1955-03-31; Clare Sentinel

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THE CLARE SENTINEL
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CLARE. MICHIGAN. THURSPA.Y MORNING   MARCH 31. 1955
Ten Cents Copy
New Series, Vol. 63, No, 28
Fred Miller Awarded
Kiwanis Athletic Trophy
Fred Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Miller, Sr„ of Clare, was
awarded the Kiwanis athletic
award for 1955. He received a
special medal, and his name will
go on a trophy that is displayed in
the Clare High School.. „
The award was made on a basis
of athletic performance, scholastic
excellence, and .participation, in
extra-curricular activities. Emphasis is based on athletic record first,
and scholarship next.
Fred has played football, baseball and basketball during his high
school career. He is president of
the Student Council, was in tho
Hobby Club, is a member of the
Varsity Club, and has played in
several dramatics class productions. Fred came to Clare public
• schools from St Cecilia's. He has
tentative plans to attend college.
The Clare Kiwanis Club presents the award annually to the
CHS Senior boy, outstanding in
the three areas of athletics, scholarship and activities.
This year, the Club had an unusually large field of likely candidates to choose from. The award
winner is never announced until
the night of the banquet.
An estimated 150 athletes, parents, and Kiwanians attended the
dinner held in the Hotel Doherty,
"Wednesday evening, March 2d.
Kiwanis president Jack Hall
presented the award. Central
Michigan track coach Lyle Bennett and his star performer, Jim
Podoley were featured on the
program.
CHS Thinclads
Enter Meet On
Indoor Track
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5 Represent
Clare At FFA
Convention
Five, Future Farmers of America
represented Clare at the 27th annual State F.F.A, Convention at
Michigan State College in Edst
Lansing March 25, ,-
Pat Pudvay, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Floren Pudvay, Tom Beatty, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Beatty,
went as delegates.
Myron Davis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Davis, was chosen for
the State Farmer's Degree at the
meeting.
Don Hanel, son of Ted Hanel,
and Bob Sharp, son of Mr. and
Mrs, Wilson Sharp( were in Clare's
part of the big F.F.A. Creed
Pageant, that was the special
feature of the convention.
Clare's scene was entitled "Faith
bom not of words but deeds."
Bess, the plywood cow the boys
used in the pageant was designed
by CHS art teacher, Bill Harper,
and built by L. C. Garthe's Snop
classes.
"The Easter Story"  *
To Have 8th Performance
Sixty-two high schools have already entered the coming Class
A. B and C invitational indoor
track meets at Central Michigan
College April 1 and 2, it was announced today by Carlton J. Me-
fort, director of relays at Central
Michigan.
Two champions will battle it
out in the class B division. *Mt.
Pleasant is the defending champion in Class B, but Lansing Everett, a strong Class G champion
last year has moved into the,.3}*f,*,:
bracket and are expected to be a
serious contenden for the crown.
The 25 teams entered in Class
B are: "Mt. Pleasant, Pinconning,
Clare, Big Rapids, Flint Bendle,
Lansing Everett, Davison, St.
Johns, Ludington, Cadillac, Milan,
St. Louis, Sparta, Chesaning, Petoskey, Mt. Morris, Cass City,
Romulus, ,Caro, Alma, Kellogs-
ville, Flint Mandeville, Gladwin,
Hart  and  Croswell-Lexington.
In the Class A Saginaw High -
Arthur Hill Invitational meet
there are 12 schools entered, led
by the defending champion, Saginaw High.
' Others entered in Class A are:
'Saginaw Arthur Hill, Bay City
Central, Bay City Handy, Flint
•Central, Flint Northern, Muskegon, Lansing Eastern, Midland,
Alpena, Pontiac .and Traverse
City.
The Class A meet will start at
6 p.m. April 1. The B and C meet
•Will get underway at 2 p.m. April
2 with the evening events scheduled for 6 p.m.
