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CLARE*, MICHIGAN,. FRIDAY MpRNING. DECEMBER 26, 1952
$2.50 Year In Michigan
New Series, Vol. 61, No 14
Plan Drafted
To Tighten
Exams
A tentative draft calling tor the
revision of the rules and. regulations governing the issuance ot
drivers' licenses and a tightening
up . of examinations has heen
agreed upon hy the Secretary of
State and 'the Michigan State Police,
Thg revision has heen under
study for a considerable period of
time and was* discussed at a conference of 'Secretary of State Fred
M. Alger, Jr., Secretary of State-
elect Owen X Cleary and State -Police Commissioner Jos. A. Childs
The next step will he the presentation of the proposal to a representative meeting of all interested
governmental and police agencies,
•public safety groups and others,
who have a primary concern, in the
problem.
*Jt is hoped to hold this meeting
the latter part of January. The
proposal, with such modifications
ag may he made at that time, will
then.be ready to place in effect.
The program is aimed at those-]
applying for driving permits the
first time. The written examination will be expanded and the vision test made more complete. The
road test als6 will he more
/thorough,
"The office of the Secretary of
State and the State Police have
had this under study for a- long
time", said Commissioner Childs",
"and have prepared an examination which we think will better fit
today's needs and requirements.
We have not believed present procedures entirely satisfactory and
therefore have endeavored to come
Up with something that will put
much safer drivers on the road".
Learn Right
Ways To Aid
School Child
Because parents are anxious to
help their child do well in school,
they often do unintentional damage
by helping in the wrong way. A
bulletin from the Minnesota State
Medical association outlines the
rights and wrongs parents should
practice or avoid:
1. Help with homework should be
given wtih the idea tfeat the ti$M\
learn how to do it, not that he
simply have a good paper. In class
the next day he should he able to
do similar work.
2. Fake excuses for absences are
often a handicap to learning to adjust to school environment and
learning to take responsibility for
his own affairs. ^
3. Do not criticize teachers, the
school administration or other students behind their backs when t/hey
cannot justify their acts. It is better to solve problems by discussion
-vvith the individual concerned.
■ 4. Do not put unnecessary emphasis on high marks. Good adjust-
t ment to school is more important
' (than having the child classed as a
"brain". Don't inake him afraid to
come home if he gets a low mark.
5. Skipping a grade leaves gaps
in the child's education, and, sp. al
adjustment in a higher grade may
have serious disadvantages.
6. Special lessons like music,
skating or dancing ghould°not he
overemphasized. Don't overcrowd
the child's day so he becomes nervous, thus letting the quality of
school work suffer.
7. Don't make your child too
"different" from other children in
dTess, manner of living or privileges. Being like other children is im-
portant to a child.
8. Parents who entertain too
often make it hard for a child to be
a good student. Rest is broken and
the child rebels against going to
, bed on- time, thus lowering efficiency.
9. Be well acquainted with the
child's teacher and familiar with
the school, so when problems
arise, direct discussion will make
them easier to solve.
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Junior Choir Organized
For Community Students
Harold Collins, organist at the 2) To rend the rhythym of the
Congregational Church, announces music note for note. 3) Read ac-
the organization of a Junior Choir urately and sing in correct pitch,
to meet for practice at the Congre- 4) To ennunciate so the articula-
gational Church. tion is good. 5) Interpret the music
A   planning   meeting   was   held aS it can be sung with expression.
Thursday   evening,   December   11,      Mr. Collins' training and exper-
and the first regular meeting has  ience in this work is known here
been   set   for   Friday   afternoon,  principally through his -work with
January 9 from 4 to 5 p. m. i the outstanding Girls' Vocal Group
nw. t. «n«n tn .ti .»i,/i«n^ f.™   ftoii1    Coleman    high     school.
