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\ CLARE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY APRIL 4, 1957
Ten Cents Copy
New Series, Vol. 65, No. 29
Costume
Tonight
Play
Tonight the Clare High School dramatics class presents its production, "Cinderella In, Lore-
land", wearing some of ihe most elegant and decorative costumes that have appeared on ihe
CHS stage in a many a day. /
In a dress rehearsal are back row, left to right, Douglas Walter, Prince; Lois White, Servani
Girl; Judy Feeney, Princess In Gold; Bill Wilson II, King; Mary Tice, Queen; Ron Drake, Biff;
Kay Loomis, Stepmother; Arlene Hogue, stepsister; Shirley Moore, Stepsister;
Front row, Ediih Colmus, Ashes, the Cat; Ann Jackson, Cinderella; Jack Bader, The Chancel*
lor; Barb Van Sicklen, Mrs. Chancellor; Delorne Loucks, Prime Minister.      Lee Sowle Photo
Don Bay
Is Athlete
Of The Year
Clare High School senior Don
Bay was named- the winner of
the Kiwanis Athletic Award for
1957-on the basis of his record
as a track star, his scholastic
achievement at CHS, and his
.school citizenship.
- Don is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Bay of R-4 Clare.
His brother Norris won the
award in 1954.
,-The banquet was held at the
Hotel Doherty, Wednesday,
March 27, and this was the 22nd
year for the annual event. Don
was presented with a medal, besides the award.
. Don is senior class, president,
was junior class .president, and
has been president of the CHS
Rifle Club the past two years.
.He is a past president of the
Clare Chapter ^Future Farmers
of America, and was recently
nominated for the FFA State
Farmer degree. He served as
vice-president of his class as a
freshman.
. Among Don's other achievements is tlie CHS school pole
.yault record, which he set at ten
feet, six inches. As a sophomore,
he received a gold rating in
dairy judging.
Don was chosen for the
award by a committee of Clare
Kiwanians. assisted by CHS
Principal William Harper, Coach
George Perry and three other
members Of the coaching staff.
. Speaker of the evening was
Red Cochran, well-known back-
field coach of the Detroit Lions,
and former head coach at Wake
Forest College in North Carolina.
He described life with the
Lions and showed films of the
grid season's highlights.
• Toastmaster Lyle Bennett,
track coach at Central 'Michigan
College introduced another special guest, Jim Podoley, one of
CMC's best-known athletes.   ,
About- 116 Kiwanians, their
.guests, and athletes and their
parents enjoyed group singing
led by Jack Hall to open the
program. Hugh Kennedy, minister of the Clare Congregational
Church, gave the invocation.
Oman, Case Must Draw Lots
To Break Vote Deadlock
For Garfield Supervisor
Burdo Joins Haley, Seiter
As Commission Winners;
New Fire Station Assured
Clare went to the polls Monday
to vote overwhelming approval of
1) Dan,'Burdo for member c_-.the
City Commission. 2) A new fire
station and improved facilities for
the city firefighters. 3) The Republican, slate of State candidates.
Electors didn't forget two other
favorites running for Commis-
i'Sion, seats either, as they gave,
^winning vote margins to, Albert
Haley and Mayor Laurenee Seiter
"'hath, of whom were running for
re-election.
' The GOP total' for'State office
Candidates. in the City of Clare
and' in Clare county was a futile
•token however, completely lost in
the Michigan plunge to. the side of
the Democrats at the Lansing
level.
Frowning skies which dripped
continuous rain all election day
kept many away from the voting
place. Even the issue of a $25,000
debt for the new fire station and
the lively race for Commission
posts failed to bring out voters
in -numbers. Just 584 persons voted and at times the thin file of
voters at the foils fell to less than
25 per hour,
Failing for the second time in
recent years was an election proposal to pay annual salaries to
Commissioners and Clare's mayor
The City Commission will meet
The see-saw battle in Garfield
township to decide who will be
the supervisor there came to
rest on dead center election day
with a tie vote between incum-
bant Stanley Oman and write-in
candidate Clinton (Jake) Case.
The township Election Board
counted 117 votes for each, of
the two men.
Certified by the Garfield
Board of Canvassers, the tie
vote is official and a drawing
will be held at the Garfield town
hall Friday, April 5 to determine by lot, which of the two
is finally elected. v
Oman and Case will reach into a box and select slips of paper. One slip will spell out the
word "elected," and the other,
"not elected." This procedure
will be supervised by the township Election Commission, and
will legally determine the winner.
