigan, settled in Howell in 1954 on Mason Road. The Indians had a trail that led to the Pinckney Rd. They always left before daylight. Noah married Harriet Borger and moved in town, now Michigan Ave. He enlisted in the infantry with the Fighting Fifths . His little son Willis felt bad . He told him he would make him a pair of copper toed boots and they would have their pictures taken . He made the boots, took the picture . A week after he left for the war. A large team and wagon drove up in front of the house to pick up Noah. He was on his way to Pontiac Mich. The wagon was full of drafted men . Willis stood by the muddy road with his little dog Doie. When the horses started up the dog took off and Willis after the dog. His father tried to make the dog go back . No luck, Willis was mud to his knees . His mother was sick. A young boy went to find Willis. He ran over three miles, lost one boot his father made him . But got home safe. His father's boot and his dog were gone. And a sad little boy was left. Willis was six years old. Noah was wounded in service, his leg was saved after eight months in the hospital until he was able to go back to his work as a carpenter. He ran a shop on State St. Butcher shop carving and shoemaking in the back part. By 1875 the large square houses were built again . Noah Boothby, Willis Boothby and Fred Brockway built most of them. The early ones have a lookout on top, the last ones were flat. Noah built his Ann house around 1879 on N. National. He had five children, Willis Boothby, Jennie Rushford, Albert Boothby, Carrie Brockway, Mettie Laurenze. Noah's wife died and Willis stayed with his father . Noah wanted a larger Methodist church. Nights after work he would take the team and stone boat and draw in large stone, then split them so the men could put up the wall. He got his church and he loved it. Noah passed away in 1914 at 82. Willis went on with the carpenter work. He did finish work and log cabin floors. Willis Boothby married Mary Lawrenze from Detroit in 1897. 44 • He loved baseball and played on the Howell team for years . He liked to fish, he caught 26 fish out of one hole. Frank Cooper got 14 fish out of the same hole. This was the talk of Howell Lake about 1910. The last house he built at the age of 76 years. It was on Fowler and Livingston St. Willis was a Methodist also . He got his first skates on the church Christmas tree at 9 years old. He was a good skater. He had two children, Ethel Frey of Detroit and Viola Dunlop at home. He lost his wife in 1920. He still lives in the home his father built. Viola married John Dunlop. Willis made his home with them for twenty eight years, and died in 1945a t the age of 87. John was employed at the Howell pistons 23 years and Electric Red Bond Motors twenty one. Viola had an antique shop on E. Sibley Street for thirty two years. She retired in 1967-they have four children, all in Howell. Margaret Erb, owner of the Erb Lime Stone on Bower. Robert Dunlop lives in the old Skilbeck house where the cattle buyers stayed on Sibley St. John Dunlap owns the old Blain home on Bigelow and Eager Rd. Betty Sartwell owns the old Wilcox farm in Oceola and Viola still lives in the old home on National that grandad built . Noah Boothby Boothby home , N . National, 1882. The Walker Home This picture was taken in 1913. They are Mr . and Mrs . John Walker and 2 daughters, Ruby and Lucille . The lady standing on the porch is Mrs. Henry Beurman a sister of Mr . Walker . Mr . Walker had retired from his farm on Latson Road and bought the Doctor Mills house at S09 N. State St. 45 Culver's Triangle Yes , I remember when - and I th ink there are numerous other "kids my age"-younger,-older , who recall the good t i mes at Culver ' s T ri angle , espec ially du ri ng the JO's and early 1940' s. My folks, Charles K. and Ruth B. CP hi llips) Culver built and operated the Triangle , located on a triangular piece of land (thus the name ), 2½ miles west of Howell on Grand River Avenue . (I always will remember hear i ng those big trucks shifting and grinding up that steep hill!). The original upright was erected in about 1924, and sometime later , my father enlarged the place by adding a double width room across the front , plus porch and entry. At this time, customer service was provided through one of the front windows for drive -in customers, as well as tables available inside for leisure d ining . We also had the old t i me " crank " gasoline pumps . We sold gas and oi l, there was a cabin so travelers or truckers could stay the night , and we also provided space for house trailers. My mother was an excellent cook and for a time we served home style ch icken dinners w ith all the f i xin's , every week-end . However , it proved to be too much for her , so we specia l ized in sandwiches , homemade pies , etc, from then on . Later, my father further improved and enlarged the bu i lding, by enclosing the front entry. Ours was a family operation and we were the chief cooks and bottle washer. The specialty of the house was a variety of delicious Bar - B-Q sandwiches, C Ham, beef, pork and ch icken) enhanced with a special chili sauce . C People still ask me about them .) Many of the local people were regular customers as well as travelers who made it a point to stoo in for some of our sandwiches whenever they were in the area . The Triangle was also a gathering place for th~ school crowd . They could come there, dance and have a good time , not to worry about static at home as a result . It had a family atmosphere and we knew most of our customers by name . They would stop by after the show , fellows would bring their dates for a snack, groups came out after bowling or playing ball . We often had receptions and other special occasions for those requesting it. My father was a great horse shoe pitcher, and kept a court in readiness on the lawn . Whenever he could, he and a customer or two would take time out for a game . My folks gave me a party one winter-it was either for my 16th Birthday or Valentine ' s Day-not sure now , which, but there were quite a few friends from school. We were having a great time dancing to the Juke Box, probably the Beer Barrel Polka or other lively tune and suddenly the door opened to a nearby buffet and a whole stack of 46 china went rattling onto the floor! Surprisingly, nothing was broken , but the incident stuck in our minds and was laughingly mentioned to me several times after that , by those who had been present . In May , the 21st, 1940 I marr ied Don . B. Britten, who was in business w ith his father, C.E . Br itten , Garage and Wrecker Service at 714 E . Gd . River . C Incidentally , the i r phone number at that time was Number 4). In the fall of 1941 my father died suddenly after a short illness. The second World War was in progress, help was hard to find, and due to this, we initiated a self-serve program into the business which eventually proved to be quite popular, since it made for quicker service . I believe we were one of the first to use this method . An episode of a "near miss" stands out in my memory-We had qu ite a few customers that afternoon, when a tornado struck. The sky was black as night and it sounded like many freight tra ins passing over . We could see the ceil i ng fluctuate and the lights dimmed , blinked and went out . We lit some candles and put them in strategic places. We had a gas stove and oven that we used to heat the sand - wiches , so could continue fo fill the orders for our customers. We were lucky . When the storm abated , we found it had wrecked a big barn across the road , but the funnel had lifted enough to miss our building, although it had ripped off all the railing on the roof. We never found any of the signs it blew away . Another incident that went over with a bang, literally! One of our regular customers was traveling east on Grand River . He decided to stop in that afternoon, but when he started to turn, his auto struck a patch of ice on the pavement and the car smashed into the front entrance of our place before the car stopped moving . The gentleman was alone and was not hurt , nor was anyone hurt in the building, but the coll is ion jam med the front door . It had to be removed before anyone could get i n or out . The accident happened on a week-end, so with canvas draped over the entry as securely as possible C middle of winter}, it was business as usual, for about three weeks until repairs could be made . Three years later , we decided to sell the Triangle. It had been under or iginal ownership for over 20 years . After we sold the business , it changed hands several times, and eventually burned to the ground . Since growing up in the business world , I found that even though my husband was in business and we had a growing family, things didn't seem complete without my having a finger in the pie somewhere! My husband and his father discontinued the garage-wrecker business and went into Excavation work for a number of years . Many local people had their basements excavated and lawns graded by C.E . Britten and Son. During this time Don bought his father's share of the business, then later sold the equipment and we entered the new and used furniture business at our farm, still in the Howell area. About 1 s years later we sold the farm and moved to our present location. There has been an unusual twist in our world of business. I play with dolls all day-how's that for a fun occupation? I am referring to Herriette's Doll Hospital and Sales, 205 E . M59, Howell. It is a unique and extremely busy home business where local and distant Michiganders, as well as out of state customers bring or send ailing dolls for "tender, loving care". All kinds of antique and near antique dolls travel many miles to the hospital to be restored back to health. An unlimited variety of handmade costumes are fashioned for these dolls in appropriate styles. Designing originals, or copying old garments or pictures is a specialty. Wigs, stands and other accessories, dressed dolls, kits, old fashioned sunbonnets in all sizes and colors for dolls, children and grown-ups are displayed in the showrooms. This is our 5th year in "Dolls" and we are celebrating along with the Bicentennial. The doll has a limp, and her hair is a mess- There's a pain in her sawdust, she needs help-oh yes! An arm is missing and her eyes are crossed- Her clothing's in shreds and she feels so lost. The poor little darling, long lost in the attic- Send her to Harriette--no need to get frantic. Dolls are my business, its a pleasure for sure- All manner of dolls come here for "the cure"! Now her body's restrung, or patched if its leather- Her eyes are working and she's all together. Every hair is in place--a real lady, but oh- Last but not least-now, wouldn't you know? A new wardrobe to suit her is next, I trust- Especially designed for her age is a must! A little girl and her Christmas gifts. Undies so fine, with tucks, ribbons and lace- Then a gown that is stylish, to flatter her face . No matter the problem, there's always a way- To fix up your doll, so send her today! HARRIETTE ROSE CULVER BRITTEN 47 cars . The Craft Family Laura Jane Hunn was born in Bronson Michigan April 22, 1848. She with her parents Gideon and Anna Hunn moved to this farm in 1850, when she was only two years old . And where for more than 70 years she lived . She was married to George Craft Feb. 17, 1869. George Craft was born in Orange County , N .Y February 11, 1837. Came to Michigan in 1863. Lived in Genoa Township, worked around Chilson when he met and married Laura Jane Hunn of Marion Township. To them were born two children . Harvey G. Craft and Hattie Craft . Hattie Craft married Charley Rider of Handy Township. They had one child, Cecil Rider . Harvey G. Craft was born on the Hunn farm in 1870, and in 1901 he met and married Edith Mabel Pierce, to them were born 6 children. Eveline, Walter, Anna, Leila, Rex and Bruce . After their marriage they lived with his folks a while then bought the Gail farm and lived there 2 years . They had to sell, come back and care for his father and mother . George Craft died January 19, 1913. Laura Jan Hunn Craft on Oct . 24, 1921. She lived on the farm all her life, except 2 years . There was a log house that stood farther West in the field from the house. We have no picture of the log house. The old part of the house that now stands is well over 100 years old. The beams are logs that were cut from the farm. The new part was built in 1900. The land in the farm was considered about the best in the township. Our greatest attraction was our windmill. It was one that would tilt, so it could be worked on without climbing up . We did this good many times for people to let them see how it works . Only one like that for miles around . Our first car, a Regal, black leather top, we think about a 1913 model. George Craft as a young man worked at the Ann Arbor railroad . When it first went through Howell, Howell was just a swamp he remembers . Our great-great-grandfather Parson Hunn had a big peach orchard. He had one special kind of peach people seem to want called milkatune. It was quite a large peach. I remember I saw just one of them. After some years passed his grandson Harvey wanted to follow in his grandfathers' steps. He started out berries, for a year or two. 48 Then he started his peach orchard, but couldn't find a milkatune peach, so he put in some apple trees. He always had a good sale in Howell and around. He always let the people come to the orchard which they all loved to do . The women would gather the fruit up in their aprons, which my father liked to see. He knew they were all happy , Anna M . Craft 8am Builders Barn building 1913 at the Hardy farm Highland Rd . by the Gontack brothers and Frank Daniels (holding hammer) long time resident of Howell. Frank's parents Paddy & Catherine Daniels came to this area 50 from Arthur, Canada and lived on Greene Rd. Later when the house burned, Frank moved his family to the house on Eager Rd . which is still standing . The Smith Farm, 1835 By Harold F. Smith The farm (Section 7, Marion Twp.) was taken up from the Government on September 16th, 1835 by my great , great grandfather, Stoddard Smith. He came to Michigan from Greenville, New York at that time. His son, Pierpont, came to Byron Michigan from New York a short time before, and built and operated a water powered mill in that settlement. Soon after 1835, Pierpont came to Marion Twp. and purchased property adjoining that of Stoddard's. The Gus Smith that is mentioned in the Civil War report in The Howell Bicentennial History was Pierpont's son, Wm. Augustus Smith, an older brother of my Grandfather, Junius. Junius also was a soldier in the Civil War was wounded in the same battle in which Gus received his fatal injuries. Stoddard Smith and wife, Betsy Lee, were two of the first burials in the Lake Cemetery, he in 1842 and she in 1847. In later years, Pierpont and his wife and their three sons and three daughters were also buried there . My grandfather, ShropshireS heep Timothy Smith , former post master in Howell and Robert R . Smith, grandfather of Louis Parker Hicks in the i r sheep shearing clothes . This probably was taken about 1868-1870. They acquired quite a reputation for shearing the largest number of sheep in a single day . Junius, was the only one of this large family to have a family (my father , Gus B. Smith, and his two sisters). I am the only son of Gus B. and now own the farm. Now our son, Ron, also has a home on this farm . Order of descendents of owners of this farm (Sec. 7, Marion Twp. Liv. Co.) Stoddard Smith-1835 Pierpont Smith Junius Smith Gus B. Smith Harold L. Smith also Ronald M. Smith now has a home on this property. It has never been out of the Smith family since 1835. Indian Legend This Indian Tree is one of six in the state. It is at Cedar Point on Cedar Lake . The legend is when Indian tribes make peace treaties they would take a small oak and bend it in this shape. They would then be friends as long as the tree lived. The tree is believed to be 300 years old . Reed F annhouse Rocky Ridge, dairy and fruit farm on Jewell Road owned by Hiram E. Reed and his wife Rebecca Tubbs Reed. Starting in the early 1900's, their sons, J. Lewis, then Charles P. Reed managed this farm in Marion Township. This picture shows the back of the 14-room house with the windmill used for power . Note under the clump of bushes near the side porch, the stepping-stone rock for passengers and hitching post for buggies. The farm totaled 180 acres, part of it backed on the north side by the Michigan State Sanatorium . Charles P. Reed ( 1878-1955) had master degree in horticulture from Michigan State University and spent five years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture before returning to the farm . He served on the board of directors of the Howell Co-op Company for 27 years and as its president for several terms. His wife , Ora Woodin Reed, remembers leaving the farm at 2 a .m . to take a load of fruit to Detroit's Eastern Market . After the cows were milked, Charles would follow with a second load. All kinds of small fruit were grown on the farm . During harvest time about 40 pickers were needed. Ora Reed recalls when the telephone was installed there were 23 subscribers on their party line. 51 Reed Leader in Holsteins R. Clark Reed was one of the leading livestock growers in Michigan. He owned one of the largest herds of Holstein-Fresian cattle. Fairlawn Farm, located North-East of Howell, owned by Reed- Knowels was known throughout the state for its Champion Holstein cattle. The Diamond Dot Market now occupies that location . Reed was a candidate for Michigan governor in 1906. He was one of the founders of the Michigan Milk Producers Association. He was secretary of the Livingston County Breeders Association and President of the Holstein-Fresian Association . Clark came with his Father Linus and stepmother Hulda, from Cortland County N.Y. to this state in 1865. They settled just South of Howell where his Father owned and operated what was later known as the Parsons Farm, located in Genoa Twp. I'I ' II II Liebermans in 1947 Liebermans Farm Service In the early 1900's Elmer Lieberman ran a very successful business in Detroit Mich . on the weekends he and his family visited his cottage in Oak Grove . As the depression approached he felt he should sell his business in Detroit. In 1930 Elmer and his oldest son John decided to purchase a garage and start a family business to service the rural community of Oak Grove . Elmer's first business was located in the back of a barn located on the corner of Sanford and Faussett Rd. in Oak Grove, now owned by his son Harold . Business was doing so well that Elmer purchased a much larger building on Hicks Rd . now Faussett Rd. formerly owned by the Rohrabacher family, adjacent to Pearce's Store . Elmer was not only a good mechanic but a good machinest , he also was director of local schools. By about 1940 John was married and returned to Detroit and Elmer's younger sons Arnold, Harold and Donald worked for their father in the garage . By about 1945 Elmer purchased another building across the street from S. Campbell formerly a grocery store and used this building to sell farm equipment and implements also many other misc. items. Later in the 1950's still another building was purchased in Oak Grove from Fred Bell who used it as a Blacksmith Shop . Elmer used his new building to assemble large farm machinery . Later the building was used as a body shop by his youngest son Donald . Elmer and sons spent many long enjoyable hours meeting new people and serving the community . The business was sold in 1967 and is missed by all. Barbara Lieberman , Pat Lieberman Van Patten And Marguerite Lieberman 'th~~ Delivering a new tractor in 1947. 53 Anderson School on the corner of Cedar Lake Road and Jewell, 1933. 1st row-L. to R.-Merrit , Merrit, Donna Marshall, Martin, Pearl Marshall, Harden, Wayne Hayden, Unknown, Gorden Ely, LaRue Mead, 2nd row-Unknown, John Harmon Jr., Unknown, 3rd row- 54 Beverly Mead, Merrit, Merrit, Eleanor Harter, Doris Harmon, Sumner Drew, Donald Harter, Samuel Bailo, Teacher, Cystal Steinacher, Merrit, William Martin . The Drew Farm Townsend D r ew , wife Sarah and two year old son Sheridan headed west from the fi nger lakes region of New York in 1936 in a wagon pulled by oxen . They reached M i chigan in the spring of the same year , as they were fording the spring flooded Shiawassee River , the wagon got wet and their youngest daughter, who was born on the journey died . They settled there at the grave site, section 3 of Marion Townsh i p. This was later called the Drew Cemetery still located on County Farm Road directly across from the entrance to Hillcrest Center . Townsend took up 23S acres from the government and went on to acquire 6S4 acres total. The first framed house in Marion Township was built for Townsend Drew and his family by Thomas Bennett, which now stands at 2800 Norton Road . Townsend and wife Sarah had eight children . Sarah and the youngest son Mired died of a virus within the same week . Townsend remarried Jane Austin in 1847 and had eight more children . Sheridan Drew , Townsend ' s eldest sond married Eliza Love in 1863. His father gave him 71 acres west of his farm . Sheridan Drew was a farmer and a poet , he lived to be 93. His wife Eliza was coming home from town on Walnut Street as a train was approaching, it frightened the horses into a run-a-way and she was thrown from the buggy and was killed in 1910. Their first child Byron died at age one . Eula married Willard Hoyt of Marion Township . They both were school teachers for 17 years in Chicago and returned to Howell. Mary married Fredrick Phelps and they were divorced . Mary remarr ied Samuel Lyons of Howell. Both Eula and Mary were childless. Their fourth child, a daughter died at age two . Arthur L. Drew the youngest son married Louise Marlow. Her father , Charles Marlow owned the land that Hillcrest Center is located on. The State of Michigan wanted to build a hospital on Charles Marlows land because it was the highest point in Southern Michigan . The State requis itioned the land from the Marlow ' s, then they bought the Clement's farm west of their original land which is now 1205 Cedar Lake Road . Louise Marlow Drew, their only child, inherited the farm. The farm was ran by various share-croppers until 192S when a renter could not be found . Louise and Arthur had to sell their farm on Latson Road to farm on Cedar Lake Road. Louise and Arthur had four sons, Morris, Ellis, Theron and Sumner . The three oldest sons married and went to seek their livelihood elsewhere . Sumner being the youngest son, decided to carry on the farm which he bought from Arthur in 1949. Sumner now owns and operates a productive dairy farm . Sumner Charles Drew r .. The wedding picture of Catherine M. Frank Pipp and William F . Pipp, taken November 2S, 1886. 72nd Wedding Anniversary, 19SS, of William F , and Catherine M. Pipp . William was born in 1863, died May 21, 19S8. Catherine was born June 8, 1862, died November 1S, 19S8. 55 The Family of James Curdy By Arnold J . Reed James Mccurdy was born in New Hampshire on May 17, 1782 and was raised in Vermont . James married Cynthia Walton on February 17, 1807, probably in Vermont. Cynthia died in New York State on March 5, 1835. To this marriage ten children were born. Matilda, James Jr., Miron, Levana, Thomas, Calista, Wilson, Willis, Myron, and Danial. All lived in various parts of the country. Thomas died on March 17, 1898 at Milford, Michigan. Calista died on April 6, 1886 at South Boston, Michigan . Wilson died in September of 1855 at South Boston. Myron died on January 22, 1904 at Oceola Twp. , Livingston County . Danial died on June 25, 1913 also in Oceola Twp. Myron and Danial are both buried in Riddle Cemetery . James moved to this State in 1836 with at least part of his family . He settled in Highland, Oakland County, remaining there about two years and then moving to Deerfield Twp. Livingston County. The tax rolls, lists him as owning thirty acres in section 32 with a valuation of sixty dollars . During his lifetime he dropped the "Mc" from Mccurdy. The family has used the name Curdy since that time. James and Mary Roberts were married on September 12, 1841 by Aroswell Lamb, minister of Gospel at Parshallville . James died on June 3, 1848. Mary died on September 29, 1856. Both are buried at Parshallville . Old tombstones mark the graves . LOUISE SKELTON CURDY l)nnrsrlf an1' tL11'frs an· O::nr1'iallu Jlnbik1' tn Atknll an ®lo D,ntCt' 11!t l1r An1litn1·imtt , l·foludl, J·Hirl ]., Jlfrit1a~~ ftmin:1,, ]Jmmar~ 8tl1, 1913, 11t I:igl 1t-tltirtu p. n1. Uill :rn U.:rult1 56 FRANCIS CURDY CATHERINE CURDY MYRON CURDY SON OF JAMES CURDY Myron was born on November 29, 1825 in New York State . He moved to Michigan with his Father about 1836. He married Frances Smith and to this union , two children were born , Fobes was born on January 27, 1850, and Fred was born in 1868. Myron died on January 22, 1904, and Frances died on June 28, 1914. Fobes d ied on June 14, 1850. All are buried in the Riddle Cemetery . THOMAS SPENCER SPAULDING SON OF DANIAL CURDY Spencer was born in Ionia County Campbell Twp. on December 8, 1854. He moved to Oceola Twp . w ith his parents and sister in 1864. On September 26, 1876, Spencer married Lou ise Skelton . To th is marriage were born four children. Max was born on September 3, 1877 in Oceola . Mark Bayard was born on May 25, 1879 in Oceola . Roy Danial was born on June 11, 1881 in Oceola . And Mary Alta was born on September 19, 1885 in Oceola. Louise died on November 12, 1885. On November 25, 1886 Spencer marr ied Lydia Pruden . Lydia died on December 28, 1887. Spencer again marr ied, this t i me to Minerva Pierce on April 16, 1889. Spencer died at Howell on October 12, 1933, and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery . DANIAL SCHUYLER CURDY SON OF JAMES CURDY Danial was born on April 10, 1827 at Clarence , New York . At the age of nine or ten , he came with his Father to Michigan and settled at Highland . After remaining there about two years , he again moved , th is time to Livingston County, M ichigan . On August 8, 1852, he married Catherine Snell. Cather i ne was born in Elmiva N .Y . on March 2, 1828. Coming to Michigan, Oceola Twp., Livingston County in 1836. Shortly after their marriage, Danial and Catherine moved to Ion ia County Campbell Twp . Here their two children were born . Thomas Spencer Spaulding and Corie Annette . About the year 1864 they returned to Oceola Twp . where they lived the remainder of their lives. Danial owned and operated the D .S. Curdy Farm . Danial died on June 25, 1913 in Oceola . Catherine died on March 27, 1901 in Oceola . Both are bur ied in Riddle Cemetery . 57 The Hosley home taken in 1930. Spring Valley Farm-I IO Years Wm . Hosley and son, Roger taken in 1924 by Emil Bode . 58 The buildings on the Hosley farm on Fisher Rd . The 100ft sheep and hay barn in the foreground. The renovated house in background. Wm . James Hosley , ( 1869-1927) , son of Elijah and Nancy Hosley and his wife , Jennie Parker (1883-1972) Hosley taken in 1899. Great Grandparents of Hosleys Elijah Beach Hosley ( 1845-1920) and his wife , Nancy Maria Lawther Hosley (1847)1917) taken on their wedding day, December 28, 1868. Elijah B . Hosley and his wife, Nancy Maria Lawther Hosley-taken in 1917. Clarence Hosley at Spring Valley Farm taken by Emil Bode i n 1921. 59 Wm. James and Jennie Hosley's children taken in 1916 by Emil Bode. Kneeland School Pupils of the Kneeland School on Fisher Rd . at west end of Curdy Road . Taken in 1916-1917. Teacher: Winifred Cone. Back row: Clarence Hosley, Roger Hosley, Fred Hornung, Wilfred Hosley . Front 60 row : Martha Hosley (Musson), Eleanor Hornung, Ena Bedford , Joyce Wilcox ( Drayton), llah Durfee, Ila Wilcox ( Rossman), Louise Hornung and Gladys Wilcox . The Hosley family at a Thanksgiving gathering in 1974 (21 of the family missing) . The house and barns at the Hosley farm after the tornado on April 17, 1941. 61 Minnie Leah Copeland (Mrs . Wm . H. Peavy), Mr. Alfred Copeland, Harriet Sharpe Copeland . 62 Blue Ribbon Team Grandpa Elijah B. Hasley and his blue ribbon pair of horses at the Livingston County Fair in Howell in 1917. Roger Hosley DeVries Family Dr. J .R. De Vries , Mrs . H.L . Williams, Mrs . J.R. DeVries, ( Frances Williams) daughter of H.L . Williams, who, for many years, was a Howell business man and active in church and civic groups . The Devries reside in Owosso . Frances for many years worked in Howell as a care worker for the Emergency Relief Commission . The Hacker House The two story brick house was built by Frank and Tilly Hacker, in 1883. They had one son Ben . The house replaced a log cabin and was the main house on their large dairy farm . Frank was the first farmer in the county to drive a gas driven tractor . The original house was designed with 5 bedrooms upstairs, a front parlor, large living room, with bay on the south side, large dining room, and kitchen. Through the years the house has been redesigned, inside and out . But some of the spacious 10 ft. ceilings and large rooms still remain. Joseph & Tilly Foldenauer and children lived in the house and ran the farm for about 25 years following the Hackers, and possibly one other family . In 1973 the house was purchased by it's present owners, Paul & Barbara Buwa and their two children . A new demension in the lovely house is the 3 sided field stone and brick fire place that opens into both the living room and dining room. Historical Museum Depot Museum The Toledo-Ann Arbor Depot located at the foot of North Walnut Street was built in 1885-1886. A plank covered tunnel under N . Michigan , State and Court streets to Barnard, carried the tracks east to Grand River, crossing south at about the site of an early Toll Gate on Grand River road . The Depot was purchased in 1970 Dy the Livingston County Historical Society as a museum to house a large DAR collection of memorabilia pertaining to the past of Livingston County. Generous contributions from Livingston County residents have been added to the original collection. Funds for the purchase of the Depot from the railroad were obtained by an auction and County Fair in August of 1969. Total county-wide support made this all day event a great success. The museum and grounds are maintained by the members of the society with proceeds from the Flea Market held on the grounds during the Annual Howell Melon Festival. PAT MALAFOURIS 63 Mrs. Nellie Lansing Glenn Nellie Deborah Lansing shown sitting in her office at the Michigan State Sanatorium . The "San " opened September, 1907. During the first three years , Nellie Lansing was secretary and receptionist , handling patient records, account books and correspondence . On September 7, 1910, she married Dr . Bernard H . Glenn, who had been assistant superintendent of the sanatorium from August to December, 64 1908. They resided in Fowlerville where Dr . Glenn had his medical practice . Nellie Lansing Glenn (1881-1975) was active in the D.A .R. , was charter member of the Livingston County Historical Society , and was a noted expert on the people and history of Livingston County . Mary V . Reed A Howell g i rl , Nellie Lansing , who later married Fowlerville's Dr . B.H . Glenn , for many years was known as Livingston County's historian. Her demise in 1975 saddened many , many hearts. A large part of the DAR , and in recent years the Livingston County Historical Society , were the handiwork of Nellie Glenn . Permanently affixed in the depot museum in Howell of the LCHS is this bronze plaque, recently presented to the Society by two 1911 Howell High grads, Harold Armstrong now of California and George D . Monroe of Howell. Mrs. Nellie Lansing Glenn, a Howell girl of a noted Howell family, married Fowlerville physician Dr . Bernard Glenn , and was the beloved historian of the DAR locally . Later she helped organize the Livingston County Historical Society, and each Chr istmas opened her home to the membership for an old fashioned Christmas . Here in 1971 she chats with Mrs. Dorothy Blanchard , center, president of the LCHS , and with Mrs . Barbara Pettibone , wife of museum curator Norman Pett i bone , both Howell ladies . Anel A . Quigley in front of his gas station at Pinckney Rd . and Coon Lake Rd . in 1934. Quigley Gas Station Quigley came with his folks when six years old in 1872 from New York State to Chesaning , Mich . In 1933 he moved to "Wright's Corners " with his wife Eugenia (Carpenter) , (she was born in Fowlerville and l ived in Howell for many years) and a son Kenneth, just out of high school. Anel had barbered in Chesan ing for 48 years, so he had a barber chair in the station and also sold some candy and tobacco in the limited space . Additional liv i ng quarters were added , but Mr. Quigley passed away in 1939. The station was kept open by Mrs. Quigley and others for a few years , but eventually became the residence of Dorothy and Kenneth Qu igley . In 1960 the corner was sold to Russel Bens i nger, and the Quigleys moved to a new house on the N .W . corner of the four acres . Eugenia passed away in 1956. K.A . Quigley Maycock Centennial Home Th is picture of the Maycock home was taken about f ifty years ago . It is not known how old the house is as it was on the property when James and Mary Ann Maycock, with their three daughters, came from Canada and bought the farm in 186S. Later a son, Harry , was born here . The farm has remained in the family and the third generation of the family lives here . Harry and Carr ie M itchell Maycock , with their three~ons, Donald , Leslie , and Harold , next owned the farm . Now it is owned by Harold and Loreene Maycock who are the parents of Susan Brooks of Detroit and Sarah Coselman of Fowlerville . At one time the house faced on Pingree Road but later the interior 66 was changed to face on Coon Lake Road . The exterior of the house has not been changed in all these years except to be covered with asbestos shi ngles . During the past forty years the house has been modernized with electric ity and running water . The spacious lawn in front of the house still has the large catalpa tree that was here in 186S. It is bel ieved to be one of the largest in the state . Four generations of the family have enjoyed the lawn , and shade of the old tree . Mrs. Harold J . Maycock The Family Car This picture of the Harry Maycock family was taken about 1917 when Donald , the oldest son, was home on furlough from Camp Custer. Don later served in France during the war . Soon after his return he married Sarah Batchelor of Oceola Township and moved to Howell where he opened a tire and battery shop in the building now occupied by the Standard Office Supply . Don was a Howell businessman for many years before his death in 1959. Harold J . Maycock / Green School This old school picture was taken of the Green School in Marion Township located on the corner of Pingree and Vines Roads. This bui lding is still standing but has been converted to a home . Among the families represented in the picture are those of Smith , Ward, Backhus , Moore , Haynes, Horwood , White , Tilson , Devons, Bliss, and Maycock . The Ward and Maycock families are still represented in the neighborhood . Harold J. Maycock 67 I I. The Brady House Though others lived there before us, and after us, the white house with its cupola, charcoal shutters and Victorian wrap-around front porch, at 108 South Street and East Grand River, came to be known as "The Brady House" possibly because our family's tenure was the longest, some 47 years. It has been occupied since 1966 by its present owner, the Ray Kleehammers . Recorded as "Village Lot No. S9 on the Whipple Addition to the Village of Howell," the house is believed to have been built and first occupied by Philo B. Wines and his wife Mary E., some time beforeor just into-the 1870s. It is clearly delineated, from cupola to barn, in an old "bird's-eye-view" picture map of Howell now hanging on a wall of the Old Howell House. Another copy of the map may be seen in the old Howell depot , headquarters of the Livingston County Historical Society . Our parents, Matthew B. and Blanche C. Brady, purchased the house about 1910 from the Winton Fishbeck family, who had bought it in 1903. Records show previous owners to have been the Elizabeth M . Field Family ( 187S to 1896) and Harriet M . and Frank Bailey (1896 to 1903). The exterior of the house, when we moved there, was of white wooden siding, which my father later had covered with "Kello Stone" much in vogue at the time. Now the house appears much the same as it first did to us, since the Kleehammers recently had the old gray stone covered with narrow white vinyl siding . The front porch was also much the same as now, except that my father had it slightly extended, and this porch became almost an extra "room" for us in the summer . We all enjoyed it, but my father, especially, liked sitting there and visiting with the neighbors as they passed by or stopped for . a chat . How times have changed! From some blinds which we found stored in the attic, I am led to believe that the house originally had small windows. However, the existing large windows were in place when we moved there. Various structural changes were made by my parents through the years that followed. Doors and walls were added here, taken away there. A bedroom off the dining room was incorporated into the parlor, and this alcove we call the "music room." The old -fashioned large kitchen was divided, to form an efficient galley kitchen and a generous breakfast room. A woodshed attached to the rear of the house became the present enclosed back porch . A basement was dug under the main part of the house, to supplement the original Michigan cellar. Heat was originally furnished by a base burner in the East Room and by the kitchen range. Registers in the downstairs ceilings carried heat to the bedrooms above . The parlor was little used in winter! 68 Howell had no sewer system when we moved there, and I remember being impressed, as a child, that a switch by the back door turned the light on in the outside "privy." When the sewers were installed, my father had a toilet put into the basement-a great comfort, especially in the winter! Later on, a full bath and half bath were added. I remember clearly, when they were digging for sewers in front of the house, of their digging up remains of the old plank road which ran from Detroit to Lansing. In the early days of our residence, we had four kinds of fruit growing in the yard-a very large cherry tree, a fairly large pear tree, a quince bush, and the same grape vine that still climbs the trellis by the side porch. There were also lilacs and spirea bushes and roses . I have many happy memories of our days in this home . My sisters Katherine and Helen were born there . Fortunately, each of us had plenty of playmates our own ages in the neighborhood. And my brother Edmund and I had a team of Shetland ponies that won us a first prize one Fourth of July, also prizes at the first Livingston County Fair . JOSEPH V. BRADY Wooden Classic Howell has one of only a handful of rare wooden Classic Greek Revival homes left, in the state of Michigan . Crandall Realty and the home of L. Harold Crandall , at 322 East Grand River , is a historical landmark . Greek Revival architecture was used sparingly, in Michigan, before the Civil War . Thomas Jefferson is credited with bringing the style to America. About the time of the Revolutionary War, the home owners in the East popularized the style for residential housing . Soon after our pioneers moved here , the style filtered into our area as it became settled. Almon Whipple was a postmaster for Howell, for six years . In 1848 he had this home built for him and his wife, Mary. There has been only four owners of the home since then and the home's exterior remains virtually the same . Zinas and Sarah Crossman owned the home from 1864 to 1908. One hundred years ago, they had decorative glazed art tile added to surround the fireplace openings. Carved cherry fireplace mantels were added in the living and dining rooms. The clear glass surrounding the front door was replaced with beautiful colored glass which is still there. Dr. Jeannette Brigham, a practicing physician, bought the home from the Crossman estate in 1908. She owned the home for thirty years. The Detroit Edison Company, owned the property for a short time, before selling the property to Mr . Crandall in 1943. In recent years, Mr. Crandall, his business partner, son-in -law Harry Griffith, and daughter Mary , have purchased the corner lot next to the house which was the original Whipple lot . With the help of grandchildren Scott and Carol Griffith, the now vacant lot has been developed into a parking garden in hopes to preserve the character of a lovely Greek Revival structure. Mary Griffith j Milford Home The Harvey Milford home at 218 South Walnut has a history that dates back at least 117 years . In 1835 Alex Fraser, father of Mrs. John D. Pinckney sold land to David Wetmore and Edward Brooks and they proceeded to plat the 120 acres into the village . A man named Andrews is believed to have built the Milford home . Andrews was a shrewd business man ; he owned a hardware business with Edward B. Winans ; he carried a stock of carriages, buggies and farm equipment, and because he was so astute, he owned the marble shop and provided monuments whenever necessary . Schoeberlein Home The Greek Revival farm house at 1016 North Michigan Avenue has long been a landmark in Howell . It was built about 1840, and was known as the Bower farm for many years . Mrs . Esther Clark told me that as a young girl she walked to the house to buy m i lk each day from Mrs . Bower . Many people in the area did the same each day . The farm land surrounding the house extended back to what is now Bower Street , and occupied much of the McPherson Subdivision. My mother and father , Audrey and William "Percy " Richards , lived in this home their entire marr ied life , from 1937 until 1966. Many classmates from my sister Rosemary Earl's class of 1956, and my class of 1958 may recal: the many gatherings enjoyed in the home . I remember one night we were allowed to have thirty-six girls in for a pajama party. Mr . and Mrs . John Schoeberlein are now owners of the home , and have done extensive remode ling to beautify the old home. Ra i ny Richards Kirchhoff Stapleton House This is how the Stapleton home looked originally . It was built in 1852. The front porch has since been changed . The side entrance to the old k itchen has been removed and a rear entrance made . The outline of the old well still shows in the back yard. Mr . Stapleton in the earl y days also owned the lots to the west where the large cement block house and red brick house are located . Th is part of the property was the family "cow lot ." The home is located at 321 West Sibley Street and is the home of Marie Wenk. She has done remodeling to the interior also and it is still a very pleasant home . Phyllis Eu ler Rancour Crandall Home The Tracy F. Crandall home in the 1940s. 3792 Byron Road . Tracy F . Crandall and Ada E . Howe were married in 1907 and remained on Ada ' s childhood home after the death of her mother Adelpha Howe (Mrs . Eugene E .l Their ch i ldren were born and grew up here ; Helen E . now Mrs. Allred Vogel , Rhodora now Mrs . Lamar Wood , Eugene Merle , Tracy Ralph , and Alice Louise now Mrs. G . Howard Walter . Tracy and Ada became members of the Methodist Church at an early age which continued through their l ives . Tracy being interested i n civic and community affairs as well as farming held either a township or county office continuously through the years . Both Tracy and Ada were accustomed to farm life and accomplishing a full day of work before retir ing. In the late 1940s the farm was sold to son Tracy Ralph Crandall who had been operating the farm for some time previously. Tracy F . d ied of heart illness in 1952. In 1954 his w idow , Ada (Howe) Crandall built a house at 209 N . Court Street i n the city of Howell, where she lived comfortabl y for nineteen years . She is now l iving at Defiance , Ohio near her son -in-law and daughter, Mr . and Mrs . George Howard Walter . The son Tracy Ralph Crandall died very suddenly in 1964. Rhodora Wood 69 Rubert House The apartment house on the corner of South Court Street and Sibley Street is a portion of a hotel that was originally located on Grand River and South Court, where John Howell's service station is now located . This was formerly a hotel known as the "Rubert House ," built sometime in the late 1840's by William C. Shaft , who ran a line of stages between Howell and Detroit . The hotel changed hands from time to time. In 1860 it was purchased by Amos S. Adams, who ran the establishment as the "Adams House ." Adams was succeeded by Joseph H . Steel, who was followed by owner brothers, Cyrum and Handel Winship, and it was then known as the "Winship House ." Benjamin H. Rubert , who engaged in the hotel business in Novi purchased the property and moved in it , in 1867. He enlarged the building, adding a third story, and it was probably at this time that the addition known as the "big dining room" was made to the hotel. From 70 that time and as long as the building was occupied as a hotel , it was known as the "Rubert House ." Here Mr. and Mrs . Rubert lived and had a thriving and prosperous business. Their son Seth B. Rubert, continued to operate the business until 1907. By this time Seth Rubert had married Elizabeth Cummiskey, and had three daughters, Alta , Mary and Hazel. Alta later became the wife of William McPherson Spencer, and Hazel married L. Harold Crandall , all of Howell. Mary Rubert never married . After the Foskett Brothers of Byron sold to a Mr . Wilcox, he divided the house moving a portion to the place where it now stands as apartments. Mary Griffith Daughter of Harold and Hazel Crandall J :.--\( - ~".'. ,_.. ...... Teacher Mary Perkins and her pupils of the Howe School on Byron Road about 1911. Seymour & Phebe Howe The Seymour E. Howe home which they built on Byron Road, 4 mi. north of Howell, when they came to Michigan from New York in the late 1850s. The Howe Home By Rhodora (Crandall) Wood In October , 1856 my great grandparents Seymour E. and Phebe Ann Howe moved from Genesee County, New York with their family of five children to Livingston County, Michigan . They located in Howell Township, Sec. 15, three miles north of Howell on the Byron Road . The children : Alice C., Eugene E. , Mary Jane , Martha Ann, and Willie C. were very young at the time and the family found hardship and difficulties the first few years . Son George F . and daughter, Ida were born in Howell Township a few years later . However, as the children grew older and became very helpful the family began to enjoy a more prosperous life. The need of schools at this time was great. Seymour E . and Phebe Ann Howe gave the small piece of land from their propert y on the southeast corner as the site where the Howe School District No. 2 was built in the early 1860s. (Picture-- on page 133 in First Edition ). Some of the first school board members and teachers were : 1866/ 67-Enos W. Hill, Director and Clerk ; 1868/ 69-L. Barnhart , Director and Clerk ; 1870-Enos W. Hill, Director and Clerk ; 1866-Franklin Spring, Teacher-4 months- Summer School; 1866-Philander Bennett, Teacher-16 weeks-Winter School; 1967-Alice C. Howe, Teacher , Summer School; 1867-Andrew J . Whitaker , Teacher , Winter School; 1869-Mary E . Swits, Teacher , Summer School; 1869-Charles P . Graham, Teacher , 14 weeks-Winter School; 1870-L . W. Mills, Teacher , 12 weeks-Winter School; 1870-L . W. Mills, Teacher, 12 weeks-Winter School; 1870-Franc Wheeler, Teacher , 16 weeks-Summer School; 1866/ 67- Seymour E. Howe, Moderator of School Board ; 1868/ 69- Seymour E . Howe, Moderator of School Board . For more than eighty years the Howe School served the community on many occasions, such as : spelling bees, church and Sunday school services and township voting. In the 1950s the school building and fixtures were sold to Howell Public Schools. A few months later the building was purchased by a resident in the Howe School District , Arthur A. Macauley , who donated the building to Howell Township to be used for the purpose of voting as well as a community center for social gatherings. The Howell Township Clerk, Roy E . Latson and wife, Maxine have done an excellent job of supervising , which makes the old school in its present roll as Howell Township Hall the pleasant place that it is today . 71 Henry Whipple's Hotel located on the N.W. corner of S. Michigan and Sibley St. Mrs. Whipple was John Musson's sister, Ann Musson Whipple. ..._. ·~· »·,. Sabatos Home The Donald Sabatos home on E. Highland Road, Oceola Township, was built in 1849 by Mr . Joel Rumsey. The home is unique in that it was constructed primarily of cobblestones laid in measured rows, an art which flourished between 1825 and the Civil War. Although a second story and a wing have been added to the original 'five rooms and upper loft, the main stonework remains intact and one wall now 72 enhances the interior decor . This is one of but a handful of such homes in Michigan and it is registered with The Cobblestone Society "dedicated to the Preservation of Cobblestone Architecture in America." Donald E. Sabatos The Muasona Thomas Musson and his wife Ann Potterton Musson . Thomas came to the United States from England with his parents and lived in Oceola Township where they formed . John Musson , son of Thomas and Ann Musson, his wife . Elmenetta Parker, and their family Mabel , Clay Thomas, Ollie and Estelle. John and Elmeretta Musson's home on Pingree Rd. in Marion Township from 1896 to 1903. In 1903 the Mussons moved from the Pingree Rd . home to one on Pinckney Rd . 73 Howell Roads and Rails Road gang on Owosso Road , 1921. If~{ The road gang digging up Grand River for the paving in 1915. The last passenger train on the Ann Arbor R.R . stops in Howell, 1951 • As the cars got larger and faster, the accidents got worse . /I ~ 80 1-96 Opening, December 12, 1962, State Highway Commission, John C. Mackie, Mrs. John Mackie, Lawrence Gehringer, Clifton Heller. Mike Hagman's gas station as it was in the 1930's. 81 The Pere Marquette depot, east of Michigan Ave . 82 The Diesels replaced the steam locomotives in the 1950's. The Ann Arbor Railroad By Bob Wilhelm Research and interviews : Jeff Shaffer, Jim Sinclair, Fred Burike, Bob Wilhelm. Special thanks to the crews and dispatchers, past and present, whose reminiscents made this report possible. Recovering from the Panic of 1893, the Ann Arbor Railroad emerged from bankruptcy . From 1900 to 1925 prosperity reigned. The financial problems of the 1890's were headed by the high start up costs of the carferry operations. Being the first on the lakes there was much room for mistake. After 1900t he Lake Michigan operations became profitable. Poor public relations , questionable cost-cutting construction methods, and suspicions created during the Ashley regime added to the problems. During this twenty-five years of prosperity, the independent railroad provided good service . The people along the right of way had confidence. On May 19, 1925 the Wabash Railroad purchased the stock of the Ann Arbor. The sale was made because it would be easier to raise money for improvements if owned by a larger railroad . Under Wabash control the railroad would have a better balanced traffic pattern . The Ann Arbor preserved its corporate identity, but the route was managed from the Wabash corporate headquarters in Saint Louis. The Great Depression was not good to American railroads . Both the Wabash and the Ann Arbor declared bankruptcy . The roads were reorganized and once again became profitable just before the outbreak of World War II. The demands of transportation were hard on the railroads . It was during this period that the Ann Arbor purchased its first diesel, a small Whitcomb diesel. This one-man locomotive was stationed in Owosso, but did switching at various points on the route . Two more Alco-GE switchers were purchased to ease the war demands . By 19457 5 percent of the switching was performed by diesels. Most of the heavy tonnage was hauled by eight and tendriver steam locomotives. With shifting demands for motive power, equipment from many railroads made appearances on the Ann Arbor. Motive power was shifted away from the Ann Arbor. Four ten-drivered locomotives were sold to the Kansas City Southern in 1942. With the purchase of 14 Alco road engines, dieselization of the Ann Arbor was completed in December , 1950. These locomotives were selected because of their ability to pull 83 A steam locomotive on the run between Fowlerville and Howell in the 40's. heavy loads at low to medium speeds . Many of the crews preferred these locomotives to the newer GP 35's which were purchased in 1964. With dieselization the average tonnage per train increased 15 percent and speed increased an average of eight percent. With total dieselization, all Ann Arbor steam power was scrapped . In recent years there has been an increasing interest in collecting railroad memorabilia such as lanterns and switches. There is little available from the earlier days of the Ann Arbor. Much of the collectibles were second hand and had the markings of the Wabash or the Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton. Equipment purchased new by the Ann Arbor was not marked with the "AA" symbol. In 1963 the Wabash was merged with the Norfolk and Western under a fifty year lease agreement. The N&W wanted no part of the Ann Arbor so the railroad was "pushed off" on the Detroit , Toledo, and Ironton. The early days of DT&I management appeared favorable to the future . The carferries were rebuilt and modernized, heavier rail was installed where needed, and new second generation diesels were pucrhased . There were problems with the new locomotives. The trucks ("w heels") were second hand, taken from the Alcos. According to crews this caused a much rougher ride than normal. At a cost savings of $1000p er unit, the 2500h .p. units were not equipped with a dynamic braking system. The 84 dynamic brakes would have made the negotiations of the steep hills much easier . During the early years of DT&I management, locomotives from many railroads were regularly seen: Baltimore and Ohio, Lake Superior and Ishpeming, Lehigh Valley, the Soo Line among others . In the later 1960's the Ann Arbor GP 35's were substituted for DT&I GP 38's (2000 h.p. units with dynamic brakes). In 1972 the GP 35's were returned because of the possible abandonment of the Ann Arbor. One of the locomotives, No. 385, was wrecked by the DT&I. It was rebuilt and upgraded by General Motors Electro Motive Division. This locomotive is the most modern on the route and the only one without "we have the connections" emblem . The early good intentions of the DT&I disintegrated in the late 60's and early 70's. The property was allowed to deteriorate. Major track work was neglected for several summers . Rough track, speed restrictions, and derailment resulted in poor employee morale. Since October, 1973t he Ann Arbor has been in receivership . The trustees ordered the repairing of some of the poorest track sections . Even though the speed dropped to an average 20 miles per hour the service improved . March 31, 1976t he Ann Arbor Railroad went out of business as a separate corporate entity . The track and equipment have been purchased by the state of Michigan. Operations of the Ann Arbor Railroad The Ann Arbor Railroad operates 292 miles of track from Toledo, Ohio to Elberta, Michigan on the east shore of Lake Michigan. Unlike most railroads, branch lines are very minimal. The one branch line to the Ford Motor Company in Saline is very profitable . The railroad hauls only freight . The last regularly scheduled passenger service ended in 1950. The railroad operates fifteen orange locomotives. Five of the locomotives are used primarily for switching operations . The ten road locomotives GP35s (GP means General Purpose ) numbers 385-394 operate on the mainline and perform switching chores . Operating between Toledo and Owosso each locomotive uses 300 to 325 gallons of diesel fuel. The cost in fuel for an idling locomotive is 45-50 gallons for twenty-four hours of operation . Each of the locomotives is equipped with a chart recorder to monitor the speed of the train . The Ann Arbor operates a fleet of seventeen road cabooses. Ten of the cabooses (Numbers 2830-283)9 were built in 1952b y the Wabash Railroad at their Decatur, Illinois shops. Five years later seven additional cabooses (Numbers 2840-284)6 were purchased from International Car Company. In October, 1974 the railroad operated 378 freight cars , two hundred of which were covered hoppers used in sand and cement service . The total in March, 1976 is fewer due to scrappings and cars destroyed in wrecks . An additional fleet of cars is used in maintenance of way service : track and roadbed repair and cleaning up wrecks. The Ann Arbor operates four trains: two northbound and two southbound. T-F 1 (Toledo-Frankfort ) operates from Toledo to Owosso and performs occasional switching chores. T-F 5 operates from Toledo to Elberta with a crew change in Owosso. The southbound trains F-T 2 (Frankfort to Toledo) operates straight through with only a stop for a change of crews in Owosso. Train T-F 6 does switching en route. A local train for switching, "Ann Arbor turn," works from Ann Arbor as far north as Bruce Products in Howell. In addition to its own trains the Ann Arbor operates about five coal trains a week from Toledo to Owosso using Penn Central locomotives and equipment. Originating at either the Sunny Hill Coal Company in southern Ohio or from Mingo Junction on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border the trains move an average of 100 cars per movement to Dow Chemical at Midland. The capacity of each car is 100 tons, but there is often less than a capacity tonnage. The total round trip cost per movement is about $45,000. The Ann Arbor's share is about $10,000. With reorganization , the coal trains stopped operating on the Ann Arbor April 1, 1976. The couplers on the unit trains are stronger than those on the regular trains. A normal coupler can't withstand the tremendous pressure caused by the weight when the train is slowed down. Despite the heavy weight couplers, a coupler knuckle broke near the rear of the train on March 6, 1976 blocking traffic on the east side of Howell for nearly an hour. The problem was solved by removing the coupler from the end of the caboose and placing it on the damaged car . The crew reaction to these coal drags is generally unfavorable . The bankrupt Penn Central does not properly maintain its locomotives resulting in constant breakdown of one or more of the units. An Ann Arbor unit is often placed on the front of the train to compensate for the inoperable unit. The hopper cars are plagued with derailments and coupler problems . A hopper car on the March 18, 1976 train bottomed out on Riddle Street. The hopper bottoms began to break open. Luckily the train was moving at a low speed, derailment was prevented. The offending car was removed and the train continued north. Many of the Penn Central cabooses are more comfortable than the Ann Arbor's. However, on this March 18 train the stove blew up spraying dirt and soot all over the interior. An Ann Arbor caboose was added to the end of the train for the comfort of the conductor. These day-to-day operations of the railroad are centered in Owosso. A key to the operations is the dispatcher who must keep watch on the train movements. He must know where the trains are and keep records . South of Ann Arbor there is no direct radio contact with the lines. Portable radio communications exist between the dispatcher, the engineer, and the conductor. The radios can be removed and worn on the back of the crew member while switching. The dispatcher must call crews and make crews available for upcoming trains . The crew of each train usually consists of four men : Engineer, two brakemen (or one brakeman and one fireman , although the fireman's position is being phased out), and one conductor. Occasionally the trains run with a three or five-man crew. The maximum crew time on board a train is twelve hours. If the train has not reached its destination in this time, the train is stopped until a new crew arrives . A recent Penn Central coal drag made it from Toledo with less than fifteen minutes to spare . To become an engineer it is necessary to pass both brakeman and engineer tests . The duties of the engineer are run the train , regulate speed, and maintain air pressure . With much automatic equipment on board , the job of the engineer is much easier than in the past. The brakeman backs up the engineer in case of disability and does switching. The caboose is the domain of the conductor. His job is to keep records and prepare written reports . He may also do switching. Loaded freight cars make money for the railroads. Northbound trains contain many empties . Loaded cars include loads of new cars (Fords, Mustangs, and Jeeps) and farm equipment. The coal drags also increase the revenues . The southbound trains provide great revenues. With the exception of the coal drags and empty auto carriers , most of the cars are loaded. On a typical southbound movement there is a great variety of cargos. Detroit and Mackinac hoppers carry limestone and alabaster from northeastern Michigan. Several mechanical refrigerators are loaded with Idaho potatoes destined for MacDonald's distribution plant in the Toledo area . There are loads of lumber from Canada and the northwest, paper goods from Wisconsin, and in season loads of Christmas trees. A major source of revenue are carloads of special foundry sand bound for Detroit, Flat Rock, and Cleveland. At the present time 3000 carloads are shipped each year from the Sargent Sand Company in Yuma (near Mesick in Wexford County). The ten year projection is for up to 10,000c arloads per year . The short base covered hoppers used to be at the end of the train. With the short wheel base the ride in the caboose was most uncomfortable. Today most of the sand cars are not at the end of the train-adding to the conductor's comfort . The railroad must further develop its northbound revenues and improve the service provided on both northbound and southbound routes . The future of the Ann Arbor is beginning to brighten. 85 An engineer in the cab of one of the old steam locomotives . A Trip through Livingston County with an Occasional Glimpse into the Past By Bob Wilhelm The original name , Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan is a most fitting name for today's Ann Arbor Railroad . All but one of the northbound trains originate in Toledo and slowly wind in a snake-like pattern through Livingston County and then northwesterly toward Owosso and terminating at Ferry Boat Landing in Elberta . Leaving Ann Arbor, the trains crawl up the long grade out of the Huron Valley. It is often too steep for the long, heavy tonnage trains to reach the summit of Osman Hill. The ten thousand ton coal trains regularl y must be broken in half and each section is brought to the top of the hill where 86 the two sections are coupled together and the movement is continued north toward Livingston County. Not all trains must be broken. Even the most heavy trains can make it to the top on occasion if all locomotives are functioning properly . On one Saturday in March a hundred car coal train couldn't make it to the top, so the engineer on a trailing train pushed his five locomotives to aid the original five locomotive train over the top of the summit. The trains move through Whitmore Lake and enter Livingston County. Moving at 25 miles per hour the trains no longer stop at Hamburg . The old siding has long been neglected and rusty . The old depot and the once thriving resort business at Lakeland is only a memory from the days when passengers came to the area in the summer. The speed limit is lowered to five miles per hour where the track crosses the recently abandoned Grand Trunk Western roadbed. The interchange "diamond" is scheduled to be abandoned during the 1976 summer and many of the problems will be eased . Wrecks have been a continuing problem over the years. Much of the area is swampy. This swampy condition was lessened when a line of covered hopper cars loaded with sand derailed and dumped its cargo into the swamp. The Penn Central coal cars have derailed on several occasions . A derailment may not always cause damage . Three boxcars loaded with new batteries from Owosso derailed. The seal locking the door was not broken and the cargo was not damaged. The cars were put on the track and delivered . When a derailment occurs the crew may not be immediately aware of pending disaster . Awareness usually occurs when the air hose breaks. One derailed car was dragged for more than a mile. When the boxcar hit a tree the air hose broke and the train was stopped. ' With the abandonment of the Grand Trunk track the thirty-one miles of right-of-way is causing a conflict behveen public and private rights . The state wants to develop this area for a recreational path for hiking, bicycling, and motorcycling . There is much opposition to this proposal. Typical opposition is expressed by the Waterloo Township Planning Commission, "Recreational land brings an influx of people who are totally irresponsible and dumps them on a township. Then the township has to provide police and fire protection and other services .. . for land that isn't on the tax rolls." With the possibilities of future track abandonments throughout the state , this dilemma could be often repeated . The track turns north and moves up the gradual grade towards the once thriving resort area at Chilson. The old two-story depot no longer used by the railroad is now a private residence. A water tower used during the steam era has disappeared. Southeast of the station area was a gravel pit which until abandoned in the early 1930's was a source of revenue . An asphalt plant in the area has also been abandoned . When Michigan entered statehood in 1837 it appeared that Chilson and the Crooked Lake area would play a major role in the development of the state . The plan was to build a canal across the southern portion of the lower peninsula. The route of the canal was to follow the Clinton River westward to Crooked Lake . Crooked Lake is a watershed , the source of streams eventually emptying into Lakes Michigan and Huron. A 25 mile canal was to be constructed southward to Dexter and join the Kalamazoo River . The canal was to cross the Cedar and Shiawassee River . Construction began at Mount Clemens and advanced a few miles, but the project was abandoned as railroads began to criss-cross the state . Around 1897 Laughton and Henderson, who operated a store , built a cottage on the north island. This "camp" ( camp meant the same as a cottage ) was one of the first in Livingston County. The "camp " was sold in 1903 to Howell blacksmith Carl Weimeister. On the property was a large frame-structured barnlike building. It had no interior finish and few windows. Bolts a~d bars we.re designed to frustrate break ins. On the roof shmiles was a single word "Nordica". Used for parties, the building was named for Lillian Nordica, a popular singer at the time . Young people came by horse drawn vehicles from Howell, Brighton , and other nearby settlements for a week of camping. Naturally, the young people had adult chaperones. Convenient rail service brought many "cam pers " from Toledo and Ann Arbor. Tenting and camping on the beach was very popularmainly on the west shore. In 1914N ordica was sold by Weimeister and was converted into a private residence. Today Chilson is basically a passing track on the Ann Arbor. Two tracks parallel for a mile. There are at least two passings here each week. A southbound train waiting for a northbound train often stops at Coon Lake Road. This is done so that the road at Chilson will not be blocked. Crews often patronize the Chilson store while waiting for the other train . The northbound track crossed the Chesapeake and Ohio interchange at Annpere. Until 1906, this interchange, the scene of many bloody brawls in the 1880's, was called Howell Junction . The switching tower is gone. Today the area is an interchange of cars between the Ann Arbor and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroads . Many boxcars from the Ford Motor Company's Saline plant are switched onto the C & 0 for delivery to the Detroit area . With the interchanging of cars it is possible for losses. A mechanical refrigerator car was switched from the Ann Arbor and disappeared . It was found after two years in the Chicago area . The present speed limit across the interchange is 10 miles per hour. The speed limit has been 25, but a November, 1975 derailment on the C & 0 necessitated the lowering of the speed limit. Auto carriers loaded with new 1976 automobiles derailed and tipped on their sides damaging the track of both routes. The railroad enters Howell over the viaduct constructed in 1938. Grand River Avenue goes under the bridge. The problem is flooding that has been caused after many rainfalls. Pumps were installed. In addition to draining the area of water, the pumps dried up many wells. New wells had to be drilled to soothe the bewilderment of the residents. The east-west track through Howell is in a deplorable state . The maximum safe speed is 10 miles per hour. Inching through the "tunnel" between Barnard Street and Michigan A venue, there is the constant danger of cave-ins. The maintenance crews have been propping up the walls over a period of time. During the late summer of 1975, the crews were placing metal supports into the ground and severed a water main . The railroad was unaware of the main , and the city didn't know its exact location. The main was repaired and the city marked its location. The restaurants on the east side of Howell are stopping points for many of the crews . When the train is long, the engineer moves through the town to let the conductor in the caboose get off, then the train is backed up so not to block traffic for a prolonged period . Many businesses are served in Howell. The siding paralleling Haggerty Lumber was built by the railroad for Purdy and Woodruff and leased for 99 years. Both lumber and coal were unloaded here. Over the years the railroad crews have developed many friendships along the right of way . Usually the friendships are a wave, but sometimes long-lasting friendships develop. Jeff Shaffer , a Howell teenager has developed friendships with the crews of the passing trains. For three years he has been delivering the Detroit Free Press . One afternoon while watching a train , Jeff threw a paper onto the caboose. On a later train, a brakeman came off the locomotive asking for a paper , and the tradition began . 87 An old Brush auto, photo taken about 1910. Today the trains slow to a crawl as they pass through Howell. If Jeff isn't around to personally make the delivery , there are papers in a delivery tube beside the track . In return the crews have given Jeff many pieces of railroad memorabilia including a switch stand and a five foot long trailer car formerl y used in maintenance of way service . Today, when a train approaches Howell, Jeff checks the trains for air leaks and hot boxes (smoking or odor on the wheel bearings ). If there is a problem he immediatel y calls the Owosso dispatcher on the WATS line and notifies them of the problem . Turning north on the west side of Howell the trains pass under the M-59 Bridge and move north toward Oak Grove. The depot at Oak Grove has been removed but the foundation survives on the east side of the track . When the depot was constructed the original builder was constantly drunk and had to be replaced . You could see where the new man started . The grain elevator is no longer used for train loading. The switch at the north end of the passing track has been removed. A short train can be brought into the passing siding from the south, but the train must back onto the mainline if used for passing . The siding can also be used for car storage . Panhandle Eastern has used the area for unloading pipelines. During 1974a nd 1975w ith the slowdown of auto sales there was a temporary surplus of boxcars. Many of these 86 foot cars were stored here . A continuing problem , especially in the fall and spring, is deer on the tracks. At night, the lights "spook" the deer and they stay on the track . When the crew has enough warning 88 the lights are turned off and the deer are scared away by noise of the approaching locomotive. The most northerly stop in the county is Cohoctah. A siding serves Lott's Elevator and chemical fertilizer plant. Leaving Livingston County the trains pass through Byron, Durand , and stop at Owosso for a crew change before continuing the trip to Lake Michigan. The Future of the Ann Arbor Railroad The state of Michigan has purchased the Ann Arbor Railroad . This purchase includes all facilities , tracks , locomotives, rolling stock, and car ferries . The transfer of ownership occurred April 1, 1976. The future is presented in the first phase of the Michigan Railroad Plan for the preservation of the Ann Arbor: 1. "Preserve the . . . Ann Arbor route as an integral operation from Toledo . .. to Wisconsin as a key corridor for a long-range system configuration ." 2. "Preserve, at least on an interim basis , all of the car ferr y operation-while service needs and alternatives are thoroughly analyzed for the long term ." 3. The state of Wisconsin has agreed to "share the federal subsidy and state matching funds required for the preservation of any necessary car ferr y operation ." Michigan has signed a contract with CONRAIL to operate the railroad for one year beginning April 1. At the end of the year the state will make an evaluation of the operations . If this is favorable, a new contract will be issued . If the evaluation is unfavorable a new operator will be sought, possibly the Grand Trunk Western or the Detroit A big school trip on the train to Detroit . 89 Toledo and Ironton . However, at this time neither railroad has shown an interest in the management. Many problems must be solved. The track on many sections must be improved or replaced . The ten year goal for track speeds if 60 miles per hour . Sections like the "tunnell " through Howell would operate at a reduced speed, but the track must be upgraded or replaced . One problem faced in the track rebuilding program is a shortage of new steel rail. Second hand rail may be available in the interim . One estimate is that with the backlog of orders, it may be 1978 before orders can be filled. During the next ten years there is a strong possibility that passenger train service will be resumed on the Ann Arbor and / or the Chesapeake and Ohio routes . With massive rail reorganization occurring throughout Michigan and attempts by railroads to abandon some of their least profitable routes, the state may purchase additional routes and incorporate them into the Ann Arbor. One of the most likely new routes is the purchase of 147 miles of C & 0 trackage running from Manistee through Traverse City Station Agent John D. Hamilton, station agent, at his desk in the Howell station of the Ann Arbor Railroad , January 1914. Standing is Mr . Wright. Notice the ragged green curtains, coal bucket, and the wall oil lamp . The room with the bay window looking out onto the tracks has been preserved by the Livingston County Historical Society . 90 north to Petoskey , interchanging with the Ann Arbor at Thompsonville. Trackage rights may also be acquired on the old Penn Central route from Owosso to Saginaw. The addition of this route might result in the resumption of the unit coal trains which stopped operating on the Ann Arbor, April 1. The present western terminus of the Ann Arbor is the ferry dock in Kewanee, Wisconsin where traffic is interchanged with the Green Bay and Western Railroad . The Burlington Northern Railroad is attempting to take over the G .B. & W. If this merger should occur it would fulfill a dream of nearly a centur y expressed by the Ashleys and the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad management to develop a direct route from the east to the west coast . Much of the future is still in the planning stage . The name Ann Arbor may disappear , but the railroad will survive . Customers , employees , and railfans can peer into the " crystal ball. " The future appears bright for an expanded route carrying increased tonnage. Utah Tour John D . Hamilton , station agent of the Ann Arbor Railroad depot in Howell , is shown on tour in Ogden Utah in June 1915. Hamilton stands second from the left . Seated behind him is his wife Mattie B. A good photo of an early tour bus . Ann Arbor Depot At the tracks at the Ann Arbor Railroad Depot in Howell, about 1914 or 1915. Station Agent John D. Hamilton stands at the far right. 91 - -· ·--- -- --- ----- - -- - ------ -- - (}0IN G SOUTH. I STATIONS, :ooING NO.RTH, I -- ------ -· - _ , ---:- ---- NO ~/NO ~ ,NO : · JNO : !NO ~,N06• P.M. I P.M. ,P.M. , ,A M. /P.M, rl' M ••••. !11:00 l:IOToledo ......• . •• , ii :~'>, 3:2.'S .•••• 92 ..... I !1:2011:25 Am~ Arbor ...... j z:io15 :07 1····· ••••• 1 8:5010 55 Whitmore ...... ! !:~!ll 5:45 .•.•• ..... I 8 :45 10 :-18 llamburg •..•..• 1 , :o51 5 :5~ .•••.• I I I •••• · [ 8 :40j 10 :42 Hamburg June •. : 8:01 1 6 :01 ••••• • .•• . 8 :35 10 :40 Petteysville. •••• 8 :05 6 :03 ••••• . .• . . 8 :27 10 :30 Cllilson • •. . . •••• 8 :10 6: 10 .•••• ..... J 8:15 10:13 Howell .Junction 8 :12 6:25 .•••• ..... 1 8 :1310:llHOWELL .. . .... 8:45 6:34 .... . ··· ·· l 8:0:110:02 Oak Grove ..•••• 8:i>5 6:4u ••••. ..... . 7:.J.2 0:45 Byron .••.•••••• J 9:18 7:05 ••••• ·--·· · 7:30 9:3,5 Durand._·····-· 1 9:35 7:15 ----- - ··- _ ti :40 !l :10 Owosso_ .•.. -··- ,10:to · 8 :00 ---·· ..•.. ' 4:35 6:4~ Mt. P_leasaut •••• 1~:45 10:151···-· -··-· \ :>,:00 -1:1.> Cadd1llac ___. •..• 3:30 12:M •••• P,M, ,l',l\1, AM. P.l\l, P,M, A, M 4 CountryM ailmanD oes MuchM ore Than Deliver Catalogs and Letters By Kendrick Kimball ,,.0,0b1~ ,,.,. w,11., AGRICULTURE'S most constant and steadfast link with civiliza - tion is the rural mail car-riu·-man of a thousand and one servictt. Inhabitants of isolated areas rc1ard the carrier as an invilluablc £ricnd, counselor and public servant , for his job goe s far beyond the mere Jdivcry of letters and sc-cd catalogs. And to "customers" in •hickly setllcd areas he is equall y a Godsend , for his co-operation extends from helping to pull a car from the ditch to filling in as witnes, at a wcddin1 . If a tractor breaks down hf!' will bring out the needed part next day to save the farmer a long trip to town . And if a pound of confectioner's sugar is required for a birthday cake, he will sec that the farmer's wife &ets it alon& with the family newspaper and the card from Cousin. Emma visitin1r at Indian Riv er . Dur111g &asoline rationin11 his service!. .ts a meSUi:e bearer and a shopp er were extremely valuable to national defense. Typical of Michi&an'1 1,135 rural carriers and an equal number of substitutes is Emmett Harris, of Howett, who has been on the job 31 years . Startin1r with a hors e and buggy, he has cov ered enough miles to constitute four trips around the world . He travels 70 miles a day to bring mail to 232 families. An excellent baritone, he often sings as he rolls along to the next mail box, heraldintt his approach by the booming chorus of " On the Road to Mandalay ." He sings in the Cath olic choir at Howell. ln his 31 years Harris has participated in many rural dramas. On countless occasions he has warned farmers their stock had broken fence and strayed into someone's corn. He has stopped runaways, put out brush fires, rescued picnickers from menacin& bulls and returned all sorts of articles lost from trucks or wag ons en route to town. One time hj5 attention was attracted by a small boy screaming bu iJe the roaJ. WaJkin& behind a nearby barn , he found the mother holclin1 up the child's youna;cr sister , whose foot had &ot caught in a cement block. Obta inin g a hammer and coJd chisel fro:n his car, Harris freed the captive: and then delivered the mail. "All rural carriers love their daily associations with the people they serve," he said. " We 'r e just one big, happy family." The rural mail carrier i• always a welcome si gh t . Here Mr . and Mn. Ahijah Mack wave a rre-etinr •• Harris 1top1 to put mail in t..beir box. Mo1t boxe1 can be reached from the car window . P a r c e I 1 . re,t:i• - tued letters and anything that look, valuable are d~livered at the hou1e . CaY'- rien al10 write m o n e y orders . The Detroit News Pictorial for July 20, 1947 \ , l I mail in the postoffice i• the tint job in the morn ing . Harris starts out on route at 9:30, Beverly Ann Oan ie b pedal, down to the ma.ii box to meet Hani1 , "Pleue take my doll to the doll ho1pita.l," 1he plead,. It'• a deal. Harri• delivers a box 0£ ROtlin11 to Mr . and Mrs . 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(: 01~~ ................... ........ --~~ ----··. ........... ................ ............ .. . :;;Y-fowell Cigar Company~~ MAN U FA C TURERS OF HIGH GRADE DOMESTIC CIGARS. To h iu ·<·o:,, nt \\ ' h olt •:,ial t.-. n u cl H cwll. 01!:ALl:R IN STAPLE A ND FANCY GRO C ERIES F RU IT S . C ANNED GOODS GLO V ES. MITTENS , ET C. - 190 I fio11•elf. ...A{ ;,.!,., ······· .... .-;·· ('f?., ... ~ ,:.1.1. . .. f! ir;ars l)Owell, mtcb., "1' ,,... / _ L\JJ. .L·. V J~- , ) t+Jln Cj"'"' Wt t h~H CL COOK & SON WHOL U A.LE ANO RET AIL OE AL Ell:S lN GROCERIES AND FARM PRO ALSO ALL KINDS OF GRASS SEEDS ) / { ( 1 - y -iT ATll:•Ut:.,,, ,,_, Howell , hl icl:,., - 19 Stoves 8 EN JI) Ace - ou,u Wit h 'longes ond £0/CT & ~AT G o.,,.,.,n Z Furl)oces el)eraJ /-ford / ,fl /} Ware \ ')2 (, Wire ·1u ,,, ST ~ well , :~:: .~ · C.I (' ~ _C_J_ ___ ____ M . -- -- -~--~--~---~----~---c------------- Sold 1N ACCOU NT WlTH . I d 1 Glenn H. Bcurmann Furniture Crock ery , Wall Pap er and Ru gs IYLJ 1 ,,\. ,i°·•:1\:, ~,i:1 ,h, ..,',','~..~i; :I: ":., ~ 0- Howell, Mich .... M -~ -,, :...zf i/4 .. <...V. Cl,,. d !i To W.W . KN APP ~ CO. Ht'>lltNill ~.1urn ~ure, <tr~.~,~~~-'\,~~aaaw // C L<- I II .} / .!){- 1~_(10- ~ I l<f ... . SUTTON HARDWARE PHONE 152 Sold to_ Address __ _ TERMS: JO D11ys Cash 0 _' r. J6tc.+- Heatin g & Plumbing Howel: , {ichigan OPE RA HOUSE BLOCK --~-"------ 192 __ --Lno. u~e \\ , N\,c.h·• IN Ac.;c;OUNT WITH c. L. PETTI BONE CLOTHING , FURN ISHI NG ORIGINAL Ho~ell Cleaners and Dyers UP TO DATE RUG PLANT IN CONNECTION Phone 330 Addre s 11. 11. ,10'""'1t1";,~ .•I// /II, ., (( ,, ; .I/Aj} ,o ,, ,, ... , .. - • -_ #, ~- ,,., c...,,." 0 N. CENTER ST. MO.NTH.LY. S.TA.TE.~H: NT PHO!o.E 295 HOWELL , CONTRACTOR AND BUILOR R C. w. Ke11ol{K _/ Howell, Mich., d, / 2 fo o.! v-4AT - lt)L II ~¼ ~ - To A. K. Tooley,or. fh<ilcr iri . . .. · · Fresh , Smoked and Salt Me~ts and Croceries. Buys If ides !I"" J(,,,, .•./ 1. ..A l C. / 90 --1.tve_~ _",l_"-l--t-'--,-,;l---' 190,,'h ~J O : 1b~ ~~:o~~(tamp, ~~~T::~al"li lleli_ ..~.o ller Mills. TH• c•1..••1tAT .. O ' • QUALl1'P' 0, jflour an"' jfee"" "PANSY " FLOUR. •. , · V V , , , Highe st Market Price Paid for Wheat. #.tJ /4 ;f 3 ,/ i> -6 ·-·.-.. !J-/; R - e. Barron f. F. :;;·STRONG & BARRON, l)f. ALER S ' "' ~os . RNESS AN!l IMP LE MENTS, BUGG IES, HA . r · _! t .. Howe ll, Mich ., f C. N. IIOLKINS & SON LUMBER AND BUILDl~G SUPPLIES A . II:. 1-tOLKINS OP!05I TE ANN ARBOR YARDS TE1.£PHON1tS 1 0 1",.ICE U4 HOU Sl[ SUW HOUK'4 '\ d Yard ne a r A ft R R Depot ARMSTRONG aryd tiemlock Lu; 'b"~;'~·h~oI , ' Spe c, alt,es In Map l e Fl ·, ing es Of)d Cedar Posts " I H •.I • U'"'"'' I• t OOnf)g P':>rc h Wo r~ . and Inter ior F in ish . • ~ ·/ --- ······-·:·::···-········~· · - I.• -- -- -- - -:_ Howe // .., . h ,,, '" " C ., -...,, --.....,.._., ( , '"",· .. - ""lt .."• ' 0 00DJV-,,',o,,w--& GENERA .. ,. ....,.. . JUBB . ·,.,. •• I? l HARow ~m erlc11n Furn• ces A R E r e Fencing, ~,u:~; .. .P.a /m s, t:. :,-. KAl , OWl ?'i" 192>" Howe ll, Mich., - -- --- ---- - -- 192 I\'• 1 - ~.-I;"-'=~: --· -~) !.__ }_- ------------------- IN ACCOU NT WITH MO:NHOE &. NE\\ 'C OMB SHOES AND HOSIERY TERM S: THIRTY DAYS AN laAR I. V ~t. T TLE Mf"NT W I Li. dE APPkEUAT[lJ / "/. r ,r HQ,.,.f 1'rl1,:'i~ 17' ''T "-8J,U'.I~IT , 1 STATEMENT Howell , Mic h ., S•ovea, Ron.re s, Furn aces, Oils, Pain !<1:, Ameri can W ire Fe ncing, Plumbing , Etc . Qr. .189 ' H ~nr y r Jubb • 19 /if ····· .. }89 f IN ACCOUNT WITH J.,.. .- ..J 1 , • C \,) OTTb N. FRYKMAN El,ECTRIC SHOP . Electrical Contrador Everylbin~ Electrical I I. tt,w.n, "'"" ·· !Ir·/ Jo .. ~~ -\ M JY/~Pht;-vo dyc- (;::::,I}.I "/.) '1lJJ.e ,,;_1/,~ wkV IN ACCOUNT WITH GORDON DRUG CO. rRED W . OOR.00~ , p,ucriptlon Ph11rn1acl&t 0 · '· ..... ~ - -··" · Fancy Goods, Paints, Oils and Varnishes. Ho,vell , l.'Jtho AtCo(OrUl lf Wit.b s ,. w A RUSSELL GENERAL R TIRES-Ac a.res Co EPAlRS- Huo~ESSORIES • ON AJ"O ES ,. 1 Howell, J\'l•ch. . ·. - . ~EX PARTS .:. :,::·::z:L;_,,::; •' _;92_, tt en r)' r. Jubb oon W . ooodnow 19 Vn\in To GENERAL HARDWARE s , ove•, Rencd , f u,n•« •· 011,, Pain\&, Am«lcan WI« fencl•<• p\umblnC, £t< . ,., ,f J 1¥' ' • - \)I', d.9, / ,,.._,f, )..;; l!J ?f(:,,,p/1, ./1,rl . /l dur~ T - I() 111 ~ -J. O. F. WILSON,!?-'.:: - ;:-;;,> ,'Y\ nn1 1ff' e 1,1r e r of '""" ~--::::- _ _ ,.... n • nRADB • DOMESTIC · c10ARS . WEO''"~J)AYO CT 3 . ((C' .a. 1 r tJ7j j~ v THEl, kPHEsnorl SH t\ OlUdl. 1lli( it., 1hrnght of fl ['\ -, 1" 'nlr7l'l1,csnn Shoe Q:o. · - : i 1 1.; , •·· ,nd Shot's. Jr~,.,,.. HOWELL . lllil "-.-"'-«--~ Howen' Lr.V ,(tfQ. h ., Od / Quality nr s 1 _,,( HoWE:lJ. llfictt . "Co ..lfowel/ ,'it,,,,,!!,J {icl,,.,_. ~~dl.--r F. H. & G. E. Knoop GENERAL TRUCKING OF ALL KINDS .._ND Tl:AM W O l'IIK .7(,,,, ,,./1, ...A{;, ,!,. , Ci ar /~ - f.9 /YO '- - The 1960 Howell Melon Queen delivers a bushel of melons to Presi - dent Eisenhower . L to R-Cliff Heller, the President's secretary, Patty Dowen, Melon Queen, Mrs . Chamberlain, Joy Slayton, the Queen's sister and U .S. Rep . Chamberlain, and D.L. Zemper . Loading melons into the trunk. Spanish American War veterans passing through town . 106 The Drum and Fyfe Corps. Joe Brady and his family in the 1945 V.J. Day Parade . 107 You can tell how hot it was in the 1946 V .J . Day Parade by the way the candles were melting . 109 112 Photography I•D Howell By D.L. Zemper Photography has probably been an art form in Howell for longer than any serious painters. A travelling itinerant photographer first came here before the Civil War, in 1858. He travelled in a horse and wagon, in which he lived and did his laboratory work, using the wet plate process . Normally he would start toward the South in the fall because he needed sunshine to take his outdoor pictures with the very slow emulsions of those days . An early September snowfall kept him here and when more snow came and winter set in, he decided he might as well sta y, because he couldn't get out anyway. Soon after , he sold the studio, which he had moved indoors, and the chain of fourteen photographers started which has become now to be called Zemper Studio. According to the records of the National Association, it is the oldest portrait Studio in the United States. Very likely it is the oldest in the world, but there is no way to prove that. Some of these photographers should be mentioned here . W. E . CLEAVE-Cleave was a small man with large talents . In addition to being a photographer of great talent, he was also a musician of good calibre , and a good artist in oils. I have some of the glass plate negatives that he exposed and were found by Mary Reed in the attic of her garage, 4th of July fireworks at Joe Harris' Diamond Dot. where they had been stored for almost 100 years . He painted his own backgrounds and had a good feeling for the fine points and aesthetics of photography . H. A. LUDWIG-Ludwig had the studio from the late teens to 1926, when he sold to C. J . Nelson. He was a good practicing photographer , but is better known for his work on a state level. He was one of the earliest members of the Michigan Society of Photographers , and its president. He also was the working figure in the starting of the Professional Photographers of Michigan, a statewide organization . He was state president of this group, making Howell the only city in Michigan to have two presidents of both groups from the same town. This happened when D. L. Zemper was president of the Society in 1970, after having been president of the State group in 1960. D. L. ZEMPER-Zemper bought the studio from C. J . Nelson in 1946a fter two years overseas as a photographer in World War II. During the 50's he was named top photographer in Michigan four times, on the state board of directors for seven years and made State President in 1960. In 1962 he was declared the best photographer in the Midwest. In 1966,h e was rated the best portrait photographer in the United States. Enough of this stuff, let's put the book to bed. Howell Schools - . I Remember When &ottom Row, Left to Rtghf-Rollin Briggs '22; Everett Toncray '23; Thomas Taylor '2'3; ttarolcf'Strobel '22; Edmund Brady '24; Everett Webb '25; Unknown 4"Mack Hoagland '24; Clifford Cook '25; Donald Johnson:tf()Ward Haller '24; F.S. Sanford, Principal of Senior High School, mariag~r of Jackie Band. Se<:1:mdlk Jvtf rom Bottom, Left to Right-Instructor Ling; Gerald Hughe$ '24; <ieorge Cowdrey '24; Ford Garland '23; Fred Pless '24; Rllfl)h Papworth '25; zur Reed '25; Max Groom '25; Ralph Risch '24; Robert fy\usson '24; Robert Borden '25 . Third Row from Bottom, Left to Right-Miller Beurmann '24; Leon Monroe '24; Lloyd Teeple '24; Robert McPherson '22; Maurice Purdy '22; Lawrence Gordanier '25; Vernon Rounds '25; Clayton Driver '24; Sherman Haller '25; Stephen ltsell '23; Tazoni Reed '25; Cleon Rathbun '24. Rear Row, Left to Right-Spencer Worthington '24; Lorris Ellsworth '22; Ralph Merrill '24; Ford Haller '24; Duane Beame '25; Ford Hubbel '25; Stanley Knight '24; John Jones '24; Austin O'Dell '24; Percy Richards '24. Howell Jackie Band Approximately 54 years ago the Howell Jackie Band were invited to accompany Howell Commandery Knights Templar to the State Conclave held in Detroit. After the parade the band attended one of the many theaters (which one I do not recall) downtown Detroit that evening and to their great surprise a picture came on the screen 1975 and as I 'look at this picture I recognize many who have Gladys (Knight) 118 The West Ward School & Park WEST WARD GRADE SCHOOL By Sarah J. Maycock In the fall of 1929 the enrollment for the Livingston County Normal was so large that more room was needed than could be provided at the Michigan Avenue School; so during the summer the West Ward school which had been vacant for several years was restored, so that the County Normal could occupy the two upper rooms, while the two lower rooms had children in grades similar to a rural school, where the enrolled students could do their practice teaching . This arrangement continued until the County Normal was disbanded, and the two grade teachers returned to the main building. After the County Normal was phased out at the West Ward School, the vacant school was rented for storage by a milking-machine company. In 1948 with the increased enrollment in the Howell schools the West Ward opened again to accommodate the first, second, third and fourth grades , using all four rooms. Grace Dibble taught first grade , Sarah Maycock, second grade, Joy Bigelow, third grade and Mertice Radkte fourth grade and later Shirley Gatesman, fourth grade. The custodians during the time the building was thus used were: Mr. Monroe, Mr. Weibreicht and Mr. Mann. This arrangement went on until the four new elementary buildings were completed in 1955, when the West Ward was vacant again. It was later dismantled and the lot made into a playground . WEST WARD SCHOOL AND PARK By Janet Rohrabacher Hugh Mann was custodian and crossing-guard at the West Ward School. The students learned as much from him as from the teachers. He taught them how to observe safety rules crossing the street and in traffic. He tolerated no fooling around in the roadway . He also taught them not to run on the neighbors' lawns and also not to litter either the schoolyard or the neighbor's yards with scrap paper . While he was strict , he was very well-liked by the children. Almost every noon-hour he could be observed sitting on the steps with a large group of children around him, while he was telling them stories or just visiting with them and showing his interest in their activities. In the fall of 1955, the school closed and the children all went to the four new grade schools built in Howell. Most of the West Ward students went to the Southwest School. The next year the building was razed, but first the school district sold the contents of the school for nominal sums . The school desks were sold for fifty-cents to two dollars apiece. The bricks from the old school were used to build the four brick homes on the north side of West Grand River near Burkhart Road, west of Howell. The neighborhood children continued to use the school yard for an impromptu baseball diamond in the summer. In the winter , the yard was flooded, and the area was crowded with skaters from the west side of Howell. The school district planned to sell this land for private or multiple dwelling use. This led to the formation of a West Ward Parents Association, whose goal was to save the park as a recreational area for both children and adults on the west side of Howell. On January 8, 1958 the City of Howell leased the land from the school district for use as a park. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION By Mary Misslitz The West Ward School having served its purpose was torn down, but the playground sounds of "recess" lingered on. The neighborhood children stood with bewildered expressions one early spring day in 1956 as the West Ward school playground swings and slides were being uprooted and loaded onto trucks . In answer to their questions of "Why?", they were told the property was being sold. The city had been divided into four quarters and each area now had its elementary school and adjoining playground . However, for the group of youngsters who crossed Grand River to attend the Southwest School, the old West Ward playground served as an area gathering place for many children because a group of families cared enough to become involved and petitioned the school board not to sell the school playground property . The property was then leased to the City of Howell for a dollar a year, and the neighborhood group volunteered to maintain the playground . The West Ward neighborhood association consisted of several dozen families who met at first to round-up and install the playground equipment which had been removed. As the fathers dug holes, mixed cement and figured out how the swings and monkey-bars fitted together, mothers set the tables and brought out food for neighborhood picnics, as children raked twigs together to roast marshmallows . The comradery that developed as people worker together to provide a place for children to play led to several summers of neighborhood family get-togethers . Men pitched horseshoes several nights a week under lights they strung up between the tall trees, and women drank coffee and visited while children climbed the monkey-bars and took turns pushing each other on the merry-go-round. This all sounds reminiscent of family activity of a by-gone era , but it happened for a period of time just twenty years ago. WEST WARD PARK By Kenneth Richardson The Howell Jaycees took on a Community Pride Project of improving a neighborhood park on Spring Street and Byron Road. The goal of this project was to supply good, safe equipment and also to supply the community with a well designed park layout. The project was carried out in the following order: February, 1974-Ken Richardson and Ed Eaton met and decided on the safety and equipment needs. March, 1974-Ken Richardson and Ed Eaton held a design and layout meeting; contacted the equipment salesman for the cost of the playground equipment ; contacted D&J Gravel to donate the concrete; contacted Duane Meyer, of the City Parks and Cemetery Department , to remove the old equipment. April, 1974-Equipment was picked up. Ed Eaton attended the city council meeting for approval of the project. Ed also attended the school board meeting for their approval. April 27, 1974-Playground equipment and plantings were 119 installed . Larry Scott was in charge of the plantings, twenty members helped install the equipment. July , 1974-Picnic tables were installed by Duane Meyer and staff , completing the park . Total cost of park, $1,570.00. CARE OF THE PARK By Maude Phillips About 1970 the City of Howell secured the services of Ernest Phillips as care-taker for the West Ward School Park. Phillips was well-known for the care he gave to his own lawn and flowers and vegetable garden. For three years he took complete care of the park for a small fee. He pruned shrubs and weeded flowers, raked and mowed whenever it was needed. The park has never looked so good as when cared for by Phillips and he took great pride in the looks of the park . He died August 30, 1973.H e had worked forty-seven years for the Holkins Lumber Company, under four generations of this family . He was a prominent Mason and office holder in the lodge for years. The Alma Young Home The residence of Mr. and Mrs . Herbert F. Schott, 216 Higgins T ., Howell, was built by John Galloway who came to Howell in 1844. He and Nathan Hickey formed a partnership and operated a foundry known as the Hickey & Galloway Foundry . It was located on the west side of Michigan Ave., just north of the Ann Arbor railroad tracks . He built this house the following year with bricks hauled from Detroit. It was one of the first brick houses built in Howell and the external walls and some of the inside walls are of solid brick construction . John Galloway was a man of som importance in the early history of Howell and Livingston County . He was a member of the Board of Directors when the first railroad, the Detroit to Howell, was built. He was elected to the Senate in 1860, when the first Republican Governor, Kingsley S. Bingham, was in office . Galloway is known to have lived in this house until his death in 1890. The Galloways had one son, Durfee, who married Elizabeth McMichael. Durfee was the first graduate of Howell High School in 1869. A scholarship in his name to the University of Michigan was presented to the school and is still in existance . Durfee lived here until his death in the late 1920's. Mrs . Galloway continued to live here until her death several years later. The home was the center of much hospitality and was an outstanding showplace of the early town. After the death of Durfee Galloway, the west part of the lower floor was rented to various young couples. Among those who lived there for a short time was R . B. McPherson and his wife, Eva Hickey McPherson. It was during this time their son, Robert H. McPherson, was born. About 1935, the house was sold to Dr . J. Stevens, who constructed an addition to the rear of the building facing Court St. for his medical offices. Most of the above information came from the notes of the late Mrs. Bernard Glenn, long-time resident of Livingston County. Mr. and Mrs . Schott purchased this home in April of 1946, and have occupied it continuously since then. There are three children, John Frederick, Susan Lee and Robert Alexander. Il The first county government day, about 1947. Students from all the county schools participated . Howell girl's band in the Memorial Day Parade to the cemetery . - 121 122 Cla11 of 1911 Florence Dickerson, Mabel Hurry, Chrystal Lameraux , Josephine Wessenger , Zelma Davenport , Ella Elis, Irene Pearce, Carl Mason, Gertrude Burnell, Mr . Conklin (teacher) , Leola Slayley and Merril Austin . 123 L. to R .-Jack Borden, Bob Ramsey, Arlene Maas, Pat Gentry, Virginia Schrepfer, Marilyn Frisbee, Helen Stuible. © © © © © ----;8)T EACH E R8.l:_Sl-- VIJ. H HAWKES 8ir1erinrnriaDqt. JENNIE HOUGi'"j lf-'-1 I G Preceptrnss, lv',A,TT E KERNS 1... F. M L LEFi. ---->,\..:,{f--:>\y-- --~) CLASS, '.-if-- LATm. Eu.1:ene ..La.RJ\.Ye. Hariovv rerern. SGIEU1.'lFrG. F'd.ith BL~. OC!i. J{ 1t':; B:1 ...r.: 11:n. EiVi(r·d ,L.8\1<"~3, ::.r.BSt IL'O\,\"l:.e. Lu.elJa Brittec. l.y:lH VV'··e,,. ENULISH. El~ Hat~h. F'lcyd Dickinson. ht.. lYJrt Spra ue R1obard '9sr:ron. Floyd. Rat:d'11. © © © © © ,....C...o mrnencenwn€t xercises --- --OF-- f1ovJeO llf l.igh0 ~ cbool ---AT·-- HOWELL OPERA HOUSE, 1.une 23rb,' 92. 'o,,; iii iii!: 11:iifillhl:ILo,',; 'ti!• :0' ~9.:· 1,r~1·,-:;i:11R:\ ; .. . ..:, 1;1l1;1i' :' ~'1l-lll' {o:'111,U1,t )i iJllll'6! ''!1111•J' iil ..0 . .,. ;[, 1'1' 1' 11.S. Grade VII Second Ward. Cliarl1•!'.'tJ 11b,l1hc·ck. 111 N:u111l'ftt· DnSli:111:•, t,i 'f pnclwr I Agl!i<· l(orni-;. '''l'h~ Bnhy' e 8niilnqn)"' - Mnh ,·l Wn 1<ht. Minnie All on, rn• Addie Borkhnrt, 12• .F'nrnic l<'il'lcl. rn• Willie Lo eh,ir, 13* Orac o P!'lton, 1:J• t:.leorgin 8tevcns , 1 t• ltn)· Sl~ight, 15 J,rtLio 8woet, 1 t• Mnhcl Wright , 12• lf"lmn Young, lfi ' PUPll" jf.l. NolJiu Bnrr on, 11* J>,,rcy Dndl, •y, t,,• Hoy \•'itch, lli • Hoy MBknd,y, J~:tllt \nnnn HN'd, 11~ llos ro~ i,n~iu:ht. 1 J,ul'lla Sm ith , 1:1~ Mar y Hni11wnd, 1~1 Niua \\'illwr , ll,. Ji'rp, l J<napp, ! ;"1"' M innio Wnrr!'n , 11• Av Drage ngo of 1h oAP 11rornot ('( l , l I. HPnry L nkP . Jti tfrnc,• J{opp< •r. Jli,. ,JPH-.iP' l'npp,•r , li ,\I nn Hnng-Pr. HI"' Milli,• Jjron, 1:,~ l~dith Hnlloek. 1:i Frank H!iillld:,;, lli "' Hor L'HrHOllt-il 1:.~ \ . L~dia:\Vinu~ 1 17* ('lt•lln Fat-r l'J , 1:f'~ )1iuni,· ,v in~, W F.Un Mar sh 1~1• ~llg'UAla _Yunrnd. ~ti'"_ A11~,·l}aH aii\1ond , lH i,uvhemrn Wyko O. J ., \Vlil ,am J' nrshall, Iii l•'Jnrcnr~ lllii<•R, IH* Blauch Smith, 11 .\ i;i,:i,, .IJc(it·r•, J7 .\da 1, .. nt. rn JPK~iP Hmith. 1 11 Ann:~ NPW("II, 111 I ( 'harlt •:,; Mand t. ta* t 'land<' Brayton , 1H1 EnJ!Pnf' l,nlt,1 wP. 17"" ,Jr,mtic• Hnhlwll. 1ti·,. 1~ 1wm'<l LC'wii-.,2 1"' Hu-.\\ Hiid1l Katip Hclwc•nhnls , h ,J,-R.i.P., (1ar1.';ck Jli Minnin ]1,nh0y, 1!)* Myrtil' IAlt~nn: 17 Grade VII I- Second Ward . 1 ~.n.e· ll nr ri,ni;to~ , lli Frank l' Hr,,~n~, 17 • ' P('nC'h<'r J ,nci C' N1l'·lc r. I r,~nk l( C' ll1f'd~' .\m) \Vooch,w 1 h, 1., , ,J ' 11hu·i;'\ Pnrdr . Hr-rt ~lyC'r~ olJf.'IH' nlrt man ~001-it o schotll' 1 ~ Fnnnr ' l1nppin~. l\.1nr('in Nnt (ing-. rn• I IPrhC'rt Ji1~~h, lti l 'Ul' IT,H. ! l~tiznb1•lh J>rh ·(~r, JR )1nncl Yonng. 1H ~vn Brockwny. 1:)* Hn.rry l'orijrn1, 1:-r ( 'h nl'lt•H Ht)('tl. 12 N,·!li0 HC'1:Pdi<"t 1 !H Wirt, flarnurn , H~* Wirt. 8rnith, Jff1< 1 Hnnr H"('d, 1:i (IC'org-.o Hri~hnm 1 1. k* J\J.n1·y 8nllivnn, 1:l* 1 . Avt>rng-o ngt· of th OSl' prrn nc,t,•, I. lli yPar~. ,lnn ot. Brii;hm.11, 1~* 1.;.Jna 8,w~et, ll!_• Grade x . .lJl:olihnnm oJ ~aBrmrornt1,< r•n, J•, FMraannrkl :8smtoiutho,r ,J ;1, 0 ,.1 ~. ~c.t1 ~ t1·o n. ,, •\ 1.1( ) 1 1. 1, " i· r< C'r or a JC'tttrfl , .1\ H'' ' Nrva ( nrfrr. L~• b'anny 'l'opvini;, 1:1• ( ,ll l - A In J l. Bu, khrnd . ,fnlia( ~rawford , lfj ) MatLiC' Vn11dC'rho,•f1 l'i j PUPIT,H. Bt•rt Clnrk, 10, t:;m~ic Win es, J:l* ,J,,~1niC' Lyon, 171= Ahhi<' L; ·on 1 l k* Arn ( 'ook , 17* Pnci n ,vo od, lH'., Nolli e BrookR, 1H J,'ln:Hl H1C'kin ~0:11, 1:.,,. :-in.nrn(•l J)l' Hl[l:,:iC'y, 1:i"' ~lory \Vc,odard, 1fi* llnrlow 1,orson. 15 ltichorcl H:u·rlm, 1.\) Ad.olhort Do8h1ml', lG m.chnl'\l Wt!:eon, 1\l 'tol,\ Porson, 16• Floyrl Hand r•ll , 1~ ,Jncoh l!'isltb<.'Ck, 13"' Hob ert Wright, rn• Acla Tlmkhrarl , lll* Katia Jlarnnm, lM' llruco Hopper, lli* Mott Wilcox, 13 I Alier L,m sing, 17• Loton Hoyt, 1r,• D.lilh Hap \lon , 17 A,·orngr ;w,• of thoao prmnotP<l , 17. Nctt..io Jfolt, 1~• W.ilH runR 10ha,:da1, 7 Grade XI. Nc,1110 Holt , 15* MJ!hc Avery, lb* .Nora JipnJnnd, 1~ ,Inst in Hatch ,•lnr, ltl l'lzra Loohno 111• Alfre,ln l'hntlMton, 17 Mand Mole,uly, 11• llilu1ch!''£homai;, 17 l,inf\ hiilJH, lfi t;toph e n .MiJJer, :t!Y" Nclllo Morgun, lti Jlom nr P01wy. 1~• Hon Mclntrr o, 17 IWn ~·('(•nay, lo* Oliv er Davis, lll Mndi;r McCar ty, l '; l,nwre11co Mel 'arty, lll l!'retl Milkr , 18 Mvrtir- J~1t~on 1 17 Bonnie, Pnrt(•r. Ll AvPra~t 1 Hj.!<' of th nl'lt1 11romotPcl. 15.:fi~i. Grade IX - H igh School. ' l'rachf'r~, ~. H. Hnrkh on<I, HnpPriutcnr l,•nt . J CSAio 'l'homn R- , J>r( •CPJtrN:i,A. Mntti11 K ~rnR. AsHiHtnnt. H ('{'itntion , 1 'Charley Mn<'hr{\("·1 -Cla,·n :-tniltli . PUPTl,l<. Alh ort S111i1h, J6* Clnrn Hmith, 17(1: MinPrva Brockwn~ ·. 1fi* Mary Gilh('rt 1 1~~1 I ltoH<• 8mith, i::!O• A \IOrag-r-11~Co' f t,ho~f' promotcxl, 1:-1. \ t ' liortt f.l, ' 1 Vrtl·n.tiou" - On o Hnndr(\(l Pnpih i. Grade XII. I pnv1r.!-l . , Jl Cn' r·r 1'1onrcl<', :tl• NPlli,. Htntin. lW l. . W~IJinm Pndli •r, :!:!*- ·'!•t~Y1'ir -1hhPek . l H Mll<lrt•d rr11l'k<,r, J{I* h.,dw1n Thor1tl', :!r 1 l, uln t 1 hild or;.., ;:m• j rno~cn<• l 'lark, 1f'" Loin l_)lncowoy 1 2:0• Hnc1rg0 P f'fwy . t (P A<ln Fnrnf'worth, 22* LC'nna Brncllny , "!0* 01'1\tion , HThu Mnn who \VNlrf\ tht\ Bnttnn 11 -1 Ashl py ( '<Kt JH'l' , 1H* l~n(;t,nC" LnHowt'. Avt'i':U~l· llg't.' of thof.u • v1omot1>1l. 20. Nnt, , 1- Voca l n\utlic it-1i n (•}1nr~··< ,f Mi t:f.t l~ttn Hn,it h, tho i-:pPcinl tooclH ' f'. t - ln f:>rtnm r-nt.al rnnHi<· \,Ul bu inl (~rt.4porHO<Il ,y tlw llow 0ll ('nrn,•t Hand, :1-r l.1ho80 Ht1l1\lt.•twl for th f\ cir\.~~• ,xtwci~I'~ rank 1irt-1t in tJw gpn,•r:il nv, •r:lJ:Cr Il lf attPndnnr f'. pnnctnality 1 <lt>por1m cnt and HChol11rHhip. I • Promot ed. i nt'<'PHt-1t\fl, :l-· b[nst of thoBP not J,r ontot('(l hnvo been in Behool ,)nly J1ill't of tJw yAnr. Thm1f' whn nrnk1 • up thf'w <,rk luHt will ho 1•x1mnnocl for j,rmnoiion n, ,x t ter m. H- 8,m10 of till' pupilri in tht• ow<•r g-rndc~ of Ou.• ]]_hd, Hchool hove F.tndi<'R in thf'\ }l! ,.twr 7 -'l1his catalog-up nnd prng-1·n11\i ,;honlcl he pr n1:1nrvP<fnI r futur,• rrfor P1w,•. 'lill~' Jl!llll~ll llll"ill!l,>11\ :11•i1/lo:r; 111,:11·1111111l1l1l1l''1.I'-;I'lJJ,ik ,,,.,. , ·, ,,"l<' > :- 'r !I'll 1·11' ·Cti.'.1 H1; ··o··1 f*1:!I ~.o·- ~; ,illli'*lillllilll"9;: ''• 111 ,r.,;i lli:KI9]:llililiil/K,!U~li'l IIJIIJIJ''M 1' I '( : ii,,, ·9, '\f', ,,,ll , l:111l~11il:JIII•' ·•' ~w:ell ~hlic_5:chnnls ~ -;;:i - - - - - &. - f) ro mo t i on at © exercises! - --· AT THE OPERA HOUSE, ~Th ursday MorrrinJh Jun:e HHh~ IHHIL~ Prayer .- REV E. F- V OOR~IES . Grade I- First Ward. l'~n~hrr , Eli¼nl,.,th t 'lnrk. · ( 'rmlll' :-{cnu~." Hll~nlw l. PllrILS. Jdn AIJ,•11, ti May Mct'ah,,, HI' lt :,y,uon d Axt,•11, H Lulu McCnb ~, ~· ,Ji·~~i,• llirkhnr l. ~" ( }e rtrrnl t1 ).Le( 'nbf' 1 tr•· J:Hn<.•H('avl•I, H \Vi11iam .McPh C'r!-'<m, Ii,.. (')wlrtPa t!nlvrr 1 7 .Mand (· Pettion r . ll* lla0tll' t 'ornpo 1 HI 8 0th Porl(•r, 11* .Jnnion t'ompo, 7 D,viH"ht Pnrdy, H lt'rnncis .llutlhnnot Honry ltat z, l 'l:1rn h.1 .lt:.url'll, H (iract, 'l1ill'un .. , ti 1,;,-a l•'n•11ch1 8* l'h n rl et:i Vrmf11aricoiH , >-c• H.nh4•rt l/(1ntl'r , 7 'L1ov·n. lC'y '\Vood, 7* V1ddi Oan·ii:;on,; Louili \\'l•s.-.ing<.•·1, 'i l<ut11( Tnn ln f'r , I:!~ Harr) We ssingC'r, H Thorutm1 8ohnnnh, U Hr11a .Marvi n, H lh •rtia (-lohannh. 7 Jkll ~ Pettibone , 11 \Vil limn Jlayr\l' s, Ii* H o ward Piatt , I\* ! 'lnrn J !av er, !I Waller lllcPhai l. H r,lyrtit, Horunng, H {'nrri <->M aliby, fl Al.rhi<' Kellui;g-, o• Alico .liishP,., U Kat o D0Wlll'Y 1 8* \Villiam Down {')". Olt·lln l'l'ttil, fi Maud e r11 npholmf' , 11 Hay \Villin ms, 7 Alh rrt Harn es , !i Hrn c,• Wright. 7• }Jny O'N eil , 7' Jl,·ll'n Lak P1 'i AYl'n\l!P ngn of pupils prrnnotPd. 7. I l t•;u ~:. Grade I- First Ward. T,•nch t·r-. 11,·rf! in ( 'nrti!-1~. ('In'"'~ Hn ng-. PU Pf LS. Aihf' AnHtin , i Lo ni:-1,pB rin kman. r." \ValkPr B11t,;il, i , ' lautl r, Hritt!·11. k I1' rank HPJtt\(liet , h Edwm· d Ho)Ct' , 7 • t ·orn 3ln y BnnlPra, r< Una Hay ( 'hnft•f', >-i"' L ouis ( 'raiμ-P. (lrH<"I' {'ooh., Ii !ta, l'arli11 . 7• .\lay Jlil,J,J,,, 1tJ• ( 'hnl'i,•, Dihillr• , h J{: 1rJ} Dn111111<1n 1 M,._ J IHI t\l• l1,1"rgn1-1on, ~.t )lury lt'itzpat rii-k. j' '"·' :o ;llilliil*'.Wl l!h.' .o'' E-va L t.•\df'-1 h• · LPwiA M org-nn, I" Ha.)o'111<dm i' iCl'C'ndr, ,;,.. HoyH l !\I c Dornmgh. 7 J l,, wn rti 1\leD01u111g-h, Ii l!,•rn ir c· Phipp f.:.',i '" FrP rl !1(~tt•ri,;on, >< !'-if'lli" Hq.a.tl·tt'i , o• Juli a H,•1<,;Mls, II lJnvid Hnp11l ny(•a, H* 1t:,\ 1l 1.~:{.:st:11~t\~.~ \~~~· Anua Belle 8111livn11. 'i .\!thi n i!lmith , \I PPit• r H111itl17. \. ida t41111th, ~,,. :"0·,11111f1-«l!!1il1lli1, , l>'rnuk Farn•ll, 1• .\latilda i:lmit h, rit li\\rn Oarlnnd . ,.. \Villi,• Snhnon,1, A• Ella Holl ett. II Louis~ 'l'hompson, 7 1 JJ ,·nr r H~tcld, ,r . ti Frank W !'i<hrrrht. 11• Fn,1 l smay, II Jkrt Wright , I\ Frank J,,hneon . Lenn Otto, 0 Bttu Kit~, H Huy i:lmith, 10• Albert J,ie teruurnr Milo Cnrtis, 7 Unr WmTr·n , \l* Clyd e Wnrr cn , 7 D1·nry Portor , 7 ltichard Armstrong , 'i 1 Bt•rt \Vollman , H Ninu SaJmuncl, a Lu ~ Hi s<lon Frank Kl ein, Haymond Mcl(ecv or, k* Wert t;annrl ~rs 111 (-tl;tcP Tiffany , 7• ('nrlo,-.; ~ow lC'1'17," ,\ vt ~n\,;f• aJ,{P ofthoi:te promotP<I , 7.\1~. Gr ade I Sub. - Walnut Street. I 'L'('nchPr , lJllHly Mf'll'n<lr. (hovrr Pn •rton, fi John J)umm(1H, ti lt'. N. 1,orf'f' ,:) L t•we llyn \-Vnrinl'.{, ft 1 ~lnhh• Prf•st o u , i 8Ua l)onl eyt 7 MUA"gli' Kndth,O <'harlas Lt.\VPrC'ltc, U I Miuni P Brinkman . :l Jo se phin o l.,nin" , n I NelliP Hall e tt , ti )fillnr<t llnrMR, 7 Hni Pl Brown. :\ Grade I I- Walnut Street . I T, •achcr, Lincly l\lulend, . '' WakP Up "-· Alta Holt. I .U. err ii Franklin , lfJ H enrr (hrgory. d' J Larrr Pnrkr ..r . ~· Hort H11etor , ; Cic·m·g-p \Vnlt Pr:-i, ~,. D~1niP1 Jlog-nn , W i Alma J<'rankli11, ;.:ada Jlolt, 11• I NNti <· Molthy . Ill Kntil' Winr~, 7* ,\l tn ] [olt. I\' .\V Pl'i\g"P ag-c) of pnpil1-1 tlrtunotf'd , H ycnr fi. Grade Ill-Walnut Street. TParl h·r. IJiudr ~-1t•l(l1uly. •·Jlahy ii,. goiu~ to hp .. ln ]an(l 1 " Mrt-1. ('harl " ( ' nlt1111 Nina Ooodnow. ( ' lnmt.• Dolph , It Dou <ioudnvw, ltl' Waltl' r Jl, •lmick. 11• J,,·on Wi11e,, 11 E111mPtt Bnrdt"n , ,1 {-i royp .Mnlt hy1 12 I ('harl pi,; Brow n . 101 t-iflor~t· 8nt'llic<)J' , H l ( il'org-ia Hur t on, rt Hcf-lii,n; ( 1hnfoe , l i!* · t'ai1h • P<•mr:on, 0"' Hmw Howf.lton, l7 I l'Parl i,· Malt hy \I :-Iona lll:1tl1<•ws. 11' HPrf JJuv P1', 1~ Ni na Orn11lnow , 'i"' , \ \ ' ('!'il t~f' il~I' of tlttlHI' fll'()Jll{llf't(, 1(1 l 1"1\l'H " .•. '6 :0:,11:l!l<iWl>' lil·"''" .•. .. :1:~';;,:;,1i!lH~ llllli!lilllllllllllil,'Y.,i•i.t.ri,1il:lLl:lr!;l»1,llJ1olll!lltl:illll~l,:>: p;Il:! Grade IJ-First Ward . 'J'Mchnr, J ossio Axt ell . "We Little Boye ," Cnrl Cook. Habriolla Allen , ll Isabel Browning, 7 Viola Brooks, 8* Cncia Curtiss, u Ressie Hayn es, 8* Selwy n Moon, A* Ltettn Port er, 8* Rt,hnl Smith u~ Clnn<le Schaffer, ll Amelia Zahn, 10• Ef.!.it.hC olet Mario Piatt, 9* PUPILS. Lavern o Brockway, ll Clan<le Brown , n• Carl Cook 8* Ne lli e DnShnne, \J Floyd lfois cr, I I• Mny Bell Owen, \I Clyde Pettibone, O* J,eon Stowe, 8 llnnni<lc White , R Berth a Harriugt.on, JO• Harry VanKr-nrnn, 7* Average age of those promoted, A.a. Grade Ill-First Ward, Teacher, J eBBio Axtell. "A Little Girl's Tronbles" -E lla Wino1:ar. PUPILS. Fred Allon, 10 Htolln Chil<lers. 14° IlASPiio Du8hnne, 10 Maud HnrTiRnn, 11 F!mmn Grcanawnr 1 10 Gortru,lo Fnrroll. 10• Cieorgo Herbert, II'" Ray Hickok, 10 Uuth Johnson, 8* Louis Konnedy, 10* Grace Pettibono, 10 Willi e Pettibone, 12* ,Tonettie Smith 1 n• Louisa Smith, 9* FJoy,l Stamp, lu Irma Tuttle, 10* MA Winegar, ·10" Alice Whittaker , 11 Hnsic Barnes, 9* John Mcl'hor son , 10,. Lona Kenneay, 11• George Lako, !l Average age of claas promoted, 10.28. Grade II - Second Ward . Teacher, Iloso Miller. "LitU o lmt lCoon"-Liva Lnlt own nnd lllnhC'l Otto . PUPILS, F.tho l Cook 7* Hattie ('nrpeutor, fi' Millie I1'if..1hhf'ck1 fl* Livn LnHow", 7* l•~rwin LnHowo 1 H* HnU ,io Lef', 8* Nolli e Lm1sing, 8,. Mabel Otto, k• l~tella l'hili pa, 11 Martlm Paddock, 8* [i'ra.nci s Uce<l, 8 !t'Iadclin u 8rnit.h, 7 Urnco Salmond, 10* 8cottn 8almonil, 11• Lu cila Tyler, 9 Milli e Wliitnk,•r, b Mand Wilcox , !l• Bull o Smith,!1 Alic e Hack er \ 8 Jessi e Farrar, II 'l1rncy Bt=>.nrdcs y, H Danil,1 Hog-an -:c Average ngo or thoAr promoter!, 8.41. Grade II I- Second Ward. 'J'nnche r, Hos e MiJJor. wrotal AnnihiJnUon" - Jennit" J>ntP. .John Awalt, 10* Loalin Ronrdsl uy, 10 E liza Bn tt•, 11' PUPILR. (.'Jm1do Pnt11, 11 .J onn i ,• Pat<', ~t"!: H Ion HroM1 . 10• · •) """ll:~i llll•rl••!(lilll!l~l[ ll!llilll~l:11~1]l1ll1lll1llori ' '!:I,. . ~11111::- PUPILS. Hrl'l,ort <'ook. rn• ltichnrd Dnmmon. Haz el Harland, H" Bennie Houk. 7* Lonise Redinger, 11 • Neil Person, u• 'l'illie Pipp, !l• Mng-gio J>mnmon, 1r HI* ,Jnlia Bcofir lcl, HI .Frank Southwol 1, 10 8yd Hall ett, !> H enry Klein, 10 Willie Re,ling~r. 1l B.n th Roberts, 11 • i:ladio •.ry lc-r , 10 Lottie Wollman, 11. ( 'larn Happl r yea, 1l Milli e Reed, !l Hert \Vhitnkcr. 12• AvC'rngo ngo of those prom ot c<l, Y,\12. Grade IV-First Ward, Teacher, I<'ranc Blackman. Son~ -u 'l'ho Bobolink,'' 1'-1.E . 8crvosfi - Al,•x. VanKouron, Abbin Haller. MyrtiP <:nlvcr, ('111'l'iP Porter. PUPILS . Frnnk Barnum, lll* Elsie Bick hart, 1:l* Myrtie GnJ vor, 11 • Frances C:lnrk, 11" Arthur C:llStorton, 14* Hnrry Cavellt John Downey, JO Harm on DuShnn,•, H Etfio Do11n1 lfi* Emma Havm·, 12 Lil Lie Herbert, 12 Abbie Haller, 12* Paulin e Griffith, 10• Wilber John son, 11' Lot.t,il' Kollof:g, 10,. Carrie Porter, 10* Clara Sanders. 12 Mami e Switzer , n• Eclith Maltby, Alox. Vm,Keur on ll* Glenn Williams, 12 Porter Woodworth, 10* Avt'rnge nge of class prom0t£1cl, 11.J~, Grade V- First Ward , 'l'oncher, Franc Blackman. Song-"'l'he Boboliuk," M. E. i:lervoss ,- ltm, Gilbert, Gortrudo Pnlmer. Lula Brockway, 14* Edwin ( ':will, 12 Hex Cl i l hert ,, H* . Mary ,Lyon, 10* I J nhn .lllc('nbe, rn CharlC'H Phil Ji !)H, 111 I) , Wiil inm l 'iatt, 1~ < ~inrn SnPdicm·, 1-l William Smith, H Loi tit· \Vook, u• lfol en Win i; . PUPILS, n. .s sie Browning, 1 l Milli e Cn rtiss, 12 Hoy Hi ckok, l:l Holl<' llcPliurson, 12• Gertr rnlr• Palm Pr, 11* Hattin Port Pr, 12* .f/p(lrg(: Hv:it'.I.Or, 11 !fcrhGl't. Swort, JI' Jam('r-1 Van.Kournn. 1 l* lfownnl Willi!, 1~ Avf'1·ng-0 ng-P nf p np i IR promot ed , 1 :!.t L Gr·ade IV- Walnut Street - 'l'encher, l 'ora Monroe. "BPcnn~e." \V. L. 'l1nylo r - l?lorenco LockwoCM I. PUPILR. Clifford Al<lrich, J Lt Nellie Barrett , 13* L0nn ( 'ook, llt Hrrmnn DnHhnnr,, 11- 11<m. ry Dmnmon, la* Alury Farrn,worth, 1 J:. . lflor 0ncP Farrell, 11* llo.tti H ~1ishh<.'ck. 1:\"'- Alicc lfornini: , 11* William Hall , JI ('har ·lPH .fohnson, Ji Ho w,"":.dr ftl11·1g-nn. l i"- 1Aahl'l J\!c.•U11no11,~ 1h~,.., Hurt N1·,,·1:ll, 1:1'"" Lillie ow .. n . Ill M~Tlil' Ow,•n, 1l ''i!ll~ill:Uilll!Liilil!lllill!lol i1l'lllill~llillll,li.\IIIIJlliill*ll-1ll1llil~l 11,,~,l!i.1!'1,li!lo1:l· :, 1~:. (o ,l:illi>1o:1i,:!>,o'.,;1, 1::·,o 1<i:ll!,*,'·,{,i!:i:'<,,~>1J::!!*i1'.:!1!i,1, :,. :i,.•u1or:111!1:1~!1llil!llll~l•liirlb•'9·)-.!ili'•i!l'+rlil~l!lll:i+!i:m111~Jllllllli~:ill!lll~l!lllili';# :,11,)1t!:ill!!ill~l·l:!11'lfllll!lllll:iJ..l .' .\_;'11•:~!'' l!ili jj,1,i:lr \•l'PJL~. Kh1111wi Nmith. H 1;:11aH hafft·1·.1 1 J' f•arl Hwri't, 10* Al tnro 'J1hompRon. J.1* l•'rm1k Wines, l ~ .MP.rniu \Vinuf.l, 10"' 1'-ni ..d VnnRlari cnm, ll Flor encP. Lockwo<1tl 1 10* Edwin i:lannders. l:i Frank Hogan, 14. Averng-A ag-e o{ 11111,ilrp-.r omnt•·d, l t yf'R.r~. Grade V-· Walnut Street. 'l'(lncher, ( 'orn M on ro e . '"Thf> l'urned LeRsou." Francii--1 Hnvproll-LilJy Thon1p~on. Ncllio Boyce, 1-1• Eva GE-ssler, rn• Vern Hupper. 11" IS<ltih !::lchroeder, lti ~mnu el Tomion, 14* Hobe rt Bnr<len, 13* Nora John son, 12 PUPILS. Daisy ( 'Jcmgli ,l!'i* Jol,n (frimadcll, rn Hertha i\forgnn, u• Lily Thomp so n, 1,•, Grant :French. 1H* ( '!yd<' Culver , ]Ii* A VHrngfl age of pnpih: pro:notPd. U .1 YPJ\fl-(, Grade VI - First Ward . '1'11acl.or . En111ia Lnmb . "Hnilty or n11t Guilty,'' Anon -Ev n L. Jfir.kor . PUPIJ,H. Ninn Ay,•rs, 1~ Alex Allen, U Emil~ L. Bench, 11* Emma Casterton, 1f\ Hru-ry ( ' . Ellis, 14* Herman J<'renc h, 14 (foori:e F. Fish beck, rn Gay C. Fnrrell. 12* Grnc e V. CJ.ilbert, 13* Eva L . Hickey, 11* Hoy J. JTnntley, 12* Ward Kellogg 13* ('Jarenc e Momoe, 15 Eugene McCabe , lli Willi e fl. Porter, 1~• Don C. Piatt, 16• J<.;clward Smith, ii Flora B. Switzer , 12• Charles VanKeuren. 12• George Wines, 14* Amy A. Wood, rn Belle Woodworth, 13 Nellie Winegar, 13 Eddie Nutting, 12• 8usnn Cole1nan, 14 Minnie Reason, ll'i Frrrl Loftus, rn C:alvin A. Peavey, 14 Av~m"" !ll(P. of those promote<!, 14 yoara. Grade VI I- First Ward. , , 9rade IV-:--Se cond Ward, Tuacher, Emma Lamb. l oacher, l<anny H,munK ton. "F· 'le<l ,, Ph'll' Th N · , "What 1'11 Do in After Years, " Anon-Myrt .ie ,u , . I IP ompson- P.lhaVnnlnttl'n Miru "lr, • PUPIL8. PUPILS. WilJie T . Brooks, 17 Allie 0. Brown, 17• t:Inrn Hrin.kmiu1, 11 Dai •Y Boyce, 10 Wm . Mac Browmng, 13• Wm. E. Bnrhonr, 13 MnyCJemonts , 11 Dell evan Clark, 11* Iva Dempsey 14 Frances Freund, 17• Evurntto Dihl>le, 11* ll enry Link, IM Clyd e E. {forl and, lo Bruca N. Hickey, J~• Florence Fi old, 11 Alice Franklin, 12 Millie Herbert, 15• Hattie He sse, 111• Alta Herrington, 11• A. V. Holt !l Carl Kinquest, 17 John F. Ma~er, 14* l!.'va Johnson, 12* Fred Jenks, 10• Bert Milla 19 L. Ceslestin Parshall 12* Mami e Knapp, 10* Harmon Owan, U Gertrud e Sne<licor, 16* Florenca J. l:lweet., iii• Myrti e Miner , 11• J osep h McD ono ugh , 10 Charles F. Spears, rn• Lizzi e 'l'nrner, lli Lizzie Pelton 1 10• Charles Rector, 11 Nellie VanPatten , 15* Nina E. Winegar, lli• L'i1lio Hichara, H ' Mury Schnck , 11 CJ.eorge Weitbrecht, 14* 'L1heodor~ r_I._~athP1r,0 , .Emml_l Smith, 1_2 AvPrngc a,.w of thoBe pron\o te, l, J~ yenre. J\lah c l W1llrn111svn, 11* Harloi~h Helmtc. 14 Av orl\g'o age of thmm prornote<l. 10.t( Grade V- Second Ward. 'J'c:1che r , .l?ann3· lln ntington. 11 Catch in K Chnrlin, 11 JI . \V. HPPClwr'' - S1-\)'lllOUr J' erAon, J csflie Allon , 1;1 ('!ancl Burkhart, lU Lncina llrighmn 1 1~,;, Nina C:hafee. t~• l1'!on1 Deuq ..i,,:cy! H:* !,fay Ho! t, 1l Heymonr PerKon , 11"' Jt'n •d l'ipp, 1~ El via Handal!, I I • Alma Shnrp, 11 (/,11re11i" Jl11sh. 11• Edrn 1 F it:·h. 11* l'U1 1 1LS. Josi " Barb er, 12 H"nry Hnrton , 12* Afaryf:tt e Carpenter, 10* Myrt ie C:ro!iioy, 1-1* Uoy Fishbeck, 1,,• Mary .Jones, 11 MyrtJp l?nr~on. U* (h•org o Paddock, l:i ll~nnio lbborts, 14* Jun11ie 1l 'o pr,in.1!, JO* 1\1in niP Al1fl('f l"nln, 1:,• :\verAg-1• HW" of thoi,;p J1r11mot(\(L 1:,).1.J. Grade VI - Second Ward. rroach~ ir, Ag-g-io KernH. " At tlil' Rtmn11 Window" -P inR La Howl' . PUPILS . Arthur Aldrich , I~* Ford Axtell, 12* Cu~t~i' Hush , 14* Con Brighnm, 13* Gn)· ( 'l,aflee, U Gideon Drow, l!i Ilot .ti<• Farnsworth, la• Alice Garland, li! Willi e (irei::ory, 12 Willie Henry, 15• Bert Hoodrich. Jr,* Clyde Green, la Lulu Holt. 11 Laura Houk , 14• George Heath, I~ Frnnk Heath, la Floranc e Hctcheler, u• Pina LnHowe, 12• Fro<l P~urson, 13* Edrli" Pnpworth, 15 Estello l'ottibone , 1:1• Elsio P etti bone, 1~• Mam! Snyder , rn• Lowis Tupper, 12• ' John Wooclard , 11* LnollR Hnller, l~ Lnwi l-1 H,,li ~<1HM, * lthn ~ Swo ot, 1:, .. \v prn1.r.~ of thOriC' 11T()m<10td. 1:i.5. :. .: ,. ' ,~·m111111111111f1.