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BABY KILLED IN
RESIDENCE FIRE
HEREJ.AST FRL
Fureral Services Held Sunday for Infant Son of
Delbert Wilson
Tragedy befell '■ 'the > city at 12:15
o'clock Friday afternoon of last -week
When lire, whidH-brcike out near the
chimney in the attic, considerably
damaged the home vt Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert Wilson'-and family on Bast
Dunlop Road and took the life of^their
nine months old baby son, Lloyd Le-
roy.
Mrs. Wilson, *was at work at the
Barnes Cafe, Mr, Wilson on his way
home from his garage in the Richmond Building on McEwan Street, and
the daughter, Dorothy, seventeen,
was down toAvn Avhen the tragedy occurred. The daughters, Harriet, fourteen, Genevieve, twelve, Emma, eleven, and Delia Pearl, six, and the son,
Duan.e, five, Avho were at home with
the baby, didn't know the house was
burning until the chimney crashed
through the ceiling onto the bed in
which the baby lay and killed him instantly.
Duane went into the room where
the baby was, to put his coat aAvay,
and the flames burst into his face
causing second degree burns. Although still confined to the Glare
Hospital, he is recovering satisfactorily.
The damage to the house, estimated
at ?2,000, was covered by insurance,
but the damage to the furnishings, estimated at $500, was not covered.
Funeral Services Sunday
Lloyd Leroy Wilson, the youngest
son of Ruth and Delbert Wilson, Avas
born April 26th, 1945, and passed away
February 1st, 1946, at the tender age
of nine months and six days.
He leaves to mourn their loss, his
parents; five sisters, Dorothy, Harriet, Genevieve, Emma "and Delia
Pearl; one brother, Duane; and other
relatives. Ofie sister, Shelvla Jean,
passed away in 1938.
The funeral services were held at
2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, from
the Thurston Funeral Home, with
Rev. Charles B. Hahn officiating, and
interment -in the Sufr-ey t^n£^
Cemetery at Farweli.- " -.-.*■*■
Those attending the foneral from
away were Mr. and'Mrs. Noah Travil-
l»an and son, Elmer Smith, Mrs. Floyd
Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Burge, of
Pontiac, Carrie Bombaugh, Mrs.
Louise Wilson and son Acey, and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Samlin and children,
of Coleman.
GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRJDAY MORNING, FEBRUARYS, 1946
New Series Vol. 54, No, 15>
WHITE JEWELRY
STORE ROBBERS
CONFESS CRIME
Two Men and Two Women
Arrested for Series
oi Thefts
Boy Scout Week
FEBRUARY 8 — FEBRUARY 14
The thirty-sixth anniversary of the
Boy Scouts Avill be observed during
the coming Aveek by three million. Boy
Scouts in seventy-three lands and
■jdults the Avorld over.
RICK W.RICKELS
PASSES AWAY AT
GILMORE HOME
Early Pioneer Laid at Rest
in Gilmore Cemetery
Last week
&
TOURIST ASSOCIATION
PROMOTING INTEREST
IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN
First Meeting of Clare County
EMTA Council Will Be
Held Wednesday
First meeting of the Clare County
EMTA Council will be held, at Clare
on February 13, P. L. Radcliffe, president of the East Michigan Tourist
Association, announced this week.
The session is being called as a part
of the state-Avide trend which stresses
more participation in tourist promotion by individual counties. Under
the plan as outlined by EMTA, the
neAV council will not raise funds or replace any existing organization in the
county, but will seek to work with and
encourage other agencies in promoting
the tourist industry.
In announcing the meeting, Radcliffe emphasied its importance as a
part of the large scale program.
"A total of approximately $375,000
is being spent this year in bringing
tourists to Michigan, and now we feel
that it is important to improve, if possible, the quality of the goods on our
shelves. This is a local job and this
is why these councils are being formed."
