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CLARE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 15. 1946
New Series Vol. 54, No, 24
CITY REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE TICKET
MONDAYJVENING
Democratic Candidates No*
Nominated at Caucus
• March llth
The Republican City Convention
-was* held at the city hall at-7:30
■o'clock Monday evening, with City
Committeeman Theo. G. Bowler calling the convention to order. Atty,
Bowler was elected chairman -and
Atty. Donald B. Holbrook clerk of the
convention.
The Republican city ticket was unanimously, re-nominated by acclamation as follows:
Mayor—John W, Dunlop
City Clerk—Alex McKinnon
City Treasurer—Vera B. Peterson
THIRD WARD
' The third ward caucus was held at
the city hall, with Atty. Bowler elected chairman and Austin Bates clerk.
Nominations were made as follows:
Supervisor-—
Ralph Hether 73
A. J. Morgan, incumbent, 56
Scattering 2 %
Alderman—■
Wallace Johnson 62
Floyd Woodworth 42
Scattering 3
Constable—Dale Miller, unanimously by acclamation.
City Committeeman—Atty. Theo. G.
Bowler, unanimously by acclamation.
SECOND WARD
The second ward caucus was held
at the Hampton garage with City Committeeman   Jesse   Hampton   elected
„ chairman  and   Atty.  Harold Hughes
clerk.
Nominations were made as follows;
Supervisor—L. H. Thompson, incumbent, unanimously by acclamation.
Alderman—Ivan Peighnei- 31
Harold Fleming, incumbent, 30
Constable — Clarence Kirkpatrick,
unanimously by acclamation.
City   Committeeman—Jesse   Hampton, unanimously by acclamation.
FIRST WARD
The first ward caucus was held at
the Johnston Elevator office, with
City Committeeman John Hanley
elected, chairman , and. W^JEiL. ,^.rt,el'-
clei-Jk-*"-**:*--.?*- 'X .*--:-.'^pS*py*SSs*'*?*:
Nominations were-iuafieias follows':
Supervisor—Chris Simfh, unanimously by acclamation.
Alderman—Clifford Powers, unanimously by acclamation.
Constable—
David Siel. incumbent, -29
Nate Defoy 7
-   City Committeeman—John Sanley,
unanimously by .ucclamalaon.
Democratic Conveniiqrt
The Democratic City Convention
was held in the city .hall at 9:00
o'clock Monday evening, with (Chairman Omer Parent o£ the Democratic
City Committee calling the meeting
to order.
Mr. Parent was elected chairman
and Harold Wyman elerik -of the convention. Following discussion, it .was
decided to refer the matter of nominations to the Democratic .City. Committee for consideration and action, ;hut
at press time no announcements had
been made.
ELEMENTARY CHORUS
TO PRESENT OPERETTA
HANSEL AND CRETEL
School Children To Appear In
Portrayal of Fairy Tale
March 21st
The Elementary Chorus, consisting
of fourth, fifth and sixth graders, .will
present an operetta in Clare JHigh
School auditorium Thursday .evening,
March 21st, at 8:15 o'clock.
The title of the operetta is "Hansel
and Gretel." The story is taken, from
a book by Adelheld Wette, originally
from the German fairy tale by the
Grimm Brothers. The music was composed by Ethlebert Htimperdinck, This
•has been translated and adapted intia
an English Song. Play in three acts
hy Berta Elsmith.
Hansel and Gretel are sent into the
woods to pick berries, they become
lost, and wherf they'become sleepy
they lie down to rest. Angels come
down to protect them and they spend
a peaceful night only to be caught in
the morning hy the eoofcie Witch, who
loved to eat children. /The alert fibii-
dren contrive to lock heft-in the.oven
that has been prepared lot "them. He*
death brings" to life all 'the children
who have been lost before. ' The parents of Hansel and Gretei arrive to
take the children home.    '
The main characters are: Peter, a
broom binder, Dick Nivison; Gertrude,
his wife, Joanne Smith; Hansel and
Gretel, their children, Dick Ulrlch and.
