1956-11-29; Clare Sentinel

              THEC L AR E' SE NT IN EL
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Established 1878
$2.50 Ynr in Clare, Isabella Counties
CLARE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY   NOVEMBER 29, 1956
Ten Cents Copy
Clare School Band Sending Fifteen
Performers For District Appearance
Fifteen members of -the Clare
High School band will take part
in a select band concert at Beaverton Saturday evening, December 1.
Included will be musicians irom
six other high school bands.
, Ninety-seven young high school
band members, from Farwell, Beaverton, Houghton Lake, Standish,
Sterling, Gladwin and Clare, all in
SixWinners
In Rotary
'A si-xv-vay He for-first place; was**
the result in "the" Rotary Club's-
Chronicle: newspaper misspelled;
■word contest.*'   ■   '*.   ,!   .     ;.   "
Mrs- Blanche Giebel, Judy Mai'Ot*";
zHe, Mrs. Ernest "Sprague-,; Mrs.
Bertha Sprague, and Mrs. 0bris. J.
Krell, all of Clare, and Janet Bailey!
of Rosebush, all submitted ans-yefs'
correctly listing " 52 , misspelled
words      *. * '    -      '  . ,-,*.■,'
The sir -will be .honored gjiests
at Rotary Club's regular "Weanes-'
day luncheon on December 5, at
-which time, a tie-breaking solution
■will be devised and final winners
announced. '"
. Fourteen other entrants Correctly Identified 51 of the 52 misspelled . words, and will" receive ?2.00
checks.
They are Mary L-Qllmore, Mrs.
Clyde Porter, Rbger Walter, Mrs.
Ernest .Chaffee, Mrs. Pauline
Scheer, Ray Ruby, Mrs. Jack .Foss,
Mrs. Larry Jackson, Myra Hales,
all of Clare,
Carol Mitchell of Saginaw, Mrs.
Andrew Willey, of Rosebush, Carl
F. Salhoff, of Harrison, Mrs. Hazel
Graham of Farwell, and Mrs. Bertha Nelson of Lake.
r The contest drew a record 1.18
entries, according to "Rotary President Harold Schaeffer, Contestants;
had" to confine their .'search fbj*
errorS't'o. the advertising section of
the Chroncile "*»
The Rotary ChronIcle--i*i an. kd-
• nual' publication of the Clai'e Rotary Club, ami is the solefund
raising project. Proceeds are; U8-?d
in Rotary's civic and .youth Mo-
jects. ......
Offer Book
Of Christmas
Cookery
A new book of prize Christmas
recipes for "1956 is being offered to
homemakers as a gift by the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company*.
Colorfully illustrated, the book
is designed to be hung oh the/kitchen wail for easy re*feren*5e.
It also' contains a handy loose-
leaf calendar for 1957, IVlth special
recipes listed for each season.,
Heading the variety of. nollday
treats is a recipe for poinsettia
coffee cake. This delicious pastry,
patterned after the traditional holiday flower, will give a gay touch to
your Christmas braakfast.
Baked to a golden brown In a
gas oven and sprinkled with red
sugar, poinsettia coffee cake will
provide the prefect'start to Christmas festivities.
Other goodies which will make &
family's eyes sparkle Include Swiss
biberli cookies, coconut cream
candy, sugar plum dreams, Christmas confetti and a "super" * fruit
cake. V
All recipes were tested thorough--
ly at the- Gas Company's Home
Service Department, which prepared the bookl
As a. special *feature, each page
of the calendar lists recipes which
will be used, most, frequently during that particular month.
Free copies' 'can be obtained at
the Michigan Consolidated Gas
Company office at 51S McEwan,
Farm Credit
Meeting Set
December 5
Members of the Alma Production.
Credit Association, covering a five
county area, will meet at 8 p.m.
December 5 at the National Guard
Armory 'Hi Alma, for their "annual
session.
The election of ohe member to
the board of directors, and a discussion of plans for the future are
scheduled.
