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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 21, I960
Ten Cents Copy     New Series, Vol, 68, |f o, 32
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Rev. Schut
Called To
G.R. Church
Rev. Gerrit Schut, pastor at
Clare Baptist Church for the
past four and one-half years, l§st
week accepted a call to Berean
Baptist Church in Grand Rapids.
He informed his church Board
that he will leave Clare a little
later in the spring, the exact date
not yet certain.
Members of his congregation
were somewhat prepared for the
announcement, since he had told
them on Palm Sunday of the possibility that he would give favorable consideration to the move.
The Grand Rapids church has
about a thousand members.
Clare Baptists, anxious for Rev.
Schut to remain here were nevertheless aware that a new charge
offered exceptional widening of
Rev, Schut's field of opportunity.
A graduate of Baptist Theological Seminary in 1951, Rev. Schut
was first pastor of McBain Baptist church for nearly four years
before coming to Clare. During
his pastorate here the local church
outgt-ew its old building in Clare
at Sixth and Pine, and constructed
a new edifice in north Clare on
Wilcox Parkway.
4-H Leader
Camp Close
To Reality
Construction of "Camp Kett",
a youth leadership training center in Osceola county, is moving
closer to realty, according to a
progress report made by Ben
Westrate, executive director of
the 4-H Club Foundation of Michigan.
Nearly $200,000 has beeri
pledged, hy business, industry. ag.
ricultufal organizations and other groups and individuals, the
report showed. The foundation
has established a goal of $350,-
000 for the. construction and development of the center.      v
A recent pledge of $10,000 by
tlie Michigan Milk Producers association helped the plans make
a "giant step" forward, Westrate
said.
Construction plans have been
completed and work on the center will begin as soon as the necessary capital has been pledged.
The center will operate on a
year-around basis and will ac
commodate up to 150 adult leaders.
Operation of the center will be
handled by the foundation while
program direction wili be given
by the 4-H Club staff of the
Michigan Cooperative Extension
Service. \
"The Center will make it possible for the state 4-H Club staff
to step up and improve its training program for the 12,000 adult
4-H leaders," Westrate pointed
out. "These leaders are directing
the Work of more than 70,000
boys and girls in 4-H Clubs in
Michigan."
Westrate said that response to
the fund-raising campaign had
been .gratifying.
"Many of the donors * made
statements . similar to that of
Glenn Lake, president of "the
milk producers group, when he
presented the MMFA pledge,"
Westrate indicated. "He pointed
out that the MMPA recognized
that the future of Michigan rested with its youth and that efforts to train and develop adult
volunteer leaders of youth
groups are an important part of
planning for Michigan's future.'*
Although the center is being
developed primarily for training
adult 4-H leaders, its facilities
will be available for other youth
group leadership training as
schedules permit, Westrate said.
The center is located on Center
Lake, three miles east of Tuslin.
It is named for the late A. G.
Kettunen, long-time state leader
of 4-H Club work in Michigan.
St, Louis On
CHS Diamond
Clare high school's * second
home baseball game of the season will be played Monday afternoon on the diamond' behind the
Elementary school building.
Other home games will include
Shepherd here on May 5, and a
game with Harrison .with the
date yet to be an_.o_.nce4
Carl Stephenson, first president of Clare's newly installed Ciyiian club receives the
framed charter from. Civitan Governor Miles. Cool? pf Midland, More than 170 members
and their guests looked on at ceremonies Saturday evening which officially installed
29 members in the new service club. Sentinel Photo.
Civitan Club Launched
At Banquet Installation
Impressive ceremonies Saturday evening launched Clare's
newest service club, the Civitans
-.LEWIS T. HUBBS
(jladwin Man
In Senate Race
Lewis T. Hubbs, Gladwin businessman, announced last week
that he will be a candidate lor
nomination on the Republican
Ticket for the office of State
Senator of the 28th Senatorial
District at the August 2 primary
election.
