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GLARE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 1941
New Series Vol. 50, No, 6
EMIL PFISTER
NEW PRINCIPAL
AT OARE HIGH
Morrel Clute Now Member
of High School
Faculty
Bmil Pfister, now teaching in his
second year in Clare High School lias
been chosen principal to succeed
Austin F. Bates, who was recently
selected to fill the vacancy of E, D.
Kennedy as Superintendent.
Mr. Pfister is a graduate of the Lake
City High School and Missaukee County Normal and has taught for three
years in the Moddersville rural school.
He received his A.B. degree from
Central Michigan College of Education at Mt, Pleasant, in 1935, and his
JVI.A. degree in school administration
from the University of Michigan in
1940.
He taught in the Kingston High
School five years, the last three of
which he was principal. Last summer
he was Head Counselor of the University of Michigan fresh air camp at
Patterson Lake, near Ann Arbor.
Mr. Pfister has been unusually successful as a debate coach, all his
teams winning honorary plaques for
excellency in debating from the Uni'
verslty of Michigan for the past six
years, including the plaque won by the
local school last year. This was the
-first honorary plaque from the university that local debating teams had
won since the school year 1922-23,
when Mr. Kennedy was debate coach.
Prospects for this year's debate team
are very promising according to
articles printed in the Sentinel recently and this week.
Mr. Pfister is a married man aud he
and his wife have an eight year old
son who is in the second grade.
Morrel Clute, who is now teaching
in his fifth year iu the Junior High
School, will teach high school English,
Civics and Science.
He formerly lived iu Harrison,
graduated from the Harrison high
school, attended Peru State Teacuers
College, at Peru, Nebraska, and Central Michigan College of Education, at
Mt. Pleasant, and received his B.S.
degree from the latter college in 193S,
He taught in the Clare county rural
schools for four years before coming
to Clare.
Mr. Clute has taken a keen interest
in community and school affairs since
coming here, as Boy Scout Master,
Director of Safety Education, Assistant Coach and sponsor of the school
pep squad.
He makes his home in Clare, together with Mrs. Clute and their two
line sons of one and nine years, the
older boy attending school in the third
grade.
The Sentinel joins the community
in wishing these young men success in
their new positions.
The vacancy In the Junior High
School staff has not as yet been filled.
Detroit Man's
Wife Controls
Purse Strings
"Your money, my money or our
money?" was the question which faced
Perrin Burlingame last week, arrested
in Clare, when a Detroit bank refused
to honor the check which he had written in payment of a number of bills
to Clare business places.
Burlingame, 57, former Federal man,
spent several days at the Hotel
Doherty, and Saturday when he was
ready to leave he issued a check in
payment. Calling the Detroit bank,,
for verification, the check was refused,
the cashier stating the money was
deposited in the name of Burlingame's
wife.
Burlingame insisted it was his money, however in a hearing before Justice Kyle McKinnon, he was ordered
held at the county jail until the problem was ironed out and a proper
settlement made of his debts in Clare.
Monday, an agreement was apparently reached, as Burlingame made
settlement and was released from the
jail.
STATE TROOPERS
HURT IN WRECK
LASTTUESDAY
Drivers  Escape  Injury  in
Traffic Crashes Near
Glare
MICHIGAN TB ASS'N
REPRESENTATIVE TO
SPEAK HERE NOV. 19
To Tell of Importance of Christmas Seal in Fighting
White Plague
State Troopers David Feldkamp, 24,
and Frank tBarkman, 23, of the Mt.
Pleasant Post, were taken to the Community Hospital in Mt. Pleasant following an accident at the intersection
of US-27 and High Street (M-20) in
that city, at 6:35 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, November 6, in which both
young men were painfully injured.
John Sherman, 25, of Coldwater,
drove a Ford semi-truck into their
path on US-27, in attempting to make
a U turn, while Trooper Feldkamp
was driving a State Police ear on his
way to the scene of an accident, and
the police car crashed into the trailer.
Trooper Feldkamp suffered several
broken ribs and chest and hip injuries
and "Trooper Barkman a badly cut face
and arm and chest injuries. Trooper
Feldkamp is still confined to the hospital, but his condition is improving.
The police car was a total wreck.
Two Accidents Near Clare.
Bernt J Johnson, 43, of Jackson,
drove his car into the rear of the car
of Riley Crvis, of Clare R-2, which was
parked off the concrete on US-27 two
and a half miles north of Clare, at
5:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, November 6. Both drivers escaped
serious injury, although the front of
the Johnson car was damaged to the
extent of $150 and the rear of the
Crvis car $50.
