1957-05-02; Clare Sentinel

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THE GLARE SENTINEL
Established 1878
$&ftt Y#ar itt Clare- Isabella Counties
CLA1E, MICHIGAN* -THURSDAY MAY 2. 1957
Ten Cents Copy
At Clare Manufacturing
Aircraft Production
r
Rotarians' Wednesday noon were
given a first-hand introduction tq
new things going on at Clare,
Manufacturing Company under
the changeover program toward
aircraft production there.
Aircraft Engineer Marvin Gies
explained the function of the
bleeder valve control which Clare
Manufacturing produces for installation on the military aircraft
turbo-jet YJ57-P-3 engine. After
the lunchtime talk at the Doherty
members of the club went on an
escorted to\ir of the plant to view
* progress in the change from auto
carhUretion to the new product
Mr. Gies had the closest attention'of the club audience as he
reviewed interesting facts of the
turbojet   engine's   performance.
Trip Plans
At Meeting
By Sharon Zimmerman
•Of the Pioneer Staff
'The Clare school seniors who
•plan to go on the senior trip are
requested to attend a short meeting with their parents in the
school auditorium at 8:00 p.m. on
Thursday, May 9.
Many schools have discontinued senior trips because of some
undesirable incidents caused by
students in some groups and the
feeling that such trips are not
really part of an educational program.
A promise' which Clare seniors
made to the Board of Education
was that each student going on
.the trip would meet with the
class sponsors and chaperones
and the administrators to digsysg,
the" accepted pattern of hehavior.
One or both parents must come
to the meeting with each student.
A student who does not attend
this meeting or fails to make
other satisfactory arrangements
will-not be allowed to take the
trip, school authorities said this
week.
Mrs. Elden
To Exhibit
Paintings
Oil paintings by Mrs. Adelaide
Elden will make up a one-man
show to be hung in the Clare City
Library during the month of May
Mrs. Elden, whose work has
been rated most popular in the
show in previous Clare exhibits,
has had canvases hung in the
Michigan Amateur Artists Invitational Exhibit at Ann Arbor as
well as in the Saginaw Regional
Exhibit each spring.
Her work is in a realistic style
with close attention to form and
perspective. Mrs. Elden has painted for four years and is a student
of Mrs. Virginia Seitez. .
This is the third in a series of
one-man exhibits sponsored by
the Area Arts League, to be hung
at the library. Work of other
area artists will be shown in coming months.
Harrison
Church Leaders
Honored
An attractive candle-lighted
table bordered by favors of red
baby roses was the center of interest at the Harrison Congregational Church dining room, Tuesday April 23 at six o'clock.    •
The event Was a chicken dinnei
given in honor of the-officers and
teachers of the church school and
Was sponsored by Circle One of
the Harrison Congregational Women's Fellowship.
Mrs. Neil Kinne and Mrs. Dan
Czyzewski were co-chairmen with
Ida Hahip, Flavia Schaaf an<4
Edith Starr assisting with the
dinner and other circle members
donating food.
Twenty guests enjoyed the dinner and Mrs, Charles Amble gave
an Informative talk to the group;
Peter Oman responded for the
group and Rev, Claggett thanked
them for their cooperative efforts
during his six years as pastor of
the church* ■
Much information on the subject
Is'highly restricted, he said, but
he discussed enough of the em
gine's characteristics to recommend his talk as- one of high interest.
The bleed valve control manufactured in Clare is an automatic
device to allow the escape of super
compressed air from compressor
chambers of the huge engine. The
speaker explained that under conditions during acceleration and deceleration in flight, air becomes
"packed"- behind the revolving
compressor-' blades and causes
stalls'..or; killing of "the engine..
Ho 11 ey-.Carburetor >company's
valve control made by Clare Manufacturing, operates to open a
port.and harmful air" pressure is
reduced,' ; ...' • '■ •'"•"■■*'.'.
Speaking- of •the turbo-jet engine itself;-Mr. Gies.1 pronounced
"fantastic',' •".• the , weight, .'horse
power, and, size ;o| the power'
plant for' the • nation's combat
planes; ''•'''
From air intake to after-burner
tail, the YJ57-P-3 (engine alone)
stretches" some thirty odd feet in
length. Operating at ,100% military efficiency With throttle wide
open, the engine is rated at some
thing like fifteen thousand horsepower.
