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GI.AKE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941
New Series Vol. 49, No. 49
WIND AND RAIN
VENT FURY HERE
PASrWEEK END
Bernie Hampton Home at
Harrison Struck by
Lightning "~
The equinoctial storms, common at
this time of year, burst forth in this
community with unusual fury the past
week end.
Dust storms in the Fire Tower
locality stripped many fruit trees of
their crop and damaged roofs and
small buildings Saturday,
Silos were blown down on the Glen
Bay and Orville Bates farms in the
Eagle community.
During Monday evening's electrical
storm, a bolt of lightning struck a
large tree at the Bernie Hampton
home one mile north of Harrison, completely splintering the tree and throwing pieces of bark sixty feet into the
surrounding trees. The bolt jumped
to the power line, entered the house,
shattered a light bulb and blew out
a switch, and threw a burner out of
place in the electric range.
Mr. Hampton, who stood near the
stove, and Mrs. Hampton and daughter, Kathleen, who stood nearby, fortunately escaped the bolt, but were
severely shocked and numbed for
some time.
Heavy rains at St. Henry's, seven
miles south of Clare, beat into windows of homes and flooded fields, with
water three feet deep in a corn field
■just west of St. Henry's school.
Record  Rainfall Here
The Government rain guage at
Clare registered a rainfall of 1.00 inch*
from 6:00 p. m. Sunday to 6:00 p. m.
Monday; and 3.30 inches from 6:00
p. m. Monday to 6:00 p. m. Tuesday;
a total of 4,30 inches in forty-eight
hours.
The Government guage at Harrison
registered 1.00 inch from 6:00 p. m.
Sunday to 6:00 p. m. Monday; 2.90
inches from 6:00 p. m. Monday to
6:00 a. m. Tuesday; and .48 inches
from 6:00 a. m. Tuesday to 6:00 p. m.
Tuesday; a total of 4.3S inches in
forty-eight hours.
There was nearly five inches of
precipitation in Clare county during
the first nine da*ys, of September, more
than the average rainfalMor'thW'ehtrre
month. *       f   '
C. H. Sutherland
Observes Ninetieth
Birthday Tuesday
One of Clare's remarkable gentlemen reached his ninetieth milestone
through the journey of an active
business and civic life, when Clark H.
Sutherland celebrated his birthday
anniversary at the home on east Fifth
street Tuesday.
Mr, Sutherland came to Clare nearly sixty-five years ago and has been
continuously engaged in public and
business activities since that time
until ill health compelled him to
retire.
He was one of Clare county's first
registers of deeds and first county
clerks, serving'in the court house at
Farwell before the county seat was
moved to Harrison. He was affiliated
with the Clare County Savings Bank
for many years and Cashier at the
time the bank closed.
Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland were
married in Clare May 6, 1877, and
sixty years ago this fall built the
home where they now reside.
Although he has been confined to
his bed for some time, he maintains a
keen interest in public affairs and enjoys to visit with his friends, a number of whom called to extend congratulations on his natal day. Others
sents cards, flowers, fruit, etc., as
remembrances.
WEIDMAN DRIVER
CRITICALLY HURT
IN AUTO CRASH
Truck   Driver    Narrowly
Escapes Burning to
Death
F. A. CARNCROSS
PASSES AWAY AT
SHERIDAN HOME
Funeral Services to be Held
at Eagle Church This
Saturday
F. A. Carncross, well and favorably
known Sheridan township farmer for
the past fifty-five years, passed away
at his home there at 7:30 o'clock
Wednesday evening, following a long
illness.
He had lived in the farm home,
where he passed away, continuously
during this time except for about six
years when he lived in Clare at two
different times.
He has been a member of the Eagle
Church of God for many years and
has served his community as township and school officer a number of
terms.
Funeral services will be held from
the Eagle church at 2:00 o'clock Saturday   afternoon,   with Revs.   M.   R.
One man was critically injured and
another rendered unconscious at 6:15
o'clock Tuesday evening when an
automobile and Shell gasoline truck
collided at the intersection one mile
south of Rosebush on US-10, and the
gasoline truck caught fire.
