1946-01-04; Clare Sentinel

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EONIC LODGE
INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS DEC 27
GLARE. MICHIGAN. FRII^Y MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1946
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New Series Vol. 54, No, 14
Sugar Stamp 39
Becomes Valid for
5 Pounds Jan.
Harley   Holt   Inducted  as
Master of John Q.
Look Lodge j
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John Q, Look Lodge No.' 404, F, &'
&.. M., held, their annual installation
of officers Thursday evening, Decern
her 27th, -with a record attendance,
•and marked one of tlie outstanding
'events of the season.
Hazen Cole, Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden, was installing officer and was assisted by Hugh Johnston, Right Worshipful Senior Grand
.Deacon, as the installing marshal;
Past. Master John Nelson as installing
chaplain, and Secretary Forest Shunv
way as installing secretary. Harold
•Collins presided at the piano.
Worshipful Master David Seller called
the meeting to order and presented
the installing officers. Mr, Cole gave
a few remarks and In a very impressive manner Installed the following of-
licei's:
Harley Holt—Worshipful Master.
James Gillespie—Senior Warden.
Earl Ruby—Junior Warden,
Gordon Mcintosh—Treasurer.
Elmer Comes—Secretary.
Delbert Oshorn—Chaplain.
Earl  Beatty—Senior Deacon.
Laurrnee Seiter—Junior Deacon.
John Rodabaugh—Marshal.
Dale Miller, George Lehr, Ernest
Sprague, Herbert Leonard—Stewards.
Glen Lloyd—Tyler.
At different intervals oE the installation, special numbers were presented. Harold Collins played two piano
solos; Alma Lee Seiter sang, "When I
Grow too Old to Dream" and "It's a
Grand Night for Singing," accompanied by Mrs. Wilson Bader; Connie
Wright sang, "Till the End of Time"
and "It Might as well he Spring," accompanied by Mr. Collins.
The outgoing Worshipful Master,
David Seiter gave a very pleasing
talk on Masonry and expressed his
appreciation for his year in the East
and thanked all those who had cooperated with him -during the year. He
presented honorary memberships in
John Q. Look Lodge to Mr. Cole and
Mr. Johnston, in appreciation, of +heir
part in the installation .and they responded in an appropriate manner.
Mr. Seiter was presented with his
Past Master's jewel and the incoming
Worshipful Master received several
lovely gifts, including a black silk
hat which Harley immediately made
use of, and expressed his thanks. Air.
Collins was presented with a gift of
appreciation for his part in the installation ceremony.
Harley expressed his appreciation to
his fellow members, for electing him
to this high office, ahd in a few pleasing remarks, asked that all work together for a verv.-happy and successful year in 19.46.' ••
' .At the close.of the meeting, refreshments-were served in the dining room.
Sugar stamp No. 89 in Ration Book
Four became valid for Ave pounds of
sugar January 1st and must last for
four months, ov until the expiration
date, April 30th. Stamp No. 38 expired December 31st and is now
worthless.
OP A has announced that sugar will
be rationed during the greater part of
1946, with industrial users getting approximately the same allotment during the first three months of 1946 as
in the latter part of 1945. There will
be adjustments for the makers of
jams, jellies, fruit butters and marmalades but there will be no general
increase or decrease.
ERME
DIES SUDDENLY AT
HOMEJN CLARE
Local Restaurant Operator
v    Laid at Rest in Chippewa Cemetery
Ermey Hammond, for a number of
years operator of the Midway Restaurant here, passed away following a
heart attack, at his home at 114 East
Fourth street, Thursday afternoon of
last week.
Ermey S. Hammond was born in
Chippewa township, Isabella county,
Michigan, June 29, 1889, and passed
away in Clare, Michigan, December 27,
1945, at the age of fifty-six years, Ave
months and twenty-eight days.
He operated restaurants in ML
Pleasant for twenty years before coming to Clare and has promoted boxing
and wrestling matches in Central
Michigan for some time.
He was a member of the Methodist
Church and the Mt. Pleasant Elks
Lodge and was active in civic affairs
in both cities.
He leaves to mourn their loss, the
wife, Hazel; two daughters, Mrs. William Blan chard, of Muskegon, and
Miss Aritha Hammond, of Alma; one
son, Donald, of Clare; a sister, Miss
Mae Hammond, of Pontiac; a brother,
Glenn Hammond, of Mt. Pleasant;
other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held from the
Stinson Funeral Home at Mt. Pleasant
at 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with
Rev. Charles W. Mackenzie officiating,
and interment in Chippewa township
cemetery under auspices of the Elks
Lodge.
