1952-07-18; Clare Sentinel

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CfcARE, MICHIGAN* FBIDAt MomttiG. .JULY 19, 1952
$2.50 Year In Michigan
New Series Vol. 60, No. 43
Elect Trustees
At School
Ben Bosink Engaged By Citizens State
,Bank Of Clare As Farm Service Manager
Vote Additional
Two Mills For
Operation Fund
The annua! meeting of the Clare
Public School District was held lh
the school auditorium Monday
evening, with School Board President J- Stuart Bicknell presiding.
It was voted to dispense with the
reading of the minutes of the 1951
meeting.
Secretary O. D. Bayes read the
annual financial report and it was
approved.
Mr. Bicknell announced that the
hoard recommended an annual hud-
get of twelve mills for debt service
and. six mills for operation. He said
that it would be necessary to vote
two mills in addition to the
amount provided for by the State
Constitution, as has been the case
in the past.
Superintendent Thomas Camp-
hell read the ballot and explained
the need of the additional two miUs
for operation of the school. The
proposal was adopted unanimously
hy ballot with 70 affirmative votes
cast and no negatives 4
Trustee O. D. Bayes had announced that he would not be a candi>
date for re-election.
Richard Groves was unanimously
elected by acclamation to succeed
Trustee Bayes. Trustee C- B. Neff
was unanimously elected by acclamation to succeed himself. Both
trustees were elected for three
. year terms.
Trustee Bayes was given a rising
vote of thanks for his fine service
to the board and district.
Following the annual meeting,
the school Board convened with
the new member present, to take
care of any unfinished business
and to elect officers for the coming year.
President Stuart Bicknell and
"Vice President Leo Brown were reelected for another year. Trustee
C. B. Neff was elected Secretary
and Trustee Earl Ruby re-elected
treasurer. Trustee "Richard Groves
completes the new hoard.
Supt. Campbell has received the
following letter from M, E. Duer-
loo, Certified Public ' Accountant,
of Big Rapids, who audits the
school hoard books s,n»m<»y.
"i have made a prelMihary ex-
amination of the hooks of the
Board of Education and insofar as
I have checked, they are in good
condition".
Betty Wallace, Vocational Home
Economics teacher, has resigned,
and this position and that of one
elementary teacher remain to he
filled.
* Ben Bosink, Clare county farm
planner for U.S. Soil Conservation
service since August, 1949, has become engaged by The Citizens
State Bank of Clare, effective, July
21, in the capacity,of Farm .relations manager,.,
Mr. Bosink graduated from Michigan State College! in 1948 with a
Master's Degree in the field of agriculture and has been in the Soil
Conservation Service since that
time.
Ben will be glad to assist the
farmers of this vicinity with their
agricultural finance problems 'and
in other capacities. He will devote
considerable time to cooperating
With i-B. Clubs, F.F.A. and other
groups,
He will call on any fanner or
group which wishes to take advantage of this new service aud will
be available for consultation at the
bank. His services may also be had
as speaker, for Grange, youth
group and other farm meetings.
Although severing his services
with the Soil Conservation Service
he will continue in the field in
which he is educated and experienced.
It is felt that Ben's associations
with the bank in this capacity will
he an advantage to its patrons in
improving agricultural conditions,
After considering this step in the
advancement of the bank's, services
the officials feel fortunate in securing a man so well suited to the
position.
The Bosiuk's are the parents of
two small sons and they will make
then* home in Clare as soon as
suitable living Quarters .can he secured.
—Photo By Maurice Studio
Bankers Oifer
Scholarships To
Michigan State
Michigan Bankers are offering a
total of 240 scholarships of $100
each for eight week short courses
in agriculture and home economics
at Michigan State College.
Robert Dennis, of the MSC department of short courses, said that
the boys and girls selected will enroll in the first term, which starts
•October 27. He also said that further information is available from
high school teachers of agriculture
and home economics, county extension workers and bankers.
