The Wyandotte herald., January 03, 1941, Image 1

About The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943

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DURING 1940
I
|WPA official* today looked bark ou
y** ir of aoeompl'KfcjiiMi t in Wayne
rmt |T*r and viewed with satisfaction
result* of close co-upeiation be
tweeu the federal government and
local community spooler*
I Miring UMO the Woik Projects
Arimi trim ration and *potu*>i s u
total of $26,4U5.9tfri to 4>rovick* an av- J
uruge of residents of Wuyite
with employment ou useful
pHbiie works and ct Hum unity services.
Abner E. Lamed. state WPA aiknin
i«Mator r today, announced that a re-,
view of OOteWmliiig uecoinplistMuentH
la Wayne county during the post IS
months shows tbn t 14 (township school*
iTotn three to eight rooms each bare
been constructed together with a new
.field bouse in River Rouge, a state
police post in flat Ruck, a new library
building in Dsaibom and a new re
crrationai building In Detroit
titreete in Wayne county have been
paved with 80.8 miles of concrete.
Another 80 miles ot macadam streets
and 11.4 miles of maoudaui alleys have
been built. Work also included the
laying of H 8 miles of curbing and 57
miles of sidewalk A total of 84 miles
<rf street drainage sewers with catch
Ulsliis, manholes and aigmrteuant
work wees oun*t; urted.
Five miles of sewers were oonetnict
ed in tunnels at a depth of 20 to 3b
feet below the mod surface. Wuter
•mains completed totaled 35.5 miles.
This woik included 140 fire hydrants
• uul 50 manholes.
In connect lou .with the defense pro
gram. lO buildings were remodeled at
Wort Wayne and three new garages to
1 »oo«e mechanized units were eon
sti iVTtid. Other at Fort
Wayue included the taiKkvcaping of 15
ueree of parade grounds.
The lfiEM fluid artillery armory was
chabi mated to ptovkle for the hand
ling of ntw equipment sod field guns.
IfemodeEftf st the Waral armory In
cluded the nepjilrttop of a drill strip.
At the thsywe county airport, two
<uwr« laid, AlsW-extsnsfrt iawfifWiring
and ground knprovemew ta wees com
pleted at tM Tdhd States veterans'
jidminlstMthm ikeDttks on Senthfleld
sosd.
«ervlw» t# Whyne county eommuni
tics taddldm adult •duration pno
‘ jwt giving ttdtwtkms sad dtizearidp
innn ir ling to 2&>46 persona. Besides
the Dtcohr saanolbnenu" smas dpJDpe
Uctrm wert tar-
w »*
pumduiy the WPXlscbool laoch pw>-
-rutnt W the WPA
Ah»« flmni mnt Mst mote than.
•• "'t'- \ Sr,'"'. gSr "
du sod > toPteftk
wtusufsd jsdhtfe work* rip ■» at* -dastiegt
■ . n*&j m* l^HHj
P. k «« ? * x ' *
• 4 ik. JESS* Jt"' ; -Yr m > ▼ '}■
a? concerts mud dumps' were *)▼<«» |
phtfing to a total 4171, dffl '^eȤdc
The nmsiual thKUity, the only - one es
its kind In the United,, dtntesv sen<4
700 patients e*ch day at Eiobw lw ®'
idtat ' t. rV'-' ; - : '
Tile outHtanding nohieveineut of tii*
WPA arts and crafts project was the
compietioa of the statue of Father
Gabriel Richard, vrbkfc was erected
Kiebmd iMirk near Belle hde bridge.
The WTA museum project complet
ed many educational dioramas for
schools nod institutions, lncliuUng The
House of Haas (da, show ing 26 common
firv huzaids in the home. The diorama
is used as a lecture basis for. all child
ren* in the Detroit public schools. A
huge map es the atate us Mk*h»gan.
showing the natural neweuw.es or the
stake mws comjdsted and has been ex
bibited before 7*100,000 pea sou*. The
map will be displayed throughout the
, rulted States. •: / '
The WPA writers project compiled
and published 12 histories, wrote 13
radio yylpt* for the department of
oouservabon and sent the Michigan
state guide, a. cotmdete Michigan
guidebook, to the publishers.
