Summary
The Beaver Island Civic Association announced that memberships expired on December 31, 1960. The notice listed a $3 personal membership rate, a $1.50 rate after June 1, and a $25 business rate including an advertisement in the BICA Tourist Guide folder.
Evidence and limits
This is a dues notice and rate schedule, not a membership roll, receipt ledger, or proof of completed renewals.
Open questions
- Which Civic Association records document the 1961 membership year, renewals, and business advertisements?
See also
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 1960, “Beaver Island Civic Association News.”Reports the December 1 decision that memberships not yet received would be $3 per year, says memberships expire December 31, and lists personal and business rates including the business advertisement in the BICA Tourist Guide folder. It does not provide a membership roll, constitution, receipts, or completed renewals.
- Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “A Friendly Reminder.”Reminds readers that 1960 memberships expired December 31 and that the January issue would be complimentary and final unless 1961 dues were paid. It repeats the $3 personal and $25 business rates and does not provide a renewal roll or receipts.
- Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Civic Association News.”Reports 267 Civic Association memberships distributed across fifteen states and two foreign countries, including 181 in Michigan, 30 in Illinois, and 16 in Indiana. These are source-reported counts, not a surviving membership roll or proof that every listed membership was paid.