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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1942
New Series Vol. 50, No, 33
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Evolution of the Telephone
Depicted in Bicknell's
Window
Clare Hi School
Students Selling
Pioneer Annuals
Members of the staff of "The
Pioneer," Clare High School publication, are asking citizens of Clare to
purchase copies of the Pioneer Annual
this week, in a determined and patriotic effort to make the publication, pay
its own way this year, that other
i school funds may be used for Defense
The Clare Kiwanis Club was joined i """"v' *"""" ""*' "" ~~r .■
. i.—.   _„   iV_   »«„,.,    in„„|Bond and  Stamp purchases  and ex
by members of the Michigan Bell
Telephone Company personuel at the
Hotel Doherty Wednesday evening in
celebration of the advent of the
telephone in Clare fifty-five years ago,
•only eleven years after Alexander
Graham Bell perfected the first telephone and displayed it at the Philadelphia Centennial,
Kiwanian President Dr. C. B. Neff
opened the meeting, following the 6:30
dinner, presenting Manager T. C.
Maher of the Midland district of the
telephone company..
Mr. Maher introduced the guests
present, including the following people
closely associated with the progress
and present maintenance of telephone
service in Clare: Mabel Parker, present
Chief Operator; Mrs. L. W. Jackson,
first lady employee of the company
in Clare, who started in the employ of
the telephone service in 189S; Mrs.
Peai-1 Johnson, another early telephone operator; Lawrence Jackson, in
whose building the local office was
located for twenty-five years previous
td the erection of the company's present modern telephone building; District Superintendent L. W. Scratch, of
Saginaw; and Floyd Olney, Claude
Hartman, Andrew Irving, Tom Horning, William Leosh, and Warren Tice,
local telephone employees. Mrs.
Bessie Woodcock, an employee of the
telephone company for the past
twenty-six years, was on her annual
vacation and could not be present.
Mr. Maher reviewed the history of
the telephone in Clare from the time
A. J. Doherty operated a line between
single telephones in Clare and Rosebush in 1887, until today, when nearly
700 telephones are operated by the
local exchange.
Max Winston, Michigan Bell Manager at Bay City, was presented and
graphicly demonstrated the progress
and research of the telephone business. He stated that he "always likes
to come to Clare and feels it is the
friendly type of town where you would
like to live," and mentioned that telephone research has made souud in
movies and amplification in the radio
possible and that before the war
34% of the telephones in the world
could be connected with local phones.
Especially   interesting   among   the
apparatus demonstrated was a mk-ro-
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penses necessary for educational purposes.
Anyone purchasing a copy is
assured of a souvenir well worth the
money and will also be encouraging
the youngsters in their efforts to
publish a school paper that will be a
credit to our splendid school system.
Please don't say "No" when asked
to buy a copy.
OND CAMPAIGN
MEETS WITH FINE
RESPONSE HERE
Pledges in County Expected
to Exceed $12,000
Per Month
FIRST HALF '42
GAS TAX REFUND
UCHERS MADE
MRS. CARRIE MANEE
RETURNED HERE FOR
FUNERAL SERVICES
Wife  of Former Business Man
Laid at Rest in Cherry
Grove Cemetery
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston Funeral Home at 2:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, for Mrs. Carrie
Manee, who passed away the preceding Thursdaj". Dr. John H. Hall
officiated and interment was made at
Cherry Grove Cemetery.
Carrie Adelia Moore, eldest child of
James and Adelia Moore, was born
May 6, 1872, at Hillsdale, Michigan,
and passed from this life at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Jerred,
in Weidman, Michigan, on May 14,
1942.
Early in life Miss .Moore confessed
her faith in Christ and united with the
Methodist church, of which she was a
member until her decease.
On February 22 1893, she was united
in the bonds of marriage with Clarence Manee, at Hillsdale. To this
happy union were born two children,
a son, Paul, of Clare, and a daughter,
Mrs. Marjorie Jerred, of Weidman.
Mrs. Manee was preceded in death
by her husband who passed away on
August 28, 1931.
The family moved from Hillsdale to
Clare in 1916 and -Mr. Manee was for
some years engaged in the meat business.
There are left besides the son and
■daughter, four grandchildren. Many
warm friends will miss the genial
presence of this good woman from
their midst. The church that has been
her spiritual home has appreciated her
interest and services and will miss her
here, but hope to meet her over there.
To the family, the church and the
friends extend loving sympathy.
