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CLARE,  MICHIGAN.  FRIDAY  MORNING,   JUNE 27, J947
New Series Vol, 55, No. 39
500 OFFICIAL
CITIZENS ATTEND
VALLEYJEARING
Governor Promises Support of
State Administration in Saginaw Valley Improvement
More than 500 public officials and
citizens of the twenty-one counties in
the Saginaw Valley attended the TJ. S.
Army Engineer all-day hearing on
problems of the valley in Saginaw last
Thursday. Gqvernon Sigler, who ar-j
rived immediately after the adjournment of the hearing by the Engineers,
• told Colonel Albert Riani, Detroit District Engineer, who conducted the'
hearing, "I am definitely behind thisl
Saginaw Valley program of agricultural, recreational and industrial development. It is tremendously important that we develop every resource in Michigan. I will go to Washington on any occasion to put my
shoulder behind the wheel. On behalf
Of the entire Stat? Administration, J
offer the Regional Commission and tlta
TJ. S. Army Engineers our complete
' cooperation and support in your efforts." A statement requesting consideration of the project by the Engineer which has been submitted to
Colonel Riani by Governor Sigler will
become part of the official record of
,   the hearing.
Following the hearing, Colonel Riani
said that the Commission had presented a tremendous amount of invaluable
data and suggested solutions to Saginaw Valley problems which would be
given every consideration in making a
detailed study of benefits and determining construction costs estimates
of flood control projects. Colonel
Riani informed Phelps Vogelsang,
Commission Chairman, that the Engineers desire to work closely with the
Commission in developing plans.
Included in the Commission's suggested plan for flood control and necessary drainage outlets, prepared by
W. C. Hoad of Shoecraft, Drury &
McNamee, which was presented to
the Engineers for consideration are:
1. Retarding basins on the Cass
river at Cass City in Tuscola county
and in Evergreen township, Sanillac
county; utilization of existing power
dams and investigation of several other possibilities on the Tittabawassee
and its tributaries was suggested.
Sites in Midland, Gl&^in, Clare *_n&
Mecosta counties were suggested"'by
representatives of these counties.
None are in agricultural areas.
2. Diking and such other channel
improvements as are found necessary
by the TJ. S. Army Engineers' survey
which the Commission requested extend up the Cass into Sanilac county
as far as necessary to relieve flood
conditions there; up the Flint river
through Flint and Marathon township,
Lapeer county; up the Shiawassee
river to Argentine township, Genesee
county; and up the Tittabawassee to
Sanford and up the Pine and Chippewa about 12 miles above Midland.
3. A cutoff channel to divert flood
waters of the Pine and Chippewa
rivers at Midland and local improve-
ments to control floods at Flint and
several smaller cities were suggested
as being worthy of careful investigation.
Representatives of 18 counties and
10 cities and villages outlined flood,
drainage, water supply and other problems, suggested sites for storage basins and offered cooperation to the
Engineers and the Commission in developing the program. No reports unfavorable to the program were presented when the Engineers requested
anyone not in favor of the Commission's plan to  comment.
Saginaw county reported average
annual flood losses of $893,000 in the
Shiawassee Flats area, Sanilac county
$213,675 in the Cass river basin and
Lapeer county $126,500 on the north
branch of the Flint river. Flint reported 1947 losses of over 8 million
dollars and average annual damages
of approximately $250,000. Midland
reported flood damages of a few thous-
and dollars to $50,000 annually in addition to an average loss of $15,000
to Dow Chemical Company. Peak
floods result in damage of up to $50,-
000 at Vassar and $20,000 at"Franken-
niuth.
Commission committees reported on
the benefits of a flood control program from a recreation, pollution, soil
conservation and drainage standpoint.
The drainage committee reported that
farmers and drainage districts have
invested to date a total Of $50,250,000
and that an additional investment of
; $27,737,000 is needed to provide improved drainage for 671,500 acres and
to reclaim 222,000 acres of potential
agricultural land  within the Valley.
Soil Conservation
Directors Elect E.
Baumann Chairman
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The recently elected directors of
the Clare County Soil Conservation
District met at the Court House Thursday ^evening of last week and took the
first steps in their new duties.
Russell Hill, Secretary of the State
Soil Conservation Committee, opened
the meeting with a discussion of the
duties and responsibilities of the directors then presided over the election
of officers which resulted in Eugene
Baumann, of Hamilton township, being elected chairman; Mark Schunk
of Sheridan, vice chairman; Norris
Carrow, of Sheridan, treasurer.. Franklin Littlefield and Charles Heber are
the two remaining members of the five
member board.
