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SENTINEL
E-_«__li_hed 1878
$2.50 Ytss-isx Clar*. Isabella Counties
CLAEE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16. 1956
New Series, Vol. 64, No. 22
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Clare Growth Stirs Talk
Of Enlarging City Hall
For Fire Dept., Offices
Glare Will Vote With Levers Instead Of Ballots
Two city departments, now
crowded in too-small quarters in
the;city hall, will find their problem^ solved if a plan for building
an addition on that building can bet
approve by Clare voters.
Mayor Albert Haley and the city
commission have started preliminary discussions on the project.
Satisfied -that the extra space is
needed and that the pinch for office room will grow more urgent
as more time passes, the commission has undertaken a study ot
.what size addition can be built on
th_. city hall property, and what
estimated cost -will be involved,
itiktisate to collect necessary in-
lpr&w,tiQh:, and, publicize the move
before, e. proposition is offered for
a' city 'voter's decision.
Earl Morgan
to
Detroit Plant
Earl Morgan, plant manager af
Clare Manufacturing Company, has
acceptejd a transfer to a Detroit
plant of Holloy Carburetor Company and will assume the position
of plant manager in his new location on March 1, Anouncement of
the change was made by the company this week in an inter-office
bulletin after conversation between
Mr. Morgan and the firm's Detroit
headquarters concerning the transfer.
Operations at the Clare* plant
have been tinder the supervision of
Mr* Morgan since he came here as
plant manager in 1948. lie said that
his new post will take him into tlie
field of jet aircraft fuel control
systems.
The Detroit plant where Earl is
going is located on the northeast,
side near Mound Road and Nine
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Taking over the position of plant
manager at Clare Manufacturing is
Harold Sandborn who has been,
production superintendent here.
Mr. Sandborn was named to the
top _pot at this plant after serving
with Holley Carburetor since 193$.
_te has gained experience through
various production jobs and gfter a
time ais a foreman, he rose through
positions as general foreman, and
Production superintendent before
this last promotion.
. The new plant manager came to
Clare succeeding Jack Jory in 1952.
Previous td that time he had been
at Holley's plant in Portland, Michigan.
. The Sandborns are the parents of
three children. Sandra, a senior in
Clare High School, and her younger brother, Tommy are at home.
Marvin, a married son is employed
at. the Oldsmobile plant in Lansing,
and will graduate from GM tool and
die training course next January.
The Sandborn home is just south of
Clare on US-27.
Tije promotion of Harold to plant
manager signaled a series of other
promotions all along the line. The
vacancy at the production superintendent desk was filled by moving
Ed Schlafley of Clare, from his former job as general foreman.
Ben Tomaski in turn was reassigned to the general foreman
job having previously been in that
position on the afternoon shift.
Mr. Morgan told friends that
while he is pleased at the opportunity which has come to him to
advance in the Holley organization,
he is sincerely regretful that his
work takes him away from Clare.
Coming to Clare in March pf
1948, Earl became manager of the
plant which at that time employed
about 190, or fewer people. The
■ growth of the industry and the increase in what it means in the life
of the community are reflected in(
"the latest employment figures.
A nine-hundred percent increase
" in jobs at Clare Manufacturing has
bee attained since Earl assumed
the top supervisory position. Where
'there was one worker in 1948, there
were nine workers at the beginning
1 of "this month.
In the eight years since coming
, here, the Morgans have built their
home and grown firmly into the
community life of Clare. Earl has
represented this city and area as a
director on the board for Michigan's United Fund organization, is
an active Rotarian in the Clare
club artd has held a membershinp as
a director o£ the local Chamber of
Commerce. Together 'with his wife,
Eva and their two small sons, the
family has enjoyed associations 'in
the Cub Scouting, program, and
othet youth and school affairs. The
Morgans were members of. Congregational church societies
The Detroit plant.where Earl is
to be located employs about twelve
huridred people in the manufacture'
of turbine and after-burner ooii-
' trols. for all types of jet aircraft
engines. The Holley company hs_
been'mfthis manufacturing field
since the .war years, and continues
now with military contracts.
At 'the commissions* meeting, of
Monday, February 6, a sketch of a
two-story addition'•^as'shown to
members. The proposed building
dimensions arc 47'_" by 45 feet 4
inches and in design' to match the
architecture of the present city
hall, the estimated .. cost iS
$45,626.63.
Commissioners were careful to
emphasize that the project is in the
earliest, kind of preliminary stage
and much thought and more de*
.tpdled examination ot the building
program will be in or<.er' before
•Voters,, will be asked;ta 'express
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* The office: of' tifty Cleric i Ale*
McKin.nori which' included also, the,
city * treasurer functions; * ahd the,
Clare' Fire". Dejpfvrtment. would, 'benefit ' directly, by the' addition. ].6t
rjiore space, Both- departments can
point to rrterty reasons why the
-Ijjrger quarters * they .want are
more than luxury *. . more.'- accurately (a'_0mpellihg n.ec-ssitjr.,
'. The. «added building would provide -stalls for three fire .trucks.
And along with the place for
.tracks, in the heated fire, hall:
would be provision for. racks ] tp
dry and .straighten fire -hoses. -
tn the present fire hall quarters,
taea.t is inadequate and the . large
fire engine crowds the space so
tightly that masonry is being
knocked off tlie walls by the truck
bumpers.
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Huge Sale
Closing Out
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One hundred and thirty head of
dairy cattle and. a list of Jarm ma*
pb.ine-y will go. on the ajjctloit
bloGk Saturday; February 25 at the
big .SSeit-r Dairy .Farm, located
SOflfh, and iveat of t-fare. ;:.*
The lease of the farm held by
tenant.Jack Frost and eon has expired," npw, "and the Zeiters have
the farm up for sale. The farm i_
a part of what was once the Currie
plaee.
Zeiter has owned the 472 acre
farm for the past eleven years, The
herd of Holstein. dairy Cowa and
the machinery are owned jointly
by Zeiter and Frost
Zeiter gays that his plans for after the sale are still, uncertain.
"Our son Charles, has just started college, and after four years of
schooling, he'll still have a hitch in
the service" ahead of hint," said
Zeiter. "Even .then it isn't ,a sure
thing that he'd decide to join' a
dairying operation with me". ,'
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"Meanwhile, my wife arid I
would have to carry on all of the
Work, and we are old enough that
we don't care to tackie af big dairy
business job by ourselves," Zeiter
added.
