1953-09-25; Clare Sentinel

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1878-— Celebrating the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of This Pioneer Michigan Weekly — 1953
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Established 1878
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CLARE. MICHIGAN. FBIDAY "FORKING. SEPTEMBER 25,1953
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New Series, Vol. 62, No. j
Quarter Century
Re-lived
The Sentinel loots back on sev
enty-five years as part of the life
of Clare and north Isabella through
accounts of events and personalities that make the history alive.
• Places were named for people in
many cases:
Henry Hinkle built a lumber mill
on the site of the first-recorded
settlement in Ciare county. The location, a couple of miles east of
where Farwell how stands, became
the center 'of trade and industry,
so was the seat of Clare county in
1866:
Blazed trails through the remaining timber and forest enabled outlying settlers to- find the Hinkleville settlement, as no roads were
yet built. Hinkleville has long
since vanished, but the name remains as title to the neighborhood
settled first by a pioneer, of the
same name.
Another well-known name given
to a community was that of J. F.
Brand, of Saginaw.
Brand lumbered through Clare
county and afterwards returned to
farm the land which he had seen
and liked.
Around the turn of the century,
Brand owned some four thousand
acres in Arthur and Sheridan townships. He grazed cattle on the land,
and was influential in bringing
others to the same neighborhood.
Wagon-trail travelers from Ohio
and Indiana were offered precious
cash wages to help clear Brands
acres. Many of these people stayed
to work for the rancher, and then
cleared and planted land of then-
own.
J. F. Brand is long since gone, —
the ranch "spread" now almost forgotten, but the name of The Brand
still -remains the title of the community. /
Early politics, business, society
produced names and people in this
community, who will remain forever alive in Sentinel files.
Among the accounts of activity
by early residents of the locality,
the names of the Lansing and
William Badgley families from
southeast of Clare are prominent
in the news. And among the first
white settlers in Vernon township
around 1865 were the Phinisey and
Stough families.
Many members of the Clute family* who were here da lumbeiiits;
days, stayed to farm the land.- The
ICrell clan was an important family addition in Grant township.
The task of remembering aud
mentioning each noteworthy family or group by name is an impossible one. It is hopeless to even attempt to look up each one in the
files of news.
A few personalities in the history
of the village itself should include
the Peter Callum family who have
been -often mentioned as first to
settle in Clare as a family group.
The Dohertys were prominent iu
the news of early days, with Frank
Doherty as manager cf the town's
opera house, and A. J. Doherty, Si'.,
a little later in the political picture, a senator in Lansing from the
state's 28th district.
Random selections of interesting
people includes Doctor Maynard.
"Old Doc" as he was affectionately
known, was said to be self taught
Central College
Band Director
Talks At Rptary
The Oljare Rotary Cluib held its
noon luncheon at Hotel Doherty
Wednesday, with President ,Dan
McDonald presiding.
Jennings Archambault led group
singing, with Joyce Archambault
at the piano.
Program chairman Harold B.
Hughes- introduced Norman Dietz,
band director at Central Michigan
College, iwiha talked on band for-
mations\ illustrating ihis remarks
with charts of several formations,
Mr, Hughes announced that
next week's -program *will Ibe
given, !by Mr. Becker and Mr.
Burma,. of ihe Hannmond Origan
Company of Grand Rapids, (who
will present a variety program.
Bill Ingelson, of Roscommon,
was a visiting Rotarian,
Gcestts were Dave Young, Fred
Busih and Jack Bemford, of Mt,
Pleasant; Ed Corey, of Bliss-field;
and Lieut, Thomas Brockway and
George Perry of Clare.
in many rude methods of treatment
for people's ills. His practice included administration* of potions
and powders reported to be made
from native herbs and plants, —
some perhaps even handed down
from Indian native doctors. Dr, R,
A. Gray, practicing in Clare around
1900, was one of the first to own
and drive an automobile in the
town.
C. W. Callcins was a highly successful hotel keeper in a famous
big hotel on the corner where the
Doherty Hotel now stands. Mrs.
Winnie Merrill Tasker was- the
first graduate of • the little high
school of the village (she was the
entire graduating class by herself
alone),
Charles Butts, a one-time Clare
man who later resided in Harrison,
had a lifetime which spanned
much, of the  county's  interesting
Sentinel's Home From 1907-38
The late Charles Butts as he appeared at retirement as Superintendent of Wilson State Park.
