1952-09-19; Clare Sentinel

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THE CLARE SENTINEL
Established 1878
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CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1952
$2.50 Year In Michigan
New Serieg, Vol. 60, No. 52
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rassland Held
ssential To Our
urai economy
Equipment and Labor Costs Drop;
Soil Improves While Yielding Profit
BY DEX ELDEN
We traveled north and south to collect information
and talk to two successful farmers on the subject of
grass farming. We flew with Court Bauer to get a gooa
view from the air/and tramped through clover fields,
feed lot, and dusty lanes in last week's 90 degree heat
to make a closer inspection of actual land use. Most of
all we asked lots of questions and learned quite a few
facts from the willing answers of-our hosts.
Perhaps we'd better say that we. talked to two
"ranchers" because of the huge acreage of their
"spreads." Don Zeiter in Vernon township, Isabella, is
farming 472 acres, and Bob Carter of the Cornwell
Ranch Company has a place long known for it's size
and diversified program.
But size alone is not what made these ranches good sources
of information on the topic of this week's article. —Both Zeiter
and Carter are devotees of the grass farming program . . . and
they are successful at it! So we went to them first with our
questions.
One thing Is understood at the outset of this Series of articles.
The writer is certainly not a farming authority, and has no
claim of being an expert on any of the subjects which will be
discussed, But we will ask good advice Xrom active fanners or
local farming advisors, and present interesting facts and pictures.
We eyeu came in for a share of good-natured kidding Saturday, about being "green" on the farm, (Ben Bosink came along
to Zeiter's ranch to keep us from asking silly questions). And
when we slipped through the gale into a big feed lot, Don and
Ben looked at each other as if wondering whether tlie light gray
slacks and especially the shoes we wore, would stay clean?
But we did all right. Y'don't have to rub the dirt in, to learn
what grassland farming is like, and anyway it was Ben who
stepped in the wrong kind of dirt, and stained bis trousers
when he sat down on a ripe pear . . . The "greenie" saved a
cleaning bill,
Grass Farming Gets Definition
The 1953 national goal in grassland is a 25% increase in
acreage.
Activity down on county levels starts with efforts by PMA
committees to establish goals for 1} pasture and hay land, 2)
range land, 3) and land which should grow cover crops'and
soil-building crops.
These three goals explain pretty well what grass farming is,
but the bare words, "grassland fanning".have become such a
popular term in our farm talk that we should look for a stau-
dard' definition. " --.-/•
The Soil Conservation Service says grassland farming means
"fliving grasses, legumes and other sod crops a more important
place in the farming system. It means more and better pastures and ranges, and  more livestock.
"It means more grasses and legumes in the crop rotations
and more and better hay crops and silage. It means more,and
better cover crops grass waterways, strip crops of grasses and
legumes, and the use of sod crops in other way's to help conserve land and water, x x x more profitable farming."
Down to Cases With Two Operators
We think there is an 'important difference in the way the
Cornwell ratich and the Zeiter ranch aro operated under their
respective grassland programs. Both are paying real profits
under wise nianagemeut.
When the Soil Conservation Service says grass farming
means "grass waterways and sod crops to help conserve land
and watef", they're talking about operators like Bob Carter,
who believes whole-heartedly in soil conservation. He practices
and preaches what he believes and is a powerful leader in the
conversion of young, or modern minded farmers to the ways
of grass farming for the sake of saving the land.
The grassland movement isn't young in the United States,
it started some 16 or 17 years ago, and has increased ever since.
But, as Dr. H. Bennett, former chief of SCS points out, it is a
hard job sometimes to sell the idea to older farmers who have
been successful row-crop farmers all their life long.
At the Cornwell ranch, the small grasses and grain crops
acreage is still growing as It continues to prove itself with
lower production costs, adaptability to the land' type, and a
definite soil saver. As much as 250 acres of corn has been
planted and harvested in one season in years gone by. But tha
goal of 100% grass and grain is in sight and might be reached
by 1054.
