1956-09-20; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878
$2.50 Year in Clare, Isabella Counties
CLARE, miCmGA%^WR^DAY.   SEPTEMBER 20, 1956
Ton Cenip Copy
New Series, Vol, 65, H0n V
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Balked In Move
The position of the Clave School
Board in -rejecting students from
outside the district appeared to bel
strengthened thin week -when court
action in a similar situation at
Grand Ledge, Michigan, failed to
gajin forced admission for.non-resident .enrollees in the public high
school there.
Action at Grand Ledge was being
watched for signs of a pattern-setting solution, in Michigan which
could affect the outcome of like disputes at Clare, Midland, Coleman
and possibly other localities.
The Baton County Circuit Court
had been petitioned by parents of
high-schoolers to grant an injunction thai; would force acceptance
of their non-resident students. But
tlie court declined to enter the dispute: and indicated that a "full heaving" would be scheduled in order
to argue both sides of the question
before interfering with the Grand
Ledge School Board.
Hope's for settlement of the problem in Baton county were dimmed
when the judge's remarks indicated
that he regarded the school question as one for the State Legislature to settle, rather than the
courts.
Electors in several local-area districts where annexation failed, have
reported attempts to influence opinion against the school re-organization by propaganda statements
which promised parents that they
could safely refuse annexation and
their children would be "guaranteed" convenient schooling elsewhere,
or that legal steps could force the
local schools to accept them.
School Boards at Clare, and at
nearby Midland and Coleman stood
firmly by policies of no admittance
for non-residents, and so far, couvt
action to compel a change has failed to materialize.
In the Clave school service area,
students effected have learned the
nearst schools which could accept
them are as far away as St. Louis,
or Houghton Lake. Some students
from districts which did not join
the new Clare school system, or
from districts which have not yet
voted, are temporarily in classes in
Beaverton. others are not attending school anywhere.
* • Coining*"■elections t*3*-odl-e-di-?-.
trict annexation with Clare may be
held shortly at Andersonville and
O'Connor schools.
At Andersonville, a resolution
from the Clare Board of Education
has been received preparatory to
fixing a voting date. The election
waits on action by the Isabella
County School Board which must
first approve transfers of property
out of the district for residents
who wish to join other school districts.
A Clare resolution for the joining of parts of the O'Connor district
has also been issued, and there too,
the next .step must follow the ap*
proval of Clare-Isabella School
Boards who will be asked tp .consider property transfers before1 the
remaining residents can vote on annexation.
An election in the "Wildcat school
district (Sheridan Twp, No. 4) has
been officially announced for Saturday, September 22. Polls will be
open from noon •until eight o'clock
p.m. for electors to make their decisions on the question of annexing
their district with Clare-Isabella
re-organized school system.
Dems Bring
Campaign
Party Here
Michigan's State Treasurer Sanford A. Brown is to be the headliner
among a group of Democratic campaigners who will visit Clare Friday afternoon on a get-acquainted
handshaking tour. "Robert Sawyer,
Mt. Pleasant, will accompany Mr.
Brown and appearing with them
will be Clare county Democratic
candidates for various offices.
Announcement of the Clare appearance came this week from
Mike Dohevty, local campaign work-
er and candidate for County Coroner.
Plans are being made for the
group to visit Clare business places
and spend some time in the afternoon between three and four at the
Clare Manufacturing Company
plant to talk to employees there.
Mr. Brown, incumbent candidate
for the State Treasurer office at
the General Election, was a dairy
farmer at the time of his first election to State office in 1954. Previous
to that time he had been a labor
organizer for The United Mine
Workers.
He  was  bom in the  Michigan
DeMolay
To Install
Monday Eve
DeMolay installation will be held
Monday evening, September 24, at
8 p.m. and parents and friends of
young men in DeMolay are invited
to attend.
Installed as master councilor will
be Dick Roe; senior councilor,
Leon Stanley; junior councilor, William Irwin; scribe„Larry Stanley.
