1956-08-02; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878
$2.50 Year in Ciare, Isabella Counties
clare, Michigan:. Thursday august 2, lass
Ten Cenis Co-py
New Series, Vol. 64, No, 46 ff\
Ace Attractions Ready
ning
.   Unusually high, quality free acts
r        will be one of the attractions of-,
feted Clave    county fair   patrons
August 14 through 18.
County fair board members have
booked the Barnes-Caruthers stage
show for grandstand performances.
This is the group that pleased fair-
goers last year.
Barnes and Carruthers furnish
acts.for much larger fairs and book
the "same high-quality acts into the
Clare county fair as appear at the
Saginaw County fair, for instance.
Joie   Chitwood   and his   Auto
Thrill drivers,    performers    who
last year drew the biggest crowd
ih the Fair's history, have   again
been •booked,
Joie and his   dare-devil   drivers
^ will open the Fair on Tuesday eve-
y ning, and will be present for that
f night only.
Visitors and exhibitors at the
Fair will find the grounds have had
a face lifting in preparation for the
annual event.
Roofs on all of the buildings have
been recoated, ahd seats and
bleachers in the grandstand have
had a paint job done,
A low railing around the car
parkiftg area facing the midway
and exhibitor area, has been added
this year.
To give the proper carnival at-
t mosphere .three    nights of   fire
works have    been    arranged  for
Thursday,    Friday and    Saturday
'•? evenings,   in front of the   grand-
,f ■■ stand, following the stage shows.
Merrymaking is only one phase
of the Clare county fair.
County youngsters in 4-H, crop
farmers, livestock men. and home-
makers are all readying exhibits
to take to the fair, and compete for
the premiums offered.
Cash prizes range from a $12
premium for best dairy bull to 75c
for the best six asters.
Exhibitors are offered a varied
field of competition that includes
divisions in dairy and beef Cattle,
sheep, swine, poultry, fruit, vegetables, grain, potatoes, garden
flowers, canned and frozen goods,
needlework, baked goods and jams
and jellies.
Clare county agricultural  agent
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animals must have Mood tests, and
in the case   bf pigs, vaccinations,
Crowd Sees
Automatic
Voting Test
A "goodly number" of Clare voters showed up Friday morning to
look over and try out the city of
Clare's new automatic voting machines, according to city officials
this week.
City Clerk Dave Adams has announced that he will be on hand
Friday evening, August 3, from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. to give further instruction in use of the machines,
prior to the election. He urges all
who are interested to come and
see the machines demonstrated.
Earlier city officials had expressed some anxiety that local voters
• would be shy of using the machines
and so would stay away from the
primaries.
"A reasonabe turnout at this Friday evening demonstration in ad*
dition to the people who already
tried the machines last Friday and
folks who've stopped in during the
week, will mean that a good number of voters have gotten acquainted with the machines," said City
Manager Willard Wedge.
Clare people who stopped in to
take a turn at the new, voting devices last Friday found them quick
and easy to operate.
A red knobbed lever at the front
of the machine is pushed to the
right, which, automatically closes
■the booth curtain.
Then the voter selects his party
from two small handles at the bottom right of the voting panel, selects individual, candidates names
on small handles arranged across
" the Width of the panel, pushes the
^ red knobbed main lever back to the
left, and his vote is automatically
registered and tabulated.,
Bruce Anderson, a representative of the Automatic Voting Machine Corporation, Was here for last
Friday's demonstration.
The Clare City Commission decided early in" February to acquire
" the machines, after the State Department offered them the choice of
cither dividing the city into two
separate voting precincts, or using
Voting machines.
The automatic voting devices are
presently here on a rental basis. If
the machines prove satisfactory for
elections here, the rent will apply
on the purchase price, and the city
will buy the voting machines.
Besides the quick -and simple
voting operation, for the individual
citizen, the machines keep running
totals of the vote, and the election
i*t^.& resuits are readily available immediately after-tho polls'close.
Inspection board officials for the
August 7 primary are Ales: McKinnon, John Hall, John Hanley, Clyde
Harris, Bay Archbold, \and Bill
Chaffee.
before they can be entered at the
fair.
