1954-05-14; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE. MICHIGAN, FBIDAY MORNING. MAY 14, 1954
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New Series, Vol. 82, No. 34
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Projection Shows
Future Classes
Crowding Schools
Aw interesting set of figures and facts is being kept up to
' date in the Clare  Public School office files . . carefully
worked-out tabulations which show,, better than your favorite fortune teller what the future size of Clare's school
will be.
Not only the future size, but tbe figures show the school's
rate of future growth and almost exactly how many students will be enrolled in any year to come, — through 1960.
the revelations of this chart, "called a "projection",
probably will not be news to you. The school is growing
—sure, we all know that! But it is a little bit breathtaking to learn the RATE of increase in enrollment.
The school is larger than it ever was before, and it's size
is increasing at a faster rate than ever before.
The "projection" has lately become a much consulted,
slightly disturbing piece of literature. The Board of Education-studies it; Superintendent Campbell frowns a little
over it; teachers, especially of the Kindergarten and freshman high school classes have an awesome regard for it's
forecasts.
Reason is, that projection chart shows our Clare school
enrollment racing toward the 1,000 mark, (which it will
reach with the beginning of the 1956 school year). And it
shows our high school population reaching rapidly toward
the 400 total which is expected to be topped in 1957.
If it were possible for the Clare Public School building to
shrink, one might think it was doing just that!
The brick building that was built new, just a generation ago, is figuratively '"bulging at ihe seams". It is no
secret that Clare's present school board is studying various proposals Jo ( relieve an overcrowded situtation
which is already an. inconvenience, and will rapidly bs°
come a critical situation.
The building hasn't shrunk one single brick, truly it has
grown in many ways, but the undisputable overcrowding
has exactly the same effect as if the building were too
pinched-in for the load of youngsters it is supposed to contain.
The faculty is larger, study offerings are more complete,
administration is modernized and more efficient. Even as
late as 1950, an addition was built to house grade classes
which were too large for existing space.
But these things are only trickles of improvement as
measured against the flood of enrollment and school
growth. The school has grown at a slower pace than the
community, it is expected iO-«erve>
Those figures on the "projection" show comparisons between different year's enrollments which deserve -another
look,
Starting with census counts of infants, newly born, — the
kindergarten classes of five years hence, the charts show
how class populations will swell year after year, — just as
birth records are constantly being broken.
A number called the percentage of "survival" shows how
these child populations in-the lower grades grow or "recede
and what the total will be when classes of fresh ninth graders are joined by the flood of'eighth grade graduates from
other schools, all to start high'school together in a building
built a generation ago for groups of students numbering
half as-many.
This year's graduating class of 59 gowned seniors will
be hardly out of the halls and classrooms before 99 or
more eager freshmen students will come crowding into
the places left. A clear gain of 40 students will make
high school totals of 350.
In 1946, the all-school total was 665 students. In 1956, just
10 years later and in the same building, enrollment will be
1,000, or more than 50% greater.
Coleman Easy
But Oilers
Take 3rd Win
Clare's Varsity nine coasted to
a 5-0 win over Coleman, Friday,
May 7, Behind: the two-hit pitching
of Earl Robinette and the solid
hitting of Edwin* Wichert. This
Was the first high school game
Earl has started.
Ed's hits included a triple and
two singles at four times at bat.
The- two hits off Earl were a
single in the fifth and the seventh
•with neither player getting by Second base,
Clare is playing in the Class 0
tournament at Mt, Pleasant, Thursday,' "Friday, and Saturday, with
16 class C schools throughout the
state competing. The winner will
play at the state -final game the
following week also at Mt. Pleasant. Classes A "and B will compete
at Battle Creek.
Clare opened against Edmore at
ten o'clock Thursday morning at
Island Park, Mt. "Pleasant.
The Pioneers were numbled by
Mt. Pleasan't Oilers again on the
home diamond, Thursday/May 6.
The score was 10-0.
Clare, out-hit by Mt. Pleasant 15-
4, used two pitchers who- struck
out 13 opposing players in the
course of the game.
