1953-08-14; Clare Sentinel

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S*v«n Cents Copy
CLARE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1953
$2-50 Year In Michigan
STewr $eri«f,Vol. fijf No. If
City Told Prospects
For More Heating Gas
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Power Commls-"*on require that
the application for a certificate of
public convenience and necessity,
with voluminous supporting exhibits, be practically complete in
all material respects at the date
of filing. This necessitates the
compilation of a great deal of material  and  data  in  advance.
"Preparation of the application
is proceeding as rapidly as possible
and it is expected the application
■will he filed witli the Federal Power Commission in September and
a hearing set at an early date."
Lucile Haley
Comes Back to
Win Golf Title
Defeats Champ
Mrs. Ruby Garfield
Mrs. Lucile Haley, won, the- Clare
Country Oluh golf cham-bion-hiip-in
a icomeiba'clc viictory over Mrs.
■Ruiby Garfield, two-time champion
and runnerup in. this 1953' contest^
Mrs. Haley was former title holder1
afcjbu!t> although an ahle contender,
had nob worn the crown 'in recent
New Supplies
Promised In 1955
In a report to the city commission of Clare, last'-week, Henry
Tuttle, president of the Michigan
Consolidated Gas Company confirmed reports that ample new supplies of natural gas for house heating and industrial use have been
contracted for, and may possibly
he available In the fall of 1955.
Plans, described by Mr. Tuttle
provide for delivery of up to 300
million feet of .gas per day from
Louisiana gulf coast area wells to
the Michi-an cbmpany. The supply
ii insured for at least twenty years.
•' Quotes isom; Mt.- Tattle's re-port
followr ,;,. .■■-..-      . .
-"'American, Natural Gas Company, .parent company, qf Michigan
Gohsolidated Gas •-Company, ,has
signed long-term gas..purchase contracts for extensive natural gas reserves in. the South Louisiana area.
The first of. • thege*, .contracts was
signed in June 1953. witli Staaol'nd
Oil and Gas Company, the production subsidiary Qf * Standard Qil
Company of Indiana, *
"On- July 17, 1953, a contract was
sighed for further large reserves
with the Superior, Oil Company, an
important dofnestic producer of
-nil and gas. These gas purchase
contracts insure the supply for
least twenty years.
' seasons.
The tournament began on Monday, August 3 with the qualifying
-pound. Mrs.- Haley posted, a 94 to
Pr-oar^des?^ medalist honors. .
Shjrt   natural   gas   to   meet  tthe      In.  *m*muiis   the   championship,
and   future   requirements.-he   defeated  Mrs.  Lu   Hampton,
*""*--'   Marion Keig, and Mrs. Ruiby
"Acquisition of these reserves
makes it poqslble^ for Michigan
Consolidated to proceed with a>i
extensive     long-range     expansion
present
of its markets and "removal of restrictions now prevailing on the
sale of gas.
'"Phe plans provided- for the delivery, through a new .large diameter pipe line, of additional quantities 'of natural gas at an initial
rate, of'from 250,000,000 to 300,000,
000 .cubic feet per day. The new
pipe line will be owned and operated by the American Louisiana Pipe
"Line Company, a subsidiary of
American Natural,Gas Company.
Mrs.
Gart&ield runner-up.
In the first flight, Mrs". Doris
Bonstelle was the winner defeating Mrs. Bea "Rosier 'Mrs. Blanche
Wright, and Mrs." Clara Titus the
runner-uip. Mrs. Ann Olson won- the
consolation, jn this flight.
Mrs. Jennie Bowler was the second flight winner, dafeating Mrs.
Helen McKee and Mrs. Louise
Hales, as runner up. "Uhe consolation- in this -flight was; scheduled
. .for Wednesday this week, 'but due
"The purchase contracts provide! ^ jtll8 -ainy   ^atlier  -was  ipost-
that gas must be taken or paid for
by June 1, 1956. Every effort will
be made, however, to deliver this
additional gas to markets well in
advance of -this deadline date,
possibly in the- fall of 1955.
