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CLARE, MICHiGAN. FRIDAY MORNING/ FEBRUARY 1,1952
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New Series Vol. 60, No* 19
48 Cattle Saved When
Art Dull Barn Burns
Second Bad Fire
In Five Months
The second disasterous fire in
five months destroyed the 32x80
loot dairy barn on the Arthur Dull
farm, three miles north and eight
miles east of Glare on the Beaverton Road last Friday night.
Fire in the barn was discovered
at 10:15 p.m, by Clarence Good, an
employee on the farm and the Glare
Fire Department was summoned.
The, fire had not made much head-
. way when first discovered around a
plate supporting the loft of the
building, but spread very rapidly
through 40 to 50 ton of chopped hay
In the upper part of the barn.
Far employees were able to get
the 48 head of milch cows, housed
in the barn, out safely.
Firemen at one time thought they
had the fire under control, hut after fighting flames until 2:00 a.m.,
the building was entirely destryoed.
Also consumed in the flames was
a 20x28 wooden huijding adjoining
the barn on the west. In this building were stored from SB to 100 poultry crates which were lost, as well
as about 25 ton of baled straw in
the larger building. Stanchions,
drinking cups and bani equipment
Were ruined, th© only ithing saved
being the milking machine.
Fortunately the wind blew the
flames away from the home and
other buildings which were not
threatened.
The cause of the fire was thought
to be defective wiring.
The loss, estimated between $8,000
and $10,000 wag covered by only
$3,000 insurance.
The barn was of wood frame and
galvanized stoel construction and
was remodeled from a building used
as a tool shed before the original
farm barn was burned down in late
August.
Lightning struck the original
barn in August, destroying the
66x80 foot building, 30 foot lean-to,
the milk house, 30Qi ton of hay,
small tools and equipment. This
loss, estimated at between $20,000
and $25,000 was only partially covered hy insurance.
The Dull*- have only the highest
of praise for the Clare firemen in
their prompt response to the alarm
and efforts in trying to save the
buildings. Fire Chief John Bruckart
in turn, greatly appreciates the
svery active cooperation of neighbors in keeping y*e fire truck sui*r
plie_l with water for more''''than
three hours.
More Pheasants
Fewer Rabbits
Taken In 1951
If small game report cards follow
the success trend experienced at
the conservation department's Rose
Lake Wildlife Experiment station,
Michigan hunters cropped more
pheasants, about the same to a
few more squirrels, but fewer rabbits.
All hunter report cards, stubs attached to licenses, are due not later than February 15.
The actual bag count on the
2,860-acre game research grounds,
near Lansing, was 109 pheasants,
74 in 1950; 166 fox squirrels, 154
in 1950; and 395 rabbits as compared to 479 before. Poor December
hunting weather in a normally big
rabbit month also affected hunter
numbers. When the last southern
Michigan region hunting season
closed, Dec. 31 on rabbits, station
records showed 2,612 hunting permits issued as against 2,650 the
previous year.
Station manager Ted Black says
ringneck kill was the best since
1944, squirrels best since 1942,
but cottontail harvest was the
smallest of the last three, good
rabbit years. In'contrast to good
pheasant shooting conditions in
October, December rabbit hunting
was extremely poor because of too
much snow and hunter-discouraging
cold weather.
Muskrat trapping and some hunting produced a take of 151 skins
compared to 77 before. Also bagged
on station grounds were 57 ducks,
28 raccoons, five woodcocks, one
goose, one woodchuck, one opossum
and one mink.
"Spooks" Start
Wesley's Clock?
Wesley Oliver says his house has
spooks and he san prove it. How
can a clock with a pendulum run
unless the 'pendulum swings back
and forth
He had the clock cleaned and put
in shape, set it on the dresser and
it ran good for some time. Finally
it stopped. He couldn't get it to
run. "I let it set there and it set
there all last summer and this
winter.
Last week I went to bed and I
heard the clock strike. I got up and
lit the light and it was running
nice, four hours late. I set it and it
has ran good. ever since and is
still running.
Everything was still and quiet.
Now tell me how that clock started and the pendulum began swinging if it wasn't started by some
spook?," Wesley asks.