With the Class C division without a champion, 25 teams will battle for the right to the crown. They
are: Reed City, Flint Bently, Mar-
. ion, Shepherd, Marlette, White
Cloud, Dexter, Houghton Lake,
Hemlock, Howard City, Flint Dye,
Unionville, - Linden, Saline, Ros-
fcommon, Farwell, A. E. Smith of
Wyandotte, Comstock Park, Lake-
•shore of. St. Clair, AHherton, of
Flint, Eastland of Roseville, University High School of Ann Arbor,
Fulton, Whitehall and Fenton.
Tourist Booth
Plans by the Clare Chamber of
Commerce for a tourist information center near the intersection
of US-10 and US-27 in the town's
downtown section are moving
ahead with progress reported by
two committees.
Reports this week indicated that
the organization will be able to
finance the project without increasing dues, or asking members
for more money, and that the information and tourist aid "booth"
is desirable and can be staffed by
a full-time secretary for the Chamber of Commerce during the heavy-
traffic time of the summer months.
The City of Clare will be asked
for permission to locate the building on McEwan street near the
Doherty Hotel.
To Organize
Boys' Baseball
A baseball league organization
meeting will be held iii the Agriculture room in the East end .of
the Clare school building Moftday,
April 4, at 7:30 p.m. Officers for
the Clare Baseball League will ne
elected.
Anyone interested in Little,
Pony and Sand Lot Leagues, (age
groups, 8 to 18) should plan to attend.
"The Story of Easter"—a great
clioral-pageant arranged and composed by H- R- Evans, Music Director of the Bay City School, will
be presented next Sunday evening,
April 3rd, at 8:15 in Warriner
Hall, Central Michigan College,
Mt. Pleasant. This marks the
eighth time this Pageant has been
given by the people of Clare Methodist Church, assisted by many
persons from Clare and neighboring communities,
The Pageant was received with
such enthusiasm last year when
presented at "Warriner Hall that
an invitation, was extended by the
Mt. Pleasant Ministerial Association to the cast and chorus to return this year.
An earnest effort is being made
this year to make the presentation
of this pageant the best ever.
Forty-eight persons are listed in
the cast, and 72 in the chorus.
The Costume Committee has
spent many hours in preparation
of the costumes for the many
characters. The response to the
call for singing voices for the
chorus has been heartening indeed,
Nevins said. A new and
beautiful number, ''The Beatitudes", composed by Mr. H. R.
Evans, is to be given by the large
chorus this year.
Mrs. Agnes Pierson Williams or
Traverse City will sing with the
chorus and contribute two solo
numbers between scenes, "Come,
Ye Blessed" by Scott aud "I Know
That My Redeemer Liveth" by
Handel. Mrs. Alma Lee Owens will
contribute a number, "Hosaimah"
by Granier also between scenes.
The larger stage and very excellent lighting equipment, together with the splendid organ, in
Warriner Hall, has made it possible to add much beauty and effectiveness to the Pageant.
Emil Bucholz of Harrison, continues to direct the pageant and
to enact so splendidly the role of
Christ in the pageant. Judj,e Donald Holbrook will again play the
part of Pilate in the trial scene,
which he has done so weil each
year the pageant has been given.
Many of the characters have
played their special roles through!
the several times the pageant has |
been given and do excellent
work. The* cast and chorus are
both certain that the pioduction
of the pageant this year will be
received with much acclaim by
the public.
It was initiated in the Clare
Methodist Church by The High
School Hustlers class under the
leadership of their teacher, Judge
Donald Holbrook, and has been
continued year after year. The Mt.
Pleasant Ministerial Association is
sponsoring the "pageant in Mt
Pleasant calling it to the attention
of their people and encouraging
them to attend.
A new scene was added last
year, Scene One, "The Upper
See "EASTER STORY" Page 8
CHS Students
ntertain
Rosebush PTA
Three CHS dramatics students
will be featured iperformers at the
Rosebush Parent Teachers Association meeting April 6, at the Rose*
bush school.
