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CLA.RE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNINO, OCTOBER 14,1954
$2.50 Yoar la Michigan
New Series, Vol. 63, No, 4
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Jail Offices Will Be
Useful For Storage
(This is the second of four ar- i tects before ' deciding to retain
tides by Robert S. Campbell to Cuthbert and Cuthbert. The archi-
appear for publication, to try to ' tect'jj fee are six percent of the
explain to the voters of Clare
County the facts and figures of the
present status of the new jail
proposition for Clare County.)
The Board of Supervisors has
retained the firm of Cuthbert and
Cuthbert/Architect and Engineer,
of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who are
recognized experts in the field of
jail construction; Mr. Ivan Cuthbert, senior member of the firm,
has been up several times to confer with the Board of Supervisors,
and also to confer with the Special
Jail Committee. The firm has also
made a preliminary survey so as
to estimate the cost of the jail,
which they have placed at
$135,000.00. This proposition will
be voted on by all electors at the
General Election, November 2,
1954.
The, present plan -being' studied
is a 18 prisoner jail. It has two
dormitories of. 8 prisoners, each
together with 2 separate cells for
more difficult prisoners. There is
also one part of the jail segregated for women prisoners. The living quarters for the .sheriff consists of a'living room, a kitchen
where meals for the prisoners
also are prepared, a utility r.oom
and.pantry combined, and three
besdrooms which are approximately 9'xir each. ' *
Y_he offices; for the sheriff consist of the main office, A record
and filini room, and an extra office which will probably be used
as a storeroom. The preliminary
plans also call for a visiting room
for-prisoners and their visitors to
meet, There is space provided for
a mugging room, which v/ill, probably, also be used at the present
for extra storage space. This, mug**
ging room is a room ior taking
prisoners' pictures, which 'might
be required before the usefulness
of the jail has expired. Picture
equipment will not be purchased
at tbiB time.*
Attached to the jail proper is a
two car garage for the sheriff's
car and as pictured, a part Jor the
storage of a boat and other life-
saving equipment which the Board
feels is-very necessary and practical in Clare County where we-
have an abundance of lakes aiid
rivers. The present plan calls for
a ranch-type degign -of one floor
"only.
The present plans are subject
to change by th6 Board of Supervisors,, as they can makeY any
■eh&ngdS-*hich they; feel .wo*!^****
more practical and better Suited
for Clare County. The Board is
tattling to .consider any suggestions
you might" have.
"The Board of Supervisors made
Inquiry in regard to several archi-
contract cost for a complete job,
of all professional services including preliminary designs, conferences, working drawing's, specifications, and full scale drawings
where necessary, drafting of proposal forms and' procurement of
tenders for work, keeping of accounts of committments and payments to the contractors and the
issuance of certificates to ' them,
and complete inspection^ of the
contractor's work at all times before payment. 'The architect must
be responsible as he has a large
responsibility and obligation to
undertake and fulfill, That is, why
special inquiry was made before
Cuthbert and Cuthbert were retained.
The Board of Supervisors have
tried to foresee the future and
plan accordingly, so that the proposed jail /will not outgrow its usefulness.
1 A
"New Products"
Exhibit Set
For Detroit
All 6t the small manufacturers
operating in Clare County and
surrounding area are urged to attend the "New "Products, New-
Methods and Patents Exhibits"
opening in Detroit, Tuesday, October 19 and continuing through^
Friday, October 22.
Thomas R. Reid, director of
civic affairs, "Ford Motor Co., is
general chairman of the Exhibit.
The exhibit will be held in the
Veterans' Memorial Bldg., Detroit, and is sponsored by the Detroit Board of Commerce, Greater
Michigan Inc., Michigan Employment Security Commission, Michigan Economic Development Com-,
mission, Michigan Manufacturers
Association, Michigan Federation
of Labor, Michigan CIO Council,
and the City of Detroit and in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Small
Business Administration.
Mrs. Erter
Escapes Hurt
In Car Crash
Two people escaped injuries
yeBterday about 1:25 p.m., in a
collision that occurred at the intersection of State and McEwan.
Mrs. Helen Erter was driving
East on State Street and Baid she
did not see a car that was coming
up McEwan, and drove into the
path of it. The Other car was driven by George E. Hutches, of Lansing.
Damage was estimated by Policeman Don Harrison at about
?200 to Hutches'' 1954 Mercury,
and about ?300 to Mrs. Erter's
1952 Plymouth. Mrg. Erter was.
ticketed for failure to yield right-
of-way. .
State Leaders
Address GOP
Crowd Here
An audience of more than forty-
five people gathered from Clare
ahd Harrison on Monday evening
at. the Clare City Hall to meet
party leaders from the state capitol, and the county seat in a Republican Rally sponsored by the
Clare County Republican Committee.
The meeting was called to order
by' William E. Bowler, -county
chairman, who turned the floor to
Circuit Judge Donald E. Holbrook,
who presided as master of ceremonies.
Speakers on the program were
headed by Lt. Governor Clarence
Reid and Michigan-State Attorney
General Frank Millard from Lansing, and Washington Congressman Elford Cederberg, of Bay
City.
In remarks by Lt. Governor
Reid, he took sharp issue with
campaign statements by Governor
Williams in which Reid charged
the governor had blamed the
GOP for unemployment in Michigan... . .. .,..,,■.■..
* *-*2?here were font -times rhvre
people out of work in 1940. than
there are- today", Reid said", and
that was a Democatic administration in office during those times.
"The American people do not
want high employment and prosperity ... by war", Reidtsaid.
Attorney General Milord followed Reid on the speaking schedule, and told the listeners that
Michigan was' going to have a
change in the governor's office.
"Donald S. Leonard is a sociable
man and easy to' meet, but you
don't find him neglecting his duties and attending all sorts of social events at the expense of good
government" he said.
Millard accused Governor Williams of "political dishonesty" in
his campaign of hostility towards
other state government leaders.
He described conditions in. the
Capitol where, he said the governor has failed to consult with, or
ask the advice of any qualified
people in the Highway Department or the Attorney General's office concerning, problems in their
fields.
Judge Holbrook took the occasion to speak a few words on be*
half of President Eisenhower's
Campaign to support the election
of Republican congressmen. And
State Representative Hugh Johnson acknowledged his introduction
by announcing that if he was reelected to his position at Lansing,
he would not' seek another term.
Emil Bucholz asked people to vote
for Ferguson for Senator.
Many county office holders and
Republican notables introduced at
the meeting included: Dan Holcomb, chairman of the Board of
Supervisors, Will Henderson, • county clerk, Peter Oman, county
treasurer. , '
George Bates, judge of Probate,
June Rose, coroner, Brucp Williams, drain commissioner, Carl
Bauer, candidate for road commissioner.