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''the new rules of the  Federal
East Gilmore
Farm Bureau
Annual Picnic
- The East Gilmcre Fanm Bureau
Group met at Big Norway Lake
Ranch for their annual picnic "Sunday, August 9. A .bountiful chicken
dinner was enjoyed hy the 36 members, .presei-t.  .
Tihe topics for discussion were
"The Voice of Agriculture", "Two
Way Trade or Aid", ""World Peace"
ahd '"General Price Levels". Some
very lively exchange cf ideas
brought out various Mews" of the
group.
Army Recruiting
Officer To Be
Here Fridays
Beginning this week, a representative off the regular Army and.
Air Force joint recruiting service
will he at the City Hall im Clare,
■from 10:00 A.M. until 3.rOD KM.
each Friday. ' |
Prospective applicants may also
get' information! at; the Mt. Pleas-'
ant Post Office -on Tuesdays and j
Thursdays or at' the Midland Post |
Office Om Mondays, "Wednesdays!
aud Fridays. •        -|
poned and'Will be .played Saturday.
Ban Lifted
■ "The proclamation issued by Governor Williams on August 5, 1952,
prohibiting the movement of swine
into Michigan "'Unless accompanied
by a health certificate has been
rescinded as of August 6, 1953,
The proclamation was issued *to
assist in the control of Vesicular
Exanthema in swine.
Sunoco, Dover
In Finals Of
Tournament
Scott Drilling
Plays Browns Iri
County League
The final game of the district
Softball tournament was played at
the Clare PulpHc School athletic
field at 9:00 .''-lock Thursday evening with'Sunoco of Big Rapids pitted against Dover ior the champ-
ionshlp.
'Tournament results follow:
■Friday, August 7—-
Evart Cities Service 2-2-2; Stevens, Beachler.
•Scott Drilling 1-4-3; Leuder,
Greer,
iScott Drilling dropped the opening game to Evart 2-1 ia -he (first
game of the tournament. Not a run
scored in the game iwa_> earned.
Claro Mfg. 23-1-5-1; • Musser, E|b-
"erhart.
Johns Market 3-3-6; ' Cornet,-
Shine . ,
iClare M_g. swamped Johns Market 23-3•'"•in. a game called at the
end of four innings.
Sunoco 8-11-1; Lyons, Wanton.
tMurphy Construction 4-6-1; Bay
Stough.
Saturday, September 8—
Smith & Weaver won a forfeit
game from Miller Industries.
'   Dover 1-3-1; "Rilett, Haggart
Barryton 0-2-1;  Cook, Coady.
Emimons 9-5-2; Emmons, Huntey
OTaiTwelt 7-4-4 ;f3chlaifley and MeGuire, Luce.
Monday, August 10—
Brawn Corners 10-9-2; Williams,
Armentrout.
McDonalds 9-10-4; Lumbei't-,
PibchifOi-d.
Evart 6*8-2; Bingeman, Beachler.
Cities" Sen-ice 2-5-2; Musser, Eberhart.
Tuesday, August 11—
Sunoco 7-7-6; Lyons, Wanton.    •
JSmith & Weaver 6-5-6; Colosky,
"Marshall.
Dover 15-15-3; Rilett, Haggart.
Emmons 2-3-3; Emimons and
■Cronk, Huntey.
Wednesday, August 12—     •
Sunoco 6-7-6; Lyons, Wintoni
Evart Cities, Service "S-6-6; Stevens and Bimgemau; Beachler
Dover ll-'9i-S; Shull, Haggart.
Brown Corners 4-9-12; Williams
and Sunday,, Aranentrout.*
County Softball League
'Scott Drillingjpj'ayed Brown Corners "at 7-:-0-'Tirursday evening ill
.an effort to cop'the county league
crown. If Brown: Cornel's won, Dover „is tied, with Scott Drilling and
a play-ofif game will he necessary.
Ithaca will play "Scott Drilling
here at 8:30 Saturday evening in
an exhibition game.   ,
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Wheat Quotas and Price
Support At Stake Today
The, government's price* support, percent YES.
of wheat at 90r percent of parity is      Heavy selling
at stake in today's nationiWide referendum as- .farmers are voting
their choice .between continued
price support at 90' perc&nl of parity _or 1954 wheat, or price support at 50 percent of parity- with
no penalty other tflian loss of pri'ce
support ifor those Who exceed their
acreage allotment.
