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VOLUME 66—ESTABLISHED 1876 SPARTA, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 1943 NUMBER 86

G. E. Prater, 69, Apple Marketing Leader, Expires In Muskegon, Mich.

Former Mart Produce Exchange Operator Unexpectedly Dies

At Home Thursday

G e r m a i n E. Prater . 89 years old. a leader in the Michigan apple industry a n d a f r iend of many West Michigan f a rmer s , died unexpectedly a t his home a t 1526 Palmer arenue . Muske-gon. Thu r sday af ternoon. He suffered a h e a r t a t tack according to Coroner T h o m a s C. Clock.

Mr. Phater for the pes t four years h a d been manager of the West Michi-gan Growers and Shipperc association with off ices a t The Mar t . He

(Courtesy Muskegor. Chronicle)

O e r m a l n £ . Pra ter . 60 years old. m a n a g e r -ncl treasurer of West Mich-igan Apple Growers and Shippers as-sociation. who died unexpectedly a t his Muskegor home.

ALPINE RESIDENT IS HONORED ON HER

91ST BIRTHDAY

Mrs. Salome Baumhoff . known as Aunt Salome, was pleasantly surprised on her 91st bir thday anniversary Tuesday. Aug. 24. when the ladles of the Alpine Center H. & F. Mission So-ciety met a t he r home. Those whe came were Mesdames Herrick Chase. Chester Rogers. Roy Darling. John Akers. Richard Thome. Joseph P r y -ear Carl Alt Richard Brechtmg, J o h r Alberts. Ed Dunneback Carl Berg P rank Pryear and Esther Sorr. also little J a m e s Pryear . Marliene and Kath leen Alt. Elaine Brecht lng and Roger- Berg.

Afternoon ref reshments were ice cream and bi r thday cake. As en t e r -ta inment the guests read the rhymer on the "shower" of greet in „ cards which Mrs. Baumhoff received. A poem written by one of her young fr iends was read, entitled "Dear Aunt Salome."

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lmpor tan t figure In making Muskegon a cen te r of the Michigan apple indus-try. Thousands of bushels of apples, coming from an a rea extending in a 60-mile radius f rom Muskegon, a rc hand led here each year by the associ-at ion.

Mr. P ra t e r also was widely known for h is dealings with the In t e rna t i on -al Apple association &nd S i i e h l j s n Ap-ple commission. He was t reasurer fo r the Wes t Michigan Apple Growers a n d Shippers association a n d his son. Floyd G., head of a Casnovia packing house, U secretary.

H® in MiwkfMn eight vears ago a n d for the f irst four years op-cra ted t h e Mar t Produce Exchange, a division of the West Michigan Dock a n d M a r k e t Company.

Mr . P ra te r , in his l ifetime career in f r u i t a n d produce market ing business, was wi th the North American Fru i t Exchange as director of pota to ex-

c h a n g e s a t Cadillac. Minneapolis and o ther midwestem cities. He operated h is own wholesale business in G r a n d Rap ids fo r about 10 years before com-ing to Muskegon.

He was director of the Michigan Bu-reau of Foods and S tanda rds when Samue l T . Metzger was s t a t e commis-sioner of agriculture in 1832-33. Mr . Metzger. a national leader In the po-t a t o business a n d Mr. P r a t e r were close friends-

Native of Paw Paw Mr. P r a t e r was born May 8. 1874, in

Paw P a w and in h i s boyhood was an interes ted helper on his pa r en t s ' peach f a r m . One of his f irst business ven-tures w a s the operation of a f ru i t n u r -sery in Van Buren county.

O n J a n . 11, 1883. he marr ied the for -mer A n n a Stoddard in Paw Paw. They celebrated their f i f t ie th wedding a n -niversary last winter. Mr. P ra t e r was a member of the Plymouth Congrega-tional church o£ G n u i d

Surviving are the widow, two sons. Floyd a n d Nell, of Muskegon; one d m g h t c r Rodney i p e e s s c* Michigan City, Ind ; seven grandchil-d ren a n d three great -grandchi ldren — F r o m Chronicle. Muskezon.

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T h e Englishvllle Study a n d Recrea-t ion Club will hold the f i rs t meeting of t h e season, Sept. 8th, wi th Mrs. Henry Scheullng of RR3, Spa r t a . All of f icers a n d members are urged to be present .

Mrs. H. Scheul ln ; , Pres.

Former Sparta Girl Weds Pvt. J. Bosnia

Miss Elma J e a n 8111s. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cline D. a i l s , a n d P f c Jack C. Boama. son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bosma. were married Sa tu rday evening. Aug. 28 a t Wood Ave. M e t h -odist church in Muskegon. T i e R*»*. R. W. Merrill, pastor of the Lakeside Methodist church officiated.

Wadding music was plaved bv Mrs. J o h n Breeder., who also accompanies the soloist. Miss Ann Becker.