« ,111,,, 1o:,1 f*i ·-,u::il!f!fi li!fill!l1:i,lI<II I"K'"'ii!liil\,O. :,,,llii.<+1' ·,1#,1' :1,,,lllf!:ll·oilll1l~ill11!111iil~'li'1:1111(!l1l'<IUIl,~:i illllU,'· R.B . McPHERSON Treas . H.L.WILLIAMS . L C.S.LINE Secy . Dr.- H.G.HUN11NGTO. N 1920'1 Board of Education Members of the Howell Board of Education in the early l 920's. These pictures appeared in the 1922 Howell High School "Torch ." C.S. Line had two sons, Winfield and Francis, and R.B. McPherson had one son, Robert, in the 1922 graduating class. Th e old H igh School opened in 1922. School dance in the gym of the old high school about 1952. 128 J Barb Pierce , Helen Stuible, John Chamberlain , Bob Meyers and others spend a few nights at Zemper's Studio to get the yearbook put together , while eating cookies and Cokes . One of the four new elementary schools built in 1955. 129 -- -~- Water ball fights are still part of Howell fun . Tornado Damage A house hit by a tornado northeast of Howell. 136 This picture probably sold more silos for the Smith Silo Co. than anything else they ever did. The tornado went through this area where the old Wilson Farm used to be, west of Howell . GRAVURE SUPPLEMRNT \ ""'''!n i 1m,m,11·tl "'lndu11•"1" ~.a·- h-J I•\ "( lud t"oho,;;1ah," carryin,g a bow. Tlu~ ,)rolf.~l, ·nt .a tuud, "' re.ah!-ru, 'Q;,{)t tQJ.tI'r.011 ~ 'rte .1;1rt~~ ;;: A .le.-p int,) fame. Ph:n~ :,R "'""" ly <;ixtec:·n thrn ,~and feet In,,-, an air- 111.me 1wu KVO..,t'H:lt F: Id, Long t-.lanJ, Mr:-. Vila ~hof'm4i< .r, ni11t lJ· 1>'1urul \\' ll.lt Strcf't \ h:rk, <"Hd motht*T of a two-p~llr-old child, ca- ,bhsh<"d .a llt'W world',; n-cont for ,.,,. ,nc n j>.itachute jumper-.. !)hf' i~ l dured as sh~ lf'h lhc p l:int p & A J-,"our n:tll!l'll::r. 1~ lku ~n <~·\ilk." :m •>hi•t11nc t•.u11uc. h~" ~ii !,!Jc1,.I ~J ;u 10 \":ttl'.'11 1hr· wJn! hum .d1 1.hn:•ct1ons. 1.t 1i1 .u<f th.1.1 tbt- SJil f numng 'ihi•) !'o:x·ieo , ' L1,;la.nC i~ tryin( , ... ,u~ l .- • J,; '""".'." " "'"'·,.....,,., Thi' hrq;, lont 1raii. T1w-t' Bril· t<;h !11:Ult'- l(>{t l>t-1'fC<'~ ("Uf~t'$ 111 Hu.it w.al.:t' ·'.'' the~ pu,t:tin::d for th<; Jfoy.s1 l\lt I· nn:e Pa.rt-~(!, ;i;: lh:r..J,>1}, SUNDAY, JULY 13. \. I 1 1 ., 1 t Bruce Products about 1928. Howell Industry Bruce Products Corp. In 1917A .J . Bruce decided there were greater advantages in producing one's own products. Therefore, using a few garden tools from home he started to manufacture a line of metal cleaners . Mr. Bruce had left his father's farm and moved to Indianapolis after graduating from high school. He supported himself as a streetcar conductor while attending business school at night . After trying some other occupations , he became a successful salesman for a Chicago firm in their Michigan territory. It was then that he became interested in manufacturing. Following a partnership of short duration, Bruce Products was established in 1919 and incorporated in 1920. Soon after , a line of buffing and polishing wheels were added , which were followed by the development of a complete line of buffing and polishing compositions . Over the years the manufacture of products has been expanded to cover the needs of those companies working with all metals and plastic . In addition to the finishing materials there is a full range of lubricants for machining, grinding, stamping , dra wing and die casting , as well as specialty products , which have been developed in the Bruce laboratory . The Bruce Products Corporation has long been recognized as one of the leaders in its field throughout history in the United States , as well as shipping direct to many foreign countries . When the second location in Detroit was outgrown in its early years , it became necessary for Bruce Products to obtain manufacturing facilities which would furnish the space needed for continued growth. In 1926 the Borden plant 138 at West and Factory Streets, in the northwest area of the city of Howell, Michigan , was purchased . The manufacturing and laboratory facilities were moved to Howell, while the main offices and a warehouse were located in the Twelfth Street Terminal Building in Detroit . In 1947 the offices were also moved to Howell. On Februar y 28, 1942, the plant was almost completel y destro yed by fire . In a front page article in the December 2, 1942 issue of the Livingston County Press , reporting on the nearl y completed new building, A.J. Bruce , President , was quoted, " ... for a time following the fire , the obstacles to rebuilding seemed insurmountable , but the cooperation of the Howell business people gave the Corporation encouragement to make such plans ." One of the major problems was the extreme shortage of all building materials because of the war . In December 1946, A.J. Bruce , founder , died (1890-194)6. His son, S.H. Bruce , was elected President in July 1962, and his grandson , C.D. Bruce, was promoted to Plant Superintendent in February 1975. In this Bicentennial Year the Bruce Products Corporation salutes the community of Howell. Chem-Trend Inc. An interest in plastics , and the unsolved problems of releasing these materials from molds, sparked the beginning of Chem-Trend in 1959. When he got his first customer, Peer Lorentzen formed the humble beginning of Chem-Trend . The first "plant" was located in a garage in Howell. Since the garage was in a residential area, he was soon asked to move; and for the next few years, the company's quarters were in Brighton. The company's insistence on excellence and continuing research into product development and improvement soon brought the second customer ... and Chem-Trend had started its growth. In 1963, a plant comprised of 6,000 square feet was built in Howell. This plant was expanded in 1964, in 1965, in 1968, in 1970,i n 1973,a nd again in 1976t o the 55,000s quare feet it now occupies. The product line over the course of these years has been expanded to include casting lubricants, quenching compounds, plunger lubricants, mold release agents, fireresistant hydraulic fluids, and most recently, concrete mold release agents. Chem-Trend now has three operating sales divisions known as : Die Cast Industry Products Division, Mold Release Division and New Ventures Division. The Die Cast Industry Products Division supplies die casting lubricants, quenching compounds, plunger lubricants, and hydraulic fluids to the die casting industry. The Mold Releane Division sells mold release agents to the urethane industry for use with flexible, semi-rigid, and rigid foam applications. The New Ventures Division is responsible for developing new opportunities to provide future growth and expansion. Chem-Trend has established its own overseas affiliate, known as Chem-Trend International, to provide overseas customers with the necessary products and service. Although Chem-Tren<i's employees (35 in Howell) enjoy a small-knit production force and a local setting, they have the added satisfaction of knowing their efforts result in worldwide business, sales, and success. Diamond Tibon Plating Co. Diamond Tibon Plating Company, known as Diamond Chrome Plating Inc. until February 1974, started up in January 1954a t604 S. Michigan Avenue, Howell and has been growing at that location ever since. The product, hard chrome plating, is an industrial coating applied primarily to aircraft, hydraulic, machine tool and engine components. Diamond Tibon Chrome Plating. Operations commenced in 1954 under Manager, John C. Beatty, and Superintendent, Noel VanHoff, both from the parent company in Connecticut. The original 7500 square ft. building was purchased from Robert Menzies. It was built in 1937w ith an addition in 1941a nd prior to 1954s aw service as a foundry, auto body shop, county garage and tractor dealership. It was more room than was needed and some thought was given to leasing out space. Business came slowly. The initial account which prompted the move to Howell never materialized. Fortunately quality work and good service prevailed and things improved. Employees went from three to eight in the first year. Soon Charles E. Cain joined the company as salesman to assist John Beatty . By 1960t here were 15 employees and equipment had filled the whole building. 1964s aw the start of plant expansion. First was a new office followed by acquisition in May 1965 of the adjoining property from blacksmith David Jones. Steel building additions were made in 1966, 1968 and 1973. Adjacent property on Walnut Street was purchased in 1974 for possible future use as parking space. The plant area is now over 35,000 square feet. John C. Beatty retired as manager in 1974. His son, John C. Beatty, III is now manager. Ronald R. Sharpe is now Plant Superintendent and Charles E. Cain continues as Sales Manager . Total employment has risen over the years from 42 in 1965t o 51 in 1970-75a nd will continue to grow. Company trucks now service southern Michigan from Port Huron to Kalamazoo and other business comes in from Canada to Florida. Diamond Tibon is firmly established in Howell and is proud to be among the larger industrial employers in the city. D & J Gravel Inc. By Harold Corser and Cindy Jonckheere D and J Gravel, Inc. sits on 100 acres of land bordered by Mason Rd. and Dieterle Rd. in Howell Township. Beginning in 1924, this land, called "The Loree Hill" was farmed by Eugene (Gene) Loree who bought the farm from his mother. After about four years of hog farming "The Depression" hit and Gene continued farming and working at the Howell Motors. Approaching retirement in 1945, Gene began selling gravel from the pit on his farm with only a dump truck and a "barber-green" excavator . Previously gravel had been hauled from the gravel pit by farmers for the surrounding townships with a team of horses and a wagon. This was a means for local farmers to pay their property taxes to their township. By early 1950 business was booming. Gene's son-in-law, Clayton Damman then bought into the business under a partnership agreement. At that time gravel was loaded by means of a tractor with a front-loader . Soon a gravel wash plant , a crusher and a triple-deck screen were purchased to increase production and efficiency. In the summer of 1950 Gene Loree suffered a stroke. This was to precede a change for the future of Loree and Dammon Gravel Co. Because of his health, Gene decided to sell his interest in the company . In Nov. of 1950 August P. Jonckheere, full-time farmer, bought into a partnership with Clayton Damman, his former country schoolmate. This was the beginning of D. (Dammon) and J . (Jonckheere ) Gravel. Under the new partnership part-time help was hired. Lauren Reddinger worked afternoons after delivering milk . He learned to operate a new war surplus P&H crane. In March of 1953, Harold Corser was hired as D&J Gravel 's first full time employee. In July of the same year the company diversified into the ready-mixed concrete business with a 139 used 1951F ord mix truck and a brand new Reo truck with a Yager mixer. In September of 1953, Bernard Kourt was employed full time for the company. Both Harold Corser and Bernard Kourt are still employed full time for D&J Gravel Co. today. The business was growing. As sales increased , so did the need for new machinery. A Sourman hoist was purchased to haul gravel up to the plant. Later a more efficient method was developed which pumped gravel to the plant. David and Alan Jonckheere and Richard and Ron Damman, sons of the owners, worked summers on both the hoist and the crane. Steady growth continued for the company through the 1950's and 1960's. In 1961, the employees were organized by the Teamsters Union. In 1971, Clayton Damman was ready to sell his interest in the company for retirement plans . August Jonckheere and his son, David , each bought half of Clayton's share in D&J Gravel. In 1972, the company incorporated . After college graduation , Lauren Jonckheere joined the business with his father and brother in 1973. In September of 1974, August H. Jonckheere passed away at the age of 57, leaving a growing business, which he had helped operate and expand for 24 years . Today, two of his sons, David and Lauren , own and operate the business with 21 persons on the payroll. Presently 19 licensed vehicles deliver approximately 100,000 cubic yards of material removed from "The Loree Hill" annually . Royalties are paid monthly for this yardage to the Loree family. D&J Gravel Co. has recently diversified into the sale of septic tanks, concrete blocks, and building supplies . The company continues to grow and expand with Livingston County. Howell Construction The fore-runner of Howell Construction Co., Inc. ; Lake Construction Co., Inc ., was originally incorporated in 1948. An asphalt paving contractor , the plant and office was located on a railroad siding in Chilson. Five years later the plant was moved extensively within the state including , Allegan, Willow Run Airport, Genesee, Lenawee and Oakland counties. Ultimately the plant settled in 1961 at the present location on Mason Road. The office was located in Whitmore Lake across from Hoover Chemical on Eight Mile Road . Howell Construction Co., Inc. was formed in 1951 for the purpose of buying equipment needed to pave roads , parking lots, tennis courts and subdivisions. Lake and Howell became a common name around the Livingston County area. Eventually Lake Construction moved much of its equipment to northern lower Michigan to enable Lake and Howell to cover a wider area of service . The two companies were formally separated in 1972. The office of Howell Construction Co., Inc. was relocated on Grand River , Howell, Mich. in 1969 and , continues to do business from this location at the present time . May & Scofield, Inc. May & Scofield was founded in 1934b y Harold W. Scofield, Sr. and Roy May of Detroit. The company manufactured hardware for the casket manufacturers and was located in the building formerly occupied by the Brannon Appliance Company. This building was purchased for $2,500 and was 100x40 square feet , however , only about one third of it was actually used in the beginning by May & Scofield. They initially employed three people-Harold W. Scofield, Sr ., Harry Fisher and Harold W. Scofield, Jr. 140 Harry Fisher started with the company soon after it was established, and during his time with the company he and Harold Scofield, Sr. developed the Christmas Tree Light Clip. These eventually became a part of every set of Christmas lights-known as the "bubb le light"-sold by Noma Lites nationally . Over the years, over 100 million were manufactured. The success of the Treelite Clip was instrumental in establishing the foundation of May & Scofield. Harry Fisher went on to establish his own Fisher Tool & Die Company in Howell. In 1948R oy May's interest in the company was purchased by Harold W. Scofield, Sr. and Harold Scofield, Jr . and the company then became a family owned partnership . William B. Scofield joined the partnership in 1949. Harold W. Scofield, Sr. passed on in 1963 at the age of 74. In the late 40's the company began to supply the automotive industry with metal stampings. In the 1960's the company started manufacturing mechanical and electromechanical assemblies for the automotive industry -as it does today. In 1968 the company was incorporated with Harold W. Scofield, Jr. as its first President. It has grown over the years to its present employment of approximately 100 people. With Harold Scofield, Jr .'s retirement in 1974, William R. (Rick) Scofield, the son of William B. became active in the business. In its 42 years , three generations of the family have been involved in the running of the business . R & D Screw Products The R&D Screw Products Company is a manufacturer of high quality screw machine parts. The company was formed in 1944 by Norm Dymond and Carl Rogers. They occupied a building at 110 South Michigan Avenue at that time . The building has since been torn down. During the war years R&D made parts for bomb fuses and aircraft engines . In 1945 they contracted Clarence Geheringer to build the plant at 810 South Fowler Street in which they are now located. In 1946, upon returning from the service , William Dymond purchased the interest of Carl Rogers and the two brothers have operated the business together for the past thirty years . The company presently manufactures precision parts for several industries including auto , aircraft, computer , plumbing , and many more. R & D Screw Products Company. J L - PLASTIC TOOL COMPANY Unified's Plastic Tool plant. Unified Industries, Inc. This Bicentennial year marks the 25th year of Unified Industries ' service to America 's most vital industries . Unified Industries was incorporated in Eaton Rapids, Michigan in 1951 when its primary business was the construction of tools for the aircraft industry. The company moved to Howell in 1953 to obtain expanded building space and a more favorable location from which to serve its customers . In 1955, when the aircraft industry was decentralized from the midwest and concentrated on the west coast , Unified Industries incorporated the subsidiary of Plastic Tool Company of America and made the conversion to tool building for the automotive industry. The company has continued to serve the auto industry since that time and has expanded its physical facilities in Howell to meet the changing complexion of the American auto industry. In 1972 new government standards regulating auto emission controls required the increased attention of the auto industry to meeting those standards and consequently less attention to automobile design changes. Adapting to this shift , Unified Industries began increased development of its patented trolley-a product used in an overhead conveyance system . Trolley production had previously been a sideline in the overall operation of the company . In the past four years the trolley trade has grown to represent 65 percent of Unified Industries ' gross annual sales and the market continues to grow. 141 8th Grade-1910 8th grade 1910, Leona Morton teacher . I wish I could give all the names , but I have been away from Howell since 1915. I can give some of them : Vera & Stanley Latson, Alma & Hilda Weinmaster, Viola Joslin, Bertha Bennett, Julia Crintenden, Ruth Larson, Gladys Golden, Bertha Whitacker , Maude & Leona Nash, Mary Bullis , Vica Lare, Harold Hardy, Lawrence Lyon, Burril Skinner, Ivan Brayton , Uhl Wink, George Garland , Earl Lorenz, Don Frisbee, Lloyd Ratz . I was in the Family Restaurant last summer and was seated at the table with an elderly lady and in visiting I discovered she was Leonora Morton, my 8th grade teacher 65 years ago . Hard to believe after all those years. I wish I could give all the names of the class. Sure would love to see it in the new book . Vica Lare Bruce A ., t Howell Bus Drivers Bus drivers of Howell schools about 1956. Seated, I. tor ., Maynard Bird , Guy Knoop, Robert Gies , Duane Meyer , Carl Walt, Sam 142 Hasbrouck . Standing , I. tor ., Jesse Parham , Frank Green , Fred Fox , Joe Helmore, Harry Waldron. Maynard Bird is still driving . Spencer Machine Shop A group of men that worked at the Spencer Machine Shop in 1915. He received less than $10 per week and we paid S10.00 per month rent. But very thankful for work. The other picture is inside of the shop . 143 Churches ri[!J 1C1JiCs ertifies,T hfaotar nidnC onsidoeftr hasetu iomof. =.n · ····= ······················ !~r. ..i.f _~"~: ~-: =-2 === = =Dosli lna hrapnaidd b y . ,n~t::::::~~ oft': :Td; ;;; 0;i~~~~:;e~; is hereby acknoweldged, the said. ...9 .£ .:: 1.ic.-nd6lL.J~ ...,. for li.l::J:t.:.s1 el.f!, h.-k.v. ... [ , ::s: z:::;:;~:;;; v 0 ; Right of Burial in Lot Number' HOWELL GA.1HOLIG GEMETERY, situate in the Township of Genoa, in the County of Livingston and State of Michigan, of II the Mortal Ren1ains of such deceasedp ersons only as shall be entitled to Christian I Burial in Consecrated Ground, by the Regulations and Discipline of the Holy 001 Roman Catholic Church, as the said purchaser, h,,?P.. . heirs ancla ssigns shall cause I to be interred therein; I :ProVibeb2 \,ll»aps,T hnaoti ntersmheabnlletm adines aildo wt ithtohu:et Ifill! Certificate of the Pastor in charge of the Catholic Church at Howell, I Michigan, thathtb eo odtfyh dee ceiasen steidttlo e Cdhr istian Burial aas bostvaet ,e d. I And the said Purchaser,h .fA.!.. ..h .eirs and assigns, shall have the sole right to the Possession Ia n:d:: :::;:;:::;Lot:s:u;b:;j_;:;:; ;;:;:lation: :s; :/~;:;;ery I .... ....~ .ta.. a. /VZ/L-·- ~-· 1;J Secretary. 'kl f J, , , f Ja" " 2- L ,:.!_ p~;;ident. ~~_§@§@§§§-g§@~@f§l§@§@~§__t§'§L§@§@§:,§§@(#,rSS§§@§@§:, 146 How Our ChurchF aces the Challengeo f 1976 Wright's Comers Church of God By Timothy K. Andreanopoulos, Pastor The Church of God is seeking to lead in developing better communication that will result in understanding. We believe, whether it be an individual, family , community , or any level, the final result will be closer ties and security . We are attempting to provide an environment where individuals can come to know themselves without fear of criticism: An environment where individual growth is encouraged. In these conditions their needs can better be met by their lives being transformed according to the plan of God and not by people conforming to any given life-style. We believe, as individual needs are met , people will be stronger and more capable of serving others. The Church of God is seeking to change our community, not by social reforms nor by dictation of do's or don'ts . We are seeking to witness with our lives the more abundant life through the discipline of a Christ-centered life to be both creative and positive . We are seeking to lead people in regular worship to celebrate the Living God: The Living God that loves each of us enough that He has a special plan for each of our lives and is seeking to guide us in it. The Wright's Corner's Church of God is seeking to meet the challenge of 1976 in the age-old method of seeking God's will and the only thing that is new is that we are just trying harder to do it better. The Salvation Army By Captain Jerry Sword The Salvation Army has been in existence for 109 years and in operation in Howell, Michigan since 1892. Through the years The Salvation Army , as well as other "long term " organizations , have undergone some real deep " trouble waters ;" however , 1976, like many other difficult years , such as the Depression in the 30's, will go on record of being a mighty challenging time to be here and in which to work. God has raised up " The Army " through all kind::; of circumstances and yet , made it through. We are living in the era of time when we see the destruction of America , but we ought not be alarmed at these happenings because God has said in His Word these things would come to pass in the last days. The Salvation Army has been known to help people through emerg ency basis and in very difficult times . This Bicentennial year of 1976, The Salvation Army is planning to help in the same way as in the past. The Army's Slogan for 1976 is "Share Your Faith. " By shar ing the faith God has given us, might mean that more people will have the opportunity to know more about the Lord Je sus Christ and the salvation He has to offer to the whosoever. In conclusion, The Salvation Army is looking forward to working in 1976w ith the great challenge we face to spread the Gospel. By Richard F. Hennig, Interim Pastor Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is a relative!~ new church in the Howell community . Although the church is new to this area, it is affiliated with a long standing Lu~er~n body, the Wisconsin Evangelical Luthe~an S_ynod,w hich m this Bi-Centennial year is celebratmg its own 125th Anniversary. . How Prince of Peace faces the challenge of 1976m ight well be summed up in the anniversary theme of its parent b<>?Y " Grace ." By God's grace we are in the How~ll co~mumty and by His grace we will continue to proclaim His Word. Although the challenges placed before the church in ~976 are different in scope than those of 1776, they are essentially the same in effect. Man must still be reminded of his sin and comforted by means of Christ's Gospel. We at Prince of Peace shall face the challenge of 1976 by pledging continued faithfulness in the proclamation of God's Holy Word. .... 147 This picture of the Baptist Brotherhood was taken about 1924 while C. W. Kruger was superintendent of the Sunday School. Beginning with the front row from left to right the group includes E .E. Latson, George Dailey, Reverend Ambrose, B. Commiskey, Al Heminway, Clyde Garland, Mr. Cooper, Samuel Lyons, C. W. Kruger, Harold First Baptist Church By Rev. Donald E. Williams Our world is changing so rapidly and with it our culture , so that it is difficult to accurately anticipate and plan for the future . This in itself constitutes a challenge . Because human nature and the basic emotion-spiritual needs of the individual 148 Howlett, Judge Willis Lyons, Mr. Berry, J. Eager, Ford Garland, Bert Purdy, L. Mendorf, Bruce Newcomb, Douglas Marr, Wm. Culver, W. Haines, W. Perkins, Mr . Coulard, Archie Arnold, Fred Berry , D . Randall, Wm. Young, T.S.S. Curdy, N . Yelland, Don Goodnow, W . H. Wood, H . Miller and Ed Garland. do not change , our church plans to continue the essential ministry of introducing individuals to Jesus Christ , and fostering growth in Him. We especially plan to concentrate on a ministry to youth because of the tremendous peer pressure brought on today's youth, and upon a ministry with the aged and aging because this will be an ever-increasing group of our population. The above photo shows the hand bell choir in 1976. I Mrs . Viola Neil, Sidewalk Days, 1952. Top-new Grace Lutheran Church . First United Methodist Church By Rev . Lewis C. Sutton The Bicentennial observances of 1976 will stand out as some of the most memorable of this century. However, we must think beyond the present moment in history to the third century of our national existence. What will it mean for the churches? What will it mean for our church here in Howell? We look forward to serving the ever-increasing community as we expand our own resources . People are in constant need of spiritual guidance and a deepening faith. We hope to continue serving and helping people in this area of need. Our facilities are excellent. Our people are inspired and enthusiastic. We look forward to another century of sharing God's love through the church. The above photo shows part of those who participated in a Colonial Worship Service, Feb. 29, 1976. Church of the Nazarene By Rev. Ronald C. Ketchum The Church of the Nazarene is a composite of personalities united under the lordship of Jesus Christ. The Church faces the challenges of 1976 only as each individual member faces the challenges personally. We are united in the belief that though times change, our responsibilities to God as our Creator and Savior remain unchanging . The way to better society and change the direction of the world toward peace is not to legislate more laws, but to internalize the laws of God within man. Any man who obeys God's laws and lives a Christ-like life is an asset to his community and a positive force for good in the world. Individually and united, the members of the Church of the Nazarene faces the problems and opportunities of the future with courage and the conviction that "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray , and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways ; then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." II Chronicles 7: 14. 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Btcn,1in H<\.l{Hn ,. lllns.-i L1r1>11i11•\•'.•~• · ,. , .•.•. , .....•. , ... , . , , •.•. ,. · .•• ,. , ..•. !,YI,!\ "1:;t,1, \alPd.i('t<H·yOrat:<,n .. :·····--······1 ·r,,~Jr ing~ fr1m1 lk:/L', T.l< ,s· l d., -'',. {'la~" ~Hng. , •..•• • ..•••• "\\ 1· l''.111, iu•ni ,,.. ) '('' tliil.k W(• tau'' ,:; n., ~- 0: ...il ·ih,11;1)1 of l)jplon::s'-, Yi,,liu X,>1,,. \Va!~. t hi. ·,· 1 •.....•........•..••. t\:dHv,·,,. ta ~[Its,. l \'l''l"I l!F\';'1,1,f !JS ( f •.10\', P :i,,dh-tinn House of Prayer of Howell By Rev . Henry Stamper Jr. As our great country comes to its Bicentennial Birthday , never was the challenge so great to the church world and to the Christian as it is today. The Christian once again is becoming inspired to take his rightful place in the body of Christ and reach out a helping hand to a world with many problems and that is in great distress . Our church people are greatly inspired to help perserve our great country and our religious freedoms and to go forth and fulfill the great commission of the Lord Jesus Christ. As stated in Gospel of St. Mark, Chapter 16, Verses 15-18f or we realize that any nation's future depends on how they honor God. Our nation was founded upon God's Holy Word and there is a great need to return back into that close fellowship with our Heavenly Father for Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. Hebrew 13-8. Picture of church in action-water baptism by immersion taken in Jan . 1976. I West Marion Methodist Church WEST MARION METHODIST CHURCH The West Marion Church in Marion Township was first organized as a Methodist Protestant Church. The congregat ion met in homes and the school house until in 1884 when, Augustus Purdy deeded the land on the N .E . corner of Pingree and Coon Lake Roads and a building was erected . There were eleven charter members. In 1891 the membership had grown to 72. That year a Sunday school was started and a ladies aid was formed . In the early years the church was on a circuit with the Fleming Church at six corners, the Lake and Thayer congregations . Later in 1903, it changed to the Livingston Circuit with Plainfield and Parkers Corners Churches . With the merger of the Methodist churches it was not a Methodist Protestant church any longer. During these years there was an active ladies aid and the West Marion group became famous for their homemade ice cream socials in the summer , the harvest suppers in the fall and their New Years dinners . The specialty at the New Years dinners were the casseroles of escalloped oysters. In 1940 the aid changed to the Womans Society of Christian Service and joined with churches in the Detroit Conference, Ann Arbor district, in the missionary work . The church building was destroyed by fire in March of 1958. The congregation met for a year at the Marion Town Hall until in 1959 they merged with the Green and Parkers Corners Churches to form the Trinity Methodist Church . In 1960 ground was broken at the corner of Iosco and Bull Run Roads and a new church built . Many willing hands from the three churches helped to erect the building. This is now the Trinity United Methodist Church on the circuit with Plainfield . There is an active womens group, a growing church school that meets Saturday mornings every two weeks, and an active U.M.Y.F . group meets. A parsonage has recently been built on land just West of Trinity Church which serves both churches . Rev . and Mrs . Jerome Smith are the present occupants of the parsonage. Mrs. Harold J. Maycock 151 The Sunday School class of the Walnut Street Methodist Church taught by Will Whitaker, entertaining the girls class on Halloween in 1914. Robert Krause Maple Grove Class in 1948 This picture is of Maple Grove School class in 1948 on the corner of Pinckney Road and Kiddle Road. The teacher is Mrs. Dorothy Reed now retired and living in Howell. The back row from left to right are Shirley Buckelew Breslin living in Brighton, SDam Buckelew, at home on Sexton Road, Jackie Sober Laine in Vernon, Michigan, Marilyn Musdson Brown in Arizona, Russell Coddington on Peavy Rd . Second row, Janice Gates Wartenburg on Fisk Rd., Sylvia 152 Buckelew Stead of Ortonville, Leonard Buckelew of Brighton, Richard Sober, Chelsea Mich., Don Buell, Howell, Ross Kiddle, Sexton Rd . Third row, Marilyn Howle Mathews, Buena Park Calif ., James Grainger, Howell, Margaret Coddington Mitschelin, Malott Wash., Lee Alstott on Mason Rd ., James Gates, died in a motorcycle ac - cident, Sharon Buell O'Keefe of Detroit. Olive Coddington .. -/ Seven miles north of Howell is a quiet little community known as Oak Grove. Here are pictures of this little town in the early 1900's. The Ed Pearce home, later known as the John Staley home--1902- presently owned by Gregory Luberman . Oakgrove, 1895-1911 By Zelma Davenport My family moved to Oak Grove when I was two years old. My father rented a log house from Will Slider. Farm now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Allen. About three years later we moved to the house across from the parsonage . Rent was $4.00 a month . A big swing was put up on the large limb. Adults and children enjoyed alike . The town had two general stores. George Woods and Edd Pearce . The Pearce store is still active. The saw mill was owned by Tom and John Pearce and was one of the means of employment The grist mill owned by Art Pearce was burned down with three other buildings about 1906. It was rebuilt and operated by George Switcher . The hotel was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bird Ellis. They also had the livery barn. The hotel burned in 1967. The blacksmith shop was operated by Bert and Will Conine. After school would stop and watch them shoe the horses . Mr. Kenny operated the elevator . Besides the farmers benefiting from it many of us earned our spending money here by picking beans . The beans were on a rotating belt and we picked the bad beans from the good ones. Our doctor was Dr. Erwin who made all his calls with his horse carriage . His office was in his house. My first day of school was Sept. 1898. Edith Hotelling was the teacher . We learned our 3R's in the Oak Grove High School. There were two rooms. The small room on the back had the grades up to the sixth. The large room the grades up to the eleventh . The teachers were Harry Durfee , Roy Lannen and Edmond Conklin. In the small room, Edith Durfee, Edith Hosley, Erwin and Leola Statey . If we were disciplined at school and complained about it at home we had no sympathy . Many of the farmers hauled logs in the winter to the saw mill. They hauled them on sleighs Dec., Jan. and Feb. had steady sleighing. They also put up ice for the summer . The ice was cut in blocks of 12 by 16 inches from the pond and put in ice houses (a small building) and packed between layers of saw dust from the saw mill. It usually lasted till late August. The ice was used for making ice cream on Sundays, the Fourth of July and the many ice cream socials not many home with an ice cream freezer . Transportation was by railroad , horse and carriage or cutter or walking. Edd Hotelling had the first auto about 1907. There was a gasoline motor coach on the Ann Arbor that stopped at the road crossin_g to discharge and pick up passengers . It was called "The Potato Bug," we would go to Howell on it to the roller rink on Sat. The Ladies Aid of the church gave a dinner once a month . The dinner was $.25, proceeds going to the church . The food was furnished by the church members . The dinners were always well attended . Oak Grove had a very good band . They gave concerts on Sat. nights. Mr. Isham was the band conductor . The huckleberr y swamp back of town gave us our berries for winter . It is state owned now. The Sears and Montgomery catalogs were an important way of shopping. The Catalogs gave us many pleasant hours. Weddings and funerals were held in the home. A wreath of flowers was placed on the door 153 Winter i n Oak Grove in early 1900's-house in background now owned by B. VanPatton, but at one time owned by S. Campbell who also operated a grocery store in Oak Grove . 154 Now known as Larch St. 155 Viewing Oak Grove from the west side of the mill dam-the house on the right is Ed Winchell's place-Campbells' store, the church & mill can also be seen . of the home of the deceased . The swimming hole was in the creek below the grist mill. When the mill was running we would have to wait for the race to slow down. We did not have radio , TV, autos and not many phones, but it did not take long to get a crowd to gather for the many socials and birthday parties . In summer the chautaugua "Old Maids Tea Party" was one of the projects to raise money for the church . Mrs. Edd Pearce, Mrs. Staley, Mrs. Stodard, Mrs. Dickerson, Mrs. Lamoreux, Mrs. Reader, Mrs. John Pearce, Mrs. 156 came with the big tent and an important way of shopping. Also the medicine shows and stock companies "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and Ten Nights in a Bar Room" were favorites . In winter there were sleigh rides, plenty of buffalo robes and blankets to keep us warm . The singing , fun making and sleigh bells on the horses are pleasant memories. Bixby, Mrs. Rodgers, Mrs . Erwin, Edd Hotelling, Lee Pharis is the leader . There were no cars and not many phones . But it did not take long to get her fr iends together for a birthday party on Mrs . lshan . The house is across from the parsonage . Creamery & grist mill opposite m i ll pond-around 1910. One of the projects in entertainment for the church , was the Ladies ' Independent Band of Oak Grove . 159 \f ,: =: :: : ·' Graduating class of 1911, Oak Grove School Oak Grove High School, now Geer Hall. 160 Howell Poets Grace Lannen Grace Lannen was born in Oak Grove and until recently has lived with her husband Roy on the Lannen farm on 8003 Byron Road. Mrs. Lannen graduated from Howell High School and from Ypsilanti State Normal College. She taught school in the Howell Elementary System and in Hartland. She is the mother of four children. She was always interested in all Literary projects . She was a charter member of the Lansing Poetry Club and for many years a member of the Howell Women's Club. For several years she worked two afternoons a week in the Howell Carnegie Library. She also was a member and an active worker in the Oak Grove Methodist Church and former member of Philip Livingston Chapter DAR. Grace Lannen helped to create an atmosphere of intellectual growth and understanding in whatever group she was associated with. Written by her dear friend , Carrie Howell AUTUMN'S EVIDENCE Ido not know how Love began For Dawn surpasses human ken, Nor can I comprehend the span Of Love, in age on age of men, But this I hold-Love blesses man. In countless ways, I see and know The evidence of Love's rare plan- Today, I saw the sumacs glow. -Grace Filkins Lannen MEMORIAL PRAYER (Written in memory of Anna Norquist Swanson, a former Lansing Poetry Club member) Lord of our lives, from whom we came And whence all must return , she heard Your whispered call and, like a bird With beauty answered, "Yea." Yet she Still lives for we can hear her song Poised on its pinions, soul aflame As goldenly, it rings along The sun drenched cliffs of memory . May that sweet song, 0 God, inspire Our earthbound flights to crags yet higher. -Grace Filkins Lannen FRIENDSHIP Friendship is a hallowed blossom, Shy and sweet. It roots itself into our hearts And is replete With fragrance, grace , and beauty . Like a soft caress, It touches all the soul-starved world With loveliness . -Grace Filkins Lannen Annabel Kellogg Van Winkle By (Mrs. Charles K.) Betty Barth Vanwinkle Annabel Kellogg VanWinkle lived almost her entire married life in Howell, Michigan. The early years were necessarily taken up with the care of a growing family of five children. However, her interests were many and varied, serving to bring enrichment to her home and family. Her father , Charles C. Kellogg, was assistant postmaster and postmaster of Detroit , Michigan for 38 years . During this time, he collected stamps, a hobby which she continued, and which she encouraged in her children. Through the D.A.R. she pursued her interest in history and geneology. She traced the geneological lives of not only her family , but also those of the VanWinkles, assembling the data for her children to know and share with their children. This interest in the past led to the careful preservation of family antiques, an additional bonus for her children and grandchildren. An outgoing person, she had an enduring interest in, and love of people. She belonged to several women's clubs of her time, and entertained frequently. A life-long devotion to her church reflected her constant trust in God and nature . She worked faithfully in her church, and as long as health permitted , in her garden . After her family was grown and gone, she joined the Lansing Poetry Club with various other women of Livingston County, enjoying a whole new outreach of association and expression. Much of her faith and compassion is reflected in her poems. Several of her poems were published in poetry magazines , and a collection of her poems was published , entitled "Heritage." A COVERED BRIDGE A covered bridge above a rushing brook, Re-echoes sounds which linger there once heard; When I within its sheltered coolness look! Of oxen lowing a soft plaintive word, Their muzzles etched with hoarfrost, their flanks A steaming mass , those winters of deep snow; Of hobnailed boots resounding on the planks, And skipping tiny shoes with copper toes. The brook goes on and tells of days when men With pole and peavey floated logs to build The bridge ; of boys beneath who should have been At school, whose voices years ago were stilled. Gay lad and lass made it their trysting place These faintly now I hear within its space. by Annabel Vanwinkle INDIAN TRAIL A boulder stands beside a busy street To mark that trail the Indians had worn Across the state on moccasined soft feet The Chippewas to hunt or went forsworn To smoke the pipe of peace with the white men Or trekked to join the Pottawatamies Under a cold pale moon to dance and then Grim call, north wind came crackling in the trees. 161 A lonely pine stands by that thoroughfare To mark the trail and whisper of the spaces So empty of the forest trees now rare , A sentinel for those two dying races , There are no braves who journey in the fall Or other Norway trees so straight and tall. WAR The War God has broken his chain And sends men out inflicting pain ; To prove his right and worship him With bomb, torpedo and with shell ; Thus make the world a living hell For those who will not fall with awe Saluting him who made that law. The Peace God with resolute will Leads men with firmness out to kill; But not for avarice 's gain Nor yet for crazed ambition 's lure Does he urge men to now endure ; And draws them into war for peace To conquer so that strife may cease . And when at last in chains the War God stands The Peace God looks at blood upon his hands . THE CHRIST MASS The scent of balsam fills all the Church While lighted candles shed their soft glow. The Midnight Mass soon will be intoned. The Sanctus bell is heard very clear . The Priest repeats the words as of old. This is My body broken for you, And this My blood which is shed for you. The snow is falling fast footsteps hushed As worshippers walk silently home, A part of the Christ Child in their souls. OCTOBER A purple haze engulfs the hills October's early morns And dew is deep upon the grass While wood smoke fills the air . The harvest time is nearly past October rest awhile At noon the sun hangs high; its glow Of gold enfolds the earth And lures the birds on southward wing To tarry in their flight Your loveliness is everywhere October wait awhile At dusk a chill wraps everything And winter 's icy breath Is felt in all the out-of-doors And men seek hearth and cheer . Oh! fairest month of all the year October stay awhile. 162 MY OLD CLOCK Alone, when all is peaceful and quite still, From where it sits upon the mantel shelf I hear my old clock musing to itself Of great grandfather 's house built on a hill Where it belonged in Boston town when new. "I told my friends when to arise, be fed, And when at ten each one should be in bed ; I sent the children off to school I knew. Your family do not heed my alarm. Instead , electric clocks tell them to rise. Now I am old; a slight I can excuse, For I have learned that age brings its own charm, And with each year grows quietly more wise, I see you, tranquil , too, content to muse . Clara L. Sharpe One of the Howell poets of the 1940's was Clara L. Sharpe , wife of Earl , who resided at 111 Byron Road from 1915 until her death in 1960. She was an active member of the community , her particular interest being the choir of the old Walnut Street Methodist Church. Although some of her poems were published in the Detroit News and church publications, most of them were simply shared with her friends . Her topics reflected her great love for her family, for her friends and for her God. Many of them, such as , " Our Brother Man," (included in this collection) dealt with ideas that were destined to become major issues in the post-war era. Maurine Sharpe Crandall MY MAN-EARL SHARPE I'd like to tell you 'bout my man. He's one the world should know. He's kind and good to everyone Upon this earth below. The folks all feel they know him well, And every boy and girl Says " Hi there!" as they pass him by. They always call him Earl. We live within a little town Where everyone's his friend And all feel free to ask of him For he's so free to lend. He'd take the shirt right off his back If one were thus in need. He loves to work around his yard And sow God's flower seed . There's not another yard in town Looks quite as nice as ours For my good man takes pride in it And works on it for hours . He says it makes our little place Look nice as folks pass by, And so it helps our little town. It takes the tourist's eye. Now my man's not so much for style. He'll wear a suit of blue And then he may put green socks on And his hat may not be new. But, just the same, folks like him. Tho' the world is in a whirl, They always pat him on the back And say , "How are you, Earl? " Now, I say he's worth a million, A man the world should know. If every man could be like him, There 'd be peace on earth below. MOVING AWAY They're moving away , My neighbors next door, Scott, the boy, Joe, the dog; Pat, the girl I adore, And Helen and Howard . I hardly can bear To think of that house Without those folks there. The children have seemed Clara L. Sharpe February 5, 1943 Almost like my own. Joe came to my back door Each day for a bone. They're mighty good folks, And I know I shall cry When the moving van goes And I wave them good-bye. Clara L. Sharpe August 23, 1943 Published, Detroit News, June 3, 1944 OUR BROTHER MAN I sat listening to a sermon Preached by a man of fame . 'Twas on a lovely summer's eve . The sunset was a flame. His pulpit was beside the shore, Beyond there stretched a pier . The people sat and listened. They came from far and near. My eyes gazed out beyond the crowd And out upon the pier A colored boy stood all alone. From there he tried to hear The words the pastor had to say For he was not allowed To join the white folks on the shore Or mingle with the crowd. My thoughts were taken from the words The pastor had to say, For I was thinking of the boy Who stood so far away. In him I saw the sermon That men must brothers be, Before we can have peace on earth To last eternally. Our color may not be the same But when we see the soul, And not the surface of the man , Our lives will be made whole. So we must give them equal rights, The blacks, all race of man, To walk upon this earth the same As all the white folks can. For God made the world for all of us And not for just a few. So let's hasten the day for equal rights And make this world anew. Then our battles will be over ; All alike we'll be ; and then We'll know exactly what God meant By, "Love your brother men." Clara L. Sharpe, March 12, 1943 Published in the Michigan Christian Advocate 163 ODE TO THE SHIAWASSEE There is a woodland place I know, Through whose depths a stream doth flow. Swirling, eddying through all time , For all creation indeed sublime. Art thou named for warriors past, Who in thee didst their line once cast? Or traveled abroad thy rippling waters, With skins of beaver, mink and otters. Thou hast known the winter cold, When freezing winds doth blow so bold. Then locking fast thy channels do, Thou appearest to sleep til spring renew . Oh friend of beaver and deer alike, And neath thy waters rippling bright . Thou carest for crayfish and the clam, Under protection of his dam . Grasses and willows adorn thy banks, For which indeed we give Thee thanks. When catkins in the spring appear , To fill our hearts with delight and cheer . Thy sun l it pools of watercress, Thou dost bestow on us and bless. Where minnows do wander to and fro, Though never quite sure where to go . Often I have sought thee when, I chanced to wander thy wooded glen. How peace and tranquility thou didst give, And caused my spirit again to live . But alas, Man ' s foolish plunder, For his ways have cast thee asunder. And often I' ve wished it were possible to restore , Thy woodland beauty for evermore . GEORGE G . CELESTIN Emil Ernst Bode Merely Explanatory By One of Them We stood in the barn at midnight While the clock was striking the hour, Waiting for the lights to vanish Around the schoolhouse tower. This was the night selected , And a better one never was seen For fulfilling the unpleasant duty Postponed from Hallow-E'en. 164 Two hours we had busily labored In moulding our master-piece , But at night's most ghostly hour We three from our labors did cease . And now the town slept in darkness , And we were free to come forth After taking from the window our blanket , And blowing out the lantern, of course. To avoid inquisitive watchmen , We took a rather wide route; On the sharp lookout for danger , And if necessary , ready to scoot. But we reached the schoolhouse in safety And after securing a limb , Slid thro' the door of the woodhouse, Accompanied, of course, by him. We passed thro ' the halls in silence; Ascending the well-worn flights And climbing the rickety ladders, Could see here and there the lights. Every window we tried was fastened, (We were not prepared for such fun) And ere we could get the nails loosened, The court house clock struck one. But they yielded at last to our efforts And we now proceeded with ease; Our limb we shoved thro ' the window And " Old Grizzly' swung to the breeze . We now tho't of duty completed, And hoped that the morrow's sun Would show to all beholders What, perhaps , we might have done. But what should we do with the ladder , To leave it would ruin the hope. We pulled it up into the belfry , And slid down the scuttle rope . So this is the simple story Of the work of one dark night, When we three risked our lives in the belfry, Without even a match for a light. And for fear that suspicion has fastened On those who deserve not the same, This is written to clearly establish That we three are but to blame. The Wicked Stand in Slippery Places By E . E . Bode, S.S.D. One day, the snow begins to fall On cities large and hamlets small . Next, comes a thaw or winter rain : A freeze turns slush to ice again Then, icy sidewalks lie in wait For him who sees, a step too late, The slip'ry place, that glary strand, Where e'en the wicked cannot stand A man falls slith 'ring on the ice With comments fervent, but not nice: A schoolboy, trailing just behind, Snickered , of course, you know the kind Then he, too, slipt and down he went, Saying things he must have meant For the shockproof ears of hardened kids Or the guy, ahead, who'd hit the skids Such spills occur throughout the town Where old and young keep slipping down, Breaking a leg, spraining a wrist , Or giving backs a crippling twist (But Not In This Town) With ne'er a slip, by day or night, Loaded down or trav 'ling light But there are spots , on every street, That those who walk are sure to meet. Some day the owners may forget To watch their steps-they 'll get theirs yet In many towns, they slap a fine On folks who fail by eight or nine, To shovel off new-fallen snow: Why not in mine-I'd like to know? I think, b'gosh, I'll go away Where snow that falls remains to stay Until warm weather comes again And folks that need it, pray for rain Life must be grand in Tucumcari Where the skies are blue and nights are starry, Or down in sunny Mexicali : No snow to shovel there, by golly I may move out to Tucson, spicy- The sidewalks there are never icy- Luxuriate in Honolulu Or stick it out here-what would you do? All hail the man who leaves no snow Doctor of Snow Shoveling Upon his walk where one may go Phantom Guests at the Twilight Hour By Emil Ernst Bode To reach the age"Three Score and Ten" Is all that's promised to most men, And the weight of four score , year on year, Is a heavy load for some, I fear . But, looking down the Vale of Years From old age back to childhood's tears , Are days and scenes dear to recall , Fond Mem'ry 's gift to old-timers, all, And companions of a vanished day, Boy pals of mine, long gone their way, Oft appear at the twilight hour , Phantom guests at an old man's bower. We sit and review the fun we had ; All of it free for every lad- Just a can of bait and an old fishpole, The magic lure of the swimming hole, Roaming the woods when autumn came, Hunting for squirrel, elusive game ; 165 Winter sports on lake and hills, Pastimes beloved-each had its thrills. Those happy, carefree, boyhood days : We view them through a golden haze . Time marches by on hurrying feet Yet halts, for that hour, when old boy friends meet. October 26, 1952 An Old Timer's Reveries By Emil Ernst Bode I oft recall long-vanished days: My old home by the mill, Big bluegills 'round the water wheel, The " crick" beneath the hill, The winding path to the country school I tramped with dinner pail, Young wintergreens back in the woods, Johnny-jump-ups in the vale. Those joyous hours at the swimming hole, October's golden days, The lure of winter's icebound lake, Sport, catching on bobsleighs. Could I reclaim one, priceless day From boyhood's squandered store, I'd save it up for Christmas Time, To live its thrills one more; To share it with that pal of mine And the boys I used to know: Scarce one owned a dime; but fun was free-- In those days of long ago. Soon, scattered afar, boy sailors, all, Embarking on Life's sea, Now, few are left of those Argonauts Who put to sea with me. The Chrisbnas Fire By Emil Ernst Bode In the embers' Gold of Ophir, Once, a gnarled, hillside tree, Appear familiar scenes and faces Through Mem'ry's magic alchemy. We fare, again, on youthful ventures, By trails we followed long ago, Across the lake to beckoning hilltop; To wintry woods and fields of snow. 166 Mary Park Vogel Mrs. Mary Park Vogel who resides on Spring Street, Howell was born May 13, 1884i n Berrien County, Mich. She is the author of the book "And the Stage Coach Tipped Over," which she wrote when she was in her eighties . A former school teacher, she had previously written articles and stories for magazines when she had lived in Montana and Wyoming. Her grandfather was a stage coach driver and her historical novel features some of the incidents from his life. Her mother was born in Pinckney at the time her grandfather drove the stage to Detroit on the Plank Road . Mrs. Vogel attended Central State Teacher's College at Mt. Pleasant, a widow, she has two grown daughters and is a grandmother . Her hobbies are gardening , flower-growing, family history and antiques. McPherson Dairy and Butter Farm 1863-1963, McPherson Float with George Dunn , Skip, Sherry and Jack . The Peckens home on the Rutter farm , 1949. The loads of hard work to be put up in the hay mow. Paul Peckens driv i ng the 1963 McPherson float. Dunn Brothers Dairy trucks , 1953. McPherson Farms-Dunn Brothers Dairy, 1952. 167 Joe Brady is toastmaster at a banquet in Bob Menzie's implement salesroom. Picking raspberries on the farm. Washing down the pigs-a thankless job . Spring plowing. 169 Howell Co-op 1954 Howell co-operative company , a 1917 company and second oldest farm co-operative in Michigan, instigated by Ernest Lawson and Jim Hays, had a roster of 2300 farm patrons when this picture was taken about 1954. A full board was on hand when Marshall Warren of Farm Bureau Services presented a large patronage check to Burr Clark, president . Other board members from the left, are Chester Clark, manager , Robert Smith, Andrew Jackson, Mervil Moore , Joe Harris, Raymond Cook, secretary, and Lloyd Miller. Junior Farm Bureau, 1941 Livingston County was always represented at state junior Farm Bureau train i ng camps at Waldenwoods near Hartland . In 1941 these eight Howell and three Fowlerville young folks were there . Front row, I. to r ., Marjorie Nash (Mrs . Clayton Klein), Willis Duncan, Harold 170 Robb , Ardis Richards (mrs. Arza Clark) , Arza Clark, and Chester Clark . Back row, Glendon Hoisington, Charles Latson , Mary Love (Mrs. Henry M i ller), Frances Clark (Mrs. William Cronkrite), and William Cronkrite. Building a silo in 1909. 171 That has to be a real string of Bluegills! The lore and lure of Howell Lake By Francis Raymond Line Copyright 1976 Howell Lake of the 1910's- and all those tangled woods and fields which turned its five-mile circumference into a world of wonder-probably belonged to someone, although no signs and few fences suggested such a possibility . We Howell kids were the real owners. How man y American towns have an enormous sprawling surface of clear blue water lapping right up to the end of some of the streets-almost to the edge of the school playground? After school or on Saturdays : " Hey, Mom, we're going down to the lake"- and we were off to one of the swimming holes, or a rendezvous with a hidden scow, an icy adventure in winter , or sometimes the five-mile trip of exploration clear around it. There was always adventure ; the lake was different every time we went there-filled with new mysteries and excitements to tantalize a small boy's taste buds. Saturdays were the most likely times that we would head over to the deserted log cabin , almost half way round , on the far side . As I recall, it was the only structure of any kind that we encountered on the whole trip around the lake, from the 172 time we left Wenk's Mill not far from the foot of Lake Street , until we reached Hutching 's Mill by the dam clear at the other end. The log cabin was just a one-room shell-with a loft-but we always liked to explore it. That area had the fewest touches of civilization and was good for all kinds of discoveries . A small boy is blest with a double set of exploratory powers. He tackles every exploration , both physically and imaginatively . The physical searching didn't last long-after we had dug between a few logs for secret treasure , and found that the loft was so rickety it couldn't conceal a thing. But our imaginings peopled that cabin and its surrounding field and woods with every kind of hardy and romantic pioneer of some dim past. Who knows but what we were right? Kids Love Snakes Surrounding the cabin , there really were things to explore . It think it's probable that my sense of wonder , which has been one of the greatest assets of my life, must have been born-or at least received some marvelous fertilizationaround those fields and swails , and along the tiny creek , over there on the far side of Howell Lake and on the whole trip around it. There was a fine woods just beyond the cabin. They say the grass on the other side is always greenest. I don't recall the grass over there being green, but it was tall and wind-blown-fun to run in. There were lots of snakes ; once, with much hunting, we found 22 in a single visit. Kids love snakes . Once Church Platt and I found a partly-rotting rowboat sunk in a marshy strip near shore below the cemetery . We pulled it out, and every few days after school we went down to nurse that old hulk back to life. It was a sunken pirate's treasure right in our own back pond. The launching came on a Saturday. Using a board for an oar we got about a quarter of the way across the lake-one of us bailing breathlesslybefore the hulk finally sank . We swam back to shore . In winter , when the lake had frozen a foot or so thick, men would mark off a section as big as the high school football field and saw the ice into great oblong crystal blocks. Big draft horses pulled the blocks into the straw-packed wooden ice house on shore-our town's ice supply for all summer . There was a lot of wonderful noise around there; the enormous saws biting into the ice ; men yelling at the stubborn horses ; occasional explosions as the ice sheet would crack ; the horses puffing and straining like steam engines, accompanied by neighing and snorting . What mattered to us was that the open water-after the cutting-would freeze back over and make the smoothest , glassiest skating of the winter , as slick and shiny as the marble soda-fountain counter down at Barron & Wines drugstore . We always had to be careful , though, to wait until it was thoroughly frozen again . I think that one or two people fell through by using the new ice too soon. I know a lot of dogs did. There were signs: "Thin Ice" but how many dogs can read signs? Approach of spring was when the lake was most dangerous . Once my brother and I, coming across, fell The first V .C. kids' fishing contest on Howell Lake. through when the ice had become thin near the edges , below Wenk's Mill. It was Sunday and no one was around . We didn't go clear under and somehow helped each other to get to shore. By the time we reached home-running most of the way-our clothes felt as though they were frozen stiff. We felt that way, too. As spring advanced , the shore ice would melt more and more , until a strip of tempting open water a quarter of a mile wide would lie between shore and the big ice sheet out in the lake . That's when my brother and I would go over to the west swimming hole, strip, and swim out till we touched the ice. We would shake with the cold, but I guess it was fun. At least we were there to do the same thing again the next spring. There were two swimming holes. The one east of Hutching's Mill, on the far side beyond the island , was where we swam out to the ice, and that was the one we used as we grew bigger . The first swimming hole that I remember was on the opposite shore across from Wenk's Mill. It was a little muddy-just a 15 or 20 foot mud-bottomed clearing in the reeds that some unknown philanthropist had made in the past. I don't suppose any kid in Howell used a bathing suit when swimming in Howell Lake . We'd hike around to the swimming hole, peel off our clothes , and plunge in. No one was ever around . Except once. As a bunch of us boys-I think it was Chuck, Hank, and Sam Platt , Rod and Gerd Hubbell, and maybe "Dad" Tupper-were approaching the swimming hole, we heard voices. Then, just as we got near , cries of dismay . Some girls rushed out of the water , grabbed their lacy clothes which were on some of the bushes, and ran away wildly. Women's Lib was a long ways off in 1910's. Girls weren 't supposed to use Howell Lake for swimming-not in those days, at least when boys wanted the swimming hole. Frisbee 's Woods was close to the lake-down near the 173 The original Pettysville Mill, north of Hamburg. cemetery . There we kids could hike from each other , then have a world of fun trying to find one another . The young hickory trees were so limber that we could climb to the top of one, start swaying , and almost reach the ground as we swayed back and forth. Edgar Rich Burrough 's Tarzan of the Apes had just come out. I remember Dusty Purdy and Chuck Platt running up breathlessly to our house to ask if we'd read it yet. That book, for a time , turned Frisbee 's Woods into an African jungle, and the hickory trees became giant teak forests-or whatever Tarzan swung on. In the fall we sometimes gathered hickory nuts in Frisbee 's Woods but there were better places-with the shaggy-bark kind-farther out from Howell. In spring , these woods were the best place of all to get violets and May Flowers for making May Baskets , which we'd hang on our favorite girl 's door the night of May 1, give a loud knock, then run away . Rowing, Skating Hazardous One arm of the lake-toward the southeast-used to have a lot of stumps . These were bad , since they made rowing dangerous in summer , and skating hazardous in winter . That 's 174 what the grown-ups thought. We kids rather enjoyed snaking our boat in and around the stumps; or sometimes in winter trying to dodge them as we skated . One winter , when the lake level was unusually low, the stumps stuck up a long ways above the ice. A. Riley Crittenden organized a volunteer work team . Men went out and cut off the stumps at ice-level. I can't remember now, but I suppose that when the lake level rose in the spring , the stumps were no longer a problem . The only "inhabited" part of the whole lake except for the areas near Wenks and Hutchin's Mills was the cemetery . Once a speaker at our weekly high school assembly (I think it was the same A. Riley Crittenden) said : "Howell's cemetery possibilities are better than any other town in the state ." C.W. Courter , the school superintendent who was in charge of the assembl y, didn't know whether Mr. Crittenden was speaking seriously , or giving us all a dig. I think he was serious . The cemetery was beautiful-the place we'd nearly always take visitors for a drive . On three sides it was surrounded by water . The road around it was narrow. When driving around it the left-hand way, the narrow road went down a steep incline, then veered sharply to the right just at the water's edge. An elderly woman , in an old car , once didn't make the turn and drove right into the lake . That was a favorite story which we always told to the visitors . We kids used to spend a lot of time reading the grave stone markers . We were genuinely interested in seeing the dates-way way back-when some of the persons had been born, how long some of them lived, and things like that. We liked to read the "sayings" on the markers, too. Sometimes the printing would be partially blurred or worn away with time. We made wild excited guesses at the illegible dates on some of the oldest markers . We were rubbing elbows with history . When one of us found a really old date , we'd yell for the other kids to come look. Chuck Platt 's father , Mayor S.S. Platt , had carved and ground a lot of those markers in his little downtown monument shop. Chuck was my closest friend in early school days. Most of the time , our view of the cemetery was from the lake itself. In summer , we'd row from near Wenk's Mill, going clear around toward the dam at Hutching's Mill, sometimes stopping to reconnoitre on the island . That journey always took us around two sides of the cemetery . And in winter we'd make that same route on skates . When the ice was smooth and the wind just right, two of us would sometimes hold a double bed sheet between us. It was better than a sail and if we could keep from falling, the wind would whirl us around the cemetery point and the length of that lake faster than we could go in Mr. Hamilton's Maxwell. Traveling that fast was cold. But it was more exciting than a ride on the whip at the Fowlerville Fair . Sometimes we'd visit the lake at night-when some of the older fellows were fishing through the ice. That was a different world. The far dim boundaries of the lake made it seem like a frozen ocean and the woods over by the swimming hole looked like a million miles away. Everything was big, and quiet , and sort of mysterious. Sometimes, if there was a moon, it would be beautiful , especially in winter after a snow storm when the lake was covered white. I can't very well imagine how a boy can grow up without a lake in his town. Stepping Off with the Line Brothers The Line Brothers-Winfield and Francis, former Howell residents-virtually started their lifelong careers in this scene before the Livingston County Court House. This was the day, in the summer of 1922, that they began a 13-month hiking and adventure trip to every state in the Union, working their way and sleeping out every night. The other scene shows them , between their sophomore and junior years at the University of Michigan, in 1925, starting a similar trip on which they traveled around the world, by foot , bicycle, cattle boat, immigrant ship , and freighters. Francis Line went on to make travel and adventure his career , producing documentary motion pictures in Lapland , Finland, Western Europe, Asia, and the United States , with which he lectured throughout America . Today, in association with his wife Helen, whom he married in Howell in 1928, he makes educational films for schools, universities, and libraries. Winfield Line, after expanding the original Line store in Howell into a chain and selling it to the D and C, also became an extensive traveler . With his Korean wife , Dr . Grace Song Line, whom he married in Howell in 1928, he became an authority on Korea. The Song-Line Foundation promotes Korean charities and causes . The Line Brothers, at the end of their 48-state hike, in 1923, gave their very first travel lecture in Howell's First Methodist Church, as a charity event to raise money for building a new wing to the church. That event was arranged by A. Riley Crittenden. 175 Old Main Old Main Administration Building of MSS after completion . This is how the building looked after it was completed. This picture is dated 1912. The building was torn down several years ago . Phyllis Euler Rancour The Michigan State Sanatoriunt By Mrs. Nellie Glenn The Michigan State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis, the first institution for the treatment of the disease in Michigan, was established by an act of the legislature in 1905. Dr. Robert L. Kennedy of Detroit was appointed Superintendent and under his direction the building and development was accomplished. The institution opened for the treatment of patients on September 10th 1907. The Staff at that date was : Dr. R.L. Kennedy, Supt. and Physician ; Charles Hoff, Farmer ; Orla Smith, Fireman ; Ella Smith, Cook; Ethel McIntire, Maid. The Superintendent and his family lived then in the old farm house at the south edge of the Sanatorium property. Later , when the Main Building with accomodations for the staff and employees was completed in the summer of 1908, the Superintendent and his family lived in that building. The farmer and his family lived first in the small house at the East entrance to the grounds. On September 11th, 1907, Nellie Lansing of Howell began work as the secretary and bookkeeper. These notes are compiled from her records during the period of September 11, 1907 to August 20th, 1910. The first two patients were admitted the evening of Sept. 10th, 1907. .. Louis Rambo and Walter Ulrick, both of Detroit and both patients of Dr . Henry J . Hartz who was the Secretary of the State Sanatorium Board. (At that time each institution in the State had an appointed Board of Directors who governed the administration of its own institution. Board meetings were held monthly at the Sanatorium. At these meetings the bills and accounts were audited, the policy of government discussed and all business transacted .) 176 The accomodations for patients were an open shack no. 1 built on the brow of the hill overlooking the East entrance about two hundred feet from the rear of the administration building. This accomodated ten or twelve men, two open wings with half doors on the south side, and a heated lobby and dressing room. Treatment consisted of rest twenty-four hours a day, much of it in bed. The winter of 1907-0Sw as a particularly severe one and horse blankets , felt boots, heavy coats and clothing were required equipment for each patient . Each patient was required to walk to the main dining room in the Administration Building for his meals . This was usually the only exercise allowed. Most of the early patients were far advanced cases . Six months was allowed for treatment for each patient. Cases were in two classes : those able to pay their own expenses and State aid or County cases . The charge of an individual was $7.00 per week, and no exceptions were made in the care and accomodations of either class. The nursing , food, laundry and housing were all included in the cost. The monthly allowance by the State for maintenance was $666.66 and was strictly observed in expenditures . Each employee received a stated salary , his rent , food and laundry. At this time the scale of wages was high for the community and many local persons sought employment here. At the time of opening, the Main building was only the rear part consisting of the kitchen, dining room, a small room used as the office, a laundry in the basement; upstairs over these rooms were the sleeping rooms for the help, nurse , secretary . Total of six rooms. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Books - Local History Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Hidden Search Text Enter Search Text that is always hidden except to edit. The 'Shacks' Interior of "Shacks" at old Michigan State Tuberculosis Sanator - ium. These two pictures are self explanatory, showing the shack -type buildings which housed the patients in the early days of the TB San . One of the pictures is dated 1911, the other 1912. 177 Construction of the old Main Administration Building of the MSS . This picture shows the contractor-builder, Fred Euler of Howell and infirmary wing ( of wood) was added on the east front the following year. The wing accomodated six patients in separate rooms and was used for extreme cases . The women's shack no. 2 was opened in the spring of 1908 and later that summer shack no. 3, called "Hearts Ease" (named by the men who occupied it and had all been patients of Henry J. Hartz of Detroit, one of the most enthusiastic sponsors of the institution .) Many of the patients came from Detroit, a few from Grand Rapids, some from Northern Michigan. Very few were admitted at that time from Howell. Patients were met at the • railroads by the Sanatorium conveyance which was an open three-seated wagon drawn by two black horses. In addition to this vehicle, there was a one horse carriage drawn by "Nellie," an old white horse, a cutter and a big bob sled. In the summer of 1908, George W. Teeple of Pinckney, the treasurer of the Board, came often to visit and hired a man with an automobile to drive him there . The automobile had great difficulty in making the grade from the east entrance to the top of the hill. Patients rarely left the sanatorium except on special permission . Many families visited their relatives there . Amusement and occupation were limited. The first library was composed of the books owned and loaned by the secretary. Later gifts of magazines and books were made by Howell people and the real start of the library was a box of fifty current books of fiction sent to the Sanatorium by Mrs. Alexander McPherson of Detroit. The expenditure of any State money was not allowed for non essentials . In the summer of 1908 a phonograph and some records were purchased for the main reception room for the entertainment of patients at given periods of the week. The sum of $60.00w as questioned by the auditor's department and the purchase of further things of that kind was forbidden. There was no 178 his crew during the construction of the building . The date on the back of this picture is 1908. provision for handiwork of any kind. Patients did bring needlework of their own and the men played cards in their shacks. Occupational therapy was not practiced. Patients were limited to rest , more rest , fresh air, at all times. Daily readings were made of temperature and pulse ; once a month physical examinations were made of lungs. No drugs were given; of course no surgery was done. The best hope held for a patient was an "arrested case. " During three years covered in this recollection, some three hundred and fifty patients were admitted for treatment. In 1910 the capacity of the sanatorium was 86 patients. The physicians who served during this period: Dr. Robert L. Kennedy 1907-1909-resigned on account of ill health ; Mr. Howard Kinyon of Ann Arbor, assistant supt. Dec. 1907-Feb. 1908; Dr . Claude L. Sigler of Pinckney, acting supt. Jan . 1908- July , 1908; Dr. B.H. Glenn, assistant supt. August 1908-Dec. 1908; Dr. Chas. Matterson, acting supt. (not licensed in Michigan) Oct. 1908-March 1909; Dr. Earl McCoy of Grand Rapids , acting supt. April 1908-August 1908; Dr. Eugene B. Pierce from Aug. 7th, 1908f or many years, at least until 1920. The office work during the first three years was carried on by one secretary, Miss Nellie Lansing . Correspondence, bookkeeping, patients records were kept in the office. The secretary also acted as receptionist. Members of the Board of Trustees at the beginning of this period (1908) were : Frank B. Leland of Detroit, President ; Frank R. Gray of Clare, Secretary; George W. Teeple of Pinckney , Treasurer ; Henry J . Hartz of Detroit ; Collins H. Johnston of Grand Rapids; Royal S. Copeland of Ann Arbor . Examining Physicians listed in the 1908 annual report were, among the total 61-Dr . W.J . Huntington of Howell; Dr. G.P. Winchell of Ionia ; Drs . H.F . & C.L. Sigler of Pinckney. East side view of Main Building of Sanitorium just after completion. View of Entrance Hall of Sanitorium after the opening, complete with Victrola in background . 179 t ruction of the maino f btuhiled inf.ig rs t of,. n th eth eS acnoiutanrtiyu..m . The car in the forCegornosu nd must be one - 180 High School Seniors 1976 National Honor Society 1976 By Sue Gervais The National Honor Society got off to a slow start this year. Finding a time to meet without missing classes was a difficult task . Once things got rolling a couple of astonishing things came about. First of all the check for the Empty Stocking Fund that last year 's N.H.S. got together finally found its way to the Empt y Stocking. This year instead of raising money to donate to some needy group in the community it was decided that time would be donated instead . A group of students got together to help the senior citizens. Because money in the school was short and no spring musical was planned , it was voted that money raised be used to put on a musical. National Honor Society sponsored a talent show that ran for two nights and a St. Patrick 's Day Dance . In May the Society will be helping with the Cancer Drive . There was also a scholarship that two members were nominated to submit applications for. Peggy Turner and Kay Mossburg were the nominees. National Honor Society Officers : President , Sharon Cooper; Vice President , Bob Wilson; Secretary , Kay Mossburg ; Treasurer, Sue Lash; Sponsor, Lois Thayer . Homecoming By Terri St. Onge On October seventeenth , senior Mary Gordon was crowned "Homecoming Queen" for the 1975-76 year . Mary, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gordon, was a Howell cheerleader for three years, an honor student and active in student government during her junior year . On that cold, windy autumn night Mary and her court, rode through the town down to Page Field , where the evenings activities were to take place . These activities consisted of the final judging for the class float competition , in which the senior class walked off with top honors. With a Bicentennial theme to work with, their float was a ship, modeled after the one used in the famous " Boston Tea Party. " Its motto was "Forget The Tea ; Dump The Chiefs" referring of course to the Okemos Chiefs, one of Howell's greatest sports rivals . Then was the football game, and the crowning of the queen's court at half-time . The senior class was also victorious in the overall competition of Pep Week, (the week and events preceding homecoming ), coming in first place. Pep Week had a dress up day, again with a Bicentennial theme, a huge bonfire at the high school, Powder Puff football, Tug-0-War, and a pep assembly with a yelling contest and a pie eating contest. Then on to the game that night. Although Howell lost, it still was a hard fought game . The 1974-75H omecoming Queen, Jane Woodworth crowned the new queen, Mary Gordon. Escorting the queen was varsity football player Tom Guilmette. Crowned. maid of honor was Kelly Andrews, an active member of the senior class . Her escort for the evening was George Perez, also a varsity football player . The senior representative was Kathy Stackpoole, who was active in yearbook and journalism . She was escorted by senior, Brian Mitchell. Colleen Vernier , escorted by Jim Dennis was the junior representative. Debbie Howard, escorted by Lance Sprague represented the sophomore class . The freshman representative was Chris LeMac. She was escorted by Keith Judd . After the game , the court and most of the student crowd went to the homecoming dance at the high school. It was in all, a very memorable and beautiful night. Sports By Amy Lamoreaux The football team got off to a slow start this season . It was a learning experience with both a new staff and program , but the team ended the season winning their last two games . They defeated Battle Creek-Pennfield who was a state rated team. Under the direction of head coach , John Dukes, the Highlanders finished their season with a 3-6 record . Tom Maniekis and Bill Simmons were assistant coaches . Seniors on the team were : Mark Brown, Tim Clark, Brian Devost , Tom Guilmette, Richard Harmon , Tim Jeffery , Kris Kauserud, George Perez , Karl Pohl, Mike Rutkowski, Dana Schlittler , Larry Schlusler, Jerry Stutzman , Dave Ulrich, Bob Wilson. The Highlanders Wrestling team had their best season since 1967. They placed second in the county meet and second in the Paul Bennett Invitational. They ended the season with 35 wrestlers and a 8-6 record . Senior Pete Magyar i won most valuable player winning 42 matches and going on to the State Regionals. Rob Freeby was awarded most improved player , wrestling varsity for his first year and winning 21 matches. Other outstanding senior wrestlers were Mark Brown (sportsmanship) , Tom Lashbrook, Mike Itsell , Dave Furlong , and Jay Robare. Another senior Dick Harmon had 48 wins but did not finish the season . Coach Bob Thobaben, assistant coach, Dan Minock. The Howell baseball team raised over $2,000 for this season. They bought a pitching machine and spent their spring break in Florida, training for the upcoming season . Coach Ted Klontz says this team has the potential to be the best in several years . Howell has always had a good, strong baseball team. Seniors on the team are: Tom Guilmette , Tim Jeffery, Bill Maier, Karl Pohl, Bob Quigley, Todd Vince. The 1975-76b asketball team had a very successful year . Under the direction of coach Jerry Johnson, the team had their highest finish in many years . The basketball team spurred much enthusiasm in Howell and gave us something to be proud of by placing second in the league standings. Seniors on the team were: Tom Guilmette, Greg Heckler, Karl Pohl, Cary Tengler , Todd Vince, Bob Wilson. The Girls Tennis Team placed fourth in the Capital Circuit League. The team consisted mainly of sophomores with only one year of tennis behind them . The only senior on the team was Pam Loew whose coach Susan Heathfield says was her most consistent player . Even though the team was young, they improved tremendously throughout the year . 181 The Howell Highlander Tennis Team is expecting their best season ever with five seniors returning this year . Coach Bruce Grotenhuis expects his strongest doubles to come from Tom Kellogg and Tim Clark. He is also expecting a good showing in the lower spots from Steve Blank and Dan Niemi. The tennis team will play 16 dual matches this year and expects to place at least fourth in the Capital Circuit League. Seniors on the team, this year include: Steve Blank , Tim Clark, Lawrence Daniels, Bryan Devost, Tom Kellogg, Dan Niemi, Tom Poskiewicz, Leslie Rodwell, Eigil Vesti. The Golf Team had their best record in four years (6-12). With much improvement over the years, the team upset first place Mason for the second year in a row. Ken Teeters a junior, won the Capital Circuit Individual Crown and C~ry Tengler, a senior, won an honorable mention for All-League. Seniors on the team included: Jerry Drumhiller Bill Maier Cary Tengler, Todd Vince. ' ' ~h: Highlande~ Girls' Basketball Team had a disappomtmg season with a 1-12r ecord . The girls were coached by Mrs. Jan Knight, a teacher at Highlander Way Middle School. The team was comprised of all juniors and the girls placed sixth in the Capital Circuit League. Girls' Track is coached by Nancy Newman and Steve Zemper . The only senior on the team is Lori Stanley who is running for her first year . The rest of the team is comprised of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors . This year, the coaches feel strongly that the girl trackers will rate high in the Capital Circuit. Ths Howell Girl's Volleyball team had a very successful year with an impressive record of 20-2. Coached by Fran Emch , the girls went on to be the Capital Circuit champs Howell Invitational champs , and "Class A" Regional champions. The girls state game was a disappointment, but making it to the state finals was a victory in itself . The team is young with 11 juniors , two sophomores and one freshman and should even be a better year next year . Boys track is coached by Frank Hartman, a teacher at Highlander Way Middle School. All the seniors on the team have placed in previous league meets . Chris Cotter was the league long jump champ and county champ for the last two years . Russell Edmonds was the league champ for the one mile relay. D. J . Couture has been the league and county champ for the 1 mile run in the last two years . Hartman expects a good showing from Kris Kauserud in the low hurdles and in the one or 2 mile relay. Dan Kline won the 2 mile league meet last year and will probably place in the 1 or 2 mile again this year . Another returning senior who placed last year is Jim Marcinkowski. Mike Rutkowski who took third in the 100 yard league meet will probably place again this year . The team has improved a lot over last year and Frank Hartman predicts them to score in the top three of the Capital Circuit. Special Events By Linda Zayan The first big event was the winter formal , put on by the seniors . To raise money for this affair the senior class had a car wash. It was very successful and we raised about $100 towards our class funds and the winter formal. The formal then was held at the Sheraton Inn in Southfield and turned out very nice. Also throughout the year a senior class movie was in the process of being filmed. This was to be a movie of different events and happenings during the course of the year . With the closing of the school year and being the grad - uating clas s of 1976, the seniors voted for their graduating 182 colors-red, white, and blue. Announcements were of Bicentennial style , with the "Spirit of '76" emblem on the cover . The girls wore white and boys were in blue and everybody had red, white and blue tassles . Commencement exercises were held at Page Field on June 10th at 7:00 p.m ., providing weather held up. Seniors and the Music Deparbnent By Chere Caverly The seniors in band and choir of Howell High School were proud that these organizations could continue in the 1975-76 school year without the millage passage . Much effort was put forth by the students and parents to raise money for the continuance of these cultural activities. This made for a very successful senior year . The band was shaken up by the resignation of director, Mr. Nathan Colonna, but we were soon joined by the great talents of Mr. Douglas Roose. The half time entertainment of the football season was performed by the marching band . This band consisted of a drum major , four majorettes, 20 porn pon girls, and 96 bandsmen . Out of this number 32 were seniors and highlighted the season by producing their own show. There were three other band associated groups performing throughout the winter months . They were the Pep Band which played during the basketball games, the Jazz Band who performed in several events, and the Symphonic Band . This Symphonic Band performed several concerts throughout the year and attended District Band Festival achieving a II rating in AA competition . Under the direction of Mr. Rod Bushey the Accapella Choir and Highlander Chorale had a successful year. Both groups attended District Choir Festival. The Accapella achieving a I rating and the Chorale a IL Several Pop Concerts were sung in the fall and spring , also two concerts were performed in a church. There were 20 senior members in these two talented groups . The seniors in both band and choir inspired spark and enthusiasm to the underclassmen showing their four years experience in these organizations . Pride and achievement were not lacking in our minds and hearts through this great Bicentennial year of 1976. Shenanigans '76' The National Honor Society presents : " Shenanigan's 76" Master of Ceremonies Dan Clise 1. Shenanigans Theme Song . . ... . .. . Entire Cast 2. Lover's Lullaby ......... Sharon Cooper 3. Ragtime Suite ........................... . .... Saxaphone Quartet 4. Love Will Keep Us Together . . ........... Karen Grezelewski 5. Needle and the Damage Done, Father and Son . ...... Steve Peters 6. Dancing Sergeant . . . . . Piano Duet Diane Allen & Leslie Willett 7. Change to the Times . . . . . . .. Jazz Dance 8. TSOP Mary Sue Gail .......... Jazz Band I Won ' t Last a Day Without You Get It On INTERMISSION 9. Fire Lori Kennedy 10. Just as the Tide was Flowing . . . My Heart Doth Beg 11. Long Time Gone . . This Little Light of Mine ... Jazz Dance . Double Octet ... Jeff Hicks 12. City of New Orleans . . .. . .. Hicks, Bob Thobaben, Dan Clise Don't Bury Me 13. Don ' t Let the Sun Go Down on Me . .. ... . 14. Locomotive Breath 15. Leader of the Pack . . . ....... . . . . . Senior Porn -Pon Members 16. Smoke on the Water . 25 or 6 to 4 17. W ishing You were Here 18. Shenanigans Theme Song . Accompaniment by Highway Star Accompaniment by Leslie Willett Saxaphone Quartet Dan Elder Brian Smith Lori Kennedy Amy Landon Diane Allen Bill Bergren Bret Coy Jim Dennis Dancers H .H .S. Jazz Band Typical high school classes in the early fifties . ..... Sharon Cooper . Highway Star .. Jazz Dance . Highway Star ..... Jim Miller ... Entire Cast Julie Stinedurf Laurie Young Sue Lash Cindy Price Ernie Ostrowski Alison Platt Mike Shell Brian Smith Dan Elder Troy Gladfelter Steve Hutchins Jeff Kadlitz Keith Nelson Marilyn Arnold Carol Campbell Brey Coy Joy Cunningham Bill David Robin Dennis Tony Dzabuda Dave Fergus Alan Deeds Dan Elder Keith Nelson Rick Richardson Diane Allen Alan Deeds Kris Liliemark Brian Taylor Double Octet Highway Star Acknowledgements Mr . and Mrs . Cooper Julie Stinedurf Brian Tyler Leslie Willett Tom Willett Laurie Young Becky Allen Kris Liliemark Theresa M icks Jim Miller Steve Peters Jeff Sm ith Brian Tyler Sara Vanwinkle M i ke Shell Br ian Tyler Leslie W i llett Tom Willett Peg Turner Lesl ie Willett Laurie Young Mrs . Lois Thayer ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE PRODUCTION OF THE 1976 SPRING MUSICAL THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 183 owell Sports The 1955 Howell football team, the first Howell team ever to finish the season undefeated and untied . They had only 6 points scored against them in the entire season. Coaches were Harold Fulk and Jamieson . Athletic Director, Paul Bennett . · 1918-1919 Girls Basketball The girls basketball team of Howell High School 1918-1919 included Claribel Jubb, Bertrice Voght, Helen Gregory White , Scottia 186 ( Marian) McFadden Andrews , Doris Briggs Bennett, Alma Stuart and Margurite Dutton . Girls Basketball, 1912 Howell girls ' basketball team in 1912. The old skating rink was their "gym ." Howell Football Team of 1920. Girls' Basketball, 1917 Playing before the boys' game, the Howell High School girls basketball team of 1917 included Ruth Ruen, Grace Pierce, May Beattie, Lucille Rice, Lillian Buhl, Marion McFadan, Francis McPherson and Eva Bush . Back row, left to right : Clark Wimbles, Kenneth Granger, Bill Burdick, Mac Spencer, Foster White and Bruce Newcomb . Front row : Clare Skinner , Leon Pratt , Charles Culver and Nono Beebe . 188 In the early so's, we had a wonderful lady in town. Her name was Betty Cook. Before every home basketball game, she had the team over to her house for a nice snack . Livingston County baseball team of the 1880s. 189 Michigan State Sanitorium softball team of the 1930's. Softball at It's Best Howell had a very good softball league with a large following during the 1930's consisting of two leagues four teams each . ·Michigan State Sanatorium team won Class B title and trophy in 1935. Later, with the addition of Coach Paul Bennett, the team entered Ingham Tri-County League as the Sportsman Club . They lost the final game in play off for championship in 1937. Russell Gehringer 190 Herbert Vey, the first European exchange student in Livingston County lived for the year with the Zemper family in 'Sl -' 52. He had never seen a football game, but had played a lot of soccer at home and his toe was responsible for the Howell win over Durand . Howell's first State Championship team. The 1959 Cross Country Team . L. to R .-Matt Brady , Ralph Musson , Eric Zemper, Paul 192 Brotz , Lynn McKee , Jack Hardy , Gehringer , and Coach Robt. Bloomer . The second Howell State Championship team, cross-country 1960, L to R-bottom-Craig Woodstock, Tim Bloomer, Steve Zemper, Paul Parker, back row-Jim Whelan, Rich Harris, Rich Gehringer, Ralph Musson, Rick Zemper, John Hoover, Al Buckner, Jim Woodruff, Bus driver , D . Penzien, and Coach Robert Bloomer . Detroit Creamery Basketball Team, 1924-25 The Detroit Creamery Basketball Team was a team Howell should be proud of. This team won at least 15 games and entered the tour- ""ment at Brooklyn, Mich . Walter Graff, star forward and coach who is a member of the team, is not in the picture as he was out of town with the high school team when this picture was taken. The members of the team were, top row L to R. Rodney Hubbell, Harry Cotter, Sopp, Loren Bassett, manager, Harold Maycock and Wayne Brayton. Seated, Bob Musson, Mike Weimiester, Ford Beckwith, Harold Strobel and John MacPherson. Harold J. Maycock 193 I IJt Ii! 1 ....• -- Cohoctah Center Store Cohoctah Center Store around 1900. This building is now used as Cohoctah Twp . Hall. Left to right in picture. Elmer Trowbridge, Mrs . Clark Miner, Clark Miner (proprietor) and Stanley Children . Eric Hibbard 1915 The following was composed and read by 0. J. Lore of Deerfield to the members of the Cohoctah Gun Club at an entertainment in the Bank Hall at Cohoctah in 1915. I began with Mrs . Olsen, a lady of renown, And as fine an old lady as there is in town; Mr. Westphal next, the lightening-rod man; Who deals in fine horses, and autos when he can; Mr. Peckens comes next, with hammer in hand; He will work for awhile, and then he will stand . He makes you believe, (and he talks with a grin), That a _quart of water will turn into gin. Mrs. Johnson, the next who I ives on the street , Is as fine a lady as you wish to meet; Mrs. Peckins next, whom no one should snub , As one of her boys belongs to the Club. And Snyder I believe a carpenter by trade, Has made a good name by the buildings he's made, And now we come to the phone Exchange, With all in order and nothing to arrange ; The manager is often cussed and given a bad name; They talk till they ring off-he smiles just the same. Mrs . Martin and son, they live next door; I boarded there once. How Bill did snore! 194 He and I went out one night for a stroll; They accused us of stealing , but we never stole. Mr . Kethcum comes next with a mansion fine; He attends to his business a good share of the time; In his business house across the way You will find him there most every day. Now comes the Bank in a building grand, And one of the best there is in the land ; If you drop in there for a little loan You are met with a smile and not a groan. Mr . Miller comes next with his wares for sale; He sells pop, ice cream and ginger ale ; He also handles the U.S . mail. Thomas Kelly, the next, you're all aware, Married a lady by the name of Thayer . I knew Thomas a long time ago, When he and I had a hard roe to hoe. Mr . Locke , the last merchant that came to town , Keeps everything in tools from a threshing machine down . His stock of hardware is always complete, His wife and he are nice people to meet. (The editor here wants to add a line : That it's Cox 'o Cohoctah who is boss at this time. He purchased the interest of the well-liked Locke And is handling a bigger and better stock.) We now arrive at the railroad station; A busy place in a good location. The freight that is handled in this little town, Is not to be equalled in the towns around. We now go over the track a ways, And find the place where Cora Ball stays. This street you all know has got two sides, And across the way Mr. Hadsall resides. Mr. Hadsall, they tell me and 'tis very well known, Sends away for the goods which he could buy at home. We now drift back to the Cohoctah Hotel, Which is known far and wide and liked very well. The meals served there are fit for a queen, And the beds they sleep in are spotlessly clean. Across the track is the general store, Of the H.G. Ketchum I spoke of before. Now we come to the store of Ed Pratt and Son, Where the people flock in about sixteen to one. The way they meet you is not in disguise, And he gets the worth of his money who buys. Wrigglesworth John, the next down the line, Sells salt, coal and tile, cement and white pine. Sell him your beans, your coal, wool and hay, For he is the man in Cohoctah to stay. Wrigglesworth, Nancy, the next on the street, As fine an old lady as one wishes to meet; Speak of her kindly, speak of her the same, For she raised a large family, with a very long name. "Push" Wrigglesworth's next to come within range; He was mentioned before at the 'phone Exchange. An interior view of the N.E. Miner and Sons store in Cohoctah. The owner Norris E . Miner is shown on the 'right with George Killin who worked for many years as a clerk . This was a general store as indicated by the merchandise displayed. It also housed the Cohoctah Post Office for many years. A son, Rolland C. Miner was affiliated with the store and also served as postmaster in Cohoctah from 1919 until he retired in 1950. When the store was sold in 1944 the post office was moved across the street to what was known as the bank building. Dave Ackerman's place comes next in the row; He works in Flint where he rakes in the dough. Dave visits home every once in a while, And always wearing a good natural smile. "Little" Joe Brower is the barber in town, Who will shave you upward and then come down; He goes to work with scissors and blade, Steps back and views the balk he's made . Joe's a good fellow and can take a joke, And will pass a dime to a man that's broke. Mr. Sanford is rich in houses and lands, And heartily greets you with outstretched hands. He's a pretty good man to have in town, For he makes the wheels go round and round. (There's a little addition, just out of town, Sprang up in the night when no one was round .) Jake Hunt is the first who comes to my mind, He runs a feed stable and livery combined. Just hand him the price and sit down awhile, And he'll come and get you in rather fine style . Roy Ketchum and family live over there- As happy a family as you'll find anywhere; He's a help to his grandmother who lives next door, And also helps in his fathers big store. There is Eugene Fay, who works for his bread, Not by the sweat of his brows, but by what's in his head . There's the doctor, too, unaquainted with me, If you're sick he'll visit you readily . He will feel your pulse and take your tempt., too, And probably give you a pill or two. · There are a few young people that live in town, And as nice young people as you'll find around; Speak of them kindly, they would wish you to, And I'll end my story and bid you Adieu . The store has been in continuous operation to the present time and is now owned and operated by Mr . John Vincent . The post office is still serving in Cohoctah although it has been relocated several times. For one period of time it was moved back to the store building when Don Royston was postmaster and also owner and operator of the store. Mr. Petersmark is the present postmaster and serves 70 to 80 regular customers . 195 Sprague School-1912 Back row left to right-Wayne Ryal, Lloyd Allbright, Burl Betterly, Loris Smith, Eber Palmer, Ira Donegan, Clair Listerman, Vincent Finley, Seldem Kelley, Vera Brown (teacher), Helen Madden, llah Bohm, Eva Allbright. Front row-Floyd Phillips, Harold Allbright, Glenn Betterly, John Wendell, Shirley Kelley, Basil Hibbard, Myra Kelley, Lester Antcliff, Stanley Kelley, Olga Hibbard, Lelia Antcliff, Olive Ryal, Beatrice Phillips, (Willie Palmer seated in front>. Eric Hibbard CohoctahB and 196 The CohoctahC alf Club For over fifty years the Cohoctah Calf Club has extended its influence in Cohoctah Township and Livingston County . Organized in 1924 under the leadership of then county agent, Clarence Bolander, the club had a charter membership of four . The four original members were two brothers, Kenneth and Kern Steinacker along with their cousins Wilbur and DeWitt Steinacker . County agent Bolandeis leadership gave r ise to several outstanding 4-H dairy club members who became community leaders and active in extension organizat ions . Wilbur Steinacker was a member of the State 4-H Dairy Judging Team in 1929 and DeWitt Steinacker was a member in 1934. Kenneth Steinacker was a member from 1924-1935 and the leader from 1936-1940. In later years as Mr. Steinacker's own son, Eugene and three daughters , Ethel, Diane and Daune became eligible , they joined the club and he again took on the duty of leader . In the beg i nning years of the club it is interesting to note the membership was predominately male but the years 1926 and 1927 do have the name of Claudine Burkhart appear ing on the role . There were no girls in the membership again until 1937 when Donna Steinacker became a member and remained through 1940. A list of the early leaders is as follows : Clarence Bolander 1925; Paul Steinacker 1926; Howard Steinacker 1927-1929; Wilbur Steinacker 1930-1934; Ralph Holmes 1935; Kenneth Steinacker 1936-1940; Bell Raising Bell ra,s,ng at the Cohoctah United Brethren in Christ Church, located at the corner of Gannon and Antcliff Roads in Cohoctah Township . The Cohoctah Church is the oldest class of the Michigan Conference which was organized in 1853. Along with the Conway Church it was known as the Conway Circuit, the two churches sharing the same pastor for over one hundred years. The church building was framed by Grove G. Cook, grandfather of Clifton and Raymond Cook, in 1974. It was not finished until a year later . The pastor at the time of this picture 1905 was Rev . C. B. Whittacri. It was pastored in 1899-1901 by J.P. Smith, grandfather of Kenneth Steinacker. It has had two Lady pastors, the Rev . Ruth Foltz in 1932 and Rev . Mae Custer in 1945. The present pastor 1976 is James Hartenburg . Lucy Cook Glendon Hoisington 1941-1945, except 1942 when there were only three members-Clarence Dyer , George Lewis and Jack Russell. They became a part of the Conway Jr's . for that year . Kendall Hoisington was the leader in 1946 and 1947. There have been various other leaders down through the years and the club is still serving the young people of the area . Interestingly this year will be the beginning of a third generation in the membership. Trach Finley, granddaughter of Kenneth Steinacker is presently making plans to join the club. 197 ( --- Class No. 10, Methodist Church, August, 1929. ... \ M.E.C hurchC, ohoctah The organization of the Oak Grove Circuit was authorized by the Michigan Conference, at its session in Flint on September 7-10, 1855, of which Green District in Burns Township in Shiawassee County, Deerfield Center, Deer Creek or Howeburg, and the Pink District in Livingston County were a part. The first religious meeting was in the township of Deerfield, in the faff of 1836, at the home of Ruben Pease . At an early date not available a class was organized in the Pink District with Everett House as leader . This class was supplied from the Oak Grove Circuit from 1855 to 1862. In the conference year of 1868 and 1869, the Graham Schoolhouse, located one-half mile east of Cohoctah village was made a preaching point on the Oak Grove charge for one year only . On December 19, 1894 the Cohoctah Ladies Aid Society was reorganized at the home of Mrs. John Martin. Present were Mrs. Everett Haduff, Mrs. Thomas Kelly, Mrs . James Wolfe, Mrs . David Ackerman and Mrs. William Graham . The collection totaled ninety cents. Soon after, a Sunday Schoof was organized by Mrs . Joseph Browning , Mrs. Everett Hadsall, Mrs. John Martin and Mrs. William Haskell . ft was held in the Graham Schoolhouse sometimes with a very small attendance , but with the faith and courage of the afore mentioned ladies it, with the Ladies Aid, was the nucleus for the class that was formed in 1911 by Rev . John Lewis . However , between 1894 and 1911, there were preaching services in the Graham Schoolhouse , held by Evangelical ministers from Durand. In 1900, Methodist ministers from Byron began coming to preach. Preaching services were held every two weeks but now in the half above the Cohoctah Bank building. The Conference now put Cohoctah on the Oak Grove charge with Rev. E .H . Wilcox as Pastor. Rev . Wilcox launched the project of building a church and it was received with enthusiasm . A meeting was called and attended by fully ninety percent of the male population. Eugene Fay, cashier of the focal bank was chosen temporary chairman . Committees were appointed and the proposition gained considerable momentum . On the building committee were : H .G. Ketchum, Edwin Pratt , R.S . Houghton, G.B . Hosley , Hiram Gilland , Phanette Richards, A.J . Peckens and John Wriggles - worth. Shortly after this, work was started on the site given by Mr. and Mrs. John Wriggfesworth . On the 17th of June, 1915, the corner stone of the new Bethel Methodist Evangelical Church of Cohoctah was laid . Present were a large number of people from all parts of the township and neighboring villages to celebrate the occasion . On September 12, 1915 the Ladies Aid Society on the night before the dedication served supper in the basement of the church of which over two hundred people partook . About three hundred dollars was added to the subscription fist that day making the total of thirty-three hundred dollars toward the four thousand necessary to complete the building . The membership of the Bethel Church at this time numbered less than thirty members. There were over forty members enrolled in the Junior Epworth League. 198 Much credit was due the Ladies Aid Society for their untiring efforts in raising funds for the construction of this church building. For a number of years they had been adding little by little to the store in their treasury in the hope that someday they might see a church in Cohoctah . Their labors had not been in vain. Their donation at the time was one thousand dollars. On Sunday morning August 31, 1952, the Bethel Methodist Church burned just as the worship service was starting . The entire community was shocked and saddened at the great loss but very soon plans were under way to rebuild. ft was decided to use the same location. At this time Arlie Brown was chairman of the Board of Trustees. It was through his untiring efforts largely that this building was constructed. He organized the volunteer workers of which he did a great deaf himself along with many others. He was also in charge of solicitation of funds. Everyone contributed very generously to the building fund and many hours of labor were donated and on November 8, 1953 the new much smaller church was dedicated free of debt. Present were Bishop Marshall Reed , Rev. Dr . Moulton, District Superintendent of the Flint District, Rev. Homer Van Buren and Rev . Clyde Moore . Two charter members of the first church were present. They were Mrs . Lucy Ackerman and Mrs. Elizabeth Wriggfesworth . .. Excerpted from the history of the Cohoctah Methodist Church by : History chairman-Mary Thomas ; Mrs. Grace Britt; Mrs . Grace Lannen ; and Lottie Martin. Marr School Marr School about 1913-1914, Mary L. Howe, teacher. Left to right, back row-Homer White, Mona Dean , Calvin Woodward, Elmer Woodward, George Woodward, Agnes Rozek, Stanley Schmidt, and Gerald Dean. Front row: Wilton Bohm , Mary Woodward, Lange Schmidt, Cecil Stewart, Hazae Hildebrant, Eli Woodward, Bob Hildebrant, Joy Schmidt, Paul Rozek . Dibble School The student body of Dibble school of Oceola Township was ' captured' for posterity back in 1895. At that time Miss May Richards (who later changed her name to Mrs . Batcheler) , was teacher . Many of the long ago students are still living , with numerous grandchildren scattered throughout the county . Pictured are: front row at left on floor, Clifford Parker , Steve Devereaux , Grace Eager Sprague . Second row, Lena Devereaux Bergin, Claude Eager, Tom Eager , Maber Eager Klumpp, teacher May Richards Batcheler , Ethel Parker Waldron , Max Woodward , Eva Devereaux , Spencer Curdy . Third row : Ollie Walker Hardy , Hattie Briggs , Goldie Walter Fausett, Alta Curdy , Blanche Woodward Woodruff , Roy Brown, Claude V . Curdy , Maud Woodard Barron Major . Forth row : Emily Eager Crosby, Mayme Eager Walker , Stanley Woodard , Mark Curdy , Mabel Woodard Gartrell , Martin McQuire , Mary Riddle , Roy Curdy, Herbert Filkins . Back row center : Jack Eager . The cornerstone for Michigan Bell's building at 310 East Grand River was set in place on July 31, 1928. Standing is Paul H . Ubur, secretary of the Howell Board of Commerce, and seated from left to right are : F .A . Eastwood, Michigan Bell's district manager ; Mrs. .- . .. Amy Wehnas, pianist; Mrs . E .A. Collacott , Mrs . Clark Minor and waiter Tobias, members of a musical quartet, apd Mayor John Wrigglesworth . The 'Speaking Telephone' Comes to Howell By Beulah Reader The " speaking telephone " was first used in Howell in 1882 when Charles Brown had a pri vate telephone line strung from his jewelry store in town connecting to the recently - constructed Detroit to Lansing line. Since there were no other phones in the city then, Brown could only make long distance calls . Early the following year , private telephones also were installed in William J . McPherson 's store and residence and in the homes of E .G. and M.J . McPherson . The telephone office was moved from Brown's jewelry store in 1887 into new quarters in Charles Paddock's photograph gallery . However, no new phones were installed in the city until shortly before the turn of the century. In the late 1890's, the Livingston Home Telephone Company brought a crude switchboard to Howell and established a telephone exchange-making service available to the public for the first time . However , the company offered ser vice only to city residents . People living in surrounding rural areas organized their own company- the Livingston County Mutual Telephone Company-in 1903a nd built telephone lines connecting to the switchboard in town. Telephone service in those early years was crude compared to modern standards . Telephone wires were strung haphazardly from tall trees and housetops and customers had to shout to be heard over noise on the line. Late in 1905, the Livingston County Mutual Company consolidated with the Michigan State Telephone Company, which later became Michigan Bell. About five years later , the Livingston Home Telephone Company was purchased by the Inter -State Long Distance Telephone Company. In March of 1913, the companies-serving about 700 telephones-merged and after that the Michigan State 201 J In the early and mid-1920's, the Howell telephone office was located in the McPherson Bank Building . Company was the only telephone company operating in the county. It became Michigan Bell on Jan . 1, 1924. Three years later, Michigan Bell announced plans to build the first building in the city designed specifically for the telephone business . At that time, the telephone office was located in the McPherson Bank Building. The cornerstone for the new building on East Grand River was set in place in July , 1928 by Mayor John Wrigglesworth . The following year , the building was placed in operation and the old fashioned hand-crank type phones were removed from service here. By 1939, there were 1,500 tele"phones in the Howell exchange , but by the end of World War II, the number had increased to 2,600 phones. Extended area ser vice between Howell, Brighton and Pinckne y was inaugurated in 1949 ending toll charges for calls between the three communities . In 1964, Michigan Bell erected a building at 421 E . Grand River and installed new equipment enabling Howell customers to dial their own local and long distance calls for the first time. That same year , Touch-Tone service became available here and Municipal Judge W.H. Erwin had the first Touch-Tone phone in the city installed in his office. Today there are about 14,700 telephones in Howell. At the time of the cut-over from switchboard to dial , I was employed on the switchboard , and wrote a poem for the occasion, as follows: The Cut-Over Blues 'Twas the nite of the Cutover When all thru the room A silence descended , it was akin to gloom 202 Mrs. Allen softly crying , with head on her desk Poor Della was sighing, she was doing her best To keep system and order going that nite But signals were flashing , it sure was a sight When out on the floor, there rose such a clatter This is how the Howell central office looked in the early 1940's. Howell operators Donna Crampton, Beulah Reader, Edna Campbell and Lila Robinson. I I Old Telephone Company Group This was on North Michigan Avenue about 1912 or 1913. This was at the completion of the cut-over from the old Bell and Home systems in Howell into what is now Michigan Bell. The only person I can name in the group is my father, Otto Frykman, who assisted in this project. He is 5th from the right, wearing dark coat, derby hat and his customary cigar in his mouth. Doris Frykman Mrs. Allen called out "Say , what's the matter? When what before her wondering eyes should appear Eighteen tiny elves , they looked so queer On each of their heads was a tiny head-set. A way to the boards They flew like a flash Took care of each signal, Then turned with a dash Now girls , stop your crying , things aren't so bad . Just think of all the good times you've had . Yes, said Minnie, the first of us here Why are we crying all these tears? You have done a grand job , you need a rest. Said one little elf-ahead of the rest Sure said Mrs . Allen-Now all composed Other jobs are waiting for all of those Who are read y and willing to go to the city Each one of you here will be sitting pretty . Now get down quickly-don't look back Pick up termination. Some have quite a stack . Away to their lockers , they flew like a flash Swung open the doors- Then out with a dash She heard them exclaim as they drew out of sight God bless Michigan Bell This wonderful nite . 18 2 19 13 2~ 18 131 95 l!I 14 6 4!1 54 5t i 150 Directory OF THI'. Livingston C.ounty Mutual TE;L,E;f>HONE; C0Mf>AN Y INCORf'ORATl'.D C::.apital Stock .$50,000 OFFICE.RS , H ORACt'. N onTO'.\", Presid e nt A. J . VASPA TTE S , Trusurer A. E K.r11,. Vi•·.--Prt>t1ol1i ·ut W. 0 . RI (' R\IO •:o:. 8t><•rt•t11.ry F. T. B YSE DIRl'.CTORS S. E SwARTH Ot.:-r A. E. Cou: H ing 5 ... 2 I 3 ;. 2 I l s .. l I 4 , . 3 '· . . . I I I ,. 1 I 2, I I 3 ' · 2r 2 r . 3 r II I , . 2 r . H. K REED R. R. ~MITH ll111"efe. JI H l >11n11, Pnt1ick . . . l>nnni ng. ~I E .. .. I >rury I l:ert. l>willan l , I{ II . . E:i~t'r. \\ ' B . t-::1g,·r. En 1t>~I Earl , ~I I: . E:.irl. t i tAt, . . . . Ea:--tn11:11, AH ... E11n·ri1·k, l{,,li1 . Engi nt> ll 1J11,p . Erwin, I )r \\ ' 11 . Erwi n . l lr \\ " 11 .. . Erwi11, IJr \Y II . . Ex pn ...!.' .I t '11 , •. \ 11wri1 ·:111 H0Wi:;bb . . .. . F:1rni l{(•. .i d wnc·t· .. Fa.m Kt-, id , 11e 1· F :1rm 1{1', id,•net' . Fanu l{.,~id rnr~ R E>!idii P11<·1..~ Jf;u·rn Ht·~id\•1,<1· H1·,i,l,·11c·\· . l. 1\-l ' I ~· . F :1rm H.t•, ich •n<·t' ... . Farru H.1•,i d 1~11t·< · F arrll l<1"••id1•11c1• H,•, idt>TH, t' _l •ttin • l{,,..,i,l,~11(·•· 203 0 The bakers inside Dickson ' s. Canadian Founds Bakery in Howell In 1903 George Dickson Sr . moved from Mt . Forest Canada to Howell. He had been in the Bakery business there for JO years , taking it over when his father Peter Dickson died . Peter as a young man, worked as a bonded apprentice in Edinburgh, Scotland . His father who was a miller, boarded and clothed him . When his 5 years were up, his boss gave him a bandana handkerchief and a pair of wooden shoes for being a good apprentice . After coming to Howell , George bought out Myers Brothers Bakery and rented the building for three years . In 1906 he bought the store in the middle of the block from A.J . Prindle on a contract for $3,500,!)0-. He put in a soda fountain, served light lunches along with the bakery products . Bread was 10 cents, cookies and fried cakes 10 cents per dozen . A good baker received $12.00 per week and a helper $6.00 per week. George Dickson passed away in 1915 and his son Alva went into partnership with his mother Rachel . In 1918 there was a bad fire and the shop was remodeled. Only bakery products were sold after that 204 and bread was shipped to all the surrounding towns, some 25 in number . They served the grocery stores and restaurants in Howell . Rachel Dickson passed away in 1920 and Alva Dickson became sole owner of the bakery where he had worked from the age of 13. In 1921 he married Lillian Buhl of Gregory and they had two children, Stanley and Floris . Both worked in the shop . In 1949 Stanley bought half interest in the business after having served three and a half years in the Army and completing school at Michigan State College . Floris married Robert Andrews and both worked in the bakery, where Floris did most of the decorating . Another fire in 1946 causing around $20,000 damage made it necessary to remodel the whole building . It was completed in 1951 but Stanley was called back into the service at this time . He married Kathryn Morgan of Howell before leaving and she followed him to Germany where he was stationed . Stanley sold the business in 1968, closing 65 years of a Dickson Bakery in Howell. I I I I / I Dozens of baked goods are available at Dickson's. The work area inside Dickson's Bakery . Dirty Side of War told in Letters Ho01e (Editor's note: This is the 10th in a 15-part series on Michigan's role in the Civil War. It was written especially for the Associated Press and The Ann Arbor News by Dr. Philip Mason, archivist of Wayne State University. In this installment, Dr. Mason views the conflict through the eyes of a Howell, Mich. captain who found the battle area unglamorous.) By Dr. Philip Mason Gus Smith was 32 when he enlisted as first lieutenant in the 22nd Michigan Infantry in July, 1862. The newly organized regiment was recruited from the counties of Oakland, Livingston, Macomb, St. Clair, Lapeer and Sanilac, which in 1862 consisted mostly of small farming communities. Moses Wisner, a former governor of the state, was appointed colonel of the regiment and directed the two weeks' training in Pontiac . On Sept. 4, after receiving a flag from the ladies of Pontiac in a colorful public ceremony, the regiment left for front line duty in Kentucky. The activities of the regiment are described in a series of 10 letters which Gus Smith wrote to his parents living on a farm near Howell between September, 1862, and May, 1863. Army censorship was not practiced in the Civil War and, hence, the letters show the grim, as well as the humorous, side of army life. They reveal a picture of soldiering that is not usually reflected in the romanticized, sentimental versions of the rebellion now popular on television and in magazines. Smith's first letter to his parents, sent from Covington, Ky., on Sept. 22, 1862, indicated that he was finding Army life a challenge . " Here we are in the darndest dirty hole in the whole world. It is very dry and dusty here. We have to lay on the ground in the open air . We are bothered almost to death for water to drink , say nothing of washing ourselves and clothes . Haven't changed my shirt since I left Pontiac and don't know when I can , as our baggage is 15 miles from here . We are the dirtyest set you ever saw . We have to drink water out of a common duck pond. It looks green when we dip it up. If we don't all get sick it will be a wonder. " A week later, he wrote elatedly , " I had a treat tonight in the way of a good wash and a clean shirt , the first I have had since I left Michigan ." Officers of the 22nd Michigan Infantry, photographed some time after Capt . Smith's death . 