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CLARE,  MICHIGAN,  FrtiPiMT, MORNING.   MAY 28, 1948
New Series Vol. 56, No. 35
P.S.C. APPROVES
EXTENDED AREA
PHOM SERVICE
Many Months Needed to Provide
Facilities for Added Service
"Through Clare Exchange
The Miehigan Bell Telephone Company today announced it will take
many months to provide the necessary facilities before extended-area
service can go into general effect,      j
T. G. Maher, manager for the com-'
pany, pointed out that the Michigan and asked that Rotarians honor his
Rotary Honors
Departed Member
Wednesday Noon
A Rotary memorial service Wednesday noon, honored the memory of
Earl Sternaman who was a member
of the club from the time of the
granting of the charter in Clare, until
his death a year ago.
Rev. Charles- Hahn in a short eulogy, spoke of the outstanding virtues
in the life of the departed member,
and showed how they parallel the
finest things that Rotary stands for.
He praised' the sympathy, depth of
understanding, and religious devout-
ness in Earl Sternaman's character,
Public Service Commission, in approving extended-area service recently, did so to permit the company to (
plan for service while expanding itsj
faciliites to meet growth. Many ad-;
ditional circuits must be provided be-,
tween neighboring communities, he
said, to take care of the heavy in- j
crease in traffic expected to develop ;
as a result of the new type of service.
Under the order, the company is
authorized to provide .extended-area
service in 196 of its 241 outstate ex-|
changes. Sixteen exchanges were not
included in the company's original application, 29 others were excluded by
joint argeement of the company and
the Commission, and a number of
exchanges were regrouped in the various extended-service areas.
"The new type of service will eliminate toll charges of the 10 and 15-
cent type between affected exchanges," Maher said. "Users will
be entitled to unlimited calls to and
from nearby Michigan Bell exchanges
memory by emulating his principles.
Mrs. Clara Sternaman, and her son,
Jack, were guests of the club.
JURY IN PEARSON
CASE BRINGS NO
GUIUTYVERDICT
Charles Koch 'Faces Charge Of
Resisting Officer In
Justice 'Court
with the same community of interest.
For the privilege, a somewhat higher
flat rate will apply at some points,
depending on the value-of the service' Marshall's office, did not convince the
as measured by the number of tele- jury that Mrs. Pearson set the fire.
phones in the extended-service area.
Mrs. Geneva Pearson, defendant in
an arson case tried before Circuit
Judge Donald E. Holbrook "Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last
week, was found innocent by the jury
after half an hour of deliberation Friday a'ftenoon.
Considerable circumstantial evidence
presented by the prosecution's star
witness, Sgt. Dean of the State Fire
Many users will pay no more for the
privilege than under the present system. ■
"Extended-area   service,   in   effect,
offers the user, at a single price, a
packaged  service   that  permits   him
(.Continued on Page Four)
Resists Officer—Jailed
Charles Koch, of Clare, R-l, was arrested by City Police Monday evening
when he reportedly had trouble with
I a cab driver and refused to   pay   his
j fare from Midland to Clare, later leaving a local take out store wjtli a case
of beer in one hand and   lighting   off
the cab driver with the other.
The officer who was called had difficulty in apprehending Koch and he
was arraigned before Justice   of   the
iind Pqppy Days 'p*ac° ^VM B- ?f$l.. ^e.dnes?gr-
-r■-  ..■,•.,'*■ *> ■*       ■■•*■■  jchargec? with resisting an officer.   He
was remanded to the county   jail   to
justice    court
V.F.W. Auxiliary
Plans For Memorial
A business meeting was held Mon ,
day   evening   at  the  home  of  ,«,«. * await ^exaornmatioii in
con. when he failed to furnish $500 bond,
John Blackledge, of Harrison, was
issued summonses by Ctiy Police Saturday to appear before Justice Dunlop
to face charges of driving with no operators license on his person and with
his car not under control because of
Hendershot to discuss business
cerning the sale of poppies. A chairman was appointed, President Mrs.
Henrietta Verette, assisted by Mrs.
Juanita Green and Mrs, Doris Ackerman, and Mrs. Mae McCon for Far-
well.