The Zeiters came here from
Cleveland, Ohio- The son, Charles,
was a 1955 graduate of Clare High
Schoool. He nov/ attends Central
Michigan College at Mt. Pleasant.
The Auction sale will start at
10:30 sharp on February 25, a mile
south and two and one-half west of
Clare. Lunch will be available osi
the grounds. The machinery listed
includes tractors, tillage and harvest tools, and dairy equipment.
Christine
Carrow
Wins Award
Tlie Betty Crocker Homemaker
of Tomorrow in Clare liigh School
is Christine Carrow.
She received the highest score
in a written examination which
tested the homemaking knowledge
and attitudes of senior girls in the
graduating class. ■
Christine will be entered in competition to name this state's candidate for the title of Ail-American
Hoinemaker of Tomorrow and will
also be considered for the runn'eT-
up award in the state. She will receive a'golden award pin designed
by Triffiri and the school will receive a "Betty Crocker Good and
Easy Cook Booli".
The national winner In the
Search conducted among 256,534
young women in 10.222 of the nation's, public, private and paroehi-
al_high schools' wiH beTiahied April
12 at the American Table banquet
in Philadelphia.
Each State Betty Crocker Home-
maker of Tomorrow will receive.a
$1,500 , scholarship and an educational trip with her School advisor
to Washington, D. C„ colonial Williamsburg, Va., 'and Philadelphia.
A $500 scholarship will be awarded
the runnerup girl in each state.
The school of the state winner Will
receive a set of the Encyclopedia
Brintanniea.
;Use of the two new Automatic YoUna Machines
that will be brought here for the August primaries
w.H'ellmfnlat. long Weary hours of ballot counting
by. election officials, ahd will make election returns,
syailabi- immediately after the last voter pulls
jthe lever.
•If the machines work out well, the city has Voted
to purchase them. The decision was made after
ihe city of Cljir. was notified by the fyfi-hlflan Department ofState^ that:. voting procedure- here
would have to be overhauled.
The choice was either to divide the city into two,
precincts, or use Voting machines. Clare will test
the latter ehoice in the August elections. If performance Is satisfactory, then the rental fee will
apply as a down payment
CHS Band Brings Home
Fpiir 1st Division Ratings
; Clare High -School band members brought home four first division, ratings from the Solo and Ensemble11 _bttfc-_t<„t-Gl_dwSu on February 9.
•The young mus|cian-iwho played
their way to first division honors
wefe Jim Norcutt, eighth grader
who played a baritone solo; Eric
Hammerberg and Dan Loomis,
with a junior high flute duet.
Martha Lucy and Linda McQuiston with a senior high flute duet;
ahd Deb Nolan, * Jim Wieferich,
Ron Dull, Vera Hart, Jim Norcutt
and Archie Dawson, with a junior
high brass sextet.
• Other band members who were
entered In the contest won thirteen, second* division ratings, and
four thirds.
Second division ratings went to
Carolyn .Cole and Nancy Greer,
piano solos; Kay Tice, Dick Roe,
-i^y -Neff arid Jan Schaeffer, sax
quartet; Bonnie Coinstrick,. Mar-
lehVHadd-x, Ann Elden, Margaret
vVJa'ddington, clarinet quartet number.^." • ' -
.■Par.a . Brasington, Donna Belle,,
Jerry Mogg, and Joe Bowler, cl_ri<
nfet: quartet no. 3; Jan Schaeffer,
alia, sax solo; _)ick Roe, tenor sax
_i(_lo Layrene ; Woodward, Joyce
rSplamarter, Dave Moffitt, and Jack
Mair with a clarinet quartet no. 1.
Vernette Dunkie, David Hughes,
Virginia Haddox, Nancy Neil, Vic
Finch, and Shelly Burton with a
brass sextet no. 1; Willis Hankins,
Doug Young, and Jack Gruno with
a cornet trio; Laurene Woodward
and Joyce Pplamarter -with a clarinet duet no. 1; Margaret Wadding-
ton and Bonnie Comstock with a
clarinet no. 2; and Vernette Dunkie
Last Week In
The Bowling
Tournament . . .
Leaders in the Clare City Bowling tournament for the week ending February 11, are tlie ABCs,
with 2'799.
Runners up are Ken Roe TV,
2798, Clare Manufacturing, 2731,
Big Four, 2727, and Clare Huntin'
*n' Fishin', 2708,
High in the ' doubles, are Don
Smith and Wally Murton, 1219,
high in singles, Wally Murton, 593,
anl in all events, Don Smith, With
1700. t
The tournament is being held at
Gateway Lanes.
wlth a cornet solo.
Third division ratings went to
Joyce Dunkie and Kay Tice, with a
sax solo'; Martha Lucy withirflh-b
solo; and Tim Smith with a trpin-.
hone solo. /
Judges -for the contest came
from Michigan State University,
Central Michigan College and
Greenville High School,
Next week, Thursday, the full
band will initiate their uniforms
at the Band and Orchestra festival
In Oscoda.
Karolyn Amble
Takes Snow
Queen Crown
Karolyn Amble, of Harrison,
pretty Central Michigan C6Uege
coed, was busy last week end'add*
ing more titles to her*growing collection.
She was named Michigan S3now
Queen at the Grayling Winter
Sports Carnival at Grayling, and
was crowned by Governor G. Men-
nen Williams.
Previous to winning Mhe Snow
Queen title from a field of eight
Michigan beauties, Karolyn was
named Miss Clare County while
representing Harrison in the Clare
county queen contest in January.
She was also Miss Independence
Day at Harrison's July Fourth celebration last slimmer.
Karolyn is the daughter of
School Superintendent and Mrs.
Charles A. Amble, of Harrison.
She is a junior at Central Michigan
College in Mt. Pleasant, and is majoring in home economics.
New Member
Joins Clare
New Chairman ,
For Library Board
-Mrs. Paul Sheponski was elected
chairman of the Clare City Library
board at a meeting last Thursday
evening.
She replaces Mrs. Virginia Richardson who resigned to become librarian.
