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CLARE,   MICHIGAN/FRIDAY  MORNING,   FEBRUARY 6, 1948
New Series Vol. ,56. No. 19
PIONEERS DEFEAT
ITHACA ON THEIR
-    FLOORTUESDAY
District Champs Postpone Game
With  Clare DeMolays
. Wednesday Night
Kiwanis No. 1 Team
Breaks Clare Alley
Records Monday
Bowling records on the Clare Alleys were shattered here Monday
night by Kiwanis No. 1 team of the
City League when they bowled the
highest series and highest game
ever bowled in local ten pins history
with a 1082 for their third game and
2840 fpr the three game series.
The score follows:
3rd Game Series
Jim Grove
233
«i9
Joe Naumes
222
584
Paul Schroeder
20Q    •
532
Albert Haley
219
576
Glen  Cain
208
529
Totals
1082
2840
It will be noted that each individual score in the third game was 200
or more.
The Clare High School Pioneers
basketball team led the Reed City
quintet through three quarters of a
return game at the Clare gym Friday
evening of last week, by scores of:
first quarter, Clare 13, Reed City 7;,
half time. Clare 23, Reed City 16;
and third quarter, Clare 30, Reed
City 29; only to have, the Reeds start
hitting the hoop in earnest during
the final period to win the game by
a 37-35 score.
Bobo, Reed City's high point man
with 21 points to his credit, pulled
the game out of the fire for his teammates by connecting witft nine out of
twelve free throws; while Campbell
garnered 13 points and Brinkerhoff j
10 for Clare.
The Reed City second team defeated the Clare junior varsity by a
45-23 score.
Defeat  Strong   Ithaca  Team
The Pioneers went down Gratiot
county way Tuesday evening to play
then- only game of the season witli-1    Thirty   representatives   from   Isa
the Ithaca team and came back with j bella,  Wise,  Vernon,  Union,  Denver'
NORTHERN ISABELLA
TOWNSHIPS CONSIDER
FiREPROTECTION
Committee Named  at  Tuesday
Meeting to Investigate
Possibilities
a 46-39 victory*The Green and White
had the game under control .all the
way, with quarter scores of 9-6, 23-16,
34-20 and the final of 46-39.
Bill Campbell led the locals with
13 points and Melvin Maxwell connected with 9 for Ithaca,
It will be of interest to local fans
to know that Ithaca was defeated, by
St. Louis once this season and that
the teams will play this Friday evening with the Saginaw VaHey Class
" C championship at stake. Ithaca will
be playing to split the title with St.
Louis and St. Louis will be playing
for undisputed top honors.
Ithaca's reserves retaliated by defeating the Clare junior varsity 44-21.
The Pioneers will play Coleman
there this Friday evening, will go to
Shepherd for a return game next
Tuesday* evening, February 10, will
play their final home game of the
season with Evart next Friday, and
will wind the season *ap at^CJSdwtrt
February 20.       '
DeMolay   Game   Postponed
Last year's DeMolay district
champs of Midland postponed the
game scheduled with the local De-
i Molay quintet Wednesday evening
because of the conflict in the Midland schedule of a game with Owosso. The Clare DeMolays will play
Flint in the Clare High gym next
Wednesday  evening,
and Nottawa townships met at the
township hall in Rosebush Tuesday
afternoon, February 3rd, to discuss
the question of fire fighting equipment for their communities.
Preston Johnson, Isabella supervisor, was named chairman of the
meeting and James Walsh, Vernon
supervisor,  acted as  secretary.
Opinions were heard from every
man present on the need and advisability of buying suitable fire fighting
equipment. All comment was -favorable and a fine 'spirit of neighborli-
ness prevailed with the speakers being as concerned with providing protection for others as well as for
themselves.
Fire insurance representatives
from Pioneer, Farmer's Mutual and
Fidelity-Phoenix expressed the feeling of the concerns they serve, indicating  substantial  support.
