1957-06-06; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY JUNE 8, 1957
Ten Cents Copy
To Rebuild
North of City
The Clare IOOF Lodge met
Tuesday evening, in the Farwell
Hall, With, a good attendance of
members. The meeting was conducted by Frank Mitchell, a
past noble grand.
Ernest Irwin, 'secretary, announced he had received a dispensation, from Grand Lodge to
proceed with the building plans
for the new hall, out of- the
downtown district, and negotiations for the sale of the lot
downtown.
The IOOF building in downtown Glare was one of the buildings destroyed by fire last January. The society's new building
site is on Wilcox Parkway near
■what is known as the Clare
Tourist Park north of town on
the river. ,
Special business included the
semi-annual election for noble
grand and vice grand. Horace
Fancon was re-elected noble
grand; Calvin Cotton, vice grand.
Other elections included delegates to Grand Lodge, Emil
Giers and William Artcliff, as
the alternate. Ernest Irwin was
re-elected District Deputy for
another year.
At the close of the meeting,
the brothers were invited to be
guests of the sisters for the
birthday supper.
Harrison
Dedicates New
Post Office
Arnold C. Peterson, director,
Division of Postmasters, Washington D.C was the main speaker at dedication ceremonies for
the new Harrison Post Office,
held Saturday afternoon June 1.
"Mr. Peterson was sent td Harrison by Congressman Elford
Cederberg, 1-Qth ■U-$-v -Gpnsre;**-.
sional District, who "also sent a
flag that had flown over the nation's capitol to Harrison Post
master Winifred Fanning.
Besides Miss Fanning, Emil
Bueholz also introduced State
Representative Russell Strange
Jr., Clare-Isabella District; Circuit Judge Donald E. Holbrook;
Harrison's mayor, Curtis Murton,
Sr.; Harrison Chamber of Commerce president Gene Genau;
and superintendent of Harrison
schools, Charles A. Amble, who
all spoke briefly.
The Color Guard of the Harrison VFW Post raised the new
flag, and a trio, Ralph Carpenter, James Mead and David Harper, sang three selections.
Following the ceremonies, an
open house was held, and refreshments served. The special dedication cake was baked by Mrs.
Duane Archbold.
Two Take Seats
On County
School Board
Results of the Clare County
Board of Education biennial
election, held Monday night,
June 3, have been announced by
the office of county superintendent of schools, Lenord Schwanz.
Harold Bradley was elected for
the six year term, and Lucille
Prielipp was elected for a two-
year term, Mr. Schwanz reported.
Sharon, Gaspeny, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gaspeny, and
a 1957   graduate of Clare High-School/   accepts this year's'VFW
_^.l*fc*f<.ri'r1l*nc?     award trophy from Department senior-vice-commander, H. Bar-
The award is presented each-year by the Clare Peiiii-Kappling-
er Post to a CHS senior outstanding for scholarship, leadership,
character and service.     . "     •
Looking on at ihe presentation -are'Frank Lajewski, senior
vice-commander, far left; and Post 5738 Commander Ben Karash.
Maurice Studio Photo.
CHS Grad
Gall School "Town
New Series, Vol. 65, No. 38
District Move
A "town meeting" next Wednesday to■" air the ' whole question of local school expansion
may- be the first Step in finding
the final solution to the problem
of crowded classrooms and inadequate facilities hera All residents are being invited to the
school auditorium' to hear the
discussion, get first-hajjd information about what is being attempted and why, and to contribute ideas or opinions of - their
own.
The meeting is wide open to
every resident of the area now
organized as Clare-Isabella Public School District 8,
After a two-year campaign to
enlarge the district and build
more classrooms, voters, last
February failed to approve borrowing of $1,300,000 to construct a new high school and
elementary- school, and to remodel the present school building for
5th Officer Joins
City Police
Gordon Smith of Clare, started
Work on the Clare City Police
force last' week, to become the
fifth member of the police department,    *
Officer Smith has completed a
hitch in the service and has spent
the past three year's working at
Bryant's Gulf Service.
