1950-05-26; Clare Sentinel

              ■IPB^PP^gllPHPI^^^^WiL.t-U. .'.J.u..-
41
-•*
V
L
1-vQgffesif Beads
EJ@_a_ P_laS
——<§
This We«k-~2_ Page*
168 Columns
3360 Inches       >
loSaMfclkci mm
ill liJY
$2,00 Year In Michigan
Alma College Prexy
To Address Seniors
CLARE. MICHIGAN. FRIDAY kaRRim*- MAYJ26, 1950
Seven Cents Copy
Now Series Vol. 58, No. 35
Kforofcaia Man C*?i£ieal!y Bi
Who© H©m© Is Destroyed
Early SuadaY
Mrs. Rose Francis, 20, of Ovid, was
killed at 8:00 o'clock Sunday morning
when the car driven by her husband,
Hubert Arlon Francis, 21, ran off the
•road, went out of control and turned
over about seven miles northwest of
Farwell on M-115. a fractured skull
was the cause of death.
Mr. Francis, was brought to the
Clare Hospital suffering a brain concussion, multiple trauma, fracture of
the left and right jaw, and abrasions
of the lip, -(-/as sufficiently improved
to be discharged Tuesday.
Donald Coon, 26, of Flint, a passenger in the car, was treated at the hospital for minor euts and bruises and
released.
All three were thrown from the car,
which was completely wrecked. The
accident was investigated by State Police of the Mt. Pleasant Post.
Critically Burned
Albert Bailey, of Harrison, is in the
Clare Hospital in a very serious condition, suffering third degree burns
over a little more than a third of his'
body, which he sustained when trapped in his burning home a mile north
and two miles east of Harrison at 2:00
o'clock Sunday morning.
The fire of unknown origin, which
started in an upstairs bedroom, was
discovered by Bailey', son, Ralph, who
told Sheriff Seaver Amble that he
first saw fire coming down through
the ceiling into the room below.
Eight persons were in the home at
the time and Bailey's wife, an invalid,
was carried to safety and their sons
and daughters and other relatives escaped from the building. Bailey went
back into the building, however, in an
attempt to save some valuables, and
was trapped by flames, forcing him to
escape through a window.
The Harrison Fire Department was
called, but the Are was beyond control
when firemen arrived, and the frame
building burned to the ground with
its contents. TJie f*j.**af'v bad mad-*-,
their home here for many years.
DALE D. WELCH
Alma College President Annual
Commencement Speaker
cms SERVICE
GRAND OPENING
THISWEEK END
Al Crum & Son To Hold Open
House Friday And
Saturday
COMMENCEMENT
FOR CURE HIGH
SCHOOL JUNE 9
*■ -■-■ ■'■ .'■ , i
President Of Alma College To
Address Seventy Seniors
In Auditorium
ITY
EI
Two Fossa©*? Graduates Hoaored
AS   E3£_?cl_©s   H©ld   In.
Hamson School
Graduation exercises for the eighth
graders of Clare county were held at
Harrison, May 18. Forty-three scholars were represented from various
schools in the county. The program
was unique in many ways inasmuch
as all who participated were.graduates
of some eighth grade, either here or
in this state. About five hundred people assembled to witness the exercises. Two little Colmus girls gave a
nice exhibition of what little girls can
do in singing if well trained. Johnny,
their brother, also sang and played
the guitar. The people were enthusiastic and wanted another such a graduation next school year. Two former
graduates of the county schools were
given Certificates of Achievement.
Dr. Arnold Chas. Ott started to
school when he was five years old,
finished the eight grades in seven,
graduated from the eighth grade, went
to the Clare High School and under
the excelleht teaching of Austin Bates
graduated" with honor from the twelfth
grade, so much so that he was offered
a scholarship from that school to the
Houghton Mining School, but for geographical reasons went to Mt. Pleasant, where he graduated in due time,
becoming the president of his class
and member of all of the school societies at the normal.
He then went to the University and
from there to Upjohns, where he is
now engaged in research work. He
was instrumental in perfecting Cortisone, the medicine used in arthritis.
We will all have to take off our hats
to Dr. Ott, a product of the Balsley
Country School situated near the
Cornwell Ranch, lie walked one mile
and a half to that school morning and
night for seven long years. No bus
came to the door to take him to school.
