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CLARE, MIGHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 3, 1940
New Series Vol. 48, No. 3&
KIWANIANS HOLD
RECOGNITION OF
SPRING EVENT
Annual Breakfast at Hotel
Doherty Wednesday
Morning
Clare Kiwanians met at the Hotel
Doherty, at 7:00 o'clock Wednesday
morning, for their third annual Recognition on Spring hreakfast.
Following the serving of hreakfast,
{President Harold Fleming presided
at the meeting and presented the High
School Faculty Sextet, who favored
the Kiwanians with two nicely rendered appropriate numhers, with Miss
Geraldine LeRoux accompanying at
the piano.
Coach Leo Brown gave an interesting talk on the plans and progress of
the district softhall program this summer, which Is now shaping into a
splendid recreational program for the
young men of this vicinity.
Much credit is due Albert Haley and
Donald El, Holbrook, the committee in
charge of the hreakfast.
About fifteen members met at the
hotel in the evening for the club's
regular 6:00 o'clock dinner meeting.
Vice President Lyle Chapman presided at an informal round table discussion, following the dinner.
Guests were Rev. Fr. S. J. Morrison, of this city, and Kiwanians Joe
McCall and Ray Marcal, of Mt. Pleasant,
MRS. S. WILKINSON
ASSES AWAY HERE
SUNDAY MORNIN
Last Rites Held for Clare
Pioneer Lady Tuesday
Afternoon
Farwell Young
Man Wins Award
CLBLAN H. GRAHAM
Winner of Jane Highie Award at
University of Michigan
The community lost another highly
•respected pioneer lady when Mrs. Sam
Wilkinson passed away at her home
here Sunday morning at'2:00 o'clock,
following an illness of three weeks.
Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Henry
and Hannah Hales, was born in Saginaw, Michigan, May 9th, 1870, and
passed away in Clare, April 26th, 1940.
She came with her parents to Clare,
when seven years of age, and has
spent most of her life here since.
She was united in marriage to Sam
Wilkinson, August 12, 1895, in the
Clare Methodist parsonage, when they
went to Saginaw and made there
home until moving to Vernon township in 1912, and later to Clare in 1918
where they have since resided.
To this union one daughter was
born; ;Mrs. Mildred Klingelhofer,
now in Sheridan township.
She was a member of the Clare
Congregational church and Pythian
Sisters, taking an active part in the
women's society of the church until
ill health prevented.
She is survived by the bereaved
husband; daughter, Mildred; one
foster son, Raymond, of Farwell; two
brothers, Owen Hales, of Detroit, and
Henry Hales, of Saginaw; two sisters,
Mrs. Naomi Northon, of Vernon township, and Mrs. Anna King, of Lake
George; many other relatives and a
host of friends.
'Funeral services were held at
Thurston's Funeral Home Tuesday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with Rev.
H. B. Johnson, of Oxford, officiating,
assisted by Rev. Albert Dawe. Six
nephews were the pallbearers, and
interment was made in the family lot
at Cherry Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Wilkinson lived a loving and
simple life and the last rites were
conducted in keeping with her wishes.
CLELAN GRAHAM
AWARDED HONOR
IN ARCHITECTURE
Farwell  U.  of  M.   Junior
Wins Jane  Higbie
Award
Clelau II. Graham, University of
Michigan Junior, has been announced
as winner of the "Jane Higbie"
award of ?i»0.00, given annually to the
student in the college of Architecture
who is judged to be the most promising in his chosen field.
Mr. Graham, it will be remembered,
graduated from Farwell high school
in 1937, receiving the Alpha Beta
award and a scholarship to the U, of
M.
Francis Pendleton Gaines, president of Washington and Lee University, delivered the address at the
Honor convocation, Bxcerises were
held Friday morning in Hill auditorium. About 300 students were honored for their outstanding scholastic
achievements in the various departments of the University.
Clelan has always been very interested in music, being at one time a
member of the Clare band as well as
his* school orchestra at Farwell. He
has played in the U. of M. Varsity
band for three years, joining the concert band this year.
NATIONAL HONORARY
SOCIETY ELECTS 1940
OFFICERS MONDAY
Contemplate Sponsoring  Clare
Home-Corning Here
This Fall
MRS. E. A. WHITE
ELECTED DELEGATE
F0Rj4TH TIME
Plans to Again Attend National Townsend Convention at St. Louis
The following article taken from the
New Smyrna Daily News of April 20th
evidences the fact that Mrs. B. A.