The instructional program for
the girts include work in foods and
nutrition, clothing, home • furnishings, and home management, and
consumer, buying.
This past year Evelyn Ayris,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Ayris, attended the ITbme Ec.
Short Course at MSC. She received
a scholarship from the Union
Farmer's Club.
Boys will get a complete course
in agriculture, including studies in
livestock, dairying, crops, farm
management, poultry, soils, horticulture, farm mechanics and
others. They also may choose from
several elective courses.
(Last year, Ronald Schunk, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schunk," of
Beaverton, was awarded the Short
Course in Agriculture by The Citizens State Bank of Clare.
Dennis said that both boys and
girls will get special courses in
rural leadership, f&milji relations,
parlimentary procedure *and public
speaking,
The students will live in the
short course dormatory and will eat
in the short course cafeteria.
John Deere Dealer
To Announce Hew
Heavy Duty Tractors
Two new heavy duty John. Deere
two and three plow tractors, successors to Models "A" and "B" will
he announced Saturday, July 19, by
Clare Farm Equipment.
According to Norm Dean, these
new tractors feature a host of engineering advancements and major
improvements which make them
the greatest values ever offered by
"John Deere. Mr, Deah states that
one of the new models Will he On
■display Saturday and he extends a
cordial invitation to everyone to
stop by and see the new tractor.
Free prizes will be given.
Your John Deere dealer, Clave
Farm Eauipment, Is now located In
Its new office, showroom and parts
and repair shop at 321 Maple St.,
Clare,
David Teale
Laid To Rest
Here July 13th
George David Teale was born the
son of George and Mary Teale, February 8, 1868 on a farm in Norfolk
county, Windon township, Out.,
antl passed away July 9, 1952, at
the home of his son, Wm, Teale, at
Clare Mich., at the age of Si years,
five months and one day.
At the age of 13 years he moved
with his parents to a farm in Sheridan township, now occupied hy the
Lionel Fetters family, where he
grew to manhood.
He was nailed in marrige to Barbara Ellen Hampton, August 12,
1894. To this union four children
were horn, John Wesley, Alice Mae,
Wm. Clifton and David Lawrence.
His wife, Ellen, daughter Alice,
and son, Lawrence, preceded the
father in death, also two brothers
and one sister.
The greater part of his life was
spent on a farm in Sheridan township, having moved to Clare about
'20; years ago.
Ho was united in, marriage to
Katherine Marlin, October 6, 1938.
She passed away September 28,
1950.
He was converted at the age of
15 and livtsd a devoted Christian
life to the end. He was a kind and
loving father, always ready to offer
a helping hand to others in need
and in time of sickness.
Left to mourn their loss are two
sons, Rev. Wesley Teale and Wm.
Teale, both of Clare; three grandchildren, three great grandchildren,
five step children, and a host of
relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist Church, Sunday, July
13, with Rev. William Schmidt, officiating and interment in Cherry
Grove Cemetery. Arrangements
were in charge of Thurston Funeral
Home.
Women Golfers
Defeat Ithaca
Wednesday
The Ithaca Women Golfers were
guests Wednesday, July ICth, of
the Clare Women, to play a match,
with Clare winning the match, 4
and 1. There were eight social
players, and in all thirty-six
women were served a delicious
lunch in the club house,
Balls w&r& given for low net
scores. Muriel Pettif" of Ithaca, had
low net score of 39, and for Clare,
Blanche Wright had a low net of
40, The social players receiving
balls were Joyce Beard, of Ithaca,
and Louise Hales, of Clare, each
having a low net score of 41.
Announcement was made of the
Central Michigan Tournament to
be held iu Mt. Pleasant. Women
must qualify on July 2Sth, and the
tournament will continue through
to August 1st. Reservations musl
be iu by the 25th.
The Clare Women will go to St.
Johns Wednesday, July 23rd, for
a match If anyone link «Vt signed
up, call MrS Frey at once.
