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THE  CLARE  SENTINEL
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Established 1878
CLARJ2 MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER. 14, 1932
New Series, Vol. 40, No. 52
TOURIST ASS'N
OFFICIALS GUESTS'.
HARRISON B. OF C.
Supervisors    and    Friends
Also Dine With Harrison^
Businessmen Tuesday
Evening
A most pleasant time was enjoyed
Tuesday evening at Harrison when
the Board of Commerce of that city
entertained four officials of the
Northeastern Michigan Development
Bureau and the Clare county Board
of Supervisors together with friends
of the organization, at the parlors of
the Congregational church.
Promptly at 7:00 o'clock, to the
music furnished by the Chas. Butts
orchestra, nearly 100 people sat down
to a sumptuous chicken supper that
liad been prepared by the ladies of
tlie church. After all had supplied
the wants of the inner man, President Sheffield called the board to
order and after dispensing with the
urgent"- business,. turned the meeting
over to T. F. Marston, Sec.-Mgr. of
the Bureau, as toastmaster. After a
few brief remarks Mr. Marston called upon the newly elected President,
Al. H. Weber, of Cheboygan and the
retiring President of the E. M. T, A.
Marius Hanson, of Grayling. Both men
had many words of praise for the advantages Clare county has for the entertainment of the tourist, both in
summer and winter sports ancl that
the resources of the county was even
greater than when timber was standing,
Rev. H. B. Johnson, of Oxford, was
the fourth member of the organization to speak and gave the principal
address of the evening. During his
discourse he emphasized the fact that
the proper way to bring the tourist
into this county was to advertise and
that no better way could Clare county
cash in on its many beautiful
streams, lakes and scenery as by remaining with the Tourist association,
that the investment would bring back
many fold the amount involved and
that it would be a grave error not to
give to the tourist the information
when they ask fb*Viit"
Hon. Edward N. Frensdorf, who is
campaigning In the state in the interest of the Democratic party gave
a short but interesting talk and endorsed the efforts of the Bureau.
Following the adjournment of the
meeting the crowd retired to the
Court House,, where Mr. Frensdorf
gave an address setting forth tlio
principals of the Democratic party.
THE "NEW" ENTERTAIN
THE "0L0" AT KENNEDY
HOME MONDAY EVENING
The "old"' teachers were summoned, by very clever, invitations, to the
attractive home of the Supt. and Mrs.
13. D. Kennedy for lasjt Monday evening.
At six-thirty o'clock all were served to a very exquisite three course
dinner, Everyone did justice to the
delicious chop suey. Mr, Kennedy
won first place in the contest for
eating home-made ice cream, while
Mr, Kennedy and Mr. Alldread tied
ifor second.
The guests- spent the short intermission visiting and listening to the
old time tunes, -sung by the "new"
teachers which were accompanied by
the clatter of pots and pans.
Very interesting games of bridge
filled the remainder of the evening.
HERBERT BROWN
PAINFULLY HURT
WEDNESDAY P. M.
Accidental     Discharge    of
Rifle Sends Bullet Into
Leg and Ankle
Herbert Brown, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Brown, of Vernon township, was painfully injured late last
week Wednesday afternopn when a
22-cal. rifle which he was holding
between his knees accidently discharged. The bullet entered the
flesh of the leg about four inches
above the ankle taking a downward
course, and lodging between two
bones of the ankle.
He was taken to the Brondstetter
hospital at Mt. Pleasant, where by
the aid of X-ray, the bullet was removed. He was recovering nicely
ifrom the wound, when a mysterious
fever set in and Monday he was removed to the U. of M. hospital at
Ann Arbor where it was later found
that he had contracted Scarlet fever.
During Herbert's sixteen years of
life he has had a series of accidents
and illnesses. He has suffered two
broken arms, underwent an operation
for appendicitis and with the present
misfortune it seems he has had more
than his share.
