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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY NfORNlNG, NOVEMBER 7,4941
New Series Vol. 50, No. 5
LANS COMPLETE
FOR ARMISTICE
DAY DANCE TUES.
Tim   Doolittle   Broadcasts
Promise to Fill City
Auditorium
Clare High's New
Superintendent
Plans are practically complete tor
the Armistice Day hard time party at
the Clare city hall auditorium next
Tuesday evening, and with tickets
going on sale early this week, reports
ot representatives of the Clare
Chamber of Commerce and Walter H.
Larman Post, American Legion, sponsors of the party, indications are that
there will be a sell out,
Music will be furnished by Tim
Doolitle and His Pine Center Gang and
with broadcasts of the party from
radio station WJR., Detroit, on the Tim
Doolittle hour each week day morning
for the past two weeks, large numbers
are expected from the adjoining territory and far beyond,
It is not often that the people of this
community have the opportunity of
hearing a popular radio orchestra iu
a personal appearance and many who
do not care to dance will be present
for the entertainment of the Tim
Doolittle group.
The orchestra has proven very
popular on past engagements in this
locality, and with many coming to
hear them for a second and third time,
it is expected a generous contribution
will be made to the United Service
Organizations, for whose benefit the
party is being held.
Dress up in your "worst" aud come
out and enjoy yourselves aud at the
same time make life a little brighter
for the boys in their country's service.
LICENSE PLATES
WILL HAVE WHITE
FIGURESON GREEN
Made Slightly Smaller Than
Usual to Conserve Metal
for Defense Pui-p^ses^"-
Harry F. Kelly, secretary of state,
announced Sunday* that 1942 automobile license plates would be placed
on sale throughout the state Monday.
The plates, white on green background, are made slightly smaller this
year to conserve metal for defense,
and built stronger because the shortage of steel may compel their use for
two years.
Half-year plates will wear the notice
"expires 8-31-42," instead of the new
plates, owners who apply for second-
«alf-year licenses will receive metal
strips to cover that portion.
Kelly explained the plates are so
designed that strips bearing the numerals "1943" could be superimposed
over this year's date line.
Although it is the first time the
date strip has been used on axitomobile
plates in Michigan, the state Of Connecticut has used it successfully for
several years, according to the department of state.
The 1942 Michigan plates have been
redesigned structurally. Bead and bolt
holes have been delocated to strengthen the plates to withstand two years'
use which they are expected to undergo for the sake of economy and steel
conservation.
Kelly asserted that the use of the
strip to eliminate the full size plates
customarily issued to replace first-
half licenses, will In 1942 alone save
?60,000 in manufacturing costs and
more than a million pounds of steel.
If the strip is used in 1943 to pro
long use of the 1942 plates, this will
save an additional $225,000 in manu
facturing costs and more than two
million pounds of steel, he said.
Another innovation for 1942 will be
the printing of license plate code letters on the plate envelope to enable
motorists to determine what combinations of letters pertain to given counties.
The number of passenger cars
registered in each county also will be
given.
The new plates went on sale here
Monday morning at the branch office
of the Secretary of State at the
Damoth Insurance Agency; and at
Harrison at the County Treasurer's
office.
CHURCH OF GOD PASTORS
RETURNED TO CHURCHES
BY MICHIGAN ELDERSHIP
At the annual session of the
Michigan Eldership of the Churches
of God, held at Elm Grove church the
past week end, Rev. Charles Kleinhardt was returned to the Elm Grove,
Arthur Center and Colonville circuit
and Rev. M. R. Honderich was returned to the Eagle church.
These ministers have been success-'
till in their respective charges and
will be welcomed By their congregations for another year of ministry.
SCHOOL TO HOLD
OPEN HOUSE NEXT
WEDNESDAY N1TE
High School Students Parents to Attend Classes
in Their Places
AUSTIN P. BATES
Mr. Bates was chosen for the position at a recent meeting of the
Board of Education, after having been
a member of the high school faculty
for the past ten years, seven of which
he has been principal.
LOOMIS PIONEER
PASSES AWAY AT
LATE J10ME TUES.
Had Been Resident of That
Community Past
Sixty Years
Ethelbert Bergey, eighty-two year
old retired farmer, passed away at
his home in Loomis, Tuesday afternoon, following a week's illness of
pneumonia and complications of advancing age. Mr. Bergey had been a
resident of the community for the
past sixty years.
