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OFFICIAL PAPER OF
CLARE AND CLARE COUNTY
"On the Main Street  of Michigan
Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN. FRIDAY HORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1930
New Series, Vol..:39. No. 9
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WELFARETOMAKE
WRIBUT10NT0
NEEDY IN CITY
Committee Urges All to Donate  For Baskets With
,    Food or Clothing  r     '
The City of Clare is .very fortunate
in. having .organizations' which., desire,
to be-of assistance in.■aiding" jth&se
less fortunate > In ttiese> days of
national;, depression.      .  : •'«    '  *
The pasi^ few.'years we -have had
what-is known as the-Welfare Committee whose .-members    are. .representatives  from; the  various^ literary
and sopial Organizations .of; the s.olty;
■and whose, purpose it   is,   to   assist-
' those .in* need of the necessities ;v'of
.life and to   .spread' the ■ customary
. Christmas* "and holiday  gpQd-willv. as,
faf'*as'their .abilities, will, permit.
We are -readily-aware of the fact
*'tha£">th'is is one of the most-severe
winters that will- be experienced and
, that there are many who will not be
in a position to enjoy Christmas and
liavo the necessities of. life unless we
■make liberal • contributions -to    this
CommiUee who is undertaking a very
noble work.' .,
Plans' are ^rapidly going forward to
spread .Christmas Cheer in the way
-of providing baskets of food and,
articles.of clothing for those in less
fortunate circumstances. It is, difficult to estimates the number of
baskets; which will be prepared and
distributed but it can be said that the
br.skets are in the making right now.
They will contain meat, vegetables,
fruit, baked goods and many other
useful articles,
'..Residents of Clare who desire so
to do, are requested to contribute as
fully as they can to this" needy cause.
Donations will be received at the
Clare City Library Wednesday, December 24th from 11:00 o'clock on by
the committee. The food and articles
of clothing will then be packed and
ready for distribution Christmas
morning. It is realized by the Committee' that there will be some who
will be unable to bring their welfare
contribution to the City Library a t
the 'time stated and for those who
cannot do so, you are requested, to
call Mrs, John Doherty or Mrs. A. H.
Horton and a car will be sent to pick
up such contributions.
The City Council has donated ?40
and instead of using it for a community tree as in past years, this* sum
lias been placed in the Welfare
budget for personal necessities.
The public's attention is'called to.
the fact that this welfare committee
is giving greatly of their time and
effort and it is hoped that the response from the people of Clare will
be such that this Christmas may be
made the happiest possible for those.
ip need.
NEW ROAD LEVELER
BUILDING USED AS
PUBLIC ROLLER RINK
John Northon Opened Recreation Hall Monday and|Radio
Has Been Installed
LADIES HOLD CHRISTMAS
AND BIRTHDAY PROGRAMME
Every year a beautiful Christmas
programme is put on-by the women
of the Auxiliary" of the Methodist
church. Much thought, care, r and
work is given to the__ _ matter and a
very creditable';: Signified, and in
every sense'worthy meeting-;^P'.this
end, is held just before'the ^holidays,,
This»was 'held' Wednesday,?aftern6bn
in,.-'titie home^Qf. fMy^anorMrs'. p..E-
Matey,- Wbich had'heefc .yery beautifully decorated 'wi'th fire-place, .tree§«'
•<iahdlesYand, the blading Star'oj! 'Bethlehem,, which, with.',' .darkened ^windows, "was very spiking'. 'Mrs, J. F.
Tatman^ epnduhtecf an appropriate, devotional service,'with-the Christmas
istory from>Luke,, Norma Fished -and
Carol Nan McGuire* * gave juvenile
numbers'; arid Mrs, A. E, ^Mulder' sang
a very beautiful- 'jrnusicai letting ot
.'"The Prodigal Son". Mrs. W,- W.
Hw'd, • gave a short .and^beCutifuI
thret£f*ptirt> play, reading* the tnree
characters^ showing eyen^ a Jew, 'today, -may become gjdriously happy,
and thankful, at Christmas tide.
The, day happened to be the birth*
day of' Mrs. J. F. Tatnian, and a very
•elaborate birthday cake had been
ordered, with the candles, and all the
."ftxin's'1,. and finally- as the supper
was announced she was conducted to
the! dining, room, ancl, as a complete
surprise, she received the congratulations, and expressions of love ana
esteem of the crowd, and the cakei
Every one brought a Christmas toy,
or other gift, to be used in the Sun'-
day School--work.