This is open to all students from  Througll  the  new  Clare  student
the fourth grade up, and younger   choir   his talent will now he re-
SS«Sftt5h%^.rtS11  *$? SStod ta%erfomri°hy a local
Students  are welcome  to partici-    .       ,,,-h ■*■
pate whether they have any direct giee C1UD; ...
affiliation with the church or not,
the main requirement being that
they come for the enjoyment of
W&nt Ing %o. learn, aiid "broaden fbeir
•musical views,
Mr. Collins gives as his objective for this choir: "An educational program to teach the students
to sing well, to understand and
learn the value of music, and to
prepare them to participate properly in church activity-" I
A weekly attendance record will,
be kept and a blackboard will be!    The biennial special school for
used  to  explain  all  essentials  of county slieriffs was held at -Michi-
en.
School Classes
or Sheriffs
notation. Music will be provided.
' gan  "State    Police    headquarters,
seauelce0'1^ SSt Sv;'A lhe~auspicies
sequence   will be followed: 1) To   -. ,.     r<t.„*„ i,„u„„ „„j m,„ tvt.-^t,!
sing with" smooth connected tones.  of th^St*tLe, P°llce *?* the ^V*1:
. ....   .....    .-..-■    gan Sheriff's Association.      It is
scheduled eVery;;twiS yfeais following the elections;
Discussions covering various
phases of a sheriff's duties were
conducted by city, county, state
and federal officials.
Among sheriffs attending were'
Osceola Sheriff
And Wife Killed
Osceola County Sheriff Fay Woo-
ster, 53, and his wife, Sophia, 54,
were killed in a car-truck crash at' Everette Allen, Clare county; Rob-
Lansing  Monday while  returning  ert Russell, Gratiot county; Henry
home after taking a prisoner to the Craven, Isabella county.
Southern Michigan State Prison at j    Several undersheriffs  and chief
Jackson. deputies also attended.
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Miss Elk Krai
Passes Here
Miss Ella Marie Krug, a life long
resident of Clare county, passed
away last Friday in the office of
a Clare physician, following treatment for some time for a heart condition.
She was born the daughter of
August and Lena Krug, in Sheridan
township, Clare county, Michigan,
April 8, 1913, and passed away in
Clare, Michigah, December 19, 1952
at the age of 39 years, eight
months and 11 days. She lived all
of her life at her home in Sheridan
township.
She was very active in the work
at the Elm Grove Church Of God,*j
a work which she enjoyed. Her life
was an inspiration to all who came
to know her,
Bhe leaves to mourn her .passing, her mother, Mrs. Lena Krug;
one sister Mrs. Pearl Faher, of
Coleman; a brother, Loren Krug,
at home; a niece, Louise Nicholas,
of CI&veland; two n&phaws. An*
jfchouy, of Coleman'and Lester Krug
of-Clare; and many friends.
Funeral services were held from
the Thurston Funeral Honia, Sunday, with Rev. Joe-VanderVeen officiating, and ** burial in Cherry
"grot, cemetery.
How ihe United Stales can gain the initiative in the
cold war with the communists is the topic of many
national news writers and analysts in the days now re-
maining before the Eisenhower team takes over the
reins of government.
And what then, when this~naH6n _s "again established
as the foremost world power?
Will the armed forces of the United States measure
up io the assigned task pf "backing up" the diplomacy
of our new State Department in ihe global conflict with
countries behind the iron curtain?
lose Army Is Tougher
Russia's Or Ours?
Are our divisions as deadly as the Red
Army's divisions-
Which have the most modern and effective
weapons?
What is firepower? Is ii ihe same as killing
power?
How did U. Sr soldiers react when served a
typical Red Army dinner?
What is ihe biggest single non-corfibat element in our divisions?
Can a Communist division fight longer than a
U. S. divi, 6n? , -
Why do we have services the Red Army
would consider luxuries?.
Is   our   Army   hainBtrung  by   non-fighting
soldiers?    •
, Th© answers io'ihes. ._d many other questians will
be found in a now, informative series of articles begin"
ning in this issue of The Clare Sentinel and continuing
in filial msm~i&t six weeks.       .      „       .