Hubbs is 36 years of age, is a
member of,the Gladwin Rotary
Club and St. Paul's Episcopal
Church. He is a past president of
the Gladwin Chamber of Commerce, served on the Gladwin
City Council, and was a member
of the Charter Commission
which wrote Gladwin's new city
charter that was passed last year.
Married,-and the father of a
daughter, Hubbs served in the
Navy in World War II, and is a
graduate of the University of
Michigan in the School of Business Administration. He is a
partner in The Frank E. Ward
Co., of Gladwin, engaged in
automobile, lumber and housewares retailing,
A "Hubbs for State Senator"
committee has been formed and
plans are being made for Hubbs
to visit all the counties in the
district in the near future.
In announcinp his candidacy,
Mr. Hubbs said, "Should. I be
nominated and elected, I intend
to meet frequently with the
boards of supervisors and people
in each county in order to discuss current problems of the
state and district and to learn
first hand the wishes of the
folks most vitally concerned.
Retiring At
Kroger Store
When Bertha M. Cradit,v grocery clerk of the Kroger store
at Clare, "hangs up her apron"
on April 23, she will conclude
17 years of serving the food-
buying public.
Fellow employees will help
her celebrate her retirement
at a store party.
Mrs. (Earl) Cradit likes 'to
reminisce about the "old days"
when she started to work for
Kroger in the Clare store at the
old location.
Now that she has time for a
"short vacation,". Mrs. Cradit
plans to rest a little, do some
traveling, and finish up a few of
the things she hasn't had time
for during the past 17 years
Most of all, she wants to keep
active.
before a dinner audience of about
170 at Barnes' Cafe Skyline Dining- Room, Local officers of the
club were installed and the principal address -was by the' vice
president of Civitan International
Zone Fbur, David Urguhart, of
Toronto, Canada.
Newly elected president of the
club, Carl Stephenson received
the charter, gavel and bell, and
the club's banner. Elected along
with him for the first officers of
the new organization were Homer O'Dell, vice president; Alex
Strange, secretary; Cal Foss.
treasurer; Don Bell, Willard
Koch, and Rev. Virgil Brinkman,
directors.
The motto, of Civitan International is, "Builders of Good
Citizenship". It is organized
among active men who place
much emphasis on fellowship
and community service, and
whose- conduct is influenced by
the principles of The Golden
Rule. The common creed reminds
Golfers Are
Set To Start
Men and Women golfer_ both
announced plans this week to
open their seasons at Twin Elms
with club matches and league play
the first week in May. .
The Clare Women's Golf Association will open the 1960 season
with a breakfast at Twin Elms on
Wednesday, May 4 at ten o'clock.
Every woman interested in golf
is cordially invited. -
Reservations may be made by
calling Twin Elms or Mrs. Norris
Elden, by Monday, May Second.
Come and bring a guest.
Players in the Men's Monday
Night Handicap League have been
sent letters to inform them that
the first matches for twosomes
will commence on May Second.
Don Richardson, league secretary said that postcards to register partners' names should be
returned to him not later than
April 25. Handicaps will be established after the first three
nights of play on May 16.
The men's schedule will include twelve weeks of competition with Monday interruptions
for Memorial Day and the
Fourth of July.
. Several other eagues drawing numbers from Beaverton,
Gladwin and from employees at
Clare Manufacturing Company
are also reported planning to begin their schedules during the
first week of next month.
Service At
Cblonville
The Sentinel owes an apology
to the Colonville Church and its
members for the unintentiona.
ommissioh of their service notes
from last week's listing of religious activity for the Easter
week end.
An error in copy handling
caused the news to be omitted,
The mistake is sincerely regretted.
■ Rev. Virgil Brinkman at Colonville preached at. 11 o'clock on
Easter morning with the sermon
title, "The Christ They Cannot
Take Away", The worship service followed a Sunrise Service
hour finishing with a breakfast.
Following the regular church,
there was a dedication set-vice
for babies, and the church's
Easter Choir participated in both
services,
Rural Highway Recovery
Slow Afar ny-n. Breakup
Mires Traffic For Days
members that their aim is service to others-
Charter members besides the
elected officers are: Floyd Wood-
worth, Charles Melnek, EIry Tice,
Godfrey Langin, Glen Hales
George Shayler.