Ethelbert Bergey was born the son
of Noah and Mary Bergey, in Gratiot
county, Michigan, November 9, 1859,
and passed way at Loomis, Michigan;
November 4, 1941, at the age of
eighty-two years, eleven months and
twenty-six days,
He was united in marriage to Miss
Anna E. Harmon, August 20th, 1879,
and this union was blessed by the
birth of nine children, Bert, John, and
Earl, of Loomis,- Russell, now of Saginaw, Ruby, now Mrs. George Liudell,
of Walbridge, Ohio, and William
Frederick, Myrtle, May and Carl, who
preceded their father in death.
Mr. Bergey worked for thirty-three
years in the saw mills around Loomis,
as a young man, and then devoted
most of his time to farming until retiring several. years ago. He was a
faithful Christian and active in church
work in the community as long as his
health would permit.
He leaves to mourn their loss, besides the bereaved wife, Anna, and
five children; two brothers, Henry, of
Harrison, and Charles, of Gaylord; a
number of grandchildren, great grandchildren, other relatives and a host
of friends.
Funeral services were held from the
!_aints Church in Loomis at 2:00
o'clock Thursday afternoon, with
Elder S. T. Pendleton of Beaverton
officiating and interment • in the
Loomis cemetery.
The Clare Public School will throw
open its doors next Wednesday night
for its third annual Open House,
Parents and patrons of the school have
been extended a hearty invitation to
visit the school on that night. This
Will afford them an opportunity to
become acquainted with the work of
the school, its equipment, and to meet
the faculty.
In the Junior High and High
Schools, grades seven to twelve, only
the parents are invited. School for
them will "take up" at 7:30 p. m., and
they will run through a short, mock
schedule, with ten minutes allotted
for each class period. A copy of his
child's schedule has been mailed to
every parent, so that he may visit
each class which his child daily
attends. During the ten minutes
period the teacher will explain the
objectives and methods of the class,
and then the parents will be given a
chance to "recite" in the form of asking questions.
Grades four to six will have a
schedule worked out by the teachers
in those grades. The pupils will
attend these classes as usual.
Following its Open House, at 9:00
p. m., an informal discussion will be
held, presided over by Morrel Clute.
the topic is: "What opportunities does
the community of Clare offer education for the total defense of
America?" Representative leaders of
the community and student body will
serve on the panel. All parents who
are genuinely concerned in the training of their children during these
critical times are urged to attend and
take part.
Citizens State
Bank Open House
Saturday Night
The officers and directors of the
Citizens State Bank will hold open
house at the bank this Saturday evening and invite the patrons and
friends of the bank Ao call and visit
them in their beautifully and commod-
iously remodeled quarters.
With the improvement program
completed, the local tJank now has one
of the finest banking offices in the
state and those who. do not have the
opportunity of caliinjg during business
hours will welcomej the opportunity
of calling and enjoying the pleasant
atmosphere of the greatly improved
banking' quarters.
No business will be transacted during the evening.
LICENSES WITHHELD
FOR SHOOTING PEOPLE
....   DURING ALL SEASONS
Legislature Extends Five Year
Penalty to Affect Small
Game Hunters
Denial of hunting licenses to small
game hunters involved in hunting
accidents and game law violations, a
penalty long in force against erring
deer hunters, is expected to make
doubly careful this fall the bird and
rabbit hunters who want to continue
enjoying the sport.
Under the new law, effective since
the Legislature adjourned, any person
over seventeen, while hunting small
game, accidentally or otherwise
wounds or kills, by shooting, any
human being will be ineligible, like
the deer hunter, to obtain a license
in the next five years.
Any person convicted of violating
the small game law may, if the court
so orders, be deprived of his hunting
license for the current and succeeding
year. For deer hunters the penalty
for law violations remains at three
years 'suspension from the sport.
On  the   conservation  department's
11941 deer hunters' blacklist are 637
] names. Sixty-one are names of persons
' responsible for deer hunting accidents,
of which twenty-two were fatal.
Clare Rod and Gun Club Guests
at Department of Conservation
Training School Monday Night
Forty-eight Clare Rod and Gun Club
members, wives and friends drove to
Higgins Lake Monday evening to be
guests of Supt. of Training Schools,
Russell Martin, at the Department of
Conservation Training  School there.
Those who had not visited the
school before were amazed at the
spaciousness and natural beauty of
the buildings, all of log structure and
all finished in knotty pine. As one
entered the lobby, containing the
office and writing rooms; the large
recreation room could be seen on the
right and the large dining room on the
left, each with its huge field stone,
fireplace at the far end; Opening from
the dining room is a large kitchen,
completely equipped with ^modern
electrical equipment and conveniences,
and flanked on either side by store
rooms and refrigerators.