The date of the meeting has
been changed due to the coming
Easter vacation.
Kay Tice will give her declamation on "I speak For Democracy",
Dick Lajewski will give his humorous reading from "Arsenic and
Old Lace", and Charles 'Zeiter will
give a reading,  "Big Game".
Election of PTA officers will be
held, and a U.S. Air Force Ground
Observer Corps representative,
will show a film on Home Defense.
Don't Miss It!
If you didn't see it last night,
there's still time to go and see
"The Man Who Came To Dinner"
tonight, put on by the Clare High
Schqol Dramatics Class.,
The play was a broadway hit. It
is the story of Sheridan Whiteside^
(played by , Roger Brinkerfhoff),
who keeps a dinner engagement,
and while at the home of has hosts
breaks a leg and stays as a most
unwelcome guest, till the leg
mends. Then there's a trick ending, too.
Three Year
Champions
Stay Upset
There are no changes from last
week in the final standings' in the
Women's City Bowling Tournament. •
The Marble Auto Collision teani,
three year champions in .the contest, were upset this year by Far-
well Barber and Beauty.
This year Marble Auto /is second
with 2786 team score. Kate Paxtoh
had 547 actual, with a 203 game,
and Phyllip Hartshorn had a 502
actual. s
Cecille Johnson of Coleman, and
Martha Sullivan of Harrison endv
ed up tied in the singles event
first place.
6 From Clare
Attend Meet
On Schools
Thirty delegates from Clare
County attended a Michigan, White
House Conference on Education
held at Mt. Pleasant March 29.
Representatives from rural neighborhoods and Farwell, Clare and
Harrison went to the meeting.
A group of 800 heard President
Charles Anspach, of Central Michigan College extend a welcome.
Main speakers for the event
were President John Harker, of
Alma College, and Dr. Arthur H.
Rice, editor lof "The Nation's
Schools" and a OMC graduate.
Both outlined the purpose of the
conference.
Norwood 'Eastman, Michigan
Farm Bureau representative spoke
on rural interpretation of the. conferences.
In the afternoon, the delegates
broke up into small groups to discuss particular problems and
issues.
Attending from Clare Public
Schools were Mrs. Leota, Van
Every, Mrs. Blanche G-lebel,. Mrs.
Allan Tulk, Richard "Wheeler, principal, and Mrs, Myrtie Bowerman
and Superintendent T. C. Campbell.
10 delegates from the Clare area
will attend a state conference
later.
"Amateurs"
In CHS Cage
Playoffs
By Laureen Wroodward
Of The Pioneer Staff
Intramural basketball for Clare
high schools boys and girls began
Monday, March 28. All games are
scheduled to begin at 12:05.
Monday - Senior girls vs. Sophomore girls.
Tuesday - Junior boys vs. Freshman boys.
Wednesday - Junior girls vs.
Freshman girls.
Thursday - Senior boys vs.
Sophomore boys.
The final play-off games will be
Friday as announced toy Pete
Brown, manager from the student
council.
This is the third year that these
games have been held in Clare
High School. The winners for the
previous years were the Freshman girls and Freshman boys in
'53 and the Sophomore girls and
Freshman boys in '54.
The games are open to all high
school students excluding the varsity basketball players.
Farwell Juniors Presenting Comedy Friday
The Farwell Junior Class presents the three-act comedy, "Aurtt Samanthy Rules The
Roost", in ihe Farwell High School gym, April 1, at 8:00 p.m.
Vivian Schaar plays Samanthy Simpkins, a man-hating old maid thai meddles in politics. Serena Simpkins, Samanthys oldest niece, is played by Sue Bratt. Sophie Simp-
kins, Serena's younger sister, is Evelyn Siinchcombe. .
