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GLARE. MlfcHIGAN,' FRtDAY -M<^1MG, MAY 1 % 1945
.   New Series Vol. 53, Na, B2
END OF EUROPEAN CONFLICT
LOAN OPENS
IN CLARE COUNTY
MONDAYJIAY14
County Quotas Announced
By Chairman Art
Damoth
Announces Victory
$213,000 Series E War Savings
Bond Goal Largest Yet
for Community  .
V-E Day has been announced, the
war is over in Europe and we all are
mighty pleased of this, but we yet
have a treacherous and fanatical foe
to conquer in the Pacific, and don't
you think for a minute that this will
be an easy job. The Jap has proven
his prowess and tenacity as a formidable foe and although our fighting
forces have done a splendid job of
loosening his hold on many South
Pacific islands and atolls, millions of
the yellow rats are yet clinging to
every available cave and crevice of
their stolen empire and homeland.
"We regret to say that much American and Allied blood will yet be
spilled in the .South Pacific before the
sons of Nippon are brought to they,
knees and the world is made safe for
decent freedom loving people—and it's i
going to take many millions of dollars
to feed our fighting forces and furnish
them with the bare essentials of modern warfare and self preservation.
And after that our Armies and Navy
must be maintained for many months
to police the conquered countries lest
they again stab us in the back and
find us not prepared.
These things must be kept in mind
as the Seventh War Loan opens next
Monday morning and this time we will
all have to dig deeper titan ever before because the E Bond quota alone
is ?4,000,000,000. The coming drive
challenges every American to meet
—and beat—the largest individual war
bond quota of this war, at a time when
ihere may be * a tendency toward a
letdown, at home. There will be no
letdown on the battlefields, and there
will be none at home when Americans
realize the tremendous task that remains to be done in the Pacific.
Clare County's Share
The following telegram tells its .own
story:
Arthur F. Damoth,
Chairman Clare County
War Finance Committee
Official   dates   Seventh  War  Loan
drive May -I- through June 30.    All
bonds clearing Federal Reserve Bank
April 9 through July 7 counted toward
quota. t_lare county quota for Seventh
War Loan  is  as follows:    Series E
$213,000.   Corporations $74,000.  Other
issues to individuals $98,000.
Frank N. Isbey,
Chairman U. S. Treasury
Finance Committee for Michigan
Townships and cities within the
' county will be assigned quotas next
week and. the campaign will commence as soon as organizational plans
can be completed. When you are asked
to be a community chairman—be one!
When you are asked to sell bonds—
sell them! When you are asked to
buy bonds—buy them! It is the least
we can do to recompense our boys
whose blood will yet flow on the sands
and waters of the vast Pacific Theater
of War. It is little enougfi to do in
honor of those who have given their
all.
PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN
Officially  confirms  unconditionad
surrender of Germany.
V-E DAY PROGRAM
PRESENTED AT Hi
SCHOGLTUESDAY
Churches Join   in   Special
Observance of Long
Awaited Day
CLARE HI SCHOOL
BANDS PRESENT
ANNUALJONCERT
Dedicated to Former Clare
High School Students
in Service
Special Mother's
Day Program at
Baptist Church
Sunday morning and evening, May
13th, will be our special Mother's Day
program at the First Baptist Church.
In the morning our mothers will
have complete charge of the service.
Mrs. Lillian Redman, will be speaking and the mothers will sing a. special
number.
Sunday evening the young folks
will, take part in the program in honor
of o'ur mothers, with special numbers
and poems and the pastor will speak
on Motherly Characteristics.
In the afternoon at Lake George
will be our Mother's Day program,
with a flower for the youngest and
oldest mdther.
At Clare we will have a flower for
the youngest mother, the oldest and
the mother* with largest number of
children, present.
Come and bring your friends ahd
don't miss these special services.
—E. E. Redman, Pastor
Clare School's fourteenth annual
spring concert took place last Friday
night. Seventy-two students played before a filled auditorium.
The junior band played first with six
selections: "Step Lively March,"
"Blue Moon Waltz," "Norma's Dream,"
"Song of the Roses," "Marjorie" and
"Promotion Band March."
The senior band played a number
ot group selections, two solos, and a-
brass sextet-
The conductor, Mr. Collins' own
composition, ''The Clare High SchodV
Band March," was an added feature.
Drum Major, Joanne Richard, and four
majorettes, June Coveart, Dare Harter,
Barbara Johnson and Gloria Hales,
gained appreciative applause.
Special mention -and appreciation
should go to the various committees
who worked hard for the concert's
success.
