1960-12-22; Clare Sentinel

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THEi CLARE SENTINEL, CLABE, MICHIGAN
THURSDAYyDEC, 22, 1960
New Series, Vol, 69, No. IS
Christmas Theme
In Area Churches
- Clare churches and other surrounding area churches will be
holding special observances of
the Christmas season again this
year with children's programs,
Christmas Eve ceremonies and
regular Christmas morning worship services.
Because Christmas falls on
Sunday this year, the regular
time of morning worship is to be
dedicated to the joyous holiday
theme in most churches.
St.  John's Ev.  Lutheran
On Christmas Eve the children's service and program will
be held at 8:00 p.m. at the St,
John's Lutheran church in Clare.
The entire program will be presented by the children.
Regular Sunday morning services will be held on Christmas
Day.
St. Cecilia's Catholic Church
Traditional Midnight Mass will
be held at the St. Cecilia's Catholic church in Clare on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, a
10:30 mass will be held, at which
time the school children will
sing.
The adult choir will sing for
midnight Mass.. with Mrs. Rita
Murphy, organist; and Mrs,- Sally Murphy serving as director.
Carols will begin at 11:15, and
will be sung until the time of
the Mass.
At High Mass, Mrs. Sally Murphy will sing the Ave Maria for
Offertory, and Jesu Bambino for
Communion.
Confessions may be attended
on Thursday from 7:30 to 8:30;
Friday from 7:30*to 8:30;, and
Saturday from 4 to 5:30 and
7:30 to 9. '
A change has been made in
the services to be held in St.
Anthanasius Church at Harrison.
Midnight Mass will be held in
place of the 9 o'clock Mass on
Christmas morning.
Chapel  of  St.  Ann Episcopal
The Chapel of St. Ann will
have a Communion service at
9:00 dn Christmas Eve', Rev. Er.
Charles Stuart will Officiate.
There will be no services on
Christmas day.   ,;,
Church of The Nazarene
Christmas Day worship hour
will be at the regular time of
service at the Church of the Nazarene. The children's program
was held on Wednesday evening,
December 21. .
Clare Methodist Church
Traditional Christmas Eve services will be held at the Clare
Methodist Church this year at a
Candle-Light ceremony from 11
to 12 p.m. Special Christmas music will be used in the theme.
On Christmas morning sunday
school will be held at the regular time. The morning worship
service will be conducted at
11 a.m., and will be broadcast
over WCRM, the Clare radio station.
Herrick Mennonite Church
A Christmas service will be
held tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock at the Herrick Mennonite
Church. An illustrated portrayal
of Christ's birth will be presented, along with special singing,
flannel-graphs, and a manger
'scene wiith 'animals and ddlls
used to represent the characters
The public is invited.
Gilmore"
Church of Christ
Friday evening, Deceihber 23,
at 7:30 p.m., the children's portion of the Christmas observances will be held. The youth of the
Gilmore Church of Christ will
present their program at this
,   time.
On Christmas morning at the
regular church service, the choir
will present a Contata, "A Song
Unending", in place of the sermon.
Farwell Methodist Church
Regular Sunday services will
be held at the Farwell Methodist   Church,   with both   choirs
singing fo add to the Christmas
spirit. A special number will be
done by three girls of the church
at this time also.
Youth of the church presented their children's program last
Sunday evening.
Eagle Church of God
Children will present their
Christmas Eve program Saturday at eight o'clock p.m. and on
Christmas morning Bible School
will meet at 10:30 with worship
services following at 11:30, Rev.
Mrs. Lou Beery will have as
title of her sermon, "A King Is
Born", The choir will be heard in
two special Christmas anthems,
"The Lord Is Born", and "O
Wondrous Story."
Elm Grove
Church Of Got!
Christmas Day church worship is called for 10:30 with Rev.
Elza Beery preaching and special music by/a vocal duet entitled, "Jesus Our Brother, Kind
and Good".
