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d-ARE, MICHIGAN, .?»j{iDA-V MOBBING, AfRIL 30, 1943
New Series Vol. 51, No. 30
"OVERTHE WINSE
WAR LOAN DRIVE
LAST RITES FOR
C. H SUTHERLAND
HELDJATURBAY
Pioneer Banker fcaid at
Rest in Cherry Grove
Cemetery
Funeral services were held here
Saturday morning for C. H. Sutherland, a founder and for nearly half a
century cashier of The Glare County
Savings Bank, who passed away at his
home here "Wednesday evening of last
week.
Clark H. Sutherland was bom in
Deerfield, Michigan, September 9,
1851, and passed away in Clare, Michigan, April 21, 1943, at the age of
ninety- one years, seven months and
twelve days.
He came to Clare county with his
parents in 1S73 and was united in
marriage to Rose Alger May 6, 1877.
For six years he was Register of
Deeds for Clare County and for two
years after a hardware merchant.
In 1S85, with C. W. Perry, aud Wm.
Wolsey, he founded the Clare County
Bank, A few years later the bank was
organized under the State Banking
Laws and changed its name to the
The Clare County Savings Bank. For
forty-seven years Mr. Sutherland was
cashier of this institution.
He was prominent in many civic
and religious activities, giving much of
his time and helping in their financing.
He was a member of the School Board
for many years, trustee of the Congregational Church, and served faithfully^
in a number of other public offices. He
was always ready to give help and
advice for commercial enterprises,
whether to an organization or to individuals.
He was a charter member and a life
member of John Q. Look Lodge No.
404, F. & A. M., and a Knight Templar. He was at one time or another
a member of many fraternal organizations, and a member of the G~ngr_-
- gational Church.
Besides the bereaved wife, he leaves
to mourn their loss, three sons, Otho,
of Wilmington, Dele-ware, Clark E., of
Detroit, and Kirk, of Chicago; one
daughter, Mrs. Homer Douglas, of
Clare; eight grandchildren, eight
great grandchildren, other relatives
and many friends.
Funeral services were held from the
home at 10:00 o'clock Saturday morning, with Rev. Albert Dawe, of Douglas, officiating, and interment was
made in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
In the'passing of Mr. Sutherland,
this community has lost not only a
pioneer businessman, but a gentleman
who has assisted many financially and
with his counsel and who, though in
poor health for the past several years,
"maintained a keen interest in all civic
affairs until his eyes were closed in
eternal slumber.
Police Inspector
is Detroit's No. 1
Bond Salesman
Police Inspector Walter Stelt is
Detroit's proudest citizen today, and
it's. No. 1 War Bond saleman.
Pledging to raise $10,000 by the end
of April in the Second War Loan campaign, Stelt cavassed the Packard
Motor Car Company offices, was introduced to Hugh Ferry the company's
Secretary-Treasurer.
Ferry turned down the suggested
$10,000 bond purchase. Then, taking
the pen from the crestfallen policeman, Ferry signed an application instead for two million-dollar bonds!
JOHN CAMERON
DIES SUDDENLY
WEDNESDAY A.M.
j Former Resident of Temple
!        to Be Laid at Rest
! This Afternoon
John Cameron, for the past several
years City Assessor for the City of
Owosso, passed away suddenly at his
home there at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday morning. His brother, Clifford,
and wife had spent the evening with
the Camerons, and although John
had been in ill health for several
months and confined to his bed for the
past week, he was feeling fine when
they left for their home about midnight, and his passing was a shock to
his family and friends.
Mr, Cameron spent his boyhood and
young manhood in the vicinity of
Temple and at one time was Ann
Arbor   passenger   agent   there,   later -Harrishurg,
First row (left to right): Jack Severson, Delta Lee Walker, Willard Ireland, Florence House, Mary Lou
Williams, Eileen House, Helen Murphy, Kathleen Seiter, Wilbur Ireland, Donni 0avdner.
