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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 26, 1941
New Series Vol. 50, No. 12
RED CROSS WAR
FUND CAMPAIGN
SUCCESSFUL HER
Drive Meets With Splendid
Response in Towns
Of County
The response to the call for funds to
support the boys who are-doing the
fighting is proving to be as enthusiastic as is the response of the country's young men to the call to arms.
We are witnessing some demonstrations of appreciation of the democratic
way of life.
No cut and fitted plan of fund raising was handed to the county or to the
individual communities. The only word
passed down th6 line was the amount
needed. The local units have gone to
■work, each according to a plan they
chose as best fitting their own situation. One lady, after being told she
would be a committee member did
not wait for further orders and had
$20.00 collected at last reports. One
young man in Clare has turned in
$89.00 solicited from one square block.
Considering that in this total there
was one $25.00 contribution, five $5.00,
five $2.00 and the balance $1.00 contributions, this young man really covered
his territory aud met with splendid
response.
Another worker called on a foreign
born citizen and explained the purpose
of his call. "You say this money is for
the Red Cross to help the boys in
service?" inquired this adopted citizen. When assured it was, he replied
"here's five dollars." On the other
hand is the man with two oil wells
who demanded change from a ten
dollar bill to make a twenty-five cent
donation.
The house to house canvass has
been about completed in Clare, Harrison and Farwell. Organized groups
are lining up for action, to raise money
to complete the quota for the communities.
The most encouraging sign of all is
the fact that no "tragedies" have resulted from the drive thus far. Ever
so many folks have found that it didn't
make much difference in their way of
life after they parted with that piece
of change for the Red Cross. They« caw-
still go to the movies, do their Christmas shopping, take care of their personal needs and tastes without any
real sacrifice. They have a new
asset as a result of their donation—a
feeling of having helped the cause of
freedom.
,, Aid for the Philippines
The American Red Cross has noticed the Philippine Red Cross that it
.Will give all possible assistance iu
meeting the emergency needs iu the
Islands, Chairman Norman H. Davis
announced, in answering a cabled report received from the Philippine Red
Cross.
The cable, sent by Charles Forster,
Manager of the Philippine Red Cross,
declared  in part,  "we are  using out-
entire resources regardless of budget-
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Fire Department
Meets To Discuss
National Defense
Members of the Clare fire department were served a banquet in the
private dining room of Barnes Cafe
Thursday evening of last week, following which defense plans were discussed.
Following the very appetizing dinner, Chief Albert Haley called the
meeting to order and presented Theodore G. Bowler and Art Damoth, who
spoke of the necessity and possibilities of organizing citizens of the community to assist the local fire department in combatting emergencies that
might arise from the activities of
saboteurs or natural sources. Following the discussion, initial" plans were
made for organizing.
STATE POLICE
SHAPE PROGRAM
FORMFENSE
Anti-SabotageActivitiySeen
Highlight of 1941; Add
Men and Posts
SEND CLUB NO. 2
ELECTS OFFICERS AT
THURSDAY MEETING
Future Meetings Will Be Held
In the Homes of
Members
The Clare Townsend Club No. 2 met
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Harvey Thursday evening of last
week. D. W. Osborn, president, called
the meeting to order.
Election of officers was held. They
are: Mrs. Harvey, president; Mrs.
Arthur Walter, first vice president;
Mrs. Guy Hardy, secend vice president; D. W. Osborn, secretary and
treasurer. Mrs. Etta Howard acted as
installing officer and installed the new
officers into their l-espective offices.
The president appointed a new
council board—Charles Gearhart, Tom
Bolen, Art Walter, C. D. Harvey, Guy
Hardy, Ira Richmond, Dave Ward,
Etta Howard, Margaret Briggs, Millie
Bostian, Oliver Becker and Albert Upthegrove.
It was voted to meet in, the homes
instead of at the I.O.O.F. hall and the
next meeting will be with Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Walter.
