1950-12-15; Clare Sentinel

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Meet Santa Claus
In Clare Every
Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
THE CLARE
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CLARE. MICHIGAN, Fl-iP-V* HOHHIHG. DECEMBER 15, 1950
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Churches Planning Special
Christmas Week Services
Holy Celebration Of The Birth
Of Christ Planned In
All Churches
Church groups and' Sunday School
classes are readying Christmas week
programs and exercises to be presented to the public as part of the celebration ot the nativity? oi Christ.
The variety of programs scheduled
for local church presentation includes
plays, a pageant, recitations and song
programs, caroling by youth groups,
and on Sunday, December 24, divine
worship services around the Christmas theme. Some local churches will
celebrate the eve of Christ's birthday
with midnight services,
Clare Methodist Church
A Christmas pageant, "The Gift of
Hope." will be presented next "Friday
evening, December 22nd, at 8:00
o'clock at the Clare Methodist Church,
with the following taking part as characters in the cast;
Fran—Helen Cook
Susie—Karen Ann Wallington
Angel—Betty Bay
Voice of Gabrielr-Rev. Leslie Nevins, .,
Virgin Mary—Joyce Randall
Hannah—Beatrice  Seiter
Three Shepherds—Dick Ulrich, Don
Holbrook, Norman Wilson,
Joseph—William Harper   '
Three- Wise Men—Harley Sowle,
Fred Busche, Connie Walker.
Helen—Ruth Neff
Jim'—Harry Dice
Narrator—Nettie Holbrook
The pageant will portray a story
about the gift of hope to man, by God
thru the birth of His Son, Jesus
Christ. There will be six scenes and
musical numbers by the Choir under
the direction of Harry Dice. Solos
will be sung by Miss. .Doris Gerow,
Mrs. Ralph Cole, and Mrs. Floyd Norcutt, with Miss Yvonne Spence organist.
The public is urged to attend and
take part in this observance of the
birth of our Savior. Proceeds from a
free will offering to be taken after the
pageant will be given to the Methodist Childrens Home for the furthering o£ their work. ,
Loomis Missionary^CHyrph ^
The annual Christmas program at
the Loomis "Missionary Church will be
presented Wednesday night, December 20, at 7:45 o'clock, Recitations,
exercises and a play entitled "While
Shepherds Watched", will be given.
Clare Baptist Church
Suaday night, December 17th, at
7:30 o'clock, the pageant, <"The Star-
lighted Path", will be presented at
the Baptist Church with Mrs. Burgess
as director. This is the portrayal of
the scriptural story of the birth of
Jesus iu familiar Christmas music
and carols.
The scenes depict the Star drawing
all back to Bethlehem; the anxiety of
the Shepherds as they watched their
'flocks; concluded by the Wise Men
finding the babe in a lowly manger
with his mother, Mary, andi Joseph,
in a stable, leaving- their gifts of love
and returning to tell all the good
news that the Savior was born into
the world. A children's program will
precede the setting of the pageant.
held from 11 to 12 p.m. an Christmas*
eve,'
An old fashioned Christmas program for all of the children and young,
people will be held at the Congrega*-
tional Church on Sunday evening, December 24th at 3; 30 p.jn, All groups,
in the Sunday School are combining
for a presentation of songs, solos,
Christmas peoms, and Christmas recitations, Santa Claus will make a sur-.
prise appearance with candy for all.
Clare Church Of God
The Homebuilders class of the
Church of God will present their annual Christmas program on Friday,
December 22, at 8:15 p.m.
The play entitled "Happy Birthday
Dear Jesus" has been written especially for this class by one of its members, and the class is sure that it will
top any previous performance. It iB
a three act play taking place from >
December 21 to 25. The characters
are:
John Campbell, a fine Christian and
wonderful father—-Lyle Dickenson,
Ella Campbell, his wife—Edith Dickenson.
Ronnie Campbell, their 20 year old
son who has wounded in battle—Elry
Tice,
Lettie Campbell, their 18 year old
blind daughter—Gloria Acre
Herbert Tillman, a man separated
from his family by crime and sin—
Jack VanSicklen.
Ann Tillman, Herbert's wife—Lucille VanSicklen.
John Tillman, their 17 year old son,
who, due to the home conditions,
spends his time in petty brawls and
thievery—Carson Willett.
Mary .Tillman, their 16 year old
daughter who leads a willful self-
centered -life—Laura Willett.
