1944-06-16; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE. IvlICHIGAN,  FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1944
New Series Vol. 52, No. 37
WAR BOND
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REV. CHAS. HAHN
RETURNED HERE
BY CONFERENCE
District Superintendent and
Most Pastors are
Returned
Frank A. Reger
2nd Lieutenant
Rev. Chas. B. Hahn, pastor of the
local Methodist Churches, was returned to the Clare and Farwell
churches by the Annual Michigan
Methodist Conference convening in
Lansing from Wednesday afternoon,
of last week through Sunday.
Rev.  Leah  Garchow  also   attended
the conference, and was a member of
the nominating committee, and Mrs.
Hahn was in attendance from Friday;
evening through Sunday. j
The appointments of the Big Rapids
district were as follows. ■
District    Superintendent—Rev.    Byron A Hahn, Big Rapids. j
Pastors: !
Alma—Clark   H.    Phillips;    Ashley
and  Bannister—E.  M.  Mumby;   Ash-
ton—(to be supplied);   Barryton and
Chippewa Lake—C. H. Zuse;  Beaverton and Dale—Donald Sailor;  Breck-i
enridge—John  W.  Alexander;    Clare
and Farwell—Charles B. Hahn;  Coleman and North Bradley—Earl E. Car-'
penter;   Evart   and   Sears—Keith   T.
Avery.
Gladwin and W. Grout—John R.
Scott; Gladwin circuit—L. J. Wash-
muth; Greenville and Montcalm—L.
G. Beacock; Hope and Edenville—Albert W. Lacey; Ithaca—James A.
Rogers.
McBrides and Entrician — Robert
Pitcher, replacing S. W. Hayes; Mears
and Elbridge—Herbert M. Parks;
Middleton and Sethton—C. H. Bacon;
Morley—W. F. Fowler; Mt. Pleasant,
First—C. W. Mackenzie; Mt. Pleasant, Indian Mission—James Peters;
Mt. Pleasant, Mexican Mission—Albert Moreno; North Star—Darwin Salisbury.
Remus—Rev. Smith; Riverdale^-W.
E. Ragan; Rosebush—Hilding Kilgren; Shepherd and Mt, Pleasant Valley—George F. Bolitho; St. Louis—
Heath T. Goodwin; Wheeler and Rath-
bone—Kenneth J. Bryde; Winn.—William Greer, replacing Frederick T.
Smith.
Rev. Smith was appointed to the
Leaton church. There are several
Revs. Smith in the conference and the
given names of the Remus and Leaton
pastors are not available at present.
Rev. Floyd Drake, pastor at Gladwin last year, was appointed Superintendent of Clark Memorial Home, at
Grand Rapids.
Assignments of former local pastors
were as follows:
Rev. Leroy N. Whitney, pastor at
Farwell when this church was a separate charge—returned to Otsego.
Rev. John E. Lockyer—returned to
Epworth Church, Grand Rapids.
Rev. George P. Stanford—returned
to Portland.
Rev. John. H. Hall—returned to St.
Paul's Church,  Grand Rapids.
Rev. E. T. Smith—returned to Mancelona.
Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Loomis (retired)   attended the conference.
The spiritual work of the local
churches is of a high standard and the
attendance and financial condition
very satisfactory. The Sentinel joins
the local congregations in welcoming
Rev. Hahn and his family here for another year.
C-G-M DISTRICT
ASS'N MEETS AT
HARRISON JUNE 8
Clara Winkler, of Midland
Chapter, Elected
President
Frank   A.   Reger,   son   of   Mr.   and
Mrs.  Chris Reger,  201,  Maple street,
Harrison Chapter No. 408, Order of
Eastern Star, was hostess to the
Twenty-ninth Annual Clare-Gladwin-
Midland District Association, O.E.S.,
in the Masonic Temple at Harrison,
Thursday, June 8th, 1944.
The afternoon session was called
to order at 2:30 o'clock by the association president, Mrs. Olive A. Weidner, of Harrison. Mrs. Weidner very
appropriately greeted the members
and guests.
