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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY .MORNING, APRIL 23, 1943
New Series Vol, 51, No. 29
CLARE ROD AND
UN CLUB ANNUAL
MEETINGAPRIL 15
Conservation Department
Provides Educational
Program
Ex-Governor
Dickinson Dies
Ex-Governor Luren D. Dickinson
passed away at Bis home near Charlotte Thursday morning, following a
severe heart attack.
• The venerable Michigan Statesman
has been a prominent figure In state
politics for the past three decades and
was associated prominently in Prohibition circles. He bad only recently
celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday.
a: ARCHAMBAULT
HOME DESTROYED
BY FIRE FRIDAY
Earl Tupper Home Damaged By Fire of Unknown
Origin Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Archambault,
of Vernon township, lost their farm
home, two miles south of Clare, by
fire at about 7:00 o'clock last Friday
morning.
Mr .and Mrs. Freeman Mitchell, a
$51,000 NEEDED
TO REACH COUNTY
WAR LOAN QUOTA
Can Collection
m
Starts TMs Week
U.S.S. Pettit Named in Honor
of Clare War Hero at Houston,
Texas, Launching Wednesday
"They Give Their Lives-
You Lend Your Money"
Is Drive Slogan
The.annual meeting of the Clare
Rod and Gun Club was held in the
Clare High* School auditorium, Thursday evening of last week and although
the usual banquet was dispensed with
because of food rationing and the attendance: was not aa large as in previous years because of conflicting public activities, a keen interest was
shown aiid a great deal accomplished
in educational conservation.
The meeting was called to order by
President Henry Doll, who presented
• Theodore G. Bowler, of this city, President of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, as master of ceremonies.
Mr. Bowler welcomed the club members and guests and called for the
Secretary-Treasurer's report, which
was read by Harold Loomis and accepted as a very satisfactory report ot
the club's financial activities.
Many members had renewed their
membership in  the school  lobby as
they entered the building and were  daughter and husband of the Archam-
eligible to vote at the election which j baults, also lived in the home and he
was held with following results: j works for the Dow Chemical Company
President—Henry Doll. at  Midland.    They   arose   early  and
Vice President—Omer Parent. a«er he had left for work, Mrs. Mit-
Secretary-Treasurer—Harold  Loom-'chell  and   their  four   children   went
back to bed.
Some time later Mrs. Mitchell
smelled smoke, and at the time could
not tell where the fire was, but soon
found it to be in the attic, The fire
spread so rapidly that it was impossible to get any of the household furnishings or personal belongings out
of the building, after the two families
had escaped in their night clothes and
is.
Directors—James Clute, Richard
Woodcock, Florau Pudvay, Robert
Carter, Earl Beatty, Leo Brown and
Nat. Smith.
District Supervisor of the Michigan
Department of Conservation Gus
Fuehr, of Gladwin; Clare County Conservation Officer Wayne Tennant and
Gladwin County Conservation Officer
Elmer   Schofield   were   present   and!anything they could lay their hands
' on immediately.
were introduced.
James Gillespie entertained with The Clare Fire Department was
several concertina selections in his called, but the fire was beyond con-
usual pleasing manner, responding, trol when they arrived, aud the fire-
with an encore. | men devoted  their efforts  to saving
Henry Aldrlch, of the Field Admin--nearby farm buildings,
istration Division of the Department'    The loss, which was estimated at
of Conservation, spoke of the work of, a»o*-*t ?5,000, was partially covered by
the Conservation Department, review- insurance.   The Cause of the fire is
ing the ownership'of fish aud game unknown. *
from the absolute possession of the Earl Tupper Home Damaged
kings of olden days, down to the pres-! The F*re Department was called to
ent time ot public ownership, mention-jth° Earl Tupper home at 209 East
ing that game and fish have been1 Fi"n Street at about 2:00 o'clock
rationed for many years, to assure! Wdnesday afternoon, to extinguish a
that one individual does not get fire ot an undetermined origin, which
more than his share, and that game' nad -caught near an automatic gas
laws for many years permitted the' heater, in the partition between the
shooting of four deer in a season with, Mtchenjuid a bedroom
no license until it became necessary
to reduce  this number  to save  our
fleet footed  friends from extinction.
