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Parade Highlights
Cl&re High School is having their
annual Homecoming Festival, October 26th. A gala two day celebration is planned high-lighted by »
football game with the Gladwin*
*FSj._ng G'sj. The Home-coming
Dance, which is becoming an annual feature, will "be held immediately following the football game.
Once' again the Home-coming
king and queen will reign over all,
The general public is asked to help
in the selection of the Home-coming queen for the 1951 festival by
purchasing tickets to the game,.
Every person who .holds a ticket to
the ClarC -C&adwin game Is entitled
to one vote for the Home-coming
queen, All season ticket holders
are entitled to one vote on the
basis of .their season tickets, .Voting booths will be set up in'the-
BChool arid down town to allow people to buy tickets and vote for their
favorites. Candidates for Homecoming queen honors were selected
by the student hody of the high
school and are representive of the
lovely C.H.S. girls. The candidates
are Connie Seiter- Donna Nivison,
Peg Thayer, Jeanne Drake and
Shirley Hein.
Included among the many additional activities will be a parade,
through town, composed of tbe
High School Band, floats entered
by the various activity groups in
the. high school and the student
body, pep fests, snake dances, and
coronation ceremonies, The students and faculty of Clare High
School encourage tbe participation
of all the people of Clare, while
sending a special invitation to
alumni to join in every phase of
the Home-coming Festival.
ARTHUR E. WALTER
PASSES WEDNESDAY
AT HOME^fN CLARE
Succumbs To Failing Health
Alter Residing In City
•'■•     Thirty-Five ■Y-ean. >•• ■■.*
Arthur B. Walter passed away
Wednesday" morning October 17th,
at 4; 45. o'clock, following .several
years of ill health and cbnfiuem^nt
to his hiome for the past -'eVeral
months.! .   ■■•   ■
* funeral servicfes will be held at
2:00 p.m. this Saturday, October
20th, from the Clare Baptist
Church, with the Rev. Robert Burgess officiating and interment in
Cherry Grove cemetery. •
Arthur -Ellas Walter was born
the, son of Mr. and Mr?. Layeffette
Walter, April 28, 1884, at Sears,
Michigan, Osceola county.
He was married to Bessie Pearl
iU 1906 and to this union was born
one daughter. On September 2nd,
1914, he was united in marriage to
Crystal VanWormer and four children blessed thj/ union.
The family moved to Clare in
1916, where they have since made
their home. Mr. Walter worked on
the railroad until January 15, 1947
when his health failed and he was
unable to do labor, but he raised a
lovely garden that was his pride.
He joined the Odd Fellow lodge and
Was an active member as long as,
he was al-le.
Earlier this year he accepted the
call to be a follower of the Lord,
and was' baptised and joined the
Clare Baptist Church, wbere~ he
was a steady attendant until he
was. confined to his bed. He was a
patient sufferer, a kind and loving
husband and father until death
called him to the great beyond.
He leaves to -mourn their loss his
Wife, Crystal; two daughters and
three sorts, Mrs.. Lucille Covell, of
Laingsburg, Franklin and Bert, of
Clare, Mrs. Eva Peyton of River-
view and William, of Mt, Pleasant;
two brothers, Richard, of Williams-
ton and David of Mt. Morris; one
sister, Mrs. Emma Gilmore, of
Paris; twelve grandchildren; one
aunt, Mrs. Emma Gable, of Harrison, .other relatives and friends.
One grandchild preceded him in
death in 1926.
Kiwanis Club Told
Of Dieselization
Of Railroad Trains
The Clare Kiwanis Club held
their weekly meeting Wednesday
evening October 17 at the Doherty
Hotel, with President Joe Grigware presiding.
Mr. Grigware as program chair-
' __ian -for  the   evening   introduced
George Hardy, who gave a very in-
terestirig talk on "Dieselization of
Railroad Trains".
The dub had the pleasure of
having as guests, Frank Boonstra,
of Midland, M. P. Winston, of
Grand Rapids, Ed Pierce, of Lake
and Clarence Adlof, from Mason.
Rolland Murphy, of Coleman,
sponsored by Vic Wezensky, became a member of the Kiwanis
Club.
