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SENTINEL
Eaiablished 1878
$2.50 Year in Clara. Isabella Counties
THE CLAI.E SEN.TJNEL, CLARE, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY. MAY 5, 1960
Ten Cents Copy     New Series, Vol. 68, No, 34
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Rev. L J, Nevins To
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Rev, Leslie J. Nevins, Clare
Methodist pastor for the past
eleven years; has given notice of
his wish to resign and said that
' he will retire from the active
ministry after the end of the
present conference year, June 1.
The announcement was made
to the congregation at the Sunday morning service, April, 24.
At the local church annua"!
conference meeting on May 1
Rev. Nevins read a very satisfying and complete report of progress during the past year and
referred to other gains which
have marked his tenure in Clare.
As minister of the Clare
church the past eleven years,
Rev. Nevins and the members
Jiave accomplished many worthwhile projects and today have a
lovely    remodeled church,    and
• one of the finest educational
units for church school, also a
beautiful parsonage which was
erected five years ago. Though
there still remain an indebtedness the overall plan for payment is very encouraging.
Deep and sincere regrets were
expressed by the pastoral committee report in accepting the
resignation for retirement in
behalf of the congregation. The
• best wishes    and prayers    for
"Best Year"
Celebrated
By CHS Band
••' Last Saturday the Clare Senior Band received the highest
rating ever given the group
When they earned a second
division rating at the State
Band and Orchestra Festival at
the Midland High School.
The Saturday before, on April
23, the Clare Junior Band also
took a second division rating In
their section of ihe Stat.? Fe$;i-*_.!,
held in the Saginaw High School.
Their four judges,, two from'
Michigan State University and
two from the University of Michigan, were also unanimous in
their final rating and in the giving of high praise to -certain aspects of the band's performance.
The Junior Band is a class D
organization this year, hut will
advance to class C next year.
Playing at 8:30 a.m., the Senior Bandsmen Saturday were
•the first to appear in a day
long schedule of Class B bands
irOm all over the state. They
were followed by the Ithaca
Band which received a first
division rating, and then the
Standish Band Which took a
third rating.
The three numbers played' at
Saturday's Festival, the march
"Burst Of Flame", "Fantasy On
American Sailing Songs", and
the required number "Allersee-
leii", were the same that were
played at the District Festival
in Standish • when the band
received a first, qualifying them
for the State Festival.
Two judges from Eastern.
Michigan University, one from
Michigan State University, and
one from Joliet, Illinois were
unanimous -in their decision,
each giving the band the same
rating. It is encouraging to note
that while the final rating was
a second, some aspects of their
playing were rated as tops.
Members of both bands .are
now entitled, to a medal for their
.achievements. Aiso the school
will receive 'a plaque for each
band, engraved .with the name of
the .organization, the director's
name, the rating, and the class
of band. These plaques will hang
in the, band room, representing
the best performance record ever
achieved by Clare musicians.
The annual Band Banquet was
served last Thursday to Senior
Band members and. their parents
by performers and parents of
the Junior Band, It was a happy
and triumphant climax for a very
successful year. More than 100
were seated in the Methodist
.church dining room.
Toastmaster Herb Breen was
introduced by Mrs. Ray Hanchett,
president of the Band Boosters
club. A speaker and short instrumental music for 'entertainment
'Were furnished from Central
• Michigan University atMfc Pleasant.   *
Band instructor Lloyd Conley
accepted" a,gift froM the members
of the Senior Bandi
* Attractive and original eoVe_*
designs featured the programs,
and table decorations included
miniature replicas Of band h*.
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continued success were, extended
Rev, and Mrs. Nevins as they begin this new era of life.
Rev. Leon Manning,, district
superintendent who presided at
the conference meeting alsc
spoke feelingly of the Nevins'
decision and promised the Clare
ichurfch every consideration in
selecting a minister for their
church, when conference cp*.-
venes in June ,
• In other business of' the conference, trustees elected for a
three year term to succeed themselves were Jay Bellinger, Donald Holbrook and Wilson Samborn, to serve with William Garchow, Lee Greer, Laurenee Seiter, Dr- C. B. Neff, David Seiter
and Dr. Neil Stirling.   •   .
Each year, one third of the
stewards are changed, keeping
that group in a rotating activity.
