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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 29, 1941
New Series Vol, 49, No. it
LAKE SCHOOLS
OPEN WEDNESDAY
FOR ENROLLMENT
All of Last Year's Faculty
Return But Two
Teachers
Clare Public School -will open for
regular work in the Early and Later
Elementary Grades and Junior High
School on "Wednesday morning, September 3rd, at 8:30 o'clock. Enrollment of Freshmen will begin on Wednesday at 8:30 while upper classmen
will complete enrollment Thursday at
1:00, with regular classes in all high
school departments beginning on Friday. September 5.
The smallest number of changes in
several years in the faculty returns all
except two of the last year's group.
The   complete  list   follows  with   the
new members indicated by a star:
E. D. Kennedy—Superintendent.
A. F. Bates—Principal-Science.
Leo Brown—Coach-Mathematics
Arthur Steeby—Smith-Hughes Agriculture.    -
L. C. Garthe—Industrial Arts
*Muriel Cook—Commercial.
Mary Colburn—Smith-Hughes Home
Economics
Emil Pfister—English, Speech „
James Rawley—Social Studies
Keith Hunter—Instrumental Music
Cathryn   Wiggins — Languages,  Library
Morrell Clute — Junior ' High-Ass't.
Coach
Marvel Vanderlip—Junior High-Girl
Scouts
(.Continued on Page Ten)
Monday, September 1st
One day of each year is dedicated to the American laboring man, the nucleus of our national growth and success,
and on this day all possible business and commercial enterprises suspend activities to pay homage to the laboring man.
Since our forefathers hewed their first humble abode and
meager farm lands from the forest primeval of a new
found world, this great nation has advanced through the
toil and ingenuity of the laboring classes, and today as
the laborers of our nation have come to the front in providing provisions and manufactured products for the
national defense program, the importance of labor in our
national life is more strongly manifested than ever before.
With this in mind, America will observe Labor Day next
Monday, in a fitting manner, that the laboring man,
whether farmer or urban citizen, may realize the appreciation of his efforts by the people of our nation.
GOOD WEATHER
DRAWS CROWDS
TO COUNTY FAIR
Greatest Livestock Exhibit
in  History  of   the
Exposition
The flfty-flfth aiimlal Clare County
Fair got away to a good start Wednesday with "Old Sol" smiling his
approval and some 5,000 persons in
attendance. With continued good
weather this number was mounting
fastly toward the 15,000 mark Thursday afternoon, Clare business places
were closed for the afternoon to permit as many as possiblle to attend
the fair.
Nearly one hundred exhibitors were
displaying their offerings with a much
larger live stock exhibit filling all the
new barns, and produce and other exhibits equalling or surpassing those of
years past.
The Harrison Study Club annual
flower show exhibit occupies a section
of the main exhibit hall with nearly
fifty partibipants showing about one
hundred different exhibits from their
gardens.
The Woodland Dairy has cooperated
splendidly this year by placing
collars, bearing an invitation for their
patrons to attend the .'air, around the
necks of all bottles of milk distributed
to the homes of the community.
The Newkirk Rodeo is demanding
even more attention than last year
with an excellent program and a new
herd of Brahma wild bulls, imported
from Old Mexico by the W. C. Corn-
well Ranch Company, of Clare, for the
Newkirk outfit.
With continued favorable weather
the attendance today is expected to
pass all records.
The heavyweight horse pulling contest, pulled oh the Michigan State College Dynamometer, will be an added
feature of the afternoon, and the
public wedding is creating considerable attention as a feature of tonight's
program.
The new bleachers have added considerable space to the seating capacity
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Business Firms
Assist With Fair
Grounds Fence
Visitors at the Clare County Fair
are viewing with pride the 1000 foot
fence which has been completed along
US-27. rhis fence was made possible
through the money received from
firms who have placed advertising on
it. The signs themselves painted in
contrasting colors will not only be of
interest to local citizens and visitors
at the Fair, but to the thousands of
motorists who pass the grounds
annually.
At the opening of the Fair thirty-
seven business firms had signs completed on the fence. The Clare firms
are: Dessert & Brown, Seiter Brothers, Schaeffer's Dairy Bar, Houghton's Drug Store, Clare Hardware and
Furniture Company, The Citizen's
State Bank, Bicknell's, Davys', H6tel
Doherty, Dunlop Cafe, The Clare
Livestock Yards, The Clare Sentinel,
North Star Grocery Company, A. E.
