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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1940
New Series Vol. 49, -No. 12
ITLE GIRL AND
MOTHER INJURED
CHRISTMAS EVE
Mrs. Earl Herron and Mary
In Serious Condition
in Hospital
Misfortune seemed to pursue the
family of Mr. and Mrs. Barl Herron, of
thiB city, Christmas eve.
Early in the evening their nine-year
old daughter, Mary, was seriously
injured by an automobile as she was
crossing US-27 near the intersection
, of First street. It is reported that
Gerald Steube, of Mt. Pleasant, who
was driving south on US-27, did not
see the little girl until she was close
to his front left tender and it was too
late to avoid an accident. He put on
his brakes, turning the Dodge sedan
he was driving about on the pavement
until it faced in the opposite direction,
and the little girt was thrown to the
pavement as she came in contact with
the car.
The injured child was taken to the
Clare County General Hospital here,
and later to the General Hospital in
Mt. Pleasant, where she is in a very
critical condition, suffering a fractured skull, spinal injuries and in-
jm-ed lungs.
As the child, accompanied by her
mother, was being taken to the Mt.
Pleasant hospital in a Friz ambulance,
driven by Andrew N. Friz, it is reported the ambulance crashed into the
rear of a car driven by Dan Stein, 50,
of R-l, Kingsley, injuring Mrs.
Herron.
She was taken to the Community
Hospital at Mt. Pleasant, where examination revealed that she was suffering a broken shoulder, several
broken ribs, and possible internal injuries. Stein recived scalp lacerations. Mrs. Herron's condition was
reported as very serious late Thursday afternoon.
TAX DELINQUENT
LANDS TO BE SOLD
HARRISON, JAN. 27
Lands  and Lots  in Glare 'and
Gladwin Counties to Be
Offered
Auctioning by May 1 of all northern
tax-delinquent lands that former owners a year ago asked be sold is the
goal of the lands division of the department of conservation which today
announced two more series of sales
of such reverted acreage.
Meeting the May 1 deadline will
enable local communities to place the
lands sold on the 1341 tax rolls. Sales
already held or scheduled account for
the lands in 22 of the 47 northern
counties in which lands reverting to
the state are administered by the conservation department.
Some 225,000 acres are in the classification now being sold at county
courthouses. These are properties
which former owners, within a month
of their reversion to the state a year
ago,in default of taxes, asked be resold*
Up for sale in the fourth series will
be lands and lots in. Clare and Gladwin counties at Harrison, January 27,
of Roscommon and. Ogemaw counties
at Roscommon, January 28, of Crawford and Oscoda counties at Grayling,
January 29, of. Kalkaska, county at
Kalkaska, January 30, and ot Missaukee county at Lake,City, January 31.
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NEW STATE HIGHWAY MAPS
HAVE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH ON
FRONT COVER THIS WINTER
• Every   winter,   highway   traffic   in
Michigan increases.   In keeping with
this demand for highway service, the
State Highway Department has not
only increased the.scope of its winter
maintenance,   such   as   clearing   the
snow aud ice from highways, but, it
also publishes a road map to serve
winter motorists.. .......
This   map. has  just come  off  the
■press and copies are/now available at
The  Sentinel  office'. .For  the.fii-st
___time't since the state* has published a
"^fthighway map, a color photograph has
Keen used on the cover. The attractive
>-   «iinter scene of Michigan character-
^s* a great  deal  of  the  landscape
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AT *Z traversed by our Michigan highways
--""" This attractiveness, made up of rolling hills, evergreen, and snow-covered
landscape, is publicized* by, energetic
and progressive communities whose
purpose is to make" 'Michigan' one of
the (nation's leading winter' sports
playgrounds. '        ' ,
The highway department' aims ,to*
contribute as ,mu'ch j^s it possibly -»u
by way of highway* service,,to th,e
good' reptitafton "of 'Michiganla's" an
all-year-ronnd tourist state,.'!'*%;■■'"*'..
