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CLARK.  MICHIGAN,  FRIDAY MORNING,   SEPTEMBER 19, 1947
New Series Vol. 55, No. 51
JAMES A. LEWIS
TO FACE GRAND
LARCEOT CHARGE
Those Not Reporting for Parking Violations Subject to
Arrest and. Court
James A. Lewis, of Farwell, was
arrested in this vicinity by State
Police Wednesday, for Sault Ste.
Marie officials, who wanted him to
face grand larceny "charges there.
He was arraigned before Justice of
the Peace Wm. B. Dunlop, Wednesday
evening, and posted $500 cash bond
to appear at Sault Ste. Marie ■ Satur
Dr. M. Osterlin
To Hold Clinic
Here October 1
Dr. Mark Osterlin, Pediatrician
from Traverse City will hold clinic
in Clare County October 1. This clinic is free to all children with problems, from birth to 18 years of age
and will be held in the office of the
County Health Department in the
City Hall in Clare. Children are
seen by appointment only.
Appointments are made thru your
local physician or directly to the
Clare County Health Department. The!
office at the Health Department is
open 1:00 to 5:00 Monday thru Friday
and the phone is Clare 107'.        •'    >
The x-ray clinic at the'county'fair
was  quite  well   attended.   'Fourteen
day. ..
Orvill Lowery, of Farwell, was ar- hundred and three x-rays were taken
rested    by    State    Police    Tuesday, during the four days, of the fair.   Par-
charged with failure to report an accident.
He was lodged in the city jail Tuesday night and arraigned before Justice    Dunlop    Wednesday    morning,
when  he  plead  guilty  and  was. as-j
\     sessed $20 fine and $3.35 costs, with
the alternative of serving fifteen days j
In the county jail.   He chose the jail,
sentence and was taken to Harrison,!
Lowery is also alleged to have driv-,
en on a revoked license, having an J
accident,
ticulars and a more detailed; Yepor't
j will be published at a later $«£.'' * \.
ROBERT LEPOSKY
HOME DAMAGED
BY FIRE SUNDAY
Ollie- E. irvin, of Mt. Pleasant, was *°9 Nozzles on New Truck Very
Efficient In Combatting
Extreme Heat
arrested by City Police at 5:40 o'clock
Sunday   afternoon   for   speeding   55
miles an hour in a 25 mile zone on
McEwan   St.   between   Fourth   and
Fifth Sts., GO miles an hour in a 30
mile zone and 85 miles an hour on
US-27.   He was ordered to report to        „ . .
Justice    Sam   Wilkinson,    but   had ** flre ^.unknown °«gm early Sun-
The interior of the Robert Leposky
home, just east of the mill dam on
the airport road, was badly damaged'
failed to appear Thursday afternoon,
Harold  Work,  of Detroit,  was  ar   ,,     . ,.     „ ,.
rested by City Police at 4.30 o'clock 4!le flre a? the ,flames ™re, breald°f
day morning.
A passing truck driver discovered
Sunday afternoon, for making a TJ
turn in a prohibited zone. He plead
guilty in Justice Wilkinson's court
and was fined $2.00 j
Motorists Warned '
People not reporting to the City
Clerk when issued parking violation,
tickets are subject to arrest and additional costs in Justice Court.
Parking meter collections here
were $211.00 Monday, September 8,
and $229.30, September 15.
The   City   Police   Department   has
granted   permission   to   Clare   Public
School students to conduct the usual,
parade and snake dance* 'on' ii/Z6i£wan
Street Friday afternoon in observance
through the outside wall about 1:00
o'clock and returned to the house
just as the family was returning from
the County Fair at Harrison.
The Clare Fire Department was
called, and because the fire was located so near* the city limits, the new
fire truck and the rural truck both
responded to the alarm. Although
the fire had been burning for some
time, making considerable headway
and filling the rooms with extreme
heat, much of the building was
saved. x
The fire, thought to have started
in. or near a davenport in the living
room, burned through the floor dropping   the   davenport   into   the   base
of the opening of the football season  ment   and ^^ up intQ ^ walIs
here   and   will  protect  the   paraders  between the studdlng.
from traffic.
Teachers of Two
Counties to Hear
Expert of Yale I
The extreme heat melted butter in
a refrigerator, the interior of all the
rooms and furniture were badly
scorched, and tar melted and ran
down the shingles on the roof.
The fog nozzles on the new truck
equipment proved invaluable in washing back the flames and cooling the
building, aiding firemen a great deal
Dr. Arnold  Gesell,  director of the in saving the building from total de-
Clinic   of   Child   Employment,   Yale  struction.