WARNING!
The water is ten feet deep in
places in the swimming hole now
being enlarged in the Tobacco
River at Cedar Park, and the
slopes are very steep. Parents are
warned not to let their small children go near the area, unless accompanied by responsible adults,
until the work has been completed
and safety ropes put up.
Howard Everts, Mayor
Resort Group
At Lake George
Lake George cottagers plan to
have an association of their own
along similar lines as' other suuv
cessful resort associations, according to news from the village. Dues
are being collected and the organization 6f the association is being
discussed for the purpose of advancing the interests of the area.
No Primaries For
Judge OI Probate
In Clare County
County Clerk William Henderson announced Wednesday that
thej'e would not be a non partisan
election for Judge of Probate at
the August 5th primaries.
According to the election laws
the names of the two candidates
receiving the greatest number of
votes at the Primaries are placed
oh the November Election ballots.
George Bates and W. B. Dunlop
are the only candidates who had
filed for this office at the deadline
July 1,
On Inside Pages
Harrison
Pages 2 « 4
Society
4.-7
City Briefs
5
Farwell
6
Markets
8
Rosebush
S'9
Churches
11
J?arm News
13
Want Ads
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Comics
15
Emma Holmes
Dies Wednesday
Mrs, Emma Holmes, the widow
of the late George Holmes, passed
away Wednesday, July 16, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. James
Fordyce, in Farwell, after one
days illness She was born December 9, 1874. at Ontario, Canada.
Mrs. Holmes was a member of
the Methodist Church and Eastern
Star Lod-je.
She is survived by uve children,
Hazel Corneil and Walter Cornell,
of Grand Rapids, Lewis Corneil, ot
Lansing, Bessie Corneil, of Royal
Oak, and Mrs. James Fordyce, of
Farwell; one brother Walter Roberts, of Indian River; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Funeral services will he held
from the Stinson Funeral Home at
Mt. Pleasant at 10:00 o'clock this
Friday morning, with interment
at Boyne City at 4:00 o'clock this
afternoon.
Property Damage
Heavy In Accidents
In This Vicinity
Robert H. Warner, 29, of Clare,
driving a 1952 Studebaker east on
TJS'IO, and Noble L. Wilkinson, 75,
also Of this city, driving a 1952
Studebaker south on Beech St.,
were involved in a collision at the
intersection  Tuesday morning.
Warner told City Police that Wilkinson pulled out from the stop
street in front of him and that he
was unable to stop in time to avoid
the collision, Wilkinson said he did
not see any traffic coming and
started to cross the intersection.
Officers said Warner struck Wilkinson's car and caused him to run
into a power pole. Damage to the
Warner car was estimated at $400
and the Wilkinson car $700.
Raymond P. Brink, 24, ot Harrison, was involved in an accident a
mile north of TJS-lO on US47, Monday-*" evening, that caused an estimated $200 damage to his car.
Brink told City Police that he met
a driver who would not 'dim bfS
lights and that it blinded him and
he put on his brakes, making his
car skid off the highway into a
tree.
Freda Jackson, 16 of Flint, was
taken to Central Michigan Hospital
Suffering contusions of both knees
and body injuries, following an accident west of Coleman on US-10,
Saturday night.
She was a- passenger in a car
driven by Frank Pulido, 19, of
Flint, which collided with a car
driven by Jack Robinson, 26, of
Bay city. Robinson was taken to
the hospital with a possible fractured skull and severe lacerations.
