1959-02-26; Clare Sentinel

              wm
*7f
.**
JjllltlMIHMapMlffi
Established 1073
$2.50 Year in,Clare, Isabella Counifog
THE CLABE SENTINEL. CLARE. MICHIGAN
Election Contests
arties
" The first two-party election in Sheridan township in
almost twenty years with both Republicans and Democrats
named on the ballot there, and in Grant township veteran
office holder Clair Stanley a slip candidate for treasurer are
^promising to provide fextra interest for the Biennial Spring
Election on Monday, -April'6.
Mid February caucus results have been announced by
many of the township clerks in the area.
In Sheridan township Republicans and Democrats nominated
full slates of candidates for all
offices to be filled. Present Clerk
Cayl Bradley remembered back
twenty years to the last previous occasion when more than
one party was represented on
the ballot. The GOP has held
uninterrupted control o-E the
township affairs.
Nominated in Sheiidan by
Republicans are: Loren Krug
for supervisor, Carl Bradley
ior clerk, John Klinglehoier for
treasurer, Virgil Newman for
trustee (4 years), Ed Herrick
and Jay Clute for justices of
the peace (4 years), R. S. McBride for board of review,
Roth Williams, Charles David,
Dale Davis and I-Ienry Kleiner
for constables.
Matching this list of nominees, Sheridan Democrats put up
Fred Zimmerman for supervisor, James Grigg for clerk,
Dewey Black , for treasurer,
' Ronald Schunk' for trustee (4
years), Harry Grigg and Mark
Schunk for justices of the
peace (4 years), Stanley Schunk
1 for board of review, Ed Strouse,
Winston Raymond, Charles
Perry and Harley Randle for
constables.
Walter Kleiner and Fred
Zimmerman were party chairmen respectively for the Republican arid Democrat meetings.
Republicans    in    caucus
Grant township    failed  to
nominate    Clair    Stanley
treasurer.
Mr. Stanley is a veteran of
many years in tp^psbiPiand
county politics and decided to
become a slip candidate for the
office at the election. . He had
served as township supervisor
for 12 years in Grant after part
of one term as supervisor in Surrey, Prior to his tenure on the
Board of Supervisors,  he    had
FFA Chapter
Observes
rial Week
for
re
for
CHS Diploma Supplement
Aids Grad's Job Search
Speci
National FFA "-Week is being
observed by the 30 members of
the Clare high school chapter of
the organization and their faculty
advisor, Floyd Noroutt. Officers
of the local chapter are President
Larry Strouse, Vice Pres. Don
Moore, Secretary Lawrence Cam-
cross and other officers Bill Zinser, David Constock, Larry Klem-
hart, and David Tice.
Some recent activities of the
chapter have been to compete in
the district Farm Forum contest
at Pinconning last Wednesday
where Clare won a Gold Award,
The rifle club sponsored by tne
chapter has been shooting- regu
larly. This club consists of 20
active shooters. A Pest Control
contest has just ended. This year
the senior- members challenged
the rest of the members in the
drive to destroy farm pests, rat*?
mice etc. The seniors lost but n
was* a close battle. Now the
seniors are treating the underclassmen to a party this Wednea-
.. day night.
Four members of the chapter
are candidates for the State
Farmer Degree this year. These
degrees are to be awarded at the
State F.F.A. convention at M.S.U.
ih March. Larry Kleinhardt and
Glen Fancan are delegates to tne
convention from Clare.
Jim Beltinek
Drives Winner
«*4-
Jim Beltjhek was the winner
last Sunday of two trophies for
driving the, fastest race in the
Saginaw Valley Sports car racing events on an ice track. The
mile and % layout was on Saginaw Bay off Linwood and Bris**
Sette Beaches.
.Jim, who is a newcomer to
racing drove in the largest car
division and kept his 1955
Austin - Healey "floor-boarded"
during the race over the course
with 10 tough corners. His two
trophies were for the winning of
the race, and for the fastest lap
time, *     ,        ^    .'.*   ...
been a director on the Wilson
School Board, and for the past
two years he has beeh treasurer
of the Grant Township. He has
always been elected as a Republican, he said.
