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GLARE.  MICHIGAN,  FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4,  1944,
New Series Vol. 52, No.
REP. CALLAGHAN
PLEADS GUILTY
Rep. Callaghan
Pleads Guilty
t. Ken. Haines
German Prisoner
ONSPIRACYi
Resigns Seat in the Housei
of Representatives i
Tuesday
Representative Miles. M, Callaghan,
of Reed City, seventy-seven year old
veteran legislator of the Osceola-Clare
District and for two terms State Sen-;
ator from this 28th SenatortalDistrict, •
pleaded guilty in Ingham County Circuit  Court  Saturday   to   grand  jury
charges that he had participated in a|
legislative   graft   conspiracy   in   1939,
when he represented this district in
the State Senate. !
Circuit   Judge   Leland   W.   Carr's
grand  jury  was  originally  instituted
to  investigate  charges  of  graft and'
conspiracy in connection with the pas-;
sage of a bill in 1941 to control chain j
banking within the state. The bill was,
passed by the legislature but Govern-'
or VanWagoner vetoed it and its proponents were unable to muster sufficient support in the State Legislature
to enact the bill over the Governor's
veto.
Among those arraigned ou incidents
uncovered during interrogation is Rep-
, resentative Stanley J. Deombrowski,
of Detroit, who is already serving a
three and a half to fifteen year sentence in Jackson prison on a perjury
charge resulting from repudiation of
his own admission that he had accepted bribes to influence his vote on the
anti-branch banking bill during the
1941 session of the legislature.
On Saturday, January 22, Judge
Carr issued a blanket warrant against
twenty-six men named in alleged
graft incidents occurring during the
1939 legislative session. Included in
the twenty-six are Callaghan, twelve
other members of the present legislature, seven former legislators and
six officials of finance companies.
' Kim Sigler, of Battle Creek, special
grand jury prosecutor, indicating that
the investigation is just getting started and giving no hint as to the direction of the probe, said the "pay off" on
the three pieces of legislation involved in issuing the blanket warrant
was in "excess of $20,000." The warrant listed the "pay off" as being made
on bills involving automobile finance
and small loans introduced in the 1939
session of the legislature.
Citing Senate bills No. 41, No. S5
and No. 166 introduced in the 1939
session as the legislation involved in
the alleged "pay offs" the warrant
proportedly states: ". . . and all of
them, did corruptly, dishonestly,
fraudulently, and illegally engage and
participate in said conspiracy and confederate as aforesaid in violation of
the public interest of the people of
the state of Michigan . . ."
Callaghan's plea of guilty was entered before Judge Carr last Saturday,
just one week after the warrant was
issued, and aB in the case of Ernest
J. Prew, vice president of the General
Finance corporation of Detroit, the
first of the co-defendants to plead
guilty, Callaghan's statement failed to
reveal any of the details of the conspiracy alleged in the blanket warrant.
Callaghan, who campaigned for his
seat in the House of Representatives
in 1942 as, "a man strong and capable," addressed the court Saturday in
a voice which quavered at times, declaring:
"Judge, I'm seventy-seven years old.
I've made some mistakes in my life,
like people who have lived a long time.
"I've been fifteen years in the legislature.    At my age I can't hope to
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REP. MILES M. CALLAGHAN       ,
Veteran legislator pleads guilty  to
charge of conspiracy '
MRS. HELEN M. CASEY
DEPARTS THIS LIFE
AT HOME IN DETROIT
Former   Clare    County
Brought Here for
Interment
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iOY SCOUT WEEK
TO BE OBSERVED
FEBRUARY 8-14
To Aid  in War Liffort and
Rehabilitation to
follow
Boy Scouts, Cubs, and adult leaders
of Clare County join with other members of the Movement throughout the
United States in the celebration of
Boy Scout Week which begins next
Tuesday, February S, aud continues
through Monday, February 14.
Boy Scout Week marks the 34th
anniversary of the founding of the
Movement in America. Since February S, 1910, more than 11,400,000 men
and boys have been actively identified
with Scouting. The present-day active enrollment is in excess ot 1,575,-
000 Scouts, Cubs and adult volunteer
leaders.
