1958-07-03; Clare Sentinel

              THE CLARE SENTINEL
Established 1878
$2.50 Year in. Clare, Isabella Counties
THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLABE. MICHIGAN
JULY 3, 1958
Public Recreation Area
Created On The Site Of
Former City Tourist Park
Are you looking for a clean,
modern park area with all the
facilities for a Fourth of July
picnic?
Why not take a run out to
the Clare Tourist Park on the
Tobacco River on North US-27,
Under the direction of Clarence. Gum, new city- commissioner, and supervision of John LeTourneau, building custodian,
the park has had a complete
"face lifting,"
Two weeks ago the area was
almost overrun with brush,
weeds, and trash; the picnic tables " were   weather  beaten  and
needed repair; the outside rest
rooms were without signs, run
down and almost hidden from
view.
Since that time many changes
have taken place. The trash and
rubbish has been removed, the
rest rooms and tables have all
been repaired and painted, six
new litter barrels have been conveniently placed, and the-weeds
and tall grass have been mowed
and raked away.
The two large outside fireplaces have been cleaned and
new grates will be installed.
Other facilities in the park in-
3rd Sidewalk Sale
Is 'Solid' Success
Peanut shells, and discarded
ice cream and candy wrappers
blanketed downtown streets in
Clare Saturday morning as evidence of the fun and "midway"
atmosphere which accompanied
the sale values at Clare's famous
Sidewalk Sale day on Friday,
Good weather and attractive
sale bargains brought many
hundreds of people to the town
from the central Michigan trading area, and from far beyond.
The sale event was as successful as any in the three-year promotion of the annual Clare
Chamber of Commerce retail
day.
A huge crowd came to Clare
early on Friday, — people stayed through the day-long sale
and finally, at time to head for
home, the shoppers carried away
literally mountains of sale merchandise from thP. Jiixrl-sidc
stands and tables and displays
inside Clare stores, too.
Clare merchants felt that the
sale was another success. Many
retailers contacted by The Sentinel for their opinions on the
sale outcome, said that the Friday sale was the best yet.
But whether cash registers
were fat or lean, the opinion was
general that the Sidewalk Sale is
one of the best all around promotions of the C of C annual
schedule. And it's lots of fun!
It was noted that the idea is
becoming more accepted that
favorable effects of special
events such as the Friday sale
cannot be measured by one day's
results. Many merchants felt
that the benefits of new contacts,
customer good will, and the
overall impression that Clare is
a wide-awake and interesting
place to shop are the real gains
from such a sale effort.
Along with sidewalk bargains,
free merchandise was given
away to lucky ticket holders.
Fred Walters of Clare won a
power mower offered by the
Clare Hardware Co. The Clare
Furniture Co. gave away a
Sealy mattress to Mrs. Milton
Searight of Coleman, and carving sets to Marion Peplinski and
Neilan Cradit of Clare, and Mrs
4-Day
Celebration
Over FourtK
Mt. Pleasant Jaycees are sponsoring a four-day Fourth of July
celebration at Island Park in that
city. The celebration got uderway
July 2.
Gigantic fireworks will be displayed the evenings of July 4th
and 5th with a carnival and
midway, food booths and displays
for visitors. Saturday is designated as "Kid's Day" with two
bicycles to be given away and
reduced prices for rides, etc.
Featured daily wll be the Chippewa Indians Pageant, with ceremonials both afternoon and evening before the grandstand.
Gitche Wee Bit "Big Tooth" will
be Master of Ceremonies. Rit*
oials, songs and dances of the
tribe will be presented.. Visitors
will have the, opportunity to
taste such Indian dishes as Com
Soup and Qua bread. The art of
basket weaving, quill work, etc,
will be demonstrated.
Island Park provides plenty oi
Picnic tables and parking room
for familes who would like to
spend the day. The swimming
■pool is also located at Island
Park,        ^ 	
Neal Jacobs of Marion.
Over 2500 people registered
for the mattress contest here as
compared to about 1500 in a
similar sale in Muskegon recently, reported the Sealy mattress representative.
