1956-04-05; Clare Sentinel

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CLARII. ^<?H-iSA^. fHyRSDAY   APRIL 5, 1956    ,
New Series, Vol. S_,'No, 29
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£-ec£ Schroeder,
Nivison and Co
To Commission
Two new members of 'Clare's City Commission, elected
last Monday, will take their places on April 16 when the first,
meeting of the new body will be called in the city hall.
Gerald Nivison and Paul Schroed6r who ran first and second
in the field of five candidates are the first-time offices
holders on the commission.
Charles Cooper, presently a commission member will be
the third man sworn in to office. He was returned to his seat
in the balloting.
A thin trickle of voters last Monday resulted in low totals
for the whole ticket. The final count placed the unofficial
vote count at only 330 in the election.
Nivison received 207 votes to
lead the list of candidates while'
Schroeder polled 187 to take second spot. Cooper followed with a
total of 174.
-Robert Walters, incumbent, failed to return to a commission chair
■as he and Ken Roe trailed the first
three.
William B. Dunlop was returned
by the voters for another term as
Justice of the Peace when he
counted a total of 245 votes. He
was unopposed for the job.
The election board had an easy
time of it with the light vote turnout and they completed the task
of counting ballots at nine o'clock.
The city commissioners now 1_
office are scheduled to hold their
last meeting tonight and they will
canvass the vote and declare the
official winners of the election.
Opening order of business for
the commission one week from
Monday will be the choice of one
of the members for Clare's.mayor.
Albert Haley is favored to succeed
himself as the city's chief executive. Another early consideration
for the new commission will be the
approval for the mayor's list of
city appointees.
Youngsters
Collect 15 Bags
Of Clothing   *■ *
Clare Public School children collected fifteen hags of .good used
clothing for the Save The Children
Federation, a child seTvices agency
that distributes clothing to needy
youngsters In the southern Appalachian mountains and on the Navajo Indian reservation.
Ciare school superintendent Richard Wheeler credited teachers
and student council for their work
in plannnig, and supervision.
The Save The Children group also sends clothing to Europe and
Korea, and stockpiles for use during disaster periods, as floods,
fires ancl earthquakes.
The Federation sent the Student
Council of CHS a certificate of
award for the school's work during
the drive.
Coleman Boys
Held After
Clare Theft
The Log Cabin grocery at East
Fifth and Jefferson, Clare, was
broken in to for the third time iu
only a few mouths Tuesday evening aud Michigan State Police are
holding four Coleman youths who
allegedly admitted knowledge ot
the crime. The boys were picked
up early "Wednesday at Colemau
after a similar robbery was reported there.
Clare Police officer William Bell
found the glass of the door at the
grocery shattered when the. nightly
door check was made, and notified State Police. Meanwhile a
radio call came from Coleman that
there had been _ breaking and
eutering there.
State troopers went to the scene
of the Coleman break-in where
they found a trail that led to the
boys. All were of high school age.
A Quantity of beer was found missing in both business places entered.
The four youths "_*- detained at
M*., _Fle-"jant* for questioning by
State Police In other area petty
crime incidents.
Earlier Tuesday, George R. Al-
key, of Harrison, was arrested by
Clare 'and State Police, on a complaint from Davys' D'epartmeut
store, and charged with writing
checks on a non-existent bank account.
Police said Aikey had written
several of the r checks in other
Clare businesses. He stood mute
Avhen arraigned before Justice William B. Dunlop Tuesday afternoon.
Another examination has been arranged later in the week. He was
placed on $500 bohd and is being
held in the county jail at Harrison,
•Police urge Clare merchants and
business men to be very wary
when cashing checks for strangers.
MEA Region 12 Institute
Set For Clare School
The Early Elementary division
of the Region 12 Michigan Education Association Institute will meet
at Clare Public School on April 13,
Mrs. Leota VanEvery, Clare
school kindergarten teacher, is
chairman of the program and will
be assisted by two other Clare
teachers, Helen Garthe and Verona White, and by one from Midland, one from Freeland, and two
from Mt. Pleasant.
The PTA has planned a coffee
hour for 3 p.m. ' with Mrs. Lawrence Shelander acting as chairman.
On the program will be Mrs*
VanEvery, as chairman; a Flag
salute, led by Clare Boy Scouts;
Mrs. Nancy Jabara, Clare .music
teacher, directing children in elementary  chorus and folk dances;
A greeting by Albert Haley,
mayor of Clare; a welcome by
school superintendent Richard
Wheeler; and the main speaker of
the day. Eugene Pen-in, Dow puu-
lic relations man, talking on
"Chemistry's New Dimensions". "
The day -will also include general
sessions, an invocation by Hugh
Kennedy, pastor of the Clare Congregational church, a business
meeting and a luncheon.
