1950-09-08; Clare Sentinel

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Clare Co. Fair
THE CLARE SENTINEL
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CLARE. MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING.  SEPTEMBER 8, 1950
Seven Cents Copy
New Series Vol. 58, No* 50
Free Fair Opens Wednesday;
Harrison Ready For Q-owds
New Attractions and
Midway Entertainment
The 1950 Clare County Free Fair
■will open next Tuesday, September
12, with all exhibits and livestock en-
tered'on that day.
"Wednesday will be school day and
exhibits will be judged. There "Will he
a special program for children with
free admission to the grandstand.
Youngsters will compete in contests
for prizes and girl's and boy's bicycles will be given away. A stage show
will be presented in the evening.
Clare Day will be on Thursday this
year, with the gates opening at 9:30
a.m. for a full program ot events. Features will Include a huge livestock
parade, concerts by high school bands,
, ball games and the stage show. Thursday's race card will include the 2:26
•trot and 2:21 pace, %nd there will be
free acts between heats.
On Friday there will be concerts- by
the high school bands, a baseball
game between Harrison and Marion,
lightweight horse pulling contests,
and stage show, The 2:19 pace and
free for all races will be run with
free acts between heats- and the day's
program Will be climaxed with a huge
display of fireworks in the evening.
A highlight of Saturday's program
will be the sale of the 1949 calf scramble steers and the 1950 calf scramble
will be held. This feature is gaining
in popularity each year as a means of
entertainment for fair patrons and*
incentive to youngsters towards improved livestock raising practices.
Some of the world's best teams will
be entered in the heavyweight horse
pulling contests Saturday afternoon,
there will be a ball game between
Harrison and Farwell, and the fair
will be brought to a close with gala
pyrotechnical extravaganza.
There will be the usual exhibits of
livestock, poultry, farm produce and
home economics, with special classes
for F.F.A. and 4-H Club projects, as
well as automobile and machinery
exhibits.
Entertainment will include the "W.
G. "Wade Shows and midway attractions, with boat rides for children in
a real pond of water and many other
unique rides, while  the Jack Baum
Kennedy To Assist
Executive Secretary
Of Education Ass'n
The Michigan Education Association announced appointment of Rex-
ford E. Chapman, assistant principal
of Holland High School, to the organization's board of directors, Clifford
Smart, "Walled Lake school superintendent, will serve as. president of the
MEA during 1950-51; and Dale Kennedy, former Clare and Rochester
superintendent, will serve as assistant to executive secretary A. J.
Phillips.
M.S.C. FOREIGN
STUDENTS TO BE
DOHERTY GUESTS
Twelve    Nationalities    To    Be
Represented Ai  Sept.   16
Luncheon Here
A group of Michigan State College
students representing twelve nationalities, and some the potential leadership in many fields in their own countries, are making a tour of the Upper
Peninsula next week "to see America
as it really is and not the Hollywood
version of it".
Included in the group, who will be
luncheon guests of the4 Hotel Doherty
Saturday of next week, are Stanley
Yalerakis, of Greece* Du Yung Wu, of
China; Agneta Rappe, of Sweden;
Moustapha Zeidan, of Lebanon; -gabri
Raoof, of Iraq; Fantum Thisyamandala
of Siam; Tun Shwjsf of Burma; Gorr
don Wang, of Chinji-rKrTshna Yadu, of
India; Sushela Lmgalah, of India; Set-
suko Mita, of Japan; Louise Feng, of
China; Vancheswara Iyer, of India;
Khalil "Dbaydi, of Iraq; Gordon Da
Costa, of India; Irene Chang of China;
Namon Talib, of Iraq; Yousef Aliva, of
Iran; Lucio Velasco, of Colombia,
South America; Luz Sorrentini, of
Puerto Rico; and Mrs. Louise Carpenter, Consultant of the Adult Education
Department at M. S. C; Dick Smith
and Max JacqUette.
Mrs. Carpenter, in accepting the
"hotel's courtesy, wrote "Your gracious
. invitation certainly impressed the students anew with the hospitality of
Americans."
Biggest Prize At
County Fair Can
Be Had By AU
You won't have to knock oyer a
milk bottle or play "fish" to get one
of the biggest prizes offered at the
county fair next week. It's entirely
free to everyone 15 years of age and
older who is willing to spend a minute
or two of. time.
"We're talking about the free chest
X*-rays. Good health is our most prized
possession. It's only common sense
for everybody to keep a check on the
health of their chest and a periodic
X-ray is one of the best ways to do it.