White a former Clare resident, of New
Smyrna, Florida, has been again elected as delegate to the National Town-
send convention for the fourth time:
"Mrs. B. A. White and Mr. and Mrs,
J. A, Tye, of the local Townsend Club,
were elected voting delegates to the
national Townsend convention in St.
Louis, during the regular meeting of
the club in the Chamber of Commerce
building last night.
"Mr, and Mrs. Tye will travel to St.
Louis from their northern home at
Brownsville, Maine. Convention dates
are Juue 30 to July 4,
"Flash bulletins from Washington
read last night gave a list of names
of representatives from 31 states who
have signed a discharge petition to
bring the Townsend bill in Congress
out of the Wayes and Means Committee and onto the floor. Because of
the press of other business the
scheduled penny auction was postponed until a later date."
Mrs. White writes the Sentinel that
if all goes well she will visit Clare
again this summer, possibly on the
return trip from St. Louis.
Last Rites for
William Wolsey
This Afternoon
A message was received from Saginaw late Thursday afternoon, stating
that Wm. Wolsey had passed away
there, and that funeral services, would
be held in Saginaw, this Friday afternoon, at 2:00 o'clock.
Mr, Wolsey Was a pioneer Clare
businessman, conducting a dry goods
and furnishings business on the present site of the Kroger store for many
years, and was the father of David
Wolsey, of Saginaw,, and RabDi Louis
Wolsey, nationally known RabbJ. of
Congregation Rodeph Shalom, of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
RUMMAGE SALE
"jUrfe*
The Congregational Guild will hold
a rummage sale in the basement of
the church on Thursday and Friday,
May 9 and 10,
The National Honorary Society held
its Annual meeting at Mrs. Howard
Richter's Monday evening April 29th.
Mrs. Richter, president, had charge
of the business meeting. The new officers are: President, Neil Sowle;
Vice President, Merle Samborn,; Sec-
Treas., Alice Foell. Arrangements for
commencement exercises were discussed. Austin F. Bates represented the
faculty.
The society is contemplating sponsoring a Clare Home-coming this fall,
and will appreciate the co-operation
of the Clare citizens in realizing their
goal.
All members of the society are requested to be present at the next
meeting, which will be announced in
the near future,
HOME ECONOMICS
CLUBS TO OBSERVE
CLOSEJF YEAR
To Celebrate Completion of
Tenth Year's Project
May 7th
'.'The 'asl-..day of school" for eight
Home Economics -Clubs of Clare
County, will be next Tuesday, May
7th. The scene of festivities is the
Harrison Congregational church, The
occassion marks the completion of ten
years of Home Economics Extension
projects in Clare County.
The day's program will start at
11:00 A. M. with a business meeting.
The specialist will make her report,
the new officers for 1940-41 will be
announced and there will be discussion in regard to Farm Women's
Week.
At noon, dinner will be served by
the Church Auxiliary in the dinitfg
room of the church.
The afternoon program will begin
at 1:15 with music by the Harrison
high school orchestra. Other events
will be a style revue, musical numbers
and an address by Professor Nickle,
of Michigan State College.
Townsend Plan
Speaker Coming
to Clare Spnday
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Dr. H. Truman Gordeft, national
representative of the Townsend Recovery Plan, will speak at the Clare
City Hall, Sunday>afternoon, May 5th,
at 2:00 o'clock,
All Townsend club metnbers and
people interested in the plan are
urged to be present. Dr. Gordon is an
authority on the plan and will make
its purpose and ultimate ^oal clear to
those who hear him.
SOCIAL HYGIENE
CONSIDERED FOR
HIGH_SCH00LS
Mrs.  Harold  Burgess  Explains Course as-Taught
to Children
A representative group of members
of the Clare and Farwell high school
faculties, the Clare County Red Cross
chapter, the Tri-County Health Unit
and parents met at the Clare high
school auditorium Monday evening, to
d.iscuss as parents and teachers, the
subject of Social and Personal Hygiene as it concerns the young people
of this community. Supt. Chas, Amble
of the Harrison high school has
manifested a deep interest in the subject, but was unable to be present.
Supt. Dale Kennedy of the Clare
school opened the meeting and briefly
welcomed the delegation and spoke
generaily of the need of information
on Social Hygiene in the city schools
of Clare county.
Mr. Kennedy introduced Mrs. Harold Burgess, of Morley, 4 woman with
extensive practical experience in presenting this matter to high school
and adult groups, who lifts been recognized and approved by the Michigan
Department of Health, the University
of Michigan, and other authoritive
state agencies, and who is being considered to conduct courses of Social
Hygiene in our schools.