T h e bride was given in marr iage by her f a the r and wore a gown of white and carried white rocjs. Miss Louise Burne t t of S p a r t a was maid of hor.or a n d Eleanor Hughes and Geneva Rop were bridesmaids. Flower girl was Betty Lou Lautenschleger of Bailey, cousin of the bride. Richard Bosma was best m a n a n d LeRoy SiUs a n d Donald Beyne were ushers.

Mr. an* Mrs. Kenne th Hughes act -ed as m a >er a n d mistress of cert mon-ies a t the receptL-*> held in the chu rch parlors for 100 guests.

Among the out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Lautcnschleger. Mrs Lillie Burnet t . Louise Burnet t . I*>rls Gorby, Mr. a n d Mrs. Ot to Hold en of S p a r t a ; Mrs. Harry Lautenschleger and children of Bailey; Mr. and Mrs Carl Schaefer a n d Ruth of Conklin; Mr. and Mrs. F red Biuaii *iiu eraiurer. of Ken t City.

Upon their re turn from a few dkys a t a Silver Lake cottage, Pfc . Bosma will return to take up his dut ies a t Camp Davis, N. Carolina. Mrs. Bosma will make her home with her pa ren t s a n d will cont inue with her position a t the Cont inenta l Aviation Corp. Both bride and groom are genduates oi Muskegon High School. T h e Sills family a t one t ime lived in Spar ta .

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MAIL CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO OVERSEAS

SOLDIERS EARLY

Chr i s tmas gifts may be mailed by parcel post to Army men and women overseas only between September 15 a n d October 15. After the l a t t e r da te such parcels may i*X. be mailed utiles?, a wri t ten request f rom the soldier fo r the article is presented with each p a r -cel. No soldier should have to ASK for a Chris tmas gif t ; so gif ts muz~ be mailed on time T h e Navy also urves t h a t g i f t s be mailed between 8ept . 15 a n d O c t 15.

The parcel must not exceed five pounds, and must not be more t h a n 15 Ini les in length or S3 Inches In l eng th and girth combined. I t should be marked "Chrlctmas parcel" v> t h a t It may be given special a t tent ion to assure its arrival before Dec*mb»r 25.

Not more than one parcel may be mailed in any nne week to the s ame member ol the armed forces by or in behal! of the same mailer.

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Rev. G. R. Brown Local Director of Missions

Cast Includes Many Notable S ta rs of Stage, Screen

And Radio

A brilliant cast of operet ta singers f rom the St. Louis Municipal Opera will appear a t Ramona t h e a t r e Ir. Grand Rapids in mid-September when T h e Chocollate Soldier • a n d tne "Desert Song" will be presented in elaborate stage sett ings and Jeau t l fu 1

costi-ming. Headlining the large cast of principals will be Bernice Claire, ramed star of radl3, s tage a n d ecrescu and Robert Shafer . leading tenor of the current St. Louis Opera

Mr. end Mrs. George B u r n e t t h a d a very happy surprise last Thursday when a son. Harley. whom they h a d no t seen for thir ty- two years, calted on them. l ie le f t Monday for Det rc i -where he makes his home. He is m a r -ried and has a son and daughter .

Burne t t lef t StfarU when he was 9 bout seventeen He at tended Spa r t a school. He is now employed h i > con-cern with Fred Holms, who formerly Lived tn S p a r t a and was wi th t h e Holms Manufac tur ing Co.

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SOUTHERN COFFEE NOT SO HOT!

Add Seven New S p a r t a Teachers to School h acuity

Seven new teachers will be intro-duced on the school racui ty wnen stu-dents register for the opening day. Tuesday. Sept. 7, says Will iam H De-Hart . newly appointed super intendent cf schools.

T h e new teachers include: Miss Mabel Ru&seli, four th grade, f rom Ce-da r Springs: Miss Verne Prentice, sev-en th grade, f rom She lby ; Kenneth Van Hoesen football coach and indus-trial arts, f rom Rockford ; Marvin Jones, physical educat ion and track coach, from East T a w a s ; Miss Mildred Kenney. languages, f r o m Mt. Pleas-a n t ; Mls» Elsie Ulmer mathematics, from Casnovia; Jack Davis, musical director, f rom Big Rapids .

New courses announced by SuDt. De-Har t include a physical f i tness pro-gram for toys and girls, enriched mu-sic program for glee clubs, band and ins t rumental instruction, and a com-plete athletic program.

Rupt. DeHar t served th ree years as principal of the Beaverton High School and seventeen years a t super-intendent of the McBain High School

I He holds an A. B. degree f rom Central 1 Mich i s s - College, l i t . Pleasant , a a

e n M. A. degree f rom the University of Michigan.

Three Ministers Assist In Algoma

Church Wedding

Chuckle Over This O n e !

