1925-01-09; Clare Sentinel

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THE   CLARE   SENTINEL
Official   Paper of
Clare   and   Clare   County
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Established 1878
CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING JANUARY 9, 1925
New Series Vol. 33, No. IT
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CITIES ALONG M-14 SHOULD
SET BUSY OR LOSE PAVING
Time Now Ripe to Organize  for   the   Purpose   of
Placing    Final     Arguments   Belore  Highway Commission.
M-IO AND M-ll NOW
PUSHING THEIR CAMPAIGN
Just what part will Clare play in
determining whether M-10, M-ll, or
■M-14 will get the proposed through
highway? Warnings have been issued in all towns along M-14 that they
must get busy and do something if
M-14 is to be the paved through highway of the state.   '
Think of what a paved through
highway will mean to this city alone:
It is perfectly plain that out-of-state
tourists will choose the paved highway when touring though Michigan.
A paved M-14 will mean thousands of
dollars more to our merchants than
a mere "highway."
The towns and cities   along   M-10
and M-ll  are putting across strong
'•campaigns  in  an  effort to  convince
state highway    officials    that   their
respective highways should be paved.
The arguments In favor of paving
DEPARTS THIS LIFE
AT HOME OF SISTER
Funeral of Mrs. M. Feess Held
Sunday  Afternoon   From
F. M. C hurch.
Susan M. Tillotson was born in
Hillsdale county, Michigan, July 25th,
1855 and died in Clare at the home of
her sister, January 2, 1925.
She spent the earlier part of her
life in Southern Michigan-
October 25, 1873, sho was united in
marriage to John Neal. To this
union was born one daughter, Mary
Alzina, who died at the age of 26
years. Ahout 10 years of her early
married life was spent in Nottawa
township, then moved to Mt. Pleasant
where their daughter .and Mr, Neal
passed away. In the year 1011,. she
Was again united in marriage to
Michael Feess, of Grand Ledge,'Michigan, who preceded her in death «in
the year 1922. After their marriage
they lived at Grand Ledge until failing
health made it necessary for her to
make'her home with her sister, Mi's.
Ella Boody in this city. ,
She was converted over 30 years
stgo, and lived a faithful Christian
life until the end, always contending
S0L0NS WAIT WORD
FROM GROESBECK
obituary of
iohn Mcdonald
in nrnnnirtll ATkPlTP Early Glare Resident is Laid to
AS SfcbMON UrfcND Rest in "Cherry Grove
                      } Cemetery.
Highway Finance Looms as'   John MacDonaid was born at -Dun-
First Big  Issue  as  1925       dee> •New Brunswick, -Canada,    Dec-
Plates are Delayed:
The old Capital building is athrob
with naw life Tuesdry night as the
Senators and Representatives gathered for the 1925 session of the Mich-
ember 16, 1856, and "departed this -life
December 26, 1924, at his home In
Lansing. He same from his home in
Canada in 1881 and took up the work
of lumbering, which he followed for
years.
He   was   united   in   marriage,    to
CLARE CITY TEAM
DEFEAJKLADWIN
Tonight Three Big" Games
Hefe—Beaverton's Teams
as    Visitors.
igari State Legislature, which dp^ned  Annie  Bigley' May  G,  1886.    To this
at high noon on Wednesday, January
7th. The Representatives went into
caucus January 6th in an attempt to
break the threatened deadlock over
the speakership of the lower Cham-'
ber. Representatives Fred Ming of
Cheboygan; Fred Wells of Cassopol-
is;   George   Watson   of   Capac   anU
union were born three daughters,
Catherine, Mary, departing this life
in infancy.
For the past five years he has been
a faithful sufferer, only asking the
Lord to strengthen., and uphold him
and ever appreciating the efforts - of
his faithful' wife to alleviate his suf-
Free    Methodist    church    at   Grand j
Ledge. . ,
The deceased was a very patient
sufferer, always showing her trust in
her Savior.
She leaves to mourn their loss two
sisters, Mrs. Ella Boody, .of Clare, and
Mrs. Lillian Teale, of Toledo, Ohio,
ten neices and nephews, seven stepchildren and a large circle of friends.
She will be missed much by her
friendh and church as she was always
in her place in public worship.