A,special division is offered for
Clare county organizations (educational, social and civic) to enter
exhibits that, illustrate their purposes and activities.
The racetrack at the fairgrounds
has been newly-fitted in readiness
for the three days of horse racing
scheduled; an attraction that many
county fairs no longer provide.
Harness racers, from all over
Michigan will come to make a try
for a share in purses that go as
high as .$600,
Racing will be on Thursday, Friday and-Saturday.
County Fair board members are
Ray Richardson, president; Dan
Holcomb, vice presidept; Albert
Haley, secretary, and June "Rose,
treasurer.
Joanne Wilcox Home
From Dance Study
Mrs, Joanne "Wilcox, Clare dancing teacher, spent last week in
Chicago for additional study.
She returned Sunday after attending a refresher course given
by the Chicago National Association of Dance Mas.ters, held at the
Hotel Sherman, ,
Mrs, Wilcox is a member of that
group.
Automatic Voting Will Make Bow Here Tuesday
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Citizen
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For 6-
Bin Chaffee, member of the Inspection
Board for the coming August 7 elections
in Clare, casts a trial vote on one of the
pity's new automatic voting machines ai
last Friday morning's public demonstration of the machines.
Bruce Anderson, representative .of ihe
Automatic Voting Machine Corporation,
who was here to show local voters how
the machines work, stands by.
At a guess, the backs pf the spectators
shown belo-tig to City Clerk Dave* Adams,
ahd Charlie* Strange on the left, and. Bill
Kirkpatrick; on the far right. The Sentinel
missed ihe name of fhe gentleman in the
right foreground of the picture.
• Lee Sowle photo
Annexation Lost
By Single Vote
In Pratt Election
School Measure Snagged on "Debt"
After Yes on Two Other Proposals
The Pratt school district (Grant
Township District 5) became the
second unit tp turn down annexation Monday evening when electors
thOre failed to gain a majority on
the -third ,of the three proposals In
tlife election.
The* count was 27-19 in favor of
annexation and 26-20 in favor of
increasing the limitation on mill-
age. But on the proposal to assume a share of the remaining
bonded debt of the district 18 "Yes"
votes were counted against 19 "Nos"
to defeat the proposal and the annexation scheme. Taxpaying electors only were eligible to vote on
the third proposal.
The Pratt school now lines up
with the Brown which also disapproved annexation in its first try
at the polls.
To date, other special elections
have joined twelve districts with
Clare in the re-organization of what
is now called Clare-Isabella School
District £.
Failure of the annexation plan
will effect ninth grade students students from two families'in the Pratt
district inasmuch as the Clare
school board's policy is to accept
enrollment of first-year high school
students only from within the reorganized district (Clare, and all
others which, have annexed).
Uncertainty over tax rates in the
new school district, and fondness
for the country school were reported to be factors in the decision
at the Pratt election.
As in the election at the Brown,
the balloting was extremely close.
It was so close in fact, that one
."No" vote which may have been
mis-marked by error could change
the election outcome if it should
Urges Young
Representative
Hugh D. Johnston, State Representative who is retiring this year
made a plea for younger men in
government in a letter to Sentinel
readers.
Expressing his appreciation to his
many friends and neighbors in the
Isabella-Clare District for their
loyal support, Johnston went on to
Say that he hoped a younger man
would be elected to carry on the
duties of this office.
"Too many men, although sincere
and dedicated, v js continued on in
the Leglslatti-Vwhen they were unable to effectively represent their
district. I didn't Want to fall in this
group. To avoid doing so I chose
retirement and in my own mind sincerely hoped that a young man
would be elected to carry on in my
place."
■ Representative Johnston added
that he would be happy to offer the
ydunger man any advice and counsel that he may request.
No Ev'en Worship
At Church of God   '
There will be Sunday school at
10 a.m, and worship service at 11
&tm. as usual next Sunday, but
there will, be so evening' service
because the Michigan state camp
meeting, of the Church of God is
ih progress on the' campground east
of St. Louis.
be counted on the other Bide at a
future election. A voter was reported to have indicated "No" on the
Important third question in the belief that the ballot was being cast
in favor, The possibility pf confusion in the me'ajiiilg- of the pro-.|
posal was held to be the reason for
such a mistake.