The Kiwanians were honored by
having Tim Cotter and Art Damoth
chairman and co-chairman, In
charge of the .introduction of the
guests. As usual a feud developed
but Arthur came out tbe winner
and Was*allowed the privilege of introducing the guests.
Joe Grigware informed the club
that the Mt. Pleasant Club charter
night Will be held next Wednesday
evening, October _4. The Clare Kiwanis Club members Wefe cot*
dialiy invited*
LITTLE PIONEERS
BEAT ST. LOUIS HERE
MONDAY EVENING
Varsity   To   Play   At   Evart
This Friday; Gladwin
Here Next Week
The Clare High School Junior
Varsity football team upset the St.
Louis JV's 36-19, October 15, on
Clare's field.
Phil Van Every played an exceptionally good game. His passing ability was very good and every pass
he attempted was completed. The
remainder of the backfield played
a good running game, with Oscar
Rulapaugh leading the way.
The Little Pioneers will play
Gladwin there at 8:00 o'clock next
Thursday evening.
The Pioneer Varsity will play
Evart there this Friday evening,
Clare defeated Evart here, 27-13,
last season. With two wins, two
ties and one defeat for a season
record, the Pioneers will attempt
to repeat their performance with
Evart and tans are assured of a
good game tonight.
The locals will play Gladwin here
in a .home-coming game next Friday
evening.
Dunlop Travelers
Beat Beulah And -
Cadillac Sunday
In their first match with Beulah,
Dunlops lost the first game by ten
plus, 878 to 1868, but came back with
a vengence to win the last two
games 886 to 838 and 943 to S92.
This match was sparkplugged by
Walt Hales, who rolled games of
167, 220 and 211 for a total of 598.
George Wisler was next high with
551. The series total was Beulah
2608 and Dunlops 2697.
In the second match with Cadillac, Dunlops won all four points
with scores of 889, 864 and 859 for
a total of 2612, Cadillac had games
Of 854, 822 and 828 for a total of
2504. This match,, was highlighted
by GeOrge Wisler. who blasted the
pjnsifor a total of 618, With games
of S26, 193 and '200. Larry Sheland-
-*_ was second high with games of
1_1, 207 and 194 for a total of 542.
Big Rapids bowls here next, on
Sunday, October 28th. They will
bring two teams, the Big Rapids
Elks" and the Big Rapids Recreation. Both are top teams and Dunlops expect some tough competition.
DIESEL SMASHES
STALLED .TRUCK
TUESDAY^!.
Clare   Lady   Escapes   Injury
When Auto Smacks
Telephone Pole
■ Albert Recker, 42, of Mt. Pleasant, narrowly escaped critical in-j
jury Tuesday morning when the
scraper truck he was driving for
the Isabella County Road Commission was struck by a C & O Diesel
freight engine at Loomis, I
Recker told State Police that the:
truck stalled on the crossing,
which is located at the bottom of |
a sharp dip in the road, with Its
cab over the tracks. He said that.
when he saw the train coming, he
tried to move the truck off the
tracks with the starter, but the engine struck it in the the .rear.
He was treated at the Northway
Clinic in Mt. Pleasant for head lacerations and body bruises.
Engineer William F, Miller, of
Saginaw, told police that the engine was traveling at 45 miles per
hour and that he had blown the
whistle, but Recker said that he
had not heard the whistel or the j
warning bell at the crossing, The
truck, valued at $6,000 was rolled I
over and is a total loss,
Mrs. Josephine Parker, of Clare,
failed to negotiate the curve on
TJS-10 just east of the Ann Arbor
Railroad, when driving" intp the
city at 3:00 o'clock last Friday
morning, and struck a telephone
pole. She was unhurt but damage
to the car was estimated at $200 by
investigating City Police. Several
accidents have occured here in the
past,
Five teen-agers were injured
when cars driven by Allen L. Jackson, 18, of R-l Farwell, and Duane
D. Tanner, 16, R-2 Remus, were involved in an accident at a county
road' intersection southwest of Far-
well Saturday.
Jackson suffered chest injuries
and Margaret Graham 17, of R-l
Farwell, a passenger in his car,
body bruises. Joyce Cox, 14, of Rodney, another passenger in the Tanner car, received body bruises. Tanner and Richard Gibbs, 16, of R-2,
Remus, who was riding with him,
both suffered lacerations above the
eye. Investigating police estimated
damage to the Jackson car at $250
and the Tanner car at $600.     .
