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CLARIS. MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24, 1941
New Series Vol, 50, No. 3
SEVENTH ANNUAL
CLARE COMMUNITY
FAIR JiNNOUNCED
Featured by Motion Pictures
and  Local Talent
Stage Play
With the approach of winter it is
time to think aud look back over the
previous summer's work. There is no
better way to be reminded of your
efforts than to attend the Glare Community Fair held at the High School
November 5 and 6, and talk over and
compare your accomplishments with
your neighbor. The Fair has been
under the- leadership of Bob Clute,
general manager; Kenneth Kapplinger,
assistant manager; Bill Case, business
manager; Jack Tice, secretary; La-
Vern Wood, treasurer; and Arthur
Steeby, adviser.
In the Home Making department
the Home Economics Club voted the
following members to take charge of
this division: General manager,
Gladys Saul; assistant manager, Erma
Ott; secretary, Barbara Murphy;
assistant secretary, Orvetta Jo Miller;
adviser, Miss Mary Colburu.
The sound motion picture, "Meat
and Romance," produced for the National Livestock and Meat Board, a
non-profit organization, representing
the entire livestock and meat industry, will be presented November 5 at
8:00 p. m.
This motion picture is the result of
collaboration between authorities in
the meat and livestock industries and
the United States Bureau of Home
Economics in Washington.
The claim is made .that the entire
subject of meat, its value and costs
according to cuts, the proper methods
of its cooking, of its serving and
carving, as well as its relative
nutritional properties, has never been
so thoroughly or so convincingly
covered in any one presentation.
Plan to attend the play, "Pulling the
Curtain," sponsored by the F. F. A.
and Home Economics Clubs November
U in the high school auditorium at
8:00 p. m. The following cast has
been chosen under the direction of
Mr. E. D. Kennedy:
Left'ie Jewel Hunderstine, the
President of the Pine Valley-
Ladies' Aid Orvetta Jo Miller
Mrs. Carrie Caswaller,
a widow Helen Murphy
Mr. Herman Sprechen,
a butcher   Bob White
Mr. Lucas Luxow,
an ex-tragedian "Virginia Perry
Miss Lena Wells,
a school teacher Bonnie Gordon
Fonzy Donahue, one of her
boy friends LaVern Wood
Hobart Hanley, a young
married man Gordon Kleiner
Betty, his wife Betty Ramey
Nora  McClellan,  who  owns
the Inn Anna Moore
Johnny, her little boy _ Wallace Rilett
Leon Hunderstine,
Leifie's husband, __ Henry Eberhart
James Killian, the Chief
of Police Russell Foell
Aunt Edna Dimwiddie, Nora's
sister Barbara Jean Murphy
Ruby Lee Rakestraw — Betty Presley
Everyone is invited to exhibit with
first, second and third prize money tb
be given away. Be sure you are present both evenings.
Ag. Commissioner
Speaks Here Tues.
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HARD TIME PARTY
FOR BENEFIT OF
BOYSJNJERVICE
Tim Doolittle and Gang to
Provide  Music  and
Entertainment
LEO V, CARD
Michigan Commissioner of Agriculture
speaks at Chamber of Commerce
Farmers' Night meeting.
GRAND CHAPTER
0. E. S. HELD AT
GRAND RAPIDS
Members of Local Chapter
Honored  at Annual
Convention
CLARE COUNTY
HOME EXTENSION
COMMITTEE MEETS
Mrs. G. C. Born, of Clare,
Elected Chairman
for Year
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of last week, October 14th", 15th
and 16th, the Seventy-fifth Annual
Session of the Grand Chapter of
Michigan, Order of the Eastern Star,
was held at Grand Rapids with several
thousand people in attendance.
This was the "Diamond Jubilee"
session, recognizing the seventy-fifth
year of the Grand'Chapter's existance,
the Michigan Grand Chapter being the
oldest Grand Chapter in the world, and
many visitors from other Grand Chapters of the United States and Canada
were present. ,  „   .
Nine persons from Clare, Annabelle
Hampton, Nellie Hampton, Nettie
Holbrook, Belle Mair, Greta P. Masten,
Lillian Walker, Adelaide C. Wylie,
Donald E. Holbrook and Alexander E.
Wylie represented Zenobia Chapter.
The official delegates of the local
Chapter were Lillian Walker, Greta P.
Masten and Donald E. Holbrook, all
three of whom efficiently represented
the local organization at all of the
business sessions.
This year the local Chapter was
given the honor of having one of its
members a Grand Guard, Donald E.
