1956-11-15; Clare Sentinel

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Mrs, Alaen White, of Oakland.
California, "Was ticketed by Clare
Eolice for reckless driving • alter
she raced through the McEwan at
Fourth street stop light at an estimated 80 miles pei* hour, shortly
after midnight on November 9. »
Officer "William ||§11, who saw
her "run the stop llgfvt gave chase,
and clocked her car, a 1963 Oldsmobile at speeds over 100 mph as
she droye over Vernon Hill Rt the
south end pf Clare.
When Bell turned on the sire***,
and flashers to stop her, Mrs.
White apparently paid no Attention,
and did not slacken speed. As police dropped behind her to take her
license number, she lost control
of the car.
The car spun around on.the pavement after swerving far. to the left,
and crashed rear first into a tree.
The car was' called a total loss.
Mrs. White was uninjured.      *
State Police from-the Mt, Pleasant, Post also gave her a ticket
for reckless; driving, when they arrived on th'e scene.
Clare Police have kept- the city
jail .busy during the past few days,
and contributed boarders to Clare
and Isabella county jails, too, as
they made ten arrests for various
offenses between November 9 and
12. "
Charges ranged from drunk and
What Child Wouldn't Be Thrilled With This
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~« A Letter From Santa At The North Polif
A. conspiracy to mair-tairi childhood faith, in Santa Claus is offered
again this year by Pan American
World Airways-
' This, deep-dyed plot to -maintain
the illusions of the young produces
a letter sighed personally by Santa
Claus bearing a special cancellation
post -p-iark" "North Pole Station,
Fairbanks, Alaska,' 'nearest post
office to the North Pole.
Last year more than, 10,000 Michigan children found such letters in
their mail boxes just before Christmas.
Tens of thousands of parents fell
in with the plot. But also kindly
people all over the country saw it
as a way to bring cheer to children and adults whose Christnaases
were a little on the short side.
A Detroiter obtained the names
of 50 youngsters and wrote each a
cheerful letter. A nurse in a California "home for the aged surprised
all.of, her patients with a personal
greeting from St. Nick.
Here's how to 'go about enlivening the Christmas- season for the
yowng or the old:
J. Writing paper and envelopes
with the Santa 'Claus imprint are
available at. the-Detroit office of
Pan American at 1231 Washington
Boulevard or any authorized travel
agent. It's free: just send to get it-
2. Write the letter to your youngster 'on the stationery and sign it
"Santa Claus." A word of warning
here: Any promises are your own.
3. Put the letter in the envelope
disorderly  conduct  te arrests   on •■ "furnished and address it to your
warrants. , offspring, or if you have none, to
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the one next door, Doji't forget to
put a 6-cent airmail stamp on it,
4, Get another envelope large enough to insert the stamped, sealed
letter which you have just written
and send it before December 15
to the Pan American office in Detroit, from where it will be sent to
Alaska for re-mailing back Jo your
child. ....',"..
And," just abOuJt Chfisi*^^';.*^^
somebody is going to be made; yery<
happy by a' personal note froiri
Santa Claus, according to J. .P.
Smith Jr„ Pan American" district;
manager at Detroit.
Extern Teacher Program
Starts At Clare School
ntracts
Rates On
Rural Fires
Officers Selected For Clare's
New Business Women's Club
The Clare Business and Professional Women's Club was organized, a slate of officers elected, and a
set of by-laws drawn up, at a. dinner meeting held at Barnes' Gafe
Monday evening, November 12.
The group will be affiliated with
the State Branch of. the National
Federation of Business and "Professional Women's Club, Inc., after
approval of its by-laws by the National Federation,
Officers elected Monday evening
are .Frances H. Kempher, president; Kay Underwood, vice-president; Ruth Green, secretary; Esther  Gilson, recording  secjtetarv:
and Doris Bicknell, treasurer.
A discussion of the aims and purposes and various functions of the
club was held, with Mrs. Nina Anderson,! district chairman of the
State Federation, and a member of
the Alma, club, presiding. She offered many helpful suggestions for
organization of the club.
Others members of the Alma
Business and Professional Women
were also present, as well as representatives, from the Midland Club.
The group enjoyed a chicken dinner, served country style. They
thanked the out of town guests for
their time and help.