Cars driven by Marvin Hatch of
Farwell, and John Shaw, of R-l,
Mt. Pleasant, collided at a Mt.
Pleasant street corner 'late Saturday. Damage to the Hatch car was
estimated at $200 and the Shaw*-
car at $100, by Mt. pleasant police.
Cars driven by Raymond Locke,
of Clare, and George Burene, of
Flint, were-involved in an accident
east of Clare on TJS-10, Saturday
night. Locke told State police %at
he was blinded by the lights of .an
oncoming car. Damage to the
Locke car was estimated at $600
and the Burene car $400.
Farmers To
Be Guests Of
Businessmen
Clare business and professional
people will be hosts to the farmers
,of the community when the Clare
Chamber of Commerce holds its an-
ual Farmers' Night dinner at the
Hotel Doherty Monday evening, October 29,
Dinner will be served at 7:00,
followed by a program of particular
interest to farm folks and entertainment for all. This event is one
of the most important on the Chamber of Commerce calendar and a
large attendance is expected.
Business people who are not solicited may phone C of C President
Jennings Archambault for ticket
reservations. The program will be
announced later,
CURE COMMUNITY
COUNCIL OFFICERS
ELECTED MONDAY
Y*M.C.A, Camp Officers Offer
Assistance Promoting
Youth Program
Defense Bond City Casts Lightest Vote;
Drive To Endo__   j-      i a .    i
Bonding Issue Accepted
October 27
EVery American is urged by the' \r      .   D ' L  *■   17       J
Secretary of  the Treasury  to   be- l\etV  IXODCS   USeCL
come   a   partner  in  the   Defense
'President Harold  Hughes called »ond "Drive,   which   began   Labor  tfy  UeMolaV At
a meeting ofthe Clare Community %*Jnd $" ?Tr?e*\/^._??: r t.   '    .      *
Council L the City^Hall,,Monday S^&nSTlT£AJan\t Installation
.Clare county.
Local Administration
Of Resourses Planned
Meeting. Monddy
At Court House
A meeting of those interested in
tbe conservation of Clare county's
natural resources will be held in
Harrison next Monday, October 22.
The meeting will* open at 8:00 p. m.
in the court room at the court
house with, Leonard Klaasse presiding as chairman.
The purpose of the meeting is to
call together all persons and organizations Which are interested in
county agrioultral /.soil-water and
game conservation, to formulate
plans for a program that will be
most beneficial for this vicinity.
There is a recognized need of a
plan for the administration of local
needs at a county level, by those
most familiar with local conditions,
rather than to accept administration at state and national levels.
Benefits of assistance offered by
the Government are often curtailed
by provisions" that are not adaptable locally.
With the 777 farmers owning or
leasing land in Clare county manipulating their lower grades of hilly,
rough and sandy soil for Christmas
tree crops or future lumber supplies, this land may become a high
ranking potential in the state's productive resources.
Churchmen, educators, service
clubs, chambers of commerce,
sportsmens clubs, implement dealers and county newspaper men will
HIGH ANb DRY
The City Street Department is
this week raising the sidewalk oh
the west side of the 700 block on
McEwan Street. This will make
folks very happy who have waded
through Water here during the
spring thaws and freshets the past
several years,
u DO  THEY?
Local sportsman John Penny, after hunting north of the city the
first day of the small game season, is convinced that skunks
climb trees.
GOING UPi
i    The thermometer on the front of
,The  Sentinel office registered 95
degrees (ia the Mtt) at 12:00 Mott*
j day noon.
participate in the meeting to help
develop a conservation plan that
will be of the greatest benefit to
Clai'e county.
Conservation of soil-water and
game is everyone"s business. Clare
county can become the outstanding
county in Michigan if everyone will
assume their share of the responsibility. Let us create the "Clare
Plan" as the keystone to a more
abundant life.
