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CLARE.   MICHIGAN.   FRIDAY . MORNING.   OCTOBER 31. 1947
New Series Vol. 56. No. 5
GRETA MASTEN
HONORED BY O.E.S.
GRAND CHAPTER
Elected Grand Conductress At
Grand Chapter Session In '
Grand Rapids
The• Slst or Rainbow session of the
Grand Chapter of Michigan, Order of
Eastern Star, held at Grand Rapids
October 14„ 15 and 16, was a colorful
and impressive event, besides being
the largest ever held, and was honored by the presence of the Most
Worthy Grand Matron and Most Worthy Grand Patron of the General
Grand Chapter.
The first big event was the Grand,
banquet at 5:00 p. m. on Tuesday
evening, at which over one thousand;
attended and was followed by the.
opening of Grand Chapter tt 7; 30;
The Qpenmg formations were beautiful. Distinguished guests from the
General, Grand Chapter, our State, the
City of Grand Rapids and other distinguished bodies were present.
The Wednesday sessions were all
■dcmost interesting and informative, but
the highlight for this district was the
Greta Masfep. Luncheon, at the Colony, at 12:00 noon, when Associate
Grand Conductress Greta Masten was
tendered a delightful affair in her
honor, by the Greta Masten Club,
which is composed of the Isabella-
Gratiot District and the C.G.M. Over
one-hundred were In attendance, but
as space was limited many were not
able to attend.
Midland Chapter had beautifully
decorated the tables with autumn
centerpieces and lighted tapers, favors were iplastic stars with upturned blue thimbles in the center of
each holding small flowers. Place
cards were also delightful.
Club President Alma Seiter, of
Clare, presided. The other officers of
the Club and officers of both Associations were presentedby Mrs. Seiter.
Mrs. Masten presented the many
Grand Oflicers and Past Grand Officers who were present. Time would
not allow a long program, however
those numbers given were of the
highest caliber. Past Grand Soloist
Donald Carpp, of Lawrence, accompanied by Past Grand fVf-anist'Mrs.
Garnet Wolf Mack, sang two songs
and Donald Holbrook, of Clare, newly elected Circuit Judge, gave a
"Toast to Greta." Mrs. Masten responded very feelingly, expressing
her delight and appreciation.   -
Thursday morning Mrs. Masten was
again honored by being elevated to
the oflice of Grand Conductress, at
the regular election, and in the afternoon session was installed into that
chair at a beautiful ceremony"! The
* formations for her installation were
made by the Greta Mastqn Club,
dressed in white dinner dresses and
wearing blue capes and headdresses.
Marilyn Masten escorted her mother
to her station, from the altar. The
new conductress was presented with
an arm bouquet of pink roses, from
the club.
Past Grand Matron Margaret Jones
was installing officer as was Past
Grand Patron Robert Smith; P.G.M.
Frances Reed Glover, installing Marshal; Leda Glasser, installing chaplain and Berniee Lane, installing organist,
Elva Sherwood, of Atlanta, was installed as Worthy Grand Matron.
Pearl Chubb, of Marquette and Dr.
R. W. Lane, of Lansing, were installed
as associate conductress and sentinel.
Also of interest to those of this district was the ' installation of Pearl
Price, of Mt. Pleasant, as Grand
Warder.
**"***""3***s**:
Hunters Should
Be Courteous to
Farm Owners
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Preceded by the lines, "When
hunters' guns sound like a battle.
Lock up poultry, hogs, and cattle,"
the November Farm Journal suggests
the following, rules of etiquette for
hunters:        ' '
Always ask *a farmer's permission
before- you.enter upon his land with
a gun.
Respect "no hunting or trespassing" signs-
Leave your car in the farmer's barnyard.
Do not shoot near farm buildings
or livestock.
Close gates when you use them.
Always climb fences at a post.
Be extra careful with matches or
burning tobacco! so as not. to start
a fire near buildings or in fields.
Pay the farmer as much respect as
you would expect him to give you
and your property.,*
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MRS. ALMA SEITER
NEWLY INSTALLED
WORTHY MATRON
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W.  P.  Holt,"A.  M. Elden and
A. P. Beaiiy Among Officers
Inducted October 23
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Forest Fire Loss
Held at Minimum
In Clare County
Mayor Herbert Randall was assisted
by his sons, Dale and Herbert, Jr., in
extinguishing the forest fire in Bubal's
Swamp near the site of his new home
Wednesday evening of last week.
