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CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1945
New Series Vol. 53, No, 24
YOUR RED CROSS
CONTRIBUTION IS
GREATLY NEEDED
Demand   for   Life   Saving
and Morale Building
Services Increasing
Candidate For
Mayor of Clare
Working in four busy centers American Red Cross workers have packed
approximately 10,800,000 parcels for
American prisoners of war in enemy
territory, Basil O'Connor, chairman
of the American Red Cross, announces.
One of the most important responsibilities of the Red Cross is its program of relief to war prisoners and
the task will not end until after the
war ends in all parts of the world.
Food, medicine and clothing, in addition to that provided by the enemy,
are essential to maintain the health
of Americans in prison camps.
The Red Cross coordinates the efforts of many government agencies
and organizations that cooperate in
the provision and transportation of
supplies, pays its proportionate shai-e
toward expenses of the International
Committee in Geneva, and through its
officials and volunteers keeps prisoner of war parcels moving from the
United States.
Whole Blood and Plasma
Flying whole blood to tin-* battle
fronts of the world marks a new milestone in medical history and constitutes a tremendous responsibility for
both the American people and Red
Cross Blood Donors Centers.
Blood plasma, pronounced the "outstanding life-saver of this war" by the
Surgeons General of both the Army
and Navy, retains its importance iu
the care of our wounded as it has
since the program's inception in February, 1941.
Both whole blood aud plasma are
needed in treating many of the more
severely wounded, particularly those
suffering from a large loss of blood.
More than ten million pints of blood
have been collected nationally by American Red Cross Donors Centers and
Mobile units since the program began.
Home Service
"No matter what problem a serviceman or his family has, the Clare County Red Cross Chapter is on hand to
help him," Mrs. G. E. Lamb, home service chairman of the Clare County
Chapter, said today.
Many servicemen, veterans aud
their families have made use of Red
Cross home service resources during
the past year and the number is growing daily.
Red Cross home service ranges from
answering questions for servicemen's
wives regarding allotments and family
allowances to delivering messages to
fighting men on the Pacific atolls.
Through the home service program,
the Red Cross acts- as a "mind easer"
for our fighting men and their families.
When Our Boys Come Back
We quote from a letter from Pfc.
William Henry Orr, a former Farwell
boy, who was wounded in Germany in
December and after some time in a
hospital in England has been placed
(Continued on Page Eiglit)
JOHN W. DUNLOP
Wins   Republican   nomination
Mayor by large majority.
for
JOHN W. DUNLOP
NOMINATED MAYOR
MONDAYJVENING
Democrats Not Expected to
Present Ticket at
City Election
WASTE FATS, WASTE
PAPER AND TIN CANS
"   CRITICAL MATERIALS
All Will  Be  Urgently Needed
Until Final Victory
Is Won
The success ot our Armies, Navy
and Air Forces has tended to cause
people on the home front to let down.
The factory worker is on strike and
the home folks are not salvaging
enough fats, paper and tin to keep the
armed forces supplied with what it
takes to destroy the menace to civilization.
The War Production Board says we
need 230 million pounds of waste fats
in 1945 or production of explosives,
synthetic rubber and many other important items will lag. Even though
the defeat of Germany appears to be
only a matter of weeks we cannot rest
on our oars. There are an estimated
five million Japs waiting to be exter-
_ minated by means of American arms
and ammunition. We must not expect
much of the materials left in Europe
to be used in the War in Asia if current reports are much of an indication
<   of What is to happen.
The housewives of America have
the answer to used fat situation. Surveys have revealed that a small percentage is making a definite practice
of saving and preparing the used kitchen fats' for • collection at the local
butcher shop designated as a fat col-
. lection point. To really get in the fat
salvage game and really pitch re-
(Continued on Page Eight)
The Clare electorate turned out en-
masse for the Republican city convention Monday evening, following keen
competition in the three man race for
the nomination for mayor, iu a field
left wide open when Mayor Robert
Archambault announced that he was
not a candidate* for re-election.