Mrs. Clare Pinch, now visiting he r 1 usband in New Orleans, sent an in-teresting postcard to F rank Cnossen v h l c h read as follows: "Wha t I 'd give for .» cup of your ooffee. D»>*n here i t 's so black you c a n t dr ink i t . I am a f r a i d Z didn ' t half appreciate yours. I l l make u p for lost time, too, when Z get back. Clare says. Hello, you big Hollander!" Well, we have al ready heard tha t folks leaving Spar ta , p a r -ticularly the soldiers and the i r wives, really miss the Sentinel, but this is the first t ime we have had *oroe real evidence t h a t they miss F r ank ' s cof-fee. tool

DINNER PARTY FOR SPARTA SOLDIER

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Aged Father of Sparta Merchant DiedWednesday

A federal agent who calls on retai l s tores to check u p on regulations cov-er ing a certain brand of merchandise asked a Spar ta clerk for a box of soap. "Wha t do you do " said the clerk, "pick out a box of soap a t ev-ery s tore you visit?"

" W h a t ' s t h a t to you?" said the agen t a s he left the store in a huf f

T h e suspicion* of the clerk, howev-er, became aroused to t h e point t h a t h e decided to take a peep in t h e in-spector 's car .

Su re enough, there were a dozen or more snap boxes of various grades of >oap piled up on the rea r seat oX t h e federal inspector's car. T h e clerk was unmis takably r ight when he popped t h e question.

He caugh t a federal agent doing ex-act ly wha t the government was de-m a n d i n g the rank and file oi i t s c i t -izens no t to do. and clerks no t to e n -

Staff Sgt. Mark Norton. Jr. . who has been home on a 7-day leave re turned to his base Tuesday. A family d inner was servad in the yard of his mother ' s home. Mrs. Bruce McDougal. Mondav evening, a t tended by 25 members of the Immediate family. His wife ac-companied her husband to Spa r t a f rom her home in Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Banks and U Bay Ctly, (Nm'ou U

of Mrs. Norton, drove to 8 p a r t a Tues-day to see Egt. Norton, but were dis-appointed upon learning t h a t he had le f t for his s tat ion just an hour be-fore their arrival.

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OF DECORATIONS

D o n t hoard, d o n t buy more t h a n you need, don' t support t h e black m a r k e t Zt's $5,000 fine, f ive yes imprisonment, or both, if these rules a r e wilfully violated.

I s n t the federal agent set t ing a good example?

Uncle Sam ought t o investgate such pract ices upon the p a r t of some me: bers of his payroE gang, and probably will, now that the t ru th h a s leaked o u t In l b s small village of Sparta

Several merchant* this week repor t -ed the the f t of ctore decorations v h i c h were displayed J - r i n g • ale. Several boys, they said, were tearing down these decorations Sunday af ternoon. I t was no t aery to steal these banners, said one of the merchants , for we would nave gladly given them to any boys or group who would have liked having them without cost.

the registration dav o u Sept 7. ba t •hone entering the h igh school for the first time t r e to meet a t the school Saturday. Sept. 4 a t 1 o'clock.

Mr. DeHar t and Mr. Gardner will be a t the school Fr iday e n d Saturday of this week f rom 9 a . m . to 3:30 p .m . to meet parents a n d s tuden t s regard-ing enrollment and school courses for the year.

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Eighty-eighth Berlin Fair Opened Tuesday

Replete with su re - f i r e time-tested features, supplemented with many new attractions, t h e 88th annual Ber-lin fair opened to t h e public Tuesday morning s t the M a r n e fa i r grounds Zt will continue, a f t e r n o o n and even-ing. through Friday.

This fair, which h a s survived nearly nine decades, and h a s witnessed the Civil. Spanish-American a n d two World wars, is one of t h e county f a l f t which the s tate of Michigan particu-larly urged to c o n u n u e uninter rupted-ly this year, because of i ts education-al aspects.

To strengthen t h e livestock exhibits, the Michigan Depar teaent of Agricul-ture is providing s t a t e f a i r exhibits of Red Polled cattle. K a r a k u l sheep and Yorkshire swine. T h e Karakul sheep will be the first of th i s kind ever ex-hibited a t the Be. i ln f a i r . T h e agri-cuture depar tment also is paying half the premiums.

The fai r m a n a g e m e n t headed by Arthur P. Edison, of WaUcer town nip. a s president, a n n o u n c e s t h a t full ex-hibits to the o ther livestock .Ukses, In display of household products, in-cluding baking, cooking and canning, needlework, flora1 exhibts . have been

School w o t * and *-H Club

BANK NOTICE

All banks in Spar ta and K e n t City wfU be closed next Monday, Labo.-D V .

assured. are l isted among the displays also

competitions Outs tanding a t t r ac t ions have been

booked fur the e n t e r t a i n m e n t in f r o n t of the grandstand.

Snar ta WCTU will aaeet with Lula Syiuca. Friday. Sept . J . Election of officers Plan to be

T h e Algoma Haptlst? Church was the scene of a pret ty wedding a t 8.30 o'clock Thursday evening. August 1®. when before an a l t a r banked with palms, white gladioli and candelabra. Miss Eunice Elmgren, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. F. Elmgren. was united In marr iage to Lieut. Wyman Hanson of the United Sta tes air forces, son of Mr. and Mrs. M«-rk Hanson, Clarks Grove. Minnesota.