If voters at the Pratt district
wish to hold another election on the
same proposals, they must now
wait six months.
Clare School Superintendent Richard-Wheeler pointed out that a
Six-months wait before another try
at annexation may make a critical
difference in case a bond issue for
building a school is approved before
that time. The school board has
declared that once a bond is approved for building, and tax rolls
adjusted to the new rate, no further
requests for annexation can be accepted.
"It is important that the educational program in our district now
move ahead as rapidly as it can
go," Mr. Wheeler said, "ih view of
the obligation to provide all the
stiidehts in this enlarged district
with equal facilities for learning
and activities."
Police Check
Man's Story
Of Beating
Henry Schroeder, 30, of Clare R-l,
told Michigan State Police that an
unknown party picked him upi in a
car near Farwell late Saturday
night or early Sunday, beat him,
and robbed him of $45.
Schroeder was questioned Sunday morning at Clare General Hospital where he had been taken for
treatment by Clare police-, ' ■
Officer James Davis oi the city;
police department took Schroeder
to the hospital after the city police
patrol car was flagged down near
the Murton Texaco Station north
of town by Robert VanBuskirk, of
rural Farwell. >,
"VanBuskirk told police he had
found the injured man near the
Grant townhall, and brought him
into Clare for help
Schroeder was treated for facial
cuts and bruises and released from
the hospital the same day.
He had named a Mt. Pleasant
man as his assailant when first
questioned, but admitted the statement was not true after the man
had been arrested. The man was
released pending further investigation.
Schdoeder. told police that the
party who assaulted him was carrying a gun. State police from the Mt.
Pleasant Post, and the detective attached to the Post, are investigating.
Bringing Fun To The Fair
Slow Driver
Court Trial
Postponed
The hearing for George Hoak, of
Houghton Lake Heights, who waa
ticketed by State Police last month
for driving too slowly on "US-27,
has been postponed.
Originally set for July 30, the
date of the hearing could not be
cleared with the Clare county prosecutor's office, as the prosecutor
was out pf town. A later date will
be set for the case, according to
Justice James Yoder, of Harrison,
who will preside.
Hoak was ticketed on July 16
as he drove a car and ioaded trailer
along" US-27 near Splkehorn's south
of Harrison, when State Police
noticed a string of cars held up behind the Hoak vehicle.
Ask Transfer
Of Property
A special meeting of the Clare
County Board of Education has
been called for August 6 at 8 p.m.
at the county court house in Harrison.
The gathering will 'discuss the
transfer pf the following property
from Grant No. 4 to the Farwell
Rural Area School, No. 7
NE% of NEVt and 5% acres of
NW% of NE*4 of Section 16, Grant
Township - and WJ/_ fr'l of E% of
NW*4 of Section 16. Grant Township, (owners respectively Dale and
Tessie Reynolds, and William Kapplinger).
The meeting was called by Robert Carter, president of the County
Board of Education.
United Fund
Reorganized
■ The Clare County United Fund
Board met at the Hotel Doherty
last Wednesday and adopted a
constitution and by-laws to govern
the organization, and have instructed Attorney Robert Campbell to proceed with the steps
necessary to incorporate the group.
The Board also received nominations for membership on the
Board of Directors, and an election of a new board will be held
at the next meeting- which will be
on Thursday evening, August 9, at
the Hotel Doherty.
Several names have been placed
in nomination from the various
areas of the county. It is planned
to have three directors from Clare,
three from Farwell and three from
Harrison, with three elected from
the county at large.
New officers will be named by
those elected to the new board.
All organizations and service clubs
in the county are invited to send
representatives to this meeting,
which will be open to the public.
As soon "as the new board lakes
over, a budget committee will be
named to go over all reports from
organizations who want to participate in the drive, and this' group
will set the quotas for the ' drive.