Congressman Cederberg spoke
briefly at the end of the meeting,
and entertained the crowd by
showing motion pictures of the explosion of the first test of the
Hydrogen bomb. Coffee and1 doughnuts were served.
Church Front
Collapses,
No One Hurt
The entire front of the Dover
Tabernacle, located six miles north
and east of Clare, collapsed Tuesday afternbon, apparently due to
an excavation being made at the
base of it. \
The excavation was being done
to put in tlie foundation for a
twenty foot extension that is to.be
added to the church. About four
feet of dirt had been lifted out
when an estimated 16 feet ot
masonry suddenly crashed into the
hole.
Although several men, including
the church's pastor, Arthur Cunningham, and Nial' and Lyle Abbott, Bill White, Phil Goudie, Bur-
ley Shaver and others, were working in the immediate area, no one
was hurt, according,to Mrs. Vernon Stevenson, who caHed the story
into the Sentinel.
The group had a tractor . and
power shovel on the job and it
was thought that vibrations might
have been part of the cause of the
collapse, she said.
And even though the accidentt
will mean delay in building the
extension, it will have its good effects, Mrs. Stevenson said.
.Originally, It was planned to
leave the old wall in for a partition between the main part of the
.cbutch . and the extension, and
simply allow accomodation for
it. Now a proper partition will be!
put int since the old masonry has
"been- removed, albeit unintentionally.
Call ,5*.
AnyTuesday
When ''the Sentinel put out its
first Thursday issue since 1878
last week, a new classified advertising deadline was set for 24
hours earlier.
The new deadline is 10:00 on
Tuesday mornings,
This is not to discourage classified advertisers. Classified advertising is a long-time, favorite
of the Sentinel, and makes up what
is probably one dt tbe best read
pages in the paper..
But with a limited number of
hours in a'week, production sched-
-Uies- must' be s^aheaa, .©'meet
the new publicitios day. Now the
classified page, which used to be
printed on Wednesday, is printed
on Tuesday. Hence, the liew deadline.
The Sentinel asks, and is confident of, advertiser cooperation
with this change of pace.
This announcement coincides
with the observance, in many
places, of National Want Ad Week.
DAN KOLENDA
'HERB KOLENDA
Four Kolenda Brothers
To Sing At Revivals
The Kolenda Evangelistic" Party the Kolenda Quartet after
will liead a revival' campaign' finally telling them to name-their
starting Sunday, October- 17.1 price. But these boys had conse*
Meetings will be held at 2:30 and1 crated their lives to Christ and
CHS Goes To
Durand For
Grid Clash
Now Deadlocked
For League Lead
A Pioneer
touchdowns
that,
■> *t
Churches O! God
Td Convene Thurs.
_*
The Michigan Eldership of the
Churches' of God in North America *M be held at the Pine friver
Church of God, two and one-half
miles north of Vetaburg, starting
Friday morning at 9:00 a.m.
^ttev. Elza Beery, retiring speaker, will bring the opening sermon
at 8:00 p.m. Thursday night there.
The Saturday night program
County 4-H
mts Elect
Chronicle On
Street Friday
The Clare Rotary Club will "hit
the street" with the first issue of
a club-published newspaper Friday, in what the members hope
will be.an annual event.
• The Rotary Chronicle is a full
sized newspaper printed and pub-
Rotarians to turn over to the
lished- to produce profit for the
Clave swimming pool organization. '
Advertising has been sold; more
than 110 copies paid for in advance sales; a system of street
sales is ready for Friday and Saturday.
The club is assured already of a
profit on the venture, and hopes
that everybody will get into the
spirit of the . effort for • a good
cause, and "buy a paper for a
dollar, or more."
7:30 p.m. in thte Clare High
School Auditorium on Sunday,
Monday through Friday evening,-
these meetings will continue in,
the auditorium of the City Hall.
The following week-end, Saturday
and SUhday, October 23 and 2£
meetings will be in. the school
auditorium. - ....■_
'The Kolenda Evangelistic party-
consists of a male quartet as well
as three ordained ministers. Dan
and Herb, Kolenda 'are pastoring
the Gaylord Assembly of God
where they also have a radio
ministry.
These two, and brother Norman
arc graduates of Central Wble. u^-t-^. _•
stttute of Springfield. Missouri.
Norman is pastoring Clare Assenv**
bly of God. • . '.
Four older brothers (there, are
ten boys in the family) make up
the Kolenda Quartet who have
been singing Gospel songs
throughout 'the- United States for
twenty years, especially in the
Mid-west.
In 1939, while their father was
pastor of a church in Chicago, this
quartet ' won high honors in a
radio contest. Promoters froms
Hollywood made many offers to
■ the furtherance of His Gospel, and
since' have " been singing in
churches' of many denominations.^
The Kplendas 'will be on.WCEN
radio ■ Station next Saturday night
from 7! 30 to 8:00 o'clock for 4
half-hour* *Cf gospel music.
All are welcome to the meetings
_t~ .he-Glare- school..auditorium
next Sunday afternoon and eve*
ning apd at the City Hall Monday
through Friday. -
Note
Book
Election of officers for the Clare
County 4-H Parents and Leaders
Association will be held Monday,
October 18 at 8:30 in the Harrison
Courthouse. .
.Nominations for officers will be'
held from the floor.
There will also be a leaders
meeting for the winter projects.
Thrills For Kids
On Fire Engines
The kindergarten and first
grades were giveh rides on the
fire trucks, Wednesday, October 6.
The firemen showed the children
will be in the hands of the Statu how the trucks were operated at a
Missionary Society and Sunday af* fire and told what the children
lernoou at 2:30 will ba the Elder* ahould do in case- tlieir house was
.ship ifou-th llally. I on firo, *
The youngsters in uniforms,
that were all over town last
Friday were th6 Traverse City
High School band, on their
way. to play at a football game
at Bay City;
* * * e
Pretty, nineteen-year-old, Joan
Roggerman, of rural Farwell, was
chosen graduate of the month at
Lansing Business University. She's
the daughter of the Ervin Rogger-
mans.
• * *
So far we!re not getting
much of our usual Michigan
October. Only one day of blue
skies to six of rain just doesn't
seem right.
*, * *
The building that hous.es Clare
Cleaners and Will Lange's shoe
shop came out with a new- pale
green front last week. This week
it's getting the dark green trim
around the window. It's a nifie
bright spot on Fourth St. now.
* * *
Ben Kleinhardt- and son
found' a weather balloon the
other day, and were curious
to know where it.came from,
so Ben stopped in the Sentinel
office and asked. We couldn't
tell him, can anyone «lse?