The city hall auditorium was filled
beyond capacity, with the overflow extending into the upper corridor and
down the stairway, and it was necessary for the voters to pass out the
rear entrance, after casting their ballots, to enable all to get near the bal-^
lot box. *
Former Mayor John W. Dunlop was
nominated by an overwhelming majority with the vote as follows:
John W. Dunlop—39S
Harold Fleming—142
John Asline—89
Councilman Fleming will continue
his unexpired term as Alderman, from
the second ward.
City Clerk Alex McKinnon was unopposed, as were City Treasurer Vera
B. Peterson and Justice of the Peace
Jennings Archambault, all being nominated unanimously.
Ward caucuses were held following
the city convention wilh the following
results:
FIRST WARD
Supervisor—
David Woolston—41
David Ward—12
Alderman—Ed. Mussell—unanimous
Constable—David Siel—unanimous
City Committeeman—John Hanley
SECOND WARD
Supervisor—L. H. Thompson-—unanimous
Alderman—George   J.
imous
Constable—Allen  Crum—unanimous
City Committeeman—Jesse Hampton
THIRD  WARD
Supervisor—Arthur J. Morgan—unanimous
Alderman—
Herbert Randall—63
Paul Manee—34
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
A Democratic city convention and
ward caucuses were announced to be
held following the Republican convention but because of lack of competition the attendance was very small
and Omer' Parent, chairman of the
Democratic City Committee, stated
Tuesday evening that the party would
not present a ticket at the city election, which will be held Monday,
April 2nd.
ORGANIZE GIRL
SCOUT COUNCIL
HERE LAST WEEK
Thre^e Local Groups Have
Made Splendid
Progress
A group of women met in the Clare
High School, Thursday afternoon of
last week, for the purpose of organizing a Girl Scout Council for the city
of Clare.
At the Girl Scout banquet and meeting on* March 5th, a nominating committee had been, appointed. Mrs. Willard Bicknell, as chairman, presided
at the meeting Thursday afternoon.
The slate of officers presented and
elected was: Mrs. Clyde Urquhart,
president; Mrs. O. D. Bayes, vice
president; Mrs. Don Reynolds, secretary; Mrs. James Ryan, treasurer.
Miss Florence McClure, National
Field Advisor of Girl Scouts, spoke
briefly on the council and the committees and their activities and duties.
The president and 'vice president
have chosen their committees as follows: Program—Mrs. Mark Bicknell,
Mrs. Gerald Brown, Mrs. James Gillespie ; Organization—Mrs. Clayton
Neff, Mrs. Curtis Hearns, Mrs. Wilbur
Ireland; Camping Committee—Mrs.
Ivah Emery, Mrs. Stuart Bicknell, Mrs.
Andrew Irving; Publicity and Public
Relations—Mrs. John Schultz, Mrs.
Emil Pfister; Finance Mrs. James
Ryan and Ed Johnston.
There are three Scout Troops in
Clare, under the leadership of Mrs.
Ivah Emery, Mrs. Donald Strong, and
Miss Olive Evans. Other Scout Leaders are needed to assist these leaders
and anyone interested in this work
should contact the Organization committee. There is the need to organize
other troops, so any assistance you
can give will be appreciated. Let's
support the Girl Scout work in Clare
one hundred per cent.
Clare P.TA. to
Meet at School
Monday Evening
The March meeting of the Clare
P.T.A. will be held next Monday evening, March 19th, in the Home Economics room at the Clare High School.
This is a "Health" program and Dr.
Madeline Donnelly wilj- be guest speaker. Mrs. Earl Ruby is chairman of the
social committee.        '
All parents of school children are
urged to attend. Committees will give
their reports on what the P.TA. will
give to the two school projects, that
of library hooks and the piano fund.
There are one hunderd members who
have paid their dues and it is asked
that all members attend and .bring
Someone with you.
Red Cross Dresses Up Window
to Assist War Fund Campaign
SPRING OPERETTA
. AT CLARE SCHOOL
FMDAYJIAR. 23
Elementary Chorus Annual
Musical Presentation
Planned
TOWNSHIPS PICK
CANDIDATES FOR
SPRINGJiLECTION
Garfield to Vote on Selling
Spirits for Consumption
on Premises
The display window at Clare County Red Cross headquarters in the Burdo
Building has been made appropriately attractive for the 1945 War Fund
campaign.