Mrs. Richardson had announced
that a number of new books for
teen-agers have arrived, mostly
mystery stories. Two new1, novels
for adults, These Lovers Fled- Away
by Howard Spring, and Boone Island by Kenneth Roberts, and some
new gardening books are also
available.
PTA Panel On Schools
1-ie Parent Teachers - Association meeting to be held
Mdhday, February 20, has a special program designed to
acquaint the members of the P. T. A. with the problems
'that schools are faced with, including increasing enroll*
ment, reorganization, and building .plans.
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There will be a -panel discussion with several members
of the Board of -Education, high school and elementary
principals, and Glare county superintendent of * schools,
serving on the panel...
Parents who are interested in finding out more about
these problems, such'as school reorganization, building
plans, and over-crowded schools, will have a-chance to
ask questions of the members of the panel.
Clare Police Chief Bill Cook announced this week that a new
member has been added to the City
Police Force, building it to the regular four man staff again.
William Bell, 37, a former oil
field worker, is the new pati-olman.
Bell attended Clare High School
and has lived •'in Clare for some
time. He and his wife and family
make their home on Fit th Street,
The new police force member began work Wednesday.
Drivers licenses will be issued
from the Clare City Police station
beginning this week.
First license applicants must have
some proof of their age with them
to obtain licenses.
Bank Closed And
No Mail February 22
There will be no mail deliveries
out of Clare Post Office on Washington's Birthday, February 22,
and there will be no window service, since it will be a legal holiday.
The Citizen's State Bank will also be closed.
Clare Manufacturing Force
Reduced to 1250 By Layoffs
Group Asking
Advice On
eorganizing
A four-man committee representing school districts in Clare
county which are pondering the
School reoi gamzation step may pay
a visit to the office of Dr. Clair
Taylor, Michigan State Superintendent of Public Instruction in
the course of investigating all angles of the problem.
They will seek answers to some
of the ,r questions r. ght from "the
top", and hop«» to talk to Dr. Taylor
himself, or jf not he, then some
ranking assistant in the Landing office: , ,
The rural school lepreseptatives
hope to discuss with the state
schools people, the legal aspects of
school .reorganization,
The group .includes Chairman
"Frank Rllett, of the Eagle school;
Floren Pudvay, of the Colonville
school;. Floyd .Squires, of the West
Grant'school, ahd. Cecil Warner"; of
the Ttandall school. -They were appointed to the committee by John
Jlogue last Janpary '30 at an .area
meeting at Harrison to compare
'primary school, districts opihiQ-S
on the "Reorganize With Clare"
proposition.
Besides the.trip to Lansing, the
.ommittee plans to, ask for some
first-hand, practical experience
opinion from school board members and citizens in' .ommunities
where comparable school centralization problems have been solved.
The four man committee will
visit Gladwin, Beaverton and Coleman schools today1, to get a close-
to-home picture of the process and
outcome of school reorganization
programs.
Beaverton has been consolidated
with rural areas for the longest, of
any school in this area. * Gladwin
has recently put through a bond
issue to • build an addition' \p the
,S.Ch6ol. .and also, has. -a. .special case
of a towttsbip School -existing with*
in the Gladwin consolidation area.
With this selection; of experi*
ences to study , the committee
hopes to get a full picture of the
angles involved in school reorganization, Chairman Rilette commented. ; ;..-..
The men plan to inquire about
such ^specific questions as millage
rates, the tax valuations of the individual school districts, and the
types of schools that.have resulted,
that is, insofar,as size, area serviced, and curriculum offered,
They also plan to approach .parents and other school voters in the
seperate districts on how well "satisfied they, are /with the new arrangement .,
T-ie committee members hope by
exploring these questions,.,to acquire a wording basis, for the Lansing conference, and-final report
back bome;; Chair-nan Hilett said.
Lenord Schwanz, Clare county
superintendent of schools, will
seek to arrange an appointment
with the Department of Public Instruction- as .soon as ^h,e .four man
committee indicates it is ready for
discussion with a Department representative.
World Day Of Prayer Set For
Congregational Church Friday.
The women of the community
will unite in a World Day of
Prayer program on Friday evening,
February 17, which is to be held
in the* Clare Congregational church
at 8:00 o'clock. Thousands of
Christians in the United States
and around the world will join together on this first Friday in Lent.
This program comes from a different country each year, and the
service for 1956 has come from
Cook Christian Training Schools
for Indians in Phoenix, Arizona,
The purpose of the day is to
unite all Christians in a bond of
prayer and to make an offering for
Christian missions at. home and
abroad.
The sponsor in the United States
is the General 'Department of United Church Women of the National
Council of the Churches of Christ,
and this is the seventieth year of
observance.
The .program is as follows:
Welcome Rev. Hugh Kennedy
The Call to, Prayer Mrss Hugh
Kennedy
Praise Mrs. Florence Bay,
Church of God
Penitence Mrs. Robert ' Greer,
Methodist
Thanksgiving Mrs. William Heu-
drie, Adventist
Intercession Mrs. Harold Smith,
Nazarene
Projects Mrs. William Garchow
The Offering Mrs. G en-it Schut,
Baptist
Affirmation Mrs. Everett Cook,
Episcopal
There-will be someone in charge
of the- nursery, to care for the
small children, if you wish to bring
them* •
Note Book
Something new in the way of
social pasttimea, is a Slide Party. (And in spite of its name,
it has nothing to do with whizzing down a cru_ty hill on bobsled or dishpan.) . Hie Paul
Gibsons at Harrison were Slide
Party hosts the other evening,
when friends gathered at their
home to show , colored slides' in
the movie projector. Each family brought along a specified
number of pictures taken of
their homes, families and travels.
We've mentioned before the
Folks magazine that goes to newspaper correspondents all over the
country, and the hidden rule that
is offered in riddle form each
month. This month, Mrs. Harold
Skinner, the Sentinel's Brinton
correspodent solved the riddle, and
had her name published in the
little magazine.
Somebody, whose name has
slipped our mind-, t old us a
story the other day about losing his watch through the ice,
as he spudded a fishing hole.
On the last blow of the spud
that opened the ice, his watch
band let go, aiid the timepiece
dropped into the lake.
Takes School
Post At Lake
William H. Grier has accepted
the position of, principal at the
Garfield township school in Lake.
-.'Mr. 'Grier is 271 years "old, and
comes from Saginawl i/Qlitary service f interrupted his schooling for
three years.
