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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
BASKET BALL PROSPECTS
At COLLEGE ARE GOOD
Four Letter Men Are Back to
Aid HeImer Put Good Quin-
tet on Court This Winter.

Coach Harry Heimer Of Alma coll
lege trotted his basket ball men out
this week to start the preliminary
work for the annual winter sport and
Il glance at the material which has
turned out for the class teams, would
indicate that the collcgians were due
to have a pretty fair basket ball quin-
tet
An interclass series for the class
title will be the first thing which will
be fought out by the candidates for
the five, and this will take about two
weeks, after which Helmer will get
down to fine work with the classiest
looking of the men and will round out
a quintet to represent Alma college in
the NJ. /. A. A. titular series which
starts January 9th with Adrian col
lege.
The present senior class has won
the interclass title three years hand
running and hopes to win the honor
again. but is certain to be pushed
hard by the other classes, especially
by the team representing the freshies,
will have such men as Moore of Arth-
ur Hill, Howe, Davis and Medler Of
Alma high, and Anderson and Bailey
OF Breckinridge
Four former letter winners will be
out for the quintet this year, which
seemingly makes the promise for
good quintet a strong one. These men
are captain Malcolm Smith. Art Foote,
Richards and Melvin. The first three
of the men have won letters more than
one year and Melvin won an A two
years ago, when Bleamaster was
coaching his last season at Alma
Some other likely lockers from last
years squad will also be out for the
team. including Thureau and Payne,
both tall and rangy, with great possi-
bilities for the pivot position on the
five.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
.QUEST|ONA|RES
NEARLY READY
Men of Draft Age Will Get
Forms TO Fill and Return TO
Board Middle of Month.
EXEMPTIONS HAVE CEASED
Men Failing TO Comply With Re-
quirements Subject to lmprison-
ment and Ia Military Service.

Several changes have been made il
connection with the draft work il
Gratiot county which the peopl,
should be familiar with.
Under the new rulings all exemp
tions are repealed and all of the mer
previously exempted are now labl,
for service again. 1t is highly impor
tant that the men should remember
this. The men are required to know
the rules, as failure 10 comply with
them will be considered a msdemean.
OF punishable by Imprisonment. Fail
Gre may also mean immediate Undue
ton into service.
In connection with the draft work OF
the county. several changes were
made following a visit of Secretary
{. +. Brown with the provost marshal
in Lansing Monday. The board has
been given permission to rent the of
fees of Blakeley 4 Ward in the front
of the second floor of the Merchants
Realty block here, and Charles O.
Ward has been secured as chief clerk
vi lilt uidll DOdIu. WITS. lud II lin
has been secured as stenographer
The board is now busy preparing
the questionaires which are to go out
to the men liable for military service
and il is expected that they will be
ready for mailing about the middle
of the month. IL is highly important
that the men get these properly filled
out and return them as soon as pos
sible TO the draft board
In this connection it will be well to
state also that the attorneys of the
county have agreed TO aid men in
out these papers and also to
give such advice as may be needed,
free of charge In case of trouble in
out the papers the men should
consult with some attorney so that
they may be right when returned to
the board.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
TO OPEN A fine
NEW RESTAURANT
Deluxe Candy Company to
Open One About Christmas
in Old POstOffice Quarters.

The Deluxe Candy company of this
city has secured the room in the Gibbs
block on East Superior street, former
ly occupied by the postoffice, and ex-
pect soon after the middle of the
month TO open first class restaurant
and lunch room, thoroughly in keeping
with this hustling little city.
A steel ceiling is to be put in place
~ once, and the entire room finished
in white, as will all of the fixtures
which are to be used in the new place
The counters and tables will have
white marble tops, and the rest of the
fixtures will be thoroughly in keeping
Candy company has set in its ice
cream parlor and confectionery on
South State street, said Mr., Frantsos
oi this company when talking with
the Record reporter the fore part Of
the week.
He also said that the restaurant
would be under the management of
George Carras and Brothers, who
have had a great deal Of experience
in this business, and are past masters
IN this line of endeavor. The chef,
who will have charge of the cooking
for the restaurant, has been night
chef at the Hotel Ponchartrain in De-
trot, he said, and this would indicate
that the cooking for the patrons of
the new restaurant would be all that
il is supposed to be in first class
place.
Mr.. Frantsos said that no expense
was being spared to make this res
taurant the finest of it's kind in this
part Of the state
Judging from the fine candy store
which this candy store has here. and
the words of Mr. Frantsos. il is the
intention to have restaurant that
VIII be every bit as fine as the candy
store, which is without exception, the
finest in the county, and worthy of
city far larger than Alma.
There is a great deal Of work 10
be done in getting the place ready for
business, but the management hopes
10 be able to open the new place short
~ before Christmas.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
A COUNTY FUEL
COMMITTEE NOW
Three Local Men Named on Fuel
Committee of GratiOt County
by Administrator Prudden.
THEY WILL ACT WITHOUT PAY
ID. l.. Sharrar. Otto Sanderhoh and
I. }. Clark Are the Men Named
TO Act in County.