Jn the afternoon, the group will
break Up for tin*ee special sessions,
6n Integration of-Language Arts,
Kindergarten, and Reading and
Reading-Disabilities.
Information
For Schools
Information obtained by Fralflt
Rilett, acting as a representative
for the Clare Rural area, will be
available by contacting Mr. Rilett
and his committee on school reorganization, who "will present this
information to any group or groups
of citizens at „ny time.
Clare  County Board
or Education
Lenord Schwanz, Secretary
Dow PR Man
To Speak To
PTA Group
"Chemistry's New Dimensions"
will be the subject of a talk by
Eugene E. Perrin of the Dow
Chemical Company's Public Relations Department when he addresses regional elementary teachers at the Clare High School on
April 13.
Perrin will give some example''
of the role the chemical industry
is playing in bringing ne'w products to ' the American consumer
and in providing more jobs and
business opportunities in our growing economy. He will also discuss
the necessity for teachers and industry to jointly stimulate student
interest in the fields of. science to
help insure America's world technical leadership,
Perrin has been a Dow employee
since 1943 and lias worked in
Sales, Advertising, and Public Relations. He was educated at, Michigan State "University and taught in
a high school for two yeai's and iu
a private business college for four
years  before joining Dow.
Kraft Honors
V, Bergstrom
The Kraft Foods Company Bulk
Plant in Clare, honored V. A. Bergstrom, Plant i Manager, on April 2,
1.5'', when h'e was given the Kraft
Award representing the- company's
appreciation for twenty years of
loyal service.
The twenty-year award for men
is a gold tie clasp with a specially
designed shield displaying four
stars, one for each five-year period.
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They Were First Delwin Qxqhge Members
A quarter of a century agfo, these people signed up as. charter, members of the Delwin
Grange. Now on April 10, the-/ll be on hatldto __el*p cefebrp-Ee Del-win's silver anniversary of grange service and fraiernity.
Left to right standing are Bernise Moore, Mary Morrison, and George Dixon. Seated
in fyont are Martha Watson and John Watson. Murray Mobre Photo
Court Fine-
Youths For
Beer In Car
Pour minor yout_s were arrest
ed on McEwan Street in Clare by
local police early Sunday morning
and charged with having beer in
their possession.
Tlie boys, Duane Mcintosh, 19,
of Rural Gladwin, James Riske,
20, of rural Harrison, Delbcrt
Riske. 19, of rural Harrison, and a
17 year old rural Harrison b*>y,
were arraigned in Clare Municipal court on April 3.
Justice William B. Dunlop assessed $12 fine and court costs on
two of the youths, and $ 19.30 each
on the other two.       ■       _
Earlier in the week Clare Police
investigated an accident at McEwan Street, on Friday, March 30.
Marvin Mumrow, of Frederick, a
conservation department employee, was driving south dn McEwan, when police said "his car
was struck in the rear by one
driven by Ralph Jay Arts, of Far-
well.
Mumrow's car was stopped for
another vehicle in front, and police
said Arts was apparently unable
to stop when he came up behind
the other cars. Damage was estimated at $50 to the Mumrow car,
and $150 to the Arts car.
Arts appeared in Clare municipal court Tuesday morning, and
was assessed a $15 fine.
On Saturday, at 4 p.m. Leland
Alfred Pettit, of Lansing was going north on McEwan Street, when
Thomas Brady, of- Afton, coming
south, made a turn onto US-10 in
front of him, police said.
Mrs, Lila Pettit, a passenger in
her husband's car, was treated at
Clare Hospital for leg injuries.
Damage on the Pettit car was estimated at $-50, and on the Brady
car at $50. .
Little League
Tryouts
Coming Up
Tryouts for Little League Baseball players, to replace those who
nioved out of town or are too old
to play this year, will be held Saturday afternoon, April 21, at 1 j. mi.
at the field.
League secretary Bernard "Wilson emphasizes that boys who
played op a team last season do
not need to appear foi* the tryouts.
Only those who have not played
before should come.
Little League' play is scheduled
to start Sunday afternoon, May 20.
On Inside Pages
Harrison News 2
City Briefs _,
Farwell News' 6
Lake News 0
"Society News '     7
Sports News It
Church News 10
Farm News 11
Rosebush* News 1"
Want Ads - Notices 1G-17
Comics 17
Program Will Recall
Delwin 25-Xear History
Delwin Grange will celebr-to
its 25th anniversary on April 10,
and a fUU evening of entertainment and presentations will rnark
the occasion.
