1956-12-20; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE. MICHIGAN, tHURSDAY DECEMBER 20, 1956
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School's Music Students
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On Stage Tonight For
Annual Holiday Concert
Clare High School's fourth annual Christmas Concert will be
given tonight( Thursday) at 8 p.m.
with the CHS hand in full uniform,
and the chorus traditionally robed.
The band and choir "-will work
separately and together in a program of selections that includes
Christmas, sacred, and novelty
numbers.
The concert will last about an
hour, and talent includes forty
Chorus members and fifty-five hand
members.
Robert Beidler will conduct the
chorus, and Lloyd Conley, -assisted
hy Henry VerBerkmoes, teaching
extern, will direct the hand. Ann
Jackson will be accompanist fov
the chorus,
"•The band and. chorus each "will,
have several groups of selections
to do separately and alternately,
and "hear the end of the program
will join for an arrangement of
"White. Christmas",
Betty Jo Bosserdet will be sole
igt for One of the chorus selections,
and Mt. VerBerkmoes will be nar-
I rain-tar
Crash Sends 2
To Hospital
Two Mf. Pleasant women, one
of them injured critically, were
taken to Clare General Hospital
Wednesday evening of last week,
after the car in which-they wer*i
riding was struck by a train at
the South McEwan Street crossing.
Treated at Clare Hospital was
Miss Nettie C. Paige, of 815 North
rancher, Mt. Pleasant, whose injuries were called critical. She
was moved to St. Luke's Hospital
in Saginaw on December 14.
Mrs. Dorothy Carter, of 201 West
Locust, Mt. Pleasant, sustained a
broken leg, broken nose a*sd ffjeis-'
lacerations. '* She is still a patl-Hi*"'
at Clare hospital. "Her husband.
Gerald Carter who was driver of
the car, was shaken up, but not
hospitalized.        .    '
•the Carter car was headed south
Oh US-27, and was hit in the
right side as tlie train -came "upon
it from, the west at about 9:45 p.im
Tlie driver told police he did not5
.-see the warning blinkers flash.
The Carters and Miss Paige were
returning to Mt. Pleasant after
attending a Consumers Power
Company employee party held in
Claro at the IOOF hallf
3 Laverty
Children Hurt
In Collision
Larry Laverty, 17, Lynn Laverty,
10, and Steve Laverty, 6' children
of Mrs. Olive Laverty of Farwell,
were injured Saturday evening,
about .7 p.m. when their car collided with one driven by Wayne
Louch 29, also of Farwell, ou West
US-10 in Glare.
Larry was driving his mother's
car east on Fifth Street, and Louch
was headed west on Fifth Street,
when the accident occurred in
front of the Leonard gas station. *-
■ The three Lavertys were taken
to Clare General Hospital where
Larry was treated for lacerations
and shock, Lynn for a broken arm,
"broken nose, hruises and laceration**, and Steve for lacerations and
a head injury.
Larry was released from the hospital Wednesday. The hospital staff
reported the other two children doing; nicely.
The two cars were demolished.
rator for "Twas The Night Before,
Christmas," performed by the
band.
To conclude the program, the
audience will 1)e invited to join the
band find chorus in several'*-Ghrist-
m*-jS carols.
VanBuskirk
Loss Heavy In
Farwell Fire;
The Leonard VanBuskirk home
at Farwell was badly damaged in a
fire that' broke out there Sunday
afternoon. ,
,A neighbor noticed th**> blaze at
about 1:30 p.m. and'called the Far-
well lire department, -which reported to tlie scene and spent two
hours there, '   ■ .
The fire was believed caused T>y
an overheated stove. Contents of
the house were damaged extensively.  .-■
School Glows With
Yule Time Spirit
The Christnias Spirit has come
to Clare Public SclipolB and students are caught-dp in the merriment and excitement of the approaching season.; "'
"Lower halls in the- school building, decorated by %lt. 'McDaniel's
art classes feature Santas and
angels at eyery turn,. /
Bach grade has come up with
new ideas for trimmlug trees, bulletin boards and windows. Y"   ..  •
At 1:30 Thursday afternoon, December 20, the elementary grades,
under the direction of Robert "Beidler, will present a Christmas page*
ant, "Everywhere, Anywhere' It's
Christmas",
On Friday morning, December
21, at 10 -a.m., the Junior High will
present a mixed chorus for the
grades. They will sing a -variety ot
Christmas carols.