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New Farm
Planner For
Clare County.
Deane Meredith, of Gladwin
county, has been assigned by the
U. s, Soil Conservation Service
to Clare county as soil conservationist, to succeed Ben Bosink,
who recently retired from the
service.
Mr. Meredith, a graduate of
Michigan State College in 1950,
has been engaged In' forestry in
Wyoming, Colorado aud Ohio, and
soil mapping in Bay, Midland, Isabella and other counties.
He will he in the Soil Conservation office in the court house at
Harrison, Monday afternoons, and
will be pleased to meet anyone
with soil and water conservation
problems.
Mr. and Mrs. Meredith plan on
making their home in Harrison.
Three County
Grange Initiation
Here Next Week
yf  Clare    Isabella     and'    Midland
8 J?   Grauges will hold a joint third and
■^      fourth   degree   initiation   in   the
Clare    High    School    gymnasium.
D        Thursday,   September   25th.      All
\*x   Oranges in .the three counties are
invited to bring their candidates.
Stanley Wicks New
Giant Super
Market Manager
Stanley Wicks, formerly of Bad
Axe, has been the manager of the
Local Giant Super Market since
Tuesday of last week.
He has had six years experience
managing food stores at Bad Axe
aud his own store at Vassar for
two years.
He served with the u. S. Army
in the Pacific Theater three years
and three months and received his
honorable discharge as a Staff Sergeant in December, 1945. He was
in three campaigns during his service.
The "Wickses and their seven
months old daughter will make
their home in Clare when suitable
living quarters are available.
CALVIN ANKNEY
Calvin Ankney, of Coleman, passed away early Thursday morning
at the Midland Hospital. Funeral
services will be held from the
Doherty Funeral Home in Coleman
at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
with burial iu the Coleman cemetery. The obituary will be published next week.
Mrs, Leslie Nevins Dies
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In Iowa, Enroute Home
Don't Forget! Register and Vote
in the Fall General Election!
While returning with her husband, and two daughters from, a
motor trip through the central
western states, Mrs, .Leslie J. Nevins was suddenly stricken at Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday morning,
September 12th, 195®, and died
within a very few minutes at the
Mercy Hospital in that city where
she was quickly taken* following
the attack.
Grace 'Lorraine Irey was born
October 27, 1899, at Central Lake,
Michigan, the first of three daughters of Grand and Gertrude Irey.
When she was but a child of six
years her father was taken from
his family in like manner without'
warning. The mother .carried on
and through much toil, and sacrifice helped all three daughters
through high school and1 college.
lt was while attending Albion
College that Grace met Leslie J.
Nevins, also a student there, whom
she married on June 19, 1923. To
this union three daughters were
born, -Ruth, Mary and Esther, all
of whom survive her.
One daughter, Ruth, is "married
and   with   her husband,   Ford   M.
Bird, and little son, Gary, live at
Bloomington Indiana. Mary will
complete her non-resident work .for
graduation' from Colorado University this fall. Esther is a Junior at
Albion College.
For the past few years. M^s- Nevins taught School to help support
the daughters In college for it was
her high hope that each one of her
children should have the privilege
of a college education.
With her husband she has served
on the following charges: West
Caldwell Union Church, New Jersey; in the Michigan Conference-
Union City and Sherwood; Maple
Methodist Church, Battle Greek;
First Methodist 'Church, -Ludington; First Methodist Church, Petoskey; one term of six years in
the district superintendency on the
Grand Traverse District with residence at Traverse City and for the
past more than three years on the
.Clare-Farwell charge.
Mrs. Nevins was a tireless, energetic soul, a lover of flowers and
the   beautiful   things  iu life.  She
took pride.in her home and pos-
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First Football
Game Tonight
The Clare High School Pioneers
will havo their first official football game of the season this 'Friday
night at Shepherd.
