1943-02-26; Clare Sentinel

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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JIlBJFtUARY 26, 1943
New aeries Vol.51, No. 2Jt
HELEN CAPPAERT
MAIL CARRIER IN
"CHEMICAL CITY"
Former  Clare   Girl   First
Woman "Mailman"
in State
There seems to be a controversy in
Midland over the proper name for the
newly hired women mail carriers.
One group of adherents to "Web-
sters" insist that they be called
"mailwomen-," but another group who
prefer the government lingo are equally insistent that they be called "mailmen."
Miss Helen Cappaert, formerly of
Clare, doesn't care which they call
her and refuses to get into the argument. The twenty-two year old Miss,
one of the first women in Michigan
to join the .postal service, is more
interested in the blisters on hei_rf eet
caused by her daily hikes up and
down the streets of the "chemical j
city" delivering mail.
In the last twelve months Post-!
master Ernest L. Gardiner has been|
forced to accept the resignations of
twenty-eight mail carriers and clerks
who have either gone into the armed
forces or accepted more lucrative
positions in local defense plants. This
one hundred per cent turn over of the
Midland post-office personel "had Mr.
Gardiner down" until he solved the
manpower problem by employing the
fairer sex.
Postmasters all over the state have
their problems but according to
postal inspectors Midland's was extreme. Mr. Gardiner is now a happy
man and swears by his new women
carriers who are young and strong
enough to carry an initial fifty pound
load of mail in their sacks and deliver
300 pounds of mail dropped into relay
boxes along their routes.
Miss Cappaert likes her job very
much and says, "I wouldn't change it
for anything, but my feet are killing
me. I have to soak them in hot water
every night, though I guess. I'll get
used to it in time."
Helen hasn't let the distinction of
being the first woman mail carrier in
Michigan go to her head. The first
day on her new job, when she was
shown her route, she walked the)
whole distance in high heeled shoes,
but "never again," she promises. Now
she wears comfortable sport shoes,
and her greatest worry is that rationing will allow her only three pairs a
year.
The   original   route,   requiring   a
METHODIST CHURCH BOARD
MEETS MONDAY EVENING TO
PLAN PRE-EASTER SERVICES
The Methodist Church Board met in
the church parlors Monday evening
with Dr. Hall in charge. Plans were
made, for pre-Easter services to be
held from April, 4th through April
18th, with Rev. Hahh, of Alma, as
guest speaker. It" was decided to have
a fellowship supper April 2nd, for the
board and their families, inviting the
Farwell board as guests, for the last
quarterly ' conference of the church
year.
The board also voted to purchase
preparatory membership lesson books,
to. give to children in the classes con*
ducted by Dr, Hall, from now until
Easter, on Wednesday afternoons.
PUBLIC URGED TO
COOPERATE WITH
SHOEjRATIONING
Millions of Men in Service
'   Are Using More and
More Shoes
Owners of Dogs
Liable fo Fine
Shooting of two dogs caught killing
a deer in Osceola" county marks an
unusually early" beginning of what
normally is a late-winter hazard for
Michigan's deer herd. Ilangerto the
deer is reported much increased this
season because of the deep snow,
especially in areaawhere the/snow is
Rationing of shoes for 'America's j crusted enough to support the attack-
millions . of civilians was announced tog aogs but; Hot sufficiently strong to
recently by Wm. A. Henderson, chair-' "        "'-     •- *-   -   -   *"*
man, of Clare County War Rationing
Board.     '
The OPA said the Increasing use of
leather for the -armed services made
it necessary to ration civilian footwear.   Stamp No. 17 willwbe transfer-
TO ENLIST FOREST
IRE FIGHTERS IN
FENSE SERVICE
Volunteers to Assist in Absence of "Regulars
Armed Forces
in
keep  the heavier sharp-hoove d  deer
from breaking through.  >
. Rural   -residents'' throughout    the
northern two-thirds, of |he -state are
being asked to keep, their dogs from
MRS. A. SHARLAND
PASSES TO GREAT
BEYONDTHURSDAY
Laid   at   Rest   in   Surrey
Township Cemetery
Sunday
Mrs. Arthur Sharland, a well known
and respected resident of this community for more than forty years,
passed away here Thursday of last
week.