Each rural school in the Clare
District 8 will have its own program, a popular custom of many
years standing.
One of the Christmas activities
in the high school was the Christmas Tea, held on December 19, by
the Home Economics students in
honor of their mothers, .and the
women members of the faculty.
Holiday candy, cookies, and punch
were served.
Elsewhere, the third hour English II class found the fifth and
sixth grade quintet from Mrs. Mildred Rauch's room a nice substitute
for a literature test.
Susan Perrine, Bonnie Dixon,
Donald Hemstreet, Barbara Hankins, and Karen Sue Day sang
"Twelfth Day", "I - Wonder A
Wander"'. "Mary's Carol", „nd
"Silent Night".
Formal Prom.
Mid-Year's
Big Event
The Christmas Prom, one of the
year's biggest 'events for Clare high
schoolers, will he held Friday evening, December 21, in the CHS
gymnasium.
An evening's dancing from 8 to
11:30 p.m. will start pff the official
Christmas holiday -vacation. -Herb
Canip.and his band from Midland
will -furnish the music.     >
The annual. formal event is one
that Is expected ' to draw many
aiMuni,   '   *
Babysitters
A list of teen age girls who
would like baby .sitting jobs have
been, collected and -will be printed
in a coming issue of the Sentinel,
The, list will give girls names,
ages and phone number.*!.
for CHRISTMAS GiFTS
For details on where
to buy, call 35 or 693
If household linens are on her
Christmas, want-list, bedspreads,
and bathroom sets come sparkling
With metalic thread detail worked
into the fringed chenille fabric.
The two-piece bath sets (stool
cover and rug) come at $3.98, and
the spreads are priced from $ 10.9S
to $13.95.
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Panel programs fascinate- everyone the**se days, and a* new game
out this year offers-a chance foi- all
Quiz Kids to prove themselves. iKs
inexpensive (98c) and'eomes with
contests on such subjects as historic sites, food, coins, national
monuments, parks, and for the
small fry, "Disneyland, A red light
flashes when tlie correct answers
are matched up.
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Her first pair of pumps will be a
memorable Christmas gift for the
young teen-age daughter",' and a
popular style this year is a classic
pump that come.s with a modified
Cuban heel, in brown suede and
blue calf, at $G.9o and $7.95.
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A swivel chair used to be a
pretty- businesslike affair, but one
type available -now domes m
wrought metal, with, removable
brocade- effect plastic Upholstery,
in pastel colors. They are mighty
comfortable sitting for any liome,
at $29.95.
Hostess aprons in varied sizes
and Shapes, , that add such a
nice touch to entertaining in your
home, are thoughtful gifts, too.
>©ne style, appiiqued with poinset-
tas, comes in a'longer length, and
with extra fullness, to cover the
flaringest skirts. Prices range from
■$2.98 to $3.98.
A gift with a message is the new
enameled cooking ware that comes
painted -with Scandinavian design**-,
and iuscribed with 'old Swedish
proverbs, in Swedish. The group includes, saucepans, stewpan, teakettle, and percolator, arid is priced from $3.95 a piece to $6.95.
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A cigarette lighter which combines dependability (it lights every
time, sure enough),' with rich
"beauty is a fine gift for the most'
discriminating smoker. Extra
small, model is-jewelled in. good
taste for a ladies' purse, $10. Other
less-expensive ^models are $6.95.
A coin bank "foi- a gift? Yes indeed, since an extra special one is
designed for just that purpose. In
the shape of a book, the steel
armored bank is covered in handsome .leather-like maroon binding
and looks like a small. library
volume. The bank for a gift is
especially- appropriate for young
people. Gift boxed for only $2.00*.
Meet Santa
In Clare
Santa Claus, with all'his magic
appeal in the hearts of the very
young, overcame the rain and
cold of Saturday's weather for
hundreds of children who came to
Clare for glimpses of him, "* and
for candy treats which the jolly
old Saint handed aroundY
Lining the curbs along the
length of McEwan street, hundreds upon hundreds of youngsters
and their parents watched a fire-
erfgine parade with Santa as the
central figure. He tossed bags of
Christmas candy and nuts to the
packed sidelines and then led thc
crowds to the city park where
inore children waited for him.