Anyway, the State Police were
notified, and took the balloon
for returning' to the. proper
authority,
Band Paraded
At Midland
The Glare Band traveled to "Midland, October 2, to be in the Safety Parade. They took their position as No. 32, along with ca.rs of
the future, Governor Williams,
Mr. Don Leonard, clowns, floats,,
brightly decorated bikes, and Miss
Safety ahd her attendants, who
each rode in one of the modernistic cars. . . . ;
Among the unusual bands featured in the parade were a drum
and bugle corps from Flint, a'
band composed coiftpletely . of accordions and a kiltie baftd of bagpipes and drums from Alma- College. This band had four dancers
who did the Highland Fling and
other Scottish dances. The march*
ing band of Central Michigan College also traveled to Midland for
'the- program, directed by Mi*. Norman Dietz of C.M.C.E.
The Bands formed at %a down
town site and marched two miles
to Currie Stadium, where the
Governor made his address to the
people." The Midland Band played
the "Star Spangled Banner" for
the raising of the flag,.
Drunk Driving
g$ Arrest
For Two Men
James H. Tubbs, 23, was arrested and ticketed early Sunday
morning for driving under the influence of alcohol, after he side-
swiped four parked cars at the
intersection of Fourt and McEwan Streets.
The accident occurred at about
1:45 a.m. Tubbs was arraigned before Justice William Dhnlop on
Monday. Tubbs was assessed a ?96
fine, and H in court costs.
\jftiding tWith Tubbs was Ronald
Porter, also 23, the owner ot-the
car. Porter *#as itWestM tor allow*
ing an individual under the influence of liquor to operate the automobile.
Porter was arraigned w i th
Tubbs and was fined ?50 and ?4
costs.
Dick Fancon
On Kraft Tnp
To Cliiciago
Djck Fancon, Clare senior, was
selected by the Kraft Foods Co.
to attend the International Dairy
Show held in Chicago, October 13.
He earned the trip by completing
four years of junior dairyman
project work,
Accompanied by Jim McGuire,"
Kraft fieldman in the Clare dis-
team that was three
better 'than its St.
Louis opponent on the Clare field
last- Friday night, was held to a
disappointing 0-0 tie when fumbles
pulled the string out of every one
of several "sure*score" attacks.
A big crowd of fans from Clare
and St. Louis who came to see
one of the best games in the Mid-
Michigan "B" Conference schedule, watched the Clare. eleven
blow five chances inside the St.
Louis 13-yard line, besides more
from the foe's 25-yard'"' line, or
closer.
The bobbles halted; the CHS
team which ran wild in midfield
and piled up eleven first downs to
■St. Louis four, and gained a met
of 283 yards on the ground to the
opponent's scant 92.
The "Crimson Tide" threatened
only once, when in the second
quarter,- they moved ..the ball to
Clare's l8*yard line only to lose it
on downs. .• ' I ;':■■;'.
Pete Brown who had been ill
during ' the week, was recovered
enough - to play the entire game
and led the team with a heads-up
job' at quarter back. Ron Garthe,
smart, rangy end, and his oppo-,
site, Fred Miller at the other end
were - responsible for effective
down-field blocking. Garthe yielded no yardage around his end.
Tho entire line, both offensive
Unit and defensive, appeared to
be charging faster and harder.
Their-play- was improved over,
earlier games.
Clark kinsey, a, relentless, driving, powerful style of runner was
a consistent ground gainer. Oscar
Rulapaugh was a sensational
standout at both offense and defense. - ■_.
Linebacker Nard Robinette wast
a staunch defenseman, along with
Elvis Denton.
The game was played in ideal
weather and measured up fully to
expectations so far as being a
crowd pleaser.
St. Louis entered the* game as
favorite as a result of a 19-0 victory over powerful Alma, In their
otjier cpp.fe,renee encounter.. St.
Louis overpowered Chesaning "by,
an identical 19-0 score.
'Another important factor was:
that tbe Red and White employed*
the services of Johnny Palmer,
junior halfback, who is rated as
one of the fastest b a c k s in the
state. Palmer seemed to get stopped before he got started Friday
night however, and didn't show
much flash, With the exception of
his punting. '* -..■■•.- "■(-•■•.
Government Day
For ISO Students
From ClareCounty
Over 150 high school seniors' ed into 'seven groups, and Quizzed
from Clare, Harrison and Farwell resource experts .in particular,
convened at Harrison Wednesday areas.
j£or their annual Government Day, i Areas covered were education,
their opportunity to ask questions elections, law enforcement, courts,
of experts from all levels and divisions of government.
The all-day session was divided
into a morning general assembly,
with all students and resource experts gathered, and afternoon special sessions, when students divid-
PTA Sponsors
Open House
At School
Parents of Glaj*e Public School
students are invited to attend an
open hou'ae at" the' school Monday,
October 18, at 8 p.m.
. The program ,wiU start with a
short business meeting, Mrs. C.
B. -Neff, program chairman . for
the meeting, said. .Following the
meeting, the teachers will be introduced, to the parents.
Then, a tour of the high school
has been planned, so that parents
may bet" better acquainted with
their youngsters' daily surroundings. "Parents will also be able to
visit grade school rooms, see the
children's work, and. talk with
teachers. ------ . .. . ,
The PTA is particularly anxious
to get more parents of high
schoolers out to the meetings,
Mrs, Neff, said. Most of those who
come are parents of grade school
youngsters, . The group is also
eager to have more fathers attend
the sessions, she said,
""Each meeting, the same few
n*en come," Mrs. Neff said, "and
we're glad to see them, but we'd
like to see some new faces, too."
Refreshments will be served following the meeting.
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Sfc Ann's ■'■'■*
Observes
Anniversary
The Choral Eucharist service
last Sunday, the occasion of the
Episcopal. congregations., first: anniversary ' WaB weli'- .kttebdeti.' -A
coufewinQSr rival hi; the. sea's
when 'the- grid- squad will'-mike
the 'long Itiiip tft DUfand.O, , •,*?'.. .
The down staters opened their
Mid-Michigan schedule last weekend against Ithaca and the twO!
teams played .to a scoreless tie.
CHS will'meet Ithaca at Clare on
October 22.
The Clare High Band entertained at halftime With several
sa:
Song No. 7" for "the * offertory
antheinn. Two very beautiful
Candlesticks given by Mr. and Mrs
Kenneth Barnes in memory of
their parents, Hugh and Nora
Barnes and Edward and Mai*y
Steigel, we're blessed at the service,
There has been a slight change
in the hour of the anniversary
dinner. It will be held on Thurs.
peppy selections played from for-, day evening, the 21st, but not
_ mations on the field, and drama*! until 7 p.m. The Rev. Fr. Glen A.
trict,v he visited the largest Kraft itized their impressions of the kind Blackburn, of Big 'Rapids will
plant in the world, attended the of weather which Michigan has {speak at the affair which will be
Dairy Show, and made several had during the Autumn season so 'held at the residence of Mr. and
tours of the city. far, I Mrs. Kenneth Barnes..