Radcliffe pointed out that one of the
most important developments in county improvement is the new Michigan
State College tourist and resort edu-
catioal program, details of which are
available,' at the offices of the county
agricultural agent.
"While -the present Clare county
council is small, plans call for its enlargement to ten. or fifteen members
representing a cross section, of the
tourist industry within the county.
Members attending the preliminary
session are John W. Dunlop and H. L.
Fleming, both of Clare,, and Emil Buch-
olz, Paul .by. Gibson and Ira Tnw-
bridge, all.of Harrison.
The first .session will-be a dinner
meeting at.6:30.-p. m. in the Hotel
Doherty. H. Frank Davis, of Bay
City, secretary-manager of EMTA,
will attend.  '. •.     •
" Rick Rickels, a Avell known resident of Gilmore -township for. more
than fifty-one years, passed aAvay at
his home there at 12:35 o'clock Saturday morning, folloAving two yeais
of failing health.
Rick W. Rickels avas bom. the son
of John Eilus ami Minnie Johnson
Rickels, at Stony Ridge, Ohio, on-
August 3rd, 1867, and passed from
this life on January 26, 1946, at the
age of seventy-nine years, five months
and tAventy-three days.
When he was five years old he
mov.?<t jsith his .parents .to Iowa, later,
returning' to Qhio. At thfe age of sixteen he was confirmed in St. John's
Lutheran Church.
He came to Michigan, in April, 1894,
driving through with three other families in covered Avagons.
He Avas united in marriage to Anna
Wixon, of Gilmore toAvnship on September 17, 1894. To this union were
bora five children, Lyle Andrew, Ernest E., Nellie Frances, Alice Lottie
and one son, Edmond Stanley, who
died in infancy.
He was for many years a member
of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Besides his faithful Avife, he leaves
to mourn their loss the two sons, Lyle
and Ernest, of Gilmore; two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Hoag, of Mt. Pleasant, and Alice, of Detroit; one sister,
Mrs.' Minnie Morlock, of Bowling
Green, Ohio; one brother, Henry
Rickels, of Perrysburg, Ohio; seven
grandchildren, niaD.y other relatives
and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held from
the Gilmore Church at -2:00 o'clock
Tuesday of last week, Avith the Odd
Fellows in charge. Rev. Chas. B.
Hahn delivered the message and burial was made in Gilmore Cemetery
amidst a profusion of beautiful flowers that bespoke the high esteem in
Avhich he was held.
Those attending the -funeral from
out of town were Mrs. Minnie Morlock
of Bowling Green, Ohio; Mrs. Bernard JakeAvay and two sons, Fredrick
and Walter, of Pellston; Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard JakeAvay, Jr., of Forest Hill,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fralick, of Lansing, Mrs. James FishAvick, of Dearborn, Mrs. Harold Davis, Mrs. Melvin
Schaupeter and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Walters, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Prout, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prout
of Rosebush, and Mrs. Helen Tanner
Johnson, of Midland.
According to a Grand Rapids news
dispatch appearing in Wednesday's
Detroit Free Press, the thieves who
broke the plate glass window in the
Grill & White jewelry store here early
Friday morning, December 7, and
stole- a large quantity of jewelry from
the. window, have been, apprehended
and have admitted the crime.
"GRAND RAPIDS—Solution of a
series of jewelry store robberies and
nearly a score of car thefts Avas effected here Tuesday. Four arrests were
made, tvro here and two in Muskegon.
"Those arrested here were Alexander Gliva, 30, and Madeline WisnieAV-
cki, 29, of 5733 St. Aubin, Detroit. Patrolman Geoi-ge Bolhouse caught them
after a chase, and found thi'ee guns
and a blackjack in their car; Gliva
was carrying an automatic in. a shoulder holster.
"Held in Muskegon were Alexander
SochoAVski, 31, of Muskegon Heights,
and Mildred Nulf, 23, of "Whitehall.
They Avere arrested in a stolen car
after they drove into a ditch attempting to get aAvay from State Police.