State Police said the cars collided hea-J on when ope of the drivers
attempted to avoid hitting an unidentified third car. Damage to the
Rtibrasott car was estimated at
$1,000 and the Pttliao car $600,
For Isabella
Jail Breakers
Accomplice
Still Sought
By Officers
Fred Proctor, 29, of Walle'd Lake
and- Lodes Gorby, 18, of Mt, Pleasant, who were apprehended and returned to the Isabella county jail
recently, after a daring daylight
jail break and subsequently plead
guilty on a number of charges in
Isabella and Midland County Circuit Courts, were sentenced by Circuit Judge Donald E. Holbrook,
Tuesday, *
Gorby was sentenced in Mt,
Pleasant Tuesday morning to nine
to ten years and Proctor seven to
ten years in Southern Michigan
State Prison at Jackson for assault
with intent to do great bodily harm
less than the crime of murder. The
assault was upon the person of
Deputy Sheriff Ray Martin during
the jail break there Jnne 22.
Proctor was also sentenced to
spend 14 to 30 years in Jackson
prison for armed robbery of Pollys
Market, in Mt. Pleasant, 'May 20.
William Richard McQueen, of
Mt. Pleasant, who plead guilty of
armed robbery in Isabella County
Circuit Court June 20, was sentenced to 2J/4 to 15 years in Jackson prison. McQueen drove the
"get away" car at the Polly's Market robbery.
Both Proctor and Gorby, who had
plead guilty of the armed robbery
of William Grass, of Oil City, in
Midland County Circuit Court
July 1st, were sentenced by Judge
Holbrook at Midland Tuesday afternoon, Each was sentenced to 14
to 30 years at Jackson prison.
Corby, who previously claimed
the two had made their jail break
unaided, when questioned by Judg
Holbrook in court, changed his
story and said, that a note offering
$2,000 for "springing them" had
been sent by McQueen, who was re 1
leased June 13 on his own recognizance. Gorby said the note was
sent to his "rap buddy" Edward A.
Pusey, of Mt, Pleasant.
Pusey was arrested Monday by
Sheriff Henry Craven and questioned, but denied any connection
with the jail break. He was released Wednesday morning. Officers placed no weight on the state*
tents of Gorby, who first main.^
tained that they had no assistance
in the jail break, and completely
changed his story In, court.
Deputy Martin, who said he "Bad
only a fleeting glimpse of the
"third man", could not identify Pu
sey.
Proctor said he heard scuffling
in the sheriff's office just previous
to the jail break, but that he was
playing solitaire in his cell arid did
not see the "third man".
Proctor and Gorby were taken to
Jackson Wednesday moruing, by
Sheriff Ira M. Smith, of Midland,
to commence serving their terms.
Judge Holbrook did not say whether the sentences would be served
concurrently or successively, leaving the decision up to the parole
department.
in Hampers
Softball Play
In Clare County Softball LeagUe
play .July u, McDonald's won its
second'game of the season "with a
11-10' victory over Smith & Weaver Fred Haggart had 3 for 4, one
a home run, and drove in four runs
and Bill. Chaffee a home run with
one on in the second, for McDonald's. Elton Marshall lead the
Smith & Weaver hitters with 2 for
3; and Herb Miller had a home
run,      '
McDonald's 11 14 4, Shull and
Brasii-gton; Smith & Weaver 10
10 2, Colosky, Bigelow 5 and Mil'
ler,
In a very loosely played game,
Davison's kept its pennant chances
alive with a 22-10 victory' over
Colonville. Bernie Davison paced
Davison's with 4 for 5; and Bill
Randall lead Colonville with 3 for
3, one a home run.
Davison's 22 "14 S, Dysinger and
Luce; Colonville 10 0 10r Strouse
and Rulapaugh.
■" Monday's games were rained out
and Tuesday's games postponed
because of wet grounds,
Wednesday, Dover forfeited lo
Scott Drilling in the 7:30 game.
At 9; 00 o'clock Murphy Construction dropped its first game of
the season to DeMolay, 16-15, when
Jim Myers singled home the winning run in the seventh inning,
Irvin Ruby paced DeMolay hitters
with 4 for 4 aud drove .in four
runs. Bill Waddington had 2 for 4
for Murphy's,
DeMolay 16 14 13, Graham and
Haggart; Murphy's 15 6 3 Hoersch,
Murphy 2, and Stough.