The nominating committee has
named Merrill F. Irwin of Perrin-
ton as a candidate to succeed himself on the board and in opposition
oh' the official ballot will be the
name of Owen L. Wood of Alma.
Nominations* also may bo made
from the floor for the three-year
term-
Those In attendance will be en-,
tertained by the State Champion,
American "Legion Drill Team of.
Breckenridge.
AH area farmers In Gratiot, Isabella, Clare, Mec-feta, and Mont-.
oaliu counties ave invited.-
uniform of their schools, will present a varied program of musical
lumbers.
The concert will be at 8 p.m. In
the Beaverton High School auditorium, and Is open to the public.
There is to be no admission charge
Tho program will include overtures, descriptive inumb'ers, religious selections, instrumental solos said novelties, a tone poem, and
several marches .among them "The
Stars And Stripes Forever,* 'one of
John Phillip Sousa's best known
works. '   '
Band members going -from Clare
will be Martha Lucy, Margaret
Waddington,' Ann    Elden,    Carol
Baumgarth, , Jack Mau*, Bonnie
Comstock, Dick Roc, J. 'J. Seiter,
Vernette Dunkle, Bill Six, Ron
Dull, Nancy Neff Jim Norcutt, Archie Dawson and Sandy Berg-
Strom.
Saturday morning and afternoon
will be taken up with sectional
and full band rehearsals, getting
ready for tho evening concert CHS
Band Director Lloyd Conley will
help direct the group lu the con
stage appearance.
The concert has been described
as an "experiment in cooperation
between schools and a new Musical experience for those participat-
cert stage appearance.
Late Shopping Begins Dec.14
.."The.GUre Chamber of Commerce ihis week gcxiOuncecl
' recommended store hours for its retail memb'ers m'the remaining, .days before Christmas. Most stores* Wii-J. be' open
• for business until nine o'clock in the evenings beginning
'Friday, December 14, The late shopping.hours win attract
evening crowds to Clare December 14 and 15,.and all week
long, December 17 through 22. Following the- custom of
recent years, stores, and shopping places will close at 6 p m^
on December 24, Christmas Eve.
Patrol Girl
Lucille Likes
Winter Sports   ,
Lucille Walter Is patrol girl of
this*-week.       .
Lucille' has been doing a good
job op Post: 3, corner of State and
Pine. Her duties are to let the children aeros*"* the street safely, which
isn't an easy job with the heavy
school traffic, slippery roads and
frosty windshields.
Lucille likes to roller skate and
ski. or practically everything that
goes with winter.
She is in Miss Joan Bond's sixth
grade and, is the daughter of Mr.'
and ' Mrs. Bert Walter of State
Street.
Robinette
Rates Top
Press Notice
" Nard Robinette, Clare High
School class of 1956, who was the
first CHS football player to be
nanied on All American High
School selections is delng an outstanding job representing his home
town and State on the Colorado
A&M Freshman Football team.
The Rams, as the Froah are called, defeated the Frosh of the University of Wyoming this year for
the first time since they started
playing them.
Nard made three touchdowns for
the Rams in their game against
Colorado University November 17,
which the Rams won 31-7.
This is what a. couple of the
Colorado newspapers had to say
about the 'Colorado A&M vs Colorado University game: From the
FORT   COLLINS    COLORADOAN
"Robinette, a Clare Michigan,
product gave indication of developing into an outstanding receiver."
From the DENVER POST: "End
Nard Robinette of Clare, Michigan,
who caught both of Bolman's pay
off tosses and who recovered a
fumbled punt iu the.G. U. end zone
for another touchdown, must have
thought It was an early Christmas."
Nard is going out- for all the
major sports, and he has broken
his -own track record set here last
year for the high jump (5*10")
with a 5' 11%" leap.
Ki
lwanians
Yule Musicale
Planked For
Study Club
A Christnias musicale under the
direction of Mr. Bledler, vocal instructor at Clare High School will
be presented at the regular meeting of Clare Study Club,- Tuesday
evening, December 4. at the Methodist'Church. '
The Juriior High Mixed Chorus
will sing with Carol Coe, Sharon
Haring and Diane Archbolii acting
as narrators.
