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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1951
Page
1
The writer addresses Dave, Tom, and Dick a year after graduation, noting many found no immediate jobs and were drawn to the military. He urges perseverance, warns against quick success breeding cynicism, and encourages maintaining dreams and effort until the desired payoff.
Final ore shipments from the Vicar mine in Wakefield township were sent to the Ashland docks. About 16 000 tons remain in stock from last year. The mine opened in July 1947 and produced roughly 101 000 tons total before operations ceased December. The shaft headframe sold to Inland Steel Co with surface buildings up for sale. Nearly 100 workers employed at peak activity.
Rev Gust E Wuorinen officiated his nephew Richard Edward Jones baptism at the Wuorinen home with sponsors Reuben Ahonen Gust E Wuorinen and proxy sponsors James Brekke. Commerce Club names Dr Robert Franck August Tiberi James Cormier Ed Laird Harold Giansante to two year board terms. Board of supervisors to meet Tuesday morning at the court house in Bessemer.
The city council unanimously adopted a fiscal year budget beginning July 1 totaling 330316.42. Cash expenses total 308166.42 with 124586.42 from a 20 mill general tax and two mills for garbage collection. Bond reimbursements of 33660 aid water exploration. Salary increases add to over 101000 next year. 14 engineer-manager applications to be reviewed June 18. Trebilcock continues as acting city manager. Dr William E Trezise to receive medical degree at Michigan commencement June 16.
In Mar enisco township the general school election will select two three year trustees from Hervey Gagnon Floyd Jesse Rudolph Ruskey Hugh Trottier. Voters decide if the old teachers’ home school building should be sold and whether 6704.28 dollars remaining in the debt retirement fund should transfer to the general fund. Polls at Roosevelt school 10 am to 6 pm with the annual meeting 4 to 5 pm.
Seventy five people donated blood at the annual plasma clinic at the senior high school under the Michigan state health department. Sixty six registered, with eight absent and eight new volunteers. Bessemer and Ironwood locations reported 27 and 28 registrants respectively.
At the regular meeting Monday Irving L Voyer and R F Cloon were nominated for post commander of Geroux Post No 11 with the election set for Monday July 2 to succeed Claude Cowling. William Kuivinen runs unopposed for finance officer. Dominic Valesano and Chrnst Trettin seek adjutant. Rev T A Drengacz and Tony Valesano vie for chaplain. Jack Haglund and Celeste Buccanero contest first vice commander. Leo Chantelois and George Bullen contend for sergeant at arms. George Nystrom and Tom Komsie nominated as post historian. Five executive committee seats to be filled from Anton Cassietto Carl Hill Clarence Jacobson Renaldo Negri Ben Novak Sr Russell Osborne Joe Patyk WwW Buona Leslie Bedell Vernon Olson Carl Valesano. Ballots will be prepared and available at the Legion club. voting need not require attendance.
A joint program of First Lutheran Immanuel Lutheran and Methodist churches launches a five day Vacation Bible School starting June 18 at Central with 40 teachers headed by Mrs Arnold Korpi. Courses for children four to 14 include visual and workbook studies crafts and missionary films. Transportation provided within township and distant areas. details from Mrs Korpi or pastors.
Anton Granato also known as Tony Green earned a degree from the University of Oregon School of Engineering in Corvallis. He is the son of Mrs. Vincenza Granato and married to Mildred Nakarado. He left local schools in 1942 and served three years in the navy. He joined 36 in Sigma Tau and may take a Pacific coast job offer to remain west.
Wakefield schools close for summer and prepare a broad outdoor and indoor recreation program. Summer activities include band instruction, swimming for beginners, baseball and softball for all ages, tennis, badminton, and croquet. The plan also funds maintenance, repairs, and staff-led extension programs with director Roman Yatchak and supervisor C. E. Nelson guiding the effort.
Three Wakefield youths will earn degrees from the Michigan College of Mining and Technology in Houghton next Monday. John Ozzello will join International Harvester in Chicago as a mechanical engineer, Iris Linder and their week-old baby stay behind. John Gottwald faces military service amid job options after earning a mechanical engineering degree. Robert Popovich will work as a chemist for Minnesota Mining in St Paul. Attending include Mr and Mrs Gottwald Mrs Albert Linder and Mrs James Ozzello.
Wakefield Masons await an insurance adjuster verdict on fire damage to their meeting place. May 31 blaze ruined two upper apartments and lodge room. repairs needed before use. If a settlement is satisfactory, the building may be enlarged for better ground floor quarters. Mr and Mrs Frank Wojciechowski traveled to St Nazianz Seminary to meet their son David for summer break.
Shipments from Ashland docks reached 429 243 tons by June 1, down from 805 678 a year earlier, while Lake Michigan port totals rose to 1 590 459 tons from 1 002 371 over the same periods. All rail shipments from Gogebic to Escanaba and Johnstown Penn and Ohio reduce Ashland tonnage, with Wakefield Sunday Lake Plymouth and Hanna ore towns resuming underground output.
Charles Valesano of Wakefield was elected grand knight at a Monday meeting in Bessemer, succeeding Michael A. DeStasio who served two years. Other officers include James Bria deputy grand knight and Anton Ringsmuth chancellor, with several positions to be filled, term begins July 1.
Gust A Wuorinen and Jack H Hill among six seminarians ordained at Hancock Michigan in Suomi College graduation week events. Hill to serve in Waukegan Illinois. Wuorinen named pastor at St John’s Maynard Massachusetts with first sermon July 1.
Wakefield township school district voters will meet on Monday July 9 for the annual election. Trustees James Gilbert and Eunice Olson seek re election for the two three year terms. Nomination petitions for the three year term may be filed June 9 to June 19 with the secretary or deputy. Registration runs at the senior high school with the clerk or deputy available all day Saturday June 30.
Wakefield residents interested in forming a Gogebic County Historial Society are urged to attend a preliminary meeting this Friday evening at the Ironwood library. John Seppland of Ironwood calls for officers and local vice presidents to organize committees for county plans. Mrs. William Robarge returned from Minneapolis after attending the funeral of her sister Mrs. Palmer Olson, 49, who often visited Wakefield.
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