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GLARE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY * MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1942
»\ew Series Vol. 50, No. 2q
COMMERCE GROW
ANNUAL MEETING
THESDAYJVEN1NG
Officers   and   Directors
Elected to Succeed
Themselves
'Fifty members of the Clare Chamber
■of Commerce met hi the private dining
room of Barnes Cafe Tuesday evening
for their annual meeting and election
of officers-
Following .the singing of America,
led by Austin Bates, and benediction
by Rev. Albert Dawe, an appetizing
steak dinner was served.
President Stuart Bicknell called on
Secretary Austin Bates and Treasurer
Tiheo. Wallington for their annual
U'Sports, -which showed fiie chamber to
>be in excellent financial condition
following an active year in which
much had been accomplished with
splendid cooperation and attendance of
ithe. more than one hundred members.
. Rev. Dawe was assured of the cooperation of the'Chamber of Commerce
In the Lenten activities of the Ministerial Association of Clare.
'Vice President Ed. Johnston presided   at  the   election  of   officers   and
-directors and all officers were unani-
.mously reelected as follow:
President—Stuart Bicknell.
Vice President—Ed. Johnston.
Treasurer—Theo. Wallington.
Secretary—Austin Bates.
Directors O. D. Bayes, Chester Richard and Lance Thayer were elected to
succeed themselves  for a period of
three years.
Ed. Expressed his pleasure of seing
such members as John Doherty, Mort.
Gallagher and Clyde Harris, who have
served the Chamber of Commerce
successfully and faithfully in different
capacities for many years, present at
he meeting. Incidentally, Ed. has done
his bit for the organization also,
during this time.
Jesse Hampton,  who  is  an ardent
Message for the
Lenten Season in ,
Clare Churches
As we enter once more into the
season of Lent We are brought face to
face with the fact that we are in a
world at war. The Lenten season, is
one in which we rememebr that Christ
died for our sins on Calvary's cross.
Jesus Christ was horn to die, and at
his birth they heard the "blessed
Angels say "Peace on earth, good will
toward man." But today alas instead
of peace we find ourselves in the
throes of another terrible war, so
there is a particular challenge that
faces us in the lenten season, that we
are now In.
I believe that the verse from God's
iWord in I Peter 1:16, "Be ye holy;
for I am holy," applies very well for
today. Our government is calling
upon us to give to the utmost of all
.that we possess, but there is another
side to the question and I feel a more
important side than armaments, good
as they are, essential as they are, but
there is a holiness to God that is
necessary. Today let us meet the
challenge of God's word, let us give
ourselves over to God, let us deny
ourselves and give ourselves over to
prayer and fasting.
Written by Rev. F. R. Galusha for
"The Ministerial Association of Clare."
FOUNDERS' WEEK
TO BE OBSERVED
BY A&PJTEA CO.
Critical Period in National
Life Recognized by Veterans of Three Wars
GRANT TOWNSHIP
ORGANIZES VICTORY
CLUB WEDNESDAY
Ed.  Schlafley Elected General
Chairman at Organization
Meeting
The Grant Township Community
meeting was held in the town hall
Wednesday evening with more than
fifty people in attendance.   -
The West Grant School pupils,
under   the   direction   of   Mrs.   John
4-
lied Cross !
Activities i
outdoor and"moving"pYtue"fan,""had S^^t^l™™4 * V61'y ^
selected some very beautiful colored
films he had taken during the past
hunting season, but was unable to
attend the meeting, and Kenneth
Barnes, who is also greatly interested
in this hobby, showed the pictures for
the pleasure of those present.
With an enthusiastic and experienced group of officers and directors
in charge of the activities of the
organization and a-Splendid member-
Washington Day program
Mrs. Harold Fleming, treasurer of
the county Red Cross unit, gave a
fine report of the Red Cross work.
Paul Gibson, County Agricultural
Agent, talked on the many important
jobs to be done for defense, including
salvage, problem of foods and gardens,
and club work.
Mr. Gibson and Mrs. Fleming assisted the group in organizing a club.
Officers elected are:    Ed. Schlafley,
Veteran of three past wars and
committed to a definite role in the
present world strife, the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Monday,
February 16, began the observance of
Founder's Week.
The company, which was two years
old when the war between the states
broke out and which continued
through Appomattox, the conquest of
Spain and World War I, will honor
George Huntington Hartford, originator of the straight line method.of distribution.
