1958-07-17; Clare Sentinel

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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE, MICHIGAN
JULY 17, J938
Ten CoiH'ts Copy
New Series, Vol. 66, No, 44
The Bears won their fifth
straight game in tlie second half
of'Little League play Wednesday,
July 9, when they defeated the
Lions 16-10.
It was the Lion's third loss in
the    second    half    against the
Hold Two
Youths
ynamiting
Two youths "were arraigned before Municipal Judge William
Dunlop last week in connection
with the dynamiting of outbuildings on a Clare county farm
July 5, it was reported by city officials.
Clare County Prosecutor
James S. Bicknell III ordered a
warrant charging Allen R. Du*
ranso, 19, of 1939 Prescott, Saginaw, with feloniously placing dynamite near a dwelling.
Duranso was arrested by Detective Edward Johengen and
Trooper James Mull from State
Police Post in Bridgeport, Wednesday, July 9 at his home in
Saginaw. He was sought for the
dynamiting at the C. A. Peterson
farm near Crooked Lake in Clare
county.
State Police are reported to
have said Duranso quarreled
Sunday with Gerald Walter Bertrand, 22, of Lake RD 1, and that
Bertrand threatened to shoot
Duranso. State Police of the Mt
Pleasant Post were summoned by
a neighbor.
Bertrand attempted to   escape
hy swimming    across    Crooked
Lake. Troopers Harold Jancszwi-
ski    and   Kenneth Beaty
waiting for him"-
It was   reported   that
questioning, Bertrand named Duranso as the one who dynamited
the Peterson property.
Arraigned before Judge Dunlop and charged With felonious
assault, Bertrand was bound over
to circuit court. Unable tq raise
the $2,500 bond necessary, he was
jailed at Harrison.
According to State Police of
the Mt. Pleasant Post, the two
stole the dynamite from neighbors.
Peterson is white. His wife,
Annie, is a negress. He told police they have been harrassed
since their wedding two years
ago.
Bear's one-loss record.
The Bears sewed up the game
with an eight-run sixth inning-
Bear's shortstop Bob Zepeski had
four hits in five trips to the
plate, including one home run.
He also racked up 4 rbi's,
Pitcher J?-.ek Lansing of the
Bears pitched a three hit game
and got one home run. Losing
pitcher was Alan Acker.
Cubs Break The Ice
On Thursday, July 8 the Cubs
won their first game of the second half when they defeated the
Tigers 1Q to 8'.
The Cubs cinched the game
with a four-run fifth inning. Cub
pitcher Steve Bryant led the
Cubs with three out of four hits
and two RBI's.
Tiger's Jim Young and Cub's
Hunt each had two out of -four
including a home run apiece.
Winning pitcher Steve, Bryant.
Loser Richard Dixon,"
Young Pitches Shutout
The Tigers, behind Jim
Young's five-hit pitching, defeated the Bears 5-0 Wednesday
July 9, This was the Bear's first
loss in the second half after five
straight wins. Losing pitcher was
Jim Ruby.
Young not only pitched a shut
out, but hit two home runs. Boh
Zepeski of the Bears Was the
only one to solve Young; he had
three out of three. -
Standings:
Wih Loss
Bears
Tigers
Cubs
Lions
5
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
Pimiickem
Flocking
NemPark
Recent reports substantiate the
claim that given an attractive
picnic area near town local test*
dents will make use of it . and
keep it clean.
Last week alone at least two
reunions were held at the-Clare
Tourist Park and three more are
scheduled for this week. Not to
mention numerous picnics by
townspeople and tourists. ■ .   '■ ,
-Previously, this area was run
down and overgrown with underr
brush. Recently, however, this
park has been completely rejuvenated under the direction of
City Manager Clarence Gum.
Reports further indicate that
picnickers are taking some pride
in the appearance of this area
and are not leaving their papers
and trash on the ground.
Many residents have commented that this move was a step in
the right direction and hope more
of these improvements will be
made.
