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CLARE. MICHIGAN, FRlpAt M^RI*7I»<S. MARCH 26, 1954
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New Seties, Vol. 62, No. 27.
SCHOOL CORNER
Examine Student Reactions
To TV Shows, McCarthyism
&' Polls >aiid surveys furaish. the experts and the public in general
■with a lot of grist for the mills of
speculation and conversation,
"We have a poll taken among 24
members off this year's senior class
■which gives some interesting sidelights on what these young men
and women think about specified
items. I feel that the results in
most of the questions asked were
significant: enough to share with
you.
There were only five questions
asked in this poll, and lour off them
could he tabulated to show definite
trends in opinions and likes or dis
likes of the 24 seniors involved
Among the 24 students, 10 were
hoys, 12 wer.e from the rural area,
and little attempt was made to be
selective in any other way.
The first questions asked was,
<% "If yqu could Select the three TV
programs to be shown on a night
when you could be home to watch,
what three programs would you re*
quest?" *v
Twenty-two students answered
the query, the other two not being
familiar enough with television
programs to make a choice.
" Toast of The Town, the Sunday
night Ed Sullivan show, polled the
largest per centage with 50% of
the viewers favoring that among
their top three. Dragnet with 33%
I Love Lucy with 30% and The
Robert Montgomery show with 25%
ranked in that order.
Twenty different programs were
'listed, though most of them had
* 'hut a single champion. The trend,
if a trend could he established, appears to be toward the. better dramatic shows and the comedy situation shows.
The second question asked, "In
your opinion* what is Senator McCarthy trying to do, and how well
is the job being done?"
Opinions here were very definite
for the most part. One should also
hear in mind the fact that, most of
the poll -was completed before the
Senator's controversy with the
Army became a real headliner.
Twenty-two students sajd they
thought he was trying to remove
Communists from government jobs,
or 9"**t*roe very similar answer. One
gaVQ no answer and one said he
handn't paid much attention to-it.
Of the 22 who had an answer, 20
said they did not think he was
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3Y THE 0Lt> TIMERS ,
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'"-from Mrs. Myrtle French, Jor-
$#_. Montana: Although 75 years
tif age, I can still remember well
the thrill when I mounted the steps
of a horse-less carriage for my
Erst ride In one of tho dangerous
things.
Mounted Is right it seems there
were no doors ... one slid into
the seat and peered bver thetdash-
bo&rd to the ground below. Above,
the fringe of the canopy top fluttered in the breeze. The driver
* climbed in. After settling himself
he gave a magical touch to something that started a racket ... I
was told it was the engine under
the seat and had a momentary
fear it might blow up;
By twisting a bent rod that resembled a hydrant fixture, the hard
rubbes wheels were straightened to
the toad, a brake released and we
were off-fiylng along at 15 miles
per hour.
From Mrs. ME. Green, Rnthton,
Minnesota: I remember when we
lived in a one-room sod house. We
used twisted hay for fuel and
home-made tallow candles for
light. For traveling, we had a
s lumber wagon and oxen.
The nearest town was 30 miles
away. Those were the days.
•   •   •
From Clara L. Ettner, Strath-
more, California: I can remember
when we twisted long prairie grass
into figure eights which we ussd
for fuel in big boiler-like burners
which were filled and turned upside
down' over an old fashioned cook
stove. This was in Minnesota.
(Send oontrlbnt'-ms to this column Io
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lea. Bos: 88. Fran-tierl* Kent-eky)
accomplishing much because he
was using wrong methods (60%),
he was. hurting innocent people
(33%), he is too loose with his accusations (33%). Fully one-third
spoke of him as a publicity hound,
20% thought him to be definitely
dangerous to democracy, and one
student thought he should be recalled. *
Two of the students stated that
they thought he was doing a good
job of exposing communism.
Lengthy answers were given In
most cases with more than one reason given for criticizing "McCar*
thyism'V
The third question asked, "What
would be the-biggest deterrent to
a decision by you to become as
teacher?"
Sixty per cent gave an answer
similar to this one. There is not
enough return for what you put into preparing for the job. Low pay
was involved in, all of these answers. '
Two students mentioned the nervous strain, two others said they
did not have enough patience, two
more said no interest, two others
said they, didn't like kids. One student said he preferred to be out
of doors in his work.
