MORE CANDIDATES Ifttoiiial

Ho-Hwm Elections As might be expected , the lack of candida te c o n t e s t s in Monday ' s

e lec t ions in Spa r t a . Kent City and Casnov ia r e f l e c t e d i tse l f in a s m a l l vo ter turnout . We a r e f r ank ly d i sappoin ted that i n t e r e s t in local government is so low that th is should happen .

Because of the water bond i s s u e in S p a r t a , t h e r e was a s l igh t ly l a r g e r turnout in t h i s communi ty than o t h e r w i s e might have o c c u r r e d . However , the number voting s t i l l was s m a l l by c o m p a r i s o n with those who could hove bal loted.

If m o r e n a m e s on the ballot is the a n s w e r , we a r e of the opinion that the re a r e enough capab le people a round to p rov ide the b r o a d e r f ie ld of candida tes to s p u r m o r e i n t e r e s t on e l ec t ion d a y s .

P e r h a p s ano ther a n s w e r wculd be to t ake p e o p l e ' s r igh t to vote away by tel l ing t h e m t h e r e would be no v i l lage e l ec t ions . In th i s event , the people would lose the i r r ight to choose and as a r e s u l t In te res t in government would be a r o u s e d with many seek ing to r e s t o r e t h e i r l e s t d e m o c r a t i c r i gh t .

In any c a s e , it is not healthy fo r v i l l ages to have uncontes ted e l ec t ions and for negligible vo te r tu rnou t . We hope it i sn ' t r e p e a t e d :iext y e a r !

Four Essentials Four e s s e n t i a l s of a good n e w s p a p e r w e r e l i s ted r e c e n t l y by f P e n n s y l -

vania weekly pub l i she r . They a r e the fol lowing: Local p i c tu r e s . Local f e a t u r e s . F a i r and a c c u r a t e news t r e a t m e n t . Edi to r ia l pol icy. "A n e w s p a p e r without an ed i to r i a l policy r e s e m b l e s

a man without a s o u l . " We at The Sentinel L e a d e r hope that we n r e l iving up to t h e s e fou r

e s s e n t i a l s .

Ladies L'erary Club to Hold Style Shew

" F a s h i o n s , Old and N e w " is the t h e m e of the style show f e a t u r i n g " C a v a l c a d e of Co t ions , 1964" s c h -eduled at 8 o ' c lock Wednesday, M a r c h 11, in the Spa r t a Civ ic C e n t -e r by the S p a r t a Lad ie s L i t e r a r y Club in coope ra t i on with Casnov ia and Kent Ci ty c lubs . 'Phis mee t ing wil l be a gues t p r o g r a m .

I he a l l - co t t on a p p a r e l su i t ab le for beach to b a l l r o o m wear is included it the w a r d r o b e , cb ta ined f r o m the Nat ional Cot ton Counci l , M e m p h i s T e n n e s s e e and o f i e r e d a s a loan s e r v i c e to w o m e n ' s o r g a n i z a t i o n s . All of the fashion?! a r e m a d e f r o m M c C a l l ' s p a t t e r n s .

M r s . S h e r r y Olir is g e n e r a l c h a i r -m a n . M r s . Will a m De l l a r t will

LIONS PERCH FRY T h e Spa r t a Lion 3 c lub will s p o n s o r

a Lake Michigan p e r c h f r y f r o m 5 to 7 p . m . F r i d a y , March 20, in the Spa r t a High School c a f e t e r i a . Cos t p e r t icke t i s $1.25. Funds will be used to benef i t the Spar t a Band B o o s t e r s .

serve as fashion commentator. Models for the show will be Mrs. Richard Wolf, Miss Janet Totten, M i s s J e a n Baker, the M i s s e s Mar tha and M a r y B a k e r , M r s . She r ry Olin, M r s . Gordon Os tman , M r s . Donald C a r l s o n M r s . Don B a k e r , M r s . A. B a r t h C a r l s o n , j r . , M e s . Ted B a k e r , j r . M r s . C h a r l e s C h a s e , M r s . L e o n -a r d Ba2uin, M r s . H. Paul McFa l l and M r s . S tanley Mor ton .

