VOLUME 38, NUMBER 35. CASS CITY, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943. EIGHT PAGES.

Cass City Has Two Menon First Team and Two*on the Second Squad.

NEW MINISTER TOTAKE POST IN JANUARY

High school coaches met at CassCity Wednesday night to select theAll Upper Thumb football teams.

Cass City's two men were unan-imous choice for their positions',on the first team. Bad Axe has 'three players on this squad, Sebe-,waing two and each of the otherfour schools in the district has one.Bird of Cass City and J. Hewensof Bad Axe were selected as co-captains.

First Team.Backs—Bugbee, Cass City; J.

Hewens, Bad Axe; Kobinson, Har-bor Beach; Kundinger, Sebewaing.

Ends—Smith, Caro; Cook, BadAxe.

Tackles — Phillips, Sandusky;McKinney, Vassar.

Guards—Webber, Bad Axe; Bird,Cass City.

Center—Geiger, Sebewaing.Second Team.

Backs—Kettlewell, Cass City;McConnell, Cass City; DeGraw,Pigeon; Keller, Caro; C. Hewens,Bad Axe.

Ends—Meyers, Harbor Beach;Kirk Bride, Sandusky.

Tackles—LaBelle, Bad Axe; E.Lang, Sebewaing.

Guards—Tobey, Caro; Vivian,Sandusky.

Center—Eyan, Caro. .Honorable Mention.

Backs—Catterfeld, Vassar; Gra-bitz, Caro; Rapson, Harbor Beach;'Tait, Caro; Swartz, Vassar; Kling,Sebewaing.

Ends—Ross, Cass City; Morgan,Harbor Beach. , . .

Tackles — Mousel, Sandusky;Fredericks, Cass City; Vincent,Vassar.

Guards-—Bedford, Harbor Beach;Shagene, Cass City; Gettel, Sebe-waing; Metro, Vassar.

Gentersr—Molnar, Cass, City;Hicks, Bad Axe.

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Milling-ton and GagetownHave Fine Records; TwoOthers Outstanding.

Dr. Melvin R, .Vender.

352 Head ofLivestock Burnedin Fairgrove Fire

Early Sunday Morning

Fire Also Destroyed OttoMontei's Large Barn.

Croswell MinisterAccepts Call toCass City Pulpit

Rev. Melvin R. Vender isProminent Member of theFlint Presbytery.

Rev. Melvin R. Vender, who hasserved as pastor of the CroswellPresbyterian Church for the pastnine years, was. extended a callSunday evening by the congrega-tion of the local PresbyterianChurch to serve as pastor of thechurch at Cass City. Mr. Vender•spoke in the church here Sundayevening. He verbally accepted theinvitation and he and Mrs. Venderplan to move to Cass City aboutthe middle of January.

Mr. Vender was born near BadAxe .and was graduated from thehigh school in that city in 1914 andfrom Alma College in 1920. He isa World War I veteran and servedfor 21 months in the United Statesand overseas. He was sergeant ofBattery C, 328th F. A.

He received his theological train-ing at Princeton Seminary, Prince-ton, N. J., and did graduate studyat Northwestern University wherehe received a master of arts de-gree in 1929. A Ph. D. degreewas awarded to Mr. Vender at the

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Two village treasurers—J. Mc-Taggart of Millington and MissEdith Miller of Gagetown—col-lected every penny of the 1943taxes assessed on the village rolls.Herman Schluckebier of Reese and' fA. N. Bigelow, acting treasurer of ' |Cass City, also have remarkable *collection records. Schluckebierlacked 63 cents of getting the fullamount and Bigelow $6.40. Mr.Bigelow finished the collection jobafter Mrs. Wilma Fry was pre-vented from completing the workbecause of illness.

Here is the record of 10 vil-lage treasurers who have reportedtheir collections to County Treas-urer Arthur Willits. The name ofthe village, its treasurer, theamount of the tax roll, and thetax returned as uncollected are giv-en in the order named.

Reese, Herman Schluckebier,$3,580.90; 63 cents.

Vassar, Chester Beers, $22,058.-89; $856.71.

Millington, J. McTaggert, $3,730;none.

Kingston, 3: D. Harneck,$1,553.73; $63.64.

Cass City, A. N. Bigelow,$6,594.40; $6.40.

Gagetown, Edith Miller, $1,478.-20; none.

Fairgrove, Mrs. R. A. Barcalow,j $2,556.25; $16.35.i Unionville, Arthur$3,164.69; $50.00.

Caro, David Hutchinson, $28,-072.48; $788.88.

Akron, Elmer Ziegler, $2,895.70;$26.39. - '

The Mayville village treasurer]had not filed his report at thisdate.

Daniels,

Christmas—the Anniversary of His Birthis a man who was born in an obscure village,

the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in an-other obscure village. He worked in a carpenter shopuntil He was thirty, and then for three years He wasan itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He neverheld an office. He never owned a home. He never hadaSmlly- Henevf^^

T1™ a theater, nor put His foot9 ULriii inside a big city. He nevertraveled two hundred miles from the place where Hewas born—He did not go far afield, one of the thingsthat usually accompanies greatness. He had no cre-dentials but Himself. He had nothing in this worldexcept the naked power of His divine manhood. Whilestill a young man, the tide of public sentiment turnedagainst. Him. His friends ran away, One of themdenied Him. He went through the mockery of beingnailed upon a cross between two thieves. His execu-tioners gambled for the only piece of property Heowned as He was dying—and that was His coat. WhenHe was dead He was taken down and laid in a borrowedgrave through the, pity of a friend.

Nineteen wide centuries have come and gone andtoday He is the centerpiece of the human race and theleader o f . . . progress.

I am far within the mark when I say that all thearmies that ever marched, and all the navies that everwere built, and all the parliaments that ever sat and allthe kings that ever reigned, put together have notaffected the life of <a man upon this earth as powerfullyas has that One Solitary Life. —Temple. Times.

The army found it out, but itwasn't until Friday night that theGavel Club was able to prove tothe Rotarians that age tells in along race.

The Gavel-Rotary bowling tour-nament ended in a victory for theupstarts. The Rotarians managedto stave off defeat until the lastgame of the series.

The Rotarians laid their hopes inthe final match on Landon, Reid,Pinney, Auten and Mann. They jwere opposed by Starmann, Burt,Wooley, Gross and Benkelman. Agewas the deciding factor,, accordingto the Gavelers, the Rotarians tak-ing the first game but unable tostand the pace in the'next two.

Games won were: Gavel Club,14; Rotary Club, 13'.

G. W. Landon Has theGlory of the Best Indi-

. victual Averag-e of Club.

Large Class inTuscola Admittedto Citizenship

Forty-three of 46 Appli-cants Pass Tests in Cir-cuit Court on Thursday.

December Meet ofCommunity Club WasWell Attended

Probably the best attended meet-

Lovell Cotter Is Freedby Decision Rendered byJury on Friday Night.

Lovell Cotter, 35-year-old Mar-lette Township farmer, was foundinnocent of manslaughter chargesgrowing out of the death of Rich-

- TIO/Q TfCrTrrltvrom ard McMann, 17, Marlette Highing of 1943 of the C!ass City Com-1 The returned

mumty Club was held Tuesday eve- p™ltv" verdict at 8-00 t>ning at the school auditorium when » ^^^2&S^^^ Jt

Otto Montei, Fairgrove Town-ship farmer, suffered a fire loss ofa large barn, its contents, and 352head of livestock early Sundaymorning. The loss is estimated at$39,000. The Montei farm is lo-cated three miles east of Fairgrovevillage.

The fire was discovered by aneighbor, Lynn Robinson, while re-turning from Caro. By the timehe had reached the Montei home iand had awakened the Montei fam-ily, the blaze had spread throughthe barn. Mr. Montei and his sonwere able to release nearly 100head of steers.

Livestock burned to death in thefire included 111 feeding steers,240 feeding lambs and a horse.Sixty tons of hay, 30 tons of feed-ing wheat and beans, five and one-half tons of fox feed, two silos andtheir contents, a granary, a slaugh-ter house and some farm machineryalso were destroyed. The mainpart of the barn was 40x80 ft. andthe L-part 44x72 ft. Both had-fullbasements.

Mr. Montei operates a fox farmnear his barn and all but two penswere saved as well as all thefoxes.

Fire departments from the vil-lages of Fairgrove and Akron keptthe flames from spreading to thefarm home. The loss on livestockis estimated at $19,000 and the losson the buildings and the contentsat $20,000. The loss was coveredin part by insurance.

Following a meeting of the boardof education on Wednesday, mem-bers toured the school building,noted recently made improvementsto school rooms and visited sever-al of the grades while school was insession. They had lunch with fac-wlty members at noon.

Incidentally, 200 meals wereserved during the lunch hour atschool on Wednesday.

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Discarded ClothingCollection in Cass CityToday and Tomorrow

The collection of discardedclothing and rags for the relief ofthe needy in the countries beingliberated from the Axis is underthe auspices of the NeighborhoodWar Clubs. Mrs. Ernest L.Schwaderer is the local salvagechairman and the council rooms inCass City the place where contri-butions may be left in the after-noons of Friday, Dec. 17 (today)and Saturday, Dec. 18.

This drive is aimed at gettingdiscarded clothing for which theowner has no present or futureuse. The fact that they may befaded, in need of repairs or nolonger in style, will not detractfrom their usefulness in keepingsomebody warm.

List of Clothing Wanted.Men and Boys—

Overcoats, topcoats, mackinaws,windbreakers, reversibles, completesuits, uniforms( dark), sack coats,sport coats, vests, pants, breeches,slacks, sweaters, underwear, (lightand heavy weight), pajamas,sleeping bags, robes, gloves (wool),mittens (wool), hosiery (pairs),shirts (sport, work and negligee),overalls, coveralls, dungarees,work jackets, and other similargarments.

Women and Girls—Coats (heavy and light), rever-

sibles, heavy outer jackets, com-plete wool suits, wool sport jackets,wool skirts, wool dresses, sweat-ers, underwear, nightgowns, pa-jamas, bed jackets, robes, mittens(wool), scarfs, shawls, hosiery(pairs), cotton or rayon dresses,skirts, jackets, blouses, shirts, ap-rons and other similar garments.

Infants—Coats, snow suits, legging sets,

buntings, knit suits, creepers,dresses, overalls, polo shirts,blouses, outer pants, skirts, sweat-ers, sacques, underwear, sleepinggarments, robes, hosiery (pairs),mittens, blankets (wool), bonnets(wool) or other similar garments.

nngOrion Cardew closed his year aspresident of the society. One hun-dred forty-two enjoyed the chick-en dinner prepared by ladies of St.Pancratius Church.

Tuscola County's quota of$1,146,000 • for the Fourth LoanDrive has been divided among the11 districts as follows:Akron $80,220Caro 217,740Cass City .' 114,600Fairgrove , 114,600Gagetown 57,300Kingston 57,300Mayville 114,600Miljington 68,760Reese 103,140Unionville - 68,760Vassar 148,980

One of the largest classes of ap-plicants to be admitted to citizen-ship in Tuscola County in recentyears was examined in circuitcourt on Thursday, Dec. 9. Out of46 applicants, 43 were successfulin passing the examinations. Oneperson was. told to continue hisstudies, another is to furnish proofof her husband's citizenship, andthe third case was continued untilwitnesses are secured to prove theapplicant's Texas residence.

The following are the names andaddresses of the 43 admitted tocitizenship:

Katie Paurich, Caro.William Ruppel, Cass City.Anna Stuwe, Vassar.Frank Hadi, Car&«

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m. Friday after deliberating forfive hours.

The trial opened Tuesday, Dec.7, in the circuit court at Sandusky inmiiiimmmimiiiimiiminumiimmiuiiiiimiiimtiiiiimiiimmimiiiiibefore Circuit Judge Shirley Stew-art of Port Huron. McMann died of Pfc. Clark Knapp has been trans-

j The evening's Program was Z^^^g^^^^ *^ *T Ca4 E1HS' ^ tO

jopened by a concert by the schooll and u other MarletP

te ffi h School. Fort Sheridan in the same state,band. It was greatly enjoyed by ^ water_

melons at the Cotter farm. CotterConcluded on page 8.

the audience and evidenced theprogress made by the young musi-cians under the capable directionof Vernon Wait.

Mr. Cardew introduced the club'snew officers—Frank Reid, presi-dent; Rev. S. P. Kirn, vice presi-dent; Rev. Dudley Mosure, secre-

tary; and Albert Gallagher, treas-'urer — and the following membersof the board of directors: Rev. JohnBozek, Dr. B. H. Starmann, Leon-ard Damm, Herbert Maharg, HerbLudlow, Rev. Frank B. Smith andRussell Leeson. Mack Little is al-

at the time.Dr. John Muyskens from the De-

partment of Speech of the Uni-versity of Michigan was the eve-ning speaker and held the close at-tention of his audience. His sub-ject waspoints."

"Changing Our View-

Cass .City DefeatedFairgrove, 26-20

Cass City's basketball team de-feated Fairgrove Friday at Fair-

I grove, by a score of 26-20.After trailing by one point, 7-6,

in the first quarter, the Cass CityRedhawks took over the lead 13-9by half time. In the third period,Fairgrove was held scoreless whilethe Redhawks dropped in fivepoints.

Kettlewell was Cass City's highpoint man for the evening, scoringfour buckets and a free throw fora total of nine points. Bugbee wasnext with six points, followed byDelong with five points. Adamsscored 10 points for Fairgrove.

The Cass City second team wasdefeated 27-18.

Due to the fact that this year'stournaments are to be held onMarch,3, Cass City has advancedtheir basketball game with Pigeonfrom that date to Thursday, Dec.23. The game will be played atPigeon. The Redhawks' first homegame will be on Jan. 4 againstUnionville.

Fe & A* M.Friday

Officers to serve Tyler Lodge, F. j

Pvt. William Robinson has writ-ten his mother, Mrs. David Mc-Comb, from somewhere in Aus-tralia.

Cpl. Meredith McAlpine of FortDix, New Jersey, came Wednesdaynight to spend five days with hisfamily and mother here.

_V—Pvt. Kenneth Clement, now sta-

A M for the coming year were < —— cSTiSTfeSiinstalled at a regular meeting of d . Wednesdaythat organization Friday evening ^ ^ JMason Wilson was the installing ,, • * „. fofficer with Richard Bayley acting Mrs. Jos. Clement.

as grand marshal. Those installed v~~were: Pvt. Roland Wright came Mon-

Worshipful master, Edward day from Camp Wolters, Texas, toGolding; senior warden, Basil visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs.Quick; junior warden, Frank Hall; Fred Wright. He leaves Sunday fortreasurer, Dorus W. Benkelman;, a location in Maryland,secretary, Edward Schwegler;senior deacon, Arlington Hoffman;junior deacon, Watson Spaven; ty-ler, Frank White; stewards, Jack Springs Field, Washington, D. C.,Lowney and Fowler Hutchinson; came Thursday of last week tochaplain, Rev. Dudley Mosure. j spend 10 days with his parents,

Lunch was served after the Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hartwick.

Pfc. Leland Hartwick of Camp

meeting.

Cass City ChurchestO Present Christmas 'her to spend "Christmas day with

— V—Sgt. Shirley Beardsley of Hen*

derson Hall, Arlington, Va., willhave a furlough which will permit

her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ErnestPrograms Next Week . Beardsley. Her vacation will start

Special events in celebration ofChristmas for the various churchesof Cass City and community will

Dec. 21days.

and she will have five

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bayleystart Friday evening of this week have received the news of the ar-and continue through the week un- ' rival Saturday in Florida of theirtil Dec. 26. | son, Staff Sergeant John W. Bay-

The congregation of the Metho- ' ley. He expects to visit at his par-dist Church will enjoy a family ental home at Cass City in the nearchurch supper this (Friday) eve- future. Staff Sergeant Bayley hasning with a program to be present- ] been in China,ed under the direction of Mrs. JohnMcGrath. There will also be atree. Sunday evening, Dec. 19, the A-C Marvin Moore, son of Mr.church will have a candlelight ser- J,nd M™- Arthur Moore of Grantvice.

Bethel Methodists will havej Township, has been transferred

a i from Sherman, Texas, to Eagle

Just Arrivedin time for Christmas, boxed sta-tionery, 49c and 98c. The practicalgift. Pinney Dry Goods Company.—Advertisementlt.

Feather Partyat Doerrs' Hall, Cass City, on Tues-day, Dec. 21, 8:00 p. m. Everybodywelcome.—Advertisement.

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program and tree this Saturday: fas.s.in *e same state. He is innight, Dec. 18. Mrs. John Guisbert | S^lJl^ ^ is directing the program.

Mrs. Geo. D. Bugbee is directinga miscellaneous program to be giv-en Sunday evening, Dec. 19, in the

will receive his wings and com-mission on Jan. 10.

_V—Pfc. Carl Richard Esau of Camp

Church of the Nazarene. There will Steawart, Ga., has been transferredbe a tree and treats for the chil- to Camp Polk, La. He will be on

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The Community Bowling Leagueclosed its first schedule of gameson Thursday evening; and Parsh'steam, composed of B. Kirtoh, M.Wilson, L. Damm, R. Wright andCapt. Parsch carried off top hon-ors by winning 27 games out of apossible 39 played. The Dillmanteam went into the last week oneven terms with the Parsch five,but were eliminated from the raceby the fast moving Mann pin-sters who came up with a 2568count. This was their best bowl-ing of the series and made the go-ing easy for the Parsch team, whohad little trouble in disposing ofthe Ludlow group.

individual bowling honors wentto Landon with an average of 180in the 39 games which were rolled.The runner-up was Mac McCul-.lough, who has been hitting thepins consistently in the closingweeks of the schedule, to bring hisaverage up to 178. Dr. "Eddie"Fritz ran away with the highesttotal pins for any three games,when on Dec. 9, he collected agrand total of 666 which is farabove his nearest rival. Reid's sin-gle game of 254 _was the largestcount recorded, but there weremany scores' well above the 200mark.

Captains for the new series/which opens after the holidays,will be taken from the highestaverage bowlers as they come inorder. Several captains of the se-ries just closed will be replacedby new men who have increasedtheir averages, to shove old cap-tains out of their customary posi-

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Evangelicals ElectOfficers at TheirAnnual Meeting '

At the annual meeting of SalemEvangelical Church held Thursdayevening, Dec. 9, the following of-ficers were elected:

Church—Class leader, EdwardHelwig; assistant class leader, W.J. Schwegler; trustee, H. F. Lenz-ner; chorister, Mrs. Maurice Joos;assistant chorister, Joseph Benkel-man; pianists, Miss Ruth Schenck,Mrs. Raymond McCullough, MissBetty Hower.

Sunday School—Superintendent,Edward Helwig; assistant superin-tendent, Lawrence Buehrly; secre-tary, Mrs. Harold Greenleaf; as-sistant secretary, Wilbur Silver-nail; treasurer, Clark Helwig.