Recount Probable
Mr. Case said Wednesday that
if he loses in the drawing Friday,
he will immediately petition for
a recount of the ballots. Since
either candidate, or both may
ask for the recount, it is thought
likey that Mr. Oman also would
petition for the recount in the
event that he is unsuccessful in
the drawing.
: On Inside Pacr<§3   1
Harrison News
2
Rosebush News
14
Society News
6
Lake News
13
City Briefs
7
Sport News
9
Farwell News
13
• Want Ads * Notices 16
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Comics
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Clare Teachers
Active In
MEA Activities
William -Harper, Clare High
School principal and Ray Rose-
vear, Mt. Pleasant High School
teacher, will represent the Clare-
Isabella Michigan Education Association at the MEA representative assembly at the Olds Hotel
in Lansing April 4 and 5.,
Action on resolutions concern
ing major problems in education,
and election of state MEA officers will highlight the sessions.
Local faculty members who
participated in" a conference of
Michigan Teachers of English at
St. Mary's Lake, near Battle Creek
March 29-31 were Mrs. Louisa
Bowler, Miss Olive Evans and
Mrs. .Myrtie Bowerman.
To represent Clare, Public
Schools in the College Agreement
Plan, with Which Clare High
School is affiliated, a delegation
including Mrs. Bernice Wilson,
Mrs. Louisa Bowler, David Donovan and Mrs. Myrtie Bowerman
will attend a citizenship conference at the Higgins Lake Con-
. serv^tion Camp April 5 and 6.
The contest for the important
township post began in the
nominating caucus where Case
challenged Oman for the right
to appear on the ballot. Losing
by only a slim margin of seven
votes, Case launched a campaign as a sticker candidate and
the developing race brought election interest to a very high
pitch.
Voting at Garfield set a new
high record as 241 electors visited the polls. The previous high
mark was 207 in an election several years ago. -*
Clare County Prosecutor
James S. Bieknell, III was
swamped with Tuesday morning requests for advice on the
methods for determining the
winner in the tie . contest, and
for proper procedure for recount
petitions. Mr. Bieknell made a
preliminary check of the laws
and gave his opinion that an application for the recount must be
made within sixdays of the certification of the; vote. The application goes to the clerk of the
Board of Canvassers.
Membership of the Board of
Canvassers (also the Election
Commissioners) includes the
supervisor, clerk and treasurer
of the township.
In Garfield, the supervisor
member of the Board of Canvassers is Mr. Oman, one of the
pair tied in the vote. Mrs. Donna Scott, township clerk, is
chairman of the canvassing
group and Floy 'Sturgis, township treasurer, is the canvassers clerk.
Garfield candidates Winning a
clear majority in Monday's election were: clerk, Donna Scott;
treasurer, Floy Sturgis; trustees, 'William Bratt and Neil
Watkins.
In Other townships through
Clare county and in Isabella
county near Clare the following
supervisors, clerks, treasurers
and trustees , were elected:
** Clare County
Arthur — Supervisor, Norman
Meyers; clerk, John Brubaker;
treasurer, Ruth ganders; trustees, Julius'Mielkej. Glen Newman,
ees, Delmar Weldon, Mortimer
Shea Jr.
Hatton — Supervisor, Ed Moder; clerk, Nial Abbott; treasurer, Ila Brockway; trustees,
Cornelius Krocker, Alfred Tess-
man.
Lincoln —■ Supervisor, Russell
Kress; clerk, H. Rye km an;
treasurer, L. Hoover; trustees,
Howard Kress and Kent Clark.
Sheridan — Supervisor, Loren
Krug; clerk, Carl Bradley;
treasurer, John Klingelhofer;
trustees, Horace Fancon, Virgil
Newman.
Redding* — Supervisor, Henry
Austin; clerk, Edwin Rouse;
treasurer, Josephine Wheeler.
Winterfield — Supervisor, Ray
Richardson; clerk, Wilbur Prie-
lipp; treasurer, Melvin Berkom-
pas;  trustee  Carlos   Goodrich.
Greenwood — Supervisor Carl
Bringold; clerk Charles VanBlarcom; treasurer Mrs. Ethel
Douglas; trustees Clarence
Beal, Ervin Bringold, Eunice
Waters.
