1953-09-04; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE, MICHIGAN, FBIDAT MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4C 1953
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New Series, Vol. 61, No. 50
Lansing Boys Face
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Theft Charge Here
Gerald E. Beech
Bound Oyer To
Circuit Court
■Folawinig .more than a week's
search .*jy State Police and City
Police in Cemtrafl* .Michigan, tflie
tixtg l«ader of-a .group oi boys- who
stole $800 fliere August 19 *was arrested and the three -had, all ibeen
taken into custoly.
Two minors were first picked up
and they imipliciated a third member oil tbe group and gave bis name
and description to tihe -police.
Gerald Emery Beech, 17, of Lansing, -was arrested by City Police
in, Grand Rapids Monday and held
for Glare and. State Police, to face
charges aE stealing §S*(**{0 from the
Floyd Woodjwo*rth, home 'here.
Beech was returned to Glare and
arraigned hefiore Justice Wan. B,
Dunlop in Municipal Court Tuesday on a grand -larceny change,
Waived examination and was. bound
over to Circuit Court under ?2,000
bond. In default ot •'bond he Is being
held in the county jail at Harrison,
Two Lansing minors, 15 and 16
year old brothers, were picked up
by State Police in Lansing, August
26 and 21, in connection with the
theft. They were brou'glht to Clare
last Friday and turned ove.r to Probate Court, The youmger boys admitted they they were involved in
the fcheffit.
Th three 'boys also a'dmitted to
palice that they ransacked a car
on First St. and took 'Shirts and
jackets.
Phinisey School
To Vote Tonight
On Transportation
There will be a special school
meetiug at the Phinisey school-
house thfe Friday night, Seiptem-
iber 4, at 8:00 o'ictocik* to discuss
transport-tog the seventh and
eighth grade pupils to tihe Glare
S-hiooUs. It is imiper-ative tihat all
interested 'persons should attend;
as the issue will be voted on at
this, meeting.
Mayme Runyan
Laid To Rest,
Anna M. Runyan, eldest daughter ol John and Ann'a Allen, was
■born ins Madock, Ontario, November 12, 1877, and .passed to her reward at "her home in Sheridan
township, August 26, 1953, at tihe
age of 75 year's, nine months and
14 days.
When aibout lour years of age,
she -witfh her parents and four hro-
thers, moved to Midhigan and settled in "Dover community where
they resided for about two yefars,
then *mo*ved to the •farm in Eagle
cam*m*uni-ty where she grew to womanhood.        •:,«-*-     •-...:,-
On Decemiber 25, 1893, she was
united in marriage to Cortes Run-1
yan, who preceded her in death in
March, of 1937. To this union was
born one daughter, Myra.
Mayme is known to her many
friends as a iperson o£ sterling
character, a friend to all anid ,a
liumlble child of God.
Most of her (married life was
spent in the home which was home-
steaded by the parentis of her husband, who were among the earliest
settlers in tihis locality. She knew
limi-h, of .pioneer life and met its
challenge with courage anid great
fortitude.
(She had been in failing health
lot a number oE years. The past
10 years she and her only remaining .brother, Hugh, have lived together and she will be sadly missed
by him.
•Few people -sulfifer as m*uoh and
display aUcth ipatience and trust in
God as did Mrs. Runyan.
During her illness everything
was done for her comfont "by her
-family thjait couTd be done. Early
in life She accepted Christ as her
personal Saviour and united with
the Ohunoh of God at Eagle, living
an active Christian life as long as
health permitted,
'The mourning chicle inioludes the
dauighter anid hiislb&nd, .Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Tryon,; one grandson,
Donald Tryon and wife; one brother, Hugh Allen; two sisters, Mrs.
Jennie Bates, of .Sheridan township and Mrs. Alice Roe, of Elk
Lake; nieces and nephews' and a
host of relatives and friends.
Funeral service was held from
the Efagie Ghunch of God., Rev. Elza Beery officiating, with interment in Cherry Grove cemetery.
