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GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1, 1943
New Series Vol.51, No. 52
0. D. T. restrict:
DELIVERIES H
AFTER OCT. 10TH
|    What?   You say a boy for auction
•—in this clay and age?   Why we abolished auctioning human life years ago.
Did we?—I wonder.    Ever since the
j beginning of the war there has been
_.     ....      t»   •    m i-*   i" . a11 auction going on, with young life
Prohibits Retail Delivery Ot hanging in, the balance.   The Axis are
Packages Under  Five       j.bidding o» one side and America on
" p ; the other.    The boy standing on the
Pounds ; auction: stand is one of America's fln-
  j est.    Clear   eyes,   splendid   physiqur
Joseph B. Eastman, Director of th»  mentally  alert,   and   a  big   confident
Office of Defense Transportation, has \ smile brightening his young face,
ordered restrictions  on all wholesale;     "How   much  am  I  bid?"   says   the
and retail motor truck  deliveries  in War auctioneer, "How much?    Come
the nation. j come, lets get started."    "Fifty cents
The restrictions, which will become! worth of defense stamps," hids one
effective in this area at 12:01 A, M.j American, "ten men," bids the Axis.
Monday, October 11, are the same as "One automobile tire—I'll still have a
those which have been in effect in j spare." "One tank," says Germany,
the twelve eastern states and the Dis- j "One small bond," says America. The
trict of Columhia since last spring. hoy stands looking at the home folks,
The restrictions include: I still   that  smile  of  confidence  lights
; his face,, but do we detect a look of
4-H CLUB AGENT
APPOINTED FOUR
COUNTY_DISTRICT
Stanley Ball Establishes Offices in Harrison and
Residence Here
1. A prohibition against the retail
delivery of packages which weigh live
pounds or less or which measure 60
inches or less in length and girth combined.
2. Limitations upon the frequency of
retail and wholesale deliveries of certain commodities.
3. A prohibition against Sunday retail deliveries except of ice, milk, or
cream, and all Sunday wholesale deliveries except ice.
In addition to the restrictions imposed, the order requires all delivery
truck operators to eliminate all duplicating or overlapping routes. This
does not mean, however, that no operator may duplicate the routes of
another. The requirement is that no
carrier operate over a delivery route
•which duplicates or overlaps another
of "his own routes.
Every operator coming within the
order is required to "prepare, prior to
October 11, and to thereafter currently maintain, a map showing the routes
covered by each of his delivery vehicles.
The prohibition against the retail
'delivery of small -packages does not
apply to deliveries of milk or cream,
or the other products which may be
delivered in combination with milk or
cream, or to a number of other products. These include, bakery products; fresh or frozen fruits or vegetables; meat or poultry; fish or shell
flsh; medical supplies; dry cleaned,
dyed, or altered garments; parts and
supplies for repairs; or property sold
on mail or phone order.
The limitation on the frequency of
delivery, however, does apply to all of
these items, as well as to retail and
Wholesale deliveries of all other items.
The following are a few examples
of the limitations imposed on the frequency of deliveries:
A maximum of four retail deliveries
of milk may be made in any one week,
provided that no two retail deliveries
may be made on the same or consecutive days. Six wholesale deliveries
may be made in one week, but no
wholesale deliveries are permitted on
Sunday.
Wholesale deliveries of beer and
Other malt beverages are limited to
one per week if bottled, aud two if
delivered in kegs. No retail deliveries of these products may be made.
Laundry and dry-cleaning establishments may make five wholesale and
two retail deliveries per week.
Five wholesale and one retail delivery of flowers may be made per
week.
The order applies to horse-drawn as
well as to mechanically-powered vehicles. Information pertaining to this
order may b« obtained by writing,
telephoning, or calling in person at
the District O. D. T. Office, 115 South
Mitchell St., Cadillac, Michigan.
wonder in those clear eyes? The bids
were not coming up as they should
for one life. The axis seem willing
to pay a higher price. Oh, well, my
country thinks things out, and talks
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METAL AND TIN
SALVAGE QUOTAS
CUT INMICHIGAN
Silk and Nylon Hosiery Collection Terminated
September 30
General salvage quotas for scrap
metals and tin for the six months
period ending December 31, 1943, are
tlie lowest ever assigned in Michigan
and take into account that most of
the easy-to-get heavy melting scrap is
gone, it is reported by Kenneth M.