The starting lineup will probably
be as follows: Ends, Irwin Ruby,
(Men Hales; Guards Jim Chanda-
nais, Fred Haggart; Tackles, Nyle
Haggart, Biii Ulrich; Center, Ted
Hoersch; Quarterback, Phillip Van
Every; Halfbacks, Jim Bader, Dick
Graham; with Mike Dwyer as fullback.
Tonight's game will bring to a
close Shepherd's home-coming
week. The Clare High School Band
will perforin during the half.
The game promises to be a good
one, with last year's defeat 21 to 7
to be reversed. Kickoff will be at
S:00 o'clock.
Geo. Williams
Dies Suddenly
Geo. E. Williams,'^ resident of
this vicinity for more than forty
years, passed away suddenly at
Central Michigan Hospital last
Friday, following but one day's illness.
Geo. Edgar Williams, youngest
son of Charles and Martha Williams, was born in Mark Center, Defiance county, Ohio, November 9,
1882, and passed away September
12, 1952 at the age of 69 years, 10
months and three days.
His eai-ly life was spent on a
farm with his father and youngest
sister. When a young man he
came to Matthews, Grant. County,
Indiana, to seek employment in the
Glass Works.
While living there, he met and
married Rosena Schwennesen, November 29, 1902. Four sons came
to bless this union, Russel, Verliu
and Paul, now of Clare, and Graut
of Freeland.
The widow and sons remain to
mourn the loss of a good husband
"and father. One brother and one
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Twin Elms Fall
Picnic A Success
> The Twin Elms fall picnic was
held at the golf course, Sunday,
with ,-| good attendance and full
program of entertainment.
Results .of the contests are as
follows:
Turkey shoot—first, Verneli Carey; second, Glen Cain, third, Dutch
Werts.
Consolation shoot—first Bill
Chaffee; second, Frank Hochstetler.
Ladies' golf drive—Lucille Halo
Men's golf drive—Leo Hampton.
Ladies'  shoe  kick—Ha Baker.
Horse shoe champ ■— Richard
Hartshorn.
Greased pig chase—Roy Locke.
Children's sack "race — Joey
Graves.
Softball game—Jim "Red .Stallion" Grover's team, 25 runs, 0 errors; Jim "Sure .Shot" Murphy's
team, 9 runs, 22 errors. Official
umpires—Albert Haley" Bernie Wilson, Bill "Halfshot" McFarlaud.
Other prizes—Del Mester, Aggie
Harmon and Mac Green.
Grand-Prize of the day went tp
the parson or persons who stole the
remaining clay pigeons.    '
Fined For Traffic
Violations In
Municipal Court
Leo Oliver Mills, of R-4, Mt.
Pleasant, was arrested hi City Police Saturday, on the charge of
driving while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor. He plead
guilty, when arraigned the same
day before Justice Wm. B. Dunlop
and was fined $54.
James Patrick McShay, who was
arrested by City Police August 27,
Charged with passing over yellow
line, plead guilty in Municipal
Court Monday of this week and
Was fined .$8.00
Pioneer Vernon
Lady Passes
. Friends and relatives of Mi's.
Jo'soph McConnell, of Vernon
'township, were deeply grieved and
shocked after hearing ot her
death, which occured early Monday morning at the home of her
son, Nick, of Clare.
Mrs. McConnell suffered a heart
attack last April and was thought
to be well on the road to recovery,
She had been up and around the
house and was very happy to think
she was improving so well.
Last Friday she suffered a relapse,, gradually became weaker,
and finally passed away around
five o'clock Monday morning.
Anna Phiiomena Battle was born
on August 9, 1876, and lived her
entire life around this community.
She was the daughter of James
and Julia Battle, who preceded her
in death many years ago, and the
widow of Joseph McConnell, who
passed away December 25, 1943,
There were eight children born,
to this couple. Edward, with whom
she lived on their farm a mile
south of Clare; Nick, of Clare;
Patrick and Emiuett, of Detroit;
Sister M. Rose Catherine, of Grand
Rapids aud Mrs. C. Arthur Watters of Buffalo, New Tc""ork. Two
boys preceded their parents iu
death.