University, will speak at a dinner in Chief of Police Chas. Covell and
Tiis honor Friday evening, September, Officer Eugene Campbell also respond-
19, for teachers of Clare and Isabella ed to the alarm and proved to be
•Counties. The function will take efficient fire fighters with the new
place in Keeler Union Ballroom at fog nozzles, besides directing th#
'Central Michigan College. j traffic that persists in hampering the
The   dinner   precedes   the   Annual  fire     department     despite     repeated
Central Michigan Guidance Conference to be held September 20 on the
college campus and at which Dr. Ges-
sell Will deliver the principal address.
warnings.
The damage to building and contents, estimated at more than $5,000,
is covered by insurance.
Out-patient Treatment in VA
Hospital Clinic or by Physician
Veterans Administration today answers the six questions most frequently as"ked by veterans about outpatient treatment in a. VA hospital
clinic or by their own physicians at
Government expense.
The questions were asked in a survey that VA conducted recently to
learn how much veterans know about
their Federal benefits. The questions
and answers follow:
Q. Am I entitled to treatment in
an out-patient department?
A. Only if you have a service-connected disability, or if you have a
nonservice-connected ailment and
are on leave from a VA hospital and
ordered to report to an out-patient
clinic for periodic treatment or examination. Eligibility for out-patient
treatment is set by law, and, except
in rare instances, treatment is limited to those, with service-connected
ailments. «
Q. Under what circumstances ftiay
a veteran be admitted to a VA hcs*
pital through the out-patient department?
A. Veterans with service-connected disabilities who requested out-patient treatment and who then are
found to be in need of hospitalization,
often are assigned to hospitals by
doctors ih the out-patient clinics.
Also,'veterans who have no* service-
connected disabilities may apply to an
out-patient clinic for hospitalization.
If physical examinations disclose the
seed for hospitalization, such care
will be arranged for by .the staff of
the outpatient clinics.
Q.  Does VA provide maternity care
to veterans or their dependents thru
out-patient clinics?
A. No. Only veterans with service-connected ailments are eligible
for treatment in out-patient clinics,
expect under rare circumstances.
Q. What is the waiting list for
hospitalization ?
A. Veterans with service-connected
disabilities must be provided medical
care first. Then, if beds are avail
able and if veterans with nonservice-
connected ailments say they cannot
afford to pay for' treatment elsewhere, they may be admitted to VA
hospitals. Inasmuch as VA almost
always has more applications for hospital care from veterans with non
service-connected disabilities than it
has beds, there is always a group of
veterans waiting their turn for hoS'
pitalization.
Q. How long does a veteran have
to wait before he is hospitalized?
A. If a veterans has a service- connected disability, he does not have
to wait to receive hospitalization. If
he has a nonservice-connected ailment and he is an emergency case,
he is admitted immediately. But if
he has a' nonservice-connected ailment
that is not emergent, he must wait
until a bed is available. The time he
must wait varies. Some hospitals are
more crowded than others and thus
have longer waiting lists.
Q. May a veteran be treated by his
own physician, on the outside, at VA
expense?
A, Yes, if he has a service-connected * disability and. receives jrior VA
approval for such care.
FOUR INJURED
IN CAR ACCIDENT
NEAR HARRISON
Coleman Man Fined Here For
Not Having Automobile
Under Control
Rev. Mackenzie
Rotary Speaker
Wednesday Noon
Rev. C. W. Mackenzie spoke to
members of the Rotary Club at their
regular noon luncheon, Wednesday,
on the subject of the attitude" of the
Chvrch and churchmen toward world
conditions.
  I    Rev.   Mackenzie's   talk  featured   a
Earl Townsend and his son and story ln tne 01d Testament which, he
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Townsend, saidi described in "a half dozen sen-
of Franklin ^ownship, and the latter's tences" the basic troubles besetting
sister, Miss Marie Bigelow, of Glad
win, R-2, i sustained severe injuries
when, the 1936 Chevrolet coach driven
by Alfred Townsend, 27, was involved
In,''an accident with a 1936 Ford dump
truck driven by Albert Miller,- 51, of
tjladwiri, five miles east of US-27 on  Christ.
our world today and the solutions to
these troubles. "As Rotarians," he
reminded his listeners, " we are dedicated to service." Service according
to the ideals of Rotary, he likened to
service   to   mankind   advocated   by
the Arftoid Lake road at 10:35 o'clock
Friday_ evening. ' "
. The injured'were brought to the
Clare Hospital," where examination revealed them."'t6. £e suffering the following injuries:     .' '" ' />
Earl, Townsend, 53, severe cuts
about the facVand head.
