1956-10-25; Clare Sentinel

              THE CLARE
Established 1878
$2.50 Year in Clare, Isabella Counties
CLARE. MICHIGAN, THURSDAY,    OCTOBER 25, 1956
Ten Cents Copy
New Series, Vol. 65, No. 6
Businessmen Forecasting
For Harvest Fiesta
Clare businessmen, anxious for their Harvest Fiesta retail
promotion to surpass all previous events, have left nothing
Undone -to provide entertainment and shopping bargains for
the "crowds they expect in Clare on Friday, Ken Barnes,
heading retailers' promotion effort's told the members, "This
is not an event "which Will be over and forgotten after the
day's store hours are finished. Long-range effects will be to
increase shopping satisfaction for people in Clare, and cement
good will for Chamber of Commerce members."
Several new ideas discussed at
a Monday noon meeting of the C
of C members include a souvenir
photo project, making souvenirs of
the bandsina neckerchiefs or head
scarves, and the confirmation of
day-long appearance on Clare
streets by a five-piece Latin-
American band to help " provide
Fiesta atmosphere.
The photo project offers people
souvenir pictures of themselve)**
posed in Fiesta costuine and with
photo props of little burros or special background.
Earliest among show window
displays of industrial products or
services began to take shape late
last week. Consumers Power company unveiled a window with the
caption "Salute to Clare's Industrial Fair." Most business street
windows will appear with similar
scenes for Friday's event.
Bargain merchandise inside the
stores and shops, however, will be
the chief attraction for many shoppers in town for early winter buying that, day. Cases and carloads of
special items are scheduled to be
offered, and retailers promise-both
new-article specials, and marked-
down sale items at rock-bottom*
savings.
This issue of The Sentinel is
heavy with special advertising on
Fiesta goods with even the Want-
Ad pages coming in for a big share
of bargain listings for Friday only.
Other events in Clare, not connected with the Harvest Fiesta, but
adding to enjoyment and lively
spirit of the occasion are the Clare-
School Homecoming with a Friday
afternoon parade of' three bands
and floats, and notary's Newspaper sale. At Twin Elms club, a
Halloween Costume dance fc* -U.^d-
uled for Friday evening' with'
judging of costumes and live music.
Al Bunting
Hit By Auto
On McEwan
Albert Bunting, 75, was taken to
Clare Hospital Tuesday afternoon,
after being hit by a car at the intersection of Fifth and McEwan
Streets. Wednesday mor-ning, the
extent of his injuries was not yet
known.
Mr. Bunting was crossing Fifth
St. from the south to the north
curb, when he was struck by a car
driven by Laurence Allen Bay, 25,
of R-2 Clare, who was making a
righthand turn unto Fifth street.
Bay told police that he failed to
see the walking man. He was not
held.
Clarence Hall of Clare, was arrested by Clare Police on October
20 and charged with drunk and disorderly conduct.
At an appearance in Clare Municipal Court, Hall was assessed $6
in court costs, ahd sentenced to 10
days in the county jail.
Arrested the same day, on a
similar charge*" was Robert Mogg,
of Rosebush. He appeared in Clare
Municipal court this -week, and
paid $15 in fine and costs.
Junior High
Teacher Added
A new Junior High student group
frorri AndersonviUe, along with
their teacher, Mrs. Ellen Zinser,
have been moved into the Clare
Public School building. Some ot
the students from Andersonville,
whose school district annexed to
Clare, are in the group of twenty
who are attending Junior Hign
classes in the former driver-training room at tlje west end of the upstairs corridor.
Driver training classes have beeu
moved to the east end of the second floor in the Pioneer room, formerly the book store.
Mrs. Zinser's. classes relieve
overcrowding in four ottiiVt* Juniol-
High rooms downstairs. The arrangement of seventh aad eighth
grade study groups now make
room enrollments of 20, 33, 36, 38
and 38.
Youngsters
Plant Shrubs
At Church
The children of the Methodist
Primary Department gathered at
the church after school Thursday,
for their annual planting party.