These feature articles by the .* diiors of Army   .* ./re
Feai .res -will present absorbing f a£is on ijie m<. I iinxs*
If topic of ou*? present day* ''.'■■■    rr'"\;
Clare Alumni?
Discuss College
Education
Several recent Clare graduates
visited school December 23 at 9:00
a. m. to .discuss things that will
help prepare our future alumni
for college. Besides the eleven
alumni, "Principal August Arndt,
Superintendent Thomas Campbell,
and 20 Seniors, were also present,
Those graduates representing
different colleges were: Jeanne.
Drake, Marilee Tice, Rich Smith,
and Bill Seiter, Central Michigan
College of "Education at Mt. Pleas?
ant; Dick Garthe, Michigan Stat$
College at East Lansing; Connie,
Seiter, Adrian College at Adrian;
Donna N ivison Madonna College!
at Plymouth; Mark Krienke-Dicks
Beard, and Dick NiVij. n Michigan-
Technical College of Engineering
at Sault Ste. Marie and Bill
"Wentworth, U. S. Naval Hospital
Corps Schools, Great Lakes, 111.
Several topics discussed were
living conditions, personal attention from teachers, finances, studying, social activities, and preparation. One problem especially stressed was learning to study in high'|
school.
Clare Mfg.
Heaped Gifts
For Rosy Yule
Clare Manufacturing Company
had loads of Christmas surprises
for employees this week as, in a
Santa Claus role the management
passed out generous gifts to every
one of the 525 workers.
A special holiday bonus was a
gift for most employees, both production personnel and salaried.
The checks were handed' out along
with regular pay envejopes on the
day before Christmas, and were a
Yule Surprise for everyone.
"It was pretty* hard to keep this
thing a secret" Lyle Skinner, Personnel Manager said this week,
"There's always a few leaks
when we have good news this big,
but we hope the bonus was a happy surprise to most of our folks."
he said, f
Along with the bonus, each employee received a card "from the
company bearing . a. Christmas
greeting and .signed' by George M,
Holley, Chairman of The Board,
and hy Earl Hojley, President of
the Company.*
Other special Christmas season
gifts' for employees added up to a
grand total of holiday cheer and
sit .the atmosphere tingling. In the
shop .with merry anticipation. The
Company provided- a "mountain"
pf candy, — some 160 pounds of
tine hard mix was opened and free,
jf,f the taking during the work
j'd?ys before the holiday,
" More boxed chocolates and assortments by the carton were
given to workers, one box to each.
And free chances on a portable
radio prize were handed out to
everyone-, — compliments of the
management.
; At the drawing for the radio,
the Employees' Association put on
the lunch " of sandwiches, ice
cream, coffee and relishes. Movies
of. sports topics and cartoons
were shown.
No surprise for the 525 employees, but a happy Christmas
present just the same, was an extra half-day off with pay. Machines
and most operations' shut down
early on the 24th, so that all could,
spend Christmas Eve with their
families,
.The annual Christmas party for the children of Si. Cecilia Parish was held Friday,
December 19, in the church parlors. A beautiful Scotch.pine Christmas tree dominated.
the scene, and sparkling decorations added a note of festivity.
.Children's films were shown by Ferd Seibt on the new projector recently purchased
by the K.^pi C Council. Santa Claus arrived with candy for all, and Father J. I. Sruba
gave each child a gift. .Refreshments were served to 175.
The party was sponsored by the Home and School Guild. —Lee Sowle Photo
City Painted With
Mail Truck In
ion
Edw. Hawkins
Laid To Rest
Edward Hawkins, for a number
of years a resident of Lake, passed
away Monday of last week at tbfe
University Hospital in Ann Arbor,
following a lingering illness.
Edward William Hawkins was
born December 13, 1914, at Evart,
Michigan and departed this life
Monday December 15, 1952 at the
age of 3S years and two days.