Holbrook being selected for this lienor,
and he was on duty at his station at
all times during the three day session,
performing his duties in a very fine
manner.
Business sessions were held Tuesday night, Wednesday morning, Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. These sessions were limited to
attendance by members and were not
open to the general public. All business sessions, the Grand Chapter
banquet, sunrise loyalty service, Grand
Chapter pageant and ::i Sanation of
Grand Officers, were held in the Civic
Auditorium.
The Grand Chapter banquet opened
the events of" the three day session,
Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock.
Following the banquet, the informal
opening of the Grand Chapter was
held, at which time Governor Murray
D. VanWagoner, Mayor George W.
Welsh, of Grand Rapids, and many
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As the crops of another summer are
harvested and the autumn days pass
by, the Thanksgiving season draws
nigh, bringing with it memories of
another year twenty-three years ago
when on November 11th the armistice
was signed which brought to a close
the World War. Since that day each
November 11th the world observes
Armistice Day, thankful that the strife
aud bloodshed of that war are ended,
and at the same time remorseful that
so many of our young men laid doAvn
their lives in the service of their
country.
The Clare Chamber of Commerce,
desiring to observe this Armistice Day
in a way that would benefit the boys
in our army and navy, have decided
to hold a hard time party at the Clare
city hall auditorium Tuesday evening,
November 11th, with the proceeds going to the United Service Organizations to provide a few comforts for
our boys now in the service of their
country.
Tim Doolitle and his Pine Center
Gang, radio entertainers who are on
the morning program each week day
at radio station 'WJR, Detroit, have
been engaged to furnish the music and
entertainment for the dance. These
entertainers have appeared at Harrison, each time packing the house, and
a good crowd is sure to be present,
but it is desired to sell as many
tickets as possible, even if you don't
plan on attending the party, that a
generous contribution may be made
toward the comfort and pleasure of
Uncle Sam's boys.
This event will take the place of the
regular November meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce and within a
few days you will be requested to buy
a ticket. Think twice before you say
no.
BRECKENRIDGE TO
MEET LOCALS HERE
AT &00JONIGHT
High School Band to Put
"New Plays"   Into
Action
Former Highway
Dept Employee
Forgipg Checks
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The following communication was
received recently from Michigan State
Police headquarters .at East Lansing. .
Lawrence W. Pefike, a former em-
loyee of the State'-Highway Department, is passing bad cheeks in the
smaller towns of the state. Mostly,
his victims are merchants, hotel-
keepers'and proprietors of nurseries.
He sometimes uses a rubber stamp
bearing the name of the State Highway Department to authenticate "his
claims, and because of this .and his
knowledge of state affairs, is meeting
with unusual success.
Peake is 43 years of age, weighs 175
to 190 pounds, is 5 feet 11 inches tall,
has brown hair andteyes.
Yours v0ry truly,
Captain I. H. Marmon
Chief Of Detectives
Michigan State Police.
Our readers are again warned not
to cash checks for strangers and requested to notify officers at once if a
person of the above description requests them to cash a check.
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The Clare County Home Extension
Club Executive Committee met Friday, October 17, in Clare to elect
county officers and arrange the program for the year.
Mrs. G. O. Born, of Clare, was elected chairman; Mrs. Caroline Darling,
Greenwood, vice chairman; and Mrs.
Charles Koch, Frost, secretary-treasurer. Mrs. Bruce Williams, of Elm
Grove, is the other member of the
executive committee,
>..The regular project lessons will
Start on November *", when Miriam
Eads extension specialist in Nutrition,
will meet with the leaders for their
first -lesson. The series this year
includes.help on com*sion-sense eating,
cold prevention, weight control, home
food production, and convalescent
cookery.
The extension women will sponsor a
public bread making demonstration
in January. Miss Lou Tregoning from
the Northwestern Yeast Company will
come to the county, ■
Chibs have been organized at Clare,
Harrison, Greenwood, Sr., East Greenwood, Lake, Frost, Eagle,' Elm "Grove
and Mann Siding. New groups* should
have: two leaders at the meeting
November 7.
Venison Comes
High These Days
in Clare County
Louis Parks and Clarence Ladd,
both of Redding township, were
arrested by District Supervisor Gus
Fuehr, of Gladwin, and Clare County
Conservation Officer Wayne B. Tennant, early Thursday morning, and
brought before Justice Kyle McKinnon
at lOrOO o'clock the same morning
each charged with having in possession one small male deer during the
time when the taking or possession of
same is unlawful.