While meeting a big truck on US-27,
about a mile south of Clare, at 11:10
o'clock last Friday morning, Edwin A.
Dean, 71, of Durand, drove too close
to the edge of the pavement, his car
going off the pavement onto the
shoulder, and he lost control „of the
auto. Although the car rolled over,
Mr. Dean escaped serious injury.
The above accident.; \/_re investigated by State Police of the Mt.
Pleasant Post.
Stressing the importance of the
work ahead of the Christmas seal in
Michigan, Roger Richards of the
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
will speak to the Clare Kiwanis Club
November 19, according to Miss
Murriel Cook, of the local school
faculty, who will direct the seal sale
in olare for the Michigan Tuberculosis Association. Mr. Richards will
also speak to the student body.
"The 1941 Christinas seal will face
the hardest job of tuberculosis control
that Michigan has known in the past
twenty years," Mr. Richards predicts.
During the last war tuberculosis
death rates shot up. in every country
that had been in the war. Michigan's
death rate in 191S rose to the same
rate of 1900.
To prevent such gains Of the White
Plague, the tuberculosis association is
trying to increase the public awareness of the diseases and also provide
clinical services for those who need it.
This work is supported entirely by
the Ghristmas seal sale which opens
November 24. More than '82,180,000
seals are now in Michigan ready for
the opening day of the sale.
NOTICE TO BEER HUNTERS
I have four cub* bears running wild
in the woods. Two of these are very
small, being born four months late.
They were received from Canada
about three weeks ago, especially to
show at Sportsman Shows this 'winter.
Will Jay a liberal reward to hiinteri-
to get these alive or send me location
Of them. Please'do not shoot'these
'baby cubs. ■•••'•-
Spike Horn Myers.
PIONEER DEBATERS
WIN FIRST LEAGUE
DEBATE LAST WEEK
Defeat Two  of Four Glass A
Opponents at Flint
Saturday
The snow storm ma,de it a dreary
trip to Ludington Thursday night
November 6, but the Pioneer debate
team was well rewarded with a win
in their first league debate on the
general schedule. Those of the Clare
High School negative team who won
this important debate were: first
speaker, Barbara Caple; second speaker, John Hall; third speaker, Mavis
Kennedy. The judge was Mr. Shrier,
head of the speech department of
Hope College at Holland, Michigan.
Last Friday, November 7, Clare entertained Evart in a non-decision
practice debate at our high school.
Those debating on the Clare afiirm-
ative team were Albert Hodson, Albert Samborn, and Roberta McKnight.
In the Flint tournament Saturday,
November 1, Clare High School took
on Class A teams and defeated Flint
Northern and Flint Central, but lost
to Bay City Central and Lansing
Eastern.
Last night the Clare affirmative met
Blanchard's negative team in the first
debate in the Central Michigan Debate League. Those debating were
Albert Samborn,.' Floyd Callihan, ahd
Roberta Mc__night. . The _ results of
this debate will appear in next-week's
Sentinel.'
FAITH IN THE FUTURE!
Although future prospects are not too bright at the present time, we may well
take a lesson from our Puritan forefathers who came to this country and hewed
their humble homes from the forest primeval that they might enjoy the privilege
of religious freedom. Through their faith in God and determination to live according to their principles of freedom, they played an important part in establishing
the foundation of our great nation.
Though war clouds darken our skies, these clouds are no greater than those
which shadowed our land in the days of the Pilgrim, threatening at times the extinction of these hardy pioneers of American faith and principles.*
Let us at this Thanksgiving season, offer thanks to God for our many blessings
and look into the future with faith and determination that this nation shall always
enjoy the fullfillment of the principles of freedom upon which it was founded and
has succeeded.
Armistice Day
Party Goes Over
In a Big Way
Three hundred people from Clare
and the surrounding community
gathered at the city hall auditorium
Tuesday evening for the Armistice
Day hard time party sponsored by the
Clare Chamber of Commerce and Walter H. Larman Post, American Legion.
By the farthest stretch of imagination it would be difficult to comprehend how the "rag bags," attics and
grandmothers' trunks of one community, with the ingenuity of its
citizens, could produce the costumes'
worn at this most hilarious and
successful Armistice Day dancing
party. A number of prizes contributed
by local merchants were awarded for
the best two-steppers, best costumes,
nuttiest costumes, etc.