Dover Church
No sunday school will be held
on Christmas morning at the
Dover church, but regular worship services will. Both the children and the adult choir will
sing. The message Rev. McNeil
will bring is entitled, "The Angel
Said: Merry Christmas Everybody!"
Church of God
A short session of sunday
school will be held on Sunday
morning at the Clare Church of
God, from 10:30 to 11:30. Following this, at the time of the
weekly Sunday worship, will be
a special service held in accordance with Christmas Day. Rev.
Sickal will read the Christmas
Story, and Christmas songs will
be sung by the congregation.
Last Sunday evening the primary and young people of the
church presented their program.
Clare  Congregational   Church
Special Christmas activities at
.the Congregational Church will
conclude with a Christmas Eve
^service    and  a Special    family
Retiring
worship .service ton Christmas
Day.
The Christmas Eve Candlelight service, from 8-9 p.m„ will
be marked by an observance of
Holy Communion, and reading
of the accounts of the Christmas
story. The Junior Choir will
sing at this time.
On Christmas Day there will
be no church school, and the
morning worship will begin at
11:00 a.m. instead of 10:45. This
service will depart somewhat
from the regular Sunday morning worship pattern and will include singing of a number of the
favorite Christmas. carols.
Colonville
Church Of Gocl
Regular worship, service will
be held on Christmas day at the
Colonville Church of God. The
theme will follow the Christmas
holiday.
The children's program was
presented Wednesday evening,
December 21.
Brown Corners
United Brethren
On Christmas Day in place of
sunday school at the Brown Corners church, a flannel-graph of
the Christmas Story will be presented to the children. At the
morning worship hour, the regular serman will be delivered!"
following the Christmas theme.
No service will be held in the
evening.
The primary and young people
of the church presented their
Christmas program' on Wednesday evening,. December 21.
First  Baptist  Church
Rev. James McCoy of Rosebush will bring the message on
Sunday, Christmas Day at the
First Baptist Church of Clare.
He is a recent graduate of Bob
Jones University, and af present, besides his school teaching
activities, he assists in meeting
the pulpit supply demands.
Arthur Center
Church of God
Rev. Elza Beery has chosen
for his Christmas sermon title
both at' Arthur Center and at
Elm Grove, "God's Great Gift".
The Arthur Center choir will
ing, "Memories Of Christmas,"
Act To Halt
Air Gun
Damage
Clare police, aqting on .complaints that boys.with air guns
are causing expensive damage to
property in the city, have served
notice that they are taking a
stiffer attitude in enforcement of
a law banning use of the guns.
i Chief William Bell said that
youngsters may not carry, nor
use BB guns or air guns unless
accompanied by a parent or
adult over 21 years. Officers are
being instructed to confiscate
the guns when children violate
the law, he said.
' A cupboard partly full of the
confiscated toys is a sign that
police mean what they say.
Willful damage from pellets
includes shattered light bulbs in
street lights, ruined windows in
residences, wounded pets and
other serious mischief.
Surveying the window panes
shot out of the home of the late
Charlie Strange, one concerned
adult remarked that it's a shame
that boys who doubtless were
happy to accept the generosity
of the former resident there, are
now thoughtless and disrespectful in their mischieveness.
In another part of town the
builder of a new home in the
Brookwood subdivision complained that he can hardly keep
glass in the building. It is shot
full of holes as fast as it can be
installed.
Police are doubling their watch
in hopes of preventing more
damage of tile sort.
Hill Is Dark
The House On The Hill, home
of the late Charlie Strange is
dark and without Christmas decoration for the first season since
Clare's adopted favorite citizen
moved there many, ChriStmases
ago.
Mrs. Nettie Holbrook, driving
past the empty house and remembering how. brilliant with
lights it used to be, and how
much missed its former occupant will be, composed the following poem in memory of
Charlie Strange:
O, how he loved the Christmas
tide
There are many remembering
still.
His cards and gifts of love to
friends,
And the beautiful lights on
the hill.