The fire was first discovered by
Mrs. Al Byba, who notified the Randalls. At this time it was burning in
ragweed and goldenrod shoulder high
and headed toward 400 acres of wooded land owned by the Randall family.
It was necessary to bury each burning
log and stump with shovels to put
the fire out, and by the time Conservation Officers arrived, there was no
sign of fire or smoke in. the vicinity.
The Farwell Section ctew was also
attracted by the fire, but it Was out
when they arrived.
Clare County Conservation Officer
Milton Misener commended the Randalls highly for their excellent cooperation In keeping down forest flre
losses In this vicinity, during a period
tit extreme fire hazard caused by dry
weather, high winds, low humidity,
and dead vegetation.*
Only a very .tew acres of ground
have been burned over in Clare county since Governor Sigler's proclamation was issued.
The new elective and appointive
oflicers of Zenobia. Chapter No. 129,
O.E.S., were installed Thursday evening, October 23rd. The meeting
opened with Dr. Christina M. Schutt
and James Gilrespie, the retiring
worthy matron and worthy patron,
presiding in the East.
Mrs. Greta Masten, Grand Conductress of the Grand Chapter of Michigan, was presented in the East and
welcomed. Mrs. Mildred Kernen,
Past Grand Organist, ol Ithaca, was
also introduced and welcomed. Worthy Matrons were present from Coleman, Gladwin and Harrison Chapters
and Past Matrons from various chapters in Michigan and some out of
state chapters. Each stood, introduced themselves and named their
chatter, and were given a welcome.
For the program, Marilyn Masten
entertained with a pleasing piano
solo; and a vocal duet, "Tell Us, Oh
Tell "Us," by Mrs. Belle Mair and Miss
Doris Gerow was much enjoyed. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Kernen.
The audience gave the Pledge to the
Flag.
Dr. Schutt spoke words of appreciation and thanks to her officers and
members for their splendid cooperation during the year, in her closing
address. Mrs. Alma Seiter, the incoming Worthy Matron, spoke for the
officers of the past year, commending
the Worthy Matron for her successful year. Miss Gerow sang, "For All
You've Done," with Mrs. Kernen at
the piano.
-*Dr. Schutt and Mr. Gillespie, escorted by Conductresses Mrs. Elizabeth
Elden and Mrs. Iva Fisher, were given
the "Degree of Farewell." by the Star
Points in a pleasing and appropriate
ceremony.
Installing officers were then introduced. Grand Conductress Greta Mas-
ten acted as installing Worthy Matron; Miss Doris Gerow, Installing
Marshal, Mrs. Belle Mair, Installing
Ohaplain, and Mrs. Mildred Kernen,
Past Grand Organist , as Installing
Organist.
During the installation of the new
Worthy. Matron, Mrs. Alma Seiter,
her daughter, Alma Lee, sang "Always" and Mrs. Seiter was escorted
to her station in the^East by her husband, David Seiter, and two daughters, Connie and Madeline, under an
arch of rosesformed by the Past
Matrons of the chapter, who presented the roses to her.
Other officers installed were Harley
Holt, Worthy Patron; Mrs. Elizabeth
Elden, Associate Matron; Earl Beatty,
< Continued on Page Twelve)
MRS.  RACHAEL  NUN^
Mrs, Rachael Nunn passed away at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ervin
Henry, at LaSalle, Michigan, Sunday
morning, October 26. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, October 28, at the Elm Grove church.
Complete obituary will be published
in next week's Sentinel, ,•
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W. J, BfcRNlER
Chas.- Strange received a telegram
Monday from Marietta, Ohio, stating'
that W. J. Bernier, formerly of Clare,
had passed away at Marietta at 4:00
o'clock Monday morning and that
funeral services would be held there
Thursday morning.
Mr. Bernier will be remembered as
a drilling contractor *who made his
home on. East Seventh Street and
was active in oil well drilling in Central Michigan.
CITY OPENS NEW
GRAVEL PIT tJEAR
OLDMILL SITE
City  Police  Department   Commended For Efficiency
and Courtesy
The new gravel pit-opened recently on the mill site property owned by
the city is of excellent quality and
includes veins of both concrete and
road, gravel.
The entire hill on the north side of
the river just west of the dam seems
to *be composed of gravel of good
quality, covered only by a fopt to
eighteen inches of top soil in places,
with one vein of concrete grayjel more
than ten feet deep by "test.<-'*
This gravel is pow being spread on
city streets and the top "soil used as
fill on the extension of East Wheaton
Avenue from the public school to
Cedar Street.