Mrs. Leon Dull will be hostess
and guests are invited.
Help Eat
"Doc's" Bear
A roast of Bear meat was on the
menu for the Kiwanis dinner meeting Wednesday at the Doherty
hotel, - courtesy of Murl Houghton
who brought back the big trophy
from his hunting trip in northern
Michigan.
Mr. Houghton told the following
account of how he bagged the 425-
pound black bruin:
Hunting on Friday, November 23
in the Dead Stream Swamp near
Houghton Lake, he shot and
wounded the bear, and followed it
late* in the day, Into thick growth
where tho animal disappeared into
a den. *      '
Returning on Sunday morning
early, Houghton picked up a" trail
which the bear left whe*| it abandoned thfr h'iae^DUt'i^anaYwTieli'the
approached close enough to see
the wounded bear, he*dropped it
with one shot through the hea'd.
He was back in Clare with hfs
trophy about noon Sunday.
Chef Dan Czyzewski at The Doherty served the Bear r.oasted, on
a dinner menu which. Included
mashed potatoes and gravy from
the roast, Chef's salad, coffee, rolls
and dessert.
Now Series, Vol. 65. No, U
Bruin Will Become Fur Rug On Houghton's Floor
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>4&i£v?"s.,; •A: Alt-
Barnyard Economics Meeting
To Tackle Farm Problems
Clare county farmers will haye
a. chance to talk over such questions as Soil .Bank advantages,
changes in income tax law, and the
1957 farm outlook at the Barnyard
"Ihe Great White jtlnmeVf Scores Again'
This 425-pound Black bejar fell from a
single shot of Murl Houghton's rifle in a
Sunday mqrning encounter: which finished,
a hunt beginning on the" Friday before,
Trailing followed and the* successful end
of the hunt came early dn Sunday. The
-,„,,,„   ■  -,      ■,,~ „ "F^Kyfyfi
Was .killed in ihe Dead Stream-
Swamp near Houghton Lake where
Houghton had killed a 10-point buck deer
;bn the 'opening morning of that season.
Houghton answers the charges of "Lucky"
with his own assertion that he is "just a
dogrgoned good hunter."
Photo by Lee Sowle
I  On Inside Pages   I
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The Harrison "VFW.Auxiliary is
planning its poster contest for
grade schoolers. See page 2.
Glare Extension Group I will
pool gifts for a needy family, Instead of exchanging gifts as In the
past. Even prizes at Christmus
'party entertainment will go to
some family. Story page 7.    *
A family Thanksgiving dinner at
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Coblelgh's*'honored two servicemen home oiv
leave over the holiday. Story page
7.
Teen-agers were about the same
100 years ago, the 1857 diary of a
Three Rivers girl seems to Indicate. Story page 9.
For Householders who say the
cost of living can't possibly go any
higher, the experts say they ,,can
and will, ih 1957. Details page 9.
Crop residue let on fields "Kelps
to control winter erosion, says M.
S. TJ. story page 13.
Giving young cattle plenty of
.room to grow may cut down on-
disease Incidence, says the American Foundation of Animal Health.
Page 13.
Riverside Grange honored Beaverton High School teachers at a
dinner recently in ^observance of
American Education Week. Story
page 12.
A growing number of ski resorts
in Michigan will furnish winter
sports enthusiasts with many a
pleasant holiday this winter. Story
page 1.1.
. Christian churches have taken a
stand on tho currenjL upsets in
Hungary. Story page 10.
A group of Rosebush people are
in attendance at tho International
Livestock Exposition in Chicago
this week. Page 6.
Lake Cub Scouts received pins
at ceremonies held recently. Story
page G.
The William Feuchters of Eight
Point Lake celebrated* 50 years of
marriage on Sunday November 11.
They're wintering in Florida. Story
page 3.
