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LOOMIS MACHIN
SHOP COMPLETES
ANOTHER BIG JOB
Local   Firm   Manufactures
Machinery of High
Quality
Boy Scout Rally
at Farwell School
Monday Evening
A Boy Scout Rally and Court of
Honor will be held at 7:00 p. m. Monday, February 17, in the Farwell High
School gymnasium, with Scouts from
all parts of Clare county participating.
All Scouts are urged to attend and
parents    and    others    interested    in
„   , .      _,t      ' Scouting are invited as guests.
The Martin Loomis Machine Shop      The  pi.ogl.am  wl„  Jnclude musical
°5_^??™...^a_reff"t!?l."°™?..^* Hit  entertainment and speaking, and- mov-
i ies of Camp Rotary and slides of the
! Canadian trip Scouts made last summer will be shown. Valley Trails
Council Assistant Executive Clifford
A. Klapp and Fred Goodell will be
present.
An award will be made to the troop
with the highest percentage of attendance, figured on members and parents
present at the rally.
manufacture of ten brick presses for
the Jackson & Church Co,, machinery
manufacturers of Saginaw, and these
machines have been found satisfactory
in every way by Chief Engineer Ray
Olmsted, who with the asslstaance of
3. P. Doerr and Bill Cook has inspect-.
ed the machines in operation tests in
the Loomis shop to the extent of mak-!
ing several hundred brick with each
machine. |
These machines, manufactured byj
Jackson & Church for the past 45
years, make brick with what is known
as the Saginaw Method of sand-lime
and concrete brick manufacture. The
first brick machines made by Jackson
& Church in 1902 are still in use in
Saginaw and Mr. Doerr said in an interview on Wednesday of last week
that the Jnachines made in the Loomis
shop were "very, very good jobs."
Present records show that the sand-
. lime brick dates back to at least 400
B. C, but needless to say, modern i
methods of manufacture are far superior to the ancient brick making.
The machines made in Clare produces a tremendous pressure that is
applied to the face of the brick while
it is being formed, it is the only machine that uses the pressure principal,
and it makes a brick that is strictly
uniform in size and texture.
Ill making brick with this machine
nearly all types of aggregates may be
used and the mixture is fed from a
mixer into a feeder, the feeder discharges the mixture into live agitator
pan of the press and a rotary table
passing beneath the pan contains six
pockets for shaping the brick.
. As the pockets pass beneath the
pan they are filled with the proper
amount of material, the revolving
table next indexes to a position above
a piston, this piston then compresses
t tpe material in the pocket into a. Jpck,
the table is then indexed to apposition where the brick is ejected from
the pocket and a mau can pick up the
brick and place it on a car or conveyor belt. Each operation of the
machine is automatic and the brick
are not touched by hand until ready
lo be lifted from the machine.
The size of the machines made in
the Loomis shop is known as six poc-
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MILLARD H. FILLMORE
PASSES AWAY AT HOPE
HOME LAST SUNDAY
Had Nlade Many Friends Here
While Visiting Relatives
in This City
Millard H. Fillmore, well known and
highly respected resident of Midland
county, passed away at his farm home
at Hope Sunday, following several
months of failing health.
Mr. Fillmore was born the sou of
Timothy and Patience Fillmore, at
Hope, Michigan, July 19, 1869, and
passed away there February 9, 1947,
at the age of seventy-seven years, six
months and twenty-one days.
He spent his entire life within a
mile's distance of the place of his
birth .and was active iu the civic affairs of the community, having held
several township offices and was a
member of the school board for many
yearn       .
September 20, 1899, be was united
in marriage" to Christena Peddie, of
Cass ■'City, and three children were
born to this union, now Mrs. Reva
Maxwell,' of Clare, Orrin T., of Hope,
who resides on the home farm, and
Mrs, Nelta Wisler, of Clare. He also
leaves to mourn their loss seven
grandchildren, Hugh, Eugene and
Doris Maxwell, Barbara Jean Chaffee
and Joyce Wisler, of Clare, and Jimmie and Pauline Fillmore, of Hope;
one brother, William Fillmore of Midland?,, one sister, Mrs. Edward Harris; of Oakley: other relatives and a
host of friends.