Trooping through the fire hall
there, the little folks came face-
torfaco* with Santa for a shake qt
his mittened hand, and Yule
treats  from  him,  personally.
Gloom of the day's weather was
dispelled and the brightest happiness -flooded into every young
heart. '"•   .
More 'treats and surprises *were
yet to come lor one-hundred lucky
youngster's who discovered numbers in store windows to match
numbered tickets packed 'in their
candy bags. The numbers meant
that prizes in those stores awaited
their claiming, and the treasure
hunt filled business streets for
two hours after thc parade.
Success of the Santa Claus party
and parade was due to the effort3
of Clare firemen who plan the annual event for area youngsters and
who arrange for the appearance
of Saint "Nick after packing the
goodies for him to give, and reserving his "royal" transportation
oh a shiny, red fire engine.
Chamber of Commerce member's
came through with the lucky
number prize giveaway.
This year, the estimated attendance of children was just short of
2,000, and accompanying parents
swelled the afternoon crowd to
more than 3,500.
Mrs. Harold Fleming "makes
dqte cupcakes that are the delight and envy -of many of
Clarei's best cooks. Home-
mak*ers who have been favored
with the recipe Vow that it's
'through no fault of their own
that their efforts never turn
out like Mrs, F.'s. . Mrs. F.'s
only rejoinder is a good-
natured chuckle.
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Thc Clare Library will be closed
Christmas Eve and New Year's
Eve, but will be open Monday afternoon as usual.
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Last week ,in .listing Christmas programs in -area
churches, Arthur Center and
Eagle Churches of God were
mentioned, but dates were
omitted.- The Arthur Center
program will be Sunday evening at '8 p.m. and' the Eagle
.program will be Christmas
Eve, Monday night.
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' WS on a Michigan license plate
means Clare county anywhere you
see it. Russell Norman" of Harrison
saw the familial* tag on a car in
•Cleveland, Ohio, and'caught a ride
all the way home to Harrison with
Tom Brockway, last week.x Tom
was on his way home from two
weeks military training in Virginia.
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, The Charlei Otts and'Charles •
Klelnhardts* report the birth of
twin calves" last week end.
CflS Five
Beats Durand,
ies r or Ion
Claro High basketcqrs, tied fov
the conference lead at this poimj in
the Mid-Michigan race will have a
long tiiue tp' enjoy 'their ^nviaT-lc*
position while scholastic s'ehed*ileS
halt for the holidays and beginning
of the second semester.
A victory over the Dui'and Railroaders on the down stater's court1
last Friday provided the boost into
a first-place tie with Shepherd
Each quintet has won two confer-
ence games and lost none. '
Friday's win was as exciting .as**
any contest could be, with the'
slow-starting pioneers coming from
behind to see-saw down, the final
period stretch and "finally gain, a
lead of ,one point.
Perry's boys made the slim may-'
gin last by controlling the ball, until the gun sounded, Final score
Clare ,47, Durand 46,"
The game was a'defensive lesson
for Durand cagers who scored half
their total In the initial period,
then with* Clare solving the pattern
of their attack, saw their scoring
fade quarter-by-quarter from 23 to
10, to 7, to 6. Pioneer scoring leaders meanwhile were Dick- Roe with
16, and John Miller with 13.'
A nonleague defeat was. handed
CH-S on Saturday at Cadillac where
the Vikings, led by a 6'-R"'.center
and one 6'4" foreward dominated
tlie scoring. Bernie Longstreth
managed to lead Clare scoring in
the 65-51 loss. - *    *. .
CHS Little PJonee'rs, also lost at
Cadillac, in a close game which
went into overtime .
W. M. Cooper
Installed In
F&AM Rites
Impressive Masonic installation
ceremonies were performed Tuesday evening to Officially problaiih
Charles Cooper Worshipful Master
of John Q. Look Lodge. District
Deputy Instructor Howard Everts
conducted the ancient rites witllr
Past Masters of the lodge as his*
staff.
Asissting were Harley " Halt,
Grand Marshal, Earl Ruby, Grand
Secretary, Laurenee Seiter, Grand
Chaplain, and Donald Holbrook,
these members are all past masters,
of the order.
Other new; officers installed with
W. M. Cooper were Larry Wilcox,
Senior Warden; Leo Bolen, Junior
Warden; John Rodabaugh,' Secretary; Bourke Collins, Treasurer.
