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Area Residents Are Invited To Open Wouse At New School Sunday
Open 'Pause at the new high school in Clare, .*- a time
vvhen the brand new building and all the education facilities housed there will be shown to the public, is set for
January %—.this coming Sunday.
The Board of Education   for    Clare-Isabella   District
Eight, administration, and the students will be proud hosts
at the sightseeing; event and the entire building will be'
open for inspection.
The day will mark the first tirne that residents of the
district and surrounding area hav been invited to view the
school. It opened for the first 'classes of students on September.21, .-■'-'."'■■  \:
Visitors Sunday will be shown some of the newest concepts in educational facilities. Classrooms have come a long
-way in improved design from a couple oi generations ago
when high ceilings, harsh inadequate lighting and forbidding
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"Enthusiasm marked the meeting Tuesday at Barnes where
Chamber of Commerce officers
and members recited progress in
the final plans for staging the
Clare Winter Sports Festival'
through the last weekend in
January. ,
No report was presented at
the meeting concerning the registrations for Winter Sports
Queen candidates, but Mrs. Genevieve Fleming said later that
several Clare girls are declared
seekers of the honor, and that
.many contestants are expected
to enter preliminary judging at
Farwell, Lake, Harrison and possibly other places in the county.
To enter the contest in Clare,
girls should notify Mrs.. Fleming,
or Mrs. Ruth Cotter that they
will appear for the first elimination judging at the Hotel Doherty on Saturday afternodh at
1:30,
From all the finalists, a Miss
Clare County Winter .Sports
will be chosen on January 30 at
the Queen's Ball. She will receive her crown from Bob Reynolds, radio sportscaster from
WJR, Detroit.
Assured places on the active
Weekend program are other
events, such as Fox Hunting, Ice
Fishing contests, skiing competition at both Snow Snake and
Mott Mountain, and dancing at
The Ball.
A high spot at the affair will
be a banquet at six o'clock Saturday when Reynolds will appear as a sports program announcer on his regular 6:00-6:15
show and- interview a Clare
member of the Festival committee. The broadcast will originate
live".from the Doherty Wedge-
wood Room and be carried by
wire* to a broadcast point.
Chairman Richard Groves said
that tickets for the banquet are
selling well, but that reservations must necessarily be limited because of seating limits. The
dinner and entertainment tickets should be purchased early at
the hotel, Citizens State Bank,
any of Clare's three drug stores.
Another ticket, a diamond-
shaped pasteboard on a lapel
string admits couples to the
dance where the Queen is to be
crowned.
A, fund-raising project to help
finance' the whole Festival features the awarding of a prize
vacation trip via air for two persons to Florida.
Co-workers have been scaring
Groves, with the threat that he
Will be "blackballed" in the
Michigan tourist industry for
sending vacationers to the sunny
south. But kidding right back, he
says that a winner might elect
to receive the expense money
instead, and enjoy it right here
in the area's Winter VVonder-
land.
Really "hamming it up" are
several members of the Commerce organization who declare
that they will sponsor a winter
golf tournament on January 31
"come sun, or high snow."
Youth Program
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More Fish
Next Time
Clare firemen counted as a
success, their fish fry last week
end at the fire station. Support
of the affair poured funds into
their treasury for the purchase
of new needed equipment.
Marlin Alexander, publicity
man for the event said that
some mild apologies were in or-
der because the cooks ran out of
fish before the crowd stopped
coming. Next time we'll know
better how much food to' prepare, he said.
Firemen feel badly over the
loss of a miniature fire engine
brought by one of their number
to decorate the table with. It belonged to the children in the
family where it was brought
.from and whoever has the toy is
asked to return it to the city
hall, or The Sentinel office.
There will be no blame and no
questions,  Alexander  said.
Thes0* hardy soulsr will imitate
Polar Bear club members when
they substitute the golf game
for customary, winter sport.
What kind of a ball they'll use
and how to hit it are subjects of
argument, and so will be the selection of a winner to be honored
with the doubtful title of Clare
Winter Golf Champ.