Following a very successful canvass
of the business district, by members
of tiie Clare Kiwanis Club, in an effort
to put Clare "over the top" in the War
Bond and Stamp pledge campaign; a
group of ladies from the Clare Study
Club and Good Literature Club and
those registered with the local
Defense Commitee met at the home of
Mrs. A. E. Mulder, Wednesday evening
of last week, and studied the hand
book for canvassers and discussed
plans for the canvass of the residential districts.
The following ladies were chosen to
visit homes, each one working in her
own block as far as possible:    Mrs.
J.   O.  Rassat,   Mrs.  Stuart  Bicknell,
Effie   Saul,   Mrs.   J.   Green,   Mrs.   S.
Kajfez,  Mrs.  Donald  Holbrook,  Mrs.
Helen  Butler,  Mrs.  John Neithercut,
Mrs.   Morrel   Clute,   Mrs.   Bob   Mair,
Mrs. A. J. Doherty, Mrs. Robert E. Mc-
Millen,   Mrs.   Alfred   Holbrook.   Mrs.
Fern   Falconer,   Mrs   Ethel   Schlegel,
Mrs. Lucile Haley, Mrs. Sarah Schaeffer. Mrs. Grace Frey. Miss Mary Gil*! plans
more,    Mrs.    Jennie    Piei>on,    Mis. j could
AltH-nt?   Lynch.   Mrs.   Roy   ('imineit-r,;
Mrs. Oist* Derby. Mrs. Josephine An-j
derson, Mrs. Homer Douglas*. Mrs. A.;
H.   Horton,   Mrs.  Philip  Geeck,   Mrs. j
Ray Sarw, Mrs. Victor Climer, Mrs.
Henry Doll,  Mrs.  Philip  Hochstetler,
Mrs.    Wilina    Allen,    Mrs.    Martin
Loomis, Mrs. Arthur Thompson, Mrs.
Oliver Becker, Mrs. Ella Hanley.
County Chairman Donald E. Holbrook released the following report on
the results in Clare county, Wednesday afternoon.
Incomplete returns from the townships according to latest reports from
Robert Kleiner, Chairman of County
War Board, show $3227.00 pledged
each month. The city of Clare, reported by Mrs. Mulder, shows over
$5,000.00 pledge.d per month. Harrison
reported by Mrs. Lula Murphy,
pledged approximately $790.00; and
Farwell, according to incomplete returns from Don R. Luce, approximately §300.00 per month; making a total
of approximately $9,317 pledged so far,
with a balance of pledges to be, obtained approximating $3,000.00 per
month.
$21,435.77  Glare County's
Share of McNitt Act
Money
Michigan counties were vouchered
another $2,000,000 this week from gas
tax collections, representing one-half
the 1942 payment under' the McNitt
Act,
State Highway Commissioner G,
Donald Kennedy turned over the
vouchers to the Auditor General as
the flrst payments to the counties on
the annual $4,000,000 appropriation for
the maintenance of former county
township roads.
The current payments raised the
total highway revenue returns to counties and cities to $19,026,330,39 to date
this year. First quarter returns on
weight tax collections had previously
been made.
Counties and cities receive the entire amount of weight tax collections
in addition to $6,500,000 annually from
the gasoline tax.
Current returns to Clare and surrounding counties are as follows:
Clare—$21,435.77.
Gladwin—?1S,787.96.
Isabella—$25,514.99.
Midland—$21,921.74.
Missaukee—$23,591.71.
Osceola—$20,431.42.
Roscommon—$20,761.29,
POPPY/
DAY,
MAYOR N. L. TIBBILS
TELLS YOUNG PEOPLE
OF RECREATION PLANS
Motion Pictures of Lake Louise
Summer Camp Shown
By Director
Earl T. May, director of the Summer
Youth Camp at Lake Louise, Avas in
the Clare Methodist Church Sunday
evening and showed movies of Lake
Louise and the camp, to the Senior and
Junior Youth Fellowship groups and
members of the church. He told of
the work there and explained the
whereby the various districts
attend this camp aud receive
the many benefits.
Clare's week will lie August 3rd to
9th. Mr, May was a guest over night
of Dr. and Mrs. Hall aud left Monday
morning for Detroit, by way of Bay
City, in the interest of the camp.
At the Senior Youth Fellowship
meeting Sunday evening. Mayor N. L.
Tibbils spoke to the group. He presented the plan for a recreation hall
for young people in Clare, which in
all probability will be matured at a
future date.
Saturday, May 23, was proclaimed
as Poppy Day in Clare, in a proclamation issued today by- Mayor N. L.