SCHOOL COMPARISON DIFFICULT
European Students Given
Academic Background. —
In U.S., Studies Are Broader
Conference
Offers Fun,
Inspiration
Each year homemakers get a
chance to take a short "refresher" course at Michigan State
University. You'll need to start
making plans if you're going to
attend this year's Homemakers
Conference, July 22-25.
• There'll be education, inspiration, and recreation in the four-
day program. Twenty-two classes covering a variety of subjects
will be taught . . . you choose
the one you want to attend.
You can take a look at how
families plan to use their special
talents, good health, even money
to reach family goals. To • get
ideas for mapping out a plan for
your family just attend the class
on "Your Financial Road. Map."
If you find out how to banish
wash-day blues, learn easy weys
to save yourself, and how* to
take it easy in the kitchen.
These are given in the Class
"Easy Ways With-Housework;"
Other classes are offered in
choral music, good design in
crafts, recreation, flower arrangement, food marketing,*
fighting inflation and home
landscape improvement, You can
also learn to take pictures, to
.Write for mass media, ta conduct
a meeting and to speak more easily to groups. The conietence also
includes noted speakers and a
variety of entertainment You
can make your reservation by
contacting the Cooperative Extension Service Office, basement
of the Mt Pleasant Post Office,
Cost of the four days is ,$22.00*
To make general comparisons
between the European .' and
American educational systems is
difficult, say the editors of
Changing Times,, the Kiplinger
Magazine, because each is based
on a different concept of education.
The European systems are for
the intellectual elite where tough
testing programs tend to favor
children from upper social and
economic classes. The American
educational system, on the other hand, is geared to educating
every child.
The only fair comparison between the two systems, say the
editors, is with our bright sty-
^qr^Y*aenta-.*ho may attend our best
v colleges or make honor Societies,
-under] in that case, they say U.S. students compare very well, At the
professional level, training here
is as good as it is abroad, often
much better.    Witness the fact
that we enroll more foreign students than Europe does Americans . . . over 40,000 a year.
At the age of 16, less than 20
per cent of European youths are
in school, while in theJXS. some
70 per cent are studying. At the
ages of 18 to 20, about 25 per
cent of our boys and girls are
in school. In Europe, fewer thart
10 per cent are receiving academic training.
As early as the age of 10 or
11, the European youth takes a
tough national exam. If he does
well he is permitted to attend an
academic high school where he
prepares for the university. If
he doesn't, he takes a general
course, and then drops out of
school at about 15.
Youngsters who do get into
the academic high schools and
stay the full time receive the
rough equivalent of an American
high school academic course
plus two years of college. But
the going is rocky, and a great
many drop out ... in England,
some 80 per cent.
At the age of 17 or 18, European students who have survived
take another Stiff national exam.
Anyone who fails cannot go to
the university and is also shut
off from the best government
and executive jobs.
European schools do work the
children hard, the editors say. A
French 10-year-old, for instance,
puts in about 45 hours a week
on school and homework. Youngsters are drilled endlessly on basic subjects. Students going.to
college seem to have better academic background than the average American 'undergraduate.
But, keep these differences in,
mind, say the editors, when you
are comparing the systems.
European students get stronger doses of traditional* subjects.
Ours get a better grounding in
the social sciences ,.. economics,
political science, sociology, psychology.
Relations between teacher and
Student are easier in America.
European schools are more formal and discipline in lower
grades is tougher.
We train our children more
conscientiously than Europeans
do in nonacademic things . * .
how to understand and get along
with people, how to take an ac*
tive part in the political and economic world ih which they live.
Our students can develop special
talents through extracurricular
activities such as student government, dramatics, publications,
Although the Europeaii educational standards are high, it
doesn't automatically follow that
their school systems are better
than ours. There is no doubt that
our schools need improvement,
say the editors, and could pick
up a few pointers from the Europeans, But quite a few people
over there are dissatisfied with
their schools, too.
