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CLARE. MICHIGAN. tfcURSDAY   FEBRtfAHY 2, 1950
Now Series. Vol. 64, No, 20
Will Eteaiity Spot Replace Claris Dried-Up Acres of Wilderness?
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Propdsed for development .as a park-recreation-residQiitial
addition io Clare IS & seventy-adre "piece of land aloxig what
was once the northeast shore.of ih,© Old mill pond,'and"wih
it ,a public recreational atea on the west and sbuth shorelines. The mill pond' spot is a basin which'would be again,
flooded by damming the Tobacco river and the lake thus
created would be within the city limits of Glare. The Photo
above is taken front "a drawing "now. in tie office of City
Manager Willard Wedge who .made ij.© sketches of the pro-,,
posed layout for use of the city com-nission'w!hich is studying the project. Rpd and Gun; Cliib'Members |ay they will
...  circulate petitions, io put 'the.,rprd_>bsals> on ballots for a'"
special election. Permission of Clare' voters" would have to
be obtained before lots could be leased or sold to-individuals .
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Plan For New Subdivision Delays
But May Appear On Special Ballot Soon
The development of some seventy acres of city-owned land north
and east ot Clare's- mill pond site,
is a project beset by many "its"
and uncertainties at the present
stage of progress. This is the opinion of Mayor Albert Haley and
members of the city commission
after preliminary study of the
whole lake flooding and residential development scheme.
Being proposed is the restoration of the Tobacco River, dam to
create a lake within the limits of
the, City of Clare, aiid the sub*
dividing of land north and. east of
the. lake shore to make 103 or
more residential building lots. Object of the plan is to provide a
lake-park recreation spot and additional living space in the city.
The project has the active sup<
port and backing of the Clare Rod
and Ghn Club as well as other individuals, and as "proposed at present, it includes lakeshore. afeas
at the south and west of the, water
edge for public park and recreational use.
On a drawing of the development layout, City Manager W'illard
Wedge shows the lake located almost exactly on the site of the
former mill pond with outlines following substantially the shape of
the old pond. The south shore line
is close to Foell's subdivision, and
the.dam at' the east end of the lake
is located in the -same position
where the former Consumers
Power dani was standing
About the cause of uncertainly
on the question of how the city
should proceed with the- project,
Mayor Haley has said that the city
limits, boundry line which Splits,
the east part of the proposed subdivision from the west portion Is a
''serious fault in the plan.
That part of the city-owned land
lying east of the city limits is in
Grant  township,  just   across   the 1 possible to do tbat might open the
road fr'dm the ' city airport. Together in this section* of Grant
township are thirty-nine of the proposed residential lots, streets and
roadways to be improved, and the
d,am Itself on which the whole project depends.
- The dity commission would regard tl\e. project with much more
enthusiasm if-the part of. the residential, area, now outside the city
lihjits could be annexed to the city,
• Opinion of Mayor Haley is that
th£ project requires the approval
of city electors on each''of two
questions. First, whether the city
agrees to the. plan for flooding tho
lakeland second* "whether the proposed Sale or leaSe of individual
building Jots from the • city-owned
acreage meets with the approval
of & majority 6T voters
Hod and Gun Club members say
that th6y will undertake to obtain
signatures on petitions so that tbe
twb propositions can appear on a
ballot for a city referendum, Measuring public reaction by the results of an unofficial survey which
the club conducted last summer,
club members "think the project
will have popular support. 127 of
128 persons who were told about
the proposal indicated that they
favored the project and many indicated' interest in becoming owners of lots in the sub division if
the opportunity is presented.
" I-iscussion of how the lots can
be transferred to private ownership has brought mention of two
possibilities. If the lots are not to
be sold by the city, then a plan
to lease them for as long as 99
years has been under some consideration.
.Haley .said that he personally
would pfefer an arrangement to
lease the lots to home builders.
Selling lots outright, if it became
Speed Law
In Effect
Februarys
Michigans new state speed lajv
becomes effective this Friday,
February 3, and a few reminders in
connection have been given by
State Police Commissioner Joseph
A. Childs.
The law placed an absolute lim-'
it of 65 miles an hour on state and
county roads during daylight
hour and 55 miles at night. For
enforcement purposes, State Police
will regard nighttime hours as
those during which headlights arc
normally used.     > N
Tlie State Police commissioner
points out a few other provisions
which the motorist should remember.
