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Taa Cants Copy
New Series, Vol. 64, No. 44
J^orUifer
Stationed
M Clare
' The United States Army Recruiting Service will officially open a
Recruiting Office In the Army Reserve Building, 406 East 4th 'St..
Clare, next Monday and Tuesday,
jfuly 23th and 24th, 1956.
• For th* occasion tbe Army Recruiting Headquarters iu Detroit is
•sending its mobile display bus
which features various weapons
and displays of our modern .day
army. The bus will be parked in
in front of the Army Reserve building and will be open to the public
from 8:00 a. in. to 5:00 p.m.
In the past year recruiting for
the United States Army in ©are
and -surrounding area had Been
made olice a week on Tu&day
from' East Tawas, by SFC John J.
Smith, Station Commander q» that
, station. During that time the fereat-
it majprity bf epllStments fby-'the
United "States Army nave beei**\pro-
cured'from this area.   . -V
Aftei- months of careful planning
with tbe cooperation of Sgt. Peter-
Bon 'the Army Reserve Advisor in
Clare, space was made available
to Sgt Smith in th© Army Reserve
building.
'Now the young men of this area
may have tbe opportunity daily to
seek information about the careers
offered by the'United States Army.
The 'new recruiting office will be
operated under the supervision of
Sgt Smith, ft will be open from
8:00. a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
u
"Vaccine for -another round of polio shots is available for
youngsters in Clare city and the entire Clare-schopl district,
and will be given July 25, from 1;30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Clare
Congregational Church basement: ■     ' '■■-;
Children, eligible to receive the shots are in the following
groups: '    ",
Any, youngster between the ages
of one and fourteen years, who has
never had a polio shot before, may
get it at this time;        '
Youngsters in the same age group
who have had the first shot more
than a month ago;
And children who had the first
and Second shots more than six
months ago. County Nurse Mrs.
Kathryn Freeman emphasized that
there mtigt he. a six month interval
"between the second and third shots.
She also urged.that rural children, living ,int the Clare* school district area,_ if*'they lit- in one of
these three categories, should; take
advantage of the polio shots. *
; Announcement that the vaccine
is, available came this wee_ from
•the tri-county Health District 7 office' at Gladwin....
Accident
After __h*iiifcs
Costs Driver
A rural Clare youth was charged
with-; driving under the influence
of alcohol .a'fter. he jah his car into
a ;ditch on East .Fourth- street ■• as
Glare Police ■ were stopping- him
July .1.2,..   ... ... ■'•'...   •'
Ronald Lee; Randall, 20, ; paid
$54.30 fine artd costs when he appeared* in- Municipal Coxirt .before
Justice William B. Dvmlbp. HO alsosurrendered his license.     ...
On July 13, Mrs, Mary Rulapaugh,
who was fulling from a parking
ld£ and heading <" east on - Fourth
■street failed to see Mrs. 'Gladys
"Brown, ot Arcadia coming, west on
Fourth" street arid drove into her
path., -■■■*.
Damage -to the Rulapaugh car.
was slight. On the other car, damages to the right fender and bumper were estimated at $100.
The same day, at about 6' a.m,,
Floyd H. Lewis of Alma, headed
east on US-10, made a right hand
turn into McEwan at the light, in
the path of another car .also making a right hand turn from the
same direction,
Lewis, who had pulled in to the
curb at the right of the other Vehicle, was ticketed ior failure to
yield right of way to John P.
Blackledge of Clare. '
. Dana T. Smith's foot slipped off
the brake as he. attempted to halt
his car behind that of Larry Bau-
man, of Coleman, stopped at the
downtown traffic light July 16,
and the Smith car hit the Bauman
car in the rear.
Smith is from Lansing. Damage
was estimated" at $200 to each car.
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The Spicer reunion, will be. held
it the Rose Athey home, oh Sunday, July 29. Potluck "dinnei* wiU be
at 1 p.m.
U-M Writer Tells Real
Davy Crockett Story
This summer marks the first anniversary of the Davy Crockett
Crafce.
Somewhat in honor of this occasion The University of Michigan
alumni quarterly magazine has
printed the real story of Colonel
David Crockett.