Three minis ters participated in *he candle-l ight ceremony. Preceding the service, piano selections were render-ed. Ju s t before the bridal par ty en-tered the church to the s t ra ins of Lohengrin 's Wedding March. Rev. Gordon Pe t e i t en , pastor of the T u i t i n Baptist Church, Tust in . sang "Unti l" and "Z Love You Truly." accompanied a t the p iano by Rev. Virgil Olson, pastor of the Dalton Baptist Church Muategon. Mr. Peterson and Mr. Ol-son were schoolmates of the bride and groom at Bethel Junior College. St. Paul. Minnesota. Mr. Olson also played the prelude and wedding marches.

Given in marr iage by her f a the r , the bride wore a gown of Ivory sat in, de-signed with a V-neck line, f i t t ed bod-ice. long sleeves a n d a long train. Her f inger - t ip veil was fastened with flowers. She carried a bouquet of white roses and white gladioli.

J a n e Elmgren. sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. She wore a gown of pale pink, made with a sweet-hear t neckline, f i t ted bodice and three quar te r length sleeves. She carr ied a bouquet of pink roses and white glad-ioli.

William Peterson. Jr . . of Muskegon, was the groom's best m a n Henry Sprlk. Char les Erlckson and Elmer Shogren were ushers.

A reception for about 150 guests fol-lowed the ceremony with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Erlckson as master and mistress of ceremony. White and green decor-ations were carr ied ou t and a large three- t ier wedding cake centered the bridal par ty ' s table

Mrs Hanson is a graduate of Bethel Jun ior College. St. Paul. Minn., and also a t tended Western Michigan Col-lege of Education. Kalarnasoo. u id has or the past two years t aught a t the

Htill School. Algoma township. Mr Hanson also a t tended Bethel Junior College a t 8 t . Paul . Minn., a n d g rad -uated f rom the St Cloud Teachers ' Colics*. St* Cloud, Minn. Before en tertng army service he was a n instruc-tor of industr ia l a r t s and band a t El-more High School. Elmore. Minn Mr. Hanson was commissioned as second l ieutenant in the army air forces Aug-ust 18 in graduation exercises a t Yale University. New Haven, Conn.

T h e couple lef t for Clark 's Orove. Minn., where they will be guests of Mr. a n d Mrs. Mark Hansou for a week before Lt. Hanson goes to his new post a t Boise. Idaho, and Mrs Hanson re tu rns to resume her duties s s teacher a t the Hull School

Following the reception a brief pro-gram was given consisting of congrat-ulatory speeches vocal due t s mixed quar te t t e and male quar te t te music.

Besides the members of t h e Algoma Church of wnich Mr Elmgren is pas -tor. guests included the following re ' -attves of the brtde from O r a n d Rap-ids: MT and Mrs. Rud~*ph E Larson and son Earl . Mr a n d Mrx J. P Sod

Mr and Mrs. Norman Sedel-Marota a n d Nor-

T h e Rev. O. R. Brown, pastor of the Mamrelund Evanjel ical Lu the ran church, has been nameo resident cha i rman of this area by the l a y -men's Missionary movement to enlist the cooperation of all local churches to place special emphasir on the m e n a n d missions S inday morning service to h#> f>hwrvM Ru rut bv AInv 14 ( t o r Dwtght D. Eisenhower is one of most active supporters of th is t h i r t een th annua l missions program.

More than 3.000 cities a re par t ic ipa t -ing in the program th i s year. Mi Brown states The day will be recog-nised around the world by the s m i e d forces of the allied nations, by our churchcs a t home and by a great many Christ ian churches In for<*ijm lands. Mr. Brown states.

v CAKD OF THANKS

We wish to express our h e a r t f e l t t hanks to the many fr iends and ne igh-bors wno by their acta of kindness In the illness and dea th of our oaugh te r and sister, helped to l ighten our bur-den of sorrow. Especially do we t hank Rev. swogger for hi» comfort ing words a n d t h e many fr iends who sen t floral of fer ings . We thank you all.

Thos. Pec rick Family .

T h e Rev. A. R. Bickenbaoh. D. D age 84. ret ired Presbyterian minister, and E. E Bickenbach of Sparta , passed away early Wednesday morning. Sept . 1. He was a resident of Oreaon, Illinois, where he served as poster of the Presbyterian church for thir ty years ret i r ing a few years ago.

Mr. Bickenbach was boia In Free-port. Illinois. December 15. 1858, and :ivod in tha t vicinity the greater p a r t of his life. He had served many years as minis ter of the Presbyterian church. His wife, Alice, preceded h im in d e a t h three years ago. November 21. Mr. Bickenbach h a d been here visiting his son and was taken ill several days

His body will repose a t the Bettes Memorial Chapel until Friday, then, following p r iva te prayer services, will be taken to Mendnta , Illinois where services will be held Saturday a f t e r -noon, witn Interment in the family lot in the Mendota cemetery.