23- Year Growth of Kraft in Glare
It was 23 years ago that the' right time and in exactly the right and they encourage production of
Kraft Foods Company in Clare. proportions. Thus every step ;in more roughage in the form of
received its first cans of milk
from Clare county patrons and the
manufacture of American type
cheese, started here. "**
From this beginning, the company's volume of intake and manufacture has grown until last year
the total milk received from farmers amounted to approximately
thirty-four million pounds which
went into the manufacture of over
three million pounds of cheese.
The location of the Kraft Foods
the operation of cheesemaking" is hay and silage.
controlled to the finest point,
Heating, stirring, milling, ched-
daring, draining, collecting, and
then pressing are well-timed operations that assure a high standard quality product from the Clare
area's milk output.
Bergstrom Is Manager
The plant is managed by Virgil Guire,
Bergstrom who came to Clare
An important part of Kraft's
services are the regularly-held patron meetings. These events, to
which all patrons and their families are invited, have both a social
and education value. In the Clare
area the host for the Kraft patrons are Fieldmen Cowell and Mc-
Junior Dairymen
Another of Kraft's activities for
encouraging better dairying is its
youth program. Junior Dairymen
from Toulon, Illinois, January 1,
1954, where he was Kraft plant
Company plant in Clare reflects j manager. ' . _
the company's firm belief in the | Others who work for the comp- own their own cows, provide their
vast dairying possibilities of this any at the plant include the two! own feed, deliver milk to the
section of the nation. It is in Clare | fieldmen, Perry Cowell and James* Kraft plant in their own milk cans
county - and throughout Michigan McGuire; Miss Martha Koch who and thus make the first.steps to-
as well as other divisions of the! handles the office work; J. C. I ward successful faVming. Each
country - that Kraft has encour-1 Marotzke, plant foreman; Carmon
aged better dairying practices and Newman, laboratory technician;
has built a strong economic struc- Homer Borle, in charge of cheese-
ture between the company and its making,
patrons. ' When the plant first began op-
The Clare plant is 140 ft. long eratioh, there were about 75 pat-
and 76 feet wide with an office rons selling to the company. Now
manufacturing area, storage space , there are over 600 and their milk
and a laboratory. "- I is carried to the plant from 6 near-
Plant Capacity ! by counties.
The plant has a 'Capacity for| * The company's milk haulers,
year record books' are kept and
winners receive cash prizes, certificates of recognition. Fourth
year members are given an all expense trip to Chicago.
There are ten Junior Dairymen
in this year's project.
' Company History
Over a half a century ago a man
with a horse and wagon comprised
the humble buf substantial begin'
handling over 100,000 pounds bf' are jTohn Ackerman, Forest Ames, nings of Itoday's internationally
established Ki'aft Foods Company.
In 1903 James L. Kraft invested''
less than $65 to found the company. He hired a horse and wagon
and bought enough cheese to fill
the cart. On the side of the wagon
the sign read, Wholesale Cheese,
J L. Kraft.,
' This was ' in Chicago - where
milk in one operation. The milk Pat ' Hovey,. Garnet Ferguson,
intake system is unexcelled. As j Forest Garver, Walter Garver,
the ,trucks arrive at the plant, I Fred DeDolph, Charles Doren,
the cans are quickly unloaded. The Bernard Jones, Donald Hawley,
milk enters the sterilized pipe sys- (Herbert Spragg, Wayne Shattuck
tern, the empty cans are cleaned and Wilfred Curtiss.
in the ultra-niodem washer and Dairying Is Important
then afe delivered on a roller as- More and more farmers, says
sembly right back to the trucks Plant Manager Bergstrom, are;
fpr return to the dairvmen. finding that dairying fits .into the *qow the company's magnificent
The milk, meanwhile, has been small farm program. • 'general offices and the wprld's
laboratory tested and then flows. Fraft fieldmen, such as Perry largest processing plants are lo-
through the latest tyne pasteuri-, Cowell and James McGuire in cated,
zer. It then flows into stainless -Clare, are also active helping far-1 At the early part of the century,
steel vato where temperatures mers to produce more milk, more most Chicago grocers were accus- . w_ ... _
are rigidly controlled, economically in a number of ways. * tomed t,Q make dawn trips to old.the green pastures of Clare coUn-
The bacteria culture which is 'They help farmers- get financing to South Water Street to buy, among ty as well as those in other areas
necessary for manufacture of buy cattle; they help with prob» other things,.. the cheese they.lhattheroanufactureofcheesc.be-
chee-sc is added at <*»a.ctlv thi lems on quality milk production;. needed for the day's business, 'F<p_'''. v-
James L. Kraft detrmined to
bring the cheese to them, by way
of his wagon and the nondescript
brown horse, Paddy. He became a
pioneer in store-door merchandising.
Chicago grocers were unimpressed at first and there were
days when the total sales could
easily be crowded into a 10-dollar
bill. But "J. L." never lost faith
and sin.ee the' company in those
days consisted only of himself and
the horse Paddy, and since he realized* that the -horse was working
the same number of hours, he
credited Paddy with an equal half
in the project.
Golden Anniversary
Talking to Paddy as he plodded
through the Chicago streets, "J.
L." promised himself and his
"partner" that the business would
succeed. Proof of this is the golden anniversary which the company observed last year - a tribute
to a man with a horse and wagon
and the brothers who joined his
company that has become a leader in the food industry.
Today the Kraft Foods Company
is known the world over as manufacturers and distributors of fine
food products. Those food' items
include cheese, cheese products,
salad dressings, ■ margarine, animal foods, institution food items
and caramels.
The Kijaft plant in Clare where
several types of Natural American cheese are made is a very important part of the company's
vast enterprise. "Here, as in other
sections of the nation, Mr. Bergstrom said today, "Kraft is tnind-
ful that* its.pati*ons are the foundation of its industry. It's from
roads, conservation and taxation.
The sessions are planned to give
high school students a working
knowledge of the various phases
and levels of their government, according to Clare School Principal,
Richard Wheeler. ' •
Resource experts came - from
state, county and local, levels.
Robert Montgomery was State
representative' to 'the elections
section. He has recently done survey wprk in that area.
* Locally, school "board member
Earl Ruby, and Principal Wheeler
were consultants in the education
section and Ben Bosink 'in the conservation .section.
From the county offices came
Prosecuting Attorney, Robert
Campbell, for the discussion on
courts, Sheriff Everette, Allen, fpr
the law enforcement session,
Peter Oman as taxation cpnsujt.
ant, Tom Cook on roads and Mrs.