Funeral services were held in the
Free Methodist church at Clare Sunday, January 4, conducted by Rev. H.
A. DeLong, of Grand Ledge, her former pastor, and interment made in Mt,
Pleasant cemetery.
M-14 first are briefly enriumerated as
follows.   The Central Michigan Pike'  '^ £e"~faTtti.^f"deuvered~to"the
or   M-21,   runs     east    from   Grand  fl ghe  wa(J  a member of  thej
Rapids across the state to Port Huron,,
intersecting M-14_ at St. Johns (20
miles north of Lansing) and M-10 at
Flint (60 miles'northwest of Detroit).
Using M-21 a base line from which to
calculate the distances, the route from
Grand Rapids to Mackinaw, via M-ll
is 320 miles long; going from Flint
via M-10 it is 315 miles, and from
St. Johns via. M-14 it is 242 miles
(Distance taking data two years old
and.subject to some small corrections.!
Going from Detroit to Mackinaw
the road is already paved to Lansing
and St. Johns and the route via. Lansing and M-14 is 30 miles shorter to
Mackinaw the route via. St. Johns
than via. M-10. From Grand Rapids
and M-14 is IS miles shorter than via.
M-ll; thus the M-14 route" serves both
Detroit and Grand Rapids to advan- itol and Michigan Agricultural Cottage and they are the two most im- lege at Lansing; through smiling
portant centers of population. Simi-J Clinton, Gratiot, Isabella and Clare
larly Flint,; Saginaw, Bay City and counties to the beautiful state forest
Midland can readily tap M-14 via.' at Houghton, where it traverses the
M-20 to Clare; also Ludington, Man-'shores of matchless Houghton and
istee and Cadillac can reach M-14 via.. Higgins lakes, and runs past' tho
M-55 to Houghton Lake and in Gay- Houghton Lake Military Reservation;
lord M-32 connects M-14 route with j thence across' the Au Sable river,
all points east and west. The fact j through Cheboygan county and the
that this pavement will cost in the scenic wonderland of the Burt and
neighborhood of $30,000,00 per mile, j Mullet lake and. Indian river district,
depending upon the width paved,' to Lake Huron at Cheboygan, with
makes the shorter route all the more the beauties of Bois Blanc and Mack-
to be desired. inac islands and the Upper Peninsula
M-ll runs along the west side of but a .short boat journey beyond.
Michigan, M-10 is the most -easterly. As the yeaftJ pass> the l3eautiful
route, running from Detroit to Mack- Nm>th Michigan resort regionj ^Vith
inaw, via Alpena. M-14 cuts through itg energizing Suinmer climate,, will
the central part of Michigan. M-J.4 more and more attract vlsltorg from
is the shortest route (by at least 60 stateg to jhe south_ With M.14-eaui.
miles) to .the Straits Do tourists aistanj. from Hur£m and Miclligan
want to go a round-about way to get lakeS; ,t is the shortest  ag it is fhe
to.c their destination—probably spehd-
one logical highway.    Intersected, at
ing more money for gas and tires, toiSomers6t by M.23> largel &   ftt
say nothing of the wear and tear on  Jackson   by   M.17    alread fl
the car?    Not very likely    Then too   across  the  gtate  and  providin    con.
M-14 is a Federal aid road-this high-   nections   witu   D-etroit    Chl and
way   running   through   the   Grayling■ lnterme"dlate  points;   at   Lansing   by
military reservation I M.16j paved most of ^ distance f
The people along M-14 have the best  D(ftroit tQ QrBa& Hayen and conneet.
arguments in the world to put before
the highway commission.    The ques-
ing Grand Rapids,    Ionia   and   Portland; again intersected by M-21 at St.
tion is ARE THEY GOING TO DO IT?   Joh       b    M.34 Rt u M.4f.
It would not be   adverse   if   every   Louis
merchants in town or city along M-14
get. out- petitions. urging the highway
commission to have M-14 the paved
hlGhway. Public opinion does not go
unheeded. The people of Clare can do
their share by signing these petitions.
Ask your grocer or clothier to get out
a petition.