CLARE ROTARY
CLUB ORGANIZED
WEDNESDAY N1TE
To Meet Wednesday Noons
inJSt. Cecilia's Church
Parlors
Clare Juniors
to Present Play
Friday, April 20
"Brother Goose,-* a tnree-act comedy
by William Davidson, is the play selected by the Junior class of Clare
High School, to be presented in the
high school auditorium the evening of
April 20th.
' Try outs took place last week and
the following people were chosen:
Wilma Worstell, Bud Kane, Pat Hali,
Marylou Wyman, Bob Clark, Jackie
Frey, Patsy Irwin, Bob Smith, Arlene
Steps for the organization of a
Rotary Club were taken Wednesday,
March 14, by a group of twenty-three
business and professional men. who
are planning to establish a unit of that
world-wide service organization in
Clare. Meeting with Harold Chopard,
ot Mt. Pleasant, deputy district governor; Charles Park, president of ML
Tleasant Rotary; and other Rotarians,
in the Clare Methodist Church parlors,
these men voted to apply for a charter
in Rotary International, thus adding
Clare to the list of more than 5,200
cities in some fifty countries of the
world where Rotary has cpme to play
a leading part in the progress of the
Lehr—unan-1 community.
Officers elected are: President, Bill
Byers; "Vice President, Dr. S. C. Mc-
Arthur; Secretary, Don Richardson;
Directors, Omer Parent, Dave Seiter,
Dick Hartshorn. Other charter members present were Elmer Comes, Larry
Beck, Harold Jones, Delbert Bradley,
Harold Schaeffer, Harold Collins,
Carleton Garthe, Atty. Harold Hughes,
Dr. A. E. Mulder, Dan McDonald, Robert Archambault, E. E. Cook, Emil
Pfister, Dr. G. C. Born, Rev. Charles
Hahn, Martin Loomis. Several men
who are to he charter members that
were unable to he present are: Harold Moline, Henry Brinkman, Dr.
H. J. Ballard, Rev. Fr. Brophy, Rev.
Harold Watson, Russell Thurston and
Stuart Bicknell. With the maximum
charter membership set at thirty-five
by the rules of Rotary International, it
is still possible for five more Clare
men to become charter members by
Saturday.
The new club is sponsored by the
Rotary Club of Mt. Pleasant, whose
members have brought Rotary to
Clare, through their friendship for the
business and professional men of this
city. One of the distinctive features
of Rotary is that ciub members are
welcome visitors at every other Rotary Club in, the world. There are
Rotary Clubs in Reed City, Alma, Big
Rapids, Gladwin and throughout the
state, so it is expected that the new
Rotary Club of Clare .will have numerous visiting Rotarians at its' meetings. '
W. N. Byers, newly elected president, who has been a Rotarian before
The Elementary Chorus of the Clare
Public School will present an operetta, "The Magic Beanstalk," on Friday, March 23, 1945, at eight o'clock,
in the school auditorium.
' The theme is the familiar and much
beloved old fairy tale. It is cleverly
dramatized and contains a wealth of
catchy songs and dialogues.
Jack, the tale telling wanderer, is
himself most gullible when he meets
Foolemesi, the seventh son of a seventh son, who, with all the powers
such a title suggests, trades the magic
beans for Juliana, Jack's mother's
cow.
Gypsy Ann, the dancing fortune teller, gives new hopes and dreams to
those whose fortunes she tells.
Blunderbuss, the   fearful ogre, imparts terror to the villagers before lie
is slain in the duel with Jack,
The cast of characters is as follows:
Jack—Dick Pfister.    .
Captain Kido^-A,. J. Doherty.
Jack's Mother—Janie Bicknell.
Juliana, the cow—Don Barber and
Dale Banghart.
Announcer—Dick Ulrich.
Gypsy Ann—LouAnn Hampton.
Foolemesi,    the    Magician — Dick
Thayer.
