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THE CLAHE SENTINEL, CLARE, MICHIGAN
acing
$85,000 Claim
A Flint; Michigan couple who
were occupants of a car involved last Deteitaber in a collision with a Clare fire truck,
have served notice that they intend to hold the city liable for
'$85,000 damages which they say
result from the accident.
Attorney M, B, Trembley,
representing Harry J., and Isma
M. Howald itemized $35,000. as
damages to be claimed for Harry
Howald, and $5Q,QQ0 for his wife,
Isma,"
The letter citing, intention to
hold the city liable fulfilled a requirement in -the law whicli
says that the statement of intention together with lists of specific damages to be claimed must
be furnished within sixty days,
of the" time.of the accident.
City Clerk David . Adams
placed 'the letter in the hands Qf
City  Attorney Har-Sld Hughes; •
The City of Clare is protected
by insurance which* applies to
claims of this nature.
The accident occurred December 27, 1957 when the Clare
Fire Department was answering
a call to a rural fire east of the
city.
According to Floyd Wood-
worth, driver of the,fire truck,
he approached a slower-moving
auto ahead of the truck and
moving in the same direction. A
signal for right-of-way was given, but he was unable to stop
the truck in time to avoid the
collision when the driver of the
Howald auto failed to yield the
right-of-way. State Police investigating the accident at the
time issued no violation tickets.
Insurance representative Claim
Investigator, Roy McAllister
Was. in Clare Wednesday and
said that he -is working .on the
case through the
Damoth Agency here
Gone 12 Years
Son Reunited
With Parents
Mt. and Mrs, Frank Seeley*
former Hillsdale residents now
living With their daughter, Mrs,
Glenn Birdsall in Farwell, have
seen some discouraging days in
the past months.
The Seeleys were • brought
here in August, after Mrs. Seeley, 83, fell in the living room of
her home and broke a hip and
an arm. Now Mr. Seeley, who
will be 85 in April, has been
critically ill for three weeks..
Friday, Mr. Seeley became so
grieved with a desire to see the
couple's son Paul Seeley, who
had not been home for 12 years
and whose 'location wad unknown, - that a granddaughter,
Mrs. "Jay King set out to find
her uncle.
With plenty of determination,
and aided by helpful Michigan
State Police officers, by Saturday night she had located her
uncle at his home near Clio.
Early Sunday morning, at 2
o'clock, the elderly Seeleys were
delighted to be reunited with
their son and his wife at the
Birdsall home in .Farwell.
Liberalize
Truck Load
Road Limits
State Highway Commissioner
John C, Mackie has announced
a liberalized seasonal • truck
load limit -policy which he said
would "save Michigan industries,"
agriculture and- consumers millions of dollars a year."
He abandoned Michigan's tradi-
Wyman-jtional policy of blanket 25 per
cent load restrictions on trucking during the spring thaw and
announced a 3,200-mile network
of highways he felt could be
kept open to full loads the year
around "unless unusually severe
Weather conditions dictate brief
tempov&ry regional -restrictions,'*
Mackie said an economic survey by his Department indicated
"the traditional blanket 25 per
cent spring load restrictions
usually enforced on all 9,300
miles of state   trunkline   high-
,_s__"_ a_ in^tf ^ssstnts^x
*___?* *£wE£_**_ S S2SS-annua,ly "" economio
construction  this   spring  of .40|10*     •   .     . tIJ     t   f     „
*-***V' %f/^^l„T-V^^^^ o?a mile W
loop for a action of the Storage §      * mQ &re desi     d
Company's main pipeline    from        £ ^ the
its storage   fields near   Manon /and th*t many miles 0f
^C^a^^%^^nl'' highways    built prior    to    that
time have   naturally   sufficient
subgrade or special design fea
Gas Pipeline
Going To Fie!
At Marion
of the state. Its diameter will be
26 inches. According to H. L.
Ziegenbein, Division Manager
for Consumers Power Company,
it will substantially increase the
ability of the Storage Company
to deliver natural gas to consumers on winter days of peak
demand.
A petition asking approval of
construction of the pipeline was
filed with the Federal Power
Commission in Washington Tuesday- The F.P.C also was asked
to .approve the drilling of 25 additional storage wells in the
Winterfield, Cranberry Lake and
Riverside storage fields near
Marion. ,
FEBRUARY 13/1958
Ten Cents Copy
New Series, Vol. 66, No. %%
Clare Teachers Asking
Annua) Salary Increases
Of $100. -$300. Next Year
"Valuable"   ,
Title Voted
Tom Garver
Clare High Senior-Tom Garver
knows now that" his team mates
appreciated his rugged ability and
all-out "school spirit on the football team, — they elected him to
ihe honorary position a*s "Most
Valuable Player".