Seniov deacon, Vic Pinch; junior
deacon, Dale Rawson; senior steward, Bill Wilson; junior steward%
Ray Neff; orator, Dick Hemstreet,
sentinel, Bob Roe; chaplain, Donald
Brown; marshal, Bill Beemer;
standard bearer, Jay Poet; almoner,,
J. J. Seiter.
Preceptors, Ralph Baumgarth,
Delorne Loucks, Bob Bailey, Gus
Wilson, Carl Schaaf, Larry Seiter,
and Gery Lloyd.
Installing officers will be Judge
Don Holbrook, Earl Ruby, Rev. L.
J. Nevins, Earl Beatty, Fred Sexton
and Kenneth Roe.
Refreshments will be served following installation.
Planning Education Is Sericm Job for Cottnnittee
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US-27 Widening Is Given
High Priority At Lansing;
Route Stays In Clare
The Citizens' Advisory Committee representing- the whole area joined in the Clare-
Isabellrt School District 8 is readying reports and study results for the consideration of
the School Board in the work of planning classrooms and curriculum for students. New
building plans come within the work assignment of this group, and so do proposals for
financing bond issues to support education in the newly re-organized two-county school
district. This committee recently conferred w ith the architect who has been retained on
the building project, and members expect to report soon on results of studying several
school buildings which ihe architect has completed In other cities. Photo by Lee Sowle *
Clare Church
Sponsors
Polit-Forum
A series of political forums, with
candidates for political offices on
State and national levels -as main
participants, is slated for coming
weeks in Clare.
The series, which will run for
three weeks, will be sponsored by
the First Congregational Church,
Clare, and will be moderated by
Hugh Kennedy, pastor.
It will be a"n attempt to clarify
democravcy as a working process
■at the local level and an effort to
acquaint local voters with the people who represent them In government-, Mr. Kennedy said, in outlining the series.
Following each discussion, there
will be a question period. Although
the series is planned by the Congregational Church to encourage
political consciousness among its
member's, interested persons from
any group are urged to awnd the
SPl'U'S.
SANFORD A. BROWN
Thumb-area town of Bay Port and
attended public school there. He
is 47, and the father of two sons.
He has been active in education,
business and youth work in addition to politics.
Mr. Sawyer is the Democratic
candidate who will oppose Russell-
Strange in the General Election for
Clare-Isabella Representative to tha
State Legislature. He is presently
on the faculty at Central Michigan
College, Mt, Pleasant.
Local Democrats have scheduled
Mr. Brown for another trip here in
October when he will address a
township meeting and* tell farmers
what to expect from the party's
program of the future.
Jim Yeoman
Hurt By Pair
Of Attackers
James Yeoman is in St. Mary's
Hospital at Saginaw, with a broken jaw, bruises to the eyes, face
lacerations, and other body bruise-3,
as a result of an assault and attempted robbery early Saturday
morning. Jim had been in Bay City
on business Friday afternoon, going
from there to the Saginaw Fair.
After having lunch at a downtown drive-in, he was heading for
home when another car forced him
to the curb, the youths 'p the other
car telling him to get out of their
way, using some forceful language.
.Tim said that his ,fir*jt impulse was
to come on home, then he decided
to find out their car license. They
eluded him, and he was making
back* to Genessee street to return
to Clare when they suddenly ap-
pared in front of him, and caused
him to crash into a fence.
The two youths, 17 and 18 years of
age, preceded to attack him from
both sides of the car, hitting him
on the head with a beer bottle, and
had him down on the ground beating and kicking him about the face
and neck, demanding his Wallet,
saying they would leave him alone
if he gave them his money, which
he would not do.
Passing motorists notified the police, who arrived while one was
still kicking him. One of the lads
was immediately apprehended, and
the other one soon afterwards. The
driver of the car, who left when
the assault took place, later reported to the police, and confirmed
Jim's story, but was not held.
Investigations are pending with
police questioning the youths concerning reported former instances
of misbehavior. Police say that Investigation includes checking the
stories of other witnesses.
PTA Welcomes Rural Members
At First Meeting Of Year
The year's first meeting of the
Clare PTA was held Monday evening, September 17, in the auditorium of the Clare High School. Parents and teachers of the annexed
schools were invited as guests, and
to join the organization.
