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CLARfc, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING.   SEPTEMBER 22, 1950
Seven Cents Copy
New Series Vol. 58, No. 52
Sheriff Trailing Poachers of
Cornwell Beef; Clues Slim
Two young Hereford feeder steers**'"' * ' **"
•were killed by poachers at the Com- .T$ell Phone Hate
well Ranch last week, according to **"?** * **w**r/"-"'B*
Mrs. Robert. Carter, who stated that HaiS©  JLO btay
one was shot and left a mile from the j — —-
ranch residence the first of last week j The Michigan Public Service Com
and another killed and half dressed. mission this week denied the petition
out near the river, Saturday, just 0f Atty.-Gen. Stephen J. Roth for a
across the road from where the first rehearing- of its  order granting the
was found.
The Carters ran across the first carcass accidentally, but the second, one
was missed in check-up when they
began watching for the poachers to
return. The thieves were apparently
frightened away before they could
make their get-away with the beef.
The Sheriff's Department was notified and an investigation made, but
heavy rains had washed out identifying marks on the ground and destroyed evidence of how the slaughterers had approached and left the scene,
Reward in the amount of $100 has |
been offered for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of the*
poachers.
Several steers were stolen from the
ranch five years ago and four more a
year later.
earlyIm-a
of sheridan twp.
passes sept. 8
Funeral    Services    For    Sarah
Ella Empey Held Here
Last Week
Michigan Be*t-1 Telephone Company an
$8,920,000 increase in revenues.
The Commission said no new questions and no changed conditions had
been cited by the attorney-general.
Sarah Ella Kissick was born March
5th, 1867, in Ontario, Canada. She
passed from this life September Sth
at her home near Clare, Michigan.
She was united in marriage to Valentine Empey, April 8th, 1891, at her
home in- Coulson, Ontario, where she
had spent all of her girlhood days.
To this union waB born one daughter, Mary Leliticia.
Immediately after their marriage,
they came to Clare Michigan to pioneer. In the fall of 1893 they moved to
the farm ia. Sheridan township where
she has made her honte far !j7 years.
She was a mehiher 6£ ths Colonville Church of God* and* was very
faithful in attending all church services as long as her health permitted.
She was also a member, of the Ladies
Aid. .     , ,
Her companion passed away 23
years ago. Two brothers and three
grandchildren also preceded her in
death.
Left to mourn their loss are her
daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Dale Davis; four grandchildren, Mrs.
Bertha E. Willet, of Flint, Russel E.
Davis, of Garden City, Wellington E.
Davis, of Flint, and Mrs. Jean Marie
Wood, of Clare; ten- great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and
a host of friends.
The funetal was held at the Colonville Church Monday, September 11th
at two o'clock, with Rev. Wesley
Teale in charge. She was laid to rest
beside her'husband in Cherry Grove
Cemetery.
Those attending the funeral from
a alstance were Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Willet, Marylin and Walter,'Mr, and
Mrs. W. E. Davis, Sharon Lynn and
Kathy Ann, of Flint; Mr. and Mrs.
Russel E. Davis, of Garden City; An-,
nette and Dale Floyd Davis, of Caro;
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Dustin, of Dresden, Ont.; Mrs. Eva Johnston, of
Chatam, Ont.; Mrs. Blanche Leckie,
of Sarnia, Ont.; Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Hawkins, of Detroit; Miss Annie Empey, of Mt. Pleasant; Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Neithercut, of Flint; Mrs. C.
Messenger, of Saginaw; Mr. and Mrs.
Dan Holcomb and Mr. and Mrs. Bernie
Hampton, of Harrison; Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Harrold, of Gladwin; Mrs. Alvin
Wood and Gerald Wood, of Farwell;
and Mrs, Blanche Pope and Mrs. Becker, of Flint.
PRIZE STEERS TO
BE OFFERED OVER
L0CAU0UNTERS
Clare County Free Fair Success
Last   Week   "Despite
Rainy Weather
Steers of the 1949 calf scramble
were sold at the Clare County Free
Fair Saturday afternoon as follows:
1080 lb. steer raised by Earl Robinette bought by Gene Allen Market at
$35.75,
965 lb. steer raised by Arnold Ber-
kompas bought by Clare Packing Co.
for Hotel Doherty at $35.00
1010 lb steer raised by Elton Ber-
kompas bought by Neil McDermont
for Clare Livestock Auction at $35.00.