A few representative business men
of Gaylord (way up north) have effected a temporary organization to
push the "Pave M-14 Project." Let's
hear a little stir in this city along the
same lines.,
The following editorial was taken
from th<? Jackson City Patriot and is
a sample of the effort that is being
put forth by newspapers along the
trunkline M-14 to arouse the interest
of the people:
PAVE M-14 TO THE STRAITS
A forthcoming decision of importance to Jackson city and county, and
the rest of the State as well, will be
that of Governor Groesbeck and Highway Commissioner Rogers as to the
completion of the paving of State
Trunk Line M-14, to the end that a
continuous paved highway may reach
from the southern Michigan line to
the Straits of Mackinac.
The present route of M-14 has
scenic charm and utilitarian advantages superior to any other which
could be chosen. Entering the State
from Payette, Ohio, it first traverses
the beautiful hill and valley country
which gives Hillsdale county its* appropriate name; thence, through the
farming lands of Jackson coupty, with
its scores of pretty lakes, it passes
through Ingham, with the State Cap-
M-24 at Mount Pleasant; by
M-20 connecting with Bay City to the
east and Ludington and Reed City' to
the west; by M-55 at Houghton Lake
and M-32 at Gaylord,' the logic of
geography should make M-14 the
"spinal column" so to speak, of the
mid-State highway system.
The chief cities and towns" on the
road itself have a population of upwards of 100,000, including Hudson
with 2,500; Jackson, 66,000; Leslie,
1,100; Mason, 1,900; Lansing, 58,000;
St. Johns, 4,000; Ithaca, 2,000; Alma,
7,600; Mount Pleasant, 5,000; Clare,
2,000; Grayling, 2,500; Gaylord, 1,800;
Cheboygan, 6,000.
More and more as the years pass
the people of the humid southlansd
will be Summer residents and visitors
to the delightful north Michigan
Highlands, and M-14 offers the direct
way to the Straits, at the same time
assuring matchless scenery..
Governor Groesbeck and the State
highway authorities will be conferring benefits on the unnumberod
thousands who will "be seeking the
cooling air of the. north,„ country if
they decide, as they certainly should,
upon the completion of the pavement
alroady laid from the State line to
.Hudson, and 'the larger part of the
distance .'through Jackson and Ingham counties. As the road is graveled and graded the remainder-,of the
way to the Straits, the cost of the
paving will be "materially lessened.
Joseph Warner of Ypsilanti, are most fering.
prominently mentioiaeu for this hick After moving to Lansing he joined
honor^Nelson Farrier of Hillman is the Pi'esbyterian> church, which he re-
regarded as a dark horse who might mained a faithful "TolIowerT
be willing to accept the honor, as a m$ remains were brought to" Clare
compromise candidate. It is signif- Monday, .December 29th, and the fun-
icant that all of the men mentioned eral held' from the M. E. church, Rev,
for the speakership voted for the gas
tax as members of the 1923 Legislature. . .
Third biennial message" of Govern
nor Groesbeck wag not delivered until
Thursday afternoon when the Senators and- Representatives were assemble in joint session in the House
of Representatives Hail. The rec.
ommendatfons to be contained in the
Governor's message are being awaited with groat interest by tho * lawmakers and legislative observers.
Gas Tax In Lime Light • '-—	
in view of the fact that state ad- Thomas Hirf to Leave Mon-
ministrative officials are making no
attempt to enforce the present automobile license law and seem to be
making it as difficult as possible for
Michigan automobile owners to obey
the law and purchase 1925 license
plates, there is no question but that
the matter of highway finance will be
the leading issue before the Michigan
Legislature during the first few weeks
of the session.
Shelley^ of Mt, Pleasant,    officiating.
Burial was made in Cherry Grove.
f-'   He leaves- to mourn their loss, his.
- wife, .two" daughters, Miss Irene and
Mrs. J. Sweet, three brothers and two
grandchildren and a host of friends.
WILL TAKE EX-
i    TENDED JOURNEY
day for  8,000 Mile Trip
Throughout    United
States.
It is commonly supposed th?.t the Governor will sponsor
some modification- of the present
license fees, probably eliminating the
horse-power feature and making the
rates depend entirely upon the
weight basis. It is hoped that he will
not oppose a two cent gasoline tax,
for in view of -the attitude of a large'
number of the Senators and Representatives in favor of the g?s tax; any
opposition on the parfof the Governor to this measure would probably
lead to a repetition of the dead-lock
which characterized the 1923 session.
