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CLARE, MICHIQAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1953
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New Scries, Vol. 61, No. 19
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Polio Drive
Lagging In
Clare County
Basketball Game
Nets $100 For
. Campaign
The campaign for funds for relief, and research of Infantile paralysis ia lagging, Mrs. Louis Gee,
Clare, county March of Dimes cam-
. palgii chairman, said "Wednesday.
A bright Spot in the campaign
was the contribution of more than
?100 from the proceeds of the
Cadillac Red Horses and Scptt
Drilling Co. benefit basketball
game here last week, according to
Franfc Coker, Clare county infantile paralysis chairman.
• b.ebpite the fact that twice as
many • contribution cards were
mailed out as before, returns are,
cOmihg in slowly. Cards were sent
to • all schools: and individuals in
the county, Mrs. Gee said.
■ Xteturiis from cannister? will
not. be known until they ai . picked, up the first of next week.
There were ten cases of polio
in Clare county last year, including One death, and one Claire county man has been in an iron lung
at "Hurley Hospital in,Flint since
August.
"the cost of treatment of polio
sufferers ahd protecting others
agaipst the dread disease is very
costly, and funds are urgently
needed in tlie county and nation.
The Clare County Polio Fund
was $3,000 in the red at the beginning at this year's campaign and
It is urgent that enough be contributed to repay this amount and
• furnish funds for the coming year.
N© house to house campaign is
being made this year and the committee is, depending entirely on
volunteer contributions. Those
who have not received cards are
asked by Mrs. Gee to contact her
at Farwell. In Clare those wishing
to contribute may contact Mrs.
Hay Th.arp, city chairman, phone
616.
The campaign was scheduled to
run from January 2 until January
29, "but canhisters will be left out
Until the fore" part of next Week
and contributions may yet be
made.
• "The fight against polio is serious and urgent and it is hoped
that many more contributions will
be received -within the next few
days," according to Mrs. Gee. "A
close friend or tin. ih&-<x>t' ~youv
family may be stricken — Please
don't let the county fund committee down*'
Congregational
Men Assume
Finance Drive
The Men's Fellowship of the
Clare Congregational Church held
their regular meeting oh Monday
evening/ January 26; In the social
rboUis of the church with gtah Parish presiding, and with . fine attendance of members. Rev. Olson
led the devotions.
During the business session Gordon Mcintosh was appointed Chair
man of ushers-. He in turn named
two groups to take charge of
ushering at .Sunday worship services;
Discussion followed concerning
the financial drive on Loyalty Sunday, February 1, and materials for
this drive were examined. George
Beck, Mark Bicknell and Stan Parish were appointed chairmen of
the drive.
• it was announced that the members of the First Circle wduld
serve the Father and Son banquet
on Tuesday evening, February 24,
and the Men's Fellowship was asked to be responsible for the pro-
'gram. George White, *ReV. Olson
and Gordon Mcintosh were appointed to serve as a program
committee and at this time tentative plans were made to have a
program of toasts and 'Short
speeches at the tables with a movie to follow in the church sanctuary.
Following the business meeting,
the members participated in an
enlivened discussion pf religious,
themes, which included the cuv*
rent book, "The Silver Chalice."
The-president, Stan Parish was
hoi . to the group and served
liearty refreshments.
Kenneth Shaner Dies Alter
Cars Crash In Fog Friday
Detroit Man.
Critically Hurt
Near Clare
Kenneth Shaner, 19, ot Rosebush
succumbed to injuries at 6:00
o'clock Tuesday evening, ^nd
John J. Mannebach, 23, of Grosse
Pointe Farms, Temains in a critical condition at Clare General Hospital following week end accidents.
Two head-on collisions near, Clare
in which the young men were injured were caused by dense fog,
snow and sleet, according to State
Police.
