The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan • Page 5

THE PORT HURON TIMES HERALD SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1950 PACE FIVE, FIRST SECTION p- Announcements 600 Girls Begin City Briefs Tavern License Plea Rejected Commission's Action May Be Appealed The City Commission Saturday turned down a request to reconsider an earlier action which refused to permit a tavern to operate within 500 feet of the Salvation Army Citadel. Leon Courier and Robert C. Cook had asked the Commission to authorize the transfer of the tavern license of Charles Elias, now used at 331 Huron avenue, to them for use at 618 Huron avenue. Wednesday the Commission turned down the request, pointing out that the State doesn't permit a tavern within 500 feet of a church. But City officials later learned that the State ban does not apply in instances where part of the church building is leased for commercial purposes.

Such is the case with the Citadel here. BUT SATURDAY a proposal to SsSSS- "IlifSr NEARS COMPLETION Workmen put finishing touches on the new addition to Charles A. Hammond post No. 8, American Legion, in preparation for the annual New Year's Eve party Sunday night. Containing 69,000 cubic feet, the new auditorium will provide space for more than 500 members and guests for recreational activities.

(Times Herald Staff Photo) Joins Air Force New Year's Eve Party Opens Addition To Legion Home i i i I I and folding doors between the new addition and the clubrooms of the post. Ceiling lights and the heating fixtures will be the flush type to enable the building to be used for basketball, volleyball and other sports. A smaller addition, 50 14, to the north will contain restrooms and a modern kitchen. Those three rooms are still in the process of construction and the installation of equipment. PAINTED A restful green, the main auditorium is 87 59 with a 16 "A foot ceiling.

The windows are of steel sash. A cedar color asphalt tile floor covers the more than 5,000 square feet of floor space. The ceiling will be covered with an acoustical tile with the lights, of incandescent type, set flush. A stage in the northeast corner will be used by speakers, for plays, orchestra etc. THE THREE outside doors are flanked with glass block similar1 to the clubroom addition while rest-room windows are also of glass block.

When the building is completely finished, grand opening will be held, open to the public. Actual construction time on the structure, the first of a long range building program of Hammond post, is about two months. Bold Thieves Take Wood Arthur Hurst. 3608 Abbottsford road, told Deputies Saturday that a quantity of cut stove wood had been taken from a pile at his home by persons driving a 1935-model automobile. A neighbor told Hurst that the car had been backed to the pile while the Hurst family was away from the house.

The neighbor went out to investigate but before she could get close enough to read the license number, the car was driven away. Hurst said. Improve After Operation The condition of Mrs. Leo Cote, 607 Willow street, who underwent an operation Saturday morning in Port Huron Hospital, was reported as "good" Saturday night by relatives. No Zonta Meeting This Week There will be no Zonta club meeting Tuesday.

The next meeting of the club will be held at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Harrington Hotel. W. A.

MacArthur Protests Proposed Car Tax For Bridge The Automobile Club of Michigan has served notice that it will oppose any plan to levy another tax on automobiles, such as the "one proposed by City Commissioner Thomas E. Woods to help pay for a new Black river bridge. Commissioner Woods suggested at a City Commission meeting Wednesday that the City "look into" the possibility of putting a $5 a-year tax on every automobile in the City to help build up a fund for a new brjdge to replace the 52-year-old Tenth street structure. "It seems that we are asking the motorists of Port Huron to bear an unfair tax burden," William A. MacArthur, manager of the Port Huron branch of the Automobile Club, said Saturday.

"The Automobile Club of Michigan believes that it (Woods' plan) is an unconstitutional proposal. It would set a dangerous precedent and we are studying the matter right now," Mr. MacArthur said. 2 Officials Mark 25 Years Service With Edison Firm Two Blue Water District Detroit Edison company officials are observing quarter-century anniversaries with the company. Arthur L.

Lane, district manager, and Everett Hunsberger, suburban mobile substation operator, began working for the company 25 years ago. MR. LANE was born in Caro, July 21, 1901. and was graduated by the University of Mich igan with a degree of bachelor of science, in Mechanical Engineering in 1924. After working a year for the Commonwealth Edison company, Chicago, he became a clerk in the Washington avenue, Detroit, office of the Detroit Edison company in 1925.

