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EVISRYPOOV  REA03 THE
CLARE SENTINEL
ALl. HOME PRINT
established 1878
COUNTY SCHOOLS
LUNCH PROGRAM
CL-^RE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH
New Series Vol. 51, No. 24
To Speak Before
■ Parents Monday
Vitally Important Meetings
to Be Held During
Next Week
Next week a county wide planning
campaign for tbe purpose of discussing ways and means of continuing tbe
school hot lunch programs in Clare
county schools next school year will
be carried out at meetings to be held
as follows:
Monday, March 22—
1:00 p. m. Clare city hall, Nurse's
office.
8:00 p. m. Clare City Hall, Nurse's
Office,   Teachers meeting.   Chairman Miss Ina Mary Young, R.N.
Tuesday, March 23—
2:30 p. in. Harrison school, talk to
junior and senior boys and girls.
4:00 p. m. Harrison school, teachers
meeting. Chairman Miss Ina Mary
Young, R.N.
Wednesday, March 24—■
10:00 a. m. Harrison county building, Bureau of Social Aid, staff
meeting.    Miss Imogene Hickey,
Supervisor, Harrison. '
Thursday, March 25—
2:00 p. m. Harrison county building.   Clare County Public Health
Association, meeting.
The meetings at 8:00 o'clock Monday   evening,   4:00   o'clock   Tuesday
afternoon and 2:00 o'clock Thursday
afternoon are public meetings and although   designated  as   teachers   and
health association meetings, the general public is invited and all who have
children in school or are interested in
our children's welfare are urged  to
attend as many meetings as possible.
No government surplus foods, which
have in the past provided for the most
of the lunches served, will be available to schools the coming year and
no WPA cooks will be available.
The school lunch program is not for
the needy and undernourished children alone, but lunches are served to
every child who cannot conveniently
go home to eat at nooti.
One of the major problems facing
the local sponsors of the program is
to acquire food for the lunches next
year on a basis that will enable tbe
parents who have several children in
school to pay the cost of the lunches,
which has always been held to a
minimum.
Without the aid of government sur-
' plus foods, a definite plan to provide
the needed food must be carried out
during the coming months, with
means of finance, Bummer canning
projects, and other systematic effort
paramount in the preparations, if the
program is to succeed.
Only those who have had an opportunity to see the contents of some of
our children's lunch boxes as they
open them at noontime can fully comprehend the importance of the lunch
program to our youngsters' health and
well being.
As war necessity has taken this
source of supply from this program,
we must do our part to carry on as a
part of our war effort. All are urged
to attend the meetings and assist in
planning the continuance of this work
so essential to the proper nourishment
of our youngsters, and may we suggest that when you plan your Victory
Garden you allow additional space to
raise some vegetables to store and to
can for next year's hot lunch program.
"Wallace F. Watt will speak before
the local P.T.A. on Monday, March 22,
at 3:30 p. m. Mr. Watt is formerly of
Michigan Child Guidance Institute
where he was a field worker in metropolitan areas. At present he is
Rehabilitation Guidance Director for
the upper half of the lower peninsula
of Michigan. His offices are at
Gaylord*.
Mr, Watt will speak on the subject,
"Problems of Children." All parents,
whether members of the P.T.A. or not,
are invited to attend.
BOND SALES HIT
MARK FOR FIRST
CH PERIOD
Michigan Leads Nation In
Financing Prosecution
of War
Salvage of Tin
Cans Important
to War Effort
  f
The Woman's Salvage Committee
has notice that tin caps are to be
collected on April 22 an<^ are therefore
urging everybody to saye, wash, and
flatten all tin, cans arid have them
ready on the set date. <
The saving- of tin ca»;s is really important. The government agent who
Ernest L. Potter, a highly respected visited Clare last 'week" says we can-
cttizen of this community for nearly not stress'the salvage of tin cans, too
fifty years, passed away at his home strongly. And, of course, we must
here last Saturday, following an ill- keep up our diligence on fat salvage,
ness Of pneumonia. Thanks to all who are ^cooperating so
Ernest L. Potter was born in Worth  splendidly. \~L
township, Jefferson county, N. Y., on] Mrs. John H". Hall, Chairman
January 18, 1865, and passed from this , County Woman's Salvage Committee,
life in Clare', Michigan, March 13,. 1943,
ERNEST P0.TTER
PASSES AWAY AT
HOMEHERE SAT.
