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GLARE, MICHIGAN, EK.IDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1946
New SerJes.Voh 54, No. 52
C OF C AVIATION
NIGHT PROMOTES
INTEREST HERE
Chief   Airport   Supervisor
Southworth Guest
Speaker
Sternaman Host
to State Society
. September 29-30
The Sternaman Studio will be host
to the Michigan Photographers Society, Sunday and Monday, September
29 and 30, with all meetings and demonstrations to be held in the Doherty Hotel. Registration will begin
  Sunday pltaraoon at 2:30 p. m.   The
More    than    forty    members * and j ?****?*» of ** SOft ? "*"??
•guests   were   present   _.   the   ClareUo mrtv members and Bai->  Sterna-
PIONEERS OPEN
FOOTBALL SEASON
WITIUTOORY
Leonard   Pipe  Line  Com*-
pany Contributes BarHer
For Field
■Chamber of Commerce aviation night
dinner in the banquet froom of the
Hotel Doherty Tuesday evening.
Following dinner, President Omer
Parent introduced the :guests, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Maxwell, "new owners of
Louise's Flower and Gift Shop; Jack
'Goggin, local civil engineer; and Ernest Irwin, director of the Michigan
Flying Farmers.
Harold Collins, instrumental music
instructor at the Clare school, favored
the audience with a medley of -popular
tunes at the piano.
Courtney Bauer -was presented .and
introduced the speaker of the evening, Tracy SOu-h.worth, Chief Airport Supervisor of the State Board -of
Aeronautics, .tfho discussed the merits of Amendment NO. 1, which will
be voted on at the November 5th election.
Mr. Southworth stated that "the
present provisions of the Constitution
were enacted in the days of wagon
roads, before the time of our super
highways and when modern aviation
was hardly dreamed of, and are wholly
inadequate today.
He said that the State Board of Aeronautics had been building airports
the past fifteen years, but only when
the question of retiring the indebtedness for building thirty ports of refuge
along the Great Lakes arose, was the
legality of the procedure questioned
and the opinion of the Attorney General requested.
The need of airports and airlines
is recognized today and Traverse City
with its 15,000 population, has had
eight regular flights a day all summer, offering two hour and fifteen
minute service to Detroit at about
?25.00.
Mr. Southworth advised that if a
community has potential the airlines
will come, and Ihat we,do not need
elaborate ports, but should, develop
them as air traffic demands.
He revealed that the Canadian Government has established an alternate
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•to thirty members and
man has been a member for many
years.
Included on the program will be:
Paul William Taneo, Ansco representative; of Detroit; A. V. Christman,
Eastman Kodak Company, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and L. M. Johnson of" the
Johnson Ventlite Company, Chicago,
Illinois.
Photographs   sent  in  by  members
(■for the'print analysis are being displayed this week in the windows of
the business places of the city.
Mr. -and Mrs. Sternaman have arranged for the entertainment and
special features <duriug the two -day
meet here. Ou Monday noon the ladies will go to the Surrey House at
Harrison for luncheon and the men
will meet in the 'private xlining room
of the Barnes Cafe. The banquet will
be held Sunday evening ,at 7:00 in
the -Doherty .Hotel.
GIFT AND FLOWER
SHOP SOLD IN CLARE
WEDNESDAY SEPT. 18
The  Wm. Maxwells Purchase
Business From Louise
Loeftler
FIRE EQUIPMENT
DEMONSTRATION
AT CLARE TOE.
Fire Prevention   W-eek
Be Observed Here
October 6- 32
to
Mr. and Mrs. William Maxwell, of
Kalamazoo, have purchased Louise's
Flower and Gift Shop from Miss
Louise Loeffler, taking possession
Wednesday of last week.
Mr. Maxwell received his honorable
•discharge from the TJ. S. Navy, September 1st, after four years of service
with the amphibious forces in the Pacific. He graduated from Kalamajzoo
College, with the class of 1941.