JayCees Ready
To Begin
ect
Junior Chamber of Commerce
election -of ^officers, and the start study committee. JI- has    tw_
of projects are foremost in the
order of business waiting when
the memhers meet tonight, June
6 at 8 p.m. in the high school
auditorium. This will be the
first session of the group since
the granting of the charter at
ceremonies on May 15.
Interest is reported high in the
coming election for new officers
to serve a whole year, and the
JayCee's campaign to attach reflectors to auto and bicycie
bumpers and fenders will be discussed. Final plans are reported
ready for the start of this project in a safety crusade for
Clare.
Five of the local members attended the state convention of the
Michigan Junior Chamber of
Commerce the 17th through 19th
of May and they were very much
enthused with that organization.
They have brought back many
interesting ideas and will present them to the group at this
meeting.
The National Convention of
the Jaycees will be held on June
23 through 28 at. Milwaukee and
it is hoped that at least two
delegates will be there from our
chapter. Plans for this will also
be discussed at this meeting.
JayCees hope that anyone who
has not yet come to a meeting
or has not been contacted by
any of the members but is interested in the Jaycee organization will feel free' to come to
this meeting and perhaps join
this active and interested group
of young men.
Orrin First
Challenge
ForSchoolPost
With a lively contest expected
for a seat on the Rosebush
school board, additional ballots
have been ordered for the Rosebush school election Monday,
June 10, in case all of the 700
qualified voters in the Rosebush
school district turn out to the
polls.
Harold Fluharty is making a
bid for the seat on the board of
education held by Orrin
First,, and interest in the outcome* of the race runs high in
Rosebush.
Mr. Fluharty, active in PTA, is
a member of the .county school
children in the RbsebUsh School.
Mr. First, a prominent Isabella Township farmer, has held
a seat on the board of education
for the past seven years.
Rosebush school electors have
a record of big turnouts for
school elections. Last year 400
of a total of about 600 qualified
voters went to the polls.
WWI Vets
Plan Memorial
Service
Clare-Isabella Barracks No.
228, World War I Veterans, met
in the VFW Hall Sunday at 2
p.m. with 21 present.
The meeting was opened by the
Commander Vern Elwood with
prayer by the chaplainj Frank
Thomas, followed by Salute to
the Flag and the Flag Pledge.
One visitor was present, Nick
Hamming from Evart Barracks
No. 402. Obligation was rendered to two new members,
Clarence A. Greenwood, of Harrison, and Russell McGuirey <of
Clare. Discussion was led by
Department Commander Charles
Cooper.
After the meeting a pot luck
dinner was enjoyed by the Barracks and Auxiliary. The next
meeting will be a joint Memorial Service on June 30.
The Arion award in music,' presented by
the Clare Rotary*Club each   year io a    Clare
A"\}fS.YT.   -*****-'***1  School senior    outstanding    in musical
/*■" -tXvl a]-iiiiy,  scholarship  and school activity, went
Fio Martha Lucy this year.
Or She accepts ihe plaque from   CHS ' Band
t Director Lloyd Conley as Rotary Club President
TVIll<"%.(-*     Harold Schaeffejr looks on.
j.rx'iAOAV'   .        Martha is, tke daughter of M.S. John Galla*
gher. Lee Sowle Photo-
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hamber of
ommerce
orner
At the May 27 meeting of the
Clare Chamber of Commerce,
Dan Burdo was requested to ask
the city for one hundred eighty
dollars ($180.00) which is one-
half of the 1957 dues to the East-
em Michigan Tourist Association. This Association puts out
numerous advertisements, which
promote recreational facilities
in Clare county. To date we have
answered over 105 requests for
maps, information on lodging
places, --'eating places, fishing
sites and hunting areas, which
were directed to us by this Eastern Michigan Association.
Art Damoth gave a report on
the meeting which he and J.
Stuart Bieknell attended of the
Northern Michigan Development
Bureau. This meeting was attended by approximately- 400 people representing the Northern
Michigan Counties. Mr, Damoth
has given talks to several of the
service clubs, about the information he received at this meeting,
Of industrial possibilities in our
northern counties.