Clare-Isabella Teacher Group
Reports Membership Gains
by Sharon Zimmerman
of the Pioneer Staff
Monday, November 19, Glare
Public School will Once again welcome ten externs from Central
Michigan College to the teaching
staff." .
These externa are seniors who
have done practice tea'chlng in, college and expect to receive provisional certificates at the end of
the year. They will be at the school
until the Christmas vacation begins. ,;   ' •
"Under the direction of Wayne
Patterson and William Grier in the
physical education department, will
be Robert Bensinger and Donald
Wallace.
Mrs, Shirley Donovan, wife of
David Donovan, CHS math teacher,
will assist Mrs. Van Every in the
Kindergarten.
In the girls' physical education
classes, assisting Mrs Edna Cook,
will be Miss Winifred North and
Miss Dorothy Wood, '
Jason Flower of Farwell, extern-
ing in the field of history and gov;
eminent, will teach in William
Grier's and David Donovan's class,
es. Externing in Mr. Grier's and
Mr. Donovan's geography, history, and conservation classes, will
be David Sauve. 0   ■
In the field of home economics
Mrs. Marilyn J, Reeg and Mrs, Jane
Larbell will extern under the direction of Mrs. Kathryn Morley.
Mrs Myrtle Bowerman and Sociology classes will welcome * ."Miss
Marilyn Thompson of Rosebush to
extern with them.. -■•'■*_
Henry Ver iBerkniose will extern
under Lloyd Conley with the .senior
high school band- ■   - / -..
View Parade For
by Judy Feeney
of the Pioneer Staff
One hundred and thirty-five
Clare-Isabella District teachers
heafd Dr. Dale Kennedy, associate
state executive secretary of the
Michigan Education Association
speak on a united professional
membership at the Center Church
in-Rosebush, on Thursday, November 8 Dr Kennedy presented a
charter to James Dunlop, president
of the newly formed Clare Chapter
Twenty beginning teachers were
presented with a Code K of Ethics
when they were welcomed to the
teaching profession by Mrs Myrtie
Bowerman, president of the district.
Mr. and Mrs. Grace Rinehart of
Harrison, 1956 delegates reported
with recording of "Highlights of
the Portland N E A" and followed
it with a drawing in which they
gave to the winner, John T Heron
from Weidman, a- start on his NE
A life membership
Harrison topped a drive for the
Centennial Year of the National
Education Association by reaching
one hundred percent membership
in the United Profession,
Mt. Pleasant was second with
88%, and most teaching staffs in
the two counties reported gains.
The Center WSCS members served the group one of their famous
harvest turkey dinners with all the
trimmings.
CommissionSeat
Remains Vacant
Clare's city commissioners have
unofficially decided to postpone a
decision in tlie appointment of a
successor to fill the unexpired term
of Charles Cooper, who resigned
October 15.
Ordinarily an appointment must
be made within thirty days to fill
such a vacancy, but explaining the
postponement of action, commissioners said that the time is now
short until the next regular election, and an appointment by them
at this time could* serve as an unintentional advantage for the one
selected, come next April at reelection, time.
For the time being, Clare's governing body will be a four-man
commission.
Pilgrim JFs
Collecting Mags
A collection of old magazines is
planned next Saturday by members
of the Congregational Junior Pilgrim Fellowship. Raising , money
•for their treasury, the young people
will knock on front door-*! beginning
at 9:30 a.m., asking for the discarded slick-page pt-per. Being unable
to dispose of newspapers, 'they will
collect only magazines.
Patrol Girl
Arlene Kile
Has Post 1
By Judy Brown
of the Pioneer Staff
Arlene Kile is the patrol girl of
week. She is to be congratulated
on'the fine job that she is doing at
Post No. 1 at the corner of State
and Hemlock.
Arelen says that her favorite pastime was playing tennis. She lives
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Kile, on West Fifth Street.
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Farwell Blue Star Mothers are
asking for addresses of Farwell
folks in the service so that Christmas packages can be sent. Story
page 9.
Time was When Mlchiganders
could step out the back door and
shoot a wild turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, but nowadays tame
turkeys have replaced them because the wild ones are almost extinct. See page 16.
Science is creating bigger problems than politicians can keep up
With, says a Michigan Methodist
leader, Dr. John E. Marvin. Story
page 12.
It pays to read the label on that
bag of potatoes you buy, advises
the Michigan Department of Agriculture See page 13.
If you're, a amatuer astronomer,
there's a total eclipse of the moon
coming up November 16. Story
page 13.
The Walton Farm Bureau at
Rosebush talked over the need for
farm representation in Michigan's
Legislature at a meeting last weelc.
Page 6.
Michilimacinac Chapter DAR
will buy some acreage of memorial
pine tree plantings near Cadillac.
See page 7.
Mrs, Nettie Mary Kocli was installed as Worthy Matron of the
Harrison Eastern Star Chapter at
ceremonies* there recently.. Story
page 2.
"Stranded In the Jungle," an
entertaining musical skit, was the
feature of the monthly Girl Scout
Potluck this week. Story page 7.
CHS Hay
Galled
"Hilarious"
An hilarious evening was enjoyed by cast and audience when
"Strictly Formal" by William Davidson was presented by the Thespian club of Clare High School.
From the time the curtain rose until the final curtain the audience
reveled in the antics of two typical
teen-age girls trying to keep their
dates for the prom from being
vamped by their city cousin. Only
through the efforts of their movie
strck, horn blowing country cousin and her usually disastrous plans
did they overcome the problems
that face every young girl who
seeks a date for the junior prom.
, The entire cast found the parts
and plot situations entirely within
their own experiences and therefore easy, to recreate.
Many parents found that the situations in the play were quite similar to those encountered in their
own homes and were amused to see
them portrayed on the stage.
The lovely peonies were made by
Arlene Hogue, Naomi Wichert and
Margaret • Waddington. Ralph Ackerman and Ray Ruby made the
stage set. The attractive programs
were designed "by , Judy Feeney,
and Delorne Loucks was im charge
of stage management.
The Thespians wish to thank
anyone who helped in the production of the play.
Offer Hurts
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To Speed Up
Xmas Mail
Postal patrons this coming-Christmas season can speed the 'processing and assure quicker delivery of
their Christmas parcels ' and cards
by availing themselves of various
postal services and free postal information pamphlets, Postmaster
General Arthur , E. 'Summerfield
announced today.'
. Clare Postmaster Frank Jackson,
lists these services mentioned by
•the Postmaster- General:
This year, for the first time,
sealed parcels may be mailed at the
third-or foUrth-class postage" rates
without labels, notations, endorse-,
ments, or hieroglyphics of any kin-i
authorizing the opening of the parcels for postal inspection. Packages sealed with modern sealing
materials or even with just plain
Christmas seals should carry bet^
ter in the mail than unsealed ones,
Combination Mail, which was
used for the first time during la§t
Christmas season, and which permits a mailer to enclose a letter Or
message inside a gift parcel and
pay the appropriate postage on. tt
plus the postage for the' package'
itself. *
Certified Mail, also used lor the
first time in the 1955 season, which
permits mailers to have proof of
delivery of Christmas letters, cards
or parcels having no intrinsic value lor a postal fee of 15 cents plus
first-class postage. j
Registered imail which- provides
greater security protection to letters and parcels carrying items Of
real financial- value.
'Special Delivery mail which is
given immediate delivery at' the
office of address during prescribed
hours.
Airmail and air parcel post
which provides quick delivery "of
cards and parcels to all sections of
the country.
The free postal pamphlets—avail"
able at all post offices—are entitled
"Packaging and Wrapping Parcels
for Mailing" and "Domestic Postage Rates and Fees.',' Used together, these pamphlets* should answer
practically all questions any
Christmas mailer might have on
fees, rates, special services 'and
protection of Christmas parcels in
transit.
The Postmaster General emphasized the importance of separating
local and out-of-town mail. Free
labels for that purpose are available at post offices.
Harrison News
2
City Briefs
3
Rosebush News
6
Society, News
7
Farwell News'
9
■Sports News
11
'Church News
,12
Farm News'
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Want Ads - Notices
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Comics
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Five townships in Glare and Isabella counties received notices this
week of termination oi their contracts for lira protection by the
Clare Firepeparfment. The Clare
City Commission Friday set. new
rates for the service and offered revised contracts to replace- those
cancelled;
•-Township clerks and supervisors
were infprnie.fl by letter that action
on the. new "contracts offered must
coma before the December 31* deadline for honoring the old ones now
in force. Such 'agreements are usually signed for five-year periods,
but may be revised or cancelled at
anytime upon thirty-day notice.
- Amounts, payable for stand-by
service _by' the Clai'e FD.to property
owners"* m Grant*, Sheridan, and
Vernon? township's have been increased to one thousand dollars
annually and a -fee for 'answering
fire alarms'in those townships are
increased toY£75.00 per call.
* .The contract' Offered Wise town*
ship pi*opos"es- amounts of $500.00
Stahd-by, and ?75.00. for each call.
For Arthur .and Hatton townships" which do not have contracts
for- fire protection with Clare, the
offer sets- ?150,00 as a flat rate for
each qall."      ,
Expiring contracts had called for
a. $2*50,60 stand-by fee and ?50.00
for calls in agreements with Grant,
Sheridan, Vernon and Wise.
Clare's Fire Chief has* expressed
the opinion on several occasions
that Clare provides rural fire protection at much too low a rate considering the value of the city's fire
fighting equipment, and comparable rates charged in other small
communities.
An inventory of equipment available for runs to rural fire's lists
some $4.0 thousand dollars worth of
trucks and items of accessories.
On Parish's inventory report furnished the City Commission, the
financial burden of operating the
Department for 1955 is itemized as
?8,739.34f while thc return from
townships pVotecfed amounted to
. fcl,*497. The halance, of "?7,242.34.
Vas paid by Clare laxpay'ers.
A hasty check of one insurance
firm in Clare which writes a. great
deal of rural fire Insurance, disclosed that premium rates are not affected by reason of township contracts with a city fire-department.
However, such a charge as the $75.
or any reasonable amount for a department run in response to an
alarm is a valid claim against some
insuring companies.
. City manager Willard Wedge
said that the City plans to send
bills for stand-by charges "and-for
charges oil eafeh run directly to
the townships from where calls
came. The method of township recovery of these expenses will not
be . part of any contract ternis,
Wedge said.
In other words, -according to the
City Manager, a township may pay
the fees, .and then bill the owner
of the fire-threatened property, or
may spread the amount on tax
rolls."
. Terms of payment of fire protection contracts to be approved by
the City, and the affected townships set thirty days as the limit
of credit allowed on such bills. After that length of time, an interest
charge will be levied on any unpaid
balance.    •
Five area. h|gh school bands paraded up and down McEwan Street
Saturday afternoon to* usher in the
annual Hunter's Festival weekend
in Clare-. The activity was arranged
and sponsored..by the Clare Cham'-
ber of Coir^nerce.
Besides Clare's band, Farwell,
HarrisOn, Beaverton, and Coleman
had their bands here for "the parade.
Judges awarded first place in the
marching competition to the Far-
well High School band. Beaverton,
whose quick cadence mhrching
drew plenty of applause from spectators, was second.
The Clare group, as host band,
TB Seal Campaign Starts
With Warning Pamphlet
Di*. Irwin C. Sweet, director of
the District Seven health department, recently, praised the work of
the Michigan Tuberculosis Association and urged residents of Clare
County to support the fight against
tuberculosis by buying Christnias
Seals.      ■        • Y    *
"Forty-nine years ago when the
first seals were sold, tuberculosis
was called the White Plaguey and
the attitude Of most people and
doctor^ was one of helplessness,"
Dr.' Irwin C. S*vcet said. "We are a
long way from that today, and'the
"Christmas Seals have led the way,"
Dr. Sw.eet explained that while
the control of tubeculosis is legally
the responsibility of the official
health agencies, the year-round
work Of the voluntary TB association is more vital than ever if TB
is eventually to be conquered.
"Many of our present techniques
which we    now take for granted
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Honor Roll
Named At
St. Cecilia's
St. Cecilia Parochial school has
named its list of honor students
for the first quarter of the school
year.
' Eighth graders on the honor roll
are Donna McKee, JoAnn Bole,
Kathleen Doherty, Sandy Sexton;
and Lfnda Stevens.
Seventh grade honor students
are Linda Wood, Dan Green, Virginia Canel, Connie Murphy, Janet
Atkinson, and Mary Lou Murphy.
The sixth grade is represented by
Norma Robison, Linda Casteel,
James Youngs, Dick Harroil, and
Connie Williams,
Front the fifth grade are Mary
Ann Akers, Michael Austin, Kay
Beck, Kathrine Kisnosky, Gerald
Nivison, Kay Noland, Terry Robison, Carol Ann Sexton, Sue Sncp-
onski, and John Seibt.
Fourth graders on the list arc
Judith Austin, Charles Beltinck,
Suzanne Jackson, Barbara Legg,
Helen Robison, Christine Sexton,
Mary Jo Skinner and Carol Ann
Kozak.
Third graders are Joanne Dole,
Larry Jackson, Janice • LaPratt,
Gerald Machul, and Diane Tomaski- second graders, Michele Mitchell,. Kenneth Akers, and Michael
Skinner; first grade,- Michael Hartzler. Lois Dunn, Elizabeth' LaGoe,
end Janice Simon.
Clare School
Vacations
Coming Up
by Sharon Zimmerman *
of the Pioneer Staff
Clare Public School will be closed Thursday and Friday, November
i5 and 16, because many students
plan to go hunting with their families.
No students will be excused for
any days^other than Thursday and
Friday, unless they bring.a written
statement from their parents explaining that they are planning to
go on a long hunting trip. Then
they may get permission to do
their work before they go.     -,,-
School will convene again j on
Monday morning for regular classes. All will be excused again Wednesday the 21st, at 4:00 p.m< for
Thanksgiving vacation,
.School Will resume on Monday,
the 26th.
Thanksgiving At.
Herrick Church
A Thanksgiving • program is arranged and .will be given at. the
Herrick Mennonite Church," Sunday evening, November 18, beginning at 8 o'clock,
Poems and special music will, be
given by the children and adults "of
the church to express gratitude to
God,- the giver of all good and perfect'gifts.
Everyone welcome to come .and
worship and give thanks.
Mrs. Frank Weaver, one of
the original settlers of Dover-
community, will  celebrate her
m\i h\mdmi%xwtmh*t m
Her address, is Oscoda, Michigan, now She Is living with a
daughter.
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Riverside qrajnge, which won
first prize in district competition
for Grange Community Service projects, has won fourth place in the
state for its entry. At the annual
State Grange convention in PetosJ
key recently, Riverside happily accepted two $25 savings bonds as recognition of its achievement.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McKin-
ley, of rural Shepherd, WW
hold • open house to celebrate
their Golden Wedding Anniver-
sar, on Sunday, November 18.
Mr .McKinley's boyhood was
spent in Dover, ahd the couple
was married" .In Clare fifty
year*- ago Sunday.
Customers in the, last few days
before deer hunting season at Harold Loomis' barber shop were getting a chuckle out of a notice
"lathered" across the mirror on
the wall. The sign called attention
to the fact that beginning with the
first day of the annual buck chase,
the shop would be closed -"fdr inventory".
were'pioneered. by Christmas Seals
dollars. And. the TB association's
programs of health education and
assistance in case-finding and'support of basic research are essential
to continued progress against the
disease. The MTA is constantly
striving to strengthen TB control
measures to protect the public and
help* the patient," he said.
He warned that. the people- of
Michigan must not perjnit the progress made -to overshadow the fact
that more than 100 new tuberculosis cases are found every week in
Michigan, and that more people
die from TB than all other infectious diseases combined.
Theo V. Eddy, president of the
Michigan Tuberculosis Association,
said the seals illustrate the spirit
of the tuberculosis fight. "Much
has been accomplished, but there
can' be no looking backward. The
defeat of TB is still in the future.
"Fifty years ago, the people who
believed in the Christmas Seal promised that if Michigan would provide adequate facilities to care for
the victims Of the 'Great White
Plague', the tragic death toll coiild
be cut," Eddy said. "That promise
lias been kept. Last year the number of people who died, from TB
reached an all time Iow-477 compared to 1,758 just 10 years ago.
Every person , who has bought
Christmas Seals these l'ast* 50 years
shares in this success,"
But the head, of the voluntary TB
asociation warned against complacency. "TB still kills more people
than all other communicable diseases combine-l. And eyen move important, the spread of the disease
has not been stopped. Michigan
averages more than 100 new tuberculosis cases every week, Right
now, more than 4,000 of our people
are in sanatoriuins fighting for
their lives"
The appeal being mailed with the
Christmas Seals this year is a
pamphlet alerting the people Of
Micliigan to the dangers of unhos-
pitalized tuberculosis Eddy said the
pamphlet was used instead of the
Usual appeal letter because "we
feel the Christmas Seal mailing is
a.n opportunity to warn Michigan
citizens that unhospitalized TB is
one of the reasons tuberculosis continues to spread." The pamphlet
tells how recently one woman infected five unsuspecting families
with tuberculosis. One child died.
Eleven more were taken to the
sanatorium. The pamphlet warns,
"Until -every person with tuberculosis is found and isolated and his
disease arrested, TB 'is not controlled. No one is safe."
Eddy urged Michigan families to
buy more seals this year than ever
before. "TB can be detected; it can
be cured. We can lick TB in Michigan in the years ahead. But more
money is needed to step up the education, case-finding, and research
programs of the TB association."
did not compete, but was presented
with a special award. •
At the end of the parade march,,
the bands assembled in the center
of town for a massed number. They
played The Star Spangled Banner
with direction by the Mt.-Pleasant
high school band director.
High school band fans from all
'of the towns    represented    withstood chilling    winds    to see    the
young performers on the march.
Clare automobile dealers drove
recently unveiled new models of
cars and trucks in the parade. One
float, sponsored by the Farm Bureau, was entered,
A fire truck from the Clare Fire
Department furnished an escort
for, the parade with siren open*
Clare Police Chief Bill CookLand
three patrolmen were on duty directing traffic,'
The national Aunt- Jemima of
pancake^ fame, rode in- the parade.
Later in the evening, she was on
hand for the annual pancake supper sponsored by the Clare Knights
of .Columbus council.
The IOOF-Rebekah sponsored
Hunter's Ball finished off the
weekend's activity. •
During the weekend, gas stations
in Clare gave away free souvenir
packets of kleenex to all .huntei-s,
wrapped with special Clare Hunters Festival labels. ...'',
Ward Coulson Directs "Search and Rescue"
* Operations At State Coast Guard Station
Ward Coulson, Coast Guard Chief
NCO at the St. Joseph harbor station; recently related to his aunt
and uncle, the Charles Coopers, a
story of one of the emergency calls
with which his Coast Guardsmen
assisted. The incident drew notice
from the Benton Harbor News-Palladium.
Noon chow was just about ready
in the galley of the U. S. Coast
Guard station. The warm October
8 sunshine glistened on the quiet
waters of the St. Joseph harbor, reflecting brightly on the station's
grey and white buildings.
The desk matt, thumbing through
some reports, reached for the telephone to quiet its ringing,
"Fire on the Mudhen in the
turning basin", canie the sharp report.
He turned quickly and pressed a
button on the wall labeled "Alarm".
A frantic clanging shattered the
morning stillness ahd denim-clad
sailors spilled from the quarters,
sprinting for the station's dock
area.
Within two arid one half minutes
tlie Coast Guard's 40-foot cutter,
fully-manned with fire-fighting
equipment, was churning at top
speed across the harbor toward the
towering column of black smoke.
An hour later, after firemen had
quelled the raging flames which enveloped the sand dredge, St. Joseph Fire Chief W. H. Mitchell
lauded the Coast Guard action.
"They can be credited with saving the 'dredge,", Chief Mitchell
commented. "Water from their line
kept the .decks cool until we could I ed the call."
get the fire under control.'" <
In the galley at the station Ward
Coulson tilted his chief's cap baCk
on his head and. took a sip of
steaming black coffee,
"I guess assisting on the Mud-
hen fire was one of the biggest
things we did this year," the youthful station commander said, rehashing the 31 assistance calls his
men answered during the boating
seasdn*.     .', <
Although -the Coast Guard is
ready for everything from fighting
fires to dragging all Island lake in
a police ease, Its basic mission is
search and rescue,
"We cover an area about up to
South Haven and as far across the
lake as Waukegan, Illinois," Chief
Coulson explained.,
•He said the Coast Guard is most
frequently requested to search,for
missing- boats.   • *
'-When we get. a request for a
missing boat we have to go through
the 'formality of locating it," said
tlie chief. "We check every possible
mooring up the coastline, search
the area aiid check up the. river."
The station radio is tuned in at
all times to the standard transmitting frequencies of both private
craft and Coast Guard, ready to
answer any distress signal. ■
"We had two calls which ran us
out about 30 miles this summer,"
Coulson related "One was a power
boat with engine trouble that flashed a, distress signal with, a mirror
to a passing boat. The' other boat
then .radioed for help,. giving the
approximate location, We answer-
In the immediate St. Joseph harbor area, Coulson and Ms' men
busy themselves .in the summer
boarding and inspecting small craft
for approved lifesaving devices.