He deceived bis B.S. Degree from
Central • Michigan College of Education. "
' The PTA at Lake is planning a
social evening Saturday, February
18, in the Community Building al
Lake.
All parents and friends are urged
to attend and meet the new princi-
psd.
Entertainment will be furnished. Everyone bring either cookies,
denuts, or cupcakes. Coffee will be
furnished.
U
Suffers Fatal
Amid, a profusion of flowers,
funeral services were conducted
for' Guy L. Autry, Tuesday afternoon, February 14, from the Clare
Methodiat Church. The beautiful
floral offerings gave evidence of the
many friends he had made since
coming to this community about
nine year's ago. .
Rev. Charles B. Hahn of the
Almi Methodist Church and former Clare pastor used the 23rd
F-alm fdr the. basic scripture reading, arid bis prayer gave evidence
of loyal'friendship. _
ReY. L. J. Neyins paid loving
tribute to Guy as he was to all
those who knew and loved him,
and spoke of his faith in God, and
faithful service to the church, and
hig" love for the out-of-doors. He
also quoted poems by Grace Knoll
GroweUi as a dedication.
Guy L. Autry was born November ,19, 1900 at Keota, Oklahoma
arid • was marned .to Miss Ella
Bates, April 12, 1919, at Fort Smith
Arkansas. They came to Clare
from Detroit and have carried on
the successful business of the
Western Auto Store. They resided
in Clare until about four years ago
when they purchased a home just
west of Farwell on US-10.
He was very actiye in community life, was a member of the Clare
Methodist Church and choir, John
Q. Look Lodge, F. & A. M., the
I. O. O; F. Lodge No. 333, Zenobia
Chapter, 129, O. E. S., the Clare
Rotary Club, and Director of local
Boy Scouts. He loved to fish and
hunt, and enjoyed trips with his
friends. *
Guy was ever ready to lend a
helping hand and was a devoted
husband. The Autrys made several
vacation trips together, and were
oa their way to Florida when- he
was suddenly stricken early Friday morning, February 10, at Cal-.
houn, Georgia.
Besides his devoted wife, he
leaves a brother, Ivor Autry, of
■Weatherford Texas, whose health
would "not permit "him to come to
Clare, several nephews and nieces
and a host of friends. Two nephews ahd a niece were here for the
services, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Autry,
William Autry, and Mrs. Martin
McFarland of Detroit.
Commitment services at Cherry
Grove Cemetery were in charge ot
the Masonic order,
the .Masonic Order. Stephenson
Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Notices pf indefinite layoffs were given to 387 hourly-
rated production workers at
Clare Manufacturing yesterday as sharply reduced auto
production schedules in Detroit resulted in similar cuts
in requirements for the car- '
buretors supplied from the
local plant.
Slackening sales, and rapid
catching-up of production to demand, have been commonly reported in the auto industry during
the past few weeks. These factors
have long been foreseen as certain
to affeet employment in supplier
industries. Tlie "chain reaction"
starting with large scale layoffs in
Detroit and other auto manufacturing centers has at last made" itself
felt down "through smaller plants,
including Clare's principal industry.
■Notified of their -lay-offs oh.
Wednesday, the workers-will finish .he week and draw their last
pay checks on Friday, which is the
usual pay day. Overtime .production and six- or' ^even-day .work
week schedules had already.;;becn
discontinued in most jobs. ' '.-J .
'The abrupt drop,in jobs here 'reduces the. jiumber' of empldyed
from last month's ,peak"total:'-of
1750 to about 1250 and Te7shuffling
of personnel will bring some ineyit-
able downgrading' for many who
are not actually laid off. A third
(midnight)' production shift which
was fully manned only two weeks
ago will be all but discontinued as
a result of the cutback, Plant Manager Earl Morgan said.
Lay-offs are being mad^ in accordance . with rules of . seniority*
and third shift workers .wifl?:" eh-*
ough length of service are, being
abserbed " into the two daytiine
shifts. • • • "■ • »■ ■ •• '■
Mr, Morgan, who is slated io
leave Clare " Manufacturing on
March 1 for a position as -plant
manager in a Holley Carburetor
Company plant in Detroit, said he
hopes the lay-offs wall not prevent
a smooth-going start for the Clare
plant's new chiefs, ,
♦'Neither the, plant' management.
nor anybody else can avoid this
kind of variation in auto iridu-iry
eiriplpynienf '■ h;e said, ■;». /".-V
As late as the middle of January,
Morgan said, the pace was "V*U
speed" in delivery . scnedujes*
.There was urging for every effort
to step Up the number; of carburetors for those industries supplied
by Clate Manufacturing* Then^n.-
said, the situation was ifevefsed
with cut backs in. delivery demands
and sudden cancellation of ,any
plans for expanding of' production
facilities here, ' ■ .
The company's orders for cirbui-
retors dived steeply tb little i&pte
than half of the record pro3u-tion_
of 77 hundred- carburetors per ctay**
during the week of February 6.
The situation seemed to ioikSvsr
the reported trends in auto manii-
facture. ' ■' . ! • , v*"-.
Business generally, . watbiii. a
thirty-mile: radiiis of 'CJare -will
feel the effects of the plant "layoffs. Workers at Glare ManlifacV
turing have been coming _rpm as
far as Evart and Sears or •Coleman
and'Harrison .and. beyond..
Many of the' more recently hired;
are from the farthest distances
away, and so with older employees
keeping their jobs through seniority, the greatest effect on* income
and spending might not be. felt in
Clare and the close immediate
area.
About predictions of future cut_
in jobs here or a point of leveling
off in the number normally employed, Clare Manufacturing officials expressed a "wait and see"
attitude.
If an early model year in the
auto industry brings the introduction of 1957 cars in late summer.'
then sales and production might be
expected to react accordingly.
Vernon District
Meets February 20
There will be a meeting of the
Vernon School District'No. 2 Monday evening, February 20, to discuss reorganization with the Clave
school district.
Isabella county Superintendent
of Schools, James Knapp -will be
present for the session.
School district voters are urged
to attend.
Annual Meeting
Of Clare C of C
Is February 21
The annual Clare Chamber of «
Commerce meeting will be held at
the Hotel Doherty on February 21.