Twothird® of all farmers voting
must indicate "YES" in order to
keep 90 percent supports in effect.
So close is the margin expected
either way in the voting, that market prices have suffered very severe drops in the growing fear that
the high parity support and- mar-
iket quotas may be -rejected in the
"referendum.
.Expert guessing is that Michigan
wheat farmers will vote 65 NO to
35 YES, hut that westerns farmers
opinion might run as high as 99
cent   ibreak   in
Bike Fun
THE SLOW OR- SNAIL RACE Is one of-the funniest races ever run
Mih bicycles. Every type of bike can be used ... and it is for boys
Or fcirls, tall or shori fat or slim.
The object of the race is to see which rider can travel domett
.. .and that's quite a feat on a bike. The tatt rider to cross the finish
line is the -winner, provided of course that the contestant has not
violated any of the rules.
i     A course 50 to lOO^feet long is laid oht in any safe area* with
I Several lanes "3 to 6 feet wide. Lanes mair be made by stretching
strings or with chalk. A rider is disqualified if he deviates front
■■ his lane, touches a foot to the ground or turns around.
Afea signal, each rider gets underway at the starting point,/riding
as slowly as possible. If "there are too many contestants, to make
lafie_ ferall, run the race in several heats" winners of Beats^theii
i5?$iJi*$£ J** tht/fiit-"-,! rstcCf   .■,.^_*_._.*.«»*»._v^ ►»^»»»_^w..,.^_-,,,^..|'"i;,,, _."".
that caused a 16-
■Chicago market
prices ot wheat last Friday and
Saturday was generally "credited
to voting jitters.
> The Clare County PMA Committee
■has named Sheridan' township hall
as the local pollin© place. A wheat
("armer is eligible" to vote in the
referendum if he has an acreage
allotment of more than 15 acres of
if he has an interest in a wheat
crop of more than 15 acres to^pe
planted on; a farm; for harvest "
19,54,
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Ralph Cole    «
Starts 3-Year
Bank Course
Ralph A. Cole, assistant cashier
at the Citizens State Bank will
leave August 23 for two weeks- attendance at the School til Banking
at 'the University of Wisconsin,
Madison.
This will he his first year at the
school which requires two weeks
resident attendance each year for
three years to earn.the certificate
of graduation. *
Throughout the year between
resident sessions students are required to do- extension- work Involving problems, in all phases- of hanking.
The iSchool ig sponsored by the
•Central States Conference, composed of hankers associations in 16
mid-western states. Attendance
this year will approximate 740
bankers, ranging from Junior offlfi-
cers and departm-M managers to
presidents, vice presidents "and
board chairmen od: hanks from
more than 30 states.
The faculty of over 100 instructors consists of hankers who, are
specialists! in their respective fields
practicing attorneys, business executives .and memiibers of a nuniber
of university -and college- Saculties.
' The instructors eomprise one of
the most competent groups otf men
in. tiheir respective- ,profe"ssions' ever
assembled for adult educational
purposes.
.School faculty ,mem|bei*s from
•Michigan include: Heyiward T.
tDenyes, ""udustrial National Bank,
Detroit; CarleboUi B. Leonlhard, Detroit Trust Com-pany, Detroit s Paul
W". McCj-acken, University of Mich-
ig&n; Bruce F. Studehaker, National Bank of Detroit" Detroiti
Framk LaQoe is a graduate o*.
^xis s-weciali-ed haal-ius'-BcliooL
"Flying Farmers Build Hangar For Clarence Van ,
"Mii-lnn.m l"l>ii"K Farinoi 5 at work on a li~nft,ir tlisj are building for Clarence Van at the Clare Ah-
pOt't, Left foreground in the picture is Ernest Irwin, former president, and Clarence Van, official
photographer of the organization. • PHoto "by Le_*Sov*v!e
Hangar "Bee"
By Flying
Farmers Here
Clarence Van Is
2nd Member 'Aided
The good neighbor spirit of the
Michigan Flying Farmers. was
demon&tratgd' in Clare again Monday when fourteen members flew
in at' the local airport to build a
plane hangar for Clarence Van, local member who was injured in a
plane accident in "Colorado last July
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It wag the second "good neighbor" buildimg bee in two years
staged iby the flying, group for
'Clare members. Some of the same
hammer and saw wielders were on
the job two summers ago to rebuild
a harn for Ernest Ir-wiiu a.ter it
had been lost by fire,
- Irwin, is a former president ot
Michigan Flying Farmers, and Van
is official photographer of the organization, v    * *   -    '•   -
Planes started arriving at the
airport early in the forenoon. They
were loaded with Jiamniers, saws,
Wrecking'-bars, nail aprons, —all
sorts of carpenter tools.
