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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13, 1940
New Series Vol. 49, No. 10
STUART BICKNELL
1941 PRESIDENT
OF CLARE C. OF C.
James S. Bicknell Honored
for Many Years of
Service
The Clare Chamber of Commerce
met in, the private dining room at
Barnes Cafe Tuesday evening for its
annual meeting and election of officers and directors.   •
Dinner was served, following invocation by Theo "Wallington, and the
meeting called to order by president
Kenneth Barnes.
Because of a later engagement to
speak before the Clare Good Literature Club, Dr. Merle S, Ward, president of Ferris Institute, was .presented and spoke r brief ly, but very impressively, on the theme of cooperation between the chamber, its members, and the business firms of the
city; emphasizing the fact that the
association of business men with their
fellow business men at such meetings
was.very beneficial to the individual
as well as the community.
The annual reports of the secretary
and treasurer were read outlining the
accomplishments of the year and
I Continued on Page Twelve)
RESIDENT ELECT
BOWLER NAMES
'41 COMMITTEES
Kiwanians Meet at Doherty
for Regular Dinner
Meeting
The Clare Kiwanis Club met at the
Hotel Doherty for their regular 6:30
dinner meeting Wednesday evening,
with the principle item of business
the appointment of 1941 committees
by President-elect Theo. G. Bowler as
follows:
Agriculture Committee
Albert Haley—Chairman
Lyle Chapman-
Attendance Committee
Tim Cotter—Chairman
Willard Bicknell, Lyle Chapman,
John Trudell
Boys and Girls Work Committee
O. D. Bayes—Chairman
George Scott, Dr. P. G. Slattery
Classification Committee
Harold Fleming—Chairman
Elmer Hagerl
Finance Committee
Theo Wallington—Chairman
Ace Parker, Donald E. Holbrook
House and Reception Committee
Art Damoth—Chairman
Harry Wehrly
Inter Club Relations Committee
Dr.  Kuno Hammerbei-g—Chairman
Theo Wallington
Kiwanis Education    '
Willard  Bicknell— Chairman
Harold Fleming, James S. Bicknell
Music Committee
Jack Hall—Chairman
Harry Wehrly
'Program Committee
Dr. C. B. Neff—Chairman
Leo Brown, Dale Kennedy ■
Public Affairs Committee
Bob Mair—Chairman
Leo Hampton, Tim Cotter, Art
Damoth, Dale Kennedy
Publicity Committee
Austin Bates—Chairman
Paul Lowrey
Safety Control Committee
Dr. F. G. Slattery—Chairman
George Scott
Sports Committee
Leo Brown—Chairman
O. D. Bayes, Leo Hampton, Albert
Haley
Churches Committee
Rev. Albert Dawe—Chairman
Jack Hall, S. J. Higelmire
Under-Privileged Children Committee
Donald E. Holbrook—Chairman
Murl Houghton
Vocational Guidance Committee
Paul Lowrey—Chairman
John Trudell
Guests of the evening were Kiwan-
ians Rev. C. W. McKenzie, J. H.
Dafoe, Norman Lyons and Cecil Ur-
bey, of Mt. Pleasant; and Fr. Stanley
Morrison, of Clare.
HI-SPEED BUCK CONTEST
CL0SEWLAST WEEK WITH
MORE THAN 2,000 ENTERED
The second annual Clare Hi-Speed
Station Buck Contest came to a close
Thursday evening of last week with
the following final results and awards;
First buck brought in—Neil Joslin
and Ed Schlafley, Clare, (tie), each
an electric razor.
Heaviest—Joe Bollman, Mt, Pleas*
ant R-l, 205% pounds, Mossberg .22
automatic rifle.
Next heaviest—Bob Voss, Lake R-l,
>199 pounds, Ayer Tri-Pak gun kit.
"Widest spread—H. B_ Hemsley, Midland, 22% inches, U, S. auto compass.
Nearest 160 pounds—Bert Stotler,
Clare, exactly 150 pounds, duffle bag,
Lighest legal buck—H. Armstrong,
Clare, 71% pounds, pair of duck
boots.
More than 2,000 were entered in the
contest this year as compared to
1,500 last year.