With the opening of hostilities between this country and the Axis
nations, the company charted its
course in an open letter to the
American public pledging cooperation
in the nation's effort.
Over the signature of John A. Hartford, president of the company and a
son of the founder, the A & P pledged
itself to continue efforts to reduce the
spread between prices paid the grower and prices charged the consumer;
to continue to assist farmers and
growers in the orderly marketing of
their products at fair prices; to continue the payment of high wages to
employes and the maintenance of good
working conditions; to make every
effort to hold inventories to the lowest
point consistent with good service to
customers, because hoarding, whether
by wholesalers, retailers, or consumers, will cause higher prices, and to
make every effort to continue to sell
food at retail at the lowest margin of
profit in the history of the retail
grocery business.
Clement Wall, vice-president for the
company in this area, in announcing
the observance of Founder's Week,
said: "Founder's Week this year
comes at a critical period in our
national life. It comes at a time when
not only planes and tanks, but food,
stand between us and the powers that
would destroy us. We must keep our
people healthy so that they may prosecute this war with all vigor and to
do this we must make foods available
to the rank and file at fair prices. The
A & P, with its simplified methods of
distribution, is pledged to this course."
Yarn for the knitters has not
arrived but is expected' at any time
and will be passed out to all desiring
to knit. I
Text books on First Aid and Home
Nursing are not here yet. As soon as
these books and.pamphlets are available, classes will; be started.
Morrell Clute is chairman of this
branch of Red Cro.sf work and Mrs.
Charles Amble assistant chairman.
Vernon Township Unit
Last Thursday {afternoon, February
12, thirteen ladiCs met at the hall,
where they finished shirts and cut
blocks, to help in our national cause.
Meeting as usual next Thursday afternoon.   All urged to come.
ship  of  the  representative   business    . ..    _     , ,, ~. . . .  „ , „.   .
/      .     .      ,            „,„„   ,.„,„_,, .of the Randall District, General Chair-
and professional men of the city, much ' _,, t>_i.!-,-.i.-  m-u. ™.
should   be  accomplished   during  the
coming year for the benefit of national
defense and the business life of the
community.
Children's Fund
Dentist Working
in Clare County
man; Therman Robinette, Hinkle District, vice chairman; and Mrs. Herman
Walters, Pratt district, secretary and
treasurer.
Districts represented Were Pratt,
Randall, McKinley, West Grant,
Hinkle and Gut Lake.
The aim is to appoint a chairman
from each district Anyone not registered are requested to let the officers
know and a notice of the next meeting
will be sent to them.
j Members of the township unite
unanimously in thanking Mrs. Flem-
Gibson for their helping
"Pearl Harfoorf,f.and After
"We saw the planes diving and there
was a lot of shooting. The sky seemed
full of planes. Someone behind me
said proudly, 'These are swell maneuvers for a Sunday'morning.' It wasn't
until black smoke began to rise and
blot out the whole harbor that a man
nearby yelled, 'Maneuvers, nothing,
it's the real thing!' And then the radio
blared that we were being attacked
and that planes * had been sighted
carrying a red sun on their wings."
In this way, Walter Wesselius, Red
Cross executive back from Hawaii,
describes that dawn moment when the
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Arrangements have been made to
•finance the bringing of the Children's  Ing and Mr
Fund dentist to Clare county, and he asSjSt.ance.
is now working in Harrison. i
A great deal has been accomplished
in this Work during the,.past several
years, with comparatively little cost
to the county, and it hoped to keep
him here for the usual four months B,ank *? c.oll^ct ***» ^ Grant town-
... I ship  after  this  date,  February  14th,
'  [but same may be paid in the evening
NOTICE TO GRANT TAXPAYERS
I will not be at the Citizens State
For quick results at small cost use J at my home.
The Sentinel Classified Columns. |
Dorothy Heuschele.
Interesting Letter Written by
Californian Tells of Submarine
Warfare Brought to Our Shores
Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
February 6, 1942
'To the Editor of The Clare Sentinel,
Dear Sir:
■While the windows are rattling and
the walls of this house are trembling
with the reverberations of anti-aircraft
.-fire (practice), it seems a suitable moment to Write you further about some
of the defense work in the Los Angeles
area. But ,we have a watch-word on
the west coast: "Serve with your
silence," and "A slip of the lip. may
sink a ship," so there is much that I
shall not try to tell you.