He came here as assistant district manager in 1940 and was promoted to district manager Jan. 1, 1949 on the retirement of Herbert Silves ter. HE AND MRS. LANE have two children, Arthur L-, studying journalism in the University of Michigan, and Nancy Lane, a Port Huron High School senior. Mr.

Hunsberger was born in Traverse City Dec. 4, 1903. After graduating by Traverse City High School he came to Port Huron. His first job with the Edison company was at the substation near the "overhead" bridge on Military street. HE MOVED TO Armada in May, 1932, and in 1934 went to Richmond, where he now lives, working out of the Port Huron office in the area around Richmond.

The area also includes Imlay City and Yale and other communities in the area, Mr. Hunsberger said. He and Mrs. Hunsberger, the former Miss 'Elva Moore, Port Huron, have a daughter, Elva Marie Hunsberger, 17, a senior in Richmond High School. ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS PAGE THREE "5 reconsider the earlier action tailed to pass by a single vote after an hour's discussion on the issue.

The vote to reconsider was 3 to 3, so the motion lost. The seventh member of the Commission, J. Kenneth Ramsey, was not at the meeting because of. illness. Both Courier and Cook told Commissioners they intend to ap peal the ruling probably to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.

But Salvation Army repre sentatives indicated they would continue the fight against the tav ern, if necessary, even to carrying it into the courts. Lt. Col. T. M.

Larsen, Detroit, Salvation Army commander for the eastern Michigan district; Major Clyde Cox, eastern district secretary, also of Detroit, and Brigadier John Ward, local commander, represented the Salvation Army at the Saturday meeting. THE SPECIAL meeting was call ed to approve an agreement with the Michigan State Highway De partment to allocate costs for the new Belt Line highway and bridge development here. Commissioners gave the agreement unanimous as sent. Under the agreement, the City is to pay approximately 15 per cent of the costs of the recently-completed bridge over Black river at the foot of Scott avenue and of the highway linking it to the Blue Water Bridge and Pine Grove avenue to the north. If the City had delayed ap proval until after new Census fig ures are reported, the City's share in the cost would have increased under terms of fixed State sched ules for such work.

THE commission also approved the appointment of Frank L. Platzer, Emerson Brown Jr. and City Commissioner John A. Moore to a temporary licensing board to operate under a new heating code. City Manager Jay F.

Gibbs and City Engineer Allan T. Carlisle are the other members of the board. Purpose of the temporary group is to license heating contractors and journeymen so that licensed members can be appointed to the permanent heating board. Boysville Leaders To Attend Of District Rally Port Huron council No. 521, Knights of Columbus, will be hosts to representatives of Boysville, Macon, home for boys, when the council entertains the three other of councils in district 11 here Wednesday.

Brother Hilarion, Boysville director, and Brother Gregoir, instructor and son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bleau, 819 Fort street, will be among the dinner guests of council officers at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Hotel Harrington. Representatives of Richmond, St.

Clair and Marine City of councils will join the local council at a mid-winter rally at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the of hall here. Brother Hilarion, Brother Gregoir and Edward Barrett, Saginaw, past State of Deputy and executive director of Boysville, will outline the work of the establishment before the four-council meeting. Roy Klecha, St. Clair, district deputy, also will speak.

IX FORT HURON Yj-W Year's Eve Party, Sun-December 31st. Dancing from t'o 4 a.m. Noi-e makers, refresh- VFW Hall, Erie street. Bents. 12-31 Dutch Los Cabin.

521 24th St. years Eve Dance featuring t-mfflV Work. recording artist. ranp" of Tennessee Border. Tf-k your reservations early.

sSe 12-31 American Home Dining Room. 1871 Gratiot. Marysville, will he i '-y to serve your New Years dinner Monday. January 1. 1951.

phone 2-3465. 1-1 Club Royal. 3609 Electric. Entertainment Ne" Year Eve. 10 to jl midnight.

Dancing from 12 to I a.m. No cover charge. 12-31 Stated meeting of Port Huron macter No. 170. OES, Tuesday, January 2.

130 m. 12-31 Year's Eve party at Brody's Ian, 3301 24th street. 12-31 OLTSIDE PORT HURON take port Dance Pavilion. Bi ew Years Eve dance tonight. 10 nm.

'til' Lots of "oise makers, la's novelties. Admission $1.00. 0 12-31 Year's Eve dance at Pleasure Erome. Dick Sendvik's Band. Hats favors free.