5 Greenhands
Advanced
The Clare Chapter of .F.F.A
met on December 14 and-raised
five members from the degree
of Greenhand tov that of Chapter Farmer. The members awarded this degree were Ted Reger,
Larry Williams, Larry Pudvay,
John Tice and jWallaee Northon.
Each member Was awarded a
Chapter Farmer pin.
The Chapter's Rifle Club competed in the N.R.A. post teams
match on the 29th of November
and are awaiting the results.  ,
Russ Graham attended the Ju-
.lior Livestock Show held in De-
:roit on the 6th, 7th and 8th of
December, At the snow Russ
sold his lambs ahd was awarded
a fifth place all prime pin.
Rotary Club
Inducts Two
Thomas C, Holmes, Harrison
native who has lived most of his
life in Lansing will retire from
the State' Highway Department
on December 31, after nine years
of service. He is a photographer   —._,,       —  	
in ihe Department's Testing and The time for Sunday school is
Research division, ,       ,    10:30 and worship at 11:30.
Rotary club mehibership was
conferred upon two men at the
■tegular lunch meeting of the
iub last week. Marlin Alexan-
ler and Rev. Lee Sickal were inducted in a ceremony which included the lecture on the aims
ind obligations of Rotary delivered by Warren McGuire.
Dick Wilson sponsoring Alexander and Marvin Witbeck sponsoring Jtev. Sickal presented the
new members with their lapel
I pins.	
The clatter of 24 liny hoofs amused and
delighted hundreds of children Saturday
afternoon when these matched Palomino
ponies    impersonated    Santa's    reindeer
Crowds Of
Kids Cheer
Santa Here
So you youngsters never saw
real, live reindeer!
Well, Santa's high-stepping
team of six palomino ponies was
a new sight almost as thrilling
as Dasher and Dancer as they
delighted hundreds of you Saturday in Clare at the annual Firemen's party for area Kids.
Santa's appearance in downtown Clare was cheered by
crowds of boys and girls With
their parents on the curbs while
a lineup at the fire station in the
city park waited for the Santa
parade to return there for the
treat handout.
Pedestrian and auto traffic
both downtown and in the 'area
of the park, filled the streets, for
most of the afternoon.
' Firemen estimated that 1821
boys ahd girls were given toys
and- candy irf the line that poured through the station for three
hours until the last youngster
claimed his Christmas treat at
five o'clock.
During the afternoon, the ponies pulled a huge bright-colored
wagon around the streets giving
merry rides to loads of .children.
The sun shown brightly and the
air was full of the invigorating
"snap" of winter.
Merchants in Clare reported
lively holiday shopping activity
all through the week end with
many families choosing Saturday to visit stores while children were entertained by the
Santa party and parade of fire
trucks and the pony team.
Cabin Burns
Near River
The Clare Fire Department
couldn't save a small tourist
cabin when an alarm called them
to the blaze west of Clare at
10:45 Tuesday evening. The cabin Was one of several owned by
.Mr. and Mrs, John Sauders near
the Tobacco River branch.
Flames were shooting from
the building in all directions and
rising a spectacular 20 feet high
when the rural truck arrived to
pump water on the fire.
An overheated circulating
heater was blamed for starling
the fire which caused an estimated $500 damage to the cabin and
$200 damage to' the contents.
The building was" completely
gutted by the flames and is
ruined.
Alien Repprt
team in a trot through Clare. Loaned for
the occasion by the John F. Ivory Detroit
moving firm, the ponies were a hit in the
Clare Firemen's Santa Party parade.
Sentinel photo.
Three Girls Win
DAR Citations
Three Clare county girls, chosen 1960 Good Citizens in their
respective high schools by the
Clare chapter of Daughters of
The American Revolution, are to
be feted by the local sponsors,
and attend a Michigan conference to select a State winner of
the DAR's award*
Virginia Northon, Clare is the
daughter of Mrs. Helen Northon;
Gail Beavers, Farwell is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Beavers; Marilyn Sue
Rorke, Harrison is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Horke.
All three girls are members of
their school's senior classes.
These girls are judged on dependability, service, leadership
and patriotism. Three girls from
leach senior class are selected in
each school by the members of
their class, with the final judging by the faculty of the school.
The girls will also answer a
questionnaire they will receive
from the DAR state chairman,
and wili be guests at a tea in
their honor at the home of Mrs.
Donald Holbrook, local Good
Citizen chairman, . where they
will receive their Good Citizen
pin. *
Plans will also be made to attend the DAR State conference
at the Whitcomb hotel at St.
Joseph. Michigan. The state winner will receive a $100 savings
bond from the National society.
Miss Beavers, of Route 2,
Farwell, has been active in FHA..
student council and chorus. She
is a member of the Music, Commercial and Bible clubs. She has
maintained an A-average and
plans to attend nursing school.
Miss Rprke, of Gladwin, Route
2, is listed as a very outstanding
girl, and her activities include:
editor of the school paper — 1959
and 1961; class secretary, two
years; vice president of Future
Teachers club; cheer leader;
yearbook staff member; member
of National Honor Society; and
the 1960 Homecoming Queen.
Miss Northoh, Clare's candidate, is a member of the National Honor Society;    senior   class
secretary; member of the yearbook staff and Athletic Board
her junior and senior years; junior class treasurer; and Pep
club treasurer. She was a student council member in her
sophomore year; served as the
Homecoming Queen's attendant;
and received ^an. award in Latin
Club for keeping a "B" average
or better in Latin for two years.
Seek To Establish
Uniform Tax Rate
The Real
Spirit
Clare Girl Scout Troop Eight"
and their leaders Mrs, Don
Bell and Mrs. Jerome Flood
have decided to forego their
customary Christmas gift exchange this year in favor of
another plan with the real
Christmas spirit of good will.
The girls have "adopted" a
grandfather, Bert Smith at the
Ardis Convalescent Home near
Farwejl and will give him
Christmas presents and hope to
cheer him by personal visits.
Twenty girls who are members of the troop will take
turns calling on their "grandfather" Smith throughout the
coming year and several of
their number have been selected to take his gift to him before Christmas.
District Director,. Walter A.
Sahli of the Immigration and
Naturalization Service States
that the annual alien address report program usually causes a
sharp rise in the number of applications for naturalization.
The law requires all aliens in
the'' United Stales, with few ex>
ceptions, to report their address
each January.
VIRGINIA  NORTHON
l^lV^ f )frt W.V.V V,
Timber Sale
Several small blocks of swamp
timber are available from state
land in Clare county. Black
spruce. Cedar and Balsam are
the principal species to be cut
from* the deeryards.
A tractor or horse is necessary
equipment to skid the timber to
high land. Cold weather with
light snow has frozen the ground
in the swamps, which should result in ideal working conditions.
Ranch owners in need of fence
posts or building material,, or
men in need of employment can
contact the District Forester,
Houghton Lake State Forest,
Houghton Lake Heights, Michigan.  .     .   ,
GAIL BEAVERS
MARILYN SUE RORKE
Court Bauer
Heads Masons
Courtney Bauer was installed
Tuesday oj£ last week as Worshipful Master in Clare's Masonic Lodge, The ceremony,
open to the public saw him elevated to the top leadership of
John Q. Look Lodge in the ancient order.
Installation was held in the
Masonic Temple at eight o'clock.
Installing officer was Howard
Everts, past Worshipful Master
and Deputy District  instructor.
Taking office along with WM
Bauer were thirteen other officers who will head the Lodge
for the next 12 months.
Senior Warden and next in
line of succession for the top position is Frank Post, Junior Warden, George Wilson.
Secretary is Immediate Past
Master Eugene Campbell, Treasurer is Burke Collins,. Senior
Deacon is John Green, Junior
Deacon is Robert Seiter.
Chaplain is Kenneth Roe, Mar-
shalis Thomas Mickle, Stewards
are Lee Favreau, Ed Strouse,
Russell Thurston and Eugene
Brandon, Tyler is Laurenee Seiter.