Tibbils. The M&yor called on all
citizens to observe the day by wearing
the memorial poppy of the American
Legion and.Auxiliary.
Wearing a poppy is a pledge that we
will not break faith with those who
have died defending America. The
poppy comes to us from the fields of
France where Americans first gave
their lives in battle against the die-
ator powers. We Wear this little red
flower in honor of the men who fell at
Belleau Woods, Chateau Thierry, St,
Mihiel, the Meuse-Argonne and other':
battle of the first World War. We
wear it also in honor of the brave
boys of Pearl Harbor, Wake, the
Philippines, the East Indies and all
those who have secrifleed life elsewhere in this renewal of the conflict.
Papper poppies, made by.disabled
veterans of the first World War, wilt
be distributed throughout the city on
Saturday by tbe women of the
Auxiliary. In exchange for them the
Auxiliary will receive contributions
for its welfare work among the disabled, their families and the families
of the dead of both wars.
Keep faith with those who have
given their all for their beloved land.
Give freely for the assistance of their
dependent families 'and buddies who
are still suffering the ravages of wav.
Buy a poppy on Poppy Day.
COMMENCEMENT
WEEK OPENS HERE
T0N1GHT_AT 8.00
Baccalaureate Sunday and
Graduating Exercises
Next Friday
The 1942' graduating class of the
Clare High School will hold its Class
Night program in the axiditorium this
Friday evenr..g at 8:00 o'clock. At
that time the Fine Arts and Industrial
Arts exhibits will be open, displaying
work in those departments for the past
year. Among the display will be the
new murals for the high school library,
recently completed by the advanced
art students.
Baccalaureate services will be held
in the high school auditorium Sunday,
May 24, at 4:00 p. m. Rev. F. R.
Galusha of the Baptist Church will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon.
The fifty-fifth Annual Commencement will be observed in the Glare
high school auditorium on Friday'evening, May 29, at 8:00, At that time
forty-five seniors will receive diplomas. The commencement address
Will be delivered by Dr. Charles T.
Anspach, president of Central Michigan College of Education, Mt. Pleasant.
The induction of new members into
the Clare Chapter of the National
Honor Society and the presentation of
scholarships will be a part of the commencement program.
JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM
AND BANQUET SOCIAL
SUCCESS OF SEASON
Banquet Served at St. Cecilia's
With Fr. Morrison Principal Speaker
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
CHILDREN'S DAY PROGRAM
SECOND SUNDAY IN JUNE
Children's Day will be fittingly observed in the Clare Congregational
Church the second Sunday in June.
Recitations, drills and numbers by the
Junior Choir are included in the program.
The offering will be added to that
received at the Mother-Daughter banquet to defray expenses to send six
young people to the summer camp at
Olivet in July. Those chosen to attend
are Robert Douglas, Douglas Masten,
Gary Coveart, Jane Ann Young, Virginia Perry and Kennetha Barnes.
Make your plans now to attend this
program and to do your part in helping to. send this group to Olivet,
STORE CLOSED MEMORIAL DAY
Our store wilt be closed all day
Memorial Day, Saturday, May 30, but
will remain open Friday evening.
Farmers Ind. Produce Co. -
FINE ARTS CLASS
PREPARES BEAUTIFUL
MURAL FOR LIBRARY
To Be Shown in   School Gym
During Annual Exhibit
This Evening
Whatever your..wants■ way be, a
Glare Sentinel want ad is awe to help
you get (tntek results.
FARWELL ALUMNI PARTY
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 30,
AT SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
The thirty-second annual Farwell
aumM party, program, dance and
lunch will be held Saturday, May 30th,
at the school gymnasium. Each member is Invited to attend with wife,
husband or friend,' and may invite one
other couple to attend the party with
them. The event will be informal and
will commence at 8:00 p. m.
Please notify Alumni Secretary
before Slay 25th, as to the number in
your party, /
A mural for the high school library,
showing scenes from American literature, is being completed this week by
four members of the Advanced Fine
Arts class of our local school. On a
panel six feet high by twenty-four feet
long, characters from "Gone With the
Wind" are shown as well as scenes
from "Rip Van Winkle," "Ramona,"'
"The Last of the Mohicans," "The
House of -Seven Gables," "The Raven,"
"Treasure Island," "One Foot in
Heaven," "Huckleberry Finn," "Daniel
Boone," "The Yearling," and towering
over all of them in the center of the
panel stands Paul Bunyan holding his
blue ox Bable.