The Brownie No. 4 Girl Scout troop no brakes,
will sell poppies Friday afternoon to'    The trouble started    when   Black
help in this worthy project. j leaSe became involved in a traffic ac-
All members of the post who can eident with Kenneth Archbold, of
march in the Memorial parade Mon- Clare, R-2, a cab driver for G. O. Ful-
day, meet at the City Hall at 9:30-lerton & Son. Estimated damage to
a. m.   Please contact Mrs. Doris Ack- the Sab was $50 and   the   Blackledge
erman for further information.
A very  enjoyable picnic was held
car $100.
Paul E. Archbold reported to City
at Eight Point Lake May 16 at the Police that his 1936 Ford Tudor was
Holbrook and Foss cottages, by the stolen from Clare Manufacturing
V.F.W. members and their, families, j Company parking lot between 7:30 a,
The post wishes to thank the Hoi- j m, and noon May 20th. The car was
brooks and Fosses for their kindness located in Flint by Flint Police and
to help make this picnic a very nice Archbold was notified. A warrant
occasion. was issued for William Clark, of Flint,
Next meeting will be a lawn party, who is charged with the theft and is
June 14, at the home of Mrs. Ernest being held by the Flint Police.
Green, 204 East Seventh Street. Each Morris Johnson, of Clare, R-l, was
member please bring a guest who may arraigned before Justice Dunlop May
be eligible for membership. Refresh-■ 15 and Robert J.. Campbell May 17,
ments will be served.    All members each   pleading   guilty   of   speeding.
Two Escape Injury When Plark ^Pancakes'* In Field Here
Fr. Sruba Speaks
At Kiwanis Meeting
Wednesday Evening
The Rev. Fr. J. I. Sruba was an7 interesting and well informed speaker
at the meeting of the Clare Kiwanis
Club at Hotel Doherty Wednesday
evening, when he discussed current
events and compared them with occurrences in past stages of our national history,
A considerable portion of the .program was devoted to., discussion of
and gassing * out membership cards
for the Kiwanis sponsored Clare High
School stadium . building committee.
All will have the opportunity of participating in. this program for the construction qf permanent spectator
stands at the high school athletic
field and membership includes* a season pass for all 1948 home football
games.
SECURITY LOAN
COMMITTEES NpW
REAPYJ-OR DRIVE
Community Quotas Announced
By County Chairman Judge
Donald E. Holbrook
Pilot John F. Enot and his brother, George J. Enot, both of Wayne, escape serious injury in wreckage of Piper
Super Cruiser a quarter mile south of Clare City Airport Tuesday morning.       —Photo By Clare Photo Service
Stores To Remain
Closed Monday After
Memorial' Day
At a Clare Chamber of Commerce
directors meeting held at the Dunlop
Cafe Monday evening, it was determined' that according to a poll from the
merchants, Clare business places
would remain closed May 31, the .Monday after Memorial Day; and every
Thursday afternoon from there on, unless there is a holiday during' the
week, it will be optfonal to the merchant to be open or closed Thursday afternoon as he sees fit;
Clare Chamber of Commerce
WAYNE FLIERS
ESCAPE INJURY
IR CRASH HERE
Engine Fails And Plane Crashes
In Field Near Clare
City Airport
The writer recalls that when questioning State Police officers a few
years ago regarding an airplane
crash near the local airport-, the officers seemed a little perturbed because
of 1S0. much stress being placed upon
two fliers who had been flying around
in the air risking no ones lives or
limbs but their own; when at the
same time hundreds of careless drivers were threatening the lives of
thousattte efii <<th© highways without
anyone seeming to. be concerned
about it. And now it seems that airplane crashes are becoming more or Glenn F# Sanford Chapter Busy next da*
less of a common occurrence in this Escape Serious Injury
vicinity. <• I     With  Variety  of   Chapter     j    When Ge0rge.D. Spanos, 56, of Lan-
Pilot  John   F.   Enot,   31,   and   his And Sports Events sing, was driving north on US-27 two
brother,   George   P.   Enot,   both   of, miles south of Clare at 4:00 o'clock
Wayne, flew in with a load of cast-; The DeMolay banquet Tionoring the Tuesday afternoon, Harold A. White,
ings for the Clare Manufacturing Seventh District Championship bas- 52, of Clare, who was parked along
Company in a Piper Super Cruiser ketball team and Coach Ernie Bryant the highway with his car headed
at 11:20 o'clock Tuesday hiorning and held in the Clare Masonic Temple, south, started up and made a left turn
finding their approach to the field too Friday evening of last week, was at* in front of the Spanos car, causing a
long for  the runways,  started back tended by 105 persons. collision.    White then turned to his
up for another try when their engine | Following the fine dinner served right and struck a car 'owned by
failed and they crashed in a field a'. by Zenobia Chapter ladies, Leo Brown Richard Brooks, of Clare, R-3, which
DeMOLAY BANQUET
HONORS BASKETBALL
MAY 21
INJURED MOTHER,
CHILD RECOVERING
AT HOSPITAL HERE
Others   Escape   Serious   Injury
In Traffic Accidents
The Past, Week
Mrs. Marjory Mattox, of Beaverton,
who suffered lacerations of the face,
neck and right knee, and her five year
old son, E. J., -who suffered lacerations Of the face and head and a skull
injury in a traffic accident just east
of Clare Thursday afternoon of last
week, are still confined* to the Clare
Hospital, but their conditions are reported as improving nicely. Her
children, Ernest Michael, four, and
Barbara Ann, three, who were "also'
involved in the accident Thursday,
were released from the hospital the
Organization for the Security Loan
campaign has been completed with
committees including the supervisor
and another member or two from each
township.       * . .