Defense problems, climaxing nationally with a declaration of war in the
closing month of the year, occupied
the Michigan State Police throughout
1941.
Anti-sabotage effort, in the light of
today's grim outlook, headlines state
police achievement for the past 12
months. Commissioner Oscar G.
Olander declared the responsibility in
that field had dictated policies of increasing personnel and enlarging
facilities.
"Expansion has been shaped to the
mould of defense need," Commissioner Olander said. "In view of the fact
Michigan serves as the machine shop,
not only of America but of half the
world that is fighting Nazism; our
anti-subversive drive will be intensified during 1.42. '
Several hundred names were added
during 1941 to that state police list of
potential Fifth Columnists within the
state. The year ended with this
roster of foreign sympathizers totalling nearly 12,000 namfes.
Specially trained men in each of
the 44 posts of the state have been
assigned to this particular type of
work, investigating activities of un-
American groups and individuals, advising in protective programs for
utility and industrial plants and making surveys of emergency facilities.
Despite the fact that much of the
work is secret especially under an
actual war regime, this service has received wide public support and cooperation. Loyal Americans in Michigan are united in a determination to
uncover the disloyalists in their communities and neighborhoods, according
to Comissioner Olander, and have furnished state police with thousands of
reports useful in tagging the potential
Trojan horsemen.
Importance of the communication
link in emergencies is reflected in a
huge, two-way service being put
into operation in two of the most
industrially important state police dis-
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Wtiat of the new year? What'ol 1942? What does it hold in* store for us. here
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In our own community, here In our country, and elsewhere in the world.
Not soon will the wounds of a devastating war be healed.  Not soon will
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rid conflict
Not soon will we cease pay-
the reverberations of the world contact cease.
Ing the heavy penalties of bloodshed and destruction.
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•**   Withal that, the bells of a New Year ring, and they tell us that happiejttlays
are due. The^decencies of life! which we know so well in our community- the
\ neighborlinessWhich people in American towns enjoy, the sturdiness of independence that characterizes us in rural areas, may yet find their proper influence throughout\the world. /The world, tested severely^will yet emerge to
better, happier things. I / / >^
Civilization has Wen rudely mangled, but it has not gone to pot-r^We face
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942 with higher hopes than ,seemed/real_zableii_ 1941.  This is no little prog-
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ress, no small cause for cheer. A happy new year. th§n; neighbors; we wish
you prosperity and the continuance of the democratic way of life, the Ajner^
lean way, an American heritage that wjll^ever die.
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SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP TO HOLD
RED CROSS WAR FUND DRIVE
ORGANIZATION MEETS TUESDAY
All residents of Sheridan Township
are urged to meet at the Sheridan
town-hall Tuesday evening, December
30th, at 8:00 o'clock, for the purpose
of organizing to conduct the Red Cross
War Fund drive. .Your presence at
the meeting and cooperation in the
drive is needed.   •„ _      .
Reginald & .McBride,
Supervisor of Sheridan Twp.
Church of God
Program Pleases
Audience Sunday
The Church of God Christmas program was presented to an attentive
audience which nearly filled the
church last Sunday evening. Each one
portrayed their part in an impressive
manner in the following program.
PROGRAM
Congregation—Song, "Oh Come All
Ye Faithful."
Two songs by girls chorus—"Joy to
the World," -and "There's a Song in
the Air."
Scripture reading and prayer.
Recitation—Welcome, Beginners.
Solo—Christmas Glory Song.
Recitation—Peace on Earth, Gloria
Acre.
Christmas—Beginners.
Recitation—Mary Malnek.
Song—"Away in a Manger," Beginners.
Playlet—Christmas Tree Johnny.
Mixed Quartet.
Musical Reading—Ella Cleveland.
Song—"Dear Little Stranger," by
Juniors.
Recitation — Television vs. Santa
Claus, Gloria Acre.
Recitation—Helen Querbak.
Pantomime—"Nearer My God to
Thee," by Senior girls;
Remarks by pastor.
