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CLARE.  MICHICSAW. FRIDAY  MORNING*  APRIL 2. 1948
New Series Vol. 56, No. JE?
CECIL LINDBERG
T ON PROBATION
AND FINED $150
Ted
Bergey    Sentenced
Assault and Battery
In Justice Court
For
Judge Donald E. Holbrook held
a special session of circuit court in
Harrison Saturday and Cecil Lindberg, of Clare, -who had previously
plead guilty of the crime of felonious
Summary of Most Important Provisions
Contained in Proposed New Charter
This article, the last of a. series on^responsible   for   their   jobs,   (2)   are
the proposed new city charter,, 'will
briefly summarize the high, points of
the charter to be voted on by the
people of Clare next Monday, April 5,
This series of ten articles, running
weekly since January 23, has been
published through the efforts of your
elected charter commission. Each
article has attempted to .outline and
explain in ordinary language one of
the important ideas included in the
charter. This week's article will
summarize in a few sentences  each
assault,  appeared for  sentence.    He j of these provisions explained in de-
was placed on probation for two years tail in  earlier installments.
and fined $100 and $50,00 court costs. Home Rule Government
Raymond Smith, of Clare, who had A home rule charter will give Clare
been held in the county jail since. a city government tailor-made to
February 19 for nonpayment of ali- suit the city's own needs. Such a
mony, was released under $200 bond charter is drafted under the guidance
for thirty days to try to raise the J of an eleqted charter commission and
money to pay the alimony.
Frederick R, and Elmer Bond, who
had been held in jail since February
6 for a violation of the conservation
law, have been released.
Sheriff Seaver Amble arrested
Lloyd Cook, of Farwell, Friday evening, for violation of an injunction.
He was taken before Judge Holbrook
Saturday, when he was released up-!future.
the city electors, algne, vote on its
adoption. Clare's present charter
was prescribed by the Legislature 53
years ago to handle the simple governmental problems of a small community. A new home rule charter is
much better suited to handling efr
ficiently the more complex governmental  problems   of  today  and  the
on making settlement.
James Mahah, of Lake, was taken
to the county jail Saturday and held
until Monday afternoon as a mental
patient, when he was transferred to
the State Hospital at Traverse City
by Sheriff Amble, who was accompanied by his son, Bill, and Pat Beavers.
Search For Escapees
Sheriff Monroe and two deputies,
from Saginaw county, were in Clare
Monday night looking for Leonard J.
Williams and William H. Williams
(no relation), who broke jail at Saginaw early that morning.
William H. Williams, 21, was to
have faced trial in Saginaw Tuesday
for armed robbery and Leonard J.
Williams, 24, was to have been sentenced the same day for theft of an
automobile.
Both have long criminal records
and were described by authorities as
dangerous men who migh shoot. After
securing two heavy calibre revolvers
from outside the jail, Leonard Williams complained of a toothache, and
when the turnkey opened the outer
steel door the jail breakers t<>ok his
keys  away from him at gun potn'fi
Ted Bergey, of Clare, was arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Wm. B.
Dunlop and plead guilty of assault
and battery charges brought by his
wife. He was placed on two months
probation and assessed court costs
of $3.35.
State Police of the Mt. Pleasant
Post were harassed by numerous
traffic law violations the past week
end, four of them involving people of
this area. »   .
Karl Harry Kaul, of Saginaw, R-3,
was issued a ticket for driving at
an excessive speed, after he lost
eentrol of his car and drove into the
ditch IVz miles north of Clare on
US-27.
Ernest Rogers, of McBrides, and
Leonard Rockerfeller, of Elm Hall,
suffered minor injuries when a car
driven by Vern Lanshaw, of Alma,
R-2, with whom they were riding
collided head on with a car driven by
Norman Minser, of Vestaburg, in
Gratiot county. Lanshaw was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
Ambrose P. Thielen, of Weidman,
R-l, was issued a ticket for failure
to yield the right-of-way when he
backed out of his driveway one mile
south of Beal City into the path of
a car driven by Benjamin Wood, of
Farwell, R-l.
Bert McKillip, of Mt. Pleasant, R-5,
was given a ticket for driving on the
wrong side of the road when he collided with a car driven, by James
Strong, of Mt. Pleasant, R-4, five
miles east of Rosebush.
The charter outlines a definite governmental organization, but it allows
enough flexibility, to . permit the
elected commission to keep the city
government abreast of future needs
and developments.