They plead guilty and were each
assessed fines of $50.00 and court and
department cosl3 of ?6.85. A .35
Remington Automatic rifle was confiscated.
Conservaion laws' are enacted for
the protection of the interests of
hunters as well as the game and conservation- officers are on duty twenty-
four hours a day to enforce these
laws. Think this over before being
tempted tQ violate.
RUMMAGE SALE
The Congregational Guild will hold
their Huntmage Sale October 24th and
_5th in the church basement.
The Clare High School Pioneers put
across a touchdown in the closing
minutes of the game last Friday to tie
Shepherd 6-6.
Shepherd scored early in the first
quarter as Klump crashed through
tackle from the six inch line. Theii
try for the extras point failed. They
continued to hold the lead and it
seemed the game might end with a
6-0 score when the Pioneers threatened the Shepherd goal line only on
each occasion to have the visitors
"dig in with their backs to the wall"
and recover the ball on downs.
The Pioneers put on a fourth
quarter drive with their score coming
late in the final period as a result of
a thirty yard pass from Albert Samborn to end Bob Chapman, putting the
ball on the Shepherd fifteen yard line.
Cappaert picked up nine off tackle
and Burdo gained six on an end-
around play. Kennedy smashed
through the line for one yard and the
touchdown. An attempted pass from
Cappaert to Burdo was short and the
Pioneers lost the opportunity to take
the lead, with only four minutes until
the final gun.
Outstanding for the Pioneers was
the punting of Martin Kennedy, the
defensive work of Cappaert, Manee
and Chapman, and the passing of Samborn and Cappaert.
The high school band received much
praise for the crippled "S" formation
and the maneuvers between halves.
Breckenridge Coming Tonight
The Pioneers will meet the Breckenridge eleven on the Clare athletic
field at 8:00 o'clock this evening and
will do their level best to avenge the
a one-touchdown defeat handed to
them by the visitors last season, and
if the locals play like they did in the
final period last week, Breckenridge'
better watch their goal line. In any
event it promises to be a thriller, so
fans, let's fill the grandstand again
tonight.
The Band Will Be.Out There, Too
The band has a new stunt for this'
evening, consisting of a large bow and
arrow formation. The arrow 'will be
shot down the field to the fifty-five
yard line, where it will break into a
"B". With the rest of the band the
"B" will be chased down the field
right up to the goal line and then the
"B" will be turned into a large "C"
and go across the line for a Pioneer
touchdown*
You will enjoy the* show whether
you like football or not, Bo why stay
home and he lonesome.
ANNUAL FARMERS
NITE SUCCESSFUL
EVENTJUESDAY
Chamber of Commerce Host
to Rural Neighbors
at Banquet
A most successful Chamber of Commerce meeting was held in the dining
hall of St. Cecilia's church Tuesday
evening when the farmers were
entertained as guests on the annual
Chamber of Commerce Farmers'
Night.
Following invocation by Dr. John H,
Hall of the Clare Methodist church,
the St. Cecilia's ladies served a
delicious chicken and baked ham
dinner.
After the two hundred present had
eaten there fill, gizards and all, Austin Bates led the group in singing
"Smiles" and "Old MacDonald Had a
Farm."
President Stuart Bicknell welcomed
the guests and presented Dale Kennedy as toastmaster.
Mr. Kennedy introduced the guests
and called on County Agricultural
Agent Paul Gibson who spoke briefly
of the advantages of keeping farming
records, mentioning that of Michigan's
200,000 farmers some 13,000 kept
accurate records of their activities.
Three men in Clare county have kept
such records for twelve consecutive
years ana in recognition of this
splendid work were awarded certificates of achievement by Michigan
State College. These certificates were
presented at the meeting to James
Grigg, Howard Penrose and John
Klingelhofer.
Arthur Steeby, agricultural teacher
at the local high school, was introduced and announced the Clare Community Fair at the school building
November 5th nnd 6th. Further particulars of the fair will be found in
another column.
Dick Brooks was presented "very
romantically" and took his bow.
Clare county's new Conservation
Officer, Wayne Tennant, was present
and was also presented to the group.
Patty Hall sang "Twenty-One Dollars a Day—Once a Month," in her
own inimitable manner, with Mrs.
Hall at the piano, and responded with
"Kiss the Boys Goodbye" as an encore.
In presenting Frank Murphy, Mr.
