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CLARE* MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1947
New Series Vol. 55, No. 16
SANFORD TROPHY
PRESENTED HIGH
SCHOOUHAMPS
"Frosty"   Jordan   Speaks
and Shows Michigan
Game Movies
The dining room of thef local Masonic Temple was filled to capacity Wednesday evening when John Q. Look
Lodge and their guests, the Clare High
School 1946 undefeated football team,
coaches and faculty members, assembled there to pay tribute to a former Clare High athlete, Glenn F. San?
ford, and the team.
A delicious baked ham dinner was
pleasingly served by the,Eastern Star
ladies, assisted by daughters of Zeno*
bia Chapter members and Masons.
Worshipful Master James Gillespie
called the meeting to order and paid
tribute to the team and coaches, say-
Jng that the local lodge had always
wanted to do something for Clare High
athletes and through the leadership of
immediate Past Master Harley Holt
was offering the Glenn F. Sanford
Memorial trophy.
P. M, Harley Holt was presented as
master of ceremonies and called on
Supt. Austin F. Bates, who responded
by saying that it was fun for the coach
and fun for the school to produce a
championship team, but that Clare is
a town that will give the coach a pat
on the back when the teams don't win
all the games.
Prin. Carleton Garthe, faculty sponsor of the Athletic Board, the next
speaker on the program, said that the
board is the organization which does
a big share of the work in selling tickets and taking care of financial matters for the teams, and credited the
board with being in the best financial
condition in several years.
He thanked Harley for assisting the
team    by    announcing    the    games
through the public address system at j
the athletic field and presented him
with a gift from the Athletic Board.
Assistant Coach Richard Wheeler
was presented and thanked the Varsity- team for their cooperation in developing Junior High athletes for the
team. ,•      .   „.
Coach Donald Richardson expressed
his appreciation of the cooperation of
the boys and Coach Wheeler and the
town for their support.
P. M. Holt asked the group to stand
in silent tribute to Glenn Sanford, "a
fine athlete and a fine gentleman who
gave his life in service." and who had
been a star athlete in Clare High
School, in college, and in semi-professional baseball, Harley then, with
appropriate remarks, presented the
trophy to Coach Richardson to be
held by the 1946 team until it was
won by another undefeated team.
The trophy, a gold football player
on a plastic base, is sixteen incheB
high and bears a Masonic emblem on
a gold plate with the inscription,
"Glenn F. Sanford Memorial, Football
1946, Undefeated, Coach D. Richardson, Asst. Coach R. Wheeler, " and
the names of the following members
of the championship team: W. Borle,
W. Campbell, D. Cappaert, W. Carn-
(Continued on Page Bight)
Big 5 Winners
of City League
Bowling Contest
,   The   City   Bowling   League's-  final ,
play-off to decide the winner of the
first" half, was bowled Sunday after-   .
noon, January 12.   The match was ber
tween the Kiwanis No. 1 and ^he Big ^ v j
S Construction Co, teams.   In (he first \^Vl
game,   the Kiwanis   won   the   point
with the score of Kiwanis 752, Big &
,709.    The Big  5  won  the last two
games, Big 5  745  and 843, Kiwanis
739 and 776.   The Big 5 won total pine
'by 30, Kiwanis 2267, Big 5 2297.
• Final count, Kiwanis 1 point, Big ?
3 points, so the Big 5 are the winners
of the first half.
Albert Haley had high series with
493 and Elmer Comes, the Big 5 captain, had high single game with 190.
Clare Manufacturing Company Plant a Busy Place
FINAL APPEAL
FOR DONORS IN
BLOOD CLINIC
AU Well Citizens Urged to}yjr:,**,..
Register Now for
Clinic
MT. PLEASANT MAN
FOUND MURDERED IN
SHACK THERE SUNDAY
John Sarmir Discovered by
Friends With Head     ^
Battered In
John Sarmir, 58. an employee of the
Isabella Sugar Company at Mt. Pleasant, was found murdered Sunday in
the weighmaster's shack there, where
he had made his home with the company's permission after he was injured while at work about a year ago.
Two friends, who became alarmed
when he had not heen seen since Friday, found him when they went to
the sha6k in search of him. His forehead and the back of his head' had
been smashed in with a hatchet which
was found behind the cot where he
slept, and the building had been ransacked. Coroner Dr- &• A> Northway
expressed his belief that Sarmir had
been dead since some time Friday
night.