WM. S. HIBBARD
PASSES AWAY AT
HARRISON HOME
Prominent    Financier    Laid
To Rest In Cemetery
There  Tuesday
Merle Archambault
Graduates From
Chiropractic College
Merle Archambault, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Archambault
graduated last Friday from Lincoln
Chiropractic College, at Indianapolis, Indiana.
He has completed the regular
four year course in Chiropractic
and will remain at the coUege three
months to jtake a postgraduate
course an 2f-ray*
Merle graduated from Clare High
School with the class of 1943 and
served in the U.S. Navy 32 months.
He was engaged in the invasions of
Normandy and Italy.
The Jennings Archambaults and
daughters, Joyce and Joan, and
Miss Barbara Wright, of Clare, and
Merle's grandmother, Mrs. Bmaline
Hunt, of "Vestaburg, attended the
graduation exercises In the "Veterans Memorial Building in Indianapolis.
The sad news of; the sudden
death of William S. Hibbard, prominent citizen of Harrison, spread
rapidly through that city. Clare
county and the state Saturday,
when he passed away after a heart
attack. Death came in about two
hours after the attack and he succumbed at his home at approximately 3:30 Saturday afternoon, January 26.
The family and friends were
shocked that his Maker suddenly
called him to his own; deeply sorrowed in the realization that he
would not be with them in the future. However he lives with them
daily in loving memory and ever
will.
Men of all walks of life paid him
mute, humble tribute by their presence at his funeral service and to
yie,-y his remains at the boms on
Lake street while he lay" in state.
Mr. Hibbard was born February
3, 1900 at Durand, Michigan. When
a boy of three years he moved
with his parents to Flint, where he
attended and graduated from the
Flint High School in 1920. Following his graduation he entered Albion College and was graduated
with a Liberal Arts degree in 1924.
He entered the brokerage business and was associated with Ferris,
Wagner and Miller, in Detroit, after his graduation from Albion College.
In 1929 he was united in marriage to Theodora Lois VanBuskirk
at the Metropolitan Methodist
Church, Detroit. He remained with
the above mentioned firm until
1940, when he accepted a position
with the Intangible Tax Department of the State of Michigan.
In October 1945 he resigned his
position with the state and purchased the business- of the late
Wm. Murphy, of Harrison which
he operated for three years, selling
it to the present owner, Glenn I.
Johnston, in October 1948.
Following the sale Of his business he organized a new business
in Harrison known to the public as
the Hibbard Finance System, which
he owned and operated until his
death.
He was active in the community
and county, and gave unsparingly
of his time in civic and political endeavors and launched and completed
tasks he initiated, with distinction
to himself and his able genius.
He was past president of the
Harrson Chamber of Commerce and
was the first president of the Harrison Kiwanis Club, which' was organized in July of 1949. He accepted the club charter on September
19 of that year. Owing to the fact
that the club was organized in July,
he was reelected to serve the next
year also, making him the official
leader for one and**, one-half years.
He was also very active in the
Michigan district, being on the
membership and attendance committee for one year,
Fraternally he was a member of
John J. Carton Lodge F. & A. M. Of
Harrison* Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of the Valley of Bay
City; and Sigma Chi Fraternity of
Albion College.
Surviving are his bereaved wife,
Theodora; his mother, Mrs. Rose
Hibbard. of Flint; one sister, Mrs.
Tessie Jaeger; one daughter,*-Mrs.
Vern McCrory; and one granddaughter, Nancy Jane.
Funeral services were held with
a prayer service at the home at
1:30 ahd at the First Congragation-
al Church in Harrison at 2:00
o'clock Tuesday afternoon with
Rev, Ralph P. Claggett officiating
and the Masonic burial ritual read
at the commitment. Interment was
made in Maple Grove Cemetery at
Harrison.
YOUR ATTENTION
PLEASE!
PIONEERS EVEN
SEASON'S SCORE
WITJTCOYOTES
Take   Another   Game   From
Gladwin Flying G's
Tuesday Night
For the first time in four seasons
the Clare High School Pioneers upset the Reed City Coyotes here by
a wide margin of 13 points, Friday
evening. The Pioneers looked weak
on offense in the first quarter by
throwing the ball away a few times,
but they showed both great offensive ahd defensive power in the
rest of the game.