The birthday will be observed in
every city and town in the nation and
in hundreds of villages and hamlets as
well.
Although Boy Scouts are helping to
win the war, no part of the normal
program of activities has been suspended for the duration, according to
John Rodabaugh, Clare County Scout
Commissioner.
"The basic fundamentals of Scooting are health—physical, mental and
moral—and good citizenship," Mr.
Rodabaugh said.
"Nothing in the Boy Scout Oath and
Law is any less valuable during peace
than it is during war. Patriotism,
faith in God, clean living, doing a good
turn daily—all of these will be needed
more than ever when peace comes.
"Hundreds of the soldiers and sailors who have been decorated for heroism in this war were former Scouts.
It is estimated that one-third of the
officers and enlisted men in Uncle
Sam's armed forces were once Scouts
or Scoutmasters. Their training helped
to fit them for their jobs, by teaching
them teamwork and ability to get
along under difficult conditions.
"Scouting doesn't have to 'convert'
after the war in the usual sense of
the word. All it has to do is proceed
with normal Boy Scout activities. The
result can be predicted from the records. For in peacetime as well as
during war, Scout training builds leadership and character. The more boys
who become Scouts today, the more
progress we will make toward world
friendship in the postwar period."
WASTE PAPER TO
BE COLLECTED IN
COUNTYJEB. 14
'Citizens Requested to Sort
and Tie Paper for
Handling
Waste paper is needed in the war
effort and boys and girl's of Clare county are being mustered to gather newspapers, magazines, cartons, paper bags
etc., in their spare time to help our
fighters win the war.
j    The citizens of the county are urged
! to  cooperate in the collection which
'■ will be made Monday, February 14th,
! commencing at 9:00 a. m.
j    People living in rural communities
'■■ are requested to take their waste pa-
' per to the nearest school within the
■ county, where it will he gathered by
, County Road Commission trucks.
It is urged that newspaper, magazines, cartons, be kept separate and
tied in bundles, and other waste pa-
1 per tied in twenty-five pound bundles,
International Red Cross states that where possible, and all paper securely j
yev.r husbr.nd, Second Lieutenant Ken- tied to facilitate handling,
neih L. Ha'ues. is a prisoner of war'    In towns  jt is requested  that pa-,
of the Ot:i"an Govern       .    _
information    follows    from    Provost it can be seen from the street.   Trucks
Mi vshall General. * , will also make collection throughout
Signed—UMo the Adjutant General" ,the towns.
Lieut. Haines, the son of Mr. and; Tlle P^k-up will commence at 9:00
Mrs. John C. Haines, was commission-1 o'clock and all persons are urged to
eel last spring and was reported miss-jhave the»- waste paper ready at this
time. The collection will take place
on February 14th and not before or
after. Your cooperation in this respect will be greatly appreciated.
Valley Trails Council Boy Scouts of
America is working in cooperation
with Paul Gibson, Chairman of the
Clare County Salvage Committee, and
further 'information may be had by
phoning Mr. Gibson at Harrison, or
Geo. Lehr, phone 66, Clare.
Major Harriger Assists at War
Bond Headquarters Saturday
LIKUT, KENNETH L. HAINES      j
Mrs. June E. Haines, of Clare, has
received the toliowinj; telegram, dated
January "8, 1944:
Report just. received  through  the
„t,f00     that  wnere nossiDie, ana au paper securely;
Pictured above (left to right) are Clare County War Finance Committee
In  towns  it is requested  that pa-' Bank  Chairman  J.   Stuart Bicknell; Major Robert Harriger, home on fur-
an Government    Letter of Per De Placed on front porches where[ lough after more than three years service in the Air Corps; S/Sgt. Russell
•■        - ....._.. K0cni convalescing from injury in North Africa;    and W. James   Olso:1.,
Chairman of the Clare County War Finance Committee; taken as the grou;5
were assisting with the sale of War Savings Bonds here Saturday.
