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Official   Paper of
Jape—^nd—Clare—County
Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 25,1930/
New Series, Vol, 38, Noi 27
Special Programs Rendered
During Day Witnessed
by Large Audiences
The Congregational church was Ill-
led Sunday morning by the large congregation that gathered at this place
of worship for the special Easter
service. The large chorus choir sang
two special numbers and Miss Jane
Davy sang "The Holy City,"
The baptismal service proceeding
the sermon was a very. impressive
one, Mrs. Eva McAllister sang the
old familiar and beautiful hymn,
"Jewels," as the pastor and deacon
took their place before the chancel
for the service.
Rev. Johnson preached on the subject of Immortality, and brought to
his hearers very forcefully the truth
of this belief of the Christian church.
The discourse was plentifully illustrated and interesting to the audience.
MRS. A. E. MULDER AP-
POINTED CHAIRMAN OF
TTERHOMESCABSPAIGNi
The dramatized Cantata "The
Calvary "Way" given at the Baptist
clrurch by members of the Bible
School last Sunday evening was very
exquisitely rendered. The arrangement of the dress of each was very
attractive. AH who took part were
thoroughly prepared wh;ch helped to
make the rendition beautiful, indeed.
JEvery actor seemed perfectly at east
throughout the entire performance
which gave to the large audience that
over taxed the seating capacity of the
church, not only an enjoyable but a
meditative service. Much credit for
this fine program is due Miss Laura
Thompson, the efficient superintendent who was untiring in her devotion and efforts, with the aid of Mm
Knapp to bring the Easter of 1930 as
connected with the Baptist church to
a happy conclusion.
As there was, a large amount of
s'nging connected with this service
the regular choir aided by Mr. Geo.
House and Rev. C. A. Perrigo performed their part in a commendable-
way; special mention should be made
of the solo parts- by Mrs. D. W. Os-
born, Mrs. Roy Wilson iand Rev. C.
A. Perrigo. Miss Kathleen Osborn, of
Flint, was the charming pianist.
CWAN-KP WEEK AH-
Rubbish Placed in Receptacles
•   at the Curb Will be Hauled
Away Free of Charge
Announcement has been made by
Mayor R. I. Hether that Clean-Up
Week for the city of Clare will be
from April 23th to May 3rd inclusive.
All Rubbish, with the exception of
ashes, placed in receptacles at the
curb will be hauled away by the city
free of charge.
The Mayor urges all citizens to
cooperate in observing Clean-Up
Week by removing all rubbish and :n-
flamable material from dangerous
proximity of all buildings thus making our city a better and' safer place
to live.
1OTEW KEEBLER CELEBRATES HGBTWnNTH BIRTHDAY
On Sunday, April 20th a birthday
party was given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm, Erhart in honor of her
father, Mathew Keebler, who celebrated his 89th b'rthday.
At noon the thirty-four relatives
eat down to a bountiful dinner which
was enjoyed by all.
The afternoon was spent by the
men playing ball and ladies visiting.
In the evening they all returned to
their homes, wishing him many more
happy birthdays.
He received many nice gifts.
Those who attended were, Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Balsley and children, and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ott and daughter, of Detroit; Mr. Mathew Keebler
and Mrs. Paula Teacbout and sons, of
Pontiac; Mr. and Mrs. George Manns,
of Flint; Mr4 and Mrs. Howard Blower and son, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Keebler and children, of Saginaw;
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Foster, and son,
of Lansing; Mr, and l$rs. Henry Ott
and John Ott and Mr., and Mrs.
James Bradley, of Clare.
J. E.
Appointment Comes From National Office Which Sponsors
Nation WJde Program    •
Mrs. A. E. Mulder has b'een appointed, to, head a committee of local cit-
zens for the purpose' of planning a
Better Homes campaign, in Clare,
This appointment was made from
the National office of Better Homes
<n America in , Washington,' D. C,
which each year sponsors a nationwide program for the improvement
of housing conditions. The organization is headed by Secretary Wilbur
who succeeded President Hoover as
its president. Mr. Hoover now serves
as honorary chairman. Dr, James
Ford is in active charge of the campaign.
