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N©w Series, Vol 63, No. 51
?Fmon A pone1*
By Pwty Line User
[Editor's Notfe: This" article, cllfc
ped from The Jackson Oitlzen Pat-
rolt seemed to have»«jots of laughs
for users of telephone party lines,
, We have subscribed to party line
service, with some of the experi-
« ences good naturedly told here. Bet
you have too.)
Well, I see where a woman
in New York state was found
guilty of misusing her telephone — and Mr Party line
neighbors. This Is being done
every day- in the United States
and by some of our best peo-
. pie. -What an education in human behavior can be gleaned
from a party line!
It casts $4,13 a .month for a
telephone that is shared with
7 or 8 people. You just ain't
lived until you have shared a
party line. There 1s something
about a telephone that makes
people forget themselves and
say and da-"things they wouldn't 'dream af doing publicly.
' It is difficult to pick out
the biggest and worst pest bat
the following list will win hands
down in any game.
.. The joker (100 times out of
iOO it will be a man who picks
up the receiver and in a loud
and authoritative Voice tells you
"to get the off the line, you
old bag." You gladly and Willingly oblige or haye y°«r ear
melted off hy a few but well-
ifhosen words. Evidently he is
the only one who pays for the
use of the phone.
The past who wants the line
but is far too polite to say anything s ohe repeats in a low
mumble every word you say or
else happily fidles with the dial
while you burn.
The gal who calls her Mends
or relatives or both and ties up
the line for a couple Of hours
each day, giving no one else a
chance to use the phone between calls. A daily and deadly
habit which gets awfuly tiresome over a period of two or
more years.
The fueding neighbors, Josie
aint speaking to Mamie,- so no
matter what happens on the line
Josie puts the blame oh Mamie.
Sometimes she insults perfectly
innocent neighbors and then has
to apologize and tell what an
absolute -pot that Mjjnfie Is, listening in on every one of her
conversations.
The .old girls, who get on the
line and haYe nothing to say
and take forever to "say it, You
pick up the receiver and a big
silence greets you. You wait for
the dial tone. Nothing. So you
ask Jf the line is in use. A very
tired female voice informs you
it is. You wait a Sew minutes
and try again and another V;t.f.v
says >"wel-l-l-." Their entire conversation runs to either the long
drawn-out wel-M or ho hum or
oh dear.
And the kids, They only see
each other at school and on the
bus but they rush home to get
on the telephone and rehash all
the exciting happenings of then-
school day, "With girls, the conversation runs to giggles. They
must all be girl or boy scouts
ahd their good deed for the day
is helping each other do homework-—over the telephone, of
course.
"We mustn't .forget the character -who gets tired of hearing
the phone ring so just takes the
receiver olff the hook. The line
is tied up but good. It takes a
trip to the store or to someone
else's house to ask the operator
to put a 'screamer' on the line
so that the prise dope will hang
up the receiver. This party is
evidently the parent of the baby
who plays with the phone and
* whose childish prattling adds
. such a soothing effect to a conversation.
And last but not least is the
party who gently lifts , the receiver and listens in on your
words of wisdom and then repeats some of the things she
overheard. A party line has as
much privacy as a gold fish
bowl or a picture window facing the street. It is, therefore,
wise to keep your mouth shut
on (family matters as somebody
might have both ears open aud
their mouth ready to repeat
everything.
On the party line I'm on a few
of us have discussed our .problems and tried being polite aud
cheerful and have found it pays
ofif. It is almost impossible to
get the telephone with eight
people on the line but consideration and politeness will help a
great deal. If you practice a
little bit. you will find that kind
"words have a tendency to ease
any disagreements on the good
old party line.
Little League's Top Team ^adsCSpaeh
State Police
Post To Open
At Ionia
Six officers who will man the
new Ionia post of ,the Michigan
State Police, to be opened soon after September 1, have been named
by Commissioner Joseph A. Childs.
"The .post, is to be commanded by
Sergeant James D. Kiomehto, who
is promoted from the rank of corporal effective September 4, and
will be transferred from- the East
Lansing post.
Kilomento joined the State Police
on December 18, 1937, and was as-
Signed to the Bay City post. Thereafter he served at Grand Haven,
Iron Mountian' and Brighton before
being promoted to corporal and
assigned to East Lansing on February 13', 1949. He holds five meritorious service awards
The five officers who will be under Kiomento's command and the
posts from which they will be
transferred are: Trooper Glen E.
Foster, Ypsilanti; Trooper Robert
•B. Beach, Rockford; Trooper Donald J. Jinn, Jackson, and Troopers
Anton P. Sobolewski and Marvin L.
Teshka, East Lansing.
The Ionia post will be located in
the former administration building
iat .the Ionia county airport, which
has been 'leased.
Decision to establish the post was
reached because of an increasing
traffic problem in the Ionia area
and proximity to the Ionia reformatory, It will be the forty-sixth
post.
Another new1 post is to be established this year in Saginaw county.
The new posts are the first expansion since pre-war days.
Local Farmers
Asked T*>
MMPA Meeting
On Monday, September 12, 15)55
at 8:15 p. m. at the Romeo High
School, Romeo, Michigan, a. meeting will be called by the Romeo
Local of the Michigan Milk Producers Association and all members of the Michigan Milk Producers Association all over the
state of Michigan are invited to
attend.
It is hoped to have a large turnout, and at that time a full report
will be made to the members as to
the antitrust investigation, the outcome of the court case, the pieces
dairy farmers receive for their
milk and vvhat can be done about
the situation.
