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GLARE, MICHIGAN.  FRIDAY MORNING,  DeCEM^SR 24, 1943
New Series Vol. 52, No. 12
FOIL ADDRESSES
OVERSEAS FORCES
TO 8E WITHHELD
Unit
Identification  Not
Be Published in
the Future
to
The Sentinel has been advised by
the United States Government Office
of Censorship In Washington, D. C,
that according to the regulations of
the Code of Wartime Practices For
the American Press, military and natal unit identifications such as battery,
battalion, squadron, group, etc., should
not be included in published items
about, or addresses of service personnel overseas, or about to embark.
This type of address may be published with the name, serial and APO
number, forwarding postmaster and
the rank of the service man. However,
it must be remembered that the pub-
lishable form of overseas address is
not sufficient for delivery of mail.
Letters and packages should, of course
include the complete addresses.
It is also requested in the Code that
the names of naval personnel not be
linked with ships or ship identifications. The same type of address may
be used for publication purpoese for
naval personnel as the one above described.
Complete addresses of service men
•on defense duty and in training in the
United States may now be published.
Concerning letters from combat
areas, the press has been reminded
that these letters are censored in the
field only for home consumption—they
are not censored for publication.
When such letters are published all
hearsay and all mention of military or
naval movements or operations are to
be withheld unless the information
has been made public. Our enemies
at the present time, are very much on
the alert to obtain any data regarding
the disposition of our armed forces,
and obviously this information should
be kept from them.
Many newspapers, magazines and
other publications have asked the
Wavy Department to stand%_'"a'j>2i_p-
riate authority to publish local lists
of Naval personnel stationed at sea
or abroad, together with full mailing
addresses. For reasons of military
security, it has been necessary to deny
authorization to publish such addresses, either individually or in list form.
The complete mailing address of
Naval personnel includes the man's
name, his rank or rating, and the ship
or station( in some cases represented
by Navy number) to which attached,
and requires that the communication
be marked care of the Fleet Post Office, New York, or San Francisco, as
the case (Atlantic or Pacific Fleet)
might be.
It can readily be understood how a
series of such lists, if published, could
reveal the Fleet assignments of a
large number of warships, and, at the
same time, identify personnel with
specific vessels—both constituting information of value to the enemy. For
this reason, it has been necessary to
eliminate ships from addresses which
are carried in print.
It is true that this elimination de-
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New Year's Eve
Union Service at
Church of God
We are looking forward to a special
New Year's Eve union service at the
Clare Church of God Friday evening,
December 31st, at 8:00 o'clock.
Several ministers of Clare will be
taking part, including Rev. Hahn, of
the Methodist church; Rey. Watson, of
the Congregational church; Rev. Red-
man, of the Baptist church; Rev.
Hughes, of the Harrison Congregational church; and Mrs. Garchow, of Clare
Rev. Cleveland, of the Church of God,
will be host pastor.
We are expecting to have quite a
variety of program numbers with
special selections from each church
and messages by different ministers.
There will also be special music, both
vocal and instrumental.
During the evening there will be a
pot luck lunch which will be enjoyed
by all.   Please bring a hot dish, sandwiches, cake or pie.
' Please pray for this special service
that we may receive a challenge for
our nation, our boys, and our missionaries.    Come and bring others.
Rev. B. B. Redman,
Pastor of Baptist Church
LEO CARNEY DIES
SUDDENLY SUNDAY
OF HEAICT ATTACK
Has Been Engaged in Electrical Construction
Work Here
FORMER TEACHER IN
CLARE SCHOOLS DIES
LAST WEEK MONDAY
Miss Cora M. SchafeY  Laid
Rest in Clio Cemetery
Thursday
at
Miss Cora M. Shafer, of 311 North
Webster Street, Saginaw, passed away
Monday, December 13 th, at the Baldwin Rest Home, at the age of fifty-nine
years. She was born December 24,
1883, in Richland, Montcalm county,
and graduated from Central Michigan
College in 1905.