Clare's only man to pass second
was Bill Drake in the fifth inning,
. Dean Kreiner and Joe Epple led
all hitters with three hits at" five
times at bat. Mark EpJle hit a
home run in the second inning with
bases empty. Clare's four hits
were distributed among four hitters.
Invite Comment On Downtown Parking Plan
P'Hy'.HHW^r^w.
SI REMEMBER
SVTKSOLJ) TIMERS
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From Joseph W. Eller, Jewett,
Connecticut: Sixty-eight years ago
the first pictures were hung permanently upon the walls of my
memory. I remember the old ash
hopper. Father, after removing
the bottom of a barrel, would place
the barrel upright upon a broad,
sloping board, high enough off the
ground to set a bucket under the
lower end of the board. The Hardwood ashes, from our stoves, were
emptied into the barreL which was
kept well covered until early spring,
when clean water was poured frequently upon the ashes, which
soaked through and produced a lye
that dripped into the bucket under
the board. This lye mother used
to treat her waste pork fats to
make her family supply' of soft
coap.
I also remember hog butchering
day, always a real cold day in
winter. My older brother, a sure'
rifle shot, would shoot the animal
at the right spot behind the' ears.
The hogs were cut up, after cool-,
ing the shoulders, hams and sides
trimmed closely, the fat trimmings
for lard and the lean for sausage.
The backbones, ribs and liver were
saved for ,the_table.and there, were
scrape! and pig's feet for all. .
Besides these there are memories of the barrels of sauer kraut,
cucumber pickles, sorghum molasses, hickory nuts and black
walnuts.
Don HeiMson
Back CM Fore®
Don Harrison is back in uniform
as a patrolman on Clare's police
force. He started on May 11 to fill
the vacancy caused by the departure of Dave Seiter.
Art and Travel
Discussed By
Beta Sigma Phi
The Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
met in the Congregational Church
•basement, for the regular meeting
Tuesday evening, May, 4, with Mrs.
Clyde Moline, president. All new
officers officiating for their first
meeting. Mrs. J. R. Gershon, secretary and Mrs, Jim Wood, treasurer,
gave their reports. Mrs. Moline
named the committees lor the
coming year.
Mrs. John Wicklund, program
chairman, presented Mrs. Bill
Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Bud Anderson, for the theme, "Happiness
Through Art". They' displayed several of their paintings, and told of
their experiences an art, and how
much they enjoyed, andtheir opinions of art,
"Happiness Through Travel",
was presented by Mrs. Bud Dre-
bert and Mrs. Wood. Mrs. Drebert
gave an account of her recent trip
to Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
Washington D. C. and displayed
pictures of historical places. Mrs.
Wood told of a trip to New York
and the many interesting things
there.
Refreshments were served iby
the committee^. Mrs. Drebert, Mrs.
Moline and Mrs. Gershon. The
next meeting will be May 18,,
which will be the last one until
September.
Mnsic Medal
Won By Sally
Gillespie
First annual presentation of a
gold medal to the outstanding senior class music student from Clare
high school, found Sally Gillespie
accepting new honors Wednesday
before an audience of Rotarians
who sponsor the award.
Sally, who has been an outstanding musical performer in her,
school years in Clare High, was
also cited for dependability and
leadership in the band organization,, and her niu3loal;;a.bi*_.y. The,
award was accompanied by a gold
plaque suitably engraved. Mr. L,
Conley made the presentatidn.
The Rotary program consisted of
colored films.
Visitors at .the lunch meeting included George Holley, Jr., president of the Holley Manufacturing
company, Walker Cisler, a company director, and seven other local
executives, all of whom were
guests of Rotarian Earl. Morgan,
lqcal manager of the Clare -Manufacturing . plant.
Discussion By
Asia Group
For Next P-TA
The P.T.A. meeting next Monday
night at the Clare school will feature a group of four students from
Thailand who are doing graduate
work at Central Michigan College
in Mt. Pleasant.
They will conduct a -panel discussion on world problems and it is
hoped there will be a good attendance of local- people at this meeting.
