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GLARE, MICHIGAN,  FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1943
New Series Vol. 51, No. 34
GLARE SCHOOL
TO GRADUATE 52
FRIDAY, JUNE 4
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Dr. Arthur Secord of U. of
M. Commencement
Speaker
The annual Junior-Senior Banquet
for Clare High School was held Thursday evening, May 20th, in the Methodist church parlors and was served by
the ladies of the W.S.C.S. The tables
were attractive in patriotic colors and
miniature flags. Dr. John H. Hall
gave the invocation.
Jim Chapman was the toastmaster
and introduced the speakers.
Gary Coveart, president of ,the
Junior class, gave tlie toast to the
Seniors and Wes Samborn gave the
response. Mr. Bates was the main
speaker and chose as his subject
"Communique, Operations Are Proceeding According to Plan."
Miss Geraldine LeRoux favored the
group with a piano solo and played
the accompaniment when the audience
sang the class song, "On Clare High
School," as the Closing number of the
program.
The Prom started at 9:00 o'clock at
the high school gym. The theme of
the decorations was that of a night
club with military decorations. A
thirteen piece orchestra played for the
dancers and had many special numbers of their own The Grand March
was led by Garry Coveart and Miss
Eileen House.
The first number of the floor show
was Ann Bicknell and Joan Perry who
sang, "Rose Ann of Sharing Cross,"
and "Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight." Bob White sang two songs,
"Please Think of Me," and "For
Me and My Gal." Joe Methner played
several numbers on his electric guitar
and Miss Emma Lou Rogers, the
orchestra vocalist, sang two songs.
Class Night This Evening
At eight o'clock this Friday evening,
May 28th, the 1943 graduating class
will present their annual Class Night
program.
The stage of the high school auditorium will be camouflaged to represent a street scene directly in front of
a USO canteen. The time will be one
year from today.
With Albert Hodson as Master of
Ceremonies, the Class Will, written by
Gene Maxwell; the Class Prophecy, by
Al Hodson; and the Class Poem, by
Loree Allen will be. presented and
will offer quite a bit of entertainment.
There will also be a Class History,
and the class themselves will sing the
Class Song, written by Bernard Wyman.
The committee in charge of producing this Class Night program is
composed of the following members:
Carl Cappaert, Janet Duncan, Erma
Ott. and Pete Creguer.
The public is cordially invited and
there will be, of course, no admission
charge.
(Continued   on   Page   Eleven)
2nd Lieutenant
John G. White
MASONS ATTEND
GRAND LODGE IN
LANSING TUES.
Brother of Ed. Johnston
Elected Grand
Marshal
John G. White, of Clare, received
his commission as 2nd Lieutenant in
the 'Coast Artillery Corps upon successfully completing the officer candidate course at the Antiaircraft
Artillery School, Camp Davis, N. C,
on May 20, 1943.
The newly commissioned local officer will take up his new duties in the
Antiaircraft Artillery after a short furlough. The course at the Antiaircraft
Artillery School is one of the most
difficult of the officer candidate tests
in the army. Not only do candidates
have to meet the high standards of
leadership necessary to all officers,
but they must be able to master and
put into practice the complicated
technical art of Antiaircraft Artillery.
Their studies and practical work involve mainly the means and actions
by which swift flying enemy aircraft
can be shot down or kept from successfully performing bombing missions. In addition, A. A. officers must
be able to put their guns to use in
other artillery purposes, such as antitank.
Lieut. White is spending this week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
White, and family, enroute to Camp
Horan, California.
CHANGE TO NEW
AIR RAID SIGNAL
SYSTEMJAY 1ST
Signal Tests and Black-outs
Planned for Near
Future
Worshipful Master Jesse Hampton,
delegate' from John Q. Look Lodge
No. 404, P. & A. M., accompanied by
Fred Schaaf, representative from John
J. Carton Lodge No. 436, of Harrison,,
and Ed. Johnston, of the Clare Lodge,
attended the ninety-ninth annual communication of the Grand Lodge .of
Michigan, held jn. the Masonic Temple
at Lansing, Tuesday, May 25th.
