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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, MORNING, MARCH 21, 1941
New Series Vol. 49, No. 24
ELEVEN HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENTS
DURINGBLIZZARD
Clyde Shilling in  Hospital
With  Badly Cut
Throat
One of the worst storms of the
winter broke in this part of the state
Sunday and continued through Monday night. The swirling snow, tossed
about bj- high winds, reduced visibility
to almost zero at times, and those
who ventured onto the highways during the height of the storm virtually
took their lives in their own hands.
Six people were injured, four sei-i-
ously, in an accident which occurred
in a blinding blizzard three miles
southwest of Farwell at about 2:00
o'clock Sunday afternoon, when cars
driven by Howard Cook, son of Thos.
Cook of Farwell R.F.D., and Floyd Irwin, son of Aaron Irwin of Farwell,
crashed head on.
Floyd Irwin's right arm was broken
above the wrist and his left eye and
face were cut. He was accompanied
by Clyde Shilling, who suffered a deep
gash extending irom his left ear
around under his chin and up on his
right cheek, which just missed the
jugular vein; and George Shilling,
father-in-law of Irwin, who suffered a
bruised chest and legs and cut hands.
Howard Cook was cut about the
legs and chin, and the occupants of
his car were Betty Cook, who suffered
a bruised left leg, cut chin and the
loss of eight teeth; and Eleanor Seer-
saw, who is employed by the Cook
family, whose face was badly cut, requiring many stitches, as her head
was thrown through the windshield of
the Cook car.
Howard and Betty Cook, the only
occupants of the two cars remaining
conscious following the accident,
(Continued on Page Four)
PECIAL MEETINGS
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
TO OPEN TUESDAY
Rex. P. A*.Olson Will Be in
Charge of Evangelistic
Services
Rev. J. R. Galusha, a graduate of
Moody Bible Institute living at Cadillac at present, will occupy the pulpit
at the Clare Baptist church both Sunday morning and evening. A good attendance is desired.
Rev. A. Veltman, of Stanton, will be
at the church next Tuesday evening,
March 25, at seven thirty o'clock, and
open- a two weeks series of Evangelistic meetings.
Rev. P. A. Olson, of Bay City, will
be in charge and deliver the messages
until April 6.
Rev. Olson comes to Clare highly
recommended as a gospel minister
and an invitation is extended to
everyone to hear him while he is in
the city.
FRANK STEVENS WINS
CASE APPEALED TO
U.S. SUPREME COURT
Judgement of Judge Hart Upheld  in  Highest
Tribunal
Plaintiff Frank Stevens, who operates" Red's Welding Shops in the oil
fields of this part of the state, was
given a judgment by Judge Ray Hart
for $10,418, in September, against the
Metropolitan Casualty Insurance
Company of New York. The case
arose over a claim for X-ray burns
suffered by Mr. Stevens, which the
company refused to pay.
The. Defendants made a motion before 'Judge Hart to transfer the case
into the Federal Court in Bay City,
but Judge Hart denied the motion.
The case was then appealed to
Judge Tuttle, who upheld Judge Hart.
It was then appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court on two different
occasions, but in each appeal the
Michigan Supreme Court ruled that
Judge Hart was right in ordering the
insurance company to pay.
The insurance company finally
appealed to the United States Supreme Court and Attorney Barney
Wendrow, of Mt. Pleasant, was engaged to represent Stevens In Washington. Following the arguing of the
case,.! a decision was handed down
Tuesday in favor of the Plaintiff and
the TJnited States Supreme Court
ordered the insurance company to pay
approximately $14,000.
This was the first case ever to
reach the United States Supreme
Court from Isabella county.
O. B. S. tea and bake sale at- Mrs.
Don .HpTbrook*s residence this afternoon,' 2:30 to 5:60 p. m, Everyone
invited, , ■
Annual Boxing
Tournament Has
Been Postponed
Because the Clare High School Regional Championship Basketball team
needed the school gymnasium for
practice each night the forepart of
this week, in preparations for the
quarter finals, and semi finals and
State finals to be played Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings respectively, the sixth annual boxing show
has been postponed until after Spring
vacation.