Second Row: Barbara Schug, Aria Jean Hanley, Marjorie Casnei*, ^ihV"*'Bicknell, Caroline Kershner,
Roger Teale, Doug Fleming, Janet Duncan, Oliver Nash, Marion Rutter, Eileen Parent, Jim Irwin, Irene Smith,
Barbara Murphy, Jeanette Auhe. ."*',„,      Ti      «_
Third Row:    Carol Hachmuth, Margaret Rose Gillespie, Donna Chapplet. Beverly   Sowle,   Jim   Chapman,
Doug Master., Jovce Gardner, Dale White, Larry Foss, Avis Murdoch, Patsy  Irwin,. Bob  Moline,  Joe  Methner,
Dudley Loyett, Jane Ann Young, Helen Querback, Kenneth Gillis, Garry Coveart, Jack Rodabaugh.
Last Row:   Dare Harter, Mary Lou Sutton, Rosemary Wright, June Coveart, Joanne Richard, Mr. Garen.
Not in picture:   Jim Ryan and Bernard Wyman. 	
LT. S. McARTHUR
VICTIM OF HEART
ATTACK FRIDAY
Fatally Injured As He Fell
to Pavement in Town
Near Camp
Cities of Clare
County to Change
Time Tomorrow
The City of Clare Will change to
Eastern War Time tomorrow, Saturday morning, May 1st, as voted by the
City Council, and clocks will be set
ahead one hour.
The Council passed the resolution
changing to Eastern War Time in coordination with a recent act of the
State Legislature and the vote of the
Second   Lieut.   Stewart   McArthur,
Jr., 26, son of Dr. aud Mrs. Stewart *.„.„,
McArthur, Sr., of Rosebush, died jvj. | cit__ens of Clare at the Sprang Elec
day morning in a military hospital at  tion.
HI SCHOOL BANDS
PRESENT CONCERT
NEXTTHURSDAY
Twelfth  Annual   Spring
Event in School
Auditorium
Tin Can Drive
Now in Progress
" In Clare County
The tin can collection is now on.
It will not be done in one day. The
rural people are urged to take their
tin cans to the nearest school house
right away, and the teachers of the
rural schools are requested to write a
postcard to Mrs. John H. Hall, of
Clare, county chairman of the salvage
drive, and trucks will be sent to your
schools to collect your tin. This must
he done very soon as we are hoping
to ship our tin cans together with Mt.
Pleasant, shipment in order to have a
carload. Mr. Pleasant has completed
their first tin drive.
CITIZENS STATE
BANK INCREASES
VAULT CAPACITY
.summer vacations at his cottage at! at 2. <j(r d'clocte 'Monday afternoon, j will not be of inconvenience-to any-
Laice George for many years and was j Lieutenant McArthur, who was sta^ one ln tne community anil that all
well known in that community. turned at Indian Gap Camp, suffered a, win cooperate with those who are en-
He is survived by the bereaved wife,' heart attack Thursday while waiting' deavoring to abide by the wishes of
Dolly Dudley Cameron, daughter of a|w_th. several companions for a bus In'OU1'  President and  the  State, Legis-
The City of Harrison and Village of
Farwell will also change to Eastern
Pa.,   following   a   heart
taking up barbering, from which he attack. MHitarv funeral services were
retired   when   first   appointed    City, held in Harrisburg Saturday and the; Wai* Time Saturday, as voted by the
Assessor several years ago.    He has' body brought to Detroit under military | governing bodies of th?se towns
spent a good many week ends and 1 guard w»;i/e s?.-. vices were to be held j   .rt 5s hoped- tha. this t?ha*.s- *of time ' jun_or Baa(_
The Ciare High School Bands will
present their Twelfth Annual Spring
: Concert in the school auditorium at
'8:00 o'clock next Thursday evening,
under the direction of band instructor
Henry Garen, assisted by the student
conductors of the fifty-two piece
! Senior   Band   and   thirty-nine   piece
Fire and  Burglar Proof
Storage Nearly
Tripled
The increasing business of The
Citizens State Bank has made it
-necessary to increase the vault space
in their banking offices and the former vaults on both the main and base
ment floors have been nearly tripled
in size, providing much additional fire
and burglar proof space for the ^safekeeping of patrons valuables and the
bank's funds and records.