Hugh H. Johnston, of Traverse
City, brother of Ed. Johnston, of Clare,
was the principal speaker at the
Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of
John Q. Look Lodge, March 31st of
this year, and was elected Grand
Marshal of the Grand Lodge, F. & A.
M., of Michigan, at the Communication
Tuesday.
The local brothers enjoyed the privilege of seeing Grand Marshal Johnston elected and installed in 'his new
office by Past Most Worshipful Grand
Master Albert Young, of Escanaba.
W. M. Jesse Hampton was honored
by the M. W. Grand Master by appointment as a teller and acted in this
capacity throughout the election of
Grand Lodge officers.
The following Grand Lodge officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
M. W. Grand Master—Albert A.
Hughes.
R. W. Deputy- Grand Master—Paul
O. Strawheckes.
R. W. Senior Grand Warden—J.'
Kenneth Lyons.
R. W. Junior Grand Warden—Roscoe J. Burch.
R. W. Grand Treasurer—Hugh A.
MacPherson.
R. W. Grand Secretary—F. Homer
Newton.
R. W. Grand Lecturer—Francis B.
Lambie.
R. W. Grand Chaplain—William C.
Donald.
W. Senior Grand Deacon—Clarence
A. HOoper,
W. Junior Grand Deacon—Hazen P.
Cole.
Grand Marshal—Hugh H. Johnston.
The meeting was an outstanding
success and was attended by 1500
Master Masons of Michigan. The one
hundredth annual Communication will
be held in Detroit next year.
Donald Burton
Prisoner of Japs
in Philippines
Mr.. and Mrs. George Burton* of
Wise township, received word May 6,
that their son, Donald, Seaman First
Class, is a prisoner of tlie Japs in the
Philippines. He was previously reported missing May 9, 1942. Donald
enlisted in the Navy November 29,
1939, and had been in the Philippines
since February, 1941. The last word
his parents received from him was
December 5,1941, just two days before
Pearl Harbor.
CHARLES J. GRILL
SUCCUMBS TO ILL
HEALTHSATURDAY
Services   Held  Wednesday
for Veteran Clare
Jeweler
FUTURE FARMERS
ELECT OFFICERS FOR
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
Chapter Completes Three Successful Projects During
Past Year
Last Tuesday the Clare Chapter of
the F.F.A. met for the election of next
year's officers and the following were
elected:
President—Melvin Allen.
Vice President—Joe Methner.
Assistant Vice President — Herb
Randall, Jr.
Secretary—Dean Shaver.
Assistant Secretary—James Ostrowsky.
Treasurer—Paul Williams.
Assistant Treasurer—Melvin Rutter.
Reporter—Bob Moline.
Assistant Reporter—Herb Randall,
Jr.
Student Council—Wallace Rillet.
Conductor—Bill Archambault.
Watch Dog—Ronald Arnold.
During the school year the F.F.A.
has completed three projects, the first
of which was selling Farm Bureau
seeds, the total of which was ?238.00.
The second was the selling of treated seed potatoes to the community
schools and individuals which amounted to $64.18. 4
The third was a forestry project on
the Clare High School land where
2500 baby trees were planted,
This summer the boys intend to
take up sheep dipping with the chapter sheep dipping tank.
The services of the retiring officers
in the interest of the chapter and its
projects is greatly appreciated by the
members. ,
Michigan's new air raid warning
signal system, which went into effect
May 1, is expected to result in many
requests for an early trial of the plan,
and defense councils are being urged
to overlook no opportunity to acquaint the public with its details.
The changeover to the new system
was ordered by Capt. Donald S. Leonard, Director of Civilian Defense, for
the increased convenience and improved protection of the public and
to lessen the strain on communication
facilities.
It is the first regulation to be issued
by Capt. Leonard under the authority
of the State's new civilian defense act
and has the effect of law.