The first rounds will be run off Monday evening, April 14, and dates for
the other rounds will be announced
later.
ANNUAL EASTER
SEAL SALE OPENS
IN CLARE COUNTY
Mrs. K. Hammerberg Heads
Drive to Aid Crippled
Children
The annual sale of Easter Seals to
aid crippled children will open on
March 21, it was announced today by
Mr. K. Hammerberg, Chairman of
the campaign in Clare county. The
campaign is part of the nation-wide
drive conducted simultaneously in
thirty other states throughout the
country affiliated with the National
Society for Crippled Children. Clare
county joins with other counties
throughout the State of Michigan to
gain public support necessary to carry
on and expand the work for the State
of Michigan to gain public support
necessary to carry on and expand the
work for the crippled children in
America on a local, state, and national
scale.
Members of the 1941 Easter Seal
Committee are Mrs. Norris Elden,
Mrs. Merle Samborn, Mrs. Austin
Bates.
The Clare Study ClHb is sponsoring
the sale.
The children in our own county
whose, bodies are crippled from the
ravages of disease, accidents, or birth,
constitute a grave challenge to all oln'
citizens. These children must have a
chance to develop mentally and physically, and to become useful, happy
Americans.
It is through the sale of the Easter
Seals each year that the work of the
Society, dedicated to the needs for
corrective treatment, recreation, education and vocational aid for the
crippled children of Clare County and
State of Michigan is financed. The
work must go on, and must expand
to meet the existing vital needs for
these services. No work provides
more satisfaction both to the giver
and to the recipient. We hope, therefore, that each of the citizens iu our
community will feel an equal share of
responsibility and satisfaction in helping to bring to a crippled child the
opportunity of a better life.
The support of the Easter Seal sale
by the citizens of this community
should be a sincere measure of our
desire to bring the privileges and opportunities we have known to those
children who need and deserve them
now.
Let us buy and use Easter Seals
now! You may purchase as many as
you want at 316 East State St., Clare.
FRANK KEPLINGER CHAIRMAN
OF COMMITTEE TO MAKE ARMY
DAY ARRANGEMENTS HERE
Commander Frank J. Keplinger of
the local post of Veterans of Foreign
Wars, has been advised of his appointment as chairman of the committee of
arrangements that is to make plans
for the observance of Army Day here
on Friday April 4.
Chairman Keplinger says committee
appointments will be made at once,
members to represent the various patriotic and club and other organizations.
He anticipates that the program here
will include talks before luncheon and
service clubs at meetings closest to
April 4, patriotic exercises in the
public schools, and widespread display
of the national colors on both public
and privately owned buildings.
Proclamations urging all to interest
themselves in the observance of Army
Day and to participate in the ceremonies is possible, have been issued
by President Roosevelt, Governor
Murray D. VahWagoner of Michigan
and Mayor John W. Dunlop.
According to Commander I-eplinger,
there appears to be a greater interest
this year than ever before in the
proposed observance of Artny Day,
because of the National Defense
emergency and the disturbed state of
affairs abroad.
The Rebekah FiBh Supper,
scheduled for March 26th, had to be
cancelled, until a, later date. Watch
for further announcements.
Front row (left to right) No. 5 Albert Samborn, No. 9 Arthur Clute, No. 7 Ernest Bryant, No. 10 George
Parent, No. 3 Arlo Oden, No. 8 Carl Cappaert. '' .
Second row (left to right) Manager Donald Cappaert, Bernard Wyman, Wesley Samborn, Tommy Kane,
Coach Leo Brown, Danny Burdo, Martin Kennedy, Dougfas Paxton, Assistant Coach Morrel Clute. The Cappaert
boys are brothers of Francis Cappaert, Manager of the Alma College M.I.A.A. Championship basketball team.