Last year the drive which started late, achieved a little over 86%
of its goal. With proper organization and by conducting the
drive at the proper time, it is hoped that all of the budget will be
raised.
Wins Prize
At Clare
Furniture
Alma Wiser, of Harrison has submitted a winning entry iu the Sealy
f500,000 Posturepedio Contest it
was announced this week by Sealy
Inc.* Chicago, manufacturers of
mattresses and convertible sleep
furniture.
The winner, who will receive a
Posturepedio mattress from. Clare
Furniture, Co., 510 McEwan, Clare,
where the contest was'offered locally, now is being considered for a.
grand prize of $20,000 in cash or
common stocks or an expense-paid
vacation for two in Jamaica via.
Delta Air Lines.
Jack Rand, who possesses a seemingly endless fund of humor and
talent, will be one of the leading
attractions in the big grandstand
show at the Clare County Fair, it
was announced today. The show
runs from August 14 through 18.
Versatility is the best description
for the personable Rand. He's a
comedy expert, an impressionist
and an acrobat. He does each of
these equally Well. When he combines all three into one act, the fun
begins.
Rand takes a table, places four
bottles on top, balances two chairs
atop the bottles and then climbs
to the top. While precariously bal
anced On top of this* comical set-up,
the humor starts and the audience
holds its Sides.-  -
Rarely has anyone in .the acting-
profession possessed the many talents owned by Rand. His impression of some of the leading world
figures are in a class by themselves, his humor matches that of
leading wits and his intrepid feats
of bala'llce are matched by few,
surpassed, by none.
,Rahd comes to. the fair after a
long tour of leading entertainment
centers where he added thousands
more fans to his already large following.
Duane Allen
Opens TV
Service Spot
Duane Allen has opened his own
business iii television and radio
service aud repair "after several
years employment in the same line
with a Clare firm. An advertisement announcing his business opening appears on page 6 of this issue
of the Sentinel.
Located in his home a block
north of the Doherty hotel, and one
block east, he offers service with
hew TV and radio parts and repair
equipment. His advertising slogan
states that electronics.is tlie main
business with Mm. and not "a sideline". Allen's, background includ.**
graduation froni a-obYn'mercifil engineering school In Detroit after" a
two-year course in radio, electronic)*, and TV service,   •
Cooper
Heads State
WWIVets
Charlie Cooper, of Clare, was
elected Department Commander of
the Veterans of World War I, at a
state convention of that group held
in Grand Rapids July 27, 28, 29.
Cooper was elected on a first
ballot Sunday to the WWI Veterans' organization's top job in the
state. He defeated two other candidates, Earl Picard, of the Grand
Rapids Barracks, and Herman
Mueth of the Romeo Barracks, for
the office.
In ; the same election, Frank
Lowlrie, of Muskegon, was named
senipr vice-commander; Ernie Frie,
of Battle Creek, junior vice-commander; Harold Campbell, of Lansing, quartermaster-adjutant; Gerald Bledsoe, of Detroit, judge advocate; Glen Carpenter, of Lansing,
chaplain.
Officers appointed by Commander Cooper are Earl picard, chief of
staff; Harry .Middleton, Pontiac,
service officer; Bill Hoxie, Traverse City, sergant at arms; and
Wally Howells, Detroit, legislative
officer.
Thirty new barracks of the WWI
Vets group have been established
in Michigan this past year. Cooper
said his goal will be to increase
the.total to seventy barracks, as
this year's commander. He hopes
to double present strength of
5,000 members.
Other steps the hew commander
hopes to see taken: $100 pensions
for WWI vets at age 60, better pensions for widows, and a Congressional charter for WWI vets.
Cooper will go to Portland, Ore-
.gon,. in September for a National
Convention of WWI Veterans.
Other area delegates, at the State
meeting were Harry Taylor, Mt.
Pleasant", Verne' Elwood, Beaverton; Mr. and Mrs. Norm , Wilson,
Clare; and Frank Kapplinger, Far-
well.
Membership in the organization
is open to any veterans of WWI
Who were in the service thirty daya
or more and were honorably discharged. It waa organized four
years ago.