The system is the outgrowth of regulations put into effect in Sault Ste.
Marie several months ago by the U. S.
Citizens Defense Corps of Michigan
and since approved by the Eastern Defense Command and adopted by many
j states. It provides Michigan with a
uniform warning plan.
The principal features are:
1. Introduction of a public "Blue"
warning signal—a two-minute steady
blast on horns, sirens or whistles—to
indicate a raid is PROBABLE, Civilian
Defense will mobilize. All lights must
be turned out, unless specifically
exempted, but traffic may continue
with vehicle lights on low beam and
pedestrian movement is permitted.
Workers remain at jobs. x
2. The sounding of the "Red" public
warning—the familiar fluctuating note
on sirens and intermittent blasts oh
horns and whistles for three minutes
—to indicate that a raid is IMMINENT. Civilian Defense is mobilized.
Traffic stops, except for emergency
vehicles. Passengers, drivers and
pedestrians must take shelter. All
lights are blacked out, except for
authorized emergency lights.
3. Introduction of . an additional
"Blue" public warning—a two-minute
steady   blast—to   follow   all   "Red"
(Continued on Page Twelve)
LITTLE KAY PHILLIPS
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS
AT CLARE HOSPITAL
B  *
SHOP OPEN AGAIN
Starting Monday. May 31st, my
machine shop will be open for business, Frank Nash assisting. John
Nbrthon. 34.2
NOTICE
With Decoration' Day falling on
Sunday this year it has always been
customary that the post office observe
the following day.. This year, on account of the war conditions, there will
be full delivery service jn, city and on
rural routes and post Office will he
open. Monday, ,May. 31, at tegular
hours.
Francis Jackson, Postmaster.
Laid at Rest in Coleman Cemetery Tuesday Morning
May 25
Little Kay Janette Phillips passed
away at the Clare Hospital, Saturday
evening, where she had been confined
for seven days of a ten day illness of
measles  followed  by pneumonia.
Kay Janette Philipps was born the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Phillips, Jr., February 7, 1937, in Warren township, Midland county, Michigan, and passed away at Clare, Michigan, May 22, 1943, at the age of six
years, three months and fifteen days.
She completed her studies-this year
in the Kindergarten of the Coleman
school where her sunny and loveable
disposition had won her many friends,
who with the family, will mourn her
passing.
She is survived by the parents, one
sister, Joy Lee; her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Phillips, Sr„ of Clare,
and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Isham, of
Leslie; othe relatives and the many
friends.
Private funeral services were held
from the Thurston Funeral Home at
10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, with
Dr. John H. Hall officiating, and the
little body was laid at rest in the Coleman cemetery.
Chas. J. Grill, well known and highly respected local jeweler for the pasf
thirty-four years, passed away here at
11:00 o'clock Saturday evening, following a heart attack the preceding
Tuesday evening. Although he had
been in failing health for some time,
he had been in the jewelry store until
a few days before his demise.
Chas. John Grill was born in
Sweden, April 13,' 1866, and passed
away in Clare, Michigan, May 22, 1943,
at the age of seventy-seven years, one
month and nine days.
He* was brought to America by his
parents when seven years of age and
the family settled in Reed City, where
Mr. Grill grew to manhood. In 1892 he
was united in marriage with Miss
Effie Loy, who died in 1897.
When he was twenty-one years of
age, Mr. Grill had the misfortune to
lose his right hand, except the thumb,
while working in a sawmill. This
necessitated a change of occupation
for a livelihood, and having learned
the jewelry business with his father
he naturally turned to this trade.
Then he learned to write with his left
hand and learned telegraphy. He was
employed in the railroad tower at
Clare for some nineteen years, where
he worked nights, -and spent his afternoons in the jewelry shop.
He entered the Illinois College of
Optometry and graduated in 1903 and
became an efficient and trusted optometrist in Clare, where he has been
in business for thirty-four years. He
became asssociated in business with
his son-inJaw, George White, and for
twenty-two years the business has
been conducted under the name of
Grill & White.