During the lust year the historical
records suitcj- published 20 books:
Federal Imeotories of the Deimrt
ments of Treasury, Justice, Navy, Ag
riculture, Commerce, Labor. Veterans
.Administration. Harpi Credit Adminis
tration ; County Inventories of Bny,
CJbeboyguu. Gcmv+ee, Marquette; Mu*
ukripal lnveptori«s of the Jiebioit i.Mty
Treosurer. Detroit of Re
creation, Ilamtramck (*lty Engineer ;
Chuwh Inventories of Jewish Bodies.
Deatboru (’hurches. Presb.vteiinn
Cliurcbes in U*B.A. (Presa>ytery of De
trait), Alii lean Methodist Episcopal
(Michigan Conference). I’ratesrtnnt
(Diocese of Micbijain, West
ern Diocese, and Northern Diocest 1 ),
Manuscript Guides to Depositories in
Miehigau and Unleiidau of Boidist Ool
leetion. KalunKixoo <V)lloge; and Min
utes of tin* Charter t'oimnissiou of
Haintronu-k. Michigan, ltftfl 22; Min
us's of the Meetings of the Village
Council of Haintranuk. Michigan,
ICOI-OG.
The WPA Braille project compiled
4,*10 ralumes in Braille.
The WPA libiiLiy prajwt rajalogued
a total of 14.790 books and repaired
and bound aimiroxinzitely 50,000 vol
umes.
r ' The WPA sight saving project copied
text books, avwilaWe only in small
print, ou bulletin typewriters so that
they could be rend by* those children
whose vision is impaired. The books
are available to children from the
second, grade through high school.
The WPA. bookbinding |>roject sorted,
fllad and hound 258,046 records and
The WPA research and records pro
ject made a sorrier of truffle device*
dor Detroit’s traffic engineering bur
pan of over 800 kinds of devices now
f k raw. outstanding research
Pteieet now nadet fag ** k tranapor
tnllon study, bring-made by the D.BJR-
Tbia printed alone employs 500 re
was an
crnwtjr fa***.
thklfPA furniture renovation pro
tare for the Detroit Board of Educa
Ssi, Sc Spaitment of public welffafc,
the Ttemlfhteid Board of Education,
and the Detroit Waytie county Hbrury.
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Stating Tournament
Depends on Weatker
Depending upou the weather, a
skating tournacftcnj for southeastern
JdfcWgaa be held at BurraU’o slip
hf tag rrarof the hospital. tamorrbw,
ISSjsarssis
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20. I^«s,
aunnnw of l«f. **d had
ver Since. After operadng a|ferry
TOeWon <0
township t-ea«orer; and
iukssloner of Trentop. ; i ~ j
Upon reaebtog s 1
he retired from actlVW«blitttH 1 j
mercantile fluid, with two sont, |lohnJ
Jr, and Fred as parinrvw
Despite his tov M&i
•inently appeased on the streets th^
village.
He leaves hie wife, Fpari. tbd sons
named, a daughter, Rosfllnd lUsli, and
tw(* gnandcblldrsiL > |
. Funeral services, conducted by
L. E. Mldworfl| Hutecpnl
chuich. were held 9& tm fMge fteieral
clktpel ou Monday aftenteon.
Geld Star Nether'
Passes at EctH’sf
Mrs. Agnes Salliutte, an
E<oise piiMieer, died on Monday after
noon in her home, 14 Went
stmt. Slh* was 83 years of hge.
Deceased was the onljjr <tatd
motlicr in Lleorae, |)er aon, Roy B{, 8a 1
kiotte, haying
world war. A poet of the American
Legion is uranud after :htea.
Mrg auwotte ff U
children, nine off wham
They are: Ji»tice of the Pence Ahter
E. Salliotte, Mrs. Thomas IRouißard,
Mrs. Ida Mekoche, Mm. PtxlHp Bondie,
Mrs. Ed- Laglnesa. Mng%emarTlveis,
Mrs. Robert Netson, Hetfgy fc. auj Ah
via iR. Also grand
children, 12 great’graudefUdren sad
two great-great
Salliotte was a Sfioe'n
Alter society fjgttf, Rfevef
Wanin’, £4M<n| 5
rnoei'l «rTto»:6e«. s Wd jArter.
