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GLARE. MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1946
New Series Vol. 54, No. 34
HOME ECONOMICS -
MOTHER-D AUGHTEH
BANQUETTUESDAY
Pinner Followed Ry Style
Review in School
Auditorium
The annual Mother ana Daughter
banquet of the^Home Economics Club
was held at the Clare school Tuesday
: evening with the dinner being served
by the F.F.A. boys, under the direction of their instructor, George Lec-
krone. Mrs. William Garchow gave
the invocation.
Ethel Jean Gerow, president of the
club, extended the welcome. The
toast to mothers was given by Ann
Bickneil, and Mrs. Janies Gillespie responded with the toast to the daughters. Patsy Irwin, secretary of the
club, gave a very pleasing report of
the year's activities.
Miss Barbara Longstreet, instructor
gave remarks and comments. Miss
Mary Louise Tobey sang, "May Day,
Carol," accompanied by Miss Doris
Gerow.
Following the program, this group
was taken to the school auditorium
to witness the style review and parade, which was given by the Home
Economics department of the school.
Miss Longstreet was the reader and
■soft music was played by Miss Tobey
during the review. This had been arranged to represent the seasons of
" the year, beginning with the spring,
which was a scene of daisies. During the intermission, Miss Joanne
Richard presented two groups of girls
in tap dance numbers: First—Linda
Jones, Nancy Neff, Judy Johnson,
Jeanie Bowler and Janice Borror;
Second—Idell Urquhart, Sally Gillespie, Monica McConnell, Jolene Wallace, Joyce Jones, Carol Wieferich
and Joyce Thayer. Tliey were accompanied  by Mrs.  Harold Jones.
The summer scene pictured the
girls at the beach, in appropriate costume. For this intermission, Marilyn
Norcross entertained with her marim-
' ba, playing "Mexicali Rose," with
Miss Tobey at the piano. She also
played, -"Whispering."
J-, Autunjh W3£ ^^^Sevfjxr wiiboV^O,
begin and "tlie scene wa§ a "gdh!o6l
Toom. During this intermission, C
Awards were presented as follows:
Barbara Moline, Ethel Jean Gerow,
Ann Bickneil, Clela Hartman, Betty
Hutchinson. The two Seniors to receive merit pins and the C Awards
were Francena Hall and Patsy Irwin.
Ethel Gerow, in behalf of the Home
Ec. group, presented a gift to Miss
Longstreet, in appreciation of 'all her
kindnesses and help.
To conclude the program, the winter scene represented tlie cold north
country.
This was one of the finest style reviews ever presented ait Clare High
School and the many varieties of garments showed that the talent of the
girls would be hard to excel.
Jay Green Tells
Rotarians of His
'   Army Experience
Jay Green, in charge of the program
Wednesday noon at the regular Rotary
lunch meeting, spoke to the club about
his experiences as a Supply Sergeant
in the Army.
Proving-that war is not all "blood,
sweat and tears," he recalled many of
the.happenings, in the .life of a supply
sergeant which tended toward the
comical side. How difficult it was in
Uncle Sam's army, where there, was
never supposed to be a shortage of
anything, ". . . . what an awful struggle it was to chisel anything out of
the supply command" he said. Jay
described incidents on;;4he serious
side of warfare too.* One' event in
particular, the preparations for General Patton's drive on Paris was very
interesting.
"All branches of the service have
been heard froni. with Interesting
stories from each," club president Bill
Byers said, as he thanked Jay for a
fine program.
Plans for the Rotary Rodeo, still incomplete, were discussed, and more
detailed announcements will be made
later,
SENIORS GUESTS
OF JUNIOR CLASS
AT ANNUAL PROM
.Banquet Served May 16th
in St. Cecilia's Church
Social Parlors
YOUTH GUIDANCE >
COMMITTEE TO BE
ORGANIZED HERE
Officers to Be Elected At
City Library
June 13
Tbe «annual Junior-Senior banquet
and prom was held Thursday evening
of last week.
The dinner was served in the St,
Cecilia's Church basement by the Women's Society. Rev, Fr, Brophy gave
the invocation.