Mr., and. Mrs. Alfred Townsend,
laceration about the face and severe
shock.
The Glare Rotary Club may be rep*
resented at the international convention next year in May, it was announced by President George White.
The representative is to be Rotariaii
Oscar Diehl, of Midland, who is planning to attend the Rio de Janeiro
meetings and who has offered to rep*
resent Clare's members there. If Mr.
Deihl's offer is accepted by the local
club, he plans to make himself avail-
Marie Bigelow,  sprained hand and i able for a £ull report of the conven-
several cuts on the legs
All were released from the hospital
Saturday.
The accident was investigated by
State Police of the "Houghton Lake
post.
Jeep Overturns
City Police report two traffic accidents here this week.
John Dowker, 21, of Midland, was
injured here at 4:00 o'clock Thursday morning of last week when driving too fast to make the curve between Fourth and Fifth Streets on
US-10 and his Jeep went into the
ditch and overturned, pinning the
driver underneath.
He was treated at the Clare Hospital for multiple sprains and contusions and discharged the following
day. Thomas Kilbrien, 30, who was
with him, was injured but not hospitalized.
Harold Bell Wright, of Coleman,
(not the well known novelist), lost
control of his Chevrolet car when
turning from McEwan into Sixth St.,
Qt 8:00 o'clock Saturday evening, and
struck a Chevrolet driven by Frank
LaGoe, of this city.
Wright was arrested by city police
ahd arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Wm. B. Dunlop, Monday, when
he plead guilty to the charge of not
having his car under control, and was
fined $10.00 and $3.35 costs.
tion doings  at
his return.
a nieeting here after
HAROLD HUGHES
NAMED DIRECTOR
OF STATE FUND
Corporate   Member    of   United
Health and Welfare Fund
of Michigan
Opening Meeting
of Clare P. T. A.
Held at School
More than fifty-five parents, teachers and friends gathered In the Home
Economics room of the Clare school
Monday evening for the first session
of the Clare P.T.A. for this year.
Raymond Ruby, president, called
the meeting to order. The minutes
were read by the acting secretary,
Mrs. Leota VanEvery, as was the report of the treasurer, Mrs. Warren
White. The resignation of Mrs. Jack
Cook, as secretary for the coming
year, was read and accepted. Mrs.
VanEvery was unanimously elected
to serve in that capacity again this
year.
The "Safety Program" of the school
was presented and explained by Miss
Olive Evans and Mrs. Frances Sinclair, telling of the work the Junior
High boyj? are doing in Safety Patrol
and the girls are forming a Girls
Service Squad. A general discussion followed as to the necessity of
this program and Mr. Ruby appointed
a committee, Mrs. Clayton Neff, Mrs.
George Finch, Mrs. Joe McLaughlin
and Mrs. Harold Jones, to work with
Miss Evans and Mrs. Sinclair and
the school for a better safety program for the Clare school children.
Appointment of committees made
by the president were: Program—
Mrs. Wallace Johnson, Mrs. Theodore Bowler, Mrs. Louise Demarestf
Membership—Mrs. John Schultz, Mrs.
Leo Brown, Mrs. Berniee Morrison;
Finance—Earl Ruby, L. C. Garthe,
Mrs. Kenneth Borror; Music—Mrs.
Harold Jones, Mrs. Florence Kane,
Harold Collins; October refreshments
—Rev. and Mrs. Charles Hahn, Mr.
and. Mrs\ Willard Bicknell, and Mr.
and  Mrs.  Don Richardson.     '*"".
For the program J. *C.'Marotzke
entertained with his magic tricks, to
the delight of all. Miss Doris Gerow,
in her charming manner, sang, "The
Hills of Home" and "In My Garden,"
accompanied ^by Mr. Collins. In the
absence of Supt. Bates, Principal
Floyd Norcutt. introduced the teachers, after _whieh the president closed
the meeting and parents and teachers
enjoyed making the acquaintances
of- new guests and renewing old acquaintances.
Refreshments were served by the
committee, Howard Everts, Harold
Collins, Bfafold Jones, Floyd Norcutt
and "Rev." Earl Redman.