The concert, dedicated to the former
Clare High students now in the armed
services, wis appropriately brought to
an end with the "Star Spangled Banner."
A picture of the high school marching band, the complete program of the
concert and the personnel of the bands
will be found on page three of this
week's Sen'inel
.In recognition of V-E Day in Clare,
the Clave High School Band led the
parade for the Boy and Girl Scouts of
the city, coming from the school house
and marching through main street,
and returning to the school for a special arranged program at 11:30 a. m.
Supt. Austin Bates gave a few remarks and presented the Misses Vena
Lee and Margaret Rose Gillespie who
gave a two piano duet, "The Stars and
Stripes Forever." Rev. Charles Hahn,
of the Methodist Church, offered the
prayer. .
Records of Pre-War Information
were played and the meeting was adjourned.
\Churches Observe V-E  Day
Tuesday evening, A Victory Service
was   held   in   the   Clare   Methodist j
Church, with the churches of the community cooperating.
The program was as follows:
Organ Music—Harold Collins.
Statement of the Purpose of the Victory Service—Rev. Charles Hahn.
Hymn "America"; Opening Prayer,
Mrs. William Garchow.
Poem, "Recessional"—Reader, Mrs.
Donald Strong.
Recognition of the Servicemen who
have given their lives in this war and
the homes from which they came—
Rev. Fred Belleville.
"A Christian Attitude Toward Our
Enemies"—Rev. Earle Redman.
"He Shall Feed His Flock," solo-
Doris Gerow. -
"The Christian's Hope for Peace"—
Rev. Hahn.
Poem, "Victory Morn," written for
V-E Day by Mrs. Donald Holbrook—
reader, Miss Betty Presley.
Closing^ Cong, "America, The Beautiful"-; Benediction—Rev. Hahn.
An account of the observance of V-E
Day at the Congregational Church will
be found in the Fellowship Night article on tne Society Page.
Mrs. Clara Hess
Injured Enroute
to Visit Brother
Mrs. Clara Hess, daughter of Mr>
and Mrs. F. L. Bergey, was on'her
way to Fort Knox, Kentucky, last-
Thursday, to visit her brother, Sgt.
Theodore Bergey, When only four
miles from camp a car carrying six"
soldiers, thought to be overseas veterans .collided with >the bus she was
riding on, and all the occupants of the
car pere killed instantly. Mrs. Hess
•was the only, person on the bus that
was injured. She had both ankles
broken and is in the Regional Hospi- (
tal at Fort Knox, fallowing the ac-!
cident the bus was completely burned.
Joe Cunningham
Has Letter From
His Son Kenneth
J. T. Cunningham, of 204 Dunlop
Road, received the following V-Mail
letter Monday from his son, Ex-Prisoner of War Cpl. K. J. Cunningham:"
April 21, 1945
Dear Folks:
Just a line to let you know that after
having a bad time of it for quite
awhile, I am getting along alright
now. I was recaptured about a week
ago and since then things have been
quite good.
Say hello to all the folks for me. 1
hope to be seeing you soon. Hope
this finds you all well and in good
health.
Yours truly,
Cpl. Kenneth Cunningham
MRS. J. BRINGOLD
SUCCUMBS TO ILL
HEALTH_SUNDAY
Funeral   services   Held   in
i
Clare Wednesday
Afternoon
GLENN TH0MSP0N
WINS $100 BOND
IN BANK CONTEST
Guesses  Nearest  Time
Official Declaration
■   of Peace
of
Russell Mater
Prisoner of War
Returns Home
Pfc. Russell P. Mater arrived home
Tuesday evening for a sixty day furlough with his mother, Mrs. Mary
Mater, and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Whitlock, other-relatives and
friends. Pfc. Mater has been a German war prisoner and has seen, much
country, but states that good old Michigan is far the best.
Russell, who was in the same prisoner of war camp as Pfc. Floyd Callihan, Jr., says that "Fudge" expected
to embark for home with the next
group of returned servicemen and
should be here soon.   '
Seventh War Loan Starts Monday,
The Lutheran. Ladies • Aid Society
meets in the horde of Mrs, Clara
Krienke Wednesday^ May 16th,. at 2:00
p. ra.
A committee composed of Rev. Fr.
Chas. D. Brophy, Rev. Harold Watson
and Chester Richard decided Wednesday afternoon that Glenn E. Thompson
of 406 West Wheaton Ave., Clare, was
the winner of the Citizens State Bank
contest guessing the time nearest to
the official declaration of peace with
Germany. A $100.00 Series "E" TJ. S.
War Savings Bond, issued in his name
has been sent to Mr. Thompson.