"Police recovered a quantity of
jewelry from Gliva. The couple admitted to jewelry store robberies in
Grand Rapids, a holdup In Muskegon
last August, and recent jewelry store
robberies in Battle Creek, Clare, Marshall, Greenville, Alma and SaginaAV.
"Confessed by Miss Nulf in .Muskegon were car thefts in Muskegon,
Three Rivers, Sturgis-, Gaylprd, Lake
City, St. Johns, Rochester, _Clio, Greenville, Saginaw, Flint, Lapeer, Fremont
and Grand Haven.
"All four denied under questioning
that they were involved in the murder
of Arba B. Hawley, real estate agent,
in his office ohsEight Mile in Southern
Oaklai^, dpniHy in November. Soch-
^AVskJTana'Miss Nulf insisted they did
Got visit, Detroit during the month of
November.
"Miss Nulf, however, admitted the
robbery of another Detroit real estate
&£fntf JeropK-*-' Guttenberg. She impli-
' caked GiivS^in tbfe affair, and said
they obtained $10 after Gliva hit Guttenberg OA'er the head with a gun-butt.
"A purse identified as Gutte'nb erg's
Avas found in Gliva's possession. He
said he found it in Capac.
"They Avill be questioned further."
Rev. Chgs. fiffin
Rotary Speaker
Wedne<sda$Nbm
The Clare Rotary Club met in the
Club Room of the Barnes 'Cafe, *Wed-
nesday noon. Following the luncheon
President W. N. Byers called the meeting to order. Guests introduced were;
Kenneth Barnes and Frank LaGoe,
Rev. Charles B. Hahn was the speaker of the day and spoke cm Ms vocation, "How the Minister:;Can Be of
Service to You." The th'eihe of his
talk centered around -thef idea that
ministers in, evei'y community are well
educated men, in their field, and are
especially prepared to cope with fam-*
ily problems. He stated that the *peo.:
ple~should take advantage of this add
ask advice when needed,  i
CLARE BOWLERS
SCORE HIGH IN
STATE TOURNEY
Haley, Naumes and  Beck
Lead K. of G. Howlers
at Lansing
Clare bowlers Avere | "riding the
crest" in the Knights 5of Columbus
state tournament at Lahjing Monday,
with local bowlers topping all lists except the five man teajh events in
which five Lansing teuW led Avith
scores ranging from 2|?1 doAvn to
2526. ,J*
Albert Haley and Jo4 Naumes led
the  doubles with 1029,; while Albert
topped  both singles  and  all  events.
The leaders in these events Avere:
Doubles  '
A. Haley-J. Naumes.tdlare — 1029
L. Beck-D.McCpnnell, Clare 917.
H. Huhn-L. Spitzley, Portland _ 835
Singles
Albert Haley, Clare -  536
Joe Naumes, Clare —T- 507
L. Spitzley, Portland _~, 506
All Events
Albert Haley, Clare J—- 1527
Larry Beck, Clare — 1474
Joe Naumes, Clare -I 1442
PUBLIC 0. E. S. DANCE
The P.T.A. will sponsor a potluck
dinner at the Clare High School, Monday   evening,   February  18,  at 6:30
o'clock.. AH parents,' a& well as members of .the P.T.A., are expected to attend.   Bring a dish to pass and sand-
Wanted, trucl<ing.;jqbs.   If you wish' wiches. Coffee and cream Avill be furn-
to have any. trucking done phone 9073,  fshed.   A good program will follow the
Clave.   -Rates reasonable,   -..  .,::••     dinner.' - *. -
Zenobia Chapter, O.E.S., will sponsor a public dance, Thursday, February 14, -at the Clare- City Hall. Music
Avill be furnished- by the Tom Haines
orchestra of ^Midland. Dancing 9:30
until:!* 30. $1.50 couple. Tickets are
on sale at all drag stords and by Eastern Star officers.' Proceeds are going
to be used for purchasing new electric
signet.