Finally, they were asked to list
the experience in school which was
remembered as the most important
event and which meant the most to
them,
Disciplinary occasions received
the, most interest, almost 50% of
the" students listing some instance
during high school in which they
were disciplined for some kind of
misconduct.
Forty percent listed a particular
course they had taken or a test
they had passed. Twenty-five percent listed a social experience, a
date, a dance, or some difficulty
With other students, such as the
loss of a friend or a snub.
Items listed by individuals Included, receiving the State Farmer Degree in FFA, first time on the
honor roll, and the decisipn concerning a career.
Sports was listed by two hoys.
Now, are there any conclusions
one might safely draw from"* the
answers to this poll? I think there
are in a general way.
A conclusion qu the question of
teaching as a career is fairly obvious. It is also plain that our seniors have a deep-seated concern
with infringement on the rights of
the individual, they feel that com*
4jja?jism 4-t.a, threat, thai- should ^e
taken care^of.
They do not like ihe.hods in
handling communism, which to
them appear to be undemocratic,
or as one student put it, "He (McCarthy) is using communistic
methods to oust communists." This
student stated he did not approve.
Many of them feel that the senator
is working for self-aggrandizement
and some even feel he may he a
threat to democratic processes.
They enjoy and respect the American way of life.
One other conclusion which I
feel .can be safely drawn from
these results is that discipline is
effective, and is important to the^se*
students, and is used, by the way,
and despite comments to the contrary. The stuff taught in courses
is still the meat of the process or
going to school, with social interaction running a close second.
I submit the thoughtful opinions
of Clare graduates of 1954.
Sam Kinsey
Rites March 18
Samuel Kinsey passed away
suddenly, March 13,"at the "home
* of his son, Boy, of Clare, following a heart attack. Mr. Kinsey,
who was 79 years old, had _i.ade
his home in Clare With his son
and family, since the death of his
wife  eleven years  ago.
He is survived by three sons,
Roy of Clare; Carl of Markle, Indiana, and Laurel of Albany, New
York, also two daughters, Mildred, of Rapid City and Lucille of
Tampa, Florida,
Funeral services were held
Ivlarch 18 at his former home,
BluHton Indiana.
Hospital
Auxiliary
Tea Held
H*
Lewis Erter, a former Clare resident, -passed away at the Luthern
Hospital in Fort "Wayne, Indiana,
•early Sunday morning, following
several [months of failing health*
funeral services were* held in Fort
Wayne, Wednesday. The obituary
©ill be puMishednffif-t weele.
Residents of Clare and the surrounding communities attended a
membership tea for the Clare General Hospital Auxiliary at the Ho-
eral Hospital Auxiliary at the Hotel Doherty on Friday, March 12.
The program included two guest
speakers, Mrs. Hobart Moore, past
president of the Michigan Wamen's
Osteopathic Auxiliary, Inc., from
Bay City Michigan. She gave a
most interesting talk on tbe meaning of Osteopahy, scholastic requirements of ari Osteopathic
Physician and statistics on the
number of -certifield hospitals and
physicians serving the people of
Michigan.
Mrs. Campbell Ward, President
of the Michigan women's group
told of the workings of an auxiliary
and particularly stressed the need
for such a group, to benefit both
the community and he hospital.
A question and answer period
followed.
The group joined in an informal
tea with Mrs. William Maxwell
and Mrs. Chrystal Burgess pouring. There were 43 members present. Mrs, J, R. Gershon was chairman o_ the affair.
Mrs. R. J. Krainlk was named
temporary presidemv
The next meeting will be held Oii
April 2 in the Fifth Avenue Room
of the Hotel Doherty from 2 to 4
P. M. Election* of officers will take
place at this time. The organiza4
tion is opened to the public and
anyone interested in joining is cordially invited to attend this meeting.
Rebuilding
Due To Start
At Eagle
plans for the new Church at
Eagle Corners are shaping up and
it is hoped that excavation caii be
done this coming week.
The building committee is meeting a number of nights, this week
to get .construction under way as
soon as possible.
