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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARJ3, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, JULY 21, I960
Ten Cents Copy   New Series, Vol. 68, No. 41
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MSU Entertaining
Homemakers of State
More than one thousand Michr
gan homemakers will say goodbye to their families next week
ahd head for East Lansing. Their
destination will be Homemakers'
Conference at Michigan State
University, July 26 to 29.
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School Board
Elects Duncan
New President
The Clare School Board in an
organizational meeting Tuesday
evening named Lionel Duncan to
succeed Harold B. Hughes. Mr.
Duncan had won a third term in
the District Election of July 11.
TWo other members of the
Board, Dr. C. B. Neff, secretary
and Frank T, LaGoe, treasurer
were re-elected to continue in
their posts. Carl Gruno was
named president pro-tempore.
It was the Board's first session
since the election.
Attending their first Board
meeting since election as members were E. A. Anderson and
Df. Alfred Austin both trustees.
Dr. Neil Stirling, also newly
elected was out of the city and
unable to attend the meeting.
The session marked the inauguration of seven-man Board
rule in the district.
In the business session which
followed the election of officers,
School Superintendent Richard
Wheeler briefed members on the
contents of the District's annual
report which was ordered published in this issue of The Sentinel.
He said that the budget reflected operation that is described as,
"on the deficit side", inasmuch
as the proposed spending for operation will amount to more
than expected revenue,
The fiscal year will leave the
District with an operational
fund reserve of approximately
$28 Thousand, §4,000. less than at
the year's beginning,
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This estimate was /qualified^
however by the observation that
"unofficially", tax collection is
estimated to run ■ about 90 percent. But in actual returns, the
collection of taxes is realistically
hoped to reach 92 percent.
The business of the session
was interrupted at the beginning to vote unahirnpus, approve
al.for a Resolution G-f Appreciation directed to ex-president Harold Hughes who retired at the
end bf his'term on July 11.
The resolution cited Mr.
Hughes for his devotion to the
District's welfare and conduct of
school affairs during his nine-
year membership on the Board.
Actual language of the resolution said in part:
Whereas, Harold B. Hughes
has served the residents of
Clare School District 8, Clare
and Isabella Counties as a
member of its Board of Education faithfully and well for
a period of approximately 9
years, from the time of his
appointment to fill a vacancy
in 1952 to and including June
30, 1960, following conclusion
of his second term, and
Whereas, Harold B. Hughes
filled the office as President
of the' Board of Education for
a period of six years, the latter
period covering the difficult
years of district reorganization
and school plant expansion,
and
Whereas, Harold B. Hughes
fully, properly and faithfully
discharged his responsibilities
to the Board of Education and
to the people of the school
district.
Now Therefore Be It Re^
solved that this Board of Education express its appreciation
to Harold B. Hughes for his
many contributions to the
Clare Public School District
during his tenure of membership on its Board of Educa«
tion.
Nurses Meet
A meeting of the Practical
Nurses Association was held
Wednesday ,July 13th> at 7:30
p,m. at the home of Mrs, June
Schafer of Mt. Pleasant.
The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. June
Schafer, Who read a letter concerning the acceptance of the
Isabella-Clare district iri the
state organization.
Six members were present,
and they decided'that the next
meeting will be held August 16
at 7.'30 p.m. in the horne of Mrs,
Donna Kent, 121N, Kenney Av&>
JVlt, Pleasant,   '; ■^^.^..,»'.:
The conference is planned for
all women of Michigan, and numbers of local Extension Club
members plan to attend one or
more days,'
Many homemakers will arrive
with luggage in hand to register
for the complete , four-day session. They'll take part in informal classes and hear educational
and entertaining programs.
(Outstanding speakers include
Mrs, Anne Anderson., former as'%
sociate editor of Better Homes
and Gardens magazine and representative to the National Exhibition in Moscow; Karl Haas,
director of fine arts at WJR in
Detroit; and the Honorable Martha Griffiths, representative of
the 17th Congressionaldistrcit of
Michigan.
The Tuesday evening program
even incorporates a fashion
show. Catherine Cleveland, a
former advisor on crafts for the
state department in Lebanon,
will'show authentic costumes as
she speaks on "Meet Your Middle Eastern Neighbors."
Some homemakers will attend
the campus program for just
one day. Special programs on
Wednesday and Thursday are
planned for these day visitors.