Burns, Chairman of the State Salvage
Committee of the Michigan Office of
Civilian Defense.
Coincident with his report, Burns
announced he had been notified that
the collection of silk and nylon, stockings, which has been on the salvage
program since Nov. 16, 1942, would
terminate nationally September 30.
The scrap metal quota is 18,16*1 tons,
of which Clare county is asked to supply ninety tons. 'The quota covers
only such salvage as household and
similar classifications of metals and
is exclusive of industrial and special
project salvage. In all, Michigan is
asked to turn in 1,180,000 tons of
scrap steel and iron during the last
half of the year.
The tin can quota, established for
the first time, is 9,558 tons, and Clare
county's share is thirteen tons. Under
present food rationing regulations, the
top potential of such salvage is six
pounds of tin cans per capita, and the
hoped for recovery is four pounds in
counties of more than 70,000 popula-
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Stanley Ball, of Lenawee county,
has been appointed District 4-H Club
Agent for Clare, Gladwin, Missaukee
and Osceola counties. During the past
year Mr. Ball has been acting 4-H Club
Agent in Lenawee county during the
temporary absence of the regular club
agent.
Mr. Ball plans to make his home in
Clare and will have his District headquarters in the County Agricultural
Agent's office in Harrison. He will
begin, work next week in Missaukee
county and will be in Clare county the
week of October 18th to 23rd. Each
county in the district will have the
service of Mr. Ball about one week
each month.
The appointment of Mr. Ball to this
district is in tlie plans to provide eaGh
Michigan county with assistance in
promoting 4-H Club work. Only a few
counties now are without the service
of a 4-H Club Agent. This program
is made possible by Federal appropriations in recognition of the work 4-H
club boys and girls are doing throughout the nation. There is no cost to
the county for this service except for
a small expense for office supplies
for the Agent.
Farwell Time
Supt. Reynold Mick, of the Surrey Rural Agricultural School at
Farwell, has announced that the
school would return to Central War
Time October 3rd.
It has been indicated that at
least some business places would
return to Central War Time on
the above date.
The Village Council adopted
Eastern War Time last spring and
the issue was discussed briefly at*
a special meeting of the Council
Monday, September 20th, but no
further action was taken.
CLARE GRADUATE
RECEIVES DOCTOR
DEGREE AT STATE
Dr. Arnold G. Ott Accepts
Position At Wilmington,
Delaware
Receives Doctor's
Degree Sept. 20th
BERT E. WILSON
SUCCUMBS TO ILL
HEALJHJflONDAY
Laid   at   Rest   in   Cherry
Grove Cemetery
Wednesday
COUNTY M. E. A.
GET ACQUAINTED
MEETING MONDAY
Teachers To Discuss Topics
of Profession At
Harrison
'CLARE COUNTY RED
CROSS ACCEPTS NEW
ANNUAL WORK QUOTA
Need of Comfort Items Greatly
Increased at Hospitals
for Armed Forces
CLARENCE RANDLE
CRITICALLY INJURED
IN FALL AT MIDLAND
Drops  Thirty-five   Feet   From
Building When Crane
Rope Breaks
Clarence Randie, of Clare, .was critically injured in Midland Saturday
morning when he fell thirty-five feet
from a building, when one of his feet
caught in the rope on a crane as he
took hold of the rope expecting to
descend by it to the ground, but' the
rope broke and he fell to the ground
below.
He was taken to a first aid room
where examination revealed that his
chest was badly injured and all of his
ribs had been torn loose. - He re*
mained under the care of a Midland
doctor until Tuesday, when he was
brought to his home here,
APRON AND RUMMAGE SALE
Hand made apron and rummage
«ale in Mater Bldg'., today and tomorrow, October 1st and 2nd. To buy
a War Bond.