Written by former U-M student
Ruth C. Silva, now associate professor of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University, the article points out what most people
already know, that Davy was born
on a mountain top . . . and what
many people may not know. . . in
North Carolina.
Davy was obviously destined to
be a children's idol from the moment he proclaimed, "Big men
haye more important things to attend to than learning to spell,"
Professor Silva writes.
It' wasn't until he decided that his
courtships were suffering'from his
lack of education that Davy turned
earnestly to book-learning. Unfortunately, the article notes, he was
jilted shortly thereafter and quit
School immediately.
Nonetheless he was married at
20 and left a wife and two children
when he went off to the Indian
wars, Professor Silva writes: "Private Crockett fought single handed
through the injun war of 1813-1814
'till the Creeks was whipped' —
with only a little assistance'from
General Andrew Jackson and several thousand regulars'"      -
In 1815 when his wife-died, leaving him with three children, Davy's
•grief may have been bitter, reports
author Silva. This didn't stop him
from embarking on his fourth romance, and second marriage.
His public services began soon
after this in Giles County, Tenn.,
where he was appointed Justice of
,the Peace. His diary notes that he
' settled his cases on the basis of
"natural born sense and not on law
learning."
His system of issuing warrants
in "verbal writing" was fine until
the State Legislature cracked down
and demanded real Writing, and
signed warrants. Luckily the nearly-illiterate Davy had a well-informed constable who helped him
out till his,,,own handwriting improved,' the 'article describes.
Clare and Harrison.high school
graduates' are named in a recently
released scholarship list tcorri Central Michigan College.    -
Awarded by tne State, Board- o£
Education, the scholarships includp
tuition awards for students "who
plan to pursue a teaching course of
study, and who played in the top
third of their graduating classes.
Those from Clare receiving State
Board of Education scholarships
are Sandra Lee Sapdborn, Phyllis
D. Grigg, Ruthann Spence, Lucille
B. Backer,,.Janet C Schaeffer, Janet L. "Woodward. Alice Darlene
Schunk has been awarded a Freshman scholarship.
."Harrison scholarship'winners arB
Roy Arnold Stamman, Bonald; William '.Walker)..Iris Mrcne' Lawson,;
Laurene Cook and ' "fieverly • I.
Gpeathousej"all recent •graduates ot
Hayes .Agricultural High Scnool. -\
Clare Artists
To Send Work
To U-M Shaw
Three Clare artists, Mrs*. GracS
McArthur, Mrs, Adelaide Elderi
and Mrs. Ruth Marble, will exhibit
original paintings at .the University
ot Michigan's Second Annual Ami*
teur Art Show, July 30 to August
12, -
Mrs! McArthur will show "Summertime Dowp South," an American primitive; Mrs. Elden, "Still
Life in Beige", which was exhibited
in "Saginaw this spring; and Mts.
Marble will exhibit her "Sunday
Morning."
Artists may use space in the U-M
exhibit by invitation only. Ten
painters whose works are chosen,
best in the show will be invited t<j
exhibit their paintings at the Michigan'State Fair, one of the biggest
exhibits"held in the state.-   •    ...
;,The U-M .exhibit will be hung in
the, Rackham building; on the Uni
versify. Campus.   .
.Don H.. Luce, Parwell businessman, has: been appointed • to the
Clare County Board of Education,
according to an' announcement this
week from Lenord Schwanz, county superintendent of schools.
Ho fills a vacancy left by Leonard Jackson, a charter member of
■the board, His' work makes lt necessary for him, to move. to. Wheel-.j
er," Michigan. Mr. 'Jackson's resignation' was accepted ai a July 16
meeting of the board.
His political career eventually
led to the legislature, and then Colonel Crockett answered his country's call by running for Congress.
"His principal claim to political
preferment was his record as a
bar hunter and his ability to telJ
vivid stories in picturesque vernacular," Professor Silva points out.
Defeated in his first effort, he
succeeded in his second and went
off to Congress in 1827, where he
was notable for his opposition to a
bill designed to give land for
schools in Tenessee. The bill passed.