Weather Stalls
Adult Classes
Opening Week
Adults enrolled in • the Clare
school evening classes lost a battle to the snowy Weather and
many classes did not meet during their first week.
Because of the difficulty in
getting started on time, Mrs.
Genevieve Fleming, director
said.that late enrollments would
be taken all through the. week
until the end of January.
Iiate registrations have al*
ready added some names to the
class memberships since the first
night, but on the other hand,
classes in Spanish, tap-dancing,
"photography and dramatics have
had to be cancelled due to low
enrollments. The total number
of persons taking , part in the
program remains at about 115,
the figure announced last .Week,
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Clare Men Bowlers
Tourney Starts Saturday
.. A field of 28 team entries are poised to start the 18th
annual Men's Bowling Championships this weekend Saturday at Gateway Lanes. Association Secretary J. C
Marotzke said this week.
Schedules for the appearance of teams and for doubles
and singles contestants are now posted in both Gateway
Lanes and Clare Alleys.
In addition to the team events 55 pairs of Doubles
entries, 106 Singles bowlers and 85,All-Events entries are
scheduled to roll at the pins during the big tourney which
continues.through part of February.
Marotzke- said that all bowlers are cautioned to find
their position on the schedules and be in, place ready to
bowl on time. This year tardy players will start in the
frame being bowled when they appear, and must score, a
zero in each frame they have missed.
*        In addition to the $356.00 prize money for teams, doubles and singles in this year's tournament, the association
is pleased with a turnout of the 85 bowlers who made an
All-Events inaugural prize purse of $85.00 rto be whacked •
up among the top few.
A 75 percent handicap is to be figured on all bowlers.
Top-scoring performers in feach1 of the four divisions
will gain the added distinction of wearing ABC arm
patches which are now on display jit Gateway Lanes.
Farm Week
A half-dozen special programs
for youth have been arranged
for Farmers' Week at Michigan
State University, February 1-5.
All are scheduled on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. Regardless of which of the three I
days a youth attends^ he, will be j
able to take part in four of the
programs, according to Farmers'
Week officials,
•The four programs that will
be .repeated on the three days
cover college and careers in agriculture, getting acquainted
with agricultural television
meeting the military service obligation and behind the scenes
in a museum.
On Tuesday morning only,
youth visitors can hear about
opportunities Jn agriculture for
farm youth. Fart of' this program Will point out the opportunities, in agribusiness*, as well
as farn\ opeFatlen^^pungfarmer will report what'lte thinks
about farming today.
On Thursday morning only, a
special program has been arranged for girls. This . session
deals with "Your Future in a
Modern Society" with a talk by
a noted woman sociologist who
has successfully combined marriage, a career and a family.
Farmers' Week officials point
out that the time was when agriculture meant farming and
ranching, and little else. But today it means not only farmi.ng
and ranching but opportunities
in science, business, sales, industry, conservation, communication, education, etc. Farmers'
Week youth prograims will
stress these many opportunities*
Fran Bolle
Bowls A 628
In State Meet
Mrs. Frances Bolle, bowling at
Detroit in a state tournament as
a member of the Hilltop Rustic
Bar team won a place in the
singles list with a 628 score.
• Together with team mates
Mrs. Kate Paxton, Mrs. Lucy
Kisnosky, Mrs. Grace Irwin and
Mrs. Ethel Messecar, they competed on January 16 and 17.
Next high in the team group
was Mrs. Paxton with a 553.
If Mrs. Bolle's score is not
topped during the remaining
Weekends of the tourney, sne
will earn a prize. '
Mrs, Fran Carncross, Mrs.
Rose Neff, of Anderson Drugs
team, Mrs. Bonnie Bauder, Mrs.
Phyllis Schaaf, of the Clare
Manufacturing Team, also placed
in the doubles, at this date.
The tournament will continue
until March 5th and finals at
that time will be announced.
Eight teams,from the"Clare and
Houghton Lake association
competed in Detroit last 'week
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Dimes Hop
A "Record Hop" will "be given
for teen agers in Coleman Saturday night with the proceeds
marked for the March Of Dimes
fund.
