The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-03

anu iulpol lduNt VI tue SupcINlhO
job"
Mr.. Rehton was appointed by
the mayor to fill out the unexpired
term OF Stephen Dunlap who resign
ed and went to work in the Bomber
Plant.
He is candidate for the short
term supervisorship in the first,
second and third wards OF the city.
By occupation. he is city building
inspector, was formerly member
OF the contracting firm of Renton
and Walker. and prior TO that was
a building contractor in business
for himself, an occupation he had
been engaged in for Is years.
He is a member OF the knights
OF Pythias and Masonic lodges and
the Congregational Church. He Il
married. has three daughters and
lives at HOS Congress St lie
was a member OF the city council
from the second ward for six
years from 1884 to 1910. lie was
born in Ypsilanti Township Nov.
Is, 1895 and has lived here a.
years
He is the son OF Robert and Mary
Renton. His mother was the form
err Mary L. Warner OF SusterNn
Lake. He was educated in the pub
lie schools OF Milan. lie is a can
didate on the Republican ticket and
has no opponents.
Bernard ]. Mcllhareie. Democra-
tic candidate for the office of super
visor representing the fourth and
fifth wards in the April general city
elections. said today that while he
assumed the electors of his district
are generally familiar with his Of
fetal services that he would like
to make a statement that one of the
outstanding things he was and will
be opposed to. is pressure groups.
He said he would continue TO
give his ward and also the city as
a whole, the best services in Of
flee Of which he was capable. He
said he believed in voting the way
the ajority wanted things done
and that he would continue to do
that when elected. Mr.. Mcllhargie
is partner owner of the Park
view Pharmacy on r. Michigan
Ave. and has been connected with
the establishment for 25 years. He
has been supervisor for 10 years.
Bert C. Gillette, constable and
special deputy sheriff here for the
last five years. said today he would
",rFy-niy best te-de as good and
fair a Job as | can for the people
of my district. | think it is my
duty to make promise Of faithful
service if | am elected, and this ]
do"
Mr.. Gillette is candidate for ONCE
OF constable in the fourth and fifth
wards and lives at No. II Prospect
Court which has been his resi-
dence for the past 80 years. Be-
fore taking office May /, 1888 as
constable, he was proprietor OF a
restaurant at the railroad depot
there. He is married and has five
children, of them. Kenneth gillette
is serving in the Army being sta
toned at Gilroy, Calf.
Clayton J. Hopp, Republican can
didate for the office of constable in
the first, second and third wards,
said today, II haven't prepared
any formal statement of my plat
form: there is no opposition, so We
don't have anything to get worked
up about. l have been deputy
III a,.;Ee fo,. n ,aaYs SarNinv variot1e
legal processes in the county dur
ing that time, so my work, If elect
ed, wouldn't be much different. !
believe | should say to the voters
however that | pledge my best
ability to carry out the duties ex-
pected OF me, If elected"
Mr. Hopp has been resident
OF Ypsilanti since 1921 when he
moved here from Jackson, where
he lived for 10 years. Prior TO
that time he lived in Detroit.
George M. Gaudy, candidate for
long term supervisor in the first
district comprising the first, second
'and third wards OF the city is per-
haps one Of the most widely known
Of candidates for Office in Mondays
election.
lie is one OF the oldest business
men OF the city and has not only
been active in civic affairs, but has
held public Office several times. His
principal public Office record was
made as mayor and postmaster as
we'll as supervisor,
He was in business here many
years in the Gaudy Chocolate Shop
which was established in 1877. He
will be a candidate for Office Mon
day on the Republican ticket