At the end of the first quarter
Clare was behind by the -score of
14-8. The Pioneers came out at the
half, all sparked up and ready to
go, which they did. With the sensational ball handling of Art Sills
and Ted Hoersch and the shooting
of Dennis Benedict and Dick Nivison, Clare had a good lead by the
third quarter of 39-24.
In the final period of the game
the Pioneers showed that they still
had what it takes to make a winning ball club, for they didn't slow
up one bit on defensive, even
though there was a lag in offensive.
Denny Benedict fouled out in the
last quarter as it ended with the
score of Clare 43, Reed City 30.
High point man for Clare was
Benedict with 15 points, followed
by Nivison with 12, High pointer
for Reed City Was Allen with 12.
Clare Junior Varsity lost to the
Red and Black reserves, in the preliminary contest, 48-41. Joe Lan-
drwn scored eleven points for Reed
City and Pete Brown 12 for Clare.
Take Another From Gladwin
Clare Pioneers breezed past the
Flying G's from Gladwin 57-44 at
the Gladwin Community Building
Tuesday.
Gladwin surprised Clare with
their exceptionally accurate shooting from outside the free throw
line to pull within two points of
the lead. At half time the score was
27-29 in Clare's favor.
During the second half, however,
Clare continued to increase the
lead to a comfortable margin. Nivison and Benedict collected 18
points each, while Sills picked up
10.
The Little Pioneers were edged
out in the final minutes 38-35. Larry Everts led with 13 points, and
Hadley Kigar followed with 10
points. '
The Pioneers have a season record of six wins, and four losses,
with si5c**£a.mes remaining. They
will play Coleman, Shepherd, Harrison and Ithaca one more game and
Evart two during the remainder of
the season.
At Coleman Tonight ■
This Friday evening the Pioneer
teams will play at Coleman. The
Green and White defeated the Comets 63-36 hers in December and will
try for a second win.
The locals will play Shepherd
here next Tuesday evening, having
defeated them 43-39 on their floor
January 8. The Pioneers are determined to better their last year's
record of a win and a loss with
the boys from the south.
The Pioneers will go to Evart
next Friday evening for their first
game of the season with the Wildcats.
Still Time For
March Of Dimes
Contributions
You can still send in your Polio
contribution today and tomorrow.
Just put it in an envelope and mail
it to "March of Dimes" at your local
post office or to your local chairman.
Those already stricken with this
disease and under treatment and
those who will fall victim to it during 1952 are depending on your
dimes and dollars to bring them
health.
Give all you can and then give
some more. Remember—it may be
for you!
CARD PART Y
At Hit. Vernon Grange, Weda.**
da*? slight, ^ebruay^e.
1952 Fords will be shown at Dan
McDonald's Ford Sales, Friday and
Saturday of this week. We will remain open until 9:00 p. m, for your
convenience. See and drive "Tlie
only car completely flaw ia '52"—
t That's a E'o-fd,.
Chief of Police' Warren Decker
is a big strong man, but when called upon last Saturday to lead a
posse of east-siders in pursuit of a
"bandit" caught prowling around
City Attorney Harold B Hughes'
garage, he hesitated a moment,
then drawing his trusty pistol, took
up the trail and followed him from
house to house to the end of East
Fifth Street.
According to witnesses, the distance between the Chief and the
"bandit" in the four block chase
was nei-jer less** than 100' feet, but
they finally caught .up with the
"little stinker" and subdued him
on the Charles Strange premises.
The Chief was asked why, he
didn't catch the black kitty with
a white stripe down his back and
put him in jail, and replied that he
wag "too strong" for him.
BR-R-R-R
When the temperature hit ten below in Clare and at various points
in this area Tuesday morning, there
were plenty of rosy noses and
some shivering, but no serious results have been reported. Garages
and service stations were kept
busy, however, pushing cars that
just wouldn't start.     	
Brief Circuit
Court Session
Monday
Action was taken in two cases,
in Circuit Court Monday morning,
before Judge Donald E, Holbrook.
M&ynard Bertrand, bound over
from Clare Municipal Court January 22 on a felonious assault
charge, was arraigned and asfeed
for time to. secure legal counsel.