4 federal fuel committee has beer
ramed for Gratiot county, to which
complaints and reports may be made
The committee consits of ID. l.. Slsar-
rar, chairman; Otto Sanderhoff and T
j. Clark, all of this city.
Among the duties of the fuel COM
mittee are the following:
To gather information regarding
the supply OF fuel in the communities
To ascertain the monthly require
ments Of the communities and TO make
such reports to the state fuel admin
istrator.
To investigate carefully and report
on prices. cost, freight. etc, at which
each size and quality of coal or coke
is sold in community
To make special reports by wire or
phone on any immediate emergency
cases, confirming them Immediately
by letter.
No promises of fuel delivery will be
made unless authorized by the state
administrator. Principal complaints
will go to the state administrator and
minor ones viii be disposed of by the
county committee.
The following has been given The
Record by the committee with the re-
Guest that county papers publish
same:
"Since our coal need will be more
than the supply, no one can receive
100 per cent Of their wants" 1t is
therefore absolutely necessary to con
serve in every possible way, and it
may even be necessary for families to
double up before the winter is over.
\ ou should see, so nearly as possible
that no city, industry or home gets
more than its proportitonate share.
Any person who wilfully boards fuel
may be fined $4,000 and imprisoned
for two years.
d. l.. Sharrar, 5l3 Gratiot avenue.
Alma, Mich; Otto Sanderhoff 503
Gratiot avenue. Alma, Mich. and T. J.
Clark, Woodwork avenue, Alma,
Mich, have been appointed as county
to whom all reports and
complaints may be made.
ID. l.. Sharrar, Chairman.
County papers please copy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
TOBACCO FUND.
Alma Record Tobacco Fund l. to
Help the Soldiers Get Smokes.

There arc good many people who
don't smoke at all and some of them
don't believe in it; think smoking is
a bad thing. But even such people
are becoming subscribers to our fund
for sending smokes to soldiers.
The fact is that commanding Off
GERS have declared that the use of
tobacco at the front is one Of the
best steadiers for the nervous tension
which is invariably present with men
under fire. Whatever your views may
bc about the use of tobacco, it must
not he forgotten that the fighting
men do need and do enjoy the smoke
sent them by the contributions of the
readers Of this paper.
One Of the best reasons for sending
these packages of comfort to our sol
Giers i that the tobacco they are able
to buy IN France is not such as they
want or are accustomed to. The sight
OF package of Bull Durham tobacco,
on of Lucky Strike cigarettes or of
Tuxedo pipe tobacco is like meeting
friend from home, and the satisfac-
tion and comfort derived from a Whit
OF the old familiar stuff brings JOY
Co the man who hasn't very many real
Joys just at that moment. The post
card ready stamped, with your name
and address on it, which the soldier
finds in the package may come back
70 you any day with message Of
appreciation, from Somewhere in
France
Maybe the man to whom your con
tribution brings comfort and cheer
will be going "over the top" tomor-
row; maybe he will not come back
You'll have the satisfaction in any
case of feeling that your thought of
some soldier has made some pleasant
hours for him.
Get your contribution in now to our
fund; 25 cents pays all expense for
tobacco, transportation and delivery
20 some American soldier; and the re-
turn message will come soon to you.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
WARNS THEM.
Food Administrator Prescott Warned
Some Grocers About Sugar

The attention Of The Alma Record
reporter has been called to a couple
OF letters sent to local grocers this
past week by Federal Food Admins
traitor Prescott, warning them about
the sale of sugar.
The letters called attention to the
fact that sugar was not To sell at
nine cents pound, but at eight and
a half cents "A pound, and that it could
not be sold at combination sales, with
the one exception that it might be
sold together with cornmeal in a com
bination sale, but that two pounds of
cornmeal must be sold to one of sugar
1t is said that wholesalers Of Michi-
gan are now planning on cutting off
grocers who charge more than the
regular set price for sugar, so that
they viii he unable to secure it.
There is also some strong talk of
limiting the sales to two pounds to a
person.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06

Fine Meeting Attended by Numerous
Boys From Alma.