Each1 year this group • has a
special project, and this year they
planted three flowering almond
shrubs. Two were planted at the
east entrance at churcli where
they enter for their Sunday School
classes, and one at the parsonage.
Games were played, directed by
one of the assistant teachers, Mrs.
Ronald Wilson, and group singing
was also enjoyed. Teachers are
Mrs. Eugene Frey, superintendent,
Mrs. William Case, Mrs. Fred Bell,
and Mrs. R B Kring
Refreshments were served by
the class mothers, Mrs. Basil Cole,
'Mrs. Chester Bell, and Mrs. Hollis
Walton.
Meet Nixon
At Start Of
State Tour
Mrs, Harold Schaeffer toother
brother, John Bauer and his
daughter Kathleen to the Tri-City
Airport Monday to See Vice President Nixon as he arrived there
by plane, to begin his Whistle Stop
tour Of Michigan, Illinois and on
through  to  California.
John, who is convalescing from
an accident injury received severa^
years ago, was thrilled to have the
Vice President come up to his
wheel chair, and shake hands.
They also followed the thirteen
car motgrcade as it proceeded from
Tri-City to Saginaw, where Mr.
Nixon spoke from the train platform, before taking off for Pontiac, Lapeer, Imlay City, and Flint.
There were several other interested party enthusiasts from Cl&re
that were among those at Tri-City
to see Nixon.*
Wrong Report
An error in high gdme credits
for the Men's Monday Night Bowling League on the sports page this
week resulted in the omission 6f
Clarence Cotton's name. He should
have been listed - among the high
three with a game score of 214.
Start Work On
Watervliet
Barking Mill
With more than 13,000 eprds of
pulpwood towering in immense
woodpiles at "Watervliet's concentration yard just west of Clare,
building started this week on footings and foundations for a building to house a new barking mill
there. The 26' x 6-4' steel structure
is to be the* first in the firm's two-
building plant here, and Clare Operations Manager John Hanson
said that hopes are to have the
barking mill in operation by December lg.
•"Besides the biff.', machine the
building will have accomodations
for showers and lockers for men,
and a heating plant,
A second building also to be
started soon will be a 920 square
foot area office building to replace
the small shed presently used for
an office on the company laud.
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Top Grid Tilt, Par&de Show
Promise Homecoming Thrills
Walter Presley, right, and, his cousin, P, S, McMillen,
left, loaded this immense stump on the truck recently,
with no other help.
The stump measured 12 feet around the top, and 16 feet
across al the bottom. If was taken out of the Doroihy
Presley farm. Presley lives on an adjoining farm three
miles east on old US-10, and Vz mile north.
Scout Troop 7
To Babysit
Troop 7 of the Clare Girl Scouts
is offering its services as babysitters on Election Day, as part of
their Get-Out-The-Vote effort.
The service is free of charge. The
girls participating are Carolyn Bauder, Sharon Beemer, Sharon Bra>
zie, Sandy Wentworth, Barbara
Guiette, Judy Marotzke, Sharon
Jackson, Veronica Haynak, Carolyn
Seibt and Jan DeFoy.     _
Medics Urge
Diabetic •
Examination
Dr* Donald Dunlop, M. D., has
been named Chairman of the Diabetes Detection Drive which will
be observed during Diabetes Week,
November 11-17, it was announced
today by the Clare County Medical
Society.
The Gratiot, Isabella and Clare
County Medical Society is cooperating in the ninth annual nationwide diabetes detection program
sponsored by the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes "Week,
which is held the week before
Thanksgiving in November each
year, marks th'e renewal of the
search for an estimated one million
persons who have developed diabetes but do not know it.
Dr. D. Dunlop who practices at
301 E. 4th St., in Clare, received
his Doctor of Medicine degree (M.
D.) from the University of Michigan medical school and is a lifelong resident of this city.
In accepting his appointment as
Chairman of the Diabetes Detection Drive for Clare county, Dr.