Teamwork Among City Officials
City officials can work together
with a maximum amount of teamwork
under the proposed new form of
government. Briefly, this form of
organization centers around: (1) the
election of a small governing body,
and (2) the appointment of all city
officials responsible for administrative jobs.
The policy-forming officials (the
•city commission) will be directly
elected by the people. Administrative
officials and employees, on the other
hand, (those actually carrying out
the orders of the policy-making body)
should be appointed by the city commission.
Experience in other cities has
proved that the appointment of administrative officers is superior to the
election of them because appointed
xJfftdals: (1) cooperate better with
the nity commission to whom they are
selected on their qualifications for the
jpb—not ,0n their vote-getting ability,
(3) are likely to be more impartial
than when their position is an elected one, (4) have more continuity in
office, and (5) their work can be coordinated by a top administrator or
the city commission.
Commission-Manager Plan
The most business-like, economical,
and democratic city government can
be secured through the adoption of
the commission-manager'torm of government. This is the opinion of satisfied citizens in the 726 cities in the
nation which already operate under
this form of government.
The commission-manager plan provides for the unification of all governmental authority and responsibility
in a small elected governing body.
This body (the city commission in
Clare) appoints a full-time professionally-trained employee, responsible
for administering all the affairs of
the city. His duties, however, are
performed subject to council policy
and direction. This form of government, baseJ upon tried and proven
Americaa business principles, is the
only form which is growing in use
today.
If the charter is adopted, the city
of Clare will have for the first time
the benefit of a full-time employee
with specialized training and experience in municipal management. A
city manager's profession and career
is city government.
The salary of a professionally-
trained manager is sa^ed many times
over in more efficient and more economical government.
Non-Partisan   Elections
Elections for city officers under the
proposed new charter will be held on
a non-partisan "at large" basis, and
city officials will be nominated by petitions circulated among the citizens
rather than by the present caucus
procedure.
Providing for "non-partisan" elections means that Clare officials will
be elected without political party designation; therefore, they will be
elected on the basis of local interests
and issues and not because of any
national or local political party affiliation.
Providing for city elections at large
(Continued on Page Twelve)
LOCAL YOUNG MAN
FATALLY INJURED
NEAR WARREN, PA.
Roland 'Bus' Corner Laid at Rest
In Cherry Grovf> Cemetery
Tuesday Affernoon
•      t
A well' known lo$al young man,
Roland "Bus" Comer,, the son of Roy
B. Comer, of Clare, met with a fatal
accident rounding a* Curve on the
highway near Warren, Peim,, Wednesday of last week,
Roland Bernette Comer Was born
in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, January
15, 1913, and passed frway at Warren,
Pennsylvania, March;? 24, 1948, at the j
age of thirty-five years, two months
and nine days. ",
He came to Clare :with his parents
when a small boy and graduated from
the Clare High Seh<^l "with the class
of 1932. He was united in marriage
with Jane G. McTague, October 19,
1944,  at ■vlndianapolls*.  Ind.
He leaves to mourn their loss, the
bereaved wife, Janq G. Comer, his
father, ftoy B. Comer, of Clare; his
mother, Margaret Pearl Comer, of j
Bay City; two sisters, Dorothy Gum-
up and Eleanor Webb, both of Bay
City;"two brothers,*!. E. Comer and
William Louis Comer, both of Clare;
two nephews and Jthree nieces, of
Bay City;, besides a host of friends
who join the family tin sorrowing the
untimely bereavemeht of their loyed
one. r
The remains wefe shipped from
Warren Saturday morning, arriving
here Monday morning.
Funeral services were held from
the Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with Rev.
Wm. Powe officiating, and interment
in Cherry Grove cemetery.
Driver'Training Car to Be Used Here
Reversing    the    usual    procedure,^ gergon,   Institute   Director,   of   State
Methodist Church
To Be Host of Big
Rapids Conference
The Clare Methodist Church will
be host to the Big Rapids District
Conference held Friday, April 2nd.
Rev. Byron Hahn, of Big Rapids,
district superintendent, will lead the
devotions and preside at the meeting.
Included on the program will be
special music by Rev. and Mrs. Bird-
sail, of Pentwater; Rev. Charles Mackenzie, of Mt. Pleasant; Miss Frances Penland, of Hickory, North Carolina; Mrs. John R. Scott, of Gladwin;
Rev. Howard F. McDonald, of Coral;
Rev. James E, Bowker, of Big Rapids;
Rev. Howard A. Smith, Remus; and
Rev, Keith L. Hayes, of Fremont.