Wise Township Pioneer
Succumbs to* Attack of
Pneumonia
Consumers Power
Co. to Use Postal
Cards for Bills
Your next electric bill will be in the
form of a post card.
Following the lead of utility companies in several parts of the country,
Consumers Power Company is adopting post card billing as a means of
saving materials, manpower and
ppstage,
"With taxes skyrocketing, and many
other items of cost increasing sharply,
this is one means of effecting a minor
sav'ng," said Division Manager D. H.
Gerhard, "Furthermore, experience in
other parts of the country has shown
that customers like the post card bill,
which is simple and easier to handle
thrn the bill enclosed in an envelope."
The post card statements are similar in form to the statement previously in use, but some condensation has
been necessary because of the smaller
size. One end of the card is designed
•for Use as a receipt when the bill is
paid.
The sale of "E" War Bonds for the
County of Clare for the first ten day
period of March was $11,025.00, according to reports received by Donald
E. Holbrook, County Chairman, and
f oi warded to Walter J. Wade, Deputy
State Administrator, War Savings
Staff, keeping pace with the quota set
by the State Chairman, Frank N..
Isbey, for this month at $31,000.00.
Word has been received- from the
State Chairman that Michigan leads
all states in exceeding quotas. Clare
County has consistently met or exceeded its quota now for three
months, and with all indications in
sight, appears to be adding another
month to this record.
With the tempo of the war increasing, and production lines reaching
their peaks, and the cost of the war
necessarily enlarged, it is necessary
that we invest more and more in War
Bonds. It has been pointed out time
and again that our national resources
when properly invested will insure
ultimate victory. This can only be
done by the investment of at least ten
per cent of each persons gross earnings in War Bonds. This goal" can and
must be accomplished. While we are
at home, it may be well to think of the
boys in khaki on the far flung battle
fronts, and the boys in blue on the
seven seas protecting with their very
lives^the freedom that we are enjoying. Let it never be said that we
failed them. Buy War Bonds and give
security to them that need it now and
security to yourselves when you need
it later.
having attained the age of seventy-
eight years, one month, and twenty-six
days.
When a boy of nine years, he moved
with his parents to Charlotte county,
Virginia, and settled on a farm where
he grew to manhood, attending school
during the winters and working on the
farm in the summers. In this same
vicinity he came to know Miss Annie
E. May and on January 11, 1891, they
were united in the bonds of marriage.
To them were born® two children, • a
son, Raymond, who died of the influenza while in a military training
camp in 1918, and a daughter, Bessie
Pearl.
In 1895 Mr. Potter and his family
came to Michigan by way of Canada,
where they spent part of a year. They
settled on a farm in Wise township
where they lived until failing health
made it seem .best to sell the farm and
move to town. They came to live in
Clare in 1926 and have continued to
reside at State and Maple streets
since that time.
Early in life Mr. Potter surrendered
his life to the Saviour and united with
the church. He has been a member
of the Methodist Church in the Clare-
Herrick charge for thirty-five years.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, who has been confined to her
bed, since last October when she
suffered a stroke, and by his daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Walter, residing in the
Pratt School neighborhood north of
Clare. He also leaves one grand-son,
Wayne Walter, who is in the service
of his country and located in California, and one brother, Fred, residing iu
Pennsylvania, *
Funeral services were held from the
home at 2:00*",o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with Drl John H. Hall officiating, and interment was made in
Cherry Grove cemetery.
CLARE COUNTY
DEFENSE MASS
MEETING THURS.
Victory Garden Committee
to Meet With C-D
Leaders
WAR TRANSPORTATION
BOARD ENCOURAGES
CAR CONSERVATION
Local Merchants Cooperate in
"Shopping Day" Car
Club Program
The Clare County Civilian Defense
Committee and the Clare County Victory Garden Committee will hold a
joint mass meeting in the Clare City
Hall auditorium next Thursday evening, March 25th, fori the purpose of
creating more interest in and discussing the programs of the two county
committees.