Four Speak
In Contest
The Regional speech contest was
held last Thursday, May 6, at War-
riner Hall, CMCE. Representing
Clare, Lydabelle Bicknell gave a
declamation, Joyce Jones,* a interpretative reading, Carolyn Carter,
her oration and Bill Drake a humorous reading.
The students were accompanied
by Mrs. Louisa Bowler and several
parents, Other schools participat*
ing included Coleman, Tawas, Elsie, Gladwin, Newaygo, Reed Oity,
StVi Louis, Tustin, West Branch,
and Whittemore. Judges were Mr.
Harold Mickle from Alma College,
Mr. Richai'd Cronk from Big Rapids High- School, 'and Mr. Emii
Pfister from CMCE.
Clare's public park, a half-block square of grass, trees and benches in ihe center of
town, would yield a few yards pf its area for free auto parkin, if a scheme suggested io
-the City Conimission is adopted. Sketched above is the proposed driveway and angle
parking in the edges of the park adjacent to Beech and Fourth sireets. Plans call for no
meters in the proposed area, rather relieve the all-day parking problem for some who
must leave cars in the downtown are\where space is metered. The Commission wishes to
be guided in the project by public opinion of the majority', and invites comment. Letter-
stating reasons or conviction for or against the auto parking in the city park across from
the city hall can be addressed to The Sentinel for publication, or directly to the city halL
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FRED MILLER
"Elected to  Head  Clare  High
Student Council Coming Year
Fred Miller
Elected Head
CHS Council
Bands Ready
For'Concert
The Clare School Bands, having
just returned from the Festival at
Big Rapids on May 6, has a lull
program of polished and "rehearsed
numbers ready for' the annual con*
cert on stags at the High School
Auditorium this evening.
"An entertaining show is ready*
and we hope we play to a full
house", was commented by- Lloyd
Conley on the eve ot his first' concert-directing appearance here.
Conley is instrumental, music instructor at Clare schools, having,
come here from Greenville schools,
Ticket sales have been very encouraging with every member of
the Varsity and junior bands "■Setting thei tickets. '
WILLIAM  F. KRELL
A long time resident of Grant
township passed, from this life,
Tuesday morning at 7:00 o'clock at
the Community Hospital in Mt.
Pleasant.
Funeral services will be held
from the St. Johns Lutheran
church at 2:00 o'clock.in the afternoon, Friday, Thurston's are in
charge.
Souvenir Shop
Wrecked in Fire
The Jim Hunter assembly shop
at Lake George was totally destroyed by fire last Tuesday evening
When efforts of the owner and a
small fire extinguisher system
were" unable ""fTWer the building
or contents; The Clare Fire Department responded to a call from the
Conservation Department to help
save the work room building.
Hunter operates a souvenir manufacturing industry in the buildings.
Chief Stan Parish of the Clare
Department emphasized that the
Clare firefighters would not travel
such a distance to a fire, or go
outside their normal area of protection responsibility except in case
of an emergency call from the. Conservation Department.
Lady Bowlers
Awards Given
The Clare-Coleman Wednesday
Ladies League, held their annual
Banquet at the Surcey House in
Harrison, Wednesday evening, May
5th.
Eleanor Lehr gave the invocation
and a lovely chicken dinner was
served.
Thp program began with an opening speech by President Mar-
gurite Forsberg. The secretary and
treasurer report .was read by Sec.
Velma Thurston, who later presented the bowling awards.
Fran Shelander and Mildred
Maynard had high series with a
tie of 515. There were three 200
pins presented.
Mildred Maynard—208
Hazel Bradshaw—201
Fran Shelander—213
Beatrice Johnson was given a
little gift for low game and Bea
Lang also for low series.
Hazel Bradshaw then presented
the trophies to Velma Thurston,
Grace Irwin, Florence Hoffman,
Bea Rosier, and'Muriel Bauserman
for bringing in the team of "ThurS
ton Funeral Home" as champs.
Pres. Margurite Forsberg then
introduced the Mistress of Ceremonies Fran Shelander, who presented the teams with Various
comedy awards.
Georgia Doherty, Blanche Doll,
and Bea Lang, put on "The Mc
Quire Sisters" skit in pantomime,
These three ladies also were the
reception committee, receiving ail
the girls at the door in comedy
get up and large old fashioned
hats.
