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Family Groups Belong to Summrrs-PortPrivate Swim ClubMembers Live it UpllASkETSwimmer* at Summers-Port cache their clothing in liashets whirh are handled b xtalf of three.Green fiehl Council OK's Mans For .\eir 1? ater PlantGODFREY — The physical property of Summers-Port. newly - opened private swimming pool near the northern edge of Alton, mav not differ greatly from those of a public swimming pool — but the attitude of the shimmers is different.Because all of the swimmers r\cep? for an occasional guest, are part owner* of the property, the place is looked upon somewhat the same as having a pool jn your own hack yard.'* one of the* members saidI anillv MembershipMember . however must technically he listed a* a plural word. Memberships are bought by families.The place was launched a little more than a vear ago by the subscription of 500 original mem-bepsh.p*. The figure, members say, atavs at 500. new ones being admitted as members drop out. The original members financed the construction of a large Lr shaped pool, a bath house whlt;h includes a rom»%-kion Stand *he usual dt* -s.nc rooms and showers. Basket* and racks are used in lieu of locker.Outside the pool is a large sun deck area and a long stretch of th.s is shaded?a I mptov *•*Some 20 individuals are referred to man the premise* Don Mlt;iore is manager and Bob ZeU-e: is his as* s*;irt.There are 10 lifeguard* —Bob Richardson, Em Fallon, Bob Stemman, Jim Brown. Phil Parker Merry Brady, George-anne Sokolouvki. Card! Voracek. Carolyn Cushrnan and Sara Freeman.Manning the basket room are T rn Graul, Gary Gantz and Anne Carroll, while Mary Ite*. Frate*. Hamid H orslev and Dale | ntlemarn Operate the comes-smn stand.Mrs. Helen Henderson *eache* swimming and life-saving and Bob While is diving instructor. Many of the younger employes belong to member-farml es.The Summers-Port corporation which maintains itself by annual assessment of dues, is headed by Joe Shulz.GREENFIELD. — Preliminary reporis of W H Klinger St As-sen iates. engineers of Quincy, on the proposed site for a lake and reservoir water treatment improvement plant for the city, was approved by the City Courted this u»*ek.The reports will now tie for-wanted to the State Ikepartment of Ihjbltc Health for approval.The proposed site is on a lMri-arre tract directly ea*t of tta present ci»y water plant. When the dam is completed approximately hO acres of the site will he under water.When Ber.jamtn Franklin was president of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania he remarked-Fear God and your enemies will fear you.I cert here Tuesday evening,I Mrs. William Forties, accom-Wood humWOODBVRN’, — Mrs. John 1 Ray and Mis* Lillian Ray enter*! tamed members erf the Phslatfiea j Class of the Woodburn Congrega* i' . tional Sunday School in the [| rhurvh basement Thursday after- j ’ noon. There were 15 present. I Mi Irov Femterman led in ' I the devotionsMr* Allen Welch, Mrs Johnnie Ray ol Rosewood Height* , Mr*. Don Ray of Bunker Hill and Mrs. Rotcerf Hui ley were host-! es»et at a shower in honor of i-If- i |burn School Thursday ev«*mng.Mr. snd Mrs. Millard Lawrence of Cottage Hills and Mr. and Mrs. Melvin l-awrence and : daughter have returned from a I week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. j i Kugene Lawrence at K.lecn, j
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Sat, Jul 27, 1957
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