Due to an oversight, Gilmore township tym not, notified of the .meeting
and was therefore not represented.
An Invitation will be extended to
John Layerty, supervisor in that
township, to sit on the committee of
supervisors investigating the proposed equipment.
The group voted to authorize the
chairman to name a committee to
serve as investigators "and report
their findings to the public at tire
earliest possible date. Thereupon,
Mr. Johnson named supervisors Chas.
TENTH.' DIST. LEGION Epple, Joe Bolman, Joe Methner, Jim
MEET AT PRUDENVILLE }Vam< fDef Schmidt, John Layer-
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8|mittee,  with   Mr.   Bpple   serving   as
chairman.
The representative nature of these
taking part in this meeting is indicated by the following list of those
attending: Charles ' Bpple, Perry
Geeck, Clare McTaggart, Vernell
Fike, Harry Hopkins, Albert Moyes,
Homer Campbell, Leo Trainor, Raymond   McConnell,    Carl    Ouderkirk,
The Tenth District meeting of the
American Legion add Auxiliary will
be held at Prudenville Sunday, February 8, with the banquet at 3:00
o'clock and v business meeting after
the banquet; If you are planning to
attend the banquet send your reservation to Mrs. Olas Straze, 'Prudenville, Michigan.
FATHER  -  SON BANQUET
The W.S.C.S. will sponsor the annual Father and Son Banquet, Thursday night, February 19, at 6; 30, in the
Methodist church parlors.
Oliver House, Dick Brooks, Joe Meth'
ner, David Bellinger, George House
Russell Johnston, EIm«r Thorn, Athold Johnston, Ed Lewis, James
Walsh, Gardner Muterspaugh, .John
Crawford, Hugh Watson, Arthur
Archbold, Roy Wilson, Vanness Cook,
Harry Hauck and Preston Johnson.
Clare Hardware & Furniture Co.
Wins Two Awards In Bendix Contest
Clare Hardware & Furniture Company employees won two first prizes in
a recent four months national . contest for sales of Bendix laundry
equipment, with quotas establish according to population of communities.
Kenneth Ritter won a. Bendix automatic washer for the greatest amount
in sales above the quota' for the
month of August and Richard Ruckle
was awarded an ei_ttt day trip to New-
Orleans as winner of the Bendix prize
for greatest sales exceeding quota
during the four months of the contest.      x
Richard said "Goodby" to the January winds of the North when lie boarded a special train at Chicago Saturday*
January 10, with Bendix contest .winners, and they were joined at St
Louis, Mo., by others who were taking the trip.
The award included expense of
meals on the train, hotel rooms,
sightseeing and fishing trips and ah
allowance for meals At famous restaurants in New Orleans and Pensa-
cola.
They were served breakfast the sec-
1 ond day as they passed through Mississippi and shortly before . noon arrived at New Orleans. On Monday
tney visited the Old French Quarter,
business, shopping and old and new
residential sections, ships and docks
along the river front, banana docks,
plantation homes, molasses refine'ry,
sugar refinery, famous French restaurants and French and Spanish
homes.
They saw the Avenue of Palm
Trees.' Tulane Stadium, Tulane and
Loyola Universities, Lake Pont-har-
train and the Southern Yacht Club,
Old Jefferson (?13,000,000) Race
Track, Huey P. Long Mississippi River
Bridge, west Bank of the Mississippi
and protection levees, home where
Jefferson Davis died, and many 'other
interesting sights.   ,
Tuesday they were free to go where
they wished and in the evening visited the "Night Life" spots of New Orleans.
Wednesday was a free 'day and
Thursday they went by motor coach
for the beautiful trip along the Gulf
Coast to Pensaoola, Florida, whose history dates back to 1559, when Don
Tristen de Luna unfurled the colors
of Spain over Pensacola's sands to
create the, first' white settlement in
North America, They visited old
Fort San Carlos and many other spots
rich in French, Spanish, British and
early American history.