Office O'Riley, a Christian police
captain who lives neighbor to the
Campbells—Humphrey Smith.
The Three Wise Men.
Mary, Joseph, Babe
Choir
The class is taking this same play
and program to Lake George, to be
given in the town hall there on Wednesday, December 20, .       *
The Sunday School department will
present their program December 24
at 10:00 a.m. During the regular
jjOrghip service the Senior Young
People will present a play, "The
Spirit's Quest", and the sermon will
be centered around this play.
H. S. Hujstlers
To Dedicate
Projector Sunday
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Tbe Sigh School Hustlers Class of
the CJare Methodist Church, will
show the 90 minute color and sound
movie, "The Pilgrimage Play", the
greatest story ever filmed, at* the
church auditorium, next Sunday, December 17, afternoon and evening,
The jnatinee. will be at 2*15 P.M. for
the children and also adults who will
be Unable .to attend the showing at
the Dedication Ceremony of the new
Bell an4- Howell 16 mm projector, in
the evening at 8:00 P.M.
The dedication ceremony will include the presentation by Mark Ruark
president of the class, acceptance by
Rev. Leslie J. Nevins, a special number by the choir, and the showing of
the picture of the Life of Jesus Christ.
The boys in the class will usher, and
the girls will take part in the choir.
The public is invited and- urged, to
attend and see this religious picture
in color and sound.
CLARE'S OLDEST
CITIZEN PASSES
AWATTDESDAY
Mrs. Emma Armstrong To Be
Laid To Rest Here
This Afternoon
( First Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church
will again hold a Christmas eve candlelight service this year. The service first held last year under the
leadership of Rev. Stockman was so
well attended and.the idea of such
a, religious observance Of Christmas
was bo well received that it has been
decided to make this ah annual observance.    This years service will be
Yuletide Music
At Clare School
Next Tuesday
The Music Department of Clare
School is presenting a Christmas
musical Tuesday evening, December
19, at 8:00 o'clock in the school auditorium.
The elementary grades will present
"Thirty Minutes With Santa Claus,"
'•■ by H. L. Blond, a play including many
i familiar Christmas songs and carols,
J    Tho Junior High chorus will sing,
: "Christmas Day," by Gustave Holft, a
medley of Christmas  carols.    Selections by the Girls' Glee Club include,
"Dona Nobis Pacem," "No Candle Was
There" and "Rise Up, Shepherd and
. Foller."    The High School Band, un-
! der the direction of Harold Collins,
1 will play several selections.
1    The vocal music is directed! by Miss
Marilyn   Rosselit,   with   Miss   Doris
j Gerow as accompanist.
I    The public is cordially Invited to at-
' tend .and enjoy the glory and warmth
that is the Christinas season.
In.the rush of Christmas shopping,
dont forget Christmas Seals!
Mrs. Emma Armstrong passed away
Tuesday morning, December 12th, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Volney
Davis, in Grant township, at the age
of 99 years, nine months arid 27 days.
She had been ill for the past two
weeks.
Emma P. Seeley was born the
daughter of James and Judith Seeley,
February 15th, 1851, in Schoharie
county, New York.
On June 7, 1876, she was united in
marriage to George W. Armstrong, of
Farwell, and moved to their farm one
and one-quarter miles south of Far-
well, where they resided until 1897,
when they moved to Scottville. Latpr
they returned to Claxe, where she remained until her death. Mr, Arm-
Strong passed away in September,
1931, and since his death, Mrs. Arm*
strong made her home with the chil-
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-She joined the Methodist Church at
an early age and was able to attend
until a few weeks ago. She was a
devout Christian, always thinking of
others, and ever willing to do her duty
wherever needed. She was a wonderful mother and will be greatly missed
by her family and friends. "Grandma
Armstrong," as she was known to
many, will be remembered by those
who loved her as a kind, sweet and
lovable woman to all.
She leaves to mourn their loss,
three daughters, Mrs. Charles A.
Lohnes, of Cadillac, Mrs. Gertrude
Smart, of Clare, and Mrs. Volney
Davis, of Farwell; one son, Howard
A. ' Armstrong, of Grayling; three
grandchildren and five great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews
and a host of friends.
Funeral services ^will be held from
the Stephenson Funeral Home Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev.
L. J. Nevins officiating, and internment in Cherry Grove cemetery beside
ber husband.