Blunderbuss, the ogre—John Bicknell.
First Woman—Dinahlynn Ruark.
Second Woman—Johanna Smith.
Third Woman-"J6anne Busche.
Fourth  Wdman—Sarah Pryor.
Fifth Woman'—Elaine Ryan.
Sixth Woman—Dorothy Doherty.
First Man—Ronald Wilcox.
Second Man—Robert Cookson.
Third  Man—Wm.  DeFoy.
Pirates—John Dwyer, David Fleming, Don Thayer, Jim Wilson, Curtice
Hearns and Mickey Dwyer.
Magic Beans—Barbara Wright, Well
Urquhart, Donna Louch, Betty Hahn
and Joleen Wallace.
Dutch Dancers—Jeannine Reynolds,
Suzanne Irving, Ann Mitchell, Sally
Bicknell, Carol Ann Wieferich,, Barbara Siel, Joan Archambault, and
Mary Sanford.
Chinese Girls — Dinahlynn Ruark,
Betty Wilkie, Gala Hochstetler, Bonna
Jean Fair, Evelyn Artibee, Aria Jean
Gingery, Joan Smith, Geraldine Brown,
Elaine Ryan and Ruth Ames.
Villagers and Dancers —- Marilyn
Masten, Betty Ruth Thatcher, Betty
Lou Price, Joanne Voige, Mary Her-
ron, Levinia White, Ann Lynn Bayes,
Darlene Lear, Ruby Foss, Nancy Grove
Lucy Williams, Sarah Pryor, Dolores
Jackson, Sandra Schultz, Shirley
Wright, Dorothy Doherty, Lillian Fu-
gate, Doris Marble, Joyce Thayer and
Dorothea Watson.
Gen. MacArther
Writes Letter to
Peter Pelchers
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pelcher, of Ver-,
non township, have received the following letter, of which they are justly
very proud:
GENERAL   HEADQUARTERS
^ Southwest Pacific Area
A.P.O. 500,*
February 18,
Mrs. Adeline Pelcher,
Route 4,
Clare, Michigan
Dear Mrs. Pelcher:
In the death of your son
1945
FIRE DESTROYS
BEAVERTON GRADE!
SCHOOL_BUILDING
Burned off Light Wires Prevents Saving of the
Equipment
Howlett, Ila Sutton
Committees   have   been   appointed ' moving to Clare, today defined Rotary
and work on the production is underway, directed hy Mrs. Plyna Strong.
Sentinel classifieds will do a real job
of buying or selling for you.. Call 35.
as "a world fellowship of business and
professional men who are united in
the Ideal of Service,.which is thought-
fulness of and helpfulness to others."'
(Continued on Page Eight)
The grade  school  building of  the
Beaverton   Argieultural   Schools   was
completely destroyed  by fire  of unknown origin early Wednesday morning,  with  the fire,burning away the
Private electrical service "entrance early in its
First Class Edison Pelcher, you have progl.e_g all(] leaving the building in
my heartfelt sympathy. the  darkness  of  the  early   morning
His service was characterized by his hourSj making impossible the saving
devotion to our beloved country, and o£ any of the school equipment or
in his death we have lost a gallant BUpp-_jes.
comrade-in-arms. (    ^lvin Carr, an employee of the Bea-
Very faithfully, verton Cement Works who lives across
Signed tjle   COrner  from   the  school,   discov-
Douglas Mac Arthur    ered   fiames   in   the   bell   tower   and
The Pelchers' son, Pfc. Edison Pel-  gable  end  of  the  building,  when he
cher, was formerly reported missing, arose about 4:30 Wednesday morning
in action and later reported killed in and immediately gave the alarm.
action January 14 on Luzon. i    The entire inner construction of the
__.  brick-walled   building   was    of   wood
and although the fire was confined to
I the   attic   when   discovered,   by   the
time  the Beaverton Fire Department
and Superintendent of Schools W. P.
riOTrn   Cril   CHr  Ma<liso11 reached the scene within a
1-AoIl-K  JLiAL oALt very   few   minutes,   the   flames   had
 , * commenced to burn through the upper
floor ceilings, and within an hour the
structure was completely consumed
by the raging flames.