CLARE HI PRESENT;
FOOTBALL LETTERS
IN SPEC1ASSEMBLY
Twenty-folir Earn Recognition and Receive Award
From Hands of Cpach
At a special assembly Thursday
morning Coach Alldread presented to
the football squad the letters that
they had earned during the fall.
While the season was not as successful in number Of games won as' in
previous years the boys did very well
considering their experience. Many
new players composed the team,
while one or two of them had never
seen a game.
Fourteen major letters were given
out to boys playing a major time in
the games. Those who played less
times on the first team or who were
on the second team received a minor
letter. Of these letter men six will be
lost by graduation.
Those receiving major letters are:
Donald Cobleigh, Roland Comer, Wm. _
Hochstetler, Harold Jones, Forrest
Jordan, Dorsey Mussell, Donald McKinnon, Fred Runge, Ferdinand Seibt,
Orrin Shaw, Arthur Thayer, Walter
Upthegrove, Lawrence Waite, Roy
Wilson.
Those receiving minor- letters are:
Lyle Allen, Stuart Bell, Norman Blystone, Dale Dawson, Dexter Elden,
Laniont Hamlin, Jack McAllister,
Floyd Setter, Eugene Thayer, Wayne
Walter.
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■)i°IJT was on a mgkt jneaj?!^ two tWusaiid years ago tnat
Si?        P e     7 wafcliiag tjaeir Hocks by night, saw in the east
; tlae'star wtjdk lea tjienr.to-me;Jumble structure in the little
./town' of'^^jpettteliem-wnere tney jrrince of Jreace was born,
oincel that  timte mere have pjeen^mair^ examples  of now
-   Destiny olten picks one oi these little towns  for tne scene of
^events wnich change the course ol human history■. V     s      »
to tne time comes round again to celebrate tne event wnicn
tfopk. place in tjie little town of -Detnlenein so long ago, one
cannot help, feeling tnat nownerjs is the true spirit of Christinas so ihucli in evidence, as it is in the little towns which dot
the map ol America-r^-in the small communities such as tnis
one. I or the people who live ih tnem are aliome-lovingpeoplej
tney are a'triendiy people; they are a heighoorly people. TJn-
like those who live in the great metropolitan centers, they are
closely associated with each other in their everyday lives; they
share with each cither their joys and their sorrows; their trials
and triumphs, and what aliects one,taa large extent, allects all.
X has been our iortune tcrhave charge ol an important in~
stitution in such a community-Z— the Home Paper. We
are happy that such has been our iortune, that we are permitted
to have a part in building up such a community as this, a
community   where  iriendliness   and  neighborliness   are   the
essential elements in giving the
will to men   a real meaning.    a
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joy ol living and joy ol giving in our hearts we bring to
you this friendly and neighborly greeting iVlerry Christmas!
and with it the sincere good wishes of —THE PUBLISHERS
Jd. 1930
HARRISON BOARD OF
COMMERCE PASSES
RESOLUTIONS TUES.
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JOHN WHITE PRESENTED
WITH SECOND
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Last Friday afternoon a very tinted ]'
esting program was giveti in the high
ischool auditorium before the pupils
of. the upper nine grades. The ocii
casion-was for the puTPOSeof honoring ,^Iohn White of. the eighth grade i
for the saying of "the..life o'f Thelma-
Koch last summer."        •        "  '.'' .
First Mr, Bvah Price, Boy Scout
Executive for the Saginaw Area.toldi
the "student body of the presentation
to John, by Admiral Byrd of the Boy.
Scout Certificate of heroism: He fdl-.
lowed this up 'with a short talk on
Scouting and told of what a high
honor it is to receive the Heroism
Certificate.
Next Rev. H. B. Johnson of Oxford
Who was pastor of the church • which
Johnnie attended presented him with
a medal given by the Ralston-Purina
Hero Commission. Mr. Johnson had
been with the boys on many camping
trips and knows them very well. He
told Johnny that he hoped he would
continue to be the same kind of a
boy he had always been. Johnny anc"
the whole assembly were visably affected by the talk. The cheers which
followed the talks most amply expressed the sentiments of the students.