On Friday they enjoyed a sightseeing cruise and fishing, trip, and
left by train at 1:00 o'clock Saturday
morning, arriving in St. Louis Saturday evening and back in Chicago Sunday morning, after a most Interesting
and enjoyable trip.
CLIFFORDKLAPP   /
RESIGNS AS ASST.
SCOUT EXECUTIVE
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To Accept Position of Executive
Of  Southwestern Michigan
Council at St. Joseph
T. Ray Johnson, President of the
Valley Trails Council, Boy Scouts of
America, announced today that Clifford A. Klap'p, Assistant Scout Executive, had resigned to accept the
position of Executive of the Southwestern Michigan Council which has
its headquarters at St, Joseph, Michigan.. He will assume his new position on March 1st.
Mr. Klapp has been a member of
the Valley Trails Executive Staff
since May 15, 1944, serving principally in Gratiot, Isabella and Clare
counties. Under his leadership, the
Scouting Program has made distinct
advances in these Districts. However, Cliff is better' known throughout the Council as the genial and
efficient Director of Camp Rotary, the
Council's summer camp in Clare
county. He is also well known in
Saginaw where he served in a volunteer capacity for several years
prior to his appointment as a Field
Scout Executive. Mr. Johnson stated
that Mr. Klapp's leaving will be a
distinct loss" to the Valley Trails
Council, but represents a well deserved advance in responsibility.
William C. Morgan, Council Executive, stated that immediate steps
were being taken to fill the vacancy
on the staff created by Mr. Klapp's
resignation. , If necessary, temporary
adjustments Will be made in the assignments of Field Executives Fred
Beckrnann and Harold Buchanan to
serve the five county area.
New Refrigerctted
Candy Display Case
Now at Houghton's
A Whitman's.... refrigerated candy
case, ,made by General Electric, has
been installed at Houghton's Drug
Store.'
. Two'refrigerated compartments in
the lower part of the case each contain two steel' roller bearing drawers
for convenience in handling reserve
stock and a plate gla66 refrigerated
display compartment ai the fop; per-'
mits the showing of candy while air
conditioned refrigeration, maintained;
at a temperature of sixty-five degrees, keeps all ol the candy in factory fresh condition th<j year around.
Fluorescent lighted outside display
for candies?'not requiring refrigeration completes the unfti.
The case has a capacity of 400
pounds, permitting the store, to offer
the largest stock of Whitman's choco^
lates in Central Michigan.
"BEYOND OUR OWN"
TO BE PRESENTED AT
DeJOLAY SUPPER
Glenn F. Sanford Chapter Plane
Supper ion Masons and
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' "XJltenn ^S^Wd'^Chi-pier DeMolay
will sponsor a pancake and sausage
supper -fqr < _peMbJay_, Masons and
their families at the Clare Masonic
Temple next Monday evening, February 9, with serving commencing
at 6:30  o'clock.
The motion picture, "Beyond Our
Own," Will be shown following the
supper. This is the first time this
new movie thas been shown in this
vicinity and it is creating considerable interest. *
"Variety,"- authority for the show
business of the nation, has this to say
about "BeyOnd Our Own": "The initial production of the recently
formed Protestant Film Commission,
is undoubte'dly the'best picture of its
kind yet filmed."
"New York Daily News," the picture newspaper with the largest circulation of any paper in the Unite-
States, had the'following ;editorial
on this picture: "Good Ad For America."
The story is based on Scripture
taken from the book of Mark 8; 34-38
which states: "And when he had
called the people unto Him with Mb
Disciples also, He said unto them,
Whosoever will come after me, let
him deny himself and take up his
Cross and follow Me, for whosoever
will save his life will lose it; but
whosoever shall lose his life for My
sake and the Gospels, the same shall
save it- For What shall it profit a
man, If he shall gain the whole
world and lose his own soul? Or
what shall a man give in exchange
for his soul, whosoever therefore
shall be ashamed of me and of my
words in this adulterous and sinful
generation; of him also shall the son
Of man be ashamed, when he cometh
in the glory of his Father with" the
Holy Angels."