Seated at long tables, the guests
were served one of the most bounteous and deliciously cooked chicken
dinners it has been the pleasure of
the writer to enjoy.
Following the dinner, club secretary-
Henry Doll presented the guests and
introduced Mr. Martin, who told, those
present of the purpose of the school
and its history from its beginning in
very humble quarters. Law enforcement officers, fisheries attendants,
foresters and game Wardens of the
Department of Conservation gather
here at intervals for education in
their chosen fields.
The school and its facilities are
also for the use of groups cooperating
with the department, conservation
classes from the four state teachers
colleges, 4-H club boys and girls,
county agents, -the Audubon Society,
Michigan Wildflower Association,
State Planning* Committee and other
groups having taken courses of instruction there since the buildings
Were completed this spring, fiach
group pays its own expenses at the
school.
The school is located deep in the
forest near the banks of Higgins Lake,
because Roscommon is the center of
conservation projects in Michigan. All
interested groups are invited to see
this school of which the staff and Con-
servationDepartmeht are justly proud.
The guests were invited to- visit the
staff dormitory, with accomodations
for twelve, and the main dormitory,
with accomodations for thirty-eight,
each with modern toilet facilities and
a large cedar storage room. Temporary sleeping quarters increase the
capacity of the school to seventy-five..
All furniture iii all buildings, except
beds, was made by hand by Indians
as a W.P.A. project and no nails or
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JAMES LANSING
PASSES AWAY AT
HOMEJIFMPBEW
Great   Lakes , Sailor   Well
Known in Community
for Many Years
The many friends of "Jim" Lansing, who has been well known in this
community for many years, were
grieved to learn of his passing away
Friday morning of last week.
James Dayton Lansing, son of the
late Gabriel and Mary Jane "Fox"
Lansing, was born .January 15, 1882,
in Lansingville, Wise township, Isabella county, Michigan.
His parents were early pioneers,
having come to that locality from
Bellville, Ontario, Canada in the
spring of 1879. A that time the
country was a wilderness with no
roads.
One brother, Chester, passed away
in the spring of 1881 and had to be
carried very nearly two miles to what
is known now as Carey's Corners to
a suitable road to take him to Cherry
Grove cemetery. His was the first
death in that part of Wise township.
When two and a half years old Ins.
mother died, leaving him in care of
his father and sister": tne late Mrs.
Christine Dawson. In September,
1895, the family moved to Mt, Pleas-
'ant, where he attended school. He
remained there until 1900.
He was the youngest of eight
children, all of whom preceded him
in death. Most of his life has been
spent  in   Michigan.
He was a lover of flowers aud the
water, having spent the greater part
of his life on the great lakes.
He is survived by his daughter,
Frances D. Gillis, and one grand son,
Larry Don, besides several nieces,
nephews and cousins here and in
Canada.
On September 21, 1939, he was
taken to make his home with his
nephew, William Lansing, where he
passed away Friday morning, October
31, 1941, at the age of fifty-nine years,
nine months and fifteen days.
Funeral services were held from the
home of the nephew, William, at 2:30
o'clock Sunday afternoon, with Dr.
John H. Hall officiating, and interment in Cherry "Grove cemetery,
Relatives and friends attending the
services from a distance were:
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gow, of Huron,
Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson and
daughter, Mr, and Mrs. Gerald Ritter,
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dawson, John
Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. Burt J. Mac-
Kerracher, of Detroit, Mr, and Mrs,
W. W. Moline and Don, of Lansing;
Mrs. Pierson and son, Mrs. Ella Cun«
ningham and Edward, Mr and Mrs.
William Stephenson and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Adair and son, Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Thompson and
family, Mr, and Mrs. Henry Severson
ancl family, of Flint; Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Oman and family, of Lake; Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Laidly and daughter,
Mrs. William Hampton, Mr. Wolfrom,
Mrs. William Jennings and Emma, of
Mt. Pleasant; Mr. and Mrs. Nile
Bellows and family, of Pontiac; Mr.
and Mrs. Don Gillis, of Grand Blanc;
Miss Emily Thompson, of Saginaw;
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Babcock, of Clio;
Leo Jennings, of Royal Oak; Robert
Dawson, of Angola, Indiana; Mr. and
Mrs, Morgan Thompson, of Rudyard;
Mrs. Sdna Mills and Ike, of Weidman;
Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Raithbys, God-
erieh, Ontario; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
White, of Shepherd; and Lansing De-
Greer, of Midland.
