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Edward S. Evans, the founder of Evans
Products Company, had a flare for the dramatte.
A firm beUever In research, he
backed a foundation which was exploring
the potential of shipping freight by air.
' To dramatise this project—he invited fedsval
officials to Detroit where he staged a
httheon to which vine-ripened fruits and
vegetables were flown.
3hey arrived by eight air lines from five
countries on two continents, within six to
3G hours after the produce had been picked
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But Evans, the astute businessmen who
koaw how to make a buck, had another
side to his nature. The astute pragmatist
was also an adventurer at heart. The realist.
the supersaleman. the dignified indus-
trial leader (he was called Mister, or Colonel
by all except a few intimates) was also
a romanticist.
During his boyhood in Virginia he had
been told he was a descendant of Mary.
Queen of Scots. When searching for someone
to liken him to, the names of Frances
Drake or Walter Raleigh come more readily
to mind.
HE WAS A member of the Adventurer's
dub of Chicago, and a Fellow of the American
Geographical Society. He managed
two airplane expeditions to the Arctic for
Sir Hubert Wilkins, and one for the University
of Michigan.
' He was a former assistant librarian for
Congress; a believer in graphology who refused
to hire a' man without jeein* a
On one leg of their 1926 round-the-world trip, E.S. Evans (left)
and Linton Well* posed In a U.S. Mall plane.
SC boqrd ups tax levy
Taxpayers in the Schoolcraft College District
will be paying an additional 0.36 mill
tax despite voter defeat of a 0.53 mill levy
on June 14.
The college's board of trustees June 28
unanimously passed a resolution levying
the additional tax which will mean that
property owners will pay $2.13 per $1,000
of state equalized valuation instead of the
preaont $1.77.
The board was able to levy the additional
millage without voter approval because
of the Michigan Community College Act of
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1966, which allows colleges to levy taxes i i
excess Qf any limit or voted authorizatio i
if necessay to pay debt service on bonds.
Trustee Archibald Vallier. who has of
posed the move since it was first discussed
by the board in April, was absent when thfe
vote was taken.
A total of $640,422 will be raised by the
additional tax and allocated to varioijs
hond debt retirement: $149,431 (0.084 mil
for 1964 bonds; $176,116 (0.099 mill) ft
1966 bonds; and $314,875 (0.177 mill) f(
1968 bonds
Cheer up summer foods
The American Dairy Association suggests
trying chocolate ice cream with peppermint
whipped cream on top for a festive,
but easy summer dessert.
Whip one cup of heavy cretin and fold in
Vfc cup of crushed peppermint candy and
two tablespoons powdered sugar.
The association says canned, chopped
ginger folded into creamy cottage cheeie
with an assortment of fresh and canned
fruit is another summer treat.
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