James Mead, Principal of Harrison
High, led community singing of
"America," "America the Beautiful,"
and "Michigan, my Michigan."
Casualties
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fetters received
word Tuesday, June 13th, that their
son, Pfc. Mearl Fetters, had been
wounded in action in Italy. A letter
from his nurse, written June 3rd, re-
pored that the wounds included shrapnel in his back and neck and a broken
shoulder. The last letter from him
was written May 29th.
He had been, in service since December, 1942, and went overseas April
12, 1943.
Mr. and Mrs. Fetters have another
son, Pvt. Dan Fetters, in service at
Fort Bliss, Texas.
ELMER GUTHRIE
BADLY BURNED IN
GAS EXPLOSION
Recovering at ClareHospita
After Oil Field
Accident
Invocation was given by Elois
Ch-.re, recently was commissioned as Welch, C-G-M Chaplain, of Midland,
a second lieutenant in the Army of Presentation of the flag was made
the United States and has been as- ^y Marshal Clara Winkler, of Midland,
signed to duty as a weather officer at! -worthy Grand Matron Viola I. Gram
an AAF station. was   escorted   to   the  East  and  wel-
He received his commission at the COmed, as were Grand Esther Dorothy
Chanute Field, Til., post of the AAF e. Towns; Grand Electa Marion Phil- mit,_ed to the Clare Hospital and Clin
Training Command following com- jpiri; Past Grand Matron Frances Reed • jc early Wednesday morning, suffer
pletion of a course in advanced wea-Qlover; Past Grand Chaplains Sarajing thinj degree burns about the face
ther observing and forecasting iu ad- Wilson and Elva Sherwood; Past and botll armSj following an explosion
dition to training iu duties and re^ Grand Ada Mary Weatherhead; Past at 3:00 0'ciock tnat morning at Head-
sponsibilities   of   commissioned    oft'i
Elmer Guthrie, 61, of 203 East Third
St., Clare, a pumper employed by The
Freeman Oil Co., Qf this city, was ad-
SOLDIERS VOTE
LAW DISREGARDS
JULYJPRIMARY
Servicemen Must Use Regular Absent Voters
Ballot July 11
The new law regarding the soldier's
vote does not apply to the July Primary, but only to the November Election. The only way those in the
Armed Forces can vote at the July
Primary is through the regular absent
voters law.
If the relatives oi those in the ser
vice will go to the clerks of the town
ship or city in which the voter is registered and get an application for absent voters ballot and send it to him
in service and have him fill it out and
return directly to the city or township clerk, it might be possible for
him to vote at the July Primary, es
pecially if he is in the United States.
The ballots are being printed now
and will be delivered to the city and
township clerks at least ten days before Primary Election. It does not
give much time, but if the applications are returned promptly, some of
them could probably get the ballots
back in time.
Grand Esther Adelaide Wylie; Grand
Committee woman Greta Masten;
Grand Representative Leah Wiggins;
Worthy Matrons, Lou Etta Gibson,
Grace Ward, Florence Eisenlohr, Ruth
Jones, Mabel Reynolds and Margaret
Bauder; Worthy Patrons Murphy,
Tressler and Wylie and visiting Worthy Patron Burmaster, of Battle
Creek.
Ruth Jones, Worthy Matron of Harrison Chapter, made everyone feel at
home with her cordial welcome. A fine
response was given by Irene Elthrop,
of Beaverton,
Minutes of the last C-G-M session,
which was held in Beaverton in June,
1943,' were read and approved.
Reports of the Secretary and Treasurer were read, accepted and placed
on file.
Nettie Mary Brown favored the association with a lovely piano solo.
The following committees were appointed by the President:
Auditing—Lauren Budge, Beaverton; Lesta Knox, Beaverton; Leah
Wiggins, Farwell.
Invitation—Lou Etta Gibson, Mid
land; Sarah Wilson, Midland; Lola
Ranck, Coleman.
Courtesy—Mabel Reynolds, Clare;
Grace Ward, Gladwin; Wilma Allen,
Clare.
Finance—Wm. ftlurphy, Harrison;
Alice Fuller, Farwell; Rhea Smith,
Gladwin.