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1941 SOIL CONSERVATION
WORK PLANNED AT MEETING
HELD IN HARRISON TUESDAY
The program for the 1941 Soil Conservation work in Clare county was
mapped out Tuesday, December 17,
when an all-day meeting of county and
township committeemen was held in
the agricultural .offices of the court
house.
Leonard Braamse, Soil Extension
Specialist of Michigan State college,
who is working on the Soil Conservation Program, attended the meeting
and gave a very interesting talk on
the 1941 work. County Agent Paul
D. Gibson and Farmer Field Man
Howard Haskins, were also in attendance, together with the twenty-seven
committeemen.
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FORMER FARWELL
LADY PASSES AWAY
AT DETROIT HOME
Mrs.   May Black  Laid   at
Rest in Surrey Cemetery
Thursday
Mrs. May Black, for many years a
resident of Farwell, passed away at
her home in Detroit Monday morning.
May Richmon was born in Trent,
Canada, May 13, 1857, and passed
away at Detroit, Michigan, December
23, 1940, at the age of eighty-three
years, seven months and ten days.
Her parents were Cyrus vid Emily
Richmond and were among the early
pioneers in Farwell. Her husband,
Daniel Black, preceded her in death
several years ago and was buried
there.
Some years ago she aud her daughter went to Detroit, where they have
since made their home.
Mrs. Black was a charter member
of the Alice L. Seeley Chapter of the
Order of Eastern Star and was made
a Life Member some years ago.
Left to mourn her passing are the
daughter, Ella, at home; two sons,
Neil, of Detroit, and Clarence, of
Washington; a sister, Mrs. Nellie
Rounds, of Cannonburg, Pennsylvania; a brother, Alfred Richmond, of
Farwell; a- niece, Mrs. Forest Shumway, of Clare; other relatives and a
host of friends.
Funeral services were held in Detroit Thursday morning at 10:00
o'clock, and commitment services
were held in the Surrey township
cemetery at Farwell, Thursday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, under the
auspices of the Order of Eastern
Star, with Dr. John Hall of the Methodist church officiating.
40 CENTS OF EACH
LICENSE DOLLAR TO
PERPETUATE FISHING
Glare Among Counties in Which
Access to Fishing Waters
Has Been Acquired
Michigan fishermen are' getting
their 40 cents' worth.
Forty cents of each dollar resident
fishing license sold since last January 1 has been earmarked by the conservation department, with legislative
approval, for purchase of land providing public access to lakes and streams,
for improvement calculated, to make
fishing better and for research.
In the last 10 months, the conservation commission has approved purchases of 51 sites ou lakes and
streams in 29 counties in both peninsulas.
More than 14 miles of frontage has
been acquired at a cost of $84,000.
Frontage acquired on lakes totals
26,670 feet; on trout streams, 36,650,
and on non-trout streams, 11,300 feet.
Most recent acquisitions include 400
feet on Rose lake, Osceola county;
4,900 feet on the Sturgeon river in
Otsego county;'300 feet on Big Shag
lake, Marquette county; one mile of
frontage on the Cedar river in Menominee county; 4,500 feet on Swanzy or
Oliver lake in Marquette county; 100
feet on Frenchman lake, Chippewa
County; 4,600 feet on Dowagiac creel.
and drain in Cass county; 225 feet on
East lake, Kalkaska county; and 204
feet on Bower's harbor, west arm of
Grand Traverse bay.