Executive Vice President Stuart
Bicknell, of the bank, remarked in a
letter accompanying the bond, "As the
President stated in lis message to the
people, the job is just half completed.
Therefore, we must all continue to
work and help in every possible way
to bring the Jap war to a successful
climax. One way to do this is to keep
up the good work of purchasing bonds
and not to redeem them until maturity.
"Clare county has always gone over
the top in every previous drive and I
am confident they will do the same in
the Seventh War Loan which commences the 14th 6f this month."    -
The Sentinel wishes to congratulate
Mr. Thompson for winning the bond
and the bank for their splendid choice
of a prize for the winner of the contest.
Rosalie Schwarz, daughter of Jacob
and Rosina Schwarz, was born in St.
■Stephan in Obersteg, Switzerland, on
May 5, 1875. Here she received the
Sacrament of Holy Baptism in her infancy and the Rite of Confirmation on
March 31, 1893. She remained true to
her Confirmation Vow, clinging to her
Savior until her end.
She set out for this country on February 7, 1S94, living in New York until she came to Greenwood township,
Clare county, Michigan, in 1904.
On June 11, 1904, she was united in
marriage with John Bringold, of
Greenwood township. This union was
blessed with four children: Ernest,
Martha, Harold and Arnold.
On May 27, 1944, 'she moved with
her husband ti6^<!.afe, Where, - after
one and a half years of declining
health, her condition brought her to
her bed about four weeks ago. A
stomach cancer caused her death last
Sunday, May 6, 1945, at about 3:00
o'clock in the afternoon.. The Lord
granted her a lifespan of seventy
years arid one day, granting her also
the privilege of being conscious until
just shortly before her deliverance.
To mourn her departure she leaves
her bereaved husband; her children,
Ernest, of the Merchant Marines, Harold and Arnold, of Greenwood township, and Mrs. Martha Fry, of Midland,
Michigan; one son-in-law; onedaugh-
ter-in-law;  and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held from the
farm home in Greenwood township;
at 12:45 p. m. and from St. John's Ev.
Lutheran Church in Clare at 2:30 p. m.
on Wednesday, May 9, 1945. .The Rev.
E. C. Leyrer, of Clare, officiated. Burial was made in the Greenwood Township Cemetery.
MORE THAN 500
ATTEND ROTARY
CHARTER NIGHT
Kim- Sigler Among Notable
Rotarians Coming Here
for Meeting
One of the outstanding events of the
season was the Charter Night program
for the Clare Rotary Club which took
place Wednesday evening in the Clare
High School.
More than five hundred out of town
guests met in the' gymnasium and
v.er_ served a delicious ham dinner
prepared by the Mt. Pleasant Rotary
Club, sponsors fpr the Clare group,
and served by Rotary Anns, wives of
Clare members, the various school
clubs and church organizations assisting in preparation.
Charles B. Park, President of the
Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club, called the
group to order and a Toast to the
President was given and the song,
"America," and a Toast to the King,
with the song "God Save the King,"
Rev. Charles B. Hahn gave the invocation. Dinner music was furnished by
Harold Collins and Leo Brown and
group singing was enjoyed.
Many guests were introduced, including Mayor John W. Dunlop, of
Clare; Senators Ben Carpenter and
Orton Smith; Oscar Olander, Chief of
Michigan State Police; seven past district governors, including two from
Canada. News reporters were present
from various state papers, including
McCuthell, of the Detroit Free Press,
winner of the Pulitzer Prize for best
newswriting in the U. S., during 1945.
Letters of Congratulation were read
from the Clare Kiwanis Club and Cla.*e
Chamber of Commerce. Scores of letters and telegrams arrived from other
Rotary Clubs wishing the Clare club
the best of luck.
After the dinner program, they adjourned to the auditorium for the evening's entertainment. Charles L.
Ahspach, of Mt. Pleasant, President of
Central Michigan College of Education
was introduced as toastmaster and fulfilled his duties in his usual pleasant
and efficient manner. Charles B. Park
g^ave the Address of Welcome, and pre-'
sented  the  Charter Night Plaque.
Kim SigTer, of Lansing, was the principal speaker of the evening. Mr. Sigler has practiced law in Detroit, Hast-
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Accepts Surrender i
CHILD HEALTH CLINIC
There will be a clinic for" infants and
pre-school children at the Clare city
hall Monday, May 14th, _y Dr. M.
Donnelly, from 1:30 to 3:00 p. m.
Mothers are urged to bring their children for immunization for smallpox
and diphtheria.