Clare County U. S. Treasurey Fl- -
nance Committee chairman Judge
Donald E. Holbrook announces the
appointment of Mark Bicknell as
county vice chairman and Art Damoth
in charge of payroll savings and corporation bonds. The entertainment
committee includes Eva Schlafley*
Harley Holt, James Gillespie and
Georg6 Lehr.
Dr. G, C. Born is city chairman in
Clare; Don Luce, Bernard Schofield
and Louis Gee are members of the
Farwell committee; and Mrs. Ralph
Eaton, Ira Trowbridge and Orlie
Stockwell, the Harrison committee.
Clare county's quota of $128,375
divided among communities on the
cost value basis and the committees
who will be in charge of 'solicitation
are as follows:
City of Clare, $30,000—Dr. G. C. Born.
Anticipating  that  an  all-time high Arthur, $4,000—Ray Harrold, Bob Car-
in Memorial holiday traffic will be es-     ter, Vesta Lo\ver.
tablished next week-end, State Police Franklin,. $2,000—Charles Woodry.
Commissioner Donald S. Leonard is Freeman, $3,000—Jay J. Beard, Elgie
urging drivers to be tjnusually alert     Hickok.
in observing the rules of the road so! Frost, $4,000--Leo Gronda, Mrs. Ray
as to avoid accidents. Johnson,
"Last year there were between 1,500 ■ Grant, $9,000—CJair Stanley, Mrs. Aland 1,800 traffic accidents in Michigan |    ma Seiter and Mrs. Eva Schlafley.
over   the   Memorial   week-end,   and. Garfield,    $5,000—C.    L.    McKenzie,
more than 500 persons were injured]    George Scott.
and 26 lost t^eir lives'," Leonard said, j Greenwood, $4,000—James R. Darling,
"During the. first three months of "this!    Howard Ford.
year traffic in the state has shown an Hamilton, $4,000—Lloyd Keysor, Mra-
TRAFFIC MAY HIT
NEW HOLIDAY PEAK
NEXrWEEKEND
State Police Commissioner D. S.
Leonard Urges Caution
Of All' Motorists
Frank   McKenna.
(Continued on Page Five)
Sale Of Flanders
A
try to  attend.
FREE - HINGEES - FREE
Johnson was fined $10.00 and
costs and Campbell $5.00 and
costs.
$3.35
$3.35
Ab Ideal Theatre, Clare — To all
our Saturday matinee patrons—Those
easy to assemble comic strip characters.     Absolutely   a   different   set meet next Tuesday night, June 1, at
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
The Clare Community Council will
given each Saturday.
8:00 o'clock at the city library.
Ground Breaking Ceremonies For
New Arthur Center Church of God
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Aboye is pictured Rev, Chas, Kleinhardt about to turn the; first sod at
the ground breaking ceremonies for the new Arthur Center Church of God,
Wednesday afternoon, May 12. With hi*n, left to right in the foreground, are Mrs. Kleinhardt, and Mrs, Anna Shull, who contributed the
building Site, Those in the background include some Oi the young jseojiie
who have been active iti the pfomo ion of the building fund.
