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Members -ana friends ol the
Clare .County Soil Conservation
©tstrtcfc will hear Orville "Walter.
o£ Kalkaska county describe hi3
system of using grass to rebuild*
run down soils at the annual meet-
Boys Rescued
From Drowning
In Lake Sunday
A tj*_up of boys and girls .ere
skating on Stevenson lake, Sunday, when Bill Drake, the son ol
Mr. and Mrs. Dale 'Drake, broke
through the ice near th* middle ot
the Jake. Larry Seiter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Seiter, also fell
through the ice in. attempting to
res.cue Bill.
Claude Bailey, who was at the
lake with his little daughter, saw
the aeoidettt and happened to have
a cable in his car. Bailey gave the
cable to Blair Seiter, who went out
to the boys with the thin ice
cracking all around hi ., and threw
the cable to the pnir who were
floundering in the cold water.
Mr.. Bailey and Leo Smith, the
iSS o$ the district next Tuesday, j m ■-Mj% wa'*MM. Manley"Swith,
hlKVtv^w.TuffigltHi! «*™*:BW*«****** *™
j- .on, beginning at U3Q p. in.
Walker's- system   of  employing
legs,  pulled .Sill   and  Larry   to
safety.
They were taken to the Albeft
grftsa t» rebuild run down soil- on- suiter h<>jne, a mile and a half from
a farm he -purchased has won widespread interest among farmers and
soil scientists. The plan has been
referred to as "Walker's Quickie"
method of soil restoration. Mr.
"Walker will usd pictures in color
to supplement his talk.
Orville "Walker Is county agricultural agent for Kalkaska and
Crawford counties. He is one of
twb .Michigan county agricultural-
agents to receive national recognition for his work by the National
Association of County Agricultural
Agents at tbie recent national con-
ventlon in Chicago.
Robert €arter> district chairman
will preside at the meeting and an
interesting annual report of the
district during the past year will
be given.
Two directors to fill the vacancies of Mr. 'Carter and Eugene
Kallmann, -whose terms expire,
will be elected.
Reiresbments will be served following the meeting.
Any owner or occupant of three
acres of land outside the boundaries of an incorporated village or
city is eligible to membership in a
soil conservation district. Everyone
interested in soil conservation is
invited to attend the meeting.
An advertisement of the meeting, sponsored by Clare businessmen .ill be found on page 16 of
this week's Sentinel,
the.lake and."thawed out".
The boys and their parents are
exceedingly, happy that a tragedy
was, ave. ed.
icmgan
fBnsi®n
tag Of'OldaA
One ot the oldest in the country,
the Michigan Bell Telephone
Company's pension and benefit
plan has its forti 6th anniversary
this month.
The plan was born in the high
button shoe era, Woodrow Wilson
had just been elected president and
the first Model T assembly line
was starting to roll.
Revolutionary for its time, the
plan received nationwide acclaim
at tho tiniB of its inauguration,
January 1, 1&131
The annual basic pension is
computed by multiplying tha average yearly pay for the last ten
years before retirement by total
number of years of service, e. ,
pressed as a percentage. The basic
pension is adjusted at age 65 by
One-half the Social Security bene-.
iit.
In addition to pensions,'liberal
sickness, accident and death benefits are Included in the plan. Employees become eligible" for sickness benefits after two years of
service. The amount and duration
of the benefit ranges from four
weeks full pay plus nine -weeks half
pay after two to five years of service, to full pay for 52 weeks after
25 years of service. Sick benefits
cover sickness or accidents incurred outside the course of employment.
Sickness death benefits are paid
to qualified dependents if an employee with two or more years of
service should die of illness or injuries received in an off-the-job accident
The amount of death benefit
varies from four months for an employee with two to three years service to 12 months wages at ten
years or more service.
Thespian, supported entirely by
the company, was recently revised
keeping on a comparable basis
with those of other Michigan industries.
One change substantially increased retirement inepme at,, age
65 for anyone who retires on minimum pension,
Another revision provided feach
pensioner will receive the full benefit of any JSpcial Security increase
es thar'becoine effective after he
retires.