It is unlawful to drive faster
than the absolute limit, regardless
of how good or clear a • highway
may be. .   .
The basic speed law still remains
in effect. It is unlawful to drive at
any speed too fast for conditions,
such as weather, condition'*of road
and traffic.
Many roads are posted with low-,
er limits, and these remain in' effect.
The speed limits applying to
trucks, 45 miles per hour, buses, 40
to ,50 miles per hour, and passenger
cars with trailers, 50 miles per
hour, are still in effect.
Actually, the absolute speed limits are just a new regulation, that,
has been added to the basic speed
law under which tfifc state has operated for years.' Tho new limits
were approved at'the first special
session of the legislature early in
November as part of a safety package aimed at reducing accidents:
Rancher Glen
To Entertain
County Kids
Rancher Glen, a guitar-playing
health educator from the Michigan
Tuberculosis - Association, -will
bring a special brand of health
messages next week to the children
9_ Clare county.
The health troubadour will entertain the children with his songs
and tales of western life while
Stressing the importance of cleanliness, good food, sleep, outdoor, play
and correct posture.
The following schedule has been
set up: February 6, Clare, Farwell;
February 7, Harrison.
The state TB association sponsors Rancher Glen as part of its
school health program. Tuberculosis will often infect children of
school-age * and then lie dormant
for years ■ to reactivate in . later
life. .Good
protect a child
as other diseases
Rancher Glen has been interested in guitar playing and western
singing fpr more than 20 years. He
was a farmer until he turned professional entertainer two ' years
ago. Since then he has performed
frequently throughout Michigan.
Now that he is employed lor the
.state Christmas Seal organization,
Rancher Glen is traveling the stat'e
giving 45-minute programs promoting good health among children. He tells cowboy stories and
sings songs having a health angle.
Youngsters hearing him will
have a chance to join the Rancher
Gl-h Health Club. They Can write
to him at. the ' Michigan Tuberculosis Association promising to observe his five health rules and' m
return receive a special membership card with Rancher Glen's autographed picture.
way to profitable Speculation in
real estate. The city should avoid
becoming a party to any deal like
that, he said.
Giving as an example, tho possibility that some individual might
buy a lot from the city in. the proposed subdivision, and then sell it
Immediately to another person at a
huge.profit, Haley said that is the
type of speculation which leasing
the lots would prevent.
Citizens of Clare will probably
have a- chance to vote at a special
election on the question of going
ahead with the whole project.
Film Showing
To Complete
Indian Study
"Song of the Shining Mountain,"
will.be shown for the program,
Thursday evening, February 2, to
complete the mission study of thfc
Indian Americans, from the book,
"Within Two Worlds."
An all church potluck supper
will begin the evening's get-together at 6:30 p'm. Families to*- bring
sandwiches and a dish to pass.
During this week, the children oi
the Primary and Junior Departments have been meeting after
school for extra sessions, and this
film will be of great interest to
them too.
Foreign Students Enjoy
Carnival Weekend Here
Some sixty foreign exchange students and their American foster
parents from all over Michigan
were entertained in Clare county
homes last week end, as they gathered here to exchange ideas and
experiences.
The high school seniors, most of
them from Germany, did a stint of
entertaining on their own too.
They presented a program in the
Methodist church, and later moved
on to the Winter Sports Festival
Ball at the Hotel Doherty, whore
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Carolyn Carter, daughter of
the Robert Carters of Cornwell
Ranch, has added fresh laurels
to her livestock know-how
crown. She was named Champion Beef Showman at Michigan State University's Little
International livestock show,
during Farmers' Week in-East
Lansing this week. She showed an MSU owned animal that
she had groomed and trained.
Carolyn is a sophomore.
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Shoppers in Witbeck's IGA these
days will have 'to reset their compasses, because the store has been1
undergoing big changes this week.
All aisles run lengthwise, now* and
the location of many items is different.