PARENTS' BAND
CLUB ORGANIZED
HEREJUESDAY
Officers and Committees Selected to Head Organization
The first meeting of the Parents'
Band Club was held in the High
School auditorium Tuesday evening,
with approximately seventy-five interested persons present.
Preceding the business meeting,
Mr. Keith Hunter presented the
Junior Band, which rendered several
very fine numbers. If anyone in the
audience was not "band minded" at
the beginning, he became an ardent
supporter after the brief concert.
This was proven by the enthusiastic
spirit throughout the meeting.
Mrs. Frank McKnight, chairman
for the evening, presided over the
business meeting. She introduced Mr.
Hunter, who gave a short talk ou ob-
pectives for a parents' band club, and
just how vital one is in Clare, if we
have a band of which to be justly
proud on all occasions.
The following officers were elected:
Stanley Masten—President.
Omer Parent—Vice President.
Mrs.   Stuart  Bicknell—Secretary.
Mrs.   Frank   McKnight—Treasurer.
Committees appointed were as follows :
Program—Mr. Hunter, Dewey Paxton, Mrs. Donald Holbrook.
Finance—Mrs. Harold Fleming,
James Gillespie, Mrs. James Ryan,
Mrs. Eugene "Wyman, Ed Johnston.
Publicity—Mrs. Frank McKnight,
Mrs. Wilbur Ireland, Mrs. Edwin
Lovett, Mrs. Dewey Paxton.
Transportation—Omer Parent, Mrs.
Roy Cimmerer, Wilbur Ireland, Geo.
White,  Stuart Bicknell.
Telephone—Mrs. Ed. Johnston, Mrs.
George White and Mrs. Frank Murdoch,
It was voted to have a regular
meeting each month, the night to be
decided later.
Gulf Team Meets
CCC Colored Boys
at Gym Tonight
The Gulf Independent basketball
squad will officially open their 1940-
41 season this Friday evening December 13th, in the Clare High School
gymnasium, against the strong Camp
Houghton Lake CCC colored team.
The colored boys are rated to be
one of the strongest independent
teams in this part of the state. Losing only two games last season, they
are starting just as strong this
season.
The Gulf Independent team, which
is sponsored by Leo Beard and the
Gulf Oil Company, is composed of
such stars as Neilan Cradit and Cleland Green, former graduates of Clare
High School; Dale Molar, graduate
and star of Central State Teachers
College; Homer Lehir, former star in
Kansas; "Doc" Sanford, former star
of Clare High and Hillsdale College;
and several other fine ball* players.
The game will be called for 8:00
o'clock p. m.
PRINCIPAL AUSTIN BATES
REELECTED REPRESENTATIVE
OF STATE ATHLETIC ASSH
Principal Austin Bates of the Clare
High School was recently reelected
Representative of Class C Schools in
the. upper half of the lower peninsula
to the Michigan High School Athletic
Association, for a third consecutive
term. ■
Mr. Bates attended meetings of the
M. H. S. A. A. Council arid Michigan
High School Principals Association la;
Lanalrig, last We&tte-day, Thursday,
I'ahd'lFriday..    . :..'.■
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"I'm not afraid," the small boy said,
"That Santa Claus will be misled
Because we have no fireplace deep
Or chimney broad clown which to creep.
A radiator seems too small
To let him climb cr even crawl;
But none the less on Christmas d£iy     A ,_;
We'll know that he has found his way
For when our radio, near by,
Borrows the lightning from the sky
And brings, to chase away our gloom,
A brass band, right into the room,
I know that such a clever Saint
Will never let his heart grow faint,
„:-.S$ji»9 new improvement, never fear,
Wili bring him here for Christmas cheer."
HARRISON MAN EMPLOYED BY
MICHIGAN STATE CCC NOW
AT CAMP HOUGHTON LAKE
George Munroe, of IJaryis(4n, was
recently _ emr4p.y,e<L ,by the Michigan
State CC© and is now a member of
the Camp Houghton Lake Technical
Staff, under the supervison of Project
Superintendent Sam Cline.