Mr, Fillmore often visited relatives
in -Clare ahd many friends here join
his family in their sorrow.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, February 12, at 1:30 o'clock
from the home and 2:00 o'clock.at the
Hope Methodist Church, witb interment in the North Hope Cemetery.
Rev. Harold Annan, of the Sanford
and Hope Methodist Churches, offici-
3te<? ^nd,,funeral arrangements! .were
in charge' ot the Bradley -Undertaking
Company, of Midland.-
'*' Tliobe from Cliire attending the
servldes'were Mr. and Mrs; Norman
Maxwell,' Mr."and-Mrs. John Harden,
CLARE ROCKETS
SWAMP LUTHER AT
' HI SCHOOL GYM
To  Meet Coleman Quintet
Here Next Monday
Evening
The Luther, Michigan, Independents
were victims of a basketball massacre
at the hands of the Rockets, Clare's
1947 cage independents, in their Monday night game at the high school
gym. Clare's winning score was 74,
Luther, 21.
The season thus far has seen the
Rockets take decisions .froni teams
.from Harrison, Mt. Pleasant, Farwell,
Beaverton and Luther. A Gladwin
team beat the boys In one of the best
games so far, but Bryant's sharpshooters plan to even the score in another meeting this season.
A 68 point game average has been
tallied by the locals whose roster includes former scholastic stars: Bry
ant, Cradit, Joslin, Foell. And Jackson, Clute, Chapman and Maxwell.
A home game to be played at the
high , school „ gym Monday evening,
February f7, "Will see the dockets Vs.
Coleman.
New Series Vol, 55, No* 20
Well Baby Clinic
Clare City Hall
Next Wednesday
Well baby clinic will be held at the
Clare County Health Department office in the Clare City Hall on February 19th from 9:30 to 11:00 a, m.
Dr. Robert Flood will be in charge
and besides physical examinations,
immunizations will be given for
whooping cough, .diphtheria and vaccination for smallpox.
If your child is six months of age
or over you should see your family
physician about immunizations or
bring your child to clinic. This clinic
is open to the public and there is no
charge for the services,
The brick presses shown above, part of an order manufactured here for Jackson & Church, of Saginaw, were
api'oved  Wednesday of last week, following tests made under the observance of factory representatives.
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WORLD DAY OF
PRAYER SERVICE
CHURCH OF GOD
Churches of Vicinity to Join
in Observance Next
Friday
The Clare Ministerial Association
met in the Methodist Church February 12th, for a luncheon at 12:00.
Plans were made foi- the World Day
of Prayer Service to be held at the
Church of God, February 2lgt, from
2:15 to "
CIRCUIT JUDGE TO
BE NOMINATED AT
MONDAY_ELECTION
Every Elector Should Vole
at This Non-Partisan
Primary
Next Monday a Non-Partisan Primary Election will be held in the precincts of the 21st Judicial Circuit for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for the office of Circuit Judge.
Judge Ray Hart, who has presided
judiciously and faithfully in this office
for the past thirty years, has signified
that he will .retire at the end of his
present term next December 31st, and
has not qualified for re-election.
The Circuit Jtodge who will succeed
Judge Hart will be elected for a period of six years and he must be not
only mature and experienced enough
to preside in the office in an efficient.
and dignified manner, but young,
enough to understand the proljlemsr ot.
our young folks and a man who has
been in constant contact with our-
modern youth, for he will often bo
called upon to guide the destinies of-
our young people who are unfortunate
enough to stand sentence in his
courts.
It isN the duty of our courts, as well
as law enforcement officers, to encourage obeyance of our statutes as well
DONALD HOLBROOK \Meihodist Bad
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE
GROUP ORGANIZED
A
TEN POUNDS OF
SUGAR PER PERSON
AVAILABLE APR. 1
Current Stamp  No.  53
Expire at Midnight
March 31
to
The Office of Temporary Controls
announced in Washington last week
that it will make ten pounds of the
1947 sugar ration available for householders April 1, using a single stamp.