Asking Rep. Miles N. Cal-
^Jaghan to Discontinue Ef-
"'fbrts to Secure an A4di-
"-' 'tional Highway From
Indiana Border jta
Straits
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John Northon has just completed
the erection of a cement block building on east Fourth street which he
plans to use for the manufacture of
road levelers and to be the home of
the Clare Road Leveler Works in the
future. The demand for this road
mach'in'£ has become so popular that
Mr. ^orthon has been compelled to
'have ."iarger quarters for his machinery used%:iii .its manufacture and for
the maklng?.of 'parts. The building is
40x60, well lighted and a furnace has
been installed.  .
Until it.becomes necessary to use
the entir^-'Qoor space for his product,
Mr. Northon .has decided to use the
building fpr .a * public roller skating
rink, for%hich our city has been in
dire need of as a recreational center
for the young people who enjoy this
splendid sport. John Groves has
been secured as floor manager and
'Rudy Cotton has installed a radio in
the building for' the skaters benefit.
The rink will be open each evening
frdm 'six to eight o'clock for school
children and from eight to eleven
.o'clock for adults with the exception
of Sundays and 'from two to five
o'clock on Saturday afternoons.
Monday night, of this week, Mr.
Northoid had free opening night and
about one hundred were present.
FEEDING EXPERT COMING
TO CLARE DECEMBER 30TH
R. H. Addy, of Michigan Farm
Bureau, to Aid Dairymen in
Present Problems
ATTENTION PLEASE!
•r
The Sentinel will close its forma
Wednesday afternoon of next week
#nd must have advertising copy and
news letters Monday. We. thank you
for youi* cooperation. In this request.
The Editors.
Dairymen in Michigan are confronted ,with the most perplexing
feeding problem they have faced in
many years. With roughage scarce
and consequently high priced and the
price of dairy products at the lowest
mark they have been in years, dairymen are just about 'on the spot,'
ready to be exterminated.
Only careful study of feeds' and
feeding practices will keep them from
losing out before relief arrives. Michigan dairymen however are fortunate
in having the services of several successful dairy men to advise them in
their feeding practices.
Mr. R. H. Addy, of the Michigan
Farm Bureau Feed Service, has been
secured by the County Agent to talk
on feeds at Clare, Tuesday, December
30th. Mr. Addy is a dairy man, wad
Extension Dairy Specialist at the
State College for six years and has
been in charge of the Farm Bureau
feed department for several years.
He is considered one of the best dairy
authorities in Michigan. Dairymen in
the vicinity of Clare cannot afford to
miss this discussion of dairy feeding.
The time and place of the meeting
will be announced next. week.
The gift that only you can give—
Your portrait. Sternaman Studio.—
adv.
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METHODIST CHURCH
Christmas stories in verse and
^ong will be told by the primary and
junior departments of the Sunday
Schools at two o'clock Monday afternoon.
Each of the five classes will contribute numbers which will be a complete surprise to the rest of the
group. These departments have an
enrollment of approximately seventy
members so we expect a fine program. After which will be the Christmas ti'#e with toys and candies for
every member enrolled.
BAPTIST CHURCH
The choir and Sunday School will
stage the cantata, "The Heart of
Christmas", Sunday evening, December 28th. The play is in three
acts and so written that it will be
used as a combined entertainment by
the two groups. All who are taking
part have shown themselves not only
clever in the play but devoted and determined to do their part well.
The choir will be made up of the
following:
Sopranos, Mesdames. Ernest Green
and Dewey Paxton; Altos, Mesdames
F. S. Weaver.and O. Penrose; Tenors,
C. A. Perrigo and Loren 'Birdsall;
Bass, Earl Gilmore and Victor Bird-
sail.
The speaking parts in the Cantata
will he taken by the following pupils:
"Spirit of Xmas", Maxine Sowle.
"Vision", Clara Dawson.
"Rebecca",  Mrs. Gordan Mcintosh.
"Gracia", Alice Foell.
Five Shepherds, Herbert Brown,
Neil Sowle, Edward Foss, Alger
Brown, Clare Foss.
Bethlehem Girl, Ardith Dawson.
Youth, Eathel Coulter.
Pleasure, Alma Sells.
Wealth, Margaret Ockle.
Fame', Doris Upthegrove.
Service, Phoebe Upthegrove.
Unselfishness, Mary Frances Heis-
er-
Love, Ethlya Brown.
The public has a very cordial invitation to attend this program.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Christmas  Party
A Christmas party will be held in
the Congregational church on Tuesday evening.