Joan Busche; Cookie Witch, Betty
Hahn. M'iss Mary' Tobey will direct
the operetta, Mrs,-A', J*. Doherty will
'accompany,
It Snowed Here February 26th
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The above picture of Im. Bauer ''bucking!' a big snow bank with his
iiew Allis Chalmers bulldozer in. front of the Dover store, following the
recent, heavy snowfall, will be of interest to Clare folks now in the sunny
south. The picture was 'taken by Mrs. Alfred Raymond, who with her husband, -owns "fhe -store.
KIWANIS CLUB TO
SPONSOR HEIFER
CHAIN CONTEST
Clare County Students To
Receive Registered
Heifers
The Clare Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a Heifer-Chain contest for agricultural students in Clare county. The
preliminary contest will be held in the
Clare schools on March 26th, in the
agriculture room, from 9:00 to 12:00.
All those who wish to enNar are requested to contact Mr. Bates or Mr.
Leckrone to register your entry. Phone
138. Rules and Regulations are as
follows:
Two registered heifers are to* be
given by the Clare Kiwanis Club, to
the winners of the contest, subject to
regulations as given below.
^fPhftE© .''■till be. two classes-#f•>-ejjtry
—-beef hnd dairy.
These are registered animals, valued at $400.00 each. The dairy animal
Is of the Guernsey breed, the beef
animdl a'Hereford.
This contest is open to any agricultural boy iu Clare county, or who
lives in-another county but is studying agriculture in, Clare county.
Contest closes" April 3rd, 1946.
RUIes and Regulations
1. This contest shall be open to any
boy between the ages of 12 and' 19
who is studying or has studied~.agri-
culture in the schools of Clare county,
and is now enrolled in a public gShool
in said county.
2. That study may be in the form of
4-H or day-school classes in agricBl-
ture, and must have been acompanied
by a project program.
'3. The officials of the local schools
(Clare, Farweli and Harrison) shall
declare eligibility on the above points.
4. Contestants are to prepare an* essay, which will include the following
as a minimum:
a. 'history of contestant's farming
experience, especially with the
type of animal for which he is
entered.
b. an outline of the facilities and
equipment he has available for
caring for such an animal.
c. detailed plans for the care and
future development of the animal
and its offspring.
5. Thei-e is to be a local preliminary
contest at each of the three schools,
Clare, Farweli and Harrison, at which
each contestant -will read "his essay.
6. The winners of the local contests
will appear before the Kiwanis Club
of Clare on the night of Wednesday,
April 3rd, at Hotel Boitei-ty,, to give
•their essay in competition against the
local winners'.
7. Winners are" to get the animal
With the understanding that a .suitable contract be formed between the
winners  aud  the club, stating thatj
■a. the winner shall return to the
Club the first heifer calf from
these animals, tor the future continuation, of the chain project
b. The winner is to care for that
feelter ealf Which is to be returned
_nni% called for by the Club, within a time limit of one year.
Banks Will Pay
Intangible Tax
on All Deposits
Some confusion has been caused
among bank depositors by the following paragraph in an article in last
week's Sentinel concerning the pay
ment of intangibles taxes:
"The tax on deposits in Michigan
banks and building and loan associations, as well as stocks In, Michigan
banks, will be paid to the Department
of Revenue directly by the banks ov
building and loan associations."
To clarify this matter, the law provides that the banks and loan associations pay* such taxes, but these institutions are permitted to charge the
tax against    the    depositors account
However, The Sentinel has been in
formed by The Citizens State Bank of
Clare, The Harrison State Savings
Bank, The Farweli State Savings
Bank, The Rosebush State IBank and
the Gladwin County Bank at Beaver-
't0h^.$a0c,^e-e*<*l&lifcs' fwili pay ntiie
intangibles tax on all deposits to their
1 banks and Vill hot charge the 'tax to
the accounts of the depositors.
*      Attention!
■Don't lead this unless the Clare
High, School Pioneers win. the regional tournament basketball ganje at Mt.
Pleasant Thursday evening. If the
Green and White win the game, a pep
meeting will be held on the downtown
streets at 3:30 o'clock Friday afternoon. You'll enjoy the show—we
hope!
Buy' ponds—Bring the Boys Home!