Jas. McKay Hurt
in Fall at Farm
North of Clare
James McKay was painfully ' hurt
the day before Christmas, att the McKay farm north of Clare, when he fell
about ten feet from the hay - mow,
landing on his back on the barn floor
below. He was lifting a bale of hay
in the mow when the binding cord
broke and he lost his balance and fell.
An ambulance was called and he
was rushed to the Clare Hospital,
where X-ray examination revealed that
he was suffering fractured ribs,
bruises and shock.
He was later taken in the ambulance to the McKay home on north
McEwan street, where he. is recovering satisfactorily, but will not be able
to be about for some time. Mr. McKay is very active for. his years and
dislikes being confined to his horn's.
Pioneers to Play
Return Game at
St. Louis Tonight
With three wins and on© loss
chalked up to their credit this season,
the latter three games being played in
the local gym, the Clare High School
Pioneers basketball team will go to
St. Louis this Friday evening for a
return game and to retain "Casper,"
whom they won earlier this season by
(he virtue of 36-21 victory.
The preliminary game between the
.second teams will commence at 7:30
and will be followed by the varsity
.tilt.
The Pioneers will be on the road
again next Tuesday evening, playing
.Beaverton    there.      The   Green   and
• White defeated Beaverton 24-14 in
their one game with them last season
• and, of course, expect to repeat this
year. The support of all who can attend the game will be greatly appreciated by the team.
Next Friday evening the Harrison
•fjuin tet will come here for their first
game with the Pioneers this season.
Last season the Pioneers defeated
Harrison 26-20 in their first game and
lost the return game tp the county
seat hoys by the narrow margin of
,34-35.
That last gam© was hard to take and
the locals will he out for revenge next
'Friday night.   Let's all be on deck at
the local gym at 7:30 and enjoy the
"' twin bill of this great sport.
. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
" The Clare P.T.A. will present the
Central Michigan College Players, of
' -'Mt, Pleasant, in the play, "Pride and
• Prejudice," at the high school audi-
'' tOrium, Monday night, January 14, at
'•'8:15.   Price: adults 50c, students 35c.
■''•MY. and Mrs, John Rodabaugh are in
*! charge of adult ticket sales, and student,tickets must be,'se.cu.red'through
the Student Council.
GRANT TOWNSH
PIONEER PASSE
SUNDAY MORNING
FRIENDS GUESTS
OF CHAS. STRANGE
SUNDAYJEVENING
Honor Him on Anniversary
of His Arrival
in Clare
Mrs. Anna   Hubel  Laid
Rest Here on New
Year's Day
at
STATE POLICE
WAR ACTIVITIES
,H0W DISCLOSED
Olander's  Survey   Shows
Range of Work Since
December 1941
WATCHNIGHT SERVICE
WELL ATTENDED AT
THE CHURCH OF GOD
Sears Young People and Pastor
Participate in Services
Here Monday Nite
Representative groups of the young
people of the Baptist Church and the
Church of God at Sears met with the
Church of God in Clare to bid farewell to 1945 and see the New Year
well started.
The Baptist Young People rendered
selections in duets, an instrumental
solo, and the Young People's Choir
sang, "Wonderful Grace of Jesus."
The Young People from Sears, under the leadership of their pastor, Rev.
Paul Helbling, favored with vocal
duets and solos.
The host congregation offered selections in mixed quartettes and quintettes and solos with solo selections
en the electric guitar by Miss Wanda
Chapman.
At eleven o'clock sandwiches and
coffee were served in the basement
and at eleven-thirty the congregation
again assembled in the auditorium for
?< presentation of a skit, written by
Theodore Teale and enacted by Mr.
and Mrs. Teale. This presentation recalled to the minds the blessings of
the passed year and the need for
thankfulness and hope in 1946, and
more diligent study of the Bible and
prayer.
A short and interesting talk on,
"The place Music has in the Church
Service," was given by Harry House.
Rev, Paul Helbling spoke on the importance of letting hatred, malice, anger, selfishness and all evil things <Jie
with the old year and let Christ fill
each individual life every day of the
new.
As the last few moments of 1945
ticked steadily away, the congregation
knelt in prayer, arising at the stroke
of twelve to wish everyone a Happy
New Year.