However, there will be no special allotment pf sugar for home canning
this year.
The Office of Price Administration
simultaneously announced that sugar
stamp No. 53, now good for \ five
pounds; of sugar, will expire at midnight March 31, one month earlier
than expected, to avoid confusion of
retailers in handling both five and
ten pound sugar stamps at the same
time.
Clinton P. Anderson, Secretary of
Agriculture, has stated that imports
of sugar this year may be. sufficient
to allow an extra ten pounds per person for household use in 1947, Last
year the total allotment per person
was fifteen pounds for regular use and
ten pounds- for home canning.
OPA seems certain there, will be
more sugar this year, but has not announced the expiration date of the
stamp to become valid April 1st be-
■cause of the uncertainly of the
amount of the increase.
Ration book NO. 4, and special ration books issued to returned veterans who had lost their books, remain good for sugar and should be
kept.
Only four stamps will remain in the
sugar ration: books after stamp 53
has been used and the remaining
stamps at the rate of five pounds each
will not be sufficient to provide consumers with their proper rations, consequently all coupons' validated for
sugar in the future will be. f6r fen
pounds each,'to avoid the printing and
distribution.'of inew-books.
arranged with the interests of the lads
in mind, and along with the "man's"
dinner to be served, give promise of
a most enjoyable evening.
Tickets will be available until a
sufficient number are sold, to fill the
Church parlors.
Solicit §^pjjQrt of Voters at
Frita^ry Election Next
Monday, Feb. 17
A group ot friends and supporters of
Donald E. Holbrook for the office of
Circuit Judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit met at the Court House in Harrison Monday evening for the purpose
of organizing in behalf of his candidacy,   with  Clare,  FarweIIF' Harrison th speaker
and a number of the townships repre-f    _,f.                „, ,,,„      „.    , „„
.   , - *       ' This program and the musical num-
sented. .      !. ,     , .   ,   .
,-, „m t,   i   i       ii   , « ,•      .  i bers  to  be presented have been
Emil Bucholz called the meeting to
order and expressed his regrets that
many who had wished to attend the
meeting were unable to be present
because of the condition of the roads.
He spoke of Mr. Holbrook's qualifii-
cations for the office and stressed the
responsibility Qf those present in getting others out'to vote at the election
next Monday.
Atty. Harold B. Hughes was present-
fid and said that he had had the opportunity of working with "Don" for
quite a few years, while Mr. Hughes
was in Detroit and after coming to
Clare, and that he felt Mr. Holbrook
is the outstanding candidate in the
district.
He reminded those present that it
was going to be a big job to get the
vote out with weather conditions as
they are and that proper-organization
was necessary if Clare, the smallest
county in the district is to be fully
represented at the Primarc Election.
Mr. Holbrook was then asked to
speak and expressed his appreciation
of the attendance at the meeting and
said that the outcome of the election
depended a great deal on whether or
nbt Clare county went to the polls
and voted. He said that he felt honored that the Clare County Board of
S upervisors had endorsed him unanimously for the office of Circuit Judge
and thanked the many in the three
Counties bf the district who had voluntarily signed his nominating petitions.
He stated that this was the first opportunity in the seventy-three years
of history in the 21st Judicial Circuit
to elect a judge from Clare county and
that he could not be elected at this
time without the support of the elec
tors of the three counties of the district and a favorable turnout of voters
at the Primary Election.
Those attending the meeting were
enthusiastic in Mr. Holbrook's support
and expressed their belief that if all
who were interested in his nomination
and election would do their part, his
success was assured,
and Lad Banquet
Next Wednesday]
Plans are nearing completion for
the annual Father and Son Banquet
at the Clare Methodist Church next
Wednesday evening, February 19th.