Shaner was brought to the local
hospital Friday afternoon suffering skull, thigh and chest fractures
after the car he was driving was
involved in a head-on collision
with a rack truck driven by Walter W. Miller, 29, of Coleman,
three miles south of tlie city. Miller was, treated for cuts and bruises and released from the hospital.
Mannebaph, who suffered a skull
fracture, was a passenger in a car
driven by Chalmer G. Alexander,
22. of Detroit, when it collided
with a car driven hy Ralph E.
Johnson,   32,   of  Clare,  on  US-27,
Jim Sharp
Sentenced To
Jackson Prison
Jim Sharp, who had previously
plead guilty of shooting and
wounding his mother December 7,
was sentenced to two to four years
at  Southern Michigan  State Pris- __ _^ _
on, in Circuit Court Monday morn-  Lynn DeSmyter, 22, of Detroit,'se
two miles north of tbe city at 1:00
a. m. Saturday.
Witnesses riding in a car'traveling south on' US-27 told State Police that ShUner, driving a 1946
convertible, attempted, to pass
when the truck, traveling north,
loomed suddenly out of the dense
fog.
The truck, owned by E. R. Simmons, of Coleman, was loaded
with six ton of feed.
Shaner is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Shaner. of Rosebush.
A car driven by James Russell,
Jr„ 29, of Harrison, which was
following the Miller truck, was
side'SWiped hy the Shaner car immediately following the collision.
Shaner had apparently attempted to head for the left shoulder
arid swung back onto the highway
as the "truck veered toward the
same shoulder, causing the collision, according to police.
Miller was treated for minor
cuts and bruises. Russell was not
injured. All drivers were alone.
The Shaner car was a total
wreck, damage to the truck was
estiriiated at $SQ0 aud the- Russell*
car ?S00.
In the collision! between the
Alexander and Johnson cars, witnesses told officers thgt the Alexander car had tried to pass them
going north when it collided with
the Johnson gar, coining south,
Alexander was brought to Clare
General Hospital suffering internal
injuries and three passeiigeys besides Mannebach were also
brought to the" hospital. Edith
Wajdbott. 22, of Detroit,, with leg
bruises and possible internal Injuries; Marilyn' Anderson, "23,, of
Grosse Points, lacerated noseband
possible    internal    injuries;  * and
ing.<
Circuit Judge Donald B, Holbrook presided at the Monday session of court.
Sheriff Everette Allen and Deputy Harry Kantner took Sharp to
Jackson Tuesday morning, to commence serving his term.
Yere head and face lacerations, internal injuries, possible skull fracture and shock. Johnson suffered
scalp lacerations and other injuries.
The Alexander car was a total
wreck and damage to the Johnson
car was estimated at $1,000,
Clare Students Participate
In County Government Day
Discuss Political
Problems Of
General Interest
All Seniors of* Clare High
School attended the annual
Clare County Government
Day at the Harrison High
School, on January 21.
The topic for the morning
discussion was "Why Should
We Be Concerned About
Government?" Brief speeches*
were given by Dr. Albert E.
Heustis, Michigan Health
Commission; Judge Dbnakk. .
Holbrook, Circuit Judge;
Thomas Campbell, Superintendent, Clare; Harold Lovd,
Farwell."
The afternoon Sectional meetings In which C!a_ High School
students took part were as follows:
Michigan's System of Courts:
Discussion Leader, Nyle Haggart;
Recorder, Idell Urquhart; Host,
Leo Cassiday.
Michigan's Road Problems: Discussion Leader, Kenneth Bauder;
Recorder, Dinah Ruark; Hostess,
Billie Conn.
Education: Discussion Leader,
Eugene Newman; Recorder,; Suzanne li'ving; Host, Rudy Soltz.
Welfare: Discussion Leader, Gala Hochstetler; Recorder, Irvin
Ruby; Hostess. Joyce Campbell.
Sectional meetings in which students from other schools took part
were: Nominations and Elections,
Michigan Tax Program, Law Enforcement, Agriculture and Conservation and  HeaKp.
