1943-06-25; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1943
IR OBSERVERS
TO BE AWARDED
SERVICE PINS
Fifty Hours of  Service at
Primary Posts
Required
Chief Air' Raid Observers have been
asked to submit the names of those
Observers eligible to receive the Aircraft Warning Service Decoration.-
The Aircraft Warning Service pin.
"has been authorized by the Army for
distribution to those falling within tne
Sollowing catagories.
1. All Observers at Primary Observation Posts who have served at
least fifty hours as Observers will be
•eligible for this decoration. Then-
Chief observers will be asked to certify that such service has actually
been rendered, and that faithful and
diligent .application without excessive
absence has been apparent. When
this has been certified the Central
Air Defense Region will luake the
award to tlie individual concerned.
Each Observer will receive this decoration individually, and with it an
identification card attesting to his
right to wear it.
2. All Secondary Observers who
have, according to tlie records of the
Central Air Defense Region, served a
period of duty for three months, as
bona-fide Secondary Observers will be
given the same official decoration.
Consideration as to their service records will be made by their respective
Area  Supervisors.
3. All Chief Observers and Assistant
Chief Observers and Assistant Chief
Chief Observers who have in the estimation of the Central Air Defense
Region served faithfully and loyally
will be eligible for this -award.
Chief Obeserver Donald E. Holbrook
is sending in a list of names of local
Observers who are eligible to receive
Service pins.
Mr. Holbrook reports the appointment of captains to supervise each
day those serving on the Observation
Tower. Their duties will be to find
substitutes for those unable to serve
because of an emergency and when
the one. serving is unable to find someone to take his or her place.
The seven captains sio cart}, for" the
Tower from 7:00 in the'm6rhing,'"tmtil
12:00 midnight are as follow. Sunday
Theo Wallington; Monday, Lucille
Haley; Tuesday, Pearl Murdoch;
Wedn.eday, Mabel Mulder; Thursday,
Mrs. Srecko Kajfez; Friday, Mrs.
Martin Loomis; Saturday, Mrs. Jack
Hall.
Captains to serve for the midnight
to 7:00 in the morning shift are:Sun-
' day, Dominic McConnell; Monday,
Frank Murdoch; Tuesday, Post Office
Force under supervision of Harley
Sowle; Wednesday, City Council and
Employees under supervision of Alex
McKinnon; Thursday; .Harold Loomis; Friday, Henry Ackerman; Saturday, Dale Barber.
All the observers when needing a
substitute in the event you are absolutely unable to find one yourself, are
requested to contact your captain far
enough in advance, so that he or she
wiH be able to provide someone to
take your place.
The work of the Observation Tower has been progressing satisfactorily,
the cooperation of all has been gratifying, and if it can continue under
this new setup, its work and.success
will be assured.
Methodist Daily
Vacation School
Now in Progress
The Methodist Daily Vacation Bible
School is progressing nicely this week.
Dr. and Mrs. Hall and their teachers
feel that much is being accomplished.
School will continue next week.
A contest is being held between the
Soldiers (WAACS) and the Sailors
(WAVES), with very close competition each day. **
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Red Cross
Activities
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JUNIOR RED CROSS
All girls, interested in helping to
start a Junior Red Cross Chapter are
requested to come to the American,
Legion rooms in the Clare city hall
at 1:30 p. m, Tuesday.
If you wish to learn to knit, bring
yam and needles- Bring scissors aud
any rags (clean). Bring yourself and
your girl friend and a will to work.
Any school girl is welcome and
urged to come. For further informa.
tion, call Mrs. E. E, Cook, phone 6727
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The noted evangelist, B. M. Nottage,
will be at the Dover Tabernacle-July
7th and 8th. Watch   for   further   announcements.
Twelfth Century
Relics Found in
Indian Country
Copies of The Gallup Gazette, published every Thursday in Gallup, New
Mexico, were brought to The Sentinel
office recently by Mrs, Hollie Barber,
that the local editors might have the
pleasure of looking them over.
