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Established 1878
CLARlE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1937
New Series Vol. 46, No, 7
v  THREE CAR CRASH
SENDS FIVE PEOPLE
TO LOCALHOSPITAL
Traffic  Dodging   a   Stalled
Car is Cause of Accident
Sunday Afternoon
Five people, were brought to the
local hospital Sunday as a result of a
three car crash, -which occurred nine
miles north of Clare about 5:00 o'clock
that afternoon.
The injured were Nemo Bancroft,
33, and George Smith, 46, of Jackson, the former suffering from a
fractured leg, a broken knee cap and
cuts about the head and Smith had
face and scalp' wounds. They were
riding with Robt. Cogswell, 37, also
of JaCkson, who was treated for cuts
and bruises. H. G. Bacon, 42, of Lake
City, driver of another car, suffered
facial cuts and Miss Frances "Althouse,
28, of St. Louis, Mich., a passenger in
the car driven by Henry L. Alspaugh,
48, also of St. Louis, suffered a rib
fracture. Mr. Alspaugh was treated
for cuts and bruises.
As near as we can ascertain, the
■accident occurred when a car driven
by R. J. McCartney of Flint, stalled
for lack of gas and was being pushed
off the pavement when the second
car came up. The driver had slowed
down and had turned his wheels to
pass the stalled car when another hit
It in the rear and forcing it out into
the path of an auto coming from the
opposite direction. A general pileup
■was the result. Although the three
cars were considerably damaged the
stalled car escaped without a scratch.
MISS FRANCES GREEN       '
INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENT SATURDAY KITE
Miss Frances Green, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J, J. Green, was painfully
hurt about the face Saturday night,
when the car in which she was riding
crashed into another driven by Eugene Knight, of Mt. Pleasant, *as he
drove onto US-27 at the Twin Elms
Golf Course. Miss Green was returning from Harrison with Miss Mary
Ellen White, who was driving her car,
and upon nearing the club house, did
not see the Knight ear in time to
avoid the crash.
Miss Green was taken to the Clare
County General hospital, where it was
found she had lost several front
teeth and was suffering from a sever-
ly cut lip. After being treated, she
was released and' was taken to her
home.
Although both cars were badly
damaged Miss White and Mr. Knight
escaped with only slight bruises.
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CONRAD WALKER
RECEIVES APPOINTMENT MICE COM.
New Organization Will Be
Formed in Northern
'-Counties  -•■■•* *~« ■
Last week Conrad Walker, Past
Commander of Walter H. Larman
Post No. 128, received word that he
had been appointed Vice Commander
of the Fourth Zone, Detachment Headquarters, Sons of the American Legion. The notice came from Legionnaire Art Clarke of South Haven, the
Commander of Detachment Headquarters, Sons of the American Legion.
Detachment Vice Commander Walker will have charge of the northern
half of the lower peninsula, consisting
of the Ninth, Tenth and -Lower Eleventh Congressional Districts comprising the counties of Bay, Midland,
Mecosta, Newago, Muskegon and all
counties North. It will be his duty
to oversee all existing Sons of the
American Legion Squadron and to
organize new Squadron whenever
possible.
The Sons of the American Legion
is an organization rapidly gaining
prominence throughout the nation as
a. group of boys and young men whose
influence is felt in tfie communities
where established. Membership is
limited' to the sorls of Legionnaires
and there are no age limits. All of the
larger communities throughout the
nation have one or more squadron in
existence and the time will soon come
when every Legion Post will have a
squadron connected with it.
Mr. Walker already has several very
fine squadron in his zone with *which
to' work. The Traverse City Squad-
,ron is noted throughout the country
for its very fine Drum and Bugle
Corps and has repeatedly appeared at
Department Conventions and other
Legion affairs. Its Corps is composed
entirely 5f members of the Squadron,
some of them being not more than six
years old, and it has received favorable whenever it has appeared. Bay
City has a fine squadron also and
there are a number of others in this*
territory. Detachment Vice Commander Walker is planning to organize several others-and hopes to include one
in Clare within the next few weeks.