The directors voted to have the
County Agricultural Agent act as secretary for the first year. The new
board directed the secretary to request the state director of Soil Conservation Service to provide the district with a soil conservation technician.
The board plans to meet again as
soon as a date can be arranged with
the district supervisor to start work
on' preparing a program of action.
BALDWIN AGAIN
ARRESTED HERE
BY CITY POLICE
Motorist Sought By>Po_ice For
Leaving Scene of Accident
Sunday Night
URGENT NOTICE!
All news and advertising copy must
reach the Sentinel office ohe day early
next week,,_that we may get the Sentinel in the mail Thursday morning,
as there will be no mail delivery on
Independence Day, July 4th. Your
cooperation will be greatly appreciated.
GIBRALTAR CO.
" OPENS DISTRICT
OFFICE IN CLARE
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Insula'iion   Firm   Now   Located
In Holbrook-Mair
Building
The" Gibraltar Insulation Company,
with main offices in Pontiac, has opened a northern Michigan branch office in the suite in the Holbrook-Mair
Building, West Fifth Street, Clare,
formerly occupied by the Freeman
Oil Company.
R. J. Fischer, owner of the company
and a successful Michigan business
man for the past twenty-five years,
announces that the company has been
engaged to insulate the Hotel Doherty,
Clare Sentinel office building and all
of the Lone Pine cabins, having insulated a number of homes here last
fall.
Mr. Fischer, who has already secured membership in the Clare Chamber of Commerce for his firm, has been
very active in Pontiac civic and philanthropic affairs» and is- a chairman
of the Pontiac Exchange Club and
former chairman of the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce.
He has been prominently associated
with the success of the Pontiac Community Chest and together with his
friend, Carl Donaldson, raised $1750
for the Salvation Army there in one
evening. We are sure Mr. Fischer
will find plenty to keep him busy here,
not only in his line of business, but
also in the other enterprises in which
he has  proven his  efficiency.
Martin Quick has been appointed
sales manager and Arthur Chandanais
superintendent of ^the local district
and are now engaged in the above
mentioned jobs and in arranging for
the insulation of other buildings in
the area.
Mrs. Fischer is the former Miss Norma Carrow, of the Clare community,
and the Carrows and their many
friends are happy to have the Fischers
locate their new office here.
Earl Baldwin, 32, of Clare, who was
arrested by city police June 8th, arraigned before- Justice of the Peace
Sam Wilkinson June 9th on the charge
of desertion and non-support, 'and
plead not guilty and was bound over
to circuit court and released on his
own recognizance, was again arrested
by city police Thursday evening of
last week and arraigned, before Justice Wilkinson the same day on a
charge of creating a disturbance and
was sentenced to spend ten days in
the county jail. The disposition of
his circuit court case will be found
in another column of this week's
Sentinel.
City police are instituting John Doe
proceedings against a motorist who
is alleged to have passed the automobile of Loven Reed, of Laingsburg,
on the wrong side on McEwan Street
near the Pere Marquette railway crossing Sunday night, struck Reed's new
1947 Chevrolet, and left the scene of
the accident.
An automobile belonging to Mrs.
Ray Hales that had been parked on
the east side of the 600 block on McEwan Street Saturday evening by Mrs.
Hales' son, Richard, was stolen and
later recovered by State Police of the
Mt. Pleasant Post, near Rosebush.
City police are investigating the
stealing of a jeep belonging to Robert
Wilson, of Clare, from near the intersection of McEwan and Sixth Streets
Wednesday. "
The police department is receiving numerous complaints of stray
dogs and such dogs taken by the
police will be placed in the city pound
and if not claimed within a reasonable length of time, will be disposed of
according to law.
Supt. A. F. Bates
Joins Educational
Industrial Tour
Supt. Austin F. Bate's has been invited by the Michigan Department of
Public Instruction to join.a group of!
thirty Michigan superintendents of
schools in an educational study being
conducted in cooperation with indusr
tries in Chicago, Detroit, Washington,
D. C, Philadelphia and New York
City. The study will begin in Detroit
June 29 and will be concluded July 26.
' The purpose of the study is to determine the extent of which our educational systems are preparing youth
for the various opportunities offered
by industry. Mr. Bates has promised an outline of the results of. the
study tour upon his return.