Coleman Rebekahs who have
donated use of their hall while
Russ' Record Shop in Clare will
furnish -music without cost and
sponsors, Coleman Indian Lore
society will provide    chaperons
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An accurals scale model of ihe new i_lare Hiqr_ acnool is on display this week in the
school library. Ii will be ofteof ihe feature exhibits next Sunday when area residents
are invited to an Open House io show off ihe educational   facilities.    Librarian,  Mrs,
; Ivah Bartow is here with Sharon Jackson, student, looking at ihe glass-enclosed model.
Ii shows the present structure and. other original    parts    of    ihe plan thai had io be
' 'eliminated iri ihe program.-until more funds are made available. Sentinel Phoio
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dark interiors were the standards.
Departed is the''institution".
•    New cheerful, bright rooms in the high school have conditioned air, modern comfortable desks and furniture. Surroundings provide a "plimate" for learning.
Board will circulate through the
building to answer questions and:
point out the interesting features of the school,
Cookies and coffee for refreshments will be served to the public, j
Costing $615,000,, the school
was constructed after a finance
program was voted in the district. It was part of a larger expansion that included remodeling of the old high school areas
into elementary facilities.
Altogether the building contains 15 classrooms With,accom"-
panying work » areas for study
and demonstrations. The latest
heating equipment and other installations will be open for Viewing at the open house.
The school was built for an
estimated student population of
450 and is already housing 400
high-sphoolers. Parts of the pr-
iginal plan which had to be
dropped' for lack of available
money are shown on a scale
model to be.shown at the open
house.
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Water Testing
Is Put Off
Threshing out the problem of
the snow that nobody wants,
operators of gas stations "and
motels came face-to-face with
the City Commission" Monday
evening and got an agreement
that the city's flat refusal to
allow snow to be piled on public
•property was too cold-hearted a
solution,    .
The issue was over the question, .'who is going to pay -to
have snow hauled off the streets
and sidewalks after the operators clear their drives and pile it
there?"
"We have problems," the station owners complained.      '
The city's move to prohibit the
piling of "private" snow on public property came after highway
authorities reminded City Manager Clarence Gum that Clare
was being given state money
for highway maintenance within
the city limits, and that it
couldn't be used to pay for hauling the white stuff that station
operators were giving to Clare.
The problem snowballed into
bigger proportions after every
blizzard.
A tenative decision was finally reached. The Commission is
going to drift along with a suggestion that operators may" be
allowed to clear drives onto city
land and pay special assessment
to defray the cost of hauling it
away.
And. that' solution" might jus""*
thaw^the cold "hearts qf the commissioners.
In other business before the
Commission on Monday it was
agreed to postpone a decision on
testing for the practical feasibility" of purifying river water for
a Clare city supply.
Mayor Gerald Nivison got
agreement "to his motion that
the Commission use more time
to inquire* about de-mineralizing
the water supply from Clare's
existing wells.
" He told tile Commission that
there is enough Water now available from the wells if it can be
cleared up and made acceptable
to household users. Representatives of the city will call on
other communities where such a
program is in use, arid deter1'
mine how effective the same
treatment might be for Clare's
water.
A forward move toward the
goal of completely equalized local • property valuations - came
Friday with the election of a
six-man committee of supervisors .who will,take on a new job
bf ferreting out weak spots in
Clare county tax rolls, and suggesting remedies to assessors or
supervisors whose township or
city rolls are affected.
The committee has no name as
yet, and for lack of an official
title it is known as the County
Equalization Committee.
Five official members p^ovidr
ed for by a Supervisor-resolution
last October are joined, by an
additional member so that when
one eliminates himself in the
consideration of valuation within
his- own territory, the alternate
can take his place.
Headed by Walter Ehle, Hamilton township supervisor as
chairman the members include
Ray Richardson from Winter-
field, John R. Hall from Clare,
Don Smith from Surrey township, Louis Becker from Grant
township and Clinton R. Case
from Garfield.