They were presided over by the
following   Clare  county  students:
Nominations and Elections:
Wayne Wright, Mary Fanning,
William  Skinner.
Michigan's Tax Program: Marvin Lent, Kavolyn Amble, George
Klaasse.
Law Enforcement: Al Luce, Janet Schofield, Martha Burkhaiter.,
Agriculture  and  Conservation:
Scout Executive Morgan
To Leave Local Council
N
Robert L. Wilsoti, of St. Louis,
Michigan, President of the Valley-
Trails Council, Boy Scouts of
America, announced today that
.William C. Morgan, of Saginaw,
had . tendered his resignation as
Scout Executive, to accept a position as Deputy Regional Executive
.operating out of the National Council's- Region 7 office in Chicago,
lit the resignation will become el-
lective as soon as a replacement
can" be secured for him. ,
Mr. Morgan assumed the Execu-
tiveship of the Valley Trails Coun*
cil on March 1,1947, During the almost six years- of his service, the
S Council has grown from 2063 Cubs
Scouts and Explorers in 91 Units, (
to a registered membership of over
«.S0 boys in '143 packs, Troops j
and "Explorer Posts, j
•   Many improvements and afldtt-i
ions have been made at Camp Tto-
iary. the Council's Summer camp* |
under his leadership, and for the
past two seasons more than 1000
different Scouts and Explorers
have spent one or more weeks at
this 640 acre training center located in Clare County, Other
phases of the Council's program,
lave kept pace with the "growth in
membership.
There will be no change in the
status of M, E. Peacock, Kendell
Poulsen and Edgar Wright, other
members of the council's executive
staff. ■ ■   t
Film At Ctmrch
The Christian Endeavor is sponsoring a film to he shown at the
Colonville Church Wednesday evening, February 4th, entitled "Out
of the Night".
The pictures were taken at the
Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago.
Everyone welcome.
Bob Fenby, Jack Parker, Kay Par-
due.
Health: Stella Barber, Ruth Williams, Betty Beavers.
Harrison High School Juniors
were hostsand hostess*....
This is the fourth Government
Day to be held in Clare county.
The project has met with such enthusiastic support among the Seniors, Juniors and general public
that it is hoped Government Day
can contijiue to be an annual event.
The Clare county high schools
wish to.express their appreciation
■to all public officials, to the representatives of Michigan State
College, to the Michigan Institute
for local government, and especially to Laurence J. Taylor and State
Treasurer D. Hi. e Brake for their
Cooperation and assistance in mak"
ing the day so profitable.
At the final session held in the
High Schodl Gymnasium, summaries of Discussion Sections were
given by the recorders.
Mr. D. Hale Brake, State Treas<
Urer of Michigan, closed the Senior Government Day meetings lor
1953.
What's Up ?
A team of assessors, worthing with the Michigan State'
Tfix Commission have recently completed "spot checking"
property values at resort and
farm areas in Clare county.
, They " moved their operations into tfie City of Clare
this wetk where they are
continuing the spot check.
' No one seems to know the
exact purpose of the tax val- -
nation check, said to have
been in progress In other
state areas, also. City commission members have no
inkling' of their purpose or
what their information will
be used;for. Supefvisors likewise answered, "don't know"
to all questions about the
Tax Commission, project.
Is there agitation in Lansing for statewide equalization?
The Sentinel learned' that
Clare county's property valuation in, state records is $22.
million dollars, while the
county's own rolls show only
$12 million.
Tax monies which are returned to Michigan counties
for schools, roads, children's*
aid and other funds, are al-.
lotted according to valuation
In some instances,*1 and collected on . milar„bs>s|?, .
But as to, the reasons for
the present interest by the
state* in our local valuation,
. . . . property owners, can
only guess.
Nobody's sayin' hothin'.
Adult Study
Enrollment
143
Useful Courses.