He was known to have had between
$50 and $90 on his person but only
$9.00 could be found on his body when
it waB discovered. It is helleved for
this reason, and because the shack
had been ransacked about a ihohth
ago during his absence, that the ob*
ject of the murder was robbery.
He was well liked in Mt. Pleasant
and had oh many .occasions given
money to people in need. It is known
that he had money in, war bonds and
believed that he Md money in banks
and hidden about the shaok,
City-and State Police and Sheriff's
officers are- conducting an ihteatiga-
tlon and a search mt t%& murderer.
On Monday and Tuesday of next
week an opportunity in being offered
local citizens to voluntarily participate
in a service that perhaps is being considered too lightly. That service is
the doning of blood to be made into
plasma, for use in this community.
Not only Is the'donfng of this blood
vital as a community project, but the
plasma may in some cases be used to
maintain the vital spark of life in the
donors themselves ,}n the event of
highway and home accidents, burns,
critical illnesses and childbirth.
To add emphasis to this appeal we
will cite just a few cases where plasma has been used in the treatment of
persons here.
Mrs. Millard Fillmore, of Hope, for
shock following the fracture of a limb
here in February, 1943.
Mrs. Charles Whitlock during a serious illness in October, 1945,
Dr. J. G. White for loss of blood and
shock sustained in an automobile accident in November, 1945.
Mrs. Merle Samborn for shock resulting from burns when their home
burned in February. 1946,
Ferris Graham for shock resulting
from burns received in an explosion
last summer.
These are only a few of the cases
where the use of plasma here has been
necessary, many more being in case
files of the local hospital and local
physicians, which for obvious reasons
are not public.
How would you feel if a loved one
was in urgent need of plasma and none
was available in local blood banks?
Please refer to the advertisement on
page sixteen of this week's Sentinef,
sponsored by Clare County Chapter.
American Red Cross, for dates and
hours, and then phone 107 or 324 and
make an appointment for the clinic.
View of production lines manufacturing auto parts for Ford Motor Company in Clare factory.
—Photo by Sternaman
PIONEER SQUAD
DEFEATS HARRISON
HORNED FRIDAY
Little Pioneers Add Third
Victory to Their
String
The Clare Pioneers defeated the
Harrison Hornets by the score of 28 to
15, on the Hornets .gymnasium last
Friday night, for the fifth victory of
the season.
The game started out with the Pioneers taking the lead. There was Utile scoring in the first quarter and
the game.was. rather slow. After the
first Quarter the game speeded up and
there was a little hiore action.
At times in the game, the Pioneers
were playing up to par with very good
ball handling. At other times the
Green" and White didn't show up as
well as they could. There is still
room for improvement.
Bill Campbell was high point man
with fourteen points.
The Little Pioneers won their third
straight victory by defeating the Harrison second team 31-22, with Bob Wallace high point man, scoring 14 points.
Arthur Walter
Loses Left Eye
While Working
Arthur Walter, of West Wheaton
Ave., an employee of the Pere Marquette Railway here, was seriously injured while at work Tuesday morning,
when, in an accident, a large piece of
steel became imbedded in his left eye.
He was taken to the Clare Hospital,
where it was found necessary to remove the injured eye, the operation
being performed Thursday morning.
Mr. Wal»°r was reported recovering
"Very nicely" at the hospital Thursday afternoon.
Parents Urged
to Attend P.T.A.
Meeting Monday
The Clare P.T.A. will hold their January meeting next Monday evening,
January 20tb.
Parents, your attendance is needed
to help the grade rooms representations.
The guest speaker, Miss Frances
E. Martin, professor of education, at
Central Michigan College of Education
will speak on "Know Your Child."
Miss Martin comes highly recommended by those who have heard her
speak. She spent much of her childhood in India, her parents being missionaries there, but received her education in the United States.
Other features will include a minstrel show put on by the Girl Scout
Troop III and other musical entertainment planned by the muSic committee.
This is a full program and one you
won't want to miss, so let's be there
early, as it is necessary to call the
meeting promptly at 8:00 o'clock.