Benefit Auxiliary    '    ,
The need for comfort items for service men and women in Army and
Navy Station and General Hospitals
has greatly increased. Last year 504
chapters in the Midwestern Area produced, with few exceptions, sufficient
garments and comfort articles to meet
the requests of our Field Directors
This year the assistance of every
J chapter will be required to secure an
adequate quantity. In addition, to the
garments needed in this area, garments and other items must be available for hospitals in Alaska and overseas.
Clare County Chapter American
Red Cross has accepted in response
to this call the following quota:
Men's Bed Slippers, 100 pair
Bed Socks Sewed, 100 pairs
Bed Pan Covers, 300
Bed Jackets, 200
Bedside Bags, 300
Card  Table  Covers,  150
Cushions   for   Wheel   Chairs   and
Covers, 125
Fracture Pillows and Covers, 100
Knitted Goods:
25 Beanies
25  Knee Bands
1*5 Regular Socks
15 Bed Socks
10 Pair of Stump Socks
10 Pair Toe Socks
25 Men's "V Neck Sleeveless Sweaters.
The yarn is furnished fron_: National Headquarters without cost to Clare
County Chapter.
The materials for the quota of
sewed goods will .be purchased from
money in Clare County Chapter.
The Clare County Michigan Edu
cational Association will meet at the
Harrison school building next Monday
evening, October 4th, at 8:00 o'clock
•CWT (slow time) for a "get acquainted" meeting.
Miss Virginia Graves, home economics teacher of the Clare school, will
be in charge of the "get acquainted"
portion of the program and all teachers will be introduced.
Purposes of the .Michigan. Educational Association will be discussed,
led by several committee members,
who will report on their respective
topics as follows:
Paul Bennett, teacher of languages
at the Harrison school, Public Relations.
Otto Pino, agriculural teacher of
the Clare school, Professional Problems.
Carleton Gar the, manual arts instructor of the Clare school, Legislation.
Miss Verona Bower, grade principal
of the Farwell school, Code of Ethics.
M. E. A. President Emil Pfister,
Clare high school principal, will speak
on the other services of the M. E. A.
Supt. Austin Bates, of the Clare
schools, will give a preview of the
M. E. A. Regional, meeting to be held
in Saginaw Friday,  October 22.
Other short reports will be given
by Supt. Reynold Mick, of the Farwell
schools, and Supt. Chas. Amble, of the
Harrison schools,
The recreational portion of the program will be in. charge of James
Meade, physical education instructor
of the Harrison school, and Anna
Gens,' seventh grade teacher at Harrison.
All teachers of Clare county schools
are urged to attend this meeting, become acquainted with the other
teachers and enjoy the social contacts
of the evening. Besides enjoying
yourselves, you will acquire new
ideas that will help in your teaching,
and will have a better understanding
of the M. Er A. program.
Bert Everett Wilson, Who has made
his home with his son, Everett William Wilson, at 205 West Wheaton
Avenue, for the past three years,
passed away there Monday morning,
following a long illness.
Mr. Wilson was born the son of
George Washington and Mary Ann
Wilson, at Seneca Castle, New York.
July 14, 1881, and passed away at
Clare, Michigan, September 27, 1943,
at the age of sixty-two years, two
months, and  thirteen days.
He came to Michigan with his parents as a small child and they settled
at McBain, where he spent his childhood and youth, moving to Detroit as
a young man, where he lived, except
for two more years spent at McBain,
until he came to make his home with
his son here, in August, 1940.
Mr. Wilson was a machinist by
trade and devoted much of his time
to motor boat mechanics, in which he
specialized.
He was united in marriage to Mabel
Pappin, at McBain, in 1910, and this
union was blessed by the birth of one
son, Everett William. Mrs. Wilson
preceded her husband in death in 1922.
Mr. Wilson was a kind and loving
husband and father and greatly enjoyed his grandchildren in later years.
He suffered a paralytic stroke July
31st, 1941, from which he failed to
recover, and was confined to his bed
from then until he passed away. Although a cheerful and patient sufferer,
he was ready and willing to be released from his earthly sufferings and
meet his Maker.