It is a message, based on the theme
that no' life is complete until a person learns to live for others a& well
as himself. It tells a simple, quiet
story about a few decent, idealistic,
young Americans, some of whom go
from college to business careers.
Others wind up in the Far East, deliberately risking their lives to bring
free medical service to the stricken
Chinese.
Tickets may be purchase/1 from
members Of DeMolay,
ANNA HEUSCHELE
PASSES THURSDAY
' OF LAST WEEK
Early   Settled of   Grant   Twp.
La_d""ai Rest in. Cherry
Grove Cemetery
Anna Bertha Heuschele was born
in Bimbaeh, Germany, on February
16, 1882. Here she received the Sacrament Of Holy Baptism in her infancy.
With her parents she came to this
country at the age of five years and
settled in Grant township, Ciare
county, Michigan. She. received the
Rite of Confirmation't'and renewed
her Baptismal Vow in this Congregation on April 12, 1896. After having worked in Flint for many years,
she returned to Clare where she
spent the remainder ot her earthly
life.
While walking along the highway
just north pf Clare on November 18,
1947, she had the misfortune of being
struck by an automobile, because
of which she suffered a broken pelvis- -bone.    She was confined to the
re-
Clare Hospital until Jaguar*,J.3,.
'""Although' irapMafe*'.^:t-ffier' ._
covery  was   progressing ^nicely,   the
Lord had other plan?, for \er.    She
suffered a relapse caused by a kidney
ailment   about   noon   last   Thursday,
January 29.   Within a few hours, at
about -Sc^O o'clock in the afternoon,
the   Lord   delivered   her   from   this
| vale of tears.    By the grace of God
• she   reached   the   age   of   sixty-five
j years,   eleven   months,   and   thirteen
days.
To mourn her departure she leaves
two sisters, Mrs. William Garchow,
Sr., and Mrs. Fred.-'Timm, both of
Clare, and mahy nephews and nieces.
Four brothers preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held from
St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church in
Clare on Sunday afternoon, February
1. Burial was made in Cherry Grove
cemetery. The Rev. E. C. Leyrer
officiated. Singing for the. service
was furnished by Robert Krell and
Miss Ruth Rank, with Mrs. Fred
Schug at the church Hammond organ.
MRS. ALBERT KLINER
LAID AT REST HERE
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30
Had   Spent   Most  of  Her   Life
In Vicinity of Clare
And farwell
THREE INJURED
IN CAR ACCIDENTS
IN CLARE AREA
Arthur Ulrich Chevrolet Stolen
From Streets of Clare
Saturday Evening.
Lewis C, Hock, of Freeland, and a
companion, Marie Campbell, of Midland, were brought to the Clare Hospital, suffering severe cuts and bruises about the face and arms, when the
car driven by Hock went out? of control after passing another car three
and a half miles east Of Clare on US-
10 Friday afternoon, got onto the
snowy shoulder, skidded and rolled
over four times, stopping about 200
feet from where it first left the highway. They were released following
treatment.
Ivan Lozen, 23, of Clare, noticed a
slight bump when he crossed the pedestrian lane at the intersection of
US-27 and US-10, as he was driving
his 1935 Ford coupe^south on US-27'
at 12:30 Saturday morning, and stopped immediately.
When he got out of his car to investigate, he found Asher Knight, 21,
of Mt. Pleasant, trying to get up.
Knight apparently had been caught on
a door handle and was dragged about
ten feet before the car could be stopped.
Lo2en went into the Hotel Doherty,
where Dr. K. Hammerberg was found,
and Knight was taken to the doctor's
offices. Several sutures were required
to close a long cut on his arm.