Norma Fisher, Raemarie Ryan,
Zelma Williams and James Foote, who
have been working on the mural
since January, have done an excellent
job for high school students, turning
out quite a professional looking piece
of work. The panel is made up mostly
of figures which have been well drawn, j
some of them as large as life size.
One problem which the young artists
ran Into was that of painting around a
register in the wall. This problem
was solved very nicely by James Foote
who painted a picture' of Poe's
"Raven" perched . on top of the
register.
-. TH& mural will be On exhibition in
the gym this Friday evening; during
the annual Firte Arts and Industrial
Arts Exhibit. The exhibit will be
held in conjunction with Class Night.
The gym will be open from 7:00 to
8:00 and will, be opened up again
immediately after the Class Night program. Two other murals, one by the
fourth grade and one by the sixth, will
also be on exhibition alohg with other
works of school art. The public -is
cordially invite*! to attend.
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The   annual  Junior-Senior  banquet |
and prom was held Thursday eveuiugj
of last week.. The banquet was served [
at   the" St.   Cecilia's   Church   in   an j
efficient manner by the ladies of the
church.   Invocation was given by Rev.
Fr. S. J. Morrison,
The program opened with group
singing led by Supt. A. F. Bates. Al
Hodson presided as toastmaster of
the evening. The Junior Welcome
was extended to the Seniors by Wes
Samborn, President of the Junior
Class, and was responded to by Floyd
Callihan. president of the Senior
Class. Paul Lowrey favored the group
with a solo, "On the Road to Man-
dalay," accompanied at the piano by
Miss Geraldine LeRoux.
Emil Pfister, Principal of the high
school, talked on "Memories," and Leo
Brown, coach, spoke on "Looking
Ahead." The address of the evening
was given by Rev. Fr. Morrison, who
stressed that the youth of America
were fortunate to meet in these social
gatherings and pointed out that they
should make the most of their opportunities in school, work and social life.
The group song, "Auld Lang Syne,"
concluded the program.
At nine o'clock they wended their
way to the Clare Higli School gymnasium for the prom. The setting was
an old colonial garden, with a colonial
mansion and many beautiful flowers
and shrubs throughout the garden.
The improvised ceiling represented
the sky with many stars shining
above. The music was furnished by
the Dave Mullhand orchestra, of Mt.
Pleasant, and they were seated in
front of the colonial mansion. It was
a pretty sight to see the couples as
they danced in the garden,
For the floor show, Joan Shoemaker
sang, "Carolina Sunshine" and "When
It's Sleepy Time Down South," and
Joanne Richard entertained the group
with several tap dances. The grand
march was led by Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Brown and Wes Samborn and Mona
Jean. Harvey.
Much credit is due the committees
for the splendid success of the banquet
and prom. Decorations were in charge
of Jim Foote Honey Hampton, Mary
Lou LeFavour, Patricia Harrold, LaVern Wood, and Bob White. Program
and orchestra committee, MOna Jean
Harvey, Bernard Wyman, Jim Ryan
and Roberta McKnight:
MORE THAN 9,000
CONSUMERS REGISTER
FOR SUGAR RATIONING
Those Not Registering  May
Now Do So at Office of
Their County Clerk
Sugar rationing registrations in
Clare county during the recent rationing periods were as follows:
Clare—16 retailers; 34 institutional
industrial; 2334 consumer.
Harrison—13 retail; 5 institutional
industrial; 3SS consumer.
Farwell—14 retail; 21 institutional
industrial;  925 consumer.
Rural Schools—4941 consumer.
Total retail—43.
Total institutional industrial—60.
Total consumer—90S8.
Any person not registering during
the regular registration period may,
Bank Cashier
Enlists in Coast
Guard Saturday
Frank LaGoe, Assistant Cashier at
the Citizens State Bank, enlisted in
the United 'States Coast Guard Saturday and for the present will be
stationed at Detroit as a Second Class
Seaman.
He has been connected with the
local bank for the past year and has
made many friends among the patrons
of the bank and Clare folks generally.
Mrs. LaGoe has been active in local
social and Red Cross circles and will
be missed here.
The LaGoes will make tLeir home in
Detroit, where she will be engaged in
her former occupation with an insurance company,
Assistant Cashier Miss Dorothy
Schlafley will attend to Frank's
Window at the bank and Miss Donna
Tubbs will occupy Miss Schlafley's
place. Miss Frances Morgan has been
employed as bookkeeper.