Polly Paine is a country-girl -maid and is played by Lyla Farrow. Two man-hating old
maid friends of Samanthy's, Blanche Bowers and Annie Ambrose, are played by Donna-*
Barber and Joan Howell. Two admirers of the nieces, Frank Fairfield and Blair Boswell,>
are played by Dean Luce and LeRoy Eisenhauer. *
Lucien Li,ttlefield is played by Joe Thoftias while Laurence Lovewell is Burdeft Head.
Cary Wood plays the pari of Buddy Baskins, Marilyn Beriaiid is *the student directo?.
US-27 Group
Ground
The US-27 Highway Association
is holding its own so far in the
Battle of the Highway Program
that goes oh in Lansing.
The Association is a group formed earlier in the year with an aim
to improving highway US-27 to
the Straits, and promoting travel
on it. Earl Morgan of Clare Manufacturing is a vice-president of
the group.
"We (the US-27 group) are by
far the best organized group with
road problems, arid the powers
that be" are listening to us," said
Doug Nash, Sr., secretary of the
US-27 Association,
The Group has a capitol representative in Lansing Who has taken delegates from US-27 towns co
lay their road problems before
Highway Commissioner Charles
Ziegler.
The representative has ' also
contacted men in the planning division of the Michigan State Highway department, and Ziegler's assistants.
'He is presently working with
towns on the central* stretch of
US-27 from Lansing to Clare, and
will eventually take a delegation
from this section to talk to Ziegler.
Each town in the US-27 group
contributes 10 cents per person of
population to a general fund,
which is in turn used to finance
the organization and the Lansing
representative. Clare is all paid
up at present.
List Special Services
Observing Holy Week
In Community Churches
No Action
OnCityWell
The Clare City Commission in
its las.t meeting before election,
postponed action on the drilling
of the proposed new water well.
Members are studying the proposed well -in relation to its place
in plans for Clare's expanded water and 'utilities program of the
future.
The city was told that the proposed, twelve-inch well would deliver sufficient water for present
needs.
Commissioners   were   asked   by
W. H. Caple of Clare, to 1) Retest
the well for  confirmation of the
mineral  content,  and  2)   consider
the   enlargement  of  tlie  well  to
' deliver a greater volumn of water
1 in  anticipation of Clare's growth
, and the establishment of a more
modern, complete water system.
Citizens, delighted over the
prospects of new supplies of soft
water since the well was tested
several weeks ago, are hoping that
plenty of water will be available
in. time for spring's demand.
Represent Clare At Convention
Palm Sunday, April 3, will start observance of Holy Week
events in Clare churches, climaxed with Easter Sunday,
April 10. ' -
At  the   Congregational   Church,
the Palm Sunday sermon, by Rev.
Outli
ines
Lamb Pool
Program
A group of sheep raisers from
Central Michigan counties met afr
tihe St. Louis Auction Yards recently and developed plans for a
Lamb Pool.
This Pool Avould b.e held at the
St. Louis Auction yards eight 831-
ferent times starting on July 28
and continuing through December
22.
All lambs brought in on these
special days would be graded into
high quality lots. The buyer would,
then buy the entire consignment,
pay the highest market price and
would be assured*of the number
needed' to meet his needs.
The objectives of this new Pool
are to conduct educational programs, perfect an organization in
the seven counties represented, to
provide a Marketing Pool and to
assist farmers in buying tooth
breeding and feeding stock. A
Charge of 35c per head will be
made for each lamb in the Pool
including 2c deducted for the
Lamb Pool Organization. i
Note
Book
Don Hanel (operating the clippers) and Bob Sharp are
two Clare FFA nnembers enacting a scene in a pageant in
the recent State convention.
Oats for Cask
—For Laughs
Young Larry Cole,  of Herrick,
is a subscriber to the Boys' Life
magazine,   and not  so long  ago,
-his subscription ran out.
So an imaginary donkey
named Pedro that Boys' Life
sometimes employs to communicate with its young patrons wrote (Larry a letter, reminding him that his subscription ivas out, and urging him
to just slip "tihe /oajts" (that's
legal tender in donkey talk)
into an envelope, and (remit it
and the Boy's Life would keep
. -coming. ,
Being a literal minded boy,
Larry went out to the granary and
got a fistful of oats, put them in
an envelope, and remitted same to
Pedro.