Appointive officers are: Tom
Miekle, Senior Deacon; Eugene
Campbell, Junior Deacon; Ken-
Roe, Chaplain; Warren White,
Marshal; Clarencei Cotton, Tyler;
and the Stewards are Courtney
Bauer, Larry Sheldon, Holly Merritt, and Chester Bolle.
Remarks were given by Judge
Holbrook, on the topic, "Looking
For Our Talents In Our Own Backyard". Sally Gillespie, favored the
group with several solos, accompanied hy Mrs, Wendell Cook. The
Northernaires also rendered several selections.
Judge Holbrook also recognized
the members who have worked in
DeMolay.
A,fter the program, they all retired to the dining room, and were
served a delicious lunch by the
Eastern Star members.
He Found
Doors Open,
—Theft Easy
The * portable typewriter, taken
from St, John's Lutheran Chuvch
in Glare November 29, was recov-<
ered this week after, a Grand Rapids man* admitted" a series of
thefts from churches.
Donald Shattuck, 24, of 714 S.
Divison street, Grand "Rapids, was
arrested by State Police of the Big
Rapids and Reed City posts, alter
he attempted a theft from a church
in Reed City.
He admitted taking the typewriter'from the Clare church, and
also told police officers of taking
a small record playpr from another
Clare church, but conld not name
which" one. So far, no Clare church
has reported such a loss, local po-
licfe officers said.        *.-
An electric drill was taken from
a Colenian church. Shattuck said
he found the churches unlocked
and walked rn. Shattuck, who wa.s
unemployed, pawned the item** "in
Mt. Pleasant and Saginaw, .police
said. -' ■     *■■'■'
Gen.Bork
HereFor
Inspection     ;
V.Clare's. Army Reserve units received most complimentary reports
Monday evening from General Lester S. Bor*kr Commanding General
of The Michig-n Military District
when he made an inspection totir
of installations here aud conducted an inspection of personnel and
equipment. It marked the first time
an officer, of General rank ever
visited the Army Reserve training
facilities here.
-The General was enthusiastic
particularly about the neat and efficient appearances of the men and
officers, and their well-kept equipment. He commented favorably on
the success of the recruiting program in Clare.
*- Aides and guest officers accompanying General Bork on his inspection included Colonel Menville,
of Detroit, Assistant Chief of Staff
of thc District, Colonel Glade, Mt.
Pleasant, ROTC Commander at
Central Michigan College, Captain
Fortune, of Bay City, Officer in
Charge of the Army Reserve Headquarters there, Captain Corcoran.
Mt, Pleasant, and Lt. Sharp, Mid-
laud, Unit Commanders of Clare's
Reserve Companies, W- O. Johnson, Cadillac, a Battalion Transportation Officer. ,
General .Bork's talk to the men
stressed the nation's dependency
upon the military reserve program.
"We uerer have to worry about
our Army in times of emergency.
An unwritten pledge to rise to any
need is in "the heart df every,young
American male," he s.aid.
On the value of the- reserve
training," the General observed .that
young men now engaged, or starting in the organization are the future leaders of our fighting forces.
He urged every young man to gain
at least a high school education,
and eflcouraged a program here to
qualify enlisted men for officer
training.
Holiday Season Starts With
Employee Christmas Party
The Clare Public School faculty
got an early start on the Yuletide
Spirit by holding its annual Christ
mas party on Monday evening, December 10, in the multipurpose
room." \
About 80 guests enjoyed a very
delightful meal served at tables
decorated to fit the occasion.
The party was planned by a committee of sixteen, with Mrs. Iva
Bartow as chairman.
Mrs. Kathryn Morley supervised
the meal with details carried out
by Mrs. Stella Marks, Mrs, Blanche
Giebel, Mrs. Ethel Marshall, Mrs.
Irene Clute, Mrs. Irene Shively,
Mrs. Mildred Rauch, Mrs. Edith
McCorkle, William Harper, Allan
Tulk and Mrs. Verona White.
Mrs. Louisa Bowler's" program
committee including Mrs. Florence
Kane, Mrs. Myrtle Bowerman and
Miss Olive Evans planned dinner
music and the singing of Christmas,
carols, Mrs. Rauch accompanied
at the piano and Robert Beidler directed.