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Deaths
SAMUEU RENNER
Samuel Renner, 87, ifor many
years a resident of Gilmore town-
sihip, passed away at 11:00 p.<m.
Wednesday, iSeptemlber 23 at the
Farwell Rest Home. Funeral services, will ibe held from the Coker
Funeral Home ia. Farwell, Sunday
afternoon, with interment in Surrey Township Cemetery. The obituary will he published nexit week.
ROY SCHAAR
Roy Schaar, df Oolemian, passed
away Wedensday •morning* at the
Midland, Hospital, following an illness of ia few hours. Funeral services iwilllbe held from the Thurston Funeral "Houn-e at $"M o'clock
Saturday afternoon iwiith SL&r, Gene
Burton officiating and interment
ia the Loomis cemetery, Tlie
obituary will. i>e iiniWis&ed nexit
week. .   .    '
history and furnished contacts with
many well-knowh local people and
remembered events.
Butts came to Clare in 1888 to
work at* his trades of plastering
and carpentry. One of his first jobs
(Contt*Hied* on Page Four)
Cotter Garage
Robbed Here
Thieves broke into the Tim Cotter S§les and Service garage on
North McEwan Street between
mlidnigfht Tuesday and 8:00 o'clock
Wednesday morning!. .
bntrance was made toy reaching
through a hole in a rear window
on the north side of the building
and unlatching the window. The
robbery was dlsleoivered when the
garage was apeaed Wednesday
morning.
The thieves took a check for
$312.35, another check for $39.67,
and over $37.00 in anoney.
Also missing was a battery valued at $20.00, two wheel- covers
from a 1951 Pontiac car, two fender panels and four wheel covers
from a 1953 Chevrolet ,and two
fender panels from aaother 1953
Chevrolet.
'The dase is. being investigated
by City aad State Police.
The Sentiael moved iato this
this new building in 1907, when
Welch and Bennett were publishing partners. Here they published
the   first   eight-page,    "all    home
print" issue of the paper. The
building was the home of the
Sentinel until 1938, when the
presses and eauipment were moved
into the present building next door.
Unemployment Office
In Clare Open On
Second Wednesdays
Effective innmiediately, claimants
for unemployment (benefits need
report only every other week instead of every weeK, it was announced by Carl F. Olsen, Manager
of the Alma office of tihe Michigan
Employment Security Comimission.
This change is made necessary by
Federal budget cuts for the fiscal
year July 1, l'S&S, to June 30* 1954.
" Beginning with Wednesday, Septemlber 30, 1953, the local ofifice of
tlhe Michigan Employment 'Security
Commission, ia the City Hall at
Clare will Ibe open eadh second
Wednesday only until further notice. Previously service ihad beeu
provided each Wednesday.
This change also afifects claimants wiho ifonmerly reported each
Tuesday in the /basement of the
Odd Fellow Hall in Mt. Pleasant,
beginning wiiihc Tuesday, 'Septemlber 223 19153, service will Ibe provided Iby ithe "Commission every
"other Tuesday at this poiat, Mr.
Olsea said.
Firemen To Sponsor
Movies To Finance
Christmas Party
The Clare Fire Department announces one of its fund raisins
projects to finance the Children's
■Christmas, party here thie year.
The Pilgrimage JPilay, the filmed
'life story of Christ in technicolor
and sound, will be presented here
by Mt, and Mvs. Fred Buck.
Mr. and Mrs. Buck will siell tfe-
ckets at $1.00 iwihich will admit one
adult or two children.
«Khe time and place osf the entertainment will Ire announced later.
P.T.A. Begins
New Year
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Monday Eve.
The Clare P.T.A. held their first
meeting of the school year Monday
evening, ISeptamiber 21, in the
Clare High .Sdhool Auditorium with
seventy in attendance.
Miss Olive Evans, vice president, called the meeting to order
with the -group singing "America"
witih Miss Nancy Keller at the
piano.