A few days later he got a letter
back from one of Pedro's assistants, Who incidentally is also circulation manager for Boys' Life.
The. assistant told Larry that
according to Pedro's calculations
that handful of oats paid for about
three fourtihs of one joke from one
issue of Boys' Life. Enclosed was
three quarters of one joke, and of
course the part miissing was the
punchline. |
Then, because they didn't like
■to waste the magazine with a
part of a joke clipped out, they
packed it up, and sent it along to
Larry, too.
Most lately, Larry "has received *» second reminder from.
Pedro that his subscription
has expired, The wording in
this one has been changed ;a
little, though. Pedro wants no
• misunderstanding this time,
so he's asking for payment instead of ioa<ts.
Larry is the 13-year-old son of
Mr. ahd Mrs. M. D. (Doc) Cole,
of rural Glare.
Vacation!
Students in Clare Public Schools
can look forward to a long week
end over Easter.
The vacation days will be April
8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
We got this from Isabella
County farm -planner, Dan Ba~
Carter up on <Cornwell ranch
Carter up on Cornwall ranch
has had three (3) sets of triplets ' bom into his flock of
Hampshire sneep. ' Wonder
what "thatt does to the law or
averages?
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Those daffodils that Mrs. Vern
Worden has already to bloom out
i at Brush College, are still on the
I verge, in spite of the fblizzard.
Mrs. Worden hustled out and put
pails over the plants before the
storm 'hit, and they came through
just fine. She sent a couple of buds
into the Sentinel office, and we're
waiting anxiously for them to
open.
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Still on the subject iof sprmg
Mrs. Howard Brockway, at
Mann Siding, comments that
she hopes we've seen the last
of winter. We're 'with you all
the way, iMrs. B.
DeMolays
Initiate 2
The Glare .Glenn P.* Sanford
Chapter Order of DeMolay, held a
special meeting Monday evening
to initiate John Holbrook arid Sam
Whitehead.
Don Harrison, Dad Advisor and
Master Councilor Dick Fancon
were pleased to have Ken Roe,
Master of the John Q Look/Lodge
and Warren White, Past Master
and Howard Ev.erts, Past Master,
as guests.
Lunch of cake, ice cream and
*inilk 'was sorved.
Paste This
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In Your Hat..!
It is that time of year again to start reminding each
other, and ourselves that Election Day is April 4 . . . .
next Monday.
You've heard this before and maybe you are tired of
hdaring the same cliche on every election eve, but it is
true that if you don't vote, you don't have a leg to stand
on if you feel critical after balloting results are announced.
Clare voters Will select three city commission members from six candidates. Voters should be able to make
clear decisions on the choice of men who are able to
give the city fair and, competent administration.
Leaders in Michigan's Department of Public Instruction see attacks on Dr. Clair Taylor as threatened control of the schools by the C.I.O. and they are desperately urging the vote for Dr. Taylor to prevent "C.I.O.."
control." Every citizen should feel compelled to vote
his convictions on this issue, and every single vote
counts!
Public attention is also invited to the proposals on the
separate ballot. Responsible educators and school men
everywhere in Michigan are recommending'-a Yes vote
on proposal No. 3 because they say. that this amendment
will save taxpayers dollars in every district where borrowing may be necessary to build new classrooms.
Now here's this to remember. In. the absence of spirited contests such as township elections where not much
rivalry exists, many will stay away from the polls for
simple lack of interest. But that is pretty shoddy citizenship, and it is also dangerous laziness to let any organized minority elect whom they please because most
of the electors wouldn't stir themselves to the polls.
A margin of loss for many a good man in election contests has been less than ONE VOTE PER PRECINCT in
more times than you and I care to remember. Don't let
a good candidate go down to defeat because you "forgot" to vote.