Reading—Mrs. Tope.
Tableaux—'The Manger Scene.
NATIONAL DEFENSE
EDUCATION ADVANCES
IN STATE AND COUNTY
One Hundred and Forty Trained in Local School Thus Far
In Fiscal Year
National Defense training courses
have given instruction essential to
holding jobs in the defense industries
to 65,180 persons, the November
statistical report, issued by George H.
Fern, state director of vocational
training for defense workers revealed
today. The ^number receiving training in November *was 31,080. The total
number of couses was 1,205.
Twelve new training programs have
been started during the month.
Escanaba has a pre-employment
course in, machine shop and Standish
has two machine shop courses for
young people employed on NYA defense work projects. In the program
known as plan Two, for rural and non-
rural out-of-school youth, new courses
have been started in Elkton, Flint,
Hartford, Mayville, Plainwell, St.
Louis. South Haven, and Weidman.
Of course, Flint already had a strong
program of supplementary and pre-
employment training which had been
in operation since the beginning or'
national defense training in July, 1940,
but is now giving a course in general
metals under the Plan Two program
also. New courses in business education were started in both Alpena
and Grand Rapids for young people
employed on NYA work projects.
Grand Rapids has been conducting
regular training programs since the
inception of the program in 1940, and
Alpena has had trade and industrial
courses for NYA youth, but has not
given business training for this %\o\\y
previously.
Machine tool operations continues
to lead the Michigan program with
11,899 enrolled. "There were 4,575 in
aviation; courses and 3,990 in welding,
the three leading classifications in tha
Michigan program," Mr. Fern stated.
The November statistical report follows:
PLAN II
Trained in    Total for
November  Fiscal Yr.
General   Metals 32 38
Auto Mechanics 30 63
Redding Township
Purchases $15,000
in Defense Bonds
James Collard, Vern Northrup, Mike
Blacklege, Roy Kress, and Roy Myers,
of Temple, came to Clare Monday and
purchased $15,000 worth of Defense
Bonds for Redding township.
In this way every taxpayer in the
township can feel he has been privileged to participate in this great drive.
ORGANIZE COUNTY
SPEAKERf^JRMO
HERE_LAST WEEK
Prosecuting Attorney Donald E. Holbrook Electee-
Director
NOTICE
Mt. "V-rnoh Card Party and Dance
postponed until January 7;
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PLAN III
General Building Trades
Auto Mechanics
General Metal and Welding
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The annual meeting of the stockholders of The Citizens State Bank of
Clare, Clare, Michigan, will be held at
the bank office, in the city of Clare,
on Tuesday, January 13, 1942,-at 4:00
o'clock p. m., for the election of
Directors and the transaction of such
"other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
Sighed—    James S. Bicknell,
12t3 President.
CITY TAXPAYERS
I will be at The Citizens State
Bank each Wednesday and Friday
afternoon until further notice to collect
taxes for the city of. Clare*        V •  .,
,'.".       . Hia_el'Hawkins,
■'" lOtf        ''■.."'„'      City Treasurer.
A meeting was held at the city hall
Thursday evening of last, week for the
purpose of organizing a Clare County
Speakers' Bureau, with L. W. Jackson, chairman of the Clare County
Defense Council, presiding. Secretary
Ruby Garfield aud Mayor Robert Mair
were other members of the Defense
Council present.
Prosecuting Attorney Donald E. Holbrook was elected director of the
Speakers' Buerau and the following
advisory committee was chosen.
CHURCHES
Catholic, Rev. Stanley Morrison;
Congregational, Rev. Albert Dawe;
Church of God, Rev. H. L. Cleveland;
Methodist, Rev. John H. Hall; St.
John's Ev. Lutheran; Rev. E. C.
Leyrer; Baptist, Rev. Floyd Galusha;
Churches at Harrison—Highway Tabernacle, Clinton Hilton, pastor; Latter
Day Saints, Elder David Bailey, pastor; United Brethern Church, B. E.