Optimistic
Outlook For
Pork Raisers
Hog feeding will pay off in
the next twelve months, thinks
a Michigan State University agricultural economist.
John Ferris doesn't look for
hogs to go below $15" a hundred
pounds for any sustained period
in the next year. Corn will likely
average $1 per bushel, giving a
hog-corn ratio favorable to hogs.
In late June, medium-weight
barrows and gilts averaged
about $17 to $17.50 at Chicago. I
■ ^'There's still room fdr-i improvement," comments Ferris
"We should see $1.9 hogs by
August, perhaps even a $20
peak."
This year's fall decline should
be moderate . . . perhaps reaching $15 in December. Then Ferris expects a rise to about $18 in
the first half of 1961.
"Reduced farrowings are back
of the optimistic picture," the
economist points, out. "Last
July's price decline came early
enough so farmers' cut 1960 production plans."
The United States Department
of Agriculture's June Pig Crop
Report — based on farm interviews — showed the 1960 spring
pig crop was 16 per cent smaller
than 1959. Michigan's decline
was 11 per cent. The spring crop
includes all farrowings from December through May.
On June 1, the nation's farmers intended to farrow about 4
per cent fewer hogs this fall
(June-November) than last.
Michigan growers anticipated a
similar reduction.
Speaking At
Farwell Church
Dr. Charles Baker, president
of the Milwaukee Bible College
will be the guest speaker at the
Farwell Grace Bible Church
morning worship service at 11
o'clock, July 24.
Dr. Baker received his D.D.
from the Dallas Theological
Seminary. He was preaching for
the Fundamental Bible Church
in Milwaukee many years before he became president of the
College.
The Milwaukee Bible College
located at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
has sold their property there
and will be relocating at Grand
Rapids. Construction of the new
college will begin in the very
near future.
The public is invited to hear
Dr. Baker at the 11:00 o'cloek
service next Sunday morning.
Dow Plant Tour
The monthly business meeting
of the BbWen Busy Bees 4-H
Club was held July 11 at the
Bowen School. The 4>H'ers had
their picnic on July 17 at Island
Park in Mt. Pleasant.
A tour to the Dow plant in
Midland has been set for the 4-H
members. r .   .      ■>
At the close of the meetings, a
going away party was held for
Beatrice Glviley, Who plans oh
visiting Spain sodri.
Refreshments were served by
the Fablftrt family.
The Debutantes at the Clare County Fair boast of lovely.'."girls in. precision routines
which have proved to be "show stoppers" in many of Chicago's "leading club and hotel
shows. This dancing line will appear as par t of, the Riyerboat Follies in front of the
grandstand on Wednesday evening, August 3. Other acts in the Follies are minstrel
headliners in singing, comedy patter, and novelties, ...,.":.
600g.p.m. In Test
Clare's newest public water
well has now completed a period
of test pumping and was the
subject of a verbal report given
to the City Commission Monday
by City Manager Clarence Gum.
He said that it is a 600 gallon-
per-minute addition to the city's
source of water.
The new well is not as large a
water producer as the city hoped
for, but it's an encouraging gain
over the past several attempts
to find water.
Mr. Gum said that in a 24-
hour pumping test, the well delivered 600 gpm and at times
the water level actually rose to
indicate that this pumping rate
would not exhaust the inflow.
Initial quality reports are
that the water contains just 0.6
parts per million of iron, and
itjje objectionable numeral content a«j| .cpljw found, inJ#ell N_g,.
2~are absent frontf the new
well.
Connection to city mains must
Wait final Health Department ap*
proval of the water and installation of mains under the railroad
separating the well site from
the city.
The new well is a 26-inch
Gravel-walled well 80 feet deep.
It is located near the Clare.railroad station on land belonging
tO Mrs. Kate buhlop.
Workmen finished packing the
casing with gravel early last
week and had previously installed a 30-foot screen to admit
water.
Open Drive For
St. Henrys
St. Henry's, Rosebush and St.
Charles, Leaton officially opened the General Phase of their
development fund campaign with
the solemn opening ceremonies
held Monday, July 18 at 8:30 in
St. Henry's church.
The ceremonies attended by
the volunteer workers and their
families and friends, marked the
beginning of solicitations in the
General Phase of the program.
The "campaign Is being conducted to raise as much as possible of the total cost of remodeling the school and church improvements. This cost would approximate $85,000.
To date over $50,000 has been
pledged to the campaign in the
first phase of the program.
Father McGee, Pastor of St.
