1958-01-09; Clare Sentinel

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THE CLAHE SENTINEL, CLABE. MICHIGAN
JANUARY 9. 1958
Ton Cents Copy
*N*w Series, Vol 66. No. 17
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Adult Education Courses
Announced; To Start Monday
Ten. courses, including several
new ones, and instructors for
them have been lined up for tlie
■\ adult education program which
will begin January 13 at Clare
Public Schools, and enrollments
are being taken this week, according to Mrs, Genevieve Fleming, administrative assistant to
the superintendent.
Interested people may call the
school, phone 138, to enroll, or
attend the first meeting of the
class of their choice. Classes,
with the exception ,of driver
training, meet one night a week
for two hours for a ten week
session.
These classes will be taught if
at least ten people enroll in
each.
. Cake decorating, a course for
which the school has had many
requests In the past, will be
•taught by. Mrs. Sam Kigar. Instruction in plain and fancy
cake decorating will be offered
for Monday nights at 7:30.
.Girl  Scout  Leadership    training, a course for training Scout
leaders for woi%k in organization,
and group leadership will be offered "Wednesdays at 7;30, under
the instruction    of   Mrs.    J. L.
*   Hunter-
Basic .art, which-will   include
work in silk screening, ceramics,
jewelry making and   enameling,
"water color and basic art   fun-
C   damentals, will be offered under
the instruction    of Robert   McDaniel, CHS art teacher, on Monday evening at 7.30.
Sewing, taught by local seamstress Mrs. Esther Williams, will
be given in two classes, one for
■beginners on Monday evenings at
7:30, and one for more advanced
students on Thursday evenings
at 7:30.
Typing, for both beginners and
advanced students, will be offered Monday evenings at 7:30,
and the instructor will be James
DUnlop, CHS commercial teacher.
Child psychology, offered for
the .first time this year, is designed to give a broader understanding of children, young and
old, and will be taught by Mrs.
-•# Leota VanEvery, kind^rgax'-sa,
teacher. It will be offered on
Wednesday evenings at 7,30 p.m.
Photagraphy, taught by Photographer Lee Sowle, offers a
chance to learn a new hobby, or
guide camera bugs to more suc
cessful pictures. It will be offered Tuesday evening at 7:30.
First aid, a course offered primarily for the benefit of bus
drivers, is open to anyone interested in learning what to do in
an emergency,- Dr, J, R. Gershon will be the instructor Tuesday nights at 7:30.
Machine blueprint ' reading,
with Carleton Garthe, CHS .'shop
teacher, will be offered on -Wednesday evenings at 7:30.
Course fees on all the above
listed courses for the term are
$3.00 each.
Driver training, with Donald
Richardson, CHS instructor of
the course as its teacher is arranged by appointment with the
student, and has a course fee of
$25.
Last year, 114 adults enrolled
in seven courses offered.
Farm Records
Theme Jan. 16
At Harrison
Planning the. farm business to
keep in step with changing
times is the theme of this year's
Barnyard Economics show at
the Courthouse basement in
Harrison on January 16.
."How To Make Farm Records
Talk" is one of the features of
the program being planned by
the Clare County cooperative extension service staff along -with
Everet Ellwood oi the Department of Agricultural Economics
at Michigan State University.
Mr. Ellwood will demonstrate
a system of farm business analysis that can make records .talk.
With this system any farm
family can compare their -farm
business results with results on
a large number of farms Which
operate under conditions similar
to their own, says Agent Richard Schroeder. ■
Actually, Mr. Ellwood {Joints
out, anyone can get most of the
«f Sgisj&s needed tor analysis of
their farm business right from
the 1040F form they fill out for
income tax purposes.
Bring 'in your problems on
social security and income tax
for help from Mr. Ellwood.
Accident Record Clean
The city of Clare had an unblemished record for • the
first week of the New "Year, as far as Clare City Police were
concerned, according to Police Chief 'William Cook,
Wednesday.
