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Ten Cenls Copy
New Series, Vol. 63, No. 42
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Local Ibsewfcts See Duty At Camp McCoy
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At Camp McCoy. Wisconsin ihis week, members of
Clare's Company M, U. S. Army'Reserve unit were photographed at an instruction sessipn in the Manual of Arms.
Sgt. Harley L. Teeiar of llSVfe E. Fourth Street, Clare.
Michigan, is instructing on the Manual of Arms with the
rifle to the following enlisted mens (left to right) PFC Kar-
lyie Cpvearl, Route 1. farwell. Michigan; Pfc. William L.
Comer, Route 2, Clare, Michigan; PFC. Donald C. Magnus,
Route 3, Clare, Michigan; PFC Phillip E. Goudie, Route 3,
Clare, Michigan; PFC. Donald A. Case, Route 3, Harrison,
Michigan; and Cpl, William E. Campbell, 212 W. First
Street, Clare, Michigan. The 70th Division concludes its
training at McCoy, July 9. u. s. Army Photo
Rosebush Homecoming Day
Ready For This Weekend
Aj Beef Barbecue, a Home Talent'Variety- Show, and a baseball
game between Leatou and Rosebush both of the Central Michigan
League will highlighf the annual
Rosebush Homecoming, scheduled
for Saturday, July 9, "lit the Rosebush 'Memorial Field.
A program of events has been
planned as follows: 10.00 - 12:00
a. iii., a decathlon of sports events
and contests for boys between the
ages of 12 and 19. 11:00 a. m. -
2:00 p m. Barbecue dinner.
1:00 Rosebush Boys' Baseball
LeagueYwill play Leaton. 2:30 Lea«
ton*vs. Rosebush baseball of Cenral
Michigan League. 4:30 Rosebush
Boys'. Baseball League vs. Center.
5:00 - 7:00 p. m. Barbecue supper. 7:30 p. m. Children's Parade
in "Western Style". 8:00 Home Talent Variety Show directed by Harvey Lowery,
Formerly the Children's Parade
was held in the forenoon but this
year the Parade will be held in the
evening previous to the Talent
Show.
All participants are requested to
dress in Davy.Crockett or Western
Style.
An all-day program has been
carefully planned for your enjoyment. Make it a point to meet' your
friends and enjoy a day of relaxation, fun, or excitement as you
choose, and attend this annual
event.
Bowling Teams
Get Prizes At
Tdutifeffieiits
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The prize money checks have
arrived for the Marble Auto Collision ladies bowling team, captain
Phyllis Hartshorii said.
The team competed at state
tournaments in Jackson, in February, and was notified of their
ratings and prizes.
In the team event, the group
placed 68th, out Of over -900 that
showed in the money, The team
had a score of 2773, and won $50.
iI'-hyriiB Hartshorn, Frances J?olle,
I Kate Paxton of Coleman. Glenda
Haring, and Betty Thatcher are
on the team.
In   the   Singles,   Frances   Bolle
Ask .3 Mill
School Tax
To Get Aid
The Clare Public School annual
school meeting will be held at the
high school auditorium next Monday evening, July 11th at 8:00
p.m. .     .-     •   ,
Business to be transacted includes the election of two trustees
for three year terms. Dr. C. B.
Neff, board secretary ahd Richard,
GroveS, vice president, are candi- # was 413th, with a 500 score, and
themselves,
have   been
No
an-
won |4. Phyllis Hartshorn was
723rd and with a 574 score, won
$3.
In   the   Doubles,   Frances   Bolle
and Phyllis Hartshorn placed 68th,
ih order that the»with a score of 1167, and drew $41
will   qualify    for In   All-Events,   Phyllis   Hart3horn
| placed 79th, with a score of 1772
and wott $9. Kate Paxton placed
148th with 1742, and won $6. Frances   Bolle  placed  258th   and   won
?2.50 on 1714. Betty Thatcher won
$2 for being first with 1644 in the
871st place.
The tourney ran from January
through June, before all the teams
in the state had bowled, and results, were just announced.
dates to Succeed
other candidates
nounced.