Sarah Jane Carter was born September 18, 1874, in Stockbridge township,  Ingham*, county, Michigan, and
A campaign for enlistment of volunteers for the Forest Fire Fighters Service, a new branch of the OCD program, was announced this week by
Omer Parent, Chairman of the Clare
County Council of_ Defense, and Conservation Officer Wayne Tennant.
Recognizing the importance of timber products in war industry and at
the same time faced with a critical
shortage of manpower in preventing
aud suppressing fire in the forested;
areas of Michigan the OCD is cooperating with the Michigan Department of Conservation and the Forest
Service in recruiting and training
volunteer groups in each county in
preparation for any crisis that may
arise during tbe approaching forest
fire season.
Officer Tennant pointed out that
fires had burned 6,522 acres in Clare
county during the last ten years, destroying an estimated $10,461 worth
of timber products.
"We have lost a great number of
experienced equipment operators, fire
wafcfens and toWermen to the armed
services and war industry in the last
year," Tennant said. "If we are going to maintain this low record it
looks as though we will have to
depend on volunteer help more than
ever before to help combat fires this
i 1.1 year, especially in the northern coun-
twelve mile hike, has been cut hi half tieg We m urgln& erery able bodled
in order to make it  easier _ fcw the I mea in om. couaty to em.0ll ftt once al
able between members of a family living In the same household. Also, special provisions are made for persons
who do not have Ration Book No .1,
or whose shoe needs have changed because of change of occupation or other
adequate reason.
"America's millions of men in, service are using more and more shoes,
and as the Army and Navy grow,
there will be still greater needs," Mr.
Henderson said. In addition, supplies
of leather for shoe manufacture are
not sufficient to permit unrestricted
buying by civilians.   .
"By cooperating fully in this program, citizens will be making another
real contribution to the war effort by
sharing fairly and equally with their
neighbors the supply of shoes.
"Unused shoes made in whole or in
part of leathef or with rubber soles,
except waterproof rubber footwear,
soft and hard-soled house and boudoir
slippers, soft-soled Infant shoes, and
ballet slippers, are rationed.
"Until further notice! dealers may
buy shoes without giving stamps but
will owe ration currency for all such
purchases and must keep all stamps
and certificates collected. If a consumer has no stamp he can use, and
can prove hardship if unable to buy a
pair of shoes, local boards may issue
a sugar purchase certificate made
valid for one pair of shoes."
Another provision of the order
exempts members of the armed services. They may purchase shoes without using a ration book stamp but
they must present a certificate signed
by their commanding officer, Service
men do not go^ to their local War
Price and Ration Boards, OPA em-
phasized, but must get it from the
commanding officer.
roaming the countryside in the next , „        ......
two months, for the sake of the deer Pf seM**om this life at her home iii
Clare, February 18, 1943, at the age of
sixty-eight years and five months.
In April of 1893 she Was united in
herd already battling the severest
winter in, several years. "The law provides that an owner permitting any
BROTHER OF CLARE LADY
COMMISSIONED ENSIGN IN
THE 0. S. NAVAL RESERVE
Mrs. Fern Wright received word
that her brother, James E. Orvis,
assistant personnel manager of the
Michigan Carton Company, Battle
Creek, has been commissioned an
ensign in the naval reserve. He left
Sunday to report for active duty at
Quonset Point, Rhode Island, where
he will take indoctrination training.
Ensign Orvis' wife, the former Miss
Elizabeth McGrail, of Battle Creek,
who he married in May, 1942, will
continue to reside at 5 Calhoun,
Battle Creek. His parents are Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Orvis, also ot Battle Creek.