206 Capt . Gus Smith, the Howell farmer who found war was not the least bit glamorous. As the war dragged on, and as Union casualties increased by the thousands, without the promised Union victories , there was some public opposition to continuation of the war . Gus Smith must have heard about it, for on March 12, 1863, he wrote to his parents and sisters : " Wish I could be home just long enough to shoot about a dozen of those cursed traitors that infest Livingston county . Damn 'em if it was not for such Union men as they are, this bloody war would soon end, but just so long as such men are allowed to talk and act, treason only and boldly among you there at home, as they do, there is in my humble opinion, no prospect of a speedy termination. '' At best, be united, be a unit, and pull together, and we will whip them into subjection in short order, but place an army, ' \ Army kitchen: Army food in the Civil War was universally disliked by soldiers. The condition of this typical Army kitchen helps explain why . (AP Photofax) as we are placed, with a fire in front, and great deal worse on in the rear, it is uphill business, and pretty sandy at that I reckon." Lt. Smith's letters reveal also that he thought often about his home and his parents. "Well, Mother, how are you all tonight? Wish I could drop in and see you this eve. Should like to eat breakfast with you tomorrow morning . Our living is pretty tough, some of the time, but I get along with it as well as any of the rest. We had hard bread and coffee without sugar for supper tonight. Should have made a fuss about if it I had been at home. But as it was, I had to eat it, and make the best of it. "Father, take care of what few traps I have, in case I do not return. My Saginaw property you can dispose of as you think best. You will find a good pair of buck gloves in my trunk, take and use them. Have you done your threshing yet? If so, how does the wheat turn out? How much are you going to sow this fall? Who have you got to help you? Tell me all the news about everybody ... " In the spring of 1863, Smith, now a captain, again addressed his father: "Wish I could be there to help you, but I cannot. And then I can help you almost as much here as I could there . I like the business very much, and have been tolerably successful so far, I think . I think I may well be proud. It has been a great school for me. I have already been amply rewarded, and I believe, I am thought something of here . And it is gratifying to me to know, that the position I hold, I have fairly won. Nothing would tempt me to exchange places with any of my old croneys or associates. I am about as far ahead as any of them. " This was the last of the letters his parents preserved and possibly the last one he ever wrote to them. On Oct. 11, 1863, Capt. Augustus Smith died of wounds received in action in the battle of Chickamauga. He was buried in the National Cemetery in Chattanooga , Tenn. Thus, he joined thousands of his comrades who gave their lives to preserve the Union. Ann Arbor News, Feb. 3, 1961 111I iIl ll,11.1._ 1 ,.: 207 Diaries of Elisha W. Grant Editor's note: Mary A. Grant, 1444 Engel Road, Lawrence, Kan. discovered some family memorabilia and offered it to the Livingston County Historical Society. The family has always been proud of their relationship to Ulysses S. Grant. Among the items handed down from one generation to the next is the original land assignment (1838) signed by President Martin Van Buren to Philip Coon for the property in Conway Township that eventually belonged to the Grant family. Elisha W. Grant was Mary Grant's grandfather and this is his story . Compiled By A. J. Marvin Elisha Wilcox Grant was a handsome man . In his picture he looks like the kind of man who could carry his own weight in this wilderness he had moved to with his family . While new settlers had no problem with the Indians , living with the elements, just existing, was a challenge. Grant was just a lad when the family came to Livingston County. He writes of their arrival and settlement in Conway. Early in February 1838,W arren G. Grant, the father of the writer, exchanged his farm in the town of Livonia, Wayne Co., Mich. where he had resided for eight years previous coming from Massachusetts in 1830, for lands in Livingston owned at that time by Rufus Brach . Soon after making the . exchange he made a journey to Conway or as it was then called Howell (sic), it being attached to that town. He traveled by stage to what was then called Livingston Centre . The stage was operated by Allen Weston at that time . There being no public conveyance west of Howell, he footed it to John R. Fowler in the next town west, who went up and showed him his land. The next day the two Fowlers, John and Ralph, Harvey Metcalf, Les Nutt, Elijah Gaston, John Bush and Calvin Handy, comprising most of the male citizens of what is now known as the town of Handy, with an ox team and sled on which was put some marsh hay and the necessary provisions for the men (they went up to the new place to make a home for another new settler. ) Soon all hands were at work and before night the logs were cut and hauled . A shanty 16 by 20 raised ready for the roof which he hired Mr. Gaston to put on for a few dollars in WILD CAT money. The roof was made of basswood logs split in halves and then hollowed out with an axe the entire length . The first tier was laid close together with the bark side down. The second tier covered the joints of the first tier by being placed bark side up, thus disposing entirely with beams, rafters, roof boards , shingles or nails , still making a waterproof roof. According to the contract with Mr. Gaston about three feet was left open across the entire end for the chimney when it would be built and for the passage of smoke until that time . Having accomplished this much, he returned to Wayne County and made preparations to move the family into their new home. Having purchased a pair of half broke steers four years old and a light cart into which was loaded a sugar kettle and grindstone and a few smaller articles, with two horse teams to carry the family, household good and provisions, about the second week in April we started for Livingston County. The third day we arrived at Elijah Gaston's, paid off our teamsters who stayed until the next morning and after wishing us all manner of success in our new undertaking, left for home. The same morning we hitched up the steers and a few things packed into the cart and driving the two cows, the 208 male members of the family went up to the new shanty which we found after traveling four miles. We were without doors, floors, windows or even chinking. After driving our stock to pasture which was a small swamp some 30 rods west of the shanty in which the wild grass had started and was six or eight inches in height. We then commenced chinking, cut down some Basswood trees, cut them in lengths of six or seven feet then split them into four slabs and laid them down for a floor in the corners of the shanty, making room for two beds. We made a door and a cupboard from one of the boxes in which some of the goods were packed . The door was hung on wooden hinges with wooden latch and a dozen nails were all that was required in its construction . An opening was made for one small six-lighted window which with the opening in the roof furnished the necessary light. The tall oaks were waving their tops directly over this cabin and could be plainly seen through the opening in the roof, through which the stars looked down the first night after our arrival. The next day a yard was built of poles in which to keep our stock nights. Trees were felled that stood near the shanty and that were considered dangerous. The balance of the floor was laid, a few stones were gathered and a chimney commenced which was not finished until the logs had burned nearly half way through by the fire used in cooking. This shanty was built near the centre of the east half of the northwest quarter of Section 33, on the old trail road which had been cut through some two years previous by the Ingersolls of Farmington who were at that time making a settlement at a place called Grand River City (now Delta ), some seven miles below where the city of Lansing is located . At this place on the 14th day of April, 1838, we were four miles from the nearest neighbor on the east and 21 on the west (there being a small settlement at Pine Lake). The nearest postoffice was at the centre of Howell, 13 miles distant after we had been seven weeks in the township, one afternoon a woman on horseback made her appearance , it being near sunset . She was urging her horse at a rapid gait, did not stop at our place but soon passed out of sight and hearing , leaving us to wonder who she could be, where she came from and whither bound. The next day she returned and the whole matter was soon explained . Her name was McIntosh and she lived in the town of Iosco some 12 miles from us and was in search of some friends who lived some six or seven miles to the northwest of us where she arrived after dark but was escorted the last part of her journey by a howling pack of hungry wolves. The first school that I attended was taught by Michael Handy in a log house on the northeast corner of Section 11 in the township of Handy distant from our place four miles, three of which was through the woods with nothing but blazed trees for a guide-going and returning on foot-leaving home as soon as daylight and returning after dark-after attending a few days, the school was closed on account of sickness of the teacher and was not reopened that winter. Grant was married to Jane Hitchcock of Ingham County on Feb. 24, 1847,b y the Justice of the Peace for Ingham County, David Phelps.They became active members of the community ; Elisha bought 40 acres of land from his parents for $200. Through purchases and land being left to him, he accumulated considerable properties ; and he was elected county clerk for Livingston County in November of 1860. While the war dragged on, Grant's name was called for 210 THE UNITED ST CERTIFICA~E N°3/.J-'lf; / ??, !;l'o all lo uilunn l"lwse Pr WHEREAS /) ilt r ~,tf-t! n <y /i fr2J' 1 , , ·;;. , , , 1 j . ha / '·/· deposited in the GENER.llL L.llND OFFICE of the (I:!~~fa~e)" Serl)fi<ye of the whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said ,/ //t I I~ l l,/ . {( r'-t! 1 I acc,o/r,d ing. to/ th)e p r.o/v.is ions o./f t'h e .!let of Congress of the I24 th .o/f ) -./fl p-ril-, I.s 'e.n tilltd ".lln acl ;~> J ;' ·. /t _rrJ,- /( f'U. / /j/ '';:f :r" . / /I !(~ 1c( / ( 11':/ /7n U ( ( (' 0.6: l z,v Ur, L !JJ u-h 1 C// ;L ('E 4 I c/4' SV,',: - { ,1,,9 / (J':1./' c · c>cu •,,;.,,_ ______________ ---1 :μeco4to tltfojfic~~l of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General La e % (y>.f ,:JN , 1 . ---------------------11 l!NITED ST.II.TES OP .II.Jr:CEBIC.11i.n, consideration of the t~ /~n.i n d:'!11'.trity wi and by they 1 presents DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said./ / ,;:!'f t~ {~ ,,, 1, . _a m1t o. /. '/ / heir"•,t.' iif!JJa'Fb:• frcribed '. ;oH AV E fND T6H OLD the ••me, bdongmg,u nto.,.,,.. i·,'n, y ~,, t!' / , ; INTESTIMO ' lPlBlBQUlr&lm~ GIP WllllB TJJita~m~mWA ~m~ ~II' Am L.llND OFFJ.CE to be hereunto affixed. \ ' t-i I GIVEN under my hand, al the CITY OF Lort);eJhousan~ -~~nd: the , . 1/ /t/~μUt.,ro ES OP AJIEBIOA. · ts s;hall tJtnn~, Gr~~tlng: I . . / 1/uc/) /ro , _ ({! 5 . . , STER ·OF THE LAND OFFICE ~t'~ '/' r/ J t / ___________ __ e by the S1JRVEYOR GED R A.L, which said tract 'has been purchased by the s;aid ---------------NOW KNOW YE, That the 3everala cts of Congress,i n m.rehc ase made tmd provided, HAV E GIVEN AND GRANTED, with all the rights, privileges, immunities, aniJ appurtenanceso ~atso euer nature, thereunto ------------------i .,,..1----and to / 4.. /. heirs and (J.$signfoar ever. ;;/'/,,'_k/~ /4??. HEREOF, I, ~,<(L( C ' -· Land assignment ( 1838) U.S . Government to Philip Coon, signature President Martin VanBuren . 211 service. He was able to give the board of enrollment evidence that he should be exempt and for a price , he found a substitute to take his place. Meanwhile, he handled the affairs of the family, including the Power of Attorney for Rufus Hitchcock, his wife's brother , who was in the Army and died at Libby Prison , Richmond, Va. on Dec. 22, 1863. covered with deer hide ; a last for making shoes ; some old spectacles with a band of animal hide to hold them in place ; a leather pouch containing buckshot. Dust puffs out of the pouch at the slightest touch. The trunk also contains a daguerreotype of Grant ; two old purses and four diaries in which he kept an account of farm work and prices of the times , from 1887-190. 3Ashes to ashes . 212 All that is left in his memory is contained in a small trunk FORM 31. CERTI FICATE OF KON-LIABILITY TO DE GIVEN DY TH E BOARD OF ENR OLLMENT . osing the Board of Enr ollment of th e d# ------------------ Di strict or the State or ' provided for in section 8, Act of Congress "for enrolling and calling out the nationa l forces," app roYecl March 3, 1863, her,, cc1ii/y that _td_,1:d._i;/f_,&/?_~-- o~ ___i d~ -- , ei!I-P@f _,I_~ ----------county, State of _ _____ _ __ _, having given •• ti,facto ,y evidence th at l:e is not z:~~~~2j,ct ,i;c :il~·u~ a~ cd~~ act, by reason o~i- -·-•--•-•-•------_-,J) _-1',- iexempt from all liability t o mili ary d~y~~;;f:;~tE!:~~~~ I~' v0 Prn·;c~t ::: and P resid ent of Board of Enr ollment . Dated at_~----- -----• l this /P'aa y of .., .~ ....,. l864S /~~~; -;;~;,;,.,;,. ..L. ..... ..c .tc.~{ eat ................ Surgeon ef Board ef Enrollment. NOTE.-This certificate is to be given in all cuea where it is applicable, according to the 2d. 3d, 13th, and lith sectiOIUI el the act of Congress referred to abo'\1'.8 Milton Hitchcock Milton Hitchcock was a brother to Mr. Elisha W. Grant , formerly Jane Hitchcock. He was also a private in the United States Army, enlisting with the Fifth Regiment of Michigan Infantry . During its organization, the Fifth Regiment was at Ft. Wayne, Detroit. The Regiment spent its days in drill and discipline since it was believed it would not be put in service after the Bull Run disaster . When it became apparent that more men would be needed, the organization of the Fifth was hurried along to completion. Livingston County was represented in the Fifth Regiment by one company known as the Livingston Company and designated as "I " Company, mustered under Captain John Gilluly. The Fifth broke camp and left Detroit for the national capitol on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 1861. The arrived in Washington on Sunday morning and by night had their orders to march . From that date they joined other regiments in many battles , losing their commanding officer, in one particularly disasterous battle . Lieutentant-Colonel John Gilluly, the original captain of Company I, fell mortally wounded while cheering his men on. Letters written by Hitchcock to his sister (Mrs. Grant ), describe some of the incidents that occured during his service time and give an account of his illness. Apparently Mr. Grant forwarded the letters to another sister but the name was not mentioned. Dear Sister: I now sit down to write a few lines to you. We are all well. I am now nearly over my hoarsness for the first time since I left your house. We received two letters from Milton yesterday, it being just one month since we received one last from him. We some expect Eleda home tomorrow . I will keep the letter for her to read and send their supply to you. Here is the first. Camp Michigan-January 2 Dear Sister: I take this opportunity to write a few lines to you. Received yours of the 19th in due time and I will endeavor to answer it as well as I can . I am glad to hear you are all well and to hear that the money that I sent is safe . I don't want mother to keep any of the money for me but use it for her own comfort. We have mustered for pay again and I hope that I can send some more money home in a short time . It appears by what you wrote that James Coal and some others sit down and cry but that is not what I enlisted for. I came here to fight and not to cry . I am glad that George Hogt is getting better . I should think that it would be interesting to you to hear him tell about camp life but if I live to get home I think that I can tell more than he can . I shall probably have some stories to tell that will interest you all. I am not very well at present. I have a bad cold which I have had for some time. Yesterday was the pleasantest New Year Day that I ever saw ; it was as warm as the Fourth of July in Michigan but it was not very pleasant for our first Lieutenant for he was on picket and went out scouting with 15 Infantry and a few Cavalry . When they got near Fawls Church they were fired on by concealed rebels who were only 20 feet from them . One ball struck him at the corner of the mouth , laid his cheek open and passed through a position of his neck through coat and vest collar . His hat was shot off his head . He was stunned for a moment but as soon as he got his senses , turned his horse for camp . When he arrived here some of our boys did not know him he was so bloody. He offered $100f or his hat. There must be some holes in it I think. I understand that we had only two men wounded. The other was Calvin Mann. He was wounded in the leg. We killed two rebels and one horse. I have no more to write at present. Write often. From your brother. Camp Michigan Jan. 6, 1862 Milton Hitchcock. Once more I am sick. I was taken with a severe cold and for nearly two weeks I have not been able to do anything but be in my tent. What it will amount to I do not know but it is rather tough to be sick as much as I am. The boys advise me to apply for my discharge which I shall do as quick as possible and I have no doubt but what it will be made out soon for I shall never be able to do much here. The Fifth Regiment goes on picket today but I have to lie on my bed and take up with that and wish that I could go with them but that is all the good it does, but Stephen (not identified) is here so I am not very lonesome. You can tell his folks that he is well and as tough as a knot. I expect Stephen will leave here in a short time and probably I shall not see him many times more for his Regiment is going in the heavy Artillery . They will garrison some fort, what one I do not know. You must not worry too much about me, I will write often to you so you can know how I am . Give my best respects to all the neighbors. Stephen sends his respects to all. I must close. Milton Hitchcock NOTE: Pvt. Milton Hitchcock died March 2, 1862. His mother received a certificate in the amount of $126.86 from the Treasury Department. 213 214 r POSTMASTER GENERAL OF TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE Vlill.lllUI~~ &,. d - f"' - day of at __,, (()~ - --- ) in de ~wnty, of on t~ ' of- ..,,4_- , 1 /'f.4 2--, EXECUTE NOW,K NOWY E, fMat, rxm/i4n d e int?euty) at'i.tty) @rul I DO 00:MMISSIOIT HIM A ~il~m£.Z~matu ~o-uzed' to eucfde de 11i£W [;) ®l:f 'IllWlll W~ll'Illllll]) ~'Ill£'Illlll~9 a,,nd de Regulations '!f the Post Office j,Miv~p, a,nd emrP~nenttJ to t~ Mt,m,e ~n?'n?J ~? t,M ;,&al>wotfe t he IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, J ~ve affxed,a t OfY q?tty) de ------- eiflk 0/ndf oty= ~·/,,,,~ - IC lt LIPP m, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ESE PRESEN'rs, GREETING: ) 13'.42 ) -~"- #a,,/U-/~k,ve~ wa6 ~~ --~ ),!/late of //£:~a-rt/ - :tMZ4w~ lie cf«/ D, cmd b TH~o ~OFO :F~ ICJl'./'"' r_-..4d '_ku .· '?ofde.ad ~tu-d,,4/~~- - thd officea l - af-ait/, to de rtment: TO HOLD tlfe 1>ado /fce,e f [F@$'ii~O\\$'if[[~,~ d al/ tie jwweM, aster General of the United States. to 6d my, ~nd, and au6MXI the Seal of the Post Office Department ,I/; ----- rlay, of ~/?'~ra~ - ) m tl:e of (}ll/}" ~od one , ,wul of de .Y~ of,~ l7llonite!a/t atet,d e !?"'o//~ U.S. Government appointment of Elisha Wilcox Grant as Postmaster of Conway, 1842. 215 The Old Courthouse Road Commission-19301 The Livingston County Road Commission (late 1930s): William Slavin , Engineer, Harold Chubb, Clerk , Tracy Crandall , Glenn Chubb , John Hagman, Livingston County Clerk, Coe Allen . 216 Board of Supervisors, 1912 Picture of Livingston County Board of Supervisors, 1912. Front row-Left to Right, Henry Ross, Brighton Township; Albin Pfau, Iosco Township; Elmer Bradley, Unadilla Township; Clark Miner, County Clerk; Arthur Parker , Howell Village Township; Bert Clark , Tyrone Township . Second row-Left to Right, Peavley Taft, Oceola Township; Arthur Shehan, Hamburg Township; James Grubb, Hartland Township ; Clarence Fuller, Cohoctah Township; Harry Stiles, Deerfield Township; Patrick Grey, Green Oak Township; Andrew McKenzie, Conway Township . Third row-Left to Right, Freeley Calkins, Handy Township; Albert Smith, Genoa Township; Ed Smith, Marion Township; James Harris , Putnam Township . Furnished by Alfred H . Pfau, son of Albin Pfau . The county poor farm . The old 'new' jail goes up . It's now the Probate-Juvenile Court . The 'old' dog shelter, now demolished . 218 The old county farm . The cemetary vault t o b e razed in 1976. Here ' s a fashionable fellow!! Circuit Court Judge Willis Lyons holds the gavel as he opens his first court session in Livingston County . Judge Collins, Circuit Judge of Livingston and Shiawassee Counties listens to testimony. Judge Collins was the predecessor of Lyons . 222 Judge Lyons at the bench in Circuit Court . Newly elected Circuit Court Judge Michael Carland (Rt .) takes over with County Clerk John Hagman . Presentation of Michael Carland as judge--L to R . Att. Frances Barron , Municipal Judge, Stan Berriman, Att . Martin Lavan, Carland, Reed Fletcher. Memorial Day 1966, Gold Star Mother, Mrs. Carrie Rohrabacher , 92 years old, places a wreath on the DAR marker on the Library lawn. \ (: ' ". \ , ,. 223 World War soldiers . Note the GAR tyfe and drum corps. 225 Democratic Rally and Pole Raising at Cohoctah, October 22, 1932. From right to left-Herbert Cook, owner of the mules; little child of Mr. Cook; Wally W . Knapp (Driver) , candidate for State Senator; Ed White, Deputy Sheriff; Claude E. Cady, candidate for representative in Congress; Guy B. Hosley, local chairman; Edward B. Milett, can - didate Register of Deeds; Alfred Pfau, County Chairman; Frank G. Knight, candidate Supt. of the Poor; T . Henry Howlett, candidate Representative in Legislature; Oscar Schoenhals, candidate Judge of Probate; Henry D. Finley, candidate Sheriff ; George H. Allen, candidate Supt. of the Poor; Major I. Bravener, candidate County Clerk . Handicapped Christmas Party . Physically Handicapped By Marguerite Moore The National Association of the Physically Handicapped, Inc. is an organization of physically handicapped persons and non-handicapped associate members which was formed on May 4, 1958, at Grand Rapids, Michigan and incorporated under the non-profit laws of Michigan. The scope of the organization is to do all things necessary and within our abilities to improve the social, economic and physical welfare of all the physically handicapped . Our National Education and Research Committee collects and studies data and information of special concern to the physically handicapped and keeps our members and other handicapped informed in these matters . N.A.P .H. proposes and supports legislation to provide more educational and rehabilitation opportunities, tax relief, employment and other benefits for the physically handicapped. Our Livingston County chapter is the first one in our county. We have members from Mental Health, L.A.R,C.. Work Skills in Brighton, Social Services , Rehabilitation in Howell and Hillcrest Center. Our officers are: Marguerite Moore, Hamburg; Ruby Dombroski, Hamburg ; Dorothy Hampton, Howell and Michael Hasti, Howell. County Red Cross The Livingston County Chapter of the American Red Cross was organized April 16, 1917. The officers were Mrs. D.W. VanWinkle chairman , Miss Frances I. Huntington secretary , 228 and Mrs. A.L. Smith Treasurer. They retired Jan . 20, 1940 to be succeeded by Mrs. O.F. Merithew chairman , Mrs. J . Needham vice chairman and sewing chairman , Mrs. Louis Hadley secretary , and Mrs. Don W. VanWinkle treasurer. Succeeding chairmen were Mrs. J .S. Page , Rev. Ralph Karney , Mrs. Geo. Sargison, Miss Josephine Grostic from 1951 to 1967, followed by Chas Sutton, Al Latson , and Milton Conine. Prior to the states ' entry into the second World War all shipments of cloth were made to Jas Needham residence . Later the City of Howell donated the area now used by the present police force as sewing headquarters. Mrs. Harry Huntington headed up the knitting program from her home on Walnut Street. Any garment not passing inspection was corrected and packed for shipment. Guy Knoop donated all day services to and from the train depot of shipments of cloth and yarn. Reflections worth mentioning here-shipping containers were non-existent. John MacDonald supplied rough boxes that were cut to the proper shipping size. Mrs. Russell Smith had the only sewing machine equipped with a buttonholer in our area . She made all the buttonholes. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Pate purchased and packed all articles needed for the ditty bags for that period of production . Services to the Armed Forces is the only recognized official contact between the service men and their families and any branch of our National Armed services . Mrs. Merithew headed this department for many years. Mayor Heller proclaimed Oct. 5, 1965 as "Ollie Merithew Day " in recognition for her years of devotion. This work has since been ably filled by Mrs. Portia Bartz , as many families in Livingston County will attest. Paul Bennett as Water Safety and Life Saving Chairman spent many hours teaching youngsters to swim at the local beach in summer classes . In 1950, Howell became a Unit of the Lansing Regional Blood Center with Helen Bauer serving as chairman continuously until her retirement in 1973. March 1958 the Volunteer Gray Ladies of the American Red Cross was organized to aid in the work at the local hospital. Miss Josephine Grostic as chairman has served continuously and four of the original ladies are still active . They are Mrs . Calvin Gatesman , Mrs. Ruth Bennett, Mrs. Duane Myer and Mrs . Arthur Willard. Since 1960 Mrs . Lester Rider has been First Aid chairman when she inherited the office from Mrs. Ruth Willimer . She is responsible for the instructors who teach first aid to the general public and assists the instructors in organizing classes . This is an efficiently run organization that works quietly in its own area of influence. C.Needham Howell Masons By Glenn A. O'Loane Royal-Arch Masons, Livingston Chapter No. 30 On April 13, 1863, nine Companions from the Howell area petitioned Grand Chapter for a charter, which was issued to Livingston Chapter No. 30 on January 12, 1864 authorizing them to exalt Companions to the Royal Arch Degree . We have no elected Grand Officer from this Chapter . We so have one appointed Grand Officer, Right Excellent Companion Rev. Henry L. Reinewald, who is now Grand Chaplin. We do have members who have served as Grand Committeemen and other appointed offices. This Chapter has served well in York Rite Masonry and in the social life of its members . The Excellent High Priest is William D. Boffa. York Rite Masonry The York Rite in Masonry is composed of the Royal Arch Masons, the Royal and Select Masters and the Knights Templar . Membership in the lower degree is necessary to advance and maintain membership in the higher degree, except in Michigan , membership in the Royal and Select Masters is not a requisite for the Knights Templar . Membership in the Mystic Shrine may be petitioned after membership in the Knights Templar . The York Rite bodies are purposely located in large and small communities so that a Mason may advance his knowledge among his neighbors . Each member may at his option, participate in the work. He may and is encouraged to hold office and to advance to the presiding office, even to the Grand body as some of our members have done. Royal and Select Masters, Livingston Council No. 73 The first assembly of this Council was held on April 12, 1906, under dispensation from the Most Illustrious Grand Master , Bayard A. Church . The present memership · is 61, of which ten are Life Members. This Council is small in size but large in heart to keep it operating as a Masonic body should. The Cryptic degrees have many important lessons and are quite impressive . They bridge a gap between the Master Mason Degree and those of the Capitular degrees and complete a Mason's Masonic History. Keith W. Seales is the present Thrice-Illustrious Master . Order of DeMolay , Livingston County Chapter The first meeting to start the institution of this Chapter was held on Sunday, February 26, 1956 at the Howell Masonic Temple . It was attended by the Worshipful Masters and Board members of the four County Lodges. Contributions of $40.00 from each Lodge and from Masons made a total of $205.50 and an Altar Bible from Charlie Hill completed the necessary finances and furniture to start . This chapter has an outstanding record of honors granted. The Degree of Chevalier is an honor granted by the International Supreme Council for outstanding performance in behalf of the Order of DeMolay. It is the highest award granted an active DeMolay. The following members received it: Chester Cramer , Ron Emerson , Gary Henry , Darwin Liverance, Rodney Lovas, David Rossiter, Lawrence Van Slambrook, Charles Crane , Robert Hall. Tim Kiser , Andre Lovas, Stephen Lovas , Donald Trumbull , Richard Crofoot, Bruce Henry , Rick Leitz , Bela Lovas , Duane Phillips, Jerry Van Slambrook. 229 The square's the thing for nimble footed Howell Square Dancers who keep the beat to the calling of Mary Merrow . Dancers are Carl Peterson and Alida Loring, Ken Loring and Marie Emerson, Gerry Spare and Lorring Emerson and Mary Peterson and Roy Spare. Howell Square Dance Club By Mary Merrow The Howell Square Dance Club of Howell originated in the spring of 1945, during the time of World War II, and was active through the spring of 1970. Don and Helen Knapp offered the use of their building (the building was located on W. Grand River which is now Swan's Store) and the Hildred Harts offered their services as well as the use of their record player and records . The first group consisted of approximately 25 couples invited by the Knapps and Harts. Parties were held at irregular intervals. Couples volunteered to act as hosts and hostesses and refreshments were served . After several open parties, many requests to join were received and as a result the building was outgrown so a move to the Masonic Hall. There were several moves, during the years, and finally the Southwest School became the regular meeting place . Don and Helen Knapp left Howell in May of 1946a nd at that time a farewell party was held at the home of the Russell Smith's. At this meeting the members present decided to form a club and Lyle Wessenger was elected President: Dorothy Willis was elected Secretary-Treasurer . The Charter members were: The John Barrs , Paul Bennetts, Joe Bradys , William Brandts , Tyler Brogans , Noel Burnhams , Maurice Coles', Wilbur Davis ', Kennedy Davis ', Claude Devereauxs, Tom Devereauxs , Clarence Earls, Lyman Fays , Calvin Gatesmans, Tom Goldens, Hildred Harts, Bird Rights, Wilson Howletts, Fred Jappingas, Seiber Karnes, Don Knapps, Gerald McCloskeys, Robert McPhersons, Robert MacDonalds, Ned Millis', Leslie Merritts, Byron Rogers, Sam Ross', Ray Salmons, Art Smiths, Russell Smiths , Keen Stollsteimers , Harry Waldrons , Loron Willis', and Lyle Wessengers. Many things were solved at the organizational meeting of the Howell Square Dance Club held at the home of Loron and Dorothy Willis in May of 1946. Here it was decided that the membership was to be limited to 40 couples and that the active membership would pass on other couples to be admitted . Prospective members had to attend at least three parties before they became eligible for a vote to member- 230 ship. The dues were $1.00 per couple per month. Hildred Hart and Wilbur Davis were the original callers and for their services they were not required to pay dues . A little later in 1946, Mr. and Mrs . Riby Holmes were invited to become members and Mr. Holmes assumed some of the responsibility of calling. Very shortly after the official organization a committee was appointed to provide a constitution . Originally the club met the first and third Saturdays of each month-later this was changed to the second and fourth Saturdays . In Septemer of 1947, the first dinner dance party was held at Waldenwoods with 65 members and guests present. These annual parties were held for many years usually in the spring at the close of the square dance season . Early during the existence of the club, dances were held at an early hour of the same meeting date for the purpose of teaching square dancing to the children of the members . This continued for many years. Through the years, the membership changed , but always maintained a fine, fun-loving group of people. The Hildred Harts moved away from Howell and Riby Holmes became involved in square dancing activities in Fowlerville-this left Wilbur Davis as the Caller until 1964 when he moved with his family to another area . At that time "yours truly " became Caller and then Glen Eastman followed. In 1961, Paul Bennett, who was Recreation Director, through the City of Howell Recreation Department, sponsored the first Square Dance Festival for Howell and surrounding nearby areas . Several visiting Callers participated. The Festivals were very well attended and created much interest in square dancing; they became annual events for five years . Howell Square Dance Club membership was maintained through classes which were held under the direction of the Recreation Department and the membership grew-then as all good things must end-this Club as a result of many outside interests terminated at the end of the dancing season in 1970. It lived 25 years and many good things resulted from the Club, always there was good clean fun, wonderful fellowship and very fine friendships! Angela Skorski Dance Studio Angela Skorski from Redford, Michigan conducted a dance studio, first at Brighton and then at Howell for 15 to 20 years. From her first sessions to her last, she often taught two generations of students; the children of students she taught in her first years at Howell were taught in her later years. It was quite a problem to get all the students into a recital because seventy-five or more were presented in one program. Her first assistant teacher was Roberta Nakielski and the second assistant was Jeanette Lebioda. Mrs. Skorski did pageant arrangements in Dearborn and Livonia . She also did the choreography for the Flint Festival and also for the 1963 Howell Centennial program . Several of her students became dance teachers themselves. She coached the 4-H quartette of ballet dancers who won the Michigan State 4-H Talent Contest at Michigan State University in 1959. They were all Howell girls : Kathy White, Susan Schott, Ardenne Rohrabacher and Donna Simmons. 231 Young At Heart scene at the annual St. Joseph summer fa ir, 1950. 232 The Young At Heart group meets in Mildred and Paul Bennett's back yard . It was a picnic get together, with everyone bringing food , and the club furnishing grilled hamburgers . Past presidents of the Rotary Club on the 25th anniversary of Rotary in Howell, 1950. Dr . Sam Ross gives his last talk to the Rotary Club in the Recreation Center . 233 The first Eagle Scout Government Day of the then Livingston District, Portage Trails Council (all of these names have changed now) . We were the guest of Rep . Sharpe at a joint session of both houses, February 17, 1965 where they paid trubite to Marion Ander- 234 son, America's famous Negro singer, at the close of her career. The boys are: James Coddington, Troop 63; Dana Garland, Explorer Post 63; Christopher "Kit" Hensick, Explorer Post 63; Thomas Hibner, Explorer Post 63; Richard "Mike" Yost, Explorer Post 63. Sutton's Hardware, 1913. Al Smith . S.W. ltsell , Former President of the 1st Nationat Bank in Howell . 235 Thirty Years I•D Howell And Some of the People I've Known By D. L. Zemper Thirty years in Howell and some of the people I've known. I am not a native of Howell, having been born in Bay City and raised in Flint, but all my adult life has been spent here , and this I claim as my town. I was born in the upstairs bedroom of an aunt's house on a cold snowy November day and they couldn't get the window closed. My mother used to tell me of the snow on the foot of the bed when I came into the world. I grew up in Flint in what would now be called slum areas , but we didn't call them that because we didn't know the difference, but I always felt if I could ever work my way through college I'd never come back to a large town. I did for a while, as a metallurgical engineer at the start of the war , but since then have been a resident of Howell. Imagine , if you can, the changes that have taken place in the past fifty years - Transportation-from train for long trips and horse and buggy for short trips , to automobile and commercial airlines . From a two day trip to Detroit and back to a trip to Europe in seven hours, and men going to the moon in 2½ days. People living in mobile homes and high rise apartments, and driving in their leisure time to vacation spots in travelling homes on the great new expressways, all paved and three lanes wide each way. The phase-out of railroads to carry freight to the use of large semi-trucks to carry almost all of our cargo . Home-From large wood burning kitchen stoves to small gas and electric ranges and now starting the use of microwave ovens that cook an entire meal in a few seconds. From the iceman who saw your card in the window telling him how much ice you needed, to refrigerators and freezers to hold your frozen fruits and vegetables all winter. From kerosene lamps to some all electric homes including heat and light. From wood and coal burning space heaters in the living room to the newest heat pumps to heat the house in cold weather and cool the house in the summer . From boiling the clothes to wash them to automatic washing machines and dryers . Schools-When I first came to Howell, all of the children in the rural areas went to a one room country school through the eighth grade, and if they went further they came to town for high school which held all grades for the city kids. Now we have five elementary schools and two Intermediate schools plus the new high school. Business-The old village general stores which sold most everything , have given way to specialized businesses which sell only one type of material. The neighborhood grocery stores are all gone, replaced by large air conditioned supermarkets and shopping centers . Work- In the old days people worked twelve hours a day from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and six days a week. On Sunday they went to church in the morning and had all Sunday afternoon with nothing to do. Now most people work forty hours a week and have late afternoons and two day weekends of leisure time. And the trend is to 30 or 36 hour work weeks in the near future . Pleasure-With all the leisure time, we have changed our lives considerably . In the older days, fishing, frog hunting, or a group auto trip on a Sunday afternoon. They travelled in 236 groups or clubs to help each other out of the ditches or to change flat tires , to weekend trips for golfing, skiing or going for trips with their snowmobiles. Many people take one or two week vacations to Europe or other parts of the world. These things could not even have been dreamed of by people fifty years ago when it took two weeks just to get overseas by steamship . The coming of radio and in the last twenty-five years the part of television in our homes has changed our lives to the point where most people would never want to go back to the "good old days. " Most of these changes have come about during my life in Howell, but more important to me, are the people I have known in this little town. I decided to spend my life here, not just because my wife, Tillie, had grown up here but also because I had been on college track teams that travelled all over the country running in large meets . Whenever we travelled west to Milwaukee or Chicago or even to Nebraska for National Championship meets , we always travelled by car in those days , the coach would call ahead and we would stop on our way home at a little restaurant in Howell called the Family Restaurant. The owner at that time was Fred Cronenwett. He is gone now as is Howard Gentry who owned it later , but it is still handled by his son Bob Gentry . Fred would keep the place open till we got there and have steaks ready that hung over a twelve inch plate. It was wonderful, but I was always impressed with the trees that lined Grand River and all the other streets . I always felt that this was the town I would like to live in. It's hard to beat a beautiful town and friendly people. People I have known in Howell-Looking back over the last thirty years , I have many memories of many people. There is no way I could mention them all, but some stand out in my mind for things they did or stories they told when they would sit with me in my studio and talk . Some were doctors or professional people, some were just ordinary guys, many are gone now but I've loved them all and cherish the memories . First of all should be Willie Wright, one of the few colored people we've had in town. We're supposed to call them black people now, but no matter , he was a great guy. Born in Alabama he came to Howell in the 30's and made his living cleaning business places and washing windows. Willie was one of my favorite subjects, a very religious man, I could get almost any expression I needed by quoting something from the Bible. The most famous picture I took of Willie was in 1966w hich was chosen as the top portrait print in the U.S. and was on the cover of the photographers national magazine . J made a large pictue of it framed it and took it over to his house one afternoon. He cried and offered me a glass of his homemade beer. The beer was terrible but we had a nice talk . Another picture of Willie was rated best in Michigan and I had it in the studio window. Coming back from a commercial job I found him washing the windows and looking at his picture inside. I took a shot of that which was on the cover of our state magazine. Willie was a great guy and before he died at 96, Francis Barron organized a large party for him at the Elks Lodge at $10.00 a ticket. He had a wonderful time with teiegrams from the governor and senators everywhere. Fred Server had a beard all the time I knew him, long before the young people with their long hair and beards of Judge Henry Harmon Henry H. Harmon (1823-1884), younger brother of Amarilla A . Harmon, was born in Manchester, Ontario County, New York and came to Michigan with his parents . He lived in Novi until 1847 when he came to Howell to teach the winter term in the Howell High School. He commenced reading law in the office of Lewis H . Hewett and was admitted to the Bar of Michigan in 1849. He was a law partner of Dennis Shields, father of Edward and Frank Shields, who were also lawyers in Howell some years later . Henry Harmon was Circuit Court Commissioner in 1852, Prosecuting Attorney in 1854 and Judge of Probate in 1864, practicing law for thirty-five years. He was a member of Howell Lodge No. F and AM, Worshipful Master in 1854-1855, a Charter member of the Livingston Chapter No . JO, of the Royal Arch Mason on April 16, 1863. He was also a member of Howell Commandery , No. 28, of Knights Templar , which was organized April 7, 1870. The following are a few words said of Judge Henry Harmon by his law partner , Dennis Shields, " From the time I first made his acquaintance down to the time of his death, the most friendly feeling has existed between us. In all of my mingling with men and members of the bar I never met one who so completely filled the measure of a first class lawyer and gentleman as did Judge Harmon . He probably had no superior in the state of Michigan, in the preparation of written cases on briefs where writings were necessary. Judge Cooley paid him the compliment of saying that he presented to the Supreme Court as finely prepared papers as any man that came into court from any part of the state." recent years . This made him unusual along with the fact that he rode a bicycle everywhere, even to Detroit , and he never wore socks. Fred never married , didn' t drink , smoke or swear , but the thing most people remember him for was that he would, on occasion, walk on his hands-uphill the entire block in front of the courthouse or down at the beach. Fred had a homemade house on the lake where the boat landing is now, and everyda y he would take a dip in the lake, winter and summer . In the winter he would chop a hole in the ice and dive in. One day the kids playing hockey on the lake talked him into making two holes, to dive into one and come up the other . He tried it but couldn't find the other hole. The kids were worried and one went for the police. Fred was smart and kept his nose up to the ice for the small air area above the water and was able to breathe . When the police came , they could see the dark area where he was and topped the ice toward the hole so that he could get out. At that point the police put a stop to his winter dipping. I took many pictures of Fred which were hung in national exhibits. He was a great model. Joe Carey-Joe is another great little fellow who never married , didn't smoke, drink or swear . He played the part of "Popeye " on the stage in the waning days of vaudeville . A tiny little fellow with a hippety hop walk, I took a picture of him which hung in many national exhibits . He works summers up here on golf courses , but has a house in Florida where he spends the winter because he loves to fish. While in Florida he goes to elementar y schools and children 's hospitals and puts on his acts for the kids-and never takes a penny for anything . Just one of the real good guys. L.E. (Pat) May M.D. Doctor May, or "Pat May" as ever yone knows him- Wow! I could write a book about him. One of the civic leaders , he organized more things and got more people working than anyone I've ever known. He thought up the idea for a Melon Festival , organized committees , and let them do the work, and- Bingo-we had a Melon Festival. That was in 1959, and we still have a Festival every year . The last few years he got the J .C.'s working on it and they're doing a great job. We could use more men like Pat , someone who has the ideas and gets a lot of other people together to get the job done. I remember , one time many years ago , he was so well liked by many of his patients that they staged a parade in front of his house, complete with floats and all , for his birthday . Brayton Kirk Not many people in town probably remember Bra yton as a young man . Some know him now as a shuffling grey haired man who used to run the projector at the Howell Theater . What most people don't know is that he was a genius with radio and television equipment , was a national member of A.S.C., had a pilot' s license, and a " hard hat " deep sea divers license. His house still is a maze of collections of everything to the point where it's difficult to even walk through . He saves everything. He could have the biggest flea market in Michigan. Willis Lyons I talked of Judge Lyons in the first book, how he was officially dead of Yellow Fever and yet survived , in the Spanish American War. The judge came into the studio about once a month and told stories for an hour or so, for many years . One of his favorite stories was about a woman who lived on orth Michigan Ave. and was the state president of the W.C.T.U. (Womens Christian Temperance Union) who were 237 the backbone behind the prohibition movement . So-when prohibition was going to be in effect the next morning, all eleven bars in Howell had to get rid of all their whiskey. Many , many citizens in town were buying it up for thirty cents a gallon if they brought their own jugs . Willis and a friend gathered up 32 jugs which they filled with water and a little food coloring to make it look like whiskey, and after midnight they placed them all on the front porch of the State President of the W.C.T.U. People driving their buggies down Michigan Ave. to work the next morning , saw the jugs on the porch, but Willis said the outraged state president never knew who put them there. Stan Herriman Stan has been an attorney, a prosecuting attorney and a municipal judge in our little community for many , many years. I like Stan because of his wry humor which is always evident. Years ago he took a small movie camera, which he knew nothing about, and drove to Cohoctah-twelve miles north of town. He took pictures all the way, of cows on fences , pigs with their litters-anything he saw . He called the movie " My Trip to Cohoctah" and showed it to many service clubs etc. adding many anecdotes about the people in the audience to make a hillarious show. I remember him telling me one time that a client of his, Tom Kizer Sr., had asked him to write a dunning letter to someone . Stan wrote the letter , telling the man that T. Kizer was a friend of his, and that if he didn't pay the bill, Tom would not let him swim in his pool anymore. He paid the bill. Dr. Harry Huntington Here is another man that I could write a book about, one of the greatest guys I ever knew. Harry Huntington was a third generation doctor in Howell. His office was in the north west corner of the main four, first door past the old McPherson Bank. Tillie and I were living about a mile west of town, just this side of the present High school with her father Eric Reiner . I used to jog into town for evening appointments and jog back . When Doc's light was on, I often stopped in to chat. In the summer he would be sitting behind his desk with his shirt off, just an undershirt on because of the heat, and he would say , " What would you like? " Then he would go back in the back room and pour a martini into paper cups from his refrigerator full of drugs and medicines and we would sit and talk about what went on during the day . Tillie and I had two sons, Rich and Steve and she wanted a girl , but we didn't think it would happen . Then one day, Tillie was in the old hospital, where McPherson Bank is now and Harry called me and said "Get over there ." I had farther to go, so I got there after him . He was going up the elevator , so I ran up the three flights to the maternity ward and he was coming out of the elevator with his shirt off and ready to work. He asked me if I wanted to come in and help but I said no, I'd just watch through the screen door of the delivery room . In a few minutes he called out- "You wanted a girl-you got one." I said, "You're kidding," and he came through the screen door, spread the baby 's legs apart and said-"Believe me now?" Sherm Jubb Sherm too, was·just a nice little guy who was an insurance man and really liked to fish through the ice at his cottage in the winter . Sherm also liked to spend a few hours every once in a while telling me stories about the olden days . His father owned the building on the northeast corner of Michigan and Sibley which was an implement shop. He told me about the paving of Grand River and many other things, but his 238 The Burhances Guy W. Burhance born 1835, Washtenaw County, and Frances D. Davis, born 1845, Portland Mich., married 1866. Their farm home was just west of Howell. Later they bought a farm at Coral, Mich. They were maternal grandparents of Mrs . Howard Grostic (deceased), Mrs . Carl Harding, and Mrs . Harlow Pless. Old Livingston Submitted for a Community Song by Verian A. Ball of Deerfield Tune, Yankee Doodle. Come sing a song of Livingston, The county of this state sir, Where everything goes nicely on, And always up to date sir. Chorus 0 Livingston, we'er strong for you, Livingston, our county, From your hills to lakes so blue, We reap a gorgeous bounty. We have sixteen townships here, In this grand old creation, And every one has many t'hin.g'i. To give us inspiration. Chorus We have one nice city too, And several smaller towns, sir. They all are growing I'll tell you, And never will go down, sir. Chorus The farmers of old Livingston Breed world's best Holstein (cattle, And with that aim have won their (fame In many a hard-fought battle. Chorus Then let us give a rousing cheer For this grand old creation; For Livingston, our county dear, The best one in the nation. Chorus favorite story was when he was fourteen years old, he and a friend had been watching workers repair a roof with tar . They found they could chew chips of the tar and it became soft like chewing gum. The Presbyterian Church was on Sibley Street at that time, so they pushed the soft tar into the keyholes of the church. That was Saturday night, the next morning the janitor couldn't unloc~ the church doors, and no one could get into the church. The janitor suspected who had done it and called Sherm's dad, and his dad met him with a razor strap behind the barn. Dr. E.A. (Sam) Ross Sam Ross was a dentist in town. A very likeable fellow with an acute sense of humor. When Sam moved south of town on the Pinckney Road, the nice little home he moved into, had an outhouse. He decided against an indoor bathroom and one day with a gathering of many of his closest friends, he laid the cornerstone of his new outhouse-complet~O feet from the kitchen , with the Scottish Ross plaid on the seats, a switch in the house which turned on a heater above the seats and turned on the lights. It had a magazine rack and all the emergency material that a plush outhouse could ever have. It even had a radio outlet with soft music . Sam did many things for this town. He served on the city council, on the school board, and while president of the Rotary Club he started the original bathhouse and swimming area at the lake for all the kids in town. We should mention some of the ladies in Howell. They didn't come in and tell me stories of the old days , but a couple of them come to mind for helping the young people of the l ·t.r..• rser titf~iaets community . First , of course, must be Florence Warner , a High School teacher here for more than fifty years. She was a good teacher, a strict disciplinarian and remembered fondly by all who studied under her. Another I recall was Betty Cook. She liked young people and for years adopted the basketball team and had them over to her house for a snack before every home ball game . Years after when they were grown and had families , one of them noticed that her house looked pretty bad . They all got together one Saturday morning with paint and brushes and painted her house, trimmed the bushes and yard and spruced it up real nice. It was just a "Thank You" for all the nice things Betty Cook had done for them. Speaking of things people do for the town, who could ever compile the many things that Mike Hagman has done for this area. It would take a book in itself to enumerate all of the nice things that Mike has done, and of course there is no way he could have done it all without the constant help of his wonderful wife, Ruby. Many of our former Mayors devoted most of their lives to this Community usually with much sacrafice to their business. Eric Reiner, my wife's father started the Lakeview Cemetery and the rebuilding of the sewage system with the help of the ever-present Karl Welcher . Burt Woodhams, Charles Sutton, and Cliff Heller did so many things for this town that there is no way the town coulq ever repay them . These are some of the things I remember of the thirty years I've spent in Howell. It has been the better part of my life-It has been my life. A share of stock in the Livingston County Fair Association in 1914. By 1947, semi -trucks were beginning to replace the railroads as the big freight haulers . But when a bad snowstorm came in , they had to wait for the roads to be cleared. 240 Mary Brigham, the first woman doctor in the area comes with her cutter to make a house call. Across the street from the old Catholic Church at Fleming and Grand River, Paul Bennett made up a skating rink in front of the old wooden Catholic school. Howell City Council bought this new snow removal machine in 1947. Howell Artists Charles Charles E. Schafer was born in 1914 on a farm near Pinckney in Livingston County. Schafer attended High School in Howell and then Michigan State College. There followed two years of study at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and a year later at the Art 1n stitute of Chicago. Later he studied under Harvey Dunn at the Grand Central Art Galleries in New York City. He returned to Michigan to accept a position with the state as Staff Artist for the Conservation Department in the Education Division where he has remained over 30 years. In 1947 the Conservation Department published his annual drawings "Michigan Wildlife Sketches", now in its eighth edition and still used by all Michigan schools. Schafer is art editor of the state magazine "Michigan Natural Resources" and still resides in Livingston County on a farm near Pinckney. 244 Shirley Radloff Being the wife of heating contractor Clarence H. Radloff and the mother of two active children, Christoper age 13 and Shelly s, should be enough to keep this area artist busy. Granted a scholarship to a private art school, she studied 4 years at the William Pachner School of Art and three at Florida Gulf Coast Art Center in Clearwater, Florida . . . Having studied techniques of renaissance and modern artists alike she is comfortable with both. Winter scape, a dark stormy sky, some endangered species or even a typical midwest landscape. Whatever seems to intrigue and facinate her, captures the stroke of her brush . Having spent the last 14 years restoring the over 100-year-old farm house in which they reside, both Shirley and Clarence enjoy creating art objects from primitive patterns, tin ware, pine furniture or even producing primative wooden toys and dolls for children. When not extremely busy Shirley restores damanged paintings for dealers and ga llerys. I The Davises, Dari, Isabel and daughter Joan moved to Howell from Detroit in 1936 and found it truly "A Good Place to Live." Isabel was a charter member of the Livingston Art Association and exhibited in all of their shows until the spring of 1967 when their choice of a place for retirement became Fairhope, Alabama where Isabel has been active in the Eastern Shore Art Association which has a membership of around 800. She has also participated in the Mobile Outdoor Shows and exhibited extensively. Her oil paintings hang in several states. Among artists with whom she has studied are John Szekes, the nationally famous Cleveland Woodward and Howell's very own noted James Ross. 245 Ella Hagman Ella L. Hagman is a long time resident of Howell. She came here in 1913 to play the piano for the silent movie theatre, then met her husband to be, John A . Hagman and they were married in 1916. John became Livingston County Clerk in 1914 and remained in that position for 48 years. They were the parents of three children, Louise, Pauline and Gerald, all of whom are still residents of Howell. Ella has played piano for a number of organizations over the years. She played for St. John's Episcopal Church for 15 years, for the Eastern Star for 35 years and for some years, she played for the White Shrine. She was also president of the Young at Hearts Club for two years . St. John's Church has been her home church for many years and she has served as President of the Episcopal Church Women and of St. John's Guild as well as heading many projects there over the years . China painting has been her main hobby, altho she did some oil painting and ceramics. She did such beautiful work she could have become a professional. Those people who have samples of her work will treasure them always . 246 Jean Rasegan A local artist, Jean Rasegan, life-time resident of the Howell area, only began to pursue her interest in the arts in recent years. She was born to Adnah and Ina Nicholson in Cohoctah Township in 1922. She attended the Graham Country School and enjoyed pencil sketching as a young girl. Married to George Rasegan in 1940, she raised five children, herself the youngest of five children. She enjoyed informal flower gardening and vegetable gardening, doing home-canning for many years. She sewed for her family, knitted and crocheted. She also assisted her husband in his business. weaving colorful, traditional rag rugs from hand-sewn rags became a pastime when she obtained a large, two-treadle floor loom . Mrs. Rasegan completed her high school education and received her diploma in 1970. The same year she studied painting under Dorothy Gheen, Livingston Arts and Crafts Association member and teacher. With her encouragement, Jean studied painting and lifedrawing at Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit under Tony Williams in 1971 through 1972. This was followed by a class in painting under Marcy Gross at Oakland Community College and also Guy Palazzola and David Sharp at the Ann Arbor Art Association. Her painting "Winter Oak" was accepted and shown at the Rackham Building in the 51st members' show of the Ann Arbor Art Association. Jean enjoyed painting landscapes primarily, which were done in warm, subdued tones with a delicate touch. She liked to work from photographs she had taken herself in the local area. Mrs . Rasegan participated in Livingston Arts and Crafts functions, displaying her oil-paintings, water-colors, macrame and weaving at Christmas Bazaars, crafts functions and the Outdoor Summer Shows during the Melon Festival. She was the treasurer for that organization from 1973 until 1976 when illness curtailed her activities. She died at home in March, 1976 of cancer . Leland Edward Moffitt was born on October 26, 1904 in Lebanon, Connecticut. He studied at Pratt Institute, under Franklin Schoonover, Frederick Taubs and Wallace Bassford. He lived in Howell from 1962-1968. He was Past President and one of the original members of Livingston County Art and Craft Association. He retired to Cape Cod. He is teaching two classes a week. 247 Dorothy Hampton Walter and Dorothy Hampton, with daughters Janet and Heather, moved to Howell in 1960, when Walter assumed the position of Livingston Intermediate School Superintendent and Dorothy taught at Southwest School. In 1963 the family was in an automobile accident, which left Dorothy with paralysis and in a wheel chair. Four years later, when Lee Moffitt was teaching an oil painting class at the Recreation Center, Dorothy joined the class to become acquainted with the medium . She had done some water-color painting many years before, but had never used oils. Ever since that time she has been painting quite regularly. She paints still-life, floral arrangements and landscapes, and has sold many of her works. Her favorite landscapes depict the natural and rare beauty of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where both she and Walter were born and raised. Painting on location would please her the most, but as this is usually impossible she resorts to painting from photographs taken by her husband. She especially enjoys trying to capture the true color and fragrance of a bowl of fresh flowers. Dorothy has shown in many art shows and has won several honors for her paintings. She has been a member of the Livingston Arts and Crafts Association, along with her husband, for nearly ten years. 248 "The Table," painted by Jayne Day Williams with thumb and finger. Oil on masonite . 18" by 22" . Portrayed in warm shades of gold, orange and purple . Photography by Ken Weed Jayne Day Williams Jayne Day Williams doesn't paint just because she likes to-she indulges in her favorite art form because she has to. "I get hungry to paint," she says. Her style is romantic realism, with soft or vibrant hues forming a portrait, still life or landscape. Her interest in oil painting started back in high school in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. She had an art teacher who was "very encouraging." From there, she went on to Ohio University to obtain her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree . It was there that she developed her realistic style. Her instructors taught her, "The world as it stands is beautiful." After graduating, Jayne spent 1S years using her artistic talents for community activities. She and her husband and daughters moved frequently during that time . Jayne has three daughters. She says they and her husband have been very cooperative and encouraging of her art work. The Williams family came to Howell 17 years ago. "This is our last stop," Jayne notes. She has spent years researching and restoring the buildings on their 20 acres. She has continued with her art education. She spent a year studying water colors at Eastern Michigan University. Then she taught reading to slow learners in Howell for six years. Afterward, she attended the Society of Arts and Crafts in Detroit for two years. "It was marvelous," Jayne says of the experience . She studied life painting (portraiture), which has become her favorite subject . In December of 197S, the artist opened The Wooden Indian, an antique shop in which she also sells her paintings . It ' s located in the carriage house next to her home at 3787 Byron Rd . She has monochromatics, still lites and landscapes on display . Jayne has also shown her work at the Hartland Art Show, the Birmingham Art Fair, the Golden Gallery in Brighton, the Bloomfield-Birmingham Art Association Spring Art Exhibit, the Annual Melon Festival, and the Livingston County Christmas Bazaar. She has been a member of the Livingston County Art~ and Crafts Association for the past eight years, serving as its vice-president for six years. She is also on the Hartland Art Council and in the Bloomfield-Birmingham Art Association. Presently, Jayne is studying with Johanna Haas, a German life painter. She has encouraged the romantic use of color in Jayne's paintings, with more vibrant tones resulting. Jayne believes an artist must put feeling into his work "to really produce a painting." She is grateful for the people and experiences she has encountered, because she feels they have made her more compassionate in her life and her art . "You really have to be able to see beyond the surface," Jayne explains. "I think it's a real challenge to be able to capture the real person, not the shell. I would never paint anyone that I didn't visit with ." Of the future, Jayne says she wants to keep studying. She is eager to spend the rest of her life painting, learning and mastering her technique. Lin Orrin Genung 249 Alma Fickies Alma Fickies was born in St. Charles, Michigan, the oldest of eleven children. She liked to draw from earliest childhood and was encouraged in this by her teachers and when in the fifth grade exhibited for the first time at the Saginaw Fair. Painting in oils is the most satisfying to her of all her many hobbies, which include crochet , gardening, pottery, wood sculpting, poetry and writing fiction . Her writing experience included area news for the Chesaning and Owosso Argus papers and book news for the local Carnegie Library in Howell . Alma was president of the Howell Area Artists and a charter member of the Livingston County Arts and Crafts when this asso- ,. ciation was organized . She has studied under artists from Detroit and Lansing and attended many art classes in Howell. She has perused the works and books of the greats and had the opportunity to visit Europe and Great Britain and study the works of artists in the National Museums and private art collections and galleries in London. Edinburgh, Dublin, London, Brussels, Munich, Verona and Genoa, Nice and Paris. She especially enjoyed the Louvre and the huge wall and ceiling paintings at Versailles . Seeing the original paintings of the great artists is a thrill and she says it helped her to develop her own techniques and style, also, to better understand the use of color and light to convey feeling and a message to a painting . She has exhibited at many outdoor art shows here in Howell and at Charlevoix, also indoors at Lansing . Many of her paintings have been sold to collectors in Michigan, Chicago, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Florida. Alma and her husband, Harold, and two daughters, came to Howell in 1949. Mr . Fickies was x-ray and lab tecbnician at the Byron Rd. Medical Clinic until his retirement after 20 years in 1973. She retired after 20 years from Citizens Insurance Company. The daughters are Mrs . Nancy Fickies and Mrs . Tom (Sally) Hathaway. The families are members of the First Baptist Church where Alma has done chalk paintings to the accompaniment of music and song, as well as in other small churches . She tries to portray a meaningful message thru this media to her audience . Ina E. Hight, born Adrian Mich. Attended Ypsilant i State Normal, and University of Chicago . Taught Art, Latin and Literature in Howell, Fine and Industrial Arts in Grand Rapids . City Librarian in Howell for 16 years. Married Bird L . Hight, one son William, and three grandchildren . Member of First Presbyterian Church, Livingston County Arts and Crafts, Livingston County Historical Society, Howell Book Club. Marjorie Banks Marjorie E. Banks was born Marjorie Jordan in Owosso, Michigan in 1945. She grew up in Owosso and graduated from Owosso High School in 1963. In 1967 she received a B.A. degree in Art Education and in 1970 an M.A . degree in Art Education, both from Michigan State University. She has taught art at the elementary level in the public schools in Villa Park, Illinois and Lansing, Michigan. She also taught Art Education at Michigan State University. Since moving to Howell in 1973 she has taught art through the Community Re-Entry Program at the Livingston County Jail, painting classes through the Howell Recreation Center, and macrame classes out of her home . Ms . Bank's strongest interests in the arts are in the areas of painting, silkscreening, and macrame . She is a member of the Michigan Art Education Association and serves on the board of the Livingston Arts and Crafts Assoc i ation . She has exhibited work at the Hartland Art Show and her macrame work has been shown and sold from The Quaker Shoppe in Brighton and The Gift Gallery of James D. Ross in Howell. Ms . Banks is a wife and mother of two children . The artist was born January 21, 1850 somewhere in Michigan. He was a professional portrait painter, photographer and violin maker . The writer also has in her possession several old violins made by him, one of which has written on the inside the following : "Made by B. B. Morgan . Violin, viola and cello maker . Howell, Michigan . Finished, Feb . 1919. Moisture Proof ." He died September 14, 1930 and is buried in Lakeview cemetery, Howell, Michigan. The subject of the portrait, Nancy Lucinda Morgan (nee Monroe), was born January 17, 1852 and died January 25, 1937. She was married to B. B. Morgan in 1872 and was 20 years of age when she was married . She too is buried by her husband's side in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Michigan . She was 28 years of age when this portrait was painted by her husband, B. B. Morgan . This portrait along with others was obtained from the walls of the old Monroe Homestead, a red brick structure which was a centennial home in Livingston County, Michigan. This was their residence until they died. The house eventually burned to the ground in 1973, presumed to be set afire by vandals . 251 Beth Livingston Beth Liv i ngston was born in Milford, Michigan and grew up in Wixom, Michigan . She attended Walled Lake H igh School . After graduation she attended Michigan State Normal College-now known as Eastern M ichigan University-where she received the degree of Bachelor of Science in art in 1949. . . In 1959 she received the degree of Master of Art in Education from the same college. For eight years-from Septem - ber 1949 to June 1957 she taught art in the Howell Public Schools. She was married in 1957 to John Livingston who for 36 years owned and operated Livingston's Drug Store in Howell. Mrs . Livingston worked in the store until it was sold in March 1976. She has had several hobbies in her life including sewing, photo - graphy and furniture refinishing. In the field of art she does oil painting, water colors, and pen and ink drawings. Her works are in private collections around the country . Mr. and Mrs. Livingston are the parents of Mr. Ronald Livingston of Flint, Michigan ; Mrs. Richard (Elaine) Reynolds of Owosso, Michigan; Mrs . Gary (Martha) Musson of Howell; Mr. Wilbur Livingston of Ypsilanti; and Mrs. Randal (Lois) Fischer of Farmington, Michigan. They have five grandchildren. 252 I was born in New York state on a dairy farm and lived most of my childhood and teen years in southern New Jersey, where I received most of my education. After moving to Michigan with my family. I met and married Lawrence Bamber, a promising young dairy farmer, in 1929. We have four children : three daughters, Ellie Shappirio of Ann Arbor, Mary Ann Smith of Walled Lake, and Nancy Eisele of Kinde; and a son, William, of Howell, who is carrying on the dairy business . We have ten grandchildren: Richard, Fred, and Tim Eisele, Susan and Mark Shappirio, John and Samuel Smith, and Kathleen, Carrie, and Daniel Bamber. I was a 4-H leader and a councilor for Methodist Youth Fellowship for several years . I am a member of the United Methodist Women and Grace Guild Circle of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church, and for the past ten years I have been a member of the Red Cross volunteers , working as a Grey Lady . My wish to try oil painting gave the children a clue for a Christmas gitt in 1967. A complete painting set with art instruction books started me on a new and interesting hobby . With several short courses, study Bozena Granowski Bozena Granowski received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Michigan State University . She also studied painting in Perugla, Italy. Currently, she is completing her Master of Fine Arts in graphics at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland . Her works have been exhibited at Student Shows at M.S.U . ; a juried exhibition "Polish American Artists" at The Galerla in Orchard Lake, and "1776 plus 200" art exhibit at the Scarab Club In Detroit. Ms . Granowski's paintings, primarily abstract landscapes, incorporate forms wh ich seem to flow beyond the picture frame, a feeling which is enhanced by carefully selected and harmonious colors. Her paintings are not about color; rather, the color interacts with the forms to set a mood. and practice, I soon learned that landscapes , seascapes , old farm homes and old churches are my favorite subjects . After we retired from farming and settled in our new home on Clyde Road, we did quite a bit of traveling. I took slides of all the interesting places for possible future paintings . To try to reproduce in oils the beauty around us that God has wrought is indeed a great challenge and pleasure . ELVIRA BAMBER 253 \ ) • \ ) Gerald Johnson is a self-taught artist whose works have appeared in most of the major art shows in Michigan since 1972 including the Michigan Focus and Michigan Survey Shows. His work has also been exhibited in various museums throughout the country including the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan; the San Jose Museum of Art in San Jose, California; and Ball State University Art Gallery in Muncie, Indiana . Reviews of his work have appeared In the "Detroit News," the "Detroit Free Press," and the "Lansing State Journal." Johnson is currently a member of the Willis Gallery located in the Fisher Building in Detroit. His current work shows a childlike ability to strip the chrome and pretense from modern humanity offering the viewer an uncompromising portrait of the cruel passions fueling modern man. Gerald Johnson had all his schooling in Howell, graduating in 1963. 256 I have lived in Howell for the last ten years and I have been painting and printmaking for the last six . I graduated from Howell High School and received a degree in art from Oakland University In 1973. I am pleased to be included in this bicentennial project as a member of the art community, and although as of yet I have no long list of credits or distinguished career about which to boast, I am glad for this recognition. Just a word about the type of work I do ... I find crisp geometric shapes and bold color exciting and occupying as a format . The painting pictured here is one of a series of shaped canvases which give the illusion of a three dimensional geometric object. The image is bold and direct. Illusion strives to become reality. Creativity and personal expression must play an ever increasing role in our society for they are the only ways to combat noninvolvement and anonymity prevalent in our society. We are always so content to let someone else do our thinking and decision making . Our rightto personal expression is one of the freedoms guaranteed by our constitution . Ben Davis Benton Walter Davis-born in Cleveland, Ohio, September 15, 1901, schools, Bob Hope was a couple of years behind me at Fairmount Grammar School. (He was then, of course, Les Hope) . East Tech High School . Then two years at Cornell, finally finishing and graduating AB 1925, LLB 1927 at Western Reserve University. Started engineering , swung to arts, ended up i n law and eight years of practice in Cleveland. Then , following a hobby , the stock market, spent the next 35 years in Wall Street as a broker and writer of my weekly market letter, " Ben Dav is Says ." Wrote my book , "Dow 1000" in 1955 when the Dow was only 400. Letter and book led to many interesting clients, among them Capt . Eddie Rickenbacher , Adolphe Menjou, Bennett Cerf . Between families I lived as a bachelor for eight years in an unbelievable _penthouse atop an old business building, now pre-empted by the Twin Towers of the Port Authority, on the west end of New York's Fulton Street with the most wonderful view of the Hudson, Statue of Liberty, etc ., with only a short walk to my office at One Wall Street , with Mitchell , Hutchins & Co. It was here that I began my avocation in abstract painting . Having done some earlier work with brush and palette and finding it satisfying, I decided to see if Jackson Pollock and others in the new abstract field were not having more fun. 1 found that they were and, out in the sunshine on my penthouse roof garden, I turned out a number of paint ings, mostly on wood or mason - ite and using exotic colors in enamel paints . When I left New York I brought on a number of paintings, having to leave some behind in a Long Island barn . My w ife , Doris Crouse Davis thought I should loan the 4' x6' painting entitled "Blue Monsoon" to the new blue room at the Howell Library where it seems to fit into the color scheme . Now , it may help to remember that abstract painting differs from all other painting in that it is not a copy of something, a face , a land - scape , etc., but it is a creating in itself involving color, line, form and even perhaps an illusion of motion. Truly the only test of abstract art is "Do you like it?" And as for the raccoon coat which seems to be the only one extant in Howell, it is indeed a prize and undoubtedly dates back to about 1920. It became mine around 1955 in New York City at a summer sale of used raccoon coats at Macy's . It has been refurbished a couple of times and was never appreciated more than during this last brutal winter of 1975-1976. Greatly enjoying "retirement" here in Howell at our lovely "Easy Acres." Three loads of lumber for a barn raising . --- • • -' Richard Slayton ( mayor) reading Resolution from the City Counci l, thanking E . Paul Bennett for his unselfish service in recreation for the Howell Community. May 24, 1970 was declared Paul Bennett Day. Howell Recreation Center The Howell Recreation Center is a facility for use by the residents, old and young alike, of the City of Howell and adjacent townships , who participate in the recreation program according to the requirements prescribed by the City of Howell Recreation Commission. The program for the facility will be administered by the Recreation Commission and supervised by the Director, Paul Bennett . The Howell Recreation Center is dedicated to the citizens of the Howell area, the people who will use and enjoy it. The heartfelt thanks of the Howell Parks Foundation are extended to all of the many individuals and business firms who contributed financially to make this project a success, and even more to those who not only gave their dollars but gave of their time and talent to make this program possible . On this date, December 12, 1965 it is the distinct pleasure of the Board of Directors and the Building Committee of the Howell Parks Foundation to turn the keys of this fine facility over to the City of Howell and the Recreation Commission. We are confident that these will be the keys to many happy hours for our citizens . 260 A DREAM COME TRUE The Howell Area Recreation Center is truly a dream come true for many citizens of the Howell area . For years , since the city first became involved in recreation affairs, it has been the hope of those involved in the program to have a new facility in which to conduct a diversified recreation program . These people dreamed of some individual or business who would one day give them the money or of the day when tax dollars might be available for this purpose . Such a dream was never to be fulfilled . As we look back , the first glimmer of hope came when a special committee of the Howell Jaycees developed the idea that was to become the Howell Parks Foundation . This committee formed the foundation and carried out several small projects to aid the recreation program. They sought to bring about one large cooperative group which would be dedicated to the development of recreational facilities of all kinds in the city . Having been rebuffed for various reasons on several large projects , the foundation slowly "ran out of gas " and Mildred Bennett making change for some of the regular junior high students at the Friday night get together, first two years of Rec . Center. became quite inactive . Reactivation of the Howell Parks Foundation was crystalized by the Howell Centennial Committee which was in search of a worthwhile cause to which they could donate any funds that m ight be left in their treasury after the celebration . These funds never came, but the crystallization was complete and the foundation hustled into action despite the lack of dollars . Members were added, advice was sought , and activities were increased to develop a fund raising program that would provide the dollars to build a recreation center . After many meetings a steering committee of noted citizens was formed to help guide the project and prov ide adv i ce to the board of directors . After due consideration it was decided that the successful drive for funds could best be achieved by hiring professional help . This was done and a full time director was assigned to the project by the professional firm . His job turned out to be more than a full time job and many volunteers became almost full time workers for the foundation and for the cause . Follow ing the prescribed formula , hundreds of local citizens were asked to participate in the fund raising activities . Most of them responded and the fulfillment of a dream began to take shape for the first time . The Foundation Board , working hand in hand with the City Council and the Recreat ion Commission received suggestions and recommendations from these groups and determined the general plan for the build i ng and other facilities . The site of the McPherson Browning home had been purchased by the city for this very purpose and it was agreed that this would be the ideal site for the center . A goal of $175,000 was set as the figure which would provide adequate funds to do the job right. The hundreds of workers who had volunteered to assist did a magnificent job and dollars began to roll in . Three year pledges represented the bulk of the gifts, many with initial payments in - Although the goal of S17S,OOOh as not yet been reached, the board is still soliciting funds and every week new donations are received . Follow -up committees have contacted many new people in the area and have called back on those who said that they would " wait and see" before they would commit themselves. To date the total amount pledged is nearly $165,000. Any and all donations are still most welcome and will help the Foundation complete the job they intend to do. When it was determined that enough pledges had been made to actually move ahead on the project , a Building Committee was ap - pointed to carry out the final plann ing , design and construction of the building, which had been assigned the top priority in the overall project . The outdoor facilities would come later as payments on pledges came in . Arr iving at the time of groundbreaking was a long , tedious job for the Building Comm ittee. Hundreds of decis ions had to be made and many hours of work with the architect and eventual contractors were necessary before the first brick would be placed. At long last contracts were awarded and ground was broken on April 11, 196S. All during this time money was pouring i n to pay the bills which would soon accumulate . Many progress reports and committee meetings were held to assure all concerned that enough dollars would be available to meet the payment of bills . Letters, phone calls and personal contacts were used to urge people to pay their pledges in full , if possible or to at least keep their payments up to date, if behind . Reasonable success was achieved , construction continued and all bills have been paid to date . Now that the building is completed, several thousand dollars will have to be borrowed to make final payments, but past performance indicates that the loan can be paid off in a reasonable time. 261 eluded. Donations of services, merchandise and equipment swelled the total. The results were most gratifying. Now we have arrived at the dedication of the Howell Recreation Center. No words can express the thanks to those who have given so !11u~~ of their time and talent to make this project possible. Many 1nd1v1~uals have given hundreds of hours of their time while others have given a~ hour or two. It takes all kinds of people to do this kind of a voluntary 10b and certainly the citizens of the Howell area can be proud of the fact that th~r_e are those who are ready and willing to make the necessary sacrifices that result in another fine addition to our com~unity. Your active participation in the recreation program now, and 1n years to come will provide all the thanks that these people need to justify the effort they have expended. This Is what dreams are made of. HOWELL PARKS FOUNDATION BOARD Paul Baldwin, Jr., President James Campbell, Vice-President Charles Cobb, Sec.-Treas. Paul Bennett, Advisor Robert Withey Stanley Dickson Charles Holkins Charles Gatesman HOWELL PARKS FOUNDATION BUILDING COMMITTEE Robert Withey, Chairman Charles W. ltsell Dr . B. N . Shertzer William Doucette William Scofield Richard Blied Philip Taylor Francis Paquette Clint Whelan HOWELL RECREATION COMMISSION James Campbell , Chair . Paul Bennett, Director Richard Blied Glenn Berry Gerald Knight John Deppen Sherm Haller Bert Hensick Rev . M. R. Meeden W. B. Scofield S. Westmoreland Robert Withey Ed . McClernan Mike Wines Ralph Peckins Architect ............ . .... . .. . •. . •. . • .. • . .... Pellerin and Daubresse General Contractor ............. .. ... . .. . . .. ... . .. . ... B. J. Kennedy Bill Scofield had presented the copper plaque of E. Paul Bennett to Paul R. Bennett and Mildred Bennett. Howell Photographer Walter Esterbrooke Cleave, photographer, who took many pictures of early Howell which still exist. He left New York state as a boymoved to Detroit, then to Howell about 1868. It is known that he took the picture of the old frame courthouse and its surrounding grounds from the tower of the Central School in 1869. He boarded at the corner of Walnut and Hubbell (now Washington) Streets until he married Emma Mason on June 23, 1875. Following their marriage, W.E . Cleave purchased land in McPherson ' s 2nd Prospect Place Addition which is now the west side of South Isbell street between Grand River 262 and Gay street where the family residence was built . Cleave's gallery was over the Howell Post Office in the Weimeister Block where, as he advertised in the 1873-74 Livingston County Directory, "all kinds of Photographic Work done right and reasonable . Square and Oval frames at the lowest prices. " He maintained this gallery for many years recording the people and activities of Howell. He died in 1905 and is buried in the Howell Lakeside Cemetery near his wife and Garland in -laws . Dick Fay and Paul R. Bennett positioning plaque at Rec. Center . Key persons in the construction of the Howell Area Recreation Center, left to right Paul Baldwin , President -Howell Parks Foundation ; Paul Bennett, Recreation Director; Robert Withey, Chairman - Howell Parks Building Committee ; Earl Pellerin , Architect from Southfield; James Campbell, Chairman of Recreation Comm i ssion , ( not in picture) . ' 263 Mr. Moore looks over some of his patients as th cutting season starts . His shop on Michigan Ave. was Eucre Club during lunch hours . Election bets, 1936- I Fred Cronenwett does the wheeling for a while, then gets the ride in the wheelbarrow compliments of Howard Gentry . 267 r Summer Sunday and a card game at the McPherson cottage . It wasn 't all work in college . A little guy winds up one of the first Victrolas in the area . 268 M-59 opens for traffic After a short ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a .m. Tuesday, Oct . 1, 1957, the three -mile extension of M-59 between the Oak Grove Rd . and U.S.-16 was opened to traffic . Howell's Mayor Clifton W. Heller, at center of picture holding shears , cuts the ribbon at the spot indicated by Joe Harris, Diamond Dot Market proprietor. Harris, whose place of business was nearby , provided a venison barbecue luncheon following the formalities . In the picture, left to right, are Patrolman Walter Rabbage and Chief Earl Anderson of the Howell Police Department ; City Clerk Fred Catrell ; John W. Wills of Detroit, district engineer for the State Highway Department ; City Manager Fred Tholen; Dan Halloway, Detroit , representing the contractor; R. H. Miller , engineer for the contractor ; Mayor Heller ; Harris ; Ed McKeon of Howell, the project engineer; Bud Morrell , superintendent on this job for the contractor; Sheriff Lawrence Gehringer ; Mel Wirth, proprietor of the Howell radio station; and Robert MacDonald, president of the Howell Chamber of Commerce . Contractor was Julius Porath & Son, Detroit, with other contractors building the overpass at the Ann Arbor tracks and the bridge over the Shiawassee River . Cassie Johnson, Bernice Wood, Ruth Larsen, Gladys Golden, Julia Crittenden, Harold Hardy, and Laurence Lyon . Getting over a split rail fence can be quite a problem . 270 After a hard day's play, you have to sit on the potty before you go to bed . ' I The Howntown Paper Arrives 1911 Waiting for the milk truck pickup . Presbyterian players. Line's new Buick. 273 Howell's only set of triplets who all lived. Peter, Paul, and Patrick Martin . Ruth Ann Lyons, center, won the County Cherry Pie Contest and went on to be the State Champion . Jack Withey shows off his new boat and trailer, 1948. Rubber drive scrap pile during the war. 275 Councilmen , Front : A . F. Peavy , Mayor Sam Platt ; Rear: George Sargenson, Don Goodnow, Unknown . 278 Adelbert F. Peavy and daughter, Edith, way back when whiskers were in style in 1878. Wood Cutting-1896 Looking south in the far background is a white school house Dist . 8 always known as the Pink school. Also visible is the home of George Hibbard, now occupied by Robert Miles. The many stumps in the background are reminders of the oak forest which stood there before it was cut into the piles of lumber at left of picture. Pictured left to right-taken in 1895 : George Hibbard, Elmer July 4th, 1915 Trowbridge ( head sawyer) boys in background are Russell Hibbard , and Leon Fay, Leonard Hibbard, Bill Kelley, two unknown neighbors & Richard Hibbard. The above Hibbard boys were sons of George Hibbard Sr . Eric Hibbard Lucille Walker Struble and friends ready for the 4th of July parade in 1915. 279 The photo of Dr . Erw i n's dog patients which was taken in 1899. This picture was taken on the front steps on the ten cent barn. Dr. W .H. Erwin Dr . Erwin was born in Guelph, Ontario and graduated from Toronto Veterinary College. He practiced in Dansville and Lansing and Howell . Dr . Erwin's brother , Hal Erwin, was a trainer of Harness race .horses and had his horse barn on the site of the Howell Laundry on East Sibley Street just East of Michigan Avenue . He worked his race horses on the race track of the old Howell Fair Grounds. Wilfred H. "Bub" Erwin, only child of Dr. Erwin, was Prosecuting Attorney of Livingston County from 1946 to 1958, Howell Municipal Judge from 1958 to 1962 and has practiced law in Howell since that time . Early Michigan State Police Movie Heroes ... or the big time movies come to Howell By Harriett Faussett Brogan The year was 1917-18. Thomas J. Faussett known nationally as "America's Foremost Jewelry Auctioneer," was closing out a fine store in Anniston, Alabama. Faussett whose ancestors settled in Livingston County in 1836p rided himself on the fact he was a direct descendent of Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Appearing at a theater near the store in Anniston was the famous movie star Romaine Fielding, who had been chosen at one time top actor, at the same time America's darling , Mary Pickford was chosen leading female star. Romaine's career was launched back in the Pop Lubin days. One of his greatest starring rolls was in, "The Eagles Nest." One day he attended the auction Tom was conducting to listen to the man he later declared was stealing his audiences away with his entertaining, ably spoken ways. A great friendship developed between the two men and so before Fieldings personal appearance was finished and Tom's sale completed Romaine had pursuaded Tom they could form a movie company in Faussett's home town Howell, Mich. They were convinced they would set the place on the map historically and make a fortune for all concerned. They arrived there in time for the family Christmas dinner and soon Romaine was settled down comfortably in the Faussett home. The town was genuinely excited to think a famous movie star was in their midst. In about three weeks time the movie company was formed . It was called "Mich. Production Corp." It was soon passed on by the Michigan Securities Commission and the sale of stock began . Tom handled the stock sale while Romaine set about to assemble the case in New York, Hollywood and locally. Faussett was made President, Dorr Frisbie Secretary & Treasurer. He was an ambitious handsome young man from a well-known Livingston County family. The Board of Directors consisted of prominent local business men. The stock sold fast and about the middle of June 1917 the production of the movie, "The Rich Slave" began. Romaine had cast himself as the leading man. Other stars in leading rolls were Mable Talliferro, popular Broadway star, June Day another Broadway darling and Jimmy a child prodigy from the New York stage. Other equally well-known actors were hired including Emil LaCroix, star of "Beast of Berlin." Also a member of the celebrated Standish family of actors. The whole town of Howell was alive with excitement and this increased even more when it was learned local people would be used. Mayor Sutton's baby daughter Caroline was to be in one scene and Matilda Kruger , daughter of a prominent grocer would also appear. But most important of all, Michigan's dashing mounted Police unit headed by Capt. Olander, a handsome man known for his great courage would join the case as Western Cowboys. Howell opened her arms to all the cast and the McPherson Family even opened up his home for their stay . Most of the movie shots were taken right around the town, some in the local High School and others in the log cabin located on the Tubb's property next door neighbors of the Faussett family. The action shots using the cowboys (Michigan State Police) was filmed on land now known as Kensington Park near Brighton . There was a log cabin there owned by the Labardie family, and this is where the State Police made their appearances as movie star heroes, performing admirably all types of outstanding horsemanship. The cabin had been renamed , "Buck Horn Hotel" and supposedly is still standing. Labardy also acted in one of the scenes. The author of the script was a writer named Lonnergen, famous for his million dollar mysteries. He worked night and day to keep up with the shooting of the picture . When all the outdoor shots were finished the stars left to continue shooting in New York. Many re-do's were necessary and the script was re-written many times. By late fall the agent handling the sale of the picture turned down a very substantial offer by a London buyer thinking a better one would come from one of the large studios in this country. Realizing his error in judgement he tried to accept the London offer later, but it was withdrawn . After the agents failure to sell the film, Faussett's close friend, James Oliver Curwood, of Owosso, Mich. called Tom to offer assistance . Curwood, famous author and highest paid writer by the word at that time was familiar with influential show people and producers, for several of his books had been made into movies. He was certain he could sell the picture and solve the problem as he felt it was a fine production . Using their own funds Tom and Jim went to New York to try and make the necessary contacts. Jim even wired a thousand dollars to a prominent director in Hollywood for him to come to New York to discuss the situation . Curwood offered to give one of his stories without cost to be produced on behalf of the corporation but the stock-holders confidence was gone and the Board of Directors said, "No." So this wonderful gesture of friendship was never carried out and no buyer could be found. And our heroes , the Mich. State Police's acting careers along with local actors and actresses came to a close. And the stills of "The Rich Slave; " are all that remains of this era in Michigan history and the first movie made in this state. Years later the Faussett family heard from Fielding by letters and autographed pictures attesting to his come-back starring as the lead in "Shepard of the Hills," with John Boles, Molly O'Day, Alex Francis, Matheu Betz and others famous in their own right. Fielding passed awa y at the young age of 45 just before "The Shepard of the Hills" was released, either from complications of a recent face-lift operation or from an infected tooth. The stills from this six-part melodrama have been donated to the Michigan State Police to be on display in their new archives. Sgt. Ray Valley in charge of the archives was able to identify the hats , guns and uniforms on the mounted police in the stills and this group of State Police were the very first unit in our State. This article was written by Harriett Faussett Brogan, only daughter of Thomas J. Faussett, the President of, "The Production Company of Michigan." Faussett passed away April 1961. She recalls that as a small child the making of the movie was without a doubt one of the most exciting time Howell residents ever had happen to them. Fielding and his wife lived with the Faussett family during the filming and the little girl heard many inside stories about early movie making in Hollywood. 281 A red sedan stands in front of the Floyd and Hazel Love home. The barn built in 1920, sits on the farm consist ing of 1323 acres . STATE OF MICHIGAN, illrrtifiratnrf lrgintratinu. Registered Motor Vehicle No. ~, {s;J ). I . Michigan Motor Vehicle Law. ID~i111 11t o Qlrt11fy tliat . J :( J-3.,'.. L L{_{_._LJ {._1 (.' .:J/-.6-:,:~~T .L. of------~---l:1 .o ..L .~LL..l .L . ---·-··--C·-ounty of . , l__;_. ' L_,'. ~.'rLrwn~-CL....s,t a.te of Michigan, has filed the proper application and was on._ ._( .L fJ-'LL {-1. ,t !...U!C. tt.LL~j .JCL:l/.Y.L,t__~ 190 g duly registered as the owner of the following described Motor Vehicle: Name of Maker ...~ )-lc:L_a:.. rr Lodn .!.L.. ..U .D.><:Ll ~ ....-.F.a ctory No. .J ___! .) ___lr_L <t.&.1. _. . ( ) • n . Kind of Motor Power······..·.·.-.. -([ .Ll./.::.i. ..: 0:- _:LA./.Y::"_l.,.R_.. ,.......... Style of Vehicle .....s. iJ .Ll--'-<..AJ,C..A.L.C-t- .)._. .• e')U .!:. .L Index File Number . "J.,( pQ L ··---··-·-·--·N-·-o. of H. P. ---'-3----0~--- --------4---- ----0-- ---------·- -- WITNESS WHEl{EOF, I have hereto affixed my signature, at Lansing, this~.2. q .-:t: . day of.. (2fv.::~ l nineteen hundred .... 25..:.' Deputy Secretary of State. Cannon on the Courthouse Lawn, 1935 on left is Margaret Manley County agent Ben Thomas' secretary and Elizabeth Griffith . 284 General Mark Clark presenting a cross for bravery to Keith Welcker . Seated, left to right-Mrs . Browning, Mrs . Hickey, Mrs . Alice McPherson Spencer . Standing-Mrs. R. B. McPherson, Mrs . D. D. Monroe (Millie Beach), Mrs . E. A. Stowe, Mrs. Gilbert, Detroit, Mrs. M . J. McPherson, Mrs . S. M. Armstrong, Mrs . H. N. Beach. "A bridge partnership for 50 years," Dr. "Sam" Ross, Judge Hiram Smith, Grace Smith and Winifred Ross. Frank Bush, Register of Deeds, and his sister, Winifred B. Ross . 285 Goodrich Hearse, Brooks Street The Livingston County Road Commission (late 1940s) : John Barr, Engineer, Harold Chubb, Clerk, Tracy Crandall , Melvin Hibner , Rex -------------------~~~~--H-ous-e. - Livingston County's last iron bridge goes down in Hamburg Township. Milk wagon pickup about the turn of the century . 287 Pouring nitroglycerin down the pipe . Twenty gallons were put down and exploded in this effort to find gas on Chilson Rd. Drilling for oil in the Howell area in the 30's . Putting the gas pipeline through the county , 1960's. UiAl',nri:, . .1 H11,,1-i11:u •I •ii • r I NEXT2 EXITS HOWE LL 1 •• • ,,, ~ TAKE A TRAVEL BREAK \,~J 289 Henry Houthogfl's Motor Trucking-the teens . William O. Richards, member of the War Board in Oceola Town - ship, his wife and four sons. 291 Howell School Board in the SO's, left-Bert Woodhams, standing left-John Page Supt., Ed Fritch, center-Bud Erwin, standing right-Bob McDonald, Arlene Cronenwett secretary. 292 Ford Garland and Wilson Howlett Greenbriar Convalescent Home before its opening . 293 y Spring floods on West St., 19SO's. The four sons of William 0. Richards-Warren, Marshall, Sherman and Pirc. 294 - .. Burning of the Old Dutch Grocery on Old Grand River. Wreck of the hanger at the airport after the tornado in 1941. 295 Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sons The additions to Ephraim Smith and his son, Waitstill' Smith's and the entire Amos Adam's family were received too late to publish in the Bicentennial History of Howell. EPHRAIM SMITH ADDITIONS Ephraim Smith born September 14, 1741, married in 1770 Abigail Higgins of Cummington , Mass. He enlisted in the Revolution May 12, 1775i n the Fifth Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers and was discharged October 23. He reenlisted in Capt. Johnson 's Company, Fifth Battalion . He fought at White Plains , N.Y. and was of the number ordered to march from Connecticut to aid the Continental Army at Peekskill in March, 1777. Mrs . Abigail Smith died 1819 at Whitestown, N.Y. The family had removed to Whitestown, N.Y. about 1798. He moved to Howell about 1839 and died October 7, 1839 aged ninety-nine years and thirteen days . He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery , Howell, Mich. His children were : Waitstill , David, Dolly, wife of Peter Pratt , Malvina, wife of Mr. Purple . Ephraim Smith practiced medicine. WAITSTILL SMITH ADDITIONS Waits till Smith , son of Revolutionary War soldier was born Jul y 14, 1773 in Middletown, Connecticut. He married at Whitestown, N.Y. February 10, 1796 to Susan Bull of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Susan Smith died at Perry, N.Y. December 31, 1838. Mr. Smith was a builder by trade and settled at Utica , N.Y. in 1800.I n the War of 1812h e was a member of the 15th Regiment , Oneida County, N.Y. Militia and participated with them in the Battle of Sackett 's Harbor . He moved to Howell, Mich. with his father in 1839. He married on November 14, 1844, Mary , the widow of James Sage. He died September 14, 1845. His widow subsequently married Februar y 24, 1848 Barker Wing, also a War of 1812 veteran. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery , Howell. His children were : (all born in Utica, N.Y.) Malinda B., wife of Charles Botsford and then wife of John Burleigh , Almary C., wife of Mr. Marsh , Eliza, wife of Elnathan Botsford, Lucy S., wife of David Dickerson, Olivia F ., wife of John L. Wing, and Henry H. Smith . SON OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER AMOS ADAMS VITAL STATISTICS: Amos Adams is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, Mich., Section B, Lot 195. He is buried beside his wife and married daughter . He was born November 25, 1783a t Dublin, New Hampshire . He died May 14, 1855a t Howell, Livingston County, Mich. He was married in 1808 to Elizabeth or "Betsy" Wright. She was born August '%7, 1784 and died August 7, 1851. His children were : Adeline, wife of Cyrus Winship of Athens, Ohio, Eveline A., wife of Harvey Metcalf, Abigail E., wife of Enos B. Taylor , Emeline M., wife of Joseph H. Steel, John Quincy Adams , Amos S. Adams and Miss Angeline Adams . SON OF : Samuel Adams born June 24, 1762 at Boston, Mass .; died September 15, 1847 at Temperence , Monroe County, Mich. and is buried there in Hitchcock Cemetery, Bedford Township, Monroe County, Mich. His wife was Juliana (Anna) Stone born July 25, 1765 at Dublin, N.H. whom he married July 7, 1883. She died June 6, 1836 near Cleveland, Ohio. Samuel Adam 's grave was marked in 1946 by Nancy De Graff Toll Chapter , Daughters of the American Revolution . FATHER 'S SERVICES : Samuel Adams enlisted in the fall 296 of 1777 and served six months on the frigate "Boston" a privateer in the Navy under Capt. William Brown. He reenlisted for another six months , during which he served in the Army under Capt. Hunt and Col. Gerrish. He enlisted for another six months in the same company in the fall of 1779 and was wounded at the Battle of Monmouth. After the war he moved to Leicester , Vermont. In 1835 he moved to Cleveland , Ohio and in 1843 to the home of his son, Lucas Adams in Monroe County, Mich. He was the father of fourteen children of whom Amos was the oldest. ADDITIONAL DATA: The first building in Howell (then Livingston Centre ) was a two stor y frame structure on the southeast corner of Grand River and Walnut Streets , opened for a public-house . It was called the Eagle Tavern and opened December 1, 1835 with Amos Adams as the first landlord and first settler in the Village. The Tavern was sold about two or three years later to his son-in-law, Joseph H. Steel. In 1838A mos had a sawmill on the Shiawassee River , west of Howell and he opened a tavern on the south side of the Grand River Road . By 1875 most of his children lived in California , except Mrs . Metcalf who lived in Fowlerville . Daughter of Revolutionary War Soldier Candace Clark Huntington Vital Statistics : She is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Livingston County, Howell, Michigan , Section A, Lot 36, grave 2, beside her husband , Jared Huntington , with an old marker . Both her grave and his were removals from the old cemetery . She was born June 6, 1785a t Ashford, Connecticut. She died April 26, 1862 at Howell, Livingston County, Michigan . She married March 2, 1806 at Windham, Connecticut to Jared Huntington, Jr . born January 31, 1783 at Norwich, Conn.; and died May 31, 1855 at Howell, Livingston County, Michigan . Her children were : Eliza , wife of John S. Marvin, Lydia , wife of David Lounsbury , Lucius W., Lorinda , wife of Dr . Joseph L. Smith, William, Nelson, Joseph G., wealthy wife of Edmund Quinlan, Jerusha wife of William Kellum and Jared Huntington . Daughter of: Sergeant James Clark , born December 15, 1751 at Mansfield, Conn., and died December 3, 1816 at Mansfield. His wife was J erusha Marcy who was born August 17, 1759; died May 31, 1849. They were married May 10, 1780. Father 's Services : James Clark enlisted January 1, 1776 for one year as a private in Capt. Keyes , Col. Durkee 's Regiment of Conn. troops. In October, 1777 he was a private in Capt. Abner Robinson's Company . From April 1, 1778 to October , 1778 he was a Sergeant in Capt. Robinson's Company, Col. Samuel McClellan's Regiment , Conn. In 1838 his widow secured a pension for his services . Additional Data : They moved from Mansfield , Connecticut to Monticello, Sullivan County, New York in 1808. In 1852 they both came to Howell to live with their son, Dr . William Huntington . } I The National Guard in 1947. The Civil Air Patrol in 1945. 298 Junior Farm Bureau It was in the summer of 1939 in Howell , on N. Walnut Street , when their bus was decorated for their state tour The local county Junior Farm Bureau had won the state contest for activities of farm youth , and the free bus trip . 111 II 1 II II 1 11 ,.11 ! The new Bell Telephone office on East Grand River , 1930' s. Laying the post office cornerstone in 1936. Yep, that's noted aviation pioneer, Sam Abrams, 4th from the left . Maycocks was the first man to get a pilot's license in the area in 1924. He was a commercial pilot in the Detroit area for many years. 302 1929 Daredevils This type of aeroplane did 1st acrobatics over Howell, Aug. 31-29 and flown by Ken Euler and Lt. James Roderick . This plane was built by " Curtiss Aeroplane and Engine Co. of ' Buffalo' New York.,' for the U.S . Army and used by both the Army and civilian aviation schools , as a primary trainer in both acrobatics and flight training . Ken Euler When the airport was i ust getting started . Maycocks ' plane again with a reporter's snappy car in the fore . ground . · Patriotism ran high during WWI. Sportsmen and women and a relaxing lunch . 304 Additions And Corrections Page 26 & 27-The lambs being brought to market belonged to William H. Peavy , Sr. (not Homer Peavy ). Page 52-See Euler article elsewhere in book. Page 52-First paragraph of article on Emil Bode should read March 9, 1959 (not 1952). Second paragraph of article on Emil Bode should read Eduard (not Edward ). Page 57-The article is on the Galloway house, but the picture is the Weimeister-Young house (not the Galloway house). Page 61-ln first column, article on the Riddle family, the name should be Mary Bigelow Ladner (not Ladnew), and also William R. Ladner (not Ladyer ) and son, Robert William Ladner (not Ladnew). Page 101-The picture is of Frank Sharp (not Frank Woods). Page 114-First column, first paragraph ; sixth grade with Mildred B. King ( not Grace King). Page 137-Picture of High School, class of 1906o r 1907( not 1915). Picture was taken in the Assembly Room on the third floor with seats for 100 students . The students assembled here the first thing in the morning for roll call. Some of the students ' names were: Langworthy, John Hagman , McNarmara , Itsell , Ralph Euler and Devereaux . Page 140-ln second column, article on school by Ruahmah J . Hutchings, should read class of 1930 (not 1830). Page 191-Picture on this page is the wedding picture of Alice E. Jubb and Howard C. Warner (not Roy and Grace Jubb ). Page 297-The caption beneath picture should read Brethren (not Brethern ), also the sixth line from the bottom of the first column should read Brethren . The second line from the top of the second column should read Y .P.A. (instead of U.P.A .) for Young People's Alliance. Left to right Bathing beauties are Arlene Mass Highberger , Lyle Fellows, Barbara Pettibone . The Beginnings-Page 15 Old cabin on Marr Road Northwest of Howell. Home of Frank Schmidt father of Joy Schmidt Bigelow. The old times told of the scratches on the door from bear claws. Early Settlers-Page 38 Family scene of the Andrew Schmidt family. The man on the right was Frank Schmidt again the father of Joy Schmidt Bigelow. The girl second from the left was Rose Schmidt Phillips. She was the mother to Galen Phillips of Howell. This brick house was built across the road from the log cabin. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ott now live in the brick house. The Riddle Family-Page 60-61 Correct the spelling of: Mary Bigelow Ladner , William R. Ladner , Robert William Ladner . Page 385 The old coal chutes at the Ann Arbor station . The coal cars were emptied into bins and then the coal was taken by the locomotives in their tenders and used on the rest of their runs. I have enjoyed reading the Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976. I realize the extent of the work done by the committee and congratulate them . I noted the two page picture of the 10 sleigh loads of fatted lambs being taken to market. I can't remember when I saw it for the first time. I was told that it was the total lamb crop of my grandfather , Robert R. Smith. He bred and raised sheep to a great extent , importing sheep from England and Canada . He had built !he barn on the west side of Byron Road as a sheepbarn . The identity of the drivers has been made as follows: 1st row-Bruce Bucknell, Wm . Peavy, Wilkes Hildebrant . 2nd row-unknown , Robert R . Smith , Gardner Hutchins, Clyde Garland , Burt Rohrabacher . 3rd row- Tracy Crandall, Roy Latson. . Our Town, USA The first fleet of trucks sold in Howell. Sold by Glenn Slayton to Ford Johnson to start his trucking firm, about 1935. 1 ,. Open,· og of the ne w Shopping Ceo ter east o f town in 1958. a.... Why we call it Thompson Lake My Great Great Grandfather Ezra Thompson was married to Margaret Morris, daughter of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence . They had three boys namely Lewis , Edward and Moses Thompson . Moses Thompson was blessed with two girls and one boy , namely Mrs. Alvin Crittinden, Mrs . Ezra Frisbee and Morris Thompson. Many years have lapsed since my Great Grandfather, Moses Thompson started his first saw mill into operation in the vear 1836. This was built by Moses Thompson on the East quarter of Section 2S on the stream which forms the outlet for that body of water which is now called Thompson Lake in his Honor. Originally here were three lakes or ponds connected by the dam across the outlet. This all submerged forming the beautiful lake which we all have enjoyed for so many years . This submerged land was donated by him . Edward Thompson a grandson of Moses Thompson donated a half block for the County buildings. Morris Thompson lived on the old Homestead until his death. His Son in law, Judson A . Walker later sold a portion to the city for recreation purposes now known as the Howell City Park . R. B. McPherson donated the land for the entrance of the park . We regret not being able to find a portrait of Moses Thompson. We are including one of Morris Thompson a son of Morris Thompson . Thomas A . Walker 314 Bulk Agent Robert Freeman Burden was bulk agent for Standard Oil Co. in Livingston County for many years. His first oil wagon in 1910 was pulled with horses. He would sometimes start at four o'clock in the morning to make deliveries throughout the county . Standard was the only oil company located here. Picture shows oil wagon and Lyle Burden . Sprungtown Delivery In 1914 he purchased a Republic truck built in Alma, Michigan. It was the first standard tread ever made. All other trucks at that time were ten inches wider than a wagon track and couldn't get through the county dirt roads . The truck had no windshield; straps were attached to roof and hood. Later a wood framed windshield was installed . Picture shows 'Freem' Burden with Will Trowbridge owner of general store at Sprungtown. Lois Gehringer 315 I Sunday afternoon dr ive . Outside of the old Opera House . The old Methodist Church is in the background. l 316 J • •• Little problem here . 31S Scene of the rooftops from the spire of the courthouse looking west . Deutch's Studebaker salesroom on N .E . Michigan and Sibley . Raising the monument to the war dead . Meat counter at Joe Harris ' during the rationing period . The Detroit Edison building all done up for Christmas . 1 'I \ ; School kids decorated the store windows for Halloween , about 1954. 324 The wooden temporary school , used for two years while the new school was built, 1919-21. It was called "the Tabernacle." A City's Meeting Place When Howell's new school building (on Michigan Ave ., now the Middle School?) was completed in 1920, its auditorium took over from the Presbyterian Church (and before that, the Opera Housel as the city's meeting place. William Jennings Bryan, s. Parks Cadman, and many other notables spoke here on Lecture Courses . The above photo shows the audience assembled for one of Francis Raymond Line's Adventure and Travel Motion Pictures. Through most of the 1940's, and 'SO's, he opened his annual national lecture circuit with an appearance in the auditorium where he had received his high school diploma in 1922. I , {'),\. Expansion of th e .s ew• a ge facili•ti es. -~------ ""." "' ,ii;:_~-: . ......"