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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1940
New Series Vol. 48, No. 19:
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ATTY. GENERAL
READ SPEAKS AT
LINCOLN DINNER
200 Attend From Counties
of 28th Senatorial
District
Representative citizens from the
fourteen counties of the twenty-eighth
Senatorial "district gathered in Clare
Thursday evening, February 8th, to
participate- in the Lincoln Day dinner
hero,        .;
Tha- reception committee, Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander E. Wylie, of Clare;
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Wagar, of
Gladwin; Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Mansfield,
of Evart; and Dr. and Mrs. A. E.
Mulder, of Clare; welcomed the guests
upon their arrival.
The Ladies of the Congregational
Guild, assisted by the men of the
church, served the banquet in the City
Hall auditorium at 6:30 o'clock with
200 partaking of the delicious dinner
and remaining for the program honoring our nation's great emancipator.
Invocation was by Rev. James A.
Rogers, of the Clare Methodist church,
and the Clare High School orchestra
furnished dinner music. The orchestra, namely Bernard Wyman, George
Parent, Hugh Maxwell, Donald Woolston and Miss Geraldine LeRoux, was
directed by Richard Greenfield, school
band instructor.
Secretary Dr. G. E. Lamb of the
Clare county Republican Committee
called the meeting to order and presented Mayor John W. Dunlop, of
Clare, who welcomed the distinguished guests and visitors and paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln and our
country's creed, "One God, one Flag,
One Country—Our America,"
County Committee Chairman Donald E. Holbrook was presented as
toastmaster of the evening and
quoted front Lincoln's immortal Gettysburg address "It.ia rather for us to
be here dedicated* to the great task
remaining before us . . . that Government of the people, by the people,
for the people, shall not perish from
the earth," applying it to the needs
of the present time.
He expressed his appreciation of
the efforts, of the dfe'copatiflns committee, Arc Damoth, ^esse,_Hampt,6n^H$
O. D. Bayesj and,, the ^plendia music
of the school orchestra ahd leader..
Mr. Holbrook tlsen. presented the
distinguished guests .as follows.
lOoth Congressional district mem-
(Continued on Page Three)
. GEORGE O'BRIEN
C. OF C. SPEAKER
MONDAY EVENING
Saginaw Business Executive
Well Known as After
Dinner Speaker
The Clare Chamber of Commerce
will hold t£eir February meeting in
the private dining room at Barnes
Cafe, next, Monday evening, with dinner served^ at 6:45 o'clock. The meeting will be in charge of Vice President Stuart Biclmei.1,
J. George O'Brien of Saginaw, who
will deliver the principal address at
the Chamber of. Commerce meeting,
Monday evening is one of Michigan's
best known and talented speakers.
Now of the Reid Paper company,
George was for many years the manager of the Automobile Association
offices in Saginaw and identified with
the board program of work of the association throughput the Saginaw Valley and northeastern Michigan.
His services,, jais, an inspirational
speaker are much in demand before
business a'nd community groups, service clubs and tjra&e conventions. As
a toastrna,ster and after-dinner speaker, he is k^own'the' length and breadth
of the state. He "has been brought
back many times to the annual dinner
program of the East Michigan Tourist Association.
His forceful and clear-cut delivery,
his wealth of stories—many in sidesplitting dialect, his infectious enthusiasm, have made him a general
favorite. , The Chamber of Commerce
committee feels it has been most for-
. tunace in securing George for the Mon-
. day evening program.
POISONING OF SPARROWS
OR OTHER BIRDS STRICTLY
ILLEGAL IN THIS STATE
Small boys of Michigan are warned
that poisoning of sparrows is Btrictly
illegal jn this state. Where bounties
on English sparrows are offered by
city and county agencies, conservation officers will be on watch for their
killing by unlawful means, H. R.
S'ayre, chief of the law enforcement
division, said today.
Desirable resident winter birds like
cardinals, sapsuckers, bluejays and
chickadees, and even pheasants, might
be victims of poisoned grain scattered
for English sparrows, it was pointed
out.