The evening program will be given
over to Visual Aids. The sound film
entitled, "No Greater Power" will be
shown. . Slides entitled "Light Banishes the Shadows," will be displayed.
There will also be other items
shown.
All memhers and interested worker, of the church are urged to attend
these meetings and .hear these inspirational messages.. The W.S.C.S. is
in charge of the dinner and st-pp'e..
MICHIGAN KIWANIS
GOVERNOR SPEAKS
HERE WEDNESDAY
LEE W. DUDDLES
DIES AT LANSING
HOMEMARIH 24
Former Merchant And Teacher
Laid At Rest In Ashion
■  Cemetery Saturday ,    0oTerBor ot KiwaniB of Michigan
Jim  Robinson,  of  Sault  Ste.  Marie,
Lee W. Duddles was born July, 26, ] was  guest  speaker  when the  Clare
Local Kiwanians to Meet With
Clare Rod and Gun Club
Next Week
1892, In Reed City, the son of Thomas
and Emma Duddles, and passed away
at his home in Lansing, March ^24,
1948, at- the age of fifty-five years,
seven months and twenty-eight days.
He was in the mercantile business in
Ashton, Reed City and Marion for
twenty-five years before moving to
Lansing, and also taught school near
Ashton five years, after attending
Michigan   State   College.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia
E.; two sons, Evard E., of Marion,
and Jamea G., of Lansing; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Denman and Liu-
da Lee, of Lansing; three grandchildren; three brothers, Ralph, of Excelsior, Minnesota, Clyde, of Ashton,
and Willard, of Grand Blanc; four
sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Bourbonnais,
Lillie and Laura Duddles, of Pleasant
Ridge, and Mrs. Jennie Dahlstrom,
of Reed City; several nieces and
nephews and many friends.
Funeral services were held at the
Estes-Leadley Funeral Home in Lansing, Friday afternoon, March 26, for
friends and relatives there, with
services in the Ashton Methodist
Church Saturday afternoon and commitment in the Ashton cemetery.
Larry Beck Now
Manager of Service
Station In Clare
Lawrence Beck, former manager of
the local A & P Store and a resident
of Clare the past nine years, has resigned his position as manager of
the A> & P Store at Shepherd and
leased the Standard Oil Company
service Station at 908 North McEwan
Street, assuming his new duties
March 1st.
"Larry" came xto Clare in 1939 as
manager of the local A & P Store,
after affiliation with the company at
Muskegon for fifteen years, and was
manager of the Clare store until it
was closed in August, 1946. Since
that time he has been manager of
the Shepherd store, but has continued his residence with his family in
Clare.
' Larry invites old friends and the
public to come in and say "hello."
Kiwanis Club met for their luncheon
meeting Wednesday evening.
He gave a talk that was not only
unusual, but very interesting, and he
impressed upon his listeners the idea
that there is always something useful
one can do, regardless of his station
in life or his age.
Mr. Robinson is an accomplished
chalk artist and added effectiveness
to his talk by illustrating his theme
as he unfolded his revealing story of
the every day life of his fellow Kiwanians, choosing several local members as his subjects."
Besides impressing his thoughts
upon the minds of the audience in
this unique manner, he held their
rapt attention with a keen sense of
humor, at times really "laying it Onto" the subjects of his pictures.
Mr. Robinson was accompanied
here by his son, Keith, and other
guests were Clem Beemint and Chet
Maher, of Midland, Mr, Slate and Jack
Dorr, of Saginaw, and Bud Hoersch,
Fowler Noble, Jack Jory, Rev. E. E.
Redman, Jack Braily, Fr. J, I. Sruba,
Les Bonstelle and John LeTourneau.
This week's meeting" was in charge
of Lieut. Governor Willard Bicknell
and the local Kiwanians will meet
with the Clare Rod and Gun Club
next Wednesday evening.
NOTICE
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF
THE CITY OF CLARE, COUNTY
OF CI^ARE.
Notice Is Hereby Given That An
Election Will Be Held In The City Of
State of Michigan on April 5, 194.,
from 7 o'clock in the forenoon until
8 o'clock in the afternoon Eastern
Standard time for the purpose of Voting on the following propositions:
The adoption of the proposed char-
Iter for the City of Clare as drafted
l by the Gharter Commission elected on
' Nov 10, 1947. >
Ail qualified registered electors of
the City of Clare shall be entitled to
vote at this election.