Their job will be to operate
across township lines acting
freely within the county as a
whole and point, out individual
taxpayer's property listings
when the valuations need adjusting.
Don't expect the new committee to recommend lowering valuations, — except in extreme cases where rolls might err unbelievably high. It is the business of supervisors, boards of
review and assessors to correct
the examples where favoritism
or personal "pressure" have been
the cause of property being valued too low in comparison with
similar property in the same or
other townships or units.
This sore situation calls for
the dedicated attention of men
from outside    of the   township
Library
Gets Funds
Mrs. Vinginia Richardson, . librarian reports that the. City
Library has received the' final
payment for 1959 from the State
Board of Libraries in the amount
of $66.47.
The library has a few copies
of the recent Traffic Survey report taken in Clare and anyone
wishing to see them may call at
the library,
where the owner of low-valued
property may vote. It explains
the reason for using unbiased
opinion and authority to bolster
the. good intentions of local assessors.
A representative of the State
Tax Commission, a Mr. Paff
speaking to supervisors at Harrison Thursday said that Clare
county (and other counties too)
have "never been equalized."
He merely pointed out what
was an already obvious fault
with present rolls. Namely that
"property A" in one township
and "property B" in another
township across the line are
many times nearly identical in
actual, honest value, but are on
the rolls at widely different figures,
It proves that our present
system is weak and needs the
services of the newly elected
committee.
„ Supervisors were practically
unanimously in recognizing the
vital need for the change.
What can the new committee
do?
They will .examine the property in instances where it appears
that a revaluation should be
made,      t
Suggesting to the supervisor
or assessor what the . committee
recommends, they will then urge
the local township board of review to back up the supervisor
in his corrected valuation on the
property. Much authority at this
point rests with the board of review and supervisors- say that
these Boards can assure a fairer
valuation at this point.
But if Boards of Review Weaken and too much tax burden remains upon those without favored treatment, then County
Equalization authorities on the
Board of Supervisors will demand a township's rolls be
brought up to equalized balance
with other county units and
bring attention to the. problem
in this manner.
The new committees . work
might not be expected to affect
the 1960 tax rolls to a great degree, but with an active summer
planned to compare township
rolls and inspect property, benefits from the efforts will begin
to be' felt in the following year.
Applauding the step, the representative of the State Tax
Commission agreed with county
supervisors - that work by the
committee backed up by Boards
of Review Will bring about a
more equitable tax burden on
county property owners as a
Whole.
Open house viewers will be
impressed with the building as
a means toward the best results
in the school's prpduct: better
prepared graduates,
Floor planning of the building
follows, a design, providing
"areas." for study of related subjects.' Students in classrooms
grouped together for sciences,
languages, social subjects or
others find nearby work facilities and research material pertaining to the classes only a step
away. .
A main library is located centrally in the building and provides an important early step in
making students accustomed to
habits of study widely used in
universities , and higher education. Informative material and
•background facts are found here
for a growing range of subjects,
The .big study hall, and. ri^W
gymnasium axe sure to attract
many of Sunday's visitors because these areas symbolize the
school's advances in a startling
focus.
Located just inside one of the
main entrances, the 'study hail
has clean, interesting design
with spacioys ceiling room, a
wide, smooth terrazzo floor and
furniture which can be whisked
away out of the way fpr parties
or multi-purpose use.
The immense new gym is easily divided by a portable--center
partition when separate athletic
classes are held for boys and
girls. The gym is a compromise
between the desire to have an
auditorium in the building on
one hand, and the necessity to
conserve money on the other.
Seating for more than 750 persons on the new comfortable
stands will face ' a fold-away
stage at the opposite side.
The place .will find considerable usefulllness for large indoor gatherings that require
seating for crowds too large for
the auditorium in the (now)
elementary school.
Corridors stretch along^Jwo
inside walls "'•'ol.■v;.•to'*■*-lr'shE^p^a,
building and give students a
glass-wall view toward the outdoors. Small lockers hold indfc
viduals' books and valuables
while open "bays" arejised for
coats and hanging'garments.