860 lb, steer raised by Norris Bay
bought by Ashcraft Market at $35.00.
-960 lb, steer raised hy Merlwayne
Cotton bought by Clare Packing Co.
for Perry & First Market at $33.50,  ,
995 lb. steer raised by Richard
Muma bought by Kenneth Hendrie
Market at $33.25.
980 lb, steer raised by Edwin Nash
bought by Clare Packing Co. for
Standard Oil Co., Clare, at $33.00.
900 lb, steer raised by Marvin Nash
bought by Clare Livestock Market
at $31.00.,
900 lb, steer raised by John Keysor
bought by Clare Packing Co. at $30.75.
870 lb. steer raised by Roger Bonham bought by Clare Packing Co; for
Packing .Hotise Market at $3i.50.
This choice prime beef will be enjoyed by hundreds of people and much
of it will find its way to the tables of
Clare and neighboring county residents.
The Fair Board wishes to thank
all who cooperated to make the fair
a success in spite of the inclement
weather.
PIONEERS LOSE
TO SHEPHERD HI
CHAMPS FRIDAY
Pioneer *** Varsity    Will     Play
Cho-bpygan    Here    This
Friday   Evening
The Shepherd High School Bluejays
defeated Clare 25 to 7 in the first
football game of the season last Friday
night on Clare's field.
The highly rated Shepherd Valley
C League Champions had lost only a
few regulars from their team that was
undefeated last season.
Clare kicked off to Shepherd with
the first quarter ending scoreless.
During the second quarter Shepherd
scored two touchdowns and made one
point after touchdown to make th6
score 13-0.
Clare's only touchdown was scored
by Curt Hearns in the third quarter
and point after touchdown was made
by Jake Walker. Shepherd also scored
in the third period and again in the
last quarter, making the final count
25 to .7.
The reserve squad played their first
game with Midland reserves here
Thursday, Richard Wheeler and Mr.
Alan Tulk have been working out the
second squad with a minimum of fair
weather to help out.
The Varsity squad will play Cheboygan here this Friday night and hope
to repeat last year's victory earned
at Cheboygan. ■ **■
The Mt. Pleasant reserves will play
here next Thursday evening, September 28, and the Varsity will play at
Reed City next Friday evening. All
games commence at 8;00 p.m.
Clare Lqipyers
To Attend State
Bar Meeting
Distinguished lawyers addressing
the 1950 Annual Meeting of the State
Bar'of Michigan in Grand Rapids, September 27, 28 and 29, will include
Judge Harold R. Medina; famed for
his conduct of the trial that resulted
in the conviction of eleven top communists, and Erie Stanley Gardner, lawyer-novelist, of Temecula, California.
Those expecting toil attend from
here are Judge Donald* E. Holbrook-
Prosecuting Attorney Harold B.
Hughes and Attorney Joseph K.
Naumes. ,' /
TWO HURT, HEAVY
PROPERTY DAMAGE
ACCIDENT TOIL
Hit   And  Run  Driyer   Crashes
Into Parked Car Of
Attorney's Wife
Clare Men Named
Fund Leaders At
Campaign Kick-off
Earl Morgan and Dr. Glen C. Born
were elected directors of the United
Health and* Welfare Fund of Michigan
at its annual meeting and campaign
kick-off in Lansing, Wednesday, Sep
tember 13.
Dr. Warren B*. Cooksey, Detroit
.ph>i|I'_*?-r? H the new president of the
,Fund. He succeeds g.'S. Nisbet, of
Fremont, who becomes chairman of
the board of the Fund.
The kick-off meeting was attended
by 150 campaign leaders' and agency
representatives representing 27 counties. The campaign this fall will seek
a goal of $1,S18,083 for 29 important
health and community service organizations.
MLS.C. Foreign Students Find
'Yankee Welcome* in Clare
Twelve Michigan State College stu-«-
dents representing twelve nationality returning from a tour of the
Upper Peninsula, were luncheon
guests of the Hotel Doherty Saturday.
Mrs. Louise Carpenter, Consultant of
the Adult Education Department, who'
accompanied the group, introduced
the students and spoko briefly of the
tour.