The addition to the main floor vault j and to the citizens of Clare county, .the'
will be used forjhe storage of curren-; banks, post offices and companies all
GALLANTS MOST
SUCCESSFUL IN
APRILjCAMPAIGN
Incomplete  Returns Show
m      Total Sales of
$351,911,50
Glare, Farwell and Harrison
Banks Buy .$145,000 in
War Bonds
The Gallants of Clare county ar,
marching on to Victory. County Chair-
ram Donald E. Holbrook reports complete returns from all issuing agents
of Clare county for the Second War
Lean Drive through Wednesday, tha
28ih of April, and it shows that Clare
County has exceeded her quota by
over 35%, having sold the sum of
$351,911.50 for the twenty-eight days
with two days yet to go and the issuing agents reporting mounting sales
hourly.
The County Chairmen of the War
Savings Staff, J, Stuart Bicknell,
Chairman of the Victory Loan Committee, Leo Russell, Retail Chairman,
Robert Kleiner, TJ.S.D.A. Chairman,
and the City Executive Chairmen,
Mabel Mulder, Clare, Don* Luce, Far*
well, and Lulu Murphy, Harrison,
describe the work of the Gallants flour county who made their pledge to
sell at least $1,000 worth of Bonds as-
phenomenal. Their work has truly
been a success in every meaning of
the word. To each of them goes the
hearty thanks of the entire county,-
former editor of the Clare County
Cleaver and a graduate of the Harrison High School.
Funeral services will be" held in
Owosso at 2:00 o'clock this Friday
afternoon with interment there. A life
story will be published next week.
BOND BOOSTERS HELP
GARFIELD TOWNSHIP
'    . CELEBRATE MONDAY
Trips to Harrison and Sheridan
Tovvnship Complete
Busy Week
-H CLUBS HOLD
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
HERE WEDNESDAY
Exhibits and Program Presented at Clare High
School
for (he ultimate benefit of all and an
early national peace.
The Bond Boosters Club dedicated
their program to the Gallants of Garfield township Monday evening and
rejoiced with them over their speedy
sale of War Savings Bonds for the
Second War Loan Drive. They had already gone over the quota for their
township at that time.
All of the Bond Booster speakers
were present and delivered their talks,
except Omer Parent, and Robert
Kleiner discussed his topic, Civilian
Defense.
Miss Joanne Richard presented an
exhibition of tap dancing and baton
twirling, accompanied at the piano by
Miss Vena Lee Gillespie. Jimmie
Gillespie was present and pleasingly
entertained with his concertina.
After an enjoyable evening of patri-4
otic talks and entertainment, the
Civilian Defense group tied the Stamp
and Bond group in a contest for the
trophy cup and it was necessary to-
eonduct another stunt before the C/D
group Wa_ awarded the trophy. The
cup was bid in at auction hy JTesS Lee
in behalf of Freeman township for
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MOTHER DAUGHTER BAMQUET.
The annual Mother-Daughter Ban*
auet of the W.S.C.S. will be held Wed-
nesday evening, May 5 th, in the Methodist -church parlors. Tickets, $1,50
for mother and daughter. A .very
pleasing program has beon arranged
by Mrs. John H. Hall.
The Clare County 4-H Club Achievement Day exhibits and program was
held at the Clare High School Wednesday, April 28th, bringing to a close the
winter club programs. Exhibits of
handicraft and clothing projects from
the various clubs were placed on display Tuesday evening. The State club
leaders, Raymond Laser and Miss
Lola Belle Green, of the 4-H Club
Department of the Michigan State
College, were present and judged the
exhibits and also spoke on the program which was given at 1:30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
On the program was also a "Skit on
Table Manners," presented by the
Carrow School OJub, under the leadership of Mrs. Carl Cotton. A group of
songs was given by the Randall Club,
of which Mrs. RoIIand Krell is the
leader. She also displayed Chinese
Kimonos, sent her by her brother,
from Shanghai, and who is now a
Japanese prisoner of war. The morning program consisted of movies which
were much enjoyed by the children.