Mr. Munroe was formerly employed
by the Parks Division of the Department of Conservation, and was performing as construction foreman in
charge of the work being done at the
Wilson State Park Combination
Building. Mr. Munroe will continue to
act in approximately the same
capacity, except that he will be. directly responsible to Mr. Sam Cline,
Project Superintendent.
Work on this .project is progressing
very satisfactorily. Approximately
3,000 cubic yards of stone has already
been used on the stone work and
walls, making this phase of the work
about 95 per cent complete.
TRI-COUNTY UNIT
TO HOLD ANNUAL
SKINJEST HERE
Scheduled for Harrison, Far-
well and Glare
Schools
MASONIC LODi
ELECTS OFFICERS
TUESDAUVENING
Open  Installation   Will  Be
Held Friday Evening,
December 27th
Last Tuesday evening John Q. Look
Lodge No. 404, F. & A. M., held its
annual communication and election
of officers in the Masonic Temple.
The following elective officers were
selected for next year.
Worshipful Master — Charles A.
Perry.
Senior "Warden—James M. Langston.
Junior Warden—Kenneth W. Hendrie.
Treasurer—Gordon. E. Mcintosh.
Secretary—John R, Empey.
Alternate to the 1941 Grand Lodge
session—John R.  Empey.
The Worshipful Master, Rev. Albert
Dawe, stated that the installation of
1941 officers would be held the evening of December 27th and that it
would be an open installation.
COLORED ENROLLEES FROM
CAMP HOUGHTON LAKESTART
BUILDING ROADS IN PARK
Colored enrollees from Camp
Houghton Lake have recently started
work on a project covering the construction of about two miles of park
roads in Wilson State Park, at Harrison The project also includes the
construction of approximately 200
camp ground sites.
The major portion of the park roads
will be twelve feet in width and
gravelled with about six inches of
gravel.
The camp ground sites are laid out
adjacent to the roads and are to be
partially enclosed with log barriers.
Water and electric service will be furnished in the future for each camp
ground, site.
The roads and camp ground sites
are scheduled to be completed before
the start of the next summer season.
The. work is being supervised by
Michigan State CCC. foremen under
the direction t of Sam Cline, Project
Superintendent of Camp Houghton
Lake.    . '
MISS MARIE BURKE PASSES
STATE BOARD EXAMINATION
FOR REGISTERED NURSES
Miss Marie Burke received word
last week that she had passed hex-
State Board examination for Registered Nurses, and now is a fully qualified Registered Nurse.
Marie has been training and studying at the Nurses Training School at
Mercy Hospital, in Bay City, for the
past three years. At present she is
engaged on a case in Mt. Pleasant.
CHILD ESCAPES
ASPHYXIATION BY
CAS SUNDAY P. M.
Three   Year   Old   Farwell
Boy Unconscious Nearly
Four Hours
.  Special for Christmas: Pictures for
the office -tria^hqttie,   Gift arid Mower
shop,       •■•    ;> ;..'..'-adv.
CLARE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL PREPARES
FOR YEAR'S WORK
Previously Submitted Constitution  Ratified  by
Members
Clare Community Council met in
the City Library Monday evening for
the second time this season. The first
business before the meeting was rati-
ficticn of the proposed constitution,
previously submitted to member organizations for study. Thus the
Council becomes permanent, continuing work undertaken in 1939. Hereafter, in addition to its benevolent
activities, it will also assume responsibility as a clearing house for community events of interest throughout
the year, published in calendar form, j
Preparations are now under way for,
Christmas. With the cooperation of'
the public, urgently asked by thej
Council, each family and every child
will be assurred of a "Merry Christ-!
mas" oh the morning of December 25. J
Donations of eatables, Clothing, cash
contributions and toys (the organization will repair and repaint toys contributed)   will   be   appreciated.    Re-|
ports of needy families, the number of <
boys   and   girls,    with   approximate!
ages, and other available information ]
is   solicited.    Telephone   Clare   City
Schools for either Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Clute or Mr. Lowery, or 267 for John
Rodabaugh.
Requests  and   offers   of   contributions should be made early.   There is
little enough time for the wo>rk to bef
done.
Your full cooperation, please, good
citizens of Clare Community.