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quarters field in the Roscommon pool
just north of the-Clare-Roscommon
county line.
The fire had gone out in the big
boiler of a treater and Mr. Guthrie,
not realizing the firebox of the boiler
was filled with gas, attempted to re
GOLDEN WEDDING
OBSERVED BY THE
BELLINGERS SUN.
Celebrate Jubilee in Same
House They Were
Married in
County Chairman
Fifth War Loan
On Sunday, June 11, 1944, Arthur
and Flora Bellinger, living one mile
east of Farwell, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in the same
house in which they were married
June 11, 1894, by Rev. Pearce, of Far-
well.
They were attended by the late
Beulah Hinkle-Burch as bridesmaid
and Harry M. Oliver as bridegroom.
Mr. Oliver was also very happy to be
present for this occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Webber, of Grand
Rapids, close friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Bellinger, who were having a seventeenth wedding anniversary on the
same day, celebrated with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Bellinger have spent
most of their fifty years on this farm,
near where Mr. Bellinger was born.
They have many pleasant memories
connected with it. Here they have
shared each others joys as well as
sorrows, here their seven children
were born, one son and six daughters,
five of whom were present, Lulu passing away in infancy and Emma L. in
November, 1932.
The home was cheerful and attractive with bouquets of iris, lemon
lilies, and carnations, gifts of friends.
The table was spread with a lace
cloth centered with a yellow hand
painted bowl, painted by their daughter, Emma, which contained yellow
rosebuds. On either side of the bowl
were antique copper candelabra, each
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SUCCESS OF WAR
DEPENDS ON BONDS
PURCHASED NOW
Fighting   Fifth   Volunteert
to Canvass County
This Month
W. James Olson., well known Central Michigan theatre operator and
Clare County War Finance Committee
Chairman, will lead the "Fighting
Fifth Volunteers" in attaining Clare
county's quota of $370,000 in the Fifth
War Loan.
light the fire when the explosion occurred.   Following medical treatment hoTding'tbrV? yellow lighted tapers,
at the hospital, he was resting as com-     At the emlg Q{ thfi iMe were the,
fortably as possible Wednesday Morn"'
JURY ACQUITS
DEFENDANTS OF
GIVING LIQUOR
Two Men Fined for D and
D and Conservation
Violations
ing.
CAMP ROTARY TO
OFFICIALLY OPEN
SUNDAY, JUNE 25
Three   Clare   Scouters
Camp Staff for
the Season
on
VERNON HOLY NAME
SOCIETY HAS ANNUAL
BREAKFAST SUNDAY
Sylvester Wentworth  Selected
as President at Bus-
isness Session
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Following Mass when they received
Holy Communion in a body, the Vernon Holy Name Society enjoyed their
annual breakfast of ham and eggs
in the St. Henry Church hall last Sunday morning. Fifty members were
present. Following the meal, the president, Leo Trainor, conducted the business session. Minutes were read by
Maurice McConnell, Secretary- New
officers for the coming year are: President, Sylvester Wentworth; Secretary, Eugene Sheahan; Marshall, Bernard Lynch.
The program was led by Ragolt
Houck who acted as toastmaster. The
following men- responded with short
speeches: Vincent Horan, H. O. Beutler, Raymond McConnell, Fred Sheahan, John Lynch. The breakfast committee was composed of Mrs. H. O.
Beutler, Mrs. Fred Sheahan, Mrs. Joseph McGuire, MfS. Raymond McConnell, Jr.
Evangelists to
Speak at Youth
Rally Sunday
The Dover Tabernacle sends greetings to all the young people of North
Arthur, Elm Grove, The Eagle, The
Brown and Colonville, and are praising God for the privilege of being your
hosts for this "Young People's Rally,"
at 8:00 o'clock (EWT) Sunday evening.
Next Sunday morning, at the Dover
Tabernacle, we will have two noted
Evangelists, Rev. Burt Turner and
Rev. P. R. Newall, of Detroit. Rev. New-
all will bring the morning message and
there will be a special solo by his
daughter, who will accompany them
here.
