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MAKE OVER b-2 Almanac Enquirer and News, Mar. 19, 1980 Obituaries Chorus concert delights despite problems chorus sounded rich and full in this elo-" Music Vfch Review After intermission, the Community Chorus returned for an extremely miscellaneous set of works. A movement from Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms" was notable mainly for the exquisite solo singing of boy treble Gary Walbridge, whose every tone was pure, cool and marvelously touching. The chorus seemed unwontedly insecure in the violent middle section of the Bernstein work and the pitch of the-last note was alarmingly inaccurate. "Forty Days" from Dave Brubeck's "The Light in the Wilderness" was redeemed only by the supremely musical and intelligent playing of John Shea in the section for jazz piano improvisation.

Brubeck's writing for choir and organ, though performed well enough, turned out to be remarkably dull in an egregiously pseudo-ecclesiastical way. It was difficult to tell where the Bru-beck ended and John Antes' "Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs" began (perhaps part of the Brubeck was In any case, the Antes seemed to this reviewer the only entirely successful event on the program's second half. The quent anthem. For the finale, hordes of singers sud--denly appeared, and Sweet led them," the organ, two trumpets, and timpani through a seriously distorted reading of the final chorus from Handel's "Mes-; siah," "Worthy Is the Lamb." Something like 140 singers cannot manage Handel's lines very convincingly at any tempo, but Sweet's tempos for the Amen section were faster than could be justified in any circumstances. Naturally, the sheer weight of the num- ber of singers made for a gradual slow-, ing of the pace.

To perform an excerpt from "Mes-. siah" in this noisy, slapdash fashion as if it were the Berlioz "Te Deum" seems to this reviewer a ludicrous falsification. The large audience seemed generally appreciative of this highly variedj program, and one is inclined to forgive the defects of the evening'for the sake of the Bach motet and the Collegium's ce- lestial phrasing. By CALVERT SHENK Special Correspondent The Battle Creek Community Chorus presented its annual sacred music concert Tuesday night in First Presbyterian Church and, for this listener at least, the first half of the program was uniformly delightful. Unfortunately, the second half proved decidedly problematic.

Organist Danford Byrens began the concert with a tasteful, if slightly lifeless performance of a few of the variations from the lengthy partita by J.S. Bach's cousin Johann Gottfried Walther on the chorale "Jesu, meine Freude." There followed Bach's monumental five-voice motet based upon the same chorale, which director Roger Sweet led with care and understanding, and which the chorus sang with admirable clarity, precision and euphony. The balance between the voices and the suporting strings seemed ideal, and the polyphonic lines made their full effect with no loss of drama or devotional expression. The tone of the sopranos seemed a bit unlovely at times, taking on a rather tinny edge in pianissimo passages. Not surprisingly, the intricate contrapuntal movements which alternate with elaborated verses of the chorale were sung with rather less security than the more straightforward chorale settings.

But, as a whole, the long and taxing work came off with powerful effect. A guest choir, the Collegium Musi-cum of Olivet College directed by Byrens, concluded the first half of the pro- gram with a selection of Renaissance works and one piece from the early classical period a motet by Padre Martini. It seemed strange that the Martini was sung in English one could readily understand such a procedure in the Bach motet, but liturgical Latin is usually taken for granted by college choral groups. And one wondered why the accompaniment was played on the piano, rather than the organ or even a harpsichord. Otherwise, the Collegium's selections were performed with gratifying style and great purity of tone.

Excerpts from Palestrina's "Missa Brevis" were especially beautiful in the group's flowing, disembodied treatment. At times one was tempted to think that Byrens allowed his singers to float almost too much occasionally one would have welcomed a bit more rhythmic vitality. As their last selection, the cultivated young singers presented the "Easter Anthem" of William Billings. After some shaky intonation at the outset, this virile work established the group's qualifications for pointed, rhythmic singing. Police arrest 2 in bar incident Two men, ages 55 and 56, were arrested by Battle Creek Township police about 3:18 a.m.

today after the pair allegedly used slingshots to damage windows at the Lakeview Lounge, 642 S.W. Capital Ave. Police said an employee was inside and he first thought someone was shooting at the windows. The tavern em ployee told police by telephone that the two men left. They later returned to fire, more rocks at the windows with slingshots, police said.

