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GLARE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING,  AUGUST 4, 1944
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New Series Vol. 52, No, 44
CLARE MASONS
UNDEFEATED IN
LOCAL LEAGUE
Spagnolia's to Play Herrick
in Exhibition Game
Wednesday
Methodist Youth
Attend Institute
at Lake Louise
Twenty youth»of the Clare and Far-
well Methodist Ghurehes are in attendance at the Big Rapids District
Youth Fellowship Institute at Lake
Louise this week. Rev. Charles Hahn
is one of the instructors at .the camp,
and his family are enjoying their va-
  I cation there too.
The Clare Masons added another | Drivers taking the young people to
victim, to their string on Friday, July • camp Sunday, were Jay Bellinger,
.28, when they defeated Houghton's' Mrs. James Gillespie, Norman Max-
Drugs 17-5. Spencer, of the Masons, j well, Lauranee 'Seiter, Mrs. Earl
got off to a bad start when he allowed, Sternaman and Rev, Hahn. Those to
four runs and four hits iu the first • bring them back Saturday afternoon
inning. However, the Masons had lit- are Louis Becker, Emil Pfister, Mrs.
tie trouble hitting the Houghton pitch- David Seiter and II, M, Sowle. Mrs,
ers. In all fairness to the Houghton, Gillespie and daughter Sally remained
pitchers, it must be said that their'at Lake Louise for the -week and will
teammates gave them somewhat less: bring their group back with them,
than sensational support in the field.) Those in. attendance at Lake Louise
The second game of the evening are: Barbara Teale, Agnes Pierson,
between Brown Corners and Harrison' Margaret Rose Gillespie, Carol Hach-
was rained out in the first half of the i nvuth, Joan Marshall, Naomi and
fourth with Harrison at bat, the score Jeanette Becker, Betty Wright, David j
at the time was 4-3 in favor of Brown' Seiter, Joyce Seiter   r~~1- •"■ *•"" '
REED LAWTON'S
CONCERT WELL
RECEIVED HERE
W.S.C.S.Present New York
Baritone at Ideal
Theatre
AMERICAN LEGION
ELECTS OFFICERS
FOR NEXT YEAR
Test Completed
for Clare's New
Water Supply
The test for Clare's new Water well*,
has  been  completed with promising
potentialities for a very satisfactory
well.
Layne-Northern moved in their test
well rig Thursday of last week, fin-
  ished setting the rig Friday morning
) and started drilling that day, with the'
One of the entertainment highlights; six inch test weu dowj* forty-five feetI       .      ,   w „   , ,    ,   ..        «
of the summer season, in Clave, was  and illto about twenty feet of water Lef1011 held their annual election of
■ ---■•       - - ■■-■■•• ■   ■  . - . I olficers m the Legion
Rev. Geo. Hughes    \
Returning to New
York Conference
Walter  H.
the presentation of Reed Lawton, Baritone, and company,' on Tuesday evening, August 1st, at the Ideal Theatre,
bearing sand Friday night
It was decided to drill deeper and
the test was sunk to eighty-three feet
Rev. George B, Hughes, a resident'
of Clare for the past five years, whoj
has been employed in the offices of
the Freeman Oil Company during this
time and has been pastor of the Harrison Congregational Church for the
past two years has resigned both pos-
i itions and will take an extended va-
Larman Post American | cation.
He will leave Clare the latter part
of this week" and expects to spend
much of his time in New York State.
Post Plans to  Secure New,
Flags for Local
Merchants
SUPT. A. F. BATES
ANNOUNCES CLARE
SCHGOLJACULTY
Plans Being  Completed  to
Open School Tuesday, ^
September 5th
by the Women's Society of Christian I by Monday afternoon, with water com
Service of the Clare Methodist Church, j mg to witliiii six feet of the top of the
Reed Lawton, star of radio, stage, pipe,
! concert and opera, was indeed at his (    The test well was then drilled to
best, and music lovers thrilled as he eighty-four feet, where very promising
presented many of their favorite num-UVater bearing gravel was encountered,
bers,   including "For  I'm  Falling  in! It was decided to drill the twenty-six!
