1957-05-23; Clare Sentinel

              Established 1878
$150 Year in Clare, Isabflla Counties
CLARE, MldHIGANv^THURSDAY MAY 23, 1957
Ten Cents Cqpy
New Series, Vol. 65,JNo. 36
H     >
"The Citizen" Honor Given
L. E. Davy At Cof C Banquet
Art Bradley
Thrown From
As "Citizen Of The Year" in
1957, it was appropriate that L,
E. Davy should be honored by
Clare's Chamber of Commerce at
Monday's banquet at the Dpherty
Hotel. —r He was an enthusiastic
booster for Clare in the good old
days when many of the present
commercemen were young, — or
even before some of them were
born.
Events of the years since 1893
when Mr, Davy first came to
Clare were recounted in citing
the banquet guest for his long
and honorable record in business
FHA Officers
Installed
At Banquet
By Judy Feeney
Of the Pioneer Staff
The second annual Future
Homemakers of America banquet was held in the Clare high
school cafeteria Monday, May
20, with the FFA boys serving a
delicious ham dinner.
Lois Pudvay, FHA vice president, was the Master of 'Ceremonies. Lois presented awards
to the ten girls who have contributed most to the club during
the year.
Girls receiving FHA letters
and bracelets were Evelyn Richmond, Elaine Letson, Kathleen
Thayer, Bonnie Shafer, Virgel-
ine Bennett,, Kay Marrs, Ellen
Fancon, Rosilee Garchow, Sue
Ames and Georgia Blackmore.
The 1956-57 officers put on a
beautiful candle lighting cere*
mony in which the purposes of
the FHA were explained. The
new officers for next year were
installed with each officer receiving a red rose, the symbol
of the organization.
The 1957-58 officers are presi*
dent, Shirley Moore; vice president, Kathleen Thayey; secM-
tary, Joyce Dunkle; treasurer,
Ellen Fancon; historian, Janet
Hanchett; parliamentarian,- Shirley Tice; reporter, Bonnie Corn-
stock; projects chairman, Sue
Ames; song leader, Georgia
Blackmore; chapter mother, Mrs.
Arthur Thayer; and chapter advisor, Mrs. Joyce Wallace.
Kathleen Thayer had received
her Junior Degree at an earlier
time. •
CHS Team
At Regional
Track Meet
By Judy Brown
Of the Pioneer Staff
At the Regional Track Meet
at Mt. Pleasant on May 11, where
seventeen Class C schools competed, a team of four sophomores and two freshmen represented Clare.
Clare took first place in the
Medley relay with a team composed of sophomores Larry
Young, J. J. Seiter and Bill Zin-
ser and freshman John Zinser.
Ron Shafer, freshman, placed
first in the mile and Bill Zinser
placed third in the finals of the
high hurdles.
Five of the six Clare boys entered, qualified for the state
finals at Lansing Saturday,
according to Coach George
Perry.
and Clare, community affairs.
Mr. Davy had been a businessman in Evart for ten years with
his brother V. R. Davy before
moving to Clare to establish the
present Davys' Department Stc|:e
He has been active in business
continuously since that time.
Retold .also were the stories of
how Mr. Davy joined a very small
group of men who were the first
owners and drivers of automobiles here. The group members
were obligated to aid each other
on the trail-like roads whenever
one of their number was in trouble.
Mr. Davy said they never pass-
ed a car which was stalled alongside the trail without offering
help.
He and ether pioneer autoists
like him. were successful in obtaining a gravel surface for US-
27, which was Michigan Highway
M-14 in those days.
Present-day Chamber of Commerce people Would be proud ol
such accomplishments in improv
ing their vital highways.
The • banquet program, presided over by Ben J. Burdo, C of C
president, also honored Albert
Haley, Clare Public Official of
The Year, Mrs.. Mabel Mulder,
C of C Queen, and Village President Charles Williams from Colon who was in Clare for Mayor
Exchange ceremonies during
Michigan Week.
Ken Barnes, director of Clare's
C of C was the toastmaster.
■Entertainment included music
by The Northernaires male quartet and audience singing.
Grace's Art
On Greeting
CardsNext?
Mrs. Grace McArthur is negotiating with the American.* Greeting Card Company 'of- Cleveland,
Ohio, on the use of some of her
original oil paititings as greeting
card designs.
The greeting card company has
expressed interest in a snow sceriG
painted recently by Mrs. McArthur, and has requested to see
more of her work.