Ensign Orvis is a graduate of the
University of Michigan and has been
connected with the Michigan Carton
Company for about ten years.
RED CROSS WAR
FUND CAMPAIGN
OPENSJARCH 1
Clare County to Contribute
$4,000 for National
and Local Use
dog to "molest, harass* fa annoy any' marriage   with ^Arthury Sharland,   in
Leslie, Michigan.   Their home was on
game • birds or animals' during their
respective closed seasons" may he
subject to disdemeanor 'penalties,
which range up, to $100, fine and 90
days in .ail. ?'
Conservation officers 4re obliged to
shoot all dogs seen, chasing deer.
girls. Two women have already been
assigned to delivering mail in Midland, while two others handle the
postal trucks and four more sort and
case mail and parcel post.
Red Cross
Activities
T
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CLARE  UNIT
The Clare Red Cross unit meets
from 10:00 a. in. until 5:00 p. m. each
Thursday in the American Legion
rooms at the City Hall for sewing and
knitting,
"This is not only vital cooperation in
the war effort, but the duty of every
woman who ever had a loved one, now
has a loved one, or may ever have a
loved one in the armed forces of the
United States. If the winning of the
war is of more interest to you than
social functions or idle moments, you
are expected to be among those at the
Legion rooms next Thursday.
the local OCD office or with any of
our officers, for the twelve hour training course on forest fire prevention
and fighting which will be conducted
(Continued on Page Twelve)
SOUTH GILMORE UNIT
The next South Gilmore Red Cross
meeting will be held March 4th with
Mrs. Dan Larance. We have finished
making overalls and are working on
ladies' slips and some are knitting.
Anyone interested in helping in this
work is urged to attend. Pot luck
lunch at noon. Please bring your own
table service.
Laura Dunigan. Secretary.
ELM  GROVE  UNIT
The Elm Grove Red Cross society
met at the home of Mrs, Carl Cotton,
Thursday, February 18, with twelve
in attendance.
Wool cloth was cut for robes and 20
hospital pillows filled.. Two sweaters,
two helmets, two pairs wristlets and
one cap muffler are finished, also several other knit articles nearly done.
The next meeting will be at the
home of "Mrs. Jobn Lang on Thursday,
March 4, at i%'Mr< Please bring
_hea*sr thimble, aud any material you
wish to contribute.
, Anyone interested is cordially invited,    .'..'.'.-       '.       .
Mrs' Nellie Jordan. Sec,
LAYMEN SPEAK IN
METHODIST CHURCH
SERVICES SUNDAY
Local and Visiting Laymen Fill
Pulpit for Morning
Worship
Laymen's Day was fittingly observed Sunday morning in the Clare
Methodist Church. Theo Wallington,
local lay leader was in charge. Paul
Lowrey presided at the organ and
played the organ prelude opening the
service. The Choir composed of
twelve men, rendered a very pleasing
anthem, "I Love Him."
Mr. Wallington spoke briefly of the
Laymen's1 Day, and presented Supt.
E. D. Kennedy, of Rochester, formerly
of Clare, who announced his topic as
The Methodist Church in World Reconstruction, taking his scripture
from John 1:1-5. Some of his statements were: Never achieve same
as before, never return to yesterday.
All Christians must work together in
reconstruction, every denomination,
race, social level, economic group,
etc., must carry on and work together.
We all have a part, and achievement
rests with ajl of us. There is but one
road for Christians, and that is ahead,
not back. In closing he said, "The
light is still shining in darkness, for
darkness never puts it out."
Otto Pino, agriculture teacher in
the local school, was presented and
he spoke from a laymen's viewpoint,
on "The Church of Tomorrow." He
divided it into three parts, the past,
present, and future. He stated that we
must keep the past in mind, in order
to carry on what those people had
begun. They are the ones to lay the
foundations. In the present, the
church will flourish and carry on from
the past' and then on into 'the future.