Speakers will be present to explain
the purposes and plans of,Givilian Defense work in this area and a good attendance is urged that the Civilian
Defense program may be broadened
and the Victory Garden program
gotten under way in anticipation of
the demands ot the coming spring and
summer activities.
The meeting is for all Civilian Defense workers and the general public
and it is the patriotic duty of each of
us to attend the. meeting and take a
part in this vital work.
CANDIDATES FOR
SPRING ELECTION
PICKED TUESDAY
Robert    Archambault   to
Head Republican j
City Ticket
The Clare Republican convention
was held at the city hall Tuesday evening with .City Committeeman Jesse
Hampton calling the meeting to order,
apd Ed. Johnston selected as chairman
and Mr. Hampton secretary.
Candidates were nominated on the
city ticket as follows:
Mayor—Robert Archambault.
City Clerk—Alex McKinnon,
City Treasurer—Vera B. Peterson.
Justice of Peace—O. W. Nash.
• The greatest number of votes cast
was 348 for the office of Mayor, as
compared to 253 last year and 259'cast
for this office in 1940. All offices were
contested except that of City Clerk
for which Alex McKinnon. was nominated unanimously.
Ward caucuses were held following
the convention with the following results:
FIRST WARD
Supervisor—Dave Woolston.
Alderman—John W, Dunlop.
Constable—Fred Parrish.
City Committeeman—Herbert Leonard.
SECOND WARD
Supervisor—John Rodabaugh.
Alderman—George J. Lehr.
Constable—Clarence Kirkpatrick.
City Committeeman—Jesse Hampton.
.   • THIRD WARD
Supervisor—Arthur J. Morgan.
Alderman—Paul Manee.
Constable!—Stanley Parish.    ,
City Committeeman—Theo. G. Bowler.
The only contests in the wards were
for the office of Alderman in the second and third wards, with all other
candidates nominated unanimously.
The Democratic City Committee reported that their ticket was not complete Thursday afternoon, but will be
published in next week's Sentinel.
Clare Girl Now
U.S. Army Nurse
CLARE CAGERS
PLAY CLlJWIN lrt
FINALSJONIGHT
Locals Defeat Beaverton* and
Remus in Area
Tournament
TWO ARRESTED FOR
SELLING 1NFECTED„
COW TO F. SHEAHAN
Jail Sentence to Be Remitted If
Restitution is made
to Purchaser
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Miss Belle Murphy, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Murphy, ot Clare,
graduated in 1942 from the St Law
rence hospital school of nursing in
Lansing and has been assigned to duty
as a "nurse with the United States
Army as a Lieutenant.
Lieut. Murphy, who has been on
general duty at St. Lawrence hospital,
was assigned March 1st to Fort Sheiv
dan, Illinois.
She was a graduate of Clare High
School with the class of 1938 and has
many friends-'here who congratulate
her on her achievement and extend
best wishes in herjiew endeavor.
EDWIN RUSSELL
SUCCUMBS TO ILL
HEALTH SATURDAY
TOWNSHIPS NAME
CANDIDATES FOR
SPRINGELECnOH
Only One Ticket to Appear
on Majority of
Ballots
With Tuesday of this week the last
day for holding caucuses for placing in
nomination candidates for township
officers, returns from a number ot-the
townships in Clare and, northern Isabella counties have been reported. The
results of the Frost .township- caucus
were published last week, and the candidates in other townships will.be pub*
lished next week.
Townships reporting this week fol
low:
GRANT .TOWNSHIP     .
Republican Ticket
Supervisor—Chas. VanDenBergh.
Clerk—Perry Geeck.
Treasurer—Dorothy Heuschele.
Highway Commissioner—Al Purdy.
Justice of Peace (full term)—Paul
Nass,
Justice of Peace (to fill vacancy)—
S. A. Dawson.
Member Board Review (full term)—
Herb. Gilmore.
Constables — Geo. Haring, Floyd
Squires, Roy Hoover, Sr., Geo. Kapplinger.