Although Davy viewed himself as
an advocate of internal improvements, writes Professor Silva, he
generally fought all projects, which
didn't directly benefit his own constituents.
Losing out to an Opponent in 1830
Davy, retired from politics temporarily, but returned to Congress in
1832 in a new party fold, this time
as a Whig because he was violently
opposed to Democratic President
Jackson. "His principal activities
in the House of Representatives
were offering amendments, which
were either rejected or declared
out of Order, aiid delivering tirades
against Jackson," says the article.
But he was a popular, colorful
figure and was led to believe that
he- could be the "second greatest
and best" president of the U, S.1
However, while he was planning
his presidential campaign for 1836
the voters in Tennessee's 9th district decided bis politicking was
done.
"He was so embittered by his defeat at the polls that *he said:
'I'm going to quit the States until
such times as honest and independent men shall again work their way
to the head of the heap.' Thereupon
he abandoned his wife and second
litter,of children and renounced tlie
ungrateful state of Tennessee,
but gained an heroic death,
"Within a few weeks of his defeat at th'e polls, he lit out a-grtn-
nih' to follow the sun to Texas,
where he joined 186 men in defense
ol the Alamo. When the battle ended on March 6, 1836, the fearless
hunter had gone to the happy hunting ground," the Michigan Alumnus article concludes.
Death Claims
Fi-ank Irwin
Frank *L. Irwin, tho son of Rob"
ert'and Mary Irwin "was born in
Warwick Township, Lamp-ton Coun-'
ty, Canada, May 1, 1884' and .departed' frpm tins life July-11, 1356,
at the Community Hospital*-In:'Mt
Pleasant at Ihe age <>l 72 year's, fol-
low-ing a-bWeliilpesi*; -..,'*
When two   years old he   moved
with his .parents', elder brothers,- a
twin brother and sister "to yernort
Township, Isabella, County, Mich!-'
gan... i       •     ■
"With the exception of "the past
nine • winters • spent in Florida he
has lived in this community.
He was united -In marria'ge   on
April 14, 1009. to Minnie .Griffin He
was a life member of Farwell IOOF .
lodge No. 210.
Although his last illness was
brief he' has' been in ill health-for a
number of years. He will be greatly
missed by his loving wife, other
relatives and ' a host of, friends
-#hom he was always "willing to
help:    . . "
: He leaves to mourn their h>ss his
wife Stinnie, also five brothers,
Aaron and George of Farwell, Andrew" and William of Vernon
Township-and "Robert of Flint, besides a host of relatives and friends.
A twin -brother Fred, three sisters, Mary Ellen, Pearl Irene and
Linda. Mae preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held in
the Farwell Methodist Church Saturday- afternoon, July 14, with Rev.
Leslie J. Nevins officiating. Interment was in Surrey Township
Cemetery, Funeral arrangements
were under the direction of Coker
Funeral Home,
• "The board,: as well as the people
of Clare county, extend their sin
cerest appreciation to Mr. Jackson
for his fine work while a member
of the county board of education.
The improvement of the schools
and the Welfare of the children of
Clare county were always foremost
in his mind," commented Superintendent Schwanz.        ' '
Mr. Luce, the new board member, has.had earlier experience in
this type job. For over six years
he was a member of the Farwell
school board, serving as president
of that body,
"We feel that Mr. Luce will carry
on theideals of the Board, and wish
to welcome him to our group," said
Mr. Schwanz.
At the .Board's Monday meeting;
Robert Carter was re-elected by
Ihe Board as president, and Ullman
Collins was named vice-president
for the 1956-57 year.
• Other members are Harold
Bradley and Beulah H. Davis.- V   •>•*
Mr*. Luce's appointment is iot
the balance of Mr. Jackson's term
and the position will be filled agaiu
at the regular election in July 1957.
Discuss    /
Middleman's
Dollar Share
„ Eagle Farm Bureau met-with Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Newman at their
home On Little Long Lake, Harrison, at 8 o'clock in, the evening,
July 10, with ten members present.
The. meeting was opened by Chairman Glen poet.
Mrs. .Bryan Miller gave a report
of the women's committee on
Child Guidance and its importance.