The fisher men's license money
spent so far insures their right to
fish, for all time, on 36 lakes, 11 trout
and four non^trout streams in Allegan,
Antrim, Berrien, Cass, Charlevoix,
Chippewa, Clare, Crawfbrd,' D.lta,
GeneBee, Grand Traverse, Iosco, Kal-
itaska, Lake, Lenawee, Livingston,
Luce, Marquette,- fvlenomlnee,' Montcalm, Montmorency, Oakland, Oceana,
Ontonagon, Osceola,' 0„tsego,' Pre^que
.ale, "yah B'ureii, and ."^Tasiitenaw'.nouni
ties.  ""   "■""'      '    '** '    """""   ;''
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them :.at Houghtpajs. .^rugii.afeoreRftiift
3800 CHILDREN
AT IDEAL THEATRE
CHRISTMAS SHOW
Pupils From Eighty Schools
See "Gullivers Travels"
Last Week
Three thousand eight hundred children and their teachers from eighty
schools in Clare, the north half of
Isabella, and portions of Gladwin and
Midland. counties were guests of the
Ideal Theatre ""here, Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thursday, of last week, at
the Theatre's annual Christmas show
which is presented free of charge for
the school children. The Clare, Far-
well, Harrison and "Weidman graded
schools were included in those represented.
The children and teachers greatly
enjoyed the feature motion picture,
"Guliver's Travels," and the youngsters were thrilled when Santa Claus
appeared on the stage to welcome
them to Clare.
James Olson is to be congratulated
on the splendid type of pictures he
chooses for these occasions and the
response of the school children in attending and their beaming faces as
they witness the showings of the pictures is evidence of their appreciation.
CONGREGATIONAL LADIES
UNION TO HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING NEXT FRIDAY
The Ladies Union "of the Congrega-"
tional church will hold their annual
meeting at the parsonage on Friday,
January 3rd, commencing with a pot-
luck dinner at noon. Husbands and
friends are invited. The business
session will commence as early as
convenient after the dinner.
EX-CONGRESSMAN
S MAT!-VICTIM
Francis H. Dodds, 83, Dies
Monday at His Home
in Mt. Pleasant
CLARE CLEANERS
DAMAGED BY FIRE
TUESDAYJVENING
Early   Discovery Prevents
Possible Heavy Loss to
Building and Clothing
The city fire department was called
to the Clare Cleaners drycleauing
establishment Tuesday night about
11:00 o'clock, where a blaze of undetermined origin had eaten its way
into a partition' and had^a good; start
toward the attic.
The fire was discovered by Mrs.
Harry Perkins, who was working in
the Barnes Cafe, and notified Kenneth
Barnes, who broke in the rear door
and with water kept the blaze down
until the arrival of the department.
The loss on the building has been
placed   at   about   ?80.00,   while   the
ROY KRESS OVERCOME
BY CARBON MONOXIDE
GAS FUMES FRIDAY
State Highway Department Employee Found Near Home
by Friend
Roy Kress, of Temple, an employee
of the State Highway Department, was
overcome Friday eveniug, by carbon
monoxide gas fumes, from the motor
of his car, as he drove from his work
in Harrison to their Temple home.
As he left the car and started
toward the house, he collapsed on the
snow, where he was found a short
time later by a friend. Dr. Barl C.
Wilson of Harrison was summoned
immediately, and gave medical treatment. Kress was back on the job,
again Saturday morning, apparently
completely recovered from what might
have been a very tragic accident.
Francis   Henry   Dobbs,   83,   former
congressman and a Mt. Pleasant attorney since 1886, died Monday afternoon; damage to the clothing on racks, etc.,
at his home in Mt. Pleasant. MH probably amount to about $250.00.
Mr. Dobbs was a member of the
61st and 62nd congresses, and was the
last of the Michigan) congressmen who
served during the administration of
President Taft.
Born in St. Lawrence county, New
York,  in 1858,  Mr.  Dobbs  came  to
Isabella  county  in  1866.    He  graduated from Olivet college and in 1880',-,       , ,».,r.i/-»
from the law school of the "University   \ nickers and Marl Bed Owners
of Michigan.                                             To Meet at Court House
He is survived by one son, Nugent
Dobbs, Washington, D. C, attorney
and former assistant United State-
attorney   general;    three   daughters,
BIDS FOR MARL
DELIVERED TO FARMS
OPENED DECEMBER 31
Next Tuesday
Truckers and marl bed owners interested in placing a bid for the de-
Daphne Dobbs of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. {livery; of marl to Clare county farms
will meet at the Court House Tuesday, December 31, at 9:00 a. m., when
the sealed bids will be opened.