CONTRACT LET
FOR LANDSCAPING
P. O^GROUNDS
Postmaster Francis Jackson
States That Work is to
be Completed in
270 Days
According to an announcement
given out this week by postmaster
Francis Jackson the contract for the
landscaping of the grounds surrounding Clare's new post office, was let
on November lith, W. E, Howe, of
Albertville, Ala., being the successful
bidder.
In the beautifying of tjie grounds
the following trees and shrubbery
will be planted: 4 red^ maple, 10 to
12 feet high; 2 cornetian cherry, 6
to 7 feet high; 65 glossy buck thorn,
3 to*4 feet high; 89. Japanees Barberry; 6 Pfitzer juniper, 2 to 2 1-2 feet
high; 3 Pfitzer -juniper, 2 1-2 to 3 feet
high; the grounds will be graded and
seeded, parts of which will .be,bordered with hedge.
The contractor will have 270 days
in which to complete his work from
the date of letting.
ODDFELIOW ASS'N
HOLD DISTRICT MEET
AT FARWELL THURS.
Over   Two   Hundred   Join   in
Program and Social
Evening
Palmers Celebrate Theh ^^enWedding Anniversary
The village of Farwell was the setting of a most pleasing event Monday
when Mr. and Mrs. George W. Palmer
celebrated their golden wedding an-
niversity with all members of their
family and their mates gathering for
the occasion. A sumptuous dinner was
served in the dining room tastily decorated  with seasonal flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer have been residence of Farwell since their childhood
days and in visiting with them many
interesting' happenings about the village are revealed. Mr. Palmer possessed the second Ford car owned in
the county, and was the first man to
drive a machine on a rural mail route.
He carried mail on the route number
one from Farwell for thirty years, re-'
tiring  in  1932.    He   tells   of  his  eX-
Jmmediately
uniped, clear-!
*rwas carried
I railway.   Mr.
perience one morning, (having his mail
stowed away in the Ford car for his
daily drive, listening a's usualfor the
train whistle before cussing the rail
road and not hearingragcme, ventured
across. Just then hf
sighted the train, and
ing the track, but his
some distance down t
Palmer rejoiced in th§ fact that no
great deal of damage was done to the
car and his mail undisturbed, being
able to make his drive later in the
day. -**
Mr. and Mrs. Palmed have always
been interested in civ|ft projects and
were active workers 'fh the Masonic
order. Since his retireiaent they have
enjoyed three winter seasons in California and two in Florida.   They again
have plans made to spend the winter'
in California.
They have three children, Jess E.
and V. C, of Farwell, and a daughter, Mrs. Ross Schram, of Kent, Ohio.
They also enjoy the companionship of
seven grandchildren, Mrs. E. P. Taylor, Ross Schram, Jr., Sally Ann
Schram, of Kent, Ohio, Mrs. J. F. Get-
trust, of Kilgore, Texas, Mrs. Jos.
Miller, Irene and George Palmer, Jr.,
of Farwell.
Mr. Falnier was born in Jackson,
Michigan, o March 28, 1865, while his
helpmate, then Miss Alice VanFleet
first saw the light of day at Milan,
Ohio. They were married November
22, 1887 at Saginaw after an acquaintance dating back to the teen ages.
CONSUMERS, POWER
CO. ERECTING NEW
CLAREjKJBSTATlON
Will Regulate on 11,000 Volt
in Future Instead of
2500
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"THE PIONEER STENOS"
The above name has been chosen
by our Commercial club in Clare
High. The club is planning on buying
club pins soon. They are also thinking about buying awards to he given
to shorthand and typing students,
The remainder of the hour was spent
in discussing questions pertaining to
GUI' commercial course. The club
members are now preparing to send
Christmas seals to the people of this
community.
On Thursday evening of last week
the Clare and Isabella District Association, 1. O. O. F. held its regular
meeting for November at Farwell with
more than two hundred people in attendance including good sized delegations from all of the eight communities within the Association.
The meeting was called to order by
the District President, Alexander E.
Wylie of Clare, and after the usual
opening the following program was
held.
Address of Welcome, Ira Schofield
of Farwell.
Response, Harold Brown of Coleman
Vtfcal solo by Gerald Hall, accom-
panied-on the guitar by Alta Hall, both
of Farwell.
Reading Senneth Smith, of Winn.
Recitation, Corky Gieb, of Farwell.
Two vocal duets with guitars, Clifford Geiger and Lyle Nelson, tooth of
Mt. Pleasant.   t.