—Photo by Sternaman
in:.; in actit.n November 5, while on a
bombing mission over Europe.
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen
May Casey, of Detroit, were held at
2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon from
the Thurston Funeral Home, with
Rev. Chas. Hahn officiating, and interment made in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
Helen May Davis was born in Clare
county, Michigan, May 23, 1868, and
passed away at her home in Detroit,
Michigan, January 28, 1944, at the age
of seventy-five years, eight months
and five days.
At the age of nineteen she married
Fred Brown, of Clare county, and to
this union were born two children, a
boy and a -girl. The girl, Ida May,
passed away June 20, 1927, at the age
of thirty-three years.
On the 22nd of February, 1902, she
married Andrew Casey.
She leaves to mourn their loss, the",
bereaved, husband;    one   son,   Roy,
Brown, of Detroit;  two brothers, A.
T. Davis, of Charlotte, and Chas. Davis, of- Clare;  other    relatives    and
many friends.
Red Cross Aids
Men and Women
of Armed Forces
Sometimes people are heard asking,
"What do the service men and women
think about the Red Cross?" .Perhaps
this opinion from one or them will
show what one man has found true
in England.
This is a quotation from a letter recently received by the parents of
M/fSgt. Neal Elden. "Life Magazine
has started to come thru, as has Readers' Digest. You don't know how
much I enjoy them. Here, where we
can leave the station only four times
a month, reading becomes a major
interest.
We are supplied thru Special Service Dept. and Red Cross with minia-1
ture copies of Time and Newsweek,'
and they help a lot td keep us up
with things, too.   Red Cross is doing,
a good job over here.    Clubs in the
biggest  towns  and  cities, Aeroclubs1
on the Stations for the men's recreation   and   pleasure,   various   services
and monetary help for those who have
troubles   and   difficulties—All   those,
things count pretty  big in building
morale."
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH PROJECTS .
NEAR COMPLETION
Remodeling   and   Addition
of New Facilities
Appreciated
It is with a great deal of Christian
pride and joy that I wish to thank the
Ladies Guild of our church for making
possible., the remodeling and redecorating of the church parlors.
Repainting of the dining room, and
a new luirdwood finished floor has
added much beauty and durability to
the church building. Repainting and
new linoleum has made a decided improvement in the, kitchen along with
other minor improvements. The
church chancel has also been redecorated.
A Service Flag and a new hymnal
board were presented to the church
by two of the church members. A
pleasant surprise, -and one that was
deeply appreciated, came to both people and pastor when one of our loyal
church members of long standing, purchased and presented to the churck,
a new electric bulletin board. This
new bulletin board has added much
beauty to the outside of the church,
and will in days to come be of great
service to the church.
Repainting and redecorating of the
parsonage is also underway and will
be completed soon.
The latest project, now in full swing
RED CROSS NEEDS
SEWING MACHINES
FOR WORK HERE
One Hundred-Kit Bags to
Be Made and Filled
Immediately
Last year the local Red Cross unit
made and filled 175 of these kitbags
for the army. This year we are asked
to fill 100. They are a different type
this year and require much pinning
and stitching. It takes close to one
hour to make one bag so it is necessary to have more than the present
two machines to get this work out
speedily.
Mrs. James Rassat is the capable
chairman of this committee. If it is
impossible to come on Thursday, the
rooms are open on Wednesday nights
under the direction of Mrs. Pearl Pidd.
Please come and help make a bag
for your boy.
| If you cannot carry your machine
to Red Cross Room, call 597 and we
will see that it gets there.
ANNUAL   REPORT
Total number of garments shipped
.„ «. i     ,       * .^    ...      „„   .     froni Clare Unit in 1943.    This unit
Hvmnal1'^^F'V"f1111comprises four townships,    Sheridan,
ST J?"-1 ?J?    ,       JheB°lArth ur, Hatt on and Grant
hymnals    are expected to be placed
in the church sanctuary sometime during the Lenten Season. Every member and friend of the church is purchasing individually at least one new
hymnal.