[Friends and relatives were present fro-in Detroit, Pontiac, Lansing,
Mendon, Burlington, Midland, Sanford, Elk Dake, Far-well, Harrison
and Mt. Pleasant,
The profusion af flowers spoke
in a measure the high esteem in
which this lady was held.
Otto H. Anderson
Drowns Saturday
At Silver Lake
Otto Hans Anderson, 51 of De-
Witt, was drowned While swimming
in .Silver Lake, Clare county, at
6:00 o'clock Saturday evening.
The 'body wlas i-ecovered from
aibout .40 *feet ol water with hooks,
20* miiJrtUf.eS -after he- went dowo.
Artificial -respiration was applied
without -suiecess.
Anderson was, -Vacationing at the
, lake at tihe time of tihe- laocidenit,
'This is believed to .be tihe first
such death to occur at Silver Lake.
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State Traffic
Toll Going To
AU Time High
Brings Labor Day
Safety Warning
Michigan's traffic fatality record
for the first seven months of 1953
pressed close to the one thousand
mark as death, injury and accident
tolls continued upward at an alarming rate during July. The month
acounted for 177 deaths.
According to the State Police
monthly statistical report, 1953 will
be the worst year oh record if the
trend continues. If so, there will
be an estimated 1,949 deaths, 58,-
048 injuries and 183,538 accidents.
The estimated death toll would
be the third highest, being exceeded only in 1937 and 1941, when
there were more than 2,000 fatalities each year. But the casualty
total—deaths and injuries combined — of 59,997 would far exceed last year's record high of
50,837. The high for accidents was
176,587 in 1951.
July deaths-increased 37, or 26
per cent, over the 140 for the
same month last year. There were
5,078 injuries, an increase of 761,
or 18 per cent, over 4,317. Accidents increased 2,281, or 18 per
cent, 14,820 over 12,539.
Michigan's traffic record for the
first seven months included 9S8
deaths, 31,278 injuries and 101,863
accidents.
State Police Commissioner Joseph A. Childs is urging Labor day
week end motorists to drive with
utmost caution and avoid a bloody
conclusion to what bas been one
of the most deadly summer vacation periods in  Michigan history.
"The Labor day week-end death
toll last year was 33," Childs said.
'The high was 46 in 1940 and the
low was -seven in 1944. We should
aim to avoid a new high and establish a new low!
"Many persons take advantage
of the extended week end for tlje
season's final motor trip. Others
are closing their summer cottages
and bringing the children home for
the start of school. But too often
drivers try to travel too far and
too fast, which is a deadly combination.
"With favorable weather traffic
this week end will be the heaviest
ever experienced for this holiday.
All available State Police troopers
Will be on patrol, but they will
need the help of every motorist to
keep accidents at a minimum.
Orrin F. Neal
Passes Away
Orrin Francis Neal passed away
suddenly at his home at Lake
George early Thursday morning of
a heart attack.
He was born May 22, 1883, in
Gunplains, Michigan, the son of
Lewis and Clara Neal.
He was a retired N.Y.C.R.R. conductor having been employed by
them for 33 years.
Mr. Neal bad lived in Kalamazoo
until nine years ago when he and
his wife moved to a home on Lake
George.
He leaves to mourn his departure
his wife, Ada; four son, Donald,
Basil, Carl, and Russell; one
daughter, Mrs. Hazel Penny; two
brothers, two sisters, eleven grand-
childrefl, all of Kalamazoo; besides a host of nieces, nephews and
friends.
The body was removed from the
Stephenson Funeral Home in Clare
to the Langeland Chapel in Kalamazoo, Thursday afternoon. 'Funeral services were held at l:30j
Saturday, August 29, Rev. H. Kooi
officiating with intermeht in Riverside Cemetery,
BUYERS WARNED'
Drouth Area
Cattle May Need
Special Care
'Michigan cattle •feeders getting
cattle from drought areas tills fall
should Ibe cautious aihout putting
the animials onfifull -feed or on pasture.