Love With  Someone,"    "Ah,    Sweet, in^ weli wiUl fifty inch outer casing,
Corners but Harrison had just scored
three runs and no one was out. This
game was to have been replayed on
Wednesday, August 2.
In the games of Tuesday, August
1, Farwell defeated Houghton's 15-7
and Herrick outslugged Brown Corners 18-10. Farwell showed a much
improved team in defeating Houghton's while Brown Corners obviously
missed the pitching of Sweebe.
There is to be an exhibition game
between Spagnolia's, of Mt, Pleasant,
aud Herrickj, on Wednesday, August
9, at 8:30 p. m. Admission ten cents.
The games of this Friday evening,
Augus-t 4, are Rosebush vs. Clare Masons and Harrison vs. Temple.
Games scheduled for next Tuesday,
August 8th, Harrison vs. Herrick and
Clare Masons vs. Temple, have been
postponed until next Thursday, August 10th, because of the American Legion sponsored Mills Bros. Circus
showing here  Tuesday.
If the Masons and Temple both win
or both lose in this Friday evening's
games, they will play "for the league
championship next Thursday evening.
If either of these teams win and the
other loses this Friday evening, the
winner will be the championship team
for the season.
League Standings
Jack Sternaman,
Shirely Artibee, Lorraine Schultz,
Connie Wright and Virginia Vamer.
Ruth Miller and Marilyn Davison are
in attendance from the Farwell
church.
Won Lost
Temple                              5       0
Masons                             5       0
Harrison                           '3       1
Brown Corners                 2       3
Rosebush                         2       3
Farwell                            2       4
Herrick                              2       4
Houghton's                        0       6
Pet.
1000
1000
750
400
400
333
333
000
RATION POINTS
RICHARD EMERSON
PASSES AWAY AT
HOSPITAL TUES.
To Be Laid at Rest in Cherry
Grove Cemetery
Saturday
Mystery of Life," "Ole Man River,"!
"Trees," "Gypsy Sweetheart," and
Figaro's Aria from "Barber of Seville."
An interesting feature on the program was "Judy", daughter of the
business manager of the company,
who sang two numbers, "Who'll Buy
my Violets?" and "Alice Blue Gown."
This was her second appearance ou
any program-
Mrs. A. E. Mulder, president of the
Womens Society, and her committee
are to be commended for their efforts
in helping to make this a success, and
sincere thanks are extended to Mr.
W. James Olson, Manager of the Ideal
Theatre for his kindness in donating
the theatre, and to all others who in
any way contributed toward the evening's entertainment.
in the Legion rooms in the
Clare City Hall Memorial Building,
Monday evening, July 24th, with the
j following elected to office for the com-
| ing year.
Commander—Robert Archambault
I    Vice Commander—Conrad Walker
Junior   Vice   Commander — Robert
Chapman
Post Adjutant—Kile McKinnon
Historian—Jay Bellinger
Chaplain—William Harger
Sergeant at Arms—James Clute
Members of the Executive Committee are Robert Archambault,  Conrad
at  this  location  near  the northwest!
corner of the city hall grounds. i
The test rig was lowered Tuesday
and removed Wednesday and it is ex-, mik      Robert ChapmaT1>    John w.
pected   that   heavier   equipment .tor, -,„„,„„• nTlll Ar+ „„„,„„,.
drilling the new well will be moved m
i within a few days.
Plans are now being completed for
the reopening of the Clare Public
School on Tuesday, September 5. The
faculty for the 1944-45 years has been
Following his vacation he will take up announced by Supt. Austin Bates as
ministerial  work in  the  New    York follows:
Conference of the Congregational j On the high school faculty Mr. Nor-
Church, where he was engaged before man Waggoner replaces Otto Pino as
coming to Clare. | instructor   in   vocational   agriculture.