Henry and St. Charles, expressed his gratitude for the wonderful way the parishioners are
supporting the program, He also
thanked'the men Who worked in
the memorial phase for the
Wonderful job they did.
The campaign began on June
23 with the selection Of the
chairmen and their associates.
John Keehbauch and Joseph
White head the program as General Co-chairmen. The memorial
program was headed by Memorial Co-chairmen Philip Epple
and Joe Hrdlovich ably assisted
by Frank Lynch and John We-
zensky.vTeam Captain ;Co-chairmen Aaron Prout and Joe We*
zertsky have Matt MCCohriell and
Paul Moeggeriberg as associates.
Class Reunion
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The-Clare high school Class Of
'40 will hold>its 20-year reunion
July 31, 1060 at the Clare Tourist park, with a pdtluck lunch
servedat ttoony     .._    .^ _
Moving to other business at
the Commission meeting, Gum
gave the Commissioners his pro'
posal for sealcoat surfacing of
11,787 yards of city streets.
Included in the surfacing pro-,
gram are:
John street from US-27 to the
corner of Mary street.
Section of South Rainbow and
North Rainbow in Eastwood
Hills.
Holley street from the new
plant of Clare Manufacturing
Company to Old US-10.
The Commission authorized
Mr. Gum to obtain cost quotations for the proposed work.
Elsewhere on city streets,
Gum said that the city this year
will tear up and regravel First
street from US-27 West, and
Maple street south of the C & 0
Railroad tracks. ,.»...•'■■
County GOP
Convention
Sarah Schaeffer, vice-chairman
of the Clare County Republican
Committee announced that the
Republican County Convention
will ;bei held at- the Courthouse
in thepitjf; df. Harrison,, ph^ed-''
nestiay, August' 16", at 8 p.m.
Official delegates to the Fall
County Convention for 1960 are
those delegates that were elected
at the Republican Primary election of August 5, 1958. However, Mrs. Schaeffer wishes to
invite all interested Republicans
to attend this Convention.
The purpose of the Convention
is to elect four delegates and
four alternates to the Republican State Convention to be held
at Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday, August 27, 1960.
At the State Convention the
delegates Will nominate candidates for Secretary of State, Attorney General, Auditor General,
State Treasurer and one £u>
preme Court Justice.
Manslaughter
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Next Week
Coming to trial on a manslaughter charge which followed
the traffic death of a man last
November in Grant township
Richard Dean Miller, 23 of Isabella county will be a Circuit
Court defendant next Wednesday.
A police report of the accident which happened on the
opening day of deer hunting
season last fall says that Miller's
auto struck that of John Oliver
Barkkari 44, of Royal Oak, killing Barkkari.
Clare County Prosecutir James
S. Bicknell, III ordered the arrest
of Miller in February after Miller's recovery from injuries he
suffered in the smash-up.
Witnesses saw Miller's car
speed past another auto travelling in the same easterly direction and collide with the westbound Barkkari car. The prose-
cut|oni;will present testimony
that-3$iijer "was in the * Wrong-
lane at the time of the collision.
The head-on crash was less than
a mile west of the Clare city limits on US-10.,
Since his arrest, Miller has
been in custody in the Clare
county jail awaiting trial. He
failed to post the required $5,000
bond.
At an appearance in Circuit
Court on July 1, Miller stood
mute and Judge Donald E. Holbrook entered a not guilty plea
in his behalf. Defending him is
attorney Paul James of Mt.
Pleasant.
Miller's brother was a passenger in the car which Miller was
driving. He too, was treated for
accident injuries.
The defendant was injured so
badly that tests for intoxication,
or for alcohol content in his
blood were not attempted.
Possible penalty for guilt in
manslaughter ranges up to 15
years imprisonment or $7,500.
fine, or both.
Mr. Bicknell said that the possibility of conviction on the lesser charge, of negligent homicide
would make the defendant liable
to sentencing of up to two years
imprisonment and $2,000 fine.
Noticed Lately
The Interest On
The Want-Ad Pages ?
"WANTED, Matching china wash bowl and pitcher,
type used before days of running water."
"TO GIVE AWAY, Puppies ..."
"FOR SALE, 1931 model A Ford .,,"
"JOB OPPORTUNITY, Stenog-Clerk in Clare"
"WANTED, Underwater salvage jobs."
"REPRESENTATIVE WANTED . , , Write to Vienna,
Austria."