The staff of installing officers
included Warren White, Earl
Ruby, Judge Donald E. Holbrook, Clarence Cotton and
Pianist Mrs. DOris Cotton.
Eric Chosen
For Tour
Eric, Hammerberg, talented
member of the Clare High Band
and son of Dr. and Mrs. Kuno
Hammerberg has been selected
lo participate in the 1961 European Concert Tour of the School
Band of America. Band members were selected through a
nation-wide series of auditions
conducted during November and
December.
* The School Band of America
will leave New York on June 27,
1961 by charter plane for four
weeks concert tour of England,
The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland;. France and
Luxembourg.
New Officer
New officer on the Clare Police force is Milan Shepard, 28
and formerly of Mt. Pleasant until he replaced Sergeant Alva
Cochran who resigned from the
Department.
Officer Shepard is married and
is the father of three children.
Since October 26 he has been
breaking in on the new job and
is now considered a permanent
member of the Force. He with
his family live at 211 E. Seventh.
A sales tax collection which
will go into use in Michigan on
January 1 when the new 4 percent tax becomes legal allows
collection of the first cent of tax:
on retail purchases as low as
13c, •
The new bracket was explained last week before representatives of the Greater Business Association of Detroitr members of
the Michigan Table Toppers and
other business retailers and their
representatives.
Ken Barnes of Clare who attended the meeting in Lansing
said that the new tax bracket has
the approval of the Michigan Department of Revenue, and the
State Attorney General's office.
If retailers generally adopt the
scale, the public will pay on pur<
chases of
13c to 37c — lc tax
38c to 62c — 2c tax
63c to 87c — 3c tax
88c to $1-12 — -4c tax
$1.13 to $1,37 — 5c tax
From $1.38 to $1.62, 6c is to be
collected and so on up the scale.
It remains to be seen whether
organized retailing groups like
the Michigan Retail Association,
Hardware Retailers Association
will go along with the recom
mended formula, or advise their
members to collect the tax on
some system of their own.
In September of 1959 when e
4 percent sales -tax was being
collected after the legislature's
passage of an emergency tas
"package", three or more . sys
tems for collecting the extra tas
were advocated by various or
ganizations.
In that year, the Revenue De
lection of the first cent of tax
partment recommended the col
on purchases as low as 13c, bul
took the official attitude that
"Any seller who remits to the
Department of Revenue ar
amount equal to 4 percent (oi
1% whichever is applicable) oJ
his total taxable 'sales shall be
presumed to have discharged his
liability under this act."
The Michigan Retailers Asso
ciation is expected to urge mem
bers all over the State to modifj
their collection iormulas if neec
be, to accomplish uniformity ii
tax collection. The organizatioi
has observed that Varying sched
Ules for pacing the tax from one
store to another only serve t<
confuse the customer.
Don't Have
To Keep It!
A gimmick especially preva
lent around Christmas time ir
volves sending ■ unordered item
through the mail.
The person receiving the pacJ
age,, which may include greetinj
cards, a book, a toy, clothing
seeds, or any number of things
soon also receives a bill.
If he fails to pay, he will re
ceive dunning letters threatenihj
all kinds of stern measures
payment isn't forwarded imm<j
diately.
Many people pay for the iter
under pressure, even thoug
they never ordered it, do no
want it, and have no use for i1
The whole affair can prove ver;
unnerving to one who is not ai
quainted  with  his  legal  rights
If you receive unordered mei
chandise-. remember these rule
quoted by Michigan Attorne
General Paul L. Adams wh
says you don't have to accep
and pay for the merchandise.
1. You need never accep
items which you did not order.
2. You may return the pac*
age unopened to the mailmar
informing him that you refus
it.
3. if 'you should open th
package, you have no obligatioj
to return it.
4. As long as you do not us
the merchandise, you have n
legal obligation to pay for i1
Disregard the dunning letters.
5. Keep the merchandise for <
reasonable time. If it is no
picked up, or if you are not pre
vided with postage to send 4
back, you may dispose of it.   ,-