Arthur Bradley, of Clare, is
"much improved and out of danger" after being in a motorcycle
accident Friday night, .according
to Dr. E. J. Gershon who treated
him for injuries suffered in the
accident.
Mr. Bradley is at Clare General Hospital where he was treated
for fractured skull and lacerations of the head and leg.
* The accident occurred on Beaverton Road near Cherry Grove
Cemetery when the motorcycle
he was riding hit a dirt pile
where work was being done on
City water mains.
The warning fire-pot had apparently gone out, and Mr. Bradley did not see the heaped up dirt.
His motorcycle went out of control and he was thrown from it.
Mr. Bradley is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Bradley- He was
recently married to the former
Barbara Brinkman.
23 Children
Communicants
At StCecilias
Twenty-three youngsters took
their first Holy Communion at
St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in
Clare May 12. The group, mostly eight-year-olds, and including
several older children, had made
their first Confessions the day
before.
On Monday morning, following
their second Communion at 9
o'clock, the children enjoyed a
breakfast together in the church
basement. The breakfast was
sponsored by the Home and
School Guild of St. Cecilia's.
The twenty-three youngsters
were Susan Austin, Darlene Bolle,
Linda Brannigan, Elaine Flood,
Michele Mitchell, Deborah Quer-
back, Sarah Sogge, Barbara
Bourgeois, Carol Bourgeois;
Kenneth ,Akers, John Casteel,
Joseph. CaSteel Michael Gibis,
Mark Koch, James Kozak, Thomas LaGoe, Steven Moline, Michael Manee, Robert Querback
Matthew Robison, Michael Skinner, John Simon and Mark Nixon.
After their first Communion,
the children had a group picture
taken before the altar with Fr.
J, I. Sruba.
Early Deadline!
For Sentinel!
Because Decoration Day is
on Thursday next week, wfiicjli,
is The Sentinel''* regular pub-,
lication day, The Sentinel :will|
go to press one day early and
all advertising and news deadlines will be moved ahead one
day,
Classifed advertisers should
get want ads in befoi-e 10 a.m.
Monday. Efforts will be Wade
to contact other advertisers before Saturday noon.
News should be turned in before noon Monday, in order to
be printed in that week's,, issue-
Engagement, wedding and other
news pictures should be submitted before 5 p.m. Friday,
May 24.
The Sentinel will go out to
subscribers in Wednesday mom
ing's mail.
Map Plans
For 2 Youth
Centers
Youth centers, in Clare and
Farwell, will be coordinated under joint boards of directors
from the two towns, it was decided at a meeting held Tuesday
evening at Clare School, according to chairman Jack Leonard,,
Sixteen teenagers from Clare
and Farwell schools met with
the adult promoters of the teen
centers."
Clare and Farwell teenagers
will make up a junior board of
directors, and adults from- both
cities will make up a senior
board of directors to coordinate
activities of the youth centers
in Clare and Farwell, Mr. Leonard reported.
This^ Saturday,, about a dozen
young people have volunteered
to make the Dan McDonald
building on West Fifth Street
ready for use.
They- will also pick up furniture and games that have been
offered by local people.
The Farwell group said they
will open the teen center there
as soon as possible. Facilities in
both centers are planned to be
open for mutual use of Clare
and Farwell teen agers, Mr.
Leonard said.
Ground Broken For New
Consumers Of f ice BuQding
*     k ■   • . ...'*■-. .    .    *
Sales-Service Headquarters For Big Area
CentraJ Division, bf Consumers Power
company has announced the beginning of
work on an addition to its Clare Service.
Building at 108 East Third street and at
the same time will remodel an existing
substation there to conform in design and
appearance to the new building.
H. L. Ziegenbein, Central Division
manager said this week that the company's
local expansion will add 5,000 square feet
to present facilities.
Upon completion of the work, the
Power company offices now located at 513
McEwan will move a block and one-half
to the new quarters.
The new portion of the building will
house the appliance sales room, offices,
and a customer room. The old portion
will become a garage and service vehicle
maintenance area.
Charles C. Engelhardt Construction Co-
of Bay City ,the general contractor assigned
to this building, is workng from plans prepared by Brysselbout, Stark & Associates,
architects also from Bay City, Michigan,
mately thirty employees and will be used
The new building will house approxi-
as an area headquarters for sales and service for the Mt. Pleasant, Harrison, Gladwin and Coleman areas as well as the immediate Clare area.
