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THE CLARE SENTINEL
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Sst-blished 1878
S*f «a Cunts Copy
CLAHE. MICHIGAN, FfilDAY &ORNING, APRIL 9, 1954
$2.50 Year la Michigan
Local Tax Share
9r© School Cost
Total -$193,00
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By Hex Elden
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The superintendent of Clare Public Schools was "flatter--
ed" to some degree by the fact that people in the Clare area,
(city and nearby) could call him by name when' interviewers asked them to name the school superintendent. Sixty-six
percent of the responses were correct in this query ...
Not- so well informed, however, were Clare citizens on
such a vital subject as school financingl
How well do you know the answers to the tax percentage
that is collected and spent for education in our public
schools? _ . * Want to compare your" answers with those of
the persons interviewed? Okeh, score yourself on these
"fact!' questions! .
1.) The Clare Public School system is. paid fully and fairly for the education of students from outside the school district. True, or false? • '
' _5.) How many of Clare Public' School's .high school students come from the country? Half? More- than .half? Only
aiew? _.;■.'-. ■■',.."■.- ' ' :.Y ' '"
8.) The main source of public school operating funds is
The State of Michigan. True,"or-false? . ,' -,'
4.) Ih. our local school district, taxpayers' contribution to
the annual operating budget this year amounts to, $83.000.,
$17,(300., between $9,000. and $10,000.
Now if your answers prove to be correct on these four
questions you should give yourself a pat on ihe back as one
who is very well informed on a really important public
topic.
But the chances are that yoUr knowledge is not complete
en all the f our tests! --■ .... .. .
Please understand that this writer is not snickering behind his hand at those.who cannot snap out the blue-ribbon
answers! You'll nevermind out what Dex Elden's score, on
the questions was, but' be assured it wasn't any better than
yours . . . and we can all stand still and soak up some facts
about local education, —for our own benefit and for whatever good can come of it, for the schools. _
The correct answer to the first question is "True." Students from outside of the local school district pay tuition
which (in the case of high school students) amounts to $94.
per year. ' ....
* The total dcrtls-ft. of direct stat&aid plus tuition for any
high school student in the Clare Public School from outside
the district is more than the total of direct' state aid plus primary fund -and local tax dollars for inside-the-district students. * '' '' .
* • ■ ,
In other words, this local district receives more money for
the schooling of students sent in here froxn other districts,
than it does fpr the district's own local students!
Bear in mind that comparisons are in the operating cost
field only* —not building, or" debt- retirement dollats.
Incidently, if you answered that first question correctly,
you place with 57 out of one-hundred of your Clare neighbors who also knew that answer. ,
Now for the second hurdle . . ! The correct answer to
"How many of Clare Public School's High School students
come frOm the country?",* is slightly more than half.
* This revelation is rather a surprise to sixty-three percent
of those Clare people questioned. Some of us either didn't
know, or couldn't venture any-reply at all to the question.
A shade over half of our high school students afe from
"the country". I hope you were right in your answer to this
one.
* And for the third question, it is true that the "main source
of school operating money is the State of Michigan.
If you answered this quiz number correctly,-you may
take your place with the top one-third of ihe populace! Only
29 out of 100 were sure of this answer.
'Truth is, many of us don't realize the magnitude of State
aid for our local schools.
This year's budget for the operation of The Clare Public
Schools is $193,000. Yes, that is* right, one-hundred and ninety-three thousand dollars for operating alone for the current year.
Of this amount, direct State Aid contribute $90,000. in direct per-capita assistance; $16,000 in Primary School Fund
monies; Library Fund contribution is $1,100.; Vocational
Aid from the Smith-Hughes Fund is $2,500.
Total student tuition from "sending" districts adds .$24,000.
to the Operation fund, Michigan Sales Tax • revenue adds
$18,000. more, and money raised by taxation within the
school district amounts to only $17,600. '*
The foregoing is also the answer to the fourth question,
and all the amounts given are in round figures.
Property valuation in the local school district is equalized
at $2,206,000, and the rate is 8 mills, (or eight dollars per
thousand valuation) for operating. Total school tax rate including debt retirement, is bumping the top where it is limited at 20 mills by decision Of taxpayers who must vote approval of any further increase in the rate.
There seems to be plenty of discussion by local taxpayers
on the subject of whether the tuition charged for incoming
students is enough to pay their fair share of educational
cost in,our schools.
.'Figures and' "facts" can be quoted to prove almost anything, but here is given side-by-side picture, for your consideration of how tuition-paid students compare with local
tax-paid students.
Average tuition paid $.or a student from outside the district is $90. while the school administration gives $32.90 as
the amount of tax money per capita for students from within the district,
Resume CHS
Track Team
Competition
After four, years, suspension of
the sport, Clare High • School is
again having a track team. Track
was discontinued in 1950,
There are about 30 hoys out for
track 15 being freshmen. Coach
Teixelra has been working with
the. boys and expects to have' a
fairiy good team. He hopes that in
three years Clare will be" fairly set
up in track.
Men out for track are: n.ilers*
Jim Beltinck, Richard Clink, Jake
Miller, Joe Crawford, and Bob Hales. 880 run; Joe Crawford, Revey
Benchley, Carl Schaaf, Charles
Murphy and Larry Bennett.
Joe Crawford has unofficially
broken the school 880 run record,
in practice.
440 yard dash: Charles Ruby,
Guy Haneckow, and Otto Rula-
paugh. Hurdles; Bob Haynak,
.Mark Ruark, Dick Beery, Jim Parish, and Jim Nivison.