SEVEN GROUPS IN
COUNTY TO STUDY
COLLEGE PROJECT
Completing of Organization
and First Lesson Given
Tuesday
The first meeting of the Home
Furnishing prefect of the Michigan
State College Extension was held
October 11th at Glare with seven
groups from various part of the
county represented.
An all-day session was held with
Mrs. Howard Penrose county chairman, presiding. The morning meeting was devoted to organization with
Miss Frieda Gilmore giving the instructions to the chairman, secretaries and local leaders.
"Making the House Homelike,'
was the topic studied in the afternoon
meeting. The lesson proved very interesting and all are looking forward
to the coming lessons. We are hop-
ig to use the things we already have
on hand to make our home more
comfortable and attractive. Certainly if we follow the guides of good
taste" by choosing, arranging ancl
making things which are simple, useful, suitable and lovely in color our
homes will be happier places to live.
These are some of the things Miss
Gilmore is helping us with this year.
Each group have meetings in their
respective communities and by building the right kinds of homes finer
communities are built in which to
live.
LIFE SKETCH OF
FRANK BALLINGER
OF L0SJNGELES
Deceased     Was      Widely
Known in Clare—Was at
One Time in Business
Circles
Must Get New
Auto Licenses
by November 1
Michigan automobile drivers who
obtained their licenses between January i, 1928, and November 1, 1928,
must get new licenses before November 1, 1932.
Funds from drivers' licenses under
the provisions of an act passed by
the 1931 legislature! go to the Michigan State Police for the maintenance
and extension of highway patrol
work in the state. The state police
and the office of 'the secretary of
state co-operate in the issuance o|
these licenses, which must be renew- |
ed every three years.
It is estimated that 250,000 motor
vehicle operators- in the state wilj
require the new licenses. Drivers'
licenses obtained after November 1,
1929, must be renewed, within three
years after date of issue,
PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF U. S. 10 TO
BE MADE SOON
Trunkline Becoming Popular to Tourists to West
and Northwest Part
of State    ,
DERBY RESIDENCE
DAMAGED BY FIRE
FRIDAY MORNING
Three Men Asleep in Build"
ing Make Quick  Exit,
One Via Window
to Roof
STOCK FOR RE0R- 1
GANIZING BANK
IS SELLING FAST
Seventeen  Depositors   Already
Have Subscribed Over
$12,000.00
Last week we placed before, you in
the columns of the Sentinel the proposed distribution of the capita]
. stock. The response has been very
satisfactory and up until Wednesday
night ?12,200.00 in stock had been
subscribed by seventeen depositors
and it is persumed that by the close [
of this week there will be very few
shares available.
The response of the Certificate of
Deposit holders to the notice by the
• Custodian last week has been espec-
' ially -prompt, which indicates that
The Sentinel reaches out in all directions from this community, and that
the depositors are more than willing
to meet their requirements affecting
their part of the process of reorganization so there will be unnecessary delay and -added exp*ense of
mailing personal notices.
Depositors  Committee.
AT THE IDEAL THEATRE
Fri. 14-—Week Ends Only—Ben"
Lyons. Do you know of a job for a
girl, who can ride, dance and look
ornamental? Sure—How about being!
my hostess?
Sat. 15—Shanghi Love —< Noah
vBeery. Ride" the tempests on the
High Seas. In this thrilling adven-
■ ture.
Sun,, Mon., Tues., 16-17-18—THE
GRAND HOTEL—Star Cast — 10c-
20c-25c.
Wed,, Thurs., 19-20—Doctor Lee
Tracy, how showing at the Paramount Theatre, Detroit. If you are
going to see it,-—Prepare for the
greatest thrills you ever saw. ,
Children under 12 yeaf'S ' not admitted unless accompanied by an
older person.
FRENSDORF DISCUSSES ECONOMIC
SITUATION TUES.
Democratic   Speaker   Well
Received at Points Thruout County
The Honorable Edward N. Frensdorf, of Hudson, Michigan, who is
touring the state on behalf of William A. Comstock, democratic candidate for Governor, spoke Tuesday at
meetings in Clare, Harrison, Farwell
and other points throughout the
county. He was very well received
and everything points to a larger
democratic vote this fall than in a
good many years.