..-..-..'. . ,., - - t . ' °' ,.. 1-~...-"'% 329 Pere and Bill Richards reading an article about their new store in a magazine. 330 Mel Williams with his new sound truck about 1952. The start of the new bowling alley , 1947. 331 Sewage facilities in 1950. 332 The post office is still impressive looking today . A . Bowman ' s staff-at the busy store. Composition, keylining, art direction, and photographic reproduction prepared by The Livingston County Press, 111 N . Michigan, Howell , Michigan 48843. Typesetting: Dolores Kellogg, Jeanette White, Debbie Wilson . Proofreading : Mary Lou McNeely, Sue White, Vivian Dunstan. Art direction and keylining: Dave Jaehnig . Assistant to the Executive Editor, composition and keylining, Joan Bergren. Photographic reproduction: Kathy Stackpoole . Text is 8½ point News Roman . Captions and other material is 6 point boldface Sans Serif . Headlines are Cheltenham Bold . All typesetting is photographic offset on Compugraphic and Compuwriter typesett ing computers . Printing by Edwards Brothers Printing, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 336 INDEXo f PHOTOGRAPHS Howell Bicentennial Photographic Supplement 22cd Michigan Infantry & Barracks M-59 Ribbon cutting group 206 269 81 300 307 302,303 I-96 Expressway ABRAMSS, am Adams Shoe store Airplanes Airplane group Airport ALLBRIGHTE, va Harold and Lloyd 300,301 295 196 196 216 226 148 ALLEN, Coe George H. AMBROSER, ev. Anderson School class ANDERSONE,a rl ANDREWSS,c ottia M. Ann Arbor Railroad depot train 54 269 186 91,216 78,79 ANTCLIFF,L ena 196 Armstrong home ARMSTRONMG,r s. ARNOLDA, rchie AUSTIN, Merril AVERY,I ris BAILO, Sam BAMBERE, lvira BANKS,M arjorie Banquet S.M. Baptism by immersion Baptist Brotherhood Barn Builders BARR, John BARRONF, rances Maud BASSET!', Loren BATCHELERM, rs. May 34 285 148 123 28 54 253 251 168 151 148 50 268 223 199 193 BEACH,M rs. H. N. and Millie BEAMED, uane 199 285 117 BEATI'IE, May BEDFORDE, va BEEBE, Nono BECKWITHF, ord Bell Telephone office Bell Bennett Hardware BENNEI"l'B, ertha Doris B. E. Paul Mildred Paul R. BERGIN, Lena BERRIMANS, tanley 187 60 188 193 298 166 316 142 186 190,260,262,263 261 263 199 223 1 BERRY,F red BETTERLYB, url and Glen Beurrnann store furniture float school BEURMANCNh, arles E. and Glen Mrs. Henry Kern Miller Bicl<:hart Flour mill BIRD, Maynard BIXBY, Mrs. BLANCHARMDr, s. Dorothy Bluegills Board of Education Board of Supervisors BODE, Emil E. BOHN, Ilah Wilton Boy on potty Blacksmith shop BLOOMERR,o bert Tim BOOTHBYN, oah Boothby home BORDENJ,a ck Robert Bowman's store Boy Scout group BRADLEYE, lmer Brady house Brady, Edmund Joseph Matt BRAVENERM, ajo r I. BRAYTONIv, an BRESLIN, Mrs. Shirley Bridge BRIGGS, Hattie Rollin BRIGHAMD, r. Mary BROTZ,P aul BROWNM, rs. Marilyn Roy Vera BROWNINGM,r s. Bruko Products Brush automobile BUCKELEWA,d am and Leonard Shirley and Sylvia BUCKNERA, l BUELL, Don and Sharon Buggy float 148 196 40 41 41 40 45 40 116 30 142 156 64,65 172 127 217 18 196 199 270 264,265 192,193 193 44 45 124 117 334 234 217 68 116 107,168 192 226 142 152 92 199 116 240 192 152 199 196 285 138 88 152 152 193 152 279 BUHL, Lillian 187 BULLIS, Mary 142 BURDENR, obert Freeman and Lyle 315 BURHANCEM, r. and Mrs. Guy W. 238 BURNELLG, ertrude 122 BURSLEYS, enator Gilbert 6 BUSH, Eva and Frances 109 Frank 285 CADY, Claude E. 226 CALKINSF, reeley 217 Campbell store 156 CAMPBELLE, dna 202 Car float 278 Car wrecks 80 CARLIN, Jud~e Michael 222,223 CARR, Congressman Robert 6 CATRELLF,r ed 269 Chamber of Cormnerce bldg. 289 CHAMBERLAIJNo,h n 129 Mr. and Mrs. 104 Chapman Tire Service 115 Cherry Pie Contest winner"s 274 CHUBB,G len 216 Harold 216,286 Church dinner 144,145 Church interior 147 Church of the Nazarene group 149 Citizen Mutual Insurance Co. 309,328 Civil Air Patrol 297 Civil War cannon 284 kitchen 207 CLARK, Mrs. Ardis and Arza 170 Bert 217 Burr and Chester 170 Frances 170 Class of 1911 122,123 CODDINGTONJa, mes 234 Margaret and Russell 152 Cohoctah Band 196 Calf Club 197 Cohoctah Center store 194,195 Cohoctah Meth. Episcopal church 198 M.E. church group 198 College Boys 268 COLLINS, Judge 221 COMMISKEBY., 148 CONKLINM, r. 123 COOK, Betty 189 child 226 Clifford 117 Herbert 226 Roy 170 COONRAIJI', Elma 19 COOPER,M r. 148 COPELANDA,l fred 62 Harriet and Minnie 62 2 COTI'ER, Harry COULARDM, r. COURTERM, ary COWDREYG,e orge Cozy Restuarant CRAFTf amily CRAMPTOND,o nna Crandall home CRANDALLT,r acy CRIT'I'ENDENJ,u lia CRONENWE'TA'Ir'l,e ne Fred CRONKRITEH, rs. Francis and CROSBY,E mily 193 148 28 116 306 48,49 202 68,69 286 142,270 292 267 William 170 199 Culver's "Triangle" Restuarant CULVER, Charles 46 188 28 148 199 56 199 57 56 199 Evelyn William CURDY, Alta CUrran Catherine Claude V. Dan Schuyler Frances and Louise Mark Myron Roy and Spencer Torn Spencer store DAILEY, George Dance Studio group DANIELS, Beverly A. Frank D.A.R. marker DAVENPORTZ,e lma DAVIS, Ben Frances D. Isabel DAY, Jayne DEAN, Gerald and Mona Democrat Rally group Detroit Edison bldg. Detroit Free Press car Detroit Creamery team Deutch Studebaker Sales DEVEREAUXE,v a and Lena Steve 57 199 57,148 202 148 231 93 50 223 123 256 238 245 249 199 226,227 322 303 193 319 199 199 DeVRIES, Mrs. Francis and Dr. J.R. Diamond Tibon Plating Co. 62 139 199 122 156 Dibble School class DICKERSONF, lorence Mrs. Dickson Baker's Dickson Bakery bakery float DICKSON, Mrs. Alva and Diesel Kitty 204,205 205 111 329 83 D'.Jg's !x)g Shelter D'.Jlls OOLPH, Simon OONEGANIr, a OOWENP, atricia DRAYTONM, rs. Joyce DRIVER, Clayton DREW,S umner Drum and Fyfe Corps DUNCANW, illis DUNKS,H udson and Sheldon Dunn Brothers Dairy dairy trucl~ DUNN,G eorge DU'ITONM, ar911erite Ea;er's Cleaners EAGER, Cluude Grace J. Maber and Torn Eagle Scouts Early car trucks E & E Shoe Sales Elder Ladies group Elementary school ET_.l,IS,E lla ELLSWORTHL,o rris ELY, Gurden Engineer ERWIN, "Bud" Mrs. EULER, Doris and Ella Fred John Phylis Farm horses plow scene FAUSET!',G oldie FAY, "Dick" Leon Fence FICKIES, Alma FINLEY, Henry Vincent Fire Escape Fireman Fire team Fireworks First schoolhouse "rock" 280 218 46 30 196 104 60 117 54 107 170 28 167 167 167 186 325 199 199 148 199 234 316 290,321 317 285 129 123 116 54 86 292 156 28 178 27,28 28 282,283 290 280 199 263 279 254,255 250 226 196 272 132,132,323 106 113 First United Meth. church group FISHBECK, Mrs. Richard 162 149 32 Fishing Contest 173 3 FLETCHERR, eed FOX, Fred FRISBEE, Don Marilyn FRITCH, Ed 223 142 142 124 292 FRYKMAND,o ris and Isabella Otto 28 203 FULK, Harold 184 FULLER, Clarence Garbage trucl ( Garland store GARLANDC, lyde Dona Ed Ford George GARTRELLM, abel Margaret Gas delivery truck Gas pipeline Gas well drilling GATES, Janice GEHRINGERL, awrence Richard GENTRYH, oward Pat GIES, Robert GILBERT, Mrs. GILLETI'E, H.R. GLENN, Nellie Golden's Electric GOLDENG, ladys Service Gontack Bros. GOODNOWDo, n Goodrich hearse GORDANIERL,a wrence Goverrnent Day Grace Lutheran church Grade school class GRAINGERJ,a mes 326 316 148 234 148 116,148 292 142 199 28 220 289 288 152 269 192,193 267 124 142 285 127 64,65 115 142,270 50 148,278 286 116 121,234 149,150 142 Grand Army of the Republic G.A.R. Vets 152 ribbons 291 276,277 293,305 to 309 317,319 188 Grand River Avenue GRANGERK, enneth Grant's Artifacts Green School class GREEN, Frank Greenbriar Convalescent Horne GREY, Patrick GRIFFIN, Elizabeth Senator Robert GROOMM, ay GROSTIC, Elizabeth A. GRUBB,J ames 10,11 67 142 293 217 284 6 117 20 217 Hacker house Hagman gas station HAGMANJo, hn "Mike" HAINES, W. HALLOWADYa,n HAMILTONJ,o hn D. HALLER,F ord Howard and Sherman HAMPTOND, orothy HAND, Jerome W. Handicapper's Christmas Party HARDINg irl HARDYH, arold Jack Ollie HARMONA, rnarilla Doris Judge Henry John Jr. Harris Meat Market HARRIS, Emmet James Joseph Richard HART, Senator Philip HARTERD, onald and Eleanor HASBROUCKS,a m HASLEY, Elijah Haushler store 63 81 216,222 4 148 269 90,91 116 117 248 19 228 54 142,270 192 199 23 54 237 54 320 93 217 269,320 193 6 54 142 62 307 HAYDENW, ayne 54 HELLER,C liff HEIMOREJ, oe HEMINGWAAYl, 104,269,329 142 145 HENSICK, Christopher HIBBARD,G eorge and Leonard 234 279 196 279 Olga Richard and Russell HIBNER, Melvin 286 234 285 Thomas HICKEY, Mrs. High School bldg. class dance HIGHT, Ina HILDEBRAN!"',B ob" "Bud" Hazel John HITCHCOCKM, ilton HOAGLANDM, ack HOISINGTONG, lendon Hometown Paper Arrives HOOVERJo, hn HORNUNGE, leanor and Fred Louise 116,117,128 183,310,311 128 250 199 28 199 28 213 117 170 271 193 60 60 4 Horse and Bug~ry Horse's and Horsemen Hosley farm and home house and barns HOSLEY, Aug. B. Clarence Elijah and Nancy Martha Roger Wilfred William HOTEILING, Edd HOUSE, Rex Houthogfl trucks Howe home Howe School class HOWEM, ary L. Howell Bowling Alley Howell Boys Band Charter Cormnission cheer leaders City Band Co-op meeting depot Fair football squad girls Band 33 258,259 58 61 226 60 59 60 58, 60 60 58,59 156 286 290 71 70 199 331 118 322 124 327 170 78 43 184,185,187 188,191 girls Basketball squad Highschool Baseball team Recreation Center 118,120 186,187 188 260 school Band 292 school Board school Bus drivers softball team 292 142 190 230 202 square dancers telephone office Theatre 306,320,321,325 track team triplets Howell Clothing store HOWLEM, arilyn HOWLETI'H, arold T. Henry Wilson HUBBEL,F ord HUBBEIL, Rodney HUGHESG, erald Hunting group HUNTINGTOND,r . H.G. HURRYM, abel Hutchings Mill and horses home mill and home HUTCHINGSA, ndrew O. 191,192,193 274 292 152 148 226 292 117 193 116 304 127 122 42 43 44 42 Indian tree Iron bridge Isham home ITSELL, Stephen s.w. Jackie Band JACKSONA, ndrew JAEHNIG, David L. Jail JAMIESON, JOHNSONC, assie Donald Ford Gerald JONES, Joan JOSLIN, Viola JUBB, Claribel Junior Fann Bureau Fann Bureau group Kelley, Seldein and Stanley William KENNEYI "Bill" KIDDLE, Ross KILLIN, George KLEIN, Mrs. Marjorie KLESSONM, aria L. KLUMPM, aber Kneeland School class KNAPP, Wally W. KNIGHT, Frank G. Stanley Knight's Templars KNOOP,G uy KRAMMESRen, ator Kerry Krause home KRAUSE,A ugust Kroger store Kroger Shopping Center KRUGER, C.W. Ladies Independant Band IAINE, Mrs. Jackie LAMERAUXC,h rvstal LAMOREAUAXr,l ene Mrs. LANSING,N ellie IARE, Vica IARSEN, Ruth IARSON, Ruth Latson farm and home IATSON, Charles E.E. Stanley and Verne IAVAN, Martin IAWI'HIER, Antilla and James 51 287 157 117 235 116,117 170 4 218 185 270 117 310 256 117 142 186 298 170 196 279 4 152 195 170 20 199 60 226 226 117 229 142 6 12,13 13 325 312,313 148 159 152 122 4 156 64,65 142 270 142 29 170 148 142 223 23 5 Lieberman Fann store Line's Buick car LINE brothers c.s. LING, Mr. LISTERMAN, Livingston Clair County baseball team 53 273 175 127 116 196 Co. Board of Supervisors Co. Centennial 189 334 137 Co. Fann house Co. courthouse Co. Poor Fann 219 Co. Road Corrnnission 304,320 217 286 Livingston Drug store 32'1 Livingston Hotel Locey's Recreation bldg. LORENZ,E arl Love fannhouse and barns LOVE, Mary LUDWIGD, orothy and Jim Margaret LYON(S) Lawrence Ruth A. Samuel Judge Willis MASS, Arlene Mabell Shop MacDONALDR,o bert MacPHERSONJ,o hn MACKM, r. and Mrs. Abijah MADDENH, elen MAJOR,M aud Man and his son MANLEYM, argaret Maple Grove School class Marion "stone school" Marr School class MARRD, ouglass MARSHALLD,o nna and Pearl MARTIN•, .girl Patrick and Paul Peter William MASONe, arl MATHEWMS, rs. Marilyn Mauselelllll Maycock car home plane MAYCOCKDo, nald Harold Mr. McDONALDR,o bert McFADENM, arion McKEE, Lynn McKENZIE,A ndrew 306,308 320 142 282,283 170 28 28 142,270 274 148 148,221,222 124 311 269 193 93 196 199 294 284 152 33 199 148 54 54 274 274 54 122 152 219 67 66 303 67 193 302 292 187 192 217 McKEONE, d McPherson Bank building cottage group dairy float State Banlc store McPHERSONA,l ice Elizabeth Frances Frederick Mrs. Geogia Mrs. M.J. Ralph R.B. Mrs. R.B. Sandy Scotch Hugh William 269 202 268 167 110 202 285 32 187 28 28 285 116 127 285 28 28 William the Fourth McQUIRE,M artin 23,32 28 199 MEAD,B everly and LaRue Mel's Electric truck Melons Melon F1.?st Melon Queen Memorial Day MENDORF, L. MERRILLR, alph MERRIT'!c'h ildren Methodist church church sketch MEYERD, uane 54 330 104 102 104 121,223 148 116 54 316 253 142 Michigan Bell Bldg. Celebration 201 Mich. National Guard Bldg. 325 Mich. State Sanitoriurn San. team MILETI', Edward B. Milford home Milk Wagon MILLER, H. Lloyd and Mrs. Mary R.H. MILLIKEN, Gov. William G. Miner & Sons store MINER, Clark Mr. and Mrs. Clark Morris E. Miss Howell of 1946 MITSCHELINM, rs. Margaret MONROEM, rs. D.D. Leon MOORE,M ervil Mr. MORGANB, .B. MORRELL", Bud" MOWREYD, ennis 176 to 180 190 226 69 287 148 170 269 6 195 217 194 185 109 152 285 116 170 266 251 269 4 6 MUSSONM, arilyn Musson home MUSSONC, lay T.and Estelle Virs. Elmenette and John Mabel and Ollie Mrs. Martha Ralph Robert Thomas and Ann NASH, Marjorie Maude and Leona National Guard Guard Annory site NEIL, Viola NEWCOMBr, uce NICHOLS, Captain NORTONN, ancy Oak Grove dam dei)Ot farm grist mill logging Lumber mill main street pond saw mill school class Village Oceola Township float O'DELL, Austin O'KEEFE, Mrs. Sharon Old baby carriage cars courthouse Dutch Grocery store Maid's Tea Party man and dog Oil tanker OLRICH, Mrs. Darlene Opera House oxen team 152 73 73 73 73 60 192,193 117 73 170 142 297 329 148 148,188 329 28 158 155 153 157 160 155 158 156 158 159,160 154 137 117 152 278 141,269 216 295 156 271 315 30 316 169 PAGE, John 292 PAll1ER, Eber 196 PAPWORTHR,a lph 117 Parade 100,102,105,108 to 112 Parker School class 26 PARKER,A rthur 217 Blanche 24 Clifford 199 Danford 25 Edward 22 Ethel 199 James and Jane 22 Jennie 23 Paul 193 PARKHAMJe, sse Pearce & Co. store Pearce home PEARCE, Mrs. Edd Irene Mrs. John PEAVY, Adelbert F. Darwin Edith Mrs. William H. Pecken's home PECKENS, Paul PERKINS, W. PELLERIN, Earl PENZIEN, D. Pere Marquette depot Pettysville mill PETERSON,C arl and Mary PETTIBONE,M rs. Barbara PFAU, Albert Albin PHARIS, Lee PHILLIPS, Beatrice and Floyd PIERCE, Barb Grace Pink School District# 8 PIPP, William and Catherine PLATT, Sam Play group PLESS, Elizabeth and Fred E. 142 307 153 156 123 156 278 34 278 62 167 167 148 263 193 82 174 230 64,65 226 217 156 196 129 187 279 55 278 270 20 Fred Henry and Maria L. Pless home Pool Hall Post Office 21,116 20 21 318 333 Office cornerstone ceremony 299 PRATT, Leon Presbyterian PURDEEM, r. PURDY,B ert players Margaret Maurice Quigley Gas Station QUIGLEY, Anel A. RABBAGEW, alter Railroad section crew RAMSEYR, obert RANDALL, D. Raspberry pickers RASEGANJ, ean RATHBUNC, leon RATZ, Lloyd R & D Screw Products READER, Beulah Mrs. 188 273 34 148 28 116 66 66 269 48 124 148 168 246 117 142 140 202 156 7 Reed barn farmhouse float REED, Mrs, Dorothy Tazoni and Zur Republican truck RICE, Lucille Richards store RICHARDSA, rdis Marshall May Perrv Pere Shennan and Warren William Mrs. William RIDDLE, Elizabeth Mary RISCH, Ralph Road Corrnnissioners Road gang ROBB, Harold ROBINSONL, ila RODGERSM, rs. ROHRABACHEMRr,s . Carrie ROSS, Henry Dr. Sam ROSSMANM, rs. Ila Rotary Club group ROUNDSV, ernon ROZEK, Agnes and Paul Rubber Drive Rubert House RUEN, Ruth RUNSEYW, illiam Ruth's Dress Shop Rutter fann RYAL, Olive and Wayne Sabatos home SAGE, Mrs. James SANFORDF, .S. Sanitarium interior shacks SARGENSONG,e orge SCHAFERC, harles SCHMIIYIJ',o y Lange and Stanley Schoeberlen home SCHOEHALSO, scar School Auditorium Band trip SCHREPFERV, irginia SCHULT'ZG, retchen SCOFIELD, "Bill" Scrape Drive 52 51 52 152 117 315 187 317,330 170 294 199 117 294,330 294 291,330 291 32 199 117 216 74 to 77 170 202 156 223 217 233,285 60 233 117 199 275 70 187 335 331 167 196 72 30 117 179 177,180 278 244 199 199 69 226 325 114 89 124 28 262 130,131 Semi trucks Sewage facility SHAFT, William C. SHARPE, Harriet SHEHANA, rthur Shiawassee river Shield's home Silo building Skating Rink SKELTONL, ouise SKINNER, Burril Dr. Charles Clare SLAVIN, William SLAYLEYL, eona SLAYTONG, len SMITH, Al Joy Richard Blanche Ed Grace Captain Gus Hiram Louis Robert Tim Snow Removal machine SOBER, Jackie and Richard Soldier Presentation SOPP, Spanish American Vets Spencer Machine shop Spencer birthday SPENCER, Mrs. Alice Elizabeth and Donald Mac William S~lit Rail fence Sprague School class SPRAGUE,G race ST. Joseph Fair group STALEY, Mrs. Standard Oil Co. truck Service Station STANLEYch ildren Stapleton home Station agent ~'Mrs.Sylvia Steam engineer locamotive STEINACKERC, yrstal STEWARTC, ecil STILES, Harry STODARDM, rs. STONE, Mrs. E.A. 240 326,332 23 62 217 164 34 171 241 56 142 34 188 216 123 310 104 260 217,235 24 217 285 206 285 196 50,170 50 240 152 284 193 106 143 28 285 28 188 28 270 196 199 232 156 315 109,308 194 69 90 152 86 84 54 199 217 156 285 8 STROBEL,H arold STRUBLE,L ucille STUART, Alma STUIBLE, Helen Stump Land sketch Sutton Hardware SU'ITON, Carolyn "Tabernacle" building TAIT, Peavley TAYLORT, homas TEEPLE, Lloyd Telephone group Linemen THOLEN,F red Thompson lake THOMPSONM, orris Threshing machine TONCRAYE, verett Tornado Tour Bus Tractor Train TROWBRiffiEE, lmer Will Tyrone township float UBER, Paul H. Unified Plastic Tool Co. United Brethren church U.S. Army plane Van Patton house 116,193 279 186 124,129 242,243 235 28 324 217 116 116 203 200' 269 15,314 314 49 116 134,135,136 91 53 92 194,279 315 137 201 141 197 302 VAN WINKLE, Betty and Charles 154 28 28 105 190 268 William P. Vets in parade VEY, Herbert Victrola V.J. Day parade VOGHT,B ertrice WALDRONE,t hel Harry WALKL, ucille Walker home WALKERE,a ger Mr. and Mrs. John Lucille Mayme and Ollie Ruby WALTERG, oldie War Memorial WARRENM, arshall WARTENBURMGr, s. Janice Washing the hogs WATKINSD, r. Louis 107,108 186 199 142 279 45 199 45 45 199 4: 199 320 170 152 169 25 WEBB, Everett WEINMASTERA,l ma and Hilda WELCHERC, arl Keith WENDEIL, John WESSINGERJ, osephine West Marion Methodist church West Street flood Western Auto store Western Union WHELANJi,m Whipple Hotel WHITACKERB, ertha WHITE,Ed Foster Helen G. Homer WILCOX, Ila and Joyce Louise WIILIAMS, Francis Mrs. H.L. I. and L. Jayne Day Mel Paul WIILIS, Loren WIILIS, John W. Wilson farm WIMBLES, CLARK Winchell house WINK, Uhl Winkelhaus floral float WINKELHAUS WINSHIP, Cyrum Mrs. Cyrus Handel WINTERS WIRTH, Mel WISNER, Governor Moses WITHEY, Jack Robert WOLFE,M rs. James WOOD, Amy A. Frank Mrs. Lamar Pacia Mrs. Rhodora Townley W.H. Woodcutting WOODARDJo, hn Mary WOODHAMSB,e rt WOODIN, Ora 116 142 112 284 196 122 151 294 307 114 193 72 142 226 188 186 199 60 60 62 62 127 249 330 256 191 269 136 188 156 142 108 19 70 296 80 19 269 206 275 262,263 198 126 101,305 69 125 71 125 148 279 126 125 239,292 51 9 WOODRUFFB,l anche 199 Jim 193 WOODSG, eorge 153 WOODSTOCCKr,a ig 193 WOODWARBDla, nche 199 ca1vin 304 Eli and Elmer 199 George 199 Mabel and Mary 199 Maud and Max 199 Stanley 199 WOODWORTAHm, y 125 Belle 126 June 181 Porter 126 WOOKL, ottie 126 World War I, Patriotic Group 304 World War Soldiers 224 WORTHINGTOSNp,e ncer 116 WRIGGLESWORTMHrs, . Elizabeth 198 John 195,198,201,202 Mrs. John 198 Nancy and "Push" 195 WRIGHT,A bbie Mand Arthur 26 Bert and Bruce 125 Clarence and Daisy 26 Elizabeth 296 Emerson, Eva and Ford 26 Frank and George w. 26 Gladys and Guy 26 Hazel and Mrs. Hester 26 Irene and Josephine 26 Lula and Marguerite 26 Mabel and Robert 125 Marion 26 Mr. 90 Robert and Roy 26 Rose and Ruth 26 Willie 236 WYKOFFE, uphenia I25 Yearbook crew YELLANDM, aude N. YOST, Fielding H. YOUNGH, elma James s. Laurie Maud Willaim Young heme Young At Heart Club YORK, Don 129 30 148 38 125 183 125 148 120 232 191 YOST, Richard 234 ZEMPER,D uane L. 3,4,9,104,236 YOURNDA, ugusta 125 Eric 192,193,238 Family 190 Steve 182,193,238 ZAHN, Amelia 126 Mrs. Tillie 236 ZAYANL, inda 182 '.ZemperS tudio Float 112 MISCELLAN. IYNDEX Howell Bicentennial Photographic Supplement 5th Michigan Infantry 8th Michigan Infantry 22cd Michigan Infantry 27th Michigan Infantry 14 U.S. Cavalry Adams House hotel Admiral American Academy of Arts American Express Co. American Revolution Bicen. Anderson school Andersonville prison Ann Arbor News 44,213 30 19,206 30 38 70 Comm. 38 244 203 3 43 30 206 Ann Arbor Railroad "Ann" house Ann Pere Apple varieties Architect 48,83 to 86,88 44 87 16 Arlington National cemetery Arrowhead Motors Co. float Baker Ball State University 262 39 100,101 204 256 10 Barber Barn Barnard Street cemetery Bathhouse Battle of Spottsylvania, Vir. Battleship WisconSin Beans Ben Davis Says column Bethel Methodist Evangelical Bicentennial Committee Bill headings Blacksmith Blacksmith shop Blain house "Blue Monsoon" painting Boathouse Body shop Bower farmhouse Brick house 34, "Buck Horn" hotel Butcher shop Byron Road Medical Clinic I BUSINESS Armstrong Lumber Co. Armstrong & Barron Implements Brannon Appliance Co. 98 98 Barron Implement Co. Beckwith & Co. Benedict & Ratz Hardware Beurrnann Furniture Co. Borden's Milk factory Britten Garage Britten & Sons Excavating Brown Grocery Bruce Products Chern Trend Inc. Chem Trend International Chubb Manufacturing Co. City Marlcet Cleav Photo Gallery Commercial Hotel Cook & Sons Grocery Crandall Realty CUlver Cigar Co. 1t10 97 97 96 96 29,138 46 46 96,97 85,138 138 139 95 97 262 23 96 68 96 25 139 139 CUrtis & Whipple Merchantile Dannon & Jonckheere Gravel Co. Diamond Chrome Plating Inc. Diamond Dot Market 52,ll3 139 139 139 Diamond Tibon Plating Co. Die Cast Industry Products D & J Gravel Inc. Dutch Grocery Eagle Tavern Erner Wrench & Tool Manf. Co. Electric Motors Co. Family Restuarant Farm Bureau- Services First National Bank Fishbeck & Cook Fisher Tool & Die Co. 19 32,296 94 44 236 170 235 98,99 140 Frykman Electric 97,99 Goodnow & Jubb Hardware Goodnow Merchandise Gordon Drugs Haggerty Lumber Co. 97,98,99 96 99 87 Hickey & Galloway Foundry Hill's Home Bakery Hovey Bakery Howell Bakery Howell Cigar Co. Howell City Mills Howell Cleaners & Dyers Howell Construction Co. Inc. Howell Co-op Howell Electric Light & Power Howell Motion Picture Corp. 120 97 96 98 96,98 99 97 140 51 99 95 11 BUSINESSc ont.- Howell Motors Co. Howell Motor Sales Howell Piston Co. Howell Real Estate Co. Howell Petroleum Co. Kellogg Bros. Painters Knapp & Co. Furniture Knoop Trucking Co. Kontz Motor Sales Lalce Construction Co. Inc. Livingston County Mutual Tel. Livingston County Press Loree & DamrnonG ravel Co. Manuel & Co. May & Scofield Inc. McPherson Shoe Co. McPherson & Sons McPherson store 139 99 44 94 94 97 96 99 23 140 201,203 138 319 96 140 99 33 201 Menzie Implement Co. Michigan Bell Telephone Michigan Milling Co. 168 201,202,203 Mold Release Div. Chem-Trend Monroe & Newcomb Shoes M.R.B. Hardware Myers Bros. Bakery New Venture Div. Chem-Trend Parshall Flour Co. Pearce's store Peavy Coal Co. Plastic Tool Co. of America Purdy Bakery Purdy & Woodruff Randall cut Glass Co. R & D Screw Products Schoenhals Lumber Co. Schroeder-Rutka Hardware Shaft Hotel Standard Oil Co. Standard Office Supply Swann's store Tooley Meats Terhune & Burrows City Market Unified Industries Inc. Union Hall Hotel Vancamp's Mill Wenl,'s Mill Wilson Cigar Co. Winkelhaus Flower Shop Young's City Market Cabin Cabinet maker Camp Michigan Canal 98 139 98 97,98 204 139 99 53 97 141 98 87 95 140 97 98 23 315 67 230 97 97 141 23 97,98 172 99 96 97 208 35 213 87 canoe capital Circuit League Carnegie Library Carpenter Catalpa tree Cedar lake Cedar river Cement block house Cemetery Central State Teachers college Chautaqua Chesaning, Mi. paper Chicago University Chief of Bureau of Shi~s, USN Chilson store Chi~pewa indians Christmas Tree Light "clip" Church of the Nazarene Citizens Economic & Deveopment CITIES and PLACES Adrian, Mi. Alberta, Mi . Alma, Mi. 43 181 250 94,195 66 43 87 69 17 166 156 250 250 38 87 16 140 149 95 250 85 315 Ann Arbor, Mi. Anniston, Alabama Arizona 27,32,35,178,336 Ashford, Conn. Athens, Ohio 281 152 296 296 236 166 296 Bay City, Mi. Berrien County, Mi. Boston, Mass Boulder, Colorado Brighton, Mi. 23 21,27,138,152 202,231,249 Bronson, Mi. Brooklyn, Mi. Buena Park, California 48 193 152 Buffalo, N.Y. 302 Burns township, Byron, Mi. california Shiawassee Co. 198 50,70,71,198 20, 21, 30 cape Cod, Maine cattaraugus County, N.Y. Chattanooga, Tenn. Chelsea, Mi. Chemingville, Mi. Chenango County, N.Y. Chesaning, Mi. Chicago, Illinois Chickamauga, Tenn. Chilson, Mi. Clare, Mi. Clarence, N.Y. Clearwater, Florida Cleveland, Ohio 247 31 207 30,152 30 33 66 55,244 207 48,87,140 178 57 244 249,256,296 12 CITIES and PLACESc ont.- Connecticut 139 238 52 206 296 21,27,230 Coral, Mi. Cortland CoUKttY,N .Y. Covington, Kentuck"f Cummington, Mass. Dearborn, Mi. Defiance, Ohio Delewa.!:"eC ounty, N.Y. Delta, Mi. Detroit, Mi. Dexter, Mi. Dublin, New Hampshire Durand, Mi. Dutchess County, N.Y. Eaton Rapids, Mi. Edinburgh, Scotland Ellsworth, Mi. England Fairhope, Alabama Farmington, Mi . Flint, Mi. Florida Fowlerville, Mi. Genessee County, N.Y. Georgia Germany Grand Rapids, Mi. Grand River City, Mi. Greenville, N. Y. Hamburg, Mi • Hardwick, Mass. Hartford, Conn. Highland, Mi • 69 32 208 19,20,23, 27,35 43,44,53,138,140 176,178,256,262 35 266 198 19 141 204 30 43,73 245 208,252 198,231,236 30,237 27,30,64,66 70,84,230,296 71 30 Honeyoe, N. Y. Hubbardson, Mi . Indianapolis, Indiana Ingham County,Mi. Invernesshire, Scotland Ionia, Mi. 27,204 178,228,250 208 50 86,174 25 296 56,57 33 36 138 208 32 178 57 20 23 90 Ionia County, Mi. Jackson, Mi . - Kansas 253 87 Virginia 39 Kewanee, Wisconsin K1nde, Mi. Lakeland, Mi. Langley Field, Lansing, Mi. Laurence, Kansas Lebanon, Conn. Leicaster, Vermont Livingston Center, Mi. 20,30,36,37,208 208 247 296 208 CITIES and PLACESc ont.- Livonia, Mi. Lockport, N.Y. Malott, Washington Mansfield, Conn. Massechusetts Mecklenburg, Germany Middletown, Conn. Midland, Mi. Milford, Mi. Monroe County, Mi. Monticello, N.Y. Moscow, Russia Mount Clemens, Mi . Mt. Forest, Canada Mount Pleasant, Mi. New Brunswick, N.Y. New Hudson, Mi . New Yorlc, N,Y. Norwich, Conn. Ogden, Utah Oldnawa Orange County, N.Y. Ortonville, Mi. Ossian, N.Y. Otsego County, N.Y. 30,208,231 152 296 33,208 19 296 85 27,32,56,252 296 296 19 87 204 166 19 30 32,244 296 91 21 48 152 31 25 OWosso Mi. 62,83,85,251,252,281 Parshallville, Mi. 56 Peekskill, N.Y. 296 Pennsylvania 32 Perugia, Italy 253 Pinckney, Mi. 166,178,202,244 Pontiac, Mi. 16,30,44,206 Portland, Maine 37 Richloond, Virginia 212 Rochester, N.Y. Saginaw, Mi. Salem, Mi. Washtenaw County Saline, Mi. Salisbury, Conn. San Jose, california Sewiclcley, Penn. Sharon, Conn. Shiawassee County, Mi. South Boston, Mi. Southfield, Mi. St. Charles, Mi. St. Laurence County, N.Y. SU!livan County, N.Y. Temperence, Mi. Toledo, Ohio Utica, N.Y. Vennont Vernon, Mi. Villa Parle, Illinois Walled Lake, Mi. 25 31 85 32 256 27 32 27 50 182 250 32 296 296 85 296 56 152 251 253 CITIES anc PLACESc ont.- West Bloomfield, N.Y. 33 West Branch, Mi. 30 Whitehall, Mi . Whitestown, N.Y. 296 Whitmore Lake, Mi. 86,140 White Plains, N.Y. 296 Windham, Conn. 296 Wixom, Mi. 252 Ypsilanti, Mi. 35,252 City Service station 101 Civil War 206,207,208,212,213 Clements farm 55 C & O railroad 87 COHOCTAH 88,238 Bank building 194,198 Bahk hall 194 Calf Club 197 Gun Club 194 Hotel 195 Ladies Aid 198 Livery 195 ME church 198 Phone exchange 194 Postoffice 195 Railroad depot 195 Township 30,197,246 United Brethern church 197 Village 198 Colonial worship service 149 Colored People 236 Columbia University 39 Company I, 5th Michigan Infantry 213 Conine blacksmith shop 153 Conrail 88 Contractor 260 Conway township 43,208,215 church 197 Co-op mill 30 Cornell University 257 Cowdrey's Addition 25 Cranbrook Academy of Arts 256 Cranbrook Institute 37,39 Crandall home 68,69 Croolced lake 87 Culver's Triangle Restuarant 46 Curdy farm 57 Curtiss aeroplane 302 D.A.R. 63,64 Deep sea diver 237 Deerfield tmmship . 30,56,194,198,238 Deleware & Lackawanna railroad 90 Democrat candidates 227 Demolay 229 Dentist 25 Depot 68,87,88 13 Depot Museum 64 Detroit Eastern Martet 51 Edison Co. 35 Free Press 87,88 Detroit & Howell Railroad Co. 95 Railroad directorl20 Detroit News 162,163 Detroit postmaster 161 Symphony Orchestra J 7 Detroit, Toledo & Ironton 84 Diaries 212 Dibble creek 16 Diesel train 83 Drew cemetery 55 Drew farm 55 Drowning 18 Earl lake 34 Early auto 180 Early frame house 32 Eastern Michigan University 249 Eastern Shore Art Assc. 245 Edwards Brothers Printing Co. 336 Elk Lodge building 236 Emergency Relief Conunission 62 Erb Limestone Co. 44 European exchange student 190 Fairlawn farm 52 Fire 138 First Automobile 153 First Baptist church 250 First frame building 296 First Republican governor 120 First United Methodist church 149 First white child 19 Fisher-Morgan farm 30 Florida Gulf Coast Art Center 244 Frisbee's woods 173,174 Front lake 17 Gail farm 48 Galloway house 57,305 Gas tractor 63 Geer Hall 160 Genoa Township 19,20,27,32,48,52,146 Genoa Bury Ground Association 94 Golden Gallery 249 Governor Alpheus Felch 36 Governor Groesbeck's father 36 Graham school 198,246 Grain elevator 188 Grand Central Art Galleries 244 Gray Ladies 229 Great Lakes Naval hospital 21 Greek Revival home 68,69 Green school building 67 Grocery store 53 14 Hamburg Township Hamilton' s "Maxwell" auto Handy Township Hardy farm Hartland Township village Art Council Art Show 228,287 175 25,208 50 30 161 249 249 Herriette's Doll Hospital & Sales Highlander Chorale group Highlander Way middle school Hillcrest Center 47 182 182 55,228 33 17 Dairycattle Assc.20,52 History of Howell Hockey Holstein-Fresian House House builders Howe school, District# 2 Howell 33rd Squadron C.A.P. HOWEIL Area Artist Club Baseball team Blood Center Book Club Board of Conunerce Catholic cemetery Cemetery Centennial Centennial Conunittee Central school City City Council Park Recreation Recreation Cornet Band Fire Dept. Director Dept. 19 44,55 71 297 250 44 229 250 201 146 174,175 231 4 262 23,228,281 241,260,261 314 260 260,261 125 32 High school High school 21,25,43,120,244,256,281 Band 182 Baseball team 76,181 Basketball team 181 Cheerleaders 181 Class 137,305 Football 181 Girls basketball team 182 Girls tennis team 181 Girls track 182 Golf team 182 Highlanders 181 Homecoming 18! Queen 18 : Tennis team 18 : "Torch" book 1: Track lt Wrestling team 1£ _ HOWELcLo nt.- Jaycee's Junction Lake Lake "swinuning hole" Library Masons 260 87 172 to 175 173 257 229 Mayor Melon Fest Opera House Parks Foundation Picture map Postoffice Postmaster Public schools 175,202,228,239,260 63 325 260,261,262 68 208 25 71 Recreation 251 Recreation Center Recreation Director Roller rink School district Square Dance Club Telephone exchange Township hall Hutching's Mill Ice cream parlor Ice skating Implement shop Indians Indian battle Indian village 260,262,263 230 153 :23 230 202 71 172 21 17 53,238 16 16 16 Inter State Long Distance Tel. Iosco Township Co.201 208 21 32 237 Ira Wilson & Sons Dairy Isbell fann Jaycee's Johnston House hotel Jubb building Junior Epworth League Justice of Peace "Kello" stone Kensington Park Knight Templar's Lake cemetery Lakeside Home mill LAKEVIEWce metery Lannen fann L.A.R.L. Lansing Poetry Club Law office Laughton & Henderson Libby prison 23 238 198 208 68 281 220 50 42 42 27,32,57 251,262,296 161 228 161 37 Livingston Art Association Council# 73 Masons County Ag. grounds 87 212 245 229 25 15 Livingston County Arts & Crafts 247 748,250 Co. Breeders Iwsc. 52 Co. Physical Handicapped 228 Co. Christmas Bazaar 249 Co. Clerk 25,208,246 Co. Directory 262 Co. Fair 62 Co. Fair Assc. 95 Co. Fair stoclc 238 Co. Historical Fair 63,68 Co. Historical Soc. 63,64,68 90,208,250 Co. Infinnary 15 Co. Jail 251 Co. Press 9,336 Co. Red Cross 228,229 Co. Treasurer 25 Drug store 252 Home Telephone Co. 201 Intermediate school 248 Lodge Master 33 Log cabin 172,281 house 19 school 19 store 19 tavern 19 "Loree hill" 139,140 L.O.T.T.M. Band 158 Lott's Elevator 88 Love's Corners 43 Marble works 69 Marine Corps 21 Martha Fanns 21 Marion Center school 43 Marion Township 43,48,50,5!,55,67,73 Town Hall school 43 Masonic Hall 230 Massachusetts Institute 38 McPherson 2cd Prospect Place Add. 262 Bank building 202 Browning home site 261 Subdivision 69 Melon Festival 237 Melvin House hotel 23 Methodist 198 Methodist church 44 Michael Press violin 37 Michigan Central Railroad 36 Christian Advocate paper 163 Mille Producers Assc. 52 Natural Resourse magazine 244 Production Corp 281 State college 204 State Conservation Dept. 244 State Normal college 252 Michigan State Police State Sanitarium 281 51,64 176,177 St. San. Ad.min. bldg.176,178 St. San. Beard 176,178 St. San. farm house 176 St. San library 178 St. San. "shacks" 176,178 St. San. wa,;:Jon 1 78 Sta te Telephone Co. 201 State University 21,37,51 University 231, 244 37,38,1 7.0 175,251, 253 University faculty 36 Mi ll 50 Mills house 45 Minister 56 M.I.T. University 39 Monroe homestead 251 Montgomery catalog 153 Monuments 69 Mystic Shrine 229 My Trip to Cohoctah 238 Nancy DeGraff Toll chapter DAR 290 National Assc. of Physic Handicapped 228 National Honor Society New England Violin Ma}~ers New York Police Dept. Noma Lites Assc. 181 37 35 140 87 84 35 Nordica cottage Norfolk & Western Railroad Northwest Territory Oak Grove village Band Circuit Elevator Hotel 30,53,61,88,153 153 198 153 153 Methodist church Parsonage "swimming hole" 161 153 156 Oakland University 256 Oceola Township O.E. S. Ohio University Old cabin on Marr road Coal chutes Courthouse Howell cemetery Howell House Howell Postoffice McPherson Bank Public square 16,30,32,35,44 56,57,67,72,73 246 249 15,305 305,385 262 32 68 262 238 25 Wooden Catholic school 241 16 Old's Motor Works Ollie Merithew Day Orchard Organist Oregon State colleg e Osman "hill" Outdoor Summer Show owasso Argus paper Ox team Pachner School of Art Paddocl( Photo Galler y Page Field Painter Paintings 284 228 16,18 246 34 86 246 250 208 244 201 181,182 36 36 Panhandle Easter Pipeline Co. Parker's woods 88 15 Parshallville Mills 97,98 Parson farm Paul Bennett Day Paul Bennett Wrestling Pearce grist mill Pearce store 52 260 Invitational 181 153 Peavy & Purdee, performers Pellerlin & Daubresse Peter The Great of Russia Photographers Pilot "Pink" school district Pine Lake Settlement Plank road Plessland Dairy Politician 153 34 262 19 38,251,262 237 198 208 68 20,21 50 Portage Trails Boy Scout Postmaster Council 234 Pratt Institute 50,68,195,215 247 Phillip Livingston chapter DAR 161 166 269 Poets 161 to Porath & Sons Contractors "Potato Bug" train Presbyterian church parsonage President President Martin Van Buren Prince of Peace Lutheran church "Privv" Probate, Juvenile Court Prohibition Prosecuting Attorney Racoon coat Recreation Center "Ready Mix" concrete Reed-Knowles farm Revolutionary War soldiers Riddle cemetery Rocky Ridge Dairy farm Rotary Club Royal Arch Masons# 30 153 238,325 33 208 35 147 68 218 238 238 256 248 139 52 296 56,57 51 238 229 ROADS M-59 Antcliff Beck Bigelow Bower Byron Cedar Lake Chilson Coon Lake County Farm CUrdy Dieterle Eager Euler Faussett Fisher Fisk Gannon Grand River Greene Hicks Jewell Kiddle Latson Mason Michigan Ave. Norton Oak Grove Old Grand Owosso Peavy Pinckney Pingree Sanford Sexton Vines Rubinoff River Saginaw property Salvation Army Saw mill 44,47,88 197 27 114 44 30,69,70,71,161,249 51,54,55 289 66 55 60 139 44,50 27 53 60 152 197 13,21 50 53 51,54 152 55 44,139,140,152 23,44,69,72,120,139 140,203,237,266,319 55 44 295 74,75 152 44,66,73,152,239 66,67,73 53 152 67 37 206 147 296,314 School director Scott Presbyterians Sears catalog 53 33 153 149 16 Senior Adult Retreat group Shawnee Indians Sheriff 40 Shiawassee river Shoemaker Sieben Corp. Skilbeck house 16,55,87,296 32,44 34 44 Skorski dance studio Smith Silo Co. Society of Arts and Crafts Soldiers & Sailors Association Song-Line Foundation 231 136 246 291 175 17 Southwest school Spanish American War Spring Valley farm Sprung town Square Dance Festival St. George Lutheran cemetery church 230,248 237 59 315 230 19 19 St. John Episcopal 246 Stage coach driver Stage line Staley farm State Centennial farm State Highway Commission State Representative Steele's Cove Stoclcs Stone house Strawberry Plains team STREETS Barnard Center Court East Factory Fleming Fowler Gay 166 70 30 35 81 38 16 94,95 72 30 87 32 23,69,70 120 23 138 241 44,140 262 Grand River Ave. 23,27,28,34 46,68,70,76,77,140 201,202,230,241,296,298 Higgins 120 Hubbell 262 Isbell 262 Lake 172 Larch 154 Livingston 44 National 44,45 Sibley 32,44,69,70,72,238,239,319 Spring 166 State 44,45 Swann Court 34 Walnut 19,30,63,69,139,228,262,296 Washington 28,262 Stumptown 17 swimming hole 16 Teacher 60,70,124,125,126 153,161,208,239,249,252 "The Rich Slave" movie 281 Thompson lake Tire store Toledo-Ann Arbor depot 15,16,17,18,314 67 63 Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Mich.R.R Toledo Blade paper Toll gate Teamsters Union Telephone 86 38 63 140 51,201,202,203 Touch -tone telephone Trolley Tuberculosis Tubb's property U.S. Depart. of Agriculture U.S. Navy Academy Van Keuren creek fann house Veteran's Hospital Violin maker V.J. Day V.J. Day parade Wabash railroad Waddell Post# 120 Waldenwoods Wall Street broker Walnut St. Methodist church War of 1812 Wayne State University w.c.T.u. 202 141 176 281 51 38 35 35 35 21 251 21 100 83,85 291 230 257 162 31 206 237,238 18 Weimeister block Weimeister-Young house Western Reserve College Whipple Addition Whipple Second Addition Wilcox farm "Wild Cat" bank money Wild game Willis Gallery Wisconcin Evan. Lutheran Synod Wolves 262 57,305 257 25,68 25 44 208 16 256 147 208 Womens Christian Temperance Union Women doctor 237 240 249 153 Wooden Indian craft shop Wood's store Wright's Corners Wright's Corners, Church of God York Rite Masonry Young At Heart Club Young People's Alliance Youth Center Ypsilanti State Normal College 66 147 229 246 297,305 103 161,250 Note Extra information that can be shown with the item. Such as how to get a physical copy of the item. Use the Windows Snipping Tool to capture the area of the document you want to save. If you want multiple pages printed please see staff to print the pages you want. <a href="https://howelllibrary.org/technology/#print" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View the library's printing information.</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Howell Bicentennial History 1776-1976 Photo Supplement (Part 2 of 2) Pages 177-336 plus index Description An account of the resource The Howell, Michigan Bicentennial History Supplement 1776-1976 Part 2 of 2. Pages 177-336 plus index<br /> <ul> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/241">View Bicentennial History Part 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/242">View Bicentennial History Part 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/243">View Bicentennial History Part 3</a></li> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/244">View Photo Supplement Part 1</a></li> <li><a href="https://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/245">View Photo Supplement Part 2</a></li> </ul> Subject The topic of the resource History Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright - United States Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jaehnig, D.L. ed Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The American Revolution Bicentennial Committee, City of Howell Michigan Type The nature or genre of the resource Text history https://www.archives.howelllibrary.org/files/original/324a2dc3b133e8efa2c1e69412afb2cb.jpg 482169ceaa31d5447a5162277add8f42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photos - Places Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Note Extra information that can be shown with the item. Such as how to get a physical copy of the item. Please <a href="https://howelllibrary.org/howell-area-archives/#archives-inquiry">submit an inquiry</a> to the archives if you want a better quality digital image or a print. Include the title of the image and reason for print/digital image with your inquiry. Archives staff will contact you regarding your inquiry. Rights Note Extra Rights information for In Copyright or Copyright Undetermined items. Howell Carnegie District Library makes no representation that it is the owner of the copyright in any published material. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data film negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Howell Boomers Club, Howell, Livingston, Michigan 1914-1919 Description An account of the resource This image was included in the First National Bank calendar. The Howell Boomers Club, formerly known as the Howell Commercial Club (1910) worked to raise monies to pave Grand River Avenue  and also helped the city obtain streetlights.<br /><br />The "Great Wolverine Pavedway" was a brick road connecting Lansing to Detroit, Grand River Avenue as it passed through Howell.<br /><br />Between 1919 and 1948, the Howell Boomers Club became the Howell Board of Commerce, and in 1949, it reorganized as the Howell Chamber of Commerce.<br /><br />Car also has sign "We Just Got Married". unknown people<br /><br /><a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/image/455224533/?terms=wolverine%20paving%20parade&amp;match=1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read the February 8, 1998 The Brighton Argus &amp; the Livingston County Press article to learn of Grand River Ave history.</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Subject The topic of the resource Commerce Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright - United States Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1914-1919 Type The nature or genre of the resource Image chamber of commerce grand river avenue howell paving street unknown https://www.archives.howelllibrary.org/files/original/b0c352a49480ca9a0ae2dca8b421c042.jpg ae70f6c4685878933190a3e98da3a1cf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photos - Places Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Note Extra information that can be shown with the item. Such as how to get a physical copy of the item. Please <a href="https://howelllibrary.org/howell-area-archives/#archives-inquiry">submit an inquiry</a> to the archives if you want a better quality digital image or a print. Include the title of the image and reason for print/digital image with your inquiry. Archives staff will contact you regarding your inquiry. Rights Note Extra Rights information for In Copyright or Copyright Undetermined items. Howell Carnegie District Library makes no representation that it is the owner of the copyright in any published material. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data film negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Itsell Farm, Howell Michigan - 1966 Description An account of the resource A photo most likely taken by Bob Itsell of the Itsell farm in 1966. At on point, the farm covered roughly 160 acres, but at the time of the photo, parts of it had been sold. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Subject The topic of the resource Farms Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Undetermined Type The nature or genre of the resource Image farm howell livingston county https://www.archives.howelllibrary.org/files/original/f75a3e8bc2006c3bb02e5f486b31133c.jpg 19a7ad98c3a5b0545ad1400d70ab2364 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photos - Places Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Note Extra information that can be shown with the item. Such as how to get a physical copy of the item. Please <a href="https://howelllibrary.org/howell-area-archives/#archives-inquiry">submit an inquiry</a> to the archives if you want a better quality digital image or a print. Include the title of the image and reason for print/digital image with your inquiry. Archives staff will contact you regarding your inquiry. Rights Note Extra Rights information for In Copyright or Copyright Undetermined items. Howell Carnegie District Library makes no representation that it is the owner of the copyright in any published material. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data film negative Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Lakeland Hotel on Zukey Lake Description An account of the resource The Lakeland Hotel on Zukey Lake<br /><br />Former location of the Ice House unknown date and location<br /><br />Writing on photo is A.S. Lyndon and Ann Arbor, Michigan Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Subject The topic of the resource Hotels Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Undetermined Type The nature or genre of the resource Image hotel lakeland unknown https://www.archives.howelllibrary.org/files/original/9776a8f5158089da9cc2dc69aa6e52d3.pdf 669841fe8ef32113014b502d07ce44c3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource Below is a list of all the newspaper information we know about for Livingston County, Michigan:<br /> <ul> <li><strong>Brighton Argus</strong> (1880-2000) - we have microfilm holdings of this newspaper from 1880-1968 in the Local History Room. Brighton Library also has holdings of this newspaper in their <a href="https://brightonlibrary.info/about-bdl/genealogy-local-history/the-brighton-room/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brighton Room</a>. <a href="https://brighton.historyarchives.online/home" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></li> <li><strong>Community Life</strong> (Hartland) (1933-present) - we have microfilm holdings of this newspaper from 1933-1991.</li> <li><span><strong>Fowlerville News and Views</strong> (1984-present)- a newspaper that has been covering the Fowlerville, Webberville, and Howell areas. <a href="https://archive-it.org/collections/13451?fc=websiteGroup%3AFowlerville+News+and+Views" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a> (contains 2018-present newspapers and 2015-present blog entries). <a href="https://www.fowlervillelibrary.net/cool-stuff/local-history-room/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fowlerville Library</a> has digital copies available in their library.</span></li> <li><span><strong>Fowlerville Review</strong> (1875-1971) - we have microfilm of this newspaper in the Local History Room. <a href="https://www.fowlervillelibrary.net/cool-stuff/local-history-room/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fowlerville Library</a> has digital copies available in their library.</span></li> <li><strong>Gregory Gazette</strong><span> </span>(1912–1913) - digital copies of newspaper. <a href="http://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/browse?tags=gregory+gazette">View Digital Copies</a></li> <li><strong>Livingston Community News</strong> (2003–2009)<span> - digital copes of newspaper. </span>The<span> </span><em>Livingston Community News</em><span> </span>was a local community newspaper, housed in downtown Brighton, with a weekly circulation of 54,000. Encompassing a News, Features and Sports sections, the paper operated from 2003 to 2009 under the umbrella of The Ann Arbor News. <a href="http://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/browse?tags=livingston+community+news">View Digital Copies</a> </li> <li><strong>Livingston County Argus-Dispatch</strong> (1965-1969) - Brighton Argus and Pinckney Dispatch merged in 1965. Then became Brighton Argus again in 1969. See either Pinckney Dispatch or Brighton Argus for access to this newspaper.</li> <li><span><strong>Livingston County Press</strong> (1937-2000) - Livingston Republican Press changes name in 1937. In 1980 Brighton Argus buys and continues to publish both Brighton Argus and Livingston County Press. In 1997 both papers are published twice weekly. <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><strong>Livingston Courier </strong>(1843-1857) - we have 1843-1846 in digital format. We don't have the rest of the date range. Becomes Livingston Democrat in 1857. Have microfilm for 1843-1856 in Local History Room.<span><em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><span><strong>Livingston Daily Press &amp; Argus</strong> (2000-present) - In September 2000, two successful twice-weekly newspapers the Livingston County Press and the Brighton Argus – that had each been publishing in various forms for more than 100 years - became one. The first edition of the Livingston County Daily Press &amp; Argus hit the streets Sept. 7, 2000. Gannett purchased the newspaper in 2005 as part of the acquisition of Hometown Communications Inc. <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><strong>Livingston Democrat</strong><span> (1857–1928) - index of one of two of Livingston County, Michigan oldest newspapers. The index can be used in the Local History room on the Reference level of the library. The microfilm is processed by edition date. <a href="http://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/249">View Index</a> or <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><strong>Livingston Herald</strong> (1886–1887) - digital copies of newspaper. <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/paper/the-livingston-herald/9306/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></li> <li><span><strong>The Livingston Post</strong> (2009-present) - a all-digital information and opinion site in Livingston County, Michigan. <a href="https://archive-it.org/collections/13451?" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><span><strong>Livingston Reporter</strong> (1918-?) - began publishing on June 14, 1918 by A. Riley Crittenden.</span></li> <li><strong>Livingston Republican</strong><span> (1855–1929) </span><span>- index of one of two of Livingston County, Michigan oldest newspapers. The index can be used in the Local History room on the Reference level of the library. The microfilm is processed by edition date. <a href="http://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/249">View Index</a> or <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><span><strong>Livingston Republican Press</strong> (1929-1937) - Livingston Republican and Livingston Democrat merged in 1929. <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><span><strong>Livingston Tidings</strong> (1906-19??) - By 1910 it was published by A. Riley Crittenden.</span></li> <li><strong>Pinckney Dispatch</strong><span> </span>(1883–1965) - digital copies of newspaper. We have all the years except 1890 and 1894-1896 are missing. <a href="http://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/browse?tags=pinckney+dispatch">Browse our Digital Copies</a> or Search in <a href="https://newspaperarchive.com/search/location/us/mi/pinckney/pinckney-dispatch/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NewspaperArchive</a> <strong>(requires a subscription)</strong></li> <li><strong>Stockbridge Brief Sun</strong> (1883-1965) - we have microfilm holdings of this newspaper in the Local History Room.</li> <li><strong>Stockbridge Town Crier</strong> (1966-1999) - we have microfilm holdings of this newspaper in the Local History Room.</li> </ul> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Hidden Search Text Enter Search Text that is always hidden except to edit. VULUME 6?> — No. 34 BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN — WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1965 10c PER COPY — $4.00 PER YEAR AUTO RIDES LAND OR SEA Upper photo: Brighton man skims over the water at Kent Lake in his auto. Lower photo: Lands his car on small island, to amazement of spectators. Schools Balk At Changes In Boundaries BRIGHTON — The deadline for the Intermediate School Boundary Proposal is drawing near, and proposed boundary changes provided main topics of conversation at both the HoweU and Brighton school board meetings last week. Hie Brighton board, which hadn't received a report from its representatives to the reorganization committee since September, was completely surprised by the Howell proposal for a boundary change. According to the Howell plan, Brighton would be given half of the Sirfcenstock district, which inchides three trailer courts and a new school. The prospect of the additional students from the Birkenstock district was not welcomed by the Brighton board. Brighton has been pushing to complete a high school building program which will be filled to capacity immediately. The committee's final proposal must, by law, be submitted to the state for approval by Dec. 31. Hamburg Fund Goes over Top HAMBURG - y?-*<xrg Township Community C h e s t Drive has gone over the top, reports Mrs. Donald H. Kaump, chairman of the board of directors. Mrs. Ralph Winkelhaus, campaign chairman, assisted by Mrs. Manley Bennett and Mrs. Edward Zobcl, mot wilth Mrs. Harold Richter, Jr., treasurer of the board, and checked returns following an eight week drive. Although 12.800 was the goal set, $3,841 was pledged. ' Mm. Winkelhaus thanks the following area captains for a job well done: Mrs. L. Rowland, O. Herman, O. Winslow, D. Morgan, Ellen McAfee, E. Zo- Nl, B. Pietras, Pat Seatln, C. Sk-vuns, H. Simpson, E. Rettin- JJLT, It. Lindftay und Mr. Georgu Kalona. Brings Baby To Burned Home PINCKNEY—Mrs. Kent Dev- Ion returned from the hospital Saturday night with a new baby —to a home that wasn't there. It had been destroyed by fire. Nothing was saved. Earlier in the evening, 20 minutes after her husband left for the hospital to pick her up, fire from an unknown origin enveloped their trailer house in a trailer park on M-36 outside Pinckney. Volunteer firemen were unable to save the trailer or any of its contents in the high wind. They evacuated other trailers in the area and spread waiter in the vicinity, preventing further fires. The Devlons carried no insurance on the trailer they had bought new just recently. Left homeless, in addition to the new baby and the parents, are three other small children, ages 4, 3 a/'rt 1. The family needs a '"ionic to rent. They are living temporarily with Devlon's parents at Whitmore Lake. Pinckney people are collecting all kinds of clothes and household items to get the Dev- Ion family 9tarted again. Anyone wishing to get information about contributions may call Mrs. Floyd Campbell, 878-3774. 2 Teachers Quit: 2 New Hired BRIGHTON — The Brighton school board at its last meeting accepted the resignations of two teachers, Mrs. Gordon Hawkins and Mrs. Joan Florstiedsn. Mrs. Hawkins' husband resigned as sivperintendent the previous week and he was placed on vacation status. The board also hired two new teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Leek* rone. Mrs. Leckrone will teach vocal music in the junior high end Mr. Leckione will teacn math in the junior high. Brighton Driver Takes To Water: Confuses Police BRIGHTON - When David Neverth of 7322 South U.S. 23, Brighton, goes sailing at night, in future he'll turn on his marine lights, otherwise he might land in the Ann Arbor hoosegow. David's auto travels 60 to 70 miles an hour on land but has the ability also to travel on water at speeds up to 15 knots. A week ago he went to Ann Arbor on business and was returning home about 8 p.m. Passing the Huron river he couldn't resist taking to the water. But he hadn't reckoned on the spectators. They saw him turn off the road and go down the bank. Horror-stricken, the crowds on the highwav bought a JTWorist had accidently gone into the river and several frantically called the Ann Arbor police. Rushing to the spot, deputies saw Neverth calmly driving his convertible down the center of the river, with his headlights on. Called to shore, he drove up to the patrol car and explained that his compact German^rraade amphibious automobile was in no clanger of sinking. He was DAVID NEVEKIH just going down the river for, an evening ride. As a small crowd gathered deputies checked his papers and registrations and found every thing in order. Neverth continued his drive down the river. ' Neverth said his car, an Amphicar had been made for five years by a company affiliated with the Mercedes-Benz corporation amd that the steel is especialy heavy. "Although the Amphicao* is only 10 inches longer than a Volkswagen it weighs 2,300 pounds as compared to the Volkswagen's 1,800 p o u n d s President Johnson has one on his Texas ranch. Many persons have stopped me on the expressway to ask about the car and when I go to Kent Lake, which is often, crowds gather. One of the accompanying photos shows the car on a small island and people marvel at how I got there. "The first time I rode in one was last February on the Detroit river. There was a 60 mile wind but the car never faltered. It has amazing stability and we rode the waves at least 12 knots an hour, culling right through the surf." BOOSTERS CLUB HARTLAND—A pancake supper, sponsored by the Hartland Athletic Booster;, will be held Friday, Dec. 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Hartland High School. College OK By State Awaited HOWELL — word on when and if Livingston county residents will have a chance to vote on establishment of a community college in the county is awaited by the county board of education. The study committee for the county recently sent ki to the state board of education its recommendation for the community college and a reply had been expected momentarily but according to county school Supt. Walter Hampton, approval by the state may not come for a week or so because of a press of business. Approval by the state, which is expected, means that an opportunity will be given the reafcdents of the county to vote on whether a community college shall be built or not. Proponents of the community college say the college would add very little to the tax roUi — approximately a half mill. But it is pointed out by opponents of building the college at this time, that a half mill would produce only about 185,001 which would be inadequate for the college maintenance. Opponents also point out that many other things are needed before building the college, because no resident of UvtagsjtyM county is farther away tfett A half hour's drive to a school of higher education. Things needed first, according to them, are improvements in the public school system, better roads, a new courthouse and jail and a new medicare facittty. Proponents of t*ie community college point out the need for technical training for those teer* agers who are now drop-outs and also the lack of trained craftsmen which the community college wouki provide. They point out that such training would make those persons who now are on public relief, taxpayers instead of "tax-eaiters." ATOM EXPERTS WHITMORE LAKE Centenarian Tiger Fan, Is Dead Wixom Gifts Key To Fund's Goal BRIGHTON—Brighton's Community fund goal of $13,720 is slowly being reached with onfly a short time remaining. Already $11,406 has been raised and the 25 house-to-house canvassers report that they arc only about 70 per cent complete in their work. P e t e Marshall, treasurer, says he is awaiting reports from Brighton residents who work at the Ford Wixom plant. Apparently the Wixom plant docs not follow the same procedure as the General Motors Proving Grounds. At the proving grounds any payroll deductions designated for Brighton are turned over to the city, but in the past the Wixon plant has sent donations by Brighton residents to the Detroit Community Chest. Mr. Marshall! is in communication win the Wixon plant to try and straightens out this difficulty. It is expected thai donations from the Wixon plant would total more than $1,500. Mail Early BRIGHTON-With the Nation's 'conomy booming at an unpreederrted pace, Postmaster Al Bosworth is predicting a drama/ tic rise in mail volume over last year's Christmas "rush." "Literally billions of pieces of mail will be delivered between now and Christmas. If everyone were to wait until the last week to mail their gifts and greetings, the postal system would be bogged uWn resuking in many late deliveries." The Postmaster's plea was short and to the point: "SHOP EARLY, MAIL EARLY and use ZIP Codes." Starting on Saturday Dec. 11, the Brighton Post Office will be open from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 PM. daily, except Sundays, until Thursday evening Dec. 23. Regular hours will be resumed on Friday, Dec. 24 from 8:30 am. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays thereafter from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. BRIGHTON —Brighton's famous centenarian is dead. Mrs. Minnie Graves the city's, oldest resident celebrated her hundredth birthday Aug. 17. Shortly afterward she was taken sick and died in McPherson Health center Nov. 22. Burial was in Fatrview Cemetery, Brighton, I-riUay Lh<; Ilev. T. D, Bowditch off Jcia ting. She was bom Aug. 17, 1865 m Webster Twp., Michigan, On January 14, 1903 she was married to Frank Graves in Brighton. Mr, Graves preceded her in death in 1949. Mrs. Graves was u member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Brighton and was a former organist of the church Survivors include several nieces and nephews. She was a devout Tiger fan Butcher Cow They Shot HOWELL — If a man steal* a 'live cow from a farm it's cail'ed rustling, but if he butchers' it on the premises the charge is larceny, but none the less a felony, and the state police of the Brighton post are searching for the thieves who butchered a heifer belonging to Robert Grover some time last week. Grover discovered the animal Sunday when he went to inspect the cattle that he had been boarding on the. Mark Nash farm on Chilson road. The hoifer had been shot m the head, and butchered on the spot. The thieves had carried off the hind quarter and left the rest of the slain heifer. Women Give GOP $850 HOWELL — The Livingston County Republican Women'b Club held its last meeting of the year at the home of Mrs Harry Williams. Speakers were Char les R. Ward, county chairman; Wilfred Erwin, finance chairman and Robert Schott, teenage Republican. Robert gave an outstanding report of the first GOP TAR Camp ever held in the State of Michigan which he afr tended representing Livingston County. Mrs. Andrew Jackson, president of the club for the last two years, led a discussion of funds in the Cub's treasury which has been raised in various projects including the recent Home Tour The club members voted to make a gift to the Livingston County Republican Committee of $850.00 Other officers serving with Mrs. Jackson are First President Mrs. Russell Shannon, Second Vice President Mrs. Calvin Gatosman, Treasurer Mrs Jenette McDonnell and Secretary Mrs. Thomas Sharnc. and listened to rail of the Tiger games on her radio. She had her favorite olavers wnri H.»iH her interest in baseball stemmed from hei childhood when she used .to play ball with her family. Mrs. Graves was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rotmabacher. The Rohrabachers and their 10 children came to the Brighton area in 1879. Mrs. Graves remembered Brighton as a small town where everybody knew each other, a town small but lively. She was a dressmaker iii Brighton, and continued her sewing until she was over seventy. She was the organist in the Wesleyan Methodist Church for 50 years. She lived at 623 Spencer Rd. Brady Elected U.M. Fund Head HOWEI.L—Joseph V. Brady, one of Michigan's leading insurance executives and vice-president of the Slute Chamber of Commerce, has been appoints chairman of the Howe! 1-Brighton area drive for the University of Michigan's $55 million program. Brsdv, president of the Citizen- Mutual Insurance of Howell, was gradua'eti from the University in 1926. He is u director and pas! president of the University Alumni Association Live Wires Trap Driver BRIGHTON — M e d r n i k A Neihardt. 34, of Huglvs HIMCI. spc^it a suspense-filled half-hour Sunday evening .is hi sA jn his wrecked pick-up truck vwih live electrical wires draped over it from a downed utiln> pole Neihardt skidded into the pole on an icy curve u't llughe.s road just north of Grand Kiver, and the crash wiped out electrical power to some residents on Hughes road for :is much as two and one-half hours Neihardt was rescued, unharmed, by the Kdison emergency truck shortly after 9 p m 3 A.M. Fire 2nd In Home BRIGHTON - The Brighton firemen are getting used to watching the late movies on television these days while they wait for the usual early moming fire alarm. Saturday morning at 3 u.m they were aroused to put out a fire in the John LaBelle home at 5825 Kenyon drive, Fonda The fire damage, estimated .*• $5,000, was the second at the !/.t Belle home in less than a month. The Brighton fire de partment was called to the La- Belle homo in October when u newly installed heating plant blew up. That time the house suffered little fire damage, however there was a lot of smoke and soot. Saturday's fire Parted in a close! of an upstairs bedroom. According to the fire department the upstairs of the home was pretty well charred, however the lower portion of the home suffered only water and smo'<e damage. Wednesday afternoon the firemen were called to Mrs Albert Hacicot's house trailer at 11675 Hyne rd. The fire caused by faulty electrical wiring caused about $50 damage. All Brighton Stores OPEN TIL 5 to Decide Location of Giant Plant WHITMOKK LAKK - Possibility of the Atomic Knergy Commission selecting n 3.000 acre site near heiv for the $345 million ;itomk' laboratory appeared more hopeful with the arrival of the five men who will make the final decision. Eightyfive proposed sites are under study but already "ither land speculators or .someone working for the government have acquired options on many hundreds of acres of land in that area. Ano"uM" significant fact is that for m;mv y i r s *hp rues- Mori of a lack of sewers has plagued "he town a^d noll'j'"d Ihe lake to su"h a11 oxtnn* rto mo-- horned hive Iri'n avowed, but now 'he ferV^al has m-M*1 avnil'ib more Lake .: e r r " !o hi-In d"f*\iv 'h sewuce sv^'-m (o 'over*".mort •-> V.'b;>- of *1 7 4 000 cost of a serve the I.ake area. Mor.<Viv\ -~<;oeet ^ 'earn accompanied by Coigrestmai Wes Vivian, was cnmpo'pd nf G Kav11""igh. d i' n u ' y a^ general rmn.iger for research and development of thf AFC; Fnzi DeRenzis, assistant to K a r a m g h : W a yn e Gardner, A E C construction engineer; Herbert Kinney, as«i«4un» to Paul W McDaniel flirv'or of the AEC's research an:! development division; a-nl Nicholas Samios. hitrh-energv physicst from ihe AFC's Rrookhaven National Laboratory. High among the requTeme-us is that there be a 3,000-acre tract of land, i'le'iiding land for a one-mile in d:ameter r n g around the accelera'or Other qualifications include ava;l;tb;li'y lo a maior rurpor1 and a major university. The close proxlm "y of 'he vast Detroit indus'r'a! corin! >\ a d d s another advantage to Michigan's bid fur the lorj'ion of the facility at N'or'hfield Township C F Parks, assistant director of the Michigan F/.1 anemic Expansion I>par"Men!, s a i d Ann Arbor which is closely associated with the academic ar.d ii 1 t ii r A 1 e'lv.-onment of the I ' M .ilso jdiN another positive (Continued on Page b') Train Wreck Derails 6 Cars The Sunday morning &tillnesa was interrupted in Howell by a train wreck, which could almost be descri>> ed as considerate. The wreck, which derailed six cars on a C&O freight train occurred in a location where it interrupted no traffic, and the only damage suffered was to the railroad. Apparently the first derailed just beyond the IftbeH street bridge, and were dragged *Mtward several blocks, ripping the ties, but not overturning until they reached Flejaniing street. The six cars were derailed between Flemming and Dearbom street*. 1 -I "5*: I I r c • - - . ' , » " '>*• PACE TWO LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCllDOCi 1«X>K 85 YEARS WKhNKSDAY, hKf.'KMUKil 1, How Basketball Season Lines Up baskotlxill season for both the conference members and the high school circuit could well end in a dead heat for the conference group, as all the teams appear in top shape while m the high school circuit it might just be the winter for the juniors and sophomores to take their place in the sun. I1ob Marks, who is in Ins firs! season at the helm of the Brighton Bulldogs, has a sharp prospect in Bruce Kvenson, a senior center who stands 64. 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Kvenson was the leading scorer and rebounder as well a s bemg the most valuable player. Other lettermen include, J i m Brown, a senior forward, a n d another 6-1 forward, Mike Lueker. Damon Kwbank, a transfer student from Marion, Ind., can play either forward or center and he is 6-3, Richard Musch also can go either at guard o r forward and stands 6-1. The veteran members of the Bulldog squad include Don Herbst a 5-11 senior guard. The Whitmore Lake Trojans figure to have a two-year letterman combining wi.li three oneyec- letter winners. Things should be looking brighter for the Trojans who finished in the conference cellar last season. The Trojans a r e led by cocaptain J i m Millen who is 5-9 and the other captain, Bill Apptegate, at 5-10. They form a n experienced pair of guards. The two forward spots may be manned by seasoned players. Ed Glysson, a t 5-10, and Andy Porno, who stands 5-11, won awards last winter. Coach Bob Ellis is taking a careful look at Kevin Oaskey, a six-footer as a possible starting center and Dale Nowak, 5-8, as a possible forward. Brighton Dec. 3—Clarkston Dec. 1(K—a/t Holly Dec. 17—Clarence ville Dec. 27-28-30—Chelsea Christmas Tournament Jan. 7—West Bloomfield Hills Jan. 8—at Northville Jan. 14 a t Milford Jan. 18— Bloomfield Hills Jan. 21—at Clarkston Jan. 28—Holly Feb. 4—at Clarenceville Feb. 8—Northville Feb. l l - * t West Bloomfield Hills Feb. 18—Milford Feb. 25—Bloomfield Hills Whitmore Lake Dec. 3—at Brooklyn Dec. 10—Clinton Dec. 17—at University High Dec. 18—Manchester Feb. 4—at Clinton Feb. 5— University High Feb. 11—at Manchester Feb. 18—at DCDS Feb. 19—Ypsilanti Roosevelt Feb. 25—at Grass Lake Left to right: AJ Hngauson and Robert Pelkey, both of Brighton, who got their deer in the Upper Peninsula. The buck at the left, shot by Pelkey, has 11 points and weighed 220 pounds. BRIGHTON - Closing of the deer season, Dec 5 finds Uvingi> 1 on county hunters far ahead as successful nimrods. However a great number of the Livingston county kill were in the farmers' "back yard." One of the largest bucks was an eleven pointer killed by Robert Pelkey of Brighton, although Rep. Thomas son. hunting with his father on the Sharpe farm on Argentine road, killed a ten point buck. One Livingston county buck had ocen wounded tw*ce before the third hunter brought it dewn. Imbedded in the buck's skull was an arrow head and it only had three legs, one having been shot off in a previous year. Lansing to Host Bowling Tourney LANSING — many of toe top bowlers from Brighton and Howell a r e scheduled to take part in the biggest event in bowling— the Bowling Proprietors Association of America All* Star Tournament—from Jan. 18 to 30. On Dec. 4, qualifying tournaments will commence which will determine the field of 144 Lansing area bowlers who will team with some of the nation's top bowling stars in a Pro-Am tve.it that will be run o*d at P r o Bowl on Lhe night of J a n . 18 in conjunction with the official All-Star opening ceremonies. There's also a n "extra" involved for every bowler in the Pro-Am Tournament. Each entrant in the preliminary phase of the tournament will automatically win ja ticket to one session of the All-Star. His main goal, though, will be to qualify for a spot i n the Pro-Am finals. The 144 bowlers winning Pro-Am spots both men and women are eligible, will compete on the night of J a n . 18 for shares of a $1500 prize fund. In the Pro-Am finals, the amateurs will team with some of the top professionals who will be bowling in the All-Star. Teams will consist of three bowlers each, two amateurs end one professional. Only the amateurs, however, will be eligSblte to win prize money. There will, of course, be considerable other activity in connection with the Silver Anniversary All-Star Tournament coming to Lansing. Trojans Defeat Pinckney 76-36 WHITMORE LAKE — Kevin Caskey, a 6-2 sophomore center, was one of the biggest players on the court for Whitmore Lake as the Trojans defeated Pinckney 76-36, Nov. 24. Caskey came through in big fashion as he poured in 16 points and hauled down 18 rebounds. The Trojans' high scoring honors went to Co-Capt. Bill Applegate, who had 17 points, while the other Co-Capt., J i m Millen, had 16. Bob Ulmsted of Pinckney and Percy Wright of Whitmore Lake each scored 11 points. bakes and broils right before your eyes! MAGIC CHEE gas range with eye-level double oven Something wonderful has happened to eye-level ranges. Something that couldn't happen overnight . . . Chateau! There's a MagicGlo radiant broiler above. Also a regular broiler below. Two complete ovens and broilers that fit neatly into Chateau's 30 inches of counter-space. And plenty of news in-between: the AutoMagic Cook and Keep Warm control for both ovens • the brilliant light that floods the cooking surface • the cooking platform that stays put while in use, then tifts up for easy cleaning • plus styling with an imaginative French touch. Chateau! All the beauty and quality you expect from Magic Chef. See Chateau at your dealer's soon. more women cook on Mapfic Chef than any other ran^e! Fuelgas Co. of Howell More Bowling Scores HIS & HERS Alloy Cal.s Top Team Checkmt'-es Topj>en> "The Spoilers" B-Line Bar Herman's Harem Hit & Miss N.te Owls Zizka's Women's High Rose Smith, 183, Women's High Rase Smith, 509. Men's High Ind HanneU, 237. Men's High Ind. Mrofka, 552. LUAG1W 36 28 28 25 24 JE L8 20 20 23 20 231* 24'/, 19 29 18 12 Ind. Ind Game Scries: High Team Game: Top 641. High Team Team: 1880. 3 Game 26 36 Game: Series: : Jack Steve Team, : Top BRIGHTON BOWLERETTES Nov. 22, 1965W L Precision 30 14 Showcase ••- 291/* Wesson .-28 16 Fisher Abrasive . 2 7 17 Thurston Screw Prod 26 18 Los's Service 26 18 Drewry's 22 22 Brighton Bowl-n-Bar 18& 25% Shekell's Hdwd Fl'rs 17 27 Patricia's Beauty - 1 6 28 Morgan's Comets . 1 3 31 Midway Glass . . . , . - . 1 2 32 Sarah Watson—2-7-10 split. Hi Series: K. Kluck 473. Hi Game: D. Sufitles 189 Most Over Ave.: D. Pietras 92. Most Splits: 8, F. Haughton Low Game: D. Shekell 54 Dec. 27-2*-"$ — Chrislmus Tournament jan, 14—-at Ypsilanti Roosevelt Jan. 21—Grass Lake Jan. 25—at Pinckney Jan. 28—Brooklyn BRIGHTON INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Don Herbsl, Sec.W Lavan's Haberdashery 34 A & W Root Beer 28 Bri. Alvance No. 1 28 Van Camp Chev. 27 Bogan Ins. 24 Q Q's 24 Glen Oaks, Blatz 23 Gaf.'ney Elec. 22 F.sher Abrasive 21% 26% Greg's Moble 19 29 Bri Advance No. 2 19 29 VR Wesson 18% 29% L 14 20 20 21 24 24 25 26 BRIGHTON BOWL HOUSE LEAGUE Jack Collett, Secy.W Budweiser 28 H.I.P. Center 2288 Drewrys . • 26 Bob's Pure Service .26 DaRosia Cabinets 24 Coaart & Greenwood 20 Kelley Canvas 18 Bown-n-Bar 18 Woodland Golf 16 0 & S Bearing 16 L 16 16 18 18 20 24 26 26 28 28 BRIGHTON BOWLERETTES W L Showcase - - 31% 16% Precision Stamping . 30 18 Wesson Multicut . 3 0 18 Fisher Abrasive — 29 18 Les's Service . . . 28 20 Thur.ro/) Srrnw J'r'/i 27 21 JJrcwry's 26 22 \ini>huu\ howl 20% 27% Sin kill's Hani wood Floors 20 28 I'aimia s Beauty Shop 18 30 Morgan's Comets 15 33 Midway Glass 13 35 Marge Taylor, 2, 7, 10 Split. Santa to Visit Pinckney Dec. 11 PINCKNEY - Santa CUut, wdl come to Pinckney on Deo II with Jaycee help, lie is expected via horsedrawn sleigh «a he was last year. He will be at Veterans' Memorial Fiedd from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Jaycettes will serve the adults coffee while fee kutita partake of Santa's goodies tad jxU in their requeefe. ID c o a the weather is bad, fesUVJttee will be w i d e the high school in the Home Ec room. Helping Ken Cbarboneau on the Christinas program commit' tee are Tom Wylie, Dave Ksercher Jim Jenowski, and Hank Ijaughlin. Jaycees will bold a work flession a t the high school for (heir regular meetng Tuesday night, Dec. 7- Pinckney Beets Kiwanis Officer PINCKNEY — Ray StiUwell has been elected president of the Pinckney Kiwanis Club for the coming year. Other new officers are Vke- President Donald Oleski, Secretary Edward Weaver und Treasurer Leonard Lee. MOHAIR-BLEND SWEATERS Count on one thing . . . he'll like sweaters! Especially, he'll like these, in a luxurious mohair blend. All Popular Shades V-NECK $12. CARDIGAN $14.98 Newest and most popular V-Neck Velour Shirts in Latest Shades — $8.98 Cardigan Stripes Alpaca Stitch $9.98 to $14.98 RTS W. MAIN ST. BRIGHTON WEDNESDAY , DECEMBE R 1, 1965 - • ' " ; • LIVINGSTO N COUNTY' S WATCHDO G FO R 85 YEAKS PAGE THREE II ROUND THE TOWN By DORCA S • AC 9-6483 «... Thanksgivin g 1965 ha s gone, ;.,,leavin g deliciou s memorie s hi its wake, and now th e days are galtopin * pell mell toward s Christmas . Christma s . . . a de- Kcfous word, but please don' t gel her e so soon. I did not welcom e snow with «^*^graciousness as a good hostes s '"-should . I thin k ray smile and •• " "hello " had a little frostiness— • * fconest, I'm sorry. I' m ashamed , *-• -btr t that' s the way I feel about r^snow , I just tolerat e it — but, wow, how my family fairly ~- loves it. Skiing, skating, etc. , e^'ilie y love, so for thei r sakes I hvxjust tolerat e i t Sham e on me ! 6mM& Bill Bohe r of 4201 Sweet rd., K^flfefoweU, told me his wife, Ruth , r' i«s in McPherso n Hospita l because of A hear t attack . The y i.o were just leaving the hospita l R t h works there—when the occurred . We hop e she soon be better . Bett y Smith , AC 227-6435, our w Welcome Waigon hostess, t w i j very anxiou s to welcom e you j 4; with a persona l visit in your '""'hom e from the Brighto n mer - chants , so if you are going to move please call her or call me and I shall pass the informa - tion on to her . Don H forget. Thank s very muc h from Betty, from th e merchant s and from | o ,I t is with sadnes s tha t we re- ' ,por t the deat h of Joh n L. Keen - 4W ari of Detroit . Mr . Keena n was M th e uncl e of Jos. E. Siford, ' Brighton' s City Clerk , brothe r ^.of Mrs. Hele n Siford and uncl e Of James , Richar d and Margaret Siford, all of Brighton . Jame s Siford is one of Brighton' s Councilmen . Mr. Keena n cam e to Brighto n often to visit and thos e of us who knew him were very fond of him . Our sympath y to th e family. Mr . Pete r Marshall , our City Manager , gives us the good news the water line down Washington Stree t is about one-thir d constructed . Thi s is th e water line leadin g to the new high school . The constructio n of the sewer line will star t in th e nea r LIVINGSTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT Howell. Michigan EilAte nf CAWTn ENCAMTSA, p-k-a CARLO INCAMMISA. Deceased THE COURT ORDERS: PeMtlon of Nathan I. Goldin praying he be authorized to pay partial attorney ten, will be heard December 21, 1965 *t Ten A.M. at Probate Court. Publication In Brighton Argus Court Rule Notice. Dated: November 30, 1965 FRANCIS E. BARRON Judge of Probate Attorney: Gerald E. Granadler 2350 First National Bldg. Detroit. Michigan LIVINGSTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT Howell. Michigan Estate of GLADYS M. SOOTSMA, deceased. THE COURT ORDERS: Creditors must file written sworn claims with this Court, send copy to Elaine T. Black 2941 Parklawn Drive of Brighton, Michigan. Court will hear claims of Deceased on February 8, 1966 at Ten A.M. at the Probate Court. Publication In Brighton Argus Court Rule Notice. Dated: November 22, 1965 FRANCIS E. BARRON Judge of Probate Attorney: •Tnhi R. Brennan Brighton. Mler 12-L & IS John Schmidt is a good man to know AJS an Allstate Agent, he' s a specialist in top-qualit y insuranc e protectio n at low cost for family, home , car or business Practicall y any kind of i>olicy you need . See or phon e him for full details. JOHN SCHMID T 1245 E. Grand River Howell 546-328 2 Your* ta good hands with ALLSTATE INSURANCE future . It is nice lo welcome a now employe e to the ci!ty: Dougla s Zill. Dougla s will work in the Water and Sewer Department . T h e Brighto n Communit y Chest is at the $10,000 mar k and we are very proud . The boar d of director s is confiden t we will reac h the $13,720 goal — this achievemen t depend s on us, se let's dig in. The schoo l and count y taxes will be mailed out in a coupl e of weeks. Merr y Christmas ! Joe Siford, our City Clerk , suggests thos e 65 and over stop in at City Hall and lot him explain to you the rules and regulation s of the Homestea d Exemptio n Taxes for those who were in service. It will be worth your time . What is the matte r with us Brightoni'tes ? So muc h sickness. I am told Georg e W. Colby, owner of restauran t on W. Main St., is in McPherso n Hospita l at Howell, and his wife Pa t has been released . We wish the m both speedy recovery. Mi's. Addie Roo t of Windsor, Ontario , is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. Heuft , 903 Stat e St, Mrs. Heuft is the mothe r of Mrs. Jos. Siford. Woe is me — snow, snow, and I can' t find my galoshes, aaid I've got two pair. I'm in trou - ble Don' t go say "buy anothe r pair " — I can't . Will welcome your news — AC 9-6483. Lanning Clan Meet s •• 4 0 BRIGHTO N — WiuMi Hie i.un - nin ^ clan gather s each Thanks - 2,04 5 Visit Historymobil e BRIGHTO N — Durin g th e two days the HistorymobU e visited Brighto n unde r the •sponsorshi p of th e Brighto n Chambe r of Commerce , 2,045 person s viewed th e histori c exhibits depictin g the heritag e of our state . Th e Historymobil e ha s been in 59 Michiga n cities and ha s been visited by a tota l of 116,541 persons. The Argus-Dispatc h was the onl y newspape r in th e count y tallyin g th e visit of 'h e Historymobite . PTA Meet s . HAMBP.Rft r - Ti?L Htmibur g PTA will mferf at th e elemen - tary school ; Mowtayv *. Pec . -6, The " sp«3&?' will be tile prin - cipal, Mr . McClirshie , who will show movies Refreshment s will be served, giving day in Brighton , th e nee d for mor e space ^rcnvs Thi s year 40 member s inel and enjoyed Thanksgivin g dinne r in the Hrighto n fire hall, the grou p being preside d over by (1 rand - pa Roy Larining . 89 \ v i r i o!d, who lives on Washiiv^on st. The gjtlirrin g also iv!rbruted the rve of the 28th reddin g anniversar y of Mr . and Mr s Kay Lanning , an d on Satimhy , 'hei r anniversary . !!ie learnings ' two children . Kelly and Li- i, stayed with thei r grandparent s uhil e the younge r I.j'ining s Christ - ma s shopped * Grandp a Limnin g vw;s born in 'h " old ho'e l nea r the railroa d station , now boa:-le d up :n d co!Uie»n"ed , ihe •;'t;': >i bein g owned by his parent s an d famou s as a .stag-' coic h stop ar;d whor e th e pu^s.'U^r s were able to boar d a train . Amon g tlie LaMtiin g elan 10 meet were: Miss IK1. ' i I-fi - ning, Mr . and Mrs . Donal d Wunderlid i of livo lia, Mr . and Mrs. Ra y Lanning , Put anil Dea n Lanning , Mr . an d Mrs . Jac k Wunderlic h and family from Taylor . Mr . an d Mrs . Jerry I.aanin g and family from iiowe-il. Mr . ..;i;i Mr. v 1 >.i\ ki Lannin g an d Tamils from Vmckney. Mr . and Mr. v Leon O'Dcl l and fnniily, Mr and Mrs . l.'oug Lannin g and daughter , a.id Joh n Lanning . PTA to Attend Yule Concert PTNCKNE Y - Parent-Teache r officers suggo-st tha t member s atten d th e annua l Christma s Concer t at th e Pinckne y High Schoo l De c 1G inasmuc h as ther e will be no Decembe r meetin g of the PTA. The concert , directe d by Den - nis Napier , has becom e on e of the tradition s enjoyed her o each year. Accordin g to publicit y chai r man , Mrs . Jan e Widmayer, th e turnou t for Novembe r PTA was excellent , and the splendi d program by Mrs. Jan r Tasch' s sixth grader s was muc h appre - ciate d by th e entir e audience . - U№A . JUNCKNE Y • — • Justic e of the Peace " Ber t Wylie officiated Nov. 27 at the weddin g of Walter Montgomer y of Quinc y and Barbar a Alsept of Gregory - County' s Teeners Rich: Spend $2,708,00 0 Year B R I G H T O N —Livingston 7. Coun:y' s teen-ager s have com e int o thei r own. The y have wealth such as thei r parent s never dreame d of at thei r age. They have plans, ideas and an influenc e over the family poc^ptboo k tha t was unhear d of in forme r years. Mo'he r has virtually abdicat - ed in thei r favor. Tim e was when she was the family purchasin g agent . She still does most of the buying, but only after lendin g an attentiv e ear to what junior has to say. On the othe r hand , junio r does his own purchasin g withou t consultation , except amon g his own contemporaries . And he doe s plenty . On the basis of recen t surveys, Livingston County' s teen-ag e capitalist s are spendin g in the neighbor - hood of $2,708,000 of thei r own mone y per year. It goes for records , soft drinks , toiletries , cosmetics , entertainment , food, cameras , automobiles , sport s equipment , fountai n pen s and man y othe r products . The spendin g tota l is arrived at from studie s and surveys mad e by the Nationa l Educaition - Association , the Small Business Administratio n and the American Marketin g Association . They find tha t the nation' s leen-ager s have an incom e of no less than $11 billion a year, equivalen t to $489 for every youngste r between 13 and 19. In Livingston County , it amount s to a healthy^2,708,00 0 for the 5,538 who are now in the teen-ag e bracke t locally. Some of the m earn par t of this mone y by doin g odd jote after schoo l and durin g summer vacations . The rest come s from thei r weekly allowances , which vary with thei r age and thei r requirements . Such mone y must be spent rjuickly before it burn s holes in the pockets . Out to attrac t it art1 merchandiser s of everythin g from skate board s to stuffed dogs. Of even greate r interes t to merchant s and manufacturer s is othe r family purchasing , placed at $30 billion nationally , over which the teen-ager s have a direct influence , They have a stron g voice in decidin g the mak e of car tha t is bought , the kind of food, the hom e furnishing s and, (rf course , thei r own wearin g .$1^ pareL In Livingston County , in line wilh the nationa l findings, this influenc e affects purchase s estimate d at $7,388,000 a year locally. New books this week include : O'Connor , "I was dancing, " Danie l Considine , forme r vaudlville player is, at scventyeigh t an uninvite d and unwelcom e guest in his son's household . The story hinges on Daniel s hoping to receive an invitatio n to remai n with his son, rathe r tha n go to an old people' s home . Stout , "The Doorbel l Rang. " Ner o Wolf in this, considere d Stout' s finest book, become s involved with the F.B.I . Stevenson , "Miss Buncle. " Reader s who enjoyed Miss Bun- , t-le' s Hoo k will like thi s book which include s "Mists Buncl e Married. " Galbraith , "Th e Scotch, " a note d economist' s witty remin - iscence s of his boyhoo d world in Elgin county , on the shor e of Lake Ontario . Sartre , "The Words" th e autobiograph y of th e Frenc h philosophe r and wri'ter. In it Sartr e explore s and evaluate s th e whole use of books and language in huma n e>q>erience . Fo r young people we have Dar'in u Th e Scienc e of Life" a biology, well writte n an d well illustrated . It covers th e world, the basis, the organization , th e reproduction , the histor y and the web, or relationshi p of life forms. Younger boys and girls will onjuy Lenski. "India n Captive " the story of Mar y Jemiso n who was capture d by and remaine d with the Indian s althoug h she had opportunitie s to escape . And the very young will love 'A Rocke t in my Pocket " th e rhyme s and chant s of youn g American s by Withers. Promote d William F. Sietman , Jr . was promote d to Major in the Army .statione d at Lake Charles , La. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William F Sietma n Sr. of 6364 Oakdal e Drive, Brighton . Kelly Anno •Baworth , arrived Nov. *27, 1965 at Garde n City Hospital . The prou d parent s Mr. and Mrs. David Bosworth (Rol l one Singer) now live in Dearbor n DAYS OF A Visit to Our New Record Departmen t Yields a NO PURCHASE NECESSARY (Thursday , Friday and Saturda y Only) I if 1:1 VALUABLE COUPO N 7 OZ. CIAM Sl/i ; One Popular 45 r.p.m . Record Aqua - Net \ o l*u r rli;isr \ r Limit One K\pii T i +-M -*. * . * * M * M. i, M j . g VALUABLE COUPO N VALUABLE COUPO N Arrid Cream Deodoran t Sardo Bath Oil I mil l <>n« ( oii|i<» M Kvpir*' - D r r . 1 VALUABLE COUPO N \ M \ - r I Tags and Seals- 2 | C I K i l l T \ I » M • • \\ M \ | \ UltM M P.M . PLEASANT VALLEY NEWS Vergiline Uousner AC 9-7835 ' Saturday , N o v e m b e r 20th found several of our neighbor s in th e norther n woods early waitin g for tha t b;g racK to aj> pear . Th e first on e tha t I hear d to get has buck was Roger Andersen nea r has parent s cabin at Lewiston . Roger s wife, his parents , Mr . an d Mrs. Frankli n Andersen and neighbors , Mr. an d Mrs. Bair and . son Gerr y were also at th e Andersen Cabin for the openin g of th e season. Other s going Nort h for th e week to thei r various favorite huntin g ground s were Ralp h Miller an d Ray Falk . Russ Hou ne r went with several friends of Ann Arbor to Hough - ton Lake Russ returne d hom e Frida y evenin g with only my electri c roaste r but empty . H e is th e chief cook and bottl e washer at thei r cam p and pro - vided th e group with turke y dinne r on Thanksgiving. Gol a phon e call early Frida y mornin g of this last week from Mrs. Richar d Eple y of Hyn e Roa d saying he r son-in-law , Ronal d Bantl e of 4980 Clyde Rd. had shot the biggest buck the y had ever seen. Ron was huntin g on Thanksgivin g Da y with his fathe r and som e friend s on Fau - ssett Rd. , when he shot thi s nin e poin t buck. It was the big gest thril l tha t Ron ha d ever experience d and it took th e five men to dra g th e dee r out of the field. This big fellow dressed out at 215 pound* . A lotta good eatin g in tha t boy, aye? Ron who works at the For d Moto r Compan y in Rawsonviile, mar - ried Mrs. Henr y Wbsers niece , the forme r Jud y Epley, this past Jun e Congratulation s Ron . Mar y Ann Veno was absent from schoo l last week while she entertaine d the mump s at her hom e on Andersen Drive . College student s hom e for the Thanksgivin g holiday s include d Sandr a Orndorf , Cath y Wegrzyn, Audrey Matthews , Car l Wollenhaupt , Denni s Hartma n and man y other s tha t I didn' t happe n to ^>ee over the weekend. Yours truly enjoyed a lovely Thanksgivin g Day with son-in - law and daughter , Rober t and Robert a as dinne r guests of his parent-; , Mr and Mrs. Ben Pere z of Hubbar d Stree t in Livonia. Rober t and Robert a moved into thei r cut e little abode this past Saturday , at 4450 Van Anr burg Road . Mr. and Mrs. Clarenc e Knight thei r son Bob and son-in-la w Nic k Nickerso n were up at the former s cottag e nea r Hal e for the openin g of dee r season. Saturda y morning , openin g day, at 8:30 Nic k got a good shot at a spikeho m an d th e four maine d for the weekend then du e to the warm wea/the r felt the y bette r com e on hom e with the mea t The n for Thanksgiving Day dinne r the Garence Knights , Mr and Mrs. Robert Knigh t and two sons, Jeff and Michae l and Mrs. Howar d Cran e and Mr. and Mr». Elvin Wyckoff and family of nea r Fento n all joined the Harol d Krause s for dinne r at thei r hom e on Buno Road . Mrs. Cras e is an aun t of Harold s and Beulah Knights . Mrs. Wyckoff is Har - olds sister. Thanksgivin g dinne r guests of Mr and Mrs. Russell Morga n was her mother , Mrs^ Rut h Weiderhol d and her brothe r an d >ister-in i a w, Mr . and Mrs. Wayne Woiderhol d an d four childre n all of Ml. Morri s and Hussells father , Mr . Harley Morga n of here . A Sunda y visitor at the Morga n hom e was a friend of Jim's , Bob Ladensac k of Detroit . The Ladmsack s have a cottag e on old Flin t Road . Mr. and Mrs Wayne Probs t and family were Thanksgivin g Day dinne r guests of the lat* ters parents , Mr. and Mrs- Ed Fausset t of Becker Drive . COLE'S Standard Service OPEN 7 DAYS 7 A.M TO 10 P.M. Phone 229-998 4 600 E. 0 4 BWer—BrtfbtoD loin Our Christmas Savings Clubs NOW! WIN 3 PRIZES 1. AM-FM CLOCK RADIO 2.19" TV 3.Polaroi d Camera Witt «A№! Ifr H i tMJohl MtMYMTM l JMM»o»UUI p CUR 01 ' »» TO am TV •* AM/F M Clock Radio.. . Open a $5 per wea k Christma s Club accoun t and gues s the amount of money in the (ar . 19 " Televisio n Polaroi d Camer o Open a ( 1 0 per wee k Christma s Open a $3 per wee k Chnstmo s Club accoun t and guei s the Club occoun t and gues t the omoung, of money in the jar. amount of money in the | ar. We do not charg e a penalt y if you do not complet e your Christma s club ! First Federa l I t The Only Savings Institutio n In Livingston County That Pays Dividend s On All Christma s Club Accounts Your Savings Will Earn r AS OF JANUARY 1,196 6 Compounded and Paid Quarterl y First Federa l Savings In The Howell Shopping Cente r I'ACJK LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOU 85 YEARS WKDNKSUAY. JiKCKMIiKlt 1, The Livingston County ARGUS - DISPATCH 107 E. Grand River Brighton. Michigan 48116 Telephone: ACademy 9-9509 Tom -Munce, Editor and Publisher B. N. Polack, Business Manager Jack Colley, Advertising Director Second Clase Postage paid at BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN Published every Wednesday by The Brighton Argus, Inc. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Within Michigan: $4.00 yearly Outside Michigan: $5.00 yearly Rehabilitation or Punishment? What is going to happen at the Boy's Training School at Whitmore Lake? At this point this is an unanswered question, but it looks, at least, that the recent investigation has added only confusion and political overtones to a situation that already has suffered its share of complications. The investigation, triggered by the "excessive" number of walkaways from the school, was instigated by Republican Representative Thon. o G. Sharpe, who hasnft personally inspected the school since it was dedicated. He said, "The walk-away problem is only symbolic of the failure of the whole operation to run effectively.11 At this point Democratic State Senator Gerald R. Dunn jumped into the fracas and, after a whirlwind visit to the school, declared that the school is "a model," and said that he could find no criticism of the operation. Both men are entitled to their views. However, by choosing sides on a party line, both are apt to freeze to their opinions, and only the school, and the area around it, will suffer. It is only realistic to recognize that there is a problem concerning the number of escapes, or "truancies," as the school would rather call them. The authorities at the school are forced to admit thia, and have been struggling ever since the investigation to correct, or alleviate, the situation. A good hard look at the school reveals some facts that must be considered before judgment is made. First, the school facilities are new, and the construction is still going on. This in itself contributes to the number of walkaways. Second, like all government projects, it is bound up in red tape and changes must go through channels, and take a great deal of time. For instance, a flaw recognized in the security screens on the housing units, many months asto, is only now being corrected. The defective screens wflT be corrected, MICHIGAN »MUtROR CLOSER CHECKS Evaluating job performance of state civil service emplovees will take a step toward efficiency if proposed changes are adopted. Agencies involved, employe organizations and other interested parties have submitted suggestions to change the kingstanding method of appraising work performance. Previously, periodice ratings of all employes were required by the Civil Service Commission. Many complaints thai this annual rating system is unwieldy, costly and of little value provoked the proposed changes. Satisfactory work by an employe would be noted by a simple list from each agency under the recommended revision. Only in cases where a conditional or unsatisfactory service rating was indicated would a personnel officer of a department be required to fill out a full report. Present rating policies would remain in effect for rating a probationary employe. The probationary period K usually six months or one year. A full report, but geared to a n<-w yardstick of efficiency, would be required in these cases. Why Die question over whether a state employe is performing? A study in 1M3 of 26,971 annual ratings required showed M.3 per cent indicated satisfactory work. Over 70 per cent of. the reports did not contain sufficiently detailed comments on performance by supervisors to be of any value in trying to improve the work. More than once tin; UUUIIUMV toon has been asked to abandon the rating system entirely, but this has been rejected. lmt onlv alter mouths of delay, and over 200 wnik-aways. The courts flooded the school with "students" lwlore it was adequately staffed, and the flood of delinquents has continued, detspite the school's continuing staffing dilemma. Area residents and law enforcement officials have cried for a fence ever since the walk-away problem began with the new "open program.1' Here began the real stand-off l>etween the school and the people. Realistically we must face the fact that it would be very expensive and probably impossible to construct a fence that was high enough to secure a really determined youth. But more than that, the state claims that rehabilitation and that kind of "custody" are incompatible. The state claims that a boy cannot be rehabilitated in a cage . . . or a cage does not rehabilitate a boy. Granted this is true, but only to a point. The state also claims that the boy is not sent to a training school such as the one at Whitmore Lake for punishment, but for rehabilitation. Most people who are acquainted with the school at all are not out for blood. They do not want to see these unfortunate youngsters punished, but they do expect them to be separated from society until a degree of rehabilitation is achieved. In effect, the only punishment demanded by the people is a removal from society until the youngster is able to accept society's boundaries. What most people don't realize is that there is no known cure for a delinquent child. There is no book that will tell a social worker how to change the attitude of these youngsters, and every state has been thrown into a chaotic scramble in an attempt to discover a successful program. Michigan is no exception. Our state probably has one of the most progressive programs in the coun try, but it is still experimental, and the bugs are being worked out of it day by day, by a team of dedicated social workers and administrators who have faith that these boys are worth the effort, and can be helped. The school is here to stav. This is the final fact that this locality will have to accept, but it may not be such a bitter pill. A citizen's committee recently created has brought out several interesting points that provide the "spoon full of sugar." First, the school offers employment to more than 200 people, and this is a healthy boost to any community's economv. Second, the school's excellent facilities, including a beautiful desijorned auditorium and a soon to be completed gymnasium, will be made available for use by the public. Finally, school authorities report that there is a fence in the future. It cannot realistically be expected to be a secure custody type fence, but it will provide the youngsters of the school with a boundary line. And it may provide the meeting of minds between those who cry for rehabilitation and those who scream for custody. Commission staff members feel the new system will provide more meaningful evaluations. The new probationary rating forms have been pilot-tested in two state departments. The staff believes K will provide better ratings because it will be more detailed in nature and based on a job factor analysis established at the time of hiring. KEEP TRYING Legislative observers ofum hear a recurring refrain when regulatory measures are proposed. It goes: "Why bother? Even if we write the law we don't have the manpower lo enforce ft." Sometimes this has proven true after enactment. Other times it is surprising to note what can be done with minimal manpower. The fatter is aptly demonstrated by Michigan's local jail situation. A federal jail inspector said recently that collectively Michigan's jails arc among the best in the nation. Less than 20 years ugo, however, Michigan's jails included many prime nominees for a "before" example in a "before and after" picture of detention facilities. Then in 1950 the legislature adopted a law giving the Department of Corrections a strong hand m governing the operation of local jails. Since then 51 new county jails have been built in Midrigai to help give this favorable impression to the federal inspector. Even in 1950 some lawmakers likely wondered aloud what good the proposal would do if it could not be enforced. It has been enforced, and by essentially one man. Yes, Midiigaa has only otic official jail inspector, lie spends most of his time throughout the year traveling (he 83 counties chocking cumpbincc with Uic law. With 15 y<*irs gone by the inspector's job is now becoming easier as more modem facilities are in use. This single area of state government activity might provide a good object lesson of what a little manpower can do to make major improvements. STAR TEACHER Education in Michigan will be headed by one of the state's highest paid administrators under the government reorganization established by the 1M3 Constitution. The new State Board of Ed* ucation is nearing a decision on a man to fill the $30,000 a year appointive post of Superintendent of Public Instruction. As the non-voting chairmen of the State Board, the new administrator will be the top leader of Michigan's public school system. He will also be the board's spokesman in deeding with the various independent state colleges and universities. Responsibility failing on the superintendent wHl involve every aspect of Michigan's official concern with education. In addition to membership on the State Administrative Board, Municipal Finance Commission and a half-dozen other units, he will have budgetary responsabiiities of great magnitude. FOREIGN INVESTMENTS NEEDED The role of large investments abroad by major American companies, the vast majority of which are fully cooperating with the President's desire to reduce dollar losses, and their effect on the U. S. Balance of Payments is frequently misunderstood. While many seem to think investments result in a loss of dollars which worsen the gold outflow, the reverse may be true. The fact is that properly financed, new overseas investments actually can be made to produce more exports and dividends and result in a greater inflow of dollars both in the short and long run. Richard C. Fenton, president Pfizer, International, addressing a National Association of Manufacturers committee meeting, pointed out the true contribution which direct investments are already making in the balance of payments, fully consistent with the President's voluntary program. Among the examples he cited was the expansion of a plant in Italy at a cost of over $1 million. The investment was financed by their subsidiary company with Italian currency and no use of dollars. On the other hand, the company ordered from other U. S. companies and shipped to the plant a quarter of a million dollars worth of equipment for the expansion and will send additional bulk chemicals at the rate of $2 million per year. This type of operation by U. S. industry in fact resulted in a net inflow of $2.7 billion in 19^3 alone. One of the logical ways to help solve the ballance of payments problems is for more companies to venture abroad, not restrict such investments, Mr. Fenton believes. REPORT from LANSING Slat* R*prs)t#ntativ« Thomas G. Sharp* 1965 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY EDUCATION (Part I) . We are in an era in which education will be shaping the course of history. Only a personal, constructive, and farsighted interest by ad! will guarantee that it is shaped for the better. Tens of millions of chldren wili be requiring adequate educational opportunities — and you, as a citizen taxpayer and contractor, will be footing the gigantic bill which this vast program entails. Expenditures for elementary, secondary, and higher education in the United States reached a record high of nearly $34 billion during the past year — and this is only the beginning. Although such a staggering" figure is hard for any individual to comprehend, we cannot let this serve as an excuse for backing away from the subject. Rather, it Should serve to emphasize the need for constant citizen vigilance at the local level. The some 31,700 local school districts in this country afford every voter the opportunity to take an motive interost in education end thus serve as a protection against deficiencies that often follow when local control is neglected. Educational appropriatianB, policies, and programs which once would have shocked the most liberal, of liberals have this year marched triumphantly through federal, state and local tewmaJdng bodies end have won victory after victory at the polls in local school districts. State Funds Appropriated for Education The IMS Michigan Leglstauirc approved a record-setting budget this year, the giant of which was education. Nearly half of the $820 6 million general fund budget will go tor state support of education, representing a 38 percent increase over what win authorized last year. In addition to the nearly M00 million which wilt go for education from the State General Fund appropriation!*, an estimated $317.5 million more in state vA6 to schools wHl be allocated from e»mwrkcd state tax collections ($288 million or half the state's 49fc sales tax collections; $21 million from 1 mill of the stale cgarette tax; and $8.7 million from the state's 4% excise tax on liquor. This brings the overall state aid to education for 1965-66 to over $700 million! Besides appropriating more than ever for education at all levels, the legislature expanded the system, launched new programs within it, and revised the school aid formula. Although our educational needs must be met, likewise must the funds be provided with which to meet them. Even Michigan's record prosperity cannot generate sufficient revenues through our existing tax system Jto-mect these escalating expenditures. It is only a natter of time until bites from our accumulated surplus have consumed it entirely — and we face deficit spending and higher and higher taxes. School Aid (Elementary and Secondary Education) The record-breaking $524 million for locafi school aid ($206 from the State General Fund and $318 from earmarked state tax collections) will aid in financing the elementary and secondary school system and the teachers retirement fund. For the first time since 1960, it will mean that the state is furnishing more than half (50.3%) of the cost of elementary and secondary education. The $206 General Fund appropriation is based on a legislatively-determined school aid formula and the funding of pensions. Although pupil enrollments have risen only 10.1'/. (180,955) since 1962-63, the statte supplement has Increased 63.8% ($80.4 million) since 196243, and 48% ($67 million) since 1964-65. Under the school aid bid the per pupil grant ta increased from $236.50 to $255, with deductible millage raised from 425 to 4.6. II bumps the aid given 'to low valuation district*; increases state support of special programs and student transportation; extends auxiliary services to private and parochial school* located in dirttetter To Th* Editor th b , T To the We, the taxpayer* on Rush and Oceoiu Strois. wLh ii state the fads in regard to 'he proposed sewer, now a rcility. 1. The pirnlie l w r h g on Ocl It was, in our opinion, i! farce. Mayor Holler, and his council, having heard sweet music to their ears, had already mad* up their minds, and had actuary le! the project out for bids before the public heaT;ng. 2. It was opposed at this public hearing by well over 90 per <-enl of the taxpayers who had received announcements of the special assessments. There wat» not one family agreeable to ihe sewer terms outlined by the council. 3. Nevertheless at the next meeting of the council it was passed with only one negative vote, that of Mr. HolUs Arnold, forcing it on the taxpayers who felt no need or desire for it. We object lo: 1. The excessive cost and 100 per cent assessment. 2. Other Howell city s>trees with sewers at the same depth have been charged half as much per foot with no hook-up charge. 3. The Bush - Oceola sewer will %be connected to a sewer ithat has been proved faulty, and has been since its installation. 4. On November 8 the taxpayers involved presented the council wfth two signed peti tions with 100 per cent of the taxpayers signatures. We were told ithat it was too late. In the brief period of two council meetings they had been successful in shoving it (through. The contract had been let. We were left holding the bag with a debt ttiat many of us cannot afford. O n e assessment exceeded $1,500.00. 5. At the ciose of the November 8<h council meeting, City Attorney Robert Kleito asked why we dM not object a month before. This we had- already done. Evidently he was the only one who didn't hear Councilman John Proctor state that "wo know that the taxpayers don't want it, but it's got to be done sooner or later. Let's get it done now." While installing the sewer *he contractor told some of the taxpayers that he attended the first meeting and, knowing the taxpayers were all opposed to it, he offered to withdraw his bid, with no hard feelir.gs. His offer was declined, and the bid, which was the only one submitted on the project, was subsequently accepted by the council. In conclusion, it is the sincere opinion of the undersigned taxpayers that no taxpayers should attend a public hearing before the Howell City Council without first obtaining an attorney who will keep the taxpayers in mind, end he should represent the (taxpayers at each council meeting until the matter is settled. We, the undersigned, are all of the assessed taxpayers of the Bush-Oceola Sewer Project in Howell: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Belken Willkm Barrett Dorothy and Frank Hicks Mrs. Eunice Whyte Carl and Barbara GaJbreath Lewis and Ruth Gearhardt Everett and Pearl Scott Mr and Mrs. Dewcy Turner Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vines Florence and Betty Hacker ricts providing such state services in the public schools; and increases die state's contribution to the teachers retirement fund by about $15 miflton, making tttis year's total in the neighborhood of $70 milion. One of the major objectives in the state's school policy is to have every child in Michigan attend school in a district which offers a comprehensive K-12 program. The Citizens Research Council reported that as of April, 1965 there were 1,300 school districts in the state, and less than 600 of them offered a K-12 program; further, that to provide reasonably economical facilities, curriculum, end faculty a high school must have at least 500 students. Yet, of the 562 districts that dM have high schools, 210 had fewer than 500 enrolled in their high schools. The magnitude of tr school aid expenditures it mandatory that aid is distributed in such *- manner as to achieve the state's educational goals, and that students and taxpayers alike receive maximum value for the additional monies being made available to local school districts. There is no question that any school board can find ways to spend unanticipated state funds — the real problem lies in whether or not the funds are distributed in such a manner as to guarantee achievement of our educational objectives. We can only hope that the Democrat-controlled legislature, In its mad rush to devise a new state aid formate, has not act* ed too hastily. (Next week's column wtU continue our dtacuataon of IMS legisfartion affecting cducattan.) Congressman Wes Vivian Reports Last summer, I had the op* portunity to see "The Four Days of Gemini IV," the official NASA documentary film covering the Gemini Titan mission of astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White, Jr., meluding Lieutenant Colonel White's historic walk in space. I felt that this film would be of particiular interest to the people of the Second Congressional District, not only because of the historic importance of the events it covers, but also because both Astronauts McDivitt and White received their advanced training in aeronautical and astronautics! engineering here in Michigan. I therefore arranged to borow a copy of the film for a short time. However, after the first public showings were so overwhelmingly received, I made arrangements to extend the period of time when it could be made available to the public. Although the travels of the film around the Second District during the past two months have been less spectacular than the flight of Astronauts McDivitt and White, they have, in many ways, seemed as arduous and ( A CHRISTMAS PRAYER) By Tom Kizer It was December One, 1965. Russia and the United States had long since agreed to cease setting off atomic explosions in the atmosphere. Communist China had exploded its first experimental bomb and France had flexed her muscles with a sateiite in orbit. Defense Secretary McNamara told NATO the U.S. had 10,000 nuclear war heads stock piled in strategic locations ready for action. The United States was at war in Vietnam. There was a serious undercurrent of tafc about a coming csto with ftd' The world at large, and U Thant, in particular, was exploring all possible avenues for negotiating peace between the United States and Hanoi. Even Russia was reported working to arrange peace talks between the two warring countries. President Johnson was commuting between the White House on the Pedemales and the White House on the Potomac. He had just arrived back at the White House in Washington Tuesday evening, November 30. It was Wednesday, the first day of Christ's birth month. The President went early to his office, held a short meeting with various aides and then directed his attention to the stack of papers on his desk. He had just picked up the top one when his secretary entered with a question that caused him to drop it back on the pile. He turned briefly to answer and then directed his attention back to the desk. There, on top of the paper he had just picked up and put down, lay an envelope meticulously inscribed in ancient style script, addressed simply. "Citizens Johnson, Guardian of the People of the United States." Puzzled, Mr. Johnson looked long at the envelope and then slowly opened it. It read: "Haril! Citizen J. Guardian of your people! Before you (for whatever cause) declare a war must be fought, you shall appoint twelve men you shall pick at random from your Great Country. You shall further instruct these twelve men to meet with you at a conference table on the Eve of Christmas. The Chairman of this group will bear sealed instructions written for you which he shall not open until seated at the conference table. These instructions will read: "Yours, as leader of the most powerful nation on earth, is the responsibility of making the Prayer, "PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN", a REALITY before you leave this conference table. "One final instruction. These twelve men you shall pick must heretofore be unknown to you personally and must come from varying walks of life-finally, the names by which you call them shall be: Peter Paul Thomas Stoion Andrew James Phillip Bartholomew Matthew Mark Luke and John. complex. I would iike to take this opjwntunity to &*& m/, District staff, a corps of deditatcd volunteers, the many school officials and civic leaders, and the fine newspapers in the Second District, all of whom helped to make it possible for more than 35,000 school children and adults to soe "The Four Days of Gemini IV." The statf and volunteer drivers arranged for scheduling and transjjorting the film under circumstances which normally would require the skills of an expect in logistics. Making over sixty automobile trips, covering a total of more than 1,300 miles they and, on occasion, willing school officials delivered and picked up the film cheerfully and promptly, often at 'no little inconvenience to themselves and their families. Several times the film had to be picked: up at 10:30 p.m- after a night showing in one location and delivered before 7:45 a.m. the following morning at another location sixty miles away. School officials and civic lead* ers made it possible to have the film shown at more than sixty choois and thirty meetings, both public and private, for a total of approximately ISO viewing*. In Livingston County, it was shown in Haitland, Howell Pinckney, and Whrtmore Lake. Newspapers throughout the District rendered a great service to their readers by pubhshing the schedule for the showing of the film in their communities. As a member of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics, I have been particularly pleased, not oniy by the enthusiastic response to "The Four Days of Gemini IV," but also by having the opportunity to share with my constituents some of the achievements, as well as the excitement, of our Nation's space program. If another film, or any other program of similar interest and importance, becomefe af/aflable sometime in the future, I shall make every effort to share it with you. SENATOR PHILIP HART REPORTS For some people, the image of the law enforcement officer is the reflection of a Qftshing red light in their rear-view mirror. To others, the Borage may take the form of a policeman's signature on an overtime parking ticket — or a blur of arm signals in the middle of a busy intersection. But for all of us, there is the growing realization that the role of the law enforcement officer can no longer be described in such simple terms. And in the face of a growing crime rate with its attendant complexities — a crime rate that has doubled since 1940 and is costing us tens of billions of dollars annually — it is a performance of duty that becomes more impossible, in the light of undermanned, underpaid and overworked police forces in spite of their outstanding efforts. There is an acknowledgement among professional law officers of the need for skills and training beyond traditional subjects of police academies. There is a need for training in human relations, police-community relations and in facts about nonviolent demonstrations as well as mass disorder. In 1962, after consulting with the experts in the field of law enforcement from all over the country, I introduced in the Senale the first law enforcement assistance act to provide for Federal aid to police departments. The Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1965 signed into law is not an attempt by the Federal government to supplant the administration of the separate states over their individual law enforcement agencies. As the President stated in his message to Congress, "the principal enforcement responsitoillly still rests on state and local governments." What it will do is empower the Attorney General — over a* three-year period — to make grants to local agencies and non-profit organizations for the training of state and local law enforcement personnel and those employed in crime prevention programs. Fighting crime effectively under modem conditions and maintaining law and order requires professional iwlice who are expertly trained in a variety of skills. SCHOOLS drive Care full J ', DECEMBER 1, 1965 WhaVsthe Latest In Plnckney? Krteten Huhman — 878-3668 Representatives f r o m t h e Hamburg area at the Fall Workshop of the Huron Valley Council of Cooperative Nurseries were: Mrs. Francis Dean, Mrs. Gretchen Hess, Mrs. Eleanor Scott, Mrs. Jan Morgan and Mrs. Ann Emerson. The workshop was held at the First Presbyterian Church in Ann Arbor with the representatives being separated into two groups, Administration a n d Puppeteermg. The women report that the workshop was exceptionally beneficial and that they now have enough ideas to last quite a while. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tasch, son John, and Jerry Huhman spent the holiday weekend with the Paul Cornwells in Rochester, NY. Thanksgiving day d i n n e r guests at the John Tessmer home were Mrs. Violet Brunett and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bock and daughters. Guests of the George Holbens on Thanksgiving day were Mrs. Wayne Stone and sons, John Holben and Lyle Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Cass Clinton attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Fisk in Monroe last weekend. The Clintons spent a delightful Thanksgiving day with Mrs. Besfie Fishbeck at Pleasant Lake. Mrs. Alice Carpenter and son flew to Chicago last weekend to visit with Mrs. Judy Cavender and her new baby boy. Alice and Judy met and became good friends in California when both of their husbands were stationed there with the Navy. Roy Carpenter, who is now on an aircraft carrier near Viet Nam, will be returning home some time between January 10 and 15. Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Singer announce the arrival of a baby daughter, born Nov. 17 at Mc> P h e r s o n Hospital, Howell. Rhonda Lynne weighed 9 lbs and 2 ozs. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Miller entertained the Jiames Knight family, Mrs. Roberta Amburgey and Dean Knieper, Thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nestor En^quist were Mrs. Engquist's brother, Harold Preuss, and his family of Wood Creek Farms, arid her sister, Miss Florence Preuss. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bilkovsky and daughters, Mr. a i d Mrs. Ray Kellenberger and Bruce and Danny Lobdell all enjoyed thedr Thanksgiving dinner at the Ray Kellenberger home on: Monks road. Deer Hunters A m o n g the shamslhooters bringing racks home this past week were Bruce Van Blari-' cum, who had been hunting with Mr. and Mrs. William Hollister near Battle Creek; Glenn Vliet, Clyde dough, Ike Vliet, Joe Plummer and Joe Plummer Jr., Paul Endres, John Burg, Keith Koch, Lyle Stone, Leo Davis, Marion Tomasik and Danny Bennett. The Clarence Vliets entertained a full house on Thanksgiving. Thirty-five relatives, all from Maryland, e n j o y e d a Thanksgiving feast at the Vliets' new home on East M-36. LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS PAGE FIVE MINUTES Gnen Oak A special meeting of the Green Oak Twp. Bd was called to order at 8:10 p.m. on Nov. 23, ISft by Sup. Munzei, aH mem* bers present. TN? luncheon or dinner honoring industrial people hi our township was discussed and decided against. Tr. Sixbey made a motion that we accept the two options on land owned by Saxony Bldg. Co. 12:59 acres and 6.81 acres In section 5 as presented by Mr. Nelson and dated Nov. 23, 1965 and we proceed t o have Sterling Drilling Co. sink a test well on the site they think Is most suitable. Motion carried. Treas. Kravetz made a motion that we pay 125.00 option per parcel of land to reimburse Mr. Nelson- Motion carried. Tr. Sixbey made a motion that we apply to Fanners Home Adminstration for Federal Financial Assistance for the water system supplying SaxonyWfllmore Subdivisions. Motion car* ried. Senior Citizens Homestead Act. was discussed. This does not effect the taxes for 1965. Tr. Sixbey reported on fads trip to Washington, D. C. A tri-township planning commission was discussed We will ask Mr Breonan for an opinion on this. Tr. Lanning made a motion that we contact the Livingston County Road Commission and' have the sign on Lee Rd., just west of interchange replaced. The sign saying "No Trucks Allowed" Is gone. Motion carried. Tr. Lanning made a motion that plans for additions to township hall for offices be up and presented at Annual Meeting, along with estimated cost. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10: ft p.m- Hamburg November 22. 1965 Meeting called to order by Supervisor Francis Staehan for the transaction of such buei as might properly come before it Minutes of October 25, 1965 read and approved as read. Department of Adminstration re: procedure and processing PA 408 of PA of 1965 known as Senior Citizens Homestead Taoc Exemption Act The following bills were read: C. Davis postmaster . . $318.50 F. Shehan supervisor . . . 400.00 E. Rettinger clerk 150.00 E. McAfee treasurer . . . 258-00 W. Backlund trustee . . . . 15.00 M. Bennett trustee 15.00 J. Densmore extra services 11.00 H Courter spec. dep. . . . 97JO F. Vosmik spec, dep 79.00 F. Vosmdk lq. enforc. fund 50.00 Mich. Bell Telephone Co. 19.45 Detroit Edison Co- 110.59 H. McMillan clerk for supv. 38.50 McPherson Oil Co 67.00 Ann Arbor Cleaning Supply 2161 Morrilis supplies 54.55 Hamburg Hardware 31.44 A & D Business Machine 39.90 Mich. State Aasoc. of Supv- 24.00 Mayer-Schairer Office Supp. 1305 Brighton Argus 16.80 WkJawamtawawama^awa^a^awaWa\^amw^l'awamaWUf^a1^^^^a^s^a^a^»^f^a^»^^a^s^a^a^s^a^a^a^a^aa^^^^'^ ^ ^ ' ' PRE-HOLIDAY SPECIAL A TERRIFIC BARGAIN YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS LAY AWAY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS! Vsi r IP IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE AT YOUR HOUSE... THINK MODERN coma aaa this sofa and chair by famous KRO E H LER « • • • ... you won't believe to much beauty and comfort can cost so little. 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Mr. Lyle Munseli, surveyor appeared before the board to request our township attorney to secure right of way for the improvement of Cowell Rd, Motion by Backlund, supported by Bennett, that Mr. Moon take necessary steps to enable Livingston County Road Commission to secure right of way for the improvement of Cowell Road. Motion carried- Motion by Bennett, supported by Backlund, that Township purchase steel pteps to rcpe.Y fire escape as recommended by Ed Rettinger and Manley Becinett. Communication from Mich. State Library giving details required to qualify our Township for State and Federal funds. Motion by Backlund, supported by Bennett, that mea'ir.g be adjourned. Time 10:30 p.m. Next regular meeting Dec. 27, 1965. Respectfully submitted Edward A. Rettinger Hamburg Township Clerk Aito Rolls 4 Times; Drhror Lhres WHITMORE LAKE - Donald B. Bronson, 28, of 7880 Whtimore Lake Rd., Whitmare Lake, narrowly escaped serious injury or death when his convertible rolled over four times off E. North Territorial Rd. west of Sutton. Sheriff's deputies said Bronson was traveling east at a high rate of speed at about 8:50 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle. The oar skidded across the road and bounded through the air four times, traveling through the air about 30 feet between each bounce, deputies saiild. Bronson was treated at St. .Joseph Mercy Hospital for minor injuries and then released. NATURE CLUB HARTLAND — The Hartiand Nature Club will hold its next meeting Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hartland High School on Hibbner Rd. The program for the evening will be movies. "Birds m Winter." Your O t o t - mas Tree" and "Wildlife Views Christmas." The Puttie is invted. 1 (Continued from Page 1) actor. Both the university und city have become research oriented and boast of much activity and development i?i this area. The U-M has what is regarded as one of the top notch p h y s i c a l departments ir\ the country. More scientists and engineers also would be attracted by the location of the AEC facility in the area. The state that lands the Atomic Energy Commission's proton accelerator au'omatically will become the world center for research in high energy physics. It is difficult to place a dollar- and-cents value on benefits that will flow to the region where the laboratory' is located. But they will be enormous. "It will elevate the level of competence, scientifically and industrially," explained Jeffrey Norman, director of research at the University of Michigan. "I don't know about the economic prize, but there is no doubt the lab will mean increased academic strength and industry will benefit in countless ways." The accelerator will attract •scientific personnel by the hundreds and all types of sciencebased industry. Over a period of lime, there will be "spin-off" benefits as scientists develop new processes and techniques rthajt will became the basis for entirely new indus tries. Just what these industries will bo is Impossible to predict right now, but such a concentrated pool of scientific and research talent and experiments will be a magnet for brains. The major interest, both in" Michigan and Washington, is focused on the two-mile by three-mile rectangular t r a c t of land just east of the US-23 expressway near W h i t m o r e Lake Scientists rate the site, near the University of Michigan campus and only 34 miles from Detroit's Metropolitan Ailrport, as among the top five or six locations among the 85 under study. The accelerator and related experimental facilities will cost the Atomic Einergy Commission some $300 million to build in the next six to eight years. It will require another $40 to $50 million to equip and an annual budget of $65 million to operate. I t is the most expensive, most powerful, most complicated, iflpst; T»rpsrtigious' — and OBITUARIES FRED E. RAWLINGS BRIGHTON—Fred E. Rawlings, 76, of 6173 Island Lake Dr., Green Oak Township, died at Veterans Hospital in Ann Arbor following a long illness. He was born Nov. 21, 1889, in Port Huron, a son of Albert end Rhoda Rawtings. He was a veteran of World WBT I, serving with the Army, and prior to retirement was an inspector with the Ford Motor Co. Surviving are his widow, Ivy; two daughters: Mrs. Russell Sleep of Romulus and Mrs. Robert Kurty of Taylor; a son, Don Rowlings of Brighton; nine grandchildren; three great* grandchildren; a brother, Don Rowlings of Sulphur Springs, Texas; and a sister, Mrs. Gladys Kefgen of Port Huron. Funeral services were held Friday from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Brighton with the Rev. Robert Eidson officiating, burial in Fairview Cemetery. GEORGE GREINER Ptocfcney — Geo. Grdner, 71, a former resident of Pinckney, died in Allen Park alter a long illness. Mr. Grefoer at one time was a farmer on Pinckney Rd. Several Pinckney residents attended the funeral Monday. They are the Joseph Laveya, the Bert Wylies, Leland Grants, Mrs- Sarah Oliver, Mrs. Lillian Wylie, the Carlton Biackmers and the Louis Stackables. M. B. SMOLAK WHITMORE LAKE - Michael Boris Smofcak Sr., 97, a Whitmore Lake farmer for most of his life, died Nov. 25 ait University Hospital after a short illness. Mr. Smolafc was born June 17, 1868, in Russia, where he was a soldier for three years. He came to the U.S. in 1902 and shortly after his arrival married France* Hollas, who died in 1S50. Surviving are four sons, John of St. Petersburg, Fla., William and Michael of Brighton and Walter of Whitmore Lake; four daughters, Mrs. Ann Rogstad and Mrs. Audrey Thomas of Detroit, Mrs. Frances Bolzman of Sebewains and Mrs. Nellie Millen of WhrUnore Lake; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Fvnend services were held Monday at Holy Trinity Rut dan Orthodox Church, Detroit BMW was i s CadBae Ms» mortal Ceastsry. Atonic SHe most sough'.-after — basic research machine the Federal Government has ever dreamed up. Until somewhere around 1985, this will be the most valuable piece of scientific equ;pment in the world. PolKicallv. it is easily the juiciest plum in the fedral fruiit basket. It is no surprise, then, that competition for location of the 200 billion electron volt (BEV) accelerator is so great that scientists have coined a new phrase to describe it — High Energy Politics. Governors, university presidents, industrialists, senators and congressmen have jumped into the battle. A decision on where to bufld the accelerator is expected in time for authorization by Congress in next year's budget. What is going on now is the second stage of an open competition involving 43 states and 85 proposed sites. The list was drawn up by the AEC after s*udy of 126 proposals for more than 200 sites in 56 states. Some idoa of the competition that has developed- was revealed when Ohio's Gov. James Rhodes recently doubled his state's outright ca^h bid to $10 million in an effort to lure the. project to the idle Ravenna Arsenal near Akron. These offers arrived at the AEC office even though no requests for financial subsidy had been listed in tho site criteria published following a preliminary design study by the University of California's Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. Figuring that money cant buy anything as valuable as a 200 BEV accelerator, Michigan has made no cash offer. It has, however, proposed two sites, and arranged to meet the AEC demand that the Land be either presently owned by the Federal Government or "reasonably available" to it. Privately, AEC officials have said this standard really means "no cost" to the agency for the requisite minimum of 3,000 acres nstmas Ojub-merriest wa^ to save-/ ^ You Can Oive ©fitlly B IG GUfta "Witli a. hristmas Club m. • Choose a Club NOW and carry it throughout the year. You'll have the accumulated cash to coast through next Christmas with a Santa Clam smile giving those BIG, BIG GIFTS! Brighton State Bank FtOIHAL DEPOSIT INtUHAKCt CORPORATION laiHCi She'll Be Delighted and So Will He with a Gift from COOPERS JEWELRY GIFTS FOR EVERYONE in EVERY PRICE RANGE MASTER CRAFTSMEN FOR OVER 14 YEARS . ( •*!•»" PAGE SIX LIVINGSTON CC)1JNTY'S_V\ 'ATCHDUG FOK 85 YEAKS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER lt 1965 _;>, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1965 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 86 YEARS PAGE SEVEN "•>'?;« THREE DAYS ONLY SALE POSITIVELY ENDS SUNDAY, DEC. 5th BIG GEORGE SAYS... louring this sale we intend to sell our entire stock of 1965 models, regardless of cost. Sell, Sell, Sell, will be the theme. The 1966 models will be here in 30 days, we must make room for them. All floor samples have been reduced, plus all 1965 merchandise In the warehouse must go at sacrifice prices. Big George will be on.hand personally with the sharpest pencil In town. Buy Now and Save — E-Z Credit Terms No Down Payment — Take 24 Mo. to Pay Low Bank Rates - Layaway Plans WE SAY OUR PRICES CANT BE BEAT HOWtLL BffKSHTON HAMBUM ANN l- ARBOR SOUTH LYOM WHITHKHtC LAKE .V ""E HOME APPLIANCE MART PLENTY OF FREE PARKING FREEZERS RCA Whirlpool 11 Cu. Ft. Deluxe CHEST FREEZER *168°° 3 Days Only RCA Whirlpool 11 Cu. Ft. Deluxe UPRIGHT FREEZER $16800 3 Days Only 18 Cu. Ft. Deluxe CHEST FREEZER '198°° 3 Days Only Amana Upright FREEZER *198" 3 Days Only 15 Cu. Ft. UPRIGHT FREEZER holds ovtr 500 lbs. $198" 3 Days Only 28 Cu. Ft. CHIST FREEZER light and lock Dividers-Baskets $298°° 3 Days Only ELECTRIC HOT WATER HEATERS Prices good when installed only on Detroit Edison lines. 52-Gallon Glass Lined Hotpoint WATER HEATER 3 Days Only 82-Gallon Glass Lined Hotpoint WATER HEATER 3 Days Only HUMIDIFIERS DEHUMIDIFIERS Thomas Edison HUMIDIFIER 7-Gillon Capacity 59" Fedders DEHUMIDIFIER 3Dayi$#Q95 Only O 7 1965 Closeouts HUMIDIFIERS SJQ95 Mi • f T up [REFRIGERATORS I Hotpoint 12 Cu. Ft. Deluxe 3 Days Only $158M Hotpoint 10 Cu. Ft. Deluxe 3 Days Only *147°° Hotpoint 14 Cu. Ft. Two-Door REFRIGERATOR 105-Lb. FREEZER 3 Days Only » 2 1 8 o . Frigidaire 13 Cu. Ft. 2-Door REFRIGERATOR 1965 Closeout »00 Frigidaire 14 Cu. Ft. Deluxe REFRIGERATOR •00 Westinghouse 2-Door Deluxe REFRIGERATOR fOO Frigidaire 14 Cu. Ft. Deluxe 2-deor REFRIGERATOR Bottom Freezer Automatic Defrost 29800 Hetpoint 2-Door Deluxe REFRIGERATOR 19800 RCA Whirlpool 14 Cu. Ft. Deluxe 2-Dr. REFRIGERATOR Edge—Coppertone 23800 Reconditioned and Guaranteed USED REFRIGERATORS General Electric Frigidaire Philco — Hotpoint $ 4 9 « « SOME SCRATCHED - SOME DENTED - SOME CRATE MARRED - SOME FLOOR SAMPLES-SOME NEW IN CRATES ALL MUST GO - COST OR BELOW THREE DAYS ONLY REFRIGERATORS • RANGES - WASHERS - DRYERS • DISHWASHERS - FREEZERS - STEREO - COLOR TELEVISION • PORTABLE TELEVISION - RADIOS • VACUUM CLEANERS JR CONDITIONERS - DEHUMIDIFIERS - WATER HEATERS - BUILT-IN APPLIANCES RANGES Hotpoint 30-Inch ELECTRIC RANGE with Lower Storage Drawer S«U Prict Westinghouse 30-Inch ELECTRIC RANGE Lower Storage Drawer Sale $ 1 «* A00 Price Frigidaire 30-Inch ELECTRIC RANGE Sale $ 1 i l A 0 0 Price Hotpoint Deluxe • Inch DOUBLE OVEN RANGE s*1* tOAQ00 P^ice A W Hotpoint or Westinghouse Apt. Size Ranges Sale $ 1 1 Q00 Price * I O Frigidaire Flair 40-Inch Deluxe Double Oven ELECTRIC RANGE Sale $OOO°° Price W 7 O 30-Inch Frigidaire Flair Eye Level RANGE Hotpoint Hallmark Eye Level RANGE Sale Prict Caloric GAS RANGE New Ultra-Ray Broiler Sale Prk, Caloric Gas Fired OUTDOOR GRILL «ale Price 30-Inch Deluxe GAS RANGE Sale $ Price 119" BIG DISCOUNTS BUILT-IN RANGES 30% tO 60% Off TELEVISION ZENITH 23-ln. Wood Console Salt $ 1 0 0 0 0 Price I O O Admiral 23-Inch Walnut Modern Style CONSOLE Sale $ 1 7 Q * 5 Pr|ct I / T Admiral 19-Inch PORTABLE PORTABLE TV Sale $ Price 95 ZENITH 23-Inch TELEVISION Sate $ | QQOO RCA Victor 23-Inch TELEVISION Sale $ 1 0 0 0 0 Price I T O Motorola 23-Inch Walnut CONSOLE Sale $ 1 0 0 0 0 Price I 7 O Admiral 23-Inch Television Sale $ 1 QQOO Price I O O Admiral 3-Way Combination RADIO, TV, STEREO Walnut Sale Price Dumont 3-Way Combination RADIO, TV, STEREO French Provincial Admiral 13-Inch PORTABLE Personal Size 3 Days Only While They Last Zenith Personal Portable 3 Days Only $99°° STEREO All Stereo Price* Reduced For Quick Salt v% At Never Before Sale Price 0 0 Many more terrific bargains. Wo don't have room to list thorn all. Zenith 19-lnch PORTABLE 3 Days Only $129" While They Last 12-lnch PORTABLE with UHF-VHF Tuner Sale $l7l700 Price # / RCA Victor 19-Inch PORTABLE with UHF Tuner. Sale Price $139" Admiral 19-lnch PORTABLE with UHF Tuner. Sale Price '119" Now — See — This Dumont 16-Inch PORTABLE with UHF Tuner. Three Days $ l f f c O " Only • W 7 RCA Victor 16-lnch PORTABLE with UHF Tuner. Sale $ | | 0 9 5 Price • I T Remote Control 19-Inch PORTABLE Three Days $ ] O A " Only I T H ZENITH STEREO AM-FM Radio, plus FM Steroo, 4-Speed Turn Table, 4 Speakers. 289.9S Value 3 Days $ -I 0 0 9 5 Only 1 O T cot TELEVISION TAPE RECORDERS VISIT OUR TAPE ROOM Walnut Console STEREO AM-FM — FM Stereo 4-Speed, VM Chengor 269.9S Value Sale $ 1 7 0 0 0 Mce I / O Philco Colonial Style Maple Stereo AM-FM — FM Stew 4-Speed Changer 399.95 Value Sale $*» 1 A95 Price RCA Victor Stereo AM-FM RADIO 4-Speed Changer $269.95 Value Salt $ 1 O O 9 S Price I T Zejiith STEREO AM-FM—FM Stereo Walnut Console 4*Speed Changer ••Speaker System $689.95 Value Sale $ > | » J A 9 5 Price CLOSING OUT Al Floor Modeli PILOT—STEREO $100.00 OFF TAG PRICE THIS! Save 2 SALE RCA VICTOR to 40<% Largest Display In The Country AH seme brands All SUM «ad dtwriptieM AMPEX *269M and up SONY MOTOROLA ADMIRAL BIG G E O R G E ' S . . . SUPERMARKET Dl WATCHES IT OF NAME BRAND LADIES' and MEN'S All naw 1966 modal* *|«w on display, choose from ovar 1100 w*Hha«~S*H-winding — calandar — alactric — watovaNaf — solid gold — diamond casas. _ Hamilton • Bulova •tfuen - Benrus ALL AT DlttOWT PRICES Save 20$ to 60% WOLLINSAK '139"1;" PANASONIC k95 and up GRUNDIG $7Q9 5 <nd # 7 up SUPER SPECIAL TAPEMATES 2 Matched TAPE RECORDERS Send Living Letters THREE DAYS ONLY While They List BIG GEORGE'S . . . HOME APPLIANCE 2019 W. Stadium Blvd. Acrott frtm McDonald's Dr)vt*li Open Nightly 'til 9 - Saturday Mil 6 - Sunday 12 to 5 p.i 645-8652 WE DO OUR OWN SERVICE WE MEET COMPETITION VI WE ARE PROUD TO BE IN ANN ARBOR YOU ARE ONLY 20 MINUTES 3 * * THE LARGEST APPLIANCE STORE IN m WORLD PHONOGRAPHS RCA Victor KIDDIES' PHONO. Salo $ 1 Q 8 8 Price I * G.E. HI Fl Operates en AC or Batteries Silt $ Price 95 General Electric PORTABLE STEREO 4-Spaed Automatic RECORD PLAYER Sala Price 4<4peed Automatic RECORD PLAYER w i t h A M Radio Sala $ylft88 Prica Zenith 4-Speed HI Fl Sale Prica Zenith Solid State PORTABLE STEREO Sala Prica Zenith PORTABLE STEREO AM-FM — F M Stereo Radio Sale $ 1 "7O8 8 Price • / T Zenith Solid State PORTABLE STEREO 6-Speaker Sale Price PORTABLE STEREO 2 0 W a t t s Amplifier 6-Speaker 4-Speed Automatic STEREO Hi Fl | DISHWASHERS | ANNIVERSARIES WEDDIN6S RCA Whirlpool Portable DISHWASHER s*u*1dQ95 Price I f # Hotpoint Front Loading Portable DISHWASHER With Rinse Injector RADIOS 10 Transistor Ross Dynamic RADIO With Earphones end Carrying Case Sale $Q88 Price O 3 Days Only Panasonic Transistor RADIO Pocket Size VACUUM CLEANERS Sale $ Price 100 KitchenAld Portable DISHWASHER Sal* $ 1 # 0 0 0 Price Frigidaire Portable DISHWASHER Zenith Pocket Size Transistor RADIO Sale $ 1 A95 Prica Panasonic AI('it Ami POtTAItf TRANSISTOR WTTH 1UH.T-IN AC PLUS Eureka Upright Deluxe Sale $ 4 ) 8 8 Price • M 3 Days Only Eureka Deluxe Canister with Cordaway Sale $%15O Price Eureka Empress Model 2VA Horsepower Sale $ Price 88 FLOOR POLISHERS Hoover Deluxe FLOOR POLISHER Sole S Price 195 Hotpoint Built-in DISHWASHER Sale $ Price kOO RCA Whirlpool Built-in DISHWASHER Sale $ Price 195 Frigidaire Built-in DISHWASHER Imperial Model Sale $*»ilA95 Price KitchenAid Built-in DISHWASHER Sale \ Price Now See This 3 Days Only 2-Pushbutton Deluxe DISHWASHER 12 Place Settings With Rinse ln}ector Sale $ Price Panasonic AMJM TRANSISTOR THRU DAYS 0NIY General Electric CLOCK RADIO Sale $ Price Panasonic AM-FM RADIO "SHORT DEAL WILL" "GIVE AWAY JOE" Panasonic AM-FM Clock RADIO Sale $ ic Zenith AM-FM RADIO Price Zenith CLOCK RADIO Sale Price STEREO AM-FM — FM Stereo RADIOS Panasonic VACUUM CLEANERS 1966 Model HOOVER UPRIGHT $•»• $ 4 7 " Price ^ * 3 Days Only Sunbeam Model No. 635 Sunbeam FLOOR POLISHERS Sale $ Price 88 Shetland FLOOR POLISHER Sale $ Price Shetland Scrub and Dry FLOOR POLISHER Sale $ Price 58 Westinghouse Electric CAN OPENER Sale $Q68 Prica 7 Farberware Open Hearth Grill Sale $*|J*99 Price I P Hamilton Beach ELECTRIC KNIFE with storage tray Sale $ Price Sunbeam HAND MIXER Mary Proctor IRONING BOARD including ped end cover Sale $A95 Price 7 General Electric ELECTRIC BLANKETS M2J8 M1.88 Pill lift Twla iru Stainless Steel COFFEI URN 30 Cup WASHERS Maytag New 1965 Model 2-Speed Deluxe Automatic Washer Sale Price Frigidaire Jet Action Automatic Washer Sale $ I QQ00 priet I Q Q Hotpoint 2-Speed Automatic WASHER ALL PORCELAIN Sale $ Price RCA Whirlpool Deluxe Automatic WASHER Sale $168°° Price Speed Queen Automatic WASHER 2«Speed Deluxe Sale $ Price 19800 Maytag WRINGER WASHER Speed Queen WRINGER WASHER RCA Whirlpool WRINGER WASHER Price I W 7 Westinghouse 15-Lb. Capacity Automatic WASHER Sale $ | AQ9S PHet I 7 T CLOTHES DRYERS HOTPOINT *98°° 3 Days Only SPEED QUEEN *1 2 ©«o 3 Days Only FRIGIDAIRE $128* 3 Days Only FLOOR SAMPLE CLOSEOUTS Glve-Away Joe's Deals 23-Inch Motorola Consoletto TV including base $139" One Only 16-Inch Philco Portable Television Including stand $89" One Only 12-Inch Personal Portable Television In cartons 30-Inch Admiral ELECTRIC RANGE $129" Two bnly Philco Automatic WASHER 4-Cycle 2-Speed tale $ I / <V3 f>rle« I O 7 3O-lnch Detroit Jewel Gas Range $105°° In cartons 14 Cu. Ft. Frost f f Frigidaire REFRIGERATOR freight damaged $199" Philco Washer 2-speed, 4-cycle $169" One Only Maytag ELECTRIC DRYER multi-heat One Only COLOR TV Table Model including base $289" 16 Cu. Ft. Hotpoint CHEST FREEZER aluminum lined $179" Hotpoint Portable Dishwasher Front Loading $159" •'Hi Bowling League Scores ST. PATRICK'S LEAGUE Nov. 18, 1965 Richard Amett, Secy W Blaiz • • 32 Kluck's Mobil 29>/ Busy Bee . . 2 9 Kort's Kitchen Sply 26 Marino Bar 22 Brighton State Bank..2^/ Burk Dry Wall . . .21 Robert's Store -19 Carlir.g's 16 TVvwn-'s . 16 Brighton Bowl ..-14 Knights of Columbus 13 L 12 11 18 22 22Vi 23 25 28 28 30 31 LEAGUE O F T H E LAKES Clark* Grocery . . . . 26H 131/* U R o s a Bowl . . . . 2 6 14 Pinckney Typesetting 25Va 14Va La-Rosa's Ike's Mobil . . . Van's Motor SaU-s Hilami Gardujs SilviT Lake Grot-cry Blue Wai.-r Sloiv " LOT'S Berber Shop Dave's Construction. 24 21 Va 20 17 17 15# .13* Standard 8 14*-a 16 181 a 20 23 23 25 27 32 High Ind. Garni-: S. Doyle 213, P. Howe 210, K McAfee 208. High Ind. Series: S. Dovlc 519, J . Woods 513, B MacAnish 505. High Team G a m e : Van's, 844, Ron's 823, Ike's 793. High T e a m 3-Game: Ike's 2352, Van's 2279, Pinckney 2010. BRIGHTON INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE November 22, 1965 Lavaii's Hab'dashery 33 Van Camp Chov . . . Iiogun Ins QQ's Brighton Advance 1 A&W Root Beer . . . . Glen Oaks - Blatz . . Gaffney Electric . . . Fisher Abrasive . Brighton Advance 2. VR/Wesson Greg's Mobil 26 24 23 23 22 20 19 18 20 21 17 18 24 25 18"/, 251/a .18 26 17»/£ 26V6 .16 28 11 BRIGHTON MIXED LEAGUE Dellaie's Four 31 13 Fearsome Foursome .30 14 Woodlanders 29 15 Pin Busters 27 17 Quads 27 17 Sad Sacks 26 18 Poor Four 22 22 H.I.P. Center 19 25 Woodchoppers 18 28 Mobil Specials 16 28 King's Tigers 13 31 The Loafers 8 36 High Team Game: Woodchoprrs 680. High Team Series: liinjf's Tigers 1942. High Ind. Game (men): Bob Ings 252. High Ind. Game (women): Bobbie Willis 176, Lola Davey 175. High Ind. Series (men): Bob Ings 596. High Ind. Series (women): Helen Geiger 493. TEEN~~M1XED LEAGUE November 20, 1965 * W L Midnight Prowlers . 21 7 Spinners 19 9 Rebels 16 12 Continentals 15 13 Ho Dads 14 14 Fearsome Foursome -IVfa 14 Cyclones 12 16 Save With A IP's Mofure, Corn-Fed, "Super-Right" Beef Government Inspected FRESH FRYERS 27C Whole Ib Fryers Cut-Up Lb. 31c "SUPER-RIGHT" SLAB BACON Whole or Half 59C lb ROUND 85-95 Porterhouse Steak SIRLOIN Cl b T-BONE 'SUPER-RIGHT" NEW YORK BONELESS Strip Steaks • • • 'SUPER-RIGHT" BONELESS RUMP OR Rotisserie Roast. . Tornados 9ft 10ft High Team 3 Games: Rebels 1603, MWniKht Prowlers 1596, 1585. High Ind. 3 Games: Bub Kuloles 486, 473, Dave Fisher 487. High Ind. Team Game: M'dnight Prowlers 599, 576, Ho Dads 569. High Ind. Game: bob Kuteles 209, Marsha Rawski 200, Bob Koteles 182. THURSDAY NIGHT " B " LEAGUE W L Wallings & Drewry's 23 Pabst 21Vz Silver Lake Groc. . . . 20 Lon's Barber Shop . 2 0 Gregory Tavern 19 Dick's " B " Line Bax.15 LaRosa Bowl 14 Bee's Mobil 13 Cartings 11 9 12 16 17 21 22 23 25 High Ind. Game: C. Barret 241, B. Stevens 228, Melby 225 Higi feid. Series: C. Barrett 643 L. D. Haines 614, B. Wall ing 589. High Team Game: Gregory Tavern 936, Lon's 928, Wallings 928. High Team 3-Oame: Wallings 2663, Drewrys 2653, Silver Lake 2585. L9 22% 22 18 21 19 19 21 19 18 18 18 14 13 21 22 22 22 26 27 LB GOVERNMENT INSPECTED—4 to 6-Lb. Sizes Roasting Chickens HYGRADE'S SPORTSMAN Sliced Bologna . • LB. NET WT. 12-OZ. PKG. " SUPER-RIGHT" SMALL LINK Center Portion . 6 3 lb Pork §ausqge . • . . . " No Coupons, No GimmiCKS, No Limits... Just Quality Merchandise at Low Prices! THURSDAY MORNING LADIES LEAGUE W Blue Bells 31 Gabbers . . . Sandbaggers Woodlanders . Dreamers SJLters Late Starters Two for One Crazy 3 BV.D.'s Scatter Pins . Hopefuls • . . . . . . SPLITS: Bev. Adams, 5,10; Ruth Cooper, 2, 7; Orchid Hutchings, 3, 10, 5, 10; Evelyn Rasper, 2, 7; Netta Liptak, 3( 10; Lois Lucas, 5, 6, 10, 3, 10; Carol Wisser, 5, 7. HIGH SERIES: Helen Meier, 443 HIGH GAME: Ruby Gerow, 163. WED. MORN. MENS LEAGUE W L Lucky 7 26% Advance Stamping . 14 H After Hours Trio Sand Pipers le Jets . edatie Nicklers 26 24% 15V4 24 16 23 17 23 AfrP GRADE "A" Florida Fresh Frozen Orange Juice SPECIAL VALUE A&P VACUUM PACK Regular or Orip Coffee Net Wr. 6-0%. CANS LB. CAN AtP—Ntt Wt. 10-O1. Instant Coffee JAR 09 SPECIAL SALE! Marvel Ice Cream '2-GAL. CTN. HERSHIY'8 CHOCOLATI taafce Eaters 15 eymolds 15 [o. N i n e . . . . . . . . . 14 Wee Three . 1 1 17 25 25 26 29 Syrup A&P GRADE "A" Grape Juice • • A&P GRADE "A" MIXED SIZES Sweet Peas • • A&P GRADE "A" Fruit Cocktail . A&P GRADE "A" Sauer Kraut • < WHITE BEAUTY Shortening • • MEDA Flour GOLD MEDAL OR PIUSBURY 33 4 4 3 5 1-PT. 8-OZ. BTLS I-LB. CANS 1-LB. CANS 1-LB. CANS LB. CAN LB. BAG 89' 49' 99 49 65 49 WISCONSIN MILD Cheddar Cheese • • LB 5 9 * A&P GRADE " A " WHOLE KERNEL — fffAc Golden Corn . • 4 #« 5 9 ANN PAGE QUALITY—NET WT. 14-02 ^ _ — Tomato Ketchup 3 ms 5 5 dexola Oil A&P—OUR FINEST QUALITY _ g± Potato Salad • »%™?™ 5 9 SAVE tOe JANE PARKER BLACKBERRY OR M 0k Peach Pie • • • • «••«• 4 9 NEW JANE PARKER TWIN PACK Coffee Cake . • • JANE PARKER PLAIN OR SUGARED 12 IN M J± Homestyle Donuts - 4 9 NET WT c c c For Cooking or Salads! 1-QT. 6-OZ. BTL. Potato Sale! MICHIGAN U.S. NO. 1 GRADE All-Purpose 2 Russets 99c FOR SSAALLAAODf! OORR DOIfSSStIlKRTTBS 4 ^ A flRa^ Bananas L...2"* 25 WISTIftN RID—lit SIZI « A. M4fc# Delicious Apples... 10 ™ 59C CALIFORNIA KID 4 AC Emperor G r a p e s . . . . . . . « I T Fresb Spfarach. «« 19* Jane Parker Oared Fresh, Enriched WHITE BREAD 1 V4-LB. LOAVES I N BAG 99c Les$et Quantities Sold at Regular Price AANnNn rPAAGuEi PrvURKEi A A ^ ^ Grape Jelly . . . 2 & 4 9 ANN PAGE Tomato Soup . . . ?0S?: 1 0 ROYAL DANISH CHAMP—Net. Wt 12-Os ^ M 0± Luncheon Meat 2CiNS 6 9 ' THf C I I * . ATUNTIC 1 PACIFIC TCA COMPANY, INC. Jjuper » M f B l ( A \ i r r ( N 0 1 « l f fOOO - \ *< I i f . ' frkea Iffectta rhro«f* Set., Oec. 4tfc. BRIGHTON MIXED LEAGUE W L DeHate's Four . . . . 34 14 Fearsome Foursome. 33W Pin Busters 31 17 Woodlanders 30 18 Quads 28 20 Sad Sacks 2 6 ^ Poor Four 25 23 H.I.P. Center IS 29 Woodohoppers 19 29 B;«K'I, Tigers 17 31 Mobil Specials 17 31 Loafers 8 40 Hi Team Game: Pin Busters, 716H i Team Series: Pin Busters, 2024 Hi. Ind. game (Men) J. Collett, 225, M. Geiger, 224 Hi Ind. Series (Men): J. Collctt, 589, M. Geiger, 577 Hi Ind. Game (Women): H. Geiger, 192 Hi. Ind. Series (Women). H. Geiger, 530. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON LADIES LEAGUEW L Stow Pokes 28 20 Hell Cats 27 21 Alley Kittens . 2 8 22 Pokeys 23 25 The Munsters 21 27 Eager Beavers . 1 9 29 High Team 3 Games: Alley Kittens, 1087 Pokeys, 1081 Munsters, 1057 High Ind. 3 Games: Joyce Moon, 472 Sue Shosey, 370 Barbara Funster, 368 High Team Game: Munsters, 405 Pokeys, 388 Alley Kittens, 371 High Ind. Game: Joyce Moon, 169 Sue Shosey, 150 Elizabeth Wilhams, 144 LEAGUE OF THE LAKES W L Clarks Grocery 30% 13% La Rosa Bowl 29 15 Ikps Mcb.l 27 17 Pinckney Typesei'g . 26% 17% La Rosa's . . . 28% 17% Van's Motor Sales 24% 19% Hiland Gardens 21 23 Silver Lake Grocery 18 28 Blue Water Store 18 26 Lon's Barber Shop 18 26 Davis Construction 18 28 Tx?e Standard 9 35 Wiih Ind. Game: S. Doyle, 213, R. Howe, 210. E McAfee, 208 Hi«h Ind. Scries: S. Doyle, 519 J. Woods, 513, B. Mac Anish, 509. High Team Game: Van's 844, Ixm's. 823. Ike's, 793. High Team 3-Game: Ike's 2352, Van's, 2279, Pinckney, aio. W L 32>4 15»/i 31 17 28 20 25 25 25 Whal's Their Name* Bower Living ton Damacuclea Napier-Savich Fireballs Bowles Milligan- Van Zant Navarre- Reichs Three And One D.T.'s Faker* Berry-West Andy Glazier, 164, Cal Rcibeling, 198 Chuck Smith, 538 Barbara Reibeling, 3, 7, 10 Ken Tobias, 5, 10 23 23 20 16 16 472. 23 23 23 24% 25 25 28 32 32 WINNKRS Saturday, Nov. 20, 1%5 Doubles bowli-d every Salurtluy al 10 p.m. Call fur r e s e r v a t i o n ^ AC 7-3341, P a l <:herry, Secy Winners: 1st Place: lJ at a n d Sonny Cherry, 1212—$11.00. 2nd Place: Pole Ltemun ami Barb Kurrislur, 1191—558.00. 3rd Place: P a t Wiotzke uiid Jack CoUett, 1163—$5.00. 5Lh Place: J i m and Harold Canfield, 1149—$3.00. 5th P l a t e : Dorothy and Bob Kvans, 1126—$2.00. 1300 Club with $20.00, MEN'S W Ir* lull Harvey's 34% 1 1 $ Drew cry's 38 16 Wm. RoK-k'M Ins. 28 19 Am. A«g. No. 1 28 20 P a b * 26** 13>/i Ocatty Shell 23 17 Pope's Party Store 21 27 Coiy Irm 10 24 Am AKK. No. 2 IS 29 Bowl-N-Bar 18 26 Pat White's 13.Vi 34V6 M.SH.D. 5H 3 4 ^ High bidividual Game: J. Collett, 249 High Individual Series: G. Hopkins, 550 More Bowliig Scores Elsewhere LEONARD perheat Try new Superheat! It's "electrofined" to burn cleaner and hotter than ever before, to give you more heat pel' gallon, more heat per dollar. Try new Superheat It's the next best heat to sunshine! LEONARD ROGERS OIL CO. 211 E. Grand River Howell, Mich. Phone Howell 546-3800 or 546-3403 Witch Mort Naff MI L«martV'MkM|M OuMmnf'fl Tfa/ue P/vs INSTALLATION IH MINUTES... WRITTEN QUARANTIE For at long at you own your car. Guarantor honorod from coast to coast. FREE Car Wash with ttch installation Dual Exhausts installed hare increase mileage/ power and engine life up to 1 5 % . ALSO.. O Custom Work o Budget Terms Available SHOCKS-SPRINGS-BRAKES-SEAT BELTS FKEE INSTALLATION HIADRESTS-FRIE INSTALLATION Provide Protection Against Whiplash Ann Arbor Muffler Sales "MITCMfU 2333 JACKSON RD. ANN INSTAUIU" PMONI 662-6906 *.« WKDNESDAY. DKCKMUKU I. im>r> LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEAliS K NJNK All Prices Reduced on Used Cars 1964 CHEV IMPALA SPORT COUPE V-8. Power-glide, Power Steering and Brake* 1966 CHEV IMPALA SPORT COUPE Company Demonstrator. Lots of Extras 1966 CHEV IMPALA 4-DR. HARDTOP V-8. Powerslide, Power Steering and Brakes, Radio, Whitewalls. Demo 1963 CHEV IMPALA SPORT COUPE V-8, Powendide, Power Steering. 2 to choose from 1963 CHEV DISCAYHE 6 CYL, STD. SHIFT Radio. Local Car 1964 PONTIAC TEMPEST STATION WA60N 6 Cylinder, Standard Shift Radio 1964 CHEV BELAIR 6 PASSEH6ER STATION WAQON V-8, Powendide, Radio. WhitewaUs 1962 CHEV IMPALA 2-DR. HARDTOP V-8, Powerglide, Power Steering and Brakes 1964 CHEVY II NOVA 2-DR. SUPER SPORT Powerglide, Radio, WhitewaUs. Like New 1963 CHEVY II NOVA 4-DR. SEDAN 6 Cylinder, Standard Shift, Radio 1962 CHEVY II 2-DR. 6 Cylinder, Standard Shift, Radio, New Tires I960 FORD 2-DR. HARDTOP V-8, Automatic Power Steering I960 CHEV IMPALA 4-DR. HARDTOP Radio, Powerglide Transmission TRUCKS 1962 CHEV PANEL. LOGAL TRUCK 1964 D0D6E PANEL. NEW TIRES 1959 CHEV 3/4 TON. GOOD CONDITION 1962 CHEV 3/4 TON. LOW MILEAGE JOSH MITCHELL LYLE HERBST SALESMEN RUSS GEHRINGER HAELEY ALLEN QUALITY CHEVROLET 861 E. Orand River Howell, 51«-1210 December 8, 1903-Professor Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, failed in a second attempt to fly an airplane constructed according to his own plans. (Eleven years later the Langley machine was re-tested and successfully flown.) December 20, 1880-The first part of New York's Broadway to go up in electric lights was the section between 14th and 26th Streets. December 23, 1938-Jazz history was made in New York's Carnegie Hall when two pian- Klingler Pontiac, Inc. 2345 Jackson Rd. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1966 Volkswagen 2 Dr. Sedan $1697 Radio, Heater, Full Factory Warranty. 13,000 Mile Car 1984 G.T.O. Sport Coupe $2,197 White, Blue Interior, 4 on the Floor 1965 Chevy 2 Dr. Sedan $1,897 Full Factory Warranty, 9.000 Miles 1964 Pontiac Grand Prix $2,397 V-8 Automatic, Vinyl Top 1963 Ponliae Grand Prix $2,047 A 9,000 Mile Car, Power Windows, Steering, Brakes, Automatic Trans. 1963 Ford Galaxie 4 Dr $947 6 CyL Standard Transmission, 24,000 Mile Oar 1965 Ponliae Catallna Wagon. .$3,147 9 Passenger, Factory Air, Steering & Brakes, Top Carrier 1962 Chevrolet 2 Dr. Belair $ 1237 V-8, Automatic, PS, 29,000 Mile Car The owners of the above listed cars can be called at our expense. ists, Meade Lewis and Albert Ammons, introduced the new form of popular music which they called "boogie-woogie." December 24. 1 9 1 2 - T h i s Christmas Eve in San Francisco was highlighted by the dramatic appearance of the Italian coloratura soprano, Luisa Tetrazzini, who appalled opera lovers by stating that she would rather sing on a curbstone in San Francisco than in the finest opera house anywhere in the world. Good as her word, the opera star, at midnight, began an impromptu open air concert at the city'.s famous Market Street. December 5, 1818—The popular Christmas carol "Silent Night, Holy Night," composed the day before by Franz Gruber, was sung for the first time at Oberndorff, Germany. 1963 Mercury Marauder ...$1495 2-DT. Hardtop, 8, Automatic PA, P.B. 1965 Ford 1/2Ton Pickup...$1395 1963 Chev.12 Ton Pickup $1095 1965 Dodge 3/4 Ton Pickup. $1495 Selection 1964 Ford Country Sedan .$1895 9-Passenjcer Wagon, 8, Automatic, P.S., P.B. WEEK'S SPECIAL 1960 Plymouth - M69 4 Dr. Fury, 8, Automatic 1962 Rambler 4-Dr. Classic.$695 Financing 1963 Chevy Monza Co#e S1195 2-Dr* Spyder equipped 1964 Chev 4-Dr. Hardtop.$1795 8 CyL, Automatic P.&, P.B. 1965 T-Bird 2 Dr. Hardtop $3195 Full Power 1962 Chev Greenbrier Dus. Henderson W. Stadium Blvd. Call 662-3281 or 66641871 Salvation Army Will Play Santa HOWELL — The Salvation Army, tWs Christmas, will eiv deavor to sec that no home lacks a Santa Oaus. Lt. Knight, commanding officer of The Salvation Army corps iii Lfvingston County, asks that anyone needing a food basket, toys, or clothing for Christmas should notify him as soon as possible. Applications must be made in person, at 220 N State Street HI HoweU. The office witi be open in the afternoon from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. The deadline for applications is Dec. IS, Lt. Knight also noted (hat the red kettles will continue to be on the streets until Christmas Eve. When illness or unemployment strike*, » family often cant afford even email Christmas gifts. But The Salvation Army sees to it that there are warm clothes and toys for the children and a holiday dinner. Asks for News B R I G H T O N - Livingston county service men who are overseas eagerly await news from home and among ttiose desiring to hear from "back home" friends is Michael Navarre, son of Mrs. Jane Finch of Pluaswu Vailed rd., Brighton. His address is Michael Navarre, F.A.'USS Marios, A-0 57 Caiv Fleet Postofficc, New York, NY. C R Division. Navarre is now in Naples on his way lo Spain. School Menu HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS LUNCH MENU December 1 thru December I, Wednesday: Hot Dog on Bun, whole kernel con, cabbage, apple, carrot salad, nut brownie, milk. Thursday: Salisbury steak* gravy, whipped potatoes, beet pickles, pineapple cubes, hot rolls-butter, milk, Friday: Fbh sticks • tarter sauce, potato, chips, orange juice, buttered green and wax beans, fruit JeUo with marsh* meUows, muffin-butter, milk. Sixty per cent of the elementary schools have no lfcraries although they serve 10 million children, the U.S Office of Education says. In 84 per cent of the schools thrrc arc no librarians. VALUE RATED (USED CARS) 1965 OLDS STARFIRE Full Power with Air Conditioning. A real deal on this 1964 OLDS HOLIDAY 4-DOOR 88 A blue beauty. Let's talk on this one 1963 CHEVROLET IMPALA 4-DR. HARDTOP Double power. "Why wait?" 1962 CHEVROLET IMPALA 2-DR. HARDTOP Black with red interior. Power Steering and Brakes 1962 PONTIAC DONNEVILLE 4-DR. HARDTOP All white special interior. A Christmas Special 1963 FORD XL CONVERTIBLE Just like new with all new tiree. Must see DON MAIN CADILLAC-OLDS THE DEALERSHIP FOUHDED OH BETTER SALES & SERVICE 2321 East Brand River, Howell — Phone 546-2060 What's Behind the Red oor: See the Smilin' Dodge Boys in Howell LOOK 2 DR? 4 DRt HARDTOPS WAGONS V-8't 6*4 STICKS AUTOMATICS WHAT $188 TO WILL BUY Ss.i NO MORE WINTER PROBLEM '63 DODGEf '63 VALIANT '63 RENAULT '62 FORD '62 OLDS '62 RAMBLER '62 PONTIAC '62 FAIRLANE '61 CHEVY '61 RAMBLER '61 VALIANT '60 FORD '59 FORD '56 JEEP For a Few Dollars More '66 DODGE, 2943 ACTUAL MILES (not a demo) '64 FORD '63 CHEVY '64 DODGE '63 FALCON '64 INTERNATIONAL, '63 FAIRLANE SCOUT '63 CHEVY '64 DODGE '63 OLDS See the Smilin' Dodge in Howell Boys I 546-3230 PAGE TEN LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1961 WANT AD RATES CAS1 RATES U WOEM MINIMUM CHARGE Q.M Becsad tasexttot 7$c. 5c per word over 15 words. S k e z t m tor box reply. SSc e z t n for cfctffe acconst TRIED •m r ^ ~ * * » ^••i^*M^. Sell Tomorrow - with a Want Ad Today! DEADLINE TIME SCHEDULE — MONDAY NOON PHONES: 229-9509 — 229-9500 Male Help Wanted MAN TO WORK in body shop. Top pay for area. Excellent working conditions. See Larry Montfosnery «t Burroughs Ponttec HoweU. 12-1* Male Help Wanted General machine shop work. 18-60 y e a n old. Drilling, lathe, null, punch press, tapping and automatics. Puritan Machine Co. S4M Pleasant Valley Rd. BRIGHTON tfx KITCHEN JANITOR. Steady employment. Apply Chef Rieger, Canopy Hotel, 130 W. Grand River, Brighton. AC %-toiz. I M X HELP WANTED Apprentice Instructor Experienced engine lathe and turret lathe operator capable of training apprentices. Retiree acceptable* Full or part time. New Hudson Corp. New Hudson, Mich. tfx HELPER on rubbish route. Part or full time. $1.25 per hour. Call AC ft-6298. tfx MACHINIST, TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLERS, TRUCK DRIV ER. Will consider applications for trainees. Apply at Chapman Assoc. plant, 7286 W. Grand River, Brighton. tfx 2 GM mechanics wanted immediately. Excellent working conditions. Top pay for the area. See Larry Montgomery at Burroughs Pontiac, Howell. 12-lx INSPECTOR SECOND SHIFT 3:30 - 12 p.m. Vacation Pay, Pension Plan, Other Fringe Benefits Advance Stamping Co. 815 N. Second St. BRIGHTON 227-1281 12-1 EXPERIENCED station help with some mechanical experience. Wages $115 a week. Bring references with you. Apply In person between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Ellis Oasis Standard Truck Stop, US 23 and M-59. Also part time help needed. lM5x Male Help Wanted CUSTODIAN, Hartland Consolidated School. Full time position. Call 632-7486 for application. 12-8x JANITORS for Housekeeping dept. Full time, many employee benefits. Must have own transportation and phone. Apply business office, McPherson Commui- iity Health Center, Howell. t-f x Situations Wanted Will help care for the elderly and babysit. 227-3117. 12-8p MILLRIGHT helper and mill hands. Thureson Lumber Co-, Howell., Mich. tfx FACTORY production workers. Phillips Products Co., Inc. Subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum Co. 7931 Grand Ave., Dexter Mich. 313-426-4611. An equal opportunity employer. 12-15x OPPORTUNITY MANAGER WANTED H Si R Block, America's Largest Income Tax Service, wants to locate a person capable of opening a volume tax service in Brighton. Excellent opportunity for right person. We train you. For details, write H & R Block, 304 S. Ashley, Ann Arbor. 12-8 INDUSTRIAL managerial assistant desires position with area firm. Experience and special training in corporate management, sales training, orientation and public relations, system analyst, technical writing, production management. Excel in customer contact and trouble shooting. Capable of full management. Phone 632-7218 after 8 p.m. or write Box K-414, c/o Brighton Argus. 12-lx Pett and Animals FREE KITTENS to good home. Nice Christmas present for children. Call AC 7-6141. 12-lx Female Help Wanted WAITRESSES WANTED Must be experienced Apply in person Pat's Restaurant, 9830 E. Grand River. t-f-x MEDICAL librarian for hospital beginning January, 1966. Must have some knowledge of medicine and/or library experience. Typing required. Apply at business office McPherson Community Health Center, HoweU. tfx GENERAL office with some typing. Bookkeeping knowledge helpful but not essential. Write giving resume to Box K-413, c/o Brighton Argus. 12-lx BABYSITTER wanted. In my home or yours. Older woman preferred. Brighton area. Call before 5. 229-6130. tfx BABYSITTER 5 days a week, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. AC 9-9357. 12-lp WAITRESS WANTED. Contact Brighton Bowl-N-Bar. Howard Taylor. AC 7-3341. 12-8 Male or Female Help MALE HELP Apprentice Welders Packagers Stock Handlers Press Operators General Labor Apply at 702 Advance St. BRIGHTON Dunnage Engineering HOUSEKEEPING maids. Must have own transportation and phone. Apply business office, McPherson Community Health Center, HoweU. tfx EXPERIENCED waitress. Also a grill cook. Town and Country Restaurant, 8130 W. Grand River. 229-93S8. 12-lSx Lost and Found LOST: Black Samsondte brief case. Reward. Call Tom Read 878-3295. 12-lx Judy Lewis lost class ring at 3righton Bowl-N-Bar Saturday .light, 11-20-65. $25 Reward to anyone who returns ring to Brighton Bowl-N-Bar. Please contact Jack Collett or Howard Taylor. 12-lx Male Help Wanted Male Help Wanted OUTSTANDING SCREW MACHINE PLANT OPPORTUNITY Experienced screw machine shop man to handle estimating1, production scheduling and quality control in 12-man shop near Chelsea faced with expansion plans in next year. Looking for key man at least 30 years old with several years screw machine or related experience, of supervisory caliber, promotable to Assistant Manager in six months. Good salary. Apply in person or write: Director of Personnel Gelman Instrument Company 600 South Wagner Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 1M-W AKC German Shepherds. Male, iy% years old, loves children, $50. Male, 6 months old, black and tan, $75. 4141 Van Amberg, Brighton. 227-2241. tfx TOY FOX Terriers Exceptionally small. Phone 227-5481. Gloria Golden, 9940 Hamburg Rd 12 lx Wanted TO DO REWEAVING, TAILOR ING, MENDING, ALTERATIONS AND DRESSMAKING Mrs. Cecil Gore, phone AC 9-2732. tfx WANTED: Custom corn picking. Gravity w a g o n s available. Phone AC 9-6724. tfx . For Rent 2 BEDROOM home, bath. 546- 0137. 12-lp UPSTAIRS 2 bedroom furnished apartment. No children, no pets. 878-3717. 12-8x ONE BEDROOM apartment. Heat furnished. No pets. Grand River location. Fae Birkens'. ock. AC 7-6720. 12-lx 2 BEDROOM home. Downtown. $90 a month, $100 deposit. References. Couple preferred. 128 North St. 12-lp NEW 2 bedroom apartment, unfurnished. Available December 11. $95 per month. No pets. 5376 Kinyon Drive, Fonda Lake tfx ? BEDROOM upper flat. AC 9-6753. 12-8x Wanted to Rent 2 or 3 bedroom home in Brighton or South Lyon area. 2 children. 229-9420. 12-lx DEERSKIN, all kinds of raw furs. Used guns. UP 8 3123. Lucius Doyle, Pmckney. 12-22p WANTED: Farms in which to fox hunt. If we may have your permission call collect South Lyon, GE 7-2400. Include name. 12-15x Farm Items PORTABLE healers, air compressors for rent; Rent Ail Center. AC M120. tfx LOW COST farm credit with realistic repayment not "you pay when we say." Terms to fit your income. Production Credit Ass'n. of La peer, 205 N Walnut St., Howell. 546-2840. 12-lx P.C.A. guarantees you money when you need it. Arrange for a loan before you need it. Production Credit Ass'n., 205 N. Walnut St., Howell. 546-2840. 12-lx GARAGE for storage of boat.. Near Brighton Lake. Phone after 6 p.m 229-7924. tfx Mobile Hornet • 36 FT. GREAT LAKES, like new, on large lot, winterized, Can be seen at 2612 Gregg Ave., Woodland Lake Trailer Park. Small down payment. 12-lp 1957 BUDDY trailer 43 x 8. Two bedroom, full bath. $1750. Lot 12, Pine Lodge Trailer Park, Woodland L a k e , Brighton.' Phone Fiarmington 474-7015. i 12-lp i Miscellaneous For Sale CORD wood and wheat straw. 10492 Spencer Rd. AC 7-2922. 12-lp AUCTION EVERY Saturday 7:30 p.m. Good used furniture Open all day Saturdays. 9010 Pontiac Trail 2|/2 miles south of "outh Lvon. t-f-x DINING ROOM SET, kitchen set stoves, refrigerators, bumper pool, crib, 2 hunting suits (large a;ja medium). 227-4372. t-f-x JOHN COME HOME, You can keep your shoes on. I just rented a Glamorene Electric Rug Shampooe-r for only $2 a day at Oambles in Brighton. 12-lx Businesa Services AUTO GLASS: Finest work and materials. Pickup and delivery service or use our car, •our choice. MUFFLERS UNCONDITIONALLY suaranteetl 'o original consumer for as )o;i^ is he owns the vehicle on which : is installed, AIRCO welding applies. LEAK Springs, all cars i ;d light trucks \\'2 to 2 Ton Trucks, fronts only. TRUCK .IIRROKS reconditioned. §3.50. ".HE'S AUTO PARTS, Howell, Phone 546-0430. o ^ ' ' FARM LOANS, Federal Land Bank Ass'n. 205 N. Walnut St., Howell, Phone 546-2840 t-f-x Used Cars 1963 FALCON 2 dr., V-8 stick. Sharp Call 546-0931 and ask for Bill. 12-lx 1961 FALCON 2 dr. Standard :ransmission, radio, heater, no rust, Excellent condition. $450. Private. AC 9-6723. 12-lx CARPET COLORS looking dim1' Bring 'em back-give 'em vim. Use Blue Lustre! , Rent electric shampooer $1. Ratz Hardware. 12-lx A FEW THINGS I don't need, having sold my place at Empire, Combination Philco record player and radio, cost $230, will take $35. Small desk and chair $6. RCA TV $25. Some small items. 53305 Grand River, 1V& miles east of New Hudson. 437- 7833. 12-lX McINTOSH, Delicious, Jonathan, Golden Delicious and Spy apples. Bargains in utility grades. Also honey and butternut squash. Warren's Orchards, 88&6 McClements Rd., >/2 mile west off old US 23. tfx Miscellaneous For Sale SKATE sharpening machine, complete, $100. 229-6548. tfx TRACTORS and Implements (Ford and Gardens). Used. We buy and sell. 229-7083. tfx ELECTRIC accordion. Niece paid $850, played 3 times Sacrifice for $350 229-9092. 12-2&X For Rent ROOM for rent. Meals available. Call AC 9-7027 evenings. tfx OFFICE space for rent. Paneled and air conditioned. 546- 4614. tfx SMALL FURNISHED efficiency apartment for 1 or 2 persons. 2 miles east of Brighton. AC 9-6721 12-lx Card of Thanks I WOULD like to thank everyone who was so kind to my parents and also the prayers, cards, and good wishes to me whale I was in the hospital. God bless you and yours. Karl Nauenburg NEED CASH? We pay cash or trade; used guns and outboard motors. Mill Creek Sporting Goods, Dexter. t-f-x APPLES IN STORAGE many varieties of jooking and eating apples. Juicy Delicious, crispy Jonathon, Mc- Intosh, Cortiand and Winesaips. Clore's Orchard, 9912 E. Grand River, lA mile east of Brighton. 3ALED hay and straw for sale. W. J. Donaldson. AC 7- 4061. 12-lx ONE PAIR of women's black ski pants, size 8 short. Call 227- 6556. tfx CORD WOOD, mostly wild cherry. Free delivery within 10 mile radius. Eirglish Nursery, 10040 E. Grand River. 227-4171. tfx A U C T I O N Every Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday 1:30 p.m. Need money for Xmas? See me. I'll buy or auction your merchandise. Col. Wagner 42400 Grand River - Novi FI 9-5756 12-1 Female Help Wanted Female Help Wanted Machine Rebuilders MUST BE J O l W E Y M A N OR EQUIVALENT Steady work, excellent fringe benefits. Required about November 15th, 1965 upon Company move to new plant in Farminzton Township Apply now FUTURMILL, INC. 19720 West Eight Mile Road Southfield, Michigan K-MART DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT STORE Accepting Applications for Salesladies Snack Bar Waitresses Full and Part Time Apply in person. Miss L. Hogarth — 9:30 a.m.-12 noon; 1 • 4 p.m. K-MART 255 N. Maple Rd. Ann Arbor, Mich. ttK CHRISTMAS TREES — Beautiful Scotch pine and white Spruce. Thousands to choose from. Cut your own if you like, $1 - $4. Free boughs with every purchase. 9 miles north of Howell. Riverside Tree farm, Jack Lay ton and Sons, 8516 Oak Grove Rd., Howell. Phone 546- 3658. 12-15x CRAFTSMAN 8" bench saw, 4" joiner attachment, grid extension, %i hp ball bearing motor, tand and switch. $115, 8783573. 12-lx Miscellaneous For Rent AIR COMPRESSOR for rent Sterling Equipment Co. Call Howell 546-2620. t-f-x FLOOR SCRUBBER and Pol isher by h r , day, etc Gamble Store. AC 7-2551. t AIR COMPRESSORS, portable heaters, trencher, cement mixers, water pumps. Rent All Center. AC 9-6120. tfx Business Services ASPHALT PAVING — We specialize in driveways and parking lots. Qua'ity work. For free estimate, call D & H Asphalt Paving. 227-3301. t-f-x WHIRLPOOL and Kenmore washer and dryer parts and service. 546-0420 Bob Zizka. t-f-x FOR SALE — Varcon batteries, tires, mufflers, tail pipes and auto accessories. G a m b l e Store, Brighton. AC 7-2551. t-f-x INTERIOR painting. Also wall washing. Free estimate. Fully insured. Phone 2274422. tfx C E R T I F I E D T R E E R E M O V I N G CUTTING - PRUNING Fully Insured Free Estimates Jim Davids 437-1342 New Hudson 104 W. Mom • Brighten, Mich. ACedtmy 97055 HOOF PROBLEMS — Call New Hudson Roofing specializing in ouill-in roofing, eavestrougns, shingling and shingle repairs. Free estimates. Call anytime, day or evening, 437-2068. t-f-x FOR SALE — Extruded alumunum storm windows and doors. Gamble Store, Brighton. Phone AC 7-2551. t-f-x WE REPLACE GLASS — in aluminum, wood or steel sash. C. G. Rolison Hardware, 111 W. Main St. AC 7-7531. t-f-x CARPET, furniture and wall c l e a n i n g by Servicemaster Free estimates Rose Service- MASTER Cleaning, Howell Dial 546-4560. t-f-x CALL THE FENTON Upholstering Co. for free estimates A-l workmanship — Lowest prices. Phone Fenton MA 9-6523. 503 N. LeRoy St., Fenton, Mich. t-f-x J & J Antenna Service 6209 Superior Drive Brighton AC 9-6015 I28p Business Opportunities SPARE TIME INCOME Refilling and collecting money from NEW TYPE high quality coin operated dispensers in this area. No selling. To qualify you must have car, references, $600 to $1900 cash. Seven to twelve hours weekly can net excel lent monthly income. More full time. For personal interview write P.O. Box 4185, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15202. Include phone number. 12-lp $400.00 MONTHLY possible — Home Typing. Full or part time. Details $1.00, B & B Research Enterprises, P. O. Box 196, Holcomb, Missouri 63852. 12-8X Real Estate MULTIPLE listing means more circulation and advertising of your property. List your proper. ty with us. Donald Henkelman Co. 227-1811. tfx LAKEFRONT 4 bedroom home, built-in range and refrigerator, 2 fireplaces, bar and rec. room. Good beach, Terms. Esther Decker, Broker. 8030 Whitmore Lake Rd., Brighton. 229-9025. tfx 3 BEDROOM house for sale ait 318 N. First St., Brighton. Call HoweU 546-3295. 12-8p WANTED: 3 or 4 bedroom home. Will consider older home in Brighton or Howell area. Donald Henkelman Real Estate. 227-1811. < 12-lx ACRES 5 near Milford, Ken sington Park, GM Proving Grounds. Gently rolling on pav ed road near shopping, schools, parks, lakes. Low taxes, rural atmosphere, horses allowed. $4000, $600 down. 10 acres par eel $7800, $1000 down. Owner, (Detroit) DI 1-5060 or 869-5547. 12-lx BROQUET FORD TRACTOR NEW AND USED TRACTORS SERVICE & PARTS 26770 Grand Hirer DETROIT South of Farmington Eldred ft Sons Truck ft Tractor SEPTIC TANKS AND FIELDS TRENCHING. EXCAVATING, GRADING TRUCKING, SAND, STONE, TOP SOIL 2025 Euler Rd. Brighton 229-6857 tfx 1964 TEMPEST 2 dr., 6 cyl. tick Burroughs Pontiac. 546- 0930. 12-lx 58 MERCURY convertible, ;ood top, fair body. Needs battery. $50. 878-6692. 12-lx 1964 BONNEVILLE coupe, bucket seats, automatic, PS, PB, powor windows. Loaded and sharp. 546-0930, ask for BiU. 12-lx I960 PONTIAC wagon, auto. trans., PS. PB, Sharp. Burroughs Pontiac Sales. 546-0930. 12-lx 62 BUICK LeSabre 4 door HT. PB PS. Excellent condition. $1450. 229-6630. t-f-x 1963 CORVAIR Monza convertible, automatic, radio, heater, vvsw. Call Bill, 546-0931. 12-lx 1962 PONTIAC 2 dr., blue, sharp. Call 546-0931 and ask for Don. 12-lx 1964 OPEL station wagon, red, like new condition, 4 speed transmission, black vinyl interior, luggage carrier, radio, heater, while sidewalls. Price $995. 229-6777. tfx 1963 BUICK SPECIAL 2 dr. stick. Reasonable. 546-0931, ask for Don. 12-lx 64 CORVAIR. Good condition. $1300. Call after 3 p.m. 229-9424. 12-8x 1963 TEMPEST 4 dr. sedan. Call after 5 p.m. 229-4249. 12-lx 1963 LeMans coupe, V-8 stick. Nice. Burroughs Pontiac Sales. 546-0930. 11-11 Household For Sale SINGER brand new zig-zag n u - chine, $99.95. Straight stitch, $59.50. Touch and Sew $50 off. Sale on typewriters und vacuum cleaners. Used console, $39.95. Hoover vacuum, $8.95- Norman Pilsner, your only authorized Singer representative. 2299344. Repair all makes. 12 l x CHECK our low prices on Kolvinator appliances. You will save on washers, dryers, refrigerators, and dishwashers. We trade and finance. Hartland Area Hardware. 632-7141. 12-lx 17 INCH Silvertone portable TV $48. Formica kitchen table $10. Automatic washer, good condition $25. Lavatory basin with faucets $3. AC 9-6723. 12-lx DAY BED with slip cover, good condition. 227-4948. 12-lx GE electric stove $20. GE automatic washer $20. 227-6381. BEDROOM SET. 229-9289. 12-lx IRON RITE ironer and chair. Excellent condition. ^AC 9-6455. SHOP EARLY! MAIL EARLY! ...USE P CODE Boat Storage Store your boat for the winter. Hare room for 30 boats. $5.00 per month each. Oose to Brighton City Limits. Call AC 7-3101 or AC 9-6335. !« 2 BEDROOM HOME on 50' x 250' lot near Brighton. Fuir basement, l ^ baiths. Oil furnace. In excellent condition. $8,500.00. Easy terms. 3 BEDROOM HOME on 1 acre near Brighton. Paved road. Large kitchen, screened patio. Oil furnace. $11,900.00. 2 BEDROOM HOME in Brighton. 70' x 170' lot. Gas furnace. Convenient to schools and stores. $7,900.00. 8 ROOM HOME on large lot in Brighton. Possibilities for* commercial use or multiple dwelling. Needs repairs.:* $8,500.00. > rr. KEN SHULTZ AGENCY Real Estate and Insurance 9909 E. Grand River, Brighton AC 9-6158 The Very Best Deal Chryslers - Plymouths Valiants '65 and '66 Trade ins at the Big Corner Grand River at Middlebelt S99 Down Delivers THE BEST DEAL IN MICHIGAN DAMERON 29JJ01 (JRANI) RIVER AT MIDDLKBELT KK 1-8200 GE 6-7900 •7..W* • ••»• WEDNESDAY. DECKMIIKit 1. umr> LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOK 85 YEAKS U KLKVKN EARL KLINE REAL ESTATE Custom Built Homes "For People Who Care" By Harold Oliver 9817 E. Grand River - Phone 227-1021 B r a i n * Phones: 229-6482 * 229-9432 * 546-0985 * 437-7835 Brighton, COUNTRY 3 acres, wooded, 3 bedrooms, 2 car garage, oil hot water heat, alum, storms & screens, close to Freeway, living room with fireplace. Terms. BRIGHTON 5 bedrooms, large bath, 15x21 living room with fireplace, full dining room, 2 car'garage, storage room,, 70x132 lot, close to churches, schools & shopping. Terms. SOUTH LYON 4 bedrooms, brick ranch, gas heat, tiled bath, utility room with tool space, carpeting & drapes, water softener, disposal, built-in oven and range, fenced. 118,100. Terms, y LAKE OF THE PINES 3 bedroom, bi-level, large liv. room, kitchen with nook and built-ins, sundeck, family room, 2 fireplaces, 2 tiled baths, slate foyer, attached 2 car garage, 5 doorwalis, wooded lot. Terms. PLEASANT VIEW HILLS 3 bedroom, brick ranch, tiled baths, utility room, paneled family room, 2 fireplaces, kitchen with built-in oven, range, fan, disposal, dishwasher, broom closet, walk in pantry, hardwood floors, large windows, porch, alum, trim, I1/* acre lot, excellent location in well restricted area. Terms. COUNTRY 13 acrus, 3 bedrooms, V/z baths, elec. neat, heated workshop, 2V-i car attached garage, alum, siding, storms & screens, carpeted, large shade trees, orchard, family room, close to US-23 x-way, red barn, small lake, beautifully decorated, excellent condition. Terms. VACANT" 40 acres, wooded & rolling, 5 miles from downtown Brighton. 15% down. LAKE OF THE PINES NEW ORLEANS COLONIAL— 4 bedrooms, large Liv. room, separate dining room with doorwall to balcony, wooded lot, kitchen complete with all builtins, 2 fireplaces, 2 ^ tiled baths, walkout basement, in a neighborhood of fine homes. Terms. State's Wild Turkeys, Indians Linked In History DETROIT- The plump roast turkey which will appear on many Michigan tables during the forthcoming holidays represents more than a good meal: the bird is part of a parv. orama of American history extending back to the Spanish conauest of the Aztecs and including turkey hunting by Michigan Indians armed with crude bows and arrows. "The English colonists who landed on the Atlantic coast found native turkeys which the Indians had been hunting," says Prof. Philip P. Mason, Wayne State University archivist and historian. It was some time before they began domesticating the birds, since the supply from the woods was ample. One group of American Indians had, however, domesticated turkeys several centuries before the white men came. These were1 the Pueblos, in the Southwest. They raised them not for food, but for feathers, plucked from the live bird for burnt offerings. The turkeys of the Atlantic coast were of the bronzecolored variety, but within the Americas there were six or seven distinct species, including a blue-headed, brilliantly plumaged Central American species. Indian folklore of some North America/i tribes held the birds to be sacred, the Indians believing them to represent reincarnated human spirits. "Michigan Indians hunted them without hesitancy," says Dr. Mason. "The Potawatomi tribe of the southern lower peninsula had a Thanksgivinglike celebration in the fall of the year in which roast turkeys were a main part of a feast which followed tribal dances." Michigan's wild turkey population died out about 1900 but the State's Department of Conservation began repopulation in the mid-1950's so that the birds now thrive in several of the State's forest areas. The birds usually travel by walking but can fly up to 55 m.p.h. when frightened. They roost in the tops of trees at night. CUSTOM BUILT RANCH HOMES Completely Finished $10,190 No Money Down $65.75 Mo. Pius Taxes On Your Lot 3-Bedroom ranch, ceramic tile, Formica tops, hardwood floors, insulated walls and ceilings, birch cabinets and doors. Model: 28425 Ponttac Trail 2 Miles N. 10 Mile, South Lyoo GE 7-2808 COBB HOMES tfx 6i i § 5 E S ii We Buy - Sell and Trade Homes - We Need Listings. donald henkelman co. REAL ESTATE - OPEN DAILY 9 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. BRIGHTON - 133 W. Grand River Across from the Canopy FARMINGTON • GR 6-6161 DETROIT • KE 8-4422 Phone 227-1811. 20356 Grand River BRIGHTON AREA ALL VETERANS who have served their coun- ! try 90 days or more between 1940 and 1965 | can purchase homes under FHA up to $15,0M with fO down payment and 1200 closing costs. ' fUS ALDINE—3 bedrooms, paneled living room, large kitchen, utility room, 12x24 garage, alum. sided, sidewalks, paved and lighted streets. F.H.A. terms for Vets. $0 down, approx. $200 closing cost. 1 BEDROOM HOME. To be completed. 15,500. F. H. A. terms for" Vets. |0 down, approx. $200 dosing costs. 3 BEDROOM, one bath home, central air conditioning, l car garage, fenced yard. $0 down, $85.00 per month. You must see it to believe ML FHA terms for Vets. $0 down, approx. $200 closing costs. ONE OF THE MORE ELABORATE HOMES in Saxony Sub. can be yours for only $14,990, low down payment. Vets "0" down. This home has a beautiful Indiana limestone patio, complete wWi grill and redwood canopy, two-car garage, heated. Fenced-in yard. This home is a true showplace of the community. Shown by appointment KIySaSrAdN wEk h- 2mf amr \| Aluminum aw^j^.! closing costs. CUSTOM 3 BEMtCM piece, atfaachellgaJ pool. $22,500. mm* Mpoom houi Fee\ Jpead fifrotn 9M hf me ii aglaldfe* mnkm I •^Nice fenced [ l e e s , grapes. Mown. $350.00 Iw2 acres, fire- <*in swimming V Commercial Property: 194' x 150* LEE ROAD FRONTAGE, $2,750. Could be zoned commercial. U ACRES on Lee B9. QMdl>e zdWfl commercial Would make exdeMbJ»in|a#!nter. $18,500 with terms. 21 ACRES zoned irfistAl, |0 rofs\ailroad siding, 2 right of w a j p i M t 3 f * I % 4 l - $23,000. Terms. COUNTRY LIVING GOOD 2 BEDROOM HOME on large well landscaped lot in low tax area • fireplace in living room, formal dining room, eating space in kitchen, winterized breezeway • 2Vi car garage. $22,- 500. Terms. LARGE REMODELED completely furnished farm house with 3 income u n i t O baths, 3 garages, 1 acre ef land, paved road, close to Grand River. $23,500. SEE THIS 3 BR NICE STARTER HOME on 2 acres, 2 car garage. $15,500. FHA available. MAPLE VIEW SUBDIVISION. See this lovely targe family home south of Brighton, close to Hawkins School. 100' x 200' lot. 3 BR, attached lft oar garage. $16,200 — $550 dn. plus closing cost OR FHA. LAKE PROPERTY TRIANGLE LAKE - Reduced $500. Beautiful spacious 2 bedroom year around cottage - most scenic area • living room and kitchen, plenty of cabinet space. Good beach. Don't miss this sleeper. $0 down. $6950 per month. FHA financing available. YEAR AROUND lakefront cottage with 3 bedrooms, winterized front porch, natural fireplace in living room, lots of closet space, pleasant kitchen, utility room, natural gas heat, knotty cedar paneling throughout. Good lawn and sandy beach. Nicely landscaped. Also has several mature trees, good neighborhood on quiet part of lake. Motor boating, water skiing and good fishing. All this for only $19,500, with terms. DON'T DREAM LUXURY, Live It! ! ! 4 BR home ait Lake Chemung. The home overlooks about an acre of land and a beautiful swimming pool, badminton court. All this along with a full finished basement, and a 2^ car garage can be yours for only $3,000 down. A GORGEOUS HOME on Big Crooked Lake with 4 arcome apts. which net $500.00 a month. Sandy beach. Very good investment. $37,000. 2 BEDROOM HOME on Woodland Lake. Carpeted step-down living room with fireplace, heated porch, basement, sandy beach. $14,300. LARGE BI-LEVEL 3 bedroom home on lovely Little Crooked Lake, living room 16 x 30. Family room and kitchen 16 x 44 - plastered walls, 2 firepLaces, hardwood floors. Gas available. $25,500. Real buy. 2 BR HOME on Grand River. Access to Lake Chemung. Attractive, plenty trees. See us soon on this special. 3 Bedroom - 1 Bath Homes 0 DOWN COMPLETE FOR AS $ LITTLE AS Small Closing Cost Anyone Can Own a Gl Repossessed Home on a 5lA% 30 Year Contract. 3 Bedroom 1 bath homes $69.50 a month including everything. FARMS & VACANT 79 ACRES • $500 an acre, near Howell. 62 ACRES . $22,000, near FowlerviDe. 3,000 dn., $50. mo. 157 ACRES • $350 an acre, near Fowierville. House and farm buildings. BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED 80 acres with large 5 bedroom home. Half mile frontage on two roads. See this land by joining our Sunday tours. Phone our office for appointment. 14.6 ACRES with river centering property - $7500, in Brighton. 90 ACRES between Brighton & Howell. Excellent Grand River frontage. $650.00 per acre. 206 ACRES with river, stream, spring fed pond. Suitable for lake development. Clubs and churches investigate this. CITY OF HOWELL - Vacant lot 100 z 100. Sewer and water. Near new Recreation Center and South West School. This 10,000 sq. ft. lot for quick sale, $3,000. 156 LOTS, water system available. $500 each. $30 per month. Reduced $250. BRIGHTON COUNTRY CLUB annex, 1 lota W I ISO1 each, community water available. $1,000. Terms. 6 BEAUTIFUL LOTS in the City of Brighton. $6,000 for 6. Land contract avail. ^ INVESTOR, dairy fanners, and people jrtwrested in secluded country living. We have available 142 acres southwest of Lansing. Home was sturdily constructed in 1889 on a beautifully landscaped lot. Complete wi/th 5 outbuildings and two silos, this can be yours for only $35,000. Terms available. GET YOUR 32 ACRE FARM complete with fashionable country home for only $13,500. $2,700 down. HOWELL HOMES REAL VALUE in almost new home, 3 bedroom aluminum sided ranch with built-kns in kitchen, large living room, dining space, nylon carpet, attached garage, small building for pets. Lot 110 x 220. Price $16,000. FHA available. NEAT 2 BEDROOM HOME on main hwy, access to Lake Chemung. $1,000 down to land contract. ROOM FOR MAID — See this gorgeous exclusive 5 BR home, one of most prominent areas of Howell. 3 baths, fireplace, marble sills and dressing table, Florida room. Idea* for large family. Must be qualified for showing. This Is such a buy we're not giving price. BUSINESS ATTENTION BEAUTY OPERATORS BEAUTY PARLOR, downtown Brighton, 6 dryers, manicure tables, desk, 3 stations, display case. Gas heat. Showing good income. Moderate price. Low down payment. Terms. Is E Members United Northwestern Association, Wayne and Oakland Board of Realtors Serving Wayne and Oakland Counties This means you t i n put 1200 Salesman to work. List with us today. Multiple listing means more money for your property. List your property with us. iHimniniHHnHimiiim Custom Built Ranch Homes ON YOUR LAND LARGE Covered Front Porch $7,450 Full Price NO DOWN PAYMENT $60.00 Per Month 3-Bdnn. Alum, insulated sid* ing, copper plumbing, duntub 3 pc. bath, double bowl sink, installed. Complete wir> ng with fixtures. Walls and ceilings insulated, W dry-1 waH ready for decorating. Model: 28*25 Ponttac Trail 2 cniles north of Ten Mile, South Lyon. Cobb Homes, Inc. FrattM Tntl Lyon, OZamm W E B U Y LAND CONTRACTS IF YOU ARE SELLING P R O P E R T Y ON A LAND C O N T R A C T AND WANT TO GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF THE CONTRACT CALL M. McKAY. Howell 546-3610 ftRES FROM VOUR WftK. CHECK WUR CIRCUITS! our— cOMiiiiT A I The bear WIT:: up .he mountain. It was the only way to get across the interstate highway. LAND CONTRACTS WANTED Immediate Cash EarRl eGalatrorrets* 6617 Commerce Kd. Orchard lake. Mich. EMpire 3-2511 or 3-408* t-t-z >„,.„ NEW :{ BEDKOOM BRK'K HOMK in Suuth Lyon. Large family room with fireplace, I1* baths, 1'2 *ar garage. Close to schools and shopping. $21,000 — 10% down, possession upon closing. CITY OF BRIGHTON, WELL LOCATED FOLK BEDROOM HOME, modern kitchen, dining room and living room, l\2 baths, garage. $15,500. Excellent terms arranged. COUNTRY HOME, APPROX. V2 ACRES — 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, built-in kitchen, dining room, full basement. $19,000, terms. YEAR AROUM) 2 BEDROOM HOME, water front on Fonda Lake. Modern kitchen, fireplace, tile bath, glassedin front porch, completely furnished. $17,000, terms. WELL LOCATED J AND 10 ACRE VACANT PARCELS— fine building sites, located close to expressway. TEN ACRES - approx. three miles from Brighton. Excellent building location. $7,000. Terms. A. 0. THOMPSON, Real Estate 9947 E. Grand River Brighton - AC 7-3101 HOWELL TOWN & COUNTRY INC. I REAL ESTATE # INSURANCE • lUILDINCt BRIGHTON - 102 E. (irand River PHONE 313-227-1131 HOWELL — 1002 E. GRAND RIVER PHONE 546-2880 PINCKNEY — 117 E. MAIN PHONE 313-878-3177 HIGHLAND — 179 W. M-59 PHONE 313-684-022& DETROIT AREA RESIDENTS DIAL WO 5-4770 COUNTRY BRIGHTON AREA — 2 vacant lots • ready for building • good neighborhood - $2,200. $500 down. VCO 2391. HOWELL AREA — 3 BR brick ranch • Vfa car attached garage - 19 x 12^ living room with fireplace • 1H baths • full basement • dishwasher, disposal, carpeting & drapes included - 150' x 120' lot - nicely landscape. $24,900. CO 2325. BRIGHTON AREA — 2 BR brick • living room with fireplace • paneled walls - 21/6 car garage - workshop are-a - 1 acre landscaped $17,880. Terms, CO 2295. OWNER TRANSFERRED - Howell area • 2 BR • large landscaped lot - close to shopping center • will sacrifice. CO 1850. HOWELL AREA — 1 vacant acre - 98' road frontago • 24 x 35 cement block building • well & septic - good location • some trees. $3,000. $1,000 down. VCO 2360. FARMS & VACANT HOWELL AREA — 30 acrns vacant - will sell in 10 acre parcels - rolling land • good building sites. lO^r down. VA 2328. PINCKNEY AREA - 40 vacant acres with lake. Lake could be drveloped into larger lake. $17,600. Terms. VA 2331. N.E. OF HOWELL - 80 acres • 4 BR homo - new pole barn . other outbuildings. Will divide. SF 2332. 10 ACRES — fruit farm and roadside market • very nice 4 BR ranch • new carpeting - 40' x 100' clear span building • cold storage • this farm fully equipped • owner must sell and will sacrifice at $30,000. Call now. SF 1875. PINCKNEY AREA — beautiful 2 acre home sites • blacktop road - only $2,500 for a short tone. VA 2169. NOW READY — 2V2 • 5 and 10 acre parcels. Coon Lake • Richardson and Brighton Roads • rolling • wooded . restricted. Price right. 10% down. VA 1807. MOBIL HOMES A new-1966 model 12 x 50' A.B.C. with all deluxe features • includes gun type furnace • completely furnished • introductory offer until 1/1/86 $4,200. EB. terms. Many other new and used mobil homes to choose from. FARMS & VACANT KOWLERVILLK AREA - 10 vacant acres • ready for building • blacktop road • some woods $4,000. $500 dn. VA 2361. BUSINESS WKBHERVILLE - Rarb.-r Shop - building, lot, fixtures and contents • doing good business - owner has poor health - forced to sell. $4,000 with lorms takes everything. BU 2326. CITY HOWKLL — 5 BR o!d<-r home • clost* to downtown - kjo<x] n-eighbortiood. $6,000. Small down. LAKE If 17X6. HOWELL AREA - beautiful lakefront building si to cm Coon Lake • also bordering canal • extra good neighborhood. Terms. VL 2327. SCHOOL LAKE — year around home - 1 BR • large living room - enclosed porch can be used as 2nd BR - partly furnished - level lot with shade irws. $9,900. $2,000 dn. LHP 2329. DUNHAM LAKE—vacant land - creek through property • good building site Make offer. VL 2330 GRAND BEACH — 2 BR home - brick with redwood siding - 27 x 21 living room with built-ins • Bar-B-Q • completely furnished • 80' lake frontage boat and motor included. $22,000. LI? 2294. LAKE OK THE PINES - 100 x 200 lot • ready for building . excellent neighborhood • $3,000. VL 1630. BIG CROOKED LAKE - privileges - 3 BR year around ranch on Va acre lot • IV2 baths - built-ins • attached garage - excellent condition. $19,700. LHP 2233. CEDAR LAKE — 2 vacant lots • corner site rexidy for building. $2,750. VL 2357. CEDAR LAKE — 3 BR year around home • alum, siding • completely furnished • 50 x 100' lot • good fishing lake. $10,000. $1,000 down. LH 2273. PORTAGE LAKE CANAL FRONTAGE — 3 BR ranch wilh lake easement • 2 full baths • alum, siding • 22 x 14 living room with fire* place • family room - 2Vi oar garage. $14,000. F-HP 2271. HURON RIVER FRONTAGE, 10 wooded acres, towering Norway, White and Austrian pines. 4 miles E. ct Brighton. $9,000. 12,000 down. LAKEFRONT HOME, 2 BR, enclosed porch, perfect beach and fishing, 2 Jots, quiet lake. |9,000. Terms. 10 ACRES, nice building stte, paved road. $5,000, $1,500 down. A BETTER SELECTION of acreage and country home sites than ever before in our 43 years experience; 5 acres 11 miles W. Northville $3,600; 10 acres, paved road, $5,000. Scenic site with sandy beach, lake frontage, $2,800. 408 Wast Main S*»tet BRIGHTON , Hayner Insurance & Real Estate UetroiUrs call WOodward 3-1480 A C 7-2271 'RST. 1922 Open Sunday* A Bvtnings by appointment A C 9-7841 A T T R A C T I V E COUNTRY HOME near Brighton. Vi acre landscaped site with lake privileges. 2 large bedrooms, living room, fireplace, attached 2 car garage. $16,500. 3 B.R. STONE term home, full basement, oil furnace, full bath, t car garage, on 7% acres. $13,000, $1,300 down. 3 BR LAKEFRONT cottage on Zukey Lake. Fireplace, wooded lot, good beach. $14,500. S E V E N ROOM HAMBURG VILLAGE HOME, in excellent r e p a i r and condition. $12,500. $2,500 down. I'AC.E TWELVE LIVINGSTO N COUNTY' S WATCllDO C FOK 85 YUAKS WKJJNKSIMY , JiKCK.VIUK U I, North Brighton Delia Vartoogia n - 229-900 0 Mr . an d Mr s Steve FasscI and Richar d were Thanksgivin g guests of Mrs . Alfred Freid - man and Edwin . Mr . and Mrs . Birney Smith ha d Thanksgivin g dinne r with his son an d family, Mr . and Mrs. Carte r Smith . Mr. and Mrs . Birne y Smith attende d th e Beaux Arts Ball at th e Latin Quarter , Saturda y night . It is an annua l affair of the Business Women' s Elliottorecin' s Club. Mrs . Smith is a member . Mr and Mrs. Jame s McCrar y a t t e n d e d a housewarmin g Thursda y evenin g at th e hom e of Mr . an d Mrs . J . H. Owen, Lyons road . Ther e were approximatel y 100 guests. Thanksgivin g guests of Mr . and Mrs . Jerr y Gerar d were Mr . and Mrs . Ja y Gerar d an d family of Walled Lake, Mr . and Mrs. Carl Gerar d and family of Livonia, and Mr. and Mrs. Joh n Hasle y an d childre n of Novi. Mr . and Mrs . Charle s Henr y of Detroi t an d Mr . an d Mrs . Richar d Snyder of Wayne spent Thanksgivin g with Mr. and Mrs. Fre d Henr y an d girls. Mr. and Mrs . Warren Benno t and family of Howell and Mr . Franci s Benne t of South Lyon were Sunda y guests of Mr . and Mrs. Fre d Henry . Mr . an d Mrs . Fre d Kerslake entertaine d for Thanksgivin g dinne r Mr. an d Mrs. Joe Math - ias, Mrs . Lola Reet z an d Mr . and Mrs . Donal d Reet z and family. Mr. and Mrs . Thoma s Raymon d an d children , Schoo l Lake, Mr . an d Mrs . William E . Raymon d an d childre n of Livonia were Thanksgivin g guests of thei r parents , Mr . an d Mrs . William Raymon d of Briggs Lake. Mr. an d Mrs . Pete r Smith , Hunte r road , spent th e Thanks - giving day with thei r daughte r ar.d family, Mr . an d Mrs . Walter Radat z an d children , Dear - born . Thanksgivin g da y guests of Mr . and Mrs. Georg e Cole were Mrs. Kathcry n Stanabac k an d son, David, of Gran d Rapids , Mr. and Mrs. Wally Amide an d son, David, of Detroit , Mr . an d Mr s David an d son, Micky, of Gran d Rapids , Mr . an d Mrs . Ivan David an d son, Johnny , of Nort h Carolina . Mr. an d Mrs . Russell Bell and four childre n were hom e for th e Thanksgivin g holiday. They left Sunda y for thei r hom e in Mystic, Conn . Jane t Warner and also Denni s Warner were hom e from thei r respective school s for th e holiday. Jane t returnin g to Adrian on Sunda y an d Denni s to Pon - tiac on Monday . Mr. and Mrs . Joh n Shay of Schoo l Lake were in Howell for Thanksgivin g as guests of thei r son and family, Mr . an d Mrs . Rober t Smith . Mrs . Smith' s parents , Mr an d Mrs . Barne s of South Lyon, also were guests. Thursda y guests of th e Leo Adams were he r mothe r an d aunt , Mrs . Joh n Dishon g an d Mrs. Shepak . Walter Adams of Davison , a brothe r of Leo, also was a guest. He cam e to enjoy a day of hunting . Richar d an d Noreber t Tabee n spent Saturda y a t th e Leo Adams home . The y cam e ou t for a day's huntin g and also to scr thei r cousin an d family. FREE - Copper Plate Miniature Kerosene Lamp! This 7Vfc-inch decorator's ! kerosen e lam p is yours free when you open your 1966 Christma s Club at any office of McPherso n State Bank in the amoun t of $1 00 or more . Finishe d in gleamin g coppe r plate , th e miniatur e lamp works exactly like its fullsize counterpar t — and is a perfect decorator' s touc h for the holida y season. Open a $1.00 Christma s Club an d get yours today . It' s a beautifu l additio n to an y home . Christ - mas Clubs a r e available in amount s from $.50 to $10.00. McPHERSO N STATE BANK Howell - Pinckftay . Hartland Member F.D.I.C. THE I FRIENDLY, You can make REAL money I USDA CHOICE U.S. GOVERNMENT OUND STEAK v:<?:'v. LB. 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Limit ont coupon por family. • 1 VALUABLE COUPON SAVE 3 0 ' WITH THIS COUPON ON ANY M.Jt SANDY ENSEMBLE 9 9< FRESH FRUIT | SUCEP BACON • ALL BEEF HAMBURGER | COUNTRT OVEN LATER CAKI • APPLE PIE ! 0NLY y? I I O R VEGETABLES | VaM thru Saturday, *± | Valid thrv Saturday, A I VaBd thru Saturday, £Sk • ValW thru Saturday, fjk\ Valid at Krogtr ihru Saturday, Dot. 11, | I VaM thru Saturday, f a " Docombor 4, 196S. WM M Docombor 4, 196S. I S I Docombor 4, 194S. 1 2 1 1 Docombor 4, 196S. ^ ^ 1 ,o65 limit en« coupon por famHy.a Docombor 4, 1965. -1 M tm aW a H • • M • • * • • • • • • • • • • « LaVMaaiaHMMM ajalL MaHlWaMMflHaBl • • / • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • l a j WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1965 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOK 85 YEARS PACE Ji-J Arts and Crafts Anderson. Pres. hACK renoH* 54 of 1<7 o*v»rtor numbers of last have ioinpd acain this y Membership runs from ft»nt«»mhrr throu<»h Seotefflber. Bf»ny more renewals are experted. , Jtt*t a few of these were not members last yew. They are Albert Dunk. Jack Knaggs, I#a«*h. Frank Rodrieuez, ^ Tom^flc, Hope Keejwn, Jan Carmcom, Jackie SChoeoh. Toni Mericki and Esther Sullivan. Honorary members are Mrs. Itaptina Linctehl of Hart'a^d, Gttiie Tart of Dayton, Ohio, abd Westcn E. Vivian, Congressman, who. vfcen not in W<rhHgton, is residing in Ann Arbor. Board director meeting held. Nov. 2» at the Brighton State Commiwrty Room f*r*alfor *he orgwnzation's art show of the year. T V S*»eor»f1 Annual Arts and r^trn as Sale strtd Exb «» h*»ld very soon — '* -miss ?•, Dec. 11 and 12 in Howelh Armory, 725 Isbell St. G l w blowpc JVer Severn of Chelsea w*Il he new to the show this year. lEvpfyone agrees this to one of the mo«* fascinating demonstration* of any show. Of course others Wij say it k d!ff»oiK to choose between a glass bkwer astf a potter, as ptiVvxv is an older art. Come and see for vourself which you like the most, as Carlie Tart w*U be giving demonstrations on the poster's wheel intermittently bntti days, besides offering a four-hour workshop on the potter's wheel (for the beginner or ?>dvancp student to brush up). The workshop starts on Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. with all supplies furnished for 910. Take the pots home that you throw during the class. Cariie's wife, Helen Altseri Tart, will have a workship during this same time in brush design for ceramics (furnish own supplies, $4). Some room left in both during this writing. To enroll phone AC 9-9020, Elizabeth K-'aggs Studio. Tickets are on sale for 50c or three for SI at Old Howell House, Beth Livingston's, Jennie Swidans Service Center, Warvins Fireside Cafe, Brighton Bank lobby weekends. Will also be on sale at the door or by calling Yvonne Andersen, AC 9-6044, or Ruth Anderson, AC 9-6216. Thank you. Sculpturing will be another highlight of the show with our own Joanna Granger who. many of you saw last year and at Special September Artist Prograin, at the Brighton Bank. Another first at the show will be Gasina Ceramics of St. Ciair Shores introducing a new lace technique demonstration and a very special exhibit. It's too late to get your name in the printed program, but you may still have a chance to exhibit if you check with the secretary at AC 9-6044. As well as arts and crafts on sale along with many Christmas foams, this year for an extra attraction there will be a White Elephant Table that is always popular with the ladies, and maybe you men, too. A few antiques will be shown and the snack bar will be open all day both days. The show opens Saturday ait noon and closes at 8 p.m. Same hours on Sunday. Many door prizes will be given away at the show but you need not be present to win. You wiil be called if you are a winner. Many of these prizes will be objects of art as well as L.A.C.A. memberships. Elizabeth Knaggs will demonstrate her latest artistic accomplishment: stained decorator glassware, as weH as her ceramics, china painting and BURN MONEY? . . . you do if your home isn't equipped with Insulated Aluminum Siding . . . Hie money you will saye in fuel costs will more than pay for the Siding Job! Sheriff - Goslin Roofing Co. ANN ARBOR CALL 668-6333 tfit porcelain ware. Ask about her m>wly published Ceramic Dictionary and her glass classes. Dee Cole will have a very exciting exhibit with her china lamps, pla'.es and antiques, etc. Many oil paintings and water colors along with pastels and other sketches by such beginners and better known Livingston artists as Lee Moffitt, Ken Coaites, Alex Towas, Beth Livingston, Norma Jamison, Anita Saviko, Ellen and Albert Seger, Alvin Beckler, Mrs. Edw. Turner, Randy Tomasik, Merl Robison, Marion Brandes, Jackie Schoech, Esther SuHivan, Rosalie Chapman, Linda Davis, Isabel Davies, Alma Fickies, Lillian Dial, Marion Van Raden, Madge Dunk, Sylvia Hess, Mary Siegel, Edith Cox, and perhaps a few others by show time. Floral arrangements and ceraimcswill be exhibited by Hope Keegan and Toni Mericki, two of our newest members. Pat "The Egg and I" "Wissen of Hamburg will again show her Imperial Jeweled Eggs. You may also enroll in Pat's next class at this time; she will be starting one again soon due to such great demand. There will not be a December Feature Program at the bank due to the Armory Exhibit but watch for the January Artist on the 24 th. Beth Livingston will be our February Feature Artist and will give a demonstration on water colors. You may enroll in her classes at that time. March or April will offer a field trip to an art gallery which will be named later. Get your arts and crafts tickets and I'll see you at the art show December 11 and 12. Everyone welcome. TEEN STUDY CLUB Mrs. Otto Schrecr of 5050 US-23 will open her home at 8 p.m. Wednesday night, Dec. 8, to the Teen Age Guidance Study Club when they meet for their regular monttily study program. The usual business meeting and surprise roll call will precede the discussion of the evening's topic, "Development of a Self-Concept and Moral Valutas." Mrs. Fred Pless win present the material and lead the general discussion following. Progress reports from the committee appointed last month by general chairman, Mrs. Chester Cramer, on project Honor Banquet will also be in order. What this country needs is a shoe lace that will stay tied. I Know a Secret Moms Getting Dad's Christmas Gift at. . . SEAN LAVAN HABERDASHERY CHAD MTUt JTAILTE - O M Hundred Thousand W t b o m Methodist Church After a brief period of instruction, the "Friendly Callors" wont out into the cwwmunrty of Brighton and visited ki the homes of people interested in the First Methodist Church. The callers were very graciously reccivtxi aud plan to conduct this ministry every month They will meet again on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 7:15 p.m. in the church. Mrs. Stan-ley Tarrant is the chairman of the Commission on Membership and Evangelism and i« organizing the ventures. The Single Young Adults m«C at the home of the William Me- CuUochs on Tuesday, Nov. 23, and enjoyed a most stimulating program on the Recovery movement. Five representatives of Recovery shared in a panel and answered questions. The young people were much impressed. The group will meet again on Wednesday, Dec. 8, art 8 p.m. at the McCuRoch home to discuss the meaning of the Bible as God's Word to live by, to elect officers, and to plan the Dec. 20 Christmas party. All participants are asked to bring their Bibles. The Interdenomi n a t i o n a l Thanksgiving Eve Service was held ait the United Presbyterian Church and led by Mrs. Charles Padley, the Rev. Robert Eidson, the Rev. T. D. BdwdJteh and the Rev. Robert Brubaker. Th© MYF left for the Howell State Hospital on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28, seeking not only information but a future opportunity for service. Jane Lawson, Larry Rockwell, Pat Dunstan, Dennis Shoner and Stu Leach will cut the Christmas tree for the church on Saturday, Dec. 18. Tom Gibson will help with the choir children on Wednesday, Dec. 1, along with Larry Rockwell. Sheri and Scott Fisher will take charge of the coffee hour on Sunday morning, Dec. 5. The MYT will join wiith other churches in discussing a Brighton moral code at the Episcopal Parish Hall this coming Sunday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. The Commission on Missions met to plan the "Church at Work in the World" program a* the home of the chairman, Mrs. Leslie Oliver. The Carol Choir win rehearse at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, and the Adult Choir at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Ted Townsend of Ann Arbor, who served with her husband in Alaska, will be the featured speaker at the Joint meeting of the Miriam and Lydia Circles at the home of Mrs. Robert Brubaker on Wednesday. Dec. 1. at 8 p.m. The Rev. Robert Eidsun will speak and show h.s slides on the Holy Land at a special potiuck dinner on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 6:45 p.m. All interested Episcopalians and Methodists are invited to attend. Participants are asked to bring their own taWe service and a dish to pass. Communion will be served at both services. Dec 5 The Methodist Men's breakfast normally scheduled for the first Sunday in the month will not be held because of the Dec 2 potluck dinner. Families that would like to celebrate Advent with the candle service are welcome to take a special leaflet on the subject from the book table at no cost. This coining Sunday, Dec. 5, the Rev. Robert Brubaker will be preaching on "Where in the World Is God?" Church to Show Famous Movie HAMBURG - " T h e Parable," a much discussed, controversial movie seen by thousands in the Protestant Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, will be shown at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Wednesday evening, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. This Rim is said to be an outstanding example of what 20th century art can accomplish in presenting the deeper meaning of the Christian Gospel to contemporary man. It is guaranteed to be a worthwhile, thought • provoking experience for anyone. The experience may be one of enlightenment if the viewer asks the right questions of the story. 9t. Paul's is located on M-36 in Hamburg. Daughters were born to; The Rev. and Mrs. Carl F. Welser, of Hamburg, Nov. 23. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Wheeler of Whitmore Lake, Nov. 23. Sons were born to; Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bentley of Whitmore Lake, Nov. 24. Mr, and Mrs. Ralph G. Martin of Whitmore Lake, Nov. 24. Christmas Special Samsonite Silhouette ON JANUARY 1 THE PRICE GOES BACK TO $25.00 BIG ENOUGH FOR HER 18"Jetpak carries everything she needs for overnight, SMALL ENOUGH FOR HIM 18"Jetpak slips easily under th« Mat of any jet airliner. SMART ENOUGH FOR BOTH Great gift for either. A gift of luggage is a gift they'll love .. . especially if it's Sanv sonitc's Jetpak. It's designed to pack for a weekend of fun or work, yet slips under a jet seat with airline approval. Jetpak is ull modern design. Scuff and stain-resistant exterior, magnesium frame... hidden locks. 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STL I Most of us here now will be ^etiing ou* of the army in January or February of next year. So i hope that l have seen my last mission. Winter is starting over here, but the heat of the day is the wine—hot! I know Ilia! Christinas and New Year will bring sadness to many parents, also happiness to others. I hope by the 1;JM of January I will be leaving Saigon for the U.S.A It sure will be good to .see the land that I and many other G.I.'s have put our lives at stake to keep Freedom in the land. Many of us w i n our people back home a peaceful and Happy Christmas and New Year. Yours truly, James Stuhrber^ Upper picture: Traffic jam on a street corner of Saigon. Center picture: A funeral procession throug-h the main street. Bottom picture: Our boys on way to front for action. Bishop Lake News C. Svhroedcr . 227-3420 It is natural that the news should center on the hunters— these men deserve thoir place in the limclitfhi at leasi oner a year! Luck has hrrn quite a "lady" to some — Wally Huergc, Lewis Barnes, Ci-cil Lindburg, Fr<tl Ahkens all got theirs. Paul Keranon didn't got one but his son Kiohic did! There were ei^ht men in Norm Payton's party and each one «ot one. Jake Adams didn'1 score last week but he's <^)iie back up for a second try, Hi Turner is still in there pitching, too. Moanwhile, the dorr .ire fli'tin^ aixmt our hills and vali s, playing hide-and-seek with the diehards who aim to lessen Hie herds. Go(7<\ luck, mni! Mr. and Mrs John Srhnx-der spent ThanksK'ivin^ Ihiy with family ami friends in Safirnaw. We' are all thankful that the Reid Spicers escaped injury when the car ran into their home u) Saxony last week. Care value at low costour Family Life Insurance Plan. Contact me today! Paul Hougaboom 211 S. Michigan 546-5580 p eaiosa STATE FARM lift tftttfMc* Cawpwy Hone Offtett BtoonHngtM.illliieti are tfettinR out of hand those (lays — seems they have u mind of their own. Wo noticed that one failed to see the nlearning "curve" sign, the i>mblazoned "stop," the bri«h! little markers — sped ritfht past thorn and into Mr. Carpenter's lawn. I'm sure the driver isn't to Maine —it's tlir way they make ihe oars those <i:iys! They have a mind of iheir own — posi- V.vly incorrigible! Tin Onille Nashs visited rel- .'.-.is in Ohio over the week- Copper is one of the oldest known metals. BRIGHTON SWEET SHOP SEALTEST Ice Cream LAY'S POTATO CHIPS PALL DeLUCA - 128 W. Main St. - Ph. AC 9-7092 hristmas ( lut>- merriest \vav to save You Ca.n GH-ve Really BIG Oifts a. hristmas .\ Club Choose J Cluh NOW and ijrry it throughout the year. Y('it'll huic tht J, i utfinljtfii iUih to iojft through vest Chrntrndi uilh u Sjvtj CIJU< initlt git ing thoit BIG, BIG GIFTS! f% • I . Brighton State Bank m u l l * rtor»AL OIPCXIT iiluttxci C • * « , ' t'fet v ''i PAGE B-2 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS WKDNKSIJAY^ DKCKMBEK 1, 1965 IGHTON SCHOOL NEWS Vacation By Sue Longlhorne and Mark Hartman Whai's that? Some say Party time, some Sleep Time, others just say no school time. The bell will ring at 2:45 Wedncsday, and approximately 700 kids will go barreling out the door for their four days of freedom. The guys will go hunting, the girls will so shopping, and the parents will simply sit home and "sweat it out" until Monday rolls around again. Thursday will be a day of feast for all, Friday and Saturday, will be a "free for all," (all kids that is. Your parer.'ls will be home cleaning up the mess you made, while you are elsewhere making another one. After these four days of freedom, you will come back to school, more or less because you have to. But as you sit in ,jV. rior-ww-> v o u will be anxiously awaiting another weekend. CONTRIBUTORS Helen Maher Sharon Voorhis Dennis Cunningham Nancy KeUams Ken Graham Mark Hartman Sue Longthorne MHi Wright J«ck Rubier Pam Bair Eric Hurst Ethel Gibson Mary Schoen Wanda Forsytiie Pam Cams! Jim Steinkraus HELLER'S FLOWERS HOWELL, MICHIGAN 4 "S»y It with Flowers" Northern Mich. U. In Spotlight By Eric Hurst Northern Michigan University was founded in 1899 at MarqucUc, Michigan. It was started as a "normal School" to provide teachers for the upper peninsula. Today it's a multipurpose university with a three dimensional program of research, instruction and service. The campus area is 160 acres and contains 31 buildings. There is another campus which contains 120 acres of agriculture, Botany, and Conservaition facilities, almost any course may be taken at Northern but a "C" average is required. Exams are advisable for entrance. Entrance fees are as fallows: $25 enrollment deposit 1300 for 11 or more semester hours. Additional classroom fees may be collected on registration day. Fraternities and Sororities K as well as different council and govt. groups are available as social entertainment. Religious groups and professional clubs have been organized for students taking such courses. There is a program of intramural sports. If none of these are found to be interesting, there are usually activities in Marquette, which is quite a large city. Tribute Paid Drums of Death The senior pLay has come and gone, It was a greater success than was anticipated. All of the actors did a fine job. In the opinion of many people Ralph Norris did a superb job as Newton Cooper, a sheriff of dubious intelligence. I feel that a special tribute should go to the special committees, and the people behind them, for a swell job. Some credit should go to the costume committee, headed by Pat Baker, for a hard job well done. Here's good health for all S the family! Ttclr on us to fill prt- H-riptiona aocurtttly and supply your family with htnlih needs, fint tid» and tundriet. always at yoar mvr- Call! 22M772 Leland'i Rexall Drug Store TODAY'S WORLD Here it is, a week later as Charlie's hospital fees are all paiid for by Ed the bartender. Meanwhile, back at the bar: Charlie: Hi Ed. Ed: Hi Charlie Charlie: Give me a fix? Ed: A who? Charlie: You know dad, a fix. Pookie dun told me all about you peddlin' happy juice. Ed: Are you trying to accuse me of peddlin1 dope? Charlie: Come on Eddie ol boy. Don't try to act dense. I wanna try some Ed and see what it's like. Don't worry cu2 I'll pay you for the stuff. Ed: Well I don't know . . . You better keep your trap shut though. Charlie: Don't worry about that either. I never told anyone about where I got my booze, so I won't tell anyone about this. Ed: What happened to your drinking anyway? Charlie: Well, the Needle Hut chiefs told me to lay of the booze for a while. Ed: Well what's thai got to do with dope? Charlie: Like man,, you've gotta keep in step and be cool like. Ed: Okay Charlie. If this is what you really want I'll give it to ya. Charlie: like thanks man. Thanks a dope of alot. Now I can be cool again. Ed: Well just remember you don't know where you got the stuff. Charlio: Don't sweat it, pops cuz I aint' no big mouth. Ed: Okay Charlie. Be cool and keep rn step but you'll learn someday. Charlie: What ya mean? Ed: You'll see. You'll see. Just stay with the dope stuff and man you'll shrivel up like a dried up cream puff. Charlie: Oh go soak your head mai. I'll be cool, just wait and see. continued next week Timely Literature Youth Speaks By Pam Carusi GROUNDED "You can't go anywhere for two weeks!" Do these words sound familiar to most of you? What good does it do? Some kids learn their lesson, but most of them become angered art their parents, This anger isn't very good. For some hi builds into resentment. This resentment builds until the teen just explodes. Then there's tension in the air for quite awhile. For the kids who learn their lesson, this is good Some times the lesson is of major L-iportance. Other times it's very insignificant, but the lesson learned is valuable. So when you get grounded, learn your lesson. Don't do it again, and you won't hear those familiar last words. WE CAN'T BE BEAT... TRY US! 52 Gallon Electric HOT WATER HEATER • Fully Automatic • Edison Approved • 10*Year Guarantee BELL PLUMBING SUPPLY PUMPS - WELL SUPPLIES OPEN SUNDAYS, 9 to 3. 1098 E. GRAND RIVER PHONE AC 9-6892 BRIGHTON FAITH MOVES MOUNTAINS' By PamBalr In my opinion war, peace, science, and faith go hand in hand. Faith, however, dominates the other three. In times of war, faith must be present on both sides. This is what gives each side courage to fight. They have a faith in whai they are fighting for. Thus, armed with both weapons and faith they go off and stand up for what they believe is right. In times of peace, we are filled with faith because bur pleasant atmosphere leaves our minds at ease. We don't have to worry about war and can look forward to a happy future. Speaking of the future, science is mostly associated with this period. Everyday, the search goes on to develop seemingly impossible articles and substances to add the world and her people. Much faith is needed in this field, for men must firmly believe in something to do and discover the impossible. After all, where would we be now if Hypocrates had not had faith? Faith has been a great contributor in our achievements of today. It will also continue into the future. OUT ancestors push- Tribute to Mr. Hawkins By E. Gibson The faculty and the student body wish to thank Mr. Hawkins for his many years of service as Superintendent of the Brighton Area Schools. Mr Gordon Hawkins' resrtiejnatiom was announced on Tuesday. November 16, 1965. He has rro future plans at the present time. Mr Hawkins was honored by the System in 1960 when the new grade school on Rickett Road was named the H. Gordon Hawkins School. The people in the community appreciate your valuable service. Can You Imagine? By Helen Maher Jan and Gary not going steady. Chris Maher getting all A's on his report card. Karen Lanning wiith a mousy laugh. Ethel Gibson not arguing with Mr. Pneskorn. Mrs, Saunders with a QUIET 6th hour study hall. Kaye Hood with all E's on her report card. Eric Hurst being quiet in class. Going down town and not have a certain PERSON stop you from smoking. Mary Jo going with Bill Swany Benny without Kathy. S. C. not going to a party every weekend. Sharon Voorhis smoking a cigar. Charmaine Sell with red hair, and blond roots. Jan Black being quiet.??? Jim Cook not working on a car. John Faulkner six feet tall. Bruce Evensoil five feet tall. J. S. not going wiilh J. N. Dan Livernois studying instead of talking in English class. Steve Flowers not talcing your name down when you skip. L. F. not telling H. M. it's time to skip again. Linda Chapman being ready to go some place on time. M. B. not going with J. S. Mrs. I. not getting mad when you skip. Anne Schutz skipping school. Terry Moore with a new car, wilhoul a dent in i)t. No bus drivers during hunt- ;ng season. Teachers going on strike — party time, Luanne Eikhoff missing u day of school. Any school holding school for all 9* months and not having a day off for anything. The Seniors flying to Washington instead of going by bus. Pa' and Donna Santa being twins. Vicki Tagtfert not having different boy every week. Ca:hy Hitolbautfh with long straight hair. Mary .lane Voorhis with short curly hair, Judy Cole with out going steady, Fat Faulkinr with out Jim Naffin. ed forward with their faith to make the worM as advanced as it is. Just the same, our faith helps ue to push forward and future generations will benefit because of it. This quality will remain with us ki times of war, m times of peace, and in our scientific endeavors for years to come. STUDENT DOIN'S By Sue Longthorne and Mark Hartman Peggy Merkle—going to New York to visit her grandmother. Connie Luttermoser—going to Jackson to baby sit for her cousin. Pat Lanning—lay around the house. Bud Wagner—going fox hunting. Ron Price—Got a date with a gorgeous blonde from Pontiac. Glen Veno — Going bowling Saturday and Sunday. Grace Martin — spending the week-end in Detroit. Mary Jo Koons —• sit at home and be a hermit just like last week-end. Don Hammons—as much as possible. Karen Lanning—I'll take it as it comes. Brian Ririly — same thing I always do. Pam Carusi — nothing — she is grounded too. Tom Tarrant—going to do a little slot car racing with race cars. Ethel Gibson—is going to Pontiac Friday to see her sister Joyce. Mary Schoen — is going to "SLEEP." Mark Hartman — is going to be good for once, or at least try real hard. H.M. "Won't Say." Sheridan Chapman — going looking for parties. Kathie Hicks—grounded from last week-end. Mark Hlerlihy — My dad and I are going up north for deer hunting over the big week-end. Angelo Parlove — eat, sleep, and drink. How to Act In Assembly Do we- really have the right Lo ask for Assemblies? Now tell me after you stop to think alxjut this question. Some students think that we do really rate moiv. I know a lot of students who think thait we are getting a lot more than we should. These are the ones that are quiet and try to keep the others quiet at these assemblies. When there are class meelings the officers always have to ask the students to keep it quiet. That is just the way it is ait these other assemblies that we have. For example at the assembly Tuesday that was for the girls, one of the girls from the senior class got up and asked all of the girls in a real nice way to have consideration for other people when 'they are trying to talk. I think it did some good for about 5 or 10 minutes. Then they started it up again. I am not saying at tall that it is just us girls that do all 'he talking at these assemblies, but it is a mixture of both the girls and boys, especially when they may get together. I know that some students think the same way about this that I do. If you other students want more assemblies, then learn to keep quiet for at least one hour. Also stop to think for once what you are doing to the ones that aren't talking. How would you like it if you were trying to say something to a group of students that aoe talking all of the time? Just how would you feel? Just stop to tWnk and when you want to talk, then maybe you will get some consideration yourself. If you think we rate more assemblies, let's start to cooperate at the ones we now have. Nancy ReUams — going to stay over to her cousin's house in Detroit. Pat Oakrwell — going to Bad Axe to visit a cousin who fas coming home from the service. Wess Crabtree — going deer hunting over the week-end. Editorial By Mary Schoen Hunting season is here again, and a large percentage of high school boys have taken a few days off to participate. Can girls take a couple of days off to go shopping? "No, of course not," you say. "That's different." Why is it different? In my opinion it's not. Should boys be able to take an extra vacation and not girls? Mrs. Ikens, high school counselor and attendance officer, has suggested that each student have two excused absence days per semester or per year. These days could be used any time during the year, and wouldn't be counted against the perfect attendance record for Honor Banquet. Mrs. Ikens believes this plan would cut down on skipping and would also reduce the number of lies told in order to obtain a white excuse. Do you agree or disagree? The Journalism class is interested in your opinions. They can be left in the box in the office. Job Opportunity By Dennis Cunningham Married as well as single men interested in a job opportunity as a Michigan Staile Trooper can contact their nearest State Police Post or write to Michigan State Police, East Lansing. Minimum entrance requirements for this position are as follows: Age 21-29 inclusive, at the time of submitting application. Height 5' 9" in stocking feet. Weight of 150 to 230 pounds. To submit your application you mus: be a U.S. citizen and continuous resident of Michigan for at least six months prior to making application and you must be a high school graduate or have satisfactory completion of a General Development Test filed at the Civil Service Commission. Attention: Frats or Grease By Nancy Kellams Has the classification of "Frats1" and "Grease" been carried too far? In my opinion it has. So far — that the words' original meaning has been almost, if not completely forgotten. All these kids who say they are Frats and hate the Grease are no more Frat than the guy who wears suede, pointed shoes, and white socks. In the real meaning of Frat, which originated form the word fraternity, means brotherhood, or having a brotherly friendship. Is putting a person down for the way he dresses fraternizing? We, the high school students of today, are supposed to be striving to spread the thoughts of democracy as our forefathers have done. To do this we must be united, but how can we if we're divided into either frat or grease? This example may be a little extreme bu* iits purpose is to get across to you. So let's stop this smear segregation — stop thinking of yourself as either frat or grease. Dress the way you want, but stop the classification there! LOVELORN Dear Jan, and Feb. Why do boys think that they- 're all cool? Curious. Dear Curious: Boys are proud, too proud. If they have a cool car they think they're cool. All they really are is conceited not all of. them but many of them are. Conceit is just a coverup for an inner-feeling of some kind. If you can get beyond .their conceit you may find a sincere person. Jan. and Feb. The Canada goose does not know the meaning of fear In defending its own nest. ClDAA There's more to Chrysler's popularity than meets the eye. Like under the hood. AUTHORIZED DEALER CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION Every Chrysler is a big V-8. Starting with the husky 383 cubic i'ncher that runs on regular gas. Or any of three others — up to the 440 TNT engine. Of course, the way every Chrysler is built has a lot to do with its popularity, too. And think of all the protection you get. As for looks, come in and give Chrysler a long, hard look. p j* r> V C I C D '£№ The move up to Chrysler is beautiful . V;lir\l3LLl \ 0 0 If you're read y to move u p . . . we'r e read y to make it easy: BILL TEASLEY, 982 7 E. Grand River, Brighton, Mich. WKDNKSUAY . DKl'KMP.K U 1. 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Howcll Matthew Dutkiewicz, Fowlervilli.' Bessie KUIUT, Bri^hluii Helen VanArsdale. Howell James Knaupe, Howell 21—Richard i\euy, .ua^on LaVern Figg, Williamston Cher>-1 Figg, Williamston Lilly Ginsburg, Howell Roberta Collins, Webberville Charles McChristy, Linden 22— Violet Corkins. Howell Betty Vanderpool, Stockbridge Rogers FaUn, Brighton Raphael Stuible, Howell John Riedcl, Southfield Loretta Johnson, Hovoll SNEDICORS CLEANERS IN PINCKNKY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY 220 So. Michigan Ave. HoweU Phone MtlMI Mary Kaltenbach, Bnghlon Judy Be1iTf*nh4uitlHo..eii Norma Herbst, Brighlon t;mma NcVay, Howell Phillips, Howeil 2'i— Kael McMichael, Hamburg Kathryn Michael, Howell Margaret O'Connor, Howell Agnes M. Kopp, Howell Charles Mason. Howell Jessie Allmand, Howell *• Andre Cunningham, Easi Lansing Gregory Perry, Brighton Paul Ira Perry. Bnghton Marcelline Mousseau, Fowlerville Fred Brockmiller, Fowlerville 24— Rita Crofoot, Fowlerville Robert Halpin, Brighton Daniel Sawallich, Brighton Susan Rich, Fowlerville 2h— George Colby, Brighton Glrnn Fhrushman, Highland Carol Lynn Fergus, Howell Daniel Becker, Fen ton Terry Romes, Brighton Jery Romes, Brighton Walter Bluemel, Fowlerville DISCHARGES November 19, 1965 Ronald McLaughlin, Highland Jamet McDowell, Milford Gertrude Crippen, Brighton Gertrude Collins, Brighton Vita C. Huff, Pontiac Norma Hurst, Howell Betty Schroeder, Howell Claire H. Smith, Perry Effie Chapman, Howell 20—Eleanor Fort on, Howell Edith Slider, Howell Willie Leech. Howell This Offer Ends Dec. 4 INCINERATOR the SALE IS ON! m Burn Garbage and Refuse In your home without smoke, odor or mess! PUT AN END TO MESSY GARBAGE CANS AND THE SMOKE AND DIRT FROM TRASH BURNERS G*t a Gas Incinerator! Cox. Howell David Booth; Howell Helen Moore, Fo.vle;*wite Cass Cieslak. Fowlerville John Ettawageshik, Fow- Virginia Gre^u, Bngniou 11—Geraldinc Cramdull, Fowlerville Francis Carrier, Howell Virginia Ivkovich, Milford Dalidb D. Sebold Jr., Howell Marg&rel Sessions, Fowlerville 22-*rDelyn Meyers Howell \elli-e Jo Curry, Howell Morion Pelesch, Fowlerville Eileen Singer, Pinckney Laurie Doucette, Howell Viola Wilson, Fovlerv'l'e Isaac Lanham, Las Vegas, Nevada .Matthew Dutkiewicz, Fowlerville Lavern Figg, Williamston Cheryl Figg, Williamston Neels Falk, Brighton Judy Beatenhead, Howell 24—Charles Masai, Howell Norma Herbst, Brighton Janet Campbell, Howell Esteban Campos Jr., Webberville Bessie Koteles, Brighton Charles McChristv. Linden Emma McVay, HoweU Loretta Johnson, Howell Audrey Krueger, Whitmore Lake Judith Knight, Howell Roberta Collins, Webberville Harold Darrow, Hamburg Richard Kelly, Mason Ida Knapp, Howell Mary Kaltenbach, Brighton 25—Kathryn Michael, Brighton Paull Perry, Brighton Gregory Perry, Brighton Harry Turnes, Webberville Lottie Lang, Webberville Betty Vanderpool, Stockbridge BIRTHS November 21, 1965 Mr. and Mrs. George Corkins, Howell, a girl November 23, 1965 Mr. and Mrs. James Vanderpool, Stockbright, a boy Mr. and Mrs. John Michael, Brighton, a girl November 24, 1965 Mr. and Mrs. George R. Orofoot, Fowlerville, a girl Mr. and Mrs. Allan Rich, Fowlerville, a girl PAST MATRONS Michigan Chapter's Past Matrons will meet Monday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. ert the home of Mrs. Eve Yardley, Island Lake. It will be a Christmas party with an exchange of $1 gifts. 4 CORNER of Green Oak BY MONNA MITCHELL AC 94*8 Mr and Mrs. Ronald Walker enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bachman in Mason, Mich. Thanksgiving dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thome were Frank's brothers, Mr. Meivin Thome of Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Aidren Thome and their two boys of Nankin. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sexton over Thanksgiving weekend was Dorothy Clarke of Detroit and Joe's brother, Hugo, of Talladega, Alabama. Happy Birthday wishes to Barbara Ann Mitchell, who is celebrating her second birthday today. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brockmiller were completely surprised an November 14th when their families gave them a surprise house warming party. About forty people attended. On Thanksgiving day Fred and June Brockmiller spent the day with Mrs. Geane Todufick in Fowlerville. They spent last week end with June's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Trapp in Salem. Also there was June's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Davis from Kankake.\ 111. Ray Jr., Barbara and Sally Maltby were home for the holiday weekend from Michigan State University visiting their parents. Also visiting the Maitbys for the week end was Ray Jr.'s fiance, Miss Bessie Wright of Saginaw. Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer spent Thanksgiving day with John's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pittrich in Detroit. Congratulations to Mr. Tini Wiles on getting a deer on the first day of the season. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Wiles enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with Tim's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Temple Wiles in Detroit Also there was Mrs. Wiles brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Richards of Howell, Tim's brother Herb and his grandmother Mrs. Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wedyke Sr. spent Thanksgiving day at their daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Day in Clauson. About twenty nine people attended for a family reunion. Those from Brighton who attended were Mra Ethel Wedyke, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wedyke Jr and family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wedyke and family, Mr. and Mrs. David IS YOUR BODY A PRISON? II Is, if you are subject to re-occuring pains and discomforts. Then Instead of being a joy to live in, your body can cause tthhapptae**. This is the age of "miracle" medicine* and greatly improved medical and dental ability to diagnose the cause of any ailment. Your Doctor can now help you more than was ever thought possible, We can fill any prescription, even those prescribed by Doctors in distant cities. YOUR DOCTOR you need a medicine, if shopping nearby, or without extra charge, entrust us with their compound yours? CAN PHONE US when Pick up your prescription we will deliver promptly A great many people prescriptions. May we >re fo/tft Drug Sfort Serv 12 W. 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He is a brother to Mrs. Ethel Wedyke and had just recently been transferred to Ann Arbor from the hospital in St, Joseph, Mich where his home w. Thanksgiving dinner guests a.t the home of Paul and Joan Tipsword were^Paul's mother, Mrs. Paul Tipsword Sr. of Detroit and Joan's father, Mr. Albert Rousselo. Last Friday the Tipsword children, Leslie, David, Corinne, Peggy, Mark end Paula saw "The Great Race" at the Michigan Theater in Detroit. A combined birthday party and Thanksgiving dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stevens for their son Larry who was six on the 27th. His grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Stevens of Highland Park were also present. Last Friday Mrs. John Klotkowski gave a birthday party for her daughter, Kim, who was six on the 27th. Friends who were present to help hear celebrate were Shelly Benser, Keith Danforth, Curtis and Ken Richmond, Barbara Wilson, Diane Leach and Ronnie Neeley. Thanksgiving dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Caroen were their son, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Caroen Jr. and daughter Kimberly and Mrs. Donna Lee. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Caroen visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Demmick in Ypsilanti. Happy anniversary wishes to Bemie and Mary Kirby, who were married 17 years on the 27 th. They celebrated by going out to dinner in Detroit. Car Hits Pedestrian: Brighton Girl Hurt ANN ARBOR—When the car driven by George Becker, Jr. 23, of 2855 Hacker Rd. Brighton struck a pedestrian at Washtenaw and S. University, the passenger in Becker's car, Miss Janet Tiefer, 23, of 8463 Hillpoinit, Brighton, was seriously injured when her head broke the windshield of the car. The pedestrian, James Arney, 19, of Ann Arbor was slightly hurt. Both were taken to University hospital. Becker was not injured. Arney told police he was running across the street on a "Wait" signal and the driver wa_s_not at fault. bids Double Surplus Road Land Prices LANSING —To the surprise o* the Highway Department umd real estate men of livtaartno and Washtenaw counties, "«irplus" land in the two countk* auctioned off by the *ate brought more than twice the v * lue estimated by the Highway Department. The land consirted of various parcels left by the highway department after con struction of s u p e r h i g h w a y s - The total value as estimated by the state was $80,000 whereas the high bidders offered $174,000 for the various parcels, most of them land locked. The successful bidden and descriptions of <the parcels follow: Gustav lindberg, Detroit, bid $300 for two acres of land on the south side of 1-96, three miles northwest of Brighton. WASHTENAW COUNTY John C. Williams, Ann Arbor, bid $30,000 for 2.4 acres of land in the northeast quadrant of the US-23 and US-12 interchange, three miles south of Ann Arbor. Arborland Shopping Center, Detroit, bid the minimum $5,000 for 1.5 acres of landlocked land in the northwest quadrant of the US-23 and Washtensw Ave. interchange, two miles west of Ypsilanti. Edgar Simons, Detroit, bid $18,000 for five acres of landlocked land 1,500 feet north dl the US-23 and Washitenaw Ave. interchange, two miles west of Ypsilanti. Union Oil Co. of California, Palatine, Illinois, bid $4,000 for 3.3 acres of landlocked tend in the southwest quadrant of the US-23 and US-12 interchange, three miles sou'th of Ann Arbor. Herman Weber, Ami Arbor, bid $550 for 0.8 of an acre of land in the southwest quadrant of the US-23 and US-12 interchange, and $13,100 for four acres of landlocked liand in the northwest quadrant of the US- 23 and Plymouth Road interchange, Aim Arbor. Kliemann Real Estate, Ypsdland, bid $400 for 1.3 acres of landlocked land ait US-23 and Stoney Creek Road overpass, three miles north of Milan, and $200 for 11,140 square feet of land at the US-23 and Goss Road overpass. Carroll Caldwell, Ypsilanti, bid $8,000 for 77 acres of landlocked land on the west side of M-52, two and one-hali miles north of the Lemawee County h WCOMER Have you, or has someone you wo*, Just moved to a now homo? Y««r WtkotM Wagwi MvtaH wlD c*Q with gifts «od friandly gntttafs from WELCOME WACOM 227-6435 Theodore 1650 for a strip if iand on (be east side of US-23 one and onehalf miles south of the Ypsilanti State Hospital. Dr. Julian Franko, Dearborn, bid $900 for 0.8 of an acre of land on the west side of US-23, 1,000 feet south of the US-23 and US-12 interchange. Leon Siegel, Detroit, bid $7,600 for 20,340 square feet of land at the US-23 and Packer Road overpass east of Ann Arbor. Jarvis Franzblau, Ann Arbor, bid $4,700 for 1.3 acres of land east of US-23 at the north comer of County Road and relocated Hogback Road, and $15,100 for five acres of land east of Hogback Road at US-23 overpass over Huron River Drive. Robert Danto, Detroit, bid $7,500 for 3.5 acres of land east of US-23 and enclosed by Huron River Drive and Hogback Road, and $23,000 for 7.8 acres of land east of US-23 between US-23 and East Huron River Drive service road. Glacier Corp., Ann Arbor, bid $30,000 for eight acres of land west of US-23 and south of Packer Road, east of the Ann _Axbor city limit. Professional and Business Directory KEEHN FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE SERVICE 706 W. Main Phone 229-9871 S-ffp DR. JOHN R. TULLEY Chiropractor Tnes.