As for the Russian educational
system, that is something again.
Everyone hears how efficient the
Russian schooling is suppdsed to
be. But remember that all"*USSR
students take rigid national ex-
ems in order to pass the fourth,
seventh and* tenth grades. Above
ihe seeondary^itiv-el, ffie government fixes quotas*for enrollment
in various fields and assigns
graduates to jobs in industry.    .
Political-'supervision and indoctrination permeate all schooling. Boys get regular military instruction. Tenth graders practice
with live ammunition.
School and home assignments
are so heavy that physicians
complained publicly that students were suffering' from
"chronic overexhaustion."
"Discovers"
Fine Food At
The Doherty
The management of the Doherty Hotel might well add another feather to their cap upon
reading the recent article in the
July issue of AAA's "Motor
News" praising them for their
fine service and food and pleas
ant surroundings.
Each month two or three outstanding dining establishments in
the state are written up and described in the column "Dining
Out in Michigan." An anonymous
Motor News staffman visits the
dining place and submits a report.
The Staffman stated, ". ,.. Do-
herty's owners have heeded rule
No. 1 in running a successful,
fine eating place: Be accessible.
And they have the well-prepared
food to make the customers visit
them again and again.
"The first impression one gets
on entering this hotel is of its
cleanliness, It has been redecorated from top to bottom and its
rooms run from $2.75 without
bath to $5 with bath,
". . . This writer has enjoyed
everything he's eateh at the Doherty over a period of 20 years,
from a simple cup of coffee and
doughnut or sandwich in the bar
to a full dress meal in the elegantly-decorated dining room.
"Knowledgeable, hungry travelers keep the Doherty in mind
When heading north."
Educational
Materials
On View
Autos
Nearly 6,000 farm residents
each year die in motor vehicle
accidents, statistics of the Na»
tional Safety.; Council , .show.
More than 200,000 farm re&dents
are injured annually in traffic
mishaps. But home accidents injure even mote —about 460,000
farm residents jatmuali;*/,      v
Michigan's largest exhibit of
educational materials Will be
open to the public July 23 and
24 at Central Michigan College,
Mt. Pleasant.
Interested parents, teachers,
administrators and school board
members will be offered the opportunity to view the latest in
educational materials such as,
books, workbooks, and suppl<$-;
mental resources. The most modern audio-visual equipment ranging from tape recorders and
projectors to entire school communication systems will »be
available for public examination.
Maps, charts, globes, laboratory
fixtures and copying devices will
also be on display.
Central Michigan College extends an invitation to all those
interested in our schools to Visit
the exhibits.
Over 65 distributors Will be
represented. Last year the 65
exhibitors saw well over 1,000
people* view their products. According to Woodward C. Smith,
Vice President of Public Services, "Many parents and lay
people accompanied the teachers
and administrators to last year's
conference. This interest in today's education and the methods
and materials used is conducive
to a more adequate educational
system. We are expecting greater parent participation this year
as an expression of their continued interest in our public
schools." - '-
er
Checked On
arm
Members of the Clare Fire De*
partment had a busy schedule
last week, as they* answered two,
calls in seven hours on Wednesday and checked up on a third on
Friday.
At 4:34 a.m. Wednesday a call
was received reporting a fire at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Bradley'of 708 Sunset.
During the thunder storm, lightning had struck the television
antenna burning out the TV set
and causing other damage to
electric fixtures in the house.
The second call, made by a girl,
was a false alarm. The comedian,
oblivious to the seriousness of
her prank, reported a iire supposedly on the Beaverton Road
at approximately 11:00 a.m. Firemen and police rushed out to the
place reportedly on fire, IVa miles
north and 7 miles east of Clare,
to find no sign of smoke or fire.
The girl hung up before the operator could question her statement and get her name and address,
Forty-six hours later or 9:40
a.m. Friday the same girl called
again. This time she pretended
as though she were crying. Being
suspicious of the young female
voice, the operator called the
residence supposedly on fire.