He is survived by the son, Everett
William/of Clare; two stepdaughters,
Mrs. Margaret Larsen, of Midland, and
Mrs. Gladys Filter, of Rlchview, Illinois; three grandchildren, nine step-
grandchildren; one brother, Carl L.,
of Walled Lake; other relatives and a
host of friends.
Funeral services were held from
the Doherty Funeral Home at 2:30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with
the Rev. Fr. Stanley J. Morrison officiating, and interment at Cherry
Grove Cemetery.
Arnold Ott received the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry at
Michigan State College, Monday, September 20th, and has accepted a position with the Hercules Powder Company, at Wilmington, Delaware. He
loft Monday morning of this week to [
assume his new duties.
Arnold was graduated from Clare
High School in 1935, received his
Bachelor of Science degree from Ceu-'
tral State Teachers College in 1939,!
took Master's work at the University]'
of Michigan, and then finished his1
doctoral work at Michigan State.
He is a member of Sigma Xi, national honorary research society; Alpha Chi Sigma, professional chemical
fraternity; Sigma Pi Sigma, national
honorary physics society; American
Chemical Society and the Alchymist
Society. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Ott, of Arthur township.
The Sentinel joins his many friends
in congratulating him for his many
educational achievements and wishing
him success in his future endeavors.
DR. ARNOLD C.  OTT
Receives degree of Dr. of Philosophy
in  Chemistry at M.  S.  C.
$106,896.84 IN
WAR BONDS WILL
REACH0UR GOAL
Campaign  Extended   Until
This Saturday Nite,
October 2nd
LOCAL BOMBER
PILOT READY FOR
OVERSEAS DUTY
2nd Lieut. Kenneth Haines
Completing "Fortress"
Training
THIRD WAR LOAN
VICTORY SHOW AT
DEAL THEATRE
Bond Drive Extended Two
Days to Reach Clare
County Quota
NAMES OF CLARE COUNTY
SERVICE PERSONNEL TO BE
PLACED ON PLAQUE SOON
Placing of names on the" Clare
County Honor Plaque at Harrison, will
be commenced immediately. Anyone
in the community knowing the names
of persons In service from Clare
county, whose names may not be on,
the iisi, are urged to contact Mrs.
Ralph Eaton* Harrison, at once.
LEGION AUXILIARY ELECTION
PIONEERS DEFEATED
AT ST. LOUIS LAST
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Reed City To Meet Locals Here
For Evening Game
This Friday
The Clare High School Pioneers
football team was decisively beaten
at St. Louis last Friday afternoon by
the score of 37-0. This one-sided score
in no way reflects the spirits and efforts of the local boys, who did their
best, but were playing under the
handicap of too many inexperienced
players.
Of course the defeat also meant the
loss of the custody of "Casper", who
has spent many a moon in the Irishmen's lush "green" pastures, b'ut they
will have an opportunity of bringing
him home before winter sets in by
defeating St. Louis in basketball December 7th. i
Reed City Tonight
The Pioneers will play Reed City
at the Clare High School athletic
field this evening, with the kick-Off
at 8:00. It is not expected th/t quarterback Tony Burdo, who is out with
an injured knee, will be able to play
this evening.. Let's all get behind the
lads and give them a little encouragement by attending the game.
Clare County War Savings Bonds
selling agencies reported $265,103.16
worth of War Bonds sold through
Wednesday, leaving $106,S96.S4 to be
sold during the remaining three days
of the Third War Loan drive, if Clare
county is to reach her quota before
the close of the campaign Saturday
night.
With a quota of $160,000 in Series
"E" War Bonds, sales of only $113,49G
had been reported Wednesday evening, leaving a total of $46,504 worth
of this series alone to be sold in the
three days.
These are the War Bonds purchased \
by the majority of individuals and the
County Committee especially urges
all "Gallants" to put forth every effort to sell as many of these bonds as
possible—and our citizens to cooperate by buying Series "E" bonds—today and tomorrow.
In addition to the concerns mentioned in last week's Sentinel, the
Ann Arbor Railroad Company has
bought $25,000 in War Bonds here to
assist Clare county in attaining its
goal.