A delightful musical program
was presented 'by John Akins, who
was- a student at Interlochen
Music Camp for two weeks this
sximmer where he majored in piano. He told aibout the "camp, and
played (three selections: "Tlie
Thunderer", by John P. Sousa",
"The Third Movement," of Bee
thavaa's 8th Sonata, and one of
his own manoh compositions. He
has composed fourteen diflfereat
marches,.      ,ji*.,5-^
iWSss 'fitantf-trotted that 1105**
grade, had purchased a "Who's
Wlho", <pr the Blemeatary Library
at -the scliool with tlhe prize money
given them for having the largest
percentage in attendance at the
meetings last year.
Eanl RuSby, a -memiber of the
s'dhool hoard, told- of tlhe many improvements made at the school
during the summer vacation. Principal Richard Wheeler, acting for
Supit.. Thomas Camipibell, Who was
Out of 'townt- at a conference, introduced the teiadhers, telling of
tiheir work in the school.
A 'Safety program, .ig being
planned for the October meeting,
in charge of Chief of Police Donald Harrison.
Congregational
Churchmanship
School Monday
'Several ladies from the Clare
Congregaltional Churioh journeyed
to Reed City last Monday, The
Purpose of the trip was to attend a
"school for ehupchimansihip," conducted by the State Conference'
sta-fif."
Other Congregational Churches
represented from the area were,
Hersey, Baldwin,- Reed City, and
Cadillac.
Those who attended from Clare
were Mrs. John Nelson, Miss Effie
Hales, Mrs. George Beck, Mrs.
Harold Hughes, Mrs, Oscar Olson
aad Mr. Olson.
Miss Hales was chosen from her
group studying the Sunday School
to report their ifindingis to the
other groups at the end of the
session. All felt that the evening
was most rewarding aad that they
had gaiaed many wartluWhile ideas.
Food Handlers
To Be Examined
Here Today
Dr. iSiweet, district health officer, will he at the Clare city hall
to examine food 'handlers of the
city, from 10:00 a.an. until 4:00 ^
p.m. this Friday, ISeptemlber '25.
Persons examined will be .given
cards to certify their ihealbh.
All ifood store, reltaurant and dining room employees will be examined to protect the healtfli of patrons. This action is 'believed important and necessary iby the City
Commission.
The Comimisioa is considering
the passing of an ordinance to
make such examination compulsory.
Ckre Hoping
For Win Over
Shepherd
Can Even Season
Accounts Tonight
Clare High 'School's Pioneers,
hurting from the thumping defeat
handed them, at Big Rap'ids last
Friday, -will open the season on
tlieir owa field tonight against
Shepherd's Blue Jays. ,
■ The 32-0 .margin of Big Rapids
over Clare showed the superiority
of the Cardinals in elvery depar.t-
ine^fe .-..ot ihe game, 'but Coach
Pewy's, men h6pe that, jWith that
"S'haked'awai" game out of the way
they "can settle down to, smoother
football performance.
■Sihepherd will not have a giant
fullback to throw at the Pioaeers.
The Blue Jay team is a rather well
balanced unit with few stand-out
performers smcli as would rate
stardom.
A (Shepherd line which is lot
i exicepitioaiiMy heavy, but is' fast,
boasts anany returning varsity
reiterans -from last year's team.
Depth behind the. starting line is
fair in every position and this
Eoreward wall gets- the credit for
defensive ground play that held
Evart scoreless in last Friday's
7-0 Shepherd victory.
Four tall ends, Duane Webber,
Bob HEofman, Joel Qwenson, and
Leo Hitehingham defeated every
Evart attempt to gain through the
air, The pass defense had a perfect
'niglht.
In Shepherd's, scoring role is
Tom Casper, a veteran of three
years as fullback. Casper carried
the ball over Evarit's goal for the
winning TD, and quarterbaclc Ray
Robinson'-gcoolted over the "center
of the line in a poirit-conversion
run.
-The Jays held Evart to 23 yards
of gain from a sicrinitrnage in the
whole game to mark up a defensive ma^teiipieee. But at the same
time Shepherd gained 185 yards,
131 of them on the ground, and
racked up eight first down.
This opponent-'will be rated slight
favorites over Clare, but the team
and scliool ofiEicials are hoping
that a .good crowd of local fans
■-.mill turn out to see CHS score an
upset.
'The detail account of the Clare-
3ig-:Ra^3diS««l*ash: !.....-.
B% Raipids kicked off and Clare
tumbled on their own 20 yard line.
