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CLABE. MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING.  JUNE 23, 1950
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LIBERTY BELL TO
RING IN PARADE
HERESATURDAY
Ninth    Inning    Rally    Needed
'    To,   Attain   County's*
Bond  Quota
At International
Pediatric Congress
On June 24th, 1950, an historic event
-will take place when a replica ot the
Liberty Bell, carried by a truck
through the courtesy of the Ford Mo-,
tor Company, visits Clare county, arriving at Clare at 1:45 P. M., and after
a tour of the town -will he in a parade,
commencing at 2; 00 P. M, The Clare
High School Band, Boy Scouts of
America and9Girl Scouts, V.F.W, and
Auxiliary, American Legion and Auxiliary Color Guards, Gold Star Moth-
ers, "Eastern Stars and other civic
groups will be represented and participate.
The quota for Clare county has been
set at $25,000.00, and the sale-of this
amount has been divided amongst the
issuing offices of the county as- follows: Harrison $5,000.00, Farwell $-,-■
000.00, Lake $1,000.00, and Clare $15,-
000.00. Souse to house campaigns, are
being conducted throughout the county this week and next week in an effort to make this quota.
Appropriate ceremonies for the visit
of the "Liberty Bell" will take place
on the east side of the Clare City
Park, commencing at 2:30 P. M., with
program as follows:
Selection—Clare High School Band.
Invocation—Rev. Leslie J. Nevins.
Master of Ceremonies — Dr. G. C.
Born, City Chairman.
Remarks — Wm, McConica, Mayor
pro tern.
Remarks — Elmer Anderson, Presi
dent, Clare Chamber of Commerce.
Selection—Clare High School Band.
Remarks —- Mrs. John Hendershot,
V.F.W. Auxiliary President.
Remarks—Mrs. P. F. Creguer, President American Legion Auxiliary.
Remarks — Donald B. Holbrook,
Chairman Clare County Committee,
Ringing of Liberty Bell—Boy Scouts
of America-
Star Spangled Banner—High School
Band.
The Liberty Bell will leave Slate
for Harrison **; 4>,M dfelo^fandlie*;
-rung' entoutfe. "SvorOt its'arrival at the
couhty seat, a program similar to that
in Clare will jtfe presented at 4:30.
The canvas' of the Clare business
and industrial districts is in "Charge of
Dr. Born, Mr. Anderson, and Earl Morgan, of the Clare Manufacturing Co.
House to house solicitations in the
city will be in charge of Mrs. Peter
Creguer, president of the American
Legion Auxiliary, on the west side of
McBwan St, and Mrs. John Hendershot, president of the V. F. W, Auxiliary, on the east side of McEwan St.,
assisted by members of their respective organizations.
(Continued on Page Six)
NEW OLSON-WARD
OUTDOOR THEATRE TO
- BE THE "SUNDOWN"
Plan To Open Drive-In Theatre
South Of Clare Early
Next Month
■'i Robert L. Jackson, Associate
Professor of Pediatrics at the State
University of Iowa College of Medicine, will attend the International
Pediatric Congress, at Zurich, Switzerland, to present a paper on "Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus," with special attention to later complications.
Dr. Jackson is recognized as a medical authority in the United States on
treatment of diabetes in children and
has one of the largest groups of juvenile patients in the world. His studies
on rheumatic fever are well known
throughout this country as well as his
work with diabetes.
Today many young diabetics who
have had their disease for over ten
years are" developing Serious complications, including going blind. Recent
studies under the direction of Dr.
Jackson have shown that these serious complications can be delayed or
prevented if the disease is properly
treated.
These studies will be presented at
the International Pediatric Congress.
Dr. Jackson is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Laurence Jackson, of Clare.
CHAS. NIEMEYER
PASSES SATURDAY
y.M&m&W,
Early Resident  Of  Clare Laid
At Rest In Cherry Grove
Cemetery
CLARE FACTORY
PAYS $25,144.44
VACATION BONUS
350    Of    Clare    Manufacturing
• Company's 460 Employees
To Share Benefit
On June 15, 1950, the Clare Mfg.
