1940-10-18; Clare Sentinel

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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1940
New Series Vol. 49, No. Z
A
CLARE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE MEETS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Field Secretary of Michigan
Retail Institute is
Speaker
The first autumn, meeting of the
Clare Chamber of Commerce was held
p.t the Hotel Doherty Wednesday evening, preceded by a delicious 6:45 dinner.
The business meeting was called to
order by President Kenneth Barnes,
who called on Harold Fleming for a
report on an advertising project under
consideration of the Board of Directors. During last year's buck contest
Mr. Fleming compiled a mailing list of
a,50Q hunters who registered in the
contest from some 150 Michigan cities
spread across the lower portion of the
state and converging in a pyramid
•with Clare at the apex. It is the purpose of the officers and directors to
mail literature to these hunters at intervals, keeping their interest in Clare
and this vicinity active.
A Christmas Festival with a Santa
Claus, a window night, gifts for the
youngsters and other features of interest to the people in the Clare trading area, was discussed by Joe Sproat.
The purpose of these activities is the
stimulation of shopping activities and
will in no way conflict or interfere
with the Christmas activities of the
Clare Coordinating Council.
O. A. Montgomery, of Lansing, Field
Secretary of the Michigan Retail Institute, was introduced as the speaker
of the evening and paid tribute to the
business ability and integrity of Arthur J. lacy and the late A. J. Doherty.
He reviewed the activities of the
Association of Commercial secretarys,
mentioning the Association's study of
the relief situation regarding the re-
imoval of the racket evil springing up
in certain localities; its appeal to veteran organizations to honor the boys
to be called into the service of our Nation in the near future as a part of
the observance of Armistice Day; and
the relations of Chambers of Commerce to retail business.
Mr. Montgomery also discussed the
Michigan Retail Institute, a service organization started two years ago to
co-ordinate the activities of the
twenty-one individual retail associations in the state which represent diversified lines of merchandise.
He stressed the purpose of the
group to accomplish the rightful demands of the retailers of the state
through legislation, and mentioned
eonie of the good work that had been
done relative to employment, taxation
and other matters of vital interest to
our retailers.
He invited the Chamber's membership in both groups and action was
taken for the membership of Secretary
B. D. Kennedy in the Association of
Commercial Secretarys.
Kennedy Heads
Education Group
SUPT, B. D. KENNEDY
Elected chairman of the Region Two
Michigan Education Association
REPUBLICANS HOLD
MEETING AT HARRISON
TUESDAY EVENING
State Candidates Scheduled to
Speak &t Glare and
Harrison .
„ As   scheduled?   organizers   of • the
W" Clare County Republicans^ met at- the
Court House in Harrison Tuesday
night to report on activities • to date
and lay tentative plans for program
until November 5th.
The meeting was called to order by
chairman Donald B. Holbrook and the
practically 100 per cent roll call
showed the enthusiasm that is so evident throughout the entire county—
"That Willkie for President and the
entire Republican slate to office-^is
the goal for November 5th election."
As Wendell Willkie sweeps the sup-
port of the entire business world of
the United States as the farming com'
mmilties, both large and small l'ally
around Charles L.. McNary; as the
labor world becomes reconciled to the
futility of the past eight years- of New
Deal—with every ptate ticket headed
by Republican candidates of the
calibre of Luren D. Dickenson, Harry
F. Kelly, etc.—party workers of Clare
County buckle up the. armament of
co-operation that will, tend to win for
this county, the,largest straight Republican majority in its history..
To that end—ran address by Herbert
,-J. Hushton, Republican, candidate for
attorney General has been arranged
Tor Friday night, October 25th, in the
school auditorium at Harrison.. Felix
Flynn, Republican candidate for State
Treasurer, has been .slated for an appearance at the Glare City Hall on 0<J
tober 29th. Negotiations for movie
films, etc, etc., to be. shown throughout the rural districts, the dates and
places to be published, later, arc
anions the activities.. The' ex-service
men's Republican Club has arranged
<j£H for literature, h_.tf.ons, stickers, etc.