The Bible School and Church attendance is very fine. The young
people enjoy meeting at the parsonage with their classes in various rooms, and the adults enjoy
having a room all to,themselves at
the school house. The tiny -tots also
have their own room at the school
house.
We can still accomodate many
more, and invite all in the community not attending elsewhere to
come to the Bible School.
So far accomodations have Seen
sufficient at the School House ior
the worship without using the -4-H,
room. Folding chairs have "been
supplied from the Stephenson and
Thurston Funeral Homes, and the
Elm Grove -church. This week the
church is purchasing folding chairs
and sufficient number to have even
more chairs available,
Norris Ba
Norris Bay, son of Mr, and Mrs-
Clarence Bay was selected for the
Kiwanis Trophy and medal award
as the outstanding senior athletic
letter-nan in • Clare high school.
The award was presented as the
feature of th© annual banquet
Wednesday evening.
Two hundred persons attended
the Athletic Award banquet to: see
the award presented, and to- *see
and hear Les Bingamemof the Detroit Lions who was headlined as
the. main speaker of the evening-
Identity of the player from -Clare
school athletics was kept a secret
until the moment of announcement
at the banquet, *
Parents of all senior class letter
winners were guests of the Kiwanis . club, together *witb. all school
athletic letter winners themselves.
They applauded a fine "program
which included motion pictures
of moments in football highlighting
the 1953-54 Lion season. The films
also included the pictures of professional championship game between, the Lions and the Cleveland
Browns.
Swimming Pool Project
To Be Organized As
Non-Profit Corporation
Plan For Day
When School
Will "Take Over"
Scott Drillers
In Tournament
The Scott Drillers basketball
team has accepted an invitation to
play in an InYitationai basketball
tournament at the Cadillac, Michigan high school gym on March 29,
30 and 81*
"The dream of many of the
townspeople, both present and
past, appears to be taking definite
shape in the plans that are going
forward to put into effect the resolution of the Clare Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs last week, adopting
the project of the new swimming
pool for this community and area,
according to Judge Donald E. Holbrook. ,
The Boys and Girls Committees
of the respective Clubs met for
the fifth time, together with President Dan McDonald of Rotary and
President Richard Groves of Kiwanis, and with others, in planning
the work for this tremendous undertaking,
Tuesday noon these committees
met with members of the local
Bchool hoard to adopt a plan whereby the swimming pool would be in.
time incorporated in the athletic
and recreational facilities of the
school. ,
The two clubs, through their
representatives, appointed Earl
Morgan and "Willard Bicknell, co-
chairmen, of a committee to contact and solicit past residents, and
others who live in other communities outside of the area to be serviced in this recreational facility.
Because of the necessity for
long-range planning and the' tremendous work attendant it was
thought best that his committee
have sufficient time to plan and
do the job.
The clubs likewise appointed a
legal committee, consisting of Harold Hughes, Chairman, and Robert Campbell and Theodore Pixley
as members, to incorporate so that
the plan may have the working
machinery to proceed without delay in presenting this community
project to all those who wish to
be a part" of it.
Incorporation, includes many advantageous features, one of which
will be to permit those who contribute, to use the same as a tax
deduction for income tax purposes.
Both committees have indicated
their willingness to serve in this
civic project and it is expected
that the incorporation, part will be
completed soon.
* In the meantime the clubs expect
to move forward, with other committees to be named within the
next week.
The city of Clare is a beautiful,
clean, progressive community and
the clubs are looking forward to
the time when this community project will be completed and we will
be numbered among those other
progressive'cities of our state, like
St. Louis, Mt. Pleasant, Chesaning,
St. Johns, Midland and others that
have had the foresight to see the
need and the service that can be
given to the youth by providing an
adequate swimming pool "that will
be properly supervised.-
Next week's Sentinel will feature a broad coverage of fashion descriptions and Spring
Style notes fa-on. the newest
"style center** trends, to the
< attractive selections in the
fashion departments of our own,
local stores'.
Dresses, suits, accessories,
millinery, HgMweiptt coats, -
men's wear and children's
clothes Will all he pictured and
described in features appearing
in almost every section of
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The committees in their work
investigated the pool at St, Louis,
among others and it was indicated
by the authorities there that the
swimming pool afforded recreation for twenty thousand admissions, or youngsters during the
three-month vacation period.