During his absence his ofiice at
Clare High School will be open only
on Wednesdays, July 9, 16, 23 and 3(K
FLOYD BELLOWS DIES
OF HEART ATTACK AT '
HOME IN WEIDMAN
Life Long Resident of Isabella
County Laid at Rest at
Sherman City
Friends and relatives were shocked
to hear of the death of Floyd Bellows,
a life long resident of Isabella county,
Mr. Bellows died of a heart attack
Sunday morning, at his home in Weidman, Michigan.
Chas. Floyd Bellows, son of Chas.
J. and Sarah Bellows, was born August 11, 1881, in Coldwater township,
Isabella county, where he resided until 1941, at which time he made his
home in Weidman. He departed this
life June 22, 1947, at the age of sixfy-
five years, ten months and eleven
days.
At the age of twenty-six he was
united in marriage with Miss Lillie
Corey, of Sherman City, Michigan.
To this union were born five children,
Ralph, now of Weidman, Mrs. Bertha
Russell, of Clare, Virgil Marie, who
died in infancy, Nile, of Pontiac, and
Gale, of Brinton.
Besides the bereaved family he
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BANK CLOSED JULY 4TH
The Citizens State Bank of Clare
will remaht closed all day, Friday,
July 4th, in observance of Independence flay. " '      39t_2
SHERIDAN PIONEER
PASSES AWAY AT
SOiSJOME HERE
Mrs. Bertha Randle, Resident of
Township Forty-five Years
Passes June 18
Mrs. Bertha Randle, a pioneer resident of Sheridan township who lived
there for forty-five years, passed away
at the home of her son, Floyd, in
Clare, Wednesday of last week.
Bertha Albright, daughter of Herman and Minnie Albright, was born
August 10, 1871, and departed this
life in Clare, on June 18, 1947, at the
age of seventy-five years, ten months
and eight days.
On September 25, 1887, she was
united in marriage with Jobe Randle,
who passed away November 11, 1925.
Ten children were born to this
union, Henry, now of Detroit, Grace
Cooper, of Alma, Dorothy, Clarence
and Floyd, of Clare, Leslie and Clifford, of Sheridan township, and Harley
and John at home; and one son who
died in infancy.
She leaves to mourn their loss besides the children, twenty-five grandchildren, ten great grandchildren; one
sister, Mrs. Martha Depew, of Flint;
a brother, Herman Albright, of Saginaw; several nieces and nephews and
many' friends.
She was the very best of mothers,
always thinking and doing for her
children and grandchildren. Also a
good neighbor and dearly loved by all.
She will be sadly missed by all who
knew and loved her.
Funeral services were held from the
Clare Congregational Church Saturday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with Rev.
Chas, Kleinhardt ofllciating, and interment made in Cherry Grove cemetery.
MRS.  LORETTA  SMALLEY
Mrs. Loretta Smalley, 93, passed
away in Lansing last week, and funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Estes Funeral Home
there. Mrs. Smalley is the mother
of Charles Smalley, the grandson of
Raymond Smalley, and an aunt of
Fred Smalley. Those attending the
services from here were Mr. ajid Mrs.
George ScOtt, Mr. and Mrs. Vern
.Hams and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smalley.
CLARE AIRPORT
ALLOTED $2,500
OF STATE FUND
Matched Locally For Improvement of City Airport
During Summer
The Michigan Aeronautics Commission approved the release, of funds to
aid in the construction of 20 additional
airports in the state at the regular
monthly meeting, Friday, June 20, at
the "Hotel Olds, Colonel Floyd E.
Evans, Director, announced.
Money was released-from the aeronautics construction fund to be
matched on an equal basis by the
following communities: Boyne City
$2,500; Clare, $2,500; Hart-Shelby,
$3,500; Montague, $2,500; Ralph,
$2,000; Roscommon, $1,000; Water-
vliet, $3,500.
It was recommended by Director
Evans and approved by the Commission that a total_ of $86,384.90 be released from the" Discretionary Fund
for the projects to be constructed
under the Federal Airport Aid program including Cadillac, $1,394.71, and
Midland, $15,025.
The allocation by the Michigan
formula plus the allocation from the
Discretionary Fund ;will generally
equal the amount. fratni.the eity or
county funds, Evans stated.
/ Low bids reported on airport construction projects included Midland
Airport,  $92,538.
Colonel Evans pointed out that 212
communities have been airmarked
since the beginning of the state postwar airinarking program last year.