The gravel is being used on the
Streets at a cost of approximately 65c
per yard spread, where this work has
recently cost the city $2.00 per yard
spread, "A
There is plenty of gpavel in other
locations on this property, which will
provide the city with an economical
source for all purposes for years to
come.
Police Department Commended
Mayor Randall reports that the
City Police Department has been
commended by law enforcement agencies, other municipalities and the
American Automobile Association of
Michigan for their efficiency and
courtesy.
Inquiries have also been received
from other cities concerning the setup of the local police department.
Clare Hi School
Debaters Prepare
For the Season
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After winning a majority of their
debates last year, Clare's debaters
are now working oh the question,
"Resolved that the Federal govern-
ment should "require"arbitration of
labor disputes in all basic American
industries."
Ann Bicknell and ^argaret Rpse
Gillespie remain from last.-,year's
team, and there Is other promising
material in speech and debate class.
Clare will haye twoteams; on§
affirmative and one Jttegative, each
consisting of two members and chosen
by the debate coach. Each team will
debate four times during the school
year.
The first debate will take place on
Friday^ November 14, The opposing
school will be announced later by the
Michigan Forensic Association.
JUDGE RAY HART
TO BE HONORED
NOVEMBER 5TH
Veteran, Jurist   Retires   After
Thirty Years on Local
Circuit Bench
CLARE SECOND TEAM
DEFEATED BY HEAVIER
ROSCOMMON GRIDDERS
Pioneer Varsity Squad to Play
Gladwin Here This Friday
Evening At 7:30
The^RpscojiJmon first .stringers, defeated a much lighter Pioneer Junior
Varsity squad, 18-0, last Friday evening. The Little Pioneers threatened
at no time, as Roscommon rolled up
seventeen first downs and two hundred and ninety-four yards to Clare's
six first downs and ninety-two yards.
Clare received the opening kick-off
on the thirty-nine and carried it to
the Roscommon thirty-five where an
attempted pass went hay-wire
In the next quarter, after an exchange of punts, Roscommon took
over control of the ball on the Clare
thirty-seven and carried.* the ball
straight down-field for the first score
of the game. Fay, Roscommon's left
half, carried the ball the final fifteen
yards, but he was unable to Carry
the ball over for the extra point. The
half score remained 6-0.
The visitors got started early in the
second half with a twenty-five yard
touchdown pass on the fifth ^play of
the quarter. The kick attempt for
extra point was too low and the score
remained 12-0.
They also scored early in the final
period, with Robinson going over
from the four on the eighth play.
They attempted to pass for the
extra point and failed for the third
straight time to convert, making the
score 18-0, where it remained.
Earl Bellows played an outstanding game for the Pioneers, driving
hard when he carried the ball, and
tackling very determinedly, but the
Clare squad was no match for the
much larger and more experienced
Roscommon eleven.
Although the Clare High School
Band does not play at second team
games, the Roscommon team was accompanied by their fine fifty-four
piece band, Which with their well
trained majorettes performed at half
time.
B Team Defeated By Coleman
The Glare High Schol B team was
defeated by the Coleman Varsity
team, in a football game here Wednesday evening, by the score of 41-6,
on a wet field and with a cold ball.
Although consistently outplayed, the
youngsters had the satisfaction of
scoring on a Coleman team that recently defeated the Roscommon Varsity team, the B team's "Nemesis"
of last week,.
Although the youngsters have
played Out of their class against much
heavier tjeams the, past two weeks
and suffered decisive defeats, the ex-"
perience wil prove invaluable to them
when they fill berths on next year's
Clare High School Varsity squad.
Varsity Game Tonight
The Pioneer Varsity squad will
meet Gladwin on the local gridiron/
this Friday evening. Gladwin proye'd
to be one of the Green and White's
toughest opponents last season" and a
hard fought and interesting game is
jrtromised the fans tonight? Don't forget—Kickoff at 7:30.,
The representatives of five generations of. the Akey family pictured
above are (left to right) Frederick
Akey, of Vernon City, Mrs. Malcolm
Maitland, Vickie Lynn Mercier and
Mrs. Clarence Mercier, all of Flint,
and Mrs. Sarah Akey, of Vernon City.