The ..plaudits came to Tom and
other school athletes at the school
Athletic Awards Assembly, held
last Thursday at the auditorium-
Head Football Coach George
Perry awarded major sport letters to 23 varsity h players.
Perry, in turn was pcalled upon
to accept the trophy for Clare
High as winner of the Mid-
Michigan B Conference championship. The presentation was
made by the L'eague President
William Kirby, of Ithaca.
Cookin'
It Up!
Rubinoff, in Clare for a violin concert last -week left many impressions
with many people. He said that Hamburger Steak a la Rubinoff was the
finest, and .here he sets out io prove it to Dan Czyzewski, chef at the
Doherty Hotel. Don't be fooled by the white shirt cuffs! Rubinoff
really can cook, says Hotel Manager Dick Groves who watched the
demonstration. Lee Sowle Photo
Hilltop Bar Rolls To
The Hilltop Bar Was'Official winner of the team "bowiiflg event
in the Clare City Bowling Tournament ended lasf weekend, with
2,964 pins. They won $55 and arm patches.
Harrison Gas and Oil, which earlier in the tournament had held
the lead, took second place for $40 with its 2,930 pins. Schellhas
Service was third with 2,928 pins, and Harrison Dairy fourth
with 2,927 pins.
In the singles bowling events, B. Heiby was official third place
winner, with 662 pins. His score was overlooked in unofficial
tallying of the tournament last week.
tures for year around use.
Distribution On
Motor Vehicle Fund
Distribution of Motor Vehicle
Fund collections for the fourth
quarter of 1957 "has been begun
by the state highway department,
and Clare county is scheduled to
receive $71,474.60.
Of this, the city of Clare will
receive $4,221.83.    Farwell will
get     $2,041.37    and     Harrison
$2,486,68.
The SENTINEL
SELLS FOOD
A coupon offer contained in the Kroger company's
advertisement- in The Clare Sentinel last week,
"clicked" with astonishing success and brought to
the local Kroger store, a shower of money-saving
coupons clipped pr torn from the pages of The Sentinel.
In'the words of Store Manager Bob Lodes, and his
district supervisors, "We are pleased with the results
' ,of the promotion because it-shows that people are
happy with our form of advertising and they are
alert to special bargains we are offering." v
The company said that a" "large" number of the coupons were redeemed last weekend indicating an
added PLUS value to all patrons of the store.
The Sentinel is especially proud of the success
of the event, since the coupons were obtainable!
only in Sentinel pages locally and the volume of
coupons brought to the store by shoppers is
vivid proof of Sentinel advertising impact and -
resuli-gef ting.
A special coupon worth 50 free trading stamps wag
included in the promotion last week and is continued
in, the store's ad in this weeks Sentinel. .
A noteworthy change in the appearance of Kroger
- ads is keyed to the company's slogan, ."Let's. Go
Kfogering." Appearing this week for the first time
are newly designed ad layouts and copy combining
institutional appeal and" the force of bargain offerings.
New* Vicar,
Of St. Ann's
Arrives
The Rev. Charles M. Stuart
arrived this week to take over his
duties as Vicar of the Chapel of
St. Ann, Episcopal Church in
Clare. He is also rector of St.
John's Episcopal in Mt. Pleasant.
Rev. Stuart was ordained as a
deacon on June 23, 1956, as a
priest on December 23, 1956 and
has been serving as assistant at
Grace Church, Traverse City. As
vicar of St. Ann's he succeeds Fr.
Robert Childs, who was called to
a Wisconsin charge some months
ago.
Film Here
For Scouting
Benefit Fund
A Boy Scout benefit film
'Program, appropriately enough
is a story about two small boys
— rascals both, who live a story
of adventure and mischief in Japan.    -
The feature length movie is
being shown next Tuesday thru
Thursday at the Ideal theater,
Clare.
Clare; By special arrangement
With theater owner James Olson,
the proceeds of the entertain
ment are going for Scouting program benefit. The picture is a
top-quality first .run feature.
Cleaning Shop
Changes Hands
Asher Knight, of Mt. Pleasant,
has .bought" Mary's Cleaners, and
will take oyer operation of the
business Which has been renamed
American Cleaners, on February
17.'   ■      '   ■" ".-■■.■
Mr, Knight .has had 12 years
experience iri .the cleaning busi*
ness, Shirt service and cold
storage for furs and woolens will
be featured, in addition.to the
regular dry cleaning operation*
Shivering
Early Bird
Mrs. Carl Stephenson reports seeing a robin, Tuesday
morning (12 degrees below
zero)" eating Michigan holly
out of the window box.
Jerry Forsberg
Insurance
Open In Clare
Brings Talk
On Fluoride
For Teeth
Mrs. Ruth Toepfer, dental
health consultant from the Michigan sjtate Department of
Health, Will speak to the Clare
PTA Monday evening on a
summer topical fluoride program for prevention of tooth
decay in children.