High jump: Bob Haynak, Dick
Beery, Jim Nivison, and Jim Parish. Bob -Haynak has. "unoffieially
broken the school.record in practice.
.Pole VsTult, Earl Robinette, Gale
Soules, Wayne Miller, and "Donald
Bay* '*'',-.
Broad Jump: Nor.ris, Bay, Jim.
Parish. Dick Beery, and Guy Haneckow. , '
If anyone knows of any clippings
or newspaper articles that could
help in finding the school records,
please let the journalism staff
know.
Red Cross
Tops' Quota
Thanking the public of Clare
county for most generous response
to the Red Cross Roll* Call drive,
Paul Manee, county chairman and
Gene Campbell, finance chairman
announce that the quota has been
topped for 1953.
$2,185. has been fully suscribed,
and gratitude and thanks goes to
the public and to all workers, the
leaders said. Those specially thanked for the success of the campaign
include: Mrs. Hoffman at Harrison, Mrs. Doty * at Temple, Mrs.
Rightntan at Lake George, Mrs.
Scott at Lake, and Mrs. Hendrie,
a tClare.
Thanks too tor the action pf the
Farwell Community Chest directors"
and county supervisors who.cbntri-
buted.
Four Wins
HighAwards
In Oratory
The district speech contest, was
held In St. Louis on Monday afternoon, April 5, with five entries
from Glare High School * competing, three of which placed' first
and one second. Clare students
coached by Mrs, Bowler were outstanding in the completion.
-Bill Drake placed first with his
humorous' reading, "What It Was
Was Football"; Joyce Jones placed
first with her Interpretative reading, "Honey" by Leota Huls6
Black; And Lydabelle Bicknell also
placed first with her declamation,
"They Ought Tp Fix It", by Roe
Faulkerson'.
Twila Beery placed second with
her interpretative reading, "Portrait of a Southern. Lady" by Stephen Vincent Bene...
Our school would have been represented in Oratory by Carolyn
Carter had she not been ill. Mrs,
Louisa Bowler, stated that, "Carolyn surely would have placed first
had she been able to compete."
The judges of the contest were
Dr. Mikle, Alma College; Dr. Beck,
Central Michigan College; and Dr.
Curry of Central Michigan College.
Attending frofti Clare were Mrs.
Nelda Fischer, Mrs. Everett Mof-
fit, Mts. Willard Bicknell, and
Mrs. Louisa Bowler, speech coach.
First place winners will compete
in the regional contest to be announced at a later date,
Now Series, Vol. 62, No. 29
Softball Fans,
Sponsors Meeting
Monday evening, April 12, is the
date scheduled for another meeting of the sponsors, managers and
other interested individuals, to be
held in the Clare High School at
7:30, to further plans for the boys'
baseball league, consisting of a
junior league, and a pony league.
All persons interested in a Class
C Softball League are also requested to attend this meeting.
Two Killed
In Auto Crash
Two Coleman men were instantly killed '-in an accident, on. the
highway when they were on their
way to work in Midland last Tuesday morning. Three others were
hurt.
They were Arthur Rydman, Jr.,
26, who died in. "the wreckage of
the eastbound car and Edgar L.
Daniels, 26, whodied on his way
to -the hospital after the crash.
Their car was demolished in a
head-on 'collision with a * truck as
they were attempting to pass. Rydman was 'presumed io have been
the driver of the death ear.
Three -others injured were*. Jack
Eagly, 28, improving now; John
O'Grady, 32, son of Mr. -and Mrs,
Leo O'Grady of Clare, critical;'.
William T. Collins 52, said to be
yet "very -critic*-.!" in the hospital.
Lcny Questions
Answered For
School Class
Attorney Harold Hughes visited
the Clare High School Government
class on Thursday, April 1. He
i answered questions asked by ■ the
j class concerning civil and criminal procedure and state legislatures.
I The group greatly enjoyed the
interesting discussion and hope
that Mr. Hughes will he able to
ivisit us again.
Eight Lonesome Yotmgsters
Find Iil-Fed
Cattle Dead
At HubelY
Horse. 12 Cattle
Dead At Hubel Farm
* .Twp charges of cruelty to animals and creating a nuisance by
permitting their dead bodies' to He
in a field are ready to be brought
against. 'Eddie Hubel Saturday
morning1' 0r whenever he returns
tq Clara county from Detroit where
he. is.employed through the week.
Twelve dead cattle, apparently
starvnd, and a dead horse were
discovered on his farm this week
by- investigating officers from the
Clare County Sheriff's department.
Hubel," who had cattle and a
hprse on pasture at the Hubel farm
on the county line a mile west of
Clare will be ordered to appear before. Justice Glen • Sherman of Harrison tq answer to the charges.
Tlie case of the. starved animals
dame"to 'the-attention of authorities when .neighbors west of Clare,
allegedly' complained that* cattle
"were loose from the.Hubel fields^
and-not properly fenced,
Officers, who made a-sepond call
at the" Hubel farm to investigate
more-complaints of cattle pn the
loose, discovered tha dead* animals.
Sheriff's Deputy Art Morgan who
made an investigation- said that
the cattle-were ih "very poor" condition and that there was ho question in his -mind but* that they hatf
suffered from hunger. <
Morgan said that some of the
%nimals had been dead for several
weeks, perhaps months. He described'- two heifers as appearing to
have died while trying to give
birth to calves. Another animal
had been partly eaten by carrion,
"*" One Of Iluhel's sons -at the farm
was quoted as telling officers that
his father had been up from Detroit recently. He was also reported to have told officers that the
animals were regularly fed near a
barn on the place. No reason was
given for the apparent malnutrition.