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0. E. S. DELEGATES
ATTEND SESSION
OFGRANDCHAPTER
Fred   W.   Weatherhead   of
Harrison Grand Guard
at Meetings
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last week the seventy-fourth
annual session of the Grand Chapter
of Michigan, Order of the Eastern
Star, was held at Grand Rapids with
thousands of members in attendance
and all the -158 Chapters in Michigan
represented by delegates.
As the 1940 Worthy Grand Matron,
Ethel B. Koronski, lives at Bessemer,
in the Upper Peninsula, this gathering
was named 'he "Forest Session" and
the Grand Chapter room was beautifully decorated with autumn and evergreen trees while the four-leaf clover,
honoring "Cloverland," the Upper
Penninsula was the official plant of
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SECRETARY OF STATE
H.F. KELLY STANDS ON
RECORD IN OFFICE
Statistics Show Increased  Pro*
duction at Enormous Saving
To Taxpayers
According to Art Damoth, branch
manager o_ the Secretary of State's
office in Clare, Harry F.-Kelly, Secretary of State, will stand on his
record during his first term in office,
for re-election.
During this first term in office,-Mr.
/Damoth says, Mr.. Kelly has accomplished a great many, economies in. the
administration, of.; his. department,
which- have produced a net -sayings to:
the state of mote,thau. a.quarter of a
million dollars- Mn. Dampth. says further, that while :ma^ingvthis -enormous
savings, Mr. Kelly, increased the- gross
revenue of the department by. over
?15,000,000.      ..'      vi,,      ;- ....      ,
Summing up,this situation, .Mr. Da-
HARRY P. KELLY
moth says that by effecting a quarter
of a million dollars in economy, and
increasing the production by $15,000",-
000, Mr. Kelly has done a Very creditable job.
Specifically,' some' of the accomplishments of Mr. 'Kelly'are, the ih-
tf iduction of the uniform plate system,
•the replacement of "the ■obsolete title-
by the modern photo-'process titles,
speeding up* refunds to farmers on
their gasoline' tax, adding 223 new
chain ■stores to the tax list, and collecting the tax for 1 1-8 per" cent, which
is the lowest.collection percentage in
the United States. •
Kelly Ms a-prominent Detroit attorney and a veteran of the World War'.
•His watchword W quoted '&& "Better
goverrint-nt a. letm cost to the taxpayer."'' .   * ' ■ ■ "■■■*■': "  '
SUPT. E.D. KENNEDY
194041 CHAIRMAN
REGI0NTW0M.E.A.
Glare   High   School   Head
Has Devoted Much Effort to Association
A special honor came to Supt. E. D.
Kennedy, of the Clare High School,
When he was elected chairman for
1940-41 of Region Two of the Michigan Education Association at the meeting held at Flint, October 10 and 11.
Region Two, one Of eight into which
Michigan is divided, includes thirteen
counties and has a membership' of
forty-five hundred,teachers.
This recognition comes to Supt.
Kennedy as he completes twenty-one
years of service in Michigan schools,
seventeen of which have been devoted
to administrative work. During these
years he has contributed much to the
the work of the Michigan Education
Association, serving in offices aud on
committees. For two years he represented the Clare County District of the
Michigan Education Association at the
Representative Assembly. His other
activities in the District include the
chairmanship of various committees.
His election as Regional chairman
•follows active participation in the
work of the Region during the past
years. In addition to committee work
he served asvchairman of the sectional
meeting of Pupil Personnel in 1939
and as Second Vice Chairman of Region Two during the year just past.
Supt. Kennedy is now entering his
ninth year as successful administrator to the" Clare Public Schools.
Pioneers Meif
Shepherd Here
vening
The Pioneers meet Shepnerd tfaift
^Friday night in one pt the two remaining home games, Thought defeated by
iReed City by a father dfcisiV& scorei
the Pioneers will enter tjhe battle Friday night With their spirits undaunted.
Their defeat by Reed City was no
disgrace. Seldom has af high school
team clicked the way R#ed City did,
The breaks of the gamp fell their way.