. The Gazette is a well printed newspaper carrying the usual features of
weekly publications and is filled with
news of interest to its readers in the
Indian .county of New Mexico. One
of the front page "ears" carries the
quotation, "Gallup, the Indian Capital,"
Of unusual interest was an article
concerning a Navago tribal council
which was held early this month at
Window Rock, as announced by James
M. Stewart, superintendent of the Navago agency, after ' conference with
Henry Chee Dodge, tribal chairman.
The council was approved by John
Collier, commissioner of Indian affairs.
Another interesting item was of a
sheep herder finding' twelfth century
kitchenwaro in Grants Lava Beds of
"Valencia county, where "you can wear
out a pair of shoes in a half a day and
sheep work hard for a living." The
valuable relic was contributed to New
Mexico's laboratory of anthropology.
A. T. FERRELL
PASSES AWAY AT
SAGINAW HOME
Well Known Manufacturer
to Be Laid a Rest
This Afternoon
A. T. Fen-ell, head of the A. T. Fer-
rel Co., of Saginaw, internationally
known manufacturers and exporters of
"Clipper" elevator equipment, passed
away at his home in Saginaw Wednesday, at eighty years of age, following
several months of declining health.
Fifteen years ago Mr. Ferrell' purchased a parcel of land from the W- C.
Cornwell Ranch, built a dam, improved the property and built ""a summer
cottage there, where he and Mrs. Ferret! enjoyed the pine scented atmosphere on many a summer day, until
the property was.sold to Dr. Herbert
Kleecamp, also of Saginaw.
The Ferrells have accompanied the
Cornwells on many of their tours to
distant parts of the world and have often visited the Cornwells at their
ranch home.
Funeral services will be held from
the home in Saginaw, at 300 o'clock
this Friday afternoon, and interment
will be made at Saginaw.
APPLY EARLY TO
ASSURE ADEQUATE
FUELJHL SUPPLY
Householders May Obtain
New Coupons Before
July 1st
Only occupants of oil heated homes
who act promptly in returning applications for next year's fuel oil rations
to their War Price and Rationing
Board will benefit from plans to assure them adequate supplies in their
fuel tanks before winter sets in, F.
F. Littlefield chairm&h of the Clare
County War Price and Rationing
Board, deciared today.
The board has made special arrang-
ments for renewing heating oil rations
before July 1 to enable householders
to get deliveries weeks, even months,
in advance of cold weather, said Mr.
Littlefield. But this cannot be accomplished, he warned, unless consumers
fill out their forms at once and mail
them back to the board.
The application form contains only
five questions, all of which can be answered easily in a few minutes. Cooperation of the public in getting the
application in quickly will be of inestimable value to the board in getting
new coupon sheets issued during June,
acording to the chairman.
In order to make early tank fill-ups
possible, the OPA has made about one-
third of the coupons in each consumer's ration valid on July 1, even
though last year's heating period system will be 'continued in modified
form.
Coupons yalid on   July   1
elude:
1. 'Period 1 coupons.
3. "Consumer's reserve"
constituting approximately
of the year's ration. These
main Valid throughout the year.
3, "Change making" coupons, which
will make up a substantially larger
proportion of the year's ration than
last year. They will also remain valid throughout the year.
Up. Littlefield pointed out that ra-
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ALLEN F.SHARP
HELD ON "RUBBER
.HECir CHARGE
Comer's Appeal Denied by
.   Michigan Supreme
Court
Another "rubber check artisl" was
apprehended here Friday afternoon
when a young man who gave his name
as Allen S.nyder attempted to cash a
worthless check for $23,42 at the BiCk-
nell Department Store. •
Willard Bicknell became suspicious
and called Deputy Sheriff James
Clute, who. with Stuart and Mark Bicknell questioned the offender at the
bank and called in Prosecuting Attorney Joseph K, Naumes.
The young man finally confessed
that he was Allen F. Sharp, of Detroit,
and that the signature on the check
was fictitious, A charge of "uttering
and publishing" a worthless check was
placed against him and he is being
held for further investigation.
Sharp admitted that he had recently served a five year term at Jackson
Prison.