Funeral  Services   Monday
With Interment at
Cherry Grove
SPECIAL ATTRACTION AT
CLARE BAPTIST CHURCH
THIS SUNDAY EVENING
W, S. C S. TO HOLD SPECIAL
.   MEETING MX WEDNESDAY
_aeh member of the W.S.C.S. So-
?. ci-ty is asked to attend "Your Birth-
..-: .'day Party" at the church next Wed-
-vnesday afternoon. - This is a special
_ni__iosary meeting.  Miss Bugbee, a
Sunday evening, March 21, we are
looking forward to having "Mr. Palmer," a business man and a man who
loves the Lord and the Lord's work,
with us for the evening service.
He has pictures on the resurrection
of Christ and speaks as the pictures
are shown. Also special singing
accompanies the pictures.
Come and bring your friends with
you and enjoy a real time with us,
He has an unusual set of pictures and
also a real message to go with the
pictures.
We extend a cordial welcome to all.
Rev. Cleveland and his church and
Rev. Hall and his church are coming
to the Clare Baptist Church for a
Union Prayer Service Wednesday
evening, March 24. We give everyone
a special invitation to come and pray
with us.
Pastor, E. E. Redman.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Pot luck supper and card party
Wednesday evening, March 24, at
Clare Odd Fellow Hall, Admission 25c,
Bring your friends.  Fun for all.
The Clare County War Transportation Board with the aid and cooperation of Clare merchants is publishing a page advertisement in this
week's Sentinel to encourage the
forming of "Shopping Day" Car Clubs
throughout Clare county, in an effort
to save tires and make the automobiles 'of our Citizens last as long as
possible, because of the fact that they
cannot be replaced for the duration.
Privately owned automobiles are
essential to the war effort for the purpose of carrying on transportation
from farm to market, to church, to
school in many cases, and many other
needs. The War Transportation Board
urges the cooperation of the populace
in a concerted effort to conserve private transportation facilities that
private transportation may continue
for the duration in as unhampered a
manner as possible^
MAGE SALE
Unit No. 2, St. Cecilia's Church, will
Donald Holbrook
Member American
Guernsey Club
The American Guernsey Cattle Club
of Peterborough, N. H., announces the
election of Atty, Donald E. Holbrook,
whose farm is north of Clare, to membership. Mr. Holbrook has a herd of
registered Guernseys on his Rolling
Acres Farm.
The American Guernsey Cattle Club
Is a national organization of 25,000
breeders of pure bred Guernseys. It
records'the registrations of prue bred
Guernseys which trace to the Island of
Guernsey;* the original home of the
breed, in the English Channel. It also
supervises tests of production and
through Golden Guernsey, Inc., supervises the marketing of Golden Guernsey milk,
0. £. S. RUMMAGE SALE
The Order of Eastern .Star will
By winning two hard fought battles
over Beaverton and Remus, the
Pioneers aualify to meet Gladwin this
Friday. Gladwin won easily over Harrison and Coleman.
Friday the Pioneers played Beaverton and led all the way, forging ahea<.
at the quarter, 13 to 9, and increasin;:
this to a 22 to 14 half time lead. From
there on the game was played on ar.
even keel with tbe Pioneers winning
41 to 32.
Carl Cappaert with 16 and Wes Sam
born with 15 points led for th.
Pioneers, while Warren Perry, Beaverton forward, scored 9.
Saturday the Pioneers were held
scoreless for the first few minutes, by
Remus, but once started there was no
stopping them., The Pioneers won this
game 38 to 22. Carl Cappaert was high
for us with 13 and Wes Samborn and
Art Clute Were next with 8 each.
Friday's game with Gladwin, appears
to be the game worth a week's gas
ration to see, for both teams are looking for revenge—Gladwin for the two
losses we handed them this year and
the Pioneers for the defeat given to us
in the tournament last year.
This game will be the last one
played for old Clare High by eight of
the twelve boys at the tournament,
the eight are Carl Cappaert, Wes Sain-
orn, Bernard Wyman, Jim Ryan, Art
Clute, Dean Manee, Gene Maxwell and
Albert Hodson.