Rev. Hughes has made many friends j Mr. Pino resigned in May to accept
while here, who together with the ft position with the State Board of
members of his Harrison congregation j Control for Vocational Education. Mr.
will miss his pleasing personality and, Waggoner holds a B. S. degree from
spiritual guidance and wish him a'Michigan State College and has been
pleasant vacation and success in his \ in charge of the agricultural program
new ministerial field.
Casualties
JNOWiREQUIRED TO
IBUYI CANNED CORN
Other Values Except Preserves Unchanged
Until Aug. 13
Richard Emerson, a well known resident o£ Grant township for the past
half century, passed away at the University Hospital at Ann Arbor late
Wednesday afternoon, following many
months of failing health and two major operations which he had submitted
to recently in an effort to regain his
health.
"Dick," as he was known for miles
around, was a bachelor and had lived
alone on his Grant township farm as
long as he was able to work the place
and made his home there with his
niece and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Lor-
en Nevills, who are now working the
farm, until taken to the hospital Tuesday, July 18th.
Funeral services will be held from
the Dover Tabernacle at 2:00 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, with Rev. Chas.
Kleinhardt officiating, and interment
made in Cherry Grove Cemetery-
Thurston & Son are in charge of arrangements.
An obituary will be published next
week.
CLARE COUNTY
'RECEIVES $6,226
IN TAXRETURNS
Second Quarter WeightTax
and First Half Gas
Tax Included
tif-
Ration point values were restored
Saturday night, to canned corn in an
unexpected move designed to hold
stocks on store shelves pending the
arrival of the new crop. At the same
time, point values were removed from
grape jam, tomato preserves and marmalades.
Both actions, announced by the office of price administration became
effective at midnight Saturday. OPA
said these changes would be the only
exceptions to the general extension of
July point values until August 13,
which was announced last week and
includes meats.
Beginning last Sunday Price Administrator Chester Bowles ordered corn
point values to be set as follows;
whole kernel, vacuum-packed—three
points for the popular 12-ounce can,;
other canned corn, with the exception
of corn on the cob which is not rationed—five points for No. 2 can.
Price Increase for Beans
The office of price administration
Saturday announced an increase of
approximately 5% in the retail ceil«
ing prices for dry edible beans, effective August 3.
The boost covers a concurrent increase at prior sales levels to allow
for a parity increase since the ceilings
were established, OPA explained.
To Replace Lost Sugar
Consumers may get replacements of
sugar which is lost, damaged, destroyed or stolen by applying to local war
price and rationing boards for certificates, the Office of Price Administration announced Saturday. This
action, effective August 2, adds sugar
to previous OPA regulations affecting
meats, cheeses, butter, -processed
foods and other rationed food items,
OPA said.
MILLS BROS. CIRCUS
AT CLARE TOURIST
PARK NEXT TUESDAY
Children's   Afternoon   Tickets
at Reduced Prices at
Houghton's
Are you investing 10 per cent of
your income in the purchase of War
Bonds?
Mills. Bros. Circus, which is booked
to appear in Clare, Tuesday, August
8, for two performances at 2:00 and
8:00 p. m. in the City Tourist Park
under the auspices of thi American
Legion comes to our city after careful
and just investigation, presenting a
clean, educational and entertaining
performance.
They will arrive shortly after sunup rolling on a fleet of bright and
beautiful painted trucks loaded with a
world of circus features including
many of the finest acts in the world,
two mammoth and gorgeous spectacles dressed in new and sparkling
wardrobe and properties, two whole
hours of brilliant summer entertainment with acts that include the "Mex-
ias" in their daring "Spanish Bull
Fight," a thrill you will never forget,
"Manuel Vistoria" on his Mexican
tight wire, the aerialists, acrobats,
high perch artists, contortionists and
tumblers, Bert Wallace and his Arabian Liberty horses, Kathryn Duffey
and Allan Boy in the "Act Beautiful,"
Jake Mills and his Circus Concert
Band which will be heard one half
hour before each performance, "Big
Burma," the largest trained elephant
i in America who carries her trainer
around the big hippidrome track with
the trainer's head in the elephant's
mouth and body dangling in midsair.