In spite of heavy snows and generally hazardous driving
conditions, there were no accidents, and no arrests were
made. After an unusually quiet New Year's "Eve, police work
for the first week of 1958 was largely routine, of meter
checking and street and alley patrol.
■pwioyow'*
The Bureau of Internal Revenue will have a representative
iff available on Mondays and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
IIS E. Illinois, Mt. Pleasant,
to help taxpayers with their
income tax returns. He'll be on
Iiaad till April'15.
The beautifully shaped and
foliaged Christmas tree on the
City Hall lawn was donated to
the city by Dr. Al Austin.
The ice-skating rink at Clare
Public School is in top condition right now. A combination
of nightly flooding and snappy
weather has furnished a glassy
surface for skaters.
Banquet To Honor
4-H, FFA Showmen
January 23 the Isabella County Livestock Producers will
have as their guests all of the
buyers at the Isabella County
Fair and the 4-H and F.F.A,
• members who sold animals at
the fair and the Detroit Junior
Livestock Show. This banquet
has become an annual event
much looked forward to by many
in the county.
Dr. D. B. Varner, Vice President of Michigan State University, wili be tlie main speaker
at this year's event. The ladies
of the Athletic Association of the
Sacred Heart Church in Mt,
r Pleasant will put on the dinner
with the Livestock Producers
furnishing the meat.'
Pamula Knapp
First '58 Baby
Pamula Sue Knapp, brand-new
daughter of Mr, 'and Mrs. Glen
Knapp, of R-l Clare, was the recipient of a whole list of gifts
from Mt. Pleasant merchants, after it turned out that she Was the
first baby born in 1958 in this
area.
Little Pamula arrived 'at 12:36
in the morning on January 1, at
Clare General Hospital, with Dr.
Weitzel as attending physician.
She weighed six pounds and 11
ounces.
Pamula's father is employed -by
Contractor Sanford Mott. Her
proud grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs, Roy Knapp of R-l Clare, and
Mrs. Corda Rose, of Harrison.
Twenty-three Mt. Pleasant merchants had gifts to give the
area's New Year's baby,
WWI Vete Met
For Dinner
The World War I Veterans and
Auxiliary met in the*V.F.W. Hall
at 1 p.m. Sunday, December 2S*>
and 47 were served a big dinner
at tables beautifully decorated for
the occasion. After dinner, the
organizations retired to their respective robms.
The Veterans7 meeting was
opened .toy Buddy, Commander
Vern Elwood. Prayer was offered
by Buddy Department Commander Charles Cooper, acting chaplain.
After the regular business was
transacted, Mr. Cooper read the
Communications, and reported on
the meeting held in Detroit in
December. There were nine visitors present.
Th meeting was closed in form
by Commander Elwood to meet
again January 26 ot 2 p.m.
Year
50th
Sixteen of the 29 members of ihe Eagle Ladies "Aid,' four of. .hem charter
members, were present to observe fifty years of Ate prganization, on
November. 29. . : ■" ,
In the front row are left io right, .Ma's- Elnora 'Honderich,, Mrs. Mary,
Hemstreet, Mrs. Jennie Bates and .Mrs. Pearl Spink,, all charier members.
Second row, left io right, Mrs.- M$ud Bay/ Mrs". Helien. Bay, Mrs. Mary
Miller, Mrs. Muriel Hains,-Mrs, Joy Rileit," "Mrs. Jeanette. Kleiner, and
Mrs. Beulah Kleiner. Back row, left io right, Mrs. Donna Poet, Mrs. * Elnora David, Mrs. Wilma Walters, Mrs. Delphia Kleiner a,nd- Mrs, Jeian
Armentrout. • 1 -      * *   .  .