Special stewards named were
Donald Holbrook district lay
leader, Lee Greer lay member,
Willard Ireland lay lea. er, Tom
Brockway financial secretary
Fred Ackerman recording secretary, Mrs'. Rev a Maxwell
church treasurer, Mrs. William
Garchow benevolence secretary
Mrs. L. Seiter communion, Mrs.
Nellie Hatch, Mrs. Erma Byers
assistants, William Case Sunday
School superintendent, Ray
Owens Sunday School treasurer,
Mrs. James Yeoman W.S.C.S
president and Commission Leaders, Mrs, Leon Dull, Mr. Ireland,
Mrs. L. D. Fisher and Judge Holbrook.
Mrs. Leah" Garchow received
the approved appointment to
continue as local preacher, and
she also gave an interesting report of her varied activities in
that capacity.
Pakistan
Visitors Here
For Day
Foreign visitors from Pakistan
<vcre -guesta all day Wednesday
of Richard Schroeder, Clare
county Extension Agent and
were taken on a tour to observe
how "textbook" learning in agriculture and small community improvement is put to work in a
practical sense.
They are in the United States
to learn how their own country
pan improve itself by learning
and doing, in these fields.
The visiting men are in this
country for a year, and are currently enrolled in Michigan State
University for the spring term.
At the Ferris Graham home
they saw a 4.3 project which dem-,
onstrated .experience is gained
by putting learning to practical
use, at the Robert Clute farm
they observed the operation of a
"family operated" farm.
They were entertained for
lunch at Rotary and then visited
Clare High School to see a class
in agriculture methods being
taught by Floyd Norcutt, then
Were taken to Harrison to visit
more 4-H projects.
Start Plans
For Sidewalk
Sale In June
Businessmen of Clare have set
the "date for their annual Sidewalk Sale and street retailing
carnival for June 17. Chairman
for the event is Jay Green, Jr„
who called a meeting last Mon-«
day evening to discuss plans for
the sale.
The sale is looked forward to
as a fixture on the city business
calendar for each - summertime,
and Gt-een said that the attractions which have made the sale
an annual success will nqj
change much. ,
The displaying of .sale merchandise at the curb sides and on
sidewalks will make McEwan
street into one long avenue of
bargains, he said. Free peanuts
of the circus variety, other re
freshments, crazy costumes, music ,and finally, a street dance at
night Will all boost excitement
and are aimed at attracting
crowds of shoppers.
If weather prevents the holding of the outdoor affair on
June 17, then it will ,go ahead on
the following day ."Green said.
, Merchants are to> be solicited
for $15' each to finance the enterprise. Green said that final
arrangements to Purchase supplies and start the advertising
will get the go-ahead as soon as
his committee is assured of en
ough financing. He said that it
will take $700 to put the sale on
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• Typical of the most successful anglers on irout opening jjdaY  last Saturday   are Nprm,.
Berhenfce from Hation and Vere Kinney, Farwell. This pair- returned before iw6 o'clock
with fresh-caught beauties io prove their skill in stream fishing, Kihsey claimed the top
honors between the two for his largest catch',    an 18-inch   fighter   that measured ten
inches in girth. Berhenke's prize catch ran a close s.cond.   Stories of other fishermen's*
good luck added up to one of ihe best opening days in recent years irout angling.
I Sentinel photo.
District Vote Set
On $420,000. Plan
For School Program
A" school district election to
decide Yes or No on a proposed
building  and    remodeling    pro-
Publishes
Scene By Grace
McArthur
Local picturesque scenes, known
and appreciated by area residents
are due to receive wider attention
through the paintings of Mrs.
Grace McArthur.
Ford Times, a magazine of
national circulation published by
the Ford Motor Company reproduced Mrs. McArthur's AuSable
River Scene in the May issue of
this year, and has purchased four
others^for publication in 1981.
To appear are Mott Mountain
Ski Run, Lake Thirteen Fishing
Shanties, a Composite of Farwell,
and fourth painting entitled Cutting Christmas Trees.
The. paintings were done by
Mrs. McArthur on -commission
from the editors of Ford Times
and have already been delivered.
The colorful and pleasing scene
on the AuSable is full of action
with the moving, water,'trout fishermen and the feeling of a sunny
day. Being free and interpretative
with color, Mrs. McArthur was
especially pleased with the faithful and true reproduction which
the magazine gave her work.