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Wasps Save Peach Crop Says Hotson

BERNICE CLAIRE Famed s tar of stage, screen and radio, f i l l rino the Ronraiio lead as "Nad lna" in "The Chocolate Soldier." a n d will also play the leading femin ine role. "Margol." in "The Desert Song."

"Meetita lile"

(By Caret Holmes-Korts)

How of ten ! have been en thra l led by the beauty of silence. Alan Devoe Ir. s recent article writes about sil-ence: Zf one Is in the forest alone, he will hear it. Zt Is a k ind 'of f a in t , f a r . ringing music, directionless, pe r -petual and not to be described. Zt is a k ind of "singing of the silence." T h e I n d i a n s heai it. All primitive people hea r lt. Zt h<ts no name!

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Here is one of the best classified a d -•.ertisements Z have seen for a Ion" t ime appearing In a city newspaper : W a n t e d : Typisi. Must be able to type.

An es t imated 50.000 wasplike Insects released each year since 1937 are cred-ited with ha l t ing the raveges of t h e Oriental f r u i t moth in Michigan peach orchards, according to Ray HuUon. head of t h e Michigan S ta te College entomology depar tment . m

G r e a t a l a r m was spread In 1938 when peach growers f irst found the f ru i t moth in the state. T h e mot h is unstoppable wi th sprays, as f a r as Is known even today, yet peach produc-tion In t h e average year has doubled since the peat waa f irst discovered

T h e agricul tural experiment stat ion of t h e college began study of t h e peet in 1938 in a n a t tempt to aid growers. A long aeries of d i f ferent species of Insects t h a t a t tack the Oriental f r u i t m o t h larvae were shipped Into the s tate in cooperation with the U. S Depa r tmen t of Agriculture

By 1937 lt was evident tha t the be^t of the paras i te wasps was one known as Macrooentrus. which bears no com-mon name T h e wasp is about an lncti long, threadlike and fragile in sise a n d shape. Before the Oriental f ru i t m o t h came Into the United S ta tes with t h e Japanese cherry t rees pwn ied in toe Mali a i Wasnington. D. C , the Macracentrus pteyed pr in -cipally on the strawberry leaf roU-r.

According to Professor Hutson. :Ji»<-e the parasi te wasp has gone to wo-k m Michigan on the Oriental pest, it r a r e -ly a t t acks i ts previous enemy host , the s t rawberry leaf roller.

Eastern laboratories under tode.-U supervision Increase the parasi te waspe. T h e parasi tes are shipped by air express to smal. ventilated moist cages, holding 300 parasites fed f rom a vial of sweetened water Frui t ^row era release t h e waaps within 48 hou . s a f t e r the wasps are shipped.

Riboflavin formerly known a* v i ta -min O. is one of the most essential t o keep the skin healthy a n d the com-plexion good and the ricliest n a t u r a l food source of riboflavin is milk. You don ' t have to worry about calories In milk. Three pints of milk will yield less t h a n a thousand calories.

The two-weeks engagement of these operet ta s tars will give O r a n d Raplus and Weet Michigan music lovers a chance to give expression, t h i c u g h • h e i r at tendance, whe t i e r t h e y want light opera as an a n n u a l event in the summert ime, according to Har -ry J . Brown, cha i rman of the O r a n d Rapids Municipal Opera Committee.

The lop-flirfht slurs who vlll appear here include, besides Miss Clai re a n d Mr. Shaf t* . Joseph Macauley, Freder -ick Persson. Mr-delyn Ei leen , F rances Comstocic. Melton Moore, Romolo de -Spirilo, William Sully, and Ronnie Cunningham, featured dancer , who s tar red on Bri&dway in Eddt i C a r t e r ' s "Bar.Jo Eyes" and witn Shir ley Rosa and J » ; k Haley In "Higher a n d High-er."

T h e Q r u . d Rapids Chamber of Commerce is giving Its full suppor t to the Grand Rapids Municipal Opera Committee, lending its unqual i f ied en-dorsrment to tht committee 's p lans to bring the St. Louis Opera s ta rs to Grand Rapids for twe weeks. Cna i r -m a n Brown states t h a t the projec'. would cost around 813,000 fo r talent , royalties scenery, costumes ai d t r a n s -ports lion

Tickets a r t now on sale in G r a n d Rapids and a brisk d e m a n d is repor t -ed. Alt scats will be reserved for each performance, a total of 14 evening performances, and mat inees on Sept. 18 and 25

SPARTA A!R OFFICER. REPORTED MISSING,

RUMANIAN PRISONER

Lt Gerald Totten. son of Everett Tot ten of 8pa r t a . reported las t Wed-nesday as missing in action, is a pris-oner of war in Rumania , according to word received Tuesday a t t h e chan -cery office of the G r a n d Rap ids Ca th -olic Diocese.

This Information, according to Fr . Anthony Arsulowlcx. assis tant chan -cellor. was received from the Vat ican Information service th rough tne apos-tolic de'ejT*** I" Washington

No fu r the r details were given but l t was presumed Lt. To t t en toe*- p a r t to the allied raid on the Ploesti oil fields to Ruman ia several weeks ago.

