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THE GLARE SENTINEL
g«2ahll«k»d 1878
$2.50 Yam* In Michigan
CLARE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY MORNING.  DECEMBER 2, 1954
Ten Cents Copy
Now Series, Vol. 63. No. \l
School Comment. Opinions
HAppear Again m'Tomer"
This will be the first in a scries of articles which will again
discuss different phases of the.
program of the Clare Public
Schools. These articles will
appear under the heading "The
School Comer".
The articles "will be written
by teachers ana administrators of the local school, and,
their purpose will be to .explain the goals and the methods employed in the local
school.
; those being offered for this year
may call the school to make, arrangements to have the course included in the offerings.
The best way to assure yourself
that the course you are interested
in will be offered is to induce your
friends, neighbors and relatives to
enroll in the class also.
Rosebush Boy
Places Fourth
In Nation
Good Citizens Selected
For Three 33AR Awards
Philip House,  15,  of Rosebush,
brought  additional honor  to  Isabella  County on the  recent National 4-H Livestock Judging Con-
o- . ■ «„„  ^  test.   Philip placed  fourth  in the.
Since  there  is a restriction on, Uni       staieBm other mem-
the necessary number of enrollees  bers of the Michigan Team were
in order that a class might be of-, Na       AU       17 of Gratiot county
scnool ffr?d".a ,mmimum nu™*eT. °Ven|and Darold McCalla, 18 of   Wash-
TWs first'article deals with the students.ls neces?ar-*i9^e co„s* °*  tenaw County. Darold was second
Bf8 ^!La™cl^2.?B:!,*Jm_™e   most    classes    is    $2.50,     which  in  the   contest  and  Nancy   sixth<
This is the first time a Michigan j
Team' has  received'   the    coveted
hiqtorv of "the Adult Education.    The   Board   of   Education   and  first piace award, and there were
51!!?il«!5 ^e/^lUlL?„,^"0^ school officials feel that the Adult  30 s£ies represented in the con-
Program   hi   Clare   is   on   solid   ^est
ground andthat now is the time I    The m'emlDers  of the team re_
Adult Evening Education program, which is in its fifth year,
A steady growth has marked the
should not be enough to keep anyone from joining.
movement in ■ Clare, and current
plans should continue that growth.
/•The purpose of the Adult Eve
kg Education classes is to liVe J to enlarge the program and move   „££ '=^ ^££^1^
the .adults in the community the
forward.
TWILA   BEERY     •
Chosen D.A.R.' Good Citizen
„„. ,„  „„ „„^  . „   .plates  that  were   engraved   with
opportunity to learn new skills, to*   .This is your opportunity to have^ tne inscription, "Member of First
obtain more education, to provide tun while learning   and   to   help , place,   1954   National   4-H   Live-   _	
for themselves a creative leisure, | make   Clare   a   better   place   m •'stock Judging Team". The alter-)
to  improve  vocational .skills,  and, which to live,  through improving' nate 0n the team was Donald Nitz   *i» /r«   „. /^I,^-.,-! __ J
to    grow   socially   through   new'.yo^.own abilities, your own use Qf Berrien County. The honor and '1VHSS V>uCV©lUllCl.
friendships and new- experiences,  j °* :lei>Ure time, and making your
Hundreds of thousands of adults > own life more meaningful,
all across the country are engag-i
ing   in evening   courses,   as   the |
■ adult   movement   meets   a   real'
need in today's world.        ■ \
Last year 130 adults from Clare
and the .surrounding community
and area attended-classes.'in nine
different areas ranging from driver education to beginning' typing.
The aim of the local school board
v - > and school officials is to bring as
wide a variety of courses to local
people as is possible. The cost is
purposely kept low' in order that
everyone may have an opportunity to engage in at least one class*,
The total cost of the Adult Pro-
Grab Pair
With Illegal
Doe In Car
_   Twr  more  game, law  violators
 __i_ -Vere arrested, Sunday, November
gramisshared "by the~localschool 28,. by Conservation Officer Don
district in the state of Michigan Bell, for having illegal Venison in
and the enrollment fees.       '      •  * their possession. .