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Collision
At Harrison
Injures Four
An almost head-on auto collision
two miles north of Harrison city
limits on US-27 claimed four casualties Tuesday evening, November
20, at about 7?35.
Injured in the crash were Lawrence O'Day, 37 and Karl Gianero,"
32, both of Marion, Ohio, who were
riding in one car; and John Cun,*-
ningham, 65, and Jessie Matt^wou**,"
66, both of Jackson, in the other.,
car.
All were taken to Clare Genera)
Hospital, Mr. O'Day had suffered M
received lacerations of the head,
fractured spine, and Mr. Gianero
aud a fractured right knee, according to Dr. E. J  Gershon.
Mr. Cunningham was treated
for severe lacerations of the face
and head, and Mr. Mattison *for
severe chest Injuries and facial
lacerations, the doctor'paid. ..,
by ambulance to Marion, Ohio, ott
The two Ohio men were moved
November 25. Mr. Cunningham
was released on-November 24, and
Mr: Mattison was tranferred to
Veteran's Hospital, Ann Arbor, on
November 26. All were reported
in satisfactory condition by the
hospital.
CoMison In Clare
Two iocal people were hospitalized Wednesday morning, November
21, following a two car crash on
South McEwan Street.
Treated at Clare General Ho3;
pital were Mrs. William Seiter, Jr.
19, of Rosebush, with a knee and
possible shoulder injury, "and Arden Walters, 55, Clare gorcery
store operator* with lacerations, of
the head, said Dr. E. J. Gershon.
William Seiter Jr. was coming
into town and driving north oil McEwan Street, when Mr. Walters,
who Was driving east' on First
Street, pulled into the path of the
Seiter car. -> *
The accident occurred at about
5:30 a.m.
Harrison News
2
City Briefs
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Lake News
6
Rosebush' News
6
Society ;News
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Farwell' News
9
Church "News
10
Farm News
13
Want Ads - Notices
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Con-ics  "
15
To Recruit
100 New
State Troopers
•Michigan State Police will open
a recruiting drive November 21 to;
enlist 100 new troopers.
Two entrance examinations haVe
been, scheduled by the State Civil
Service Commission. Applications
for the first must be in by-5 p.m.
December 19 and for the second
at 5 p.m. January 30.
Candidates are advised, hpwever,
that to assure entrance into the
training schools before May 1, applications must be in for the first
examination. Applicants for the
second examination will probably
have to, wait untlj after' that date
before entering training.
Increases granted by Civil' Serv**
ice during the,last year have made
the trooper's job among the, highly
paid in the polic eservices. According to length of service, pay in the
trooper's rank alone ranges up to
$5,804 a year. In addition, subsistence pay of ¥900 a, year is received
and, at the end of six years of service, longevity pay which increases
with the length of service.
* The trooper also- gets two paid
vacations a' year, lodging, uniform***
and other equipment. At the end of
25 years of service he is eligible-
to retire on a pension equal to one
half his pay for the last two year's
of servcie' andj this pension likewise goes tb the widow.
Applicants must be not less than
five feet, nine Inches in height, be
In good health and' have a higli
school education or Its equivalent.
Sofigs Of Northern-Aires
Entertain at Rotary Lunch
At the Clare Rotary club's- Wednesday noon lunch meeting this
week, a program of music was presented by The " Northern-aires,
inale quartet from The* Clare Manufacturing company,' but the show
was stolen by another singer, little
Melodie Cook, four-year'Old daughter of a quartet member.
Melodie was introduced Ss ail
added feature 5n the 30*ml*nute
program, and she-sang 1?he Bible:
Tells Me So, and Talking To The*
Angels. Standing on. a chair -near
the plattj), little Melodie deceived
enthu!*t,*la^tic applause from the der
•Jightefcaudience of RotarSans^ She
is* the daughter -of the Wendall
Cooks' and her mother accompanied her songs.