Reading, Ethel Thrush, of Farwell.
Recitation, Mary Ellen Irwin, of
Farwell.
Instrumental music, Piano and harmonica together, Harry G. Nowlen of
Clare.
(Continued on Page Ten)
The Consumers Power company
have a construction crew of eleven
men at work erecting a new substation just east of the main building on
east third street.
The steel'work is now rapidly taking shape and is expected to be completed by January 1st. Three new
transformers with a total capacity of
2000 kilowatts will be installed, which
will permit regulating on 11,000 volt
instead of 2,500.
The old transformers which have
been located just south of the station
will be removed.
This is hut another of the many expensive improvements, which the company has made since taking over the
servicing of Clare and vicinity 14
years ago in order that its patrons
may enjoy a unsurpassed service.
FORMER CLARE RESIDENT DIES AT SAGINAW     :
HGSP1IAL*0N MONDAY
Mrs. Frances WolSey, 80 died Monday at St. Luke's hospital. She leaves
her husoand, William Wolsey, and two
sons and one daughter, Louis, David
and Edith. The funeral will take
place at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the
home, 716 South Park Avenue, Dr. Leo
M. Franklin of Detroit and Rabbi El
mer Berger of -Flint officiating, and
burial will be in Forest Lawn. Friends
are asked to omit flowers.
The above clipping was taken from
the Saginaw Daily News Tuesday. The
Wolsey family were pioneers of Clare,
ind sympathy is extended in their
.breavement.
CONSUMERS POWER USERS
For prompt ana courteous aerric».
qay your light and power bills at th»
•Citizens  State Bank.
CLARE COUNTY HEALTH
ASSOCIATION TO MEET
AT FARWELL SCHOOL
There will be a meeting of the
Clare County Child Health Association at the Farwell school, Wednesday, December 1st, at 8:00 p. m. The
subject of the program will be Socia.
Hygiene.
' All those who are interested in public health work are urged to attend.
There will be two infant preschool
clinics, Friday, December 3rd, at the
Harrison school at 10:00 a. m. and at
the Clare school at 2:00 p. m.
Martha E. Rogers
Clare County Nurse
ZENOBIA CHAPTER
HOLD PUBLIC INSTALLATION NOV. 18
Four   Visiting  Past Grand
Officers Were Present
and Took Part
On Thursday evening of last week
Zenobia Chapter No. 129, Order of the
Eastern Star held a public Installation of 1938 officers with a large attendance including visitors from Far-
well, Harrison, Mt. Pleasant a.nd Midland.
The meeting was opened by Worthy
Matron Nellie M. Sherwood after
which Marshall Annabelle Hampton
presented the flag. Grand Esther
Adelaide C. Wylie of Clare was presented to the membership after which
Grand Representative , to . California
Sara Wilson, of Midland, was likewise introduced. The three Past Grand
Officers present, Past Grand Warder
Frances R. Glover of Mildand, Past
Grand Adah Mary Weatherhead of
Harrisdn and Past Grand Esther
Madge Lamb of Farwell were then
presented after which the only visiting Worthy Matron Blanche Frisby of
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7,412 CARS TRANSPORTED
ACROSS STRAITS IN FIRST
FIVE DAYS HUNTING SEASON
The deer hunting season was in its
closing days this week with indications of another record turn-out of
hunters above the Straits of Mackinac.
State Highway Commissioner Murray D. Van Wagoner reported traffic
on the state-operated ferries was moving along at an increase of 23.2 per
cent above the same period a year
ago. During the first five days of the
deer season schedule of the ferries
7,412 car3 were transported compared
with 6,013 for the same period in
1936. The record high was recorded
November 13 when 2,768 ears crossed
the Straits.
Despite the availability of five boats
on random schedule and the emergency use of the Chief Wawatam, railroad carferry, deer hunters experienced delays at Mackinaw City the
first three days before the opening of
the season.
CHRISTMAS TREE
CUTTING CHECKED
BY STATE LAW
Unlawful to Transport Tree
in Gar Without Bill
of Sale
It's still 28 days to Christmas but
not that long before the cutting of
"Christmas trees" will start.