Peggy Dunbar, vice president of the
Junior class, was toastmaster. The
welcome was extended by Wilbur Ireland, Junior class president, and Bud
Kane, Senior class president, gave the
response. Bill Schlafley sang, ''The
Gypsy," accompanied by Eileen Parent.
Richard Blanchard of the Speech
department of the school, was the
speaker of the evening. He gave a
review of-the events during the four
years of high school'and then spoke of
the significance of this atomic age,
and stated that the future depended
on how the Seniors accepted the chal»
lenge and responsibility of tlieir education as they went forth into the world
after receiving their diplomas.
The program concluded with the
school song, "On Clare High School,"
with Harold Collins presiding at the
piano.
At 8:30 p. m. members of these
classes and guests gathered in the
school gym for the prom. The gym
represented a night club with silhouettes iu formal dress and all other
extra specials which make a night club
popular. Music was furnished by the
Bob Spencer Orchestra, of Midland.
Miss Constance Crawford, vocalist,
and Miss Mary Louise Tobey, pianist,
furnished the entertainment for the
floor show.
Women GMfers
to PlayWor Low
Net Score Wed.
The list of winners in the "blind
holes" contest played at Twin Elms
on Wednesday, Ladies' Day, included
some names of- golfers appearing for
the first time in the winner column.
Divided into thre| divisions, the low
scores were* ported by Mrs. Leo
Hampton, first division;" Mrs. Elmer
Comes, second dmsion'; and Mrs.
Henry Kinsel ti|d With Mrs. Sam
Wilkinson.in the tiiird division,
With thirty ladles ior the regular
Wednesday luncheon and twenty-eight
staying for the gjplfiPig in the afternoon the course w|s full and' the players enjoyed a contest tor-hest scores
on three blind hol|s. The tie score in.
the third divisionl'will be played off
to decide the winner at,a •future date.
A contest for next week's Ladies'
Day will be for low net score, and that
will be the last d$te ior which golf is
planned in the afternoon. Beginning
the following week, $lay commences
in the morning.!' A complete announcement will lip made at the luncheon at 12:30 nextf Wednesday.
A great deal has been said concerning organized youth guidance in this
community and some Work has been
accomplished by the Clare^Community
Council in cooperation with the Michigan Youth Guidance Commission, in
appointing a committee to draw up a
slate of officers and a constitution and
by-laws to be approved by representatives of the civic organizations of
the city.
Seventy-three   of   the   eighty-three
counting,, ip..Michigan,-already ia^e' m«- #*>*■-.--:   -...j.--,-.,, ,,,
tiv4; YotttS-'GuiSaiiee1 Cbriiihlttees,'^'itlT'M!i6f-^'Thaq $17,000 Expended in
SOCIAL AID fUNDS
FURNISHED BY STATE
'sfm FEDERAL GOV'T
UNITED WAR FUND
PRESIDENT SENDS
CONGRATULATIONS
Clare County Exceeded Quota
In Each of Three
Campaigns
Atty. Harold B. Hughes has received the following letter trom the
president of the Miehigan United War
Fund, Inc., which will be of interest
to Sentinel readers:
May 7. 1946     "
Mr. Harold B. Hughes, Chairman
Clare County United War Fund
Clare, Michigan.
Dear Mr. Hughes:
As the Michigan United War Fund
approaches its honorable discharge
from service, we have taken a re-survey of its operations.
That survey shows a proud fact for
Clare County.
In each of the three annual campaigns in which Michigan raised her
part of the national funds to finance
all the war charities other than the
Red Cross, Clare County went over
the top, exceeded its qiiota; gave all
^ it was asked to give and then gave
jkore.
This is a testimonial to the patriotism4nd the intelligence of the Clare
County citizenship, and to the quality
of leadership volunteered during the
war emergency, which makes a place
in-history.
We speak for Michigan as a whole
when we send you ahd your fellow
citizens enthusiastic congratulations,
and declare our pride in you.