There will be fun for the children in
pleasing acts by groups of tiny trained
Shetland ponies,, dogs, monkeys and
goats and the ever ridiculous old style
clowns who make merry. LoVers of
horse flesh will be thrilled by the
Mills Bros. Circus' menege and high
school horses mounted by daring and
beautiful lady riders,
The American Legion will receive a
far greater percentage on all circus
tickets that are sold in advance of the
circus date, and lt has been suggested
(Continued on Page Twelve)
State Highway Commissioner Char-i
les M. Ziegler last week (July 28) sub- son
mitted vouchers to the Auditor General's department for the distribution
of $2,179,172.03 in weight and gasoline
tax money to the various counties of
the state.
The current returns include the second quarter of 1944 weight tax payment and the first half of 1944 gas
tax payments in accordance with the
statutes providing for these returns.
The weight tax returns total $904,172..
03, compared to $1,102,234.12 for the
first quarter of 1943. First quarter
weight tax returns made last May
totalled $16,983,0S7.07, making $17,-
950,259.10 in weight tax returned to
the counties so far this year
The gas tax return is the usual first
quarter amount set by law. A similar
payment is-mnde for the last quarter
each year and additional $4,000,000 is
returned annually for use on McNit
roads and $200,000 is paid to northern
counties for snow removal, making a
total of $6,750,000 of gas tax money
which goes to the counties. The balance goes to the State Highway De
partment as its sole source of state
funds.
Following are the amounts returned
to the various counties:
2nd Quarter
Dunlop, and Art Damoth
Delegates  to  the American Legion
State Convention,' to be held in Grand
Rapids this month, are Robert Arch-j
j ambault and Robert Chapman.   Alter-j
' nates are Conrad Walker and William j
Harger. , ■
. j    A committee was appointed to in-
SGT  DEWEY BUNDY | vestigate the possibilities of securing
....        ' .    .  . ,,     __.„, '■ and the price of four by six foot wool-
Word was received from the War . '    •„      „ „        , • „,  ~ „
Department Friday evening that Tech.; » American Hags and required flag
Sgt. Dewey Bundy, of the U.S. Army' ?°leSh t0, re^T thte ^ ^^ on
Engineers,  the only brother of Mrs. the business st^ets of the cty on hoi-
.,.       n , „,  . ,!„!•„  idays and  worthy  special  occasions.
Allen  Crum  of Clare, was killed in'   , J „.   _ .
..      .    _, T       „„.,  TT ,,! The  present  flags  are  m  very  poor
action in France June 22nd. He would' *       . . ,        \_,
. ,        ._• .  ' ,„ mu     ,i„.   condition because of years of use. The
have been thirty years old Thursday, _ ,     ,        ... .       ,,.._.
° c \S nSe-,'  <    «. » •»«•       ,. local business and professional people
Sgt.  Bundy is the son of Mr. and * *
Mrs. Wm. Bundy, of Mt. Pleasant, and | '
worked in  the oil fields  and on  his
farm in that vicinity before entering
Army service June 9th, 1942.
He received training at Camp Pickett, Va., Camp Blanding, Fla., Camp
Forrest, Tenn., in California and at
Camp Phillips, Kan., before going
overseas in April of this year. He
was stationed in England before going
to France.
He also leaves five other sisters,
Mrs. Ralph Winters, of Jefferson City
Kan., Mrs. Art Winner, Mrs. Alva Gib-
and Mrs, Neil^Gsiunell, of Mt.
Pleasant, and Mrs. Vern Oswald, of
St. Louis.
Memorial services will be held at
2:SO o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 13th, at the Nazarene Church iu
Mt. Pleasant.