It is the desire of the&Board oil Kenry K. Gonlon, 33, of \Mt.
Education to increase the.number Clemens, and Marvin A. Roblee,
of course offerings and the nurri-1 307 0f Harper Woods, near Detroit,
were found with a dead doe in the
trunk of their car.
The men were taken before Municipal Judge Wiliam Dunlop. They
were  fined $68.  apiece  and each
0, I was assessed ?3.50 in court costs,
T and a matching amount in conservation costs. '
Both of the men lost their licenses for a period of three years.
of Berrien County. The honor and
recognition received by 'Michigan |'
for the efforts of these young peo-1 o ^^_„.^«. ^   G? ^.1 r-.Zs.KL ,
pie   cannot 'be- told.   They   have   OODrailO  oOlOlSt
spent many hard hours practicing ■*■
for this contest and have benefited
greatly by the livestock they have
seen   and   the   people   they  have
met in taking part.
Isabella County is   one   of .the
In "Messiah"
- Miss Ella Cleveland," daughter
.of Rev. and Mrs. Hi.L. Cleveland,
livestock counties in the state and is to be'soprano, soloist for.- the
We know that many more fine performance of Handel's "Mes-
livestock judges can come from siah" to be-presented";at, Frost-
berg, Maryland on December 6.
Miss Cleveland graduated.from
Clare High School in 1942. She re-
Twila Beery, Clare High School
senior, has*beeji chosen Ciare representative for this year's Good
Citizen'AWard',' given s by the
Daughters" of- the American Revolution,-', . ■
She was chosen by' the senior
girls and faculty of CHS. Twila is
the • daughter- of Rev. and Mrs.
Elza Beery, of Eagle.
■While in high school she has
beeij' a member of the Choral
Reading- Club, .the" F.H.A., the
G.A.A., and the Latin Club. In
English 10 she gave a Declamation, and in,the. llth grade an Interpretive reading. '
With a - special interest in
music, Twila has taken part in two
operettas, and was • student director of one of them. She is a member of the Girl's Glee. Club, and
assistant director of the organization. She has been director' of the
Grange, choir, and sings in .the
Eagle church choir.
Other   area   winners    of   Good
Firemens Party for Boys and
Girls; Santa Claus, Treatk
Expected To Draw Crowds
Quota Set;
U-F Starting
Fund Drive
The  Clare 'County United Fund
campaign yils "scheduled"' for a December 6 k I c k off, according to
.United  Fund "Chairman Joe, Grig-
Citizen Awards are. Rose Marie'ware. .The drive will run-through
Beattie,   from   -Harrison, .-and   Jo- -December 2.0. ;
anne Brow, of Lake Thirteen, .'for,    This year's county quota goal is
Farwell. All three girls are eligible  $4,668. In addition .to this, .the'City
the county.
, Once again, we want to congratulate Philip, his parents, and his   _                              _
4-H leaders for a proud achieve-j ceiveYheiT Bachelor of Science de-!
ment, I -—- -•- —1— * a_j n~T -!
to compete in the State contest.
Last-.year'js winners were Joyce
Jones, for Clare-, who is now a student, at Michigan. State College,,
and Carol; Jean Bellows of Far-
well, apd. Elsie DeBarr of Harri-,
son. •      •'     , 1  - ,
Tlie. contest .is sponsored.' by .the
of Clare has ■ separate goals to
raise, $300 for the. Girl. Scouts, and
•$300 tor,Community Council, Grig-,
ware said. ....