Eagle Ch urch Ladies
Review Half-Century
As Organized Group
The Ladies Aid of the Eagle
Church of God has * recently
completed a full half-century of
organized service to the church
and community, and members
observed the anniversary with
a special program, Sixteen of
the 29 members were present for
the occasion,
A selection of readings and
musie was presented, and the
women enjoyed a period of reminiscing about past- activities ol'
their group. Four charter members of the Eagle Aid, Mrs. Elnora Honderich, Mrs. Mary
Hemstreet, Mrs. Jennie Bates
and Mrs. Pearl Spink, were
present and were honored with a
corsage of mums,
A fifth charter member, Mrs.
Alice Roe, of Elk Lake, was unable to be present, and her corsage was sent to Mrs. Julia
Hutchinson, another long-time
member who was too ill to attend. Mrs. Hemstreet made the
corsages.
On the program, Aid President Mrs. Donna poet presented
a wheel* of gold ribbon, representing the fifty ' continuous
years of work, and spoke briefly. Diana Kleiner, representing
the young girls who will be the
future members, held a bow of
green ribbon, and said that it
symbolized life and growth of
the organization.
Mrs._ Joy Rilett spoke of the
faithful officers over the years,
citing the late Mrs. Jennie Penrose who with Mrs. Moffitt, the
wife of a former pastor, were
organizers. She also mentioned
wives of other Eagle ministers
who had given their time to the
Aid group.
Mrs. Muriel Hains offered a
tribute to the charter members
and read art appropriate poem.
Chaplain Mrs. Helen Bay read
the 23rd Psalm and Acts  9:36-
43. Mrs. Jeanette Kleiner had
charge of a memorial service for
members no longer, .living. A
bouquet of white mums- was
used in this service. It was sent
by Mrs.;-Barton, a faithful "member who was too* ill to attend.
Rev. Elza Beery, pastor of the
Eagle Church, spoke .briefly,
commending the women and
girls for their work, -     '•■
After the program, a delicious
lunch was served in, the church
basement, and an hour of pleasant fellowship followed. The
group enjoyed the company of
several visitors from other communities- ,
Trial Set
For Motorist
A St. Johns man plead not
guilty in Clare Municipal Court,
Tuesday to,a charge of driving
under the influence of alcohol,
after he was arrested by Michigan State Police, • Mt. Pleasant
Post, on US-10 early that morning.
Jury trial for Charles W.
Fowler, 56, of St. Johns, was set
by Municipal Judge William B
Dunlop for January 15. Fowler
was released on "$100-bond.
Michigan State Police said
they arrested him after they
watched his car weaving from
side to side as he drove along*
US-10.
Harter Takes Over
As Express Agent
Roy Harter, railroad agent,
has been appointed again to act
as Railway Express agent, as of
January 1, and may be contacted at the depot on West Fifth
Street.
Artist Tells Study Club
Of Travels In England
Norman Tolson, Lake George
artist, was the speaker at the
annual dinner meeting of the
Clare Study Club, Tuesday evening, and gave an account of a
trip he made to- his homeland,
the Cumberland Mountain district in England, this past summer.        ■ -  '        -
He showed slides taken of the
Lake Country, famous castles,
and the stone fences and harrow roads typical of the English
countryside. Mr. Tolson told of
the progress since his last visit
there, comparing the schools
now with "then, and mentioned
that they are now better equipped.
He noted that children are
better fed. Residents there, he
said, are still remote enough
from the modern world to lack
some conveniences. Mr. TolsOn
entertained" his audience by using, Scottish dialect. During
their 3,000 mile trip, on which
he was accompanied by Mrs.
Tolson, the couple had no accidents to mar their pleasure.
During the evening he showed
some of his own work, including
sketches,    drawings,    and   por-
traits. He was introduced by Mrs,
Grace Higelmire, a neighbor at
Lake George. ■*
The dinner was served in the
Methodist Church Parlors at 6 '30
by the Woman's Society of
Christian Service, with arrangements in charge of Mrs. Wilson
Samborn, Mrs, Mary. Brooks,
Mrs. Erma Gephart and Mrs.