Mayor Pro Tem Wm. C. McConica
welcomed the group to Clare and Prof.
Roberts, of the college, acknowledged
the welcome with appropriate remarks.
The students presented Mrs. Carpenter with a gift of appreciation for
her attention during the tour and each
thanked Manager Dick Groves for the
courtesy of the hotel management as
their hosts.
While most of the students were
dressed in American clothing, one
girl from India wore her native attire
arid had a diamond imbedded in the
side of her nose. '
Minors Drink In
Clare -- Rosebush
Man Pays Fine
California Radio
Announcer  Visits
Mother Near Clare   _   „   „ , „.      on   , „
Roy Max Hutchinson, 23, of Rose-
Mrs. Lyle Bond and children, Allen J"*' was fi»ed ^7 Y^T^l^ *'
and Susan, who flew here from their ?™lG?J" Municipal Court Tuesday,
. „*■»•«„ a„„„i„„ rin,itnmt„ „*„„■■ following a plea of guilty to the charge
home at Los Angeles, California, about nt  f,,„„.aT,,£„  A,nX^d ^„^,^ *♦„
three  weeks   ago   for   a  visit,  were
Joined by plane by Mr. Bond, Monday,;
Sweetest Trumpet
To Play for Dance
At Gateway Lanes
Charlie Spivak and his band, who
have just completed a very successful
engagement, at the Hotel Commodore
of New York City, will appear in person for your' listening and dancing
pleasure at the Gateway Lanes in
Clare, Thursday evening, September
28, from 10:00 until 1:30.. On the
same evening, previous to his appearance at Gateway Lanes, he may be
heard in a concert and Jam Session at
the College Auditorium, of Mt. Pleasant, from 7:30 P.M. until 8:30.
Charlie features 17 artists, starring
Bill Black, barritone, and lovely song
stylist Pat Collins. Charlie himself is
known as "The man who plays the
sweetest trumpet in the world". His
music is of the sweet danceable variety. He has a reputation for pleasing
old and young.
The band is brought to Clare
through the efforts of the Clare Kiwanis Club and any proceeds will be
used in their berievolent activities.
New
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Edward J. Richardson, M, ot R-l,
Beaverton, suffered a. concussion and
lacerations, and his wife» Phyllis a
lacerated leg and broken tooth In a
collision with a car driven by Sherman A. Perry, 35, of R-3, Gladwin, at
a blind intersection on a county road
ten, miles north and two miles west
Of Coleman, Saturday ,noon,* accord
ing to investigating officers. Dama
ges were estimated at $lt500!to Perry's
car and $800 to Richardson's,
A John Doe warrant was issued foi
the driver of a Oar bearing- license,
plate GH-70-34, whose home Is in Flint
follpwing a hit and run accident in
which he did $125 damage to a 1950
Cadillac driven by Mrs. Harriet
Naumes, of Glare, while she was
parked in front of her home on West
Wheaton Ave. at 1:45 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The warrant was sent
to Flint officers.
Duane F- Seibt, 20, of R-2, Clare,
and William G. Gram, 56, Of Charlotte, were involved in a smashup
three miles north of Rosebush, Thurs
day night of last Week..
Mrs, Delores A. Jiigp^m,, ot East
Lansing/escaped irrjuryV',but< her car
was damaged an estimated $450 when
it overturned two miles west of Lake
Station, Sunday. She told officers
that she swerved the car to avoid
striking a dog and lost control.
Damages were estimated at $125 on
tt" 1941 Ford coupe driven east on John
R Street by Russell McLain, of Clare',
at 7:50 a.m. Tuesday, when it was
involved in a collission with a 1940
Oldsmobile, backed out of a driveway
by Florence Lytle Fields, of this city.
Damage to the latter-.car, owned by
Betty Archie, was set at $50 by City
Police.
A 1950 Ford coach, driven east on
Sixth Street by Willard Koch, of Clare
was damaged an estimated $75 and a
1937 Ford coach driven north on US-
27 by Willard Humphrey, of R-l, Clare
was damaged $15 in a collision at
11:10 p.m. Monday, during a rain
storm that reduced visibility.* Each
driver told City Police that he did
not notice the other car.
