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K.en tsarnes, promotions chairman lor the Clare Chamber ot Commerce,
presents a check for $140 io Sterling Garchow, right, secretary-treasurer
of the Michigan-Firemen's Association, Watching the prpeeedhgs at the
left is Clare Fire Chief Stan Parish, host to last week's convention here,
■The check Will go to buy headquarters furniture for the Association. •■•
Lee Sowle Photo
Continue Organizing Efforts
To Finance Lake Project
A petition for a special election, to test whether Clare people favor development of the former millpond site into a residential and recreational area, is
expected to be submitted to the
Clare City Commission in coining weeks.
The city's governing body has
authority to turn the land surrounding the Millpond over to
the backers of the development
project, without a city-wide vote
on it.
To Dedicate
At Ceremonies
The new Clare County jail
will be open for public inspection . at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 25,
preceding a dedication program
pfor the recently completed
structure at 2 p.m.
Scheduled to speak at the
dedication ceremonies are William Nestle', state inspector of
jails; Ivan Cuthbert of the
architectural firm that designed
the jail; State Representative
Russell Strange Jr.; and Circuit
Judge Donald E. Holbrook.
County officials will be introduced, including Albert Haley, chairman of the Clare
County Board of Supervisors.
Mr. Haley was also chairman of
the Jail committee, the group
"tfetepojfsible for the project
from its beginning.
Clare County Prosecutor
James S. Bieknell, III, will act
as master of ceremonies for the
program. Peter A, Oman, retired
county treasurer will give the
invocation and benediction.
Clare County
Gasoline Men
Organize
At a meeting held in the Veterans of Foreign Wars building
on US-27 Wednesday evening,
June 12 retail gasoline dealers
from Clare, Harrison and sections of Clare county voted
unanimously to form a Chapter
of the Retail Gasoline Dealers
Association of Michigan,
Bob Schelihas of Clare Was selected as temporary chairman
and a dinner meeting is planned
in the near future for the purpose of 'electing officers . and
otherwise completing the organization.
The State Association is part
of the National Congress oi Petroleum Retailers which is the
trade association of service stations from coast to coast. Present to explain the purpose and
benefits of the organization Were
Tom Spouse, of Royal Oak, Field
Director of the State Association, and Dick Bagnall of Owosso, area field representative.
Commenting ph the new Chapter, Art Ulrich, well known
dealer of long standing in' Clare
'said, "With the overabundance
of service stations in this town,
it is vital that the operators organize for the protection 'of the
public as well as their own well
being. The Association embiejn
will be a guarantee to that ef-
•feet."        ,       x ; .	
But Millpond backers prefer
to have public approval shown
by an election before starting the
project that would be without
cost to city taxpayers. It would
be financed by stock or subscriptions by present plan.
Meanwhile, in problems concerning the old millpond more
immediately, the city commission
has voted it advisable to demolish an old cement pier, part of]
the original dam structure, as a
safety measure.
Young people swim in the
river at that point and the
water has cut the riverbank
away at the sides and underneath the cement work. By demolishing the pier, the danger
that it may fall on swimmers
will be eliminated.
.. p&rcfiwal frpm the Michigan
Conservation department is required before the job can be
done, and City Manager Willard
Wedge planned to contact district conservation people this
Week.
Dynamiting the cement work
would probably require damming up the river temporarily,
Mr. Wedge said, and the blasting would kill some fish.
The decision to ask for the
special election was made at a
meeting of Millpond backers
held June 4. Two delegates from
each service, fraternal, and veteran's group, and the gun clubs
of Clare, were asked to be
present.
At that meeting, Art Damoth,
acting chairman of the backers,
reported on his trip to the
Michigan State Securities. and
Exchange Commission recently,
which he made to learn state requirements for non-profit corporations.
After discussion, the group decided that the plans for raising
funds to finance the millpond
project could not be conveniently adapted to meet the requirements outlined by the Se-
curties Commission.
Instead they voted to elect officers and directors for an organization to continue promotion
of the project, and to investigate further the problem of nonprofit incorporation.
Elected chairman was Ken
Barnes. Other officers are Dr,
Al Austin, vice-president; Dale
Stough, 2nd vice-president; Mrs.
Esther Gilson, secretary; Lawrence Brown, treasurer; and Earl
Baumgarth, Art Damoth, Ray
Archbold, Carroll Beard, Dan
Burdo and Harold Schaeffer, directors.
The organization named committees to get estimates and report on probable costs of constructing the dam, and landscaping the lots Surrounding the lake
that Would be created.
Lawrence Brown was named
on a committee to check with a
contractor the current cost of
replacing the darn. Present figures are two years old.