Degrees of speed are forgotten
statistics, the listeners were told.
Rather, the engine performs to
drive a plane at faster and faster
speed as'fuel is fed in increasing
quantities. Limits are set only by
the point in revolutions and temperatures where "the engine flies
apart", or the tail pipe assembly
burns off.
The listeners laughed at Mr.
Gies thought that the jet-equipped plane might take off under
full throttle so fast the pilot
would be left sitting on the spot
with the throttle button in his
hand.
Testing of the bleeder control
at Clare Manufacturing includes
performance examination under
temperature conditions in excess
of 200 degrees, to a low pf 80 de-
drees below-
Testing at .the Clare plant for
accuracy of dimensions and fit
of machined- parts is conducted
under the most advanced methods
and.with equipment of the most
up-to-date purpose. The entire
production of the control bejng
manufactured, -machining, finishing, assembly, testing, all are
part of the operation at the local
plant.
Pray It Doesn't Happen Here
'.Tornado,! The word strikes fear and sometimes unreason;-,
ing: panic into the hearts of those who believe they are* M the^.i
patlrdf natureVhavoc \ .. .;•'
Xa$t year, major tornados in the U,S, released- the \yild
force "equal to many atom ,;bombs. ■ Several struck Michigan
communities/'     -'.        •  ,v.     '•■,"•■ .' ■       .•...':■••'
What can'you do to.surviye in a twister? What might
happen to others'of your family separated from you during
a storm? • , " ,   V     r'
Next Week's "Sentinel will publish a timely feature with
the co-operation of the Civil Defense administration, Clare
Fire Department- and Police to tell what to do 'in a tornado.
.Superintendent Kichard Wheeler of Clare Public Schools
will explain what steps are planned, and rehearsed for protection of -.children in a tornado alert.
And advice will be given on how you, yourself can be of
most use to yourself and the community in such an emergency, and on the other hand, how blind terror and panic
can impede the efforts of others who are following an organized plan for protection.
Read next week's Sentinel for authentic information and
pictures about how and where tornados are "born>" and the
best steps for survival.
Dan Loomis son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Loomis, went out for
the trout fishing opener Saturday
and caught a sixteen inch rainbow, weighing a pound and a half
He was fishing on the Tobacco
River near Clare.
In the Bird Watching Department: Mrs. Delmar Allen
saw a flock of gold finches
in her back yard Wednesday
morning and among them
was a small pure blue bird.
She wonders what kind it
was.
Clare Fire Department members and their chief, Stan Parish
are thanking Ken and Helen Barnes for a useful gift, a "radioson-
ic" loudspeaker for shouting messages beyond the ordinary range
of voice. The Barnes' presented
the gift in appreciation of the efforts of the volunteer fire fighters last January when several
business buildings were destroyed.
The loudspeaker is a portable megaphone instrument with battery
power which amplifies the voice
for broadcasting to working fire-
ffen, or to crowds. Chief Parish
Was demonstrating the speaker
for Sentinel staffers Tuesday
evening.
City officaldoni cringed behind jangling telephones
Wednesday afternoon when
Water was shut off during
service to a main water line
on Beach street near Eourth.
Irritated citizens complained
that notice was not given .
properly, that early afternoon
Was a bad time for a portion
of the city to be, without waiter. CMef objectors were restaurants, Clare Manufacturing Co. and other businesses*
a fire alarm during the 'waterless period was luckily in
:.'£* itiral area..    . . .   '
JayCees
Plan Projects
Tonight
The Clare Jaycees will hold
their last regular meeting before
Charter Hight this Thxwday May
2 at 8:00 in the Clare High School
Cafeteria. It is hoped that there
•Will be a large turnout of new
and old members with anyone
who has not yet been contacted
or who has not yet come to a
meeting feeling free to come to
this important meeting.
The main business of the evening meeting will be the Charter
Night Banquet, the State Jaycee
Convention, and the beginning
of the first project of the group-
Be sure and be there to get in on
all the important plans that will
be made. Anyone interested in
more information about the May
2 meeting may call Dr. Lon Hoover at 866 in Clare.