The, guests, many of whom are
regular listeners to the Tim Doolittle
program over WJR each week day
morning, had the opportunity of dancing to the music of his splendid
orchestra and of seeing Tim and His
Pine Center Gang in action as they
presented one of their inimitable
entertainment features.
The arrangements for the party
were in charge of Joe Sproat, who
was assisted by Chamber of Commerce members, Legionnaires and
others.
Ail in all it was a "whale of a
success—physically, financially and
socially." Try it again some day boys!
RED CROSS ROLL
CALL COMMENCES
HEREJHIS WEEK
Junior Red Cross Work Directed by Miss Helen
Hether
The 1941 annual Red Cross Roll Call
membership drive was commenced
throughout the nation Tuesday morning, to continue to November 30, and
the drive will be conducted locally by
Chairman Rex Allen, assisted by the
ladies of the Good Literature Club
under the direction of Mrs. William
Garchow, Jr., and throughout the
county by committees appointed by
the chairman of the county chapter,
Mrs. Madge Lamb, of Farwell.
Mrs. Frank Bush has accepted the
chairmanship in Harrison and for the
northern half of the county and the
Farwell Woman's Club will direct the
membership drive in Farwell and the
four southwest township, with Mrs,
John Henry chairman. Many of the
helpers who so loyally and successfully assisted in the townships last
year, will call on their groups again
this year.
Due to the demands of the national
emergency, Clare county's quota,
along with other communities, has
been doubled this year and it is hoped
that all Will respond as generously as
possible and that many new memberships may be obtained in the county.
William Harger, Chaplain of Walter
H. Larman Post, American Legion,
was the first person in Clare county
to respond to the 1941 Roll Call with
his membership.
Regardless of whether your mem
bership is for the minimum of $1.00
or more, only 50c of each membership
is sent to the national chapter, with
the balance remaining for use in Clare
county, so all money for memberships
over $1.00 will remain in Clare county.
American Red Cross expenditures
for war relief abroad, including
supplies purchased by federal agencies for distribution by the Red Cross,
amounted to more than $47,000,000 up
to the end of June, but due to the
increased demands for home service
and the numberless other activities of
the Red Cross, aid "will be confined to
the armed forces of the United States
(Continued  on Page Two)
BIDS WANTED
The Clare County Agricultural Conservation Association are asking for
sealed bids to deliver marl, sugar beet
lime and paper mill lime to the farmers of Clare county for the program
year 1942.   .
These bids must be in and are to be
opened November 21st at 10:00 o'clock
at county office.    .
Any truckers contractors or bidders
wishing  bid   forms . or   other   information, please, call at tlie county office
in Harrison.    ,.   .        ^ .   ■ .
. . ;     ..Robt. C. __leiner,
Couiaty-XIhairinan,
GEORGE SCOTT SERVES
LAKE COMMUNITY TWENTY-
FIVE YEARS AS MERCHANT
Tweny-five years ago,; Saturday,
November 15th, when ,it-*-was a common scene to see cars stuck in the
sand on the three main corners at
Lake, George Scott, who had the forethought to see the future advantages
of this now popular lake resort, started his store on the main corner.
Building up his stock from a few
articles of necessities to a now complete line of groceries, clothing and
resort goods has only been accomplished by hard work and steadily
being on the job.
Mr. Scott installed the first gasoline
pump at Lake aud this'fbusiness of
furnishing the motorist with his
necessities has constantly increased
to a lucrative business. He has also
taken a keen interest in civic affairs,
all for the betterment of Lake.
The Sentinel congratulates Mr. Scott
on his success and wishes him many
years more of the same in the future.
DEER AND BEAR
HUNTERS INVADE
NORTHERN WOODS
Thousands Make Clare The
Outpost for Regal
Sport
COMMUNITY FAIR
SUCCESSFUL EVENT
AGAINJHIS YEAR
F.F.A.and Home Economics Play Well Received
by Audience
The Seventh Annual Community
Fair was held in the Clare High
School gymnasium Wednesday and
Thursday of this week and proved to
be very successful in every manner.
This fair is sponsored by the Clare-
Isabella Agricultural Society, Future
Farmers of America and Home Economics Club.
Highlights of the two day session
included the moving picture "Meat
and Romance" presented on Wednesday evening, for the benefit of the
farmers. On Thursday the two groups
presented the play "Pulling the Curtain," directed by Supt. E. D. Kennedy. This proved to be a play
within a play and was entertaining and
well presented. Characters were Orvetta Miller, Helen Munphy, Robert
White, William Case, Virginia Perry,
Bonnie Gordon, LaVern Wood, Gordon
Kleiner, Betty Ramey, Anna Moore,
Wallace Rilett, Henry Eberhart, Russell Foell, Barbara Murphy and Betty
Presley.