Starting Friday night, July 25,
Class D games will be switched
hack to 7:30, with Class C games
at 0; 00 o'clock.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
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Sell Hudson Cars
For A Long Time
Laurie Woodward signed the
29th annual contract for Woodward Motor Sales with the Hudson Motor Car Co., Tuesday of last
Week. *
Woodward Motor Sales was
opened here 31 years ago by the
late W. J. Woodward and Laurie
became associated with his father
in the business three years later.
He conducts Hudson sales and
service in his modern garage
building on N, McEwan St.
Deaths
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ALEX M. ARTIBEE
Ales M. Artibee, a resident of
this city for many years, passed
away Wednesday afternoon at Saginaw General Hospital where he had
been taken seven days previous.
Funeral services will be held from
the Clare Congregational Ghurch
at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
With Rev. Oscar Olson officiating
and interment in Cherry Grove
ating and iuterent in Cherry Grove
cemetery. Arrangements are in
charge of the Thurston Funeral
Home. The obituary will be published next week.
WILLIAM HENRY LONG
William Henry Long, of Farwell,
passed away at the Clare Convalescent Home, Wednesday. He had
been there hut one day, Funeral
services will be held from Thurston's Chapel at 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with Rev. V.
Brinkman of the Clare Church of
God officiating, and interment in
Cherry Grove cemetery. The obituary will be published next week,
MRS. W. A.  ROWBOTHAM
Mrs. W. A. Rowbotham of Port
Huron passed away at the home
of her daughter, Mrs Calvin Fuller, of Lapeer, at th age of 68
years, following a short illness.
Mrs, Fuller is a former resident
of Clare. The deceased leaves a
son and daughter in Detroit, a son
and daughter iu Port Huron, a half
brother ia Lapeer, 11 grandchildren, three great grandchildren,
several nieces and nephews and a
host of friends, interment was
madfe Wednesday in Lapeer,
Class C— W   L
Dover   . 8     1
Smith & Weaver 5     5
Clare Manufacturing 4     5
Scott Drilling 5     6
McDonald's 2     7
Class D—
Murphy's
Davison
Eagle
DeMolay
Colonville
V.F.W.
COMING GAMES
Friday, July 18—
DeMolay vs. Colonville
Dover vs. Sanford (exhibition)
Monday, July 21—
'Davison's vs. Murphy's
Clare Mfg. vs Smith & Weaver
Tuesday, July 22—
V.F.W. vs. DeMolay
MoDonld's vs. Dover
Wednesday, July 23—
Davison's vs. Eagle
Scott Drilling vs. Clare Mfg.
Thursday, July 24—
Murphy's vs. Colonville
•Smith & Weaver vs. McDonald's
Friday, July 25—
V.F.W. vs.  Colonville
Exhibition.
Meet The
Candidates At
GOP Rally
Pat Cleary To
Speak July 27
A public rally to introduce Republican candidates to the voters
will be held Sunday afternoon,
July 27, at the fairgrounds at Harrison. The advertised attraction
in the leading spot on the program
is a speech by Owen J. (Pat)
Cleary, chairman of the Republican State Committee,
Al! candidates. who -"Vill appear
otn the ballot at the August primaries will be introduced for 3-
minute talks.
Sponsors of the affair, the Clare
County Republican Women's Club,
have announced that a basket picnic will prepeed the rally at one
o'clock, and that an orchestra will
furnish music.
A1V candidates running for nomination to county offices have been
specially invited to appear, aud
in addition, the crowd will meet
many congressional and legislative
hopefuls of this district and the
state.
Sewage Plant
Taking Form
To Be Realized
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Clare's   sewage   disposal   plant
was showing evidence of slow but
sure progress iu construction this
week witlj. tooting forms ready for
the huge sludge dryrng pits, and
hard-to-get-steel for reinforcitig, already delivered.