Tlh'at wanning conies ifrom Dr,
Glen Reed, extension, veterinarian
at Michigan (State 'College. He
points out that oattfle -coming from
meaiger pasltures and then put on
lush grass or full feed may develop
stiflfness,
OUameness is one of the first conditions ifai-imers will notice i£
drought cattle are 'turned into
heavily fertilized legume pastures.
This lameness, says Dr. Reed, may
be so severe that animals will refuse to .&eeik ovit feed and water.
That.leads to weight loss and un-
thriftinesis.
Dr. Reed suggests that limiting
the length oil time of 'pasturing at
first is the .best way to avoid these
trombles. Qttherwise it raay take
medical -treatment and a ch'ange ill
the to ta tion to bring reoovery. If
drought cattle are to *>e ,p'ut on- full
feed, the veterinarian adds, it
should be done slowly.
Black Leg
Hits Cattle
In Isabella
Already some forty head of cattle
halve died from Black Leg which
has hit well over twenty different
herds according to Is'a*bella Agricultural Agent B. C. Melleneamip.
Black Lag is a "Spore" disease
usually attacking -cattle b'etiween
tihe ages of six. months and Mo
years, lit is indicated 'by the a*p-
pearance of gaseous swellings beneath tihe skin usually ou the hiud
quarters. Death follows rapidly,
"Cattle owners, you must vaccinate for protection," Mellencamp
aaid.
"Phone your local Yet, and he
will take care of your needs". Already the area affected is spreading.
"The disease staw,_d" in the section ot our county including southeast Gilmore, norflhside of Nottawa
•and the west side of "Vernon.
This disease strikes seldom, hut
when it does it causes terrific
losses.
If you canhot get youi; local veterinarian -contact Dr. George
"Whitehead, 1203 S. Mission, Mt.
Pleasant or iphone 27-183 or get in
touch with your county agent,
•Don't underestimate its seriousness-. Vaccinate in the elanly stages
and you will1 be aible to Save your
cattle.
Sentenced To Jail
For Driving With
Revoked License
Dewey Glew, 22 of Farwell and
Laurence B. Qronin, 53, of Chicago
were arrested by City Police here
Saturday on charges of drinking
beer on a highway. Glew was also
charged with driving on a revoked
operator's license.
• Glew was arraigned 'before Justice Wm. Ii. DuitlOiP' in 'municipal
Court -Monday, plead guilty, and
Was sentenced to spend sixty days
in the county jail. This was Glewls
third -ofifense of driving with a revoked licenise.
'Crohin was released under '$35
bond.
Farwell To
Celebrate
Labor Day
Auld Lang Syne
Dinner And Meet
Saturday Night
Farwell will ■ celebrate Labor
Day this year as usual. The committee has a full day's program
arranged, as in former years, and
large crowds are expected to attend despite the ban on bingo
games.
Former Farwellites and visitors
will be on hand at 9:00 o'clock
Monday morning to enjoy the
merry-go-round and many other
rides that will be in operation.
Everything will be going full
blast. A
Big plans have been made "for
the exhibits of agricultural products at the town hall.
All churches are planning special
services Sunday morning.
A Little League ball game wiU
start at 1:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon. This will be followed by the
"Old Timers' game.
The annual Auld Lang Syne pot
luck dinner and meeting wiU be
held at the Farwell School at 6:30
Saturday eveiiing. Anyone w,ho at-
tened the. Farwell School 25 years
or more ago is invited to attend. A
dish to pass, sandwiches and payment of dues is all that is reauired.
Farwell has been holding Labor
Day celebrations since 1906 and
each year thousands attend the affair.
Drier Woods
Alerts For
Fire Danger
Twentyifive Ifires, the Ihighest
total in recent weeks, damaged
nearly 30 acnes of Michigan forests and grasslands last week, the
conservation department notes.
Tp date this year, .5,140 acres
have been burned.
Tihe higher than avera'ge number of fire's indicates drier -conditions in woodlands, and department fire fighters have urged continued caution in use ot fire.