.A Porchlight • Campaign is tentatively .scheduled .for . the. City on
December 13, Frank LaGoej campaign '/chairman "said/ Those, wish-
Michillimacinac .' Chapter of thering to " contribute to the - fund
Daughters-, of 'the American■ Revo- would leave porchlights on,*ahd a
lution. The three'winners 'will be! Fund representative would call for
entertained at a tea given by* that,: their contribution. ' -
organization,   and  presented   with      if   the   Porchlight   caihpaigu   is
Good Citizen pins,' .
D,A.R.vGo6d Citizens are •selected from among, high school senior
ber -of   Clare people enrolled   iri
Courses,
Twenty courses are toeing offered this year with nine of them being entirely new offerings. We
hope that everyone will find
course among the many being
feyed that will appeal to them, and
will, fill some need to improve
themselves for one reason or, another. .
The local Adult Program lasts
for ten weeks with classes meet-
s^ng once each week for two hours.
v Instruction is by people expert
in- the-field; that ihey are Reaching..;
They might be members .of-the,
local school staff or persons ih the
local commupity who earn their
living working in the field that
they will teach.
All classes are conducted oil aa
informal basis, and the chances
for learning. and. improving oneself;, are extremely high
Glute's and
WocMw&rd's
Show Rambler
Police Slogan
For Drivers
American Motors has moved for
a larger share of the 1955 automobile market with the introduction
People who have an interest in ; of its  new Rambler  series.    Ac-
a course which is not listed among, cording to George Romney, pres-
l~——! ^ * ident,  the   new   models   will   be
S6T7"    ^     f^    At*        99       sold arid serviced by both Nash
j&-eep>5 Alive -j a*« T&m™ dealers: -■■
In Clare, the new Rambler is on
display at Woodward Motor Sales,
Hudson dealers and'Clute's Nash
Sales. - •
Woodward Motor Sales was host
to  a  dealers meeting  and a  pre
showing of the new Rambler  on
"Keep Five Alive" is the slogan. Wednesday, November 24. Dealers
of  the  Michigan   State  Police  in "listed in the Detroit zone attended
connection with  S-D Day — Sate.the meeting.
Driving Day—which is to be ob-r The Hew Rambler line was dis-
seryed. nationally December 15, ac-!'played officially by Nash arid
cording to Sergeant Guy Babcock, Hudson dealers throughout . the
commanding officers , of the Mt. country Friday, November 26.
Pleasant■ posts. .However,   many   dealers   offered
S-D Day, sponsored by the'Pres- previews of the new models Wed*
ident's Action Committee for" Tr'af- • nesday, November 24.
fice Safety, has been set up" as a • The Rambler is individually
Challenge to motorists and pedes- identified toy newly-designed Nash
trians alike to go 24 hours without j and Hudson medallions. As vol-
accidents. |ume  develops,  further 'distinction
"The significance of 'Keep Five will be made between Nash Ram-
Alive'  lies  in  the  fact  that last bier   and Hudson Hambler   cars,,
-year there was an average Of five Romney said.
Stores, Streets
Aglow With
Yule Spirit
With Thanksgiving over, and
only 20 shopping days left till
Christmas, Clare merchants are
all set for the holiday rush.
During the past few days, seasonal decorations have come out
all up and down McEwan Street.
gree in voice from Anderson Col-isMs, They are chosen on a point
lege, Anderson, Indiana in 1950 system."by -tne meiUue^» -01 ^hs
and-has since studied further for Senior class. Three candidate girls
the Master of Music degree. 1 are chosen On dependability,  ser-
ivr-„     ./~ii.s„„i.,„j    ,„„„    „„„„„„„'vice, leadership, and patriotism.