Dinner will be served .at 6:30, and
the meeting will adjourn promptly
at 8:30, since other city affairs are
scheduled for the same evening. |
During the business meeting, thfc
group will hear a report from Al
Talk, on the tourist ' information
booth activity for last .summer.
The group will also discuss the
winter Sports Carnival results.
Election of officers for the year
will be held.
Tickets for thq meeting cost $2
ancl will be on sale this week.
On Inside Pages 1
Harrison News
' 2
Earwell News
4
Society News
5
Rosebush News
6
City Briefs
7
Lake News
.
Sports News
11
Ghurch. N_w_-
12
Farm News
13 ,
Want Ads - Notices
14-15
Comics
. 16
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| Title | 1956-02-16; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1956-02-16 |
| 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. |
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| Language | English |
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| Title | 1956-02-16; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1956-02-16 |
| 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 |
| Transcript | SENTINEL E-_«__li_hed 1878 $2.50 Ytss-isx Clar*. Isabella Counties CLAEE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16. 1956 New Series, Vol. 64, No. 22 ■V 4' -» %..* fr */ Clare Growth Stirs Talk Of Enlarging City Hall For Fire Dept., Offices Glare Will Vote With Levers Instead Of Ballots Two city departments, now crowded in too-small quarters in the;city hall, will find their problem^ solved if a plan for building an addition on that building can bet approve by Clare voters. Mayor Albert Haley and the city commission have started preliminary discussions on the project. Satisfied -that the extra space is needed and that the pinch for office room will grow more urgent as more time passes, the commission has undertaken a study ot .what size addition can be built on th_. city hall property, and what estimated cost -will be involved, itiktisate to collect necessary in- lpr&w,tiQh:, and, publicize the move before, e. proposition is offered for a' city 'voter's decision. Earl Morgan to Detroit Plant Earl Morgan, plant manager af Clare Manufacturing Company, has acceptejd a transfer to a Detroit plant of Holloy Carburetor Company and will assume the position of plant manager in his new location on March 1, Anouncement of the change was made by the company this week in an inter-office bulletin after conversation between Mr. Morgan and the firm's Detroit headquarters concerning the transfer. Operations at the Clare* plant have been tinder the supervision of Mr* Morgan since he came here as plant manager in 1948. lie said that his new post will take him into tlie field of jet aircraft fuel control systems. The Detroit plant where Earl is going is located on the northeast, side near Mound Road and Nine Jfi.1-. 8&a*W^H- .**:_> v *-.-« _.. t. .-...v Taking over the position of plant manager at Clare Manufacturing is Harold Sandborn who has been, production superintendent here. Mr. Sandborn was named to the top _pot at this plant after serving with Holley Carburetor since 193$. _te has gained experience through various production jobs and gfter a time ais a foreman, he rose through positions as general foreman, and Production superintendent before this last promotion. . The new plant manager came to Clare succeeding Jack Jory in 1952. Previous td that time he had been at Holley's plant in Portland, Michigan. . The Sandborns are the parents of three children. Sandra, a senior in Clare High School, and her younger brother, Tommy are at home. Marvin, a married son is employed at. the Oldsmobile plant in Lansing, and will graduate from GM tool and die training course next January. The Sandborn home is just south of Clare on US-27. Tije promotion of Harold to plant manager signaled a series of other promotions all along the line. The vacancy at the production superintendent desk was filled by moving Ed Schlafley of Clare, from his former job as general foreman. Ben Tomaski in turn was reassigned to the general foreman job having previously been in that position on the afternoon shift. Mr. Morgan told friends that while he is pleased at the opportunity which has come to him to advance in the Holley organization, he is sincerely regretful that his work takes him away from Clare. Coming to Clare in March pf 1948, Earl became manager of the plant which at that time employed about 190, or fewer people. The ■ growth of the industry and the increase in what it means in the life of the community are reflected in( "the latest employment figures. A nine-hundred percent increase " in jobs at Clare Manufacturing has bee attained since Earl assumed the top supervisory position. Where 'there was one worker in 1948, there were nine workers at the beginning 1 of "this month. In the eight years since coming , here, the Morgans have built their home and grown firmly into the community life of Clare. Earl has represented this city and area as a director on the board for Michigan's United Fund organization, is an active Rotarian in the Clare club artd has held a membershinp as a director o£ the local Chamber of Commerce. Together 'with his wife, Eva and their two small sons, the family has enjoyed associations 'in the Cub Scouting, program, and othet youth and school affairs. The Morgans were members of. Congregational church societies The Detroit plant.where Earl is to be located employs about twelve huridred people in the manufacture' of turbine and after-burner ooii- ' trols. for all types of jet aircraft engines. The Holley company hs_ been'mfthis manufacturing field since the .war years, and continues now with military contracts. At 'the commissions* meeting, of Monday, February 6, a sketch of a two-story addition'•^as'shown to members. The proposed building dimensions arc 47'_" by 45 feet 4 inches and in design' to match the architecture of the present city hall, the estimated .. cost iS $45,626.63. Commissioners were careful to emphasize that the project is in the earliest, kind of preliminary stage and much thought and more de* .tpdled examination ot the building program will be in or<.er' before •Voters,, will be asked;ta 'express their opinion,.' - •* ..•%■ ■■. ■.:"',;■'.■ ' * The office: of' tifty Cleric i Ale* McKin.nori which' included also, the, city * treasurer functions; * ahd the, Clare' Fire". Dejpfvrtment. would, 'benefit ' directly, by the' addition. ].6t rjiore space, Both- departments can point to rrterty reasons why the -Ijjrger quarters * they .want are more than luxury *. . more.'- accurately (a'_0mpellihg n.ec-ssitjr., '. The. «added building would provide -stalls for three fire .trucks. And along with the place for .tracks, in the heated fire, hall: would be provision for. racks ] tp dry and .straighten fire -hoses. - tn the present fire hall quarters, taea.t is inadequate and the . large fire engine crowds the space so tightly that masonry is being knocked off tlie walls by the truck bumpers. (Dontinned On Page 8) Huge Sale Closing Out r One hundred and thirty head of dairy cattle and. a list of Jarm ma* pb.ine-y will go. on the ajjctloit bloGk Saturday; February 25 at the big .SSeit-r Dairy .Farm, located SOflfh, and iveat of t-fare. ;:.