Joining in the investigation were
officers from the Mt. Pleasant post
of State Police, Chief,Bert Head of
Clare City Police, Sheriff Everette
Allen and. Deputy "Art Morgan of
the Sheriff's Department. Attorney
"Robert Campbell, prosecutor, is in
..charge of the case for the county.
County 4-H
Achievement
April 13-14
Dates of April 13 and 14 have
been set for the annual Clare County 4-H Spring Achievement.
These achievement days give the
4-H club members an opportunity
to display their handiwork that
they have completed during the
winter, also it provides for the
selection of the best work to* represent Clare County at -lie state
show in East Lansing, during the
last part of August. **
Program planning and girls dress
revue are under the guidance of
Mrs. Evyonne Dunkle, Mrs. Marion
Magnus and Mrs, Elizabeth Marotzke. The main program will be presented on Wednesday evening,
April 14, at the Community building in Harrison commencing -at
7:45. p.m.
All parents aud friends of 4-H
Club members are urged to attend
and share the enjoyment and honor
presented to- and by the County
4-H Club members.
iVeii; Leaders
In Women's
City Tourney
1 The tempo of action in the Woman's City Tournament increaseu*
this past week end as new leaders
took over in both singles and
doubles divisions.
Neita Wisler and Connie McNerney pounded out a 1217 doubles
count to take over a 63 pin lead.
Louise Ranger erased Martha Sullivan's lead in the singles "With a
605.
Highlights of the weekend's actual counts were Rose Neff's 518
series and 206 game,'Nora Lewis
rolled a 511 as she and Lucille
Feeney teamed up to place in the
doubles.
Team standings remained unchanged.
Farwell OES
In Rebuilt
Temple Room
Walters Wins Commission Seat
In Monday's Light Balloting
Laurenee Seiter lost his seat'on the Clare city commission to Robert Walters in extremely light.balloting of Moii-
day's city election.
. Walters, who will be a new.comef ,to the city governing
body, upset Seiter in an election which saw only 238 ballots
cast, Walters led with 165, Groves followed with 147, Cooper was returned to-the commission with 137,
1RIMEMBER"
' BY THE OLD TWEBS
n-_n->.l._S_^<___-
. First meetings 'were held this
week, in the Farwell Masonic, Temple, since redecorating and refin-
ishing which has been in progress . . ,
for many weeks. The Masonic1- wpped phaeton —but, oh joy.
From H. Vf. Springfield. Woodbine, Kansas: I remember when
the Grand Army pf the RepulJlic
(G. A. R.) held their annual camp
meeting at Wadena, Minnesota. I
shook hands with General Vansant
who was one of the boys.
They were something of a small
army as they marched down the
streets of Wadena." They, would
roast an ox'at the celebration and
one year a neighbor .of mine carried
th| ox-tail over his shoulder in tne
parade." At the celebrations they
sold lemonade,from a large stone-*
jar at 5 cents a glass.
' *' "' " ■"*"•*»■'*■■. .
From Jessamine S. Burgum, Arthur, N.- _>•: I remember when
everyone looked forward for months
to "going to the State Fair.** Transportation was either a one-horse
buggy or. a. fringed-top surrey, or—
if the family was large—a three-
seated lumber wagon.
My parents drove a fringe-
Three commission seats ' were
at stake with four candidates in
the race.
The retirement of Seiter from
the' commission leaves the .city
without' his services" as" au .able-
commissioner, a supervisor representing Clare at Harrison, and the
chairman'of the -city board ,pf -review.
' Many projects and functions, of
the- government of Clare hav.e
claimed .Seiter's time and- unselfish efforts. Fellow commissioners
were sincere- in their praise "of
Seiter's ability and surprise at his
failure to return to the Commission. * . '
. At the same1 time 'they- were
ready to welcome Mr. Walters to
the' seat at the commission table.
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Mrs. Paulene Nelson, of Lupton, a village near West
Branch, looks fondly at pictures of her eight children, from
whom she has been separated for "64 long weeks — that's
fifteen months." A tuberculosis patient at the Northern
Michigan State TB Sanatorium, Mrs. Nelson, "counts it
lucky* that my tuberculosis was found in time." Her experience with the disease was cited today by the Michigan Tuberculosis Association as the reason behind a special regional TB conference called at Gaylord on April 12th. The association cemtends that such meetings, spurring citizen planning and' action, "will stiffen resistance to tuberculosis,'so
fewer families will undergo the prolonged hardships which
have hit the Nelsons. The goal, "said the association, "is prevention."
Bibte Drama
^His Cross"
Staged Tonight
Tonight is the Clare .presentation of the Biblical drama, "His
Cross" at 8 p.m. in the high school
auditorium being sponsored by the
Congregtlonal Men's Fellowship.
' This outstanding play is written
and produced by the Rev. Ralph
Claggett of the Harrison Congregational- Church and contains a
cast of Harrison people. It has
-been previously produced by Rev.
Claggett in theatres in Detroit and
Port Huron.
The scene takes place in the Carpenter shop of Obed, official cross
manufacturer for Rome and deals
with the conflict between him and
his wife and other Biblical characters.
A free will offering will be taken
at the performance, Th§ public is
cordially invited to attend,
Five Lake Group
At Armentrout's
The Five Lake Farm Bureau
Group met at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Armentrout, Monday
evening, April.5.