Raising Funds
For Pheasants
Clare Rod & GUn Club members are raising money amorig
Clare area, sportsmen for a program of wild Pheasant replanting. They are making partners
o'f rrfany local eut-doorsmen with
the assertion, "The Pheasant
you shoot next year may be the
one you helped lis plant on this
program new!"
"Already enlisted to help the
project are teh local area sporting .supplies dealers in Clare.
Farwell ahd Lake. And most of
the work and .planning for the
project is. being undertaken by
club members.
Goal of the project is to raise
a .thousand dollars to purchase
Pheasant chicks fit an age that
can be planted . later this fall,
and , with the best possible
chanee of survival.
' Helping and advising With the
plan is Don Bell, local Conservation officer.    ,    ,
gram- has been set for May 20.
The date for the special election
was set officially by resolution
of the Clare Board of Education,
(District 8 Clare and Isabella
counties.)
The program of expansion, remodeling and new building has
received the approving endorsement^ of the. District's Citizens
Advisory Committee. Other.significant sponsorship and approval for the project comes from
unanimous School Board resolution, the Michigan Depatment
of Public Instruction, and from
school administrators and many
local parents of school age children.
Offered as a '-package" improvement project, the plan will
affect many parts of the District's educational system:
The Brookwood Elementary
School would be constructed and
equipped.
Additions to the hew high
school building would provide
classrooms and work areas foi
Industrial Arts (shop), the vocal artd instrumental music department, and a central kitchen
for the preparation of food for
serving, to students throughout
the entire system.
The present elementary building would come in- for remodeling to conform to safety standards demanded by, the State Fire
Marshal's office.
Over all cost of the entire project will appear on the proposition printed! on the ballot. It is
$420,000.
If the . proposal carries, the
School Board will receive authority to levy and collect taxes
each year equal to the payment
on.the loan principle and the interest. It has -been estimated
that tax cost will approximate
two mills on State ' Equalized
Valuation. .      ■
District residents will ballot
a the Elementary School and
voter qualifications changing
from the last bonding election
will permit only owners of property assessed for taxes in the
District to vote.
A great deal of support for the
project is expected from residents who are familiar with the
crowded classroom condition in
the  elementary department.
The Brookwood School Would
be located on a site in Clare's
northwest section and is being
planned to contain four grade
rooms, a kindergarten, a multipurpose area and office and
Storage space.
, Architect's plans for the
Brookwood unit are   completed,
having been part of the former
building scheme that was sep
arated to bring the price within
a lower range. The land where
the Brookwood unit would be
built is already the property of
the school district.
More support for the program
is counted on from those who
would welcome the restoration
of the hot lunch and cafeteria
service.
Superintendent Richard Wheeler said that good estimates
place the number of students
at 700 who would make daily use
of lunch facilities if they can be
provided.
Women Open
Golf Season
At Twin Elms
Twenty-eight" women were in
attendance at the annual breakfast Wednesday morning to open
the season for the Clare Worn
en's Golf Association, which was
held at Twin Elms at 10:00
o'clock. Besides Clare, other
towns represented were Harri
son, Coleman and FarWell.
Mrs. Ben Bosfnk, president
opened the business meeting.
She asked each one to stand
and introduce themselves. Many
newcomers were welcomed.
Due to the resignation of Mrs
Allan McKee to serve as   secretary treasurer, Mrs. Earl Baum
garth was   unanimously elected
to fill the vacancy.
An outline of the year's activities was given by the Sports'
Chairman, Mrs. N. A. Elden.
Throughout" May, playrwill begin
at 10:00-o'clock, and beginning
the first of June, time will be
9:00 a.m.
Many remained for a sessjon
of golf, following the breakfast
and business meeting.
Allocation
Board Meets
The Clare County Tax Allocation Board will meet at the
court house in Harrison, Wednesday, May 11, I960.
, Members of the board; are'as
follows: Lenord Schwanz, Lewis
Rutter, Ray Richardson, Paul
Clark, Earl Ruby and Frank
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US-27 Job In County
Being Let; Completion
Set For October 1961
First contracts for actual construction of the new US-27 ex<
pressway in Clare county will be
let in Lansing next Wednesday,
May 11, the Highway Department
announced early this weej... Joining construction in Roscommon
county will be contracted for at
the same time.
The contracts will complete a
19 mile stretch from Arnold Lake
rd., three miles north of Harrison
in Clare county north to M-55
at Houghton Lake in Roscommon
county,*
A number of grade level crossings will be,built, in this first
phase of construction with grade
separation planned later to bring
the route up to freeway standards, Right-of-way for the structures has been acquired.