Write - In
Prosecutor
Candidate
An announcement last week by
James S. Bicknell, III that he
has reconsidered and will be a
Primary candidate for Clare
County Prosecutor relieves the
uneasy situation threatened
when petition deadline passed
June 17 with no avowed aspirant
for this important county position.
Action last week by the Clare
County Board of Supervisors in
approving a $1,500 boost in the
annual salary for the post was
credited with placing the entire
situation in an improved position.
Mr. Bicknell's earlier decision
not to run for office, was in some
respect, a personal protest
against failure to provide fair
and proportionate compensation
for the job's responsibilities and
demands on an attorney's time
and skill.
Since no petition was filed by
any candidate, Mr- Bicknell will
be a write-in candidate for the
Republican nomination to succeed himself.
Don Witbeck
Contest Winner
"No jingles to write, no labels
to send; just mail your name and
address." That's what Donald
Witbeck, formerly of Clare, did
and won himself §5000.
While watching Art Linklet-
ter's Pillsbury show on television recently he answered the
request. Last week the company's
representative cdntacted him
and informed him that his card
was the first one drawn from
over 30,000 entries.
Don is working in Dora's Grocery at Luther. He had been
thinking about buying the store
from the owner for some titnej
now he thinks he can do it.
Don is married and has three
children.
Nurses Attend
Workshop
Seven nurses from Clare
County were among the 256 who
attended the first off campus
workshop by the University of
Michigan at Central Michigan
College in Mt. Pleasant June 25.
Topics of the sessions centered
around the care of the critically
ill patient. Each session Was followed by a question and answer
period. Some medical-equipment
and new techniques were
demonstrated.
Those registered nurses from
Clare County attending were:
Mrs, Ann Greer, Mrs. Jane Han-
kins, Mrs. Hildegarde Sogge,
Mrs. Coloma Warner, Mrs. Irene
Runyon, Mrs. Helen Heintz, and
{Mrs. Barbara Kinne*
elude a large rain shelter, electric power, and a good well.
A section of the Tobacco River has been reserved for fishermen under 16 years of age. This
area borders he park so parents
can keep an eye on the kids.
Arrangements have been made
for a man to keep the park in
good condition. The land area
amounts to approximately two
acres.
Just across US-27 is . the
swimming park. Here, too," improvements are being made. The
dressing buildings are being
painted and repaired. "Men" and
"Women" signs are being made
for these and the outside rest
rooms. /  .
A lifeguard, Carlyle Garthe, is
on duty 6 days a week from 11
a.m to 6 p.m. Unsupervised
swimming is allowed when the
lifeguard is not on duty, but
parents of young children are
urged to accompany them."    «
This project was financed by
the City of Clare. Leon Stanley
donated half of the litter barrels
for the park.
Back From
Convention
Judge William B, Dunlop returned from Escanaba late Thursday evening from a Judges'
convention. • •
The convention which began
Tuesday was in the form of school
of instruction workshops.,
Judge Dunlop said that this
year's meeting was one of the
largest in many years with more
judges from the southern part of
the state.
Holiday
Weekend
The office and plant of The
Sentinel will remain closed on
Friday, July 4, and all day Saturday July 5.
Other Clare Businesses which
have advertised the ciosed-Jul^
5 schedule are The Johnston
Elevator Co. and all three Clare
dry cleaners.
The Clare Furniture Co. and
Clare Hardware, Northland Hardware, and the Gamble Store will
all remain oven until 9 p.m. on
Thursday, July 3. On Saturday,
July 5 they will observe normal
store hours, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Heart Attack Proves Fatal
To Dr. Russell H. Strange
Services conduced at Riverside Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, by
Wabon Lodge No. 305, F. & A.
M., wrote the solemn final chapter in the life of Dr. Russell H.
Strange.
Dr. Strange, 69, passed away
Thursday afterno6n, June 26, at
the Midland hospital where he
stopped enroute to a Detroit
hospital.
Esteemed by all who knew him,
Dr. Strange was prominent in
medical circles throughout central Michigan during his 27 years
of practice in Mt. Pleasant as an.
eye, ear, nose and throat specialist.