TEG' SCHOFIELD
SHOT IN THIGH
TUESDAY NIGHT
Revolver  Falls   From  Car
to Pavement and
Discharges
i in the Coleman Public fechool. He will
! have    charge    of this  work in both
Coleman and Clare this fall, dividing
his time equally   between   the    two
schools.
In the commercial department, Elizabeth Peters, of Harrison, replaces
Leona Nelsen. Mrs. Peters received
! a B. S. degree from Central Michigan
College of Education and formerly
taught commerce in the Hazlett and
Harrison Public Schools.
Miss Barbara Longstreet, of Owosso, will instruct in vocational home
economics, following the resignation
of Virginia Graves, who resigned to
be married. Miss Longstreet received
her training at  Michigan State Col-
MICHIGAN FIRE
LOSSES INDICATE
SABOTEJMAILURE
Year's   Increase   in   Blaze
Destruction Called
"Not Alarming"
Gerald "Peg" Schofleld, of Farwell,,
a partner of Harold Schofleld in the; ^g^ graduating  in  June.^ 1942,   and
Schofleld Bros. Restaurant in, Clare
and, Schofleld Bros. Grocery and Meat
Market in Farwell, was accidentally
shot as he stepped out of his car in
front of the grocery Tuesday evening.
He was rushed to the Clare Hospital where examination revealed that
the bullet from his .32 automatic revolver had entered the inside of his
right thigh  about half way between
taught last year in St. Johns High
School.
Barbara Rickerd, of Somerset, Mich"
igan, replaces Clarissa Young in social
studies. Miss Rickerd was graduated
from Michigan State College with an
A. B. degree" in June, 1944.
The band position made vacant by
the entry of Henry Garen into military service, will be filled by Harold
the" knee'Tud "the" hip" and'passed out j Collins, of Dubuque, Iowa.    Mr. to!
County
Weight Tax
Gas Tax
Clare
2,741.28
3,485.35
Gladwin
2,617.96
3,351.14
Isabella
5,257.18
7,563.19
Mecosta
3,963.08
4,570.91
Midland
5,632.59
7,788.76
Missaukee
2,557.66
3,046.76
Osceola
3,788.44
4,418.95
Roscommon
* 2,707.58
2,864.65
PFC. CECIL J. STEVENS
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Stevens of
Shepherd, R-3, have received word
from the War Department that their
son, Pfc. Cecil J. Stevens, 26, was
killed in action in France June 8th.,
two days after the invasion started.
His parents had not received word
from Private Stevens prior to the invasion until notified of his death. He
was home on furlough a month before
sailing to England in 1943.
Stevens was formerly employed at
the Michigan Bean Company in Midland and prior to that was a farmer
near the city.
He is survived by his parents; four
brothers, Edward Stevens, of Coleman R-2, Harold, who is in the Army
in Kentucky, and George and Ralph,
who are living with their parents at
Shepherd;'two sisters, Mrs. Ted Wilmot, of Mt. Pleasant and Mrs. Robert
Hitts, of Flint.    He is a nephew of
I Ralph Stevens, of Clare.
Memorial services were held at 2; 30
o'clock Sunday afternoon in the Christian Church at Shepherd.
Canning Project
to Start Thursday
at High School
The Community Canning Project at
the High School will begin Thursday,
August 10th, at 10:00 a, m. under the
direction of Mrs. Harry Bradley.
Two large pressure cookers are
available this year. Food may be pro
cessed in glass jars or tin cans. The
regular size tin cans are available at
the High School for those who wish
•to can in tins, A new pressure sealer
has also been installed ;for sealing
tins.
All women in the community -ire invited to take advantage of this opportunity in canning vegetables foi'
home use.
Anyone having a surplus of'fruits
or vegetables that they would like
to contribute to the School Lunch
Program, such contributions will he
greatly appreciated.
For further information, concerning
ROBERT R. SPENCER
Mrs. Irene Lawson, of 723 W. 3rd
St., Davenport, Iowa, received word
from the War Department, July 19th,
that her son, Robert R. Spencer, was
killed in action in France June 15.