Commander Cooper is a member
of the Clare City Commission, and
is.presently running for .election as
Clare county sheriff.
In an effort to encourage better
attendance at meetings of the Clare
school Citizen's Advisory Committee, members who have neglected
to attend meetings will be contacted this week, and asked if they will
be able to attend future meetings,
br whether they prefer to withdraw.
The decision was made by members of the Advisory group Tuesday
evening at their third meeting since
the organization of the group. The
committee will appoint new members to fill future vacancies.
Finance, Plant and Site, Enrollment, Building Planning, Public Relations, and Curriculum committees
were all established at'. Tuesday
evening's meeting. Part of the committee memberships are by the .volunteer, and part by appointment.
Finance committee volunteers
are Ray Ruby and James Walsh.
Appointed to complete the committee were Neilan -Cradit, Attorney
Robert Campbell, Frank Rillette,
and Frank LaGoe, who will serve-
as chairman,    '
Drinking
Driver Pays
Fine In Court
A truck, pulling a mechanical
crane\ failed to negotiate the turn
off East Fifth Street north unto
McEwan Tuesday afternoon, hooked
a car parked at the curb near the
the Hotel Doherty, and pulled it
around to the front of the Hotel.
The truck and crane, are equipment belonging to a Minneapolis
construction company. The parked
car belonged to Richard C. Jerome,
of Rochester. No one was injured.
Marjorie Dussault, of Martins-
burg, West Virginia, had extended
her hand and stopped for a left
hand turn on North McEwan Street
Monday evening at 10:15, when a
car coming behind started to go
around and struck her car iu the
.left-'front.
Nellie Porter of rural" Clare- driver of the second car, told Clare
Police that She didn't see the farm
signal. Damage to the Porter car
was estimated at about $350 and
to the other Car at $200.
Torry Davis, of Clare, surrendered his drivers license in Municipal,
court July 23, after he was charged
with driving under the influence of
alcohol:
Clare Police arrested him July
22 on West Fifth street when they
noticed him driving erratically. He
was assessed $54.30 fine and costs
by Justice William B. Dunlop, or
an alternative of 30 days in the
county jail at Harrison.
Clare Police issued 57 tickets for
traffic violations, (speeding, crossing* yellow lines, etc.) during the
month of July.
Hurt When
Car Overturns
Last Friday morning Gary Agle
of Farwell, attempted to make a
left turn into the Reynolds home
near the junction of -US-10 and
M-115 when the car behind him
struck his pickup, turning it around
and over. ,   '
He' was taken to the Clare Hospital Where jt was found he had a
badly, sprained neck and a. slight
concussion.
He -was"- released Saturday but
was ordered ]fcO keep very-quiet for
48 hours,'
Navy Recruiter
Visits Clare
Each Friday
Never before has the United
States Navy offered a young high
school graduate as much as it currently is.
As announced by Chief Johnnie
Plummer, Recruiter * in Charge,
Navy Recruiting Station, Cadillac,
Michigan, there *• are four basic
category's and sixty four technical
schools among which a young man
who is a high school graduate can
choose. Aptitude screening prior to
actual enlistment and positive
guarantee of a service school of a
man's choice is given each applicant before enlistment, who volunteers in the United States Navy.
Technical fields of electronics,
diesel, radio, radar, hospital, clerical, internal combustion engines;
fourteen aviation schools covering
all phases of naval aviation, seven
construction schools varying from
steel .worker, surveyor to road
builder and heavy equipment mari.
These are a few of the schools offered, under the Navy's high school
seaman recruit plan. A young man
completing the more technical
schools cah receive as much as
$5000 worth of "education during his
term of enlistment.
Also teamed With the Navy's
schooling plan is the opportunity of
each enlistee to' take advantage of
extension courses given by the
United States Armed Forces Institute.
Chief Plummer states that never
before could a young man gain so
much by a Naval enlistment. He
visits Clare each Friday p.m. at
the Post Office,
Plant and Site' committee volunteers, Dorothy Thering and Ralph
Ackerman as chairman, and appointees Larry Jackspn,- Willard
Wedge, Ed Schlafley, and Gerrit
Hamstra.