Were Choice Of
Enrollers
: Adult education classes which
are scheduled for the pasiod of the
ijext ten weeks, met for the first
sssions this week in the Clare Public [School.
■, lt tlie success of the courses
might be judged by the lively and
Interested groups which met this
week, adult education in Clare has
a very bright future indeed.
1 If you decide you would »like to
Use one evening a week to improve
yourself at little "expense, come
over -to the Clare Public School
stud join 143 others In one of tbe
adult classes.
' School leaders who have arranged the presentation of these
classes express the hope that they
will aid in making the school a real
working unit of our community.
$afe Privirig Award
/'- Monday, January 26 J, D. Barber,
Standard Oil Agent here, received
a' Safe Driving Award Card and
■Qecal for having completed eighteen years of continuous, driving ot
$ iStandard Oil vehicle - without
having a preventable accident".
New Sewer Priposal To Go
To State For Jlpproval
City Finally
Balked On
Best Route
their land on their objection that
.it might lower lot values. Commission members gave up hope of a
compromise   when   one   property
owner wouldn't give permission to
.cross a tiny corner of his land on
.the grounds that it would make it
The    city's    plan   for    the necessary   to   move  a   bird  bath
building of an urgently need-, tb&*e,
ed trunkiine sewer to service' Ifc'ffl'na' %?}*^r*^"^Sl
j., , .,     ,.  _ location of the sewer line crossing
northwest residential areas |a. d belonging to Woodward, Wm.
needed only State approval  Holbrook, and  Walter Eroh. This
to move into final phases be- flrst P|an ,ocated the ,!ne t0 iake'
fore beeinnine construction I a(*Vantase of the greatest "pitch",
j.ort  Beginning construction,  j of faI| 1n the e,evatlon# The most
Residents and builders of new recent re-locatiort for the sewer
homes, on John R street, north Mc- with less fall, will not be so easily
Uwa .- and in- the, developing area•'.jj^bvtr. by the State but yet
West of the Ann Arbor railroad Saves\taxpayers the cost of pu. p-
have waited for the construction of Ing and lift stations,
a new -trunkiine sewer which is. ,, ,'„,,-,      ,,
necessary before their streets can I According to Mr. Brink, the city
be incorporated into the system.  I Plans  to install a 12 or 15  inch
I trunkiine main to accomodate the
The  sewer,  delayed  since  early  northwest corner of the city. Geh-
SUfi^JTYon^rE* 2ht°rf"w£ •«»»* a» residential streets west
K Juno"?«T«htfl Aw Zr^ot Maple mid including John R,
to the disposal plant, is now relo-   p,.^   Cmu>)   Va-n ee.   and   Cun.
cated in a plan proposed by Mayor  ningham.
Howard   Everts   and   members   of j
the  commission,  and  approved  by
Two Geyer Infants Die
In Fire Monday Morning;
Mother Saves Other Baby
Clare Loses
To Harrison
Cagers 47-31
The largest attendance for a
home contest this season on Friday
January 23, could not raise the
spirit'in the lifeless Clare Pioneers
as they showed nothing except a
low score to a packed gymnasium.
Although the Harrison cagers
displayed their basketball wares
in competent style, they would
have been surprised had the Pioneers shown more figlj. The Hornets are ranked fourth in the state
Class C standings but most Clare
supporters feel the Pioneers should
have given their county rivals stiff-
er competition.
.Only five field goals were scored
by Clare in the entire contest, but
Ted Hoersch had three of them
and he combined these with some
accurate free throw shooting to
sc ,-e   17   points,      The  Harrison
people/backed by "a large following
played a sterling defensive game
and were justly rewarded as practically every Hornet substitute received his big chance to break into the scoring column.
The reserves also met defeat as
they were snowed under in the
final quarter 34-26. At times they
handled the ball well but could
not overcome a lack of height, although they turned in some fine
rebounding under both backboards.