The Northerh-aires," Ralph Car*
penter, tenor, Frank Warner, lead,
Gary Agle baritone, and Wendall
Cook bass, sang two groups of pop.-
ularly known tunes,, Wednesday's
program was the. singers' second
appearance as entertainers for Ror
tafy meetings.   *      '•'_■'■  .   '
Featured also on the-" program
was a solo appearance by Ralph
Carpenter who played and sang
sketches from many popular songs
which have attained the. ''million
record sales" mark 111 'popularity,
The act included Imitations of
many best known modern singers'.
The Northern-aires have been
singing together 'for little, more
than one year, and*- "fill many en*
gagements -at parties and entertainments of all kinds. They were
featured In a. summer appearance
at the Chesaning Showboat.
Program arrangements were by
Harold Sandborn, plant manager
at Clare Manufacturing company.
Rotarians greeted a new member
in an induction ceremony following
the   singing   entertainment   when
McArthur •
Painting In
Detroit Show
Mrs. Grace McArthur's oil painting, "Park Picnic," is presently on
display in the 47th Annual Michigan Artists Exhibition at. Detroit,
where it will be until December
23.    ■■•
Tlie large (24"x36") American
primitive painting Was one of 270
pieces of work accepted for the
show from among. 1,606 entries submitted "by both professional and
amateur artists in, Michigai*..
Over 100 of the pieces on eichibit
came from Detroit alone. Work in
most art mediums including carvjr
ing, lithography and watercolor
were represented in thc show,
along with- oil- painting,
In the exhibit, most of the-work
on display is by professional artists, and Mrs. McArthur is one Ot
the few amateurs whose work was
chosen.       _
This is the third time this'year
that Mrs. McArthur has received
artistic recognition. This spring
she won an award' for a' painting
hung in the annual' Saginaw Women's Guild exhibit.'.
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Later this summer,, another ot
her primitive paintings, "Summertime Down* South" was- named one
of the ten best-iti-the-show .at the
'University .of Michigan's Invitational Amateur Artists exhibit.
The painting is, now eligible for
hanging at the 1957 Michigan State
Fail*.
Club Past President S,. C-
Arthur recited the initiation
ture. to Oharles Goldammer.
Melee-
Mr, Goldammer, service superintendent for Bell Telephone company In Clare was sponsored for
Rotary membership by Roy Warner.
The Bru*>"art Dodge and Plymouth Sales last week moved. to
their new location In a new building at 624 West Fifth street
(US-IO) just west of the Clare
Manufacturing plant at the city
limits. Furniture, office records
aud equipment, and service department parts and tools are all in tlie
new location.
John Bruckart said, "We brought
everything along with us in the
move, even our same telephone
numbers 753 aud 754."
The office space, not completely
ready for settling and use as yet
will contain the new-car showroom
and parts department as well as
sales and business offices*
Gerald Nivison will join the Dim*
on December ,1, as business manager, and additions are to be made
In the sales and service departments also, Bruckart said.
The service and repair facilities
are already in use in the new bftild
ing aiid niost of the remaining construction work will be finished in
two to three weeks. Henry Magnus
Is the building contractor
Waiting for completion of the interior, the Dodge and Plymouth
arid Dodge truck lines are being
shown in the service station section of the building.
Ample customer parking for up
to one hundred cars, is provided on
the large lot owned by the business.
Mr. Bruckart said that plans arc
being started for a Grand Opening
event to be announced as soon wis
the building and grounds are
ready.
Stiff Fine,
Jail Term
For Speeder
A ' 22-vear-old Noyi, Michigan
youth, who caused, some goggling
among peiiesu'ians-as he raced
through downtown Clare' Tuesday
afternoon, at speeds to .70 m> p. it
was arrested by Clare Folice'sbort-
ly afterwards, when 'he walked into
the police .station to report the
car stoleii.j .-'.'.
He had left the car pirkod on
First' Street, according to police reports.
Alvin Munro Whistle, who gave
his address as Novi, plead guilty
to a charge of reckless driving in
Clare Municipal Court Wednesday
afternoon.