Entries in the homemaking and
agricultural divisions were well displayed and prizes were awarded for;
(Continued on Page Eight)
Unusually keen interest has been
manifested in the 1941 bow and arrow
deer hunting season this year, with
the killing of a huge bear by this
revived medieval method of hunting
fanning the eagerness of these
nimrods into fever heat.
Days before the closing of the
archery season today, the vanguard of
the army of rifle deer hunters began
trekking their way northward and by
the wee hours of tomorrow nibrning
the majority of these stalwart huntsmen, including ever increasing num
bers of the "weaker sex," will be on
their favorite runways awaiting the
appearance of their quarry.
The streets of Clare, lying as it
does at the "crossroads" of the
tourist and big game hunter in
Michigan, have been lined for days
with hunters. Some s($>p here for
a pair of warm mittens, socks or a
jacket; others for everything from
ammunition to a bale of straw, including auto service—gasoline, oil, free
water and everything the modern
service station offers; a week's supply
of provisions, a good round meal, a
night's lodging, a package of Honest
Scrap, or any of a hundred and one
other things dear to the heart and
comfort of deer hunters.
Clare welcomes these annual visitors, wishes them good luck in their
hunting, and awaits their return to
weight and mesaure their game in
competition with other hunters for
some fine prizes.
We are not selfish with our deer
herds. They are here for you to shoot
—if you can—and we will give you an
even break or better; but we do
sincerely urge you to be sure that
your target isn't a human being,
domestic farm stock oi* illegal game
before you pull the trigger. Let us all
be extremely cautious in the handling
of firearms and abide by the laws of
the State and forest and you will
return home happily and we will be
glad you came.
OYSTER SUPPER
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Van Sicklen are
the proud parents of a baby son born
Wednesday morning, November 12.
The little man weighed six and one-
half pounds and has been named
Richard Lee. Mother and  baby are
The Rebekahs will serve an oyster
supper Thursday evening, November
27, at the I.O.O.F. hall. Remember
the date. Tickets will be on sale very
soon.   25c—15c. ■ adv.
RUMMAGE SALE
The   W.S.C.S.   of ** the    Methodist
church will continue their rummage
sale Friday and Saturday, November*
doing fine at their farm home and are! 14 ahd 15, in the Mater building, form-
being cared for by Mrs. Edgar Van'J erljr VanderWarker'o.
Sicklen.
"HARLEM GLOBE
TROTTERS" PLAY
HEREMV. 26TH
National Professional Champions to Play Local
Gulf Team
The original "Harlem Globe Trotters," National Champion professional
basketball team, has been engaged to
play the local Gulf team, last year's
Class C State Champions, on the Clare
High School gymnasium floor Wednesday evening, November 26.
This nationally famous colored basketball team plays some 150 games
during an average season, facing top
competition throughout the country,
and were featured in an article in a
recent issue of Collier's Magazine.
While here they will put on an
exhibition of passing and shooting
technique second to none and the
team will include the highest paid
guard in professional basketball.
Ernest Bryant, member of last
year's Clare High School Regional
Championship team and the Gulf
State Championship team, will be
back in his regular position on the
Gulf team, along with several other ot
last year's stars. <*
It is not often that a team of the
Globe Trotters' calibre may be seen
in a city the size of Clare and all
basketball fans and citizens of the
community should take advantage of
this opportunity of seeing a National
Championship team in action—and
these boys "sure have got action."
Let's all be there for the toss-up at
7:30 o'clock.
MRS. FLORENCE COURT
PASSES AWAY TUESDAY
AT ACE OF SIXTY-ONE
Services at Thurston's Home and
Loomis Church Thursday
Afternoon
Mrs. Florence Court, mother of Mrs.
Stanley Parish, of this city, passed
away Tuesday morning.
Florence Viola Burns Court was
born December 7, 1889, at Meredith,
Michigan, the daughter of Thomas and
Effie Burns, and passed away November 11, 1941, at the age of sixty-one
years, eleven months and four days.
Most of her early life was spent in
and around Loomis. In 1907 she was
united in marriage with Rolland Court.
To this happy union were born four
Children, Stanley, Donald, Doris, and
Sidney.
The forepart Of her married life was
spent in Wise township, Isabella
county. Her husband preceded her in'
death by fifteen years.
