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CLARE, MICHIGAN.  FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 27,  1945
New Series Vol. 53, No. 30
STANLEY J. BURDO
PASSES AWAY AT
CLAREHOME MON.
Solemn Requiem High Mass
at St. Cecilia's Church
This Morning
S. J, Burdo, prominent Clare businessman for the past nine years,
passed away suddenly at his home on
Wheaton Avenue at 12:00 o'clock
Monday night. He had been in, his
store Monday and. worked about his
home Monday evening, retiring about
9:30 o'clock, and suffered a heart attack at midnight from which he
failed to regain consciousness.
Stanley John Burdo was bora the
son of Lawrence and Anna Burdo, in
Poland, April 24, 1888, and passed
away in Clare, Michigan, April 23,
1945, at the age of fifty-six years, eleven months and thirty days.
He came to this country at the age
of sixteen, years and became employed by the Pennsylvania Lines
railroad at Boyne Falls, Michigan, and
later went into business in a general
store at Boyne Falls, moving from
there to Elmira, where he also conducted a general store.
He was united in marriage with
Miss Helen Grobaski, at Boyne Falls,
July 28, 1913, and this union was
blessed by the birth of eight children,
Benjamin John, Rose who passed
away at the age of four years, Stanley
William, Clara Jeanette, Edmund Walter, Frank Daniel, Anthony Thomas
and Thomas Walter.
The Burdos moved to Rockford,
Michigan, in 1930, and he was engaged
in the hardware business there before
purchasing the Clare Hardware &
Furniture Company in 1936.
He was a lifelong member of the
Catholic Church and a member of the
Knights of Columbus. He was a
member of the Board of Education, for
a number of years at Elmira, where
all of the children were born except
Thomas.
He leaves to mourn their loss, the
bereaved wife, Helen; the daughter,
Mrs. Frank B'arkman, of Mt. Pleasant;
six sons, Benjamin, with the U. S.
Army in Germany, Stanley, with the
TL S. Air Corps in CIiina^^Uiik-TJaa-
iel, with the D. S. Navy in the South
Pacific, Anthony, a cadet in the U. S.
Air Corps at Sheppard Field, Texas,
and Edmund and Thomas, at home;
one granddaughter, Connie Barkman;
two sisters, Mrs. Stella Polus, of Elmira, and Mrs. Julia Maeheneski, of
Detroit; four brothers, Walter, of Elmira, and Felix, Vincent and Joe, of
Detroit; other relatives and a host of
friends.
Mr. Burdo was a kind and loving
husband and father and a loyal friend
and was highly respected as a successful and competent businessman, his
counsel often being sought in. the business affairs  of the community.
His 'pleasing personality and congenial nature had won him many
friends and acquaintances who will
greatly miss his pleasant greeting and
sound philosophy of civic affairs.
In Mr. Burdo's passing the community has not only lost one of its most
capable business leaders, but a man
whose sterling qualities were an, inspiration to his family and all who
knew him.
(Continued on Page Twelve)
4-H CLUB AND RURAL
.SCHOOL MUSIC PUPILS
ACHIEVEMENT DAY
At Harrison High School Gymnasium Tuesday,        •   «
-May 8th
'0k
The high light of the 4-H club year,
Achievement Day, will occur at Harrison High School gymnasium on Tuesday, May 8th. The rural schools participating in the rural school music
instruction program directed by Miss
Mary Miles, of Michigan State College
will participate in the afternoon program which will represent their
achievement program.
Miss Miles has 'met with the teachers of the southern half of Ciaf e county every six weeks during the year and
given them instruction in songs and
folk dances. The teachers' then gave
them to the pupils. Miss Miles visited
each school once or twice during the
year.
On April the s18th the teachers
brought their pupils to the Clare High
School.. There were eight teachers
and eighty-one pupils present. Miss
Miles arranged the following program
to be given at 1:00 o'clock on May 8,
in connection with 4-H Achievement
Day. Parents and- friends are cordially invited.
Upper Grade Songs, 5-6-7-8th, grade
pupils: '
Our National Anthem, The Star
Spangled Banner, written by Francis
Scott Key.