Gay's Store
At Remus
Lost In Fire
Gays 5c to $1 Store at Remus,
burned early Friday morning, at
about 6 a.m. in a fire believed to
have started by faulty wiring. The
building and stock was owned by a
company, of which Omer Parent,
of Clare is a member.
A telephone operator on duty at
a switchboard in a building next
to the Store noticed the fire, and
called the store manager.
When the manager arrived, the
back of the, store was roaring
flames. The manager could get in
the front door, but could go no
further, stopped by the flames ahd
heat and smoke.
The township (fire truck and firemen saved buildings on both sides
of the burning store. During the
course of the (fire, fire fighting
squads from six other towns participated. Water was obtained from
the Remus Co-op Creamery well
nearby.
The modern 30 feet by 120 feet
building had just been redecorated
inside, and was gutted. Christmas
stocks that had already arrived
were burned in their boxes for a
total loss. The store office, all
other stock in the store, aud an
amount of cash also burned.
After the fire, the walls were apparently sound, and Parent said
that the company plans to rebuild.
The victorious Lions team of the Clare baseball Little League ended up in the Lek<
gue's top spot for both halves of the season, with a seven wifi,'two lbs's record for,;;
each half. ' ' . * , . ..'..• . , 1. '.
To finish the whole thing off, they played a game against an Alt-Star.'team taken,
from the other three teams in the Leagu e, and won that contest too._ ;_..'<
Left to right, Lion Manager Jack Russell, Coach Duane McDonald," Larry Hoye,yV.,
Ray Murphy. Doug Young. Tom Cradil, and Coach Lloyd Eberhart, Jr. ' . , / ■
Center row, left to right, Mickey Campbell, Jim Zinser, Jerry Russell, Keith
Jackson, Dick Sharp, Johnny Groves, and Phillip Breen. - '■ *,
Front row. bat hoy, Bill Campbell, Mervin Davis. Butch Eberhart. and" John;
Russell. . • * '.-•.'''.* ...
This was the first year of* organized Little League .play in Clare. Sponsors of the
Lions were Clare Furniture company, and the Clare Sentinel.
Gladwin Boy
Hangs Self
While Playing
A 12-year-old rural Gladwia
County boy hanged himself late
Wednesday afternoon August SI
while playing with his pet dog.
Emil Frank Maezka, the son ,of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maczke was
pronounced dead at 11:45 a, m. by
Gladwin County Coroner Gerald J.
Miner and Sheriff JDorin Leitner
who investigated 'U»6",a$a*ld'piit,
"According to "their report tils
youth was playing with his dog and
apparently had taken the collar off
of the dog's.neck and placed it
around his own neck. One end Of,
the chain was fastened to the limb
of an apple tree. The youth then
climbed up into the tree and apparently slipped and fell, the chain'
..wrapping itself around another'
limb, suspending the boy in midair.
Other* children in the family
were watching the cows at the
time and did not discover the body
until a short time later. A brother
Allen.age 11 took the yotlth down
from the tree.
Surviving besides his parents are
two brothers Allan and Richard,
and one sister Melinda, all at
home. Also, his grandparents, Mr.'
and Mrs. Andrew Maezka of Poland.
Funeral services were held at
10:30 a. m. at 'St. Mary's Catholic
Church in Estey with the Rev. Fr.
Waclaw Krawszyk officiating. Burial was made in the church cemetery there. t
Frank Yeoman
Dies In Lansing
Mr. and Mrs.- James Yeoman
Were called to Lansing last week
due to the sudden death of his father, Frank N, Yeoman,
He died Monday, August 29 while
using an electric rod to get fish-
•wbrms from the ground, believed
to be caused by an electric shock.
All efforts of the Inhalator squad
proved unsuccessful.
Born in Owosso, August 18, 1878,
Mr. Yeoman was a^ resident of
Lansing, for twenty-six years, He
was married to Marie Collard in
Owosso July 23, 1901, who survives
together with two sons, James, of
Clare, and Kenneth of Bay City;
one sister, Mrs. Julia Joy of Owosso, six grandchildren and other
relatives,
Services were held Thursday afternoon -September 1, from- the
Gorsline-ItUnciman Funeral Home
at 2:30 p.m., Rev. Harold Jayne
of the First Methodist Church 6f-
ificiating .and burial was in Oak
Hili Cemetery at Owosso.
I The many floral tributes gave
evidence of his many friends. He
was also known in Clare, having
visited here many times' at his son's
i home.
Rural ,
Teachers
To Meet
There will be a meeting of the
Clare County Rural Teachers September 9 at 2:00 P.M. in the Court
House, Harrison.
Materials and forms, pertaining
to your school work, will (be explained and given ■ out. Teachers
applying for Special certificates
will sign their oath forms at this
time, '
The new Social Security plan will
!be explained and discussed, along
with other questions that may a-
rise,
County School Superintendent
Lenord Schwaiiz said he hopes for
100% attendance and asks that teachers come out and get acquainted.
Rev. Nevins
Attending
Pastor School
The Rev. Leslie J. Nevins, pastor of the local Methodist Church,
is- in Albion, Michigan this week
attending the Michigan Methodist
Pastor's School, held each' year
in September on the Albion College
Campus. Th;s School calls together
the pastors of the Methodist
Churches in 'both. the Michigan
and the Detroit Conferences.