Gordon Smith, - Chairman, called
the meeting to order, minutes were
read apd approved, roll call was
taken by the secretary, Mrs. Kenneth Kapplinger with ten families
present and one visitor.
, The Chairman then turned the
meeting -over to our discussion
leader, Warren White, with the
topic "Marketing Quotas and Acres
Diverted To Other Uses.-' After a
lengthy discussion the meeting was
adjourned and a motion picture
"Today Calf, Tomorrow Cow", was
Shown by James McGuire.
A delicious lunch was served by
tbe hostess, Mrs. Donald Armentrout.
rooms on the second floor of the
building occupied below by the K
and D Furniture were ruined by-
fire in the middle of last November.
Completion of the redecorating
was only recently accomplished,
The interior has. been painted
and decorated. New drapes adorn
the windows throughout the hall
There is a new ceiling.
Venetian blinds have been installed in the chapter room. A
beautiful new rug has been laid.
The chapter furniture has been
refinfehed and there are hew
light fixtures throughout.
The new cupboards in the kitchen and new linoleum in the kitchen
and living room make a delightful
place to cook and serve food.
A new fjre escape and a new
chimney have been built. A new
■otf. stpye h,?}B been ipstajieij. ;
The generosity and hard work
of Lodge and Eastern Star chapter
members has been the factor for
the success in the rebuilding project, and many* special gifts have
been acknowledged.
Only last March 17 at a Eastern
Star Friend's Night program at
Midland, Mrs. Lida Strong, Worthy
Matron <Sf Alice L. Seely chapter,
was presented with a gift of a large
serving cart and a check for twenty-five dollars for assistance in furnishing the Farwell chapter rooms.
Cast Listed
For Pageant
' The Easter Pageant, entitled,
."The "Easter Story" will 'he ,pre=
sented by a cast and chorus of
more than* 100 people next,Sunday
sometimes the current young man evening-,. April llth, at 8:DO o'clock
(if he had the courage and "the ,n ^t^M%Fug.hJ*3h-,*,*l*i,Auai!?f
cash) drove to our door in a top ?um-^?ls wiU be the sixth rendit-
h,.-' ,„„•„, +,„„ „_, "„• " ._L p . ion of the pageant which was writ-
^\T*2™^?m8 h°XSeS ten by H.PR. Evans of Bay City
and directed here by Mr. .Emil
from the "livery barn
We were equal to the occasion
with a "Gibson Girl" stylish costume, white shirtwaist, puffed
sleeves and lace insertion, full dark
skirt, high button shoes—and black
cotton stockings. The skirts swept
the ground, for ankles were not to
be seen. ■
Golf Schedule
Arranged .
For Women
Representatives from six clubs
that make up the Central Michigan Womens' Golf Association met
at the Park Hotel, in St, Louis,
Wednesday April 7, for a luncheon
and business meeting.
Mrs. Don French, of Portland,
presided. Schedules for the season of 1954 were arranged. Dates
for the Central Michigan Tournament were announced. The. Invitational Tournament will be Monday, June 2£th. The Central Michigan Tournament will be July 26 to
30, and "both will be in Portland.
Clare was represented by Mrs.
Earl Baumgarth, Mrs. E. C. Bromley, Mrs. Josephine Anderson "and
Mrs. N. A, Elden.
Home schedule "will be
nounced in the near future.
an-
Committees
Push Pool
Considerable progress has been
made during the past two 'weeks
toward the installation of a swimming pool in Clare, which is sponsored by the Rotary and Kiwanis
Clubs' with Judge Donald E, Holbrook as co-ordination chairman.
Sixteen committees have been
created and appointments have
been made.
John Ogden, a represenative of a
company -that fabricates steel type
swimming pools attended a recent
committee meeting, and submitted
details of construction of a steel
pool. Various sizes and prices of
the pools were studied, and details considered for future decisions as to the type of pool to be
constructed.
Deaths
MRS. JOSEPH VANDERVEEN
Mrs. Althea Vander Veen, wife of
ReV. Joseph VanderVeen, passed
away last Friday afternoon, April 2,
at the Sheridan Community Hospital. Funeral services were held
at the Colonville Church pf God
at 1:00 p. jm. Tuesday afternoon;
April 6 with Dr, Harold Seelye officiating and burial in the Riverside cemetery,. Alma.
Rev. Briiikman
To Speqk at
Friday Kites
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A Good FrWay ;ie_ivice*'i*--i *;
be held in the Clare Methodist
Church, Friday, April 16 ironi
1:30 p.m. to'2:45 p.m. sponsored by the Clare Ministerial
Association which at present,
includes the Church of God,
Congregational,' and Methodist
Churches. .
The message, "Behold, the
Lamb of God" will be brought
by Rev. Virgil Brinkman of the
Clare Church of God.
Rev. Leslie Nevins and Rev.
Oscar Olson will "take other
parts ;of the service.
This service is meant to be
a community service and it is
hoped that many, will find it
. possible to attend.
Bucho'lz of Harrison, who also*
plays the role of the 'Ghrist*.- ._=-_,--
The pageant outgrew the church
where it was presented twice in
the same evening the second year
and -was then taken to the* High
School Auditorium. -
Last year many people came
from-distances away from Clare to
see this beautiful presentation of
the Easter, StOry hut had 'to he
turned.away for lack of room, -
An invitation was . extended to
bring the pageant this year to Mt.