We send also the heartfelt appreciation of those who,  serving in the
war-time emergency, have benefitted
by your splendid cooperation. .
Sincerely yours,
A. L, Miller, President
MiefjigMt United w?ir Fund, inc.
Clare remaining one of the ten which
does not jiave such an organization.
The purpose of a county or community youth guidance committee or council is;
To study, survey and evaluate county and community services for all children.
To develop ^programs for strengthening and expanding present services.
To ^oordinante -efforts and services
of community, county and state agencies.
"OKure over-all cooperation .between community agencies having in^
terest and responsibility in youth
fields.
To strengthen and improve community services to youth and adults..
To make possible wider use of services available from state departments
and agencies.
To give youth, parents and families
themselves an opportunity to participate in community-wide programing.
To develop effective programs for
combating those influences which tend
to create anti-social tendencies in
youth.
The voting membership of this com-,
mittee shall consist of one representative of any organization m the community desiring representation. Membership shall be voluntary on the part
of every organization, and any organization may withdraw its representation at any time. Any organization
may signify its desire for representation by the appointment or election of
a voting representative.
A meeting will be held at 8:00
o'clock Thursday evening, June 13, at
the City Library, to organize a Youth
Guidance Committee, which is a part
of oyr Community Council, but will
work strictiy on its own with youth
problems only. This is not necessarily
■a committee to form' a youth center.
Selection of an organization member
who is interested in youth to act ou
above committee will be discussed.
A slate of officers will be selected
and a constitution and by-laws approved.
This committee can succeed in its
purpose only with the whole-hearted
cooperation of all those in this community who are earnestly interested
in the welfare of our youth. We Jcnow
our duty in this matter. Let us all
act accordingly!
Glare County During
Month of Marcr
The Bureau of Social Aid is financed
by moneys appropriated by the legislature or received from the Federal
Government. After determination of
the State appropriation, the amount is
matched by the Federal Government
and dispersed according to regulations
set up by the State Commission with
the approval of the Federal Social
Agency.
After -eligibility is established, the
requirements of the individual are determined, and the amount of the .grant
is computed according to standards or
levels set by the State Commission.
The food allowance is upon recommendation of the State Department of Agriculture, the clothing is determined
by the Department of Labor and In
dustry. The grant also may include a
shelter allowance which incudes taxes,
insurance and incidental upkeep. Medical costs are considered upon written
recommendation of a physician of the
individual's  choice.
In CJare county, during the month
of March, 1946, the amount of money
paid into the county.fo people on the
rolls of the Bureau of Social Aid was:
Old Age Assistance—?12.801.00
Aid to Dependent Children—
$4,333.60
Aid to the Blind—$80.00
According to townships, this is:
OAA
ADC
Arthur
$ 576.40
$    69.00
Franklin
405.60
121.00
Freeman
37.00
Frost
725.00
352.00
Garfield
825,00
293.00
Grant
3483.00
1265.00
Greenwood
287.70
144.00
Hamilton
409.40
156.00
Hattbn
309.90
279.00
Hayes-^^"
1252.50
380.00
Lincoln
308.10
69.00
Redding
634.00
396.00
Sheridan
1069.20
259.00
Summerfield
J43.70
156.90
Surrey
1941.40
- 517.40
Winterjfield
292.20
107.90
t P. O.JEEW
The business meeting of the Y. P.
C. E. Society will be held this coming
Tuesday, May 28, at 8:00 o'clock
sharp, at the Eagle church,
It is urgently requested that at
least two delegates from each church
and all others interested be present,
as we have some special business to
be transacted.
—President
Expenditures of $40.©0 in Hamilton
townsbip and $40.00 in Hayes were
made for aid to the blind.
It should be remembered that this
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MRS. MURRAY E. HULL
Mrs. Murray EJ. Hull, of Surrey town-
ship,. a ■ resident here for the past
twenty years, passed away at her home
Wednesday morning, May 22nd.. She
had been Jn failing health for the past
several weeks.
Funeral services will be at Drydert,
Michigan, on Saturday, May 25th.
