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EDWARD HANEL
DIES FOLLOWING
ACCIDENT HERE
Succumbs   to   Injuries   at
Ann Arbor Hospital
Sunday A. M,
Funeral services were held here
Tuesday afternoon for Edward Hanel,
who passed away at the University of
Michigan Hospital, in Ann Arbor, Sunday morning as the result of injuries
sustained in an accident here Saturday night, December 16th.
Mr. Hanel was struck at the intersection of US-10 and Prairie Avenue,
by a Ford V-8 car owned and driven
by Robert Johnson, 22 of Traverse
City, as he was walking on the pavement in the west part of Clare.
According to witnesses, Johnson
who .was driving east on US-10, in
.Fordville, was blinded by the lights
of an oncoming car and struck Hanel,
who was walking on the right side of
the pavement going east, across from
the Texaco Gas Station. Chief of
Police Wm. B. Dunlop was called and
investigated the accident. Johnson
was absolved of blame and not held,
Edward Miles Hanel was born in
Wise township, Isabella county, November 3, 1906, and passed away at
Ann Arbor, December 23, 1939, at the
age of thirty-three years, one month
and twenty days,
He is survived by three daughters,
three, sons, his mother, stepfather,
one grandmother, ohe brother and two
sisters, besides other relatives and
friends.
His remains were brought to Thurston's Funeral parlors Sunday afternoon, where funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock,
with Rev. A. D. Telder officiating.
Interment was made in the Coleman
cemetery.
GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY CORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1939
New Series Vol, 48, No. \Z
WOODRUFF NAMED
TO STUDY EFFECTS
TRADEJREATIES
Tenth District Congressman
to Study Reciprocal
Trade Treaties
COUNTY CHILD HEALTH
MEETING AT COLONVILLE
WEPNESDAYUANIIARY 3P
The monthly meeting of the Clare
County Child Health Association will!
be held on Wednesday, January 3, at'
8:00 p. m., at'Colonville church. Dr.
C. S. Springer of the Ingham County
Sanatorium, at Lansing, will speak on
the subject of Tuberculosis and will
present slides and illustrations of his j
talk.
In as much as Tuberculosis is still
prevelent in our county and especially
in the southern, part, this lecture is
especially applicable and everyone is
urged to advertise the meeting and to
attend with their friends.
Any inquiries concerning the nieet-
ing can be directed to Miss Helen
Hether at Harrison, or Mrs. J. D.
Clute of Sheridan Township.
Don't forget the date—January 3, at
8:00 p. m.
PROBATE OFFICE
TO REMAIN OPEN
SATURDAY P. M.
For Persons to Close Estates
Before Tax Is Effective
Appointment of Congressman Roy O.
Woodruff of Michigan to make a
special study of the effects of reciprocal trade treaties has been annuonc-
ed in Washington, D. C.
The Michigan Congressman was one
of a small Republican Committee
named by Minority Leader Joe Martin
to make a thorough study of the effects of the tariff-reducing treaties on
industry, agriculture, and labor. '
The study is viewed as of unusual
importance at this time in view of the
growing opposition to the Trade
Agreement program, ahd the fact that
the law will come up for renewal or
abandonment in the next Congress.
One of the chai-ges most frequently
leveled against the program, and
which likely will receive special attention of the Woodruff committee is
that in the drive to build up trade
with foreign countries, trade among
our own people has been hampered
and actually seriously reduced. In addition to the many problems affecting
continental industry the Committee
will study those of the U. S. Possession of Puerto Rico, normally the
third best customer for continental U.
S. products in, the western hemisphere,
and sixth best in the entire world.
Puerto Rico will inform the Committee
that many of its products have been
virtually driven out of the domestic
market as a result of the trade treaties, and that as a result the Island's
ability to purchase from the mainland
has been seriously impaired.
The Puerto Ricans are pointingvout
that their purchases from continental
United States dropped almost $10,000,-
000 last year and contend that their
experience is typical of the rest of
the United States. Since they make
practically all their outside purchases
from the mainland, the Puerto Ricans
point out that this drop was due entirely to decreased income brought
about, largely, because of the reciprocal trade policies.
In appointing Congressman Woodruff and others'to: the special committee, Congressman Martin said that
special, subcommittees- would be
named to go into various phases o'f
the problem. Presumably ^ hearings
will be conducted., in various parts bf
the country to get the'reaction of local
groups and to study-the experience of
various sections under the treaties;
20% discount on eyeify artfele In, the
stoop starting Saturday1, December 30.
Gift & Flower Shop.—-Ady.      .   ,..,....
