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CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20, 1942
New Series Vol, 51, No. 7
IGHTH ANNUAL
COMMUNITY FAIR
GREAT SUCCESS
Exhibits and Entertainment
Features Meet With
Approval
4»H Club Project
to Aid Red Cross
and Servicemen
4-H Club members throughout America are participating in a project to
raise funds for the purchase of American Red Cross station wagons and
comfort kits foi* men in the armed
service,
These funds will be raised in any
The Eighth annual Community Fair* I manner the. club chooses. Some are
was held in the Clare High School collecting scrap iron, rubber and other
gym Wednesday and Thursday of last materials for salvage. Some clubs
week and proved to be a very success-'are collecting phonograph records,
ful affair in every manner. This fair Collectors are authorized to pay 2_
is sponsored by the Clare-Isabella ' cents per records Or 6 cents per pound
Agricultural Society, Future Farmers for broken records,
of America and the Home Economics, The Clubs engaged* in this project
Club. (have a collection box at school and
i On Wednesday, the children of the scales for weighing in broken records,
Rural Schools were guests and were' Paper records and Edison records are
royally entertained. In their exhibits, not acceptable in this record salvage
Colonville   school   won   first   place;  program,
Dover, second; Wild Cat, third; Pratt,'	
fourth;  and Randall, honorable meu-lmTJriwirpjiiii^pyj    FIAftfSt
ST C_, "Ti: ir -^.NOVEMBER BOND
schools.
Awards in the 4-H clubs were as
follows: Beatrice Bringold, grade B
award, Canning 1; and Vera Hanner,
grade C award, Canning 1. Both are
members of the Willing Workers at
the Robbins school, with Mrs. Webber,
the leader. Winners from the Sheri- Cooperation of All Will Be
dan Club, Carrow school, were' Elnova ! Required to Meet
QUOTA INCREASED
TO $36,000 GOAL
County Quota
Williams, grade A award, Canning 1;
Mariam Rilett, grade B, Canning 2;
Annabell Schunk, grade B, Canning 2;
Marion Rutter, grade B, Canning 2; , \\jov& was received Wednesday by
Naomi Pudvay, grade C, Canning 2; Donald E. Holbrook, County Chairman
'** Vernetta Pudvay, grade C, Canning 2; of the War Savings Committee, from
Margaret Cotton, grade C, Canning 2; Walter J. Wade, Deputy State Admin-
Verna Cotton, grade C, Canning 2; *strator, informing him that Clare
Verle Jean Fancon, grade A, Garden 1. county's quota for sale of War Bonds
Winners of the various contests t-0l. tbe month of November had been
were: increased   from   the   previously   an-
Music memory: 1. Elton Barber, 2. nounced ?29,100 to the sum of $36,000.
June Barber, 3. Elaine Cassiday, From t]Je previous ten day report, it
4. Mildred Stay. now appears that the sale of $11,943.75
Spelling:   1st section, 1. Elton Bar- ls almost the necessary amount sold
her,  2.  Betty  Hutchinson,   3.  Laurel t0    approximate    one-third    of    the
Allen;   2nd section, 1. Viola Gunder- month's quota,
man, 2. Orval Glue, 3. Ann Sheridan.
Perhaps no generation since that of our Pilgrim forefathers has realized the true
significance of Thanksgiving Day more thoroughly than the present At no time
in the history of the Nation has abundant crops and the blessings of the Deity
meant more to the perpetuation of our race and our ideals of living than those of
the past season. It behooves us not only to be truly thankful for recent major
victories in the world conflict, but also for the many things which have made
these victories and blessings possible. With this in mind let us manifest a profound
spirit of Thanksgiving to the Master of thes Universe for the privilege of a heritage
that is worthy of the great sacrifice we are at this Thanksgiving season called upon
to make, that the principles and ideals of our Pilgrim forefathers may not perish.