Rod and Gun
Club Elects
Clare Rod and Gun Club officers
and directors were elected at the
annual meeting held at the club
house, January 27.
The following were chosen for
the coining year: President, Ken
Cunderman; Vice President, Henry
Kinsel; Secretary-Treasurer, Wally Johnson;-Director for two years,
Harold Bates, Richard Johnson,
"William Garchow and Bill Case.   '
2 New Faculty Members
Announced At School
City  Ehgineer Brink.
Brink said the fall would amount
i to    about    one    and    five-eighths
i inches in ,100 feet which could be
agreed to, Only as the best obtainable undef- the circumstances.   .
Bypassing the areas (of dispute,
the"sewer line is now'located  to
begin ten feet north of the L. L. j   . -*-"   . ~*
"Woodward property at US-27, then) f>*+       +f*      r%.  '. ■ , .£*»
pi-oceed east to the northwest cor-f C'ltV    10 2.  6116*11
ner of the school -property iii the   —,.        - ■ j~
farthermost  back   corner   of   the   r'Yi'.tn I\(\n^111YtPY^ .
athletic field. From there it pro   *   TUfJg VW«5«rfierd >
ceeds diagonally to the southeast  >C'0.   JC'vm/imJam
corner of the- athletic field where    v*.     M^^fJU-ltAlUll
it adjoins east Wheaton Ave., then
More than $1,400,000. will be in-
follows Wheaton Ave. right-of-way ,r "i"1,t-,"*""TT^:'',  "*J? iL"^w
tn nertav ctrp.pt  t.h_, BhnttiPaBf .th vest^d in. expansion and improve
i ment projects in  Consumer s cen-
I tral division this year, with more
to Cedar street, then southeast to
the sewage disposal plant.
Teen Agers Dance
Tomorrow Night
A dance especially for teen
agers will be held in the city hall
auditorium tomorrow evening, Jan?
nary 31.. Larry Everts' Dance Band
will furnish music.
The dance will be sponsored by
the Clare Community Council as
a part of their youth recreation
program and adults will not be admitted*.        "   .
Let's all go, yOung folks, and
show the council their efforts are. divide for residential development and 1.700 electric customers in the
than a million dollars for extending electric power transmission
and distribution in the area H. L.
Ziegenbciu, division manager of
the power company announced this
week.
structed.   according   to   city   offi-!    H^ said major distribution Sub-
cials e . station projects will get underway
• '    ■% I at Greenville arid Clare, and that
Two former plans for the sewer the HarrisOh area electric improve-
haVe had  to be  abandoned  after ment pr0gram will^be concluded,
expensive preliminary surveys^    According to Mr. Ziegenbein, the
Property owners Who hope to stfb- company expects  to  add 100  gas
Jujius Barbes, Orval Vandewarker, and the Board of Education of
Clare Public School^ who own or
control land which the line must
crosSj have generously given consent to allow the sewer to be con
appreciated.
refused  to  allow  the  crossing of  central division during the year.
"Little" Things Vital To Moral Of
Fighting Men of Army Combat Forces
"(Editor's Note: Following is the
last of a series of six articles com'
paring a U.S. Army combat infantry division with infantry division
of the Soviet Russian Army.)
The *U.S. Army believes the effectiveness of a combat force is
in direct ratio to the educational
level of its soldiers. It also "believes
an informed soldier is a better
fighting man,
Rumors, speculation, suspicion,
vague fears of the unknown, ignorance, doubt and anxieties «are
"little" things, but they can destroy
a division's -will to fight quicker
than the guns of the enemy. To
combat them, two officers and
nihe enlisted men are on' fulltime
duty with each division to conduct
the Troop information, and Education program. This includes command conferences, special orienta*
ttions, basic training orientation,
operation of information centers,
publication of nnlt newspapers,
briefing of officers, operation of a
school for discussion leaders, dis-*
trihution of Tl&E material, and
supervision of the Army Education Program.