A vote will-also be held to raise
the school operating tax levy  by
.3  of one mill
Clare    district
State Aid!
10 mills for operating purposes
is necessary on Clare's county
equalized valuation ih order to receive state aid, and the County
Tax Allocation Board allocated 9.7
mills for Clare, making the special
vote' necessary.
Any one residing within the
school district boundaries is eligible to attend the meeting and vote.
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Authorize Start of Work On City's
Street Surface, Sewers, Water Well
FieldTrials
For RetrleYer§
The first field trial for retriever
dbgs to be held north, of the Detroit area is scheduled for the Sag-
ihaw area this corning Sunday,
•With about 25 dogs representing the
three retrieVer breeds being entered. Labrador, Golden, and Chesapeake Bay retrievers will compete
in all-water tests in two divisions:
Derby, for dogs under two years
of age, and an open all-take for advanced dogs. The trial will be held
under the .auspices of the Wolverine Retriever Club, with planning
under the' direction of member in
Saginaw, Midland, and Clare.
This trial is being held primarily
to interest dog owners in this area
in the retriever breeeds, the use of.
which dogs is gaining widespread
popularity with the increase in
hunting pressure, and the humane
necessity of -halting the loss of
crippled upland birds and waterfowl. Tests are designed solely to
add to the retriever dog's ability
to aid his handler in bringing game
to bag, and to enhance his value
as a hunting companion.
The trial area is the Wacker-
Timm marsh, located on the east
side of U. S. 23 between Saginaw
•and Bay City, about two miles
Highway markers will direct to the
specific location. Tests will begin
at 9 a. m. There is no charge to the
public All interested persons,
whether dog-owners or not, are
cordially invited.
Class Of'25 Meets After 30 Years
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Thirty years after graduation,'
the Clare High School Class of 1925
met again Sunday, July 3, at its
first class reunion,
Fourteen of the original class of
thirty were present with wives,
husbands and guests.
The get-together was held in the
Fifth Avenue room of the Hotel
Doherty and, a delicious ham dinner was served at one o'clock.
Mrs, Emma (Jennings) Sager,
vice president of the class was
acting chairman, and with others
pf the Class residing in Clare made
up the planning committee.
Frank Bicknell, w^s class president, Kathleen (Durnin) Swanon
of Greenville, secretary, and Elizabeth Wildman, now Mrs, Gordon
Mcintosh, served as treasurer.
In the absence of the secretary,
who sent regrets, Mrs. James Yeoman, (Fannie Corbin) acted as secretary, for the afternoon. She also
took a number of pictures of "the
group.
The president of the class turned
the meeting over to Mrs S,ager,
who called the roll. Each bias's
member, told .of their life history,
since ' graduation, and ' brought
back -memories of school- days.
Letters pf regret were read from,
those pnable to attend. It was voted to have a reunion every five
years, with the next one to be in
1960, date to be sometime early in
July. Mrs. Sager was unanimously
elected to again serve as chairman
for the event.
The Glass of 1925 was among the
first classes to graduate from the
new school which had been erected
following the fire. During the period of building, many of the classes
had been held in the Clare Methodist Church and other places hi the
community.
At the time of graduation, this
Class |eft a memorial the velvet
curtain in the school auditotrium
which have been used all through
the years.
Members discussed the possibility of starting a "Curtain Fund",
for a new curtain which is badly
needed. This could' be started by
Contributions from the class members. The group hoped that the
school, other classes an all inter-
eted people would help carry on
the project. It was stipulated that
the Class be permitted to have its
name on the curtain the same as
the original one. •
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Louis Becker, who gave the Class
History, read it at this time, bringing back many' fond memories.
■Frank Bicknell and Vern.Stevens
and Becker were the Only three of
the graduating classs that started
in-the'Kindergarten .at Clarfe High
School,
Mrs. Mcintosh displayed a scrap
ibook* which she had compiled oi
information concerning the class.
.A memory book belonging to Mrs.
Gertrude (McConneli) Watters of
St. Paul, Minnesota, was also on
diplay. -She was unable to bo pre*
sent.
j   Superintendent, and Mrs. G, E.