The Gladwin Fire Department was
summoned and reached the scene of
the fire at 5:00 o'clock, but the conflagration was beyond control when
they arrived.
The furnace fire had been properly
CHAIRMAN REPORTS
FINE RESPONSE IN
i
Many   Clare   Residents   Show
Their Concern For
Handicapped
Special Meetings
Continuing With
Rev. Peter Weaver
Our. meetings continue each night
at the Clare Baptist Church with, Rev,
Peter Weaver, evangelist, Miss Lois
Fields, at the vibraharp, and other
special music from other churches.
We invite the cooperation of other
churches to come in and enjoy these
meetings.
Practically every night we Will be
showing sound films Which are worth
seeing.
Groups from other, cities, such as St.
Louis, Mt. Plea.ant and Lake George
and others, are coming in to help us
with special singing. You're going to
enjoy these unusual special meetings
.because we have planned them so you
will. Invite your friends and bring
them to the meetings. *
Rev. E. E. Redman,- Pastor
A line response to the Annual Easter Seal Sale of the Clare County Society   for  Crippled  Children  and  Disabled Adults, Inc., is reported by Mrs.  ..... ,. .
E. R. Pfister at the end of the first ^^^S™0.^™?.!^™,^ _*!
week that the seals have been in circulation. .
Many residents of Clare have shown
their concern for the handicapped by
returning ?2.00 and ?5.00 for a single
sheet of stamps.
The society has appealed for a more
widespread use of the attractive Easter seals this year than ever before.
Funds received from the seal sales are
used by the  society  to  provide the
year around services of an orthopedic .
nurse, to operate a summer camp for t
crippled children, and to provide other i
equipment   and    services   that   help,
make useful happy  citizens    out    of
youngsters and disabled adults.
building had not been unlocked the
morning of the fire, and although the
lire broke out in the gable end of the
building where the electrical service
entrance   was   located,   the   point   or
, cause of origin could not be ascertained.
i The' structure was built in 190S and
dedicated in 1909, when lumber was
king in this locality, and except for
the brick walls, the building was entirely constructed of wood and burned
; so rapidly that not even a text book
or tablet could be saved, thus depriving the school of the necessities of reopening school at once.
Although a number of public buildings have been placed at the disposal
of the school board, any building-
used for school purposes will have to
be approved by the State Department
of Health, State Fire Marshal's Office
  and  State Department of Public In-
Charles  Pfetsch JBtruction;   and all text books,  equip-
Charles Pfetsch passed away at his,ment' etc-> wil1 ilave to ue Procured.
home in Hatton township Wednesday I    Three    hundred    and    seven,ty-one
afternoon, following several months of .students, of kindergarten through the
sixth grade, occupied the building, but
fortunately because of the hour, none
were in the  building when  the fire
The following candidates have hegn.
nominated at township caucuses for
offices to be voted on at the biennial
spring election, Monday, April 2nd:
ARTHUR TOWNSHIP
Republican Ticket
Supervisor—Ray Harrold.
Clerk—Jesse C. Newman.
Treasurer—Ben   Kleinhardt.
Justice of Peace (4 years)—George
Williams, Norman Myers.
Member Board of Review (2 years)
—Charles L. Ott.
Member Board of Review (4 years)
—Glen Lower.
Constables — Aubrey Chatterton-
George Winn, Walter Deller, Jesse V.
Newman.
GRANT TOWNSHIP
Republican Ticket
Supervisor—Charles Van Den Bergh
Clerk—S, A. Dawson.
Treasurer—Dorothy Heuschele.
Justice of Peace (full term)—Robert
Walters.
Justice of Peace (to fill vacancy)—
Harold Bradley.
Member   Board   of   Review    (full
term)—Wm. Krell.
Highway Commissioner—Al Purdy.
Constables—George   Haring,   Floyd
Squires,  Mark Bicknell, George Kapplinger,
GARFIELD TOWNSHIP ',
Republican Ticket ~H-J
Supervisor—Darius  Scott.