(By Farwell Correspondent)
Little Leroy Eisenhaurer, three
years old, only child of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Eisenhaurer, of Farwell, was
overcome by fumes of gas while playing in the closed car Sunday afternoon.
The parents had left the boy and
his dog to play while they got a load
of wood. The motor had been left
running for warmth. When the
mother came to look at the child, she
found him unconscious.
He was rushed to the doctor and
given immediate aid, but it was
nearly-four hours before he returned
to consciousness. Aside from being
somewhat weak, the boy seems no
worse for his near death experience.
HINKLE SCHOOL FIRST IN
CLARE COUNTY TO RETURN
PROCEEDS FROM SEAL SALES
The Hinkle school at Farwell with
Ester Richter as teacher, was the first
in Clare county to send back proceeds from the annual rural school
sale of tuberculosis Christmas seals,
the Michigan Tuberculosis Association announced today. Many of the
schools are requesting more seals as
the sales this year are going higher
than ever before.
The seal sale in rural schools is
usually conducted ou a competitive
basis. This year, the children are
divided into two- teams: one called
Microbe Hunters, and the other, Germ
Chasers. Children sell the seals only
in districts where it is difficult to
reach all purchasers by any other
medium, /
On December 16, the Tri-county
Health Unit will hold their annual
skin testing throughout the county,
for tuberculosis. As in the past the
Freshmen and Senior classes in each
high school will be tested and every
parent is urged to sign the cards
which the students bring home, as
this is the only way we have to protect our young people The test is in
no way dangerous and no alarm
should be felt if the test reacts positive. This only means that an X-ray
should follow the test and this will
be provided by the Michigan Tuberculosis Association through the Health
"Unit in January.
The Freshmen and Senior students
in each school will sponsor the testing
and take full responsibility for publicity and education of ea<jh community.
Following the clinic the results will
be published from each school and
the school doing the best work and
having the greatest per cent tested
will receive honorable mention. It
will be remembered that Harrison
won the contest last year.
Anyone and everyone in the county
is invited to attend these clinics and
teachers who have never had the test
are urged to attend. Come into the
clinic which is the most convenient
for you. The following schedule will
be observed December 16:
Harrison school—9:30 a. m.
Farwell school—1:00 p. m.
Clare school—2:30 p. m.
ADDITION UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AT
OLD IMF. HALL
Glare Auto Parts to Occupy
Building When Work
is Completed
Ground was broken the fore part oE
this week and the walls are now
partially poured for a 24x70- foot one?
story cement block addition to the old
Odd bellow building, which was put-
chased some time ago by James
Olson, of the Olson, Theatres. The
addition will be of fireproof construction, embodying steel sash and other
modern features.
A 24x40 foot room, adjoining the
original building on.the east, will be
used as a machine shop by the Clare
Auto Parts Company, who have
leased the main building for a number of years from Mr. Olson, to allow
room for expansion of this rapidly-
growing business. The rear 24x30
foot room will be used by the theatre
as a storage and supply room.
Mr. .Chapman will continue to conduct the auto parts business in the
present store on McEwan street, using the new location entirely for expansion purposes.
To Sentinel Subscribers
Calendars, for the coining year will
be available to Sentinel subscriber^t
at The Sealine.  office commenctagT
tomorrow. i_Elej|pe call for yours B&|
tore jthe _fEKpJl|^'t- exhausted;
BOY SCOUTS TO CATHEI.
BUSHEL BASKETS M0N. NITE
As the Christmas dinners will be
delivered this year in bushel baskets,
instead of boxes, the Boy Scouts will
gather these baskets from homes in
the city Monday night. If you have
a bushel basket that you can spare,
please have "them rOady tor" tile boy_,.
It-will lie appreciated to both the
CD_d_dit-S<*t and .-ecipients.
Clare Seniors
to Present Play
Monday Evening
The annual Senior play "The Importance of Being Earnest" will be
presented Monday night in the High
School auditorium at eight o'clock.