There is little doubt in the minds
of our church people what the outcome of such work and cooperation
will create throughout the community
of Clare. Such cooperation could only
come through being of one mind and
one accord. Each department of the
church has made a decided step toward building a permanent faith in
the things that belong to the church
and community. We can look forward
during this new church year with a
new sense of confidence and stability,
fpr the things that we have done have'
proved our ability, and we can go forward with new hopes and higher
ideals in the days that are ahead.
—Rev. Harold Watson, Minister
Sewing  Report 1943
Bedside Bags
410
Hot Water Bottle Covers
805
Fracture Pillows 6x8 inch
175
Fracture Pillows 10 x 11 inch
145
Recreation Pillows 18% x 18%
116
Pieced Lap Robes
70
Girls Blouses
103
Girls Slips
38
Ditty Sags
25
Bedroom Slippers
14
Bed Pan Covers
110
Overseas Kit Bags
175
Let's Be First
"I'd like to buy a Bond," said she,
A little old lady so dear.
" 'twill help bring peace of mind to me
If I can do my share."
"I'd like to buy a Bond," said he,
A little old man so bent.
"I'll sink a ship out on the sea,
With money I have lent."
"I'd like to buy a Bond," said she,
The wife of soldier Jim.
"I want him here, at home with me,
Yes, this one is for him."
"1 want to buy a Bond," said he,
A little lad of five.
"My daddy is in Italy,
t want him back alive."
"I want to buy a Bond," said she,
The Sweetheart he left behind.
"They say 'twill end more speedily,
If Bonds are bought in time."
So, Come On, Clare! buy Bonds today!
The 4th War Loan, we can't delay!
Let's raise our quota double quick!
And be the First to turn the trick.
—N. Holbrook
BAY CITY YOUTHS
"CAUGHT NAPPING"
AFTER WILD NIT
To Face Charges in Special
Session of Circuit
Court
CLARE PIONEER
PASSES AWAY IN
WESTJAN. 16TH
Mrs. Marie Adams Laid at
Rest Beside Husband
in Washington
Total
2186
These kit bags were also filled at a
cost of one dollar each which was
raised by the local unit.
Knitting Reports 1943
Mrs. Tim Frey, Local Chairman
Army Sweaters
Navy sweaters
Cap Mufflers
Scarf Mufflers
Gloves, pairs
Army Helmets
60
4
40
9
5
23
Navy Helmets
Army Socks, pairs
Pairs Wristlets
Refugee Sweaters
5
21
16
2
Congregational
Box Social Nets-
More Than $100
Forty-six persons paid a total of one
hundred and seven dollars at the box
social held in the church .parlors Wednesday night. Art Damoth ,the auctioneer, stepped up the bidding on the
boxes to such an extent that the cash-*
ier more than earned her daily bread
by the "sweat of her brow."
^ Prizes were presented to the follow- The annual Father and Son banquet
mg. Mrs. F. Woodworth, for the most of the Clare Methodist church will he
beautiful box; Mrs. K. Borrer, for the, held in the church social parlors Wed-
most original box; and Mrs. E. Ruby nesday evening, February 23rd.
took the third prizje. The game con-J Emil Pfister is general chairman
test prizes were awarded to E, Ruby and the dinner will be served by the
and Miss Avis Murdoch. W.SC.S
Total 185
A total of 2,371 articles were ship-
continued on Page Twelve)/
FATHER AND SON BANQUET
TO BE HELD AT METHODIST
CHURCH FEBRUARY 23RD
Mrs. Marie Adams, an early pioneer
of Clare, passed away Sunday evening, January 16th, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Jennie R. Nee-
lands, of Metaline Falls, Washington,
after a brief illness which started
with an attack of pneumonia before
the holidays, following which she
gradually grew weaker.
Marie Peters was born at Kingston,
Ontario, Canada, April 15th, 1851, and
was married to John E. SexBmith in
1871. To that union four children
were born: George T„ William Edward, Jennie R., and John Herbert.
Mr. Sexsmith passed away in 1898
and two sons, Edward and George
preceded her in death.