His request was granted.
Marvin Hatch, formerly of Far-
well, who "was brought here froto.
Jackson by Sheriff Amble last Saturday, was arraigned on the charge
of disertion and non support of bis
wife and two children..
He requested legal council and
the Court appointed Atty. Robert
H. Campbell, of Clare, to represent
him.
Both cases were continued until
this Friday.
Dates were set for several civil
jury cases next week.
V. F. W. DISTRICT
RALLY IN CLARE
COMING SUNDAY
Post    And    Auxiliary    Plan
Business Sessions
In Afternoon
An Eleventh District Rally of
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary will be held here this .Sunday
Februai-y 3. Dinner will be served
from 12:00 to 12:45 in the VtF.W,
Hall at the Tourist Park, with Auxiliary ladies in charge.
An attendance of approximately
300 is expected, including State officers who will be present,
The Auxiliary meeting will bo
held in the Clare High School gymnasium, immediatey after dinner,
for the transaction of business.
The. V.F.W. will met in their hall
at 2:00 p.m. for their business session.
Commander -Charles Cooper and
Auxiliary President Mrs. A. D. Austin are in charge of general arrangements.
THE REV. N. C. DAVIS
FAMILY HONORED AT
FAREWELL FUNCTION
Ministers  And  Members
Other Congregations
Attend Party
Of
A wel} planned program and a
delicious pot luck supper, given in
honor of the Rev. Noble C. Davis
family, was enjoyed by a crowd of
approximately 100 persons.
This gathering of people was
made up from the congregation of
the Churches of God at Clare, Mt.
Pleasant, Barryton, North Bradley
'and surrounding communities, also
from the local Methodist and Congregational Churches.
' Master of ceremonies for the evening, with his tape recorder present, was congenial post office man,
George J. Teeter. ,
Mrs. George Teeter, chairman of
the kitchen committee, with her
faithful helpers from the Home-
builders class, arranged and served the pot luck.
Address of welcome was given by
Joe McLaughlin,
Greatly appreciated was the
scripture reading and prayer given
by Rev. Oscar Olson, of the Congregational Church.
Rev. and Mrs. Pere Davis, of tho
Barryton group, sang a duet.
Remarks by Rev. Leslie J. Nevins, of the Methodist Church, on
the good fellowship Rev. Davis and
he have enjoyed in their work together on the Ministerial Association was appreciated by all, with
Rev. Nevins jovially reminding
Rev. Davis he did not have all the
"good .people in .town," of which
they are aware, realizing Rev. Olson also feels the same way.
Mrs. Cora Wilson presented an
original poem' completely describing the "Wizzard of Welland," Ontario, and howinuch he accomplished for the church at Clare, scaling
the walls in building the parsonage,
besides his spiritual activities.
A guitar solo was played by Elery
Tice in his pleasing way.
A dramatic singer recently came
to the church, Mrs. Jack Leonard,
brought a solo in her beautiful effective manner.
Rev. Thompson, of North Bradley, spoke concerning his friendship with Rev. Davis and wished
them God's Blessing in their evangelistic work which Rev. Davis intends to enter.
A musical number, with Miss
Donna Rodgers on the aceordian
and George Teeter accompaning?
was next in line,
A mixed quartette, Phillis and
Fay Dickinson and Ca:-1 and Joe
Davis, sang.
Another poem by Mrs. Cora Wilson, entitled "His Wife," was read
in tribute to Mrs. Marion Davis.
Lyle Dickinson presented the address of appreciation, in behalf of
the church, and the purse of money
given the Davis' in leaving.
Rev. Davis aftd wife responded
and expressed appreciation to all.
Joe Davis presented them with
a gift from the-intermediate and
I.X.L. Classes.
"May The Good Lord Bless And
Keep You" was sung by Mr. and
Mrs, Arthur Benzinger and Very
much enjoyed.
In closing, the group sang "Blest
Be The Tie That Binds," as a very
fitting climax to the enjoyable evening, and Rev. (Heim Beach, of Mt,
£ Pleasant,, gave the benediction*
WABBIT SUPPER
GREAT SUCCESS
TUESDAY NIGHT
Past  Grand Master H. Cole
Stresses Fraternal
.,     .   Good Will
The fraternal "Wabbit" supper
was served in Hotel DOherty's
Wedgewpod Room Tuesday evening
with more than 150 enjoying the excellently prepared banquet dinner.