The County Honor Roll for the
girls is as follows: Cotton If, Barbara
Nass, of the Randall; Lois Price,
Franklin. Cotton III, Jo Ann Davis,
Pratt School; Wool, Mary Dora, Randall School; Work Clothes, Mary Ann
Rilett; Complete Costume, Margaret
Cotton, Carrow School. The girl-
honored in the Dress Revue, were
Janet Bradley, Carrow; Jessie Rilett,
Eagle; Alma Lee Seiter, Pratt; Lois
Price, Franklin; Mary Dora, Randall;
Elnora Williams, Carrow; Mary Ann.
Rilett, Eagle;  Ethel Gerow, Carrow
: a town near the camp. His skull was i la**»«*e in furthering the war program
fractured when he fell to the pave,
ment. He never regained consciousness.
Hs parents, who were immediately
notified, reached his bedside Friday
shortly before he died. They were '
accompanied by a daughter, Doctor
McArlhur's mother, and Dr. and Mrs.
Frank Wilson, of Harrison and Mr.
and Mi's. Briedenstein of Mt. Pleasant.
Lt. McArthur was born February 22,
1917, in Grand Rapids. He attended
the public schools in Detroit and later
in Mt. Pleasant, where the family
moved in 1934. He enlisted in the
United States Army about a year and
a half ago, and was in training in
Panama for a year. Later he entered
Officers' Training school at Fort Benning, Georgia, from where he was commissioned in September, 1942, Lt. McArthur had further training at Rice
Field, California, for desert warfare.
Besides the parents, he is survived
by the widow, Mrs. Eioise McArthur,
two sons and a sister, Mrs. Doris
Briedenstein, of Mt. Pleasant. The
widow and children are with
people in Illinois.
her
LILLIE MICKLE
PASSES AWAY AT
DAUGHTERSHOME
Resident of Community for
Past Forty-five
Years
County Teachers
Elect Officers
At Dist Meet
The Clare County District Meeting
of the Michigan Education Association, an organization of which nearly
every teacher in the county is a member, met at Harrison last Wednesday
evening for a picnic followed by a
business meeting and program,
Mr. Paul Lowery, Clare county's
delegate to the state representative
assembly, gave a report of the convention and the business it achieved.
Mr Reynold Mick, Superintendent of
Farwell School, and President of the
Clare County M, E. A., called the
meeting to order and presided at the
election of the following officers:
President, Emil Pfister, Principal of
Clare High School; vice president,
Ronald Keller, Principal of Harrison
High School;'secretary, Ivah L. Emery, teacher at Harrison School;
treasurer, Florence Kane, teacher at
the Randall school.
Leo Brown, of the Clare school
faculty, was elected delegate to the
State Representative Assembly at Lansing next Spring, and Superintendent
Mrs. Lillie Maud Mickle, a resident
of Clare county for the past forty-five
years and the widow of the late Henry
Mickle, well known Clare county lumberman and farmer, who passed away
five years ago, departed this life at the-
home of her daughter, Mrs. Glenn
Gordon, on the old homestead in
Arthur township, Saturday afternoon,
following a lingering illness complicated with the infirmities of advancing
years.
Mrs. Mickle was born the daughter
of Amos and Frances Steigelmire, in
Indiana, August 19, 1869, and passed
away at the age of seventy-three years,
eight months and five days. She will
be missed by a wide circle of relatives
and friends hi this community.
Funeral services were held from the
Doherty Sons Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with Rev.
Chas.. Kleinhardt officiating, and interment made in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
Her life story will be published next
week.
The following programs will be
dedicated to former Clare High School
Band members now serving in the
armed forces^of theh\xountry.
SENIOR BAND PROGRAM
March, National Emblem —— Bagley
Salute to the Dnited Nations
j Cornet Solo, Carnival of Venice	
Staigers
Fantasia Brillante.   Soloist,
Bernard Wyman.