LEAGUE SOFTBALL
SEASON TO OPEN
HEREJUNE 8TH
Recreation Project for Children Is Being
Considered
Preparations are well under way for
the city's annual summer recreation
project with a program of much wider
scope than iu former years planned.
Of course night softball games will
be a major feature of the program, as
has been since- the splendid lighting
system was installed at the high
school athletic field, but the schedule
will be curtailed and the opening
game of each evening's bill will be
played in daylight to conserve electricity in line with the war effort.
It is expected, the league will be
divided into three age groups, for
young men, older men, and the
youngsters, to facilitate the playing.
The season will open Monday eve-!
ning, June 8, and two games will be
played each Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday evening for ten weeks, with
the preliminary game starting at 7:00
o'clock.
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' No admission  will  be charged  fiu
jhom-* games this season and only a
nominal   charge   will   be   made   for
featured games with teams outside the
WAR'PRODUCTION
BOARD'CLARIFIES
0AD SITUATION
effective  Thursday. "May  21,  register j league
with his county rationing board,
The rationing office for Clare
county is the County Clerk's office at
Harrison and the rationing office for
Isabella county is the County Clerk's
office at Mt. Pleasant. Office hours
are 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p. m., Monday through Friday, aud S:00 a. m.
until 12:00 noon Saturday.
FRED ESCHENWECK
DIES AT FARM HOME
THURSDAY, MAY 14TH
Funeral Services Held From
Clare Baptist Church
Monday
ISABELLA POMONA GRANGE
Isabella County Pomona Grange will
meet with the Gilmore Grange Thursday evening, May 21. Pot Luck lunch.
Nina Forbes, Secretary.
The Ladies Union of the First Congregational church will meet with
Mrs. H. C. Otidney this Friday afternoon. It is .hoped-that all the.meni^
hers andfriendB will be able to attend
Fred Eschenweck ,a resident of this
community, for many years, passed
away at his farm home near Farwell
Thursday afternoon of last Week.
Freiderich Eschenweck was born on
October 29, 1875, at Schirollcronn
Oehringen, Wurtenbhrg-, Germany, and
passed to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 14, 1942, at his farm home
two miles south of Farwell, at the age
of sixty-six years, six months, and
fifteen days. He was the oldest son
of Freiderich and Sofie Eschenweck.
He came to America at the age of
seventeen and has spent the biggest
part of his life in Grant township. ,He
was married to Jennie E. Douherty on
October 2,1900, and to this union were
born fourteen childen of whom eleven
are living. He was preceded in death
by Johnny, Theodore and Carolina
Eschenweck.
He leaves to mourn his homegoing,
his wife, eleven' children, Vina Gar-
chaw, of Clare, Fred Eschenweck and
Sophie Sparks, of Flint, Charlie
Eschenweck, of Evart, Alfred Eschenweck, of Shepherd, Mary Enle, Elsina
Holbrook, Florence and " Sophline
Eschenweck, of Flint, and Hernian and
R,obert Eschenweck, of Farwell; one
brother and a half sister, of Germany;
and nine grandchildren, besides a
host of relatives and friends.
Prayer services were held at the
home near Farwell at 1:00 o'clock
and funeral services were held from
the Clare Baptist Church at 2:00
o'clock Monday afternoon, with the
Rev. Charles Kleinhardt and Rev.
Floyd R. Galusha officiating and interment at Cherry Grove cemetery. Mrs.
Herman Ranlc, and- -Mrs, _EJfiiv--i-?-j!!s-
Lury sang two numbers, accompanied
by Mrs, F; R.. Galusha.
Several of last years' teams have-
already signified that they will participate again this year and a number
of bowlers are organizing team% to
round out a full year of recreation for
themselves. Teams from all surrounding communities are invited to join
the league and their managers should
contact Coach Leo Brown as soon as
possible.
Plans are under the advisement of
the City Council and School Board for
a recreational program for the children, with the forepart of each afternoon devoted to younger children's
softball, 6utdoor pushball, shuffle-
board, tennis, horseshoe pitching, etc.,
and the latter part of the afternoon
devoted to swimming at the mill dam
swimming hole, It is planned to engage Coach Brown to supervise the
recreation program, teaching the children to swim and keeping them within
the bounds of safety.
Projects May Be Completed
If Steel Was Ordered
May 8th
State Highway Commissioner G.
Donald Kennedy this week revealed,
receipt of- clarification orders from the
War Production Board which open the
way for new highway improvements
previously made .doubtful by Federal
conservation regulations.