The Clare Jaycees will hold
their Charter Night Banquet on
May 15 with many state and national officers of the Jaycees present. The new group will be in
stalled as a chapter of the State,
National and International Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Dinner will be served preceding
the installation and it is expected
that nearly one hundred guests
will be in attendance. It will be
the culmination of the effort of
nineteen men who have been
working so hard to establish a
Jaycee Chapter in this city.
DEftims
Mrs. Robert Mitchell received
word that her' brother, William
G. Ryan, 26, was killed Monday
night in an accident in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The body was
brought to Detroit for funeral
services. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. James E- Ryan, former
Clare residents.
He Couldn't
Run Away
From Justice
Richard Logan was arrested
last week by Michigan State Police in Vassar and held in Sagi:
naw county jail, where Clare police picked him up Sunday oh a
January 14 charge of disorderly
conduct.
He was returned to Clare,
where he plead buijty to the
charge in Clare Municipal Court
this week before Justice William
B. Dunlop.-
A warrant was issued for Logan last January after he was involved in a fight at Chuck's Tavern, in Clare. •   .
Justice Dunlop gave him the
choice of paying $100 fine- and
costs or staying sixty days in the
Clare county jail. Logan at first
chose to stay in jail, but this
week paid the fine and was released.
To Revive
United Fund
In County
The Valley Trails Boy Scout
Council said this week that it
would be pleased to help local
organizations with the revival of
a Clare County United Fund effort this .fall.
The offer came after many
contributors to the local Boy
Scout fund drive last fall" expressed a desire for the 'Untied
Fund appeal arrangement.-        '
The Council has set May 8, at
8 p.m. as a Clare County United
Fund organizational meeting "at
the Hotel Doherty.
Representatives of service
clubs, civic and church groups
are invited to be present. :
New Series, Vol 65, No. 33
It's Youths9 Day As Projects
A re Unveiled In Isabella,
iClare 4~H Spring Judging
§ Ellen Fancon, daughter of Mr.
&hd Mrs. Horace Fancon of
Clare; won top honors in the
.Clare County 4-H Dress Revue
field' at the Achievement Day in
Harrison on April 26.
?f Ellen will represent Clare
ICpUnty in the Dress Revue to be
Iheld at State 4-H Club Week at
, SU July 9-12.
^^er .winning outfit was a pink
jrJnc.ess" style dress of nylon
,»ver satin-with a pink' nylon dus-
||r. Ellen has completed 7 years
of. the 4-H Clothing project and
is a member of the Brush College
4-H .Club. .■■■■;■
Others winning "dress revue
honors were Lois Pudvay, Judy
Fart con; Carol Leis and Ruth Ann
Newman".
Those selected for the county
sewing honor roll included Lois
Pudvay, Judy Marotzke, Virginia
Reid, Ellen Fanpon, Judy Fancon; Ruth Ann Newman and Dar-
lene Allen,
Lois Pudvay, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Floren Pudvay of Clare
was selected as Clare County's
delegate .to the State 4-H Service Club, an organization of 4-H
smembers over 17. She will be initiated at State 4-H Club Week
in July.
Curt' Fellows, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Price of Harrison
won top honors in the 4-H Handicraft project and will exhibit
his articles at the State 4-H Show
at MSU in August.
The Brush College Electrical
4-H Club, under the leadership of
Leo Fitzpatrick, was presented
with a check from the Consumers Power Co. by Dennis Mc-
Guire.
Leaders receiving 5 year clover award pins were Miss June
Dawson, East Grant Energetic
Elves; Leo . Fitzpatrick, Brush
College 4-H; Mrs. Adolph Hilde-
brandt, Brush -College 4-TH; -Mrs.
'J. C Marotzke, Randall 4-H; and
Mrs. Floren Pudvay, Colonville
'4-H.
Other leaders recognized were
Mrs. Bernard Allen and Mrs. Galon Coats, Brush College 4-H;
Mrs. Josephine Whedler and Mrs.