Characteristic Intermezzo, In A
Monastery Garden Ketelbey
March, Footlifter , Fillmore
Intermezzo Scene, In a Persian
"   Market _____ Ketelbey
Bernard Wyman Student Conductor
March, Army Air Corps Crawford
Characteristic Piece,
American Patrol  Meacham
March, Our Director _, Bigelow
Featuring twirlers Joanne Richard,
Mary Lou Sutton, Rosemary
Wright, June Coveart,
Dare Harter.
Star Spangled Banner
Parade of Flags
JUNIOR BAND PROGRAM
America
March, Project Bennett
Tommy Burdo Student Conductor
March, SUmmitt Bennett
Featuring twirlers  Carol Ann
Wieferich, Suzzane Irving.
Waltz, Norma's Dream Bennett
March, Mutual _, , Bennett
One twenty-five cent War Savings
ey and current bank records, the
original portion, at, the vault for
safety deposit boxes' for the use of
patrons, and the basement vault for
storage of permanent records.
The vault is constructed, according to specifications of underwriters,
of steel and poured concrete of very
substantial thickness and the work
was contracted to Harold Moline, of
Clare,
This addition to the bank's protective facilities is in keeping with the
policy of the institution to provide
complete protection and courteous
service for all of its patrons.
Mary Ann Rilett and Margaret Cotton ] Austin F. Bates, of the Clare. school,
will represent the 4-H Clubs of.the
county at the Gaylord camp during the
first week in August.
The Boys County Honor Roll is as
follows:    Handicraft I, David Seiter,
Pratt, Seth Cotton, Carrow, and Dale
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was elected alternate.
After the business--meeting the
teachers gathered in the gym of Harrison high school, where they were
shown a movie. The meeting ended
with a physical fitness • program of
Volley ball.
SECOND SUNRISE EASTER
SERVICE AT COLONVILLE
IS WELL ATTENDED
v The Easter Sunrise Service held at
the Colonville Church was well attended with eighty-nine present.
The Services were opened by the
Congregation singing, followed by two
special numbers. •
There was a very impreasive message brougnt by the pastor, Rev.
Kleinhardt,and assisted by Rev. Teale.
The Krell sisters rendered an instrumental number, while the free will
offering was'taken, which amounted .to
$28.75, which will be sent to the Fiuley
College.
As the choir .sang the closing hymn,
Easter cards were given to each, one
attending th. services.
Rev. Teale -pronounced the benediction.
M. DONNELLY
NEW DIRECTOR OF
HEALTH DIST. 7
Graduate of Iowa Medical
College Comes Here
April 24th
Dr. Madalene Donnelly, M.D., arrived here last Saturday to assume the
duties of Director of Health District
No. 7, comprising Clare, Gladwin and
Arenac counties, filling the vacancy
created by the transfer of Dr. Helen
Lanting, M.D., to the Directorship of
the Shiawassee county district March
10th,
Dr. Donnelly's home was at Mason
City, Iowa, and she is a graduate of
tho State University of Iowa Medical
College. She interned in Children's
Hospital, at Iowa City, and Grace Hos-
Stamp will be charged for admission,, P"aI' at Detroit   before entering pri
and the proceeds of the concert will be
used to purchase War Savings Bonds.
In Past years these concerts have
filled the auditorium to capacity and
lovers of good music and friends of
the school will really miss a musical
treat if they do not attend this year's
concert.
Walter Krell
Receives Gold
Bars Last Week
Gold bars of a second lieutenant
gleam on the shoulders of Walter
Krell, one of tlie four sons of Mr. and
Mrs*. Adolph Krell, of Saginaw, who
are how in Uncle Sam's service. He
was commissioned last week at the
field artillery officer school at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma, and has been assigned
to Gamp Gordon, Georgia,
.Lt. Krell entered the army last June
and received his basic training at
Camp RUcker, Alabama. Pie is twenty-
three yeai's old and was graduated
from Saginaw High School in 1937.
His thr.e brothers in the armed forces
are:' Fred, with air force in Texas;
John, in . the cavalry band at Fort
Riley, Kansas; and Donald, in the
navy.
Adblph Krell., a, linotype operator for
the Saglaaf? Daiiy News.. was formerly
an employee of The Sentinel.
vate practice, which she continued for
ten years.