Mrs, Querback
Installed As
Gold Star Head
Mrs! Gertrude Querback was installed as president of the Clare
chapter of Gold, Star Mothers with
a staff of twelve other officers,
chospn to lead the organization
during the coming year. The special meeting featuring the installation ceremony was held in the Legion rooms at the Clare City hall
Wednesday evening.
National Chaplain Mrs. Ina Hammond was the Installing Officer,
and assisting her in the rites were,
Mrs. Lena Sharp of Mt. Pleasant,
tho newly installed president of
the chapter; Mrs. Josephine Smith
Of Midland, president of her local
Chapter; MrS. Fern "Wright and
Mrs. Fannie Yeoman of Clare,
guest musician and soloist respectively.
• Mothers conducted to the altar,
and installed were ^rlrsv Gertrude
Querback, president, Mrs. Laura
Beavers, 1st vice president; Mrs.
Pearl Sanford, second vice pres'-
d£ntj Mrs. Ina Hammond, secretary, Mrs. Winifred Reeder, treasurer; Mrs. Esther Brown, musician
and custodian of records; Mrs.
^,Jtoa_ , .k, chaplain; Mrs. Ruth
Sparta, historian, Mrs. Jennie Bowler, and Mrs. Dora Hess, colorbear-
ers, Commttteewomen are Mrs.
Mildred Wood, Mrs. Francis To-
maskl .and Mrs. Mary Gerow.
Giber special guests introduced
were Mrs. LeDtjlia Blanchard, president of Clare Blue Star Mothers,
Mrs. Agnes 'Pudvay, the incoming
president of the Clare Blue Star
Mothers, Mrs. Arlene Baucler, president of Mt. Pleasant Blue Star Mothers, Mr. Celina Creguer, president of the Glare American Legion
Auxiliary.
' Mvs. ,iiiez "Eaton, -conductress ot
the department of Michigan Veteran .of Forel'gd Wars, Mrs. Betty
Wells, afad -Mrs, Eula Myers, of
. irfisbn, Gold Star Mothers invited .to join the Clare chapter, Mrs.
Preen Smock, and two daughters
of ihe nfew president, Mrs. Anna
Carrigan and Mrs. Lorraine Burns.
Mrs. Querback was presented
with a beautiful orchid from her
family for the evening's ceremony
and matty flash pictures were taken at intervals during the evening.
Mrs. Brown expressed thanks to
all her officers and members for
their splendid cooperation during
her two years as president, and
presented lovely gifts from the
chapter to the installing officers,
and also a birthday gift to Mrs.
Hammond whose birthday is this
month.
Ml'S. Querback also .presented
gifts to the installing officers, Mrs.
Inez Eaton stated that she was the
Veteran's Counselor and woulj be
available to extend assistance
Whenever needed.
Mrs. Querback spoke of several
new projects for the comjng year,
and named special committees.
She asked the cooperation of all to
help make the coming year successful. Many of ihe guests extend-'
ed congratulations and best wishes for the new year ahead.
The -meeting closed with tbe
soloist singing, "The Lord's Prayer", and "May .'The Good Lord
Bless and Keep You".
.Delicious refreshments "were served by the committee Mrs."Brown,
Mrs. Bowler, Mrs. Hammond and
Mrs. Sanford. Tables were lovely
With gold flowers, and the gold
star emblems.   >
Scotts, Plant
To Play 22nd
Clare Manufacturing, striving; to
halt the Scott Drillers' march to
the mythical city championship, is
expected to be dt full strength
when the two quintets clash
Thursday, January 22, at the Clare
High gymnasium. The" Drillers
captui'ed the first game of the city
series 64-53,- iu early December, at
Farwell.
Clare Mfg. Will field a well-balanced squad-including Bud Rodabaugh. Ron Doherty and Bill Chaffee. Last year's leading scorer for
the.plant was Ray.Owens and he
will again appear on the line-up.
The Drillers will present a linc-
np that includes huge Joe John-
Son, 6*3" pivot performer; Bill
Dewey, steady scorer; and Dean
Bucholz, 6'4" tip-in artist. Other
members of the aspirants to the
city crown are Wayne Buchol .
Bob Darling, Danny Ranek and Art-
Sills.       .
With both organizations backing
their teams to the hilt, a sizeable
crowd is anticipated. The intense
rivalry extends to last softball
season when Clare Mfg., after upsetting Scotts in the first game,
fell to the Drillers the last three
meetings.