Inhere is nothing like this to be
found in a Russian division, where
political officers. preach the theories of   Lenin   with   monotonous
In Army division finance Belay
capable of providing top-notch
service"' overseas operates with approximately two officers and 20
enlisted men, sometimes augmented by", additional personnel in combat areas. They relieve the individual soldier of financial concern
and permit him to concentrate on'
his primary duties, •
Soldiers in the Russian Army
are accustomed to harsh discipline
and it is doubtful whether many
even know the true meaning of justice. But it is the will of .the American people that, an American citizen in uHifo'rm shall receive propel'
legal representation and verify in
courts martial in accordance _with
the American concept of Justice.
To implement the-Uniformed Code
of Military Justice~eMact'e'd by
Congress—a division has a total of
five officers and four -enlisted men.
This is far fewer legal personnel
than will be found in any city
whose population is equal to that
of a U.S. infantry division.
Even the Russians have acknowledged the necessity for recreation
and entertainment for .their soldiers during ofMUty hours as a
morale builder.' in the U.S. Army
one officer and two enlisted men
coordinate Special Service activities at division level,
The Soviet Army has saved mati-
nowei' In another field—religion.
To fulfill the religious needs of
soldiers in the U.S, Army, each
division has the services ot Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish chaplains. There is one chaplain for
each 850 soldiers.)
The chaplain strength of the
Russian Army, is zero.
There are numerous other soldiers in a U.S. infautry division
whose primary jobs are not pulliilg
the triggers' of weapons aimed at
an enemy. But, like those already
mentioned, they contribute to the
balanced organiisatlon that characterizes an American fighting outfit. »
When the occasion demands it,
they too, piek up weapons«in which
they are thoroughly trained and
give an excellent account of themselves in battle.
Cooks, bakers and mail clerks
have killed their fair share "of the
enemy in the past and will do the
same thing in the future.
Since th6 Army first was created June 1 . r?75, it has worked
steadily to improve the combat efficiency of its soldiers and mold
the most efficient combat units
possible.
That is why the United' States
Army has more killing power-
man for man -than any other almoin the woi'ld.
The   Home   Economics   depart- lived  for  three months until his
ment of the  Clare Public  School  discharge from the Air Porce.-They
was very fortunate to obtain the  have made  their. home .in Clare
services  of "Miss Barbara Knight  since   . oveittbeiy 1952".
after Betty Wallace resigned. last
DeeGftiher 1 . Barbara is ifroim Bay*
City, Michigan, and a graduate of
Michigan State College, East. Lansing.
Her  hobbies   are  reading,   and.
collecting unusual recipes. She enjoys  ice   skating,  howling,   swimming, and likes to watch basketball
games especially well.
Flames Defeat Attempts To Rescue
Boy, 4 and Sister, 2 Trapped In Home
Two little children were lost by suffocation in a fire th .t
destroyed their home at Marion early Monday morning.
They could not be saved despite brave efforts of the mother
and neighbors at the scene. The victims were Clifford Geyer, 4, and his sister Mary Alice, 2, children of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Geyer, Jr.
f The tragedy struck only
minutes before the father was
due to arrive home from his
work on the midnight shift
with Michigan Gas Storage
Company, and Mrs. Geyer
was able to rescue only her
youngest infant, five-mpnth-
old Diane, and herself.
Barefooted neighbors who
rushed to the burning, home,
and the children's mother
were' beaten back by f i e r c e
flames when they attempted
to 'get through to the trapped
babies. Mrs, Geyer's feet were
reported to be painfully frosted in the bitter morning qold.
The fire was thought to havo
been caused by defective wiring
according to Osceola county sheriff
Robert Huff, who investigated th»
case. A near neighbor, Mrs. Hazel
Hopkins was one of the first to see
the blaze, and she helped to alarm
the sleeping family inside.