She has been in public health work
for the past three years, serving as
Health Director in Alabama, before
coming to Michigan last November to
become connected with the Michigan
Bureau of Maternal and Child Hygiene, until coming to this district.
Dr. Donnelly, who is very congenial
and well qualified, will make her
headquarters in the District Health
office at Gladwin and work in the
interest of public health throughout
the district.
cooperating in the Second War Lc_/_
drive we owe a debt of gratitude.
The sale of non-bank Bonds in the
county reached a total of $206,911.70,
$46,911.70, over the Quota set by the
Btate. It is expected that this will be
swelled considerably by the sales of
Thursday and Friday. The. sale of
Bonds for the Banks iu the county are
as follows: Citizens State Bank $100,-
000, Farwell State Savings Ban*
$25,000, State Savings Bank of Harrison $20,000, $45,000 above the quota
set.
Much credit is also due to the Clare
County Board of Supervisors who
aided in this drive" by purchasing
$15,000 worth of Bonds, the City of
Clare in purchasing $10,360, Winter-
field Township in purchasing $3,000 of
Bonds and Redding Township a like
sum of $3,000, and many other Townships purchasing Bonds in various
amounts. The Consumers Power Com*1
pany aided greatly in pushing us over
the top by purchasing Thursday morn-
ing through their local agent, Mr. Al
Wellman, $15,000 in War Bonds, like--
wise the Freeman Oil Company lw
thejr purchase of $5,000 in Bonds,.
The small purchaser's • of Bond's in.
(Continued on Page Twelve)
REVIVAL MEETINGS WILL
BE HELD AT L001S GOSPEL
MISSION STARTING TUESDAY
Revival meetings will be held at
the Loomis Gospel Mission, commencing, Tuesday evening, May 4th, at 7:45
o'clock (CWT), and will continue atniece's girl-chum discover Aunt Abby's
CLARE JUNIORS TO
PRESENT ANNUAL PLAY
NEXT I0RDAY NIGHT
To Stage Farce -- Comedy,
"Aunt Abby Answers Ad,"
in Auditorium
A good hearty laugh is like a tonic*
It -rejuvenates. If you doubt it, just
pay" a visit to the Clare High School
Auditorium on the night of May 8
when the Junior Class will present tha
new farce - comedy, "Aunt Abby
Answers An Ad." It is one of the
funniest plays ever written.
A well-known authority on plays
made the statement that this play con*
tained more laughs in any one of it-
three acts than is usually found in an
entire play. To just give you a hint
why the play is So unusually funnyf
here is a little about it.
"Aunt Abby" Ainsley, Barbara Mux***
phy, a confirmed old maid and man--
hater, is coerced into answering an
advertisement in the Lonely Hearts
column of a magazine. The ad has
been put in by a lonely old widower
named Horace Harkwill, Garry Coy-
eart, who wants a wife and Aunt Abby*
feels that she will meet all the requirements specified in the advertis--
-nent   But Aunt Abby's niece and the
this hour each week day evening except Saturday. ■ * -■
Services will be held at 7:30 o'clock
Sunday evening, with an object lesson
for children preceding the message.   ■
Evangelist Rev. Harold Walker will
speak and Evangelist George Pike will
be chorister and young peoples-' speaker.
All are invited to come and hear the
letter", and make plans of their own,
Thesei plans set the ball of fun rolling
and it never stops until the final cuy--
tain. ... ,'
The part of Horace Harter, Aiin.*
Abby's unwelcome suitor, has been" entrusted to Harold Baker; Anne'
Ainsley, Aunt Abby's young niece, Kay'
Clute; Lillian Lorraine, An tie's girl'-
friend,  Lois Hartshorn;   Bobby  ahtf
*<■*■■-*_
old tim_ gospel preaching ahd special Billy,   friends- of Anna*  and Lillian*
singing and music by the evangelistic played by Jim Kane arid Russ Foell;
J party.     Rev. J. Wesley Teale, Pastor. (Continued dn Page Twelve)