Bishop Marshall R. Reed,. Presiding Bishop of the' Detroit Area of
.the Methodist Church, is President
of the School' .Sen'atie, and will
bring a message every •morning.
Mrs. Nevins will "accompany her
husband as far as Eaton Rapids
where she will spend the week
l with her people who reside there.
Thoy will return to Clare. Friday,
.afternoon.
*'W*» tile people '%% ffce United
States, in order to form a more
perfect union . , ♦ " So begins the
priceless document that insures the
blessings of liberty to all Americans
. , , our Constitution, adopted Sep
tember 17, 1787. Today, let us
firmly resolve to safeguard our free
way of life for all time to come.
PROCLAMATION
Designating September 17-23, 1955 as Constitution Week
Whereas, the basic need in our Nation today is the preservation of Constitutional Government; and
Whereas, in order to protect our priceless heritage under our
unique form of government, it is essential to support our Constitution, "The most wonderful work ever struck, off at a given
time by the brain and purpose of man"; and
Whereas, for its propel support, it Is necessary that our citizens understand its provisions and principles and appreciate its
values and benefits as "The greatest document for human liberty
in two thousand years of recorded history"; and <
Whereas, The Daughters of the American Revolution are sponsoring the observance of 'Constitution , Week September 17-23,
1955, in commemoration of the 168th anniversary of the adoption
of the Constitution;
Now, Therefore, I, Albert Haley, by virture of the authority
vested in me as Mayor of the City of Clare, in th'e State of
Michigan, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17-23, 1955,
at CONSTITUTION WEEK in the City of Clare and urge all our
citizens to pay special attention during that week to our Federal
Constitution ahd. the advantages of American citizenship, flying
United States Flags at their businesses and hohies and especially^
emphasizing the purpose of Good Government as set forth in the
Constitution's Preamble and the duty of all persons in our Republic to protect our Consttution and the freedoms in its Bill of
Rights so that it may continue to protect us and our posterity in
"This Nation under God."
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set'my hand and caused
the seal-of the City of Clare to be affixed at Clare, this 8th day
of September, in the Year Of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred fifty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and eightieth.
. Albert Haley, Mayor
2 County Men
Fill Month's Quota
The local draftboard. has announced that two Ckire county
men left for Detroit on Wednesday^
for induction.
The men are Bernard Davison,
of Farwell, and Robert Dunkle,
of Harrison,
They fill the September quota.*
WCTU Has First
Fall Session
The . Clare . County W.C.T.U.
held a' meeting at the home of
Mrs. Herbert Randall Sr. on August 30, This was the first meeting
after the summer recess.
Tentative plans were laid^'for
a workshop in September to be
held when a state officer is available.
Labor Day
esToll
Clare's Police Department enjoyed a fairly quiet week end of
the Labor Day Holiday,
Clifford Roberts, 63, of Farwell,
was picked up September 4, and
charged-with reckless driving. He
appeared in Municipal Court where
he was charged $30 fine.
Marie Geecfc, 44, of Coleman,
was ticketed after being involved to
an accident on West Fifth Street,
and charged win failing to yield
the right of way to oncoming traffic. '• • ' "
She paid $12 fine in Judge Dun-
lop's municipal court.
. State Police arrested Arthur
Eichhorn in Grant township September 5 and charged hirn with
tdr.unkand disorderly conduct,
~ He*'appeared:in Justice court and
paid-$15;in. fine and costs.
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Mrs/Wright's
Son-In-Law
Loses Eye
Mrs. Fern, Wright received word
that her son-in-law, Duane Hatch,
husband of the former Shirley
Wright is in the Grey Nun Hospital
at Regirta Saskatchewan, Canada,
due to an "accident on August 30,
Duane was hit with a mud hose
under the arm and right eye while
working »in the oil fields. The injury caused a blood vessel to break
back of the eyeball, and due to infection setting in the eye was removed September 3. They are doing everything possible to save the
left eye which may be,affected too,
Duane and Shirley and s.on Gary
Glen have been living at Estevan
Saskatchewan. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Hatch who haye
been in South Dakota went to Canada to be with. them.
Note Book
A harrassed gentleman was
struggling-with a horn that was
stuck and blowing steadily in a car
on Fourth Street one day last
week,- .Someone asked if he'd just
been married and he said no, he'd
bee'n married forty years, and-this
was the horn's idea.
'.,, .. . ,♦ , * * _ -
Mrs. Vera' Worden, from out
Brush College way, sent in a
- -Utile bundle of hops for us to
eeo. We've stac*- the Hop-bou-
quet in • water, for decorative
purposes only, of course.
• " •
Someone brought a copy of a
Chicago Sunday Tribune to the
Sentinel office the other day, dated. July 30, 1899. It features such
shopper's bargains as silk at 50c
the yard and Men's suits at $3.25;
and Arizona, a "stirring romance
of the West" was playing at the
Grand Opera house (for the 58th
time.)
State 4-H
Awards Won
By Local Girls
MVsTrAdoipTi ,|lUde»fcaMt and
Lprene, and Marilyn Davis accompanied Mary Lou -Miiller to East
Lansing Tuesday morning and
stayed until Friday afternoon at
the State 4-H "Show.
Carolyn Coats, daughter of the
Harley Coats' received 2nd ou
bread in baking.
Nancy Allen, daughter of the
Bernard Allen's 3rd. on cleaning
basket for Family Living 2.
Lorene, daugher of the Adolph
Hildebrahdts, 1st on Angel Food, in
Bakiftg 4; 2hd on Ironed shirt in
Family Living 4; 2nd oh suit in
Advanced Clothing; 7th in Food
preparation; Judging. .