ONE BEAR BAGGED
Y MUCC HUNTERS
NEARJAKE CITY
Third Group of Fifty Hunters
Take to the Trail This
Friday Morning
The Michigan United Conservation
Clubs bear hunt in -the Dead Stream
Swamp area in the vicinity of Lake
City entered its fifth day this morning with a full quota of one hundred
and fifty hunters.
Secretary Harry R. Gaines reports:
Not much luck Monday and Tuesday,
but lots of excitement and fun; and
the first kill on Wednesday.
The first group of fifty hunters for
the first two-day period ran four bear
Monday, 'without any shooting, because 'of the dense,foliage at this
time ,of year. The dogs jumped a
bear and cub the first morning that
passed within a few rods of hunters
who heard them but could not see
them.
Two dogs ran a bear for three or
four hours and Old Heavy, leader of
the pac, started one towards night,
but it was nearly dark and the bear
got away.
It rained all day Tuesday and only
one bear was started in the morning,
and again no shooting, but the dogs
started a bear in the afternoon that
had been bothering sheep and someone took a couple of shots at him
ahead of the dogs. The dogs were
called .off, but investigation revealed
that most of the hunters had given
up the hunt for the day, none of the
MUC.C boys had done the shooting,
and the bear was not found.
The hunters were stationed all
around the main part of Dead Stream
Swamp Wednesday morning and the
dog handlers took the dogs into the
swamp on leash. The dogs scented
a hot trail in less than ten minutes,
were released and in a- few more
minutes had the bear on the run.
Hunters moving in turned the bear
and as he entered a small opening
in the foliage Warren Williams, of
Batavia, killed him with one shot,
after the bear had made at least two
stands to fight the dogs.
Hampered by muck and brush, it
required three hours for the hunters
working in brief relays to get the
bear out of the swamp.
One of the dogs failed to return
Wednesday evening and hunters took
two dogs to search for him near where
a hunter had shot at and missed
a cub Wednesday morning, but they
ran into the mother bear instead of
the cub, and although they trailed
her, she ran into, beaver ponds and
escaped. It was decided to wait
until Thursday morning to run other
fresh tracks found during the day.
"Hack" Smithdeal and his party of
ten dog handlers, of Johnson Tenn.,
are assisting, with nineteen trained
bear dogs and "Hack" and his boys
have many interesting tales of bear
hunting in Tennessee to tell the hunters as they spend, their evenings
spinning yarns of the huntC
Get Duck Stamps
at Post Office Now
for Hunting Season
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 stamps,
be attached to the licenses of all
^migratory waterfowl hunters.
Atty. Harold B. Hughes, of this
city, has been advised by James M.
Shackleton, of Saginaw, president of
the United Health and Welfare Fund
of Michigan, Inc., of his unanimous
selection by the incorporators of the
fund as a corporate member and
director. Mr. Hughes received a letter from Henry Ford II, who is also
a director,- commending, the organization of the corporation and urging
Mr. Hughes to accept the appointment. Dr. Chas. Anspach, of Mt.
Pleasant, is a member of the executive committee.
The purpose of the corporation is
to promote unified civic effort among
the citizens of Michigan.
To mobilize the interest and participation of the citizens of the State
of Michigan, in behalf of worthy
health and welfare organizations,
whether local, state, regional, national or international.
To conserve by united fund-raising
campaigns, the financial resources of
the communities of the state and the
time of civic-minded citizens who
serve   without   compensation.
To conduct united fund-raising
campaigns for contributions for health
and welfare needs, and to collect
such contributions, and to carry on
the business affairs of the corporation
frugally and efficiently in behalf of the
citizens of the State of Michigan.
To recommend the share each county or area in the State of Michigan
shall assume to reach the reasonable
requirements of all approved appeals
and to receive, hold and or distribute
from time to time whatever sums of
money are deemed proper to the
member agencies.
To act as a clearing house for information on the merits of any local,
state, regional, national or international organization not included m
the campaigns of this corporation, desiring to raise funds in the state of
Michigan or any constituent part
thereof.
Neither   the   corporation   nor   any,
member organization shall include, as
any substantial part of its activities,
any  attempt  to  influence  legislation
by propaganda of any other means,    i
Women Golfers
Fun and Dress Up
Day Wednesday
Women golfers of the Clare Country
<?lub enjoyed their annual "Fun and
Dress Up Day" Wednesday on the
golf course with the hilarity, stunts,
and all around good time providing
entertainment for all.
Twenty-two players, visitors and
guests were present to see Mrs. Jennie Bowler, in costume as a pirate,
Win first prize for fancy dress. Mrs.