Superintendent Richard -Wheeler
introduced the entire staff of
teachers, listing their duties and
the school they were in.
The   main   business   discussion
Collision
Sends Five
To Hospital
Five Clare people were injured
in a two car collision on the Colonville road, four miles east of US-27,
Tuesday evening about 5:50 p.m.
Injured were Otto Rulapaugh, Jr.,
driver of one car, R-2 Clare, who
was treated at Clare Hospital -and
released the  same evening.
David Seiter,-Jr., driver of the
other car, treated at the hospital
Tuesday night, released Wednesday, and reentered the same -day;
His wife, Fern, and two daughters, Marilyn, 5 and Connie Lee,
one-year-old, still patients at Clare
Hospital.
None of their conditions were
called critical by hospital attendants on Wednesday.
State Police from the Mt. Pleasant post who investigated the accident said that apparently neither
of the drivers saw the other coming in time, and so collided at th-*
intersection of two county roads.
Rulapaugh was ticketed for failure to yield right of way. His car
had an estimated $450 damage to it.
The Seiter car was called a total
wreck. ,
Joey Hall Is
Captain Of
Patrol Boys
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Joey Hall has been elected captain of Clare Public School Safety
Patrol Boys, and the announcement
from school is contained in a story
which is the first in- a' series to introduce all the boys engaged in this
little-known, but highly important
job.
Joey, the eleven year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hall, is in
Mrs. Rauch's sixth grade at Clare
Public* School.
As captain it is Joey's job to go
with the lieutenant and check on
the other boys, making sure they
are at their posts on time and are
doing a good job.
Besides being a good leader at
school Joey- has outside interests
including hunting  and -fishing.
DUr\Vard Kennedy has again been
placed at the corner of McEwan
and State streets to help the children across US-27. Mothers are asked to urge the children to. cross
only at the corner and at the designated' times below. Mr. Kennedy
will be on duty at these times eVery
day.
8:30-0,00
11:25-12:00
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3:2S-4:00 •     **
Blackleg Outbreak Discovered
In Isabella County Cattle Herds
Black-Leg, one of the most deadly
cattle diseases known, has hit Isabella county B. C. Mellencamp, Isabella County Agent reported this
week.
Caused by spore forming bacteria
found primarily in pastures, the disease has caused the deaths of fifteen head of cattle in Isabella county to date.
The first outbreak Occurred in a
small area, north of •■Shepherd, and
struck ithree different 'farms.
Prompt action on the part of the
owners and local veterinarians prevented further incidence of the disease in that community.
A rigid vaccination program is
ihe only treatment laiown to be effective, Mellencamp said.
Last week a. second outbreak of
the disease was reported two miles
west of Rosebush.
Kraft Plant
Wins Prize
At State Fair
if
Kraft Foods Company cheese
plant at Clare exhibited the first
prize aged cheese at the 1956 Michigan State* Fair. This cheese scored
95 which is Of extremely high
quality.
In grading circles, cheese is
scored on the basis of flavor, body
and texture, finish and color.
To accomplish this level of quality requires high quality milk and
expert methods in cheese making
proeedm'cs.
Farmers should watch cattle care
fully, and call the veterinarian if
animals become ill,
Animals rarely live after contracting the -.disease, so cattle
should be vaccinated promptly, Mellencamp warned.
Dancing
Resumed
For 'Teens
A full schedule of Teen Age
Dances has been arranged for the
coming school year by the Clare
Community Council.
Beginning this Saturday evening,
the dances will be held thru June.
The community council has contacted a list of parents to chaperone
the teen parties.
Dances will be held twice a
month, except in. October aad January.
Live music will be featured. Teen
agers are welcome to bring guests
with' them.
was the launching campaign for the
Community Calendar. Principal Allan Tulk outlined a plan with the
Junior High students participating,
dividing them into four teams and
four prizes will be awarded.
Mr. Tulk, vice president of the
PTA and Mrs. Earl Baumgarth,
president, will be co-chairmen for
the project, proceeds of which will
be used for various programs, and
a special project for the school.