And act 2S6, P. A. 1929, as amended,
in section 10 specifiealiy provides: "It
shall be unlawful for any person at
any time to make use of any . . .
poison . . . for the purpose of injuring,
capturing, or killing any wild birds
or animals in this state,"
VIRGINIA TELDER
AND MAX STONE
MARRIEDSUNDAY
Speak Vows Before Bride's
Father at Baptist
Church
A beautiful aud impressive wedding
ceremony was solemnized Sunday evening at 9:00 o'clock at the Baptist
church, when Miss Virginia Telder,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. D.
Telder, bacame the bride of Max
Stone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alley,
of Evart.
To the strains of the Mendlossohns
Wedding March, played by Miss Fern
St, Johns, pianist, and John Hazlett,
violinist, of Grand-Rapids- the bridal
party tool; their places, at the altar,
which was decorated with white
Calla Lillies and palms. The bride's
father performed the cerei&ony.
Miss Ernestine Archambault was
bridesmaid and Mrs. Lewis Waddington, sister of the bride,, -was matron of
honor*. Julian Gorthy, pf Evart, and
Kenneth, Telder .-brother .of .the -htide,:
attended the groom. Flower girl|»
were Marilyn Ltnkfield and Patricio
Hazlett and ring bearer was little
Mary Lou Hallett, all of: Grand Rapids, and cousins ;of the bride.
Miss Telder wore for her wedding,
a full skirted period gown of white
taffeta and net with a finger tip veil
of net. She carried an arm bouquet
of snapdragons and roses. Her attendants wore blue lace, floor length
gowns, and corsages similar to the
bride's bouquet.
Immediately following the ceremony,' a reception was held for the
relatives at the home of the bride's
parents, after which Mr. and Mrs.
Stone left for Evart, where they will
make their, nome.
The bride has made her home in
Clare for several years and was a
former employee of the Fleming Shoe
Company. The groom Is a partner in
the Alley Barber Shop at Evart. Their
many friends wish them success and
happiness in life's journey together.
Out of town guests were Mr. and
Mrs, Churchill Linkfield and two children, Mr. and Mrs. John B, Hazlett
and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Linkfield, Mr. and Mra. Chester
Linkfield, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C.
Hazlett and Mrs. Wm. Vanderveer, all
of Grand Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Alley, Mrs, B. S. Alley, Mr. and Mra.
Joseph Chubb, Mr. and Mrs. Julian
Gorthy and Mr. and Mrs. Merrell
Sowles, of Evart; Miss Joe Phillips,
Wayne Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Phillips, of Mt. Clemens; and others
from Skeels, Oxford, Mt. Pleasant,
Harrison and Rosebush.
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LANSING FORGERY SUSPECT
WAS OBJECT OF SEARCH M
,   THIS VICINITY WEDNESDAY
if-* .    ■. n**-*:——
According to-State Police radio*reports, Robert*' Lehtzke, 43, of Lansing, was beingf searched, for In- the
vicinity of Clare Wednesday, after being seen'neariWindovei*Lake Sunday.
Lentzka is: fives'feet"ten,inches- tall-
weights *160 .-pounaij-f has- btua-ieyeB ahd
light comptejfid«.><,;He is wanted .tot,,
forgery.
DRILLERS HALT GAS FLOW
OF WILD WELL NEAR CLARE
• A wild gas Well struck last Saturday
by the Wicklund Development Co. In
Wise Township, four miles south and
4 miles east of Clare, was brought
under control Wednesday by forcing
mud and cement into the well with
high pressure pumps.
Attempts to ihalt the flow of gas,
estimated at sixteen million cubic feet
daily, failed Tuesday, Drillers plan to
go down from the present gas level
to at least 3,700 feet in an effort to
strike oil.
We learned late Thursday afternoon, that the pressure had again
blown off the cap and Was running
wild.
NO MAIL DELIVERY THURSDAY
, . There i will be no mall deliveries
Thursday;; February 22, George Washington's ■ ■ [birthday. Window^ . service
Willi ha: maintained in the "Clare post
.office,•tjnMk.lO.iQO a,, to,.. Ma-ite .j-ylli'be
,tran.s.mjttefl. .jyia , .special .. deliveries
made afe usual.