The Lozens were apparently watching a car traveling north and did not
see-Mr. Knight until after they felt
the bump on the car. Statements taken by City Police indicate that Knight
and his wife, who accompanied him,
were walking against the traffic light.
Arthur Ulrich, of this city,, reported
to local police Saturday evening that
Ife parked his 1947 Chevrolet in front
of the Tim Cotter Motor Sales at 6:30
that evening, and when he returned
for it the car was gone. It had not
been located Thursday afternoon.
SCOUTS TO SPONSOR
POT LUCK DINNER AT
SCHOOL MONDAY NTTE
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Families of Clare County Boy,
Girl   and  Cul>   Scouts
To Be Guests
Annual Campaign
To Raise Funds For
Scouts Opens Mon.
Plans are Hearing completion for
the annual campaign to raise funds
for the support of Clare county Boy
.Scouts and Girl Scouts to be staged
here February 9 through February
14, according to Atty. Harold B.
Hughes, county fund chairman. Mrs.
C. R. Wallace will represent the Girl
Scouts  in the drive.
All are familiar with this admhv
able program of guidance, education
and recreation, for our youth and its
expansion in Clare county during recent, months. Contributions to" these
funds is a direct contribution to the
successful future of our boys and
girls,
The annual Clare county goal includes $1,300 for the Boy Scouts and
$500 for the Girl Scouts and all are
urged to contribute generously for
this very commendable cause.
ARLEIGH GORR NEW
DIRECTOR OF FARMERS
INDEPENDENT PRODUCE
Richard Brooks and Jake Seibt
Re-elected    at    Annual
Meeting Jan. 28
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Independent Produce Company was
held Wednesday evening, January 28
at the Clare City Hall, with a good
attendance of stockholders and
friends,
Richard Brooks, vice president,
presided at the business meeting, in
the absence of the president. At the
election of directors, Richard Brooks
and Jake Seibt were re-elected- to
succeed themselves, and Arleigh Gorr
was elected to succeed Ralph Irwin*
Leo Russell, manager of the store,
gave a few pleasing remarks of the
past year's business and the financial status report was given by Arthur E. Skeats, C-P.E.
Claude Resey spoke on the Petroleum report, Earl McCoy spoke on
patronage relationship, and pictures
were shown by Archie Moore. These
men are afQllated with the Farm
Bureau Service.
Mrs, "Warner, of the Music*'department of the Clare school, directed a
girls chorus and they presented two
pleasing  numbers   for   the  program."
Af the close of the meeting, lunch
was served by the employees of
Farmers Produce and dancing was
enjoyed, with music furnished by the
Gorr orchestra.
George Lehr to
Complete Mayor
H. Randall's Term
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Herbert Randall resigned as Mayor
of the City of Clare at the regular
meeting of the Common Council,
Monday evening of this week, because of moving his residence outside of the city limits. He will be
succeeded in office Ay Mayor Pro Tern
George Lehr, who will, serve for the
remainder- of the term.
Sarah Jane Kliner, age fifty-four,
wife of Albert Kliner, passed away in
her home northeast of Clare, after a
few hours illness, Tuesday evening",
January 27, 1948.
Funeral services were held at the
Thurston Funeral Home in, Clare on
Friday; J'anuary 30,. at 2s00 p. m.,
With Rev. Forest Knauss officiating,
and interment in Cherry Grove Cemetery.
Sarah Jane Randolph was born in
Britten, Michigan; August S, 1893, the
daughter of Daniel and Addie Randolph. She lived nearly all her entire life in and around Clare and Far-
Well except a few years she lived in
Lansing.
She leaves her husband and one
daughter, Viola, by a former marriage; grandchildren,, her aged mother; one brother, Jim, of Farwell;
three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Mowe, of
Owosso, x Mrs. Martha Jenkins, of
Lake, and Mrs. Bessie DeMund, of
Lansing; and several nieces, nepl--
eWs and cousins.
, She was preceded in death by an
infant son, her father, two brothers
and one sister.