In the mornings from nine to
twelve they held swimming classes, which were free to all children, making it possible for many
to learn to swim for the first time.
In the afternoon a charge was
made of fifteen cents for the period of four hours. In the evening
thirty-five cents was paid for all
admissions.
The income from the pool very
nearly approximated the. total operating expense. •
Those of St, Louis report enthusiastic acceptance and real -pride
in their recreation for youth in the
summer.
Just recently Chesaning has
completed a swimming pool tof
similar design and accommodation,
and it is reported that they are
equally enthusiastic, in accord with
the feelings of all communities
boasting this facility.
Rotary, and Kiwanis/ the two service 'clubs who have joined together to spearhead this project,
acknowledge that it is a community and area wide enterprise and it
is hoped that all of the organizations of this community, and the
citizens in general of this area will
agree with the worthiness of this
program and respond -with their
help and support, thus giving the
youth and people of this area, summer recreational facilities equal to
the needs and comparative to other progressive cities of our State.
Meetings for this purpose and to
accomplish this end are in the
planning stages and will be announced as soon as ready.
New Estimate
Of Deer Kill
Michigan's post card poll of deer
hunting information, currently
about four-fifths completed, indicates that early estimates of the
total kill may have been conservative.
Game workers first estimated
that hunters killed about 70,000
deer during the 1953 seasons, but
the poll shows the total kill may
have been 90,000 or higher.
One suggestion why the eai'ly
figure may be conservative is the
higher-than-expected sale of deer
licenses. Early s.eason estimates of
total sales centered around the
410,000 mark; at present, it looks
like the final figure—which will
not be known until June—will be
close to 430,000.
Post card questionnaires were
sent to about 10,000 hunters asking
detailed questions about deer seasons. At present;, about 80 percent
of the hunters have answered the
poll; the remainder are still being
contacted.
The University of Michigan Survey Research Center has approved
the polling*"method.
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Bowling Series
Nesbitt's Bottling Company bowling team, Betty ..Gallagher, Donna
Bailey, Eva polen, Neita Wisxer,
Clarice Bellows and Lee Jackson,
met the R & S Dairy bowling team,
Of Petoskey, at the new American
Legion bowling alleys in Grayling.
Sunday, March 14.
After howling three very close
and noisy games the teams enjoyed a delicious steak dinner at the
Horseshoe Lake Inn, This is the.
fourth time the two teams have
met at different places.
Bertha Russell a former Glare
howler is a member of th© petoskey team.
Willard Bicknell was toastmas-
ter of the program; following the
banquet, and Kiwanis president
Richard Groves presented the club
trophy to Norris Bay.
Varsity "C"
For Nine
Clare Cagers
■. By Leo Smith, "Pioneer Staff
The Clare High School award assembly for basketball players was
held March 21 at 11:30. The program started out very well plann-
je& with Tom Becker acting as
toastmastei*. Coach Don Richard-
spn gave out the awards to fresh-
ipiar*- letter winners. They were
■JEtobert Tubbs, Jim Nivison, Richard Beery," Jim Rodabaugh, Charles Murphy,*.Rober Bates, David
Moffitt and Jim Parish,,
' Next, coach George Perry gave
the following J. V. letterwinners
•their awards: Nard Robinette, Jay
tehr, Gene Campbell, Dexter Hu-
hel, Guy Haneckqw, Charles Ruby,
Revey Benchley, Bob ShaTp, Jim
Sharp, Joe Crawford, Bob Roe,
Francis Weadle and Jack Bailey.
Then came the main part of the
program where Coach Art Teix-
eira .gave out the Varsity awards.
•After introducing the winners, he
gave a brief summary on the success or failure of the player. The
ones who wore out for- "basketball
all season and earned their letter
were Pete Brown, Kyle Hanley,
Hadley Kigar, Bill Siel, Jim Dwyer
Ed Hanel, Gerry Fullerton, Fred
Miller, and Richard Clink.