Admission to the game is free.
Public invited. Tip off at 8:00 p. in.
Two Accidents
Fail To Stop
Campbell's Trip
Pfc. and Mrs. William Campbell,
who spent the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Omer Parent, and his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Campbell, had the
misfortune on their return to
Oceanside California, to have two
accidents.
The first happened at Joliet, Illinois, when a truck ahead of them
on a hill, backed into their car,
when the brakes gave way. After
having the car temporarily repaired they continued on, and at Flagstaff Arizona met with another accident, due to a blinding snowstorm, and had to continue the
rest of the way by bus.
Two buddies, one from Detroit,
and the other from Chicago, were
riding with the Cai:;ip.beils, but
luckily none was seriously hurt,
only minor cuts and bruises, but
the car is a wreck, In spite of all
difficulties the boys arrived back
to camp on time.
Tim Cotter'*
Tim Cotter
Host At Open" House
gtons
Moving To
Arizona
Mr, and* Mrs. Theo. Walling ton
and daughter, Karen • Ann, will
leave here ' about January 20 to
establish their home in Arizona. ■
•Mr. Walllngton, vice president
of the • Citizens State Bank, has
been associated with 4he firm", H
years. -He served the Lake' City
State Bank 12 years before^coming here and is a director oT that
bank, the Citizens State Bank, tlie
Rosebush State Bank and Gladwin
County Bank, at Beaverton.    ;*
Theo. was the. first Mayor of
Clare under the Charter forms.of
city government and treasurer ol
the Clare Chamber of Commerce a
number of years, is the immediate
past president of the Clare Kiwanis Club, a member of Bay City
Consistory, past master of Lake
City Masonic Lodge, a member of
the Clare Masonic Lodge, Farwell
Chapter Royal Arch Masons and
Clare I.O.O.F. Lodge.
He is.-lay ieader and a trustee
of the" Clare Methodist Church,
havinfe served' in several official
capacities of the church.
Mrs. Wallingtori is a' member of
Zenobia Chapter, O.B.S., and has
served the W.S.C.S. of the Methodist Church as president and
treasurer .       •
The Wellingtons have -been
prominently- associated with the
civic and social activities of Clare,
apd will be missed by the _anj£,
friends they have made since coming here.
•They will be honored at a dinner at the Methodist Church next
Monday evening,      *'
Opening Today
. -.Rfilocailon pt, the • Tim
■Chevrolet and Buick Sales, is announced Ahls week by Mr. Cotter.
MoSdufe' operations to the new
showroom and service garage at
1JO0.,' North McEwan has been
completed and the Grand Opening
op'ex h'oiise event is scheduled' for
' today and tomorrow, January 9
and 10.; ■ - - •■/■
, The public showing and inspection 61 the: new .building.coincides
With the introduction of .new l. 3
Chevrolet and -Bpick ^models.'
,'*■' Jarilarged ,s'pac!& in the new building for the jser.vice-department has
enabled' the Cotter agency ■ to add
several important new customer
services. They are listed in a large
display advertisement appearing ju
thjs^issuo af The Sentinel.
A special heavy duty - twin-post
truck hoist can lift any truck or
large vehicle on the highway. The
huge" machine' raises any light or
heavy auto up to the size 'of big
Greyhound buses for service or
lubrication,     .   ,     ,    . ...
A new "Washmobile" is an automatic jet. operated auto washing
Unit. The "first of its kind to be Installed for service in this part of
the state, the equipment first
washes "the auto with soapy spray
and then rinses with warm water,
Rapid service is possible in the
lubrication- department with facili-
ties.for servicing both trucks arid
passenger cars at "the" same time
without waiting or interference.  '
The service part .line has moved
.into the larger quarters with ex*
panded stock equal to any demand
of everyone in this area accord-,
tag fo Mr. cotter, A large stock of
factory parts for Buick and Chevrolet autos is augmented by available parts. and service fov most
dtber make's of cars.
Pickup and delivery service are
features of the service department.
Plans are already in the making
foiv the addition  of  a  body
paint shop in the spring.