PIONEERS CLOSE
BASEBALL SEASON
AT MllPLEASANT
Green and White Chalk Up
Five Wins to Two
Defeats
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Memorial Day Program
THURSDAY,  MAY  30,  1946
9:30 A. M.—All organizations meet at City Hall.
10:00 A. M.—Memorial Service at Honor Roll in City Park.
Captain Tim Cotter in charge of wreath placing ceremony
at honor roll, in •honor of all veterans from CJare county.
10:15 A. M.—Line of March forms at City Hall.
Capt. "Jiggers" Tope Officer of Day for parade.    -
Members of American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Legion Auxiliary, other veterans and organizations will
take part in the parade, with t-he Clare High School Band
participating in all services.
11:00 A. M.—Service at Cherry Grove cemetery.
Lieutenant Donald Holbrook, U. S. Navy, will deliver the
address at the cemetery.
Cancellation of 'lhe Gladwin game
last Tuesday ended a successful Pioneer baseball season hi which the Green
and White compiled a total of five
victories against two defeats.
Clare defeated farwell 9-3, to open
the season, with -Perry on the mound
for the locals. A^fpur xmn rally in the
fourth inning, featured by Schlafley's
double with the tfases loaded, put the
clincher on ClarJjs first victory over
Farwell in sever|j_-y^rs. Perry was
never in dangerj,*|fr'iki»tg out sixteen
men and allewjug.$ut one hit.
The Pioiieer& sigmckift-"SiiAg"in the
next game, losing to" Mt, Pleasant 5-3,
after holding a two run lead until the
last inning. Errors paved tfie way to
a four run uprising by Mt. Pleasant
in the seventh frame.
The Green and White came right
back to trim Evart 5-1 in a well played
game.
Schlafley took the mound in a return game with Farwell and pitched
hitless ball for three innings and then
coasted to an S-6 victory.
On April 30, Evart belted the offerings of both Perry and Schlafley to all
parts of the Clare field and gained
some sweet revenge in administering
a 16-9 defeat on the locals.
The following week Coleman
matched run for run with Clare until
the fifth inning when the Pioneers
took a three run lead and followed
with, three more in the next frame to
give Schlafley his second win of the
season, 11-5.
The Pioneers traveled to Mt. Pleasant for what proved to be their final
baseball game of 1946, and, behind
the fine hurling of Perry, took a 3-1
game. A. slick running catch, by Joe
McNeraey for the third out nipped ah
Oiler rally that had put the tying run
on second base.
"Jersey" Joslin was the Pioneers'
leading hitter with an average of 363,
followed by Bud Rodabaugh with .294.
On this Memorial Day we pay tribute to our war dead.. Especially, do we honor those who gave their lives during the long conflict
recently ended—the stalwart heroes of World War II whose supreme
sacrifice brought victory and the promise of peace to a bleeding and
suffering world. In memory of these brave men and women.and the
brave men and women of all previous wars let us bow our heads in
silent meditation and fittingly observe this day set aside in their honor.
All service men and women are notified to meet in uniform at
the Clare city hall at 9:30 o'clock Memorial Day morning to participate
in the parade and services at the cemetery. It is urgently requested
that all service women turn out and help the boys put on a real
dress parade.
All organizations, churches and schools are invited to join the
line of March at city hall.
It is requested that there be no parking in the main drive at
the cemetery-
John W. Dunlop, Commander
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Clare High Rand
to Participate in
Memorial Parade
The Clare School Band will march
for the.memorial services Decoration
Day. The band will leave the school
at 9:'30 o'clock and will march down
McEwan to the Doherty Hotel. At
that intersection, the band will form
a double circle and fhe majorettes will
perform a, twirling routine.
Tien the 1mnd will go into marching
formation and continue to the Citizens
Bank, where they will make a box
counter march and return to the intersection of highway US-10 to form ah
"M" for Memorial Day. During this
time, the.majorettes will stand at at.-
tention;- and. the band . will, plaj? Uhe
'S'far ispang'led; Banner. .*'-*'
..,krom here, they-will ma.rcU..to,,tiie
City Hall, where .they;" will ;parMpipate.
in serviced before the hoflbr roll aiid
afew other liianeuvers will take place,
und then proceed witli'the usual inarch
to the cemetery.