Dairymen
Vote Fund For
Advertising
The Clare County Farm Bureau
Board of Directors met at the
home■"-oil "Mr. ahd, Mrs. Mark McKenna on March 22tid, Meetihg
was called to order by Vice Chairman Loran Nevill in the absence
of* Chairman Carl Bradley,
Mrs. "Winston Raymond acted as
secretary in the absence of Secretary Mrs. Frank Humphrey. Roll
call found 6 present with 2 absent,
"Minutes of last meeting was react
and approved.
Glen Bay and Loren Birdsall
gave reports -on the Commodity
Committee meeting they attended
at Midland. Glen Bay was on the
committee for poultry on which he
reported. Loren Birdsall was on
the committee for dairy on which
he gave an interesting report.
Mr. Birdsall said they were to
ask if the farmers were willing to
give two cents per hundred out of
each milk or cream check for advertising dairy products.
Mark McKenna reported that
the Michigan Milk Producers Association had already made a ruling to take out the two cents per
hundred for a year to see what
could be done in the way of advertising dairy products.
Mrs? Winston Raymond gave a
report on the Women's Committee
Activities. Reports from the directors of each group were given.
Frank Humphrey gave a report
on Liability and Auto Insurance.
Mrs. Winston Raymond also reported on the meeting to organize
a group in Southeast Sheridan.
The hostess, Mrs. McKenna served a delicious lunch.
Mrs. Grilson Serves
As Instructor For
Hospital Librarians
Mrs. Ester Gilson, medical records librarian at Clare General
Hospital, served as instructor at
the third annual medical records
librarians' training School sponsored by the American Osteopathic
Hospital Association in Dallas,
Texas this Week.*
The five-day school Was Held
from March 22 through March, 26
at the Stoneleigh Hotel in Dallas
and was an intensive short course
for both inexperienced and trained
librarians in Southwestern and
Midwestern  osteopathic hospitals-.
Mrs. Gilson also taught at last
year's record school in Detroit.
Her co-instructor at the school
was Miss Mary "Veit, medical record librarian at Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospital, Grand Rapids.
The combined experience in the
medical records field 0$ Mrs. Gilson ahd Miss Veit totals 25 years.
CHS Hurlers
Start Practice
For Opener'
With the closing of the basket-
h_ill season, baseball has been the
center attraction at Clare High
School,    -
The pitchers and catchers have
been working out for about ten
days in the gymnasium.
The pitching staff looks very
good with .Ed Wichert, a junior,
with two years of varsity experience, beipg the most prominent
prospect and with Earl Robinette
and Norris Bay rounding out the
staff.        '
This will be the first year of
pitching for Earl, a senior, who
generally plays shortstop.
The catchers' are Bob Sharp,
Gerald Armentrout, Clark Kinsey,
and Eldean White.
Clare-has seven returning letter
winners from last, year. Among
them are Norris Bay, Fred Hag-
gart, Earl Robinette, Ed Wichert,
and Eldean White, Coach Perry
hopes to have a very successful
Season as he has some very good
prospects to pick from among the
thirty-eight men -who .turned out.
Advise Taxpayers
On Monday, March 29, 1954, Mr.
G. W. Wagar representing the
Michigan Department of Revenue
will be at City Clerk's office, City
Hall, Clare Michigan, between the
hours of 1 and 5 p.tti. for the purpose of assisting taxpayers in the
preparation of .their tetangibies
tax returns due not later than
March 3k *      -
Clare Co.
Among Best
In TB Fight
Clare county's tuberculosis battle, "which has been fought diligently for many years," is included in a study now underway by
the Michigan Tuberculosis Association.
' John R. Cook and Theodore R.
Ervin, representatives of the association, complimented the county's "effective public health programs" in an interview early this
week.
The two TB association workers
visited- this area in making advance
preparations for a special regional
TB conference called at the Northern Michigan Sanatorium at Gaylord for April 12th.
They said northern Michigan, Including Clare county- has one of
the state's* best records in* the tuberculosis 'fight. A block of "-0
counties asked to send representatives to the Gaylord meeting has
lower TB case and death rates than
the state as a whole, the TB staff
members explained.
However, in spite of what were
termed "heartening gains," the association workers cautioned that
tuberculosis remains as the top
public health problem, "costing
more than, all other infectious diseases combined."