Discussing things brought up in tbe
church, he suggested that the local
church arrange to. have .round table
discussions  of the  problems.'of the
SURREY PIONEER
PASSES AWAY AT
HER HOME THERE
Last Rites Held in Clare
for Mrs. James
Rulapaugh
Mrs. James Rulapaugh, well known
and respected Clare county pioneer,
passed away at her home northwest
of Farwell in. Surrey township, Monday afternoon, following an extended
illness complicated by the infirmities
of advancing years. Mrs. Rulapaugh
was eighty-three years of age last
August 19th.
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Thursday afternoon, with Rev.
Chas. Kleinhardt officiating, assisted
by- Rev. Marion E. Burkett. Interment was made in the Surrey Township Gemetery at Farwell.
The life story will be published next
week.
a farm near Stockbridge for some five
years, when they moved to Clare
county and settled on an unimproved
farm in Hatton.township. After about
twenty years of,strenuous labor and
self-denial the Sharlands moved to the
city of Clare and lived just inside the
city limits on east US-10, In 1925 they
purchased a farm, one mile west of
Clare, on the road once known as
US-10. Here Mrs. Sharland has continued to reside until her demise at
twelve o'clock, Thursday, February 18.
While yet in the vigor and joy of
girlhood this good woman professed
saving faith in her Lord and united
with the Methodist Church in Fitch-
burg, Michigan, of which she remained
a member until her death.
Mrs, Sharland is survived by her
husband, one daughter, Mrs. Florence
Schneider; and one grandson. She also
Latest reports on the sale of War leaves three sisters, Mrs. Ida Perry, of
Bonds for Clare County for the first Pasadena, Calif., Mrs. Maud Scheller,
two periods of February, as received of Buena Park, Calif., Mrs. Mildred
by Donald E. Holbrook, Chairman, of Rose, of Gregory, Mich., besides n-.any
CLARE COUNTY
WELL ON WAY TO
FEBRUARY GOAL
$26,323.50 in Wfcr Bonds
Sold During First Twenty
Days of Month
BROTHER-SISTER
BANQUET SUCCESS
WEDNESDAY NITE
Unique Event Brings Young
Folks Together at
Local Church
the War Savings Committee for Clare
County, show purchases as follows
loving friends and neighbors.
Funeral services were held from the
CLARE COUNTY
YOUNG MEN JOIN
ARMEDJORCES
Contingent Left Clare Last
Wednesday for
•Induction
For the period from February 1st to J Glare Methodist church at 2:00 o'clock
the 10th inclusive, Citizens. State ■ Sunday afternoon, with Dr. John H.
Bank, Clare, $10,853.75, Clare Post J Hall officiating, and interment made
Office, $3,356.25, Harrison State Sav-'in the Surrey Township Cemetery at
ings Bank, $1,-12.50, Harrison Post Farwell.
Office $187.50, Farwell Bank, $675.00,'
Farwell Post -Office, $225.00, Lake
Post Office. $18V75, temple Post
Office, $15.75", maklng.a,-'■ tpfcaWf $16,-
947.50 for the first ten days,   -
Sales for the period February 11th
to 20th inclusive, Citizens State Bank,
Clare, $3244.75, Clare Post Office,
$3693.75, Harrison State Savings
Bank, §1237.50, Harrison Post Office,
$93.75, Farwell Bank, $150.00, Farwell
Post Office, $93.75, Lake Post Office,
$806.25, Temple Post Office, $56.25,
which totals $9,376.00 for the* second
ten. day period.
Sales for the first perjpd of $16,
947.50, together with those of the
second period of February of $9,376.00,
makes a grand total of $26,323.50,
leaving a balance of $9,676.50 to be
purchased if we are to meet our quota
for this month. Should Clare County
meets its quota, this month, it will mark
the third consecutive month that we
have accomplished the goal set out
for us by the State War Bond Committee.