These, plus scores of places for rent, real estate opportunities, farm animals for sale, autos and outboard
motors offered, household goods : , .and on and on. The
market is unlimited on Clare Sentinel Want-Ad pages!
But the real interest*— the "pay off" is in the astonishing RESULTS that "come to Sentinel Want-
Ad advertisers.
Jiist recently the bwner of a vacant cabin adverv
tised for a tenant wanted and received:
7 Calls .       ...";*:./.
2 Letters
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YOUR WANT-AD IN %m SENTINEL wjlf piill Te-'
plies and get action, too. Telephone EV 6-9938 to place
your ad and start results? for you I    ,     v ,.-■■"'.'
Fair Week Program
IWmg Big Mdwa*
$12,000 Racing Card!
Entertainers Minnie Pearl and
Pee Wee King famed radio and
recording stars of Grand Ol'
Opry fame will start the ball
rolling August 1, for what promises to be the best Clare County
Fair ever!
The Harrison fair gates " will
swing open for first-day visitors
before 8:15 p.m. when the stage
entertainment begins, and the
fun is to continue August 1
through Saturday night August
6 with more midway attractions,
more free acts, more prizes and
more horseracing than any previous year in the history of the
event-
Albert Haley, fair secretary in
Clare said that commercial display space had been all but
"sold out", and late inquiries
could be made to June Rose of
Harrison.
Mr. Haley said that he and
the entire Fair Board are enthusiastic over the improvements that the public will see in
the size and quality of the 1960
Free Fair.
Bears Close
To 2nd-Half
L.L. Title
The Little League Bears need
only one more victory, or a loss
by their second-half rivals, the
Tigers to cinch the top league
spot for the final half of the
season.
; Arhd the players are already
looking forward to the exciting
game to decide the season winner between the first-half, and
second-half title holders. The
playoff game in which the Tigers
will meet the last half leaders,
is "set for next .Monday, July 25
at 4:30 at the Clare Little
League park.
Gaining now in interest is the
scheduled appearance of Clare
Little Leaguers in the State
Tournament at Bay City on August 28.
A Clare squad made up of
League players 11 and 12 years
of age will meet the winner of
a match between Hemlock and
Bay City Northeast. Clare advanced to the second round in
the tourney with a bye.
All members of the Clare
League teams with their families are invited to the annual picnic on Monday, July 25.
The League will furnish hot
dogs and pop with families
bringing a dish to pass and table
service for themselves. The playoff game that day will be played
before the picnic.
Wheat Support
Goes To $1.79
In Country
The U. S. Department of Agriculture announced July 5, 1960,
that the national average support
price to producers for 1960-crop
wheat will be §1.78 per bushel, an
increase of 1 cent per bushel
above the "advance" minimum
price for this year's crop an
nounced in July 1959.
The increase results from a
higher current wheat parity price
than a year ago when the advance
minimum price was announced.
The final 1960 crop wheat support rate for Clare county is $1.79
per bushel. This rate is based on
No. 1 wheat.
Discouts for grade 2 and 3 and
also 4 and 5 on test weight only
provide support for lower grades.
Wheat support will be accomplished as in the past through
loans on farm-and warehouse-
stored wheat and through purchase agreements. Loans will be
available from harvest time
through January 31, 19611.
Nonrecourse loan will mature
in Michigan on March 31, 1961.
To get wheat price-support in
I960, a producer must be in compliance with his I960- wheat
acreage allotment.
The national average support
price for 1959-crop wheat was
$L81 per bushel,-75 per cent oi
the July 1959 wheat parity price.
During the six-day stand, visitors to the fairgrounds: will witness the. Jdie Chitwood Aut6
Thrill Show,; horse .racing, livestock parades/ and other interest-
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Tuesday, August 2 and Friday,
August 5 will be set aside .as
Children's Days, with reduced
prices the entire day on' the midway.
" -Drawings for both boy's   and
girl's bikes will attract children
from all over the county.
Other outstanding, attractions
Kitty Wells is the Queen of
Country Music, and a Decca
recording star. This beautiful
entertainer will appear at
Clare County's Free Fair
with other players in the
Grand Ol' Opry Show.
Koa, the trick performing
baby elephant is a delightful
diversion from the ferocious
and terrifying animals that
usually come from, the jungles of India. Koa is at the
Clare County Fair directly
from an appearance at the
Republican national convention where you watched her
on TV.
throughout the week include thl
grandstand show "Riverboat Fol
lies", the Joie Chitwood Thrilf
Show, the Grand Champion-. Bee J
Auction, and other miscellaneoul
acts. The Youth Program on
Tuesday will be followed by thj
Olympia Circus.
