Joe Shaloy
In 1937 Charlie Everingham was janitor and also supplied wood. Bob Bowles and Harold Frieberger came every day to play ball with the kids. They were too old to be in school but needed something to do.
A snow storm plugged the road at Merritt's Hill. A rotary plow was brought in from Rogers City. The teacher, Cassie Erratt, let the students watch out thewindow of the school because most of the students had never seen the plow work before. Cassie notes, it took the plow most of the morning to break the road open. Ruth Szymoniak tells of taking the whole class (10 students) to Mackinaw City and riding to St. Ignace on the Ice Breaker Mackinaw when the ship was almost new.
info from the Onaway Outlook, June 1, 2012
Poem called "Tomahawk News" by Raymond Dale Everingham,
circa 1940, for a first run of a school newspaper.
Dear Parents, read our paper, And read it carefully-through.
It's the first one we have printed, And we hope it appeals to you!
In it you will find some poems, And pictures we have drawn.
But we are sure it will be better, Each time our publication comes along.
Each Month we will endeavor, Our progress in school to show,
So if you will read our paper, Then you will surely know.
So with the help of our teacher, We are going to try and make,
This, "The Tomahawk Paper," The best one in the State!
information by
Nute Chapman, Jim Hall, Sally Beatty, Kevin Everingham
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