Mrs. Maxwell, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. O. Fullerton, of Clare,
' graduated from Western Michigan
College, with the class of 1941, majoring in home economics and designing.
The Maxwells will "continue the
husiness in the same manner as it
has been conducted by Miss Loeffler,
offering cut flowers and plants, spec-i
laTizing in flowers for social occasions and funeral pieces, and will offer;
popular and well known lines of gift
ware, glassware, silverware, dinner-
ware, etc. .
Miss Loeffler has been In the florist
and gift shop business iu Clare since'
May 12, 1934, and in the present 1 oca-i
tion sinee September, 1945, establish-;
ing through. her untiring efforts andi
pleasing personality one of the finest
florist and gift shops to he found In
cities much larger than Clare.
She ha« fceen interested in the business iii'its widest scope and attended
the National Florists Telegraph Delivery Association convention in New
York eity, with 3,500 other florists of
the United States, August 19 through
August 22, While there she made her
headquarters at the Commodore Hotel
attending the president's ball at the
Waldorf Astoria, and enjoyed excursion trips up the Hudson River and to
other points of interest. She was
elected Secretary and Treasurer of
F.T.D.A. Unit Four hi August.
She has enjoyed her business associations ahd sincerely appreciates
the cooperation of her many friends
and patrons that has made her success'here possible and has expressed
the wish that they extend the same
cooperation to the new owners of the
business.
Although her plans for ihe future
are not definite, she will enjoy a WOH
earned vacation for the present.
Coinciding with National Fire Pre
vention Week, October 6 to 12, Ray
Hacker, local distributor for Standard
Safety Products Company 'Of (Lansing,
Bruce Morrison, of the General Detroit Corporation, B, W: Kemp of
the Standard Safety Products Com«
pany, and Mr. Hacker's .local -staff
members, Joseph W. Hurley and
Blanche Bouts, presented'a*den-anstj*a^
tion Of Are fighting equipment at the
Tourist Park at 6:00 o'clock Tuesday
evening.-
Included in the   inside    equipment
demonstrated were   Red   Comet fastj
action    automatic  fire  extinguishers,
Sno Fog carbon dioxide extinguishers,
wet chemical type soda and acid extinguishers,   and   foam  type  extinguish-'j
ers;  and water pump and non freeze;]
type extinguishers    for   both    inside
and outside fires were demonstrated.
A booster pump suitable for picking up water from streams, ponds or
any available  source  of supply,  was;|
also shown in action.
Attending the demonstration were
Clare Fire Chief Jim Clute and members of his department and the Far-
well and Harrison fire chiefs and
members of their departments besides
local citizens interested in fire control aud prevention.
The equipment was satisfactorily
demonstrated under the most trying
conditions, brought about by wind of
almost hurricane velocity and a downpour of rain, but another demonstration is planned soon, when it is hoped
that those who were not able to be
present Tuesday evening may see this
interesting showing of fire fighting
equipment that exeryone should have
in their homes and business places
for their own protection.
Fire  Prevention  Week
During Fire Prevention Week, every
means ;will be used to impress upon
our citizens the ever existing threat
of fire to our property, our families
and employees, and possibly our own
lives.
During the week an inspection of
all business places, especially basements, will be made by the Clare Fire
Department, under the direction of
Fire Chief Olute, and it is hoped that
all will cooperate in making Fire Prevention Week a. success in this community that will be capitalized upon
j throughout the year.
It is well to remember a few of the
old adages, such as, "an ounce of pretention is worth more than a pound
of cure," "more can be accomplished
\ in the first five minutes than the next
five hours in "bringing fire under control," and "fire is a useful servant,
but a cruel master," during the week
and at all times.  *"'
Clare Pioneers started out, the
season by defeating Shepherd 18-7,
The Pioneers received the kick off
and immediately started gaining yardage. The ball changed hands a few
times, and then Clare started its
march which ended with a. touchdown
made by Worstell. Cappaert attempted to kick the extra point, but failed.