Friends living directly across tho
street saw the flames also, and
rushed to the aid of Mrs. Geyeiv
But the two story rt.idencej already too far gone, burned completely.
Mrs. Geyer told friends that
when she wakened, part of the
house was afire and she grabbed
the baby and rushed out of doors.
Four-year-old Clifford was right behind her, but in the instant it took
her to hand the baby to a neighbor
and turn back'again, the doof had
blown shut with the little boy inside. He evidently ran back into a
bedroom.
».
The children's large pet.dog; .as
found in the burned room With,
Clifford's remains where he had
died trying;-!. §*va^thir .Wtd-« m$
teeth were still gripping the.
child's night garments.'Little'<Mai1'
Alice was sleeping In another bedroom where she perished in the
flames.
Mrs. Rae Hooker To
Tell Of Inaugural
Experiences Here
Mrs. Rae Hooker, of Mt, pleasant, National Committeewoman
from Michigan, will be the ,princi;
pal speaker at a meeting of the
Clare County Republjggn Women's
Club, Tuesday aftornoon, February
3.
She will tell of her* experiences
at the inauguration of President
Eisenhower. The meeting will be
held in the Fifth Avenue Room at
Hotel Doherty from 2; 00 -to 4:00.
Scotts Win
From Beavers
The Scott Drillers roiled to two
_,.,_», ,    ,.      more   victories   during   the   past
She   chose  Clare   to  teach  be-   week, tripping Clare Mfg. and Bea-
cause of its location and it being  Tert0ii VFW
a medium sized city, , gtefl & doBe 51 .g decig.
• Mvs.   Joseph    Johnston   started  lon  over the  towering Beaverton
teaching in the Junior Hig-h depart-  ^lntet. and-captured the .mythical
ment -of Clare Public School this   c*ty championship hy tramplifig a
*eek When the resignation of Aud-. snappy Clare Mfg. five 68-42,
rey Wood took effect. .    j   >Scotts recorded their ninth vic-
Her home was in Mt. Pleasant, ttiry last Thursday evehing with
where she attended Central .Michi- edso after nulling away from a first
ganCpllege of Education for two quarter 12-12 deadlock with. Clare
years. She received her Bachelor Mfg. Ron Doherty tallied ten of the
of Music degree from Michigan j plant's twelve first quarter output.
State College in August 1952. j The Drillers held a 29-22 halftime
Her minor was in English which t lead,
she teaches in our Junior High. The   Drillers   exploded   ill   the
Janet was married to Joe Johns-1 third stanza, outscoring the plant-
ton on August 16, 1952, returning j men 20-6. In the final stanza Bill
to England with him where they - Dewey hit nine  and the Drillers
won going away.
Dewey and Bob Amble each hit
thirteen while Gross tallied eleven
and Dean Bucholz dunked in ten.
For Clare Mfg. Doherty swished
twelve and Ron Bigelow ten.
The Drillers posted a phenomenal free throw mark hitting twenty
of twenty-two tosses. Scotts hold
Plans are nearing completion for  a 2-0 lead In the hart fought city
the annual K of C and Masonic a series.     'They  captured  the first
rabbit  supper   at  Hotel   Doherty,   Kame 64.53 in ear_y x>ecembet*.
A one-hand jump shot by JWayne
Fraternal
Rabbit Feed
February S
Thursday evening, February 5, at
7:00 o'clock.
The- rabbit "hunt will take place
from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p. m.
and all lodge members and friends
wishing to participate may contact team captains Ray Ruby, or
Jim Murphy.
Ray and Jim have been busy
the past week rounding up shot
guns, .22 rifles and sling shots tor
the hunt and are "rarin" to go."
With a good tracking snow it is
expected few cats will- have to be
substituted.
Any who have attended previous
fraternal rabbit suppers will need
no urging and all members and
friends of the lodges will he welcome. Tickets may be secured from
members of either lodge.