lOfAI  AIRPIANF        PATRONS URGEB TO REFRAIN
Luvnii mm _ii _ FR()M sflc)Al l0NG WSTANCE
OBSERVATION POST       calls on thanksgiving
N0W_0PERAflN.fi
Twenty-Four Hour Service
to Be Maintained for
Duration
The County will purchase its $5,000
worth of Bonds in the last twenty day
n   „,      ~    „ o   i        .•       r_.   period,   and  will   aid   greatly   in   the
3. Glen Gunderman;  2nd section, 5th  *-.„_ „„ „      ,„   ,,„.„„„„„   ,•* ,•„
A 0fV,       ,      i  tr- i   n    j o   meeting of the quota, however, it is
Ciphering:    1st section, 7th aud 8th
grades, 1. Robert Haines, 2. Betty Bay,
apparent that the effort of everyone
will be needed if we are to surpass the
quota set for us to meet. Everyone
again is urged to turn in their stamp
] books and purchase all the Bonds
possible before the end of the month.
and 6th grades, 1, Viola Gunderman, 2.
Alvina Hendrie, 3. Lawrence Bay.
Football   Kick:      Boys,   1.   Duane
Hoover, 2. Vernell Carey, 3. Clarence
Eberjiardt,  4,  Ben Kleinhardt;   Girls,
1. Veraetta Pudvay, 2. Laila Haring, j
3. Ethel Gerow, 4. Drucilla Haring.	
50   yard   dash:     Boys,   1.   Everett'
Stockton. 2. Short __art. 3. Alger LITTLE JOHN STEWART BELL
*£%*£. i 2Z?2ZTi2.\ passes away following few
100   yard   dash:     Boys,   1.   Wayne' JJAYb IlLIulM Al  FUmlAt
Carncross, 2. Junior Moline, 3. Duane , '
Hoover, 4. Clarence Eberhart; Girls,' Mi"- an<1 Mrs. C. C. Knapp received
1. Betty Seversou, 2. Alvena Hendrie, W01'd Thursday of last week ot the
3. Stephanni Sopel, 4. Ethel Gerow.      , death   of   little   two   year   old   John
Running broad jump: Under n-Stewart Bell, only child of Mr, and
years. Boys, 1. Stuart Eberhart, 2. Seth Mrs. Stewart Bell, of Pontiac. The
Cotton, 3. Tom Murphy, 4. Dean Mm- child was m Just a few days and his
phy; Girls, 1. Kate Sheredy, 2. Golde death came as a shock to the family
Gunderman, 3. Bonnie Allen, 4. Vivian -»d .relatives.
LaVoye; 11 years aud over, Boys, 1. i Funeral services were held Saturday
Clarence Eberhart, 2. Dick Denton, afternoon at one o'clock, from the
3. Harold Moline, 4. Duane Hoover; Kirby Funeral Home, and interment
Girls, 1. Shirley Hales, 2. Betty Sever- • made in the Pontiac cemetery. Besides
son, 3. Verle Jean Fancon, 4. Ethel', the bereaved parents, he leaves his
Gerow. •     j grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bell,
Softball throw: under 11 years,, of Pontiac, a host of aunts, uncles,
Boys, 1. Stuart Eberhardt, 2. Lawrence j and other relatives.
Bay, 3. Alger Smock, 4. Verle Shull
and Tom Sheredy; over 11 years, 1.
Clarence Eberhart, 2. Wayne Carncross, 3. Vernell Carey, 4. Lyle
Shaver; All girls, 1. Ethel Gerow, 2.
Stephanni Sopel, 3. Shirley Hales, *4.
Betty Severson.
Winners in the chicken catch;   Lyle
Shaver,    Clarence   Eberhart,    Stuart
(Continued on Page Ten)
Please!
All correspondents and advertisers
are requested to get their copy to this
office one day early next'week, that
the Sentinel staff may observe
Thanksgiving Day in a fitting mauner.
Explains
Gas
Clare county motorists registering
for basic mileage rations at high
school registration sites on November
18, 19, and 20,. and at the rural schools
on November 19 and 20, must take
along their application forms, listing
serial numbers on their tires, and
their car registration cards. Wm. A.
Henderson, Chairman of the Clare
County War Price and Rationing
Board, declared today.
