1959-08-13; Clare Sentinel

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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, AUG. 13, 1959
Ten C»nts Copy       New Series, Vol. 67, No. 48
Tax Compromise In August
About As Likely As Snow
By State Representative
Russell H. Strange, Jr.
Hope for a solution to a tax
stalemate was shattered this
week. Members of both parties
in the House of Representatives
■were stunned Thursday as word,
came that the Senate had flatly
rejected a substantial part of a
proposed compromise tax package.
Resentment by the Democrats
and disappointment by Republicans filled the air in the House,
as reports were given by House
members of the Conference
Committee.
In one of the most attentive
sessions I have ever witnessed,
detailed reports were given followed by a full discussion as to
the areas it appeared that agree'
ments could be reached.
While the House was assembled in formal session with Republicans and Democrats participating equally, the atmosphere
most closely resembled what
could have been a joint caucus
of Republicans and. Democrats.
The cooperation and earnest
desire to reach a tax solution
displayed by membership of
both parties is most encouraging. Unfortunately, however, a
big gap still remains between
the House and Senate.
In view of what has happened
it appears that a tax compromise and Legislative adjournment
in August is about as likely as
snow.
Farm Land
Values Rise To
New Record
Farm real estate costs .more
per acre now than ever before,
according to William H. Heneberry, agricultural economist at
Michigan State Universij-y;,.-': •<   \
Michigan's to'tal' farm real Estate value reached $2.9 billion in
March — an average of $174 per
acre including farm buildings,
Heneberry notes from a recent
survey by the United States Department of Agriculture.
The state's per-acre farm real
estate value has gone up 70 per
cent since 1950, 33 per cent
since 1954, the economist relates. Nation-wde values have
followed the same trend.
''Increasing real estate values
boost a farmer's dollar assets,"
says Heneberry. "But a farmer
can't cash in on this increase
until he sells his land. And he
usually won't sell unless he's
getting out of farming."
Heneberry gives three reasons
Why increasing farm real estate
values hurt farmers:        *
1. High real estate costs leave
less money for fertilizer, lime
and other inputs that allow
more efficient land use.
2. Higher real estate values
Usually mean higher property-
taxes. Property tax assessment
values tend to go up when land
and building prices increase.
3. Rising costs let fewer young
people climb the "agricultural
ladder" from hired man to tenant, part owner, and finally full
owner.
Real estate values vary widely
within the state, says the economist. Values in some urbanized
counties average nearly $400 per
acre. Other areas in the state
averaged less than $100 per acre.
Buildings accounted for 44 per
cent of the state's total real estate value, says Heneberry.
Farm homes represented about
one-half of this building value.
Farm-business, buildings made
up the other half.
Improved farm and non-farm
income have helped boost real
estate values in the past two
years, the economist believes.
. Farm income in 1958 was 23 per
cent higher than, in 1957, largely because of higher -cattle prices
and more cash ctop sales.
, Between 1954 and 1957, farm
real estate values went Up despite declines in farm income.
Heneberry names three likely-
causes:
"Many farm operators bought
more acres to use labor and
machinery more fully,
"Many non-farm ■ buyers invested in farmland.
Correction
The Sentinel regrets an error
in an advertisement for American Community Stamps appearing on page 12 of this issue. Signatures on the ad should be:
Northland Hardware, Rowley's
Sunoco Service, and Allen's TV
Service.       ,
Treat Eight
Accident
Victims Here
A highway accident north of
Clare oh Tuesday, evening sent
eight persons to the Clare General hospital for treatment for
their injuries and caused extensive damage to the two autos in
Which they were riding.       ,
Treated by Dr. J. R. Gershon
for various minor hurts were
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zischke and
their four children,, all of De~-
witt, ancl three occupants of the
other auto, Joan V. Ohliger and
her mother and sister, of Lake-
wood, Ohio.
Charged in Clare Justice William B, Dunlop's Court on Wednesday with improper passing in
{oncoming) traffic, Miss Ohliger
plead guilty and paid a fine and
court costs totaling $18.30.
Mr. Zischke suffered a fractured kneecap, and according to
Dr. Gershon, will have to remain in a cast for several
weeks. He,is to be released to
return home sooner than that
though;
Ih juries to' other1 riders in
hoth cars were cuts and abrasions of no great serious degree.
State Police troopers investigated the mishap.