An intersection collision a block
west of US-27 and a block north of
Dunlop Road in* Vernon City at 8:15
p.m. Saturday caused estimated damages Of $50 to a 1937 Ford coach
driven north by Jack Bouchey, Jr., of
Clare, and $150 to a car driven east
by Alfred Frank Van Blareom, of R-3,
Harrison.
Little first and second grade s ;holars, are solving problems on their new green colored chalkboard in the
modern St. Cecilia's school. Left to right they are: Carole Murphy, Ma*y Lou Murphy, Raymond Murphy,
Barbara Ann Guiette, Timiny Smith, Tom Crawford. —Maurice  Studio Photo
Thursday Afternoons
Not Holiday In Clare
Some motorists have been under
the erroneous impression that Thursday afternoons are municipal holidays
same as any other week lay.
of  furnishing  alcoholic beverago  to
minors,
o* «,- %„.,,„ „*> t,f„ ™ „«,„,. iw,.„ -m™,A      Investigation of minors drinking in
at the home of his mother, Mrs, Floyd clare  Saturfl      nj M lndicated ttB in Clare and that they are not required
™«'J£Z%   ZZl\ZW  iS alle^d P^e of liquor for them* -to ^e coins in meters for parking
next Monday, visiting relatives  and eVen}ng by Hlitclllng0I1 and be -at that ime. Parking meter regulations
friends a^- „       ♦ „+ «„J*was arrested by City Posjce early Sun- are in effect Thursday afternoons the
Lyle, a radio announcer at station , ,     "' 3
KFI, Los Angeles, is broadcasting the-auy mwma&	
games  of the Los Angeles  Angels
baseball  team of the Pacific Coast CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
League, together with a college mate, RALLY SEPTEMBER 24
Tom Harmon of University of Michigan football fame, The Young People's Christian En*
Lyle also announces the television deavor Rally will be held 8:00 o'clock
musical programs "Ten Top Tunes/' Sunday evening, September 24th, &t
each week. the  Dover   Tabernacle.   Rov.  John
Tho Bonds have purchased a new Maes, of Houghton Lake, will be the
Buick from Tim Cotter and will drive speaker. Everyone welcome,
it back to hm Angeles. —Secretary ,
You'll Enjoy Beading
Harrison. News
2-13
Farwell .News
1-4
"aosehtish New«
9
Classifieds
0-7
Lake
14
Farm Page
17
Vernon City
18
Churches   •
12
OPEN HOUSE TO
BE HELD SUNDAY
AT JUBILEE EVENT
Instrumental Music Classes Ahct
Hoi Lunches Planned
For Students
FORMER RESIDENT OF
CLARE PASSES FRIDAY
AT SAGINAW HOSPITAL
Louis Leroy Niemeyer Laid To
Rest Following Services
There Tuesday
Louis Leroy Niemeyer, a former resident of Clare, passed away Friday
morning of last week at St. Luke's
Hospital in Saginaw after a short illness. .. He was born in Clare May 12,
1884, and moved to Saginaw 1925.
In 1913 he was married to Miss
Alma Hoewe, who passed away in
1945.
Surviving him are one daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Earl Niemeyer, and six
grandchildren,- of Saginaw; and two
nephews and three nieces of Clare
and Flint.
Funeral Services were held Tuesday
from the Wallace and Ghillson Funeral home at Saginaw under the auspices of Saginaw Lodge No. 77, F. &
A. M., With Rev. Hafermehl officiating,
and interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery there.
PIANO LESSONS
Starting small class in piano,
interested Phone 203,
Mrs, Harold JOttaB
The public will have an opportunity
this Sunday of seeing the results of a
long cherished dream of Rev. Fr. J. 1.
Sruba and his parish, which has been
realized on the fiftieth anniversary of
the parish, when open house will be
held at the new St. Cecilia's School.
The three classrooms of the school
are^ furnished with matching blond
oak desks of the latest design for
teachers and pupils and the rooms arc
equipped with Venetian blinds at all
windows. The rooms are also, furnished with attractive book shelves,
cloak racks and new eye-ease green
colored chalk boards ar-d the .walls
adorned with po'sters and illustrations
of academic and religious school work.
Dictionary stands, globes and maps
will be furnished latqr.. The entry
way and corridor have polished tile
flooring.