He learned the hard way. In other
words, he was not fed an education
with a gold spoon.
Mr. Chas, Amble, superintendent of
the Harrison High School, was an-
The Grand Opening of Clare's newest super service station will take
place here this wees, end when Al
Crum and son, Stanley, will be hosts
to the public at the Cities Service Station recently completed and opened at
the corner of McEwan and Sixth
Streets.
This site was occupied by one of
Clare's first super service stations
erected in 1927 by present Mayor Albert Haley and* occupied by him and
John Groves in 1928 and 1929, when
it was sold to Cities Service, and has
since been occupied by them.
The new station, construction inside and out of white ceramic tile
with Cities Service green trim, is
very comodious and modem in every
iletwil, tfiih a double drive for the?
convenience of patrons. It has the latest facilities of interest to motorists including full lubrication service, car
washing equipment, a particularly attractive display room for package
stock, tires, tubes, batteries and accessories, and pleasant sanitary rest
rooms.
The interior is adequately lit with
fluorescent fixtures and the flood
lighting outside the station features
attractive pylons at either end of the
island pumps.
The station offers among other products, the new Premium Koolmotor
motor oil, one of the first products' to
come from the ?42 million Cit-Conlube
plant at Lake Charles, La. The entirely new Cit-Con plant represents
the latest development in design and
technology and utilizes only the
"heart-cut" process, whereby only the
choice elements found in carefully
selected lubricating oil crudes are refined into lube oil stocks. The Cit-Con
lube oil stocks are blended at Cities
Service Oil Co's Ponca City, Okla.,
refinery into finished motor oils. A
rew $4 million compounding plant
is being opened at Chicago early this
summer.
The Grums, well and favorably
known here for many years, extend
a cordial invitation to the motorists
and car-owners of Clare and vicinity
to attend the Grand Opening this Friday and Saturday, when they will
have souvenir gifts for mom, pop
and the kids, and a Cities Service
power prover will be available to determine whether you are wasting gasoline. In a full page advertisement on
page fifteen of this week's Sentinel a
Grand Opening Special is announced.
D. W. Lantz, Regional T. B. A.
Manager, of Cleveland, and District
Supervisor C. W. "Bill" Hanna, of
Clare, are cooperating with the Grums
in arranging the Grand Opening, Friday and Saturday, when Cities Service will officially open the station
here and three other new super service stations of this type at Mt. Pleasant, Battle Creek and Flint, as a portion of the company's.five year plan
to open fifty such stations in Michigan.
Clare High School's sixty-third annual Commencement activities will
begin with the Junior-Senior Banquet
and Prom at Hotel Doherty this Friday evening.
Class Night exercises will be held
in the school auditorium at 8:15
o'clock Friday evening, June 2.
Senior Vesper services will, be held
in the school auditorium at 8:15
o'clock Sunday evening, June 4.
Seventy seniors,  the largest class,
in the history of the school, will be
graduated at Commencement exercises in the school auditorium at 8:15
o'clock, Friday evening, June 9.
This year's Commencement speaker
will be President Dale D. Welch, of
Alma College.
President Welch is a native of Iowa,
a graduate of the University of Dubuque, at Dubuque, Iowa, and of Cornell University at Ithaca, New York,
The honorary degree of Doctor of
Laws was conferred upon President
Welch by Coe College in 1936, and
the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity by the University of Dubuque
in 1947. He was from 1936 to 1947 the
president of the University of Dubuque, and previous to that Professor of Public Speaking and English
at the same college. He has been the
president of Alma College since September 1, 1947.
Dr. Welch is widely and favorably
known as a preacher ana public speaker. He is in constant demand in the
churches of the country and before
service clubs and other groups.
New Minister To
Supply Baptist
Church July 1st
Rev. Robert Burgess, of Washington,
Michigan, has accepted.%h$ charge of
the Clare Baptist church and, will take
over his duties here, JUlf 1. The family consists of Mr. and Mrs, Burgess
and their six year old daughter, Carol.
There will be supplies; next Sunday
from the Grand Rapids School of The
Bible, with special musical talent.
il ' *       ' '        '
i!*
';
.1;
■i i
:;   ■
BOND CO!