Dunlop stressed the importance of,
finding the unknown diabetics as
soon as possible, He -Said'* ,. ^ <■*$?•:
"The undetected diabetes in our
community must be found early so
they may be helped. The disoase is,
chronic but it can be controlled
under medical supervision. On the
other hand, neglect can lead to
many serious complications."
He added:
"One in every 75 persons in our
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Rotary News Sale Friday
Clare's manufacturing, processing and conversion industries will be featured in this year's Rotary Chronicle,
scheduled to hit the streets at noon Friday*.
A team of more than 50 Clare Rotarians will be* selling
this year's issue of their own publication, from Friday
noon until Saturday at 6 p.m.
Editor is Frank LaGoe, advertising manager is Jennings Archambault, and James S. Bicknell III will
handle circulation.
This is tjie third year that the Clare Rotary Club has
sponsored the Rotary Chronicle. Proceeds from sale of
the paper go to Rotary projects for the benefit of underprivileged children.
Jimmy Allen
Patrols Corner
By Judy Brown
Of the Pioneer Staff
This week, Jimmy Allen from
Mrs. Mildred Raueh's room was
chosen to represent our" patrol
boys, Jim has been doing a good
job on the corner -of State and
Pine streets. His job is to get the
kids across the street safely, and
that's a busy corner at school time.
Jimmy likes to play baseball and
basketball and does a lot of swimming in the summer. He lives at
411 East Fifth street with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Allen.
Picture Day
By Sharon Zimmerman
Of the'Pioneer Staff'
Monday,. October 29, a photographer will be at Clare Public
School to take pictures of students
from the kindergarten through the
twelfth grade, for the permanent
records.
These pictures may be purchased
by the students if they want them.
Single Point
Is is Edge
Over Clare
A second place tie was gained
by the Shepherd Bluejays when
they edged out the Pioneers there
last Friday night 27-26.
The Pioneers just couldn't get
rolling in the first quarter but in
th e second period Quarterback
Dave Moffitt kept the ball and ran
14 yards on an option play for
Clare's first TD. Roe then plunged
through the line making the extra
point good.
Shepherd TDs were made *>y
Don Leonard with a 7 yard run
and Dan Bookey 37 yards around
end. Both extra points were added
by Don Leonard.
In the third quarter, the Pioneers drove 61 yards for a score.
Shepherd hold with Inches to go
until 4th down when Dick Roe ran
around right end for a TD. The
point conversion failed-.
The last few minutes of the last
quarter made a thrilling game out
of an otherwise cpmplete defeat
for Clare.
Robert Garbcr and Bill Cochrah
scored.for"Shepherd with a, 3 yard
dive aiad ■§ yards off tackle consecutively, Bill Cochran added the* extra point to his TD bringing the
score to 27-13.
The Pioneers finally began to retaliate. After a 30 yard pass play
from Dick Roe to Guy Hanekow,
Guy snagged a 7 yard pass from
Dave Moffitt and scored. Don Baj
shook off thc "Jay" line to make
the extra point.
With less than two minutes to go
and the spectators on both sides
going wild, Roe connected to Moffitt for a 30 yard pass play followed by an eleven yard pass from
Roe to Tom Garver. The Roe-
Hanekow team scored again to thc
delight of the crowd when Guy
caught a beautiful 25 yard pass for
another TD. The Shepherd Bluejays putting forth, all their effort
managed to squelch the extra
point. The final score of 27-28
leaves Clare with only xa slight
chance of tying for first place in
the conference.
Conference Standings
W
Chesaning 3
Ithaca 3
Clare      > 2
Shepherd 2
Durand 1
St. Louis 1
JVs Beat St. Louis
The Clare JV squeezed out a 7-0
victory -over   St.  Louis*   there  on
Wednesday, October 17.
Clare's first and ,only TD came
in the second quarter whin Bill
Zinser completed a 65 yard drive
by sprinting 35 yards around right
end for a score. John Zinser then
drove over for the extra point. At
halftime Clare led 7-0.
