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CLARE,  MICHIGAN.  FRIDAY MORNIHG.   JUNE 20. 1947
New Series Vol, 55, No. 3J
EARL STERNAMAN
PASSES AWAY AT
SAGINAW JUNE 9
Popular Photographer in Clare
The Past Twenty-
five Years
Barl Sternaman, popular Clare
photographer- for the past twenty-five
years, passed, away in the Saginaw
General Hospital at 8:30 o'clock Monday evening of last week as the result
of a cerebral hemmorhage, after two
weeks of illness. He had been in poor
health the past three years.
Earl Henry Sternaman was born the
^son of John and Mary Sternaman, Jan.
uary 5, 1890, at Owosso, Michigan, and
passed away at Saginaw, Michigan,
June 9th, 1947, at the age of fifty-seven years, five months -and four days.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Clara Kerby in Owosso, June 17, 1917,
and this union was blessed by the
birth of a daughter, Phillis Sue, and
one son, Jack.
Eai'l was associated with the Day
Studio at Owosso as a photographer
for a number of years, moving to
Clare in 1922.
Earl was a member of the Michigan
Photographer's Society for many
years, during which time he received
many awards for his splendid w-rk" of
art. The most outstanding award was
given him in October of 1936, when he
attended th© American National Society1 gnd entered the lovely portrait of
little Suzanne Irving, daughter* of Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Irving. The title Of
her portrait- was "Our Little Bit of
Heaven" and it was accepted for hanging on exhibit with the best in the
country, from all over the Unitea
States.
He was an active member of the
Clare Methodist Church, serving as a
member of the church board for many
years and as treasurer when he passed away, and was also a member or
the Clare Rotary Club and Clare
Chamber of Commerce. He was always interested in the youth of the
community and was active in the
work of the Sunday School and devoted a great deal of his time to the interests of the Boy Scoutsi. I
He leaves to mourn their loss, the]
bereaved* wife, Clara, Ind "*_hil_re!&-.-
Phillis Sue and Jack, at home arid a
sister, Mrs. William McBrid'e, of.!
Owosso. iy-brother, Prank preceded
him in death in 1938.
Earl was well liked by   his   m*iy
friends and his always* cheerful greeting will be greatly missed   by   those
who enjoyed his    acquaintance    dur-
>  ing his many years here. *
Funeral services were held from
the Jennings-Lyons Chapel in Owosso
at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon or
last week, with the Rev. Chas B. Hahn
of Clare officiating, and interment in
Oak Hill Cemetery at Owosso.
Pre-School Health
Roundup Planned
Next Wednesday
The local schools and the Clare
County Health Department are sponsoring a pre-school roundup at the. offices of the Clare County Health Department in the City Hall on June 25
starting at 9:00 a. m.
This is for all children entering
school this, fall in Clare and any school
in the following townships: Grant,
Sheridan, Hatton and Arthur.
This roundup will include a complete physical checkup, immunizations for diphtheria and vaccination
for smallpox.
For a child to make his best adjustment in school ho should be in
the best physical health possible. By
getting him checked early there is
time then to take care of any needed
recommendations  or corrections.
You should make it your duty to
either take your child to your family
physician now/ or bring him to this
clinic. •/<'
MRS. G. MASTEN
HONORED BY O.E.S.
MONDAY_EVENING
Grand  Officers   Attend  Dinner
For Associate Grand'
Conductress **-—
RESUME OF COUNTY
AGENTS CONFERENCE
AT WASHINGTON, D.C.
County Agent Gibson to Write of
Highlights of Interest
To Farmers
Following is the first of a series of
articles to be written by County Agricultural Agent P. D. Gibson, who
with Mrs. Gibson recently attended
the county agents conference at the
National Experiment Station at Belts-
ville, Maryland.
REPORT  FROM  WASHINGTON
This might more properly be * entitled Report from Beltsville, Maryland, since three of the four "official' days' were spent at Belts-vine
Agricultural Research center.