The banquet will be served' by the
W.S.C.S. ladies at 6:30 o'clock, followed by an unusually interesting program.
Donald E. Holbrook is general
chairman, EmH.-Piteier -wSlHbe *toast-
master, Laureiiee Seiter will give the
toast to the lads, Herbert Byers the
toast to the dads, and District Superintendent Rev.  Byron Hahn  will  be
MINSTREL SHOW
AT CLARE SCHOOL
FEBRUARY 25-27J1'!
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30 p. m. Rev. Noble Davis,! as seek punishment for willful vio-
' pastor will be chairman. The program j lators; and a thorough understanding
! is as follows: I of the coming generation is as essen-
|    Discussion of Prayer and Foreign j t'al in the performance of duty of a
J Missions, Rev. Rex Phillips,  Church J Circuit Jud^e as a knowledge of law
Also   at   Harrison   School
Wednesday Evening
February 26
BENEFIT SHOWER ,   .
- .Farwell Gpld Leaf Rebekahs are
sponsoring a- community midcellan--
eoua shower Wednesday, afternoon
and evening (a,t the,-Far;sypU,pdd Fellow hall for the benefit of, the Snyder
Mt'$l James Gillefipie, Mrs. A;S. Mtfl«| family, ofi T6mfete,.who, io$t their Jiome
&e't, Mrs. Earl Sternaman and) Mis&'by fire.    Donations:'.wilMalep, be a&
Peggy Dunbav
cepted at Scbofield's store.
Rebekah-Odd Fellow
Entertainment Tonite
Come One!' Come All! Where? To
the   I.O.O.F.   Hall,   tonight,  at  8:00.1 clubs   have reported  their
Why?   To be entertained for awhile tion and are bu$y on their project?
COUNTY 4-H CLUB
COUNCIL FORMED
MIDWINTER MEET
To    Maintain    Continuous
Support of Activities
in County
Clare county 4-H Club leaders and
committee members organized a county 4-H Club Council at their mid-wiu-
tfer meeting January 28th. Mrs. Marion Magnus, of Hatton township, was
chosen president; Earl Simmons, of
Grant township, vice president; and
Mrs. Esther .Darling; of Greenwood,
was chosen secretary.
The purpose of the Council is to
maintain a continuous support of 4-H
Club activities in the county assisting the local leaders and Extension
workers in charge of club work
Planning of the 4-H program for a
county and planning various events
on the county wide level are part of
the work of this group. Mr. Hull, of
I)ake, and Mrs. Mark Schuuk, of Sheri-
dan, were elected as additional directors and members of the 4-H Club
Council.
Membership in the County Council
is composed of the chairman of the
local club parent committees or a delegate selected by the chairman. By
means of the local committee and the
County Council a line of "contact is
established from the local unit to the
Comity Extension office. More participation in the planning and execu*
tion of 4-H Club programs is provided
for in the Council and local committee,
organization.
The Spring 4-H Club Achievement
Day will be April 30th, at Harrison,
Ten handicraft clubs and ten clothing.
organiza
With music, song, and several one act
plays. There are nearly fifty Rebekahs and Odd Fellows, talcing part and
they will fceeii, you idughing' itovi
start to .finish," There '-frill also'^e a J
valentine walfe 'fthd l&tlffis, be knfe' 'tb'
briqg a valentine, 'ag th^re wilt'be "a
prize for the besffiweetiearts. '
Mrs. -Esther Darling, of Gteeliwood,
reports a dub of twelve boys; and
three girts .taking, second, year fooij
preparation. We-- have not IearhgdL
fwhether .it J& because the-yboyB.,wer&
?tea up" w,i*h mother's efforts to satisfy their-atp^tite' that le$ ta this liftw
'usual club.
The epochal event on the entertainment program of the Clare Public
Schools is scheduled for February
25th through the 27th and lest you are
not aware of the nature of this hair-
raising, mirth-provoking episode that
bus been long and expectantly anticipated, we, shall now inform you that
it is none other than the oft' announced and never disappointing annual minstrel show.