He leaves a wife and eight months
old baby boy. The Spencers are former residents of the Temple community.
PFC.  WARREN   D. ARTCLIFF
Mrs. Lena 'Artcliff, of 1420 King,
Saginaw, has been notified by the War
Department that her son, Pfc. Warren
D. Artcliff, was wounded in Italy July
7thr-
He entered Army service hi August,
1942, and received infantry training
at Camy Livingston, La., Camp Wheeler, Ga., and Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
before going overseas about eighteen
months ago. Prior .to his service in
Italy, he was stationed in North Africa,
He has two brothers in service, Pvt.
William Artcliff, in the South Pacific,
and Pvt. James Artcliff, at Cajnp
Roberts, Calif,
Pfc, Artcliff, the son of Mr. and
Mrs, Ed, Artcliff, was born and lived
in Clare for four years, He is the
nephew of W. C. Artcliff, of this city.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The Clare Townsend Club will hold
au ice cream social in the Bob Arch-
canning call Mrs. Harry Bradley, Di
rector of Canning, or Mr. A. F. Bates,) ambault Building this Saturday, Aug-
Supt of Schools, ' ust 5th.   Ice cream _nd cake 10c,
A communique from the home front
this week reported enemy resistance
stubborn, but progress satisfactory. It!
was signed by .Commissioner Oscar G. ]
Olander of the Michigan State Police.
The report concerned control of the
No. 1 weapon of the enemy—fire, pit
showed that while Michigan's fire loss
for the report period had increased,
the gain was not in proportion to the
increase in the country as a whole.
In the matter of both loss of life by
fire and in fire destruction of rural
property, there were decreases.
Statistics gathered by Arnold C.
Renner, chief of the fire division of
the state police, showed the fire loss
of the nation had increased approximately $84,000,000 last year over the
previous year. Yet the increase in
Michigan, arsenal of a global war,
where the saboteur's torch might
break the fortunes of men at the front
increased but $3,441,751.56
The increase was "not alarming,"
therefore, in the opinion of Chief Ren-I
ner, who points out that part of the]
increase can be attributed to "inexperienced help in our manufacturing
plants, speeded-up war schedules,
worn heating elements for which parts
are not available and lack of sufficient
help to maintain proper 'housekeeping
conditions' in places where risks are
great."
But 260 of a total of 46,825 fires were
identified as ""incendiary."
Fire loss in the rural, unprotected
areas showed a decrease of $47,000
under that of the preceding year. The
report showed there had been 129
deaths by fire during the year, a decrease of 54 from the year preceding.
It is the sceond year in succession to
show a drop in the number to lose
their lives by fire.
Commenting on the rare instances
where fires in war plants joined forces
with the enemy la an offensive on
supply lines to the fighting fronts, Mr.
Renner said the two largest had been
the Dow Chemical plant at Marysville,
and the Machine Company at Ecorse,
each loss exceeding $400,000.
In a tabulation of fire causes, Renner said the conclusion could be
drawn that "folks just won't learn"
for among the leading causes are the
old stand-bys—careless smoking, chil*
dren playing with and careless use of
matches, overheated stoves and furnaces and kindling fires With kerosene
and gasoline. Nearly 7,000 fires originated from these four causes.
Other reliable ways of calling out
[the fire department haven't been forgotten, Renner says. He .cites such
causes as thawing out .frozen pipes
with paper torches, careless disposal
of hot ashes arid leaving the electric
iron on while Mrs. Housewif- goes
down town to shop.
below the right hip.
Mr. Schofleld had been followed as
he left the local restaurant to go to
Iiis home in Farwell on different occasions and carried the revolver in
the door pocket of his car for protection,. As he stepped from the car the
revolver fell from the door pocket to
the pavement and discharged.