CLARE LADIES BREAK ARMS
IN FALLS ON CITY STREETS
DURING PAST WEEK END
Two Clare ladies were painfully injured falling on the streets here the
past week end. Mrs. Alfred Upthe-
grove fell near her home on East
Fourth street Saturday evening, fracturing her right arm, and was taken to
the offices of Dr. H. J. Ballard, where
the fracture was reduced. ,
Miss Pauline Sigrist fell bn McEwan
street Sunday morning and she also
fractured her right arm and was taken
to Dr. Ballard to have the fracture
reduced. Both ladies are resting comfortably as possible at their homes. ■
H. ' StevenB, of Shepherd, wa8
brought to Dr, Ballard's offices recently, after having caught his hand in
the! fan Of his automobile, lacerating
Ashley Church and Dan McLacblan,
both of Osceola county ,were arrested
on a warrant signed by Dee Davisson,
Deputy State Veterinary, charged v,v.h
having in their possession and selling
a cow infected with Bang's disease,
and selling her without notice of its
infection.
They were brought before Justice
Jennings Archambault on Thursday,
March 4, both plead guilty and each
was fined $12.50 and costs of $3.35 and
sentenced to spend sixty days in the
county jail, with sentence suspended
ninety days awaiting action of Fred
Sheahan, the purchaser of the cow. If
the accused parties make good
damages done to Sheahan, the jail
sentence will be remitted.
SURREY TOWNSHIP j
, Republ'can Ticket j
Supervisor—Wilmot Carpenter*        I
Clerk— -Guy Perry.
Treasurer—Dale Rulapaugh.
Highway Commissioner — Calvin
Harvey.
Justice of Peace (full term)—Wal<-
ter Smedley.
Member Board Review (full term)—
.' titli C„._t d.
Constables—Denzil Tiedeman. Eslie
Harvey, Millard Pitts, Ben Carpenter..
Nurse Training
Fund Goes Over
Top This Week
The campaign to raise funds in the
city of Clare for a scholarship to
finance the education of a Trained
Nurse to help relieve the unusual demand for nurses for war and defense
work ,was brought to a successful
close here early this week by the
generosity of Sam Garfield who contributed $35.00 to attain the g'oal of
$250.
A committee will select the girl to
receive the scholarship In the near
future.
President Mrs. Henry Garen, Treasurer Mayor Robt, Archainbault and
the other workers wish to thank the
people of this community who have
contributed toward the fund.
Edwin Russell, a life long resident
of Vernon township and this city,
succumbed to an illness of several
months duration, in Saginaw, lant Saturday noon.
Edwin Lbvell Russell, son of Edwin
and^Eniily Russell, was born in Saginaw, Michignn, Juno 4, 1877, and
passed fv6ih this life March 13, 1943,,
at the home of his step-daughter, Mrs.
Carl Dust, in the city of his birth. Mr.
Russell came with his parents to Isabella county in 1S79 where he grew to
manhood on the family homestead.
In 1SSS he was united iu marriage
with Miss Rachel Wilson, and to this
union were born two children, Ron-
al E.. and Nella. In 1932 he married
Ella Dixon, who preceded him in death
on July 26, 1942.
The deceased is survived by his son,
Ronald E., of Crystal, Michigan; his
daughter," Mrs. Cecil Wilson, of Detroit; his step-daughter, Mrs. Carl
Dust, of Saginaw; two grandchildren,
Joan and Ronald Wilson, of Detroit;
and two step-grandchildren, Phyllis
and Bobbie Dust, of Sag'naw. He also
leaves one sister, Mrs. Anna Robinson,
of Centralia, Washington. Many
friends and appreciative neighbors
will miss this good citizen and friend
from their m dst.
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Monday afternoon, with Dr.
John H. Hall offic'ating, and interment
made in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
GILMORE TOWNSHIP
Republican Ticket j
Supervisor—C. L. Brasington.
Clerk—Harold Warner.
Treasurer—Claud Brasington.
Highway   Commissioner—Clare
Perry.-
Justice    of   Peace    (full    term)—
Frank Freeman,,
Member Board Review (full term)—
Nate Trumble.
Red Cross [
Activities j
WAR FUND CAMPAIGN
The 1943 Red Cross War Fund Campaign is making splendid progress
Iipvb w'lh the team including Mrs.