DANCE
There will be a dance at the Clare
city hall Friday evening, May 31stt
Music by Bryants and Therling. Admission' 60c; per couple aud 2&e extra
lady.
IEGI0N AUXIUARf v
TO SELL POPPIES IN
MEMORY OF WAR DEAD
Replicas    of    Flanders    Fields
Poppy.To Be Worn Here
Tomorrow
How the wild poppy of France and
Belgium became the memorial flower
of America's dead of both wars was
described by Iyone Gorr, Poppy Chairman of Walter H; Larman Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary, as the
Unit went 1'orward with preparations
foi' observance of Poppy Day here
May 25.
Amid the desolation of the battle-
frOnt in the first world war the poppies were the one touch of nature's
beauty that survived. The-little red
flowers grew along the trenches and
shell holes, and over the raw earth of
the battle graves. In the minds of the
men fighting there, the poppies became, associated with their dead comrades. ^
Expression was given to this sentiment by Colonel John McCrea, Canadian officer, in his immortal poem,
with its lilies:
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow,
Between the crosses row on row—"
Replicas of the Flanders fields poppy were first worn in America in honor of the war dead in 1918, and the
wearing of these flowers on the Saturday before Memorial Day soon became a nation-wide custom. The poppy is also the memorial flower of
Great Britain and is worn throughout
the British Empire on Armistice Day.
When the second world war began
claiming American lives, the poppy,
quite naturally, became the symbol of
these added sacrifices for the nation,
The largest part of the World War
H battle deaths also occurred in
northern Europe where the poppy
grows, but no matter where Americans died, the'poppy pays tribute lo
them.
Disabled veterans -of both wars
now make the poppy to be worn In
memory of the dead of both wars.
Poppy "Day Contributions aid the disabled of both wars, their families, and
the' families of the dead. Millions of
Americans will wear the veteran-
made poppies of the American Legion
Auxiliary this year in silent tribute
to'thbse who lie beneath the crosses
in Flanders fields and in the American
war cemeteries throughput the world.
CARD PARTY
Card party at Mt. Vernoii Grange
hall Wendesday night/ May 29th, at
9:00' o'clock. Extra entertainment.
Everyone welcdme.
TRAFFIC DEATHS,
ACCIDENT COSTS
NATIONAL THREAT
Every  Automobile   Driver
Must Drive Mare
Carefully
With the nation's traffic fatality
rate almost back "to its prewar peak,
and not only the number of accidents
but the cost of accidents rising each
month, American automobile owners
are faced with a problem that Only
they can cure.
That this is a national problem has
been signified by the National Highway Safety Conference called by President Truman and the campaign being
sponsored by the Advertising Council
in cooperation with the National Safety Council.
That it is a local problem is evident
in this and every community by the
increasing number of deaths and injuries which are reported almost every week.
All through 1945, and at a highly
accelerated rate after V-J Day and
the termination of gasoline rationing,
the number and severity of automobile accidents increased.
This trend in the number of and
severity of automobile accidents has
continued to increase in the first quar
ter of 1946 and with the resumption
of vacation travel this summer is not
likely to slacken.
With the average ear over eight
years old—with bad brakes on one car
in seven—with thoughtless drivers
"hitting it up" on worn tires—accidents involving defective equipment
have more than doubled today—and
so in many cases, has the cost of repairing the damage to the automobile
—where it is possible to make repairs. All Of this is in addition to an
average of 950,000 people injured or
killed each year in traffic accidents.
Unless every automobile driver
drives more carefully America will
reap the greatest toll of human life
in history this year, and financial loss
will hit the pocketbook "of every car
owner. ■
WHITE ELEPHANT SALE
The Farwell W.S.C.S. will have a
White Elephant Sale immediately following the community sale by Jeff
Willey, June 1. Get" out those articles
you don't need that some one else
can use and call Mrs. Don Luce, Mrs.