>.T. A.: POTUJCK DINNER
PETTIT-KAPPLINGER
POST TO BE FORMALLY
MUSTERED IN MONDAY
One Hundred Applications For
Charter Membership
Expected
The neAvly formed Pettit-Kapplinger
Post No. 5738, Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the U, S„ is to be formally
mustered in at a public ceremony in
the High School gymnasium next
Monday evening at 8:00 p. m. All
residents of the Clare-Farwell area
are invited to witness the ceremonies
and there will be no admission charge.
Local civic leaders and heads of other
organizations have been invited to
attend as special guests.
Official Mustering Officer Avill be
the Department Commander, William
S. Tarr, of Ludington. He Avill be assisted by George H. Gee, Deputy Chief
of Staff, who assisted the local group
in the organization work. Mr. Gee
will be iu charge of the event.
More than sixty applications for
charter membership have already
been processed, and leaders of the
new post expect at least 100 applications Avill be in before the date of
muster.
The ritual team from the Old Kent
Post of Grand Rapids have been
asked to perform the colorful V.F.W.
initiatory rites, but definite word has
not yet been received from them. If
the Grand Rapids team is unable to
make the trip, the Department Commander Avill bring a team from the
Leveau Post at Ludington.-
Veterans Wishing to make application for charter membership • in the
neAV post are invited to see E. A.
(Bud) Anderson, Commander-elect of
the Pettit-Kapplinger Post, at the
Rexall Drug Store. The organizer,
Mr. Geo, will also accept applications
at the Hotel Doherty Monday afternoon, and up to-7:00 p. m. Monday
evening.
Members of the Harrison, Coleman,
Mt. Pleasant, and Midland posts have
also been invited to participate.
EDGAR STANLEY   ...
DEPARTS THIS LIFE
MONDAYJAN. 28
Funeral Service Held From
Farweli Methodist
Church
GREEN AND WHITE
BEAT REED CITY;
SHEPHERD WINS
at Coleman Tonight at
Shepherd Next
Tuesday
Revenge is sweet and tlie Clare Pioneers got a full measure last Friday
night A^en. they polished off Reed
City forthe tune of 44-24. With the
Junior Varsity winning 24-15, it Avas a
perfect* eA-enlng for" Clare fans who remember some of the high scores that
Reed City ran up last year.
The first quarter was a real ball
game' that gave no indication, of the
ultimate score, as the Reeds held the
Green and White even 8-S. Clare began to pull away in the second quarter
to lead 22-13. Neither team showed
much offensive from that point until
midway in the fourth quarter when
Clare went on a scoring spree. Cap-
paert was high scorer for Clare with
thirteen points and was closely followed by Joslin, NeAvman, Rodabaugh
and Kane. The Pioneers showed a fine
brand of passing, and their defense
Avas more than adequate.
Lost to Shepherd Tuesday
A pair* of hot shots from Shepherd
sent the Clare Pioneers down to defeat
Tuesday night 36-32 in a game that
was anybody's until the last minute.
Shepherd; undefeated in class C competition, led most of the Avay, but
Clare's eleven points in the closing
minutes gave them a scare that they
will long remember.
Shepherd jumped into a 12-7 lead
the first quarter, with Lynch and'Cot-
trill hitting from alj. angles. Clare got
right back into the ball game in the
second quarter and only trailed 20-18
at halftime._ It was the third quarter
that' gave Shepherd the game as the
Pioneers missed shot after shot to
trail 30-21. Clare made a fine comeback in the fourth quarter, but their
rally fell short.-.
The Junior Varsity really came to
life,   and,  led   by   Herb   Smith,  who
scored 18 points, Avon by a 45-12 score.
Coleman and Shepherd Again
The Pioneers, who defeated Coleman here 24-16 earlier in the season,
Avill go there for a \*e^mi\ ..game-. this
FrMay*--'evenii)g*- - '^•^'S^-Wsfeia.-r' *
A return game will also be played
at Shepherd next Tuesday evening,
February 12, Avhen the Green and
White will make a determined effort
to avenge the defeat at the hands of
Shepherd here this Aveek.
