First Edition Saturday, Section Two 28, 1959 The Flint Journal Pages 13 to 24 'No One Will Go Hungry' County Official Indicates A YoU OR RE ANY GUYS CA 1 C'MON BOYS-A couple of wise guys (oops, we mean Y's message: "We Will Thank You Flint For a New (Journal YMCA." Photo) Guys) were a little late in turning their card and before Holding the letters are young people and adults representing they did the first five letters of the message left the stage. YM activities and groups that use YMCA facilities. InciBut the audience Friday night at the IMA Annex got the dentally, Y's Guys is a program for seven- year boys. Value to City of Expanded YM Program Told 1 1 1 Staff Has Experience and Plans; No Room to Grow By Allan R. Wilhelm A tremendous amount of lime and effort would be needed to set up an organization that would: Develop in young people moral fiber needed for tomor- row's leadership.
Provide positive programs to help stem Juvenile cy. constructive, wholesome leisure time activities. family living by "doing things together." Meet needs of an increasing -population. But fortunately such an agency already exists in the Young Mens' Christian backed by more than a century of national experlence and 45 years of experience In Flint. said Harding Mott to 400 persons who Friday night attended a dinner -meeting of the Citizens Committee, formed to cadorse the new building program of the Flint YMCA.
Mott, chairman of the new building told how Flint needs programs of the sort provided by the YMCA. Ile told also of the projected new YMCA building that would provide space for the expanded recommended for Pintograms $2,596,000 campaign is about to begin to make the new bullding -with its fartherreaching programs-a reality. First phases of the drive will start in March. Experience in other cities where new YMCA buildings have been erected is that membership triples soon after opening of new facilities, Mott said. This means, he noted, that the I'lint YMCA with a new building will come closer to serving 1hc large number of young pooplo and adults who want and weed its activities, than it can now.
Ile noted that an independent survey conducted here showed that Flint needs the YMCA's community centered program it needs a new YMCA The survey report, in 1956, suggested many ways of strengthening the programs and most have been put into operation and others will be started when practical Mott said, The present YMCA building, Mott noted, is "worn out, ob solete and not fireproof. We are at a point where we must either raise money for a new building or let the YMCA go out of business in Flint." The Walker School site has been purchased for new YMCA. The slope of the land he said, will provide for an interesting layout. Envisioned for example, is an upper level for adults, from Third and a lower level, entered from Second St. The new structure, he said, will be double TWO CITED- Charles Stewart Mott and Ivan Deveson look: pleased to get plaques Friday night from the YMCA.
Dr. Fleming A. Barbour (left), YMCA president, made the presentations. (Journal Photo) Mott and Newcomer Awarded Plaques Two Honored for YMCA Service A fellow who has been around these parts for some time and a newcomer who will be leaving this Summer were honored by the Flint YMCA Friday night at the IMA Annex. Presented plaques at a dinner-meeting of the Citizens were Charles Stewart Mott, who led the effort that resulted in the present YMCA building and who is honorary chairman of the campaign for a new one, and Ivan Deveson, a General Motors Institute student from Australia.
Mr. Mott's plaque honored him for 45 years of service to the Flint YMCA, including 17 consecutive years as president. When the YMCA was organized in 1914, he became its chief. Dr. Fleming A.
Barbour, YMCA president, made the presentation. He said Mr. Mott has done more than any other the size of the present building. Plans call for such facilities an instructional swimming pool separate from a regulation-size pool, nine club rooms instead of the two in the existing build ing and a chapel. The Business Men's Club will be doubled in size and plans call for modern residence rooms meeting all safety requirements, larger lounges and ample parking facilities, Mott said.
We proudly subscribe to the strict code of ethics of the National Selected Morticians, who require members to maintain the highest known standards of service, and most economical standardized costs. Home of Beautiful Ross Chapel SERVICE OF HIGHEST CHARACTER in Committee Has Part Of Funds in Sight Delegation of Supervisors to Visit Lansing To Confer With Senate Welfare Group Partial assurance that "no one will go hungry, or without shelter," in the County's labor union representatives members Friday by W. Clifford Board of Supervisors and Means Committee. Waiting on the committee to demand immediate action to provide welfare money were union men and members of the Social Welfare Committee of the Board of Supervisors and the County's Social Welfare Board. Warnings that the County may be without money for welfare after May 1 had been given.