A report was sent in by Director
Orville " Bates and read by Mrs.
Donald Kleiner, who led the discussion topic, "Who Is The Middleman and "What Is His 'Take' of the.
Consumer Dollar?" <
Next meeting will be in September at Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kleiner's home. Lunch was served by the
hostess, Mrs. Newman.
Members, of the schopl district's
Citizens Advisory Committee heard
architect Clark Ackley describe
.modern^ trends in school design,
and lecture on advantages pf recent
building innovations at a, meeting
held at the school Tuesday evening.
-The committee progressed another long step toward useful assistance to the School Board when
organization of several sub-committees was announced to study and
report on School Enrollment, Clr-
liculum, Finance, Plant and Site.
Other committees will be given a*,
sigmnents for Publicity, or public
relations and. Other vital parts of
the area program for education,
• Following recommendations from
Mr, Ackley who has worked with
similar, school groilps in other ■ location, the Citizens •Committee will
approach their work in a three-step
plan which includes ***.'.) Determination of the Program, of Local'Education, 2.) Planning To Fit Anticipated "Enrollment. 3.) Present the
Conclusions to The School" Board
and to Area Citizens,. '•■ .'..   -
Mr. Ackley appeared before the
committee well prepared to discuss
high school building design. He
showed architect's floor plan drawings of a building recently completed at Montague, Michigan
where enrollment is nearly the
same as that expected in the Clare
district school. And he exhibited >a
scale model of the completed Montague school along with projection
slides of example? of the architecture.
Of special interest to committee
people were such modern construction details as plastic sky lights
(called domes), open-hay locker
construction, "open" type wall construction to allow for future enlarging of the building. The architect also pointed out advantages in
use of movable steel room partitions to make flexibility in floor-
plan arrangement and room size.
Preliminary estimates of. current
dOnt of hew school construction are
froni $12,50 upward per square foot
of area according to Mr. Ackley*s
guess. He explained that budget
limits at Montague made certain
short cuts necessary which might
not ordinarily fit what is considered ideal use of space.
The meeting was conducted by
acting chairman Arleigh.Gorr. Clafe
school Superintendent Richard
Wheeler furnished Information
sheets to show present student.enrollment in the "school's service
area, of kindergarten through grade
five, and of grade six through grade
eight. The committee will take up
consideration of the use of the present school building for elementary
and junior high school grades if
plans are approved for the construction of a new high schoroJ
plant.
Naming of sub-committees for
enrollment, curriculum, finance,
plant and site, and public relations
to to be in th-* hands of six of the
group. Floyd Squires, Richard
Wheeler, Mrs. Alberta Gershon will
act with the committee officers,
Frank LaGoe, Arleigh Gorr, and
Dex Elden.
Clare and Garfield School Reports
Clare Public School
Financial Report
General Fund Receipts
General Operating Fund, Balance 7-1-55
Revenue Receipts
Revenue from General Property Tax
Current Tax Collections ? 54,670.10
Delinquent Tax Collections      . 2,153.60
interest on Delinquent Taxes 39.29
Revenue from Grants
State Ptimary Fund 28,783.5u
State School Aid 1955-56 165,696.50
State Sales Tax 9,445.94
Library Fund " 3,217.81
Rural Agricultural Aid . 3,189.80
,- Revenue from Services     .
,    Tuition        .   . 35,625.78
Transportation Fees 10,239.Ss
Total Revenue Receipts
iN'on-Revenue Receipts
■   Short Term. Loans . ' '   250,00
. Revolving Fund Receipts 7,166.34
Other  Nqn-Revenue Recoipts " 598.97
Total Non-*Revenue Receipt?