Howlett, Art Damoth Agency, Shull
Ranch, Woodland Dairy, City of Clare,
Clare Chamber of Commerce, Ray
Archbold, Freeman Oil Co., and Edward Magnus. Farwell: Farwell
Lumber Company. Harrison: Shady
Lane Tavern, Harrison Gas and Oil
Co., Zubler's Service, Earl's Super
Service, Gulf Super Service, Carpenter Gas and Oil, Budd Lake Inn, Good-
luck Restaurant, Hoyt's Mai*ket,
Harrison Elevator, Clare County
Cleaver, and City of Harrison.
Merritt: Grey's Qattle Ranch. Mt.
Pleasant:  Gase Baking Company.
Space is still availiable on the
fence and those wishing signs should
leave word at the Citizens State Bank,
Clare, or with a member of the Fail-
Board. The price of $25.00 includes
the painting of the sign and the rental for a two year period.
Opening Football
Practice to Take
Place Tuesday
The first football practice for the
Clare High School Pioneers will be
held Tuesday afternoon, September 2,
at the high school athletic field. All
eligible members of last year's team
and any new students interested in
football are urged to come out for the
opening practice and indicate that
they are willing to play on the team.
With the 1941 season opening here
Friday night, September 19th, Coach
Brown is anxious to get the boys lined
up as 'soon as possible and the cooperation of the players, their parents,
and the student body is urged.
. Pleasant and Clare Kiwanians
Eat Half Springers Here Monday
One hundred and fifty members of
the Clare and Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis
Clubs gathered at the Clare Tourist
Park at 6:30 o'clock Monday evening
for an inter-club picnic.
A bounteous picnic dinner was
served cafeteria style with barbecued
half springers as the main dish. The
roasting of the chickens was supervised by chef J. M. Moore, of the
Poultry Extension Department of
Michigan State College, who was
brought here through the cooperation
of Lou Moon, of the Rosebush Elevator, 'who is president of the Michigan Federal State Egg Grading Association. Mt. Pleasant Kiwanians Lou
Moon, Harry Wakefield, Lou Wendt,
Ed Grambau and Arleigh Osborn, and
Clare Kiwanians Tim. Cotter, Harold
Fleming, O. D. Bayes, Art Damoth,
Ted Bowler and Dr. Kuno Hammer
berg, ably assisted chef Moore in bar-
becueing the springers.
Herman L. Fruechtenicht, Jr., president of the Mt. Pleaasnt Kiwanis
Club, introduced the "cooks" and
spoke briefly of the purpose and pleasant associations of the meeting. President Theo. G. Bowler, of the Clave
club, responded with a few well
chosen words of welcome and greeting.
Dr. Kuno Hammerberg and Theo.
Wallington, inter-club relations committee of the local club, assisted with
arrangements.
The pichic took the place of the
regular Wednesday evening dinner
meeting this week, but the meeting
will be held at the Hotel Doherty at
6:30 o'cock, as usual, next Wednesday
evening.
FARWELL ALL SET
FOR HUGE LABOR
DAY CELEBRATION
Auld Lang Syne Society to
Return for Annual
Meeting J
Auld Lang Syners, in planning for
their twenty-second annual gathering,
are looking forward with happy anticipation of once again meeting and
greeting the friends of long ago.
Farwell members are exerting every
effort to make the meeting a success.
A reminiscence meeting will be held
in the library Saturday evening, witn
a program similar to that of last
•yearf Old .memories will be revived
aiid old.days lived again. There will
be singing and visiting, and a general
good time telling stories of the long
ago.
On Sunday morning, at the regular
church service hour o£ 12:00 o'clock,
a special service will be held in the
Methodist church. The Junior Choir,
under the direction of their leader,
Mrs. G. E. Lamb, will lead the assembly singing and there will also be
special musical numbers.
Dr. John H. Hall, pastor of the
church, will deliver a special sermon,
dedicated to the members of the
society. The public is cordially invited
to attend this service.
In the afternoon at 4:00 o'clock, will
take place the unveiling of the tablet
honoring the memory of the late J. L.
Littlefleld. Although this sei'vice is
sponsored by the Board of Education,
it will be interesting to the members
of the society, because most of them
knew Mr. Littlefleld through his work
in the school and the church. This
affair is also public.
Sunday evening at 6:30, will be
served the banquet, which will be
followed at 8:00 o'clock by the regu
lar business meeting. An interesting
program of music- and other entertainment has also been prepared.
Mrs. Lamb is program chairman
and the officers are:
C. W. Brown, president; Jennie
Bingham, vice president; and Minerva Richmond,  seretary-treasurer.
Labor Day Celebration
Plans are now completed for the
Labor Day celebration and a day brim
full of thrilling and entertaining features is promised the thousands who
are expected to attend.