And from the conservation department comes a reminder about the law
which prohibits cutting, removing or
transporting within the state, for the
purpose of sale, trees, evergreen
boughs, shrubs or vines without the
written consent of the owner of the
land on.which they were grown.
All of which means that it is unlawful to go into any lik"'ely looking woods
and chop down a Yuletide decoration
without first getting permission from
the owner of the property. Anyone
carrying a tree in his car must have a
bill of sale or other documentary evidence showing ownership, _
■ Violation of the statute pertaining
may bring a fine of $25 to $500 and a
jail sentence not exceeding 90 days.
A few arrests were made last year on
the charge.
There will be a rummage sale in the
Congregational church .basement all
day Saturday December 4th.—Adv.
-"*-..       Now is 1he time to select that Ohxist-
? mas gift for your friend or family.
Clare Hardware and Furniture Co,
YULETIDE DECORATIONS
ARE APPEARING ON OUR
CITY STREETS AND STORES
The city officials are busy this Week
decorating our main thoroughfare for
the holiday season. Evergreen
streamers are being placed over each
intersection and another strung across
midway between. Colored lights will
later be properly placed giving our
city a very attractive appearance. We
understand the streamers are furnished by the Louise Flower Shoppe.
The Wm. H. Bicknell & Co. store
is again preparing' for a very attractive and colorful store front. The design is being carried out in silVerized
evergreen and galy colored lights will
glow forth.
Window1 displays are also taking on
the spirit of Christmas and giving the
early shopper mtoy suggestive ideas.
Northern Michigan Tuberculosis Sanitorium Now Open
Patients from Clare county, and alls>day, (today), according   to    Superin-;
northern counties are eligible to this
modern tuberculosis sanatorium toy.
admission through the local district
nealth officer, his application for the
patient being received from the family
physician.
We give the readers of The Sentinel a descriptive outline of this
most modern hospital so greatly needed in northern Michigaii,,and'we. join
in expressing words of praise to those
who were instrumental in accomplishing this most worthy project.
The Northern, Michigan Tuberculosis Sanatorium, located at Gaylord,
Will -officially o^en for patients' Fri-
tendent J. L. Egle, who has delayed
the opening until every piece of needed equipment was on hand.
Fourteen years ago a few tuberculosis-conscious people gathered at
the AuSable Club at Gaylord, among
them being Sen. P. M. Brown of St.
•Ignace, to take cognizance of the vital
need of proper hospitalization for the
many lives being snuffed out in the
32 counties of northern Michigan, including five counties in the upper pen*
insula in which there was not a bed
for the care or treatment of victims
of the White Plague, ^ .
An    organization    was    perfected,
.^working with the Michigan Tuberculosis Association, to try and- remedy
this condition in some mannef, though
little headway was made.
Nine years ago Fred R. Ming, state
representative, who had been vitally
interested in doing something, began
work in Lansing to create a demand
for hospitalization. Seven years ago,
with the passage of the Malt Tax he
was able to get through an appropriation bill taking a certain per cent of
the malt tax to totiild a sanatorium in
the north. This was vetoed by Gov.
Brucker on the grounds that it was illegal, but Fred Ming was not defeated
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MT. VERNON MEMBERS
INSTALL OFFICERS AT
DELW1N GRANGE NOV. 16
Organization Has Enjoyed Rapid Growth and Has Young
Ladies Auxiliary
The Delwin Grange Installation was
held November 16th. Mrs. Walter
White was installing officer, Mrs.
Ralph Brown pianist, Marshals, Mrs,
Jennings Archambault and Ralph
Brown. They did their work very effectively.
Officers installed were as follows:
Master, Bruce Morrison,
Overseer, Earl Walker
Steward, George Chiley
Assistant Stewards Alien McDonald
Chaplain, Mary Morrison
Treasurer,  Clara Jones
Secretary, Bernice Moore
Gate Keeper, Elmer Jones
Lady Assistant Steward, Paula
Jones
Ceres, June Russell
Pomona, Doris Brock
Flora, Marguerite McNerry
Pianist, Eileen Lawler
Executive Committee, George Chiley, George Brock and Henry Powers.
The Delwin Grange is a young
grange. They started with a 'few
members, bought a hall going in debt
for it during the depression. They
worked hard and paid for it in a short
time. Then the parent members looked ahead to-see what they could do
and how they could manage to make
it a place where the young people
could come, take interest, and enjoy
themselves. Today they have a good
lively, working, growing grange, their
membership is 113 and still growing.