Film Of Congo
To Be Shown At
Methodist Church
.The public is invited to see the
color, sound motion picture film,
"Regions Beyond", next Sunday
evening, at 7:30, al the Clare
Methodist Church. This is a 45
minute length film.
This picture was filmed in the
African Congo in full color. Over
fourteen months were required for
the production and it is one of the
most unique film stories in its
field. During the production work
in Africa, the native Christian, who
plays the role of the witch doctor
in the film, made a- prediction. He
Bucholz with three seconds remaining was the difference as the Drillers squeeed past a tall Beaverton
VFW 51-49 Monday evening on the
small Beaverton floor. The Drillers
led 14-11 at the first quarter mark
and 2*J-22 at half-time. BeaVerton
knotted the score 41-41 and set the
stage for the final winning toss by
Wayne.
Atter a quick exchange of baskets the game was dead-locked,
49-49 with ten seconds remaining.
Wayne emerged from a frantic
scramble for the precious ball,
dribbled into the key-hole to the
free throw line, leaped up and lofted the game-winning tally thru the
hoop.
Bob Gordynec tallied twelve
while Amble, Dewey and Dean
Bucholz hit nine apiece. The"victory was Scott's tenth of the sea-
sou and gave them'a eight won,
two loss road record,
Scotts, hoping to halt a home-
floor jinx, will entertain the classy
Midland. Art Cleaners Saturday
evening at Clare high gymnasium^
Art Cleaners, headed by big Jhn
Mongeau, high scoring pivotman,
will bring to Clare one of the fin*
est Class A outfits in the state.
The Drillers will be without the
services of Big Boh Gordyuec, 6-2
center, who will he on juirl-term
■vacation. After a three week absence, Coach Ernie Bryant will return to take the reigns of his
charges. . Mauaj_er Art Sills has
handled the Drillers during Ernies
absence.
The game begins  at 8:00 p.m.
said     with     great     enthusiasm: .._  „   ...
"When   white   people   across   the and there is no admission charge,
ocean see this picture, tlj,c work Doors of the high school will h
of God will walk". open at 7 .0 for early arrivals.
The children's father is the sort
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Geyer, Sr.,
who live on M-115 near Farwell.
Two other teen age children in the
Geyer, Sr., family attend school at
Farwell high. Friends and neigh-
bors in the Farwell area are sorrowing in sympthy with the bereaved family. :
Tlie funeral; service for the two
children was held "Wednesday-In
the Marion Methodist Church, and
burial followed in the Greenwood
cemetery.
List Events For
Clare-Isabella
M.E.A. Institute
A noteworthy program featuring
speakers on education topics, and
also some fine entertainment is
planned for presentation at the
Clare-Isabella County Institute to
be held Friday, March 13, at Mt.
Pleasant.
Announcement of the date' of the
all day meeting and the, program
numbers came after a session at
Farwell High school when the Program Planning Committee and the
executive board of the Olare-lsa-
bella M.E.A. met to decide final
details of this Institute event,
C. J, ROss, program chairman,
announced that Div 1>. Vrfedvoe, of
the University'of Michigan Exten'
sion Service, will be the guest
speaker.
Russell Le Cronier, superintendent of Mt. Pleasant high school will
speak on School Finance.
A one-act play will be presented
by the dramatics group under the
direction of Prof. Fred Bush, of
C.M.C.E.
Music will be furnished by the
Mt. Pleasant Hig'h School Band
•and the Rosebush Rural Agric.
School Chorus.^
Members of this meeting at Far-
well included . James Knapp, Isabella county superintendent; John
Brown, ClaTe county superintendent; Mrs. Ivah Emery and Mrs.
Leota Van Every, of Clare Public
Schools; Willis Gelson, Superintendent of Farwell school; \,, J.
Ross arid Miss Elizabeth Hewitt of
Mt. Pleasant; ■■ and Mrs. Eileen
Jacobs of Rosebush Rural Agricultural School.
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