_He had been poorly for some
time but was taken seriously ill
only a week before his death and
was taken to the hospital, where
he passed away.
jHe leaves his wife Beatrice; one
son, David Edward; and a daughter, Beverly Jeaiy his mother,
Mrs. Frank Darnell; two brothers,
Paul and Alfred; three sisters,
Mary, Ellen and Margaret; other,|
relatives and many friends to
mourn his untimely passing,
Ed was a kind and loving, husband and a friend to everyone.
He and his" wife came to Lake
eleven years ago, where he worked
at farming for two years for Hollie
Loker and then for seven years he
was overseer at the Cranberry
Lake Fur Farm.
Two years ago he moved his
family near Barryton where they
have resided since.
At the time of his death he was
employed at construction work in
Bay City,
Funeral services were held Frij
day) December, 19, at the Barryton-
Church of God with Rev. Davis officiating; *'
Funeral arrangements were by
Mr. Corey, of .Evart.ji&d burial was
at the North Brlhton Cemetery.
Transferred To
Chxe Mlg. Co.
Lyle Skinner and Harold Sanborn have been transferred from
the Holley Carburetor plant at
Portland, Michigan, to the Clare
Manufacturing  Company division.
Lyle Skinner is the personnel
Director of the Clare plant and Is-
in charge of first aid, cafeteria,
plant protection, employment, employee relations, safety and other
duties which may be assigned to
him at different times.
Harold Sanborn, fsjnow the Production Superintendent of the com-
fpanyxhe_, filling the position formerly held by Jack Jory." Jory has
been transferred to the Holley
plant at Bowling Green, Kentucky,
where the distributor operations
have heen moved,
Fair Response
For Plasma
'*;.«£.   ."'..'■ ■ .-.:.,.. .   '•' ..-'..;
■ Thirty-Seven pints of blood were
dr^wn during the community plasma', procurement clinic here, December 10, and ten volunteers were
rejected. With half of the blood
going to the Armed "Forces and
half retained for use in Clare county, the total is not as much as was
desired, but it is sincerely appreciated- by The Clare County Red,
Cross Chapter and the Michigan
Department of Health, co-sponsors
Of the clinic.
The Clare County Chapter wishes to thank everyone whp helped
An any way during the clinic including the donors, Clare High. School
students for registrations, the
American Legion Auxiliary and
Congregational Ladies "Union for
caring for the canteen", the nurses
aids.
Also, the* Clare and Harrison Kiwanis Qlubs, Faaiwell ladies, and
the Glare, Harrison and Farwell
Boy Scouts for recruiting and advertisings
Lighted home displays for the Christmas season, and
street and lawn decorations reached a blazing, beautiful
climax in the week before Christmas Day. Clare citynever
appeared in more festive finery.
Yuletide Events
Feature^ Clare
School Program
Dui'ing the week preceding
Christmas vacation many different
activities were taking place in the
high school.
The Girls' Chorus and the Men's
Glee Club spent an enjoyable evening December 18- going Christmas
caroling.
Tuesday, December 23, the annual Christmas assembly was given by the music department, including hand and choral groups.
Tuesday evening, December 23,
the Christmas Party was held in
the gymnasium with any alumni
returning for the gala occasion,
: An enjoyable and interesting
"Newsmagazine Assembly" was
held on Wednesday morning.
Christmas vacation began at
noori on Wednesday, December, 24.
School will reconvene January 5.
Prominent among the city's]
lighted beauty spots is once again
the Bethlehem Scene on the St,
Cecelia Church grounds. With
miniature figures of the Holy Family and a background of the stable
at the inn all set in symbolic
evergreen, the display is a unique
reminder" of the true Christmas
message.
Tourists through" Clare's main
streets and town people alike
m.^tJ'j»V.'.t^fe.^g^&^_"^|0F^'pidt'
which glows5* behfti. the colored'
lights and decorated doorways.
Traveling back and forth on all
city streets unwinds an endless
panorama of color and spectacular
beauty. Charles Strange's home
stands like a twinkling monument
to Christmas on its hilltop pedestal.