She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. David McConnell, of
Rosebush; together with her many
other relatives and friends.
The funeral services were held
from St. Cecilias Church in Clar.e,
Wednesday morning, September
IS, with Rev, Joseph Sruba officiating, and interment made in the
church cemetery.
City Votes
Service Fee
Truck Mounted
Shovel Bought
For Street Work
v The Clare City Commission, in
regular session Monday evening,
•voted to purchase a Shield Bantam
truck mounted shovel, back hoe
and shovel attachments complete
with back fill-blade, and lift crane
attachments and snow bucket, at a
cost of $10,000.
Qn recommendation of City Engineer C. A. Brink,; the commission
had interviewed a number of companies and. saw thijir. equiprtient In.
use before deciding.,to*purcliase the
Shield Bantam equipjnpht.
The ewiipment is ne.ed.ed for installation of sewers and- water
mains and for snow roinoval.
, The Commission accepted; the
bid of Kessler Company ,for cleaning .and repainting the ;city. water
tower, for $78*5. Kessler's, was considered the .best offour bids on the
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:■ The Commission-voted favorafily
I o-i a proposal to-collect $6.-00 a year
j per family for garbage-collection.
The fee for business; places will be
$15.00 per year.
The present cost to the city of
garbage service is $5,700- per ycai
for lal-or, plus the cost of,gas and
oil aiid truck depreciation, which
has been taken 'from' the street
fund, The Commission feels that
this money is needed in the' street
fund to adequately maintain 'he
streets.
Grassland "Turns Green Fields to Gold"
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Rev. Telder Shows
Hawaiian Slides At
Rotary Meeting
The Clare Rotary Club held their
noon luncheon at Hotel Doherty,
with President G. C. Born presiding, Dr. Born presented- Rev. A. D.
Telder, of the Farwell Baptisl
Church, as guest speaker.
Rev. Teld'er showed colored
slides taken on a trip to Hawaii
last winter and explained the
scenes in an interesting manner.
Visiting Rotarians were J.
Swarthout and Frank Parker, of
Alma; and Leo Beard, of Mt. Pleasant.
Guests were Robert Schellhas,
now staUoncd at Houston Air Base,
Texas, and Andrew Irwin, Sr„ of
Clare.
PMA Committee
Officers All
Dirt Farmers
Returns on Ihe CJare county
PMA committee election held iu
Harrison on September 15th show
that Andrew J. Keysor was elected chairman; Floren J. Pudvay,
vice chairman ;and Arthur A. Lower, member. Floyd L. Garver, of
Arthur township, and Simon Van-
derWoude, of. Winterfiel'd township, were elected alternates.
'7 All of the cOniiultteemen are
farmers and all were re-elected.
- The committeemen will take office September 15th and will be
responsible for the county administration of the Agricultural Conservation Program, price support
activities and other activities
which may be assigued.
In the coining year, they will arrange for the training of community committeemen,, direct the farm-
by-farm contacts which community committeemen will make and
have responsibility for approval of
conservation practices earned out
on Clare codnty farms.
Andrew J. Keysor, the chairman,
owns and operates a farm in Hamilton Township. On this farm he
produces wheat, oats, livestock,
hay and dairy products. He has
been cOoperatiug . in the Agricultural Conservation Program since
19*37. This year he is carrying out
the following soil and water conservation practices: Fertilizing,
cross-sloping, pasture improvement
and sod waterways.
" The farm of Floren J. Pudvay,
vice-chairman in Sheridan township where lie produces corn,
wheat, oats, hay, pure bred beef
cattle and dairy products. He also
is carrying out soil and water conservation practices on his farm.
The farm of Arthur A. Lower,
regular member, is located in
Arthur township where he produces wheat, corn, oats, hay, livestock and dairy products.