The application forms are now
available at service stations, garages
and other conveniently located places
throughout the county and should be
picked up at once by any owner of a
passenger car or motorcycle who does
not already have one.
The form is simple. Most of the information can be obtained from the
vehicle registration card. The most
important information needed to' fill
out the application, however, is the
list of serial numbers on every tire
Which you or any relatives 'living in.
your house, own for that vehicle.
•The serial numbers are the indented
numbers on the tire walls. They are
. not to be confused with any raised
numbers appearing on the tires. In
case" the serial numbers have been obliterated, only the branch name of
the tire need" be listed.
The    Rationing    Board    Chairman
Board Chairman
Procedure Taken By
ation Book Applicants
urged car owners with more than five
tires for each vehicle to dispose of
these excess 'tires at once, since the
school house registrar cannot issue a
mileage ration book to any applicant
who lists more than five tires. Excess
tires can be sold to the government
through the local office of the Railway
Express Agency.
Only basic ration books will be
issued hy the school house registrars.
Motorists with car registration cards
and properly filled out application
forms will be issued A books providing for 240 miles of driving a month.
[Motorcycle owners will get D books,
good for similar mileage,
No* supplemental rations will be
issued at this registration time. However, anyone who feels he will need
more mileage than the basic book provides, may* ask the registrar for an
application form ,for a supplemental
ration. "
This form, is to be filled out-later
and presented to a local war price and
rationing board. The board will issue
a supplemental ration only after a
careful examination of the applicant's
need for additional mileage and his
plans .for car sharing.   .
Autoists who fail'to dispose at once
of any tires they own in "excess of the
(Continued on Page Two)
In accordance with information and
orders given by the Regional Signal
Office, the local Observation Post was
put into operation this week Wednesday. The "go-ahead" sign was given
by the Regional Office to the Chief
Observer on Tuesday of this week,
and Wednesday afternoon, commencing at 1:00 o'clock, the observation
service was commenced with twenty-
"ftrar hour service.
The first week's assignments were
completed and word has gone out to
each advising of the time they are to
serve.
It is understood that Clare is one
■of the first in this part of Michigan to
have a full twenty-four hour service.
Supplementing- instructions already
given to the observers, Conrad Walker, Organizer, and Donald E. Holbrook,
Chief Observer, have been aiding the
observers in their first watch. Those
in charge report that the instructions
are being observed to the letter, and
that this community has an organization that is working very efficiently.
The Michigan Bell Telephone Company today urged its customers to refrain from making social long distance
calls on Thanksgiving Day to prevent
possibly dangerous congestion of the
circuits.
T. C. Maher, manager for the company, pointed out that the wires will
be crowded with military and war production calls, and calls home by men
in the service.
He particularly urged users not to
make social calls over transcontinental or interstate long distance lines involving distances of more than 300
miles, where the traffic normally is
heaviest. He also suggested that a
person having an urgent call to make,
give the operator the number ot the
distant telephone if possible and keep
the conversation short.
THREE
NEIGHBORHOOD
WAR CLUBS TO BE
ORGANIZED HERE
Methods   of   Organization
Topic of Wednesday
Night Meeting
A call has been made by our government to organize neighborhood
War Clubs in each neighborhood. Ten
to twenty families will belong to each
club. The primary purpose is to get
each person to more actively participate in the war*. The second major
objective is the encouragement of a
greater understanding by all the
people of the reason behind our
civilian war efforts, and the development of a neighborly spirit of cooperation for war service.
The Office of Civilian Defense has
issued a proclamation setting aside
Monday night, November 30th, 1942, as
organization night for the Neighborhood War Clubs in the city of Clare.
Sponsors of all other activities are
asked to" cooperate by leaving this
date open. The Speakers' Bureau,
under the direction of Donald E. Hof-
brook, Director, and Emil Pfister and
Dr. John H. Hall, assistants, have"
undertaken the responsibility of organizing the clubs of this city.