Hazel Anderson, Redding Redwings; Mr. and Mrs. Mort Shea
Jr. and Mrs. Anita Bauman,
Hamilton 4-H Hustlers; William
Hall, Mrs, Kenneth Rorke and
Mrs. Helen Nash, Franklin Cook
& Hammer 4-H:
Mrs. Lloyd Presley and Dale
Dawson,' East Grant Energetic
Elves; Virgil Kistler, Colonville
4-H; Mrs. Dorothy Baumer, Mrs.
Mabel Iutzi and Albert Price,
Amble 4-H; and Mrs. Raymond
Scott and Mrs. Irwin Scott, Lake
Busy Beavers 4-H.
Talent numbers included a solo by Dagmar Bates, Amble 4-H;
Beverly Carr, Redding Redwings,
playing the accordion; guitar
and singing numbers by Robert
Reid and Duwayne Thompson,
Hamilton 4-H Hustlers; a trio by
Judy Marotzke, Anita and Carol
Leis, Randall 4-H; and a rhythm
tap dance by Barbara Phillips,
Pauline Colton, Delores and
Sharon Scott of the Lake 4-H
Busy Beavers.
Over 400 people attended the
4-H Achievement Day to view
•accomplishments-of Clare County's 150 4-H members.
Judges included Merle Raber,
Dennis McGuire, Mrs., Emil
Schultz, Mrs. Neil Nickle'ss, Mrs.
William Heath, Mrs. Sarah Witte,
Mrs. Edna Dickens, Mrs. Mabel
Breault and Miss Velma Izzard,
Missaukee County HDA.
Janet Johnson and Margie
Swindlehurst was selected Saturday night as Isabella county's
representatives in the State
Style Show to be held in July.
Janet is a member of the Little
Beavers 4-H Club and daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Johnson
of rural Mt. Pleasant. Margie is
a member of the Rosebush Teen-
timers led by Mrs. Earl House
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Don Swindlehurst of Rosebush.
The girls were selected from
over 250 4-H clothing members
Who topk part in the county -
wide event. Winners are chosen
on their ability to style their
garments that they have made. In
Theta Rho Club Hostess
To 6th District Meeting
Study Club
Dinner Meeting
Set May 7
The Clare Study Qlub will have
its May meeting, Tuesday evening May 7, at the Hotel Doherty
with a dinner to precede the program..
i Dr. Bowen of Central Michigan
College will present students who
will give their selections from
the Annual Oral Interpretations
Festival.
Arrangements are in charge of
Mrs, George Beck and Mrs. Hugh
Kennedy. Guests are invited.' This
is the last meeting of the year.
The Clare Theta Rho Girls Club
No. 11 was hostess to the clubs
of District 6 on Saturday, April
27 for an all day meeting held in
the Clare City Hall, with about
fifty girls, their advisors, and
special guests present. Clubs in
this district are St, Louis, Coleman, Flint and Clare. Flint Club
members did not attend.
State Official
Praises New
County Jail
The new Clare county jail enjoys* one of the highest ratings
among detention institutions in
the state of Michigan, according
to a recent letter from Michigan
state inspector of jails, W. H.
Nestle to the Clare County
Board of Supervisors recently.
Mr. "Nestle inspected the jail
in January and cited the progress from "one of the lowest
rated jails in the state to one
of the highest, which you now
have the honor of holding."
"You have a wonderful institution you can be proud of. I am
sure that with the good supervision that Sheriff (James)
Darling will give this institution,
it will maintain its high standing," his letter assured the board
of supervisors.
A management requirement for
the new jail is that all prisoners
be furnished a coverall or similar garment, for purposes of
security and sanitation.
In closing his letter, Mr. Nestle thanked the supervisors for
their cooperation.
Loses Behind
5-Hit Hurling
The Clare Pioneers were held
to four hits when they dropped a
3 to 2 decision to St. Louis .Monday April 29, .on the St. Louis diamond. s
Freshman John Zinser pitched
great ball as he allowed five hits
in seven innings of pitching. He
allowed only two earned runs but
the Pioneer squad committed five
errors. St. Louis was guilty of six
bobbles.
Young Couples Of Today Prepare
For Marriage By "Dating Steady
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• Today's young people are preparing for marriage by "going
steady", says Dr. Charles W. Cole
president of Amherst College in
Massachusetts, in a Harpers magazine article condensed in the
May Readers Digest, "American
Youth Goes Monogamous".