Better Homes in America is a noncommercial, educational organization
which has fox- its object the improvement of housing conditions and the
promotion of a wholesome type of
home and family life. Its program is
adapted to local needs by each of the
thousands of committees which have
been established in cities, towns, and
v:llages throughout the country. The
campaign is sponsored locally by
parent associations, women's clubs,
civic associations, and in some communities by schools and colleges, as
a part of their educational program.
Tlr's is done in the study of home
economics, manual training, civics.
English and art.
A man or woman who is active in
civic affairs is appo'nted in each
community to serve as chairman of
the Better Homes Committee for that
place. This chairman then selects a
committee of representative men and
women to conduct the campaign.
These campaigns vary according to
the size and conditions of the community, and include programs of
lectures, demonstrations, and contests. Wherever possible a house is
planned and built, or a suitable one
borrowed and furnished. In this way
.Vm-Iies of modest means are encouraged toward home ownership and
are shown how a house of good design
and construction can be built at a
cost within their means. Though such
demonstrations prospective home
owners receive many helps and suggestions for the planning, purchase or
buidmg of homes, and many families
are inspired to make necessary improvements in their homes. The
complete furnishing of such demonstration houses on a restricted budget
is helpful in showing to those contemplating the furnishing or refurnishing of a home the standards of
good taste combined with economy.
The demonstration of recondition-
inef an old and perhaps dilapidated
house, to make it comfortable and
convenient, is another phase of Bet-
!".■:• "I.'ec; v;":v\l. Such houaes are
usually furnished with done-over
furniture and both house and furnish-
■'ngs then become worth while object
lessons.
The house demonstration .is supplemented by contests, such as small
house and garden competitions, lot
improvement contests and kitchen
improvement contests. Schools participate usually through essay and
poster contests, taking house building or homemaking as their subject.
Students of home economics give public demonstrations of the use of labor-
saving devices and methods of performing household operations. All of
these programs have their culmination in Better Homes Week, which
will be observed throughout the
county April 27th to May 3rd. 1930.
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
EING CONSIDERED
FOR CITY OF CLARE
Project Has Endorsement of
Directors of G. of C. and
City Council. Plans and
Site Being Discussed
Clare will soon have a municipal
airport if the several organizations
that are having the matter under discussion can work in co-operation and
decide on the site and other plans for
the building of this important improvement to the city.
The Board of Directors of the Clare
Chamber of Commerce have endorsed
the project, and are ready to give
their fullest co-operation in working
out the details necessary. The city
council gave considerable time to
the discussion of an airport at their
meeting, and all the Alderman, as
well as the mayor, expressed themselves as favorable to the expenditure
that it would Involve.
The Clare Development Company,
composed of the group of fifteen business men of the city who are sponsoring the drilling of an oil well at the
city l'.mits, own the Demarest farm,
just to the west of the city, and a
large flelcl on that farm has been used
for a landing place by the occasional
planes that visit the city. A' meeting of the ofticers of this company
has been held, and a meeting of the
lii'teen members :'s expected to be
held soon, to decide on a plan -to
dedicate the field on this farm for
airport purposes.
Mayor Hether announced late Monday evening that he was planning to
call a meeting of tlie representatives
of- these several organizations in
order to get the work under way in
time for the council to take definite
action at their next regular meeting.
TWO SHEEP MEETINGS
NEXT FRIDAY, MAY 2
College Sheep   Specialist   Will
Demonstrate Parasite
Control
SCHOOL BAND TO
GIVE CONCERT ON
STREETS SATURDAY
Members   Planning to  Attend,
State Meet at Ann Arbor
Next Week, Funds
"Needed.
The Clare high school band, under
the direction of George Boyd, will
give a concert on the streets of Clare,
next Saturday afternoon at four
o'clock.
This musical organization, which
took first place in. Class C at the
music contest held at Central State
Teachers College at Mt. Pleasant, is
making preparations to enter the
state meet at Ann Arbor next week.
The director*and young people of
this band have always been very generous in their contribution to the
community, add they play at nearly
every one-of the important public
functions held in Clare.