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A happy crowd of chlldre*. were waiting eageHy when 8anta Ctaua came roaring up, to the .Bank corner In
C.are last Saturday to eolfset hta mail from the big 8anta Glaua mall box there. Excitement waa pitched high
When the jolly Saint alighted from the ahlny rod fire truck.and -topped to talk to many of hia young friend*.
Looking hale and hearty fn a splendid new red suit, Santa posed for thftaa picture* with, the children. Then,
scooping all the tota' Icttert Into hia apeolal mail bag, he hopped back on the fire truck and waved goodby to
all «a he aped back north te read hit letter*. —Photo by Maurice Studio
MASONIC LODGE
ELECTS HOWARD
Officers   To   Be   Installed   On
Sis,   Johns-'   Night
December 27
The annual meeting of John Q
Look Lodge No. 404, F. & A. M„ was
held in the Masonic "temple Tuesday
evening, with Worshipful Master
Laurenee Seiter presiding in the East
and 64 "brother Masons present.
Reports read*by Secretary Harley
Holt and Treasurer Gordon Mcintosh
indicated the lodge was in favorable
financial condition and had added several new members in^the past year.
Election was held with the following officers chosen for the ensuing
year:
Worshipful Master-^Howaj-d Everts
Senior Warden—Archfe "Beatty
Junior Warden—Robert Kelsey
Treasurer—Gordon Mcintosh
Secretary—Leo Oden
The remaining officers, who will be
appointed by Worshipful Master Howard Everts, will be -announced next
week.
All will be installed; in a public ceremony in the Masonic Temple, Sts.
Johns' night, Wednesday, Dec. 27.
Joe Naumes Is Murder Victim
MRS. J. REAKES
DIES DECEMBER 6
INMOLEASANT
Life  Long  Resident   Of  Clare
County Laid To Rest At
Cherry Grove
Mrs. John Reakes, a lifelong resident of Clare county, passed away at
the Central Michigan Community hospital at Mt. Pleasant, December 6,
1950, after a few days illnegs.
Georgia Sherman was born the
daughter of Laura Cullen and Albert
Sherman, at Farwell, Michigan, October 3, 1887, and passed from this life
at the age of sixty-three years, two
months and three days.
Georgia attended the Farwell school
and Central Michigan Teachers College. She taught. school thirty-five
years and thirteen were in the Harwell school. She was also a Sunday
School teacher at the Methodist
Church for many years..
On June 29, she was united in married to John Reakes, of Clare, at the
Methodist parsonage in Mt. Pleasant.
Left to mourn their loss are her
husband, John Reakes; three brothers, James, of Grand Rapids, Earl
of Detroit, Harold, of Farwell; several
nieces and nephews and many friends.
Funeral services were held at the
Thurston Funeral Home, Saturday,
December 9, at 2:00 P. M., Rev. Leslie J. Nevins of the Methodist Church
officiating, and burial in Cherry
Grove Cemetery.
Congregational
Young Folks
To Sing Carols
This Sunday evening the combined
youth groups of the Congregational
Church are going caroling on the
streets of Clare. They will meet at
the church at 6:30 and will start out
after about a half hour of fellowship.
They will carol from about 7:00
o'clock to ,9:00 o'clock. »
They will return to the church for
refreshments. The Seniors drew
name's for a gift exchange to be held
at this* time. The newly organised
Junior group decided to simply all
bring Inexpensive gifts for a, general
exchange' Refreshments are being
furniished by Mr. and Mrs. George
Beck, and they are also planning entertainment for after refreshments.
Roswell Berry In
Trouble Three Times
In Less Than Month
Roswell R. Berry, formerly of Flint,
was fined $6.00 and placed on 90
days probation, November 21, for unlawfully driving away an automobile
with felonious intent, and ordered not
to molest Mrfl. Ruth Joslin, of Far-
well.
Four days later Berry was back in
the local Municipal CJburt becanse of
disorderly conduct and violation of
probation-and this time Justice Wm.
B. "Dunlop, a bit Urked*because ot
Berry's persistence in creating a dis*
turbance, sent him up to the county
jail at Harrison- for 20 days.
When local officers were busily engaged in -a serious investigation Wednesday afternoon, Berry showed tip in
a local tavern and was arrested by
City Police upon complaint of Mrs,
Joslin that he had cut the telephone
wires at her home and ransacked the
houBe, It is also claimed that Berry
phoned and threatened another Far-
well woman who wasr not Involved in
the case. Berry wfae taken to the
county jail to be-".eld' for arraignment.