Arriving in Washington at noon,
Monday, June 2nd, we scarcely had
time for a hamburger and glass of
milk (40c) before hiking over to the
mammoth Department of Agriculture
building for the first session. We
hiked' because we were told and later found out the hard way that parking around a government building in
Washington just is not done unless
you rate your name on a stall.
Dr. O. E, Reed (nearly everyone We
met was "Doctor"), formerly head of
the Dairy Department, Michigan
State College, now Chief of the Bureau of Dairying at Washington, acted as our host and guide most'of the
time we were in Washington and
Beltsviile. Dr. Reed' and others gave
us a "briefing" on the department we
Were to visit and room and cabin assignments were made at this session
fer the three days to follow.
Since the Washington, tourist cam>
lies just across the river from the
airport and about six or seven railroads, route their trains over the
tracts adjacent to the camp, no one
was heard to grumble about moving
on Tuesday morning altho some of
the men reported that the new as-
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Mrs. Greta Masten, Associate Grand
Conductress of the Grand Chapter,
O. El S,, of Michigan, was honored
Monday evening, when two hundred
guests assembled in the Clare Methodist church parlors for a dinner at
seven o'clock, served by the women
of the W.S.C.S. Tables were attractive with garden flowers and colorful
decorations, with lovely corsages and
place cards to designate the seating
of the special guests.
After the dinner, the program opened with the guests standing and singing, "My Faith Looks Up to Thee."
Worthy Matron of Zenobia Chapter
Dr. Christina M. Schutt, gave the welcome and presented Mrs. Masten, who
in turn, introduced the Worthy Grand
Metro*.,- Mrs. Lelah Brown DeLcng-,
of Grand Rapids, who gave the response, and introduced the grand officers, grand committeewomen, and
the Past Grand Matron and Past
Grand Patron, who were in attendance
at the reception.
Dr. Schutt introduced Mrs. Neenah
Urquhart as toastmaster, who presented Mrs. Esther Sias, of Midland
Chapter, who sang two beautiful numbers, "Just A We~arying For You"
and "A Kiss in the Dark," accompanied by Myrtle Hoch. Mrs. Mary
Young, of Mt. Pleasant Chapter, gave
!.two pleasing readings. Miss Doris
Gerow and Mrs. Belle Mair, of the
Clare Chapter, sang "My Task," accompanied by Mrs. Dorothy Duncan.
The toastmaster called on Mrs. Mas-
ten, who introduced the other special guests present, the past grand appointive officers, past grand committeewomen, and the present visiting
worthy matrons and patrons, the past
matrons of Zenobia Chapter, Rev. and
Mrs. Charles Hahn, of the Clare Methodist Church, Rev. and Mrs. Wm. P.
D. Powe, of the Clare Congregational
Church, and Rev. and Mrs. Albert
Dawe, of Douglas, a former Clare
pastor, the Masten family and Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Holbrook.
Mrs. Masten  expressed her appreciation to Mrs. Ruth Hachmuth, and
her committee for the wonderful din-
(Contlnued on Page Six)
Old and New in City's Motor Driven Fire Equipment
At left—City's first motor driven fire truck that was purchased
in 1921 at a cost of $2,595.
Below—Most recent addition to
the Clare Fire Department equipment, a fine new pumper truck
purchased this year at a cost of
approximately $8,000.
NEW WEDGEWOOD
ROOM OPENS AT
HOTELDOHERTY
Prominent Hotel Heads Among
Guests Coming Here Tuesday
of Last Week
The beautiful new Wedgewood
Room at the Hotel Doherty was opened to the public' Tuesday evening,
June 10th, with hotel proprietors and
managers among the capacity crowd]
of guests coming to enjoy the hospitality of Central Michigan's leading
hotel aafnid the surroundings of this
pleasartt jand ultra modern new banquet .oom."
Among the guests were President
and Mrs. Harold Heden, of the Michigan Hotel Association, Mr. and Mrs.