Mrs. Morley explained* the course as
given to high* school pupils, stating
that it was organized in 1932 as a
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GOOD CITiZENSHI
MEETING GREENWOOD
TOWNHALL MAY 14
Attorney     Maurice     Black   to
Conduct Meeting and
Discussion
TRI-COUNTY UNIT
MAKES THOUSANDS
OF HOME CALLS
Dr. Thiehoff Reports Health
Unit Activities of
Past Year
Dr. F,. V. Thiehoff, until recently di*
rector of the health department for this
area, reports 8,678 visits made by the
field staff. 2,547 vaccinations against
smallpox were done and 1,264 immunizations for diphtheria protection
given. 16 patients were sent to sanatoria, 1,703 tuberculin, tests made and
267 x-ray examinations given.
Expectant mothers under nursing
supervision had 595 visits and 409
visits were made for postpartum care.
Instruction was given on the care of
Infant and preschool children by
means of 1,025 infant and 2,157 preschool visits. 3,158 medical examinations and 1,813 home visits were
given to school children.
In the field of sanitation there were
1,390 inspections: 911 concerning general sanitation and 479 for the protection, of food and milk supplies.
86 eye clinics sessions were held in
this area with a total attendance of
1,396 children. Glasses were prescribed for 524 of the 791 children examined,
Dental service was available for
only four and one-half months of this
year. During this time 746 children
were cared for, 610 teeth were extracted and S76 fillings Inserted, 975
miscellaneous or other operations
were done,
SCHOOL BANDS
SPRING CONCERT
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Musical   Program   Feature
of American'Music
Week
Townsend Mass
Meeting Speaker
DR. H. TRUMAN GORDON
Nationally known chautaucj.ua speaker and minister to speak at Clare City
Hall Sunday afternoon, at 2:00 o'clock
TWIN ELMS GOLF
COURSE TO OPEN
SUNDAYJBAY 5TH
Official  Opening  Day Will
Find Course in Fine
Condition
COUNTY NURSE MISS MARTHA
KNECHT ATTENDS CONVENTION
AND SPEAKS AT ARENAC
County Nurse Miss Martha Knecht
attended the annual convention of
the Michigan State Nurses Association, the Michigan State League of
Nursing Education, and the Michigan
State Organization, for Public Health
Nursing, held at Lansing, from Wednesday through Saturday of last week.
She reports the addresses of the
convention very educational and meetings very interesting.
Miss Knecht also spoke at a meeting of Arenac County Child Health
.Association Wednesday of last wesk.
CHANGE IN AFTERNOON P. M.
tRAIN SCHEDULE LAST SUNDAY
' A slight change was made in the
scheduled time of eastbound Pere
Marquette passenger train number
six, Sunday, April 28th.
The train will now leave Clare at
4:08 p. in. and Farwell at 4:00 p. m.
LOCAL DELEGATION
ATTENDS FARM MEET
AT ST. PAUL, MINN.
610  Michigan  Farmers  Represent   AAA and  Other
Farm  Groups
Robert Kleiner, Joseph Sullivan,
Floren Pudvay, James Grigg and
Stanley Schunk drove to Lansing Friday, April 26, where at 5::00 p. m.
they boarded, a special train taking
610 Michigan farmers to St. Paul,
Minnesota, to meet with farmers from
the North Central States, representing the United States Agricultural
Adjustment Administration program
and other farm organizations.
On the trip they passed through,the
widely known Wisconsin Dells and
crossed the Mississippi river at Lacrosse, Wisconsin, seeing thousands
of wild ducks and geese. Although
the trip did not take them through
the Minnesota wheat belt, they saw
quite a lot of, wheat in the State and
reported it very good. The train stopped over in Chicago for four hours
on the trip out and return.
United , States Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace was the
principal speaker at the Saturday
noon meeting in St* Paul's huge .auditorium, addressing 25,000 farmers In
attendance ahd millions of others
over a national radio broadcast.
The Michigan train, carrying the
largest delegation of any State represented at the meeting, left St. Paul
at 2:00. p. m. Saturday, and arrived
in Lansing at 8:00 o'clock Sunday
morning. The local men report a
very educational meeting and enjoyable trip.
Butcher cattle* wanted—Young   &
Feighner Meat Market, stt
The Good Citizenship meeting held
at Greenwood town hall, late in
March, and sponsored by Greenwood
Sr. Home Economics Group and the
Taxpayer's Association was a grand
success. So much so, that the group
has been asked repeatedly to make it
the first of a series of such meetings.