Looks as though the county's
winter sports carnival and"
sleet storms are inseparable.
Hardy county people are apparently undaunted though,
judging by the big fish that
were caught, and the throng
that jammed the Hotel Doherty for the Queen's Ball Saturday night, weather not withstanding." ,
ifrSns^11 ashwS! Men's Bowling
Tournament
Opens Soon
The Clare City Men's Bowling
Tournament, sponsored by the
Men's Bowling Association, will
open. Saturday, February 11, and
runs through February 19.
Twenty-two teams arc entered
for competition at the Gateway
Lanes, where the tournaments will
be held. There are,. 45 pair of doubles, and 80 singles scheduled.
Since the number of entries is
relatively small, the singles and
doubles will be bowled on Sunday,
February 19'0nly, from 11 a.m. to
11 p.m.
Prizes will be the same as id the
past, but thefre will be fewer of
them.
they sang native songs' joined. in
the dancing, and chatted with
party-goers. .
After their arrival in Clare on
Saturday afternoon the foreign
students and their sponsors had
their evening meal together at
God's Way Camp, with Rev. and
Mrs. Arthur Delaniarter" as host
and hostess. Also present were a
number of American young people
who had been exchange students
to other countries.
. At eight o'clock the group went
to the Methodist church, where a
program was presented to a group
of about 100, according to Rev. L.
J. Nevins, pastor.
The foreign students sang songs
of their native countries. Then, five
of them participated in a forum-
type discussion, directed hy Mr.
Anderson, whose wife has worked
with the foreign exchange students
program for some years. Mrs. Anderson was 111 and could not bo
present.
A question and answer period
followed, when the audience was
invited to ask the young people
questions about social, political
and educational systems in their
own country.
Since the same local variations
of customs exist in Germany as are
prevalent 'in the United States,
the young people's varied responses to questions -were a pleasant diversion.
After the program, many of the
students joined the Clare County
Winter Sports festivities at the Doherty, before going to the various
homes in the county where they
were, to stay for the night.
Sunday morning, the young people enjoyed breakfast -in their
hosts' homes, and later attended
local churches. In the afternoon
they left for their foster homes all
over the state,
Tlie visit of the foreign students
here was sponsored by the Clare
County  Ministerial Association.
Franz Joachim Goehrej who in
Clare is the furthest north, of any
exchange student in the state,
makes his home with the Delamarters during his year in America.
He is a senior at Clare High School,
but after graduation will go back
to further schooling in Germany
high schools.
CMC Man To Run
For Legislature
Robert L. Sawyer o£ Mt. Pleasant has announced to the Isabella
County Board of Supervisors that
he will again seek the Democratic
nomination for State Representative in the Clare-Isabella district.
Mr. Sawyer is Assistant Professor
of Political Science at Central
Michigan College and was the
Democratic candidate for State
Representative in 1954. *
Driver And
Takes License
• John W, Shaw, of Fai-well, was
arrested by Clare" Police, early
January 28, and charged with driving while under the influence, of
alcohol'.
Shaw was. arraigned the same
day in Municipal Court, before
justice William B. DUnlop. He surrendered his drivers license to the
court, and paid $75 in fine- and
costs. • • .
'Clare' police investigated an accident the same day on North
US-27.
Lois M. Nolan, of Clare,, stopped
her car to wait for a trUck'.that
£ouldn't make a gradfe, wb-er. a vehicle driven.by Mu.rer__v White, ot
rural Clare came up behind the Nolan car, and. apparently uhable to
stop crashed into the rear of it, according to police reports.
There was an estimated §125
damage to the J_folan car, and an
estimated $250. to the White car.
• On January 26, two cars were involved in an accident on West
Fourth  Street.
Edgar D. Price, of rural Clare,
was stopped to make a left turn,
and William D. Bailey, ol Clare,
going West On Fourth- Street, told
police he did not see the turn signal, and started to pass.
Prices car hooked the right side
of Bailey's car "with .the bumper,
causing an estimated $125 damage.
Boy Scouts
To Observe
Their Week
The nation's 4,100,00.0 Cub Scouts,
Boy Scouts, Explorers, and adult
leaders will launch their Four-Year
Program, "Onward for God and My
Country" during Boy Scout Week,
February 6 to 12, marking the organization's 46th. anniversary.