The Masons won the trophy of
the hunt, with the Knights of Columbus consoling themselves with
"what was left". The decision of
the committee was very difficult,
with the KC's furnishing the most
rabbits in number and the Masons
brnging in the larger ones.
Captain Mark McKenna.'s boys,
content to just bring in lots of cotton tails, are still„.unwilling to reveal their favorite hunting spots to
their opponents.
Captain George White took advantage of his vacation in the south
by whlsperng in the ears of a lot
of those huge Texas jacks', that
Michigan was an ideal place to
spend the winter, His hunters just
jjfat -ind waited for a chance to
"snoot them.
Toastmaster Earl Ruby presided
at the meeting and called upon
Theo Wallington for invocation preceding the dinner.
Jack Hall lead the group in community singing arid two young musicians, Johnny Colmus, of Clare,
and "Al Jolson" Terwilliger, of Far-
well entertained.
Special guests introduced included
District Deputy Dominic McConnell
and Grand Knight Paul SheponskI
and his officers, of Clare Council
No. 3029, Knights of Columbus;
Laurenee Seiter, District 25 member of the Board of General Purposes of Masons of Michigan, and
Worshipful Master Archie Beatty
and his officers of John Q. Look
Lodge No. 404, Free and Accepted
Masons; Worshipful Master 'Boots'
Smith of Gladwin; Mayor S, W.
Delamarter, of Colemau; Mayor Albert Haley; of Clare; Theo Wallington, president of Clare Kiwanis Club; David Seiter, president of
Clare Rotary Club; and Jennings
Archambault, president of, Clare
Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Hazen p. Cole of Ithaca, past
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Michigan, F. & A. M., was presented as speaker of. the evening.
He spoke of international and
domestic public relations, stressing
internal friendship and good will
in local communities.
Cole brought out very dramatically that in many places in our own
country such events as Tuesday's
banquet could not take place because of prejudices and commended the local fraternities because
they got along so nicely together.
The speaker said if half of the
things said about Government are
time, it behooves every man, regardless of the pin he wears, to
get out and investigate and put
forth every effort to elect the right
man with integrity and qualifica-
tions-.to public office.
Much credit for the success of
the event is due chairmen Charles
Cooper and James Murphy.'
Ice Conditions
Good At City
Skating Rink
Chairman Paul Schroeder and his
Kiwanig Club sports committee
flooded the public ice rink at the
school athletic field. Monday evening, and on Thursday afternoon reported a good surface and fine skating conditions.
Lights have been installed and
the warming house will be open
every evening from 4:00 until
10:00 o'clock, except Saturdays and
Sundays. An attendant will be present, whenever the warming house
is open tQ supervise the rink and
look after the "small fry."
The committee is planning to provide a music box this week end at
the rink for those who like music
for skating.
The rink is maintained by the
Kiwanis Club and City of Clare.
BEAL CITY WINS
FIRST HALF TITLE
FROM BEAVERTON
Harrison    Defeats    DeMolay
In  Exhibition  Game
There Monday
Beal City defeated Beaverton
62-52 in the Clare County Basketball league first half play-off in the
Clare High School gym Thursday
evening of last week.
With a 15-11 lead at the end of
the first quarter, Beal City maintained a two or three point scoring margin all the way.
Junior Denslow lead the Beal
City scorers with 17 points and Don
Beal accounted for 18 for Beaverton,
In Thursday evening's preliminary game here DeMolay commenced the second half of the league
season by edging out Dan McDonald's 38-37.
Bill Musolf scored 19 points for
DeMolay and Dick Hildebrandt 17
for McDonald's.
Beal City took a 68-51 win from
Barryton at Beal City Monday evening.   Junior   Denslow   lead   Beal
j City with 20 points and Andy Stan-
' ley scored 13 for Barryton.
j    In an exhibition game at Harri-
_ son Monday evening Dean Bucholz
(was a little too tall for DeMolay
'and  helped hold their scoring-to
39 points  while  the  county  seat
boys were racking up 53.