Five Fined On
Disorderly Charges
In Municipal Court
John Garrett Hain, 32, of Owosso, was arrested Saturday/by city
officers on 'a disorderly1 -person
•charge.   .
tie was arraigned before Munici-
ipal Justice Wm. B. Dunloip Monday, plead .guilty and' was assessed
$20 fine and costs,
Alivah L. Quick,, 48, of Flint, and
Roger Marvin Redick, 40 of Barryton, were arrested hy City Police,
Tuesday,
They were arraigned on drunk
and disorderly -charge in Municipal Court Wednesday, plead guilty
and each assessed $12.00 fine and
costs.
Charles Ogle, 45, of Clare, and
Abe Kahgegaib, 45, of R-4 Clare,
were arrested by local officers
August 26, changed with being
drunk and disorderly.
Poih, plead guilty before Justice
DunlQ-p in Municipal Court August
27 and were fined $12.00 apiece.
Scott Honors
SoftbaUTeam
At Banquet
Paul Scott honored the Scott
"Drillers Softball team Saturday
evening at a banquet at Hotel
Doherty, Following .the fine steak
dinner) a five piece orchestra played for dancing for the* players and
their ladies.
' The Scott Drillers finished the
season with a record of 20 games
won to five lost, They have beaten
each team they played at least
Once, except 702 Club of MidlandT
with whom they played but one
game.
The Drillers will play in an invitational tournament at Cadillac
this week end.
Clare Clubs
To Entertain
Sen. Ferguson
To Speak Three
Times In County
September 16
Senator Homer Ferguson will be
■entertained in Clare county W'*d-
'nesday, September 16, when he
will peak at a noon luni-heon and
Tenth District meetiug at Hotel
Doherty and at the Clare County
Fair.
Thgr Senator -will speak at a
12.: 15 luiuchean at Hotel Doherty,
The lun'cheon will be .sponsored by,
the Clare and Harrison Kiwanis
Cl*u|bs, the Clare Rotary Cluib and
the Clare Chamber of Commerce.
The Mnciheon will be open to the
puiblic and tickeits may be *had for
$2.00. • *
Sen, Fergusou will apfpear on the
program at the Clare County Fair
Wednesday afiternoon, <wthere he
will speak from the grandstand.
A Tenth District Republican
meeting and dimner will (be held at
Hotel Doherty at 7:00 o'clock Wednesday evening, with tickets selling for $2,*i0-
Harold B. Hugheis, Tenth District and Clare Cotmty Republican Committee chairman, will preside at the meetings.
Tickets may be had- from Jen-
pings Anchambault, RicShard Groves
at Hotel Doherty, J. Stuart Bick-
n-a.1 at The Citizens State Bank,
Harold B. Hughes, or Emil Buch-
olZj at Harrison.
Senator Ferguson, chairman of
the Repuiblican Policy Connimitotee
of ihe United State Senate is making a start^wide tour of Michigan
to report to tihe people on the ac-
comipljishinients of President Eisenhower's administration and Congress.
He will be aocomipanied on the
tour by Mrs. Ferguson.
The Senator -will be conducted
on a tour 6f the Clare Manufacturing Company plant at 10:30 Wednesday morning.
Auto Damaged
When It Strikes
Rear Of Truck
A car driven by Terry N. Tiedeman, of Farwell, was oonsiderably
damaged when it crashed into the
rear of a truck 2% "blocks west pf
TJiS-27 on TJS'-IO at 2:20 p.m. Thursday, August 27.
A Consumers Power Comipauy
truck ,dfivinig west on the highway
:by Ray Phillips, of Lake, stapiped
Sor a .ar in front of him and Tiedeman didn-^t have time to stop ibe-
fore hitting the truck.
Damage to the icar- was estimated
at $300 and tihe truck $10.
Lyle Bond Wins Popular Acclaim Of
West Coast (Lady) TV Baseball Fans
t)ow Softballers
In Ohio Tourney
Michigan's 'State Softball ch'aimp-
ions from Midland*, the Dow AGs
ace heading for Washington Court
House, Ohio, this week end wihere
lliey wiUil represent Michigan in th-
American iSoftbail Association's
Bast-Central Regional tourney.