Born in Walshville, Illinois,
June 6, 1899, son of Dr. and Mrs.
A. F. Strange; he was married
September 8, 1923 to Mary
Cooper who survives him as do
three sons, Alexander T. of
Detroit; Lt. (jg) Robert C, USN,
Brunswich, Maine; and Russell
H. Jr. of Clare, State Representative from Isabella and Clare
counties.
Also surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. William Inwood, Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Samuel Ball of Van
Nuys, Calif.; and Mrs. Oliver
Walon, Coco Beach, Florida and
three grandchildren.
Dr. Strange came to Mt. Pleasant with his family in 1931
where he established his practice. His office was later occupied
by the dental practice of his
father, Dr. A. F. Strange. Following the death of his father, he
formed an association with Dr.
S. L. Chamichian which continued until his death.
Six years ago Dr. Strange
moved his family to Clare county
where they have made their home
at Fowler Orchard.
During the formative years of
the Central Michigan Community
Hospital Dr. Strange played a
decisive part in its development,
serving as secretary-treasurer
of the medical staff at its preliminary meeting held on March
8, 1943 and continuing in that
office until 1945. He served as
vice chairman of the medical
staff in 1949 and chairman in
1950.
Dr. Strange took his undergraduate Work at Illinois Wes-
leyan University and was graduated Doctor of Medicine from
Northwestern University Medical
School in 1925.
Following his internship at
Harper Hospital in Detroit, he
served as resident physician and
surgeon at the Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago.
Dr. Strange was a Fellow of
the American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, International College - of
Surgeons as well as a member of
the American Acad, of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology,
Michigan State Medical Society,
Gratiot - Isabella - Clare County
Medical Society and several other  professional  associations.
A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant,
Dr. Strange Svas also a member
of Lodge No. 305, F. & A,M., the
Scottish Rite Consistory and a
member of the Shrine.
He was a member of the Mt.
Pleasant Rotary Club, ESlks,
Chamber of Commerce, Amori-
Dr. Russell H. Strange
can Legion as well as Sigma Chi
and Alpha Kappa Kappa.
Funeral services for Dr.
Strange were conducted Saturday from the Stinson Funeral
Home in Mt. Pleasant with interment at Riverside Cemetery. Dr.
Kenneth Cutler officiated.
Plans Made
For Aug. 12-16
County Fair
The Clare County Free Fair,is
scheduled for the fairgrounds at
Harrison, beginning on Tuesday
evening, August 12 and continuing through Saturday evening,
August 16.
Tuesday will be the traditional
Entry Day for farmers and other exhibitors to bring their displays to the fairgrounds for proper entry. Many prizes, ribbons
and gifts are awarded by the
fair association yearly for top
displays in many divisions.
On Tuesday evening, an auto
thrill show once again will provide entertainment for fair patrons. The big grandstand has
been overloaded in recent years
since the board started the auto
thi"ill show on opening night of
the fair.
Children's Day will again be
featured with many parades,
games, contests and events with
prizes offered. Two bicycles, one
a girl's and one a boy's, will be
presented to two lucky youngsters as a closing feature on
Children's Day.
Harness racing, with-some of
the State's best known horses
and drivers will be featured on
the newly built and well kept
fairgrounds track, Cash prizes
will be offered to race winners
following racing on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday afternoons.
The cash awards have been
upped this year once again.
Fireworks, called the "biggest
ever", by Secretary Albert Haley,
will be displayed the final three
evenings of the fair, following
the last stage acts.
Stage acts this year have been
engaged far in advance and are
coming to Harrison directly from
some of the nation's top entertainment spots. They were called
"high class acs" by the theatrical agency handling the contracts
for the Clare County Fair Board.
A brand new display building,
which will house the auto and
farm machinery display, is now
completed on the grounds. The
building, a fine piece of work,
will see the last tent in use on
the grounds in former years,
disappear.
Fair premium books are now
in the process of being printed
and will soon be mailed to Clare
and bordering county folks interested in displaying at the
fair. They can also be obtained,
when printed, at the County Extension Office at the county
building in Harrison.
Remember the 1958 fair dates,
August 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.