So great was his sense of need for
an education and so-strong was his determination to have it that he entered
grade school when twenty-one years
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Memorial Day Program
SUNDAY, MAY 30TH, 1943
JMeet at Clare City Park, 1:00 p. in. (EWT)
Line of March, 1:30 p, m.
American Legion Color Bearers and Guard
Clare High School Band—Bandmaster Henry Garen
Spanish American'War Veterans.
Walter H. Larman Post No. 128, American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Red Cross and Junior Red Cross.
Civilian Defense Units
Fraternal Organizations.
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.
Arrive at Cherry Grove Ce.metery, 2:00 p. m,   .
Invocation—Dr. John H. Hall. .
Selection—High School Band.
Address of Welcome—American Legion Commander Wm. Harger.
Quartet Selections—Mixed Voices.
' Address of the Day—Rev. Earle E. Redman.
Salute to the Dead—Under Corporal James A.,Clute.
The National Anthem—High School'Band.
Taps—Bernard Wyman.
Echo—Beverly Sowle.
MRS. E. GARVER
PASSES AWAY AT
SON'S HOME FRI.
Barbara Houghton
Wins Scholarship
at Central Mich.
Barbara Houghton, a sophomore at
  j Central Michigan College, was award-
r-« in •   „   t-T^l^i EV^rv-. '' e*l a scholarship at a breakfast given
Funeral Services Held From, ou Sundayj May 16; by the Associated
Brown Corners U.  B.       [Women    Students,    an    organization
^-,, . j composed of all women  students  on
■^nurcn ltlle  campus_    jt  annually  gives  two
scholarships to two outstanding girls
on the basis of scholarship and ability.
Barbara recently participated in the
annual college Girls Glee Club Con-,
cert, and in the college production"
"The   Sleeping   Beauty."     She   is   a
Mrs. Emma Garver, a resident ot
Arthur township for many years,
passed away at the home of her son,
Forest, of Hatton township, Friday* of
last week.
Emma Heilman Garver, the daugh-j graduate of Clare High   School with
YOUNG PEOPLE IN CHARGE
OF SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE
AT CLARE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday evening, May 30th, the
young people of the First Baptist
Church of Clare are taking complete
charge of the evening serviee.
It will be a .well rounded program
with both vocal and instrumental numbers by our young people. There will
be quite a number of them taking part
in this service. Donald Woolston will
be bringing the message for this
occasion. Junior Schlafley has charge
of the program committee and he will
have several surprises in store for us.
We give every young person aroUmi
Clare a special invitation to attend
this youth service.
Coirig and bring someone with you
for you Will enjoy the service,
Rey, Earle E. Redman,
METHODIST CHURCH
DEDICATES SERVICE
FLAG LAST SUNDAY
Two Gold Stars Commemorate
Deeds of Departed
War Heroes
.1
Sunday morning, May 23rd was a
special day for the Clare Methodist
Church, when the Dedicatory Services
were conducted for the beautiful Service Flag presented by the High
School Hustlers Class. Twenty-four
members of the class composed the
choir and Miss Vena Lee Gillespie
presided at the organ. Miss Jackie
Frey rendered the vocal" solo, "The
Lord's Prayer." The choir gave the
selection, "Onward Christian Soldiers." Jack Sternaman and Miss
Kennetha Barnes assisted as ushers.
Dr. Hall gave the sermon address,
"Devotion and Duty to God and Country," in a very appropriate and fitting
manner.
The presentation of the Service
Flag and reading of the names
honored, was given by Miss Roberta
McKnight, and was accepted by Jay
Bellinger, one of the trustees of the
church. Dr. Hall conducted a very
impressive dedication service. After
the benediction, "Taps," and "The
Echo," were played on the organ by
Miss Gillespie.