Other officers o£ the PTA for this
year are Mrs. Harold Hughes, secretary, and Mrs. Warren White, treasurer. Committees named for the
year are: Mrs. Larry Shelander,
program; Mrs, Bernard Tubbs,
membership; Mrs. Jack Bromley,
chairman of Room Mothers.
Superintendent Wheeler gave a
few Ternaries on the Jmses for the
school, how they are"run,' the problems, and equipment, which resulted in a general question and answer period, dealing with many
phases of the school work, proving
a very interesting discussion, and
aiso educational and helpful.
Refreshments'were served in the
multi-purpose room of the school
at the close of the meeting, by the
Room Mothers from Mrs. Delamarter, Mrs. Eroh, and Miss Hales, first
grade rooms.
Call School
Men For
Meeting
The biennial school officers'
meeting will be held at the Clare
County Court House in Harrison,
Michigan, Tuesday, October 2, 1956,
at 8 p.m. Harold Wagner and Henry Ponitz of the Department of Public Instruction will be the principal?
speakers. They will speak on Finance and Adult Education respectively.
All school board members of primary districts and fourth,class districts are expected to attend according to Lenord Schwanz, County Superintendent of Schools.
Death*
Jonathan Dane Randall, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J.
Randall, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 1956. Services were held
on September 13 with Rer. L..J.
Nevins officiating and interment
at Cherry Grove Cemetery. Arrangements were in charge, of Thurston's
Funeral Home.
Vandewarker
Plat Plans
New Street -
Orval Vandewarker has submitted a plat to the city of Clare to
extend Beaverton road west, where
it will join north US-27 in Clare at
n point near the Campbell Insurance agency building.
The plat must also come up for
consideration and approval by county and state highway officials, before construction of the new road
can begin.
The extension of the Beaverton
road wpuld eliminiate much of the
volume of traffic that now goes past
Clare public School-*.
"Vandewarker submitted the plat
Tuesday this week. ,
Clare-Isabella
Scout Leaders
Set Meeting
Adult Scouters oF*Tomahawk
.District, comprising Clare and Isabella - Counties will meet Wednesday, Sep'tember 26, at the new high
school in Farwell.
All Scoutmasters, assistants, institutional representatives, troop
committeemen and commissioners
are urged sto be present.
The meeting is called for 7:30
p.m.. sharp, and will close at 9:00
p.ni. jo b** followed by a social littnr.
Due Soon
Drilling of the new Water Well
No.. 4, to supplement Clare's city
water supply, will begin within
three weeks, City Manager Willard
Wedge said this week.
Contract for the 12" well, to be
put down on Beaverton road, east
of the cemetery, was won by Hugh
Nelson, of Farwell, for $3,208. Nelson also drilled the test well.
Tests for iron and hardness from
the State Health Department indicated that the water had less iron
than any of Clare's other water
supply wells.
Samples from No. 4 showed .2
of one part iron per million parts
water, and 350 parts hardness per
miHion of water. This compares favorably with Water Well No. 3, present mainstay of the Clare's water
system which has .5 of a part iron
per million aud 400 of hardness.
Water Well No. 2, used now only
as an auxiliary supply, is not so
hard as either of the newer ones,
but drew frequent complaints with
its rustiness, 2.4 parts per million.
When No. 4 Well is cut into
Clare's water mains, it is expected
to correct low pressure problems
at the city sewage disposal plant
and also in residential areas of
Clare during summer months when
water use is heavy.
A  letter  from   Michigan   State  Highway   Commissioner.
Charles Zingler to Clem BelvTent, secretary of the Mt. Pleasant ,
Chamber of Commerce details the Department's near-future
plans for convex ting US-27 north of Clare into a four-lane
divided highway, "after this year".
Mr, Ziegler named separate US-27 widening projects in
order of their importance and indicated that planning the
work'on each would follow the same order.
Routing of US-27 is not to be changed from its present
location through Clare and Mt. Pleasant, said Mr: Ziegler in
answer to BeMent's question concerning rumors that bypasses were being considered around both cities.