There'will be a pot lucic supper at
6:30 to be followed with the usual
Christmas tree, singing of Christmas
carols, games and a general good
time.
This will be a good opportunity to
renew acquaintance and spend a
pleasant time together.
Parents are urged to bring their
children, and ,the children are requested to bring their parents.
In-
A   Christmas   Message
On this Christmastide may we each
and all experience the meaning and
worth, the hope and joy of the birth
of the Lord Christ.
May our    love    for   Him    remove
everything from our hearts that is not
worthy of His name.
During this Christmas season, may
we think,,— v
(1) Of Him in honor of whose
birthday this is.
(2) Of Him Whose spirit brings
peace and comfort and power to all
who are faithful to high endeavor.
(3) Of the spiritual kingdom now
being built among men, and slowly
butr surely supplanting empires founded upon force and greed.
(4)" That our lives may be sweetened by the exercise of' all Christmas
graces.
For all this we pray, in the. name
of *Him whose birthday this is!
The Spirit of Joy, Junior Girls.
Joy to the World, Instrumental
A Reading, Pastor.
Song, Make Somebody Happy,
termediate Children.
Missionary Exei'cise, Four Girls.
Our Gifts, Junior Girls.
Christmas Messages, Intermediate
Boys.
Look at the Bright Side, Warren
Davis.
But Don't You Dare to Tell, Junior
Girls. -
"When the Angel Sang", An Oriental Family Before Christ, Junior
Girls.
A Christmas Bell Exercise, Junior
Girls.
A Duet, Misses Mildred and Wilma
Cleveland.
Followed by a Christmas Pageant,
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN
"The First Christmas", a sacred
Christmas service consisting of re
sponsive reading, recitations and
songs by the children and church
choir will be given Christmas eve.
The public is invited to this service
which will begin at seven o'clock.
CHURCH. OF GOD
. The Christmas program next Tuesday evening will be opened by song
and prayer services in the regular
way at seven-thirty o'clock. The
pastor's wife, Mrs. Davis will announce the parts as taken by the dif"
ferent characters. Then-following is
the .program: . T
Recitation, Just Right, .CortlaM
Geib.
Recitation, Not Babies,, Little Folks.
THE DIVORCEE
Don't miss Norma Shearer in this
daring but true, story oi ex-husbands
and wives, Friday, 19th.
Saturday 20, One Embarrassing
Night. A laughs riot, that will get
you in the right mood for Christmas.
Sunday, Monday 21, 22—Dangerous
Paradise—Nancy Carroll—A story of
the Night Chibs*.
. BRIGHT LIGHTS
Dorothy MacKail in an—All Technicolor singing, dancing dramatic
smash. 100 per cent action and entertainment — Tuesday, Wednesday,
23, 24th.
Crosley 6 tube radio given away
New' Years night.
Coming soon-1—Amos amd Andy—
Big £oy (Al Jolsoa)—Whdopee—Life
of the..JRarty—Feet First—Billy the
Kid.
REED CITY DEFEATS
CLARE HI T0SSERS
IN FRIDAY'S GAME
Game's well Played But Local La :1s Too Weak For
Os :eo!a Players
Reed City won the early season
basketball game from Clare last Friday n'ght 24 to 16. The game was.
featured by the fine passing of the
Reed City team and the brilliant
comeback of the Clare team the last
half. During this time our boys outclassed Reed City 13 to 8 but the late
start lost them the game. As a whole
the game was well, played and interesting.
The second team lost a sp'rited
game 13 to 12. "When these big fellows get going it is hoped they may
win numerous games.
The fast Indian School teams comt
here Friday night, December 19th
While Coach Bauer has few veterans
this year he is polish'ng a machine
that is expected" will win man:-
games. The game ought' to be close^—
which makes it interesting and exciting. It promises to be one of the
fastest and most exciting games o»
the Clare high schedule. The admit
sion is 35c.
LAST RITES HELD      "'
SATURDAY MORNING
FOR ELTON R. ALLEN
Deceased Was ^Lifetime  Resident of Glare  and Widely-
Known as Stock Buyer
Funeral services were held Saturday
morning at ten o'clock from the home
on east Seventh street for Elton R.
Allen who passed from this life Wednesday, December tenth. Rev. H. B.
Johnson, of Oxford, conducted the
service.