The morning train from Bay City
Monday brought back Gratiot county
delegates from the Boys State ,onfcr-
cnce.
With l,i50 boys present from all
over Michigan, and with l7J cities and
towns represented. the fifteenth Y NJ
{. a. Older Boys conference closed its
session Sunday night with Dad FL
lots string outburst aeain"t Quit
tors in the Game of Life"
DR.. NJ S. Rice of Detroit on Friday
l8ght sounded the keynote of the con
.vrencc when he put it up sUnare'y
TO the hoys that with tie men al
caught IN the a. mics 1t is the Job of
the high school and younger college
men to keep the back lines up at home.
The Hayo-Went- Ha boys camp
iowd banqueted Friday night. y. d.
Potter. Y. VI. c. A. man from Cad
ilac. and l.. c. Lindeman, rural hoys'
work expert from NJ. A. g, made the
pep" talks.
The delegates attended five voca-
tional banquets Saturday evening. Mr..
VIM Bahlke spoke at the farmer boys
banquet. He held their best attention
as he drove home some of the impor-
tant factors i'm successful farming.
Lindeman told the farm boys that
theirp lace in the war crises is ON the
farm. Man power the farms must
have" he asserted. and limited that
wagesmu st come UP on the farms to
make them attractive to boys.
The officers elected for the coming
year are headed by Clark Dean. a
Young Albion collegian. president;
Fred Hare, Bay City, was made sec
retary; James Forsyth, Ypsilanti;
Duane Carr, Ann Arbor; Frank Mix
tel, Bad Axe; Philip Grier, Charlotte;
Harold Jones, Grand Rapids; Milo
Clark, Port Huron, were elected vice
presidents.
In the contest for band honors the
gold-braided Dowagiac aggregation.
headed by an Indian in full regalia,
came off slightly ahead of the black
and white Flint Presbyterinas, getting
Tho silver cup.
Jackson by persistent roofing re-
ccvcd the conference for next years
location.
Saturday afternoon, given over to
athletic contests, showed some uneX-
pected results in favor of small towns
against the cities. Muskegon got
away with top honors~in basketball.
Detroit 1910 and Flint D.
II. Port Huron beat Saginaw 1877
and Isabella, Huron county, So.
Detroit. with 67 in its delegation.
ledof in numbers visiting the confer
ence; Huron county 90, Lansing 30.
Saginaw 40, in order, came next.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
RED CROSS SEALS
ARE NOW ON SALE
More Important to the Public
Than Ever Is Big Sale Of
These Benefit Stamps.

Buy your Red Cross Christmas
Seals early SO that every package that
goes over there to our men in camp
and in the trenches will bear at least
one little Christmas sticker, urge seal
statesmen this year.
Red Cross Christmas Seals will have
2 double significance this year. They
will not only carry to American men
irgs-they will bear "A personal prom
ise TO each man.
| American soldiers will see for them
selves the ravages that have been
wrought by the Great White Plague
! il France. They will find that the
/ French lines have been thinned by tn
b.rculoss, and that large numbers Of
the civilian population have fallen
victim To the disease.
They will realize that there was
practically no tuberculosis work
ir France before the war to control
the disease. They viii also realize
that few precautions have been taken
| y
is inadequately supplied with sana-
toria and hospitals TO care for vic
Tins Of consumption.
The Seals will therefore reassure
them and give them a feeling of Sc
curity, for they will prove that Amer
lea is alive TO the menace of tubercu-
losis- They will tell them that the
folks at home are working to keep the
plague away from their families dur
ing their absence, and are striving TO
raise a fund TO safeguard their health
while they fight the battle of freedom.
Don't forget that you perform a
patriotic duty when you buy Red Cross
Christmas Seals this year. Every
sticker that is sent to the trenches
and encampments will carry a mes
sage of assurance. Ii will also pro-
vide ammunition to help in the battle
for democracy, because il will keep
cur fighters fit for service" says the
appeal Of the National Association
foi the Study and Prevention of
tuberculosis, which is directing the
sale
Buy Red Cross seal and help the
soldier.
The success of the Red Cross seal
sale for Gratiot county is practically
assured.
Mrs. Shepard, who has charge of
the sale for Gratiot county, has
very good list Of helpers.
Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Drummer and Mrs
Dunlap has charge Of the work in
Alma. Miss White and Miss Nelson
have charge in Ithaca. Miss Hildreth
looks after st. Louis Mrs. +. +.
Crawford and Prof Becker sell the /
seals in Breckenridge Miss Marga-
ret Wynne sells the seals in North
Star. Mrs. r. A. Graham has charge
Cf the work in Sumner, and $50 teach
crs in Gratiot county are helping with
the good work. and the pupils Of our
public schools are selling seals and
- working Tor honors as a health
crusader Buy seals and help a
wcnthy cause.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