D. W. Benkelman, church treas-urer, and Clark Helwig, SundaySchool treasurer, reported sub-stantial balances of cash on handin their accounts.

It was decided that members of jthe quarterly conference shall con-;stitute the administrative councilof the local church.

Rev. S. P. Kirn, the pastor, an-nounced that a Lenten retreat ofThumb of Michigan Evangelicalchurches will be held Mar. 6 atCass City, with Bishop George Eppand other prominent clergy of thedenomination present.

The annual business meeting ofthe church Thursday night waspreceded by a family night supper.About 50 members and friends ofthe church attended.

Steer Sold -for $592at Detroit Jr. Show

Auction SalesHaving sold his farm, 6 miles

west and 1% miles south, of San-dusky, Fred W. Ryan will sell live-stock, grain, tools and householdgoods at auction, Tuesday, Dec. 21.Wm. Turnbull is the auctioneerand the Sandusky State Bank,clerk.

Andrew Donnelly will have anauction sale of livestock, poultryand machinery on the Robt. Warn-er farm, 3 miles south and 1 milewest of Cass City on Wednesday,Dec. 22, with Arnold Copeland as"auctioneer and the Pinney StateBank as clerk.

A community auction will beheld at Mack's Store, West MainSt., Cass City, tomorrow (Satur-day).

A. W. Leslie will sell registeredShorthorn bulls recently imported |from Canada at auction, Monday,Dec. 20, at the Marlette Stock-yards.

Full particulars regarding thesefour auctions are printed on page7.

Detroit Statler HotelPays 75 Cents a Poundfor Grand Champion.

A. J. Murray, member of theCass City 4-H Livestock Club andstudent in Cass City High School,climaxed a year-long beef feedingproject by sending his 790 poundAberdeen Angus steer, the fattestand most ideal prize steer in theDetroit Junior Livestock Show,through to the grand champion-ship of all breeds. More than 200steerg were exhibited from 27different counties in SouthernMichigan last week.

A. J.'s steer sold at auction tothe Detroit Statler"-Hotel for 75cents per pound, a total of $592.50.Of this amount, A. J. will receive$400 and the balance of $192.50will be equally divided among theother steer exhibitors at the show.

Don Karr of the Cass City Live-stock Club also showed an excel-lent Aberdeen Angus calf, placing;second in breed class and fourthin the whole show. Lawrence Ballof the same club placed fifth inAberdeen Angus class with his;steer.

Other members from the Cass;City club who exhibited steers atthe show are "as follows: LynnGuisbert and Dane Guisbert, Aber-deen Angus; Bob Maharg, Here-ford; Ed Karr, Aberdeen Angus;Don Doerr, Shorthorn.

From other 4-H clubs in TuscolaConcluded on page 8.

TB SEALS SALE HERE

REACHED $185.00 TUESDAY

Christmas seals sales in chargeof Mrs. Robt. Brown, school secre-tary, had reached $185.00 on Tues-day. It is anticipated that this to-tal will be increased as later con-tributions are received.

Alfred Marks of Detroit, fotradguilty of unlawfully driving awayan automobile, was sentenced lastThursday by Circuit Judge GeorgeDesJardins. Marks wag placed onprobation for two years, is to spend30 days in the county jail, pay $100costs to Tuscola County, and makerestitution of $82.21 to A. J. Gieb,owner of the car, for damage t®the automobile.

PAGE TWO. CASS CITY CHRONICLE—FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943. Cass City, Michigan.

First Baptist Church—Frank B.|Smith, pastor. Sunday, Dec. 19:

10:00 a. m., Sunday ChurchSchool.

11:00 a. m., worship. Subject ofsermon, "Liberty."

8:00 p. m., Gospel hour. Subject,"Christ, the King of the Earth."

Wednesday—8:00 p. m., midweekservice.

First Presbyterian Church—Sun-day, Dec. 19:

Regular preaching service at10:30 a. m., conducted by Dr. Fred-erick J. Libby, secretary of theNational Council for Prevention ofWar. Sunday School at 11:30.

Methodist Church, Cass City—The Christmas party and churchnight will be held at the churchthis Friday night, Dec. 17, at 7:30.A potluck supper will be served,after which the Christmas tree anda Christmas picture, "The SaviourIs Born," will be enjoyed. Every-one will please bring an inexpen-sive gift for the Christmas tree.

The Sunday morning worshipservice will be at 10 o'clock andthe Sunday School at 11:30. TheRev. Dudley Mosure will preach.

Sunday evening at eight o'clock,a candlelight Christmas carol ser-vice will be held.

Everyone is welcome at theseservices of Divine Worship.

Bethel Methodist Church—TheRev. Dudley Mosure, Minister.

The Christmas program will beheld at the church this Saturdayevening, Dec. 18. Everyone is wel-come.

Sunday School, 10:30 a. m. Mor-ning worship and sermon, 11:30.

The young people of Bethel willparticipate in the Christmas Can-dlelight service on Sunday eveningin the Cass City church. Everyonefrom the charge is urged to attend.

St. Pancratius Catholic Church—Rev. John J. Bozek, Pastor.

Mass is held the first two Sun-days of each month at 9:00 a. m.and the last two or three Sundaysat 11:00 a. m. The Holy Sacrificeof the Mass is offered up everymorning during the week at 7:50.

Sto Michaels Catholic Church—Wilmot. Rev. John J. Bozek, Pas-tor.

Mass is held the first two Sun-days of the month at 11:00 a. m.and the last two or three Sundays

Salem Evangelical Church—S. P.Kirn, Minister.

Tomorrow (Saturday, Dec. 18)there will be practice for theChristmas program at the churchat 2:00 p. m.At the same hour, in the base-

ment, the Little Herald memberswith their mothers will have aChristmas party.

Sunday, Dec. 19, Sunday Schoolat 10 a. m. Welcome to all. Mor-ning worship at 11. Sermon onthe theme, "Joseph, that Right-eous Man!"

There will be no League servicesat 7 p. m.

A special worship service of Car-ols and Candles will be held at 8p. m. We welcome every memberand friend of the congregation.This is an unusual service. We urgea full attendance of choir and con-gregation.

Thursday, Dec. 23, Christmasprogram, 8 p. m.

Church of the Nazarene, CassCity—Sunday School, 10:30. Everymember present and on time.

11:00 a. m., preaching, "TheWonderful Christ."

8:00 p. m., Christmas program.Everyone invited. Sacks for all thechildren present. A good programhas been planned.

The Ubly-Fraser PresbyterianChurches—Rev. Robert L. Morton,Pastor.

"Ubly—9:30 a. m., Bible School

under the direction of Fred Len-ton.

10:00 a. m., worship service.Theme, "The Drama of Christmas."Christmas music by the choir.

8:00 p. m., the choir will presenta Christmas pageant entitled "TheStar and Desert Sand." Featuredin the pageant are the wise men,spirits of the desert, and faith.A choir of 20 voices will give themusic and Miss Grace Hagen willpreside at the piano.

Fraser Church—10:45 a. m., Bi-ble School.

11:30 a. m., worship service.Theme, "The Drama of Christmas."Christmas music by the choir.

The pupils of the Bible Schoolwill present a Christmas .programon Thursday evening, Dec. 23, ateight o'clock.

,Lt. William McCallum and Mrs.McCallum are spending a few daysat the McCallum and George Shierhomes. Lt. McCallum has been atCamp Crowder, Mo., and will leavehere Saturday for another camp.Mrs. McCallum leaves Wednesdayfor Rochester, Mich., where she isteaching.

Pfc. Donald, Leitch is home fromNorth Carolina on a ten-day fur-lough.

Mr. Marshall of the Appin dis-trict has been shredding corn inthis community.

There have been several casesof sickness in the community thislast week, but most of them are onthe gain.

Mrs. Kenneth McRae was unfor-tunate to be in an auto accidenta week ago and has suffered quitea lot from the effects of it.

Walter Bukowski had bothwrists' broken as the result of fall-ing down the hay chute in his barnlast week.

Most Cottage Cheese Rationed,Practically all creamed cottage

cheese is under rationing becausebrown stamps now are required forthis type of cheese containing4 per cent of more butterfatOPA pointed out. Previously, onlycreamed cottage cheese with a but-terfat content of more than 5 pecent had been rationed under th<meats-fats-cheese program.

Brown Points for Waste Fats.The ohusewife may now receiv

one brown ration point for eac1

half-pound of salvage kitchen fatshe takes to her retailer In addtion, she will continue to recervfour cents a pound. Retailers winot give points for less than OIKhalf pound, nor for any fraction.'over weight.

Lift Restrictions on Binder TwinFarmers may now use bindei

twine where needed in growinglarvesting or shipping agriculturaproducts. Previously, use of bind:r twine was restricted to median.cal self-tying binders.

Catsup Released to Civilians.Nearly a million cases of toma-

to catsup soon will be released tccivilians. The catsup is being re-leased from specific reserves helc'and owned by canners, but set asideby them for government use.

Suspender Buttons Back.Suspender buttons are to be re-

stored to men's work pants, ac-cording to an amendment of WPB'sOrder L-181.

Bees in BomberA British bomber, in which a col-

ony of bees had settled, could notbe dispatched on its mission until aqueen bee was removed;

Timber CorpsAbout 5,000 members of Britain's

Land Army women belong to theTimber corps, engaged in cuttingand finishing timber for use in themines.

BONDS OVER AMERICA* * *

Early in the 19th cen-tury a storekeeper andgristmill operator atHenderson, Kentucky,took to studying birdsas an antidote for en-nui and added much toman's knowledge ofornithology. His nameis a byword to thisday. It is John JamesAudubcn.

John Audubon

Only the knowledge ofdespotism, destruction,killing, maiming bringsone to the surface ofNaziism. It has no placefor gentle souls; onlyHimmlers, Schleichers,von Papens, Heydrichs.

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By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.Released by Western Newspaper Union.

Lesson for December 19Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se-

lected and copyrighted by InternationalCouncil of Religious Education; used bypermission.

CHRIST THE FULFILLMENT OFTHE LAW

LESSON TEXT—Hebrews 1:1-9; Ro-mans 10:4-10.

GOLDEN TEXT—God . . . hath inthese last days spoken unto us by hisSon-.—Hebrews 1:1, 2.

The center of all Christian think-ing is the fact that God has revealedHimself to man. This revelation isfound in the Bible, for it is the Wordof God. That is why the command-ments which we have studied in re-cent weeks speak to us with suchauthority. They are not the expres-sion of human opinion of how weshould live. They are God's com-mand which we are to obey.

The great and final revelation ofGod and His love was not the writ-ten Word—the Bible—but the LivingWord—His Son. The coming ofChrist is our lesson for next week,on Christmas Sunday. But this weekwe want to learn a little more ofwhat His coming into the worldmeant. He was—

I. God's Last Word (Heb. 1:1-3).Through the ages God had been

speaking through the prophets, con-stantly revealing Himself as a Godof power, justice, holiness, truth andmercy.

In different ways and at varioustimes (v. 1) He spoke through them,but always there was a pointing for-ward to the One who should come.Abraham was called out to foundthe nation (Gen. 12), and Jacob thefamily or tribe (Gen. 49), inwhich He should come. He wasto be a prophet like Moses (Deut.18) and of the kingly house of Da-vid (II Sam. 7). All the offeringsof Leviticus spoice of AJ.IS priestlyservice. Isaiah saw Him as both thereigning and the suffering Messiah(Isa. 53).

All this was incomplete until Hecame; and when He did, He re-vealed all the glory of God. He madeperfect and final sacrifice for sin,and sat down (His work was fin-ished) at God's right hand (the placeof power).

Let us be clear about this: inChrist God's revelation is perfectand complete. We need look fornothing more. The claims of thosewho appear with a "new light" orsome mysterious hidden power areso obviously untrue that we oughtnot be at all interested.

But not only is Christ God's finalWord, He is—

II. God's Best Word (Heb. 1:4-9).The prophets and their messages

thrill our souls and move us tomore earnest living. But the Christis our very life as weU as our Re-deemer.

The angels are God's messengers—mighty and magnificent beings, su-perior in their way to man (Ps.8:5). The early church made toomuch of angels (as do some groupstoday), but Protestantism of our dayhas made too little of them. Theyare great and powerful beings whominister on our behalf and who are,honored in the loyal service they dofor God.

But when they stand beside theSon of God, it becomes evident thatHe holds a place of incomparableglory and majesty. He is the high-est revelation of God, the best Wordthat God could have spoken to needyand sinful humanity.

We do well to think of who Christis and what He has done. Just inthis passage from Hebrews we findthat He is the express image of allof God's glory; He is the upholderof all creation; He has the place ofhonor and power at God's righthand; He is the only begotten of theFather; His throne has been estab-lished forever, and so on.

How well nigh unbelievable thatthis glorious One is also our Sa-viour. This is stated in verse 3, butis developed in our next point.

III. God's Saving Word (Rom. 10:4-10).

If sinful man were only permittedto look on His glory it would be agreat privilege, but it would nothelp him in his desire for holinessand eternal joy. There was a "greatgulf fixed" between sinful man anda holy God until the Son of Glory be-came the God-man, when the eternalWord became "flesh and dweltamong us" (Luke 2:14).

Christ as our Saviour is the "endof the law" to the believer (v. 4),not in the sense that He terminatesthe law by setting it aside, but bycompleting or fulfilling all of its re-quirements.

Just so the Christian is set freefrom the law, not in order that hemay disobey it, but that he maykeep it in the power and grace whichChrist gives him. The Ten Com-mandments are the law of life forthe Christian because he loves theLord Jesus Christ and wants to obeyHim. We do the things which theDecalogue require not to be savedthereby, but because we therebyhonor the name of our Saviour.

The unbeliever, struggling underthe burden of sin, says, "How canI come to know Him?" and we findthe answer in verses 8-10. It is "byfaith."

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MISMANAGED ECONOMYBRINGS CONFUSION APLENTY

WASHINGTON.—The peculiaritiesof what can happen to plenty in amanaged or mismanaged economy,such as the government has under-taken in the war (leading to short-ages at the dinner table when a rea-sonable plenty exists on the farms)can best be illustrated by wheat ishappening in hogs.

Lately, hogs have been rushed topacking houses so fast that expertsterm the condition "panicky." Evenlight-weight pigs and young sowshave been pushed to market at analarming rate. There are severalreasons.

The shortage of feed, the difficul-ties and cost of farm labor prac-tically forced the farmer to sell morethan he otherwise would. Underthese conditions, he could be expect-ed to do nothing else.

Yet this plentiful suppiy is not allgoing on to the consumers eitherin the army or out of it. Storagefigures in the packing trade indi-cate large quantities of meats arebeing held back under governmentdirection under a policy similar tothat which has also caused the hold-ing back of stocks of butter.

Presumably, the governmentwants to accumulate supplies for thefuture when the natural reaction tothe current panicky packing busi-ness will result in shortages of sup-ply-

Only a portion of the plenty, there-fore, is reaching the public, and eventhis portion, as every consumerknows, seems to be largely of aninferior grade and quality. The bestcuts just do not seem to be avail-able.

Some of the supply, no doubt, is go-ing into the varicolored markets.There are many other phases of han-dling between farmer and consum-er. In all the various phases ofthis management, plenty is dissi-pated before it reaches your eye, oreven the grocery store.OTHER PRODUCTS ALSO

Precisely the same conditions aretrue of beef, and the same resultsare evident in dairy products, al-though brought about by an almostopposite situation.

There, a good common grade milkcow can bring over $200 in the pres-ent market against $75 to $85 beforethe war, because of the restricted-,price of butter and milk, and theshortages and costs of both feed andlabor. Pure-bred milk cows arebringing enormous prices, varyingfrom $700 to $1,000.

These cows are being bought upby dairymen looking to the futurewith an idea of breeding. Yetshortages prevail in all the variedproducts. It never seems to comeout even.

If any human set out to create ashortage in a time of plenty, hewould have encountered far moredifficulty in accomplishing it thanthe managed economy has beenable to do while striving" in thgopposite direction.

The setup was supposed to pro-vide us all with a fair share of whatis left after army needs, but it hasrun contrary to human nature andnatural laws and has wound up arather mangled economy. Certainlyno one will contend it has providedequal distribution.

To me it proves, at least, thatmanaged economies are impossible.

* * *CONVERSION OF INDUSTRYWILL BE DIFFICULT

Peacetime business conversion willbe as difficult as the conversion ofindustrial plants to war. The prob-lem of every individual plant willdiffer in some respect. Best pictureof the situation has been presentedby Chrysler's president, K. T. Keller.

He showed the George committeethat Chrysler has converted 16,000 ofits 20,000 tools to war work, and to-day has 19,227 tools owned by thegovernment. These government toolswill have to be cleared from theplant before Chrysler can start tomake automobiles again. Then whatto do about the tools?

They cannot all be converted toauto use, but he said Chrysler wouldbuy some, and the government maywish to use others in arsenals. Ob-viously, the government is going tobecome involved in the greatest sec-ond-hand industrial junk business ofall time.

Certainly, this situation calls for aclear, immediate declaration of pol-icy and the beginning of tremendousdetailed work of handling individualplant problems.

While WPB has experts with bet-ter knowledge of conditions than any-one else, much better than the armyand navy, for instance, Mr. Baruchprobably will recommend creation ofan over-all body rather than desig-nation of any specific bureau.

Only extremely generalized rulescan be laid down, however, in viewof the • variety of conflicting situa-'tions in plants. If the -problem ismessed up by bad management, itwill dangerously accentuate unem-ployment difficulties, force contin-ued rationing and delay our return ;to normal.

News Irom HolbrookUbly Chapter Officers Installed—

Public installation of officers ofUbly Chapter, Order of EasternStay', was held Thursday evening,Dec. 9, at the Masonic Hall, withinstalling officer, Mrs. Viola Walk-er of Bad Axe, past grand Ada ofthe Grand Chapter of Michigan;Mrs. Emma McClew, installingmarshal; Mrs. Lila Dobbs, install-ing chaplain; Mrs. Laura Sturm,installing organist; all of Bad Axe.

Officers installed are: Worthymatron, Mrs. Aleta Wills; worthypatron, Robt. Hagen j associate ma-tron, Mrs. Florence Louks; asso-ciate patron, Robt. Henderson;secretary, Mrs. Mildred Rathbun;treasurer, Mrs. Hazel Henderson;conductress, Mrs. Grace Trathen;associate conductress, Mrs. Lou-rene Brown; marshal, Mrs. CoraRichardson; chaplain, Mrs. HildaWills; organist, Mrs. Winnie Ben-singer; Ada, Mrs. Elnora Kiehl;Ruth, Mrs. Blanch Ross; Esther,Mrs. Evelyn Bensinger; Martha,Mrs. Bessie Hagen; Electa, Mrs.Parthenia Leitch; warder, Mrs. Es-tella Kuentze; sentinel, FredKuentze.