Heleen Greer and their committees. Mrs. 1$, A, Elden Was hostess and Mrs. Gflett Hammond,
chairman of arrangements.
Before Mr. TblSon'S • talk, a
vocal trio from Clare Public
School, Brenda" Trietch, Sharon
Beemer -and Gloria Farmer, sang
two numbers accompanied by
j'vS.s. Pearl Howe, the vocal instructor at the school.
At the business meeting, conducted by Mrs. Neil Stirling, officers were elected for the coming year. They are Mrs. Walter
Eroh, president; Mrs. Leon Dull,
vice-president; Mrs. Joseph "Kennedy, ■ recording secretary; Mrs.
G. C. Born, corresponding secretary; and Mrs. Wallace Johnson,
treasurer.
Mrs. Charles,Day was welcomed as a now member.
Twila Named
to Who's Who
In College
- -Mrs- Twila Beery Hainley,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Elza
Beery of the Eagle, and a second
semester junior at Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio, has been
named to Who's Who In Ameri-
can Universities and Colleges listing.
To receive the honor, college
students are first selected by facuity members on a basis of academic standing, character arid
ability. Those who. qualify are
then voted upon by the students
in a. popular election. ""Their 'fellow students are'-asked to consider leadership, personality, and
character traits which may lend
.to vocational success,
Twila, a 1955 graduate of Clare
High School, was one of -five
chosen from Fin°dlay College this
year for the distinction.
She is majoring-in dual education With minors in history ahd
English.
Active in campus activities, she
is a three-year member of the
YWCA, and has served as secretary and president of that group.
Twila has held offices in S E A;
Theta Epsilon Delta, She is a
member of Nu Psi Rho and Kam-
pus Ku-ppjles Klub, With the reorganization of the guidance program on campus, Twila is one of
the twenty original Campus
Counselors and for her status
was placed on the Faculty Personnel and Guidance Committee.
Music is another main interest
of the busy coed. She has sung
with the A Capella Chbir for
three year$, and has also sung
with a girls barbershop quartet
and a.religious trio.
As an education major, Twila
will begin her first semester of
student teaching in February.
She will teach history in junior
high. Her program will, be completed after a session of student
teaching in the elementary
grades next'fall.
TWILA Bfi'ERY " I*lAINLET
Army Of Inspectors
Coming To Glare For
Fire Prevention Day
Some fifty fire inspectors and
special agents from capitol -stock
insurance companies plan to
comb Clare throughout the day
January 15 looking for fire hazards in business places, shops
and public buildings.
The occasion is Clare Fire
Prevention Day and the aim is
to point out existing hazards
along with methods of eliminate
ing risks.
Appropriately enough, the day
falls almost-exactly on the first
anniversary of a disastrous fire
which destroyed five downtown
business places in Clare on January' 17, 1957. That fire one year
ago caused upwards of $200,000
direct loss and was the cause of
loss of business, unemployment,
and other damage to people and
businesses involved.
Clare's McEwan street still
bears the fire scars in the form
of empty locations where three
of the buildings stood,
Next 'Wednesday's super inspection is scheduled to start at
9 a.m.
At noon the ■ inspectors and
other individuals taking part in
the activities will attend a
luncheon at the Dpherty hotel
when Rotary, Kiwanis, .The
Chamber of Commerce, JayCees
and members of Clare city government apd civic groups . will
hold a joint meeting.
Many sponsors of- Fire Pre
vention Day are listed for efforts
in behalf of the project,. 'The
City of Clare has.the co-operation of service clubs, the Boy
Scouts, the Public schools artd
church leaders.
Chief Stanley Parish of the.
Clare Fire Department announ
ced this week'that the new fire"
station in the city park across
from the city hail is to be. open
to visitors all throughout the
day Wednesday. -Inspectors will
make"   the"   fire'   station1   their'
-PROCLAMATION -
December 17, 1957
Whereas, The City of Glare, with the cooperation of
the. Chamber of Commerqe, Botary,. Kiwanis Club, the.