Mabel Horton, also for the session
on courts.
There was some difficulty in geli
ting consultants in each division,
Wheeler said, as there" was; a
meeting -of the county- board__of_
supervisors on Wednesday, which,
caused some conflict.
Students chose the sessions they
would attend in Government class-■
es last _/eek. A limit was
set on the number of students
possible in each section, so when
the limit was reached in a given
section, students made a second
or .hird choice.
This was done in order to prevent overcrowding in some sessions, and inadequate attendance
in others, Wheeler said,
Clare* students served as discussion, leaders and recorders in
three of the seven sessions'. Those
chosen went/ to Harrison earlier
in the week,* and spent several
hours becoming familiar with discussion procedures and techniques.
Twila ' Beery was discussion
leader for the group on education,
and Pete Brown served as recorder. « *
In the conservation session, Don
Shuires was discussion leader; and
,4toger Brinkerhoff was a recorder.
Riscussipn }B5*de-f*i'd tyAwmjflt-
taxation was Alice Walter. Recorder was Nancy Randall.
Farwell and Harrison each had
discussion leaders and recorders
for two discussion groups present.
Lawrence Taylor; of Hillsdale
college, is state director for the
Government Day project, Charles
Amble, Harrison Superintendent
of Schools, made all the arrangements,
Junior^Varsity
Beats Shepherd
and Reed City
The CHS junior" varsity downed Y
both Reed City and Shepherd iri,
their last two games to bring their
winning streak to 13 straight, .
Playing Reed City September 30
on a muddy field, the jayvees
racked up two touchdowns against
Reed City's single safety, for a 14- -
2 win. *. - ■'.•_■■ . _„....._ v=_ ..
Reed City,scored the safety-iii
the first quarter, "when a" Clare
player fumbled, recovered,, and
was tackled by a "Reed City man
in the Clare end zone.
In the early part of the second
quarter- Clare halfback Dick Roe -
intercepted a flat pass and galloped 45 yards for the' first touchdown. Guy Haneckow kicked - the
extra point.
For the second t.'d. End Dick
Beery took an end around, and
carried the ball twelve yards to
score again. Haneckow's- conversion was successful. Standouts on
defense were Carlisle Garthe 'and'"
Dick Beery, "Coach Robert C -
Baker said.
"Blocking and tackling Were'
better, but still need improvement," tho coach.added.
At Shepherd on October 7, the
jayvees won again with- -a- hard-
played 6-0 final score.
The single score was made^when
Dick Roe went over the Shepherd
left guard for a six yard running*
play. Haneckow attempted the
conversion, but missed.
Garthe was again strong on defense, with N. Bonham also playing an outstanding game. On the.
offense, Dick Beery carried the
ball for several good gains. Fullback Don Bay and Halfback Dick
Roe were also"bright spots in the
offense line-up.
"Blocking was -better, but it has ,-
to be a lot sharper to meet Mt.
Pleasant this week", Coach Baker
said. .
"Also, I would say that team
play calls for about 100% Improvement", he said. . .
On inside Pages
Harrison News
2
Glty Briete
8
Bowling Scores
o
Farwell News
* 6
Society
1
Rosebush News
9
Sports Corner
10
Farm News '
11
Want Ads - Notices
12 * 13
Comics - Crossword
13
Shitrelv .News
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| Title | 1954-10-14; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1954-10-14 |
| 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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| Title | 1954-10-14; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1954-10-14 |
| 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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y; q^___^^_^_a_^EH_^LM_x StajS £»t_h___od im S*v«_ Cents Copy CLA.RE, MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNINO, OCTOBER 14,1954 $2.50 Yoar la Michigan New Series, Vol. 63, No, 4 ==_ Jail Offices Will Be Useful For Storage (This is the second of four ar- i tects before ' deciding to retain tides by Robert S. Campbell to Cuthbert and Cuthbert. The archi- appear for publication, to try to ' tect'jj fee are six percent of the explain to the voters of Clare County the facts and figures of the present status of the new jail proposition for Clare County.) The Board of Supervisors has retained the firm of Cuthbert and Cuthbert/Architect and Engineer, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who are recognized experts in the field of jail construction; Mr. Ivan Cuthbert, senior member of the firm, has been up several times to confer with the Board of Supervisors, and also to confer with the Special Jail Committee. The firm has also made a preliminary survey so as to estimate the cost of the jail, which they have placed at $135,000.00. This proposition will be voted on by all electors at the General Election, November 2, 1954. The, present plan -being' studied is a 18 prisoner jail. It has two dormitories of. 8 prisoners, each together with 2 separate cells for more difficult prisoners. There is also one part of the jail segregated for women prisoners. The living quarters for the .sheriff consists of a'living room, a kitchen where meals for the prisoners also are prepared, a utility r.oom and.pantry combined, and three besdrooms which are approximately 9'xir each. ' * Y_he offices; for the sheriff consist of the main office, A record and filini room, and an extra office which will probably be used as a storeroom. The preliminary plans also call for a visiting room for-prisoners and their visitors to meet, There is space provided for a mugging room, which v/ill, probably, also be used at the present for extra storage space. This, mug** ging room is a room ior taking prisoners' pictures, which 'might be required before the usefulness of the jail has expired. Picture equipment will not be purchased at tbiB time.* Attached to the jail proper is a two car garage for the sheriff's car and as pictured, a part Jor the storage of a boat and other life- saving equipment which the Board feels is-very necessary and practical in Clare County where we- have an abundance of lakes aiid rivers. The present plan calls for a ranch-type degign -of one floor "only. The present plans are subject to change by th6 Board of Supervisors,, as they can makeY any ■eh&ngdS-*hich they; feel .wo*!^**** more practical and better Suited for Clare County. The Board is tattling to .consider any suggestions you might" have. "The Board of Supervisors made Inquiry in regard to several archi- contract cost for a complete job, of all professional services including preliminary designs, conferences, working drawing's, specifications, and full scale drawings where necessary, drafting of proposal forms and' procurement of tenders for work, keeping of accounts of committments and payments to the contractors and the issuance of certificates to ' them, and complete inspection^ of the contractor's work at all times before payment. 'The architect must be responsible as he has a large responsibility and obligation to undertake and fulfill, That is, why special inquiry was made before Cuthbert and Cuthbert were retained. The Board of Supervisors have tried to foresee the future and plan accordingly, so that the proposed jail /will not outgrow its usefulness. 