Dated: March 12, 1948
City of Clare
By Alex McKinnon,
24t_ City Clerk
PAUL ZIMMERMAN
SUCCUMBS TO ILL
HEALTHJ1ARCH 25
Sheridan Township Pioneer Laid
At Rest In Cherry Grove
Sunday Afternoon
Panl/^mjnerip?n.^t bor*.- July 8^;
1870, to Karl and'itntone Zimmerman,
at. Saginaw, 'Michigan; and died
March 25, 1948, of chronic heart faif-l
ure, at the home of his daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. George Waltz,
of Grand Rapids,' where he has resided since December 10, 1947.
When a lad of seventeen he came
to Sheridan township, working several years in the lumber industry and
later going to Ashland, Wisconsin,
where he worked in the capacity of
a shipping clerk for a steamship line.
At twenty-five years of age.he married Minnie Albright, of Saginaw, returning to Sheridan township, where
he bought the farm on which he lived
to raise a family of eight children.
Three children, Bertha, Clifford and
Lewis, and his wife preceded him in
death.
Four years ago lie retired from
farming and bought his present home
on Maple St., where due to failing
health, he rented his home and went
to live with his youngest daughter,
Mrs. Minnie ,Edick, until her husband's death four months ago.
,He leaves to mourn their loss, one
'son, Fred; four daughters, Mrs. Cora
Davis, of Sheridan, Mrs. Christine
Waltz, of Grand Rapids, Florence
Crawford," of Boston, Mass., and Mrs.
Minnie Edick, of this city; ten grand
children and three great granddaughters; one sister, Mrs. Mary Slater,
of Detroit; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and
friends.
Mr. Zimmerman was a member of
Sheridan Baptist Church, acting as
their superintendent for many years.
During Mb Illness he many times
voiced his comment on how near and
dear his Savior was.
He was a man of very high ideals
and during his life time held many
district and township offices, being
also a director of Farm Loan at
Standish for three years.
Loving and kind in all his ways,
Upright and just to the end of his
days,
Sincere and true in heart and mind,
What a beautiful memory he left
behind.
Never too busy to stop awhile,
To listen, advise, praise or smile,
Doing for others in countless ways,
Loving and giving all his days, v
The last to blame and first to cheer,
No wonder we miss you," "Father
Dear."    . d
Funeral 'services were held from
the Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Sunday afternoon, with interment in Cherry Grove cemetery. *
HAMBURGERS
large delicious hamburgers. Our
coffee is still 5c. None better- In
towi. Luciie's Eat Shop, Herb and
and Lucille Van Hoose, Props.      18tf
teachers went to school last week
(March 22-26) at Jackson.' A Driver-
Training Institute sponsored jointly
by State Department of Public Instruction and Automobile Club of
Michigan drew 80 high school teachers and police officers from throughout Michigan. Shown above Vivian
N. Houghton, Houghton Lake, receives diploma from Norman E. Bor-
Department of Public Instruction,
while Clare peace officer Wm. B. Dunlop watches.
The car to be used by Mr. Dunlop
in teaching local citizens to drive
has been on display in the Dan McDonald showroom this week. It has
double clutch and brake pedals so
that the car is under the control of
the instructor while giving instruction.
Main Street
IMPROVES   FRONT
William Lange, "The Shoeman,"
has improved the front of his store
by installing a new show window
last week.
THE  WHITE  WAY
Consumers Power crews have been
stringing the wire for the new street
lights on McEwan Street this week.
NEW NORTH END BLOCK
Pete Caredis tells us truckers have
commenced hauling in the blocks for
the erection of the fine new business
block to be built by he and his brother, Thomas, on North McIDwan
Street this spring. Prospects of a
roller skating rink here seems to be
meeting with the whole-hearted approval of tha younger set.
HUGE NEON SIGN
BEING* ERECTED ON
HOTELDOHERTY
New 5th Avenue Room Provides
Facilities «For Conventions
And Social Functions
ON "WALL STREET" TOO
Work is progressing rapidly on preparing the new Kroger Store on West
Foufth Street for occupancy, h considerable amount of furnishings are'
already installed in the building and
a huge neon sign has been delivered
to grace the front of the store.
STRAINED    NECKS
It appears that our good friend,
Doc Born, may be kept busy getting
the kinks out of the necks of the
Main Streeters Who have been watching the erection of the huge neon
sign atop the Hotel Doherty this
week.