-Hran.-Sat 9 a.m. to I PJD. Son. and Evening By Appointment 44f W. Main St. AC Mttf Residence AC I-M14 Mfp MONUMENTS ft MARKERS SINCE 1899 MILFORD GRANITE CO. 115 Canal St. Milford, Mich. Phone ML 4-4*85 M7-Hp CHIROPRACTOR X-Ray Service GEORGE PUSHES, D.C. Hours: 2-4 p.m. tt 5-8 p.m. Saturday by Appointment Office 239-9171 Res. 2294770 221 W. Grand River BRIGHTON BRIGHTON BEAUTY SALON 128 W. North St AC 7-3241 — Open Evenings — Air Conditioned PAINTING Interior It Exterior Paper Hanging It Removing Wan Washing LEO KUSMIERZ AC 94241 •428 Avon Rd. Brighton, Mich. 48118 8448ft St. Patricks Church What is a Prc Caiia Conferonce? Tt is a series of two courercps prestyited by qualified priesis. doctors and other specialized persons who endeavor to project the knowledge that is necessary for a sound Catholic marriage. These are held quarterly in the Diocese and are most n?c?ssary for Catholics planning either an aU Cathoiifc or a mixed marriage. In December two of these confer- «x:es will be held in Flinl and Lansing. The conference in Flint will be held in St. Luke's School Dec. 5 and 12. In Lansing they will be conducted in Holy Cross Hall Dec. 12 and 19. Letters of authorization to attend must be obtained from ono of the parish priests. May we ask parents to remind their children of this great opportunity. WANTED — A request has been made for used or discarded sleds. A community of nuns could use them for their novices and younger sisters. These may be brought to the old garage or you may contact Mrs. Gustin (227-4140). Many thanks to all who donated to the Thanksgiving Clothing Drive. It was a huge success. Attention ladies! The Rosary Altar Society will receive Communion in a body this Sunday 3!i the 10 o'clock Mass. On the following Wednesday will be your Christmas Party after Novena Services in the Shamrock room. Don't forget the dollar donation and the 50c exchange gift. The St. Marie Goretti Guild held its meeting Nov. 16. The following officers were elected: Mrs. Gloria ShO9ey, president; Mrs. Lorraine Riley, vice president; Mrs. Sandy DeHaite, secretary, and Marilyn Henry, treasurer. Instead of having a meeting for the month of December, the ladies will attend the Rosary Altar Society Christmas Party. Their next meeting will be in January at the home of Mrs. Gilmore. St. Jude will hold a Christmas party for their members Dec. 9, Thursday, ait the home of Mary Jean Seefeld. All who attend are asked to bring a dollar exchange gilt. First Friday Masses in St. Patrick's Church will be at 8, 12:15 and 7:30-p.m. Communion will be distributed at 6, 6:30 end 7. Confessions are heard Wednesday and Thursday evenings and before each Mass. Tnu firn Friday Mass in St. John's Church will be at 7:30 p.m. with confessions before the Mass. Woo US Cash PINCKNEY — Plans are in the making for a Lansing speaker from the Michigan Planning Commission to bring information to Pinckney area officials about the need for planning and zoning. It is expected he will offer concrete suggestions as to how Council may start action toward a local planning commission so that federal monies may be sought for such projects as sewer and water and pocsibly a facility that will include a Fire Hall. Councilmen Howard Thayer and George Roth recently returned from a conference in Washington, D.C. with the news that "without a plan no money is available but with a plan there are funds to be had." Marriage Abdications Nov. 8 thru Nov. 19, 1965 Allen Dean Bush, 33, R No. 1, Hersey, Michigan; Shirley Anne Smyth, 27, 114 N. Second St., Fowlervilie, Mich., Richard D Sell, 21, 115% Grand River, Brighton, Mich., Bobbie J. Birchctt, 20, 1220 Henderson Rd., Howeil, Mich. Howard C. McCrimmon, 41, 5410 Sanders, Brighton, Mich. Judithann D Brittingham 32, 5410 Sanders, Brighton, Mich. DeMott Freddy Coggms, 24, 5380 Blacks Corner Rd. Brown City, Mich., Shirley Nell Park* 24, 5325 Mason Rd. Fowlervtiie. Mich- Deibert G. Carpenter, 34, 6S8 W. Clinton St. HoweU, Mich., Beverly EUen Fry, 30, 340 First, Milford. Mich. Ted M. Davies, 40, 2756 Greg, Brighton, Mich. Dorothy Ann Greynolds, 35, 46181 Sugar Bush Rd. Ml. Clemens, Mich. Larry Ivan Hill, 24, 17650 Van Syckle Rd., Gregory Mich., Patricia Ann Davis, 20, 8401 Lee Rd. Brighton, Mich. John Ronald Zaineb, 18, 10465 Campbell Dr., Hamburg, Mich., Sharon Kay Higley, 18, 615 E. North Territorial Rd Whitmore Lake, Mich. Jerry E. Brace, 24, 8456 Aca. demy, Brighton, Mich., Annette Eliz Meyers, 18, 4442 Byron Rd. HoweU, Mich- Charles W. McEwan, 27, 8732 Pettysville Rd. Pinckney, Mich., Carol Ann Myers, 23, 5504 Wildwood Dr. HoweU, Mich. Robert E. O'Leary, 22, 46131 Norton St., Northville, Mich., Mary Agnes Gaffney, 21, 510 Maple St., Howeil, Mich. Floyd Ward Hoyland, 49, 432 Power St., Fowlerville, Mich-, Gertrude Marie Monroe, 61, 216 N. Summit St., Webberville, Mich. Dennis Kieth Halbritter, 18, 6517 Harttend Rd. Fenton, Mich., Carol B. Szezrak, 16, 6090 Builard Rd. Fenton, Mich., Gale F. Lemon, 22 716& Chicago, Lansing, Mich., Suzarr ne L Bailey, 21, 3715 E. Grand River, Howell, Mich. Frederick John Dymond, 22, 701 Whitney St., Brighton, Mich. Karen Louise Wilhodt, 23, 7500 W. Grand River, Brighton, Mich. Homer Ronald Jarrell, 25, 512 • Byron Rd., Howell, Mich., Leta Carolyn Patterson, 18, 512 Byzx » Rd., Howell, Mich. , - New York's Central F a * consists of 840 acres. 9 out oflO ...independent insurance agenti help clients when they have an automobile accident—according to a new survey by a nationally known, impartial research organization. Far fewer one-company salesmen do. When you want car insurance and continuing, personal service, call us. We're independent insurance agents. OLT PARK 307 W. Main Sfc mmimwm sans mm *«« CltflTlCtlSl CUM SERB linos*) "You'll Like My Wagonful of Service and Protection!" These packages assure you that YOU LEAD T H E WAY with Michigan's most popular, most protective car insurance. ' Join the more than Half-a-Million good Michigan drivers who now insure with the Exchange at the Auto Club. Call James E. Campbell MQ I I 7 W H Clinton Street iuuay. C;lll. r) 4 6 .4 2 8 0 WEDNESDAY, DECKMKEU 1, 1965 Tri-Lake News PHYLLIS SHELTERS Well hero I am again! I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving dinner, I know we sure did. Now we can all go on diets to loose those few extra pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Wilkinson had Mrs. Wilkinsons mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. WiHiam Willard from Jackson with them for Thanksgiving dinner. It LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOK 85 YEARS FREE - Copper Plate Miniature Kerosene Lamp! This 71/2-inch decorator's kerosene lamp is yours free when you open your 1966 Christmas Club at any office of McPherson State Bank In the amount of $1.00 or more. Finished in gleaming copper plate, the miniature lamp works exactly like its fullsize counterpart — and is a perfect decorator's touch for the holiday season. Open a $1.00 Christmas Club and get yours today. It's a beautiful addition to any home. Christmas Clubs are available in amounts from $.50 to $10.00. McPHERSON STATE BANK Howell • Pinckney - Harttand Member F.D.I.C. was also the Wilkinsons 21st wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Shelell spent Thanksgiving with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Richmond 0/ Brighton A belated Happy Birthday to Uichard Shekell who was 26, on Nov. 18th. Mr. and Mrs. John Warren had Mrs. Warrens family for Thanksgiving. Attending were; Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long and family, the Warrens two sons und their daughter Holly, who was home from Michigan State. Mr. and Mrs. KeJth Williams and family spent Thanksgiving with Dots parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Amensen of Island Lake. Also attending were; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Amenson, along with Dick and Craig Amenson. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Felter spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Felters parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Koester in Detroit. I was sorry to hear Mrs. George Gardner is in the hospital. She is in the Grace Hospital in Detroit and I'm sure she would like to hear from her friends and neighbors. Mrs. Gardners mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stroop, from Rockford are spending some time here while their daughter is in the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shosey had aill their children home for Thanksgiving. In attendance were: Mr. ax^d Mrs. Don Shosey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shosey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cas. Shosey and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Shelters and family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foster and family spent Thanksgiving in Delroil at Mrs Fosters sister. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walsa- Icy. Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell of Island Lake had dinner ul their sons, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Campbell in Plymouth. Mr and Mrs. Bill McConneil of Michigan City flew in with their whole familv, Cathy, Mike and faithful old Patty, their 11 ytir od do'^. Pa y would really have to be faithful to get in an airplane and travel to Brighton for Thanksgiving, "Bill" and Gloria had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Fox. Also Bills mother Mrs. Chas. McConneil of Detroit and Gloria's grandfather, Mr. Roland Fox from Detroit ;j'•farted. Welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sloan to the Fo.:da Lake area. "Bob" and "Nancy" bought the Duke home on Kinyon drive and moved out from Royal Oak. Bob is teaching in Berkley and Nancy is doing graduate work at the U. of M. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sloan spent Thanksgiving with Nancys parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schultz in Rochester. Congratualions to Mr. and Mrs. Rick Visel on the arrival of a new baby daughter on Nov. 16th. The little Miss will go under the name of Janet Lynn, after her two aunts. Rick and Mary moved to Howell last week. There were quite a few deer hunters up north last week trying to bag a deer. Some of the men from the lakes were; Dick Spare, Clifford Markell, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Leverett, Mr. Chas. Bender, and Mr. Roy Bakhaus are a few that I know of. I understand that Charlie Bender got his "Buck." I was wondering what that wild smell ENJOY TOP PAY AND PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS BECOME AN I B M MACHINE OPERATOR AUTOMATION INSTITUTE Phone 665-9671 JUUSMIC Ttffiplt Bldg. — 327 S. Fourth Av«. ANN ARBOR was coming across the lake. Jamia and Mark Bakhaus wire home for Thanksgiving from their school, Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Sagmarw. Janna is a senior (his year and Mark a freshnian. Mrs. Clifford Markell was Thanksgiving day guest of her daughter and so-m-law, Mr. and Mrs Richard Drake of Brighton Mr. Markell was spending Thanksgiving deer hunting up at the Markell cafbin. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hemig traveled to Harrison with their two sons to have Thanksgiving with Frans. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Stan Adams were home over Thanksgiving. Marlerve is the former Marlene Dymond of Brighton, daugh'er of Mr. and Mrs. John Dymond. They were also home for the wedding of Fred Dymond, brother of Mariene on Nov 27th. Stan is serv*« with the US, Army in Washington D.C. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kraatz and Joe Lascheck, were dinner guests of Mrs. Kraatz parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis TraUca of Detroit. They were also dinner guests of Harolds father Mr. Elton Kraatz. Gee they should be full for a week! Mr. and Mrs. John Gyr and family traveled to Columbus Ohio, to the home of Marions' sister, Mrs. Sue Cary and sons, for Thanksgiving dinner. Marions' brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Strickland Jr. and family and Mr. William Strickland Sr. (grandpa) were also there. Marion said they had one big houseparty. The Green Oak rownship constables are now running competition wiith the Cartrights on television. They are now in the business of rounding up stray horses. If you ever get a stray horse in your yard and you live in Green Oak just give RANGER JACK SHOSEY, OR RANGER STU LEACH a call' Their telephone numbers are: 2296538 and 2275056. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith entertained Mr. and Mrs. Al Billinger for Thanksgiving day dinner. Mrs. Tom Zizka and Tommy "2" spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Decker, Bev's husband- Tom arrived Thursday to spend Thanksgiving 'and the we^k-end with the Deckers. Mrs Alberta Mac intyre, mother of Mrs. Decker, also eaime out from De- PAGE B-5 The runaway success of our'68 Fords Is giving us a hard time our used car lots are busting at the seams with trade-Ins! beauties! They must move out. Gome In and we will prove to you that our new-car introductory period is the best time ever for you to save on a late - model trade - in! WILSON FORD SALES BRIGHTON, MICH. troit on Thursday for dhier Uncle Mark, 5 year old bro ther of Bevs said I never put his name in the paper, so Mark you now have your name in the paper. Miss Jane Morgan came home from Western to spend the holiday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Morgan of Fonda Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Morgan and Jane Ann attended the wedding of their nephew, in Indianapolis on Saturday Nov 27th. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Witting had their two sons home for the holiday. Bob was home from Michigan Slate, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Witting and their son, Terry were here from Kalamazoo. Mr. and Mrs. "Bill" Beech spent a quiet Thanksgiving with their two sons Jerry and Don. Jerry was home from Michigan State for Thanksgiving and the weekend. I would like to put in a persocial message here to my parents; IF you ever come home long enough will you please call your daughter, I have some telephone messages for you! Mr. and Mrs. David Cooke had Mrs Cookes parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Manus from Gastonia, North Carolina, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Cooke from Flat Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Robin Cooke, and Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Norm for Thanksgiving dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Manus are going to spend a couple of months with their daughter and son-inlaw. I guess that thats about it for this week. See you next week! Christmas Tree Buyers Warned BRIGHTON — Because so many Christmas trees in past years were cut (illegally or stolen from isolated forests, Livingston county residents are warned that the 1962 "Chistmas Greens Law" requires that anytree must have a bill of sale. Prior to passage of the law, vandals, thieves and others created havoc in many of the up state forests even raiding Christmas tree farms. In fact the entire $5,500,000 Christmas tree harvest was endangered. Persons cutting and Snipping trees and greens are reminded by C. A. Boyer-, of the Michigan Department of Agriculture, that a bill of sale is required (or all trees and boughs in transit, Approved forms for shipment of tree* and greens are available through Bayer's office to Lansing and ait offices of county agricultural extension directors, the Michigan Department of Conservation, the Michigan State Police, and local sheriffs. The Christmas Greens Law was enacted in 1962 to deter shipment of illegally harvested evergreens. Boyer said that it applies to shipment of even single trees throughout the year with exception of the period between Nov.,30 and Dec. 31. During December, he said, up to two trees per person may be transported without the permit Other laws apply to trees with roots attached, according to Boyer. Plants with roots are considered nursery stock, and a nursery inspection must have been made prior to movement. TWs is to prevent spread of serious plant pests and diseases. On Honor Roll By Cathy Peanall and Donna Kay Jntpe A Brighton man is on the honor roB of Michigan State University. Charles L. Crane, sophomore at M.S.U., was honored with his name inscribed on the all-A honor roll. He is now in the University College wheTe he maintained his all-A average. 'He received this honor at a dinner given on November 2, 1965 and presented by President John A. Hannah for achieving an all-A Academic Record Spring and Summer Terms of IMS. Robin Displaced as State's Bird BRIGHTON - When Brighton again celebrates M i c h i g a n Week next May 15 to 21, a seagull will have replaced the robin as the slate's official bird on the posters and emblems, according to Paul Ponfield, general chairman. Already plans are being laid for tho celebration which is scheduled to exceed any in the past, and soon chairmen for Livingston county and the vari* ous cittes in the county will be named. From one springtime lo another the robin has been part of the Michigan Week emblem, sometimes in sailor's cap or drum major's hat, sometimes just a iaunty red-breasted bird. The 1966 emblem will show a Mackinaw Bridge tower and three soaring sea gulls. There will be no robin and the traditional red of the Michigan Week poster will be gone. The colors will be bright green and light blue. "It isn't that we are downgrading the robin," Mr. Penfield said, "but that among all designs submitted we liked this one best. Also, we are delighted to have a design emblematic of the bridge that binds our two peninsulas, of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway." Power Failure A Farm Disaster HOWELL — The recent massive power failure in the eastern United States brought the need for emergency preparedness sharply into focus. Millions of people were caught without any means of providing some sort of light for themselves end their families. Electric light has been with us for so many years that it is taken for granted. Causes vary from the recent eastern catastrophe to a simple wind storm. Such a power failure here would shut down every milking machine hi livingston County, among other disasters. The Rural Defence Office at Michigan State University gives these suggestions: Keep emergency equipment in operating order. Make sure that lanterns are full and adjusted. Keep electrical generators and storage batteries ready for use on short notice. Extra flashlight batteries stored in a plastic bag is a good idea. Place ,Ma8Pgtnaty lighting equipment where fc can be reached Quickly and conveniently. Lanterns, camp lights, flashlights, and even candles and matches should be collected in one handy place. Automobile trouble lamps we an ideal emergency light source. One should be kept handy in the glove compartment, trunk, or tool box in every farm vehicle. ooking Backward Ex-Brighton Man's Daughter Honored Miss Marilyn Joan Weeks, daughter of Robert Weeks and granddaughter of Mrs. Angie Weeks formerly of Brighton now residing in Plainfielri N.J. was lected into the Frank W. Westcott Chapter of the National Honor Society of the Scotch Plains Fanwood High School. A Jandidate must rank in the top third of her class, and is evaluated on the basis of leadership, scholarship, service and charac- ,er. All teachers vote on each individual and a council made up of leading faculty members makes the final decision. Tractor and Farm Part* LOCAL STORE FRANCHISE AVAILABLE If you havt te*n thinking of going into buslneu for yourwif. NOW I* the time to give acrloui consideration to becoming a member of the trowing family of tuetenful JTCO Associate Store owners. You will handle fast moving. 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Asa Arbor »•»»•»»•••»•••• i from (hi- Files of the Argus: TWENTY YEARS A(,(> November 21, 1945 Wednesday evening, N'ov |4. members of Brownie Troops No. 3 and 4 had their Flvii^-L'p Ceremony a'! the Federated Church. O\er fil) writ' nresent RiV Lanniri,', S 2 c. wn'rs his wife telling of 'he "siirhts" he has seen while in NVw York Brighton hunters be^un leaving for the north a number of days prior to the oorti'ne of the deer season in order tu look over the ground and get set "led for the coming sport Robert Lei and sent in word Thursday night that he had his deer Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Leith are home, each with a fine deer. They hunted near Cominv Dr. Olin Wilkinson and a party of friends from Detroit are luvated at Mumming, upper peninsula T/5 Glenn W. Kirchbaum, son of Mr and Mrs. George Kirchlx'um. of Brighton L:<ke Road, arrived hcnu1 Saturday afternoon after receiving his discharge at Fort Sheridan, Illinois He entered the service in January of 1941, and has KpL'it two years overseas, six months in Hawaii, six months m New Crui¥1"> ,"-"d abou' 12 months in the Philippines. He served with the 38!h Division TEN YEARS AGO November 23, 1955 The first to be sworn in to the U S. Navy ;-' 4he new recruiting br-'ich ^tn'ioi :~i Hnwell was Clifford Sco'f of 10572 E. Grand River. Brighton. Conyvssm n Don Huvwo-th of the first COTILT^SS'O ":! District will wo2s'r) nve» wi'h <he farmers of th:s area, ^ho arrangements for * ings have been r Parmenter. Nancy Ann Leland Whitmorv LaJk<\ has earned s'rrte wide recognition and an all-expense paid trip to the N^in-nl 4-H Club Congress in Chi";"?o for her outstanding 4-H Club garden project. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kourt and daughter returned ]ast week from a 10 day visii with relatives in New York Ci+v. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Rorton of Hamburg ro'urned on Saturday from a hunting tr'p to Drummond Island Walt Suter and Duane Leach also returned from a trip there. The Brighton Rotary Club will take over Lehnd's Rest nt. Grand River and Main S. el, all day Monday. Dec. 5, to sell coffee, sandwiches and cunvplf'.e venison dinners for the benefit of tho Regarded Children ;md Crippled Children Funds, Taken from the Files of the four meetle by Doug TEN YEARS AGO November 23, 1955 Plight of state Republicans was outlined at Muskegun last week by D H.ile Brake who wa> an elected official for more than 20 years He said tha* Gov Williams will run for a 5th U>rm and will be hard to "beat " He wants a top flight candidate and is against any primary competition. Bob Tasch and wife attended the Michigan-Ohio n a n " ' at Ann Arbor. Sa'urday. Michigjn deer hunters run into the worst we^'her in their h; tory It :arud all day Tuesday, snowed and blew :x blizzard Wednesday and Thursday, making hunting impossible. The casualties the first w<t*k of hunting season were 20 dead ui:d \2 lost. Eight of the did died of heart a'.tacks. Guy H-la.r returned he "no from Sparrow hosp./al Thursday, and is much better. Mesdunus Kdr)a Campbell and Vivian lx'dwul^e called on their aunt, Mrs Grace Kelly, in Uwosso, Sunday. MSU to Entertain Foreign Students HOWELL - This December when Michigan State University opens Us doors to the diverse groups of foreign students, most of them in this country' as exchange students, Byron Rogers, president of tho Rogers Oil Co. of Howell, will not, for the first time in years, have a foreign exchange student in hi-s home to attend the MSU ceremonies In the past Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have been hosts to foreign exchange students who would spend a year with them aad come in contact with American customs. Apparently the Rogers always became attached to their visitors who in turn regretted to return to their own homes. As in the past, the foreign visitors to MSU will visit farms in this locality and spend Christmas ove in Ingham and Livingston county homes. So far Mr Rogers has received no information as to any students who will spend Christmas eve with his family, but he said he would welcome them if they come. About 80 students, who are attending American colleges and universities, w i l l represent nearly 400 countries in all parts of the globe at this 13th annual Adventure in World Understanding. "Home" for niiie days, Dec. 21-29, will be the Kellogg Center for Continuing Education, MSU's internationally k n o w n residential conference facility. The students will Hve together, break bread together and exchange both views and customs. They will hear talks by MSU professors and other learned men, and will join in crosscultural discussions on some of the major issues facing 20th century society. They call 'em interstate highways because :f you miss your exit you're heading for another state. FAT - OVERWEIGHT Available to you without a diK'tor't l>ie»crlpll')n. our product railed Gatixon Vnu mtiNt \n*v ugly fat ur your miney hack Galavon It a (abet and eaxily xwallowed Get rid of f x c m f«t and live lonirer Galaxi>n OSIH U IX) and i« \oht on ihis ifuar- If not XKtmfleld t<>T any real- Just return (he package to your Klsl and get your full money k N'u qut-fttlonx asked Galfcxun sold with thin guarantee Uy Lbfr'» Drut Storr Brl|hloD-M*ll Ordrrs Fitlrd. Nov 10-17-24 Doe 1-815 BOTTLED GAS • Radio Dispatched if Cooking * Water Heating it Home Heating C A L L 546-0210 Wylie LP Gas Service 2140 Industrial Dr. HOWELL, MICH. \ PAGEB-6 UVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 86 YEAR3 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 19«T BRIGHTON CHURCHES ST. PATRICK CHURCH 211 Rickett Road Phone 229-W63 Father Leo McCann, Pastor Father James R. Sullivan, Assistant Pastor Fttiber Leo Poer, C.M.M., AssisUmt Pastor Sunday Masses: 6:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00. Daily Mass at 7:50. First Friday Masses aft 7:50, and 7:30 p.m. Confessions Saturdays at 4:00- 5:30; 7:30-9:00. Novena of Our Mother of Perpetuai Help Wednesdays at 5:30 and 7:30. Holy Communion before both services. ST. JOHN Oceoia Township Sunday Masses at 9:00. Confessions before the Mass. First Friday Mass at 7:30. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 218 E. Grand River AC 7-6691 Gordon Malfett. Choir Director Mrs. Charles Birch, Organist Sunday Schedule: 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Short Family Worship Service. 9:40 to 10:40 a.m. Church School, age 3 through adult. 11:00 to 12:00 Worship Service. There is a care group for preschool children during both worship services and Church School FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 400 East Grand River ACademy 7-7783 Robert Brubaker, Pastor ACademy 9-7831 Mrs. Melvin Light, Organist- Choir Director Church School, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service, 8:45 a m and 10:45 a.m. There is a nursery during the laite worship service for preschool children. Thursday 7:00 p.m. Carol Choir rehearsal. Thursday 8:00 p.m. Senioj Choir rehearsal. Youth Fellowship, 6:30-8.30 p.m. each Sunday. Church of Christ Harold E. Hawley, Minister Meeting In Scout Building end of Hyne Street, on Mill Pond. Bible School, 10:00 a.m. Worship service, 11:00 a.m. Evening Service, 7:00 p-m. Midweek Bible Study, Thursday, 7:00 p-m. Classes for all ages in both Bdbte studies. WESLEYAN METHODIST •A Friendly Church With A Spiritual Atmosphere" 228 S. Fourth St., Brighton 227-4073 Rev. T. D. Bowditch Lee Beebe, Superintendent 9:45 a.m., Bible School Hour. 11:00 a.m., Junior Church (for children of school age). 11:00 a.m., Morning Worship (Sermon Hour). 6:30 p.m., Wesleyan Youth Service. 7:30 p.m., ism Hour. Thursday, Meeting. Thursday, rehearsal. Evening Evangel- 7:30 p.m., Prayer 8:30 p.m., Choir FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 6235 Rickett Road Dewey Bovender, Pastor AC 9-9068 Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m Evening Worship, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting. HAMBURG ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN M-36, Hamburg, Michigan Rev. Carl F. Welser, Pastor Telephone 229-9744 fhurch Phone 229-9744 or leave message at 227-3420 Sundav School and Adult BiWo Class — 9:30 a.m. Worship Services—10:45 a.m. Advent Services — Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Drc. 8 and 15. Communion on First and Third Sunday of each month. Dec. 4 — Christinas Bazaar and Smorgasbord. Dec. 8—Movie "The Parable," 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 — Christmas Party— Mary-Martha Circle. Dec. 19—Sunday School Christmas Program. Youth Group will have live Nativity Scene on the front lawn the week before Christmas. Christmas Day Services and Communion Service at 7 p.m. on vjprvp Year's Eve. Dec. 30. BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 4M9 Swartbout Road Robert M. Taylor, Pastor SSai Spicer Rd., Hamburg Pbooe AC 7-W7ft Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Young People, Sunday, 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship, 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:M p.m. BRIGHTON CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES Presiding Minister: James P. Saaama Phone 229-9201 Kingdom Hall 801 Chestnut Street Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Theocratic Ministry School. Thursday, 8:30 p.m., Service Meeting. Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Public Talk. Sunday, 3:45 — Watchtower Study. Tuesday, 8:00 p.m., Area Bible Studies. Kingdom Hall, 801 Chestnut St., Brighton, 1020 E. Grand River, Brighton, 9088 Par ahallville, Hartland. TRI LAKES BAPTIST CHURCH 9100 Lee Road Rev. Bruce Stine, Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 a.m Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Youth Fellowship, 6 p.m. Evening Service, 7:00 p.m. Prayer and Bible Study or Wednesday evening aft 7:30. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 2310 Hacker Road at the end of Hyne Road Rev. Wayne Grauque, Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening, 7:00 p.m. Youth Group, Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY Rev. Lonnie W. Harvey, Pastor 8020 West Grand River Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 ajn. Evangelists Service, 7:00 p.m Young Peoples Thursday, 7:0C pjn. BRIGHTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD 7372 West Grand River Rev. Stanley G. Hicks, Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Christ Ambassadors, 6:30 p.m. Evening Evangelistic, 7:30 p.m. . Midweek Service, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ST. GEORGE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 803 West Main Street Robert R. Olson, Pastor Sunday School with classes for children, age 3 through high school, as well as a class for adults at 9:45 a.m. Worship service is held at 11:00 a.m. Supervised nursery care for small children is provided dur ing the worship service. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH By the Mill Pond The Rev. Robert G. Eidson, Rector Sunday Services, 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion. 10:30 a.m., Morning Prayer. Church School and Nursery. First and Third Sundays, Holy Communion at both services. 7:00 p.m. Youth League. PINCKNEY CHURCHES ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday Masses, 8:00, 10:00 and 11:30 a.m. Novena, Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Weekday Mass, 8:00 a.m. PEOPLE'S CHURCH 385 Unadilla Street Rev. Thomas Murphy Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sunday School, 9:45 cun. Young People's Meeting, 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship, 7:00 p.m. Thursday Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Broadcast, WHMI, 1:30 p.m. CALVARY MENNONITE CHURCH Daniel Slabaugh, Pastor (AC 7-4050) 10:00 a.m. Morning Warship. 11:00 a.m Sunday School. 2:00 p.m. (Third Sunday) Vas per Service. COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Corner of Mill & Unadilla Sta. Rev. Gerald E. Bender 878-3787 Morning Worship, 9:00 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Pilgrim Fellowship, Sundays, 4:00 p.m. Choir practice, Thursdays. Senior Choir, 7:30 p.m. Yoiitlh Choir, 6:30 p.m. PORTAGE LAKE GALILEAN BAPTIST CHURCH 9700 McGregor Road Rev. Roland C. Crosby, Pastor EVERY SUNDAY— 9:45 a.m., Bible School. Classes for all ages. 11:00 a m , Morning Worship. Junior Church. Bafbyland open for both morning services. 6:00 p.m., Youth Fellowship. 7:00 p.m., Eventag Warship. EVERY MONDAY— 4:00 p.m., Joy Club for grades 1 - 6. 7:00 p.m., Youth Recreation. EVERY TUESDAY— 10:00 a.m., Ladies1 Prayer Group. EVERY WEDNESDAY— 7:30 p.m., Prayer, Praise, Bir ble Study. HIAWATHA BEACH CHURCH Buck Lake Rev. Cftarles Michael, Pasior UP S-3753 Pinckney, Michigan Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Youth Training Hour, 6:30 p.m. Evening Service, 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Wednesday. Stockade Boys, 4:30 p.m., Monday. Battalion Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Monday. Colonist Meeting, 4:15 p.m., Wednesday. Whitmore Lake Area Churches ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Leo Malkowski Masses, 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH 16774 Nine Mile Road Rev. Alton A. Glazier Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Evening Service, 7:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship, Monday at 6:00 p.m. Mid-week Prayer and Bible Study, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Ladies' Christian Service Guild, Second Tuesday of the month, 7:30 p.m. METHODIST COMMUNITY CHURCH 9318 Main Phone 449-9231 Rev. Robert F. Davis, Pastor 9:45 a.m., Church School. 11:00 a.m., Worship Service. 6:30 p.m., MYF. Wednesday, 4:00 p.m., Junto Choir. Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Senior Choir. BETHESDA TABERNACLE 6401 LS-23 Pastor, Geneva Kaltenbach Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Services, 10:45 a.m. Sunday Evening Services at 7; 30. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Young I'copiu, Friday, 7:30 HAMBURG ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAI CHURCH Minister, Deaconess Olive Robinson Morning Prayer and Sermon Sunday, 10:00 u.m. Church School, 10:00 a.m. ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 2945 E. Northfleld Church Rd Nortnfield Township Raymond Frey, Pastor P b o « 633-1669 Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Morning Services, 10:30 SLML Confirmation Classes: Adults. Thursday, 8:00 pjn.; Children, Saturday, 10:00 a.m. CALVARY BAPTIST 279 Dartmoor Dr. Church Phone: HI 9-2343 Pastor, W. F. Nicholas Phone 8O40M Organist, Mrs. Beryl Tucker Pianist, Mrs. H. N. Manning S. S. Supt, Roan SutterfieU Sunday School, Classes for all ages, 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Jet Cadets, 5:30 p.m. Evening evangelical hour, 7:00 p.m. Q. A. E., 8:15 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Senior Choir practice, Thursday, 7:00 p.m. GREEN OAK FREE METHODIST CHURCH 10111 US-23 HI 9-2357 Rev. A. C. Pounds, Jr., Pastor 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship. 6 45 p.m., Free Methodist Youth. 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic Service. Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Midweek Service. HOWELE SEVENTH DAY ADVENT1ST Salvation Army Hall 221 \ Michigan I. j . Rasmussen, Pastor Sabbath School at 2:00 p.m. uii Saturday. Church Service m a:uo p.m on Saturday. HOWELL ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 44* E. Washington Father Joseph Welber, Pastor ttm. boroy E, Wfcfte Assistant Pastor Sunday Masses at 6, 8, 10 and 12 o'clock. Holy Day Masses at 5:30, 7 9 a.m. -12:15 and 6 p.m. Week Day Masses at 6:30 and 8:00 a.m. Confessions Saturday from 3:30 to 5:00 and 7:30 to 9 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD $03 Lake Street Rev. Darred McKeeL Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 ajn. Morning Warship, 11:00 a.m. ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sibley at Walnut Rev. John K. Hooper, Rector The Holy Communion every Sunday at 8:00 ajn. 'Hie Holy Communion at 10:00 a.m. on the first and third Sundays of each month. Morning prayer and sermon at 10:00 a.m. on second, fourth, and fifth Sundays of each month. Church School classes on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN East Crane and McCarthy Sts. Rev. Richard L. Myers, Pastor Sunday Church School 9 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m. Mid-week Service, Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 323 West Grand River Rev. Wm. R. Jones, Minister Church School at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m. Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. CHURCH OF GOD 3940 Pinckney Road Rev. Alan Hancock, Pastor Sunday Morning Worship ai 10:00 a.m. Sunday School, 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service, tt:30 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service, 7:00 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 210 Church Street Rev. Merle R. Meeden, Pastor Church School at 10:00 a.m. Worship Service aft 11:00 a.m Baptist Evening Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Gospel Service at 7:3U p.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 312 Prospect Rev. P. Fred Houston, Minister Family Service at 9:30 a.in with SuiKiay School for preschool, kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades. Late Service at 11:00 tun. Church School 9-11 a.m. Saturday for 4th through 8th grades. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 422 McCarthy Street Rev. R. N. Raycroft, Pastor Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Worship Service at 11:10 a.m. Evangelistic Services at 7:30 p.m. Mid-week prayer service at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH OF HOWELL 4961 W. Grand River Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service at 7:30 p.m. Young People meet on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Bible Study on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH 7400 Stow Road Rev. W. 0. Beason, Pastor Morning Worship 10 A.M. Sunday School u AM. Christian Endeavor at 7:30 p.m. Evening Service at 8:15 p.m. Prayer Service on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST 646 W. Grand River Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Evening Service 8 p.m. A reading room is maintained at 122 N. State Street where authorized Christian Science literature may be borrowed, read or purchased. It its open to the public Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 6:30 to 9:00 Friday evenings. WALNUT STREET METHODIST CHURCH 205 South Walnut St. Rev. Allan Gray, Minister Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. Church School at 10:00 a.m and 11:15 a.m. HOWELL SALVATION ARMY 221 N. Michigan Howell 546-4754 Cadet Howard Gnetschon Officer hi charge Sunday schedule: 10:00 am. Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship. 6:00 p.m. Youth Meeting. 7:30 p.m. Salvation Meeting. CHURCH OF CHRIST 12M Byron Road Harold Romlne, Minister Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning 9cfcool, 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m. OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN 3375 Fenton Road Rev. F. J. Pies, Pastor Sunday School at 11:15 a.m. Worship Service at 12:30 p.m ANN ARBOR REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 520 w. Jefferson Ann Arbor • 66W1W Albert L. Barr, Pastor Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 11 a.m. Evening Service, 7:00 pxa. 1 Wednesday evening FeJiowiship, 7:00 p.m. GREGORY GREGORY BAPTIST CHURCH Morning Worship at 10:00 a.nv Church School at 11:15 a m ~ Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. Baptist Youth FeBowdhto at, 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Bible Study and Prayer Service at 7:30 p.m. Choir Practice at 8:30 p.m. THE CHURCH FOR ALL ALL FOR THE CHURCH The Church is the greatest factor on earth for the building of character and good citizenship. It is a storehouse of spiritual values. Without n strong Church, neither democracy nor civilization can survive. There are four sound reasons why every person should attend services regularly and support the Church. They are: (1) For his own sake. (2) For his children's sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation. (4> For the sake of the Church itself, which needs his moral and material support. Plan to go to church regu larly and read your Bible daily. When Grandmother and Grandfather Todd came to say their goodbyes before leaving for Florida, we took their picture. Looking at it, I remember them as they were that day, serene and happy, anticipating their trip. To them there are no sunset years but always a new day ahead. Life has truly been a table spread before them. Oh, there have been sorrows and trouble aplenty, but always His rod and staff have comforted them Even in the shadow of death God has been with them, for the Lord is their Shepherd. '' Such faith may be yours. Your church is the open door through which you may find that fellowship of understanding which has been to my grandparents their greatest treasure. Attend your church and find there, through worship and prayer, the inspiration you need for religious growth. Copyright 196S Ktitter Advertising Strvict, Inc., Stnuburg, Vo. Sunday Pwlmt 23:1-6 Monday Pulm* 37:23-29 Tueiday John 14:18-31 Wednesday Ach 21:7-14 Thursday Romans 8:18-25 Friday II Corinthians 5:6-10 Saturday Hebrews 11:8-12 <Si2? t t <Si2? t BRIGHTON DIVISION Advance Stamping Company Brighton, Michigan Markcum's Service General Repair Service 522 £ . Grand River AC 9-6036 G. D. Van Camp Sales & Service NEW & USED CARS & TRUCKS 603 W. Grand River . AC 7-1741 Brighton The Brighton State Bank Brighton Hamburg Murray's Sinclair Service SAME LOCATION FOR 30 YEARS BATTERIES - TIRES - REPAIRS 301 W. Grand River 229-9914 Hi-Way Tire Service Firestone Tires - 7991 W. Grand River . 229-7005 Cole's Standard Service 676 W. Grand River Brighton, Michigan Bogan Insurance Agency 142 W. Main St. . Brighton - Phone AC 9-2551 Leland's Rexall Drug Store 201 W. Main St. • Brighton, Mich. - Ph. AC 9-9772 George's Auto Service and PAT'S CAFE — Open 21 Hours F. T. Hyne & Son, Inc. "For Those Who Want Quality" 525 W. MAIN ST. 227-1851 GUARANTEED RUST-PROOFING (3 YEARS) ELECTRONIC DINOMETER TUNE-UPS Harvey Auto - Brighton 5-1W6 Clore's Florist BRIGHTON AC 7-6631 MICH. R. & R. Rubber, Inc. 375 North Mill Street Manufacturers of Close Tolerance Lathe Cut Gaskets Wilson Ford Sales, Inc. 225 E. Grand River . Brighton, Mich. - 229-9444 Fisher Abrasive Products Corp. 8641 Grand River West • Brighton, Mich. Bitten Shell Service 139 S. Grand River - Brighton, Mich. - 229-9946 Nettie's Hacienda & Restaurant 600 E. Grand River Avenue - Brighton, Mich. Craig Printing, Inc. 229-9444 - Quality Printing 9931 E. Grand River - Brighton, Mich. Super Alloy Forge, Inc. Hamburg AC 9-7S60 Michigan Quick (lean Center 6161 Kiisl M-:J6 - AC 9-9957 - Hamburg, Mich. Sean Lavan 11 A It K K 1) A S 11 K K V 120 \Y. Main 22JM1S1S WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1966 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS PAGE B-7 Archers to Hunt Rabbits Dec, 5 OWOSSO - Upwards of 1,000 d bowmen are expected h A l B p to attend the Annual Bow and Arrow Rjtohrt Hunt on Sunday, Dec. 5. at the Stylie Feiria Covenkle Farms nemr Perry, according to the Owosso Y. M. C. A., flpomor of the event. "TWa to the combined fun «nd hunting event mat Michigan bowmen look forward to eacfc fall," said Hunt Chairman John Snyder of Owosso. The 2,000 acre CoverekLe Farms, owned by Stylie Ferris and opened by him for the annual event each year to benefit the Owosso "Y," is rated by hunters as having some of the best natural rabbit habitat m the midwest In addition to a good crop of game, bow and arrow hunters will also have an opportunity to win prizes amounting to nearly $1,000. Prizes will go to the ' hunter, huntress and student bringing in the first and heaviest rabbit fei their hunting class. A special Church service will be held at 9:80 a.m. Tbe hunt will start at 10:00 a.m. with a lunch available during the noon hour. 1%e Ferris Coverside Farms is located one mile north and one mile west of the junction of M-47 and M-78 at Perry. All are welcome to visit the farm and enjoy the bunt. UOWELL Theatre AdmiMftw: Adults, Me CkfldreaMc ., Thurs., FrI., Sat Dec. 1 . 2 - 3 - 4 Saturday Matinee Continuous Open at 2:45 Start at 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 Wed., Thurs., FrL Open at 6:45 Start at 7:00, 9:00 Thrilling! Heartwarming I WALT DISNEY DORQTHYMcGUIREndrTSSPARKER co-stVTing in IN milt 1 MM WH>Whli u. at > 0 W Ml Owt tafcetm Sun., Man., Tues. Dec, 5 • I • ' Sunday Matinee Continuous Open at 2:45 Start at 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30 MOB., Tues. Open at 6:45 Start at 7:00, 9:30 EXPLODES ON THE SCREEN! "Peter O'Tpole is fascinating!" -IV. Y. Herald Tribune k Film bj RICHARD BROOKS AColumbllPlctiirt neu., Tbun>., Fit, Dec. 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 Open at 6:45 Start at 7:00, 9:10 7KTH RATHER SWITCH THAN F16HT! * MCft DOOM • *• » C M o w TRNTLOPEZ School Honors Brighton Girl BRIGHTON — Miss Susan Q. Ayres, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Ayres of 7810 Teahen Road, Brighton, has been elected to the 1965-68 edition of "Who's Who Among Students m American Universities and Colleges." A member of the senior class at Goucher College, Towson, Md. Miss Ayres is being honored for her extra-curricular work during her college career. Miss Ayres is vice-president of her residence hall for this year, and a member of the ways and means committee of the students' organization. During her sophomore year, she served as treasurer of her class, white' the following year, she was treasurer of the students' organization. Writing is Topic M Delta Kappa H O W E L L - Delta Kappa Gamma of Livingston County met in the Howell Library on Friday evening, Nov. 12. The yearly program focus, "Creative Individuals — Their Value to a Society," was continued with particular emphasis upon creative writing. Mrs. Sylvia Grostic, fourth grade teacher from Fowlerville, introduced her fellow teacher panel members, Mrs. Merle Hagni from Howell and Mrs. Irene Wilson from FowlerviUe. . The panel members in turn presented many varied and interesting profiles on creative writing, encouraging the teachers to foster an awareness of everyday experiences and an openness that we can be creative. Many women writers and their writings were reviewed. It was of particular interest to the group of the contributions that had been made by women from Livingston county. While great difficulty ts experienced i n trying to identify or define or even know the influences which cause creativity to flourish, we do know tt is something that goes on within a person himself. Our heritage has been preserved through excellent writings, for in great books there is no past and no built-in atosolescences. This fact was vividly emphasized by the dteplay of good books arranged on the library tables by Mrs. Zoe Earl, librarian of Howell High School. Holiness Meeting HOWELL — The December meeting of The Livingston County Holiness Association will be held in The Wright's Corners Church of God, 3960 Pinckney Road, on Tuesday evening December 7th at 7:30 P.M. The annual election will take place at this service. The speaker for this service will be the Rev. R, N. Raycroft, pastor of the Howell N w arene Church. Special music is planned and everyone is welcome. FREE - Copper Plate Miniature Kerosene Lamp! This 7%-inch decorator's kerosene lamp is yours free when you open your 1966 Christinas Club at any office of McPherson State Bank In the amount of $1.00 or more. Finished in gleaming copper plate, the miniature lamp works exactly like its fullsize counterpart — and is a perfect decorator's touch for the holiday season. Open a $1.00 Christmas Club and get yours today. It's a beautiful addition to any home. Christ' mas Clubs are available in amounts from $.50 to $10.00. McPHERSON STATE BANK H m l l . Pinckney - Harttand Member F.DXC. Farmers' Labor [Plight Attacked HOWELL — The plight of Livingston county farmers, aggravated by the action of the government in prohibiting the importation of Mexican labor for the harvest season, has brought criticism of the government's action from Roy G. Lucks, president of the National Canners association. "County agricultural agents, who are familiar wiith crop and labor conditions, are 'standing by unsought' while the U.S. Department of Labor plays the unfamiliar role of determining the need for agricultural Labor," said Lucks. In the first place, Lucks asked, can the Laibor Department's know-how in dealing with an industrial society be transferred successfully to the agricultural community? He called attention to the fact that in Michigan, a panel of experts which originally was appointed to study and recommend agricultural Labor requirements has been recalled to find out what happened to the labor thalt was certified but never materialized. That source of labor, the farmers reported, came to the country fromx the unemployed ranks in the cities and were unable to work the pickle fields or were too Lazy, and practically all of them returned to the cities after a day or so despite the fact the farmers had paid their transportation, thus costing the farmers both money paid out and heavy lasses of fruit and vegetables that rotted in tbe fields. Farmers to Vote On ASC Members HOWELL — The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service County Office in Howell will soon mail notices to farmers throughout the county, reminding them of the upcoming elections of ASC community committee-men. The notice will tell the time and the place for the local community committee. The ASC states: "You are eligible to vote in your communally election if you are eligible to take part in one of the programs the committees administer. These programs encourage conservation and increase farm returns by means of price support and market supply-management as well as by payments." Price Support loans last year amounted to $46,148 in Livingston County and ACP cost-snar ing assistance totaled $80,000. Players to Stage 1 Curious Savage' HOWELL — After over two months of exacting work under the direction of Wiliam Moore of Plymouth, the Livingston Players will present "The Curious Savagev this weekend ait the new Howell High School Auditorium. Early this week set and lighting crews were busy setting up equipment in the auditorium prior to final rehearsals to be held there. Full dress rehearsals will be held Wednesday and Thursday nights. Every effort is being mode to make this presentation surpass all previous productions. Player stand* ards are high and they are known throughout the area for their quality and attention to detail. Tickets are now on sale end wiil be sold alt the box office. Curtain time is 8 p.m. on Fridav and Saturday night CVCo/OCVStl THE BEST WAY TO 6FTTHIN6S COMIN6 U« WAyiSB APTWTHEM We strongly believe that tW customer must be pleased at all costs. That's why so many people think of « when they need concrete. Supervisors Delay OK 01 Infirmary HOWELL — A resolution to build a new $600,000 medicare facility for the county, housing 50 beds was temporarily tabled by the county board of supervisors, untii the December meeting when Supervisor Martin Lavan acted that a further study be made. Tne present facility is now caring for 49 patients and U was pointed out that before start of construction the prop used 50 bed facility would be far too inadequate to care for the county's needs. When iit was proposed that part of the construction costs come from the welfare fund surplus, La van said he wanted to know more about the "welfare fund surplus" because there wasn't any welfare fund surplus a month ago, at budget time. In tht; resolution described by La van as a "shot gun resolution," Harold Armstrong proposed that the supervisors authorize the construction of the facility, near the present Mo Pherson Health Center, with funds presently in the medicaire building fund, the county's public improvement fund, from sale of the present county infemary, from matching HUl; Burton funds, and from a "surplus in the welfare fund:" In terming it a shot gun resolution Lavan said, "the board should have some facts and figures for consideration before a decision is made, I'm not for or against it at the present time, but I want to know more about jt. I want to know about this surplus in the welfare fund that wasn't there a month ago at budget time. I believe this is a way to circumvent the people, and I don't believe in secreting money so the people will have nothing to say, I believe this is worth discussion, and all of the supervisors should have copies of the facts and figures. The welfare committee must have a program, but I don't know anything aibout it." Lavan moved to table the discussion until the December meeting. Supervisor John Proctor agreeing with Lavan said, "The supervisor's should have time to consider this. "This looks like wasteful planning to me, because certainly we can build an adequate facility cheaper now, then having to add to it later." Lavan's motion to table the resolution carried by a 16 to 5 vote. Armstrong, who voted to table his own resolution, said that the resolution was introduced only to get the feelings of the board, and to open the matter for discussion. Supervisor Fred Catrell told the board that the matter of a medicare facility for the cotmty had been given a lot of consideration for over four years and that some action should be taken soon. Russell Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bell, 9480 Hilton Rd. Brighton, was commissioned Ensign U.S.N. at ceremonies at Newport R. I. Bell entered the Navy in 1958 and took basic training at Great Lakes HI. He attended Electronics school and Submarine School, then went to Pearl Harbor aboard the USS Blackfin (SS 322) After a tour of sea duty he reported to Mare Island Calif, for Nuclear Power training and Later was an operator at the prototype in Idaho Falls, Idaho. While in Idaho Russell was selected for the N.E.S.E.P. (Navy Enlisted Scientific Education Program) and attended Purdue University, where he obtained his degree in Electrical Engineering. "LA PETIT' Beauty Salon 512 E. Main - 878-3720 PINCKNEY Mon. thru Pri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday night 7-9 p.m. PAT BECK Owner -Operator Hamburg Happenings ELIZABETH HATALA Our deepest sympathies go to the family of Mr. Hugh G. Churchill of Ann Arbor who passed away Sunday N&r 21 at St. Joseph Hospital. He operated a barber shop in Hamburg for several yean before he retired. We would also like to extend our sympathies to the family of Joseph John Bosman of 5377 Strawbery Lake Rd., Hamburg who died Nov. 13 in St. Joseph Hospital in Ann Arbor. He is survived by his wife Beatrice; two sons Arthur and Elmer of California and two daughters Mrs. Eleanore Busher and Mrs. Ester Slaine also of California, and a sister, Mrs. Anna Tedman of Lincoln Park. Mr. Roy Crossman of Detroit and formerly of Hamburg was buried Saturday, Nov. 20 in Hamburg. He was a member of Hamburg Oddfellows and the Rebekahs. Funeral rites were held in Detroit and the Rebekahs performed graveside services here in Hamburg. Mrs. Verellen's Girl Scout Troop No. 34 went on a tour of the fire department Monday Nov. 22. Mr. Densmore explained the operations of the department including the resuscitaitor. They nave made sewing boxes and are now working on pin cushions. They have been corresponding with two boys who are in the service in Viet Nam and have made Xmas boxes to send to them. The boys are Jim Thomson and Maynard Garrett both of Hamburg. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Verellen and family had Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. Verellen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ward of Aimont. Beside Thanksgiving, they celebrated April's birthday who was 9 years old the 24th and Mr. Verellen's whose was on the 28th. The Hamburg Village Lea* gue will hold it's annual Xmas party at the home of Tiny Rrchter on Hamburg Rd. Thursday Dec. 2. Their Arts and Craft Fadr which was held Nov. 19 and 20 was a great success. Mrs. Pat Nissen and Mrs. Sheperigian will visit the Xmas Craft Show which will be held in the Y.M.C.A. in Asm Arbor Friday Dec. 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Pastor and Mrs. Welser are the parents of a baby daughter, Heidi Beth, who was bom art the University Hospital Nov. 23rd. Heidi has a sister Wendy 5 and two brothers, Scott 4 and Mark 2. St. Paul's Lutheran Voters meeting wil be held Dec. 8 at the church. Don't forget the annual Smorgasbord and Xmas Bazaar which will be held in St. Paul's Lutheran Church Saturday, Dec. 4. Dinner will be served from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and the sale starts at 9 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be a fish pond and door prizes will be awarded. Tickets may be obtained from any church member and preschoolers will be admitted free. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis White took their son Edsel to Detroit to see the Hudson Thanksgiving Parade. Florida will have a population increase of two million in the next decade, it is estimated. FREE ESTIMATES D R A P E R I E S Ask about our Charge Account with Option Terms Shippy's Color Center 201 W. Grand River — Howell Phone 546-2100 124 W. Main St. - Brighton 229-6885 FREE INSTALLATION Venus Rewards Skygazers' View During December the two brightest planets are visible in the evening sky — both at their maximum brilliance. Brighter of the pair is Vomis, which is conspicuous, low in the southwestern sky soon after sunset. You will be able to see it long before the sky is dark enough to show any stars. With its mid-December magnitude of minus 44, Venus is about seven times as bright as the other planet, Jupiter, which is still considerably more brilliant than any star. It sets about two hours after the sun. Jupiter is shown high in the east, in the constellation of Taurus, the bull. On Dec. 18 Jupiter is at opposition, directly op- PQsite the sun. A third planot is also visible, although much less prominent. This is Saturn, shown in Aquarius, the water earner, low m the southwest. Earlier in the evening, when the sky first darkens, it is farther south and higher. Its magnitude is plus 1.2, which makes it equal to the fainter of the frrst magnitude stars. Mars is also in the evening sky but you will have' a (hard timo seeing it, since it is 'even Painter than Saturn and sets before Venus. By the time the sky is dark enough to show Mars, tt has almost reached the horizon. Winter, in the Northern Hemisphere, begins Dec. 21, when the sun reaches a point farthest south for the year at 8:41 p.m. In the Southern Hemisphere this is the beginning of summer. London is planning to build perimeter highways around the city. Cider and Home Made Donuts APPLES BY PECK OR BUSHEL RED DELICIOUS, SNOW APPLES JONATHAN HOME • GROWN TOMATOES By Pound or Peck SHADY STOP 8480 M-36 AC 7-4051 Near "We Have Something New" Supervised Play Room and Ground for the Children while Mother's doinff the laundry. WE'LL WATCH YOUR KIDS FOR YOU. Quick Clean Center 6465 E. M-36 (Across from' Buck Lake) We go to all the trouble of redesigning our interiors, improving our handling, and refining our Wide-Track ride, and some people buy us just for our looks. Our new Executive Hardtop Coupe. Lite all 1966 Pontiacs it include*, out^njc mirror, padded dash and vsor$, backup lights, front and rear seat belts, dual-speed windshield Pipers, and Mashers to dean your windshield tor belter visibility. Just once we'd like to have people fall in love with the inside of our cars before they flip for the outside. We spend so much time and effort in there, Why, this year alone we've made available brand-new wraparound buckets and profile bench seats. Not to mention extending our use of rich, genuine walnut paneling. And nicer instrument clusters you've never seen. We've even had our engineers take our test cars apart to see if they can make them smoother, quieter, and more luxurious. And they came up with improvements that, incredibly enough, make our Pont lac seven more enjoyable to drive. Really, though—we don't care which one of our features gets you inside one of our new Pontiacs, just as long as it gets you there. And it will. At least judging by the number of Pontiacs you see on the road. Everything's new in tiger country. Wide-Track Pontiac/'66 COME TO TIGER COUNTRY, YOUR PONTIAC DEALER-A GOOD PLACE TO BUY USED CARS, TOO. BULLARD PONTIAC 1820 E. 8rari Rhrer, Brighto* Mich. PAGE B-8 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG KOK H.r> YEARS WKDNKSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1965 IT'S CHRISTMAS TIM IN AND ALL STORES LISTED WILL BE (Beginning November 29th) U N T I L THROUGH DECEMBER 23 Will Close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve Get your Christmas shopping done early this year. Come to the Grand Opening of a Special Yuletide Festival of Wonderful Gifts for everyone on your list. Shop at all your favorite stores . . . they're ready to help you wrap up Christmas early! Get in on the early values. Shop now for the best buys! j . •» ROBERT'S KARL'S TV D & C STORE JARVIS' STORE GAMBLES STORE LELAND'S DRUGS SERVICE CENTER MARY-JOSHOPPE BRIGHTON VITAMIN COOPER'S JEWELRY UBER'S DRUG STORE FRAN'S COFFEE SHOP POPE'S PARTY STORE SHOW CASE DRESS SHOP HIBB'S FAMILY SHOE STORE SEAN LAVAN HABERDASHERY E. D. EWING FURNITURE & CARPETS BRIGHTON BARGAIN CENTER - 8 p.m. All Stores Welcome Lay-Aways Sponsored by the Retail Division Brighton Chamber of Commerce Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Livingston County Argus - Dispatch December 01, 1965 Description An account of the resource December 01, 1965 edition of The Livingston County Argus - Dispatch, Brighton, Michigan. Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright - United States Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-12-01 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Munce newspaper pinckney dispatch https://www.archives.howelllibrary.org/files/original/784918c5f4cb4503917568054771a068.pdf 82b15531433b2556a6ca712ff1f97f70 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newspaper Description An account of the resource Below is a list of all the newspaper information we know about for Livingston County, Michigan:<br /> <ul> <li><strong>Brighton Argus</strong> (1880-2000) - we have microfilm holdings of this newspaper from 1880-1968 in the Local History Room. Brighton Library also has holdings of this newspaper in their <a href="https://brightonlibrary.info/about-bdl/genealogy-local-history/the-brighton-room/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Brighton Room</a>. <a href="https://brighton.historyarchives.online/home" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></li> <li><strong>Community Life</strong> (Hartland) (1933-present) - we have microfilm holdings of this newspaper from 1933-1991.</li> <li><span><strong>Fowlerville News and Views</strong> (1984-present)- a newspaper that has been covering the Fowlerville, Webberville, and Howell areas. <a href="https://archive-it.org/collections/13451?fc=websiteGroup%3AFowlerville+News+and+Views" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a> (contains 2018-present newspapers and 2015-present blog entries). <a href="https://www.fowlervillelibrary.net/cool-stuff/local-history-room/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fowlerville Library</a> has digital copies available in their library.</span></li> <li><span><strong>Fowlerville Review</strong> (1875-1971) - we have microfilm of this newspaper in the Local History Room. <a href="https://www.fowlervillelibrary.net/cool-stuff/local-history-room/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fowlerville Library</a> has digital copies available in their library.</span></li> <li><strong>Gregory Gazette</strong><span> </span>(1912–1913) - digital copies of newspaper. <a href="http://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/browse?tags=gregory+gazette">View Digital Copies</a></li> <li><strong>Livingston Community News</strong> (2003–2009)<span> - digital copes of newspaper. </span>The<span> </span><em>Livingston Community News</em><span> </span>was a local community newspaper, housed in downtown Brighton, with a weekly circulation of 54,000. Encompassing a News, Features and Sports sections, the paper operated from 2003 to 2009 under the umbrella of The Ann Arbor News. <a href="http://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/browse?tags=livingston+community+news">View Digital Copies</a> </li> <li><strong>Livingston County Argus-Dispatch</strong> (1965-1969) - Brighton Argus and Pinckney Dispatch merged in 1965. Then became Brighton Argus again in 1969. See either Pinckney Dispatch or Brighton Argus for access to this newspaper.</li> <li><span><strong>Livingston County Press</strong> (1937-2000) - Livingston Republican Press changes name in 1937. In 1980 Brighton Argus buys and continues to publish both Brighton Argus and Livingston County Press. In 1997 both papers are published twice weekly. <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><strong>Livingston Courier </strong>(1843-1857) - we have 1843-1846 in digital format. We don't have the rest of the date range. Becomes Livingston Democrat in 1857. Have microfilm for 1843-1856 in Local History Room.<span><em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><span><strong>Livingston Daily Press &amp; Argus</strong> (2000-present) - In September 2000, two successful twice-weekly newspapers the Livingston County Press and the Brighton Argus – that had each been publishing in various forms for more than 100 years - became one. The first edition of the Livingston County Daily Press &amp; Argus hit the streets Sept. 7, 2000. Gannett purchased the newspaper in 2005 as part of the acquisition of Hometown Communications Inc. <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><strong>Livingston Democrat</strong><span> (1857–1928) - index of one of two of Livingston County, Michigan oldest newspapers. The index can be used in the Local History room on the Reference level of the library. The microfilm is processed by edition date. <a href="http://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/249">View Index</a> or <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><strong>Livingston Herald</strong> (1886–1887) - digital copies of newspaper. <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/paper/the-livingston-herald/9306/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></li> <li><span><strong>The Livingston Post</strong> (2009-present) - a all-digital information and opinion site in Livingston County, Michigan. <a href="https://archive-it.org/collections/13451?" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><span><strong>Livingston Reporter</strong> (1918-?) - began publishing on June 14, 1918 by A. Riley Crittenden.</span></li> <li><strong>Livingston Republican</strong><span> (1855–1929) </span><span>- index of one of two of Livingston County, Michigan oldest newspapers. The index can be used in the Local History room on the Reference level of the library. The microfilm is processed by edition date. <a href="http://archives.howelllibrary.org/items/show/249">View Index</a> or <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><span><strong>Livingston Republican Press</strong> (1929-1937) - Livingston Republican and Livingston Democrat merged in 1929. <em><strong>(view in library only)</strong></em> <a href="https://livingstondaily.newspapers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">View Digital Copies</a></span></li> <li><span><strong>Livingston Tidings</strong> (1906-19??) - By 1910 it was published by A. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Hidden Search Text Enter Search Text that is always hidden except to edit. VOLUME 85 — No. 35 BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN — WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1965 10c PER COPY — $4.00 PER YEAR • • . ' » * SANTA RIDE FIRE TRUCK TO BRIGHTON Library's New Home Nearly Ready Upper photo: Old City Hall before renovation as it faced the north side of Main street which was then part of the Mill Pond but now the parking lot behind Leland's. Lower photo: Homecoming p a r a d e down Main street in Brighton in 1906 with gay crowd in a horse-drawn vehicle. BRIGHTON - After nearly 40 years of UDS and downs and once previously near abandonment, the Brigtvton city library wiH soon ha've a home of its own with a full lime librarian and an assistant, with more books, better facilities and a more accessible location. All that is delaying the move to the old city hall, which has been renovated, is steel for the fire escape vrfiich was scheduled to arrive in time for the library to move into its new home Dec. 1 from the smafll building it now occuDies on Junior High Honor Roll BRIGHTON-Brlghton Jundor High School's eighth grade boasts of four all-A students tor the second marking period while the seventh grade came up with three all-A students. Those on the honor roll follow: EIGHTH GRADE All A's — Kim Gyr, Becky LewAllon. Robert Musch, Mark Warren. B Average or Better — Mi* chael Ashby, Robert Bauer, Tom Bowddtoh, Robin Boylan, Karri© Cole, Robert Davis, Rita DeFoor, Dwight Fitzgerald, Ann GFbbons, Mary Gordenier, Rollin Green, Dennis Grob, Carol Gruen, David Harmon, John Herbst, John Koenes, Harry Meade, Rudy Meffert, James Pearsall, Randie Reese, Laurie Ruffm, Darlene Slagle, Iran* Smith, Dale Tarrant SEVENTH GRADE All A*s — Deborah Bauer, Doreen Briftingham, Arthur Campbell. B Average or Better — Patricia Bazley, Nancy Bottum, Chert Chenoweth, Bill Conrad, Bart Fisher, Bonnie Griffith, Janice Harbron, Dale Hendry, Patrick Hoyle, Ed Kretschmer, Pamela Miller, Mary Oakley, Kurt Richardson, Cas Scranton, Bill Springstead, Richard Te* gan. Hyne st. at the Mill Pond. At a P.TA. meeitims in November, 1927, a motion was made and voted to sponsor a City Library. A committee of five was appointed by the president to aporoach the City Council and request space in the council rooms located over the Fire Hall, and also for any financial aid the city could provide. The Council recognized the need for a library and space was granted in the small front room, and an appropriation of $200 a year toward its siroport. Book donations were collected and shelves were arranged. With the help of Mrs. Florence Deering, then a teacher in the Brighton School, books were obtained on loan from the State Library and the Detroit Public Library. A board of three members was named and volunteer workers assigned for duty to keep the library open six hours a week. In March 1928 the City Library was ready to furnish books to residents. Non-residents were charged a registna- (OoOtinucd on paga 6) Kick Jams Door To His Jail Cell ANN ARBOR - A WUtmore Lake man nearly kicked himself into a life sentence in the Ann Arbor jail. Robert Lee Bentley, 18, of 7054 Sheldon Rd., Whitmore Ijakc, arrested on a charge of driving after drinking when Ann Arbor police spotted his car moving in what they said was an erratic manner. He and two companions were taken to the police station at City Hall. Hentiey became angry at boing interrogated and b ^ n to fight with police. Placed in the security lockup to quiet down, he kicked the sic*'I door, causing it to buckle and jamming the lock so lhat he could not be released, officers a(Med. He was finally released after several hours when the Jock w;is forced by polif" who firsl ntUlrd malicious destruction 1o Ihc olJi'T charge. Mental Health Center Near County O.K. HOWELL — L i v i n g s t o n County is one step nearer to having a mental health program. A special sub-committee appointed by the Livingston County Board of Supervisors reported that a female mental health center is essr-'ial to meet the current and future m e n t a l health needs of the children and their families residing in Lrvuigston County. The committee re;x>r4rau«ded that the supervisors appoint a community m e n t a l health board of directors to draft a detailed statement of program, policies and budget. The committee estimated that the potential cost would be approximately $65,000 which would cover salaries for professional staff members to include psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, and one or possibly two clinical sockil wr>rhnrs, -ind clerical and mnint'-nanc tuff The report will be placed before the super visors for a vote aL their December meeting. James Sullivan, administrator of the McPherson Health Center, stated at the meeting:' "The Health Center Board of Trustees is vitally interested in the work of the Mental Health Study Committee in establishing a Family Mental Health Program for Livingston County." Sullivan said: "I feel sure the board of trustees is ready anl willing 'o aid the study committee and the board of supervisors in establishing this much needed program and will offer the facilities of the Health Center that may lx> TH«(U-(1 in the program." !)'%v"l'>pnvnt of communjiy !nt.:il hi-.'llh services iimler Mi'-hi,".Ki\ coo;>cr;j!ive stalecounly !)!;i'i means 22 eourhlies (Continued on page 5) New Industry, Homes Boom Economy Here BRIGHTON — The impact of the rapidly spreading exodus to the outlying areas of Detroit has recently brought several new industries to Brighton and has created a famine in the labor market. With construction of new homes and apartments in the eastern part of the county, home ownership in Livingston county is now at the highest percentage in tbe nation. Surveys show that in 1965 83& percent of the county's population owned their own homes. Two of the most recent industries in Brighton Eire the Maorsden Electric Co., manufacturers and designers of electrical transformers and reactors, who moved from Detroit, and the Hammersley Co., manufacturers of camping trailers. The Brighton city council recently rezoned the area facing' old Grand River, across from' the Kroger Co., from R-l to R 4 at the request of Ralph Banfield, builder, who has purchased the Hardesty p r o p e r t y among many other parcels of land in the Brighton area. Banfield told the council he wag going to build an apartment house on the Hardeety prop* erty and it is understood th*t Banfield has already started building a number of homes on property he acquired facing Brighton Lake rd. Richard Juipe and Harold Jarvis, Jr., are building an apartment house on the old Flint road and expect to have six units ready for occupancy by Feb. 1. They plan a total of 18 units and already many applications have been received for rentals. In Livingston County home ownership has been on the rise and is now at a high level. A greater proportion of Livingston County families than ever before own the houses in County Bar Honors Judge Carland At the meeting of the Livingston County Bar Association, Circuit •Judge BJichael Carland (standing right) was honored by the county's attorney. He is shown being presented with a petition signed by the entire bar membership urging him to be a candidate for reelection at the upcoming primary. Municipal Judge Stanley Berriman (standing left) made the presentation. Others at the speaker's table are left to rights Robert Kleeb, County Clerk Joseph Ellii and Martin Lavan. Judge Carland presides over the 35th judicial district conMMjjedt of Livingston and Shiawasswroufties. At trie meeting it also waMrfinwigced that veteran Court Officer TomFInlan, 83 yean old had resigned effective Jan. 1 and Harold True had been appointed in his stead. True is a veteran radio announcer having been with WWJ for many years until he retired in 1964. True, 74 years old, resides in Howell. which they live. The proportion is higher by about 10.5 per cent than in 1950. The findings are based on an updating of the latest Department of Commerce figures, in line with more recent surveys by the University of Michigan and others. As on indication of the change that has been taking place, back in 1950 the official Census of Housing showed that 73.0 per cent of the local dwelling units were owner-occupied. By 1960, the ratio had reached 80.0 per cent. Now, in 1965, it is at an estimated 83.5 per cent. The figures for Livingston County compare favorably with those for the United States as a whole, where the home ownership ratio is 64.1 per cent. It is 77.8 per cent in Michigan. Much of the progress in this direction, locally and nationally, has taken place in the last 10 years, aided by rising prosperky and by government insurance of mortgages. With incomes on the increase, more and" more families have been achieving an economic position that has enabled them to acquire homes of their own. Their way was eased, considerably, by the availability of mortgage money at more favorable rates than were offered in earlier years. As a result, the proportion of homes with mortgages on them rose from 44 per cent in 1950 to 57 per cent by 1960. Although there has been much trading-up in recent years — people selling their homes to buy larger and fancier ones — there ha.s also been much money spent on remodeling, expanding and repairing Ihe older dwellings. Upwards of $11 billion per ye«r is now being spent for such purposes, according lo the Univershy pf Michigan survey. Kaeh year, rt finds, four out of 10 families make such outlays, averaging $550. It amounts U> $2211 per dwelling P«" year when Ihe cost is spread out on (Continued on page 5) 15 From County To Camp:|£xp|ainS Tax 55 More Called For Exams HOWELL - The step up in the military strength in Viet Nam will be reflected in the February draft for which 55 Livingston county men will take their physical examinations on Dec- 27. They will leave HoweH by bus for Detroit at 7 o'clock in the morning. Although it was previously announced that no man who was married before Aug. 26 would be called into service, the group to ieave Howell Dec. 27 includes many men who were married before that date and previously had been exempted. On Dec. 13 fifteen men from the Livingston county area, who previously had passed their physical examinations, will leave HoweH to enter the service for a minimum of Cwo years. This group, which will go immediately to training camp, includes: Four from Howell, Douglas H. Robertson, Darwin Ferritt, Oscar D. Snooter and Aibert DeCroix; Three from Brighton, Michael G. Koteles, Richard M. Larabee and Michael G. Wisser; Whitmore Plant Moves to Brighton BRIGHTON - Pat's Paint and Assembly, a commercial organization, now located at Whitmore Lake, is moving to Brighton and expects to be in operation by Dec. 18. On Jan. 1, 1966, t h e company will change its name to the Brooks Corporation. The company has leased the building at 121 South West St., next to the Leith ice house. The company is headed by Harold Brooks and the vice president is James Dunstan of Brighton. The firm specializes in commercial spray painting, mostly auto assembly parts, and has some large coatracts with (he state's biggest auto parts makers. The work force will consist of approximately 60 persons. Two from Hamburg, Wayne E. Howell and David L. Slagle; Two from Pinckney, Richard A. Blades and Roy E. White; One from Fowlervilie, Law rence E. Cain; One from Hart]and, Wayne D. McMichael; One from Whitmore Lake, Ciary E. Stcpp; One from Munith, Max L. Kellinberger, Jr. The number to be called up for March ha-s not boon announced but after a man has passed his physical he generally has about B0 flays before he is sent to training camp. Due to this respite, the men who wHl takr their physicals the last of this month will, in all likelyhood, begin training under the February draft quota. Young married men without children previously deferred, and many of tboM} previously rejected for slight physical defects are now bein^ reel ass i fed for the draft. Ex-Queen's Sister Hurt; Dad Killed HOWELL — A former HoweU man, 40 year old Robert Carpenter, was killed Monday in an accident on 1-96, east of Williamston. The Ingham County Sheriff's department reported that Carpenter's car left the road aqd crashed into a drain ditch. Carpenter was killed, and his 17 year old daughter, Rene is in Sparrow Hospital in Lansing m very serious condition, suffering from a collapsed lung, head injuries, and possible brain damage. Carpenter is survived by his wi'n and tyr> o'her daughters, Candice and Melanie all of Lansing. Candice was last year's Miss Livingston Counly. Only 14 Shopping Days Til Xmas!!! For Oldsters HOWELL - The tax exemption relief for persons 65 yrars old and older, recently passed by Hie Legislature will not apply on the current tax bill but will apply for the first time on city lax bills which will be mailed next July. The exemption applies if cither ihe husband or wife has reached 65 years, provided Lhe property is jointly owned, Counly Clerk Joe Ellis has received from Stale Hep Thom- ,Ys Sharpr, brochures explaining in (Mail the benefits for the oldsters under the new law. Counly Clerk Ellis has lhe brochures available for the public. Explaining the law, he •said; "Eligibility requirements are — 65 years or over, (either husband or wife need be 65 or over). "Combined gross income did not exceed $5000 for the preceding calendar year. "The state equalized value of ,ili real property owned or being bought does not exceed $10,000. "Applicant has lived in the state seven consecutive years immerlia'ely preceding filing da'e and resides in the state at least six months in each twelve mor.th period. "Persons eligible to claim exemption must file a claim in an affidavit form which may be obtained from your Township Supervisor or City Clerk. (Write them for the form and they will forward you one ) "The time for filing is from D . T .11 through 1he las! d:iy of Ihe meeting of Ihe Board of Heview, which is usually the Nth or 9th day of March' File between these dates, Pec !U. St. Nick Plans Yule Gift For Every Child BRIGHTON — Because there is little likelihood of snowcovered ground for Santa Claus' sleigh Saturday, the Brighton Firemen are already on their way in a fire truck to pick up the jolly old fellow so that he can ride Uckety-split into Brighton in grand style. He is due to reach the center of the city by 1 o'clock Saturday and will remain until 5 o'clock in the afternoon in order that every child in the Brighton area may have a chance to shake hands with him and tell Santa what he wants most for Christmas. But no child will be snubbed by Santa. Because he has a bag of candy for every good little boy and girl that climbs up on his knee. Santa will be im front of the fire hall with a background of the Christinas trees and greens that the fh-ernen are selling to raise money for their various activities during the coming year. In the meantime the lighted decorations are being extended and many lights are kept turned on 24 hours a day. The City Council at its last meeting urged all residents and especially, the merchants to daily decorate to bring the Yule spirit to those who P&ss through the city. And the Brighton Jaycees are again sponsoring their annual Christmas decorations contest. Until Christmas all stores in Brighton will remain open until 9 p.m. m order to give the workers who can't get home early, an opportunity to shop. In their efforts to make the Brighton area a better place m which to live, the Brighton Jaycees are urging home owners to participate in this contest as the decorations will serve U> increase the Christmas spirit — and there is a chance to win a cash prize. There will be a total of five prizes awarded, the first prize being a $25 savings bond. Second prize will be $10, third prize $8, fourth and fifth prizes $5 each. All participants must reside within five mile of downtown Brighton and must submit an entry form postmarked before midnight of December 24. Displays should be lighted from dusk to 10:30 p.m. every night. Entries will be judged on a 100 point total, with artistic merit rating 30 points, originality 20 points, lighting techniques 30 points and ingenuity 20 points. Entry forms are available at Leland's and Uber's drug stores, the Brighton State Bank, The Brighton City Hall or phone Bob Richmond at 229-6268. Many Livingston county retailers who sell toys report that 'do-it-yourself" has intrigued i.i.r.y a daddy. They buy unas- > .ib od toys and then hope for the best many waiting until Cl-.ri '-mas eve to tackle the toy (Continued on page 5) to March Sth or Nil. 19«6 to ivreive Hie rvmplion on your 19M :.i\ lull, which will lie Willed in December l%f» for eounly ;t:i;| school l.ises .mil on c;ty t.ives which will be billed in July •!%(! Mills said Ihere lias been (Cootmuetl on pane 5) Santa to Fly To Pinckney P I N C K N E Y - He flies <hrough the air with the greatest uf ease — Santa Claus, that is — as he conies to Pinckney on Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. a-nd lands at the elementary school playk'rouiKi. Rudolph won't be leadins the pack. A pilot will bring Santa by air. He'll proceed downtown via h o r s e d r a w n sU-4«h 1o Veterans' Memorial Field. There'll be goodies for the kids — and Kood coffee for :ho udiitls. Juyceos are regpons Me for (ho former — Juyccttec for the I alter. St. Nick will st;»y a\ his post until 2 p.m. Helping with ari- aiiKenirnls are Trnn Wylte, Dave Kaeivher, Jim .J:mow*W, Hank Lautfhlin and Km Char- I PAG E TWO LIVINGSTO N COUNTY' S WATCHDO G FOK 85 YEARS WEDNESDAY , DECEMBE R 8, 1965 Heads Hamburg Twp. Fund Board W1NKELBAUS Mrs. Ralp h Winkelhaus, newly electe d membe r of th e Ham - bur g Townshi p Communit y Fun d board of directors , is chairma n of the boar d for 1966. Mr. Del Leapley was electe d vice presiden t of the board . Mrs. Harol d Richte r Jr . will continu e as secretar y and treasurer . Mrs. Manle y Bennet t has been appointe d Campaig n Chair - ma n for 1966. She will be assisted by Mrs. Edwar d Zobel . Thi s two years end s Mrs . Kaump' s term as chairma n of the boar d of directors . Crash Hurts 2 From Brighton ANN ARBOR — Sharo n Robinson , 18, of Brighton , suffered hea d cut s and Kenneth ' G. Luttennoser , 18, of Brighton , a cut on the hand , when the car driven by Luttermose r was involved in an acciden t last night in the K-Mar t parkin g lot on Washtenaw, west of Ypsilanti. Sheriff's deputie s said tha t the girl was throw n throug h the windshield of th e ca r when it crashe d into a ooncret e pillar in the parkin g lot. Both were treate d at Beyer Memoria l Hospita l in Ypsilanti. Strawberr y yields per acre in Maniste e count y are higher tha n in any comparabl e region in the eastern U.S. Productio n in the count y over the past five years has Increase d by 409 per cent The average for the entir e countr y is estimate d at nin e per cent . U.S. to Try Two As Auto Thieves DETROI T — Trials of two men accused of operatin g a stolen auto ring has been set for Januar y to the U A dbtxfc* court . Both are at liberty under $2,500 bonds. They are John H. Bradley, 38, formerl y of Brighton and Whitmor e Lake and Lloyd Corey formerly of Ypsilanti. They are charged with transiwrting a stolen car across a state line. Bradley and Corey have been identifie d by police as the own ers of the Ann Arbor Auto Sale3 and Leasing Co. with headquar - ters in Garde n City Police say tha t firm in one year leased or sold stolen cars with a tota l value of over $300,000. Bradley and Corey were arrested last Septembe r while riding in a stolen car in Chica - go. They were returne d to Michiga n on t h e federal charge. We know some ruffians whose veneer of civilization is wearing thin . OBITUARIES HARRY L. SHELDO N HAMBUR G - Harr y L. Sheldon, 77, retire d Ann Arbor Foundr y Co. employe, died Thursda y at St. Joseph Merc y Hospital , Ann Arbor after a short illness. He lived at 7183 Sheldon Rd. in Hambur g Township . Bom April 9, 1888, in Sumpte r Township , he was the son of Theodor e and Jenni e Leonar d Sheldon . He marrie d Dor a Clymer of Milan in 1909. She died in 1915. Mr. Sheldon marrie d Mrs- Maud e LaVear of Ann Arbor on Jun e 9, 1917. She died in November, 1945, On April 27, 1946, he marrie d Mar y Thoma s of Detroit . She survives. Surviving in addit^ n to his wife are a son, Harol d of Ham - tburg Township , two stepdaugh - tprv Mrs Surfing Seyfried of Whitmore Lake and Mrs. Erwin Guemhe r of Ann Arbor; five grandchildre n and six greats grandchildren . T MRS. GOLDI E BANFIEL D Mrs. Goldi e E Banfield, 80, of 918 West Main St., Brighton , passed away Monda y night at M c P h e r s o n Communit y Healt h Center , Howell, following a short illness. She was born Februar y 28, 1885 in New Hudson , a daughte r of Jame s and Harriet t Hardin g McKinley . On Februar y 5, 1904 she was marrie d to Edwin W Banfield in New Hudson . Mr. and Mrs. Banfield farmed at the McKinle y family farm until Mr. Banrfield's retiremen t in 1948. At that time they moved to thei r presen t address in Brighton . Mrs. Banfield was a membe r of the First Methodis t Churc h of Brighton . She was a former membe r of the WS.C.S. of th e churc h and the Brighton King's Daughters . Surviving in additio n to her husband , are two daughters ; Mrs. Warren (Irma ) Moor e of Porrtia c and Mrs. Joseph (Nor - nia) Voorhis of Brighton , two grandchildren , and several nieces nephew s and cousins. Funera l services wiil be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday , Dec . 9, from the Keehn Funera l Hom e with the Rev. Rober t Brubake r officiating. Burial will be in the Hudso n Cemetery , Hudson . New By British Vogue Jack Winter Pett i Blair Moor 6.98 - 17.95 Parka s Ski-Jacket s Bench Warmers 10.98 - 27.98 Jack Winter Pett i Eastmor e Juniorit e 6.98 - 14.98 Ship-N-Shor e Macshor e 2.99 - 6.98 A-Line Straigh t 4 Juniorit e Jan e Colby Pett i Blair Moor 7.98 - 14.98 Floo r Lengt h % Lengt h 7.98 - 22.50 Slack Boots Fu r Trim s Mules 2.50 - 4.98 By Societ y Lovely Fo r Christma s 5.00 - 7.00 Lounging Pajama s 14.98 & Peignor Sets 4.98 - 15.00 Check your Christmas list, then check with us. RTS HAROL D BENNET T WHITMOR E LAKE - Harol d William Bennett , 68, of 7705 Kearne y Rd. , Whitmor e Lake, died at his hom e following a long illness. He was bom Oct. 22, 1897, at Cadillac , a son of William an d Emm a Tripp Bennett . Mr. Bennet t lived in Ann Arbor from 1916 unti l movin g to Whitmor e Lake nin e years a*?o. He was employe d by the Barmes- Gibson-Raymon d Division of the Associated Sprin g Corp . for 18 years before his retire - ment . He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Buchol z Bennett ; a daughter , Mrs . Lorrai n Devlin of Whitmor e Lake; two grandsons; four great-grandchildren ; and two sisters, Mrs. Rut h Scheet z of Ann Arbor end Mrs . Norm a Bennett , in California . Services were conducte d Mon - day in th e Staffan Funera l Home , th e Rev. Jame s C. Kincaad officiating. Burial in Arborcres t Cemetery . MRS. GEORG E KATONA HAMBUR G - Mrs. Rut h E k * nor Katona , 51, wife of Georg e Katona , a Hambur g pharmacist , died after an illness of several months . She lived alt 4299 Shor e View, HUmbur g Township . She was bom Sept 8, 1914, in Montana , a daughte r of Danie l J., and Sarah M. McAivay Gillman . She was marrie d to Mr . Katon a on Nov. 3, 1934, to Ypsilanti, and moved to Hambur g four years ago. Surviving in additio n to her husban d are a daughter , Mrs. Rober t (Mary ) Fitzgeral d of Brighton ; thre e sons, Michae l G- of Ann Arbor, and Pau l and David at home ; eqght grandchil - dren ; her mother , Mrs. Philip L. Scbenk of Am Arbor, and a sister, Mrs. Lawrenc e Macki n of MuMee. Privat e funeral services were held at Muehti g Funera l Chap - ei on Dec . 2 wttfa Rev. Collin Campbell , Jr. , officiating. Burial was in Fores t HiH s cemetery . Memoria l contribution s may be mode to American Cance r Socdety- MRS . JESSI E ALLMAN D HARTLAN D — Mrs. Jessie Elizabet h Allmand of 8155 Dwyer Rd. , Hartlan d Township , passed away at th e McPherso n Healt h Cente r on Nov. 27, 1965 after a brief illness. She was the daughte r of Joseph and Cynthi a Jan e Melvin and was born in Milford on April 27, 1878. She was marrie d to Perc y Aifanand on Marc h 11, 1909. To this unio n was bom five children , four sons, Ron - deau of Bantam , Conn. , Roland , Dougla s and Graydo n of Hart - land ; and one daughter , Mrs. Josep h Lyons of Fenton , Seventeen grandchildre n and 16 great grandchildre n and several cousins survive. Mrs. Allmand moved to their farm on Dwyer Rd . from ME* ford in 1926. She was a mem* ber of the Milford High Schoo l Class of 1896 and the Hartlan d Methodis t Churc h and th e Heart - land Thorea u Far m Bureau , He r husban d precede d her m deat h Jun e 14, 1965. Funera l services were held fit 'the Hartlan d Methodis t Churc h Novembe r 30, with the Rev. Jame s Simmon s officiating. Burial was in th e Hartlan d ceme - tery. Arrangement s were by the Mac-Donal d Funera l Hom e to, Howell. ARTHU R MEINK E HARTLAN D —Arthur Memke , 45, of Hartland , died of a hear t attac k Dec . 3 while at work in Ann Arbor. Mr. Meink e was born Marc h 2, 1920, in Kalamazoo , a son of R. C. and Josephin e Lyons Mefcke, tad was marrie d to Betty Workman in May, 1954, in' Lexington Ky. She survives. Besides his wife, survivors are thre e sons, Michael , Pat - rick and Timothy , all at home ; thre e daughters , Sandra , Mar y and Joanne , all also at home , and his mothe r of Fenton . Funera l services were held Monda y at the MacDonal d Fun - eral Home , with th e Rev. Jame s Simmon s of the Hartma n Me- (fchodist Churc h officiating. Burial in Hartlan d Cemetery . I SWAPPED FOR IT THROUGH THE, WANT ADS FLOOR and TABLE LAMPS BEDROOM LAMPS POLE LAMPS STICK LAMPS CHAIN LAMPS D W. MAIN ST, BRIGHTON THROW RUGS PILLOWS FOR SOFA BED FLOOR WALL ACCESSORIES MAGAZIN E RACKS TV SNACK TRAYS FOOTSTOOLS and HASSOCKS EURMANN 5 1* Furniture 2700 E. GRAM RIVER H U M 546428 0 HOWELL №CH№AN WEDNESDAY, ifecEMBER 8, 1965 UVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEAKS PAGE THREK MR, AND MRS. LARRY HILL BRIGHTON - A candlelight service at St. Patrick Catholic Church ^ Brighton, Nov. 19, united Miss Patricia Ann Davis and Larry Hill in Marriage. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev, Father James Sullivan before an altar decorated with yellow, white and rust colored chrysanthemums Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Davis of 8401 Lee Road, Brighton and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Hill of 17650 Van Syckle Road, Gregory. ivlrs. Edna Samborsky of Brighton was soloist, accompanying herself on the organ. Attendants, Miss Ann Standlick as maid of honor, and Miss Chris Cramer and Miss Hazed Stockard as bridesmaids, were dressed alike in Empire gowns fashioned with bodices of gold velvet and skirts of yellow satin. Each carried a cascade bouquet of yellow, white and rust chrysanthemums. Best man was David Johnston of Gregory, while seating the guests were RoberUIXavis, brother of the bride, and David Hill, brother of the bridegroom. Mother of the bride, Mrs. Davis, was in a blue, three-piece suit with matching accessories. The bridegroom's mother chose a pink two-piece suit with complementing accessories. As the young couple left on ' their honeymoon trip to West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and Canada, the bride was wearing a brown jumper costume wiLh a print blouse. Upon their return they will reside in Gregory. The new Mrs. Hill, a graduate of Brighton High School, is in the plant-purchasing department at the University of Michigan. Her husband, a graduate of Stockbridge High, is a farmer. Snaetaea BATTLE CREEK — The engagement of Miss Sheryl L. Pearson of Ann Arbor, and Nelson Warner of Ann Arbor, has been announced by Mr. and Mrs. Owen Pearson of Battle Creek. Mr. Warner is a son of Stanley Warner of Howell and Mrs. Doro'hy Warner of Battle Creek. Miss Pearson attended Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, the John Robert Powers Modeling School in Detroit and is employed at Servomation of Ypsilanti. Her fiance is a graduate of Albion College and is attending the University's Medical School. Ho is a member of Galens, honorary medical society, and Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity. A June 19 wedding is plannod. 'Curious Savage* A Huge Success The Livingston Players' "The Curious Savage" given Dec. 3rd and 4th under the direction of Bill Moore at the New HoweU High School was a huge success. It was such a success that to be fair one could not actually pinpoint one single performer as the "Star." From Bemice Hyne, the star, down the line to the smallest part each was "Star material" in his or her own right. Every performance Bernice H yne gives is better than the one before, and as Ethyl (Mrs. Savage) she rang the bell again. When performers become so expert in their roles you have a hit on your hands, and so it was with "The Curious Savage." Pat Taylor as Florence, Roger Lane as Hannibal, Rosemary Syppe Fairy May and Duane Wiedman as Jeffrey and Marguerite Wenzel as Mrs. Paddy had you misty-eyed with a lump in your throat;- the family, Harry Lawrence as Titus, the Senator Mrs. Savage's oldest son, Win Hubbell as Samuel, another son, and Lily Belle, the scatter4>radn muchmarried daughter, portrayed their parts in such a way you detested them, while Joann Wiedman as the nurse and John Stephens as Dr. Emmett made their parts very sympathetic. The Livingston Players were very fortunate in having the New Howell High School auditorium in which to give their performances. Everything about it was perfect, and its newness and beauty gave one a feeling of "plush." Coffee was served to the audience behind the scenes giving everyone an opportunity to see what "behind the scenes" is like. MILAN — Donald Gruden of Brighton served as best man last week at the wedding of Jacqueline Joyce Hartmann and Thomas Edward Fital. Jacqueline is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartmann of Milan and Thomas is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fital of Milan. At an evening ceremony in Immaculate Conception church here the bride entered tile sanctuary in a floor-length gown of Chan til ly lace with chapel train. A heiaripiece of flowers and petals secured her elbow-length veil of nylon illusion, and she carried a bouque! of white carnations centered with a lavendar orchid. Attending the bride were her sister, Miss Sandra Hartmann as maid of honor, the Misses Kathy and Nancy Kitorra of Milan as bridesmaids, Dawn Marie Betts of Milan as flower girl and Ronald Nadda of Milan as ringbearer. The bride's brother, Kenneth Hartmann, and Douglas Naida of Milan were ushers. After the newlyweds greeted quests at the reception at the Tri-County Sportsmen's League Club, they left for a wedding trip to Niagara Falls. ,9'm/M - BRIGHTON-Karen L. Smth. daughter of Mrs. Kenneth Richardson of Brighton and Kenneth Wilhoit of Fenton, became the bride of Frederick J. Dy« mond, son of the John Dyxnoods of Brighton, on November 27, the double ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Brubaker at the First Methodist Church. As the bride was escorted to the altar by her father, she wore a floor length gown of aqua satin which featured and inlaid train in back and accented by a bow at the waist line. Her veil was secured by a crown of cut glass. She carried a bouquet of white carnations. Mrs. Joanne Keckonen, friend of the bride served as matron of honor. The bride's attendant wore a sheath dress with a bodice of rose velvet and a white brocade bottom, her head piece was a pink rosetta, she eanied a bouquet of pink carnations. Serving as flower girl and zing bearer were Kim Richardson, sifter of the bride and Edward Adams, nephew of the groom. Lawrence Kickonen of Brighton, friend of the groom served as best man. Ushers were Stanley Adams of Washington, D. C, brother in-law or the groom and David Lehman of Brighton, friend of the groom. For her daughters' wedding, Mrs. Richardson wore a sheath dress of bhie lace. Her accessories matched her dress. The bridegroom's mother wore a royal blue dress with matching accessories. A reception was held at the Fire Hall for 150 guests, Mrs. Dale Cole took care of the guert book and Mrs. Dan Cole served punch and coffee. Mrs. Harold Hughes cut the cake. Guests were present from Brighton, Fer/jon, Mi'lford, Pontiac, Ostcoda and Washington, D. C. The groom is employed at General Motors Proving Grounds and the bride works in Data Processing at the University Hospital in Ann Arbor- After a short wedding trip the couple will make their borne in Brighton. A son, Kerry John bom, Nov. 26 to the Henry G. Laughlins of Pinckney a daughter, Milinda June, to the Ronald Gibsons <£ Pinckney. CHURCH DINNER PINCKNEY - T h e Ladies Aid of the Community Congregational Church meets at noon Dec. 9 for a potluck dinner. Everyone is to bring a 50 cent gift, according to president Edna Guy. II ROUND THE TOWN'i BY DORCAS AC 9-W83 Jim Matthews, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Matiews, 904 W Main St. got hrs first doer, 4 point,, near Luzerne fast week. Jim is only 16. Thmk of the hunter* years older who haven't their first, and go hunting every year. No, I won't tell their names, but biy con^ratu- Ic'ions to Jim. I told you I would find out about the flags on top of Sean Lavan's haberdashery. I'm ashamed of my ignormance, but I had to go in and ask. They are Itadian, Danish, Irish, Swedisn and French. And that wonderful, most beautiful of all, which is put UT> irrfromt every day is OLD' GLORY, naturally. We have a sample bencn uy Old City Hall, and soon to be the New Library. This bench was built by the City crew. It is just perfect for sitting out this summer, complete comfort, just right for one's back, so 1 am reserving one for this summer. The Ci'ty Manager says more will soon be finished. There will be two by the New Library three by City Hall. Mrs. Betty Marshall and little daughter, Heather, are visiting Her parents in New York, and "Daddy, Peter, City Manager, is picking up a lot of "free meals." while they are away. Congratulations lu k'nu ana George Seger, 201 Pkrce, on the birth of Kristopher Joal, Nov. 22nd. Another littlo brother. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burton 5418 Military Drive, and daughter, Judy, are going to have the pleasure of having Mrs. Burton's father, James Johnston, from Seattle, Washington, make his home with them. Brighton welcomes Mr. Johnston and hope he is very happy here. The Women V Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church will have a meeting at 8 p m. the evening of December 13th. It will be a regular business meeting with the extra treat of having Mrs. Bernice Hyne giving two Christmas readings. Mr. and Mrs. SKeman, M3 Franklin, are going to have the pleasure of a visit from Mrs. Skemam's Grandfather, Mr. Charles Lee of Holly, Michigan and that ia the reason for those extra big smiles on the Skeiiian family's faces. Warwin's Kitchen was Me scene Saturday night of the 'Cast Party" of the Livingston Players, and they eho$x3 the right place for'their celebrating of their success. The place is just the right size for an intimate party such as they enjoyed, there were sixty present, and the Warwin's are notod for their hospitality and pampering of their guests. Tim War- School Menus Week of December 13, Monday: Sloppy-joe on bun, buttered whole kernel corn, chilled fruit, home-made sweet cinnamon rolls, milk. Tuesday: OkWashioned goulash, cabbage salad, chilled peaches, bread and butter, milk. Wednesday: Vegetable beef soup, ham salad sandwich, vegetable strips, grnger£*ake with whipped topping, miML Thursday: Roast turkey and gravy on whipped potatoes, but- On All Girls' Wear At Unheard Of Savings Of 25% On Entire Girl's Wear Slacks and Slack Sets, Skirts, Blouses, etc. 1 - 6x and 7 - 14 JOYCE, MILDRED and SANTA Say . . SHOWCASE DRESS SHOP 328 W. MAIN tered green beans, cranberry sauce, chilled fruit, bread and butter, milk. Friday: Baked macaroni and cheese, tossed salad, assorted chilled fruit, ice cream, bread and butter or peanut butter, milk. HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS December 8 through 10, 1965 Wednesday: T u r k e y and gravy, whipped potatoes, lettuce, spinach saAad and French dressing, fruit cup, hot rolls and butter, milk. Thursday: Chili con came and crackers, combination salad, deep dish apple pic, French bread and butter, milk. Friday: Pizza pie, buttered gre«i beans, carrot, celery relishes, fruit, milk. Sheer inspiration for holiday occasion.s—and tflamor gifts — is this imaginative new design in a velvety Dacron applique by Hanes which give an elegant new dimension of flattery to shapely ankles, suggests Mrs. Kathleen B re mond Hanes, director of styling. Marigold, a new floral pattern in Hanes Sheer Kxtravagant'c, a gossamer sheer, <icmi-to<' seamless stocking, is the focal point of fashion interest. Another exciting gift idea is Hanes Op Sock with mutching cap, inspired by Optical art designs. wins playing of the organ was wonderful as always and made the evening perfect. Mr and Mrs. Don Lenh, b21 S 7th, are the proud parents of a lovely little girl, Carol Jean, born Saturday, November 27th. Carol Jean wah born on her Brother, Donne's, 11th birthday, while sister, Mary, was born on Bill's second birthday. Congratulatiorvs to the LeiLh family The Seruor Citizens Group will meet at the First Methodist Church for a pot luck lunch at 12:30 Wednesday December 8th. Be on hand for a nice tune. Joe Mathews of 904 W. Main St., lost his oldest brother, Melvin, last week. Mr. Mathews resjded in Lupton Our sincere sympathy. Why not go it> tne regular monthly meeting of The Livingston Players this Thursday night at 8 p.m. at the West Elementary School in Brighton and learn all about the Players, have a good time and join the group. PINCKNEY — Mrs. M. Uvrance is hostess Dec. 15 to the Christmas Party for (Pegs) Pinckney Extension group. Pot luck luncheon begins as 11:30 p.m. followed by a gift exchange. Members of this group who formed a craft group will get together on Jan. 5 at a place to be announced. Honor Washburns PINCKNEY — The Don Washbums r e c e i v e d a pewot> al sates award from their employers, the Amway Corporation for outstanding achievement. PANCAKE BREAKFAST BRIGHTON — A pancake and sausage breakfast wil be given by the Masonic lodge, Sunday morning in the Masonic Temple. Hour* ire from 7 a m . to 1 p.m. ail you can eat for $1 for aduJts and 50 cents for children. ANN AKBOR — Barbara Ann Hill and Edward H. Koch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Koch of Ann Arbor, are engaged and planning a June wedding. The bride-elect is thi> daughter of Mrs. Glen Scott of Dexter and Ernest Hill of Channel View, Texas. Miss Hill is a graduate of Dewier High School and is employed at Dexter Product Co. Her fiance is a graduate of Ann Arbor High School and is employed by Parker & Sons in Howell. BARBARA ANN HILL Fine i Jarvis Store FOR LADS AKD DADS MAIN ST. BRIGHTON CASUAL Indoors or out Jiffies style Casual is a hit. 100% cotton knit. Machine washable. Easy to pack for the active traveler. Ideal for weekend leisure. $3.50 per pair EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1966 Your Savings Wilt Earn Compounded and Paid Quarterly Open Your Christmas Club Account Now and Take a Chance on These Free Gifts AM-FM Clock Radio* 19" Television * Polaroid Camera Your Christmas Club Account Earns Dividends the same as All Other Savings. First Federal Savings Livingston County'u Only Saving** & Uwn AMMOC. Located !• the Bowell Stompta* PAGE FOUR LIVINGSTO N COUNTY' S WATCHDO G FOR 85 YEARS WEDNESDAY , DECEMBE R 8, 1965 \ The Livingston County ARGUS - DISPATCH 107 E. Grand River Brighton, Michiga n 48116 Telephone: ACadem y 9-9509 Tom Munce , Edito r and Publishe r B. N . Poltick , Business Manage r Jack Colley, Advertising Directo r Second Oaw Postag e paid at BRIGHTON, MICHIGAN Pifaltotd every Wednesday by The Brighton Arxos* Inc. SUBSCRIPTIO N RATE S Within Michigan: $4.00 yearly Outside Michigan: 95.00 yearly New Significance What is th e significance of th e jet age of internationa l travel? Ther e is an easy and obvious answer. Th e jets make it possible for businessmen , diplomats , student s and just plain tourist s to move from continen t to continen t in a mere matte r of hours , and in complete comfort . But ther e is more . And a striking" example of it was demonstrate d by Pop e Paul' s visit to Ne w York— the first time a Pop e ha s ever set foot on thi s continent . In a single day th e Pontif f mad e a roun d trip of mor e tha n 8.000 miles and was able to spend half tha t day in executin g his high mission. H e came with a message asking for peace amon g nation s and the outlawin g of weapon s of destructio n tha t threate n th e very existenc e of mankind . Hi s trip by jet dramatize d his purpos e in a way tha t nothin g else could. Th e eyes of th e world were on him as the thousand s of miles between Rom e and New York were conquer - ed, so to speak, in an instan t of time . One canno t say now what will come of this. But, certainly , his moving addres s to th e Unite d Na - tions, while it may not have pleased everyone, must cause th e world leaders and thei r peoples to realize with greate r urgenc y th e need for findin g ways and mean s of resolving th e enmitie s tha t plague th e world and of reachin g understand - ings tha t will be fair to all and will serve all. If tha t proves to be BO, the jet ag-e has taken on a new and vast significance. Express Your Views The people are readin g news item s showing tha t stat e and federal government s are providin g billions of dollars for a variety of welfare and spendin g project s tha t break all records . Ther e may be excuses for much of th e spending , but one fact should be mad e clear in every newspape r repor t of so-calle d governmen t largess—neither th e state nor th e federal srovernmen t have a thin dime to pive away tha t the y don' t first take from th e overburdened private citizen taxpayer. Government s are just agents of the Newspape r headline s and stories should stress: "The taxpayin ? private citizens, rich and poor, do th e pivin?.' not th e government. " If thi s distinctio n was made in commen t in the press, if the word "taxpayers" was substitute d for th e words "state" and "federal" "jrovernors " or "presidents. " mor e people would be^in to realize tha t th e mone y governmen t "gives" is first taken from them in th e form of taxes. On much of the taxation , the people never get a chanc e to vote directly, but the y have th e right and obligation of expressing thei r view to t heir elected representatives , state and national , on measure s to tax thei r earning s and savings. The more governmen t mortgage s the taxpayers' futur e throug h extravaganc e and deficits, th e more does it feed th e fires of inflation , h i g h e r prices and depreciate d money . Lower Tax Rate s . . . More Tax Revenu e On occasion , reducin g a tax rat e can actuaU y produc e mor e revenu e for government . Tha t is th e case with th e capita l gains tax, accordin g to an authori - tative survey mad e for th e Ne w dl York Stock Exchang e which update s an earlier study made in 1960. The new data , \t is said, shows tha t investors regard themselve s mor e tightly locked in with thei r holding s in 1965 tha n in 1960. In othe r words, th e curren t federal capita l gains rat e of 25 per cen t discourage s them from selling and reinvesting . Lowerin g th e maximum capita l gains rat e to 20 per cent would promp t investors with locked in gains to release substan - tial amount s of capita l forVrejj>_ vestmen t purposes . And a reduc - tion of 12.5 per cent "would produce still mor e dramati c unlockin g of capit.nl. " th e study estimates . Specifically, the survev finds tha t reducin g the rat e to 12.5 per cent would produc e such results as these : Sales of securitie s by individuals would increas e to $67.8 billion. Tota l capita l appreciatio n of $29.2 billion would thereb y becom e subject to th e lower rate . Some $57 billion more of capita l would be free for reinvestmen t tha n under presen t rates. And th e Treasurv would receive an estimate d $2 billion more tha n unde r presen t rates. As matter s now stand , th e investor is th e victim of double taxation . The earning s of industr y are first taxed at th e high corporat e level — and the n whatever is distribute d to th e owners in th e form of dividend s is taxed again at th e individua l incom e tax rates. A reductio n in the capita l gains tax would help to remed y thi s injustice. And it would be a boon to th e Treasury . TODAY'S INVESTOR BY THOMA S E. O'HARA . Chairman . Board of Truttav t Nationa l Association of Invaatman t Clubs 1965 LEGISLATIV E SUMMAR Y — EDUCATIO N (Par t II ) Last week's colum n dealt primarily with th e estimate d $524 million m stat e aid to local school district s which repre - sents over half the tota l 1965-66 costs of elementar y and second - ary educatio n in Michiga n and the largest single item in this year's record-hig h state budget. Colleges an d Universitie s Toda y we shall discuss state aid to higher education . According to the Stat e Departmen t of v Publi c Instruction , Michiga n ••presentl y has 76 colleges and universities . This include s 48 privately-operate d institutions , 18 junio r an d communit y colleges, and 10 state-supporte d colleges and universities . In addition , ther e ar e four branche s of these state universities—MSU' s Oaklan d Universit y branc h at Rochester , U of M's two branche s at Flin t and Dearborn ; and Michiga n Tech' s branc h at Sault Ste. Marie . Soon anothe r state schoo l will be added unde r thi s year's legislative authoriza - tion for establishin g a now Sajjinaw Bay Stat e College. Stat e Fund s Appropriate d for Highe r Educatio n Highe r educatio n took appro x imatel y $216 million or th e sec ond largest chun k of the overall ataic? budget . Thi s include d some $177 million for genera l operation s plus approximatel y $89 million (over 60'/, ) of th e xUti-' s $63.5 million capita l out- Jay program . Of tho $177 million genera l opcratin g appropriatio n for institution s of highe r learning , $165.5 million will go to the; 10 slate.; MUpportitJ , drgrw-gritfitrn g '-ofand umviTsitias or $34 4 million over 1964-65) and $11.5 million will go to communit y colleges (up 51% or $3.9 million over 1964-65). Increase d enrollment s and faculty salary raises accoun t for most of the $34.4 million increase . One section of th e educatio n bill specifically provided $4.9 million for faculty salary improvement s in th e 10 institu - tions, rangin g from $80,000 for Gran d Valley Stat e College to $1,2 million for Wayne State- University . However , once appropriation s are made , the governin g board s of th e institution s may allocat e funds as the y see fit. Substantiall y higher enroll - ment s and a $41 increas e in th<4 state' s per pupil grant (from $234 to $275) were responsibl e for the $3.9 million hike in this year's communit y college Operatin g fund appropriations . The actua l per pupil cost is estimate d at a-bou t $600 a year, with local suppor t and tuitio n payment s makin g up the difference . ( jpilal Outlay—The *i№ million capilail outla y appropria - tion for higher educatio n includes some $33 million for the continuatio n or startin g of new constructio n and for the remod - eling of existing facilities; a $4 million grunt to communit y college dislrurls for new constructio n and remodeling ; and tho major fwrtion of the $2.8 million authorizatio n for preliminar y pirn s and .studies on a variety of buildin g projects . UnfortunuiHy , it is very difficult lo mak e a reaJislic appraisa l of individua l cupiluJ oiJtlmy .sim'e Inert ; is lillle' informa l ion ,'iv.jjla l e to indicat e the ultimat e costs of staffing, operating , and maintainin g these new facilities. In the field of higher educa - tion , I thin k certai n facts are worth y of note . Educationa l spendin g pressure s continu e to mount , as do enrollment s in both 4-year and communit y colleges. College costs are rising thre e time s as fast as the cost of living. Michiga n attract s far mor e non-residen t student s in state-supporte d institution s than it sends to othe r states. The overall tendenc y toward liberal governmen t spendin g — never mor e evident tha n in this year's Democrat-dominate d state and nationa l lawmakin g bodies — has throw n our educationa l system into a nearl y incredibl e cost race , with little regard on the part of its proponent s for the need s of othe r government-sup - porte d functions . And yet, secrec y continue s to enshrou d universit y finances , as opposed to the close legislative scrutiny applied to th e expenditur e of state funds by every othe r department , agency or public official. Legislative resentmen t over this secrecy is boun d to increase as Michigan' s surplu s disappear s and lawmaker s arc forced to propos e new and higher taxes to meet these everspiralm g request s for mone y from the state treasury . I am sure no one — at least not I — would questio n the need for adequat e educationa l oppor - tunitie s for all, HU T — ther e arc man y bottleneck s m our educationa l system. A recen t report by the 56-nKMiil)o r Blue Ribbon Committe e on Highe r Educatio n commente d on the responsibilit y of institution s of higher learnin g to cooperat e fully in the interes t of coordin - ated plannin g and actio n lo avoid unnecessar y and costly «luplicjlion of- program s iirxl to nuk e maximu m use of every • •diif;iliort;i l jlnNur .spent . FOR BETTE R LEADERSHI P All fifty states and thre e Unite d State s territorie s are combinin g thei r talent s to improv e educatio n at every level, in every city and town, throug h a "Com - pact for Education. " Meetin g recentl y in Kansa s City, governors, legislators, educator s and layman formed a partnershi p to cooperat e in research , plannin g and th e exchang e of information . This cooperativ e effort should go a long way toward helpin g th e states regain some of th e educa - tiona l leadershi p they have lost to th e federal government . The commissio n will have the authorit y to collect and interpre t informatio n concernin g educationa l need s and resources , encourag e and foster researc h in education , develop method s for adequat e financing of educatio n and formulat e suggested policies and plans for th e improvemen t of education . The commissio n will meet annuall y while the 30- membe r steerin g committee , includin g 10 governors , meet s quarterly . The Interstat e Compac t for Educatio n is a positive step toward meeting the futur e educationa l need s of th e nation , and th e active participatio n by all states should be encouraged . too man y others , have had a son killed in Vietnam you have paid the suprem e price , regardless of what you call it. The chance s are, if you have a son there , he is not ther e because he chose the militar y for a ca- , reer but because his nam e cam e up for draft. He will serve his two ye>ars and com e home , or not, dependin g on the fickle fortune s of war, but it's a long, long odds bet he won't stay in after his two years because ther e is no percentage . Suppose , on th e othe r hand", l h e caree r • minde d militar y man , I don' t mea n the West Pointer , but th e drafte d or enlisted private , was paid by his governmen t enough to afford a norma l way of life, a wife, hom e and family, he might then elect to stay in th e service. If he dSd, iit is a certai n fact tha t he would be a far bette r equipped soldier in four years tha n he wsas in two years, ad infinitum . I have talked to a numbe r of young men who really liked life in the service and would have staved in it if, as an In - dian , the y could have share d some of the benefit s of a chief. With th e foreign policy we are pursuin g it seems a sure tfnch tha t we are going to have a standin g arm y of great size for a long tim e to come . Then why not have a seasoned , well train - ed, dedicated , good one . A lad in the service for two years has little tim e to becom e a proficient soldier but he ha s a great chanc e of becomin g a dead one . With a backlog of seasoned veteran s It wouldn' t be necessar y to thro w green troop s into combat . Now to get back to th e original premis e of thi s message which was: Pu t th e schoo l dropout, th e hoodlu m element , in a special branc h of th e service for one year and the n in the regular service for two years— they like to fight (even thoug h most time s the y have the odds all in thei r favor), so let them . Secondly , upgrad e th e service man' s pay scale to a caree r status. It could conceivabl y eliminat e the draft entirely , except in all-ou t war. By TOM KIZE R Draft and delinquents ! What antonyms ! Th e draft, on th e one han d 9ays, "Greetings, " and then , in effect, "you ar e to ropor t " for inductio n into the arme d forces on ." No if, ands, buts, or maybes — just be there . Delinquents , on the othe r hand , are discreetl y consulte d by a social worker, a special judge, and if thing s haven' t gone too far, by a representa - tive of the newly formed Jo b Corp s and a planne d enrollmen t in a federal sponsore d and paid for trainin g p r o f a m . If thing s have gone "too far," the young man is "enrolled " in a correc - tive institutio n such as B.V.S. In eithe r case, he ha s beat th e draft. But tht< lad who ha s live! th e clean life, who ha s been a credit to his family, school and community , is herde d into a bus and dumpe d unceremoni - ously at his inductio n cen^ r some cold, gray mornin ? The cleane r and healthie r he has livfxJ, th e mor e certai n are his chance s of windin g up in Uncl e Sam' s army . At presen t his service tric k is a two-ye.a r term and if we aren' t in a worse mess internationall y at the end of tha t tim e tha n wo aro now, he is\fro e to bow out and anotheifrecrui t takes his piace. This V^ccepted way of life we have all bought as a patrioti c duty, but I' m damne d if it make s senso to me unti l two flagrant error s have been corrected . 