Marilyn, daughter' of tlie Perry
Davfs' 3rd on Jelly in Food Preservation 7; 3rd on coffee cake in
Baking 3; 8th on a clothing demonstration,
Jack, son of the Elton Geiger's
won a trip to New Orleans Lousi-
ana in vegetable judging. He will
go in December. Jack is enrolled
in Gladwin County 4-H.
Save Barn
From Fire On
Acker Farm
A shed made Of poles, with straw
piled along side and on top burned
Saturday morning, on the Joe Acker farm, but a barn ten feet away
was saved by -firemen at the scene.
The Acker -farm is located four
miles south of Clare, five east and
% south. The fire occurred at a
little tffter eight o'clock in the
morning.
The Clare Fire Department, and
the Coleman Fire Department kept
the blaze under control, and saved
the nearby barn, pumping all the
water they could from both trucks,
and also drawing on a nearby well.
Local Artists'
Work Exhibited
This Sunday
The annual art exhibit of Mrs.
Virginia Seitz' adult and children
students will be held this Sunday
September 11,
The art work, all by local people,
will be on display in the Wedge-
wood Room of the Hotel Doherty,
from noon until 5 p.m. that day.
Some of it will be marked for
sale. Also, some already sold will
be borrowed from owners for the
exhibit, '
One of the pieces 'shown' will
be Mrs. Grace McArthur's "The
Farm", winner of a prize at the
Saginaw Women's Club Regional
exhibit, at Saginaw this spring,
Individual invitations to the
Clare exhibit were issued to
friends of Mrs. Seitz and her students, But the public is cordially
invited to Attend tlie affair,
Redecorated
Library Has
New Books
The Clare library blossomed out
with new pale yellow walls and
freshly painted floors, following a
week of refurnishing work in August.
New books and magazines have
been coming in too, according to
librarian Mrs. Frank Shirley.
She's arranged .them so that there
is a separate table each foi' all of
the latest and best reading in juvenile, men's and women's periodicals.
Recent best selling novels, Nectar In The Sieve, The River Witch,
The Flower Girls, Emma, Yonder,
John P. Marquand's new book The
Fifth of June, and C. S. Forester's
The Good Sheperd, have all been
added,
There are new juvenile books,
ahd some new mystery stories too,
for "who-dunnit" fans. On specialized subjects, four new volumes
of colored prints by great artists
have been donated- to the library
by Mrs. Hazel Ensley.
Mrs, Shirley has kept an honor
roll of youngsters taking out the
most books this month and Lois
Lippold topped the list. Next in
line were Eric Hammerberg,
Elaine Wilson, and Billy Hanchett
A meeting-of 'the" library 4spar<J.
has been set for Thursday, night,
September 15, A consultant from
the Michigan State Library, Muriel Fuller will be with the group,
to give some pointers on library
organization.
Mrs. Shirley has recently
returned from a library workshop
which she attended for a week.
Ralph Cole
At Wisconsin
Batik School
Ralph A. Cole of The Citizens
State Bank, was among the 903
students from 36 states, and Cuba,
Who attended the annual two-week
residence session at the School of
Banking at the University of Wisconsin, at Madison, Wisconsin.
Mrs. Ralph Cole attended the
graduation exercises on Friday
evening. Ralph was a member of
a class of 290 graduates from forty different states,
Enroute home, the Coles enjoyed
a trip through Northern Wisconsin and Michigan,-
The School, sponsored by- the
Central States Conference consisting of the bankers associations
of 16 states, requires residence
attendance for two weeks each
year for three years for graduation.
ens
Of86 Students
School opened Tuesday morning
in Clare Public Schools, and tea*
chers and school officials found ,
out, right away, that there are
just too many students to go with
the available teachers, room space,
and defks, not to mention books
and supplies.
Superintendent T, C. Campbell
has tried to keep check on -families
with children moving into and out
of the city during the summer.
From his records, the superhv
tendent expected at .the most an
increase of between 30 and 35
pupils, over last [fall.
But on the first day of school an
86 student increase ever last year's
beginning count turned up. Some
SO of these were totaljy uhexpeet- .
ed. So at the outset, there was..*
brisk shuffle even n'tb get the
youngsters al}-seated,1
During the summer, adjustments:
had been made in tjie - already
strained school facilities, to meet
the expected increase.. Part of tfaa
cafeteria was converted into classroom space. This is occupied by. a
second section of the fourth" grade.
Then, seventh ahd eighth
graders from Phinesy school district who had bee brought to Clare
in the past were not accepted this
year, in a mutual agrreehieht be*
tween the two school districts.
And even without the students
from the Phinesy district, junior
high facilities at Clare'"jareover-
flowng wth 150 seventh and graders enrolled.
School was held for only a half
day on the opener. In the afternoon, teachers meetings were held
to plan the coming school year.
That evening, teacherB and their
families met for a faculty picni<v
an annual, get-together affair
among Clare Public School staff
members.
Mower Taken
From Road Job
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A mower, belonging to the Clare
county highway department Was
carried off from where it was parked on US-27 . Tuesday .night,, but
was recovered Wednesday, morning. , . "
The machine was a heavy four-
wheel model with powered cutting
bar and was used by the County
Highway Department to trim grass
and brush at the roadsides. It was
left at the side of US-27, about two
miles north of the city Tuesday
night. The operator had intended
to come back and finish the job
Wednesday. .