The messa-ge of the "Young
People's Rally," which will be held in
the evening at the Dover Tabernacle,
will be given, by Rev. Turner, who is
bringing great blessings in the lives
of many young people by his stirring
presentation of God's Word. To the
people of Dover and surrounding communities, a most cordial welcome is
extended.
Come one, come all, and hear these
noted speakers proclaim God's matchless love, and wonderful saving power,
t The young people of these communities are doing a wonderful' spiritual
and social work -throughout the communities and desire the presence of
the older people, as well as the youth,
at their rally Sunday evening.
The   "Fighting   Fifth   Volunteers"
will call on you.   Be ready!
FORMER CLARE LADY
PASSES AWAY IN L0S-
ANGELES CALIFORNIA
Carrie Eaton   Gray  Succumbs
to Heart Attack There
Friday, May 26
Word has been received by Clare
friends from Mr. and Mrs. Carl White,
of Ridgewood, New Jersey, that his
aunt, Mrs. Carrie Eaton Gray, passed
away Friday night, May 26th, following a heart atfack at her home in Los
Angeles, California. Mrs. Gray, the
former Miss Carrie Welch, of Clare,
would have been eighty years of age
next September 18th.
The1 deceased was the widow of the
late Marve Eaton, a former editor of
the Clare Democrat and Press; and
the sister of the late E. G. Welch,
former editor of The Clare Sentinel,
and the late Mrs. E. A. White, who
preceded Mrs. Gray just three month
in death, at her home in New Smyrna,
Florida,
The Sentinel joins the older residents of this community, who knew
the family well, in offering condolence to the bereaved.
Notice!
Because many Michigan daily
newspapers are not accepting new
subscriptions and others have advanced their rates without notice
to this office, The Sentinel will not
accept either new or renewal subscriptions for any newspaper, other
than The Sentinel, on and after
this date.
June 16th, 1944 37t3
Camp Rotary, on Beebe Lake, eight
miles north of Clare, is being opened
this week for what will prove to be
the biggest season so far. At this date
there are already eight hundred and
seventy-three Boy Scouts registered
to go to camp with several troops as
yet not having made their reservations.
Last year, which was the biggest in
the history of the camp, there were
627 Scouts attending during the eight
week period. This year it is estimated
there will be a thousand Scouts dur
ing a ten week period.
Only Scouts from the Valley Trails
Council, comprised of Clare, Isabella,
Gratiot, Saginaw and Tuscola counties
are permitted to attend. Most of
Clare's Scout troop is registered to be
in camp the sixth period, with some
boys staying over two or three weeks.
Clare will also be represented at
camp with three staff members: Emil
Pfister, camp- director; Tony Burdo,
waterfront director; and Jack Rodabaugh,  provisional  scoutmaster.
The big problem facing the camp at
present is the shortage of manpower
in setting up camp and the difficulty
of securing more boats and canoes to
handle the increased number of boys.
Training period for the camp staff
will begin next Tuesday, June 20, for
a four day period. The camp will officially open on Sunday, June 25, when
the first group of one hundred boys
arrive.
McKay Park Now
Ready for Use of
Summer Campers
Fifty members and friends of the
Clare Rod and Gun Club met at Mc
Kay Park at Perch 'Lake Wednesday
evening, put the well and stove in
good condition and cleaned up the
grounds* When the work was completed all enjoyed the ample food,
furnished by the club and ladies for
a pot luck lunch, and "a good time
was had by all."
This park provides an ideal spot for
picnics Or camping within a few miles
of Clare with a good supply of fresh
drinking water and other conveniences. Let's drive out some time and
enjoy the- opportunities offered
through the courtesy of Mr:. McKay
and the Rod and Gun Club.
three tiered wedding cakes, each topped with a miniature bride and groom \
one decorated with yellow roses and
one with pink roses.
At one o'clock a ham and chicken
dinner was served to fifty guests by
the four daughters and the daughter-
in-law, each wearing gold and white
hair decorations.
Seated at one end of the table were
Mr. and Mrs. Bellinger and at the
other end Mr. and Mrs. Webber. Also
at this table were Mr. Oliver; Mrs.