\ Mabel Mulder and Mrs. Nelda Jones
setting a "mark to shoot at." These
ladies, raised $252.00 in the block
bounded by McEwan and Beech,
Fourth and Fifth streets.
WISE TOWNSHIP ''■
Republican! Ticket
Supervisor—Bert Bunting. j
Clerk—A. E. Burton.
Treasurer—Vera- Slocum.
Highway Commissioner — Harry
Russell.
Justice of Peace (full term)—Ross
Coe.
Member Board Review (full term)—
Joseph Stvief.
Constables — Homer Pelton, .Geo,
Burton, Claude Smith, Wes. Oliver.
I
GARFIELD TOWNSHIP
People's  Ticket J
Supervisor—Darius Scott. <
Clerk—Maude Somerville.
Treasurer—Gertrude Scott.
Highway commissioner—Frank Gilman.
Justice of Peace (full term)—J. B.
Gilman.
Member Board Review (full term)—
Roy O. Cook.
FREEMAN   TOWNSHIP
Union Ticket
Supervisor—Jay Beard.
Clerk— Irene Goodrich.
Treasurer—Jess Lee.
Highway Commissioner—Tom Cook.
Justice   of  Peace   (full   term)—Ed-
Waldron.
Member Board Review (full term)—
Ralph Goodrich.
Constables—G. Fisher, Ed. Wiltse,
Charles Hosier, Olive Snyder.
.Continued on Page Seven)
FORMER CLARE YOUNG MAN
NOW ANNOUNCER AT RADIO
STATION WCAR IN PONTIAC
better
tnies.ona-y  from .India,  will be, the. Boherty's store, Saturday, March '27.' Masonic Temple this Saturday. March' to amputate it at tho.aecoud Joint.
speaker,   Bring a guest.
'2-t.
Ethel Qleaaon, Chairman.     20.
He is recovering nicely.
Lyle Bond, better known to his
Clare friends as Lyle Allen, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Allen, has a position as a radio announcer with rad'o
Station WCAR (1130 on your dial) in
Pontiac.
Lyle is 6, graduate , of. Clare High
School and spent three years at the
University of Michigan in Ann. Arbor,
until, ill health'made it impossible for
have .a  rummage   sale   oyer  J.   _S. continue th&r rummage sater in the one finger so badly it was necessary.him,   to   continue   there'    He. spent
SOUTH GILMORE UNIT
The next meeting of the South Gilmore Red Cross Unit will be held
Thursday, March 25th, at the home of
Mrs. Sylvester Schumacher. Pot luck
lunch at noon.
Laura Dunigan, Secretary.
VERNON UNIT
The Vernon Red Cross met at the
Stough home on March 11, with seven
members present. We are working on
blouses.
On Tuesday afternoon, March 16, we
met again to make surgical dressings.
There were six members from Vernon
and five members from the Wise
group present.
We are going to meet every Tuesday at 1:00 o'clock for this work.
Please try to come and help us out in
this needed activity.
."* ■—Secretary.
eighteen-months, at Howell but is well
and strong again.     '■>'•-'
Election Day dinner, cafeteria style,
1 in the Congregational Church parlors','
April 5th.    -    " '    '■,    ■ - -"    '"'AdV.
Clare Chamber
jCommerce Meets
Next Tuesday
A regular meeting of the Clara
Chamber of Commerce will be held in
the parlors of the Clare Cohgregation-
al church next Tuesday evening*
March 23rd, with dinner served at 6:30
o'clock by the Ladies Guild.
In cooperation with war tranapor*
tation conservation, no outside, speaker has been engaged, but several well
qualified local speakers have been
asked to favor the group with short
talks pertinent to the times and of
particular interest to business and
professional men. -A short program of
I entertainment is also being planned*.
Although the pressing demands ot
the prosecution of the war have made
j is inadvisable to hold meetings ever?
month, we must, carry on as near to
i normal as possible and it is hoped
that all members and those interest--!
in the work of the Ch'aidbe. Ot tlotn*
merce will make an earnest effort t$
be present * at the meeting; ... If y_4
are: not asked to purchase a tickst, -
pleafce secure one - at the CitiMoc
State Bank or Sentinel office.