The cast will include students from
the primary department through the
Senior class and talented citizens of
Clare, some perhaps who have never
even gone to school . . . except as
participants in the minstrel show
casts of other years.
Endmen wiJl be Harley Holt, Ear)
Ruby, Austin Bates, Walter Eroh, Bob
Hampton, Jack Hall, Ray Ruby and
Joe Johustoh.
Austin Baies, who has performed,
the duties of interlocutor hi other minstrel shows, is giving up this dignified
role for onp of a more artistic nature
and will be presented as the cast's
"silver tongued tenor" in solo numbers.
Alma Lee Seiter and Bob Krell are
among other soloists, the Senior
girls ahd a quartet will sing, and Joanne Richard will be preesnted in a
danclhg number.
The minstrels wilL present their
performance in the Clare High School
auditorium Tuesday evening, February 25, in the Harrison High School
auditorium Wednesday evening, February 2€, and again in the Clare school
auditorium, Thursday evening, February 21. !
Tickets are on sale at all drug
stores in Clare and by school students
for the Tuesday and Thursday- night
performances and purchasers should
buy tickets for the evening they wish
to attend. Seats will be saved until
8:00 o'clock each evening to accommodate those purchasing tickets in advance.
Though we have had inklings of
some of the features of the performance, each year has brought forth its
surprises, in some cases even to the
Writers of the script, and if this year's
show doesn't "roll you in the aisles,"
we miss our guess. Better get those i
tickets now and be on hand promptly
&t 8:15 o'clock if you -don't want to
ftliss something really good.
of the Nazarene.
Prayer, jRev. Wesley Teale, of
Loomis  Missionary Church.
Discussion of Prayer and Home
j Missions, Rev. Mrs. Leah Garchow, of
1 Methodist Church.
ayer,   Rev.   Charles   Kleinhardt,
Colonville church of God.
Discussion of Prayer and World Relief, Rev. Earl Redman, of Baptist
Church.
Prayer, Rev,- M. R, Honderich, of
Eagle Church of God.
Rev. Charles B. Hahn of the Methodist Church will have the Scripture
lesson, and there will be special music.   The offering will go for missions,
Other plans at this association meeting were'made, for the Union Good
Friday services and the Religious Instruction Classes to be held the last
two weeks of March in the different
churches of the community.
WILLIAM MURPHY
SUCCUMBS FRIDAY
TO HEART ATTACK
Harrison   Pioneer Stricken
in Grand Rapids
Hotel
MRS. JOHN HOUSER
Mr. ahd Mrs, Wilson Bader were
called to>. Howard City by the serious
illness of her, mother, Mrs:.John Hou-
set', tbut bhe passed itjvay in the hospital there .at, 2;00 o'clock! Bllohday af-
ternoon.'4 pelpre they arrived1.
, vJTunef«l services tjwere fycld- froni the
jGor^iri^ftunciman "funeral' Home" $x
(lysine jfhyrsdJay afterpoo'ii with Jn-
terment" jn Meinorisii''jGarderia" tli&rer
Friends and acquaintances throughout  Clare  county were  shocked  and
grieved Friday of last week to learn
of the sudlden passing at Grand 'Rapids of William Murphy, pioneer merchant and funeral director of Harrison.
He was stricken with a heart attack
at the Morton Hotel, Grand Rapids,
Friday, February  7,   1947, where  he
had gone witli his beloved' Wife, Lulu,
to be in attendance atr the Republican
State Convention oh Saturday, "February Sth. -■
Mr. Murphy was in §ne spirits and
enjoyed immensely the trip down, ahd
the thought of being away : from his
daily routine for a coujile of diays.   He |
entered the hotel and made arrangements for the porter to store his car
and handle their baggage, white Sirs.