Bogan were the only faculty representatives present. Many others
ent regrets, including Mrs. Stella
Lampman, of Hastings, who is laid
up with a broken hip. The group
compiled a letter to be sent to her.
Special guests were Mrs. Edna
(Ritter) Shdathelm of Clio, Mrs.
Olga (Dixon) Dust of Saginaw,
who were classmates but made
high chool in three years, graduating in 1924, and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Taylor (Fern McNeil) of
Mounds Illinois, a- member of the
class, who left school during her
junior year.
The class regret the loss of three
members by death, Russell Chaffee in 1929; Theodore Bowler, *in
1948 and Vern Stevens in 1955.
Class members attending from
out of town were Dr. Frank Bick1-
nell of Detroit; Reardon Caple and
Mrs. Caple of Midland; Mr. and
Mrs. James Welty (Victoria
Grewc) of Flint; Mr and Mrs, Leo
Mulder (Emma House) and two
children of Lansing; Ralph Artibee, and friend Mrs. Florence McBride of Monfoe; Mr*-,. Bernice
(Lansing) Moline of Mt. Pleasant,
Local members present were
Mrs. Sager, Mr. and Mrs, Mcintosh, Mr, and Mrs. Becker, Gerald
Thayer and Mrs. Thayer, John
Rodabaugh and Mrs. Rodabaugh,
Paul KOch, Mr. and Mrs. Loren
Birdsall (Lula Wooolston) and Mr.
and Mrs. Yeoman. Daniel Brief of
San Antonio Texas arrived in Clare
too late for the dinner but was able
to talk to a few of the classmates
in the evening. George Teeter of
Clare, was absent, due to his wife's
illness.
Other member of the class unable to attend besides those mentioned above were: Elsie Shull
Higgenbottom of Pheonix, Arizona,
Helen Stroupe Hebers of Monrovia,
Calfornia, Rose Hodkinson Galloway of Herniock, Howard Waite of
Colorado Springs,, Colorado,
Lena -Timm Gr-iham of East Detroit, Essie Badgley Willliams ol
Battle Creek, Madeline Desor-
meau, now Sister Leonarda of
Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo, Vel-
ma Miller Shakleford, of Flint,
Hattie Parker, was the only member of the class, the committee
was unable to locate. She joined
the class in the senior year, and
left Clare soon afterwards.
Call Two
For Service
In Army
Two    Clare    county   men   will
leave for the Army this month.
Robert Robins, of Harrison, and
I Gerald Taylor, of Lake, will leave
for induction on July 12.
\    Two   more   will   be   called   in
/ August.
Water Supply
Following a water supply failure
during * Friday night's electrical
storm, the Glare City Commission
has taken steps to provide for an
emergency water supply.
.Alarmed when the temporary-
electric power shutdown stopped
pumping operations at the city's
Water, wells, the commission placed the problem at the top of a list
of matters for action at the
earliest possible time. The possibility - of, a serious fire or sanitary
emergency -with Clare's water reserves gone made immediate steps
to correct the situation of the
highest priority.
City ■ Manager Willard Wedge
has. been authorized by the commission to look into the possibility of attaching a power take-off
pumping unit to water well number two, to be fueled by gas.
The power" supply might'either
be a gas. engine, or from some
piece of city equipment such as a
oulldozei*. ,
The' auxiliary water supply
wo.ujd be in case of a large fire
breaking out during. a time of
electric, power failure or like
emergencies.
Consumers Power Company's official log placed the power inter
ruptlon from 6:30 to 7 o'clock p.m
on Friday when storm lightning
during the storm apparently
struck the high voltage line from
the company's source at Edenville.
At the Clare substation the iutor-
niation was that a "breaker" haa
been opened during the storm.
Wedge said that since tanks on
the fire trucks are kept filled, a
small fire could probably be controlled, but that a big fire would
*irequlre this extra water supply.
. The city's newest ^ water well,
Number Three* js- "expected to-
start pumping about the first of
August. Contract for the new
pump and accessories has been let
to Lane, Northern Company of
Lansing, working on a cost plus"
basis.