Collect Coins
For "AU The
World's" Kids
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The children of the church
school of the First Congregational
Church will "trick or treat" for
"all the world's children" on Halloween.
The youngsters are participating
in the new American Halloween,
which is sponsored by the United
Nations Children's Fund, o r
UNICEF.
Dressed in traditionally weird
and imaginative costumes, the
children will ring Clare's doorbelli
to collect coins for the UN Children's Fund.
Coins collected will be used by
UNICEF for supplementing diet.*-
for the world's hungry children,
i**,nd supplying more adequate medical attention to them.
For each dollar collected by th;
children of the church school,
three nEttions each will provide the
same amount.
The Clare youngsters will meet
in the -"Congregational church at
6:30 p.m. on Halloween to recbive
their ' official canisters which are
orange color, with the "UNICES
symbol.
At 8:30, they will return to th'
church for treats. Mrs. Neilan Cradit and Mrs. Ernest Bryant are i*t
charge of the youngsters.
A window" display outlining the
UNICEF program prepared by
Mrs. William Seitz, will appear in
the Fourth Street window oi
Davy's Department store.
The Clare High School band will make a whole series of
full-dress appearances this week end during CHS Homecoming.
Friday afternoon, they'll help pipe Homecoming royalty
down through Clare's business section, for ihe ; annual
Homecoming parade of floats.
Then at half-lime of the big Homecoming game Friday
evening beween Clare's Pioneers and the Ithaca Yellow-
jackets, -tiiey'll perform a series of special manuevers, climaxing with a crown formation for the Crtowning-of-ihe-
Queen ceremony.
The band members are just back from Ann Arbor, where
they joined high school bands from all over Michigan hva
gigantic massed band exercise in the University of Michigan stadium, Saturday.
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Clare Kids
Invited For
CMC Game
* Girl Scouts |rom the Clare
county council, and Boy Scouts
from the Valley Trails council,
which includes Clare, will bt
among special guests of Centra-
Michigan College for itsvfootbal
ganic with Milwaukee State thi.*
weekend, October 27.
About 500 School Safety Patrol
members from all parts of thc
North-Central section Of the slate
will be guests of CMC.
Inviting youth groups as guests
for a day is an annual event at
Central. , -
Halloween
School Parties
By, Judy Brown
of the Pioneer Staff
All Halloween parties will be
confined to the afternoon of October 31 at the Clare Public School.
The children will each bririg 10c
for refreshments of popcorn anfl
apples, most of the kids will be all
decked out in their costumes and
will parade through the elementary rooms.
Teachers
Have Reports
For Parents
„ - By Judy Brown
Of The Pioneer Staff
There will be no sessions at
Clare Public School for children in
grades K-S on Thursday, November 1, as it is time for a parent-
teacher  general  conference.
This conference will be of a different nature than any ever tried
before. Parents will meet in one
of four sections beginning at 9,00,
10:30, .1:00, and 2:30.
The following questions will be
discussed: How well is your child
doing? Is he working to the best
of his ability? On what points
should both parents and teachers
be working for improvement?
A notice will be sent home before the conference date by the
elementary principal, Allan Tulk.
He urges all parents to attend the
group sessions, but individual conferences will be given on request
County 4-H
Achievement
Set Saturday
The Clare County 4-H Club Fall
Achievement '-Day program will be
held Saturday evening, October 27,
at 8 p.m. in the Harrison High
School gymnasium.
There will be a short program of
presentation of certificates and
awards for the summer 4-H program.
Miss Doris Kowalk, an International- Farm Bureau Exchange
delegate to India in 1955, and now a
student at M. S. U. Will present an
illustrated talk on "An IFYE in
India".
At the close of the program there
will he square-dancing led by Phyllis Pearson, Home • Demonstration
Agent. Refreshinents will be served. The public is invited to attend
this county-wide .4-H event.
They're Glad
They Were
''Arrested" Here
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wick of
Northport, were the motorists cited
for safe use of highway-? last- Friday, iu the Clare Salute to Safety
program. »
The "Wicks, their two children
and one Small puppy, were iu the
oar when tliey were "arrested" for
safe driving between Mt Pleasant
•and Clare by Michigan State
Police.