Comer Appeal Denied
Prosecutor Naumes received a notice Friday from the Michigan Supreme
Court that the application of Roland
"Bus" Comer for leave to appeal from
the sentence of the Clare County Circuit Court had been denied.
This is the aftermath of a circuit
court trial which terminated in conviction and sentencing of Comer, who
immediately filed an appeal to the supreme court, which had just been decided.
Cranberry %*ake
Trail Cleared
Sunday Morning
Nearjy twenty-five sportsmen, including residents of Harrison, Clare,
Farwell and adjoining communities
turned out Sunday morning at the
north side of Cranberry Lake,, in
Hayes township to help eons.tr.uet,.,a
trail across State owned land and
build a boat landing wheVe* the sportsmen can unload their boats to fish the
lake.
The land was purchased from funds
derived by the forty cents set aside
from the sale of each fishing license
for the purpose of water frontage acquisition.
Signs have been made and posted
to direct the public to the new landing, but for those who are not familiar with the location, directions to the
lake are as follows: one mile north,
of the Harrison State Park.' turn
right two and one-half miles and then
turn left on a plainly posted grade and
follow signs to the lake.
This lake, which opens June twenty-
fifth, affords fine pike, bass, bluegill
and perch fishing.
DR. M. DONNELLY
TALKS AT HEALTH
MEETING JUNE 9
New  Tri - County   Health
Doctor Announces
Plans for Year
Eight ladies enjoyed meeting Dr.
Madeline Donnelly, our Tri-County
Health -Doctor, at the final meeting
of the Clare County Public Health
Committee, at Mrs. G. E-'Lamb's cottage, June 9th. The meeting was Called to order by the chairman, Mrs.
Hudson Jones, and the secretary's report read and approved. Mrs. Jones
appointed a nominating committee
composed of Mrs. P. D. Gibson, Mrs.
Henry Gardiner, and Mrs. Reynold
Mick. Mrs. G-. E. Lamb, Mrs, Mabel
Mulder, and Mrs. Roy Meyers were
appointed to the program committee.
Dr. Donnelly talked informally to
the group, telling of some of her plans
for the coming year. She asked that
meetings of the group be scheduled
for Thursday, since that is the day of
the week on which she plans to be in
Clare County. Plans for preschool
clinics were discussed. Every child
who is entering school this fall for
the first time should have the benefit of this examination to be sure that
he is in as fine physical condition as
possible.
Tea and cookies were served by the
hostess, and the group adjourned until the first fall meeting, probably
some time in September.
SIX'SCHOLARSHIPS
AVAILABLE TO CLARE
COUNTY YODNG FOLKS
Kellogg Foundation Provides for
Agricultural and Home
.„ Ec. Courses
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation has
made available to Clare County boys
and girls six scholarships for short
courses in agriculture and Home Economics. This is a portion of the, 260
scholarships recently made available
for Michigan youth.
The scholarships provide for all but
personal expenses of the eight weeks
short course in agriculture. According to present plans the students will
eat together in a dinning room provided by the college. Rooms will be provided in East Lansing for the short
course students, and they will be at
all times under the supervisory regulations of the college.
The fall term begins October 25 and
the last term closes April' 28th. All
instruction for the boys and girls enrolled will be by members of the regular teaching staff of the Agriculture
and Home Ec6nomics departments.
"Applicants for the scholarships must
be those who are planning to make
.arming thelrbusiness, and are now
living on farms. Girls may enroll in
the Home Economics course if they
are interested in farm life. Boy» and
girls interested in' this scholarship
should contact the County Agricultural Agent, '- i   ■      '
RAIN, WIND AND
HAIL RUIN CROPS
IN CLARE COUNTY
Storm Causes $6,000 Crop
Damage at  Matt
Scott Farm
The deluge of vain, accompanied by
high winds ot tornado velocity and a
severe hail storm, which struck Central Michigan Monday afternoon and
evening, did considerable damage, to
crops, buildings and trees, and although the city of Clare escaped the
greatest fury of the storm, its destruction was felt in different parts of
the county.