Comfiany paid a vacation bonus to
all employees totaling $25,144.44. Of
.the company's 460 employees in the
local plant, approximately 350 will
share in the vacation bonus.
Paid vacations are contingent on the
following basis: '
Employees who have six (6) months
service on April 1, in each year, shall
be entitled to receive Vacation Pay
in an amount equal to two and five-
tenths per cent (2.5%) of the employees total earnings, at straight
time, exclusive of premium pay for
the year ending April 1, of the year in
which the vacation is paid.
Employees who have two (2) years
or more service, shall be entitled to
receive Vacation Pay in an amount
equal to three per cent (3%) of the
employees total earnings, at straight
time, exclusive of premium pay for
the year ending April 1, of the year
in which the vacation is paid.
Employees who have four (4) years
or more service, shajl be entitled to
receive Vacation Pay in an amount
equal to four per cent (4%) of the
employees total earnings, at straight
time, exclusive of premium pay, for
the year ending April 1, of the year in
which the vacation is paid.     '
This is but one of the company's
policies which have maintained a fine
spirit of management-employee cooperation in employee welfare and plant
production.
Five area businessmen were guests
of James Olson and Lee Ward, Clare
and Mr. Pleasant theatre operators,
at dinner at the Hotel Doherty Thursday evening of last week, to choose
the name lor the new drive-in theatre
seven miles south of Clare on US-27.
Art Damoth, local real estate agent;
Harry Wakefield, Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce secretary; Roy Matteson, Rosebush banker; Paul Brandt,
of radio station WCEN; and Chet
Eichard, Sentinel editor; searched
through the hundreds of entry cards
submitted to the radio station in the
theatre naming contest, and with difficulty in choosing from so many fine
suggestions, finally chose the name,
"Sundown Drive-In Theatre." Several
submitted this name and the "winner
will be selected by the order the entries were received, according to postmark. ,-
The first prize is a fine watch provided by the theatre.
Other prizes were contributed by
the following:
Jim Borland Radio Service--Table
model Zenith radio.
Marian Fashion Center—^Summer
salt.
Household Appliances—Sun Ream
Iron Master*
D. P. Young Jewelers—Westciox
electric clock.
Vogue Shop—New spring dress.
Clare Hardware Co.-^-Shakespeare
rod and reel.
Everts Jewelers^-Three piece "gold
filled scatter pin set.
Names of prize winners will be announced later,'
It is expected-thej theatre will be
opened early in July, possibly by the
fourth.
Charles Ira Niemeyer was born the
son of Charles and Clara Niemeyer, of
Clare, Michigan, May 27, 1881, and
passed away in Central Michigan Community Hospital, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Saturday, June 17, 1950, at the
age of sixty nine years- and twenty
days.
He lived in Clare with his folks and
finished high school here. Later, he
was employed with the Pere Marquette railroad. In 1908, with his family, he moved to Flint. He worked at
Weston Mott, Buick Motor Co., Dur-
ant Motor Co. and Chevrolet Motor
Co. In 1927 he started at Fisher Body
No. 1, as a final body assembler. In
1946 he retired with his wife to his
former home in Clare.
He was united in marriage to Nellie
Ross, September 21, 1904..This union
was blessed with five children, Harlan
■F. now of Flint, Mrs. Mark Blood)" of
Grand Blanc, Mrs. Fred DeDolph, of
Clare, Glen C, of Flint, and Mrs.
Thomas' Redman, of Clare.
He -was a member of the Modern
Woodmen Lodge.
He leaves to mourn their* loss, besides the bereaved wife and five children; one brother, Roy Niemeyer, of
Saginaw; five grandchildren; one
uncle, Ernest Niemeyer, of Pico, California; other relatives and a host of
friends.
Funeral services were held from
the Thurston Chapel, Wednesday afternoon June 21, at 2:00 o'clock, with
Rev, Leslie Nevins- officiating, and
burial at Cherry Grove Cemetery.