He stated that there was a definite
need for enforcement as evidenced by
4,000   fo   5,000   convictions   annually,
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Rev: Albert Dawe
Accepts Call to
Douglas, Mich.
Rev. and Mrs. Albert Dawe were in
Clare the first df the Week preparing'
their household goods for shipment to!
Douglas, Mich., where he has accepted
a call" to the First Congregational
Church of that city.
Rev. and Mrs. Dawe say that the
latch string is always out to their
Clare friends and will be glad to have
them call at any time.
! Mrs. Tupper was resting in another
bedroom when the fire broke out and
was awakened by their faithful little
bulldog.
The partition was damaged considerably by fire, the bedroom by heat
and smoke, and the house was filled
with smoke before the fire was put
out.
The property damage, which has
not been estimated, is coverd by insurance.
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS
-Due to O.P.A. ruling, our gas station
can only be open 12 hours a day. Beginning Saturday,-April 24, our station
will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00
noon, closed from 12:00 noon until
2:30 p.m., open from 2:30 p.m. to 10:00
p.m.
Fanners Independent Produce Co.,
Clare.
• The Woman's ilorn^; Salvage. Com- *
I mittee has begun the tjj.sk .ot- gathering
the tin cans of'the county;, this week.
The plan is that every household -will
have tins washe_r ends cuf.' out' 'and
aides pressed together anj_\placed in
cartons or boxes" and sei'_out at- the
With slightly over a w^ek yet to curD< ■    A     '..'•
go on the Second War Loan drive, The city trucks at Olare/wlll gather
Clare county has up to and .including i tJie cans in Glare and -fh^| county
Wednesday, . April 14, •' 1943, so}d'trucks *m &$&*A* |ir"- <*nji}nfoujslit
$108,901.50 in War Savings . Bonds,!to th<" ™1 schools *y. the ^ children
leaving a balance of $51;098,50 to be!0* thP country. If tSe <ca_is.„are.not
raised in the short time that remains,taken »? trucks" by pie 4aBt.,of the
between this date and the 30th of |weelF. they will be: picied np Boon.. All
April, which marks the end of- the rural "**e°P"e PIeaBe "jj« that «"*"■ ^a"3'
drive. are Properly prepared rand delivered to
Donald E. Holbrook, County Chair-,tne rarest school ho^se. ' " -
man, in order to further the drive, I M information-fa-needed at any time,
appeared before.the County Board of|cali Ml*s. Fannie Schiftfz, Clare; Mrs.
Supervisors and the City Council of Bernard Schofield, in, Farwell; Mrs.
the City of Clare, who responded gen-|Luhl Murphy, in Harrison; or Miss
erously,   by   investing   $15,000    and | Louise Oman, m Lake,
$10,360, respectively.    Sincere thanks  *■
go out to both for their splendid cooperation at this time.
The citizns and different organizations throughout the county have
made a splendid response to the
appeal of the government by investing
in these bonds, however, it is urged
that each and every person in the
county make an extra effort during the
few days left to buy that additional
bond and help to make Clare county
go over the top as it has in the past.
We are asked to bear a burden this
month far larger than we have ever
been asked to bear before. We've been
handed quotas before, but never one
of $160,000, so It is up to everyone to
do everything we can to further these
sales. Fill your stamp books and
turn thm into Bonds. A half filled
stamp book is no better than a partly
equipped soldier. Maybe It will mean
a little sacrifice on your part, but if
you are not making a sacrifice this
month in order to buy War Savings
Bonds, then you are not doing your
share . Just remember that those who
are fighting to preserve our way of life
never doubt but what the folks back
home are- doing all they can, They
have'a* right to expect as much of us
as we have asked of them. Let's not
let them down.
Advertising- doesn't cost — it pays!
Busy Week for "Bond Boosters"
Climaxed With Record Sales at
Winterfield Town Hall Monday
Wednesday evning of last week the
Bond Booster Club put on a War
Savings Bond and Stamp sale at the
Frost town hall with master of ceremonies Harley "Happy" Holt opening
the meeting with the audience singing
the national anthem.