Miss    Cleveland    was - soprano •     ts„t.   <,>!t.,*~i • V.™^*,,   tiion
soloist  for the Christian Brotherr      The   high, school   faculty   then
hood Hour radio program, nation-i£h°°,ses  «"*.'£n^af^r«,',*-hcS
al radio voice  of the Church of. Good Citizen award for, the school
God .for seven years while in An-  for tne current year.
derson.   She   was   also   active  as ' ~.
soloist for  the  Anderson ■ College l '
Choir and Park Place Church of
•God, besides entertaining "fbj; the
various 'civic clubs""of the- city,--i
GarthePicked
*
On All-Stars
For   a   family • dinner Sunday,
Mrs. Delbert   Sanders   at  Brush
Ron   Garthe,'.'Pioneer   football 9^e^, hada ^^jf^™^
Windows have blossomed out with  player, was one of 24 griddei's ^^re pansies. whtenv she-.gathered
Blrfn8it»BB,i3W&-.Xia8Jt«oaiu.»fiSure)»  named to the first Northern and.»!*r0l»''l-ej- flower garden,
gambol   about   in- stores,    while  central    Michigau    all-star    high     * c *'
stacks of Christmas;candy and  school Football "team.' "
card assortments block aisles. ' ohbiceg    —   nxade ,by> i00
A unique idea in window decora- Coaches. Each o£ the honored play-
tions Is featured at Bicknell's.' ers wa8 awarded. a gold football
Starlight bulbs, that twinkle elus- p-n during Cadillac station
ively as real- stars are the back- WWTV's Half-Time program, No-
ground   for .the  window.   They're vember 23
i\a^nS™^.if\nSll^^.^ovl    The   presentations   were   made
area,   according  to  Willard  Bick- .     gam Ketchnian) -athletic direc-
'At Rosebush on November* 4,
A 3/c Bobby Ray Lee, of North
Carolina married A 2/c Ida
Jackson, of Rosebush. Nowa-
days it's hard enough for titty
man to be master ih his, own
house, but Airman Lee's bride
outranks him at ihe start.
• ••,•'
Several inches of snow reminds
tor  and  football coach  at Ferris us that after all, this is Michigan,
and it's time to unpack galoshes
The Sentinel's newest corres- ;
pendent is Audrey Blain, writing the Bertha Lake., news. For
anyone in that area having
news to contribute, her number is 133-F1, Farwell."
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The most faithful dog in town
ig the big wobly black and white
shovelers  and  road maintainence   ^Modlfl 3BJ."when*h£
crews,  Clare city police gave no-    A ** ««>■«-*.«•.*"■-    i-
"traffic deaths each day in Michigan," said Sergeant Babcock.
"We're calling on drivers aud pe^
destrians to show that We can
save these five lives by having a
death free day through careful
driving and walking.
"Were' asking them not be be
involved in one of the more than
500 accidents that occur in our
state each day and to avoid being
one Of the 160 persons injured in
them or to cause the injury of anyone. This may sound like a large
order, but it can be done if everyone faithfully observes all traffic
regulations, practices courtesy to
the driver and pedestrian and
.gives full attention to what he is
doing."
The sergeant pointed out that
President Eisenhower himself has
appealed for observance of the
, ■ day and that Michigan, as the*
V '^automobile state, has a special responsibility to cooperate fully and
"Keep Five Alive."
Librarian
Goes'On
Vacation
I
Mrs. Frank Shirley, librarian at
the Clare City Library- .announced
this week, that Mrs. Donald Richardson will act as librarian during Mrs. Shirley's month of vacation.
She also said that several new
books have arrived and are on the
shelves for patrons use.
,-w-' Among them are Fulton Ous-
'-ier'fi "The Greatest Faith Ever
Known", . Van Wyck Mason's
"Blue Hurricane" and "My Brother's Keeper" by Marcia Davenport. For teen agers, ''Bonnie, Island Girl" ha(> hom nddciU
Offering the new Ramblers
through two independent national
dealer groups will immediately
double the sales and service outlets for this smart, low-priced car
pioneered by Nash several years
ago", he said.
"The greater marketing strength
behind the Rambler alone should
sharply increase its public acceptance and sales, but equally important are design changes we
think will make the Rambler
America's easiest-to-use automobile".