Seeking his second term as
supervisor in Grant, Louis
Becker heads the Republican
ticket. -Candidates with him are
June Dawson for clerk replacing
incumbent Frank-Humphrey who
did not wish to be a candidate,
Mrs. Marvel, Dysinger for treasurer, Herb Gilmore for trustee,
Donald Crawford for justice of
thg peace, Everett Allen for
board of review, Virgil Brink-
man, Harold Bradley, Herb Randall, Jr. and Frank Nessler for
constables, Jay Bellinger for
highway commissioner.
Surrey township Republicans
and Democrats each nominated
candidates for the coming election. Republicans named Eugene
Schmid for supervisor, Jeff
Willey for clerk, Lawrence Finch
for treasurer, Joe Eisenhauer
for trustee. These .are present
officeholders. Completing the
ticket are Herb Miller for justice of the peace, Frank Coker
for board of review, Bert Head
for constable, and William
Fower for highway commissioner.
Democrats, in Surrey nominated" Don Smith for supervisor,
Hiley Jarvis for clerk, Bernard
Glass for treasurer, -Mack
Harvey for trustee, Walter
Moore for justice of the peace,
Winfield Godwin for board of
review, Elton Marshall for constable, and John Bauer for highway commissioner,
A spirited race at the polls is
forecast for Surrey's election.
Arthur township voters also
may choose from candidates on
the Republican > and Democrat
tickets. Caucus meetings placed
the following 'Republicans in
nomination.
John Brubaker for supervisor,
Glenn Newman for clerk, Ruth
Sanders for treasurer, William
Walker for trustee, Cyril Farmer
for- highway commissioner.
Bernard Allen for justice of the
peace, Ray Harrold for the
board of review, Joe Barnes,
Leo Fitzpatrick, Clark Walters,
Russell Sanders for constables.
Democrat nominees in Arthur
are Albert Shaver for supervisor, Ronald Orvis for clerk, Clara
Hale for treasurer, Jack Boyer
for trustee, Walter Garver for
highway commissioner, Ora
Hale for justice of the peace,
•Norman Orvis for the board pf
review, Ralph Athey, Ewald
Mielke, Floyd Garver and Elton
Gager for constables.
The caucus at Vernon township in Isabella county the two
major parties named the following: fdr supervisor, Harold
Hovey (D), and James C. Walsh
(R); for clerk Alger Smock (D),
and, Roy Wilson R); for treas-
urer( James Maloney (D), and
Earl Beatty (R); fpr trustee
Jess Miller (D), and Lionel Dun-,
cah (R); justice of the peace
Ralphj Brown .(D),.' and Carl
Seiter (R)' member of the board
of review Edward McConnell
(D), and Alfred Elliott .(IR)',
constables Peter Flood (D), ahd
Gerald Thayer, William Daines,
D. L. Stough, and Richard Ou-
derkirk all Republicans; for
commissioner of highways Andrew Willey (D), and William
Seiter (R).
Gilmore, township Republicans named John Laverty for
supervisor, Ralph Carter for
clerk, Elmer Kidder for treasurer, Earl Blodgett fbr trustee, J.
Egbert Fordyce for justice of
the peace, Elven Larrance for
member of the board of review,
and W. R. Jarman for commissioner of highways.
With a supervisor t nominee
withdrawn irom the 'campaign,
Gilmore, Dems however will
present a ticket consisting of
Dora Hartgrove for clerk, Ber-,
nice Rawson for .treasurer,
Jairfes Denton for justice bf the
peace, Kenneth • Rawson for
member of.the board of revieW,
and Harold Johnson for commissioner of highways.
Gilmore Treasurer and member of the township 'board,
Bernard ' Garchow is . missing
from the ticket as is Dan Larrance, former board, of review
member. .
Information - Sheets to telj.
•Employers of Clare school graduates what special preparation
and aptitudes are possessed by
the young job seekers are'to"be
part* of the school program to
help fit people and jobs together/,
William Harper, high. school
principal says that the records
are to be furnished, along with
diplomas so that graduates niay
show them during employment
interviews.  Or the valuable  in-
FEBRUARY 26/ 1959
Changes In
Making For
MSgt Jack D, Carpenter loca}
Regular Army advisor to Com-r
pany "I" & "M", 333d Infantry
Regiment has announced that the
local Army Reserve Units are included in a new extensive reorganization, relocation, and redistribution of Army Reserve Units
just announced for the entire 13
State Fifth U. S. Army area.