The greatest damage reported in the
county occurred at the Matt Scott farm
at Lake, where the wind blew the end
of the barn out, allowing a portion of
the roof to collapse; blew the shingles
from one side of the roof of the
house; cut the ■ corii," _*3gar beets,
strawberries, onions and rhubarb in
shreds, and ruined the wheat, rye and
hay crops.
The damage to the crops alone was'
estimated by Mr. Scott to be $6,000,
with only the damage to the house
covered by insurance.
Our Share
By Leonora Owsley Herman
If you are not strong
As the men Who throng
To defend this blessed land,   .
Then give of your gold
To revenge the wrong.
Dig deep with a generous hand!
If you cannot go
For the ruthless foe
As our boys are going, dying,
Then, use your dollars'*
To overthrow,
Buy ""bonds to keep them flying.
The task is tragic    '
The need is dire
And the cost is beyond belief,
No heaven-sent fire
To send to their relief.
But guns must roar
And planes must fly
And ships must clear the seas
Till those carrion-eaters
Leave the sky,
And our wealth must pay for these!
Clare County War Savings Committee Chairman, Donald E. Holbrook, reports the following sales of War Savings Bonds during the second ten day
period of June
Citizens State Bank, Clare—$2,531.-
25
Clare Post Office—$993.75
Harrison State Bank—$281.2$
Harrison Post Office—131.25
Farwell State Bank—281,25
Farwell Post Office—$168.75
Lake—$1,575.00
Temple—$75.00
% Total for period—$6,037.50
Total flrst period—$7,144.90
Total first twenty days—$13,182.40
Quota for month—$35,000.00
With two-thirds ot the month gone
and not a great deal morp than one-
third of the quota sold, local war savings officials are rather discouraged
and we are wondering what the boys
in. service will think when they read
this report in The Sentinel.
, Please read the poem through just
once more—and then see if you can't
scrape' up enough for another bond' in
June.
New Series Vol..5.1, No. 38
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Destroyer Christened in Honor
of Clare War Hero hy His Widow
WIDOW OF A NAVY HERO, Mrs Esther Lee Pettit, Honolulu-born
American citizen of Korean ancestry, stands before the destroyer escort, U.
S. S. Pettit, just before she christened it in honor of her late husband, Robert Lee Pettit, first class radiomanwho was awarded the Navy Cross
posthumously following his death in defense of the °*PhHJippine Isllands.
On left is Capt. DeWitt Clinton Redgrave, who arrived at the Brown Shipbuilding company to take charge of a navy office which has been advanced
to an independent status, Lieut. Comdr. M. I. Karns, right, was in chaa*ge of
the office while it was a branch   of the Orange navy district.
TEST BLACKOUT
VERY SUCCESSFUL
IN CLM COUNTY
Young Man Injured When
Bus is Flagged to
Stop
CHARLES MATHIS
. PASSES AWAY AT
CLAREJOSPITAL
Succumbs to Infirmities of
Advancing Years
Sunday
The- ffst air raid blackout staged: Charles Alathis. a residc-nt t-t Clave
in al! counties in the northern part of ■ county fc*r many years, passed away
the lower peninsula of Michigan on; at the Clare hospital .Sunday, as a re-
Tbursday night of last week proved to, suit of the infirmities o." advancing
be very s-ncc.ssf-cl. ! years.
This was the first o^asiow on .Which}: Charles Ma this was born in Ohio,
the new air raid warning signal sys- October 1G. 1858, a:m passed away in
(em was used locally, an4 although! cisre, Michigan, June 20, at the age
a little confusion existed because of, 0f eighty-four years, eight months and
the change in signals, practically no' five days,
violations were reported in ttve county.J    He   ^^   one   daughtei.      Begsie
Reinke;   and three nephews,    Steve
The steam whistle on the Kraft
Phoenix plant in Clare had been ad
justed to make it suitable for the new
warning system, fire alarm equipment
was used in Harrison and Farwell,
and In the smaller towns and rural
areas school hells were used to sound
tlie warning.