The office for the principal is
located at the north end near a
small faculty lounge.
On hand from the hours 2:00
until late in the afternoon
members of the Clare High Student Council   and the   Athletic
Two Shows
Featuring
Mrs. McArthur
Grace McArthur is being represented in two Detroit art
shows this month. Her charming
paintings are being featured in
a show called "Art for Children" at the* Detroit Artists Market. She also is represented in
the J. L. Hudson .Company's
show of Michigan artists. ,This
Detroit Artists Market and the
show is sponsored jointly by the
Hudsbn company.
Another 'honor recognizing
Mrs. McArthur's talents is the
invitation from Garelick's Gallery in Detroit to become a
member of that gallery. This
means her work -would, be soM
only through thfrt* gallery in the
Midwest. It also means that Mrs.
McArthur will probably be given a one man show in the i960-
61 season to launch her as One
of the foremost American painters now doing realistic painting.
First Party
Comes At 77
"My first birthday party,"
were the words of Miss Mathilda Sigrist, Saturday -evening,
when she was an honored dinner guest at the home ot Mr,
and Mrs. Dan Burdo, observing
her 77th birthday. In the evening
Victoria Canel and several
friends arrived to extend greetings and to spend a social hour
with her.
Miss Sigrist . was -thrilled as
she opened her lovely gifts, and
it was a gala occasion for everyone. Birthday cake and ice cream
were served, and though it was
considerably past Mathilda's bedtime when the party ended, it
was also a happy and memorable day, and she expressed sincere appreciation to all for remembering her.
Ithaca Nets
119 Points
Against CHS
Clare High School's game basketball squad took on an over
powering foe in Ithaca's Yellow-
jackets Friday night at the
downstate city, and came out of
the contest on the far short end
of a 119-57 score.
The Green and White players
Were overmatched in height, experience and ability by the Ithaca quintet which fields three
players over 6-1 and is heavily
loaded with returning senior
class lettermen from a strong
cage squad of last season.
'-,; Ftethermofe,* the Ithaca first
team is presently rated number
seven in the'State in the class.
Beating Clare, not recognized.
as a contender for basketball
laurels by any stretch of ■ meaning added nothing to the stature
of Ithaca, but the game score of
119 set a new record for Mid-
Michigan B competition and put
one more notch on Ithaca's vis-
tory string.
If much of the foreging
sounds like alibi talk to excuse
the CHS showing, —.bury the
thought. It's not!
■ There will be teams on Ithaca's schedule which will feel a
Worse Yellowjacket sting than
the 62-point difference between
Friday's contenders. Remember
this, '— the Ithaca boys are
great basketeers. Great,
And Coach" Perry's boys, trying to rebuild the cage sport
here aS a good high school game
and a spectator attraction are
improving slowly, but they're
improving. Without talking to
the players on the subject- of
team spirit, we judge from other signs that it is satisfactory.
The 57 points scored Friday
is more than Clare has poured
through the hoop against any
other for this season.
Ithaca's foreward, Gantz
dropped in 31 points while a
teammate guard Kench netter -29
in the spree. Others added to the
balanced threat. For Clare Bill
Legg scored well with 19 points
followed by Jeff Raymond With
12, Len MeJames 12, and Norm
Davis 11.
The squads are going to need
to call upon all their strength
this weekend with games against
Durand tomorrow .night here,
and against Cadillac: on Saturday evening in the northerners
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Royal Arch
Chapter Elects
New Officers
Royal Arch Masons Chapter
147 of Farwell will meet Thursday night. Any Masons interested
in Royal Arch chapter membership may contact any of the following new officers who were
elected recently.
High' Priest, Franklin Schaaf;
King, Wilmet Carpenter; Scribe,
David Wiggins; treasurer, Allen
Graham; secretary, Milan Miller.
' Prin. Soj. Jess McKde; Royal
Arch captain,- Fred Sexton; M.
third Veil, Russell Thurston; M.
second Veil, Wayne Trowbridge;
M. first Veil, Ben Bosink; Sent*
inel, William Flower,
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