Twenty-six communities have been
marked in the past "four weeks with
work starting this week on 71 marker
locations in the Upper Peninsula. Evan's stated that 486 Michigan communities would he marked upon the completion of the program this fall.
CLOSED JULY 4TH
The majority of Clare business
places will remain open Thursday afternoon of next week and closed all
day Friday, July 4th.
Clare Chamber of Commerce
CLARE LADY GOLFERS
WIN INVITATIONAL AT
ITHACA THIS WEEK
Clare and Mt. Pleasant Women
Tie in Tournament Here
Wednesday
Clare Women Golfers are indeed
proud of their representatives at the
Invitational Golf Tournament played
at the Ithaca Country Club on Monday, June 23rd.
The Clare team won the trophy
with a combined score of 396 and the
Mt. Pleasant team placed second with
401. Other towns participating were
Portland, St. Johns, Ithaca and Alma.
Clare players were Mrs. Harriet
Naumes, Mrs. Lucille Haley, Mrs. Annabel Hampton and Mrs. Mary Moyle.
This is the first time Clare has won
in this kind of a tournament.
Low Medalist honors for the day,
with a score of 91, were won by Mrs.
Mary Moyle, of Clare, and Mrs. Mary
Brewer, of Ithaca. A nine hole playoff to break the tie, gave the honors
to Mrs. Brewer with a score of 45..
Mt. Pleasant Here Wednesday
The Mt Pleasant Women' Golf ers
were guests of the Clare Women Golfers at the Country Club Wednesday.
Six foursomes were in play and the
match ended in a tie.
Mrs. Helen Renwick and Mrs. Ruth
Ward tied at 46 for low score for Mt
Pleasant. Mrs. Mary Moyle with a
46 was low for Clare.
A number of social players played
for low putts on blind holes, which
ended with a three-way tie by Mrs.
Lou Strange, Mrs. Velma Damoth and
Mrs. Mabel Mulder. They putted to
decide the tie and Mrs. Mulder won
the ball. There was.also a tie from
a previous Wednesday, by Mrs. Ann
tilson and Mrs. Beatrice Lahge, and
Mrs. Olson was the winner in the
putt-off.
Wednesday, July 2nd, the Clare
women will go to St. Johns to play a
match there at 10:00 o'clock.
BOYS IMPROVE
SWIMMING HOLE
ON THEjOBACCO
Eighty-two Boys and Girls Take
Advantage of Swimming
There Monday
Twenty-eight boys, members of
Troop No. 125 Boy Scouts and friends,
commenced work Wednesday afternoon of last week to provide themselves with a suitable swimming place
located on the Tobacco River west of
US-27 in Qedar Park.
The spot was known for a number*
of years as the girls swimming hole
and was used by the younger girls
before the dam went out" at the mill
pond.
The boys cut all the brush, removed
the stumps and cut the bank down,
and with pipe contributed by the
Leonard Pipe Line Company, built a
log dam and banked the dam with
bags filled with sand, raising the
water level sixteen inches, with permission of the Michigan Department
of Conservation.
The new swimming hole is about
300 feet long and seventy-five feet
wide, With the depth varying from
one to six feet.
The river has a nice sandy bottom
and with fresh running spring water
makes available a very desirable place
for swimming and bathing. The fact
that 82 boys and girls took advantage
of the pool Monday is sufficient evidence that they really appreciate the
development of this recreation spot
by the Boy Scouts and friends. Approximately the same number of boys
and girls were availing themselves of
the use of the swimming hole Thursday, the only other day we have a
report on.
The youngsters have done a fine
job and are now wondering if some
kind hearted citizen will furnish a
plank for a springboard and some
boards with which they can build
places to change clothes.
This improvement is in line with
the city police department's youth
recreation program and is under the
supervision of officer Eugene Campbell.
ROBBERS BREAK INTO
BUSINESS PLACES AND
CHURCH AT ROSEBUSH
Thefts from .Nine Establishments
Net Burglars Small
Amount of Cash
Rosebush has been victimized by a
series of petty robberies which came
to a climax last Saturday night or
Sunday morning when a total of nine
business establishments were broken
info and entered.
Astute Rosebush business men are
not in the habit of leaving appreciable sums of money about their places
of business as invitations to thieves,
so the haul for the entire undertaking
did not net the robber or robbers
much cash.
The entries were\ forced in much
the same way at each place by breaking windows or prying doors. The
service stations which figured in the
thefts were entered by cutting holes in
the walls from rest rooms* into the
building proper.