Pleasant which ^was accepted and
it wiil.be given there in the. Watri-*
ner Hall Auditorium "at the College on Good Friday, evening,'April
,J.§th-^t^l^ , ■/'.■''.'•■'.,
Soloist
Sorority Opens
Fund Canvass
This month lias been designated
by Pres. Eisenhower as C a nc e r
Control Month during which the
Society conducts its annual fund-
. raising drive.
."On April 10th the members of
the Beta Sigma Phi sorority and a
.number of other loyal workers will
start the door-to-door canvas of
Clare. There will be a kick-off
breakfast at the Doherty Hotel at
9 o'clock. •**• ■ -
"More solicitors are needed so if
you are interested in helping to
fight Cancfer you. can do .so by volunteering your time and service.
Those who want to help are asked
to call Mrs. Wm. Kirkpatrick before April 19th.
Speed, meaning early detection,
and widespread public education of
the ^danger, signals of Cancer are
the most important ways of fighting Cancer. Whatever money you
may give to this cause will Jiot
merely be used to help those already afflicted but will help the
Cancer Society to carry on a year
around and unceasing campaigrpof,
education, research.and service.
Cancer has risen from eighth
place as.a cause of death in 1900
to second place in 1954. More than
twice as many children under the
age of fifteen die of Cancer than
Polio.
When a volunteer calls for your
contribution to the Cancer Crusade it is hoped that-you will open
your heart and your purse, and
help fight this dreaded disease,
say the sorority workers.
Mrs. Rose Marie Seelye sings
solo parts ^vith the .Easter pageant
choir in Clare and Mt. Pleasant.
The World As
Students See It
Mrs. Marjorie Maddox's fifth
graders are engaged in making a
globe of the world.
Mr, Garthe's shop boys made the
wooden frame which is composed
of two parts, and' Mr. Harper is
ac.'-tHr,'- it,-, fif.-*. -.,*-.-1..-.«- -
b]_luUU_ -_-<_. „---__ £,_C_U-I1I-1
On the globe there will appear,
rivers, important cities, all the
countries, mountains,, plauteaus,
and the longitude and latitude.
The fifth grade has spent a lot
■of time working on the globe and
they are learning as they are work-
1»S' . ,
-Mrs. Rose -Marie Seelye, .-iyric—
soprano who delighted her congregation so much last year will
again appear on the program this
year both at Clare and Mt. Pleasr-
ant, as the out-of-town guest soloist. . ._ .
Mrs. Seelye, before her. marriage to Dr. Seelye, now of Central Lake, Michigan^ sang with the
Milwaukee Symphony OrChes|ra
and the soprano leading roles with
the International Opera Company
and the New _ork Opera Company
She was also on the staff qf WTMJ
the Milwaukee Journal Station. In
1949 she was awarded first in out
of town lyric 'sopranos at; the
Chicagoland Music Festival.
She will sing with the chorus
and contribute three special hum-
bers- during the- intervals between
the several scenes of tjie Pageant.
Other local soloists takirig part
in the _0l0s.parts of the choral
numbers will 'be, * Marjorie Norcutt, Frank Warner and Bob KrelL-
Directing the -large -chorus of sixty
voices Will he Mr. Harrtf *B. Dice,
Minister of Music of the* Claire
Methodist Church. ""*
The seven scenes of- the pageant
are: '"Washing the Disciples Feet"
"The Last Supper", "Gethsemane"
"The Trial", "The Crucifixion",
"R'esurrection Morning", "The
Finale". *
Other leaders and Chairmen in
.the production of tbe pageant are
Organist, Miss Doris Gerow, Publicity, L. J. Nevins; Effects, Albert
(Continued On Paj
je Eight)
On Inside Pages
Lake News
4-9
Harrison News
2-4 >
Farwell News
6
City Briefs
5
Market Report
8
Society-
Z-7~-
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TV Guide
8
Sports Corner
15
Farm. News
10
Church Notes
11
Want Ads - Notices
16-17
Comics
11
Rosebush News
13 -
Crossword Puzzle
17
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| Title | 1954-04-09; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1954-04-09 |
| Publisher | R. G. & F. A. Jefferies |
| Description | An issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. In 1923, absorbed the Clare Courier. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | 1923-1999: Copyright to the Clare Sentinel is held by the newspaper. Copyrighted material is reproduced with the permission of the newspaper. |
| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
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| Title | 1954-04-09; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1954-04-09 |
| Publisher | R. G. & F. A. Jefferies |
| Description | An issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. In 1923, absorbed the Clare Courier. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | 1923-1999: Copyright to the Clare Sentinel is held by the newspaper. Copyrighted material is reproduced with the permission of the newspaper. |
| Type | Newspaper |
| Format | JPG/JPEG |
| Language | English |
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mm mm THE CLARE SENTINEL .ii*- Sst-blished 1878 S*f «a Cunts Copy CLAHE. MICHIGAN, FfilDAY &ORNING, APRIL 9, 1954 $2.50 Year la Michigan Local Tax Share 9r© School Cost Total -$193,00 •riif By Hex Elden ,'-*.' The superintendent of Clare Public Schools was "flatter-- ed" to some degree by the fact that people in the Clare area, (city and nearby) could call him by name when' interviewers asked them to name the school superintendent. Sixty-six percent of the responses were correct in this query ... Not- so well informed, however, were Clare citizens on such a vital subject as school financingl How well do you know the answers to the tax percentage that is collected and spent for education in our public schools? _ . * Want to compare your" answers with those of the persons interviewed? Okeh, score yourself on these "fact!' questions! . 1.) The Clare Public School system is. paid fully and fairly for the education of students from outside the school district. True, or false? • ' ' _5.) How many of Clare Public' School's .high school students come from the country? Half? More- than .half? Only aiew? _.;■.'