I    Bucholz added to his. teammates
cause by scoring 16 points and Bill
Musolf scored 16 for DeMolay.
THE SECOND HALF
: Won   Lost
DeMolay 1 0
Farwell 1 0
Beal City 1 0
Barryton  ,a 1 1
Beaverton 0 1
Clare Mfg. 0 1
McDonald's 0 1
NEXT WEEK
Monday, February 4__
Beal   City at Farwell
Thursday,   February   7—
McDonald's at Beaverton
Clare Mfg. at DeMolay, here.
Proceeds From
Electric Mixer
Go To Amvets
The proceeds from the electric
mixer given by Greer Auto Sales
went to the Amvets. The mixer was
awarded to Mrs. Eleanor Bennett,
of Traverse City, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rutter, of R-l
Clare.
On Inside Pages
Harrison News 2 - 8
City Briefs 6
Society 7
Rosebush 9
Extension News 10
Farm News 11
Farwell News 13
Churches 14
Bible Comments 14
Bowling scores 15
Classifieds 18
Grossward - Cartoons 17
Vernon City - Service News   18
Snow And Ice Blamed For Car Accidents
That Cause Heavy Property Damage Here
Slippery streets and- highways
were responsible for several traffic accidents in this vicinity the
past week end. Although property
damage ran high, no injuries were
reported.
Last Friday morning cars driven
by Mrs. Ruby C. Garfield, 47, and
Christopher M. Smith, 45, both of
Clare, were involved in an accident
1,000 feet east of Cour Street on
West Fifth.
According to City Police, Mrs.
Garfield, who was parked on the
wrong side of the street, pulled out
from the curb and looked into her
rear view mirror and thought the
traffic was clear, but Smith was
too close for her to see his car in
the range of the mirror.
Damage to the Garfield car was
estimated at $200 and the Smith
car $150.
Friday afternoon a car driven by
Evelyn H. Thompson, 33, of R-2,
Gladwin, was struck by a tractor-
trailer driven by Ernest Verner, 24,
of Regina, Canada, at McEwan and
Wheaton.
City Police said both vehicles
were traveling south when Verner
pulled right and stopped* and as
the Thompson car was passing /*£
the intersection, Verner pulMl
away from the curb and caught the
right fender of the car. Damage to
the car was estimated at $75, with
no damage to the truck,
A car driven by James H. Tubbs,
20, of Clare, rolled over near
Sehaeffer's Dairy Bar on McEwan
St. at 12:50 a, m. Sunday. Tubbs
told City Police that he was driving
north on McEwan, a car stopped in
front of him and that he could not
stop because of the icy road, so he
turned to the right, hit the snow
bank and turned over.:Damage was
estimated at $1,000.
Robert H. Sempowski, 19, of Bir-
_aJ-igl!.-i^ driving north, on Pine
St., and Clara M. Zelenke, 22, of
Clare, going west on Seventh, collided at the intersection Monday
noon,
Sempowski told City Police he
did not see the other car before the
crash and Clara Zelenke said she
saw th© Sempowski car but could
not stop in time to avoid the accident because of the snowy condition of the road.
Damage to the Sempowski car
was estimated at $350 and the Zelenke car $200.
Wesley C. Gross, 29, of R-l, Harrison, driving east on Fourth St.,
was ticketed by City Police Monday
afternoon when his car was involv-.
ed in a collision at the McEwan St."
intersection with a car driven in the
opposite direction by William D.
Randle, 17, of R-4, Clare.
According' to City Police, both
cars stopped for the red light, both
started at the same time, and
Gross made a left turn. Damage to
the Gross car was estimated at $75*
and the Ra,hdle car $50.
Gross was arraigned before Justice W. B. Dunlop in Municipal
Court later in the day, plead guilty
of failure to yield right of way, and
was fined $10.00.
Area Accidents
Cars driven by Horace J. McEl-
veen, 31, of R-2, Harrison and Malcolm W. Grouch, 44, of Ann Arbor,
collided south of Rosebush on
US-10 last Friday. Isabella County
Deputy Sheriff Ray Martin said
that McElveen had slowed for an
oncoming school bus that had stopped on the opposite side of the
highway and Crouch was unable to
stop on the Ice.