FORMER CLARE LADY
PASSES IN SAGINAW
THURSDAY, MARCH 7
Mrs.  Russell  Burch   Lard   At
Rest in Cherry Grove
Cem-etery
Aima A. Giebel, the daughter of
Ferdinand and Fredericka Giebel, 'was
born iu Clare county, April 16, 1888
She was married to Russell Burch.
at Clare, October. 23, 1916, and they
made then- home in Detroit. To this
union were bom two sons, 'Russell A
and Edsel T. Burch. In 1936 she
moved to Saginaw where she passed
away at her home Thursday, March
7, after several months of ill health.
She became affiliated with the St.
John's Lutheran Church of Clare as
a child and since residing in Saginaw
was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church of that city.
She leaves to mourn her departure,
the two vons, Russell and Edsel; a
daughter-in-law, Margaret Burch; one
sister and one brother-. Mrs. '.Frieda
Robson, of Clare, and Fred C. Giebel,
of Saginaw; besides nieces and nephews and her many friends. She was
deeply devoted to her family and was
always willing to do for others even
when her own strength was falling.
A prayer service was held at the
Case Chapel in Saginaw and funeral
services conducted* at the St. Johns
Lutheran Church at Clare, Sunday,
March 10, at* three o'clock, with Rev.
Lorenz Speckman, pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, of Saginaw, officiating, aud interment in Cherry
Grove cemetery. Mrs. Walter Weiss,
of Saginaw, sang.
Those from a distance attending the
services, besides the immediate families, were Mr. jm& Mrs. Fred Pepke
and daughter, Nancy, Mrs. ttichard
Cicotte, Mr. and Mrs. August Droe-
ger, of "Wyandotte; Mr, and Mrs. ETar-
old Diefenderfef, of Detroit; Mrs. R.
P. Ward,. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ward
and Mrs? Bertha Prior, of Midland;
Mr. and Mrs. Oran Presley, Mr. and
Mrs. Vallie Rutter, Miss Bertha Reittf-
meier, Miss Lilian Ortner, Mrs. Olive
Rupp, J'olm Raschmann, Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. McNish, "Mr. and Mrs. George
McNish, Mr. and Mrs. Merill McNish
and Earl McNish, of .Saginaw.
Money  invested  in  Victory Bonds
will help bring the boys home.
Your General Electric Dealer. Bob'is
Sate* & Service, Clare. its
FIRESTONE STORE
OPENED IN CLARE
BY NEWjCOMPANY
Remodeling Hampton Motor Sales Building for
Salesroom
Floyd and Clarence McGuire and
Eugene Campbell,, formerly of Farweli
but more recently engaged in war production work in FlifTt, have purchased
the I. E. Hampton^.J^ptor Sales business and building- at 412 McEwan
Street and took possession March 1st.
The new firm wftj he known as
Firestone Home & ,Auto Supplies and
will offer the complete Firestone line,
as well as continue' the Ford service
and parts business. Woodcock & Walters will continue to operate their .garage in the rear of-the building.
Remodeling was' commenced Wednesday morning and all the partitions
will he removed, providing a much
larger salesroom, which will be one
of the most modern in Central Michigan wheh. formally opened some time
in May.x
The new and coitiplete liite of Firestone products will include auto accessories; auto, truck and tractor
tires; electric refrigerators, washing
machines and radios; bicycles and
many other items. The firm will stock
the largest line of auto seat covers in
Michigan, outside of Detroit, and will
have enough tractor tires to supply
the needs of the local community
throughout the coming season.
In keeping with the Firestone policy, expert brake service will be available aud merchandise will be offered
at the usual low Firestone prices.
Details and date of the Grand Opening, about the middle of May, and announcement of all special events sponsored by the Firestone store will be
announced in the Sentinel.
District Basketball Chawbions.