Again there was no fire.
Science Tells
Hazards In
Fast Driving
Watch Pruning
The SCD Tree Pruning demonstrations put on by Eugene Bacon, B. ;C. Mellencamp, and John
Foster, were well attended. A
great deal of interest was shown
in this project. The demonstrations were held on the Dale
Whitehead and Hoyd Prescott
farms.
How fast can you move? "The
time it takes you to make a
movement is reaction time!
From the instant your eye
sees a situation to which you
should react, an impulse passes
along the nerve paths from your
eye to your brain and then to.
;the muscles ih your limbs.
"The time required to stop a
moving vehicle is not , only the
time {luring which the brakes
are acting, but also the time it
takes the driver to get his foot
on the brake after he has seen
the need for stopping."
Therefore, the total distance
required to stop your.car is the
sum of distance traveled during
your own reaction time and the
distance traveled after brakes
afe applied.
Bernard Wyman, of Wyman-
Damoth Insurance agency says
experimental conditions have
shown that the average reaction
time for drivers is three-quarters
of a second — just a split second
"Do you know what your car
can do in three-quarters of a
second?" Assuming you have an
average reaction time you will
travel 11 feet for each 10 miles
per hour of your car's speed.
For .example, at 20 miles per
hour you will travel 22 ieet . . .
before braking even begins; at
40 miles per hour you travel 44
feet; at 60 miles, 66 feet
Then, add to this reaction
time distance these braking distances for brakes of average efficiency on a normal dry road:
at 20 miles per hour it takes 30
feet for the brakes to stop your
car; at 40 miles per hour, 120
feet; at 60 miles, 270 feet.
"Simple arithmetic should be
enough to alert even the most
thoughtless motorist," Wyman
points out. "But in this age of
high speed and horsepower, rash
driving is so common as to pose
a definite threat to each and
every driver on our roads.
NaineNew    ;
GOP Head
III Isabellav
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The Isabella County Republican Committee announces the
selection and acceptance of the
county chairmanship by Richard
•Lichtenfelt of Mt. Pleasant
The new chairman succeeds
Russell Otterbine who resigned
as chairman this spring.
Mr. Lichtenfelt,- who is affiliated with Central Michigan College as Director of Food Ser-
vices, has been actively interested in Republican party work for
many years.
4-H Reports
On 36 Years
Of Service
The only organization of its
kind in the nation has completed
36 years of service to some two
million boys and girls enrolled
in more than 90 thousand 4-H
Clubs throughout the 48 states,
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico,
according to the 1957 annual
report just released.
This unique non-profit agency
is the National Committee on
Boys and Girls Club Work with
headquarters in Chicago. President Dwight D. Eisenhower is
honorary chairman. Up utotil
May 1 oi this year, the Committee has been headed by Guy L,
Noble, one oi the founders who
is now retired. His successor is
Norman C. Mindrum, former director of the National 4-H Club
Foundation. Kenneth H. Anderson is associate director.
The Committee's principal
function is to assist in furthering 4-H Club work through cooperation with State and Federal Extension Services of the
USDA. Over the years it has obtained financial support of business and philanthropic interests
that has provided funds for 4-M
awards and expenses involved in
program operations.
During the last fiscal year an
all-time high of $900,0QO was dis
persed by the Committee, the report announces. A total of $123,
782 was used for training 15,851
adult 4-H leaders. College fellowships and scholarships totaling around $93,000, plus over a
thousand expense-paid trips to
the' annual 4-H Club Congress in
Chicago were awarded to state
and national champions.
"The report also points out that
the Committee produced and sup
plied- free of charge to State 4-H
Club offices nearly four million" copies of printed education
al material pertaining to 52 national and regional 4-H award
programs.