Water seepage into the excava-
j tlons earlier, had forced the raising of  the footing .levels  by six
j inches.  Thousands   of   gallons   of
; water is being pumped  from the
' holes already excavated on the lo-
I cation  where the  digester  basins
will be constructed.
The plant is located just south of
the cemetery.
Boy Scouts Given
Badges At Rotary
Meet Wednesday
President G. C Born presided at
the Clare Rotary Club luncheon at
Hotel Doherty Wednesday noon,
with Conrad Walker in charge of
the program.
Boy Scouts James Seiter, Joe
Davis, Dick Roe, Dean Loomis,
Bill Six and James Rodabaugh
were present and were awarded
their Second Class Scout Badges
by Harold Hughes, chairman of
the Rotary Club Troop 125 committee.
The film "Beter Fishing In Michigan", was shown hy Conservation
Officer Don Bell.
Mayor Elford A. Cederberg, of
Bay City, candidate for Congressman from the 10th Michigan District, was a guest of Mr. Hughes.
Robert Campbell of Clare, Was a
guest and others present were from
New Boston and Greenville, Michigan, Nashville, Tenn., West Point,
Miss., Bay City and Saginaw.
Gilmore Bureau
To Meet Monday
Next meeting of the -Gilmore
Farm Bureau will be Monday evening, July 21, at the home of Elma
Owens at 8:30 p. m.
Mary Ann Lloyd
Passes Away
Here Saturday
Mary Ann Garrison was born on
January 30, 1872, at Williamston,
Ingham county, Mich., and passed
to her rest at Clare, Mich., on July
12th, 1952, at" the age of eighty
years, five months and 12 days.
At the age of fifteen years, she,
with her parents, moved to Clare
county, where one year later she
becanie the bride of Ghancey LloyTJ.
From the beginning of their Wedded life she willingly, cheerfully
and loyally accepted the care Of
three step children, two of whom
preceded her in death.
Following the sadness that came
into her home when her husband
passed away in 1925, she made her.
home in Pontiac until 1938 when
she moved to Clare to make her
home with her grandson, Don
Lloyd,
During the past two years she
brought cheer to the lives of the
many Who called to see her at the
Clare Convalescent Home.
Her faith in God and in His word
led her to find comfort and h«pe
in whichever church she worshiped.
She leaves to mourn one slstei-,
Mrs. Stephen Burwash, of Saginaw,
one step-daughter, Mrs. Howard
Costello, of Pontiac; one step-
daughter-in-law, her step-grandsons,
Don Lloyd and family, of Farwell,
Glen Lloyd and family, Dale Lloyd
and family, James Lloyd and family and Carl Lloyd and family, all
of Clare, Cecil Lloyd and family, of
Traverse City and Ray Lloyd, of
Pontiac; besides other relatives
and many friends.
Funeral services were held from
the Thurstoh Funeral Home at 2:30
Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. R. T,
Burgess officiating, and interment
in Cherry Grove cemetery beside
her husband.
Improvement
At Clare School
General improvement, remodeling, renovating and redecorating
have been going on at the Clare
Public School since school was out
in June and will continue until
September.
A 20x20 foot addition has been
provided for the school library, including facilities for students to
do research work in the library
room.
New fluorescent lights have
been installed in the commercial
room one social studies room, one
English room, and the library.
A number of classrooms have
been painted and painting will be
continued until September, according to Supt. Thomas Campbell.
A new maple floor will be laid
in the gymnasium and new fin
type radiators will be installed.
The boys' locker room has been
cleaned and repainted and new
basket type lockers are being installed. A new floor has been laid
in the shower room and nine new
showers provided'
New permanent Dieachers are
being erected on the east side of
the football field, the "visitors'
side." They will be constructed of
ten concrete pillars with plank
seats bolted to them, .This work
is being done by Ralph Ackerman
and Ray Ruby, school cutodians,
and the team and spectators will
greatly appreciate their interest
in the students and fans.