A meeting was held Wednesday
nigrit in the office of the Director, and
eleven members of the Speakers' Bureau were present, as follows: _va
Schlafley, Conrad Walker, Paul Lowrey, Miss Florence Woodard, Miss
Susan Urquhart, Miss Shirley Andrews, Omer Parent, Emil Pfister,
Miss Ina Mary Young, Mrs. Glara
Sternaman and Donald E. Holbrook.
The method of organization was discussed and plans have gone forward
whereby each of the above mentioned
persons will have a district in which
to work.
Each family in town will be contacted between now aQd November ■ 30th,
and they will be advised of a meeting
place and the exact time when they
are to have at least one representative
from their, family 'present in order to
organize their. Neighborhood War
Club. It is emphasized by the State
, (Continued on Page Ten)
MEN LOST
IGGINS LAK
URDAY NIG
State Police   of   Houghton
Lake Not Notified
Until Sunday
a
Fears for three fishermen, who disappeared late Saturday nig"ht on
Higgins lake grew Monday after oars*,
fish spears and a cap of one of the
men were reported found Sunday at
the north end of the lake.
Missing were Corp. Arthur Ostling,
26, of Roscommon, home on furlough
from Camp Warren, Wyoming; Cliff
Beacon, 36, Lansing bank employee,
and Beacon's 16-year-old son.
The three men were last seen on the
lake about 11:30 p. m. Saturday when
a light they were using to spear fish
suddenly disappeared. State* Police
of the Houghton Lake post were not
informed that the. men were missing
until Sunday afternoon because relatives believed they had gone deer
hunting and did not become alarmed.
TWELVE MORE IN
COUNTY ACCEPTED
FOR U. S. SERVICE
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Selectees   to   Be   Honored
at Dinner This
Evening
The following Clare County men
have been accepted in the TJ. S. Armed
Forces:
Herbert Rexford Allen, Clare.
Hugh Vernell Shaver, Clare.
Leo Francis Cashin, Lake.
Clair Lee Calkins, Clare.
Lawrence Earl Myers, Harrison.
Charles Raymond* Eaton, Harrison,
Thomas Franklin Rawson, Farwell.
Roy Whilden Griffin, Harrison.
Arthur'Lawrence Harrold, Harrison.
Albert John Payne, Harrison.
Miles Kenneth Benchley, Lake.   '
Percy Cutting, Clare.
The Clare County Service Men's
Club will be hosts at a dinner honoring the selectees, at the Dunlop Cafe
at 7:00 o'clock this Friday evening/
Through the cooperation of the Board
of Supervisors, the dinner will be
served without cost to the selectees.
Relatives and friends are urged to
attend and gjve the boys a good send-
off as they leave for service with the
armed forces. . Willard Bicknell and
_eorge White are> in charge • of
arrangements.
PONTIAC HUNTER
FATALLY WOUNDED
BY RIFLE BULLET
Saginaw Man Killed Instantly on Way Home From
Hunting
Donald Davis, 24, of Pontiac, was
the victim of a deer hunting tragedy
Monday noon, November 16, when he
was fatally wounded by a stray bullet.
Davis was hunting with Floyd E.
Brunson, of Pontiac, and Roy Green
and his son, of Lake George, with
whom he was staying, when found by
members of his party shortly after he
had suffered a wound from a high
calibre rifle bullet which entered the
center of his back below the shoulder
and passed diagonally through his
body, coming out above the arm joint.
He was rushed immediately, to the
Clare Hospital, Where he passed away
at 1:20 o'clock Mouday afternoon.
The accident was reported at about
noon Monday to Sheriff Seaver Amble
and Coroner Andrew Friz, who investigated the shooting and decided
that the shot had been fired by a
member of another hunting party and
had accidentally struck Davis. Members of his party are absolved of all
blame.
The accident was discovered when
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PLEAD GUILTY TO
SERIOUS CHARGES
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Marion and Harrison Men
to Be Sentenced
Next Week
In a special session of Circuit Court,
held Monday afternoon before Judge
Ray Hart, of Midland, George Beebe,
53, at near Marion, and Myrl Davis,
21, of Harrison, each pleaded guilty to
charges of negligent homicide, and
their cases were turned over to Probation Officer Nicholson, of Bay City,
for further investigation, with Judge
Hart to pronounce their sentences
next week.