Two fumbles in scoring/territory set
the Stage for two of their} .seven touchdowns, and a blocked -'punt* get up
another. Those are the breaks of the
game which may turn th)s tide of any
battle. *
Don't sell the "1940 Pioneers short.
There is lots of fight and; spirit in this
team, and they are bound to have a
winning season.
Last year's Shepherd game was one
of the most sensational in years aud
if you don't want to miss?a thriller, be
at the High School athletic field for
the kick off at 7:30.
KIWANIANS HOLD
MOST SUCCESSFUL
INTER CLUB MEET
Mt. Pleasant and Midland
Clubs Join Local
Kiwanians
The Clare Kiwanis" Club held one
of the most interesting and largely attended meetings iu its history Monday
evening, when the Mt. Pleasant and
Midland Kiwanis clubs joined the local
group at the Hotel Doherty tor an
inter club meeting, with 108 Kiwanians in attandance.
Following the -serving of the 6:30
dinner Theodore G. Bowler and Dr,
Kuno Hammerberg, the local Kiwanis
inter club relations committee, presented an interesting program, calling
on Russell Stiuson, President of the
Mt. Pleasant club, and Ralph Hunter,
chairman of the Midland inter club
relations committee, for remarks and
each gentleman responded with a few
well chosen words.
Marshall Reed, of Detroit, Governor
of Michigan District Kiwanis, was introduced as the "speaker ot the evening and spoke interestingly and .convincingly on the topic of the comparison of the progress of our nation With
European nations,'
He contrasted the spiritual Jife.and
advancement of humanity in unshackled and untrampled America
with that of war ridden Eurppeau-na-
tions, which are. ruled .by the • iron
hand of dictators and war lords,.
Mr. Reed discussed Aunericauism
in theory and reality, stressing what
we could do and should do in bttilding
up the ideals of real American citizenship and putting these ideals to work.
His discourse was timely and invaluable in this, time of national unrest
and highlighted a most successful
social and deeply spiritual imeeting of
our leading service club.
Regina Howell
May Get $5,000
From Government
in a bill passed by the House of
Representatives, in Washington, and
sent to the Senate, last week, a payment of ?5,000 was directed to be
made to Itegina HOWell, of Farwell,
widow of Joseph Paul Howell, who
was struck and instantly killed by a
Civilian Conservation Corps truck of
the Houghton JLake camp, within. the
Harrison city limits, on March 5-1938,
The payment would be in full settle-
inent
Howell was walking down the pavement, near .the fair grounds in Harrison, .about midnight,, cm. March 5,
1938, and.the CCC. truckr loaded to
capacity with CCC enrollees front the
Houghton Lake camp, was returning
to camp from Clare; when the accident occurred.
LEGION GROUPS
TRIPLE SERVICES
OF INSTALLATION
One of   Most Outstanding
Legion Functions
Held in Clare
GOV. DICKINSON
TO SPEAK HERE
SUNDA^OCT. 27
Michigan's Chief Executive
and Church Worker
Coming Here
On Thursday evening of last week
the American Legion,, American Legion Auxiliary, and Sons of the American Legion of this community combined iu staging one of the most outstanding Legion iuctions ever held in
Clare, when a triple installation of
the three organizations was held in
the Clare Community Building with,
more than two hundred and fifty members of the three organisations in attendance.
Visitors \y°re present from Bay City,
Manistlque and Dearborn Posts, Bay
City, Mt. Pleasant, Prudenville, and
West Branch Units, and. the. JPord
Motor Company Squadron: of Dearborn, the largest S.A.L. Squadron in
the United Slates.
Legion officials for next year were
installed by DistricL Commander Edward J. Donoghue, of Bay City; Auxiliary officials were installed by District
President Minnie Meyers, of West
Branch, assisted by the Installation
.Team of Salon 1S7 of the Eight and
Forty, comprising Auxiliary members
from the Mt. Pleasant, Prudenville and
(West Branch Units; and the Squadron
officers were installed -by Frank L.