Drummond, pastor; Congregational,
Rev. H. E. Philo; Loomis Gospel Mission, Rev J. W. Teale; Dover Tabernacle, Charles VanDenBergh, Supt.;
Brown Corners U. B. Church, Rev.
Marion E. Burkett; Farwell Church of
Christ, C. A. Peterson; Reorganized
Church of Jesus. Christ of Latter Day
Saints, Floyd G. Smith; Lake George
Community Sunday School, Harry
Moyer, Supt.; Lake George Baptist
Church, I. W. Wyrick, pastor; Elm
Grove Church Of God, Rev. Charles
Kleinhardt; Eagle Church of God,
Rev. M. R. Honderich.
.SCHOOLS
Austin Bates;   Helen Hether;  Ronald   Mick   of   Farwell;   and   Charles
Amble of Harrison.
WOMEN'S CLUBS AND
ORGANIZATIONS
Clare—Clare Study Club, .Mrs. Frank
Hochstetler;    W.S.C.S.,    Mrs.    Theo.
Wallington;    Good   Literature   Club;
Mrs. Leah Garchow; American Legion
Auxiliary, Mrs. James Clute; Congregational Guild, Mrs. Stuart Bicknell;
Catholic    Alter    Society,    Mrs.    Leo
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CLARE SCHOOLS HAVE
CHRISTMAS PARTIES
FOR STUDENTS TUES.
Teachers    Leave   for   Holiday
Vacations Tuesday
Afternoon
Tuesday, December 23, was a gala
day in the Clare Public. Schools, as
the grades and homerooms held their
annual Christmas parties. The school
doors closed in the afternoon for the
Christmas, and New Year's vacation
and will reopen January 5. \
The teachers left immediately for
various parts of Michigan and some
even planned to go out of the state.
Miss Mabel Reynolds left for Ionia;
Arthur Steeby, 'Caledonia; Gordon
Helmbold, EdmOre; Marian "Moors,
Rose City; Marvel Vanderlip, Saginaw; Mary Col burn, Yysilanti; Helen
O'Donnell, Alma and Olivet; Bernice
Woodward, Birch Run; Bernice Proctor, Detroit; Geraldine LeRoux, Muskegon Heights.
Others leaving for out of the state
were: Muriel Cook to Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri; Mrs. Helen Butler
to Youngstown and Lima, Ohio;
Marion MacGregor, Tampa, Florida;
James A. Rawley, Terre Haute, In
diana; Cathryn Wiggins to Finalay,
Ohio; Paul Lowrey, Hammond, Indiana, and Elsie, Michigan.
Supt. A. F. Bates plans to spend
most of his vacation in Clare. Leo
Brown will be in Alma and Clare;
L. C. Garthe, Suttons Bay and Clare;
E. R. Pfister, will be in Clare, McBain,
Lake City, Ann Arbor and Detroit;
Morrel Clute, Clare.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
GROUPS TO HOLD ANNUAL
MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS
Resolved!
We all want to start the New Year
out right, so- let's all of you. get your
news and advertising copy into this
office one day early next week, so all
of us can celebrate on New Year's
pay and get your copy of the Sentinel
to you on time .the following day.
Thank you again.
'. ---Tbe Sentinel Staff.
. The annual meeting of the First
Congregational church will take place
as follows;
Ladies Guild
The Ladies Guild will meet with
Mrs. Pearl Murdoch Wednesday afternoon, December 31. The nominating
committee -vyill present their report
and other matters of interest will be
dis-ussed.
Ladies Union
The, Union will meet at the parsonage Friday, January 2, with' Mrs..
Dawe^ There will be a pot-luck dinner at noon, when it is hoped that all
the members aihd friends with their
husbands will be able to attend. The
business meeting will follow the dinner.
Church  Meeting
The annual meeting of the church
will be held Sunday evening, January
4, 1942, commencing with a* pot luck
supper about 6-00 o'clock, with Mrs.