The spire of light made by the
bulbs strung upon a tall flagpole
is clearly visible from all over the
town, and- myriads of lights in the
green trees in the Strange yard
appear as a fairy city when viewed
from the eastward highway approach to Clare.
Many other elaborate house and
lawn decorations make clusters of
brilliant hues wherever the eye
falls.
In the Rainbow Drive and Eastwood Hills section, shimmery radiance shines from Dr. and Mrs.
John White's home Where hundreds of bulbs light up the lawn
trees. A huge tree inside the house
completely fills the picture win
dow.
The "Ben Burdos' home presents
. shining sight with a lighted
Santa Claus scene upon the roof
and bright windows and inside
lights shining forth, -    .
A life-size Santa is spotlighted
on the high roof of the Floyd Luke
home on McEwan street. Standing,
red-clad in the beam of white
light, the statue of the Jolly Saint
is a traffic stopper seen by hundreds of motorists on' Clare's main
street.
Dr. and Mrs. Ballard's home on
East Sixth is also light-studded and
eniivehed, with a St. Nicholas
scene complete with reindeer and
sleigh full of toys and gifts.
On West Seventh street, the
side-by-side homes Of the Tim
Freys' and the Dale Groves' are
glorious with their Vivid lights of
all colors.
A splendid star beams from over:
the front entrance of the Frey
home, and the wide-gated drive in
Groves' yard is outlined with
strings of lucid incandescene. Both
homes have many small trees loaded with many lights.
Public buildings too, are beautiful with Clare's city hall and war
ter ' pumping station in the park
faced with hundreds of lights. The
grounds in front of Clare Manufacturing Company's administration
offices are decorated With large
I *_UESS °f    .fll? and ^his^ elves.
Scores of other homes and bright
spots made a list too long fdr individual mention. The town is a
huge scene of brightness and
beauty, painted' with light.
Two Courses
OfferedHere
By CMCE :
Central Michigan College -will offer two courses at Clare next semester, according to J. D. Marcus,
of the Central Michigan College
Division of Field Services.
'The organizational meeting will
be held at 7 p.m. January 14 in the
Clare High School.
"Courses to be offered, are Political Science 250 and Psychology,
201. 'The political science course
will deal with Michigan State and
Local Government. The psychology
course- Is an introductory course.
Austin Knapp, of the Central
Michigan College science depart*
ment, will teach the political science course. Mr. Knapp received
his master's degree from Michigan
State College and recently spent a
year's leave of absence working toward his doctorate there.
Dr. Ga.rf BaumgaMner, assistant
professor in the Central Michigan
College department of psychology
and education, will teach the psychology course. Dr. Baumgardner
received his doctorate from the University of Illinois.
Both courses carry three semester hours credit.
A three car accident occurred
in front of the post office at 7:30
•Saturday evening, involving a U.S.
Highway Post Office truck driven
by Fred L. Barton, 28, of Saginaw,
a car driven east on Fifth St. by
James A. Murphy, 30, of R-4 Clare,
and a car parked on Fifth St.,
owned by Jim Grover, of Farwell.
Barton told City Police that he
pulled to the left and stopped on
an angle to back into the post-
office driveway. Murphy said h"
started between the mall truck and
parked cars and that the track
backed up hitting his ear on the
left front fender, and his cir then
hit the Grover car. Damage to the
Murphy car was estimated at §150
and the Grover car §100.
Cars driven by Clara Zito .Hinkle
32, of R-2 Clare, west on Fifth St.,
and Thomas D. Bfieker*. 17, of Clare
ii. ttoersanie; dfre_!<)», were" 'invo. '
ye& in a collision fifty feet west of
the Beech St. intersection Saturday afternoon.
♦ Clara Hinkle was pulling»to the
curh to stop and Becker could not
stop because of street conditions
and hit tlie rear of the Hinkle car,
according to City Police. Damage
to the Becker car was estimated at
§200 and the Hinkle car §75.