The Welfare Board gave notice it will cut certain relief recipients from the rolls March 1 as an economy move. Union representatives objected and demanded Board of Supervisor action. "Ways and Means believes it can get at least part of the money on which to operate after April," Kehoe assured those present. "We are ing on to get the rest of it. We don't have the complete answer.
When we come up with it, we'll let everyone know." It was then that Kehoc said his committee can get at least a limited amount of money, and that he believes no one will go without food or shelter. One first steps taken in an attempt.to solve the problem will be to send a committec of supervisors to Lansing Wednesday to confer with the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Rep. Albert R. Horrigan told the group Friday he believes such a committee in Lansing might help solve the problem.
Rep. Roger B. Townsend said state representatives would joint meeting with the Senate after the conference on welfare problems. Otherwise, persons conferring with Ways and Means in the Courthouse Friday painted a bleak picture of what lies ahead for the County's Welfare Board. Rep.
Horrigan pointed out again the State has no funds to help. "Except for prepaid taxes," he said, "the would have fallen on the State Feb. 15." Plans to raise the State's debt limit, and to tap the Veterans' Trust Fund have been defeated, he said. "The welfare picture will get worse, more 'critical, after April," said Supervisor Lewis J. Shegos of Mt.
Morris. "If the State would participate 50-50 in meeting direct relief costs, it would help. Our first move should be to go to the State for help. A special tax for welfare pur. poses never would be approved by the voters," Shegos concluded.
Principal cause of the County's difficulty is the decrease of State participation in Welfare costs from 50 to 30 per cent of the total, said Dale A. Riker, the State's member of the board. "If the State had continued to participate on a 50-50 basis, the County would have received an additional $117.000," he said. "The State is broke. The County soon will be broke.
How are we going to get something out of empty pails?" asked Supervisor Ray Flavin of Flint Township. "It would seem to me there is no relief in sight." "What is the answer? A bond issue? Issuing of scrip?" asked Otis (Jim) Bishop, president of Buick Local 599 UAW. "IVe have more than 10 per cent unemployment. The Welfare Board says its funds will be exhausted in April. We did not come here to argue.
Wc want to see if we can help work out some plan or program. If you have a plan, let's hear it. If not, let's take some immediate action," said E. S. Patterson, regional director of the UAW-CIO.
"Flint is one of five cities in the United States that is hardest hit," said Kehoe. Four of them are in Michigan. "We under the 15-mill tax limitation," he added. "Part of the money collected within the 15 must operate the County's courts, Sheriff's office and other departments. It must finance school operation, and a mill must go to the townships if they show need.
The Board of Supervisors is not in a position to appropriate other money." "Before money becomes available to use for welfare, or any other purpose, I have to collect NEW PLUMBING BARGAINS Bathtubs, $47; New Cast Iron, 4-in. Sol! Pipe, 5-Ft. Lengths, $3.30. Not Damaged. Ne Factory Rejects.
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tune she's intellectuall bankrupt. -Willis Forbes RUSH ORDER State Police sped diptheria antitoxin from Lansing to a sick child in Flint Friday. The child had been taken as a suspected diptheria case to McLaren General Hospital. When doctors found there was insufficient antitoxin on hand, the Statc Health Department was called. East Lansing troopers sped with the serum to Durand, where they met Flint troopers, who rushed it to Flint.
The child later was transferred to Hurley Hospital's contagious diseases ward for observation. CHANGE--Persons seeking information about their incometax returns for 1958 should disregard the telephone number listed in the directory. The number for the Internal Revenuc Service office here has been changed. It now is CE em-8-4613. DEER, DEER--A lonely doe waited for the thaw at breakfast time today in the yard of the Walter Mislik home, G-4104 W.
Pierson Rd. She stood under a willow tree about 100 feet from the house for about a half hour, then crossed N. Jennings Rd. and went into woods. The family of Elmer Kitchell, G-3440 W.