Child Health
Conferences
August 18, 21
Expect No Delay In
Sept. 14 School Start
A dainty sample bite was enough to. convince visitiiig "royalty" -"that Clare-made cheese
is fit for a princess. Miss Mary Sue Hodge* State Dai^y Princess stopped at.the Kraft,
plant here during her county tour during fair^w-jek.- Plant manager Virgil fBergstrom
is offering a slice of Kraft's chief product while Earl Ruby, of Schaeffer's t>airy, and
Warren White, Farm Bureau leader look on. Later    Mary   Sud was iaken'io Harrison
where she made an appearance at the Fair-
Photo by Lee Sowle
The District Health Unit staff
will hold regular Child Conferences in;"Clare County at the
iQllowlng tintes:" ," 7'.
v&t t^e Farwell Methodist
church on Tuesday, August 18,
9^ to 11 a.rrt. At the Clare city
hall on Tuesday, AUgust 18, 1
to 3 p.m. At the courthouse in
Harrison on Friday, August 21,
9 to 11 a.m.
Following recent publicity of
local Polio epidemics and the
disclosure that many parents
have failed to have immunization shots administered to their
pre-school children, officials of
Health Unit Seven are reminding the public that any young,
person under the age of 14 may
have the Salk Vaccine series
tree in Clare county. It is* administered at "Well Child" conferences.
Cost of the serum provided for
this program is borne by tlie
county uftder financing by the
Board, of Supervisors.
Most AmeJican parents would
be shocked and offended by any
suggestion that when it comes
to loving concern for their children they are not models of solicitude. Yet the Health News
Institute calls attention to some
figures which strongly indicate
tnat in one vital area of child
care our public school systems
are more conscientious parents
than the parents themselves.
In the years before the widespread availability of Salk vac.-
cjne, iphildren from five to
nine constituted the age group
most susceptible to paralytic
polio. Today, in contrast, the
largest number of cases occur
among preschool. youngsters
from one to four.
The reason for the change
seems obvious — a systematic
program in the schools to see
that every school child receives
his three Salk vaccine injections, By the end of school year
1958, nearly all had been so protected,
Immunization of the preschool group depends, of course,
on .the initiative of the parent.
Thousands of adults have procrastinated about getting their
own shots.'But for them to fail
io make sure that their children
get the lifesaving injections is
neglect of an entirely .different
kind.   , '■      -
, The race horse driver told the 4-H ex-.
hibitor, who told the little girl Ferris wjieel
rider, who told the   sandwich man,    who
told the ticket taker . , ,
Everyhody said that the Clare county
Fair which,just closed a six-day run at
Harrison was the best all-'round fair ever
staged in the county!
Fair Board officials are jubilant over
the public support of the event, and the
financial success at the gate. Secretary Albert Haley said- that accounting- figures will
show* the 1959 Fair beat all records, and
passed last yessr'**; totals by about 20 percent.
7-Chi}dren*S/®Nf' WinHers ,.
Proud winners, oX bicycles on
August 4 were Phillip Archbold
and Elna Townsend. The races,
stunts and athletic events in the
afternoon produced scores of
young winners who breathlessly
accepted their dollar prizes in
more than 20 exciting events.
County School Superintendent
Lenord Schwanz was the supervisor of the program with assistance from Mrs. Marion
^eers, Miss Phyllis Pearson,
Floyd. Stanley, Pat Champlin
and Edgar Brady.
Top Beef Price
. At the Champion Steer auction on Friday, Dee Dunkle's
Grand Champion steer brought
76c per pound as it Went to the
Hotel Doherty, Clare.
Topping .' last yeac's Fair
Champion Steer price by 19c
per pound, the animal brought
its owner $847.40. The prime
beef will be served to diners at
the Hotel.  '
Helen Penrose's Reserve
Champion was sold to the Citizens State Bank at a 60c figure.
Buyers of the next in order
steers with the prices brought
are: Ray Seelinger—41, Hendrie
Packing—37.5c, Clare Stockyards
-,31.5c, Clare Packing—36.5c.
James Bicknell, III—39c, Albert Haley—33.5c, Witbeck IGA
--35c, Peet Packing—33c, Ashcraft—34.5rC, Tim Cotter—32.5c,
ston—33.5c, Ashcraft—30c
Jackson Mkt,—-30c, Joe Johnston—33.5c, Citizens State Bank
—28c, Lenord Schwanz—33.5c,
Packing House Market—33c,
Clare Packing—29c.
Observers were surprised at
the 37.2c high average price at
the sale where a total of 20,485
pounds of FFA and 4-H beef
brought the total gross of
$7,622.77. The auctioneer was
James Sykora, who contributed
his services.
Racing fans were thrilled with
the largest program of harness
pacers and trotters ever appearing on the fairground mile
track.
A 'record-breaking time of 2.05
was reported set by "Little Majesty", a pacer driven by Alvin
liagner ori August 5.