Teen Age Dance
Saturday Night
A teen age dance Will he held at
the Clare city hall, Saturday night,
December 27, from 8:00 to 12:00.-
Music hy -young peopl.es orchestra.
Admission 25c. Sponsored hy Community Council.
Kil%g Power is U.S. Combat Aim,
Not Just Firepower, Army Explains
(Editor's note: Following is the
first' in a series of six articles
comparing a TI- S» Army combat,
infantry division with the infantry
division of , the Soviet Russian
Army.) ' -^
The American public has heen
told that a Itussian Army Infantry
division has ten per cent more
firepower on a man-for-man basis
than a larger "United' States Army
infantry division.
This is true.
This .statement has led many
Americans to believe that Russian divisions are organized more
efficiently than American divisions, " .
This is not true.
The U. S. Army division' is "a
highly technical fighting machine,
and because of its organisation it
is the most lethal the world ever
has seen. It has more killing power than any similar combat unit
ever created. . ' '..
This has been proved in Korea,
where the Reds have suffered ten
battle- casualties to: our one.
A TT. S> infantry division moves
faster, gets into action quicker,
kills more efficiently, and sustains
itself in combat longer than any
divisibn of any other army anywhere iu the, world^or either side
of the Iron.; ,urfein»- .
Not only- -toes the U.- S. Ar_y
have" more killing power than any
other, it also, provides its soldiers
w£h * ^tteT^apS. ^uipwent, [ a £sW^jinit^efflcieMy.
dQthin|/food, and medical care
than any oth^r army in the world,
High morale-^essential to an efficient   fighting   force—is   main
tained in the TJ. s. Army through
services available to no other
army. Th© American public would
not stand for abolition of a sihgle
one of them'..
The single Tyorj"! that' has misled many Americans is "firepow-
er;"-.
"irirepower" is synonymous in
the minds of most Americans with
killing power. i     .
Yet, in the U, S, Army.— Which
created the word "firepower"—t
there is a di .inct difference.
* Firepower is a yardstick used to
measure the maximum capability
of weapons. It is not a gange of
In using firepower as a yard*
stick to compare effectiveness of
a U. S. infantry division with that
(Continued ou Page Three;
Hollie Loker
Passes Away
Hollie Eugene Loker was boi . "in
Hersey Michigan, on December 25,
1_ 1 to Eugene and Carrie Loker.
He passed away at Reed City hospital December IS following a
stroke. He had been in poor health
for several months.
He has heen a successful farmer in the vicinity of Lake, for several years and a member of the Lake
Board of Education the past seventeen years.
He was married to Freda Scott
in 1926 and four daughters Messed
this union..
Funeral services, jn charge of
G. "W. Cory and Son were conducv
ted from the home Sunday with
Rev. Leslie Nevins, of the Clare
Methodist Church officiating. He .
was laid to rest in Riverside Cemetery at Mt. Pleasant. ,
He leaves to mQurn, his loving
Wife, Freda. . and four daughter
Betty Graham, on the home place,
Norma Gruno, of Pensacola, Fla.,
June and Carrie at home; three
hrothers, ^Mason Loker, of Mt.
Clemens, perry Loker, of Vicks^
burg ahd Vance of Hersey; a Sister, Mrs. Avis Avins, of Cleveland .
Ohio and two grandsons. His par-
ents and one brother preceded him
in death.
Other out of town relatives -at*
tending the services were Mrs. Eva
Loker, oi Hersey and her family;
Mr. and Mrs, P. J. Summerville, of
Mason; Mr, and Mrs. "Wayne Napier, of Rives Junction; Mr. t&&
Mrs. Earl Scott of Midland; Mt.
and Mrs. Myrl Scott and Mrs. Ray
Walters, of Evart.
0 and B Charge
Brings $10 Fine        .
Jake Zimmerman, of Clare, was
arrested hy City Police on a drunk
and disorderly;'charge December &.
He -plead gttiity when .arraigned,
(before Judge Wm. B, Dunlop in
Municipal Court December 18 and'
iWft-s fined §10.0.
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