The Chamber has appointed a
committee to bring up to current date a brochure of statistics
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Trace History of Delwin Grange Land
Marking the completion of a
quarter of a century in its own
hall, Tuesday evening, June 4,
Delwin Grange had occasion to
reminisce about the history of
its building and property.
On hand for the anniversary
occasion was Michigan State
-Grange Master William J. Brake,
of Lansing. He presented the
Delwin group with a dedication
placque, which was accepted for
Delwin Grange by George Dixon,
chairman of the executive committee and a charter member.
Mr. Dixon has a full record of
service and loyalty to the** Grange,
Jack Morrison was" given a
Grange pin for ten years of service as an officer. He was unable 'to be present, and his mother, Mrs. Mary Morrison,* another charter member, accepted for
him.
•A third charier member, Ber-
nise Moore, was also present. A
program;, arranged by the Delwin
Grange lecturer, Leita Rockett,
included musical and dancing
numbers by Grange young people-
A potluck supper was enjoyed
at the close of the meeting and
program.
Looking into the history of
Delwin Grange's property, Master Laverne Rockett turned up
sOme interesting facts.
Delwin Grange bought the original piece of land and building
from a Methodist-Episcopal
church group of the Coleman circuit. The price was $100. In 1938,
they added another .100 feet of
land for parking.
Recorded transactions of the
original property of Delwin
Grange go back to 1872, when its
Indian owner, named Ke-Baw-
Yaw-Ne-Quot, sold the pine timber1 off it for $1 per thousand.
U.S. President, Ulysses Grant
Ok'd the sale.
■The Indian later sold the land
itself. Then a succession of farm
people had ownership of it until
the church group, and subsequently, Delwin Grange acquired
the property.
Den Mothers
Needed For
Cub Scouts
fr.
The last monthly Farwell Cub
Scout Pack- meeting of the season was held in the Methodist
Church basement on Tuesday
night, May 21.
Awards were given to Den No.
1, Douglas LeGear, Bobcat Pin.
Den 3, Robert Norbury, Gold Arrow "and a silver Arrow,- Smokey
the Bear eards were given to
.each Cub '■ Scout fOf their cooperation in the Fire Prevention program held last month,"
; It was announced that three of
the Den Mothers are through
this Jail and new Den Mothers are
needed for Den 1, Den 2 and Den
3. Anyone'interested should contact either the Cubmaster or one
of tho Den Mothers.
Paintings By
Virginia Foss
On Exhibit
An exhibit of original oil
paintings by Virginia Foss will
hang in the Clare City Library
for the rest 6f this month, beginning Friday.
Three of the five canvases exhibited will be flower studies,
each one executed in a different
manner.
In the Jargest of these, the
artist has introduced such item-
as bits of broken mirror, in Combination with! thick applications
of paint, . to produce a decided
texture.
Also hanging will be a Canadian city Scene, and a still life.
The canvases will be for sale.
The exhibit is one in a series
sponsored by the Area Arts
League.
Clare Police
Report Light
Traffic Mishaps
Stanley Charles Williams, 35,
of Haslett, was ticketed by Clare
Police on Memorial Day, for an
improper left hand turn after
he struck another car as he
turned left unto West Fifth
Street from US-27.
Police reported that Mr. Williams turned too short at. the intersection and smashed into the
left front of a car driven by
Barbara J. Stiff* of Mt. Pleasant. She was headed East on
Fifth Street.
The accident occurred at-about
10 p.m.
Thomas .Randall of Clare,
plead guilty in Clare Municipal
Court on May 27, to a charge of
driving under the influence of
alcohol.
Michigan State Police had arrested Randall earlier the same
day, on "US-27, He was assessed
$54.30 fine and costs by Justice
William B. Dunlop.
use as a grade school.
The meeting to be held at &
o'clock Wednesday evening of
next week is being described as
"important," by School Board
members and advisors on the
Citizens Committee. It is the
first organized effort to sustain
interest in the proposed school
improvement since the February
election,
Present at the Wednesday session will be Clark Ackley, archi-.
tect on the project, representatives of Kenower-McArthur, the
firm of financial consultants who
Donna McKee Leads List Of
St. Cecilia's Eighth Graders
Donna McKee, daughter of Mr.
ahd Mrs. Allen McKee, has been
named outstanding eighth grade
student at St. Cecilia's School
for this year.