Maiy Hinkle, sister of Mr. Oliver;
Mrs. Burton Allen; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gagner, brother of Mrs. Bellinger; and Mr. and Mrs. John List, sister of Mrs. Bellinger. The other guests
were seated at small tables.
Before partaking of the dinner, Mrs.
Allen, in her lovely and gracious manner, gave a very fitting blessing.
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SPECIAL SERVICES
AT THE LAKE GEORGE
COMMUNITY BLDG.
Evangelistic Services Continue
at Clare Baptist
Church
Saturday night at S:00 o'clock we
are having a young people's rally and
a farewell party in the Lake George
Community Building for the young
men leaving for the armed forces.
The young people of Lake George
are invited to come and bring a main
dish and side dish for pot luck lunch.
' Evangelist Browers and wife and
Rev. E. E. Redman and wife will be
there to give special music; also to
show sound and talking pictures.
Sunday afternoon we will have a
special service at the Lake George
Baptist Church with Evangllist Browers and wife to sing, speak and show
sound pictures. We give all a'special
invitation to come.
Evangelistic  Services  in  Clare
Special evangelistic services will
continue at the Clare Baptist Church.
Evangelist Browers and wife will be
singing, playing and preaching, and
there will also be other special music.
Some of the Evangelist's subjects
for the future will be: "Christ or
Chaos," "God's Message to America
In the Hour of Crisis," "The Mid-night
Cry," "Let the Fire Fall," "Watchman,
What of the Night,". "Tactics of, the
Devil, Ancient and Modern," "The
Hardening of the .Soul," "Hell's Defeat," "What God Cannot Do," and
others. Come and hear these messages of the hour. It will do your
heartland soul good.
Saturday night, June 24th, at 8:00
o'clock, at the Clare High School Auditorium, our evangelist will be showing some of the latest war pictures
and Christian sound films. No admission charge. Everyone •welcomfi. See
paper next week for special announcement, i
Dorothy Cook, Charles Lang, and
Cora Lang, all of La_je Geor&e Were
arraigned before Justice of the Ptaes
Sam Wilkinson and a jury of six in
ihe Clare City Hall Auditorium, Tuesday of this week, with court convening at 1:30 p. m., to face charges o.
contributing to the delinquency of a
minor by giving him intoxicating
liquor and causing him to become
drunk.
According to evidence, a sixteen
year old minor boy was found lying
on the shore of Lake George with
part of his body in the water and
clothed only in shoes, sox and shirt, at
about 8:00 o'clock Thursday evening,
May 25th. Testimony was also given
that he had been unconscious about
four hours. The defendants denied
giving him liquor.
The jurymen, Clyde Harris, Omer
Parent. James Gillespie, Gerald Schofield, Alex Artibee and Orley Rogers,
after deliberating about forty-five
minutes, brought in a verdict of not
guilty at 11:00 o'clock Tuesday eve-j
ning. j
Prosecuting Attorney Joseph K.
Naumes represented the People of the
State of Michigan in the trial. The
defendants were represented by Edward Lynch, of Mt. Pleasant.
Violates Fishing Laws
Ewald Mielke, of Arthur township,
was arraigned before Justice of the
Peace Jennings Archambault at 10:00
o'clock Monday morning, charged
with violating conservation laws, and
plead not guilty.
Mielke was arrested Sunday by Conservation Officers Wayne Tennant
and Fred Smith for fishing in a closed
lake without a license, and was convicted following his plea of not guilty.
He paid a fine of $10.00 and $6.85
costs and was released.
Drunk and Disorderly
Lewelyn "Tiny" VanSicklen, of
Clare, was lodged in the county jail
from Monday until Wednesday afternoon of this week and brought before
Justice Archambault at 10:00 o'clock
Thursday morning on a drunk and disorderly charge.
He plead guilty, was fined $5.00 and
costs of $3.35 and placed on probation
for six mouths. He paid and was released.