ORGANIZES HERE
FOR
Replica   Of   Liberty   Bell   To
Be   Brought   To   Glare
For Two Days
CLARE W.C.T.U.
ELECTS OFFICERS
TUESDAY, MAY
Clare County Group Meets At
Adventist Church
Last Week
The Clare County Women's Christian Temperance Union held their
May meeting as guests of the Clare
Adventist Church, on the 16th.
County President Mrs. Inez Teale
presided. Mrs. Jessie Kleiner led the
thoughts of her hearers along the
lines of Hosea 4:6. She stressed the
importance .of true knowledge and
pointed out that it is our duty to place
knowledge before our children.
A gain in membership was reported.
It was decided that the day's offering
would be put into the fund toward
buying a scientific film.
The ladies voted to hold the next
county meeting in two months, on
July 18, at 2:30. The place of meeting
will be announced later.
Following the county business session, the Clare ladies elected officers
to assist Mrs. Cora Wilson, who is
president of the Clare local. Mrs.
Lavangie Randall was chosen as vice
president and Miss Edna Seeley as
secretary-treasurer. The Clare organization wjll meet on the first Tuesday
of each month. The first meeting
will be held June 6, at 2:30. The place
will be announced later.
The local group, which includes the
rural members and Harrison, will meet
on June 6, at 8:00 In the evening, in
the Arthur Center church.
—Mrs. Lula Birdsall, Sec,
GOLD STAB MOTHERS
TO MEET AT PARK FOR
MEMORIAL SERVICES
All Gold Star Mothers please be at
the City Park at 9:30* a. m. May 30th,
.b join the other organizations in the
other who received the Certificate of j Memorial   Services,   The  Gold   Star
Achievement.   Charles, as he is called, Mothers will take part in the services
toy his friends, graduated from the
Amble school and thence to the Harrison High. After graduation he studied up and took the teacher's examination and- passed with honors.
(Continues! On pago Bight)
at the City Park and place a gold star
for the boys who gave their lives for
their country. Mothers please wear
white dresses and white caps. Car_
will be provided to take all those wishing to go to the cemetery.
A meeting of the Clare County U. S.
Savings Bond Committee was held in
the offices of Chairman Donald; B, Holbrook, Wednesday afternoon, to discuss plans for the Independence Bond
drive, which will continue until July
4th. Chairman Holbrook will be assisted in the county by the following
community chairmen and co-chairmen;
City of Clare—Dr. G. *C. Born, chairman, and Bud Anderson, President of
the Clare Chamber of Commerce, and
Earl Morgan, of the Clare Manufacturing Co., will solicit the business
district. Mrs. Peter Creguer, President Of the American Legion Auxiliary, assisted by Mrs. Hilda Tibbils,
and Mrs. »John A. Hendershot, President of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, assisted
by Mrs, Stanley Parish, will canvass
the residence districts, .
City of Harrison—Wm, Hibbard,
Village of Farwell—Don Luce.
Rural' Clare County—Andrew Keysor.
Each Clare County Supervisor is
being asked to supervise the drive in
his township and enroll a committee
to assist him.
Plans are going forward for a house
to house and store to store canvass in
June, when all are urged to be prepared to subscribe for the "Bond a
Month Plan," "Payroll Savings Plan,"
or to make, individual ^Ittrc^iases of
bonds. All are famiiia-FSwittt "the advantages of investing in U. S. Bonds
and* it is hoped that Clare county's
quota of §25,000 will be subscribed
readily.
An exact replica of the Liberty Bell,
symbol of the campaign, will be in
Clare for two days in June, when a
bond rally will bo held.
STATE POLICE TO
STEP UP PffiOLS
OVERWEE END
Commissioner Leonard Appeals
To Motorists To Curb
Traffic Deaths
Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 30ih, 1950
As we pause today in reverent memory of those who gave their
all to perpetuate the principles of Freedom that we might continue to
enjoy the American way of Jiving; and to honor those thousands who
yet remain in'our hospitals; and others who offered themselt.es for
this service but Were spared to return to their homes and loved ones*;,
let us again Pledge our earnest efforts to the cause that they have not
fought and died in vain.
PROGRAM OF OBSERVANCE
9;3Q A. M.—.AU organizations meet at City Hall.