Pictured above is Clare High School's District Champion basketball team,
They are: first row (left to right) Bud Rodabaugh, Harold Newman, Bud
Kane holding trophy, Dale Joslin, and Donnie Cappaert. Top row: Wilbur
Ireland, Coach Don Richardson, Bob Perry, Jack Green, Herbert Smith and
Willard Ireland.    Photo by Sternaman Studio,
A. H. WENTWORTH
SUCCUMBS TO ILL
HEAIJHJUNDAY-
■ -.. *■ -.. *.,:;.»', ^s^gg^gte,   , 1# _
Resident oi Graft! Township
Laid at Rest Here\
Wednesday
Albert H. ^ Wentworth, a resident of
Grant township for the past forty
years, passed away at the Samaritan
Hospital in Bay City, at 12:35 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, following a short
illness.
Albert H. Wentworth was born the
son of Henry and Sarah Wentworth,
in Ellen county, Indiana, August 3,
1860, and passed away at Bay City,
Michigan, March 10, 1946,*at the age
of eighty-five years, seven months and
•seven days.
He grew to young .manhood in Ellen
county, where he was engaged in farm
ing and was united in marriage to
Miss Alice Merritt. This union was
blessed by the birth of three children,
Sarah Estella, Andrew who died in infancy, and Clarence who died when
two years of age. The wife, Alice,
preceded her husband in death many
years ago. ,■
He was united in marriage to Miss
Anias Cour, of Chesaning, at Saginaw,
Michigan, September 28, 1S9&, and
they made their home in Indiana,
where this,union was blessed by the
birth of six children. Mary who passed
away in December, 1942, Sarah Anas-
tas'ia, Henry Joseph, George Albert,
Sylvester Emilius, and a son who died
in infahcy.
The family moved to Chesaning in
February, 1905, and to the farm in
Grant township in 1906, where he
made his home until he passed away.
He was a faithful member of St. Cecilia's Church and a kind and loving
-husliand and father, Who will be greatly missed by the family and the many
friends he has made in this vicinity.
He leaves to mourn their loss, the
■bereaved wife, Anias; two daughters,
Mrs. Cecil Green, of LaGrange, Indiana, and Mrs. James T. Mullin, of
•Flttt; three sons, Henry, of Whittak-
er, George Albert, of Clare, and Sylvester E., of Rosebush; a soil-in.-law,
Frank Williams, of Flint; thirty-si:*
grandchildren, nine great grindchil-
dren, other relatves and a host of
trends.
Funeral services were held from St.
Cecilia's Church at 10:00 o'clock Wednesday morning, with Rev. Fr. C.
Daniel Brophy singing Requiem High
Mass, and interment in St. Cecilia's
cemetery.
Farweli Driver
Hits Ambulance,
Issued Warrant
George Cryderman, of Farweli, who
was driving east on US-10 at about
9:00 o'clock Sunday evening, is alleged to have driven his car into an
ambulance belonging to the Staffen
Funeral Home, of Ann Arbor, near the
intersection of the highway and the
Ann Arbor Railroad, as the ambulance was traveling in the opposite direction.
John W. Fontana, driver of the ambulance, which was conveying a patient, claims damages to the ambulance of ?213.37.
A warrant with a drunk driving
charge was issued for Cryderman, but
he was not held, having furnished security for the damage to the ambulance.
YOUR RED CROSS
MUST CARRY ON
THE WORLD OVER
If Not Solicited  You  Are
Urged to Send in Your
Contribution
The American, Red Cross was operating 775 clubs and recreation facilities for American troops in the various theaters of the world, as of Jan-
nary 31.
Germany had the largest number, a
total of 280, with 107 off-post clubs, 36
on-post, 75 donut dugouts, and 62 club-
mobiles.
Japan wits 104 was second. These
consisted oi ■S3 off-post and 49 on-post
clubs, 11 rest honies; six clubmobiles,
Wilmont Hall, of Farweli, was a pas-1 six snack bars and canteens, and nine
senger in the Cryderman car.
LAURENCE JACKSON "
TELLS R0TARIANS OF
EXPERIENCES IN WAR
Series of Talks by Local Club
Members Proves Very
Interesting
TRAFFIC WARNING!