Wednesday morning, he went
back to find the machine gone.
Tire marks at the scene indicated
that the mower had been loaded
on a truck and hauled away. State
Police and the Clare County sheriff
were notified. •-."'■
The same forenoon, searchers
found the machine, about 80 yards
south. It was partly buried in the
mud, and camoflaged with brush.
Tom Cook, of the highway de«
pai-tmeht, said that the theft was
either a prank, or that whoever
took it intended to keep it hidden
and strip the parts off and dispose
of them separately.
Officers said they had some
good leads on the identity of the
youths who took the mower. Action
will not be taken till further investigation is done, Cook said.
Hobo Dick Trudging Home
After 56 Years Wandering
For 56 years he's been pushing
his wheelbarrow back and forth
across the United States, and now
"Hobo Dick" Zimmerman thinks
yrhen he gets back to Clare this
time, he'll settle down and finish
writing a book.
• Zimmerman, whose unidentified
picture was in last week's Sentinel, is s resident of Loomis when
he's in this part of the country*,
The John Horden's of Loomis,
were the first to call in Zimmerman's name,
Zimmerman was born four miles
from Clare, and is 70 years old.
He began his latest walk, from. San
Antonio, Texas to Clare, Michigan
on a bet.
Pushing his wheelbarrow,' which
doubles as his' bed, and accompanied by his dogs, Croldie and Silver, he started from San Antonio
on his birthday, July 4.
Last week, he'd gotten as far as
Cairo, Illinois, 1400 miles on his
journey. Along, the way he was
given about $500 in cash in small
amounts. Then in Illinois he made
a radio appearance and earned another $500.
A Sentinel subscriber, Mrs. Fern
McNeill Taylor of Mounds, Illinois
spent a clipping to the Sentinel after she saw his picture in the Cairo
Illinois evening paper.
Most lately, he has an offer to
appear on a TV show out of Detroit, sponsored by General Motors. He Wrote his sister, Laura
Zimmerman, of Loomis, a letter,
telling her of itv and this week she
received a confirming letter front
G, M.
"Hobo Dick" told reporters in.
Cairo, Illinois that he expected to
reach Clare about November 1.
On his trip, he'd had 28 days of
delays, part of it when a rattle*
snake bit his dog, Goldie and part
due to Texas floods,
Zimmerman- says he has •aver-*
aged 10 miles a day on this jaunt
but, expects to make better timfe
when he gets out of the Illinois
hill country.
So far on his Texas-fd-Clare trek
he's worn out three pairs of shoes
and three wheels forhiS wheelbar*
row. He's gotten money to buy
supplies and feed himself and his
dogs during this trip by filing saws
grinding scissors and doing freelance writing.
When he gets back -to Clare, he'H
■stay for a visit with his sister and
his mother, 96 year old Mrs, Charles Zimmerman whi$e he gathers
material for the book he started
dbur years- ago, and onake his TV
appearance.
On Inside Paged
Harrison News . 2
Lake News- 3
Society News 4 5
Farwell News ( 6
Sports News ' -11
Church News . 12
Farm News 13
Want Ads - Notices 14 15 16
Comics 14 15
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| Title | 1955-09-08; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1955-09-08 |
| Publisher | R. G. & F. A. Jefferies |
| Description | An issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. In 1923, absorbed the Clare Courier. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | 1923-1999: Copyright to the Clare Sentinel is held by the newspaper. Copyrighted material is reproduced with the permission of the newspaper. |
| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
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| Title | 1955-09-08; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1955-09-08 |
| Publisher | R. G. & F. A. Jefferies |
| Description | An issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. In 1923, absorbed the Clare Courier. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | 1923-1999: Copyright to the Clare Sentinel is held by the newspaper. Copyrighted material is reproduced with the permission of the newspaper. |
| Type | Newspaper |
| Format | JPG/JPEG |
| Language | English |
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«< * /* i-t ■4 >A s .,)'.i!Mi '..'.sats E«tabllah«d 1878 $2.50 Ydar in Clara, fopfedta Counties glare, mcmGmtmmmm ummxG ■. $&?£m&k% lass •Bt" i.i", Jeii Ten Cents Copy 5??£p N©w Series, Vol 63, No. 51 ?Fmon A pone1* By Pwty Line User [Editor's Notfe: This" article, cllfc ped from The Jackson Oitlzen Pat- rolt seemed to have»«jots of laughs for users of telephone party lines, , We have subscribed to party line service, with some of the experi- « ences good naturedly told here. Bet you have too.) Well, I see where a woman in New York state was found guilty of misusing her telephone — and Mr Party line neighbors. This Is being done every day- in the United States and by some of our best peo- . pie. -What an education in human behavior can be gleaned from a party line! It casts $4,13 a .month for a telephone that is shared with 7 or 8 people. You just ain't lived until you have shared a party line. There 1s something about a telephone that makes people forget themselves and say and da-"things they wouldn't 'dream af doing publicly. ' It is difficult to pick out the biggest and worst pest bat the following list will win hands down in any game. .. The joker (100 times out of iOO it will be a man who picks up the receiver and in a loud and authoritative Voice tells you "to get the off the line, you old bag." You gladly and Willingly oblige or haye y°«r ear melted off hy a few but well- ifhosen words. Evidently he is the only one who pays for the use of the phone. The past who wants the line but is far too polite to say anything s ohe repeats in a low mumble every word you say or else happily fidles with the dial while you burn. The gal who calls her Mends or relatives or both and ties up the line for a couple Of hours each day, giving no one else a chance to use the phone between calls. A daily and deadly habit which gets