American Legion Auxiliary will not meet unt i l Thursday evening, Sept 16.

Had sort of a vague Idea t h a t re -crui t ing r w a c would be more or less simple until Z talked wi th a WAC. "Zt's difficult ." she replied, " the girls who could Join u p are having too much fun , too much freedom a n d a re interested only to the easy Jobs they now hold." Asked If their un i fo rms a t t r a c t at tention she replied . "Yes. they do. but not as you would th ink f rom the young men. We have t h e moat trouble with older men. They whistle a t us and make remarks as we pass by!" Probably by the t ime the war is over people to general will be accustomed to women to uniforms, a n d those who wear them will com-mand only respect.

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O n e difference between a WAAC and a WAC Is t h a t those who )otoed when t h e organisation was known as

WAA Co can resign, but those who have joined since it Is known as the WACS are like soldiers, they are to for the durat ion.

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A farmer 's little daughter , who is 10 years old. and lives to M o n t a n a has been helping her fa ther In haying. T h e child operated t h e ho r se -d rawn

whe stacker, unti l t he exhausted. T h e n she

h i tched up the family car a n d com-pleted the job

Fair News

Precocious nevtn-year-oid fer driving with me. How come you d o n t have a *C c a r d 1 "

man J o h n . Mr and Mrs. Herman Schaefs r . Mr a n d Mrs. I«ouu 11. Ore*, tenbereger a n d daughter Phyllis. Mrs C. Roee. Mr. and Mrs. Axel i fygr Mr a n d Mrs. S. Thtngstad. Mr. a n d Mrs Henry Roe*. Mr. and M r a A. Vender Hulie and daughter Mary. Mr a n d Mrs. Edw. Ertckaon. Mrs J a c k Prey and daughter . Marliyn. Mr and Mrs. J o h n Zsberg and Mary Thybe ig

Even in New York people are m a k -ing an a t tempt a t gardening, but It is a luxury, writes one re*»dent He says tha t they have harvested five toma-toes f rom their back yard, which cost t hem approximately a dollar and sixty oenU a piece. At the marke t they can be purchased for a t toast twelve cenU each!

Fred Humeston. cha i rman of Spar ta ' s f>ne fair , which closed Sa tu rday e /en -tog. states tha t 23 head of live cat t le were placed on exhibit dur ing the fair. Two adult entr ies of cat t le were of special interest, t he ar t i f ic ia l In-semination outf i t and t h e dai ry herd Improvement exhibit were well done.

Herschel Haradlne. Norman Brad -ford and Hugh Clark are local officers of the dairy herd sssociatlon.

Two livestock 4-H Clubs made the nucleus for the Junior exhibits. TTie Peach Ridge group was led by Mar-vin Hef t and the S p a r t a group by Norman Bradford. Thoee gett ing a n A ra t ing on Holstelns were Ear l An-dersen Gordon Ooodfellow. Maurice Roberts. Frederick Baehre. Elvta Ko-ber and Ralpn Kober.

Rock Ebers had a good Hereford steer. Out rnseys were placed by Richard Preston and Lowell Johnson. Milking Shor thorn by Rober t Bradford and Brown Swiss by Joe Praxier

Lie yd King 's entry to Ule pig divi-sion. a Hereford sow a n d li t ter, was an outs tanding a t t rac t ion Boys win-ning A rat ings to th is division were James Pales and Merlin K r a f t .

In the flower and vegetabie division exhibits were plaoed by Mari lyn Brad -ford. Charles Swogger. Ba rba ra Brad -ford. Russell Pales. Dean Allen. Gor -don Welch Pat ty Swogger. Marvin Heft . Oerald Bueche. Donna a n d Wal -ter Townev Donna Wootwanh . Ke i th and Kenneth Pope

T h e 4-H canning club deserve much credit for the f ine exhibit they had a t the fair . Others worthy o . mention were the Junior F a r m Bureau Boy and Girl Scouts and the Fu tu re Fa rmers of America.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1943 S H E SENTINEL - LEADER, §PA&TA, MlCftlGAlf

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This Week at Berlin Fair

H. J . KURTZ, Editor — Publisher

PHONE 2141 Michigan Pre*

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AMERICANISM is an unfail ing love of country; Loyalty to i ts inst i tut ions and ideals; eagerness to defend i t against all enemies; undivided allegiance to t he f l a g ; and a desire to secure t he blessings of liberty to ourselves and posteri ty.

This Soldier May Be Your Boy

Gcssner's War Dog-s, lUgUy trained Dobermar. Unscher* wtil b e j e a - j tared at the eighty-eighth annua! BerMn Fair a t Marne weea, .*«»• dogs, which soon will be turned over to the V. S. Army, will be seen with the J WLS Roundup, Tuesday afternoon and evening, August 31.

PayroU •elf

I 've got a home, too. Mister! Every extra bond you buy through the roU Savings Plan will h e ' s sse get back to It, "F igu re it out your-

Try S e n t i n e l - L e a d e r W a n t Ads

CANADA CORNERS • • Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Muma are moving from Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ren-ter's tenant house to ZSr. Muma'* par-ent®' tenant house recently vacated by Fred 8chrader.