Rev. Harry L. Cleveland closed the
service with prayer.
,- St..Cecilia's Council of Catholic Women meets the first Thursday of every
month at 8:00 p, m, in the church parlors. '     , .
Information of the "now-it-can-be
told" brand is revealed in an annual
year-end review of the Michigan State
Police released by Commissioner Oscar G. Olander today.
Trooper activity that for four years
has been restricted for military security is for the first time disclosed.
An absorbing record of army, and
navy intelligence work,. linked with
the FBI, contains reference to enemy
action and intrigue on the home front
during the fighting years.
Deportation of enemy aliens, combatting organized sabotage and espionage I'ings protection of production
sources vital to conduct of the war
write the record of the Michigan State
Police in World War II, as it did in
World War I.
Final chapters of an amazing number of eases involving security and
even lives on the home front are contained in FBI and Anny and Navy Intelligence files, but the breaking up of
plots and apprehension of guilty ones
is included in Commissioner Olander's
summary.
Police work linked closely with military activities was organized at the
beginning of the war with the setting
up of a special investigation squad. In
1942, this force was enlarged to fifty
men by transfer of older and more experienced men from the .uniform division.
With the ending of the wars, this
squad has been cut back to ten men,
still engaged, however, in investigation of un-American activities.
During the life of the special "war
squad," 21,200 complaints were received and acted upon, and 19,600
names 'found their way into the investigation files. More than 4,000 surveys were made of various industries
(Continued on Page Seven)
Lutheran Church to
Hold Annual Meetings
A. dinner wili be served in the St.
John's Ev. Lutheran Church parlors
in Clare after the service on January
6. The annual Congregation meeting
will be held immediately after the dinner. All voting members of the congregation are urged to -attend this
meeting.
Ladies  Aid   Society
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Society "will be held in the parsonage with Mrs, E. C. Leyrer as hostess
on Wednesday afternoon, January 9,
at 2:00" o'clodk. AH members of the
society are1 expected. to "be present.
Congregational Church
Annual Meeting Jan. 14
The annual meeting of the Clare
Congregational Church Will be held on
Monday, January 14th, in the church
parlors* Pot Juek sufjiper will be served
at 6:30 p. m„ followed by the business
meeting. Stuart Bicknell, Chairman
of the Board of Trustees, will have
charge of the business"session. Members and friends of the church are invited to attend. '• ' .
14t2        Rev. Harold Watson, Minister
TWELVE INJURED
AS TRUCK STALLS
NORTHJF CLARE
Cars Crash East of Clare
When Front Wheel
Comes Off
Alvin W. Rise, of Alma, left a semi
type truck on US-27 six miles north
of Clare Saturday evening with flares
placed around the truck and the truck
lights on, but apparently Thomas W.
Scoflc, of R-l Grand Ledge, didn't
notice the truck as he drove over the
hill at 10:55 o'clock, until too late to
avoid crashing into the rear of the
truck.
Six passengers in. the Scofic car
were hurt in the crash and all brought
to the Clare Hospital, suffering the following injuries:
John Scofic,, of Grand Ledge, fractured nose, fractured collar bone and
possible skull fracture.
Pennie Scofic, of Grand Ledge, fractured leg and possible internal Injuries.
Thomas, Carrie, Bonnie and Joseph
Scofic, all of Grand Ledge, shock, minor cuts and bruises.
Another Car Crashes  Into Truck
Twenty minutes later, as the Rise
truck was stalled on James Hill, Clar
ence Van Buskirk, of R-l Coleman,
drove his car into the truck and again
six passengers were hurt and brought
to the Clare Hospital, suffering injuries
as follows:
Clarence Van Buskirk, scalp laceration.
Susan Stonbaugh, R-2, Clare, laceration and head bruises.
Burnice Van Buskirk, Beatrice
Burns, James Van Buskirk and James
Burns, all of R-l Coleman, shock, cuts
and bruises.
Cap Wheel Comes Off
The front wheel came off from a car
driven by Amos Badgero, of Sanford,
two miles east of Clare on US-10 Saturday, pulling the car into the path
of a car driven by Ronald Arnold, of
R-4 Clare, No one was Injured by the
accident. *   .