awfuly tiresome over a period of two or more years. The fueding neighbors, Josie aint speaking to Mamie,- so no matter what happens on the line Josie puts the blame oh Mamie. Sometimes she insults perfectly innocent neighbors and then has to apologize and tell what an absolute -pot that Mjjnfie Is, listening in on every one of her conversations. The .old girls, who get on the line and haYe nothing to say and take forever to "say it, You pick up the receiver and a big silence greets you. You wait for the dial tone. Nothing. So you ask Jf the line is in use. A very tired female voice informs you it is. You wait a Sew minutes and try again and another V;t.f.v says >"wel-l-l-." Their entire conversation runs to either the long drawn-out wel-M or ho hum or oh dear. And the kids, They only see each other at school and on the bus but they rush home to get on the telephone and rehash all the exciting happenings of then- school day, "With girls, the conversation runs to giggles. They must all be girl or boy scouts ahd their good deed for the day is helping each other do homework-—over the telephone, of course. "We mustn't .forget the character -who gets tired of hearing the phone ring so just takes the receiver olff the hook. The line is tied up but good. It takes a trip to the store or to someone else's house to ask the operator to put a 'screamer' on the line so that the prise dope will hang up the receiver. This party is evidently the parent of the baby who plays with the phone and * whose childish prattling adds . such a soothing effect to a conversation. And last but not least is the party who gently lifts , the receiver and listens in on your words of wisdom and then repeats some of the things she overheard. A party line has as much privacy as a gold fish bowl or a picture window facing the street. It is, therefore, wise to keep your mouth shut on (family matters as somebody might have both ears open aud their mouth ready to repeat everything. On the party line I'm on a few of us have discussed our .problems and tried being polite aud cheerful and have found it pays ofif. It is almost impossible to get the telephone with eight people on the line but consideration and politeness will help a great deal. If you practice a little bit. you will find that kind "words have a tendency to ease any disagreements on the good old party line. Little League's Top Team ^adsCSpaeh State Police Post To Open At Ionia Six officers who will man the new Ionia post of ,the Michigan State Police, to be opened soon after September 1, have been named by Commissioner Joseph A. Childs. "The .post, is to be commanded by Sergeant James D. Kiomehto, who is promoted from the rank of corporal effective September 4, and will be transferred from- the East Lansing post. Kilomento joined the State Police on December 18, 1937, and was as- Signed to the Bay City post. Thereafter he served at Grand Haven, Iron Mountian' and Brighton before being promoted to corporal and assigned to East Lansing on February 13', 1949. He holds five meritorious service awards The five officers who will be under Kiomento's command and the posts from which they will be transferred are: Trooper Glen E. Foster, Ypsilanti; Trooper Robert •B. Beach, Rockford; Trooper Donald J. Jinn, Jackson, and Troopers Anton P. Sobolewski and Marvin L. Teshka, East Lansing. The Ionia post will be located in the former administration building iat .the Ionia county airport, which has been 'leased. Decision to establish the post was reached because of an increasing traffic problem in the Ionia area and proximity to the Ionia reformatory, It will be the forty-sixth post. Another new1 post is to be established this year in Saginaw county. The new posts are the first expansion since pre-war days. Local Farmers Asked T*> MMPA Meeting On Monday, September 12, 15)55 at 8:15 p. m. at the Romeo High School, Romeo, Michigan, a. meeting will be called by the Romeo Local of the Michigan Milk Producers Association and all members of the Michigan Milk Producers Association all over the state of Michigan are invited to attend. It is hoped to have a large turnout, and at that time a full report will be made to the members as to the antitrust investigation, the outcome of the court case, the pieces dairy farmers receive for their milk and vvhat can be done about the situation. Gay's Store At Remus Lost In Fire Gays 5c to $1 Store at Remus, burned early Friday morning, at about 6 a.m. in a fire believed to have started by faulty wiring. The building and stock was owned by a company, of which Omer Parent, of Clare is a member. A telephone operator on duty at a switchboard in a building next to the Store noticed the fire, and called the store manager. When the manager arrived, the back of the, store was roaring flames. The manager could get in the front door, but could go no further, stopped by the flames ahd heat and smoke. The township (fire truck and firemen saved buildings on both sides of the burning store. During the course of the (fire, fire fighting squads from six other towns participated. Water was obtained from the Remus Co-op Creamery well nearby. The modern 30 feet by 120 feet building had just been redecorated inside, and was gutted. Christmas stocks that had already arrived were burned in their boxes for a total loss. The store office, all other stock in the store, aud an amount of cash also burned. After the fire, the walls were apparently sound, and Parent said that the company plans to rebuild. The victorious Lions team of the Clare baseball Little League ended up in the Lek< gue's top spot for both halves of the season, with a seven wifi,'two lbs's record for,;; each half. ' ' . * , . ..'..• . , 1. '. To finish the whole thing off, they played a game against an Alt-Star.'team taken, from the other three teams in the Leagu e, and won that contest too._ ;_..'