The -general announcement of the
test was made in the newspapers and
each Supervisor was notified of the
test in time for him to notify the
people Of his township and explain the
warning signals to be used in the re
1 spective communities, J
The civilian defense personnel of
Clare county reports that the test was
very satisfactory to C/D officials, who
join them in expressing their, appreciation of the splendid cooperation of
JC/D organizations and citzens
throughout the county.
One Injury in Area
Archie Jourdain, whose home is four
miles southeast of Clare, was injured
when Civilian Defense wardens flag-
ed down the Dow Chemical special
bus, driven by Clayton Jackson, of
Clare, at the Midland-Isabella county
line during the blackout, and Jackson
stopped the bus quickly, throwing
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SPECIAL NOTICE
For a short time we used half ice
cream and half sherbet   in   our   sundaes and sodas, but now use   all   ice
cream in our sundaes and spdas.
,     •   Houghton Drug Store.
ARGUMENT SETTLED
IN JUSTICE COURT AT
DEPENDENT'S KPENSE
"Art" Lawson Pays Fine and is
Placed on Ninety Day
Probation
"Art" Lawson, 36, of Clare, was arrested Thursday night of last week
by State Police, charged with drunk
and disorderly conduct, following an
argument with Curtis "Uncle Tom"
Thomas, which is alleged to " have
started when "Uncle Tom," an Air
Raid Warden, requested him to get
off the street during the blackout of
Thursday night. Lawson obeyed but
is said" to have gone to Uncle-' Tom's
Tavern later lookingvfor '"'Uncle
Tom," to settle the argument."
.Lawson was taken before 'Justice
Jennings Archambault, plead guilty to
the charge and paid a fine of $25.00
and court costs and made restitution
for breaking the Screen door of the
tavern. He was o-lso placed on probation for ninety days.
, Local  officials  are determined  to
curb street-, fighting "her, and some! surance
leniency was shown.'in this case only! dent within ten days
David, of Detroit, George David, of
Marine City, and Charles David, of
Clare. His only sister, Mary J. David,
preceded him in death four year ago.
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with
Rev. Chas. Kleinhardt officiating, and
interment in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MOTORISTS MUST
REPORT INJURIES
ANDJATALITIES
FinancialResponsibilityLaw
Demands Liability
Insurance
because it was "__-w_3on's first offense.
The new amendments to the Michi-
igan Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law is constructive because
its provisions give a greater degree
of financial protection to persons killed or injured in automobile accidents
in Michigan than ever before.
In 1941 there were 1,850 persons
killed and 28,039 injured in. 103,347
automobile accidents on the streets
and highways Of Michigan. While
these totals were somewhat lower for
the last year because of restriction in
driving, nevertheless 1,1Q9 persons
lost their lives and _0,92_ were injured in 100,125 automobile ' accidents,
More than 15,780 people have been
killed and close to 200,000 injured in
more than 700,000 accidents during
the last 13 years.
If the experience of other states
which have adopted laws similar to
Michigan's is borne out, more than
400,000 owners and drivers of cars in
Michigan who are now insured will
purchase motor vehicle liability insurance within the next few months.
Based on what has happened in other
states having such laws, The Travelers Insurance Companies' estimate, is
that seven out of ten Michigan automobiles will be insured by the end of
1943."
Under the' amendment to the new
Michigan law every person operating
an automobile involved in a personal
injury or fatal, automobile accident
shall immediately report the accident
in writing to the Secretary of State
and furnish the name of any insurance company providing liability in-
Failure to report the "acei*
is    sufficient
U.S. DESTROYER
PETTIT LAUNCHED
AT HOUSTON, TEX.
Mrs. Pettit Brings Lei From
Hawaii for the
Occasion
With a Hawaiian lei. adorning its
bow, the U.S.S. Pettit, a destroyer
escort, slid down the ways of the ■
Brown Shipbuilding corporation Wed*
nesday, April 28, after its christening
by Mrs. Esther Lee Pettit of Honolulu,
widow of the naval hero whose name-
it bears.