Kennedy stated that a conservation,
order halting all "non-essential" construction issued April 9 by the War
Production Board, had stopped all
highway projects except those ■certified
by the Army or Navy as essential to
the war program.
With this week's clarification order,
however, Kennedy pointed out that
any highway agency in Michigan,
either state, county or municipal,
could now proceed with construction
projects that:
1—Do not involve critical material,
such as steel reinforcing bars, steel
culverts or structural steel.
2—Do -involve critical material, if
such material is on hand, or had been
ordered, on or before May 8 by the
road department or the contractor engaged to construct the project.       v,
Kennedy announced that at the request of the Public Roads Administration, copies of the new order were-,
being circulated by the State Highway
Department to county and municipal!
highway agencies throughout the?
state.
Other provisions of the new order-
require that any agency operating under its provisions file a monthly report
showing an estimate of materials required to complete all projects under
construction. All projects involving:
critical materials whfch were not on-
hand or on order on May 8 must be-
authorized by the War Production.
Board. t
With issuance of the new authority
to begin construction, highway agencies were warned that even when
acting under the new provisions, the
War Production, Board might halt
construction should it be determined'
that the Jabor, materials, or equipment
involved are m6re urgently needed
elsewhere for the "prosecution- of the-
war.
Although no official information is
available, the steel for the US-10 relocation project on east Fifth street in
Clare has been on the ground here
for some time and apparently the War
Production Board's ruling makes the
completion of this project possible.
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
THURSDAY, MAY 7TB
Bert
Orvis Succumbs to Long
Illness After Living
Here Many Years
METHODIST CHURCH BOARD
OF EDUCATION PLANS FOR
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
The Methodist* Church Board of
Education and the teachers of the
Sunday School met Wednesday evening in the church parlors.
Dr. Hall presided and opened the
meeting with prayer. Mrs, Fannie
Schultz was elected secretary of the
board. Donald Holbrook was appoint
ed chairman of the Board, to begin
duties the first of June.
The principal discussion of the evening was the Vacation Bible School to
be conducted June 15th through June
26th.
Dr. Hall was elected director; Mrs.
Reva Maxwell, Superintendent of the
Junior Group; Miss Verona Bowers,
the primary group; and Mrs. Gladys
Witbeck the beginners group. These
|'officers will act as an executive board
to plan the bible school and select
teachers.
Mrs. Paul Lowrey was elected superintendent of the Junior Department of
the Sunday School for the' summer
months.
It was voted to buy song books for
the Junior and Primary Departments
of the Sunday School.
At the close of the board meeting,
a pep meeting was held for the teams
who are working in. the every member
canvass.
Attention , Farmers—Bring us your
eggs. Paying 26c. A. & P.' Store, Clare.
Bert Orvis, a life long resident of
Sheridan township, passed away
Thursday, May 8th, following a long
illness.
Bert Orvis, son of James and Martha
Orvis, was born in Sheridan township,
Clare county, Augus 14, 1875, and
passed away May 7, 1942, at the age
of sixty-six years, eight months and
twenty-three days.
In 1915 he was united in marriage to
Dora Thorne", of Yorkville, Blinois,
and to this union were born nine children, four boys and five girls. One
child died in infancy.
He was a member of a family of
eleven children, four sisters and six
brothers. Two brothers, James and
Claud, preceded him in death.
He leaves to mourn their loss, the
wife, eight children, Mrs. Alice Bradley, Grant Township, Mrs. Arbutus
Baldwin, of Ithaca, Mrs. Mary DepeW,
of Flint, and Riley, Leo, Elsie, Harold-,
and Richard, at home; eight brothers
and sisters, Mrs. Delia Gerow, of
Loomis, William, of Detroit, John, of
Battle Creek, Mrs. Gettie Langworthy,
of Owosso, Eugene, of Arthur township, Mrs. Ethel Kirkpatrick, of Clare,
Ervin ,of Sheridan township, and Mrs.
Mary Gerow, also of Sheridan town*
ship; six grandchildren.; beside-* a
host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston    Funeral    Home    at   2s00
O'clock   Saturday   afternoon,   May  9,
with Rev. Charles Kleinhardt officiating, and interment at Cherry GroVe.
cemetery.
SPECIAL EVANGELISTIC '
SERVICES AT ARTHUR HALL
There will be a <5ospel meeting at:
the Arthur Town Hall Friday evening,.
May 22nd, at eight o'clock. Mr. Dams,
of Coleman and Hiss Ruth Hopkins,
formerly of Ohio, will be the speakers.
Special singihg also. Everyone welcome.    Come.