-. ■■',.."■.- ' ' :.Y ' '" 8.) The main source of public school operating funds is The State of Michigan. True"or-false? . ,' -,' 4.) Ih. our local school district, taxpayers' contribution to the annual operating budget this year amounts to, $83.000., $17,(300., between $9,000. and $10,000. Now if your answers prove to be correct on these four questions you should give yourself a pat on ihe back as one who is very well informed on a really important public topic. But the chances are that yoUr knowledge is not complete en all the f our tests! --■ .... .. . Please understand that this writer is not snickering behind his hand at those.who cannot snap out the blue-ribbon answers! You'll nevermind out what Dex Elden's score, on the questions was, but' be assured it wasn't any better than yours . . . and we can all stand still and soak up some facts about local education, —for our own benefit and for whatever good can come of it, for the schools. _ The correct answer to the first question is "True." Students from outside of the local school district pay tuition which (in the case of high school students) amounts to $94. per year. ' .... * The total dcrtls-ft. of direct stat&aid plus tuition for any high school student in the Clare Public School from outside the district is more than the total of direct' state aid plus primary fund -and local tax dollars for inside-the-district students. * '' '' . * • ■ , In other words, this local district receives more money for the schooling of students sent in here froxn other districts, than it does fpr the district's own local students! Bear in mind that comparisons are in the operating cost field only* —not building, or" debt- retirement dollats. Incidently, if you answered that first question correctly, you place with 57 out of one-hundred of your Clare neighbors who also knew that answer. , Now for the second hurdle . . ! The correct answer to "How many of Clare Public School's High School students come frOm the country?",* is slightly more than half. * This revelation is rather a surprise to sixty-three percent of those Clare people questioned. Some of us either didn't know, or couldn't venture any-reply at all to the question. A shade over half of our high school students afe from "the country". I hope you were right in your answer to this one. * And for the third question, it is true that the "main source of school operating money is the State of Michigan. If you answered this quiz number correctly,-you may take your place with the top one-third of ihe populace! Only 29 out of 100 were sure of this answer. 'Truth is, many of us don't realize the magnitude of State aid for our local schools. This year's budget for the operation of The Clare Public Schools is $193,000. Yes, that is* right, one-hundred and ninety-three thousand dollars for operating alone for the current year. Of this amount, direct State Aid contribute $90,000. in direct per-capita assistance; $16,000 in Primary School Fund monies; Library Fund contribution is $1,100.; Vocational Aid from the Smith-Hughes Fund is $2,500. Total student tuition from "sending" districts adds .$24,000. to the Operation fund, Michigan Sales Tax • revenue adds $18,000. more, and money raised by taxation within the school district amounts to only $17,600. '* The foregoing is also the answer to the fourth question, and all the amounts given are in round figures. Property valuation in the local school district is equalized at $2,206,000, and the rate is 8 mills, (or eight dollars per thousand valuation) for operating. Total school tax rate including debt retirement, is bumping the top where it is limited at 20 mills by decision Of taxpayers who must vote approval of any further increase in the rate. There seems to be plenty of discussion by local taxpayers on the subject of whether the tuition charged for incoming students is enough to pay their fair share of educational cost in,our schools. .'Figures and' "facts" can be quoted to prove almost anything, but here is given side-by-side picture, for your consideration of how tuition-paid students compare with local tax-paid students. Average tuition paid $.or a student from outside the district is $90. while the school administration gives $32.90 as the amount of tax money per capita for students from within the district, Resume CHS Track Team Competition After four, years, suspension of the sport, Clare High • School is again having a track team. Track was discontinued in 1950, There are about 30 hoys out for track 15 being freshmen. Coach Teixelra has been working with the. boys and expects to have' a fairiy good team. He hopes that in three years Clare will be" fairly set up in track. Men out for track are: n.ilers* Jim Beltinck, Richard Clink, Jake Miller, Joe Crawford, and Bob Hales. 880 run; Joe Crawford, Revey Benchley, Carl Schaaf, Charles Murphy and Larry Bennett. Joe Crawford has unofficially broken the school 880 run record, in practice. 440 yard dash: Charles Ruby, Guy Haneckow, and Otto Rula- paugh. Hurdles; Bob Haynak, .Mark Ruark, Dick Beery, Jim Parish, and Jim Nivison. High jump: Bob Haynak, Dick Beery, Jim Nivison, and Jim Parish. Bob -Haynak has. "unoffieially broken the school.record in practice. .Pole VsTult, Earl Robinette, Gale Soules, Wayne Miller, and "Donald Bay* '*'',-. Broad Jump: Nor.ris, Bay, Jim. Parish. Dick Beery, and Guy Haneckow. , ' If anyone knows of any clippings or newspaper articles that could help in finding the school records, please let the journalism staff know. Red Cross Tops' Quota Thanking the public of Clare county for most generous response to the Red Cross Roll* Call drive, Paul Manee, county chairman and Gene Campbell, finance chairman announce that the quota has been topped for 1953. $2,185. has been fully suscribed, and gratitude and thanks goes to the public and to all workers, the leaders said. Those