Frost— Supervisor, Thomas
Hecker; clerk, Hazel Mavis;
treasurer, Mearl Johnson;
trustees, Allen Johnson, Clarence
Greenwood.
Hayes — Supervisor, Orlie
Stockwell; clerk, Lela Kennedy;
treasurer, Edith Schneider;
trustees, Paul Huber, Fred
Schneider.
Franklin — Supervisor, John
Brunn; clerk, George Dauber;
treasurer, Joyce Riske; trustees,
Percy Hall, Sylvia Matejvich.
Summerfield— Supervisor, Le°
roy Darling; clerk, Ruth Jones;
treasurer,. Minnie Krchmar;
trustees, Harley Curns and Alvin Buttermore.
Surrey— Supervisor, Lou Gee;
clerk, 'Jeff Willey; treasurer,
Dale Ruiapaugh; trustees, Joe
Eisenhauer and Dewey Dell.
Isabella County
Gilmore — Supervisor, John
Laverty; clerk, Ralph Carter;
treasurer, Bernard Garchow;
trustee,   William   Phillips.
Wise — Supervisor, Maynard
Cole; clerk, Charles V. Rockett; treasurer, Vera Sloeum;
trustees, Earl Walker, Charles
Church,,
Denver    — Supervisor,    Earl
Freeman -- Supervisor, Ches-j.^fer;  clerAk' ^ar* ^reinfer*
ter    Wallace;    clerk,     Mildre^fc?U^rY.A1^!i^0gl:,.truStee
FHA Girls
At State
Meeting
Virgiline Bennett, Elaine Let-
5«son, jEvelyn Richmond, Bonnie
Shafer, Kathleen T"hay__, "My
Marrs, and Betty Jo Bosserdet of
the Clare Chapter, Future Home-
makers of America will be delegates to the 1957 state meeting
of the FHA April 4 and 5 at the
Pantlind Hotel in Grand Rapids.
"FHA Stars You" will be the
theme of the meeting which about
1,200 girls are expected to attend.
Election of state officers, awarding FHA scholarships and giving Homemaker Degrees will be
included in the session.
Evelyn Richmond and Elaine
Letson are the voting delegates
for the local chapter. Mrs. Robert
E. Wallace Home Ec teacher at
CHS is the  advisor.
Kathleen Thayer is a candidate
for the state FHA treasurer office from the Clare Chapter. Betty
Jo Bosserdet will sing in the
FHA State Chorus.
The Clare group will serve on
the hostess  committee.
Blain;    treasurer,   Grace
trustee, Robert Gates.
Grant —    Supervisor,
Becker;    clerk,    Frank
I'iiis
Hum-,
phrey; treasurer, Clair   Stanley;
trustee, Glen Lloyd.
Hamilton — Supervisor, Wal-.
ter Ehle; clerk, Ernest Zelt;
treasurer, .Evelyn Lyons; trust-
Cecil Epple, Herbert Cairns,
Isabella — Supervisor, Oliver
House; clerk, George House;
treasurer, Nelson Calkins; trustees, Russell Johnston, Earl
Neff.
Vernon — Supervisor, James
Walsh; clerk, Roy Wilson; treasurer, Earl Beatty; trustees, Lionel Duncan, Earl Ouderkirk«
Clare FFA
Elects Year's
Officers
Marvin Krell was elected president of the Clare Chapter, Future Farmers of America, at a
meeting this week.
Larry Strouse is vice president,
Tom Spence, secretary; Donald
Moore, treasurer; Carl Trietch,
Sentinel; and Jerry Lloyd, reporter.
CarlTrietch, Marvin Krell, Glen
Fancon, Donald Moore and Larry
Strouse were chosen to go to
Leadership Training camp at
Higgins Lake April 11, and return
Saturday afternoon April 13.
Morris Penrose and Marvin
Krell went as delegates to the
FFA convention at East Lansing,
Monday and Tuesday, March 25
and 26. „
TUMTHS
Mrs. Belle Deller, life long
resident of Brown Corners community, died suddenly Monday
evening at St. Petersburg, Florida, where she had spent the
Winter. She had Written news Of
Brown Corners for the Clare
Sentinel for many} years. Funeral
services will be held Friday at
2 p.m. from' Stephenson's Funeral Home, Clare, with Rev.
Charles Malson, of Brown Corners United Brethren Church officiating. Burial will be in Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare. An
obituary will be printed at a
later date.