Young moderns, frown upon
and shun such* dating practices of
their parents" generation as cutting in-on some one else's date at
a dance, • '
A new and strange chasm between parents and young adults
has resulted since "going steady"
became the pattern for the social
life of the young, Dr. Cole writes.
Three dates in fairly rapid order are hot enough to establish
the ''going steady" relationship,
and six are plenty. So the fourth
or fifth date can be crucial. If the
decision is affirmative, the boy
will hot go out with any other girl
or the girl with any other boy.
Each can count on the other for
any date, dance, or other social
event.
If the boy goes far away to
school, he is admired by his fellows if he lives a completely monastic life at college. His savrifice
brings him respect and sympathy.
Oddly, the author observes, the
revolution is a triumph of rural
19th century customs that caused
boys and girls tq_ "pair off" in
more or less stable fashion.     • <
Nobody is quite sure why to-,
day's young people have reverted
to earlier ways, but one result is
clear. The average age for piar«
riage has dropped rapidly.
Couples  "going  steady"  often
play with the idea of marriage as
early as the second or third date-
Zenobia Friends' Night Dr^ws
Guests From 7 Area Chapters
A' special meeting of Zenobia
Chapter 0,E.S. was held Thursday evening April 25 for initia
tion and Friends' Night.
Chapter opened in regular form
with Mrs. Lillian Barber, worthy
matron and Warren White, worthy patron in the East. Flags
Were presented by the guest flag-
bearers and pledges given. The
worthy matron welcomed the
guests and members..
Mrs. Sarah I. Wilson of Mia*
land, past grand chaplain, was introduced and given a hearty Welcome. Worthy matrons and Worthy patrons from Mt. Pleasant,
Harrison, Midland, Farwell, Bea-
verton and Gladwin were escorted
to the East and welcomed; also
officers of C.G.M., Mrs. Flossie
Cadey, president; Jay Bellinger,
vice president, Mrs. Myrtle Hock
organist.
,    (Continued on Page 8)
The Clare Club was in charge
of the model session, opening
and. closing, with Judy Ulrich,
president, in charge, Miss Alma
Peckham, a Theta Rho guest
from Eaton Rapids, acted as vice
president for the Clare club, due
to the unavoidable absence of
that officer.
As this is a new district formed during the .past year, Miss Carol Mitchell, of Clare Club as president, was the only officer. Pro
tem officers selected for the day
Were: Gloria Wilcox, Coleman,
vice president; Pat Hall, St. Louis, secretary, and Judy Ulrich,
Clare, treasurer.
These district officers were introduced by the reception committee, Sue Haring, Carron Randall, Margo Haring and Georgia
Lee Shayler. Corsages were presented by Wilma Cook and Sharon Mussejl.
Other special* guests were Miss
Mary Jane Travers, of Lansing,
a past president of the Theta Rho
Assembly; Mrs. Birdie Lewis, of
Vassar, chairman, Mrs. Alma
Peckham, of Eaton Rapids, vice
chairman and Mrs. Lorena
Knight, of Grand Rapids, secretary, all members of the Theta
Rho Board of Control of Michigan.
Advisors, assistant advisors
and visiting Rebekahs were also
recognized.
The address of welcome was
given by Judy Ulrich and the response by Gloria Wilcox of Coleman.
At this time, the district president took charge with the appointment of committees and roll
call of clubs and delegates with
their reports, /
Officers elected for the coming
year are Gloria Wilcox, president,
Pat Hall, vice president, Judy Ulrich, secretary, and the new member, Betty Smith of Coleman as
treasurer. Coleman will be the
meeting place for 1958.
Dinner was served at noon in
the Clare Congregational Church
by a Rebekah Committee, with
Mrs. Ellen Henderson, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Mcintosh as co-chairman.
Others assisting were Mrs. Eva
Schlafley, Mrs. Bernice DeDolph,
Mrs. Cecil B&uchey, Mrs. Reva
Maxwell, Mrs. Doris Mitchell and
Mrs. Rose Jerred. Table grace
was given by Mary Ann Leonard,
chaplain of the Clare Club.
At the afternoon session, the
Theta Rho Degree was conferred
by the Coleman Club; the Majority Degree, by the St. Louis Club.