John Worthing, a fashionable and
wealthy English playboy, is played by
Merritt Ogle. George Parent takes
the part of Algernon Moncrieff, an
equally fashionable young man, and
finds suddenly that he needs to be
christened. Rev. Canon Chasuble,
D.D., played by Henry Denton, is so
strongly influenced by the numerous
marriages he must perform, that he
follows the examples the young
couples have set him. Merriman and
Lane, the two butlers, are played by
Chester Richards and Ed Burdo. Lady
Bracknell, a haughty society matron,
is played by Leona Dobson, whose
main interest is to get her daughter,
Gwendoline Fairfax, played by Elaine
Frey, married to a man of wealth
and position. Cecily Cardew, the
word of John Worthing, is played by
Evelyn Olson. Miss Prism, Cecily's
governess, is portrayed by Faynell
White.
Don't fail to see this production.
Tickets can be purchased from any
Senior. Seats are reserved at Houghton's Drug Store.
LEGION AUXILIARY CHRISTMAS
SUPPER AND PROGRAM MONDAY
Members of the American Legion
Auxiliary and their families will have
a Christmas supper and amateur program in the LegioU rooms at the
Clare City Hall, Monday eveniug, December 16, commencing at 6:00
o'clock. Please come prepared to
participate in the program. Prizes
will be given.
Boob& tor girls and boys tor Christmas.   Gift and Flower Shop.        ad?.
SCHOOL PUPILS
TO PRESENT YULE
MUSICAL EVENT
Elementary,   Junior   and.
High School Groups to
Participate
The Elementary Chorus, Junior
High Chorus, High School Chorus,
Junior Band, and the Senior High
•Band will give a Christmas; program
in the school auditorium, December
19, at 8:00 o'clock. This concert will
be given free to the public and all
are invited to attend.
The first part of the program will
be presented by the vocal groups.
.They will present the Christmas story-
through songs and pantomimes. A.
double quartet composed of Marybelle
Ford, Norma Fisher, Ruth Robinette.
Betty Gordon, Harold Brooks, Merle
Archambault, Henry Denton, and
Junior Samborn, will sing "Gesu Bambino" by Pietro A. Yon. Another special choral number will be presented,
by a quartet from the Junior High
Chorus consisting of Patty Hall,
Jackie Frey, Jan Bicknell, and Vena
Lee Gillespie.
The instrumental groups will present the second half of the program.
Evelyn Olson, drum major, Bessie
Sutton ant] Elaine Frey, drum majorettes, will give a demonstration ot
baton twirling during one of the band,
numbers. The first chair' people lithe different sections of the band are
as follows: George Parent, trumpet;
Ja.net Duncan, French horn; Henry-
Denton, baritone; Doug Paxton, tront-
brone; Roderick Teale, bass; Eunice
Robinette, clarinette; Thurman Armstrong, saxophone; Helen Murphy,
bassoon; and Billy Chaffee, drums.
Those who hold first chairs in the
Junior Band are: Joe Johnston, cornet; Douglas Fleming, horn; Eileen
Parent, baritone; Wilbur Ireland,
ti'ombone; Dudley Lovett, bass; Delta
Lee Walker, clarinet; and Dick Koch,
drums.
The final number of the program
will consist of a selection of Christmas carols given by the high school
band and combined chorues.
Miss LeRoux has charge of the
vocal music and Mr. Hunter has
charge of the instrumental music.
The complete program will be found
in another column of this week's Sentinel and programs may be obtained
at the door.
ARTHUR J. LAMB ENLISTS
IN AIR CORPS, HAWAIIAN
DETACHMENT THIS WEEK
During the past week the Clare
County Draft Board has been sending
out questionnaires to draftees, which
will be continued until a sufficient
number in class 1-A are available to
fill the estimated quota.
The board has received information:
of the voluntary enlistment for three
years of one of its draftees, Arthur 3.
Lamb, of Clare, at Detroit this week.
He left immediately tor St, Louis*
Missouri, where he is training in the
Air Corps, Hawaiian Detach_nent_
CLARE POST OFFICE OPEN)
UNTIL 6:00 P,M. SATURDAYS
  1.
' On December "_*.h; 2J_i' and 28t&
the'Pos.:Office^1 be ej^itiiiatil 6-i» '
p.* inu, to-toadi  d_ * thi regular 5:0*
p. in. Saturday cloatng, time. .__
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