1952-05-09; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE, MICH-GANi FHI0AY MORNING, MAY 9,1952
$2.50 Year In Michigan
New Series Vol. 60, ]Nfp« ^
ottfle Chest X-ray Unit
In Isabella Next Week
Seve« Couixti0s
Being Served \
The Sagiuaw Valley Mobile -Cray
Service unit will be *** Isabella
county next week to take chest
Xrays for tuberculosis,
The unit, consisting of complete
chest Xray equipment, trailer and
car for transportation, was purchased hy the Service for use in
Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Saginaw and Tuscola counties. ,
The service will be available for
younger children than in the past
in this area.
FIvb consolidated schools of Isabella county will participate in the
opportunity afforded when the mobile unit .comes to this county the
Week of May 12th, according to an
announcement made today by "Vernon Towrisbip Supervisor James
Walsh, chairman of the Board of
Supervisor's health committee.
The unit will be at Rosebush
Monday, Shepherd Tuesday, Blanchard Wednesday, Beat City Thursday , and Weidman Friday, of next
week. .    ,
The modern Xray unit, costing
$$,750,00,- cost Isabella county approximately 9% of that amount
with the Mt. Pleasant Rotary Club
donating ?350.00 of tlie sum, Shepherd and Blanchard Rotary $25.00
each and the Honie Extension clubs
of the county contributing $130.50.
To this total ot $5*J0.u0, the county
added ?77,00 to complete the total
cost to Isabella. The other counties
contributed , their porportionate
share.
The chest X-ray service is fvee
to individuals and adults are expected to, take advantage of the visit
to the five key schools by the mobile unit .Children and adults will
be welcome to this modern method
of checking tho dread white plague.
Chairman Walsh says "to be safe
We should Xray from the cradle to
the grave".
The county health committee
hopes to have the mobile unit available for the Weidman, Winn and
Shepherd Homecoming days and
they have stated the equipment
will be able to make two compb-te
coverages of the county each year.
With the unit will be a technician, two nurses and one clerk from
the Isabella county health department -as well as several local volunteer workers.
Chairman Walsh, together with,
board of supervisors chairman Dan
Houghton were in Bay City Thursday to Confer with the board of dir-
ectors of the Saginaw Valley Mobile Xray Service to plan for the
use bf the unit.
WILSON BEATS   -
.KRAUSE SAT, AT
CADILLAC SHOW
Clare -trainer, Rjiy Menthen tool-
two local boxers to Cadillac Saturday evening, who participated in
the 10 bout V.F.W. spjihsored amateur boxing show in the new high
school gym. The Cadillac school
band played during the evening.
Bill Siddons, of Clare, was matched with Ron Loney, of Cadillac,
at 128 pounds. -Siddons lost the
bout by a very close decision. Siddons has not been training since
an eye, which was cut at the Mt.
Pleasant "Punch Polio" show, was
reopened at the Clare show.
Walt Wilson, of Clare, was
matched with Don Krause, of Cadillac, at 170 pounds. Krause had
previously beaten Wilson twice. In
the best fight of the evening, Wilson turned the tables and won a
three round decision over Krause.
Plans are underway for an outdoor show in Clare in June, sponsored by the Clare Rotary Club.
Harrison Driver
Fined On Reckless
Charge April 30
James R. Sharpe, 24, of R-l, Harrison, was assessed $56.80 fine and
costs, when he plead guilty of reckless driving in Municipal Judge
Janies. E. Ryan's court in Mt.
Pleasant, Wednesday morning of
last week.
Isabella County Deputy Sheriff
Ray Martin said, that several complaints had been received that
Sharpens car had been Weaving in
and out of traffic on US-27 before
he was arrested.
Walter L. Vancil, 21, of Harrison,
a passenger in the Sharpe car,
plead guilty of disorderly conduct
charges and was assessed $26,80
fine and costs.
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Chocolate Soldier
To Be Presented By
Central Singers
At 8:15 in Wai'1-iner Auditorium
at Central Michigan College, Mt.