* The lease of the farm held by tenant.Jack Frost and eon has expired" npw, "and the Zeiters have the farm up for sale. The farm i_ a part of what was once the Currie plaee. Zeiter has owned the 472 acre farm for the past eleven years, The herd of Holstein. dairy Cowa and the machinery are owned jointly by Zeiter and Frost Zeiter gays that his plans for after the sale are still, uncertain. "Our son Charles, has just started college, and after four years of schooling, he'll still have a hitch in the service" ahead of hint" said Zeiter. "Even .then it isn't ,a sure thing that he'd decide to join' a dairying operation with me". ,' ' ■ . •* ■ - ■ ■ . "Meanwhile, my wife arid I would have to carry on all of the Work, and we are old enough that we don't care to tackie af big dairy business job by ourselves" Zeiter added. The Zeiters came here from Cleveland, Ohio- The son, Charles, was a 1955 graduate of Clare High Schoool. He nov/ attends Central Michigan College at Mt. Pleasant. The Auction sale will start at 10:30 sharp on February 25, a mile south and two and one-half west of Clare. Lunch will be available osi the grounds. The machinery listed includes tractors, tillage and harvest tools, and dairy equipment. Christine Carrow Wins Award Tlie Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow in Clare liigh School is Christine Carrow. She received the highest score in a written examination which tested the homemaking knowledge and attitudes of senior girls in the graduating class. ■ Christine will be entered in competition to name this state's candidate for the title of Ail-American Hoinemaker of Tomorrow and will also be considered for the runn'eT- up award in the state. She will receive a'golden award pin designed by Triffiri and the school will receive a "Betty Crocker Good and Easy Cook Booli". The national winner In the Search conducted among 256,534 young women in 10.222 of the nation's, public, private and paroehi- al_high schools' wiH beTiahied April 12 at the American Table banquet in Philadelphia. Each State Betty Crocker Home- maker of Tomorrow will receive.a $1,500 , scholarship and an educational trip with her School advisor to Washington, D. C„ colonial Williamsburg, Va., 'and Philadelphia. A $500 scholarship will be awarded the runnerup girl in each state. The school of the state winner Will receive a set of the Encyclopedia Brintanniea. ;Use of the two new Automatic YoUna Machines that will be brought here for the August primaries w.H'ellmfnlat. long Weary hours of ballot counting by. election officials, ahd will make election returns, syailabi- immediately after the last voter pulls jthe lever. •If the machines work out well, the city has Voted to purchase them. The decision was made after ihe city of Cljir. was notified by the fyfi-hlflan Department ofState^ that:. voting procedure- here would have to be overhauled. The choice was either to divide the city into two, precincts, or use Voting machines. Clare will test the latter ehoice in the August elections. If performance Is satisfactory, then the rental fee will apply as a down payment CHS Band Brings Home Fpiir 1st Division Ratings ; Clare High -School band members brought home four first division, ratings from the Solo and Ensemble11 _bttfc-_t<„t-Gl_dwSu on February 9. •The young mus cian-iwho played their way to first division honors wefe Jim Norcutt, eighth grader who played a baritone solo; Eric Hammerberg and Dan Loomis, with a junior high flute duet. Martha Lucy and Linda McQuiston with a senior high flute duet; ahd Deb Nolan, * Jim Wieferich, Ron Dull, Vera Hart, Jim Norcutt and Archie Dawson, with a junior high brass sextet. • Other band members who were entered In the contest won thirteen, second* division ratings, and four thirds. Second division ratings went to Carolyn .Cole and Nancy Greer, piano solos; Kay Tice, Dick Roe, -i^y -Neff arid Jan Schaeffer, sax quartet; Bonnie Coinstrick,. Mar- lehVHadd-x, Ann Elden, Margaret vVJa'ddington, clarinet quartet number.^." • ' - .■Par.a . Brasington, Donna Belle,, Jerry Mogg, and Joe Bowler, cl_ri< nfet: quartet no. 3; Jan Schaeffer, alia, sax solo; _)ick Roe, tenor sax _i(_lo Layrene ; Woodward, Joyce rSplamarter, Dave Moffitt, and Jack Mair with a clarinet quartet no. 1. Vernette Dunkie, David Hughes, Virginia Haddox, Nancy Neil, Vic Finch, and Shelly Burton with a brass sextet no. 1; Willis Hankins, Doug Young, and Jack Gruno with a cornet trio; Laurene Woodward and Joyce Pplamarter -with a clarinet duet no. 1; Margaret Wadding- ton and Bonnie Comstock with a clarinet no. 2; and Vernette Dunkie Last Week In The Bowling Tournament . . . Leaders in the Clare City Bowling tournament for the week ending February 11, are tlie ABCs, with 2'799. Runners up are Ken Roe TV, 2798, Clare Manufacturing, 2731, Big Four, 2727, and Clare Huntin' *n' Fishin', 2708, High in the ' doubles, are Don Smith and Wally Murton, 1219, high in singles, Wally Murton, 593, anl in all events, Don Smith, With 1700. t The tournament is being held at Gateway Lanes. wlth a cornet solo. Third division ratings went to Joyce Dunkie and Kay Tice, with a sax solo'; Martha Lucy withirflh-b solo; and Tim Smith with a trpin-. hone solo. / Judges -for the contest came from Michigan State University, Central Michigan College and Greenville High School, Next week, Thursday, the full band will initiate their uniforms at the Band and Orchestra festival In Oscoda. Karolyn Amble Takes Snow Queen Crown Karolyn Amble, of Harrison, pretty Central Michigan C6Uege coed, was busy last week end'add* ing more titles to her*growing collection. She was named Michigan S3now Queen at the Grayling Winter Sports Carnival at Grayling, and was crowned by Governor G. Men- nen Williams. Previous to winning Mhe Snow Queen title from a field of eight Michigan beauties, Karolyn was named Miss Clare County while representing Harrison in the Clare county queen contest in January. She was also Miss Independence Day at Harrison's July Fourth celebration last slimmer. Karolyn is the daughter of School Superintendent and Mrs. Charles A. Amble, of Harrison. She is a junior at Central Michigan College in Mt. Pleasant, and is majoring in home economics. New Member Joins Clare New Chairman , For Library Board -Mrs. Paul Sheponski was elected chairman of the Clare City Library board at a meeting last Thursday evening. She replaces Mrs. Virginia Richardson who resigned to become librarian. Mrs. Richardson had announced that a number of new books for teen-agers have arrived, mostly mystery stories. Two new1, novels for adults, These Lovers Fled- Away by Howard Spring, and Boone