After the Cardinals picked up'Awo
first downs, Gordon Ringquist, the
Cardinals' 230 pound fullback went
across   with   five   Clare   linemen
Lloyd Conley, instrumental mus-' hanging on. The try for extra point
ic teacher at Clare Hig-h School,  was no good. A iew mimites later
will field the 19'53 music aggrega-1 Ron  Clemeats  scored  the  second
tion, —a little the worse for gradu-  touchdown with Bill Hunty boat-
ation casualties. ■ ing the conversion, At the end of
"Bands suffer from the, annual the quarter Big Rapids led 13 \to 0.
loss  of senior  olass. performers",   j Big  Rapids  scored   One   touch-
Conley explained, "just as athletic  down  in   eadh  af  the   remaining
teams do". ' three   quarters to  end, the game
While 'tlie   (band   is   somewhat, 32  to   0.  Big Rapids has   a  fine
short on big horns and, the heavy [ passing and running attack beideS
brass   section,   the  pieces  to   be j a big powerful fullba6k that gave
■flayed are being selected carefully, Clare U'oulble all night,
and the new director is sure that      Glare's outstanding play occured
this fine organizatioa will miake a. whea Oscar Rulapaugh ran a kick
successful appearance. off  foaclc   66   yards.   Four   other
Mr.  Conley, -who is a musician' Pilayers who made a good.s/howang
with fiae ability and. a great deal \ -were Nard Robinette, JinvChanda-
of   musical   teaching  background j nais, and Fred Miller, playiag de
To Make Start Next Week
Trunkiine Sewer
"No Bond Issue" P ecision Puts
Pre-Pay Plan Up to John R. Streeters^  *
Everts  sfald
Inspected Meat1 May
Be Offered Under
Clare City SeaU
Local meat packers, slaughterers, and meat sellers may have a
Clare city inspectioa service offered to them after a request recently
by one wholesaler for such a service to enable him to sell meat in
locations demanding, such inspection.
Brought up for action before the
commission at last Monday's meeting, the decision was for city ownership of a stamp and arrangements with a licensed veterinarian
to "perform the inspection.
Plans are for inspection fees to
offset the cost of the service.
A siwifit start on the Northwest
District sanitary sewer project appeared pro-balMe this week afiter
the city commission, on Monday
nighjt, examined bids from three
firms and talked to several John
R street property owners concerning ,tlhe method of .financing the
tranldine tile to be installed on
that, street.
Mailtin R. Robinson, of Evart,
whose ibid, was nearly 31 thousand
dollars less than that next lpw,
pilans to ibegin work on the big job
next Monday unorning when he .will
move machines, and snen on the
starting end of the trench at the
disposal plant
"No Contract ihfas been assigned
Clare Gold Star Mothers
Honored At Convention
Band To Play
At Shepherd
Game Tonight
The Clare scliool band will make
it's first appearance of the season
at ithe OareJShepherd (foofball
game tonight, and it mil he the
first band in eight years> not directed by Harold Collins.
The 15th annual convention of
•the Department of Michigan, Amer-
icaa Gold Star Mothers, Inc., was
held in Detroit, September 17, 18,
and 19, with headquarters at the
Hotel Statler.
Mrs.. Ina Hammond, natioaal
chaplain, and Mns. Gertrude Querback, president of the Clare chapter, the delegates, and Mrs. Winifred Reeder,' an alternate, represented the Clare chapter.
Mrs. Hammond, served ..as chairman of the nominations committee,
and Mrs. Querback, representing
the Clare chapter, was elected to
serve as department Banner Bearer for the coming year. Mrs. Gertrude' Williams, of Kalamazoo, is
the aew departmeat president.
Presiding for the  sessions was
Ladies Golf
Banquet, Thursday,
Evening, October 1st
.Sixteen Women Golfer© were out
for play Wednesday, September
23. In the albsence oj itihe Sports'
Chairman iMr.s ECarold Wragiht .supervised the play ifor low net scores.
Mrs. Tim Frey and Mns,. Paul
Schroeder tied iwith a law 31, and
each received a (ball.
' The annulal golf 'banquet will he
Thursday evening Ootofber i) at
6;,gd p,m. The twice isi ?2.00 per
plaite, and the 'deadline for reservations is TuesdayflSepitemlber 29.
Guests are welcome.