As the worthy matron was es-corted to the East, her two littledaughters, Helen Jean and Jo Ann,who wore pink and blue formals,with wrist corsages, presentedtheir mother with a basket of love-ly flowers.

Mrs. Donelda Mclntyre, retiringmatron, gave her staff of officers,each a vase with the Eastern Staremblem. The chapter presentedher with a ring and Fostoria ware.The installing officers were alsogiven gifts. Invocation was pro-nounced by Rev. Mr. Morton, andMrs. John Ransyer and Mrs. JohnRoss sang several selections. Re-freshments were served to 80 per-sons.

Mr. and Mrs. John Brown enter-tained Sunday Mr. and Mrs. WillisBrown and son, Wayne, and Mr.and Mrs. John Gruber and daugh-ter, Patricia, of Cass City.

Geo. Louks of Pinnebog visitedthe past week at the homes of Mr.and Mrs. Wm. Moore at Cass Cityand Loren Trathen of Holbrook.

There will ,be a Christmas treeand short program Sunday, Dec.19, at 2:30 p. m., at the Holbrookchurch. All are welcome to come.

Thursday, Dec. 23, at 2:00 p. m.,the W. S. C. S. will have their an-nual Christmas party and tree atthe church.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Junior Rob-

inson, Dec. 8, in a Detroit hospital,a son.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jackson visit-ed Sunday at the Oscar Steinberghome in Bad Axe.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Campbelland children visited Sunday at thehome of Mrs. Sarah Campbell.

Corn WeightTotal dry weight of silage corn

continues to increase until the earsare nearly mature unless leaves dieand fall off before that time. Onthe other hand, total green weightbegins to decrease at least twoweeks before maximum weight isreached. This reduces the totalweight of material which must behandled.

Imported MeatWith a third the population of the

United States, Italy had one-ninththe cattle, one-twelfth the hogs, one-fifth the sheep. Nearly two milliongoats contributed to the milk sup-ply. Domestic meat sources facedheavier demands because of thewartime shrinkage of imports.

High MountainsThe highest point in continental

United States is Mount Whitney,Calif., which is 14,495 feet above sealevel. Negro mountain in southernSomerset county, which rises 3,213feet above sea level, is Pennsylva-nia's highest point

Give him a crisp WARBOND for a CHRISTMASpresent to be remembered.Keep on BACKING THEATTACK.

I^OVESTA.Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Binder en-

tertained on Sunday Mr. and Mrs.Clayton Root and family of Elk-land Township.

Mrs. Claud Peasley and son, Les-lie, went to Manton on Mondayfor a few days' visit with friends,and relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCaslin andMr. and Mrs. Ward McCaslin,with their families from Rochester,attended the funeral of their grand-mother last week and spent sometime at the John McArthur home.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hendersonand family of Kingston and Mrs.Carrie Youngs and Mrs. RalphYoungs and daughter, Janice, vis-ited Sunday ,at the home of Mr.and Mrs. A. H. Henderson.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. EverettField, a daughter on Monday, Dec.13, at Pleasant Home Hospital.

A daughter was born Tuesday,Dec. 14, to Mr. and Mrs. ArthurHenderson of Kingston, at Pleas-'ant Home Hospital. Mrs. A. H.Henderson is caring for the Ar-thur Henderson children whiletheir mother is in the hospital.

Identical PayRank and pay of non-commis-

sioned officers of the Marine CorpsWomen's Reserve and the U. S. ma-rine corps are identical.

Cut Production TimeThe time required to build B-24

Liberators has been reduced froman average of 100,000 to 30,00a maa-hours.

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Cass City, Michigan. PASS CITY CHRONICLE—FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943. PAGE THREE.

£LCROOGE had no occasion to be told that the bell wasS' again upon the stroke of One.

Now his bed became the very core and center of a blaze••of ruddy light, which streamed upon it when the clockproclaimed the hour.

Living green filled it that it looked a perfect grove.Heaped up on the floor, to form a kind of throne, wereturkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, great joints of meat,.barrels of oysters, red-hot chestnuts, oranges, and seething.bowls of punch. In easy state upon this couch, there sat a.jolly Giant. -

"I am the Ghost of Christmas Present," said the Spirit."Spirit," said Scrooge, "conduct me where you will."Perhaps it was the Spirit's sympathy with all poor men

that led him straight to Scrooge's clerk's. On the thresholdof the door the Spirit smiled, and stopped to bless Bob

Cratchit's dwelling with the sprinklings of his torch.In came little Bob, the father, Tiny Tim upon his shoul-

der. Alas for Tiny Tim, he bore a little crutch."And how did little Tim behave?" asked Mrs. Cratchit."As good as gold," said Bob, "and better. Somehow

he gets thoughtful, sitting by himself so much, and thinksthe strangest things you ever heard. He told me, cominghome, that he hoped the people,saw him in the church, be-cause he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them toremember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggarswalk, and blind men see."

Master Peter, and the two ubiquitous young Cratchits,went to fetch the goose, with which they soon returned inhigh procession.

There never was such a goose. Bob said he didn't be-lieve there ever was such a goose cooked. Its tenderness

and flavour, size and cheapness, were the themes of uni-versal admiration. Eked out by apple sauce and mashedpotatoes, it was a sufficient dinner for the whole family.The youngest Cratchits in particular, were steeped in sageand onion to the eyebrows.

"God bless us every one!" said Tiny Tim.He sat very close to his father's side. Bob held his

withered little hand, as if he dreaded he might be takenfrom him.

\"Spirit," said Scrooge, "tell me if Tiny Tim will live.""I see a vacant seat," replied the Ghost, "in the poor

chimney-corner, and a crutch without an owner, carefullypreserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the Fu-ture, the child will die."

"No, no," said Scrooge. "Oh, no, kind Spirit! say hewill be spared." •—- -- --—<-•—-»••

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was taken from Cratchits by Christmas Pres-ent to another end of town.It was a great surprise to Scrooge to hear a familiar,

;hearty laugh. Scrooge recognized it as his own nephew's."He said that Christmas was a humbug, as I live!" cried

.Scrooge's nephew to the party. "He believed it tooi"It was.decided to play a new game.It is a Game called Yes and No, where Scrooge's nephew

had to think of something, and the rest must find out what;he only answering to their questions yes or no, as the casewas. The brisk fire of questioning to which he was exposed,elicited from him that he was thinking of an animal, a liveanimal, rather a disagreeable animal, a savage animal, ananimal, that growled and grunted sometimes, and talkedsometimes, and lived in London.

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"What is it?" cried Fred."It's your Uncle Scro-o-o-o-ogel"

* * *The bell struck again.Scrooge looked about his bedroom once more, and beheld

a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming."I am in the presence of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to

Come?" said Scrooge.They went into an obscure part of the tdwn. There was

a low-browed, beetling shop, below a pent-house roof, whereiron, old rags, bottles, bones and greasy offal, were bought.Sitting in among the wares he dealt in, by a charcoal stove,made of old bricks, was a gray-haired rascal, nearly seventy.

Scrooge and the Phantom came into the presence of thisman, just as a woman with a heavy bundle entered.

"Undo my bundle, Joe," said the woman.

Joe went down on his knees for the greater convenienceof opening it, and having unfastened a great many knots,dragged out a large and heavy roll of some dark stuff.

"What do you call this?" said Joe. "Bed-curtains!""Ah!" returned the woman, laughing and leaning for-

ward on her crossed arms. "Bed-curtains!""You don't mean to say you took 'em down, rings and

all, with him lying dead there?" said Joe."Yes I do," replied the woman. "Don't drop that oil

upon the blankets, now.""His blankets?" asked Joe."Whose else's do you think?" replied the woman. "He

isn't likely to take cold without 'em, I dare say."Scrooge shuddered at the revelation that this would be his

fate in retribution for his unkindnesses during life.[To Be Continued'}

GAGETOWN NEWSMiss Bernice Clara, accompanied

"by her sister, Mildred, attendedthe annual ice show at the Olym-pia, Detroit, and witnessed the per-formance *"*f Son^a, ilenie the cele~brated ice skater.

Mr. and Mrs. Burton Roth ofSebewaing will have as Christmasguests, Mrs. J. F. Fournier ofGagetown, Mr. and Mrs. PrestonFournier of Detroit, Mrs. Jesse

~Howe and daughter, Shirley Thom-as, of Ann Arbor.

Twenty members of the W. S. C.S. of the Methodist Church heldthe December business meeting andsocial afternoon at the home ofMrs. Rebecca Hurd last Thursday.

Anyone wishing to aid theWoman's Study Club in sending a"barrel of canned fruit to the StarrCommonwealth at Albion mayleave the fruit at Fischer's store.

Mrs. Don Wilson entertained twotables of bridge Friday evening.Prizes were awarded and refresh-ments were served.

Mrs. Ralph Clara installed the•officers of the Order of EasternStar of Pigeon Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carson will-spend Christmas with the former's(•daughter, Mrs. Allen Streiter, ofUnionville.

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Mr. and Mrs. Percy Sharrock ofDetroit recently spent a few dayswith Mr. and Mrs. Harry Eussell.

The annual Christmas programof the Methodist Church will beheld Dec. 21. There will be read-ings, songs, and class dialoguesgiven by the Sunday School pupilsand at the close of the program,there will be an exchange of gifts.A welcome is extended to all.

Mrs. A. L. Secoir is confined toher home with the flu.

Acme Lodge served their annualoyster supper Thursday evening,following the installation of newofficers. The ladies were guests.

Gifford Chapter, 0. E. S., willhold their annual Christmas pro-gram with tree and exchange ofgifts. Those having birthdays inDecember will serve refreshments.Decorations will be in keeping withthe holiday season.

Mrs. Harold Crane returnedfrom Brooklyn, N. Y., where shespent a few weeks with her hus-band. She will spend the holidayswith her parents, Mr. and Mrs.Charles Seekings.

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hurd willentertain for Christmas dinner atthe farm, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pot-ter of Dearborn, Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Palmer willhave Christmas dinner with thelatter's brother, Dell Coon, andMrs. Coon of Pontiac.

Mr. and Mrs. Grover Laurie andson will spend Christmas with herparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rose,of Elkton.

Mrs. Christina Gill is visiting atthe home of her daughter, Mrs.Archie Mclntyre, of Ubly.

Mrs. Henry Lamont called onfriends here Saturday on her wayto her home in Saginaw.Stephen Hurd of Rose Island, Mr.and Mrs. Elmore Hurd and family,Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hurd and Mrs.Rebecca Hurd.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McCreedywill spend Christmas with Mr. andMrs. Warren McCreedy.- Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Clara arespending the winter with Mr. andMrs. Earl Russell. Mr. Clara isill at this writing.

Mr. and Mrs. Joel McDermidwill have as Christmas guests Mr.and Mrs. Oliver Chambers, J. D.Kelly and Mrs. Thomas McDer-mid of Caro and Miss MargaretMcDermid of Wahjamega.

Mrs. Henry Oehring went toSaginaw Sunday to visit a fewweeks with Mr. and Mrs. A. W.Bartels and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Hunter andMrs. C. P. Hunter went to DetroitFriday and Saturday morning at-tended the funeral services for

Mrs. Leo FitzStephens, wife of LeoFitz Stephens, former resident here.Besides her husband, .she leavestwo children, a daughter 9, and son4.

Mrs. Anna Benninger is visit-ing for a week at the home of Mr.and Mrs. John Ross of Sheridan.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ashmore, Jr.,and family of Grant have moved to jthe farm at the east end of town,'known as the Theodore Burtonfarm, and recently purchased byiJoseph Young.

John Lehman, who has been con-fined to his home by illness, isslowly improving in health.

The Holy Name Society of St.Agatha's Church has packed andsent 75 boxes for the boys in thearmed forces. In the month ofOctober, 25 boxes were sent over-seas and this month 50 boxes weresent to boys in the United States,Some of the boys overseas havewritten that they have receivedtheir packages.

Relatively SpeakingJudge — Now tell the court,

madam, just when did your relationsbecome unpleasant with your hus-band.

Lady—It wasn't my folks, it washis that caused all the trouble!

RESCUE

Essential Industry!Her—You had no business kissing

me!Him—I don't call that business. I

call that a pleasure!

IN THE ARMY

Rookie—Halt! Who goes there?Captain—The commanding offi-

cer!Rookie—Advance and be recog-

nized!Captain—By the way, who posted

you here?Rookie—No one, sir. I'm just

practicing.

Too ExasperatingDoctor—I'm sorry, but there is

no way I can cure your husband oftalking in his sleep.

Lady—Well, isn't there somethinganyway that you could give himto make him talk more distinctly?

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Antiseptic KisserShe—Don't you know there are

germs in kissing?He—Sister, when I kiss, I kiss so

hard it kills the germs!

And How!Joe—Why is a woman's love like

spring?Bill—Okay, I'll bite. Why?Joe—She gives that "come hither"

look and the sap starts running.

No Danger, PalJoe—I'm sorry but I make it a

rule never to lend money. It ruinsfriendship.

Bill—That's okay. But we werent-ver what you might call closefriends, were we?

Justus Ashmore is driving anAikman bread truck these days.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Taylorwere Friday dinner guests at theLevi Helwig home hear Cass City.

The Woman's Society of Chris-tian Service of the Grant Churchmet with Mrs. Howard Martin onThursday. A Christmas party wasenjoyed by all.

Mrs. DeEtte J. Mellendorf andson, Norris, were business callersin Cass City and Gagetown Mon-day and supper guests at the home)f Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ashmore, Jr.,n Gagetown.

Mrs. Wm. Buchner, Mrs. Clar-;nce Kilpatrick and Mrs. EussellBenson, all of Detroit, came onWednesday evening, being calledlere by the illness of their mother,Mrs. Oscar Webber. They returnedlome again Thursday. Mrs. Web-ber had been having an attack ofsciatic rheumatism in the leg whichshe had broken about six weeksago. The doctor has removed thecast from the broken limb and sheis better at this writing.

Mrs. DeEtte J. Mellendorf wasindeed surprised Saturday to re-ceive a V-mail Christmas greetingfrom Pvt. Lyle D. Ellis from Eu-rope as no kind of word had beenreceived from him since last May.

Wm. Parker and grandchildren,Mary Ann and Larry Crouch, allof Bad Axe, were dinner guests atthe home of Mr. and Mrs. ArthurTaylor Saturday. Mrs. D. J. Mel-lendorf and son, Norris, of Eescuewere also guests. The occasion wasMrs. Taylor's 64th birthday.

Over the top in Italy! One moreridge, one more mile on the roadto Berlin.

As in victorious military cam-paigns, people on the home frontmust sacrifice to provide all thesinews of war. One of these is theregular purchase of War Bonds.

17.5. Treasury Department

Bacterial Ring-HotBacterial ring-rot of potatoes

shows as yellowing and wilting ofthe vines, and by a yellow or cream-color ring in the tuber about a quar-ter of an inch below the skin, thatcan be pushed out by squer~' j.

Composed at ThirteenBeethoven's first published musi-

cal composition appeared in 1783,when he was 13 years old.

Short of CansIreland has plenty of raw materi-

als for making paint but is short ofcans.

Production MaintenanceCongress has authorized $300,000,-

000 for an agricultural conservationprogram in 1944 designed to helpand encourage farmers to utilizethose production practices whichwill increase and maintain produc-tivity of their land.

Eggs Pel- CapitaConsumption by civilians during

the calendar year 1942 averagedabout 320 eggs per capita.

Mines Set a RecordCanada's coal mines produced an

all-time record of 18,700,000 tonslast year.

GET YOUR WITAMINS FROM MEATFor the full health and vigor America needs to win

this all-out war of production, a balanced diet is essen-tial . . . Now is the time for hearty, health-giving meals, . . And what is more appetizing and satisfying than athrifty pork loin roast . . . Pork is one of the richestsources of the important VitaminB group—thiamine, riboflavin andniacin ... It is high in healthvalue because of its liberal quan-tifies of protein, iron, phosphorusand energy.

Plan tonight's dinner with oneof our savory pork loin roasts. It'sa two-way treat—nutritious andtaste-satisfying.

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Christmas Parties and Social News ItemsMiss Laura MaierEntertains W. S. C.at Christmas Party

Miss Laura Maier was hostessto members of the Woman's StudyClub when that society met in herhome Tuesday afternoon for theirannual Christmas program. Alighted Christmas tree, a pottedpoinsettia and other emblems ofthe holiday season gave the roomsa festive appearance.

Mrs. Fred Maier, as chairman ofthe club's music committee, intro-duced Vernon Wait, supervisor ofmusic in the Cass City school, whopresented five of his pupils in thefollowing program: Baritone solo,Eunice Herber; flute solo, NorineMuntz; cornet trio, Kenneth Price,Dean Robinson and Gail, Goodall;trumpet solo, Mr. Wait.

Glenn Wooster, teacher ofspeech and dramatics, was incharge of a program by pupils ofMs department. The numbers in-cluded a skit by Eva Jane Somes,Jeanne Profit, Betty Chapdelaine,Mary Lee Tyo and Yvonne Murphyand individual readings by theMisses Somes, Tyo, Chapdelaineand Murphy. The reading of theChristmas story, "The ShepherdWho Was Maimed," by Mr. Woo-ster concluded the afternoon's pro-gram.

The reception committee servedfruit cake, nuts and coffee.

Extension Group 1Has Christmas Partyat Koepfgen Home

The Cass City Extension GroupNo. 1 enjoyed the warm hospitalityof the Lyle Koepfgen home Tues-day evening at their annualChristmas party. The house wasbeautified with holiday decora-tions for the occasion.

The time was spent in variousgames directed by Mrs. Don Mill-er and Mrs. Koepfgen. During aunique guessing contest, Mrs. Er-nest Croft was awarded first prize.Following the stunts, inexpensivegifts, accompanied by originalrhymes, were exchanged afterwhich refreshments were served bythe hostess, Mrs. Croft, Mrs. D.Krug and Mrs. Herman Doerr,with Mrs. Keith McConkey, presi-dent of the group, pouring at aprettily appointed table.

TOWNSEND CLUB AND ITSAUXILIARY ELECT OFFICERS

Mr. and Mrs. Omar Glaspie en-tertained a joint meeting of theTownsend Club and the Ladies'Auxiliary of that society, in theirhome Monday, The meeting was tohave been held with Eev. and Mrs.Geo. D. Bugbee, but because of ill-ness there, it was held in theGlaspie home.

At the election, the following of-ficers were chosen: President, JohnGuinther; first vice president, Jos.Leishman; second vice president,Andrew Cross; secretary, Mrs.Omar Glaspie; treasurer, Mrs. JohnGuinther.

A Christmas party was enjoyedwith an exchange of gifts and 25partook of the potluck supper.

The club presented Mrs. Glaspiewith a purse of money in recog-nition of her services as secretaryof the organization.

There will be no further meet-ings of either group until afterthe first of the year.

CHRISTMAS MEETING OF THEELLINGTON GRANGE TONIGHT

Ellington Grange, No. 1650, willmeet at the Arlington Gray homeFriday evening, Dec. 17, for theChristmas meeting.