Bid forms have been given or sent
to all known truckers and marl bed
this city, attended the funeral services ■' owners ' who   may   be   interested   in
George Buchanan of Houston, Texas, *
and  Mrs.  B. W. Lewis, of  Oberlin,
Ohio, and six grandchildren.
Attys. Theo.  G. Bowler, Donald E.
Holbrook and Alexander E. Wylie, of
which were held  from  the home at
2:30 Thursday afternoon.
A & P EMPLOYEES IN ALL
STORES RECEIVE WELCOME
CASH CHRISTMAS PRESENT
Christmas bonuses totalling $1,500,-
000 were presented this year to employes of The .Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Company, according to
an anouncement by John A. Hai'tford,
President     ' . '   "
' All .enyployeB with Six months or
more service,., including part-tiine
worker's, pafticipat-d Iu the additional pay which Wought 'added holiday
cheerf:ttf .conipany' employe's; throughout the*'cou_rtry.'' Bx8ctitiy-3 did 'not
sfeare int the^ distribution.". "
>..; ■Man^g^'r-v'Lan^'" Beck and" the employes in the ""local 'store' received
tiieliri'Chii.sinja^.jbonua: .cheeks Saturn
Iday^ij^Mitec^Omp^nsaitiontWafl voted
{As %?$& employes last ye&w,d*il'r' :**
Christmas Party
at St Henry's in
Vernon Township
(By Rosebush Correspondent)
The auditorium at St. Hem-y's
school, Vernon, was the scene for a
very enjoyable Christmas party given
for the pleasure of the children of St.
Henry's and St Charles' parishes.
Sixty children and many parents,
gathered at the hall following attendance at Holy Hour, December 20.
A jnost beautifully adorned Christ-
supplyirife this material to farmers in
one or more townships under the provisions of the Agricultural Conservation Program.
According to a special provision of
the 19-1 program, a farmer may obtain marl in advance of Ms 1941 payment by placing an order with the
county office who will direct the successful marl bidder to deliver the.
order and will pay him for it.. The
cost will be deducted from the farm-
1 ef's 1941 payment. By this arrangement farmers can obtain marl without the usual difficutlies that have
hampered this operation in the past,
Bids on supplying marl are being
accepted only for farm delivery. -A
bidder may include one or more townships as he feels competent to handle,
mas tree had been arranged previous- ?° bldJs, admitted" ■on prepared
l'y, around which all gathered merrily f°rm^°?tained fJ0m, R0*frt C" Klein-
singing Christmas carols, under the f' C£alrma* of the Clare Cmnt*
direction of Mrs. Patrick Horan.      '    AAA t'ommlttee-
Santa Clans caiised much excitement when he entered the doorway
and .greeted the children. After visiting ^with themfor a time he presented
to each one-a. gift from the tree.
Esther Grant; related .a very interesting Christmas': story, .after, which
cakes, Ice cream and candy were
served. . All. departed wishing Christmas came more.' than, once«a. year.
lENEHT, PARTY AT1EAT0N
St..3_flnry'!s, Parish will ■hold.-.a-.l-ei-fe
sl_Bsrton/,!_axis^I!riday evehifig»_.'tPfiiife
iMs^ear'jsm&o.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The annual meeting of the stpcl^-
hblders, of The Citizens State Bank
of Clare, Michigan, will be held at the
bank of ice on Tuesday .afternoon, Jan*,
iiafy 14, 1941, at 4:0.0 o'clock, i*or the
election of Directors, and.. suQh. other
business, as may properly, come ,bef ore
the meetmg,   " '.--,,'. *,\"5   ','.'.