These groups have finally _ decided
to do just that. The second meeting
in the series will bp at Greenwood
town hall, May 14. The subject will
be "How Sandy McGregor became an
American Citizen," and will bring out
all the requirements for citizenship.
It will be actually a sort of round
table discussion on how Sandy left his
native Scotland, every step he had
to take, and all the questions he was
obliged to answer to gain American
Citizenship.
Maurice Black, Harrison attorney,
will conduct the meeting, asking each
person to answer the question previously assigned to him. Bach one wili
be limited to a three minute talk.
Pot luck lunch will be served after
the meeting.   Bring your own dishes.
WORKERS CONVENTION
AT FARWELL CHURCH
OF GOD NEXT WEEK
Church Interior Is Being Redecorated and Improved
The Workers Convention of the
Church of God will meet at the church
in Farwell, Tuesday, May 7th. The
first meeting will begin at 10:00 a.
m, and several interesting Speakers
will be present,
An evangelistic meeting will be
held in the evening.
The members of the church are
completing this week, the redecorating of the interior of the church, re-
finishing the floors, varnishing the
seats and extending the platform.
New carpet will also be laid. The
people of the church have each been
helping do this work.
The edifice and furnishings will
present a fine appearance and everyone is welcome to attend the convention and church services.'
As a feature of American Music
Week, tho combined bands of Clare
high school will present a concer.t in
the auditorium Wednesday evening,
May S, at 8:00 o'clock. Approximately
seventy-five musicians will participate.
This concert, which will be directed
by Richai'«l Greenfield, will include
numbers by the Senior High School
band, the Marching band, the Junior
band, tho Tonette class, and individuals in these different organizations.
Spirited marches, overtures, 1940 contest numbers, novelties, and instrumental solos will make up the program.
This year, music was placed for the
first time on a solid footing, with a
full-time musical director whose attention has been given almost entirely
to music, instead of to academic subjects. It will be interesting to note
the progress which these groups have
been able to make under these favorable conditions.
Admission will be as usual, 10 and
25 cents.
W. B. Bowler, owner of Twin Elms
Golf Course, announces the opening
of the course for play, Sunday, May
5th. While this wili be the official
opening, many • golfers have already
enjoyed a round when the weather
was favorable, and all agree that the
course will be even better this year
than in the past.
The traps have been remodeled in
order to make better care of the banks
possible. Tees have been resodded and
a liberal amount of muck has been applied,, assuring the players of nice soft
tees at* all. limes, and all in all Clare
this year will have a golf course that
will compare favorably with any
course anywhere.
Every sunny day will now find local
golfers out getting the winter kinks
out of their systems in preparation for
tournament play.
WILSON STATE PARK
OPENS FOR SEASON
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST
Supt. Butts  Had   Park  Ready
for Trout  Fishermen
Saturday
Staffing of state parks for the 1940
summer season began May 1 with the
reemployment of men in the larger
southern parks, W. J. Kingscott, chief
of the parks division of the department of conservation reported today.
Superintendents will be at their
posts in all fifty-six of the state parks
by May 15, he said. Assistant superintendents all will be on duty by May
30, Memorial day, when the park summer season is officially opened.
During the month of May, state
parks are popular spots for school
picnics.
Wilson State Park at Harrison was
-opened Wednesday, May 1, by Supt.
Chas. Butts, who has been in charge
of the park for the past several years
and will continue this season.
During the winter months no vast
changes have been made in the park,
With only the routine repairs, and improvements being completed,, however
a new large park store ,1'fc now under
construction on the park beach of
Budd Lake, and will replace the old
park store, in which- facllites are
rather limited.
The new store will be about 115 feet
long, and will house the bath house
for ladies and menj as well as a
grocery store, and light refreshment
stand. In all probability the store
Will not be completed for use this summer.
CLARE LEVELER
USED ON MILLION
DOLLAR COURSE:
Local   Plant   Furnishes;
Equipment for Illinois
State Fair
John Northon, proprietor of the*
Clare Road Leveler Works, was at Da
Coin, Illinois, last week, supervising
the assembling of a Clare Race track
Leveler and the erection of a Clare-
Automatic Racetrack Barrier at thej
Southern Illinois State Fair grounds..
It is quite a distinction for the local'-
plant to furnish equipment for the*
million dollar race course being developed ph this Illinois fair grounds.
The course when completed will include a first class one mile track for
horse and auto racing, built around a
water course for motor boat racing.
The water course will be frozen over
in winter for skating and winter
sports.