Glare Pojice 'Join
Safety Commission
To Control Speeding
Chief of Police Warren, Decker announced today that the City of Clare
has joined with the Michigan State
Safety Commission in conducting a
Vigorous traffic accident prevention
program aimed at speed control.
Speed too fast for conditions is the
number one killer in traffic accidents,
the Chief said. He pointed to the fact
that about one out of three accfdentin which someone is killed will entail
a speed violation.  '
According to Chief Decker, speed is
particularly dangerous j
At night because you can't see a
pedestrian or motorist far enough
ahead to stop in time;
On slippery pavement because you
are more likely to slide Into an accident if an emergency develops;
When other traffic is present because there are more chances for w
emergency to develop.
HENRY WELLMAN
PASSES MONDAY
AT LAKE GEORGE
Funeral Services Thursday For
Well Known Lincoln
Twp, Farmer
*I6nry "B'epjjian,. a resident of Lake
George for the,'past fifty-five Tears,
passed away at ""his home there Monday^ as the result of a heart condition
he had suflered for five years.
Henry Augustus Wellman was born
the son of Augustus Milo and Patience
Wellman, at Pottersville, Michigan,
December 12, 1884, and passed away
at Lake George, Michigan, June 19,
1950, at the age of sixty-five years, six
months and seven days.
He spent his lifetime on a farm and
was a member of the Lake George
Church of God,
He leaves to mourn their loss, the
bereaved wife, Mary Marie; eight children, Henry Lee, at home; Augustus
Milo, of Farwell, Russell Edgar, of
Clare, Lela Marie Markovich, of St.
Louis, Opal Maude Munson, of Ithaca,
and Ray Wallace, Sharline Irene and
Lillian Rose, at home; two sisters,'
Vira Luce, of Lake George, and Lela
Lee, of Alma; a number of grandchildren and other relatives and many
friends.
Funeral Services Were held from the
-Lake George Community Hall at 2:30
o'clock Thursday afternoon, with Rev.
Pierre Davis officiating, and interment
in the Lake George Cemetery.
Verne Stockman To
Close Ministry Here
Sunday Morning
Verne Stockman will conduct his
last service in the Congregational
Church next Sunday, June 25. Arrival
of Rev. Oscar Olson to take the pastorate on July 2 marks the end of
Stockman's long guest speaking engagement at the local church. He has
been an active leader since September.
Church members "will greet Mr.
Stockman on Sunday morning with
special honors in gratitude forvhis
work here, and, the occasion is named
"Verne Stockman Appreciation Day,"
A committee mailing notices of the
event, has expressed hope lor a capacity throng at the,10:30 service,
SIX CARS STOLEN
FROM VICINITY OF
CLAR|*fflIS WEEK
Four Missing Autos Recovered
By Jfplice   Since
Lait Monday
Four of six Cars stolen in this area
Monday*bave been recovered by State
Police of the Mt. Pleasant Post and
Clare and Mt. Pleasant City Police.
Leon ^Wilsony of Farwell,; reported
to City Police at 10:45 p, m, Monday,
that his car, a 1939 green Ford, had
been stolen from back of the Clare
High School building, where he had
parked it while playing softball. His
billfold and keys, left in the car lest
he lose them while playing ball, wqre
also taken,
A 1948 Frazer, reported stolen from
Shepherd, was recovered by Clare City
Police southwest of Clare, Tuesday-
Officers said a farmer found the car
in his pasture.
Mt. Pleasant City Police found a
black 1941 truck belonging to J. "W-
Mcintosh, of Mt, Pleasant, In that
city,
A car bearing Ohio license plates,
belonging to Loren Turner, of Sears,
was found by officers southwest of
Mt. Pleasant, with the plates removed.
A car belonging to Raymond Brown,
of Mt. Pleasant, which was stolen from
the Roosevelt* #9* Comp^iiyi was recovered at the Shepherd stockyards
Tuesday.
•Still missing are the green Ford,
stolen here, and a 1950 Nash belonging
to Virgil Corby, of Mt. Pleasant, which
was stolen while parked in front of
his home.
