1932-02-19; Clare Sentinel

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Official   Paper   of
—ClaFfi-.^nd_€lace_CountyL
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Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 1932
New Series; Vol. 40,=No. 18
MR. AND MRS. H. HENDERSON
LEAVE INFIRMARY AFTER
FIVE YEARS' SERVICE
The County Superintendents of the
Poor recently advertised for sealed
bids for a keeper and-1 matron for the
Clare County farm and Infirmary and
February 15th was the clay set for
the officers to open same. Nine proposals were received and Mr. and'
Mrs. Clair Stanley, of Vernon township, were the successful or loAVest
bidders.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Henderson,
who have been in charge of the
county institute for the past five
years, have given the county splendid service, and will return to private life in this city April first.
Twenty-three inmates are being
cared for at the present time.
MP. CALIAGHAN
OPPOSES INCREASE
QF WAYNE IN HOUSE
Regrets Committees  Stand
Under Present Conditions.
Believes Idea Unpopular  •
in Metropolis
Rep.- Miles Mv Callaghan gives
copy of recent letter written to the
Secretary of Wayne county reapportionment committee to>papers in
his district for publication, with
hopes that plan will be abandoned.
The letter in full follows:
Iteed  City, Michigan,
February 4, 1932
Benjamin B. Pelhan,
•    514  Wayne   County   Building,
Detroit,  Michigan.
Dear Sir:
This is in reply to youtf letter ol"
January 29.
In due time, I did receive through
the mail, a copy of a proposed plan
for reapportionment in Michigan,
and while you have re-chistened it,
and re-named, the proposal, I am not
unaware of the fact that the baptism
took place and in the presence of the
same Godfathers who proposed the
ill-fated constitutional amendment
in 1929, and the• parentage of this
child of yours can be easily traced to j
the same    sources   who    made    the >.
other proposal, and I am   sure   that j £ —~-band wUJ   We a concert atl
the people of out-state M eh gan will sometime in the
have none of it.    It is s  11 the    De- The Invited
troit Plan , and the catch-vote name _     .
that you have attached to it will fool lieai ltlls "___    -
NDIAN SCHOOL
BAND HERE TODAY
CONCERTAT 11:15
Students Will Give Program
on Monday Afternoon and
School Band Has Part
The Indian School band of Mt.
Pleasant will bo in the .Clare schoo}
auditorium Friday morning at 11:46
to present a short concert. In return!
nobody except the proposers. |
The present Senate of the State of
Michigan is and as far as I am able
to learn, has always been urban con
Dr. King, President of Olivet College spoke last Friday morning at
the Chapel exercises    of    the    high
trolled, and it is likely, always will;*;.
! school and 7th and Sth   grades.   Dr.
Bo, and ho far as out-state Michigan
is concerned if Wayne county was
given forty members of the Houae,
this part of the State might just as
King was the speaker at the Father
;and Son banquet the evening before
'and the same sincere manner of delivering his thoughts won   him   the
BRIDGE AND LUNCHEON
ENJOYED AT THAYER
HOME IN VERNON
Mrs, Louie Thayer was the honored guest' last wqek" Thursday -night
when "-sixteen friends " rrom Clare
spent the evening at her home in
Vernon,, celebrating her birthday.
The occasion was sponsored by her
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Forsberg,
of Coleman; ancl was planned as a
surprise.
'Four tables of bridge was the
hours pleasure, Mrs. John Groves
ancl Mrs. 0. A. Derby receiving high
points. A delicious two course
■ luncheon was serve*d. Before departing the guests ■ presented Mrs.
Thayer with a birthday gift ancl no
one was justly sure of which anniversary this happy event was iri
commemoration of.
TEACHERS' FROM ALL
PARTS OF COUNTY
AHENDJNSTITUTE
Clare    Entertains    County
Pedagogs Most.Loyally.