Extension Council
Elects Officers
At the Clare County Extensoin
Council meeting June 7, a new
slate of county officers _ was
elected. New county chairman is
Mrs, Neil Watkins, Lake.
Mrs. Watkins has been county
•vice-chairman this past year and
is well-prepared to' head* the
county program during the next
two years, according to Shyllis
Pearson, county home agent,
County vice-chairman Is • Mrs.
Albert Price/ Harrison, and secretary-treasurer is Mrs, Alfred
Lyons, Harrison, '    +   '
Rev. Nevins
Returned For
9th Year
At the recent 122nd session of
of Michigan Annual Conference
held in Albion, the Rev. Leslie J.
Nevins was re-appointed to serve
the Clare charge for his 9th year
on this parish.
Last year marked an appreciable gain in the work of both
churches with a considerable increase in rnc^ljrrsh.ip aiid. with
extensive plans for the new con.
ference year.
The Farwell Church is laying
plans for the construction of a
new parsonage during the year
and looking forward to having
its own local pastor. The membership has increased from less
than 50 to a present total of 116.
The church has a splendid church
school. About a dozen young
people will attend Intermediate
Camp at Lake Louise in July and
already four are registered for
the Senior M.Y.F. Camp in August. Several will also attend
these Camps from the Clare
Church.
At Clare the recent campaign
to raise $50,000 for the erection
of a new educational unit to
house the growing Church School
and youth work was successful
and it is hoped that the new build
ing will be constructed during
the year.
A very.successful and well attended Vacation Bible School is
being held. It will close this week
Friday evening with a pot-luck
supper at 6:30 to which all the
children of the school and their
families and anyone else who
may wish to attend are invited.
There will be a brief program
and-the display of work done by
the boys and girls during the
two weeks of the School.
Scout Leaders
Plan Joint
Fund Drive
Citizens of Clare County met
in Clare last week to make plans
for a combined fund drive in the
Fall. Twelve were present. Representatives of the* Boy Scouts
and Girl Scouts attended.
Judge Donald E. Holbrook
chaired this meeting, and Deputy Regional Scout Executive,
Oral Smith, Chicago, and Dick
Lebetsamer, Saginaw, Were present to advise..
The group decided to set up a
board of 16 members to give
representation to each community in the county and to meet
July 9 to set a budget figure
and to elect officers. This meeting will begin with a dinner at
Camp Rotary.
Picnic Next Sunday
Honors Cederberg
A family "Style basket picnic
will be held Juife 23 at the home
oi Mrs, Rae Hooker to honor
Hon, Elf ord Cederberg, Representative in Congress. This place
is 9 miles .west of Mt,-Pleasant
and 1 mile "north, Public is invited
CLARE* MICHIGAN, THURSDAY   JUNE 20, 1957
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Ten Cents Copy
New S.ria_, Vol. 65, No. 40
Since the first successful Sidewalk Day in Clare one year ago,
the promoters of that sale think they know a formula for pleasing the
crowds ... "Don't charge a thing.'*-
The Clare Chamber of Commerce has new officers since June,
1956, yes and many welconie rtiew members . . . but the only thing different about this year's* Sidewalk. Sale is that it will be bigger and
better than before. It's coming Friday, June 28.
Do you recall the "crazy" displays of sale merchandise everywhere on the streets during,the.sale*last.-year?.. Articles were on curb-
side tables and struttg.o»',c'lpthe^li_i'e'a.»...Y\pii!ed on boxes £nd barrels.
-Sale arrangements for" iiext week'-. include', the same   outdoor bargain
counters. More and better values in seasonable items will be displayed
with low price tags for greater shopper appeal!
Remember how many of your favorite stores and shops got in the
spirit of Sidewalk Days last June? The streets were lined with scores
of shopping counters under the skies. This year, all the same business-
'men will be back in the act along with. 35 more.
The town will be jumpin' with unusual bargain offerings.
Do you remember how the carnival atmosphere in Clare made
out-of-town shoppers' eyes pop open with curiosity until they stopped
to join the hundreds in our shopping crowds? Next week's sale will
draw heavier visitor patronage. Tourists brought to Clare by the fame
and success of the sale now being repeated.
29 Years County Ag; Agent
Paul D. Gibson,* for 29 yeairs
Clare County Agricultural agent,
will retire from the extension
service July 1,  .        .
The announcement was made
last week by the State Board of
Agriculture, governing body of
Michigan State Univertsiy,
Citing Mr. Gibson's . many
years as leader of the extension-
program in Clare County, a
countywide Christmas tree management day held June 14 was
proclaimed Paul Gibson Day.
Mr. Gibson was presented
with a backyard barbecue grill.
The gift was purchased with donations from individuals, the
County* 4-H Council, 4-H Clubs
in the county, home demonstration groups and the county
council, and the soil conservation district directors.