The two men were apprehended by police, who confiscated the slingshots. More than $200 damage was done to the windows, police said. Andrew Titus dies; Marywood manager Andrew P. Titus 66, of 75 Thorn-croft manager of the Marywood Country Club, died Tuesday shortly after his arrival at Leila Hospital. He was taken to the hospital after being stricken at home.

He was born in Chicago and moved to Battle Creek from Maryland in 1962. He was employed by the Defense Property Disposal Service at the Battle Creek Federal Center until 1976, when he became manager of the country club. He retired in 1961 from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel after 20 years of service. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals.

He was active in the stage crew of the Leila Follies for many years and was a member of the Marywood Country Club. Surviving are his wife, the former Mae Buckles; daughters, Mrs. John (Vicki) Renner of 130 Brentwood Drive, Miss Kristina Titus, at home, Mrs. Tim Lielinski of Detroit, and Miss Lisa Titus of Fort Worth, Texas; a son, Andrew Titus III, at home; three grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Frank (Juliette) Weber of Charlottesville, and Mrs.

Delphine Wesseling of St. Louis, and a brother, John Titus of St. Louis. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in St.

Philip Catholic Church. Arrangements are by Shaw Funeral Home. Donna Swanson dies; Charlotte treasurer CHARLOTTE Mrs. Donna M. (Vierk) Swanson, 53, of 332 E.

Lawrence Charlotte city treasurer, died Tuesday in Ingham Medical Center, Lansing. She had been ill several months and hospitalized the past week. She was bom in Mecosta and was a 45-year resident of Charlotte. She Was appointed city treasurer in 1975, and earlier had been employed by Michigan National Bank. She was a member of the Lawrence Avenue United Methodist Church, the OES and the VFW Auxiliary.

Surviving are her husband, Loren J. Swanson; a daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Jan) Vaughn of Charlotte; sons, John of Chicago, Fred, at home, and Scott Swanson of Potterville; two grandchildren; her mother, Augusta Vierk of Charlotte; and brothers, Edward of Cape Coral, and Lee and Martin Vierk, both of Charlotte. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Burkhead Funeral Home.

Memorial donations may be made to the Eaton County Unit of the American Cancer Mrs. Charles Mayo Jr. Mrs. Betty J. (Thornton) Mayo, 54, of 333 Dunham Drive, died Tuesday in Leila Hospital, where she had been a patient since March 7.

She had been seriously ill two years. She was born in Battle Creek and was a lifelong area resident. She was employed by Kellogg Co. and retired because of ill health in November 1979 after 27 years of service. She was a member of the Kellogg 25-Year Club.

Surviving are her husband, Charles Mayo a son, Donald M. Mayo of 157 N. 23rd SL; daughters. Miss Cynthia A. Mayo of 614 Garrison Road and Miss Mary Alice Mayo, at home; two grandchildren; her father, Leo E.

Thornton of 284 Minges Road; a brother, Edward L. Thornton of 1152 S. 24th and a sister, Mrs. David (Anna) Melling of 284 Minges Road. Services will be held at 1 p.m.

Friday at Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Mrs. NileToIand Mrs.

Agnes E. (Kapelke) Toland, 79, died Tuesday in Marshall Provincial House, where she had been a patient five years. She was born in Germany and had resided in Battle Creek since her childhood. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Tabernacle and the Dorcas Society. During World War II, she was employed in the offices at Fort Custer.

She was preceded in death by two husbands, Henry W. Herrell in 1950, and Nile Toland in 1978. She is survived by a brother, Paul Kapelke of Bartlett, a sister, Elizabeth Drake of St. Petersburg, and two grandchildren. Services will be held at 1 :30 p.m.