The city is to furnish fittings,
base and pumphouse for Water
Well Number Three, and will hire
the electrician to do the work.
Lane, Northern, estimates their
cost at about $1,488.
Water Well Number Three will
pump an estimated 500 gallons per
minute, according to Wedge.
Had* Kigar
Swim Guard
At Cedar Park
■ There -will be supervision at the
Tobacco River swimming hole in
the Clare. Tourist Park during
designated hours of the day, according .to Kiwanian Rod LeSage.
So far, Kiwanis and. the city are
contributing to a fund to pay a
pool supervisor. The City Commission agreed to the arrangement
at Tuesday night's meeting.
, Hadley Kigar has been hired as
Cedar Park supervisor, and will
be oh duty from 10 a.m. to 12
noon, and 1:30 to 6 p.m. daily.'
Parents are reminded that children swimming at other than these
specified hours do so on their owu
responsibility.
Harrison Girl
Wins Contest
Note
Book
Karolyn Amble, daughter of
Supt. and Mrs. Charles Amble of
Harrison, was the winner of the
Miss Independe»ce Day contest at
Harrison this week end.
. She was chosen by a panel of
out-of-town judges, at Saturday
night's dance, and crowned by
U. S, Congressional Representative Alvin Bentley. Karolyn is a
student at Central Michigan College, Mt. Pleasant.
Second place winner was Pat
Dicken, the Gladwin entry. Contestants came from Gladwin,
Houghton Lake, St. Louis, Wolverine, Rosebush, Harrison, and
Clare.
The   St.   Louis   and   Houghton
'Lake entries tied for third place.
At an amateur show held July &
City improvements coming up in Clare this summer'will
be new curb and gutter at several locations, some streets
blaektopped, and progress in the city's sewer expansion
plans. These installations together with solutions for the ^
limping city water supply and.the supervision problem atV
Cedar Park Swimming Hole occupied the City Commission.
Tuesday evening in one of the busiest and most productive
sessions in recent weeks,       '     '■      '
Mayor Albert Haley, commissioners Cooper, Groves, Seit-s
: er, and Walters were present, and City Attorney Ted Pixley, City Manager Willard Wedge, and Clerk Alex McKin-'
*qon also took a part in the discussions.
I At Tuesday night's meeting of
• the city commission, Bader " aud
I Mayer were awarded a contract to
i lay about 13,600 square feet of
sidewalk and 1500 lineal feet- of
new" curb and guttei*.
The contractors had a low bid
of 33c a square yard for the-.sidewalk, and "31,75 per linear foot Of
curb and gutter.
Curbs and gutters will go; in on
parts of John R. street,. McEwan
street, East and West Sixth,
Cleveland street, along City Park
on the west side of Fourth and on
the west side of Beech streets.
Old sidewalk near the City Hall
will be replaced.
The commission also authorized
work to start imediately on construction of a sewer on Maple
between First and Second streets,
and on Second street west of
Maple.
Streets in various parts of the
city are being readied for a black-
topping job.
Parts of First street, Maple,
State, Seventh, Wheaton, and
Court street will ba surfaced.
Farm Loss
$25,000 I»
Sexton Fire
Lightning struck the barn on
the Frederick Sexton farm near
Clare Friday night, and burned it
to the ground for a $25,000 fire
loss.
The farm is located a mile east
and % mile south of Clare. The
barn was hit at about 6:10 p.m.
during Friday night's elecric
storm.
Sexton had milked six cows
when the power went off. He
turned the cows out, and went to
the house. The barn was hit, and
hurst into flames before Sexton
Could run back from the house
again.
The Clare Fire department was
called and saved the milk shed
nearby. Eleven cows, seven young
cattle and three hogs were lost in
the blaze. About 60 tons of hay
burned.
The loss was partially covered
by insurance. Following the fire.
Sexton found four young calves
at Harrison, Edith Golmus of^in the silo pit that are alive and
Clare was named first place win-1 apparently all right, he said. There
ner. She played the guitar and | were also Borne chickens saved the
sang. same way.