Tbey were escorted to Clare by
Police Chief Bill Cook, and state
troopers, where they were interviewed and aU (including the puppy)  given presents.
A radio broadcast of the interview was carried on by telephone
from Northport to Mt. Pleasant,
after the tape record in j? wag lost
Three high school bands will -furnish strut and color for
the annual Homecoming, Queen's float parade downtown in
Clare Friday., afternoon.       .   *
Bands from Clare, FarWell, and Ithaca, whose football
team will be. Clare's conference football opponent for the'
Homecoming game Friday night,, will be bn hand Friday
afternoon.        . ,
Dem Leader
To Speak In
Grant Hall
Thomas Quinby, Michigan Democratic national committeeman, will
be the prinicpal speaker at the
Surrey-Grant township meeting at
the Grant townhall Wednesday
evening, October 31 at 8:30.
Quinby is a former assistant
dean of Harvard College, and was
a Grand Rapids business man. Presently he. is Director of the State
"Workmen's Compensation Department. At the Wednesday meeting
he will speak on state and national
problems.
Robert Sawyer, Democratic candidate for state representative,
will speak on local and state problems.
The public is invited to attend
this meeting, sponsored by the
Young Democrat Club of Clare
county.
School Play
Has Student
Cast Of 13
The Thespian group of Clare
High School, producers Of the stage
play, Strictly Formal, have announced members of the cast for
the comedy which is to be presented November 9- in the school auditorium. •
> In the play the part of Jane, who
hasn't .a df»te*for, ."the 4aIicC^Js
taken by Ann Jackson arid Sally*
Jane's best friend is Jean Bowler.
Agnes, a maid of all work is Shirley Moore. -
Jane's father and mother are Hal
Makin and Mary Tice, while Mr.
Ahem, a neighbor, is Roger Waiter. Sally's boy-friend, Jim is played by Ron Drake, and Rose Tilton
who gets the mumps is Lois White.
Rose's mother and hcj: kid sister,
Josie are Judy Feeney and Edith
Colmus.
One Elroy who likes to put
the shot is Jim Rodabaugh and
Jane is sweet on George portrayed
by Al Terwiliiger. "Triple-threat"
Marcia, from rfew York is Lydabelle Bicknell; Cindy Collins, a
girl with ideas is Vernette Dunkle;
Marilyn, who is "after" Elroy, is
Barb VanSicklen; Lt. Bob Cunningham of the Air Force is Bill Wil-
sonll.
The play is under the direction
of Mrs. Louisa Bowler, dramatics
teacher and Kay Loomis, student
director.
On Inside Pages
The Lake Extension group's lesson at it's meeting last week was
on "How TO Grow Old". Story on
page 9,
- With the trend toward keeping
dairy cattle indoors year around,
farm economists emphasize the
need for good ventilation. Story
page 13.
Last week part of a special leaf/lire on Bibles owned by Farwell
families was printed on church
page. This week the rest of the
story, which v we received a little
late appeal's. See page 12.
. Demand for permits for the special any-deer season have been
heavy, and drawings will be held
for some area's. See page 11.
- Riverside. Grange Will furnish
rides to the polls November" .'&, for
folks in that area. Story page 10.
Advertising for Fall Fiesta Week
end bargains appears on pages 2,
5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16.
The Beta Sigma Phi sorority
heard a discussion on the values
of making wills in leaving estates,
at its meeting October IC. Story on
page 4,
.Farwell Boy Scouts received
awards at a ceremony last week,
and boys from several dens' were
graduated. Story page G.
District 11 VFW Auxiliary officers paid a visit to the Harrison
Post of the VFW Auxiliary recently. Page 2.
The Maranatha group of the'Bap-
tist'church enjoyed a spook party
with the Kendall Woods as -hosts
last week. Story on page 7.
A number of social stories' omitted last week due to lack of space
appear on Sentinel society pages
this week.