John Miller- or Mrs. V. Eisenbauer for
collecting. The proceeds are to go
towards the building fund of the Methodist Church,
NEW DRAFT LAW
EXEMPTS YOUTHS
UNDER TWENTY
Childless  Men  Twenty-Si*
Through Twenty-Nine
May Be Called
Elimination*of all eighteen and v&i(&
teen year "old youths and all fatherf
from draft call and the inclusion of
all childless men' twenty-six througf
twenty-nine  years   of  age  wefe tte
prrincip^al changes made in the fief
draft bill passed by Congress Tifesdaj
of last week and subsequently signed
by  President  Truman,  who  ha» explained that he did not approve of ther-
bill but signed it because it was "Ump
lesser of the two evils."
Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey ifiK
mediately wired local boards to dfo*-
continue inducting youths under twea^
ty, and to confine induction to ineS-
under twenty-six as President TrumssF
designated when the war ended lastf
August.
Althohgh the new" law specifically
permits induction of men twenty thrJP"
twenty-nine, spokesmen at draft hea*-
quarters took the position that it if
up to the Army to take any steps W.
raise the limit set by the President,
^Director Hershey specifically excluded men Avho have been discharged
from the armed.forces and said that
men with "manifest" physical disa'Mlj-'
ties should not be called for examis*
ation.
Under the new setup selective service has only about 59,000 eligible metts
twenty through twenty-five to meetf-
monthly calls and it is? estimated tha*^
possibly only fifty peree'rft of thesir
will be physically fit. Including mea*
twenty-six through twenty nine-WbahF-
provide only 13,000 additional -regis*""'
trants for possible induction.
Influential senators 'have suggested*
plans to get early Senate approval df52
a teen-age draft under a year's extrao**
sion of selective Service.
Chairman Thomas, Utah Democrat^'
has signified that he would aslc fhf
Military Committee to try for UHanf«-
nious approval of the Senate of'itiP-
own bill %hich provides for a full yeal"
extension with eighteen and nineteen
year'olds subject to induction, an lo^
crease rnliay -tot all ~ enlisted1 Uteri K** *
ijall- branches of. the service, and re*
lease of all fathers who desire, it, to<
gether with all draftees who liaT*"
served eighteen months or longer"*-
Senator Revevcomb, West Virgiaiir
Republican, and Senator Wilson, lows? '.
Republican, who are opposing the Sea*"
ate Bill, wish to raise the pay of ICrW
ranking enlisted men and suspend aU
induction in order to try out a volui*
tary enlistment plan.
VFW TO SELL BUDDY*
POPPIES IN FARWELL
AND CLARE SATURDAY
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Proceeds to Be Used  for" Aidf
of Veterans and Their
Dependants
"Honor the dead by helping the Kf>
ing." This familiar phrase is the rssi
reflection of the reasons for the s%kf
of "Buddy Poppies," an annual nationwide feature of the VFW observa»cw
of Memorial Day, and inaugurated- fit-'
Clare and Farwell this year by • ifc*1"
Petfit-Kapplinger Post of this oversea*1
veteran's Organization.
To help the living,- the proceeds of-
the poppy sale are specially set a^id*'
by the VFW for the aid, relief- SMS®
comfort of needy ex-servicemen^ fti&S
their dependents or their widows; tfadf-,
orphans. This is accomplished Q-?'
maintenance of the finest hcivtie- Sjjf
them that can be provided, a lio&vtiiiiS
national institution located in 'iKzSxSr
gan at Eaton Rapids.
A little four year old girl tVoiii Infjr
home had the honor to presecaT tfifc
first "Buddy Poppy" of 1946 to VveiSf'-
dent Truman-recently. She. was B'tfHjj'."
Lou Hall, a curly-haired blond Ift'SSr
Charmer who represented a specif***
case of aid to a war hero's orphan
Her daddy was killed in action on if
foreign shore but she is lovingly cai«&
foi- through the benefits from the &*S»
of the memorial flower.
In each VFW community, the saW
of   poppies  provides   the  local  punt
with funds which are used locally f«r-
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