When scheduled for this city, Burt
Kane, manager of the Comstock
headquarters for this county, arranged for a luncheon at Hotel Doherty
and about one hundred business men
and citizens were present. The Board
of Supervisors were present in a
body and the talk in a large degree
was directed to them, as this group
of men altho chosen by the majority
of voters, are too often censored for
faithfully and coriscie.ntiously performing their duties.
Mr. Fernsdorf discussed briefly the
economic situation and laid at the
dooi* of the present administration
the blame for the present plight.
- He stated that regardless of who
wins the election this November the
running expenses of the state will be
cut as the taxpayer is unable to back
up the various channels. He cited
the average wage earner on the farm
earn less than five cents per hour—
115.00 per month, ten hours a day.
The agricultural situation must, be
first remedied before other commodities can swing into line.
He discussed at length the situation in the Jackson prison where he
was warden for six years and is on
record as being tlle only warden who
made this! state institution selfsup-
porting.
Mr. Frank H. Ballinger, a prominent citizen of Los Angeles, California,
and formerly of Clare and Shepherd,
Michigan, was suddenly taken by
death, Sunday, September twenty-
fifth, while visiting in Portland, Oregon where he had gone on a combined business and pleasure trip, with
his friend and former pastor, Dr.
Clyde Crist. Together, they attended First Methodist church in the
morning and during the singing of
the first hymn, he suddenly sank to
his seat and expired immediately,
withSut a struggle. He was, apparently, in good health when he left
home and had, as was his custom,
been enjoying the automobile trip
immensely. He sent a telegram to
his daughter, Martua, that morning
telling of the lovely trip they were
having, that he was feeling splendid.
The funeral service was held Saturday afternoon in Vincent Methodist church where he has been an
active member and worker for
twenty-three years. Seldom does a
funeral, especially in a large busy
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Again a member of the city Are department was called upon to light fire
in his own home when last Friday
morning about 6:$0 o'clock a blaze
was discovered in the residence of O.
A. Derby on east 5th street.
Mr. Derby discovered the Are as he
was attending to the Areola when he
was attracted by a- snapping noise in
the bathroom above and upon investigating found the entire room ablaze.
Although the department made a
quick response and did effective work
much damage was, done by fire and
smoke, which is fully covered by insurance. ■
Although every means has been
taken to determine! the origin of the
blaze, nothing has been found.
COTTON AND" FLOUR
SECURED THROUGH
EFFORTS OF RED CROSS
The following letter received by
the Sentinel Thursday from Grover
C. Dillman, State Highway Commissioner, is good news for Clare as
well as points west on TJ, S. 10 to
Ludington. This trunkline is growing more popular to tourists each
year and the present road demands
considerable expense in order to
maintain as the traffic increases.
October 12, 1932.
A survey party working under the
direction of Mr. H. W. Hagaman, Division Engineer of the Northeastern
Division will complete the survey
west of Alma on trunk line 46 -about
October 20th ai\d will proceed to
Clare, where a preliminary survey on
U. S. 10 from Clare west to the
county line will be made.
TJ. S, 10 is becoming a very important thoroughfare and is jiow hard
surfaced to Clare ancl this preliminary step is being taken to determine our location from Clare west
in anticipation of the time when
further surfacing is to be done.
Authorization for construction between Clare and the west county line
has not as yet been made.
Grover C. Dillman,
State Highway Commissioner.
LETTER FROM EAST
REVEALS PASSING OF
FORMER OARE LADY
Mrs. Bruske Slipped Peacefully Into  Eternal   Rest
After Life of Service
local golf;player
is now a member of
the university team
The Sentinel this week joiiis the
many Clare friends of Byron Gallagher, son of Mr, and Mrs. M. B.