Pleasant, Mich., on May 14-15, wo
Will again hear the familiar calls
of "Lights, curtain, and action,"
. "The Chocolate Soldier" promises to be tlie high spot of the year,
and since most of us enjoy a good
show we should make plans to see
it. Such tunes as "My :Hero" ar_
included In the Oscar Straus Production which will be directed by
Mr, Bernard Stone and Miss Twyla
Newhouse.
T<he chorus coasists of members
of the A Capella choir and the
MciT_ Glee Club*
Two Called
For Service
In May
Clare county young men who will
leave here May 27 for induction
Into the Armed Service at Detroit,
May 28, are Richard Jam.es«JIenry,
of R-5, Harrison, and Bernard Charles H-einzerllng, of R-l, Harrison,
according to Phyllis Hartshorn,
Clare County Selective Service
Board clerk, No inductees will be
called from the county during June.
Bight young men left Clare county April 30 for pre-induction physical examination at Detroit the following day. "Sight more will leave
June 1$.
■ The June final induction call will
include men who are 20 years of
age or over on June 1.
Quotas for nearby counties are*.
Glare 0, Gladwin 1, Isabella 0, Mecosta f>, Midland 2, Missaukee 0,
Osceola 0, and Roscommon 2.
PIONEERS END
SEASON WITH 3
WINSJ LOSSES
Lose   One  Hitler   To   Oilers
At Mt. Pleasant Last
Monday Afternoon
The Mt. Pleasant High School
Oilers avenged an earlier defeat
at the hands of the Clare Pioneers
by thumping the Green and White
7-1 Monday afternoon at Island
Park. Tom Landon, Oiler hurler,
pitched a one hit .performance to
harid the "Oilers the win.
Landon handcuffed Pioneer batsmen from the first inning on. The
Green and White's first sacker,
Hoerseh, was hit by a pitch to gain
first base, Fred Haggart sacrificed
him to second, a wild pitch enabled
him to advance to third, From there
Benedict grounded out allowing
Ted to scamper home with Clare's
one and only tally. Krienke then
collected the Pioneer's only safety,
a*. singl-V;  ,>--■•"■_•*■-.■.--■      --„-..»-   ..
Nyle Haggart, Pioneers starter,
got himself into trouble in the first
frame *when he issued three walks
and yielded three hits to sc'ore the
Oiler's four first inning tallies. He
was relieved by Ed Wichert in the
Second stanza, who went the remaining distance and was* nicked
for four hits and walked four.
Landon wiffed three Pioneer
batsmen, Wichert fanned two Oilers. Both clubs left six men stranded on base. It was Kyle's second
loss as compared tp-^ne .victory.
The loss left tlie; Pibneers'With a
.500 season with ttu'ee.yictbries aud
a like number of setbacks, t
It was the secon'd. time this
season -that the locals nave been
held to a nominal number bf safeties by a rival hurler. Gladwin
racked up a no hit performance
earlier this season.
Krienke still leads Clare batsmen
with a phenomenal ,.462 average
and has the lead of runs with five.
He is tied for the most hits and
runs-batted-in. *
Clare opens* tourney action at Mt.
Pleasant next Thursday at 2:30,
battling the Weidman nine at
Island Park.
MAY TERM OF
CIRCUIT COURT
CONVENES MON.
two Naturalization Petitions
Will Be Heard On
Opening Day
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The May term of Circuit Court
will convene Monday in the court
house at Harrison, The opening
da/ will the naturalization day,
"when the petitions of Bruno Braun
and Muriel Helena Harvey will be
heard by Judge Donald B. Holbrook, Appropriate services 'have
been arranged by Judge Holbrook
for the occasion.
The following , three criminal
cases, three law cases and eight
chancery cases are On the calendar.
'Criminal Calendar
The People vs C, J, Kenzie, Larceny by conversion.
"the People vs Frank Embree
aud Helen Embree, Removing mortgaged property.