Several of the group spoke on
timely topics with Omer Parent choosing Civilan Defense; Mrs. Eva Schla^
fiey, Food for Freedom; George J,
Lehr, Salvage; Miss Iona, Bowlen, Cooperation; and Leo Russell, Bonds and
Stamps.	
Jinimie 'Gillespie entertained With
Several of nis ever popular concertina*
selections.
The usual program of sports and
games was won on a point basis- by
the "Satvage" group, lead by .George
Lehr, and was presented with, the
traveling cup, which wais later* atfe-
.tioned 'by "Happy" '"• Holt to Led'
Granda the* highest bidder, for one
$25.00 bond."    ' ' : ' ' ■
Luncheon   plates   were   then 'auctioned to those present, bringing'the
total   to- $640,000   accrual' value'  in
Stamps and1 Bonds for the evening"
MANN SIDiNG SCHOOL
Mann- Siding Schotol held bpe'n'hbu's*.
for the Bond-'Booster Ciub last "Friday"
evening, April IC-h/Mtu'-a full ho'dse
to greet the -Boosters.'' This" was a're-
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peat meeting and was like coining,
back home for a get-to-gether.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. C. Krocker and opened by all
singing the Star Spangled Banner,
Mrs. Krocker tV.en turned the meeting
over to Harley "Happy" Holt and he
instituted an impromptu number from
several members of the club. They
had the opportunity to get .back at
"Happy" for the numerous pranks he
has played" on them and they gave him
the works—but it didn't dampen Ms
spirits at all.
Harley then announced the members
of the club and their topics, which are
of vital importance at this time and
are every true American's responsibility—civilian Defense, Salvage, Food
for Freedom, Stamps and Bonds, and
Cooperation.
A poem, "We swoop at Dawn," writ-
the by a soldier somewhere in the
south Pacific, was read by Wm. Hileman and also a reading was ably given
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GUILD R0MMAGE SALE
COUNCIL ADOPTS
FAST TIME FOR
CITYOF CLARE
Votes to Purchase Fourteen $1,000 War Savings
Bonds in April
The City of Clare officially adopted
Eastern War Time when the Common
Council approved the following motion Monday evening.
Moved by Alderman Wyman, seconded by Alderman Manee, that the City of
Clare adopt Eastern War Time, starting May 1, 1943, in compliance with
the vote of the people in April 5th
election, and continue until further
consideration; also refer the petition
presented to the Council by the farmers of Clare County to the Chamber of
Commerce for their consideration.
Yeas, Aldermen Fleming, Lehr, Manee,
Wyman; Nays Alderman Dunlop*
At " the same meeting Alderman
Manee offered the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
Resolved that the City of Clare invest the sum of $10,360 in the purchase of fourteen $1,000 Series F U, S.
War Savings Bonds, the said $10,360
to be taken from the surplus funds of
the city as follows: $5,000, sewage
disposal fund; $1,000, electric light
fund; $1,000, water fund; and balance
of $3,360 from street fund; said bonds
to be purchased in the month of April,
1943, Resolution being seconded by
Alderman Lehr, was carried by the following yea and nay vote: Yeas, Aldermen Dunlop, Fleming, Lehr, Manee,
Wyman,   Nays, none.
The resignation of Mayor Archambault as Aldrman of the First WarS
was accepted by the Council and Ward
Boody was appointed to fill the vacancy of his unexpired term.
''The Ladies' Guild will hold a rttm-
mdge] sale ia the Congregational
Church parlors Friday and Saturday,
Aprir .30(11 and May 1st.       ■ 28t2
4-H Club Exhibit
at Clare School
Next Wednesday
The Winter Club program for Clare
County 4-H boys and girls will come
to a close next Wednesday, April 28th,
when they gather at Clare High
School to exhibit their handicraft and
clothing projects. Exhibits will bo
placed on Tuesday evening, judging
of exhibits and the program will take
place Wednesday.