All throe wrecks were investigated
by State police of. the; Mt. Pleagant
Post ' ' .■■.,
YEAR END NEWS
SUMMARY STATE
HIGHWAY WGR
Plans for 1946 Announced
By Commissioner
Chas. M. Ziegler
Mrs. Anna Hubel, for sixty-one years j
a resident of this community, passed |
away Sunday morning, December 30, j
1945, at the age of eighty-three years,!
two months and twenty-eight days,'
following only about three weeks illness. ,
Mary Ann Field was born in Hereford, England, October 2, 1S62, the
youngest daughter of Edward and
Mary Fox Field. She came to Canada
when- eighteen years of age and to
Detroit one year later.
Nearly one hundred friends and acquaintances were the guests of Charlie!
Strange at the B.arnes Cafe Sunday
evening in observing the seventeenth
anniversary of his arrival in Clare at
5:30 o'clock on the afternoon of December 30th, 1928.
Through his congenial nature and
democratic spirit Charlie lias become
the friend of all with whom he has.
come in contact and the guests includ- .
ed men from all walks of life and practically all businesses and professions
of the community.
Out of town guests included T. Carl
Holbrook, of Grand Ledge; Hugh and
Kenneth Barnes, of Tawas City; Robert Atha and Charles Weller.^of Mt,
Pleasant; Jack Lowery, of Alma; Geo.
Scott, of Lake; and Fred Siegle, of
Farwell. .
Following the serving of a tasty
baked ham dinner, Kenneth Barnes
called on a number of the guests who
responded with testimonials of Charlie's fine character, friendship and his
enjoyment of association with his fellow men. Among those who responded were Ralph Hether, Mortimer Gallagher, Wm. H. Bicknell, Stuart Bicknell, Charles Weller, Robert Atha,
Tim Cotter, Hugh Barnes, Art Damoth,
Bill Kirkpatrick and Dr. Frank Mc-
Knight,
Charlie responded to the testimonials in his own casual and sincem
manner which reminds one much of
another native of the range, the late
Will Rogers, who thus endeared himself to the American people. Charlie
tpoke interestingly and convincingly
of his coming to this community, the
She was married to Harry P. Hubel j friendships he has made here and his
in September, 1883, and in December, p^a^re  oE belng one  o£ the gj.oup
18S4, they moved to a farm just west which hka gathered on this occasion
of the city of Clare, where Mrs. Hubel i f0 pay jjjm homage,
has since resided.
To this union eight children were
Having completed the greatest state
trunkline highway maintenance program Michigan has ever known in
order to meet the wartime emergency,
the Michigan .State Highway Department now is ready to launch the greatest road construction program this
state has ever known, Highway Commissioner Charles M. Ziegler said today in a year-end review of the Departments work during the year and plans
for the coming year.
During the war period highway construction was almost entirely eliminated, being confined entirely to roads
giving access to war plants and military camps. At the same time, Michigan, producing one-eighth of the nation's war mpaterials, was moving 75
per cent of that material over the
state's highways, a heavy traffic that
caused extensive damage to trunklines
especially old pavements built-in the
early days of Michigan roadbuilding.
To keep these roads in good condition
to avoid possible delay in truck shipments and to hold down wear on hard-
to-replace tires, Commissioner Ziegler
ordered a $10,500,000 maintenance program in each of the last three years.
This amount was about 40 per cent
above any previous year on record.
Some 2,380 miles of Michigan trunk-
line highways were improved by special maintenance projects during 1945
alone. The improvements included
pavement gravel road resurfacing and
bituminous treatment of all types oi
reads.
During the War period, the Highway
Departmeut has had every available
man working on surveys and plans
for projects on the State's $140,000,000
postwar construction program. Some
500 projects, Including 200 new" bridges
and grade separations to eliminate
dangerous spans and crossings, more
than 1,600 miles of reconstruction,
many miles of widening and a complete new Sign system are in the postwar program.
When_ the .war ended the Highway
Department had nearly enough completed plans for its first postwar construction year. Delay in availability
of federal .aid funds and contractors'
difficulties ill obtaining men and materials at the end of the war, postponed the Department's plans to start
the postwar "building program, before
the end of 1945.
It is anticipated, however, the ma»
terial,and manpower situation will improve shortly and the. Department is
planning to' advertise for bids.op.'.the
born. She was preceded in death by
Mr. Hubel and two sons, Aubrey and
Theron, whp died in/'early childhood.
She is survived by six children, Mrs.