MtEW^
O&m&tice
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As Armistice Day draws near this year, the world is again in
the throes ot another major conflict and the National Defense program
of the United States is forging far ahead of schedule in preparation
tor any eventuality.
Though the outcome cannot be foreseen,'the situation at present
is serious and it is our patriotic duty to do our utmost to be prepared
to protect our nation and* the American way of living, whatever may
come.
Let us all at this Armistice Day season hope and pray that this
nation may maintain an honorable peace with the nations of the
world and escape the turmoil, bloodshed and heartaches of another war,
Program of Observance
At 11:00 o'clock, November 11, 1941
CLARE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Selection * Clare High School Band
Invocation   Chaplain Wm. Harger
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag , Audience
Opening Remarks Past State Vice Commander Conrad Walker
Red Cross Roll Call Genevieve Fleming
Presentation A Group of High School Students
Address    Rev. John H. Hall
Selection High School Band
Mayor's Proclamation
I urgently request all able veterans and citizens to attend, and
that all business places and business activities be closed and cease all
activities for a period of five minutes at the hour of 11:00 o'clock to
pay tribute to the sacrifices made by our allies and comrades, women
and children and to those who sleep the fleeing hours away in that
dreamless dust of Flanders Field where the poppies grow.
Robert Mair, Mayor.
CAMP HOUGHTON LAKE
ENROLLEES SENT TO
FEDERAL CCC CAMPS
Officers    are   Transferred
Other Camps Around
the State
to
The CCC Camp Houghton Lake
enrollees were transferred this week
to Federal Camps about the state, the
Civilian Conservation Corps being
discontinued at the Houghton Lake
camp site. The camp buildings and
site will be maintained by a caretaker
for possible use later.
Officers were transferred as follows:
Camp Superintendent, Samuel Cline,
to Wolverine.
Construction Superintendent, Leigh
Maurer, to Grayling.
Construction Foreman, George Munroe, to Higgins Lake.
Forestry Engineer, Thomas Belt, to
Wolverine. Belt will remain in charge
of the camp until a caretaker has been
engaged.
MRS. JOSEPHINE
COTTON SUCCUMBS
TO ILLNESS TUES.
Elderly Colonville Lady to
Be Laid at Rest This
Afternoon
PIANO TUNING
F. P. Alexander, the piano tuner,
will be working-^in Clare again soon.
If interested phone Miss Frances
Anderson.
Mrs. Josephine Cotton, a resident of
Colonville for the, past thirty-three
years, passed away at her farm home
there, Tuesday morning, following an
illness of several weeks, at the age of
ninety-four years and seven months to
the day.
Funeral services will be held from
the Colonville church at 2:00 o'clock
this Friday afternoon, with Rev. M. R
Honderich, pastor of the Eagle Church
of God officiating, and interment in
Cherry Grove Cemetery.
The life story will be published next
week.
CHOP SUEY SUPPER
City Hall, November 13, Clare county  Benefit Auxiliary.
MENU
Chop Suey Pickles
Rolls        Pie        Coffee
Price 25c.
CLARE HARDWARE INSTALLS
FLUORESCENT LIGHTING IN
STORE DURING PAST WEEK
Patrons going into the Clare Hardware &, Furniture Company store in
the evening or on dark days recently
have noticed the store was lighted as
bright as day. The reason for this is
that nine 200 watt units of fluorescent
lighting equipment have been installed and are no*v*/ in operation.
This improvement greatly increases
the pleasure of shopping in this local
store.
Deer Taken on Camp Licenses
Must Be Cooked by Members of
Party or Cooks Hired by Them
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Michigan deer hunters will cook
venison from their camp deer themselves or hire their own cook to do it
this fall, since the conservation department has ruled out public eating
places in its reminder of what the law
means by a "camp" and "camp purposes."
Though only 703 permits were
issued last season, the sale of camp
permits this year is expected to
amount to several thousand because
the hunter may take a doe instead of
a buck on the camp permit if the
party chooses to do so.
Conservation department interpretation of what constitutes a deer
camp—made after a conference with
the attorney general's office—will
limit hunters patronizing hotels and
restaurants to deer taken on individual licenses, which may only be bucks.
To qualify for a camp deer, hunters"
camps must be distinguished from
hotels by the fact that the hunters do
their own cooking or directly employ
the person who does the cooking for
them.
Holding that the Legislature intended the camp deer "for camp purposes"
to be used as food in what is commonly understood to be a deer hunting
camp, the department construes this
phrase (a carip) to mean that a camp
exists only  when the deer bunting
party prepare their own food, or employ a person to prepare food for them
under their control; which preparation Of food may take place either in
the premises occupied as living quarters -by the campers or in separate
premises.