Addresses Instructive
and Inspiring
Clare county teachers made a most
remarkable record last week in way
of an attendance of one hundred'percent at the   annual   mid-winter   inspirational institute held in the high
school auditorium, Clare,    on   Wednesday. "This feat, so to speak, is all
the  more   worthy  and   commendable
when one  takes    into    consideration
the    condition    of    the    roads    and
weather   on   that}  particular  day.  In',
the early morning the highways were .
almost impassable on account of the
intense slippery layer of ice that had •
formed    upon    them    the    previous
night.    Many a    faithful    schoolmis- *
tress  and school-master,  accompanied  by the ever-necessary gas-buggy,
more or less quietly slid into a way- '
side ditch.   But out   again   and   on
again, they went determined   to   be
present to at least one of the   roll-
calls. As  stated not a pedagog met
jwith total failure.    Surely all exhib-
The Father and Son banquet at thejited a-fine brand    of    determination -
Congregational church on    Thursday\aufi riSnt devotion to the great cause'
evening, Febiuary 11th, was all to be I:>f education. »
desired and proved    to    be   beyond j    0nce   inside   Clare's   big,   comfort-
DADS AND LADS .
FELLOWSHIP TO-
GETHERTHURSDAY
Talk of Dr. James  King of
Olivet College Heartily
Received by Hearers
First In War, First In Peace, First lA-the Hearts of His Countrymen
George Washington Bicentennial
February 22, 2732 |..' February 22, 2932
, . ,, ,,.    ,,   applause of the students.   They were
well send no repreBentatwes  at ,tlL. .^ lmereste(l iu Ws lrank dlscur;_
Withablockof forty members   th,> tha
would have the veto power on all'
Legislation, measures requiring a
two-thirds vote of the members
could not be obtained without them,
and would be a power that would
not be in keeping with my ideas of a
republican form of government, and
it has been my observation that con-
jested areas are not so delibsrate in
their selection of officials, as the
people living in the open spaces, and
therefore should be in a 'measure,
curbed.
Another thing that should be considered in this discussion, and that
is that Wayne county may have lost
a quarter of a million people during
the time that the business slump has
been on, and Osceola and Clare
counties, I am sure have increased in
population, proportionately, and this
is true of all the agricultural counties in the State, and while it is true
oc course, that the federal census
must of necessity be the basis of
computing the population, we have
been passing through extraordinary
period, and we must adopt extraordinary methods during this period,
ancl I might add, that   I   believe   it
application of his ilue qualities to the
betterment of themselves ancl young
people in general.
A Washington Bicentennial program will be givvni Monday afternoon, February 22nd at 2:30 o'clock
by students in    the    Clare    schools.
Miss Rogers will have a short pageant presented by members of her
classes; Miss Gerow will have a
number ot colonial dances given by
grade students aud the Clare high
school band will have several Washington selections. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
FIVE G00HIY- GRANG
ASSOCIATION MEE1ING
THURSDAY, FEB. 25TH
Grangers To Gather at Midland
Community Building for All
Day Program
Grangers will meet   at   the    Com-
wiir- be many years    before   Wayne {munity    Center    Building,    Midland,
county will regain* its    former   pop- ' Thursday, February 25, 1932.
illation. Order of Business
OF CLOTHING
ECT TO HOLD
ACHIEYEM:
I have great" admiration for tlie
•Wayne county delegation in the
IJouse of Representatives. In private and in public, I have defended
them, even against the attacks of
their own constituents, and I believe
your county will fare better in the
Legislature, if you had twenty-five
members in the house instead ot
forty, and they were carefully selected. In fact, I think you will agree
with me that the record of the Michigan State Legislature will bear out
the statement that they have dealt
pretty kindly with the metropolis ot
Michigan so far as Legislation is
concerned that would effect your
people, and you should have no cause
to   worry   about  future  Legislatures.
In my talks with many of the influential citizens of Wayne county,
I have been assured that this demand for large representation in the
House of Representatives, is not a
demand from the populace, but
comes largely from a ballyhoo, startled by certain politicians who hoped
to personally benefit by such a
change, ancl this is evidence by the
Jfact that in 1928, when a similar attempt was made to ^unfairly increase
your representation in' the Legislature, 4:S;792 voters in Wayne county
helped to defeat the amendment,' and
this after a most intensive campaign
in which all Detroit newspapers took
part, and no organized effort was
made in your county against the
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INJURED   AT   HARRISON
Andy ilagert, who" has been . employed with "the Dow Chemical Co.,
of Midland in putting' up ice here,
had the misfortune of breaking his
knee caps of each knee" Sunday. He
was .immediately taken to the Brondstetter hospital at' Mt. Pleasant.
10:00 a. m.—Executive Committee
meeting.
11:00 a. ni.—Mixer Meeting—Get
better acquainted. A lecturers' conference in charge of the Midland
County Pomona lecturer will be hela
at this time. Each Grange is expected to bring one number from which
the Midland Pomona lecturer, can
make up her program.