Scott Drillers
Home Schedule
Once Scott Driller coach. Ernie
Bryant suffered night mares ov .•
the lack pf^height obvious pn, hi3
basketball squad, Now he has to
Cotter  crane his neck to talk to his cag-
Mary, Nevins Awarded
Fellowship By Rotary
Youth J
To Me©t Friday
Many inquiries concerning membership in the junior vocal group
being organized under the direction of Harold Collins Indicate real
interest and a satisfactory initial
enrollment.
As announced late in. December,
the group invites attendance by
atty young person from the fourth
{j. ide up, or younger if the student
can read m.usie. The group which
is to bo called a .Singing class, is
undenominational, and will stress
group 'Singing and music interpretation.
Potto Campaign
Needs Your Help
Mary Elizabeth Nevins. of Clare,
was first selection for a fellowship
ranging from §2,500 to $3,400 when
the District Committee on Rotary
Foundation "Fellowships met in
Saginaw Monday evening. James
Allen Kendall, of Midland, was
chosen alternate.
The fellowship will include the
"priviledge of a year of study in the
University of Geneva, Switzerland,
and she will be privileged to ta*£e
trips in surrounding countries to
make a study of the people and
their customs and habits.
Girl Scouts To
Postpone PoiLuck
Until January 19
In order to cooperate with members of the Methodist Church in
honoring Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Wallington before leaving 'Clare,
the Girl 'Scout organization is
happy to postpone their pot luck
fi'om .Monday January 12, to Monday, January 19. Dinner will be
promptly at 6:00 o'clock, due to the
fact it is P.T.A. night.
One of the requirements ta be
eligible to receive the fellowship
Was to write a long, application in
French and be able to speak the
language. She has studied French
three years in college.
When she returns she will speak
before Rotary Clubs of this district to inform them of her experiences and observations In Europe.
The purpose of these Rotary fellowships is to create good will
among the nations through better
understanding of their people.
Miss Nevins, the daughter of
Rev. Leslie J. Nevins, will graduate from Colorado University at
Boulder, Colorado, this month.
She will leave for Switzerland
this coming summer and enter the
University. of Geneva at the beginning of the fall term,
> -Governor W. Rr* .Tae"" Maclnnes
of Rotary District 220,'has written
the local Club, "The Clare Rotary
Club is to be congratulated upon
being the sponsor of so fine a ca .
dldate. I am sure she will profit
greatly from this opportunity and
Will completely justify the confidence which your club members
and the members of the selecting
committee have in her".
ers, On hand for the Drillers are
Dean Bucholz and Joe Johnston,-
measuring G'4*', and Bob Gordynec
and Bill Dewey," at 6%".   '
The Drillers were' struck a,, severe- blow when it w.j. annoitrtc'ed
that the. unerring corner Shot artist, Dennis Benedict,' was lost 'to
the team the . remainder of "the
campaign. Benedict, currently is
leading the club, in searing', "the
fast improvement-pf Wes, GrAssl
broken wrist $ives hop$> that the
sijiji eager will return to th,e lineup soon. ■     •■.,",
Scot.ts will .entertain outside'
clubs -in the Clare" 'gymnasium
January 17. 22,^29 add- 31. Included
among ihe visitors wiH' be Midland
702, and Saginaw Averjll Motors,
both crack quintet's and leaders in
their respegtive city leagues. AH
home games will start at. 8 p. m.
The Drillers pack 'their togs and
journey eighty mllefs •-to. White
Cloud' to face "a. strong 1ndfependeflt
quintet from that' city . Monday
evening.     , . .*.'.-     *"
Communications w . received
from Abe Saperstein, own ..of. the
world famous Harlem-Globetrotters, regarding a "possible »ppe^r-
ance of the fabulous color.ed quintet in this city. The -only drawback
was ltfck of i>n opeir date .on • the
busy globe tourer's schedule. But
Mr. Saperstein may bring his,J,eam
here next spason, it,-was announced." . .   , „
Michigan 3ell,
Converting To
Dial Sendee *
The Michigan * Bell Telephone
and! Company today reported that it
! had spent more' than $51,000,0.00
The new building'itself Is a huge for thee.^ansionandimprovement9
cement block structure with mod- of its facilities In 1952,. . . , # ,
era brick and glass front*. Together | In a year highlighted by the in-
with the-used, car sales lot, the] stallatlon of its 2,000,000th, -the
tivm occupies" a whole city block, company made rapid strides * tb-
of frontage on US-27 in the rapidly ^ard its early objective of 100 per
developing north business section.  cent aig,! operation. r*
Radiant heat system maintains T Srirtuw tn „'«*"* «*ohafisre in
the temperature throughout the *«[J^A £viofwas SghrX
sltowroom and the service and ?e>r,oui °™lsi^ih^7 S iimusura
parts departments, Ample parking
space for customers is near the
bjfildihg   ,iti .nee.