Parents and teachers from all
schools in Clare county are invited to attend the meeting at
Glare Public School.       ,,,
It has been found that tooth
decay can be reduced by 4Q per
cent when a 2 per cent solution
of sodium fluoride is applied to
the surfaces of children's teeth.
Mrs. Toepher will explain what
ages of children will receive the
most benefit, the approximate
cost involved, and how such a
clinic can be set up.
This type of program has the
full support of local dentists
and the Clare County Health
Department.
Teachers in the Clare school
system have submitted a request
to the Board of Education that
an additional $11,275 be paid in
teachers' salaries during the coming year, and that certain new
fringe benefits be granted.
The teachers' committee, headed by Carlton Garthe, backed up
its request by presenting to the
Clare hoard a 14 page salary,
study of the Clare school system,'
comparing Clare's position witb
that of other schools, teachers'
salaries with those of other professions, and listing teacher's
work hours and living costs.
The board of education has
agreed to give its attention to the
The Forsberg Agency Incorporated, an insurance office operated by Jerry T. Forsberg,
has opened in the former Everts
Jewelry, location on West .Fifth
Street'
Mr. Forsberg, a. native of Coleman, is a graduate of Midland
High School* and Michigan State
University; , where he studied
insurance. He spent some time in
the service and went td work in
a Midland insurance office after
his discharge.
Forsberg Agency incorporated
will handle all types of , insurance* In January, Mr. Fdrsberg
attended an.insurance workshop
at MSU.
He is married, and has one
small son, Mr. Forsberg is the
grandson of the "Lewie Thaycrs,
JayCees Give
$230. For Game
Scoreboard
The Clare Junior Chamber of
Commerce held its-first annual
Bosses' Night banquet, Tuesday
night this week. Jaycees were
hosts to their employers at a
chicken dinner at 6:30.
Erve Bossard, Of Mt. Pleasant,
was the speaker and he addressed the group on the principles of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The former Pioneer , Boosters
Club, now taken over by the
Clare Jaycees, presented Clare
High School Athletic Director
Don Richardson with a check
for $230 toward the purchase of
a new scoreboard.
Prison Terms
For Pair Who
Slugged Jailer
Lester G. Sprague, 22, and Earl:
Sprague, IS both of Harrison
drew 1% to 10-year Circuit Court
sentences to be served at Jackson
prison after conviction on a1
charge of felonious assault-during an attempted jail, break at
Harrison.
The pair had been returned to
Harrison to face charges of
breaking and entering at the
Murton Oil Station there.
Behind bars in the county jail,
the two men pried off the heels
of their shoes'^ and stuffed them
into, a sock to fashion a blackjack. They were subdued after an
attempted attack on deputy Kinne when they used the homemade
weapon,
To Announce
Date For Clare
Child Clinic
The February Well - Baby
Clinic for Clare has been postponed for this month and the
meeting place has been changed
also, according to County Nurse
Kathryn Freeman.
Mothers should watch next
week's Sentinel for the announcement of time and place for the
clinic,
For this month only, the Har-
rison clinic Will be held on the
fourth Friday, February 28, in
the county courthouse basement,
The Farwell clinic will be
held as usual, on February 19,
at the Farwell Methodist church.
New All-In-One
Egg Emulsion
Michigan State University
poultry scientists have developed an all-ih-one emulsion for
Washing sanitizing and preserving eggs, The material is now
ready for large scale commercial
tests. " ":
Man Caught
Minutes After
Leaving Crash
A Detroit driver was apprehended in Midland, Tuesday afternoon, only a short time after
witnesses reported seeing him
leave the scene of an accident in
Clare.
-Gladys May Menge, 16 of
Detroit, was driving her father's'
car and in making a left turn
from North McEwan unto East
Fifth, struck a parked station
Wagon owned by Dr. John White,
The mishap occurred at about
3:20 p.m.
The girl's father, Carl Menge,
took her place at the wheel following the crash, and drove away,
according to Clare police reports.
A witness noted the license number of the Menge car, it was
radioed to Michigan State Police
who traced it, and Menge was
stopped in Midland at about
4 p. m.   by Midland Police.
He was ticketed by Clare Police
for leaving the scene oi an
accident.
A Flint man plead guilty to
driving in Clare, early Sunday
while under the influence of
alcohol and paid $64.30 fine and
costs when he appeared in Clare
Municipal Court before Justice
William B. Dunlop on Monday.
The driver, Donald Eugene
Anderson, of Flint, was arrested
by Clare Police on John R. Street
at 12:30 a. m. Sunday.
Five Attend
Education
Conference
Tlie annual Citizens Conference on Education was held at
the Civic Center in Lansing,
February 11, for an all day session.