There are some facts however, that
are common knowledge in which you
may be interested. The enemy submarine which was sunk on Christmas
Day off- Redondo Beach was less than
three thousand yards off our shore
when. It was struck. We were just
finishing off the turkey, when the
dinner table began to shake with the
thunder of the depth bombs. For several days afterward we could see the
oil slick on the. water where the submarine was destroyed.
On January 26th, early in the afternoon, We noticed an unusual number
of navy biplanes flying low over the
bay. Then & submarine chaser
skimming ai*ound in circles, At first
we did not distinguish the heavy
reports" of bombs from the practice fire
of the guns on shore. Then the radio
be'g&n to announce that a submarine
battle had been, gding'on off,Point Vih-
eente-^it W8P really just ottt from our
cove—and we realized that we had
been watching the battle from my
bedroom window.
Our quiet hills are now bristling
with artillery and concentrations of
the Coast Guard. The camouflage is
very clever around some of the encampments and I wish that I could tell
you about it. I had occasion, to learn
about it from the army side several
weeks ago when crews of men came in
and began denuding our hills of some
of the valuable fifteen-year-old pine
trees that had been planted in our city
park areas and carefully watered all
these years. The young army lieutenant in charge of camouflage had not
realized that the pines were not native
here, but had been planted and cared
for as a valuable asset <to the city
parks. As a member of the City Park
Board I reported what was being done
as soon as I discovered it one afternoon. But although the Park Superintendent and City Attorney went out
and talked to the" men we could not
stop them. It was not until we had
called a board meeting and requested
the lieutenant for a conference that
he understood our point, of view and
gave- orders not to* remove any more
pine trees. By that time more than
three thousand dollars Worth had been
taken out, We offered the army
cypress and acacia but they only
wanted pines, and said it did not
matter if the trees died because they
MRS. FRANK OWENS
DIES AT MT. PLEASANT
HOSPITAL LAST WEEK
Funeral Services  Held   From
Home of Daughter,.Mrs.
Thomas Ramey
Mrs. Frank Owens, passed away at
the Community Hospital, in Mt. Pleasant, Tuesday of last week.
Edith Fish the oldest daughter of
I Milo and Mary Cathariene Fish was
born in Winton Center, Canada, September 18, 1874. ahe moved with her
parents to Isabella County in 1878.
Shortly after moving to Michigan her
mother passed away, when she was
only four years old.
She then made her' home with her
grandmother Bowen until the time she
was united in marriage to Frank
Owens, July 4, 1894. To this union
were born four children, Cora Hovey,
of Rosebush; Maude Ramey, of Pontiac; Hazel Lennox, of Coleman; Vern
Owens, of Mt. Pleasant.
She departed this life February 10,
1942, leaving to mourn their loss four
children, fourteen grandchildren, two
great grandchildren and one sister,
Maude Sharp, of Shepherd; one
brother, Ode Fish, of Norwich, Canada; other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held Friday,
February 13, at 2:00 p. m. from the
home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Ramey.
Interment Was made in the Loomis
Cemetery, with Rev. Galusha, of Clare,
officiating, and Andrew N. Friz in
charge of arrangements.
OBSOLETE TIRES
TO BE RATIONED
UNDERNEW RULE
County Rationing Board to
Hold Public Meeting
Here Tuesday
The following tires and tubes have
been rationed:
C. Russell Davis—one truck tube.
William W. Hileman—one obsolete
tire and tube.
The rules and regulations on tire
rationing have beeav-fevised and after
February 19 recapped, retreaded and
obsolete tires will be rationed. Under
former rules anyone needing obsolete
tires and tubes could get one but now
only those bn an eligibility list can
get one. The former eligibility list has
been broadened to include ministers,
and a new eligibility list has been set
up on .the recapped, retreaded and
obsolete tires.
The County Rationing Board will
hold a public meeting in the Clare City
Hall next Tuesday evening, at which
time interested persons may obtain
information concerning eligibility to
receive tires and other questions
which perplex them.
MRS. JACOB OTT
HATTON PIONEER
PASSES_ SUNDAY
Succumbs to Lingering Illness at Clare
Hospital
Hatton township lost a beloved
pioneer when Mrs. Jacob Ott died Sunday evening from a declining illness
of the last few years.
Friedericke Wilhelmiha Wegner was
born in Jacobshagen, Germany, on January 6, 1856, and departed this life
February 15, 1942, at the age of eighty*
six years, one month, and nine days.