Some of the finest entertainment or the year is scheduled lor
the week-long exposition.
Central Michigan Growers
Organize Gladiolus Society
Twenty-two charter members
of the newly organized mid-
Michigan Gladiolus Society held
their second meeting in Mt.
Pleasant on Tuesday evening
June 24, for the purpose of approving their Constitution and
By-Laws and to make arrangements for the mid-Michigan
Gladiolus Show to be held in
Mt. Pleasant on August 23 and
24.
Charles Andrews of Alma was
elected as a fourth member at
large to the Board of Directors
of the new Society. Mr. Andrews
is a grower and shower of glads
and is well-known for his outstanding achievements throughout Michigan. The mid-Michigan
list of officers and members now
include representatives from
Midland, Alma, Greenville, Cadillac, and Mt. Pleasant.
President Barney WendroW
named the mid-Michigan Show
Committee at Tuesday night's
meeting. John W. Be'nford, Jr.,
of Mt. Pleasant, will act as show
manager; Henry Pety of Mt.'
Pleasant and Harold Johnson of
Midland will act as floor, managers at the show; Lawrence
Smith of Mt. Pleasant Will be
chairman of the staging and decorations committee; Charles B.
Park of Mt, Pleasant was named
publicity chairman; Hugh Hogan
of Mt. Pleasant was named
chairman of the committee on
prizes and awards; George Na
deau of Greenville was named
supervisor of judges and Arthur
Correction
The Wilson 4-H Club met at
Mrs. Everett Cook's home JUne
14, not at Tom Cook's as reported recently,   ^ ,,.,.,   ,..,.
J. Harvey of Cadillac, assistant
supervisor of judges; Mrs. Ed
Huber of Mt. Pleasant was named chairman • of the flower arrangement division of the show;
Mrs. Grace Gray of Mt.. Pleasant was named chairman of the
hospitality committee, and Lois
Ford of Mt. Pleasant was named
show secretary.
The up-coming mid-Michigan
Show will emphasize classes for
beginning exhibitors both in the
glad exhibits aid in the flower
arrangement exhibits. Other
usual classes will be incorporated as part of the over-all show
schedule.
The general public will be invited free of charge to attend the
show in Mt. Pleasant on the
afternoon and evening of August
23 and throughout the day on
August 24. It is hoped that
churches in the mid-Michigan region will encourage their members to visit the show on Sunday
afternoon, August 24.
The next meeting of the Society is scheduled for August 12
and will include a tour of glad
gardens at 4:00 o'clock on that
day followed with a membership
dinner after which a judging
school and flower arrangement
school will be conducted for the
members.
The Board of Directors of the
new Society decided that any
persons Who join the new mid-
Michigan Society before January
1, 1959, will be named charter
members. The dues for the Society were set at $1.50 per year
and the membership of those
who join at this time will carry
through until January 1, 1960.
Any persons interested in becoming charter members, contact
Lois Ford, Society Secretary, 910
South Drive, Mt, Pleasant, or B.
A. WendroW, Society President,
1300. S. Watson Road, Mt. Pleasant,	
Ten Cents Copy
New Series, Vol, 66, No, 42
Township Officials Forging
State Constitution Plans
Carl W. Mowry, director of the
10th Congressional District of
Michigan Townships Association,
announced today that there will
be a meeting for all township
officials of the disrict on Friday,
July 18, 1958, at the eourthouhe
in Gladwin, Michigan.
The meeting will get underway
at 10:00 a.m., recess for lunch at
12:00 noon, ahd adjourn at 3:30
p.m.
Invitations have been extended
to township officals of the fourteen counties which comprise the
district. These are Clare, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Roscommon,
Ogemaw, Iosco, Osceola, .Gladwin,
Arenac, Mecosta, Isabella, Midland, and Bay Counties.
Purpose of the meeting, which
is an annual event, is to stimulate discussion of the problems
of government from the "grass
roots" level. Among those who
have been invited to participate
in the meeting are: Congressman
Elford A. Cederberg, State Sen-
aors Lynn O. Francis and Charles
T. Prescott, State Representatives
Adolph Bianchard, James P.