Of the eigthA teams entered In. the
event, three are state chamipioi-jS
from Mi-Mgau, Oihio and West Virginia, The remaininig five are met'
rapolltain _fiam*ps. The regional
winner will ibe invited to apipear in
a world tmivaaitteflt this montm m
Slorida
Veteran sportscasters Lyle
Bond and Tom Harmon of Los
Angeles' station KHJ-TV on
the west coast were given
some mighty fine publicity in
two issues of radio fans' magazines this summer. And. it's
almost a sure thing that the
newsstand copies of the popular magazines TV-Radio- Life,
for June 14, and Radio-TV Mirror for July were sellouts iu
Clare and Ann Arbor where
friends would want to read of
the men's latest successes.
Lyle Bond, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Allen, was a native
of Clare and graduated from
school here before he went to
the University of Michigan.
There he met , and became
friends With Tom Harmon.
They were both heading for
careers in sports announcing,
and strangely enough, both
found their success in the
same town, —in the same studios, —side by side at the
same "mike".
The fan magazine Stories say
much about KHJ-TV's sports
staff on video where Lyle aud
Tom with another anouncer
Bill Brundige are called "Three
Good Sports" and, "The Big
Three."
A new career in TV is the
next step upward for Lyle
who has built a reputation for
fine radio work in announcing
Pacific Coast League baseball,
many other sporting events besides collegiatfl athletics ami
leading radio features for
years.   „
Lyle made a recent successful stride into TV witli his
collegiate basketball programs
of last winter. He was widely
acclaimed for his work with
the USC and UCLA cage
games.
Now, in the height of the baseball season, TV-Radio Life says
"Brundige to Bond to Harmon
is the perfect play-by-play combination for TV baseball fans."
The magazine story continues, "Whether the game be at
Gilmore or Wrigley Fields (in
Los Angles) Lyle Bond is always on hand, for he's the color announcer or both the Los
Angeles Angels and the Hollywood stars.
"It's like old times for Harmon and Lyle, for they called
the Pacific Coast League
games on TV back in '49.
"What's more, they were fellow students at the IlniverSity
of Michigan and formed a
friendship that has laisted
through the span of years.
"Lyle carved a remarkable
career as a baseball player too,
and in 1940 he was named the
Outstanding pitcher in t h e
highly competitive "Big 10"
conference,
"But for an unfortunate
baseball aocident that hospitalized him for. two years, he
might well have made his -career on the diamond,"
Radio-—TV Mirror's feature
wi'Ue-ttp is coun.-ii(Jr*j»"'!wiitli uioi'e
. pictures of Bond, Harmon and
Brundige, Written in a light
vein, the story puts the handsome trio on the spot by hinting that their good looks haye
a lot to do with making TV
fans out of many ladies,
Speaking of their daily TV
baseball appearance, the article says:
"What with the handsome
players in the Pacific Coast
League, and the three attractive men who bring the games
into their homes over KHJ-TV,
it's no wonder that so many
gals have gone baseball crazy.
"Of course, this puts a strain
on Tom Harmon, Bill Brundige
and Lyle Bond.
"These three veteran sports-
casters can no longer loosen
their ties and yoll up their
shirtsleeves during a hot game.
."They've got to look their
best, because their fans expect
it of' them. Their lady-fans
that is, .
• "All three men combine a
knowledge of the sport with a
great deal of charm, and cover
every aspect of a game for the
fans at home,
"They rather like the idea
that more Women have become
interested in the sport,
"Whether the husbands feel
the same way, is a question.
Between the players and the
"** ap6rts_asters -— the gal don't
have-much time left foi* "just"
plain husbands—at least, not
,4ii the Biu'injj,"
Clare County
Free Fair
.15-19
Harness And
Running Races
On Program
The annual Clare County Free
Fair will open Tuesday, September
15, at the fair grounds at Hf.rrison,
and continue through Saturday,
AU exhibits will be 'Drought in
and placed on Tuesday. They will
include . dairy and beef cattle,
sheep, swine, poultry, farm produce, grain and seed, general home
economics and 4-H Club home economics displays.