Hunters at many large clubs and
resorts will be ineligible for camp permits under' the conservation department definition of a camp, since at
these places they will be enjoying
hotel accomodations and not camping.
Like hunters staying in town hotels
aud farmhouses in the deer country,
they will be able to take only one buck
each on their individual licenses.
Distribution of the $3 camp permits
is made according to parties, and each
such party must consist of not less
than four licensed deer hunters who
camp together. They may take the
deer for "camp purposes" only. Single
parties larger than four may get only
one permit. Any- of the signers of the
permit may kill the camp deer, but he
must have the permit in his possession at the time of the kill. According to the law, the camp seal must remain attached to the deer until all the
venison is consumed.
About 1,000 dealers throughout the
state and all conservation department
district and regional headquarters
issue deer camp permits.
RED CROSS ROLL
CALL DRIVE Tti
STARTTUESDAY
Rex  Allen   Chairman  for
City; Assisted by Good
Literature Club
With the annual Red Cross RoT_
Call membership drive scheduled to-
commence in Clare county next Tuesday, November 11, if was announced
here Thursday morning that Rex
Allen, local real estate and insurance
agent, would be roll call chairman for
the city of Clare and it was thought
he would accept the chairmanship for
the four surrounding townships. The
Clare Good Literature Club will cooperate with Mr. Allen in the city.
A county chairman has not as yefc
been named but it is expected that
this office will be filled by the time
the executive committee meets in the
office of Tri-County Nurse, Ina Mary
Young, at the Clare city hall next
Monday evening, November 10, at
8:00 o'clock. 'All members and others
who are interested in the Red Cros«
are urged to attend this meeting and}
assist with final plans for the roll call
drive.
Annual reports showing how Red
Cross funds have been expended and.
the work accomplished during tha
past year follow:
RED CROSS TREASURER'S        j
REPORT
For the year November 1, 1946
to November 1, 1941
Itemized expenditures for the year:
(Continued on Page Ten)
JOHN A. TRUDELL
MOVED TO FLINT
PAROLE OFFICE
Senior AgentFloyd J. Bondy
Advanced to Supervisor Here
Because of the failure of wardens
of the state's penal institutions to
pass State Civil Service examinations
recently, a number of changes in the
prison and parole staff have bees,
made.
Ralph E. Benson, Assistant Deputy
Director in charge of supervision for
the State Parole Bureau, has beea
assigned as Warden of the Norther*
Michigan Branch Prison at Marquette.
Leonard A. Shaar, formerly District
Supervisor of Paroles at Flint, wilt
succeed Mr. Benson,
John A. TrUdell, District Supervisor
of Paroles at Clare, has been promoted to succeed Mr. Schaar at Flint, Mr.
Trudell came to Clare from the northeastern district office at Bay City
April 1, 1939, at the time this district
was merged with the northwestern
district, with offices at Cadillac, and
the new northern district office was
established in Clare. Previous to this
Mr. Trudell was Supervisor in the Bay
City district for two years.
Floyd J. Bondy, Senior Parole Agent
working out of the Clare office in the
northern part of the lower peninsula-
has been assigned to duty here a*
District Supervisor in the Clare office.
Mr. Bundy has had six years of service in parole work, having spent four
years in this district. He is now bt
the CJare office and will officially*
assume his new duties Monday morning.
Mr. Trudell went to Flint- Thursday
to commence his new duties. Th*
Trudeil family have made many
friends while in Clare, who wish hint
success in his new position and extend
their best wishes to the family as they
leave for their new home.
Interest Keen
in Hotel Doherty
Bridge Tourney
The sixth round of the bridge
tournament 'at the Hotel Doherty waa
played Wednesday afternoon following the luncheon at one o'clock.
The six high scores for the day
were:
Caple, Allen—16,000.
Anderson, Garfield—10,150.
Bowler, Kajfez—-9,910.    • -
Johnson, Douglas—9,690.
Forsberg, Adams—9,390..
Doherty, Stoll—9,330
Teams having highest scores t$
date are: l  >
Bicknell, Wood—60,670. [
Forsberg, Adams—57,470.
Caple, Alle_l—55,680. \
Anderson, Garfield—55,300,
Doherty, Stoll—45,040. *f
Doherty, Johnston—44,97p.. >
The grand slam prize was won by
the Anderson-Garfleld team.
George's . Market—Open evening*
and Sundays. Qiiallty meats *m_
groceries. 118 Bast 4th Street, Clar*.
Phone 290. ist£