While the men worked on the
big 32 by 41 foot hanjgar, their
Wives prepared a«hearty pot-lucK
dinner in an adjacent hangar owned by Irwin. The dinner was served on card tables also unloaded
from tihe planes along with the
other equipment.
Presiding at the dinner was Mrs.
Linn Lrnaherry, Queen of" the
Michigan Flying Farmers for 1953.
Her husband is vice president Of
the group. |
Those partfoipatin-g in the hangar raising bee were: Mi', and Mrs.
Cecil Wilson, off Shepherd, Mr; and
Mrs, linn. Linaberry .and s6n, of
Gladwin, Mr. and Mrs-. Ernest Irwin, of Clare, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Johnson, of Weidman, Mr. and
Mrs. Laurenee Seiter and son Robert, of Clare, Mr. PeUitier, from Es-
canaiba.and Don Pelliter, from Mt,
Pleasant.
Van, who is still wearing a cast
to protect his back from further
damage to injuries he received in
the Colorado crash, said that the
Flying Fanners hatched up this
scheme to help me a6 tihe time of
the lates*t MFF meeting at East
Lansing.i
" I don't know hoW these men
were able to leave their cpmhining
and ifarm work to come here for
all day", Van said, ""hut I certainly am grateful to every One of
tiheni"'.
Public Schools To
Open September 8
ewer
Must HoM* M^re Public Hearings
An4 Prepare I,eYy Beiore Contmuing
. The,city commission found
itself "backing up" to make a
fresh start in the sewer ej*"-
•pansion program being planned in the Northwest (John
R) District and jn tlie,Eastwood Hills District. Re-planning and going ahead again
over much of the deta.il of the
project to obtain** approval *of
state agencies and bond preparation attorneys, wiU probv
ably delay start of the actual
construction * until November
unless short cut measures
.being considered prove workable.
It was discovered lu the course
of conferences between City Attorney Harold Hughes and experts
Detroit Women
To Speak At
Bowlers Banquet
The third annual (jlare Women's
Bowling Association banquet will
be held Thursday, August 20, in
the Wedgewood Room of the Hotel Doherty. The Association has
invited Mrs. Lillian Jacob,' president of the Detroit Woman's Bowling Association, and Mrs. Agnes
Ekstrom, captain of the B & B
Chevrolet team, also of Detroit, to
attend as guesits of honor and to
speak to the group.
Detroit was host city this year
to the Woman's Inernational Bowling Tournament and Mrs. Ek-
Strom's team came off with top
honors in three events: team event
with a 2931 score, a team mate,
Dc(r3s Kn£'_h"*j|es,, won the all-
events with 1886 sticks. Miss
Knechtges also won first place in
the doubles division along with
Jane Grudzien and was second only
in the singles with a 631. Besides
keeping the B and B's rolling Mrs.
Ekstrom is "associated with Sports
Queen Dress Company.
This banquet is for any and all
lady bowlers, their friends and anyone interested, in bowling. Tickets
can. be obtained by calling Frances
Shelander, Phone 456 in Clare,
Neomie Smith in Farwell, Beatrice
Murphy in Coleman and Florence
Hoffman in Harrison,
Rotarians Enjoy
Travel Pictures
Wednesday Noon
The Clare Rotary Cluib met at
Hotel Doherty Wednesday noon,
with President Dan McDonald, presiding.
Thos-. Campibell led the group in
singing with Joyce Archambault
accompanying at the piano.
Program chairman Henry Ackerman presented Jack Foster of the
Greyhound Bus Lines, who showed
■beautiful and interesiting Greyhound travel pictures.