Mielock, John C. Morris, Walter
G. Nakkula, Fred G. Olsen, Emil
A. Peltz, Hans C. Rasmussen and
Russell H. Strange, Jr. In addition, invitations have also been
sent to State and County officers.
In making the announcement,
Mowry, who besides being a Director of Michigan Townships Association is Supervisor of Warren
township in Midland county,
said, "from the standpoint of the
township officer this will provide an opportunity to come.face
to face with those who are directly responsible for making the
laws under which townships
operate. Among some of the pro*
lems which will be discussed, will
be the coming primary and General Elections, and a thorough
airing of the proposed Constitutional convention." Mowry also
said, "Township officials and
township residents are are much
Clare Commerce Group
Listing Tourist Rate Info
The Clare Chamber of Commerce has announced a
project to compile tourist and resort information about
accommodations in and near the Clare area, and questionnaires went out in the mail recently in the first step to prepare a leaflet for travelers who ask for such information before arriving for overnight or vacation stays here.
Secretary R. B~. Kring intends to publish a list of spots
in the area which offer food, sleeping, and recreational facilities. The information for resorters will include the name
and location of each local place offering tourist accommoda-.
tion of any kind, together with rates and services available.
Kring says that the Clare C of C receives about 300 or
more requests annually for county maps and the information
which the new leaflet is intended to carry.
For any businesses catering to resorters which did not
receive the questionnaire, Kring advises: send us complete
rate and accommodation facts together with $2.00 for the
expense of preparing and mailing the leaflet. Material shottltf
be addressed to R. B. Kring, ' secretary, Clare Michigan
Chamber of Commerce.       *
Miss Duncan Retires, But
No Rocking Chair For Her
Friends here received an iner-
esting item concerning Miss Glee
Duncan,' of Long Beach California, a home girl who has been with
the Long Beach City College and
chairman of the Business Department for more than thirty years.
Known as "the good sport"
type, Miss Duncan recalls the
hectic days on the coast following
the earthquake era, when classes
had to be held in the park, and
later in tents, and thence to its
present location at Lakewood.
In the article, the writer comments on Miss Duncan's teaching
activities, stating she is working
with the second generation of
students, and she likes dealing
with young people, says it keeps
you young and normal and, "you
ROOM 19
feel you're doing something for
someone."
Some of her other activities include sponsor of the Kassai
Alumnae group; president of the
American Association of University Women, member of City
Teachers Club, Delta Kappa Gamma, and besides all that, she plays
golf, bridge, and swims, and is
a good cook.
She has been around the world,
has visited Europe and Canada,
has seen Mexico and Alaska.
Miss Duncan, retiring this
month from her teaching duties,
when asked what she plans to do,
said, "I don't know, I thought
when you' retire you didn't have to
do anything", which is as unlikely
a statement as Glee Duncan has
ever made.
concerned over the drafting of
a new Constitution."
Reservations may be made by
contacting Mr. Mowry, route 1,
Coleman, Michigan.
New Teachers
Signed In
County Schools
Fourteen teacher replacements
will be made in the Farwell, Lake,
and rural schools in Clare county
according to reports by 'administrative officials.
At Farwell seven teachers will
not return for the 1958-59 school
year. They are: Mr. and Mrs.
Noel Wilson, Mrs. Geraldine
Howard , Miss Margaret Jahn,
Mrs. Jean Grimley, Mrs. May
Hecksel, and Mrs. Ruth Fransted.
To date, three new teachers
have signed. These are Larry
Thomas, Miss Myrna Summer-
hays, and Mrs. J. Hudson Keenan.
Five more instructors are needed.
Mrs. Margaret Mickle and Mrs.
Joyce Geasler have taken ■positions in Harrison and Barryton
respectively, and will not return
to Lake school,
New teachers at Lake are Mr.
Peas, seventh and eighth grades,
Mrs. Orlie Baker, third and
fourth grades, and Mrs. Jaque
Hostler, kindergarten.
In the Clare County rural school
staffs there will be six changes.