1 A "New Products" Exhibit Set For Detroit All 6t the small manufacturers operating in Clare County and surrounding area are urged to attend the "New "Products, New- Methods and Patents Exhibits" opening in Detroit, Tuesday, October 19 and continuing through^ Friday, October 22. Thomas R. Reid, director of civic affairs, "Ford Motor Co., is general chairman of the Exhibit. The exhibit will be held in the Veterans' Memorial Bldg., Detroit, and is sponsored by the Detroit Board of Commerce, Greater Michigan Inc., Michigan Employment Security Commission, Michigan Economic Development Com-, mission, Michigan Manufacturers Association, Michigan Federation of Labor, Michigan CIO Council, and the City of Detroit and in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Small Business Administration. Mrs. Erter Escapes Hurt In Car Crash Two people escaped injuries yeBterday about 1:25 p.m., in a collision that occurred at the intersection of State and McEwan. Mrs. Helen Erter was driving East on State Street and Baid she did not see a car that was coming up McEwan, and drove into the path of it. The Other car was driven by George E. Hutches, of Lansing. Damage was estimated by Policeman Don Harrison at about ?200 to Hutches'' 1954 Mercury, and about ?300 to Mrs. Erter's 1952 Plymouth. Mrg. Erter was. ticketed for failure to yield right- of-way. . State Leaders Address GOP Crowd Here An audience of more than forty- five people gathered from Clare ahd Harrison on Monday evening at. the Clare City Hall to meet party leaders from the state capitol, and the county seat in a Republican Rally sponsored by the Clare County Republican Committee. The meeting was called to order by' William E. Bowler, -county chairman, who turned the floor to Circuit Judge Donald E. Holbrook, who presided as master of ceremonies. Speakers on the program were headed by Lt. Governor Clarence Reid and Michigan-State Attorney General Frank Millard from Lansing, and Washington Congressman Elford Cederberg, of Bay City. In remarks by Lt. Governor Reid, he took sharp issue with campaign statements by Governor Williams in which Reid charged the governor had blamed the GOP for unemployment in Michigan... . .. .,..,,■.■.. * *-*2?here were font -times rhvre people out of work in 1940. than there are- today", Reid said", and that was a Democatic administration in office during those times. "The American people do not want high employment and prosperity ... by war", Reidtsaid. Attorney General Milord followed Reid on the speaking schedule, and told the listeners that Michigan was' going to have a change in the governor's office. "Donald S. Leonard is a sociable man and easy to' meet, but you don't find him neglecting his duties and attending all sorts of social events at the expense of good government" he said. Millard accused Governor Williams of "political dishonesty" in his campaign of hostility towards other state government leaders. He described conditions in. the Capitol where, he said the governor has failed to consult with, or ask the advice of any qualified people in the Highway Department or the Attorney General's office concerning, problems in their fields. Judge Holbrook took the occasion to speak a few words on be* half of President Eisenhower's Campaign to support the election of Republican congressmen. And State Representative Hugh Johnson acknowledged his introduction by announcing that if he was reelected to his position at Lansing, he would not' seek another term. Emil Bucholz asked people to vote for Ferguson for Senator. Many county office holders and Republican notables introduced at the meeting included: Dan Holcomb, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Will Henderson, • county clerk, Peter Oman, county treasurer. , ' George Bates, judge of Probate, June Rose, coroner, Brucp Williams, drain commissioner, Carl Bauer, candidate for road commissioner. Congressman Cederberg spoke briefly at the end of the meeting, and entertained the crowd by showing motion pictures of the explosion of the first test of the Hydrogen bomb. Coffee and1 doughnuts were served. Church Front Collapses, No One Hurt The entire front of the Dover Tabernacle, located six miles north and east of Clare, collapsed Tuesday afternbon, apparently due to an excavation being made at the base of it. \ The excavation was being done to put in tlie foundation for a twenty foot extension that is to.be added to the church. About four feet of dirt had been lifted out when an estimated 16 feet ot masonry suddenly crashed into the hole. Although several men, including the church's pastor, Arthur Cunningham, and Nial' and Lyle Abbott, Bill White, Phil Goudie, Bur- ley Shaver and others, were working in the immediate area, no one was hurt, according,to Mrs. Vernon Stevenson, who caHed the story into the Sentinel. The group had a tractor . and power shovel on the job and it was thought that vibrations might have been part of the cause of the collapse, she said. And even though the accidentt will mean delay in building the extension, it will have its good effects, Mrs. Stevenson said. .Originally, It was planned to leave the old wall in for a partition between the main part of the .cbutch . and the extension, and simply allow accomodation for it. Now a proper partition will be! put int since the old masonry has "been- removed, albeit unintentionally. Call ,5*. AnyTuesday When ''the Sentinel put out its first Thursday issue since 1878 last week, a new classified advertising deadline was set for 24 hours earlier. The new deadline is 10:00 on Tuesday mornings, This is not to discourage classified advertisers. Classified advertising is a long-time, favorite of the Sentinel, and makes up what is probably one dt tbe best read pages in the paper.. But with a limited number of hours in a'week, production sched- -Uies- must' be s^aheaa, .©'meet the new publicitios day. Now the classified page, which used to be printed on Wednesday, is printed on Tuesday. Hence, the liew deadline. The Sentinel asks, and is confident of, advertiser cooperation with this change of pace. This announcement coincides with the observance, in many places, of National Want Ad Week. DAN KOLENDA 'HERB KOLENDA Four Kolenda Brothers To Sing At Revivals The Kolenda Evangelistic" Party the Kolenda Quartet after will liead a revival' campaign' finally telling them to name-their starting Sunday, October- 17.1 price. But these boys had conse* Meetings will be held at 2:30 and1 crated their lives to Christ and CHS Goes To Durand For Grid Clash Now Deadlocked For League Lead A Pioneer touchdowns that, ■> *t Churches O! God Td Convene Thurs. _* The Michigan Eldership of the Churches' of God in North America *M be held at the Pine friver Church of God, two and one-half miles north of Vetaburg, starting Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. ^ttev. Elza Beery, retiring speaker, will bring the opening sermon at 8:00 p.m. Thursday night there. The Saturday night program County 4-H mts Elect Chronicle On Street Friday The Clare Rotary Club will "hit the street" with the first issue of a club-published newspaper Friday, in what the members hope will be.an annual event. • The Rotary Chronicle is a full sized newspaper printed and pub- Rotarians to turn over to the lished- to produce profit for the Clave swimming pool organization. ' Advertising has been sold; more than 110 copies paid for in advance sales; a system of street sales is ready for Friday and Saturday. The club is assured already of a profit on the venture, and hopes that everybody will get into the spirit of the . effort for • a good cause, and "buy a paper for a dollar, or more." 7:30 p.m. in thte Clare High School Auditorium on Sunday, Monday through Friday evening,- these meetings will continue in, the auditorium of the City Hall. The following week-end, Saturday and SUhday, October 23 and 2£ meetings will be in. the school auditorium. - ....