FOURTH QUARTERLY
CONFERENCE HELD AT
METHODIST CHURCB
Asked That Rev. Chas. B. Hahn
He Returned to Local
Charge Next Year
HATTIE ENGLER
PASSES AWAY AT
HOM^OF SISTER
Laid  at Rest Beside   Late
Husband and Daughter
at Wacousta
NOTICE
All dogs running at large shall be
I picked up at once,
j    32t2     * Common Council
t ' » '
The Annual Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Clare-Farwell Methodist
Churches was held in the Clare church
Monday evening, with a good representation present from both churches.
Rev. Charles B. Hahn, pastor, called
the meeting to order and led the group
in singing "The Church's One Foundation," with Miss Doris Gerow presiding at the organ.
Rev. Byron Hahn, District Superintendent, then took charge, and centered his opening remarks around the
Scripture, "Whatsoever a man soweth,
so shall he reap." He stated that to
have a good crop, one must needs to
sow seeds of love, faith, kindliness
and loyalty. He closed his talk with
prayer.
The District Superintendent expressed his appreciation and thanks
for the many acts of kindness extended to him during his illness the past
year, and stated that he hoped to serve
this district as superintendent again
next year.
Rev. Hahn presented the report of-
the nominating committee for the of-
Seventh War Loan Starts Monday.
MOTHER-DAUGHTER BANQUET   ,
Methodist Church, Wednesday, May
23. Price 75c per plate. Because of
limited space there will bo-only 150
tickets sold.
Hattie Engler passed away at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Ruby Thompson, Tuesday of last week, following
several months of ill health.
Hattie Louysa Engler was born a
daughter to Avandor and Sarah Dickinson, in Clinton county, Michigan,
April 12, 1866, and passes from this
earthly life at Clare, May 1, 1945.
In 1889 She was united in marriage
to Samuel Engler, and to this union
were born three children, a son Marion, who died in infancy, and two
daughters, Marie and Helen. Mr,
Engler died in 1931 at his farm home
near Grand Ledge.
Mrs. Engler made her home in Lansing, with her daughter, Marie, until
the passing of the* latter two years
ago. In 1943 she went to live with
the daughter, Helen, in Florida, but
returned to Clare the following, spring
to make her home with her sister,
Mrs. Ruby Thompson. Eight weeks
ago she suffered the loss of the only
remaining* daughter, Helen.
During this trouble she showed unusual fortitude and was of such a
pleasant ahd understanding disposition that she endeared lierself to her
relatives and friends in a special way.
She suffered a stroke in August and
had been confined to her bed since
that time. She was stricken again
and her last-illness was of a week's
duration.
She leaves to mourn their loss, one
granddaughter, Mary Dell. Saunders,
of. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Thompson, of Clare;
one bYothcr, Carl Dickinson, of Bell-
ingham, Washington; and* a host of
relatives and friends.
She was laid to rest beside her husband and daughter, Marie, *ri the cemetery at Wacousta,' Michigan.. Services
were conducted by Rev. Walter Smith
of the Methodist Church at that place
GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
Supreme    commander   of   victoi*ious
western front armies
K. C. NO. 1 TEAJP"
NOW CHAMPION
CLARE LEAGUE
Alice Bradley and   Morris
Pratt Win Mixed
Doubles
WAR OFFICIALLY
TUESDAYAT 9:00
All Clare  Business   Places
Closed in Observance
of Victory
Next Sunday Designated   Day
of Prayer Throughout
United States
The race for City Champions was
the best ever" held in years here with
last year's champs, the Dunlop Cafe
team, fighting their way to .the final
game as only champions can, but going down in defeat to the powerful
K. of C. No. 1 team in the playoff by
a score so close it was decided in th'_
last frame by seven pins.
" The K.'of C. No. 1 team can well'be
proud of their honor. The team is A.
Haley, J. Naumes, R. Drew, O. Parent
L.nd is captained by D. McConnell.
Sunday's Mixed Doubles
In the final mixed doubles last Sunday evening, the top scores Aveve very
close, with Alice Bradley and Morris
Tratt taking first place with 1173,
while Nita Wisler and Ray Houghton
were close seconds.
Marietta, Comes, with L. McCluskey,
won third place one pin over Louise
Hales and Geo. Haring.
Marie Norton paired with Wa»;er
Hales, took the low prize and Larry
Beck had high individual score.
For the bowlers' pleasure, the alleys
will be open Saturday and Sunday this
week. Official city tourney winners
will be published next week and
checks will be mailed to the winners.
Casualties
KILLED IN ACTION
Leroy   C.   Beck ■
Leroy C. Leek, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Beck, of R-2, Farwell, died
of wounds on Okinawa Island April 5.