Local units are a part of the
70th Infantry Division (Michigan-
Indiana), a Fifth Army mobiliza-
tion-Training mission division a-
long with Wisconsin's 84th Infantry Division, Illinois' 85th Infantry Division and ^the Colorado-
Kansas-Nebraska 89th Infantry
Division, all * USAR Infantry
Divisions.
Details MYtfle "new reshuffling
will be announced at a later date,
but Fifth U.S. Army spokesmen
said "every effort <wili be maae
to minimize the impact of the
reorganization on the hundreds
of communities which long have
supported Army Reserve programs," Clare and the nearby
surrounding communities can
well be numbered among the
above.
The new plan wiU have no adverse effect on the continuation
of the local Army Reserve Center, according to all available information the Clare Reserve Center will continue in the present
location.
\
Front Yard
Skating Party ,
A home 'frozen skating ifink
in the front yard of the Lester
Halstead residence in Farwell
has paid off in hours of fine
winter *• recreation for members
of the Halstead family and
their friends, and neighbors.
.Last Sunday, the Halsteads
invited the young people of the
Gilmore Church of Christ to a
skating party 'and about 15
young people and adults came to
have a good time. Snow which
has been scraped off 'the ice
rink and piled alongside is-just
right for little folks'  coasting.'
After the guests had enough
of fresh air and "skating, they
all went inside to continue the
party with pop corn and Soft
drinks* Mrs. Anna Schofield
who had been a dinner guest of
her daughter, "Mrs. Arlo Barber
and family 'also joined the party
to watch the fun.
Dems To Meet
There will be a monthly meet
ing of Clare county- Democratic
party workers 'at the Greenwood
town hall on Monday, March 2,
at 8 o'clock,p.m. Al Holmes' of
Lake George and Mrs. Marie
Beemer Bailey of Harrison,-
delegates to the Democratic
State convention. will deliver
their reports at the meeting.
Report Theft
,•■ '    •
Clare pollqe received a. complaint Monday concerning a
breaking and entering some--
tirtie during the day . before ! at
the Rod,and Gun Club'''"club**
house. Stolen were' a hdlf case
of beer and .a case of j^pp, • .-■
formation may be obtained if
employers will contact the school
office,     •■ ..     "  ..'7'' ''•■'■' '
1959 graduates of Clare High
Schpol will be the first; to receive "Diplorna Supplements",,
This supplement is a complete
transcript of the subjects 'the
person studied in high school*
the grades received, and the
student's attendance record.
The information will be of
greater value to,a prospective
employer than the diploma, and
the school will' urge employers
in the Clare area to request the
information given thereon when
.employing future CJare graduates-
High school administrators
and teachers have long heen
studying the problem Of differentiating for employers the students who can handle a particular kind of work and have diligently worked in high school., to
maintain a good attendance and
"academic record. Some schools
haye experimented with ' the
"multiple diploma" which is a
system of presenting various
types of diplomas for ■ varying
programs pf study. This program doesn't do the job as well
as the diploma supplement, por
is it as flexible in the development of the best program for the
individual student.
This service to the community should be an important and
valuable one. However, it will
be of no consequence unless it
is used. Most successful ■ businesses request data on prospective employees from the high
sehool., The "Diploma Supplement" is a record which, is convenient for Clare employers and
should be used whenever it is
availably. This same ^Ttforma-
tion is available to employers
for graduates of past years and
may be obtained by contacting
the high school principal.
Pay Raise
Fpr Firemen
Firemen received a pay talse
of fifty dollars per year * after
favorable action by the City Corn-
nussion this month*. Formerly
.granted only fifty dollars! annually, the Clare Fire : Department members now, are tb be
paid at the rate of $100. The pp.
"sition of Department Chief draws
a salary of $200. up irom $100.