Death Claims
Mrs. Montney
Mrs. Madia Montney, a life time
resident of Clare County, passed'
away at her home on Hatton Road
at 9:00 o'clock Sunday morning,
November 21, 1954; although not
confined to her bed,, had been ill
for the past three weeks,'
Madia Dell Allen was born the
daughter of James and Frances
Allen on July 19 1884. She was
united in marriage with Clayton
Montney, December 20, 1905. This
union was blessed with three children.
Her husband preceded her in
death. November 19, 1942. . She
leaves to mourn .their loss a
daughter, Mrs. Mildred Lawson,
of Wyandotte, two sons, Dale of
Clare and Robert also of Wyandotte, twelve grandchildren, four
great grandchildren, one brother,
Scott of Clare, other relatives and
friends.
Services were held in the Clare
Methodist Church with the Rev.
Carles F. Malson and Rev. L. J.
Nevins officiating. Arrangements
were In charge of the Thurston
Funeral Home.
nell.
The City is getting the streets" institute, "and "Al   Thomas, "back-
■r«-a-d-y—for-^he—holidays-,-   too.  field coach at CMC.   ":	
Christmas    emblems    have    beent  . :	
hung up and down the blocks ot . •
McEwan   Street,   and   wires   and       _       __ ■ 1  1 •■
sockets are up for colored lights.) ]\j/\ I TTtTl ICIITlf*
The City spent some'$250 dollars (x ^ yj> A A muviiu^
on new street decorations tliis -.-^       1   • /-»   r»
*ear : Parking 2-5 a„m.
With  counters loaded With gift) C5,
merchandise, the majority of Clare with hpavier ^now aireadv t»ro-
stores will observe extended busJ ™J ^™b^^&*3k
ness   hours   for    convenience   of & -
0 BeSig^S:' December 10,' t^i^k ^a^ght^arS  ^Se^fSenf1 foflv"" i.nS
ores will remain open until 9:00  hours are now-in effect on Fifth t^XS^Stest^WT^
and makes no move to get out of
If and   IS.  And  during  the  eve-J    Regulations forbid auto parking  the truck, but calmly waits
nings of December 20, 21, 22 and'anywhere    oti   these   streets   toe-
23,  they  will  be  open  until  9:00 ,tweell the hours 0f 2 to 5 a.m. as
PflV  t0.tSn  meC^eL2«f-on10St!this. is   the  time  wnen  men  and'' and" T:v."repairman7spe"nt NoW
of the stores will close at 5: o0.      j equipment    are    removing'   snow   ber   15-19
in addition, most stores will re-' from curb to curb. Public cooper-
main open on Thursday afternoons j ation j.s • asked of' all motorists,
up through Christmas week. ! Police Chief Bert Head said.
stort
p.m. both Friday and- Saturday, street   and McEwan,   (US-10   and
nights on DecembeflO and 11, and  27).
Color   T.V.   comes
closer.   Jim Corsaut,
closer   and
local   rado
Educator at Work
C, J. Tinker, conservation department film editor, splices a
sequence used on "Michigan Conservation," the department's,
popular 15-mirtute weekly television show. Tinker also manages the department's film loan service where schools, clubs
and other organized groups may obtain free loan of conservation
iikost viewed each year by wore than half a million persons.
attending sessions on
color television transmission and
repair, at Chicago..
Seal Drive
Opened Here
ByTBAss'n
^. The -1954 sale of tuberculosis
Christmas Seals started in Clare,
November 22. James Dunlap, high
school teacher, is community manager for the Seal Sale here.
Rows of children holding hands
are featured on the Christmas
Seals. According to the Michigan
Tuberculosis Association, the
Christmas Seal portrays -a traditional Danish holiday .ceremony
Each Christmas Eve in Denmark
children -join" haiids to dance
around the family Christmas tree,
History of the tuberculosis fight
shows that it wa.s in Denmark
just fifty years ago when the first
,Christmas Seals were sold. Shortly after, the idea of selling a
Christmas Seal to Help stamp out
TB took hold in America.