Mrs. Fred Todd has been caring for h e r granddaughter, DeJores Barr, while her mother has been visiting in Chicago.

Mr. and Mrs. Winn Burch of Hud-sonvUle. Mr. and Mrs. John Burnett and Fred Thompson were Sunday din-ner guests of Mr a*«u Sirs, Arcax Burch. near Harrlsburg.

Mr. and Mrs Mile Schisssr reUsssd from Muskegon Friday. Mrs. Parker has been staying with her niece, Mrs. Krey, during their absence.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Muma and chil-dren attended a shower on Mrs. Mu-ma's nephew In Orand Haven Satur-day night and they spent Sunday with her parenU.

Rev. Mclninch and wife and Miss Van An del of Musekgon were 6 o'clock dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett Thursday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Plerson, son I C. and daughter Mildred and Miss Helen Link of Ravenna were luncheon guests of Mrs. Krey Thursday even-ing.

Mr and Mrs. William Emmory *ere Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Conner In Bparta.

Mrs. Krey visited Mrs. Mctols ea t -yrrtav nlffht and Sunday In Muskegon.

Mis* Margaret Fahllng ol Oetro t Is spending par t of her vacation witn her aunt, Mrs. F red W t l .

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters aim their house guest. Miss Fahllng. visited M«". and Mrs. Philip Fahllng near Good-ing, Sunday.

Donald Quefelt of Bailey Is visiting his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harrison.

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ORDER FOR PUBLICATION — Final Administration Account

STATE O F MICHIGAN—The Probate Court for the County of Kent. At a session of said court, held

at the probate office, In the City of Grand Rapids, in said County, on the

18th day of August. A D. 1»43 Present : Hon. John Dal ton. Judge

of Probate., In the Matter of the Estate of

Melvtn F w i w , Deceased Mentor Johnson having filed in said

w u r i his iiiiai admuusi ration account, and his petition pray.ng for the al-lowance thereof and for the assign-ment and distribution of the residue of said estate, and his petition for extra compensation for services as administrator d. b. n. of Bald estate.

I t is Ordered, That tne 14th day of September. A D. 1943,

a t ten o'clock In the foienoon, a t said probate office, be and Is hereby ap-pointed for examining and allowing said account and hearing sa.d peti-tion ;

I t Is Further Ordered. T h a t public notice thereof be given by publication of a copy of t."iis order, for three suc-cessive weeks, in the Sentinel-Leader, a newspaper printed and circulated in said county.

JOHN DALTON. A True Copy Judge of Probate

FRED ROTH, j Register of Probate. S-9

Mentor Johnson. Adm Kent City. y

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ORDER FOR PUBLICATION--Hear-ing at Claims.

STATS OP MICHIOAN—The Probate Court for the County of Kent. At a session of said court, held

at the probate of/Ice, in the City of Grand Rapids. In said County, on the

18th day of AnguM, A D. 1943 Present : Hon. John Dalton, Judge

of Probate. I n the Matter of the Estate of

Myrtle May Bodeil. Deceased I t appearing to the court t ha t the

time for presentation of claims against said estate should be limited, and tha t a t ime and place appointed to re-ceive. examine and adjust all claims and demands against said deceased by and before said court;

I t Is Ordered. That all :he creditors of said deceased are required to pre-sent their claims to said court a t said Probate Office on or before the

25th day of October, A D. 1943 at ten o'clock In the forenoon, said time and place beizw; hereby appoint-ed for the examination and adjust-ment of all claims and demands agau-%t said deceased..

Tt. U P n r t h # » r T h a t p n h l W *

notice thereof be given by publication of a copy of this order, for three suc-cessive weeks. In the Sentinel-Leader, a newspaper printed and circulated In said county.

JOHN DALTON. A True Copy Judge of Probate.

FRED ROTH. Register of Probate. 9-9

Wm. H. Bodell, Adm. Casnovia

ORDER FOR PUBLICATION — Ap-pointing Time for H oaring Claims

STATE OF MICHIGAN—The Probata Court for the County of Kent. At a session of said court, held the

probate otflco, In the city of Grand Rapids In said county on tbs l l t h day of August, A D. 1943.

Present HON. JOHN DALTON, judse of Probate.

In the Matter of the Estate of William E. Sasstns, Deceased.

I t appealing to the court that tlie time for presentation of claims against said estate should be limited, and that a and puttc U ipywiTiUn m re-ceive. examine and f d j v t all claims and demands against said deceased by and before said court:

I t U Ordered, That all the creditor* of said deceased are required to pre-sent their claims to said court a t

Office wK w hwOTS 15th day of October. A D. 1943,

a t U n o'clock in the forenoon, time and place being hereby appointed for the examination and adjustment of all c l a i m and demands against said deceased.