Miss Shafer made her home with
her parents as a young lady, across
the street from the Clare Methodist
church, where the parents boarded
school teachfers. Her father was '_.
lumberman, of this community and
Miss Shafer taught in the Clare Public Schools for a number of years.
She taught school in several Michigan cities before going to Saginaw1 in
1926 for a position in North Intermediate School, taiSght later at Fuerbing-
^er School, and retired this year.    .
Miss Shafer was a member of First
Methodist Church of Saginaw and the
Wesleyan Service Guild, being active
in both.
She is survived by an aunt, Mrs.
Mary Paine, of Clio; a nephew, Clare
Fleming, of West Branch; and a wide
circle of friends.
Leo Carney, an electrical construe'
tion worker who has made his home
in this vicinity for the past five years,
passed away suddenly following a
heart attack at his home in Sheridan
township Sunday, at the age of fifty-
two "years.
Included in the work of Mr. Carney,
an employee of the L. E. Myers Construction Co., was the erection of the
Consumers Power Cb. substation- in.
Clare.
About five years ago he was united
in marriage with Mrs. Ruth Larson,
of Clare, and this union has been
blessed by the birth of two daughters,
Nancy Ann and Leona.
He leaves to mourn their loss the
bereaved wife and children; two stepchildren, Shirley and Earl; other relatives and many friends.
A prayer service was conducted by
Rev. Chas. B. Hahn at the Thurston
Funeral Home at 4:00 o'clock Monday afternoon and the remains were
taken to Newago, where funeral and
commitment services were held Wednesday afternoon. /
TWO LOCAL BOYS
IN AUTO STRUCK
BY R^R. ENGINE
George and Robert White
Escape Serious
Injury
Two local young men, narrowly escaped serious injury at about 3:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon when their
car was struck by a west bound Pere
Marquette freight train at the Maple
street grade crossing In Clare.
According to a statement of Robert
White, seventeen year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alva White, of this city, his
brother, George, 22, was driving the
car from their home on Vernon Hill
to a garage in, Clare and thejr view
was obstructed by a boxcar, on the
siding running along the south side
of the Pere Marquette main line.
White reports that they looked to
the west and the railroad was clear
and as they looked to the east the
engine of the freight train was coming
towards them. George is claimed to
have set the brakes of the auto and
skidded it to a stop, stalling the engine as the car was upon the railroad
tracks, and the engine struck the car
before he could again start the engine
of the auto, which he had shifted into
reverse.
The engine, according to reports,
struck the right front wheel of the
auto, turned it around catching the
rear end of the auto, and threw it
across the sidewalk and into a section
workers' motor car that Was standing
nearby.
Robert suffered a wrenched back
and George escaped injury. The auto
was badly wrecked and the pilot (cow
catcher) of the engine was broken.
The traiu crew stopped their train, and
investigated the accident.
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A)K OWN
fnlty, like the rest
Cl-as been shaken by the
fiKlier q| guns. This thunder echoes
iti-eHf-.&a45*-asJ&-_!_Q^ celebrate
tfie^bkth of the Prince
this
\\i^vj5eaii*^f war
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-per sees no irony in
message of
FARMERS ELECT
i COMMITTEES
N CMRE COUNTY
COMM. OLANDER
WARNS MOTORISTS
OF HOLIDAY RISK
Points Out Highway Traffic
Is More Hazardous
Than War
Someone dear to every family in
Michigan, is in the armed services.
Making this holiday season dismal for
that man in uniform is to send him
word that one near to him, back home,
is in the morgue or the hospital because of a traffic accident.
Making it a Merry Christmas for not
only those at home but those in uniform has prompted Commissioner Oscar G. Olander, of the Michigan State
Police to sound his usual warning of
traffic risks at the holiday season and
to urge motorists and pedestrians to
exercise unusual caution.