—Photo By Maurice  Studio
quarter of a mile south of the Clare
City Airport.
The plane was demolished, as
shown in a picture on this page, but
examination of the men at the Clare
Hospital failed to reveal serious injury and they were treated for minor
cuts and bruises and released.
FIRST CAMP-0-REE
OF CLARE COUNTY BOY
SCOUTS A SUCCESS
Another Planned For Fall With
All Troops  of  County
In Attendance
The first Camp-6-Ree of the recently formed Clare   County   Boy   Scout
introduced the guests of the evening was parked on the shoulder of the
and   Coach   Bryant   introduced   the  highway.
members  of his  team. Pauline Spanos, 39^ suffered an in-
Mr. Brown, with well chosen re- jured back and Mary Ann Spanos, four,
marks, presented Athletic Director a bruised face. They were treated at
Ralph Ackerman with a medal in ap- the. Clare Hospital and released the
preciation of his work with the team (Continued on Page Four)
during the past year.   Mr. Ackerman' ■ 	
responded with appreciative remarks -r»|| r*l/ D DlDDICU niCC
and presented Coach Bryant with a KlLui U. I AKKlUll Uifco
medal in recogniton of his valuable m>vu    hui
services to the champions ft\ HILL CII I, MINN.,
Clare High School Coach Don Rich-1 7 7
ardson was introduced as speaker of
the evening ,and talked in his usual ( ^	
interesting   manner   of   "sports,"   re- . ,,,,„,
calling instances of the past and tell- Funeral   Services   Held   There
MONDAY, MAY 24TH
ing of future plans and hopes of his
teams.
Local   Chapter   Progressive
Sunday    afternoon    members .   of j
For Former Resident
of Clare
Tuesday morning, Fred Parrish re-
Glenn F. Sanford Chapter journeyed ceived   a   telegram   from   Hill   City,
tv ■ • i. „,„   Z7,a ^ri ^L^^T t0 Midland to open the 1S48 softball Minnesota, that his brother, Riley B.
District was held at Camp Rotary Sat- ^^   In ^ flrgt game thjj localg ^.^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^
wjon   from   the   Saginaw   DeMolays May 24th.
urday and Sunday, with two troops,
Clare No. 125 and Temple No. 147, par-
ticibating. The two patrols representing each troop were Beavers and Cobras, of Clare, and Red Fox and Flying Eagle, of Temple.
The program included field events,
with the CObra Patrol placing first
with* 26% points, Flying Eagles second place with 23 points, Red Fox
third place with 16 points, and Beavers fourth place with 6% points.
Troop 147 outscored Troop 125, 39 to
33.
The two troops played for the Clare
County Boy Scout softball championship with the game won by Clare, 13
to 7.
A camp fire program was held Saturday evening with each patrol putting on a stunt-.
On Sunday morning the Catholic
hfiys were brought to Clare for Mass
and services for the Protestant Scouts
were held on the grounds,
Judges for the Sunday field meet
were: Orville Petro, Scoutmaster of
Troop 147; John Rodabaugh, district
chairman, of Clare; and Field Executive Fred L, Beckmann. Plaques -win
be awarded to each patrol participating.
This first Camp-O-Ree of Clare Dis*
trict was very successful and the
SeOVits are looking forward to another
one in the fall all four troops of the
district in attefidaftce,
20-12 in a veritable slugfest. Earl Riley was born in the city of Clare,
Bellows and Jack Brinkerhoff led the the son of Wm. and Mary E. Parrish
attack with five hits apiece. ' on January 30th,  1879,  and died at
In the second game the locals were his home in Hill City, Minn., on May
defeated by the Midland DeMolay 24th, 1948, at the age of sixty nine
team 6-2*. In the seventh inning, Jack years, three months and twenty-five
Brinkerhoff    and    Bud    Rodabaugh days.
spoiled the Midland pitcher's no hit ( His parents were pioneers of Clare
game with successive singles that and Riley spent his boyhood days
netted the' locals their two runs of here. **
the game. t j    He leaves to mourn, his wife, Lil-
Monday evening of this week Glenn lian; two stepchildren; one sister,
F. Sanford Chapter exemplified the Mrs. W. Roy Barnes, of Lansing;
initiatory and DeMolay degrees for three brothers, Wm, Parrish, of Sag-
five new members, James Denton, inaw, Arlie H. Parrish, of Calumet,
James Hahn, James Richardson, Don- j Minn., and Fred A. Parrish, of Clare;
aid Wallace and Harold Irwin, bring-' many other relatives and a host of
ing the chapter membership to a total friends,
of 47. . j    Burial will be at Hill City, Minn.,
Tuesday   evening   DeMolay   mem-. where he has made his home for the
bers served dinner for John Q. Look past thirty years.