Mrs. Akey was born in Thurlow,
Ontario,   Canada,   eighty-eight   years
ago, moved from there to Vassar,
Michigan, and later to Vernon township. She has lived in this vicinity
the past sixty years and she and her
son, Fred, have made their home in
Vernon' City since 1919.
Mrs. Mercier is the daughter of
Mrs. Maitland and the latter is a
graduate of Clare High School,
The retirement of Circuit Judge Ray
Hart after 30 years on the 21st judicial bench of Midland, Isabella, and
Clare Counties will be observed November 5 at the Midland Country
Club at^ a testimonial dinner staged
by the Tri-County Bar Association,
Guest speakers at the. event which
is scheduled to start at 0:30 p." ni. will
be Chief Justice Leland W. Carr of
the Michigan State Supreme Court
and Joseph Moynihara of Wayne
county, presiding circuit judge for
Michigan. Other justices of the State
Supreme Court and circuit judges in
this area are expected to attend.
The address of welcome will be
given by Donald Connors, Dow Chemical Co, attorney and president of the
Midland Bar Association, while representatives of Isabella and Clare
county bar groups WlU'-t"fEer the response. Gilbert A. Currie, veteran
Midland attorney and a former congressman from the 10th district, will
serve as toastmaster. Invited to attend are all county officials from the
three counties. Circuit Judge-Elect
Donald E. Holbrook of Clare will be
introduced.
Entertainment will be offered by the
Sing Sing Singers, a Midland barbershop quartet of which the retiring
judge's son, Municipal Court Judge
Henry Hart is a member.
Judge Hart was first elected circuit
judge in 1917, and announced his retirement earlier this year to take effect January 1, 1948. His father, the;
late Henry Hart, was elected the first
circuit judge of the district when it
was formed in 1857, With the exception of one term held by the late
Peter Dodds of Mt. Pleasant, the Hart
family has dominated the 21st judicial
district during its 90-year history.
ORDER OF DEMOLAY
SELECTS OFFICERS
MONDAY EVENING
Officers   To    Praciice   Degrees
and Discuss Policies
Next Monday
Monday evening, October 27, 1947,
the Glen F. Sanford Chapter of the:
Order of DeMolay met for their regular nieeting at the Masonic Temple.
Many, different projects were discussed and committees appointed to
bring back a report at the next regular communication.
The new officers for the ensuing six
months were selected by Bob Ramey,
M.C., Bernard Wilson, S.C., Jim Irwin, J.C., as follows: Senior Deacon,
Don Holbrook; Junior Deacon, John
Sexton; Scribe, Fred Busche; Marshal, Bill Campbell; Sentinel, Glen*
Howlett; Senior Steward, Doug Fleming; Junior Steward, Jack Stuart';'
Standard Bearer, Tom Rodajbaiigh;
Chaplain, Herb Byers; and the Preceptors, Elwood Worstell;."„ Bob Burgess, Bill Barber and jlihi Joslin.
A meeting of the ameers.was called
for Monday evening* /-November 3, to
practice the different degrees and to
formulate policies;
-.-AUCTION SALE
Mrs.vFloyd H. Johnson,.having sold
her farm, will sell on Tuesday, No-
"Vember 4th, 1947, complete line of
farm implements, stock and feed.
See list on page 18.       " (adv.)
DE SOTO AND PLYMOUTH
Bob's Sale* and Service, Clare, 27tl
Townsend Club
Elects Officers
Friday Evening
The Clare Townsend Club met Friday of last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Saul, at Dover, with a good
attendance  of members  and  guests.
Thomas Abbott,, president, called
the meeting to order, in the usual
manner. After reports of the secretary, election of oflicers Was held.
Mr. Abbott was re-elected president;
Mrs, C. D. Harvey, vice president;
and D. W. Osborn, re-elected secretary and treasurer.
After the business session, they enjoyed a social hour. Mrs. Cora Button,  a guest,  gave two readings.
A pot luck lunch was served and
they adjourned to meet November 7th
with Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Harvey.
MRS. JESSIE GIBBS
PASSES AWAY AT
HOME SUNDAY
Former City Treasurer Laid At
Rest in Cherry Grove
Cemetery
SAGINAW WHOLESALER;
WILL TOUR NORTHERN
MICHIGAN TUESDAY
To   Re   Luncheon   and   Dinner
Host to Retailers and Their
Ladies Enroute
Wholesalers of Saginaw will devote
the entire day of Tuesday, November i
4, in touring the various communities j
to the north, when heads of their distributing firms will personally visit
their retailer friends in their places
of business.