"The last two weeks of December
and the first week of January form
the danger period," Commissioner
Olander said in a statement this week.
"Traffic fatalities and serious accidents will increase—each with its
tragic consequent to some home and
probably to some boy in service who
has trouble enough."
A condition which few realize, his
statement continues, is that traffic
hazards are greater than dangers of
war. Quoting from a compilation of
the National Safety Council, Commissioner Olander said:
"The nation's traffic death toll since
Pearl Harbor is twice as large as the
war death toll. The average motorist
worries" about the safety of the son
or father in service. It would be more
fitting for the man in uniform to Worry about his motoring and pedestrian
loved ones at home."
The experience of state police traf-
Funeral services were held from
Case Chapel, Saginaw, at 10:00 o'clock'flc experts is to find most motorists
Thursday morning of last week, with believing that wartime restrictions on
Rev. Stanford S. Closson officiating, J driving' have been a cure-all for the
and interment in Thetford Cemetery,' traffic accident toll. Yet their traffic
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Robert   Kleiner   Elected
Chairman of County
Committee
The Clare County farmers met in
the eight communities to elect    the
AAA committeemen for the 1944 year
on Friday   evening,   December   17th.
The results were as follows:
Arthur Township
Delegate—Arthur A. Lower
Chairman—Arthur A.  Lower
Vice Chairman—Harry C. Davis
Regular Member—Kenneth L. Roller
Hamilton and Franklin Townships
Delegate—Andrew J. Keysor
Chairman—Everett L. Wallace
Vice Qhairman—Andrew J. Keysor
Regular Member—Mark R. McKenna
Hayes, Hatton, Frost Townships
Delegate—Ortho Boulton
Chairman—Chas. J. Heber
Vice Chairman—David H. Bailey
Regular Member—Ortho Boulton
Grant Township
Delegate—Thurman Robinette
Chairman—Thurman Robinette
Vice Chairman—Ivan L. Smith
Regular Member—Eva L. Schlafley
Garfield, Surrey, Freeman, Lincoln
Townships
Delegate—Franklin F, Littlefield
Chairman—Grant W.  McLane
Vice Chairman—Junior E. Malosh
Regular   Member'—Lester   L.   Halstead
Redding, Summerfield and Greenwood
Townships
Delegate—Ethel F. Douglas
Chairman—Wilhelmina B. Jones
Vice Chairman—Charles Wheeler
Regular Member—Bert G. Parshall
Sheridan   Township
Delegate—Robert C. Kleiner
Chairman—Robert C. Kleiner
Vice Chairman—Floren J. Pudvay
Regular     Member — Stanley     G.
Schunk
Winterfield Township
Delegate—Fred B. Bulman
Chairman—Fred B. Bulman
Vice    Chairman —- Simon   VanderWoude
Regular Member—Nealie Cook
The delegates from these eight communities met at the AAA Office, December 18, and elected the following
for the Gounty Committee:
Chairman—Robert C. Kleiner
Vice Chairman—Franklin F. Littlefield
Regular Member—Arthur A. Lower
First Alternate-—Andrew J. Keysor
Second   Alternate—Ortho   Boulton
hope that^is^G|irix
For it\is the eYerl^sting^hope of Christmas
makes itlsucji a vital force in^rJiyes. That hope
is one of a\ nev^er ending period of 'Tea^e on Earth?
While it is'true^ha^thecolumns oHhjs paper
since last <£hristrnas havebeerK^ominated by^the
effects of the v^ar lords on our\normal wayOi
living-w£ikr.owx that the peace-lqying "little"
men of goodwill far outnumber the evil. /
These "little" people W thexcitizensvof this
community and otner communities like n\And
it was for these same "little^ peoplesthat Christ
came into this world\T943 years ago.\ ^
\ • \ *>
So Christmas belongs to them and snot to
those who plunge the world int^ darknes^
Let this true spirit of Christmas dominate
your thinking and you can say to all your
friends as we now say to you~
Service Ribbons
to Be Awarded
Observers Here
	
It has been announced by Army officials that Aircraft Warning Service
ribbons will be awarded to all Air Raid
Observers who have served for 100
hours or more at- the local aircraft
spotting post atop the Hotel Doherty,
Qualified observers are urged to notify
Chief Air Raid Observer Lucille Haley
of their eligibility for this award, not
later than December 30th, that their
names may be forwarded to Central
Air Defense Headquarters.