Total Revenue and Non-Revenue Receipts
Total Receipts plus balance
■*" 29,148.80
313,062.20
8,005.31
321,067.51
$350,216.31
General Fund Disbursements
Administration                           *
j
Salaries of Board of Education
1,977,95
Salaries of Superintendent and Assistants
6,650.00
Clerical Salaries
3,812.29
Administrative Supplies and Expenses
2,727.10
Census and Compulsory Attendance
602.60
"Elections     "   ...   •
16.50
,- Qther Administrative Expense
56.52
Total Administration disbursements
$ 15,842.96
Instruction
Salaries of Teachers
170.4S4.71
Teaching Supplies and Expenses
"9,449.24
Tuition Expense
25,323.84
Textbooks
2,189.90
School Library
2,875.90
Other Instruction Expense
1,373.55
Total   Instruction  disbursements
211,697.14
Operation of School Plant             y
Wages '
14,766.44
Fuel and Utilities
12,814.70
Garfield  Township
Unit School       ■
"Lake, Michigan
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
JULY 9, 1956 -»- 8:00 "PJtf.
The annual meeting of the Garfield Twp.* Unit School was called
to order by President Ray Graham.
Board dembers present were Irwin
Scott, Donna Carr and Bay Graham. Minutes of the last Annual
Meeting were read. Irwin Scott
made a motion that minutes of last
meeting be accetped as read. Seconded by Roger Russell.
Financial report read by secretary:
OPERATING FUND
Cash Bal. July 1 '55        $   1,414.73
Total Receipts 38,371.06
Total Rec.
Total Expenditures
39,785.79
37,455.44
Cash Bal. June 30, 1956  $. 2,330.35
DEBT RETIREMENT
Bal. On hand July 1, 1955 $   8,347.85
Total Receipts 10,685.05
Pd, on Principal 12,000.00
Total Int Pd. 985.50.
$19,032.90
(Cohtined on Page S)
Total   Pd.     $12,885.50 $12,985.50
Balance on hand $   6,047.40
Old Business: None,
Now Business: General discussion
as to purchasing a Card System
Registration Book to file Registration Card copies received from
Township Clerk, This will keep our
Registration Book up to date at all
times, due to the fact that anyone
registered wiih the Township Clerk
(Contined on Page S)
Begin Installing Curbs
In City-Wide Program
Of Street Improvement
Sir Hubert
Wilkins On
Stopover Here
Sir Hubert Wilkins, arctic explorer, was in Clare early this'week
consulting with Dr. Thomas*.McConica, and his. brother William McConica, and observing; test results
performed on' equipment "used- by
military personnel in arctic zones,
Sir Hubert was called" away unexpectedly Tuesday to join a flig}it
to; Greenland.  *    •••••■•      •   ■..»';
The McConica brothers head Arctic Research Inporporated located
in.Clare,' •     .■.'*. .   .'        K
Curb and gutter installation iii several sections of Clare's
residential area, is scheduled to begin, today.
J & R Construction company, of Clare won the bid, for the
job a*t 38c a square foot foi sidewalk, and $1.90 a linear foot
for curb and gutter.
East Sixth street, between Jackson and Cleveland streets, will be
one of the areas where curb and
gutter is put in, The City has just
completed a watermain replacement job in .that neighborhood.
• On West Sixth Street, curb and
gutter will be put in on the north
side from Maple street to the rain-
road. On the south side bf West
Sixth, it will be installed from
Beech to Maple.
The-sputh side of John R street
will have curb and gutter installed
from   Beech   street   to   Vlnewood
In Bank Contest
Mrs. Cecil Davison, of -Farwell
headed a list of ten contest winners
announced Wednesday by the Citizens State^ Bank "of Clare iri the
""WIN-A-VACATION" contest concluded just last .month. Final decision of the committee in judging
was l'ore\Varded to the bank moments before the announcement
was made-to the Sehtihe-i'.by bank
officials;
Second prizewinner was Mrs. S.
C. McArthur, of Glare arid .Rosebush; third prize winner, Mrs. Ben
Burdo, of Clare; fourth prize winner, Tim Cotter, o,f Clare; and fifth
through tenth prizes went fo Dr.
Harold H. Lampman,. of Detroit, a
one-time resident of Cim-e; Joe
Bowler, of Clare, son of Mfs. Lou-,
isa Bowler; Mrs. Harry Sonntag, of
Clare; Mrs, Myrtle "Miller* of Harrison; Mrs. Dick. Wilson, of Clare; and
Mrs. Joe JdffiStoX -ot Clate.