Clerk—Marguerite Shilling.
Treasurer—Charles L. McKinzie.
Highway   Commissioner — Matthew
Scott.
Justice of Peace (4 years)—Roy O.
Cook, Charles Scott. '
Justice of Peace (2 years)—Mae L.
McCon, Bert Scott.
Member Board of Review (full
term)—-Roy O. Cook.
Member Board of Review (to fill
vacancy)—Alfred Sturgis.
Constables—R.   G.   Bellows,  Junior
Malosh, Tom Shilling, Manuel Scott.
Peoples Ticket
, Supervisor—Lester Halstead. ;
Clerk—Annabelle Tryon.
Treasurer—Stanley Oman.
Highway Commissioner—Frank Gilman.
Justice of Peace (4 years)—Gordon
Smith, Jay B. Gilman.
Justice of Peace (2 years)—Jer-
deena Tryon, Maude Somerville.
Member Board of Review (full term)
—Perl Tryon
Member Board of Review   (to fill
vacancy)—Harry  Cornell.
Proposition
Shall the sale of spirits, in addition
to beer and wine,  be permitted for
consumption on the premises, within
the Township  of Garfield, under the
provisions of law governing same?
GILMORE   TOWNSHIP
Republican Ticket
Supervisor—C. L. Brasington.
Clerk—Harold Warner.
Treasurer—Raymond Wood.
Highway Commissioner — Kenneth
Rawson.
l Continued on Page Eight)
Deaths
failing health,
The remains will lay in state in the
Dover Tabernacle from 12:3*0 o'clock
until 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon, at
which time the funeral services will be
held from, the tabernacle.
The life story will be published next
week.
Ora Akin
Ora Akin, of Houghton Lake, the
father of Mrs. Murl Houghton, of this
city, passed away suddenly at the
Grayling hospital Wednesday noon.
Mr. Akin submitted to a major operation about two weeks ago and following satisfactory convalescence, was
thought to be well on the way to recovery and it was expected he would
be released from the hospital Thursday, but he was stricken suddenly
Wednesday and passed away.
Mrs. Houghton left'immediately for
Houghton Lake but funeral arrange-     Troop Two of the Girl Scouts is co,I-
ments liad not been completed at press lectiffg books for a hook chest to send
time. ' to Poland. If you have any, phone 320.
broke out.
The Art Damoth Insurance Agency,
of Clare and , Beaverton, carried
$33,000 insurance on. the building and
?3,000 on the contents.
The modern new high school building which stands nearby was not damaged by the fire.
The War Production Board has
been contacted by the School Board
and informed of their intentions to rebuild and the Beaverton Board of Education met with Frederick D. Madison, Royal Oak architect, Thursday
evening, to make plans for reconstruction.
THREE MICHIGAN BELL
MEN HONORED BY VAIL
COMMITTEE IN 1944
Recognized    For    Life - Saving
Acts While Employed
By Company
BOOKS WANTED
Three Michigan Bell men were hoft-
ored March 9 by the Michigan Vail
Medal Committee for life-saving acts
in 1944.
The committee announced that Walter W. Snider, installer at Wayne, will
receive the Vail Medal and a cash
award while J'esse R..Peters, district
plant engineer, and Douglas G. Shop-
part, plant field engineer, both of Pontiac, will  be given special citations.
Snider was credited with saving the
life of three-year-old Sandra Tripp,
who suffered severe burns from a'bonfire last April 18. When her clothing
caught fire, Snider hurried down a
pole where he was at work, smothered
the fiames, and rushed the child to
the home of her mother, Mrs. George
Tripp, where a.doctor was Called.
Peters and Shoppart rescued Barney'
Soule, TJtica war worker, from Mi
burning automoblie near that comnmti'
ity January 19, 1944. While driving;
to Mt. Clemens, the telephone melt
noticed the burning car and found
Soule unconscious in the hack seatt
He had dropped a lighted cigarette
upon going to sleep after working alt*
night.
Snider's award is the seventieth, Iii
.Michigan since the. Vail Medal -plan.
was instltutctd twenty-five years; ago,