Visiting Rotarians were Bernard
Gar-man, of Lansing, Harold Fitch,
of Bushnell, Illinois and Ray Monroe of Mt. Pleasant. Guests were
Donald R. Fritz of Oolunnbus, Ohio'
Paul Lapham, of Marathlonr, Florida, Lyle Graham, of- Detroit, Al
Marlow, of. Mt. Pleasaut and Wlm.
Seitz, of Clare.
MSfc! Prof Cites Trend
In Rural Population
The actual number of farm
people in America is decreasing
although -their level of living has
been-rising, according to Dale E.
Butz of Michigan State College's
department of agricultural economics.
"Our farm - population . has declined from 96 per cent of the population 'in 1?90 to' about 16 per
cent in 1950," he said. "The actual
number, increased until about 1910,
but lias declined since then."
Butz said this indicates "quite
strongly" that "neither prices, nor
income, but the existence of job
opportunities determines whether
or not people will stay ori the
farm."
Agriculture has been able to produce needed food and fiber with
fewer people because of improved
production methods, he said. Output in man hours is no\y-' about "*0
per cent higher than in* the 1953-39
period, lie said.
"It is becoming increasingly
clear that agriculture's income is
very closely tied to the well-being"
of the r-est of. the economy/" Butz
said. "One of the big problems concerning income at the farm level
is its instability*"
"ITrban people should have a
definite interest ' in rural conditions such as education, levels of
living, religion, and so on, because
fhesR will influence the type ol
person coming into the cities," he
said.
Three Injured
In Area Auto
Wrecks Friday
Lorraine C. Teefey, 32, of Detroit, was brought to Clare 'General Hospital Friday with an. Incomplete fracture of the nasal
bone, after losing control of her
car as she was turning into the
Lloyd' & Kleinhardt service station
nine miles north of Clare on US-27,
The car crashed into the office
of the .station, causing damages
estimated at $400. Damage to the
car was estimated at $450.
Mrs. .Anita Saul; 30, of Harrison"
and her daughter, "Ellen, 7, were injured Friday when Mrs. Saul's car
collided with a car driven by Lester "Acker, 30, of R-l Coleman. The
accident occurred at a county road
intersection on the Coleman Road.
Mrs. Satft sustained a fractured
leg, cuts' and shock, and "Ellen a
fractured skull.
■State Police said vision was obscured for all four corners ^>of the
open intersection* hy tall 4 crops.
Both cars were demolished.
St. Cecilia's School
Opening Set For ,
September 9
ISupt. Thos. C. Campfbell announced this, week tfliat the Clare Public 'Schools will open Tuesday,
Sept-mitrer 8.
School opens later than usual
this year because* of the lateness
of Labour Hay, 'but Srspt. Campbell
says' that tthe closiUig date next
Spring will not be affected because
the lost time- "will be made up during the year.
I'lie* faculty is complete except
for one position left vacant J)y the
resignation of commercial .teacher,
Gerald Strobel, Mr. Campbell expects to fil-i this vacancy within-a
days, '        ..•
■Sister Mary Florentine announces that St. Cecilia's School will
open Wednesday, September 9^
The Harrison, Farwell, Lake ano.
■Rog^tetj mwp mmis f?ii sp?}
Tuesday, September 8.
Further announcements* will- be
made in The Sentinel when school
opening plans are completed.
Isabella Fair
August 26-29
Dates announced .for the Isabella County. Youth and 'Farm' Fair
this year are Wednesday!, August
26, throujg'i Saturday, August 29.
A neiw attraction will be the trao
tor pulling contest Wednesday evening. ExMbits1 will he judged Wed'
nesday morning- and afternoon with
a band concert and greased pig
scramble as added -features, in the
evening. This will ibe children's
day -with all rides- at" reduced
prices.
Thursday will be Merchant's bay
with 4-<H and F.F.A. judging contest in the .forenoon, -followed by a
parade f floats downtown at noon
Smiley Burnett and the Circle G
boys Will appear in person in- the
afternoon and evening. A livestock
parade witlhi awards will be held
in the evening.