The other nine winners,-,all from
among the'Citizen's State .Bank depositors, camo from Glare, Harrison and Detroit. .,-<■.
As first prize winner, Mrs. Davison gets an all expense paid trip
to Bermuda f6r. two. The trip- includes seven days and six nights in
Bermuda, meals and transportation.
In addition, she and her'companion will be able: to spend three days
of sightseeing in New York City,
when Citizens Bank of Clare will
pick, up the tab for the hotel stay,
Ernest Irwin
At Air Race
State Flying Farmer President.
Ernest Irwin, also tiecil Wilson of
Shepherd, and Cecil Schneider of
Merrill flew to Pellston Thursday
last week, to join other flying
farmers and assist in operations at
the Terminus of the S.M.A,L.L,
race whiph started at Base Airport
in Flint.
Forty-six planes entered and
forty-two finishiad. Four planes, because of bad weather were forced
to land. A few of the contestants
were Michigan 99's, but the major
group were participants in the
Powder Puff Derby from San
Mateo, California to Flint,
Mrs. Frances Berry of California
and winner this year of the Derby,
was first plane in, though this did
not necessarily make her the winner. The race was figured on the efficiency basis, Also one of the Michigan flyers to take part in the
derby and the S.M.A.L.L race was
Mrs. Jane Hart, wife of the Lt. Governor of Michigan. **
Clare Men
Graduate
From AFROTC
Richard *_. Moffitt, son of Mr. and
Mra. Everett.Moffitt, of Clare, recently attended the Air Force
ROTC Summer training unit at
Solfridge Air-Force Base,. Michigan..-    ' •■ ■'  ■
Cadet, Moffitt, who completed his
senior year in advanced AFROTC,
attended a 4-week summer training
period as part of his reserve officer
training at college.
Following graduation from AF
ROTC summer training July 14, he-*
was eligible for appointment as a
second lieutenant in the Air Force
Reserve. ■
James W. Ross, son of Mrs.
Gwendolyn Ross, graduated from
Michigan College of Mining and
Technology in June.
He received his commission in
the Air Force as second lieutenant
on July 14.
Ho will go to Lackland Air Base
in March of 1957, to- complete his
flight   training.
theatre, radio and television and
tour tickets, and sight seeing and
night clubs. Mrs. Davison will also
g6t $200 to cover incidental expenses.
She will travel via Pan-American
airlines from New York to Bermuda and will go to New York
from Tri-Cities Airport, Freeland.
.Mrs. McArthur won an all-expense paid five-day vacation for
two in New York. Round trip all-
transportation to New York will be
provided, hotel accomodations paid
for, and she will have her choice of
theatre tickets, radio - television
shows,.sightseeing tours or nightclubs. $150 to cover incidental expenses is also a part of the prize she
won.
A three day, all expense paid vacation for two in New York was
in the third pTlze paQkafje, wo*n at
Mr/s.BUrdd.
Mrs. Burdo and her guest will be
able to fly to New York from Tri-
City airport, spend three days with
a tholce of sight-seeing, show-going
attending radio and television
shows or nightclubbing, all the
while enjoying the service and convenience of hotel living, and the
Citizens Bank will foot the bill.
She will also receive $100 to cover
incidental expense. '
Tim Cotter, as winner of the
fourth prize will be able to enjoy
an identical New York vacation
with his guest. He will also receive $100 to cover incidentals.
Dr. Lampman, Joe Bowler, Mrs.
Sonntag, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Wilson,
and Mrs. Johnston each won a $100
Time Certificate of Deposit from
Citizens State Bank.
The contest ran from May 1 to
June 26. A panel of. judges from
Central Michigan College, Dr. Emil
Pfister, Dr. D. Louise Sharp, and
Dr. Gilbert Maienknecht, picked the
ten best entries in the contest from
among several hundred.
To malte the contest completely
fair, the entries were identified
only by number, and the judges did
not ever hav6 the opportunity to
know whose entries they judged.
The entries, each a statement
from' a Citizens Bank Depositor on
"Why I like to do "business with the
Citizens State Bank of Clare", were
judged on originality, aptness of
thought, and sincerity.