Representing the cjtizdins of
the Clare area at the conference
were Mrs. Neil Stirling, Mrs.
Earl Baumgarth, Mrs, Warren
Tice, Mrs. Floren Pudvay .and
Mrs. Clayton Neff.
The theme was "A New World
... A New Curriculum?" Dr.
Eric A. Walker, president of the
Pennsylvania State University
and vice chairman of the President's Committee on Scientists
and Engineers, was the key
speaker. Greetings were given
by £,ynn M. Bartlett, Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and .Governor" G. Mennen Williams Was also ap speaker,
C6nference discussion groups
Were also a part of the program,
salary studj-v and take action at
the earliest-possible date.
Recommendations for individuals step-ups in salary'ran. the
scalp from increases of $100. up
to $300. depending on educational
background, teaching experience, *
and comparison of present salary
with others of like training and
seniority. ".'.■.
Forty-seven teachers are pres-.
ently employed on the -Public
School, faculty.
Fringe benefits asked for Were
more equaL distribution of teacher work loads throughout the
levels of the sphool; extra com'
pensation for after: hours work,
such as selling tickets at school
events; partial payment of tuition
for extending education beyond
number of hours required to keep
certified; a shortened noon hour
period; provision of summer employment for teachers when possible,
The salary report cited school
districts with lower property valuations per student than Clare,
paying appreciably higher teach'
er salaries, both beginning and
maximum wages. ,
A suggested salary increase
breakdown was included in the
study, giving the proposed raises
for teachers with one through
10 years of experience, in categories of those with Master's and
Bachelor's degrees, and- Non-
Degree teachers. .
School operation receipts were
shown,* including state aid, and
the' -percentage of total school
operating expense going into
teachers' salaries. $212i850, or
63.6% of last year's school budget
went for salaries.
I
Officers Of
DeMolay
Victor Finch will be installed
as Master Councilor of the Glen
L. Sanford' Chapter DeMolay at
ceremonies Monday night at
eight o'clock in the Clare Masonic Temple.
Installed with him will be
Raymond Neff, senior councilor;
William Beemer, junior councilor; Richard Poet, senior deacon;
Louis Bolle, junior deacon; Del**
bert Nolan, senior steward; Jay
Poet, junior steward;
Douglas Young, marshal;
James Finch, chaplain; Phillip
Breen, almoner; John Zinser,
orator; Charles* Shayler," sentinel; Richard Roe, scribe and
treasurer;
Robert Krainift, Robert Randall, Richard .Zinser, La Vern Bo-
lin, William Irwin,. Eugene
Campbell andi Donald Brown,
preceptors; Michael Becker,
standard bearer.
Ken Roe, DeMolay Dad has
announced that it will be a public installation'. Refreshments
will be served following the
ceremonies. Members of John
Q. Look Lodge F & AM will install the boys.
Football Film
For Dads-Sons
Films of the Michigan State
University-Notre Dame football
game will be shown as part of
the program, at the Methodist
Father and Son Banquet tonight
at the church.
John Polohchek, freshman
football coach at MSU, will speak
and show the films. A chicken
dinner will be served at 6:39.,
Rev. Nevins, Jerry Sandersfield Share Lenten Pulpit
A series of Lent season devotional services starts at the Clare
Methodist church Sunday evening, February 16, and are to
continue. Until Easter. Scheduled
for one hour each, the worship
and. devotion-meetings are to be
conducted alternately iby the pastor f of the church, Rev. < L. J,
Nevins, and layman J'erry Sandersfield.
; On one after another of the
seven Sunday evenings leading
up to Easter, the mediation talks
will take** for their themes, the
Seven Sayings of The Savior On
The -Cross. 1
In announcing the series and
inviting the public to attend and
take part, Lay ^Leader Jerry
Sandersfield said:'
"These services during the
Holy Weeks of Lent'are provided
for everyone's use in making this
Lenten Season a spiritually more
significant t-season.
"The Sunday.' evening 'Worship
hour is the traditional time for
Christian people to assemble
themselves in the Lord's House,
and the* tighten season should see
an increase of devotion and loyalty manifested in participation in
this worship by all of our members, friends, and guests of-the
church.
"Lent is the most solemn period in the church's year — the
time of reflection on the love of
God Which sent His Son to the
Cross. It is fitting that the
services of these weeks should
deal with, the sublime theme of
the Crucifixion and that we
should try to understand the real
meaning of the Passion of our
Lord. Personal and private devotions should be the order of our
days. We invite all people to
attend these services during Lent.
"Let your Worship in this holy
time be a family Worship -with a
family pew your aim each Sunday evening. Lent can be an
experience of such stirring moaning and depth that it can change
our , lives immeasurably. Let
these Holy Weeks then bfe the
gateway through which you enter
upon the glad day of Easter.
Let Lent live J"