Next Wednesday, the 30th, play
will be ias usual» weather permitting.
in the fHandicajp iGlolIf Tourna»
ment recently tplayed, Mrs. Ber.nie
Haanpiton, iwas ithe winner, with
Mra. William Titos- as (the -runner-
tip. In winning the itrophy, Mrs,
Hampton was snatched with sotoe
of the top players including several
(Conner winners oi- the trqpthy, -Mrs,
Albert Haley, Mrs. Harold Wright
itnel Uts, Johu Keiz.
came to the Clare school from
Greenville, Michigan, where lie had
an altogether successful record of
musical training of young people.
He is fully assured that, although
the band was left in Tils charge
with no trained junior bandsmen
advancing to varsity band positions in the big horn sections, spe^
ciali attention to the problem's will
provide a marching and concert
Wand that will be a "real credit td
the' yo*ing people and to himself,
fensively and. Earl Robinette guiding the team well at quarterback.
Friday night Coach Perry's imen
hope to elven the score when they
play Shejiherd at 8:00 on the Olare
field.
Northern Insulation
Now Occupies New
Office Building
The Northern Insulation and
Home "Improvement Company is
now located in its new ofifice building east of Hilltop Tavern on, US-
10.
The 20x28 ofifice (building, completed this, week is of wood construction with asbestos siding. The
interior Is- .finished with Weld-
wood. The reception room and office is done in pastel green with
a mottled gray inlaid linoleum
floor. Northern Insulation built
itheir own Ibuildlng.
The. 40x60 warehouse is in the
rear of the ofifice 'building.
Youth Meet At
Brown Church
Next Tuesday
On Tuesday elvening, Septemlber
29, at 8:00 there will be a youth
aneeting at the Brown Corners
United Brethren Churioh.
Miss Glenda Armentrou't and
Miss ShMey Armentrout will give
their report off the enjoyable week
they .spent at Camp Ope'tasega,
near Petoskey. This camp is the
annual youth Temperance Council
Oamp (Y.T.C.) The" girls time
there was sponsored iby the Glare
County W.C.T.U.
Thei-e will be special music and
a sing. Following the meeting there
'■will he a time of fellowship for
youth 'in the basement, (While tihe
W.C.T.U. memlbers hold' a short
business session in tlie auditorium*
W.C.T.U. memlbersi are urged to
be present for the evening. Every
one is welcome.
Congregational
Rally Day
Rally Day "wiM be oibsewvld this,
.Sunday In, the Clare -Congregation*
aT Otitocfi? M reqoiginitioft 5f W
official opening of another church
school "year, and also in keeping
nvitili the opening day of -Christian
Education week, children will s\t-
(with bheir parent® in the morning
worship seiwice.
The ifollowing ISunday School
workers will be consecrated for the
great t&sita that lies ahead of them
this year; Mrs. Edward Johnston,
Mrs. Willis Hankins, 'Miss Effie
Hales, Mrs.--Charles. Dreyer, Mrs.
Harold Hughes, Mrs. Kathryn Free-
nian, Mrs. George Beck Dexter
Elden, Allan Tulk, Harold Hughes
and MrS. U, D. Wdfeoti.
Mrs. joseibth Johnston will sing
a solo in this service and the
morning message ;by the pastor
will be "The Search".
Rotary Club
Raising Cash
For Projects
Clare Rotarians on the "make"
for money raising ideas to support
their puiblic spirited entenprizes
and their Boy Scout comimittmenbs
are earning extra money ithis month
and. nexit by many projects.
A bicycle is being given away
to someone who is "skillful" enough
to .hold a lutik.y numlber sometime
next month when the "contest"' is
to be held, and another group of
club memlbers will be hosts at a
Oaaasita panty next Tuesday* at
Hie VFW hall at the entrance to
the tourist park north df Clare.
Among various objects being
sold, given, dralwn, for, or otherwise dispose of to the pulblic—ffior
profit, .are plat drawing's of the
city of Clare Which are toribe sold
by a couple of Rotarians very
soon. These maps are guaranteed'
to be accurate and np to date.
They are just as good as bicycles
or all the prizes you might take
home afiter a winning evening at
Canasta.
Rotary elulbinen hope the budget
can be swelled' enough to cover
the cost of many very worthwhile
activities of their group.
Iola D'Armand, the departmeat
president. A receptkm was held for
the aational officers, department
officers and chapter presidents on
the 17th, and a flag- dedication
ceremony for the new department
flags.