William Schindette, of the Republic,
Hotel at Bay City, Mr. and Mrs. Carl j
Kensey, of the Montague Hotel at
Caro, Mrs. Estelle Doherty, of the
Osceola Hotel at Reed City, and Mr.
and Mrs. William Shull, of the Bancroft Hotel at Saginaw,
Dinner was served from 8:00 o'clock
until-12:00 midnight and the guests
enjoyed dancing throughout the evening, with music furnished by a popular Saginaw orchestra.
The many beautiful flowers received
by the Dohertys on the opening day
was an indication of their popularity
and the appreciation of friends for the
service extended to the public in the
providing of the beautiful new banquet room.
Featured services of the Wedgewood
Room in the future will be Sunday
dinners from 12:00 noon until 8:00
p. m. and dancing each Saturday night,
and ,the room will also be availahle
for dinner parties and banquets.
Clare Legion to
Install Officers
Monday Evening
Walter H. Larman Post No. 128,
American Legion, win install the officers elected May 2Gth for the coming
year, in a ceremony to be held in the
city hall auditorium next Monday evening, June 23. One of the best installing teams in the state will come
here Monday to be in charge of the
induction ceremony.
This is your post and an active interest of all members is required if
the post and unit are to attain the desired advancement of all affairs of
particular interest to veterans, and
the officers will appreciate any suggestions that will help*
It is hoped that all Legionnaires
will be present to enjoy the program
and will cooperate with the new officers throughout the year.
FRANK T. LA GOE
NEW CASHIER AT
BEAVERTON BANK
Has Been Doing Post Graduate
Work at University
Of Wisconsin
Dr. John G. White'
Given Silver Star
Medal June 12th
Dr. John G. White, 112 Wheaton
Ave., local optometrist, received the
Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action in a ceremony held at the Bay
Gity Army Recruiting Main Station on
June 12, 1947, according to an announcement from Technical Sergeant
Stephen Dudas, NCO-in-Charge of recruiting activities in the Bay area.
Dr, White, formerly a 1st Lieutenant
with .the 317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division, was cited for-
gallantry in action in Luxembourg on
JanuTay 26, 1945, in connection with
military operations against the Germans near Buckholz, Luxembourg.
While returning from a reconnaissance patrol, Lt. White observed a
large German force attacking a flank
of his battalion. He immediately op-*
ened fire on the enemy to divert their
attack, despite the knowledge that
such action would reSut in almost certain death or capture. His action was
successful, with the enemy force being driven off but taking Lt. White
as a prisoner. The Silver Star Medal
was presented by Donald J. Russell,
Lt. Colonel (Armored Corps Reserve)
of Bay City.
LEGION JUNIOR NINE
LOSES TO ALM4 AND
MT, PLEASANT BOYS
Mildand Team Coming to Clare
Next Wednesday
June 25th
The local junior baseball team, recently organized members of the American Legion Central League, played
the Alma Legion juniors at Alma
Thursday evening of last week and
the boys lost their opening game of
the season 6 to 3.
Jim Joslin pitched for Clare, allowing four hits for two runs in the
first inning, two in'the third and two
in the sixth; while Vallance, pitching
for Alma, allowed four hits and confined Clare's scoring to the third
inning.
The Clare line-up includes Jim Joslin, Bob Beck, Ed. Willey* Joe Mc-.
Nerney, Bill Campbell, Howard Miller, Elwood Worstell, Bob Alwood,
Bob Hampton, Bob Wallace, Jim Richardson, Don Wilkinson and Jitti Sabin,
The Clare juniors lost a game to
the Mt. Pleasant boys, here Wednesday, 7 to 6.
Midland will play here next Wednesday, June 25, with a return game
there July 2; Clare will play at Mt.
i Pleasant July 9; and Alma will come
here July 17.
MRS. MAUD UTLEY
PASSES AWAY AT
FARWELL HOME
Daughter   of   Farwell   Pioneer
Laid  at  Rest  There
Sunday, June 8
DESOTO - PLYMOUTH - WILLYS
Bob's Sales* and Service, Clare. 27tf
Miss Maud McLellan, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McLellan, was
born July 14, 1874, at Evart, Michigan, and passed away at her home
in Farwell, June 5, 1947, at the age
of seventy-two years, ten months and
eleven days.