New Front A-Building At
Clare General Hospital
Within the next two or three weeks, Clare General Hospital will have a brand-new 15x24 feet addition on the front
of the building, according to Rodney LeSage, hospital administrator.
The addition waS started Tuesday last weekt and the job IS now
Kudolph, the crippled ppt
deer that lived in the Hebert's
earners area, is dead. He was
killed when a car hit him a few
days ago.
Fishermen who saw Joe Greer's
lunker-trout on TV, are inquiring
about where he caught the big
brown, so they can go out to try
and match him. That'll take a
fancy piece of matching,
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In the Sentinel mail recently,
Was a letter to the editor regarding the reopening of Loon
Lake to the public. But it
wasn't signed, so it wasn't
printed. Letters" to the editor
are welcome, and even requested, but a signature must
be enclosed. We will withhold
names if the writer asks it, but
it's, necessary that we kn o w
who the .letter comes from.
Bloodtesting In
Harrison, Farwell
Health District Seven personnel
have set dates for food handlers
blood tests-in Farwell and .Harrison. Blood testing will be done
from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.ni, in
the Methodist church basement in
Farwell, July 14.
- In Harrison, the testing will be
done July 13, ih the Court House
basement, with hours from 3 to
11 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m.
The service is free, and is an
opportunity for food handlers to
obtain Food Handlers cards. This
is the last time the service will
be offered this year. Bloodtesting
has already been done in Clare.
well underway.
New ..office;; Spa.Ce and & .,-12x15
foot expansion in the lobby will
occupy the added area.
The front will have a modern
finish, with glass and aluminum,
and brick facing, somewhat like
the new Clare Hardware Company
front, LeSage said. A canopy will
complete the plans.
Three new interns have arrived
at the hospital to start their year
of hospital practice.
They are Dr. William Castle,
Dr. Thomas J. Doll, and Dr. Robert Keyes. Dr. Doll and Dr. Keyes
graduated this* year from the
Chicago College of Osteopathy and
Dr. Castle from the Kirksville
College of Osteopathy, at Kirks-
, ville,  Missouri.
This will be the second year
that Clare General Hospital has
been approved for interne training.
Thursday night, hospital per
sonnei gave a' farewell, dinner at
the Hotel Doherty for the three
internes wro have finished ttieir
year's work. The dinner also
marked the completion of the
first year of interne training approval for the hospital,
Honored guests were Dr. Irving
I. Moses, Dr. Richard Gordon,, and
Dr, Jerome Kaufman, wlio canie
here July, 1 last year.
The three men were presented
with gifts from the group as well
as certificate of hospital internship, issued by the Clare hospital.
Baptist Speaker
Announced
Rev. Peter Elgersma of the
Wyoming Park Baptist Church,
Grand Rapids, will be the guest
speaker each evening beginning
Tuesday, July 12, and running
through July 17* at the Dover
Church.
1 Rev. Elgersma will speak on
Prophecy each evehing at 8 p.m.,
using a descriptive chart.
'The public is invited to attend
and enjoy the Special music and
messages.
4-H People
Honored
At MSC
Local 4-H Club leaders were
initiated Wednesday evening into
the State 4-H Service Club, along
with 4-H Club boys and girls who
were also selected to be members
The initiation was held as part of
Michigan 4iH Club Week in progress at Michigan State University.
The members hond'red were
chosen and approved by former
Service Club members after recommendation from county extension officers. The leaders honored
were recommended by county .ex,-.
tension officers. In all cases the
basis of selection was outstanding
service to the 4-H Club program.
In the Clare area, ■ Mrs. Marion
Magnus, of Clare and Mrs. Sylvia
Richmond of Gladwin, were leaders honored. Pat Pudvay, of ,Ciare(
was a Club member-honored,    ,
Rotary Paper
On Earlier
Schedule
Preparations are being made for
the Second annual' issue of the
Clare Rotai*y Club newspaper, last
year titled the Rotary Chronicle.
Rotary Club members have been
assigned to committees working
on the advertising, reporting, writing, sale and distribution of the
paper, and work has been in progress for several months.