Towns and townships in the county
reported the following sales up to
Wednesday night:
Quota To date
Arthur $10,000 ? 6,125.00
Franklin 4,000 3.6S1.50
Freeman 10,000 7,560.25
Prost 0,500 3,6D0.00
Garfield 16,000 22,100.00
Grant 21,000 17,288.25
Greenwood 7,000 3,647.00
Hamilton 10,000 7,625.00
Hatton 8,000 5,110.25
Hayes 6,000 3,561.25
Lincoln 7,000 . 4.225..00
Redding 16,000 10,175.00
Sheridan 21,000 15,076.75
■Summerfield 2,000 1,168.00
Surrey-Fa rweli 27,000 21,360.25
i Winterfield 16,000 11,301.25
City of Clare 98,500 85,201.50
City of Harrison 25,000 15,362.50
A fighting crew .member of the army's powerful and best-known airplane
is 2nd Lt. Kenneth L. Haines, of
Clare, who is completing his training
at Dyersburg, Tenn., aboard a Flying
Fortress and will soon head into combat with the rest of his ten-man crew.
A graduate of the Army Air Force
training schools, for the past several
months he has been a member of the
Secbnd Air Force which trains heavy
bombardment crews for aerial warfare.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Haines,
of Farwell, and husband of Mrs. June
E. Haines, of Clare, tho lieutenant is
navigator aboard the army's prize
bomber.
Already specialists in their jobs before entering the Second Air Force,
pilots, radio operators, aerial engineers, gunners, navigators and bombardiers l_arn to work and fly together
as a combat team. While at this
Army Air Base, which is the farthest
east in a chain of Second Air Force
bases covering the West and Midwest
the flier spends many hours in ground
school and in the air with his "teammates."
Each crew flies both night and clay
missions, practicing tactics, and
studying the latest methods of precision bombing and fighting off intercepting planes under officers and men
who haye returned to this country after as many as fifty missions over
enemy territory. """
Commanding officer of the Dyersburg Base is Colonel E. T. Kennedy,
World War I pilot, who has been at
this station since it was a huge west
Tennessee cotton field a year ago.
The American Legion Auxiliary will
meet Monday evening, October 4, at
the Legion rooms, for their regular
meeting and election, of officers, All
members are urged to attend.
RUMMAGE  SALE
The Guild will have a rummage
Sale Friday and Saturday, October 16
ahd 16, in the Congregational church
parlor?, •-,,,'■
Some may question the willingness
and ability of the citizens of Clare
county to invest $106,896.84 in War
Savings Bonds in three days—but
those who question this are -question
ing the willingness and ability of the
United States and its allies to win this
war.
The best Of our nation's manhood is
in this mess to their ears and many
will lose their lives before this War
Loan drive is over. It no longer re
mains a question fo'rthem or for us—
WE MUST do our part. Ask yourself just once more if you have done
ALL you can and let your conscience
and hetter judgment be your guide,
PANCAKE SUPPER
RALLY DAY OBSERVED
AT CLARE METflODIST
CHURCrSUNDAY A. M.
Consecration Services and Beautiful Program Inspire
Audience
With reports of War
agencies indicating
early this week that
Clare county would
lack considerably of
purchasing , its Third
War Loan quota by the
end of September, steps were taken
here to make it possible for us to attain our goal.
Through the efforts of W. James
Olson, arrangements were made to
continue the drive through this week
and Mr. Olson will donate the use of
the Ideal Theatre and all its facilities
to the Third War Loan this Friday
evening, October 1st, when admission
to the theatre may be had only by
the purchase of War Savings Bonds
from Clare county "Gallants," who
will furnish free tickets for each bond
purchased, or by purchasing bonds
at the Theatre, from Friday of last .
week through Friday of this week.
The feature motion picture to be
shown at the Ideal Theatre on "Third
War Loan Victory Night" is "Someone to Remember," a marvelously outstanding picture you will never forget, starring Mabel Paige and John ,
Craven. "Little Isles of Freedon," a
timely picture packed with thrills and
the drama of the day will also be on
the night's program, besides a cartoon and Latest World News.