He was assessed $104,30 In fine
and costs by Justice William B
Dunlop, and sentenced to ninety
days In Clare county jail in Harrison, where lie was delivered Wednesday.
Chief Bill Cook was driving
around town on his day off Tuesday when he saw the Whistle car
speeding north- on -McEwan street.
'He gstve chase in his own car.
In attempting a turn at Wheaton
street, Whistle made a complete
circle oh the slippery pavelnent,
and headed on north. Out of the city
a short distance; he doubled back
south again, and made another
high speed run through Clare, with
Chief Cook In pursuit. '
Chief Cook lost Whistle on the
Stevenson Lake jraod, and gave up
the chase. About a half hour later,
after parking the car, Whistle hurried into Clare" Police station to
report It stolen. i .
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As   Officer Bill  Bell questioned
the young man, Chief Cook walked
in and. recognized hini^aud prompt-'
ly ai-i'estiiEt lilin. """,-  "'" ■ ■■,""■" '
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Whistle was driving on a license
issued at Chino, California. He was
unable to obtain a license in Michigan due to his failure in answering
a traffic summons, his record showed.   ■
His companion,, James Lancaster
Killen, 22, alsonpf Novi, appeared
in court Wednesday also, and plead
guilty to a disorderly person
charge. He wasrassessed $25 fine
and costs.
John Tomshack, of RFD Clare
was arraigned in Clare Municipal
Court on November 23, and paid
$14.30 in fine and costs on a charge
of leaving the scene of an accident.
Tolnshack admitted hitting a
parked car on Sixth Street near
the hospital last week, and bumping it over the curb, and damaging
He went home, but'later called
police, and reported being involved
in the incident. Clare Police issued
a summons.
Economics  meeting Monday,  Dec-,
ember 3. ■       '      .
Paul Gibson, Clare county agricultural agent, will be on hand at
the county courthouse basement in
Harrison, along with homo agent
Phyllis Pearson, aud Arthur Mauch
Michigan State University Agricultural economist, to conduct .the*
clearing house on problems ' of
county farm people. ■• -
The meeting will start promptly
at 1:30, and the county, extension',
staff especially  urges • fari*v wiyes  .
to   attend   along   with   their*- husbands, to bring team .work to the
problem. •
Isabella county J-jParmors will
have the* saine type?^4iiee'ting" at
the Shepherd High School gymnasium on Tuesday afternoon, December 11, at 1:30.    ?,",,.,,
Extension specialist*'' Lam-en H.
Brown of Michigan State. University will be present witli 'the - Isabella county agricultural extension
■staff, headed by B. C* Mellen'cAm'p,
Isabella county agent.    , ■   ■ •
Other topics discussed will bo
Social Security oil- the. farm, .atid
changing farm operations for increased profits'.
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On a- Bowler-Of-Tho-Week
program bvet* WWTV Cadillac
each Sunday,, Clare's" best
bowlers of the week are named. This week at Clare Alleys,
■ one of the program sponsors,
Ernie Sprague, with *677, and
Rose ,Neff, with 492, bowled
high series. Gateway Lanes is
also a sponsor.
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Bob Cimmerer shot his first deer
in twelve years'of hunting, rt-t 7; 10
a.m. "on opening* day. It was one of
the earliest successes reported.
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And from their hunting trip,
Mr. and Mrs. F-rans Kuula
brought back an- eighteen-polnt
'177 pound buck that measured
21 inehea spread from antler
tip to tip.
Urges Early
Yule Shopping
And Mailing
Postmaster Fraficis-Jackson ia
urging the citizens of Clare 'to
shop early and mail early this
Christmas season to -facilitate the
processing of the largest Christmas
mailing in the history of .the Clare
post office. ■' ,**•■-'
To put off mailirig Christmas',
cards and parcels until the last'
moment, results in an extra burden
being placed on the postal employee** and on the postal facilities of
the Clare post office, Mr. Jackson
pointed out,        " * ijjj
Every fadillty of- the Clare post
office will be pressed, "into maxi-
,mum. servite . sQ,.that,,ragafe' this-
yeah as ta 'the Jast, th'e^ Glare- post
Qffice wili be cleared, if "possible,
of all Christmas jnail by Christ- •
mas.