The president closed the program by thanking the following
committees for jobs well done.
The Banquet Comm: Midge Cim-
merer, Helen Anderson, Lois Brin*
k e r h o f f; Entertainment Comm*.
"Blanche Doll, Bea Lang. Georgia
Doherty.
Prize and Trophy Comm: Lucille
Young, Hazel Bradshaw, Adah Kinsel; -Nominating Comm: "Mildred.
Maynard, Lucille Randall, Bea
Rosier.
Scouts Selling
Boxed Taffy Here
This Shilling Hurler Is
Farwell's One-Man Team
4-H Leader
Wins Major
Scholarship
The State 4-H Club Department
announced last week that Gerald
Fitzpatrick, son of Mr. and-Mrs.
Bernard Fitzpatrick, of Clare,' has
been awarded a four year scholarship to Michigan State College.
Gerald has been very active in
4-H work for the past nine years.
He has carried eighteen projects
in handicraft, 'electrical, swine and
dairy.     - *  . -
He has been on the county honor ' medal, group five times, recei*
ved two firsts at the fair with his
t dairy work and has received the
! Michigan Farm Award.
j   He *has also been, a Junior lead-
|er for two years and last fall attended the tractor school at Higgins lake for training of local leaders.
Since graduating ■ irom Beaverton High.School a year ago he has
been working for the D.H.I.A. testing program in Clare county and
assisting his father ancl "brother
with the home farm.
Gerald plans to major in extension work and upon graduation enter this field of work.
Boys "Domination"
Hit In Campaign
On May 6, after all ballots were
counted .and the smoke' had Clear-
od from the very spirited campaigning for the presidency of the
Student Council, Fred Miller stood
a,s the new choice of students.
Pre-election excitment mounted
jto a- climax at the Campaign Assembly for students on May 4,
when.Nancy.Randall, the only girl
candidate and a last-minute entrant in the race was nominated.
Twila Beery made the nomination speech with heated and ardent arguments for reform in the
Student Council to change the
trend of the last few years of masculine domination in office holders.
A din of horns, drums and noisy
cheering greeted the nomination*
and backers' released miniature
blimps to float around the room.
Campaign speeches by Bill Siel
for Pete Brown, and Ron Garthe
for Fred Miller presented qualifications and voting arguments in
favor of the respective candidates.
Fred has a full background in
school government. He has been a
member of the council for two
years, being vice president this
year. He is also vice president of
the Hobby Club. His participation
in three majdr sports added to his
qualifications.
: Gerald "Sling" Shilling pitched
the second no-hit game in one week
for Farwell High School's baseball
team, TMTe first part of* last, week
Dean Luce pitched the first jab* hitter ot the season against Coleman
winning 3*0.
Thursday "Sling" Shilling pitched what Coach Dale Hines calls a
"pitcher's dream."
He faced only twenty-three men,
two over the minimum, striking
out fifteen;'walking only two and
ma'de four batters hit the ball back
to him for easy assists in the put-
outs at first base. ■    .  .-■
• Therefore he^aljowed .only two
bther. fielding chances, one at
shprt.stdp-and a foul fly to the
t_ir_ baseman.
No ball was hit to the outfield
and no runner reached second
base.
"Sling" also got a hit plus this
superb job of pitching.
Vern Dixon and Dean Luce paced
the hitting with two apiece, which
helped to give Shilling and com-
Ugh! Lik-um
Clare Better
The Detroit Free Press reports
some information dug up by Dr.
Frederick Newberry, of Petoskey,
that 15 of our Michigan counties
could have nice rolling Indian
names If the Michigan Legislature
in 1840 hadn't been so anxious to
do some naming of its own.
These are the unusual and distinctive name's these counties
might have had if the white man
hadn't been so anxious to erase
the Indian from the landscape:
Alcona, Neg we gon;, Alpena,
Ana mickee; Charlevoix, Kesk kau
ko; Clare, Kay ka kee; Crawford,
Shaw ono; Emmet, Tone ro gana;
Iosco, Ka no tin; Kalkaska, Wa
bassee; Lake, Ais cheuni; Mason
(in honor of the Governor) from
Noti pe kago (Indian name for
Pere Marquette); Montmorency,
Che ano quet; Osceola, Un watin;
Ostego. Ok kud do; Roscommon,
Mike naux, and Wexford, Kau tau
bet.