Audrey Bicknell won a prize for low
putts on the third green where' contestants Used small wooden spools
for golf balls. Mrs. Velma Damoth
was awarded a prize for the highest
score on the nine holes.
The    program   was    arranged
Grace    Frey,    Louise    Hales,    and
Blanche Stoll.
Next Wednesday, the women golfers plan no lunch at. the club,,but will
tee off for nine holes of golf beginning at 1:00.
TWO INJURED
IN COUNTY FAIR
RACESJATURDAY
Men Escape Serious Injury Ins
Plane Crash at Harrison
Airport Friday
FARWELL PIONEER
LADY DIES THERE
•TUESDAY MORNING
i Mrs. Jennie Lewis Resident
Vicinity Past  Seventy-
five Years
of
Jennie Lewis, a well known
resident
Holly Carburetor
Buys Beechcraft
For Executives
The Holly Carburetor Company now
has a Beechcraft Bonanza four passenger airplane which they purchased
last week for the use of executives
of the company on business trips anywhere in the United States.
The plane is, completely equipped,
including two way radio for sending
and receiving messages to airports
and broadcasts, and all instruments
to  take care of flying conditions.
R. H. Kleinhardt, manager of the
Clare Manufacturing Company,, local
Holly plant, was a passenger on the
plane on its maiden flight from Detroit to Clare, when the trip was
made in fifty minutes.
The addition of the plane to the
company's modern equipment is not
only a decided step forward in efficiency of operation of the company's
business affairs, but it is also a neat
appearing job on the ground ahd in
the air.
Deaths
MRS. ALTHA BELL ^HAMILTON
Mrs. Altha Bell Hamilton, of Detroit, a* sister of Jennings Archambault, of Clare, died in, Detroit Wednesday, at the age of forty-eight
years. She was born and raised in
Hamilton  township,   Clare  county.
DR.   W.   A.   LAMPMAN
Dr. W.« A. Lampman, former Marion
dentist, passed away Wednesday
morning, in Hastings, whe.re the family moved in the early summer, after
having spent more than twenty-five
years in Marion. Hastings was their
former home and the residence of1 a
daughter. Mrs, Lampman was a
teacher here in the High School for
many years.
CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
Children's used clothing, shoes ahd
rummage reasonable. Plan to outfit
your child for school, Friday and Saturday, September 26 and 27, 10:00
a.m, to 5:00 p. m. at the Methodist
church. 50t2
'   Mrs.
and respected resident of Farwell
and vicinity the past seventy-five
years passed suddenly away at her
home  there  early  Tuesday  morning.
Jennie Margaret Sherman was born
November 26, 1864, in Wallacingham,
Canada, the daughter of James and
Celeste Sherman, and passed away
in Farwell, Michigan, September 16,
1947, at the age of eighty-two years,
nine months and twenty-one days.
When seven years old she came
with her parents to Farwell, the
family making the long journey by
ox-team. She has resided all the
years since in Farwell and vicinity.
Her husband, George W. Lewis,
whom she married at Farwell March
12, 1881, died  October 12, 1927.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by six children, namely Lessie M. Frizzell, Jas.
A. Lewis, of Farwell, Eva E, Hamilton, of Santa Barbara, California,
Myrtle L. Thompson, of Milwaukee,
Mary B, Todd and George W. Lewis,
of Rockford, 111.; two brothers, Dade
Sherman, of Farwell, and Charles
Sherman, qf Lake Station, many
giandchildren, nephews and nieces,
and a host of friends.
Mrs. Lewis was a life long member
of the Congregational Church of Far-
well. Her principal life long interest
were her family and her home.
Funeral services were held from
the Thurston Funeral Home at 2:0Q
.o'clock Thursday afternoon, with the
Rev. Wm. P. D. Powe officiating, and
interment in the Surrey Township
Cemetery at Farwell.
Leon Crampton, or St. Johns, sustained a fractured skull and his jaw
was broken in three places while
racing at the Clare County Fair at
Harrison Saturday afternoon. Cramp-
ton reached down to pick up a strap
that had dropped down on the harness
and the horse, which did not have
kicking straps, kicked him in the
by face.
He was brought to the Clare Hospital by Clare County Public Healths
Nurse Mrs. Erma McDowell and city
officers Eugene »Campbell and Joe-
McLaughlin, who;-were attending the
fair, and following first aid here, he-
was removed to the Saginaw General
Hospital in the Thurston ambulance^
His condition was Reported as "improving satisfactorily" Thursday -'afternoon.