Beebe was arrested in connection
with an automobile tragedy when,
according to the Sheriff's report, his
auto struck and fatally injured Al
Leech, elderly Temple resident, who
died a few hours later at the Cadillac
Hospital. The accident occurred just
east of Temple on a side road.
Davis was arrested Saturday, by the
Sheriff, in connection with another
automobile tragedy which claimed the
life of his brother-in-law,. Floyd
Brooks, 22, of Harrison, who was instantly killed when the auto driven by
Davis crashed into a tree. Davis was,
to have reported for his final examin-^
ation for induction into the armed
forces Monday, November 16th.
VICTORY PROGRAM IN SHERIDAN
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The Farmers Victory Program will
be presented Friday evening, November 27th, at the Sheridan Town Hall.
Come and-bring someone with you.
There Will be a.special speaker from
the Victory Speakers Bureau,
SUPPER-PARTY* BAZAAR
The Clara Rebekah Club will serve
a nickel supper and party and Christmas Bazaar at the I.O.O.F. hall Friday
evening, November. 2.7th. Serving at
e.'OO. •■ . .  -
Advertising doesn't'cost—it pays!
Veteran of World
War Dies Tuesday
MAYOR N, L. TIBBILS
Civic, Masonic and American Legion
leader succumbes to heart attack.
MAYOR TIBBILS
DIES SUDDENLY
TUESDAY NIGHT
American  Legion   Post to
Honor Their Past
Commander
HUNTING SEASON
BRINGS ARMY OF
NIMRODS NORTH
Deer   License   Sales   May
Total 200,000 This
Season
This community was saddened
Tuesday evening to learn of the sudden death of Mayor Norval L. Tibbils,
who dropped dead in Anderson's Drug
Store at about 9:00 o'clock that evening when stricken with a heart
attack.
Mayor,Tibbils had suffered ill health
since being gassed in World War No.
1 and his condition had become worse
during the past few weeks, but those
nearest to him little realized the
seriousness of his condition,
"Tibs," as he was popularly known,
had been in the drug store chatting
with friends and was talking over the
coming high school graduation with
students when stricken. Dr. Harmon
Ballard was called, and upon examination, declared Mayor Tibbils dead.
The deceased has been prominently
affiliated with civic, Masonic and
American Legion groups for years and
has devoted much time and effort to
the affairs of the community which
will mourn his passing.
Funeral services wil be held from
the Clare Methodist Church at 2:30
o'clock this Friday afternoon, with
Rev. James Rogers of the Ithaca Methodist Church, a former pastor here,
officiating, and interment made in
Cherry Grove cemetery. Members of
Walter H. Larmon Post, American
Legion, will accord their comrade
the honors of their ritualistic commitment service.
RED CROSS WORKERS
The Red Cross will not meet at the
City Hall next Wednesday or Thursday because of the Thanksgiving holt-
day. Work will be resumed the following week, when your assistance is
urgently requested.
BOX SOCIAL
The Colonville school will hold a
box social November 27th. All welcome.
Despite pre-season predictions that
the 1942 deer hunting army would not
exceed 175,000 in Michigan, due to
war activities, heavy traffic through
Clare over the week end indicated this
number would be passed, and early
this week the Michigan Department
of Conservation ordered another
10,000 licenses printed, estimating
that as many as 200,000 might be sold.
Increased sales of licenses was at
least partially due to the advancement
of the gasoline rationing- rate to December 1st,
With hunters starting northward
early last week, the trek had started
in earnest by Friday morning and by
Saturday, about three out of every
four persons on Clare downtown
streets were deer hunters. The return
traffic was unusually heavy Sunday
evening, because many hunting trips
this year are being confined to week
ends, and the warm weather made it
necessary for many successful hunters
to take their deer home the fore part
of this week.