(Continued on Page Six)
Pfc. Russell Mater
Has Been Freed
PFC. RUSSELL P. MATER
Mother   receives   letter   from   son
who   has   been  prisoner   of   war   in
Germany.
FIRE DESTROYS
FARM RESIDENCE
FRIDAYJORNING
Almira Stoy Home  Burns
To Ground; Contents
Saved
The large two story frame house
and adjoining woodshed on. the Almira Stoy farm, two miles south and
one and a half miles east of Clare,
were burned to the- ground Friday
morning of last week by fire of unknown origin.
A son, who lives eighty rods east
of his mother and who was in, the pasture near Mrs. Stoy's home, noticed
fire coming from the roof of the residence but did not have a ladder suitable to reach the roof of the house
and in a few minutes the fire was beyond his control.
The Clare Fire Department was
called, but the entire building was eit-
veldped in, tlames when the firemen
arrived and there was no chance of
extinguishing the fire before the building was destroyed.
With the assistance of relatives and
neighbors, the furnishings and personal effects were removed from the
house with little damage to them.
Although an estimate of the loss
was not available at press time, it was
learned the loss was partially covered
by insurance.
Family Receives
Letter Commending
Raymond Dwyer
Mrs. Raymond Dwyer received the
following letter last week, from the
U. S. Pacific Fleet Air Force Lieutenant Commander under whom her husband, Raymond Allan Dwyer, Ship-
filtter First bias's,* U.SuWR., served at
the time he was killed in service.
Raymond is the son of Mr. and Mrs..
Earl Dwyier, of Clare.
9 xApril 1945
My dear Mrs. Dwyer;
I know by this time you have been
notified that Raymond was killed in
action on the 19th "of March, '
I re&lize there is not a great deal I
can say that will ease the great loss
you feel. Ray was I know a wonderful husband and father because he
was a fine person to all his associates.
The officers and men in the squadron
held him in high regard. He may
have told you of our talk about the
work he was doing. We both realized
that his talents were being wasted,
and I had just taken steps to get him
back in the work he liked best.
You may well be proud of him. He
was the most industrious and cooperative person in, the squadron.
Ray was instantly killed in the
first explosion that occurred Ori the
Ship and was buried at sea with military honor's on the 20th of March..
The officers and men of Bombing
Squadron Five join me in extending
to you and yours our deepest sympathy.
If at any time in the future 1 can
advise or assist you in any way please
do not hesitate to call on me.
Sincerely,
JOHN G. SHERIDAN,
Lt. Comdr., U.S. Navy,
Commanding Officer
REGIONAL SPEECH
CONTEST IN CLARE
NEXT WEDNESDAY
District   Contest    Winners
Frqjii.. Eighteen Counties
to Compete
The regional speech contest will be
held next week, Wednesday, May 2, at
the Clare High auditorium.
This contest will be divided into
two parts, In the afternoon, declamations and dramatic readings will be
given; in the evening, orations. and
extempore speeches.
The regional contest is made up "of
speakers who won out at the district
contest. It is composed of the best
speakers from the high schools of
eighteen counties* Q
Clare High will be represented by
two members of the speech club,
Phyllis Ogle, giving the dramaiic
reading, "Mickey'B Marker," ahd Pat
Hall, giving the oration, "They-Also
Serve."
At the district, Clare won two first
places and three seconds. The two
students mentioned above, representing Clare at the regional. The three
second places were won hy Bob Samborn, for declamations: Vena Lee Gillespie, dramatic readings and Jean-
nette Aube, in extempore speech.
All contestants who win first in the
regional will have the honor of having
a banner presented to their school,
awarded to them by the Michigan
Forensic Association.
Those who win first place in the
district, but go no further,' are presented with a dictionary with their
name inscribed on the cover.
We are hoping that two more banners will soon be seen. down, in the
trophy case.
Liberated War
Prisoner Writes
to His Mother
? ',
Mrs. Mary Mater, of Farweli, R-2, received the following letter from her
son, Pfc. Russell P. Mater, who has
recently been liberated from a German,
prisoner of war camp:
April 5, 1945
Dearest Mother:'
At last I am a free man again and
will soon be on my way home again.