Gallagher, of this city, In extending
congratulations to him upon his
being able to play his way into being
a member of the regular TJ. of M.
golf team at Ann Arbor.
The -limination contest, in which
hundred^ of students of the University took, part, was recently closed and
Byron was fpund to be one of the
players to attain this prized position,
Bryon, who is taking a course in
law at {his institution was one of the
enthusiastic players at the Twin
Elms Golf Course, four miles north
of Clare, during the summer months,
and his success is partially attributed to being able to have one of the
sportiest courses in Michigan on
Which to practice.
CHURCH SOCIETIES
WELCOME TEACHERS
PASTOR AND FAMILY
Splendid Banquet and Program Prepared* as Entertainment for Guests
INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS OF W. H. L.
POST MONDAY NIGHT
Past State Commander Kef-
gen Will be Installing
Officer
Distribution of .Products  to be
Carefully Supervised by
Sub-Chairmen
WANTED—Housework, by a reliable
woman. Home nights. Inquire 601
Hemlock St,
CLARE HIGH WINS
ANOTHER VICTORY
. AT MT. PLEASANT
Strong Gladwin Team Here This
Afternoon to Determine
Abiiity
A meeting of tlie Advisory Board
of the Clare -Chapter of Red Cross
was held In Theo. Bowler's office on
Monday evening, October 10th. A
few former members of the board
were invited.
The meeting was called primarily
to me.t Mr. D. E. Mathews, the
representative from the Mid-Western Branch office in St. Louis, -Mo.,
of the National Red Cross,
(Continued on Page Ten;
NEW ENGLAND SUPPER
The Colonville ladies will serve
their annual New England supper at
the Colonville church Tuesday, October 18th. Serving begins at 6:00
o'clock.    Supper 30 cents.
The boys of Clare high traveled to
Mt. Pleasant for the second game in
two weeks and again returned victorious. However they met much
stronger opposition than the week
previous and emerged the victor by a
lone touchdown 6-0. This touchdown
was made by Lyle Allen, quarterback
on the team, when he slipped off
right tackle, cutback and eluded several tackles to make a nice 40-yard
run for the score. This happened in
the second quarter and was Clare's
only real serious advance on Sacred
Heart's  goal.
The first half of the game was
largely Clare's, although the Academy
team made many gains but never
seriously, threatening. It was different in the second half however, for
Sacred Heart made two thrusts goal-
ward but did not have the power to
score. The first thrust was started
by a blocked punt which they recovered saving a good deal of yardage, Orrin Shaw had been getting
off some beautiful punts but had been
hit in the face and removed from the'
game a few minutes to recover when
the punt was blocked. However the
boys of Mt. Pleasant could not score
ap.d game saved.
At another time when there was a
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Long Branch, N. J.
October 9, 1932.
Clare Sentinel,
Clare, Michigan.
My dear friends:
It is with, great sorrow that I write
you of my dear mother's death on
Monday, September 26, in Long
Branch, N. J., and since she was a
constant reader of The* Sentinel fori
many years, and loved the beautiful |
tributes paid former Clare friends
who have passed on, my sister, Mrs.
Rayner and I feel that we would be
honoring her long and unselfish life,
by writing this message to her former friends In Clare.
Bertha M. Holtz" was born in Germany in 1851, „and came to America
as a small child, with her parents
Frederic and Wilhelmina Holtz.
The early part of her life was
spent in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and
in Vernon township. Later she lived
in Saginaw, where she married Edward C. Bruske and at his. death in
1891 returned to Clare, where she devoted herself, with loving care,, to
the education and best development
(Continued on Page Ten)
Officers elected by the local post,
for the ensuing year, will be installed Monday night at their eLgion
rooms. The banquet will be served
by the Legion Auxiliary at 7:00
o'clock with only a small cover
charge of 35 cents per plate. Arrangements have been made for
about 100, Invitations have been extended to local civil and Spanish
American War Veterans and members of the American Legion Posts
of Farwell and Coleman.