Congregationalists
To Consider Pastor
at Annual Meeting
The call for the annual meeting of
the Clare Congregational Church Was
read at the morning services last Sunday. The meeting was set for Tues*
day, January 21, with a pot luck supper beginning at 6:30,
Mrs. N, A. Elden, cl&rk, Said that
proposals for the filling of the pulpit
here would be considered,, in addition
to regdlar husiness and officers re'
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MRS. ASA WARD
LAID AT REST IN
CLARETCMETERY
Funeral Services Held Here
Wednesday Afternoon
January 8th
Funeral services were held here
Wednesday afternoon of last week for
Mrs. Asa E. Ward, who passed away
at the family home on West State
Street, January- 4, following six
months of ill health.
Helen Baker was born the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Baker, in Wil-
liamston, West Virginia, January 18,
1897, and passed away in Clare, Michigan, January 4, 1947, at the age of
forty-nine years, eleven months and
sixteen  days.
At the age of three years she was
taken by her parents to Washington
county, Ohio, where she grew to young
womanhood and was united in marriage to Asa E. Ward February 5,1913.
the Wards continued to reside in
Washington county until July, 1941,
when they moved to Clare, and have
resided here since.
She was well loved by her neighbors
and friends and will be greatly missed
in this community.
She is survived by the bereaved hus*
band; seven children, Mrs. Marguerite Jett, of Marietta, Ohio, Mrs. Fran-
cGs Carpenter, of New Port, Ohio,
Mrs. Ruby Hendricks, of Clare, Donald
Ward, of Detroit, Mrs. Betty Cour, of
Clare, and Robert and William Ward,
at home; eight grandchildren; one
sister, Mrs. Marie Noah, of Marietta,
Ohio* several nieces and nephews and
many friepds.
The funeral services were held from
the Thurston Funeral- Home at 2:00
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, January
8. With Hev. Earl E. Redman officii
ating, and interment in Cherry Grove
cemetery.
Donors are urged to register for the
blood clinic at the Clar<$ tiity Ml! January 20 and 21.  Phone iUot 107.
YOUR DIMES WILL
HELP SMI CHILD
REGAIN HEALTH
President's Ball Will Also
Aid County Polio
Campaign
Because infantile paralysis has not
struck in the community in recent
years and because advancement has
been made in research for control of
the disease, does not assure us of immunity from a reoccurrence of an epidemic.
We hope and pray that we shall be
spared such a calamity, but we should
be prepared against any eventuality
when considering this dread malady
that strikes without warning.
Besides consideration of our own
community, we must not forget that a
great deal of money raised for the National Foundation of Michigan for research for treatment and control of infantile Paralysis has been expended
in our own University of Michigan for
research for treatment and control of
infantile paralysis, and surely we
would not like to see so vital scientific
and medical research curtailed by the
lack of funds.
Half of all proceeds raised in Clare
county from the current drive in behalf of the National Foundation will
be added to the Clare county infantile
paralysis fund for assistance to victims of the disease within the county
and to accumulate a back log to bo
used in case of emergency.
The March of Dimes commenced
here Wednesday with coin boxes
placed conveniently in business and
public places about the county and it is
hoped that by. now they will contain
enough dimes to jingle encouragingly.
Plans are nearing completion for the
President's Birthday Ball at the Clare
city hall Saturday evening, January 25,
when all will be given an opportunity
to dance to the music of Don Bryant
and His Vets, or to just come and be
sociable if they wish, from 10:00 P* m-
until 2:00 a. m.
All proceeds of the ball will also He
divided equally between the National
Foundation and the Clare eounty fund.
The old slogfan, "While You AreJDattc-
ing YOu May Help Some Child to
Walk," still holds' good and the dimes
you drop in the boxes will be hardly
missed by you .but the aggregate
amount will mean a £reat deal in this
humanitarian cause.
HARRISON MAN
FOUND DEAD IN
GARAGETUESDAY
Chester L.  Poulton Killed
By Carbon Monoxide
Gas Fumes
Chester L. Poulton, 63 years and 12
days old, was found dead in the garage at his home in Harrison Tuesday
noon, by his son, Richard, who went
to call him for lunch.
He was making some minor repairs
on the car and h#d the garage doors
closed with the motor running. The
coroner, Dr. G. E. Lamb, pronounced
his death caused from carbon monoxide gas.