The Fair management was praised.by
a race horse owner and driver from. Traverse City, Scottie McLeod, who said that in
43 years of Fair racing he has never received nicer treatment, or never seen better
accommodations, better barn facilities or a
cleaner Midway.
The Clare County Fair Board asked The
Sentinel to make a public expression of
their thanks to each one who contributed to
the success of the event.
Scores of individual exhibitors took
home their prize handiwork and outstanding livestock animals "and produce as' the
Saturday closing time approached.
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New Health Itisuranee
Covers Senior Citizens
Michigan Blue Cross-Blue
Shield announce<J recently that
it has developed for State Insurance Department approval a
brand new health care plan for
all persons in Michigan age 65
or older. ,
Blue Cross-Blue Shield, which
has always continued coverage
for its members regardless of
age, developed these new "Senior Contracts" to provide coyer-
age to the thousands of persons
who had failed to enroll before
they reached 65.
Enrollment will be on an individual basis. The monthly cost
of the combined hospital and
medical-surgical benefits will be
$8.47 . .*. $5.23 for Blue Cross
hospital coverage and $3,24 for
Blue Shield medical-surgical coverage.
Pending approval of rates and
benefits by the State Insurance
Department, the "Blue Cros*^
Blue Shield Senior Contracts
will be offered the public this
fall.
The Blue Cross hospital plan
provides    30    days of    hospital
No New^ Roads If Funds Lag
Predicting that, portions of
Michigan's highway bu'ildihg program are threatened by Congress' slow-down financing plan
and- may be scrapped altogether,
Highway . Commissioner Donn
Mackie said that his Department
was stunned and dejected by tne
Washington committee's action.
Tlie bill, as reported out by the
rommittee will reduce federal aid
to Michigan by 141 million dollars under amounts anticipated
when the States new highway
building plan was announcea.
Among five projects which
will be definitely delayed by tne
cut in aid according to Mackie
is 72 miles,of relocating US-27
in Crawford, Otsego and Chippewa counties. He did not say that
local projects would he affected.
Fall Fashions
Unveiled At
Style Show
Members, friends, and interested spectators were in attendance
at a Style Show sponsored by the
Coleman Chapter, O. E. S. and
held in the school gym at Cole-,
man Tuesday evening, Augusr
11. -     * -
Small tables were attractively
arranged and special displays of
popular Luxite and Barbizon
lingerie by Davys' Inc., of Clare,
shoes by Fleming Shoe Company
of Clare and Evart, the Sarah
Covintry Jewelry and many items
of fancywork -circled the room.
Silver tea service with a variety
of cookies and dainty sandwicnes
featured one, corner of the gym.
Mrs. Zee "Alexander was mistress of cremonies, and ner
committee for the evenings
affair were Mrs. Kay Murpny,
Mrs. Pat Brug'ger, Mrs. Loia
Rank, worthy matron, and Mrs.
Norma Brownlee, associate matron.
The.Show opened with J. A.
Brugger   Department   Store   oi
Continued On Page 8
ward, care, renewable each time
the member has been out of the
hospital at least 3 months, on a
share-the-cost basis.
The member's share of the
cost of Blue Cross services for
each hospital admission is 20
per cent of the first $500 with a
minimum payment of $25 and a
maximum of $100 regardless of
the total amount of the Blue
Cross services.
After that, Blue Cross covers
100 per cent of the cost of these
services. They include ward accommodations, general nursing
care,. meals and all other regular Blue Cross services such as
laboratory tests, drugs, medicines, anesthesia by a hospital
employee, physical therapy, special diets, oxygen, use of operating rooms and use of iron
lungs "ind similar hospital
equipment.
The Blue Shield. Senior medical-surgical plan is basically the
M-75 $2,500 income ceiling plan
for group coverage. In-hospital
medical care is limited to 30
days, renewable each time the
member has been out of the hospital at least 3 months.
If the annual- income of the
subscriber is less than $2,500
Blue Shield participating doctors
will accept the Blue Shield fee
as full payment for surgery, in-
hospital medical care, anesthesia and emergency first aid.
On a modest, share-the-cost
basis, the plan also provides
these important additional benefits: x-rays, electrocardiograms,
radiation treatment for cancer
and certain other diseases in the
hospital, outpatient department
or the doctor's office; most laboratory services either in the
hospital outpatient department
or the doctor's office' and certain bedside consultations in the
hospital.
The member's share of the
cost for each of these above additional services is $5 or 10 per
cent of the Blue Shield fee . . .
whichever is the greater. Blue
Shield participating doctors
agree to accept- the balance of
the Blue Shield fee as full-payment unless the member's income exceeds $2,500 a year.