More than, ninety names of boys and
girls in service, have been placed on
the flag stars, and several names were
unintentionally.- omitted but will be
added in the near future. Names were
read of those who expect to be called
soon. Two gold stars appear on the
flag, for Robert Pettit and Mervin
Robinette.
ter of Mary and Jacob Heilman, was
born April 26, 1870, in Henry county.
Ohio and passed to her heavenly home
May 21, 1943, at the age of seventy
three year.
On October 24, 1889, she was married to Charles Garver. They lived in
Ohio thirteen years hefo're locating in
Clare county, Michigan, where they
spent the remainder of their lives.
She is survived by eight children,
Walter, Mrs. Mabel Leeth, Forest, at
whose home she died, Mrs. Florence
Kever. Mrs. Beatrice Acre, and John,
all of Clare, Ray of Lyons, Colorado,
and Mrs. Alta Beattie of Marine City,
Michigan; thirty-eight grandchildren;
thirteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Martha Heilman, of Napoleon, Ohio; and Mrs. Kathryn Brubaker,
of Defiance Ohio; one brother, William Heilman, of Defiance, Ohio; and
a host of friends.
She was preceded in death by her
husband, son Roy, six sisters and
three brothers.
Many years ago she was converted
and joined the United Brethern
•Church and remained a faithful member till death.
Funeral services were held from the
Brown Corners United Brethren
Church at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday after
noon, with the Rev. Marion E. Burkett
officiating, assisted by the Rev. Chas.
Kleinhardt and the Rev, E. M. Roush,
of Carson City. Interment was made
in Cherry Grove cemetery.
the class of '41, a*nd is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Houghton.
NOTICE CLASS OF 1940
______.     s
Due to war conditions, and so many
of our boys being away in service, the
annual class reunion will be cancelled
for the duration.-
Closed Monday
As is customary when a National
holiday falls on Sunday, the Clare
bank, clothing, dry goods and shoe
stores, grocery stores, hardwares,
jewelry stores, five and ten cent
stores, dry cleaners, barber shops,
beauty shops, elevators and lumber
yards, will be closed all day and the
meat markets will close at noon, on
Monday, May 31st
This action is taken as a patriotic
gesture on the part of these business
firms and their patrons are requested
to make purchases on Saturday to fulfill Jheir requirements over the holiday week end.
Clare Chamber of Commerce.
TIN CAN SALVAGE
Tin cans will be collected in the City
of Clare the first, Thursday of each
month, AH are urged to have their
tin calls properly prepared and placed
at the curb In containers, on the flrst
Thursday morning of each month in
time to be collected hy the" city trucks,
Your government needs the tin for the
! armed forces ahd your cooperation will
Virginia Foell Maxwell, Secretary, be afefcre-iated.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
EM0NSTRATI0N WELL
ATTENDED MONDAY
Grade and High School Groups
Present Interesting
Program
TWO KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENTS
PASTWEEK END
Glare Young Man Critically
Injured Sunday
Morning
Two  persons  were  fatally  injured
I and another critically injured in auto-
I mobile accidents in, this area the past
week end.
j Herman O. Burrell, 32, of Temple,
| died in the Clar.e Hospital Monday
morning from injuries sustained when
! he lost control of his car at' the intersection of old US-10 and new US-10
near the east city limits of Clare early
Sunday morning.
In this accident Burrell suffered
concussion'of the brain; Ivan Upthe->
grove, 21, of Clare, suffered concussion, and hemorrhage,of the brain and
shock; and Robert Chapman, 18, of
Clare, suffered shock, contusions,
lacerations and sprains.
The boys drove up in front of a
local restaurant early Sunday morning and Burrell and Upthegrove went
in' for a sandwich, while Chapman remained in the car and fell asleep in
the rear seat. ' Burrell later drove the
car east on Fourth street, apparently
to take Upthegrove home, but was not
familiar with the highway at the east
edge of town and in attempting to
manipulate the Sharp curve onto new
US-10 struck the safety curb and lost
control of the car, which crossed new
US-10 and crashed into a culvert "on
the northeast side of the highway,
At 6:00 o'clock Sunday morning a
passing     motorist     discovered     the
wrecked   car  and  its   occupants  and',
notified night clerk James Tatman at
the Hotel  Doherty who  notified  offi-
ocrs und an ambulance was called and.
brought the injured to the Clare Hospital.