First Aid Training
Essential In Moving
Injured Persons
Moving injured people requires
great skill. Natural as it is, to want
to be of assistance in emergencies
untrained people must still realize
that they might possibly do more
damage than good. The most important rule to follow in any emergency, whether it bo atomic attack
of backyard mishap, is to do nothing for which you are not trained.
It is best never to move an injured person at all, if you can help
it, unless you are trained. If moving a victim will save his life then
by all means do so. If a peVson-will
drown or suffocate for instance, If
not moyed the victim should be
moved but only as little as necessary. Ths is particularly true in
cases of shock, broken bones, and
burns. Make the patient comfortable, treat him as well as you know,
how, an,d then leave him alone uni
til help arrives.
Training in moving injured people is a necessity of everyday living. No one knows when he may
be called upon administer any type
of first-aid treatment. The only
Way to assure that no death will
occur and no permanent injury will
result from your own action, Is to
take advantage of courses in first-
aid training offered by the American Red Cross. These courses, will
not only be of help in emergency,
but will afford the last assurance
that you are ready, if called upon,
to assist Civil Defense personnel
in the event of an enemy attack
on our home soil.
Every adult American has an opportunity to 'take advantage of the
"life insurance policy" offered
through Red Cross First-Aid training Courses. Almost every community in the country has a Red Cross
training program. It is only through
a program of preparedness that we
can assure our survival in any
emergency.
RUSTLERS PLEAD
GUILTY TUESDAY
IN CIRCUIT COURT
Clare  Man   To  Face  Felony
Charge Involving
Auto Theft
evening, October 15th ,the purpose
Of which was to promote a youth ,                                                     .    •,„„,.„„,,..             .               „
nroKram principle   purposes   of the     Installation   ceremonies   for   the
_,        *.             ^               ... Drive are to maintain and increase officers of Glenn F, Sanford Chap-
■v.*£*.?..   ^irector   D^yy*   of  lhe the wide distribution of the public ter, DeMolay, were held in the Ma*
yp.C.A. Camp at Torch Lake, and debt am0ng as many American peo- sonic Temple Monday evening, Oc-
Director  Sprunger,  of  the  Mystic ple as possible, to discourage infla- tober 8.
Lake Camp,   were presented   and tionary spending at a time when in-     Eighteen   robes   were  presented
each offered his   assistance   when fiationary pressures arising out of to the  chapter by Mrs. Laurenee
needed, the  defense  program   are   strong, Seiter, president of   the   DeMolay
A nominating committee was ap- and to   encourage   the   continued Mothers Club,   and accepted   with
pointed by Mr. Hughes "and present* practice    of   thrift    and    savings appropriate    remarks   by   Master
ed the following slate of officers among the American people.             Councilor Hollis Haggart, prior to
for the ensuing year, all of whom For  t^e average American  citi-" tbe installation.   They  were   used
were   unamipusly  elected:    Presi- zen> defense bonds provide one of fc,J* the first time ip the following
dent, Mrs. P, E, Hochstetler; vice the easiesti   most certain,   safest, ceremony.
president,. Rev. Noble Davis; secre- and most popujar ways to save. The      The robes are ,of beautiful ma-
tary,   Mrs,   Dan   McDonald;    aiid mmions 0f people on payroll sav- terial and appropriate design'and
treasurer, Ralph Cole. ings an(j i)0n(1 a m^th plans prove added much to the event-
Paul Schreiber is chairman o£ a* ttis statement,                                        George Fegert, of Bay City, a tor-
committee for planning the current chairman Holbrook urges that all fe* nlei?_ber ^ -MMolay and recip-
. project, These plans will be acted residents of this vicinity purchase lent:oi the   Chevalier Degree   and
-upon at the next, regular meeting. as many bonds       possible in the J"6610? °f IJ?n°l" ,a,nd n?^V,m.m"
wftleh-wiU be. the second Monday closln    clays of the drive, that the ^T °f the State Masonic DeMolay
'in November.^ county goal may be attained and Afdy*S0ryo?°ard'15as tne G.afn(* £'
All organized groups are urged that Clare county may maintain its' |ail   V^+      '^e,wa^afsis „, ?
to  have a  representative  at  this splendid record of always coming ^ast    JvlaST;er    &an   Ruuy,    Mign
Theodore Halstead and his wife,
Elizabeth Halstead, were arraigned
before Judge Donald E. Holbrook
in Circuit Court Tuesday oh felony
charges.