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Forsberg-A dams
Now Lead Doherty
Bridge Tourney
The Bridge Tournament which is
being played at the Hotel Doherty,
went into the fourth round Wednesday
noon. The'high scoi-e of the day was
held by the Forsberg-Adams team with
a score of 10,250.
The six -high scores for the day
were:
Forsberg, Adams—10,250.
Doherty, Chapman—10,050,
Bicknell, Wood—9,580*
Hammerberg, Maynard.—8,950.
Doherty, Stoll—8,480.
Bowler,  Kajfez—8,270.
The totals of the high scores to
date are:
Bicknell, Wood—44,850.    . i
Forsberg, Adams—38,100. .
Anderson, Garfield—36,990..-
Johnston, Doherty—31,810.
Caple, Allen—31,560.     _
Jackson, Stanfield—30,860.
Two Clare Young Men Injured
When Plane Crashes Here Sunday
The above picture shows a general view of the wreckage of the Waco
Ten in which Elton David and Kenneth Wood crashed to earth just north
of the local airport Sunday afternoon.
A close-up of the forward cockp;i from which Elton Wood was extricated
and in which he narrowly escaped fatal injury.      —Photos by Sternaman.
PANCAKE SUPPER
Pancake Supper at the I.O.O.F. Hall
Wednesday evening, October. 29,. sponsored by the Rebekahs. and Odd
Fello*ws for the rent fund. Price. 25e
and 16c. *   ;
NAVY DAY TO BE
OBSERVED HERE
MONDAY, OCT. 27
Every Civic and Fraternal
Group  Urged  to
Participate
D. C. Wilkerson, of Detroit, who
has been named general chairman of
the Michigan committees arranging
for the observance of Navy Day, Monday, October 27, has appointed commanders of American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars posts as
local arrangements chairmen throughout the state.
Wilkerson also has announced that
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
has accepted an invitation to speak in
Detroit. It is expected the navy secretary's talks, both to outdoor and
indoor audiences, will deal with
"Industry and National Defense," and
that at least one of his talks will b"e
broadcast nation-wide.
Because of the war threat to the
United States and the general acceptance of the need for speeding up the
preparedness program for national
defense, Wilkerson anticipates that
more widespread interest will be
shown in the Navy Day observance
this year than ever before.
President Roosevelt, Governor Murray D. VanWagoner, and Mayor
Robert Mair, of Clare, have issued
proclamations asking general, observance of the day.
Navy Day is observed annually,
nation-wide, October 27, the anniversary Of the birth of Theodore
Roosevelt, who has been called the
"Father of our Modern Navy" because
of his. interest in modernizing the
nation's sea forces. Navy Day is set
aside particularly as an occasion for
honoring those who have served and
those who are now serving in the
United States Navy, the Marine Corps
and the Merchant Marine.
Chairman Wilkerson asks that the
day be .obsei'ved in every city, town
and hamlet in the state, with the
arranging of patriotic programs,
parades, the 'display of the national
colors, and with talks and discussions
that will promote understanding of
the needs of the United States Navy
as the first line of national,defense.
FOOD STAMP PLAN
TO BE EXTENDED TO
CLARE COUNTY SOON
Free Blue Stamps to Be Issued
for Designated Agricultural
Commodities
Extension of the federal food stamp
plan into the remaining fifty-niue
counties in Michigan, with distribution
already effective in twenty-four counties, is announced by the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Selection of the remaining counties
followed conferences between representatives of the Surplus Marketing
Adminostration of the department and
local public officials, welfare oSicials,
businessmen and bankers who will be
concerned with the program. Operation of the program in the remainder
of the state is expected to begin in
about a month.
Under the stamp distribution program to be used in the counties,
eligible families will be given opportunity to buy orange colored stamps at
rates approximating their regular food
expenditures, and to receive, in addition, free blue stamps for use in
obtaining specially designated agricultural commodities to supplement their
food supplies. According to the 1940
census, population of the fifty-nine
counties is 1,711,232. It is estimated
that there are 32,000 cases, representing 94,000 persons, receiving public
assistance in these counties and
eligible to participate in the stamp
program.
Farm products are moved through
regular channels of trade to families
on relief by means of the food stamp
program. This gives the frrmer a
wider market for price-depressing
crops, and at the same time adds
needed health-giving foods to the diets
of families receiving,public aid.
CHANGE IN P. M. SCHEDULE   ,
ON SAGINAW-DETROII DIVISION
A slight change of time of Pere
Marquette trains between Saginaw
and Detroit will, be effective October.