The County Road Co'mmisij-ion requests that all motorists drive carefully on county roads because of washouts, loose grayel and • construction
work aecessitated by the recent
storms, 24t2
Laurence Jackson, Jr., was tin*
speaker at: the regular noon luncheon
meeting of Rotary held in the dining
room at Barnes Cafe, Wednesday,
March 13th. President William Byers
opened the meeting after the meal,
called fo. reports from officers and
committees, and then turned the program over to "Larry" in a continuation of a series of talks by local members of the club. These talks acquaint
Rotarians with principles and problems of businesses other that their
own, and» in the ease of some recent
programs, the talks serve to present
experiences and personal facts about
members themselves.
"Larry" narrated his experiences of
the war years in a -manner that seems
characteristic of veterans looking back
on the story of their own participation.
Mixing humorous incidents with remarkable escapes from danger, he outlined most of the war as seen through
the eyes of a Ferry Command crewman.
Flying as a crew member trained in
radio communication, and responsible
for the operation of the communication equipment in action, he made
numerous round trips from bases in
the United States to the war fronts,
Via the West Indies, South America,
Africa, and southern Europe. Later,
he was trained to fly the tough north
Atlantic route.
In remembering the earlier days of
the conflict in Africa and Italy, "Larry" told of close escapes his plane
crews had when "jumpy" ground de-
fensemen mistook their plane for an
enemy a? they sought to land after
dark at a field at Gibraltar, and another time as they searched for a land-,
ing.field oh a foggy afternoon over
"    (Continued on Page Four)
Rod and Gun Club
Annual Meeting at -•*.
City Hall Tuesday
The annual meeting and election of
officers oi the Clare Rod and Gun. Club
will be held at the Clare City Hall
Tuesday evening, March 19th, at 8:00
o'clock.
Motion pictures will be shown at
the close Of the meeting. Everyone
cordially Invited' to come and bring* a
friend. " ■*   ■
I miscellaneous recreation facilities
j^ Italy jvas* third with 81: 25 off-post,
§ix'*on5*5oS'F,' "fitfe **T*'es_*Ti6mes>v seven
chibmobilts (five full-time and two
part-time), 35 snack bars and canteens
and three miscellaneous recreation
facilities.
France was fourth with 72: 25
off-post and 22 on post clubs, six do
nut dugouts, two rest homes, nine
clubmobiles, and eight miscellaneous.
The Philippines were fifth with 65:
seven off-post and 34 on-post clubs,
one rest home, seven clubmobiles, 12
snack bars ,and four miscellaneous.
Korea was sixth with 43: 11 off-
post and 15 on-post clubs, five clubmobiles, two snack bars and canteens
and 10 miscellaneous.
India was seventh with 27: three
off-post, 22 on-post, and two miscellaneous.
Austria was eighth with 25: 13 off-
post and four on-post clubs, seven donut dugouts, one clubmobile.
Okinawa was ninth with 24: 13 on-
post clubs, five clubmobiles, five canteens and one miscellaneous.
England aud Belgium each had 12
clubs, seven off-post and five on-post.
China also has 12 clubs, six off-post
and six on-post.
Morocco had nine, one off-post, six
on-post and two miscellaneous.
Egypt had one off-post and two on-
post, and Saipan, two on-post
One on-post club each was reported
on Libya, Algeria, French West Africa, and Kwajalein.
In addition, to these figures, Germany, Austria, France, and Belgium
reported snack bars and canteens on
all off-post and 6n-post clubs and donut dugouts.
The above activities give some idea
of the scope of the work of the American Red Cross abroad, and this, together with Red Cross activities for
rehabilitation and hospitalization, of
veterans and services to the Armed
Forces at home,' constitute the greatest peacetime program ever attempted
by Red Cross.
Although the Clare county quota is
considerably less this year than last,
each one of us must do our share if
We are to attain our quota—if the American Red Cross is to bo able to fulfill its obligations to those who have
given so much in the cause of liberty
and freedom from oppression.
If you have not been contacted,
please send or take your contribution
to your community chairman or worker or Red Cross Roll Call Headquarters, Citizens State ' Bank Building,
Clare.