A new poultry house hag been
built and new fence built "from the
grandstand to the southwest corner of the grounds and thence to
US-27.
The race track has been widened
and there will be harness racing
Thursday and Friday atternoons
and a running race on Saturday.
Wednesday will be school day
and there will be a special program
at 1:36- pan. with free admission
for children to thg grandstand.
There will be school children's
contests, a 4-H program and a
girl's and boys' bicycle and other
prizes will be given.
Senator Homer Ferguson, chairman of the Republican Policy
Committee of the United States
Senate, will 'speak from the grandstand during the afternoon.
The World of Pleasure Shows
will be present with varied rides
and midway attractions throughout
the fair.
Stage shows -will be presented
by Barnes & Caruthers, one of the
largest booking agencies in the
United States. There will be a
complete change of shows for Friday and Saturday.
Entertainment features will include The Beaver Valley Sweethearts, Colleen and Donna Wilson.
Who play the guitar, bass fiddle
aud mandolin; The Colleano Family, professional jugglers; Patiue
and Rosa, outstanding acrobatic
and novelty team.
Bill Keho, the zaniest screwball
in the show business, known as the
"Clown Prince" of the bounding
bed; Bob McElr.oy, acclaimed by
critics as the greatest ventriloquist
since Bergen; and The Sardines,
who will contribute, aii abundance
of laughs, all without dialogue.
The program will be replete with
livestock parade, horsepulling contests and other events, with grand
displays of fireworks Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday evenings.
Individuals, schools and clubs
are urged to eiiter their exhibits
Tuesday and compete for premiums.
The Fair Board is putting forth
every effort to make this the
greatest fair Clare county has ever
had.   '
Hot Enuff
Fer Yah?
The record heat wave, now ending its second suffocating week of
above 95 temperatures seemed to
make more local news an account
of what the heat didn't do, rather
than what the hot spell did do.
The sizzling heat went to unofficial figures of 97' degrees on
Tuesday, and just when everybody
thought they could stand no more,
—the thermometer went to 100 at
one o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The rain and change of the atmosphere caused a little relief in
the early hours Thursday morning
but the noon temperature was back
again to 94 with clear, hot skys.
The ■ heat caused little, if any
damage in crops in this immediate
vicinity. Gorn was Waiting for hot
nights and sunny days, small
grains were harvested for the most
part, and much second cutting of
hay Was cured and ready to be put
up. Some garden crops may "have
suffered, especially in light soil,
but the damtfge was not in thena-
ture of a serious disaster.
The heat caused no fatalities as
a direct result of prostration, heart
attacks, or strokes. One death, that
of Otto Hans Anderson, 51, of Dewitt, who drowned in Silver Lake
while swimming Saturday evening,
could not be blamed on the
weather.
No reports were received of
pavements or sidewalks cracking
or buckling as.is usually the case
in near 100 temperatures.    •
The heat did not stop football
practice for^sohie twenty-five or
thirty CHS candidates for starting
positions on the grid team. The
padded and helmeted players and
their coaches were .. sweating
through some scrimmage drills 0on
the practice field in the back of
the school building on Thursday.
It was their second such drill session in the hot spell and appeared
to be better than a*"Turkish Bath
for melting off the excess pounds
before the first game September-
18, with Big Rapids,
Grass Fire Threat
To Buildings
The Clare Fire Department was
called to the Mrs. Jenettie Birdsall home at 409 W. Wheaton, early
Tuesday evening where a rubbish
burner had started a grass lite at
thje rear of the home.
The fire, which *was threatening
buildings, was extinguished with*
out property damage.
Farwell Girl Loses Life
When Pickup Overturns
Dial Service
September 5
At Midland
The Michigan Bell Telephone
Company will Inaugurate dial system telephone service at the Mid-
I land exchange commencing at
10:00 p.m, Saturday, September 5.
