The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-31
COMMUNITY FUND

Captalned by R. II. Hawker which
had Sl06.5 80 subscriptions and S4l.51
cash. Team two headed by Cap
tain 4. II. Forche had $50 of which
S26 was cash.
The next event was a presenta
ton OF the d. B. South cup to Prot
c. VI. Loesell. major VI the Michi-
gan State Normal College workers
for the division obtaining the high.
est amount. The College group
turned in sl624 OF which SSS7.25
was cash. This amounted 10 81
per cent of their $4,000 quota.
Honor Certificate
4 certificate OF honor for their
work this year in the Community
Fund drive was presented by Mr.
Seamans to Joseph +. Thompson
for work in the colore section 4
total subscription of $259.3O was
tahulated with s77.35 cash. George
Hamilton also received verbal rec.
ognition for his work by the. CO.
chairmen.
Receiving neckties as gifts from
the Fund organization were six
men from the Kiwanis headed by
Major H X. Adams. This team
of men received the highest total Of
any mems team. The amount was
so per cent or S176 out OF quota
of S2lS. Mrs. Amy Wilcox. major
of the city school women's team
received six boxes OF toilet articles
for her team which turned in the
highest of any women's group. The
amount was s17l or so per cent of
the quota Of S2l2
Win Three Awards
The Ford Motor Company. repre-.
sented by Ernest c. Kerbysou, took
all honors when Mr.. Seamans an
nounced that three Of the four
merit awards would go to the firm.
The framed certificates We're given
for the factory producing the high.
est total in dollars and cents. tho
factory showing the greatest PEI
centage OF employees participating
and the factory producing the high
est per capita amount for person
mel, exclusive OF Corporation. To
tai Ford firm solicitations were
Sl,936, an increase of "A per cent
over last year. The percentage OF
employees participating was 99.G
and the per capita amount was
1921.
Added honors went to the Ford
company when the ID. NJ. SilkWorth
cup, a new award this year. was
given by Mr. Seamans for the fac
tory having the largest contribu-
ton. Mention was made that Of
the $50 employees in the plant only
seven did not give to the Fund.
A merit award was also given 70
the American Radiator Company.
represented by Walter Miller, for
the factory showing the greatest
percentage OF increase over last
year in dollars and cents. The
company turned in S25s.50 compar.
ed to nothing last year. Previous
ly, the firm had contributed to the
Fund.
Closing the awarding OF gifts Mr..
Seamans was presented with a gift
by Mr.. Ungrodt.
Percentages
Percentages on employees OF fac.
tories participating in the pro.
gram We're read by Mr.. Seamans.
They were American Radiator and
Standard Sanitary Corporation.
1924 per cent. George L. Ennen
Company, 1856 per cent: Michigan
Ladder Company, 81 per cent:
Amesbury Seat Manufacturing
Company, 966 per cent; United
Stove Company, Sc per cent: Mo.
tor State Products, S6.3 per cent;
Peninsular Paper Company. 97.5
per cent.
The George L. Ennen Company
was given special mention by the
co-chairmen as 90 Of the 81 work.
ers subscribed to the Fund at ,
m. Wednesday
KiWanis Sot9.55
The Kiwanis division OF which
A. j. Helfrich was major raised
a total subscription OF 1885,, in
GLIDING s4i1.05 cash. Team one
headed by Captain A. T. DeOtte
brought in sS6. OF which S74 WAS
cash. Team two in charge Of Cap
tain Mckay brought in Sl3S OF
which s51 was cash. Team four d.
rected by Captain Basil Wheeler
turned In STA OF which S3l was
cash. Team FIVE with Captain S.
f. Fagerstrom had s102.55 Of which
500 was cash Team six with
Captain Rev. Gordon Speer had
Slf7 with S109 cash Team seven
with Captain P. L. Grouse had sl56
with s66 cash.
Rotary s7o7.5o
Rotary division with Major L. VI.
Thomas had s707.50 for total with
1890 cash Included was team one
headed by Captain Richard Eckert
which turned in a total solicitation
OF SO which was cash. Team two
headed by Captain W. C. McCand.
less brought in slG9 of which 1926
was cash Team three with Cap
tain c. 5. Manning brought in
S20550 Of which s116.50 was cash.
Team four with Jack Willoughby.
captain, turned in s156.50 OF which
800 was cash Team five captain
ed by +. H. Chapelle brought in
S166.5O OF which s3S was cash.
8. p. w. s535
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