Iu the second quarter, due to bad
breaks, Clare lost their winning spirit.
Then Shepherd scored and completed
the extra point. The half ended 7 to
6 in Shepherd's favor. Tbe third quarter Clare started out fighting, but
neither team was able to score.
In the fourth quarter, Clare went to
towu. Rodabaugh" then came into the
game despite his injured back and
went over for Clare's second touchdown. Rodabaugh then passed to
Worstell for the extra point.
Great tackling and blocking by the
Ireland twins and pass receiving by
Cappaert and Hampton ended the
game 13-7 in Clare's favor.
The generosity of the Leonard
Pipe Line Company, through its representatives, Frank and Harold Baker,
has made possible a much needed improvement at the athletic field.
The company has contributed some
250 feet of four and six inch pipe and
during the*-past week their welders
have cut and bull plugged the»tops of
thirty-three seven foot barrier posts.
On Wednesday evening, members
of the Kiwanis Club and school staff
set the posts in concrete from end
zone to end zone along each side of
the field, cleaned them and painted
them with aluminum paint, completing their part of the work in just two
hours. Steel cable, strung from post
to post, completes permanent barriers
tf> repjape the'snow, fence used in past
New Wallpafyr
and Paint $tore
Opened ini Clare
Fred Guiette has opened a wholesale and retail paint anil wallpaper
store one block east of the Gulf Super
Service Station, at 107 fEast Third
Street, and will deal in G^dden ''Time
Tested" paints, a complete line of
wallpaper, steel and aluminum Venetian blinds, house cleaniiig aids, window shades, drapery material, hardware, window glass and everything to
re-decorate the home.
The business will be known as, the
Guiette-Glidden Paint and Wallpaper
Store and will ^welcome individuals
and dealers to call and inspect their
lines, which will include the largest
stock of paint and wallpaper in northeastern Michigan, '
/ears.
The Standish High School football
team, that was defeated here 7 to 6 iu
the rain last year, will play the Pioneers hej-g under the lights tonight.
■Naturally-. Stand.sb. will be out for a
win and the Pioneers will attempt to
continue last week's, victory over
Shepherd into a winning streak, lt
should be a good game, fans—let's go
and see.
Get Duck Stamps
at Post Office Now
for Hunting Season
—-—-tr*-**
Federal duck stamps are available
at the Clare post office at $1.00 each
and duck hunters should secure their
stamps now to be sure of having them
for the opening of the season.   *
The law requires that duck stamp*";
be attached to .the licenses.of all'migratory waterfowl .huntefHy.
LAST RITES FOR
MRS. H. ACKERMAN
LASHATURDAY
Passes Away at Clare Home
Following Lingering
Illness
Grace Almeda Dennis was born at
Dovfer on February 21, 1895, to George
and Hattie Dennis, and passed away
on September 18, 1946, after a lingering illness.
On January 7, 1914, she was united
in marriage with Henry Ackerman
and seven children were born to this
union, four boys and three girls, two
boys dying jn infancy.
Mrs. Ackerman has always lived in
this vicinity, the family moving to
Clare in 1933.
She leaves to mourn har passing,
her husband, Henry Ackerman, five
children, Mrs. Marian Dean, of Mt.
Pleasant, Ralph, Monica Bryant, Margery and Robert, of Clare; her mother
Mrs. Hattie Dennis;* two sisters, Mrs.
Ruth Miller, of Farwell, and Mrs. Gertrude Marshall, of Pontiac; other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held from the
Clai*e Methodist Church ,at 2:00
o'clock Saturday afternoon, with Rev.
Chas. B, Hahn officiating, and interment in Cherry Grove cemetery.
EARL E. PATTON
PASSES AWi_Y IN
PETOSKgY SEPT. 8
Resident of Clare Laid at
Rest in Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery
  y
Earl Eber Patton was born July 11,
1S90, the son of Eber H. and Stella M.
