MAR APR 1955 - River Rouge Historical Museum

on the local ballot would provide for Firemen and Policemen; 1/60 average final
compensation, not limited, as it is now, to 30 years of service, but still limited to 70 per
cent of pipe man‟s patrolman‟s wages; selection of option at retirement in place of the
present voluntary retirement age of 55 years. It would also, if approved, provide for a 2
year members‟ beneficiary to be covered in case of death, and provides for the protection
of the beneficiary if a man on duty disability should die anytime within five years as a
result of the injury sustained while on duty. The cost to the taxpayer should Proposition
No. 2 be approved would amount to a half cent of payrolls annually. Vote Early, Please:
In view of the anticipated heavy vote and the numerous city, county and state ballots to
be marked by local electors, City Clerk John R. Osborn and Election Commission
Chairman Kenneth J. Logan, urge River Rouge voters to go to the polls early Monday.
Cooperation on the part of the voters will speed up tabulations of election returns when
the polls close at 8pm.
Our Men In The Armed Service
Sgt. James Jackson, son of Mr. & Mrs. William Love of 355 Polk was home on a
25 day furlough before returning to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Sgt. Jackson has
been in the service nine years and has been overseas in France three years. His
wife Clara is residing at 355 Polk with his parents.
A/2c William Edgerton, son of Mr. & Mrs. William Edgerton of 263 Goodell is
home on leave for nine days. Bill is stationed at Andrews Air Force Base,
Maryland. He attended River Rouge High School and entered the service in
November of 1951.
Pvt. Frank Jonas, son of Steve Jonas, 33 Elizabeth St., RR, recently arrived from
Korea and is now a member of the 14 th Transportation Port Battalion. Jonas, a
stevedore, entered the Army last September and completed basic training at
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. A graduate of River Rouge High School, he was
employed by the New York Central Railroad in Detroit in civilian life.
Pvt. Robert T. Jahn, 20, son of Mr. & Mrs. Otto Jahn, 113 Walnut, is a member of
529 th Field Artillery Observation Battalion in Karswhe, Germany. Private Jahn, a
flash range specialist with the Battalion’s Battery B, entered the Army in
September and received basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He is a 1951
graduate of River Rouge High School.
Marine Steel Perfects New Steel Cruiser – Manufacturers of boats for the past 12 years,
the Marine Steel and Welding Co. of 191 Campbell of River Rouge, has perfected a new
type 21‟ steel cruiser. After two years of experimenting with various models the Marine
Steeler “21” is ready for the market. The Marine Steeler “21” has a 7 1/2 “ beam, 63”
freeboard, 10‟ – 6” cockpit and has capacity for two bunks, a galley and a toilet.
Equipped with a 25 horsepower motor, it is capable of a speed 18 to 20 miles per hours.
An authorized dealership has been granted the Marine Steel and Welding Co. by the
Evinrude Motors Co. Frank Antya, formerly in business in River Rouge with the F & R
Outboard Service, will be associated with the company and will have charge of the
Outboard Motor Department.
The Social Whirl
The D.R.C.S. Club held their meeting on March 25 at the home of Dorothy
Paoletti of Wyandotte. They played Bunco and prizes were won by Bernice