Holland, Jr., of the Ford Motor Company Squadron of Dearborn, he holding both the offices, of Detachment
(Michigan) Captain and National Cap-
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MRS. WM. LOWREY
PASSES AWAY EARLY
TUESDAY HORNING
Funeral  Services   Held   Here
Thursday Afternoon for. ~ .
Farwell Lady.
Mrs. William Lowery, for many
years a well knowu resident of-Vernon
township, and more recently a resident of Farwell, passed- away at the
Clare County General Hospital at 6:30
o'clock Tuesday morning, after a continued illness of several months.
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston Funeral Home Thursday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with Rev.
James, A. Rogers officiating, and interment made in Cherry Grove cemetery.
The life story of Mrs. William
Lowery will be published next week.
CLARE COUNTY WILLKIE CLUB
LEADERS TO MEET AT MULDER
HOME NEXTMONDAY EVENING
The Willkie Glub leaders of Clare
county will meet with Mrs. Mabel
Mulder, at her home on west Eighth
street, at 8:00 o'clock next Monday
evening, October 21st, Mrs. Rae C.
Hooker, of Mt. Pleasant, will be the
speaker.
•   Get your JB-1, llcenee plates fro*n
Art Damoth Insurance Agency.     2tl0
ATTENTION VOTERS OF ARTHUR,
GRANTANPSHERIPANTOWNSHIPS
There will bo iree. motion pictures,
showing scenes relatives ' to preparation for home defence; farming and
many other features together with personal appearance of state .and county
candidates for office, at the Sheridhu
toWn hall on Monday evening,- OctobeU
21st, at 7:0c, o'clock.
AH farmers ars: invited to attend:
NO charge &nd no collection. All free.
Sponsored by the Clare County Demo-
1 critic Commlttoe*,
Members and friends of the Methodist church have recently made some
extensive improvements on the
church and parsonage, including re-
roOfing the former, painting the latter, and building a new double garage.
;To celebrate, they are having a "Victory" service Sunday afternoon, October 27th at 3:00 o'clock.
The people of the Farwell Methodist church are joining with them, as
they too have been quite active along
that line, having recently reroofed
the church and decorated the interior.
A complete bathroami has been installed in the parsonage there, together with other necessary repairs.
The Honorable Luren D. Dickinson,
Michigan's Governor, has been secured as special speaker for this service. Governor Dickinson has long
been a loyal and valuable layman of
the .Methodist church, and is well
known everywhere for his Christian
faith.
This service is open to all and the
public is cordially invited. All are
urged to come' early if they wish
seats. No admission, but an offering
will be taken for benevolences.
CIRCUIT COURT
CASES BOUND TO
NOVEMBER TERM
Arthur   Mussell Sentenced
in Justice Court on    .
D and D Charge
Judge Ray Hart of Midland spent
Friday in Harrison, holding a special
session of Circuit court. Two cases
were temporarily disposed of: Robert
Castle, Farwell youth, charged with
breaking and entering, was released
until the November term of court; as
was Roy Courtney, of Mt. Pleasant
who was charged with the illegal driving away of an auto,
Arthur Mussel, of Clare, was
brought to the county jail by Clare
Officers Thursday of last week. A
hearing was held before Justice Fred
Hudson, of Clare, Monday afternoon,
and Miissel was sentenced to thirty
days in;! the county jail and placed on
^ninety 'days' probation, on a charge
of drunk; and disorderly conduct.
She^Jtf Seaver Amble was called out
at two* o'clock Tuesday--morning, to
get a "wild man" at a tavern, north
of Harrison. According to the sheriff,
the man who was reported "wild" had
indulged a little too much in the
spirits, and smashed his left hand
through a plate glass window in the
tavern. The sheriff brought him to
Harrison, where his badly cut hand
•was given medical treatment at the
offices of Dr. Earl Wilson.
Roy Davis, student of the Harrifton
high fechool, was arrested Saturday
evening at the Frost township community Dance, by State Police*, on a
chal'ge of being drunk and disorderly.
A Hearing was held Monday morning
before Justice Newton Kress who
sentenced the youth to pay a small
fine and court costs and placed him on
six months probation.