In addition, the Committee
publishes a monthly 4-H Club
magazine, and maintains an in*
formation department which
handles 4-H publicity "on a nationwide basis. Through the mail
order supply service, the Committee sells some 800 different
4-H items to club members,
A 12-meraber board of directors backed by 19 official members of the Committee are responsible for the corporate affairs.. These are public' spirited
citizens who volunteer their time
and talents. Besides the director
and associate director, the Committee has on its staff 14 professional men and women assigned to specific jobs. Total
employees number around 50.
Off-Street Parkitti
Offered To
The City of Clare, offered space fpr downtown auto
parking wher**; a garage building now stands behind Doherty
plumbing shop through to Gay's 5c-10c, has expressed serious interest in the project. The proposal was tabled by the
City Commission at a meeting on July 7 only to allow investigation of right-of-way privileges through an adjacent
alley.
More discussion of the proposal and recommendations
are expected Qt a meeting of the Commission in the agar
future.
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* The property, understood to be owned by Omer Parent
and Kenneth Cox, has not been previously considered part
of the city's off-street parking development and if accepted,
will: be an added facility for towntown customer auto parking.
A building formerly occupied by Tim Cotter Motor Sales
is now standing on the lot, and would have to be removed.
Owners of the property have offered it to the city for an
unpaid balance remaining due and ask nothing for the equity
they now hold.
Tour Visiting
Northern
Farm Spots
The Annual State Farm Management Tour will be held this
year on Thursday, July 24." It
will* be conducted in Kalkaska
and Antrim Counties.
The first farm is the Victor J.
Woodh^m's farm located one
mile east of US-131 and 11 miles
south of Kalkaska at 9:30 a.m.
This is a very well managed and
efficient farm with an excellent
farm, crops program. It also features a dairy herd with outstanding accomplishments in raising
dairy heifers.
The second stop at the Orville
Walker farm located Vs , mile
north of Alma on US-131 starts
at lltOO. A chicken barbecued
lunch ftill be served on tha walker farm. At 22:00 a tour of the
1100 acre farm takes place. This
farm is one of the outstanding
farms in Michigan and features
high potato production with irrigation and other specialized
crops. See how this light sandy
soil has been developed into a
highly productive unit.
This will be a wohdeful oppor-*
tunity to visit these farms in- the
upper part* off, the State.,  •
GentralMicliigan
Women Play
At Ithaca
The Ciare Women Golfers met
at, Twin Elms Wednesday morning, with thirteen women out for
play. Portland women who were
scheduled to come to Clare were
unable to do so.
A Flag tournament was played, and the winners- were .Mrs.
Margaret Ann Bosink and Mrs.
Barbara Dunbar, i
Mrs. Dunhar, president of the
group, conducted the business
meeting and a rules committee
was named, Mrs. Ann Olson,
Mrs. Adelaide Elden and Mrs.
Grace Frey.
The Central Michigan Tourna
ment is scheduled for July 28-31
and will be held at " Ithaca this
year.
Saginaw
Fair Ups
Premium List
The 45th Annual Saginaw Fair,
to be held September 7-13, will,
offer some $40,000 in premiums
this year, nearly $4,000 more
than last year, according to
Clarence H. Harnden, Fair Manager and Executive Secretary.
Some 4,500 * premium books
listing the premiums are now being distributed to prospective
exhibitors. They are available
free to possible exhibitors at the
Saginaw Fair office on the Fair-*
grounds in Saginaw.
The attractive cover design of
this year's premium book is the
work of Paul Davis, 14, of Saginaw. His design won top place
in the second annual premium
hook cover design contest sponsored by the Saginaw Fair
among Michigan youth. *
Band Classes
Beginning
Rehearsals
The summer band classes for
all band students in the Clare
Public Schools will start next
week, reports Lloyd Conley,
school band instructor.
Students are being . informed
by mail of their scheduled time
and are expected to be present
unless excused for vacation,
work, sickness, or other such
reasons.
All classes are to be held in the
band room at the High School.
Students are reminded to use
only the east door and not to
wander through the other parts
of the school.