Preceded by a large bus carrying
the Saginaw-Eddy Band, the caravan
will parade through the several cities
and towns. During the stops, the
band, led by comedian trombonist Bill
Mertens, will keep things lively with
tunes and antics aimed to please.
At noon retailers in and near Clare
will be guests of the wholesalers ati
luncheon at the Hotel Doherty. In,
the evening the wholesalers will en-'
tertain at dinner in the Midland Country Club for friends in and near Mid-'
land. , !
Mayor  Harold   Stenglein,   of  Sagi-1
naw, will accompany the wholesalers
in the "Salute to the Communities",
tour and the speaker will be Harold'
Daschner, general sales manager of!
Morley  Brothers,  Inc.,  while  Henry
Riefel, vice president of Consolidated
Freight Company, will be toastmaster.
The time of arrival in the various
communities and the names of cooperating committees ares
Freeland 8:25 „.i.—Avery Paxson,
Truman Cheetwoodt
Averill 9:15, a", m.
Sanford 9;*35 a. m.
North Bradley 10:05 a. m,
Coleman 10:25 a. m.
Clare 11:10 a. m.—Art Damoth, Tim
Cotter, Dick Groves, Chet Richard
ahd Mayor Herbert Randall.
Harrison 2:00 p. m.—-Emil Bucholz
and Mayor Clarence Kuehn.
Gladwin 2:45 p. m.—Mayor Gordon
Smith, Rayniond Flynn, Paul Moon
and Merle Shell.
Beaverton 3:26 p. m.—Mayor Herman Colbeck.
Edenville 3:55 p. m.*—Mrs. Howe.
Midland 4; 25 p, m.—Clifford Arnold
and Miss Mary Breedy.
The first named on the committees
will have tickets.
All retailers and their ladies are
invited to the luncheon or dinner and
will be cordially welcomed by their
wholesaler hosts on this occasion.
A highly respected resident of this
city for many years was called to her
reward at 3:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon when Mrs. Jessie Gibbs passed
away at her home on East Seventh
Street, following an illness of more
than a year.
Jessie Estelle Krebs was born the
daughter of Jesse F. and Tamsan Estelle Krebs, at Charlotte, Eaton county, Michigan, December 13, 1S82, and
passed away at Clare, Michigan, October 26, 1947, at the age of sixty-four
years, ten months and thirteen" d&ys.
As a young lady she was employed
by Lillian Halstead in her millinery
store in the rear of the Jackson Building and later was united in marriage
to Bruce Gibbs. This union was
blessed by the birth of one son, Byron, and a daughter who died in
infancy.
Mr. Gibbs was bookkeeper in the
Clare County Savings Bank for twenty years prior to its closing in 1932
and was. elected City Treasurer, serving in this office with the assistance
of Mrs. Gibbs at the time of his death
in 193_1 She was appointed to com-
-.plete his unexpired term and later
elected to the office.
She was a,member of the Clare
Methodist Church* for many years and
a devoted Christian worker as long as
health permitted.
She leaves to mourn their,loss, the
son, Byron, and granddaughter Louise
of Mt. Pleasant; a sister, Mrs. Zella
Wildren, of Grand Rapids; three bro
thers, Ernest Kretis, of Charlotte, Roy
of Battle Creek, and'Harp, of St. Petersburg, Florida;,other relatives and
a host of friends.
Funeral services were held from
the Thurston Funeral Home at 2:00
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with the
Rev: Mrs. Leah Garchow officiating,
and/ihterment in Cherry Grove cemetery.
AMERICAN  LEGION
DRUM-BUGLE CORPS
BEING REORGANIZED
Clare at one time had a fine American Legion Drum akd Bugle Corps,
which was disbanded because of the
war. It is desired to reorganize the
corps and a meeting for this purpose
will be held in the Legion rooms in
the Clare City Hall at 8:00 o'clock
Tuesday evening, November 4.
All former members are urged to
attend and anyone interested in the
reorganization is invited. It is not
necessary for you to be a member of
the American Legion,, to participate
in the meeting or the Drum and Bugle
Corps and your cooperation is soiict-
ed.
LITTLE GIRL BURNED
TO DEATH AT OIL CITY
HOME MONDAY EVENING
RUTH BELLE BEAUTY SHOP
The Ruth Belle Beauty Shop will
remain open, with Mary Lou Wilson,
an experienced beauty operator from
Traverse City, in charge.