Left to mourn her departure are her
father, Thomas Burns, of Milwaukee;
Mr. and Mrs. Hanley Court and
daughter, Doris Ann, of Loomis; Mr,
and Mrs. Stanley Parish and son,
Jimmy, of Clare; and Donald and
Sidney Court, Also many other relatives and friends,
A prayer service was held at the
Thurston Funeral Home at 1:30
o'clock Thursday afternoon, with
funeral services at the Saints churcu
in Loomis at 2:00 o'clock. Rev. Floya
Galusha, of the Clare Baptist church
officiated and Mr. and Mrs.' Charles
Brooks sang beautifully. She was laid
at rest in Cherry Grove cemetery
beside her husband "who passed aWay
in 1926.
ARMISTICE DAY
APPROPRIATELY
OBSERVED HERE
Dr. John H. Hall Delivers
Stirring Address in
Auditorium
The highlight of the unusually
interesting Armistice Day program in
the Clare High School auditorium
Monday morning, was the Armistice
Day address delivered by Dr. John H.
Hall, pastor of the local Methodist
church.   ' ...."'
The address in part was;
"In one sense this is not an
Armistice Day since the armistice has
been broken—'but for Americans a.day
of sacred memory. On that day the
human slaughter ceased. Hope almost
gone for brave lads long since gone
across, now flamed into fond anticipation of a happy day when family
circles would once more be united.
"A few years back we were lauding
the nations for living at peace, and
many were made to believe there
would be no more war. Today what
shall be said? . . . We cannot boast
that we shall never enter another
shooting war — 'The shooting has
already begun.' *
"Nor are we in any position to
declare we are ampy and fully prepared for war—if war must come. . .
We do not have sufficient evidence to
prove we are a united people in our
attitude toward the world of conflict.
We cannot be at all sure that our
people are one in their appreciation
and understanding of democracy.
"Whatever may be responsible for
bringing it about, we do know that a
profound and deadly sleep has come
over our people—east to west, north
to south, we are cuddled in our
comforts and sleeping and drifting on
and on.
"Much as we hate to admit it, II
think we'll be compelled to admit that
patriotism is asleep—not dead. Education is asleep . . . Religion is asleep-
. . . voters are asleep . . . the whole
nation is almost sound asleep to needs,
and conditions of our country . . . The*
leading question then is, Sow and
when shall we become awakened?
"Our Secretary of State, Cordell.
Hull, surely had'this question in mind
when he wrote for the Christian Advocate—'Men will defend to the utmost
only that in which they have complete
faith. No more vital test has ever
confronted the American people than
that which confronts it today. There
are difficult and dangerous times
ahead. Our national independence and
our cherished institutions are not immune from the challenge of the lust
for power that already stalks so much
of the earth's surface. Unprecedented
effort and heavy sacrifices will be
required of us as the price "of preserving for ourselves and for our posterity,
the kind of America that has been
fostered and preserved for us by the
(Continued on Page Bight)
MRS. GEO. ABBOTT, JR.,
PASSES AWAY FRIDAY
IN GRANT TOWNSHIP
Mother of Five Small Children
Laid at Rest Monday
Afternoon
Mrs. George Abbott, Jr., mother of
five small children, passed away at her
Grant township home last Friday.
Francis Grace Gaddy, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gaddy, was
born at Jasper, Michigan, June 23,
1902, and passed away in Grant township, Clare county, November 7, 1941,
at the age of thirty-nine years, four
months and fourteen days.
She leaves to mourn their loss, her
husband, George Abbott, Jr., one
daughter by a former marriage, Mrs.
Fay Barrager, of Flint; five children
at home, Leroy, Norma, Ivaleta,
Leland, Ronald; her father, Charles
Gaddy; two sisters, Mrs. Herbert Sin,
of Jasper, Michigan, and Mrs. Melvin
Ritter, of Pennsylvania; four stepsisters and a host of other relatives
and friends.
She was a kind and loving wife and
mother and will be missed by all Who
knew her.
Funreal services were held from the
Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Monday afternoon, with Rev.
Charles Kleinhardt officiating, and
interment in Vernon township ceme^
tery. ■        ..   .
REVIVAL MEETINGS AT r
SHERIDAN BAPTIST CHURCH
. POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK
The revival meetings announced' to''
begin at the Sheridan Baptist church,.
November 18, will not begin until the*
following Sunday night, November .23'..
This change is due td-the prolonging*
of meetings held by Mr. Walker and
Mr. Pike, Evahgelists, at Royal Oak,
Michigan.
Rev. J, W_ Teale.