On Friday, Fawner's Day, the
calf scramble will be staged in the
afternoon, foiiefwed hy .tihe lightweight horse pulling, contests. 4-H
and Grand Champion awards w.ill
be made in tihe evening and last
year's scramlble' .steers will be auctioned. Heavyweight horse pulling
contests will also he held Friday
evening. x
On Saturday, three outstanding
girls* softhall teams will play 'with
two games-iuihe afternoom and on©
in the eventing under the lights. A
golden wedding ceremony will also
be performed, in 'tihe eyening.
New [features include-the nationally known girls' s'oftball teams
tractor,,' pulling contest, golden
wedding cer-smony and the appearance of Smiley Burnette- of radio
fame. "
Additional poultry cages will ibe
provided, neiw taibles will -be-in use
and tihe new dairy exhibit ham
Willi be used for the first time.
Admission to the (fair grounds
will be free, with popular prices
foi' the grandstand seats'and auto
parking.
A detailed program, will be published in next week's Sentinel.
Only One Fire
Only one forest fire was reported in Michigan last week, the conservation department notes.
The sinigle burn damaged two of
Michigan's more than 36 million
acres, the lowest weekly total of
the year.     V
About 5,100 acres have been
damaged in more than >800 fires
thus far this season.
"The low is still not a record, during one weelc last yeai'j state forest lands escaped without a single
fire.
K*4*+
New Ordinance Enacted
To Clear Snarled Plans
ForS
T
Car Crash
Fifteen NaHongl
Guardsmen Among
Those Hospitalised
"twenty persons were injured,
'one critically and several others
seriously, when a car cojiided with
an Areiy .truck full of Indiana National Guardsmen 5*?_ miles -south
of Clare on TJ1S-27 at 10:30 o'clock
iSaturday eventog.
Fifteen guardsmen and all hut
it-pro - of the passengers in tlie car
'were injured and taken to the
JClare General Hospital and Central Michigan Coimrnun'ty "Hospital.
Accardihg to State Police tlie
car, driven hy Eileen- WohJscheld,
■pf 1Q3 E. Lincoln Mt, Pleasant,
went o"f the' road ehti> the*_1iould-
•e'r .of US-27 and .then turned- back'
onto the high'vi'ay. and crashed in-
ito the truck, which, was about mid-
Way in the 50 ■vehicle convoy.
• "Uhe truck overturned when, the
Tear wheel passed over the hood of
the Wohlscheid car. The 'truck was
"badly damaged and 'the car iwas a
total wreck. The guardsmen plo-
•ned under othe truck were freed
"when their "buddies turned, it oyer
by "hand,
ISgt. 1/c Richard K. Eg©, '27, was
critically injured twihen thrown
from the truck onito, tlie .paVement.
"He suffered a broken back and
ffraetured collar bone. His /cohdit-
ton 'tyas reported good at Clare
"General Hospital ■"-"Thursday.
Diana Wohlscheid, 13 months old
•daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Wohlscheid, sufifered a possible
Skull fracture and four other passengers in the car -were less seriously hurt.
Traifific was held Up for more
"than an hour whi'e the v-reckage
was being removed from the pavement. Cars were lined up alwut
t'nree miles nor:}i and south of the
avddent.
The tru-liS were part of convoys
carrying Indicia National guardsmen hack hom- after two week'
-training at Camp Grayling.
  i
Former Clare
Man Passes
James P, tShoup, of Saginaw,
passed-away suddenly Wednesday
August J5, at his' home there.
He was horn August 2-, 1874 in
Bloomifield township, and departed
this life August 5, 195:3' at the age
of 78_years<, 11 months and eight
days." -
He Was united in marriage to
Katie Schwartz, Novemher 25,
18S5, and this unioix. was IblesSed
by the birth of six children-.
The wife, preceded him ia death
in,April 193., Mr. tehou# has resided in Sagdnaw the past \12^years.
He leaves" to mourn his passing,
one son* Frederick iShoup, of 'Flint;
five daughters, Mrs. Theresia Mer-
cier, of'Midland, Mrs. -tLillian. M&r-
cier, of Flint; Mi* Katharine Bod-
-ield, of Brand-0r4 Ottt„ Mvs. Agatha Willson, otf Oakley, and Mrs;
Lucille Boyle, of Mt. Pleasant' 14
grahdchildren; nine 'great grandchildren; several nie-ces and nephew's and many .friends.