Poor visibility caused by rainfall
and approaching darkness was at
least partly* responsible for the accident, which involved Frank Schmidt,
45, of Weidman, who was driving the
passenger car west, and Alex Odell,
46, of Coleman, who was driving the
truck south, when the collision
occurred.
Schmidt was rushed to the . Community hospital at Mt. Pleasant,
where examination revealed him to he
suffering a crushed chest and bad
lacerations on the Jiead and "ooay.
Odell, who suffered lacerations about
the head and burns, was treated by
a Rosebush doctor and released.
Schmidt's condition was reported as
fair, Thursday.
Fortunately tne accident occurred
at an intersection where assistance
was immediately available as the cab
of the truck burst into flames with
Odell inside in an unconscious condition. Donald Swindlehurst, attendant of the service station located
there, and Charles Blake, of Temple,
who was driving by, lifted Odell from
the cab of the burning truck and
put out the flames with fire extinguishers. The Clare Fire D_3artment was
called, but the fire had been put out
before the firemen could get there.
As there was no gasoline in the truck
at the time of the accident, the fire
was confined to the cab. The tank
was torn loose from the chassis of the
truck by the impact and the two
vehicles were damaged to the extent
Honderich and Charles Kleinhardt! of $650.t)0. The accident was inves-
officiating, and interment will be tigated by State Police of the Mt.
made in Cherry Grove cemetery. (Continued on Page Ten)
FORMER CLARE
BOY KILLED BY
LIGHTNING BOLT
Funeral Services Held for
Russell Bonham Last
Friday
Relatives and friends of Russell
Bonham, of Pontiac, were shocked last
week when they received word of his
sudden death when struck by lightning, Sunday morning, August 31. Mr.
and Mrs. Bonham were vacationing at
Alpena at the time of the tragedy.
Russell  Bonham,   son  of  Mr.   and
Mrs. C. L. Bonham, was born at
Marion, Indiana, July 26, 1902. He
came to Clare, Michigan, when about
six years old and attended school at
Herriek and Dover. He moved with
his parents to Pontiac twenty-two
years ago. In 1925 he was married to
Mrs. Edith Lewis and to this union
two children were born ,one dying in
infancy.
Mr. Bonham has been a projectionist at the Oakland Theatre in Pontiac
for the past fifteen years and was the
business representative of the Pontiac
Motion Picture Projectionists, and
also a charter member. This group
was organized in 1920.
He leaves to mourn their loss the
bereaved widow; one daughter, Mar-
lene Joyce, at home; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Emma Joyner and
Mrs. Mildred Maxfield, of Pontiac;
and Harold Lewis, private first class,
Fort Flagler, Washington; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Bonham, Pontiac; four sisters, Mrs. Claretta Douglas, Mrs. May Sanders, Mrs. Dorothy
Debiec, all of Pontiac, and Mrs. Zella
Jorgenson, of Frederic; three brothers,
Charles of Pontiac, Treston and
Emery of Clare; together with other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held from the
Pontiac Farmer's Funeral Parlors
Friday morning, at 10:00 o'clock, with
the Rev. H. H. Savage of the Pontiac
First Baptist church officiating. Those
attending from Clare were Mr. and
Mrs. Treston Bonham and son,
Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bonham,
Marshall Bonham, Mrs. Etta Howard,
Arthur Ginn and son, Byron, Mr. and
Mrs. John Haring, Mrs. Cecil Blanch-
arcl, _and■■■Mi. and Mrs. William
Spencer.'
CLARE COUNTY AAA FIELD
WOMAN MEETS frlTH EIGHT
POINT LAKE f LADIES WED.
Mrs. Eva Schlafley, Clare County
Triple A field woman, made her first
appearance, in this capacity, Wednesday afternoon when she met with the
Eight Point Lake Go^d Luck Club at
the honie of Mrs. Grant McLane.
Nineteen ladies were present for the
all day meeting and pot luck dinner.
