10-22-1959 - Village of Pinckney

Observations of the
Michigan Political Scene
By Paul W. Curie*
Frank G. Norris who writes
for the conservative Republicans
of Michigan in a weekly letter
called the Lansing Observer reports
on the three day visit of
postmaster Arthur Summerfield
to Michigan where he conferred
with Republican leaders in Detroit.
The two candidates discussed
were State Senator Carlton
Morris of Kalamazoo, leader
of the Republican state senate
for governor and Secretary of
the Army Wilbur Brucker for U.
S. Senator; Paul Bagwell, Republican
candidate for governor 2
years ago was not present at the
Summerfield meeting in the belief
he would not be welcome.
Summerfield who led the state
to successive victories when he
was national commit teem an is
bitterly critical of the leadership
of State Chairman Lindemer and
national committeeman John
Martin. He believes Lindemer,
Martin and former chairman
Feikens engineered the factionalism
that have produced the de-
, feats for Michigan Republicans
in recent years. In 1944-46
Michigan Republicans won all
offices in Michigan. In 1948 they
Horsemen Will Recall
the Great Flora Temple
The Jackson Harness Raceway
turned back the pages 100 years
last week with a double feature
commemorating Flora Temples
world record performance on
October 15, 1859 at Kalamazoo
when she established a new
worlds record and became the
first thorobred to go the distance
under 2:20. Flora Temple was
13 years old then and was owned
in the east. That was in the old
days before ball bearing sulkies,
wind breakers, etc. and I have
been told by old timers who
saw the horse race that with the
modern inventions she cbuld have
gone in 2 minutes. The president
of the Jackson raceway. Leon
Slavin lives in Kalamazoo.
Flora Temple was giving exhibitions
at the time. The item
was of interest to me for I knew
Flora Temples blacksmith. Great
race horses of that day carried
their own blacksmith with them.
The man I knew was Henry M.
Ide, who hailed from Geneva, N.
Y. He over imbibed at Kalamazoo
and lost his job. Coming to
Dexter he started a blacksmith
shop which he operated until
shortly before his death. He was
a well read man and could talk
on most any subject. His favorite
topic of course was Flora
Temple.
Here's how the average consumer
dollar was spent last year,
according to the Department of
Commerce: Housing 13 per cent;
food, beverages and tobacco 29
per cent; Clothing 8 per cent;
household operation 6 per cent;
furnishings and household equipment
6 per cent; automobiles and
parts, gas and oil, 9 per cent;
transportation 3 per cent; miscellaneous
26 per cent.
only lost governor and m 1952
when Summerfield became postmaster
general they won 27 state
offices. Today there is not a
Republican state official or board
or state commission man in Lansing,
except the senate.
Lt. Gov. John Swanson says
from the period July 1, 1958 to
June 30, 1959, the number of
state employees in Michigan has
decreased by 560. Non have
been dismissed but vacancies
when they occurred from death
or retirement have not been filled.
The state recently saved $70,
000 by buying air force wool
surplus material to provide clothing
for mental patients, at 10
cents a yard. Some of it will be
sent to home economics dept, in
schools for drapes and other articals.
They also have bought addressograph
machines to use in state
hospitals and have cut the admission
costs there by use of them
from $7.52 a pupil to 29 cents
each, a saving of $882.00 a
month. They also cut plates for
inventory forms cutting the time
for making them out from 35
days to 12 hours.
BOARD OF HEALTH
ihe Livingston County board
of Supervisors in session last week
refused to appropriate money for
its share of the budget for the
Shiawassee -Livingston County
Health Dept. This was on motion
of Dr. McGregor, representative
from Brighton, supported by
supervisor John Seim of Genoa.
Seim said he feels the board of
health should be reorganized and
that Livingston County is not
getting their money's worth out
of the dept. Livingston county's
share of the budget would have
been $29,000.
Dr. A. B. Mitchell, director of
the health dept. said the cost to
Livingston County of the health
dept. was 73 cents per person.