26, 1941. The evening train will leave
Saginaw at.G;30.p. m. .and arrive*in
Detroit at "3:15 p. irj., which is fifteen
minutes earlier ,at both point--*.
Wildlife Motion
Pictures Coming
Wednesday Night
The Clare Rod and Gun Cltib will
sponsor the showing of free natural
color Michigan wildlife motion pictures at the Clare High school
auditorium Wednesday evening, Octoher 29, at 8:00 o'clock.
.Robert McLaughlin, Educational
Director of the Department of Conservation will project the pictures and
explain them as they'are being shown.
These pictures are brought here for
your entertainment and enlightenment
on topics important to our wildlife
and a good attendance is desired. We
repeat, it is all free.
LOCAL AIRPLANE
CRASHES NORTH
OF HEREMNDAY
Kenneth  Wood and Elton
David Miraculously
Escape Death
Clare experienced its first airplane
crash a little after 3:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon when Elton David, 24,
of Clare R-l, lost control of the plane'
he was piloting and it nosed into the
ground on the hillside just north of
the airport.
It had been foggy during the clay
but about 1:30 the visibility cleareii
up and later Elton and Kenneth Wood,
24, of Clare, who own the plane together decided to take a flight.
Elton stated, in an interview with
a representative of the Sentinel, that
when they had-reached an altitude of
about 500 feet and were flying away
from the airport in a northerly direction, everything went blank and when
he recovered the plane had gone into
a spin. He attempted to level ott
before the crash, but couldn't, because
of the lack of sufficient altitude.
The impact drove the fore part of
the plane partially into the ground and
partially back into the plane until the
wings rested on the ground, and the ,
motor was between the legs of Wood,
who was riding in the forward cockpit.
Mrs. Elton David, who with Elton's
father, Charles David, was at the airport at the time of the accident, called
Dr, C. B. Wood, who rushed to the
scene of the accident and had the injured fliers taken immediately to Clare
County General Hospital here.
Kenneth was the most seriously
hurt, having sustained a compound
fracture of the right ankle, broken
left arm, and face lacerations. Elton,
who was riding in the pilot's seat in
the rear cockpit, suffered a broken
right ankle, cracked rib, and was cut
about the face and forehead when his
head crashed through the instrument
panel. Both were'dazed and shocked
from the force of the impact.
The exact cause of the accident may
never be ascertained because both
young men experienced the sensation
of blankness and neither knows just
what'took place immediately preceding the spin. -The possibility of
fumes escaping from the motor of the
plane was discounted by Elton and
although they were in the vicinity of
an oil well, he stated that he doubted
if they were effected by fumes from
the oil well.
The local young men had purchased
the plane, a Waco Ten, from Harry
Saddler and Guy Slocum, both of
Howell, about a month ago. Neither
David nor Wood had a pilot's license.
The plane was badly wrecked and.
souvenir hunters stripped the instrument panel of all instruments before
the plane could be taken care of.
Although Kenneth is still confined
to the hospital, his condition is improving and he is resting more
comfortably. Elton is now getting
about with the aid of crutches.
George's Market—Open evenings
and Sundays. Quality meats and
groceries. 118 East 4th. Street, Clare.
Phone 290. -        52«
MARTZ DETWILER
SUCCUMBS TO ILL
HEALTH SUNDAY
Well Known Local Carpenter Laid at Rest Tuesday Afternoon
Martz Detwiler, a well known and
respected carpenter here for many
years, passed away at" his home Sunday morning, following a long illness.
Martz Detwiler, the son of Henry
and Nina Detwiler was born at Paulding, Ohio, March '7, 1882, and died
Sunday, October 19, 1941, at the age of
fifty-nine years, and seven months. He
came to make his home in Michigan
about thirty-six years ago, and with
the exception of about six years he
has lived in this community ever
since.
He was married to Carrie M. Graham May 2,1909, at Farwell, Michigan.
TO this union one child was born,
Keith, whom we all know.
There are two toothers, Harvey, of
Oakley, and JeSs, of St LouiS, and
many Othei4 relatives and friends who
will miss him.
Martz has been a very sick man for ,
over twelve months and neither medical skill nor the care of a loving and
devoted wife could keep him with us
any longer.
Those who have known him best
ai'e going to miss him the most, be*
cause he was always a loving fatffei?
and a faithful husband and a real
friend.
The funeral service was held at th_
Thurston Funeral. Parlors Tuesday
afternoon, October 21, at 2 o'clocKi
With Rev. Albert Dawe of the First
Congregational church officiating. Interment was made in the Cherry
Grove cemetery.