To observe the specially designated week in Clare county, three
potluck suppers  will  be' held.
In Clare, the supper will be February 7, at City Hall, by present
plans.
At Harrison, the potluck will be
February 6, and in Farwell on Febr
ruary 9. '
Dr. Arthur A. Schuck, Chief
Scout Executive, says the new program seeks "through organized and
trained man power to> give an increasingly better program to an increasing number of the nation's
youth" and to "help today's youth
to 'Be Prepared' as citizens of character, to be prepared in body, skill,
spirit, will, and as a member of a
team."
He declares it will give youth
further opportunity to develop
physical fitness, self-reliance, the
fulfillment of one's obligation to
'God, a sense of personal responsibility, a spirit of helping people, _
willingness to share, and an understanding of the government's democratic processes.
Two new scoutmasters have been
named in the Clare organization,
They are Robert Gravelle' and
Wayne Patterson both on tho faculty of Clare Public School.
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Harrison News
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Society News
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City Briefs
7
' Farwell News
9
Lake News
9
Soprts News
10
Farm News
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Church News
12
Want Ads - Notices
14-15
Comics.
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Bids OK'd
To Build New
Rural School Meeting
The Clare County Board-of Su-S
pervlsprs authorized construction!
of the new Clare County jail at
the January meeting. *
At conferences of tlie jail committee with the architect and contractors, revisions were made that
dropped the- estimated cost from
$139,000 to $138,000. The -Roard of
Supervisors voted to accept the re*
vised bids for the building work.
Upon the recoixunendation of. the
jail committee.     '
The. reyised plans are still subject to aproyal from the State,
Contracts were not yet drawn for
the builders who won the bids>
The construction called "for three
bids, one in plumbing and fceatrngi
one ih wiring,'and one" for the ac*
thai building construction,    ■ *''' *_
Clyde Genter .Construction. Company of Lu_ingtonvwon the hid for
.the construction", Ackerin_n''Piu"mb!-
Ing and Heating ■<_£ Clar §' the bid
for that work and Ilarrisou Appliance -the electrical .wiring- bldi".';
In the present revision, the „8i?e
of the jail .w_,s not reduced,-but
such substitutions'as iroja for copper water, pipes in some pl_ce, ahd
manual instead pf pushbutton? garage doors were made, according to
Albert Haley qf Clare, Jail committee chairman,. ■ '..'.-:
'iOther committee, members are
Louis Gee of Farwell, Ray Richardson of Winterfield township, and
Thomas Hecker, of Frost, replac-
riig Dan Holcomb who recently resigned.                            * "
Folk Heroes
Topic For
Study Club
The Clare Study Club will meet
In the Methodist Church .Parlor
Tuesday, February 7, at 8:00
O'clock.
The speaker will be Mrs. Hazel
Entry of the English, Department
of Central Michigan College. She
will speak on the topic "From
Boewolf to Superman".
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MRS  HAZEL EMRY
She will discuss the similarity
of epic heroes to modern popular
heroes of movies and comic books.
The prevalence of epic and folk
lore motifs in comic books featuring "Batman", "Superman" and
similar "strong men will be noted
and Some 'conclusions drawn «about
childrens reading.
All members are urged to be present and guests are welcome*
The hostess will be Mrs. William
Bowler and the Tea Committee
will be Mrs, A. D. Austin, Mrs. E.
A. Anderson, Mrs. Florence Kajne,
and Mrs. William Stephenson.
World Prayer
Day To Be At
(-xmg'l Church
The World Day of Prayer will be
Friday, February 17 in the evening
at the Congregational Church.
Everyone is urged to save this
evening for this important event
and plan to attend.
This obseryane covers 130 dffev-
ent countries and dates back '70
years. Further details wil be published later.
Renner Farm
Is Pictured
Second Time
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Last week's farm photo seemed
to be an exceptionally easy one f6r
Sentinel • readers to identify, and
we quickjy learned the reason, to
our surprise and slight dismay.