The lawn about the building has
been seeded arid attractive landscaping is included in future plans.
Four sisters df the Felecian Order
have been assigned to the school and
Sister Superior Mary Florentine Is
principal and teacher in the sixth,
seventh" and eighth grades. Sister
Mary Cunegundls is teacher of the
third, fourth and fifth grades. Sister
Mary, Febronia is teacher of the first
and second grades. Sister Mary Lae
(Continued on Page Ten)
A general view of the large, well lighted room where Sister Mary
Florentine teaches a room full of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade pupils-
Similar rooms are filled with smaller children from the first grade through
the fifth grade. • • . —Maurice Studio Photo
If
Hundreds of Fair
Visitors Have
Chests X-rayed
A grand* total of 743 Clare county
fair visitors joined the thousands
throughout the country who can proud- •
ly say, "I've had my chest X-rayed,
this year", according to Dr. Irwin C.
Sweet, district health department
director.
Parked on the fairgrounds last
week, the state health department's .
mobile X-ray unit was a center of ac-'
tivity as more and more Of the mid-;
way throng realized that everyone j
over 15 years of age could Step up and '
get a chest X-ray at the price of a ,
minute or two of time. j
Thanking citizens who assisted with
the X-raying, Dr. Sweet explained
that the 'chest X-ray unit and technicians were included in service and supplies made available by the Michigan
Department of Health, :
He pointed out that the Michigan'
Tuberculosis Association appropriated
Christmas Seal funds to aid with edu-,
caitonal and promotional work for the
"survey,
f   Reports  on chest X-rays will be
mailed in the- near future.
AFL ROAD UNION
100* MEMBERSHIP
One of the objectives of the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees international
union (A. F. of L.) is to promote efficiency in public service generally, A.
L. Mitten, general representative, told
members of the Clare County Employees Union, an affiliate of the A.F.S.C.
& M.B. (A. F. of L.) at an educational
meeting Thursday evening at the
Grant Town Hall near Clare.
"Not only is the A.F.S.C. & M.E.
working and striving for a uniform
American standard of living wage,"
Mitten said, "but other objectives are:
to promote efficiency in public service; cooperate in giving efficient
service to our respective jurisdictions; and to advance the general
social and economic welfare of state,
county and municipal employees; to
/promote organizations of workers generally and of public employees in
particular."
The methods used to obtain these
objectives, Mitten declared, are "by
petitioning, promoting legislation, cooperating with state and local officials,
and other lawful means.
Thomas Cook, of Clare, Local 1174
steward, claims 100% membership for
all employees of the state and Clare
county within the county.
"Specific aims of local union 1174,"
Mitten said, "are civil service- for job
security and seniority rights, unem-j
ployment compensation, old age insur j
ance, vacations and sick leave with!
pay for all public employees; and nu-j
merous other benefits now being
enjoyed by employees in private t
industry," ,, j
Permanent officers and stewards]
will be elected at the next meeting
October 10th, at 8 p.m, in Harrison,;
Michigan, '
Rotary Clubs To
Present Noted
Arctic Explorer
Sir Hubert Wilkins will be featured
in a lecture, entitled "Exploration of
the Arctic by Airplane and Submarine," at Central Michigan College at
Mt. Pleasant, Tuesday evening, October 10, presenting an hour and a
half of unsurpassed entertainment.
The lecture will be illustrated with
colored movies taken under ice on a
submarine trip to the Arctic Ocean
and from an airplane over the North
Pole, together with pictures of natives
inhabiting the region.
The speaker, who navigated the
Graf Zeppelin around the world in
1928 and flew an airplane non-stop
from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Spitzbergen in the winter, has been knighted by both the Kings of England and
Italy for his exploits.
Sir Hubert will be presented by the
Rotary Clubs of Clare and Mt. Pleasant for one appearance only.
Williams Family
Receive Letters From
Son Thought Missing
Mr. and Mrs. Verlin T. Williams,' of
404 West Wheaton Ave., have been
notified by the War Department that
their son, Pvt. John Williams, has
been missing in action since July 31
and his name listed in the Defense
Department's casualty list, but the
Williams have received four letters
from John, dated in August.
The family and friehds are anxiously
awaiting Information, from the War
Department, clarifying the apparently
unfounded report.