Clare Church of God Rededicated February 6th
Those in charge of the services and visiting pastors are pictured above as they stood in the rostrum (left to
right)—* Mrs. Roy Dayringer, pianist, of Ithaca; Mrs. Chester Egert, chorlBter, of Mt. Pleasant; Rev. Mary
Barbour, of Barryton; Rev. Geo. Huber, of Hope; Rev. Louis Basor, of Coleman; Rev. L. D. Wright, of Remus;
Rev. M, R. Honderich, of Eagle; Rev. Chester Egert, of Mt. Pleasant; Harry House, of Rosebush; Rev. M. L.
VanHocse, of Clare; Rev. Edgar M. Powell, of Midland; a young gospel worker, of Hope; Pastor Harry Cleveland: of the local church; Rev. S. J. Brooks, of Floyd congregation, Midland; and at the pulpit, Rev. D. C. Van-
Every, of Cadillac, the speaker of the evening.
Little Hallside
Chat From Clare
High School
" 'Hail, Hail! Sing we to the!' Gee,
that song keeps going through my
head, I've been singing it all day—"
"Sounds pretty.   What is it?"
"It's from the operetta. Why,
haven't you heard?"
"Oh, sure, but I didn't know the
music.   Is it all like that?"
"Well, not all the same as that, but
they're all just as pretty. Get a load
of this:
'We are sons of the pirates bold,
Ro\ing the seas with a thirst for
gold—' "
"Say, that's all right! What did you
say the name of the operetta was?"
" 'The Enchanted Isle' It's all about':
a Spanish girl on the Island of Mai-1
lprca<*whp meets Frederick Chonhj,
the -great. 4Comiioi*erT«nd pianist, and"
almost has,to give up her boy friend to
go aM study music in Paris-—'^,
"Mmra-m—When did you say * this
was .going to. be?"
"March 12, in the High School Auditorium."
"O. K. Save me two tickets; Ernie
doesn't know it yet, but he's taking
me to the operetta.
'Wo are sons of the pirates bold—' "
"Well, that isn't exactly like the
glee club sings it, but that's the general idea.    It goes like this—"
And so on, and on, and on—;
No kidding, folks, you don't want to
miss it.
HI SCHOOL MINSTREL
SHOW PRESENTED TO
FULL HOUSE TUESDAY
'Darktown Follies'Really Rolled
'em in the Auditorium
Aisles
BALDWIN CONSERVATION OFFICER
SERIOUSLY HURT
Asst. Supervisor Karl Kidder Drives Into Moving
Freight
Karl Kidder, 27, of Baldwin, Assistant Conservation Supervisor o£ thc-
Baldwln district, was brought to the
Clare County General Hospital here,
in an unconscious, condition, following a grade crossing accident northwest of Farwell oh old US-27, at 10:40
Friday evening, February 9th.
• While enroute to Beaverton for his
wife, who is a school teacher there,'
(Continued ©ir^page TenJ   .
CARL BERGEY \
KILLED IN AUTO
CRASHJUNDAY
Funeral   Services  Held   at
Flint Home Wednesday
Afternoon,
"Darktown Follies," the minstrel
sensation-of the century, was presented to a packed house at the Clare
high school auditorium Tuesday evening.
If you Were present you know all
about it—if you were not words just
simply cannot describe it.   .
The author and director, John
Speare, was at his best- as interlocutor. The end men kept the audience
in constant laughter with their hilarious antics, while Clare's best soloists
and chorus of twenty home-town boys
entertained with popular .'Songs, old
and now. featuring a pop bottle octet.
Besides' the school group, John Hall,
Sr., and Dexter Elden were featured
on the program.   ■ : •
Tho Stardusters pleased the audience with a group of orchestra numbers during intermission.
The second act consisted of "Dark
Town Doin's", numbers by the high
school faculty sextet, "More Foolish-
ments," trio numbers by the Robinette Sisters, and rhythm dancing by
Betty's Dancing Girls.
Miss Geraldine LeR'oux's piano accompaniments added much to the
presentation.