A good cheering section is especially appreciated by the team Avhen
playing away from home and it is
hoped that many fans -will be able to
accompany, the team to both Coleman
and Shepherd.
Michigan Press
Ass'n President
W. H. WHITELEY
Rogers City publisher elected at
annual meeting in Lansing
W. H. WHITELEY
NEW PRESIDENT
MICHIGAN PRESS
Former  Governor- Osborn
Oldest Living Past
President
Edgar Ambrosier . Stanley, who
passed away on Monday, January 28,
due to a long illness, was born on
July 25th, 1876, in North Robinson,
Crawford county, Ohio, and spent his
boyhood there. He was the son of
John and Julia Stanley.
He married Emerene E. Stich September 9th, 1909, Avho preceded him
in death on. December 3rd, 1944. One
son Avas born to this union, Edgar R.,
who resides at-home.
Mr. Stanley leaves to mourn their
loss, three brothers, O. C. Stanley and
C. R. Stanley, of Mansfield, Ohio, and
T. H. Stanley, ojt Traverse City, Mich.,
and a host Of friends.
Mr. Stanley Avas in train service on
the Pennsylvania railroad for twenty
years, then moved to Lake Station in
1920. He carried mail for eighteen
years and Avas retired about four
years ago. He belonged to the Sth
regiment of the Ohio National Guards
and served in, the Spanish American
War.
Funeral services were held from tho
Methodist Church in Farweli, Avith
the Rev. Chas. B. Hahn officiating, and
interment in the Surrey Township
Cemetery.
Those attending the funeral from
out of town were Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Stanley, of Traverse 'City; Mr. and
Mrs. O. C. Stanley, of Mansfield, Ohio;
Mrs. Mary Fischer, of Detroit; Mrs.
Lucy Martin, of Flint; Robert Pappin-
ger, of Flint; and Velma HoAve, of
Midland. ,
WASHINGTON FORMAL BALL
February 23, 1946, Madge B. Lamb
auditorium, Farweli Rural Agricultural School. Dancing 8 ;00 to 12f00, AH
Farweli Alumni arV invited. 1Mb
SMITH   DAVIS
Funeral services for -Smith Davis,
Avho passed away at the home of his
daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Irwin, of Vernon township,
Tuesday afternoon, will -be held this
Friday afternoon.
Prayer services will be held at the
Stinson Funeral Home in .Mt. Pleasant
at 1:00 o'clock and funeral services
from the Strickland Methodist Churcb
at 2:00 o'clock. ,
PHEASANTS WILL NOT
PRODUCE GOOD HUNTING
WITHODT NATURE'S AID
Hunters Got Only One Out of
Twenty Released in the
Downstate Areas
Distribution of game farm pheasants apparently Avill not produce.good
hunting in areas where Nature does
not.
Hunters got only one pheasant out
of every twenty released last year
on doAvnslate game areas, according
to the conservation department,
Compiling hunters' reports received
prior to January 15, the department
says that only 5.1 per cent of the 2,324
cock pheasants released in Ingham,
Jackson, Allegan and Barry counties
in 1845 have so far been accounted
for.
Highest return to hunters, 9.9 per
cent of 192 cocks released, is reported
from the Dansville game area in Ingham county where hunting pressure
is perhaps as heavy as anywhere in
the. state.
Releases made shortly before opening of the season yielded highest returns.
Many of the areas Avhere birds were
released are not good pheasant range,
the department's "put and take" experiment having been made in an attempt to learn whether such distribution Will, pay dividends to hunters
on lands -which do not otherwise provide pheasant hunting.
