Overshoes and Snowshovels are ripe in the Land of Mears

Overshoes and Snowshovels

Twenty - six years ago this winter Frank Burr , the village black- smith , told me that in the fall he figured to get his cellar ready for winter . He put in all his potatoes and coal and flour and pork and then he just let the winter come . There wasn't much money floating around in the winter but he hammered the anvil a little , blew the bel- lows and just let the winter rave . If all of us followed Frank Burr's recipe there would be little terror in winter . The WPA boys down south of Stony Lake have hoisted an American flag over their road job because they do that way in Muskegon and other places . But in a larger sense there is no special concentration of patriotism here . The existence of these relief projects shows that these men are not the type that followed Frank Burr's example . They are poor managers of the money they take in during the summer and that is why this relief work is being done . There are many other men not on relief who do not follow Frank Burr's example . Some of us try to do so and sue- ceed in part . Yet we would have a far greater sense of winter security if our coal bins were full , our wood piles long and high , our fruit shelves heavy with Mason jars , our pantries laden with flour , our lard tubs and potato bins full . Then let the winter rave . You can read a book or go forth on your skis . Hasten the day when Whittier's " Snow Bound " is a classic in every grade in school , in every ladies ' literary club , when Swiss Family Robinson is a continual theme in high school and the radios preach all through September the gospel of the full cellar and wood pile elongation . The sleigh bells of winter would sound sweeter then , the dumplings in the bean soup would be fluffier and care - free . The still snow on Christmas eve would be a thing of beauty , Pop corn and apples and the old checker board would wear the long winter out . Put another log on the fire , boys , and let the blizzard rave . Teach your children log cabin stories and the happy days of the pioneers . Remember Frank Burr's cellar and his full coal bin .

The little Mears Newz has just sold two more farms for the Han- son - Osborn agency , so those realestaters want you to know that they have another brand new listing . A little 10 - acre place adjoining a vil- lage on which there is a nice little new house , wood house , chicken house and garage , water in house , etc. Land all seeded to alfalfa . Just

the nicest little " home of your own " you could possibly think of , all for ' round a thousand dollars . Then Mrs. Osborn says she has some nice little places in the village of Mears that you should know about . Don't forget the Hanson - Osborn agency when you want a home , on the farm , in town or at the lake . Eva says " that's all I know , 33 years in the business . " - Coralie Volpp had planned to snow shovel a regular driveway to her front door . But the snowfall was so persistent she re- vised her ambitions this morning and decided to shovel just a little tunnel to walk to the road . - Fer sale , a 38 Chevy ; two 37 Chevies : one 37 Plymouth 2 - door : 35 Chevy : 33 Plymouth . Prices are right . Buy now . W. D. Peterson , Hart . - Paul Livingston built a new exten- sion on the back of the gift shop so he would have more room to take off his overshoes when Dorothy called him home to dinner and more room for little John to set up his tinker toys . - These snowy nights are party nights , sudden party nights when a few of your friends drop in and you decide to have a party . You may be needing cookies , cakes , peanuts , bananas or ice cream . The Corliss Food Shop in Hart is open evenings for your convenience . - Kay Newhouse and Edward Kramer like to ride horses in the early Muskegon Sunday morning and in the afternoon they like to aim a camera at the numb Novadoc . - Jim Full- er got to figuring up this morning how many gallons of oil he has burned in his heating stove this winter . He and neighbor Gring com pared fuel bills as they threw the snow into the air to warm their shovels . - The Smith's Corners church door blew in with the wind but the door knob is fixed again . Mrs. Nellie Downing figured on getting away to Ludington before the winter set in on her back street . But now the snow is too thick up her street and she will have to wait a few days for the sun or the scraper to thin it . - John Draft has a big butcher knife ready to cut you up a ring of liver sausage or a roast or a steak . He has relishes to go with it . Next to the bus depot in Hart . Vincent Trombley , now on the Remy Vandeputte farm , has fixed the house up different by cutting a new side back door in the summer kitchen to bring the milk pails in . Then a new middle room has been built where the intermediate storm shed was before . All of which makes the Trombleys quite comfortable in their new home . Auto owners , do you know that 75 per cent of the hard - starting trouble is caused by dirty or inefficient spark plugs ? Bring in your plugs and we will clean them for a nickel apiece . Steen's Super Service , Ply- mouth and Chrysler in Hart . - A new Rotary Club is organized in Hart and a couple of flags were flying the other day in honor of the big charter night . When it comes to keeping track of all the flag fly- ing holidays . Guy Balice is a couple of notches ahead of most every body on the avenue . For instance , he remembered to fly the flag on Columbus Day , Oct. 12 , and on election day , Nov. 5. And who else did ? Maybe one or two.-Ed. Hasty and sons , Dale and Guy , ate their breakfast late Sunday morning and realized that the table would not be set again until four or five o'clock so they motored into the sticks and set out for a five or ten mile walk along the shore to work up an appetite , Jerome Jorrissen and Mr. Diamond of Pentwater borrowed a row boat and a camera and some oars and went out to the Novadoc to take some pictures . After using up a few film shots they decided to come back . But they had forgotten to tie their boat and it was drift ing far away . So they hollered all day 750 feet to shore but the peo- ple on the beach couldn't hear what they were saying . So it was along late in the afternoon when someone took a tumble they might be ma- rooned and went to the telephone and called the Pentwater const