Jean Weihl and Hazel Anderson
of Redding Township Number
4 will not return this fall. Margaret Crawford has signed for
one of these positions.
One vacancy remains at Greenwood Rural school as a replacement has not been made for Olive
Bruce who is leaving.
Thelma Haines at Frost number 2 will not return. She will be
replaced by Mary Mallard
At Sheridan Number 1, (Eagle)
Ina Davison will not be .back.
Thelma Haines from Frost number 2 will replace her.
Oraulea Baker of Hatton
number 3 also will not be return*
ing for the 1958-59 school year.
Vets Plan Picnic
Approximately 50 World War
I Veterans and members of the
Barracks and Auxiliary met last
Sunday, June 29 at the VFW
Hall in Clare at 1:30 p.m. for a
potluck dinner and business
meeting,
Three visitors were introduced.
They were Harold Klendening of
Saginaw, George Fuller of Alma,
and Carl Null of Hesperia. Communications were read and dis--
cussed by Cooper.
Plans were made to have a picnic at the home of Norman Wilson on August 17,
Teacher Won't Recognize "Room 19" Youngsters
After Summer Darkens Schoolroom Complexions
By Ann Ess Morrow
Some June-bug days I'm lazy
... I can't seem to work at all.
But not the sun. It works two
ways. It puts color into our bodies and takes it from our hair. I
wonder how it keeps from getting mixed up, like boys and
girls with pronouns. But it never seems to, which only goes io
prove the sun is really on the
beam. Too bad I'm not. I smile
as I say that, but let someone
at school hint at such a thing
and I scowl at him the way I
do at oysters in a dish.
But already I see complications arising from changes
wrought by the sun, Why, when
these youngsters return to Room
19 in the fall, they'll be wearing
brand new body color schemes.
It's hard enough to remember
new names all the time, besides
the old ones.
Then when brown-haired Carole becomes a summer blonde
and Tim wears a red skin but
no feathers and brandishes long
er arms and Jim lopes in on
legs amazingly elongated, it
makes the matter of recognition
a bit more complex, especially
with dust-topped memories of
last semester. And Susie suddenly goes in for polka-dots of
brown all over her pixie face.
When I look at her-1 literally
see spots before ray eyes. Little
sun-worshippers tljey seem to
become in vacation months in
their own harmless way.
I saw some real ones once . . .
Mayan Indians atop a verdant
mountain out Chicaicastenango
way. These natives of Central
America didn't like it a bit when
we, who were stranger to them,
approached on horseback because they seemed to feel that
their religion Was too  personal
For State
Representative
Mrs. Elizabeth Hradel, Lincoln
Township, resident, announces
her candidacy for state representative for Clare and Isabella
counties in the Primary election
August 5. Mrs. Hradel is running
on the Democratic ticket.
A mother of two children and
a MSU graduate, she plans to,
Work on state and local economic
readjustments with emphasis on
local business and tourist trade.
Other platform policies include
programs on mental health, care
of the aged, local Child Guidance
clinic and agricultural movements.
Mrs.. Hradel has been active in
the cancer fund drive, Girl Scout
work, Humane Society, and PTA
congress,
to be viewed with curiosity by
others of different culture. And
who could blame them for that
attitude? I - guess everyone is
sensitive to qualities of sympathy and understanding. I try
to remember that as I teach; I
seek to act upon it when I play.
Boys and girls often find that
summer's quite a time for hair
experiments. Styling which they
hesitate to use in school they
try out now and if it calls for
cropping they know it'll be
grown out once again when
school begins. Brush-cuts for the
boys will always be popular,
however; in vacation because
they're cool like ice-cubed lemonade and longer lasting by far;
in school because they're definitely protective, guaranteeing to
their youthful wearers immunity from their reprimanding
clutch of the teacher who so
longs to get into one's hair*
Soldier-straight the bristles
stand t atop the youngsters',
heads,*'like hirsute exclamation
points, What punctuation mark,
better than these, symbolizes
more completely the eagerness of
youth, especially at vacation
time!
Tlie Blackboard: Should dogs
be discouraged from bolting
their food? No, it's the natural
Way, since they have no grinding
motors.    ».
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