Mr, Cotter came to Clare In 193£
whe. he operated the BUick.and
Chevrolet agehey in .connection
with the Battle Motor1 Sales of Mt.
Pleasant. He had formerly been in
the automobile sales and service
business* in Mt. Pleasant since
finishing school in 1926.
Purchasing* the- Battle interest
in the business in 1037, Mr. Cotter
remained in the same location in
the Doherty block until last week.
The only interruption of his
business career came in 1942 when
he served in the U. S. Army. He
was separated from the service
with an honorable discharge in
1946, having the rank of Major In
the Ordnance Branch.
The Grand Opening announcement includes a Warm invitation to
the public to visit and inspect the
new building and service facilitl-
ties. Flowers and souvenirs are
being presented to guests during
the event on Friday and Saturday,
International
Problems Topic Of
Rotary Speaker
The Clare Rotary Club met at
Hotel Doherty, Wednesday noon,
for its weekly luncheon, with
President G. C. Bom presiding.
Program chairman Martin Loomis introduced Prof. Robinson of
Central Michigan College, who
spoke informatively and interestingly on pending international
problems.
Visiting Rotarians were Jay
Swarthout, of Alma', Everton Peters, of Napanee, Ontario, aud L. D.
Richmond, of Mt. Pleasant. M. E.
Redgloor, of Belding, wi_ a guest.
Arms and Flexibility Of Range
Balanced Teani Superior To Reds
The 3958 March of Dimes is now
a, week old, and your County Campaign Chairman, Mrs, Louis Gee,
of Farwell. and her local chairmen,
Mrs. Ray Tharp, Claret Mrs, Clare
Hecker, Harrison; Mrs. John Lay-
ton.Lake George; and Mrs, W. D.
Bellinger, Lake; and their helpers
are working hard to cover the
1952 county indebtedness and have
money for 1958. What are you
doing*?
Organisations can do a great
deal by holding bake sales, rummage sales, dances, card parties.
First tni. aiaed practice is to be etc, and turning the proceeds to
Irelti at the Congregational church {the March of Dimes. I to w about
! ,irtu,y aft_ si .tool, or ft-om 4 M it'.' You or ono uf you.- mnybn; the
3 i*.iHi Sotttt tO'Qcfid t&eae dimes.
(EditoVs note: Following is the
third in a series, of six articles
comparing a U. S. Army combat
Infantry division with the' infantry
division of the Soviet Russian
Army.)
A study of weapons and vehicles of a U. S- Army infantry division and a Russian infantry division shows the superiority of the
American unit. It underlines the
fact that a Soviet division—unlike
a U, S. division -^ is not a balanced team of combined arms.
The U. S. division has three
times as many tanks as the Russian unit—144 compared to 44.
'■yyhe U. S. infantry division has
approximately 19,000 small caliber weapons—rifles, .pistols, ma*
chineguns—compared to approximately 10,500 for the Russian
unit. «
The U, S, Infantry division has
210 artillery pieces—including 105
and 155-millimeter howitzers and
57, 75, and 105-millimeter recoil-
less- rifles. The Russian force has
165 artillery pieces, ranging from
a 87-mllIlmetev anti-aircraft gun
to « 122-1 .Uimeter howitzer.
While the IT. g. division has 150
mortaiv, the Russians division has
11.1 morttu's awl while the Ainiu--
kiui mil!, has 58J1 vocl .t launch
ers, the Russian force has only 36.
A' Russian division has 21. aiiti
aircraft machineguns compared to
64 in the U. S. divisions.
Russian firepower "points" are
increased considerably by the number of submichineguns in a Soviet
infantry division—2,997. This compares with 970 in a U.S.-infantry
division, These weapons are effective only at short ranges and are
of value only in close quarters.