_2ti2 . ,v Jatnes, S. Blc'kneli, President.,
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ANNUAL MEETING OF FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TO
BE HELD SUNDAY, JANUARY 5
The annual meeting of the First
Congregational Church will be held on
Sunday evening, January 5th, with a
pot-luck dinner at 6:00 o'clock and the
meeting to commence immediately
afterward.
Officers of the various departments
of the church are requested to have
their reports ready to be read at that
meeting; and so far as possible we
hope all pledges and gifts will be paid
in a few days prior to the meeting to
enable the treasurer, Mr. L. B. Davy,
to complete his report and balance his
books.
CAR OVERTURNS
IN SHERIDAN TWP.
SATURDAY NIGHT
Mrs.   Sophia  Hildebrandt
Suffers Broken  Right
Collar Bone
•'fit.3^crty;da.tUhlec..Cl&ve_l-_£""Hatti.afc;. "Wante4~_AT_i&teu__ 'eritertoifieftf:lot
:l-6u';Ns«"" ^ear'.B. :-3VevJ'aniWore5-i.i"-Call
Meal-Tfe-Mtre^K :-*zi ?"«■.•,£*_.•*• adv»>
A car in which ten people were riding Saturday evening, nine miles
north and east of Clare, in Sheridan
township, on an icy gravel road, skidded, zig-_agged, went into the ditch
and turned over. Officers believe that
tho fact that so many people were
packed into the car probably saved
their lives. ■
The car was driven by Albert Hildebrandt, 50, of Clare R-2, who
escaped with slight bruises. He was
accompanied in the car by Mrs.
Sophia Hildebrandt, 82, who suffered
a broken right collar bone; Charles
Henderson, 94, of Rockwell, who
was badly bruised about the body;
A. Hildebrandt, 42, who was cut about
the head; Fred Hildebrandt, 56, whose
right hand was severely cut and in
which several tendons were severed;
Robert R. Hildebrandt, 48, who was
bruised; and three children, Betty,
15, Marvin, 1.1, Loraiue, 2, and their
mother, Mrs. Ad?a.dpl Hildebrandt, 36,
who were only slightly bruised.
BARBARA HOUGHTON
SENIOR'S CHOICE TO
GO ON PILGRIMAG
To Compete With Other Schools
in   State  for Trip  to
Washington
The Daughters of the American
Revolution sponsor a Good Citizenship Pilgrimage to "Washington, D. C,
each spring, choosing one girls from
each state to take part. Each public
school in the nation is allowed to
select one girl from the Senior class
to contend for the honor of representing her state in the pilgrimage, with
the members of the Senior classes
making selections with the assistance
of the faculty members.
Barbara Houghton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Houghton of Clare R-5,
has been chosen by her classmates
and the faculty to represent the Clare
High School in the state contest.
Bach candidate will receive a questionnaire which will be filled out and
sent to a state committee which will
judge the girls' ability and choose the
girl to represent Michigan on the pil-
grimage;^ ...
Barbara and the girls selected'by
other schools of this area have been
invited to be guests of the Isabella
Chapter of the D.A.R. at the February
meeting. The invitation was extended by Miss ROBe Hogue; chairman of
the pilgrimage for the Mt. Pleasant
area.      : ' ■   -i-
29m Head of    Z
Livestock Sold
at Local Yards
,. Since its first sale in August; 1538,'
the Glare Livestock Auction' Yard's
has offered the farmers of this community a splendid market for "their
livestock at the regular "Monday sales.''
During the' past year 29,489 head Of
livestock have been sold at the yards
with the farmers receiving $302,955.26
net for their stock. : • ,•     ..:
, Harold Hanchett, owner'and manag*-
er of the yards, and Auctioneer Anr
drew Courser are very optimistic of
the future prospects of the .success''of
the; business and - --benefits to the
farmers bringing their., livestock to
the yards tp.be.sold.   ,-. :••   ;•
. pD.PARTYv-DAWC|;t
* A'card "party and dance wili b-'fieit,
iX p&: Mt. 'Vernon-" grange' hall,' "Wed
■nesday night*, '-"aniiary t ! All law
invited.