In addition to the many midway attractions, a splendid exhibit of agricultural products will be displayed on
the first floor of the town hall, with
entries in charge of James Stanley,
and domestic arts on the second floor
with entries in charge of Mrs. Etta
Brown.
Coleman (mostly Methner brothers)
and Farwell will play the pennant deciding baseball game in the Mid
State League on the Farwell baseball
diamond at 2:'0 o'clock Monday after
noon. It will be a real ball game with
score cards and everything, including
last but by far not least, a blossom
parachute drop on the ball field during the game.
Much credit is due the officers and
staff, who have left nothing undone in
preparing a full day of activities and
entertainment for your pleasure. This
group includes the Incorjporation
Committee and Officers of the Agricultural Exhibit, President James A.
Stanley, Reynold Mick, K. Swanson
and Mrs. Etta Brown; Celebration
Officers, President Jeff Willey and
Secretary-Treasurer Lotiis Gee; and
Judges, Paul Gibson, Frank Keplinger,
Dorothy Schruer and Madge B. Lamb.
CHOOSE FLOWER
QUEEN |0 REIGN
AT FLOWER SHOW
Musical Program to be Presented Afternoon and
Evening
A lovely flower queen has been
chosen to preside at the Clare Community Flower Show. Also the queen's
court has been ^elected. However,
their identities are withheld until a
future date. We fen'ow you will be delightfully surprised when the news is
revealed, Therefore, be on hand Tuesday, September 9th, at the Clare City
Hall.
Of course we hope you will bring
your flowers. Avfy there some -of you
who still want suggestions for your
entries? There are magazines full of
ideas at the city library, or better still,
originate your own clever ideas. Just
remember, there aiie many prizes waiting to be given to men, women/ and
children of Clare and the vicinity. The
only qualifications are you must receive your mail through the Clave post
office to be able -.to win a prize.
Bird houses, miniature gardens,
unique house plants, dinner centerpieces, patriotic designs, modernistic
arrangements, children's original
ideas—all these plus other exhibits
you may think of will be given careful consideration by competent judges.
Just ten days more to plan and
create your flower: exhibits.
The committee suggests that you
notify them at an early date if you
wish to place an exhibit, because so
much interest has been shown already
that we want you to be sure of adequate space to display your entry.
The following ladies of Clare are
members of this committee: Mrs. A.
M. Artibee, chairman; Mrs. Edward
White, Mrs. Burt Greer, Mrs. K. Hammerberg, Mrs. E. A. Anderson, Mrs.
Andrew Irving, Mrs. Ida Crigier, Mrs.
Will Caple, Mrs. R. W. Ryan.
Miss Frances Anderson will present
some of her pupils in a musical recital
from 3:00 until 4:00 o'clock on this
date. Then from 8:00 until 9:00
o'clock Mr. Hunter, instructor of music
at the Clare High .School, will present
a. program by the^Glare.High School
Band.
We know you will enjoy the full day,
so come both afternoon and evening.
The public is invited.
Next week the Clare Sentinel will
publish the program for this community event.
CLARE BOWLING
ASSN. ORGANIZED
TUESDAY NIGHT
League Play to Commence
Week Beginning
September 22
The Clare Bowling Association Avas
organized at a meeting of local bowling enthusiasts, held at Twin Elms
Club house Tuesday evening for the
purpose of determining policies and
establishing rules for local league
bowling, an essential that the alleys
may be sanctioned by the American
Bowling Congress.
Officers,elected were:
Tim Cotter—President.
Lyle Brewer—Vice President.
Harold Schaeffer—Secretary.
James Allen, of Coleman—Treasur
er.
Another meeting of the association
will be held at the Club house next
Tuesday evening at 8:00 o'clock and
captains of all teams are urgently requested to Be present, to establish
rules, elect a board of director for the
association, and transact other important business.
Indications are that more teams will
participate this year with the following leagues represented:
Two city leagues of eight teams
each, one inter-city league of eight
teams, a ladies league of eight teams,
and the fraternal league with two
K. C. teams and two Masonic teams.
League play will commence the
week of September 22nd and all teams
should be registered on or before September 15th.
Complete results' of all league games
will appear in the Sentinel.
ISABELLA COUNTY CONVENTION
TO ELECT DELEGATES THURS.
The Isabella County Convention to
elect delegates to State Grange will be
held at Mt. Vernon Grange Hall,
Thursday evening, September 4th.
Each Grange is entitled to two pairs
of delegates.
The Pomona will convene at the
same time. Fom'tb, degree members
invited.   Pot luck lunch,
Nellie B. White, Secy.