Co-workers at the Extension
office expressed appreciation for
his leadership    and    encourage-
Households
Remodeled
Store To Open-
Household Appliances Inc. of
Clare will be showing off a
complete new furniture sale's
room, besides an enlarged and
redecorated main floor at its
Grand Opening event June 20,
21 and 22.
f^epj|eser<tatives from appliance companies, including RCA-
Whirlpool, Bendix, Iron - Rite,
and Kelvinator, will be present
to demonstrate their products.
An electronic oven, by RCA-
Whirlpool, which drew so much
interest when it was here some
months ago, has been set up and
will be demonstrated again.
Grand opening sale hours for
the three days are to be from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. There will be
gifts, free coffee, coke and food
for everyone, besides a free
chance to win a color television,
set, according to Proprietor Jim
Wood.
For the new furniture department, the entire second floor of
the building has been remodeled
to add nearly 3,000 square feet
of display space.
Access to the new department
is by a stairway at the back of
the main floor, built during the
remodeling program.
Other features are a new
hardwood floor upstairs, and remodeled and enlarged windows
both upstairs and down. An all-
glass front downstairs, is paired
with a new huge display window
in the second story front. A long
span of north windows upstairs
lets in daylight without glare.
Woodwork throughout the
store is freshly painted in pastel colors, new »wallpaper has
been hung, and new lighting installed.
The array of furniture will
include nursery and children's
pieces, as Well as living room,
dining room and bedroom furniture in many styles.  .
Jn Golf At
Twin Elms
A program for junior golfers
at Twin Elms Country Club will
be for young people between the
ages of 9 and 16, The age group
was incorrectly reported last
week.
The next meeting and golfing
lesson for the young people Will
be Monday June 24 at 9 a.m.
A Stag Day for men members
of the club has been announced
hy Twin Elms, __   _■
ment, during *hi_ long tenure as
county.agent...       ,  .
Mr.. Gibson was a , Michigan
State graduate", and - taught agriculture in Yassar for six years
before, corning, to, .the Clare
county extension office in. 1928-
.He estimates that for about
20 of his nearly 30 years on the
job, he carried pn the work of the
agricultural extension office in
Clare county single-haridedly.
Mr. and Mrs. . Gibson have
four children. The couple plan
to keep their home in Harrison
after his retirement. He is a
member of Epsilon Sigma Phi,
national extension honor society.
Town Meeting
Draws Slim
Fifty persons attended an open
meeting Wednesday evening June
12, held at the school for all resi
dents of the Clare-Isabella School
District 8. The meeting was called td sound school voters opinio/-
and ^solutions of the overcrowd
ing problem at Clare Public
School.
Present for the meeting were
Al Hamlin, of Kenower-McAr-
thur, financial consultants for
the Clare, school board on the
bonding proposition that District
8 voters rejected in February,
and, Clark Ackley, Architect of
the proposed construction.
They were asked to the meeting so District 8 residents could
ask questions on financing and
construction needs involved in relieving the overcrowding problem
Also present at the meeting
were Clare School Superintendent Richard Wheeler, High School
Principal William Harper and
Elementary principal Allan Tulk,
besides the five members of the
board of education.
Most of the fifty people who
attended the meeting expressed
opposition to the building program submitted to school, voters
and rejected by them on February 18.
Harold Hughes, school board
president, spoke briefly at the
close of the meeting, thanking
those present for their cooperation and efforts in attending the
meeting.
Rotary Talk
Outlines
3-R Progress
Dr. Ernest R. Britton, superintendent of Midland, Michigan
schools spoke to Rotarians Wednesday choosing the Title, Do
Schools Add Up?".
He said that despite the increasing demands in what
schools must teach and the
rising pupil enrollment, the
percent' of national income spent
for education is below 3%- It has
decreased steadily from more
than 5*% during the depths of the
19^9 depression, he quoted.
The record of school's progress
in bringing better fundamental
learning to more of our population Was held to be basic criteria
in judging the job being done by
modern public-education,
Citizen's of Rotarians' public
service responsibility Were admonished to be informed of education's real aims and needs, and
to support schools for the vital
good of the community and the
ttatioin
Safety
Sake
Dr. Fred Hrachovina, Junior Chamber of Ccm=
merce member, attaches reflecting tape to the
car of Clare Mayor Laurenee Seiter, right, as
another member of the Clare JayCees looks on.
The car taping is a pari of the safety campaign
sponsored by the JayCees this month.
Lee Sowle Photo
Sentinel Page
Varries Local
Sport Layout
Sports are getting new emphasis in the Clare Sentinel,
with a new sportswriter added,
and bright new page make-up
featured on page 13 of this
paper.