1941 Auto Plates
Went on Sale Here
Monday Morning
Auto license plates for 1941 went
on sale at 180 branch offices of the
±)epartmettt of State Monday morn,
ing. The "new full year plates, which
will be maroon with , white letters,
were selected by scientific tests for
visibility \cottducted last summer at
the General Motors proving grounds.
Half-year plates will' be white with
maroon letters. ' Plates are^now on
sale at the local branch office at the
Art Damoth Insurance Agency.
COUNTY PAST MASTERS TO
CONFER THIRD DEGREE IN
MASONRY AT COUNTY SEAT
Governor Coming
to Clare Church
GOV. LUREN D, DICKINSON
Speaker at special services at Clare
Methodist Church October 2-7th
295 REGISTER FOR
CONSCRIPTION AT
CLAREJITY HALL
Appeal Agent and Examining Physician Appointed
Tuesday
With all men between the ages of
twenty-one and thirty-five" years (inclusive) called to register in the first
peace time conscription registration in
the nation's history, 295 young men
appeared before the registration board
composed of me;m,bera. of the city
election board, at the Clare city hall
Wednesday and were duly i-egistered.
Almost all were residents of the city,
with a few transients among them.
Registration commenced at 7:00
a. m. and by 8:00 o'clock a long line
was in waiting, but the applications
lessened throughout the day with
lighter registration in the afternoon.
A very fine spirit of patriotism and
Willingness of service to this nation
prevailed among the registrants.
The assistance of a number ofliigh
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SYLVANIA, OHIO
MAN SERIOUSLY
INJUR_ED_MONDAY
Minor    Traffic   Accident*
Occur Wednesday and.
Thursday
Frank Koeffer, of Sylvania, Ohio, lap
in the Clare County General Hospital
here, suffering with a compound skull
fracture, as the result of a head-oa.
collision, which occurred Monday afternoon, O'ctober 14, about five o'clock-
two miles south of Harrison on US-27:.
The Plymouth coupe in which Kbeffer
was traveling with his son-in-law, wass
proceeding ' north on the pavement-
headed into the north woods for the?,
opening day of bird season, when for
some unascertained reason the car
left the right lane of traffic, careened,
across the road, and Koeffer was pulling it back to the right side of the-
road, when they crashed head-on witt.
a Plymouth sedan driven by Clifford
JSennett, of Mt. Pleasant. Both car&
were badly wrecked, however the
other two men escaped with minor i__-
juries.
LEGION MEMBERSHIP
PATRIOTIC DUTY OF
ALL WAR VETERANS
Commander Dunlop and Officers
Anxious to lEqual Last
Year's Record
A telegram froanj Robert R. Nelson,
iDepartment Membership Director of
the American Legion, was received
this week by John W. Dunlop, Commander of Walter H. Larman Post
No. 128, which reads as follows:
"By mandate of- our National Convention ' the . Legion stands ready to
enroll and index Legionnaires for possible service in home "defense during
emergency. Tuebor or T will defend'
is the motto and seal of Michigan
and our -faith in the American way,
•immediate action in *re^_ifollment of
all previous members and invitation
to all eligible World War Veterans to
join our ranks has now becotnje the
patriotic duty of every devoted Legionnaire.   Let's go.".,   , -...,,.; v.
Commander Dunlop and the others
officers and members of tfte local
American Legion Post are anxious to
equal or exceed the 1940 membership
of the Post when'' 161 World War Veterans were enrolled. Any elegible
World War Veterans of"the community who are not connected with the-
American Legion are Invited to become members. The 1941 cards are
here and the membership fee for
one year is $2.50. Already many of
the new cards have been written and
prospects are bright for another banner year.
LOOMIS MINISTER AND
WIFE TENDERED SHOWER
LAST FRIDAY EVENING
Although the occupants escaped*
serious injury, considerable damage-,
was uone to an automobile and a truck:
at the Fourth street intersection o£"
US-10 and US-27 Wednesday nooit-
when Miss Edith Brewer of Clare R-3-
is reported to have driven a Plymouth,
coach into the path of a Hi-Speed.