Even if the matter of highway
finance is satisfactory settled there
are many other important issues coming up which will provide ammunition for what has every appearance
of developing into one of most interesting, and eventful sessions of the
Michigan Legislature ever held. Tax
reform, legislative reappointment,
adoption t>r rejection of the proposed
amendment to the Federal Constitution to give Congress power to control, regulate or prohibit the employment of all persons up to 18 years of
age, are a-few of the big issues'on the
docket.
DEATH ANGEL VISITS
CLARE HOME^SATURDAY
Last Saturday the death angle entered the home of Mr. and Mrs.- Ernest
Ramey on east 5th street and reniov-
ed from their midst their only son at
the age of 2 years, 1 month and 4
days, his demise being caused, by La-
Grippe. .        -
The funeral Was held from the
home Monday, Rev. E. T. Smith officiating and the little remains laid to
rest in Cherry Grove.
Mr.  -and   Mrs.   Ramey   have   the
Next Monday morning Thos. Hirt.
after a life of hard work, will start on
an 8,000 mile trip, to which he is
going to treat himself, and which he
has surely earned. Thos. believes in
seeing his horae country first and will
take about three months to do it.
From Clare he will go direct to
Chicago, thence to New Orleans.
After a short visit here he will sail
for Cuba and will undoubtedly sp'end
about a week or ten days here. He
will than return to New Orleans and
state of Washington; then to Salt
California, where he will visit former
Clare friends at Los Angeles and San-
FrahciscO. He will-then go to the
state of-Washington; then to Salt
Lake City, Utah; then to Denver,
Col., then to Omaha, Neb., and then
back to Clare. Many othr stops have
been planned by Mr. Hirt at places
of interest.
Following are the former . Clare
residents he expects to see: Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Waller and son, Ward,
and^ family at New Orleans; Mr. and
Mrs". Bert Lewis, and the many other
Clare friends at Los Angeles and
SaUFrancisco, Chas, Lee at Hood
River, Ore.; John Hess and Miss
Belle Alger at Tacoma, Wash. From
here on he has no one in special,, but
expects to meet different ones formerly from Clare on his return home.
This is the longest trip ever attempted or taken by a Clare resident
and will be one of much interest to
Mr. Hirt.
For, the benefit of Clare Radio fans,
he states that at every city" he stops
at that has a broadcasting station he
will call and have them announce his
arrival at that place.
Mr. Hirt expects to return to Clare
about April 1st.
Clare
Atkins, F.
Bond, F.
Groves, C.
Hubel, G.
Haley, G.
This years city team fs going strong
and so'far have come out undefeated. Last Tuesday evening they played a very hotly contested gamo with
Gladwin winning by a score of
twenty-three to ^fifteen. ' Although
Gladwin never took the lead, it was
anybody's game until the final
whistle blew. Gladwin ,started a
comeback in the third 'quarter but
due to the splendid work of our
guards, Hubel and Haley, they wore
checked In a short time.
Bond was high scorer for Clare,
making five field goals and three foul
shots. Groves played a good game
at center.
SUMMARY:
. Gladwin
ShOults, F.
•   Vanest, F.
.        .    -     Youngs, C.
La Part,G
McCalley, G.
Fiejd goals—-Clare-^Boncl 5, ^Atkins 3, Haley 1. Gladwin—Shoults 1,
Vanest 2, youngs 3;—Fouls Clare-—
5 out of 12, Gladwin—3 out of .5.
Substitution—Clare,. Hicky for Atkins. Gladwin, Hudson for Youngs,
Neely for McCalley, Taylor for Neely.'
Tonight's game with Beaverton
will*probably go- down as another,
victory- for the home team. The" entire squad has been working in excellent unison and have beer, playing
a superior brand of basket ball.
This evening's game, for the high
school girls team promises to be very
good. The games played by them already this season have been somewhat one-sided and the girls have not
been put to any real test.
But according to the dope Beaverton has a good team this year and
without a doubt will cause the local
lassies no little trouble.