**-■;     Acres and acres of these pine seedlings are furrowed in on Ihe land belonging io ihe
'Vv',, C;, Corn well Ranch/Company, and on land of ihe Strange orchards and others who
s can put the. light,-rolling fields ip no better use, .'..'■
,\v. Advantages are numerous and include valuable soil-holding growth, annual crops ol
• timber or Christmas trees, hardy cover, and very low cost. Tree planting is a vital part
of a well rounded Grassland farming program in ihis  country.  Photo  Courtesy of Lee
Sowle Studio. . '    '
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Children Escape Injury
When Car Hits School Bus
Several Clare scliool children escaped injury last Friday afternoon
when a Clare Public school bus
was crashed into by a car driven
by Laurence E. Vetter, of Roanoke, Virginia, as the bus was about
to make a left turn at the Raudall
School corner three miles north of
Clare. •
According to investigating State
Police of the Mt. Pleasant Post,
Vetter, traveling north on US 27,
passed three vehicles and hit the
bus, driven by Kendall C. Wood.
Margaret Auman, 24, of Ft.
Wayne, Ind., a passenger in the
Vetter ear, was brought to the
Clare General Hospital, suffering
shock and lacerations of the head.
Vetter was ticketed by police for
reckless driving and paid fine and
costs of ''■Gd.'JO when he plead
guilty in Justice Jeff Willey's
court in Farwell.
Four persons were brought to
the Clare General Hospital last
Friday morning, following a rear
end collision at Cornell's Corners
On US-10. State Police said a pickup truck driven by Matt Scott, of
R-2, Lake, rammed a vehicle driv*
en by Nancy Tamblyn, IS, of East
Lansing.
Nancy Tamblyn suffered chest
and right knee injuries; Sybil
Tamblyn, 47, of East Lansing, possible fractured neck and lacerations Of the left hand, John Herrick, 18, East Lansing, fractured
nose, contusions and abrasions
and Charles Sheldon, 29, of R-l,
Lake, possiblex concussion an/l
chest injuries.
In another Friday night accident,
a car driven by Louis A. Pullano,
of Mt. Pleasant, struck a parked
car owned by Celia Kirkconnell,
of Mt. Pleasant, who had stopped
on the shoulder of US-27 near the
south city limits of Clare because
of lire trouble, according to Stute
Police.
Damage to the Kirkconnell car
was estimated at $300 and the
Pullano car $450. Pullano was ticketed for excessive speed.
Bill Cobb, 20, of Clare, was ticketed by State Police for reckless
driving Sunday afternoon,'when he
started backing his car at a high
rate of speed, lost control, and
struck a car owned by Andrew Irving, 46, of Clare, which was parked in front of the Irving residence
on John R Blvd. Damage to the
Irving car Was estimated at $25,
with no damage to the Cobb car.
Two motorists who plead guilty
of running the stop sign at the intersection Of US-10 and M-115 in
Justice Jeff Willey's court iu Far-
Well Saturday, were fined $14.30
each. They were Floyd R< Oterbjne,
50, of Mt. Pleasant, and Silvio Sat-
arito, 52, of Trenton.
Cars driven by Milford Dale
Drake, 45, of R-4, Clare, and
William D. Randle, 18, of R-4,
Clare, collided near a bridge
on a county road at Loomis early
Saturday evening. Damage to the
Drake car was estimated at ?850
and the Rahdle car $250. Randle
was • ticketed by State Police for
failure to keep right,
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' The Zeiter Ranch buildings in ihe background are viewed over a lpng field of hardy,
beautiful green Ladino clover. 300 acres of t his variety are on Zeiter's acres and more is
lo be planted.
Ladino was well known to agronomists a nd some eastern farmers, but it was not
•planted extensively. Conservationists began recommending it as a soil-conserving and
forage plant when grassland practices gained popularity.• Now its use has spread t&-
pidly. Photo Courtesy of Maurice Studio.
More Photos on Pages 12 and 13 , .      •
First Meeting
Of P.T.A.
Well Attended
The Clare P.T.A. held their first
meeting of the new school year,
Monday evening, in the multi-purpose room at the school. Mrs.
Howard Everts, president, opened
the- meeting aud reports were
given.