Patton, In Shelbyville, Illinois. He re-
reived his education ih the Illinois
school system and he • attended the
Valpariso Business College and later
wont to McMinnville, Tehn,, for a
photographers course. Here he met
Elizabeth P. Burdick, whom he married May 4, 1914, at the Episcopal
Church in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
She departed this life November 23,
1944. Later be married Edith M. Damoth, of Wayland. * t
Mr. Patton was an accomplished
musician, playing violin and other instruments equally well. He played in
the Tower High Band, the City Band
of Midland and the Civic Orchestra in
Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. and Mrs. Patton operated photo
studios in Hastings and Midland,
they also had a gift shop in connection
with the studio in Midland- During
World War I he w§s,pl. otOg-TApher for
the Midland Sun. They left the photo
business in 1936, going to Bay City,
where they operated an ice cream
and restaurant business, then to Mt.
Pleasant, where he worked for the Isabella Sugar Co., and then to Saginaw,
where for severf years he took movies
of crops, also'still pictures. He edited
several films and worked with Michigan State College, Ohio State University, Purdue, and Illinois.
During the last few years he worked
as a title man for Sohio Petroleum
Company. He had made his home
at 303 East State, Clare, Michigan,
since 1944.
Mr, Patton was taken ill in Petoskey, Wednesday, September 4, ancl
was taken to the Lockwood Hospital,
where be passed away Sunday, September 8, 1946, and was laid to rest
in Riverdale Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant.
He leaves to mourn their loss, his
wife, Edith M.; a daughter, Mrs. Emily E. Colmus, of Clare; his father.
Eber PL, of Longwood, Miss.; two
brothers, Homer, of Oxford, and Lloyd
of Longwood, Miss.; two aunts, Mrs.
Bi'f Crouch, of Shelbyville, 111., and
Mrs, Onnie Crouch, of Hondo, Texas,
Mr. Patton's mother passed away in
May, 1944. There are also several
nieces and nephews and a host of
friends.
Carl Cappaert
To Kick Off For
M.S.C. Spartans
Russ Gilpin, No. 1 quarterback at
Michigan State College, may be forced
to remain on the bench for the open
ing whistle this' fall if the Spartatia
do the kicking off.
Head Coach Charley Bachman has
been looking for a good "kickeroifer"
since fall practice started. He finally
found one in Third-Stringer Carl Cappaert, a 210-pound freshman.
Cappaert got off several long, 'lofty
boots during a place-kicking contest
in which every member of .the squad
participated. He immediately drew
the attention of the coaches.
Carl was football, basketball and
baseball star on the Clare High School
teams of the early 'iQB, graduating
with the class of 1943.
LEO HAMPTON
WINS TENTH GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP
Burke Collins and  Henry
.      Doll Win First and
Second Flights
Leo Hampton, who has been playing
championship golf on Central Michigan greens and. fairways the past fifteen years, carved the tenth notch
on his trusty putter last Sunday after
defeating. Tim Cotter in the finals of
the fourteenth annual championship
tournament here,
It was an ideal day for golf, with
the match going along smoothly from
the beginning. Leo's golfing was on
the beam all .the way and his putting
very good, with his "eagle eye" accounting for several exceptional putts
in the pinches.
The champion had Tim down two
on the ninth hole, down six on the
eighteenth and again on the twenty-
seventh, defeating him seven down,
six to go, in the thirty-six hole match
of the championship flight.
Leo has been playing championship
golf during his entire golfing career,
winning the Central Michigan Golf Association championship at* Mt, Pleasant in 1832; the Twin Elms (now
Clare Country Club) championship in
1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941,
1942, 1944 and 1946; and the Dow
Athletic Club championship in 1943
and 1944.