Thursday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Farley Funeral Home. George Crockatt George Crockatt, 73, of 1591 Monroe Beach, Beadle Lake, was pronounced dead on arrival Tuesday at Leila Hospital, where he was taken after being stricken at his residence. He was born in Arbroath, Scotland, and moved to Battle Creek from Scotland in 1920. He was employed by Kellogg Co.

for 33 years, and retired in 1971 as a maintenance foreman. He was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church, Climax Masonic Lodge 59, Maple Leaf OES Chapter 291, Battle Creek Commandery 33 Knights Tempter, Dewitt Clinton Consistory 32nd Degree of Grand Rapids, and the Kellogg 25-Year Club. Surviving are his wife, the former Nina E. Norton; a daughter, Mrs. William (Sandra) Swalwell of 12454 Betz Road; a son, George Crockatt of Kalamazoo; five grandchildren; and a brother, James H.

Crockatt of 151 Mer-wood Drive. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Farley Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the Climax Births I Prices Good thru 6 PM, Sat, Mar. 22nd Free Parking Front and Rear of Store .1 Wed.

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SEMI-BONELESS HAMS 14 TO 17 lb. Average 31 BATTLE CREEK COMMUNITY Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nelson, 220 Oneita a daughter March 18. Mr.

and Mrs. Steven Pitcher, 1631 Ionia Road, Vermontville, a daughter March 18. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Robinson, 12103 M-66, Bellevue, a daughter March 18.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Cabbott, 200 Wellworth a daughter March 19. Mr. and Mrs.

Walter King, 745 E. Michigan a son March 19. PENNOCK, HASTINGS Mr. and Mrs. Larry Smith, 418 S.

Market Hastings, a daughter March 19. ALBION COMMUNITY Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Reed, 430 S. Byron, Homer, a daughter March 18.

OAKLAWN, MARSHALL Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Grantier, 751 E. Mansion, Marshall, a daughter March 18. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Gates, 321 Fairfield Battle Creek, a son March 18. 4 hurt as car hits pole, rail Edgar R. McDonald, 18, of 246 Main St. and three passengers in the car he was driving were injured about 9:25 p.m.

Tuesday. Battle Creek police said McDonald lost control of his car and it sheared a utility pole in two, damaged a steel guard rail and smashed a sign on a lawn on Southwest Capital Avenue near Goguac Street. Witnesses, according to police, said McDonald was driving north on Cap-ital at a high rate of speed. McDonald was listed in good condition today in Lakeview General Hospital. The passengers Beth V.

Eakins, 16; Robert J. Eakins, 18, and Kalen R. Rivard, 18, all of the Main Street address were treated for minor injuries at the hospital and released. Gunmen holdup station A 19-year-old attendant at Ed's Refinery service station, 202 Main was sweeping up in the office-store about 10:50 p.m. Tuesday when two customers walked in.

One man ordered a pack of chewing gum, the other a package of cigarettes. Then one pulled out a handgun and ordered the attendant to put his hands behind his head, Battle Creek police said today. The victim complied, the second man scooped $415 from the cash register and the two holdup men fled, police said. The attendant, who was not injured, told police he last saw the pair running east on Warren Street. Police were unable to find anyone fitting the descriptions given by the victim.

1 lb. STOCK UP NOW! 4flL YOUR ls FREEZER Masonic iempie. Raymond Hamilton Raymond Hamilton, 67, of 34 Ashley died Tuesday in Community Hospital, where he had been a patient since March 13. He was born in Battle Creek and had been a lifelong resident. He retired in August 1973 from Post Division of General Food where he had been employed for 38 years.

He was a member of the Post 25-Year Club and the United Cereal, Bakery and Food Workers Local 374. His wife, the former Lazetta Sealock, died in 1977. Surviving are daughters, Shirley J. Smith of Palatka, Mrs. Roland (Raymonda) Byykkonen of Dowling and Mrs.

Jones (Lucia) Mansfield of 233 W. 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Free-land L. Hamilton of 136 N. 30th St. and Harry S.

Hamilton of Provincial House; and a sister, Mrs. Doreatha E. Keeler of Paw Paw. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Richard A.