He plead guilty of the larcey tof
a steer and she plead guilty of larceny by conversion. The case was
.referred to Probation Officer Morris W. Shaw, of Midland, for investigation before sentencing.
The couple was arrested by
Sheriff Seaver Amble, September
24, after a yearling Hereford steer
had been stolen from George Winn,
of Arthur township, on or about
September 16. The People were
represented in the case by Prosecuting Attorney Harold B, Hughes.
Joseph Paniucki, of Clare R-5,
had a 1949 Dodge two door stolen
from his cabin three miles west of
Clare on lTS-i0, between 1:00 and
1:15 p.m. Sunday when he left the
keys in his car. /
Paniucki and Dale Gillis went to
the cabin to talk business, accompanied by a man unknown to Paniucki and only to Gillis by the name
of "Dan". When Paniucki and Git
lis came out of the cabin after finishing., the., talk "Dan"  and  Pani-
State and local police of the vi-.
cinity were notified and Chief of
Police Bert Headr of Farwell, .located the car eight miles west of
that village on M-115, with the
motor burned out and a hole in the
oil pan,
"Pan" later identified %as Dan
Cooley, 44, of Clare, was arrested
by City Police in a local bar and
taken to the county jail at Harrison. a
When arraigned Tuesday before
Justice W, B. Dunlop in Municipal
Court, charged with the theft of
the car, Cooley waived examination
and was bound over to Circuit
Court under $2,000 bond. In default
of, the bond he was remanded to
the custody of the sheriff.
Judge Howard U. Campbell, of
Cadillac, presided in Circuit Court
last week to hear the divorce case
of Leo Brown vs. Prances Brown,
A divorce was granted to Frances
Brown on Thursday.
W.T.U. LOCALS JOIN
IN COMBINED COUNTY
WIDE ORGANIZATION
Tenth District Convention To
Be Held At Center Church
October 30th
City Police
Prevent Robbery
At Seiter Bros.
A breaking and entering at Seiter Brothers Lumber Company on
West Fourth Street was "nipped
in the bud" by City Police at 5:00
o'clock Thursday morning of last
week.
When officers on patrol" passed
the front of the yards, the front
doors *were closed as usual, but
when swinging through the alley
they found that the back.door had
been smashed in.
When the officers entered tbe
rear of the building, some person
**<**r^n*is pnparently opened the
sliding doors at the front of the
yards and escaped, as these doors
were found open when the officers
reached the front of the long sheds.
Nothing was found to be missing,
Old Enough to
Know Better
Ralph Monroe, 71, ,of Flint, was
arrested by City Police at the
Knight Cities Service Station
Tuesday afternoon on a drunk and
disorderly charge.
He plead guilty when arraigned
before Justice W. B. Dunlop in
Municipal Court Wednesday, and
was fined .$4,00 and placed on on*
year's probation, during Which
time he is not to enter any bar or
tavern, or to be found drinking in
Clare county.
i!L. Bird In Hand
Worth Two In Bush
Donald Wentworth, 12, and his
sister, Sandra Lee, 9, caught a partridge by hand in the hay mow at
their farm near Evart, last Monday,
the first day'of the hunting seagpU.
They took it to school Tuesday,
te shoW their teachers and schoolmates, and then took it back to the
farm and released It.
meeting,
through in the pinches,
ikiited Fund Solicitation
r_  "-
Commences Next Monday
obert H. Campbell, United Fund
Campaign Chairman for the City of
Clare, stated that the final organization for the AnnuM United Fund
Drive which commences October
22nd, has been completed.
Marve Witbeck has been named
Chairman for solicitation of the
business area and Mrs. Ruby Garfield is Chairman for solicitation of
the residential area.
* Solicitation in the business section commenced Thursday, with a
kick-oft breakfast at the Hotel Doherty, Business district solicitors
are Dan McDonald, Rex Allen, Roy
Beltinck, Bud Anderson, Murl
Houghton, Bill Maxwell, Dr. A. D.
Austin, Harold Schaeffer, Leo
Brown, Vic Wezensky, Irvin Kurtz
afld Burke Collins.