Five charter member* of Delwin
will be presented with ehartqr"
member pins . They are Bernise
Moore, Mary Morrison, George
Dixon, Martha Watson, and John
Watson.
Past masters will also be presented with pins.. The meeting will
be open, and all grangers are w__-
como. The Bowen Busy Bees 4-H
club will put on the Hillbilly Wedding act for -which they are Veil-
known, as the evening's special
feature.
State officers will be present
for the occasion, and a potluck
lunch-will be served.
.' The first meeting of the Delwin
Grange .was held January 14, 1931
in the Denver Township hall in the
village of Delwin. Charles M_in-
prise, Master of Coleman Grange,
conducted the meeting. The minutes were recorded by Bernise
Moore of Wise. Officers were elected and the Coleman Grange members presented _ program.
The next nieeting was conducted
by the new officers. After that, at
times meetings were opened by
Franc's Shelby, Master of Geneva
Grange; Jennings Archambault,
Master of Mt. Vernon Grange; Neil
McDonald, District Deputy from
Geneva Grange; and John Mowery,
Master of Coleman Grange. Sometimes the officers of those granges
filled the chairs at the meetings
and also installed the officers.
In April 1932, the Grangers purchased the Owens .Church and
part of an acre of land for one hundred dollars. The money was borrowed from the Coleman bank and
paid back twenty dollars at a time.
The shingles were paid for in the
same manner. In May the roen
shingled the hall and the first
meeting was held in the hall/ June
2, 1932.. Much of the money to pay
for the hall was made from card
parties and dances h-ld there.
Some of the women Workefl
many long hourg selling hot dogs
and coffee at these parties, Amohg
them were Edna Dixon, Mary Morrison, Anna Walker and Elsie
Methner."The price of a hot dog
and two cups of coffee was five
cents in those days.
March 1933, the Grange organized a baseball team with Otto
Methner _s manager..
In May -the last payment was
made and the (.range was out of
debt. The first meeting inJune,
the other granges were invited
and the- mortgage was burued as
the lady officers touched the match
to the paper.
'In May of 1954 Bruce Morrison
was elected nianager of the baseball team.
In the spring of 1930, a degree
team was organized with Eileen
Lawler as the captain. Their fSrst
work Was to initiate twenty-seven
candidates at Delwin Grange. In
June Ethel Lawler was elected
captain.
In February 1938, the Grange
purchased one hundred feet of
ground adjoining the hall for- parking space and sold the horse shod,
Which was the __st remaining symbol of the horse and buggy era.
During these years many suppers
and dances were held to finance
the baseball team.-
Ill Decerftbcr 1938, the hall was
wired for electricity. Fifty-nine
dollars were borrowed to pay for
the wiring. Then tickets were sold
_s a quilt which brought in s__ty
dollar, and eighty-six cents to pay
tho note. Frank Lynch of Rosebush
won theuquilt.
The first light bill was sixty-
nine cents. Milk could be bought
for* five cents a quart and two
pounds of coffee for thirty-four
cents.
In February 1951 the ceiling was
lowered and the hall redecorated,
The land was leased for oil for a
few years, in April 1955, some of
the Grangers put on a radio' program, over station WCEN in Mt.
Pleasant' This i_ typical of the efforts of advancement and coopeva-
tion that have been made by Del-
win Grange.
Through the winter of 1956, the
hall has again been cleaned, .painted, papered, redecorated, a' new
stove purchased, some new supplies put into service and others
repaired, new cupboards built, the
floor refinished, windows repaired,
and new draperies hung.
This was all done by members
donating their time and talents,
working, nights and Saturdays.
The Grange was especially grateful for the donation of the carpenter work, of building the cupboards.
It was this planning and working
together that built the Delwin
Grange through the dark years ol
the depression and the .darker
years ot war, from a feeble start
Of thirty-one members to a membership of one hundred twenty
members at the present time, Grangers believe. . „
/They have little doubt that Del-
win Grange will continue to grow
and expand even more in tlie next
twenty-five years.
Musical
Sunday At
Baptist Church
April 8 is designated as Musical
Sunday for April at the First Baptist church' anil Joseph Balback.
Professor of Music at Grand Rapids Seminary, attd John Bos,; gifted organist also of Grand -lapids.
are the guests chosen to assist in
presenting the program of the day.
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Professor Hatha ck is a distinctive tenor singer, widely iri demand iii churches in lower and
western Michigan. All .will appreciate hearing him. He will also bring
the message at the evening worship hour at 7; 45 o'clock,
' Local talent will assist with duet
and trio presentations. Visitors
ai'o welcome io hear and share
the program with the membership.