Clare School Activities
Keyed To Michigan Week
Lake Project Backers Hope
For Permission to Organize
Art Damoth, acting chairman
of the Millpond flooding project
in Clare, will appear before the
Michigan State Securities Commission today, to learn regulations governing non-profit stock
organizations.
Mr. Damoth said he expects to
call a meeting of representatives
of all service clubs, church, veterans', lodge and women's groups
in coming days, when he will report on information received
from the Security Commission.
At this organizational meeting
Mr. Dcmoth said that officers
and directors for the Millpond development project would be elected.
Financial goal of the organi
zation is ?10,000 in subscribed
capital from local people. The
Clare City Commission has given
tentative approval to the millpond  development,   provided  its
backers can raise this sum to
show that the project has public
interest and approval.
In a preliminary survey, Clare
Rod and Gun Club and Chamber
of Commerce members, who have
been most active supporters of
the millpond development found
a lively local interest in creating
a lake within the city limits.
Included in the plan for creating the.lake would be construction of dam at the east end of
the millpond basin after brush
and undergrowth had been cleared.
Fresh water from the Tobacco
River would flood the basin td
form the lake at the northeast
city limits of Clare.
The subscribed capitol would
be used for this preliminary clear
ing and development. Then when
building sites in the new section
can be sold, it is expected that
subscribers to the fund can be
reimbursed from sale of the lots.
Dan Burdo, one of the most
active single supporters of the
flooding project, said that the
number of ' residents indicating
interest in getting building lots
near the proposed lake was encouraging.
Mr. Burdo, who won a seat on
the Clare City Commission in
the April election, went on record favoring the millpond development in his successful campaign.
Preliminary estimates indicated that the projected city improvements would provide nearly
100 building lots either fronting
on the lake, or close to it.
In addition, shoreline' recreation parks and tourist parks
would be provided for the city.
Job-Swap Was Pleasant Experience
For Home and Visiting City Leaders
P'-t   v,i
Village President Charles Williams, of Colon, had a good look
at his new domain for a day,
when he and his party were taken on a tour of Clare's major industries Monday, in the Michigan
Week Mayor's Exchange.
On his progress through the
city. Mayor Williams was presented with some cheese at Kraft
Foods Company, ate ice cream at
Thayer's Dairy and visited with
employees and officials at Clare
Manufacturing Company.
His party included Mrs, Williams and two Colon high school
juniors,
Showing them the city were
Mayor Pro Tern and Mrs; Gerald
"Nivison, Jim Nivison and Mary
Tice, Clare High School students;
Commissioner and Mrs. Albert
Haley; Commissioner and Mrs.
Dan Burdo; and Mrs,.Ben Burdo,
The Colon visitors were shown
the stockyards, Watervliet Paper Company's pulpwood yards;
and Clare's growing residential
sections.
On a, visit to Clare Public
School, Mayor Williams, who is
a school board member in Colon
Was interested in comparing
school problems with Clare
school administrators.
At noon, the group was joined
by Clare Chamber- of Commerce
president Ben Burdo, Clare Mich-
igan Week Chairman Art Damoth
and Chamber Director Ken Barnes, at the Hotel Doherty for
luncheon.
That evening as a gUest at a
Chamber of Commerce Banquet
at the hotel, Mr. Williams was
presented,with a fishing barometer, by the Clare Chamber of
Commerce.     ,
Oh the other" end di the exchange,. Mayor Laureneft. Setter
of Clare took over as chief exec
utive in Mr. Williams home town
Monday,
Accompanied by Mrs- Seiter
and Clare City Clerk and Mrs,
David Adams, Mayor Seiter was
welcomed by Mrs. Fred Trailing,
Colon Chamber of Commerce sec
retary; and by Colon bank president Edwin Hill and Mrs. Hill,
when he arrived in Colon af
about 11 a.m.
The Colon high schol band, and
Boy Scout, Girl Scout and Brownie. Troops contributed ah enthusiastic greeting. \
Mayor Seiter Was taken to visit
Palmer Lake and a new subdivis
ion of polon, »theri to one of Colon's major industries, Lamb
Knit Goods Company. (Green's
Clothing Store ih' Clare sells the
Lamb company's products,)
The_ visitors saw the full operation of sweater making. Mayor Seiter was presented witlt a
sweater, and Mrs. Adams was
given one to bring home to'the
Adams' five year old son, Mike.