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feighner Meat^a^i.'.  •;'";" . £#';
The Probate Office at Harrison will
be open all day tomorrow, and will
not close at noon as usual* in order
that executors, administrators, testamentary trustees and guardians,
whose estates are nearly ready for
closing, may wind them up before the
new tax law goes into effect next Monday.
The new Intangible Tax law requires a tax to be paid upon all open
estates in the Probate Court and
Judge Wylie is anxious that all
estates ready to be closed be wound
up before next Monday in order that
the heirs, devisees "and wards may be
saved that money.
The Clare County Probate Court
has just received the following letter
from Melville B. Mcpherson, Chairman of the Michigan State Tax Commission at Lansing:
December 22, 1939
Honorable Alexander E. Wylie
Probate Judge,
Harrison, Michigan.
Dear Judge Wylie:
Under Act 301, P. A. 1939, Intangible Tax Law, estate is included in
the definition of the word "pei-son,"
section 1 of the act. Under separate
cover we are mailing you a copy of
the act, the preliminary rules and
regulations and an explanatory bulletin. After January 1. 1940, the state
law imposes a tax on all estates. All
(Continued  on Page Twelve)
ANNUAL FARMERS'
WEEK OPENS TODAY
AT MICHIGAN STATE
Three New Buildings Will  Be
Used First Time This
Year
Plans for the 25th annual Farmers'
Week program at Michigan State College get under way with the announcement that the dates for the nationally outstanding event at East Lansing
are January 29 through February 3.
As general chairman for the event,
:E. L. Anthony, dean of agriculture, is
anticipating even greater service to
and dividends realized by those who
■attend, for the college is able to utilize three new buildings.
In the new fieldhouse, for instance,
the general evening programs in
which rural visitors gain a better picture of the state's agricultural greatness can be seen by twice the huge
crowds which iu previous years have
consistently squeezed into Demonstration Hall Wednesday and Thursday nights. Even at that the arena
'open for events will be larger.
Use of the new music building will
pi'ovide other space previously not
available. Music and speech department programs are planned.
Then there is the new Livestock
Paviliou offering a sizeable arena and
seats for more than 3,000 spectators.
Livestock judging for the annual
colt development, swine, sheep and
beef production contests will culminate in this space, as well as the
students's Little International fitting
and showmanship competition.
Resumption of the annual turkey
show Will be permitted through use
of some of the space in the huge new
I field house.
'itylth, greater space for the many-
sided educational affair which puts
in review all phases of the state's
'agffcultuT&l problems and scientific
solutioh, the college staff hopes to
retain .hatipnal leadership in attendance and scope of programs which
'n^vg beet}, attracting: fifty to sixty
,' tijyoiifjfands visitors during the week ia
' jre.ceptyear's,. .    '    ,
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CONGREGATIONALIiDIES
GUILD 'AHD LADIES UNION
TO HOLD AWAL MEETINGS
! The Ladies Guild of the Congregational church will meet with Mrs. M.
D. Feighner on Wednesday afternoon,
[ January 3rd, for their annual meeting.
A full report will be given of all the
activities of the Guild for the past
year, which promises to be a good one.
The election of officers for the ensuing year will also take place.
It is hoped that all members will
make au effort to be present.
CLARE OFFICE
HANDLES RECORD
CHRISTMAS MAIL
41,394 Letters and Cards
Canceled  Here in
Seven Days
The volume of mail handled at the j
local post offica this year far exceeded'
that of any previous year. Every'
available local person in Federal ser-;
vice was pressed into service, and'
even then clerks and carriers worked'
from opening time until as long aB!
the carriers could see to read addresses.
The incoming and outgoing parcel
post was very heavy, as usual at this
season, but tho letter and Christmas!
card mail set a new record here, for
the period cf Saturday through Saturday preceding Christmas.
Cancelations of envelopes for the
past five years follow;
1935-—24,3£>s
1936—27,873
1937—34,195
1938—38,023
1939—41,394
Five year total—165,843
Cancelations by  days  in  1938—
Saturday—2,430
Monday—8,596
Tuesday—8,708
Wednesday—7,553
Thursday—5,866
Friday—3,397
Saturday—1,473
Year total—38,023
Cancelations by days in 1939—
Saturday—1,989
Monday—7,668
Tuesday—10,132
Wednesday—9,422
Thursday—6,667
Friday— 4,089
Saturday—1,427
Year total—41,394
Tuesday of this year was also a
record day for the local post office.
The foregoing figures are not estimates, but actual figures taken from
the counter attached to the canceling
machine.