The Clare Club presented a special drill forming the letters
CAROL for their president,
and giving her a gift, a complete
surprise to her.
A question box and reports of
the finance and courtesy committees were given and the newiy
elected officers were introduced
by members of their club.
Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Peckham and
Mrs. Knight each gave pleasing
remarks, and commended the
clubs for their fine work, and especially the Clare Club for carrying on in spite of difficulties since
the loss of the Oddfellow Hall.
The .Coleman Club presented the
Clare Club with a donation of
money to help in the purchase of
new equipment.
The hali was attractively decorated for the day, with peach and
blue streamers, .and bluebirds,
the Theta Rho emblem, by Gloria
Olson, and her committee; many
donations of lovely flowers were
arranged by Mrs. Eva Schlafley.
Sharon Beemer and Margo Haring "were in charge of registrations. •
addition fourteen other girls were
chosen as outstanding and received Style Revue Pins.
Style Revue Pins were award-!*';
ed to Janet Hovey, Bowen 4-H"",^
Club;    Helen    Saunders,   Little '-/'■
Beavers 4-H Club; Mary Brown,' ■
Bowen 4-H Club;    Avis   Muter- „;
spaugh,  Rosebush Ready Rock*
ets 4-H Club; Nancy -Downing, :
Rosebush    Ready Rockets    4-H: "
Club; Barbara Curtiss, Winn 4-H'-':i
Club; Mary Ellen Dennis, Deer-
field Wood and Needle 4-H Club;
Linda Jenkins, Wise Community .
4-H    Club;       Carol      Klashak, "
Orr Busy Hands 4-H Club; Valerie Williams, Winn   4-H Club;
Emily Bowerman, Rosebush Teen-
timers 4-H Club; Sharon,  Pike,
Orr Busy Hands 4-H Club}-Patricia Guy, Rolland   4-H Cliffr  and
Donna Cameron, Rosebush Teen-
timers 4-H Club. Sharon Fike and
Emily Bowerman were selected
as alternates to the State Style
Show.
Miss Mary Woodard judged the
event which was under the direction of the Style Revue Committee, Mrs, Albert Getchell,
Mrs. Marion Johnson and Mrs.
Cecil Emery.
Cof C Group
Ready For
Member Drive
A kick-off breakfast will start
a Clare Chamber of Commerce
membership drive Tuesday morning, May 7, at 7 o'clock at the Hotel Doherty. '
Following' tne breakfast, <S -of
C directors will go out in teams
to call on business men to collect
annual dues of $15.
They will present members
with new decals to put on doors
and front windows of business
places, and distribute newly designed  membership  cards.
A kick-off breakfast will start
a Clare Chamber of Commerce
membership drive Tuesday morning, May 7, at 7 o'clock at the
Hotel Doherty.
Following the breakfast, C 6f C
directors will go out in teams to
call on business men to collect annual dues of $15.
They will present members
with new decals to put on doors
and front windows of business
places, and distribute newly designed membership cards.
Each team will be carrying a
selling kit that includes a list bf .
achievements of the Clare Chamber in 1956, and the plans proposed for the coming year.
This year's president is Ben
Burdo, Clare Hardware proprietor. Secretary is Allen Ott, of the
Citizens State Bank.
Extension
Studies Table
Decoration
The Eagle Extension Group
met April 23 at the home of
Mrs. Wallace Carrow with eight
members present. ,„ :.
Mrs, Bryan Miller f chairttVaiS,
conducted the business meeting.
Table decorations and the efo
hibit for Achievement Day were
discussed. Mrs. Miller gave the
program for the coming year,  v-
Mrs. Bryan D. Miller and Mrs.
Cecil Pudvay told about "Government and You." An afternoon
open meeting they had attended
at Harrison, April 9.
The hostess served refreshments at,, the close of the meeting and all plannd to attend
Achievement Day May 2,
Entertain
Women's FB
The Salt River Farm Bureau
group and the Herrick Farm Bureau Group were co-host groups
to the Farm Bureau Woman's
Activity Group Tuesday April
23 at the Orr Community Building.
Mr. Knapp of Mt, Pleasant was
the guest speaker in the afternoon,
Pot luck dinner Was served at
noon,