Avenue, in Brookwood subdivision.
Curb and gutter will be put in on
the north side of John R from Mary
street to Vinewood,   ,
Portions of these areas designated will also have sidewalks laid.
City workers are presently on a.
watermain replacement• and- storm
sewer project. Storm sewers have
been put in on Dunlop Road, South
Rainbow Drive, and John R "street.
Hugh Nelson, *of Farwell,, Was
awarded the bid to put in a*-teat
well for the new "Water Well NO. '4,
to be drilled at the east side of the
city.-The test well,:wlll be'drilled
near Cherry Grove cemetery- The
bid was for $2.75 a foot,
At Monday night's meeting, the
Clare City Commission voted to' miy
a street sweeper from the Hubner
Machine and Supply .Company, Sag-
Una, w, for $8,950, ''.'.' ■
Delivery waa expected in.«about
two weeks.
The hyrdo-power ' sweeper ■ is
mounted on a truck., it has two
brooms, one to sweep dirt and debris out of the gutter Into the path
of a rotary broom.
The rotary broom brushes, the
dirt unto an elevator, which carries
it to a hopper on the truck,' *3 ho
carried away and emptied. The
truck carries a water sprinkler* on
the front to lay dust.
Clare's city plannipg commlssiqn
met Tuesday evening to discuss the
downtown parking problem. No action was taken, but members were
instructed to bring suggestions to a
future meeting.
Grange Royalty
Chosen At
Pomona Picnic
Fifty Grange members and their
families attended the Isabella
county Pomona picnic Sunday July
15th at Hall's Lake. Everyone enjoyed a bountiful picnic dinner.
After dinner contests were enjoyed by everyone., the children
had a tug of war. 'The men" also
enjoyed a tug of war. An egg rolling contest was won by Miss Joyce
Dawson  and  Richard   Heberleine.
The Princess and Prince were
chosen, w'inners being Wilma Brewer and Francis Northott from Mt,
Vernon Grange, Alternates were
Bonnie Witbeck from Mt. Vernon
and Stanley Malish from Broomfield Grange. The Princess and
Prince will attend State Grange
this fall. They will be crowned at
the county convention September
sixth at Unicra Grange.
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Tliat 4-H calf that stepped on
12-year-iold Roy Muterspaugh'B
foot recently and put him out of
softball play witl* a brokea
bone won Roy first place honors at the Black a_d TiYhitc/ •
Show in Mt. Pleasant; last
week. Roy had another calf In, '
the show and it was also a- first
place winner.
Mrs. Salina Hales, of Clare, returned July 10 from an 8,000 trdle
motor trip through the western
states, without car trouble, and
without seeing a wreck during the
whole time.
Mrs. Floren Pudvay, »f Clare,
was one of the 4-H Club Lead-
• ers honored during 4^H Club
Week at Michigan State "University, East Lansing last week.
Other leaders from the area
recognized for their work were
Earl House, of Rosebush, and
Ralph Richmond, -of Gladwin,
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Edward Minogue, of Claremorris.
Ciunty Mayo, Ireland, writes that
he's looking for cousins of the
same name or variations (Minogue, Mannix) in the United States.
He'd like to hear from them, and
incidentally frbm anyone at all who
has an interest in Ireland.
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Mrs. Floyd Bergey went fishing Thursday evening last •
week, and caught a three pound
bass, eighteen inches long.
- Honday, fishing again, she,
caught another, somewhat
smaller. Mrs. Bergey .says' she
loves the outdoor life, and she
and her husband are "both enthusiastic anglers in their spare
time.
Brinkerhoff
Wins Second
No-Hit Game
Jack Bvinkerhoff pitched ta*
Murphy Construction.- - ^Sof thall
Team to a no-hit, no-rjin upset cf
Dover last week. The score was 1-0.
This is Brinkerhoffs sacond no-
hitter of the season. He "broke Dor
ver's six-Win string. Murphy construction has a four-win, four-loss
season record. They are in the Tri-
City League, Coleman.    ,
Others in the Tri-City League are
Clare Manufacturing company,
North Bradley, Beaverton, anCt
Coleman.