In Shocking Tragedy Here
Sentinel's Exclusive Story Reports First
Statement by Hendershot; Prisoner Taken
Away in Straight-jacket and Handcuffs
Joseph   K,   Naumes,   popular   and
well—known   attorney,  was   shot  to
death while at work in hie office here
at 2:10 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Kenneth Herman  Hendershot,  the
alleged killer, was arrested a few minutes later by Chief of Police Warrefa
L. Decker, while still in the Naumes
office.   State Police of the Mt. Pleasant Post and Clare County Prosecuting Attorney Harold* B, Hughes were
called to assist with the investigation.
j    Hendershot  went  to  the  Naumes
; office, apparently to consult him about
J a divorce case in which Naumes rep-
, resented Hendershot,   He was acconi-
. panied by George Bowman, of Cole-
| man, who remained in the outer office
(with Mrs. Naumes, secretary for her
Murdered Wednesday afternoon in hu$band.    Bowman  told  police  that
his Clare law office. 1 they were in the outer office with the
—Courtesy Maurice Mitchell
ATTY. JOSEPH K. NAUMES
"££_*" *    "
Chief of Police Warren L. Decker and husky two hundred pound Kenneth Hendershot, alleged slayer of Atty. Joseph K. Naumes, in city hall
corridor as the latter was brought from his cell for questioning Wednesday evening. The instant that news cameras flashed Hendershot rebelled
and refused to talk unless the cameramen were called oft*.
—Bay City Times Photo
PIONEERS LOSE
TO COLEMAN HIGH
FRIDAYEVENING
Coach   Smoothing   Out   Weal-
Spots   Before   Playing
Houghton Lake
The Coleman Comets defeated the'
Clare High School Pioneers 34-16, December 8, in the Coleman gym. The
Clare attendance was good at the
game and the spirit was high.
It was the second Coleman win, and
the third Clare loss of the season. The
Green and White trailed by a slender
three points at one stage of the contest.
Clare was led by Fleming with five
points. Corey paced Coleman with
eight points. The loss was the Bixth
straight to Coleman,' during three
years, Clare sank 4 of 14 charity
tosses. *
Ski Parks In
Area Now Open
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• Mad Cap, locally owned and operated ski park 37- miles northwest Of
Clare on M-115, opened for the season
last Saturday, with good skiing. Twenty-tour inches of snow had settled
down to a five inch base, and "with
four to seven inches of powder snow,
the slopes were in excellent condition. •
A* large number of skiiers were
present Sunday -from, Detroit, Lansing, Cadillac and other jfiaceS. ;
This ski run, the highest in Lower
Michigan, will be open on. Saturdays
and Sundays from 12:00 noon to 5:00
p.m-, with skiing in the morning by.
request.
Snowsnake Mountain ski park, eight-
miles north of Clare, on US-27, was
opened December 1, with a new open J
slope provided this season. •
Snowsnake will be open on Fridays
from 2:00 to 6:00 and 7.00 to 1Q:00
p.m. and on Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays Iran 10:00 a.to. to 5:00 p.m.
MT. PLEASANT GIRL
ASPHYXIATED NEAR
CLARE WEDNESDAY
Dr. George Batson Remains In
Critical  Condition In
"Hospital There
Miss Eloise Hackett, 26, of Mt.
Pleasant, was asphyxiated- in a cottage at Johnny Lake, four miles northwest of Farwell, some time Wednesday, and the remains were taken to
the Rush Funeral Home at Mt. Pleasant late in the afternoon.
"* Dr. George Batson, Mt. Pleasant
chiroprator, 42, was also found in a
serious condition In the cottage, by
a f rientt who was passing by. He saw
the doctor's car and stopped to call
on him.
Dr. G. E: Lamb, of Farwell, who
was called as coroner, said Miss Hac-
ket had been dead about six hours
when found.
Both were overcome by fumea from
a bottle gas stove, which was still
burning at 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, when the friend stopped at the
cottage.
Dr. Batson. remained unconscious
and in a critical condition at Central
Michigan. Hospital at Mt. Pleasant
Thursday afternoon.
Tim Cotter Shows
Seven New Models
Many visited the Tim Cotter Motor
Sales last Saturday to. see the seven
new 1951 Chevrolet cars on display.
The exhibit included:
A burgundy red six passenger sport
coupe.