The People vs Maynard' Bertrand.
Felonious Assault.
Law Calendar
Martin Nasko vs Tim Cotter,
Trespass on the case.
J. F. Battles Motor Sales, Inc.,
vs Edward Hubbell and Leo K.
Haring.
Homer Foundry Corp. vs Leon
Hamp,, Ida Hamp Heating Co. Garnishment.
Roy Kress and Lilah Bartlett vs
Zelma Kress, Earl Kress atul^ Alice
Beard.
Clifford Colton vs Beverly June
Colton, Divorce.
Durward N. Terwilliger and La-
nore Terwilliger vs Duncam Koeplinger, Stella Koeplinger, Hubel
& Uber. f
Alfred L. Bernard and Orville
Seitz, et al-vs Jack Scott and Josephine Scott, Tresspass on the case.
Rolla McCall vs Edith McCall,,
Divorce,
Beatrice Mae Daggett vs Lyle
Ross Daggett, Divorce.
Alvira Schmidt ys. Otto Schmidt
Divorce.        **"**
Margaret McGilvery vs Howard
McGlIvery, Divorce,
May 1952 Petit Jurors
Sheridan—Leslie Randal
Summerfield—Mabel Seyer
Surrey—Nellie Young
Wintorfield—Herman Dykstra
Clare—Marie Schug
Harrison, 1st ward — Marvin
Heintz.
,   Harrison,    2nd    ward — Charles
Young ^     •,   ■    .      j*
Harrison, liriii "Ward •—Mayme
Griffin
Arthur—Gene Orvis
Franklin—Frances Cherette
Freeman—Mrs. Chester WaUace
Frost—Maude Norman
Garfield—Ronald Carr
Grant—Joseph Murphy
Greenwood—Ray Van Valken-
burg
Hamilton—Robert Fanslau
Hatton—Pearl Newman
Hayes—Ray Breese
Lincoln—John Seats
Redding—Frank Wright;
Sheridan—Sidney Court
Summerfield—Earl E. Prielipp
Surrey—Richard .Van Buskirk
Winterfleld—Gilbert   Chilcote
Must Register
By Tuesday For
Softball League
Tuesday evening of this week
eight teams registered in the Clare
County Softball League, for the
1952 season, at a meeting held at
Clare High School.
Clare Manufacturing Co., Dover,
and Scott Drilling Co. registered
teams in Class C This class is open
to all ages,
Farwell, Eagle, Colonville, Andersonville, and DeMolay registered
teams in Class D. This Class is
limited to players not more than
19 years of age.
Another meeting will be held at
the school next Tuesday evening,
May 13. AU teams wishing to enter
either class in the league must be
registered on or before this time.
League play will commence Monday evening, June 2, at the Clare
Public School athletic field. Admission to league games this summer will be free.
Must Charge Fee
For City Garbage
Collection Service
City garbage cotection and disposal may cost home and commercial ocoupants a small fee beginning soon, if the Clare City Commission adopts a policy being discussed in Commission meetings
presently.
The operation of a city garbage
collection service is costing several
thousand dollars annually, members
say, and the present budget arrangements make no provisions for
such a large and growing item.
Before drafting ah ordinance and
setting the amount of the fee, Commission members are anxious to
.hear arguments and comment on
the question. The public is invited
to express individual ideas concern-
! ing the t_ue_tit>ii.
Chief Decker
Leaves City
Police Dept
Chief of Police Warren Decker,
who has served the City of Clare
in this capacity the past two years,
has, resigned to return to State
employment. He was a'Trooper of
The Michigan State* Police about
thre years before coming to Clare-
Decker has accepted a position
in special investigation work for
the State of Michigan.
Friends here will be pleased to
know that the Deckers will continue to make their home in Clare-.