Henry Funeral Home. Clyde S.Rosenbrook ALBION Clyde S. Rosenbrook, 91, a former Albion resident, died Tuesday in Eaton Rapids Community Hospital, where he was transferred from Jarvis Acres nursing home. He was born in Parma and was a lifelong Albion area resident. He was engaged in farming and was a carpenter until his retirement in 1960.

He attended Albion First Baptist Church. His wife, the former Grace Burns, died in 1970. Surviving are daughters, Mrs. Norman (Lucille) Haas of Springport and Mrs. James (Ada) Logan of Rives Junction; sons, Donald R.

of Albion, Clifford M. of Shaftsburg and Clyde S. Rosen-brook Jr. of Luf kin, Texas; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Carl Rosenbrook of Mankato, Minn. Services will be held at 1 p.m.

Friday at Albion Chapel, Tidd-Williams Funeral Chapels. jU THIN BONELESS CUBED (D ROUND STEAK Qj! m) BONELESS-ROLLED BEEF (V RUMP ROAST fr ''w-v- i ii iir Cleo Weage, 62, of 1662 Hickory Road, died Tuesday night in Leila Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Dutcher Funeral Home, Coldwater. Jack P. Leigon CHARLOTTE Jack P.

Leigon, 74, of 506 S. Cochran died Tuesday in Hayes-Green-Beach Hospital, where he had been a patient three days. He was born in Illinois and moved to Charlotte 25 years ago. He was employed by Dymond's Hatchery and was a member of Temple Baptist Church of Battle Creek. Surviving are his wife, Marie Leigon; a son, Ralph Leigon of Belle-vue; daughters, Mrs.

Georgia Miknis of Dowling, Mrs. Linda Provost of Battle Creek, and Mrs. Eva Hester and Mrs. Veronica Johnson, both of Charlotte; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday at Pray Funeral Home. Lawrence G. Howlett Lawrence G. Howlett, 64, of 152 E. Kingman died Tuesday in Lakeland, where he was spending the winter.

Arrangements are pending at Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Deaths Elsewhere Mrs. Olin (Maude) Schafer, 75, of Reading, died Tuesday in Carlin Park Nursing Home, Angola, Ind. Among survivors are her husband of Montgomery; daughters, Mrs.

Dorothy Houck of Quincy, Mrs. Ruth Johnson of Concord, and Mrs. Darlene Wert of Union City; brothers, Arthur Carpenter of Cold-water, and Lester and Ellsworth Carpenter, both of Quincy. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Lower Light Church in Algansee.

Arrangements are by Diedrich Funeral Home, Quincy. Setting It Straight Federal Title I funds help pay the salaries of. classroom aides and help pay for the Junior Primary program in Homer Public Schools. It was incorrectly stated In a story Tuesday that the district had lost this federal funding. The story also stated incorrectly that the deadline for voter registration for the June 9 school election is April 12.

Actually, the deadline is May 12. Because of incorrect information provided the Enquirer and News, errors occurred in the list of survivors in Tuesday's obituary for Richard L. Coriell. Cathryn E. Woods of Battle Creek Is a stepdaughter, not a daughter; Kenneth E.

Beatty of Brewster, Ohio, and Timothy L. Beatty of Battle Creek are stepsons, not sons; Robert Coriell of Battle Creek is a half-brother, not a brother; and there are eight grandchildren and five step grandchildren. The name of Michael L. Burgess of Battle Creek, a stepson, was omitted. FROZEN GREEN Genuine New Zealand SPRING LEG OF 99 LAMB ib.

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BAG yf BANANAS Earl L.Millsap Earl L. Millsap, 68, of 203 N. Princeton died Tuesday in Leila Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Farley Funeral Home. Anniversaries Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Kennlson of 3560 Bridge Park Road, Hastings, will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary at a family dinner Friday night. The former Barbara Roach and Kenni-son were married March 21, 1945, in Battle Creek. They moved to Hastings from Battle Creek last summer. Kenni-son is retired from Post Division, General Foods and Mrs.

Kennlson retired from Interbake Foods Inc. They have one son, Charles Kennlson, of Battle Creek. CUKES or GREEN PEPPERS Mix 'n' Match REDRIPE TOMATOES 1 feu. POUND 530? POK.