LOCALS

RURAL SCHOOLS PLANCHRISTMAS PROGRAMS

Teachers and pupils of mostsurrounding rural schools are plan-ning Christmas programs.

The pupils of Cedar Run Schoolwith Miss Wanda Karr as teacherwill have their program and treeThursday evening, Dec. 23.

The Brown School program with"Miss Alice Anthes as teacher, will[be given Wednesday evening, Dec,: 22.

Mis s Alma Bushong as teacher;of the Dillman School will present'her pupils in a program, Wednes-

>day evening, Dec. 22.Pupils and teacher, Mrs. Maude

Blades, of the Sand Valley SchoolTvill dispense with a program this [year, but will have a potluck din-;ner and tree, Friday, Dec. 24. ''

Pupils of the Hillside School with iMiss Mary Kelly as teacher will en-joy a tree and treats Wednesdayafternoon, Dec. 22.

GRANT-ELKLAND GRANGEAT THE JOHN WEST HOME

Mr. and Mrs. John West enter-tained the Grant- Elkland Grangein their home Friday evening.

After the business meeting, fivegirls, the Misses Jeanne Profit,Yvonne Murphy, Betty Chapde-laine, Mary Lee Tyo, and Eva JaneSomes, of Glenn Wooster's speechclass, gave a play. An exchangeof Christmas gifts by means of "AChristmas Grab Bag" was enjoyed.

Following the program, 33 satdown to the bountiful potluck sup-

WEST ELKLAND 4-H CLUBMET AT MERCHANT HOME

The West Elkland 4-H Club metTuesday evening with Stuart Mer-chant." Fourteen attended and.en-joyed games and a potluck supper.The next meeting in January willbe with Edward Karr.

The Cass City High School Bandwill be at Shabbona Hall on Dec.21 for a Christmas program.

CASS CITY CHRONICLEPublished evei y Friday at

Cass City, Michigan.Cass City Chronicle established in

the Cass City Enterprise foundedin 1881. consolidated underthe name of the Cass CityChronicle on Apr. 20, 1806.Entered as second classmatter at the post office atCass City. Michigan, underAct of March 8. 1879.

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For information regarding newspaperadvertixinK and commercial and Job print-ing, telephone No. 13R2.

H. F. Lenzner, Publisher.

Dr. and Mrs. Grey F. Lenznerof Bad Axe spent Sunday in CassCity.

Wilbur Morrison of Detroittransacted business in Cass CityMonday.

A. R. Kettlewell and brother, Ce-cil Kettlewell, of Port Hope madea business trip to Detroit Monday.

Ray McGregory of Shabbonaspent from Wednesday to Saturdayat the Eome of his uncle, F. Mc-Gregory.

Mr. and Mrs= Bert Sutherlandand family of Argyle were Sun-day guests of Mr. and. Mrs. Arling-ton Gray.

Miss Betty Pinney of Detroitspent 'from Friday until Sundaywith her brother and wife, Mr. andMrs. Frederick Pinney.

Miss Alice Anthes entertainedthe officers of the Tuscola CountyChristian Endeavor Society at herhome Monday evening.

Ralph Smith of Decker preachedSunday night for Rev. Geo. Bugbee,who has been confined to his bedwith the ilu for 10 days.

Miss Beatrice Lucht, a teacherin the Vassar schools, was theguest of Rev. and Mrs. S. P. Kirnat the Evangelical parsonage Sat-urday and Sunday.

Mr .and Mrs. Ben Schwegler en-tertained their youngest daugh-ter, Miss Fern Schwegler, a stu-dent nurse at Hurley Hospital inFlint, Saturday and Sunday.

After spending several weeks inthe homes of Mrs. Leonard Buehrlyand Mrs. D. C. Elliott, Miss Jo-hanna Hommel returned to herhome in Saginaw Sunday night.

Miss Kathryn McTavish left forDetroit Monday morning after ashort visit in her parental homehere. Miss McTavish came hometo be near her mother, Mrs. JohnMcTavish, who submitted to a sur-gical operation recently.

Mrs. George A. Martin left Mon-day for a three weeks' visit in Pon-tiac and Detroit. In Pontiac, shewill be a guest in the home of herbrother, Chas. Campfield. She willspend Christmas and New Yearswith her daughter, Mrs. John ^Mc-Laughlin, and family in Detroit.

There will be a school of in-struction for officers of EchoChapter, O. E. S., Thursday eve-ning, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p. m. Allmembers of the chapter are wel-come to attend. The school will begiven by Mrs. Gladys Adams ofPort Huron, grand chaplain of thestate O. E. S.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Keepinand Mr. and Mrs. Donald Witheyand family of Clarkston were Sun-day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.F. McGregory. Raymond Withey,who had spent the-past two weekswith his grandparents here, re-turned home with Mr. and Mrs.Withey to Clarkston.

From a letter of Delvin L. Strif-fier, written to the Chronicle fromOntario, Oregon, while enrouteto Tacoma, Washington, he writeson Dec. 2: "This edition of theSalt Lake City Tribune which Ipicked up this morning before leav-ing is a result of a strike amongthe typographical union. You mayuse this as evidence that Cass Cityhas a larger and better set uppaper than a city of 150,000 likeSalt Lake. My trip is almost com-pleted. If the snow lets me over themountains I will be in Tacoma,Washington, tomorrow. This south-ern route through Oklahoma City,Amarillo, Albuquerque, Salt Lake,and Boise has been open all of theway." The copy of the Salt LakeCity Tribune of four pages towhich Mr. Striffler referred hastypewritten copy in place of beingset on the linotype because of thestrike of linotype operators andcompositors.

Harve Klinkman of Wayne spentthe week end at his home here.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ottawayspent the week end with relativesin Pontiac.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Marsh ofWahjamega spent Saturday attheir home here.

Week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs.Mason Wilson were Mr. and Mrs.Wm. Wilson of Royal Oak.

M. E. Kenney and son, Clare,and Grant Glaspie were in Detroit,Sunday where the Kenneys visitedrelatives.

Miss Alice Anthes spent theweek end with her sister and hus-band, Mr. and Mrs. Theron Bush,near Unionville.

The Cass City Grange will meetFriday evening in the Bird school-house for their regular meetingand Christmas party.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beardsleyand two children, Sharon andDickie, of Lapeer spent Sundaywith Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beard-sley.

Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Orr anddaughter, Marjorie, of Pigeon vis-ited Mrs. Orr's parents, Mr. andMrs. W. D. Striffler, Friday eve-ning.

Mr. and Mrs. Omar Glaspie tookthe former's aunt, Mrs. MaryClark, to her home in Bay City onSunday after she had spent a weekwith them.

No sessions were held at theDillmaji4 school Tuesday as theteacher, Miss Alma Bushong, ofAkron was attending her grand-father's funeral.

Guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.Harry Young were Mrs. Young'sbrother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.Eber Gale, and Mrs. Gale's mother,Mrs. A. Atherton, all of Flint.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stafford andlittle daughters of Ubly spent Sat-urday night and Sunday with Mr.

i Stafford's mother, Mrs. Clare Staf-ford, and his sister, Miss Irene.

Both Mrs. Hester Sprague andMrs. Alice Moore are patients inthe Morris Hospital. Mrs. Moorewas brought home from Saginawon Dec. 4 and entered the hospitalat that time.

Mrs. Meredith McAlpine is stillat her parental home near Fair-grove where she is spending severalweeks. Barn and livestock belong-ing to her father, Otto Montei,were destroyed by fire very earlySunday morning.

Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Spitler, whohad served the Novesta Church ofChrist, and who left in Septemberto attend school in Cincinnati, havereturned to Tuscola County, to livenear Millington and minister tothe Church of Christ at Arbela.

MrS. M, P. Freeman, Mrs. Law-rence McDonald and Mrs. GeorgePurdy of Gagetown were afternoonguests in the Kenneth Maharghome Dec. 9. Sunday eveningguests were Mr. and Mrs. AlexRoss and Mr. and Mrs. MartinSweeney of Ubly.

Ellington Grange No. 1650 willmeet this (Friday) evening withMr. and Mrs. Arlington Gray. In-stead of an exchange of gifts andtreats, the group will follow thecustom of last year and use moneynormally spent for these things topurchase a war bond.

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Orto. andtwo daughters of Detroit wereguests Saturday and Sunday ofMrs. Orto's mother, Mrs. EstherWilly, and brother, Nelson Willy.Miss Elsie Willy, who had spentthree weeks in the home of her sis-ter, returned to her home here withthe Ortos.

Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Barnes andMrs. Harold Craig entertained atdinner Monday, Cpl. Paul Craigof Fort Knox, Ky., and Mrs. Craigof Caro. Cpl. Craig and Mrs. Har-old Craig's husband are brothers.In the evening, the y visited Mrs.Paul Craig's sister and husband,Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Little.

Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Wanner anddaughter, Phyllis, left Sundayevening to drive to Bay City wherethey took a train for Providence,R. I., to spend two weeks withtheir daughter and husband, Mr.and Mrs. Edward Sprague. Mr.Sprague is serving in the Seabeesand is stationed near there.,

Mrs. Nelson Gremel and daugh-ter, Judy, of East Detroit spentlast week with the former's par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Seekings.Mrs. Harold Crane, who has beenwith her husband at ManhattenBeach, N. Y., is spending sometime with her parents, the Seek-ings, also. 2-C Coast GuardsmanHarold Crane has been transferredto Fort Robinson, Neb., and hiswife plans to join him in the nearfuture.

Those who came from a distanceto attend the funeral of Mrs. EllaHartwick Friday were Mr. andMrs. Gerald Seeger of Detroit; Mr.and Mrs. Fred McCaslin, Mr. andMrs. Ward McCaslin, Mr. and Mrs.Roy McCaslin, Mr. and Mrs. RayMcCaslin anq* Mr. and Mrs. CarlMcCaslin and son, Robert, and Mrs.Beryl Franklin and daughter, Nan-cy, all of Rochester; Mr. and Mrs.Kenneth Sweet of Lapeer; Wm. J.Hartwick of Lyons; Mr. and Mrs.Chas. Klinkman and sons, Richardand Garry, and Mrs. Paul R.Schultz, all of Dearborn.

Sufficient Coalto Meet SuddenDrop in Temperature

Although the winter's first se-vere cold snap this week madesharp inroads upon coal piles, thepossibility of widespread sufferingin Michigan is believed to havebeen averted by recent shipmentsof emergency and back-order fuelto scores of communities previous-ly experiencing a shortage, accord-ing to Capt. Donald S. Leonard,director of the Michigan Office ofCivilian Defense.

The weather, however, is expect-ed to result in an increase in,theissuance of certificates of neces-sity, the plan set up by Civilian De-fense to assure all families at leasta minimum amount of fuel as longas local supplies are available.

Since its establishment severalweeks ago the plan has been putinto operation by 33 counties, andothers are prepared to place it inuse if their stocks of coal runshort.

As the result of fuel surveys or-j dered by Governor Harry F. Kellyj and made by county Defense Coun-cil chairman at the direction ofCapt. Leonard, Solid Fuels Admin-istration in Washington has beensending emergency coal into Michi-gan for more than a month. Au-thorized shipments of this type ofcoal, intended for distribution tomeet immediate needs and not to

j fill up household bins with a win-; ter's supply, have reached nearly500 carloads. SFA has now begunto taper off these shipments in fa-vor of authorizing mines to filldealers' back orders, and suppliesof this coal are being received inquantity.

Some communities, particularlythe smaller ones, are still seriouslyshort of coal, but it is hoped theirnecessities will be met before theyundergo hardship.

"The cooperation shown by SFAsince our coal surveys were pre-sented have been excellent," Capt.Leonard said. "While we are notentirely in the clear, and at notime during the winter will sup-plies of coal be plentiful, the re-sponse of SFA encourages us tobelieve Michigan will get its fairshare of coal and there will be noacute, general distress."

DEFORD.

LARGE CLASS INTUSCOLA ADMITTEDTO CITIZENSHIP

Concluded from page one.Mary Burrows, Gagetown.Luise Strobel, Keese.Andy Gyurko, Caro.Barbara Schobert, Kingston.Mary Elek, Akron.Elizabeth Vera Detki, Unionville.Andy Detki, Unionville.John Pohlod, Kingston.Frederick Beller, Fairgrove.Sam Kolik, Akron.Margaret Remillong, Unionville.Susie Warju, Caro.Mary Arndt, Vassar.Jahn Drapala, Millington.Katarzyna Wolak, Kingston.Eli Mrvosh, JYIayville.Zygimmt Wolak, Kingston.Walter Joseph Pelica, Akron.Aurelio Sanches Garza, Fair-

grove.Andrew Czapla, Caro.Stanley Wojciechowski, Vassar.Mary Wojciechowski, Vassar.Michael Muz, Caro.Mike Baker, Unionville.Andrej Jankos, Kingston.James Koy Marra, Caro.Mary Marra, Caro.Margaret Olga Chatters, Mill-

ington.Justena Matcricas, Unionville.Mary Fisher, Vassar.Louise Jones, Reese.Mabel Gies, Gagetown.Nickolas Manych, Mayville.Ida Pearl Montgomery, Gilford.William Arvie Eklund, Vassar.Sarah Margaret Colgan, May-

ville.George Nathan Hagle, Milling-

ton.Frank Balentin Rodriguez, Ak-

ron.Adolph Suranye, Caro.

Obsequies of Howard Parks—Howard John Parks was born June

12, 1889, in Birmingham, Mich., theson of William and Mary DavisonParks, and passed away Dec. 10in Lapeer, where the family havelived for about two years, andwhere Mr. Parks was overseer ofone of the dairy herds at the statehome there. Howard was a strongman physically until about twomonths ago when his heart beganto fail, and was the cause of death.He was brought to Deford by hisparents when a small boy and livedhere most of his life, where his oc-cupation was farming. In WorldWar I, he served in France andparticipated many times in goingover the top. At the time of hisdeath, he was a member of theLapeer Legion Post 16.

Funeral services were held onSunday afternoon in the Defordchurch, in charge of the Eev. Mr.Hemingway of the Lapeer Metho-dist Church, and burial was madein Novesta Cemetery.

Harley and Warren Kelley sangtwo selections. Pallbearers wereLouis Sherwood, John Pringle,Glenn Tousley, Walter Kelley,Charles Kilgore and Meredith Au-ten. Legionnaires had charge ofthe grave service.

Howard was a fine man andneighbor and held in high* esteemby all who knew him.

He is survived by Ms widow,the former Beatrice Hack, whom hemarried in 1921 and; six children,Virginia Renburg of Detroit, How-ard, Jr., Arthur George, Isabel,Lois, and Douglas, serving in theU. S. Navy and whom it was im-possible to reach with word of Msfather's decease.

Speaking of Thirteen—A daughter was born to Mr. and

Mrs. Everett Field at PleasantHome Hospital, Cass City. Shemade her debut in Mother Earthcircfes on December 13 and is the13th grandchild of Mr. and Mrs.John Field of Deford.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kelleymoved to Caro on Monday whereMr. Kelley is in charge of the

County Welfare Commission.A Christmas party was held on

Tuesday evening in the churchbuilding, instead of a Christmastree.

The Chrismas program will begiven at the Deford Public Schoolon Thursday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Wells Spencerreturned home on Sunday aftervisiting in Pontiac and elsewherefor three weeks.

Neil R. Kennedy of Owosso wasa visitor on Monday at the Geo.Spencer home.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kellyspent Thursday and Friday in De-troit.

The Crawford school will give aChristmas program on Wednesdayevening, in charge of the teacher,Mrs. Lloyd Hicks.

The Deford school collect^ $15in the sale of tuberculosis seals.

Mrs. H. L. Palmateer underwenta major operation on Monday atPleasant Home Hospital.

Mrs. Alfred Slinglend is at homeagain after an absence of severalweeks spent .at the Slinglend farmnear Merrill.

Charles Kilgore shredded 300bushels of corn on Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Johnson

spent Thursday in Saginaw.Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rether-

ford and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rileywere dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.Frank Hegler in Caro on Wednes-day. Mr. Hegler's and Mrs. Riley'sbirth anniversaries occur on thesame day near Christmas, so theoccasion was observed a few daysprior to the real date.

Mrs. Geo. Mclntyre of Saginawwas a guest of Mrs. Fred Purdyon Monday evening.

Mrs. Howard Parks and son, Ar-thur, and Mrs. Ray Walker ofKingston were callers in Deford OMWednesday.

Fish SupplyA farm fish pond one acre in size,

properly fertilized and managed,,and located in a region where fa-vorable natural conditions exist, cansupply 200 to 400 pounds of fish peryear for the family table.

Treat Wooden HutsStructural parts of types of wood-

en huts for boys on the fightingfronts are protected against mois-ture absorption, fungus-growth andabrasion by dipping them in tanksfilled with water - repellent toxicwood preservative.

Let us tell you about Texaco Marf ak—the best lubrication to keep yourcar in top running condition for theduration. ..Just remodeled our Grease Room.Bring in your car or truck and let us

do your greasing.WE ALSO HAVE A SUPPLY OF TKUCK

TIRES AND CAR TIRES

Burgess Gas and OilWest Main Street

Wide Selection ofChristmas Gifts

for all the Family and the Men in the Service.

Christmas Cards, Gift Wrappings andPersonalized Stationery

Mac & Scotty Drug Store

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Volume of Flow Estimated »i«The Amazon river pours into the |

Atlantic at the estimated rate of | 4>5 million gallons a second. j *

Largest and Finest Stock Ever

in This Territory at Caro,

Michigan.

Charles F. MudgeLocal Representative

Phone 99F14

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PHONE 458

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Take Your Fertilizer Home jwith you Now ! 1_____ ___ _^___ _ _ . .**

It's a wise farmer who takes his spring fertilizer now. |Shortage of labor in the fertilizer plants, combined |with uncertainty of product restriction; potash and fphosphates are in greater demand than available sup- |plies can take care of. No one can tell what delays |or other shortages we may have next spring. |

4$*Don't wait and hope to get all you need next spring. *Take your fertilizer home and store it, and avoid |delays or disappointment when you are ready for :|planting. * |

Farm Produce Company |

Cass City, Michigan. CASS CITY CHRONICLE—FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943. PAGE FIVE.