Well, how is everyone at home. Fine
I hope.   There is nothing wrong with
me that a few weeks of good old U. S.
'food wqn't cure, •   '   •
|    Well, I will make this one short.
.Will"write when I get*whete I will get
I a return address.    Give; all the folks
my love.
Your loving son,
a Russell;
NEW CITY WELL
PRODUCING 1900
GALLONS MINUTE
Pumping Tests Being Made
at Fifty-nine Feet
Six Inches
FIFTH FRATERNAL
LEAGUE BANQUET
WEDNESDAY NITE
Fitting Prizes Presented to
Bowlers at Annual
Meeting
MRS. WOODCOCK TAKES
CHARGE OF TELEPHONE
BUSINESS IN CLARE
Newly Established Business Office to Serve Nearby
„ - i\ Communities
NOTICE
Mrs. Bessie D. Woodcock, who retired oh pension from the Michigan
Bell Telephone Company last June after twenty-eight years of service, has
come back with the company to take
charge of its new business office at
Clare which opened Mpnday, April 16.
The new business office here not
only handles the accounts of Clare
telephone customers but also is—the
headquarters for accounts of Coleman,
Harrison, Beaverton, Farweli, Gladwin
and Rosebush. Customers in* those
communities will be connected with
the Clare office in business .transactions with the company. Payment of
bills may be made at the collection
agency in each community or at the
Clare office.
Mrs. Woodcock firs.t went to work
with the Michigan Bell as an operator
here in 1916 and was made cashier
the same year. After fourteen years
at Clare, Mrs. Woodcock was transferred to the company's Midland office as cashier in 1930. She .was made
service representative in 1936 and retired on pension lash year "because
I wag* tired of driving to Work every
day from Clare."
Mrs, Woodcock's fourteen years at
Midland Were nothing less than a saga
of loyalty to the company and.devotion to the service, according to her
associates. Come rain, snow, or sleet,
she always arrived at work on time
from her home in Clare. Mr. Woodcock, who is in the garage business
here, cooperated thoroughly with his
wife. If her car were stalled in a snow
drift, he gave her a push to send her
along her way. As a result, she has
an attendance record that is still a
matter of envy to telephone employees
in this section.
Before the new business office was
established April 16, Mrs. Mabel O.
Parker, chief operator, also handled
business transactions with customers.
It is unlawful to dump rubbish along
the  roadside,  and the  CJare- County j
Road Commission will pay a reward |
of $10.00 for any information leading
to the„arreat and conviction of anyone
violating this law, 29t2
Motiort Pictures
to Be Shown ai
Clare School
Arrangements have been made by
Superintendent of Schools Austin
Bates to show the three American Red
Cross sound films, "No Greater Glory,"
"Since Pearl Harbor," and a newsreel
in the Clare High School auditorium
at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning,
May. 24th.-
The school children will be permitted to see the pictures and any parents
or friends of the school who are interested will be admitted without charge,
These films are being brought here
for the benefit and enjoyment of the
community and ali are Welcome to
come and see them.
The Fifth annual Knights of Columbus and. Masonic Bowling League banquet was held at the Hotel Doherty
Wednesday evening with dinner
served at 7:30 o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by
President George White who greeted
the group in his usual* pleasing manner and announced the appointment
of captains for next bowling season as
follows:
Masons No. 1—Jay Green.
Masons No. 2—Henry Doll.
K. of C. No. 1—Bob Drew.
K. of C. No. 2—Dan Sullivan.
K. of C. team No. 1 was announced
the winner of this season's league
trophy and President White presented
the trophy to Jake Seibt, captain of
the team, who accepted it with a few
well chosen remarks,
The annual election, took place with
Larry Beck, Richard WopdcQck and
Jay Gi-een placed 'hi- -domination for
the office of president. \Larry Beck
received forty-two of the twenty-three
votes cast, the remainder going to
Woody and Jay.
Leo Oden was appointed treasurer
by President White..
Jesse Hampton was presented as
"roast .master" of the evening and
expressed his surprise of -having this
honor conferred upon him (apparently
forgetting the notes in his pocket).