For this he said the people get
a director shared with Shiawassee
County, 2 visiting nurses, 1 full
time sanitation inspector and a
Clerk, a vision and hearing program
plus a tuberculosis program,
communicable disease program,
food inspection, nursing home
inspection, sanitation inspection
in resort areas and trailer camps.
Dr. Mitchell said if the county
discontinues it they will have
gone backward.
The fly in the ointment seems
to be the meat inspection part.
The Livingston County board of
supervisors went on record against
it and the board of health
turned it down. It was later reconsidered
and passed by Shiawassee
votes. Food locker men
were against it and farmers who
fear it will prevent them from
killing their own meat.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd McKath ot
Pontiac were Sunday guests of
the Lynn Hendees.
L. J. Swarthout and son, Ronnie,
spent the weekend at their
cabin at Doaglas Lake. They
only saw 2 deer.
GERALD REASON
REAL ESTATE BROKER
PINCKNEY-102 W. MAIN
M564
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
PATTERSON LAKE - Privilege Cottage $3,500 . $700 dn.
PATTERSON LAKE — Privilege home $iz,5uu.uu
PINCKNEY — Farms, 40a, 80a, 150a,^ 190a, 145a.
PINCKNEY — 8 acres, house, barn, chicken coops
trunk line road ; . I13.00Q.00
2.4 ACRES. Corner Drive In, M-36E $1,500.00 dn.
BUCK LAKE — Real nice 5 room home $12,000.00
PINCKNEY 5 Room home
PINCKNEY 8 Room Home
PINCKNEY — 5 room house, basement
PINCKNEY — 2 acres on M-36, good house
SIMW.OO dn.
$7500.00 cash
$800.00 dn.
$ft,~500.00
40"ACRES, excellent house >12,800.00
COON LAKE lots for sale. HOMES' to your specifications.
SILVER LAKt front home j, $16000.00
EXCELLENT STORE BLDG. reasonable
OCALS.
The John Sullivan family of
Jackson were Sunday guests of
Mrs. Druscilla Murphy and brothers..
Mrs. Bessie Jeffreys, Mary
Jane with Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Jeffreys of Redford called on
Miss. Lucy Jeffreys at the Mc-
Donald Convalescent home,
Howell last week.
The Carl Bidwells of Brighton
called on the Ben Whites Sunday.
It was the birthday of Mrs. Ruth
Bidwell.
Dale Miller is a patient at
McPherson Hospital, Howell with
stomach ulcers. Mrs. Wanda
Harwood of Howell is at the Miller
home..
Mrs. Edna Spears was at Jackson
Saturday. Last Monday she
called on the Arthur Krych
family at the Michigan San.
Mrs. Katbiyn Whitehead and
Beatrice Lamborn of Gregory
called on the Jesse Henrys Sunday.
Mrs. June Hendee visited her
parents, the Edward Nuoffers,
in Holt Sunday.
The Floyd-Morgans of Detroit
spent the weekend with the Ray
Languways.
W. F. Close and wife of Linden
attended the dedication of
the new Brighton Post Office,
Sunday and called on the Albeit
Dinkels,
Gilbert Skinner went to Willow
Run Sunday to meet his wife
came home from New
state.
The Fred Reads and James
Whitleys attended the wedding
of Marlyn Brown and William
Giwa at the Dr. Steve Brown
home in Detroit Saturday. The
reception was at the Rathskeller.
The couple will live at East
Orange, N. J.
Clare Miller with George and
Harlan Huff and Messers Cacklyn
and Cheever of Ann Arbor
spent the weekend at Douglas
Lake.
The Ona Campbells were called
to Birmingham last week by
the illness of her father, A. Gorhan,
who is in William Beaument
Hospital there.
Albert Shirley and wife were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Roy
Wright of Gregory.
Fred Read and wife and James
Whitley and wife called on Mrs.
Muriel McGuire at Orchard Lake
Saturday who is just home from
St. Joseph Hospital, Pontiac.
L. D. Sherwin, Wilmont Plummer
and the editor attended the
funeral of Stanley Vaughn at the
Dexter Methodist Church Sunday.
About 70 Mason? took part
in the committal service at Forest
Lawn Cemetery.