Wrong Pair
Netted In
Jailbird Hunt
Acting on a. tip that two riders on an eastbound C & O
freight train might be escapees
from the Baldwin, Michigan jail,
police Tuesday halted the train
a short way west of Clare and
seached for the wanted men.
They found two men all right,
but failed to turn up the pair
they were looking for. The
search continues elsewhere.
• Wanted are Lawrence Turner:
40 of California, and his companion Walter I Fox, 35 from
Baldwin who overpowered a
turnkey Monday in the Baldwin
jail, and escaped.
"-■ The meh, iJOth •'Convicted of
burglary ofi separate charges
were awaiting" transportation to
Southern Michigan Prison. They
had complained Monday of headaches and* askey Turnkey Fred
Davis for aspirin. When he
brought the remedy, they "manhandled" him into a cell and
fled. ,  , , __
Sucker Deal
Fools Public
Adams Warns
Presently in Michigan certain
unscrupulous salesmen are
"cleaning up" in a door-to-door
scheme involving the sale of
vacuum cleaners. '
No pun is intended, and the
matter is no joke according to
State Attorney General Paul
Adams who says that local authorities are- often handicapped
because many frauds operate
acrpss county lines.
The Attorney General is concerned with finding a waya in
which his office can assist in .offering grease service, in this
field. ...
One of the first steps in combatting rackets, Mr. .Adams
.hinks, is to make the public
aware of , methods by which
frauds and*-.he-its, operate. Returning to the vacuum "cleaner
exposure, he continues:
"No money exchanges hands,
The .victims are generally
smooth-talked into signing a
chattel mortgage and note usually in excess of $200 for the purchase of a vacuum cleaner. The
papers are\then assigned to a
finance company and the buyer
is hooked.
"The cleaner itself may
wholesale for slightly less than
$20.00. A comparable one could
probably be purchased from a
reputable local merchant for
slightly less than $50.00.
"The salesmen come equipped
with the usual gimmick. The
standard patter is to tell the
purchaser that he 'will receive a
$25.00 credit on his account-for
each prospective prospect recommended who purchases a
cjeaner. When the account is
paid up, the purchaser is supposed to get the money in cash.
An official looking .certificate
•containing such statements is
presented to the purchaser.
"The only .difficulty is that the
certificates are of doubtful legal
validity. Further, there are enough loopholes involved so that
the innocent purchaser usually
receives „" no credits or money
even if he does recommend pur
chasers.     ,      , .
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The.freeway projects are;    *
Clare-Kos common" Counties
Eight ahd nine-tenths miles of
US-27 freeway from Arnold Lake
rd., about three miles north of
Harrison in Clare -county, north
to Wolf creek, about three miles
north   of the  Clare*Roscommon
Dave Donovan
Is New Elem.
it
The advancement of Clare
school faculty member David
Donovan to the pos.t of Elementary principal next year has
been announced by Richard
Wheeler, superintendent.
Mr. Donovan replaces Walter
L. Mcintosh who is not return
ing next year.
Another promotion to take effect next year raises Mrs. Leota
VanEvery to the position of part
time administrator as Early
Elementary Co-ordinator. She
will continue to teach one section of the kindergarten enrollment in addition to her added
responsibilities.
Mr. Donovan has been a class
instructor in* high school social
studies and has been a member
of the Clare school faculty for
the past four years. He holds a
Masters degree from the University of Michigan in school administration.
Mrs. VanEvery has taught
kindergarten in Claje since 1937
and earned her Masters degree
from * fl-% -UniverSi^^^-'Mfeh:
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Mrs. Ruth Neff will take a
full-time assignment in kindergarten teaching to fill the requirement for teachers in that
department.
The Elementary administrative load in the Clare system
now involves supervision of facilities for 1,100 pupils.
In other faculty hirings for
next year, Mr. Wheeler revealed
that James Raymond Will be a
new head basketball coach and
will be instructor for boys' high
school and. junior high physical
education. He comes from Ben-
zonia where he was a faculty
member until the change.
The new coach played basketball at Michigan State U where
he performed and learned under the tutorship of Forddy Anderson.
James Olsen has signed a contract to teach high school Eng
lish and social studies. He was
a January grad at Central Mich
igan U.