Individual arms of American soldiers are the world's best and are
far superior to Russian weapons.
The Ml (Gai'and) rifle, standard
issue for the U. S. Infantrymen,
is a fast-firing, highly accurate,
fool-proof weapon. The Rus'siaiv
counterpart is the cal. .30 M1944
manually-operated, bolt-action, 5-
shot rifle whose accuracy leaves
much to be desired.
U. S. machineguns have undergone steady improvement and are
very accurate as well as fast-firing.
The Russian heavy machine gun
is basically a 1910 model and is
mounted on a/clumsy two-wheeled
mount.
The Russians, Chinese, a n d
North Koreans have no equivalent
of the 13. S. .80-ealiber carbino.
Jammed guns as result of faulty
fjjvlridja'sj are rare lit the 1-. S-
Awns1-, hut fintltv farti'Idgo cam1*-
cause so many stoppages iu the
Russian army that they are a serious problem. Each Russian rifleman carries a cleaning rod at all
times, and its primary purpose is
■to drive stuck, cartridge cases out
of the chamber of his gun.
American mortar crews can fire
effectively regardless of whether
they can - see a .target. Russian
mortar crews have little flexibility
and can cover the ground only to
their immediate front. U. £. mor-
tarmen can shift their fire to any
point. with lightning-like speed.
One U. S. platoon can cover effectively the same- ground that
would require the effort's of several Russian mortar platoons.   -
A trio of "hip pocket",field guns
have made it possible fo'r U. S. infantrymen to carry their own artillery into battle. No longer do
they have to call for artillery on
small targets of opportunity, for
these hard-hitting mobile weapons
can do the job to perfection. This
"hip pocket" artillery consists of
57-millimeter, 75-millimeter, and
105-millimeter recoillesB rifles. The
Russians and Russiau? satellites
have nothing to compare to them
except,thp , .-millimetei'- reooillees
rifh> which-ia a copy of tin-. U. S.
weapon.
ted in 12 communities'., ^
Conversions whlph ;the.ycompauy
has thus far scheduled for 1JJ5?
completiatjf tnelMflt ' .IKo.ae»: mv
verton, Cadillac,. Crystal Falls.
Fountain, Freesoll, Gladwin, Lapeer,- Lowell,- Midland, Re'e.d Oity,
Sault Ste. Marie, Caledonia, - ipi,
MIddleville.  "    ' ' ■"./.
The company, reported" expenditures of $4,000,000 on defense .projects sifice the start 6f the "Roreati
war. They include facilities jtof -military establishments as . M?ell ' as
those serving expanding industries
iu the state. The newly developed
"Bell and Lights" air; raid Wa.rhin^
system has been made av .lahlfc by
Michigan Bell, Several Michigan
cities have installed the network,,
which operates through telephone
facilities
.County! W.C.T.U.
To Hold Business
Meeting in Clare
The Clare .ounty.W.C.T.U, will
hold a business session at 'the.
home of Mrs. Norman Fleming at
211 E. Fourth St., 'Clare, from £:00
until 4:00 on Tuesday,. January. 13.
All members who cab, are urged
to be present. Everyone welcome-
Mrs. Lula Birdsall, Secretary.
Farmer s Week At MSC
Has Income Boost Theme
•  Marketing Problems And Farm Price
Features On Program Plus Entertainment
Increasing, farm income will be the general theme of
agricultural economics department programs during Farm*
er's Week> January 26-31, at Michigan State College'.    "
John Wilson
Dies Monday
In Chicago
. John- Wilson, 84, of Chicago,
foriper -Clare mayor and .businessman .here-for many years, succumbed to a( heart condition in a Chicago-hospital, "Monday.
. John Harmon Wilson was born
on a farm near Paris, Michigan,
the jton of 'Fannie and John Wilson,
September 12, 1S68.
He -. moyed with his parents to
Big Rapids later and there attended. High School. He left school to
learn the tailor trade when be was
16...
Y He established a tailoring shop
in Clare in 1888. A year later he
.'brought - his young wife to Clare.