Col. Andrew Courser, well known
throughout Central Michigan for his-
successful auction sales, will donate
his services for the evening and will,
cry War Bond auctions during each
show when hundreds of dollars in:
valuable prizes contributed by Clare
county business and professional men
will be given high bidders as premiums.
Among the prizes are a Stetson hat,
two dozen roses, a lamb, several $5.00
and $2.50 merchandise certificates,
$5.00 electric lamp, three storm windows, $7.50 in Defense Stamps, 15
gallons of motor oil, $10.00 cold wave,
six two-year subscriptions to The
Clare Sentinel, lady's diamond ring,
garden hose, two bags of beans, hunting coat, hunting shirt, two smoked
hams, Portis hat, box of cigars, perfume, several blankets, dairy products,
toilet seat completely installed, two
turkeys, grease gun, baked goods, oil
changes, grease jobs, dry cleaning,
storage batteries, two gallons Pres-
tone anti freeze, sack of flour, case of
soap, a pig, two bushel of apples, a
calf, complete set of Pyrcx, carpenter
tools, etc., etc. Anyone wishing to
contribute prizes for the auctions is
requested to bring them to the theatre lobby not later than 10:00 o'clock
fast time.
Stuart Bicknell, "Third War LoaiS
Victory Night" chairman, will fee Master of Ceremonies, anil several special
"Gallants" will be at the theatVS tt>
sell bonds to those who have not purchased their extra bonds for admission to the theatre before this evening. Remember, anyone without art
admission ticket secured by purchasing a bond between September 24th
and October 1st, inclusive, will be
required to purchase a bond at the
theatre before being admitted to the
show. Absolutely no tickets will be
sold for this evening's performance.
Two shows are scheduled to eom-
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The Guild will serve a Pancake Supper Saturday evening, October 2nd, in
the   Congregational   church   parlow
Serving to begin at 5:00 o'clock,   "The
Jmenu is as follows;
Pancakes Sausage
Apglesatlce     Hashed Brown Potatoes
Ifried cakes Coffee
"Prices:   Adults 50c.   Children 85c.! Back, the Attack-
Rally Day was fittingly observed in
the Clare Methodist Church Sunday
morning. At the church service, Rev.
Charles Hahn spoke on, "Our Church
School," and closed with appropriate
consecration services for the teachers
and officers of the school.
At the church school hour, the
teachers and children of all departments met together in the church
auditorium for a short program. Mrs.
Earl Sternaman, general superintendent presided, and spoke of the year's
plans for the school,
Mrs. Marvin Witbeck read a list of
the members of the cradle roll department, and also the beginners' membership, and presented the latter
group in a little exercise.
Lorraine Schultz, of the Intermediate, department, read the Scripture,
Proverbs 22, and prayer was given by
Alma Lee Seiter, of the Junior department.
Richard Pfister, of the Junior department, gave the "Welcome." - The
children of the Primary department
sang, "In The Temple," with solo
parts by Madeline Seiter, Royal Hahn
and Joyce Holbrook. . Agnes Pierson
I sang the solo, "I Would Be True," accompanied at the organ by Vena Lee
Gillespie. The usual' Rally Day offering was taken.
BLUE STAR MOTHERS
HOLD SPECIAL MEET
SATURDAY EVENING
Drive   for   Charter   Member's
Extends Through
October 9th
-With War Bonds.
On Saturday eveningy September 25,
a special meeting of the newly organized Blue Star Mothers Chapter was
held in the I.O.O.F. hall in Farwell.
Fifteen of the original seventeen members were present. Two new members1
were present and gave their names to'
be added to the list.
By unanimous consent, it was decid-*
ed to put on an intensive -drive', .to*
secure names of all mothers of boys"*
and girls in the service and invite-
them to unite with this chapter.
By permission from ,the State De--
partment, tlie charter will be left open*
until a later date, to permit other'
mothers to become charter members'..
The purpose of the organization! is
to provide further for the comfort and!
happiness "of loved ones now in the
service and to aid when they return.
The next meeting was set for Saturday evening, October 9, in the I.O.O.F.
Hall at 9:00 o'clock E.W.T., when it
is~-hoped a large number of mothers
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