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MASONIC LODGE
INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS T0N1TE
Charles A. Perry to be Inducted Into Office of
Worshipful Master
Tonight, December 27th, John (J.
Look Lodge, No. 404, F. & A, M., wiU
observe St. Johns' night and will hold
Its annual installation of officers.
This will be an open installation an*
it is expected that in addition to the
local members, their families and
friends, many visiting Masons and
members of their families will be
present.
The "Worshipful Master, Rev. Albert
Dawe, and the other officers have
made extensive preparations for the.
evening, which will commence with a-
pot luck dinner at six-thirty o'clock.
The dinner will be held in the dining
room and will be followed by the calling to order in the Lodge room. The
1941 officers of the Lodge will then be
installed after which entertainment
will follow.
The installing team will consist ot
members of the local Lodge. Past
Master Jesse R. Hampton will act as
the Installing Master and will induct
all new officers into their respective
stations for next year. He will be
assisted by Alexander E. "Wylie, wha
will act as Installing Secretary, and
by Edward G. Johnston, who will act
as Installing Marshall.
The new Worshipful Master will be
Charles A. Perry, who was elected two
weeks ago. Other officers elected at
that time include James M. Langston,
Senior Warden; Kenneth "W. Hendrie, Junior Warden; Gordon E. Mcintosh, Treasurer; and John R. Empey, Secretary. The remaining officers have been appointed by the new
"Worshipful Master and will be an-
nouced this evening.
TRAINING SCHOOL
PROVIDES GENERAL
PURPOSE OFFICERS
Trains,  Outstanding   Corporals
and  Privates   for  Air
Corps Units
Another example of the broader
opportunities awaiting ambitious
Army Air Corps recruits is seen in tlifi
establishment here of a training
school to provide "general purpose"
non-commissioned officers for units of
the expanding Air Corps.
Believed to be the first of its kind
in this branch of the service, the
school enrolls outstanding Corporals
and Privates. It is organized in the
31st Pursuit Group, GHQ Air Force,,
stationed at Selfridge Field.
Captain John F. Egan, World Wat"
pilot and present commander of the
40th Pursuit Squadron, has been ap-'
pointed director of the new schooL
He will teach military organization
and head the instructional staff, members of which were selected primarily
for their soldierly qualities.
Assistant Director is 2nd Lieutenant
John D. Gillespie, who in addition wil_
assume the duties of drill instructor
and inspecting officer.
Forty   outstanding   Corporals ' ani
Privates  comprise  the  school's first
student body.    Ten are chosen from,
each   squadron   for   instruction.     On.
the completion of their training, they
Will   be   designated    as   basic 'ridn-■'•
commissioned officers as well as their
regular specialty.   During the course
all students live in one barracks under ■:
the command of Staff Sergeant John
Rohloff, 39th Pursuit Squadron.   Tai. '
arrangement is expected to foster cooperation   among   the   future   noncommissioned officers, who are knows,
as: trainees.
NAVY ANNOUNCES VACANCIES
FOR PETTY OFFICERS FROM
MICHIGAN-TOLEDO DISTRICf
. information was received today by
Commander Carson R. Miller, Navy
Recruiting Officer for Michigan, stating that our expanding Navy ' has
many unfilled vacancies ia--.B-tty
Officer Ratings.
•"Petty Officers are the backbone of
the   Navy,"   said   the   Commander.
"These young  men   enjoy   excellent'
pay, travel and the advantages of advanced   technical   training,"   he .explained, c-ntinuing, ""5foun£ men b&r
tween'theVges Of 17 and 31 years who
.enter the naval" service now, have 4b."
unprecedented   opportunity   for .p^o*-
motion to these envied Sosidpns; . At
'this time, there actually exists";'-, hunt-."
'hereof  vacancies  to ,air„trad-;'-an*.'
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