HELLER'S
FLOWERS
"Say It with Flowers"
Phone 284
HOWELL, MICHIGAN
FALL BARGAINS
2 BEDROOM, large lot at Zuckey
lake. Bargain at $6500.
$500. down.
COTTAGE ON RIVER, $1300
Total price. $100.00 down
LAKE FRONT LOTS on Portage
Lake and Little Island Lake,
$1200.00 and up with reasonable
down payments.
ALSO
SEVERAL RENTAL*
JAMES BOYD
BROKER
Phone AC 7-3014
Lakeland, Michigan
SALESMEN
Fred Whitman—UP 8-3361
Ray Baumgartner—AC 7-5264
THE OLD PHOTO ALBUM
Sometime before World War I
a native of Sicily arrived in Pinckney
and started a fruit store in
the building now occupied by
the Smith restaurant. He also
sold ice cream, candy and tobacco.
He moved from there to
the building now occupied by
Mary's Store. He has also been
in the buildings now occupied by
the post office, the Gentile Home
Center and the former quarters
of the Pinckney Dispatch. He
is known as Joe Gentile.
One day he went to Detroit
and then there were two of them
as he brought back a wife named
Emma. Soon there were 5 of
FOOTBALL SCORES
Dexter 27, Roosevelt 0; Manchester
19, Saline 12; University
38, Groose Pointe U. 0; Clinton
21, Britton 13; South Lyon 18,
Boysville 12; Howell 14, Everett
6; Clarkston 13, Brighton 7;
Whitmore Lake 43, St. Thomas
Juniors 0; Tecumseh 42, Flat
Rock 0; Milan 26, Airport 0;
Dundee 20, Lincoln 7; Goose
ille 19, Blissfield 0; Ann Arbor
18, Battle Creek 7; Bloomfield
Hills 13, Milford 0; Dansville 25,
Webberviile 0; Fowlerville 13,
Okemus 6; Hartland 24, Morrice
0; School for Deaf 19, Byron 0;
Northville 26, West Bloomfield
6; Whitford 20, Deerfield 0; Williamston
26, Stockbridge 12.
PINCKNEY DISPATCH
Thursday, October 22, 1959
them as 2 sons and a daughter
were born to them. This picture
was taken over 30 years ago in
the picture are Joe and Emma
Gentile and their first born,
Phillip, now the priprietor of the
Gentile Home Center. The Gentiles
retired from business some
years ago and are now living on
a farm on the edge of town and
busy bringing up their grand
children, of which there are 2.
In addition to Phillip there is a
son, Sam, and daughter, Mrs.
Mary Higgs. Each have one son.
Phillip is still Pinckneys most
elgible batchelor but there are
rumors around.
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH NEWS
Women's Fellowship will meet
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
in Pilgrim Hall.
The program is called "We
Are There" and will be directed
by Mrs. Rudolph Koeppen.
We remind you of the Fellowship
Dinner (Pot luck) to be
held in Pilgrim Hall next Sunday
afternoon after Church (12:15).
There will be a meeting afterwards
to discuss the proposed •
budget for 1960. Arrangements *
are being made for entertainment
for the children during that
time. We encourage all of you
to attend this important meeting.
Bring someone with you next
week - 'Guest Sunday"
Courtesy, safety and /common
horse sense, will do much, to create
a friendship between sports*
rnCkn and land owners.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Jim Doyle
*
has acquired the
Gulf Service Station
in Pinckney and will
be happy to have all his
friends and acquaintenances
stop in and see him. A gala Grand
Opening is being planned for
the near future.
What Is A Truck?
A truck is a lot of things . . . food for your table,
clothes for your back, heat for your home. A truck
is medicine for a sick child, gasoline for an automobile
carrying a traveling salesman, merchandise
for the store on the corner ... A truck is something
you simply could not do without — housewife, manufacturer,
fanner, retailer, teen-ager, or whoever you
may be. Because everything you eat, wear, or use
depends on trucks to get to you ... So, next time yon
see a truck on the road, remember —- it's there because
it's got a very important job to do —for you.
Michigan Trucking Auocittion
Fort Shelby Hotel \ • Detroit