As a part of this schedule, the
Senior Band will rehearse each
Tuesday evening at 7:00, starting
July 22 and cqntinuing for five
weeks.
Mr. Conley issued an invitation to all persons in the area*
whether former students, adults,
or interested persons, who have
had experience with an instrument to bring it and attend these
rehearsals and play for the fun
of it
NEA Delegates Plan Tomorrow's Curriculum
One of the most interesting
trends apparent at the National
Education Association's 6-day
convention recently in Cleveland
was the assessment by the educator-delegates of future public
school standards and academic,
offerings.
Mrs. Ivail L, Bartow attended
as a delegate from this area. She
is president of MEA's Region 12.
The convention theme "Our
Future Goes To School Today"
was the concern of the 15,000
educators who attended the general sessions and the many special sectional meetings. In addition, 5000 delegates-^-the NEA's
Representative Assembly —
worked on a new policy which
will guid e the world's largest
professional organization as it
enters its second centtiry.
Convention work sessions reflected the look to the future by
such titles as "Education for International Leadershsp;,, "Efforts   to   Stimulate   Teaching
About Asia," "Student Values
and Mental Health in the Satellite Age" and "Women's Ex;
pandihg Role in Education."
Much attention was given to
educational television as a classroom tool or aid. Delegates from
Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Anh
Arbor, Mich, read reports oh
smooth-rumtiMg TV classroom
programs in-these cities*
Threading through the discussion was an awareness that curriculum changes are in the immediate offing. Delegates, for
example, discussed "The Hole of
.Mathematics in the Scientific
Age" and "Education Of Mathematicians in the Space Age."
The educators also took cognizance o% the fact that Anleri*
'ca's public school system has
become the leading topic of
writers, hews commentators and
other pundits. Work sessions
were devoted to such topics as
"Kow to Criticize Schools   and
Magazines—Can We Take It?"
and "Who Is Throwing Brickbats at American Education
Now?"
A program of highlights of the
year's TV programs were presented on the convention's open-
ingday*   . <■'
In his opening address, Lyman
V, Ginger, NEA President, called
attention to current school needs.
He pointed Out that a school age
population growing at almost
twice the rate as the total population, 92 per cent growth in high
school .enrollments, and two mil-
lioh'cKildren housed in inadequate classrooms are among the
most pressing problems.
The classroom shortage In
1956, according to reports sent to
U. S. Office Of Education by
state superintendents of schools,
was 159,000, It was reduced to
142,300 in 1957. About -70,500
classrooms are scheduled to be
built this year*.   However,   en
rollment increases during the
year will create a demand ■ for
45,000 additional rooms, and a
minimum of 16,000 will be needed to replace classrooms lost because of obsolescence and disaster. Thus, the classroom shortage next September will be 132,-
800, or Only 9,50(1 less than September.
Dr. Ginger, dean of the.* College of Education, University of
Kentucky, pointed out that at
the present rate of backlog reduction, many pupils who will enter inadequate and crowded primary grade classrooms iot half
day sessions next fall will have
been graduated £rom high school
and will be enrolled in college
before the primary grade rooms
to which they have been rightfully entitled are constructed.
Enrollments in the public elementary schools have risen from
17 million in 1946 to 25 million
today, a gait}, of 43.0 per Cent-
Dr. Ginger predicted they will
rise another 15.5 per cent by1
1965- This would mark a rise of
65.2 per cent over the 20 year
period.
The corresponding figures for
public secondary schbol enrollments are about 5% million in
1946 and 6% million in 1957, an
increase of 22,3 per cent, The
bulge is yet to come in the sec*
ondary schools, Dr. Ginger warned.,  '.;'■■
The projected increase from
1957 through 1965 will be 57.3
per cent. For the 20 year period,
high schooi enrollments Wili
climb 92,4 per cent
In 1965 America will have almost ll million students in public high schools alone. The cost
of building high school classrooms for these students will be
cosnsiderabSly greater than the
cost of building elementary
school classrooms ior them, the
educator said.