List of marriage licenses issued dur
ing the wek ending December Bird,
1917:
Charles Stafford, 81. Sumner.
Mildred Evans. lS. Montcalm
county.
Benamme Pace. 80. Wheeler
Stella Bartlett. 33, Wheeler.
Harvey Morse, 81. Bay City.
Harriet Carmon, l6 Bannister.
Orville X. Sunday, l6, Alma.
Esther X. Sunday. l6. Alma
Orvillc Allen. 27, Seville
Janet Strong. o. Kalamazoo.
Alonzo Webber. 10. Harrison. Mich
Mildred Lucille Ebright, II. Ithaca.
George Shong. 20, Seville.
Isabel Horton, %. Riverdale.
Vinal Tabor, "a, Pompeii
Leota Rigel 20. Pompeii.
Clayton Carol Ward. 10, New Ha-
ven.
Delilah NJ. Rasom, Is, New Haven.
Walter Criswell. 80. Lafayette.
Rachel Russell IL, Lafayette
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
LOAN STAMPS.
War Savings Certificate and Thrift
Stamps Now on Sale Here.

All offices now have on sale, stamps
known as United States war-savings
certificate stamps and United States
Government thrift stamps. These will
also be sold by all city and rural car
riers, who are required to carry them.
All purchasers Of the United States
war-savings certificate stamps will be
given without cost United States
savings certificate to which the stamps
arc TO be affixed. This certificate is
not transferable and has no value un-
less the stamps are affixed thereto.
The name and address Of each pur-
chaser shall be placed upon the Ger
tificate by the postmaster at the time
that it is issued
War savings stamps shall be sold
at the prices and under the terms
shown on the certificates. l. e., during
December 1917 and January 1918 they
shall be sold for S4.l2 and each month
during the year 1918 they shall in
crease one cent. In 1923 they vii be
worth five dollars with the accumu-
lated interest added in.
Thrift stamps bearing no interest
shall be sold for twenty-five cents
each, and to each purchaser is given
thrift card to which the stamps
shall be affixed. When sixteen stamps
representing a total Of S4.00 are af-
fixed to the card they may be ex-
changed with payment Of from u
10 % cents, for a war savings cortifi-
cate stamp, which Will draw interest
The war savings certificates may bc
registered at any post office of the
first. second or third class, and unless
so registered the government will not
be liable for payment made to a per-
son other than the lawful owner. If
not registered. are payable at any
money order window. and on January
] 1928 at the treasury department at
Washington. II registered they arc
payable only at the Office where they
were registered and TO the person un-
der whose name they were registered.
They may be paid before that time
at the amount specified in the re-
demption table printed upon the back
Of the certificates.
Ii is fine investment as il draws
interest at the rate of four per cent
compounding annually. paying $500
January l, 1928 for S4.l2 invested
now. The government hopes to bor-
row two billion dollars in this way
during 1918.
Postmaster V. T. Cash or any mem
bers Of the post office force will I've
glad to explain the matter further to
anyone interested in these stamps
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
PROCLAMATION
ABOUT DRAFT
Governor Albert r.. Sleeper Calls
Upon People Of the State to
Aid the Draft Workers.
COMPLETE WORK IN SO DAYS
Aid of Legal Minds and Doctors as
Advisors 10 Men and Boards +
asked by Governor Sleeper.