A number of requests were made
'Wednesday to have the performance
repeated at an eaiiy date, but due to
the great aniount of effort'' required
for staging 'the show, it; was decided
to wait until another year, when the
minstrel show will be staged two, eve^
riing as an annual'.event,;';    • '
Paul iLowrey and Walter Foell were
in charge <it preparing-ah'd <nianiiiu1at->.
In ;t^,e* sce-ttfeyl- '* '■'• ■> - '■ >■' \ i '> v; £•;;.«•. -■,,"-.;
. ^i^i,6ASt'vwe can-*say Hs"(^ngi'a-tiTla^
t'idnsV i •'.*;.-..:."<,•-
Mr. and Mrs>.<E' Bergey, of Loomis,
received word Sunday that their son,
Carl, SO, of Flint, had been killed In
an automobile accident eight miles
north of Flint, that day. He was starting out on a winter fishing trip with
three other persons, who were seriously injured in the accident.
Funeral services were held at the
home iu Flint, Wednesday afternoon
at 1:00 o'clock, with interment at
Grace Lawn cemetery.
Among those who attended from
this vicinity were the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. Bergey, and brothers, Earl,
Bert and John Bergey, and their families.
V.F.W. TO PRESENT
"HONEYMOON ISLAND"
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Mt.   Pleasant   Thespians   Will
Stage Musical Company at
H. S. Auditorium
The big musical comedy, "Honeymoon Island," will be presented at the
Clare High School auditorium Wednesday evening, February 21, with
curtain at 8:30, under the auspices of
the Clare Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The Mt. Pleasant Veterans will present the play in, Mt. Pleasant Friday,
February 16, with a company of thirty
of Mt. Pleasant's most talented
Thespians, and the same company will
present the play here.
Mist) Leila Neal, of Detroit, has had
personal charge of -tHe'^reHearsals and
performance and assures those attending, that they will witness a fast moving musical comedy entirely different
from the usual home talent entertaiUr
ment.
The admission-will be children 15c,
adults 35c, and tickets may be secured
at Morgan's Grocery Store. All ticket
holders. are entitled to the choicest
seats. Admission .may be payed at
the door,
Don't miss 'JHoneymoon Island,"
Dairy Sire Meet
Next Wednesday
Night in Clare
"Selecting the Herd Sire," is the
topic .of discussion which Clare and
Isabella dairymen will discuss next
Wednesday evening at Clare City
'Hall. A. C. Baltzer, Extension Dairyman cl M. S, C, will lead the discussion.
"Thi? sire U half the herd" has been
stated over mid over by experienced
farmers. This fact is often forgotten
when farmers set out to find a suitable aire for their herds and the
cheapest most convenient deal is usually the result.
There ure many "scrub" sires
among the pureureus. The farmer who
is concerned about the efficiency pf
bis herd is trying to avoid the pitfalls
encountered in selecting the Tight
kind of a sire. ' .
Those who wear glasses for reading
should bring them and a pencil. Farm-:
ers attending'this series of meetings
are enjoying the "quizzing" the discussion leaders are giving them.
Swifts*'ids creamr cherry pie with,
WoMeh ^aTadwdisli free,: all .for, $&&
iSUw^mrixB 'Co. '
4 •■
FORMER CLARE GIRL
BECOMES BRIDE OF
ALMA YOUNG MAN
Miss   Doris   Kain   and   Albert
Gbristensen Speak Vows
Saturday
The People's church at East Lansing was the scene of an impressive
wedding ceremony Saturday afternoon, Februray 10th at 3:00 when
Miss Doris Kain, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Kain, of Cadillac became the bride of Mr. Albert Chyisten-
sen, son of Mr. and Mr.s. C. E.
Chrislensen, of Edmore, in a single
ring ceremony.
The bride wore a brown print street
length dress accented by an aqua wool
jacket and coral accessories. She carried a white prayer book made beautiful with white satin streamers and
rose buds.
The bridesmaid, Miss Nevene Kain,
of Battle Creek, a sister of the bride,
wore an aqua crepe dress with black
accessories and a corsage of yellow
roses, Bion Dietz, of Lansing, a fraternity brother of the groom, was,,his
attendant.