He is very fortunate that the bullet struck him so low in the body, and
although he was confined to the hospital until Thursday and will be confined to his home for some time yet,
he is recovering satisfactorily.
lins received an A. B. degree in Fine
Arts from the University of Dubuque
in 1935 and has since done graduate
work in music at the University of
Iowa. For the past four years he has
had charge of band and instrumental
work in the public schools of Lytfcon,
Iowa.
The high school library will be in
charge- of Coletta Waggoner who will
(Continued  on Page Twelve)
POST OFFICE URGES
COOPERATION IN USE
OF ZONE NUMBERS
Christmas Mail For the Armed
Forces Should Be
Sent Soon
CLARE COUNTY
SOLDIERS CITED
FOR WAR SERVICE
S,l. :	
Sgt.  Royal   Kleinhardt and
Pfc. Orvill L. Allen
 Recognized
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Kleinhardt
have received word from their son.
Tech. Sgt. Royal Kleinhardt, who ia
in the service somewhere in France,-
that his battalion has received three
Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations, one for Hill 523, one for Gela,
Sicily, and one for our beachhead in
France, more than any other unit in
the Army has had, and Royal says
that he has' been recommended for
the Bronze Star, He is well and fighting hard.
His unit was the first and last in*
Sicily, first and last in Tunisia, and
first in France.
Pfc. Orville L. Allen
Pfc. Orville L. Allen, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Scott Allen, of Farwell, R-2,
received a citation from Major General Fred L. Walker, U.S. Army, for
the magnificent achievement in battle
of his Division, who established the
first American beachhead on the Eur'
opean Continent nine months ago>
fighting courageously in their first action of the war, against well trained
enemy forces of long combat experience; and later driving the enemy-
out of well organized, stoutly defended positions in the hill masses of Cam-'
ino and Sommucro; from Mt. Mag"-'
giore, ML Lungo, Mt. Rotundo, and
San Pietro; and later engagements at-
Rapido, Cassino, and Castelloue; and
after a well deserved rest, attacking
again ' near Velletri, breaking the1-
stronghold of enemy defense east of
Rome; and a week of brilliant maneu*'
vers and relentless assaults at Velletri, Rocca, Di Popa, Marino, and beyond, driving the enemy across the"
Tiber in disorder.
The brilliant performance on that
famous battlefield was a major contribution in the capture of the first
European capital to be recovered frbroi
Nazi occupation. ,
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Prevent inflation    Buy War-Bonds!
Transportation and communication
systems are important necessities in
any emergency. The present emergency is no different, in fact its magnitude has severely burdened these
systems.
Despite the loss of experienced help
the Post Office Department has not
only shouldered this additional burden
but also encouraged the sending of
frequent morale building gifts and
messages to the armed forces, both in
the United States and overseas.
Ways and means have been and still
are sought to simplify mail handling,
in an effort to avoid delay of this added burden. Many have been suggested and adopted, others have proven
to be of no benefit. Many require the
cooperation of the mailing public in
preparation, presentation and addressing of mail.
The greatest boon to prompt mail
handling has been the Postal Unit
numbering-System, which was inaugurated in 122 large cities about fifteen
months ago to offset the loss of experienced mail clerks to the armed services, Addressing mail to these cities with the zone number after the
name of the city, identifying the unit
effecting delivery, has most successfully provided an opportunity to use
inexperienced help on a part time basis. Currently a good share of available help is school youngsters, working only a few hours each day or every
other day, in order that school work
may also bo kept up.
Thusfar a fine response has been
shown by the mailing public in adopting the numbering system. Without
it and this cooperation serious mail
delays would be common and prompt
-landling extraordinary. While good
results have been achieved, there are
still many mailers who fail to address
mail in this manner. This has been
especially noted with respect to mail
sent by people residing in cities where I Mrs. A. J. Archbold underwent a
the numbering Bysteni has not been, surgical operation Wednesday at the
instituted, to correspondents living in! Midland Tiospital, and is getting along
those that have. . {nicely.   She would appreciate hearing
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