Mrs. Yvonne White, wife of
Edward White, Jr. of Clare will
come to a 'second grade teaching
assignment at Clare after h6r
June graduation at CMU.
. Mrs. Margery Cleveland" is to
be first grade teacher after former experiences in schools „at
Harrison, Mt. Pleasant, and Warren, Michigan.
Mrs. .Carol Feight has signed
to teach girls' high school and
junior high physical education,
and is in the June graduating
ciaSs at CMU.
An important addition to the
faculty is Jack Raymond who
will , hold speech correction
classes with his attention shared
between Clare, Farwell, Weidman, Blanchard and Beal City.
He is a Speech Correctionist
Major, formerly .with the Mt.
Pleasant schools and received
his education .at CMU.
Succeeds \
Tom Horton
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For Gas Co.
The appointment of Howard
Mason as office and sales supervisor for Michigan Consolidated
Gas Company's Mt. Pleasant
and''Clare area was announced
recently by John Rodehbeck
mahager of the Mt Pleasant
District.
A former mathematics teacher, Mr. Mason comes here following a five year sales career
with the company's Greenville
district office. He suceeeds Tom
Horton who was recently named
manager of the Cadillac District
line. This job includes a. dual
bridge at Townline creek. Com
pletion date, October 15, 1961.   "
Each Townline creek . bridge
will be 45 feet long and each Will
carry a 42-foot roadway,
From an expressway crossover
wliere the new _reeway crosses
the present US-27 on Arnold Lake
Road at the north edge of Hayes
township, the new restricted
right-of-way will close Clark
Trail, Long Lake and' Haskell
Lake roads and finally pass, under Bailey Drive in Section 9 of
Frost township.
Roscommon County
Ten and one-tenths miles of
US-27 freeway from Wolf creek
north to M-55 at Houghton Lake,
including some work on M-55
from exisitiftg US-27 west to the
freeway. This project also calls
•for an interchange at the junction of M-55 and the freeway and
two bridges at Wolf creek. Completion date, October 15, 1961.
The interchange structure at
M-55 will be 230 ft. long and will
have a 50-foot .roadway to carry
M-55 over the freeway.
Both bridges at Wolf creek will
be 65 feet long and each will
carry a 42-foot roadway.
Other jobs announced for this
letting include state jobs in Benzie and. Muskegon counties and
county road commission projects
in Iosco and Jackson counties.   ,
Visiting
Speakers In
3 Churches
The Clare Church of God. Will
present a special public program
Sunday evening when a representative of the Michigan Temperance Foundation will lecture and
show a motion picture.
Rev, Robert Hammond, of Lansing will speak* at the church at
W. Sixth and Maple when the
program begins at 7 o'clock.
The film, to follow the speaker
is a 16mm color movie, "Pay The
Piper" recounting the problem of
young people faced with social
temptations.
,      Missionary, at Herrick
Rev, Clyde Mosemann who has
spent a number of years in missionary Work at Montevideo,,Uruguay will make an appearance at
the Herrick Mennonite church
during the Sunday forenoon ser^
vice May 8. The church is three
miles east of Clare.
In a service beginning at
eleven o'clock, Rev. Mosemann
will deliver a talk about life and
Christian work in Uruguay and
a Gospel sermon will follow. The*'
public is invited by the regular
pastor, Rev. Floyd Bontrager.
From Quito, Ecuador
Rev. Abe Va'nder Puy, Member
of World Radio Missionary Fellowship, Inc. of Quito, Ecuador,
will present the challenge t>f
South America by way of mes*
sage and film slides all day this
Sunday, May 8 at the Clare
Baptist Church.
Rev. Vahder PUy has been closely associated in missionary work
with the five widows of Christian
workers slain by Aucan indians •
some time ago in South America.
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Lake Registers
Kindergarteners
Pre-registration for Lake kindergarten, children for Septem-
.ber 1360 will be held Monday,
May 9 from 9 to 11:30 at Garfield Unit School, for all child*
ren in that'district who will be
five years of age before December 1, 1960, according to Mrs.
Baker, principal.
Annual Tests
The 'Metropolitan Achievement
tests will j.e given to the rural-
Eighth Grade classes by. Lenord
Schwanz, Clare County. Superintendent of- Schools, in the Harrison High School, Monday and
Tuesday, Ma£,9 and ,10. at 9i00
a.m.
There will be 32 pupils taking
the examination.
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