Leslie P. Kefgen, Past State Commander will be the installing officer
assisted by Pete Mason, District
Commander.
Music will be furnished by George
Sherwood and his famous orchestra.
Ed. Johnston has been chosen as the
official   mouthpiece   for  the   evening.
This is the first ritualistic installation by the Post and will prove a
treat to all who attend.   A real evening's  entertainment is planned.
• Bomer   Douglas
Jay Bellinger
N. L. Tibbils.
Committee.
TO THE VOTERS OF CLARE CO.
At the coming Fall Election I am a
candidate for. the office of County
Treasurer, on the Democratic Ticket.
The Big, Political Bosses, of Michigan, have always figured that Clare
County was so strongly Republican
that any Democrat running for any
office, did'nt have a chance. Regardless of this idea and the fact that my
opponent has held the office for ten
years, I am a candidate, and it is my
belief that the majority-of the voters
of my home county believe in Honest, Fair Play; in spite of what their
party affiliations may be.
I was born in Clare County, and
have always lived "here. Most of the
folks in Clare County know all about
me, but there are some that don't.
In the meantime! I will devote
every spare minute of my time to
campaigning; visiting with my
friends, and meeting new folks. I am
asking you all to give honest and
.serious consideration to my qualifications for the office for which I
am running.
Most people know me better by the
name of Frank.   .
Adv. FRANCIS JACKSON.
FIFTY YEARS OF
LIFE SPENT IN
THIS COMMUNITY
Devoted Wife and Mother, Mrs.
- John White Laid to Rest   *
Friday
Anna Becker, daughter of Edward
and Harriet Becker, was born in Ontario, Canada and with her parents
moved to Clare in 1881, locating on a
farm north of the city.
^On October' 30th, 188S, she was
united in marriage to John White,
and to Jliis union were born three
children; Edward Becker and George
John, residing in Clare, "and Mrs.
/Florence Gay, of St. Johns, Michigan.
She departed this life "Tuesday,
•October 4th, 1932, after a short illness resulting from a stroke.
She leaves to mourn her passing;
her  Husband,   three    children,    nine
granclchilden;   three brothers,    John,
of California, William and Oliver, of
, (Continued  on  Page Ten)
NOTICE TO CAR OWNERS
In compliance with the State's program of safety among car owners,
the following garages Will test your
brakes free of" charge: . Clute's
Garage, Floyd Callihan, Bob's Garage,
Ford Garage and Colbeck Sales and
Service. If your brakes are found to
be O. It. a label for your windshield
will be given you.
John Asline,   '
Chief of Police.
EUGENE A. HOLMES
TAKEN TO BACHELOR
FOR BURIAL SUNDAY
DeathCIaims Clare Businessman Friday After Months
of Suffering
Eugene A. Holmes passed away .at
his home on east Sixth street at
11:40 o'clock Friday noon, following
an illness that confined him to his
home since early summer. He was
injured in an auto accident about
two years ago when visiting his
daughter in Mason county and in
spite of medical and surgical aid, he
never recovered from the injuries
received.
Eugene A. Holmes was born at
Coldwater, Michigan, November 20th,
1867 and when a lad of four years,
his parents moved on a homestead
bordering Round lake and their first,
home was without a door or window,
and the roof was of bark. April 1st,
189S he was united in marriage to
Christine Peterson, of Forest City,
Iowa, and came to Mason county
where they resided for twenty-four
years. They moved to Clare in July
1927 and entered business on west
Fourth street. Later they sold to
Jlamey &, Cobleigh and purchaser}
the Asline building on McEwan
street, remodeling same and opened
what is now known as Recreation
Club.
Although he has been in poor
health during the past two years,
with the assistance of his faithful
wife they have cared for their patrons in their usual pleasing manner.
Besides his wife and son, Gordan,
lie leaves a daughter, Mrs. Anna
Paul, of Hart, and , a son, Vern
Holmes of Flint, one brother, Chas.,
of Muskegon, and a host of close
friends.