There are also some observers who
have not received their pins for. fifty
hours of service.. These persons are
also requested to notify Mrs. Haley
at once that they may receive the recognition due them. Observers may
notify Mrs. Haley by. phone in either
the case of 100 or fifty hours of service.
CITY TO ACQUIRE
CONSUMERS POWER
PROPERTY HERE
Conservation of Utilities is
Urged by Company
Officials
Answer Call to
Nation's Colors
The following Clare County men
have been accepted in the TJ. S. Armed
Forces:
Donald Chester Higgins, Harrison.
Paul Bldon Phelps, R-5, Harrison.
Elbert Duane Allen, Harrison.
CLAUD J. DEITS
DIES AT CADILLAC
DECEMBER 8TH
Game to Lumber Woods of
Glare County at Age
of Nine Years
Claud J. Deits, son of Albert and
Sara Jean Deits, was born in the
township of Northshade, Gratiot
county, Michigan, on April 8, 1869, and
departed this life at Mercy Hospital,
Cadillac, on December 8, 1943 ,at the
age of seventy-four years and eight
months.   His eary boyhood was spent
] in Pewamo and Ionia.
At the age of nine years he came
with his father to Clare county and
they were among the pioneer lumber
men of that day.   At the age of nine
. teen he went to the Upper Peninsula
[wher.e he worked for several years Jn
the iron mines.
On February 24, 1894, he was
united, in marriage to Mrs. Anna Gas
kill and they settled on a. farm in Winterfield township. To them two
daughters were born, now Mrs. Edith
Foster and Mrs. Mary Kheen, of Marion.
Besides his daughters, he leaves one
step-son, Samuel Gaskill, and one stepdaughter, Mrs. Frank Davis, also of
Marion; six grandchildren, five step
grandchildren,   two   nieces   and   one
I nephew. Mrs. Deits passed away April
*12, 1937.
Last April, oh account of failing
health,  he sold his farm  and  since
that time had spent a great part of
lis time with Mr. and Mrs, Edd. Cut'
ler, of Winterfield, and visiting among
his children.
Funeral services, conducted by H. L.
(Dunbar, were held at the Methodist
Church Sunday at 2:00 o'clock with
Rev, J. Ray Gillham officiating. Burial
was in Greenwood Cemetery,
Those attending the funeral from
a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ailing, of Grand Rapids' Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Hasmer and Mrs.
Philip Schneider, of Lowell; John
Cook and son, John, of Harrison; Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Lockwood, of Fenton;
Mr. and Mrs. Mose Artibee, of Swart-
Creek; Mrs. John Morrison,, of near
Masbn; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bruce, of
Greenwood; aiid Mr. King Blackledge,
of near Harrison. •
OLD TIME CHRISTMAS DANCE
The I.O.O.F. and Rebekahs will hold
an old time Christmas dance, at the
Duncan hall, Clare, Saturday night,
December 25th. There will also be a
thirty minute entertainment period^
DANCE
At Brinton I.O.O.F, Hall. Sponsored
by ColdWater Grange, Music by Jake
ColmuB Hill Country Orchestra. Tickets 60c, ladies free.
Advertising; doesn't coat—it payi:
CURRIE COTTAGE
BURNS TO GROUND
WEDNESDAY P. M.
Cattle   and   Pigs   Burn   in
Frank Paisley Barn     ;
Wednesday
The large Currie Cottage on the Cur-
rie farm, one mile south and two and
a half miles west of Clare, was completely destroyed by fire soon after
4:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The fire was discovered by farm
employees working in the barn and the
Clare Fire Department was called, but
the fire had made considerable headway when discovered and was beyond
control before the fire department
could reach the scene.