Solicitation in the residential
area will begin next Monday, Octo-
be*- 22nd, with a kick-off breakfast
/
for solicitors at 9:00 o'clock at the
Hotel Doherty.
Volunteer solicitors are needrd'
and can contact Mrs, Garfield or
Mr. Campbell or come to the kick-
off breakfast next Monday and volunteer their services.
Farwell, Lake and Lake George
workers are urged to attend the
breakfast in Clare.
A kick-off breakfast for workers
in Harrison and vicinity will be
held in the Surrey Hom*e at 9:00
o'clock Monday morning, and will
be followed by solicitation in that
area.
The goal for the City of Clare
this year is $2370.00 or about 20%
higher than last year. This increase
is due mainly to the increased budget of the USO.
Everyone's co-operation will ba
greatly appreciated in order to
make this Drive a success.
Mrs. Herbert Randall graciously
opened her pleasant home to a
special meeting of the W.C.T.U. on'
October 9. Mrs, Inez Teale, county
president, conducted the meeting.
It was a pleasant surprise When
r>lrs. Edna Fuller, president of district 10, walked in.
The financial report, given by
Mts. Cora Wilson, county treasurer
was encouraging. A gift of money
for literature was reported, a gift
also from the Brown* Corners Missionary Society toward Mrs. Los-
ie's expenses, a good sum from the
bake sale held in June, besides the
regular funds.
Several problems of community
interest were discussed.
As this is the beginning of a new
fiscal year, those present paid dues.
Those who were not privileged to
be at this meeting can pay dues
at the next meeting. All know the
great*accomplished by just their
dues. They go around the world
and enable especially talented people to do good.
Delegates to the state convention
to be held in Ann Arbor October
17-19 were chosen, also delegates
to the youth discussion group al
the city hall October it, were appointed.
After much thought, the ladies
decided that all might be able to
work together more efficiently ii
there were just one organization in
the county. The locals were dissolved and money turned over tc
the county group. The third Tues
day afternoon of each month was
retained as meeting date. It was
also decided to meet in homes
whenever possible. Reorganization
is scheduled for the next meeting
with the election of officers.- The
place will be announced later.
All Will be glad to know that Mrs.
Ruth Losie, the narcotics educator,
lias been able to schedule some
time for Clare county. She wil
work in the schools here for two
days, the last week in November
It is indeed a privilege to be able
to get so able a person, and th?
children fortunate enough to hear
her have '_? treat in store. It is
hoped she will be able to'give the
parents an evening meeting.
More good news is that the annual convention of district 10 will
be held at the Center Methodist
Church, near Rosebush, on October 30. with a full program of talent for both afternoon and evening
it proimses to be an inspiration
none will want to miss. An opportunity to attend such a convention
this close by may npt be had again
for years. The lovely new church
building at Center, with its provision for comfort, is an ideal place
for a converttioh. A fellowship
pot luck supper is to be served in
the basement and all who have
be_n af this church know the gracious' hospitality that awaits t_em.
>--Ai&^4mmi™ji**g!h&. idea*of one campaign for all
the agencies originated With the
Community Chest several years
ago. It is true each participating
agency is most deserving in the
work it is doing throughout the various communities across the States
and even abroad.
The United Fund eliminates the
continual solicitation of the donor
and provides all agencies with
funds at one time with one effort,
thus making it possible for the
campaign workers to complete the
job at one time.
The elimination of expense in
any campaign is an important factor, also, which should be taken into consideration. No campaign can
be promoted, advertised and carried out on a comparable cost'basis
with the United Fund.
It should be remembered that all
agencies regardless of their nature
have places for their accomplishments ancl it behooves each and
every one of us to accept them and
do our part in their support.
It may be your family who will
have members getting benefits,
whether its the U.S.O. or Sister
Kenny Fund or a recipient of the
Fund from any of the 24 agencies
included in Clare County campaign.
Priest Fred Sexton of Farwell
Chapter R.A.M., Worshipful Master
, Howard Everts, Chaplain Leslie J,
Nevins, and Past Master Donald E.
Holbroolc.
After the installation, Master
Counsilor Robert Seiter responded
to the presentation of the gavel and
presented retiring Master Councilor Hollis Haggart with his past
mater's pin.