We've already paid for the X-rays
through taxes "-and Christmas SeaJ
dollars. Now whjf not take advantage
of the service?    \
DEWEY CHARGED
WITH INTENT TO
COMMIOURDER
Clare Young Man Pleads Guilty
Of Desertion In Circuit
Court Tuesday
Shows, from Ozark, Mo., will bring 30
acts for presentation on the stage, including the Hoosier Cornhuskers,
Beverly Harnett's Canine "Review,
Cavalcade tsf Stars, aud many others,
There will be a change of free acts
every evening.
The mobile starting gates will be
used for the races, with generous
purses offered. Over $400 in prizes
will be awarded in the horse pulling
contests and $5.00 will be given to
everyone who hiWhes.
4-H Club floats will be entered in
the parades on Thursday and Saturday, with prizes of $10.00, $7.50 and
$5.00 offered for the best floats,
A complete program of the fair ap
pears on page eighteen ;oi. this week's
Sentinel.      ■ ■   .\
This year's Fair Board includes
Ray Richardson, president. Fred
Clark, vice president;.' Ray Harrold,
secretary; Dan Holcomb, treasurer;
and Clair Stanley, Louis Gee, Floren
Pudvay and Louis Rutter, directors.
The Fair Board made every; eff6rt
to make this the biggest and best
Clare County Fair eve1? held, and patrons are urged to cooperate by entering exhibits and attending the fair.
Pack up a basket lunch, come early
and stay all day, or if you prefer, refreshments will be available on the
grounds.
Joe Johnston at Tackle In
CMCE-Alma Grid Opener
Alvin Dewey, of this city, who al«
legedly stabbed his*wife in the breast
with an ice pick in a fit of despondency July 17, was arraigned before
Judge Donald E. Holbrook in Circuit
Court, ^Tuesday nion*dng, oH the charge
of assault with intent to commit the
crime of .murder. The defendant requested legal counsel and the matter
was continued.
Mervil Robison was arrested by
City Police at 10:15 o'clock Saturday
evening and arraigned before Justice
"Wm. B. Dunlop in Municipal Court
that evening on the charge of desertion and non-support, He waived examination and was bound over to
Circuit Court.
Robison plead guilty when arraigned before Judge Holbrook Tuesday morning and sentence was withheld pending investigation by Proba
tion Officer Maurice Shaw, of Midland.
Murl A. "Sonny" Ritter was arrested by Chief of Police Bert Head in
Farwell Saturday and arraigned in
Municipal Court here Tuesday,
charged with the violation of traffic
laws. He plead guilty and was fined
$63.50.
Richard Logan, of Mt. Pleasant, was
arrested by City Police Monday eve-
ning^nd arraigned in Municipal Court
Tuesday\afternoon, charged with driving wi*th ^""revoked operator's license
(selcond offense. He appeared in
court with "his leg in a cast and the
arraignment was continued.
Logan was arrested on complaint of
improper driving in heavy holiday
traffic and check-up revealed tha.t he
had been arrested before for driving
on a revoked license. State Police
have requested a retainer to hold
Logan for them to face reckless driving charges for another offense.
Val Edward Kimmel, of Detroit,
was arrested by State Police August
28, charged with reckless driving in
Hatton township, arraigned in Muni
cipal Court the same day, plead
guilty and was fined $28.50.
It is reported that a thief or thieves
entered the Eugene Jourdain home
southeast of Clare last, week and took
five dozen eggs and Jourdain's hat.
They did, however, leave enough eggs
in his basket for his breakfast next
morning. Things have been missing
from r'efrigerat'orS in other homes Jtt
the vicinity lately.'
With a squad of 41 men on hand,
Head   Coach Warren Schmakel  has
been  sending his   Central  Michigan ■
College   gridders   through   two-a-day'
sessions   in   preparation  for   a   ten-
game football schedule whj.ch opens
with Alma College  at Mt.  Pleasant j
September 18. j
Joe Johnston, a standout tackle
from Clare will be in the starting lineup for the season's starter, Johnston
is a six foot-four inch veteran this
year, and weighs 220 pounds. Big,
smart and fast, he plays both defense
and offense and is counted on p.s a
team mainstay in this, his junior year
at Central.
I    The spirit of the squad is good, with
much credit going to Line Coach Jim
j Jones, newest addition to the coaching
staff. Jones, -formerly head mentor at
Fairview High (Dayton, Ohio), is an
aggressive coach who has boosted the
morale of the linemen greatly.
Lack of depth in the backfield,is a
CiaM Study Club
Opening Luncheon At
Doherty Saturday
The Clare Study Club will hold its
opening meeting Saturday, September
9, at the Hotel Doherty.
