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Established 1878
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THE CLARE SENTINEL CLARE, MICHIGAN
FEBRUARY 2, 1961
New Series, Vol. 69, No. 21
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Closing At East Lansing
Area farm families attending
Farmer's Week in East Lansing
where events continue through*
tomorrow evening are finding an
unusually varied and entertain-*
ing schedule of events for farm
operators, their wives - and the
children too.
A blue-ribbon spectacle, the appearance of five former secretaries of agriculture on the same
platform was presented Wednesday this week when views w6re
given in a panel discussion of
"Agriculture In An Uneasy
World", and then the five answered questions on policy and
national affairs affecting modern
farm business.
Township zoning will be the
subject of another program
scheduled for February 3, the
gathering's last day. The discus;
Sions of zoning have been billed
as carrying timely information
in these days of community expansion.
Advice from personal experience for young people thinking
of agriculture for their vocations
is contained in another part
of the program today when a
day-long series of short talks and
meetings will give accounts from
Michigan farmers and rural
youth counselors.
And with something-for-ladies
in mind, the managers of the
event have scheduled an exhibit
of oil paintings and fancy work
at which the work of at least two
Clare county artists will show,
and also a "Promenade In Color"
of fashidns and flowers.
With busy programs of sightseeing, equipment exhibits- and
stock shows and contests, the
mammoth convention of Michigan's farm operators promises a
1961 event to attract many visitors. Many people from the Clare
area are making plans to attend
final sessions of the mammoth
"convention"- today and tomorrow.
FieMhouse Forum
Michigan State UiiivSs
12,000-seat Jenison Fieldhouse
held yesterday's crowds, at the
special Farmers' Week forum by
five former secretaries of agriculture.
There was no pharge in either
a reserved section and a 6,000-
seat unreserved section. Tickets
for the reserved section, near
the speakers' stand were picked
Up free by any interested person
at his County Extension office.
': The five secretaries; are Henry
A. Wallace^ Claude "ft. Wickard,
Clinton P. Anderson, Charles F,
Brannan and Ezra Taft Benson.
In 12-minute talks each, the
five talked on "Agriculture In
an Uneasy World." After the
talks, a panel of news men were
to direct questions toward the
secretaries.
Zoning Is Coming
Communities that grow in a
hit-and-miss pattern aren't easy
to reorganize
That warning will be a main
theme qf the Friday afternoon
Farmers' Week program, Febru^
ary 3.
Two panel discussions will deal
with community planning procedures, progress and problems
in nine counties. Professional
planners and active local citizens
will take part,
MSU soil scientist Louis A.
Wolfanger, program chairman,
says interest in land Use planning is growing. At least 350 of
the state's 1,258 townships have
zoning ordinances — "many of
them quite new. Several counties
have become involved, too.
Wolfanger expects the Farmers' Week program will highlight
these points:
Communities are changing and
spreading rapidly. Without planning, one can never be sure a
noisy factory won't move in next
door. Such shifts can take the
joy out of life and the starch out
of land values.
Hit-and-miss growth in a community isn't easy to reverse.
Zoning applies only to new and
future uses.
The best blueprints and ordinances may gather dust without public support. .Support requires understanding of the
need for planning.
Panelists will come from Hills-1
dale,  Isabella, Macomb,    Washtenaw, Livingston, Genesee, Eat-
, on,    Jackson    and    Shiawassee
counties. ;      ;
Special Youth Interest
Young people facing decisions
regarding their future on the-
farm were told how others have
gotten started in agriculture artd
about the opportunities in that
field. A program Tuesday at
Farmers' Week told about "Getting   Started in   Agri-business"
with the following five topics
and speakers:   ■     .   .
How We Started and Developed ^0Ur Farm Business and What
We Think of Farming ~ Mar;
vin Lott, Ingham County Farmer, *
Getting Established in an
Agri-business — Nolan Mitchelli
Aero-Vent Corp., Lansing, .'
Counseling the Student Inter"-
ested in Farming — Keith Me-
Taggert, Director of Guidancfe
and Counseling, Pigeon, Elktoji
and Bay Port High Schools,     '
Getting Prepared for Farming
or Agri-business — "Richard Ml
Swenson, Director of Resident
Instruction, College of AgricuJJ-
ture, Michigan State University!
Opportunities in Agri-business
and Farming — Robert Kramerf
Director of Agricultural Marketing and Utilization Center, Mich:-
igan State University. .  1
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Dairy Contest '
In conjunction with Farmers,
Week, the MSU Dairy Club is
presenting a program on Thursday, February 2, 1961, at 10:00
a,m, in the Livestock Pavilion.
This is an interesting and informative program directed toward young people in FFA and
4-H.
At 10:00   a.m. a dairy   cattle
showmanship contest is scheduled. Participants   are MSU   students who  compete for   prizes.
This is also an   enjoyable   contest from   the spectators   viewpoint.
Farmers' Week Dress Revue
Fashions  and flowers get together during Farmers' Week at
Michigan State University for a
"Promenade* in  Color". Flowers
arranged   by the   MSU floricul-
Continued on Page 8
Scholarship
Honor List    *
Announced
Clare High School Wednesday
announced the first semester
scholarship honor roll with six
students achieving an all-A
grade.
Led by Seniors Karla Cooper
ahd Elaine Wilson, junior Eric
Haftimerherg,, sophomore ; Carol
Young, and freshmen Kathryn
Mickle and Doris Winter who
had the 4.0 point total equal to
an all-A grade, the entire list
carried the names of 94 students
all with a B or better average.
The point total represents
marks of A-4, B-3, C-2, D-l totaled and divided by the number
of subjects carried. ' '
B or better grades, or 3.00 av
erages and over went to:
Seniors ,
Joyce Horn, Doug Young, Do-
nelle Birdsall, