1956-11-08; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY   NOVEMBER 8, 1956
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Ruling Against
Non-Residents
* A motion to force, the Grand
Ledge high school to accept nonresident pupils was denied Fii-
day by Judge Archie D. McDon-
al of the Eaton county circuit court.
The decision set a precedent for
schools in the state,
Generally parallel circumstances
between the Grand Ledge case apd
the situation at Midland, Clare,
Colepian and other communities in
the State make.this court decision
of more* than usual interest to local
parents .and school leaders.      :
Some districts, "faced with the
choice between annexation, or
sending youngsters a long way
from- home to classes, *yi!l see
hopes dimmed for court action to
force school acceptance of nonresident pupils.
The motion at Grand Ledge to
force the admittance of the pupils
was brought by a group of parents
whose children were denied admission to the school this fall, another
group whose children would be
eligible to attend the school in the
coming years and the third group,
composed of four primary school
districts.   ,
Judge McDonald in his opinion
said the legislature must change
the present law before school districts could be forced to accept
pupils from non resident districts,
In • filling their motion to force
the school to accept the pupils the
plaintiffs charged the district was
forcing them to break the law.
Michigan law, they said, requires
that children be sent to school until they were 16 years* of age. Now
that the school will not accept
the children who ha.ve completed
the eighth grade the parents would
be breaking the law, the plaintiffs
contended.
F, M. Thrun of Lansing, attorney for the Grand Ledge school,
said the pupils were refused after a study of the school facilities
showed the-students could no longer be accepted from outside districts without building new -facilities.
The attorney argued that the
tuition paid by the students from
outside districts does not help pay
ths captial costs .on new facilities.
If the,tuition.,wsra increased.ihe,j
school district would still" be hampered by not being able to use the
property valuation of outside districts for the floating of their bond
issue, f hrun Bald.
Invite Public
To See Film of
Firefighting
City fire fighters in action, and
the effective use of mutual assistance among small city fire departments will be shown im a film .set
for Monday evening at 8 p.m, at
the City Hall.
The movie, filmed on the scene
of test fire in which the Port Huron Fire Department took part,
was loaned by that city to Clare
for this showing by the* city Fire
Department. Clare Fire Chief Stan
Parish urges the public to attend.
There is no charge for admission. .
Clare is one of the Central Michigan communities whose fixe departments belong to a Mutual Assistance program.
Other towns in the program are
Farwell, Evart, Marion, Hersey,
Barryton and Big Rapids.
Local fire departments in each of
the towns keep an inventory sheet
of fire fighting and other emer-.
gency equipment available in the
remainder of the mutual assistance
communities.
Inventories include all items
from trucks and water tanks, to
axes and special nozzles for particular fire fighting problems.
This means that should a fire occur in Clare of such size that the
local fire-department would be unable to control it alone, fire fighters and equipment from any or all
of the other towns pould be called
in. '
Fire departments under the mutual assistance agreement offer
standby protection to any of" the
towns which have loaned equip-
■fhent or men elsewhere.
On the inventory listing, names
of fire chiefs in all the cooperating
towns are listed, and phone numbers given. ' •
Chief Parish also cites the valu<j
Of the mutual assistance  plan in
apther    emergencies    Or    disasters
where   life   saving   equipment  is,
needed.
There's action arid laughs in the CHS Thespian" Stage play Strictly Formal to h% presented Friday evening. Here is a scene during rehearsal,' Marcia, from New York is the
center of an experiment io-see if the mumps can be caught Or spread through the use of
lipstick. '.:•--■     ■■■■,... Photo by Lee Sowle
Comedy For
Playgoers
At Clare High
The three act comedy "Strictly
Formal" will be presented by Clare
school actors this Friday night,
November 9, at 8:15 in tho Clare*
High School Auditorium.
"With the Senior Dance in the
stage story only evelen days away
Jane and Sally still have no dates.
George and Jim haven't said a
Word.
But their worries are only beginning, for Sally's, house guest, Marcia, snares one man right after
the other with the old "gogettein"
tactics, That is, everyone except
Elroy, who is constantly practicing
the shot-put, but who isn't as* dumb,
as be seems.
Then the home-front girls get
reinforcements, when. Cindy arrives
horn", bow, bag, and self. Cindy; ia a
movie faii 'and ready*" to" solve any
problems on the basis of how
Ginger Rogers landed Fred
AStaire*
"What started as a mild worry
about who dates whom to the Senior Dance, bceothes a war of Dads
and peonies, shot-puts, mumps,
movies, and many other things.
Patrol Boy
Likes Football
Receiving Patrol'Boy,honors* this
week is Clifford Dougherty,
This is Cliff's first year in' the
Patrol, and he thinks the work is
interesting. His corner is Post No.
4, State and McEwan streets so he
is* a very busy young man.'
Cliff's favorite sport is football,
and he is a sturdy enough lad for
anyone to see that he would, add a
lot to any footbaH ganle he played
in.
He lives with his parents, Mr,
and Mrs. "William Dougherty, on
Fourth street
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Gift Shopping
Bonanza Time
First checks for Citizen Bank
patrons Who have Christnias Club
deposits will be distributed on Nov-
■ember 20, the bank announced this
week. Amounts saved by depositors' weekly savings is ready for
trie start of Christmas shopping.
Mrs. Hecker In By 1863
Mrs, Donna Hecker has been elected to follow rehiring
George Bates as Clare county's Judge, of Probate. On the
non-partisan ballot in Tuesday's General Election,' Mrs.
Hecker bested Doris Budd, 3014 to 1151.
The two women, both grandmothers, were the leading
pair in Primary balloting and faced each other in the
contest run off. ",
Voters in every one of the county precincts favored Mrs.
Hecker, but high margins in nine major spots piled up the-
overwhelming total. Arthur, Frost, Hatton, Hayes, Sheridan, Surrey, Grant, the cities of Clare and Harrison were
together responsible for 1526 of her 1863 majority.
Four Attend
Student Council
Conferein^
By Sharon Zimmerman
of "the pioneer Staff-
Clara High School Student Council President Jim Nivison with
Sharon Gaspeny and Jack Bader
accompanied Principal "William
Harper to Ann Arbor to attend the
twelfth annual Mlphigan Conference of Student Councils on Tuesday, October 30.
Guest Bpeaker at the conference
was Dr. Marie Racey of Wayne
State University.
In the morning, discussion
groups were formed in. relation to
school size. A few of the many
topics discussed were Improving
Student Council Meetings, and
Raising School Morale.
The afternoon discussion groupB
wei'e followed by a meeting of the
faculty advisors and a general assembly to close the conference.
Those attending from Clare reported that the conference was
very enjoyable' and that they had
learned new ways of organizing
for the student council meetings.
American Education Week
The White House has officially proclaimed November
11 to 17 as American Education Week.
"Whereas since the_ founding of our nation, our citizens have zealously worked and sacrificed to provide
schools and colleges for the education of our children,
* our youths, and our adults; and
"Whereas the White House Conference on Education
held ih 1955, with delegates from all the. states and territories, representing millions of citizens of all races,
faiths, and walks of life, re-emphasized the needs of the
nation for more and better schools and colleges to the
end that our people through, improved education may
make a greater contribution to the progress and future
welfare of America, and to the peace and well-being of
the world; and ,.
"Whereas the setting aside of a special educatipn week
each year provides a fitting opportunity for parents and
educators and "the public generally to visit the schools
and educational institutions, to .express, -tfoeit appreciation-of the work of our teachers and/school officials,
and to exchange views upon educational problems 'and
progress: - * .
• . "Now, therefore/. I,1 Dwight D. Eisenhower, President
of the United States of America, do hereby designate
the period* from November 11 to November 17, 1956, as
American Education Week; and Lurgevthe1 fullest pos-r
sible participation:'ih the observance of that week by the
people thruout the United States-.
This week of dedication to education and to the efforts
and achievements of teachers, school and. college administrators, and others in this important area ,of public
service is especially significant during this first year of
appraisal, in terms of local community heeds' and required action, of the recommendations made by the White
House Conference on Eduaction. Let us all stress the
need for good schools to keep America strong."
American Education Week.has been observed an-'
nually since 1921. It is sponsored by the National Education. Association,* the American'Legion, the United States
Office of Education, and the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, For .1956, the general theme is
"Schools^ for a Strong America".     .    .   ^ ...
WiU Test
For Diabetes
Next Week
An extensive search for the undetected diabetics ill Clare county
will be launched during Diabetes
"Week, November 11-17 by the Clare*
County Medical Society.
Sponsored nationally by the
American Diabetes Association,
Diabetes "Week marks the renewal
of the annual Diabetes Detection
Drive and is observed each year
during the week preceding Thanksgiving. Dr. D. Dunlop M. D. is
chairman of the local Diabetes Detection Drive.
The tests are free to all members
of the family. The tests are simple,
don't hurt, aud only take a few
minutes, during office hours. Simply take a small urine specimen to
your doctor's office during the
week of November 11-17 and it will
be tested free of charge for sugar
(this applies only to Clare county)
The usual symptoms of diabetes
are excessive thirst, constant hunger, fr.equeait urination, loss Of
weight, Intense itching, easy tiring,
failing eyesight, and slow healing
of cuts and scratches. However,
some pleople may have diabetes
without any symptoms at all.
The most likely targets for the
disease are persons who are overweight, past 40 years of age, or
related to diabetes. However, any
one can develop diabetes at any
age.
In addition to the more than 1,
000,000 known diabetics in the United States, there are about 1,000,000
undetected diabetics who do not
know they have developed the
chronic disease.
The task duriifg Diabetes week
is to find as many as possible of
these undetected diabetics, so they
may secure early medical treatment and thus escape the many
serious complications associated
with neglect of diabetes.
At least 65,000 persons become
diabetic each yeaa*. It is estimated
that close to 5,000,000 men, women,
and children living today will develop diabetes at some time during
their lives.
Diabetes is a •condition of deficiency in which the body fails to
secrete ah adequate supply-of the
hormone which nornlally enableB
the body to convert starches and
sugars into energy. The problem
of medical control is to enable the
system to function properly in
spite of this deficiency.
, Cutting down the intake of sugars and starches is an obvious
first step for obese persons. In a
large number of mild eases, regulation of diet, accompanied by exercise to -help the tody work off its
surplus sugars and starches, is often sufficient in itself as a control
measure without recourse to taking
Insulin, "
However, when diet and exercise
are not enough to give the full control that is needed, insulin must be
taken, *• :
insulin, obtained froni the paiu.
creas of animals, is essentiuailj'
the same substance that the-human
pancreas secretes in the normal
body •—• the hormoiie tfiat.is lacking in the diabetic. Regular use Of
Boosts Fund /
With $3,000
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The campaign to raise $471 900 to
build an* addition to Ccntial Mich*
tgan Community Hospital, Mt.
Pleasant, has passed the half-way
joal, campaign woikers announced
th;& week.
A. tot"*l. of $305,000 has been collected .and pledged to date,
■Tbi? ."iveek, Lyle Skinnier, person-
riej; manager at, Clare Manufacturing company, said that the firm
would .give a $3,Q0O gift to the fund,
wb."er*eyer, hospital drive workers
" for.it.   . ,
■i'l'rn pleased that the company
has'/offered the gift," Mr. Skinner
said, ' "We feel we have a respon-
siBiiity to CMC Hospital for the 240-
of, our employees and their families who have used its facilities in
the pafct 12-months.''        •.
General;'Chairman of the hospital, drive,,Earl G. Hartman, said he.
was confident that the campaign
goal would be' reached. He 'said the
intensive campaign in the Clare
area would start in the near future, " '
"Cjare ..Manufacturing Company
has given us a wonderful start for
Ihe .campaign in Clare" said M.
M. Warden, area, drive chairman.*
"We've been holding up on tho
Clare campaign until Mt. Pleasant was (nearly covered by the
drive, but time grows short, and
we n\ust begin the fund-raising effort in the Clare area, even though
Only about 60 percent of the Mt
Pleasant prospects have been contacted," Mr. Warden concluded.
George Grover
Dies In US-27
Auto Collision
-""* George "Shorty" Grover, 4*6, of
Clare, was killed early Wednesday
at about 2:20 a.m. when the" car
he was driving crashed into the
back of a. loaded gravel truck.
The accident occurred on "US-27,
two »apd~one-j-lialf .BiUes -jfipu-th,, of?
M-61. «  -
A trupk and trailers, loaded with
gravel, and driven by Larry Mc
CullOch, .22, of R-l Beaverton, had
pulled from a private drive unto
US-27, alhd -was heading south,
when Grover drove over a hill from
behind, and* apparently not seeipg
the truck, crashed into the rear of
it.    '
McCulloch told Michigan StaiJ-
Police of the Mt. pleasant post that
looking in the rear-view mirror he
saw Grover break over the brink
of the hill, and when Grover did
not appear to slacken speed,
switched on the truck's blinkei
lights to attract his attention.
State Police said that the high
way lay in a heavy fog. Grovei
was pronounced dead at the scene
by Clare county coroner Carl Stephenson.
The gravel truck was one belonging to Adrian Blades. About, $50
damage was done the rear of it.
The car Grover was driving, owned
by Mrs. Evelyn Snear, of rural Harrison, Was a total wreck, police
said.
Funeral services for Mr, Grover
will be held Saturday at 2 p.m.
from the Congregational Church
with Rev. Hugh Kennedy officiating, and burial in Cherry Grove
Gemetery.
Friends may see Mr. Grover at
Stephenson's Funeral Home from
Thursday noon till Saturday noon)
Armistice
Day Program
At School
Rev. Leslie Nevins of the Clare
Methodist church will be the main
speaker at the annual Armistice
Day program to be observed November 12, at 11 a.m,, at the high
school.
Others taking part in the program with brief remarks hy organization leaders- *wili'-'ba"i the Boy
Scouts, the high school band, the
D.A.R,, the Red Cross, the Gold
Star Mothers, the Blue Star Mothers the Clare post and auxiliary of
the American Legion, the local, post
and auxiliary of the V.F.W. Rev.
Hugh "Kennedy of the Clare Congregational Churph will offer the
Invocation.
Glare people are reminded that
this will.be the only Armistice
Day observance held here.
Postoffice And
Bank Closed
' Monday, November 1. being the'
legal holiday in observance of Armistice Day, Citizens State Bank
will be closed, all day.
At the Clare Postoffice, delivery
service iu Clare and on routes as
well as ■•Vindow servlcfe will besus-
pended for the day;, postmaster
Frapk Jackson said that ipail will
be dispatched a fi usual howev er.
$125. Offered
In Big Buck
GuessCntest
Clare city streets and store windows are displaying, Welcome Hunters signs and placards in the first
evidence of the town's coming ef^
forts to attract traffic1 at the deer
hunting" season opening < days.
Northbound deer hunters passing
through Clare, or stopping here for
supplies and Outfits will find a sincere Invitation to "Make ,Yourself,
At Home in Cl£*re, Stop Here Often-"  " '"'
The red-carpet treatment for all
sportsmen coming to Clare On1* upstate trips is the.idea.of. Clare
Chamber of Commerce members
and committeemen who see tourists arid sportsmen as fine people
to have for friends, and who are
leaving nothing undone to .Rrovide
best service and .attractions for
tourists' satisfaction. ,
But the first appearance of signs
with the welcome sentiment is
nothing beside the nrianner* in
which Clare will blossom out with
color and attractiops, come Saturday, November 10.
On that day the spectacle and
music of a parade through Clare's
main street is planned to attract
many shoppers and sightseers*"* At
least five nearby school bands will
inarch in the parade on Hunter's
Festival Day, and units of the Army Reserve, and possibly some
floats wili add to the color and ex.
citement of the occasion. The parade will start at 2:30 Saturday afternoon. *■
Hunters in town on the 10th will
find a variety of other things to
do too, with an Aunt Jemima Pancake SUpper being! served that day
and a Hunters',Ball for those who
like to dance,
; A- -gym e1 "p^bctii*: aYBif^B-ud-r
guessing contest with a $1S&.06 prize
and tickets and information available at almost any store oi-r'shop in
Clare. Trademark of the'day for
natives and visiting hunters alike
Is a little souvenir corn cob with
a ribbbon bow and Clare Souvenir identification. It is designed
to be worn for a badge or souvenir
of Clare's Hunters' Festival,
Offer More
Polio Shots
Polio shots are still being given
by Health District Seven, and will
be available throughout Clare
county at November Well-Baby
Clinics, County Nurse Kathryu
Freeman has announced.
She added that the Health Unit
is anxious to get all third shots
due, * given as soon as possible.
In Farwell, the. clinic this month
will be November 14, at thp Far-
well Methodist church, from 9 to
11 a.m.
In' Clare, at the Congregational
Church, on November 14, from 1
to 3 p.ip.. ,
And in Harrison, on November
16, in the Court House Basement,
from 9 to li a.m.
Clare County
Flat Books
On Sale
Sale of the neW;-Clare county
plat books was discussed at a
meeting of Clare county 4-H Parents and Leaders held in Harrison
at the courthouse, November 5.
. Publication of $ie plat books was
sponsored by the "4-H clubs of Clare
county.
They are available from, all 4:H
council members, and are also on
sale .at the FarWell State'Savings
Bank," Farwell; tlie Clare Sentinel
office, Clare; and the Clare county
extension office in Harrison.
Election of officers for the 4-H
Parents-Leaders Council for thc
coming year was also held at the
Monday evening meeting.
President is Avonelle Hildebrandt; vice president] Marion
Magnus; secretary, Inez Pudvay;
treasurer, Bettie Marotzke; and 5
year director, Mort Shea.
The next meeting Will be held in
January,
Nivison Named
Mayor Bfo Tem
Commissioner Gerald Nivison
was inamed mayor pro tem of the
Clare City Gorpmission, by* Mayor fjaurenee Seiter at' Monday
night's commission meeting.
Former* Commissioner' Charles
Cooper had; sei'ved as; mayor pro
tem until he resigned .recently to
accept an appointment to -the Clare
County Welfare Board,
Strange Edge Over Sawyer
Decisive 4,400 Vote Margin
: Clare county voters -joined with overwhelming totals in the
national1 ballot approval of President Eisenhower's second
term, and gave decisive margins to all Republicans .on- the
county ticket in Tuesday's election. But the 5 to 3 ratio of
Clare county majority for Albert E. Cobo was a futile departure from the State trend which assured Governor Williams of re-election. . ,-..-.   °
'In; three, races for district representation ih Lansing and
Washington, Republicans carried winning margins over their
ip^moci-atic rivals, Russell Strange won a seat in the State
.Legislature wh.ile both Prescott in the Michigan Senate, and
Cederberg .in. the national Hduse of Representatives were reelected,,     .-. ■'■"■-,  ' •
Republicans Ali Win
Lois Pudvay
State's Girl At
Exposition
Lois Pudvay, *16-yeai*-old daughter of Mr., and Mrs.-Flpreri Pudvay
Clare has been chpsati .to represent
"Michigan" Jn.' "tlie International
Shorthorn Lassie Queen Contest at
the annual Livestock Exposition, ih
Chicago November 23 through'December t. . '
A queen, who will reign over the
International Shorthorn, and Polled
Shorthorn beef cattle shows, will
be Selected from girls representing
all parts of the country and Canada by. captains of the cQlegiate
live stock judging,teams at a lunch'
eo'h in the Saddle and Sirtion Club,
Sunday, NoYeniber 25.
The contest is being sponsred
by the Shorthorn Lassies, ladies,
auxiliary of The American Shorthorn Breeders' .Association,
school has been a 4-H, Club meni-
schod l.lias been a 4-H club cember for several years and represented her district in. live stock
judging at the Michigan 4H Show.
• <She is feeding a steer -for the December Junior Live Stock Show at
Detroit, • '
Visit School
Next Week
Parents of school children in
areas serviced by the Reorganized
Clare School district Number 8^ are
urged to visit Clare Public Schools
during school hours next week.   '»
The special invitation comes in
conjunction- with the observance of
American Education Week, f*for
which the White House has issued
a Proclamation.*
In county contests, James Ii.
Darling won election as Sheriff
over Glenn C. Crane, 3593-1127. The
office was vacated by the retirement of Byerette Allen.
For County Treasurer, Lewis
Rutter was an easy winner over his
opponent, Carl Salhoff, 3618-1125.
Mr. Rutter wilj take oyer the county post now. held by Peter Oman,
who is retiring.
Two Republican? seeking reelection to tlie office of County
Coroner, June Rose and Carl Stephenson, won over the bid of Mike
Doherty, The totals in this race
.were Ilose 3502, Stephenson 3462,
Doherty 1439.
In two top county courthouse
jobs, Republicans were unopposed.
Popular veteran, William A. Henderson for County Clerk and Register Of Deeds garnered 3661 votes to-
lead alf contestants in the election.
James S. Bicknell, III, finished
close behind in his' bid for the
County Prosecutor job with a winning total of 3588.
Other' county Republicans running unopposed were Bruce Williams foi' Drain Commissioner, and
Walter Moore for Surveyor. Both
were reelected."
• Ticket-splitting was- credited for
*M uihl'sWIly".*'str6«g sU&Wftfg[ &
Clare county by Governor O- Mennen "William's. Michigan's popular
chief executive won an easy victory
with the help of four Clare county
townships which delivered majorities for h}m.
In these precincts Mr, Williahis
bested Republican Cobo by the following majorities:
Franklin 50 — 4C
Freeman 28 — 20
Lincoln 85 — 72
Redding 59 — 26
And in two other townships Mr.
Cobo's margin, was so slim as to
take an edge away from decisive
victory in the county: In Garfield
township Cobo totaled only 125 to
Williams 118 and in Hayes township Cobo had 112 to Williams 110.
Throughout the county, Governor
Williams ran more than 250 votes
ahead of the next high man on the
Democratic ticket and in none of
the six townships listed above
where Williams showed strength,
did any county Democrat win or
run close to his Republican opponent.
Significant was the fact that
where voters, in Claro county favored Governor "Williams in Lansing,
they nevertheless preferred Republicans in otker representative jobs
closer to the "grass roots" level.
Russell H. Strange, Jr. (R) wasf
elected to a. seat iu the Michigan
House of Representatives from the
Clare-Isabella District after a first-
time baptism in. politics which saw
him defeat Robei't Sawyer* (D),
9159 to 4800.
Strange emerged a Victor in tha
primaries earlier after a close race
with Preston Johnson which went
down to the wire in almost a dead
heat. A recount decided the Outcome.
Clare county Tuesday gave Mr.
Strange a-1960-vote majority, and
in Isabella county he led Sawyer
by 2399.
State Senator Charles Prescott
finished with a ZVs to 1 edge over
rival Clayton Dishong (D).
"War And Peace" Opens At
Ideal In Special Showing
Two unusual and highly-rated
•movies are 'scheduled foi* showing at the Ideal Theatre in dpr***,
this week end ""and coming weeli.    *■
"Down Liberty • Road", which
combines romance with scene's of
.American history and ■ progress,
opens Friday at the Ideal.
Tlie cast i& headed by film stars
Marshall . Thompson, and Angie
Dickinson, and -well-known ■ country
&nd western singer and composer,
Tex Ritter.
In the film a young couple meets
on a cross, country bus trip, aud
fail in love;' Tex Ritter joins in the
journey, and tells the story of the
Alamo in song; and visits are made
to the most historical sites in
America.- „   -
Included ip the recnactnient of
historical scenes are the battle of
Gettysburg, the battle of New Orleans, thp fall of tlie Alamo, scenes
of the. California Gold Rush, and
tho signing of the Declaration of
Independenece.
Opening Sunday at the Ideal is
"War and Peace" the vast three-
hour-and-twonty-eight-miinutQ filni-
ization of tho monumental Tolstoy
novel of life, love and war in Czar-
ist Russia during the Napoleonic
invasions.
Cast with over 18,000 players, tlio
Vista Vision, Technicolor Spectacular's top starring- roles are portrayed by Audrey Hepburn, Heny
Fonda and Mel Ferrer, with, a large
and distinguished cast making up
a total of sixty speaking parts.
Over six years in the making, the
Paramount' release, directed by
King Vidor, is a faithful reproduction of what has,been called the
greatest novel ever written, with
its intricately interwoven stories of
a score of unforgettable characters
told against the background Qj*
three of the greatest battles in
■European history.