Jesse spoke fluently, saying little of
moment, and proceeded to award the
prizes, with a little Speech thrown in
for each recipient, as follows:
Richard Woodcock—Kerosene lamp,
so he could find his way back to the
alleys.
Dominic McConnell—Case of Coca
Cola to take on his next trip to Bay
City.
Leo Oden—Eggs, in recompense for
his splendid cackling when he has
bowled a good game.
Bob Drew—Huge brush to clean his
pipe for bowling nights.
Leo Hampton—Mirror to see himself in after he makes a bad hit.    .
Dan Sullivan—Flee powder to relieve himself after making a bad
throw.
Henry Doll and Morris Pratt—
Scratch pad and pencil to keep track
of their side bets.
' Albert Haley—A miniature pin boy
that will not be afraid of his fast
bowling.
Dale Barber—Speedometer, becaiise
he doesn't know his own speed on the
alleys.
Roy Beltinck—Jumping rope for reducing exercises,
Jay Gfe§n and Ed. McConnell—Candle alarm*, because they are always
late for bowling. If used as directed
tbe alarm is guaranteed to give good
results.
Jake Seibt—Cushion*, because of the
"bully" season he has enjoyed?
Lance Thayer—Stomach powder, to
relieve himself—and the other bowr
ere..
Fred Verette—Book, "Gone With the
Wind," because he is always thinking
of something else while bowling.
George Wisler—Picture frame for
his family to put his picture in so they
won't forget what he looks like during bowling season.
Don Horden—Rubber ball, so he
won't .damage the mid sections of 'the
alleys.
Elmer Comes—Token, for the "big
bowler from Arkansas'' who always
wins the pot.
Ferd Seibt—Ointment for farmers-
use.
Joe Sproat—Knitting*set to occupy
his spare time. -"-
Joe Naumes—Pacifier to chew on
during the cigar shortage.
Polly Parent—Live rabtilt, which
jumps only in one direction, to teach
him propel* delivery form.
(Continued on Page Six)
According tb City Engineer. Harve
'Erter, very satisfactory progress is be-
|ing  made with the  new  city  water
,weil being drilled by Layne-Northern,
Company, Inc., of Mishawaka, Ind., on
.the  property  just  south  of   the  old
Borden Condensary site and between
! Mapla- street and the Ann Arbor Rail-
road right of way, which the city pur-
■ chased   last  year   from   the  railroad
company.
The fifty-inch outer casing was
landed at a depth of thirty feet and
the twenty-six-inch inner casing has
been sunk to a "depth of fifty-nine feet
and six inches^ where a suitable supply of water has apparently been
found.
Pumping tests are being made this
week to determine the capacity of the
well and the flow was gauged at nearly 1900 gallons per minute, or the
rate of 2,736,000 gallons in twenty-
four hours, on Wednesday.
It is hoped to have the well in operation before the peak water consumption period this summer, thus avoiding the inconvenience experienced
last season and increasing the potential water supply in case of a serious
fire in the community.
The testing was suspended because
of inclement weather Thursday, but
will undoubtedly be resumed today.
"ANGEL EXPRESS"
MADE POSSIBLE BY
Efforts of Farmers  Brings
Courage to Millions
of Our Boys
Stories are drifting back from the
fighting fronts in Europe and the Pacific about a new kind, of supply set-vice. Our boys out there call it the
"Angel Express."
After the dive bombers have swooped in, and after the heavy artillery has
softened the way, the command rings
out that sends our soldiers and marines -into battle.
From that mom'ent -on it's man
against man, cold steel against cold
steel, the jungle law of suisvival stripped down, to life or death.
In the midst of this "hell on earth"
there is no time to think of next week
or even the next meal. All that has to
wait. Our soldiers are equipped with
only the things they actually need to
fight. Everything else Is extra weight
that cuts down their chances of coming out alive.
Later, the extra food and extra
other supplies are flown in. They come
by "Angel Express," dropped by parachute -from our own planes,
To isolated men in-forward posts
the "Angel Express" is the most important and satisfying sight of the day.
It' is the only link that guarantees
their survival. And the people of this
community who are cutting pulpwood
are helping to make It possible.