Attempt Fails Here
Harold Jones, of this city, reported
to City Police at 9:45 p, m. Sunday,
that he parked his- DeSoto car on the
west side of the 300 block on McEwan
at 5:30, attended the show and ate
lunch, and when he returned to the
car he found that someone had torn
the corner of the back cushion and
pried it ahead, causing $15.00 damage.
Apparently entrance to the car had
been attempted through the trunk.
Consumers Power
Holding Open House
At Weadock Plant
Michigan's largest power plant outside the Detroit area, the John S. Weadock Plant of Consumers Power Company, located on Saginaw Bay at the
mouth of the Saginaw River, was
formally dedicated Thursday, June 22.
Some 300 guests including public
officials, newspaper and radio people-
and electric utility men, had luncheon
on the plant grounds, with a program
of short addresses following. Participants included Mayor Elford A. Ceder-
berg of Bay City, Hoyt E. Hayes, President of the Industrial Brownhoist
Company of" Ray City and, Justin R,
Whiting, President and Dan E, Karn,
First Vice President of Consumers
Power Company. Guest of honor was
John C. Weadock, distinguished Bay
City and New York lawyer and utility
pioneer for whom the plant was
named.
The Weadock Plant went into operation in 1940 with an original capacity
of 35,000 kilowatts. Since theft It has
grown to 290,000 kilowatts, of which
120,000 have been added within the
last nine months. Power produced
here goes into Consumers Power Company's state-wide network which eX-_
tends into 61 Lower Peninsula Counties. Weadock. is one of the 60 steam-
electric or hydro-electric plants operated by Consumers*
Open house is being held at, the
plant Friday, Saturday and Sunday to
permit puhllc inspection.
ANNUAL SPRING DANCE
REVUE SUCCESSFULLY
PRESENTED JUNE 14
Pupils     Of.   Joanne     Richard
Wilcox   Well   Received
By Capacity House
The pupils of Joanne Richard Wilcox were presented in their annual
spring dance revue before a capacity
house in the Clare High School auditorium Thursday evening of last week.
The reVue, entitled Barnyard Holiday, was staged in two scenes, Mr.
Farmer's Garden Party and Mrs.
Farmer's Garden Party, with an abundance of divertissmeht, and although
it would be impossible to describe
each dancer's part, numbers included
ballet, tap, baton twirling, acrobatic,
Spanish, ball room and Apache dancing, etc., with the more sophisticated
interspersed with pleasing comedy
numbers.
The numbers were well presented
with little tots of three cutely tripping out their steps and vieing for
favor with the older pupils up to college age as they masterfully executed
their intricate Bteps, acrobatics and
twirling,
The performers held the attention
and brought the jgenerous applause of
the audnence from the opening number, the Lettuce Dance Jn the Farm-
er's Garden, through the |inal strob-
lite number, an inovation in local theatricals.
The costuihes, depicting vegetables,
poultry, little lambs/flowers and Characters about the farm, (for the garden
Scenes, and a galaxy of sparkling ap*
parel for divertissement, indicated the
many hours the mothers and their
seamstresses spent making the beautiful costumes.
The mtisical score was efficiently
rendered by Martha. McKinnon at the
piano,* Bernie Mayh'S^and; his trumpet
(Continued an Page Twelve)
State Queen Awards
Trophies To Dairy
ionship
Winners
Circuit Judge Donald E, Holbrook receives trophy and congratulations
from Miss Ola Belle Steckley, of Imlay City, 1950 State Dairy Queen,
after being awarded the Grand Championship in the Guernsey class at
Four County Dairy Day here June* 14.—Isabella County Times-News Photo
DRUNK DRIVERS
CONTINUE TO IRK
CITY OFFICERS
Passengers      Escape
Injury   In   Auto   WraadSas,
Past   Weefey
Thirteen year old Margaret Penrose poses with Glenna, her two year old
heifer which won the Grand Champion trophy in - the Holstein class here
Dairy Day. —Saginaw News Photo
NORTH DISTRICT
SURVEYORS MEET
HERE SATURDAY
John   P.   Goggin   Representing
Group At Washington
This Week
Good land surveyors can be a genuine asset to numerous groups of people, was the point made repeatedly
here Saturday when the Northern
Chapter, Michigan Society of Regis
tered Land Surveyors gathered in
conjunction with the society's state
board of directors.