Bernie Wilson is the new
sports reporter, keeping up
with Little Leaguers, Pony
Leaguers, and All Star ball
teams, as well as Clare golfers
of all ages.
A highly readable column on
the human side of professional
baseball, written by Mel Ott, is
also a weekly feature, along
with the Sports Corner, short
features from the world of
sports.
Girl Scout
Troop I
Sings On TV
Wednesday, June 12 was an
exciting day for the Brownie
Troop I, which is now known as
Girl Scout Troop I.
Twenty-two girls, their troop
leaders, Mrs. John Calkins and
Mrs. Harry Sonntag, with fifteen mothers to assist the leaders, journeyed, to Cadillac that
day.
There they appeared on the
Kenny Roberts Show on WWTV,
in the afternoon, and sang "Peggy O'Neil", a real thrill for the
girls.
After the program they all
went to a restaurant and were
served a family style turkey dinner. A large birthday cake honored the birthdays of Star
Parkhurst and Valerie Brown.
Money for the outing had
been earned by cookie sales and
from Troop dues.
Rod And Gun
Organizes
Archery Club
A section of the Clare Rod &
Gun Club organized an archery
Club last Tuesday night.
Leonel Green was elected President. Wayne Pitts is Secretary
and Treasurer.
A range has • been built With
14 tcirisfets.
Anybody Wishing to join the
club can do so by contacting one
«?f the above named individuals.
The Club is Working to add on
to its .building.
Farwell Girl
AtMcked By     *
Meningitis
A case of spinal Meningitis in
Clare county was reported this
week but the child affected, 11-
year-old Helen Doonan of route 1
Farwell, is already recovering
from the attack. Dr. Donald Dunlop, in charge of the case, said
that the girl i, making definite
improvement in the Mt. Pleasant
hospital.
Helen moved to Farwell a year
ago from Potterville, Michgan
with her family and parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Doonan. Mr.
Doonan is employed at the Water
vliet company pulpwood yard.
Dr. Dunlop said Wednesday
that the type of Meningitis being
treated is contagious, but not
highly epidemic. He said that the
patient responded to sulfa medi
cation.
Helen was stricken Sunday
with fever ahd nausea. Her mother called the physician when
symptoms progressed to include
stiffness of the neck and an outbreaking of purple "spots". Tlie
spots appeared as small colored
freckles.
Cause of the attack was not
known, but Dr. Dunlop said that
absence of the infection in oTher
members of the family indicated
relative safety from spread of the
disease.
At late reports Helen is still
running above-normal temperatures and will probably remain
in the hospital until several hours
after her condition returns to
normal.
Clare retailers are predicting •
that Sidewalk Day next week
with bigger attractions and best-
o_-the-year merchandise buys,
will skyrocket the event to the
top as central Michigan's selling
spree!
Jay Green, Jr., chairman of
the retailer committee sparing
the sale event, said this week
that last-minute details are almost complete for powerful
newspaper advertising and extensive promotion on radio and
TV. Window signs, stenciled
footprint emblems, price tags,
and salesperson costumes are
ready.
Hundreds of pounds of peanuts, and coffee and donuts will
be given away to strolling bargain hunters on Friday the 28th.
The committee emphasized
heavily,  however,  that the real
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A special issue of The Senti-,
jiel will circulate to every'
home in Clare county and adjoining areas. Inserted a» an
extra tabloid section of that
paper will be a Sidewalk Day
Sale publication.
Efforts to contact every advertiser are being made, but
in case„ when calls cannot bo
made, Saturday, June. 22 lias
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space orders and copy for iSi-
special issue.
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success of the sale is the responsibility of individual merchants. Mr. Green urged stores
and shops to offer their most
attractive sale items at Real
Value prices.
Busenessmen's enthusiasm for
the sale is evident from the increased participation over last
year'B effort. Over seven hundred dollars to finance the affair have been collected by special assessment upon C of C
members. Mr. Green said that
this represents almost 50% increase over previous fund raising artd. includes 35 more business and professional firms than
entered the project in 1956.
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Evangelistic speakers are
reaching a huge public in America, the National Council of
Churches finds. Story Page 10.'
Clare County Agricultural
Agent Paul Gibson answers some
questions on the farmers' gas tax
refund, pn page 11. •*
The Eagle church Young People's Sunday School Class made
a read day of it when they rode
up, to see the new bridge at the
Straits, Sunday. Details page 12.
The Pony Leaguers started off
their season with John Kegg of
the Clare Mf g! team pitching a
no-hitter. Story on .page 13.
Platter
Clean
The banquet served to visiting firemen, in
Clare to attend ihe annual convention of ihe
Michigan Firemen's Association was a success.
A group of Chamber of Commerce members
who served the meal survey the clean-picked
bones and empty pots and pans that prove -it.
Lee Sowle Photo. -