■_ 'The Kolenda Evangelistic party- consists of a male quartet as well as three ordained ministers. Dan and Herb, Kolenda 'are pastoring the Gaylord Assembly of God where they also have a radio ministry. These two, and brother Norman arc graduates of Central Wble. u^-t-^. _• stttute of Springfield. Missouri. Norman is pastoring Clare Assenv** bly of God. • . '. Four older brothers (there, are ten boys in the family) make up the Kolenda Quartet who have been singing Gospel songs throughout 'the- United States for twenty years, especially in the Mid-west. In 1939, while their father was pastor of a church in Chicago, this quartet ' won high honors in a radio contest. Promoters froms Hollywood made many offers to ■ the furtherance of His Gospel, and since' have " been singing in churches' of many denominations.^ The Kplendas 'will be on.WCEN radio ■ Station next Saturday night from 7! 30 to 8:00 o'clock for 4 half-hour* *Cf gospel music. All are welcome to the meetings _t~ .he-Glare- school..auditorium next Sunday afternoon and eve* ning apd at the City Hall Monday through Friday. - Note Book Election of officers for the Clare County 4-H Parents and Leaders Association will be held Monday, October 18 at 8:30 in the Harrison Courthouse. . .Nominations for officers will be' held from the floor. There will also be a leaders meeting for the winter projects. Thrills For Kids On Fire Engines The kindergarten and first grades were giveh rides on the fire trucks, Wednesday, October 6. The firemen showed the children will be in the hands of the Statu how the trucks were operated at a Missionary Society and Sunday af* fire and told what the children lernoou at 2:30 will ba the Elder* ahould do in case- tlieir house was .ship ifou-th llally. I on firo, * The youngsters in uniforms, that were all over town last Friday were th6 Traverse City High School band, on their way. to play at a football game at Bay City; * * * e Pretty, nineteen-year-old, Joan Roggerman, of rural Farwell, was chosen graduate of the month at Lansing Business University. She's the daughter of the Ervin Rogger- mans. • * * So far we!re not getting much of our usual Michigan October. Only one day of blue skies to six of rain just doesn't seem right. *, * * The building that hous.es Clare Cleaners and Will Lange's shoe shop came out with a new- pale green front last week. This week it's getting the dark green trim around the window. It's a nifie bright spot on Fourth St. now. * * * Ben Kleinhardt- and son found' a weather balloon the other day, and were curious to know where it.came from, so Ben stopped in the Sentinel office and asked. We couldn't tell him, can anyone «lse? Anyway, the State Police were notified, and took the balloon for returning' to the. proper authority, Band Paraded At Midland The Glare Band traveled to "Midland, October 2, to be in the Safety Parade. They took their position as No. 32, along with ca.rs of the future, Governor Williams, Mr. Don Leonard, clowns, floats,, brightly decorated bikes, and Miss Safety ahd her attendants, who each rode in one of the modernistic cars. . . . ; Among the unusual bands featured in the parade were a drum and bugle corps from Flint, a' band composed coiftpletely . of accordions and a kiltie baftd of bagpipes and drums from Alma- College. This band had four dancers who did the Highland Fling and other Scottish dances. The march* ing band of Central Michigan College also traveled to Midland for 'the- program, directed by Mi*. Norman Dietz of C.M.C.E. The Bands formed at %a down town site and marched two miles to Currie Stadium, where the Governor made his address to the people." The Midland Band played the "Star Spangled Banner" for the raising of the flag,. Drunk Driving g$ Arrest For Two Men James H. Tubbs, 23, was arrested and ticketed early Sunday morning for driving under the influence of alcohol, after he side- swiped four parked cars at the intersection of Fourt and McEwan Streets. The accident occurred at about 1:45 a.m. Tubbs was arraigned before Justice William Dhnlop on Monday. Tubbs was assessed a ?96 fine, and H in court costs. \jftiding tWith Tubbs was Ronald Porter, also 23, the owner ot-the car. Porter *#as itWestM tor allow* ing an individual under the influence of liquor to operate the automobile. Porter was arraigned w i th Tubbs and was fined ?50 and ?4 costs. Dick Fancon On Kraft Tnp To Cliiciago Djck Fancon, Clare senior, was selected by the Kraft Foods Co. to attend the International Dairy Show held in Chicago, October 13. He earned the trip by completing four years of junior dairyman project work, Accompanied by Jim McGuire" Kraft fieldman in the Clare dis- team that was three better 'than its St. Louis opponent on the Clare field last- Friday night, was held to a disappointing 0-0 tie when fumbles pulled the string out of every one of several "sure*score" attacks. A big crowd of fans from Clare and St. Louis who came to see one of the best games in the Mid- Michigan "B" Conference schedule, watched the Clare. eleven blow five chances inside the St. Louis 13-yard line, besides more from the foe's 25-yard'"' line, or closer. The bobbles halted; the CHS team which ran wild in midfield and piled up eleven first downs to ■St. Louis four, and gained a met of 283 yards on the ground to the opponent's scant 92. The "Crimson Tide" threatened only once, when in the second quarter,- they moved ..the ball to Clare's l8*yard line only to lose it on downs. .• ' I ;':■■;'. Pete Brown who had been ill during ' the week, was recovered enough - to play the entire game and led the team with a heads-up job' at quarter back. Ron Garthe, smart, rangy end, and his oppo-, site, Fred Miller at the other end were - responsible for effective down-field blocking. Garthe yielded no yardage around his end. Tho entire line, both offensive Unit and defensive, appeared to be charging faster and harder. Their-play- was improved over, earlier games. Clark kinsey, a, relentless, driving, powerful style of runner was a consistent ground gainer. Oscar Rulapaugh was a sensational standout at both offense and defense. - ■_. Linebacker Nard Robinette wast a staunch defenseman, along with Elvis Denton. The game was played in ideal weather and measured up fully to expectations so far as being a crowd pleaser. St. Louis entered the* game as favorite as a result of a 19-0 victory over powerful Alma, In their otjier cpp.fe,renee encounter.. St. Louis overpowered Chesaning "by, an identical 19-0 score. 'Another important factor was: that tbe Red and White employed* the services of Johnny Palmer, junior halfback, who is rated as one of the fastest b a c k s in the state. Palmer seemed to get stopped before he got started Friday night however, and didn't show much flash, With the exception of his punting. '* -..■■•.