The boys' game will probably be
the closest of the three, and a very
fast game is expected.
Last year Beaverton won from
Clare in an "over time" game by a 6
to 4 count.
As yet it is hard to • tell much
about the boys team, The first two
games of the season were poorly
played- while in the third, and latest
game, the fellows showed much improvement over their former work.
Our tsams for two years have
been forced to take .somewhat of a
back seat because of inexperience but
this is the third year of basket ball
for Clare high and as there are four
of last year's varsity back, it is hoped
that this season, will prove an exception. The coaches have been working
hard and the boys are out to win.
Secretary,
DeVere Schoonovei-.
LADIES' GUILD HOLD ■
ANNUAL MEETING
Reports Given Show  Organization  to be in Prosperous
-.   Condition,    New Officers Elected.
The Ladies Guild of the Congregational church met at the home of
Mrs. I. E. Hampton on Wednesday
, afternoon for their annual .meeting.
A large number of members were
present. The reports given by the
Secretary and Treasurer show the
society to be in a very prosperous*
condition and this was one of the
very best years.they have ever had.
Officers elected for the new year
were, President, Mrs. George Phelps;
First Vice-Presidene, Mrs. Dell Koirip;
Second Vice President, Mrs. L. E.
McGuIlosh; Secretary, T.'rs. John
Northoii; Treasurer, Mrs. C.<* E.
Laur. A vote of thanks was given to
the retiring officers. At 6:3,0 the
husbands of the Guild members came
and a bountiful supper was served.
After supper the company were entertained by a fine program. A reading was given by Mrs. Norrls Elden,
a vocal solo by Nellie Jane Davy,
with Laura Thompson as accompanist
satire on, "A child ih the home" in
which Marion Horton was easily the
Star, and the program was concluded
by a very fine paper read by Mrs:
John Wilson on the "History of the
Guild."    • ^
A fine spirit prevailed throughout
the entire meeting and it is expected that this will be a successful and
prosperous year and the ladies expect to add enough money to that already in the. treasury to redecorate
the church.
UNCLE SAM TAKING
SPECIAL CENSUS OF
FARMEROUSINESS
Findings oi 1920 Census Said
to be ol. Little Value
at Present.       i' •
CLARE STUDY CLUB
HOLDS ANNUAL' MEET
THE FRIDAY MUSICALE.
sympathy1 of their   many   friends   in
Clare  and vicinity in
deepest sorrow.
their hour of
The Friday Musicale will hold its
third meeting Friday, January 16, at
10:00 a, m., at   the   home   of   Mrs,
'.Mabel W. Mulder.     Mrs.  -Mulder   is
PRINCESS THEATRE.
chairman for the day. Scandanavian
music has been chosen for this meeting. ' , '
These   meeting   are   open   to   all
music lovers.
The King's Daughters • will meet
with. Mr.s. Harry Terwilljger next
Thursday afternoon* Lunch will be
served.
TO THE LADIES OF
CURE AND YICINITY
January 10 to 16 Inclusive
Sat.,Jan. 10—Rambling Kid—Hoot
Gibson. See—Hoot in this outdoor
picture, full of action and thrills.
Sun.-Mon.—Bluff —Agnes Ayers—
The story of a small town girl, who
bluffed New York and won fame and      It is with pleasure that I can an-
happiness. nounce to the ladies' of Clare and vi-
Tues-Wed.—Barbara"' Freitchie    — cinity.that I have purchased the mil-
Florence Vidor.    The sweetest rom-' ilnery stock of the  O'Grady sisters
ance in American history—'the story' and have already taken possession of
of a young Barbara who cduragiouly! same,
saved her soldier hero. j . I have engaged Miss-Hilda Dunlop
Matinee for  school—Tuesday  3:30 as millinery and it will be our, earnest
lOc-Ec. | effort at all times to give our patrons
Thur.-Fri.—Code    of  . Wilderness—r the very best service possible.
Alice Calhoun.    Serial—Into the Net Mrs. J. E. Van Dyne,
—Showing «heroi'sm and   dangers   of —-—= ——
New York police-Evening 10c-5c. ANNUAL MEETING,
AN APPRECIATION.