Following the ceremony a. wedding
luncheon was1 served at Hunt's Food
Shop. -The bridal party was seated at
a table centered with a beautiful wedding cake flanked with yellow and
White jonquils.
'Mrs. Christensen, who was formerly
employed at the Clare Realty Company for several years, is now Home
Lighting Advisor for the Consumers
Power Company at Alma. Mr. Christensen is cashier at the Alma State
Savings Bank.
Their many Clare friends extend
congratulations to this popular young
Couple.
BANK CLOSED THURSDAY
The Citizens State Bank will be
closed all day Thursday, February 22,
in observance of George Washington's
birthday,
0ANCE AND CARD PART*
The Mt. .Vernon Grange will hold
.&fJanco and card party at their hall,
WMpfisday,,evening, February ,^ 21st-
!AH;j|ye-weiconie.*
To Speak at Dad
and Lad Banquet
COACH WALTER WEBER
Father and  Son banquet, speaker at
Clare   Congregational   church
WALLIE J. WEBER
FATHER AND SON
BANQUETSPEAKER
Michigan  Freshman   Football Coach to Talk in
Glare Feb. 26
The committee in charge of the
Father and Son banquet sponsored by
the men of the Clare Congregational
church, to be held in the City Hall
Auditorium, Monday evening, February 26th, at siH-thirty o'clock, have
been fortunate in .securing a speaker
who has mad6^,,name for himself()
not only in co&ie,tenc*a college athletics, but also as an energetic and convincing public-^speajigr. The speaker
will be none other than-,gaiter J.
Weber of the University of Michigan
coaching staff,
It is also exnected that several, of
the Clare'^ athjetes, who are students
at the University "will Tbe ■present?;?*f >
An interesting program ntts beijl
arranged with Coach Leo Brdwh acting '■ as toastmaster and Jack Stieare
being tlie soloist. Toasts by father!
and sons'wfli also be a part of-tle
program1. JGoach Weber expects to
bring some moving pictures along
with him of some of the football
games.
Walter J (Wallie) Weber is the
bruising fullback of Michigan's 1925
and 1926 football teams who has successfully carried his enthusiasm and
a capacity for verbal bombast into
coaching and its allied field—public
speaking.
A native of Mt. Clemens, Wallie
came to Michigan in 1924 after a year
and a half at Detroit City College atid
in his last two years established himself as one of the roughest, toughest
fullbacks in the Western Conference^
Graduating in 1927, Wallie immediately entered coaching at Benton Harbor
high school, where he remained
through 1930, meanwhile taking a
Master's degree In history at Michigan
in 1929.
In 1931 Wallie was named backfield
coach at the University, where his
enthusiasm and ability to arouse the
same in his players proved of great
value. Last year with the change in
football coaching personnel, Wallie
was put in charge of freshmen, with
whom he has worked as academic
adviser since first coming to Michigan as a coach. A popular after-dinner speaker throughout the state, Wallie appeared in eighty-one Michigan
cities last year.
With the opportunity to hear this
rea^ red-blooded football coach added
to a big meal that will appeal to boys,
big and little, and an evening of com-
radship with dad, no boy in this community will want to miss the banquet.
Get dad in a corner boys, and tell him
that "he's just gotta take you."
Tickets will be available at any
time from any of the men of the
church, which are one dollar each
which includes both father and son or
man and boy. The Guild Ladies of
the church will serve the banquet.
Bridge Tournament
Scores of the Week
Twenty teams of two ladles each
have been meeting each. Wednesday
for the past three weeks for luncheon
and bridge* at the Hotel Doherty:     -
The six high scores at'present are:
Wood—Willard Bicknell 19350
Forsberg—Adams        '   " 16950
Johnston—A. J. Doherty   * 16540
J, B. Doherty—Rassat • • 16280
Hampton-'—Fleming : ■ " IjSOiO
Jackson-^Stanfield.;:/       "       15550
These ]/ scores' will; be pasted 'eac&
week .at' lifer Hotel andf-tti'-The SentinefJ
GOLDEN JUBILEE
OF WOMAN'S CLUBS.