Four Enlist
For Service
Past Week
The following men enlisted
through the Mt. Pleasant U, S.
Army and U. S. Air Force Recruit-
iny Office the past week.
Neil R. Ackerman, Route 4,
Clare, age 18, son of Thomas and
Margaret Ackerman.
Raymond V. Lucy, 417% McEwan St., Clare, age 19, son .pf
Murchle and Blanche Lucy.
Andrew J. Irwin, III, Route 3,
Clare* nge 18* son of Andrew and
Grace li-wht.
Ronald L. Orvis, Route 1, Ctare,
age 19, son of Forest E. Orvis.
Ackerman, Lucy,, and Irwin, all
enlisted in the U. S. Air Force for
a period of four years. They will
take their Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
Orvis enlisted in the U. S, Army
for two years. His first base will
be Fort Custer Michigan.
The Army and Air Force recruiters of Mt. Pleasant, T Sgt.
Mac Farlane and Sgt. R. E. Fitz-
patrick, are at the Clare City Hall
every Tuesday and Thursday
Potter Gets Eagle Plaque
Kiwanians To Work
At Swimming Hole
Wednesday Night
Joe Grigware aud Lee Greer delegates from the Clare Kiwanis
Club to 'the convention of Kiwanis
International at Seattle, Washington, June 15-19, read an interesting report of the convention at the
•Clare club meeting at Hotel Doherty Wednesday evening.
Guests at the meeting were Atty.
Theo. K. Pixley and Rev." Leslie J.
Nevins, of Clare, and Dale Gilen, of
Coleman.
Visiting Kiwanians were R. P.
Cuff, Professor of English at Central Michigan College, and C. L.
Lessard, of Houghton Lake.
Art Damoth, chairman of the
Kiwanis Club playground improvement committee, announces that
next Wednesday Kiwanians will
have dinner at Hotel Doherty at
6:30 and all members are to come
dressed and prepared to work after
dinner at the swimming hole,
Monday, July 21, there is to be
a barbecued chicken dinner for Kiwanians and their ladies at Island
Park, Mt. Pleasant, for Divisions
12 and 13. These divisions are sponsoring the Speech Clinic at Central
College.
Kiwanis Sponsors
Swimming Hole,
Park Improvement
A* "very comprehensive improve-
ment program sponsored by the
Clare Kiwanis Club at Cedar Park
Was commenced at the swimming
hole Saturday morning; A large
power shovel, bulldozer and
trucks are being furnished by tha
Clare County Road Commission,
with labor to be furnished by the
Kiwanis Club, City of Clare, and
other organizations. -Art Damoth
is committee chairman for the
project.
It will take several days to remove the great quantities of earth
to deepen the swimming hole to
10 feet at- midstream and it will
be sloped up to a shallow depth for
small children and made mora
than twice as large as it has been.
The City warns that while th«s
excavation is taking place it is
dangerous for small children to be
about the swimming hole at any
time and parents are urged to
keep youngsters away until tlw
work is completed and an area
roped off for the small fry. •
A sand beach will be provided
and diving boai'd installed. The
dam will be removed below the
swimming hole and one installed
above, where it will keep the current of the river from washing
silt into the swimming area. It
will be constructed in a manner
that will not interior with free
passage of fish.
The entire iiark will be leveled
and mowed, toilets for women and
men will be built, the bath houses
will be improved and Softball
diamond and playground will be
provided. Picnic tables will be
built and the swings and teeters
at the tourist park will be moved
to Cedar Park, on the west side
of US-27 on the south side of the
Tobacco River.
Commencing last Monday, Miss
Nancy Wild a qualified life guard,
is at the swimming hole from 1:00
to 3:00 p.- iu. All children participating . in the summer recreation
program, who wish to, may spend
this time at Cedar Park.