Hobson also watched the deer. About the same time, Rodney, C. saw Martz, a 4512 deer Green- walk through her back yard. Deer were seen last Saturday and the previous Thursday in Flint's northwest section and in nearby suburban areas. Neighbor Shoos Boys After Store Entry Three boy's evidently burglarizing a store ran when a neighbor saw them and tapped on his window.
Leonard Nash, 355 E. Pasadena said he saw the trio break a window of the Emerson Inn, 351 E. Pasadena, at 11:30 P. M. Friday.
One went in two waited outside. Jerry Fine, store owner, said candy may have been taken from a showcase. Kills Self With Gun Harry P. McIntosh, 42, of 121 E. Dayton shot and killed himself with a 12-gauge shotgun Friday at his home, to police.
Three Injured In Accidents Richfield Rd. Crash Hurts Two Women welfare crisis was given and Social Welfare Board Kehoe, chairman of the it in taxes," said County Treasurer James P. Barkey, a member of the Tax Allocation Board. "It looks to me as if we would have an 11 per cent tax delinquency. If so, the County's tax collections are going to be 000 short." Explaining tax allocation problems, Barkey pointed out that "we have a six-member board.
The County fought for a rate. It would have provided about $1,800,000 000 for welfare. To get four votes of the six, we had to settle for 5.65 mills. It was not enough. I pointed it out then.
"If you fellows want to make your. influence heard on tax allocation, you should be talking in May, at tax allocation time." The only discordant note of the Friday meeting came after A. McCarney, Flint Fourth Ward supervisor, mentioned that the union has been taking more money from factory ployee's checks. "I wonder if there is any chance of using part of the multimillion dollar strike fund to help these -families in need?" he asked. Kehoe was quick to say he be.
lieves it is a problem for the community to solve, not, the union or any organization. A moment later Al Federico, chairman of Buick Local 599 unemployed members committee, leaped to his feet. "I would like to accept that challenge," he said. "I would be willing to go before the union and ask for funds to help welfare families, if McCarney will go before the corporation to get matching funds from money used to fight the union," he said. Bishop asked again that sinbe just cut off hungry welfare.
anyone "They, gle, employable persons not as a community, else," he said. "We, have not the right to feed some some of the unfortunate and to refuse to feed others." Injuries Fatal To Toledo Woman A Toledo, Ohio, woman died today at Hurley Hospital from injuries received Thursday in an automobile accident on US-23 in Livingston County. She was Mrs. Willard G. Burt, 53, of 3620 Douglas Rd.
She was alone and on her way to visit relatives in Flushing. Three persons injured in Flintarea Hospitaday went to St. Joseph In a two-car rear end crash on Richfield Rd. near Starkweather St. about 3:30 P.
Mrs. Alice Cox, 41, of 5438 E. Stanley received knee and shoulder fractures, and Mrs. Olive Willett, 74, of 6414 N. Vassar rib fractures and mouth cuts.
Mrs. Cox was riding with Mrs. Willett. Driver of the other automobile was Joseph Ross, G-3026 Starkweather. Thomas Owens, 5, Holly, re-.
ceived a leg fracture, bruises land cuts when he ran into the path of an automobile about noon on Holly Rd. about a half mile south of Mitchell Rd. Driver was Robert WV. Heckroth, Unionville. PTA Council Unit to Hear Consultants A single Flint individual to advance the interests of the YMCA.
Dr. Barbour also made the award to Deveson, who has served as a volunteer leader for the YMCA. He has worked with the Guys Club, 7-yearold boy's, and the Junior Club for handicapped boys at Durant-Tuuri-Mott Deveson "exemplifies the universality of the YMCA, as he worthily represents his country. lie demonstrates the worldwide character of Christian principlaidin action," Deveson's Dr. plaque Barwas "for service to youth." Mr.
Mott reminisced briefly about his carly associations with the YMCA, starting when he was about 12 or 13. He was among the first campers at the YMCA's Camp Dudley, in upper New York State. It is reclognized as the oldest camp for The YMCA program received backing by the fcatured speakler at the dinner, Dr. William Alexander, pastor of First Christian Church in Oklahoma City. Dr.