Bring your Grange song books.
11:30 a. m,—Dinner—Bring your
own lunch basket and table service.
Each county will be assigned actable.
The Grange Association will furnish
coffee and sugar. Midland county wili
furnish the cream. Music by high
school band.
12:30 p. m.—Call to order. Roll
call of Granges. Address of welconie
by the Hon. James Driver, Mayor ot
Midland. Response, G. C. Leibrand,
Chairman Executive Committee of
the Association.
1:30 p. m.—Topic of discussion:
The Sales Tax, by C. V. Fenner.   ,
2:15 p. ni.—General discussion on
sales tax.
2:45 p. m.—Remarks on Income
Tax by Prof, Herbert of Lansing,
3:15 p. m.—Lecturer's program.
Music for the program will be furnished by Hobershank's orchestra.
Following, an executive committee
meeting will be called by the chairman.
All farmers are urged to attend
this meeting as questions discussed
are of vital interest at this time.
Program Arranged for All
Day Session at Harrison
Opera House
More than one hundred women of
he county will gather at the Harmon Opera House next Tuesday,
February 23rd, to observe the second
annual Achievement day of the Extension Clothing; class. A full day's
program of exhibits, business meeting will be provided, also a cafeteria
lunch will be served at noon by the
ladies of the Harrison Congregational church.
Achievement Day is the 'Hast day
of school for the girls who have been
going to college" by taking advantage of the Extension courses offered
by the Home Economics division of
the Michigan State College. About
one hundred 'co-eds' enrolled in the
second year clothing class last summer and have been receiving instruction in- dress design and fitting from
Miss Irene Taylor, clothing specialist of the State College Home Economics Division. The six lessons
have been completed, afternoon
dresses of cotton materials have
been made and now the ladies expend an invitation to the public to
attend their achievement day program, not only to see what'they- have
done but to have a good time.
The program in detail is not ready
for publication as this goes to press.
It includes a short play by the Elm
Grove ladies, several original songs,
and readings, community singing,
and a style show displaying the
dresses made under Miss Taylor's
instructions.
While this is a ladies' day, husbands, sweethearts and male friends
of this family are welcome, and in
the past nave found the achievement
clay program very entertaining. A
cordial invitation is extended to the
ladies in communities- who have not
had Extension work. It is hoped that
these activities will re'ach more communities in the future. The Michigan State College feels that it belongs quite largely to the rural
people Of Michigan., It is ready to
serve them in every way it can in the
matter of bringing education to
them. The spirit of cooperation on
the part of the people is a factor
most needed to make the College pro-
grain more successful in extending
its usefulness.
COUNTY SW-DU SCJ00L-
CONFERENCE BESE SUNDAY
 j
A County Sunday School Conference will be held in £the Congregational church next Siffld^y afternoon
from 2:30 to 4:30"'p.' "hi., February"
21st.
Rev. W. Coggan ancl Miss lone
Catton both of Lansing and both
State workers for the Michigan
Council of Religious Education will
speak and have charge of the coa
lereuce. Both these visitors are experts in their line of work and will
give us some fine addresses which
will prove helpful to us all.
This is an Interdenominal Conference ancl concerns Sunday School
workers and friends of all our
churches in the County.
J,  the expectation of many.   The ladies
j j certainly maintained    thair    reputa-
i I tion for service end for quality    of
food, thereby    creating    a    pleasing
.aste for the good things which were
to follow.
Mr. George White made ' a very
eompctenr ancl genial toastmaster as
usual, to the delight of all.
The hirrh school male quartette
gave a couple of numbers and proved
.hemselvorf very capable, and were
loudly applauded.
William Hochstetler gave a toast
to the dads, and Lawyer" Wylie gave
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Midland's Score Close, But
Indians Shows Lads Who's
Who in This Sport
DRAMATIC HOME TALENT
A Washington Bicentennial program will be given February 25th at
Harrison Opera,House by H. H. S,
pupils under' direction ot Mrs. Chas.
Amble. *
POMONA GRANGE
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM
SPONSORED BY CLARE
STUDY CLUB TUESDAY
As a part of the Nation's program
commemorating the two hundredth
anniversary of the birth of George
Washington the meeting of the Clare
Study Club Tuesday was patriotic in
its nature. Mrs. Earl Sternaman was
our genial hostess ancl the chairman
of the day, Mrs. Doan, prepared a
program which, was very interesting
to those present. The opening number was "The Star Spangled Banner", Which was, of course, on display, and for roll call those present
gave the salute to the flag.