State Club Leaders.Raymond Laser
and Lola Belle Green will judge the
[exhibits and speak on the program
Which begins at 1:30 p. m, in the
Auditorium. All citizens are cordially
invited, to view the exhibit? and attend the afternoon program.
C. H. SUTHERLAND
PASSES AWAY AT
HOMEjN CLARE
Prominent   Local    Banker
Resident of County
68 Yea,rs
Clark H. Sutherland, for many
years a prominent Clare banker and
a resident of the county for the past
sixty-eight years passed quietly away
at his home on East FifBi street at
11:55 o'clock Wednesday evening, following several years of ill health, the
past five of which he has been confined to his bed.
Though nearly ninety-two years of
age, Mr. Sutherland has always taken
a keen interest In civic and national
affairs and was conscious of things
taking place about him until within a
few minutes of tt^e time he passed into
eternal slumber;,
Funeral services will be held from
the home at 10:00 o'clock Saturday
morning, witte interment 3n Cherry
Grove Cemetery, -.*    .
Lt. Neil Maxwell
Cited for Splendid
Service in Action
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2nd Lt. Neil D. Maxwell, of Clare, is
a member of the 22nd Troop Carrier
Squadron which has .recently been
cited in the name- of the" President of
the United States, as public evidence
of deserved honor and distinction.
The citation read: "The 22nd Troop
Carrier Squadron, United States Army,
is cited for outstanding performance
of duty in action during the period
September 19, 1942, to December 22,
1942. This unit Was charged da.rin._r
this period with the transportation by
air of troop equipment and supplies to
the forward areas in Papua and the
evacuation of casualties to the rear-
areas and although attacked by
enemy aircraft, the group efficiently
and successfully accomplished . its.
assigned mission.
"Utilizing various, types of unarmed:
aircraft an average of 100 tons of supplies a day was flown to the troops
and casualties were evacuated daily.
Several thousand troops, including artillery, were quickly transported to
battle^reas by this means. The high
degree of technical ability, the devotion to duty, and the excellent
morale of the group as. a whole made
possible this outsanding contribution
to the success of the campaign in this
area."
By order of the Secretary of War:
(Signed) G. C. Marshall,
Chief of Staff.
NOTICE
This is to inform all people in this
community, that NO ONE is authorized to sell Easter Seals for Crippled
Children at your door. When you buy
sals in such a Way, the money never
reaches the committee, and benefits
only the.person offering the seals to
you.
Perhaps they do not realize that
they are cheating a cliild-cripple out
of the health he,or she deserves, for
it is" hard to believe that anyone wishes to do this.
Please cooperate with the committee by mailing your contribution in
the regular way, in the envelope pre
vided. .
Thank you, all who haye so promptly responded. If. you "have not done
so, It is not too late to share your
Easter blessings with those less
fortunate.
Mrs, N. A. Elden, Chairman.
ROBERT LEE PETTIT
Who gave "his life in "Extraordinary heroism  while  acting in  a PBY
airplane which participated in a bombing attack against Japanese war and
merchant vessels."
Answer Call to
Nation's Colors
The following men have been accepted for the armed forces of the
United States.
■•■   .    MARINES
Norris Carrow, Clare.
Bernard Russell Macklem, Clare.
NAVY
Robert Dean Qordon, Clare.
ARMY
Omar Waldon Jones, Clare,
Irwin Linton Scott, Lake.
Roland Eugene Allen—Clare.
Hartley Herman. Gruno—Harrison.
La Vaughn E. Manwaring, Harrison.
Richard Wayne Barton, Lake.
BOWLING LEAGUE
BANQUET MONDAY
NITE ATJOHERTY
City and MexQh^atsLeagues
Hold Third Annual
Meeting
TWO LOSE LIVES;
ONE MISSING IN
RECENT ACTION
Officially Determined Mervin Robinette Died in
Atlantic-
0. E. S, RUMMAGE SALE
Eastern  Star- rummage  sale,   Ma-
spnic hall, Saturday, April 24th.    2812
Mh and Mrs.-COe. Robinette, of 1009"'
Court street, • received  the  following
telegram Saturday:
Mrs. Melissa Robinette,
1009- Court _U.