One of the most interesting
stops on the tour was at the Abbot Magic Company, suppliers
for magicians and other -trick
performers. The home of Black-
stone, the great magician, was
in Colon.
After visiting other industries
the Setters and Adams' were taken to an art exhibit at the Colon
Community School.
In the 'evening Mayor Seiter
and his party Were guests of the
Colon Lions' Club at a banquet-
They stayed overnight in Colon,
and were breakfast" guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Hill before returning
home Tuesday.
The Setters and the Adams'
left for their Colon appointment
on Sunday and stayed overnight
with friends of the Setters in Battle Creek before-driving on/">
Colon Monday morning.
By Judy Brown
Of the Pioneer Staff
Ever since the Michigan Flag
was presented to Clare Public
Schools by the journalism class
in April, Michigan Week has
been at the top of the list in
school activities.
Coming to a climax this week,
interesting things are being
done from kindergarten through
high school.
Mrs. Eroh's first grade, Miss
Bond's sixth grade and Mrs.
White's' third grade are all planning on general discussions and
bulletin board displays.
Miss Hale's group is making
up stories about places they
have been and are going to put
them all together in a book on
whjch they are going to draw a
map of Michigan.'
Mrs. Giebel's fourth grade is
going to bring in pictures of
places where -they have been in
Michigan. John Rodabaugh will
come in Thursday to show movies he has taken in Michigan.
Mrs. Delamarter is holding discussion periods and is going to
put a display in the case downstairs.
The junior high Michigan history class is giving a report on
places, people and things well
known  in  Michigan.  On Thurs
day, May 23, at 2:00, Dr. Beck
from Central Michigan College
is going to speak on Michigan
folklore.
v Junior English classes will
study particularly the part Michigan plays' in/American Litera-,
ture.      .;
The Clare High School Band
will present an outdoor concert
in the city park May 24 to celebrate Michigan Week. The band
will march through town just
before the concert to help publicize the slogan, "It's Great to
Live in Michigan."
Among the sixteen numbers
in the program are "Michigan
My Michigan," "Autumn Leaves"
and marches.
mftTHS
Fred H. Coe who would have
been 89 years old June 9, passed
away Tuesday at his home north
of Loomis, Funeral services will
be held Thursday May 23 at 2:00
P.M. from the Thurston Funeral
Home with Rev. L. J, Nevins officiating and interment in the
Wise Township cemetery. Besides
his wife, Mt. Coe leaves a daughter, Mrs.' Harley Sowle, of Clare
and a son Ross Coe who lives on
the home farm-
A T/ME TO HOA/OG
THE BRAV£
9:30 a.m. All organizations meet at the City Hall with
service men and women in uniform if possible.
9:30 a.m.-School band leaves school for downtown.
10:00 a.m. Short address at honor roll by Ina Hammond,
president of American Legion Auxiliary.
Presentation of wreath at honor roll by Ben Kar-
ash, Commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Also VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
Invocation at honor roll by Judge Donald E. Holbrook.
10:10 a.m. Line of march form at City Hall as follows,'
Color Guard, School Band, Gold Star Mothers,
American Legion Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign
Wars Auxiliary, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl
Scouts and Brownies, The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and othfer. organizations.
The local Army Reserve Unit "iri' line of march
with firing squad. School children will join the
parade at the school building. Other organizations
wishing to participate fall in line. Girls and boys
-oh bicycles or ponies will ride' beside their respective groups.
11:00 a m Services at Cherry Grove Cemetery, Invoca-
. tion by Rev, Lee Sickal from the Clare Church.of
God. Selection by the High School Band. 'Adclr/ess'
for the day by State Representative Russell H.'
Strange Jr., Isabella-Clare District. Presentation
of - wreath at Soldiers monument by Conrad Walker, Gomihander of the American Legion. Selection -7 Star Spangled Banner by Glare High School
Band; Benediction by Rev. Le&'Sjckal of the Clare
Church of God.
VoUey of Firing Squad. . .      '
■  Taps,-:.. ■ ■-.   ■ ., * ■:'
' Formation of Colors and Marck.ta Cemetery Gate.
Mr. Ziegenbein states that this
construction has been brought a
bout because of the increased
growth potential of this area.
Property has also been purchased to erect a substation to
be known as the Magnus Substation. This substation will be located on, the Dover Road, five
miles north and one east of
Clare.