specially thanked for the success of the campaign include: Mrs. Hoffman at Harrison, Mrs. Doty * at Temple, Mrs. Rightntan at Lake George, Mrs. Scott at Lake, and Mrs. Hendrie, a tClare. Thanks too tor the action pf the Farwell Community Chest directors" and county supervisors who.cbntri- buted. Four Wins HighAwards In Oratory The district speech contest, was held In St. Louis on Monday afternoon, April 5, with five entries from Glare High School * competing, three of which placed' first and one second. Clare students coached by Mrs, Bowler were outstanding in the completion. -Bill Drake placed first with his humorous' reading, "What It Was Was Football"; Joyce Jones placed first with her Interpretative reading, "Honey" by Leota Huls6 Black; And Lydabelle Bicknell also placed first with her declamation, "They Ought Tp Fix It", by Roe Faulkerson'. Twila Beery placed second with her interpretative reading, "Portrait of a Southern. Lady" by Stephen Vincent Bene... Our school would have been represented in Oratory by Carolyn Carter had she not been ill. Mrs, Louisa Bowler, stated that, "Carolyn surely would have placed first had she been able to compete." The judges of the contest were Dr. Mikle, Alma College; Dr. Beck, Central Michigan College; and Dr. Curry of Central Michigan College. Attending frofti Clare were Mrs. Nelda Fischer, Mrs. Everett Mof- fit, Mts. Willard Bicknell, and Mrs. Louisa Bowler, speech coach. First place winners will compete in the regional contest to be announced at a later date, Now Series, Vol. 62, No. 29 Softball Fans, Sponsors Meeting Monday evening, April 12, is the date scheduled for another meeting of the sponsors, managers and other interested individuals, to be held in the Clare High School at 7:30, to further plans for the boys' baseball league, consisting of a junior league, and a pony league. All persons interested in a Class C Softball League are also requested to attend this meeting. Two Killed In Auto Crash Two Coleman men were instantly killed '-in an accident, on. the highway when they were on their way to work in Midland last Tuesday morning. Three others were hurt. They were Arthur Rydman, Jr., 26, who died in. "the wreckage of the eastbound car and Edgar L. Daniels, 26, whodied on his way to -the hospital after the crash. Their car was demolished in a head-on 'collision with a * truck as they were attempting to pass. Rydman was 'presumed io have been the driver of the death ear. Three -others injured were*. Jack Eagly, 28, improving now; John O'Grady, 32, son of Mr. -and Mrs, Leo O'Grady of Clare, critical;'. William T. Collins 52, said to be yet "very -critic*-.!" in the hospital. Lcny Questions Answered For School Class Attorney Harold Hughes visited the Clare High School Government class on Thursday, April 1. He i answered questions asked by ■ the j class concerning civil and criminal procedure and state legislatures. I The group greatly enjoyed the interesting discussion and hope that Mr. Hughes will he able to ivisit us again. Eight Lonesome Yotmgsters Find Iil-Fed Cattle Dead At HubelY Horse. 12 Cattle Dead At Hubel Farm * .Twp charges of cruelty to animals and creating a nuisance by permitting their dead bodies' to He in a field are ready to be brought against. 'Eddie Hubel Saturday morning1' 0r whenever he returns tq Clara county from Detroit where he. is.employed through the week. Twelve dead cattle, apparently starvnd, and a dead horse were discovered on his farm this week by- investigating officers from the Clare County Sheriff's department. Hubel" who had cattle and a hprse on pasture at the Hubel farm on the county line a mile west of Clare will be ordered to appear before. Justice Glen • Sherman of Harrison tq answer to the charges. Tlie case of the. starved animals dame"to 'the-attention of authorities when .neighbors west of Clare, allegedly' complained that* cattle "were loose from the.Hubel fields^ and-not properly fenced, Officers, who made a-sepond call at the" Hubel farm to investigate more-complaints of cattle pn the loose, discovered tha dead* animals. Sheriff's Deputy Art Morgan who made an investigation- said that the cattle-were ih "very poor" condition and that there was ho question in his -mind but* that they hatf suffered from hunger. < Morgan said that some of the %nimals had been dead for several weeks, perhaps months. He described'- two heifers as appearing to have died while trying to give birth to calves. Another animal had been partly eaten by carrion, "*" One Of Iluhel's sons -at the farm was quoted as telling officers that his father had been up from Detroit recently. He was also reported to have told officers that the animals were regularly fed near a barn on the place. No reason was given for the apparent malnutrition. Joining in the investigation were officers from the Mt. Pleasant post of State Police, Chief,Bert Head of Clare City Police, Sheriff Everette Allen and. Deputy "Art Morgan of the Sheriff's Department. Attorney "Robert Campbell, prosecutor, is in ..charge of the case for the county. County 4-H Achievement April 13-14 Dates of April 13 and 14 have been set for the annual Clare County 4-H Spring Achievement. These achievement days give the 4-H club members an opportunity to display their handiwork that they have completed during the winter, also it provides for the selection of the best work to* represent Clare County at -lie state show in East Lansing, during the last part of August. ** Program planning and girls dress revue are under the guidance of Mrs. Evyonne Dunkle, Mrs. Marion Magnus and Mrs, Elizabeth Marotzke. The main program will be presented on Wednesday evening, April 14, at the Community building in Harrison commencing -at 7:45. p.m. All parents aud friends of 4-H Club members are urged to attend and share the enjoyment and honor presented to- and by the County 4-H Club members. iVeii; Leaders In Women's City Tourney 1 The tempo of action in the