Thursday evening to begin reorganizing for a new year. New
member Dan Burdo will join Albert Haley, Laurenee Seiter and
carry-over members Paul Schroeder and Gerald Nivison.
First  order   of their  business
will be to choose a mayor from
among the five. A mayor's appointment will then be submitted
for approval of the commission.
The election of Burdo brings
Commission membership to the
prescribed five-man- group again.
The resignation of Charles Cooper several months ago created a
Twp. Fire Contracts Win
Vernon and Grant townships approved proposals in
their respective elections Monday for contracts with the
Clare Fire Department to provide guaranteed "stand
by" protection at an annual price of $1,000 and an additional $75,00 for each trip in response to a fire alarm.
The question was on separate ballots and in both town-.
ships it won substantial majorities.
Methodist Group Grows,
Announces Building Plans
The Clare-Farwell Methodist
Churches held their fourth
quarterly conference Wednesday evening, March 27 in the
Clare church with a good representation  present.
Rev. Leon Manning of Big
Rapids district, superintendent,
presided. Rev. L. J. Nevins was
given a unanimous invitation to
return for his ninth year here.
Very favorable reports were
given by the officers. Every
cent .on indebtedness on the
parsonage and church has been
met in full arid no obligations.
There has been an increase in
all  departments.
Benevolences in missions,
home and abroad, has been paid
in the amount of $2,025. The
Womans Society of Christian
Service report that they have
earned $2,000 for the ten months
period.
Preliminary plans were presented by tlie building committee for the new educational unit,
and for a new entrance and
narthex for the church auditorium. These were approved by
the conference. Estimated cost
is $50,000.00.
In his report, Rev. Nevins
stated that the attendance at the
worship services had been better this year, than during any of
his eight years here.
Jay Bellinger, Donald Holbrook and Wilson Samborn were
elected three year trustees to
succeed themselves. Special
stewards were David Seiter, Lay
Leader; Lee Greer, District Steward; Don Holbrook, lay member
to annual conference;.Mrs. Reva
Maxwell, treasurer current expenses, Mrs. Leah Garchow, benevolence treasurer, Earl Beatty, financial secretary; Mrs. Laurenee
Seiter, communion, and Mrs. Er-
ma Byers, assistant communion.
Special chairmen .named were
Gerald Sandersf ield, membership and evangelism; Willard
Ireland, education; Mrs. Garshow
missions; Don Holbrook, Stewardship and Finance and Mrs.
Ivan  Lozen,  recording   steward.
Karashs
Head VFW,
Auxiliary
A husband and wife team was
elected Wednesday evening March
27 to head the Clare VFW Post
and Auxiliary for the coming
year.
Ben Karash was chosen Commander of Post No. 5738, and his
wife Mary is the new president
of the VFW Auxiliary.    .
Other VFW officers elected
were Frank Lajewski, senior
vice-president; Robert Schelhas,
junior Vice-president; Jim Cor-
saut; quartermaster; Fred Walters, chaplain; and Dr. J. R. Gershon, surgeon.
In the Auxiliary, Mrs. Esta
Hendershot Was chosen senior
vice-president, Mrs. Ida Mary
Loomis, junior* vice-president;
Mrs. Jennie VanrHorn, secretary;
Mrs, Helerl Welch, Chaplain; Mrs.
Clarice Bellows, conductor; Mrs.
Mary Lajewski, guard; and Mrs.
Isabelle Cooper, patriotic instructor.
Installation of all officers will
be April 11 and is open to the
public witih special invitations
extended to the Gold Star Mothers and the American Legion
Auxiliary*
Stewards elected for a three
year term were Mrs. Ella Autry,
James Corsaut, Rev. Arthur Delamarter, Tim Frey, Robert Greer,
Dr. Robert Kring, Mrs. Ivan Lozen, Orley Rogers, Jack Russell,
H. B. Shepherd, Mrs. Alma Seiter, Warren White and Marvin
Witbeck. There are twenty other
stewards whose terms expire in,
1958, and 1959.
The Farwell church also reported its indebtedness completely
paid off with a change from oil
heat to gas heat durjpg the year,
and $453 paid to benevolences for
missions at home and abroad.
Farwell members are making
plans for a new parsonage in the
•hope that another year Will bring
them" & full time minister of their
own. Their growth has been tremendous during tfre, pa-t^few
years they report and as soon as
all: requirements have been met,
a money raising project for the
new parsonage is planned.