"So far we have boarded 769
boats this year," the chief said.
"Only 52 violations were found,
which is a pretty good record,"
The >■ chief said that when the
nine men at the" station are not
busy with' boarding or out on a
search and * rescue mission or assistance calls they are usually .doing one of two things—drills and
maintenance.
He explained that daily drills are
conducted in such things as semaphore, blinker lights, Weather sea
and sur£ search method"', seaman
ship, equipment Operations and
many others
"We are even starting classes
here to ABC (Atomic, Biological
and. Chemical) warfare," Coulson.
'said. "The whole crew here will be
trajned in the use Of detection instruments, guarding the waterfront
in case of atomft attack, decontamination and other related duties."
Asked what the men did in the
winter ,he replied they devoted
themselves almost strictly to maintenance,
"We have nine structures to
maintain including the lights,"
Coulson pointed out. ''It takes a lot,
of time and we like to keep everything. Bhipshape,".
•'Of course we are always ready
to go out on an assistance call—
winter or summer," lie said. "The
fishing boats are out in the winter,
no we're always ready."
34 Leaders
Given Scout
Recognition
The Tomahawk District Leadership Training Committee, headed
by Robert Pinaire, awarded 34
training certificates to Cub, Scout,
and Explorer leaders who participated in a series of meetings held
at Clare Public School in past
weeks.
The sevles tQ0k:pn-^ppfltjijjjvf-il^.
dameiilals, organization and leade'i-
ship, program planning, types of
meeting, hiking and camping, advancement and helping the BOy
to grow, as subjects of instnlctiqn
during the equivalent of six evett-
ings of study.
Awards for serving as instruct
tors in the training course were
given to Robert Pinaire, and Herb
Breen, of Clare* John Berryhill,-
Joe Robison, Larry Graham,,
George Roegner, and Ray Daggett
of Mt. pleasant; Byron Maynard of
Farwell; Fred Scott of Lake; Mrs*.
.Marie Roth, Merle Raber and Stan
Ryan, of Harrison.
t
Mrs. Betty Wolters, Ernest Wol- •
ters, Mrs, Louise Friesner, Charles
Richter, Mrs. Adelaide Richten
Mrs. Gerry Dunne, Colie Dixon and
all members of Pack 3125 of tlie
Clare Kiwanis received the leader
training award in Cub Scouting.
Others to receive thfs award *
were Robert Streeter, of Pack 3117
of Lake PTA, Mrs. Alice Hochstetler and Mrs. Esther Skinner of
Pack 3115, of Farwell Methodist
Church, Eunice Ryan and Marjorie
Jesse of Pack 3145 of Harrison
Home Extension Club.
Receiving the Scout Leader
award were Paul Sheponski of
Troop 120, of Clare Knights Of Columbus; Ray Hanchett of Troop 125
of Clare Rotary; Hiram Gates,,
James McGuire, Jerry Schaar of
Troop 115 of Farwell Rotary,
Duane Hoeft, Sam Morrison, Ers-
chel Duke -and Gene Genaw of
TVo'Op 145 of Harrison Kiwanis.
Two Explorer Scouts of Post 2145
of the Veterans of Foreign Fars received elected leader training
awards in Exploring. They were
Dale Dancer and Mike Morrison Of
Harrison. -
.Leo Cohoon, Ted Hummel, and
Don Carter of Troop 123 of the
Shepherd Rotary aiid Dick Mar-
quardt, Neighborhood Commissioners, also received scout training
awards.
Representative-^ of Valley Trails
, Council, Saginaw, assisted . in
awarding the certificates.' Jack
Scheall, Tomahawk district Scout
executive! spoke on the time an4
effort put into the training course
by  those participating.
Guests of those taking the course
were present for the evening, and
all enjoyed cider and dO^gjinuts. ■■■
Mort Neff
At Harrisofi
In Person
Area sportsmen will have a
chance to see Mort Neil', well-
known for his television show in
person, at Harrison High. School
gym, on November 27 at S p.m.
The Harrison Sportsman's plub,
is sponsoring Mr. Nelf's appearance there, and recommend it as
an .event that the" whole family will
enjoy. Mr. Neff's Michigan Outdoors is familiar to "most TV fans.
Tickets may,, be bought at the
door.  •
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