Only three other golfers have had
the distinction of winning the championship on the local course, Floyd
Fuller in 1932, Byron Gallagher in
1935 and 193G, and Ed. Johnston in
1946, the course being closed in 1943
because of the war.
FIRST FLIGHT
Burke Collins won the first flight,
defeating Bob Hampton in the first
round, Geo, White the second round,
and F. A. Rosier in the finals last Friday.
SECOND FLIGHT
Henry Doll won the second flight,
defeating Walter Hales in the first
round, Al Crum in the second round,
Harold Schaeffer in the -semi finals
and Jipi Grove in the finals.
aCONSOLATION FLIGHT
The consolation flight, which «'has
now gone a few days past the deadline, is being completed as we go to
press. In the first rounds, Dick Hartshorn defeated Homer Douglas and
Mort Gallagher won from Dan McDonald, with Dick and Mort playing
in the finals Thursday afternoon.
Pioneer Citizen}
Passes Away \
JAMES* A.  McKAY
Passes away here after eventful life
in farming and contracting
—Photo By Sternaman
GOY EDW. LIGHT.
PASSES SUDDENLY
FRIDAY, SEPT. 20
Well   Known   Resident
Harrison Suffers
Heart Attack
of
HARDWARE MERCHANTS
TO DISCUSS CURRENT
OPERATING PROBLEMS
Michigan RetaiiHardware Ass'n
to Meet at Country Club
Tliis Evening
Interpretation of current OPA and
CPA regulations, and the modernization of stores will feature the district
meeting to be held at the Clare Country Club on Friday evening, September 27,'under the sponsorship of the
Michigan Retail Hardware Association
according to the announcement made
today by B. J. Burdo, sof the Clare
Hardware & Furniture fcomany, general chairman*
Hardware merchants, employees,
ladies, jobber and manufacturers
salesmen, and guests from Clare,
Gladwin, 'Isabella, Mecosta, Midland
and Osceola counties are expected t--
attend the meeting which will open
With a dinner at 7:00 p*. m. Advance'
reservations are necessary.
Speakers on the program include
Harold W. Schumacher, Lansing, manager of the Association. N. J. Schrau-
ben; store engineer, will also appear
on the program to discuss store mod-,
ernization. In addition a movie entitled, "The Swing to Sports," will be
shown through the courtesy of the
Remington Arms Company.
MRS. EDWIN BADER
PASSES AWAY AT
MORLEYSEPT. 20
Funeral Services   Held   at
- Rosebush Presbyterian
. Church Sunday
Funeral services were held Sunday,
September 23rd, for Mrs. Edwin Bader, who passed away at a nursing
home at Morley, Friday, September
20th: The Rev. R. O. Thomson officiated at the services which were held
at 2:00 o'clock in the Presbyterian
Church in Rosebush.
Mary Elizabeth Bearss, daughter of
Thomas and AJmira Bearss, was born
April 30th, 1862, at Lexington, Michigan. When she reached the age of
twenty-three, the family moved to St.
Louis, Michigan, where she resided
at the time of her marriage to Edwin
Bader, September 16th, 1925. Following her iharriage Mrs. Bader moved
With her husband to Clare, but during
the past fifteen years the couple has
lived  in and near Rosebush.
Mrs. Bader was a long time member of the Baptist Church, having
joined some fifty-five years ago, and
at the fiine of her passing was affiliated with the Clare Baptist Church.
Left to mourn their loss are her
husband, Edwin, of Rosebush; two
stepsons, Charles Bader, of Rosebush,
and William T„ of Pontiac; one niece,
Mrs, Nellie Barstow, of Alma; a nephew, Ralph Bearss, of Gladwin; and
several grand nieces and nephews,
The many friends of Guy Light were
shocked to learn of his sudden passing Friday of last week, following a
heart attack. He apparently was in
good health and was attending to his
duties as au employee of Lud Segerlund, of Harrison, when stricken.