Island by Kenneth Roberts, and some new gardening books are also available. PTA Panel On Schools 1-ie Parent Teachers - Association meeting to be held Mdhday, February 20, has a special program designed to acquaint the members of the P. T. A. with the problems 'that schools are faced with, including increasing enroll* ment, reorganization, and building .plans. * » There will be a -panel discussion with several members of the Board of -Education, high school and elementary principals, and Glare county superintendent of * schools, serving on the panel... Parents who are interested in finding out more about these problems, such'as school reorganization, building plans, and over-crowded schools, will have a-chance to ask questions of the members of the panel. Clare Police Chief Bill Cook announced this week that a new member has been added to the City Police Force, building it to the regular four man staff again. William Bell, 37, a former oil field worker, is the new pati-olman. Bell attended Clare High School and has lived •'in Clare for some time. He and his wife and family make their home on Fit th Street, The new police force member began work Wednesday. Drivers licenses will be issued from the Clare City Police station beginning this week. First license applicants must have some proof of their age with them to obtain licenses. Bank Closed And No Mail February 22 There will be no mail deliveries out of Clare Post Office on Washington's Birthday, February 22, and there will be no window service, since it will be a legal holiday. The Citizen's State Bank will also be closed. Clare Manufacturing Force Reduced to 1250 By Layoffs Group Asking Advice On eorganizing A four-man committee representing school districts in Clare county which are pondering the School reoi gamzation step may pay a visit to the office of Dr. Clair Taylor, Michigan State Superintendent of Public Instruction in the course of investigating all angles of the problem. They will seek answers to some of the ,r questions r. ght from "the top", and hop«» to talk to Dr. Taylor himself, or jf not he, then some ranking assistant in the Landing office: , , The rural school lepreseptatives hope to discuss with the state schools people, the legal aspects of school .reorganization, The group .includes Chairman "Frank Rllett, of the Eagle school; Floren Pudvay, of the Colonville school;. Floyd .Squires, of the West Grant'school, ahd. Cecil Warner"; of the Ttandall school. -They were appointed to the committee by John Jlogue last Janpary '30 at an .area meeting at Harrison to compare 'primary school, districts opihiQ-S on the "Reorganize With Clare" proposition. Besides the.trip to Lansing, the .ommittee plans to, ask for some first-hand, practical experience opinion from school board members and citizens in' .ommunities where comparable school centralization problems have been solved. The four man committee will visit Gladwin, Beaverton and Coleman schools today1, to get a close- to-home picture of the process and outcome of school reorganization programs. Beaverton has been consolidated with rural areas for the longest, of any school in this area. * Gladwin has recently put through a bond issue to • build an addition' \p the ,S.Ch6ol. .and also, has. -a. .special case of a towttsbip School -existing with* in the Gladwin consolidation area. With this selection; of experi* ences to study , the committee hopes to get a full picture of the angles involved in school reorganization, Chairman Rilette commented. ; ;..-.. The men plan to inquire about such ^specific questions as millage rates, the tax valuations of the individual school districts, and the types of schools that.have resulted, that is, insofar,as size, area serviced, and curriculum offered, They also plan to approach .parents and other school voters in the seperate districts on how well "satisfied they, are /with the new arrangement ., T-ie committee members hope by exploring these questions,.,to acquire a wording basis, for the Lansing conference, and-final report back bome;; Chair-nan Hilett said. Lenord Schwanz, Clare county superintendent of schools, will seek to arrange an appointment with the Department of Public Instruction- as .soon as ^h,e .four man committee indicates it is ready for discussion with a Department representative. World Day Of Prayer Set For Congregational Church Friday. The women of the community will unite in a World Day of Prayer program on Friday evening, February 17, which is to be held in the* Clare Congregational church at 8:00 o'clock. Thousands of Christians in the United States and around the world will join together on this first Friday in Lent. This program comes from a different country each year, and the service for 1956 has come from Cook Christian Training Schools for Indians in Phoenix, Arizona, The purpose of the day is to unite all Christians in a bond of prayer and to make an offering for Christian missions at. home and abroad. The sponsor in the United States is the General 'Department of United Church Women of the National Council of the Churches of Christ, and this is the seventieth year of observance. The .program is as follows: Welcome Rev. Hugh Kennedy The Call to, Prayer Mrss Hugh Kennedy Praise Mrs. Florence Bay, Church of God Penitence Mrs. Robert ' Greer, Methodist Thanksgiving Mrs. William Heu- drie, Adventist Intercession Mrs. Harold Smith, Nazarene Projects Mrs. William Garchow The Offering Mrs. G en-it Schut, Baptist Affirmation Mrs. Everett Cook, Episcopal There-will be someone in charge of the- nursery, to care for the small children, if you wish to bring them* • Note Book Something new in the way of social pasttimea, is a Slide Party. (And in spite of its name, it has nothing to do with whizzing down a cru_ty hill on bobsled or dishpan.) . Hie Paul Gibsons at Harrison were Slide Party hosts the other evening, when friends gathered at their home to show , colored slides' in the movie projector. Each family brought along a specified number of pictures taken of their homes, families and travels. We've mentioned before the Folks magazine that goes to newspaper correspondents all over the country, and the hidden rule that is offered in riddle form each month. This month, Mrs. Harold Skinner, the Sentinel's Brinton correspodent solved the riddle, and had her name published in the little magazine. Somebody, whose name has slipped our mind-, t old us a story the other day about losing his watch through the ice, as he spudded a fishing hole. On the last blow of the spud that opened the ice, his watch band let go, aiid the timepiece dropped into the lake. Takes School Post At Lake William H. Grier has accepted the position of, principal at the Garfield township school in Lake. -.'Mr. 