They gained'that end and today they
have a young'membership the parents
are proud of. They have also repaired and built to the hall.
The young ladies have formed a
third and fourth degree spinster team
to show you just how precise they are,
their degree master was married this
summer. She had to resign and let a
single girl take her place.
CLARE CO. SOILS
ELECTION MEETINGS
DATES^NNOUNCED
Ballot Will be Conducted in
Eight Localities in the
County
Chairman F. F. Littlefiela announces that the county soil-conservation
committee has set the dates for the
community elections in Clare County.
The farmers in each locality will elect
the community committee, which consists of a chairman, vice chairman,
third member and alternate member.
The chairman of the committee will
be a member of the county board of
directors. The schedule of meetings
is as follows:
Monday Nov. 29—Winterfield Town-
hall 10 a. m., Greenwood Townhall 2
p. in.
Tuesday November 30th.—-Hamilton
Townhall 10 a. m., Court House, Har-
r.3on 2 p. m.
Wednesday December ,1.—Arthur
Townhall 10 p. m., Sheridan Townhall
2 p. m.
Thursday December 2. — Grant
Townhall 10 a. m., Lake George Hall
2 p. m.
On this committee will rest much
of the responsibility of setting farm
bases or goals. They will also be depended upon for the accurate reporting of the payment performances for
the farmers in the communities (or
townships). In this farmer-operated
program a heavy responsibility rests
on the farmer in this election. This
responsibib'ty can only be met by having as many farmers as possible taking part in the balloting.
In addition to the voting at the community election meetings, the background and purposes of the farm program, will be explained and opportunity will be given for discussion and
questions regarding the program.
FUNERAL HELD
SUNDAY FOR MRS.
WILHELM GIERS
Deceased Passed Away Following an Illness of
Several Years
POMONA GRANGE
Isabella Pomona will meet with Mt,
Vernon Grange Wednesday evening
December 1st. The officers elect will
be installed at this time. All Girange
members are requiste'd to attend. Pot
luck lunch will be served.
.   Nellie White, Sec.
Rosalie Wilhelmina Giers was born
July 21, I860, near Dresden, Germany.
She had two sisters, Marie and Julia.
Marie proceeded her in death, dying
in Germany and Julia, who died in
Herrick.
Rosalie was married to Ludwi'ck
Torno in Germany. To this union
were born two children, Herman
Frederick who died from the flu in
Beeeher, Illinois and-Bertha Emilia
Champion, of Comstock Park. Her
first husband preceeded her in death
in Germany.
She migrated to Tripoli, Iowa, in
April 1892, where she met and married August Wilhelm Giers on December 13, 1892. To this union.were born
five children, Ernest Wilhelm August,
of Drayton Plains, Rudolph William
of Dryden, Emil Frederick of Harrison, Wilhelmina Rosalie Workman, of
Drayton Plains, and Anna Bertha
Smith of Clarkston. She lived with
her present husband forty-four years,
eleven months and'six days.
She has been a member of the
German Baptist church of Oak Park
for many years and was a firm believer in that faith.
The family moved from Iowa to
Illinois in 1893, where they made their
home in Oak Park until March 1907,
when they moved to Harrison, where
She made her home until her death
Friday morning, November 19, 1937
about a quarter to twelve. She was
seventy-seven years, three months ar»l
twenty-nine days old.
She leaves to mourn her husband,
three daughters, three sons, thirteen
grandchildren, besides many relatives
and a host of friends.
She has been a patient sufferer Of
dropsy, asthma, and heart trouble for
the last few years.
Funeral services Were held from,
the Thurston Funeral Home and
Clare Baptist church Sunday afternoon, With burial in Cherry Grove*
Rev. A. D. Telder was the pastor in
charge.
NEW 1938 FORD TO
BE ONDISPLAY TUESDAY
The I. E. Hampton Ford Motor sales
announces that the. new 1938 model
will be on, display at.their showrooms/
next Tuesday. This display will b&
found with all agencies throughout the
state. Mr.. Hampton invite's the public
to call and see the new* car at thefe
convenience during.the day.
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