Boy Scouts, the public schools, and the city officials, have-
invited the Michigan "Fire Prevention Association to* conduct a fire ha?ard survey and educational campaign in
Clare- .and
Whereas, the citizens of Clare suffered a severe financial loss in the downtown fire of January 17, 1957; and
Whereas, the destruction of life and property by fire
occurs daily in this nation, an,d is a serious drain on our
natiorial life, and the larger part of this fire Waste could
be, averted through carefulness; and
Whereas, such effort should be made by this community and for the community, to so improve our conditions
and inform our citizens;
•    I, Therefore, hereby proclaim January 15, 1958, Fire
Prevention Day,   and do request   that all   citizens   cooperate, to* the end that  permanent and lasting results?
may be ohtafiped* • « =- , ;        .    .    .
•   .      . Laurenee Seiter, Mayor
Former Clare
School Supt.
Heads M.E.A.
Dr. EJ. Dale Kennedy, former
Superintendent of Clare schools
became Executive Secretary of
the Michigan Education Association this week following the resignation of Dr. Albert Phillips
who had held the office previously. Dr. Kennedy moves into the
executive position .after seven
years service with MEA as assistant to Dr. Phillips.
The resignation of Dr. Phillips was for reasons of health,
the MEA Board stated.
Dr. Kennedy, well remembered here, and friend of many
Clare people brings a career of
distinction to* his new responsibilities at East Lansing.
He attended Albion College
and Central Michigan * College,
where he received his B.A. degree. He received his M.A, degree from the Universify of
Michigan and his doctor of education degree from Wayne State
University.^
Before joining the staff of the
MEA, Dr. Kennedy "was. Superintendent of Schools in Rochester,
Michigan, from 1941-1950. ■ He
has also served as superintend'
ent at Remus and Bannister be*
sides Clare,
Dr. Kennedy was the leader in
the development of the so-called
"Rochester Plan", a total approach to the mental health
problems of pupils, teachers, and
parents of the( Rochester Community Schools. Active in school
district organization, he directed
the construction of the first unit
of the Remus Consolidated
School and assisted in the formation of the Roches ter Community School.
He has authored numerous
articles appeasing in the Nation's
Schools, S*c h o o 1 Executive,
School Management, and- other
professional magazines. Dr. Keh-"
nedy holds membership in the
Masonic Lodge, and is a member
of the- East'Lansing Kiwanis
Club. He attends Peoples Church
in East Lansing.
A graduate from Shepherd
High School, Dr. Kennedy began
his teaching career in the rural
schools of Isabella County, later teaching in the high schools
at Rudyard and Chesaning.-
Dr. Kennedy resides with his
wife Greta at 836 Huntington
Road, East Lansing, They are
the parents of a daughter Mavis
and son, Martin, both married.
To Choose
<(Miss Clare
99
Pretty girls from Clare will
have a chance to put their best
foot forward and try out for the
title of Miss Clare Saturday, January 18, when selection of a candidate is made to represent Clare
in the Winter Sports Festival
queen contest.
The Judging will be held, at
3 p.m. in the Fifth Avenue Room
of the Hotel Doherty. Girls may
take part in the contest Who are
between the ages of 17 and 24,
unmarried, and who have a Clare
post office mailing address. They
are required only to appear 'at the
time given and qualify in order
to compete for the title.
' The^Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
is in charge of the contest,, and
five members, Mrs. J." R. Gershon, Mrs. Bud Anderson, Mrs.
Russell Foell; Mrs. Lyle Gallagher and Mrs. Fred N. Busche
will be judges. Contestants are
requested to wear street clothes.
•The Winter Sports Festival will
■be the first big activity sponsored
by the Clare County Chamber of
Commerce this year.