'Grier is 271 years "old, and comes from Saginawl i/Qlitary service f interrupted his schooling for three years. He deceived bis B.S. Degree from Central • Michigan College of Education. " ' The PTA at Lake is planning a social evening Saturday, February 18, in the Community Building al Lake. All parents and friends are urged to attend and meet the new princi- psd. Entertainment will be furnished. Everyone bring either cookies, denuts, or cupcakes. Coffee will be furnished. U Suffers Fatal Amid, a profusion of flowers, funeral services were conducted for' Guy L. Autry, Tuesday afternoon, February 14, from the Clare Methodiat Church. The beautiful floral offerings gave evidence of the many friends he had made since coming to this community about nine year's ago. . Rev. Charles B. Hahn of the Almi Methodist Church and former Clare pastor used the 23rd F-alm fdr the. basic scripture reading, arid bis prayer gave evidence of loyal'friendship. _ ReY. L. J. Neyins paid loving tribute to Guy as he was to all those who knew and loved him, and spoke of his faith in God, and faithful service to the church, and hig" love for the out-of-doors. He also quoted poems by Grace Knoll GroweUi as a dedication. Guy L. Autry was born November ,19, 1900 at Keota, Oklahoma arid • was marned .to Miss Ella Bates, April 12, 1919, at Fort Smith Arkansas. They came to Clare from Detroit and have carried on the successful business of the Western Auto Store. They resided in Clare until about four years ago when they purchased a home just west of Farwell on US-10. He was very actiye in community life, was a member of the Clare Methodist Church and choir, John Q. Look Lodge, F. & A. M., the I. O. O; F. Lodge No. 333, Zenobia Chapter, 129, O. E. S., the Clare Rotary Club, and Director of local Boy Scouts. He loved to fish and hunt, and enjoyed trips with his friends. * Guy was ever ready to lend a helping hand and was a devoted husband. The Autrys made several vacation trips together, and were oa their way to Florida when- he was suddenly stricken early Friday morning, February 10, at Cal-. houn, Georgia. Besides his devoted wife, he leaves a brother, Ivor Autry, of ■Weatherford Texas, whose health would "not permit "him to come to Clare, several nephews and nieces and a host of friends. Two nephews ahd a niece were here for the services, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Autry, William Autry, and Mrs. Martin McFarland of Detroit. Commitment services at Cherry Grove Cemetery were in charge ot the Masonic order, the .Masonic Order. Stephenson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Notices pf indefinite layoffs were given to 387 hourly- rated production workers at Clare Manufacturing yesterday as sharply reduced auto production schedules in Detroit resulted in similar cuts in requirements for the car- ' buretors supplied from the local plant. Slackening sales, and rapid catching-up of production to demand, have been commonly reported in the auto industry during the past few weeks. These factors have long been foreseen as certain to affeet employment in supplier industries. Tlie "chain reaction" starting with large scale layoffs in Detroit and other auto manufacturing centers has at last made" itself felt down "through smaller plants, including Clare's principal industry. ■Notified of their -lay-offs oh. Wednesday, the workers-will finish .he week and draw their last pay checks on Friday, which is the usual pay day. Overtime .production and six- or' ^even-day .work week schedules had already.;;becn discontinued in most jobs. ' '.-J . 'The abrupt drop,in jobs here 'reduces the. jiumber' of empldyed from last month's ,peak"total:'-of 1750 to about 1250 and Te7shuffling of personnel will bring some ineyit- able downgrading' for many who are not actually laid off. A third (midnight)' production shift which was fully manned only two weeks ago will be all but discontinued as a result of the cutback, Plant Manager Earl Morgan said. Lay-offs are being mad^ in accordance . with rules of . seniority* and third shift workers .wifl?:" eh-* ough length of service are, being abserbed " into the two daytiine shifts. • • • "■ • »■ ■ •• '■ Mr, Morgan, who is slated io leave Clare " Manufacturing on March 1 for a position as -plant manager in a Holley Carburetor Company plant in Detroit, said he hopes the lay-offs wall not prevent a smooth-going start for the Clare plant's new chiefs, , ♦'Neither the, plant' management. nor anybody else can avoid this kind of variation in auto iridu-iry eiriplpynienf '■ h;e said, ■;». /".-V As late as the middle of January, Morgan said, the pace was "V*U speed" in delivery . scnedujes* .There was urging for every effort to step Up the number; of carburetors for those industries supplied by Clate Manufacturing* Then^n.- said, the situation was ifevefsed with cut backs in. delivery demands and sudden cancellation of ,any plans for expanding of' production facilities here, ' ■ . The company's orders for cirbui- retors dived steeply tb little i&pte than half of the record pro3u-tion_ of 77 hundred- carburetors per ctay** during the week of February 6. The situation seemed to ioikSvsr the reported trends in auto manii- facture. ' ■' . ! • , v*"-. Business generally, . watbiii. a thirty-mile: radiiis of 'CJare -will feel the effects of the plant "layoffs. Workers at Glare ManlifacV turing have been coming _rpm as far as Evart and Sears or •Coleman and'Harrison .and. beyond.. Many of the' more recently hired; are from the farthest distances away, and so with older employees keeping their jobs through seniority, the greatest effect on* income and spending might not be. felt in Clare and the close immediate area. About predictions of future cut_ in jobs here or a point of leveling off in the number normally employed, Clare Manufacturing officials expressed a "wait and see" attitude. If an early model year in the auto industry brings the introduction of 1957 cars in late summer.' then sales and production might be expected to react accordingly. Vernon District Meets February 20 There will be a meeting of the Vernon School District'No. 2 Monday evening, February 20, to discuss reorganization with the Clave school district. Isabella county Superintendent of Schools, James Knapp -will be present for the session. School district voters are urged to attend. Annual Meeting Of Clare C of C Is February 21 The annual Clare Chamber of « Commerce meeting will be held at the Hotel Doherty on February 21. Dinner will be served .at 6:30, and the meeting will adjourn promptly at 8:30, since other city affairs are scheduled for the same evening. During the business meeting, thfc group will hear a report from Al Talk, on the tourist ' information booth activity for last .summer. The group will also discuss the winter Sports Carnival results. Election of officers for the year will be held. Tickets for thq meeting cost $2 ancl will be on sale this week. On Inside Pages 1 Harrison News ' 2 Earwell News 4 Society News 5 Rosebush News 6 City Briefs 7 Lake News . Sports News 11 Ghurch. N_w_- 12 Farm News 13 , Want Ads - Notices 14-15 Comics . 16 |