Both chairman John P. Goggin and
Circuit Judge Donald E. Holbrook, of
Clare, talked at length on the judicial
functions of land surveyors. Prosecutor Harold Hughes further noted the
value of land surveyors as expert witnesses in court litigations over property rights and boundaries.
County Clerk William Henderson
told the yaltte of land surveyors in the
preparation of adequate records.
From still another angle, H. H. Potter, president of the Michigan Association of Realtors, told the value of
competent surveyors in the developments of sites and subdivisions.
Thirty surveyors from all parts of
Michigan above Town Line 16 participated in the all-day meeting.
Mr. Goggin is attending the National
Convention of the American Congress
on Surveying and mapping at Washington, D. C, Wednesday through
iTriday, as Michigan representative.
REAPERS NOTICE!
News omitted from this issue will
appear in next week's Sentinel.
Odd Fellow And
Rebekah Camp Opens
Sunday, June 25th
The Boys and Girls Camp of the
Odd Fellow and Rebekah fraternities
at Big Star Lake near Baldwin will
open its summer season on June 25th
with boys of the 14 and 15 year age
groups for the first week. The Camp
has been growing in popularity each
season and it is expected the applications will this year far surpass the
capacity of its cabins and equipment.
The season will again run for eight
weeks, the first four for boys of eight
to 15 year age groups and the last four
weelt's beginning July 23rd for the
girls in the same age groups.
Boys and girls do not have to be
sponsored by an Odd Fellow or Rebekah lodge to be eligible to attend,
While most of them are so sponsored
others may come on the recommenda-^
tion of a lodge or a Grand Lodge or
Rebekah assembly officer or a member
of the Camp Board.   The teachings of
the Order are not imposed upon the
Campers during their stay at the Camp
I and the  Sunday worship  service is
undenominational.    Boys   and   girls
■ showing special progress in the actlv-
jities of the program receive special
' certificates of award at the end of
, their camping week,
(    The Camp is a member of the Amer*
jicah Campers Association and holds
. the highest rating in sanitation as set
j up by the State Board ot Health. New
-equipment, docks, diving hoards, etc.,
hate been^ added this year and other
improvements are taking place.   The
lodges of Bay county are erecting a
new   cabin   and   other   cabins-  are
planned for the near future.
C. E. Petrey, of Hemlock*. *
ted by City Police at 1.30 o'cleaai.**&*ra»~
day aftenoqn, charged witis.
driving on US-27 in the city, aisig.3
guilty when arraigned before ^asa^asa?
Wqi. B, Dunlop in Municipals CtoHB-fc-*
Monday. He was fined ?a0.00:
costs-. Petrey told the court *Saaas,a«s
knew what he was doing,
couldn't keep on the road-
Wayne Walters, of Clare,-
ted at 2; 10 a. m. Tuesday,,
Police, charged with drunk «!ais§aSB_,
Upon a plea of guilty in "MwakSjggiS3i
Court he was fined ?50.00 a__& *$Si
costs.
Chas. Fitzpatrick, of this cH_*-y
arrested by City Police at 7:2® «f_S_«_t-
Saturday evening charged -witSs.1
drunk and disorderly, and. -t*a_s >
mitted to the county jail fox-
days for violation of probatioss.
Robert Render, of ColemaxvK-Sw----"
arrested   by   City   Police   Bis. 30t_lB
o'clocl-   Saturday   evening,   eSsaassa-S.
with parking in a driveway azssS "j_«__p-
ing no headlights- or muffler* am WSm
car. The case is. pending.