Midland telephone numbers will
consist of the central office name,
TEmple and five numerals. To
reach Midland numbers, dial only
the five numerals. To reach Auburn
dial 4 then the number. To reach
Freeland dial 7 then the number.
These towns are in the local Midland calling area,
Midland patrons calling other
towns, if they know the number,
dial "operator"
The new directories with the dial
phone numbers are in the mail and
should be used when the new service is commenced. Complete instructions for all types of calls are
listed on page 2 of the directory.
Champs To
Horse Pulling
Show Nearby
Michigan bias many outstanding
horse pulling- icontests but greatest
interest centers in the Nationals.
People and. teams Will .come from
many -states to see or compete at
tha Light-weaglht National held on
Monday, Seiptemlber 14 at the Allegan County Fair at Allegan, Michigan and the Heavyiweiiglht National
held Tuesday, September 15 at tihe
Saginaw County Fair at Saginaiw,
Michigan. Baiclt contest begins at
1:00 pjm. Botlh of the aftove fairs
cooperating with the Michigan Dynamometer Assocatiom sponsored
tihe Nationals this past year.
•Chas, Roeflil and Sons, Smith
Creek, Mieh'igan, holders of tihe
present lightweight woiM record
and also National Chamjpions the
past year again -ha*V6 ■& top team
entered in the Liglhtiweiight Division. ■
Fowler Bros., Reading', Michigan, holders of the present Heavyweight Wotld Record and also winners at last year's National have
two heavy teams entered this
year.
Michigan teams wil be on- the
•defensive as tihey camipete with select teams now entered from Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Iawa, Missouri New York
and Penn.
Indications are thlat capacity
crowds not only .from u\Ji»higan but
froii"- many states and Canada will
again* attend, these National Horse
Pulling Contests.
Avis Wilson
Pinned Beneath
Truck Friday
Avis Wilson, the nine year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Wilson, of Surrey township, -was'
fatally injured in an auto accident
three miles west of Clare on US-10
near Wlllowbrook about 3:30 last.
Friday afternoon.
She was brought to Clare (**eu-
erai Hospital in the Stephenson
ambulance, but because of severe
head injuries the little girl, accompanied by a doctor, nurse and
her parents, .was rushed toward
the University Hospital at Ann
Arbor, She passed away at 8:05
Friday evening in the ambulance,
despite the administration of .blood
and oxygen.
Avis' sister-in-law,' Mrs. Beverly
Wilspn, 16, of Farwell, driver of
the pickup in which the girls were'
riding, was brought to Clare Gen-^
eral Hospital suffering five fractured vertabrae, leg lacerations
and head injuries. She will be confined to the hospital about another
week.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs, Alfred Brazie, of Qlare, and
had been married just a week."
The pickup truck slid off. the
pavement and into a shallow ditch,
and in trying to get back onto the
pavement the driver lost control
of the 'truck and it turned over.
Avis was pinned beneath the truck.
•Avis Joy Wilson was born June
11, 1944, in Surrey township, Clare
county, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Wilson, She- was the youngest of
seven children.
Besides her parents she leaved
two sistens, Betty June Osborn, of
Farwell, and Fern Edith, at home;
four brothers, Estel Orin, of Far-
well; Pvt. Robert Leon, of Camp
Breckenridge, Ky., Neil, of Far-
well, and Norris, at home; her
grandmothers, Mrs. Bertha Grover
and Mrs. Edith Reynolds, both of
this vicinity; also two sisters-in-
law, one brother-in-law, three
nieces and one nephew, a host of
other relatives and friends.
She possessed a very sunny and
loving disposition. She loved her
playmates and teachers dearly and
was looking forward to the first
day of school with great anticipation.
Prayer service was held at the.
Coker FuneraiyHpine }n- Farwell. _*
2:00 o'clock and funeral services
from the Farwell Methodist Churcli
at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon,
with Rev. Leslie J. Nevins offi- .
dating."
Interment Was made in Surrey
Township Ceirietery. Pallbearers
were six young boys, Dale Smith,,
Billie Stittsworth, Jerry - Jones,
Mac Harvey, Dick Coker and Dick
Lloyd,
Rotarians Enjoy   *
Colored Slides
Of Williamsburg.