A luncheon-will be served at 1:00
o'clock followed by a short program,
iPor reservations call Mrs. Mark Bicknell or Mrs. Art Damdth.
DE SOTO AND PLYMOUTH
Boljj'a Sales and Service, Clafe.  27tf
Wotpteh Golfers
Plan Dress-Up
Day Wednesday
Twelve Clare Women Golfers were
guests of the Portland women, Wednesday, for a social day of golf. St.
Johns women were also guests.
Clare women winning prizes were
Mrs. LUcile Haley, who had low score,
44; Mrs. Lucile Haley and Mrs, Audrey Bicknell, tied for low putts, 15;
and Mrs, Bicknell won the cut; Mrs.
Mae Baumgarth, low net score, 37;
and a three way tie for low score on
blind hole, between Mrs. Blanche
Stoll, Mrs. Ruby Garfield and Mrs. Jo
Anderson,, with Mrs. Anderson winning on the cut.
Following the puncheon, golf was
played again in tfie afternoon and the
guests departed for their homes, hav-
ing had a most enjoyable day and.
claiming the Portlaand women ideal
hostesses.
Next Wednesday, September 13, will
be an eventful day for the Clare women, Dress-Up Day. By popular request, they will repeat last year's stunt
and play the course backwards.
problem the Chippewa coach faces in
his first year at Central. A probable
starting backfield consists of Andy
MacDonald at quarterback; Gary Bail-
largeon and Russ Clark at halfbacks;
and Ray- "Hoot" Dombroski at fullback. DombrOski who ran from the
halfback position last year, was
switched to full by Schmakel this year
to give added speed to the backfield.
The complete schedule: Sept, 18,
Alma; Sept. 23, at Western Illinois:
Sept. 30, at Western Michigan; Oct, 7,
Illinois Normal (Dad's Day); Oct 14,
Bowling Green (Homecoming); Oct.
21, at DePauw U; Oct. 28, at Michigan
Normal; Nov. 3, at Northern Illinois;
Nov. 11, Ferris; and Nov. 18, at Hillsdale.
FEW ACCIDENTS IN
HOLIDAY TRAFFIC
State Police. at.<&t&-$tiL% Ifileasant.
Post.breathed a sigh o^elief as the
Labor Day holiday week end drew to
a close on some of the heaviest traffic
seen on the highways in this area in
several seasons.
Since the holiday period opened,
only five minor accidents were reported in the area with a minimum
amount of damage and Only minor injuries to three passengers and drivers,
none of whom were hospitalized. Mt.
Pleasant State Police attributed the
unprecedented lack of accidents in
this area to more careful driving on
part of motorists, and also the fact
that they have been cracking down
on drivers who fail to obey the law.
The post reports- a total of 74 traffic arrests over the holidays, which is
a record for the post. More than half
of the arrests made were for passing
on a hill and crossing over the yellow
line, while only a few were for jeck-
less driving. This marks the second
major. holiday period to pass with
practically no accidents. Only minor
mishaps occurred on July 4 Week end.
The post kept every available rosn
on the road to keep traffic moving ^ad
under the closest supervision. Highways patrolled were US-27, US-10,
M-46, M-26, M-66, M-61 and M-115.
British Embassy Attache Presents Badge HM*S> Clare
Standing   above   is   Captain   John city  hall  Wednesday   of  last  week, Clare;   Mrs. Dawson-Moray;   Col. W.
Holmes, of the Royal Navy, British Seated left to right are Acting British E. Williams, British Commercial Offl-
Naval Attache at Washington,*D. C„  Consul General E. B. Dawson-Moray, cer   at   Detroit'   and   Mrs.   Holmes,
presenting the badge of =H.M.S. Clare of Detroit;   Mayor Albert Haley,  of nS^^^tetS *
to this city in ceremonies at the Clare "Clare;   the Rev, Fr, J. I.  Sruba, of seated behind Captain Holmes.
MRS. J. HOSKIN
DIES AUGUST 29
AT MLPLEASANT
Succumbs To  Short Illness At
Hospital  There  And  Is
Buried At Avoca ;
Modem Equipment       j
Being Installed At     j
The Hendrie Market
Mrs, James Hoskins, a resident of
Clare the past nine years, passed
away at Central Michigan Hospital at
Mt. Pleasant at 6:45 o'clock Tuesday
morning of last week, following a
short illness. ,
Mabel Anderson was born at Yale,
Michigan, October 16,1896, and passed _
away August 29, 1950, at the age of
fifty-four years, ten months and 13
days. ' *
The remains were taken from the
hospital directly to the residence of
Norman Hunt, at Yale, where prayer
services were held at 12 o'clock Friday-
noon, followed by funeral services
from the Yale Methodist church at
2:30 o'clock, with Rev. Eddy officia-'
ting. Interment was made in Spring
Hill Cemetery at Avoca, Michigan,      "
Mrs, Hosfiins leaves to mourn their
loss, the bereaved husband, James;
three soils, Jack Golden and. Alden
and George Hoskins; five brothers,
James Anderson, of Flint, David,
George and Emil Anderson, of Detroit,
and Wm. Anderson, of Mayvllle, two
sisters, Mrs. Margaret Fields, of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. H McGregory,
of Santa Barbara, Cilif.; other relatives and many friends.