"Through these many years,"
Mr. Dunlap said, "men and women
throughout this country have helped wage war on tuberculosis by
purchasing Christmas Seals. On a
national level it's estimated that
more than six million' lives have
been saved through past efforts.
Every contribution counts toward
more safety from TB.
Subordinate Granges
Set Installation
All subordinate granges In Isabella county will hold a joint-installation _ at Mt. Vernon Grange,
next  Monday  night,  December 6.
used; it will act as a substitute-for
a house to house collectidn'for the
fund, LaGoe said.- >    - •.:
In other years, each township
lias- - b'"e nn- -allocated ah." equal
amount. This year, the amount to
be asked in each, township is decided on assessed valuation and
population 6f the township. .'
tf he city of Clare will * raise
$2,934, plus the, $8(50 for Girl
Scouts, and an equal amount for
the Community Council. The City
of Harrison will raise $324. Far-
well, will raise $240.        ,
In the townships, Surrey's quota
is $100; Garfield, $180; Lincoln,
$180; Frost, $180; Grant, $120;
Hatton, $100; Freeman, $88; Hamilton, $100;^
Greenwood will be .asked to give
$80; Sheridan, $110; Hayes, $100;
•Winterfield, $80; Arthur, $100;
Summerfield, $80; Reading, $100;
Franklin, $80.      , "    .      '     '
The county quota of $4668 is
brdken down into divisional goals
Of $Iftl8. for the- StJfta United,
Fund; $500 for the Salvation
Army; and $2250 for the Boy
Scouts,
' Children in Clare and nearby neighborhoods are happily
reminded this week of the approach of the holiday season'
with announcements from Clare Firemen, and from /Ihe
Olson Theatres that customary prerChristmas treats are in
,  store again this year. ' ,        -
The annual Clare Firemen's Party for children will'., be
held on Saturday, December 11 according to an announcement by Department Chief Stan Parish and Omer Parent
with their committee.
" Free Christmas Shows for Children at three- Olson"
theatres will be an outstanding event during the-.whole
month of December. The shows are to be staged at"Clare,
West Branch and Gaylord.       • •,      .,-./"..-
Looking forward .to a-jolly party
with hundreds ' ot . '-youngsters
bwarming to town to;tsee Santa
Claus and get candy ' arid* gifts,'
Firemen are again /preparing- the
gift packages.and "sef'tih^' up, facilities for handling'the-crowd ih
the fire hall in the Clare city" park
In past, years," the 'Firemen^have
tried giving their party,'in.;the.Upstairs of tlie city hall.. -'Sjiacevin
the auditorium was limited,v and
the hundreds of youngsters \that
crowded into the" building- tp'TseV
Santa jammed stairways and, exil*
to hazardous proportions';',-.'!.
Last year, Santa came,to" tow*
in a helicopter,   and   landed." bn
downtown McEwan; „,   r     ••»  - .
MustLety
School Tax On
STC Valuations
Clare attd Isabella counties are
among,those affected by the Michigan* Supreme Court's ruling on
new property valuation figures
for school tax levys. "   •  . ■
According "to interpretation of
the legal ruling made public this
"Week, county assessed valuations
may no * longer be used. State
equalized valuations must be the
basis for school tax assessments.
Superintendent Of. Clare Schools
Tom C. Campbell greeted the
news of the court ruling with the
opinion that increasing the tax
base with higher valuations would
make it possible for many school
districts to borrow greater sums
for expansion, inasmuch as the
debt limit is governed by the
property value.
Harold Hughes, School Board
president, said that detailed explanation and implications of the
new ruling would have to wait until the full text can be studied.
Both Hughes and Campbell
thought that millage rates would
be reduced to offset much of the
valuations proposed .increase.. , , .,
Cole Wins Pig
At Household
B. F. Cole, « of ■ Clare; ■ has • 23
pounds ■ and .11. .ounces,, .to .the
ounce, of tender young „ pork , to
eat this winter.