Port Sanilac. Ad mission $1.25. 12-31 State Park Roller Rink. Skating jfew Year Eve. 12-31 Gerhard F.

Gettel To Assume Duties As Plan Director The newly organized St. Clair County Planning Commission will actively begin its work of studying md recommending action on County-wide problems Tuesday with the arrival of its director. Gerhard F. Gettel, who has been akin? advanced study for 18 months at Cornell University and at Michigan State College. Mr.

Gettel was chosen director by the other members of the commis-tion at an organization meeting last summer after the group was activated by the Board of Supervisors. The commission wilt1 act as an advisory body to the Board. Other members are: Chairman, Garence R. Kersten, Mayor of Marysville; vice chairman, Don J. Poirier.

Fort Gratiot Township; fecretary, Roy F. Welt, Port Huron; Mrs. Vera Harshbarger. Goodells; Merle Hazelton, Memphis; Howard A. Smith, Capac; Franklin H.

Moore. St. Clair; Fred W. Meyer, Fair Haven; Milton W. Bush.

Paul D. Angebrandt and Harold J. Baker, all of Port Huron. A meeting will be held at 8 p.m. Jan.

9 in Marysville City Hall. Robert E. McAlpin, former plan-ling aide, has been asked to report at that time on his work. WO Children Entertained At Blue Siar Party About 100 children and grandchildren of members of Port Huron chapter No. 15, Blue Star Mothers of America, were entertained at the annual Christmas party sponsored by the group Friday night in Schoor Memorial Home.

Special music was furnished by the Blue Water Fife and Drum band. Other numbers were presented by Frederick Dear, accordionist; Barbara ThieL Cathy Oliver, Marguerite Marcy, Linda Lamotte, Larry Anderson, Barbara Bashaw, Xonnan Gostinger, Sharon Clum-foot, Mary Ann Marczan, Katie Sutt and Donald Winters. Bags of fruit and candy were distributed by Santa Claus. A buffet lunch was served. Mrs.

Ann Fetting wa', general chairman. She was assisted by Mrs. Blanche Colley and Mrs. Irene S. PettengilL Mrs.

Fannie E. Jex conducted a brief business session. The next meeting will be held Jan. 10. in the Home.

Officers will be installed. BIRTHS Dec 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Gosta T. Smith, in St.

Joseph's Hospital, Sarnia, a son, Gerald Thomas Smith. I If) Basketball Soon City Recreation Dept. Announces Season With 600 women and girls in six leagues made up of 64 teams, the City Recreation Department women's and girls' basketball season will begin Wednesday. This is the largest number under competition ever sponsored by the Department, John E. Tomshark, Director, said.

In addition to the basketball schedule the women's gym class will be continued from 8 to 10 p.m. Mondays beginning Jan. 8 in the Roosevelt gymnasium. All women in the area are invited to join in the various activities, including volleyball, badminton, shuffle board and exercises. Mrs.

Alice Carson is In charge of the gym class. Miss Doris Teachout is supervisor in charge of women's and girls' activities for the Recreation Department. EIGHT WOMEN'S teams will compete in the City league of the Recreation Department on Wednesday and Thursday nights at the Roosevelt School this season. They are Sibilla Shoes, Gold Skipperetts, Local No. 647, Yetts, Tarzwell, Foster, Acheson Colloids and Navy Skipperetts.

Mrs. R. Laughlin will be supervisor. Twenty teams are classified in the high school league. In Class Easton, Gunn, Cornelius, Pearson, Genaw and Davidson will play at the Roosevelt gym on Thursday nights.

Mrs. Laughlin will be in charge. In the Class high school league, Armstrong, Grant, Gordon, Wuest, Crimmins. and Revenue will play at St. Joseph's gym on Tuesday night.

Mrs. Jane Lemle will be in charge. Class high school league will play at St. Joseph's and St. Stephen gymnasiums.

Teams included are Meadows, Milliken. Shaotini. Hansen, Bennett, McCaskell. Beedon and Mallard. Mrs.

Rosemary Sloan will be supervisor. IN THE JUNIOR league, some 24 teams will compete from Garfield, Washington. Grant, St. Joseph, St. Stephen, Methodist and Jefferson.