Pasture Day
am
ForFarmers
A Forage and Pasture Day
program' is announced by Clare"
County Extension off ice Director Richard Schroeder. for Tuesday, March 3. The meeting to
he opened in the Clare IOOF
hall at one o'clock p.m., is packed with information and interest
for farmers through the 4:30
refreshment time.
Co-sponsors of the event are
Kraft Foods, the Gladwin .County Extension office with Jess
Huggett1, director, 'and' Michigan
State. University,
Included in things to see and
do at the meeting: are * a color
movie, "Let's Go To Grass",
talks on forage and pasture pro?
duetion and on; * harvesting
euipment toy, specialists from
MSU. '•     ■'■_
A farmer panel of-five members: Mort Shea; Jr„ OrVal
Bates, Lowell Penrose, Gerald
Hemstreet, and Robert Clute
will answer questions from the
audience.
Those attending the meeting
may bring samples of silage for
testing.' These will be tested and
results given.
Comments by Robert White on
harvesting procedures, and remarks by Krafts MUk Procurement Manager G. F, Heisinger
will conclude the program.
Dopr prizes are supplied by
local farm feed ahd machiherjr
dealers.   « " "!
Driving to the meeting at the
IOOF hall, farmers are directed
to go north thrpugh Clare to the
last intersection, south of the
Tobacco bridge, then turn east
past the VFW hall.   ■
Ten Cents Copy
New Series, Vol. 67, No. Z4
Ploughmen
Weary Of
Snow
Fathers And Sons Dine At
Congregational Banquet
i
The Copgregatiorial - church
banquet for Fathers and Sons
was held Thursday evening of
last week, and a crowd of
something over 120 men and
boys were highly pleased with
the fine dinner and an entertainment which followed. , •
Postponed
Musical Festival
Played Here
A high, school- Solo and Ensemble Music Festival, origin-,
ally scheduled" to be held at
Twining pn February 14 _ was1"
denied Clare and FarweH school
musicians WhP were unable to
make the trip on icy roads. Per-,
formers from these two schools
played, on Tuesday of last week
for j udges' who awarded, (Clare
musicians nine fyrst- places, 10
seconds and two- thirds7, Eric
Hammerberg, only "Winner;of a
first place rating aiUOng High
School students will- play in the
State Festival in Ann?Arbor on
March 21. -     . •
; With speeches tpastih-J . tlie
fathers and their bpys, "kinging
and story telling, the program
reached a featured showing of
a color film on skiing. .
Toastmaster Jerry Forsberg,
introduced Willis Hankins with
a very appropriate and serious
toast to "our fathers". Responding with a,toast to the boys was;
Alan Tulk.
As pure -entertainment, the
film which* followed "was given
the.rapt attention of every pne
pf the-.dads and' lads at the banquet. Unfelding scenes pf Canadian landscape in splendid winter snews; the picture revealed
the-matchless scenery and per-
feet weather for skiing which
make to sport, a fast growing
odtdppr "recreatien. Tpp* skiers
exhibited skill on the downhill
runs in high, mountain resort
scenes,    , •;' ,
; Chicken and the f ull-ccurSe
treatment pn the menu : was
served under the direction , of
Mrs. Dan • Czyzewski, general
chairman fer the event She was
assisted by efficient committees
in charge of the * kitchen, food
preparation and of table decora-*-
tions,       ' *
You doh't say "snpw", "winter", and *vfree,ze" or other bad
words like that around the city
garage and city hall if you
want to be friends with 'city officials and workers who have
been * battling winter elements
until they even detest to hear
the words spoken.
When it comes time to tally
up the extra cost of snow re-
mpval and figure what has.been
spent to try and, keep the town
and its' inhabitants ('defrosted"
aiid plowed out, the headaches
will start all pver again.
It has been estimated that
frpm 5 tp 7 tunes more snow
has fallen here as was last winter's light total.
' ' Together with steady colder-
thaji-usual temperatures,' conditions have been more wintery
than' arty remembered since 1913.
. After, a seven-inch plus snowball last Sunday night and
iilonday, Clare city street crews
began once more at the beginning, to clear away streets and
curbs blanketed with, the beautiful, but unwanted stuff.-.