His pleasing personality and kindness of nature have made him many
friends. throughout Clare county who
will mourn his" sudden passing. He
enjoyed discussing civic and national
affairs and was interested in good
government in the <*1 ty, county, state
and nation.
Guy Edward Light was born the
son of Ada in F. and Adelia Light, at
.Benton Ridge, Hancock County,-Ohio,
June 28, 1SS7, and departed this life
at Harrison, Michigan, September 20,
1946, at the age of fifty-nine years,
two months and twenty-one days.
He came to Clare county with his
parents in June, 1905, attended and
graduated from Harrison High School
with the class of 1906 and taught
school after graduation,      ■
He was united in marriage to Mae
Caner, December 25, 1910, and this
union was blessed by the birth of six
children, Leonore, Ethel, Garfield and
Arden, and two sons who died in infancy.
He spent his entire life in Harrison,
except for short periods of time spent
in Marion and Roscommon, and held
a number of city and township offices.
He leaves to mourn their loss, tbe
bereaved wife, Mae; two daughters
Mrs. Whilden Hughes and Mrs. Ethel
Lyons, of Harrison; two sons, Garfield and Arden, recently discharged
from service; his mother, Mrs. A. F,
Light; a brother, Lewis; and sister,
Lueelle Stuckman; and a host of
friends. His father; one brother, Ray;
aud a son-in-law preceded him in
death.
Funeral services were held from
the Harrison Congregational Church
at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon,
with Rev. Harold Watson officiating,
and interment at Maple Grove cemetery. The many friends and acquaint,
ances attending the services bespoke
the high esteem in which he was
held.
Among those attending the funeral
from out of town were, a sister, Mrs.
Frank Stuckman, of Columbus'Grove,
Ohio; cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Light
of Co'lumbus Grove, Pearl Reese, of
Rawson, Ohio, and Mrs. Amanda
Ricard and Mrs. Clare Wagner, of
Toledo, Ohio; and Mr. and Mrs. Fischer, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sherwood, Mrs.
Frank Bush, of Roscommon, Mr. and
Mrs. Loren Miller, of Evart, Earl
Townsend and mother, Jfrs. Hammei*-
sley, of Gladwin, and Mr. and Mrs,
John Raspot and family, Of Saginaw.
JAMES A. McKAY
PASSES AWAY IN
CLAREMTURDA?
Prominent  in   Agricultural ,
and Detroit Business
Enterprises
James A. McKay, well kno^n and:
prominently associated wttb tne- farm"
ing and natural gas development of
this yicinity, the transforming ot
Belle Isle at Detroit from a. bai*. -tt
swamp land to its present, beauty, ft
pioneer in electric railway construction in Michigan and Ohio- and improved street construction ire the city
of Detroit foi* the past fifty-two years>
■passed away at the Clare Hospital just
before 8:00 o'clock Saturday morning
following several months of failing
health.
James Andrew McKay was horn the*
son of Andrew Martin and Margaret.
MtjKay in Simco county, Ontraio, Can-
ada, February 19, 1867, and departed
this life at Clare, Michigan, September 21,1946, at the age of seventy-nine-
years, seven months and two days.. r
He came to Vernon township when
twelve years of age and made Ms
home with his parents on the McKay-
homestead there until about twenty-
three years of age, when he went to
Detroit and established himself in
business there, '
He was united in marriage fo Miss
Mary Hudson, of Dover, December 19*.
1894, and this union was blessed by the*
birth of two sons, Joseph A, and &,
Donald. The McKays observed' t_.e~-
golden wedding anniversary here- December 19,  1944.
He   purchased    the   McKay   farm
north of Clare December    18,    1894?.
when what is now US-27 was an xn_-
passable trail and they traveled hy the-*
way of Dover to come ta Clare.   lathe  intervening -years   the   McKays^
have developed the tract of timbe*"* into the present modern stocte farm oS2
4S0O acres.