Wellman and Mrs. Irving the committee.
The meeting will commence immediately following the dinner. It is
hoped that the officers of every,
department of the church will haye
their reports ready to be submitted at
this time.. Also' it is. desired that all
pledges and gifts as far as possible
will be paid to the treasurer, Mr. L.
E. Davy, not later than December 31:
DANCE
A dance will be held at <l^arw_ll
every Saturday night beginning .his
w-ek efid. ■ -tiaiidghaw *Wilf f-amish "the
music.
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Farmer and AAA
Program Major
Defense Factors
Do the farmers realize how important they are to our national defense
program? Do the urban people realize
how much they need the farmer and
its AAA program. Foods for our
armies—foods for our factory defense workers—foods for a stronger
America.
Clare county farmers plan to increase their milk production this year
by 3,225,700 pounds over last year by
adding 634 more cows and a better
planned feeding program. Housewives
can do much in building a home defense by seeing that everyone in our
homes keeps at their best in, health,
through proper food—proper personal
care—proper recreation—proper living
in every way.
Thayer Brothers and Johnston's Elevator have whole heartedly cooperated
with Mrs. Ed. Schlafley, Clare County
AAA Field Woman, in displaying interesting posters telling a story that
is vital to us all.
LOCAL HOSPITAL
PURCHASED BY DR.
S. C. McARTHUR
Dr. G. B. Wood to Remain
Here Until Called
To Service
It Avas announced here Wednesday
morning that Dr. S. C. McArthur, of
Mt. Pleasant and Rosebush, had pur
chased the Clare County General Hos
pital from Dr. C. B. Wood, founder of
the institution, who has enlisted in
the United States Navy and is awaiting assignment to duty.
Dr. McArthur is a graduate of the
Detroit College pf Medicine and Surgery and has enjpyM twertty years of
successful practice, t specializing in
surgery and x-ray. He has been' an
owner aud staff surgeon of the Mc-
Arthur-Strange Clinic and hospital at
Mt. Pleasant for the past eight years
and previously was proprietor of
Northwestern Hospital in Detroit.
Dr. McArthur will be at the local
hospital this afternoon, acquainting
himself with the patients and facilities
of the hospital. He and Mrs. McArthur will continue to make their
residence in Rosebush temporarily.
Dr. and Mrs. Wood will remain here
until the doctor receives his call to
duty. The Sentinel and entire community regret very much to have the
Woods leave and wish them the best
of luck in their new field of patriotic
endeavor.
The local hospital has been a vital
adjunct of the community and its continuance under the direction of a
capable surgeon and physician will
mean a great deal to the community.
Although Dr. Wood offered the institution to Clare County, the Board of
Supervisors, in special session last
Friday, deemed it not advisable for
the board to accept the responsibility
for themselves and their constituents.
Clare Dresses
Up the Streets
for Christmas
Another Christmas has come and
gone. Proprietors, managers and
clerks are "resting their dogs" following hours and hours of cheerfully waiting on gift shoppers. Just how much
of what has been sold cannot yet be
accurately estimated, but local merchants enjoyed a good holiday trade
and their stores were "dressed for the
occasion."
The streets of the Clare business
district were prettily decked in holly
and wreaths by day and lighted by
myriads of bright colored electric
lights by night. The city hall was
"all lit up like, a Christmas tree," adding -yuleti.de beauty to west Fifth
street.
Christmas carols were broadcast
throught a loud speaker atop the Hotel
Doherty throughout the season, adding a. pleasing Christmas atmosphere
to the entire city.
Homes were very prettily decorated,
as were practically all of the business
places, with some decidedly outstanding windows and store fronts in evidence. To mention them all or try to
tell which was the prettiest would be
too much a task for the writer to
tackle, but all in all the citizens and
business people of Clare did a 'fine job
of "dressing the town up for Christmas" and "carrying on business as
usual" in the face of tragic national
events.