Loren Garver, who with his /Wife
occupied the house, and another farm
employee had been in the cottage within a half hour of the time the fire was
discovered and at that time everything
was apparently all right. Mrs. Garver
is ill at the home of her parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Percy Allen.  ■
Mr. Currie's household effects, which
were stored in the cottage, and all of
the Garvers' household furnishings
clothing and personel effects were destroyed in the fire. The loss of the
cottage and Mr. Currie's property was
covered by insurance, but the Garvers' property was a complete loss.
Paisley   Barn  Burns
The large barn on the Frank Paisley
farm, four miles south and two west
of Rosebush, was destroyed with its
contents, Wednesday evening, by fire
of unknown origin.
The building was enveloped in
flames when the fire was discovered,
making it impossible to save the twenty-three head of cattle and nine pigs
kept there. A large quantity of hay
and grain was also burned.
Although the origin of the fire is
not definitely known, it is thought to
have been started by defective wiring.
MISS ROBERTA McKNIGHT
TO SPEAK AT METHODIST
CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING
Miss Roberta McKnight will give a
short talk Sunday morning in connec
tion with the morning worship service
at the Methodist Church. Her subject will be "The Methodist Student
Foundation in Relation to College
Life." Miss McKnight is enrolled at
Northwestern University, at Bvanston,
Illinois.
To The Citizens
of Clare
n
MAXINE WAITE
PASSES AWAY AT
AVERILL HOME
Succumbs to Heart Ailment
There Last Saturday
Evening
Maxine, the oldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Waite, of Averill, and
the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Reger, of Clare, passed away at
7:30 o'clock Saturday evening at her
home in Averill, following nearly four
months of illness due to a heart ailment and complications.
She was born January 22, 192S, and
passed away at Averill, Michigan, December 18, 1943, at the age of fourteen years, ten months and twenty^six
days-.
She attended Averill school, and enrolled at Midland high school, but became ill after three days. She was a
member of the Averill Methodist
ehtirch and Epworth League there.
Survivors other than her parents include two brothers, Max, her twin, and
Harold; and one sister, Nancy, all at
home; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Reger, of Clare; other relatives
and many friends.
Funeral services were held from the
Bradley Funeral Home in Midland at
2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with
the Rev. Edgar Smith, Averill Methodist minister, in charge. Interment
was made in the Midland cemetery.
EULAINE MURPHY
CHOSEN TO STUDY
CHILD WELFARE
Whoever you are or wherever
you might be, the Officials, Employees and myself wish you a
Merry Christmas and a Happy
and Prosperous New Year.
R. Archambault, -
. Mayor
Clare   County   Visitor   to
Enter University of
Michigan
The announcement has been made
.by Dr. Gunnar Dybwad, Director of
the Division of Child Welfare of the
State Social Welfare Commission, that
Miss Eulaine Murphy, Visitor with the
Clare County Bureau of Social Aid
had been among the fifteen employees
of the Bureau of Social Security
chosen for special study and training
in Child Welfare at the University of
Michigan beginning January Third.
There were more than ninety visitors from different localities throughout the State who signified their desire
to take the special course, and of this
number fifteen were chosen who had
pronounced abilities and entrance re
quirements for Child Welfare work.
After satisfactory completion of the
course the students will be assigned
by the Division of Child Welfare to
counties through the state requesting
services for Child Welfare.
Miss Imogene Hickey, Supervisor of
the local bureau, reports that Mise
Murphy leaves her staff on December
31st after over two years work in this
county with the- Aid to Dependent
Children, Aid to the Blind, and Old
Age Assistance Program, through
which she has endeared herself to
many families and made many friends
among the aged and young persons of
our community.