Leroy entered the service June 2,1941,
received most of his training in camps
in California and went overseas in
July. 1943. Previous to service on Ok
inawa, he served on the Hawaiian and
Philippine Islands,
One phase of the greatest war 1e
history ended Monday with the unconditional surrender of Germany to tttfe
western Allies and Russia at Geo,
Dwight D. Eisenhower's head quarters
at Reims, France, by Col. Gustaf Jodt,
chief of staff for the German Army.
Grand Adm. Karl Doenitz ordered thd
capitulation of all figthing forces and
called an end to the U-boat war.
The surrender took place at 2:41 A.
M. French time, Monday, (8:41 p. in,
E.W.T.) at a little red school house
that is the headquarters of Gen. Eisenhower, bringing the war in Europe to
a formal end after five years, eight'
months and six days of bloodshefi.
and destruction. The surrender was
signed for Germany by Col. Gen. Gns-
tav Jodl, the new chief of staff of the
German Army, and for the supreme
Allied command by Lt. Gen. Walter,
i Bedell Smith, chief of staff for Geo,
Eisenhower. It was also signed by
'Gen. Ivan Susloparoff for Russia and
by Gen. Francois Sevenz for France.
Gen. Eisenhower was not present at
the signing but immediately afterward
Jodl   and  his   fellow  delegate,   Gen.
Adm. Hans Georg Friedeburg, were re-
| ceived by the supreme commander.
They were asked sternly if they
understood the surrender terms imposed upon Germany and if they would,
be carried out by Germany.. They
answered "Yes."
Germany, which began the war with
a ruthless attack upon ...Poland, followed by successive aggressions and
brutality in internment camps, sux-
rendered with an appeal to the victors
for mercy toward the German people
and armed forces.
After signing the full surrender,
Jodl said he wanted to speak and was
given permission to do so. "With this
signature," he said in soft-spoken German, "the German people and armed
forces are for better or worse delivered into the victors* hands. In this
war which has lasted more than, five
years both have achieved and suffered
more than perhaps any other people ia
the world."
Joy of the news was tempered only
by the realization that the fight against
Japan remains to be finished,, -with
many casualties yet to come.
The end of the European war, greatest, bloodiest and costliest war in the
history of the world, which has cause*!
at least 40,000,000 casualties on ibotk
sides" in killed, wounded and captured,
came after more than five year*, ©I
strife that involved, all parts of the
globe.
President Truman proclaimed on
Tuesday the complete and final victory
in the European Theater and went-0E.
a radio hookup at 9:00'a. m, (E.W.T..
to read his formal proclamation, pra-
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WOUNDED   IN  ACTION
Pfc. Howard E. Hanner
Mr, and Mrs. Albert Hanner, of Far-
well, have received word from the
War Department that their grandson,
Pfc. Howard E. Hanner, was wounded
April 18 in Italy. Howard has been
awarded the Purple Heart
Pfc.  Elton  R.  Allen
Mrs. Ethel Allen received a letter
Monday from the chaplain of her son,
Pfc. Elton R. Allen, who was wounded
in action ia Germany, April 14th, saying that Ellon had contracted double
pneumonia ar.d was being treated in
an Army hospital in England.
Victory Morn
The bells ring out, and voices sing
Victory, yes, victory.
Oh God on bended knees ,we sing
Calvary, yes, Calvary.
Lest .we forget the Son who died
To save the world; forgive, Be. cried!
Can we do this for him who fought
On foreign soil, aiid freedom sought?
The yictory banner flies at last
For some it flics at just half, mast.
We who were spared this- sorrow great
Join in a humble .prayer—and. wait.
"•    • ■ "-^Nettie Holbrook
Bishop Haas to
Confirm Class at
St. Cecilia's Tues*
The Most Reverend Francis J. Haas*
Bishop of Grand. Rapids, will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation ia
St. Cecilia's Church, on Tuesday, May
15th, at 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon.
A class of twenty adults aud sixty
children will receive the Sacrament.
This will be Bishop Haas' first visit
to St. Cecilia's. The last Confirmation
was in June, 1941, when the late Bishop Joseph C. Plagens administered
the Sacrament to a class of sixty-
three. This year's class is the .largest
in the history of the parish and will
include twelve of St. Athanasuii.
Church, Harrison.
Attention;
A cordial invitation is extended to
the mothers of the community to be
present at the exercises to be held i*
honor* of mothers at the Clare Cfmrck
of God Sunday morning, May 13th.
RUMMAGE SALE
.
5*d day and Sat-ufday,"May .11 and St,
George's Market, by tfx.it 3, St. Cecilia's Church.
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