The Citizens State Bank employees, husbands, wives, and
giiests of Clare and Rosebush held
their annual Christmas party Tuesday evening, in the Wedgewood
room of the Hotel Doherty. \
After the dinner, gifts were dis-
Sheriff Recesses
Driver Licensing
Sheriff Everette Allen is readying liis official affairs for the
change to the administration of Incoming Sheriff James Darling. No*
auto operator licenses will be writr
ten after'December 28, he sayc.
The county's hew sheriff takes
office at midnight December 31.
tributed to everyone. The door
prize was won by Stewart Woodward of Beaverton..
The Girls at Davys' held their
annual Chyistmas party at the
home of Mrs. James Yeoman Monday eve'ning.
A chicken dinner cooked by Mrs.
Charles Rutter, was enjoyed and
all did justice to the many delicious dishes she had prepared. Mrs
N. A. Elden gave the table grace.
Games were played, under the
direction.of the hostess, and several were winners more than once.
All" received _*ppropriate prizes.
Those winning ho* games received
consolation prizes.
Gifts, were exchanged, and Mrs.
Yfeoman was presented with a
birthday gift, as her birthday is
December. 23. \   ,
Consumers Power %Compauy employees, their husbands, wives ancl
guests were .feted at a Christmas
dinner and party in the Clare I.O.O.
F. hall Wednesday .evening, with
turkey dinner served by the Rebekahs, Seventy-one were present
from Clare, Mt. Pleasant, Alma,
Gladwin and Coleman. Tables were
centered with beautiful yuletide arrangements of stars, snowballs,
trees, and Santas, favors were/foil
bells , and colorful * ribbons. Each
lady was presented with a corsage
of baby mums. Bingo was the evening's entertainment '.-and many
lovely prizes wore given to the
winners. Ray Monroe of Mt.-. Plea-
sant was in charge of arrangements. . '
Employees'of'the* Michigan Con-
soldiated Gas company 01" Clare
and Mt.*- Pleasant assembled in the
auditorium of the Gag -company at
Mt. Pleasant Thursday evening for
their annual Christmas dinner and
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Ten Cents Copy
New Series, Vol. 65, No. 14
Groups Celebrate
Nativity In Special Worship
Caroling And Pagentry
Musical groups in the Clare
Congregational " church will ,be
busy almost constantly during the
hext few days preceding Christmas. '■■•..,
The Junior Choir will make
caroling • trips to shut-ins on
Thursday afternoon. On Friday
evening at 7 p.m. the -Junior anu.
High School choirs and the, Clutrcn
School classes Will rehearse foi
the Christmas program,
Saturday, at 6:30 p.m, everyone
is invited to join, members for a
caroling- tour. Choir mothers wiU
serve refreshments- when the
group''.returris to- the church,
Sunday, th_' public is invited to
attend the Congregational church'-*
lannual Christmas program at 5:30
p.m.
The. Christmas Eve Meditation,
which has become a tradition at
the First Congregational Church
will be held at 11 p.m. on, December 24.      —•
Hugh Kennedy, minister, will
ipresent a meditation entitled "A
Father- And His Son." The chou*
will present special Christmas music.
The offering at thc Christmas
Eve service will be given to Hunv
garian relief.
Nazarene  Chtjirch Program
The Christmas program for th2
Church ol the Nazarene will be
presented Sunday evening, " December 23 at 7:30 p.m. .
Grant 'township residents are
going to have 'to decide at thi}
polls next April whether to, pay
$1,000 per year for stand-by protection oh the part of the Clare
Fire Department* after Grant Supervisor Clair Stanley this week
drew the line at five hundred .dollars and declared that he was unwilling to obligate the townsliip
for more without the peoples' expression in a referendum.
Effect of the township's failure
to act on the $1,000 contract offered by the Clare City Commission
Is to leave Grant without guaranteed lire ' protection after midnight December 31, when the
present ^agreement  expires.
The situation was brought about
When the Clare Commission raised the price of fire protection service early in November and cancelled old contracts with Grant,
Sheridan, yernon -and Wise townships: Grant and Sheridan township property in Clare county,
and Vernon property in Isabella
^ounty had formerly .been protected under C*!?!) contracts fdr **!250
yearly stand-by cost and a $25.00
chax*ge fof each alarm answered.