Elton R. Allen, only son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Allen, was born in
Clare March 29th, 1886 and spent his
entire lifetime in this city.
In 1910 he was united in marr'age
to Miss Ethel I. McKinnon and two
isons, H. Rexford and Elton R., Jr.,
blessed this union.
As he grew to manhood he became
associated with his father as a buyer
of livestock which trade he followed
until stricken with pneumonia a
week prior to his death.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and two sons, together with the
wide ■ acquaintance made during his
life time in this part of the state.
'^a..Aldrich Depicted, True Sta-
.-tus of High way. Development
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The ,.Harrison Board of .Commerce
held its December meeting on Tues*
day evening of this week in the parlors of. <;the Congregational church.
T0h,'e..attendance was slightly smaller
than ,,usual, but fifty members being,
presept. • No'.* .endeavor had been put
lofth'tQ, secure a speaker fur the occasion, it-having been decided in advance' to- spend the entire evening after dinner-.in' a thorough round-table
discuss-'ont oflpjatters vital to Harrison and vicinity .and Clare county in
'general. In the. absence of the pres-
'dent of the borrd, Mayor J. Mart
VanDeusen presided. Music 'was
turnished by a trio of high school
boys, James Mead being banjo accompanist. This feature was greatly enjoyed.
/"-r c cI'-\nor of nice fresh oysters,
served most delightfully in various
-orms by the Women's Auxiliary, the
men assembled in the adjoining club
room to begin their d'scussion. The
matter of a public skating pond for
the children was first taken up. All
agreed that the city should have one,
and a committee was appointed by
the chair to act in conjunction with
the board of education and counc:"l in
securing a suitable site at as early a
date as possible. The problem of
protecting the home bakery was also
.liscussed. It is. a' well known fact
that such little industries are almost
?ital to the welfare ot the smaller
'owns, still they suffer greatly at the
hands of the ordinary "breadwagon."
Nothing definitely was done about
this. The women, .were called in and.
without urging pledged their allegiance to the home bakery.
The following item appearing in the
daily press of the state on December
5, has been caus'ng no little excitement and bringing forth considerable
adverse comment:
"State Representative Miles N. Cal-
laghan today said he would introduce
a proposal for'a straightline toll highway from the   Indiana   line   to   the
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RED CROSS ANNUAL     "
ELECTION JANUARY
7TH AT LIBRARY
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TO CITY TAXPAYERS
.1 will be at the Clare County Savings
bank the .days before .and after
Christmas and New Year's and each
afternoon from Wednesday until Saturday, January 10th to receive taxes.
After that date I will be there each
Thursday and Friday afternoon until
March first,
Mrs. Coral Collins,, Treas.
Men's suits dry cleaned and .prep-
(II'at- H. W. Jones Tailor Shop'for
£u cents.. Quality wprkmanship.-HidT.
Reports of Work Accomplished
arid of Recent Drive Will Be
Heard
Another year of active Red Cross
w-irk is quickly drawing to a close.
The annual election of officers of the
Clare County Chapter of the Red
Cross will be held on Tuesday evening, January 7th, 1931 at the Clare
City Library. The Red Cross organization has become one of the institutions of the community, and has so,
established itself in Clare county,'
that it has made itself indispen'sibl'e
through tho co-operation of the public-and the Clare County'Board of
Supervisors. Much good has been .ac-'-
complished during this year. A Red
Cross nurse has been employed for-a
period of six months and it is earnestly hoped that it will be possible to retain her two additional months, Making her residence here for a-'perio'd-
of eight months. Miss Edna 'Yoder ■
has very efficiently performed* her
dutifes in this county and plans ate
now being laid whereby it may be
possible for Clare .County to get on a
full time health program.
Postmaster S. C. Kirkbride reports
that money is still' coining in for
membership in the, Red" Cross and!
that his proceeds have jumped an-,
other ?50.00 during the.past week. It
'Sfhoped by this little notice that additional funds will come in so that
contributions to this cause will be the-
greatest of any year since the war.
The peak is being rapidly reached
and; this is just a" word of encouragement to the Committee' who,, have
been after contributions to- keep ,* oa
the job until Christmas so- that we-
may get the. necessary funds to make
this the greatest' Red Cross year'
ever.
Members are called to the attention!
of the annual eectioh, of officers andl
to hear the report! pf the R.e4;C¥es»
Chapter during t&e WBt year at the
m^ing as called above.
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