The Chamber of Commerce is arranging for contribution boxes to be
placed in all of the business places
of the city and all money placed in
these boxes will be turned over to
the band to be used to pay their expenses to Ann Arbor.
FIRST SHIPMENT OF
TROUT RECEIVED ATI
REARING PONDS
CLARE FRIENDS PICNIC
IN GOLDEN STATE
APRIL
300,000 Fry to Enjoy Water
ofSpike Horn Creek
This Summer. Many
More To Follow
Michigan Gathering Marred by
Sudden Departure   of   Dr. '
Fred Northey.
HAHBEROFCOH- •
MffiCE DIRECTORS
HOLD IEET1NG
Establishment Oi   Public
Rest Room And Other
Needed   Improvements of City Discussed
FOR   SALE—L.ake     front   lot     oh
'   Shingle lake, good bathing.    Mrs.
Ida McLeOd, Milford, Mich.     27t3
Thirty-four candidates for the position of substitute carrier at the Glare
Poot Office, wrote on the examination
v/hick was given &t the local float
otfica Wfceatty* .   ,        .•■
LOCAL PASTOR ANNOUNCES
SPECIAL SUNDAY TOPICS
Both the press and the pulpit are,
or should be, a factor in moulding
public sentiment and maintaining
certain standards of public conditions
and private living. If they are not,
there is something lacking. Some
people are sensitive to local conditions, with no broad view, aud some
have only the broad view, with no
interest or care for local conditions.
With this in view, the pastor of the
local Methodist church plans a series
Of Sunday evening addresses, as lol-
lows. The ofder possibly may be
changed:
April 27—"The Devil is to Pay In
Clare.   What is Going on?"
May 4—"The Movies—Are They
Clean, or Rotten?' A Blessing, or a
Danger."
May 11—"The Children and the
Movies."
These are at seven-thirty o'clock,
open to the public.   See I Cor. 14:8.
Notice
After May lot, the restaurant   at
Harwell will be   located   across   the
corner hi the I. O. O, P. building Far-
well..
87t3. Fred Snider.
Clare County flock masters will .:•••
glad to hear that Mr. D. H. La Voi
Sheep Specialist of the State College
will be here next Friday, May 2, for
two meetings dealing with shee?
parasite control.
At this season sheep owners are
planning for dipping and drenching
before turning the flock to summer
pasture. Many have learned from bitter experienco the folly of turning the
flock out for the summer without exercising proper measures of parasite
control.
Any one having serious disease or
parastic troubles is invited to bring a
sheep to the meeting for autopsy.
Mr. La Vol will discuss in detail
the control measures for worms and
external parasites in addition to examining any sheep brought• for
autopsy.
The meeting will be as follows: 10
a. m. at George Bates' farm, Arthur
township. 2:30 p. m. at Merle Davison's farm 3 miles west of Farwell
on M. 10.
The Board of Directors of the Clare
Chamber of Commerce held a meeting at the office of T. Carl Holbrook,
the president of the organization, last
week Friday, to discuss some matters
of business that demanded immediate
attention.
The establishment of a public
rest room was endorsed, and
plans for the presentation of this project is being prepared for'submission
to the city council. The front basement room of the J. E. Doherty buiid-
ing at the corner of McBwan and Bast
Fifth street is proposed for this much
needed civic improvement,
The directors also endorsed the
work of the Dairy Improvement tour
that is being conducted by the Ann
Arbor railroad company in co-operation, with the county agricultural
agent, the extension department of
Michigan State College and the state
Department of Agriculture, and they
made a generous appropriation to the
work.
The signs at the city limits of the
city on U. S. 27 and U. S. 10 are to
be re-painted this spring through the
generousity of the Clare Manufacturing Company and the Doherty Hotel.
The regular meeting to the Chamber of Commerce for this month will
be dispensed with, but the organization will observe the regular ladies
night in May with E. G. Johnston, as
the chairman of the committee on arrangements  and  program.
NEW ATHLETIC FIELD BEING
PREPARED FOR NEXT SEASON
The hundred thousand trout fry
were received'at , the Clare county
rearing ponds, twelve miles north of
Clare, Thursday morning, and are
being cared for by J. B. Evans of Harrison, who is temporarily in charge of
the work.