Why Be Cash Out, When You CanCash In with Want Ads

RATES—Liner of 25 words orless, 25 cents each insertion.Over 25 words, one cent a wordfor each insertion. j

"WANTED—An elderly man towork on farm. James Martin,4 miles west and 2 miles southof Cass City. 12-3-tf

NOTICE—Will the party whopicked up a box of Bexel tabletsin the post office Dec. 8 pleaseleave %ame at Chronicle officeand oblige. Mrs. D. O'Connor.12-17-lp

HEATED and furnished apartmentfor rent. Otto Prieskorn. 12-3-tf

.FOR SALE—1937 Willys car, ra-dio, heater and good tires. 4593Maple St. 12-17-lp

STRAYED—Three Hereford year-lings from my pasture. Pleasenotify John Robinson, R 1, Ubly.12-10-2p

POUND—A pig about 100 poundsin weight. Owner may have sameby paying expenses. Harold Put-nam, R2, Cass City. Phone139F15. 12-17-lp

FOR SALE—Cattle and a Regis-tered Polled Shorthorn bull,ready for service. James Martin,4 miles west and 2 miles southof Cass City. 12-3-tf

FOR SALE—Used baby carriage,practically new. Mrs. Arlo John-son, 8 miles east, 1 mile northof Cass City. 12-17-lp

ECONOMY 16% Dairy Feed ismade for the dairyman whowishes to buy the complete grainration for his herd. For sale byElkland Roller Mills. Phone 15.12-10-4

NOTICETo all creditors of the CassCity Sand and Gravel Com-pany:

The Cass City Sand andGravel Co. is dissolving as ofdate, Dec. 31, 1943.

All persons to whom thecorporation is in debt are re-quested to present their claimsto Ernest L. Schwaderer,President, at his residence onNorth Seeger St., Cass City,on or before the date of disso-lution and settlement will bemade.

All persons owing the CassCity Sand and Gravel Co. arealso requested to settle theiraccounts. Statements will bemailed and prompt attentionwill be appreciated.

CASS CITY SAND ANDGRAVEL CO.

Ernest L. Schwaderer, Pres.12-17-3

WANTED—Hardwood tops on theHall farm, 4 miles east and 3%miles south of Cass City, cutinto wood on shares. Or will selltops where is and as is by thecord. Ralph Partridge. Phone29R11. Res., E. Church Street.

' 12-17-lp

LITTLE PIGS 6 weeks old forsale. Norman Kritzman at Shab-bona. 12-17-lp

FOR SALE—Small house in goodcondition and wired for electric- iity. Donald McComb, 5 milesnorth, 1% east of Cass City.12-10-2

FOR SALE—Dining room suiteconsisting of buffet, table andchairs. Mrs. Emerson Hill, 5miles east, 1% north, Vz eastof Cass City. 12-17-lp

TRY KENNEY'S for some of yourgroceries; good staple goods andpriced right. Kenney's Groceryand Creamery. 10-7-tf

FOR SALE—Cow 4 years old, dueFeb. 14. Heifer 7 months old.Judd McComb, 2 east, 1% southof Cass City. 12-17-lp

FARMERS—I will truck yourlivestock to Marlette on Mon-days. Call me. Cass City phone140F2. Ben McAlpine. 6-4-tf

FOR SALE—Good cow dog, alsogood for hunting guaranteed.Alfred Seres, 7 miles south, %east of Cass City. 12-17-lp

Furs Wan tedWe will pay you more for yourFurs than you receive throughany other source. Our furs godirectly to the New York auc-tion market. There they aresold directly to the manufac-turer, thereby saving you themiddleman's profit of from25c to $1.00 per skin. If youwant to make this extra man-ey, bring your furs to the rearof my store. All furs are high-er this year. Do not sell yourfurs for less than they areworth. I guarantee to makeyou money on your furs.

BURKE'S STORE

MARLETTE 11-26-7

YOUNG MAN wanted, 16 to 18years old, to learn shoe repair-ing trade. Diaz Shoe Hospital.10-22-tf

SEE OUR splendid line of fictionvolumes for adult reading. Wan-ner's. 12-3-3

WE NOW HAVE in stock, bridles,barn halters, hamestraps, bellybands, martingales, belly bandbillets, horse collars—size 20 to24—hames, lines 20 to 21 feet,and harness hardware too num-erous to mention. Diaz ShoeHospital, J. V. Riley, Prop.12-17-2

MEYER'S RED Jacket and Mc-Donald deep and shallow wellwater systems. Galvanized pipeand fittings. 2-in. well casing.Phone 40, Akron. Judson Bige-low Hardware. 12-10-2p

BOYS—Just out, seventh editionof "Sugar Creek Gang." Wanner's.

12-3-3

FOR SALE— Vanities, rockers anda large variety of upholsteredfoot stools with springs at Por-

State St., Caro. 12-10-4p

ATTENTION FARMERS — Forquick proven results, list yourfarm with Oscar G. Link, RealEstate, Reese, Mich. Phone 5151.12-10-13p.

TAX NOTICE—I will be at CassCity State Bank Saturday after-noons, Dec. 11 and 18 and Jan.8 and 15, to collect taxes forGreenleaf Township. Mrs. IdaGordon, Treasurer. 12-10-2

NOTICE—Meeting of the W. C. T.U. at Sarah Seeger's, on MainSt., Friday, Dec. 17, from 2 to 4.12-17-lp

20 HEAD registered beef Short-horn heifers and bulls for sale.From 6 to 9 months old. A.Dembowske, Sebewaing, Mich.Phone 5598. 12-3-2p

Jb'OK SALK—About 10 *tons ofJune clover hay, all or part. In-quire of Chas. Goff, over Wan-ner's Plumbing Shop. 12-17-lp

WANTED—Hay and straw, baledor loose. Harold Putnam, R 2,Cass City. Phone 139F15.12-24-4p

I WILL BE at Jas. Colbert's storein Shabbona on Dec. 18 and 24and -Jan. 8, afternoons, for thepurpose of collecting taxes forEvergreen Township. CharlesWatson. 12-17-3p

WHEN YOU have livestock forsale, call Reed & Patterson.Telephone 52, 32 or 228. 8-15-tf

ORANGES and grapefruit C. O. D.Write for prices. Nichols & Co.,Kingston, Georgia. 12-17-2

WANTED—150 old horses for foxfeed.*Must be alive. Otto Montei,Fairgrove. Caro phone 954-R-5.11-8-tf

WANTED—A hundred veal calvesevery Monday morning. We paidnot less than 14% cents net thisweek for good calves. No com-mission. No shrinking. Also buyand ship all other stock everyMonday morning. Harry Mun-ger, Caro. Phone 449. 10-1-tf

JERSEY HEIFER strayed to myfarm about a week ago. Ownermay have same by proving prop-erty and paying expenses. Law-rence Bartle, 2% east of CassCity. 12-17-lp

BIBLES—Why not give a fine copyof the Bible as a Christmas gift ?Nice line at Wanner's. 12-3-3

FRESH CUT Christmas trees onsale Dec. 17 and 18 at Gage-town. H. Kendall. 12-17-1

AUTOMATIC Furnace Blowers, 1oil burning furnace, coal andwood circulating heaters, 1 coalor wood range, 5-burner kitchenoil cook stoves. All in stock.Phone 40, Akron. Judson Bige-low's Hardware. 12-10-2p

SEVERAL PAIRS of shoes un-called for by customers who leftthem for repairs are offered forsale. All are in good condition.Mrs. Joe Diaz. 12-17-3

ROOMS for rent at Severn's, 50North Seeger Street. 12-3-tf

A FEW YOUNG roosters (heavybreed) for sale. Just right forSunday or Christmas dinner.Stanley Sharrard, 1% milessouth of Cass City. 12-17-lp

FOR SALE—Pop corn, shelled andready to pop. Also a stack ofJune clover hay for sale. GlennTuckey. Phone 135R3. 12-17-i

FARMERSWE ALWAYS BUY

PoultryPhone 291.

Central Poultry Co.Formerly Schweigert's Poultry

CARO, MICH. 11-19-tf

FOR SALE—1938 Plymouth coach,26,00 miles, good tires, A-l con-dition. Mrs. Charles Evens, 1west, 2% north of Cass City.12-17-1

FOR SALE—Buzz rig, Chevroletmotor, 30 in. saw, tilting tableon two wheel chassis. All ingood condition. Floyd Wiles, 5west, 2Vz south of Cass City.12-17-lp

WANTED—Man or woman to doDairy Herd Improvement Super-visor work in Tuscola County.Good wages. Applicant must ownan automobile. Men should beunder 18, over 38, or in Class4-F. Inquire at County Agent'soffice. 12-17-1

FOR SALE—Very choice Hoi-steins, Guernseys and Ayrshires,$25 each. Ship C. 0. D. if de-sired. Bull free with 5 head.Homestead Farms, McGraw, N.Y., R No. 2. , 11-19-5

FOR SALE—3 good horses, 9 and10 years old; also harness, cheap;80 heavy hens^ 5 geese; 30 tonsof alfalfa; 30 tons of timothy,all A-l hay. Am leaving thefarm. Must be sold by Sunday.Walter Turner, 1 mile south, 2

' west of Cass City. 12-17-lp

WANTED—Hired man on farm,married or single, year roundjob. Mrs. Lenard, 5 miles south,2 east of Cass City. 12-3-2

TAX NOTICE—I will be at thePinney State Bank Dec. 22 and29 and Jan. 5 and 10 and at theCass City State Bank on Dec. 18,24 and 31 and Jan. 8 to receivethe taxes of Elkland Township.C. J. Striffler, Treasurer. 12-17-3

WANTED—A good used tenorsaxaphone. Contact Alvah Hill-man at McLellan's Creamery.12-17-lp

FOR SALE—Purebred Guernseybull calf dropped Dec. 5, 1943.Dam has record of 452.8 Ibs. offat in D. H. I. A.; was 1st place4-H 2 yr. old at Michigan StateFair in '39. Sire's dam has rec-ord of 467 Ibs. fat as a 2 yr. old.Elwood Eastman, 1 mile east, 2north of Cass City. 12-17-1

ECONOMY Dairy Feed is goodfeed. Get your supply at oncewhile this feed is available.Phone 15. Elkland Roller Mills.12-10-4

LOST—Fuel oil ration book. Find-er kindly return to James T.Watson, Cass City, Michigan.12-17-lp -

SOMEWHERE there is a man orwoman who should add $10 to$15 a week to his present in-come. That person may be you.A part time Rawleigh Route isnow available, also a full timeroute. If interested, write atonce. Rawleigh's, Dept. MCL-64-185, Freeport, 111. 12-17-lp

CASH PAID for cream at Ken-ney's, Cass City.

JUST THE PLA.CE to find thegifts you want to give such aspen and pencil sets, lockets,pearls, wrist watches and watchchains.Store.

Cass City Furniture12-17-1

FOR SALE—Large Maidenhairfern; also mounted owl andpheasant. Make nice gifts. Mrs.

Cass City Churchesto Present ChristmasPrograms Nex Week

Concluded from page 1.dren. Sunday evening, Dec, 26,the young people of that chuchwill present a pageant at 7:00.

Mrs. Stanley McArthur and Mrs.Frank Smith are training childrenfor a miscellaneous Christmas pro-gram in the Baptist Church onWednesday evening, Dec. 22. Therewill be a tree also.

The congregation of the Presby-terian Church will have supper to-gether in the church dining roomWednesday evening, Dec, 22, The

EVERGREEN.

David Kitchin and Miss DorothyMann of Port Huron visited theformer's parents and sister, Mrs.Ernest Bullock, here Sunday.

Roy Lutzenhiser had the misfor-tune to have parts of four of thefingers on his left hand taken offin a corn shredder accident Fridaymorning. The hand was injuredat the farm of Tom McCool aboutan hour after the crew started theshredding operations. Mr. Lutzen-hiser was taken to Pleasant HomeHospital in Cass City for treat-ment.

Cecil Whittaker of Detroit isspending a few days at his parent-al home here prior to his induc-

supper planned by the teachers of | tion into the service of his coun-

Wm. Kilbourn,Houghton St.

6350 West12-17-lp

FOR SALE— Brood sow; 5 pigsBVz months old; 2 pigs 7 monthsold; team of horses with harness;3 bull calves 6 months old. Igna-tius Markowicz, 7 north,west and12-17-lp

south of Cass City.

CHRISTMAS Trees for sale. Calland see our fine display. Also aboy's bicycle for sale. OliverImplement Store, Cass City.12-17-lp

FOR SALE—Team, pair bays, 9and 10 years old, weight 3,400,good team. Henry Hoch, 3 milessouth, % east of Owendale.12-10-2p

GIRLS—The seventh edition .of"Three Baers." At Wanner's.12-3-3

PERMANENT WAVE, 59c! Doyour own permanent withCharm-Kurl Kit. Completeequipment, including 40 curlersand shampoo. Easy to do, abso-lutely harmless. Praised bythousands including Fay McKen-zie, glamorous movie star.Money refunded if not satisfied.L. I. Wood and Company.11-26-lOp

FOR SALE—Rutabagas, A-l forquality and taste, $1 per bushel.Gordon Stirton, 7 miles north,2V2 east of Cass City, or 7 milesnorth on M-53 to Ubly Road, 1%west. Phone 85F14. 12-10-3p

MOTORISTS—We balance wheelsto run without vibration. Meanssafe motoring, longer tire mile-age for you. Let us test yourcar soon. Howard Asher, Chrys-ler-Plymouth, Caro. 4-23-tf

MIXED HAY for sale. Earl Moon,1 mile west andof Cass City.

mile north12-17-lp

BLACKBOARDS make a fineChristmas present for the kid-,dies. Priced from 95 cents andup. Still have some dolls left.Just the one that little girl wouldlike. Cass City Furniture Store.12-17-1

I WILL BE at Cass City StateBank Dec. 18 and Deford BankDec. 21 to collect taxes for No-vesta Township. Elmer Webster,Treasurer. 12-17-lp

RECEIVED 9 a new shipment ofdishes which include casseroles,coffee makers, butter dishes,cream pitchers, cookie jars, gob-lets and flameware teakettles.Cass City Furniture Store.12-17-1

CHRISTMAS Gifts for boys in theservice. At Wanner's. 12-3-3

various classes in the SundaySchool will start at 6:00 p. m. Eachclass in the Sunday School withthe teacher for that class will havea designated table. There will bea tree here too.

The Church of Christ will havea miscellaneous Christmas programSunday morning, Dec. 26, with atree. Miss Betty Jean Bruce is ar-ranging the program.

The Evangelical Sunday Schoolhas selected Thursday evening,Dec, 23, to present their Christmasprogram which is being arrangedby Mrs. Ray Silvernail.

The Wilmot Catholic Church willhave a midnight mass Christmaseve starting at 11:15 p. m. (slowtime).

At St. Pancratius Church here,Rev. Fr. John Bozek will conduct amidnight mass Christmas eve,starting at 12:30 a. m. Precedingthis mass, the church choir willsing Christmas carols from 12:15to 12:30, with Miss Betty Chapde-laine as organist. A second massfor the local church will be at 11:00a. m. Christmas day.

Decorations for St. PancratiusChurch will be in charge of theLadies' Altar Society. The altarswill be decorated with poinsettiasand the Christmas crib which wasnew last year will be used with]figures portraying the scene of theNativity.

try.Mrs. John McTavish underwent a

goiter operation in Pleasant HomeHospital Wednesday, Dec. 8. Sheis doing as well as can be expectedat this writing.

Miss Eunice Herber and Mrs.Wm. Kitchin spent Monday after-noon with friends and relatives inBrown City.

Several young men from thisvicinity are in Bay City wherethey have found employment forthe winter.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cook werecallers in Caro Saturday afternoon.

SNOW REMOVAL MONEYRECEIVED BY TUSCOLA CO.

County Treasurer Arthur Wil-lits has received a check for$2,769.59 from the state for snowremoval this winter on roads in thecounty. This is a new fund forTuscola County.

Rubber GatherersNicaragua has now in the field

3,000 rubber gatherers in the jungle.

Cass City Market

WE CLEAN carefully! Each ar-ticle you send to us for cleaning—clothes or household furnish-ings—receives the one particularprocess best suited to it. Sendyour things here and be sure.We pick up and deliver in CassCity every Monday and Thurs-day. Eicher's Cleaners, Pigeon.11-19-tf

Farms For Sale

Arnold CopelandAuctioneer

FARM AND STOCK SALES

HANDLED ANYWHERE.

CASS CITY

Telephone 145F12.

WANTED—Old or disabled horsessuitable for fox feed. Will pay$10.00 each at your farm. Har-mon C. Owen, Mayville, or May-ville Fox Farm. Telephone 6-1-1,Kingston. 12-17-2p

BIBLE LOVERS' stationery inportfolios at Wanner's. 12-3-3

ECONOMY 16% Dairy Feed is ahighly palatable ration contain-ing generous amounts of thematerials needed for top milkproduction and condition. Youwill find it a milk producer thatwill give very satisfactory re-sults. For sale by Elkland Roll-er Mills. Phone 15. 12-10-4

REWARD Offered for the returnof a suitcase containing Christ-mas gifts, lost in Cass City orvicinity. Finder please leavesuitcase at the Chronicle office.12-17-lp

SPECIAL: 80 acres about 2 milessouth of Kilmanagh on the southBay Port Road. Good clay land,good 8-room house with base-ment, large barn with good roof,good tool shed, garage, and henhouse. It's a nice buy for $9,500.Cash or terms with low interest.

260 acres Lake Twp $ 6,000200 acres Meade Twp 10,000160 acres Oliver Twp 9,000137% acres Lake Twp 15,000123 acres Oliver JTwp 8,500120 acres Grant Township....lO,500(tiled, excellent buildings)

100 acres near Sebewaing ..10,000(part tiled, excellent build-ings)

100 acres Huron Twp 6,000(good clay, fine buildings)80 acres Brookfield Twp 10,00080 acres Brookfield Twp 9,50080 acres Lincoln Twp 9,50080 acres Winsor Twp 8,50080 acres Grant Twp 8,00080 acres Brookfield Twp 7,50080 acres Sheridan Twp 2,50080 acres Meade Twp 2,30051 acres Winsor Twp 7,65040 acres Winsor Twp 5,60040 acres Meade Twp 4,0008 acres McKinley Twp 3,500

OPPORTUNITIES TO GOIN BUSINESS:

Milk route $2,750Chicken hatchery 3,000Beer garden 8,000Hotel 27,500Hatchery Business — Completeequipment including two incuba-tors, capacity 20,000. Good busi-ness built up over nine year pe-riod. Flocks all mated and bloodtested. With or without building.Priced for quick sale, $3,000.See Mr. Wood, Mr. Lohman, orMr. Beadle.

EZRA A. WOODNew office, 79 Main St.,

Pigeon, Mich. Phone No. 2712-10-tf

WANTED—Old horses and cowsfor fox feed. $10 and up at yourfarm or Ic Ib. live weight de-livered to ranch. Phone 3861, orwrite Michigan Fur Farm, Peck,Mich. 3-26-52p

PUREBRED Berkshire brood sow,due to farrow Jan. 1, for sale.Robt. Hoadley, 5 miles east, 3north of Cass City. 12-17-2p

COMPLETE LINEplaques for theChristmas gifts.12-3-3

of religioushome. Fine

At Wanner's.