Refreshments were served by the
Mothers Club.
Plans for the State DeMolay Conclave at Flint November 2, 3 and 4
were announced, with many planning to be in attendance.
Much has been accomplished during the past term under the fine
leadership of Master Councilor
Haggart. The chapter is looking
forward to a successful year under
the able leadership of' incoming
Master Counsilor Robert Seiter.
Kodiak Bear Shot.
After Escaping And
Roaming In Woods
C. C. Rock reported to The Sentinel that he and his son, Foss, had
been hunting for some time for a
Kodiak bear that escaped from
tlieir bear dens north of the city on
US-27. Rock says that Foss shot the
bear October 4, with a 25-20 rifle,
but that the Kodiak ran in.to heavy
brush and could not be found.  ■
John Leposky, of Harrison, reported to Sheriff Seaver Amble at
ibout 12:00 that night that he
found the bear along.the side of
US-27 and shot him. Amble and Le-
nosky went to the scene of the
.hooting, but because of rain and
larkuess, the bear could not be Io-
sated. Leposky returned the next
morning and shot the bear again,
.o be sure he Was dead.
Rock claims the bear was not
mean* in captivity, ."but said he
would not take any chances with
Mm in the woods.
Methodist W.S.C.S-
Missionary Birthday
Dinner October 23
The annual missionary birthday
-linner of the Methodist W.S.C.S.
will be held at the church at 6:30
o'clock Tuesday "evening, October
23.
All members and friends of the
church and their families are cordially invited to come and enjoy an
evening of fellowship together.
Please bring sandwiches a,nd a
CITIES SERVICE CO,
DIST. DEALERS MEET
AT COUNTRY CLUB
Division    Manager    Reviews
92 Yekr Hufory Of    *
Oil Industry
A meeting in connection with
the Oil Industry Information Committee was sponsored by the Cities
Service Oil Company for their dealers in this district at the Clare
Country Club Wednesday evening.
Thirty-five dealers attended the
meeting.
P. E. Wattsr Cities Service division manager from Detroit, was introduced by Territory Supervisor
Bill Hanna, of Clare, as the principle speaker of the evening-
Watts labelled the great American petroleum industry as "exhibit A in proof that free enterprise
is the keystone of industry and the
backbone of a standard of living
which is the envy of the rest of the
world."
Watts said that concerning the
current Mid-east crisis, he believed
the oil is less important for the free
nations to have than it is to keep
it from falling into Russian hands.
The U. S., British and other free
"nations have access to other vast
oil supplies, but Russia's supply,
he said, "is not enough to enter a
major war."
He outlined the petroleum industry from the discovery of the first
well 92 years ago to its great scope
today of being a 35 billion* dollar
industry.
He said the petroleum industry
had met the challenge of World
War 2 and present defense demand
for more and more oil. He concluded his remarks by saying that all
signs indicate the industry will
meet every demand of the military
and there will be "no shortages for
the civilian front of consequence."
The film, "Twenty-four Hours of
Progress," was shown, emphasizing
the progress of the petroleum industry in the past 92 ye_.rs.
Donald Griffin
Joins Local Bureau
Of Social Aid
Donald Griffin has joined the
present staff of tire local Bureau of
Social Aid, replacing Darrell V.
Stark, who has obtained an educational leave of absence.
Mr. Griffin is a graduate of the
high school in East Lansing and
the University of Idaho. He was a
member of the United States Air
Force, during the last war, serving
in the British West Indies, Indi'a
ancl Burma,
He will make his home in Clare,
THOMAS J. CROWLEY
Thomas Janies Crowley, 54, of
Vernon* township, son of David* and
Margaret Crowley, died at Traverse
City last Friday.
Funeral services were held Mon-
dish to pass. Desser.t Will be turn- day morning at J.0 o'clock from the
ished. The offering will be a penny, St.-Henry's church, R.qsehu.sh.
for each birthday. <«• Rosary services were, held at ?!
An interesting program is plan-, o'clock Saturday, and Sunday evened to follow the dinner, EVery- nlngs from.«the Doherty Funeral
body welcome. ■■___.__      | Home in Clare.