Her husband preceded her in death
two years agoV
She came to America and was united
in marriage with Jacob Ott, of Hatton,
on January 5, 1889, where they made
their home.
To this union were born five children, Mrs. Annie Heuschele, Albert
Ott, and three children who preceded
her in death.
They later moved to their own farm
in Hatton township where they lived
a pioneer life.
Mrs. Ott spent her last three weeks
of life with her daughter, Annie Heuschele, and was moved to the Clare
Hospital Sunday. All that loving handB
and medical care could do were of no
avail and she passed away that evening.
She leaves to mourn her departure
two children, Mrs. Annie Heuschele, of
Grant, and Albert Ott, at home; three
grandchildren,; two great grandchildren; and many relatives and
friends.
She was a kind and loving mother,
always Willing to help others, was a
faithful Christian all her life and will
be greatly missed by all who knew
her.
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with
Rev. Charles Kleinhardt officiating,
and interment made at the Ott private
cemetery in Hatton township.
Those attendiug the services from
out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Kensel
Nutson and Martha SchuTtz, of
Owosso; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Galbraith,
of Detroit; and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Heuschele, of Grand Rapids.
Farm Machinery
Clinic at Clare
Trailer Plant
Farmers, machinery dealers and repairmen are invited to attend a farm
machinery clinic at the Clare Trailer
Plant, on West US-10, next Tuesday
afternoon, February 24, at 1:30 o'clock.
The steps in, making repairs and adjustments of several of the more commonly used farm tools will be demonstrated by F. B. Wiant, of Michigan
State College Farm Engineering Department. There will be a period of
questions and answers about other
farm machinery than that which is at
hand.
FATHER AND SON
BANQUET SUCCESS
THURSDAY NIGHT
150 Lads and Dads   Enjoy;
Event at Congrega-        t
tional Church !
The annual Father and Son BahqueC
was held Thursday evening, FebruarjS;..,
12,   in   the   Congregational   Church;'"
parlors, .There was the usual crowd;
in fact fully 150 men and boys sat
down to dinner; for one of the most
successful   banquets   held   in   many
The efficient use of every piece of years
The new equipment and facilities lithe kitchen proved very helpful ter
efficient and satisfactory service*
Members of the Ladies Guild under
farm equipment now in useful condition is vital to the national effort.
Our country needs every piece of
metal available for production of war
equipment    and    munitions.     Every the leadership of their president, Mrs,
farmer has a big job ahead of him to -   -
increase the production of his farm
with the equipment he now has. Let's
get out to this machinery clinic. It
will help.
BELL TELEPHONE CO.
ASKS AUTHORIZATION
ISSUE DEFENSE BONDS
Would   Act   as
Issuing Agent to
Employees
Austin Bates, demonstrated their skill
in providing and dishing up the food/
While the high school class of girl*
under the supervision of Mrs. Carle-'
ton Garthe gave magnificent service*
Mrs. Lena Irving, Mrs. Pearl Mur'
doch and a few other helpers were
responsible for the decorations, which
very appropriately carried out the"
patriotic scheme of Presidential birth*
days.
Rev.   Albert   Dawe   presented   the
toastmaster,
Bates,
COUNTY NOT TAKING
FULL ADVANTAGE OF
FOOD STAMP PLAN
Many Families Receiving Relief are Eligible to
Participate
METHODIST CHURCH BOARD
URGES MEMBERS TO ATTEND
LENTEN WORSHIP SERVICES
The Methodist Churr.b Bca.il held a
short business session Sunday evening
following the church service. Good
reports were given. It was unanimously voted to ask the whole Church
congregation to think seriously concerning the evening, services as well
as the morning services during the
lenten period. Definite action was
taken for a series of special meetings
beginning March 25 and continuing on
through Easter.
WANTED
Many families in. Clare Sounty, who
could do so, are not taking advantage
of the Food Stamp Plan, Mr. John W.
Piercey, Area Supervisor of the Surplus Marketing Administration of
Cadillac) announced this week. $761.00
worth of blue stamps were furnished
in January by the Surplus Marketing
Adm.nistration to those families who
purchased orange stamps to the
amount of their normal food purchases. This is only a fraction of what the
blue stamp subsidy would be if all
eligible families would participate,
according to Pievcey.