< Left to right, Lion Manager Jack Russell, Coach Duane McDonald" Larry Hoye,yV., Ray Murphy. Doug Young. Tom Cradil, and Coach Lloyd Eberhart, Jr. ' . , / ■ Center row, left to right, Mickey Campbell, Jim Zinser, Jerry Russell, Keith Jackson, Dick Sharp, Johnny Groves, and Phillip Breen. - '■ *, Front row. bat hoy, Bill Campbell, Mervin Davis. Butch Eberhart. and" John; Russell. . • * '.-•.'''.* ... This was the first year of* organized Little League .play in Clare. Sponsors of the Lions were Clare Furniture company, and the Clare Sentinel. Gladwin Boy Hangs Self While Playing A 12-year-old rural Gladwia County boy hanged himself late Wednesday afternoon August SI while playing with his pet dog. Emil Frank Maezka, the son ,of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maczke was pronounced dead at 11:45 a, m. by Gladwin County Coroner Gerald J. Miner and Sheriff JDorin Leitner who investigated 'U»6",a$a*ld'piit, "According to "their report tils youth was playing with his dog and apparently had taken the collar off of the dog's.neck and placed it around his own neck. One end Of, the chain was fastened to the limb of an apple tree. The youth then climbed up into the tree and apparently slipped and fell, the chain' ..wrapping itself around another' limb, suspending the boy in midair. Other* children in the family were watching the cows at the time and did not discover the body until a short time later. A brother Allen.age 11 took the yotlth down from the tree. Surviving besides his parents are two brothers Allan and Richard, and one sister Melinda, all at home. Also, his grandparents, Mr.' and Mrs. Andrew Maezka of Poland. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a. m. at 'St. Mary's Catholic Church in Estey with the Rev. Fr. Waclaw Krawszyk officiating. Burial was made in the church cemetery there. t Frank Yeoman Dies In Lansing Mr. and Mrs.- James Yeoman Were called to Lansing last week due to the sudden death of his father, Frank N, Yeoman, He died Monday, August 29 while using an electric rod to get fish- •wbrms from the ground, believed to be caused by an electric shock. All efforts of the Inhalator squad proved unsuccessful. Born in Owosso, August 18, 1878, Mr. Yeoman was a^ resident of Lansing, for twenty-six years, He was married to Marie Collard in Owosso July 23, 1901, who survives together with two sons, James, of Clare, and Kenneth of Bay City; one sister, Mrs. Julia Joy of Owosso, six grandchildren and other relatives, Services were held Thursday afternoon -September 1, from- the Gorsline-ItUnciman Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m., Rev. Harold Jayne of the First Methodist Church 6f- ificiating .and burial was in Oak Hili Cemetery at Owosso. I The many floral tributes gave evidence of his many friends. He was also known in Clare, having visited here many times' at his son's i home. Rural , Teachers To Meet There will be a meeting of the Clare County Rural Teachers September 9 at 2:00 P.M. in the Court House, Harrison. Materials and forms, pertaining to your school work, will (be explained and given ■ out. Teachers applying for Special certificates will sign their oath forms at this time, ' The new Social Security plan will !be explained and discussed, along with other questions that may a- rise, County School Superintendent Lenord Schwaiiz said he hopes for 100% attendance and asks that teachers come out and get acquainted. Rev. Nevins Attending Pastor School The Rev. Leslie J. Nevins, pastor of the local Methodist Church, is- in Albion, Michigan this week attending the Michigan Methodist Pastor's School, held each' year in September on the Albion College Campus. Th;s School calls together the pastors of the Methodist Churches in 'both. the Michigan and the Detroit Conferences. Bishop Marshall R. Reed,. Presiding Bishop of the' Detroit Area of .the Methodist Church, is President of the School' .Sen'atie, and will bring a message every •morning. Mrs. Nevins will "accompany her husband as far as Eaton Rapids where she will spend the week l with her people who reside there. Thoy will return to Clare. Friday, .afternoon. *'W*» tile people '%% ffce United States, in order to form a more perfect union . , ♦ " So begins the priceless document that insures the blessings of liberty to all Americans . , , our Constitution, adopted Sep tember 17, 1787. Today, let us firmly resolve to safeguard our free way of life for all time to come. PROCLAMATION Designating September 17-23, 1955 as Constitution Week Whereas, the basic need in our Nation today is the preservation of Constitutional Government; and Whereas, in order to protect our priceless heritage under our unique form of government, it is essential to support our Constitution, "The most wonderful work ever struck, off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man"; and Whereas, for its propel support, it Is necessary that our citizens understand its provisions and principles and appreciate its values and benefits as "The greatest document for human liberty in two thousand years of recorded history"; and < Whereas, The Daughters of the American Revolution are sponsoring the observance of 'Constitution , Week September 17-23, 1955, in commemoration of the 168th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution; Now, Therefore, I, Albert Haley, by virture of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Clare, in th'e State of Michigan, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17-23, 1955, at CONSTITUTION WEEK in the City of Clare and urge all our citizens to pay special attention during that week to our Federal Constitution ahd. the advantages of American citizenship, flying United States Flags at their businesses and hohies and especially^ emphasizing the purpose of Good Government as set forth in the Constitution's Preamble and the duty of all persons in our Republic to protect our Consttution and the freedoms in its Bill of Rights so that it may continue to protect us and our posterity in "This Nation under God." In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set'my hand and caused the seal-of the City of Clare to be affixed at Clare, this 8th day of September, in the Year Of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred fifty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and eightieth. . Albert Haley, Mayor 2 County Men Fill Month's Quota The local draftboard. has announced that two Ckire county men left for Detroit on Wednesday^ for induction. The men are Bernard Davison, of Farwell, and Robert Dunkle, of Harrison, They fill the September quota.