The response from the citizens of
our county has been splendid, and we
can take great satisfaction, in the
knowledge that we are doing a little
towards the accomplishment of Victory that our boys are so valiantly
fighting for in all parts of the world.
That they may have the needed arms,
food and supplies, this should continue for the duration.
Former Clare
County Girl Now
U. S. Army Nurse
A former Clare county girl, Lieut.
Elsie Loeffler Crowhurst, of Detroit,
has the honor and distinction Of being the first married nurse to enlist
in the United States Army Medical
Corps for foreign service.
Lieut. Crowhurst was formerly connected with the American Red Cross
Blood Bank in Detroit and is now at
Fort Sheridan, Illinois, for basic training.
Her husband, Cpl. T, -Percy Crowhurst, is now in England, his native
land which he left as a small boy. He
spent Christmas with his grandparents there, whom he had not seen.
since coming to America.
WE BEG YOUR PARDON
It was' stated in. the Colonville
School News last week that the school
had sold $9,75 worth *of War Stamps
and Bonds during a rocent. contest,
church.  He said, "We have something This was an error, the school having
The following men were accepted
in the armed forces on, February 17,
1943.
Lawrence E. Hinkle, Clare.
Duane L, Prudden, Temple.
Henry D. Tigner, Farwell.
William V. Tryon, Clare.
Ralph D, Bellows, Gladwin.
Kenneth Root, Harrison.
Wayne E. BrOwn, Clare.
Benjamin J. Burdo, Clare.   '
Addison J, Pascoe, Clare.
Calvin L. Hales, Clare.
Gordon JVL Kleiner, Clare.
Floyd Callihan, Clare.
Roderick Teale, Clare.
Ray Underwood, Clare.
The Clare County Service Men's
Club was host to the boys leaving for
service, their relatives and friends, at
a dinner at Barnes Cafe Tuesday eve-
Are you investing 10 per cent ot' ning and the boys left here Wcdues-
your income in the purchase of War j day mbrning for their induction
Bonds? center.    •   • .
Difficulties Encountered in
Transmitting United States Mail
to Forces Stationed Overseas
The Brother and Sister Banquet
given by the High School Hustlers
Class iu the. Methodist Church Parlors Wednesday evening was a huge
success. ThiEi was the first affair of
its kind and will perhaps continue as
an annual event.
One hundred and thirty were served
a delicious ham dinner by Miss Shirley Andrews and a corps of teachers
of tbe Clare High School. Mrs. Frank
Hachmuth was in, charge of the
kitchen.
The tables were attractively decorated with the patriotic colors. The
speakers table was centered with an
arrangement of miniature soldiers
and little Christian and American
flags.   Dr. Hall gave the invocation
Group singing was led by Vena Lee
Gillespie with Miss Geraldine LeRoux
at the piano. "Art" Clute", chairman,
expressed thanks to all who helped
make the banquet possible and presented Wesley Samborn, as the
toastmaster of the evening. He presented Roberta McKnight, who entertained the group in her pleasing manner, giving the "Toast to the
Brothers." She read a poem "Our
Brothers."
Jackie Frey sang "When You're A
Long Way From Home," accompanied
at the piano by Mrs. Paul Lowrey.
Beverly Sowle was presented and
gave a very fine toast to the Brothers
aud Sisters in Service, concluding
with a poem, "Our Soldier," by Edgar
A. Guest.
Vena Lee Gillespie gave two pleasing piano solos. The Toast to the
Sisters. was given by Harvey Harts-
(Continued on Page Twelve)
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GARFIELD TOWNSHIP
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
SUDDENLY LAST WEEK
Last Rites Held   at Lake  for
*  Mrs. Rose Bassett With
Burial There
The American Red Cross drive to
raise 125 million dollars for its 1943
offensive goes over the top on March
1st from Maine to California and from
Minnesota to Florida. This campaign
will take Red Cross workers into
every home, club", industrial plattt' or
any other place where American, eiti*
zens live, work or play.