All families receiving direct relief,
Aid to Dependent Children or Aid to
Blind Grants, Old Age Assistance, and
many WPA families may participate
in the plan. The Food Stamp Plan
provides a fifty cent return for every
dollar invested'. For example, twenty
dollars spent for food will bring thirty
dollars worth of food through the Food
Stamp Plan.
For those families receiving any
direct relief the food stamps are
ordered by the County Welfare Department; all jothers must send their
money with their purchase orders
direct to the Stamp Issuing Office In
Lansing.
All Food Stamps are spent in the
grocery stores for the same foods sold
to Cash customers.
TO HOLD FERTILIZER
MEETINGS IN CLARE
COUNTY NEXT WEEK
Making Best Use of Fertilizer,
Marl and Lime Topic
of Discussion
STUDY CLUB CARD,PARTY
FEBRUARY 25
The Clare Study Club will hold a
card party a. tue Masonic hall, Wed-
Making the best use of the nine carloads of fertilizer and the growing
thounsands of yards of marl and lime
is the topic fo five meetings next week,
to which all farmers afe invited.
County Agricultural Agent P. D. Gibson and AAA Chairman Robert C.
Kleiner have arranged for meetings in
Hamilton, Arthur, Grant, Sheridan and
Garfield townships to meet with farmers and discuss methods of applying
fertilizers, the crops which give the
best returns for fertilizer and marl
and to discuss the 1942 Farm Program
for defense production.
These meetings will give every farmer an opportunity to get in touch with
latest developments which affect his
business for the coming year.
The schedule of.meetings is as follows. All meetings at 2:00 p. rn. Eastern War Time.
Hamilton town, hall—Wednesday,
February 25.
Arthur town hall—Thursday, February 26.
Sheridan town hall—Friday, February 27.
Grant town hall—Monday, March 2,
Lake Grange hall—Tuesday, March 3.
The Michigan Bell Telephone Company has applied for federal authorization to act as state-wide issuing
agent for the United States Defense
Bonds being purchased by its employees under a voluntary payroll allotment plan, according to announcement
by T. C. Maher, manager for the Company.
He emphasized that the company
does not seek authority to act as
issuing agent for the bonds to the
general public, but to employees only,
although TJ. S. Savings Stamps are
offered for sale to the public at most
of the company's business offices
throughout the state.
The effect of large employers, such
as the Michigan Bell, acting as issuing
agents for the bonds is to lighten the
load on government agencies, which
have been _wamped with Defense
Bond orders, particularly since the
attack on Pearl Harbor.
In the past, when enough funds were
accumulated to buy a bond, the
Michigan Bell Company remitted the
funds to the post office, which in turn,
sent the bond to the the employee by
registered mail. At present, those
employees who wish to purchase
bonds, either on small weekly or
monthly installments or by payment in
full, may so arrange with the company. That practice would be continued if the company ' should be
authorized to act as an issuing agent,
the telephone manager said.
t   Superintendent   Austin!
..,  who  with his usual wit and
State - Wide  collectlveness,  added  greatly  to  the
success of the program.
Stuart Bicknell gave a toast to the
lads, and John Hall, Jr., gave a toast
to the dads, who by their sanity and!
humor hit some very vital spots in a
program of this type.
Musical numbers were given by the
school bandmaster, Keith Hunter, consisting of a medley of patriotic songs
which was greatly admired and appre''
ciated. A group of boys under the'
direction of Miss LeRoux, the music*
teacher at the local school, sang a'
couple of numbers exceedingly well,
and Lawrence Huntley a boy in the*
grade school at Farwell pleased the'
group with a number of popular songs-
to his own accompaniment on the*
guitar. This part of the program was
concluded by the singing of-"America.-"
The group was- then invited to*
retire to the Church Auditorium where
a very simple yet impressive service
was conducted by the toastmasterr
paying tribute to the boys who are
serving their country both at home anot
abroad. The names of the boys were
read and their photos presented, tSere-.
were seven boys represented by their"
fathers who gave a short report of the '
whereabouts of their sons and the
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LAYMEN IN CHARGE OF
SERVICES AT METHODIST
CHURCH COMING SUNDAY
Sunday is Laymen's Day in the
Methodist churches. Theo. Wallington,
charge lay leader, and Paul Lowrey,
as music chairman for the day, have
arranged a fine program for the Clare
Methodist Church. There will be a
special speaker from the college at
Mt. Pleasant.