New" rates offered are $1,000 and
$75,00 per call.
Members of the Clare Commis
sion insist that the newly quoted
rates represent a more realistic
price for the yalue offered, and
will hot be cut despite township
objections to the sharp increase.
Citing figures to show amounts
charged for comparable fire protection in other rural localities,
Clare Mayor Laurenee Seiter said
that Clare has been too low in
pricing similar service.
; "We receive less than* our actual cost for thc rural fire protection provided outside thc city,"'
he said. *
Clare Fire Department Chief
Stanley Parish, and City Manager
Willard' We.dge provided the financial figures which convinced
commissioners that .the Fire Department cannot continue to. operate under the old contract ratei
for rural-area protection.
Chief Parish pointed out that
while rural alarms call out the
Department's men and equipment on more than half of the
"runs", townships in 1955 paiC
only $1,497 toward the annual operating expense -.of $8,739 necet,
sary for maintenance and operation.   .
Clare City Commission members
sitting as Supervisors on that
county board, estimated that th*
townships in question could raise
their share of the cost of fire protection with as little as a single
mill tax levy. „
Meanwhile,' Wise township has
approved the new contract for
1957 Which calls for the stand-by'
Hat fee of $500, and $75,00 per call
in the twelve square mile area in
Wise for Which the Clare FD is
responsible.
In Verrton, Supervisor 'James
Walsh said Wednesday that he wtfl
confer -with Clare Mayor Laurenee
Term Ends
Clare Public School * will ' close
lor Christmas vacation at noon
Friday, December 21. Classes wm
be resumed oh. Wednesday, January 2,  1957.
The ' first semester ends January 13, and'tho second semester
will begin, January- 21.
Mrs. Nellie Robinson, 76, of 309
West State .Street, died at Community Hospital, Mt. Pleasant at
noon Tuesday. Funeral services
wilH be held" Friday at 2 p.m. at
Doherty's Funeral Home. Rev, Lee
Sickal of the Clare Church of God
officiating. Zenobia Chapter 129 O.
E. S. Will have charge of the com-
mital services at Cherry Grove
Cemetery. Mrs. Robinson is survived by two sons, Harry of Clare and
Clifford of Flint, also a sister, Mrs.
Helen Brier of Clare, and a brother
Milton Williams of Detroit.
Seiter before taking action ■"'on
the new contract offered. He plans
to ask for Clare's reconsideration
of the rate which has been offered
his township because of another
contract lor protection of part of
Vernon.
Mr. Walsh said that his township
was first to buy fire protection
under a contract with Clare during the term of former Mayor
Theo. Wallington. The $250. flat
lee for stand-by service has remained unchanged, since the original  agreement,  Walsh said,
Kiwanis
Talk Explains
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One of the most informative, apd
interesting programs of the year
was enjoyed Wednesday eyening.
December 12th at the regular meeting of the Clare .Kiwanis club
when Dr. Floyd Armstrong, a former "professor of Economics at the
University of Michigan and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
gave a detailed talk on the Middle
East Crisis.
Dr. Armstrong dealt at length
With the background and people
making up political groups in this
teeming area of the world.
The causes and effects of the
actions of recent time, including
Israeli .and Egyptian conflict, an
intervention of British and French
was given full share of attention
by this noted speaker.
Of particular interest was his
keen insight into foreign policy of
the United States as developed by
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles,
in regard to the threat of Communism to the country. He made
an analysis of the effect of world
conditions now existing upon the
economic welfare of the nation and
world.
Dr. Armstrong is now residing in
Mt. Pleasant and formerly a native
of Gladwin. .
St. Ann's Has
First Servicer
In New Church
The Chapel of St. Ann held its
first service in their new building
last Sunday. The new partly finished two-level building is located on
old US10, the County Line Road,
just east of the city limits toward
Midland.
The Chapel being far from complete, the congregation will continue to hold services.on the first
level, while proceeding with the
work oh the second level.'
Eventually the lower level will
be used for Church School a in-
other meetings, while the upper
will be finished for regular services. It will be a number of weeks
before the Chapel will be ready for
dedication services.
The public are welcome to visit:
St. Ann's. Each. Sunday a Choral
Eucharist will be held at 9 a.m.
followed by a light breakfast.
Church School session is also held
at the same hour.