Murphy stepped to the'countef to register.   While she was preparing registration papers,  Mr.  Murphy.starting
toward the telephone booth • informed-
Mrs. Murphy that he had to make a
telephone call.   Just as he'arrived-at
the booth, he slumped and was helped
to the floor by bystanders.   Mrs. Murphy    immediately    approached    the
scene, and he was rushed by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
William Murphy, was bom .at
Stough ton, Wisconsin, August 3, 1879,
and came to .Harrison with his parents When one year old, spending the
remainder of his life here.
He attended Harrison High School
from which he graduated with honors
with the second graduating class. Besides attending to his studies, he was
also janitor of .the institution, and was
employed at the JHughes Bros, store
after school and Saturday when a b03r
only thirteen years old.''  A
After graduating' from Harrison
High Scho61, lie took a ^dst-gi'aduate
course and taught school-in'the county for several terpid/5'      '•■'<    :
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and court procedure.
Although severe penalties are often
requited for hardened criminals, tlite
trend of civilization is bringing increasing numbers of young people into circuit court and justice to many
who are not bad at heart will require
careful consideration and application:,
of jurisprudence on the part of our*-
Circuit Judge, lest they be discour--»
aged rather than encouraged in doiflgr'
their part to redeem themselves Willi*
society. >   •
Although   candidates  for only  one?
office will" be voted upon next Monday, this" election is of vital importance to every elector in this judfeiai
circuit who has ever been the tntaer  "
or mother of a son or daughter and
who ever expects to be, and it is very
urgent that every voter go the pulls
Monday and. cast his ballot with ao.
open mind, in an unprejudiced manner, for the man he feels most capable
of and interested in performing th&
duties of the office of Circuit Judge   *
for the 21st Judicial Circuit.
Candidates for nomination are:
• Donald E. Holbrook, Clare county,
Gerald J. Cotter,, Isabella county,
Lynn O. Francis, Midland county,   .
Walter B. Brown, Midland county.
Dexter Fales, Midland county.
tfburista' who are'trdated'Tctturt.eotifi-
Iy will stop in Glare'agaia.sC'     • ♦    '..
FORMER RESIDENT
OF CLARE COONTY
PASSES IN OWOSSO
Mrs. Effie Myers Laid at Hest
in Cherry Grove Cemetery Wednesday
'■I Mrs. Effie L. Myers, a resident-of
Clare 'county the greater' part of hei*
life, passed away at her home at -201
darmody   Street,    Owosso,   at   S;6&*-
o*clock Sunday  afternoon.   -She Juut
been ill since Christmas Day and con>
lined to her bed with pneumonia sfaco
the Monday preceding her death.    .
'' Miss  Effie  Bender was born; &&•.
daughter of Daniel and Marenda B§u-
cfer, in Van Wert County; Ohio, Inly-.
26, 1874, and passed away at Owotso>
Michigan, -February' 9,  1947; at the.-
age of seventy-two years;, six BumOtaK
arid fourteen days.
• She was united in jnarraa-ge itf-Wzo^-
Earl Myers, in Clare eounty, aiarcB
20, 1904, and they made their Some
here until ten years ago, wheii tliey
moved to Shiawassee county and Mei*   •
to the city of Owosso. ■
She leaves to mourn their loss, fhe
bereaved husband; three sons, Ralpf*
P. Myers, of Owosso, ahd Chester EL -
and Gerald L., of Lansing; a bnrtiier
in Califoi'ttia; a sister "at Dayton*
Ohio; live grandchildren, otlier relatives and many friends. One dasg&-
ter preceded her mother in ilea tit.
The remains rested in the JaMitagjs-
Lyons Chapel in Owosso - until gJ:A9
o'clock' Wednesday morning^ wftea
they were brought to tbe Clare Meti*
odist Church for • funeral service* at
1:30 o'clock Wednesday afteo-a-Mn,
with Rev. Chas. Kleinhardt ottSeSattoR.
BANK (lOSE[) FEBRUARY 22
The. Citizens State Bank i)t.Ckt»l
Will'remain closed all d?y S^tmti^r,
February .22, in.obsetvjsaeo of Qotxgr**
Washington's birthday, a national feat?
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