These letters and cards were consigned to ail parts of the world and
include only those mailed at the Clare
post office and oh its rural and city
(Continued on Page Twelve;
Baby-Pre School
Clinic Thursday,
January Fourth
—w	
Dr. E. V. Thiehoff, Director of Tri-
County Health Unit, will hold a Baby
and Pre-school clinic on Thursday,
January 4, at 9:30 a, in,, at the Far-
wel 1 Library, and in" Lake at 1:00 p.
m., at the Gulf Gas station on US-10.
Each child will receive a -complete
physicial oxaintnatioi. wlfcjx; smallpox
vaccination and diphtheriff-'immunitfa-
tion. Every pa^entjife Wjgsd to bring
children under fiva ydjfrs of age, in
for this service.
The Health Committee of the Far-
well Woman's Ciub will sponsor both
clinics and parents wishing more definite information will please get in
touch with Mrs. Reynold Mick, of Far-
well.
LOCAL MEN DEVELOP NEW
AND UNIQUE TYPE OF HAND
SLED FOR MANUFACTURE
After some time of experimenting
with different models, John Northon
and Frank Nash have satisfactorily
completed a full size working model
of a unique and highly satisfactory
hand sled.
; The sled is emphatically streamlined, with all steering parts except
the handle, made from spring Steel,
the runners being of the same metal.
Steering, is controlled by the use of
a separate single runner at the front
of the sled.   This new improvement
j will eliminate the bothersome cbreak-
] age of the steering gear of our young-
' sters sleds.- .-...-•.
j The model is on display at .the
Nt>r,thott plant-on East Fourth, street,
and.production'.will soon-he- st&rted
under the napt Pf ,,$Qy#i.ty .Sleigh
Wo^ks.
KIWANIS CLUB
ENDS SUCCESSFUL
YEAR WEDNESDAY
President   Elect    Fleming
Visits International
Headquarters
The Clare Kiwanis Club brought
to a close a very successful year's
woi'k at their 6:30 dinner meeting at
the Hotel Doherty, Wednesday evening.
President Willard Bicknell opened
the meeting and called on the 1939
committee chairman for their annual
reports. . Among the outstanding accomplishments of the year were the
annual athletic banquet April 12th,
and the lighting of the high school
athletic field.
The club has sponsored and cooperated with other groups in a number
of decidedly worthwhile civic projects
during the year, and it is with the
satisfaction cf a job well done that
President Bicknell and the other 1939
officers and committees relinquished
their responsibilities.
The 1940 officers will be installed
Wednesday evening,  January 3.
President elect Harold Fleming, of
the Clare club, was a visitor at Kiwanis International Headquarters in
Chicago, Tuesday.
Located just outside the busy Loop
district the office cares for the large
volume of practical service which it
gives to its 2,060 clubs and 105,000
members throughout the United
States and Canada.
During his visit Mr. Fleming saw
Ih actual operation the business-like
management and executive supervision of the various departments.
Each year are maile'd from this office over 95,000 letters concerned with
activities suggestions and practical
service guides for members, committees, clubs and districts.
Fred C. W. Parker; International
Secretary, said "We are^-happy that
Kiwanian Fleming paid us a visit,
We hope he will persuade others of
the Clare club when they are iii.
Chicago to visit this office, meet the
staff and become acquainted with all
our operationSs A most cordial vfeb
come to . Iatefhationa! Headquarters
awaita every Kiwanian..'' :.- ■ .'•.■  •
CLARE TEACHER
MARRIES LAWTON
GIHLOMSTMAS
Miss Roberta Hall  Ewing'
and John B. Speare
Speak Vows
Myriads of burning white tapers in
tall candelabra placed on either side
of an improvised altar of palms and
tall urns of white chrysanthemums
and huckleberry leaves, formed the
setting for the simple but impressive
ceremony Christmas afternoon when
Miss Roberta Hall Ewing became the
bride of John Blackwell Speare, of
Clare, at her home in Lawton, Michigan.
She is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Clyde D. Swing and Mr. Speare is the
son of Mrs. John Speare, of Clare, and
the late Mr. Speare.
The young couple spoke their marriage vows before Dr. Henry Batten-
house, of the English Department of
Albion College, Albion, Michigan, at
three-thirty in the afternoon, in the
presence of the immediate families
and a few close friends. The wedding
march was played by Miss Lois Gibson, of Lawton.
The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore an attractive afternoon dress of aqua blue
crepe, fashioned with a shirred bodice,
square neckline and short puffed
sleeves. The skirt was full and fell
in soft folds to the hem. She wore a
shoulder corsage of white roses.