The fish were shipped by rail from
Northville to Clare, and were taken
from this city by trucks. Two of the
employees from, the Northville
hatchery were in charge of the shipment and assisted in placing them in
the ponds,
These rearing ponds are now being
operated in co-operation with the
Bureau of Fisheries of the United
States Department of Commerce and
the man who will have charge of the
work this season will be employed
by the government,' When the fish
are large enough to be placed in the
open streams, on.e half of them will
become the property of Clare county
and placed in local streams.
The committee of the Board of Supervisors, consisting of Chairman
Benjamin N. Carpenter of Harrison,
Mayor R. I. Hether of Clare and William Hutchinson of Long Lake, has
announced that the cottage that the
county erected for the caretaker is
now completed and ready for occupancy. ___
Another shipment of trout is expected within the next few days, and
the ponds will be extended from time
to time as it becomes necessary to
care for a greater number of fish.
THIRD BAKERY TO OPEN
FOR BUSINESS SOON
Nnw Business Venture of Earl
Foss to Be>Located in Duncan Building Recently
Purchased
The new athletic field at the north
of the Clare school building, is being
seeded this week in preparation for
the football season next year.
This field was purchased by the
Board of Education one year ago, and
the work of leveling was done by students in volunteer work and by labor
employed by the Board of Education,
but only part of the field could be
successfully seeded last year, and it
could not be used for football in the
fall.
Superintendent G. R. Bogan, and
Principal W. E. Tichenor, who are
both graduates of the Michigan State
College, and have had training and
experience In farm operations, are
taking charge of the seeding and
other work that is being done on the
field.
©ELAN TAYL0R MES
AT SISTER'S HOME
Dillan Taylor, who has been receiving medical treatment at the
home of his sister, Mr. and Mrs..R. I.
Hether, for the. past several weeks,
passed from this life shortly afternoon Tuesday,
The remains vrero taken to hifl
home at Brown City Tuesday evening
where funeral services were held and
interment made.
LANDMARKS OF FIRST
WARD BEING TORN DOWN
Much of Glare's First Business
Activities Transacted «in
These Buildings.
Several of the old wooden buildings
at the south end of McEwan street
in the first ward have been razed,
and the lumber piled or removed
and the rubbish burned. The lots are
being filled in preparatory to being
used for storage purposes.
Other wooden buildings have been
repaired, and that end of the city has
been greatly improved in appearance,
and some of the fire hazard of the
first ward has been removed.
' Many of the buildings in that section of the City were erected when
the town was first established and
many of the more important commercial activities of, the community
were housed -there in the early days.
As' the business of the city moved
to the north with the erection of new
business blocks, that part of the city
was somewhat neglected and the
ouildings.Tvere not kept up as well as
they might have been, but the citizens and business men of the first
ward should now be complimented on
their progressive spirit, and they are
improving the1 view oft the city from
the south*
Mr. and Mrs.'I. _B, Feighner. visited
his father at Spayta. Thursday*
Clare is to have a new bakery and
the formal opening is set for next
Saturday by Earl Foss, who will engage in this new business venture in
the Duncan build'ng which he purchased some time ago.
Mr. Foss is an experienced baker,
having been employed and having an
interest in the Foss bakery on north
...cEwaa street for several years.
This will make three bakeries for
Clare, all of them being located on
the west side of McEwan street, and
the Earl Foss and Bayes bakeries
being only three doors apart.
FORMER CLARE GIRL
TENDEREDJHOWER HERE
Mrs. Carl Dust of Saginaw, gave a
shower Friday evening at her mother, Mrs. Ella Dixon's home in honor
of Miss Roselia Waddington, of Ro
Chester.
The evening was spent in playing
bridge. Mrs. E. H. Sternaman winning first prize. Mrs. Carl Holbrook,
second and Mrs. Grace Johnson, of
Mt. Pleasant, the booby prize.
About midnight a dainty luncheon
was served after which Miss Waddington was presented with many
beautiful and useful gifts to grace
her new home. She is teaching in
Rochester but after school is out will
make her home in Durand.