Features of the convention included the president's luncheon,
and the annual banquet on Friday
evening. Governor and Mns. Mennen Williams were present for
greetings. Miss Dorothy Mann,
Civil Defense Coordinator of Michigan, was also on the program. A
combined report of the highlights
of the chapters of. Michigan was
read by the department recording
secretary. New resolutions were
also adopted.
Every state now is to have a department, as heretofore, there have
been only a few throughout the
United States, Fiye national officers were present, to get ideas on
the sessions, to be carried out in
other states. The Michigan convention will be held in Kalaniazoo
next year, .
Mrs. Hammond had the privilege
of being the Installing Chaplain,
for the new department officers,
and^lsp, served, op.the rulep.com-
lnittee"during thi session. "
Mrs. Hammond left Thursday
evening of,this week for Washington, D.C., to attend 'th'e National
Board Meeting of the National
Headquarters there, and a reception given by the Grace Darling
Siebolt chapter, observing their
25th anniversary, being the first
chapter organized. She will,attend
the annual national services at Arlington on Sunday.
Auction Yards
Improved
Considerable improvement has
been made at the Clare Livestock
Auction Yards, recently, according
to Manager Earl Willey.
The auction ring, all of the yards
under cover, and some of the outside yards have been paved with
concrete. A total of 17,500 Square
feet have been paved.
A new cat walk has been built
from the auction ring to the rear
of the yards.
Murphy Construction Co. was
the contractor. Cost of improvements was approximately §5,200.
Livestock sales are held at the
yards each Monday afternoon commencing at 1:30 o'clock.
yet", Mayor Howard
Thursday.
".Rdbinson is going to do a few
days work on the per-rfootage basis
and see whether tihis is to be a
dry, or wet ditch operation before
we coiVtraot for the' whole jofb",
Everts continued.
All bidders 'had specified 'that
their amounts quoted were for
"dry ditch'1 wonk and that adjusifc-
ments would halve to be granted if
water inteilfered wifh their digging and tiling. * .
Mayor 'Everts and Commissioner
Albert Haley, aflter talking with
Robinson in Eryaiit on Tuesday, decided that aill. *bldders' and the city
also, could proceed with the final
consideration of the bid® only after determining if water or other
hinderances would interfere with
the work. The contract for the
work is to be awarded after the
results of the test trenching which.
Robinson has agreed to do.
City Commission memlbers expressed astonishment at the large
difiference for labor cost on}y in
the bids sulbmitted. Robinson's bid-
Was qitoted to the Commlson as:
$1.25 per foot of finished vvork for
the trunkiine .from the plant to the
west limits of Grimfcson's platted
subdivision, and 80c per foot of
finished work in ithe Eastwood
Hills subdivision. Commissioner
Dale Groveg. said this .would
amount tjo about $11,750 in round
figures.
Bader & Mayer" and Dale Montney entered their bid for ?<£2,592,
and the .Midland .firm of Dryer
Brothers 'bid at the ifigure of
?64,902. •
The city is- prepared to furnish
the tile and matssiail for the entire
project, and to "build the manholes
where planned. In addition, City
Engineer Cleo Brink will .follow the
progress of the tile laying as- a
city 'inspector to check elevations
and quality of wonk performed.
Interested property owners- on
John R. street learned that the
city will pay* it's share of the cost
of the sewer construction imiinedi
ately and expects the citizens who
are directly benefited  to  do -the
Htottlti&'loiiise idle fti«a§ ih ths
city treasury, and.to (borrow up td
the limit of legal indebtedness, the
city governing body sees no need
for a bond issue. But the success
of such measures -y^th hoped-for
cash salving for the city, depend
on eomipliete collection of the project cost (per foot) from owners of
property fronting on .the trunkiine
route.
Some Commissioners'.were of the
opinion that It would he. good business ifor .individual's to bprxowa
few dollars if necessary to ,pay in
advance ■ for their sewer, (because
it would have the e,ffebt of speeding
the day of ifinai completion, ahd
also save paying interest to the
city over a long wait before collection.
G.O.P. Women
Meet Thursday
At Temple
The first Fall meeting ot the "Re-
publican Women's Club was held
at the Temple Town Hall, Thursday night,'September 24.