His body was taken to New Lex-
j ington, Ohio, Wednesday morning, for
I burial.
j    He is survived by his wife, Goldie,
two  sons, Richard,  of Harrison and
j William, of the U. S. Navy, who was
j stationed   at Norfolk,   Va.,    waiting
I for orders  to sail on January 20th;
; other relatives and many friends.
LAST RITES FOR
MRS. F. COYNE IN
FL1NTJATURDAY
Lake George Lady Passes
Suddtnly Away at
Home There
TURKEY DINNER
MMhodisfe Church, Tuesday, January
21. Sert$ng&at 6:30 and $46. Sponsored by Youfig Adult okss. Frice
$1.26 adults, 75c Children.
Mrs. Flora Coyne died suddenly January Sth, 1947, at her home at Lake
George.
She was born January 31, 1876 at
Chippewa Lake, Mecosta county, the
daughter of Robert and Jane MeCormick Nixofi,
Shb was united in marriage to Patrick J. Coyne, of Temple, Michigan,
in October, 1903, at Clare, and to
this union three children were born,
Genevieve, Bernard and Basil,
In 1907 they moved from Traverse
City to a farm in Clare county, where
the/ resided for eighteen years.
Upon the death of her husband in
1926, she moved to Flint where she
lived for thirteen years, then returned
to Lake George, where she resided
until her  death.
Besides the three children, she
leaves to mourn their loss, two sisters
Mrs. Ray Jefferey, of Flint, and Mrs.
Fred Monroe, of Flushing; three brothers, Manley Nixon, of Bannister,
Wellington Nixon, of Deer River,
Minn., aud Ford Nixon, of Lake
George.
Funeral services were held at 9:00
a. m. Saturday, January llth, from
St. Michael's Church, in .Flint, with
MOnsignor Bolton officiating, and
burial in Calvary Cemetery at Flint.
Files Petitions
Circuit Judge
ATTY. DONALD E. HOLBROOK
DONALD HOLBROOK
HAS ENDORSEMENT
OF SUPERVISORS
Local  Attorney  Candidate
For Circuit Judge
of 21st Dist.
Atty, Donald E. Holbrook filed nomination petitions lagt Friday with the
Secretary of State at .Lansing for the
office of Circuit Judge of the Twenty-
first Judicial Circuit and? is a candidate for this office at the Primary
Election Monday, February 17th,
Mr. Holbrook's friends throughout
the district circulated his petitions and
obtained many hundreds more signatures than were required to qualify
him, thus indicating his popularity
throughout the district as a candidate
for his office.
The Clare County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the following resolution Monday in his behalf.
RESOLUTION
"We the Glare County Board of
Supervisors in session at the. Court
House in the City of Harrison on
Monday, January 13, 1947;
"WHEREAS we have known Donald E. Holbroob of Clare, Michigan,
professionally and personally for
many years, and
"WHEREAS he has served as Prosecuting Attorney from 1937 to 1943
performing competently and impartially his duties in that office to the
satisfaction of the County, and
"WHEREAS he is a candidate for
the office of Circuit Judge for the
Twenty-first Judicial Circuit, comprising Isabella, Midland and Clare
counties, and
"Whereas we believe and feel that
he has outstanding qualities and qualifications so essential to the holder
of that high office and further feeling
that if elected he will perform the
duties of the office in a highly competent and impartial manner,
"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Clare County
Board of Supervisors, do unqualifiedly endorse the candidacy of Donald
E. Holbrook for Circuit Judge of the
Twenty-first Judicial Circuit."
Among his qualifications for office
are:
Admitted to practice law 1931,
Prosecuting Attorney Clare county
1937-1942.
Clare City Attorney 1937-1943.
Served in World War II 1943-1945!
Stands for a fair, impartial, and
honest Judicial administration of the
office.
He has to his credit many civic responsibilities completed with success
and entire satisfaction to all involved.
(Continued on Page Eight)
LOCAL CONCERN
ADDS EMPLOYEES
SINCEOPENINC
Clare   Manufacturing   Co,
New Plant Project
Progressing
The Clare Manufacturing Company
has shown a steady and consisient
growth since opening their Clare
plant, both in employment and production, as well as expanding in diversified manufacturing.
Opening the plant with initial, eja-
ployment of twelve people three
months ago, production lines have
been set, up, employment ^stepped up,
and new projects added, which brings
the total ^employment to date to seventy people, with future expansion expected to increase these figures by another twenty-five percent in the pres-
I'ent plant.