Miss Murphy holds a Bachelor of
Philosophy degree from Marygroye
College, and her study at the Univer^
sity of Michigan will be credited towards a Master's > degree in Social
Work from the University,
She has made her home with Mrs.
Ollie Hallet while living in Harrison,
and will spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Murphy,
in Roscommon. '
The lady employees of the Court
House, where she has many friends,
have planned a dinner party in honor
The culmination of a long felt civic
need was made possible Tuesday evening when the City Council voted, unanimously to purchase the Callum
dam and tourist park property from
the Consumers Power Co.
This deal, which has been negotiated in a very satisfactory manner *_y
Jesse Hampton in behalf of the City
Council, includes the purchase in fee
simple of a parcel of land of 1G3JS2
acres in Section 26, Grant townshiu,
and the acquiring of flowage rights
of adjacent low lands, for $1,000, subject to the approval of the deed and
abstract by the City. Attorney. The
payment will be made from the park
fund. .       •
The deed will embody a reversion
clause to the effect that the property
will revert to the Consumers Power
Co. if at any time used for generating
electrical power and the company trill
retain its mineral rights.
The Power Company was represented Tuesday evening by D. H. Gerhard
and Al Wellman, and Mr. Hampton
and City Attorney Joseph K. Naumes
were present and took part in the discussion that preceded the final actioa
of the  council.
The property to be acquired by the
city includes all lands owned by the
Consumers Power Company along the
north and south banks of the Tobacco-
river between US-27 and the Dover
road one mile to the east.
The tourist park which has been developed by the city in recent years-
will be included and with this land-'
owned by the city the park will be
improved according to State specifications.
The waters in the vicinity ofCallunf'
dam have been used for bathing aria"
swimming and although" the washing
out of the dam last spring' has curtailed their usefulness considerably,
plans are already being-, considered for
their improvement so that th'ey will
be suitable for the use of persons flail ages.
The location, of this' property; a large
portion of which is within the city
limits, makes it ideal for recreational
purposes for the residents of the city
and visiting tourists, and although the'
improvement project cannot be com''
pleted until after the close of the war",
some improvements are expected to
be made as soon as the weather permits.
Included in the property is a deposit
of gravel which will be sufficient for
the use of the city street department
for a number of years, and although
the commercial value of the property
is much greater, the city is acquiring:
the  property for $1,000,  through the*
generosity and public interest of the"
Power Company,
It was unanimously voted _y the
council to rescind a resolution made
by the council September 7th to the
effect that the "City of Clare investigate the possibility of building Municipal Light Plant as a post war pro-
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LAPEL BUTTONS TO
BE GIVEN DISCHARGED
MICH. SERVICE MEN
Original Discharge Papers May
Be Presented or Mailed
to Army
Distribution of lapel buttons to «fii_-
charged Michigan service men and
women of World War II will begin
Monday in room 1304, Penobscot
Building, Detroit, Col S. D. Ringsdorf,
commanding officer, District No. 1,
said Saturday.
Original discharge papers may he'
presented in person or mailed to TJ. g..
Army at the Penobscot address betote
the buttons will be issued. No copies
or* photostats of the discharge will be
accepted. The discharge papers WiW
be indorsed and returned. The office -
will be open from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p. n_.--
daily, except Sundays.
The buttons will be given to all per- •
sons honorably discharged from the *
army since September 8, 1939, meliu""- -■
ing officers, enlisted men, and WACJs, "•
enlisted personnel transferred to en- -
listed reserve, members of the former '
WAAC and officers transferred frdia *
active to inactive duty.
The buttons are made of plaatie
and are gold-colored, abput' half ss
large as a one-cent piece" wit-- H
spread-eagle embossed on the'surface.
They are shaped like collar;- buttons-
and are to be worn in coat lapel'':'
Only one will be issued to each' p«r"-
son and losses may he replaced J_y
of Miss Murphy on Wednesday, De-' applying direct to the Adjutant General, Washington, D. C.