Her father, an early pioneer of
Clare county, was in business in Far-
well for many years. Here "Maudie
McLellan," as she was affectionately
called, grew to womanhood.
At the age of eighteen, May 21,1893,
she was united in marriage to John
E. Leonard, son of Asa Leonard, of
Farwell, where a happy home was
established.
Into this home three children were
born, Winifred, who died in infancy;
Frank Asa Leonard, of Muskegon,
who preceded his mother in death
nearly three years ago; and Mrs.
Gladys Leonard Vick, of Milwaukee.
After only five years the husband
and father passed away.
In January, 1906, she was united in
marriage to Joseph Edward Utley,
who died October 12, 1929.
During her life Mrs. Utley made
many friends, being of a generous,
kindly nature with a love for all.
She was a member of the Auld Lang
Syne Society,
Besides her daughter, Gladys/ who
was with her during her last illness,
she leaves to mourn, four grandchildren, Dale Leonard Vick, of Madison,
Wisconsin, John W. Leonard, Frank
E. Leonard, and Winifred Louise Leonard, of Muskegon; one great grandson,
Peter Dale Vick; a daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Frank Leonard, of Muskegon; a
I sister-in-law, Delia Leonard Stinch-
I combe, and brother-in-law, Charles
j Stinchcombe, of Mt. Pleasant; a
I mother-in-la-yv, Mrs. Mary Leonard, of
Detroit; one niece, Edith I. Gieseler,
■and family, of Midland; one nephew,
Homer Stinchcomb, and family, of Far-
well; and other relatives and friends.
The funeral was conducted from
the Farwell Methodist Church Sunday,
June S, with Rev. Chas. B. Hahn officiating, and interment in the family
lot in Surrey Township Cemetery .
Frank T. LaGoe, who was employed
in the Citizens State Bank of Clare in
1941, entered service in the U.S. Coast
Guard in 1942 and served until he received his honorable discharge in
1946, having attained the rank or
Lieutenant (jg), and then returned to
the bank where he has been employeu
as assistant cashier, has accepted the
position ol cashier in the Gladwin
County Bank at Beaverton. Frank
has served for five years in banks in
Marion and Mt. Pleasant before coming to Clare.
He has spent the past two weeks
doing post graduate work in the field
of banking in the school of banking
at the University of Wisconsin. This
school is conducted by the university
each summer Avith men attending
from twenty states, and this summer
men from as far distant as New York
City and Seattle Washington, were
among the three hundred enrolled.
The bankers attending the school
spend two weeks in classes at the university each summer for three years
and do extension work in banking and
related fields under the supervision of
the university during the year to complete the course.
The LaGoes have made many
friends here who do not like to see
them leave the city, but extend congratulations and best wishes- for
Frank in his new position.
Harley Miner , former cashier at
Beaverton, resigned to accept another
banking position.'
Rev. Chas. Hahn
Returned to Clare
For Sixth Year
Rev. Charles B, Hahn was returned)
to the Clare-Farwell Methodist!
Church charge to serve another year,
when appointments were made at the
Michigan Annual Conference held in'
Albion June 4th - 8th. |
Rev. Hahn came to Clare in July,
1942. His five years here are marked
by the very successful leadership and
the churches are looking forward to
greater achievements in the year.
ahead. I
Memberships have been increased
and many additions and improvements
have been accomplished, both in Clare
and Farwell,     ' I
Though these improvements have
been great, the most outstanding accomplishment is the spiritual uplift
and influence Rev. Hahn has given to
the people he serves, and it is with
deep gratitude and welcome that hei
is returned to serve in our community.
for the next conference year.
SECOND ANNUAL
DAIRY DAY GREAT
SUCCESSJUESDAY
Two Thousand Visitors Attend
Four County Event at
Tourist Park
SHOOTING HOLE IN
CAR GETS YOUNG
MAN IN TROUBLE
Indians "Take Over" City Park
Sunday Morning and
Land in Jail
HEALTH DEPARTMENT,
NATIONAL FOUNDATION
PREPARED FOR POLIO
Ivan Upthegrove, of Clare, was arrested Monday morning on a charge
of malicious use of firearms within
the city limits^ of Clare.