You Don't Hit Bike Riders If You Can See Them
GATEWAY LANES
ANNUAL BANQUET
HELDJtfRIL 3§
Trophy Awarded To White's
Jewelers Team League*
Champion
The Gateway Lanes annual bowling banquet, held April 30, at the
Surrey House in.Harrison, was very
well attended, A chicken dinner
was served, with all having enough
of the finely prepared fowl to satisfy their appetites.
After the dinner election of officers for the next bowling season
was held. Harry Gaspenny was
elected president; Dale White, vice
president; and G. H. Blake, secretary and treasurer.
Trophies and awards were presented to White's Jewelers for tjle
league championship;' Hendrie's
Market, winning team of the first
half; White's Jewelers, winning
team of the second half; R, Lang,
first half high average; R. Musser,
second half high average; K. Hendrie, first half high game; L. Mrila
otzke, second half high game; J.
Green, first half high series; and
W. Decker, second half high series.
A special award of -the "Bozo"
trophy was made to W. B. Dunlop
in recognition of his "upright"
bowling stance.
Clare C of C>
Service Clubs In
Joint Meeting
The Clare Chamber of Commerce
will sponsor a joint dinner meeting
with the Clare Kiwanis Club ahd
Clare Rotary Club,'in the Wedgewood Room at Hotel Doherty, Wednesday evening, May 21. Dinner
will be served at 6:30 at $2.00 per
plate. Ladies are invited,
Superintendent of Schools Austin
F. Bates and retiring Mayor Albert
Haley will be honored in recognition of their years of devoted service to the schools and city.
Then entertainment program Includes an outstanding speaker, who
is scheduled to give a humorous
talk.
Darwin  Severson Writes Home Following
Explosion On His Ship, The Saint Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lamphere,'
of Wise township, received the foiling letter this week, from their'
grandson, Darwin Severson, a gun-:
ner on the TJ.S.S. Saint Paul, the'
Navy boat which had an explosion
killing thirty members of the'
■crew, a couple weeks ago.
April 26, 1952
Dear Grandma;
How are things in Clare these
days? O.K., I hope, as everything
is just fine here, That is, now that
the excltment of the explosion is
ovei-. I suppose you heard about it
over the radio before now.
About an hour ago a North Korean boat came alongside and about
eight Koreans gave themselves up,
I bet they were glad to get some
Navy   chow.   They   Were   eating
rough fish when they came alongside.
When we took the dead off, after
the explosion, we went down to
Poran. That's where Jiick Severson is. I was on the beach for about
five minutes so 1 didn't get a chance
to look him up. We had 30 dead
and it took 120 pallbearers, that's
how I got on the beach. We were
only in the harbor for about an
hour. It sure wasn't easy to take
your shipmates off the ship like
that, knowing that they would
never come back,
Well, it's getting late and I got
to go on watch, so I will say so
long. Tell grandpa to take it easy
and I will be seeing you in a few
months,
Love
Darwin
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THE GLARE SENTINEL
Community N#ews From the Clare-Farwell Area
Bikes by the dozens were decorated wxih life-saving reflector tape here recently in a
: Rotary Club sponsored project to make bicycle riding less dangerous at night. The tape
.'* is bead surfaced to -shine brightly after dark when auto headlights strike its surface.
Pictured here in the midst of the big job of applying the tape to front and rear fenders of
* school kid's bikes, are Raymond Lippold, Roiarian L. C. Garthe of the school faculty, and
Elaine Wilson who watches approvingly as bike gets the treatment. Other children wait
' their turn. Photo by Lee Sowle Studio
MRS. SARAH AKEY
PASSES IN COLEMAN
SATURDAY MORNING
Funeral  Services  Held  Here
With Interment In
Surrey  Cemetery
Mrs. Sarah Akey, a resident of
this community for many years,
passed away Saturday morning,
May 3rd, at the home of her sister-
in-law and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
William Farlow, in Coleman, at the
age of 92 years, five mouths, and
four days.