Construction work on the new
.$300,000 project, adjacent to the present plant on the west, is progressing
satisfactorily with Moline Construction Company building the building,
Henry Ackerman installing the plumbing and heating, and Albert Seiter the
electrical contractor.
This building will be used primarily
for manufacturing a new type of carburetor for Ford Motor Company, with
production to start as soon as possible.
All new equipment for manufacturing this type of carburetor will be installed as soon as the building is
ready and every effort is being put
forth to complete the project.
The employees at the plant are
local people and the purpose of the
management is to associate the plant
with the community as a local enterprise, the three above mentioned coije
tractors all being local firms,
Clare is fortunate in having the Hoi'
ley Carburetor Company select this
city for the establishment of the Clare
Manufacturing Company here and the
addition of the large new project
which has developed more recently,
Th local plants are under the direction of plant manager R. H. Kleinhardt, formerly of Detroit, who has
had many years experience in the
automobile industry, and through his
pleasing personality, efficient management and full cooperation with employees and the people ot Clare, ideal
conditions exist at the plant.
Mr. Kleinhardt is interested not
only in the advancement of the plant
on a commercial basis in full accord
with the public, but is keenly interested in the welfare of employees, and
plant facilities include a cafeteria and
pleasant rest rooms and neatness and
cleanliness are emphasized throughout the plant, adding to the pleasing
atmosphere and happiness of the employees, whose cooperation is greatly
appreciated as an asset to the success "
of the business.
Tie Common Council of the City ot
Clare, the local Chamber of Commerce
and other • civic groups are also
pleased with the advancement of our
new manfacturing plant and have expressed their willingness lo cooperate
with the management.
(Continued on Page Eight) i
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Mrs, 61 E.: Lamb
■   • . Seriously III in
" Clare Hospital
Mrs, G. E. Lamb, wife of Harwell's
physician and prominent in social and
Civic oircles of the village and bounty,
is confined by illness to the Clare Hospital,
'Although her condition showed some
improvement Thursday afternoon, she
was reported to remain in a. serious
condition. ...-''.
Rotarians Enjoy
Sports Movies at
Wednesday Dinner
The University of Michigan's moving pictures of the Michigan-Minnesota football game attracted a crowd
to the regular noon meeting of the
Rotary Club Wednesday. Forest Jordan, line coach on the Michigan coaching staff, showed the pictures and explained the plays as they unfolded on
the screen.
Among special guests and visiting
Rotarians &t the lunehedn were coaches from Farwell and Harrison high
schools, and Rev. Harold Watson, of
the Harrison Congregational Church,
a former member of the Clare Rotary
club.
. Another film shown was a movie in
full color of the recent western hunting trip of Dr, and1 Mrs. ~G. 0. Born,
who bagged Colorado hig game wit£
gun and camera, and have a beahtiful.'
ipoyie to show evidence ot the success of tbeir outing.
RANDALL 4-H CLUB
ORGANIZED AT SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8TH
Officers Elected   and   Leaders
For Winter Months
Selected
A group of parents and boys and
girls met with County Agent Paul D.
Gibson at the Randall school Wednesday evening, January Sth, to discuss
the possibility of organizing a 4-H
Club in the community. Mr. Gibson
explained briefly the scope and purpose of the 4-H Club program.
It is planned to organize each Iocaf
clnb to function on a yearly basis.
Any boy or girl of the community who
is between the ages of ten and twenty
and who intends to carry a project at
some time during the year is eligible
to join a 4-H Club. The club elects
its own officers and has adult leaders
to assist the members in learning the
best methods of carrying out the. pro*
jects. Then a local committee of
adults is chosen to assist leaders in
planning activities and to act as eon-
tact between the local club and the
county headquarters.
Since everyone present was interested in getting a club organized the
boys and girls proceeded to hold an
organization meeting and elected
officers as follows: President, iToanii.
Simmons; Vice President, Defhert
Garchow; Secretary, Jimmy Thomp*
gon; Treasurer, Bernice Dora* there
are eleven member^ at present.'
Tlie leaders for the Winter wfcrlc
are Mrs. Cora Simmons for sewing
projects ahd JPaul Nass and ©art Sim*
mons for handicraft and electricity
projects.
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