Marvin Heintz, Gerald Brown,
Larry Everts, Louis Beysiegel,
Robert Shaffer.
Mack Thomson, James Cook,
Robert Giles, Robert Graham,
Howard Melton, Paul Haller,
C. E,. Foss, Robert Greer, Donald Jqnes, William Cerny, Rob
ert Rudolph.
The new members listened
while the main speaker admonished them that, "Wearing of the
membership button alone does
not make them Civitans!"
Vice President Urquhart likened the installation of the new
club to the launching of a vess_l,
and told them that now a "shakedown" cruise must follow before
the ship is deemed worthy of the
job it is designed to do,
"But," he    encouraged   them
"your dividends as members of
Civitan will be measured in" material  and  spiritual satisfaction
and gains."
The affair attracted an assembly of Civitan officials and visitors'from other clubs throughout Michigan. Present at the
banquet and program were Jim
pecker representing the sponsoring club at Mt. Pleasant; the
Mt. Pleasant Civitan President
James MacLean; other Civitan
dignitaries from Bay City, Lansing, Pontiac, Midland «nd Muskegon.
In an address of welcome,
Clare Mayor Gerald Nivison
wished the club well in launching their group here.
Other honored guests were Kiwanis club President Alan Ott
and Mrs. Ott, Rotary cldb President Frank T. LaGoe and" , Mrs.
LaGoe,
Representing the press-and radio were Dexter Elden of The
Sentinel, and Mrs. Elden, and
Mrs. Georgia Martin of radio
station WCEN and Mr. Martin.
Prescott Will
Run Again
Senator Charles T. Prescott of
Prescott, president pro-tempore
of the state senate, said today he
Will seek re-election to ar.
eighth term from the,10 counties
comprising the 28th senatorial
district.
One of the four senators with
more than. 14, years Of service,
PresCo'tt's contribution to state
government and the welfare of
bis district were recognized in
1959 by his elevation to president
pro-tempore of the senate. If is
the highest honor the senate cart
confer on any of its members.
After 14 years as a senator,
Prescott said he believes that his
seniority gives the voters of his
district a distinct advantage in
capitol halls. He is chairman of
the 'conservation committee and a
fighter for progressive conser.
vation methods and administration to benefit all of the upper
end of the lower peninsula. He
is vice-chairman of the senate
business committee, one of the
most powerful committees of the
senate, and a member of the
committees on agriculture anc
municipalities.
His district of 10 counties is
the largest in the state geographically and keeps him busy witn
many '.'local" problems. An example is his help for airports at
Clare and Roscommon and the
Tawas Park.
The counties in the 28th district
are Alcona, Arenac, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, OgemaW,
Osceola, Oscoda and Roscommon.
Rural residents; and, county
read maintenance crews', caught
in the past two weeks with the
worst spring road conditions in
many years, noticed the beginning of improvement this week.
Dryer weather and wind for aid
to evaporation have restored
some of the "soupy" low spots
back into passable condition
again,
'While the spell of wet, frost-
emerging conditions lasted, many
stretches of county roads were
positively impassable for autos
and trucks.
Most critically affected were
postal route carriers, daily milk
route drivers, and school transportation drivers. Troubled no
less were farm truckers and rural drivers with problems of getting to their jobs.
Superintendent Tom Cook of
the Clare County Highway Department put his finger on   the
county's far southeast corner as
the worst hit
"These spring conditions are
the worst I have seen in. 80
years," he told The Sentinel,* Nobody remembered worse road
break-ups since the days before
modern county road maintenance.
Other trouble spots that have
defied repair attempt are most
numerous in Sheridan, Arthur,
and Grant townships and in west
Winterfield, southeast Hamilton,
and in Redding and Greenwood.
Deep mire had halted ah* road
traffic on some stretches in the
farthest southeast corner of
Sheridan a mile north of Loomis
and then east.