. Medical authorities, they added,
"insist that we can prevent and
eliminate tuberculosis it we make
full use of weapons today at our
command."
Lily Seal
Returns Begin
Clare County's Easter Seal campaign to raise funds to aid physically-handicapped children and
adults began this week, when over
3,000 seals were mailed to the entire county.
Sale of the brightly-colored Easter Seals is a national effort. The
money finances services to physically handicapped children and
adults in all 48 states, the District
of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii and
Puerto Rico.
A total of 874 services and facilities are financed by Easter Seal
funds. On a national scale, Easter
Seal societies and agencies hope
to finance a $10-million-dollar program of care and treatment.
Mrs. .Don Richardson is the
.campaign .chairman for Clare
county and announces that returns
are beginning to appear already.
The voluntary contributions are
sent by users of the Easter Seals.
City Striving for
The City of Clare has hopes of reducing tax rates as much.
. as four mills next year, Mayor Howard Everts said this ,*
week. He said the City Commission is studying every possible avenue to bring such a rate reduction about.
At the s-tf-ne time, civic improvements are being planned
wherever necessary or worthwhile. .',..-.
"However, it will not be definitely known whether a full -
four-mill reduction will be possible until sometime in Apfjl   •
when, the city budget is approved in its final form,-' the
Mayor said.
No Election
Sewer Bonds
The construction schedule for
the city's big sanitary sewer pro;
gram took 'a long leap ahead late
this month when a bond issue to
pay for ..the balance of the project
was offered for sale without the
time loss of a city election on the
proposition,
City Attorney Harold B. Hughes,
whose opinion gave the city a "go-
ahead" on the bonding procedure,
said that he expects to learn Tuesday, March 30, whether the Michigan State Finance Commission has
granted permission to issue bonds.
An application was -filed with the
commission on March -19 after a
Clare City Commission resolution
on March 15 to apply for permission to bond the city.
Mr. Hughes said that the final
sale of the bonds might be accomplished as early as April 12.
The decision by the City Commission to move ahead with the
sewer construction plans without
holding a .city election was arrived
at following the opinion by Mr.
Hughes that a Special Assessment
Bond Issue in the amount proposed
does not require an election according to State law, :.
The whole project was approvea
last year by acclamation at a public meeting where Interested property owners assembled to approve,
,or object to.the proposition.
Sewer "conistructioti i-i-h-dea1 W
the program of the city is for the
full length of John R. Street from
McEwan street west, and other
shorter hook-ons in the "Northwest District" project. Also included is sewer .construction in the
Eastwood Hills subdivision.
The amount of the bond to finance completion of both these projects is $50,000.
The construction of the sewers
has been at the top of the list of urgent projects for the city since
the building of the Sewage Treatment Plant.
Last year the first big step was
taken in the program when a
trunkline sewer was completed
from the sewage plant across fields
streets, the school property, and
US-27 Highway, to the head of
John R. Street where finances gave
out, and the job had to be halted
until bonds could be issued.
CM College
stery Game
Wins In
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Instruction For
Masonic Officers
A school of instruction for officers of John tQ, Look Lodge' F. and
A.M. will be held in the Masonic
Temple Tuesday evening, March
30, according to an announcement
by the Secretary of the Lodge.
Instructor will be Herbert Gardner, of Alma.
Operetta
Xo Be Shown
April 23
"Hollywood Bound" by Don Wilson and Edward Bradley is (he
musical comedy in three acts selected for this) year's operetta by
the Clare High School Chorus and
Miss Nancy Keller, vocal instructor. It will "be presented on April
23 with curtain at 8:15. p.m. ■
Twenty cast members will be
directed by Miss Keller with Twila
Beery a", the student director.
The purpose of the production is
to raise money to purchase choir
robes.
The mystery continues at Central Michigan college.
For the third time within the
past six weeks an anonymous donor from Minneapolis has made contributions to the college to be used
to help some worthy student.
The first contribution which was
gent to Dr. C. L. AUspach, president of Central Michigan, was in
the amount of $-10.00; two weeks
later §20.00 was received by the
same donor,- and just recently the
third Contribution arrived in the
amount pf $30.