Clare- Michigan,.    :
' ThevSeclrelaryi of War -desire!' me to
ekp'ife.s his" de__>*• regret-that"jtt'how
h&et been .officidUy* uetermine"cf -that
-your son?" i"vt. *•__?__"*__>'$_.* RoBinette,
Wiio" was previously reported -_h.ssihg
in ^action on February 2,-1943, lost- his
life as a result of enemy action 'in the
North Atlantic on February 2, 1943.
Letter follows.
Ulio The Adjutant General.
Sgt. Stanley Nelson  Loses Life
Sgt. Stanley Nelson, grandson of W.
B. Cook, of Eight Point Lake, was reported missing in action January 5th.
Sgt. NelSon, a member pf the 126th
Infantry, was dead and had been
buried by the time word was received
by his father, Manuel Nelson, of Lansing, from the War Department in
Washington.
Stanley was a graduate of the
Barryton High School, was one of the
first to leave Barryton, and the second Barryton boy to lose his life in
the present war.  . .    '
Lt. Welting With Tom  Harmon
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Chaffee received
word Thursday, of last week that their
nephew, lit. Fred Weiting, of Charlotte
and Lansing, tlie husband of the former Miss Betty Jean Bruce, of Clare,
Was .missing iii action, haying accompanied Lt. Tom Harmon, of University
of Michigan.,football fame, on the war
mission during which their'plan's was-
forced down in- the .South American
jungles.'    "„
Although Lt.. JEtermon was rescued
.and taken to a South American Air
Base, no word has.been received of
•the,fate of Lt. Weiting. Harmon chose
Weiting as his co-pilot previous to the
fateful flight.
The third annual banquet of the
City and Merchants Bowling Leagues
was held at the Hotel Doherty Monday
evening with a very good attendance
of both groups. Association President
Lyle Chapman called the meeting to
order and after the singing of America
and a moment of silent prayer, a sumptuous fried chicken dinner was served
Frankenmuth style which lacked
neither in quality nor quantity.
■ Mr. Chapman presented Ed. Johnston as toastmaster and following remarks concerning both bowling and
Selective Service, Ed read.the names
of members of the leagues who are
now in the.srveiee of their country, in
eluding Cleland Green, Ernie Bryant,
Ace Parker, Dale Parrish, Jay Green,
Jr., Van Deem, Johnny Mester, Bert
Clark, Tim Cotter, and Dr. F. G.
Slattery.
The toastmaster then introduced
Dale Stough, who left Isabella county
Tuesday to go into service, and Zane
Walters who will enter service from
Clare county April 28th, advising them
that they would do a different kind of
bowling in the army.. Pvt. Arden Summers, a former employee of Schaef-
fer's Dairy, was present as a guest of
Earl Ruby and was introduced.
Ed. then waxed eloquent and In his
usual pleasing manner proceeded to
banter, embarrass and highly laud a
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FORMER CLARE
BOY HONORED AT
SHIPJAUNCH1NG
U. S, Destroyer Named for
Robert Lee Pettit ..
April 21st
On December 27, 1941, Rolierti Ljia
Pettit, radioman first class of tlieJCr.
S/.Navy, died at his post in a ft«i_up_r ■
PBY plane at Jolo harbor/PMipItttft
Islands;   On April 21, 1943,- the -HBW-_
destroyer TJSS Pettit—=named lor "___•_'
—was launcned at'Houston Texas, ._>__.
his widow, a Honolulu girl, was ijL^itei
to. go to Houston and be • sponsor .;»&
the launching. Mrs. Esther Pettit, th*
widow, accepted the invitation.
Born in Hanapepe, Kanai, Mrs.
Pettit is an American citizen o_
Korean ancestry. She is the sister of
Dr. Y. C. Yang, for many years a
widely known physician of Honolnla
and a leader in Korean-American activities.
Mr. Pettit was born in Clare, Michigan, and went to Hawaii several years
ago. A skilled radioman in the navy,
he was sent from Hawaii with a PBY
plane to the Philippines.