BLDE CROSS HOSPITAL
PLAN TO BE DISCUSSED
AT MEETING TUESDAY
Dr. MgArihur Announces Plan
To Make Service Available
To This Community
Representative business and professional men and women of Clare
and surrounding towns will meet at
a dinner Tuesday night, April 6, at
6:30 p. m., in the Doherty Hotel, for
the purpose of viewing an official
film of the American Hospital Association.
S. C. McArthur, Superintendent of
Clare Hospital, said that the showing
of the film here is to discuss the possibility of sponsoring a local Blue
Cross Community Enrollment campaign in cooperation with the Michigan State Medical Society and the
Michigan Hospital Association. Local
sponBOrsJhip of such a campaign
Would open membership in Blue Cross
to persons formerly unable to join
through groups.'
"We want our civic and business
leaders to know how the doctors and
hospitals operate their non-profit Blue
Cross Plans for the prepayment of
hospital and surgical services and especially their new program to extend
'these plans to more people," McArthur explained. "At the dinner meeting we hope to develop a program
to get this information to every person in this area."
Blue Cross is a national program
for hospital and surgical care and is
sponsored by 3800 participating hospitals throughout the country. It
has a to|al membership of 29,000,000
persons, of which 1,125,000 are enrolled in Michigan.
The skyline of Clare is assuming a
metropolitan aspect with the erection
of a huge neon sign atop the Hotel
Doherty this week. The sign is
• twenty-five,feet long, the letters of
the word hotel five feet and two inch-
' es high, and the letters of the name
Doherty three feet and two inches
high. The sign is similar to the one
on the Detroit Leland Hotel and was
patterned after that sign.
The letters of the word hotel will
be outlined with double neon  tubes
and Doherty with single tubes,  the
sign requiring four transformers and
900 watts  of electricity.    It can be
•seen from Vernon Hill and-a distance
(to the east In the day time and it is
■. expected it will be visible from, the
Rosebush  and   Coleman  areas  when
lit at night.
Designing, manufacture of the
superstructure and neon tubes, and
installation is being done by Ulch &
Sons, of Harrison.
Fifth Avenue  Room
The beautiful new Fifth Avenue
Room was recently opened at the
Doherty and is now being used for
small conventions and banquets,
bridge luncheons and other social
functions.
The 28x22 foot room on the "Fifth
Avenue" side of the hotel is decorated with a pink tint of cream on the
sidewalls and delicate shade of blue
on the ceiling and has heavy neutral
colored carpeting. There are floral
curtains at the windows and the
chairs are upholstered in green.
Lighting includes crystal and polished brass chandeliers and polished
brass torchieres which furnish indirect light through fins on the
sides of the globes.
The  interior  decorating was  done
by a former Clare lady, Doris Kain
' Richardson, now of Alma.
I    The room was reserved for an all
' day   district   sales   meeting   of   the
■ Gleaners Life Insurance  Society  on
Tuesday, with District Sales  Superintendent H.  H.  Hough and J.  Lee
Strachan, Chairman of the Supreme
Council, in attendance.
Dinner was served to thirty-four
employees of the Sohio Oil Company
in the Fifth Avenue Room Tuesday
evening and a Blue Cross dinner will
be served there next Tuesday, April
6th.
A canvas canopy will be erected
from the main entrance of the hotel
to the curb in the future for the convenience of guests during inclement
weather.
USED CLOTHING SALE
Children's used clothing, costs,
hats, shoes, etc. Also toys. Methodist church basement, Friday and
Saturday, April 9 and 10, from 10:00
a. m. to 5:00 p. m. 26t3
Gleariers Insurance
Conference Held At
Doherty  Tuesday
William F. Kleinhans, district manager of Gleaners Life, Insurance
Society, called a meeting of the
agents of the Midland district at the
Hotel Doherty Tuesday for dinner
and an all day conference.
Eighteen were present from the
surrounding territory and Field Superintendent Harry H. Hough gave a
very instructive talk /On Life Insurance programming to fit the needs of
the insured. The remainder of the
time was devoted to the discussion of
routine matters of the agents and relations between the agents and their
clients and the society,       "
OLD FARM HOME
BURNS TO GROUND
NORTOF CLARE
School Children Save E. Mbggp
Home From Burning Monday of Last Week
. An old landmark, the farm Tumm
formerly owned and occupied by *-»•
late Gotlob Nass family four mifa*
north of Clare, burned to the graeaaiS
Tuesday evening after markings -Met
location for fifty-light years, "glm
property is now owned by Paul Ksaaafc
who lives on the adjoining farn_ t»
the north, and was occupied oy? Ms^,;l
and Mrs. Fred Dora and ten of _&«_&!
eleven children.