1. Instea d of creatin g othe r bureaucratic , tax-pai d agencie s such as th e Jo b Corp s to cate r lo the misfit, draft these hoodlum- oriente d misfits into a special branc h of the arme d services for thre e years, automati c and withou t recours e Use the first year of 1heir lhrw?-yoa r stint to n-orien t them , and the final two yrar s in the regular branc h of the arm^ l services. 2. Unles s we ar e in "all out defensive war" elovalo the soldier, sailor and marin e to the samn level as our othe r law enforcin g personne l hy paying ihom a salary commensurat e with the police and sheriffs oYparlme: its . Isn' t the defense of mir rounlr y wurth as muc h as !he drfense of our cities and T < v h n u ; i l l y . w e ; u v Jiu l a l ;ii' l i K h y Co:v.:i'ev s Ira s n e v e r r c L i i v d w , i r Mil ) if y o n . l i k e Goodwil Pickup The next visU „•• Goodwil l Industrie s pickup truck s to Brighton is schedule d for Tuesday , Dec . li.GoodwiL l truck s collect househol d discard s of clothing , shoes, hats, toys, most types of furniture and oilier househol d discard s To arrang e for a Goodwil l Industrie s truc k pickup , call Hie IfKal Goodwil l represen t a* live. Mrv Don l-arn , telephon o numbe r l?L'9-97fil MICHIGA N MUtRO R * SAD TARGET S The secon d of two administra - tive head s appointe d by Gov. Georg e Romne y continue s unde r heavy fire from democrati c legislators. Th e first finally got tired of the badgerin g and resigned hiss post. In th e first case, Labor Com - missione r Roy W. Johns , th e early criticis m was mild. One or two legislators commente d he must not be doin g his job becaus e industria l accident s were on th e rise. It wound up as a full-scale investigation of th e Labor De - partment , primaril y from th e standpoin t of Johns ' administra - tive directive s an d decisions . He ha d been in th e post less tha n two years when th e first barbs were thrown . Even before John s cam e un der fire, Democrati c lawmakers were talkin g at least privately abou t th e Republica n appointe e headin g th e Insuranc e Department , Allen Mayerson . His previou s connection s with various insuranc e companie s were the sensitive target the y chose . Some of these firms did and other s did not operat e in Michigan . Majo r poin t in th e continuin g attac k against Mayerso n is tha t he continue d to do some consultin g work after he was appointe d to th e state post. It is no t to be decide d her e whethe r eithe r John s or Mayer - son was or is doin g th e assigned ?ob properly . Because of (lie vtsiy ikUm c of th e jobs, appointee s are mor e than likely to have man y outsid e connections . If the y didn't , the y probabl y would no t be considere d for appointment . And who is to say whethe r one or two years is even long enough for a top administrato r to work into a job and do it effectively? What should be noted , as evidence d in th e labor cominis - sioner case, is tha t enough badgering by th e opposin g part y could probabl y lead even th e best public servant to decid e it wasn't worth th e fight. BIGGE R RISK S Michiga n motorist s have been doin g relatively well thi s year in cuttin g down th e highway deaths , at least as compare d with th e recor d high 1964 fatality count . With th e two year-en d holidays falling on weekends, however, th e travelin g public is expecte d to be bigger tha n usual, Familie s whose breadwinne r would have to retur n to work the day after a mid-wee k noli- 'day will be mor e likely to be makin g weekend trip s to spend tim e with relatives. Since th e temptatio n is great to travel too far for a holida y and stay a few hour s late r tha n usual, thu s necessitatin g a hur - ried trip homeward , th e likelihood for careless driving is increased, sharply. Year-en d holiday s traditional - ly run high on rea d accidents , injurie s and deaths . Uncertai n weatfier is anothe r of man y factor s involved, While th e numbe r of motoris t fatalitie s droppe d considerabl y in th e first three-quarter s of th e year, state officials have called for renewe d consciousnes s of traffic safety durin g th e remainin g weeks, As h e ha s every holida y since he took office, Gov. Georg e Romne y will again be calling for an "enlightene d motorist " on th e roads. Th e periodi c "Lights on for Safety" cam - paign will again be in effect, hopin g tha t each motoris t who drives with aut o headlight s on both day and night will remin d ano'he r driver to be careful. "Even at th e maximu m effectiveness of traffic safety measures , th e most indispens - ible elemerr t in traffic safety is the mora l responsibilit y of th e driver, " th e governo r has said. This should be remembere d if gay, holida y trip s are to main - tain tha t atmosphere . LOTS OF BEE F Michiga n is generally though t of as an industria l state, but agricultur e claim s second place in incom e production . Stat e Agricultur e Departmen t officials boast abou t Michigan' s weather . Because Michiga n is coole r i-n summe r and warme r in winter tha n most norther n states, the y say, farmer s can raise a great numbe r of different crop s in large quantities . Fo r example , winds comin g off Lake Michiga n tempe r th e climat e of the western lower peninsul a to creat e a rich agricultura l belt runnin g from th e souther n borde r northwar d almost to the Up of th e lower peninsula . The result is seen in tremendou s fruit and vegetable crops . Man y peopl e arc aware tha t Michiga n is high in productio n of navy bonu s £»nd rod tart i-homos. btit it might come us ;i surprise th;it catllo are raised in p;»di of the 8.1 coimiics. WIHRMMUMRJ Letters To I The Editor | Dear Editor: DANANG S. VIETNAM I have a spare few minutes, so I thought I would utilize the time to thank you for sending me the Argus every week. The City and its people have changed so that I don't know many you write about, but there is still many that I do know, and it kind of brings a touch of the Ole home town all the way over here to the Danang sector of South Vietnam where I am now located. I have been here since May of this year and you would be surprised how much it has changed since yfe've been here. You would have to see it to believe it. The economy and living conditions of the Vietnamese people has raised 50 percent. X don't like it a bit being here away from my family and my loved one's but I'm here and I can see the good we're doing and I'm proud to be a part of it Some of the nasty jobs that go with the people to people program, like ridding the corn try of the VietCong are neces sary and some of the methods are crude but it has to be done. I will be home somet&ne in late March or April, and any questions you might like to ask me I'm sure I can give you a satisfactory answer, Sincerely, Sgt. Jerry Bossardt 13715001 USMC 3rd Engineer Battalion (FVd) Support Company %FPO San Francisco 96601 Dear Editor: First, I want to renew my subscription for your paper, and check is enclosed. Second, I wish to correct certain statements made in the front page article, fei your issue, about my appointment as Municipal Judge, fox the City of Howell, to finish the unexpired term of the Hon. Wilfred H. Erwin, resigned. I did not receive a degree of de jure from Northwestern University Law School. The legal dictionary which I have defines Se Jute as "rightfully" "of right" "lawfully" "by legal title." Of right: "distinguished from de gratia (by favor)." "By law: distinguished from de aequitaite (by equity)." The term Is variously applied as, a king or officer de jure, or a wife de jure." The degree I got from Northwestern University, on June 30, 1932, was Juris Doctor. I served the County of Livingston, only for a period of eight years, as prosecuting attorney, for the period as follows: 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, and again 1943, 1944, for which term I was appointed by the late Hon. Joseph H. Collins, when the Hon. Joe P. Gates was called into the service, and I was elected without opposition on either ticket, for the period from 1944 through 1946, a total of eight years. Also, the name of my daughter who is attending Albion College, is Jane Ann, not Jean. The name of my younger child, who is a freshman at Howell High School, is Elizabeth Evelyn. I will agree that her nickname is "Betsy." If you have run out of material for (ids issue, print this letter, if not, file it in the appropriate receptacle. However, I do think you should make a note that I only served the County for eight years as prosecutor. Mr. Ervrin served twelve years and I believe Judge Lyons served twelve years, but I was only privileged to hold that office for a period of eight years. I enjoy your paper, even though you make mistakes. That is why I am subscribing for another year. Very tiuly yours, Stanley Berrfiman (We are sorry Mr. Berriman is upset because the Argus- Dispatch conf erred- another degree on him.) Dear Editor, We would like to extend a public thank you to the men of the Brighton Fire Department. At a quarter to three, the morning after Thanksgiving, they were called to put out a fire, that had started with the electrical wiring in our upstairs closet. The entire upstairs, of our house was completely in flames Every member of our household was out of the building, but they- did- everything they could to save our home, including going up oti the roof to fight the blazo. This h;id <rrtaWy put them In physical danger on our oehalf. it was surely through their efforts, that our hoitso w.is kopt from burning lo Ihc ground. The homo had'born in Bewrly La Rolle's family for many yivir.;. Tlioy made it possible for us to re- .Iniild Ihc d:ini;ig»xl sivtions, :niri suvivi inosi of thr old but invpftuvablo inwi work willi whidi il was decorated Their intogrety was such that fireman came up with prices of jewelry and money, that they had found around in the house, making sure that, we were not left with out cash after our home had become suddenly uninhabitable. A few days after thtt fire a call was placed to see If the baby's toys and our dfebes were safe to use because of the chemicar Uxa used in the five fighting. With the aid of a Mate trccper they immediately checked to see whether or not the substance was toxic. We bad our answer in fifteen minutes. We shall always be grateful to the Brighton volunteer fire Department. Beverly and Jack La Belle Know Your Michigan Law By Attorney General Frank J. Kelley (This is a public service article explaining in general terms a provision of Michigan law. Individuals who wish to determine the effect of aay law upon their private legal affairs should consult a private attorney.) Injuries suffered by any child under 17, which have or may have been inflicted by a person responsible for the child's care, must now be reported by the examining physician to both prosecuting attorney and state department of social welfare. Such reporting is now possible for the first time under Michigan's new "battered child" law (Act 98, PA 1964). Law enforcement and welfare personnel have long shared with the medical profession the knowledge that many so-called accidental injuries to infants are deliberately inflicted by parents or guardians. Until passage of the battered child law, however, officials were helpless to act, because of legal prohibitions forbidding doctors to disclose any information made known during physician-patient contact. The new law, by releasing the doctor from secrecy, makes it possible to establish the nature and cause of adultinflicted injuries to children, to prosecute the adults responsible, and — most important — to remove the child from the custody of the adults who inflicted the injuries. Already several such physically abused children have been placed with foster or adoptive parents under the 1964 battered childiaw. These include a small adopted girl whose parents tried to improve her homework by whipping her more than a hundred times in a single session. Several others, including some reported by the Crippled Children Commission, are under investigation by state and local officials But for some, it is too late. An infant boy of thirteen months was reported "dead on arrival" at the hospital. His head and body were covered with infected lesions resulting from neglect. Reporting authorities were not sure whether immediate cause of death was malnutrition or from internal injuries, including old and new fractures They are sure, however, that his brothers and sisters ought to be in the custody of adults able and willing to provide proper care for children. Unfortunately, this case is not unique. The new law, for the first time, makes it possible for the law to help the physically abused child. Pinckney Acts For U.S. Help PINCKNEY — Village President Merwin Campbell attended a newly-formed Social Action committee at Howell Recreation Center last Tuesday night Other Pinckney-ites on the committee are Dorothy Nickle and Francis Shehan. The committee is formed in order to seek federal funds to aid the county to such programs as Operation Headstart for underpriveleged children. Representatives of the Wash* tenaw County Planning Commission are expected to meet ,this Thursday night with Pine* kney Village Council to tell them about their set-up. Howard Thayer is arranging the get-together. George Roth agreed at Council meeting last Thursday to contact Hans Hogard of the Livingston County Planning Commission and, if possible, a state planning representative, to come to Pinckney to brief Council or how they may proceed. Thayor and Roth learned last month in Washington, D.C. that m order for villages and townships to avail themselves of federal funds for improvements, they must have un organized planning commission with plans drafted on paper. Sixty-two lX'ivont of K;vkunuzoo Coili'^v fivshmtMi ranked in lho top ton of ihotr liijih school ht' l WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, LIVJNCiSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOd WOK K.r> YEARS PAGE FIVB Library (Continue d from page 1) tion fee of $1 a year. Then in 1934. durin g th«> depression , th e Counci l informe d <he Librar y Board tha t th e city was unabl e to continu e th e appropriation . Face d with the possibility of closing th e library because of th e lack of funds, friends, P.T.A. member s an d student s swung into action . A Ta g Da y was proclaime d lo furnish financia l aid, an d mother s and student s sold tags on th e street . Fraternal , social and churc h groups adde d thei r donation s to help keep th e librar y open . Th e public was arouse d to the need of th e continuatio n of a City Librar y and throug h letter s and publicit y in the Argus, a petitio n was circii/ - lated to approv e a vote of th e people , tha t a tax of 1/5 mill be grante d for the suppor t of a library. This vote carrie d unani ^ mously and this ta x suppor t was grante d in 1935. It was at this time , on advice from th e Stat e Library, thait th e P.T.A - member s relinquishe d thei r sponsorshi p of th e City Librar y to th e people of th e City of Brighton . A Librar y Board of six elected member s decide d to increas e the library hour s to ten , an d th e library starte d to grow, soon spreadin g out int o th e counci l chambers . In Decembe r 1950, th e Library Board met with th e City Counci l and requeste d tha t th e street floor room , vacate d by the Fir e Department , be converted into new quarter s for th e library. The Counci l agreed to this and th e remodelin g began. A new floor was laid, new ceiling and lights installe d and the shelves moved downstairs . Thr book shelve were painte d by tho Librar y Board members , the books were sorted an d placed on th e shelves, and on Marc h 10, 1951, th e libraria n was read y to welcome the public lo a new and pleasan t place in which to find thei r readin g needs. Appreciatio n of this move was immediatel y felt in the increas e in circulatio n an d registration. Resident s and visitor s were suddenl y aware tha t we had a City Library. In April 1957 the city had tho opportunit y to purchas e the old Detroi t Edison substatio n on the mill pond . Th e Kiwanis Club then took over and made, the completio n of th e buildin g thei r projec t for th e year. On August 24, 1957, th e new library was dedicated , and at tha t time had a tota l of 3,900 books and 950 borrowers . Th e registratio n fee for non-resi - dent s was $2 a year. The numbe r of volume s in th e library also increase d with an increasin g approp r i a t i o n from the city. In 1963 an attorne y general' s decision mad e additiona l state money s available to local librarie s for library use. In 1964 a new state law permitte d th e distributio n of pena l fines to local librarie s for th e provision of improve d library facilities and services. The new Brighto n City l ibrar y to be locate d in th e old fire hall and city hall buildin g will provide room for approxi - matel y 12,000 volumes, mor e than double th e presen t capac - ity, will provide ampl e space for study an d reading , idea l lightin g an d othe r fiacilities. The site is also surrounded by convenient parking. Another benefit to be derived by library users when the new library open s will Iv th e increase d hour s thu't th e facility will be open . II is expecte d that the m<w hour s will provide for service on a full five or six day per week basis. Industry 1) an annual basis. Applying this average expenditure to Livingston County and to the number of dwelling u n i ts locally, approximately $2,369,00 0 is spent a year on such renovating. Economic growth will bring the United States to full employment in 1966. The annual Michigan Economic Forecast, presented at the University of Michigan, indicates a six per cent rise in the country's Gross National Product of goods and services lo an estimated 1712 billion. This will create enough new jobs to establish full employment, says U-M economics professor Daniel B. Suits, who prepared the annual forecast. Automobil e sales will continue at or above their high 1965 level, he says. Menta l Health (CoottnMd from page 1) and th e City of Detroi t now have formed 18 official nionta i healt h boards , 10 have submitted plan s an d budgets. Nin e plan s have been 'approve d for state grant s to establish or expan d communit y healt h services. Recen t addition s to countie s unde r th e state' s Communit y Menta l Healt h Services Act are Berrien , Cass, Macom b and St. Clair . Other s includ e Bay, Calhoun , Detroit-Wayne , DickJn - SOD • I r o o, (kneese , Ingham , Ionia , Midland , Monroe , Muskegon, Oakland , Shiawassee, Washtenaw, an d th e Coppe r Countr y area of B araga-Ke - weenaw, Houghto n and Ontona - gon counties . The state legislature appro - priate d $2,500,000 for*developmen t of communit y m e n t a l healt h services unde r Act 54 with matchin g base set at 25 per cent local funds and 75 per cen t state . ZIP COOf All AOOMSStS Brighton 0instmas 0ub-merriest way to save.. Cash for Next Years GIFTing with a HRISTMAS CLUB Ever hod that burning desire for all the CASH you'd need for Christmas ? Here' s a bright idea that will light up the face s of everyon e on your Gift List next December , and the whole idea gets brighte r every month . . . The idea , A CHRISTMAS CLUB . . . State Bank HMO T IMWftANC I Wrap HER up in a Gift from DOWNTOWN HOWELL LINGERIE, DRESSES , BLOUSES , SWEATERS, PANTS, JACKETS, CAR COATS, ROBES, JEWELRY, PURSES , HOSIERY, BOUTIQUES, LINENS Free 6ift Wrapping! MEN' S NIGHT THURSDAY, DEC. 9 HOURS - 7 to 9 Skilled employees to assist you in filling your list of gift needs. Have every purchase glamourwrapped, ready to put under her tree on Christmas morning. A chance to relax while you shop for the prettiest fashions. FREE REFRESHMENTS Live Models Extra Saks Girls St. Nick Plans (Continued from page 1) arrembly. Then they realize "they've been had." Look sharp, or once again you will stumble into bed at 5 a.m. Christmas morning, a haggard, read-eyed victim of that annual horror, the unassembled toy. In olden times parents had two ways of getting oys to give their children for Christmas. They could buy something at the store or make something at home. But American busine-s ingenuity-thai good wide-awake mass-producing American enterprise- has come up with a third choice: toys you buy at the store and make at home. We look ahead and here it is Christmas Eve. The decorated tree twinkles and glitters with the joy of the season. The kids have finally been coaxed to steep. Mom and Dad have filled the stockings, wrapped the laaMnfciute gifts, heaped the packages high beneath the tree. With all else ready they bring Junior's M0 fire truck, the coveted treasure, to take its place of honor. When the crate is opened, what do they find? No fire truck, but a box full of loose metal and a stem iniunction from the factory to get busy and make a fire truck. If they • are lucky, it is done by dawn. So prepare for the ordeal this way. Get everything possible done earlier. Leave Christmas Eve for the tasks that are unavoidably last-minute. New President BRIGHTO N - Guerdo n Indus - tries, of wh'ch th e Vagabond Ccic h Co. of Brighto n is a subsidary, ha s electe d Rober t T. Meneel y as president . Besides th e Brighto n plant , Guerdo n operate s mobile hom e manufacturin g plant s in nin e 0№€T locations Meneely, 48, joined Guerdon in February, 1964, as assistant to the president. In November of that year, he was appointed acting general manager of the Vagabond division. In November of that year, he was appointed acting general manager of Vagabond division. In September (this year, he was appointed senior executive vice president and in this capacity has served as chief operating officer of the company. Explains Tax (Continued from Page 1) widespread misconception on whether or not the exemption applies to your current tax bill for county and school taxes. It does not. The cour.ty and school taxes currently being mailed are not eligible for exemption. "And last," he said, "how much will the exemption amount to in dollars? The state will pay the taxes on $2500 of your state equalized valuation. So if your equalized valuation is $5000 and the tax rate total is 22 mills, your tax bill would be $110, the state paying on $2500 of this valuation which is . half of it, then the state will be paying $55 of the tax. Or if your state equalized valuation is $10,000 the maximum of valua tion to be eligible, then your bill at say 22 milts tax levy would be $220, the state paying on $2500 of this valuation would pay $55 and you would be paying the balance of $165." County Hikes Yule Seal Gifts LANSING - Early contribu. tiorw to Michigan's 1983 Christma's Seal campaign have been coming in at an increased rate throughout the entire state, reports the Michigan Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association. Livingston County contributions are at the $2,818.00 mark at the end of the first three. weeks of the campaign as compared to $2,361 at the same time tost year. Total contribu. tions received for the state are $525,254.00 as compared to $458,100.00 at this time last year. Campaign chairman, Mrs. Ellen Ziegler of East Lansing, said the increased contribution reflect an awareness of Michigan citizens of the ever present danger of TB and the fact that Christmas Seal contributions are used to fight TB. The bill- paying habit is expensive. ATTENTION ADULTS, BEGINNER SQUARE DANCE CLASS Starting Sunday, Jan. 9, 1966 — 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. At Green Oak Town Hall on Silver Lake Rd. Only room for 20 Couples, so Register Now $12.50 per Couple for 10 Week Course GLENN EASTMAN, Instructor Call 229-9110 for More Information Professional and Business Directory KEEHN FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE SERVICE 706 W. Main Phone 229*9871 DR. JOHN R. TULLEY Chiropractor Tue8.>Hmrs.-Sat 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Suit and Evening By Appointment 44$ W. Main St. AC 94m Reaidence AC 9-M14 84Cp MONUMENTS ft MARKERS SINCE 18* MILFORD GRANITE CO. 115 Canal SI. Milford, Mich. Phone MU 4-tttt 2-17-Kp CHIROPRACTOR X-Ray Service GEORGE PUSHIES, DC Hours: 2-4 p.m. k S-8 p.m. Saturday by Appointment Office 229-9171 Res. 229*9770 221 W. Grand River BRIGHTON 4-14-Wp BRIGHTON BEAUTY SALON 128 W. North St. AC 71241 — Open Evenings — Air Conditioned 8-tt|i PAINTING Interior ft Exterior Paper Hanging ft Removing Wall Washing LEO KUSMIERZ AC 9*9241 MM Avon Rd. Brighton, Mich. 48U« 8-1-fip GOVERNOR ROMNEY On my recent trip to South Vietnam, I learned that several thousand Michigan boys are members of our Armed Forces there and will spend this Christmas thousands of mile.; from home, many of them on the front lines of defense. Since returning, I have sought some manner of indicating to these sons of Michigan that their state has not forgotten them and will be especially thinking of them during this holiday season. I have determined thai this can be accompli-hed by sending a representative gift package to every Mchigan GI we can identify and locate in South Vietnam. To make this <a real peopleto- people effort, I have enlisted the support and cooperation of every Michigan citizen as well " u " ' ":? business industry, agriculture and organized hbor. Every Michigan serviceman who is serving in Viet Nam and whose name and address was sent to me last week will be su>n! a package of Michigan products. Mot of these goods are to'ing contributed through the generosity of our businesses and indu tries. Last week I also sent a letter to Michigan University and college student body presidents l>cinting uut that one of the major problems in this operation is the packaging of the goods to be sent overseas Therefore, I invited them to bring a carload of fellow student leaders from their campus and to join m assembly ing these packages in Detroit on December 11. Organized labor w being asked to advise in the packing and movisg of the gcods. Howtver, ihu major transportaton prob Urn — gettinq. the packages to Via Nam — has already been solved. liooth Newspapers, Itic.i which owns a group of nine Michigan daily newspapers, has volunteered to charter a WXJCr ial plane for that purpose. The spontaneous and over* whelming response to OUT at* tempt to bivng a semblance of ;i Michigan C.'tristmas to OUT serviceman in thr Vietnam C milliard has been heartwarming to ay the least. STUDY CLUB The T::wii & County Study club met at the Canopy in Brighton for their Christmas luncheon with an exchange of gifts on Monday, Dec.6. ••3- A daughter was born to; Mr. and Mrs. Merwin L. Powell of Whit more Lake. Son., were b:>rn to; Mr. and Mrs Daniel E. Cartwright of Bnghton. Mr. ami Mr,. Paul R. Jewell of Brighton. SPECIAL PRICE! EARLY AMERICAN $ TABLES ONLY 3995 EACH Regular Price $49.95 to $69.95 we tar '—*'^BJ«'> Now...for a limited time...you can own one or more of these handsome, durable solid rock maple tables by famous Sprague & Carleton at tht special price of $39.95. Versatile as well as beautiful, all six styles adapt readily to a wide variety of uses ...and resist stains and scratches with the exclusive, bonded-to-tha-wood Maplelux finish that only Sprague & Carleton offers. Picture one of these handsome tables brightening up a bare comer of your living room. Picture two as charming end tables. You'll probably have trouble deciding which you want most...so we invite you to buy as many as you like...and save! See them soon. E. D.nEwiNG FURNITURE ACROSS FROM MILL POND BRIGHTON AC 9-7010 MICHIGAN PAGE SIX LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1965 Coach Quits At Pinckney PINCKNEY — Several problems faced the Pinckney School Board last Thursday night when it met in regular session at the high school. Don Gibson, yovenunent toucher, told Supt. Wes Reader and the School Board Thursday that he was resigning as coach of the eighth and ninth grade basketball program. He expressed discontent with "some changes" made in the athletic program about which he did not elaborate. He said he "intends to voice my opinion in print and verbally" concerning the "curtailment of the program" at a tone when "facilities are becoming available." Gibson appeared at the meetting with a Brighton attorney who did not comment. The Board left the acceptance of the resignation up to Reader since it did not terminate a teaching contract but only the extra basketball duties. Reader said Gibson may be upset because practice time for hi* basketball boys has been curtailed "due to the small gym and the fact that the varsity and JV teams have had to use it most of the time. Several citizens approacnea ihe board with various school bus problems. Two wwnen with kindrrgartners objected to iheir children having to cross Patterson Lake Rd to wait for ihe bus on the comer of Kelly Rd. Last year the buses travelid u route from the opposite direction and were able to pick the children up on their own side of the street. Buses now are so large, Robert Dunn bus superintendent, told the board, that they must be routed in circle routes so as to avoid backing up or trying to turn around in a dangerously small area. Thus the changing routine and of bus stops. The board concluded that for the children to cross Patterson Lake Rd. at that point where there is dear vision is less risky than any other solution they might come up with. Glen Smith of Rush Ltffce complained to the board that his child had been "abused by a bus driver.*1 He said that the slate police had been notified, and be wished board action against the driver. The Board appointed members Bond Collier and Jack Swanson to meet with the bus driver, Dunn, Glen Smith, the Smith child, and his opponent in tfce fight that apparently caused so much confusion on the bus that the driver "backhanded" him. In $eir get-together, the Board hopes they may amicably "get to the bottom of the matter." Clarkston Routs Brighton 70 - 59 BRIGHTON — Shooting from all angles and positions, Clarkston' s Dan Fife gunned 31 points against the Brighton Bulldogs in a 70-59 Clarkston victory. Fife, shooting from the inside and outside, caused Brighton coach Bob Marks to claim, "He is one of the lop players in the area." Clarkston proved more than a one-man team, however, as Rod Allen scored 19 points to aid the Clarkston victory. Bruce Evenson scored 22 points for the Bulldogs and Rich Musch contributed 13 to the Brighton total. Brighton actually out-rebounded Clarkston by 44-28. Clarkston, however, had the shooting and free-throw statistics in its favor. Brighton could only convert 11 of 29 free throws while Clarkston hit 18 of 28. The Bulldogs had a field-goad percentage of 33 per cent while Clarkston had a 38 per cent mark. Pinckney Plays South Lyon PINCKNEY-Ypsikmti Roosevelt Roughriders basketball team took home a 6543 victory from Pinckney Nov. 30. The Pirates got off to one of Us best starts in some time, but the Roughriders kept their heads and after a slow start, really got rolling. The Pirates led at the beginning of the game — for four minutes into the first quarter. Then the Roughriders took the lead and no amount of fighting by the Pirates could bring it back. Pinckney was behind the Roosevelt Five by only nine points at the half. The Roughriders turned it on — and kept it going through the fourth to down the Pirates. Jim Douglas, the only Pirate in double figures, made 12 points and pulled nine rebounds off the boards to lead in that department too. i Wales, Houk, Van Black, and Guider were high men for Ypsilanti with 16, 14, 11 and 11 points respectively. Pinckney played South Lyon Dec. 7, and Dec. 10 will take on Williamston for their first In- IF YOU HAVE THE WE HMfE THE Nationally Known Botany & Marx-Made Suits Hats by Stetson & Champ Puritan Sweaters MunsingWear Shorts & Shirts Monogrammed gift Manhattan Shirt* Gift Certificates for the hard to please Manl SEAN LAVAN HABIRDASHIRY Superbo and Charvit Ties Manhattan &Weldon P.J.S tfcfcktif ttJifnrt Witofl— Unusual Gift Items Jewelry gham County League encounter this season. Both are home games. Douglas. Holcamb Keiser Slevenion Young J. Talbtrt Gow Umstead Scpulveda M.Macken Mitchell Bennett Russcm Totak Ypsi-RoueeveU Guider Moore Van Black Walline Bierlson Houk Brendum Wales Parker 0 0 0 1 M 1 0-0 U 0 1 1-5 1 1-1 3 2 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 2 1 1-3 3 1 0-0 2 15 13 30 43 FG 4 0 4 2 2 5 05 1 FT 3-6 0-0 3-5 2-5 0 1 4-5 0-2 6-10 16 1-1 3 P 11 0 11 D4 14 0 23 1935 65 Brooklyn Beats Whitmore Lake BROOKLYN—Whitmore Lake proved much too generous to the Brooklyn cause as they committed 32 turnovers, thus handing a 72-42 decision to Brooklyn. Brooklyn, working from a skillrul fast break, opened up a 41-20 margin at half time and coasted the rest of the game, George Rothfuss led the Brooklyn attack with 16 points and David Miller was not far behind with 14. Whitmore Lake was not oniy plagued by ball-control errors but also managed to hit only 23 per cent of its shots from the floor. Kevin Caskey was highpoint man for the Trojans with 11 points. This was the first Lakeland C game for Whitmore Lake which now has a 1-1 season record. ARNOLD NAMED HOWELL — Councilman Hollis Arnold was unanimously appointed by the City Council to fill the vacancy on the City Planning Commission, left by the resignation of Councilman Jacob Maul. EVERGREENS WERE USED AS DECOR AT IONS FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS...BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL 1550 IN GERMANY THAT (LEGEND HAS IT) LUTHER PUT CANDLES ON ATREE TO R E P R E S E N T S "BEAUTIFUL STARS'AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE WAS BORN. V 1 / NOW fife CHRISTMAS TREES ARE ALMOST UNIVERSAL AND OVER «5 NVILUON ARE USED IN THE U S . AlONCINCLUDINO MANY BEAUTIFUL ALUMINUM DESIGNS THAT SHINE BRIGHTLY UNDER COLORED SPOTLIGHTS AND LAST FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR. Council Urges Yule Light Up BRIGHTON — The Brighton City Council, in an official resolution, Thursday evening, urged the merchants in the Brighton area to light up for Christmas. The council, displeased with the spotty lighting in down town Brighton asked the business men to leave their colorful Christmas displays lighted, "Twenty four hours if necessary ,in order to add to the festive atmosphere in Brighton, and make it a cheerful place to shop." In other business the council discussed a study of some portions of the city charter which do not conform with the present state statutes. The changes under study by the council would make provisions for a municipal court, and possibly a traffic violations bureau. There were three bids* on the high school sewer project. The Warren Anderson Corikrucuon Co, was the low bidder. Several appointments were made by the council. Lincoln Schmidt was appointed to the board of review, and four vacanties on the board of canvasers were filled. Frank Brogan and Carmine Wilson were appointed to 4 year term aod two year appointments were made to Dick Juipe and Virginia Herrmann. Harold Jarvis Sr. and Kermit Ackerman were appointed for two years to the election board, while Bob Lefend and Colt Park were appointed to three year terms on the Planning commission. City Manager Peter Marshall reported that the superintendent of poiblic works, John Beilet, has resigned to accept a position in Flint. Bellet has been employed by the department for six .years. HOLIDAY SPECIAL FREE MIXER SET with purchase of any Gas Range, includes Baking Pans and Cake Mixes MAGIC CHEF Model 3150 WPE Regular $229.95 Sale Price '199s0 Fuelgas Co. of Howell Located in Howell Shopping Center > Phone 546-3972 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1965 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS What'sthe Latest In Plnckney7\ BY KR1STEN HUHMAN 87W668 Saturday Mrs. Raymonda Morris took 13 of her Freshman Enf Hah students to see the Shakespearean play "Henry the "VT at the Truebiood Auditorium in Aim Artor. Sunday, dinner guests at the George Hoh home were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Mulligan of Royal Oak and Mrs. Ralph Reeves and son Louis of Huntington Woods. T ^ Herb Bowles family and guest, Linda Wagner, spent the Thanksgiving holidays visiting relatives in Washington D. C. With such beautiful weather, the Bowles were able to see quite a few of the sights 6uch as the Capital, the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial and President Kennedy's grave. On the way home they visited with Mr. Bowles brother in Harrisburg, Perm. Thanksgiving d a y dinner guests art the Carl Sowers home were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Radak and children. Mr. Sowers, his son, Rick, and his son-in-law, Paul Radak, spent the past weekend hunting near Lovells. PAGE SEVEN Hamburg School THIS IS IT! Pays off Debt This is it! At last we are going to have a recreation center. The project (in cooperation with the Village Council) is being headed by "do gooders," Julius Aschenbrenner and George Roth and if all goes well, the center wrll open February 1. It will be located over the Fire Department's headquarters. The center will offer all kinds of exercising equipment, including 800 lbs. of weight lifting equipment, a 14 x 14 wrestling mat, a heavy punching bag, two speed bags, parallel bars, three table tennis tables and later on a pool table. Plus, offering nightiy (and Saturday) supervision, the center will offer instruotkm and demonstration on all the equipment asnd games. The Jaycees, the firemen, the Khvanis and the students have all been invited to help redecorate the old fire hall. One ping pong table is still needed. If you have one and would like to donate it, please phone Julius Aschenbrenner. Thursday evening 60 members of the P. H. S. Care Club and their sponsor, Mrs. Morris, will present a special Christmas program for the patients of the Howell State Hospital. Following the program, the group, with special assistance from Don Gibson, will distribute to the patients, the contents of a large box, of goodies. Mr. Gibson, who also drives the bus, will act as Santa Ckus. Slugs Trooper HARTLAND - State Trooper Harry Hayes, of the Brighton Post is sporting a black eye, but the Hartland man who hit him will have plenty of time to consider his action in the Livingston county Jail. According to the troopers, Hayes had been sent to a property damage accident on Hacker road. David Halbriter, 18, had crashed his car into a tree, however he and his companion, 21 year old Joseph Queen from Fenton were uninjured. As the troopers were making out the accident report Halbriter suddenly struck Hayes in the eye. Halbriter faces charges of as* sualt and drunk and disorderly, and Queen is charged with being drunk and disorderly. 6 From Brighton In 'M' Messiah ANN ARBOR - Six residents of Brighton were members of the University of Michigan's Choral Union which presented Handel's "Messiah" before a capacity audience Sunday afternoon in Hill Auditorium. They were Alice E. Newcomb, Jane Owens, Elizabeth Eisenhardt, James R. Raub, George H. Eisenhardt a n d Glenn E. Miller. This year's production of the "Messiah," under the able direction of Lester McCoy, at* tained a high level of performance that will set a standard for future groups to emulate. Three concerts were given this year, all to capacity houses, which is an indication of the high regard members of this c o m m u n i t y have for this Baroque masterpiece. The third a n d concluding performance Sunday afternoon was the 48th of a consecutive series dating back to 1939, and it was the 71st time that the Choral Union has presented the "Messiah" since me foundtog of the Musical Society in 1891. Handel'i " M I M M I " bad Its first niff|"m>atfff to Dublin to BEDAZZLE YOUR LADY THIS CHRISTMAS with a Fine Gift from Mary Jo Shoppe Sweaters . . . the one gift every woman loves to g e t . . . loves to wear. We have the fashion-perfect sweaters for her... solids and prints; smooth, bulky and novelty knits. O DELICATE ruffling and lace trim a short peignoir ensemble To make her evenings at-home her favorite pastime and you, her favorite Santa . . . gift her with the Grand Prize of the holiday season... a beautiful robe! Her styles, your price range go together, here! Shop Where Sh Would 1742. The text, from the Bible, was selected by Charles Jennens and Handel. It comprises 57 separate numbers for soloists, chorus and orchestra. This year's performance consisted of 23 of these selections. It is evident that the popularity of this work will demand many more performances in the years to come. This year's soloists w e r e Benita Valente, soprano; Doris Mayes, mezzo-soprano; Stanley KoLk, tenor, and M a l c o l m Smith, bass. Mr. Kolk's opening aria, "Comfort Ye My People Saith the Lord," knmedi* ately made the audience aware of tfre high standard of pec fonaance they might expect to hear. The 1965 version of the "Messiah" had one s i g n i f i c a n t change from previous years' presentations. The orchestral portion of the work was played by 35 members of the Detroit Symphony. This not only solved previous problems of recruiting sufficient capable players to coyer all of the parts but more importantly it gave a professional quality to the entire performance which has long been overdue. This became apparent when Mr. McCoy gave the downbeat for the Overture. The University Choral Union li ooe of the cultural pillars tif the Ann Arbor area and is a trftute to its sponsor, the Uni- •entfr Musical Society. Of the than half are Home Burns fty d f l O f l k T W X H B l S H Q Q 0 call at 2800 Hooter rwd b * top late to save the momgtnl house on the Wfitanw farm. The owner lives In Detroit Firemen said when they afrtwd Games bad enveloped (he endre home. PINCKNEY - The public address system in the Hamburg school wil be paid off, according to directions from the School Board, in order to save erne $200 in interest charges. The balance on the sound system is some $1,000. The School Board agreed that hereafter all insurance will be put up for bid to bidders within the school district. Mrs. Christina Thomas has resigned as third grade teacher, according to Hamburg Principal McCluskey, because of her health. Joan Shaunessey will fill out this semester in her place, and second semester Miss Carol Miller will take over the class. Mrs. Lavey, democrat, and Mrs Vaness Brown, Republican, were appointed to terms on the Board of Canvassers for the Board of Education at their session Thursday. The School Board agreed to try out a computer in the high school for a year starting Jan. 1. Evalution will be made then to decide whether to retain its "services." Added work when the new school LS occupied would probably mean putting on extra help. The cost of the computer, hopefully, will pay off by avoiding hiring more help, freeing present help for other office work, and will take care of the continually increasing statistics that are required in payroll operations. The bus committee, Lyle Kinsey and Tom Line, investigated stops on Portage Lake Blvd. and concluded that the safest solution to the problem of bus stops is for the driver to make one stop between the entrance and ex* of Fox Pointe 1. All students will walk from both direction to meet the bus at that stop, the only one with visibility that comes up to ^anrt-vrds set by State Police. The Board accepted this recommendation of the cuuMUtttee. Try This Holiday Recipe For Perfect Xmas Turkey Forget all those old fashioned methods of stuffing, trussing, constant basting and watching your Christmas turkey this year, Follow these Jw* few easy tips and you'll find turkey so easy to prepare, you'H serve it over and over during the months ahead. When you buy your turkey allow at least 1 pound per person, more If you expect to serve it for two meals. This will provide for seconds and sandwiches. First thing, rinse neck and giblets, place in saucepan with seasonings and water. Let simmer 2 hours or longer. You'll use this broth in stuffing and gravy, add the giblets chopped, to the gravy. Next, rinse turkey quickly in cool water and pat dry. Don't bother to stuff. Instead, rub inside with salt and place several slices of onion, a stalk of celery with leaves and a sprig of parsley In cavity. Fold neck skin under back and fasten with skewers. Tie drumsticks to tail. Twist wing tips onto back, 11 desired. Bake stuffing separately In a foil-lined casserole for last hour of roasting. Baste with a few spoonfuls of drippings from turkey. Prepare from herb seasoned stuffing croutons, and follow package directions. Add extra touches of oysters, chestnuts or browned sausage meat. This ensures a dellclously light, digestible, thoroughly cooked stuffing. Line a shallow roasting pan with aluminum foil and place turkey on a rack In the pan. Brush all over with soft butter or margarine. When turkey is lightly brown, cover with a "tent" of foil. To make tent, tear of! a sheet of foil 5 to 10 Inches longer than bird. Crease through center and place over bird. Hold in place by crimping it lightly at breast and over drumsticks. This keeps turkey moist without basting and prevents overbrowning. Snip the string holding drumsticks during last hour of roasting so heat penetrates Inside of thighs. TIME ROASTING 6 8 12 16 20 TABLE FOR TURKEY—OVEN TEMPERATURE to 8 to 12 to 16 to 20 to 24 lbs. lbs lbs. lbs. lbs. 2 • 2I/2 3 3% 4 ' 2 to to to to to 325 2'2 3 33/4 4'/2 5»2 F hrs. hrs. hrs. hrs. hrs. Test for doneness by moving the drumstick and' thigh joint. Another test, insert a fork In the meat In back of the wing joint, twisting it a little. If the juice runs clear yellow without any trace of pink, the turkey is done. Toward the end of roasting time, insert a meat thermometer in the thickest part of the thigh. It will read 185 °F. when the turkey ls done. Lift turkey onto a warm platter or carving board. Cover tightly with foil and allow to stand for 30 minutes. This will let the Juices be absorbed Into the meat, making carving easier. Just before bringing to table, garnish with small cooked white onions, brussel sprouts and parsley. Now sit back and enjoy a Christmas feast. RANGE TRADE-IN SALE Just in time for Christmas! GAS RANGE Tht totally rt-styled and r*>fttturtd Roptr Range Msllp*lrV' with* out expensive carpentry for i nest, trim built-in appearance tnd convenience. Newl Tri-Ltvtl Top with de luxe slds trim panels, cook top at new lower height, and TFC (Top Front Controls) on Mparate, third level btlow and *w»y from h*et, cooking utensil**4 bmmuif ply mil !*••• t—trnr**, fo#* • etoctrie deck and tour-hour thaw • convtnltnt «ppll«nc« outlet • X-PUy ov«n door, romovablt for dotnlng • tow clrclc-ftlmmw fcwrnor* mMkmtd*tf consumers Power D & C's Christmas Specials Mobiir SWEATERS Assorted Colors Everything You Need to Trim Hie Christmas Tree ORNAMENTS ICICLES TREE LIGHT SETS GARLANDS A COMPLETE SELECTION ANGEL HAIK THEE TOPS and STANDS VISIT D & C's TOYLAND Dells Galore 99c lo $5.99 Ml Popular Games Tricycles, Wagons Sleds Slrueto Toys $1.39 to $6.99 Luggage Set $ Only 1249 Ked, Blue and Charcoal BRIBHTON D & C STORES, INC (Open till 9 p.m. Every Night) YOUK FRIENDLY CUK1STMAS STOKE PAGE KIGHT UVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 86 YEABS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1966 PLEASANT VALLEY NEWS AC 1-7838 Joe and Irene EL:$ leL Wednesday, prior Co Thanksgiving Day, for Nashvwe, 'lean., \,n*ue they spent the remainder of toe week with their son-in-law and daughter, David and Joan Bellnurd and granddaughters, Kelly Jo and Sally. Dave ii &UU wiUi the UnJ.ed- Stales Navy where he is now a recruiter there in Nashville, which allows him civilian working hours enabling him to live at home with .us family. Notice of Public Salt 1963 Mercury Comet. Vehicle No. 3HO1U5TO263. S&le to be held on December 18. 1965 at 10 a.m. at 235 E. Grand River, Brighton. Mich. 1 3 * IB T PROBATE COURT Howell, Michigan Estate of Irene 3. .Taek. Dccea^ec. THE COURT ORDERS: Petition of Mildred J. Aekley praying administration of Estate be granted unto John Melntosh and C. K. VanWlnkle and that Heir* be determined will be heard January 4, 1966 at Ten A.M. at the Probate Court. Publication In Uvinjpiton Co. Argiu-Disoatch Court Rule Nolle*. Dated November 90. 1968 FRANCIS E. BARRON Judge of Probate Attorney: VanWlnkle and VanWlnkle Howell. Mich. Dtc. 8, 15. 22 LIVINGSTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT Howell. Michigan Estate of MINNIE L. GRAVES. Deceased. THE COURT ORDERS: Petition of Clare Rorabacher praying Instrument filed be admitted as Last Wilt ot Deceased and administration granted Clare Rorabacher and heirs be determined, will be heard January 4, 1986 at Ten AM at Probate Court. Publication In Livingston Co. Argus-Dispatch Court Rule: Node*. Dated; December 1. 1965 ^ ^ ^ . FRANCIS E. BARRON Judge of Probate Attorney: John R. Brennan 324 W. Mala St Brighton, Michigan LIVINGSTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT Howell. Michigan E«tftte of r * » T n ENPAMISA. a-k-a CARLO XNCAMMISA. Deceased. THE COURT ORDERS: Petition of Nath*n I. Goldln praying he be authorized to pay partial attorney fees, will be heard December 21, 1965 at Ten AM at Probate Court. Publication In Brighton Argus Court Rule Notice. Dated: November 80, 1965 FRANCIS E. BARRON Judge of Probate Attorney: Gerald E. Granadier 2950 First National Bldg. Detroit. Michigan LIVINGSTON COUNTY PROBATE COURT Howell. Michigan Estate of GLADYS M SOOTSMA. *THE COURT ORDERS: Creditors must file written sworn claims with this Court, send copy to Elaine T Black 2941 Parklawn Drive or Brighton. Michigan. Court will hear claims of Deceased on February 8. 1966 at Ten AM. at the Probate Court Publication in Brighton Argu« Court Rule Notice. Dated: November 23, 1965 FRANCIS E BARRON Judge of Probate Attorney: .Tr>hn R. Brennan Brighton, Mich. Our son ana daughier-in-law, Dick and Diane, returned home last Tuesday afternoon afterspending two weeks wjih her j-i-enis, brothers and sisters in Ashdown and Texarkana, Ark. Several family get - togclhcrs were enjoyed by all as this was the first ,r4> home fur Diane since their marriage last February. Enroute home they went to Fort Knox, Ky., (where he graduated from bas.c training) to visit M. P. Donald Ferguson, who was a buddy of Dick's while in the States and Viet Nam. The reunion with Don was wonderful but were sad to be informed by him that anolher buddy of theirs, Cpl. Kichard Green of Oklahoma, had been killed in Viet Ncm. Following their visit with Don, they visited my cousin's son and daughter-in-law, the GLen Gehringcrs, also of Fort Knox. Much to their surprise, Sheriff and Mrs. Lawrence Gehringer of Howell were there visiting their son and daughter-in-law and children. They had attended retirement ceremonials that day for Glen as he was retiring from the United States Army after twenty same years of service. Diane reports Chat her sisters are planning on visiting them some tiune this winter as they would Hike to experience some of our snowy days. (As of this week Monday, when this was written, perhaps this will be the time to visit Michigan.) Mrs. Ruth McLucaa of 5023 Bkrwell Street was honored .guest Sunday afternoon, Nov. 28, when a reception was held in the Fellowship Hall art the First Methodist Church in Ypsilartti for her and Miss Edith Buffett, director of Christian Womens Education. Mrs. Me- Lucas, the church secretory, was presented an orchid cor* sage, a polaroid camera, a lovely pin and earring set as well as several individual gifts from friends and associates of the church. She has accepted a position in the graduates records office at the University of Michigan in Arm Arbor, Miss Buffett, who was presented a set of Interpreters Bible Commentaries, widl succeed Mrs. Nello Kenady who retired this fall after several yoars service with the Ann Arbor district. Miss L i n d a Woodbridge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Woodbridge of 10448 Me- Oabe Rd., and a 1965 graduate of Brighton High, fas a freshman at the University of Detroit this fall. Thirty students, including Linda, from this architectural college are leaving New York Dee. 18 for a three weeks trip to Egypt. A number of studerfts from colleges in Cleveland and New York will be Included in this tour of that country. The main purpose of this trip is to visit the Holy Land where the Tomb of Rameses II is located before it is demolished in preparation for the new Asam Dam that Is going to be built there. Linda, we hope you have a wonderful time on your trip and would be happy if you would obtain some snapshots of yourself at the tomb as well as other interesting places you will visit, to share with our readers when you return home. Bon voyage, COLE'S Standard Service OPEN 7 DAYS 7 AJ1 TO 10 PJL Pbost 229-9934 (SMMMRD) Linda. Chuck Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davis of ChHson, was home from Oakland University at Rochester, over the Thanksgiving holidays. Chuck is also a 1965 graduate of Brighton High and u freshmen at Oakland this fall. Have you ever driven by a large state hospital and seen the sad, bewildered faces of men and women peering out of windows, walking through the yards hand in hand like tiny children, sitting on park benches with hands folded or just lying on the grass resting? This is a mighty sad sight for loved crej of these p a t i e n t s motorists just driving by the hospital. This is a picture of most any of our state hospitals in Michigan. I was told that the personnel at Caro State Hospital and the Caro Parents Association Inc. (an organization of friends and relatives) are taking steps to purchase a large bus to be used to take patients for an afternoon'6 outing of sightseeing and to see some of the outside world rather than always remaining inside looking out. The State of Michigan can not purchase buses for these hospitals, so if each reader in Brighton would send just one boot of any kind of Michigan trading stamps, perhaps by next summer many patients wtH have their first glimpse of the outside since admittance, through the tfeoughfuineas of we Brightonites who are so fortunate to have h e a l t h y loved ones and are willing to part with some little item that one book to being saved for. Even this would be a wonderful project for some organization here to work on, as thousands of books will be needed and, with the help from many cities in Michigan, can be accomplished. This is the time of year when giving to others is such a wonderful feeling, so let's all send one book of stamps to: Bus Fund, Caro State Hospital for Epileptics, Caro, Mich. Saturday evening, Dec. 4, approxiately 30 m e m b e r s and friends of the Adutt Club of the First Presbyterian Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Michaels for a pot-luck dinner. Co-hostesses Hazel Phillips and men Wilson. Surprise the Michael home for ner and weekend were end and Mrs. Robert Phillips of Rochester, Pa. Rev. Phillips was a former minister here about 14 yean ago. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hallett, former Brighton residents and now of Florida, were also guetta at the Michael home that night. Following the bountiful dinner, sev* eral of <he members attended the "Curious Savage" by the Livingston Players in Howell, returning to the Michaels home for dessert. During the short meeting, prior to attending the show, the nominating slate was presented for new officers for 1966 and ww accepted. The Adult Chib meets for a pot-luck dinner the first Saturday of each month. A short report of the activities of the three children of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Philips of Rochester, Pa., who were former students at the Brighton schools: Robert is working towards his pre-med course and is a second semester junior. Charles (Robbin) is studying to be a minister and is a first semester junior.Jrfary Phyllis JB a junior in high school at Rochester. It is so nice to hear from our friends who have moved from here to other states, and to be informed of their families doings. Rev. and Mrs. D. Andrew Howey, minister taking the place of Rev. Phillips, 14 years ago, and from Wooster, Ohio, WECJUTTBE BEAT... TRY US! 92 Qallon Electric HOT WATER BEATER » Folly Antomatie • Edison Approved • 10-Ytar G u n a t t t BELL PLUMBING SUPPLY OPEN SUNDAYS, 9 to 8. 1 0 * E. OBAND RIVER PUMPS - WBLL SUPPLIES PHONE AC.948M BRIGHTON were Brighton visitors last Fitday, November 28th. Included homes of various friends visited that day, were that of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pless. Saturday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Server and son Billy or SUndsh arrived to spend the weekend with roe Russ Housners. Their son-in-law and daughter, Marvin and Sandy Schwab, also of Standwh arrived later that evening and were overnight guests of her cousin Roberta and husband & Bob. On Sunday, all had dinner at our house at which time our son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Dianne were also included. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Pless and son Eric of Woodland Lake stopped to pay Jons parents a visit the Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving as they were going on to Pattys parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe O'Cooner and family's home in Huntington Woods to spend Thanksgiving week. On Saturday, Jon and Patty attended a dinner dance of her graduation daw of 1962. Thanksgiving Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pless were their son-in-law and daughter Al and Jan Jacobs and son Kurt Douglas. Kurt remained until Saturday with his grandparents at which time his folks came here to pick him up. On Friday, Kurt accompanied grandpa and grandma Pless to Ann Arbor on business. Sunday, Dec. 5 dinner guests at the Pless home included their son and daughter-in-law, Jon and Patty Pless and little son Eric. Yours truly tried to contact the Doug PeeraaHs Monday to get further information on the men folks of that family, who had shot their bucks. Understand that their son Tim shot one last week and that Doug shot a 11 point buck early Saturday morning. I'm not sure how old Tim is now, but he must be in his early teens and regardless, ii is always a thrill when our sons get their first buck, Congratulations, Tim. Phones were pretty busy, especially these party lines, this week. Couldn't reach the Jerry Thomases, former tenants in our apartment, who now live in the Dan Tompkins home at School Lake, which they purchased early this summer. Heard that Carol got her deer and I presume it was somenear Mio. Bet that Carol was where near her parents home some excited gal saying nothing of Jerry. Let me know if you got yours too, aye Jerry? Would appreciate it if P.V. residents would call me any evening during the week with news as I am getting behind in calling and seems our lines are always busy out here day times when I'm available. Thanks loads. WHISK SKIERS The Whisk Skiers plan a meeting Wednesday, Dec. 15 at" 8 p.m. at the Mt. Brighton Ski Lodge. Reservations have been made for the weekend of Jan. 28. 29, 30 at Timbcrly Motel in Gayiord. Attends Tax Talk EAST LANSING —MaUlyn Q. Colo of Brighton, attended the second annual Farm Income Tax and Social Security Short Course Dec. 1-2 at Michigan State University. The course stressed the latest information on the preparation of farm income tax returns and the new amendments to the Social Security law. It was offered by MSU's Department (A Agricultural Economics, in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration. Representatives of the luternal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration served as course instructors. 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WISCONSI N MIL D ChdSIN MILD Chedda r Cheese .. - 5 9 * OOLOIN RISI Cookies ...,K J 3 9 * PKG. Mixt d Vcgttablt s ,. t t or Lima B t a m . . . " * CttAT ATUNTrC t PAClPlC TIA COMPANY. INC. SuPer Market s »«MH<»1 0IP|N0*8| { (00 0 M|fi(H*H T Prices Effects * HITM Set. , Dot . 11 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1965 UVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEABS PAGE NINE EARL KLINE REAL ESTATE CMtom Baflt Homes "For People Who Q « * By Harold ' 9817 E. Grand River - Phone 227-1021 P l u m : 2294482 • 229-9432 • 54M98S • 4IT-7835 Brighton, COUNTRY 3 acres, 3 bedroom Cape Cod, large living room with fireplace, alum, stonns & screens, 2 oar garage, ctt hot water heat, water softener, wooded lot Close to x-way. Terms. BRIGHTON 3 bedroom frame tome, large corner lot, liv. room with fireplace, 2 boms, 2 oar garage, plastered irterior, storms & screens. Full basement. 113,500. Terms. COUNTRY 33V& acres, 4 bedrooms, library, sun porch, garage, family room, 2 fireplaces, oil hot water heat, Thermopane windows, full basement, excellent location, close to Brighton. Terms. FARM 123 acres, 4 bedrooms, large kitchen, both, large dairy barn wim running water, new silo, stream, hot air heat. Terms. BRIGHTON Cape Cod with attached apt. 4 bedrooms, large liv. room with fireplace, good location, enclosed porch, wooded lot, close to churches, schools & shopping. 112,000. LAKE OF THE PINES 3 . 4 - 5 bedroom homes, ranches, colonials, custom built, kitchens all complete with builtins, ravine, wooded lots. SPACIOUS . . . GRACIOUS LIVING. OPEN SUNDAY 2 - S p.m. 11 ACRES HORSEMAN'S DREAM. 2 bedroom home, 12x20 liv. room with fireplace, storms and screens, close to x-way, 30x80 pole bain with 10 box stalls, exercise ring, live stream, pond with spillway. Terms. APARTMENT HOUSE 3 units, some furnishings, Urge corner property, dose to downtown Brighton, never occupied, owner out of state, will sacrifice. Terms. FARMETTES 10 acre parcels - well restricted, dose to 1-96, rolling. l t t t down. ^_ PLEASANT VIEW HILLS 3 bedroom brick ranch, 2% tiled baths, 2 fireplaces, panelled family room, utility room, large liv. & dfrring room, slate foyer, kitchen complete with all built-ins, porch, 1% acre lot A REAL BEAUTY. Terms. CUSTOM BUILT RANCH HOMES Completely Finished $10,190 No Money Down 165.75 Mo. Plus Taxes On Your Lot 3-Bedroom ranch, ceramic tile, Formica tops, hardwood floors, insulated walls and ceilings, birch cabinets and doors. Model: 28425 Ponttac Trail 2 Miles N. 10 Mile, South Lyon GE 7-2808 COBB HOMES It's Not a Vacation Home If You Can't Relax There When you bgy a second home, you want a vacation, not a vocation. Unfortunately, many people who want the former wind up with the latter. The time they hoped to spend relaxing from chores at home is used for burdensome maintenance jobs around the "vacation" house. Vacation homes, more than any other kind of building, should be short on work and long on fun. That's why they should rate as "low-maintenance" buildings, both inside and outside. Low-maintenance d e s i g n begins with the selection of suitable exterior materials. Pre-finished mineral fiber siding, for example, can be cleaned simply by an occasional washing. The material comes with a long-lasting acrylic coating in a wide range of colors and textures. Inside, vinyl asbestos floors, plastic laminate countertops and tables, furniture coverings of washable synthetics, and fiberglass curtains can make housekeeping easier. The time these materials save you from working around the house is time that can be spent relaxing. And that's what vacation homes are for. WE B U Y UNO CONTRACTS IF YOU ARE SELLING P R O P E R T Y ON A LAND C O N T R A C T AND WANT TO GET YOUR MONEY OUT OF THE CONTRACT CALL M. McKAY. Howell 548-3610 An octopus is also known as a devil fish. 2 BEDROOM HOME on 50* x 250' lot near Brighton. Full basement lVa baths. Oil furnace. In excellent condition. $8,500.00. Easy terms. 3 BEDROOM HOME on 1 acre near Brighton. Paved road. Large kitchen, screened patio. Oil furnace. $11,900.00. 2 BEDROOM HOME in Brighton. 70' x 170' lot. Gas furnace. Convenient to schools and stores. $7,900.00. 8 ROOM HOME on large lot in Brighton. Possibilities for commercial use or multiple dwelling. Needs re $8,500.00. KEN SHULTZ AGENCY Real Estate and Insurance 9909 E. Grand River, Brighton We Buy • Sell and Trade Homes - We Need Listings. | donald henkelman co. REAL ESTATE - OPEN DAILY 9 A.M. TO 9:00 P.M. BRIGHTON -133 W. Grand River Phone 227-1811 - BRIGHTON AREA Across from the Canopy FARMINGTON - GR 6-6161 DETROIT . KE 8-4422 20356 Grand River ALL VETERANS who have served their country 90 days or more between 1940 and 1965 c m purchase homes under FHA up to 915,060 with 96 down payment and 9306 closing costs. 6135 ALDEME—3 bedrooms, paneled living room, large kitchen, utility room, 12x24 garage, alum. sided, sidewalks, paved and lighted streets. F H A terms for Vets. 90 down, approx. 9200 closing cost. 2 BEDROOM HOME. To be completed. 95,500. F. H. A. terms for Vets. $0 down, approx. 9200 closing costs. 3 BEDROOM, one bath home, central air conditioning, 1 car garage, fenced yard. 90 down, 985.00 per month. You must see it to believe it FHA terms for Vets. 90 down, approx. 9200 closing costs. ONE OF THE MORE ELABORATE HOMES in Saxony Sub. oan be yours for only 914,900, low down payment. Vets "0" down. This home has i beautiful Indiana limestone patio, complete wMh grill and redwood canopy, two-car garage, heated. Fenced»in yard This home is a true showplace of the community. Shown by appointment. KISSANE — Neat 5 room house. Nice fenced yard with 2 pear trees, 4 peach trees, grapes. Aluminum awnings. 912,700 — 0»down. 9350.00 closing costs. CUSTOM 3 BEDROOM home on 2 acres, fireplace, attached garage and fenced-in swimming pool. 922,500. 91,200 down. CHELSEA AREA 39 ACRES in Chelsea area, 3 bedroom country home, tractor, toojs. 915,000. SOUTH LYON -46 ACRE FARM on paved road wrft 3 income -jpte. and Jiving -space. 918,000 with good down . payment Commercial Property: 114' x MT LEE ROAD FRONTAGE, 92,756. Could be zoned commercial. COUNTRY LIVING GOOD 2 BEDROOM HOME on large well landscaped lot in low tax area • fireplace in living room, formal dining room, eating space in kitchen, winterized breezeway • VA car garage. $22,- 500. Terms. LARGE REMODELED completely furnished farm house with 3 income units. 3 baths, 3 garages, 1 acre of land, paved road, close to Grand River. 923,500. SEE THIS 3 BR NICE STARTER HOME on 2 acres, 2 car garage. 915,500. FHA available. MAPLE VIEW SUBDIVISION. See this lovely targe family home south of Brighton, close to Hawk** School. 100' x 200* lot. 3 BR, attached 1V4 oar garage. 916,200 - 9550 dn. plus closing cost on FHA. LAKE PROPERTY TRIANGLE LAKE — Reduced 9500. Beautiful spacious 2 bedroom year around cottage - most scenic area - living room and kitchen, plenty of cabinet space. Good beach. Don't miss this sleeper. 90 down. 969.50 per month. FHA financing available. YEAR AROUND lakefront cottage with 3 bedrooms, winterized front porch, natural fireplace in living room, lots of closet space, pleasant kitchen, utility room, natural gas heat, knotty cedar paneling throughout. Good lawn and sandy beach. Nicely landscaped. Also has several mature trees, good neighborhood on quiet part of lake. Motor boating, water skiing and good fishing. All this for only 919,500, with terms. DON'T DREAM LUXURY, Lave It! ! ! 4 BR home at Lake Chemung. The home overlooks about an acre of land and a beautiful swimming pool, badminton court. All this along with a full finished basement, end a 2% car garage can be yours for only 93,000 down. A GORGEOUS HOME on Big Crooked Lake with 4 income apts. which net $500.00 a month. Sandy beach. Very good investment. $37,000. 2 BEDROOM HOME on Woodland Lake Carpeted step-down living room with fireplace, heated porch, basement, sandy beach. $14,300. LARGE BI-LEVEL 3 bedroom home on lovely Little Crooked Lake, living room 16 x 30. Family room and kitchen 16 x 44 • plastered walls, 2 fireplaces, hardwood floors. Gas available. $25,500. Real buy. 2 BR HOME on Grand River. Access to Lake Chemung. Attractive, plenty trees. See us soon on this special. 3 B«droom • 1 Bath Homes FARMS & VACANT 79 ACRES • $500 an acre, near Howell. 62 ACRES . $22,000, near Fowlerville. 3,000 dn., $50. mo. ^—— ___. 157 ACRES - $350 an acre, near Fowlerville. House and farm buildings. BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED 80 acres with large 5 bedroom home. Half mile frontage on two roads. See this land by joining our Sunday tours. Phone our office for appointment. 14.6 ACRES with river centering property • $7500, in Brighton. 90 ACRES between B; Grand River frontage ACRES with river FOR AS $ LITTLE AS Small Closing Cost 0 DOWN COMPLETE Anyone Can Own a Gl Repossessed Home on a 30 Year Contract. 3 Bedroom 1 bath homes $69.50 a month Including everything. & Howell. Excellent 00 per acre, spring fed pond. Suitable for lake JfMoppjenU Clubs and churches investigate thl CITY OF HOWELL — Vacant lot 100 x 100. Sewer and water. Near new Recreation Center and South West School. This 10,000 sq. ft. lot for quick sale, 93,000. 156 LOTS, water system available. 9500 each. $30 per month. Reduced $250. BRIGHTON COUNTRY CLUB annex, 2 lots 120' x 130' each, community water available. 91,000. Terms. 6 BEAUTIFUL LOTS in the City of Brighton, 96,000 for 6. Land contract avail INVESTOR, dairy farmers, and people interested in secluded courrtiy living. We have available 142 acres southwest of Lansing. Home was sturdily constructed in 1889 on a beautifully landscaped lot. Complete with 5 outbuildings and two siAos, this can be yours for only 935,000. Terms available. GET YOUR 32 ACRE FARM complete with fashionable country home for only 913,500. $2,700 down. HOWELL HOMES REAL VALUE in almost new home, 3 bedroom aluminum sided ranch with built-ins m kitchen, large living room, dining space, nylon carpet, attached garage, small building for pets. Lot 110 I 220. Price $16,000. FHA available. NEAT 2 BEDROOM HOME on main hwy, access to Lake Chemung. $1,000 down to land contract 3 BEDROOM HOME, basement, 2 oar garage. $18,660. ROOM FOR MAID - See this gorgeous exclusive 5 BR home, one of most prominent areas of Howell. 3 baths, fireplace, marble sills and dressing table, Florida room. Ideal for targe family. Must be qualified for showing. This is such a buy we're not giving price. BUSINESS ATTENTION BEAUTY OPERATORS BEAUTY PARLOR, downtown Brighton, 6 dryers, manicure tables, desk, 3 stations, display case. Gas heat Showing good income. Moderate price. Low down payment. Terms. i Members United Northwestern Association, Wayne and Oakland Board of Realtors Serving Wayne and Oakland Counties This means you can put 1200 Salesman to work. List with us today. Multiple listing means more money for your property. List your property with us. ininniiiinnnnniwiiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiwniwiMiiiiiiiininiiimiinniiniiniiiiinimiiininniiiiniiiiiwiiini LAND CONTRAC WANTE Cmmh snJH*! fssBIXWWL •traitor . Ml? Ctmmttct K4. fe jtorduird UK* We*. S-ttlltr NEW 3 BEDROOM BRICK HOME in South Lyon. Large family room with fireplace, V/2 baths, l'/j car Close to schools and shopping. $21,000 — 10% down, session upon closing. CITY OF BRIGHTON, WELL LOCATED FOUR BEDROOM HOME, modem kitchen, dining room and Uvtag room, IV, baths, garage. $15,500. Excellent terms COUNTRY HOME, APPROX. \\* ACRES - 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, built-in kitchen, dining room, full $19,000, terms. YEAR AROUND 2 BEDROOM HOME, water front Fonda Lake. Modern kitchen, fireplace, tile bath, in front porch, completely furnished. $17,000, terms. WELL LOCATED 5 AND 10 ACRE VACANT PARCELS— fine building sites, located close to expressway. TEN ACRES — approx. three miles from Brighton. Excellent building location. $7,000. Terms. A. C. THOMPSON, Real Estate 9947 E. Grand River Brighton - AC 7-3101 HOWELL TOWN & COUNTRY INC. REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE IUILDIN* BRIGHTON - 102 E. Grand River PHONE 313-227-1131 HOWELL — 1002 E. GRAND RIVER PHONE 546-2880 PINCKNEY — 117 E. MAIN PHONE 313-878-3177 HIGHLAND — 179 W. M-59 PHONE 313-684-0225 DETROIT AREA RESIDENTS DIAL WO 5-4770 SUN AIR MOBIL SALES PHONE 229-4338 CITY r MILFORD — Older home with apt. • carpeted - extra lot • corner site - road, frontage on 2 roads - good commercial site. Terms. OC 2390. BRIGHTON — 3 apartment building • cement block - full basement • city wrier and sewer • each unit has 1 BR - 66' on Mill Pond • fruit trees • good Income. $15,500. Terms. I 2344. PINCKNEY - 5 BR newly remodeled home - separate dining room - family room • 14 x 16 living roam. $14,000. Terms. OC 2303. PINCKNEY - 4 BR house - lounge . separate dining nn. - study • furnace • alum, storms k screens - 2 lots 66' x 132' each - shade trees. $10,500. Terms. OC 2309, COUNTRY MILFORD AREA - 3 ^ BR hilltop farm home - good condition - separate dining room - enclosed porch - 4.3 acres - rolling • pond • 616' road frontage • outbuildings. $16,&50. Terms. CO 2389. HIGHLAND AREA — 5.2 acres with older home - living nn. with field stone fireplace - separate dining room . well & pump new - 2 baths . full basement. $13,500. $2,750.00 down. CO 2387. HOWELL AREA — 3 2% acre parcels • good building sites fronting on Golf' Club Road - rolling - some woods. Terms. VCO 2346, HOWELL AREA - Close in - new 3 BR brick home • fireplace in basement • also in 14 x 24 living room - 1% car garage. A real buy ait only $18,500. Must see. CO 2127. BRIGHTON AREA - 2 vacant lots . 107' well on line between 2 lots • good building site. $1,800. Terms. VOC 2253. BRIGHTON AREA - Cement block & brick - good retirement or starter house - 1 BR, panelled walls - 1 acre • additional acreage available. $8,000. Terms. VOC 2257. BRIGHTON AREA — 2 BR riverfront house - 12 x 24 living room - furnace - 60' river frontage • access to Ore Lake. $12,900. Terms. CO 2317. BRIGHTON AREA — 2 BR brick home on 3 lots • living room with fireplace • buUt-ms • breezeway • family nn. with fireplace • full basement • lots 50 x 150' each. $19,500. CO 2313. BUSINESS WBBBERVTLLE — Repair shop - show room 'office • 2 wash rooms - death forces sale. $5,000. Terms. BU 2195. PENTON — Restaurant and living quarters > full basement • doing good business - 18 x 58 budding, ready to take over. $22,000. Terms. BU 2376. FENTON — Store & living quarters - plenty of storage space - basement - all equipment, gas pump, fuel oil pump, beer license - ready toj&fce over -1 acre of land - 10 x 16 building used for barber Shop & rented. Good income. $22,000, plus inventory. Terms. BU 2381. LAKE MAX FIELD LAKE - 2 BR summer home • enclosed porch - 100' lake frontage • real nice • partly furnished. $10,900. Terms. LH 2342. CROOKED LAKE - 2 BR year around house - 22 x 12 living room • separate dining room - fireplace •gai'age • boat & bath house • 50* lake frorifage - 16' boat & dock included. $15,250. Terms. LH 2347. LAKE CHEMUNG . 3 BR ranch • V& car attached garage • 100 x 152' lot with lake easement • close to blacktop road and play* ground - gas heat. $13,900. CO 2323. WOODLAND LAKE - 3 BR house - formal dining room - 1% baths • kitchen wtth bufltins - carpeted throughout • attached 2 car garage - fireplace & Bar-B-Q on lakeside • IS1 lake frontage. $33,000. Terms. LH 2314. FARMS & VACANT HUNTERS' & FISHERMEN'S PARAMSE — Plus an excellent dairy or beef farm • base ment barn - 40 stanchions - milk house - 200 acres tillable • 20 acres wooded • good trout stream crosses property • excellent hunting • Mecosrta County - 17 miles northwest of Clare. LF2350. FENTON AREA — 2 BR remodeled farm home on 40 acres • sliding glass door to deck • 1% baths • full basement • 2 car • outbuildings. $37,500. SF 2383. MILFORD AREA — 2 acres with 2 car ga» rage. $3,500. Terms. VA 2369. BRIGHTON AREA — 17 vacant acres • possibility of pond, level to rolling land . 400' frontage on Hyne road. $600 per acre. VA 2341. 46 ACRES VACANT - Coon Lake Road. $200 per aero. VA 1928. GREGORY AREA - 2 vacant acres - 132* frontage on blacktop road • excellent building site. Only $1,250. Terms. VA 2290. HOWELL AREA - 160 acres * 4 BR borne • 20 stanchions . milk house • silo • new post bam - or can be purchased in 80 acre psrosis. $35,000. Terms. LF 2213. 196 ACRE DAIRY FARM - Modern 4 BR home • no waste • 36 x 45 dairy bairn with stanchions and box stalls • loafing shed • 2 steel pole barns - silo • 3 com cribs • near Stockbridse $42,000 . .Tepms, LF 2114.. HOWELL AREA - Approx. 4 acres - beautiful building she - level & wooded • nice home area. $3,850. VA 2239. FOWLERVILLE AREA — 30 vtcant slightly rolling land. Frontage on two $7,500. Terms. VA 2274. 40 ACRES, real good building sites $10,000, $2,500 down. 10 ACRES, nice building situ, paved road. $5,000, $1,500 down. An unusually designed home, 3 large bedrooms, living room, family room, dining room, kitchen, lots of cupboards, 2 baths, % basement, garage, one acre. $20,000, $8,500 down. S E V E N ROOM HAMBURG VILLAGE HOME fin excellent repair asvi condition. $12,500, $2,500 down. R. Hayner Insurance & Real Estate UKMiHTON Detroitera call WOodward 3-1480 A C 7 - 2 2 7 1 KST 1022 Open Sunday* & Evenings by appointment A C 9 - 7 8 4 1 408 West Hail Street 3 BR. LAKEFRONT cottage on Zukey Lake, fireplace, wooded lot, good beach. $14,500. SIX BEDROOM farm home, good farm buildings on 17 acres of tillable land, lots oC blacktop read frontage. ICHt. $8,000 down. TWO BEDROOM home with three Huron riverfront lots, full basement. $12,000. JUST LIKE NEW, lakrfront S bedroott home, lot, twcK, rccd $15,800. $2,500 down. m ftf 1 • * • I • • ' " • ' ; ;i i *, PAGE TEN LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 86 YEARS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1966 WANT IS WOKM AD RATES CASE SATIS MINIICU1I CHARGE |LM p>ply. S c utafc fn1 chugB w e s n i PROVEN Sell Ttmorrow • wttfc a Wari Ad Tedajl DEADLINE TOOK tCHEDCJLB - MONDAY NOOf P H O N E S : 22»450t — IH-ftMO Male Help Wanted MAN TO WORK In body rfiop. Top pay for tfa rtont l conXtiam See Larry Mortf«aery at Bmrougha Pootiac, H d i Male Help Wefeted abop yeui dd. Drilling, mill, punch preaa, tap. ptaf and antooMttca. Puritan Machine Co. Valley Rd. BRIGHTON tfX JANITORS for Housekeeping ofept Full tine, many employee benefitr Must have own tram- Donation and phone. Apply boat nesB office, McPheraon Community Health Center, Howeil. HELP WANTED Apprentice Inttnieter Experienced engine lath* and turret lathe operator capable of trainini apprcstfcea. Retiree accept* able. Fall or part time. New HucUen Corp. New HutJtotu Mich. tftr MACHINIST, TRANSFORMER ASSEMBLERS, TRUCK DRIVER. Will consider applications «br trainees. Apply at Chapman Aaaoc. plant, 7M« W. Grand River, Brighton. tfx DRAFTSMAN Should have 3 years experience. WB work with Designer on various projects, in a rapidly growing company that offers more than the usual opportunity to learn and develop on the job. Apply in Person or Write Director of Personnel GELMAN INSTRUMENT COMPANY 600 S. Wagner Rood Ami Arbor. Michigan 43106 Male Help Wanted CUSTODIAN, Hartiand Consolidated School. Full time position. Call 132-7486 for applica tor. PART TIME Christmas help. Delivering and greenhouse work. Meier Floweriand 229. M30. USx 1960 AMBASSADOR 8 automatic, PS, PB, $495. See the friendly fellows m the Howeil Shopping Center. Smith Ford Used Cars. 544-4670. 12-8x MILLRIGHT helper and mill hancfe. Thureson Lumber Co-, Howeil., Mfcfa. tfx FACTORY production workers. Phfltips Products Co., Inc. Subsntary of Phillips Petroleum Co. m i Grand Are., Dexter Mich. 31M2M611. An equal opportunity employer. HELPER on rubbish route. P u t or fall time. $1.15 per hour. Call AC M2K. tfx 2 GM mechanics wanted immediately. Excellent working oondWiiuiB. Top pay for the area. See Larry Montgomery at Brrroughs Pontiac, Howdl. 12-8z FABRICATING FITTER. Work from prints. Must be first class and dependable. $4 per hour plus overtime. Phone 878-3423. HELP WANTED: Experience in mobfle homes or Travel-trailer production desirable. Apply in person. Hammersley, Inc., 11815 E. Grand River, Brighton. 12-15x OPPORTUNITY MANAGER WANTED H & R Block, America's Largest Income Tax Service, wants to locate a- person capable of opening a volume tax service in Brighton. Excellent opportunity for right person. We tram you. For details, write H U Block, 304 S. Ashley, Ann Arbor. 12-8 Machine Rebuilders MUST BE JOURNEYMAN OR EQUIVALENT Steady work, excellent fringe benefits. Required about November 15UL 1965 upon Company move to new plant in Farmington Township Apply now RITURMILL, ING. 19720 West Eight Mile Road Southfieid, Michigan OUTSTANDING SCREW MACHINE PLANT OPPORTUNITY Experienced screw machine shop man to handle estimating, production scheduling- and quality control in 12-man shop near Chelsea faced with expansion plans in next year. Looking for key man at least 80 years old with several years screw machine or related experience, of supervisory caliber, promotable to Assistant Manager in six months. Good salary. Apply in person or write: Director of Personnel Gelman Instrument Company 600 South Wagner Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 12-145 DESIGNER We have a good job for you— Do you want to mix interesting layout design and product development with the usual routine that always has to be done, too? If so, try us for challenge. You can work on both new product development and old product improvement. You need to be a high school graduate with a good deal of experience on the drawing board. The more you know about small mechanical and electrical-mechanical devices the better. High mechanical aptitude is a requirement "Iberia Opportunity at Gelman** GELMAN Instrument Co. •00 a Warner Rd. Arbor, Michigan 48106 M5-0651 Male Help Wanted EXPERIENCED station help with some mechanical experience. Wages $115 a week. Bring references with you. Apply in person between 9 am. and 4 p.m. Ellis Oasis Standard Truck Stop, US 23 and M-59. Alo part time help needed. 12-15x RELIABLE help wanted. Suburban Metal Finishing. 229-4513. 12-8X DETROIT N e w s carriers and motor route drivers. Brighton and Pinckney areas. Cadi AC &-W87 from 10-12 a.m. 12-3x DRAFTSMAN. Part time or full time. Please provide resume of experience. Write Box K-415, c/o Livingston County Argus- Dispatch. 12-15x Female Help Wanted WAITRESSES WANTED Must be experienced Apply in person Pat's Restaurant, 9830 E. Grand River. t-f-x MEDICAL librarian for hospital beginning January, I960. Must have some knowledge of medicine and/or library experience. Typing required. Apply at business office McPherson Community Health Center, Howeil. tfx WAITRESS WANTED. Contact Brighton Bowl-N-Bar. Howard Taylor. AC 7-3341. 12-8 GENERAL office work. Must be good typist. Prefer someone with experience on dictaphone. High school graduate. No phone calls. Apply personnel office, Reuland Electric Co., 4500 E. Grand River, Howeil. 12 8x 1960 FORD convertible, new V- 8 motor, 1695. See the friendly fellows in the Howeil Shopping Center. Smith Ford Used Cars. 5464670. 12-8X Male or Female Help HOUSEKEEPING maids. Must have own transportation and phone. Apply business office, McPherson Community Health Center, Howeil. tfx EXPERIENCED waitress. Also a grill cook. Town and Country Restaurant, 8130 W. Grand River. 229-9388. 12-15x PAT'S Paint and Assembly is now taking applications for male and female help in Brighton. 121 S. West St., Brighton, next to the ice house. 229-4529. lM5x MAN OR WOMAN: Write now for information on establishing profitable Rawleigh business in N & W Livingston Co. or Brighton. Experience unnecessary. Above average earnings. Write Rawleigh, Dept. MC L 680 143 Freeport, Dl 12-Sp Notice FROM this date on I am not responsible for any debts other than my own. December 8, 1965. Marian Wright. 12-8x Wanted TO DO REWEAVING, TAILORING, MENDING, ALTEBATIONS AND DRESSMAKING Mrs. Cecfl Gore, phone AC 9-378. tfx Wanted GOOD HOME for small dog Part Pomeranian and pan Chihuahua. Good with children. 227-3830. l?-8x WANTED: Custom corn picking. Gravity w a g o n s available "hone AC 9-6724. tfx DEERSKIN, ail kinds of raw furs. Used guns. UP 83123. Lucius Doyle, Pinckney. 12-22p WANTED: Farms in which to fox hunt. If we may have your permission call collect South Lyon, GE 7-2400. Include name. 12-15x For Rent UPSTAIRS 2 bedroom furnished apartment. No children, no pets. 878-3717. 12-8x OFFICE space for rent. Paneled and air conditioned. 546- 4614. tfx 3 BEDROOM home, attached garage. One Mile from State Police post. Contact Mr. Ball inger at 313-363-9171 anytime. 12-15x O N E BEDROOM furnished apartment. 229-2271. 12-6p 2 APARTMENTS, partly furnished, Maitby Rd. Inquire 8552 Maltfoy Rd. before 5 p.m. 12-15p 1960 AMBASSADOR 8 automatic, PS, PB, $495. See the friendly fellows in the Howeil Shopping Center. Smith Ford Used Cars, 54*4670. 12-8x 2 BEDROOM upper flat. AC 9-6753. 12-8X ONE BEDROOM apartment, private entrance, private bath. Single woman or couple preferred 229-6237. tfx SMALL furnished house in Brighton. Gentleman or couple only. 229-9210. 12-8p Situations Wanted WUl help care for the ektertf and babysit. 227-3117. 12-80 EXPERIENCED mature mother desires babysitting in her home. 229-4568. 12-15x 1961. CHEVY, $595. See the friendly fellows in the Howeil Shopping Center. Smith Ford Used Cars. 5464670. 12-8x Mucellaneous For Sale SKATE sharpening machine, complete, $100. 229-6548. tfx TRACTORS and Implements (Ford and Gardens). Used. We buy and sell. 229-7063. tfx ELECTRIC accordion. Niece paid $850, played 3 times. Sacrifice for $350. 229-9092. 12-22x NEED CASH? We pay cash or trade; used guns and outboard motors. Mill Creek Sporting Goods, Dexter. t f x APPLES IN STORAGE many varieties of cooking and eating apples. Juicy Delicious, crapy Jonathon, Me- In tosh, Cortland and Winesaps. Clore's Orchard, 9912 E. Grand River, V4 mile east of Brighton. 12-29p BALED hay and sale. W. J. Donaldson. AC 7- 4061. 12-Sx Female Help Wanted Female Help Wanted K-MART DISCOUNT DEPARTMENT STORE Accepting Applications for Salesladies Snack Bar Waitresses Full and Part Time Apply in person. Miss L. Hogarth — 9:30 ajn. - U noon; 1 • 4 p.m. K-MART 256 N. Maple Rd. Ann Arbor, Mich. Miscellaneous For Sale AUCTION EVERY Saturday 7 30 p.m. Good used furniture Open all day Saturdays. 9010 Pontiac Trail 2% miles south of Jouth Lyon. t-f-x OINING ROOM SET, kitchen set stoves, refrigerators, bumper pool, crib, 2 hunting suits (large jid medium). 227-4372. t-f-x ONE PAIR of women's black ski pants, size 8 short. Call 227- 6556. tfx CORD WOOD, mostly wild cherry. Free delivery within 10 mile radius. English Nursery, 10040 E. Grand River. 227-4171. tfx McINTOSH, Delicious, Jonathan, Golden Delicious and Spy apples. Bargains in utility grades. Also honey and butternut squash. Warren's Orchards, 8866 McClements Rd., V6 mile west off old US 23. tfx CHRISTMAS TREES - Beautiful Scotch pine and white Spruce. Thousands to choose from. Cut your own if you like, $1 - $4. Free boughs with every purchase. 9 miles north of How ell. Riverside Tree farm, Jack Lay ton and Sons, 8516 Oak Grove Rd., Howeil. Phone 546- 3668. 12-15x CHRISTMAS TREES. Scotch pine, any size. Choose and cut your own — $1.50. 8301 Rickett Rd., Brighton. 229-6574. 12-22p FIREPLACE wood, dry. By the cord, Delivered. 227-4921. 12-29p COMMERCIAL water softener. Small coke machine. Call 227- 5571 until 4 o'clock. After 6 call 227-7022. 1215X 32 PAPER back novels, 15c each, $4.80 for the lot. 227-7351. tfx FLUFFY soft and bright as new. That's what cleaning rugs will do when you use Blue Lustre! Rent electric s*iampooer $1. Ratz Hardware. 12-8x 1962 FORD Country Squire wagon, $1095. See the friendly fellow^ in the Howeil Shopping Center. Smith Ford Used Cars. 546-4670. 12-8x DETROIT Jewel gas range, $20. Speed Queen washer, wringer type, $18. New RoUfast tandem bike built for 2, will discount $20. 53305 Grand River, rear New Hudson. 437-7833. 12-Sx PING PONG table, regulation si2e. Call after 5. AC 7-4053. 12-8x PROFESSIONAL rug cleaner for hire, $2 a day. Just aste for the Glamorene Electric Rug Shaimpooer at Gambles in Brighton. 12-8x CIRCULATING coal heater. Circulating oil heater. Reasonable. AC 7-7361. 12-8x CHRISTMAS TREES. Any tree $2.00. U-cut. Bring saw. 4500 Cullen Rd., Harttend. 1 mile west of US 23 and Clyde Rd. 12-22p Butinets Services ASPHALT PAVING - We specialize in driveways and parking lots. Quality work. For free estimtte, call D & H Asphalt Paving. 237-3301. t-rx WHIRLPOOL and Kenmore washer and dryer parts and service. 546-0420 Bob Zizka. t-f-x FOR SALE — Varcon batteries, tires, mufflers, tail pipes and auto accessories. G a m b l e Store, Brighton. AC 7-2551. t-f.x 1960 FORD convertible, new V- 8 motor, $695. See the friendly .'dlows m the Howeil Shopping Center. Smith Ford Used Cars. 5464670. 12-8X C E R T I F I E D TREE REMOVING CUTTING » PRUNING Fully Insured Free Estimates Jim Davids 437-1342 New Hudson Business Services \UTO GLASS: Finest work and materials. Pickup and de livery service or use our car, vour choice. MUFFLERS, UNCONDITIONALLY guaranteed *o original consumer for as long is he owns the vehicle on which :t is installed. AIRCO welding upplies. LEAF Springs, all cars a:id light trucks 1& to 2 Ton Trucks, fronts only. TRUCK .MIRRORS reconditioned, $3.50. \BE'S AUTO PARTS, Howeli, Phone 546-0430. INTERIOR painting. Also wall washing. Free estimate. FuUy insured. Phone 2274422. tfx P R O F E S S I O N A L alterations and dressmaking. 229-4568. 12-15X FARM LOANS, Federal Land Bank Ass'n. 205 N. Walnut St., Howeil, Phone 546-2840. t-f-x ROOF PROBLEMS — Call New Hudson Roofing specializing in built-in roofing, eavestroughs, shingling and shingle repairs. Free estimates. Call anytime, day or evening, 437-2068. t-f-x FOR SALE — Extruded alumu num storm windows and doors. Gamble Store, Brighton. Phone AC 7-2551. t-f-x WE REPLACE GLASS — in aluminum, wood or steel sash. C. G. Rolison Hardware, 111 W. Main St. AC 7-7531. t-f-x CARPET, furniture and wall c l e a n i n g by Servicemaster Free estimates Rose Service- MASTER Cleaning, Howeil Dial 546-4560. t-f-x CALL THE FENTON Upholstering Co. for free estimates A-l workmanship — Lowest prices. Phone Fenton MA 9-6523. 503 X. LeRoy St., Fenton, Mich. t-f-x J & J Antenna Service 6209 Superior Drive Brighton AC 9-6015 12-8p Bu sinew Opportunities $400.00 MONTHLY possible - Home Typing. Full or part time. Details $1.00. B & B Research Enterprises, P. O. Box 196, Holcomb, Missouri 63S52. 12-8x Pet* and AnimaU AKC German Shepherds. Male, 2^ years old, loves children, $50. Male, 6 months old, black and tan, $75. 4141 Van Ambers, Brighton. 227-2241. tfx COON hound puppies, 11 weeks old. 3395 E. M-36, Pinckney. 87W676. 12-8X GERMAN SHEPHERD- B e * gle pups. $5 to $10- 227-5423 on weekends and after 6. 227-6640 week days. \2Sx POODLE pups, 3 litters. Sassa> frass and other blood lines. Will hold till Christmas. $65 — $75. Also professional clipping and grooming. AC 7-6711. 12-15x BROQUET FORD TRACTOR NEW AND USED TRACTORS SERVICE & PARTS 26770 Grand River DETROIT South of Farmington 104 W. Main • ftrlgMofl, MkK. ACod.my 9 7035 Eldred & S o u Truck & Tractor Service SEPTIC TANKS AND FIELDS TEENCHING, EXCAVATING, GRADING TRUCKING, SAND. STONE, TOP SOIL 2025 Euler Rd. Brighton 229-6857 tfx Used Can 1964 OPEL stationw&gon, red, like new condition, 4 speed transmission, black vinyl interlor, luggage carrier, radio, heater, while sidewaUs. Price 1805. 229-6777. tfx 1961 FALCON 2dr., 1495. See the friendly fellows in the Howell Shopping Center. Smith Ford Used Cars. 546-4670. 12-Sx 1965 PLYMOUTH Belvedere Jdr. HT., 383, 4 speed, posKraction. 227-4221. 12-fip Farm Items PORTABLE heaters, air compressors for rent. Rent AH Center. AC 9-6120. tftc DEBT consolidation with a budget for operating money can help you through the winter ahead. You cali and we will come out to see you. Production Credit Ass'n. of Lapeer, 205 N. Walnut St, Howeli 546-2840. 12-8X WALT IS BACK Everything goes. Ford tractor and blade $245 down; AIHa Chalmers W D tractor $200 down. Check our low winter prices on new John Deere tractors and equipment with extended terms. We trade and finance. Hartland Area Hardware. 632-7141. 12-15X WITH a P.C,A. loan your payments are timed to fit your income. Production Credit Ass'n. of Lapeer, 205 N. Walnut St., HoweU. 546-2840. 12-8x 1961 CHEVY, $595. See the friendly fellows in the Howeli Shopping Center. Smith Ford Used Cars. 546-4670. 12-8x Miscellaneous For Rent AIR COMPRESSOR for rent Sterling Equipment Co. Call HoweU 546-2620. t-f-x FLOOR SCRUBBER and Pot isher by hr, dgy, etc. Gamfato Store. AC 7-»Sl tte AIR COMPRESSORS, portable heaters, trencher, cement mixers, water pumps. Rent All Center. AC 9-6120. tfx Household For Sale SINGER brand new tigchine, $99.95. Straight ftttafc, $59.50. Touch and Sew $50 off. Sale on typewrttere and uum deanen. Used $39.95. Hoover vacuum, Norman Ptaer, ?ow only « * tfaohzed Singer CHEST type treettr $45. B o n d maple pedestal leg tdbb with 6 chairs. 23M34t 1902 FORD Country Squiro wagon, $1095. See the frteodrj fellows in the Howefl Shopping Center. Smith Fold Used G i n . 5464670. 12-8X MAHOGANY (fining room table 36 inches square dosed. 73 inches long open. Drexei bureau 43 inches high. 2J74J41 U-15X mONRTTE ironar and ctoafc. Excellent condition. AC MtJS. RealEtUt* MULTIPLE ttstin* circulation and advertising of your property. list your ty with us. Donald H Co. 227-1811. LAKEFRONT 4 bedIWIU built-in range and refrigerator, 2 fireplaces, bar and rec. room. Good beach, T e r m Bather Decker, Broker. 8030 Whitman Lake Rd., Brighton. &9-MB. ttt 3 BEDROOM bouse for atW at 318 N. First St., Brighton. Call Howeil 546-3295. 124|p 60 x 150 ft. lot at Woodland Lake Subdivision. Set up ready for traier. Call 227*4J08. Now the Russians are talking sense about this moon trip business. They say they'll put up a permanent manned satellite and /try to exchange crews. This way a fellow can change his mind and' come back rome. 1961 FALCON 3-dr., 1495. Sea the friendly fellows in the HoweU Shopping Center. Smith Ford Used Cars. 5464670. 'itchen Custom Bulft Ranch Hom« ON TOUR LAND • LARGE Covered Front Porcfc $7,450 Full Price NO DOWN PAYMENT $60.00 Per Month 3-Bdrm. Alum. Insulated aid* ing, copper plumbing, datttub 3 pc. bath, doubto bowl sink, installed. Complete witog with fixtures. WaDs add ceiling! insulated, tt"*£< was ready for decorattak. Model: 28425 Ponafce ttraiY miles aortfa of ten Mile, South Lyon. Cobb Homes, fan. ^Wisa by IYDIA PEtllNS Hot and Hearty Sandwich Hen like hearty sandwiches, and none better than steak. Little cube ateaka are delicious when marinated in a nippy sauce and then broiled for serving sandwich- style. BARBECUED STEAK SANDWICH V* cup oil 7? Clip CQtSttp Vi top. prepared mustard VA top. Lta ft P«nins WoTchMterahlr* souc* 1 dor* garlic VA cup I«Bon juic* fc top. salt VA top. psjppor Bcub* ttoaks 8 rn*fLnuiy<i buss, toasted Comhiif, oil. catsup. Bustard. Worcestershire sauce, garlic, lsmon juSos. salt and peppor. Pour miztur* OTor steaks and mariaate about 1 Vi hour. RMSOT* steaks from oarinad* and place on broilor rack 3 inch** from souros of hsat. Broil 3 to 5 minutes on scch sids. Placs sach steak on toasted bun hall, aad top with remaining bun halves. Makss 8 sandwiches. The Very Best Deal Chryslers - Plymouths Valiants '65 and '66 Trade ins at Hie Big Corner Grand River at Middlebelt *99 Down Delivers THE BEST DEAL IN MICHIGAN DAMERON 29.101 (JRAN1) RIVER AT MIDDLEBELT KE 1-8200 GE 6-7900 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 196 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS PAGE ELEVEN A Wild Ri The ultimate in car luxury is the custom upholstery job. It gives a car a completely one-ofa- kind look that sets it apart from all the others. On the wilder side are some of the new deep pile fabrics with rakish animal looks made with Dynel modacrylic. Pictured here is a white Plymouth Fury convertible completely upholstered in a tiger-like soft, deep pile. The car is an exact duplicate of the pace car (except for the Dynel upholstery) at the Indianapolis 500 race held May 31, and was ^iven as first prize in an Enco "Tiger-at-Indy" service station contest preceding the race. The lucky winners were Mr. and Mrs. Welden L. Wuensch of Indianapolis. Trying out the driver's seat is a lucky member of the Indianapolis Festival Queen's court. She loves tigers. New Realism In Toy Trucks SURE TO THRILL all junior MOBILE HOMES | We invite your inspection of our New 1966 Models. Most coaches are heated. HOLLY PARK 12' x 60'. This beautiful coach has everything •• radio with intercom outside speaker, large 2 door refrigerator, large front living room, carpeted and furnished. All walnut cabinet work. This is our last 1965 model. Full price $6,500. transportation enthusiasts is Pow-R-R-R that exactly reproduces the sound of a giant Riotor without the use of batteries for the first time, developed by Structo Division of King-Seeley Thermos Company, for heavy gauge steel toy trucks. This is an important breakthrough in toy truck realism, said W. A. Wenner, Structo vice president. The Weekender is another exciting new toy truck design of heavy gauge steel by Structo, that reproduces in miniature a combination station wagon-tent. The station wagon has convertible bed-sofas. make DRIVING £ a rule •"' New for '66 - Skylines 10x47-$395 dn., $59.32 mo. 10x50 • Deluxe Carpeted 12x54 • Carpeted 12x60 -Early American All Coaches Guaranteed We Have Lots Coaches moved and set up in 24 hours Woodland Mobile Court and Sales 8005 W. Grand River Grace and Donald Wagenschutz, Props. Klingler Pontiac, Inc. 665-8896 2345 Jackson Rd. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1964 Renault 4 Door $985 Radio & Heater, 4 Speed Transmission 1963 Corvair Spyder Conv. $1,175 4 Speed, Radio & Heater 1964 Chrysler 4 Door Sedan. $1,945 V-8 Automatic Power Steering 1964 Pontiac Catalina $1,945 4 Door Sedan, V-8 Automatic, Economy engine, Low Mileage 1964 Chevy Impala 2 Door... .$1,860 Super Sport, Black, Black Buckets 1965 Chevy Discayne 2 Door. .$1,835 1965 Chevy Impala $2,397 Super Sport, V-8 Automatic. Black, White Buckets 1965 Mustang Convertible $1,797 Radio & Heater. White, White Top Announcing A New Dealership Serving Livingston County Open Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oar building contains more than 15,600 square feet, 11,500 of which is designed to take care of customer service needs, including parts and accessories sales. The remainder of (he building houses our ultra-modern showrooms in which we feature the three new shapes in Volkswagen. Adjoining is our well lighted used car lot — so, as you can see, at Howard Cooper Volkswagen we are able to handle your entire transportation needs. • Open every Monday • Wednesday • Friday night 'til 9 p.m. Saturday 'til 5 p.m. • Customer SHUTTLE SEKVltt to downtown Ann Arbor. • Relax and enjoy our customer service lounge while waiting for your car to be serviced. Ann Arbor's New and Only Authorized VOLKSWAGEN DEALER Good Selection of New and Used Cars HOWARD COOPER VOLKSWAGEN NEW CAR SHOWROOM 2575 S. State Street SERVICE DEPARTMENT Ann Arbor USED CAR LOT Phone 761-3200 What's New For Christmas? What's new for Christmas? If you don't mind doinsr your shopping in a service station. it's an 18-inch battery-powered toy yacht that runs equally well on land or on water. What, you might ask, is the connection between service stations and toy yachts? It's simply that Phillips Petroleum Company executives were so impressed with the number of pleasure craft which Americans owned last year—nearly 8 million— they decided a lot of people would come in to their 23,000 retail outlets to get a real bargain in a toy boat, a $1Q-$12 value for $4.98. The Phillips 66 Power Yacht is an authentically designed cruiser made from rugged plastic. An ingenious development permits it to be operated amphibiously, using only a single power plant. The toy is packaged in a box that converts to a dry land marina and contains useful information on International Code flags, water safety rules and nautical rules of the road. Parents who have been bitten by the boating bug will want their youngsters to learn marine safety early. And this latest toy is engineered to help. SIGHT-SEEING QU0 /Lame nne Co.Fctturc • MODELED AFTER FRENCH CHATEAUX/lUIS HUGE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN ACCLAIMED THE FINEST GOUKTRY MOUSE IN AMERICA & rniA3HSv 1V3N Good #y*J mean g Cmrm tor your ryes st all tunes. Some say the basset hound is a small bloodhound on a dachshund's legs. The Subject h Skill Too many parents still think of tuys as a way of keeping children occupied. This outlook ignores a valuable educational less o n t h a t toys ate an important means of developing physical and mental skills in the young, stimulating imaginations and bolstering self confidence. Ideal Toy Corporation, in discussions with numerous psychologists, has learned that toys arc H serious business with youngsters. They work hard at play and use toys as a tool to learn about themsehvs and test thuir progress. Pre-sehool children, from two onwards, get a feeling for future reading exercises through tductitur jiuzzlv phiqmx, which assist them in recognizing differences in size, position and color of three-dimensional objects they tit together. Tests of ey<* and hand coordination begin to intrigue youngsters soon after they have left the play pen. Three year old* exhibit a tinkering sense and love to dabble with hammer and pejf sets. With a toy such as Ruby Holts, they can manipulate hammers, wrenches and bolts in putting together and taking apart moveable parts, while enjoying the loud noises that result from their efforts. The competitive element figures more prominently in toy play as youngsters approach school age. It becomes not only important for a youngster to test himself, but to see how he fares in relation to others. Good for coordination competitions at this stage are darts and ring tossing sets, which introduce athletic prowess. Activities involving balance become more popular from „ simple straight line walking tesf.s to operating games such as Tip- It, which requires a steady hand in t ransferring plastic disks from one pole to another. Board games offer a particular challenge to a youngster's mind. Psychologists point out that this type of activity helps children to understand the use cf rules, to think in numbers and generally to become more socially adept. DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR You Get More QUALITY AT Quality Chevrolet H O W E L L Over 4 0 Used Cars To Choose From 1965 Chevy II Super Sport, 6, Auto, Radio, W/W. Sharp. Still under Warranty 1964 Tempest Wagon, 6, Stick, Radio, W/W, one owner. Sharp Car 1963 Chevrolet Impala 2 Dr., 8, Powerglide, Power Steering & Brakes, Radio, W/W. Look again 1962 Impala Sport Coupe, Power Steering & Brakes, Radio, W/W. Very sharp.- 1964 Chevy II Super Sport, 6, Auto., Radio, W/W. Very clean 1964 Rambler American 2 Dr., 6, Stick, Radio, W/W. Best buy of the week- $1795 $1695 $1595 $1495 $1545 $995 1963 Bel Air 4 Dr., 6 CyL, Standard Trans., Radio. SI 295 One owner ,._ wifc*w 1960 Pontiac Wagon, 9 Passenger, 8, Auto., Power Steering & Brakes W/W_- TRUCKS 1964 Corvan Panel. Will do the job 1962 *A Ton Pickup, Chevrolet, Custom Cab. 13,000 actual miles __ 1962 Chevrolet Panel. One owner. Ready to go! __ 1959 % Ton Pickup, Chevrolet. Good Tires. Good condition $1095 S995 $495 V A L U E RATED (USED CARS) 1964 BUICK SEDAN SI595 Automatic 6 Cylinder A Christmas Special! Many Others in Like New Condition All Makes and Models 1964 FORD GALAXIE $1695 4 Door, Black with Red Vinyl Interior, Power Steering and Brakes. Like New! Also Writing the Best Sales Ever on New Olds and Cadillacs 1962 CHEVY IMPALA 2-DOOR $1395 Hardtop. All White. V-8 with Blue Interior DON MAIN CADILLAC-OLDS THE DEALERSHIP FOUNDED ON BETTER SALES & SERVICt 2321 East Grand River, Howell - Phone 546-2050 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOK 85 YEAKS TODAY'S INVESTOR By Thomas E. O'Hara Chairman, Board of Trustees National Association of Investment Clubs Q. Our investment club bought General Motors a couple of years ago and the price has gone up about 25 percent since then. I've been trying to get the other members to vole to sell it. Isn't there some sort of rule of thumb that says "sell' when a stock has advanced a certain percentage? A. I know of no valid reason why one should sell just be cause a stock has gone up. The percentage of rise in the price of a stock is ki itself no basis for selling. General Motors stock has gone up m price primarily, I believe, because sales and earn* ings are up. This has increased its value. There is reason to think the sales and earnings will go up even more in the foreseeable future. Whether you sell or hold a stock that has gone up in price depends on the reason why the stock has gone up in price. Some stocks have gone up m price on a basis of "expected' rather than "actual" sales and earnings gains. Such stocks are usually selling at price/earnings raitios that are way out of line and their prices stand to drop quickly in a general market leveling off. Rather than selling a stock simply because it has risen in price, I would suggest you sell: 1. After careful study convinces you that its sales and earnings show no sign of increasing. 2. When your observations milicate thart it is selling at a price far out of line with its earnings. This is usually a stock whose price is artificially inflated by a public temporarily "taken" with it. It is likely to tell at any time when it's replaced by a new glamour stock in the public eye. Q. I think a stock custodian account for my children would be a good way to build a col lege fund for them. However, I want to set it up so that I maintain control of the buying and selling of stocks. How can this be done? A. Yours is a very good idea. Not only will your children have a college fund, but they will just naturally be drawn into an interest in the stock market since they will be personally involved wirth money that will become their own. Here is how a custodian's account works: you buy stocks ki the name of the custodian for the minor. The custodian is in sole charge of the stocks and dividends from that point on until the minor becomes of legal age, but he is limited as to what he can spend the money on. Dividends must be spent in behalf of the children. They cannot be spent on food or clothing, or on other things that parents might reasonably be expected to supply. They oar be spent on special purchases that are going to benefit the child chiefly — and they, of course, can be spent on higher eduoa tion. One of the reasons for giving stock to children is to give assets periodically within the tax free gift limits and get the funds out of your estate so that estate taxes will not have to be paid on them at the time <A your -demise. -What you want can be done, BUT you lose one. big advantage s\ doing it. If you list yourself as custodian, you will certainly keep control —of-the stocks. But at the same time if you die, the custodial account reverts back to your estate — and you will have defeated your own purpose. If, however, you have named, say. your wife as custodian (or anyonp other than yourself), the stocks will be out of your estate and wind up in the minor's rotate without tax. A custodian account has some of thr benefits of a trust fund, though it is not as formal. You should never put money into a custodian account with the idea of getting it back if you need it. For all intents and purposes that monoy is given away, although the recipient has not yet received full control of it. •One further advantage to custodian accounts: you can put up to $3,000 a year into them for each child and escape paying a gift tax on the money. For a full understanding of how tho custodian account may [>• used in your estate and tax planning, discuss it with your attorney and accountant. Have you a question about your own or your club's investment program? Mr. O'Hara will bo glad to answer it. Write; to T. K. O'Hara, National Association of Invcstmnryt Clubs, Department S, Box 1056, Detroit, Miohitfan 48231, enclosing a stamp**], sHf-iKldrossed envelop* •. M u m m s in th<; I ^ fi< Jd :trt>. trained in s u r h sk;!ls JS r m p rfi'V. •:;, a'Tkil photol M' i V W M ' : o n v'l r' .yn l-UM'.m WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER «• 1965 THE FRIENDLY, > 1 FOLKS TOP VAIUE MAKE REAL MONEY PLAYING MAKE MONEY AT KROGER! W l F H SATURDAY BROW CHOICE BLADE CENTER CUT LB. 3-LB. & UP FRESH ROASTING CHICKENS . . u 39 PIUS EXTRA TOP VALUE STAMPS WltM COU»ON ItlOW AND r\itr.nA,t o> ItwO Cur uf »•>«•<> O* i w o r«os USDA CHOICE U.S. CHOICE TENDERAY BOSTON ROLL BEEF BONELESS ROAST ». 89* FRESH TENDER LEG 0 ' LAMB. . . - 79( GORDON'S ROLL PORK SAUSAGE. . . 59* U.S. CHOICE CHUCK STEAK * 59 CENTER CUT RIB PORK U.S. CHOICE TENDERAY BEEF RIB ROAST 7 VARIETIES SWANSDOWN 0 CAKE MIXES SAVE WITH KROGER LOW PRICE fijSOA? (CHCCE) 4TH ft 5TH IB. SMOOTH FLAVORFUL HELLMANN'S Mayonndso KROGER BRAND ORANGE J U . a APPLESAUCE 4 - ^ HEINZ OR CAMPBELL'S TOMATO SOUP KROGER ' FRESH ALL WHITE LARGE EGGS.".".' :A 10W-OZ. WT. • • • CAN FRESH ROASTED WHOLE BEAN II DOZEN POTLIGH l-QT. 14-OZ. CANS VANILLA, NEAPOLITAN OR VANILLA-FUDGE BORDEIfS ICE MILK '/2-GAL. CTN. 39e T 1-LB. BAG SLICED OR HALVES HUNTS PEACHES 1-LB. 13-OZ. 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CAN 2 K | LYSOL SPRAT u i . „ I ^ I J ?. • KROGER PUDDINGS LYSOL SPRAT WKNERS i 2 ROASTING CHICKENS j HAMBURGER • OR BUNS »| »«* i L i l v*S!t! L * KLs.rra •jsi&i'rs a ©U^.r^ : •Sssirsrs a •L ;SSSS---iaL :SS !inSL--- t 8 R 1 BHBj B B BBBJ RBB3 BBBJ BBS a V BBB B I S EBB BBB BBBJ BBBJ BBS BBfli BBB1 BBBI BBB/BB B BBS HHHI BBS O ^ BBB3 BBB BBB) BBS BBBJ ^ B a ^ ^ M ^ H O ^ O ^ ^M O ^ I I I - II WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1965 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS PAGE B-l HI-POINT TO EXHIBIT AT DENVER Fails to Attend Show in Chicago CHICAGO — Although two national events in the agricultural world, here, drew both exhibitors and youths frojgi Livingston county, E. F. Fisher's HiPoint fiarms of Brighton, Mich, failed to take part this year in the International Livestock Exposition, last week. It was explained that Mr. Fisher's health prevented him from attending the livestock exposition but that his flamous Herefords will be at the Western Livestock Show in Denver Jan. 14 to 22. The other big agricultural event here that drew many Livingston county youngsters was the forty-fourth National 4-H club congress. FISHER'S Hi-Point Farms, was one of the hosts at the recent organizational meeting of the American Junior 'Hereford Association held at the American Hereford Association headquarters in Kansas City. Hi-Faint Farms _ treated the group to an evening performance of the American Royal Horse Show. Some 60 juniors representing 31 states, and their advisors, attended the organizational meeting of the Junior Association which represents some 6,001 young Hereford breeders. Purpose of the newly formed group is to assist in the promotion and improvement of the Hereford breed. The 4H Congress theme was "Young America and World Affairs," announced Norman C. Mindrum, director of the National 4H Service Committee which arranged the annual event in cooperation with the Extension Service of the land* grant universities, and more than 55 business firms which support the 4-H program. The 1,500 delegates—all winners— represented 50 states, Puerto Rico, and for the first time an "official" delegation of 10 Canadian 4H members, one from each province. The 4-H'ers devoted the better part of two days to forums on world problems. Stockmen, dairymen, and farm boys and girls from 40 states and two provinces of Canada exhibited this year at the International Live Stock Exposition,. It marks the 66th anniversary of the exposition as the country's largest annual livestock show, which featured the exhibition of 37 breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs. E. F. W5HER, owner of Hl-PoJnt Farms, at the microphone, made the announcement of his plans to be a sponsor at the national organizational meeting during the Michigan Junior hovtod by ID-Point. On the left is Pete Dean, Hi-Point Farms manager, and in the center is Rich Byrum of Onondapa, president of the Michin^n Junior Hereford Association, and a Hereford Association Field Day, delegate to the national meeting. St. Patricks Church News Remember Dr. Tom Dooley, Ihe young doctor "who gave up a very promising medical career in the United States to treat the populace in the small country of Laos, where there wa$«nly one doctor in the land? You probably recall the books be wrote, "Deliver Us From Evil," "The Night They Burned the Mountain," etc., in which he told of his experiences in that far-ofi poverty-stricken, disease-ridden country. T h e profit he received from these books and from his lectures financed Ihe medical clinics he maintained in this far-off land. After his tragic early death two years ago his work came to a halt . . medical dlspen serifs closed, etc. Then his brother Malcolm Dooley established the Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Foundation to perpetuate tho idea of Americans helping Asians to help tJvemselves. It Aould be noted that he started the medical clinics and trained the people of that particular country in sanitary and medical procedures so that when he loft they might care for their own people; Americans, he felt, could best help others by showing them how to help themselves. The CYO Spartans voted at ARVIN - T.V. S ALL-CHANNEL only $105 88 (MM PHONO GRAPHS | Professional Drum Sets i Sparkle ! Finish $22988 1 Pearl Finish 4 $26988 DRUMS TRANSISTER RADIOS $789 l M i l ELECTRIC GUITARS and Amplifiers up $1500 and up AM-FM PORTABLES $2749 CLOCK RADIOS } $13.88 UP * TABLE RADIOS $10.88 1 Pick-up with 10 Watt $ AMPLIFIER Complete 2Pick-up with 15 Watt $ AMPLIFIER Complete 58 78 88 88 up $12.97 $9.99 G.E. STEAMM Y IRON PORMEYER HAND MIXER 3" Pick-up with Tremelo $ and 20 Watt AMPLIFIER Complete 11888 , 1 STEEL-STRING .15"! GUITARS up Guitar only JJSJ Push Button w/Remote Mike I Guitar With j Extra Set Strings ^ Pitch-Pick-Neckstrap Instruction Book only $1888 Case $2788 Electric KNIFE With Free Carving Fork CaEnL-OECpTeRnICers 11I I Party Peres- 30-cup "if i1 Transceivers ^^a^Pew a>e^BvelBp£B^PQel •^a^a^pj a^k^e^H ^^•a^ew •^•a^eap ^^^a^ap ^^••^••i •^•a^aa •^^•^av ^ ^ B B I Electric Tooth Brushes *2" ^ 35 BINOCULARS • Coated Leiis • Center Focus • Leather Carrying Case ami Strap M7» hes T1 ]M1HM* № HOURS 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Daily And Sunday Now - GRAND BARGAIN CENTER CA 3 * 9 4 6 8 UVIN6ST0N COUNTYS' ONLY DISCOUNT DEPT. STORE CA 3 * 9 4 6 6 Vntil CHRISTMAS their Novembe r meetin g to help the Dr . Doole y Foundatio n reach a most sought-afte r goal, tha t of purchasin g a piano to be used as a flying dispensar y Only 21,000,000 stam p books are necessar y to have this dream realized . To provide a little incentive the 42 member s split into two team s captaine d by Joh n Riser and Karen Wilhelm. The losing team will do the serving of refreshment s and clean-u p after the ingather - ing" and Christma s part y D w 20. Also, the Sparta n turnin g in the most stamp s or, wr hope , starrm books, will be awarded a $3.00 prize. Goo d luck and may th e hardest , working team wan! One nii&Mt quesuun , wii\ do somethin g for someon e so fur away when ther e are man y worth y project s closer to home 0 The answer is to be fuund in a lette r Dr. bouiev wrote tu his mothe r from Laos: "The America n child and the Laotia n child are the same — same body and same soul, but the American child lias man y advantage s and a feeling of securhy , while the Laotia n child has no advantages and absolutel y no security. " Anyone wishing to contribut e any kind of tradin g stamp s or stam p books will find baskets at both entrance s of the church . Perhap s you would Hk<' to help keep Dr . Doole> 's candl e lighted in the darkness . Toda y (Wed , Dec . h; i» a holy day of Obligation , th e Feast of the Immaculat e Conception . If you missed the first thre e Masses today, ther e may be still time for you to make the last one at 7:30 p.m . Christma s Parties : Tho ht. John Rosar y Altar Society wiU hold its Christma s meetin g at the hom e of Mrs. Franci s Pint - rzak, 1051 S. HartLan d ill, at 8 p.m . on Dec . 9. Film s on Ireland and othe r importan t coun - tries will be shown. St. Pat - rick's R.A.S. will have its party this evening, Dec . 