FOR SALE—New brooder houseand new electric brooder. Wm.Dubs, 2% miles east, % southof Owendale. 12-17-lp

EXPERT WHEEL balancing—Webalance wheels to run true andwithout vibration at all speeds.Assures steering ease, savestires. Howard Asher, Chrysler-Plymouth, Caro. 4-30-tf

IN LOVING Memory of Mark Mc-Caslin, who passed away 10years ago, Dec. 23, 1933.Nothing can ever take awayThe love a heart holds dear,Fond memories linger every day,Remembrance keeps him near.His parents, brothers and sister.12-17-lp

IN LOVING Memory of our dearson and brother, Billie Howell,who departed from this worldfour years ago, Dec. 19:Happy and smiling, always con-

tent,Loved and respected wherever

you went;Always thoughtful, willing and

kind,What a beautiful memory you

left behind.Although our loss was heaven's

gain,We are heartsick and lonely just

the same.Sadly missed by Mother, Dad,Sisters and Brothers. 12-17-lp

IN MEMORY of Mrs. Clark Cour-liss, who passed away 15 yearsago today, Dec. 18, 1928. _We cannot say, and we will not

sayThat she is dead, she's just awayWith a cheery smile and a wave

of the handShe wandered into an unknown

landAnd left us dreaming how very

fairIt needs must be since she lin-

gers there.The flowers we put upon her

grave may wither and decayBut our love for her who sleeps

beneathWill never fade away.

. Courliss Girls. 12-17-1

FOR SALE—6 cubic ft. electricrefrigerator. Lloyd Atkins, 4%miles south of Cass City.12-17-lp

POULTRY Wanted—Drop postalcard to Stephen Dodge, CassCity. Will call for any amountat any time. Phone 142F12.5-7-tf

ICE SKATES—Ladies', Men's andJuniors'; also ladies' white shoefigure skates. Western Auto As-sociate Store, Robt. G. Love,Owner, Caro. 10-17-lp

BICYCLE TIRES and tubes; also,bicycle repairs for all standardmakes. Western Auto Asso-ciate Store, Robt. G. Love, Own-er, Caro. 12-17-lp

FOR SALE—Dishes—China, glass,tin and enamel ware, crocks,jugs, steel and iron frying pans;also a variety of other things.

Dec. 16, 1943.Buying price—First figures, price at farm; sec-

ond figures, price delivered at ele-vator.

Grain.Wheat No. 2, mixed, bu. 1.52 1.54Oats, bu 89 .90Barley, cwt 2.57 2.60Rye, bushel 1.12 1.14Buckwheat 2.77 2.80Shelled corn, bushel 1.12 1.14

Beans.Michigan Navy beans, 1942

or older 5.30Michigan Navy beans, 1943

crop 5.97 6.00Light cranberries, cwt 5.40Light kidney beans, 1942

and older - 5.80Light kiane*, beans, 1943 crop 6.75Dark kidney beans, 1942

and older 5.8CDark kidney beans, 1943 crop 6.75

Produce.Butterfat, Ib _ 52Butter, Ib 4'5Eggsj dozen 42

Livestock.Cows, pound 07 .08Cattle 08 .10

Vitamin SourceCarrots are also a fairly good

source of vitamin B family, a fairsource of minerals.

Gordon Hotel. 12-17-lp

FEATHER Party at Doerr's Hall,Cass City, on Tuesday, Dec. 21,8:00 p. m. Everybody welcome.12-17-1

LEATHER Jackets and sheep'swool lined jackets in all sizes.Western Auto Associate Store,Robt. G. Love, Owner, Caro.10-17-lp

FOR SALE—Three geese. Wm.O'Malley, 1% miles south of No-vesta Corners. 12-17-lp

Calves, pound .15Hogs, pound 12%

Poultry.Rock springers 25Leghorn springers 21Rock hens 21Turkeys 34Geese, live weight 20Geese, dressed 25Ducks, live weight 20Ducks, dressed 25

Read the want ads—page 5.

ROLLED ROOFING and brick sid-ing in red or buff. Western AutoAssociate Store, Robt. G. Love,Owner, Caro. 10-17-lp

POR~SALE-Large size McCor- Market reP°rt for Tuesday,mick corn shredder and husker | December 14, 1943—in good running condition. Al- - r , , , ir> m *n **fred Beutler, 4 west, 2% south Best veal 15.50-16.00of Cass City. 12-17-lp

FEATHER Party at Doerr's Hall,Cass City, on Tuesday, Dec. 21,8:00 p. m. Everybody welcome.12-17-1

FOR SALE — Bauman eighty, 3west, 2 south of Cass City. Com-pletely equipped, 12 cows, milk-er, tractors, hay, grain, sileage.

Fair to good 15.00-15.40Common kind 14.00-14.40Lights 12.00-14.00Deacons 1.00- 5.00Best butcher

steers 14.40-14.50Fair to good 14.00-14.30

Dealer in12-17-7p

Dirt, Carsonville.

GJ.. 1/iCK-v/uJ.o, nay, ti JL a J..I J., oiicagc. ; .~ , i • •« _. „ « „ _ „Easy terms. Frank R. Reed, i Common kind ......12.00-13.00

Light steers andheifers 8.70-10.30

Best butchercows 9.50-10.30

WE GRATEFULLY acknowledgeand appreciate the many acts ofkindness shown to us during the ! Cutter COWS 8.00- 9.00death of our husband and fa-ther. Especially do we thank the Canners 6.20- 7.50Douglas Funeral Home, singers Best butcherand pallbearers. Mrs. Beatrice bulls 11.00-12.00Parks and family. 12-17-lp Light bulls 8.80- 9.60

WE WISH to express our sincere Feeders 30.00-57.00thanks to the neighbors and gtock bulls 25.00-45.00friends for flowers and other R , , I O C Aacts of kindness at the time of K'est n°£s ld-bu

- the death of our mother and to Heavy 13.00-13.30Rev. Frank Smith and to Mr. and Lights 8 80-12 50Mrs. Douglas for their services. R h ","m"tn" 11*10The family of the late Mrs. Ella KOUgns UP «> H.10Hartwick. 12-17-1 Best butcher

i lambs 13.10Tissue Building '.-, i • j 11 A/\ inm

The greatest demand for amino Common kind ........11.40-12.50acids (protein) is for t-'ssue building

Marlette Livestock/Sales Company

Market Dec. 13, 1943—

Best veals .15.50-16.10Fair to good 13.00-15.00Commons 8.50-12.50Deacons 1.00- 9.50Best grass

cattle 12.50-13.40Fair to good 10.50-12.00Commons 7.50-10.00Feeder cattle 22.50-70.00Light bulls 8.50-10.50Stock bulls 25.00-55.00Best beef

cows 9.50-11.10Fair to good 8.00- 9.00Cutters ... 6.50- 7.50Canners 4.50- 6.00Dairy cows 65.00-135.00Best hogs 13.20-13.60Light hogs 11.20-12.00Roughs 10.50-11.70Best lambs 13.25-14.00Commons 9.50-12.50Ewes 2.30- 4.50Sale every Monday at 1:00 P. M.

Wednesday's Marketat Sandusky Yards

Market Dec. 15, IS 43—

Good beef steersand heifers 12.50-13.50

Fair to good 10.50-12.50Common 7.50- 9.50Good beef cows .... 9.00-10.00Fair to good

beef cows 8.00- 9.00Canners and

cutters 5.00- 7.50Stock bulls 25.00-80.00Good bologna bulls 10.00-10.50Light bulls 9.50-10.00Dairy cows 70.00-150.00Feeder cattle 15.00-70.00Deacons 50- 8.00Good veal . 15.00-15.75Culls and commons 7.00-13.00Fair to good 13.50-15.00Choice hogs, 180

to 250 pounds ....13.00-13.60Choice hogs, 250

to 300 pounds ....12.50-13.50Heavy 11.00-12.00Light hogs 8.50-10.50Roughs . 10.00-11.00Good lambs 12.50-13.75Fair to good 10.00-12.00Sheep 2.00- 7.00

Sale every Wednesday at 2 p. m.

Sandusky LivestockSales Company

W. H. Turnbull Worthy TaitAuctioneers

PAOE SIX. CASS CITY CHRONICLE—FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943. Cass City, Michigan.

First CommandantThe initial leader of America's

"first to fight" corps, oldest militarybranch of the United States govern-ment, was Samuel Nicholas, a Phil-adelphian whose commission as amarine corps captain was authorizedby the Continental congress andsigned by its president, John Han-cock/ several days before Esek Hop-kins and John Paul Jones were ap-pointed officers of the Continentalnavy.

Canning CarrotsFor canning carrots pick them

fresh from the garden. Fifty poundsmake 40 pints. For very young car-rots it is not necessary to removethe skin. Just wash thoroughly, trim,and then cut into slices or put theminto the jars whole. Add one-halfteaspoon salt per pint jar and fillwith hot water. Agitate to expelthe air. Process 90 minutes forpints and 100 minutes for quarts inwater bath or 30 to 35 minutes under10 pounds pressure. Process par-tially sealed. I

School Lunches in CountryFigures for 1942 indicate that most

of the school lunch programs werein rural areas. In March, 1942, ofall the school lunch programs op-erating, 17 per cent were in urbanareas (cities above 2,500 population)and 83 per cent were in rural areas.

Rosin Has Many UsesRosin is .used chiefly for fiddlers'

bows and boxers' shoes, for paints,•varnishes, and soaps; turpentine,used as a thinner for paints, and incertain insecticides, medicines, andnumerous other compounds.

K. I. MacRAE, D. O.Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon

Half block east of ChronicleOffice. Phone 226.

P. A. SCHENCK, D. D. S.Dentist

Graduate of the University ofMichigan, Office in SheridanCass City, Michigan.

DENTISTRYI. A. & E. C. FRITZ

Office oyer Mac & Scotty DrugStore. We solicit your patronagewhen in need of work.

MORRIS HOSPITALF. I,. MORRIS, M. D.

Office hours, 1-4 and 7-9 p. ni.Phone 62R2.

H. Theron Donahue, M. D.Plhysician and Surgeon

X-Ray Eyes ExaminedPhones: Office. 96: Residence, 69.

B. H. STARMANN, M. D.Physician and Surge«n

Hours—Daily, 9 to 5. Wednes-day and Saturday evenings, 7:30-9:30. Other times by appointment.Phones—Office 189R2; Home 189R3.

The Human Side," of Science g

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WELL-INFORMED PEO-PLE know that the scien-tific skill of the competentfuneral director bringscomforting relief to theliving and, together withhis experienced direction,helps to bring calmness anddignity to the ceremony.

WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

Concentrated for 3-Pronged Thrust

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"Big Three" map sledge hammer blows vs. Axis from north, southand east, as illustrated on map. (See; Statesmen Confer.)

Complete with hood and casingPipes and Registers }4 price,also BOILERS. STOKERS andPARTS.

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STATESMEN CONFER:Map War Strategy

With the Big Four pledged to thedestruction of Germany and Japan,all eyes turned to Cairo's historicMena house where Turkey's IsmetInonu met with President Rooseveltand Prime Minister Churchill to dis-cuss his country's role in the war.

Even as the statesmen met in theshadow of Egypt's massive pyra-mids, Germany played her hand,massing mechanized forces againstTurkey's Balkan border in an ob-vious effort to influence the Turks'position,

F.D.R. and Churchill met withInonu following their three-day con-ference with Premier Stalin of Rus-sia in Teheran, Persia," where theBig Three pledged a finish fightagainst Germany from the east, westand south, and established the basisfor a democratic community of na-tions.

Meeting previously with China'seneralissimo Chiang Kai-shek,

F.D.R. and Churchill had vowed to'orce unconditional surrender on theJaps, and restore all territory theNipponese have overrun since 1894.

Hurry Invasion BargesTwenty thousand manufacturing

firms have been given a specialpriority for the production of inva-sion craft and ordered to speed updeliveries during the fore part of1944.

As was the case prior to the U. S.invasion of North Africa, shipbuild-ers have been given precedence overplanes, high-octane gasoline and oth-er urgency production programs,and the navy has curtailed ordersfor destroyer-escorts to provide addi-tional facilities for constructing the.self-propelled landing barges, am-phibious trucks, tank landing ves-sels, etc.

After being given the go-ahead be-:fore the North African operations,1'shipbuilders turned out 750 milliondollars worth of invasion craft in •five months.

ITALY: :,Nazis9 Line Sags

Fighting over muddy slopes, U. S.troops gained foggy mountainheights overlooking thea road toRome, and along the Adriatic to theeast, Gen. Bernard Montgomery'sEighth army punched its way up aco.astal strip toward the highwayhub of Pescara.

Although the Nazis' winter linesagged in some sectors under thesteady pressure of Allied infantryand artillery, it recoiled in others,and on the U. S. front, the Germansclung to the pass at Mignano afford-ing access to the road to Rome,while on the British front, the ene-my massed to check the Tommiesfarther inland.

Fighting bravely in the rain, U. S.Doughboys with packs clambered uprocky slopes even too steep for mulesupply teams.

WAR MANPOWER:Cut Needs

Against the 2,000,000 new workerswhich the War Manpower commis-sion estimated would be needed inthe munitions industries by July,1944, only 1,100,000 actually will berequired, but military demands re-main unchanged.

Because of changes in munitionsrequirements and the high rate ofproduction achieved, WMC said 10,-700,000 workers will be sufficient tomeet schedules. Of the 1,100,000 newworkers, most will be recruited from3,500,000 •, women under 45.

To achieve their goaLof 11,300,000men by next July, the army andnavy will actually call more than2,000,000 during the year, as firstplanned, WMC said. Discharges andcasualties will create a bigger drainto keep the ranks at full strength.Draft calls during January and Feb-ruary will continue at the currentrate of 300,000 to 350,000 per month.

SOLDIERS'VOTE:States9 Control

Killing the Lucas (111.) - Green(R. I.) bill allowing soldiers over-seas to vote underfederal supervision,the senate adoptedand sent to thehouse a measure in-spired by SenatorJames Eastland(Miss.) leaving elec-tion rules up to thestates.

Under Eastland'sproposal , stateswere asked to passlegislation allowingvets abroad to votein local, state andfederal elections by Senator Jamesestablishing a sys- Eastlandtern of postcard ap-plications for absentee ballots to bedistributed by air mail free.

Included in the measure was anamendment by Senator Robert Taft(Ohio), assuring all parties of equalshares of campaign publicity.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC:Mac Arthur's New Plan

While U. S. and Australian troopsslowly hacked their way throughSouthwest Pacific jungles, Gen.Douglas MacArthur's representativeat the Cairo conference revealed thegeneral's new master plan for de-feating the Japanese.

MacArthur's plan calls for cap-ture of the rich East Indies, cuttingoff the Japs' principal source of oilfor their mechanized forces, andotherwise slashing their long supplylines to the home islands.

To achieve this- objective, Mac-Arthur has sought to lure the bigJap fleet out into the open for afinish fight, but the wily Nipponesehave evaded battle, preferring toremain close to bases under aircover or behind reefy coral barriers.

H I G H L I G H T S in the week's news

STEEL: The nation's steelwork-ers have better filled pay envelopesthan ever before, the American Ironand Steel Institute reports. "October'spayroll totaled nearly 145 milliondollars, compared with 143 millionin September, and 126 million in Oc-tober of last year. Average hourlywage is now just under $1.16. Itwas $1.08 a year ago. There are315,000 on the payrolls now.

BLOCK-BUSTING: The Englishvillage of Deenthorpe has been com-pletely wrecked by the crash of aFlying Fortress loaded with 6,000pounds of bombs. Neither fliers norvillagers were injured, however, asthe crew parachuted to safety, andthen ran about arousing the towns-people, who fled to the fields. Tenminutes later, the plane explodedto bits.

CORN:Boost Ceilings

To stimulate the flow of corn intoterminal markets, OPA raised ceil-ings by nine cents, and then, froze"prices of oats, barley and sorghumgrains preparatory to establishingpermanent revaluations.

In boosting corn ceilings, OPAsaid it was complying with theemergency price control act, whichstipulates that maximum prices fora commodity shall reflect parity.Under the new tops, No. 2 cornwill sell at $1.16 at Chicago andMilwaukee; $1.12% at Minneapo-lis and St. Paul; $1.16% at St.Louis; $1.12% at Kansas City andSt. Joseph; $1.15 at Peoria; $1.10at Omaha; $1.15% at Duluth andSuperior; $1.09 at Sioux City, and$1.28 7/s at Nashville.

Action on oats, barley and sor-ghums resulted from steadily ad-vancing feed prices because of thesag in corn marketing, OPA said.Rising prices increased costs forpoultry and livestock and dairyfarmers, OPA declared.

Feed ImportsTo meet demands for feed grains

in the U. S., a minimum of 75,000,-000 bushels will have to be import-ed if poultry and livestock goalsare to be achieved in 1944, WarFood administration estimated.

At the same time, the Associa-tion of American railroads revealedthat 50 additional freight cars werebeing made available daily to Cana-dian lines for hauling grain, mainlyinto Utah and the Southeast. Capa-ble of moving 2,000,000 bushels amonth, these cars are in additionto the 1,000 in use in the North-west.

As of December 4, CommodityCredit corporation announced theU. S. had purchased 53,000,000 bush-els of Canadian wheat, of which45,000,000 already have been import-ed by rail and water.

* * *Banned in 1942, suspender buttons

have been ordered restored to workpants by the War Production board.

FLU: -• . \'Seasonal Increase'

With the number of influenza casesto the U. S. five times under that of1941, and deaths from the sicknessin Great Britain far below the pro-portions of 1937, the world presentlyfaces no flu epidemic comparable tothat of 1918, when 20,000,000 died.

So said a spokesman for the U. S.Public Health Service. However, hecautioned that persons sufferingfrom colds, grippe and flu remainat home to prevent spreading the ill-ness, especially in view of the short-age of doctors and nurses and thedifficulty imposed in handling manypatients.

In the U. S., the spokesman termedthe rising rate of influenza cases asa "normal seasonal increase," whilehe pointed .out that the deaths inGreat Britain's large cities for asingle week recently fell far shortof the 2,000 recorded weekly duringthe epidemic of 1937.

RUSSIA:New Army

While German military commen-tators reported that the Russianswere moving up a whole newlyequipped army to continue theirwinter offensive, the Reds followedtheir traditional tactics of conduct-ing large scale attacks all along600 miles of front in an effort tebreak through a weak spot.

Their drive beyond Gomel slowedwith the reorganization of 300,000German troops withdrawn from ad-vance positions, the Reds opened upa heavy offensive in the Dnieperbend, above the industrial centersof Krivoi Rog and Nikopol, wherethe Nazis have held their groundfor several months.

In this sector, the Reds pouredtroops onto the western banks- ofthe Dnieper at two points, and inthe fighting that ensued, they soughtto crush German forces wedged be-tween them.

* * *Sales in filling stations in 1943 will

approximate 254 billion dollars, com-pared with 3 billion in 1942 and thepeak 3% billion in 1941.

NATIONAL BANKS:Assets in Billions

Rich in natural resources, theU. S. is equally rich in finance, withtotal assets of 5,058 national banksapproximating 66 billion dollars.