• Minor injuries In Two Acci<Se_S_r
Eva Nowlen, of Clare, who -wwiS-**-
volved in an accident while «_r5*___E-
a 1936 Plymouth south on VangeeJSoraE..
at 6:30, o'clock Saturday evening,?
officers that she stopped at fhisi
section and looked both ways, la&^HB
not see a car coming" from Has- 1
because of shadows on the $&g
caused by trees, and pulled saafc _tat
front of a car driven west on TS&WrWnr
ChlOe Renner, of Farwell, cas^E-gil
Renner car to go out of c__£*_fi".
strike a parked t car after- MttS-njei
Nowlen car.
Mrs. Renner and Mrs. Dnre«__"
son, of Clare, a passenger in Ot2
len car, were taken to the da*_r]__*»-
pital, where the former -n_»
for chest injuries and laceta-Son-:
the right knee, and the
bruises on the left arm-
Damage to the Nowlen-cs
timated at $100. and the "R&nmr ?
?150. Mrs. Nowlen was issued a £____§_ -.
for failure to yield right of ■*___--•
" .When Lyle Harold Wray; _r/jES-ai-
win, R-2, was driving ar- ISS3 WitmBr
north on US-27, Eve miles *•_«___-
Clare at 10; 00 o'clock Sunday et
a 1949 Lincoln, driven by TEacaasI
McConica, of Clare, ac-ordSng-SM
ments of both parties- ta Cfty"
broke over a hill going^ soeSje, __■_
lights blinding Wray, who* -was ■
north, causing him to Kwerw.
two feet over the center line s
the McConica car. Damage- __> t-het-
McConica car was estimate* ai£ ,
and the Wray car $200.
Mr. and Mrs. .Anthony *f.
Dearborn, were Injured in as •Sj-r^Be^oB*-*
accident on US-10 four miles wasS**-!-
Clare, the last week end, peSeaf aa*SE-
Konarski  received  abrasions «C ®"w
nose and cheek.   Hia wife mMismM. .
contusions on her left leg as wteSS. aue .
head abrasions:   Both were tngBXg&zri&i
the Clare Hospital.
Konarski's car struck the r®aH-ic_E2R
car driven by Boyd Mit'ch-ffTSSffiJwS-l*
56, of Babbitt, Nev. WMtw%aate«s-r_-*_
turn struck one driven By E&3p_jS,lC",
Schlief, 36; of Essexvillfe.
ticketed Konarski for fa-Tors- l_e-
within ** the assured" clear
ahead.
Police ,set damages- tor *"__*_&
well's and Konarski's cars; a£!
$25 for Schlief's? car:
CLARE WOMEN WM
MATCH WEDNESMffir
ST. JOHNS GCSi«SE
Invitational Tournament ^ life-
Played There Moitslqi
June-26ih.
Eighteen Clare WTnnemffi&Bmmimam*"',
to  St. Johns Wedn_3ds_7 to* 5
match there, antC Grans* vKoe •
Mrs, Lucille Haley slfefe Hew aammr'XmCT •
Clare with a 51, and MSrsa "BtfbaWmmr
croft, for St. JoSns^wita,aa5?E.
Most of the Clare wo__e__ -e^naaaSaa..
second round of golf. fm t&a*:
and enjoyed the beaatiME cosjsb-.:
fine hospitality.
The Invitational Tou-na-nieaSi
played at Sis. Jottnsy ittm&a&&.
26th, The Clare teaxaufs: ams^tixmwmmft
Mrs. Lucille Haley, ££_-& SSssnirfSr'
Naumes, Mrs.. Ruby GsrffeldV.aaiSaBntt.
Beatrice Lange.. Guests; -milt Wm Witi& ■
corned. Reservations for caee!
may be made by writing; B&iB.
Sanders, 102 West Walter &&."
On Wednesday, Jmia,2^B-.,f^€5»«Hi_ -•
Club will be gueste-o* -afcss 9Miaf_iJ|-t.
her cottage at HougKtem £&&*_.
-will begin at im«r tfcTtefi*, a_t
I Pines.   Mrs. N. A. "EKtea; temxsmmme-
tation chairman. Mrs. "BsAoy>ytMA^aafm.
charge of the program, .ffiss tBet^Bjiit-
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