Sarah Melissa Orr was born November 29, 1S59, the daughter of
William.and Isabella Orr, in Tb«r-
Yow township, Ontario, Canada. She
was married to Peter Akey, April
9,1877, in Tweed, Ontario, and this
union was blessed with five Chil-
'dren, three preceding her in death.
The Akey faniily cum© to Michigan in 1886, and resided in Vassal-
for three years, then coming to Isabella county, where they lived in
Giimore township, and the 'Herrick
community for many years, when
they moved to Clare, making their
home on Vernon Hill. Mr. Akey
passed away May 16, 1928.
Following her husband's death,
Mrs. Akey continued to make her
home on Vernon Hill, and her sou,
Fred, and faniily lived with her.
She was devoted to her home and
family, and a good Christian
woman, putting her trust in her
Savior to carry her through her
days of illness. For the past nine
months she has been cared for at
the Farlow home in*Coleman and
during the last week of illness, her
granddaughter, Mrs. Maltland, of
Flint, was with her.
Surviving are two sons, Fred, of
Clare, Ernest, of Greenville; the
granddaughter, Mrs. Henrietta
Maitland, of Flint, a grandson,
Robert Akey of Greenville; seven
great grandchildren; and five greats
great grandchildren; one sister,
Mrs. Eliza Niles, of Frederickton,
New Brunswick; other relatives
and a host of friends,
Funeral services were-held Tuesday afternoon from the Doherty
Funeral Home, at 2:30, with Rev.
Seymour of the Farwell Latter Day
Saints Church officiating and interment in Surrey Township Ceme-
ery beside her husband.
Attending the services from out
of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Akey and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Akey, of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs.
Malcolm Maitland, Mr. and Mrs,
Clarence Mercier, Mr. and Mrs.
Lavern Maitland, Phillip Maitland,
Terry Maitland, Vickie Lynn Mer-
cier, Rickie Mere-ier, Cindy- Severn,
Mrs. Earl Severn, Mrs, Rufus Mer-
cier, all of Flint, Mrs, Norma Os-
trum, of Miliington, and Mr. and
Mrs. William Farlow, of Coleman.
County W.C.T.U.
Holds Benelicicd
April Meeting
The April meeting of the Clare
County W.C.T.XJ. was held at the
pleasant home of Mrs. Herbert Randall.
Rey. Lou Beery, evangelist and
Wife of the pastor at Eagle and
Arthur Churches of God was Intro-
duc-jd and took charge of devotions. From proverbs she brought
Some very beautiful *and encouraging thoughts.
Mrs, Cora Wilson, president, read
some very interesting letters from
state officers. Further plans were
laid for use of literature in Temperance Education. It was voted to
Send money to several funds of
national and international W.C.T.U.
interest.
'Those present left with a feeling
that it had been good to be there,
Clare County members who can
attend, are reminded of the annual
spring meeting of the W.C.T0J, Local at Rosebush.
FRANK ZWINGMAN
LOSES LIFE WHEN
DESTROYER SINKS
Mr. aiid Mrs, Stuart Huntley
were shocked by the news they
received the past week, that her
nephew* Frank Zwingman, Jr.. age
20, son of Mi*, aud Mrs. Frank
Zwingman, of Saginaw, had lost
his life on the Destroyer Hob'son,
that sunk after a collision with the
aircraft carrier "Wasp". The accident occured 1200 miles east of
Boston.
It was Frank's first cruise, they
were bound for the Moditerrauian.
He had been in service five months.
The Wasp was to arrive in New
York early this week with the 61
survivors'. 1?5 of the crew of the
Hobson perished. -
REGISTER FOR
AUTUMN TERM
AT -CLARE HIGH
Spring   Enrollment    Of    100
Freshmen Tops Class
Totals Here
CARLTON GARTHE
ATTENDS VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION MEETING
Former Clare County Teacher
Receives State Master
Teacher Award
Carleton Garthe, faculty member
from Clare High School, attended
the Vocational Education Convention of Michigan, at Grand Rapids,
April 17, 18 and 19.