Plans Taking
Office
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Dallas Agle
Is 1,000th Baby
BornAtCGH
Dallas Dean ^.gle was born
March 31, at Clare General. Hospital, the one thousandth baby to arrive there, and the hospital staff
marked the occasion with some
pride.
Dallas' parents, Mr. 'and Mrs,
Gary Agle of rural Farwell, were
pretty proud, too, and especially so
When the hopsital presented their
new son with a $25 U, S, Savings
bond..
Mrs. Agle and husky, nine-pound-
tliree-ounce Dallas were reported
doiug very well,.
Of
'K' Award
Charles "Chuck" Ruby, Clare
High School senior won the Ki-
wanis Athletic award for 1956 on
.the basis of his scholastic, athletic,
and student citizenship activity record at Clare High. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ruby and the
second in the family to win the coveted award. Older brother ErVin
was a former winner during his
school years.
The presentation was made in
the highlighted ceremony at the
annual Kiwanis Athletic Banquet
held at the Doherty hotel last
Wednesday evening, March SR, and
following tradition, the ideimty of
the winner of the award was a secret until the moment of the announcement.
Honored at the affair were all
CHS lettermen with their parents
and coaches.    '
Attorney Robert Campbell, Kiwanis president, presented the
award.
Special' guests at the banquet
were past years' winners of the
Kiwanis award. It was the 21t_
annual presentation. Coach George
Perry Introduced the former winners. He also introduced the unCer-
classmen letterwinners, and the
senior letter winners of the year.
Dr. J, R. Gershon was toastmas-
ter, and introduced the speaker ot"
the evening, Clarence Johnson,
manager of the TJ. S. Olympic
weight liftirig team.
Johnson gave a talk on the good
sportsmanship among athletics in
his expedience. He presented Nor-
bet Schmansky. world's heavyweight, weight-lifting champion.
/ Sqhemansky gave a demonstration of the weight lifting form
that won him his title.
Clare JMayor
On Pairing List
Clare has been paired with Iron
Mountain for the annual exchange
of mayors during Michigan Week
in May.
Mayor Albert Haley has indicated that if an invitation is forthcoming from Iron Mountain, he
would be pleased to make the trip,
provided his schedule will allow it.
Invitations must be exchanged
by the two cities in the pair, before any definite plans can be
made.
Last year. Haley went to Lake
City as guest mayor, and the Lake
City mayor came here. Haley recalls that he thoroughly enjoyed
himself during the day long activities Lake City had planned for
him.
While there", he witnessed a tree
planting, and turned a hand himself, attended a luncheon, and saw
the Lake City band turned out for
a parade in his honor. Mrs. Haley
accompanied him, and was in turn
entertained for the day by various
women's groups in Lake City.
The 195G pairings also have Beaverton slated to exchange mayors
with Cqloma, Farwell with StUr-
gis, Gladwin -with Gladstone, and
Harrison with Alpena.
The Michigan Week. Mayor's- Exchange'committee urges that cities
mak§ arrangements for mayor exchanges hs early as possible, _s_o
that day of the Week a success.
Call For GOP
The county Republican convention will meet at the court house
at Harrison on Wednesday. April
18, at 10 a.m. to choose four delegates 'and four alternates to the
State convention in Detroit Saturday,-May 5.  ,
The announcement was made by
Mrs. "Montze Gee, of Farwell, secretary ' of the county committee.
President William Bowler, of the
committee, has been ill and was
not at the meeting last week .when
the announcement was made.
Three of Clare county _..most important government positions are going to be targets for candidates - in the General
Primaries next August, and whoever is nominated and witis
the final election, the jobs are going to filled by new officeholders.
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The Probate Judgeship, County Treasurer, and County
Sheriff are to be affected in the turnover at the county -seat
as Judge George Bates, Peter Oman and Everette Allen have
all annouced that they will not ;seek re-election, All three
ar_ veterans of years of cpunty service.
Judge Bates announced his  de- sheriff of the county:
cision to  retire    this week    aftev      _.,.,' ,
what will, be sjxteen year's* on the ,_.E.Fctcd , to succeed Alexander
Bench in Clare County's Probate WW Jud£a Bates to°k °ver in a
Court. Before his election a? ?u*.llc *.b. also *°*-*mo*-*1y held by
Judge,  he  served    four  years   a.- Judge   ri]omasj.    Dorsey who was
another long-time Judge of Probate.
At the time when Judge Bates
took office, he remembers that- til-
salary for the- position was "something iike $1,800 plus $300 more .for
holding court in juvenile cases,
plus the fees," The present salary
is $4,000 and the Judge receives no
fees.