Light gray and dark gray Fleetline
two door sedans. ■'
Windsor blue and fathom green
Styleline four door sedans.
An aspen green Styleline two door.
Two-tone blue and gray Bel Air six
passenger sport coupe.
There are 76 passenger and commercial cars in the Chevrolet 1951
line.
door to the private office closed when
he heard Hendershot's angry voice
and a shot. ,
Bud Anderson, in the drug store
below, heard the shot but did not
recognize it as such, and was on his
way upstairs -when he met Mrs.
Naumes at the foot of the stairs. She
requested him to call the police.
When Chief Decker arrived,
Naumes was still breathing, although
unconscious, and passed away in a
very few minutes without regaining?
consciousness. Municipal Justice'Wm.
B. Dunlop was called to act in the
capacity of coroner and declared that
death was caused by a gunshot
wound. The renjains were taken to _
the Naumes home at 210 West Whea-
tqn Avenue and later removed to the
Doherty mortuary.
Mr. Naumes had spent the forenoon-
Wednesday, in Midland County Circuit Court at Midland.
Hendershot apparently stood near
the door between the private,office
and outer office and shot Naumes
where he stood behind his desk near
the west wall of the room. The bullet
passed through the latter's body just
j above  the heart and lodged in  the
'wall behind him. According to police,
Hendershot  was   considerably  under
I the influence of liquor at the time of
the shooting.
When Decker entered the office,
Hendershot, sitting in a chair, handed
Decker his pearl-handled Smith &
Wesson ,38 calibre revolver, butt foremost, and investigation later, revealed
that but one shell had been shot.
Hendershot, a cable tool driller lor
Union Rotary on a well two miles*
south of here/roomed at the Andrew
Friz residence at 201 East Fifth St.,
and was not related to the John Hendershot family, of this city.
A check-up of the revolver revealed
that Hendershot had purchased the-
gun from a Harrison man last spring;
but had not registered it in his own
name and did not have a permit to
ca_*ry it.
_When Hendershot's estranged wife,
Marge,* learned of the shooting, she"
became concerned for her own safety
and phoned Clare police from Grayling to learn whether Hendershot had
been apprehended, so that she might
request police protection in case he
was at large.
When questioned Wednesday evening by Prosecutor Hughes, Hendershot said that he came to Clare county last year in March and had a job-
on a well near Rosebush. He said he-
was discharged from service in the
Armed Forces August 6, 1945, and
was with the 1st Marine Division in
the first invasion of Guadalcanal.
Hendershot told of marrying Marge
Dovorh in April, 1948, at Gladwin, and
of their separation in January of this,
year. According to his statement
their trouble started when they had
been married only six weeks because
she started "stepping * out." He said
that he "paid Naumes $229.00 January
11, 1950, to start a divorce case," but
that he was not satisfied with what
Naumes had done in the case.
Hendershot said that he "never had
anything against Joe," When he
Walked into his office he didn't go in
to have trouble, but that he had told
him he "must get it over with" and
Joe had said, "it would be cared for
the second Tuesday in December."
He told Prosecutor. Hughes that he
had been thinking about* his troubles
for a year and that it annoyed him,
but after he walked into Naumes' office he "didn't know what happened."
He said he bought the gun in June,
"to shoot a rat and kept it.in his bag."
When asked why he took the gun with
him Wednesday morning, he said, "I
was going to fix it up and get lt over
with," that he was "going to Grayling
and shoot someone's legs oft above
the knees."     ' ...
In answer to further questioning by
Prosecutor Hughes, he said he-' "came
to town about 11:30, had not been
drinking the night before," that he
"took off Wednesday morning and
bought a pint of gin and' must have
drunk about all of it;" .That he "went
to a drug store, to a poolroom and
played a couple of games of pinochle*
and must have gone back to my room*
but cannot remember." '
He said that he "might have know_t
Bowman if I saw him," that he "spoke
to a-man who* I drilled with down by
Coleman in June, but can't remember
a man going to Naumes' office With.
me." He did ' remember being up-
there, faintly.
| He said he didn't know why he shot
Nauines—'-if I had shot him, I would
shoot his legs off." He admitted he
"had* a belt on with the gun sticking
in the top of my trousers," but "can't
understand  how  I  got  hold  of the
jgun."
1 When Prosecutor Hughes asked
Hendershot if he had ever been arrested before, he said, when he came
back from overseas he. couldn't get
enough to drink in uniform at Santa
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