■ A picture of the -same farm had
run several weeks ago. So when
the Arley Renner farm appeared
again last -week, it was quickly
and correctly identified.' i
. The picture'was taken from '.a
slightly, different angle, and vje
can only surmise that the. group
who furnishes these aerial shots
Iq us, .forgot where they left off
one day.
The meeting of rural school district representatives Monday eve-
sing at Harrison was a "dud" so far
as providing a final decision from
the .primary district^ on the ques-i
tion of re-organizing with Clare to
make a new centralized school dis*<
trict. •  -
This was the impression, expressed in .other words, of nearly everyone at the meeting. Delegates from
seventeen primary school districts
and both Clare and Isabella county
cominissioners had hoped that the
session would come up with decisive authority for going ahead with
reorganizing plans, or indicate that
school district electors preferred
another solution to the school crises in the area.
..The.; vote .on the question, "Do
you favor school re-organization?''
%,!_£ split with five districts voting
Checks Go
To 7 Agencies
$8,139.35 was the final total col
lected In the Clare County United
Fund Drive, it waa announced this
week. The sum represents roughly
85% of the $.,569 goal set.
While the total collected was
short of the quota, the drive was
viewed as a success because the
amount is more than twice as
much as wa3 ever collected in a
United Fund drive here before,
and proved by public response that
a United Drive is the most easily
accepted method of raising sums
for community chest service
A.' breakdown of the total collected shows $4,698-5 in cash and
pledges, from the city of Clare,
with an additional $1,675 in
pledges from Clare Manufacturing
Company, for a total of $6,773.35;
From Harrison, $1,178 and from
Farwell SZ2& Garfield -township,
$160, W-ri-erf-e.a, $160; __.nc6.l_t>
$50; Hamilton, $40; and from the
Clare County Farm Bureau, $25.
Agencies to whom the fund 'Will
be'distributed are Boy Sfiouts; Red
Cross, Polio, United Fund,; Salvation Army, Clare Community Fund,
and' Clare Girl Scouts.
Clare City Chairman Frank La
Goe sent out checks this week totaling 50% Of the quota. A total of
$3,358.-3 remains to be distributed
as pledge money comes in.
Neeper
Rides Long
Mail Route
There's a seventy-five mile rura
mall route out of Lake, Michigan
that _?ostmaSter "Wilbur I. McLarie
thinks can make an unofficial
claim to beihg the second longest
in the entire United States.
The route which Roy L. Neeper
drives each day was lengthly already, when a group of patrons at
the far end ask that it "be extended
to include them, and so stretched
it to 75 miles.
^Calculating the miles one day,
Postmaster McLane decided that
it surely was long, and decided to
inquire if there were many longer
ones.
A column, of interestnig miscellany in "postal News", a magazine
circulated among post office people, told of one rural mail roue in
Texas claiming to be the longest
(naturally) in the country, but
none claiming second honors were
as long as Neeper's daily journey.
So It appears that Lake's claim to
the second longest route has no
successful rivals
Neeper, who is in -his forty-first
years of mail delivery on the long,
long route, puts in about four and
one half hours of driving each day,
under ordinary conditions.
The longest rural route out of
Clare post office is the sixty-two-
plus miles of RFD 2. That's a scant
thirten miles Short of Lake's long
one. Average mileage for rural delivery routes out of Clare ia nearly
57 miles. . . «
Anderson's
Bowling
In State
Anderson Drufe store's' Bowling
team went to the Michigan Women's State Bowling tournament at
Port Huron January 28, 29, and.are
'at present in fifth place ih tho
tournament.
The tournament started the first
of January, and is to run through-
June...
The team had a 2788 count. Rose
Neff was high with ,a 5.2.' actual.
Other team members are Fran She^
lander, Helen McJhmfes, Frances
Carncross, and Shirley Ne^f, who
substitutes for Mrs. Jo Anderson,
against, and ten districts voting for-
the, affirmative, Two Clara county
districts either decjined to vote, or
had no voting delegates present. .