day morning at ffL TYaniris JteVief,
cbirch in ®cammi J<Akf*Hi hgt
in Xavier
i.i y«.tr.i'L' I. . i
wme taken to
V Kwwvier
day; ukd
hast
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Iw. <z' *,_y idih
n w Wtff- u, i Sr
age sad upwards, who are retired
Dam {HMC«pjte«ttt and on wbom Ohs
lays a heavy hand. A large number of
these mew have lived most of their
Uvea in Wyandotte. They have wrath
in nom—Mi with, each other, and no
\ phase to teset to paaa the time of day,
to play t gawi of cards, to exchange
remanieceoser of bygone days. I would
ttke to as« Buck a meeting place pro
vide*. f feel that the cost would be
triafMy snail, and that It would he
an cnoritentgeghire of Cppreciation to
the men who have helped build Wy
andotte. >
“I trust that this matter he given
your thoughtful consideration. If It
meat* with the approval of your hon
orable body, it is h*y suggestion that
x the mayor appoint a committee to
study the matter and report back to
this bod*”
l * Later fn the session, Mayor Louis
' W, Behm named a committee to in
; veetigate the matter. Named on the
committee were Ooundlman George Cl
Behm, as chairman, and Ooundlmen
Jaaws H. Mason and Elrnest B.
1 Schulta
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Trenton Man
KiNed by Auto
While wafthft on the pavement of
>Mkk)le Belt road. Tborwtoy of la*t
week. Frank Bohineki, of 20064 Tan
Horn road, Trenton, was struck and
fatally injured by aa aotomobile driv
en by Felix TwavdarSki of New Bos
| ,-BaMmfti was brought to the Wyan
doete General hospital, bat was fodnd
to be dead qpoa adßaittanoe.
Y f ; 4ft er hjjf the state police
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Toutk fjpT
Ned Wednesday
K± youlh falr toll be hsld la the Cot
gregatlooalchrahh hcose next Wedge*
The fair is npoasored hy the young
poofters nrihijratirair rtf the church.^
the oksot orimu*. Boy Scoot and
fom IWj>lnn»(rtiPfino. a
tUm of a,4amatlc aUt, “A Room «ar
JJfab" %y>jtk» Pllfrtm
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CajMcit
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I gjßSMMMllMifca&i
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,^W^Wfe f '-fl^
gtlfgWCtfti., lu' M?
by parSltsTV* iffco kite JMuTjvi
tWWirtd personally to be fingerprint
ed.
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COUNCIL CANCELS Afi^SifKNT®
A weed cattliqr is—sis ml of si7o
against a tot in tt>e Mae atbdivlOon
was cancelled by the Council, Monday
night
An assessment of SA76 against the
Board of JDdncation was also cancell
ed, as taxes cannot be levied on poMfe
propeaty. However, Oouacilmen Ms
Wagar and John 4. Wagner objected
to cancettation of this assessment, on
the ground that the levy was lawtWßj
made before the Board of Education
acquired the property.
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wyandotr ora WET
AHEAD or THE LEAGUE
.The Michigan Manftipal Leagwe, la
a domnuintostton ha the OouncQlßag*
day alfh£ Mhd that fbe'latftar hod?
designate a contact man in the Malt
Legislature to heep the city IntolßMi
oa leatototion efert*wa nwslritaUHg ?
- Wyandotte already hahsach a Mb*.
aty Attorney Fred J. Gartner to alas
state representative from this district.
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KEOBKAfION FOB YOUN6 FOLK
PLANNED BY LOCAL CHURCH
Starting Janaary 10, Be gpaadw
cf the- OoagrcgaOoaal church house
win he open fisnlpgi for the pnepsse
of creation for young pegs of 10
craxt Classes .wui oe prvnwa Stow-
Ttwrv will to pteeeiit to ilreet (to
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By.usNiimm^^^^w
tetoitotHM k
montta of IMB.
v : Chiu-eHAtions for
weiA {MAW and for Dacrstosr, ism
308,734.
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taled and far Hkp, 2,«2,-
757. -
l\>stmaeter vWPrxybyto* hat
under Ma i fsmefof-MB ‘ pwpllgsh
B»d this number "will
Plthin the next few fyslstha, doe ft
Cbe larger amount' of buslnesa hap
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WRONG SIDE PARKING
DDfc for o&Ukrr action
During the tameto at Noeeotar u(
Detente*. MtonM tte police to«e»
rtto