The convention was held at the
Pantlind Hotel and the Civic Auditorium, where the entire basement
was Silled with shop machinery and
exhibits. TJie purpose was to determine ways of improving Vocational
Educatiqn in the State of Michigan.
President Fred Hansen, from St.
Joseph, presided over the event and
Dr. Joseph Giachino, from Kalamazoo, was elected president for the
coming year, 1953.
The highlight Of the convention
was an address given by Dr. Allen
A. Stockdale, of the National Manufacturer's Association, at the Pantlind ballroom on Friday evening.
The topic was "The Human Side of
Industry-."
The master teacher award in Vocational Education for the State of
Michigan was presented to Samuel
George, of Reed City. Mr. George
taught for two years in West Grant
rural school in Clare county a few
years ago.
This year the Clare High School
completed a trial spring enrollment
which will help relieve the confusion from late fall arrangements.
•There will be 100 Freshmen, an
all-time high for Freshman enrollment. Students met in small groups
with advisors to go over records
and enrolled in Clare this year on
the basis of occupational choice
and interest. Incoming Freshmen
underwent an intelligence test in
the morning which was somewhat
shorter than anticipated.
All students were finished by
noon and were dismissed. In the
afternoon the faculty corrected the
intelligence tests and began a long
and difficult task of setting up a
schedule for classes.
Response to letters- sent out by
the principal's office on the part of
rural school teachers and St. Cecilia's School was excellent and
most incoming freshmen were well
prepared for the registration 'program.
There was a good deal of evidence pointing to the fact that the
parents had consulted with their
children in all grades of the high
school.       - '
Early report indicate that spring
registration was a tremendous success.
CITY APPROVES
APPOINTMENTS
MONDAY NIGHT
Local Motorist
Smacks Patrol Car
In a local accident, Harold Hardy
backed his car Into the side of the
city patrol car, which was parked
at. Midway Lunch on East Fourth
St., Saturday evening. Damage to
the police car was estimated at $50.
Hardy told officers he did not see
their car.
Mayor Howard Everts' appointments were approved by the City
Commission in regular session at
the city hall Monday evening. The
following will serve in various cap-
aacities the coming year.
Mayor Pro Tern—Charles Cooper
City "Assessor—John Hall
Fire Chief—John Bruckart
'   City Attorney—Harold B. Hughes
Chief of Police—Don Harrison
Health Officer—Dr. S. C, McArthur
City Clerk and Treasurer—Alex
McKinnon.
Board of Review—Charles Cooper, John Hall, Howard Everts,
Laurence Seiter.
Supervisors—Johu Hall, Charles
Cooper, Albert Haley, John Davy.
Cemetery Board—Clyde Harris,
Ed. Johnston, Ed White, William
Maxwell.
Hamilton, Well Test
Awaited By Industry
Drilling crews on the Sun Oil
Company's lutzi Nq. 1, Section 5,
19N, 3W, Hamilton township, expected to run tubing Wednesday
night and acidize Thursday for the
final production test.
Oil interests were waiting at
press time for results of this test
of the production ability of this
year's most important test in Central Michigan, „
The wildcat, showed a promising
oil pay on core tests. The oil pay
was found in the Richfield formation at 5,125 to 5,239 feet, A section some 20 feet thick on the
basis of core * offers production*
prospects. One 'test during core
drilling showed 3,000 feet of free
0^,^==^^--:,,.-,
The well was drilled to a total
depth of 5.3S0 feet and plugged
back to 5.239 feet. The well was
flowing Wednesday through about
5,000 feet of salt water, hauled in
from Glad.win to weight it down
pending acid tests.
Iutzi No. 1 is some three miles
northwest of the McKenna well,
which came in as a gusher, but
died within a few weeks. The McKenna produced from the shallower Dundee. There appears to be a
small Dundee field a mile north-
West of the new development,
Sun Oil Co,, which has drilled
numerous tests in the Hamilton
area the past 12 years,, has heav$
holdings throughout the area.,New
leasing and royalty dealing is reported active in the vicinity.