Wje wish to thank the men of the
Ku Klux Klan and neighbor for the
large; pile of buzz wood that-was gotten but for us, and also wish to express our appreciation to the women
of the Ku Klux Klan for serving the
dinner. * -..,.-...-=,.
Mr. and Mrs. Feier Boots.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of The Clare County Savings
Bank, for the election of directors for
the ensuing year and the transaction
of such other business, as may properly Come before them, will be held, at
the offices of .said bank in Clare,
Mich.; Tuesday, January 13, 1925 at
1:00 o'clock, a. m; -       ,     -
C H. Sutherland, .Cashier,
I9NEER OF ISA:
BELLA COUNTY DEAD
Malhon Burch Passes Front This
Life at Home of Daughter
at Detroit.
The pleasant home of Mrs. Anderson was" again the scene of our annual meeting. Twenty-five members
responded to roll call,* and many a
helpful Do and warning Don't were
passed along for the success of the
club.       "
Mrs. Margaret McRnight as music
chairman, gave us a rare treat. The
Grand Opera—"Madam "-Butter Fly"
was given,- each act in detail, told by
Mrs. McKnight in her charming witty
way-^-Scene I actll "He'll Come
Back," she sang sweetly accompanied
by Mrs: Donald Bicknell. Might add
here, as a warning "Don't miss these
musical treats"—the'-re fine.
Election of officers followed and
for the ensuing year these folks were
elected. President, Mrs. Mabel
Mulder; Vice-President, Mrs. Beulah
Caple; Rec. Secty, ,Mrs. Estella Art-
ibee.     '■'''■.
Oorres, Sec'y., Mrs. Adelaide Elden,
Federation delegate, Mrs. Beulah
Caple. Alternate; Mrs. E. Artibee.
Treas.; Mrs. Emma Harris. State
Delegate to District convention, Mrs.
Adelaide- Elden.
Silver tea was served by committee, Mrs. Phelps,, Mrs. Greer, and Mrs.
"Nelson. It was most delicious. The"
Friday morning musicale will meet
January 16 with Mrs." Mabel. Mulder.
The program deals with Seandanav-
ian music.
Next club meet, January 30th with
Mrs. Gallagher—"Do" come.
.     • -   . C. M. S..
Following an "illness of many
months, Mahlon Burch -passed from
this life at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Clyde White, of Detroit, at 10:00
o'clock Wednesday evening December
31st. '
The deceased was born fn Windam
township, Norfolk county, Ont., in the
year 1848. He came from Canaja to
Michigan in the year 1870. June 27,
1872 he was united in marriage to
Miss Jennie Fergueson ?t fiaginaw,
where they made their home until
1976 and then moved to Isabella
county and located, on a^ farm, where
they lived until 1519 and then moved
to Clare. Six weeks before his death
he: went to live with his daughter at
Detroit.
Besides a faithful "wife he leaves
to mourn their loss four children,
George, of Clare; Frank, of Mt. Pleasant r Mrs. Clyde White, of Detroit;
und Roy, of Pontiac. Another daughter Maude was born to them, but died
in infancy. He is also survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Ed. Runyan, of
Clare, and Mrs. Fred - Thomas , of
Miami, Fla„ together with eight
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from
the M. E. Church at 10:30 a. m. Saturday, conducted by Rev. E. T. Smith
and interment made in Cherry Grove.
Those who attended the funeral,
from a distance were, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Burch and two daughters, of
Mount Pleasant; Mr. and Mrs.- Ray
Burch and daughter, Of Pontiac; .'Mr,
and Mrs. Clyde White and two children, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Theron
White and Mrs. O. L- Boynton, of
Flint.
CONGREGATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL ELECTS OFFICERS
. The" Congregational Sunday 3ehool
held its annual election last Sunday
during the regular session. Mrs.
Alex McKinnon was nominated as
Superintendent; Mrs. Frank Hoch-
■stetler,' Assistant Supt.'; Rgardon
Caple, Secretary., and Bernice McKinnon, Treasurer. Sirs. " McKinnon
will be confined as Superintendent at
the annual meeting ot the church next
Monday evening. *
WILL LECTURE ON
SEX HYGIENE
Question is One of Vast Importance and Cannot be Over    -
Emphasized,
Dr. Poole and Miss Hutzell of the
State Department of Health will
lecture to the boys and girls of the
high school Monday, January 19th on
Sex Hygiene.