Eddie Hubel, of Clare, R-3, well
known local-horseman who was riding a rather spirited horse in tha
running races at the fair Saturday
'afternoon, was also injured, during
that event.
In the first race the horse threw
Eddie over his head into the fence
on a curve, but the rider escaped,
injury at this time. In the second!
race the horse threw Eddie into the*,
guard rail, striking on his nose- andi
face.
He   was   treated   at   the   Oourrfy!
Health  Department first  aid  stations
on the fair grounds for a bruise'd nose--
and  skinned  face  and  he  was  coni--
siderably shocked. %
Airplane Noses Over
Pilot Murlin D. Bell, 30, of CoId-~
water, and his passenger, R. 'B. Strong-.'
57, of Coldwater, escaped with minor*
injuries in an accident at the Harris*
son airport at 12:00 o'clock Friday
noon, September 12th.
Bell came in for a landing and as
his <>two place Ercoupe was taxiing;
along the runway, it hit a, knoll andi
then ran into a soft spot in the runway and nosed over, crushing a wing-
tip and badly damaging the canopyi,
motor and front landing gear.
Bell was treated for lacerations of?
the head and Strong for minorr
scratches, by Dr. Earl C. Wilson, and?
both were released.
The accident was investigated hy
State Police of the Houghton Lake*
post.
MILITARY BALL
The V.F.W. and Auxiliary are sponsoring a Military Ball, October 30„at
Hotel Doherty. Tickets will be available at Hotel Doherty and the Pearson Dress  Shoppe.    Dress  optional.
It will pay you to pay courteous
attention to tourists who pay for the
things they buy in Clare.
New US-27 Open:
to Muskegon River
at Houghton Lake;
The State Highway Department"
reports it has completed paying of
4.906 miles of the new US-27 location
from M-55 north to the Muskegon
river on the west side of Houghton
lake. The pavement is now open for -
local traffic. Bridgeport Core SaridS
Co., Saginaw, was the contractor andi
the contract price $263,812.79.
Local citizens have been interesteS
for years in the straightening out o%
US-27 at Houghton Lake to shorten;
the route northward. We understand
that new US-27 will rejoin the original highway at Grayling when comr
pleted.
Campaign to Advise Veterans
About Their Explosive Trophies
Aroused  and greatly disturbed  by' tion that the War, Navy and Treas-
See  George  Lehr  if you wish  to
i know how to ;^pend $9.80 wisely.   **
the great number of accidents and
deaths, especially among children,
caused by War Trophies brought
home from the battle fronts by Veterans, The National Rifle Association,
The War Department, The Navy Department and the Treasury Department have formed in each state "War
Trophy Safety Committees" to conduct a vigorous campaign to advise
veterans about their explosive- type
trophies and their souvenir firearms,
to* assist them in registering those
firearms requiring registration under
Federal and State laws and to assist
them, with their consent, to draw the
fangs of the most dangerous.
The War Trophy Safety Committee
for Michigan is composed as follows:
Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Cranston, commanding the Michigan Military District; Col. David J. Crawford, Ordnance, commanding the Tank Arsenal; Cominander George M, Winne,
U.S.N,, Navy Recruiting Officer; Mr.
Don Gillies, Outdoor Editor, the Detroit Times and Director, National
Rifle Association; and Mr. Robert S.
Krause, Investigator in Charge, Alcohol Tax Unit, Internal Revenue
Service.
The President on July 25, 1947
heartily approved this campaign in
the following words:   ' <     J
"It has been brought to my atten-
ury Departments and the National
Rifle Association have joined in a-
campaign of instruction to prevent
the loss of life and destruction c8T
property resulting from the possession of explosive-type war souvenirs.
One need but scan the papers to see-
that such a safety program is badly
needed.
"The program is primarily one or
education. It is regrettable that a..
Step of this kind was not taken after
past wars. This neglect has cost n*
'thousands of lives and millions ot
dollars.
"The Government agencies and a
non-profit sportsmen's organization
have banded together in a public
service. I trust the public will near
them — and* heed."
The committee is enlisting the ai«I~
of all local law enforcement agencies
and will seek the cooperation of firearms experts and gunsmiths to ac|-
yise oh the safe handling of rifles,
shotguns, pistols and revolvers.
Veterans and their families wn©-
have guns, shells, grenades, land'
mines, mortar shells, explosives, machine guns or any other tyRe of explosive souvenir are urged by ther
committee to take immediate steps
to contact the committee at 1754 BttfeSi
Building, Detroit 26, Michigan or asSfc.
their local police for advice.. '.
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