CHS BAND Will
'. SPRIMNCERT
Outstanding Band With M«Sy
. New Featur-as Appear**
Fr*tday> May 16%,   .
Band Director Harold Collins ha_
announced the date of the spripg
concert by the Clara high -echool
bands, one week from tonight, Friday, May 16,
This year's annual concert by.-a, "
fine large group Of student musicians ^promises to be outstanding;
among such events staged/her.e.
Featured, will be seleetidna by th»
junior band which has recruited
members from the largest beginner
class ever assembled in thig spnobl;
Adding to the interest In "the concert is* the recent acquisition of*'a
set of two timpani which -wm Obo
played for the first time iu.s'public
presentation. ...The two big',.*'teeule
drums" make noteworthy' improyie-
ment in tonal effects and 'qu_iity ot
the band concert music. Y
A year of exceptional accompl'f*!**"-- *
ments in instrumental music.*wiU
be climaxed by the public concert
Small groups and soloists'have. won.
recognition- for their fine contest.      '*•
interpretations and many of their      '
prize winning  selections -"will.'- be
heard in the concert,       s,     '.'•jh
Tickets* go on sale this week emT
at popular prices, and band members and music followers hope, for a
large audience.
FIRE DESTROYS.
A. BEARD HOME
M0NDAYNI6HT
Rubbish Fire  Damages  Car;
Barn Threalened By
Burning Lumber
The A. J. Beard farm home and
contents* were destroyed, by fife
of unknown origin Monday night.
The Beards and their four children
were away from their homo, three
miles north and* three southwest
of Clare on 'the angling road, when,
the fire broke out. ■*  '
Neighbors discovered *the 'flra
and called the Clare Fire Department, but the building was practically burned down by the time
the firemett-CQuld;, ^e*whl.the,ssceiv<>'
The loss,of the home -was est(«
mated at $7,000 and the contents
$3,000. with very little insurance.
A window was cracked, visor
melted and the finish, badly blis- "*
tered on a car belonging to Harold
Allen, when a pile of crates caugtit
fire near the city rubbish burner
in the alley on the west side of tha
500 block on McEwan St., last Friday evening,
The crates were practically
burned when the fire was discovered, but the City Fire Department extinguished a burninfe Sign *
post against which the; crateg had
been piled. The car was parked
in the alley outside of the no parking sign on the post. How the
crates caught fire is not known. ■
The Fire Department was called .
to the Joe Gibis farm, 4% miles*
north of- Clare on US-27, at 4:00
o'clock last Friday afternoon, when
a pile of burning lumber threatened, the farm barn because of the
prevailing wind. Firemen confined
the fire loss lo the burning used
lumber.
City firemen were, called for. a   '
training session and to test equipment last Friday evening.
Clare Students
Rate High At
Speech Festival
At the Regional Speech Fe'stival
in Mt. Pleasant, May 5th, threi i-ep-°
resentatives from -Clare earned a
rating of excellent. They were Dick
Nivison, Carolyn Carter, and Helen
Cook, who wei*e awarded dictionaries by the Detroit News.
Schools participating were Ashley, Chesaning, Clare, Coleman*
Evart, St. Louis, West Branch,
Whittemore, and Reed City.
Bvaluators were Professor Herb
ert Curry, C.M.C.E.: Professor
Westley Rowland, Alma Colleger
and Professor Emil Pfistei*.
C.M.C.1S. (chairman).
During the hour before the festival the students were invited to attend a band concert presented by
the U. S. Navy Band.
Sanford Infant
Laid To Rest
/Sat, April 28
Funeral services for Naney\Juiie,
the infant daughter • of Mr, and
Mrs. Gary Lee Coveart, of Sautdrd,
was held Saturday, April 26th, Witit
prayer at Cherry Grove Cetnetery
by Rev. Oscar Olson. Besides the
parents, she is survived by a sister,
Sandra Lee, and other relatives.
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