A son of Lloyd. Eberhart drove the
latter's car to the vicinity of Hemlock
and Fourth Streets on Sunday, got
out of the car to talk to another
motorist, and Upthegrove allegedly
shot a .45 pistol from one of the Morgan apartments, where he claimed he
was looking for a prowler. The bullet struck the Eberhart car, piercing
the body.
Upthegrove was arraigned before
Justice Sam Wilkinson in the offices
of Prosecuting Attorney Harold B.-f
Hughes Monday, where he pleaded
guilty, was fined $25.00 and court
costs, was ordered to pay damages to
-the-OTT?-and*Hhe^*Hi^:-«pbi©l_< had~been
confiscated by the police, was ordered
to be kept in their possession. His
alternative is to spend thirty-days in
the county jail should he fail to pay
the fine, costs and damages.
Park  6iven   Back  to   Indians?
Foster Kahgegab and Thomas Silas
both of Rosebush R-l, were arrested
by city police er.;'"*/ Sunday morning
when they were holding a "pow wow"
in the city park across from police
headquarters.
The police found evidence that the
"pow wowers" with the assistance of
two friends, one a minor, had drank a
ease of beer, two quarts of wine and
a pint of whiskey.
Kahgegab and Silas were arrested
and put in the city jail until arraigned
before Justice Sam Wilkinson Monday
morning, when they pleaded guilty to
the charge of giving beer, wine and
whiskey to a minor and were* fined
$14.85 and $19.85, respectively, Silas
having furnished the liquor.
Police Say "No Prowlers"
After patroling the city twenty-four
hours a day for a considerable length
of time, Chief of Police Chas. Covell
reported Thursday afternoon that no
evidence or indications of prowlers
could be found.
After a seaspn fraught with linfaVv
orable weather, Old Sol outdid hlrb>
self Tuesday to beam down on tha
two thousand who came to Clare to
attend the second annual Four County
Dairy Day.
By  9:30   eighty-five  of  the  area's,
best  in purebred  dairy  cattle were
in stalls in the three large tents pur*-
chased this year by the committee^
ready  for   the  young  judges   of  the
vicinity to pass  judgment on.    The
young folks did a fine job of judging*
with the following winning prizes*
4-H CLUB
1st—Robert Miers, Midland
2nd—Joanne Simmons, Clare
3rd—Mary Dora, Clare
4th—Louis Mogg, Midland
5th—Ben Muterspaugh, Isabella
6th—Clarence Ballard, Isabella
7th—Norma Becker, Clare
8th—Janette Becker, Clare
9th—Mike Cridac, Midland
10th—Albert Hein,  Clare
F.F.A.
1st—Robert Pope, Isabella county
2nd—Douglas Rank, Midland
3rd—Glen Murphy,  Clare
4th—Robert Oderkirk, Isabella
5th—Robert Burton, Midland
6th—Wayne Nearing, Gladwin
7th—A.  Klofhik,  Midland
8th—Jim Clark, Midland
9th—Larry Foster, Beaverton
10th—Robert  Whitman,   Beaverton.
At 12:30 the visitors were invited;
to  gather for their portions of per*
fectly barbecued beef and ham, wliictt
were  served with cakes,  coffee ami
chocolate  milk  by  members   of the"
local Beta Sigma Phi Sorority chapter",
T\venty-four hours before, •Aft
Damoth, renowned throughout Cen:
tral Michigan as master of the barbecue parfait, had prepared the carcases and started the fires for tha
feat at which he excells and throughout the night he and Tim Cotter and
Jas. Clute kept vigil over that which
was being, gradually transferred from,
ordinary heef into hundreds of mor-
■s^la,>_fu^/'flne"._fQDd^^s _pjje ever-
wrapped?-, their tongue around. And
let us hot forget that Doc Ballard
was on the job and kept the boys in.
good "spirits."