These games are to be played from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at Salvation Army, St. Stephen, St. Joseph, Garfield and Wesley gymnasiums. Referees will be Bettie Ann Stevens, Jeanne Krueeer, Jane Pet- tingill, Margaret O'Connor and Betty Sawyer.

The intermediate league has 12 teams from Garfield, Washington and St. Stephen. These games will be played Wednesday nights at Garfield and St. Joseph's gymnasiums. Supervisors are Mrs.

Ella Curtis and Miss Margaret Neville. The leagues will play through until the third week In February and teams in each league winning the most games will receive basketball trophies. The playoffs for the championship will be held during the last week In February. The championship team will receive small silver basketballs and the runner-up team will receive medals. CARL WALKER AGENCY GENERAL INSURANCE AND SURETY BONDS THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO.

Phon 547ft Peaat. Bank Bias May all the prosperity, good health and contentment you wish be yours this coming year. Mi re's Dairy Servinr Port Huron Since 1902 Funeral Services For Supervisor To Be Held Tuesday JOHN P. O'DONNELL Funeral services for John P. O'Donnell, 73, Columbus Township Supervisor who died Thursday, will be held at 10 a.m.

Tuesday in St. Philip's church, Columbus. Mr. O'Donnell was a lifelong Township resident and had been Supervisor since 1940. He is survived by a brother, William O'Donnell, Columbus Township; two sons.

Robert O'Don- nellj Columbus Township, and Jack O'Donnell, Utica, a daughter, Miss Rosemary O'Donnell, Detroit; four grandchildren, Kathleen and Kevin O'Donnell, Utica, and Dennis and Michael O'Donnell, Columbus Township; four nephews and a niece. John and Harold Shanahan and Francis Kronner, all of Detroit, and Hugh and Florence Kronner, both of Richmond; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ella O'Donnell, Port Huron, and Mrs. Madeline O'Donnell. Detroit; six brothers-in-law, Philip Dawson, Detroit; John, Leo and Ray Thelen, all af Richmond: Wilfred Thelen, Plymouth.

and Louis Thelen, Rochester, N. and an aunt, Mrs. Ruth O'Donnell, St. Clair. Rev.

D. J. Dziatkiewicz, pastor of St. Philip's church, will officiate at funeral servicei. Burial will be in St.

Augustine Cemetery, Richmond. Placed On Probation After Failing: To Report Accident Grover Helton, 31, of 3232 Dove road, pleaded guilty Saturday before Lloyd V. Marlette, Associate Municipal Judge, to a charge of failure to report an accident Dec. 23 when his car snapped off a fire hydrant at Twenty-fourth and Moak streets. Helton was placed on six months probation and ordered to pay for the cost of replacing the hydrant.

He was also accused of leaving the scene of the accident. Repairmen from the City Water Department were summoned to halt the flow of water from the broken hydrant. Helton was arrested Dec. 27 by Patrolman Orville L. Liebler.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS PAGE THREE DAVE THOMPSON UPHOLSTERING 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE FABRICS 626 GRAND RIVER PHONE 2-1375 COMPLETE Tax and Bookkeeping SERVICE EASTERN MICHIGAN ACCOUNTING SERVICE Walter Phare Phone 2-6303 957 Sixth Si FORI HURON 'A Xo' The first activity in the new ad- dition to Charles A. Hammond post No. 8, American Legion, 1026 Sixth street, will be the annual New Year's party tonight. During the last few weeks, workmen have labored Sundays and holidays in order to make the place ready. Roger Lewis' orchestra will play for dancing until 4 a.m.

Monday. Noisemakers will be furnished to members and their guests by the recreation committee headed by Charles Inch, Junior Vice Commander; STILL TO BE added to the building are the permanent lighting plan, different ceiling heaters Churches To Honor Late Dr. Carver In Program Thursday Protestant churches of Port Huron Thursday will again pay tribute to the late Dr. George Washington Carver, noted Negro chemurgist and agricultural experimenter who died Jan. 5, 1943.

Local observance of "Carver Day" will include a tea and a special program to be presented from 4 until 6 p.m. in First Congregational church. DR. AUSTIN W. CURTIS, director of a scientific laboratory in Detroit, will be the principal speaker.

Dr. Curtis was the only assistant under Dr. Carver for eight years prior to his death. The speaker will tell of the scientific activities of Dr. Carver, including a demonstration of the products made by the Doctor out of peanuts, soy beans and sweet potatoes.