Donna has completed the
eighth grade with an average of
98. She will enter Clare High
School as a freshman this fall.
Runners up with high averages
were Joanne Borle," with 96, Linda
Stevens, 93, Veronica Haynak,
92, Kathleen Doherty, 92, Joseph
Bowler, 91, and Sandra Sexton,
90.,
Eighth grade graduation exercises at "St. Cecilia's were held at
the church Sunday, June 2, at
the 10;30 a.m. service,
Follovrtng the exercises, a
breakfast was held in the church
honoring ' the graduates. The
meal was served by the class
mothers, at tables decorated in
spring colors. Fr. J. I. Sruba and
Fr. Ronald Cox were both present for the occasion.
In other grades at St. Cecilia,
high end-of-year averages were
held by seventh graders Linda
Wood, 96; Daniel Green, 95; and
Virginia Canel, 94;
Sixth graders Linda Casteel,
96; James Youngs, 95; Richard
Harrel,    95;    Norma    Robison,
Courts Open
AccessTo
Disputed Lake
The right of public access to
Perch Lake in Lake county was
established recently by a jury
decision in a U.S. district court
trial in Grand Rapids.
The jury ruled in favor of the
federal government in the case
against Edward and Helen Engel
of Lake county, settling the long
dispute over ownership of three
and one-half acres of land on the
southwest side of the lake.
The Ertgels had claimed their
land ownership included the entire lake, while the government
contended a 40-acre U.S. Forest
Service tract includes 1500 feet of
frontage on the lake . . . providing public access to the lake.
The jury, in ruling in favor of
the government, accepted the
boundary established by a 1949
survey by the Michigan Department of Conservation. The 40-
acre federal government tract
was state-owned until 1949.
The State of Michigan, through
the Conservation Department,
was permitted by the court to
intervene as a party plaintiff
when the case finally came to
trial.
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Clare Postmaster Francis Jackson and rural
"\7[7""U *   1,^ carriers join in reminding patrons io spruce
W JlIICJlL •   up their mail boxes during Mailbox Improvement Week. This young lady adds glamor '
highest with 97; and Connie Williams, 92.
In the lower five grades, averages over 90 were attained by
fifth graders Michael Austin,
Michael Haley, Gerald Nivison,
John Seibt, Mary Ann Akers,
Kay Beck, Kathy Kisnosky, Kay
Noland, Terry Robi,son, Carol
Sexton and Sue Sheponski;
Fourth graders Chuck Beltinck, Judy Austin, Suzanne Jackson, Barbara Legg, Carol Kozak,
Christine Sexton, Mary Jo Skinner;
Third graders Gerald Machul,
Larry Jackson, Diane Tomaski;
second graders, Kenneth Akers,
John Casteel, Darlene Bolle, Susan Austin;
First graders, Michael Hartz-
ler, Kathryn Thomas, Phillip
Dole, Lois Dunn, David Bruce,
Victoria Cobb and Janice Simon.
Mail Box
Needs Your
Attention
Clare Postmaster'Francis Jackson is promoting observance of
Rural Mailbox Improvement
Week, is urging all ftirat patrons
to clean and repair their matS.
boxes during the period from now
until June 15.
Taking the view that a neat
mail box adds attractiveness to
the front of a rural'home, Mr.
Jackson asks patrons to remember also that their valuable mail
should deserve the safety and
care that only an adequate mail
box affords.
''A simple and practical rural
mail box would be one that has
a post firmly planted with the
height of the shelf on which the
box is placed about 3Yz to 4 feet
above the surface of the ground,
on the right hand side of the
road', in direction of carrier's travel, so that the box can be serviced without the carrier .dismounting the vehicle.
"The box- and post should be
painted with either white or alum
inum paint, with the patron's
name inscribed on the box in neat
black letters about 1 inch in
height, on the side traveled by
cai*rier.