Harrison News
2
City Briefs
3-7
Rosehush News
4
Society News
4-5
Farwell News
6
Lake News
9
Sports  News
11
Farm News
,      13
Want Ads - Notices
14-15
Comics
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"Songs" is the theme for floats
entered in this .year's parade,
which Is scheduled for 3:10 p.m.
Friday. Eleven floats "will -"compete
for cash prizes in the parade. The
Queen's float is. non-contestant.
The G. A. A., the Junior High,
the Junior Class, the Art Club, the
Band, the Freshman Class, the
Senior Class, the F. H. A., the F.
F. A., the Chorus, and the Sophomore Class have "W-orked for days
in a welter of paper, wood and
wire and bright decoration to get
entries ready, „
This is a partial inventory of the
items that went into one float:
crepe paper, orange crates, 102
boxes of paper napkins, coat
hangers, papier mache, broom
handles, chicken wire, nails, paint,-
some round cylinders, and shellac,
Another float required about the
same basic items, but varied the
list with fabric, dowelling, card-,
board, and a hat box.
The Queen's float, sponsored
and built by the Student Council,
went in heavily for paper napkin
petals.
-The completed floats are lodged
in such various places as the
county garage, the Michigan Bell
garage, and private garages arounft
the city .... secret until parade
time.
Homecoming week end starts officially on Thursday evening with
the traditional snake -"dance and
bonfire.
This year the routine has been
reversed and the snake dance Wilt
organize at the City Park, at 7 plii.
and move on to school, where the
bonfires will be lit, and a pep meeting will be held.
The freshman class will collect
the heap of wood for the fire.
At the pep meeting, the winner
of the Homecoming Queen title
will be named from among the five
Clare High School seniors, who ftv&
Candidates, tiomecoirtuig King will
be chosen by the Varsity Club at
that time.
Candidates for this year's Homecoming crown are Priscilla Sylva,
of Havana, Cuba, an exchange &#*
dent at Clare High School; Lois
Bruner, daughter of Mrs. Doris
Bruner; Martha Lucy, daughter of
Today at 5 p.eh. ends the
the voting for CHS Homecoming Queen.
Have you voted yet If not,
the voting booth in front of the
Doherty Hotel wili be open
until 5 p.m. Each ticket, (Including season tickets) to the
Clare-Ithaca game ,wlll entitle
the holder to one vote for
queen.      *
People who have season
tickets,, please bring them to
the booth for voting. Fans can
purchase tickets there also.       -
If .you haven't voted yet, be
sure to vote todayi
Mrs. Martha Lucy; Kay Ritter,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ken Ritter; and Jeanie Bowler, daughter
of Mrs. Louisa Bowler.
Several Clare, merchants have
promoted voting on the Homect»m-
ing Queen with displays of candidates' picture-- in show windows
Voting is done by purchase of football tickets. Purchases must be
made before Thursday evening for
votes to count.
Friday afternoon, the Queen ahd
King and the Queen's court will
rule Over the parade downtown,
Faculty members at CHS will assist Clare police in directing traffic during the parade and shake
dance.
At 8 o'clock Friday evening;-will
be the big Homecoming Football
game, with the conference-leading
Ithaca Yellowjackets as opponents.
During the half-time activities,
the new Queen will be crowned by
last year's Homecoming Queen,
Bev Thayer.
Following the game, the Homecoming Dance will be held in the
school gymnasium, it is open to
the public.
Family Together
After 29 Years
October 18 was an eventful day
for the Rhodes family, when threo
brothers and two sisters got together for the first time in 29
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rhodes, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Rhodes of Flint, aud
Mrs Leota Green of Midland arrived, at the home of Mrs Gertie
Gardiner and she '-""accompanied
them to Harrison whore they wore
met by Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Rhodes
and all had dinner at the Surrey*
House.
s Maiiy experiences were related
during the social libur, and Leo
Sowle • was present to take the
group pictures. Following the fltn«
ner, they returned to the Gardiner
home for the week end.