To Speak Nuptial Vows at Clare
County Fair This Friday Evening
MISS MARIE WELSH AND MR. FLOYD REGER
FIRE DESTROYS
PART OF SANFORD
BUSINESS BLOCK
Two Farm Buildings Burn
in Gilmore Township
Early Sunday
The greater portion of a city block
was destroyed by fire of undetermined
origin, which broke out in a Sanford
grocery store about midnight Tuesday.
Ralph Strayer, of Averill, was driving through Sanford at the time and
noticing the fire, notified Allen Cole,
who lives nearby. Mr. Cole informed
Mr. Strayer that the family of Guy
Binders, who owns and operates the
grocery store and gas station in the
buildings, were occuping living quarters adjoining the grocery store, and
Mr. Strayer returned at once and
awakened the Enders family by breaking a window.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Enders, "tlieir son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Layton Enders,
and the Layton Enders baby, who
were in the building, were partially
overcome by smoke when awakened,
and would have soon been smothered
to death.
Mr, Cole phoned all available help
in Sanford and the Coleman and Clare
fire departments, who by quick response and heroic fire fighting saved
the bank building adjoining the En
ders property on the west, and the
Harley Penney Lumber sheds north
of the bank building.
The Enders grocery store, living
quarters and gas station, on the north
side of the main street at the east end
of the business section, were burned
to the ground and the entire stock of
the grocery store and all the Enders'
personal belongings in the living quar
ters, except a few easily movable objects, were destroyed.
The cement and brick construction
of the filling station checked the fire
enough so that the gasoline and the
most of the oil stored in the station
did not become ignited.
The loss undoubtedly will amount
to'between ?6,000 and ?10,000.
Much credit is due to those who
assisted in saving the lives of the
Enders family and the business section of Sanford.
Two Barns Burn
To farm buildings belonging to Mrs.
Katie Behnke, of Durand, located on
her farm two and a half miles south
and about two miles west 'of Farwell
in Gilmore township, which is occupied by her daughter and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hall, of Farwell R-l,
burned to the ground at 2:30 Sunday
morning.
A large barn and contents consisting
of 400 chickens, a prize heifer calf,
building material) wood, coal and hay;
and a smaller building used for storage purposes, and its contents consisting of a washing machine, electric
motor, winter clothing, books, tools,
etc., were all completely destroyed.
The fire having gained such headway
because of the lateness of the hour,
prevented the saving of anything.
A group of Weidman people, who
W-re passing by, assisted in saving
the house on the place, which was
also threatened by the fire.
A small amount of insurance was
carried on the building, but the contents were not insured and will be a
total loss.
Fire Threatens
Bird Sanctuary
North of Clare
Two and a half acres of oak covered
sand land along the south side of the
Michigan Zoological Society Bird
Sanctuary, eight miles north of here,
were burned over Saturday afternoon
by a forest fire, which was apparently started by someone carelessly tossing a lighted match or cigarette from
a passing car into the ditch along the
Hatton road, about twenty rods west
of US-27.
The fire started on the north side of
the Hatton road and a brisk southwest
wind caused the fire to run rapidly in
the direction of the. densely forested-
portion of the sanctuary where tlie**
buildings are located.
The Michigan State Highway Department roadside park at the "Big
Spring" was also threatened by the
fire.
The Conservation Department forest
fire fighting equipment was brought
from Harrison and the .fire wardens
with the assistance of State Police and
volunteers extinquished the fire, after
a battle that threatenel at times to
get out of control.
Fire Threatens Cottages
A grass and muck fire burned over
four acres of land along the shore
line of Perch Lake, threatening several homes in the village of Lake last
Sunday.
Fire wardens, assisted by volunteers, brought this fire under control
by the use of the Conservation Department forest fire equipment, after a
"heated" battle.
J. L. Hudson Co.
to Present Flag
to Health Assn.
It was announced here this week
that Miss Garland, a representative of
the J. L. Hudson Company, will present a flag to the Clare County Child
Health Association at 10:30 o'clock
Friday morning, September 5th, in the
Harrison high school auditorium. The
flag will be accepted by Mrs. Madge
B. Lamb, chairman of the association.
Special invitations are being sent to
the Tri-County Board of Health, the
Board of Supervisors, and the Clare
County Child Health Association. The
general public is also invited.
A brief program will be presented
during the ceremonies, including numbers by the Temple Rhythm Band and
the Harrison High School Band.
INFANT FATALLY
INJURED BY AUTO
SATURDAY NIGHT
Remus   Girl Killed White.