Margaret Ewing, of Detroit, sister
of the bride, was maid of honor and
wore a soft pastel green crepe dress,
which was distinguished by the softly moulded waistline and long sleeves.
She wore a shoulder corsage of Johanna Hill roSes.
Austin F. Bates of Clare, was best
man.
Of particular interest was the fact
that the day marked the silver wedding anniversai-y of Dr. and Mrs.
Ewing. Mr, and Mrs. Speare stood in
the same place in the living room
where Dr. and Mrs. Ewing spoke their
marriage vows twenty-five years ago.
A reception followed the ceremony,
with several friends of the bride assisting.
For her wedding trip, Mrs. Speare
chose a frock with a black velvet
bodice, and full skirt of black and
white checked taffeta. With it she
wore a black fur coat and white felt
hat and gloves.
Mr. Speare is a member of the faculty in the Clare high school and will
bring his bride to Clare the first of
the year.
The Ladies Union of the Congregational church will meet with Mrs.
Dawe, at the Parsonage, Friday, January 5th, for their annual meeting
and election of officers.
At 12:00 o'clock there will be a pot
luck dinner. Members are requested
to bring their husbands and friends
to the dinner.
MANY ■ FAH1LIE
RECEIVE BASKET
TH1SJHRISTMAS
Local Citizens Cooperate in
Spreading Christmas
Cheer
More than one hundred baskets, filled with food, gifts and various articles to brighten the holiday, were
distributed to needy families in Clare
and- vicinity, this Christmas, through
the efforts of the Clare Coordinating Council, representing the various
social and civic groups of the city,
and the generosity of local business
men and citizens.
Those making cash donations were: j
J. E. Doherty & Sons, Q. D. Bayes,
Joe Sproat, Glare Elevator Co., Wm.
H. Bicknell Co,, Clare Auto Parts Co.,
Dr. C. B. Neff, Bert Kane, E. A.
Anderson, Howard Brown, N. L. Tibbils, H. J. Foster, Central Motor Sales,
John Dunlop, Roy McKinnon, Ben
Mercer, R. I, Hether.
Clare Hardware & Furniture Co.,
Roy Cimmerer, Gulf Gas Station,
Hampton Garage, Dr. Frank Mc-
Knlght, Earl Sternaman, Jim McKinnon, Homer Douglas, Marcelles Restaurant, Woodcock & Larmon, Clare
Sentinel, Barnes Cafe, Wm. Lange
Russell Thurston.
Bob Mair, Anna Mussell, Dr. A. E.
Mulder, Dr. Kuno Hammerberg, Ray
Cunningham, Schaeffer's Dairy, Lee
& Cady, Fred Hudson, Roy Beltnlck,
McCoys Restaurant, Howard Jones,
Roy Harter, Frank Holmes, Allen
Agency, John Schaaf, Jr., Bill Buck.
Bill Tryon, Larry Waite}, Curt
Hearns, Uncle Tom's Place, Stuart
{"Rule, Chester Richard, Jr., Don
Sprague, Walt Petit, Francis Loomis,
Shumway & Loomis, Chalmer Brown,
Dr. F. G. Slattery, Cornwell Ranch
Co. and Woodland Dairy, City of
Clare, Dr. G. C. Born, Art Damoth.
(Continued on Page Twelve)
J. G. HAYES TO LEAD
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
AT DEWITT SUNDAY FOR
FORMER CLARE RESIDENT
Major Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Wyman ahd son, Bernard, were called
to DeWitt, Friday, December 22nd, by
the death of their niece and cousin,
Mrs, Leon Cutler.
Mrs. Cutler was orphaned at the
age of nine years and made her home
With her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Major LSwis, from then on, until her
marriage on November'S4, 1915.
, The fuhfetal Whs held Sunday afternoon from the community Church at
DeWitt.
DISCUSSION HERE
First of Six Meetings  at Glare
City Hall Wednesday,
January 3     •
Clare County dairymen will have an
opportunity to bring their store of information up to date in several different respects if they attend the series of six meetings which have been,
arranged for them by the county
.agent with the assistance of A. C.
Baltzer, in charge of the dairy extension work at Michigan State College.
In the six meetings, five different
specialists will be present to discuss
different but vital phases of dairy
managament.
J. G. Hays, well known to Clare
dairy farmers, will open the series on
January 3rd at S:00 p. m. at the city
hall in Clare, when he will discuss
dairy feeding. Mr. Hays will return at
a later date to discuss calf raising.
Following the meeting next week
the schedule is as follows: January 17,
Pastures, by C. M. Harrison, of tha
Crops Department; February 7, Calf
Feeding, by J. G. Hayes; February 13,
Dairy Building and Equipment, by A.