Lodge  and  following  the  meal the — - —
Master- Mason degree *was conferred.
increase of 13.5 per cent over the
same period a year ago, when it was
also at an all-time high. Our accident
and casualty trend is showing an accompanying increase' /,
"Given fair weather, the indications Flower Tomorrow to '*
are that traffic next week end will be;' >
the -highest on record for the Memor-j Aid Disabled VetS-
ial holiday and may even set a new ,
record for any holiday or peak traf-« Saturday is* Poppy Day. The idea
fie period. This means "that each ,0f >the-bhwy for a Memorial flower
driver, for his own sake if no one for World War dead sprung up a»
else's must be scrupulous in observ- naturally as the little flower itself,
ing every safety rule." I    Poppies as a memorial flower, will
- Leonard said that State Police road be sold on the streets Saturday, May
.patrols will be intensified over the 29th, by the American Legion Aux-
week end, but added that "the officers iliary members with school children
cannot do the safety job alone." as helpers.
"It's up to every driver to voluntar- Mrs., Clute, chairman of Poppy
iiy assume the responsibility of pol- Committee, will be out early. Your
icing himself," he stated. dimes, quarters or dollars will be ap-
Most common causes of accidents predated by the Auxiliary but most
are driving too fast for conditions, of all by the disabled veterans who
failure to grant rightrof-way, passing benefit by each and every poppy sold
on hills, curves or other unsafe loca* for Memorial Day.
tions, driving on the wrong side of Your purchase of the poppies is*
the road and improper lane use, fail- your contribution to the rehabilitation
ure to signal change of course, un- of veterans. Be generous—buy *
lawful   turns,   indifference   to    stop  poppy.
signs, warning signs and traffic sig-     .  -	
nals, driving under the influence of The good will of visitors .to this
alcohol, and defective lights, brakes community is a valuable asset in any
and other equipment. man's business.
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. JOHN R. O'GRADV
John R. O'Grady nassed away at his
home in Detroit Thursday, night, May
20, after an illness #f three months.
He is the brother of Leo O'Grady, of
this place. JObitttary «ill appear next
week.
POST OFFICE CLOSED
The Clare Post Office will remain
closed all day Monday, May 31st, in
observance of Memorial Day, and
there will be no window service or the
usual delivery Service ,in the city or
on rurai routes. However, all mail
depostited in the mail box In'front of
the postoffice will be dispatched and
all perishable and special delivery
mail will be delivered in the city,
. Francis Jackson, Postmaster.
Memorial Day
Monday, May 31st 1948
Today we pause for a moment to pay tribute to the heroes
of all wars who made the supreme sacrifice that the principles of freedom may endure so long as free people
cherish and preserve them . . . and to bow our heads in
supplication for wisdom and strength to keep their faith.
PROGRAM
9:30 A.  M.—All  organizations meet at the City Hall.
10:00 A. M.—Memorial service in City Park with prayer
by Rev. E. E. Redman and wreath placing ceremony
at Honor Roll, in honor of all veterans from Clare
count-y,
10:15 A. M.—Line of niarcli forms at City Hall.   Members
of American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Legion
Auxiliary, V.F.W. Auxiliary,  other veterans and organizations will take part in the parade, with the
Clare High School Band participating in all services,
Children will join the parade at the school.
11:00 A. M.—Service at Cherry Grove cemetery.
Selection—Clare High School Band.
,v   IntroduetiOhs-^-Mickey McDonald, Commander
. Walter H. Larttian Post
• Invocation—Rev. Chas. B. Hahn.
Memorial Day Address—Rev. Wm.' Powe.
Benediction—Rev- Hahri. '
Volley by Firing Squad.
Taps—Tommy Creguer. '   .
v Echo—Wayne Grace,
Parade will reform and inarch to cemetery gates;
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