The Road Leveler Works also shipped a Clare Racetrack Leveler to-
Shelbyville, Indiana, last week, for
the county fair track there. The*
Shelbyville fair is one of the best
county fairs in Indiana, comparing,
with the Saginaw county fair, in Michigan.
Training is already under way on-.
these southern tracks, where because
of advanced weather conditions, the*
race circuits open earlier than im
Michigan.
Though put into production for the*
first time this Spring, the Clare Racetrack Barrier is already meeting with'
the approval of racing association officials in several states and inquiries
and orderi are commencing to com&
in.
METHODIST CHURCH
HOLDS FATHER-SON
BANQUET THURSDAY
Rev. Dr. Boldrey of Big Rapids
Speaks of Problems of
Youth
Seventy dads and lads were served
at the Father-Son banquet at the
Methodist church, Thursday evening,
April 25th, sponsored by the Sunday
school. Mrs. E. H, Sternaman Superintendent was in charge, ahd Mrs.
John Empey assisted in the dining
room.
The tables were very attractive
with bowl bouquets of colorful
nasturtiums.
After the dinner, Paul Lowrey, song
leader, with Mrs. Lowrey at the piano,
led the group in singing several familiar songs.
Donald Holbrook was general chairman and presented Morrel Clute as
toastmaster, who introduced the
speakers in his usual pleasing manner.
"Toast to the Dad," Forest Garchow."
Toast to the lads," Rev. James A,
Rogers; Reading, Icem Slentz.
The address of the evening was
given by Rev, Dr. Boldrey, pastor of
the First Methodist church of Big
Rapids. He spoke of riding hobby
horses, of how the younger generation
dealt with the advancing problems of
our country today, and their ability
to meet them.
FORMER CLARE
UNDERTAKER DIES
AT COLDWATER
Funeral Services Held for.-
phas*.,£L,Gou]d Last
r Friday
Clare friends and relatives were**
grieved last week to learn of the
passing away of Chas. H. Gould, at his •
home in Coldwater, Tuesday, April.
23rd, at the age of sixty 3-ears and.,
eleven days.
Mr. Gould was an undertaker in.*
Clare for a number of years* but for
the past fourteen years has been conducting an undertaking business iu.
Coldwater.
He was an active member of the.*
Christian Science church and Masonic*
and Odd Fellow fraternities.
He is survived by the bereaved^
wife, Lois; one son, Harold, of Detroit; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Weage--,
of Lake, and Mrs. Clara McGarry, of
Plymouth; one brother, Wilbur Gould,
of Plymouth; many other relative*,
and a host Of friends.
Funeral services were held from the-
home, at Coldwater, at 2.00 o'clocfc
Friday afternoon, with Odd Fellow-
services at the home and Masonic anQ
Christian Science services at, the?
grave.
CLARE MERCHANTS BASEBALL
TO PRACTICE AT HIGH SCHOOL
FIELD NEXT SUNDAY P. M.
The Clare Merchants baseball team
will meet at the high school athletic
field Sunday afternoon, at -_:00
o'clock, for the first practice-of the
■year. vh
All -members of past years' team's
are urged to be present and anyone interested in trying out for the team
will be welcomed. Come on out boys
and see what we can do about getting
started with a championship team this
year.
BAKE SALE
The Rebekahs will hold a bake sale
at Morgan's Grocery Saturday May
4th.
Harrison Starts
Municipal Forest
on 40 Acre Tract
The mood for planting forest trees
invaded ihe Harrison Count*)] Chaca-
ber a few weeks ago and as a result sa.
forty, acre tract of land near the 'citjr
was obtained thru the delinquent tax:
route which is suitable for reforesting-
10,000* trees of the White and Norwajr
varietles have been ordered for planning this spring.
Interest in the municipal forests Is.
rapidly spreading. In addition teas
developing these tracts for park purposes there is economic revenue. Relief families are given an opportunity
to obtain fuel and labor is provided in.
developing and maintaining the forest,
The protection of wildlife in municipal or school forests provides a_*
opportunity for children to becomes
conservation conscious which is no*,
otherwise provided.
BIDS WANTED
The Clare County Road Commissions
will receive sealed bids for the fura*--
ishing of three month's supply of gats-
for county equipment. Bids must? be.*-
submitted* on or before Friday*. May/
3rd., 1940, at 1:00 o'clock.
The commission reserves* the right,
to reject any and all bids.
Sam Bruce, Chairman.
The Methodist Auxiliary will holdt'.
rumamge sale Max, 23e2_-25.