Receipts from the sale of the
nwespaper are used in Rotary's
work with crippled children, Boy
"Scouts, and other civic and charitable enterprises in and around
Clare.
All of the special features of
last year's paper will be included
in-the 1955 edition with some new
items being added. The misspelled
word contest Which had entries
last year from • all over Michigan
and from as far away as Pennsylvania and Oklahoma, will be featured again this yeai\ More pictures and greater reader interest
are goals of the editorial staff.
The, 1955 issue has as its theme,
the social and cultural history of
the area surrounding Clare, with
such places as Hatton, Dover,
Brown's Corners, Loomis, Wood's
Store among the many to be,reported about, and chronicled.
Long time residents Of the area
will be approached soon by members of the editorial staff of the
Rotary paper in their quest for
newsworthy items.
Rotarians feel that they have a
project which renews interest in
the early history of this area and
furnishes enjoyable reading and
much information for current residents, and in so doing serves a
worthwhile civic purpose. The
funds realized make it possible for
Rotary to continue its fine record
of work as a service organization.
B6' watching and waiting for
your -1955 paper as it should be
jam-packed with interesting items,
and if you're called on to furnish
information, be sure to help out.
lions, Bears
At Top In
Little League
At the end of last week's play,
the Little League still had a two-
way draw between the Lions and
the Boars for first place standing.
The Lions? sponsored by-'•*&&
Clare Sentinel and Clare Furniture
Company, and the Bears, sponsored by Scott Drilling and the Citizen's State Bank, each had a four
win, one loss record with a .800
average. '
The Cubs, sponsored by Olson
Theatres and Bicknell's, were in
third place, with the Tigers, of
Clare Hardware and Bryant's Gulf
Service in fourth place.
Wayne Seiter, of the Tigers,
batting a scorching .535 for 15
times at bat in five games, holds
the season's batting first place so
far. These standings were as of
July 1.
Starting off the playing week on
Monday, June 27, the Lions threw
a 9-0 shutout at the Tigers. Mickey
Campbell paced the Lions with a
grand slam home run in the second
inning. It was his third roiind trip'
clout of the season. Wayne Seiter
had two hits out of three for the
Tigers.
Winning battery was Lloyd
Eberhart and John Ruark for the
Lions.
On Tuesday, June 28, the Bears
came from behind in the fifth inning to beat the Cubs, 4-3.
Joey Graves drove in two runs
for the Bears. His hit in the fifth
brought in the winning run. Mike
Tice had two out of three for the
Cubs, one of them a triple.
Pitching and catching for the
Bears, Jim Norcutt and John Wicklund were the winning battery.
On Wednesday, June 29, the
Lions' winning- battery combination, Mickey Campbell. and John
Ruark, shut the cubs out, 12-0.
Ray Murphy did a big stroke of
work for the Lions when he slammed out a triple with the bases
loaded. Tom Neff and Charles
Sterling had hits for the Cubs, but
could not cash in oh them.
Thursday's game, June 30, the
last of the week, ended With the
Bears taking an 8-7 decision front
the Tigers. Winning battery was
Roy Warner and John Wicklund,
Joey Graves, Mel Seiter and*
John Wicklund all had a two "hits
out of three game average for the
Bears. Wayne Seiter had three out
of four for the Tigers. •
On Inside Pages
Harrison
2
City Briefs   ■
3
Lake News
3
Social News
5
Farwell News
6
•S-ssebush
0
T. V. Guide
11
Farm News
13
Want Ads - Notices -
14 - 15 -1(5
Beaverton News
16
Harrison
Couple Hurt
In Crash
Mr. ahd Mrs. Howard Eaton, of,
Harrison, were injured Friday in
a head-on automobile collision on-
US-10, east of Sanford. *
The accident occurred at about
4 p.mw as they „ were returning
from visiting their son, David,
who is a polio patient in Bay City
General Hospital,
Eaton suffered multiple - lacera,-.
tions  and  fractures  of the  face,
head and chest. Mrs. Eaton received multiple lacerations of the face.
The couple was taken to Midland Hospital. Four year old David was said to be .improving at
Bay City. Me is Clare county's
first reported polio case*