Papers followed on the life of the
Builder, of our Nation, were very interesting and left us with a renewed'
feeling of loyalty to this nation.
Stories of this great leader bearing the torch of freedom at the head
of the little colonial army, never
faltering in the face of hardship and,
worse still, jealousy of those who
should have been loyal, make us
ashamed to speak the word depression.
"We who unfurled our glorious
banner
Said it should wave a thousand
years." ^
Ev.en our darkest moments are
lightened by blessings without number which Were unknown to people
of those days,
Miss Rogers played oft the piano
two marches which have come down
from Washington's day and she also
accompanied Miss Edith Louch in a
solo,, Monody.
"Father of the land we love" written by George M. Cohan for a theme
song for the George Washington Bicentennial year was sung as a duet
by Edith  Louch and Phyllis Schaaf
pble school building all sorrows ancl
troubles of the visiting teachers' were,
forgotten.     Superintendent    Richard"
Bogan and his genial corps of nine-,
teen teachers    were    constantly    ou.
hand to give the out-county guests a*
cheery welcome and make them feel
right at home.    That they succeeded'
in accomplishing this    was    evident
from the usually happy expression on
/.ach    individuals    countenance.     In
fact, the clay will go' down in local
history as one noted for the formation of    pleasant    acquaintanceships
among   the    school   people   of   the
county and the broadcasting   of   the
The Clare nigh school basketball
team lost a gruelling game at Midland, Friday night, February 12th.
Though fighting until the last minute
the Clare boys were on the tail end
of a 15-13 score, losing a game they
should have wOn easily. The Clare
team was unable to find the hoop
regularly and missed nine of fourteen
foul shots. The Midland boys, though
guarded closely made their few
chances at the basket count.
Clare's starting lineup was as follows: Sutton iuid Allen, forwards;
Wilson center, and Walton and Mussell as guards. The only substitution
made was Upthegrove for Walton in
the third quarter.
The first quarter was nip and tuck.
Wilson making two baskets from
Clare and Midland making ^5 points—
leaving the score at 5-4 hi Midland's
favor at the close of the period.
In the second period the Midland
team made but two field goals—how-
'ever Clare made but two points
These points come trom foul shots by
Allen and Sutton. The Clare team
seemed to be slowing up during this
stanza and this allowed Midland to
get thdse 4 points, Score at the half;
Midland 9, Clare 6.
After the test period the Clare
boys started playing basketball. During the third quarter Midland was
held scoreless while the Green and
White managed to sink a couple
shots for four points, putting them
ahead 10-9,      ' .
In the last period the Clare team
seemed to be in a fog. They passed
poorly, fumbled the ball and missed
nearly all of the few shots they did
get. The Midland team took advantage of this let down and scored
6 points While holding Clare to 3;
Clare losing the game 15-13.
The Clare boys were not playing
their usual brand of basketball on
they would have beaten Midland
quite handily. Wilson was high
point man for Clare making six
points. Sutton and Allen each made
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a toast to the lads; Both expressing spirit of good-fellowship,
themselves very explicitly in terms J Here the writer desires to men-
which showed that "both father aud i tion one of the happy and unusual
son could add much to the joy and j incidents of the day in way of a very
helpfulness of each other, j welcome recognition given    the    as-
Dr; James King, -President- offsembled Teachers from one of the-
Olivet College, gave the main speech j county's substantial • taxpayers,'
of the evening taking as his subject, I pioneer citizen ancl an enthusiastic
•'The Youth of Yesterday, today and:patron of good schools-—John Asline.
Tomorrow." The address was well j Hardly was the institute in motion,
received, many of the men and boys j when by special messenger, this
expressing themselves that they-kindly neighbor sent an invitation to
could have listened with great pleas- ,the teachers to attend in body a show
ure a much longer time. Ithat Avas being provided for them at
Mr. Norris Elden led the fellows in i Clare's     popular     motion     picture
community    singing.    The    program j theatre, late in the afternoon. It real- "
closed by the    men   singing,    "Goodily is unnecessary to state that there f-
Night Ladies", repeating    it   several | was not' a refusal.    The picture was
The    meeting    closed
Country Tis of Thee." -
with
"My
CARD PARTY AND DANCE
Clare-Isabella Pomona Grange 1 A card party and dance at I. O. O.
will meet with Advance Grange j F. hall February 24th. Ladies bring
Wednesday evening, February 24th.! sandwiches or friedcakes. Public in-
Pot luck supper. I vitecl.
r,
CLUB mil HAVE POT
LUCK LUNCH TUESDAY
Clare Good Literature Club meets
at Mrs. Adelaide Wylie's Tuesday,
February 23rd. It is a pot luck aud
you are asked to bring your own
dishes,
A few essential things will be solicited otherwise bring anything you
wish and be there at 6:30.
times.