All left soon afterwards wishing
her every happiness and success in
her new life's venture.
Saturday, April 12, the Clare
friends met for a picnic in Brookside
Pari:, Pasadena,
F. H, Ballinger and family, Dr,
Frederick Northey and wife (Edith
DeVogt), Mrs. Brinkerhoff, L. Blaine
and wife, Jas. Arrand and wife
(Blanch Blaine), Mrs. Burt Lewis, J.
L. Oliver, Mrs. M, B. Burnham, and
the Misses Brodie were present.
We have had much larger attendr
ance on other occasions, but enjoyed
a very pleasant afternoon.
The Rev. and Mrs. McDonald, who
had charge of the Free Methodist
church in Clare for three years, surprised us by coming w:th the Blaines.
They have lately returned from an
eight months trip around the world,
visiting their son in Constantinople
enroute. They were very much enthused over their trip, and were not
certain that they would not start out
again in the very near future. Their
home is located in Medford, Oregon.
The day following, Sunday, April
13th, the Michigan State Picnic wac
held in Sycamore Grove, Los Angeles.
The many friends of Dr. Fred Northey
will bo grieved to learn that he d'.ed
there suddenly. For several years
he had been ill of organic heart
trouble. His friends and he himself
thought his condition improved lately, but the end came without warning.
The Sentinel is indebted to Miss
Mary Brodie for the above thought-
fulness of folks back home.
JUIMOR CLASS PLAf
YEARLY BIBLE
SCH0QL1VISITATI0N
MAY 4TH-11TB
Auspices Isabella County Sunday School Association,
Directed by officers of the above
named organization a complete visitation of all the Bible Schools of our
county will be undertaken on May 4,
and May 11th. Here -is real applied
Christian fellowship, as the visitation
is purely interdenominational.
So near as possible two or more
visitors will go to eacii school, preferably mixing adult and young
people workers in each group. The
work has proven so practical, interesting and profitable that this is the
fourth year the visitation has been
made.
A preliminary meeting of the visitors as called for Sunday, April 27,
3:00 p m., Eastern Standard time at
the Christian Church on E. Broadway, Mt. Pleasant. Here the county
officers will assign the workers to
different schools, distribute materials
for use on the visitation, suggest the
various undertakings for 1930 to be
made known, and make any farth.v
suggestions that may assist the
workers to get an impart most on the
occasion.
Visitors will please respond to e?.U
cheerfully, and .punctually, and it is
hoped that eyery pastor and Sunday
School superintendent will make possible for visiting delegates to share
In the Sunday School program, and
gather statistics for use by our state.
County, and District officers.
Visits to most of the schools of Mt.
Pleasant, Blanchard and possibly a
few country schools will be delayed
to May 11th; then should any school
have been neglected will they please,
notify Prof. F. E. Robinson, Secretary,
Mt. Pleasant.
Signed, Committee,
By T. TJ. Fuller, Chairman.
PRELIMINARY WORK
FOR PAVING U. S. 27
NOW IN_PROGRESS
Gas, Telephone and Electric
Light Companies Have
Big Task in Moving
Lines
Workman are now engaged In
doing the preliminary work of grading on tl, S. 27 between Clare and
Mt. Pleasant, and the work of paving
with concrete is expected to be under
way in the very near future.
Very little change of location wili
be made on this road except where
it enters Mt. Pleasant from the north,
outskirt the curve will be eliminated,
but the road will be widened to conform with the. general regulation and
specifications of the highway.
This stretch of road w&s never.
built as a state road according to the
specifications of that type of road,
but was a township h'ghway that was
taken over by the state and improved- and widened as new gravel was;
spread for top dressing as it became
necessary.
The detour that will be used whilev
this road is undsr construction will
be to the east of the highway and
continue south through the east end
of Leaton to M 20. Much of this road
;s now of gravel construction and will
be kept in good condition by the.patrol trucks of the state highway
maintainance department.
Some of the bridges and culverts
on this improvement were built during the past winter, and this will enable the pavers to operate much more
rapidly. The highway department
have given out the information that
the work will be rushed with the expectation of having it completed by
July first. They expect to use three
paving machines manned by prison
labor.