John Wilson was married to Harriet L. Pierce, in Big -Rapids in
■1889 and_ they« made their home in
ClUre for many years,
»Xo this union, were born four
children, three girls, Laila, Marcia,
•Mary; and one son, Percy Cameron; » .'■■'■■ ' ■•
. Mr. Wilson, was a faithful attendant" and supporter of the First
Congregational Church ot .laxe,
a"? long &s he'was here.
In' 1900 "ho "established • a -clothing .business.. on. the corner n6w
•occupied :by Witbecks EG.A, store,
which he ran successfully for several, yea .. "Later, he' joined with
L. B. Davy in establishing the Wilson-Davy Co. ■*-.*-•■
"" ]. •. "Wilson"Tetit-ed from active
business in-.piare. in 1926, keeping
hig'- borne here until 1934, IJe resided . in Grand R&pids for several
years and later Mr, and Mrs. Wilson, went to .Chicago where they
spent their last,years with their
oldest' daughter. Mr. Wilson was
.aptlve as a.wholesale salesman.in
Chicago until 1946.
He was an ardent supporter of
_£ gdod' «i¥l. WterpWs$s.-*He ser*^
ved Glare as. Mayor for two years
frcim 1932.- 1934, and Svas a respected and honored "citizen.
'Itte was a great lover of children
aiid his children and grandchildren
Three programs will be presented, with twp "showings" for each
program, al Fairchild Theatre'in
the east end' of the college Auditorium building.
"Managed Marketing Mean a
Mare Money" will be^presented at
10,a. m, Tuesday, January 27, and
at 1:15 p. m. Wednesday. Designed
to help farmers with individual
marketing" problems, • it will emphasize greater incomes through
better marketing; problems connected with th« farmer's share of
the consumer's dollar will be discussed.
The .outlook for- 1953 will be
presented at 1:15 p. m. Tuesday,
January ,27, and again at 10 a, m.
Thursday, A motion picture in
color will outline some of the important factors for ,1953 and beyond, and a skit v/i\\ highlight the
main points to remember.
There will be no speeches, but
there will be a question-and-answer
period.
The third lirogram", at 10 a. in.
Wednesday, January' 28,. and again
at 1:15 p. m. Thursday, concerns
"Dairy Farm Management—Today
and T6morrow." ■ '
Practices thai: increase income
will be, stressed and farmers will
be given ways to determine whether a change in their dairy enterprise is profitable;      .
. The annual Farm Management
Banquet, at. p, . .* Thursday, January 29, In the Kellogg Center
Ballroom, will'feature Dean J. H,
Hilton of the* College of Agriculture, at North Carolina State Coi-.
lege. "Our Busine,ss*and Our Responsibility'* will be Ws topic.
Farm account cooperators with
Michigan State College will be
given special recognition and the
Lansing Orpheus Club will provide entertainment.
One Of Glare's
Older Ladles
Mary Jerred, one of Clare county's oldest ffesidents, passed away
at her home at '501 Pine Str, tie,-
cherish many lovely memories of cember 31.
£ls activities in their behalf. He
,l_s a .loyal husband and father and
lli.3 mfeinory will live In the lives
of his family and friends,
'Mr. Wilson has been in fallirtf
health for 'several years but his
passing came quickly and quite unexpected. He entered St. Luke's
Hfr^pital, December 30 and passed
a'-Wiy January 5,195S. His daughter
Laila was .ith him. The direct
ca, .56 of his death was a general
heart condition.
H . leaves to mourn his passing
three daughters, Miss Laila Wilson,
of Chicago, Mrs. Marcia Brown, of
FarrSr, Iowa, and Mrs. Mary Green
Of Clare. There are thirteen grand-
ehildren and thirteen great grandchildren, other relatives and & host
of friends.
Mrs". Wilson- preceded him -in
death in 1945 and his son P. C.
Wilson in 1950.
At his request his body was cremated In Chicago. The remains
Will be brought to Clare for memorial services at a later date, with
burial here^ * >
Elaborate
For Tourist Increases
Arrangements have been completed for EMTA to participate in
three travel shows this year, according to Frank Davis, Secretary-
manager.
The Michigan. Tourist Council
has constructed a new -36-ft. exhibit containing numerous photographs and recreational scenes
plus transparent colored large size
photographs. The tourist associations and the Michigan Tourist
Council will distribute thousands
of pieces of literature at these
shows.