(See article on page 16.)
CANDIDATES FOR
SPRING ELECTION
PICKEDJN CITY
Democrats and Republicans
Hold Caucuses Monday
and Tuesday
The Democratic City Caucus was
held in the City .Hall Monday evening,
followed by the Ward Caucuses in the
several wards of the city, with the following candidates nominated to ran
their respective offices at the Spring
election April 7th.
Mayor—Robert Mair.
City Clerk—Open for City Committee to appoint.
City Treasurer—Bernice Johnson.
Justice of Peace—Chris Smith.
FIRST WARD
Supervisor—Lloyd Edick.
Alderman—Herman Leis.
Constable—J. C. Marotzke.
SECOND WARD
Supervisor—Thos. Groves.
Alderman—Ralph Artibee.
Constable—Barney Burnett.
THIRD WARD
Supervisor—Eugene Wyman.
Alderman—Omev Parent.
Constable—Harold Louch.
Democratic City Committee—Harold
Wyman, chairman; Omer Parent, and
Elmer Osborn.
Clare Basketball
Champs Competing
for High Honors
The winning of the Regional Championship last Saturday evening places
the Clare High School basketball team
among the eight bestf class C teams in
fhe. state.
The locals played Harbor Springs in
the Ferris Institute gymnasium last
evening, in the quarter finals. The
winning team of this match will play
the winners of the St. Mary's of Flint
and Keego Harbor game, played last
evening at Oxford, in the semi finals
in the gymnasium in the Jeuison Field
House at Michigan State College, East
Lansing, this evening.
Other teams, playing in the. quarter
finals wef-e Hbllaht-"-"Christian 'arid
Bridgman, at /Grand Rapids; and
Blissfield and St. Mary's of Lansing,
at Jackson.
Class A and B teams will play on an
especially built floor in Jenison Field
House Friday evening and all finals
will be played there Saturday evening.
Should the Clare team win the quarter and semi finals, they will play the
winner of the last mentioned bracket
for the State Class C Championship
in the finals.
The Republican City Caucus was
held in the City Hall Tuesday evening,
followed by the Ward Caucuses in the
three wards, with the following nominations made.
Mayor—Kyle McKinnon.
City Clerk—Alex. McKinnon.
City Treasurer—Hazel Hawkins.
Justice of Peace—Jennings Archambault.
FIRST WARD
Supervisor—Dave Woolston.
Alderman—John W. Dunlop.
Constable—Guy Hardy.
City Committeeman—J. D. Hanley.
SECOND WARD
Supervisor—Ernest Chaffee.
Alderman—Ivan Feighner.
Constable—Dr. Frank McKnight.
City Committeeman—Jesse Hampton.
THIRD WARD
Supervisor—Wm. B. Dunlop.
Alderman—Harold Jones.
Constable—Stanley Parish.
City Committeeman—Theodore G,
Bowler.
Although the attendance at the
Democratic Caucuses was light, a good
attendance was present at the Republican Convention, 259 voting for the
office of Mayor.
LOCAL TEACHERS
IN UNIFORM AND
"TOTING GUNS
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THIRD DEGREE AND FISH
SUPPER AT MASONIC TEMPLE
The degree team of the Shepherd
Masonic Lodge will exemplify the
third degree at the Clare Masonic
Temple next Tuesday "night, March
25th.
A fish slipper will be served from
5:30 until 7:30, to which the public is
invited.
REGISTRATION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, that I will
be at my office, at City Hall every day
except Sunday, to receive for- registration, the name of any legal voter of
said City of Clare, who may, apply to
me personally for such, registration.
Saturday, March 29, ,1941, last day
for registration.