Plant Workers
Enroll For
Night Classes
Classes in Blueprint Reading
and Trigonometry had drawn
an adult enrollment of 121 by
late Wednesday afternoon at
Clare Public Schools where the
subjects will be taught in evening classes.
Of these, 104 enrolled in Blueprint Reading and 17 in Trigonometry. Most of the enrollees
are Clare Manufacturing Company employees.
Company officials requested
that the course be taught as an
aid to efficiency of workers in
new parts production. Mrs.
Genevieve Fleming, administrative assistant at Clare school
said.
Carleton Garthe, of the CHS
faculty, will teach the Blueprint
Reading course, and Floyd Norcutt, also of the CHS staff, will
teach the Trigonometry class.
Archery
Enthusiasts
To Organize
Friday evening, March 29, a
group of interested members of
the Clare Rod and Gun' Club met
at their clubhouse for the purpose of planning an archery division.
Leonel Green presented an arrow assembly and a general discussion followed as to plans for
organization. All members of
the Rod and Gun Club are elegi-
ble and any one else interested
in archery. Plans were also discussed for constructing a target
range,
Those interested and working
for the organization are Leonel
Green, Robert Lodes, Don Bell,
Joan Pitts, Wayne Pitts, Harold
Schaeffer, Carroll Beard, James
Yeoman, Bill Harper, Carl Fales,
Larry Everts, Marion Wright,
Jack Foss and Merle Graham.
For any information, those interested may. contact Leonel
Green or any of the above members. Women are also invited to
join. The date of the next meeting will be announced in ..the
Sentinel.
vacancy which  had  never been
filled.
Mr, Burdo had campaigned
strongly for restoration of Clar-i's
millpond to create a lake-front
residential subdivision. Other
campaign ideas included creation
of more off-street parking accomodations, especially for car pool
riders with out-of-town employment who need parking are*-*,
away from congested sections.
His ideas on city spending tend
to holding to as slight increases
as can be consistent with necessary improvements.
Six candidates for the three
open positions on the Commission
gathered the following totals,
Burdo - 339
Haley - 311
Seiter - 244
Grimason - 225
Walters - 183 a
Baumgarth - 177-
William Cleveland who filed as
a candidate, withdrew a few days
before the voting but was given
sixteen votes .anyway.
The proposal to bond the city
for a. $25,000 debt for the fire
station carried by a majority of
Garfield township Election Board members were reported to have worked until
* the near-daylight hours on
Tuesday counting and recounting the votes in the tie
contest for supervisor there.
They came across some
tougli decisions in problems
of ballot validity and proper
voting procedure. Here is
one:
A ballot was said to have
been deposited in the box
by a voter who failed to
m^ke any mark indicating a
1 choice. WlVen ln_ bailbfc Mi
. urtfolded in the counting1, process, a hasty telepli6ne call
to tlie county clerk drew the
advice from Will Henderson,
that with a single ticket ballot, such an unmarked condition indicates a choice ior
the one slate of candidates
appearing there. Both' Mr.
Henderson and Dorothy
Scrimger in. the clerk's office told The Sentinel that a
State Supreme Court decision is the basis for their advice which they relayed
from Lansing.
It was learned also that a
question arose when another
ballot was found to have
had the name of Stanley ,
Oman scratched out and the
words "Jake Case" substituted. Mr. Case's correct
name being Clinton B., the
canvassers had to make a
decision on the validity of
this ballot.
These and other ballot
markings may come in for
close examination when a
recount is conducted.
244 - 124, but the salaries for
Commissioners failed by a 160-195
vote.
Republican candidates for State
office won both in Clare and in
Clare county by a -margin approaching a 2 to 1 rate. The test
for State Highway Commissioner
furnished a good yardstick as Republican Foster received a county
total of 1581 against Mackie's 835,
(In the City of Clare Foster 375,
Mackie 164). Non-partisan results
followed the same pattern.
Reception
Honored
CHS Seniors
By Sharon Zimmerman
Of the Pioneer Staff
The home of Mr. and A Mrs.
Hugh Kennedy on West- Fifth
Street, was the setting for open
house ior the seniors -of Clare
High School on Wednesday,
March 27. '
Guest speaker for the occasion
was Kent S. Morse of Olivet
iCoilege, who talked on the advantages of attending a small
college.
He explained the difference in
cost, and stressed the importance of the feeling of spiritual
unity in a sectarian college.     ,
Punch and cake were served
by Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Sarah Beck to approximately twenty guests.