Paste a reminder iii your hat where ,you can't help
but see it* and remember that April 4 is Election Day,
Then Go and Vote!    .
Oscar Olson wiU be ent,itled, "They
Made Him King."
' Monday evening, April 4t the'
Women's Fellowship members will
•hold their Easter, meeting in tho
church parlors at 8 p.m., with selections by the junior choir and
an Easter program presented by
Circle V the featured parts of the
program.
The Maundy Thursday Communion service to be held at 8 p.m.
April 7, will include the reception
of new members, communion prepared and served.by the deacons,
and deaconessses, plus music by
both the adult and junior choirs.
The evening meditation will be
"The Right Use Of Failure."
Good Friday afternoon, April 8,
Congregationalists will join in the
community Good Friday service to
be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Methodist Church where Rev. Olson
will bring the message and other
ministers will share in parts of
the worship period. .The sermon
topic will be ."The Seven Last
Words."   «
On Easter Sunday at 11 a.m.
there will be special music, the
baptism of infants, and'the. morning sermon, "Easter Triumph."
The new robes for the junior
choir provided by the Women's
Fellowship, will be an attractive
addition to the beauty'of the occasion.
At the Clare Church of God, Rev.
V. Brinkman will deliver a Palm
Sunday sermon on "When Christ
Entered The City". Rev. Brink-
man*-said that it will deal with
the changes for good and bad made
in those who accepted Christ and
in those who rejected him.
On Wednesday . eyening there
will be a special service to observe
the Ordinances of the Church.
Good Friday will be observed in
a community service with the-
Methodist and Congregational services.
Easter Sunday, Rev. Brinkman's-
sermon topic'will be "He Lives."
At the. evening service a film will
be "shown. There will be "special
music at the Easter services.
Father Sruba, at St. Cecilia's,
has announced special masses and
confession houM. On Wednesday
night, April 6. confessions, will be
heard from 7:30-to &:30 p.m.
On Thursday morning, tuere
will be a mass at 9 a.m. There will
be a Holy Hour that evening at
7:30 and confession will follow.
There will be confession Good
Friday morning at 11 o'clock.
There will be mass at 12 noon on
Good Friday. There will be confession from 7:30 to 8:30 that
evening.
On Holy Saturday, Blessings
and Mass will be said at 7:30 a.m.
Confessions will be heard from 3 *
to 5 p.m., and from 7 to 9 p.m. On
Easter Sunday, there will be mass
es at 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Palm Sunday sermon at St.
John's Evangelical Lutheran
church will be "Behold, Thy King
Cometh Unto Thee", Rev. Robert
Voss, Pastor, said. The choir will
sing "Ride On In Majesty."
Good Friday Services will ba
held at S p.m. Holy Communion
will be celebrated at the service.
No sermdn has, been announced
yet for Easter Sunday^.
One of the first Holy Weefc
events In the Methodist schedule
will be the Candlelighting Ceremony, Thursday evening at 8 p.m.
the next day ^ they "will observe
a community Good Friday service
with the\Church of God and the
Congregational Churches.
Saturday morning at nine o'clock
the Methodists will gather for the
annual public Easter Breakfast,
sponsored by the W.S.C.S.
On Easter Sunday, there will be
two services given to accomodate1
Easter -throngs. The identical services will be given at 8 a.m. and
10 a.m.
Palm Sunday at the First Baptist Church will have a triumphal
note with Miss Kay Loomis as organist for the morning, playing
"The Psalms."
After the Palm Sunday message
by the pastor, communion will be
observed.
The Easter morning service will
feature Miss Barbara Treitch at
the organ. There will be special
musical numbers- including the
Rolbinette Sisters and the BaSber
Trio. The offeratoi-y will be a
piano - organ duet by MisBes Bren,-
da and Barbara Trietch "entitled
"The Easter Fantasy" -by Clarence
Kohlmahn.
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Farwell News
6
Society
5
.City Briefs
7
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7
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10
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12
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