Riding on Running
Board of Car
Richard Lee Gerow, the eleven
months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Gerow, of Clare R'4, was fatally in*
jured and the parents seriously hurt
in a traffic accident eight miles east
of here on US-10, at 6:50 o'clock Saturday evening.
The parents were pulling a small
coaster wagon, in which the Infant
and his four year old brother, Stuart,
were riding, along the side of the
highway, when Jack Terry, 36, of Cola-
man, R-2, swerved out in passing
another car and struck the group,
The Gerows were rushed to the
Clare County General Hospital here*
where Richard Lee passed away short*
ly after admittance, as the result o.
a skull fracture.
The father, Lloyd Gerow, 31,
suffered serious scalp lacerations and
a compound fracture of the lower
left leg; his wife, Ivah, also 31, sua*-
tained a fracture of the lower left
leg; and the son, Stuart, escaped with
a sprained left ankle.
The cause of the accident is still
under investigation of the Isabella
County Prosecutor and State. Police.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Gerow were reported in a satisfactory condition at-
the hospital Thursday afternoon,
Remus Girl Fatally Injured
Dorothy Terry, 12, of Remus R-2,
was fatally injured at 7:00 o'clock
Wednesday evening, August 20th,
(Continued on Page Ten)
SEPTEMBER TERM
OF CIRCUIT COURT
TO CONVENE TUES.
Petitions for Naturalization
to Come Before Judge
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Following are- the cases on the calendar for the September term of Cir'
cuit Court, which will convene at the
Court House in Harrison, Tuesday,
September 2nd. This will also be
natm-alization day.
Petitions for Naturalization
No. 114—Mary Dionise. '       i
No. 115—Harry LeRoy Foss.
No. 117—Edward Herbert Waller.
Criminal Calendar
The People vs. Bob Stager, breaking
and entering.
The People vs. Walter Hergenroeder, breaking without entering.
The   People   vs.   Paul   Oakley,   re«
moving mortgaged property.
Issues of Fact
Fred Akey vs*. Loose Wiles Biscuit
Co., assumpsit.
Richard I. Bonninghausen vs. Conr
sum ers Power Company, ejectment.
Richard I. Bonninghausen vs. Kenneth F. Irving and Florence W. Ir1
ving, ejectment.
Richard I. Bonninghausen vs. J. A<
Pinch, ej ectnient.
Edna Carpenter, Frank Van Liew,
et al, vs. Edwin E. Perrin, ejectment.
George Scott vs. James A. McKay,
Henry L. McEvoy and Ellen Gertrude
McEvoy, trespass on the case upon
promises.
Farm Land, Inc. vs. Matthew W>
Schmid, ejectment.
Sarah Hajdler vs. City of Clare,
trespass on the case.
Dessert & Brown Lumber Co. vs*
Hei-bert Randall, trespass on the case*
Margaret Shilling, Adm. L. J. Mar*
tin Estate vs. Matthew Scott, injunc*
tion.
Richard I. Bonninghausen vs. Cecelia Hansen and Edwin H.' Draper,
bill to quiet title.
McClanahan Oil Co. vs, L. R. Perkins, Lela B. Perkins, Taggart Bros,
and American Michigan Pipe Line Co,
(Continued on Page Ten)
Half-Ton Wild Brahma Balls Go
on Rampage at Cornwell Ranch
A bit of the old wild west was
brought to this Community Wednesday morning when two wild bulls went
on the rampage at the W. C. Cornwell
Ranch, north east of the city.
The bulls were from a herd of
fifteen long horn wild Brahmas gotten
in their wild state from the ranges
of old Mexico and imported by the W.
C. Cornwell Ranch Company for Col.
Newkirk, who is presenting his rodeo
at the Clare County Fair this weeR.
The thousand pound animals were
roped for the first time in Old Mexico
and shipped to the Cornwell Ranch,
where they have been confined until
Wednesday morning, when they were
liberated in the ranch stock yards for
corallihg in preparation for loading,
and hauling to the Fair Grounds at
Harrison. When reinstated to their
natural freedom, even in the confines
of the stock yards, they quickly re-*
verted to their wild attitude and two
of them jumped the ten foot high
fences and went on a rampage.
Fortunately the ranch company ha<-
Texas roping horses available and a*
group of Cornwell cow hands run the"
bulls down on the highway, roped
them and returned them to the rancn-
corrals.
The crews at the Cornwell Ranch",*
including Mr. Cornwell, had the thrilt
and pleasure of witnessing a Jrellm-
inary of the Newkirk Rodeo on tiiiii"
own ranch, and although not previously scheduled, it lacked none of the
"color" of the ranch lite we read a-
bout in tales of the open ranges.