Former Clare Boy
Elected Bishop Of
Methodist Church
Rev: jcr, Stanley Cows,' -pastta* o£
Central Methodist Church of Lansing, the first Bishop ever to be
chosen from the Michigan Conf6i>
enee was elected to that position
at the North Central Jurisdiction
Conference at Milwaukee) Wisconsin, July 10.
Dr. Coors is the son of the late
Rev. August Coors, "pastor of the
Clare Methodist Church from 189£
to 1897, who is well known by the
older residents of the city.
Dr. Coors went to the Jurisdictional Conference as head of the
Michigan Conference delegation.
Leading a delegation was not new
to him, however, for he .lead five
groups to the General Conference
to which he has b.een a delegate
six times, He also was a delegate
to the Uniting Conference in 1939
and to all Jurisdictional Conferences since 1940.
Except for a one year pastorate
iu New York, Bishop-Elect CoOrs
has served almost his entire ministerial career in the State of
Michigan. For the past 14 years
he has served Central Church at
Lansing—building the total active
membership Up to 1,741. Other pastorates in Michigan include Plain-
field Avenue ,and Burton Heights,
Grand Rapids; First Church, Kala-
mazbo; and Central Church, Muskegon.
This 62 year old man, horn at
Pentwater, Michigan, is a mem-
ber of the hoard of trustees at Alien College, from which he received his bachelor of arts degree
in 1914. Other degrees are from
Drew Theological S e m I n a ty,
bachelor of divinity 1917; and Columbia University, master of arts,
1917.
Congressman Charles Ev Potter, left, Republican candidate for U. S. Senate from Michigan, receives Annual Civic
Service Award of Michigan Fraternal Or'd«*r of Eafc-les from
Past Stats Pfesideili Martin Mol, of Detroit, at FOE Stale
Cottveniidn over week end. Lc-oking on, center, is Stanley
Koijley of Alpena, State President-Elect of Eagles.
Patter was zwurded the plague for his work1 as a key
members? of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Area Folks Attend
National Convention
Mrs. Harold Schaeffer and Mrs,
Elizabeth Little, of Clarer spent a
week at the Republican National
Convention at Chicago.
They accompanied a Mt Pleasant delegation, including Mr. and
Mrs, Malcolm Wardrupp, Mr. and
Mrs. Russell Otterbine, Harry
Tope and Mrs, Harry Wild.
Mr. Wardrupp was sergeant-at-
arms • and Mr. Oterbine assistant
secretary at the convention Mi'.
Tope was alternate delegate from
the 10th Michigan District.
Mrs. Rae C, Hooker, of Mt.
Pleasant National Committee-
wonlan from Michigan, attended in
this capacity.
New Date For
Men's Golf Match
Members of the Men's Golf Club
were idle Thursday as far as inter-city match play was concei-u-
ed, when their scheduled contest
with Portland was postponed till
August 14th,
The match will be played on the
Portland course next month.
Looking Around"
In Deer Area With*
Spotlight Costs $30
"Just looking around" with a
spotlight in deer area at 11:45 pm.
and three slugs in their gun cost
two Clare yoUng men. ?30 apiece in
Municipal Gourt here July 3
Colie Dixon, S6, and Vincent Le-
roy Young, 22, were arrested by-
Conservation Officer Don Bell in
Freeman township July 2.
They plead guilty when arraigned before Justice W. B. Dunlop
the next day on the charge Of having a loaded gun in their possession iu an automobile and sentence
was deferred until July 5, whett
they were fined.      •      "
According to Officer'Bell, they-
were shining fields in area habi-
tated by deer.
Flying Worms
17,500 passengers were lauded at
the Clare Airport in one flight,-*
one airplane, Court Bauer reported
recently. He hjihsel! was the pilot
of the plane.
The "imsseiigers"' were fish
worms flown in from Columbus,
Ohio for Wally -Merton on July 6,
after the holiday demand had som-
pleteiy cleaned out his stock of
bait,
•On the charter flight, Court said
the "passengers" seemed perfect*
ly contented, indicating they enjoyed the air xide.