Boy Scout Troop 125 members
are selling boxed- taffy in an annual money-raising effort before
the camping'season. Their Scout-*
master, Jack Rodabaugh says they K"Michigan. Pennington is a cooper-
Wild Cover
Aids Chicks
A pheasant nest containing four
eggs was found, recently under a
niultiflbta rose hedge in northeastern Lenawee county, game workers report.
The* nesting was .considered
somewhat early, and was encouraging to farm game habitat workers who7 have long plugged merits
of the rose type for wildlife.
The _est. which ultimately will
probably contain 11 or more eggs,
was found on the Earl Pennington
farm near Ridgeway.
The game habitat program, provides farm cooperators with free
plantings, paid for mostly by
sportsmen, to increase food and
cover for small game in southern
will be on the street with their jator who has received a number of
dandy sale next Saturday, and different typea of plantings for use-
again on Saturday one "week later.'on his farm,
pany a 5-0"victory over Evart.
Starting Thursday at 10:00 a.m.
Farwell begins play in the district
tournament at Mt. Pleasant against
Breckenridge.
Gas Prices
Cut May First
"It is therefore ordered that, effective May .1, 1954, the Michigan
Consolidated Gas Company, reduce
its "rates and chargefe dtii the; ,';toia_l
amount tif $2;$i't,6'tfcM<".'  ;■•% )
in ;bther words, "the" Michigan
PubliH Service Commission ended
tlie present phase of the rate increase fight with the order to drop
the gas increase now being collected.
The order to reduce consumer
rates Was issued after April's order
from The Federal Power Commission directing Panhandle Eastern
Pipeline Co. to reduce it's rates to
Michigan Consolidated. In other
words, one reduction made the
other one possible.
Gas users, not so much ^concern-
ed in the reason tor the reduction
as with the benefits to individual
pocketbooks, will really begin to
count the savings when next winter's heating season returns.
"Operation
Splash"
"Operation Splash", is the slogan adopted for the swimming popl
project. The various committees
are busy with the different phases
of the project.
There are meetings held almost
daily. Kiwanis and Rotary clubs
are jointly sponsoring the' project,
The type of pool and site are to be
decided soon.
The preliminary test solicitation
of pledges has been reported favorable.
Wilcox Family
Home Again
Larry arid Joanne Wilcox, and
their baby daughter who were victims of a traffic accident last
Thursday night, are at home again
all recovering from* hurts which
luckily were not more serious.
The Wilcox car was involved in a
collision at Mt. Morris, and all
three in the family -were taken to
St. Joseph hospital in Flint. Larry
and the baby were released soon
after the accident, and Joanne was
brought home "Wednesday, May 12.
Republican Women
To Meet Ai Doheriy
Clare County Republican Women
will meet with Mrs, 'Catherine Gibson, vice chairman of Republican
"State Central Committee, Thursday evening, May 20, 19B4 8 _J.m.
Fifth Avenue Room, Hotel Doherty.
This is to be an Informal round
table meeting with State officers.
All Republican women- are invited
to attend. J&e&e&tedents tvjjj "be
served.
Clare Mfg.
Alleys Title
Playoffs for the Clare Alley
Men's" Leagues were held Monday,
May 10 at the Clare Bowling Alleys.
In the first round champions of
City League, Citizen's State Bank
team met Masoiri.1,, Fraternal League Wipners.' Vfhlle • thejM-Srcnsjtnt
League; [representative, Claife Mfg.
jtJo* team, bowled the Major League
£h%nt_iio!n s, Wally's Tackle of Far-
well.' "'
It was the "Bank" against Clare-
Mfg. in the finals with Clare Mfg.
winning the play-off to become
1954 Clare Alley champions.
Trophies wiil be presented to the
sponsor and team members when
the season opens next fall.