On December 27, 1941, his plane
made a slashing attack on Japanese
twar and merchant vessels in Jolo
Harbor. Badly shot up, the plane.
continued to bombard the enemy, but
Pettit did not survive. He died fighting.
To him was awarded posthumously
the Navy Cross as of March 24, 1942,
and the citation which accompanied it,
and whichi Mrs, Pettit treasures equally with the decoration. The citation
reads:
"For extraordinary heroism while
acting in a PBY airplane which participated in a bombing attack against^
Japanese war and merchant vessels
in Jolo Harbor, P. I., on December 2?fc
1941.
"Although the radio compartment
was flooded with gasoline from bullet
holes in the gasoline tank, and subsequently caught fire, Pettit remained at
his post as long as he was alive."
Mrs. Pettit is a graduate of McKin-
ley high school and has been for eig&t
months with the U. S. engineers in
Honolulu. She was" -previously. «
jewelry saleslady.
Not long after her husband arrive*
on Oahu, he was ordered to Manila,
and she went out there with Iiim. She
remained until American families of
navy personnel were ordered by toe
navy department to leave the Philippines and return to America, as war
with Japan already loomed imminently. She returned to Honolulu in June, .
1941,
The Sentinel is indebted to Sgt
Arthur-J. Lamb, who is stationed near
Honolulu, for the above news* article
which he obtained from a Honolulu
newspaper and sent to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs, John Lamb, of Clare.
Clean Up Your
Back Yard; Plant
A Victory Garden
City trucks will pick up rubbish,
placed at the curb in containers, on
the first and third Tuesday of eacb
month until further notice. No ashes
please. Clean up your back yard and
plant a Victory Garden.
Clare Common Council.
W.S.C.S. Mother-Daughter Banquet,
Methodist Church, May 5th.
Special Easter Services in tne
City and Community Will Bring
Renewed Faith to the War Weary
0LDTIMEDANCE
At Clare city Ball this Saturday evening, April■24th,'_.ti^'picfesiof I. O. O. F.
Cmne and -enjoy'yciirsel.. 50c per
couple, extra ladies 2a_".
CONGREGATIONAL  CHURCH
The Clare Congregational Church is
very fortunate in having Rev, Edwin
Evans, of Grand Rapids, to conduct
the Easter services, _
Although Rev. Evans is a retired
minister, he has preached every Sunday but four during his four years of
retirement. He is inuch in demand as
a supply minister and has preached in
Cadillac for the past four months.
Previous to this he has preached at
Manistee since early last autumn.
Members and friends of the church
are urged to hear Rev, Evans speak
at the morning worship service" at
10:15 o'clock.
Easter Sunday School services will
be conducted by the Junior High
class at 11:30 o'clock and parents are
especially invited to attend these services Sunday morning.
ST. HENRY'S CHURCH
The Mass df The Resurrection will
be sung at nine o'clock Easter morning at St. Henry's Church, Rosebush,
amidst a beautiful arrangement of
flowers and lights. The procession'to
the. main altar Will open services. The
Pastor,. Rev. Gordon Grant, will- preach
a special sermon on the Easter Gospel,
and the choir has prepared a^very fine
progr4m  of  vocal  and  instrumental
music. The electric steeple chimes
will play before and after services. A
cordial invitation is extended the geit-
eral public to attend.
Holy Thursday morning, Mass and
procession will be at eight o'clock.
Adoration all day. Evening services
at eight.
Good Friday morning, Mass of The
Presanctifled at eight. Impressive
rites in "the afternoon from two tc
three o'clock.
Holy Saturday morning, blessings
will begin at six-thirty with Mass at
eight. Confessions in the afternoon
from three to five, and in the evening,
from seven to nine.
COLONVILLE CHURCH
The second annual Easter Sunrise
Service will be held at the Colonville-
Church, Sunday morning, at Sunrise.
Last year we had a spdendid servicer
and a good attendance, .We cordially
invite people from other communities
to worship'with us. We are inviting
other ministers,, to assist us in tha
worship of our Risen Christ.
Special. singing, Scripture- Teadinj.,
silent meditation, and short talks, are
the features of- our devotions.
Colonville people will be looking: for
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