- "■(-•■•. Government Day For ISO Students From ClareCounty Over 150 high school seniors' ed into 'seven groups, and Quizzed from Clare, Harrison and Farwell resource experts .in particular, convened at Harrison Wednesday areas. j£or their annual Government Day, i Areas covered were education, their opportunity to ask questions elections, law enforcement, courts, of experts from all levels and divisions of government. The all-day session was divided into a morning general assembly, with all students and resource experts gathered, and afternoon special sessions, when students divid- PTA Sponsors Open House At School Parents of Glaj*e Public School students are invited to attend an open hou'ae at" the' school Monday, October 18, at 8 p.m. . The program ,wiU start with a short business meeting, Mrs. C. B. -Neff, program chairman . for the meeting, said. .Following the meeting, the teachers will be introduced, to the parents. Then, a tour of the high school has been planned, so that parents may bet" better acquainted with their youngsters' daily surroundings. "Parents will also be able to visit grade school rooms, see the children's work, and. talk with teachers. ------ . .. . , The PTA is particularly anxious to get more parents of high schoolers out to the meetings, Mrs, Neff, said. Most of those who come are parents of grade school youngsters, . The group is also eager to have more fathers attend the sessions, she said, ""Each meeting, the same few n*en come" Mrs. Neff said, "and we're glad to see them, but we'd like to see some new faces, too." Refreshments will be served following the meeting. , , , % Sfc Ann's ■'■'■* Observes Anniversary The Choral Eucharist service last Sunday, the occasion of the Episcopal. congregations., first: anniversary ' WaB weli'- .kttebdeti.' -A coufewinQSr rival hi; the. sea's when 'the- grid- squad will'-mike the 'long Itiiip tft DUfand.O, , •,*?'.. . The down staters opened their Mid-Michigan schedule last weekend against Ithaca and the twO! teams played .to a scoreless tie. CHS will'meet Ithaca at Clare on October 22. The Clare High Band entertained at halftime With several sa: Song No. 7" for "the * offertory antheinn. Two very beautiful Candlesticks given by Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Barnes in memory of their parents, Hugh and Nora Barnes and Edward and Mai*y Steigel, we're blessed at the service, There has been a slight change in the hour of the anniversary dinner. It will be held on Thurs. peppy selections played from for-, day evening, the 21st, but not _ mations on the field, and drama*! until 7 p.m. The Rev. Fr. Glen A. trict,v he visited the largest Kraft itized their impressions of the kind Blackburn, of Big 'Rapids will plant in the world, attended the of weather which Michigan has {speak at the affair which will be Dairy Show, and made several had during the Autumn season so 'held at the residence of Mr. and tours of the city. far, I Mrs. Kenneth Barnes.. 23- Year Growth of Kraft in Glare It was 23 years ago that the' right time and in exactly the right and they encourage production of Kraft Foods Company in Clare. proportions. Thus every step ;in more roughage in the form of received its first cans of milk from Clare county patrons and the manufacture of American type cheese, started here. "** From this beginning, the company's volume of intake and manufacture has grown until last year the total milk received from farmers amounted to approximately thirty-four million pounds which went into the manufacture of over three million pounds of cheese. The location of the Kraft Foods the operation of cheesemaking" is hay and silage. controlled to the finest point, Heating, stirring, milling, ched- daring, draining, collecting, and then pressing are well-timed operations that assure a high standard quality product from the Clare area's milk output. Bergstrom Is Manager The plant is managed by Virgil Guire, Bergstrom who came to Clare An important part of Kraft's services are the regularly-held patron meetings. These events, to which all patrons and their families are invited, have both a social and education value. In the Clare area the host for the Kraft patrons are Fieldmen Cowell and Mc- Junior Dairymen Another of Kraft's activities for encouraging better dairying is its youth program. Junior Dairymen from Toulon, Illinois, January 1, 1954, where he was Kraft plant Company plant in Clare reflects j manager. ' . _ the company's firm belief in the Others who work for the comp- own their own cows, provide their vast dairying possibilities of this any at the plant include the two! own feed, deliver milk to the section of the nation. It is in Clare fieldmen, Perry Cowell and James* Kraft plant in their own milk cans county - and throughout Michigan McGuire; Miss Martha Koch who and thus make the first.steps to- as well as other divisions of the! handles the office work; J. C. I ward successful faVming. Each country - that Kraft has encour-1 Marotzke, plant foreman; Carmon aged better dairying practices and Newman, laboratory technician; has built a strong economic struc- Homer Borle, in charge of cheese- ture between the company and its making, patrons. ' When the plant first began op- The Clare plant is 140 ft. long eratioh, there were about 75 pat- and 76 feet wide with an office rons selling to the company. Now manufacturing area, storage space , there are over 600 and their milk and a laboratory. "- I is carried to the plant from 6 near- Plant Capacity ! by counties. The plant has a 'Capacity for * The company's milk haulers, year record books' are kept and winners receive cash prizes, certificates of recognition. Fourth year members are given an all expense trip to Chicago. There are ten Junior Dairymen in this year's project. ' Company History Over a half a century ago a man with a horse and wagon comprised the humble buf substantial begin' handling over 100,000 pounds bf' are jTohn Ackerman, Forest Ames, nings of Itoday's internationally established Ki'aft Foods Company. In 1903 James L. Kraft invested'' less than $65 to found the company. He hired a horse and wagon and bought enough cheese to fill the cart. On the side of the wagon the sign read, Wholesale Cheese, J L. Kraft., ' This was ' in Chicago - where milk in one operation. The milk Pat ' Hovey,. Garnet Ferguson, intake system is unexcelled. As j Forest Garver, Walter Garver, the ,trucks arrive at the plant, I Fred DeDolph, Charles Doren, the cans are quickly unloaded. The Bernard Jones, Donald Hawley, milk enters the sterilized pipe sys- (Herbert Spragg, Wayne Shattuck tern, the empty cans are cleaned and Wilfred Curtiss. in the ultra-niodem washer and Dairying Is Important then afe delivered on a roller as- More and more farmers, says sembly right back to the trucks Plant Manager Bergstrom, are; fpr return to the dairvmen. finding that dairying fits .into the *qow the company's magnificent The milk, meanwhile, has been small farm program. • 'general offices and the wprld's laboratory tested and then flows. Fraft fieldmen, such as Perry largest processing plants are lo- through the latest tyne pasteuri-, Cowell and James McGuire in cated, zer. It then flows into stainless -Clare, are also active helping far-1 At the early part of the century, steel vato where temperatures mers to produce more milk, more most Chicago grocers were accus- . w_ ... _ are rigidly controlled, economically in a number of ways. * tomed t,Q make dawn trips to old.the green pastures of Clare coUn- The bacteria culture which is 'They help farmers- get financing to South Water Street to buy, among ty as well as those in other areas necessary for manufacture of buy cattle; they help with prob» other things,.. the cheese they.lhattheroanufactureofcheesc.be- chee-sc is added at <*»a.ctlv thi lems on quality milk production;. needed for the day's business, 'F |