One feature of the affair which
branded "the thief as belonging to the
lower bracket was breaking down a
door at the Presbyterian Church and
the robbing of missionary money and
the last Sunday's collection which
had been left in the pulpit,
Establishments entered included
H. O. Beutler's Service Station, Geo.
Elias 'Service Station, George Lehr
Implement store, Perry and First grocery, George House Hardware, M. P.
and W. Sales and. Service, Presbyterian Church, town hall, and the old
implement building now used by the
Chicory Company. s
Fred Angell was credited with being
the first to discover the robberies
when he passed by the M. P. and W.
firm's window, Sunday morning about
8:30 and saw the broken glass and a
discarded box of pennies which had
been filched from the Beutler station
and left, presumably because of the
weight, at the M. P. and.W.
State Police were notified and were
on the job at once cheqking several
possible leads -and tell-tale clues.
JUNIOR BASEBALL
SCHEDULE CHANGED
Games for the piare Legion Junior
baseball -team will be played as follows :
Midland—June   30,   there
Mt. Pleasant—July 2, there
Alma—July 7, here
GRANGE DANCE
Tar Kettle and
Wedding Presents
Cause Two Fires
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The Fire Department was called to
the Thayer-Dairy at 5:55 o'clock Sunday afternoon, where a gas heated
tar kettle had caught fire in the area
between the dairy plant and locker
plant.
The kettle had been in use in insulating a large new addition to the
refrigerated hardening room in the
dairy plant and a piece of cardboard
had been placed over the kettle to
keep water out in xase of rain. Although the gas flame was out, the kettle was still quite hot and the heat
ignited the cardboard and tar remaining in the kettle. The firemen extinguished the fire with little damage
fo the kettle.
The rural fire truck was called to
the Albert Callison farm home, one
mile south and three east of Loomis,
at 10:25 Sunday evening, where quilts
that had been received as wedding
presents had been thrown across
electric   wires   and   became   ignited.
«The fire had been extinguished when
the firemen arrived.
MICHIGAN BELL
PLANS BUILDING
ADDITION HERE
$8,000.00   Addition  To  Provide
Space for Switchboard
Expansion
BALDWIN BOUND
OVER SEPTEMBER
TERMOF COURT
Three Divorces Granted Without
Contest By Judge John C.
Shaffer This Week
Earl Baldwin', 32, of Clare, who had
been bound over to circuit court from
Justice Sam Wilkinson's court here
to face^charges of disertion and non-
support, appeared before Judge John
C. Shaffer' of Gladwin, in Clare
County Circuit Court Tuesday morning, and upon a plea Of not guilty was
allowed to go upon his own recognizance under personal bond of $250.00
to appear in circuit court September
8th. He was instructed- to pay $20.00
a week for support of his family depending his trial.
In the case of Ruth Belle Ritter
vs. Murl Ritter, a divorce was granted
without contest.
In the case of Louise Krug Taylor
vs. Alfred G. Taylor, a divorce was
granted without contest.
Eddie Ellis and Stanley R. Woodman, who had plead guilty at a previous term of circuit court to the charge
of unlawfully driving away an automobile belonging to James Mead, of
Harrison, April 2, appeared before
Judge Shaffer Tuesday and were
placed on two years probation under
the supervision of District Probation
Officer Hoyt Reagan. Each is to pay
$25.00 to the clerk of the court each
year of his probation.
In the case of Sadie Ogle vs. Charles
Ogle, a divorce was granted without
contest on Wednesday.
Also on Wednesday the petition of
Jack Reeves, of Lansing, for restoration of his drivers license was granted. Reeves was previously convicted
on a charge of drunk driving and his
license suspended.
Mt. Vernon Grange hall, Saturday
night, June ".8. Everybody invited,
Music by Gorr orchestra.
MRS. MARY CORNELL
PASSES AWAY JUNE 16
AT GARFIELD HOME
Funeral Services Held at Lake
With Interment at Brinton
Cemetery
Mrs. Mary Cornell passed away at
her home in Garfield township at
1:00 o'clock Monday afternoon of last
week.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Miller was
born the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Miller, at Stanton, Michigan,
April 21, 1882, and departed this life
June" 16, 1947, in Garfield township,
Clare county, Michigan, at the age of
sixty-five years, one month and twenty-six days.
She spent her younger days in Isabella county and was united in marriage to Shannon Cornell, and to this
union were born two sons, Walter
and Harry.