2412 Alex McKinnon, City Clerk.
Faculty   to   Present   Play
Wednesday and Thursday Evenings
Austin Bates and Morrel Clute are
in uniform! Sounds of pistol shots
have been heard emanating from the
school building! Orders for the provisioning of horses and the dispatching of troops are being Avritten. Students and townspeople who have observed these events and have cocked
their ears in alarm may now put their
minds at rest.
Neither has the European war come
to Clare, nor has civil war broken out
among members of the faculty. If
such fears have been entertained, they
may be dispelled as groundless, and
yet not so! For it is common gossip
that Austin and Morrel have been
rivals for some time for the hand of
the same woman — common gossip,
that is, to those who have been attending rehearsals of the faculty play—
"Arms and the Man."
The rumors and doubts which have
been afloat will be resolved next week
on Wednesday and Thursday nights
when Bernard Shaw's play will be
presented to local audiences. At those
times some incidents of the Bulgarian-
Servian war will be recounted, along
with the dramatic impact of that strife
upon the lives Of a selected group of
people.
There is humor aplenty in this
satire. It is no ordinary soldier wnO
carries food rather than bullets in his
knapsack. Friends of Austin Bates
will.laugh, as he boasts of his "handsome figure." One scarcely knows
what to think of Major Petkoffi's (Emil
PfiSter) father who lived to be ninety-
eight,-and never took a bath in his
life! And .Mildred Harwood is not
teaching a lesson in Commercial Law
when she speaks of the ''higher love."
TJue curtain will ring up at eight
o'clock. It is, .hoped that a large
audience will turn out both evenings
to see the faculty p!&y.
CLARE ROD AND
GUN CLUB HOLDS
ANNUALJEET1NG
To  Hold  Annual  Banquet
With Kiwanians and
C. of C. April 23
The annual meeting of the Clare
Rod and Gun Club was held at Hampton's Garage Monday evening, March
10th, with an enthusiastic attendance.
The Secretary's annual report was
read and approved and the following
officers elected:
Jesse Hampton—Chairman.,
Richard Woodcock—■'Vice Chairman.
Henry E. Doll—Secretary and treasurer.
Directors elected were Mannie Sutton, Lahce Thayer, Ben Burdo, Harold
Loomis, Roy Beltinck, Floren Pudvay,
Willard Bicknell, Jesse Falconer, Jim
Clute and George White.
It was agreed to have the annual
banquet jointly with the Kiwanis Club
and Chamber of Commerce, April 23.
The following committees were appointed for the occasion.
Prizes—Willard Bicknell, Art Damoth and Ben Burdo, George White,
and Lance Thayer.
Banquet tickets—R. Woodcock.
Speaker—H. E. Doll.
Entertainment—Jesse Hampton.
The annual report follows.
Expenses
Banquet and Hall , $123.50
Prizes  ,       43.44
Clare Sentinel Printing      17.80
Cultivate corn        8.00
Bailey LaKe        27.00
Wild Life Stamps       66.40
Michigan  Conservation           4.00
Clare Hdw., Wire Fence        5.67
Perch Lake Sign        9.46
Membership M.U.C.C.      10.00
Pheasant Feed _.        6.35
Bonds   '       50.00
Miscellaneous _■      20.00
Total expenses SSW.etf
Deposits
Bal. on hand $ 68.73
Membership     314.75
Wildlife Stamps        66.40
Clubs share of Stamp Sale ___     20.00
Michigan Conservation Collect       4.00
Total Deposits $473.88
Total Expenses $391.62
Balance     $ 82,28
Account Receivable __ $ 50.00
$132.28
FORMER CLARE COUNTY LADY
PASSES AWAY AT SON'S HOME
IN OWOSSO LAST FRIDAY
Mrs. Zella Cameron, 80 years of age,
and a resident of Clare county-many
years ago, died Friday morning of last
week at the home of her son, John,
who is City Assessor of Owosso. Her
death- was the result of a month's
serious -illness and. complications.
Surviving are three sons, John,
Charles and Clifford, of Owosso; and a
granddaughter, Mrs. Fay Loynes, of
Flint; besides other relatives and
many friends.