Hdntei's have* reported bagging 5-7
peiycent of 500 cocks released at Swan
Creek, in AUegan county, 6.2 per cent
of *562- cocks released-on the Waterloo
area in Jackson county, 1.7 per cent
of 517 cocks released on the Barry
couttty game area.«       ". :
W. H. "Whlteley, ot Rogers Gity,
publisher of the Presque Isle County
Advance, was elected the 1946 president of,.the Michigan .Press Association, Inc.; a state trade association
serving 45 dally and 306 weekly newspapers, at the organization's seventy-
eighth annual meeting in Lansing.
Whiteley^succeeds W. *A. Butler,
business mamghl^pS the I^olland Evening Sentinel and Holl^Pd;City NeAvs.
First vice-president is George W.
Campbell, Owosso Argus-Pi*!^; second vicA-presideflt, Nelson^ Brown,
Inghain County News," Mft^jSi; treas-
UEOiy'.^eaJie. B- Mmm," pVjngston
County ^Pi-ess; How'elM *•■»>*£*"•=?-.- ■;   -
New directors: Jam&s A. Gallery,
Tuscola County Advertiser, Caro;
Berkeley Smith, .East Tawas News
and William A. Myers, Lapeer County
Press, Lapeer. J.. S. Gray, Monroe
Evening News, Avaa re-elected to serve
a second term.
Elected members of the Michigan
Press Seri'ice Advisoi-y Council were
Rollo Mosher,' Wayland Globe; Ink
White, Clinton County Republican-
News, St. Johns; J. C- Davies, Oge-
inaAV County Herald, West Branch;
Robert Strong, Crawford Avalanche,
Grayling; and Richard Cook, Hastings
Banner.
Oldest living past president is former Governor Chase S/ Osborn, now
eighty-six, Avhose son, George A. Osborn, is publisher of the Sault Ste.
Marie Evening N^avs. Mr. Osborn
served in 1895 and his son, George,
was president in 1943. Tavo neAvs-
papers in Michigan, still-existing under the same name, were charter members of the association seventy-eight
years ago: The Ingham County News,
Mason and the Detroit Free Press.
COMMUNITY PAYS
HOMAGE TO DEAN
0F_PHYSICIANS
Dr. F. G. Sanford Honored
at Testimonial Dinner
Wednesday Night
On September 22,1890, a young ma«
came to Clare, then, in his own words,
"a green country doctor," and aithougli.
filled with ambition and determination
he could little realize the service he
would in the years to come bestow upon the community that .has grown during these years from a rough lumbering village to one of Michigan's finest
little cities, and that upon the evening of February 6, 1946, the Clare?
Kiwanis club would sponsor a dinner
at Avhich he would be paid just tribute.,
Even then names that are today-
prominent in the commercial life *of
the city could be seen upon the bus--
iness places that are today conducted?
by another generation bearing th»
same names.
Wednesday evening 250 fellow professional men, business men, friends
and neighbors joined the Kiwanis
Club in St. Cecilia's social parlors to-
pay tribute to Dr. F. C. Sanford, who,
although the years of service Save
left their mark, still is young in spirit*
and maintains an interest in the patients he has served for years.
Austin Bates, President of the Kiwanis Club, requested the group ta>
face the American, flag and sing s>.
verse of "America," Rev. Fr. C. Daniel
Brophy said the 'invocation and the
group enjoyed a delicious dinner
served by the ladies of St. CecUia'a
Church while Leo BroAvn and Harold^
Collins played pleasing dinner muslc-
Mr. Bates extended the greetings
and best wishes of the Kiwanis Club
to the Sanfords, welcomed the honored
guests and those of the cammunSty"
who had gathered to pay tribute ta
Dr. .Sanford, and presented Atty. Theo,
G, .Bowler as toastmaster for the occasion.
•Jack Hall led the group in singing;-
with, Leo Brown and Harold Collins
accompanying, and Ted welcomed the
boys who had just returned from the
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CITY TAXPAYFRS
Your General Electric Dealer, Bob'?'