The parachutes of the "Angel Express" are made of pulpwood. Blood
plasma kits, K-ration, containers, V-
boxes and ail the rest of its precious
cargo, is made or wrapped by pulpwood
—just a few 'of the 700,000- ways in
"which pulpwood is going to war.
Cut more poplar and hasswood. Your
peeled and unpeeled pulpwood is bringing courage to millions of our boys by
"Angel Express".
"Fudge" Callihan
Liberated P.O.W.
PVT. FLOYD CALLIHAN. JR.
Parents   receive   word   from   Red
Cross last week of liberation.
HI SCHOOL BAND
SPRING CONCERT
FRIDAY, MAY 4TH
Seventy-two    Members   in
Junior and Senior
Organizations
The Band Concert on May 4 is to
be dedicated to our Allies.
The Junior Band will play first with
the Senior Band following^ "playing
Allied   selections.
There are seventy-two band members in all, thirty-five Senior Band
and thirty-seven Junior Band.
Several solos are being played
throughout the evening. They are,
saxaphone, by Agnes Pierson; clarinet, by Willard Ireland; and a brass
sextet, with Roger Teale and Ethel
Gerow, cornet; Carolyn Kershner,
French horn; Kay Seiter, trombone;
Don Holbrook, baritone; and Douglas
Fleming, the tuba,
Harold Collins composed and orchestrated a 'ffiarch entitled the "Clare
High School Band March." This is
dedicated to ihe Clare Band.
The Drum Major, Joanne Richard,
and four Majorettes, June Coveart,
Dare Harter, Barbara Johnson and
Gloria Hales, will twirl.
Various committees working are:
Advertising: Chairman, Patricia Lucas
Roger Teale, Carol Hachmuth, Margaret Gillespie, James Irwin, Douglas
Fleming and Darylene Garthe.
Ticket Sales and Progra,ni: Chairman, Bill Chaffee, Wilbur Ireland,
Ethel Gerow, Willard Ireland, Caroline Kershner,. Marion Rutter and* Kay
Seiter.
Stage Manager and Decoration:
Chairman: Bob Moline, Kenneth Gil-
11s,' Jack Rodabaugh, Collette Barnes,
Marylou Archambault.
The program will end with the National Anthem, "The Star Spangled
Banner."
FRANK HACHMUTH
PASSES AWAY IN
HOSPITAL APR. 19
Funeral  Services   Monday
For Former Clare
Businessman
A Challenge!
Berlin is all but lost to the Germans,
Allied armies, are advancing on all
fronts, it appears that the war in Germany is about over—but there are the
fanatical Japs to conquer—and the
probability of guerrilla warfare in Europe is a serious menace.
As much as we wish it was all ovei-j,
there will yet be a great deal of American blood . spilled between .now and
V-Day and the American Red Cross
has yet a huge task to perform, requiring an endless amount of first aid supplies and garments for the wounded.
Clare has taken pride, in the p^st in
meeting every war quota, regardless
of its nature, but your assistance is
urgent at the Red Cross sewing sessions at,the Clare city hall from 1:30
to 4:30 o'clock each Thursday afternoon if this most humane of all quotas
is to be met. Let your attendance at
these work meetings be your answer
to this challenge. •   '
Congregational
Business Meeting
Thursday, May 3
Official business meeting of the
Board of Missions, Church School Officers and Teachers and the Board of
Religious Education will be held in
the church parlors, of the Congregational Church, next Thursday, May 3,
at 8:00 p. m. All members of the
above boards are requested to be present at this meeting.
Plans for the Daily Vacation Bible
School, and for the Congregational
Youth Summer Conference to be held
at Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan,
will be discussed. Also matters pertaining to Church School work will be
given special attention.
At the meeting, Rev. Harold Watson
Minister, will present and suggest certain projects for the betterment of
the church and church school.
Frank Hachmuth, a well known and
highly respected resident of Clare for
the past twenty-four years, passed
away at Warrall Hospital, in Rochester, Minnesota, Thursday of last week,
where he had been for two weeks for
examination and treatment at. Mayo
Brothers Clinic, following eleven years
of ill health.
Frank A. Hachmuth, was born the
son of Christian and Ida *Hachmuth,
in Kent county, Michigan, August 11,
1S79, and passed away at Rochester,
Minnesota, April 19, 1945, at the age
of sixty-five years, eight months and
eight days.