Alexander, who is noted for the youth program veloped through his church said that program and the fact that he is in the ministry -developed as a result of his YMCA participation as a youth. want to without a Dr "You can't do the things, you Alexander said in reference to meeting the needs of today's youth. The YM, he said, has not lagged in providing a positive program for youth. Pointing to a large picture of the proposed new YMCA in Flint, Dr. Alexander said the will be a means to an end the building of Christian That end, he said, "is worthy of your highest and your best." Commenting on the forward looking attitude of Flint, he said that if he had his "druthers" he'd rather raise his children in Flint than in any other city in America.
Presiding at the meeting war Robert W. Podlesak, cochair- BECKETTE ALUMINUM Siding Co. NOW TAKING ORDERS tor Work This' Low Price Sq. Ft. Spring at Per Amazing $55 100 of Choice of All Colors FHA TERMS Remodeling Estimates of All Types SU The opportunities and purposes of music and art in Flint public schools will be the discussion topic at a meeting of the City PTA Council's visory committee at 7:30 P.
M. Monday at Dort School. Speaking will be Charles L. Beal, schools' consultant in art education; Mrs. Betty Rule, music consultant, and Miss Louise Doetsch, chairman of Central High School's music department.
Funeral Monday For Leo W. Tobin Services will be at 10 A. M. Monday at St. Matthew Catholic Church for Leo W.
Tobin, 68, retired AC Spark Plug Division executive, who died Friday. Arrangements were announced today by Algoe-Gundry Mortuary, where a Rosary will be recited at 8 P. M. Sunday. The Rev.
Luke M. Powers will officiate at the funeral. Burial will be in Grace Lawn. boys in the United States. Camping, he commented, has changed a lot since those early days.
There were no frills then, and it was "quite rough stuff." Mt. Mott provided the land for the YMCA's Camp Copneconic. Flint's present YMCA "was a fine at the time it was opened in 1914, Mr. Mott said. But now, he declared, "we need a new building." "The time has now arrived," he said, "to build the building such as Flint really needs.
I'm very much convinced it will meet with a lot of favor and people will pitch in and do a fine job." Following Mr. Mott's remarks, Robert WV. Podlesak, building campaign cochairman, asked the audience: "How can we show a better example of what the YMCA helped develop than Mr. Mott?" man of the YMCA's new buildling campaign. lie noted that the YMCA produces dividends in leaders for Flint and the Country.
Citizens Committee a demonstration of a (ical class in the program for seven- year olds. A1 the end of the mecting, the state of the annex was filled with young people and I adults representing the wide scope of the YMCA everything from a skin diver to a Hi-Y member. Invocation was by the Rev. Raymond A. Gray, executive director of the Greater Flint Council of Churches.
Dr. David E. Molyneaux, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, gave the benediction. 25 Osteopathic Surgeons Expected At State Meeting About 25 Michigan surgeons will attend a meeting of the Michigan Osteopathic Surgical Society at 1:30 P. M.
Sunday the Hotel Durant. Surgeons from Indiana and Ohio will be guests. Dr. David Silverman, surgical chief at Metropolitan Hospital in Philadelphia, will lecture on "New Advances in Intestinal Surgery." Program chairman is Dr. HI.
H. Kesten, president of the society and chief of surgery at Flint General Hospital. Tosses Dish, Wrecks Window and Sign A woman threw a sugar bowl through the front window of a restaurant at 2801 St. John St. at 3:45 A.
M. today, breaking a neon sign as well. Hugh Betteford, owner, said value of the sign was $140 and the window $100. Only the window was insured. Where You Save Does Make a Difference See 1st FEDERAL FIRST OUR DIVIDEND RATE IS SAVINGS TORE SarineE INSURED 10 COn PER FUNDS RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE 10th OF ANNUM THE MONTH EARN DIVIDENDS FROM THE FIRST FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION OF FLINT Corner West Kearsley St.
and Beach St. Phone CE 4-6697 Corner Clio Rd. and Pierson Rd. SU 5-0888 104 Caroline Fenton, Mich. Member Home Loan Bank- System.