Chambers of commerce, resort
operators aud others are invited
also to send literature for distribution.
The three travel shows are:—
The American and Canadian
Sports aiid Vacation Show, March
20-29 in Cleveland; the National
Travel   Show, -February   20   to
Twenty Days In Jail
For Driving With
License Suspended
Clarence Hall, 21, of R-l Clare,
was arrested by State Police last
Friday, charged with driving while
his license Was suspended. He was
arraigned the same - day before
Judge Wm. B. Dunlop in Municipal Court.
He plead guilty and was fined
$29 with the alternative of spending 20 days in the county jail. In
default of fine, he was .remanded
to tho custody ot tho ahcrifii until
l the flue Is paid,
March 1st in Chicago and the Detroit News Travel Show, March 7
to 15th.
The exhibit will be manned by a
staff from the four associations
and the Michigan Tourist Council.
A timely report of Michigan's
tourist trade volume has been released' by the Detroit Board of
Commerce and shows that spending by tourists alone reaches ?500
million dollars annually.
Fifteen counties in the Northeastern Michigan Tourist Assn. enjoyed a July business increase of
88.8 per cent over their January
business volume.- in dollars, this
total business was . $9,264,000. in
January and a whopping $17,486,-
'900. in July for the year 1952.
Tt is estimated that summer
tourist trade accounts for 16.5 per
cent of annual sales in these
counties. And their increase Was
leading all other portions of the
state for the same two months.
The.. Clare Chamber of Commerce directors, at a business
lunch last Tuesday, voted to contribute $100. to help finance Bast
Michigan • Tourist Assn. -tourist
advertising for the spring ahd
summer season,
Bus' Schedule
Changed thiursday
Effective Thursday, January
the Greyhound bus formerly
VlvItiR in. Clare from . Detroit and
'Lansing nt 12:10 p. ni. will arrive
here at li:55 a. .. The bus formerly leaving blnve for .at. lgnac-p
at.yjtiln p, in. will leave here, at
11:53 a. ni.
ar-
Mary McKinley was -ooru February 22, 1867, the daughter of William and Phoebe McKinley, in
Hocking county,, Ohio, and passed
away December 31, i9*. at the age
of 84 years, 10 months and seven
days. ■       .
In 188& she came with her parents to <Clare county and settled
on a farm a mile east and a mile
north of Dover. Sh .spent 52 years
in Clare. *.j},
Mary was united in marriage*" *,»
Joseph Jerred, May 12,188 . .and he
passed away in 1926. To this union
eight children were born, one preceding her in death at birth.
She is survived by daughters,
Goldia Jerred, of Clare, -Mrs. Charles Smith, of Clare, Mrs. Cebrge
.usted, of' Ludington; three son .
Walter, Wilson and Fore&t, all of
Clare; aiid one daughter,* Mrs, Lydia Mester, of Detroit.
She also leaves grandchildren,
Harold Smith, Clare; Mrs. Alice
Kopplow, Fouhtaiii, Mich., Mrs.
Dorothy Armentrout, "of *Elm Grove
Mrs. Vera Dangler, Clare, Mrs-
Ruth Allen, Farwell, Mrs. Gertrude
Mack, Dearbotn, Mrs. -Margaret
Hanson, 'Puyallup, Washington,
George HUsted, Ludington, MfS,
Goldia Yeomans, Howard City, Joe.
Husted, Lt. ington, Mi-s. Mary
Richards, Muskegon, Mrs. Ada
Hamilton, Ludington, Richard Husted, Lowell, Louella Husted, Ludington, Robert and Frances Jerred
Clare, Art Jerred, Detroit; and
twenty-six great grandchildren and
many friends.
Funeral services were held from
the Thurston Funeral Home at
2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
with Rev. Oscar Witt Olson officiating and interment in- Cherry
Grove cemetery.
To Remodel Feller's
Store While Owners
Are In Florida
4
Carpenters will start installing
a new front In the men's department of Feller's store Monday Jan- -
uary 12. The"_ntire store will be
remodeled, -redecorated and all departments will be .enlarge'd.
The store will be closed Saturday, .January 10, and will reopeu
for Easter,
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Feller will
spend the winfcdr at their home in
Tampa Florida, for their health.
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