It's the frozen'piglet"he won' in
the weight guessing- contest -that
has been runping .at. .HpusehoJd
Appliance, Inc.
Cole's -guess' was '23' pounds',' 12
ounces, just one ounce off- the- correct weight. Household. announced
the winner Friday, November, 26.,
Nothing taken •
In Break-In
Johnston's Elevator was broken
ihto* late' Tuesday night or early
Wednesday morning, according to
Clare Police. Apparently nothing
had been taken.
Entry was made by opening an
outside window. To get. into the
offjGe, the hinges were removed
from a- door.
Police took', fingerprints off a
glass surface, but so far the prints
have not been developed. There
are no suspects, police said.
Thirteen Michigan counties have
been designated ."emergency loan
areas" announce State ASC offi.
cials. The decision makes it easier
for farmers in these counties to
An. oyster supper will be served t obtain loans. This Is the result of
at 7:30 and'those not caring for late fall rains that seriously dam-
oysti-rs may brhtft potluok snnpnrJ ii^t'd cvoos.
Experienced
Pioneers Face
Reed City "5"
The' Clare High School Pioneer
•cagers ■ open their • 1954-5!) basketball season ■ Friday night at 8:15
p.m, in a home game with the
Reed City Coyotes.
With the taste of last year's-dis-
couraging 12-loss, 4->win season
still-with them, the Pioneer's are
facing a tough Coyote pack that
■has defeated them for two' yearsr-
runnirig.
This year, six Pioneer lettermen
from last year's relatively inexperienced- team are back to see
service with all of the experience
and • seasoning they gained in last
year's uphill struggle.
The four wins that the Pioneers did post in the '53-54
Season were significant. One
was a 60-45 win "over the Harrison Hornets, a.team that had
been a Pioneer stopper since
1949.
Starting line-up this year will be
taken from the six veterans from
last year's team. Pete Brown and
BiE Siel will play guards. Both
are about 5'10", and are seniors.
Jerry- Fullerton, senior, will
play center. He is 6'1", Kyle Hanley, also a senior, plays forward
and is 6\ The remaining starter
will be either" Fred hliller, a senior forward, standing -6', or Nard
Robinette, 5'11", a junior who
plays forward.
Lade of reserve -strength was a
weakness last year. In the current season, Robert Baker, who is
coaching his first year in Clare,
will have such experienced former
jayvees as Jay Lehr, Dexter
Hubel, and Jim Parish to call on.
Coleman transfer Bernard Long-
streth has joined the Pioneers for
the n:age~ scheduler* ~~, ^" ~~K
•, The • Piorieefrs started •baskelfbajl
|>racticel Nbvehaber 10.
] *'t>eer • season and other vacations', hsiveii cut into our practice
time, so that we've missed out on
some shooting practice, and- gen1-
eral conditioning needed to play
the game" Coach Robert Baker
said.
"We have nothing Spectacular
in .height, but our speed is pretty
good", he added.
' The coach is presently
stressing ball handling and
jump shooting. The fast break"
will be used offensively when-
e v e r possible. Defensively,
man-to-man tactics will be
used frequently.
"This "could be a good ball
team" Baker said. "All depends
on the boys willingness to work
hard and a real desire to win"..
The 1954-55 schedule:
Dec. 3   Reed City
10 Durand
17 Shepherd
7 Chesaning
14   St. Louis,
18 Harrison
21 Ithaca
25   Mt. Pleasant
28   Durand
1   Reed City
4   Shepherd
11 Chesaning
•    - - -18   St. Louis
.    . . 19   Manistee
22 Harrison
' '25 Ithaca
■ The games with Durand, Shepherd, , Chesaning, St. Louis, and
Ithaca  are Mid-Michigan B Con-
'fererie'e' contests.
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Feb.
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Grace.Bible Church
Schedules Rally
A special "Family Rally" has
been scheduled for Sunday, Dec.