In 1906 she was united in marriage
to Thomas Adams and they later
moved to Wichita, Kansas, and in
1910 to the Metaline district to make
their home as early homesteaders of
the region.
Mr, Adams passed away in 1917 and
since that time she has made her
home with Mrs. Neelands, who has
been a most devoted daughter and
gave her every care in her declining
years.
Grandma Adams, as she was known
to her many friends, was believed to
be one of the oldest, if not the oldest
person in her county. She was a
grand old lady, living and enjoying
life to her rare age with a- remarkable retention of all her faculties, and
endeared herself to all who had the
good fortune to know her. She was
a member of the Congregational
church and Ladies Aid and will be
missed by a large circle of friends.
She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Jennie R. Neelands; a son, J. H.
(Herb), of Las Vegas, Nevada; al
grandson, Theodore Neelands, and a
granddaughter, Mrs. Hazel Burroughs,
both of Palo Alto, California; and four
great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1:30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, January
19th, fr,om the school gymnasium, with
Rev. I. B. Wagoner of the Congrega-
Fouv Bay City youths, who were
"caught napping" after allegedly breaking and entering several Harrison business places, are now awaiting trial at
a special session of Clare County Circuit Court expected to be held next
week in Harrison.
James Anderson, 19, Chas. Luce, 16,
Frank Woods, 17, and Lloyd Morse, 17,
all of Bay City, are thought to have
arrived in Harrison between 1:00 and
2:00 o'clock Thursday morning of last
week, and according to charges, broke
into the Snell Standard gas station,
where they stole a gun; the North
Mobile station, where they took cigarettes; the Holcomb Gulf station,
where they took cigarettes and candy;
the Good Luck Restaurant, where they
took a case of beer; Murphy's store,
where they took pennies, shotgun
shells, rifle shells and a great variety
of groceries; and then broke into two
places at Morgan's Cabins and finally
made themselves a bed and went to
sleep there.
Clarence Wilson, who occupies one
of the cabins and looks after the property, noticed a door open when he
went after water at 8:00 o'clock Thursday morning, and notified Sheriff Seaver Amble, who at the time was investigating the several break-Ins.
Sheriff Amble went to the cabins and
upon Investigation found the boys all
asleep in one of the cabins.
The boys were apprehended by the
sheriff and after questioning, which
lasted all day and part of Thursday
night, they are reported by the sheriff
to have admitted their guilt, although'
they repeatedly denied taking the articles even though they were "caught
with the goods." x
Probate Judge George Bates waived
jurisdiction on Luce, a minor, and the
boys were taken before Justice Jennings Archambault in Clare, Saturday
afternoon, and after their hearing
were bound over to Circuit Court.
It is not definitely known whether
other articles than those mentioned
above were taken from the different
places allegedly entered.
CLARE COUNTY
LAGS IN FOURTH
WARLQAN DRIVE
Bond    Premiere   at   Ideal
Theatre Tuesday
Evening
This is the year of decision-—let's
all meet it together! The war eoob
of us wanted is the war all of us have >
got to win—and we're being giwa
our chance this year to make 1944 Sb»
year that-counts, the year of decision.
With the greatest military strengffe
the world has ever seen in our possession, we are boring in for the
knock-out blow. But tha.t blow needs
a lot of punch behind it if v/e are to.
"count out" the German enemy this
year. That's where you come in. For
you are being asked this month to jilay
your part in the 1944 march to Yie-
tory by buying the Bonds that -witt
help to make'.this the year to be pramS
of. And its not only your duty but
your privilege, for with every Bon4
' you buy you'll share of the fruits ot
, victory as well. -For the money yoa
invest now will be yours to spenS
i later for things you have always wanfc-
'ed.