Funeral services were held from the
Knapp & Smith Funeral Home, in
Owosso, tit 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon, arid interment made at Oak Hill
Cemetery. Those attending the services from here were Mr. and iMrs.
Jesse Laniphere, Mrs. Chester Richard, attd Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bingham,
of Fai'welL
Local Selective
Service Board Fills
Call for Three
The following three Clare county
men were inducted into the U. S.
Army at Detroit on March 18th, completing the county's special replacement call number 4.
Jack Marvin Lawson.
George William Martin.
Wayne Harcourt Sprague.
Call No. 5, for March 31 delivery to
Detroit Induction Station, is for thirteen men.
TYNDALL ACCEPTS
SUPT. POSITION
AT LAKE CITY
Will Leave Farwell School
at Close of Present
School Year
(By Farwell Correspondent)
R. F. Tyndall, Superintendent and
Agricultural teacher of the Farwell
school system for the past eleven
years, tendered his resignation to the
Board of Education, at a special meeting, to accept the Superintendency at
Lake City, beginning July 1st.
Mr. Tyndall succeeded S. Perry
Johnson, coming to this position from
Michigan State College in 1930. Previous to coming to Farwell, Mr. Tyndall had taught six years in the rural
schools of Mason county; four as prin--
cipal in ten grade schools.
He was two years Superintendent
at Central Lake. While there the high
school burned and school was carried
on in a summer hotel and in church
buildings, losing^ but one week of
school in the change.
Mr. Tyudall's training and schcol
contacts have been broad. He completed his College Preparatory at the
Ferris Institute; obtained his High
School Life Certificate at C.S.T.C;
his B.S. degy.ee in Science and Agrl
culture at M.S.C. and his M.A. iu Education at the U. of M. in 1939.
While at Farwell the school and its
course of study have grown and been
improved from time to time, keeping
pace with the changing community
needs. The school enrollment has
grown from 240 in 1930 to 348 in 1941,
and the teaching staff increased from
nine to a total of eleven during that
time.
In 1934, largely through the efforts
of Mr. Tyndall, the gym was built;
in 1935 the Beach School District was
annexed; in 1937 the new Bus Garage
and Farm Shop was built.
The additions constitute only a part
of the total broad educational program
that Mr. Tyndall envisioned and now
leaves to his successors to carry out
—namely that of a Community Center
School with the whole -surrounding
town townships a part of a single
school unit. To carry out this plan,
six additional rooms, would be required, whereby there would be one
teacher to each elementary grade,
with showers for girls and a revamped
heating and ventilating system. In
short, an educational program streamlined to meet the needs of students
and adults alike and adequate for
many decades to come. Such was the
vision of Mr. Tyndall who has carefully gathered and compiled data for
a community center school in Farwell.
Mr. Tyndall was' active with the
F.F.A. in promoting better farm practices locally and taking the group on
trips to give them a glimpse beyond
their own back yards. He has yearly
promoted the school forest plantings
(Continued on'Page Eight)
CLARE COUNTY STUDENTS
ACTIVE IN CAMPUS LIFE AT
MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE
Five students represented Clare
county at Michigan State College during Winter term, making up part of
the college's enrollment of 6,364 students. These students represent three
towns in Clare county.  •
The students, their division of
study, and their home towns are:
Harth Corrie, Veterinary Medicine,
and Ralph Thompson, Agriculture, ot
Lake; Marion Olson, Liberal Arts, and
Arnold Ott, Graduate Student, of
Clare; and James Sparta, Liberal
Arts, of Farwell.
Some of the Clare county students
are active in the extra-curricular activities of the college. Corrie is a
member of the Junior American Veterinary Medical Association chapter
in the college. Ott belongs to Alpha
Chi Sigma, national professional
chemistry fraternity. Sparta is active in a radio show put on over the
college station, WKAR.