According to Paul Nass, fire fur*
broke out at about 3:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon and the Clare Ffre.Die--
partment responded to the* ^lrvdftk,
th§ rural fire truck and' extihguis-Je*
a blaze in a room in the soutlzeasl.
corner 6f the second floor of Ife_»~.
frame building.
The fire department left, after »»-
questing Mr. Nass to watch the pr«a»-,
ises  lest  fire   break  out  again,   assft,
members   of   the   family,   who   wrer*.'
away during the first fire, retunat*.
home.    In a short time fire was «Beb-
covered in a wood box in the- kitet*a_t„
which is thought to have started fes__si
sparks blowing in the back door £ra_ra
a chair or radio thrown out the •«_■-
dow from the upper room during; 13km
first fire.
The wood box was taken from _fc»
kitchen and the family retunatel
home about 6:00 o'clock and thotigjWL
that danger of fire was past ao»__
moved the furniture and clothingi.
which had been removed from «_a»
home by neighbors, back into. *£«*,
house.
As Mr. Nass left his Barn at 7:_E^
Tuesday evening and glanced toTrs_!_I,\
the house, he discovered smoke -vsSP- -
ing out of the upper story again __n_M
summoned the "fire department a sea- ■>
ond  time, but  the  fire was bey_ar_5**
control  when  they  arrived  ana! $!__«
house burned to the ground.   AJT <dP*
the  family's  furniture  nad  perstzKsBK'
belongings, except a few items frmai
the   kitchen,   were   destroyed.     _tfe_
Dora and two sons were doing chorw_v
on the farm a half mile east of ttsefe-r
home when the final fire broke cti_2t.
The house was built by Frank Cap^
a lumberman, fifty-eight years. s_gss»
and settling had caused the casingss.tea
the rooms to separate, leaving _rana~
erous cracks in which sparks ttmm-
the first fire might have been hidK-es--
from the sight of the firemen mmM1
escaped the soaking they gav» *___"■•
building around the fire.
The loss of the building, estfmateES-
at from $8,000 to $10,000, and fte*
furnishings were partially caratmBj
by insurance.
School  Children  Save  Home
Pupils of the Haring School, eigNK.
miles southwest of Clare, noticedi __tpi»
at the nearby Elmo Mogg homier j_-__."
before closing time Monday- adSaar^
noon of last week, and with- penaB»~
sion of their teacher, five p^]giil_r,7^8ll_fc•
Billsby, Jr., Alvin Allen. Joyce _S~_3«ss.
Foster Ouderkirk and Duane Thtsm^t-
son, twelve to fourteen years of «_3».-.
went to investigate.
They found the wooden roof" c_Tsr
stone chicken house afire and spaii-»
blowing toward the farm home. *%&*&
got .out a hose and when they dmuM
ered the water pressure was not ant*-
ficient to reach the porch which _te_8L
caught fire, let the water run Sst__r
pails and then threw it onto _&»
flames.
Passing motorists did not notice f__t. 5
predicament the children were S_»
because the chicken house was at issmt
rear of the home, but finally a neigi-r
bor saw the fire and called the Clacs-
Fife Department, who took over aatteas"
the children had saved the MogS-T"
home from destruction while H_-jp-
were away.
About 360 baby chicks perislsecl a_fc.
the fire and the intensity of the S_a_ft_
broke several windows in the Iiojbss..
Impressive Easter I
Services At Balslef
Church Last Sunds3qf
A very impressive Easter  ser*i_S---
was held at Balsley Churchy Suratesr '
morning, with 70 or more in atfc<«__a«-
anee.
A short program of songs and awa-
tations was presented by the Su__*«ar
School.   A dedication service of Jtti®-.
children   was   preceded   by    "Jtassta-
I Loves  Me,"  sung by Doris WjXmasz..
Jane Ann Roller, Lea Ann Will
Ruth Ann Witmer and Barbara.:
ise Kleinhardt Were dedicated
little    Kay   Lorraine    Daniels,
christened. ' )
A beautiful Easter lily, presents*-'tot.
the  Sunday School by the MscwraK.
Flower Shop,* was given to- Kay
the close of the service.
Rev. F.^-D. Reed, of Detroit,
' brought a very inspiring message o~a .
' "The Risen Christ."    A£terw»rd_- was,
ogen   communion   service   waa   deserved.   Rev* Reed also delivered ®i«.
evening message.
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