With many delegates at tbe meeting saying that their 4ist_ict citi*
zens still didn't have enough information to fc*m final decisions on
'the topic, the split opinion was taken as meanisg that rural district
voters are hesitant about rnakliig
Up their minds definitely;
. Roll call voting by districts' re*
corded the following Yes votes:
Hatton township 2 fractional,
(Brown Corners), Grant township
6 .(West Grant)., Sheridan township
a s(Golonville),.Sheridan" tovyftsh.P
5'.;, (Brewer). Arthur township 3
fractional . (Balsley), Grant towftf
ship 7 fractional (McKinley), AT- .
thur township 3, (Brand),'.two districts in'Vernpn townshjp, the Wilson and He'rrihjg. schools and "Wise
township's Loomis scnopL •;.■'■ * {;
No votes were from: Graht towji-
ship 1 fractional (Dover)', Hatton
township ,3. (R-dner); •Sheridan
township 4' (Wildcat), Grant "township 4 (Randall), Grant'township'5
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' Votes- by Isabella'-;coujaty'•districts did not represent the official
attitude of electors there, but were
offered as the most dependable Indication of "what delegates thought
the districts would decide Clare
County School Commissioner Leu-
ord Schwanz' request for official
votes had been sent only.'-to" ;Clrae
county districts .      ._.  ,
John Hogue, of. Clare R-S was
elected chairman of the meeting
after a call to order by Schwan-.
Resource people provided a pa'uel
for discuBsidrt and a period, of
questions and answers from ■ the
floor. They Were Richard Wheeler,
superintendent of Clare .schools,
Lenord Schwans, Clare County
School Commissioner and James
Knapp, Isabella County 'School
Commissioner.
. Questions led the discission
thvpugh various topics such-a.-. the*
size of the acihOol board for the
centralized district (It -vyaa explained that the district would
function under control 6t _.•. five-
man, fe^rll^fJ^e.coming'TMucticin
or loss of __ t_vte Aid; r_m_unlrig lii-
debtednase of : the ' Ciat--* .city"
School, transportation problema,
arid e8t.ma.t-ft: of tax rates it a "new
district was bonded to\p_y for a
nayr school bnildlng.*
- It wa_ decided to hold another
meeting on, March 1 at the Clare
school building, at which time the
delegates, could hear the decision
of the'districts which did not vote,
or were not, represented this time.
At the same time reports were to
be pres-ttted by a "study committee
after examination of conditions in
similar ar-a*/ where centralization
has already been accomplished.
On the committee .to.r'epOii' on
how a centralized system* i^ Working 'out In other communities were
Mr. Bllett, Mr. Weirner, Mr. Pudvay ,and Mt. Squires/ Chairman
Hogue named these committee
members in accord with the resolu*
tion which called for two members
in favor of the reorganization and
two members opposed
Karol Amble
Chosen
Clare Queen
Queen Karolyn Amble, of Harrl*
son, Miss Clare County 1956, reigned over the annual Queen's Ball at
the Hotel Doherty Saturday nigbt,
highlighting a week end of activity
during the Clare County Winter
Sports. Festival..
A standing-room-only crowd of
revelers gathered at the Motel
from all over the county. In spite
of a sleet storm that glazed the
area. The capacity crowd danced
to the music of a three piece combo from Flint.   .
I.ater in the evening, an international flavor was added when
many of the foreign exchange high
school students, in Clare for the
week end, joined the party at the
Hotel. ■   ■
Miss Amble, of Harrison, was
chosen from, among four candidates, representing Harrison, Glare,
Farwell, and Lake, in competition ,
for the Miss Clare County winter
sports title.
Karolyn is a jhnipr at Central
Michigan College in Mt. Pleasant,
and is studying Home Economics.
Harrison picks one pi'etty girl a
year to be the city's representative
in all queen competition, for the
year. Karolya was chosen last Independence day.
Jean. Bowler, daughter of ; Mrs.
Louisa Bowler, was Clare's candi-1
date 'in the Saturday night event.
Karen Mattonen, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Mattoiieh, of
Lake, represented that community,
and Doniia Barber,,daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Avery Barber, reprsented
Farwell. ■•.''■
Bob Reynolds, s'pqrtsoaster over
WJR Detroit,  made   Ms   regular
6:30 broadcast from the lobby of
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