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Methodist Men Set Ladies' Night

T h e Methodis t Men of the Spar ta Methodis t Church will hold the i r Annual L a d i e s ' Night at 6:30 P .M. on T u e s d a y , M a r c h 17 in the Dining Room of the C h u r c h . A buffet d inner will be s e r v e d by Lann ing ' s of Grand Rapids , followed by e n t e r t a i n m e n t and a p r o g r a m by Mark H e r s e y , who will speak on his r e c e n t t r i p to New York and Washington a s a de lega te f r o m the Michigan C o n f e r e n c e of Methodis t Youth. T h e men of the Church s p o n s o r th i s event each y e a r in honor of t h e i r wives .

Gospel Hymns Vesper Service

"An Evening with the Gospel H y m n s " is the theme of the f i r s t of two v e s p e r s e r v i c e s to be held at the Spar ta Methodis t Church at 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 15. This Se rv i ce will f e a t u r e a n t h e m s f rom the " G o s p e l e r a " , sung by the Chancel Cho i r , under the d i rec t ion of M r s . C. E . Wilson. Included will be a r r a n g e m e n t s of such songs as "How Great Thou A r t , " " G r e a t Is I hy F a i t h f u l n e s s , " " T h e Ninety arid N i n e , " " H e L i v e s , " and "Soft ly and T e n d e r l y . " Hie congrega t ion will s ing se lec ted f avo r i t e s f r o m a -rnong the Gospel songs . The S e r v i c e will be n a r r a t e d by the Reverend Don M. Bake r , P a s t o r , who will speak on the background and m e a n -ing of this m u s i c which has had such a profound influence on A m e r i -can r e l i g i o u s l i fe in the 19th and 20th Centurxes . N u r s e r y c a r e will be provided , and the public is c o r d -ial ly invited to a t tend.

T H E S E N T I N E L L E A D E R Wednesday, March 11, 1964

A man who reforms himself has contributed his full share toward* the reformation of his neighho;

— Norman Lougias

Camp Lake News

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Miss Ruth Yarne l l , the Sent inel -L e a d e r ' s c o r r e s p o n d e n t in the C a m p Lake a r e a , was to undergo .«?urgery at Grand Rapids Os teopa th ic Hospital on Tuesday of th i s week .

Mr . and M r s . Harold Shouiie of the Nor theas t s h o r e a t tended the F i r e -m e n ' s Pancake suppe r with M o r r e y and Jane Raman F r i d a y night .

Mr . and M r s . J a m e s P a r r e t t e , son and d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w of the M o r -rey Ramans , lef t Saturday for a F lor ida vacat ion .

M r s . June Lanham of Lyndon, Kentucky, s u r p r i s e d h e r p a r e n t s , M r . and M r s . Harold Wes tga te with a shor t v is i t l a s t week, but had to wait a day fo r the fog to l i f t b e f o r e flying home las t T h u r s d a y .

M r s . F l o r e n c e B a r k e r and M r s . Mary El l i s of Grand Rapic.s spen t Sunday with M o r r e y and J a n e R a m a n .

Li t t le f ive - y e a r - old T i m m y Shouse was playing at the lake l a s t Sa turday while his f a t h e r and g r a n d -fa the r w e r e loading a boat when he s t a r t e d c ry ing and ho l l e r i ng " A n Indian shot m e . " His f a t h e r found that a sa fe ty pin holding up h i s l e g -gings had come open and was s t i c k -ing him in the back .

The Algoma Township F i r e m a n ' s pancake s u p p e r was we l l - a t t ended by n e a r l y 300 persons; las t F r i d a y n ight .

Most of the f i sh shan t i e s have been taken off the lake . A s u r e s ign that Spr ing is ju s t a round the c o r n e r .

from _ (Hit Dibit By the grace of God I am

what I am.—(I Cor. 15:10). There may be circumstance a

in which we feel that we can-not approve of oui4 own ac-tions or the actions of others. But even then, if we but per-mit it, the forgiving grace of God will help LIS to riffht the wrong and adjust that which needs adjustment.