Funeral services were held from
Gugels Fun-ital Home in Saginaw
at '2;00 o'clock: -Monday alBternoon,
with iMer-m'&nt in -Jloomfieid 'Cemetery.
Child Health
Conference Dates
■_*he Child .Health Con-erences
for the moath of August will he
held, at the following times and
places.
Fai'well Methodist Church--*-
Wednesday, August 19, 941 aan,
Clare Congregational Churdh-r
Wednesday, August 19, 1-3 pm.
Haa-rls-on, Court House Basement
—Friday, AugUbt 2% 941 aim.
in municipal bonding from an at*
torney firm In Detroit, that Clare's
old- ordinances CQverin'g th0 subject were inadequate, and that- details of public approval Of tho,
special assessment levy .did not
conform to late "rulings by the
Michigan Municipal Finance -Cioni-*-
mission.      • -■•>■ '■-■-■
- In a special meetjng'^at the- city
hall Tuesday evening attended by
M*ayOr Everts, Commissioner"*
Groves, Haley and, Seiter, City Attorney Hughes, ' C,i t y Engineer
Brink and City Clerk McKinnon,
the commission;
I.) Adopted' a new ordinance prescribing "complete special assessment procedure" which will be
followed by* the( city in public notices, hearings, 'making of the assessment roil and the collection of
the special assessment.
2.) Abandoned hope of completing all sewer constrtfctiOH this year
in tlie entire Northwest (John R">
District in the reckoning that by
concentrating upon the trunkiine
portion of the prqject first, completion might be accomplished aa
far as the railroad at the *west end
of John R yet before hard freezing
weather halts the work.
. 3',} Seridusly considered a method of advance collection from John
R property owners to raise a fund,
which together with some city
money available, would be enough
to finance immediate commencement of the trunkiine main from
the new sewage plant. It was the
opinion of the camnrissioners that
there is still time to lay the big
tile from the plant to McEwaUt and
continue west up John R street as
far as the C and O railroad this
season.
The new. ordinance Was crpated
to set up- special assessment procedure for the city of Clare. It
conforms to provisions of the city
Turn to page eighteen for"
official copy.pf Ordinance
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charter  and   rulings  of the state
Finance  Commission,  and   is  pat-
troit, and .the city of Midland.
Under the ordinance, commencement of public improvements may
he made by resolution of the commission oil its own initiative; of by
petition, it prescribes hearings and
notices for public information very
similar to those already completed
in the present prqject, Power of
assessment' and collection is" de-
fine*d.
The new ordinance supercedes
older statutes covering the .same
subjfect and the procedures outlined were sjaid to he necessary to
obtain approval for .bonding and
to aneet requireinents of stage agencies which Mil rule on the application.        ' •
While moving Tafaead With the
slow process of the bond applica-
tlohA the commission is also taklri'g
action from another angle to slid*
through red tape and hindferanqes
and make a start on the .construction using the remaining .weeks of
good weather instead of waiting
until November wherr the city's
bdnds may be finally approved and
sold. .''.',
A canvass of John R street
property owners and others "was
proposed at Tuesday evening*s
meeting to quickly determine
whether voluntary cash prepayment of, the whole estimated assessment of. each owner could be
collected by the city.       .
Planning to add these cash advances to city funds already declared available, (commission members see a way to get the project
underway immediately. The total
of such a fund is thought sufficient
to finance the work this season as*
long as weather allows.
City Engineer Cleo . Brink said
that property owners willing to,
advance a cash prepayment of their
assessment) could figure four dollars per- front foot of their property
as the amount which the city has
estimated.       .
With final cost for John R property expected to be between $3.
and §S. per foot, the advarie- at
the rate of lour .dollars i>er foot
Would be subject to refu&d if moro
than sufficient, or added assessment .if short in the final counting.
Only the main trUnkliae ott Jolta
R street-was given a chance for
completion this year if started
now, "Brink said, ahd. -t the project waits until November when
money may be procured hy the
sale of bonds," progress "Would not
begin until next sumraer when water levels subside again.
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