OBSERVED HERE
National Federation of Clubs
Founded by Sorosis
Club
It was in March, 1889, that the
Sorosis Club of New York City proposed to celebrate its twenty-first, birthday by calling a convention of clubs.
Tho Sorosis Club had been organised in 1868 by Mrs. Jennie June Croly.
It was Mrs. Croly who proposed tae
resolution that the convention be called and it was adopted.
A call was sent to nJnty-seven clubs,
and on March 20, 1889, in Madison
Square Theatre, New York City, there
assembled delegates from- sixty-one
of these clubs. A committee was appointed to draft a constitution, and
present a plan of organization, which
would be ratified the following year.
On April 23, 24 and 25, 1890, at the .
Scottish Rite Hall, New York City,
a Ratification convention was held."
Sixty-throe delegates attended, rep^
resenting seventeen states. Among the
delegates were three from Michigan.
In this manner, the General Federation of Women's Clubs came into existence. Up to this time there had
been many women's organizations for
charitable and missionary-work, but
most of them had been auxiliaries to
larger groups of men wha "were working had toward the same end.
The first Biennial Convention took
place at the Palmer House, Chicago,
May 11-13, 1892. The second in
Philadelphia, May 9; 10, and 11, 1894.
At this lime the membership included
thirty-five individual clubs and four
state federations. *In addition to the
American clubs, three foreign, countries
were represented, Ceylon, India, and)*
South Australia'.- . £
Iowa, -with forty-five clubs, was the
first state to join ' the * federation.
Maine, with ten organizations, was the
first state to form' the first state federation. *■     .
The state federation of Miehigaa-
wa's formed March 20,'1895;and wa?
admitted to the General Federation^
43ec^ber;?»,i.l#5; ■*,  .". !f      "'."'
-As'a.'.Dartjyjof.rthls  federation,  tlu»:
.Clare ;^tudy5'.'(3llub na's been, -very s»~
tifV kincve^-i.ts" organization'in 191$.'
It becaine  Statfe Fedetet:et"-in''1919^
(Continued on Page Three/
Slter RlAiiAN
POST REPORTS 150
PAID UPMEMBERS
More Than   Doubles 1940
Ouota  to  Establish
State Record
Last Wednesday the Executive committee of Walter H. Larman Post No.
128, American Legion, mailed to Department Headquarters at Detroit a
report concerning the membership ot
the local Post, showing the organization to be in excellent condition.
State Legion Headquarters hac|
asked the various Posts; in Michigan]
to report their membership standings
for 1940 as of February^15th and the
Clare Post has a recoi'd second to
none. ;
The Clare Executive Committee reported that the local Post had one
hundred aud fifty paid-up members for
1940. This is far more than the Post
ever had in any previous year and i$
more' than double the quota set for it
by State Headquarters,!
In addition to reporting the membership data, the namtfs of the 1940
membership workers were reported
and certifications for the 1940 Department membership clubs; were forwarded. This year the Popt will have '
eight men in the Department M&mV
bership clubs; in previous years the
Post has never liad mjpre than three;
names being so certified.
The names certified" and the 194"0
Department Membership Clubs to
which each will belonged* the balance
of the year are as follows:
Thirty Membership 'Clubs: Jay O.
Bellinger, John W. Dunlop and Alexander E. Wylie.
Twenty Membership^ Club: Conrad
Walker. j
Ten Membership Club: Arthur F.
Damoth, Francis Jackson, Martrd
Loomis and Charles A. Perry. ;
Those in the first, group will be
awarded a gold emblem for tiheir Legion cap or coat lapel, «■ those in. the
second group a silver .pin and those ii>.
the Ten Membership^ Club a bronze
pin. All Legionnaire's qualifying* wjljt
also be given a banquet and membership party at the State Legion Ctfa*
vention at ^ Bay City'next August. ;,;
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Remember the St. Cecilia TUmma,$e): ,
sale- in • the! roe-ins at thevtfe&j* of the}
■Citi'iSens State Bank bnildtog, todiK.v.-
aii'd■•tbS6ofrow,. Febnikry»46th'andJt7t^ -.
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