The School Band will leave the school and march down McEwan
Street to Hotel Doherty, where they will form an "M" for Memo-
" rial Day, play "My Country 'Tis Of Thee," form a block cross and
play Taps and "Star Spangled Banner," then march down US-10'
to the Honor Roll in the City Park. ***
10:00 A. M.—Gold Star Mothers will conduct memorial services and
place a gold star at the Honor Roll.   Rev. Harold Parkinson will
place* a wreath at the Honor Roll in honor of all veterans frfm
Clare county and vicinity.
10:15 A. M.—kine of march forms at City Hall.   Members of American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Legion Auxiliary, V.F.W. Auxiliary, Gold Star Mothers, veterans and organizations will take
part in the parade, with the Clare School Band participating.
Children will join the parade at the school.
11:00 A. M.—Service at Cherry Grove cemetery.
Hymn Selection-^Clare School Band.
Introductions—Judge Donald E, Holbrook,
Invocation—Judge Holbrook.
Memorial Day Address—Rev. Leslie J. Nevins.
Benediction—Rev. Noble C. Davis.
Volley by Firing Squad.
Taps—Irwin Ruby.
Echo—Ann Lynn Bayes.
Parade will re-form and march to cemetery gates.
CLARE COUNTY
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
SEASON OPENED
V.F,W.   And   Clare   Mfg.
Lead With Two Wins
And No Losses
Co.
MRS. HENRY OTT
PASSES AWAY IN
CLARTMAY16
Resident Of County Since Early
Childhood Laid At Rest
Saturday
Two New Members
Received Wednesday
By Rotary Club
Frank Haynak and Irvin Kurtz were
made members of the Clare Rotary
club Wednesday in a ceremony just
preceding the regular noon lunch pro*
gram at Barnes cafe. Sponsoring the
new Rotarians, Martin Loomis and
John Schellhas presented them with
their lapel buttons and wished them
well at the beginning Of their Rotary
Fellowship.
Frank Haynak received his membership by proxy with Norris Elden
standing in his place.
In the role of lecturer, E>r. McArthur told the new members to be
proud of their association with the
public spirited Rotary members, and
to seek full participation with _se
club's community service ventures.
Dr. McArthur also complimented
the club on gaining the active membership of men of the high type represented by Haynak and Kurtz.
Movies showing Canada's fishing
and" vacation-tune, attractions were
shown on the program arranged by
Earl Morgan.
" State Police patrols will be on the
highways   in   increased   numbers   to
Katherine Elezibeth Keebler, daughter of Mathew and Christina Keebler,
was born March 19, 1873, at Milan,
Michigan, and passed away following
a lingering illness, at Clare, Michigan,
May 16th, 1950, at the age of seventy-
seven years, one month, twenty-nine
days.
When a small child she came with
her parents to Clare, which has since
been her home.
On December 28,. 1898, she was
united in marriage to Henry Ott. They
made their home in,Hatton township
until ten years ago, and then moved to
Clare, where she resided until passing
away.
This union was blessed by the birth
of five children, John, Ralph, and Mar-
FARWELL LEADS
THOUGH SOX WIN-
TWO STRAIGHT
Clare,   With   Open   Date   Last
Sunday, Plays Coleman
Here This Week
handle the unusually heavy traffic ex-1 6«et having preceded her in death,
pected over the Memorial Day week
end.
In connection, Commissioner Donald
S. Leonard issued an urgent plea to
drivers to be especially careful,
"Although the traffic death rate has
shown a decrease in Michigan," he
said, "there has been a substantial increase in the number of accidents' and
persons injured. Drivers are the ones
who must be depended upon to reduce
these figures.
"There were 14 persons killed on
Michigan highways during the Meriio-
rlal holiday period last year. This was
five less than the 1948 total of 19, but
nine more than the low record of five
in 1944. We should aim at an even
lower record than that of 1944.
"Persons taking trips should plan to
start early so they will have plenty of
time to reach their destination. The
same should be true of their return
home.
"Make sure your car is in good operating condition, drive with the normal flow of traffic, observe all', signs
and signals and be alert at all times.
In Short, be doubly careful and enjoy
a, safe holiday week end."
"State Police patrols will be intensified during peak traffic periods as they
occur in various sections .of the State.