5 at the Grace Bible church, Far-
well, it was announced today by
the Rev. Floyd R. Galusha, pastor. A team of visiting laymen
from- Saginaw representing the
Christian Home League will .present ' a full variety - 'program beginning at 11:00 a.m.
A beautiful six-color reproduction of a remarkable modern
American painting will be dedicated during the rally program. The
picture, now nationally famous,
had its origin with Lt. Col. James
A. Bryant, divisional chaplain for
the "Fighting Fourth" Armor-
ized Division in Normandy.
■ Already this picture hangs in
over 2,000 churches across the
United States where it hag been
dedicated in similar family rallies
sponsored by the CHL.
In announcing the unusual dedication, Rev. Galusha cordially invites the public* The entire rally
service is f'.'SS.
Clare, and Farwell fioliee;. Stafe
troopers and Boy - Scout*; .;:cjt>£-
trolled . the^esUmiteS., c*-ow#:i..ot,
4,000 for almost..an- hour'.wfaile.
Santa* handed out candy to' ,6ver
2,000 youngster's."   '    '        * .
This year, 'Santa !wjll 'jiS* I
into town on fc fire truck; and ■--.
is scheduled to be at the Park .
across from City-Hall at 2 p.m:
where he will be. met' by-tann-'^
dreds of youngsters, antf&ipat-;
ing promised treats,—s-"   ,.-'•'
Children will be admitted .through
one end of the fireball hi.tho'iarfc
to greet St. Nick and' gist, men?'
candy, and exit- through the 6ihe£
end with their booty. Clara 'Polica
will be on • hand to. handle, ihe
crowd at the park.
A new plan for entertainment'of
school children' at Olson TJheatr'e*
this year' introduces arc'admissio*
by special ticket idea Trhtch, avoid*
wholesale school dismissals to
visit the theatee." 7 j- '   *r'-,: '
Cheerful inrUattaaa- la •«*«
form of rreettne carls-ftNm
Oteon Theatre* hato ta«a pre-'
pared for iHdrrtitaal dUdr«*r
and are t» be' - dfcrtarOmtod
through schools.' . Tlie . admission cards are to h© honored
at The'Ideal Theatre in Clatt*,,
and other Olson Theatre*
throughout tho • month of December   until Christmas   Ky«
 mAi a.n-tr: **l-ttnr*l1am mSt^tmmtm^MA.	
showing. The cards may not
be rised f<*r show programs 'At
special prices; Olson said.   :•.
'    '.''    ; ',  '   -   ' - '■ • ' „   ■ ' .   '.*( •
In previous years, the jMsoii
theatre parties for * childretf have
entertained thousands with, - -die-
movie shows and candy anc! popcorn free by the theatre -mahage-
ment. .'.'-'■      '-.      V *
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W. J. Olson, owner, sajd ffiajt
during the 1953' Christmas-sho}^
season five shows" e&ch ,.day' ;fdr
five days were necessary* to accommodate, the throngs of.childrca.
Cost of the project was said to be
many hundred dollars.    ■'
Study Clare
County Part In
Blood Bank
A .committee to study Clare
County's part" in the Regional
Blood Bank program of the Red
Cross, was named by Chapter
chairman J. M. Grim at a meeting in Clare last Monday evening.
The committee named was Carl
Stephenson, Mrs. Grace Frey,
Mrs. Kathryn Freeman and R.
M. LeSage.
The committee will study the
possibility > of entering '.the program, which will require about
$800 to meet the expense.. Of ..tha
program and at least 650 .blood
donors each year. Under the program all of the blood needs of
Clare county people would be met
without charge, the present cost ot
blood from a commercial blood
bank or private doners is $25 per
pint.
Should the study being, undertaken by this special committee
show that a program is practical
in Clare county, the local chapter
will take steps to apply for admittance td the regional blood
bank program. The committee
was instructed to make a report at
the regular me'eting of the Chapter -on Monday evening, January'
31st.
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