The Gas Corporation at Mt. Pleasant, now have a crew and ditcher engaged in relaying their gas main to
Clare, wherever the new work of
grading makes it necessary.
Construction crews of the Consumers Power Company and the
Michigan Bell Telephone company
have been working along this line for
some months past, and their lines
will ail be in readiness for this much
needed highway improvement between Clare and Mt. Pleasant.
The Juniors have chosen "The
Patsy," a comedy by Barry Contters,
lor their class play. 'This is one of
the prettiest and most popular plays
of the past few years.
The varying experiences and witty
sayings of Patsy furnish many laughs,
to others. To be in love ,is serious
business—when you know the only
one   loves   someone  else.    However
all's well that -. '
. The d,~te Of production will be May
the nfcth; the place—Clare High
School Auditorium.
Don't forget to save May 9th, and
come-to laugh with \\s at "The
Patsy." ;'* :       ,
Bob Jackson and friend, T Richard
Benkendorf left for Chicago Saturday
to spend Easter with the latter's
mother and to attend an Easter
party, given by the Notre Dame Club
of Chicago, returning on Tuesday to
South Bend, Ind., tq^'"resume their
studies at the Kotre Dame University.
BOWER-SCHAEFFER.
A very quiet wedding took place
last Sunday immediately following
the Easter morning service at the St.
John's Lutheran church, when Miss
Sarah M. Bower became the bride of
Harold Schaeffer. Rev. Binhammer
United them in holy weddock. They
were attended by the groom's sister,
Miss Viola Schaeffer, and Wm. Van-
Vorst.
The heWIy weds are very popular
among the young people of this city
and both are graduates, from our
high school. The groom has been
employed at the Clare County-Savings
Bank for the past several yearB.
Congratulations, ,
The Clare high school baseball
team will pWiy Coleman High on the
local diamond this,.afternoon at 3:30
o'clock.
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MAYOR R. I. HETHER
MAKES APPOINTMENTS
Committees of Council Also An?
nounced at Meeting Held
Monday Evening.
Alderman Arthur Parrish was elected Mayor pro-tern of the Clare City
Council at the organization meeting
of that body which was held at the
City Hall Monday evening, presided-
pver by Mayor R. I. Hether.'
Appointmen's by Mayor Hether
were mado at this meeting and include the follow'ng': City "Attorney,
1\ Pari Hofjioak; Health Officer, Dr,
W. F. Ohite; City Engineer, John
White; Special Assessors, George
Wilson and Howard Brown; Day
Marshall and Water Engineer, Harvey
Erter. The night police has not yet
been appointed.
The mayor also appointed the"
Coiuic'l committees as follows: Ways
and Means, Aldermen Hachmuth,
A-orbes and Feighner. Tax Apportionment, Aldermen Snear, Parrish and
Pettit. Sewer and Water, Alderman
Pettit, Snear and Parrish. Fire and
Parks, Forbes, Snear and Pettit.
Bonds and Ordinances, Feighner,
Forbes and Hachmuth. Bills and accounts, Parrish, Hachmuth and Feighner.
Princess Theatre
,   Fri.-Sat., 25, 26—The Freckled Rascal—Biizz Barton.
Sun.-Mon. — Dames Ahoy — Glen
Trayon and Otis Harlin—also Laurel
and Hardy in a 2 reel comedy—Berth
Marks. Feature and comedy—all
Talking and Singing.
UNTAMED
Joan Crawford's beauty and
tempestuous acting have wonder a
foremost place -as it screen star. Her
voice.now comes as a greater pleasv
ure. The story starts in the jungles
of Central America, where- Bingo
Dowling hag grown up without a.
mother and »q curd ta he**'1 impulses.
She is suddenly brought face to face
with modern life, where she falls in
love with the first young white man
she sees, and well—Come and see.
All Talking.
Short number — Gus Edward'a-.
Revue—all Technicolor —- Singing —
Dancing — Tues.-Wed./Phur.—40 antf-
20 cents.
Comfnff, Mny 13-14-16—Synamile,
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