"Too often, postal patrons who
eagerly anticipate the mail and
attach justifiable great import
ance to it, fail to provide and
maintain adequate mail receptacles or let them become dilapidated or fall into disrepair. Poor
mailboxes are most unsightly
talong our highways, they being
the highway billboards of the
Postal Service.
"It has been very appropriately
stated, "Everyone's mail box is
the front door to their home'—
please look at it—everybody
else does."
A call to your local postmaster
will find him happy to advise you.
Let's all do our part during the
Rural Mail Box Improvement
period!
j Floyd Rosier
Dies In Flint
Floyd P. Rosier, 63, of 368
Spruce St., Mt. Morris, a former
Clare man,.died June 3, at Flint
Osteopathic Hospital.
i Funeral services will, be held
at 1 p.m. today, Thursday, at
Groves and Co. Memorial Chapel, Flint, with Rev. Hugh Kennedy officiating, and burial in
Oakwood Cemetery at Fenton.
Mr. Rosier was born in WoOd-
j stock, Illinois, July 13, 1893. He
lived in Flint from 1925. to. 1945
When he moved to Clare, Adhere
he lived until moving to Mt' Morris about a month ago. He was
married to Beatrice Garner in
Flint, in 1937. He was a member
of the Congregational Church.
He is survived by his wife, two
daughters, four granddchildren,
and several nieces and nephews.
are advising on sale of the school
bonds, and also available will be
the School Board members and
Superintendent Richard. Wheel-
er.
Sponsors of the meeting hope
to review the reasons why school
expansion is urgent. What has
been proposed as a solution to
the needs. The method by which
the necessary construction may
be financed. And what the cost
in dollars might be for an individual taxpayer.
Mr. Wheeler said this week
that the meeting might lead to
further sessions of the "town
meeting" variety, and ultimately
develop a program which voters
can approve. Efforts along this
line will probably continue until
the date for another election on
the issue.
The earliest date when another
election can -be held is August
19, allowing the required six-
month waiting period following
the February 18 balloting.
The proposal calling for the
spending of $1,300*,000 in the
move to bring schools up to the
times and eliminate overcrowding, failed by just nineteen
votes. Following the defeat last
winter, school authorities decided to seek the opinion of the
public-in-general before deciding
what kind of proposal to next
offer.
Courses open to the School
Board include the re-submission
of the same proposal, or the
change and rewriting of the proposal until a favorable vote Is
gained.
Public expression at Wednesday's meeting will have an important bearing on- what is offered on the next ballot in the
way of school modernizing and
expansion.
On other fronts in area school
affairs, approval has been given
for a school election at Eagle on
the question of ■annexing vfttlt
the Clare district. An election
date is expected to be set for
sometime within the next ninety
days.
The county School Boards of
Clare, and Isabella counties are
planning action on applicafions
for transfer of property from
the Wildcat district to the Clare
district. With Clare facilities already bulging from critical
overcrowding, the Eagle and
Wildcat additions may pour many
additional students into . local
classrooms if residents votes
and Board action decide that way.
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. A news story about plans to
sell the IOOF lot on McEwan
street finishes, for the time being, guessing on the disposition of property where damage
and destruction were left after"
last January's downtown fire
in Clare- Reported earlier was/
rumor of the sale of the Chuck
Hart tavern lot to Mrs. Ella
Autry who has been looking for
a place to relocate her Western
Auto Associates Store. Groves'
Variety Store is in the finishing stages of rebuilding and
appears nearly ready for- restocking. Offered for sale in
Real Estate columns of Sentinel
Want-Ad pages are the lots
where Barnes Cafe and Bar
stood before the fire. Barnes
js rumored to be re-locating
north of the business district
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Had Kigar, son of Mr..and Mrs.
Hadley Kigar fornierly of Clare,
was named editor of the CMC
Annual publication "The Chippewa". Tne year hook will be
published for 1958 under the direction of Had. who is a Clare
High graduate.
A unique, happy birthday
touch was added to," a surprise
party for Diane Cairns of Rosebush, recently. Her brother,
Ron, had baked and decorated-
a- cake for her. .     •
Russie Calkins, of Eagle, aged
five years, received an excTTing
birthday gift last. week. His.riding mare presented him with a
palomino -colt.