The $12,000 harness racing
schedule this year will have
grand total of 110 horses, witll
races beginning at this starting
gate at 2 p.m. on each of th<|
final four days.
. Fireworks will be held at thd
end of the day's activities ojf
Wednesday, Thursday, Fndaj
and Saturday.
On Friday, the Automobilel
Machinery and Livestock Pari
ade will be held, highlighted bj
the appearances of Linda Grinl
age, Michigan Dairy Princess!
and Sharon Butcher. Clare Counl
ty Dairy Princess. At 8:15 Fri|
day evening, the "Youth on Pari
ade" program presented by thtf
Clare County 4-H Clubs is exk
pected to draw large crowds ipl
numerous contests and talent ex|
hibitions.
Improvements during the year|
have  promised    to    provide
cheerier    atmosphere    for    th^
week's celebration.
Five acres have been added to
the fairgrounds    and the   Sker-|
beck Amusement Co. has agreed
to bring more rides, etc., for
much larger midway.    A    nev
horse    barn has   been   erectedJ
which will house the 100 horses!
with no trouble at all.
This year, for the first time,|
Clare county was eligible for al
plan joined by the Stale to'pro-r
vide 50% of the cost for a pro-l
ject such as this. The countyI
pays the other hali; of the»ex-|
penses; '
Another 1960 improvement isj
a new ladies rest room located!
on the grounds.
If weather permits, the com-j
bination of hot-dogs, cotton candy,, kids, and good old-fashioned I
fun will be mixed together andi
come out one of the best fairs
recorded in the history of Clare |
county.
Last year, attendance andi
parking lot fees showed a 20% [
gain 'Over* the" 1958 figures, and]
far surpassed any records setj
in Clare county before,
The Fair Board feels that this I
year With the improved    buildings, bigger midway and larger
fairgrounds, attendance and profit figures   should   reach   new I
heights in the six days.
Advises Fire Hazard Check
During Farm Safety Week
In the past four years, losses
on Michigan farms from fires
caused by . lightning have been
high enough to build 1,000 new
30x70-foot pole barns.
Richard Pfister, agricultural
engineering safety specialist at
Michigan State University, says
that the total monetary loss has
been more than $2 million in
that time from lightning-caused
farm fires alone, plus other secondary losses.
National Farm Safety Week,
July 24-30, would be an excellent
time to check for lightning protection around the farm. Pfister
believes.
The months of highest danger
from lightning run from March
through October. But 36 Michigan farm fires caused by lightning during August alone the
last four years have caused more
than a half million dollars in
losses, more than one-fourth of
the total loss.
"You can give your barns and
other buildings needed protection from lightning with adequate "points" or terminals, a
sound cable conductor, positive
contact fasteners • and a good
ground rod," Pfister points out.
""Any TV aerial in a rural!area
should be well" grounded, , too.
Use a grounded lightning arrest-
or in the lead-in wire.and a No.
6 wire from the mast to a separate ground connection.
'"When* you buy lightning'rod
protection, always buy from a
Well-known dealer and.avoid, the
"special .bargains" offered -by
travelling {installation crews,"
Piister suggests. Ask for a "mas
ter label" job to be sure of good
protection. . ,
1960 State
Road Maps
Available
Distribution of the 'Michigan
State Highway Department's
1960 Official Highway Map has'
started.
Highway Commissioner John
C. Mackie said 600,000 copies of
the new map — first one the
state has had since 1958 — were
printed by Rand McNally & Co;
of Skokie, 111.,, recently.
"When the maps arrived, We
began immediately to fill the
nearly 10,000 individual requests
we had received from persons
throughout the country/' Mackie said.
The Highway Department re-
ceived 350,000 maps while the
remaining 250,000 were shipped
direct from Skokie, 111., to organizations that requested large,
quantities.
These groups included the
Michigan Tourist Council, regional tourist associations,
Chambers of Commerce, hotels,
oil companies, travel bureaus,
Michigan State Police, State
Conservation Department, Tourist Information Stations and
others.
Copies of the map are available to the public free of cost
by writing: Motorist Services
Division.. Michigan State High-,
way Department, 732-C Mason
Bldg., Lansing 26,-Michigan.