It is felt that this matter is very
Important and cannot be over emphasized at this time.'
'In the evening of January 19th Dr.
Poole and Miss Hutzell will lecture to
the parents at a union meeting to be
held in the school auditorium and it
is hoped that the parents . of Clare
and vicinity -will show their interest
by being present.
C. OF C. TO HOLD
ANNUAL MEETING
' The annual" meeting -and elections
of officers of the* Claret*Chamber of
Commerce will- be held at the Hotel
Doherty at 7:30 next Tuesday eve-,
ntng.   AIL members come.
' An evening: well-spent,
the basket ball gatne,.
•Where?—at
■- A great deal of interest and .Inquiry is being aroused regarding the
special agricultural census which, is
now being taken and so perhaps a
little explanation concerning this-*cen-
sus might well be in order.
This is the first time-that a census
of agriculture has been taken rciid-_
way between- the regular census
which sre tak^n every ten year's. The
last general census of the United
States was taken in 1920 and, of
course, it. included facts regarding
agriculture. At that time, however, "
our agriculture was in a state or readjustment following the war and the
figures obtained from that census are
now held to be far from accurate, as
far as giving a true picture of our
country's, agriculture of today is concerned. Hence the last session of Congress, aft. the urgent request of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
authorised the Cens-.s Bureau of the
U. S. Dep't of Commerce to take this
special census of "agriculture to show
the facts as of January 1, 1S25.    ";.
It should not be thought that agriculture is being singled out for official scrutiny not given other industries. For a long time there has
been a federal census of manufacturing taken every two years. It is felt
that s'uch bod'es as Congressional
committees and the President's Agricultural Conference cannot do much
toward recommending sound . and
fundamental remedies to help stabilize and improve agriculture unless-
thsy have the real facts regarding the
farmers' actual condition.
In some communities farmers are
failing to co-operate with the census
enumerators and are refusing to
answer the- questions asked. This is
a very serious matter ana under section 23 of the Federal Census Act of
March 3, 1919. it is made a misdemeanor punishable by fine of ?100.
, It should be pointed out that these
reports are kept confidontal and are
not used in any way for taxation purposes. No supervisor or other assessing officer is eligible to act as a
census enumerator. Tne Census
Bureau will never divulge the information regarding any individual
farmer's business; It issues no reports based on any smaller unit than
the county.
From the above statements is may
be seen that Uncle Sam is trying to
find out the exact .condition of agriculture in the United States. For the
next five years this census will be the
basis of all estimates by the Dep't of
Agriculture regarding crops and live*
stock-products worth over $10,000,-
000,000 a year. It-will be the basis for
many plans for the improvement of
agricultural conditions. Therefore,,
do your part to ^nake it accurate by
having the facts ready for your enunv
erator when he calls.
CITY FIREMEN MAKE AN-       .
OTHER APPEAL TO FARMERS
The city (firemen wish to make another appeal to the farmers for sufficient donations to finish the payment of the Farmers' Fire truck.
Many farmers have contributed liberally in past months, but there is
about $250 due on the note and interest, for which the firemen" went*,
good for the benefit of the farmer,
and it is hoped that this can be cared
for in full-soon.
If, the "farmers who have not contributed, do not show their interest
and appreciation of the work that the
firemen have already done, they-will
be forced to make a preferred list of
those -who have contributed and only
answer calls to them alone. It is
hoped' that this will not have to be
done.
The next time you are in town make
it a point to call at the Derby Candy
Kitchen or at the Sentinel office and,
show that you have appreciated what
the" boys have done.
REVIVAL MEETINGS
AT CHURCH OF GOD
-Beginning Sunday, January 11th,
revival meetings will begin- at the
Church of God in this city. The
services will be conductea by Nina
Wheelock, of Detroit and will continue indefinitely.   All are Invited.
"SPECIAL"
The dues of the members of the
Larinan Post of American Legion are
now past due and should be; in at
headquarters and it is very Important
that they. be .paid a t. a meetjn g_to be
held at their rooms Monday evening,
January" 12th..
Commandsr.
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