Woman's City Tournament increaseu* this past week end as new leaders took over in both singles and doubles divisions. Neita Wisler and Connie McNerney pounded out a 1217 doubles count to take over a 63 pin lead. Louise Ranger erased Martha Sullivan's lead in the singles "With a 605. Highlights of the weekend's actual counts were Rose Neff's 518 series and 206 game,'Nora Lewis rolled a 511 as she and Lucille Feeney teamed up to place in the doubles. Team standings remained unchanged. Farwell OES In Rebuilt Temple Room Walters Wins Commission Seat In Monday's Light Balloting Laurenee Seiter lost his seat'on the Clare city commission to Robert Walters in extremely light.balloting of Moii- day's city election. . Walters, who will be a new.comef ,to the city governing body, upset Seiter in an election which saw only 238 ballots cast, Walters led with 165, Groves followed with 147, Cooper was returned to-the commission with 137, 1RIMEMBER" ' BY THE OLD TWEBS n-_n->.l._S_^<___- . First meetings 'were held this week, in the Farwell Masonic, Temple, since redecorating and refin- ishing which has been in progress . . , for many weeks. The Masonic1- wpped phaeton —but, oh joy. From H. Vf. Springfield. Woodbine, Kansas: I remember when the Grand Army pf the RepulJlic (G. A. R.) held their annual camp meeting at Wadena, Minnesota. I shook hands with General Vansant who was one of the boys. They were something of a small army as they marched down the streets of Wadena." They, would roast an ox'at the celebration and one year a neighbor .of mine carried th ox-tail over his shoulder in tne parade." At the celebrations they sold lemonade,from a large stone-* jar at 5 cents a glass. ' *' "' " ■"*"•*»■'*■■. . From Jessamine S. Burgum, Arthur, N.- _>•: I remember when everyone looked forward for months to "going to the State Fair.** Transportation was either a one-horse buggy or. a. fringed-top surrey, or— if the family was large—a three- seated lumber wagon. My parents drove a fringe- Three commission seats ' were at stake with four candidates in the race. The retirement of Seiter from the' commission leaves the .city without' his services" as" au .able- commissioner, a supervisor representing Clare at Harrison, and the chairman'of the -city board ,pf -review. ' Many projects and functions, of the- government of Clare hav.e claimed .Seiter's time and- unselfish efforts. Fellow commissioners were sincere- in their praise "of Seiter's ability and surprise at his failure to return to the Commission. * . ' . At the same1 time 'they- were ready to welcome Mr. Walters to the' seat at the commission table. XL "■*0,,v-* - v •* ,... \ * ****K*- * *s . ,-*** '*-.,,- >;->y. l . \ ,_-. ,__M__3__-^4 $$i$W** v• r y^' ... ■•^^^•^•>vV!-w^ •; Mrs. Paulene Nelson, of Lupton, a village near West Branch, looks fondly at pictures of her eight children, from whom she has been separated for "64 long weeks — that's fifteen months." A tuberculosis patient at the Northern Michigan State TB Sanatorium, Mrs. Nelson, "counts it lucky* that my tuberculosis was found in time." Her experience with the disease was cited today by the Michigan Tuberculosis Association as the reason behind a special regional TB conference called at Gaylord on April 12th. The association cemtends that such meetings, spurring citizen planning and' action, "will stiffen resistance to tuberculosis,'so fewer families will undergo the prolonged hardships which have hit the Nelsons. The goal, "said the association, "is prevention." Bibte Drama ^His Cross" Staged Tonight Tonight is the Clare .presentation of the Biblical drama, "His Cross" at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium being sponsored by the Congregtlonal Men's Fellowship. ' This outstanding play is written and produced by the Rev. Ralph Claggett of the Harrison Congregational- Church and contains a cast of Harrison people. It has -been previously produced by Rev. Claggett in theatres in Detroit and Port Huron. The scene takes place in the Carpenter shop of Obed, official cross manufacturer for Rome and deals with the conflict between him and his wife and other Biblical characters. A free will offering will be taken at the performance, Th§ public is cordially invited to attend, Five Lake Group At Armentrout's The Five Lake Farm Bureau Group met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Armentrout, Monday evening, April.5. Gordon Smith, - Chairman, called the meeting to order, minutes were read apd approved, roll call was taken by the secretary, Mrs. Kenneth Kapplinger with ten families present and one visitor. , The Chairman then turned the meeting -over to our discussion leader, Warren White, with the topic "Marketing Quotas and Acres Diverted To Other Uses.-' After a lengthy discussion the meeting was adjourned and a motion picture "Today Calf, Tomorrow Cow", was Shown by James McGuire. A delicious lunch was served by tbe hostess, Mrs. Donald Armentrout. rooms on the second floor of the building occupied below by the K and D Furniture were ruined by- fire in the middle of last November. Completion of the redecorating was only recently accomplished, The interior has. been painted and decorated. New drapes adorn the windows throughout the hall There is a new ceiling. Venetian blinds have been installed in the chapter room. A beautiful new rug has been laid. The chapter furniture has been refinfehed and there are hew light fixtures throughout. The new cupboards in the kitchen and new linoleum in the kitchen and living room make a delightful place to cook and serve food. A new fjre escape and a new chimney have been built. A new ■otf. stpye h,?}B been ipstajieij. ; The generosity and hard work of Lodge and Eastern Star chapter members has been the factor for the success in the rebuilding project, and many* special gifts have been acknowledged. Only last March 17 at a Eastern Star Friend's Night program at Midland, Mrs. Lida Strong, Worthy Matron |