FUNERAL CONDUCTED
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WILLIAM GORR
Deceased  Spent  Most of   Life
On  Farm in  Gilmore
Township
 . t
Wplliam
Germany August 26, 1854, sou of
Christian and Mary Louis Grass-
man Gorr. The father, mother, ancl
six children came to Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan in 1869. In 1870 they took
up an 80 acre homestead in Vernon
township and moved there in 1872.
Later William purchased the farm
iu Gilmore township on which he
lived the remainder of his life.
He passed away Wednesday morning, February 10 at the home of his
brother, Ed. He was preceded in
death by three sisters, Augusta,
Amelia, ancl Mary, and one brother,
Frank.
j featuring that most lovable character
| of the radio^nd movie world—Seth *
j Parker.    Long will the teachers re- ;
member John   Asline   for   this   ex-■
quisite   treat.    One   must  remember
that John Asline took   for   his    life .
partner a. most proficient "wielder of
the rod"—second    to none    in    this
neck of the woods.     That   she   continued to function well   in   this   re-''!
spect even after the school-room had
been forsaken is plain to be seen.
Commissioner  Aldrich   presided   at
all the sessions of the institute. The
invocation  in the morning was spok-
lulius  Gorr was born in;en by Itov. Albert Dawe of the First.
Congregational Church. Several se-"
lections were played by the Clare
high school band, George Boyd directing. At the close pf each number both instructor and students
were very generously applauded. Dr,
Bryan said that the work of this
company of young musicians was
fairly marvelous, in all his travels
throughout the states he had not
met their equal. The work of-Director Boyd come in for an equal portion pf glorification. The band closed with delightful aumber entitled
"Washington Post March." At • the
close of the first address community
singing was enjoyed under the lead-
He is survived, by one brother, Ed w„j«.». v, „■     x   .^.v.    * t-.
ward  aiid ten nieces  and nephews: i^^l^^f ^Jf^ *Z!f
Glenn,    Bernard,    ancl    Arleigh,    of
Clare; Raymond and Mary Gorr,
Hilda Turbush, and Ralph Duncan, of
Flint; Dorothy Gorr, of Rochester,
and Glee and Edward Duncan, of
Long Beach, California..
Rev. J. E, Lockyer conducted from
services for the deceased at the Edward Gorr home on Saturday afternoon and burial was made in Surrey
cemetery.
COLONIAL OLD TYME SUPPER
The Methodist Ladies Auxiliary
will serve a Washinton supper at the
church parlors next Wednesday evening,, serving . from 5:3Q: to §-400
o'clock. Price per plate 35 cents.
MENU   ■
Virginia ham with horseradish sauce
Escalloped potatoes
Buttemi peas on carrots
Cherry salad Pickles
Assorted pies
Rolls
well, Mrs. Charles Amble, of Harrison, at the piano.
The afternoon program opened at
one-thirty.    Battling  with    the    icy
roads and    inclement   weather   had
made the teachers   hungry,   so   the-
usual hour for luncheon was Uot longv
enough.  Rev, • John Lockyer of    the
M. E. church read a beautiful select *
tion  from  the  Scriptures  and offer-*
ed   up a   brief   prayer.     Then   the
teachers were in for another delightful musical hour.   The numbers were
furnished by 'the junior   high,    ele- :
metttary and primary grades of the
Clare  city schools,  directed by >Miss
Doris Gerow,   supervisor   of   music"
-The   choru s—'She Wanderers' Even ing,
Song,, by the    former;    the    dance-
Minuet and Virginia, ttpel bj? the in -
termediate  pupils—the Little George.
Washington   Rythms,   by   the!   latter,-
were  carried into  effect without   .a(
fault, proving in every respect most
pleasing to hear and see.   Miss Ge-
Jelly | row and her pupils must   feel- very
proud  over their appearance before
i
i
Coffee '■
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