..]3y Wednesday of this week it
was estimated that extra spending since January 1 to keep
sriow.\removal workmen on the
job ^through many overtime
hours and tp hire extra trucks
and . a. loader would exceed
$1,100.00. And this is just the
beginning when it comes to
adding the bill for winter-
caused extras in city spending.
/Up to now the city-has spread
75 tons of salt. There have been
hundreds of hours pf effprt toy
men and. machines to-thaw frozen'water service and sewers. •
City . Manager Clarence Gum
repeats his word pf caution to
householders that to prevent
water pipes from freezing, a
tap inside the house should be
left running. And he adds that
snow from drives or walks must
not be pushed or shoveled over
city fire hydrants so as to "make
them difficult to locate fast if
the need should arise.
Elect Hospital
Board Members
Elected to the Bpard of
Directors of the Clare General
Hospital at a recent election are
Richard Groves, board; president,
for. J.; R.; Gershon, vice' president,
Dr..: k. ; J. Kraihik, secretary
treasurer. All are from Clare.
; Other board members named
iii*. the .electiori"* /are Harold
Sandborn, Plant Manager at
Clarfe Manufacturing, Dr. W. F
McGinrtiS of Mt. Pleasant and
Dr. D. Martin of Mt. Pleasant.
The meeting was held follow
ing a dinner at . the Doherty
Hotel.
Plan Celebration Of
Citizens State Bank
50th Anniversary
Events commemorating- the 50th Anniversary pf the Citizens
State Bank were announced this week by J. Stuart Bicknell,
president- The bank, which began business under a state
charter on March '10, 1909, will honor the occasion by events
starting with a stockholder employee family dinner on March 8.
On March 9, the bank will host a party for  area  bankers,
State Banking Department and Federal Reserve  officials and
other out of town representatives of financial institutions With
Whom the bank, has hiaintained financial relationships' over the ,
half-century of its existence-.       * -
A twq day open house will be held on Tuesday, March 10
and Wednesday March 11 at the bank during official-banking
hours, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p'.riv, Mr, Bicknell announced, On* those"
days the general public is cordially invited by the bank to visit
its offices, during which time a "coffee klatch" will! be continu-
' ous, ,        \   '     7     .   ' I      **•
The bank has purchased suitable gifts in Honor of the
occasion to be given to those attending and registration at the
open house will entitle each peuson to participate in a drawing -
for a prepaid "all-expense" tour for two persons, tp New York
and/return. Anneuncement ef the winner will be made at tlie "
drawing to be held' at 3:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 11, Mr,
Bicknell stated.
The events, long in the planning stage by the bank, cul- .
minate a half-century of uninterrupted banking service to Clare
and .surrounding area.and are planned, as a gesture of appreciation by the bank* to' its many friends and customers without '
whose assistance    and cooperation   the record achieved' could
never have been attained. .
Household
Anniversary
weepers —Bendix
or Freezers.
Clear Away
For Mailman
Been tough lately getting iii
and out of your snow-clogged
drive and sidewalk?
Give a sympathetic thought to
the mailman who walks your
route hi town, or who fights his
way over miles of frozen roads
to carry rural mail. These men
are faced with literally* scores of
situations every day where deep
snow, slippery or rutted walking
and driving make their job more
difficult.
Postmaster Francis > Jackson
said this week "that it has come
to the point where the'Depart-
mmi -mtfsi: insist *tHM householders and patrons do something to
help the carriers provide service.,
Sidewalks up to the mailbox
should ibe made passable and free
access by car must be provided up
to rural mail boxes.
In some localities, carriers are
refusing to deliver mail where
no effort is made to clear walking and driving access. Conditions
are not at that point Here, but
patrons whose .walks are* getting
too deep for easy Walking had
better shoulder the shovel and
see that their mail service con-
tinus as good as it has b^en.
May Sign
For Fluoride
Treatment
The Clare P.T.A. is again
sponsoring a summer Topical
Sodium Fluoride program for the
prevention of tooth decay. Last
summer 437 children from the
Clare Public Schools, and the St.
Cecilia's parochial school participated in a fluoride: program.