Mrs. Delia Wild, president of the
Isabella county club, gave a report
of the meeting she attended at
Washington, D. C, and Mi's, Sarah
Schaeffer, vice president of the
State Federation of Republican
Women's Club, told of the recent
meeting she attended at" Chicago.
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There Goes A Long*Beaked, Whistling Cannon Ball
Crying 'Seaip! Scaipl 'Shoot Man, Shoot! Its A Snipe
To all confiiimed snipe hunters
(who haven't had chance to stalk
their f^lvOrlte long-beaked targets
since the last open season in 1940)
comes, the follofwinig dusty bit of
information concerning where to
•find the birds' and What they lopk
like. • The first Milchi'glan season in
13 years was authorized,-this year
and hunting is allowed Octolber 1-
15' - , '
If you are .hunting ia an upland
alder isvvale or thicket otf .some
kind aad a 1%M, reddish Wrd
©tarts' north; like a cannon b#l.
levels off at allimtt 10 leet and sa,:fe
away witli twinigs whi&tliag;, it
i&a't.»a snipe; more Mkely-Halmo*§t
surely—it's a woodcodfc, ¥ou might
Ibauf at 'him It he hasn't gotten a
mile away while you've ibeen pondering ^plumage; the woodcock
season runs October 1 - Novemlber
i* in the upper peninsula, Oetofber
1 - Novamlber 9' in the lower peninsula and Oatober 20 * Novemiber
9 in the southern loiwer peninsula.
But if- fumimagiiKg along a creek
(bed or lake shore aiid a long-
beakedv -white-bailed critter gets up
(before your gun witih a bunch of
pals, better not sliobt; this ii'ntoh-
ably one of tihe -protected shore-
birds, midst likely a yellolwless.
And if you 'find a little, spotty-
(bottomed feljaw of light plumage
ibobibing tup andidmvni alonig a shore
somewhere, better not snipe at him
either; he's prdbaMy some sort of
sandpiper*
Hoiweverf if imusihing along
throuigh low, open conntry-imea-
dows, .edge btusih, ,siw|ama>y pastures
and the like—and a dark, long-
beaked bird darts. Up making "steaip
scaip" sounds while carving the
weirdest possible -flight pattern,
Blioot If vou dan, this bird for It's,
the cagey jaelasuipe, Generally,
lie's alone or with one or two partners, unlike otlher more gregarious shore •bii'gs.
Aad if you -hag this wilyr tolid
send its wings to the jconserivatioa
depaiibment's. game division in Lian-
sing. If you got, the woodcock,
send- one of his wing* and the upper part of the "bill; studies of both
(birds are undenway/ aimed &t
helping bo«h hunting $M wildlife.
Biologists need all Ihunter coopej-
Mon poasMe to develop, ihis
work/
Former County
Teacher Dies
In Florida
Mrs. Maggie Crawford, a former
Clare county school teacher, passed .away Wednesday a-Btern&on,
Septemlber 16, followiag a year's
illness at ithe ihome of her daughter *
Mrs. May Kernen, a£ West Palm
Beadh, Florida.
Maggie Gardner was bona the
daughter of John H. aad Sarah
Aaa Gardner, in Florida; June 29,
1S65 and . departed this • life September 16, 1953 at 'the age of 88
years, two months and 18 days.
She "was. united in marriage to
William 'Crawford, iWho passed
away in 1946.
She made her home with her
niece, Mrs. Anna iCrawiEord, at
Temple, about a year before moving to West Balm Beach last year.
Mrs. CraWfiord was a memiber of
Inghlam Refbekah Dodge alt Lansing.   .
She attended .the Nazarene Ohurch
■while living at Temple.
'She leaves-to mourn itheir loss,
one daughter, Mrs. IMay Kenien,
of West IPalon Beach, Ma., three
sons, Neil, of Ludington, Fay, of
•Lansing and Gardner, of Grand
Ledge; nieces, nephews, grandchildren and many friends.
Funeral Services were.iheld, from
the Stephenson Fuaeral Home at
3:0*0 o'clock Monday1 afternoon,
with Rev. OStear Witt Olson officiating. Rev. R. J. MjcBratney officiated a't tihe interment ■sieMees- at
Cherry Grove cemetery \vith pride ==
of Ingiham Relbekali (Lodge in
chaiige off coimmittthent services.
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