Traffic is expected to be heavy Saturday and Sunday, slack off on Monday,
and again reach a peak on Tuesday,
Memorial Day.
! and Waiter and Christine FosW survive.
The husband passed away January
22, 1947, and she has since made her
home with her daughter and family.
She leaves to*,-mourn, the son, Walter, of Roseville, Michigan; daughter,
Mrs. Ward Foster, of Clare; three
grandchildren, Mrs. Raymond Moore
i and Mrs, Lawrence Rabideau, of Roseville, and Rolland Foster, of Clare;
one great-grandson, a daughter-in-law,
son-in-law, five sisters and one brother, Mrs. Emma Erhart, of Clare, Mrs.
George Manns* of Flint, Mrs. Mathew
Nester, of Detroit, and Mrs. Howard
Blower, Mrs. Archie Owens, and Edward Keebler, of Saginaw; a number
of nieces and nephews and a host of
friends.
Funeral services were held from the
■Thurston Chapel at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon, with Rev. M. R. Honderich officiating, and interment in the
Ott cemetery.
Mt. Pleasant-Clare
Women's Golf Match
Rained Out Wed.
Notice!
Because next Tuesday, May 30, will
be Memorial Day and there will be no
mail delivery service it will be necessary for all community news to .each.
The Sentinel office on Monday and all
other news=and advertising copy to be
in The Sentinel Office one day early,
your cooperation wilt he appreciated.
The Mt. Pleasant Women Golfers
arrived in Clare Wednesday nOon as
arranged, and altogether more than
forty women enjoyed the delicious
lunch prepared at the Country Club.
For the third Wednesday, rain made
golf impossible, so no match was
played, A future date will be arranged
if possible, for the Mt. Pleasant team
.to come again.
Next Wedriest'*.yi May 31, play will
be at ipn o'clock, and" all members
are urged to be out? as there will be
something interesting for both classes
of players.
If any have not signed for reservations for lunch fbr the season, be
sure to call befere Tuesday noon.
The Mt. Pleasant Green Sox scored
their second straight victory Sunday,
an 8-3 win over Harrison, but they
couldn't overtake Farwell, Central
Michigan Baseball League Leaders,
who took a 7-3 decision from Beal City
in a game highlighted by four home
runs.
The Sox scored one run in the first
inning on one hit. Tom Connors was
the first man to reach first, Harrison
hurler Norm Bucholz issuing him a
pass. He stole second, bub-Hpward
Pohl fanned, Brother Gerald Pohl
then singled Connors" home. Mt.
Pleasant came up with a five run
splurge in the second when nine men
batted.
Harrison didn't score until the seventh inning, when two runs came a-
cross on one hit. Pohl temporarily lost
control and walked Brown and Eaton
both scoring.
Geiger, Pohl-(6) and Kennedy.
Bucholz and Bruce.
Winning pitcher, Geiger.
Bill Moore, Freeman Willey and
Jack Sowle each hit circuit smashes
in Farwell's victory over Beal City.
Pitcher Junior Denslow accounted for
two of Beal's three runs when he
smacked out the long.st homer of the
four to score Jerry Yunker. Six*".!
Farwell's seven runs were scored on
home runs.
Denslow was charged for the loss
although he fanned eleven men, walking five. Sowles struck out seven and
walked five. A detailed account of
the game will be found on the Farwell
Page.
.- Sowles, E. Marshall (9) and R. Marshall.    .
Denslow and Straus.
Winning pitcher,  Sowles.
Rosebush defeated Coleman 24-21 in
a 'free hitting game at Coleman Sunday afternoon, while the day was
open for Clare and Leaton.
SUNDAY'S   RESULTS
Farwell 7—Beal City 3
Mt. Pleasant 8—Harrison 3
Rosebush 24—Coleman 21.
Leaton and Clare open.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
W
FarweU 3
Mt. Pleasant * 2
Leaton 1
Rosebush 1
Harrison 1
Beal City 1
Clare - 0
Coleman o-
THIS SUNDAY'S GAMES
Harrison at Leaton
Coleman at Clare
Rosebush at Farwell
Beal Git at Mt. Pleasant
The 1950 Clare County Softball
League season opened at the Clare
Public School athletic field Monday
evening, when the V.F.W. defeated
Thayers' 11-7 in the 7:30 game. Leonei
Green hit two out of three for the
vets and Vere Shull two out of four
for Thayers'. Bill Campbell hit a home
run for V.F.W. in the fourth inning
with one on.