Houghtons Installs
New Display Cases
Houghton's Dftig store is displaying cosmetics and camera
equipment in several new cases
lined up along'the main aisle in
the store. The glass and metal
style of the display cases ads Sparkle and attractiveness to the new
merchandise while the cases themselves match other fixtures and
lend attractiveness to the interior,
The store is featuring some Ansco
photographic equipment obtained
under Houghton's recent frachise
as Ansco dealer. f
Kiwanis See
Films Of Trip
Kiwanis Club members were entertained at their Wednesday meet-
iny by Murl Houghton's showing
of colored film slides taken on a
trip early this year, to the southwest US. Numbering several hundred, the scenic views and pictures
of interesting people and places
make an interesting display of a
picturesque corner of our land.
Vice President Jack Hall presided at the meeting in the absence
of Dick Groves who is attending a
Kiwanis convention in Miami.
Hospital Auxiliary
Holds Meeting
Twenty-five members and guests
of the Clare General Hospital Auxiliary met at Barnes Cafe Friday
afternoon, May 7th for an informal
discussion period. Refreshments of
cookies and punch were served by
Mrs. P.. Kralnik. the hostess for the
meeting.
Guests of the Auxiliary were
fourteen senior girls from the high
schools of Harrison, Farwell and
Coleman, Following a discussion
of nursing as a profession, 'conducted by Mrs. Wm* Warner, supervisor of nurses at Clare General
Hospital, the group took" a conduc
ted tour through the "hospital.
' The last business meeting of the
season for the Clare General Hospital Auxiliary will he meld at the
Hotel Doherty Tuesday, May 18th,
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Supt. Gelston
New District
MEAPrexy
Business and pleasure were mixed recently when teacher-members
of the Clare-Isabella district of The
Michigan Education Association
met at "El Rancho" Ganiard in Mt.
Pleasant for the annual spring
election of officers.
Superintendent of Schools at
Farwell, Willis Gelston was named
to head the district organization in
the balloting for president.
■ Listed as newly elected officers
with Gelston are Ray Rosevear, Mt.
Pleasant, vice pres; Mrs. Ivah Emery Bartow, Clare. Secretary; Dor*
"othy Wwevy, RttSebuMt; l*re'asUriBri
Others from Clare and county
schools who won places on the officer list' are: Richard Wheeler,
William Harper, Mrs. Grace Rinehart of Harrison, Bernice Cook of
Farwell, Olive Bruce of Harrison,
Allen Tulk.
In togs representing a variety
from "city slickers", all the way
to western Belles and ranch hands,
the delegate members appeared at
the "chuck'wagon" which replaced
the usual banquet in the gymnasium. ' ■'. •      ■ '"
Men's Golf
Dates Given
Completed home-and-home dates
for golf meetings have been arranged for Clare men with a Flag
Tournament and banquet to begin
their.season-on May 27.
inter-city "competition opens on
June 13 according to Gerry Nivison
"who is Sports Chairman. The,
schedule: St. Johns there on June:
3, find here on July 29-5 Portland
here on June 10, and there on July
8; Alma here on June 17, and there
on August 5; Big Rapids here ott
June £4; and there on August 12;
Ithaca here on July 22, and there
on August 19.
Three tournaments will break into season play. The first is a Junior Tournament for boys under 18
years. This eighteen-hole" tourney
is for boys from any of the central
Michigan towns, and will be play*
ed at Clare's Twin Elms course on
June 14.
The Central Michigan Invitational is scheduled at St. Johns on
June 27, and the Central Michigan
Association Championship tournament, also at St. Johns, will be a
feature of August 17-20.
"Dutcl^ Treat" arrangements
have been* agreed upon among
towns' of the Association wherever
visiting club members eat meals.
Late Mention    >
For 2 Grads
Two Eighth. Grade Graduates
from the Colonville school were
left off the Sentinel's'list published in' a story of the Graduatioa
Exercises last week. Regretting
the error very much, we take this
opportunity to ad the names of
James i-hillips and Nola VanBuskirk as deserving graduates and
proud owners of certificates from,
the Colonville school.
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