The Highway Department sees
most critical need for US-27 widening to a four-lane divided route at
the following locations;
First. Twelve miles north fr6ra.
St. Johns to the intersection of
M-57 halfway to Ithaca. (This
would join the divided-lane highway already in use from St. Johns
south, and is to be ready for travel*
this, fall.)
Second. A two-step project to
continue the super-highway front
M-57 north to Ithaca, and from ItUi
aca north to the intersection of*
M-46 at St. Louis.
Teachers
Guests At
Dinner
About two hundred were in attendance at the Methodist Church
Tuesday evening for a planw**--i pot
luck supper, honoring the teaching
staff of the Clare Public Schools,
the annexed schools, and their families.
Gerald Sandersfield gave the
invocation. Sally Gillispie led the
group in singing rounds and old
favorites.
Mrs. Wilson Samborn, vice presi-
d|*nt of the W.S.C.S., which was in
charge of the supper, introduced
Judge Donald Holbrook, who gave
a few remarks, extending* a welcome and expressing appreciation
for the cooperation of the teachers
and their regard for the higli
standards of. living.
Rev. L. J .Nevins, in behalf of
the church, gave a few remarks,
and concluded with the benediction.
On Inside Pages
Harrison News
2-6
Farwell News
3
Rosebush News
4
City Briefs
7
Society ]News
5-6
Lake News
9
Church News
10
Farm News              ,
12
Sports News
13
Want Ads - Notices.
14-15
Comics
15
If you're waiting for prices on
real estate to go down before buying a home, you'll probably wait in
vain; the experts say,'because they
don't look for any appreciable lowering of prices. Story on page 9.
Lake's 1956'57 school year was
launched last week, with the
teacher's splitting tip Work loads.
Complete story on page 9.
A leading authority on the rural
American living has .word-sketched
the ideal society of the future. Details on page 10.
Clave county dairymen can begin
a low-cost milk-production record
check on October 1. See page 12.
Three fishermen from the county
found lots of thrills on a. fishing
trip to Canada, and brought back
big fish ahd big stories. See page
13.
^Mrs. Ann Olson, this year's
Clare's Women's Golf Handicap
champion was presented her trophy
last Wednesday at a luncheon fit
the Twin Elms Country Club, and
at the same time, consolation and
runner-up gifts were presented.
Story on page 6.
The* Junior High Piligrini Fellowship of the Congvegational church
plans a busy year of projects and
social gatherings, starting with a
Chili supper tor the group, which
they'll prepare themselves this Sunday, Sl-ory on page 7.
Pioneer 11
Wins In
Grid Start
Written with the assistance of
Pioneer Staff writers
„ Wyman Smith, Dave Moffitt,
Lydabelle Bicknell
Clare High School won its sixteenth football game with no defeats here Friday night when Coach
Perry's untried eleven surprised
Big Rapids 27-0. The Pioneers scored- in each period except the third,
and threatening Cardinal passing
attacks were twice stopped by the
clock.
Clare's backs, displaying smooth
timing and no-fumble ball handling promised fans; that- deception
and alert running haVe not suffered
with the loss of last year's senior
ball carriers. The line which will
undoubtedly face stlffer tests in
games to come, nevertheless performed outstanding feats on defense' and offense,        .',.       .., ,
The game opened wifn "Die&*Kc*£
returning the MckofE to; Clare's 30;-
A, determined march all the way
to the Big Rapids 5-yard, stripe was
halted when the Clare backfield
committed" its only fumble, but CHS
recovered the foe's bobble two
plays later and big John Miller legged it around end for the first six-
mark.
A 20-yard scamper by Don Bay
set up the scoring opportunity for
Moffitt's touchdown, also in the
first quarter.
The scrappy pioneers sent Miller
again around end in the second
period for the third score after two
runs into the Cardinal end zone had
been called back. In the final quarter, Dick Beery grabbed a handoff
and ran the end-around play'for 10
yards and the last touchdown of the
game.
The Green and White shown
brightly with opening-game stars.
Chuck Murphy at right guard contributed a fumble recovery and outstanding tackles in his defense role
to spark the, team. Signal caller
Dave Moffitt has the touch of a
quarterback to Perry's liking with
deception and tricky ball handling
built to order for Clare's running
game.