Proposal Approved
Almost 7 To 1
Tuesday's election was marked
by an apparent lack of interest that
brought out little more than 10%
of the city's taxpaj/ing voting potential. The proposal of issuing
$90,000 in general obligation bonds
to finance the construction pf a
sewage disposal plant here carried'
With 86 affirmative votes to 13 neg-'
ative 'votes, when only 99 taxpay-
ing voters exercised their franchise
In the lightest voting here in many
years. '
This Is thought to be due to. the
fact that the Michigan Water Resources Commission has directed
the city to have the plant completed by June 1, 1952, and many voters felt the erection of the plant
was inevitable whether they voted
Or not.
The principle issue of the election was the approval of the voters
for the City Commission to issue
general obligation bonds at a considerable savipg in interest over
the issue of revenue bonds.
The Commission is authorized to
issue revenue bonds for this purpose without the voted approval of
the taxpayers, The large majority
in favor of the proposal is contrued
to be a vote of confidence for the
City Commission in its conduct of
financing the construction program,
City Attorney Harold B. Hughes,
when asked if there was any limit
on the minimum number of votes
which must be cast to make the
election legal, said that the only requirement was a two-thirds majority in favor of the proposal.
There was more than $22,000 in
the sewage disposal fund at the
end of the fiscal year, June 30, but
the City Commission estimatdd that
an additional.$90,000 would be required to assure completion of the
disposal plant.
Mayor Albert Haley said Wednesday that the commission would
take immediate action in advertising for bids for the bonds and in
commencing construction. However, details in financing and securing materials will take some time
and it is doubtful whether actual
building of the plant can be commenced before cold weather sets ih.
' Clare is one of the first Central
Michigan cities to cooperate with
the Michigan Water Resources
Commission in Winging an -and to
poltttioh of oil. streams. The Tti-bS-C-
co River is among the state's most
popular trout streams and it has
been felt for years that the dumping of untreated sewage into its waters was to be deplored.
Mt. Pleasant citizens took keen
interest in the outcome of the election here as that citj. has been
ordered by the State to complete
plans for a sewage disposal plant
by July 1, 1953, and the construction of their plant by July 1, 1955.
WILBUR IRELAND
DIES AT HOME HERE
MONDAY MORNING
For  Many Years Consumers
Power Company Employee
And City Fireman
Wilbur Ireland, a resident of
Clare the past twenty-two years,
passed away at his home here
Monday morning, following more
than a year of failing health which
culminated in a cerebral hemor-
hage.
He was born in Corunna, Michigan, October 22, 1889, and was a
veteran of World War 1. He was
an employee of the Consumers
Power Company for 20 years, until
forced to retire because of failing
health.
He was a member of the Odd
Fellow Lodge and a volunteer fireman of the Clare Fire Department
for many years.
October 19, 1927, he was united
in marriage to Mary Eldridge,"of
Stanton, at Lakeview. To this-,
union were born three sons, Wilbur, Willard and Earl; and a daugh--.
ter, Jessie Irene, who passed away
in infancy. He was blessed by the
birth to a former marriage of a
son, Harry and two daughters,
Beulah and. Ruth.
He leaves to mourn their loss,
his wife, Mary; four sons, Harry
Ireland and wife, fit Grand Rapids,
Willard Ireland ana wife, of Clare,
Wilbur Ireland, Jr., and wife, of
Plymouth, and Earl Ireland, who is
in the service of the United States
Army in Austria; two daughters.
Ruth Castelle a,nd husband, of Detroit, and Beulah Craig and husband, of Caro; a foster daughter,
Julia Mae Keller and husband, of
Mt. Pleasant; 13 grandchildren;
two brothers^ Earl and Elton Ireland, of Detroit; a Sister, Neva
Hughes, of- California; other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held from
the Doherty Funeral Home at _i:00
o'clock Wednesdav afternoon, with
Rev. Leslie J. _*Tevins officiating
aiid interment in Cherry Grove
cemetery.
DeMolay Mothers
To Elect Officers
, There will be an election of officers of. 'the Dejvrblay Mothers
Club, Monday night* October 22, at
7_00 B-eiti-K, at .the Masonic Hall.
AU, mothers -of DeMolay- memliers
ate nrged to be present,.
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