It has ibeen found that new
tooth decay may be prevented up
to 40% by the applicaLtion O'f
■sodium -fluprfde !to -the -ftteetft.-
Letters are now going put to
parents of pre-schoolers, secpndv
fifth and eighth -graders asking
them tp sign up for the fluoride
program. If is at these ages that
children t haye the greatest number of rieSvly vferupted.teeth, drtd
derive the jnosV*benefit fipm'the
fluoride solution.  .'.    : .1;    ,••
The .feeYWili be^.'OQ Ben cjhild
•■jayafjle' in advancer- jr Applications'
must'be returned ;b y Mgij^h ie,1
according to Mrs. . Irkne'^Dai-y,
school nurse who may be,"con*
tacted for more information 6a
the program.
Creative Artist And Teacher
.-'*.* •• -^     •*•    •
On Next Study Club Program
WE BI0 MONEY.
rp  W a
JU-
'&
«ffl
3*
; Photographed "somewhere" in Clare county,    ihis    hots* and rider", make    aA dramatic
.'picture as they cross the.level where snow is over their depth. Actually a trick picture
made wiih miniature toy figures, the photo shot   by'Ray. Ruby   is a reminder thai this
, is one oi.those"wmters to remeitiber" like the old ti!h4»iov« to tell about*, .
Miss Frances Fitch will display Crafts and Arts at the .Clare
Study Club meeting, Tuesday eve-
riing, 'March 3, in -the Methodist
church parlors.
Miss Fitch started teaching in
the Elementary College School
at Mt. Pleasant in 1936, and spent
the next twenty years of teaching
in the Central Michigan Art Department.
Frances has studied Art at
Chicago Accademy of Fine Arts,
then later,at the Pratt Institute
in Brooklyn New York where
she graduated with Specialization
in Drawing, Painting and
Illustrations. ,
Ceramic pieces have won honors for MiSs Fitch at National
Ceramic Shows held in .Syracuse,
New York. Cranbrook Academy
in Bloomfield Hills, has one of
the ceramics as a p^rt of their
permanent  collection.
Her philosophy "pf-teaching has
been to lead the student to express himself in his qwn way,
rather 'than impose a strict line
of adhesion. She feels the greatest
challenge is in Elementary Art
class, where the neophyte artist
must be greatly guided but not
pushed along a rigid curriculum
to best express himself.
While she has enjoyed teaching
very much, Miss Fitch hastens 'to
add, the years to come won't, (pass
slowly,for her. She has so many
interests that "she has no spare
time on her- hands.,  ..   „   - .
. She spent ,all her teaching
years at Central Michigan College and retired ih 1947.'
Miss-Fitch always desired to
have, her own studio .-"Vhere she
could ■ work.. in. field weaving,
print, making;, and ceramics and
•supply giitk, for* her shop. -V&r
ranch*stylla hPme on the. Chippewa River, even has been designed forrthis eventuality.
Indian Teacher
Scheduled For
Kiwanis Talk
Mrs. E. P. Donald, Indian edu*'
cator,. will be, the guest speaker
of the Kiwanis Club March 4 at
the 6:30 dinner meeting in the
Hotel Doherty. All Kiwanians are
urged to come and bring a guest.
Mrs. Donald, is a fluent speaker.
She will portray conditions in
her country both in epntrast and
comparison with the- United*
States. ' -
This speaker came to the
United States in 1953,--She attend'
ed Ohio State University. TMrs.
Donald also is a graduate of tne'
Isabel ThOburh' College Lucknow,
India:
She taught in a teacher training college in India. In addition to
these accomplishments, she Jias
a Masters Degree in secondary
education from Scaritt College
for Christian Workers, Nashville,
Tennessee and has studied journalism at Syraicuse University.
Her chief interest when she
returns to India is to instruct the
young people in her country towards a better way of life.
mflTHS
■Mrs. H. C. Cudney, longtime
resident. of Clare <died Wednesday- at the home where she was
a patient, in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Thurston's ' Funeral Home said
that services for Mrs.'' Cudney
would be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Congregational
dhurch*with*1 Rev. Kennedy offi*
ciating, and ceremonial last rites
performed by members of the
Ea&tcrn Star.
* ''.p"wp?iwaw>'-a