On Christmas Day, the Christ
Mass will be sung at 10 a.m. in the
new Chapel. The Rdv. Fr, Robert
S. ,Childs is priest in eha**go of this
local Episcopal Mission, and is also
the Rector of St. John's' Parish
Mt. Pleasant.
Robert .So.lda't is Warden of St.
Ann's, Richard Wheeler is- treasurer, Mrs. William Goodwin Is the
secretary, Allen Holmes-is chairman of thc building committee and
Harold Freeman is orgaiiist.
There will he recitations by
Mark Crowder, .Linda Stebelton,
Joy Weadge, Billie Mott, Virginia
Siel, Carl Mott, Amy Lackie, Jim-
my Crowder, Don Lackie,- Man-;
Siel, Suzanne Weadge, Mary" Mott
and Janice Spicer.
Rev. Stoll will give the reading,
"Why the Angels Sang." There
will be special singing, and* also
Christmas Carols, -'he, Young
People will tell "Tho Christmas
Story," in unison ■ ->'  *
After the program, there Will
be. a treat for the children. All
members and interested friends
are invited to attend.
The hour of the church service.-
for the Church of the Nazarene
has been changed from, S; 00 o'clock,
to 7:30 foi- Sunday evenings, and
also the prayer meetings c«i Wednesday evening, The Young People's meeting will begin at (5;4*V
p.m.        ' '.' ■■     ■_ -
At the Methodist Church
Pastor Leslie J. Nevins reniindi
next Sunday, December *23 will be
observed as Christmas Sunday in
the^ldi-c Methodist Church. A**
*.hc morning service held at 10:0'J
<>'clock, the order 'of the service
will be built around "The Story of
Christmas," which will be the
pastor's theme, There will be special music in the service with the
chorus choir- presenting a number
ol Christmas anthems.
In the evening* at 7:30 tlie church
school will, present a Christmas
program entitled, "The Manger of
Bethlehem," a play in which ail
departments of the school will
participate. This will be followed
by the presentation of a gift to
every child from the school.
On Monday evening at 11:00 p.m.
thc Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service which has proven to
be a very popular service for a
number of years past, will be held.
A new feature in the service this
year will be the showing of the
film, "The Spirit of Christmas."
Christmas music and the candle
lighting service will follow the
picture closing at 12:00 midnight.
The public is invited to this special Christmas observance,' ..If
your church has no such service
you Witt find a welcome here, i
Church  of  God  Activities
A number of Christmas parties
are scheduled during J,his week
and next week for the children
and young people's groups of ths
Clare Church of God.
Gloria Sickal and Alice Edwards,
teachers of the primary classes,
will have a party at the parsonage Saturday afternoon, December
22.
Sunday evening, December 23.
the film "King Of Kings" will be
shown in the church. The time is
set for 7:30 p.m.
The Juniors will meet at the
parsonage Thursday p.m. December 27 with their teachers, Mrs,
Sickal and Mrs. Maybee. The rest
Of the young people will nveet
there Thursday evening for a
holiday gathering.
Church Sponsors' itadio Program
Christmas music in the fotm oi
Handel's famous oratoria "Messiah" will be featured on'December 23 -when radio station " WCEiV
broadcasts this beautiful music to
its listening audience. Time of
broadcast Will be 12:30 pm.
For the eighteenth consecutiva
year, this immortal classic will be
presented nationwide on" radio by
the Independence, Missouri, Messiah Choir. .It is presented as a-
Christmas gift to the nation by
The Reorganized Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints.      ,
Tlie local congregation of the
sponsoring church is located * at
Farwell. The pastor is Elder Hobart Beavers.
More    than    500  radio    stations
throughout the United States, Can-"
ada,    Hawaii,    Alaska, \ Australia,
and   other  nations,  are ah-ing the
Messiah this year.
Sentinel
Deadlines
Tuesday is Christmas Day, which
means that on what is always one
of its busiest days of the week,
the Sentinel Staff will be at home
with families, wassail and good
cheer.
It also means that as much of
our week's work as possible must
be done by Monday evening. •
So, Sentinel news contributors,
advertisers and correspondents are
asked to send copy in early, preferably ■ Friday and. Saturday. Sentinel Correspondents are especially
urged to get newsletters in the
mail at least a day early.-
Anticipating the cooperation of
all, we wish you a' Merry, Merry
Christmas.
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