There has been some criticism because of sanctioning this year's deer
'.hunting season, but war workers em-
{ployed many long hours in munitions
{plants need some recreation; the am-
, munition used is largely shells that
i hunters have had since last season,
i types that could not be used by the
armed forces and ball and slug loads
jused in shotguns; and the millions ot
I pounds of venison from the 50,000*
'deer that; probably will be killed wilf.
' greatly relieve the threatened meat
i shortage, permitting domestic meats"
'to be, used for the armed forces.
j Although some hunters have not
\ had their usual luck this season, many"
more have been successful and a least
(one hunter in this area had a very
, good opportunity to shoot a second
buck while dressing the one allowed
by law.
• Lance Thayer seems to have shot
the prize winner so far,  bagging a*
. seventeen pointer the first afternoon.
; Leo Hampton shot a four pointer
the first morning and Robert Bopp, of
1 Lansing, who is in the Hampton camp,
has shot an eight pointer. Jesse Hamp-
ton reports that he has not shot his
yet and that Ed. Johnston has not
tripped one up with his little red catte.
• Rev. Albert Dawe and his sort,
Harry, of Battle Creek, bagged a nice
big buck up in Kalkaska county.
j     George  White  and   Coe  Robinette
were successful the first day, George
and   Dale   Stough   "oot„   have   their
bucks, and Will Lange returned home
■ Monday evening with his.
I    Tom Randle and Walter Ott were
also among the successful hunters.
!    Fifteen deer were shot in the Lake-
'i George area the first day of the season*
j and one bear was bagged over in the?
oil field. *
Doc   Born,   who   (with   his   wife's
I assistance) has shot his buck the first
| day of each of the previous five seasons, had not been successful up to
Wednesday evening, and that is news.
Last Saturday, Roy Cimmerer was a
j wee bit irked because he thought he
was not going to be able to get away
for his usual hunting on the first day
of the season and offered to sell his
gun,  ammunition and  hunting: equip-
[ment to a friend. On Sunday, he man-
j aged to get away for a few hours and
I shot a nice big buck.   On Monday, the
gun was not for sale.
Public Urged to Cooperate With
War and Post Office Departments
in Sending Christmas Presents
Under a recent ruling War Department approval will not be given under
any circumstances to plans to encourage correspondence between soldiers and unknown civilians. Gift
packages sent to soldiers by unknown
civilians may contain names and addresses and might easily be a stimulus
to such correspondence.
Since all available shipping space
must be utilized for essential war
material and supplies, shipping limitations make it extremely difficult to
send packages to soldiers overseas.
However, there Is no objection to relatives, friends and acquaintances sending individual gifts to service men
directly through the mail, These
gifts should be mailed,at once.
Red Cross workers in hospitals overseas Will provide attractive "Christmas
packages for every hospitalized service man which will contain cigarettes,
playing cards, and other items that
may be secured locally. Red .Cross
workers overseas are. already making
extensive plans for the Christmas
holidays. Volunteer service where
available will be utilized and the
recreation program will he carried on
in the holiday spirit". Hospitals will
be decorated appropriately and no
effort will be spared to*make, ii a
merry Christmas', ''      '* ' '
In the United States, Christmas
plans will be much the same as in the
past. This year the Hospital and
Recreation Corps and Camp and Hospital Councils Will play a large part in
making Christmas interesting and attractive, and will serve as a channel
[through which many groups and individuals may direct their good will.
Service organizations, church and'
civic groups are invited to participate in the program.
Junior Red Cross will follow their'
annual custom of providing gift cards,-
games favors and table decorations for '
Army and Navy hospitals. They are *
now engaged in preparing special'
Christmas menu covers for use on*
Navy ships.
Although not related to Christmas-, ••
Red Cross kit bags, which are given to
every soldier leaving for overseas •
_uty4 will be, for men who are leaving •
or who are enroute at Christmas time, -
a welcome Christmas gift. Anyone ■
Interested in contributing" fowatfef the-
filling of these kit bags is urged to*
contact their local Red Cross unit,    . j ,
The Post Office Department warfis ;
that all gifts for service men, in the
United States, should be niailed not ,
later than December "1st,  to assure "
delivery by Christmas. '