' Otherdistribulioh Circuit changes Will be made from time to
time to assure this area of adequate capacity to meet the electrical requirements of present and
new industry as well as the constantly increasing use of electric
power in homes and store buildings.
Youngsters
Make Mischief
For Railroads
In recent weeks' The Ann Arbor Railroad Company has experienced a larger than usual
number of instances of _ depredations along its tracks and property, most of which could have
been the cause of derailments to
trains, with the probability of injuries or loss of life to employees
and others, as well as serious
damage to property and interruption to operations.
For the most part these depredations are in the nature of obstructions placed on rails and
tracks, however, several cases of
stoning locomotives and cabooses
have occurred as well as several
cases of breaking and entering
and two fires started in equipment.
Children of school age from 8
to 16 and 17 years of age are usually involved, the younger children generally having little or no
idea of the serious consequences
that may result from their actions.      a
The Railroad Company is calling attention to these occurrences
on the -hope of enlisting the support of pai*ents, school .and civic
authorities in greater efforts to
keep children away from railroad
tracks, buildings and property
in their free time, having in mind
the approaching spring and summer vacations.
Li'l Leaguers
Start Piety
Little League fans can see their
favorite teams commence action
next Saturday when an opening
day double header will pit the
Lions against the Tigers and the
Bears against the Cubs at Little
League Park. -
Last jTiinute efforts are readying the diamond ih thl tourist
park near the rivfer nc-rth ot
town, ■■".-'.■
Next week's Sentinel will publish a full Season schedule of 1
Little League activity,.  ,.'•/.     '
Pops Concert
In Clare Park
Tomorrow
Friday evening the Clare Higii
School tBand will play its final
concert of the year. It will be an
outdoor concert, held in the city
park, and free to everyone-
The musicians will march from
the school at 7:30 P.M, and after
assembling in concert formation
in the park, will play until dark.
Since the city park has been partially converted into parking
space, many people can si.t in
their cars and listen to the music
The concert promises to. be
very light in character, consisting mainly of military marches,
With variety in the form of waltzes, serenades, a polka, and some
rock and roll.
. The program will be as follows:
McGehee, March .
Quincy, March
Energy, Overture
Melody Of Love, Waltz    *
Rain-Rain-Polka
Summer Evening Serenade
Aunt Hannah, Qne-step
Reign Of Rhythm, March
Autumn Leaves
Little Marie, Waltz
The Hokey-Pokey
Minstrel Man, March
Kinderhook, March
Port Conway, March
Michigan My Michigan
Star Spangled Banner
This concert is part of the
school's activities in connection
with Michigan Week, with "Michigan My Michigan" being part of
the program. The public is invited
to come down and enjoy a Well-
Known- Michigan offering, an
old-fashioned concert in the park.
|3444£-
fO->3T
American Legion Commander   Conrad  Walker is  urging
Veterans to be at Cherry Grove
.Cemetery Monday evening, May
27, to help put flags on service- •
men's graves.    If a Veteran'-s
grave  is inadvertently missed
by the group putting out flags,
Mr. Walker should be notified
prior to Decoration Day.
*   *   *
A class list of Dover school
pupils for winter term 1S92-93
with Miss Allie Evans (later
Mrs, Fred Hudson) as teacher,
' includes such well-known Clare
county names as Tatman, Bryant, Miser, Dennis, Coon, Saul,
Hains, Allen, Lyons, Smock;
Crawford and many others-
Former Clare County Sheriff,
Everett Allen, one of the students listed, brought the, list
In for Us to see.
They're
Cooking With
Radar Now
The same radio waves which'
provide radar protection for our
nation also may be used "to
keep the home fires burning."
Dr. J. Leon Newcomer, head*,
of Michigan State University's
Food Research Laboratory, reports that radio waves used to
detect and guide aircraft can also
be used to cook a hot dog in 30
seconds or bake a cake in four
minutes,
In cooking-with radio waves4
heat is Mot applied to the food
from, the outside, but is generated within the food itself. The
method allows quick preparation
of frozen foods which otherwise
might take hours to thaw.
Dr. Newcomer explains the
cooking process thus:
"When a substance,such as a
piece of steak is placed in or
near a coil through Which radio
Waves moves the alternatingk
electric field around the coil
causes the molecules in the
steak to speed up> raising the
temperatures,-In-effectf the, steak
cooks itself."