Enrollment committee volunteers,
Doris Ticei and appointees Mrs.
Alberta Qershon, Gerald Nivison,
Stewart Kinde, Frank Humphrey,
and Floyd Squires, chairman.
Building Planning cohiinittee Volunteers Jean Alien, Cyril Bolle, who
is chairman, Robert Bergey, Ronald
Cooper, and appointees .Clinton
Dunkle, Glenn Gordon, Ferris Graham, Clarence Tucker, and Ernest
Penrose., •
Public Relations committee appointees Omej* Parent, Mrs, Gerald
Brown, Ted pixley, LaVerne Wood,
Norman Hutchinson and Wm. D,
Elden, chairman,
Curriculum committee volunteers
Lois Nolan, Vriglnia Clute, Dorothy
Bader who is chairman. Doona Lozen, Bernise Johnson, Willam Harper, and appointees Allan TUlk, Ar-
leigh Gorr, Harold Brooks, Marie
Sniith, Carl Cotton, Robert Carter,
and Neil Stirling.
Thirty-five committee members
were present for the meeting.
The group began a study of avail*
able sites for the construction of a
school building. Superintendent Richard Wheeler reported on tho
amount of laud owned by the School
and the amount of the balance owed
on it.
Another Advisory committee
meeting will be held on August 14.
At that time, reports of progress
and studies of the subcommittees
Will be made.
The subcommittees are expected
to meet for individual sessions before the meeting of the whole group
in two weeks.
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Isabella County's Youth, and Farm
Fair, scheduled late this month, at
Island Park, Mt Pleasant will boast
outstanding attractions and «vehts
including, an appearance by Michigan's governor, and animal shows,
prize give-aways, horse pulling competition, and local talent features,
The program for the week of
August 21 to 25 has talent galore,
hew features, and happily combines
local and outside talent. Entertainment starts Tuesday night, with a
Home Talent program made up bf
the best talent within the county.
The committee has obtained outstanding performers for this opeh-
ing event.
Wednesday is Childrens Day and
features rides at half price 'for
children. The afternoon program
will include Tractor Pulling Contests in three different classes and
the competition will be keen. Again
local folks are already perfecting
their driving ability.
Wednesday night the Give-Away
Show will be featured aud will be
conducted along the same lines as
the popular TV programs. $500.00
worth of merchandise will be given
away. Tickets are being distributed
J:o stores throughout the county. All
that is necessary to participate ia to
be In. the grandstand that evening.
The Fair Management, is extremely
happy to have this event.
The program Thursday feature*
the County Rodeo program, sponsored by the Chippewa Wrangler
Riding Club. This group Is pianning
on many new events for both young
and old. Thursday night will feature!
one of the most attractive Spectacles of tlie entire week. The Livestock Parade with Floats and a-
wards is something that no onft cau
miss. "Each year It is receiving more
state-wide recognition.
Following this the auction, of
steers will be conducted. The outstanding steers and Champion ©ami
of lambs and swine will b* included. AU livestock interests: in thl^
county are uniting their efforts iii
making this a inoet successful
event. .-.■..-■'
Also during the evening (Sovefnot-
Williams will be an honored, guest
along with other, candidates 'JdV
political  Offices. ';'-.;
The Annual Horse "Pulling... Con'-"
test will hold the spotlight oh Fri-'
day with lightweights" in the afternoon and heavyweights in the
evening.
It is with pride that the fair officials announce the famous Gene
Holter Wild Animal Show for *oth
afternoon and evening on Saturday
the 25th. This show includes elephants, racing ostriches, camels,
llamas, -apes, and others, Prominent citizens bf the community have
"agreed to ride the ostriches and
camels. This is an outstanding col-,
lection of animals combined with
otlier acts that will make this a
day long to be remembered.
The W. G. Wade Shows have
been engaged for the midway attractions. Exhibitors are now getting ready to enter * their prize
stock. The various committees are ;
busy at work. Improvements mafia
this year will aid greatly to the enjoyment of the week.