The McKays had the first sural tele*--
phone in Clare county and were inter- -
ested for a  time in natural gas development, the first gas well in the*
.county  being drilled  on their farm.
They have made their summer home
for  years   at Loon  Lake  and   eight
years ago built beautiful Loon Lake-
Lodge,
Mr. McKay has been interested ins-
the contracting business in Detroit -OF
many years;: was associated with ibe**
Michigan Contracting Compan_v
building the first electric railway*
from Detroit to Mt. Clemens, frojnr
Jackson to Albion, Grand Rapids tc
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African Missionary
to Speak at Church
of God Next Sunday
Rev. aho'Mrs. Homer Bailey, missionaries on furlough froih Africa,
will be the special speakers in the
morning and evening services at the
Clare Church of God  next' Sunday.
Rev. Bailey has spent the past twenty years in Kiraa Station, Kenya Colony, British West- Africa. The -public
is'lnvlted to.bear of the interesting experiences of the I. alleys/
Monthly Ministers
and Gospel Workers
Meeting Tuesday
The Monthly Ministers and Gospel
Workers Convention of the Central
Michigan Churches of God will convene Tuesday, October 1st,. at the
Clare Church of Gpd at 6th and Maple
st..., ;
Services begin-at ,1:30 p. m„ with
two sessions in the' afternoon. Supper will be free to everyone caring to
stay, at 5.'30 p. m. in base.v_enjt of
church. -   -
Y. P, services at 6:45. Regular evening service, with half hour devotion*
als, begin at 7.45.   You are welcome
V. F. W. AUXILIARY
INSTALLS OFFICERS
HEREJUESDAY N1TE
Thirty Charter   Members Re*
ceive Obligation of Order-'*
at City Hall*
""  "    ► ,m__".J,_       I
Thirty women from the Clare-Far-
well area became the first charter
members of the Auxiliary to the Pet-
tit-Kapplinger post of the V.F.W-"
when they received the obligations off
the order in a ceremony at the Clare*
city hall Tuesday evening. _
Officers  installed were:
Mrs. Donald E. Holbrook, President.
Mrs. J. G. White, Senior Vice President.
Mrs.   Ray   Verrette,   Junior   Vic*
President.
Mrs. Ben Burdo, Secretary,
Mrs. Don McDonald, Treasurer.
Mrs. William McConn, Patriotic -Obstructor. f
Mrs. Ralph Ackerman, Chaplain"^
Mrs. Neilan Cradit, Conductress,     i
Mrs. Jay Green, Jr., Guard. .   .
» Mrs. Larry Jackson, Historian*.
Mrs. Cleland Green, Banner bearer-
Mrs. Frederick Scott Flag bearesv
Mrs. Dex, Elden, Musician.
Mrs.* Virgil White, Mrs, Dorsey fflm>
sell, Mrs. Clyde Urquhart and Mtrss£
Robert White, Color bearers.
Mrs.  Rex  Allen  and  Mrs. Ernest' .
Bryant, Trustees.
The organization, made up of wires
and mothers of veterans who serve*!,
their country overseas and who hold.
membership in the V.F.W., is foriiiecf ..,
with the purpose of assisting the viM*
erans in many of their community ■&&-
jects, helping to maintain the nat-OB-
al home for dependents of ex-service<r-
men, and for social affairs. ^
Officers and others from tnty Aitt?-
iliary to Post 1075 at Harrison per- -
formed the ritualistic work in. the &**-**-
itiation ceremony,,. They weES-sissis**** "*
ed by Marie Pi'Oetor, Of Flint, pasS?*
Michigan Department! President, Strife -
Fall, of Saginaw- Past District Bites---
dent, and William Tarr, ,of Ludii-gto-t-/,
Past State Commander of the M£ch<-
igan Department'of the V.F.W7
Refreshments;- were served ft*"* iSt&J
members and to their guests-, aasS
Qancingr completed.,the program of «4b-
tertafiament.  -,','.*y  -