> Under these new senior contracts even chronic and, preexisting conditions are covered
as soon as the member has been
enrolled six months,
Declaring that plans are still
unchanged for the start of
school on September 14, Clare
Superintendent Richard Wheeler announced this week that faculty vacancies have all. been
filled and the staff is nearly
complete for the beginning of
classes.
The school system is ready to
greet l;475. students.on opening
day.
Classrooms and essential facilities ■ in the new high school
building are pearihg completion
to'allow classes to meet there at
school starting time. The gymnasium and locker rooms will
get the finishers' attention as
,soon as possible in their turn.
An extensive remodeling project to make elementary facilities of the former high school
rooms in the old building is
'complete. Outside building repairs are now being finished on
the older plant,
Nine faculty jobs have been
filled by either new teachers, or
those returning to Clare school
positions, after absences. Mr.
Wheeler says that he is still
looking for two more teachers
who will bring the staff roster
to complete readiness.
Arrested
In Theft
Of Pistol
A Clare man who waS released, from the Detroit House
of Correction only last month,
has been arrested by Clare
County Sheriff James Darling
.an.the .charge of s,tealing. a
pistol here. *  7
James Styes, 31, is accused of
taking th«* pistorftojn a, pickup
truck belonging to William
Whitehead Of Clare. .According
to the - sheriff, - Styes made
threats against friends of his
sister..
Demanding justice court examination on the charge, Styes
was scheduled to appear before
William B. Dunlop on Wednesday, but the appearance was
postponed until today.
Sheriff Darling said that the
suspect has a record of much
former trouble with the law and
he has spent about two-thirds of
his life in*penal confinement.
One of the first to be signed
to a contract early this summer
is High School Principal, Mr.
Snyder. He is a 31 year-old former classroom teacher and principal at Lyori Township Schools
at  South Lyon,  Michigan.
Educated at Michigan State
and U of M, he is also a reserve
officer in the>U.S. Army with
the rank of captain. He is married and the father of two p're-
gchool age children. He was the
president of the Kiwanis club
when he left South Lyon.
A change in assignments for
high .school faculty/ niembers
follows the.'-- resignation of Miss
Olive Evans. Mrs. Louisa BOwl-
er assumes duties irt. languages
instruction,' while Caror Baldwin will take over MrS. Bowler's
former English classes.. Miss
Georgia Walker has been newly
added to the high school English
Department to fill the position
left by the transfers.
New members of the elementary faculty include Mrs. Doris
Mitchell, a Coleman school
teacher last year; Mrs. Ethel
Marshall, returning after a years
leave; Mrs, Mary Ann Bilyeu,
whose husband is a.new interne
at Clare General hospital and
who is herself a graduate from
Northeastern Missouri State
Teachers College.
A new addition.-in. the. junior
high teaching staff is Miss Sandra Blakeslee, who was a spring
graduate from Michigan State
U. And also in a junior high
teaching berth is George Simmons, who taught last year in
Armada; Michigan and will commute to the school from his
home in Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Charles Poole, wife of
Dr. Poole* on the University at
Mt. Pleasant is another recently
added member of the junior
high teaching staff.
Special teachers include Miss
Mary Barrett who comes to
Clare from a teaching job at
Vandercook Lake, and will be in
charge of elementary grades art
instruction. Mrs. Vivian Hughes
oi Clare has also been added;in
the position of elementary vocal
music instructor.
Yet being sought are an ele*
mentary librarian, a teacher of
elementary physical educatiqn
for boys and girls, and a staff
member to divide teaching time
half and half between high
vocal music and instrumental
music instruction.
In the opinion of Mr. Wheeler,
the most immediate improvement expected to come with the
beginning of education in the
new high. school, and the- improved elementary building, ;is.
.the widei* opportvJnitSes 'available to upper classmen, arid
standardization of the program
for students in elementary
grades.
The transportation facilities
are being enlarged to include a
total of 15 buses and a station
wagon. They will handle- the
movement of students in less
time "and over fewer miles frav-*
eled than last years equipment
of nine buses and two ' statioii
wagons. The school *is ejcpecting
a saving on maintenance arid
operating cost. ■ .-■'
High school students numbering close to 420 are expected at
the opening of the new building,
Mr. Wheeler said. The superintendent and administrative staff
will continue to occupy the office in the old building.
Opening Tuesday
Bagwell
Boosters Plan
State Rally
The Bagwell Boosters are having an all-day* state-wide meeting
at Howell, Saturday, August 15.
Dr. Lewis E. May, Howell physician and temporary state Chairman of the organization says, ■
"I've met with the city fathers
and they are thrilled with the'
selection of Howell for the meeting place. Howell and Livingston
county is the birthplace of the
.Bagwell Booster movement
which now includes nearly 6,000
nembers."