This is an all men's day, Dr. Hlgel-
mire will preside at the organ. There
will be a trio composed of Paul
Lowrey, Charles Church and P. J.
Hammond, Arden Peterson, of Far-
well, will sing a solo, and there will be
a choir of men's Voices. '.,'.'
It was voted- last Sunday to begin
the ChurCh services- at 10:30 o'clock
Eastern War* Time. Let's give the
men our loyal support and be there. .
NOTICE
The County Rationing Board wilji
hold a meeting in the city hati in
"the public is
Men to cut pulp wood.    $3.00 per
cord, cut and peeled.   Also wanted' nesday evening, February 2Mh.   The Clare, Tuesday evening,
Use a paint that will make the tree' pulp wood to buy,   inquire Bert Kane, proceeds will he. for the beaeflt of the j Ittvited. ^   -
(Continued on Page Five) Fhotte 274i Glare, Michigan, Red Crews'. Wm. A, Henderson; Chairman
CITY TAXPAYERS
I will collect taxes for the city of
Clare every day next week at the
Central Motor Sales. Taxes will be
returned to the County Treasurer after
March 1st and 4% collection fee and
% of 1% interest per month will be
added.
Mrs. Hazel Hawkins,
20t2 City Treasurer.
St. Henry's Plans
To Have Special
Lenten Novena
St. Henry's Church, Rosebush, US-"
22, will begin the Novena To The-
Crucified SayiOr at eight o'clock on
the first Friday of Lent, February'
twentieth. The Novena will be held at
the same time every Friday evening:
during Lent, ending at one-thirty Good'.
Friday afternoon. The services con-'
sist of congregational prayers, hymns,'
Way of the Cross, Veneration of the"
Cross, and benediction. Prayer booklets will be furnished all who attend^
and mere will be no collection. The
Novena is open to the general public.
Clare County Attorney Tabes
Initiative in Effort to Bring
War Industry to Rural Areas
Atty.   Maurice  Black,   of Harrison,
has   spent   considerable   time "in   an
effort to bring a portion, of nation's
munitions   manufacturing   into   rural
areas.   The following-excerpts from a
letter he wrote to the Undersecretary
of War explains his plan and what
could be accomplished.
Honorable Robert P. Patterson
Undersecretary of War
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
On December 24, 1941, I had the
pleasure of reading an article in our
newspaper wherein the War Department or Army had decided to act on
the "Walter Reuther Auto Plan" for
the conversion of idle automobile
plant equipment into Defense Production. I have followed Mr. Reuther's
plan for some time with great interest
because of my familiarity with the
Automobile Industry in and $ about
Detroit, and I have been heartily in
accord with his ideas in that respect,
not only -because of its tremendous
importance to the nation, but also because of my personal acquaintanceship With Walter Reuther, With whom
I Worked at the Ford Motor Car Company about eight years ago for several
years when 1 Was engaged in the tool
and die business before becoming a
lawyer and part time, for four or five
years, while practicing law during the
depression,
However, 1 feel that the 'Waited StiuV
ther Plan, which is designed primarily
for large plants located in the Trig
cities and industrial areas should be
supplemented by a. plan which en*-'
braces the countless small factories
which are scattered all over the
United States, and co-ordinated witftf
our rural agricultural life; I believe i
have made a discovery and conceived?
a plan which makes such co-ordinatioa
quite possible and practical, and will
create all out Defense Production t<?
its greatest possibilities.
The basis of this plan owes its genv
eral inception from certain unusual
experiences I have had in the smalS
County Seat town in which I am .now
practicing law and where I hate
practiced, for the last three years,
Harrison, Michigan, is in the center^
of a tourist and agricultural district
and when I first Opened my law office1,
in this town,about three years ago, I~
was" surprised at the number of h ghiy
skilled mechanics who reside in andP
ahput'this town, which, on the face OE,
it,  has no machine tool  produetiottr
facilities at all but is strictly an agrt*-
culturarand tourist'community.
I found, .for 'instance, that one of
our farmer neighbors was a first clas* T
tool hardener and heat-treat man.  Hte"
had been working at that trade top I
some nineteen years and becatrgtf of'
the depression, left the big city and!
Btarted a farm in and aroimd Harrison,"'
That type of skilled help,  evert In*
ordinary times, is at a premium.  I discovered another farmer had hew *
first class tool lat|te Hand for a larpr
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