•Supt. Thomas Campbell introduced the teachers and the staff of
the school, with an attendance of
125 teachers and parents. All have
high hopes of a very successful
year together.
. J. Stuart Bicknell, president of
the Clare Board of Education, gave
a few remarks on how he felt the
school system should progress.
Mrs, 'Clayton Neff, program
chairman, introduced Harold Collins, who presented some of his
music pupils for the program: cornet solo, by Irwin Ruby; Sousa-
phone solo, Joyce Thayer; piano
solo, John Akins, and ukelele duet,
by Irwin Ruby and Laa-ry Everts.
It was decided instead of taking
room count at each meeting of parents attendance, the room memberships would be checked in February and a prize of ?10.00 given
to the room having the most memberships.
Refreshments were served by the
third grade mothers.
Firemen To
Sponsor Kids9
Holiday Party
Clare Fire Department members
met in Ihe city hall Monday evening with Fire Chief John Bruckart
presiding. Thvee candidate -fire
mfen were accepted and are serving in a probationary capacity,
The' firemen will sponsor the
City Christmas party this yeaMor
all children of this vicinity. Fire
Chief Bruckart will be in charge of
the arrangements and the firemen
are planning a fine party for the
youngsters,
Henry Denton
Passes Away
Henry Denton, a lifelong resident, of this vicinity, passed away
at his home on East Fourth Street,
early Wednesday morning of last
week. He had been in failing
health for the past two years.
Henry Arnold Denton was born
the son of James- and Eliza Denton, in Vernon township, Isabella
county, Michigan, August 30, 1877,
and passed away in Clare, Michigan, September 10, 1952, at the
age Of 75 years and 11 days.
He grew to manhood on his parents' farm in Vernon township,
attending the Vernon Center
School as a boy.
He made his home on the farm,
except for a few years employment in Pontiac, Bay City and
Lansing, until he moved his family to Clare in 1937.
He was united in lparriage to
Miss Amy Cushman, in Bay City,
December 30, 1916. This union
was blessed by the birth of two
children, Leta and Henry.
He leaves to mourn their loss,
the bereaved wife, Amy; the
daughter, Mrs. Leta Borle, of
Clare; the son, Henry, of Clare,
who is serving with the U. S-
Marine Corps at Oceanside, Calif.;
two grandchildren; a brother, Elvis Denton, of Vernon township;
a sister, Mrs. Jesse Wood, of Pontiac; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held from
the Stephenson Funeral. Home at
2:00' o'clock last Friday afternoon,
with Rev. Oscar Witt Olson officiating, and interment in Vernon
Township Cemetery.
Blue Star Mothers
To Send Christmas
Boxes Overseas
The Blue Star Mothers met at
the City Hall Wednesday night,
September 10, Several mothers
were present.
The next social meeting will be
September 24, at the home of Mrs.
Alba Howlett, 11,472 S. Graut Each
mother is to take something for the
pi-tee that they can send in Christmas boxes to the boys, so all mothers please try to come,
M.U.C.G To
Meet Here
Tonight
The first and the organizational
meeting of 1952-53 for District
Thirteen of Michigan United Conservation Clubs will be held this
Friday evening, September 19, at
8:00 o'clock, at the club house of
the Clare Rod and Gun Club,
across from the airport. To reach
the club house, go three blocks
north of US-10 on US-27, turn
right (east) and follow airport
signs, about two miles.
This is art important: meeting
and a district chairman and vice
chairman will be elected. Policies
and activities for the coming year
will be discussed, including the
organization of clubs in the district where there are none at
present.
All members of all- clubs are
welcome but all clubs should have
at least two voters at the meeting.
Migratory Bird
Stamps Available
Migratory bird stamps are now
available at the Clare Post Office
at $2,00 each. These stamps must
be affixed to small game hunting
licenses to hunt migratory birds.
Hunters are urged to get their
stamps as soon, as possible as the
season opens October 1 and last
minute applicants may be disappointed. The supply here is limited.
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