* WCTU Has First Fall Session The . Clare . County W.C.T.U. held a' meeting at the home of Mrs. Herbert Randall Sr. on August 30, This was the first meeting after the summer recess. Tentative plans were laid^'for a workshop in September to be held when a state officer is available. Labor Day esToll Clare's Police Department enjoyed a fairly quiet week end of the Labor Day Holiday, Clifford Roberts, 63, of Farwell, was picked up September 4, and charged-with reckless driving. He appeared in Municipal Court where he was charged $30 fine. Marie Geecfc, 44, of Coleman, was ticketed after being involved to an accident on West Fifth Street, and charged win failing to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic. '• • ' " She paid $12 fine in Judge Dun- lop's municipal court. . State Police arrested Arthur Eichhorn in Grant township September 5 and charged hirn with tdr.unkand disorderly conduct, ~ He*'appeared:in Justice court and paid-$15;in. fine and costs. >*#^#**#<»dr^####.fr#^<*'*^»»#»»***^rJ*' Mrs/Wright's Son-In-Law Loses Eye Mrs. Fern, Wright received word that her son-in-law, Duane Hatch, husband of the former Shirley Wright is in the Grey Nun Hospital at Regirta Saskatchewan, Canada, due to an "accident on August 30, Duane was hit with a mud hose under the arm and right eye while working »in the oil fields. The injury caused a blood vessel to break back of the eyeball, and due to infection setting in the eye was removed September 3. They are doing everything possible to save the left eye which may be,affected too, Duane and Shirley and s.on Gary Glen have been living at Estevan Saskatchewan. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hatch who haye been in South Dakota went to Canada to be with. them. Note Book A harrassed gentleman was struggling-with a horn that was stuck and blowing steadily in a car on Fourth Street one day last week,- .Someone asked if he'd just been married and he said no, he'd bee'n married forty years, and-this was the horn's idea. '.,, .. . ,♦ , * * _ - Mrs. Vera' Worden, from out Brush College way, sent in a - -Utile bundle of hops for us to eeo. We've stac*- the Hop-bou- quet in • water, for decorative purposes only, of course. • " • Someone brought a copy of a Chicago Sunday Tribune to the Sentinel office the other day, dated. July 30, 1899. It features such shopper's bargains as silk at 50c the yard and Men's suits at $3.25; and Arizona, a "stirring romance of the West" was playing at the Grand Opera house (for the 58th time.) State 4-H Awards Won By Local Girls MVsTrAdoipTi , lUde»fcaMt and Lprene, and Marilyn Davis accompanied Mary Lou -Miiller to East Lansing Tuesday morning and stayed until Friday afternoon at the State 4-H "Show. Carolyn Coats, daughter of the Harley Coats' received 2nd ou bread in baking. Nancy Allen, daughter of the Bernard Allen's 3rd. on cleaning basket for Family Living 2. Lorene, daugher of the Adolph Hildebrahdts, 1st on Angel Food, in Bakiftg 4; 2hd on Ironed shirt in Family Living 4; 2nd oh suit in Advanced Clothing; 7th in Food preparation; Judging. . Marilyn, daughter' of tlie Perry Davfs' 3rd on Jelly in Food Preservation 7; 3rd on coffee cake in Baking 3; 8th on a clothing demonstration, Jack, son of the Elton Geiger's won a trip to New Orleans Lousi- ana in vegetable judging. He will go in December. Jack is enrolled in Gladwin County 4-H. Save Barn From Fire On Acker Farm A shed made Of poles, with straw piled along side and on top burned Saturday morning, on the Joe Acker farm, but a barn ten feet away was saved by -firemen at the scene. The Acker -farm is located four miles south of Clare, five east and % south. The fire occurred at a little tffter eight o'clock in the morning. The Clare Fire Department, and the Coleman Fire Department kept the blaze under control, and saved the nearby barn, pumping all the water they could from both trucks, and also drawing on a nearby well. Local Artists' Work Exhibited This Sunday The annual art exhibit of Mrs. Virginia Seitz' adult and children students will be held this Sunday September 11, The art work, all by local people, will be on display in the Wedge- wood Room of the Hotel Doherty, from noon until 5 p.m. that day. Some of it will be marked for sale. Also, some already sold will be borrowed from owners for the exhibit, ' One of the pieces 'shown' will be Mrs. Grace McArthur's "The Farm", winner of a prize at the Saginaw Women's Club Regional exhibit, at Saginaw this spring, Individual invitations to the Clare exhibit were issued to friends of Mrs. Seitz and her students, But the public is cordially invited to Attend tlie affair, Redecorated Library Has New Books The Clare library blossomed out with new pale yellow walls and freshly painted floors, following a week of refurnishing work in August. New books and magazines have been coming in too, according to librarian Mrs. Frank Shirley. She's arranged .them so that there is a separate table each foi' all of the latest and best reading in juvenile, men's and women's periodicals. Recent best selling novels, Nectar In The Sieve, The River Witch, The Flower Girls, Emma, Yonder, John P. Marquand's new book The Fifth of June, and C. S. Forester's The Good Sheperd, have all been added, There are new juvenile books, ahd some new mystery stories too, for "who-dunnit" fans. On specialized subjects, four new volumes of colored prints by great artists have been donated- to the library by Mrs. Hazel Ensley. Mrs, Shirley has kept an honor roll of youngsters taking out the most books this month and Lois Lippold topped the list. Next in line were Eric Hammerberg, Elaine Wilson, and Billy Hanchett A meeting-of 'the" library 4spar |