A bottle of water from pearl Haf«
bor, to be placed aboard the ship, was
presented by Mrs. Pettit to iiettt,
■Comdr. M. I. Kearns,. Resident naval
officer at the Brown shipyards.
Introduced to Crowd
After a brief address by County
Judge Roy Hofheinz, guest speakery
Mrs. Pettit was introduced to the •
crowd of more thanv5000 workers and
guests- by Francis B, Dunn, personnel
director, who served as master of
ceremonies.
"It is a source of consolation to me
to know that my husband laid down
his life for his country." Mrs. Pettit.
said of Radioman Robert Lee Pettit,.
who was posthumously awarded th.
Navy Cross. He lost his life over Jolo
harbor, in the Philippines, while he
stuck to his post in a PBY plane."
Bids Ship Aloha
Explaining that "aloha," a Hawaiian
greeting, was always accompanied by"
leis, or necklaces of flowers, Mrs-.*
Pettit bid the ship aloha as the flowers1
she had brought from Honolulu: were"
draped across its bow.
She  expressed her wish that the
vessell would carry on the battle to
achieve the ideals for which her hus/
band died.
The youthful widow, who will return"
to Honolulu to her job as a clerica.
worker with the United State, ffiinf
engineers, warned of the extreme'
treachery of the Japanese. She and!
her fellow citizens of Hawaii were
hoping for a return visit from the-
enemy, she added.
"We will have a most different welcome for the Japs," she said.
Pays Hero Tribute
Judge Hofheinz paid tribute to the
naval hero and to his wife. As a
woman of ^Kpreau ancestry, she and
her people" have long known the Japanese "as the dastardly cowards we
have come to know since Decembev
7," he Said.
Praising the work of the shipyard*
employes, he said, "You can be proud
of the record of every ship that has-
slid off the ways."
Their efforts are causing the United-
States to win the battle for the control*
of the supply lanes, Judge Hofheinz'
said.
Among the guests at the launching:
were Capt. D. C. Redbrave, Jr., who''
arrived at the shipyards Wednesday'
to supervise the destroyer" escort?
building; Chinese Vice' Consul andi
Mrs. Tsin Lon Ouang;' £: Rodriguez/
consul front El Salvador';' Mrs. Hof>
heinz and Mrs. Harry' Kearns and
Miss Mary C. Kearns,- mother and5
sister of Commander Kearns.—-The*"
Houston (Texas) Post. ■    ■    .  ;
Dale Erter, son of W. H. Erter; oil-
Clare, who is employed "by the Pure
Oil Company at Houston, Texas, read
in the Sentinel that a destroyer was
being christened and named in I-.onor,
of Robert Pettit and he phoned,Mrs/
Pettit at her  hotel and  talked with!
her.    If he had called a day sooner
she could have secured passes to the
ship yard for the christening for the
Erters,    The Sentinel is indebted to
Mr. Brter for securing the photograph,
taken at the christening and printed
in this issue of the Sentinel, from tbe
Brown Ship Yard,
The publication of this article has
been delayed awaiting arrangements-"
by Mr. Erter for the publication of the
accompanying picture taken at tha-'
christening.
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Farwell Ladies;
Attend Library
Vocational Meet
Mrs. Etta Brown* librarian of S«r-*
rey Township Public, Library, is attending a vocational workshop lor
librarians and trustees in central and
northern Michigan, June 21 to 25y at
Higgins Lake. Mrs. Madge B. Lamb,
chairman of the library trustees, atw
Mrs. Ina S. Davison, trustde, Will' at-*"
tend workshop sessions on Thursday"'
and Friday,
Forty have registered for the worK-**
shop, one of three sponsored this sum-*""
mer by -the State Board for Librarie**'"
and the State Board ot   Control- tot"
Vo'cational Education,
.' Planned primarily to giVif  library" *
workers an opportunity to study   to-**"*
gether and to exchange ideas on mak-'
ing each Michigan library an eQ«i_i'
tive center in its community-, the five*-*
day program also includes surf, jr**.
creatlopal features as"* group sSaagMig?
games, " storyteufeg-;.   exhibits,     atrii
hikes.   *
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