CLARE HI SCHOOL
PIONEERS WIN DISL
CHAMPIONSHIP CUP
Draw   Sterling   For   First
Game in Regionals
Thursday
0
The Clare Pioneers finished up t&e
basketball season Saturday night
with the grand total of 12 wins an.ft 6
losses. • Clare High stayed in the tournament right up through Saturday
night, winning the cup from, the Beaverton Beavers in the final game ot
the season. This has been a great
year for the Clare cagemen, thasik*
to the spirited, thorough coaching, -of
Coach Richardson, and the enthusiasm
and skill of all the players.
The Clare team got off to a goo_i
start in the District Tournament
Thursday night with a 34-20 win oyer
Sacred Heart Academy, After being
led nearly all of the first half, the
Pioneers began to wake up and pro-
ceded to trounce the ears off the Ac-
ademians. Jersey Joslin was the hoy
who paid off by* dumping in thirteen
points, Cappaert, playing a very hard
game, had control of both backboards
for the last two sessions,
Friday night the Pioneers still held
the floor undefeated. They caught
Harrison flat-footed, got a good lead
and kept it. At the end of the game
our basketeers left the painted planfe
work with a 42-25 score to their credit.
Cap and Jersey did the heavy scoring
with fourteen and twelve points re-
spectiveljr. Red and Bud dropped sis
each. Kane, who played almost tbe
entire game on the defensive half of
the' floor, to very good advantage
flipped in two on the house, cQui:_ltefc£-
ing the grand total.
In a fast-moving game Saturday?
night the Clare team, beat the Beaverton Beavers, bringing home the district tournament cup. This was Bea-*-
verton's first„loss of the season after*
having won seventeen consecutive*
games. Don, Beal was the Beavertora
high man with a total of 23'points..
Clare got th,e lead in the first quainter (11-6) aud held it throughout the-
game. At the half the score was 21-14,.
with the Pioneers striding farther
ahead. 33-23 was the score at the
beginning of the fourth quarter wKfe'u*
Joslin and Cappaert went out on.foiris.
The game end„ed with Clare nine
points in the lead, with a final score
of 41-32. Jersey Joslin, with 12 points^
was high point man for the garae,-
however the others followed closely
in scoring. Cappaert totaled tea
points; Kane, eight; Newman, six;
and Rodabaugh, five.
The line-up of the first five this- yea^
has been—forwards, Newman, Joslin >
center, Cappaert; guards, Kane anil
Rodabaugh. While Cap is high .score?
man, all five are consistently high ia-
their scoring. As high school team*
go, our Pioneers aren't very" large, but
they still managed to hold their own.
(Continued on Page Four),
DOW MALE CHORUS
TO SING IN SCHff-01
AUDITORIUM APR. 5
Eighty-Five   Voice    Organization Rated Among the    .
Best in County
SEALED BIDS WANTED
Sealed bids will be received until
2:00 o'clock p. m., Monday, March 18,
for Liability and Property damage
fleet insurance.
Clare County Road Commission
Harrison, Michigan 23t2
The Music Department of the Clare
Public Schools has been fortunate in
engaging the Dow Male Chorus for a
conceit in the school auditorium as
8:15 o'clock Friday evening, April •&-
This male chorus of eighty-five
voices is sponsored by the Dow Chemical .Company, of Midland, directed by
Theodore Vosburgh, Dow musical director, and is widely recognized' as
one of the finest and most accomplished male choruses in. the ttaitedl
States.
This is an opportunity for a musical!
treat seldom enjoyed in a city tie-
size of Clare and seats for the performance will be at a premium. Every
effort will be made to seat th© audience comfortably and the balcony.'
most likely will be opened, bat if one -
is to be assured of a good seat, tbey**
should^ purchase their tickets as early
as possible, as a sell-out is most likely..
Tickets will go on sale within a few'
days, at 50c for adult and 30c. for stn~
dents,.including Federal  amusement
tax, aii'd the proceeds will be placedL,
in the piano fund.
SPECIAL N0TICEE -
LONG LAKfi SUNDAY SCHOOlr*—
Word has been received that Rev>-
John Erskine, of E\art, will not ~be at
the Long Lake Sunday School Sunday'
evening, March 17th, to conduct sewr-
ices, as he had planned to do_
There will be Sunday Scaoor a;£
10:30 and church services at U:&%
conducted by Jerry brotfy..
J«ssie Cooner; Seeretasy
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