D-Day has come—and the opening
of the Fifth War Loan with it. The
invasion is on, and will necessitate th©
spending of huge sums of money for
ships, tanks, airplanes, ammunition,
other munitions of war, clothing, £oo4
and medical supplies, in ever increas*
ing quantities, and money raised i&
the Fifth War Loan will b<. urgently
needed to carry on the invasion and
the war until the lust and murder o£
the Germans and Japs have been definitely crushed and an honorable
peace won for the democracies of the
world.
To give some idea of the money required for the successful prosecution,
of the war by our Army, Navy, Marine
Corps, Merchant Marine and Women'*
Corps, we quote as follows:
"The navy is spending more than
$1,000 a minute to keep its planes lathe aii—knocking down enemy flyers,
bombing enemy bases and moving
supplies and men about the world.
"'This was disclosed recently by
Rear Admiral William Brent Young,
chief of the bureau of supplies and aj_«
counts.
"We are spending $1,500,000 a day
to keep navy planes flying," he said.,
"* * * buying fuel at a rate oE almost
$2,000,000,000 worth a year."
"Young, also reported that each
week the navy spends §11,500,000 for
clothing. This figure includes pot pnjy
the wearing apparel of enlisted imeij,
but textiles and footwear for .aay.aj-
personnel,
"Food purchases increased 450 per
cent, but 'so controlled that navy me&
boast of the best food in the wojtflcb
Without seriously disrupting tlie supplies for the general public',"
"Navy freight costs $40,000,000 ft
month.
"Family allowances paid in the last
two years total more than $500,00Q,»
000.
"Sales of war bonds to naval pep
sonnel aggregate more than $500,000,-
000.
"Improved standards of office wort,
in supplies and accounts bureau saved;
over $100,000 a year."
Proportionate sums are required by
the Army, Marine Corps and other
armed services.
Today our big battle on the honrji>
front is the Fifth War Loan,    Byer,y
citizen of this community is urged &P
join the fight for justice and right;-*-
i liberty and  freedom—with their dbl-
llars.   To buy more War Bonds thafi
j ever before.
j The money expended for War Savings Bonds is money to be spent to-
; day by our government for the necessities of carrying on the war and the
ultimate winning of the peace—but it
not money spent by the bond purchaser. It is rather money invested, at a.
liberal rate of interest, to be used by
the individual for necessities and luxuries for themselves after the war i*
over, Tomorrow your investment la
Victory will bring you the fruits ot
peace—comfort, happiness and security for you, your family and your
home.
During the Fifth War Loan let eaels
and every one of us invest an extra-
$100, $200, $300, $500, or $1,000—alt
we can—in War Savings Bonds. If
you cannot "dig up" this much, invest
all you can. Let your conscience and.
your faith be your guide.
RUMMAGE  SALE
Rummage sale and bargains ia the
Mater Building, Clare, Friday and Saturday, June 23 and 24.
Mrs. A. Jordan
Mrs. Mason Smith
37t2 Unit No. 4
SEALED BIDS WANTED
Sealed bids will be received up to
June 26, 1944, for painting the Lake
school, in Garfield township. See Geo.
Scott for further information, ■
Geo. Scott, Secretary
Avenge the American blood Spilled
on the beaches of Normandy—Buy
Bonds in the Fifth War Loan.
WOMEN GOLFERS OPEN "
SEASON AT TWIN ELMS
COURSE WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Sam Garfield President of
Club for Coming
Season
Wednesday, June 14th, was- the
opening day for the Women's Golf
Club, with sixteen out for play an4
luncheon. They played for low puttj^
and there was a tie between Mr$,
Clara. Titus, Mrs. Mabel Muldef ?anjl
Mrs. Annabelle Hampton, with &
score of 17. Mrs. Hampton -^ajg t|_t_&
winner and received a ball..
Officers this year are: ;M,i$. Sam
Garfield, President; Mrs. jLeo 'Uajnp^
ton, Sports Chairman* J$i*s.."Wm* ISowr
ler, Secretary and "Treasurer. Mrs..
Norris Elden, handicap Chairman, g
' Interested "women golfers are urgent
to report at Twin Elms course n&xb
Wednesday morning, play will ce_a«
mence at &: 30 o'clock,