J. Bell, Extension Fartm Engineer;
February 21, Selecting the Dairy Sire,
by A. C, Baltzer, in charge of Dairy
Extension Work M. S. C; March 6,
Prevention and control of Diseases,
by Dr. B, J. Kilham.
WINTER SPORTS
CENTER PLANNED
NORTHOF CLARE
Mammoth Toboggans to Be
Erected Near Spike
Horn Camp
If plans now taking shape are advanced to completion, Clare county In
the near future will possess a Winter
Sports center that will vie with outstanding ones of the Nation.
This toboggan, now projected, will
differ from others in that it will possess a series of slides totaling nearly a mile in length, and the objectionable feature to all other toboggans,
"the walk back," will be practically
eliminated here, as, from the end of
the slido an approximately 300 foot
easy climb will bring the tobogganer
or skier to another series of slides
whence he will glide back almost to
the starting- point.
A local firm, whose identity they
desire to withhold till the mammoth
Paul Bunyan Winter Sports Center is
ready for operation, has secured a
large tract of land located' conveniently near US-27 southeast of Harrison and is now rapidly drawing to
completion, arrangements to erect
mammoth toboggan shoots at each
end of this unique series of slides.
These slides will resemble an iw-
mense roller-coaster, the first send-
off from the toboggan tower slide
providing ample speed to carry the
tobogganer rapidly over three "hogback" ridges to the end of the series.
A short climb up a- side-hill will place
the tobogganer in line for a thrilling:
return to the" starting place.
The firm does not expect to complete the erection of their "Paul Bunyan Winter Sports Center" thty
winter, as the construction of several
buildings will be necessary. Essential equipment will be the first undertaking and other additions will p&
made as rapidly as possible.
CLARE MASONIC
LODGE INSTALLS
OFFICERS WED.
Rev. Albert Dawe Inducted as Worshipful
Master
CORRESPONDENTS NOTICE!
There will  be no mail deliveries
New  Years  Day,  Monday,    January
■ 1st.   The Sentinel urgently requests
' you to Wail all news letters not later
1 thatt T'uesday, that we may he a,ble to
get the papfer lit the walls on scheduled time. lite""
Wednesday night John Q. Look
Lodge No. 404, Free and Accepted
Masons, held a public Installation of
the 1940 Officers with the following,
being installed:
Worshipful Master—Rev. Albert
Dawe
Senior Warden—Charles A. Perry
Junior  Warden—James   M.   Langs-
ton
Treasurer—Delbert W. Osborn
Secretary—Alexander E.  Wylie
Chaplain—John R. Empey
Senior Deacon—Kenneth Hendrie-
Junior Deacon—Edwin Roach
Senior Steward—Chalmer Brown  '
Junior    Steward—John    L.    Rodabaugh
Marshall--Russell Tfiurston
Tyler—James W. Seil
This was the first open installation
held by the Lodge in several years
and a large attendance of members,,
visiting Masons, wives, relatives   anct
friends were present.    Visitors were
in attendance from Farwell, Harrison,
Mt. Pleasant, Vernon and Detroit.
The Installing service was in charge
of the retiring Worshipful Master,
Stanley L. Masttsii, with Past Maste&r
Ernest W. Brown, of Farwell, acting
as Installing Master for the new
Master of John. Q. Look Lodge. Other
installing Officers were:
Installing SecretaryPast Master Leo
W. Hampton
Installing Chaplain—Past Master
Gordon E. Mcintosh
Installing Marshall—Edward G.
Johnston.
Following the Installation services
the new Worshipful Master called upon seven visitors for remarks, all of
whom spoke briefly as follows": Floyd
Oliver, of Mt. Pleasant; Ernest W.
Brown, of Farwell; Worthy Matron
Annabelle Hampton, of the Clare
Eastern Star Chapter; Bernie F.
Hampton, of Harrison; Bmil M, Bucholz, of Harrison; John Keller, of Mt.
Pleasant; Past Grand Esther Adelaide C, Wylie, of the Clare Eastern
Star Chapter.
Past Master Leo B. Oden then
presented the retiring Master with a,
Past Master's jewel. This was accepted with the Past Master Stanley L.
Masten thanking the Lodge for the
gift and in expressing his pleasure
at haying served as the presiding officer of the "Lodge during the past
year, .        ' ■•'•.'
Following the closing of the services Inside the Lodge room all £p*.
tired tdrthe"'dining 'ipp^x,.-pla,el^',t, rig*,,
treShtaefi'tk were served!'" ' '