Mrs. Schlafley ga,ve a discussion on
the Triple A work and the wouien's
part in It. She offered many suggestions and ideas for the work of the
year, Mrs. Schlafley stressed * the
value of food for defense and nutrition. ■      '    „
After the meeting,: the hostess, a
recent bride, was presented with
many lovely gifts.
Mrs. Schlafley will: make her next
visit with the Garfield* Grange at Lake
Station, September 20, and will* show
interesting movies.
CLARE PROTESTS
LOSING PASSENGER
TRAHTSERYiqE
Appeal   to Public   Service
Commission to Continue
Ann Arbor Trains
Fort Custer Guest House Popular
With Friends of Soldiers There
Lingering week end guests are a
problem to Fort Custer's Service Club,
just as they are to cottage-owners on
the various Michigan lakes. The one
slight advantage of the Service Club
over other hostesses is that guests
accept the Army hospitality knowing
. there is a three-day limit on their
stay.
Miss Marion Phillips, the Service
Clubs social hostess says this ahout
the guest problem, "Of course we want
everyone who wishes to come down
to stay with us, but we're so swamped
with reservations every week .--.end
that to be fair we have to ask many
to leave when their three-day limitation is up. That's a hard job,
especially when* we'd like to have
them- stay."
The Fort guest house shelters its
occupants in Army style. The house
is a two story, white building, the
same style as the men's barracks.
Located twenty yards behind the Sei--
vice Club, it was completed and
opened to-the public on March 24th
this year. Since that date, ■ the 67
guests beds in the. 29 room building
have enjoyed much popularity among
service men's friends that present demands for reseBvations would fill a
second guest house on most week
ends.
White inside and out, spotlessly
clean—army style—the air conditioned
barracks and rooms rent for fifty
cents a night. Applications for rooms
are written, telegraphed, telephoned,
or made personally to the social hostess, Fort Custer Service Club. Everything is very informal from checking
in to checking out,
Arriving guests sigu the register in
Miss Phillip's office and then are
given a key to the room they are to
occupy. On the guest register are
given the visitor's name, address, time
expected to stay, and the name of the
person on the Fort being visited.
After being shown their room . and
facilities in the guest, house, the visitors are then on their own.
The two story building in addition
to its 29 rooms contains shower baths
for. men an women on each floor, and
a lounge. The latter contains at present six card tables, chairs, and a player piano. Other furnishings are being
sought to complete the decorations.
Rooms are furnished with two, army
cots, a dress-Jr, wardrobe, chair, run,
ashtray, wastebasket, and a curtained
(Continued on Pag*? .Ten)
COUNTY HEALTH
ASSN. RECOGNIZED
FOR WORK HERE
Beautiful County Flag Presented in Impressive
Ceremony
The members of the Clare County
Health Unit are justly proud of the
very beautiful county flag that was
presented by the J. L. Hudson Company, of Detroit, in an interesting ceremony held in the Harrison Gymnasium, Friday morning, September 5.
The program was opened by two
numbers by the Rhythm Band of the
Temple school, who presented a pleasing sight in their pretty uniforms, and
their very attractive drum major was
not afraid to strut her stuff.
Dr. Helen Lanting, acting tri-county
health doctor, explained briefly some
of the work of the Health Club and
the aims for the future.
Miss Garland, representing the J. L.
Hudson Company, followed Dr. Lanting. She told that the company
wrote to various people to learn what
group was. most outstandng in community service and the answer was
the Health Group in this county.
The gift the Company chose was a
county flag illustrating the history or
growth of the county.
The flag was presented to Mrs.
Madge Lamb, who has always taken
a leading "part in any movement for
health betterment. The flag is five
by eight feet in size, made of heavy
white silk with a wide border of blue.
In the center is a load of grain or
hay drawn by a fine team of horses.
Mrs. Lamb expressed her pleasure
that the health unit should be thus
recognized. She said this county was
one of the three in the state to be so
honored. The unit has been working
seven years and great advancement
has been made in cutting down contagion. She told of the benefits of
immunization and the work of the
County Nurse, Miss Ina May Young.
Mrs. Lamb also told of the benefits
derived from the work of the Sanitary
engineer, C. H. Niggeman. She urged
people to help one another by reporting to the nurse any sickness or any
thing the services of the nurse might
be of benefit.'