|     Clare County War Finance Committee Chairman, W. James Olson, Bank
j Chairman  J.  Stuart Bicknell, JRetalS
i Chairman Leo Russell; City Chainnea
j Mrs. Mabel Mulder, of Clare, Mrs. Lu-
j lu Murphy, of Harrison, and Don R,
/Luce, of Farwell, together with their
hard  working and patriotic corps of
Gallants, and  the  school  children of
the county, are doing all within their
power to  induce  citizens    of    Clare
county to invest in War Savings Bonds
during   the   Fourth   War   Loan—not
alone to finance the war effort—hufc
to back the attack financially and morally in support of our gallant youth
who are giving their all for freedom
and  liberty, and to  protect our ora
personal interests in the rehabilitation;
period following the war when it is
likely that we will need every cent
we can save in the meantime,
Major Harriger Sells Bonds
Major   Robert   Harriger,   who   has.
spent more than three years in the
service  of his  country, risking limb-
and neck that we might, enjoy liberty
and freedom, gave of his precious furlough  hours  last  Saturday    to    •sell
bonds at the local War Bond Headquarters, as did S/Sgt. Russell Koch,
Jr., who is convalescing from "wounds
suffered in North Africa and awaiting;
reassignment to duty.
These local boys know the magnitude of financing this war which has
been thrust upon us and that it is
for them and millions of others who
are taking the brunt of the battle for
us that the bonds are sold. Let's
show them during the Foncrt& War
Loan that if they are willing to pay i»
blood that we are willing to loan our
dollars.
Clare School Does Its Pari
Clare Public School has come thra
and bought a plane for the boys in service by topping its goal of- ?2O,O0*
(face value) ot bond selling. At the
time the Sentinel went to press $24,125
had been bought at Clare High School
or through Clare-High School students.
This is not including the stamps that
have been bought through the grades.
(Continued on Page Seven)
Boy Scouts to
Meet at School
Monday Evening
MRS. BERTHA GERBER
DIES IN MT. PLEASANT
HOSPITAL JANUARY 20
Former Arthur Township Lady
Laid at Rest in Cherry-
Grove Cemetery
Bertha Louise Gerber was born ia
Berlin, Germany, February 6, 1873, an*
died at the Community Hospital, Mt,
Pleasant, Michigan, January 20 ,1944,
at the age of seventy years, eleven*
months and seventeen days.
In the year 1892 she was united 5ft
marriage to Alexander Ruthven and to
this union seven, children were born.
He preceded her in death in the year
1905.
In the year 1907 she was united ia
marriage to Chffvles Gerber. To this
union one child was born. He preced-
There will be a pot-luck dinner and j ed her in death three years ago, at
rally of all Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts,' which time she left her home in Ar~
parents and friends of scouting, Mon- thur township and moved to ML
day evening, February 7, in the Clare' Pleasant, where she resided to the
High School gym. The Clare Girl time of her death.
Scouts will serve coffee and milk. The She was a kind and loving mother,
program will consist of short talks \ always willing to help others, was a
by E.  B.  Clark,   Scout executive  of faithful Christian all her life and WiK
be greatly missed by all who knew
her.
She leaves to mourn their loss, three
daughters, Mrs. May Broberg, of Chicago, Mrs. Bertha Winters, of Detroit,
Clare-Isabella counties; Carle Handel;
Scout -executive of Valley Trails Council; Walter Leonard, President of District Scouting Committee. A Boy Scout
Court of Honor with awards for Far-'    _ ,  _u ^ ^0„w
well, Harrison and Clare Scouts will and Mrs. Hilda Myers7o7 Mt~5e^J
follow the dinner.   Eact troop will put\ ant; four grandchildren, other   iseli.-
on   a   demonstration   showing   what | tives and a host of friends.       •
scouting really is.   The program \rill'    Funeral services were held from the.
tional church officiating and local bus-, conclude with a movie in the auditor- 'Thurston Funeral Home at S'Ou-tf'
mess places closing during the fune-;ium.   Mr. Pflster, who is camping and clock Sunday afternoon, Jaauarv 23
ral hour.   Interment was made in the activities  chairman for the Isabella-! with Rev. M. R Honderich officfetos
lone cemetery beside her husband and Clare district, is in charge of arrange-' Interment Was made in Cherrv Grora
son, George. ments for this dinner. Cemetery. y
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