Funeral services were held Sunday
morning at ten o'clock from the
home, Rev. A. D. Telder officiating,
and the body was taken in charge of
the I. O. O. E. order to Bachelor
where services were again conducted
by Rev. Fred Stewart and burial
made in the Bachelor cemetery.
Last week Wednesday evening a,
very enjoyable event took place in
the basement of the Methodist
church. The occasion was the welcome extended to the teachers of the
public schools together with thej pastor and his family on tlieir return to
this church and community for another year.
The reception was under the -aus- "
pices of the Ladies Auxiliary and the
Ladies Aid of the church. The full
staff of teachers accepted the invitation as well as the pastor's family,
together with Professor and Mrs.
Barnes of the C. S. T. College and
the Rev. and Mrs. C. W. MacKenzie,
of the Methodist church, Mt. Pleasant.
The room and tables we're prettily
decorated and a delightful meal was
served.
Following the banquet and while
seated at their tables the group enjoyed a varied and skillful program.
Mrs. B. Sternaman was chairman
of the entire proceedings and Mrs.
Mulder acted as toastmaster in her
usual pleasing manner. . The choir
rendered a chorus under the direction of Mrs. F. McGuire. Miss
Louisa Rogers gave, a humorgus
reading called "Mamie" which seemed to be the recital of a young man's
troubles with an impulsive girl possessing lots of imagination. Miss
jDoris Gerow, whom we always appreciate, sang two solos in splendid
manner. Miss Eunice Bicknell who
is coming to the front as a piano-
logue artist gave two humorous selections; the main one being "The
/Troubles of the Youngest of the
Family". Mr. Earl Sternaman as
president of the official board welcomed the pastor and his family back
to Clare and the Rev. J. E. Lockyer
replied with pleasure for the occasion and regaled the group with a
series of anecdotes that tickle the
funny bones of the English people.
Mrs, Mulder spoke a*welcome note to
the teachers both former and recent
to which Mr. Kennedy as Superintendent .of schools appropriately replied on behalf of the guests.
Professor and Mrs. Barnes were
introduced and Mr. Barnes spoke of
his pleasure at seeing old friends of
Clare and also among the new
teachers. He had fine words to say
of Mr. Kennedy whom he had known
a long time and with whom he studied this past summer.
The Rev. and Mrs. C. W. MacKenzie were the last to be introduced
and the visiting pastor gave a witty
and worthwhile address on the
privilege and opportunity of being
either preacher or teacher. He had
nothing but praise and love for the
little school ma'am who disciplined
him as a boy but who also gave him
an incentive to climb the ladder of
life, beginning in the Bowery of New
j York City until his present pastorate
of an influential church in our nearby college town.
The evening will leave a lot" "Of
pleasant memories with gratitude to
all who made the event so pleasurable. Mrs. Sternaman on behalf of
the Auxiliary and Mrs. Snell representing the Aid gave much time and
work to make the occasion a success.
They had a splendid corps of coworkers loyally helping without
which such things can never be possible.
MRS. SAM'L LIECHTI
DEPARTS THIS LIFE
'   MONDAY MORNING
Funeral Held Wednesday From
Home of Daughter in Wise   ,
CHICKEN SUPPER
St.    Cecilia's    church   Wednesday,
October 19, beginning- 5:30, 35c.
Mrs. Samuel Liechti, Sr., aged 76
years, passed from this life at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Ackerman, in Wise township, * at
12:30 o'clock Monday morning. She
had been in poor health for the past
year and as she seemingly did not
recover from her illness Jast spring
she went t'o her daughter's home
where she could be given her close
attention. Prior to this time she resided, at her home on Vernon Hill.
Funeral services were held Irani
the home by Rev. Hondricll of the
Eagle and Interment made in Cherry
Grove on Wednesday.
ANNOUNCEMENT "
Beginning  Saturday,  October 15th,
we will give 5 per cent off on any
cash purchase of 50c or more. Buy"
and save.   Phone 62.
O'CONNOR GROCERY.