The Glare Rotary Club luncheon
meeting was held at Hotel Doherty Wednesday'with President Dan
MoDpnjald prelsi'ding.
Jennings Anohamibault led -group
slinging, accdmipanied by Miss
Joyce Archamlhault at the- piano.
Haiidld B. Hughes, program chairman, gave* an interesting account
of an 0eastern trip taken by Mrs,
Hughes' and* himseM. They visited
Williamslburg, Vinginia, seat of the ;
Colonial Gcivennnnienit, which has
■been restored to the period of 1620,
IMr, Hughes showed colored
slides df WiMiamisiburg and the surrounding area, and explained the
diflCerent points visited.
Visiting Rotarians were Dr.
'Thompson and L. D, Richmiond, of
Mt, Pleasant, Carlo - GS-raham, of
iMasisaohu-Sietts, Earl Frick and Roscoe Dryder, of Ferndale, Gilenn
Wolf, of Center Line, ,Her!b Van
Wolt, df WaterDord, and Frank
Mitchell, of Jackson.
MSC Starts
Terpi Actiyities
In All MeM
New "courses and new housing,
live television and a full program
of extra-curricular activities await
new and returning Michigan State
College students this fall.
An estimated 15,000 students
are expected to register Sept. 21-25
for the 1953 fall, term, according
to Robert S. Linton, M.S.C. registrar. This Will be an increase of
approximately eight per cent over
the-1952 figure of 14,085.
New housing for both married
and unmarried students will be
ready for occupancy in the fall as
result of M.S.C. planning to meet
the pressing needs this year and
in the future of a growing enrollment.
The first of three scheduled
men's dormitories, each housing
450 students, will' be ready in the
fall. Three 12-unit apartment
buildings for married students are
scheduled for occupancy later in
the year.
Two two-year courses in the
School of Engineering — building
construction and engineering drawing will be offered for the first
time this fall.
, 'Sfegile and Hunt 'Creettos, in the
j Rifle and Pigeon Rivers and in
, Guiley Pond. AM are either tagged
. or fin-'olipiP.ed so results ot the experiment may be checked from actual •catches.
Taught How to Act Wild,
Fish Are Plantedf or Game
Fiftyifiye h u n d r e d legal-sized
trout fromi the conseitvation de-
j/artment's fish "school" at Oden
Hatdlnery were heijiiig planted in
five areas of the noiithem lower
peninsula this week, the first suqh
trained fish to.be released'.
Tihe fis'h were taught to feed and
forage and avoid predators in such
a,-^ay as to mjake survival under
Stream, •conditions, more possible.
In /the past, hatchery-reared fish
have lost out hy not knowing how
to adapt to stream condition- after
planting.
Training was under" direction of
the .Psychological Resetooh Associates, Inc., and was carried onjor a
period of five weeks. ***.
A group ot 40t-50 newtepaiperane'n,
■Ms*h -division workers and others
witnessed effects of the training
at a demonstration held &t the
hatdhiety late last -weelc. 'DlJlfeT-
eilices. ibetwee'tt 'the foehaivior of
trained fish and those treated under the old system of rearing were
readily Obvious, (Witnesses said,
Tlie fis'h. &te being planted in
MRS. GEORGE WENTWORTH
Margaret Wentworth, Wife of
George Wentjworfih, of Grant township, passed away suddenly, early
.'Thursday morh/ing of a heart at*
itatck. Doherty Funetfal Home are
in change of arMUigeinents which
Were not comlpiiete at press, timo.
ARTHUR JOHN  STEVENS
Arthur John Stevens, a fionnu'er
Clare resident, passed away in a
Lansing liosipltai Wednesday, August 26, Funeral services w*ere held
ifrom the 'SteipfheMson 'Funer-al
Home here •Saturdiay, with Rev, W.
S. Carpenter'.eWMatinig, and= latex*
mmb to C3ita-*y Ovm® cemetery,