WELL BABY CLINIC
The Well Baby Clinic will be resumed again on Wednesday, February
18, Further announcOent.will be published in next week's Sentinel.
Boy Scouts of the recently organized Clare County District and Clare
County Girl Scouts will join in sponsoring a iiot luck dinner for Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, Scouters and
their families at the Clare High
School at.%:30 o'clock next Monday
evening, February 9. . Cubs from
Pack: No. .74 .will also attend, arid
with everyone in uniform, this should
be an enjoyable and colorful event.
A Court of Honor, will be presented
during the evening.
Every effort is being made to make
this dinner celebrating the thirty-
eighth anniversary of Boy Scouts,
and the first anniversary celebration
since Clare , county became a separate district,- one of the best yet.
. Eachv family is requested to bring
table service for their group and
bread and butter, or rolls, ahd In addition a diBh to pass, large enough
to make at least six, servings. Coffee
and milk will be available.
Troop leaders, should haVO their
reservations in not later than-6:00
o'clock   Saturday   evening.
Boy Scout Chief
Speaker at Rotary
Dinner Wednesday
Members of the Rotary club heard
some mighty good reasons for contributing to the annual Boy Scout financial drive in Clare, Wednesday
when* Bill Morgan, Saginaw executive of the Valley . Trails. Council,
spoke at their weekly luncheon.
Mr. Morgan was introduced by
Gliff Klapp," of Mt. Pleasant,, and his
talk outlined, the need, for. improving
man-and-boy relations at home, in the
school, and in the church,
"To be influenced, a boy must be
made friends with," he said, and
"Scouting provides a good -basis for
-friendship between men and boys."
Special interest in the program was
shown by Rotarians who sponsor a
.portion of the local Scout program. .
Bob Krell Will
Speak at Kiwanis
• Next Wednesday
The Clare Kiwanis .Club, met in
the Wedgewood Room at Hotel
Doherty Wednesday evening, with
John Davy, Rev. Chas. B. Hahn,
Henry Kinsel, of this city, and Jack
Dorr, of Sa.ginaw, Lear Doherty, of
Coleman, Robert Lynn, of Detroit,
and David Miller, of .Harrison, as
guests.
Leo Brown, program chairman for
the evening, presented Russell Budd
in several tap dances, accompanied
by Harold Collins, at the piano.
RusSell i~ a sixteen year old Harrison
High. School junior and the Kiwan:
ians and guests were impressed with
his ability.
Lieut. Governor Willard Bicknell
presented Leo Brown with a certificate of m.erit for his work the Ipast
year as president of the Clare Kiwanis Club.
For next Wednesday's program,
Lieut. Governor Bicknell will give a
report on the midwinter Kiwanis
conference  at Grand Rapids.
Robert Krell, local high5 school
student and member of the F.F.A.,
will gjve a talk entitled ."Will the
Soil Stand Another Wart" Bob will
be our representative at the ■ F.F.A,
regional   tournament.
DONALD RUNYON
TAKEN ON GRAND
LAROT CHARGE
City Police Assist With Arrest
Of Man Charged With
Federal Offense
Donald RunyoHj  18, of Clare, wa»  <?
arrested by State Police of the Mt
PSeasant   Post   Wednesday   of   last
week   op   a   grand   larceny   charge,
Frank Schrot, an oil driller, reported*
that   three   500   gallon< oil   storage •
tanks, a beam pump and about 25Q
feet   of  iron   pipe  were   stolen  last
November from a location in Redding
township, Clare county. s
State Police were notified ot theft
January 23, immediately started investigation among the junk dealers
of Central Michigan and on Tuesday
of last week the stolen property was
located. Parts of the tanks were
found at Ithaca and the dealer there
gave the name of the person selling
the metal to him to the State Police.
All of the tanks have 'been located.
The value Of the tanks, pump and
pipe was estimated at $1,200.