The whole thing is a mystery to
President Anspach, .but he added,
"he certainly has my sincere
thanks."
Lowering of the mill rat© to 19
is being considered as a possibility in City Commission debate.1
A city budget to represent 1954-
55 financing i3 being prepared by
City Manager Wedge, and will be
laid before the commissioft foK.
their approval or revision , sometime next month.
The   new  budget   will   include
plans   to  resurface   all   blaclc-t6"pF~
streets   in   Clare,   Mayor   Everts
forecast. Also high on the priority
list is a storm sewer to be con-»
structed from West Fourth street
near   the  intersection  of  B^ech, ^
south two blocks to the little creek, *,
just north of First street.
Other city primary projects considered include the purchase of a*
dump truck and possibly other
road grading equipment, and the
construction of a building or shelter to house the motorized equipment now standing outside the
year 'round,
With' .valuations increased to
more than $2,800,000. dollars in the
City of Clare, since county-wide
equalization practices were adopted, the city government and otheri-.,„
units of local government can be
expected to operate on a lowered
mill-rate.
The Clare City Commission's attempt-to adjust their requirements;
at 19 mills, if successful, will save
taxpayers $3,50 to $4.00 of the
amount levied if no change was
made in the rate.
Attention to the city's black-top
streets is necessary, commissioners pointed out, to save them from,
complete deterioration. And the
sewer planned to relieve high water from damaging property on
Fourth street has long been considered a necessary city improve*
ment.
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Boy league
Baseball
Meeting Called
A special meeting is being called next week for the purpose of organizing a baseball program for the
smallest boys for next summer.
Time and place of the meeting
have been announced as Clare high
school, Tuesday evening at 8 p.m.
Parents, team sponsors and players
are asked to attend and demonstrate their interest if there is to
be a league this ooming season.
Six organizations or individuals
have already indicated their Willingness to sponsor teams' in the
Little League and the Pony League. They are: Schofields Pure Oil
Service, Cordon's Speedway 79 Service, Clare Bike Shop, Mr., and
Mrs. Dale Drake, Clare Manufacturing Co., "Wally's Sportr Shbn,_
Farwell.   ' -,..-....
League fans say that a team at
Farwell is r".a§y to enter "the Little
League, but haB no sponsor- yet.
Another sponsor and more players
are needed in tne Pony League.
Listing'Some of the plans of the
baseball recreation program, league
fans say that all games will be
scheduled on the Clare school athletic field at 7:15 p.m. and Jhe season should begin about June 1. A
pian is being readied with a local
insurance agent, to insure each
player while he is on. the playing
field.
Call Meeting
On County Fair
Ray Harrold of the Clare County
Fair Board announces a meeting
of persons interested in the. county
fair to be held at the court house
in Harrison, Friday, April second
■at 8 o'clock p.m. He said that a
special invitation was offered to
Farm Bureau and Grange members
to attend and take part in the meeting.
Twenty Attend
Extension Club
The East Vernon Extension
Group met for a half day meeting
March 18 at the 'home of Mrs.
Elsie Wilds with twenty members
and one guest, Mrs. Duane Seibt,
present.
The next -meeting will be April
29 for a half day meeting at the
home of Mrs. Bergstrom. Delicious refreshments were served in
keeping with St. Patrick's Day by
the hostess, and committee, .Mrs.
Hilda Verette, Mrs. Rose Northon,
Mrs. Leda Sough, and Mrs. Lena
Brewer,
Library Fund
State Grants
The Clare City library has been
notified that it has fulfilled the financial requirements for a grant
from the State's General Library
Fund this year, according to Mrs,
Evelyn Shirley, librarian. She said
that a check for $85.40. has been received as the first payment on the
amount granted..
The money has been budgeted tQ.
buy new fiction and non-fiction
books for adults and books and
supplies for the children's department of the library.
Scores of new titles are on the
rental shelves at present, Mrs.
Shirley said.
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Lake News 3
Harrison News 2
Farwell News 6
City Briefs 5
Max*ket Reports 5
Society 1
TV Guide     .   . 8
Sports Corner 10
Ruth Mcllnay 10
Farm News 11
Church Notes i
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