A week end collision between
cars driven by William F, Wentworth, 19, of R-5, Clare and William
J". Redding, 54, of Flint, west of
Clare on US-10, caused damage of
$100 to each car, according to State
Police-
Local Boxers Win Three
Golden Gloves Decisions
Kiwanians Pay
Tribute To Late
Wm. S.Hibbard
Clare Kiwanis Club met at Hotel
Doherty. for their weekly luncheon
meeting Wednesday evening with
President Theo Wallington presiding.
The group bowed their heads for
a moment of silence in respect of
the late William S. Hibbard, first
president of the.Harrison Kiwanis
Club, who passed away at his home
•there Saturday.
The program was in charge of
Vice President Howard Everts,
general committee chairman. Chairmen of individual committees reported on the progress of their
groups, indicating good interest
and a great deal of accomplishment,
Guests included visiting Kiwanians Probate Judge Max Hamlin, of
Manistee, and Tom Miller, of Newark, Ohio; and S- "M. Astley, of
Grand Rapids, a representative of
the Simmons Bedding Co., who
was a guest of Dan Burdo, and R.
M. LeSage, superintendent of
Clare General Hospital, a guest of
Art Damoth.
YOUNG PEOPLE
SPEAK IN LOCAL
PULPTHUNDAY
Congregational Youth Choose
Topics  Beneficial  To
Their Friends
Observance of Youth Sunday at
the Glare Congregational Church
introduced two members of the Pilgrim Youth Fellowship who spoke
from the pulpit on topics of their
own choosing,    ,
Miss Gala Hochstetler spoke on
the theme, "What Religion Means
to Me."" and Roger Brinkerhoff's
remarks were titled, "Religion In
The Community."
On the subject of the Church's
interest in juvenile ^delinquency,
Roger said that a community wide
project for a youth center to provide clean entertainmen-t .for teen
agei's should" merit the s-ippert of
all churches.,
He emphasized that parents
must shoulder the blame for youths
who make mistakes as the result
of wrong guidance, and proposed
that churches and community
groups working together, could eliminate wasteful spending of public
monies, and divert the funds into
projects for wholesome entertainment of young people.
Gala Hochstetler showed that
everyday religion of a personal nature is a character builder in the
home, school, daily contacts, or at
work.
- "When a person goes to church
it is his belief in God which helps
him feel the presence and hear the
message of God. He does not attend church just because it is the
proper thing to do but because of
the spiritual satisfaction and help
he receives from it.
"In the home, religion breeds a
closeness of family members and a
will to help'one anothei-," she said.
Other young people taking part
in the special service included the
ushers and choir members.
Hymns and prayers followed the
theme of Youth Week in the
church.
FRANK   H.   WALTERS
Frank H. Walters, for many
years a resident of Sheridan township passed away afc-his home there
Tuesday evening, following a brief
illness. Funeral services will be
held from the Stephenson Funeral
home at 2:30 o'clock this Friday
afternoon with Rev. Joseph Vanderveen and Rev. M. R. Honderich officiating, and interment in Cherry
Grove cemetery. The obituary will
be published next week.
LYLE  A.  RICKELS
Lyle A. Rickels, for many years
a resident of Giimore township,
passed away Monday at Pinellas
Park, Florida. The remains have
been brought to the Stephenson
Funeral Home, where funeral services will 'be held at 2:00 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Rev. Leslie S.
Nevins will officiate,' with interment in Giimore ,Township Cemetery. The obituary will be published next week.
WITBECK   INFANT
Cindy Moria Witbeck, the infant
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Rolland
Witbeck, of Coleman, passed away
at the Midland Hospital Thursday
afternoon, at the age of five months
and two days. Funeral arrangements were not complete at press
time. The obituary Will be published next week. «
Harrison Lady To
Attend Kin's Rites
Mrs. Ethel Campbell left Tuesday for Owosso, .to attend the funeral of M. Crandal. He was the
father of Mtb. DOhaldr'^ampbelL
She will go on to La-_sing-for &■
eounte of days visit
. Technical K-0's
Scored By Two
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Local amateur boxers have done
very well in the first two nights of
Golden Gloves competition Jn the
Bay City Armory. Clare trainer Ray
Menthen is well satisfied with his
Clare District proteges, who have
won three decisions in six bouts
the opening nights ot the tourna-
ment.