She thanked the Hudson Company
in behalf of the County, for the fine
gift.
The program closed with the singing of America led by the Harrison
High School Band.
Mrs. Evelyn Ettingson, of the State
Health Department, was present. The
meeting was in charge of Supt. Chas.
Amble of the Harrison school.*
Reports here that the Ann Arbor
Railroad Company is petitioning the
Michigan Public Service Commission
for permission to discontinue the two
passenger trains passing through
Clare has caused considerable consternation among local citizens and
business people. Public sentiment in
Clare is that these two trains, to-wit:
passenger trains numbers 51 and 52,
should not be discontinued.
It is realized that the advancement
of the gasoline motor vehicle has
made serious inroads into the profits
of operating passenger trains, but the
passenger service here has also been
largely curtailed during this time.
Admitting that the railroad company is operating these trains at a
loss, we maintain that many other
business organizations maintain services ; for the B-obli->"at_*-„. loss, and
sometimes with no remuneration from
the particular service, paying for them
from phases of the business of a more
lucrative nature.
Passenger service in Clare is not
only desirable, but vital to the community and we feel that each citizen
and civic group should use their influence with the railroad and Michigan Public Service Commission that
passenger service may be continued
as in the past.
Schoolmate Crowns Flower Queen
at Community Show Tuesday Nite
Miss Roberta McKnight, 1941 Queen of the Clare Community Flower
Show, is shown seated above, surrounded by (left to right) Miss Mavis
Kennedy, and the little Misses Suzanne Irving and Carol Ann Wieferich,
who were her attendants during the crowning ceremony.
INDIANA PASTOR CONDUCTS
SPECIAL SERVICES AT CLARE
BAPTIST CHURCH THIS WEEK
Rev. M. E. Hawkins, of Mishawaka,
Indiana, has been conducting special
services at the Clare Baptist church
each evening this week. There will
also be services Saturday evening.
On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
he will give the "Sinking of the Zam
Zam." It is hoped that all who will,
will attend these meetings. Rev.
Hawkins comes well recommehded
and is the President of the Mid-
Missions.
AMERICAN LEGION
INSTALLS OFFICERS
MONDAY EVENING
Commander   Thilly    Appoints
Committee Chairmen
for the Year
NEW LABOR DAY
RECORD TRAFFIC
ON MICH. HIWAYS
Twenty Per Cent Increase
Over Last Year's
Traffic Count
Members of Walter H. Larman Post
No. 128, American Legion, met in the
Legion rooms Monday night, September 8th, for a business meeting and
the installation of the newly elected
officers for the year.
Junior Past Vice Commander of the
Fourth Zone Conrad Walker was the
installing officer. Due to the storm
which *was raging outside, all of the
newly elected officers were not in attendance, but the following were duly
installed.
Post Commander—Frank Thilly.
Post Adjutant—Omer Parent.
Treasurer—Peter Creguer.
Chaplain—William Harger.
The other officers will be installed
later.
Commander Thilly then announced
the appointment of the following committee chairmen:
Service and Welfare—N. L. Tibbils.
Child Welfare—Kyle McKinnon.
Membership—Conrad Walker.
Americanism Director—J. A. Clute.
Boy Scout—Leo E. Oden.
S. A. L — Jay O. Bellinger.
Employment—Francis   Jackson.
Those who conducted the aluminum
drive are pleased to report that there
were 290 pounds collected here, and
wish to thank all who cooperated in
the drive. The Boy Scouts are wortfiy
of much praise for their efforts in the
drive.
A new year is at hand and all members are urged to get back of their
new officers and be boosters. They
have a tremendous task ahead and
need everyone's support. Let's all
work for the best interests of our
community, state and nation.
BAKE SALE
Rebekahs will hold a bake sale Saturday, September 20th, at Morgan's
Grocery.. adv.
While soaring to a new Labor Day
record, traffic on Michigan's highways
over the recent holiday week end
failed to reach the all-time peak
chalked up over the Fourth of July, it
was revealed this week by State Highway Commissioner G. Donald Kennedy.