The National Committee has r«i*
quested a budget of 125 million dol*
lars, eighty millions will be used Itt
world wide service, 45 millions will b.
the Chapter's goals. The Clare coun*
ty goal is $4,000 or about 45 cents lot
each of our 9,000 citizens. The popu*
lation of each village and township
has been established and the quota
for each is shown below.
Clare—$830. '.
Farwell—$242.
Harrison—$327. "r }
Arthur township—$286.
Franklin township—$90. * j
Frost township—$90. ' ■
Freeman township—$60,      ' ."
Garfield township—$216.
Grant township—$376.
Greenwood township—$207,   '
Hamilton township—$268. *
Hatton township—$147. ,j
Hayes township—$125.
Lincoln township—$50. i
Redding township—$150.
Sheridan township—$380. ,i
Summerfield township—$12. i
Surrey township—$160. j
Winterfield township—$180,
.'.1 c. .:*:. '■■ :":e ."3'...ii:~ front take1
shape it is evident that the American-
Red Cross has a real task before it.-
There are going to be many thousands;
of young men, badly hurt in the hills-
and wastes of Tunisia, in the jungle'
of the Solomons, New Guinea and
quite probably on the European continent. There will be upwards, of six
or eight million men in camps in this
country training and preparing for the*
day when they test their metal with-
that of the German or Jap. There are"
other millions on the high seas'and in
the air.. There, are always problems-
of morale, of personal and family
affairs affecting the fighting men-
which cannot be cared for by the Military Command. There is no ageflcy
that can handle these situations like
the American Red Cross.
The Red Cross has an anchor in
every community, every American
home and has avenues of service to
any place on the globe where Ameri'
can youth goes to defend the flag. No
other service is given the privilege
and assistance to follow the defenders
of the flag to the remote corners of
the globe as Is accorded the American
Red Cross.
In the villages local committees will
be set up to handle the Red] Cross
fund drive. In the townships the"
township supervisor and the local Red
Cross unit will-take, charge of making
plans for the drive.
During recent months, complaints
from the -public of delayed or lost mail
addressed to members of the armed
forces indicate that there is wide misunderstanding Df how this mail is
handled and of the difficulties encountered in its delivery.
These complaints, incidentally, are
far fewer than "the number received
during the First World War, although
the volume of mall is much larger,
according to veteran postal officials
who have directed postal activities in,
both wars.
Mail for members of the armed
forces is delivered by the Postal Service to Army and Navy authorities at
post offices convenient to camps or
stations in this_ country or to ports of
embarkation when addressed to persons overseas. The Postal Service
then has no further jurisdiction over
tho ■ mail, and responsibility for its
delivery from that point oa lies- entirely with the Army and Navy. Likewise,
the Army and Navy handle mail from
members of the armed forces until it
is delivered to civilian post offices hi
Special Notice
Mrs. Leah Garchow will occupy the- ----._., ,    , „ . ,._
pulpit  Of  the  Clare, Congregational »to contribute, as laymen, as men and sold $975.00 worth of WaY Stamps and i this country ,and the Postal Service
Church next Sutulay; Ihornihg.    The women, boys and girls."  -           " Bonds. This is a splendid accomplish- ■ has no jurisdiction over the malLuntll
service ,eomnjeh_&a atKhlfi" &. m.   ft     Br,, flail   pronounced   the   bene- meat and ther,pniiJls and teachers are so received.
is hoped there Will be a fine attends dlotiph, and chimes were' played", by entitled to a great deal of credit for     Army ___a .Navy -post office*, are,
MS...                                                      f»!r, Lowrey.                                     " their help with the war elfort. • ■          technically, 'tap-tches of-. eivlHatu post
offices in this country, but they are
not under the jurisdiction of the
Postal Service, being maintained and
operated by the War and Navy Departments and manned by military
and naval personnel, For instance,
A. P. O, 1234, c/o Postmaster; New
York, N. Y., would be a branch of the
New York post office, although it may
be located with troops in Africa or
elsewhere. Mail deposited in that post
office for delivery in .this country
would .carry the return address of
"A. P.40. 1234, New York," N< Y„"
although it came ir,om abroad, and the
postmark on the envelope .is placed
thereon at the .overseas location and
not a"t New York. - •
Directory service, through- which
improperly addressed mail is re-
addressed and forwarded, is provided
by the Army and Navy.