The Hendrie Meat Market is undergoing improvements that will modernize the business place as well as
provide new conveniences and ample
space for the shopping of patrons.
The partition between the main
store and meat processing room has
been moved back, the walk-in refrigerator turned around and moved back,
and original fixtures rearranged to
provide almost twice the space in the
store.
A modern new ten-foot McCray
combination self-serve refrigerated
meat display case has.^heeti installed
and new Kelvinator blower cooling
system provided for the walk-in, re
frigerator.
FORMER FARWELL
AN VICTIM OF
EART ATTACK
Funeral    Services    For    Frank
Smith Held In Clare
Thursday P. M.
Farwell Air Force
Man Pictured With
Bomb At Jap Base
Tuesday morning's Detroit Free
Press carried a picture of six Air Force
men from Michigan gathered around
a 1,000 pound .bomb at their base in
Japan. The bomb, inscribed with
Michigan's initials, is intended for
Korea. Among the men is S/Sgt.
Jackson R. Campbell, of Farwell.
Betty Gallagher
TellsAuxiliary
Of Girls' State
Betty  Gallagher,  who represented j
the Legion Auxiliary at Girls State.
this year gave her report at the social j
meeting held the second week in August. The report was made in a splendid manner  and much  enjoyed  by
everyone.
Margaret McKinnon, in the absence
of her daughter, introduced several of
Martha Jean's pupils in musical numbers. This concluded the program for
the evening. Refreshments of ice
cream, iced tea and cake were served
to everyone by the committee.
Celina Creguer and Hilda Tibbils attended the State Convention at Grand
Rapids. The National Commander was
heard at the banquet held at the Pant-
lind Hotel and Universal Military
Training was stressed by all speakers.
An election of officers will be held
next Monday nite at 8:00 o'clock at
the city hall for Legion Auxiliary
members. All members are urged to
come.
Frank Smith, of Benzonia, Michigan,
a former resident of Farwell, succumbed to a heart attack there Monday
and the remains were returned here
for funeral service's.
Frank Smith was born in Toronto,
Canada, February 7, 1880, and passed
away at Benzonia, Michigan, September 5, 1950, at the age of seventy
years, six months and twenty-nine
days.
. He -w$g 3. painter and decorator by
trade arid was physical instructor at
Culver Military Academy in Indiana
for a time and helped promote civic
activities in Clare in the 1920's.
Fraternally he was a member of the
Farwell I.O.O.F. Lodge.
He is survived by the bereaved
wife, Eva; a brother, Raymond, of Detroit; thfee grandchildren, Mrs. Dale
Dawson, of Benzonia, and Johanna
and Thomas Smith, of Clare; two
great grandchildren, Archie and Ronald Dawson, of Benzonia, other relatives and many friends. A son Douglas Edward, passed away in 1942.
Funeral services were held from the
Stephenson Funeral Home in Clare
at 2:00 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
with Rev. Nobel C. Davis officiating,
and interment in Surrey Township
Cemetery at Farwell. Commitment
services were in charge Of the Far-
well Odd Fellow Lodge.
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No Campaign Letup As Election Day Draws Near
Next Tuesday's balloting will reveal which candidates shall carry
their party's colors into the general
election ih November. Primary choices
for the offices of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Representative in Congress and State Senator and Representative; and the local offices of Clare
CountyT Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff,
Clerk and Register of Deeds, Treasurer, Circuit Court Commissioner, Drain
Commissioner, Coroner, Surveyor, and
others, will appear on the ballot.
More than the. usual interest is indicated in the local choices to be made
for Road Commissioner, with lively
campaigns being waved by Mannie
Sutton, Ona Blam, Thomas Reitz, and
Avery Barber. -Declared candidates
for -County Coroner are; Carl Stephen-
Son, Frank Coker, and June Rose.
Elf ord. Cederberg, Mayor of Bay City,
and Roy 6. Woodruff, incumbent representative, both seek the favor of
Tenth District voters in the stiffest
fight in many a year for the Washington office.