Pearl Carrier, Mrs. Eunicia °David and
Eddie, of Detroit, Mrs. Lillie Woods,
ot Livingston, Montana, Roy F., of
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and En-
sley B. of Ferndale; sixteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
She was christened in the Church
of England and has been a lifelong
and devoted member of the Episcopal
Church.
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston Funeral'Home Tuesday, January 1, 1946, with Rev. H. B. Johnson
of Oxford officiating, and interment in
Cherry Grove Cemetery.
MICHIGAN VETERAN
COUNSELING CENTERS
BUS^INJOVEIBBER
Services to Reluming Soldiers
Nearly Triple in Past
Four Months
,.(Cpntiniiea; on Page Sli)
Reports tabulated from 81 of Michigan's veteran counseling centers reveals that 26,777 veterans called at
these centers for information, counseling and guidance, during the month
of November. July reports from the
same centers showed only 9,865 veterans calling for the same services.
This definitely shows the trend to be
upward in a high degree.
Detroit led the state Ayith 8,875 veterans applying at the center in November. This was against a figure of
2,863 for July. Grand Rapids was second with 1,497 in November as compared to 407 in, July. The Smallest,
total was Leslie with five in November and one in July. Leslie's center is
a voluntary, part time service whereas Detroit operates full time with a
staff of twenty.
Local Veterans' Counsellor Atty,
Harold B. Hughes reports twenty applications at the Clare office during
the month of November as compared
to six iii July.
Michigan pioneered in the establishment of local counseling, centers.
Today Michigan's plan is being emulated across the nation. It is basically sound. The first obligation to a
veteran is a community obligation.
The state" has formulated many plans
to fill federal gaps. The federal government has made many valuable services and benefits available to veterans. All of these, must be coordinated*
as well as local services^ and made
available, to veterans through local
counseling centers in order that confusion, does not leave the Veteran in
a. state of mind which causes him to
want to throw up his hands in., disgust
flrgt;projects of the new prpgram with- and consign- aft benefits to the .inferno
below-.
T. Carl Holbrook, for ir.ar.y yc.irs a
friend of Charlie, was called on and
told of Charlie's highly valued friend'
ship and Stirling qualities, mentioning
a few of the things that the honored
guest had done for the community, including the provision of the Charles
Strange • athletic trophies . for the
school children, the school safety zone
traffic markers, his financial assistance to those in need of it, and his offc
repeated kindly words for the downhearted, little tokens of esteem andL
friendship and remembrances on birthdays, at Christmastime and on many
other occasions, with which Charlie
has been so generous.
Carl then presented Charlie with a-
beautiful and serviceable desk, chair
and lamp, a nice wool blanket, a toilet
set to use on his trips to his native
Texas with the provision that on such
occasions "it must be returned ,. tc-
Clare without too great delay," and-a
very pretty bouquet, from Mayor John
W. Du'nlop which wras accompanied by
the following greeting: "To everyone's
friend and our good citizen, Charlie,
who lives in the house on the hill.
To him the old town of Clare extends
good wishes and good will. May it be
your wish and our will that you live
long in your house on the hill.
Cordially, »1
John W. Duuiop, Mayor
Charlies responded sincerely and
feelingly, thanking his guests for the
greatly appreciated remembrances and
expressing his pleasure of the privilege of observing this anniversary1
with them. Earl Sterliamaft took pictures of Charlie sitting at the desk
among the gifts, having previously
taken pictures of the group.
Little could be added to the splendid
testimonials of Charlie's friends whom
he has made since coming to Clare
and Mr. Atha stated in his remarks
that Charlie had left as wide a circle
of sincere friends in Texas when he '
came to Michigan. The Sentinel staff
joins in extending congratulations to a
fellow townsman and friend who is
worthy of all the fine things whielt
were said about him and in wishing
him many more such enjoyable anniversaries.
Congregational
Church to Forni\
Jr. Fellowship
A Junior Pilgrim tohth Fellowship
will ,be organized at the first meeting,
next Sunday, January 6th, at 6:36 p.m.
to be held in the church parlors. Officers will be elected, and plans for
group studies will be annc-unced.
"All junior high Sunday School boys
and girls of the church, and t their
friends, are given a special -invitation"
to attend- ?.he meeting. The minister
of the church will act as sponsor for1
the group. A cabinet meeting,. which
"will include-all officers elected-for-the
year c-f J.9'46,vllt be held following
the-group "meeting.