Delays ih the mail to the armed
foces may be .caused by various, factors. Transportation of .the mail some-,
times must be postponed, so that more
urgent needs .for. arms, food( or more
military and naval pe'rsqntfel .may be
filled first . Although "mails" are rdis-.
patched at every opportunity, at.timep
the pVerpU.'.iSned; facilities ."cannot
accomodate '".a11 the. mail -Ut4.lt must
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Nurse Education
Scholarship Fund
Contributions during the past week
for the Nurses, Educational Scholarship fund include those -of the Clare
High School Student Council, San*
Garfield, Mrs. Olin Lynch and Mrs*
Henry Garen and total $18.50.
The Student Council contribution
had been previously pledged, but this"
increases the grand total of contriburf
tions and pledges to $152.50. Nearly
$100 is still needed for the scholarship
and it is hoped that other groups and
individuals  will  help  in   this   vitally
Any girl outside of high school who
wishes to apply for the Scholarship
may get application blanks at any
time at the home of Mrs. Henry Garefl
at 210 West Fifth street or on Saturday mornings only at the County
Nurses' office at the City Hall.
Another Garfield township pioneer
who had been Called to the great
beyond, was laid at rest there when
last rites were held for Rosa Bassett
Thursday of last week with Rev. E. E.
Redman officiating.
Mrs. Rosa Emily Bassett passed
away at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Chas. Badger, in Lansing, February 15, 1943. She was the daughter of
Edward and Sally Evans and was
born in Flint, December 28, 1864.
As a young-'Woman she worked as a j necessary cause,
dress maker and in 1885 was united
in marriage to Albert Bassett. They
spent several years in West Branch,
Ogemaw county, and after a year in
Sanford, came to Lake fifty-two years
ago, and have HVed on the farm near
Lake the past forty-two years.
Coming to a pioneer region,' Mrs.
Bassett took care of • the sick and
rendered such helpful service to her
neighbors as only a resourceful,
kindly Woman could.
To Mr. and Mrs. Bassett were born
six children, four girls and two boys.
The daughters are Mrs. Dominic
Rohen, of Evart, and Mrs. Chas.
Badger, Mrs. Henry Gryman and Mrs.
Jack Woodard, all of Lansing. The
sons were George, who died at the age
pf-.seyen, and Edward, who after retiring from the navy, died nine years
ago. There are also eight grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.' _,
Mr, Bassett passed away eight years
ago; since which time Mrs. Bassett
has spent the winters with her daughter, ,Mrs. Chas, Badger, in l_ansing,
and the summers'in her old home.
As a young woman she was baptized j    Anyone wishing to' contribute book*
in the Episcopal church and afteF an for the arnifed' forces may phone John
active   life   passed   very   suddenly, -Rodabaugh at the Railway ExpreM
!spared the long hours of suffering that office and have them picked.up fr««
many endure. "' "•'■:-"'     "     of'charge. - .   .   „• ,-,\
TWO FORMER CLARE LADIES
INJURED IN FALLS ON IClT
STREET, BASEMENT STEPS-
Word has been received here by
•friends that two former Clare women*
now of Port Huron, haVf fallen anS
received injuries.
Mrs. Frank Robinson, fell down
cellar steps and broke a shoulder and
arm.' Mrs. Frank Cameron, was injured when she fell on the icy street.
Friends wishing to send cards may-
do so, addresses are: Mrs. Robinson, •
1028 White Street, and Mrs. Camerort,-
1222 "COurt St., Port Huron, Michigan,-
NOTICE