Her husband preceded her in death
in 1921. Also a step-son, Sheridan,
passed away two years ago.
In 1922 she moved to Clare county,
where she spent her remaining days.
She had been active and in good
health until five weeks ago.
She leaves to mourn their loss, two
sons, Walter and Harry, both of Lake;
two brothers, Frank, of Lake, and
George, of Prudenville; eight grand-,
children, and many other relatives and
friends. She will be greatly missed
by all.
Funeral services were held from the
Lake town hall at 2:00 o'clock Thursday afternoon, June 19, -with Rev, Earl
Redman officiating, and interment in
Brinton Cemetery, in Isabella county.,
Doherty Sons were in charge of arrangements.
Construction of an $8,000 addition
to the telephone building in Clare is
scheduled to get under way this year
as part of a $49,000,000 construction
p'rogram for 1947 by the Michigan Bell
Telephone Company.
Thomas C. Mahar, manager here for
the company, emphasized that the
erection of the new building addition
as well as Michigan Bell's entire 1947
program, is contingent upon an uninterrupted flow of materials and equipment.
The rearward addition will provide
space for expansion of switchboards.
In announcing the company's construction program for the year, Maher
declared it will be the largest in Michigan Bell's history, surpassing the record program of last year by over nine
million dollars.    .
"Our expenditures this year represent an important part of our five-
year post-war expansion program
which may cost over $220,000,000 by
the time it is completed in 1950," Maher said.
Included in the 1947 program are
construction of nine new telephone
buildings, major additions to 15 others
and either construction of or additions
to 15 smaller structures.
Cities to receive a new building are
Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Cadillac, Center Line, Detroit, Fenton, Oxford, Reed
City and Charlevoix.
Other major additions will be made
to telephone buildings at Ann Arbor,
Bay City, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hillsdale, Ironwood, New Buffalo, Niles;.
Petoskey, Pontiac, Royal Oak, St. Ig-r
nace, Traverse City and Ypsilanti.-,"*
Another large item on MiclrigaiT
Bell's program is $10,675,000 for 185,-
000 new telephone instruments. Maher
estimated it would take this many
telephones to provide service to the
70,000 families now on the waitingf
list, meet new demand, and continue
the job of initiating dial service to*
some   manually-operated   exchanges,
Communities which are scheduled
for initiation-of dial service this year
are Ceresco, Flat Rock, Galien and
West Bloomfield.
The company last year registered "S
net gain of 204,000 telephones. Maher'
said that although a smaller gain is?
expected this year, Michigan Bell will
surpass the 1946 record installation of
central office equipment, outside lines*
and cable.
In line with this goal, Michigan Bell
will install nearly $16,000,000 worth}
of dial switching units and switch--
boards.
Over 450,000 miles of wife in cable
and open lines'* will be added to in*
crease the number of circuits available for both local and long-distance
service — enough wire to encircle the*
earth 18 times. Cost of this item will
be over $12,000,000.
Nearly two million dollars has bee~*
set aside for the purchase of 1,021 new
motor vehicles and trucks as replacements and to help handle the increas-"
ing load of construction work.
Michigan Bell plans to provide service to 20,000 new subscribers in rural
areas this year and extend mobile
radiotelephone service to automobiles
and trucks throughout the southern
part of the Lower Peninsula.
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Clare
school district No. 2 Frl., Grant-Ver-
non Townships, Clare-Isabella Coun- -
ties, will be held in the High School
auditorium Monday evening, July 14,
8:00 p. m., for the purpose of electing two trustees to fill the vacancies
of J. Stuart Bicknell and Donald E.
Holbrook, whose terms  expir'e.
The action taken at the 1945
annual school meeting raising 4 mille-
above the 15 mill limitation is still ia
effect, and continues through 1948-
Now that the boilers are installed!
and paid for, the Board makes th©
following recommendation: The total
millage will remain the same as last
year "(14 mills.) 7 mills for operation,
3 mills for debt retirement, and 4 mills
to be placed in a building sinking
fund.
In Order to place this money in a
sinking fund the following ballot prescribed by the state school law must    >
be used.
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Mark a cross in the square'to the
left of the wdrd "yes" jor "no".
Shall school district No. 2 Frl., townships of Grant-Vernon, counties ol
Clare-Isabella, and state of Michigan,- '-'■
levy 4 mills to create a sinking fund
for the purpose of a building sinking:
fund for a period of one year.
J—J YES [-j NO 3912 -
DESOTO - PLYMOUTH - WILLYS
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