He grew to young manhood in, Kent
county, graduated from Union High
School in Grand Rapids, and attended
McLaughlin Business College there.
After spending a few years in the west
he.-returned to Grand Rapids and.
served on the city police force for
several years and later became superintendent of the Hachmuth Pure Food
Company there. After ten years in
this business, he came to Clare in 1921
and has made his home here since.
He purchased a half interest in the
Clare Produce Company, and his home
here, in 1921, soon afterward purchasing the interest of Ivan Feighner in
the business, and conducted it for himself until leasing the building to Lee
& Cady, wholesale grocers, and becoming local manager for the firm,
continuing in this business until June
of 1938.
Since that time he has been connected with the Secretary of State's
office as state investigator.
He was a firm believer iii and supporter of the Methodist Church and a
member of John Q. Look Lodge No.
1404, F. & A. M., and served the city as
j Alderman of the second ward for four
terms.
In September, 1S0.5, he was united
in marriage with Gena Boroom and
to this union were born three daughters, Nettie, Ruby and June. This
family circle- was broken by the death
of Ms wife, Gena, in February, 1920.
After moving to Glare he was united
in marriage with Ruth Kempf, on
May 28, 1921, and to this marriage
were born two daughters, Virginia
Ann, who preceded her father in death
ahd Carol.
He leaves to mourn their loss, the
bereaved wife, Ruth; four daughters,
Mrs. Berwyn Dines, of Muskegon, Mrs.
Donald Holbrook, of Clare, Mrs. Ben
Kanarr, of Alpena, Carol, at home;
ten grandchildren; one sister, Miss-
Amanda Hachmuth, of Comstock
Park; two brothers, George, of Los
Angeles, California, and Ernest, of
Beyerly Hills, California; other relatives and- a- host of friends.
Frank Hachmuth was known to all
his friends as a devoted husband and
a kind and loving father, always interested in the better things for home
and community. His cheerful smile
and sympathetic interest in friends
and neighbors Will be greatly missed
by all.
During the course of his life he held
several responsible business positions
(Continued on Page Twelve)
ANNUAL JUNIOR PLAY
PLEASES FULL HOUSE
LAST FRIDAY NIGHT
Characters    Do    Exceptionally
Well in Portrayal of
Their Parts
NOTICE
My officq will be closed April 27 and
28.
-  Di". WebWir, Beaverton.
Clare Girl Scoiit
Community Council
Meeting Monday
All members bf the Clare Girl Scout
Community Council are requested to
meet Monday evening, April ?0, in the
American Legion rooms' at the Clare
city hall at 7:30 o'clock. The purpose
of the meeting is to adopt the constitution. Remember the date, April _0,
and be there.
Sc TO 10c SUPPER
The Blue Star Mothers are giving a
5c to 10c supper, Saturday, April 28,
at the K of P. Hall, Farweli, Everyone invited.
The Clare High auditorium has seldom held as large a crowd as it did
Friday night, April 20. The reason,
of course, was the Junior class play,
"Brother Goose." The cast consisted
of Pat Hall, a housekeeper, whose
definition of the word "wonderful"
was "the winkel plan"; Bob Clark,
Brother Goose himself, who disagreed
and said it meant love; Phyllis "Hyacinth" Ogle, the tom-boy of the family; Marylou "Carol" Wyman, the
sister that was always thinking someone was the mailman; Bud "Wesley"
Kane, who "always had that woman
look for someone"—in this case Jackie "Eve" Frey, the siren from th©
South; Arlene "Lenore" Howlett, the
young beautiful, and snobbish hieress
who had a very bad case of poison
ivy; Patsy "Mrs, Trimmer" Irwin,-
whose business was "her business'-'
and no one else's business anymore";
Wilma WorstellV. the. colored maid
who had been in the Dark Town Fol'
lies; Ha Sutton, as the maid- Who
quit because her job was the kind
you had to be married to, and, >ay
wouldn't substitute? and Bob Sniijtl^
the very enraged truck driver who
kept demanding to know whether or
not everyone thought he was a plumber.
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