Company tank truck, driven by Clifford Harry, Jr., of Mt. Pleasant R-4*.
when Mrs. Brewer attempted to make?
a left turn at the intersection.
The driver of the truck, which
crashed into the side of the car, was.
absolved of blame. The case was investigated by Chief of Police William.
B, Dunlop.
While Mrs. Floyd Shively was driving on east 6th street early Thursday
.forenoon, her ear was struck bjr
another driven by A. H. White, who*
was driving on Pine street, the accident occurring on the intersection ot"
the two streets.
Although the impact turned the--
Shively. ear .over.i and struck against,,
a utility pole, Mrs. Shively escaped,
with only slight bruises, while the^
body of the car is a total loss. The-
occupants of the White car also escaped with a few bruises, but the front
of their auto was considerably .damaged.
KIRMA TO APPEAR AT
IDEAL THEATRE EACH
EVENINGJEXT WEEK:
Great Mystic to Present Blind
Driving and Hypnotic
Demonstrations
The Harrison Masonic Lodge will
hold a communication tonight at eight
o'clb'6k for the purpose of conferring
the. third degree. The Clare County
Fast Masters will comprise the degree
teant. It is expected' that a large number from, the Clare and Harwell Lodge'
will ..attend . this-' communication at,
Hartson.-     ''• -   ■•■' -
A grocery shower was tendered Rey.
and Mrs. Wesley Teale, of Loomis, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mc-
Heynolds near Colonville last Friday
night, when more than forty, relatives
and friends gathered and. presented,
them with^a large variety of .groceries
including sixty "pounds of sugar, four
.sacks of flour and several pounds of
various foods.    .
The evening was spent in a social
hour and singing. After the packages
had been opened, prayer was offered.
Lunch; consisting of sandwiches, cake,
ipickles and coffee, was served.
feev.. and- Mra. ifeaie wish to express their ' gratefulness .. bo . their
friends through",y__ columns of the
J-entinel ..for  ihe  kindness  extended
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There will be a great demonstratib-t
at the Ideal Theatre all the coming:
week commencing on Sunday.
Science is still in the mids of its intensive study of phychic mysteries dE
mental telepathy. Count-less investigators have spent years in trying.to*
fathom the secret of this inexplicable-
phenomenon,;
Kirma showing in the Ideal Theatre
during the coming week is" a world,
wide famous psychic. He has dem-
.bnstrated to.the consternation- bE*
scientists his uncanny ability to-delve*
:injo"the-; secret recesses Of the human. •
mind. Kirine will appear on the stage
i-very" -night for tho entire week, pre^
sentlhg his Bombay Seance, a Seance-
devoted" to the answering of sealed
Questions from members of the audience. Kirma answers the questions
without seeing them. You may aslc
him any question you so desire, sucta
as questions pertaining to love affairs-
lOst or stolen articles, missing friends
or missing persons. In fact all of the
many perplexities of life.
Kinma was born in India, that m_r-
terious country, which no man on th®
face1 of the earth has ever been abte
to   understand.    INDIA,   the country-
Kipling   immortalized   in   verse   an*
song, INDIA, the home of sacred tiger-
and the dark, cullen, yellow Ganges.
But Kirma is not a true native ot Iil-
dia, but a son of a British Army Officer stationed in India.   His mother i_K
an American.    At  an  early  age he.:
showed evidence of his weird, and mystical powers.   At first it was anrnsinR;
to  the  soldiers of the  fort  that hi*.
■■father commanded, that.he could pnar-
£ict the. future ql. individuals: but ass.-
each prediction canjo true, they began-
to  wonder..   As   he  grew  older  hie;
feats attracted the .attention 6f men;
of learning who have yet to understand   his   ability   to  delve, into  thieu
secret recesses of the minds of otherac
After his father's death, his mothec-
brdught him to. America, where. Be
finished his education, graduating..
witlt a,law degree..- But his heart waur-
a'till- in(his chosert.profession. He re».
.turned to Indja, spent.twtf-years then*...
aud accepted a tour- <o£ _-U.dQe.ua_
(Co&tiuuftd. oti. Eagerfc-luhtfe