Sales & Service, Clare. Ttf
I- -will be at the Citizens State Bank
every  Friday  afternoon  only,   beginning   January  18,   and   until  further
ndtlce,  to collect city taxes:     ^
Verd Peterson,; Treas..
State Pays $18,
Wins Peace With
Spikehorn Meyer
Friends of "Spikehorn" and his
bears will be interested in the following neAVs item clipped from a state
ueAVspaper:
"John E. 'Spikehorn' Meyer, Clare
county bear keeper, received ?1S from
the state conservation commission
Wednesday and apparently was at
peace with the state.
"The bewhiskered buckskin-clad
bear trainer demanded the nihey as a
refund for Avitness fees deposited during a court action with the commission last September.
"He was charged AVith possessing
wild animals Avithout a permit but the
case was settled out of court. Meyer
deposited ?30 Avith the commission to
have Chairman P. J. Hoffmaster and
Joe Stevenson appear in court. Stevenson appeared and Meyer said his
witness fees were only $12, He asked
for 53-from Stevenson*and $1.5 from
Hoffmaster;
"Meyer, who has^ twelve bears,* requested interest on the money but was
turned do^wu by the commission and
said he would forget the fifty-four
cents involyed."
VALENTINE BOX SOCIAL
Gome, to the box social and quiz program hext week Thursday night, February 14th, at Eagle school,     ;
Teacher, Freda Kistler
Y0DNG-FOLKS ENJOT
SKAtiNG AT ROSEBUSH"
MEMORIAL FIELg
Plans Progressing for Planting
Memorial Trees in
the Spring
Young folks and old folks, and evea
very   small   folks,   are   enjoying  the-
fine skating on the newly made icef
pond   at   the   Memorial  Field,    The
pond, opened for use early in Jaguary*,
has    proved at on.ce an outstanding:
success.    The only drawback: is" the*
lack of a warming house, wliictt Ms'
somewhat hampered  the  enthusiasm.*
of the skaters.   The committee hopes"
that it will be possible to -remedy this*
situation in the very near future, so'
that the pond may be utilized'toK the-'
fullest extent, by all. *»
Albert Moye's, of the Rosebush jGuiil-
ber Company, is supervising the .construction of a warming house, and any
person in the community who would,
like to help with the work, is invited
to contact Mr. Moyes or any member
of the Field- Commitee.
Last week the F.F.A. groUp of the
Mt, Pleasant High School gave a skat-r
ing party at the field, which was well
attended. Skaters are coming from
Clare and Mt. Pleasant, as well as
from the immediate community to enjoy the use of the ice pond.
Being of an optomistic turn of mintf,.
the tree planting committee chairman
Ed. Merillat, and his assistant, lira.
Orrin First, are disregarding the Ice
and "snow, and are busy Avith plans forthe coming tree-planting season. Discussing plans AVith Committeeman*
Preston Johnson, early this week, Mr*.
Merillat expressed the hope that many-
of the donors of funds for the trees,,
which are to be planted in memory of
some loved one, would secure Norway*'
maple, or would make it possible forthe committee- to obtain the trees.
These trees are particularly adapted'"
to the type" of soil at the field.
It is estimated that about ten dollars'.
will be necessary to buy a tree, plant'-
and maititain it until growth is estalF *
lished.   A plaque is to be fixed in snett*
a manner that the identity of the one;
for whom the tree is given, will Invisible, at all times.   Six donors have
already arranged for trees to be planned in memory of pioneer resident^'- tof
the cohiinuliity.   Other Jnterast&Jf u^-" •
sons are invited to contact tfta crisir ■
mittee.and they Avill be offered tbe oar- •
pOrtunity to--participate  in this prd»*
ject.
Roy Matteson, treasurer for* "flfe*
field, has set. up a special fun$ £o fee
used for tlie memory tree plaiftrngr,
and either he or Mr, Merillat -wii!gjft->gr
ly c'dnHea- with prospective doja^tSL.