It is Further Ordered. Tha t public notice thereof be given by publication of a copy of this order for three suc-cessive weeks previous to said day of hearing, in the Sentinel-Leader, a newspaper printed and circulated In said county.

JOHN DALTON. Judge of Probate.

Fred Roth. Register of Probate. A t rue oopy. 9-2 Roland M fihlvel, Atty.

a t Dsa ' t stop year W a r Payroll Saving* at 1 9 * . Every

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P E T E R PRESCOTT

ON THE A IB THIS WEEK . . . ON WKZO... ML'SIC- " U r a a t Moatn'i U M a r i e " w r y

W»4p«kU> niffct a t • p.Mk. featuring

N K W * a a e h a t 7 : 1 5 . C K i ' I L B R O W N r n » t : i a au«nt>>ata | 4 c t u r « of t h a m w ( in S m i a u l c a

COMEDY rw- ~J*tk a w . " a » a r > W a d n a a d a ? a l g h t | I t i M v i l l i U » t c c w i on p u n y h t u B W .

O F MIKES AND M E N . . . Meet the modern counterpart of

the Weber and Field* team ot vaudeville days — their names, jack Carson and Dave Willock. heard each Wednesday evening at 3.30 oyit WKZO. jack Carson, head man of his own show, burst upon an amazed radio populace a tew short months ago with something new and different in sound effects. Instead of a front door bell, he used s bunch of sounds reminiscent of s shooting gallerv on the fourth Ot Then up come* his old collegc chum, Dave WiUock, to add

ton to merriment, ana uie snow wa» definitely on its way. Right now, it's traveling in high gear each week, gaining new listeners at every performance.

MEET T H E BURNS * H O U S E H O L D . . .

Returning to the air lanes after a summer vacation are the member* of the Boras family: to wit, George, Grade sad Herman the Duck. You'll hear them at 9 every Tuesday p.m. over W K Z O — plus the debonair and wordy-wise Bill Goodwin, the announcer. Other "charai ters" in the show are " T o o t s i e S a g w e U " . Gracie's bes —but old maid—girl friend . . . t h e "Happy Postman" who visits each week to cry on Grade's shoulder, and 'Nigel Bolingbroke". a somewhat great Shakespearean actor. All in all. the Burns and Allen show is a scream from start to finish— Tuesdays at 8 p.m.

BEST BET O F T H E W E E K W E T H E P E O P L E —Sun-

days at 6:30 pna., W K Z O —a show right from the front rooms of America, featuring people from every walk of life, telling their stories on a nation-wide program. Hear famous people, unknowns, all with an interesting tale to tell on W E T H E P E O P L E . . .

SERVICE-MAN'S F A V O R I T E

Night in and night out, before a man in camp turns off his radio, he hears the smooth and mellow warbling of Joan Brooks, CBS sing-

ing stir heard at 10:15 p. m. o v e r W K Z O . Fan mail from camps tells of her overwhelm-ing popularity— and the fact that h e r p i c t u r e graces many a pup tent. She does it with a singing sincerity that makes the boys t h i n k of that one girl at home.

W H E R E T H E R E ' S A WILL. E T C . . .

Housing problem in Washingtoq holds no terrors for News Analyst Joseph C. Harsch (nightly at 5:55) who, needing an office, rented the top floor of a garage in the Capital, put in his own flooring, knotted pine wall paneling and even built the ladder by which he clambers in and out of his "workshop". It 's no novelty to Harsch whose principal hobby is carpentry. Housing short-age? Where there's s will, e t c . . .

Joan Brook?

/ asked

m e i d -fell y o u ! "

**My kid sister's a long dis tance t*le» p h o n e operator . She says the re are w many calls these days that lot* of the lines a rc Over loaded . '

" A t the base I jus t le f t d o w n in t h e Sou th Pacific, we knew abou t 'overloads.* W e h a d a lot of doctor* and nurses a n d beds , bu t sometimes a f t e r a big scrap , t he re 'd be so many to take care of a t one t ime tha t some of those boys would jus t have t o wait their tu rn .

"Sis says the te lephone 's like tha t , t o o ; t h a t your long distance call t oday may delay ano the r call tha t is even m o r e urgent t han your own."

S O S

Long distance lines to war-busy cen-ters are particularly congested. T h e r e f o r e , please . . .

1. Maie only the most necessary calh to war-activity areas.

2- If the operator asks you to limit your call to 5 minutes, please co-operate... her request means others are waiting.

MICHIGAN SELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

THEY'RE BACK ON THE AIR!

GEORGE BURNS and GRACIE ALLEN, heard Tuesday

nights at 8 p.m. over WKZO — 30 minutes of mirth

and music — mostly mirth!

GEORGE and GRACIE

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Thursdays at 8 P.M.

MAJOR BOWES AMATEURS

Fridays at 8 : 3 0 P.M.

THAT BREWSTER BOY

Saturdays at 9 : 15 P.M.

BLUE RIBBON TOWN

Sundays at 6 : 3 0 P.M.

WE THE PEOPLE

STUDIOS IN THE HEEPOLSHE] COMPANY

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