From counts taken in various sections of the state, it was shown that
traffic over the Labor Day week end
was twenty per cent greater than for
the corresponding period last year.
The state's more important highways, including those leading to
resort areas, showed increases ranging from fifteen to thirty-five per cent
over last year, while the less traveled
highways recorded gains of from five
to ten per cent, for a state wide
average of twenty per cent.
In commenting on results of the
survey, Kennedy stated this was the
first time since traffic counts had been
taken that Labor Day week end figures
were not greater than those recorded
on the Fourth of July.
"Several factors," Mr. Kennedy explained, "were no doubt responsible
for this unusual condition." Among
them he listed heavy . pre-holiday
travel my motorists attempting to
avoid the holiday rush; later opening
of many schools which permitted resorters to remain at their cottages
until after the holiday period, and
increased industrial activity which required workers to remain at home.    "
Automobiles transported across the
Straits of Mackinac, while setting a
new Labor Day record, also failed to
come up to the all-time high mark
recorded on the Fourth of July, when
5,946 cars were ferried across.
The high mark for the Labor Day
holiday period was set Saturday,
August 30, when 5,046 cars were transported across the Straits. A total of
19,776 cars were transported during
the five-day period from August 28 to
September 1, an increase of 3,703
vehicles, or 23.03 per cent, over the
corresponding period last year.
WALTER E; PITTS
DIES OF INJURIES
SEPTEMBER 1ST
Gilmore   Resident   Fatally
Injured in Auto
Accident
Walter E. Pitts, was born in Gilmore township, Isabella county,May
the 17th, 1896, and departed this life
■September 1, 1941, at a Reed City
hospital, of injuries received in an
automobile accident. He grew to manhood in Gilmore township, and at the
age of nineteen he was united in
marriage to Miss Lula Pervis. To this
union were born two children, Marguerite and Thelma.
In July, 1937, he married Beatrice
Morse. He spent most of his life in
Central Michigan.
He leaves to mourn their loss, his
wife Beati'ice; two daughters, Mrs.
Floyd McGuire, of Flint, and Mrs.
James Rawson, of Farwell; his
mother, Mrs. Mary Pitts, of Mt. Pl_as-
ant; two brothers, Bert, of Mt. Pleas-
and, and John, of Centralia, Wash.;
two sisters, Bertha (Mrs. D. W. Mc-
Neal), of Lansing, and Blanche (Mrs.
W. A. Hyde), of Flint; three grand-
Children, and a host of other relatives
and friends.
Funeral services were held in the
Gilmore Church of Christ Thursday
afternoon September 4th, at 2:00
o'clock. J. S. Penick, pastor of the
Gilmore church had charge, and interment was made in the Gilmore cemetery.
ANNUAL FLOWER
SHOW PRESENTED
HEREJTUESDAY
Miss Roberta McKnight U
Crowned Flower
Queen
In spite ,of the weather, Tuesday,
September 9th, the Clare Study Club
Flower Show was a huge success. The
large entertainment hall in the City
Hall was filled with the beautiful
flower exhibits from the gardens in
Clare. At one end of the room a
garden setting of flowered trellises,
picket fence, and evergreen shrub*
bery made a perfect setting for the
queen and her attendants.
White's Greenhouse and Nursery
displayed beautiful dahlias, gladiolus
and asters.
Louise Flower Shop attractively displayed chrysanthemums and winter-
straw flowers in an autumn setting.
Gladiolus, roses, and house plants in
novel containers were also displayed.
Many townspeople took marked
interest in special displays such as
fancy gourds, three hugh tomatoes
weighing three pounds and seven
ounces collectively, an Easter Lily
which has three blooms on it this time
of year in one garden, and a clever
arrangement of Florida shells in a
garden setting*. Last but not least, a
very interesting miniature garden designed by a child was also given
special recognition.
Judges selected by the committee
were all from the Harrison Study
Club: Mrs. A. Witmer, Mrs. William
Hibbard and Mrs. Neil Kinne. They
awarded blue ribbons for first prize,
"special" was tagged to several
exhibits, and white ribbons for second
prize. Flowers were judged for perfection and variety, color and ar*
rangement.