Runyon is reported to* have confessed taking the property, to State
Police, and he was turned over to
officers from -the State Police Post
at Houghton Lake. He was arraigned before Justice of the Peace
R§igle at Harrison and released under |1,500 bond.
According to reports the tanks
were cut up with a welding torch
during the night and taken out with
a truck.
Assist Federal Officers
A lady brought her Children to the
city police station Saturday to keep
them warm while her car was beingr
repaired, after it broke down here,
and while there saw a Post Office
Department circular 'requesting information of the whreeabouts of.
John C. Mullins, alias Moon Mullins,
Wanted by the TJ. S. Government for
forging and passing postal money
orders stolen from a Detroit post
office during September,  1947.
She recognized the picture on the
circular as a man she knew and Informed the City Police of his whereabouts. Clare officers notified Federal .officers, in Chicago and Mullins. .
was arr.sfed'at Mahcelotta. He is
the 27 year old son of a white mother and negro father.
Damage   Suit   Dismissed
A law suit in which Roy 'c. Davis
and his daughter, Vivian, of Manton, /
sought $18,200 damages from Alfred
Deisher, of Midland, because of a fatal
automobile accident in which the latter was involved near Clare in August, 1946, was dismissed by Circuit
Court Judge Donald ,B. Holbrook Wednesday.
Davis had brought suit for $8,700 as
administrator of the estate of his
wife, who died of injuries sustained
in the accident, and the daughter,
Vivian, had asked $9,500 for injuries
suffered in the wreck.
It is expected that Elton Sherman,. .
who1 plead guilty of forgery in Judge
Holbrook's court Monday of last week,
will be sentenced Saturday. .
The case of John Mester, who wa»."
bound over to circuit court   on   ttie
charge   of   disposing   of   mor.tgage4
property, will be heard Saturday.
The case of The People   vs   Moytf
Walters, who is charged with driving •
Under the influence of liquor, second
(Continued on Page Twelve)
Charter Commission Explains New
City Charter to Be Voted March 12
The most business-like economical,
and democratic city government for
the citizens Of Clare can be secured
through the adoption of the commission-manager form of government.
This is the Opinion of your charter
commissioners, who provided fbr the
commission-manager plan in the proposed new charter for Clare, and it is
also the opinion of satisfied citizens
in the 726 cities throughout the nation which operate under the city
manger plan.
. This article is the third in a series
of articles prepared by your charter
commission, explaining some of the
high points in the proposed new city
charter to be voted on in a special
election March 12. This article will
attempt to explain what the "commission-manager plan" is, and why it
should be adopted for the City of
Clare.
Commission - manager .government
(commonly called "council-manager"
government) provides for the unification of all governmental authority and
responsibility in a sinall elected governing body. If the proposed charter
is adopted here, the. governing body
Will be called a city commission and
will be composed of five members.
The commission employs a professional city manager who may'be dismissed at will The manage/ is a full-
time employee who is responsible for
administering al! the affairs   of   the
city, but his duties are performed subject to council policy and direction..
Thus, all the legislative and policymaking power's are centered in the.
elected city council; and the administrative duties are delegated to the
«ity manager.
The commission-manager plan is not
an experiment. It is the predominant
form of government in Michigan's
larger cities and in many of the smaller ones.1 Virtually every city in the
state which revises its charter now
adopts this f6rm of' city government,"
It is also being adopted by about 80
cities annually in the United States.
It is the ONLY form of city government which is growing in use, and its
record of growth has been based upon
its almost xinlversal success where-
ever it has been tried.   ,
Probably the key reason for the success of this form of government is
that it is based upon tried and proven
American business principles. The
city commission, under this plan, is
analagoua to the Board of Directors of
a business corporation, and the city
manager compares with General Manager of the organization. Similarly,
this plan of city government can b©
compared with S-hoOI organization ;th*?.
city council is the counterpart of th*
School Board and the city manager is
equivalent to the . Superintendent of
Schools. i
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