Governor Albert f.. Slcper of the
state of Michigan issued a proclama-
tion calling upon the people OF Michi-
gan TO aid the draft boards, both local
and district, in every way possible
and to promptly answer the call of the
| president.
The proclamation follows:
Lansing, Mich, Nov. II. 1917.
To the People of Michigan.
The burden Of carrying to success
iul conclusion the great task OF select
! ing and mobilizing Michigan's quota
81 the first contingent Of the national
army has heretofore rested upon the
shoulders Of a comparatively few cit
izens Of the state Members OF local
and district boards have freely given
their time and work, in many eases
entailing great personal sacrifice We
are now called upon to make a com
plete inventory and classification Of
al registrants who have not already
been selected for service This work
is to be completed within a period Of
sixty days. To accomplish this sue
cessfully requires the whole-hearted
support and cooperation of every
American.
/, therefore, as governor OF Michi-
gan, do hereby appeal to all citizens
of Michigan to answer the call Of the
president of the United States. and to
assist local and district boards by
proffering such service and such ma
tcrial conveniences a. they can offer,
and by appearing before the boards
to give such information as will be
useful in classifying registrants.
especially urge school teachers and
others of clerical ability TO at once
report 10 local boards to assist in the
work of preparing questionaires.
Men of the legal profession should
offer themselves as associate members
OF the legal advisory boards TO be pro-
vded in each community for the pur-
pose Of advising registrants of their
rights and obligations and Of assist
ing them in the preparation of their
answers to the questions which all
men subject to draft are required to
submit.
Doctors should identity themselves
with the medical advisory boards
which are to be constituted in the va
rious districts throughout the state
for the purpose of making a syste-
matte physical examination of the reg
istrants.
1t should be the pride Of the citizens
OF Michigan that the execution Of the
selective service act in Michigan be
carried on with the least possible ad-
ministrative expense. Every dollar
saved at home is one more dollar for
the firing line.
! trust that this appeal will meet
with an enthusiastic response on the
part of the citizens of Michigan, and
that all vii avail themselves of the
privilege of participating in the ac-
complshment OF this great patriotic
ALBERT +. SLEEPER.
Governor
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
SAILOR WRITES.
Man in Training Writs Ia Red Cross
Worker Expressing Thanks.

The following letter. written by a
young man In training at the Great
Lake training school at Great Lakes,
Illinois, shows clearly that the men
who are preparing to fight Uncle
Sans battles appreciate the gifts of
the Red Gross workers.
Nov. -. 1917
A Red Cross Member.
Alma. Mich.
Kind Friend: -
received Sunday pair of wristlets
with your name on and can say be-
yond measure that they will help keep
US warm.
am in the navy. stationed at
Great Lakes. ILL.,. and everyone in this
camp got pair Of wristlets also, and
everyone was surely pleased. We are
detained in camp and can't get out
until we serve for a period of three
weeks. Then we get what is termed rs
shore leave. III other words we can do
anything We want to for 36 hours.
Will have to close now as we fall out
for drill at eight o'clock. Ny address
i
John G. Urban.
Co. 80, Barrack $50.
Great Lakes, III.
Care Of W. l.. Etmier
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-06
FIRE CAUSED
BIG DAMAGE
Merchants Building Company
Was Threatened by Flames
Late Tuesday Afternoon.
WRIGHT FURNITURE STORE HIT
Efficient Work of Fire Department
Saved City From Very Dis
astrOus Fire.

The Alma fire department was call
cd to the Wright Furniture store lat,
Tuesday afternoon, where fire hac
started in the basement, and had il
not been for the prompt answer to the
alarm and the efficient work rendered
after the arrival at the scene, Alma
might have had the worst fire in hei
history.
When the department reached the
fire the entire Merchants Building
company block, in which the Wright
Furniture store is located, was veiled
with smoke and the people in the
building had been forced to leave. 50
thick had the smoke become.
The fire was burning at rapid rate
whep the water was turned on, but
because of the extremely heavy smoke
the members of the department found
themselves unable to get into the
basement for time, and were forced
to throw water on the fire from such
vantage points as the small basement
windows offered.
Gradually the flames were brought
under control, and as the smoke in the
basement lessened members of the de-
partment were able to get into the
basement and do better work in extin
gushing the flames.
The entire stock Of the Wright
Furniture store was damaged by
smoke TO considerable extent, and a
great quantity of furniture for the
Christmas holidays which was in the
basement was burned or blstered by
the heat. The damage 10 the stock
viii be large one. but until the fur
niture is gone over carefully the loss
cannot be determined. 1t is under
stood that il is well insured.
In talking to The Record reporter
Wednesday, Mr.. Washburn made "a
rough estimate Of the loss on the
building, which he placed at 81 900.
The building is also well covered by
insurance.