Figures show:Private deposits of 40 billion dol-

lars; U. S. deposits of almost 11 bil-lion; municipal and state deposits of2*/2 billion.

Loans and discounts of 10% bil-lion dollars; investments in U. S.securities of 35% billion dollars;holdings of other- stocks, bonds andsecurities of 3 billion 400 million, ofwhich 2 billion represents state andother political obligations.

Capital stock of the banks totals1% billion dollars, with surplus, un-divided profits and reserves of 2billions.

Wartime cash boosted caiendanceat professional football games to anew high average of 26,811 pergame, the National Football leaguereports. This is an increase of 36.7per cent over last year, and 24 percent over 1941, the previous highmark. Total attendance for the 40regularly scheduled games this sea-son amounted to 1,072,469. Last year1,079,148 fans watched 55 regulargames.

Highest drawing card in the leaguewas the New York Giants club.

Weather Lore

^ LegendFirst Day of Winter Calls

For Expert 'Forecasts'

By Old Timers.

The sumac leaves turned brownin August. The katydids chirpedearly. Redwings left in September.Geese flew low under a stormy sky.Squirrels laid in an extra store, ofnuts. Rabbits put on an extra heavycoat of fur. Th^re are strong galesat sea. What, if anything, do thesesigns mean for winter, which be-gins officially on December 22.

The Old Timer, with a face show-ing the marks of a lifetime out-doors, had the answer.

They meant, he said, that wewere in for a rip-snorting winter.Roads would be blocked, cold wouldbe early, extreme and protracted.There wouldn't be enough naturalfeed for the birds, it would be un-der a thick blanket of snow.

Take the Old Timer's prognostica-tions to a meteorologist and youwill probably get a patient hearing,for the man of science knows theOld Timer's reasoning sounds logi-cal. The meteorologist will proba-bly tell you that old-fashioned weath-er lore is a mixture of commonsense and superstition.

He knows that if the squirrels dolay in an extra supply of nuts, it'snot from foreknowledge, but becausethere was a greater crop of acorns.There are always autumn gales atsea. And so it goes, for one "sign"after another.

While many an Old Timer is will-Ing to offer a long-range, specificweather forecast, the meteorologistIsn't as optimistic. If he is genialand possesses at least a mild senseof humor, he may refer you to anyold-fashioned almanac. There youwill find the answer to all yourweather questions in the greatest ofdetail/ day by day.

Sometimes the almanacs don'"tagree. One will say quite definitelythat the winter of 1943-44'- will bemild, with occasional spells of coldand snow. The next will tell youthat the winter of 1943-44 will beextremely cold, with occasionalwarm spells.

In other words, both of them areusually right. It depends upon theindividual's own viewpoint. A weekof cold weather spells a cold winterto some people. They disregard themany warm days. And the reverseis equally true.

Many SpeciesThere are 52 species and subspe-

cies of rays and skates in Americancoastal waters.

Order for Publication—Final Ad-ministration Account.—State of

Michigan, the Probate Court forhe County of Tuscola.

At a session of said Court, heldat the Probate Office in the Villageof Caro, in said County, on the 3rdday of December, A. D. 1943.

Present, Hon. Almon C< Pierce,fudge of Probate.

In the matter of theEstate of William E. O'Dell,

Deceased.Bruce Brown, having filed in said

>ourt his final administration ac-ount, and his petition praying for;he allowance thereof and for theassignment and distribution of theresidue of said estate,

It is ordered, that the 27th dayof December, A. D. 1943, at ten>'clock in the forenoon, central waiime, at said Probate Office, be ans hereby appointed for examiningind allowing said account anc'bearing said petition;

It is further ordered, that pubic notice thereof be given by pubication of a copy of this order'or three successive weeks previouo said day of hearing, in the Casr

lity Chronicle, a newspaper printd and circulated in said County

ALMON C. PIERCE,Judge of Probate

A true copy,lose Nagy, Register of Probatr

12-10-3

Gulflex scientific lubrica-tion replaces ordinary"greasing"—can help youpreserve car efficiency andeconomy. Drive in andfind out!

Cass City Oil and GasCompany

Telephone 25Stanley Asher, Manager

Should MatureFor maximum yields and best

keeping quality, potatoes should notbe harvested until mature. Further-more, where late blight is active inthe field, this disease is almost cer-tain to be spread to the tubers, re-sulting in rot in storage if the cropis immature.

Vitamins StoredSome of the vitamins are stored

in the body and help to keep thepeople in good health during theearly winter months, when fewerfresh foods are available.

Troops Buy CandyIn one month of this year, U. S.

troops in combat zones bought ninemillion pounds of hard candy, man-ufactured and packaged accordingto army specifications.

Civilians' Egg ShareOn the basis of an estimated pro-

duction of 5 billion dozen eggs be-tween July 1, 1943, and June 30,1944, civilians will receive 7 out ofevery 10 eggs produced.

Food WasteWaste of food in public eating

places has meant a loss of 6% mil-lion meals daily.

Kayon Gas TanksAmerican fighter planes are

equipped with bullet-sealing gasolinetanks containing rayon.

The finest CHRISTMAS pres-ent you can give is one ofUncle Sam's WAR BONDS.Keep on BACKING f <THEATTACK. ^

£CHow can I save—coal?—transportation?—manpower?3*

ELECTRICITY!You can't see electricity* but if you couldyou'd discover that many things go intoIts manufacture = „ . coal and transporta-tion and manpower and the tremendousenergy oi giant turbines, plus variouscritical war materials.

Today the conservation oi all thesethings is vitally important in winning thewar. You save half-a-dozen at once whenyou save electricity. For the raw mate-rials used in making electricity are essen-tial war materials , . . needed to keepAmerica's war production moving at topspeed.

Remember this when you snap on alight switch. Use only the lights you actu-ally NEED. Be careful in your use of elec-tric appliances and equipment. There isno shortage of electric generating or dis-tributing facilities in this area, but theGovernment asks everyone td saveVOLUNTARILY, to conserve critical re-sources. Even though it is not rationed,saving electricity is the patriotic duty ofevery American citizen today. The DetroitEdison Company.

CONSERVE ELECTRICITYa. 5% savmq n ;Jie monthly use of e/ecrric

•,ty by Detror. kaison customers wiL save abciz

190 CARLOADS OF COA1 PER MONTH

14 000MANHOURS

SalvasIt's your patriotic duty. Ours is a vitally, essential

salvage organization. Salvage solves shortages.

DARLING'S FARM ANIMAL SERVICE.

WE PAY CASH

$5.00

$4.00Hogs, Calves and Sheep According to

Size and Conditions

Cass City, Michigan. CASS CITY CHKONICLE—FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943. PAGE SEVEN.

If some strange creatures fromMars were to descend on Michigantonight, and our sons and fatherswere summoned in defense of ourhomes and our own lives, the situ-ation couldn't be much different, infact, than today's fight-to-the-deathstruggle with the fanatic Japanese.

All of which is merely prelimi-nary observation to this forecast:

The governor of Michigan dur-ing the years 1945 and 1946 will be,too, a "war governor."

Likewise, the president of theUnited States during the, years of1945 to 1948 inclusively will be,for the most part, the militarycommander-in-chief of a fightingAmerican army and navy.

Germany's c a p i t u lation by

Christmas~of 1943 now seems to bea mirage. Hopes that Allied lead-ers were secretly considering peaceterms have now vanished. The sig-nificance of the Roosevelt-Church-ill-Stalin-Chiang conferences, al-ready termed to be unsurpassed inhistorical importance for a cen-tury, is beginning to crystalizehere back home. We are pledgedto make frontal invasions uponGermany; to impose near an-nihilation and destruction on Japan.The verdict is extreme; the , termsare harsh; the price of peace ishigh.

Surely, the Michigan home front—farm and factory—has a realjob. We must gird ourselves asnever before for a costly assault inEurope, for a long war in theOrient.

Imagine a race of people, livingon some far-off planet, who believethey are divinely led by an em-peror who is a direct descendant ofa sun goddess. Here is a racewhich believe£ the greatest achieve-ment in life is to die for the em-pire ; that they will live after deathto enjoy the glory of such sacri-fice; that their supreme temporalmission is to rule the earth!

From Mars to Michigan is an in-comprehensible distance.

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And yet Michigan sons and fa-thers are fighting in the Pacific to-day against a race of fanatics whohave such a creed and who cling tosuch a dream. , To us, Japan maywell be Mars. The parallel is justabout the same.

* * *The edict that the Japanese em-

pire must be driven to extinction isunprecedented in the light of anywar in which the American peoplehave participated.

We not only demand the defeatof Japan. We insist upon dis-memberment of the Japanese em-pire and its right in the sun; wewould confine its 75 million, peoplewithin the limits of a few moun-tainous islands.

This, in effect, is complete andtotal destruction of an empire. TheU. S. News points out, "the job asagainst Japan is to be longer andmore painfulthan most Americansbelieve. We have perhaps length-ened it by our decisions of theCairo conference."

The fact that the Japanese donot surrender, that they choose todie in suicidal attacks than to becaptured, is difficult for Americansto believe. It sounds too much likefiction tales of Mars. And yet ourcaptured pilots have, been behead-ed; our citizens tortured in prisoncamps. The facts are wierd-like inseeming unreality.

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Marlette StockyardsI will sell a choice lot of registeredShorthorn bulls recently importedfrom Canada and out of one ofOntario's best herds.

A. W. LESLIE, DeckerPhone Snover 3507

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At the eve of a national andstate political campaign, the homefront has a dilemma of unusualproportions.

David Lawrence, editor of theU. S. News, presents the problemin these courageous words:

"Let the talk of demobilization and'post-war' be soft-pedaled and let's

*; keep politics out of war problems4£ i as much as possible. The coming* i year will bring us an unwelcome

S** ' presidential campaign in the midst~ of the biggest war in which we* have ever participated.

§* i "If we could have had a parlia-! mentary form of government, we

^ '. would have been spared the nega-* tive effects of such a campaign at|> such an unpropitious time. But* the constitution provides for that!|> election in 1944.|£j "Let us then face the future* without partisanship. Let us con-

t* sider men and their abilities ratherthan the petty resentments that

5t arise from irritations in time ofwar. Let us. not look to the mis-takes of pre-war years or to thegrievances that are stimulated bythe pocketbook nerve. Let us keepfaith with the boys who are dyingto achieve victory and .security fofus all. Let us tax to the utmost,let us accept economic restrictionsto the utmost, let us strive ear-nestly to overcome class and group

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CommunityAuction Salewill be held at MACK'S STORE, West Main Street, Cass

City, on

Saturday, Dec. 18Commencing- at One O'clock

Buffet Kitchen cabinet

| Bed, mattress and springscomplete

f Organ Day bed4 »

3| Dining room table Table<\ Bench 1937 Willis carIf Commode 1936 Dodge car<i»][ 2 looking glasses Show casejf Graphophone+ 4

j Christmas cards by box•*«I Gas lantern Handy jack•*| Crock Meat saw$ 40 links 6-in. stove pipe

3 elbows StepladderI***«*•***•*>*

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Hand sleigh Quantity lamps

Quantity hats

Quantity shoesBed and springsNew congoleum rug 9x12Cream separator Large lamp |2 new steel traps Oil heaterSome lumber and plankMy property at Mack's Store,

lot 43x15055 acres of land, 5 acres cleared,

good pastureMany other articles, too many

to mention

desires and selfishness."^H ^ %

This is a big order. Translatethis into the Michigan scene, andyou will expect restraint and tol-erance and courage from the lead-ers of both parties. You will ex-pect organized labor not demandhigher wages and for farmers notto press for higher commoditiesprices. You will expect less grum-bling over war-time restrictions;more willingness to pay high taxesand to buy war bonds; less worryabout profits and more concernabout production.

The prices of an enduring peaceincompasses these sacrifices aswell as lives of our Michigan men.

Are we willing to make such sac-rifices ?

This is the question each Ameri-can must answer in his own heart.

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NO *'OK WOKKi

Bring anything you have to sell 10% on all articles up to $5*00; all over-that,.5%. No sale; no pay.

Two auctioneers will be salesmen, both having licenses.

Mrs. Jones and her small sonwere gazing anxiously at airplanespassing overhead.

"It's all right," said their next-door neighbor, Mrs. Smith. "They'reours."

Next day Mr. Jdhes was out withthe boy, when another batch ofplanes flew past.

"It's all right, Dad," exclaimed theboy. "You needn't worry. They'reMrs. Smith's!"

In Every PortJanie—I hate that sailor.Zanie—I thought he was awfully f

cute.Janie—I wrote him to send me

back my picture and he sent back 15and told me to pick mine out be-cause he'd forgotten what I lookedlike.

Billy—When I get through wash-ing I always look in the mirror tosee if my face is clean.

Jimmy—I don't have to. I look atthe towel.

Having sold my farm, I will sell at public auction at the |place, 6 miles west and 1% miles south of Sandusky, or 2y2 miles j|north of Juhl, on '

Tuesday, Dec. 21COMMENCING AT ONE O'CLOCK

HORSESGray gelding, 8 years old, wt. 1500Gray mare, 8 years old, wt. 1500

A good matched pairCATTLE

Holstein cow, 5 years old, fresh, calf byside

Holstein cow, 8 years old, fresh, calf byside

Durham cow, 6 years old, fresh, calf byside

Holstein cow, 5 years old, fresh 8 weeksHolstein cow, 9 years old, fresh, calf by

sideHolstein cow, 3 years old, due Feb. 21Holstein cow, 3 years old, due Mar. 2Holstein cow, 3 years old, due June 6Holstein cow, 6 years old, fresh 10 weeksAged Holstein cow, due in AugustGuernsey cow, 7 years old, due May 1Holstein bull, 2 years old2 Holstein heifers, 10 months old

GRAIN AND HAY14 tons of good June clover hay16 acres of bean straw in stack13 acres of wheat straw in barn50 shocks of cornAbout 4 bushels mixed clover seed25 bushels of 1942 oats600 Ibs. of Michilite seed beans

IMPLEMENT AND TOOLSFord tractor with plows, field and rowCrop cultivator and all attachments, like

new, with lights and starter

TERMS—All sums of $10 and under,good, approved endorsed notes.

John Deere two-row beet and bean cultiva- itor with discs and shields, like new

John Deere manure spreader, goodJohn Deere mower, 5 ft. cut, goodJohn Deere walking plow, goodAbout 1,000 ft. maple anl elm lumberAbout 1,000 ft. maple and elm 2x4Quantity of used lumber and planks400 Ibs. of stock saltLot of pipe, % -to lyg inchWindmill pump with brass cylinder, like |

newBroadcast grass seeder, newSix 10-gal. milk cans Bench visePesthole digger Cant hook8 cow stanchions 10-bbl. stock tank fWheelbarrow Crosscut saw

MISCELLANEOUSPrime electric high line fencer, newTwo 5-gal. cans red barn paint25 large cedar posts 12 steel posts25 grain bags 20 sacksCast iron stone boat end Double harnessForks, shovels, hoes and other (articles too

numerous to mentionHOUSEHOLD GOODS

Kalamazoo range DufoldWardrobe Dresser/Bed, springs and mattress Single bedTable and 6 chairs Library table2 small tables 2 rockersKitchen cabinet Kitchen cupboardAxminster rug 8y4 x 10y2

cash; over that amount, 6 months' time on i S ;

Aren't They?She—Generally speaking women i n

are —He—Yes, they are.She—Are what?He—Generally speaking!

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FRED W. RYAN, OwnerTurnbull, Auctioneer Sandusky State Bank, Clerk

Hubby KnowsWifey—Any decent husband would

give his wife all the money she want-ed to spend.

Hubby—Don't be silly, my sweet.There isn't that much money!

Healthy LungsJones—Your baby is sick? What

seems to be the matter with him?Smith—Almost everything except

sleeping sickness!

You can eat your cake andhave it, too—if you investyour CHRISTMAS savingsin WAR BONDS. Keep onBACKING THE ATTACK.

Beware of Mycosisand Run-DownConditions in

LayersThey're both hard on eggproduction and you want allthe eggs you can get now-adays. Dr. Salsbury's Avi-Tab is what you need. Askus about how it can helpsolve your problems.

Frutchey Bean Co.Cass City Phon« 61R2

A Member Dr. Salsbury'sNation-wide Poultry Health

Service.

UBLY STOCKYARD

Market report for Monday,December 13, 1943—Best veal 15.00-15.40Fair to good 14.50-14.90Common kind 14.00-14.40Lights 12.00-14.00Deacons 3.00- 3.50Good butcher

cattle 12.00-12.20Common kind 10.50-11.00Good butcher

heifers 11.00-11.40Cutter cows 7.80- 8.10Canners 5.80- 6.10Feeders 25.00-40.00Best hogs 13.40-13.60Heavy 13.00-13.20Lights 10.00-12.00Roughs 10.50-11.75

The undersigned will sell the following list of property on theRobt. Warner farm, 3 miles south and 1 mile west of CassCity, on

Wednesday, Dec. 22COMMENCING AT ONE O'CLOCK SHARP:

HORSESGray gelding, weight 1900, 10 yrs. old

Bay gelding, weight 1860, 10 yrs,. oldRoan gelding, weight 1600,11 yrs. old

COWSGuernsey cow, 6 yrs. old, due Feb. 12

Guernsey cow, 6 yrs. old, due Jan. 2Jersey cow, 7 yrs. old, freshened 2 months

Jersey cow, 4 yrs. old, due Jan. 15

Guernsey cow, 5 yrs. old, due Jan. 17Guernsey cow, 7 yrs. old, milking 3 mos.

.Blue roan cow, 5 yrs. old, due Feb. 8Jersey cow, 7 yrs. old, due Jan. 2

Jersey cow, 6 yrs. old, milking 2 monthsRed cow, 4 yrs. old, due Mar. 3Guernsey cow, 6 yrs. old, due Feb. 3Jersey cow, 10 yrs. old, with calfHolstein heifer, 2 yrs. old, due Dec. 30Holstein heifer, 14 mos. old, pasture bredHolstein heifer, 10 months oldHolstein heifer, 11 months oldHolstein heifer, 10 months oldHolstein heifer, 10 months oldHolstein bull, 7 months old

TERMS—AH sums of $10 and under,on good bankable notes at 7% interest.

SWINE AND POULTRYBrood sow

FEED

About 15 tons of hay

About 8 feet of sileage

MACHINERY

McCormick-Deering grain binder

McCormick-Deering 2-row cultivator

Iron Age bean puller

Champion 6 ft. mower

John Deere 3-section drags

Gale riding plow

Beet lifter Feed cooker

Land roller Rubber tire wagon

Parker walking plow

One-horse cultivator

Set of double harness, good shape

Small articles consisting of forks, shovels

and numerous other articles

cash; over that amount, 10 months' time

Arnold Copeland, Auctioneer Pinney State Bank, Clerk |.

PAGE EIGHT. CASS CITY CHRONICLE—FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1943.