Thayers 0001006     7 3.
V.F.W- 2 0 1 2 6 0 x   11 8 T
Curtis and Dickerson,
Hendershot and Beck,
In the 9:00 o'clock game Cain _t
Grove defeated Farwell 8-7. Cain *
Grove took the lead in the first innln_
with a four run rally and Jack brinkerhoff hit a home run in the fourth
with one man on, to sew it up.
Farwell Q 3 2 10 0 1   7   7 J
Cain & Grove   4 0 12 0 1 X   8 10 _
Colosky and Brown-
Krauss and Leon Stanley.
In the 7:30 game Tuesday evening
Clare Manufacturing Co. whitewash©*
Dover 7-0, Potter had the ball well
under control and held Dover to five
well scattered hits.
Dover "    0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Clare Mfg. 3 0 3 1 0 0 x
Williams and Armentrout.
Potter and Allen.
In the 9:00 o'clock game Harrison
defeated DeMolay 14-12, with Jerry
Pulcifer getting four out of six; for DeMolay in a free hitting game with the
pitching a little on the wild- side.
DeMolay 3 0 14 0 2 2   12 10 5
Harrison 3 0 1 3 3 4 x   14 11 4
Bellows, Everts, Lucy and Irwin.
Bringold and Heintz.
In the 7:30 game Wednesday evening Clare Mfg. slaughtered DeMolay
23-0, with Homer O'Dell hitting a home
run with bases loaded in the sixth inning. Junior Eberhart led the hitters
with three out of four,
Clare Mfg, 1 . 2 3 1 4 10 23 18 0
DeMolay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0       0   3 6
Musser and Wood and Pitchford.
■ Bellows, Pulcifer, Busche and Jridiit
and Ulrich.
In the 9:00 o'clock game V.F.W. defeated Harrison 21-9. V.F.W. had. toe
much power for Harrison, hold_o_
them scoreless affer the third inning,
with good relief pitching by Bud Header shot. Chuck Richter, with three
out of three for the vets, led the hit-
continued On Page Eighty
0 5 1
7 8 1
DAN PRICE CASE
DISCONTINUED IN
CIRCUIT COURT
Al    Raymond,    Sentenced   For
Violation  Of  Probation.
Faces Second Count
L
0
0
0-
1
- The incest case against Dan Price,
68, of Hamilton township, has been
discontinued because of lack of evidence.
Al Raymond, of Clare, who was
placed on probation by Justice Wm.
B, Dunlop in Municipal Court, on am
assault and battery complaint brought
by his wife, Thelma, in April, was arrested by City Police early Wednesday morning of last week, and confined to the county jail at Harrison-
charged with violation of probation.
Last Saturday Justice Dunlop sentenced him to spend twenty days i_
the county jail for the violation. According to the police he went to her
home here and was involved in a disturbance,
Charges are pending against Raymond for violation of a Circuit Court
injunction not to harm his wife or
molest her in any way.
Troepef* John Shewshuk, of the Mt.
Pleasant State Police Post, and Trooper Roy Collins, of the L'Anse Post,
took Lloyd and Paul Russell, two Ohio
desperadoes, into custody Saturday
night in a desolate Upper Peninsula,
swamp, just a few hours after a tremendous manhunt had started. Trooper
Shewshuk has been assigned to the
Upper Peninsula in the emergency.
Foss Rock, 32, and Kenneth Coll.
21, both of Hatton township, were arrested in that township Saturday afternoon, bV Conservation Officer Don
Bell, charged with fishing without licenses. - They plead guilty When arraigned in Municipal Court here later
in the day and were assessed court
costs' of $7.00 each and ordered to buy
fishing licenses and trout, stamps.
Calvin Rock, 33, of Detroit, was arrested in Hatton township Tuesday by
Officer Bell, charged with using a set
line in inland waters. He was arraigned in Municipal Court later ia
the day, plead guilty, an_ wa*3 finei.
$5,00 and $7,00 costs.
■-*'1 " ""* '" *-***J^*",ijM**iiii*i_toi_-tMl