Don Miller, Tom Garver, Don
Bay, -- stout runners there, with
Bay putting more drive (pound for
pound) into his pigskin toting than
any other back on the field -
Beery at the end opposite Miller,
- big Jim Nivison a pillar at center,
- Dick Roe loose in the open . . .
ail these and other fine team players will give a good account of
themselves on the gridiron.
Good luck played an important
part in holding the Big Rapids
team scoreless, as CHS pass defense failed late in the second and
fourth quarters. But the Red team's
thrust at Clara's goal line Was 'de-
stined to be stopped by the time*
keeper each time- and the whistle
at the half, and again at game-end
(Coritined ontPage 8)
GOP Workers
Plan Strategy
Moves'Tonight
, A meeting of Republican Town*
ship Chairmen from Clare county
has been called for 8 o'clock p.m.
tonight in the GOP headquarters
across the street front the post-
office in Clare. County Chairman
O. D, Bayes said that he' expects
as many as forty-four workers to
attend.
Purpose for the meeting is to
prepare election campaign plans fov
eounty-wido use in townships, and
to encourage voter registration on,
or before October 8, the last day
before the General Election.
Mr. Bayes said that dummy voting machine lever panels, will bo
brought to the Republican office
space-so that citizens can.acquaint
themselves with the operation of
the. machines before election time.
Help in learning to vote by machine
will be provided there for all electors and younger groups both morning and afternoons, and after dinner
on Fi-Klny evenings.
Third. Skipping over the section of US-27 from M-46 to
south of Mt. Pleasant, tho next
part at the project in order of
urgency was described by* Mr.
Ziegler, "a critical section te be
made a four-lane divided pavement over the hills to the north
of Clare."
"Long sections of these hills'*',
are retarding the free flow ot
traffic and this hazard would be
eliminated by construction of a
four-lane divided . pavement
through those hills," Mr, Zcig-
lcr said.
Assuring Clare and Mt. "Pleasant
that there was no, immediate
thought of changing the* Icfcittf'fe jltf
the highway here, the letter contained Mr. Ziegler's compliments
for the splendid job being done in
the two cities in controlling ob-
Jectioiiable vehicle parking apd
local police co-operation in traffic-
flow maintenance.
State and Federal legislation with
provisions for increased bonding
have made it possible to more than
double former highway construction spending to a $150 million program for 1956 and an expected $190
million for 1957. Federal funds account for 90% of the Michigan highway construction budget.
A copy of the letter to Mr. Be-
Ment was sent to Ken Barnes for
the information of Clare's Chamber
of Commerce.
In Clare, the city commission's
project for widening US-10 at the
Fift.h street intersection with US-2-7
swung into action Tuesday. Workmen began removing sidewalk and
curbing alongside the Doherty hotel
where an extra westbound lane will
be added for autos.
Plans Have been altered for the
street widening between Maxwell's
Flower Shop and Dunlop's Cafe, according to Clare City Manager Willard Wedge, and the sidewalk will
be torn out only on the north edge
of the street near the Maxwell
building. The Commission was also
persuaded to leave all execept two
of the present parking meters in
their present position on the south
side of Fifth Street near the intersection with McEwan.
CHS Student
Drivers Face
Noon Ban
Clare ."Public School ktudenta.
have been warned not to drive automobiles around the city during upon
hours', because of a traffic probiertJ;
it creates at the school corner, it
was announced this week»
The new ruling went into effect
last.Monday, according to the Office
of Superintendent Richard Wheelei?
and will be enforced along with
other school rules.
The Superintendent added that
it was not improper driving on tho
part of students that called forth
the injunction, but the need for
added caution with the hundreds of
small children on the streets each
noon.
John Akins Travels
Over 13,000 Miles
John Akins, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Royal Akins formerly, of Clare, traveled over 13,000 miles this summer
with the Harvester Male Quartet,
from Southwestern Bible institue,
Waxahachie, Texas.
The Quartet toured in fifteen
states and appeared in several
major cities.