Mrs. Beck Wins
Women's Club
Recognition
A table-favor design, submitted by Mrs, George Beck .to the
Michigan Federated - Women's
Clubs has been chosen to be
used at the International Dinner
during the General Federation
meeting in Detroit this June.
The state president of the
group had asked "that district
arts and crafts departments
send samples of favors symbolic
of Michigan, so one could be
chosen for use at the dinner.
Mrs. Beck's favor is a hot
mat, mitten-shaped to represent
Michigan, and quilted and stenciled in the palm with a scrub
oak and jackpine, emblematic of
the state.
The Clare Study Club members are to be responsible for
cutting out. 400 of the favors,
and will work with the Harrison
and Farwell Clubs to complete 30
of them. Other clubs in the
Northeastern District are to finish the remainder.
headquarters and a member of
the Clare Department will,. ba
present at the station all day
long.
A special invitation for the
public to come to the fire station between the hours of 5 and
7 in the afternoon Wednesday
for Open House is extended.
Featured during those hours
will be movies and film slides in
color showing scenes during the
January 17 fire in Clare one
year ago.
The special agents and ' inspectors who are to perform tlie
inspection will gather in Clare
from all over the state. They
are members of the State Fire
Prevention Association who
check 9 Michigan cities by request each year. Boy Scouts iri puni-
form from local troops will accompany all inspectors for the
purpose of introducing the men
to" local business men upon calling.     '.."'*
Hundreds of items are oh
scrutiny lists for all inspections. Recommendations will be
made for betterment of building
safety.
At some time during the day,
inspectors will Visit the schools
and watch fire drills. Students
will hear short lectures in fire
prevention.
Expect State
Visitors For
IOOF Event
^Friends and members of the
Clare IOOF and Clara Rebekah
Lodges v are invited to attend^
,rOpen House'* for the dedication
ceremonies of the new Clare
IOOF Hall on Wilcox Parkway,
which is scheduled for this Saturday, January 11, beginning at
2:00 p.m..
There will be a special program in the afternoon, and the
dedication , ceremonies in the
evening will include the building
of the new altar, and other tributes of the order.
Grand Lodge and Rebekah
Assembly officers, officers and
representatives of other branch-
pes of the order ,as well as members and friends from other
parts of the district and state are
expected to be present.
Grand Master, Thomas Pttgs-
Ifey will be in charge of the dedication ceremonies, assisted by
other members of his staff and
several brothers of the Clare
Lodge. Dr. S. C. McArthur will
be the soloist.
Reservations for' the dinner
should be in by the morning bf
January 10.
Clare Drops
Cage Game To
Mt.. Pleasant
The Clare High basketball
squad resumed the season campaign after holiday vacation and
ran into tough Mt. Pleasant and
their fourth defeat. Still seeking
their initial victory, the Pioneer
cagers took this latest setback
by a 50-point margin, 72-32.
In the first quarter, Mt.
Pleasant outscored Clare 18-9
ahd in the second quarter really
poured it on, outscoring CHS 22
to 8 to lead at half time 40-17.
Jackson, high point man for Mt.
Pleasant for the evening, got 12
of his 18 points in the second
quarter.
In the third quarter the Oilers outscored Clare 13-5 with
Pety of Mt. Pleasant scoring 10
points. In the fourth quarter tho
Pioneers were outscored* 19-10.
John Miller was high for
Clare with thirteen, with five of
his points coming in the fourth
quarter. Bill Legg was second
for Clare with 8.
The Pioneers missed Dick Roe
who was ill.
The game was played on the
CMC floor which is bigger than
Clare boys have been used to
playing on.
The Oilers outscored Clare
from the floor 33-13. The Oilers
play all their home games on
the CMC floor.
The JVs dropped their game to
Mt. Pleasant 66-26. Bill Rawson
was high for Clare with 10.
This Friday Clare goes to
Shepherd for a game with the
Bluejays, a conference game.