The following people of Clare re*
ceived prizes:
Mrs. Fred Sanford, 1st Dahlias.
Mrs. A. E. Mulder, 2nd Dahlias-.
Dr. John Hall, 1st Gladiolus,
Mrs. Mary Holbrook, 2nd Gladiolus*
Mrs. Ernest Ramey, 1st Asters.
Mrs. Burt Greer, 2nd Asters.
Mrs. John Nelson, 1st Mixed color
bouquet.
Mrs. A.'E. Mulder, 2nd Mixed color
".ouquej.
Mrs. s; M. Carrier, 1st Marigolds!
special, Tigridiar special, Gold Zinnia
and "Fantasy in Star Dust";  Zinnia*
Mrs. Charles Gierhardt, 2nd Zinnia-,
Mrs. Leon Casner, 1st Tubular Rose.
(Continued on Page Nine)
George's Market—Open evenings
and Sundays. Quality meats and
groceries. 118 East 4th Street, Clare.
Phone 290. 62tf
VOLUNTEERS FILL
SEPTEMBER QUOTA
F0RJNDUCTI0N
Seven are Expected to be
Called Into Service
in October
The entire September quota for induction into the U. S. Army from
Clare, county was filled with volunteers. Those who will leave for Detroit Wednesday, September 17th, for
induction there are:
Chester Ervin Bond and Elmer E. H,
Bond, of Harrison R.F.D., two brothers
who requested to be sent together.
Kenneth Joseph Cunningham, of
Clare.
John Allen Schaaf, Jr., of Clare.
These volunteer inductees will be
guests of Stuart and Mark Bicknell at
a 12:00 o'clock dinner at the Dunlop
Cafe on the day they leave.
Seven are expected to be called into
service as the October quota.
Farwell Dedicates Memorial in
School Forest to J. L. Littlefield
FOB SALE—Bird dog.    Walt Pettit,
Clare.
For Sale'—A good service < for your
broken down appliances, call the Clare
Lion Store. .Phone 787. adv.
By Etta S. Brown
Sunday afternoon, August 31, 1941,
will be remembered by many as one
of the outstanding dates in the history of this little village, when friends
and relatives gathered to pay tribute
to the memory of its most outstanding
citizen.
Although rain had fallen during the
day, the skies cleared and perfect
weather prevailed as the hour arrived
for the ceremony which took place in
the school forest park.
The program opened with t he singing of America, led by Mrs. Madge
Lamb, with Ruth Stanley at the piano.
The invocation was given by Dr. John
H. Hall.
Mrs. Lamb, a member of the Board
of Education and who was in charge
of the program, expressed pleasure at
seeing so many present, and briefly
stated the purpose of the occasion,
calling attention to the beautiful trees
which had grown from the tiny seedlings planted a few years ago.
She mentioned that through the influence of Mr. Littlefield, the Farwell
school was one of the first to start a
school forest, and how proud all were
of the forest now/ arid also staffed that
the Board of Education felt that no
better way could be found to show
appreciation of Mr. Litlefield's forethought than to erect this beautiful
memorial tablet.
She next introduced Junior Malosh)
who represented the Future Fanners
Club. Junior expressed his pleasure
at being asked to have a part in this
event and remarked that it seemed as
if many great men were not appreciated until they were no longer among
us.
He stated that in 1927 Mr. Littlefield donated the forty acres to start
a school forest and that recently forty
more acres had been purchased and
added to it. Continuing, he said, "At
the present time our school forest is.
(second best and the most profitable ir.
the state, thanks to Mr. Littlefield who"
was an educator and reforester, that
while he was a lumberman, hef
believed in replacing what he toole*
from the land."
He quoted a poem from EHa Wheeler Wilcox and then stated that the1
members of the F.F.A. Club and stif
dents of Farwell High School wefe
happy to honor the man who taught
them reforestation which brings back
beauty and productiveness,
(Continued  on Page ■ Eleven)