"Postal route carrier Harold
Bradley from the Clare post-
office said that on Tuesday this
week he was able to make his
first trip in th$ past several days
through part of this area. Resi-
Garfield School
Annexation Is
Meeting Topic
Electors in Garfield Township
Unit School District are to vote
next month on the question of;|
annexing their district with that
of Farwell Area Schools. The issue is one that has been long debated, but never before settled in
$n election.
"''The Sate lor the  election is*]
May 14,, and official notices pub
lished' in The Sentinel this week!
give May 6 at the last .day for;
registration before the halloting.
An important public meeting1
to discuss the annexation will be
held at the Garfield town hall
E>aturday' evening this week, according to an announcement
from the Garfield School Board
secretary Alice Streeter.
At the meeting, residents may
inquire about the attitude of
school officials toward the proposed j pining of the district to
Farwell, and the taxpayers and
parents themselves will be encouraged to air their opinions.
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The annexation, if approved by
voters, will create a single district out of what are now the sec-
ond and fourth largest districts
in Clare county. The Farwell
Area school is, to be more accurate, a Clare-Isabella district, like
that of Clare, and lying mostly
within Clare county.
The school system in the combining of these two schools would
have a total enrollment bf 985
students and would probably top
the one-thousand mark next year.
Farwell, as the second largest
school system in the county
presently has 832 pupils enrolled.
The Garfield school is one of the
fastest  growing  in  the   county
Keep Go-carts
Off Streets
Parents of children operating
four-wheeled motorized go-carts
are being cautioned by Sgt. Joseph Svoke, commanding officer
of the Mt. Pleasant post of the
Michigan State Police, to warn
them it is not only dangerous but
illegal to use the machines on
streets and highways.
Now that .warmer weather is
here, the gocarts, or midget cars
as they are otherwise called* will
be wheeled out but unless their
operation is restricted they Can
be- hazardous. -
Two-wheel motor scooters are
licensed- Under special regulations for street and highway use
the same as motorcycles, 'but .the
secretary of state's department
does not license the midget cars
because they are not equipped
for safe operation on streets and
highways.
Gocarts must be operated either on private property _>r or.
parking lots or tracks specifically authorized for their use when
other vehicles are not occupying
these areas,
and has a 153 membership.
Those in favor of the step to
annex Garfield to Farwell envision an opportunity to enlarge
not only the enrollment, but the
kind of over all education offered to the youth of the district.
In event of the annexation, the
new district *W6uld probably
transport Garfield seventh and
eighth grade pupils to Farwell
along with high school age students,' and return elementary
pupils now in Farwell classrooms
to the Lake School.
Some residents who will take
part in the coming election .have
expressed the* conviction that it
is only a matter of time until
their Garfield district would be
pressured in a general State policy demanding that no elementary district should remain outside of a nearby unit operating
a full 12-grade educational program,
Annexing of Garfield to the
Farwell district would create a
district with property valuation
of $9,002,934, and the prospects
here again are that the expected
rise in State Equalized Valuations would bring a Steady increase in this figure.
Since the Garfield School Unit
is debt-free and residents of the
Farwell Area District will pay
an assessment this year to retire
their building debt,, the Farwell
School Board's resolution of acceptance in the annexation, specifies that Garfield shall not be
encumbered by Farwell's existing obligation.
dents along the route waved
hands at him as cheerfully as if
they had been marooned and he
was the first "rescuer" to appear.
A loaded bulk milk truck had
been stuck in the bottomless mud
on Bradley's route* and was finally freed through the straining
efforts of six tractors.
Elsewhere in the county the
road crews poured more than
twenty loads of sand and gravel
in a mile of sink holes between
the Sonntag store and Eagle
northeast of Clare.
Forrest Leeth said that autos
were getting stuck there, almost
Roger Water, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Erwin Walter of Route 1,
Clare has- been awarded a scholarship for studies at Dr. Martin
Luther College, Ulm, Minnesota
where he is a junior. Roger, a
graduate from Clare high school
plans to become a Minister- of
Religion serving in the Christian
Day School for Lutherans.