', Mentioned as -a likely candidate
to run for Judge of Probate," is
Douglass McGregor, a Harrison
attorney.
Candidates for this non-partisan
office will be on the ballot in August'- General Primary Election,
and the two receiving the rhost
votes will enter a run-off contest
in the "November Election,        *
• Mr. Oman, Clare County Treasurer who has also decided' on" retirement after many years of service has held the job of County
Treasurer for 18 years. He sa'd
that his time In office occurred In
two periods one of four years, and
one of .fourteen years. No candidates have yet appeared to try for
tlie treasurer's job.
Sheriff Everette Allen who has
served two terms as Clare County's
chief Jaw enforcement officer has
said that he is Batisfied to hold to
his campaign declaration that he
would not run for a third term.
Predicting an "open" race to
determine his successor, "Sheriff
Allen says that he will .leave the
sheriff's office with wishes for
good luck to the next occupaht.
. "Whoever wins the, election: in
November wfll he %el_c_ie it? _«.o_.
in at the jail as often as h.elfKeS'
and pick up what points he 'cfti.
about the routine of tbe job", Allen offers. ••        ,-. ■
Early hat-in-the-riug ' candid_.es
for the sheriff 'job are Mickey McDonald, of Clare, and Jim Darling,
member Of the Board of Supervisors, Ed R. Bruce, of Harris.-.
More are. expected to file for the
contest as the time advances, >
• All three o.f the county's officials
who have decided not to continue
in public office have said that they
look foreward to their well-earned
leisure and freedom from the. daily
grind of their work. All are entitled to pension benefits of one
kind of another and have plans -lot-.
enjoying their retirement.   '"
Mrs. J. R. Gershon, on West
Wheaton street had crocuses
blooming in her backyard, and
big fat buds on hyacinths, BTS
(Before Tuesday's Storm.)
_ It says here in the Sentinel of
January 18„ 1902, that "Mr, and
Mrs. "William Haley, west* Seventh
street, entertained ... at their
home Tuesday evening . . . President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Hiawatha
Rolph, a descendant of Pocohontas
. . . (and) Blossom Seeley, a noted
singer . . ." Can any oldtimer verify this incident, or was it meant
for a joke?
Offer Trophy  ;
Wayne Pitts was high in Clare
Rifle and Pistol club shooting this
week, with a 237 actual s.core, and
a 287.68 with handicap.
Tom Byrns was next with 217,
actual, and 286.78 with handicap.
Monroe Marble wa_ next with 198
and 283.75.
The marksmen will move to outdoor rauges with the coming of
Bpring, and Dick Ford is rifle range
officer.
A trophy will be purchased and
the first member, to shoot high
score for anyfoUr weeks will receive permanent possession.
Second high score will get a
box of shells.
The group has been notified that
there application for membership
in the National Rifle Association
is being processed.
Pudvay, Ruby Receive
State Farmer Degree
CHUCK RtlBY
Two members of ,the Clare Chapter   of   the   Future   Farmers   of
Fellowship
Asks For Rags,
Magazines
Clare householders are urged to
gather up spare magazines and
rags, and have them all ready
when the members of the Junior
High Pilgrim Fellowship of the
Congregatidnal church come around
collecting.
Congregational pastor Hugh
Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy will
give a come-as-you-are breakfast
one weekend soon, and following
that, the Fellowship will go an an
all day collecting drive around the
city.
Those who want contributions
picked up immediately, ' or are
missed, should contact . Carta
Cooper.
PAT PUDVAY
America • were nominated for the
State Farmer degree at an FFA
convention in East Lansing March
26-27.
Pat Pudvay, sou of Mr. and Mrs.
Florcn Pudvay, and Charles Ruby,
son of Mr. aud Mrs. Ray Ruby,
received the degree on March 27.
Pat has been president of the
FFA for the past year. His farming
program includes nine. beef, thirty
sheep and thirty crops.
Charles was reporter .for the
FFA last year. On his tanning program are eight dairy cattle, ten
swine and twenty two crops.
Both young men were melnbei-s
of the farm management team that
took first place in the slate last
year. . ;
Official delegates from the Clare
chapter to the convention, held at
Michigan State University, were
Don Bay and Joint Jordaiu, Floyd
Norcutt, Clare high school vocational agriculture teacher, is the
advisor.
Pat Pudvay is president; Don
Hauel. yice president; Francis
Northoja, secretary; Bob Sharp,
treasurer; .Torn Beatty, reporter;,
and CaVl Strouse. sentinel.