4t2 Ruth Belle
Wilma Roberts, the five year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Roberts, of Oil City (east of Mt.
Pleasant) died in the Central Michigan Community Hospital at Mt.
Pleasant Tuesday afternoon, of burns
suffered Monday evening when she
was attempting to make toast on a
stove and her dress caught fire. The
five Roberts children, ranging in age
from *seven years down, were at the
home unattended when the tragic accident occurred.
SEVERAL HURT
IN AUTOMOBILE
CRASHES HERE
Clare and Farwell Boys Fined
Following Fist Fight at
Fordville Saturday
Five men were injured in an unusual accident Friday afternoon when
the motor of a car driven north on
US-27 by Freeman Mitchell, 45, bf
Clare, stalled on the hill near the Big
Spring seven and a half miles north *
of Clare, and as Mitchell was attempting to let the car back off the pavement, a car driven north by Wm.
Kelly, 61, of Harrison, came upon th*
Mitchell car unexpectedly and struck
it in the rear.
Kelly was taken to a Saginaw hospital,  suffering  several  broken ribs,
and was in a serious condition at last
reports.
Mitchell and Donald Gillis, Ray
Shields and Dan Fetters, who were
riding with him on their way to work
in the oil fields, suffered shock,
bruises and cuts, but none of them
were hospitalized.
The accident was investigated by
Clare County Sheriff's officers. .
The 1940 Buick coach driven by .
Carl Bauer, 51, of Clare, R-5, was
totally wrecked at 6:40 o'clock Tuesday evening as it was allegedly forced
off US-27 near the bridge three and a
half miles north of Clare, by another
motorist, ,
Bauer escaped injury, although th*
car struck the guard rail "kt the
creek bank, turned over, and was demolished. The other motorist was not
apprehended. The accident was investigated by State Police of the Mt.
Pleasant Post.
City Police investigated an accident at the, intersection of US-10 and
M-115 at S:45 Sunday evening, lor
State Police, in which Patrick H,
Doyle, 22, of Pontiac, who was driving
south on M-115, ran into the rear of
a 1941 Buick, driven in the same
direction by Carleton J. Norris, 36, of
Montrose.
Doyle told police that he didn't see
the stop sign and ran into the Norris
car when it stopped for the through
highway intersection. Another car,
had stopped in front of the Norris
car. The damage to the Doyle car
was estimated at ?500 and the Norris
car ?400.
Kenneth Newland, 21, of Central
Lake, a passenger in the Doyle car,
was treated at the Clare Hospital for
face lacerations and a broken nose,
and another passenger, Clifton Guild,
20, of Central Lake, Was treated
there for lacerations of the head and
face. Norris suffered only bruised
and skinned ankles and his wife,
Veva, who was with him, w*as not injured.
Doyle was issued a traffic ticket
for failure to stop at a through high-
Way. He was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Wm. B. Dunlop on'
Tuesday, plead guilty, was fined ?3.00
and $3.00 costs, paid and was released.
City Police investigated a traffic accident at 8:45 Wednesday evening,
near the Roosevelt station on North
McEwan St., in which a 1941 Ford,
owned by .Frank Haynak, of this city,
and driven south by Harry Stephens,
also of Clare, was allegedly struck by
a 1938 Ford belonging to Robert Walters and driven north by Floyd Walters, of Clare, R-5. _.'
(Continued on Page Twelve.       ,"
Fischer Installs
Telephone In His
Business Auto
R. J. Fischer, of Pontiac, owner of
the Gibraltar Insulation Co., with
northern offices in Clare, was in this
city recently showing friends the new
telephone in his automobile and informed the Sentinel that this was the
first to be installed in a business
car in the state.
The instrument is placed under the-
cowl of the car and is equipped With
a green light to indicate when a call
is coming in and with a rod light to
indicate that a call has been made to
the car when the driver is not in it,
so that he may contact central and
communicate with the person calling,
upon his return to the car. . .
Calls may be made from and to
places within a radius Of fifty miles
of points where the Michigan Bell
Telephone Company has erected
towers for this purpose and such,
towers are being built at Saginaw and
Flint,
A similar instrument will be installed in each one of the fleet of Gibraltar trucks as soon'as available
and will be the first telephone installed in an insulation truck, in the
United States,
Mr. Fischer is a very progressive
business man and takes advantage
ot every opportunity to increase the
efficiency of his employees and equln-
ment that they may better serye th*
patrons of his company.