State-wide surveys of Goyernor candidates chances in the last two weeks
are Fred M. Alger's basis for his claim
that a definite swing of voters to his
camp is in progress. Alger, foi* four
years Michigan's Secretary of State,
has been pounding* away at the oppo
sition party in his drive for the GOP
nomination for Governor. Mostly ignoring other Republican hopefuls in
the five-way battle for the primary
vote, Alger has been busy enlisting
young people in the Republican party,
and speaking out clearly against what
he considers chaos in the State and.
Nation as "directly attributable to economic bungling and the playing of
politics in Lansing, and Washington."
Alger's campaign speeches charge
that Governor Williams is "part and
parcel of the administration in control in Washington", and he charges
that the Lansing administration is
dominated by a group, known as Americans for Democratic Action and by
Gus Scholle, the1 liead'of the CIO-PAC
in this state. He pledges to remove
them from the Lansing scene. Other
campaign pledges in tlie closing days
of the contest /re: an adequate highway system, a program for the eare of
the mentally ill, and more efficiency
in State government departments.
Dr. Eugene C, Keyes, popular Lieutenant-Governor is a "hat-in-the-ring"
candidate going all Out for nomination
for Governor, ''He deserves promotion'/, say his backers.,
Harry E*. Kelly*' stahds for *nomina*
tion t$r governor on the Republican
ticket ott the records "di "his former
two terms as Michigan's chief executive, and his well founded claim to be
the party's best vote getter. Among
oher achievements of Kelly's administration as governor, are: he tripled the
area of state parks and recreational
areas, established the state's veteran's
programs, claimed by many veterans
to-be the best among all the states.
Kelly's vote total in the 1944 fall election amounted to a majority bigger
than Roosevelt's in the presidential
race, and a bigger total vote than
any other candidate in Michigan,
Thomas E. Leith, of Brighton, also
a candidate for nomination for governor, proposes to, "take Michigan out
of the fed,—- the Reds out Of Michigan" and "take the bumps and mud
out of Michigan Roads".
The campaign homestretch in the
hot race between Cederberg and Rep.
Woodruff for Michigan's Representative from the Tenth District brought
this complaint from Bay City's Mayor
Cederberg: "For many years our congressman has spent only a few days
each year in the 10th District, This
year appears to be no exception. This
could hardly be called active representation, the kind of representation
our 10th District; sorely needs, "Cederberg also promised, "t shall endeavor
to bring government closer to the
people by keeping you informed at all
times, in session, but especially out
of session, by remaining in close touch
with the "grass roots" viewpoint of
the people who voted me to represent
them."
Representative Roy O. Woodruff,
veteran Congressman from this district, countered in the following statement to The Clare Sentinel, "Regret
exceedingly no, opportunity* to return
to District before Primary on Tuesday.
Tax Bill conference with Senate necessitates my presence here as House
conferee in spite of recess.
"This is obligation of senior Member of Congress as distinguished from
junior Member. Will return soon- as
legislative situation permits. Regards?'
Harry Henderson, lone GOP member
of the Michigan Liquor Commission,
had- this to say in his fight to win the
nomination for Lieutenant-Governor:
"The reason given for Kunzig's firing
Was to save Ms $10,000 salary. But he
was saving the state and it's citizens
hundreds of thousands of dollars as a
good businessman", (Kunzig was recently deposed as director of the LCC,
and Iris salary scratched from the
state budget appropriation by Gov.
Williams.) Henderson has promised
battle to correct the *d0C situation if
electedLieutenant-tSoferpor,    ....,
William C. Vandenberg, another aspirant to the nomination for Lieutenant-Governor, is a veteran of more,
than thirty years in city and state
politics. He has1 served six years as a
Michigan Senator representing Ottawa .
and Muskegon Counties. Vandenberg's
modest promises: "to advocate and
stand for economy in stiate government, to balance the budget without
levying new taxes, and strive always
for honor, decency and dignity in our
government."
Republican Dan Mills is another
candidate   for   Lieutenant-Governor.
Seeking re-election to his third term,
in the Michigan Legislature as Sen*
ator from this 28th District, Charles
T, Prescott is campaigning against
waste and unlimited spending. In a
courageous stand against Michigan's,
"red ink" budget proposed by Governor Williams in the cuivrent special
session, the able Senator Prescott offered a resolution seeking to force a
balanced state budget,- The Senator
is a booster for good roa&fc and is active in his support for economy in.
state and national government, and.
balanced budget, and continued development of the natural resources of
northern Michigan. He is opposed fog,
the nomination by Carpenter.    '.'..., 7'*.