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The Michigan Association, of
Future Homemakers of America
last week named Joyce Dunkle of
Clare as a reciepient of a $250.
scholarship award for' 1960-61
contributed by the Dow Chemical
company of Midland. '*'"*>
Joyce's first payment, io fee
made on a term or semester basis will be made to her upon enrollment in one of the approved
Michigan colleges where she will
be a home economics major.
She is retiring president of
Michigan FHA and has won
every honor and award which
can be given her by her local
chapter.
Appointed
The names of eight Clare county residents who have been appointed or reappointed Notaries
Public during the first quarter
of 1960 have been released hy
James M. Hare, Secretary of
State.
They are:
Bernadine R. Hecker, 4896 Arnold Lake Rd., Harrison; V. Ernestine McNerney, 128 E. 4th St.,
Clare; James L. Davis, Box 27,
Lake George; Jeff N'-Willey,
Farwell.
Ted L. Cooper, 11810 N. Clare
Ave., Harrison; Eugene J. Campbell, 409 John R. St., Clare; Virgil W. Stiner, 425 Shingle*1 Lake
Rd., Lake George; Wayne Bennett, R-2, Farwell.
faster than he and other neighbors could pull them out. "How
the school bus got through this
piece last week is beyond me,"
he said. Autos were settling in
the ooze until their frames and
undersides bore the weight and
made progress impossible.
The Sentenil's correspondent
from Winterfield, Mrs. Peter
Cook reported a typical incident
when her son came after her
and Mr. Cook for an Easter dinner, "driving about four times
as far (as the ordinary distance)
through plains and along pipe
lines, as Cook Ave. north of
Cooks' is impassable for cars,"
The highway superintendent
blamed peculiar conditions for
the travel-halting road breakup.
Only 3-Ms feet of frost prevailed
under most of the highways, but
excessive moisture was released
when the quick thaw took the
backbone out of roadbeds. Cool-
said that gravel and sand hauled
into the worst holes couldn't pre*
vent the collapse and that graders and other equipment broke
through and got stuck the same
as other vehicles.
He predicted that with just a
few days of favorable weather
his crews could restore all roads
in the county to usable condition. It may take many weeks to
completely repair all the damage
caused.
Ditches must be cleared and
drainage improved, among other
things, he said.
The County Highway Department is grateful to residents for
their patience during bad conditions and especially during the
days when it was necessary to-
close certain roads.
Scout Camp
Rivalry Starts
Qualification and Competition
will be the key words at the Annual Tomahawk District Camporee to be held in June at Camp
Rotary.
Jack Scheall, District Scout
Executive, indicates that most of
the Scout Troops are preparing
in earnest for the competition of
the Scout Skills Contests at the
Camporee.
In his field trips and visiting
with Scoutmasters there is a
strong indication of a good attendance by Patrols and Troops.
Bill Amble of Harrison, for example, reports one of his Patrol
holding a 22 second record in the
Drag Rescue Relay. Many of
their hikes are made just to practice some of the Scout skills to
be used at the camporee. ..;.
Hi Gates of Farwell says .his
Troop will win the Camporee
Trophy for a second year, Yet
Troop 140 of Mt. Pleasant, a
trophy winner in 1958 says- positively they will win the trophy
this year.
Any sleeper units in the
crowd?
Four top- prizewinners in ihe Sentinel's Easter Picture Coloring Game are here photographed in front of an exhibit of their work. From ihe left are Mary Logic and Carolyn
Goldammer, winners of second and third places respectively in ihe 8 to 12 year division. Next are Sherry Curtis and Jim Foss. first and second place winners in the younger'class. Prizes for fhe four were $5.00 U.S. Savings Stamps, and in addition Carolyn,
won a set of professional Tempera Poster paints, and Sherry won a set of artists color*
ed shading pencils. Fourteen other runner-up winners got $1.00 prizes in the field of.
nearly 70 entries, _  ;      _ Sentinel Paolo,.
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