Chapman was released from the'
hospital Tuesday, but Upthegrove will!
be confined there for some time. It
was reported from the hospital Thursday afternoon that Upthegrove was
expected to recover.
Burrell is survived by his wife and.
three small children.
Fatal Accident Saturday
Elvin Valentine Ockert, 30, was
fatally injured within a mile of his
farm home, one and a half miles west,
and one-half mile south of Beal City,,
at about 3:00 .o'clock Saturday afternoon, when he apparently suffered a-
heart attack and lost control of his
car one and a quarter miles west of.
Beal City.
He was taken to the Central Michigan Community Hospital at Mt. Pleasant, where he passed away an hour
later.
Wreck Near Loomis
Four persons were injured at 4:15"
o'clock Sunday afternoon, when ears
driven by Stanley Wlock, 55, of Harrison, and John W. Harvey, 66, of Cadillac, crashed head-on a little more
(Continued on Page Twelve),
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In spite of the rainy weather, the
Physical Education Demonstration was
well attended Monday evening. The
program was presented by the Clare
School Physical Education Departments in the gym, under the direction
of Miss Urquhart, for the grades,
Coach'' Leo Brown, high school, and
Miss Geraldine LeRoux, music.
The program was as follows: Patriotism, Sixth Grade; "Jolly is the Miller," ( a singing game), second grade;
Imitations to music (elephants, bunnies and airplanes), third grade;
Relays, fourth grade: A Maypole
dance, fifth grade; stunts and tumbling, seventh and eighth grade girls;
First Aid on a Picnic, ninth grade
girls; Volleyball, seventh and eighth
boys, directed by Gordon Helmbold.
At the intermission, a Victory Band,
with Tommy Burdo as guest conductor, entertained the group in a pleasing
manner. They were in costume and
were members of the Junior Band.
The second half of the" program was
presented by the Physical Fitness
class of high school boys, giving fine
demonstrations of the work accomplished this year, under the direction
of Coach Leo Brown.
AMERICA'S DEPARTED*
HEROES OF TWO WARS
TO BE HONORED HERE
Legion Auxiliary  to . Distribute
Commemorative Poppies
Tomorrow
America's dead of two wars Will be
honored tomorrow when millions of
Americans will wear red poppies as a
symbol of remembrance and  tribute.
Here, as in other cities throughout
the country, women of the American
Legion Auxiliary will be on the streets
at an early hour with baskets of
poppies. A large corps of volunteer
workers has been organized by Elma
Clute, Poppy Chairman, to distribute
poppies to everyone in th city.
The poppies have been, made by disabled war veterans at Battle Creek,
who have been working at their beds
and in the hospital work room during,
the winter and spring. This occupation*,
has helped them pass "the long hospital days pleasantly, has enabled',
them to earn money .and has been,
valuable in promoting recovery.
While   distributing   the   .memorial-
flowers, the Auxiliary women will re--
ceive contributions for the Legion and,
Auxiliary  rehabilitation  and  welfare
funds.   All of the money Contributed
will go into these funds, the Auxiliary
workers serving without pay.   Poppy
contributions form an important part
of the funds which support the vast
humanitarian   efforts   of   the   Legion/*
and 'Auxiliary  for   the   disabled  veterans, and children of the dead and '
'disabled of both wars.
More than 13,000,000 poppies were *
distributed by the Auxiliary last year *
and  the  number worn* tomorrow ia:-,
expected  to  be  substantially larger..
The; local Auxiliary unit is* prepared!
to supply a poppy to everyone In the;
city, and believes there will be few;
who will fail to honor the war dead
and aid living war victims by wearing.
the little red flower of remembrance
tomorrow. „        '