guard . The inquisition being going on , the coast guarders came down in numbers with great gusto and uniform splendor and rescued the two men . Next time they will take a trout line or some embroidery floss and tie their boat at least a little . The Central Market in Hart mentions sauer kraut and weiners , Polish sausage and pork chops , mutton stew and spare ribs , pork liver , pork roasts , pork chops . Phil & Clayton Nixon , Hart - Father Tomaszewski , priest of St. Gregory's parish , passed away Tuesday at Mercy hospital after an illness of a month . Services were held this morning at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Grand Rapids . - The new pavement is open all the way from Hart to Shelby , but in Shelby village there are only certain places where you can approach the concrete although the road is open all the way through - Clayton Riley has chased the frog out of his throat . Cor- rine Downing is still taking cough medicine . - Miss Ruth Anderson . teacher in the primary room , walked two miles into Mears this morn- ing , the snow being deep . She was accompanied by Marian . - Keith Corliss , grocer in Mears , invites your attention again to his warm bar- gains in long black stockings at five cents a pair . Also rubbers for ladies and children at 29c a pair . - Miss Carrie Mears has departed to Evanston for the winter . - Web Tiffany , proprietor of the Mears bunshop , went down to Chicago for a few days to learn new ways to dust the frosting sugar on the long johns and how to make bigger and better holes in the fried cakes . - Mrs . William Campbell remembers the tramway that once ran southwest of Mears near Lawrence Hew- son's house and down into Benona . It was a logging railroad with wooden rails but a real steam engine . Those were the days of Moore's mill . And Farnsworth's mill was back toward Ed . Brubaker's little pond down in duck hollow . Al Urtel's folks lived over in the south part of the village . Mears was a hustling village back in sawmill days .

Radio owners , have your radio put back into its original condition for best performance over the holidays . Tubes tested free . Also com- plete house wiring . Hart Radio Shop . Cecil Purdy . manager , C. H. Norton , radio technician .

Every Monday Hart Livestock Sale . Highest market price . On east tracks . Bring your stock in by 2 p . m . or phone 128 or 164 and will truck in your stock at very little cost .

For fire and windstorm insurance see H. F. W. Meyer , the insur- ance man . Rt . 1 , Mears , on the road to Silver Lake .

For $ 25 I will sell you a lot in a forest close to Silver Lake . For $ 90 additional we will erect a log cabin on your lot . Great for a hunt- ing lodge or summer home . Swift Lathers , Mears , Mich .

For good job printing neatly done , see the Hayward Press in Hart . Figure with Norm in sunshine or storm .

What would be more appreciated than a Fluorescent bed lamp , floor lamp , desk lamp . pin - up lamp for Christmas ? Order yours laid away now . F. M. Clark . Phone 258 or 46 , Courier building in Hart .

Bring in your carpet rags to Mrs. Roy L. Geisinger , corner 6th an Pine , Shelby , and have them woven into beautiful rugs and carpet