That is democracy ... that is Americanism ... that is the true Christmas
spirit ... and a nation of such people
'shall hot perish from the earth."
BIDS RECEIVED
FOR IMPROVING
STATEHIGHWAY
Paving US-10 in City of
Clare Let to Zeeland
Contractors
Low bids on thirteen improvement.,
projects, including several large
grading operations for its winter program, were determined this week by
the State Highway Department. Low
bids totaled $932,360.15.
In addition to providing a winter
construction program, State Highway
Commissioner G. Donald Kennedy-
stated the projects were also aimed at
far as possible at eliminating the
necessity of utilizing critical material
demanded by national defense activity.
The Commissioner added that alternate specifications had been provided
for all projects requiring critical
material. • ■ ■   ..
The work includes improvement* of
35 miles of highways, and construction
of one bridge, widening of .another
and one culvert extension.
List of projects and low Mds in this:
vicinity follow:,
Clare County—0.S07 miles -of concrete pavement on US-10 in the City of
Clare. West Shore Construction Cq,
Zeeland.    $72,045.79.
Lake and Osceola counties—4.929
miles of grading on US-10, Reed City,
west.   Ray Kebbe, Warren. $99,751.19-
Osceola county — 0.309 miles ot
stabilized aggregate surfacing on M-61
in the Village of Marion. J. W. Ha-
beck, Holland.    $9,647.68.
The new US-10 concrete pavement
in Clare will start at the intersection
of the present US-10 and US-27 (Fiffi*;
and McEwan streets) and continue-
east on Fifth street across the bridge,
which will be widened, and then continue diagonally southeastward, joining the present highway east of the
series of curve, east of tbwn.
This improvement will necessitate
the moving of several houses on tbe
south side of east Fifth street, but will-
eliminate the dangerous curves east ol
town and also the traffic, bottle-neck
where US-i0v#nd US-27 both run along
one block of McEwan street in the
center of Clare's business district. The
present US-10 pavement on Fourth,
street will be available for use during
the construction of the new pavemenc
and for heavy traffic loads on holidays.
and tourist season week ends.
Representatives of West Shore Construction Company, contractors on the
project, stated here Tuesday that the
removal of the houses and construction work would commence as soon as
details could be arranged and weather
permitte'd.
The State Highway Department has
rented offices in tne J. E. Doherty
building, which they expect to open
the first of the year and maintain
during the preparatory period and construction of the new pavement.
JOHN Q. LOOK LODGE
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT
General Public Invited to Attend Ceremony at Masonic
Hall
John Q. Look Lodge No. 404, F. _fc
A.   M.,   will   induct   into   office   the
following officers for the coming year
at a public installation ceremony this
Friday evening:
Worshipful Master—C. A.  Perry.
Senior Warden—J. E. Roach.
Junior Warden—John Rodabaugh.
Secretary—John R. Empey.
Senior Deacon—Hollis Walton.
Junior Deacon—rHarold West '
Senior Steward—David Setter. -
Junior Steward—Dale Stough.
Treasurer—Gordon Mcintosh-
Tyler—J. W. Seil.,
AU members are urged to be present
and the general public is cordially 1b-
vited to come and see this impressive
ceremony.
Whatever * your wants may be a
Clare Sentinel want ad is sure to help
you get quick results.
FARWELL MAN CELEBRATES
EARLY-TO SPEND CHRISTMAS
IN CLARE COUNTY JAIL
- Aksel Enstro'm, of Farwell, was
arrested Friday evening by Sheriff
Seaver Amble on a, charge of drunk
and disorderly conduct, He was
taken before Justice Roy Wilson, of
Farwell, Monday afternoon, plead
guilty, and was sentenced to thirty
days in the Clare county jaiL
MT. VERNON GRANGE
Christmas party will be held next
Monday evening, December 29. AH
members are requested to bring: the
whole family. Christmas tree ana
treats for all.. Have children ready to '
take part in program:, . -... ■■-..'. ..
Marie Brown, Lecturer..