Dr. Curtis will be introduced by Wilbert B. Hazely. Rev. H.

Shelby Lee, pastor of First Congregational church, will preside at the meeting. ALSO INCLUDED on the program will be a scripture reading by Rev. Roland M. Traver, pastor of First Baptist Church; prayer by Rev. E.

J. Soell, pastor of St. John Evangelical church; music by Rev. Oliver B. Francisco, associate pastor of First Congregational Church; a tribute to Dr.

Carver by Thomas E. Woods mayor Pro-Tern of Port Huron; a transcript on the life of Dr. Carver by, Rev. Einar H. So-derberg, pastor of Washington Avenue Methodist church, and benediction by Rev.

P. A. E. Sneed, pastor of St. Paul's A.

M. E. church. Two musical solos will be presented, one by Dr. John R.

Ware and the other by Donna Allen. Special music will be sung by members of the South Port Huron churches and Mrs. H. L. Goldstein will recite a poem.

Miss Laura Copeland, general chairman in charge of arrangements, said that women from several Protestant churches will aid in serving the tea. She said that the public is invited to attend the special observance program. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If You Have a Drinking Problem and Wish to Do Something About It. Write Post Office Box 520 Seeley Cleaners Same Day Service 1014 Lapeer Ave. Call Z-0901 901 Mil ITARY 512 HURON 921 PINE GROVE Reliable Prescriptions ASK YOUR DOCTOR James Cassin, 17, son of Lloyd G.

Cassin, 1334 Lapeer avenue, and Mrs. James McCarron, 1209 Tenth avenue, has enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and will leave Tuesday to begin training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tex. Cassin attended Port Huron High School prior to his enlistment. Quits Under Fire Detroit, Dec.

30 AP Senior Inspector Thomas Wysocki, who has been under fire in a liquor licensing will apply for retirement Tuesday, said Police Commissioner George F. Boos today. ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS PAGE TIIREE TK SOVEREIGN Tbia Question: My car was stolen last week. Pa-lice found It the next day. bat it had been pretty well wrecked.

Will my theft insurance on the car pay for the damage done daring the time the tbieve. had It? On any insurance or travel qaes-tion, consult Fred Sovereign, "The Insurance Man." IttS Military St. Phone 2-1474. New Year 11" You Measure f7 above all, The bring a full of Health, Prosperity, and the Supreme Blessing of I Peace. Balleetine I Father Sentenced To Jail For Failure To Support Children Sandusky, Dec.

30 Circuit Judge Shirley Stewart sentenced Robert N. Albertson, Pontiac, to spend six months in the Sanilac County Jail after he found Albertson guilty of contempt of court for failing to obey an order to pay for the support and maintenance of his two minor children. Albertson was divorced by his wife, Rose N. Albertson. Brown City, Aug.

9, 1949, and at that time Judge Stewart ordered Albertson to pay $15 a week alimony to his former wife for the support of the children, Robert 4, and Ruth Ann, 3. Albertson was arrested in Pontiac after his former wife complained that he had never complied with the order to pay the alimony. He was returned to Sanilac County Saturday afternoon by Undersher-iff Arthur Armstrong. Judge Stewart told Albertson that he had committed one of the most despicable acts a human being can be guilty of, when he left the two children without food or a means of support. INNERSPKING MATTRESSES (24 50 PORT HURON MATTRESS COMPANY OPEN FRI.

9-9 1605 Pine Grove Pbone t-SSl Wright, Hoyt Co. GRANl MOORE General Insurance At rtae Bank Corners 509 Water St. Phone 4131 PHONE 3 Call for aid Vetiver We Own and Operate Our New Dry Cleaning Plant JOHN'S DRY CLEANERS Located 1 Block Sooth of Grlswold On Twentr-Fourth Street 2 jpr 7 5 9 ft 1 V. 7 ptEASUKER RETIRES Retiring County Treasurer Elizabeth Scharnweber. left, wishes "the best of luck" to her successor.

Miss Margaret A. Woodward, who officially takes office as Treasurer Monday. Miss Scharnweber, who did not seek re-election, is retiring after 30 years of County service. Miss Woodward was elected Treasurer in November. (Photo by Russell E.

Sawyer). 1.