The day's program will include election of permanent officers and short ,talks by Dr.
May, William Van Duzer, Scott-
secretary, by Lloyd Johnson, of
ville attorney and temporary
Detroit, temporary vice-chairman and by Allen Cox of Charlotte, director of county chair
men.
, A crowd of more than 500 are
expected to attend and a nation
al weekly news magazine has
expressed an interest in covering the event.
Chorale Group
On Way Home
The Michigan Chorale, 100
teen-age singers now on a
Eui-opean good-will tour, will
present a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 13, in Hill Auditorium at The University of
Michigan.
The concert, will be held under
the auspices of the University
Musical Society., in cooperation
with the Michigan Council oi
Churches, sponsor of the Michigan Chorale.
Chorale members from Clare
are Bruce Delmarter and Clayton
Hardman.
The 14th Annual Isabella
County Youth and Farm Fair
will begin on August 18 and will
win until the 22nd, 7 The Sker-
beck Amusement shows will'
provide fair patrons with an exceptionally fine midway. Gene
Holter's Wild Animal show and
liex Allen and his horse KoKo
will provide excellent grandstand entertainment for young
and old. Highlighting the Tuesday evening program will be the
Special County Centennial Day
feature, of old time music and
dancing, combined, with episodes
of the early history of the county.
More than 600 4-H club members will be displaying various
exhibits. Judging contests for
livestock and dairy club „ members will see many members vying for the valuable awards to
be sponsored by the merchants
of Isabella County.. At 10:00 on
August 20 the Dairy Judging
Contest is sponsored by the
Kraft Foods Co. and is open to
any youth who has not passed
his or her 20th birthday and
who meets 'the entry requirements. There are more than 25
different 4-H project fields in
this years fair.
Seven From
Area Finish
At Central
Seven area graduates were
among a class of 274 students at
Central Michigan University
who closed their school careers
with the finish of the summer
session at Mt. Pleasant on July
3J, '    .
Norris Bay and Ruth Janet
Schunk, both of Clare were
awarded. B.S. degrees. Mr. Bay
majored in Secondary Education
and-Industrial Arts, while Mrs.
Sehunk's major was in Elementary Education and Social Science.
Graduating also from Farwell
was Jason S. Flower; from Harrison Were Clarice BelloWs and
Pearl Brady; from Beaverton
were Lela NeaHng and Melvin
Skillman; from Gladwin were
Leola Block and Ida Dor'cey.
Although no graduation ceremonies swere" held at the end - of
.summer session, the degree recipients are eligible to take
part in either midyear or June
commencements. •
Children's Day     *
A boys and a girls bicycle will
be given away on Wednesday,
August 19, which has been des-
ignated as Children's Day. AU
rides of the Skerbeck shows
will be at reduced prices from
1 to 5 p.m. on that day.
The fair grounds will open at
8 a.m. daily and admission, is
free. As in past years, parking
rates on the grounds, wUl.be- 50-;
per day, Or $1.00 for the week,,
under the direction of' VFW
Post 3033. .
. Premiums totaling $5,500.00
will be awarded at this years
fair. Fair officials have stated
that all open class and FFA
premiums will be paid immediately following the end of the
fair; however 4-H premiums will
be delayed until final reports are
received.
On August 20, the lightweight
horsepulling contest will be held
at 2 p.m. and the heavyweight
will be staged at 8 p.m. August
21. The fourth annual tractor
pulling contest will commence at
12:00 noon, and the spectacular
livestock parade will take place
at 8 p.m., followed at 8:30 with
the livestock auction featuring
prime and choice FFA and 4-H
raised and fed beef.
Local drivers will be featured
in the Ostrich races of the Gene
Holter Wild Animal Show, and
you may be assured that you
will see "wild" drivers! The
famous white stallion "Silver"
will be featured . with camels,
Llamas, and a zonkey. This is
the second year that this show
has appeared at the fair, and
two performances will be presented. The afternoon show WiU
be at 2 p.m., followed by the
evening performance at 8 p.m.
on the 19th.
The "Riders of the Purple
Sage" will be featured with the
Rex Allen show, on Saturday,
August. 22. Allen stars on TV
with his program "Frontier
Doctor". His famous horse KoKo
will also perform, and is among
the most beautifiul horses in
America.
The County-wide . centennial
parade ^.will be held at 3 p.m. on
August 18\and will be one of the
largest parades ever .to be held
in this county. The fair-wUl officially open upon the conclusion
of the parade, which will have
many outstanding floats entered.