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Mr. anil Mrs. Lawrence D. Bradford Miss Eona Yvonne Engelman b e -

c a m e the b r ide of l^awrence Delton B r a d f o r d F r i d a y evening, F e b r u a r y 21, in the Peace Lutheran Church with Reverend Roy .Schroeder p e r -fo rming the c e r e m o n y .

Parent;? of the couple a r e M r . and M r s . Bruce Engelman and Mr . and M r s L . D. Bradfo rd , all of S p a r t a .

T h e for m e r M i s s Engelman chose a Chapel - length gown of i a t - p e a u , s ty led with a scoop necklii.** a n d t h r e e q u a r t e r length s l e e v e s . The cont ro l led bell sk i r t was a c c e n t ^ with laced appl iques and enhanced at the bi.ck with a cabbage r o s e . H e r d e m i - c a p of organza and lace s e c u r e d .1 bouffant veil ol English i l lusion and she c a r r i e d a bouquet of white c a rna t i ons and pink r o s e s .

Miss Kay Linkfield was maid of honor with M r s . Dar lene Lyals , Miss Nancy Klein, and Miss Adele B r a d -ford s e r v . n g a s b r i d e s m a i d s . They wore f loor length gowns of aqua organza s tyled with scoop neckl ines and cap s l e e v e s . Fhe nowns were enhanced with c u m m e r b u n d s and

handkerchief wat teaus of ming blue. I'hey c a r r i e d bouquets of white c a r -

nat ions f r inged in aqua. John E k s t e r a s s i s t ed as best man

and the g r o o m s m e n were Neil An-d r u s , and Donald and Dunne B r a d -fo rd , b r o t h e r s of the g room. Donald Armock and J a m e s Lyals s e rved a s u s h e r s .

Roger S immons , solois t for the c e r e m o n y sang "Oh P e r f e c t L o v e " and M r s . Edna Schaefer a s s i s t ed a s the o rgan i s t .

Mr . and M r s . George I loin of L.insing and Mr. and M r s . Baxter L\±Haas of Muskegon se rved as m a s -t e r s and m i s t r e s s e s of c e r emon ie s at the recept ion held at the Kent City Amer ican Legion Pos t .

Following a southern honeymoon, the couple will make the i r home at 147 W. Gardner S t r e e t , S p a r t a , Michigan.

The ink of fhe scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.

M o i i a m m s d - Tribute to Reason

SPARTA, W A H L S I ROM'S MICHIGAN

We Quote the Following Prices Paid '

at Our Sale Monday, March 9, 1964 VEAL — - sold up to $35.00 per cwt. B E E F STEERS HEIFERS sold up to $21.70 per cwt. B E E F BULLS sold up to $18.50 per cwt. B E E F COWS sold up to $15.HO per cwt. F E E D E I l CATTLE »oid $15.25 to $21.50 per cwt. HOGS - - - frold up to $15.90 per cwt. SOWS sold up to $13.30 per cwt. LAMBS - sold up to $18.00 per cwt. BOARS ... »old up to $12.10 per cwt. F E E D E f ; PIGS sold $11.25 to $19.00 each DUCKS Mid up to $1.20 each * H E N S sold up to $1.15 each RABBITS »old up to $4.00 each STRAW sold 20c to 25c bale HAY - sold 38c to M e hale

830 Head of Livestock 3 7 Consignments of Poultry HtthWts

Til© Sale has the largest number of buyers paying the highest market prices for your livestock.

The ladies of Ferry»*>urg Christian Refomied Church will have charge of the restaurant next Monday.

Valuable Free Gift given away »t 9:00 P.M. every Monday inlght. Must be present to win.

RAVENHA LIVESTOCK SALES »

AUCTION H E L D EVERY MONDAY AT 5:00 P.M.. RAVENNA, MICH. '

I , P A U L HERMAN, Mgr. Phone UL 3-2I5S