TOO MUCH

Maid—I left my last position be-cause I was told something I didn'tlike'.

Prospective Employer — Really.What was that?

"Maid—Look for another job!

Too BadScrub — Is that player double

jointed?Coach—No, why?Scrub—Well, then, I must have

broken his leg when I tackled him.

Evidence PittsJudge—:The evidence shows, mad-

am, that you threw a rolling pin atyour husband.

Lady—It shows more than that,your honor; it shows I hit him!

Call'Me GasSarge—What is your first initial?Rookie—A.Sarge—What does that stand for?Rookie—Anything!

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ONLY PLEASANT ANGLESDISCUSSED BY HULL

' WASHINGTON. — Since Moscow,Mr. Hull has mentioned only thepleasant things in agreement. Sen-ators had planned to call him into aclosed meeting of the foreign rela-tions committee to ask the impor-tant questions in their minds, not ina spirit of criticism but in pure in-quisitiveness. Mr. Hull adroitlysmothered this inclination by gettinghimself invited to address the jointopen session of both houses, whereno questions would be in order.

This blurred outline of the peaceand the new world may be main-tained only a short time, perhapsless than a few weeks, before someadditional details are offered. Butnot until the agreement is appliedin action in specific cases is therelikely to be a determination on thequestions now far from the attentionof the public, but naturally agitatingall insiders including the negotiators—such matters are the relative in-fluence of Anglo-American democ-racy and socialist-collectivism inFinland, Germany, Poland, the Bal-kans and even in France, Italy, in-deed in China, and throughout therest of the world in trade and po-licing.

Mr. Hull is not trying to be coyin avoiding these matters, and thuskeeping them from the public eye.I have reason to believe he has sethimself a goal beyond the expecta-tions of freer-flowing internationalspouters today. He wants unity onforeign policy in this country, aunity which would remove it fromthe field of politics.

It is all right for us to argueamong ourselves about domestic is-sues, but we should face the worldas one people. If we cannot estab-lish peace at home, how can weaspire to establishing world peace.

Conversely if the Stalin-Churchill-Roosevelt meeting (promised byLondon dispatches) results in a par-tisan alignment or lets Europe fallinto realms of struggle between suchelements as democrats, commu-nists, church and all the familiarconflicting ideological elements,large groups in this country willstart protesting the Moscow agree-ment and they may become withina short time more unpopular thanthe Munich agreement which wasalso erroneously thought at the timeto mean peace.

People have been cheering theMoscow agreements for one reasononly. They showed a hope of democ-racy, empire and socialist-collectiv-ism to live in the world peaceablytogether. In that hope this nationis unanimous. The developmentseemed less important to some ofus, because we expected nothingelse. Of course the three great post-war powers should live in agreement.Any other course would be stupid,is unthinkable. The question biggerthan that one, is what kind of anagreement, what kind of a world?

Mr. Hull has brought us to thiscross-roads, but the deciding factorof the road we will travel, andwhether we will go in sensible unityas we should and must, is yet to bedetermined.

# * *WAR'S END SOONERIF HITLER TRIES GAS

Hitler said the United States wastoo far away but he could lay hishands on someone near and makethem suffer for United Nations deedsagainst him. He could only havemeant England, because he has notonly let go of the tail of the RussianBear but is running for dear lifewith his hands fully occupied.

This threat lent superficial cre-dence to a suspicion that has becomeworld-wide, that Der Fuehrer is pre-paring a last gasp, do-of-die inva-sion of Britain, based on the use ofgas. Mr. Churchill, in his lastspeech, seemed to warn his peopleto be alert for some such attack.

Everyone here hopes Hitler triesit, the sooner the better. It wouldbring an abrupt termination of thewar. The threat of gas does nothave the horrors for military menthat have been transmitted to thegeneral public by the adventuremagazines.

Despite all the isolated instancesdiscussed back and forth, it prob-ably has not been used in this warexcept on one occasion by the Japsin China. Smoke shells and bombshave been used but not gas. Ourenemies have not avoided it for hu-mane reasons, but because the phys-ical limitations on its use (bulkiness,weather) prevent it from bringingdecisive results. Thousands of planeswould be necessary to wipe out asmall city under perfect conditions.

Invasion Impossible.For any invasion of England, Hit-

ler must have an air force capableof meeting and beating what wehave there. He cannot muster sucha force, so he cannot successfullyinvade, with or without gas.

Just remember this in any talkabout gas: The way it can be mosteffectively used is by spray or bombfrom airplanes. We have both theplanes and the gas to make suchuse extremely practicable if anyoneopens up the subject. The chancethat it will be used is therefore moreremote than ever before.

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Processed Foods, Jams, Jellies.Green stamps A, B, and C in

Book 4 good through Dec. 20.Green stamps D, E and F in Book4 good through Jan. 20. Consumersmay purchase jams and jellies withprocessed food stamps.

Meats, Cheese, Butter, Fats,Canned Fish, Canned Milk.

Stamps L, M, N and P good now;Q, Dec. 19; all expire Jan. 1.

Sugar.Stamp 29 in Book 4 good for 5

pounds through Jan. 15, 1944.Shoes.

Stamp 18 in Book 1 good for onepair until further notice. No. 1"airplane" stamp in Book 3 goodfor one pair each until further no-tice.

Gasoline.Stamp A-9, good for 3 gallons,

good through Jan. 21, 1944. B andC stamps good for 2 gallons untilused.

All B and C gasoline couponsissued after Dec. 1 will be worthfive gallons each, compared withthe present value of two gallons.This means B and C books willcontain fewer coupons than in thepast, but each coupon will be goodfor more gallons than before. Noincrease in the amount of gasolineallowed is involved.

State and license number mustbe written on face of each couponimmediately upon receipt of book.

Changes in Tire Regulations.Recent changes in tire rationing

regulations announced by OPA are:(1) Recapping of tires for com-mercial vehicles with truck-typecamelback is no longer rationed;(2) Tires manufactured principallyfrom reclaimed rubber (war tires)may now be bought by those per-sons previously eligible for usedtires. Tire and tube rationingquotas for December are not great-ly changed from those in Novem-ber.

Fuel Oil.Period 2 coupons are good

through Feb. 8 in all areas exceptthe south where they are goodthrough January 25. Period 3 cou-pons now valid in the middle westand south remain good throughMarch 15 in the middle west andthrough Feb. 22 in the south. Peri-od 3 coupons become valid in theeast Jan. 4.

MARRIAGES IN TUSCOLA.

Johnny J. Stoick, 22, Vassar;June McLaughlin, 18, Vassar; mar-ried Dec. 11 at Vassar by JusticeGeorge F. Childs.

Walter Dombrowski, 23, King-ston; Olga Labiak, 19, Mayville;married by Rev. Stephen Chehan-sky on Nov. 20 at Hamtramck.

Howard Robinson, 23, Mayville;Virginia Jamison, 17, Caro; mar-ried at Saginaw on Dec. 4 by Rev.Stanford S. Closson.

Anthony Ted Oprea, 28, Vassar;Crystal . Spencer, 21, Fairgrove;married on Dec. 4 at Gilford byRev. Wilbur A. Williams.

Glen Ray Martin, 18, Vassar;Alice Spencer, 19, Fairgrove; mar-ried at Gilford on Dec. 4 by Rev.Wilbur A. Williams.

Melvin E. Sy, 18, Unionville;Frieda E. Lehman, 18, Unionville;married at Unionville by Rev. A.W. Wilkening on Dec. 11.

Concluded from page 1.County were the following exhibit-ors: Don Bates and James Hon-singer, Vassar, Herefords; AllenRohlfs and Devere Rohlfs, Fair-grove, Shorthorn and Angus-Short-horn, respectively; Chas. Buchin-ger and Gene Buchinger, Reese,Herefords; Clare Ziegler, Gilford,Hereford; .Clare Harrington, Ak-ron, Hereford; Wilbur Brande-maier, Caro, Angus-Hereford.

Three members of the Cass Cityclub each exhibited a pen of fatlambs: Martell Guisbert, South-downs and Shropshires, 2nd place,individual lamb in mixed breedclass; Lorelie Doerr, Southdowns;Don Doerr, Southdowns.

The Shorthorn steer exhibitedby Allen Rohlfs placed third in theShorthorn class.

"Much of the credit for the goodshowing made by the Tuscola 4-HClubers at the 1943 Detroit JuniorLivestock Show justly goes toWillis Campbell, leader of the CassCity Club," says County AgentNorris Wilbur. "Mr. Campbell hasbeen developing champions for thepast 20 or more years."

Folks in the Service

PARSCH GROUPCARRIED OFF TOPHONORS IN LEAGUE

CROSWELL MINISTERACCEPTS CALL TOCASS CITY PULPIT

Concluded from page 1.University of Chicago where he didgraduate work during the sum-mers of 1932, '34, '36, '38 and '40in Divinity School, Oriental Insti-tute and Chicago Theological Sem-inary.

Rev. Mr. Vender served as di-rector of religious education andassistant pastor of the Fort StreetPresbyterian Church in Detroit forsix years and held the same positionin Central Presbyterian Church inKansas City, Mo., for two years.He served pastorates at Stock-bridge, Mich., for three and a halfyears and at Croswell for nineyears.

He is chairman of the committeeon Christian Education of FlintPresbytery and member of Synod'scommittee. He is also commander

iof Cecil Service Post No. 255 ofthe American Legion at Croswelland a member of the Masonic fra-ternity.

Concluded from page 1.tions. One of the new captains willbe Fred Knoblet when the bowling!resumes the first of the year and |Freddie has earned his right to a!captaincy by being one of the!league's most improved bowlers.'.This has landed him among the!

five best bowlers in the league of,70 members, !

A later number of "this paper!will carry a more complete accountof the series just closed with indi-vidual averages and team stand-ings. All bowlers who have takenpart in the league's first schedulewill be considered as members forthe new schedule starting early inthe new year, unless they notifythe secretary otherwise.

A &P EMPLOYES TO GETADDED COMPENSATION

New York, Dec. 8—Additionalcompensation totaling approxi-mately $1,250,000 will be distrib-uted to employes of The Great At-lantic and Pacific Tea Co. beforeChristmas, it was announced todayby John A. Hartford, president.

All A & P employes throughoutthe country with six months ormore service will participate in the Icash distribution. The company'semployes were voted similar com-,pensation last year.

Concluded from page 1.maneuvers for the next threemonths. In his last letter, he wasin the State of Texas. He wishesall his Cass City friends a MerryChristmas and a Happy New Year.

Lieut. Clifford Ryan graduatedat the Naval Air Station at CorpusChristi, Texas, and received' hiswings on Nov. 27. <He has spent afew days' furlough with his par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ryan, ofSandusky. Lieut. Ryan has beenappointed instructor and will bestationed for the present at NewOrleans, La.

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Yeoman third class Rosa G. Pet-rik, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Joseph Petrik of Deford, a recentgraduate of the Naval TrainingSchool for Yoemen on the Okla-homa A & M university campus,Stillwater, Okla., is now on duty atthe office of the Cable Censor atNew Orleans, Louisiana. Selec-tion to the specialty school wasmade on the basis of the feminineBluejacket's past civilian expe-rience and her recruit training ap-titude tests. The completed courseof study included shorthand, typ-ing, filing and general Naval of-fice procedures.

Dean Morrison, F 1-C, arrivedhome Saturday, Dec. 4, to spendhis furlough at the home of hisparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kel-

j ley. On Sunday, a Christmas din-ner was enjoyed. Guests includedMr. and Mrs. Wilbur Morrison andson, Wilbur, Jr., and Mrs. ZettaMorrison of Detroit. Afternoonguests were Mr. and Mrs. StanleyKrug and 'son, Dick, of Ubly, andLee Rabideau, F 1-C, of Cass City.On Thursday, Mr. and Mrs. Kelleytook the boys to Detroit where theylef^ Friday night for their camps.

j Lee went to Cleveland, Ohio, and| from there he has gone to Buffalo,IN. Y., and Dean to Camp Peary,Va.

__V—Staff Sergeant R. F. (Bob)

Spencer, son of Mr. and Mrs. LyleSpencer of Bad Axe, who is sta-tioned somewhere in the southwestPacific, in a letter to Clare Hew-ens in Bad Axe says:

"I would like very much to writeto each of the many people whoremembered me and noticed myabsence from the Popple reunion.I enjoyed the card I received fromthe reunion committee very muchand I shall keep it always as asymbol of what friendship and be-ing an American means. The cardbears the signatures of 35 personswhom I knew and lived with. It•Couched me deeply to know that somany people from a community inwhich I lived only a few months,should remember me after so longa time has passed. It has been along time, you know, 11 years to beexact, but I remember the manyhappy times I had there as thoughit were yesterday. Fishing for'chubs' in the river, 'cooning' Mr.Long's swell apples and cherries,and the swell times I had at Col-fax No. 2 It's nice to think about.You know, it surely is worth fight-ing for!"

Staff Sergeant Spencer is agrandson of Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeSpencer of Deford. He is an air-plane mechanic.

Thomas Warner.Funeral services for Thos. Warn-

er, 51, who passed away suddenlyat his farm home, six and a halfmiles east of Cass City, Tuesdayafternoon, were held Thursday inSt. Pancratius Church here. Rev.John Bozek officiated at the 9:00a. m. mass. The body was in theMunro Funeral Home until thehour of mass, and following thechurch service, was taken to theRzadkowslski Funeral Home inDetroit where it remained untilFriday when burial was made inMt. Olivet Cemetery at Detroit.

Mr. Warner was % machinist anduntil very recently was employedat Chrysler Motors in Detroit. Hesuffered a heart attack in his homeTuesday and expired before helpcould be summoned.

He was born Dec. 1, 1892, in De-troit.

He is survived by his wife, Ag-nes, and four sons, , Harry andLeonard, of Detroit, Pfc. JamesWarner in the Solomons, and Rob-ert at home. Also surviving arethe following brothers and sister:Mrs. Jennie Kowalski, Mrs. Vic-toria Erndt, Mrs. Berneice Sera-fine and Mrs. Irene Kelly , and twohalf brothers, Albert and StanleyKoviak, all of Detroit.

He was a member of St. Pancra-tius Church.

MARLETTE FARMERFOUND INNOCENT

Concluded from page A.tried to stop them from escapingby firing a deer rifle at the car inwhich they were riding. The bul-let entered the back of the car andstruck McMann, who died in aMarlette hospital early the nextmorning.

Cotter was the third person tried| on slaying charges during the last! three weeks in, Sanilac County to1 be acquitted. Last week a jury of12 men acquitted Miss Arietta Al-brecht, 22, of Carsonville, of blamein the death of her new-born babygirl found July 5 in her room inthe home of Mrs. Ethel Pettinger,.Sandusky, and during.the previous

j week Nate Skinner, 43, of Green-leaf Township, was acquitted in thedeath of Wm. McKay of Bad Axe,who died of injuries received in a

! drunken brawl in the hop:e of Mrs., Olga Bliss of New Greenleaf, onj the night of June 17. Geo. Holmes,j 51, who was tried along with Skin-I ner, was found guilty of man-slaughter.

Roy Russell.Funeral services for Roy Russell

of Owendale, Huron County roadcommissioner, will be held Satur-day at 2:00 p. m., in the OwendaleMethodist Church. The Rev. EarlGeer will officiate and burial willbe in Williamson Cemetery. Burialrites will be conducted by AcmeLodge, F. & A. M., of Gagetown.

Mr. Russell was a patient inHubbard Hospital at Bad Axewhere he had undergone an opera-tion a week before his death, fromwhich he was apparently recover-ing. He was born in Lapeer County,Feb. 24, 1889, and married MissAnna Jarvis Sept. 19, 1911.

He is survived by his wife andtwo daughters, Mrs. Delbert McAl-pine of Sebewaing and Mrs. ClarkSouden, of Owendale, five grand-children and two sisters, Mrs. Wm.Day of Gagetown and Mrs. FrankMorris, of Nagnetawan, Ont.

John Parker.John Parker, 60, father of Har-

old Parker, a teacher in the CassCity High School, passed away8very suddenly, Tuesday afternoonat his home in Brookfield Township,northwest of Gagetown.

Mr. Parker was born May 1,1883, in Grant Township, and allof his life has been spent in HuronCounty except a few years in Pon-tiac. He married Miss GertrudeWebster about 38 years ago.

Surviving are his wife and thefollowing children, Basil and Har-old Parker of Cass City, Mrs.Wilfred Petzold of Detroit, DaleParker of Plymouth, Lieut. Ray-mond Parker of the Air Corps inthe Southwest Pacific, Miss Onna-lee Parker of Detroit and HazenParker at home; also six brothersand sisters, James Parker of Un-ionville, Mrs. Geo. Morley, Mrs.Claude Asher and Harvey Parkerof Harbor Beach, Mrs. Erwin Wan-ner of Cass City and Harvey Park-er of Gaston, Ind.

Funeral services will be held Fri-day at 2:00 p. m. in the GagetownMethodist Church of which he wasa member. Rev. Earl Geer will of-ficiate with burial to be made inWilliamson Cemetery.

Largest Inland CityCaltanisetta is the largest inland

city in Sicily, with more than 50,000residents. It is the center of Sicily'smain industry—sulphur mining.

Rev. E. H. Bradfield.Rev. E. H. Bradfiield, 81, former

Presbyterian pastor in Cass City, iYale and1 Lapeer, died Saturday in,the home of his son, Franklin;

Bradfield, in Detroit. Rev. Mr.jBradfield was retired in 1940 after j40 years of service in the ministry.His wife died four years ago.

He is survived by three sons anda daughter.

Mrs. Joshua Dawson.Funeral services for Mrs. Joshua

Dawson, 71, who passed away sud-denly Dec. 9, in LaGrande, Ore.,were held Tuesday afternoon inthe Methodist Church in Marlettewith burial in the Marlette Ceme-tery.

Rose Bond, daughter of the lateMr. and Mrs. Geo. Bond, was bornin Greenleaf Township, Aug. 7,1872. She was married to JoshuaDawson, who passed away fouryears ago. Much of the time since,she has spent with her sister, Mrs.Ella Tanner, in Oregon.

She is survived by two sisters,Mrs. George Hitchcock of CassCity and Mrs. Tanner at whosehome she died, and a brother, Chas.Bond, of Greenleaf Township.

Those from Cass City who at-tended the funeral Tuesday wereMrs. Geo. Hitchcock, Mr. and Mrs.Chas. Bond, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs.Chas. Bond, Jr.

Mrs. Geo. Sweet (Clara Bond),Mrs. Mike Shadko (Jeanette Bond),Mrs. Grace Bond, Mrs. Gladys Mer-ion, and Mrs. Berneice Templeton,all of Detroit, and Mrs. HarveyWilson (Bessie Pardo) of Windsorspent Sunday .and Monday herewith relatives and attended thefuneral Tuesday.

142 Carats to OunceThere are 2,268 metric carats to

the pound, or about 152 carats tothe ounce.

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