8, in the Shamroc k Room after the 7:30 Mass. Those attendin g are asked not to forget a dollar for the "Gree n Tree " to be used for toys for the need y children . Also, don' t forget your 50c exchang e gift Entertainmen t will also be featured . All the ladies in the parish are invited to attend . Tuesday, Dec . 14, 'is the dat e for the SI. Theres a Guild' s Christma s party . This will be in the form of a pot luck dinner to be held at th e hom e of Mrs. Thoma s Kovach , 8070 Pin e Ranc h Dr. , at 6:30 p.m . Since the parly is also part of the Guild' s mone y raising project , a $1.50 donatio n is asked of each membe r who will attend . If you are sure of coming , make reservation s with eithe r Mrs. Jack Lucas, 229-7965, or Mrs. William Alien, 229-6947, before Dec . 14. This is an excellent opportunit y for th e inactiv e member s to com e arid have some fun with their neighbors . Mary, Queen of Peac e Guild , will hold iits part y at the hom e of Mrs. Richar d Arnctt , 716 Nort h Secon d St. All member s who atten d are asked only to bring a 50c exchang e gift, Also, since ther e will be no co-host - ess for this event, the member s decide d the y would each bring a few cookie s from thei r favorite holida y recipes . We wish to extend an invitatio n to all our in-activ e members , who for man y reason s are unabl e to atten d regular meetings , to please make an effort to come , since thi s will be just a fun and social evening. Suggestion: If you are plnnning to attem d one or mor e of the above parties , may we please ask you to leave your calorie-counter s at hom<j. And have a good time ! On Dec . 12 (Sunday ) card s will be given to all the men of the parish at the Masses. These will be to indicat e thei r desire to atten d a breakfast on the following Sunday , Dec . 19, after the 10:00 Mass. The breakfast is to give the men on opportunit y of hearin g th e breakdown of the questionnaire s they filled out a fow weeks ago. The appointe d chairma n for thi s event № Mr. Don Wardynski. The coache s of St. Pat' s foottoll team and the toam will also be honore d at the breakfast. To contribut e news for this colum n call Mrs. Rober t Sinke at 229-6729 or Mrs. Phili p Nim - mo, 229-9605. Green Oak Twp. Tentative Agenda Tentativ e Agenda for D«H\ 14, Gree n Oak Townshi p Boarrd 1. Pledge to Flag. 2. Invocatio n — Chaplai n Simmie Holland , WJ Maxey Bovs Trainin g School , Gree n Oak Twp. 3. Minute s of Nov. 9 and 23 meetings . 4. Presentatio n of State of Michiga n Flag — Sen. Gera M Dunn . 5 Repor t regardin g progra m of Maxey Trainin g Schoo l by two trainees . 6. Treasurer' s report . 7. Correspondence . 8. Auditor' s Repor t for perio d endin g Sept 31. 9. Saxony-Willmo r Wat^r Syste- m repor t 10 Informatio n and repor t from Twp Attorney . A. Comment s about possibility and advisability of Tri- Townshi p (Hamburg , Brighton , Gree n Oak) Plannin g Study. R. Townshi p Propert y acqui - sition. C. Right of Twp to accep t bond in place of installatio n of monu - ment s in subdivision platting . D How to get junk car s of no value, out of Township . 11. Bills for month . 12. Reports . A. Zonin g Board action . B. Huro n River Watershed Council . C. Nov. Count y Board of Supervisors meeting . a. Count y Welfare Facilit y construction . b. TALUS . c. Menta l Healt h Program . 13. Call to public. 14. Announcements . 15. Adjournment . Herber t L. Munzel , Supervisor . Presbyterian Women Meet BRIGHTO N 1 The Woman s Association of the 1st Unite d Presbytena n Churc h met on Monday , Novembe r 29, for thei r Decembe r luncheon . The program consisted of th e dedicatio n of thei r than k offering for Fre e Mission s by th e World Service Departmen t with Mrs. Pete r Marshal l actin g u Chairman . Thirt y member s were presen t to enjoy the event unde r the supervision of the Mary Circle . The Christma s part y will be held at the churc h on Monday , Decembe r 13, at which time th e new officers for 1966 will be installed . CORONATIO N BALL BRIGHTO N - The MWRC Livingston count y coronatio n 'ball will be held Dec . 11 in the America n Legion hall on old US-23 . Ther e will be a band , door prizes and refreshments . exhilaratin g eleganc e for MEN JADE EA5T COLOGN E 4oz. $3.00 AFTER SHAVE 4 oz. (2.5 0 Discernin g men find luxuhout pleasur e m th t subtle masculine scent of Jade. East...world s apar t from the ordinary . JARVIS STORE FOR LADS AND DADS MAIN ST. HIUGHTO i . > : * F PAGEB-2 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 86 YEARS WEDNKSDAY, DKCKMI5KK X, urched BRIGHTON ST. PATRICK CHURCH 211 RickettRoad Phone 229-9863 Father Leo McCann, Pastor Father James R. Sullivan, Assistant Pastor Fatter Leo Poer, C.M.M., Assistant Pastor Sunday Masses: 6:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00. Daily Mass at 7:50. First Friday Masses at 7:50, and 7:30 p.m. Confessions Saturdays at 4:00- 5:30; 7:30-9:00. Novena of Our Mother of Perpeftual Help Wednesdays at 5:30 and 7:30. Holy Communion before both services. ST. JOHN Oceola Township Sunday Masses at 9:00. Confessions before the Mass. First Friday Mass at 7:30. FIRST UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 218 E. Grand River AC 7-6691 Gordon MaUett, Choir Director Mrs. Charles Birch, Organist Sunday Schedule: 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Short Family Worship Service. 9:40 to 10:40 a.m. Church School, age 3 through adult. 11:00 to 12:00 Worship Service. There is a care group for preschool children during both worship services and Church School. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH 400 East Grand River ACademy 7-7783 Robert Brubaker, Pastor ACademy 9-7831 Mrs. Melvln Light, Organist- Choir Director Church School, 9:30 a.m. Worship Service, 8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. There is a nursery during ihe late worship service for pieschool children. Thursday 7:00 p.m. Carol Choir rehearsal. Thursday 8:0U p.m. Senior Ciioir rehearsal. Youth Fellowship, 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Sunday. Church of Christ Harold E. Hawley, Minister Meeting in Scout Building end of Hyne Street., on Mill Pond. Bible School 10:00 a.m. Worship service, 11:00 a m . Evening Service. 7:00 p-m. Midweek Bible Study, Thursday, 7:00 pm. Classes for ali ages in both Bible studies. WESLEYAN METHODIST "A r rlendly Church With A Spiritual Atmosphere" 228 S. Fourth St., Brighton 227-4073 Rev. T. D. Bowditch Li-i" Beebe, Superintendent 9 45 a.m., Bible School Hour. 11:00 a.m., Junior Church (for children of school age). 11:00 a.m., Morning Worship (Sermon Hour). 6:30 p.m. Service. 7:30 p.m. ism Hour. Thursday, Meeting. Thursday, rehearsal. Wesleyan Youth Evening Evangel- 7:30 p.m., Prayer 8:30 p.m., Choir FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 6235 Rickett Road Dewey Bovender, Pastor AC 9-9068 Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting. HAMBURG ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN M-36, Hamburg, Michigan Rev. Carl F. Welser, Pastor Telephone 229-9744 Church Phone 229-9744 or leave message at 227-3420 Sunday School and Adult BiWo Class — 9:30 a.m. Worship Services—10:45 a.m. Advent Services — Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Drc. 8 and 15. Communion on First and Third Sunday of each month. I>ec. 4 — Christmas Bazaar and Smorgasbord. Dec. &—Movie "The Parable," 7:30 p.m. Doc. 13 — Christmas Party— Mary-Martha Circle. DeC. 19—Sunday School Christmas Program. Youth Group will have live Nptlvily Scene on the front lawn the week boforc Christmas. Christmas Day Services and Communion Service at 7 p.m. o* Mew Year's Eve, Dec. 30. BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 44MO Swarthout Road Robert M. Taylor, Pastor 8501 Spicer Rd,, Hamburg Phone AC 7-6870 Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worthip. 11:00 a m Young P<jopte, Sunday, B:00 p.m. Evening Worship, 7:00 p.m. Prayer Mwrtiny, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. BRIGHTON CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES Presiding Minister: James P. Sazama Phone 229-9201 Kingdom Hall 801 Chestnut Street Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Theocratic Ministry School. Thursday, 8:30 p.m., Service Meeting. Sunday, 2:30 p.m.. Public- Talk. Sunday, 3:45 — Watchtower Study. Tuesday, 8:00 p.m., Area Bible Studies. Kingdom Hall, 801 Chestnut St., Brighton, 1020 E. Grand River, Brighton, 9088 Parahallville, Hartland. TRI LAKES BAPTIST CHURCH 9100 Lee Road Rev. Bruce Stine, Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Youth Fellowship, 6 p.m. Evening Service, 7:00 p.m Prayer and Bible Study on Wednesday evening ait 7:30. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH 2310 Hacker Road at the end of Hyne Road Rev. Wayne Grauque, Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening, 7:00 p.m. Youth Group, Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY Rev. Lonnie W. Harvey, Pastor 8020 West Grand River Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 ajn. Evangelists Service, 7:00 p.m. Young Peoples Thursday, 7:00 p.m. BRIGHTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD 7372 West Grand River Rev. Stanley G Hicks, Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Christ Ambassadors, 6:30 p.m. Evening Evangelistic, 7:30 p.m. Midweek Service, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ST. GEORGE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 803 West Main Street Robert R. Olson, Pastor Sunday School with classes for children, age 3 through high' school, as well as a class for adults at 9:45 a.m. Worship service is held at 11:00 a.m. Supervised nursery care for small children is provided during the worship service. ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH By the Mill Pond The Rev. Robert G. Eidson, Rector Sunday Services, 8:00 a.m. Holy Communion. 10:30 a.m., Morning Prayer. Church School and Nursery. First and Third Sundays, Holy Communion at both services. 7:00 p.m. Youth League. Whitmore Lake ST. PATRICKS CATHOLIC CHURCH Father Leo Malkowski Masses, 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH 10774 Nine Mile Road Rev. Alton A. Glazier Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Evening Service, 7:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship, Monday at 6:00 p.m. Mid-week Prayer and Bible Study, Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Ladies' Christian Service Guild, Second Tuesday of the month, 7:30 p.m METHODIST COMMUNITY CHURCH 9318 Main Phone 449-9271 Rev. Robert F. Davis, Pastor 9:45 a.m.. Church School. 11:00 a.m\ Worship Service. 6:30 p.m., MYF. Wednesday, 4:00 p.m., Junior Choir. Wednesday, 7:00 p.m., Senior Choir. BETHESDA TABERNACLE 6401 US-23 Pastor, Geneva Kaltenbach Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Services, 10:45 a.m. Sunday Evening Sen-ices at 7:30. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Young People, Friday, 7:30 p.m. PINCKNEY CHURCHES ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday Masses, 8:00, 10.00 and 11:30 a m Novena, Thursday, 7:30 p.m Weekday Mass, 8:04J a.m. PEOPLE'S CHURCH 385 Unadllla Street Rev. Thomas Murphy Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Young People's Meeting, 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship, 7:00 p.m. Thursday Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Broadcast, WHM1, 1:30 p.m. CALVARY MENNONITE CHURCH Daniel Slabaugh, Pastor (AC 7-4050) 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship. 11:00 a.m. Sunday School. 2:00 p.m. (Third Sunday) Vesper Service. COMMUNITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Corner of Mill & Unadilla Sts. Rev. Gerald E. Bender 878-3787 Morning Worship, 9:00 and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Pilgrim Fellowship, Sundays, 4:00 p.m. Choir practice, Thursdays. Senior Choir, 7:30 p.m. Youth Choir, 6:30 p.m. PORTAGE LAKE GALILEAN BAPTIST CHURCH 9700 McGregor Road Rev. Roland C. Crosbv. Pastor EVERY SUNDAY- 9:45 a.m., Bible School. Classes for all ages. 11:00 a.m., Morning Warship, Junior Church. Baby land open for both morning services. 6:00 p.m., Youth Fellowship. 7 00 p.m.. Evening Worship. EVERY MONDAY— 4:00 p.m., Joy Club for grades 1 - 6. 7:00 p.m., Youth Recreation. EVERY TUESDAY— 10:00 a.m., Ladies' Prayer Group. EVERY WEDNESDAY— 7:30 p.m., Prayer, Praibe, Bible Study. HIAWATHA BEACH CHURCH Buck Lake Rev. Charles Michael, Pusior UP 8-3753 Pinckney, Michigan Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Youth Training Hour, 6:3D p.m. Evening , Service, 7:30 p.m Prayer Meeting, 8:00 p.m, Wednesday. Stockade Boys, 4:30 p.m.. Monday. Battalion Meeting, ti:3l) p.m., Monday. Colonist Meeting, 4:15 p.m., Wednesday. Area Churches ST. JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 2945 E. Northfield Church Rd. Northfield Township Raymond FTfcy, Pastor Phone 633-1669 Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. Morning Services, 10:30 a.m. Confirmation Classes: Adults p j n . ; Children, ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAI CHURCH Minister, Deaconess Olive Robinson Morning Prayer and Sermon Sunday, 10:00 u.m. Church School, 10:00 a.m. yr p Saturday, 10:00 a.m. CALVARY BAPTIST 279 Dartmoor Dr. Church Phone: HI 9-2342 Pastor, W. F. Nicholas Phone 663-0698 Organist, Mrs. Beryl Tucker Pianist, Mrs. H. N. Manning S. S. Supt, Ronn Sutterfield Stmday^Schooir Classes for all ages, 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. Jet Cadets, 5:30 p.m. Evening evangelical hour, 7:00 p.m. Q. A. E., 8:15 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Senior Choir practice, Thurs. day, 7:00 p.m. GREEN OAK FREE METHODIST CHURCH 10111 US-23 HI 9-2357 Rev. A. C. Pounds, Jr., Pastor 10:00 a.m. Sunday School. 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship. 6:45 p.m., Free Methodist Youth. 7:30 p.m. Evangelistic Service. Thursday, 7:30 p . m . Mid- , Week Service. HOWELL SEVKNTH DAY ADVENT1ST Salvation Army Hall 221 N Michigan 1. J. Rasmussen, Pastor Sabbath School at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Church Service at li.W) p.m un Saturday. \ HOWELL ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 440 L Washington bather Joseph Welber, Pastor Rev. Leroy E. White Assistant Pastor Sunday Masses at 6, 8, 1U awd 12 o'clock. Holy Day Masses at 5:30, 7 and 9 a.m. • 12:15 and 6 p.m. Week Day Masses at 6:30 and 8:00 a.m. Confession Saturday from 3:30 to 5:00 and 7:30 to 9 p.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD 503 Lake Street Rev. Darrel McKeeL, Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m. ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Sibley at Walnut Hev. John K. Hooper, Rector The Holy Communion «very Sunday at 8:00 a.m. The Holy Communion at 10:00 a.m. on the first and third Sundays of each month. Morning prayer and sermon at 10:00 a.m. on second, fourth, and fifth Sundays of each month. Church School classes on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN East Crane and McCarthy Sts. Rev. Richard L. Myers, Pastor Sunday Church School 9 a.m. Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m. Mid-week Service, Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 323 West Grand River Rev. Wm. R. Jones, Minister Church School at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m. Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. CHURCH OF GOD 3940 Pinckney Road Rev. Alan Hancock, Pastor Sunday Morning Worship at lU:00 a.m. Sunday School, 11:U0 a.m. Sunday Evening Service, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service, 7:00 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 210 Church Street Kev. Merle R. Meeden, Pastor Church School at 10:00 a.m. Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. Baptist Evening Fellowship at b:30 p.m. Gospel Service at 7:30 p.m. GHACL LUTHERAN CHURCH 312 Prospect Hev. P. Fred Houston, Minister Family service at 9:30 a.m with Swiuuy School for preschool, kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ^I'ades. Late liLTWi-t at 11:UU a.m. ChurcJi bcuool 9-11 a.m. Saturday i ^ -iiii through 8 th grades. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 422 McCarthy Street Rev. R. N. Raycroft, Pastor Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Worship Service at 11:10 a.m Evangelistic Services at 7:30 p.m. Mid-week prayer service at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. 1E*!MA?WEL BAPTIST " CHURCH OF HOWELL. 4961 W. Grand River Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service at 7:30 p.m. Young People meet on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Bible Study on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH 7400 Stow Road Rev. W. 0. Season, Pastor Morning Worship 10 A.M. . Sunday School l i A.M. Christian Endeavor at 7:30 'p.m. Evening Service at 8:15 p.m. Prayer Service on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST 646 W. Grand River Sunday School, 10:30 a.m. Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Evening Service, 8 p.m. ,A reading room is maintained at 122 N. State Street where authorized Christian Science literature may be borrowed, read or purchased, it is open to the public Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 6:30 to 9:00 Friday evenings. WALNUT STREET METHODIST CHURCH 205 South Walnut St. Rev. Allan Gray, Minister Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. Church School at 10:00 a.m and 11:15 a.m. HOWELL SALVATION ARMY 221 N. Michigan HoweU 546-4750 Cadet Howard Gnetschon Officer in charge Sunday schedule: 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Mornmg Worship. «00 p.m Youth Meeting. 7:30 p.m. Salvation Meeting. CHURCH OF CHRIST 1290 Byron Road Harold Romlne, Minister Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Morning Sctiool. 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship, 6:30 p.m. OUR SAYIOK LUTHERAN 3375 Fenton Road Kev. F J. Pies, Pastor Sunday School at 11:15 a.m. Worship Service at 12:30 p.m. ANN ARBOR REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 520 W. Jefferson Ann Arbor - 6654166 Albert L. Barr, Pastor Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship, 11 /a.m. Evening Service, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening Fellowship, 7:00 p.m. GREGORY GREGORY BAPTIST CHURCH Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. Church School at 11.J5 a.m. Evening Worship-at 7:30 p.m. Baplwl Youtti Fettowdbio at 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Bible Study and Prayer Service at 7:30 p.m. Choir Practice at 8:30 p.m. It snowed yesterday and when it stopped, I walked along the creek in a world of frosty splendor. The woods were hushed in majestic stillness, and I tread softly. A jay screeched overhead, and bending trees shivered stealthily, with squeaking, icecoated branches. The falls at the curve of the creek stood immobilized with hoarfrost and icicles, but bending near I heard soft and surely the murmur of the moving creek beneath the icebound surface. It came to me, how like that creek, my faith has been. At times this faith has been covered by rimes of doubt and selfishness. Often it has been embittered by anguish and despair. But always under that glacial exterior there coursed a stream of consciousness that knew no turning from God—and the things I had been taught from childhood. How glad I am my parents took me to church and brought me up with such a sure knowledge of God's love that it sustained me even when I tried to turn from His ^ ' Copyright 1966 KeitUr Advertising Servic*. Inc., Strtuburg, Va. THE CHURCH FOR ALL. ALL. FOR THE CHURCH The Church is the greatest factor on earth for the building of character and good citizenship. It is a storehouse of spiritual values. Without a strong Church, neither democracy nor civilization can survive. There ;ire four sound reasons why every person should attend services regularly and support the Church. They are; (I) For his own sake. (2) For his children's sake. (3) For the sake of his community and nation. (4) For the sake of the Church itself, which needs his moral and material support. Plan to go to church regularly and read your Bible daily. Sunday Genesis 3 I : 3 M 2 Monday ! Kings 19:1-8 Tu«id#y 1 Kinos 19:9.18 Wednesday Job 37:1-13 Thursday Psalms 147:12-20 Friday Jonah 4:1-5 Saturday Matthew 14:22-33 t ccb? t <£i2? t + <SJ2? t <£i2? t erf?? + cci?? t erf?? BRIGHTON DIVISION Advance Stamping Company Brighton, Michigan . Markcum's Service General Repair Service 522 E. Grand River AC 9-6036 G. D. Van Camp Sales & Service NEW & USED CARS & TRUCKS 603 W. Grand River . AC 7-1741 Brighton The Brighton State Bank Brighton Hamburg Murray's Sinclair Service SAME LOCATION FOR 30 YEARS BATTERIES - TIRES - REPAIRS 301 W. Grand River 229-9914 Hi-Way Tire Service Firestone Tires • 7991 W. Grand River - 229-7005 Cole's Standard Service 676 W. Grand River Brighton, Michigan Bogan Insurance Agency 142 W. Main St. - Brighton • Phone AC 9-2551 Leland's Rexall Drug Store 201 W. Main St. - Brighton, Mich. - Ph. AC 9-9772 George's Auto Service and PATS CAFE — Open 21 Hours F. T. Hyne & Son, Inc. 'Tor Those Who Want Quality11 525 W. MAIN ST. 227-lS.'il GUARANTEED RUST-PROOFING (3 YEARS) ELECTRONIC DINOMETER TUNE-UPS Harvey Auto - Brighton 5-15*66 Clore's Florist AC 7-6631 BRIGHTON MICH. R. & R. Rubber, Inc. 375 North Mill Street Manufacturers of Close Tolerance Lathe Cut Gaskets Wilson Ford Sales, Inc. 225 E. Grand River - Brighton, Mich. • 229-9444 Fisher Abrasive Products Corp. 8641 Grand Kiver West • Brighton, Mich. Bitten Shell Service 139 S. Grand River • Brighton, Mich. - 229-9946 This Space for Sale Craig Printing, Inc. 229-9444 • Quality Printing 9931 E. Grand River • Brighton, Mich. Super Alloy Forge, Inc. Hamburg AC 9-7S60 Michigan Quirk Clean Center 6461 Kasl M-;t6 - AC 9-9957 - Hamburg. Mich. Sean Lavan li A It K It I) A S II K It V 1211 W. Main 22SM1S1S Brighton WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1965 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS PAGE B-3 County Board of Education MINUTES _ - Not>. 4 1MB A regular meeting of the Liviiifiston Intermediate Board of Education was held Thursday November 4, 19«5. at the Inter' mediate Office. The meeting was called to order at 8:15 p m by Vice-President Baughn. Members present: Mr. Allmand, Mr. Baughn, and Mr Wilkinson. Members absent: Mrs Hync and Mr. Smith. Others present: Mrs. Caribou, Mrs. Porter, and Mr. Hampton Minutes of the October 21st meeting were read and approved. Bills ill tne amount of $207.83 from the General Fund and $2,- 435.53 from the Special Education Fund were presented. Molion by Mr. Allmand, seconded by Mr. Baughn, that the bills with the exception of meek No. 571 from the Special Education Fund, be paid. Motion carried. A need for custodial equipment was discussed. Bids were requested on vacuum cleaners lo be reviewed at a future meeting. Notice of a joini ineeiing of the Livingston and Washte.iaw Intermediate Boards was announced for Tuesday, November 16th. A contract was signed tor Evelyn DeRusha as a Speech Therapist to begin her duties on December 13th. Preliminary plans io prepare the second floor for occupancy of additional ofiije space was discussed with authorization granted to proceed with these plans. Discussion oi Li it Elementary Secondary Education Act was centered around our interest in becoming a part of the CapiJtol Area Economic Opportunity Group as it might pertain to Federal Aid to school districts in Livingston County. A meeting was scheduled for November 5th with the Director of the Capitol Area Group for the Superintendents of the Intermediate District to discuss the possible benefits to the area schools if we were lo join this organization. Motion by Mr. Wilkinson, supported by Mr. Allmand, that the fallowing resolution be adopted: Whereas: We the members of the Livingston Intermediate School District have received resolutions f r o m Constituent Boards of Education indicating the need and endorsing a Community College Study in the area and; Whereas: A Citizens Study Committee had been organized and Whoit-dis: The filial report of Uie Citizens vSludy Council has been completed and delivered to the Livingston Intermediate HELLER'S FLOWERS Howefl HOWELL, MICHIGAN "Say II with Flowers" Hoard of Kducaiioii and; Whereas: It is recommended ihit a Community College be established under the provisions of Act 188 of the Public Acts of 1955, as amended, to serve the Livingston Inu-i-mediate Scnool District . . therefore Be It Resoivvd: That the Livingston Inlermediaie Board of Education make application to the State Board of Education for approval to vote to establish a Cominunity College District of the Livingston Intormediile School District and to submit to the elector* of this territory at a special election to be held in the local school district of each territory, a property tax question for the support of the proposed district calling for an approval of a tax levy of an annual maximum tax rate of one a-nd one half mills in the territory of the proposed Community College District as provided by Section 8 of Act 188 of the Public Acis of 1955 as amended, in accordance with law, in the amount of lVa of one percent, $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed valuation as equalized. Motion carried. Motion to adjourn ut 9:45 p.m. Respectfully submitteu, Walter G. Hampton, Secretory Smith Reelected Farm Bureau Head LANSING — Meeting in annual "re-organization" session, the board of directors of the Michigan Farm Bureau re-elected Kent county dairyman Elton R. Smith, to head the 65,000 farm family member organization for a second one-year term. Earlier at the 46tih annual meeting of the big farm group, a slate of directors representing districts of the state along with a number of "at-large" designations were elected. From this group were chosen the president, vice-president, and "third member" of the executive committee along with a slate of delegates to represent farmers at the mid-December (13-16) annual meet!ng of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The 16-member board reelected Dean Pridgeon of Branch county vice-president, and David Morris of Grand Ledge third member of the Executive Committee. Also re-named were Clarence E. Prentice of Okemos, secretary- manager, and Lee Monroe of Lansing, treasurer. Election Jan. 20 By GOP Women HOWELL — The Livingston County Republican Women's Clufb will hold its first meeting of the new year, Jan. 20 at the home of Mrs. Jess Allen, 346 Inverness Dr., Howell. Following a report by Mrs. August Schmidt on Agnes Turnbull's new book, "King's Orchard," officers for 1966 will be elected. A large turnout is expected because of the interest in the upcoming election. BOTTLED GAS * Radio Dispatched * Cooking * Water Heating * Home Heating Wylie LP Gas Service 2140 Industrial Dr. HOWELL, MICH. Our Fighting Man In Viet Nam By James G. Stohrberg CAMP RANGER, BEIN HOI, VIET NAM — Today is Thanksgiving here in Viet Nam. The weather is as hot as ever and we could use some time off. The latter is sure not to come, of course. Men are tired of fighting and wishing mostly that they could be home. Home that we wish we could see again. But most of us will never see again. Like the one guy from our unit that was seriously wounded, because of a man who got scared. I saw him before he passed away. All that he said was, "Why me, I had only 34 more days to go?" Why? That's a good question. They should not take the guys out that are short timers — like me. Today I have 69 days to go. I want to get home so bad that I could taste the good food and the rest we all need. For guys like me as short as we are, we don't get any R & R or passes for 3 days. So we could rest. The biggest share of the guys that are falling are drafted men. The short timer. I would like a rest, but here you cannot rest. Because you never know when they will hit, or where. Most of my time over here I have seen things that would turn a man's bead the other way. Then there are times when you get a good feeling, for the things and the way we are helping the South Viet Namese. I can remember some words I used to say in Fort Riley, "That someday the people of our country will look up at the man in uniform." Because at the time where you went in a uniform I always got tile feeling of people looking down their noses at me. This time if I do make it home I will wear my uniform and if someone or anyone looks at me that way, as if he has a bad taste in his mouth, I will be glad to make it a bad taste. I put my blood on this land and I haven't asked anything more than anyone else. I will,if I get out; hold the highest respect for the man and woman in uniform. If you don't write my letter in the paper it doesn't matter. But I have written what I think and believe in. So if you see a man in uniform in February or any time, walk up to him and shake his hand. Make him feel good. America we stand up for you, for our lovely states, our families, our loved ones. What we need is your personal help. Your Ranger Writer, James G. Stuhrberg Mock Sea War EXERCISE RANGE BUSH (FHTNC) — Seaman Apprentice Gary W. Hath, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Hath of 320 Daly St., Fowlerville, Mich., is participating in the U.S. First Fleet's training exercise "Range Bush" while serving aboard the attack carrier USS Ranger. The exercise off the coast of Southern California involves ships of the First Fleet and several naval adr unite, comprising "friendly" forces, in aerial reconnaissance, anti-air and anti-submarine warfare operations against the "enemy" air, surface and sub-surface units portrayed by other Navy units. Basic Training WILLIAM LARRY FORT DEVENS. MASS. - Private William T. Larry of 420 Church St., Brighton, Mich., is currently undergoing Basic Combat Training in the 196th Light Infantry Brigade at Fort Devens. He is assigned to the 175th Engineer Company, an internal unit of the Brigade. J'rivaiU' Larry attended Brighton High School and was employed by Trio Machine Shop rx»for<» entering the Army. lie rs ih<: son of Mr. and Mrs. Don L;irry of 420 Church St., UriKhion, Mich. Upper photo: Crowded main street in Dia Lo, always a traffic jam. Lower right photo: A main highway out of Saigon that has been a focal point of attack by the Americans to cut off Viet-Cong supplies from the north. Lower left photo: Jim Stuhrberg1 with five buddies from Michigan, Bruce Fisher, John L. Land, Sgt. Gart-mein, Floyd Jones and Ed Tuggle. In Caribbean POCONO (AGC-lfl) (FHTNC) — Radarman Joseph W. HlHs, US.\, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Ellis of 4344 Van Ambvrg Road, Brighton, Mich., has deployed to the Caribbean aboard the amphibious force flagship USS Pocono. While deployed, the Pocono is scheduled for port visits to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; and San Juan. Puerto Rico. Pocono spent <be Ttanlogfrtng bot> idays in San Juan. The Pocono normally operates out of Norfolk, Va., with the U. S. Atlantic Fleet. His father, Livingston County Clerk Joe Ellis, also served in the Navy, spending four years in the Pacifc. On Carrier CSS TICONDEROGA (CVA- 14) (FHTNC) — Aviation Boatswain's Mate Third Class William H. Klender, Jr., USN, son of Mrs William H. Kinder, Sr, of 5010 W. Allen Rd., Fowl- 'erville, Mich., is serving aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga, operating with the Seventh Fleet in the South China Sea. Operating in the South China Sea, Ticonderoga is conducting air strikes against military installations in North Viet Nam and Viet Cong concentrations in the South in support of Marine infantrymen. A Cannoneer FORT SILL. OKLA. (AHTNC) Pvt. Konald K. Kingsley, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Glenn C. Kingsley of 6320 Pinekney rd., Pinekney, Mich., has completed advanced training as a cannoneer at the Army Artillery and Missile Center, Fort Sill, Okla. Kingsley was trained in the preparation loading and firing of field artillery guns and howitzers. Kingsley was graduated from Howell High School in 1965. JOSEPH W. ELLIS Promoted CAKL W. SOWERS 1-ult'l DfclVK.VS, MASS. — Curl W. Sowers, son of Mr. and Mrs Carl Sowers of Lakeland, Mich., has been promo Led from private lo private first class and assigned to the army security agency at Ft. Devens. He enlisted in March, 1965. More people buy Chevrolets? Yes! Than any other make car? Any other? Yes! There must be reasons. Sure! Name ten. OK: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. All these comforts are available: steering wheels that tilt or tilt and telescope; AM/FM Multiplex Stereo radio, first ever offered in cars, and Strato-bucket seats (to give you just a sampling). Comfortron automatic heating and cooTTrtf^ you can order—Just dial the temperature and turn it on; Comfortron automatically keeps you comfortable no matter what the weather outside. More engine choices—the widest horsepower range available: the 425-hp Turbo-Jet V8 in Chevrolet and Corvette to a 90-hp Four in Chevy I I . Body by Fisher—Craftsmanship by the world's best known coachmakers with everything from luxurious interiors to the long luster Magic-Mirror acrylic lacquer finish. Self-cleaning rocker panels flush out salt and other corrosives with rainwater, dry themselves with outside air—another way Chevrolet takes extra care so you needn't bother. A hushed and gentled ride with body mounts designed to isolate vibration setter and shock absorbers matched to body style — coupe, sedan, convertible, wagon. America's only rear-engtned ear, Cbrvair, with more weight over the driving wheels where you need it and less on the steering wheels where you don't. America's only true sports car, Corvette, with fully independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes and engines you can order \jp to 427 cubic inches. Higher resale value—Chevrolets traditionally are worth more at trade-in time because more people want Chevrolets . . . new or used. All these safety features standard now: seat belts, front and rear; padded dash and sun visors; outside mirror (use it always before passing); shatter-resistant inside mirror; 2-speed electric windshield wipers for better visibility in a downpour; windshield washers; back-up lights. Leadership ... the Chevrolet W a y . G. D. VanCamp Sales & Service Inc. W. UKAN1) BKICHTQN, MICH. AC 7*174! PAGE B-4 HOSPITAL NOTES ADMISSIONS Nov. 26, 1965 Esperanza Perez, Fowlerville Jennie Wright, Fowlerville Lucile Cook, Milford Sandra Bergin, Howell Ruth Bohrer, Howell Sandra Meinki, Hartland Ray Britten, Webberville Gerakiine Leith, Brighton Marquerite Maltby, Brighton 27—Deloris Naonan, Brighton George Zander, Brighton Leo Wines, Howell Keith Potysch, Brighton 2*—Lyell Driver, Fowlerviile Walter Simkus, Howell Charlotte Campbell, Howell Anthoney Keck, Howell Robert Heath, Perry Ricky Markcum, Brighton Shirley Grover, FowlerviUe Charles Whalin, Howell Donald Wrenn, Brighton Audrey Dunlap, Howell 29—Alice Hildagridle, Webberville Wanda Palmer, Pinckney Walter Becker, Fowlerviile Charlotte Meyers, Howell Thomas La Grow, Howell Linda Ulrich, HoweU Joe Ulrich, HoweU David Ulrich, HoweU Genevieve Dean, HoweU Marilee J. Beebe, Brighton 30—Paul Makin, Pinckney Frances Mason, Brighton Debbie Adams, Webberville Harry Cross, Pinckney Harold Puffpaff, HoweU Philip Davis, Brighton Robert Dymond, HoweU Barbara Kluck, Brighton FAT • OVERWEIGHT Available to you without a doctor's prescription, uur product called Galuxon. Yuu must los« ugly fat ur your money back. Galaxon is a tablet and eaaily swallowed. Get rid of exr*»ss f"t and live longer Galaxun costs S3,00 and Is sold on this guarantee: If not satisfleld for any reason, just return the package to your druggist and get your full money back, No question* asked. Galaxun is sold with this guarantee by: L'ber* Drug Store-Biighton-Mall Orders FlUed. Nov. 10-17-24-Dec. 1-8-13 9 out of 10 ..independent insurance agenu help dkots when they have an automobile accident—according to a new survey by a nationally known, impartial research organization. Far fewer one-company salesmen do. When you want car insurance and continuing, personal service, call us. 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COLT PARK 307 W Main St* Lilian Leary, Fowlerviile Robert White, HoweU Dec. 1, 1965 Lindsy Scott, HoweU Cherie Gerow, Brighton Karen Ebert, FowlervUle Christine DenBroeder, HoweU Jean Grob, Brighton Daniel Martm, Brighton Carol Walker, Brighton Feme Fenton, FowiervUle 2—Rita Sober, Morris Robert Dunn, Brighton John Dunn, Brighton Patricia McDumatt, Pinck. ney DISCHARGES Nov. 26, 1965 Violet Corkins, HoweU Rita Crofoot, FowlerviUe Anna Dartt, Perry 27—Jerry Romes, Brighton Terry Romes, Brighton Carol Fergus, HoweU Daniel Becker, Fenton 28—Sandra Meinke, Hartland Susan Rich, FowlerviUe John Riedel, Southfield Robert Halptn, Brighton James Godwin, Brighton 29—Esperanza Perez, FowlerviUe Charles Whalen, HoweU Kael McMichael, Hamburg Audrey Dunlap, HoweU Jennie Wright, FowlervUle 30—Agnes Kopp, HoweU Margaret O'Connor, HoweU Nellie Woodworth, Brighton Daniel SavaUich, Brighton Anthoney Keck, HoweU Deloris Noonan, Brighton Ricky Markcum, Brighton George Platter, Brighton Roger Falin, Brighton Robert Hearth, Perry Lucille Cook, Miiford Agnes Hood, HoweU AUce HUdabrige, WebbervUle 1—Walter Simkus, HoweU LUly Ginsburg, HoweU Loren Phillips, HoweU Geraldine Leith, Brighton Thomas LaGrow, HoweU David Ulrich, HoweU Joe Ulrich, HoweU Linda Ulrich, HoweU Genvieve Deam, HoweU Roy Britten, WebberviUe Fred BrockmiUer, FowlerviUe Glenroie Warden, MUford Walter Maleitzke, FowlerviUe 2—Barbara Kluck, Brighton Shirley Grover, FowiervUle Robert Dymond, HoweU Helen VanArsdale, HoweU Eldon Hatfield, WebberviUe BABIES Nov. 37, 1965 Mr and Mrs. Donald Leith, Brighton, a girl Mr. and Mrs. Robert Noonan, Brighton, a boy Nov. 30, 1965 Mr. and Mrs. Larry Maxfloa, Brighton, a boy Pancake Supper The Brighton Junior Fire Dept. is sponsoring a pancake and sausage supper Dec. 11 starting at 6 p.m. in the Fire* hall basement. All you can eat Adults $1.00 children under 12 50 cents. Tickets may be purchased Irom Junior Fireman — Steve Flowers, Dan Wasey, Jim Muller, Paul Sawallach and Jose Soier. or you may pay at the door. BURN MONEY? . . . you do if your home isn't equipped with Insulated Aluminum Siding . . . the money you win save in fuel costs will more than pay for the Siding job! Sheriff - Goslin Roofing Co. ANN ARBOR CALL 698-6333 tfx LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEAKS WEDNKSDAY, DKCEMISKK 8, l'Jfio Tri-Lake News PHYLLIS SHELTERS Hi! This week I will open with a pleasing thought, got your Xmas shopping done? There are only 16 days left until Christina*! Master Kurt Potysch spent a couple of days in the McPherson Hospital after falling down and hitting his head, and ending up with a sHght concussion. Kurt had to spend the week home from school which was hard to take. Hope your feeling up to par now Kurt. Poor Uncle Mark Decker had to spend last week home entertaining the 3-day measles. Happy Birthday to Randy and Ruth Bender. Randy was 11 years old on Nov. 23rd. and Ruth 10 on Dec. 1st. Congratulations to Gapt. William F. Sietman, Jr., on his promotion to Major in the U.S. Army. M*jor Sietman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sietman, Sr. of Island Lake. We are glad to see James Townsend up and out once again. Mr. Townsend had been feeling under the weather lately. Mr. and Mrs. George Palmer spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. John Danich of Island Lake. Linda Foote, a student of Mich. State, spent Thanksgiving week-end with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Palmer. There was a little cub scout in my son's den who wasn't able to attend the den meeting last week because he set fire to his mother's rug. GEE WHIZ, mom! You shouldn't punish Mm; after aH, he was only trying to earn his badge in fire' making. Mrs. Leonard Farmer was telling me that they are now in rehearsal for their Xmas show which will be December 19th. The kids range m age from 7 to 19 years old. Mr. and Mrs. Farmer are doing a wonderful job with these kids. Mrs, Gertrude Peterson had her children home for Thanksgiving attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Peterson and their daughter Peggy, Mrs. Peterson's son, Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy AtweU and 3 children, and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Peterson. Mrs. Peterson said she and her daughter-in-law finished up their Xmas shopping the day after Thanksgiving. She said it really didn't take her long to spend aU her money. WeU! Klnyon Drive did it agtin or rather, the Jack La- Bells DID IT AGAIN! On Nov. 20th. early in the morning their home caught on fire from defective wiring. Dick LaBell heard the fire cracking in his bedroom closet and got everyone up and out okay. The upstairs in the house was completely burned out. They lost everything; Including all their clothing. The only thing they wiU be able to salvage is the kitchen furniture. The LaBells said if it weren't for the Brighton Fire Dept. being so quick in getting there they would have lost the whole house. I've always said you couldn't ask for a better fire dept than Brighton's. The LafieUs are now living in the VanNess home on Kinyon while their home Is being repaired. Mrs. David Smith is still waiting patiently for the stork to arrive. They are beginning to think he lost his way. Mr. and Mrs. David Smith and family spent Thanksgiving with Mr, and Mrs. Frank Morton of Island Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Galea spent Thanksgiving with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Yayes and seven grandchildren. Sunday, Nov. 26th was the birthday of Mr. Galea. To help him celebrate his big day were Qhnstmas Qlub-merriest way to save. SAVE the, Cash for Next Years GIFTing with a HRISTMAS CLUB Ever hod that burning desire for alt the CASH you'd need for Chriitmas? Here's a bright ideo that will light up the faces of everyon* on your Gift List next December, and the whole ideo gets brighter every month . . . The idea, A CHRISTMAS CLUB . . . BRIGHTON STATE BANK »*•••• his two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Anlhony Calle;a and five children and Mr. and Mrs. Osentoski and their little boy. Later on in the day they received a telephone call from their son, Father John Gate, who sang Happy Birthday to his father over the phone. He also received a tape from their other son and daughter who live in Ohio wishing their dad a happy birthday. All in aU I think Mr. Gala had a pretty nice birthday. The city collision service sure is getting a lot of business from the Ohas. Benders lately. WAS CHUCK VERY MAD, JO??? You'd better watch out Jo, Chuck wiU take your buick beys away from you. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leith, Jr. on the arrival of their new little girl, Carol Jean. The new little Miss was bom on her brother Don's 11th birthday, Nov. 27th. Happy Birthday to Debbie Felter who was 11 yean old on Dec. 2nd Mr. and Mm Chutes Lever* ett and Grandpa Sherwood re* turned up to Roscommon after Thanksgiving for the week-end deer hunting, but without any luck. We now have two new members of the "Bunny" dub in the neighborhood. Sharon and Wolf Potysch have been wearing "Bunny" sweatshirts around outside. Sharon, I really think Wolf is dreaming again!!! Drew Gyr was home from school a few stays last week with an earache and the flu. The flu bug to going around again. It seems as though everyone in the neighborhood has had a touch of it lately. The Eugene McCanns had their daughter and son-ln-kuw, Mary Jane, Vern and children as guests for Thanksgiving din* ner. I reaUy had a scare last week. Our little 6 year old daughter, 'Judy who goes to Hawkins school, missed the school bus and got lost in Saxony sub. She was looking for my brother and stteter-in-law's home, but couldn't find the right street. Don't think I wasn't scared. By 4:45 I was really worried. All kinds of thoughts run through your mind when you can't find them. Finally, a woman called the State PoUce and said they had Judy at their home. I should really apologize to the women who had Judy, I was so upset at the time I don't even remember who she was. Anyway, I want to thank her. I think it would be a very good idea for every parent to teU their chUdren to wait ait the school or go into the office and call home if they ever miss their ride. It would sure save a lot of worry. WeU, I guess that is it for ttu> week. Be sure to caU me if yo* have any news. MSU Graduates 12 from County EAST LANSING - Michigan StaLe University awarded dcyiTe^ to 1,693 students including 12 from Livingston county at the completion of the summer quark'r. Doc Loral decree* were award- ,<[ to 94 students, master's deyive. s to 71.") and bachelor's decrees to 865. Another 19 students reiTived Diplomas for Advanced Graduate Studies. The J.jvWinston county yratluai. es follow. Six irom HoweU — Bonnie J. Ail men, R. II. 3, BA degree in accounting; lionnir .). Anderson. 416 S. Toinpkms, MA d o <-,Tee in home, economics; Joanna C Clark, 309 W. Wasiiingloii, HA d»'*ae.e in elementary education: Riichi'l A. Nash, 751U f'eU>svilIe Rd., BA de- ,'.:iv. in English (high honors); KoiK-rt r, Srhauer 1531) First, MAT derive in biological science; Elui.se W. White, 530 Koselurir Ct., HA degree in elementary education. Two from Brighton — Michael .1 .Jercczek, 614 Flint Rd., MA degree in education; Paul IV Shu!:/. 5919 Brighton R6., B.k degree in elementary ixtucanon. On. ;roui i'lm'Kiie.v — Waller HuO>>, l»u>li>^ Market, LOIJII 'le.nrei- in education. Three !roin FowlerviUe Ilijnui H llei-ki-r, 224 Church S* . BS dearer :n Aur. educauir: Klilurci Iv Miller, Box !,. Mi\\ degu'f in public admin, .si ration, lJenna A. Rose, 4343 \ Gregory, BM degree in l music (honors). Hamburg Happenings ELIZABETH HATALA The Honorable Gladys Grow, Postmaster of Lakeland, and her husband Marti went to Cobo Hall in Detroit Tuesday, Nov. 30 for a luncheon given in honor of Postmaster General Ger> old 0'Brian and to witness the un-veiEng of the Departments new automatic address-readerfirst in the nation, which is being installed at the Detroit General Post Office. About one thousand guests were there including the presidents of the Edison Company, General Motors and htads of many other large concerns. It is quite an amazing machine that sorts out mail by zipcode numbers and a finger tosses out the letters with no numbers to be sorted out later. Mr. and Mrs. Gross spent Thanksgiving with Marti's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Noblett in Roseville, Mich. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Perry Emerson and family of St. Clair Shores. Mr. Rudolph Koeppen sqent the week-end at their cottage in Grayling. Last Sunday Nancy DeWolf celebrated her 17th birthday by being guest of honor at a dinner at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Berry of Hamburg Rd. Present were her parents and her grandmother and aunt and uncle from Detroit. Others who had birthdays in November were, Jackie Backlund Nov. 19, Edmund Gondek Nov. 16 and Mr. Willard Abend. The Ladies Group from the Lutheran Church of the Risen Christ in Plymouth will have a Xmas party with their husbands at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene and Pait Nissen Wednesday Dec. 8th. First they will attend the Advent worship service at St. Paul Lutheran Church at 7:30 that evening where they will Later see "The Parable." This film was produced for the Protestant Pavillion at the World's Fair. Anyone is welcome to attend. Boy Scout Troup No. 58 is having a paper collection. The Hamburg Co-operative Nursery needs the help of volunteers such as Mrs. Christopher Gow and Mrs. John" Jenette of Hamburg, who donate their time several mornings a month to assist in supervising the children. We would also appreciate donations of anything usable in a nursery, such as toys, baby beds for dolls and so forth. For information call Mrs. Morgan at AC 7-2631. Boy Scouts Help Fill Yule Baskets BRIGHTON — Boy Scouts throughout Livingston county will pick up bags Saturday containing food and other supplies for the needy that will be distributed by the Salvation Army. Scout Troop 150 of Brighton and Troop 62 of Howell left the empty bags at all homes in the county last Saturday, for donors to fill for the poor. When the food bags were distributed in Brighton, Howell, Hamburg, Hartland, Pinckney, Fowlerviile and Gregory, the residents were asked to donate non-perishable foods and warm clothing. The program of Cnristmas baskets has long been a tradition of the Salvation Army, but has for the last year been done in -this county with the Boy Scouts' a ^ K a r ^ e in collecting the foods. This has been a great help, acceding to Robert Watson, chairman of the Salvation Army Advisory Board Committee. Last year, when the Boy Scouts handed out the food bi-gs, everyone was most anxious to help. This year all are asked to try a little harder so that even more needy families will not go hungry this Christmas Day. The food bags need not be full. Anything you can give will help. Kalainuzuo College's new $1.8 mi'iicn Upjohn Library will be ope:; in 1967. Cider and Home Made Donuts APPLES BY PECK OR BUSHEL RED DEI.ICIOI;:;. SNOW APPLES. JONATHAN HOME-GROWN TOMATOES By Pound or Peck SHADY STOP N4S0 M-.'Ifi AC 7-4051 Near Hamburg Firemen Tackle Yule Trees, Ducks BRIGHTON — Once again the Brighton fimmen are donning their long Santa Cteus whiskers and red suits to help those whose stockings might be empty Christmas morning. Saturday they started selling Christmas trees — trees especially selected and at prices that are lower than competing vendors. They appeal to all persons who want to help the firemen's fund to buy their trees at the fire hall. The firemen also have their hands full to keep another group from going hungry — the ducks on the Mill Pond that have made Brighton famous from coast to coast. The ducks stay here all winter because they are fed and most of them have lost their instinct to go south in winter. But to keep them fed is a financial problem. The few nickels that are fed into the corn boxes in winter are far inadequate to make up enough to sustain them. In fact last winter two ducks found dead were revealed to have died of malnutrition. So the firemen are asking for help from farmers and grain elevators to donate grain that otherwise might be unsalable nubbins of corn but would supply food for the ducks. Christmas comes on Saturday this year. Kent Lure For Ice Sports BRIGHTON - Kensington Park, "southeast of Brighton on Grand River and also the expressway to Detroit is making a bid for those who enjoy winter sports. Already famous as a fishing spot, Kent Lake lures many an iu1 fisln-rmun, few of whom !ciw withoul \t\t-ir legal limit >A UiiugilU crappies or pike. Kensington Park's 4,300-acre recreational site is a natural winter sporls area designed for LoiK>£ganinR, skating, sledding, iet- fishing, hiking and picture 'taking. Skating is provided on ihe ice nnk on Kent Lake in front of the Boat Rental Building from IU a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. This building has a heated lounge with fireplace, restrooms, and food service through vending machines. It is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and from 2 p.m. lo 1U p.m, Monday through Friduy. Idubii lor sleading and Udnintf are the hrlly sJtfpes at ihi- winter sports area which ha* an enclosed warming shHic r wi'Lh fireplace and tables. There are three toboggan tracks and a separate area for sledding. The area is open from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. CHILD STUDY CLUB BRIGHTON — The December meeting of the Brighton Child Study Club will be held ul the homo of Mrs. Gene Schutz on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1965, at 8:30 p.m. with Mrs. Larry Gerecke as co-hostess. The program for the evening wrll be "Developing Moral Values," presented by Mrs. Stanley Ozar and Mrs. Thomas Woods. The meeting will be highlighted by a Christmas dessert smorgasbord. 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Come in and talk to us a b o u t t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s in one of America's fastest growing and most progressive organizations. Apply In Person EMPLOYMENT OFFICE 314 N. First St. ANN ARBOR XIROX University Microfilms, Inc. A S U B S I D I A R Y O F X E R O X C O R P O R A T I O N An Equal Opportunity Employer " • " . ' , :*>• WEDNESDAY, DECKM1JEU 8, ii)«r> LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOK 85 YEAKS PAGEB-* Putnam Township MINUTES Regular meeting of the Putnam Township Board, held Wedneday, November 17, 19«5 at 7:80 P.M., at the Putnam Town Hall. Board members present:- Dinkel, Wylie, Stackable, Reynolds and Kennedy. Meeting called to order by Supervisor Dinkel. Minutes of the meeting of October 20, 1965 read and approved. Motion by Kennedy supported by Wylie, to approve of the request of the Auditor General, State of Michigan, the Special Redemption on behalf of the former owners as provided for in section 131 C, of Act 206, Public Acts of 1893, as amended, the following pieces of property. Putnam Township—Patterson Lakewoods—Lot No. 14 Putnam Township—Patterson Lakewoods—Lot No. 15 Putnam Township—Patterson Lakewoods No. 1 — Lot No. 144 Putnam Township—Patterson Lakewoods No. 1 - Lot No. 129 Motion carried. Motion by Wylie, supported by Kennedy to pay the following bills as read. Motion oar* rled. Florence Preuss— November Librarian $50.00 Esa Plummer— October labor at dump $30.00 Cecil Murphy—October labor at dump $15.00 Ptocfcney Community Schools- July 1965 Del. tax • $736.00 Cousins Printing Co.—1965 tax statements $265.53 Helen Reynolds-Salary, Oct. & Nov $250.00 Pinckney Community Schools- June 1965 Del. tax $543.92 Stanley Dinkel-Part of Salary $200.00 Howell Tire Co. — Tires for fire Jeep $78.10 Michigan State Association of Supervisors-1966 Dues $20.00 Louis Stackable-Refund $2.00 Official Michlgan-1966 Svtoscriptlon 16.00 SNEDICOR'S CLEANERS INPINCKNEY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY 220 So. Michigan Av*. PfcoaeHMMI Lavey Ins. Agency-Ins, on town hall $4.00 Van's Motor Sales-On Acct $23.25 Abes Auto Parts-On Acct . . . . $10.86 The Brighton Argus-On Acot. $14.70 Sinclair Refining Co.-fuel oM town hall $20.01 The Detroit Edison Co. Hgnts for town hall $11.80 Michigan Bell Telephone Co. fire phones, phones in town hall and fire hall $56.65 The Mayer Schairer Co. Cleaning typewriter & ribbons $16.84 Claries Gulf-On Acct. . . .$8.47 Motion by Kennedy, supported by Wylie to adjourn. Motion carried. Murray J. Kennedy Putnam Township Clerk Link Delinquency To Teen Marriage Although Livingston county holds the distinction of being relatively free of juvenile delinquency, teen agers are warned against early marriages. Even the divorce rate among young marrieds is low in this county and in great part tills is the cause for a low delinquency rate because national surveys show delinquent juveniles usually come from broken homes. Teen - agers are flocking to the altar by the hundreds of thousands throughout the nation. One out of two brides this year will be under 20. The same ratio wiH end up m. separation or divorce, according to a national survey on "What happens to teen-age marriages?" The chance of success for a teen-age marriage in the U.S. is about a third as good as for marriages of those in their twenties. The fact is that today more girls marry at age 18 than at any other age and this tendency to marry young is one that is peculiar to the United States. It's not just the women either; nearly half of all American young men are married by the time they are 25, compared with only ia quarter in most of Europe and as few as a tenth in Norway and Ireland. Only in Asia do you find a marry-young pattern comparable to that of T M • • ' "• ' * BRIGHTON SWEET SHOP SEALTEST Ice Cream PARAMOUNT POTATO CHIPS PAUL DeLUCA - 128 W. Main St. - Ph. AC 9-7092 Named Director Of Trailer Group HKICHTOX - An official of i. ic of Bn^hiuiib newest manulauUii< is has been honored by ihe Michigan Mobile Home Association with headquarters in Dotrori. Mr is HouLTt I'eikcy of liiigliion, for many >Liars with the Vagabond Coach Co. and now viiv president of Hammersley, Inc. of Brighton. He has been named a member of the board of directors of the Michigan Mobile Home Association. The Hammerslcy company, located at 11815 East Grand Hiver, was started by Richard Hammersley of Milford, formerly with the Bowen Co. of Wixom. They started to build their factory to produce travel trailers, last May and in August produced their first trailer, known as the Robin Hood. Guests to Occupy Brighton Pulpit BRIGHTON—The Church of Christ of Brighton, which began meeting in the Scout Build- Ing on Hyne Street on August 1, 1965, plans to have guest speakers for each of the regular services next week. On Sunday morning, Dec. 12, at 11:00 a.m., the speaker will be Dan H. Woodroof, minister for Rochester, Michigan, Church of Christ, and a member of the staff of Michigan Christian College. On Sunday at 7 p.m., Dean A. Thoroinan, youth leader among Churches of Christ, now preaching at Fenton, will bring the message. He is president of Michigan Christian Youth Camp and formerly camp director. At the Thursday service, also at 7:00 p.m., usually given to Bfble study, there will also be preaching, this time by Elbert Henry, who recently moved to Plymouth to preach for the Church of Christ there. At each of these services there will be special singing by the congregation. All Brighton area residents are invited. Harold E. Hawley preaches regularly for the local church. Brighton Co-Host At AA Meeting ANN ARBOR — Members of Alcoholics Anonymous f r o m central and southern Michigan were guests of AA chapters' from Brighton, Ann Arbor, Milan and Ypsilanti, Sunday at the Ann Arbor Community Center. An open meeting was held in the afternoon to which the public was invited to hear a panel of three A A members tell of the organization's work. merheat Try new Superheat! It's "electrofined" to burn cleaner and hotter than ever before, to give you more heat per gallon, more heat per dollar. Try new Superheat It's the next beat heat to sunshine! LEONARD. ROGERS OIL CO. 211 E. Grand River Howell, Mich. Phone Howell 546-3800 or 548-3403 WUft tort «Mtf M LiOMrt'i' MkhlgM OtitdMfl" TV Ifttw M Howell Schools Study U.S. Grant HOWELL-Fearing that federal control of part of the Howell school program would not be counteracted by the 160,000 in federal money available, under certain federal conditions, the Howell School Board bat appropriated $4,500 for a study of the situation. The money would be spent to hire an assistant for assistant Supt Richard Blied, to explore the federal programs available to the school. 1%e Howefl Schools could receive in excess of $60,000 deigned for specific programs, and under federal control. The study would determine if the programs would offer enough benefit to the school system to compensate for the fed* eral controls. The board also voted to hire an administrative assistant for Superintendent Bath. The new assistant's roll will actually be that of a press agent Fish Shanties May Hold Death HOWELL —The county health department warns tee fishermen against tightly closed fiisfa shanties, and others who might be in practically air-tight quarters, to escape the cold, this winter, that a silenit killer may be in their midst. The deadly criminal is c a r ben monoadde—CO-a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas produced every time a carbon-containing material burns. CO combines with blood 200 times more easily than oxygen. When blood cannot supply oxygen to your brain, permanent brain damage or death may result. Dangerous quantities of CO usually accurmate when a cool, slow fire bums in limited air- Since you can't see, smell or taste it, the gas is hard to detect except by your symptomsdrowsiness, headache, tightness across the forehead, confusion, nausea, and muscular weakness. CO poisoning may confuse you so that you cannot reach fresh air to relieve the symptoms and prevent serious tojury. Farmers to Hear Of Medicare, Taxes HOWELL - A meeting for Livingston county farmers on income tax management and Social Security will be held Wednesday, Dec. 8, in the Howell National Guard Armory from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. Topics to be covered will include major features of the Internal Reyenue Act affecting farmers, tips on tax management and investment credit. The 1965 Social Security Amendments, namely, Medicare, will also be discussed. Wendel Law of the Social Security Administration and Bill Dexter, district MSU farm management agent, will be on the program. Illegible Names Puzzle Postoffice BRIGHTON — One of the biggest problems postal employees face is illegible handwriting. At Christmastime, when mail vol. umes skyrocket, this can become a major problem, Postmaster Al Bosworth said. "The use of ZIP Codes by mailers does help speed up the process because often if the city and state are unreadable the ZIP Code will direct the mail to the destined post office. Clerks in that post office, being more familiar with local residents, may be able to figure out the person to whom the mail should be delivered. "Another significant problem is the number of parcels delayed or actually undelivered because of poor wrapping or packing." Postmaster Bosworth urged that special care be taken to see that each package is tightly stuffed 'and that nothing rattles around inside. Parcels arc generally shipped in bags and often heavier Hems rest on top of smaller, lighter packages. The postmaster encouraged mailers to be a bit cautious and insure all packages. All parcels should be addressed on only one side and should have the address written somewhere on the mside of the package in case the exterior wrapping should come off. It is a good idea to also enclose a Ust4 of the contents. Poor packaging and illegible or incorrecti addressing account for about half a million undelivered parcels each year. M<ail now, only two weeks left for dHivory of parcels and cards Livingston High In Heart Deaths Livingston County ranked above the state average by a little over 10 percent, of cardiovascular deaths in Michigan last year, with 65.9 percent—the statewide average was 55.2 percent— Dr. James B. Blodgett, president of the Michigan Heart Association, has announced. The lowest in the state was Macomb County's 49.4 percent. The figures are based on the 1964 statistics of the State Department of Health. While the percentage emphasized the iriigm'tude of the problem of cardiovascular fatalities in Michigan, analysis of the figures showed only that with some exceptions the highly industrialized southern counties with younger populations had lower percentages than the quiet, more aged populations. Of adjoining counties, Shiavvassee had 58.2 percent; Genesee, 53.5; Washtenaw, 54-3; and Inghem, 56.3. Wayne County had 53.7; and Oakland, 53.6. Kent County, whose seat fcs Grand Rapids, had 55.5 percent. The Upper Peninsula counties averaged 59.64 percent 3 Schools Now Are 'Unionized' BRIGHTON—With approval by the Brighton School Board of the Brighton Education Association (local unit of me ME A) as the sole bargaining agent for the Brighton teachers, three school systems in the county are now "unionized," the other two being Howell and Hartland, The Brighton school board agreed to the teachers' request after the board's attorney, William McCririe, told the board that practically all the teachers were members of the association. The superintendent, principals and assistant J principals are the only members of the staff not covered by the agreement. This may be providing the answer to the wave of teacher militancy and dissatisfaction that has been sweeping the naton for the past three years. Since the beginning of the curn-nt school year in September, a majority of the state's 543 high school districts have sought official recognition from meir local boards of education. In most cases, local units of the state's largest professional organization, the Michigan Education Association, represent public school teachers. As of Dec. 1, 1965 school districts had achieved official recognition between teacher groups and school boards, with ull but one school district selecting local units of the ME A. MARRIAGE LICENSES n Application Nov. 22 thru Dec. 2, 1965 Ronald O. Corbin, 18, 9077 Pierce. Milford, Mich., Linda Mae Grill, 16, 6412 Sidney, Brighton, Mich. Hobert C. Prater, 28, Baseline Rd. Stockbridge, Mich., Ethel Holbrook, 25, 476 S. Fowlerville Rd., Fowlervflle, Mich. Stephen E. Auclair 52, 5074 Cohocfeh Rd, Lfrxten, Mich. Geneve Auclair, 49, 5074 Cohoctah Rd., Linden, Mich. Roy R. Bannister, 22, 621 W. Washington, Howell, Mich., Betty Carol White, 17, S i r W. Sibley, Howell, Mich. Herbert E. Erfce, 27, 14010 Jerusalem Rd., Chelsea, Mich., Judy Lee Haines, 19, 306 Main, Pinckney, Mich. Stephen F. Mrofka, 27, 4296 Burgeas Rd., Pincfcney, Mich., Marilyn Lee Block, 21, 11177 Colony Dr., Pinckney, Mich. Walter C. Montgomery, 18, Horn Rd., Quincy, Mich., Bah bara Dale Alsept, 16, 14520 - 106 Rd., Gregory, Mich. Thomas J. Sutton, 19, -614 Ftot Rd., Brighton, Mich., Karen Ann Pesola, 18, 10180 E. Grand River, Brighton, Mich. Gary A. Anscombe, 19, 2633 Shelly Dr., Brighton, Mich., Geraldine G. Cornell, 19, 5400 M-59, HoweU, Mich. Gary G«nc Hicks, 22, 717 OceoU St., Howell, Mich., Roberta Jane Gies, 19, 1285 Byron Rd., Howell, Mfch. Lawrence P. Davis, 19, 7859 M-36, Whifcmore Lake, Mich., Yolanda Shockey, 17, 1070 Waterbury, Highland, Mich. Lawrence F. Albright 22, 7628 E. M-36, Brighton, Mich., Delores F. Price, 23. 6180 Academy Dr., Brighton, Mfch. I HIRED IT THROUGH THE WANT ADS Sod Farming A Pro's Business BRIGHTON — The building Ixxjm in the eastern part of Livingston, county that has created a tfig and profitable market for sod, has lured many a small farmer in- this area into difficulty. The sod business has become a highly specialized and sophisticated enterprise. Plots of high-quality nursery turf bvur little resemblance to the old piece of pasture that was formerly cut and sold for sod. Today, a field of hi^h-qualily, cultivated sod is :\ pampered parcel, a plot on which the grower has expended many times the increments of capif.il and the hours of la)x>r thtt would have been necessary to produce a field crop like corn The neatly mowed grass, wi;h the distinctive dark-.^re-n hue of the carefully fed plant, h i s been sown with precision, irrigated whenever thirsty, fertilized without stint and groomed with (he utmost care by men who are exports. The commercial sod grower can depend upon a croo from the same piece of ground about every two years. Large amounts cf fertilizer are used. This, together with the mass ui roots and rhizomes which are left in the stripped plot, helps to maintain the condition of the soil. So with proper management, crop after crop of sod can be cut from the same field indefinitely Marketing the crop is the hurdle that has toppled many a tyro in the sod business. The bulk and weight of the crop makes it cor'ly to move very far and limits the marketing radius of the producing farm There are no formal marketing channels |or sod as in livestock, grains oV truck crops, so marketing becomes the big challenge. Potential growers are cautioned to have their eyes wide open when moving into the business. It takes a real pro to make it Dietary Interne iv.'.• a j - y L — M . s s Sal an M i c h , JS liir fir ie of the c.et- Ilo-piial, Ann Mi-s Krariti internship at fall Vrm to code to McPherMKi Ci;;n:nunH.y Ik-ui'h Center from University Arbor. will spend her '.ie Health Center working u:ider the direct supervision of Mrs. Evelyn Wanie, director of dietetics. Miss Fra::ti will learn the hospital's system of diet kitchen in-iii.i.jemvii, she will help plan and supervise patients' diets, advise IIJW diabeiics and others who have to accustom themselves to a new d.et, and spend at A-;-..-: o:.e day making rounds wiih 'lie Home Care nurse. 8ARAH FRANTI Hartland Chorus To Sing 'Messiah' HARTIAND - The Hartland Community chorus will present the thirty-first artnual performance of (i I'' Handel's "Messiah" on Dec. 12 at 8 p.m., in the Hartland music hall. The performance is accompanied by the pipe organ played by James Wirick. The director is David Thompson. The soloists are from the University of Michigan. A donation may be given to assist in maintaining the concert. MICHIGAN CHAPTER Michigan Chapter No. 314, Order of the Eastern Star will have a Christmas party following ;1T-> regular business meeting Tuesday, December 14. An exchange of $1 gifts and special decorations are in the offing. The officers will officiate as "good of the order" committee. eai Plastic Kttpi ntw car upholstery party frttri, I«H beauty ihow through. Heavy gauo.* cUar plastic. !•« them today . . . $27.95 NOW AVAILABLE. NEW - RUFF CLEARS • Cool in the Rummer • Warm in the winter Perfect Fit Seat Cover Co., Inc. 2270 W. Stadium Blvd. Ann Arbor N M M M2-5WO. FREE-COPPER PLATE MINIATURE KEROSENE LAMP This beautiful 7'/o-inch miniature decorator's kerosene lamp is your IVre gift from McPherson Si;ite Hank when you open a 1966 Christmas Club in the amount of ^l.oo or more. Designed so that it may also be used as a wall lamp, it is a beautiful holiday decoration wlii.ch you will want to keep all year lony. Complete with an adjustable wick, and finished in jrle;mitnv' copper plate, the lamp works exactly like an original full-size kerosene lamp. A perfect decorator's touch for your home, it may. be obtained at any one of the three McPherson State Bank oli'ices. Plan to open your Christmas Club account for $1.00 or more today and get your gift lamp. Christmas Clubs are available in denominations of $.50 to $10.00. McPherson State Bank HOWELL - PINCKNEY • HARTLAND • « • ; • » • • • • > • • * " • • • PAGE B-6 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOU 85 YBAKS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEU 8, 1965 Magnavox Lifetime Gift WHY GIVE LESS THAN THE BEST... when it now costs so little to enjoy a magnificent... IVI PORTABLE Magnavox portables are the best way to take the extra enjoyment of better pictures and sound—wherever you go! 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The Harry Ball's will take charge of registration on January 9th, the Glbert Auty's on January 16th, the William Cuthbert's on January 23rd, and the Leslie Oliver's on January 30th. Mrs. Leslie Oliver will organize the refreshment time, and the Rev. Robert Brubaker will be responsible for programs and worship. Mrs. Ted Townsend of Ann Arbor gave a most interesting program on the mission to Alaska at the joint meeting of the Miriam and Lydia Circles on Wednesday, December 1st. A fine turnout that exceeded expectations enjoyed a potiuck dinner and learned from the informative presentation by the Rev. Robert Eidson on his trip to the Holy Land. The December 2nd affair was sponsored •by the Methodist Men, and Leslie Oliver served as master of ceremonies. The MYF joined with other churches in the Brighton area to discuss a Brighton Moral Code at the Episcopal Parish Hall, Sunday evening, December 5th. The Sarah Circle met on Tues- UOWELL Theatre Admission: Adults, 15c Children Me Wed., Tfcurs., Fri., Sat. Dec. 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 Open at 6:45 Start at 7:00, 9:10 TflNI LOPEZ »~ OncK t» J«C* DONOU . *PI|WI (, Or MOWMO Sun., Mon., Tuesu, Dec. 12 • 13 • 14 Sunday Matinee Continuous Open ,it 2:45 Start at 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 Mon., Tues. Open at 6:45 Start at 7:00, 9:00 JOHN IRELAND • LEIF ERICKSON Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. Dec. 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 Open at 6:45 Start at 7:00, 9:30 JIVHTTH THE HAUffliilJAH TRAIL , TECMWCOIOK' ONE WKKK - STARTING CHRISTMAS DAY - 'MARY POITINS" day, December 7th, at the homo of Maty Warwin The three "day" circles met at the church for a combined luncheon at noon that same day. The "Friendly Callers" met for training and calling in the community on Tuesday, December 7th. Mrs. Stanley Tarrant is in charge of this important venture. The Get-Together Club met at the church for a potiuck luncheon and special program on Wednesday, December 8th. The membership training class for high school young people will meet in the church from 7 to 8 p.m., Wedneday, December 8th. The Carol Choir will rehearse a 6:30 p.m. that evening, and the Adult Chodr at 7:30 p.m. The Single Young Adults will meet at the William McCulloch's on Wednesday, December 8th, at 8 p.m. The program is on "The Bible as a Way of Living," and all partcipants are asked to •bring their Bibles to the session- Officers will be elected and a coming Christmas party will be planned. Membership training class V for adults will be conducted on Sunday morning, from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m., December 12th, at the parsonage. New members will be received on Sunday, Dec- ember 19th during the second service of worship. The membership training class for 7th and 8th graders will be hold on Monday, December 13th, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the church. The official board Christmas dinner will be held on Wednesday, December 15th, at 7 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The Leslie Oliver's will furruVh and prepare a turkey for the occa* sion, and board members plus their husbands and wives are cordially invited to attend. Participants are asked to bring their Christmas gifts to the church at this time. The Couple's Club will hoid their Christmas party on Saturday, December 18th, at 8 p.m at the home of the Robert Brubaker's. Dr. and Mrs. Verne Hoshal will be coming from Fort Devens, Mass, for the occasion to greet their Methodist friends. The Christmas party for the Single Young Adults will be conducted on Monday, December 20th, at 7:30 p.m. This coming Sunday, December 12th, the Rev.* Robert Bru baker will be preaching on "A Christmas of Rising Expectations." Crash Injures 4 From Whitmore WHITMORE LAKE - Four residents of Whilmore Lake were injured last week when their car blew a tire and crashed into a tree between Ann Arbor and Whitmore Lake. They are Ti-mothv G. AMimeoo, SO; Juanfca M. Abchinson, :i9; Randall L. Atehinson, 5, and Martin C. Atehinson, 8. Atehinson told sheriff's deputies that the right rear tire on his car blew out, and he lost control of the car. It hit a fence, a telephone pole, a rock and slammed sideways into a tree. North Brighton News Delia Vartougian . 229-9000 Steven Amyx, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kodie Amyx, is home aftor some time in hospital. Steven had the misfortune 10 fracture his leg in two places one day when he and some IXJVS wort: playing football at the Harlland school. Stove fell in such a way that his leg was over some wood. He is still on crutches, but is able to ge* out some1. We have some new neighbors and wish to extend a welcome to them all. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Baldwin and family; also Mr. and Mrs. Charley Smith. Jioih built new homes on Flin.t road. Also recently moved into this, 'area are Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Clark and children. They moved into the former Kirchner home on US 23. They moved here from Howell. Mr. and Mrs. Cedric Halmaker and son were Thinks giving gue-s-ts of Mr. and Mrs. H a r o l d Hatmaker, Dray ion Plains. Mrs. Haimaker, Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Shay were in Ann Arbor shopping last week and visited the new K-Mart. They liked it very much and found a number of unusual articles ihere. The Livingston Players ogain gave a marvelous performance Friday and Saturday nights. North Brighton was again well represented in it. Chris Stephens designed the set as well as the programs. She also helped with the painting. John Stephens played the par* of Dr. Bennett in the play. He also was in charge of the lighting and helped with thp painting. Edna Schram played Lily Belle in the play. Ed Wolf was production manager vrx\ helped build the set. Paul Hines also helped with the bu'Vir,^ cr the sets, and June IV.zoki had charge of the imko-up department. Everyone I heur speak of the play has only praise far it. We do have a nurrVr < ' very tired people today. Chris and John Stephenhave another very- busy week coming up, as tihey will both be busy helping with tne Art Exhibit" that will be held at the Howell Armory this coming Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11 and 12. It will consist of a Christmas display of the Livingston Arts and Crafts. It will be well worth visiting. Daniel Wolf, sen of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wolf. Flint road, is home an a 14-day leave. He has finished his b'isk? training at the Lakeland, Tex., school and will report to the training conter in Delaware. Danny is in the Air Force. Mrs. J. Turner, Hacker road, was in Flint tost week visiting her parent Rev. ;md Mr~ H. L Williams. She was caught in fhe bad rain we had (hat Friday, and found the roads bad in places. Saturday she and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Junot Williams, were in Ann Arbor shopping. Mr. and Mrs. Iiemio Oorrig& n and Mr. md Mrs. Charles Snii'lh enjoyed dinner at Schulers in Lansing last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Junior Green returned last week from hunting end e^eh hod their deer, Mrs. Green shooting hcr's just a few hours after getting there. Mr. James McCrary, Mrs. George Cole irxl Mrs. Bernie Smith were in Detroit Saturday calling on some il! relatives. 11 ley also called on Mrs, Raymond Buirell whose husband has been in Ford Hospital for some time We all hope he will soon be well enough to come home. Miss Sharon Arnold of i-'lmt was a Sunday dinner guest of Ernie Bell. Around Bishop Lakel Our hunters were swarming along the roadsides Friday, .hoping for that fabulous finish to a hunting season. They hiked across fields until they became too wet and cold — then huddled in slid defeat in their cars, wailing for the rain to stop. Saturday il was cold and clammy with just a trace of snow, making tracking impossible. Looks like the hunters and the golfers will be putting away liieir gear at the same time tliks year. While Michigan men were .stalking their game, our Marines were sloshing around soaked and steaming bamboo groves, d o d g i n g unwelcome visitors from the northern communities of the country. No doubt it all tends to make home seem pretty unreal and remote —but our Jesse Petty, Pinckney, Class of '63, ran into Maynard Garrett, Pinckney, Class of '64. They are "working" around the DaNang air base in Vietnam. Proves our world is small! They send a "hello" to all of you. (Why not surprise them with Christmas cards — or even a little socnething extra. We can't share our comfort and safety, but we can. share our "Spirit of Christmas.") John Schroeder-. AXiv called home Friilov »v.gV His s+np had just docked and they were spending :i few days in Norfolk, Va. He found the 20 mile an hour speed limit in 'he Bahamas rafher d-concerting. In Newfoundland, the fierce roads set the maximum speed without question, but the beautiful islands just like to live at a quiet, slow pace. The people around here have not been doing anything newsworthy — everyone is busy getting ready for Christmas. A little too early for Florid^ y&- cations A flock of geese today may have been heading southbut at the rate they were going they'll never make it. Kept falling apart — like a committee — couldn't seem to decide who was leading them. Have noticed birds, flocks of them, on the lawn. A1 a distance their heads and shoulders gleam blueblack in the sun. At close range they're wearing Harris tweeds. They're not slim and rakish as the blackbird, nor as bold and obnoxious as the starling who sports yellow spats and an uncouth personality. Must look up "grackle" — name seems to fit. I was running down Main Street the other day and noticed the delightful flags over one of the local haberdasheries —gave it a charming elegance of a European "shoppe." Barnuni was right, a sucker us born every minute. That many is needed to elect politicians. Ready 4 A.M "You'll come right over, * Doc?" "Then what do I do?" What a wonderful thing the telephone is! And how little it costs! Michigan Bell Part of the Nationwide Bell System Players to Stage Yule Comedy Here BRIGHTON — Following the Livingston Players' big success in the production of "The Curious Savage," staged Friday and Saturday in the new Howell Auditorium, the Players will present "The Mouse Who Didn't Believe in Santa," at the Hawkins school here Friday and Saturday. There will be two performances Saturday, the first at 11 a.m. and the second at 4 p.m. The Friday performance will be at 8 p.m. The Players were formed four yturs ago this fall with 25 charter members. Their membership now numbers almost 80 and they come from all parts of the county. This will be their ninth major presentation. In the past they have presented such comedy successes as "George Washington Slept Here," "The Girls in 509," "I Remember Mama," and "You Can't Take It With You." Mrs. Bemice Hyne who played the title role in the "Curious Savage," will long be remembered for her rolos as Aunt Hettie in the "Girls in 509," and as Aunt Sigrid in "I Remember Mama." Harry Lawrence will be recalled for his sensitive portrayal as the cantankerous Uncle Chris in "Mama," Marguerite Wenzel for her many memorable performances. Also appearing in other supporting roles were Roger Lane, Win Hubbell, Joan and Duane Wiedman, Edna Sohram, Rosemary Sipes and Pat Taylor, most of whom have performed in one or more Player productions. SHOP EARLY! MAIL EARLY! •• .A Bri Divers Hunting Body of Aged Man BRIGHTON - The body of 92 year old Frank Langer was recovered from Coon Lake Thursday afternoon. Langer had been the object of a two day skindiving operation by divers from three county sheriff's depart- Fakes Coma; Burns BOYS' Bed ANN ARBOR - A 15 year old inmate of the Boys' Training School a*. Whitmore Lake, who doctors at the University Hospital said was feigning unconsciousness to get away from the school, is accused of setting fire to the bed of another youth in the hospital. Firemen said a largo hole was burned in the mattress ond shrets of tho bed. The youth who was in the bod at tho time escaped injury, firemen reported. Police said the 15-year-old became a suspect in the fire when two notos "indiri'hg a r ) arson intent" were found in the room. He had been committed to RTS for auto theft and molesting women, police said. Every payday 2,410,000 civilians on the federal payroll get checks. ments and the State Pottce. Langer, who lived with his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Langer on Coon Lake, for the past 25 years had last been seen at 10 o'clock Tuesday night. He was reported missing after his boat was found floating in the lake Wednesday morning. The body was recovered by a fisherman just before the divers finished their operations. Here's good I T health for til the family! Rely on ui to fill prtnripUon* accurately and supply your family with health ne«K first aid* and ftundrief, \Our «killt4 always at yomr *trv» let. Call! 22*0772 Leland's RextU Drug Store 201 W. Maia SL ClDAA There's more to Chrysler's popularity than meets the eye. Like under the hood. AUTHORIZED OEALfR CHRYSLER MOTORS CORPORATION Every Chrysler is a big V-8. Starting with the husky 383 cubic incher that runs on regular gas. Or any of three others - up to the 440 TNT engine. Of course, the way every Chrysler is built has a lot to do with its popularity, too. And think of all the protection you get. As for looks, come in and give Chrysler a long, hard look. The move up to Chrysler is beautiful. CHRYSLER 86 If you're ready to move up . . . we're ready to make it easy: BILL TEASLEY, 9827 E. Grand River, Brighton, Midi. PAGE B-8 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOR 85 YEARS WEDNESDAY, DECEMlitiK ». IGHTON SCHOOL NEWS Terror of War By ALICE WHITE As I read through "The Future for Democracy" I thought of World Ware I and II, and of how they used that terrible gas. Gas killed thousands of men on the battle fronts, and the men who used it often led women and children to believe they were going to take a shower. After they got in the shower rooms they locked the doors and turned on the gas! T h i s wasn't bad enough, though, the graves of these people was a great big hole dug by them before they died They put a layer of bodies in and a layer of paper and sometimes they put ;n another layer of bodies! In World War II they had the atom bomb. Boy, this was really the best weapon around. It could kill more people with one bomb than anything in the world. And after it had gone off, it kept on killing like a disease that's incurable. It was all over in the air, and you couldn't get away from it. Oh, this was the best thing, the United States had ckre It'll be better when hundreds of thousands of people start moaning from pain and agony. It's just too bad thev couldn't be there to see people: with all the features of their faces burned off and people that should be dead are walking a r o u n d breathing more po1 luted air and drinking unfit wa*er. Oh, if they could only have been there to enjoy their destruction. They could have eniove<d watching the crew of the nlano ^hit .dropped the bomb, tear their hair out, or try to kill them selves, and finally go crazy. I have but one thing to say, if all wars £re worse than the one before them, what will the next be like? NEWCOMER Rive you, or has someone you know, Just n,o*ed to a new borne? YMT Welcome Wage* HMUM will c«U witk gift* and fri«adly grwtiogs from U* waft* WELCOME WAGON > 2 2 7 - 6 4 3 5 Teacher Profile: Steve DtMar Why Be Bored By SHARON VOORHiS Mu'iy peop'e are bored be- '.•;'M.ce there is not enough enter- ••^"nit'ir ;:i Brighton to keep \h--v.i out of'trouble and to keep thi-".i from breaking traffic iaw.v I think there should be a freshmen, sophomore, junior and cen'or bowling team and t'liis should include1 anyone that warns to join no matter what ki'id of person they are. 1 also think we should have a theatre where tile people can go and watcn real neat nwvies although I think there should be some rules and regulations thai should be obeyed and followed. There should bo a! least four people to watch the kids to make sure they do obey the rules and regulations. There should be a Y.M.C.A. and a Y.WC.A. in Brighton. Anything from horseback riding to learn- >\riJ, how to look and take care of a family. Teen Scenes By JIM STEINKRAUS One of the active teenage sports involves some physical effort. Shouldor punching is the modern way to say "Hello" with the teens today. It has replaced the hand shake and regular talk. When a friend approaches, the teenager says, "Howya doin1?" and then punches him in the shoulder. Some guys have used this method as a way of saying goodnight to an ugly blind date Instead of kissing her he punches her on the shoulder. Good for plenty of bughs. Another sport is straw wrapper blowing, This activity has steadily increased through the years until now it is considered the "thing to do" when in restaurants. Participation in this in the school lunchrooms is great. It involves tearing off end of straw wrapper, then blowing it in someone's face— a nearby girl, a waitress, or a stranger at the next table. It usually results in hysterical laughter, and sometimes a punch in the mouth. NOMCE At their regular meeting of Dec. 2, 1965, the Brighton City Council approved the following Ordinance Code Amendment: An Ordinance to amend the code of the City of Brighton by amending Chapter 30 of Title V thereof. This proposed amendment amends the Zoning Ordinance by rezoning t h e following described land from R-l to R-3 (single family to multiple family dwellings): Beg. at a p t 198 ft. along the W. line of lot 72 extended, Nobles Plat No. 3, from the N.W. Comer of lot 72, Noble Plat No. 3. to a pt. 342 ft. along the extended W. line of said lot 72, thence N.E. 70° to Ore Creek, thence S'Ely along the Bank of Ore Creek 270 ft., thence due South to Flint Road, thence S'Wly on Flint Road to a pt. 90 ft. N'Ely from the N.W. corner of the intersection of Liberty and Flint Road, thence W'ly to the pt. of Beg. This ordinance to be effective Dec. 17, 1965. J. E. Siford City Clerk Bq G. M. II an interview with Mr. DeMar proves to be quite a feat! You have to fight through a crowd of girls who, for some unknown (?) reason are seeking personal help with their studies. The only real chance he has to be alone is during lunch. Humor has it that he hides in the Snake Pit . . . oops . . . I've said too much already. Mr. Steve W. DeMar came to B.H.S. in September of 1965. He teaches World History, Geogrophy, and coaches the J.V. Basketball Team. When asked where he was born, went to school and now lives, he replied "Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor." Hur now teacher attended Eastern Michigan University and Michigan State where he majored in history and physical i»d. He has a B.S. degree. Mr. DeMar's interests all centi- r around sports. He enjoys basketball, baseball, football, swimming, track and tennis. He likes working with the s'udont body and they enjoy working with him. As one of his students said, "It's not so long that he's been out of school himself, so he understands all the current problems of the students." Also it's been commented this his classes are interesting and his lectures amusing. Mr. DeMar feels our big problem at B.H.S. is that not enough students turn out for sports events. I*, seems impossible that a person cannot have a favorite cartoon character, but Mr. De- Mar has no favorite. He must be older than we thought. Lighter Side of Winter By Jim Stelnkraus and Ken Graham I LOVE winter!! I lc when the icy wind mak' he tears run down your che 1 li. the blanket of snow that makes driving dangerous. I love when it melts, and you have to slog through all that slush!! I love when everything freezer over! I love when your fingers and nose and ears get numb with the cold. Oh how I love Winter!! Because that's when I go to Florida!!! Nagging Wife: Albert! When are you going to put up the storm windows? Albert: (watching TV.) I will Shirley. I will! I'll get to it — Shirley: That's what you kept saying last year! "I'll get to it, And you know what happened!" Albert: Next weekend! I promise I'll do it next weekend. Shirley: That's what you kept saying last year! "Next weekend . next weekend, and you know what happened." Albert: Shirley! Will you quit naggin me?! I'll put the storm windows up but not TODAY! Besides! I can't get to the windows anyway. The snow drifts are up to the window sills. Happiness Happiness is many things. To some, happiness is helping hungry people of the world, or adopting an orphan child. To a teenager it may be graduating from high school and being able to attend college. Or it may be getting married. To some, happiness may mean a new car every year, a big house, money, or seeing how many laws they could break in a da". Ha, piness is as many different things as there are differentpeople. And each person seeks happiness in his own way. value at low costour Family Ufa Insurance Plan. Contact ma today! Pad Hoagtboom 211 S. MLddpm $46-3580 p • rtosf STATE FARM Uf• InurMC* CORPM9 Worn* omcti BloomlnatM, Illinois Grease or Frat Rebuttal In last week's paper one girl presented her views on the grease and frat status, Since I harshly disagree wtth her views I would like to present a few more facts to contradict her. It was said that the frats are no more fast than the guy who wears Hue suede shoe*, pointed with a combination of leotard pants, so tight thai one could count the hairs on another's legs. They are worn up to six inches from the shoes or rather boots. This thought of brotherhood is true, however, frat, which originated in college alumni also meant persons representative to that alumni. They dressed neatly and followed good standard morals. The high school take off is certainly a long way from this and yet it is a far step from the grease. Continental in tradition would be just as much accepted at B H.S., as the boy who wears white levfcs and the madras shirts. If these boys (grease considered here) would wear some clothes which looked like they'would fit them and not their 12 year old brother, they would look' much better. In general, let us anftder this grease group. Frasts were asked to mingle with the guys and girls who stand on the street corners smoking cigarettes, in their high heels, and pegged pants and cuss and swear. This is not for me nor for the frats. The general feeling among the frats Is that of neatness. The dress code at B.H.S. was derived at by the Student Council. Very few frats or continentals violate these laws as a general rule. The grease rebel against this and tend to decrease the ooks of our student body. The noon drag strip up Brighton's Hill is generaly led by these so called grease. I am not excluding the frats entirely. Because they aid to, but it just goes to show what these grease do for a pass time, as well as break pop bottles in the A & P parking lot. Now can you say to me truly that a class of neatly dressed and generally speaking good students are to mingle with this grease crowd then I question your views on the thoughts of our forefather who separated according to ideals. The separation is the only way that eventually these way-outs will see how they stand. I can assure you that you will s e e very few if any of these grease on A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. Signed, A Continental Around School Mr. Prieskorn's 1st hour Senior Math class is working on discount percents Mrs. Brubakt-r's English classes are reading stories on Colonial Periods and Early National Periods; Ui in •.". ri ; h\ famous writers such as Ben Franklin and Washington Irving. Mrs. Moscow's Art classes are doing a little Christmas decorating and building stage scenes for the concert. Journalism classes are receiving letters for Santa Claus. Mr. Vogel's Government classes have been studying the Congress and trying to learn something. The Sophomores of Brighton High School are taking Differential Apptitude Tests. Mr. Mark's second and third hour History classes had a debate on the workers Union. Mrs. Rose's English classes are doing Reeearch Term Papers. Brighton High School's Band and Choir are practicing for the Christmas Concert. CONTRIBUTORS Helen Maher Sharon Voorhis Dennis Ray Perry Ken Graham GM II Alice While Mill Writ+t Jack Keeb'jr Helen MaK-r Eric Hum Pam Otruii Jim Steinkraus "LA PETIT1 Beauty Salon 512 E. Main • 878-3720 PINCKNfJEY Mon. thru FrfT8a.in.-4 p.m Thursday night 7-9 p.m. PAT BECK Owner -Operator TODAY'S WORLD BY KEN G. & JIM S. (Back at the bar) Charlie: Hi Ed. Ed: Hi Charlie. Don't you wanna draft? Charlie: Nope. Ed: Do you wanna fix? Charlie: Nope. I kicked both of those habits Ed. I don't want any part of beer and dope. Ed: What's the matter Charlie? Is the stuff too good for ya? Charlie: No Ed. I've just decided to settle down by quitting school and getting a good job. Ed: Charlie, you won't be able to get a good joto without a diploma. You might be able to work in some kind of factory but not much better. You won't be able to have a desk job so don't plan on it. Charlie: You just wait and see Ed. I'll show you cuz I won't need a diploma to get a good clean job. I'm gonna make a lot of dough and then I'm gonna wave it right in front of your beer smelling nose. Ed: I'ts gonna be a long wait before I see^you make a lot of money Charlie. You 've always hated work and you'll never get a good pay without a high school education. Just about every job requires it now. Charlie: Oh how do you know Ed? You're just saying stuff again cuz you want me to waste my time in school. Ed: You got that figured out all wrong because I'm Just trying to help you. School isn't a waste of time and you'll find that out if you stick with it. Staying in school is a good way to settle down and besides it will give you a better job. Charlie: Okay. I'll take your udvice and stick with school. How about that draft now? Question Of The Week BY H. MAHER What does QWNHBOWNTOCE mean??? Don't know do ya? Ken Graham. If you don't know by now you never will. Tom Tarrant Nioe talk! Nice girl! Eric Hurst Someone owns a bow for their toe' Probably some fancy name to call somebody. Sharon Voorhis. I don't know; we haven't studied that yet. T. W. A Polish swear word. Jim Steinkrars When you find out teil mo. Pat Markcura Bob Cameron's middle name! M. L. Bad Breath! H. E. Polock with a rubber ball in his throat. D. G. That all depends on how you pronounce it Mike Baker. Something you eat. C. M. Something with a juicie cherry in it I guess, Mark Hartman. Sounds like something I don't even want to meet up with. Margie Bawks. It's code meaning . . there is a party Friday night at you know - who's- Karen Lanning It must be some kind a monster that has not been discover cd yet who knows, qwnhbowntoce maybe a future animal Joan Menke Well, I'd tell you if I knew but, heck, I don't. Gay Black. I du 'no Denise Hargishimer. CyCo/oGyst* THE BEST WAY TO GETTHIN6S COMlNS U W y A P T W T H E M Good sound reasons for buy- Ing from D f c J Gravel Co. — reliably uniform concrete, where you need H, when you need it. Here's Mail For Santa Dear Santa, Me and three other from fifth hour study hail are going to make out this list to ya. First of all, we have a problem in study hall. It's our teacher, George, he has a bad habit of yelling and we would like to have a box of tranquillizers for him. He would also like to apply for the job of Santa Claus. You won't have to stuff him because he is already stuffed. Denny, Michael, Bobby, and Judy PS. But He's sweet.!!! Hello Santa Claus, I'd to* to a * you tm on§ favor for Christinas and that M please leave Pat Duffy something. Last year you skipped his house and he cried and cried and cried. (Honest I don't lie.) From Lil 'oie me Dear Santa Claus, For Christmas I would like just two tiny weeny little things. I'd like a new study hall teacher, I have study hall 3rd hour and I'd Like Mr. Demar to be the new teacher. The second one is I'd like the real, live, honest to goodness Herman (maybe you have him down on your list as Peter Noone) If you leave me this Til leave you cookies and hot chocolate on Christmas Eve. From Third hour study haller, Herman loving person. PS. Tell Rudolph "hi" for me. P.S. While you're at it leave me a tall, handsome, rich guy You can't find any in Brighton, I'd like my man from sunny California, cuz that's where the action is, wee. Dear Santa, Since I've been such a good little boy all year I'd like to ask a little favor. This Christmas, instead of burdening yourself with heavy gifts like, chrome rims, slicks, mag wheels, dual quad ram induction manifolds and that sorts. Just bring me lots of money which I can build up myi 1938 Ford for a class A stock eliminator. Maybe a HURST too? Lots of , Brian W. Polock Michigan Hi! Santa, You old fossei, I got a few changes to make in you. First of ail your red suit has Co go. Burgundy to in, not red. Next comes your beard. What are you a grease or somethin'? Also I'm gonna let your reindeer use the garage, that landin' on the roof bit is for the birds. You'll be happy to know that I have removed the bear traps that put the bite on you last year. After the helpful suggestions bow 'bout a 5 foot 2 Chatty Kothy for Christmas? Your paL Bffl Youth Speaks Out By PAM CARUSI SPIRIT "On, no: Not again!" "Tnai'a a<l'l we ever hear." That's right. Every pep assembly somebody tells us we aren't behind our team; that we don't have enough school spirit. We're really behind our team. The day of the game you can feel tension and excitement in the air. We've got a team to be proud of. But nobody likes to hear the same old thing every time there i-s an essembly. It gets kind of tiring. So come on, everybody. Let's cut out the spirit lectures all the time. is YOUR BODY A PRISON? It is, if you are subject to re-oceurlnf pains and discomforts. Then instead of being a joy to live in, your body can cause tinhanHneas. This is the are of "miracle" medicines and greatly improved medical and dental ability to diagnose the cause oi any ailment. Tour Doctor can now help you more than was ever thought possible. We can fill any prescription, even those prescribed by Doctors In distant cities. YOUR DOCTOR CAN PHONE US when you need a medicine. Pick up your prescription If shopping nearby, or we will deliver promptly without extra charge, A great many people entrust us with their prescriptions. May we compound yours? tore] JDioTS4^9]74 WE ARE DIRECT FRANCHISED AGENTS FOR * Faberge (Woodhu* - Tigress • Straw Hat and Jean Nate Cosmetics) * Lanvln (Arpege • My Sin* Crescendo) * D'Orsay (Intoxication • Le Dandy • Devine) * Revlon * Dubarry * Chonel No. 5 * Max Factor * Bonne Bell * Lentheric ' Yardley * Old Spice * Desert Flower * Whitman Candy * Eaton Stationery Hallmark Greeting Cards* Buxton Leather Goods* Kodak Cameras* Costume Jewelry* BONDIFIED MONEY ORDER AGENTS PHONE BILLS PAYABLE HERE. First Time Anywhere See the NfW 1966 VAGABOND DIPLOMAT, with vestibule entry. Never before on display. Early American decor. New private bedroom door, closet space and other deluxe features. This Gold Seal mobile home leads again in the style and taste that the whole industry follows. Some Fall Clearance Bargains Still Available at Sale Prices • 1966 MARLETTE 12x50 New Early American Furniture • 1963 CHAMPION 10 x 50 Kitchen Appliances Never Used OTHER BARGAINS TOO AND LOTS AVAILABLE FOR OUR SALES US-16 MOBILE COURT & SALES 7600 W. Grand River A0 9-6679 Brighton WEDNESDAY, DECEMHEK 8, 1965 UVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG P\)R 85 YEAKS MORE BR Fizzie Moments BY KEN GRAHAM Gaston Biofct, receives report card from happy teacher. Gaston has been a freshman for nine years. He takes his report card home to be signed by his father. Father has been a freshman for twenty six years. Gaston signs father's report card and father signs Gaston's. Both are thrown out of school. Gaston takes his average report card to friendly neighborhood counterfeiter, Mr. P. Larceny. | Friendly counterfeiter begins to make plates so he can mo^e an exact copy of the old report card. Now that engravings have { been made, Gaston takes them to a friendly printer in neighborhood. The printer makes copies of report cards with marks left blank. Gaston will sell ex- | tra copies. Gaston and dear "ol" dad go back to school with n?w report cards and are both kicked out of school again. Friendly counterfeiter Larceny was actually the teacher who did counterfeiting to earn extra money. L i t t l e message: DON'T FLUNK!! GHTON SCHOOL NEWS Art Club The Art Club is very busy this month. They're working on numerous projects. First of all, the Art Club constitution is being drawn up. Connie Duffy is chairman of that committee. The constitution will contain the new rules. Recently, Pat Lanning, the Sec-Treas., sent for the Art Club pins. They will be the same design as last years, a black diamond with 'ART" inscribed on it. Also, the Automobile Club of Michigan is sponsoring a "Safety Poster Contest." It is open to all high school and junior high students. Entry blanks may be obtained from Mrs. Moscow. The biggest project now underway concerns Christmas. The Art Chib members are constructing a huge Christmas card and many decorations to get our school in the 'Merry Christmas Spirit!" Lovelorn Dear Jan and Feb. I would Uke to know what I can do about making rayjetf' more popular? I would also like to know how I can make Dew and more friends- Sincerely youre. Unpopular Dear Unpopular to be popn* lar fc to know a lot of p e o p l e T h e r e f o r e , you have to be where the people are. Basketball, football, and baseball games are very good, places to meet old and new friends. Most important of ali you've got to be friendly if you want to make new friends. Smfie and say "Hi" to every* body and pretty soon your "HiVwiU turn into longer conversations. Trade Schools In Our Nation Dear Readers, Starting lias week I'm writing information on various types of trade schools. If any person wants information on a specific type of school, write to Brighon High journalism class. I shall try my best to help you as soon as possible. It wiU appear in this paper every week. Dennis Cunningham Police to Ask Students' Aid Rumors have been spreading around the high school. Most of these concern Officer McLeHan. Officer McLellan isn't being unfair to the kids of Brighton. Although be has pulled over a number of kids be hasn't writ ten any tickets out unless the kids get lippy. Officer McLellan will speak to the students of Brighton High at an assembly sometime near the first of December. He stated hfe stand as following "I personally believe in and wtii enforce all the laws in (be -city of Brighton particularly concerning the mess on Main Street after each noon hour. Happiness Is Getting a Bulova Accutron is not a watch. along with all of our All the parts that make a watch fast or slow have been left out. In fact, allj those mechanical parts that make a watch tick have been omitted. Why?! Anything can upset them; a speck of dust; congealed oil; ordinary everyday wear. Then what makes Accutron tick? It doesn't. It hums. Instead of all the usual parts that run down and wear out, there's a tiny, tiny, battery-powered tuning fork that splits every second into 360equal vibrations. There's never any grinding of part against part. In fact, Accutron time is so precise that . we guarantee monthly accuracy within 60 seconds*—which averages out to about 2 seconds per day. With Accutron you forget about checking your time to see if it's right. In fact, you may become smug being that sure of anything these days. Cooper's Jewelry We have them in stock priced from 12500 Fine qut Selections Over 14 Years of Master Craftsmanship 105 W. MAIN BRIGHTON Want Ads Watited: Snow, enow, and more snow Pat Markcum. F^r Sale: Three certain parents. Eapedatty one. Contact: Bothered Senior. Wanted: Snow!I! three feet deep so we wont have any school. Ken Graham. For Sale: One better brother with bad excises. Contact « ? ravated Sister. Wanted: A certain boy to bring an apology. J. H. Wanted: Some money Cor Christmas so I can buy my honey a new d r . . . . » J can drive i t Wanted: The snow to stay away so we don't get stuck parting. K. W. Rjr Sate: One « year ol* brother that squeds! Contact troubled sister Wanted: A wmte Christmas, but without any snow. For problem junior. For Sale: A cool 57 Ford, with 512, and a quad. Sightly used. Only 90,000 miles. 1800.00 Harold Sharp. _ Wanted. A certain girl from Dearborn. Hike Lueker. Wanted: One motor cycle, preferably Harfey Davidson or B.SA. About 15 cc and complete with training wheels, leather boots, knee pad*, «n* crash helmet. For Sale: One seat in Sri hour US. History class. Very cheap. Terry Warner. For Saie: Hospital plan, pi and pd and collision policy preferably for one 15 cc bike owner. Terry Feret Wanted: One free 6 week course at Mother Matilda's, Weight Reducing School. Coir tact Eric Hurst Wanted: A 7-year, deferment for my boyfriend. fle'a VA. Contact: Hopeful Editorial "Aw beck, there arent any books in that dumb library;11 "Why cant I find what I want? I guess they don't have anything here." These are phrases spoken often, as students look* tar books in our library. Grant. ed, the library is lacking some* what is certain fields, but some students dont base their statements on any fact. They have been told by some student that a certain book couldn't be found in the library. Thus a person is led to be* lieve (hat there are not enough books- One question: How many students have read even a Quarter of all the books contained here? I think if you took a poll on how many books are taken from the lflrary each school year, you'd find that these complaints are not valid. Mrs. Herbst has been ordering and receiving numerous books through out the year. Our library is pretty weU stocked to cover any subjects. There is a college comer, occupation corn- Meat Inspection In elect Jan. 1 LANSING — Under the new state law, effective Jan. 1 requiring that all meat be state inspected, Livingston county housewives are anticipating a better quality of meat white law officers are preparing for the extra duty of seeing thart the law is enforced. A supervisor within the Michigan Department of Agriculture has been selected and a regulation drawn up to implement the state meat inspection law. Under the act all Michigan meat intended for sale that is not federaly inspected must have inspection under the state agriculture department. There are 328 known slaughter plants in the state that supply about 40 per cent of Michigan's meat needs. Meat from other states crosses state lines and must have federal inspection under US. Law. In the past no stale law required ante-mcrtem and postmortem inspection ol animals slaughtered in Michigan. Sever. al municipalities had inspection by local health units. Plans call for continuation of such programs, if approved, under department supervision. Heading the meat inspection section of the department's Livestock Disease Control Division will be Dr. Ralph E. Beebe. He joined the department in 1955 after having been a private veterinary practitioner in tfie Traverse City area for 16 years. Green Oak To Act On Saxony Well BRIGHTON — The Dec. 14 meeting of the Green Oak Township board is expected to be one of The most important of the vear. „ It will be of especial interest to residents of Saxony subdrvU sion because action will be taken on drilling another test water well. Congressman Wes Vivian has offered to help get fe-. deral funds for the Saxony water system. At the invitation of Supervisor Herbert Munzel, two boys from the Boys Training School near Whitmore Lake will speak about the school and the problems of both the administrative staff and the inmates. The state flag will be presented to the board by state Senator Gerald Dunn. er, ana many reference books, If you cant find a book by looking through the car catalogue gue, wth which you should be acquainted ask Mrs, Herbst or her librarians. They will help you find your book. So students please remember that although the facilities are somewhat limited, there are many books for you to use. N O T I C E At their regular meeting of Dec. 2, 1965, the Brighton City Council crave final approval to the following Ordinance Amendment: An Ordinance to amend the Code of the City of Brighton by amending Chapter 30 of Title V thereof. This amendment amends the Zoning Ordinance by rezoning the following described land from R-1 (Single Family) to R-3 (Multiple Family): Beg. at a pt in the E. & W. y4 line 709 ft from the E. K Post of Sec. 31, S. l«30' W. 1170.10 ft., to N. line of P.M.R.R. (now C&O) then W.ly 790 ft. along the N. line of the P.M.R.R., then E.ly along the S.Iy line of Grand River 640 ft. then S. VW W. to pt. of Beg. This Ordinance Amendment will be effective 12-17-65. J. E. Siford City Clerk Navy A irman MEMPHIS, TENN. (FTHC)— Machinist's Mate David M. Pendorf, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs Henry Pendorf of 5953 Winans Lake Road, Brighton, Mich., i-s serving at the Naval Air Stauon. Memphis. Tenn. Naval Air Station, Memphis, provides services and facilities for the support of aviation units and other operating forces ol rhc Navy, and technical support to Uv Naval Air Technical Training Center, also located at Memphis, through which selected officer and enlisted personnel of the Navy are schooled in special aspects of aviation. Gemini Project GEMINI 7/6 (FHTNC) —Sig. nalman Seaman Apprentice Jerry D. Taylor USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Taylor of 1934 Cohoctah Road, Cohoctah, Mich., is participating in the Project Gemini GT7/OT6 mission as a crewmember aboard the destroyer USS Meredith, a unit of Task Force 140. Special equipment has been installed on the Meredith to facilitate handling of the capsule in a specially designed Gemini-Apollo davit retreival crane. Her crew has undergone extensive training in spacecraft recovery techniques since her selection as a recovery ship. In Hawaii BARBER'S POINT, HAWAII (FHTNC) — Airman Apprentice *Dennis R Mayo, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Mayo of 4670 Highway 23, Brighton, MUdv, serving with Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 21 at the Naval Air Station, Barber's Point, Hawaii. The squadron airlifts person* nad, cargo and mail to Seventh Fleet units in the Western Pacific. Bowling League Scores WEDNESDAY MORNING MEN W L After Hours Trio .... 28H Lucky 7 » II Advance Stamping . . 2 8 16 Sand Pipera 27 17 The Jets 24 20 Meda&eoucklere 24 20 Smoke Eaters 17 27 Reyoold* 18 26 No. Nine 14 30 Wee Tfartt 13ft 30ft THURSDAY MORNING LADIES LEAGUE W L Blue Bells 32 12 Gabbers 28^ 15% Sandbaggers 26% 17% Woodlanders 28 18 Dreamers 24 20 Ijate Starters 23 21 Sitters 21 23 Two for One 20 24 Crazy 3 18 26 B.V.D.'s 18 26 Scatter Pins 14 30 Hopefuls 13 31 High Series—Dot Bandkau— 456. High Game—Dot Bandkau— 168. Splits: Nancy Agi-e 5-6, Dot Bandkau 3-10, Carol Brown 2-7, Ollie Epley 3-15, Jodie Ertel 5-6, Phyllis Hubbel 3-10, Julie Sutfin 4-7, 9-10. In Training Irvine A. Renton III, USN, son Irvine A. Rentos III, USN, son of the Irvine Rentons, Jr. of 9624 Winston Dr. is undergoing seven weeks of ba.>ie training at the Naval Training Center, .San Diego, Calif. HELP SHOPPERS PINCKNEY - The F.H.A. of Pinckney is sponsoring a free baby sitting service for Christmas shoppers, Saturday, Dec. 11 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Pinckney high school Home Economics room. Lunch will be provided. FRIDAY NIGHT MEN'S LEAGUE W L Bill Harveyis 40% 11% Drewreys 35 17 Wm. Reick's Ins. ...33 19 Pabst i 32% 15% American Agg. 1 — 2 9 23 Strohs 26 22 Cozy Inn 24 24 Pope's Party Store . 2 1 31 American Agg. 2 .19 33 Bowl-N-Bar 18 30 Pat White's 13% 38% M.S.H.D 8% 35% High Game: G. Hopkins, 256. High Series: G. Hopkins, 609. FRIDAY NITE MIXED Bower-Livingston 34 18 What's Their Names 33% rxamarcuchn 32 20 Bombs 28 24 Napier-Savich 28 24 Milligan-Van Zant .. 27% 24% Navarre-Reicha 27 25 Fireballs 26 26 Three And One 24 28 fc.T.'s 20 33 Berry-West 16 36 Fakers 16 36 Thomas Savtch, 213 Chuck Smith, 570 Cedle MUligan, 170 Jeanette Navarre, 470 Irlaine Brackney, 4, 10 Faith Zobel, 3, 7, 10 Jeanette Navare, 6, 7, 10 ST. PATRICK'S LEAGUE Richard ArneU - Sec. W L BiaU 34 14 Kluck's Mobil 3 1 ^ 12', Busy Bee 31 Kurt's Kitchen Supply 2ii Marine Bar 24 Brighton State Bank 23 Burk Dry Wall 22 Robert's Store 21 Curling's 19 Drewry's 17 Knighij* of Columbia Iti Kr.ghlon Bowl Id LEAGUE OF Tilt 13 lb 24 24 \-i 26 27 29 31 32 33 W L 341 a 13 33 ID <>•) 4 Clark.s Grocery La Ka.a Bowl Pincknoy Type. Ike's Mobil Van's Motor Sales -tila 21 - La Ru^a'b Hiland Garden- Blue Water Store Lon's Barber Shop Silver Lake Grocery 16 Davis Construction Mi « Lee Standard M 39 High Ind Game S. Doyle, 21J R. Howe, 210, E. McAfee, 208 High Ind. Sor.cv S. Doyle, 519, J. Woods, 513, B. MeAni^h, 505.' High Team Game: \ an :>, h44. Lon's 823; Ike's 793. High Team Sene>: I k e s , 2352 Van'b 2279, Pinekiiey, 2210. HIS & HERS LEAGUE W L Alley Cats 3b ii Top T e a m 311.. 2\)\-> Checkmates- 28' ^ W-z Bline Bar 26! i 25' 2 Toppers 2255 223 pp The Spoilers H e r m a n ' s H a r e m — 22 :ii' Hit & Mi-ss 19'!• 2 h ' : Nite- Owls W ^ Zizka's - 15 3" High Women's, Ind. Game Rose Smith, 193. High Women's Ind. SCTI--.-1 Rose Smith. 489. High Men's Ind. Gaiiv: IJOO Stevens, 213 High Men's imi. Series: liuu MJler, 521. High Team Game; Top Team G96 High Team 3 Game iup Team, 1937 A&W Iloot Beer Bn Advanc- 1 .. Fioj^m Ins Q ti'.s Van Camp Chev. Glen Oaks - Blatz Kish«-r Abrasive . Grey's Mobil . . . . Gaffncy KK-c . .. [in Advance 2 .. .29 29 27 27 27 27 23 25 25 25 25 23 20 V It Wesson 18'/2 29 29 32 33% Don Herbst, Secy. Brighton Leads GM Bowlers In the G M Proving GrouiuL !;uvU.ny competition, the Brightjn league. known as the 1'Southpaw.s" are m the lead. A U-am that laru-d out a^ •'cellar dueller-,," the "Grani,- pui:^1 ha\c rc;dl> bo-n moving uru! now fi:id thein.vUe> ill M1 i mi 1 puMliun The r e m a i n i n g H u a i i h a u ' prc'iiN v>ell >caltered in Uie s l M individual folknwd closely to average. by g Bill Dlbnyht and Ernie i-'unster. Jaycees to Help Fire Hall Clean up PINCKNEY — Julm» Aseneubrennor arid George Roth told Council they have enlisted the help of the .iaycevs and '.he firemen to man the upstairs of the Fire Hall in preparation for a re-creation center. They have sot Fob. 1 as a ?oal for completing the center. Plans call for new sie|>s. a -amo table, two tables for pin^ pom,', a ]X)ol table, weight equipment, wrestling mat and punching bag Thorp is kitchen that eventually may bo equipped too. "Even1 one who comes up to the center will be expected to p a r t i cipate. "Aschenbrenncr said, "Loiterers will not be welcome." BRIGHTON INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE Dec. 6, 1965 W L Uvaii's Haberd'ry . 37 15 Pinckney Concert PINCKNEY — The a n n u a l Christmas Concert Dec. 16 at the hi^h school replaces the December 1*TA meeting for Pinckney. The concert by all ages of school musicians directed by Dennis Napier has become a seasonal tradition. The sun is in a galaxy known as the Milky Way System. I Brighton's Newes OPEN HOUSE - Sund Fl D 2 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. A rare opportunity for you to tour a wholesale greenhouse range. See Thousands of Poinsettias in Bloom • A PHOTOGRAPHER'S PARADISE - We Specialize in • Weddings • Funeral Arrangements • Corsages • Foliage Plants • Blooming Plants in Season COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS SOLICITED 10 FREE POINSETTIA PLANTS to be given away. GUESS Number of Poinsettia in Bloom thousands - thousands MEIER FLOWERLAND 8087 W. Brand River at Woodland Lako 229-9430 LIVINGSTON COUNTY'S WATCHDOG FOK H5 YEARS WEDNKSDAY, DKCKMI-JKK 8, 1%5 IT CHRISTMAS TIM IN AND ALL STORES LISTED WILL BE U N T I L •»* THROUGH DECEMBER 2 3 Will Close at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve Get your Christmas shopping done early this year. Come to the Grand Opening off a Special Yuletide Festival off Wonderful Gifts for everyone on your list. Shop at all your favorite stores . . . they're ready to help you wrap up Christmas early! Get in on the early values. Shop now for the best buys! All Stores Welcome Lay-Aways Sponsored by the Retail Division Brighton Chamber of Commerce ROBERT KARL STORE JARVIS STORE LELANO DRUGS SERVICE CENTER MARY SHOPPE BRIGHTON VITAMIN COOPER JEWELRY DRUG STORE FRAN COFFEE SHOP DONALD HENKELMAN POPE PARTY STORE SHOW CASE DRESS SHOP HBB FAMILY SHOE STORE SEAN LAVAN HABERDASHERY EWING FURNITURE CARPETS BRIGHTON BARGAIN CENTER Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Livingston County Argus - Dispatch December 08, 1965 Description An account of the resource December 08, 1965 edition of The Livingston County Argus - Dispatch, Brighton, Michigan. Subject The topic of the resource Newspaper archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Copyright - United States Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-12-08 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Tom Munce newspaper pinckney dispatch