Several of these students work part
of their way through college at vari*'
ous jobs both on and off campus. Local
cafeterias, jobs in the Union building
of the college, and work in the vari*
ous research departments of the college provide most Of the seltaid .employment for these students..
TOWNSHIPS PICK
CANDIDATES FOR
SPRINULECTION
In Precincts With Only 0n§
Ticket Election 1$.
Assured
CLARE COUNTY
GARFIELD  TOWNSHIP
People's Ticket !
Supervisor—Darius Scott. ';
Clerk—Charles Cook.
Treasurer—Peter Oman.
Justice   of   Peace    (Full    term)«~»
Frank Miller.
Justice of Peace   (To fill vacancy,
1 year)—Samuel Schermerhorn.
Highway Commissioner—Frank Gil»
man.
Member Board of Review (2 years)
—W. W. Spurrier.
. Member Board of Review (1 year)-*
Irving Howell.
. Constables—Charles  Donders, Wis,
Duncan.
FREEMAN TOWNSHIP
Union Ticket
Supervisor—J. J. Beard
Clerk—John A. Burns
Treasurer—Paul Weage
Highway    Commissioner — Thomag
Cook
Justice of Peace  (Full term)—Syl>
vester Harris.
Justice of Peace (To fill vacancy, 8
years)—John Gaffney.
Member of Board of Review  (Full
term)—Ralph Goodrich
Constables—Kenneth Benchley, M>
(Continued on Page Five^
KIWANIANS HOSTS
TO TOURNAMENT TEAM
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Coach Danny Rose Compliment-
Team and Coach on
Their Success
The Clare Kiwanis .Club ,were host*
to the twelve members of the Clarfe
High School tournament .basketball;
team, Manager Donny- Cappaert, Coacb,
Leo Brown, and Assistant Coach
MOrrel Crate, at a 6:30 dinner meeting Wednesday evening.
Danny Rose, basketball coach at
Central State Teachers College, Ml?
Pleasant, was speaker of the evening
and complimented the boys on their
success in winning the District an<|
Regional Championships.
The speaker paid tribute to Coach
Leo Brown, stating that materia)
alone never produces a good team,
but that the group must be "carefully
and patiently organized, coached an^ '
guided on its way to success.
He. expressed his belief that the
boys' splendid cooperative spirit,,
clean fighting and determination,
were their greatest assets- in defeat?
ing the apparently invincible EyarJ:
team in the Regional finals and otbej-
teams during the tournaments, recent
ly won. :
Coach Rose, advised the boys t©
play their games one at a time, not
"count their chickens before they
were hatched," but to just put their
best into each game as it came along,
assuring them that this attitude
would net results.
LEGION RECEIVES
NATIONAL DEFENSE
QUESTIONNAIRES
Available to World War Vetg
Who Wish to Register for
Emergency Service
The American Legion is in receipt
of questionnaires for the use ot
World War Veterans who may wish
to register for possible voluntary/
emergency service, according to thg
Legion's recommendations at the I3$9
National Convention.
Filling hi this form, thus providing
information as to the individual vef>
eran's availability and qualifications
in no way increases his obligation be*
yond that of a citizen of the United
States.
Attention is called to Art. 11, Sec. 1,
of the American Legion Constltntioa
which provides, "The America*
Legion is a civilian organization* •
membership therein does not affect
nor. increase liaility for military or
police service.''-
The emergency duty which may be
requested as an outgrowth of thf*
questionnaire will be PURELY YOI>
UNTARY IN CHARACTER and witV
out remuneration unless otherwie*
provided for by agencies o- government, responsible for requesting sue*
service or undertaking..
Ex-service men interested in lean*,
ing more details are invited -to ccokr
tact the followitog: * "~        ■
Harrison — John K-mmls, -totrert
Brnwn,
Clar-—Omei< PaVeht* ^OjaraiJ Wfttlfr
ei<, Kyle McKinnon.
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