This is the first Golden Gloves
experience for the local novices
and with two contenders in the
open'class included in Menthen's
boys who fought Thursday night
and will be in the ring next Tiies-
day and Wednesday nights, Ray Is
confident that Clare district boxers
will give good account of themselves their first season.
Tuesday nights results for Clare
District were:
Featherweights-—Bill Siddons, of
Clare, was matched with Larry
Davis, of Saginaw, and Siddons won
a decision in the third round.
Lightweights — Jim Bader, of
Clare, matched with Charles Hall,
of Gladwin, lost the three round
bout by decision; and Ernie Slater
of Beaverton was decisioned by
Bob Wetterstrom, of Bay City, in
three rounds.
Welterweights—Bill .Seiter, of
Clare, won his bout from -Uchard
Wittkopp, of Bay City, with a tech-
nical knock-out iri the second round,
and Jim Pappas, of " Rosebush,
matched with Don Joblonski, of
Bay City, lost a three round decision.
The only Clare district boxer In
the ring Wednesday evening was
middleweight novice Blair Seiter,
of Clare, who scored a technical
knock-out over Bernard Aldrich, of
Bay City, in the second round. Seiter cut Aldrich's left eye with a
short right.
Siddons and the two Setters, in
the novice class, and Clare Wood,
of Clare and Jack Sheets, of Mt.
Pleasant, both open class middle-
weights, were expected to represent the Clare District In the Golden Gloves ring at Bay City Armory
Thursday evening.
Local fang, several of whom are
attending the tournament, are.
proud of their favorites and extend
congratulations and best wishes for
success of Menthen and 'Ms boys"..
Ideal Theatre -
To Show David
And Bathsheba
The showing of "David and Bathsheba" at the Ideal Theatre is extended to four days, starting Sunday.
Darryl F. Zanuck's most important screen production, filmed in
flaming technicolor and co-staring
Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward,
in title roles, has forced a change
in the customary schedules.
Filmed on massive studio sets as
well as in a replica "Of Ancient
Israel rebuilt on location at Negates, Arizona, relates on the screen
for the first time the legendary
drama of the romance of the King
of the Israels and the sirenous
wife of his able warrior, Uriah the
Hittite.
Beginning with their Wstorio
meeting when David sees Bathsheba bathing herself on a roof-top adjoining his palace and has her
brought to him, "David and Bathsheba" follows the Biblical account
of how David dispatches her husband to death in battle so that he
can marry her.' For this sin they
suffer the wrath of God predicted
by the bearded prophet, Nathan
(Raymond Massey.)
Highlights in David's life, including the classic killing of the Phlis-
tine giant Goliath by a pebble from
the boy David's slingshot, are recreated during the King's pilgrimage to the tabernacle where the
Holy Ark of the Covenant is housed, to beg forgiveness from* God
and relief for the populace front
the terrible famine Inflicted on
them.
The culmination of the film's interpretation of David's life comes
with the utilization of the .Twenty-
third Psalm, attributed to David at
another point in the Bible, marking
his redemption in the eyes of God.
Patrons are requested to ascertain the feature time by phonOi
Clare 234.
Dr. Sweet To Be
At Child Health
Conferences Here
Parents of yoting children in
Clare county will be pleased to hear
that Dr, Sweet, M. tf., Director of
Health District Seven, will again
be available at all Child Health
Conferences. ■■
. Dr. Sweet has entered his second
Semester at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He
has been able to arrange his school
schedule in such a manner that he
can get back into this area for conferences every month, ■ ■■'"'
The days are apt to be different
so watch the papers carefully.
The following is the schednte of
times and jnaces for February;
Farwell, new school building -■-
Monday, February 4, 9i00 to 11:00
a. m.
Clare school building, main build-
ing east entrance -~- Monday-, February 4, is00 to 3:00 p, ni*
Harrison, court. house -— Ttte_-
dayv February 5, 9: Oft *•> 11; 0G a. p.
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