"There are still some people* .who
"retain the' mistaken idea* that* »a. ■
gift or card arriving on:' ChrietitiSJS *>
Eve has a special significance/.'-
Postmaster Jackson said;Yit is .the
thought behind the gift or card',
not the time of arrival which i-j
the important consideration."   .,   :
In an appeal to all the, citizens
of Clare, Postmaster Jaeksoii
praised the fine cooperation; of
past, years^when record mail loads
Were processed and delivered and
asked that 'this same cooperation
be again in evidence this year.
"By following the simple .suggestions of mailing early, wrapping carefully and addres^infe
plainly, the citizens of dare will
be assured of the safe and. timeljr
arrival of their Christmas mail*"
Postmaster Jackson added.
MSP Backs
Accident *
Toll Attack
Michigan , State Police have
swung behind the National Safety
Council's program to "Back the
Attack" on traffic accidents with
a special campaign designed to
prevent the type of accidents
which "Usually spiral In the winter
nionl-hs, particularly in December.
Safety and Traffic bureau officers from throughout the state discussed the drive at a. meeting at
East Lansing Headquarters and in
turn, are outlining it to all personnel at post meetings.
The campaign is aimed at
strengthening the present selective
enforcement program and giving
increased attention1 to excessive
speed, 'drinking drivers, nighttime
driving hazards and pedestrian
mistakes, which are characteristic
of December acclents.
Also receiving preventive attention will be railroad crossing accidents. , In 1955 there were OS
persons killed and 350 injured in
GSft} accidents involving collisions
of motor vehicle with railroad
trains. The last three, months of
the year accounted-for 52 per cent
of the deaths, 41 per cent of the
injuries and 3D per cent of the accidents.
Michigan's net death toll is still
below that of a* year ago. For the
fjrst 10 months of the year and
up through November 15, 1,469
persons had died compared -wllli-
1,708 in the same, period of 1955.
Although this shows a saving of
239 lives, the figure is expected
to be reduced to about 200 when
adjustments are made due to delayed reports.
The stepped-up safety efforts "are
intended to. prevent any reversal
a*nd wind up the- year with a most
{Substantial - reduction in fatalities.
To Study
Adolescent
At Clinic
"Tlie Adolescent Child in the
Home, School and Community,"
will be the theme of the' fourth
annual Michigan School* "Boards
and Administrator's Conference at
Michigan State University,'" Dec-
4-6. \   ''
About 200 local,"'school -board
members and superintendents are
expected at Kellogg Center to- ck-
plor conditions necessary ' for- the
improvement of education in
Michigan.
Dr. Thomas E. Shaffer, department of pediatrics, Ohio State University; Dr. Lindley Stiles,, dean,-
University of Wisconsin,* arid Dr,
Ernest O. Melby, distinguished
visiting professor, MSU College oE
Education, will be the' major
speakers.
Deaths
■*)-
m&m
Chandanais   received word
on.    his  hunting  trip    last'
Art
while
woek, of the sudden death'of his
father, James Chahdanais, and of
his bister, Mrs. Laura Heini, of
Manistique. Mrs. Heinz, was' tho
wife of the m'ayor of Manistique,
and leaves one„ daughter, a student
at school in Marquette. Also surviving is another sister, Mrs.,Carrol Beard, of Claro.
Mrs,    Ida Irish    received"    -word
Friday that her brother :Burt Cal-.
kins, of Detroit, age 72, had passed
away following a long illness. Fit-  ,
neral serviies. were held Monday in,
Detroit.  He  is  also "a   brother   to
William '.Calkins of Rosebush and
Mrs. Myra Moline. Due to thte bad
weather 'conditions,, they ware .'unable to attend.   -