Many visitors called during the eve*
ning and night and stood around with
tongues _ hanging out in anticipation
of the coming feast, but had to be
content with barbecued ribs as the
best portions were being saved for
"company."
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Funds   and   Facilities   May
Had for Any Epidemic
In Michigan
Be
If polio strikes anywhere in Michigan this summer, the State Health
Department and county Chapters of
the National Foundation, will cooperate closely to meet all emergencies,
National Foundation State Representative Donald W. Barton declared this
week.
Reporting . on the "Preparedness1
Conference on Poliomyelitis", held in
Lansing May 14, Barton said that
emergency treatment centers could be
"set up almost overnight" if present
facilities prove inadequate. Present
facilities will take caVe of a normal
load of patients at one time, Mr. Barton said. If the number of cas.s
should --how signs   of   going   above
[that, emergency centers would set tip
in strlckehi areas. "As in the past," he
asserted, "The   National   Foundation
' would send in funds, equipment and
trained personnel and place them at
the disposal of local and state authorities.
j    He  cited the Foundation's role in
,the Minnesota epidemic of last year
when nearly $1,000,000, scores of iron
lungs and "hot pack" machines, and
235 physical therapists were sent in to
'        (Continued on Page Twelve.
Deaths
MRS. BERTHA RANDLE     .
Mrs. Bertha Randle, 76, of Sheridan
township, passed away late Wednesday afternoon, after a ten day illness
due to a stroke on June 8th.
Funeral services will be held at
2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon, from
the Thurston Funeral Home. Her
life story will appear next week.
MARY ELIZABETH CORNELL
Mary Elizabeth Cornell passed away
at her home in Garfield township at
1:00 o'clock Monday afternoon, June
16.
Funeral Services were held from
the Lake town hall at 2:00 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, with Rev. Earl
Redman officiating, and interment in
Brinton Cemetery, in Isabella county.
Doherty Sons Were in charge of arrangements. The obituary will be
published next week.
TUXIS CLUB PIE SOCIAL
A pie social and plate lunch will be
served at the Arthur town hall this
Friday evening, June 20th. It is sponsored by the Tuxis Club and proceeds
go to the church building fund. Lunch
yfill he served to those not bringing
i pies.    Entertainment.
TWO CARS INVOLVED
IN HEAD ON COLLISION
SATURDAY MORNING
 /
Mother  Loses  Control of  Auto
When Little Son Tries
to Open Door
i
A 1941 Plymouth driven south oil -
US-27 by Raymond Schofield, 21, of
Farwell, and a 1933 coupe driven nortli
on the highway by Malcom Cornett*
28, of Mt. Pleasant, were involved in
a head on collision 200 feet south o. ,
the Clare city limits at 12:40 o'clock".
Saturday morning.
Mable Quilan, 35, of Mt. Pleasant,
a passenger in the Cornett car, suffered lacerations of the face; ami
Rosemary Dwyer, 19, of Clare, a pas* ....
senger in the Schofield car, suffered
laceration of the legs and head. Both
young women were given first aid
at the Clare Hospital and released.
Information given to Mt. Pleasant
State Police by Clare city police, first ,
officers to arrive at the scene of the
accident, indicated that Cornett war*
on the wrong* side of the highwayr
and it is reported that Cornett has
assumed responsibility for the acci*--
dent.     - .!
Overturns in Deep Ditch
While  driving  a  1942   Ford  coupes-
west on a county road three-tenths of
a mile west of 'the Midland county "
line in Section 25, Wise township, at •
5:05    Saturday    afternoon,    Nadine
Sharp, 25, of,. R-4, Clare, reached over
to take hold of her two and a halt
year old son, who had started to open
the car door, and lost control of the
car.
The car ran off the wet and slippery
road and overturned in a deep ditch
on the left side of the road.
She was treated for laceration o_
the-head and left hand and the little
boy for a bruised forehead, in the of>*
flees of Dr. Maynard, at Coleman.
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BAKE SALE
Wa'it! Saturday, June 21, for the*
bake sale sponsored by the V.F.W..
Auxiliary in Morgan's Grocery, Clare^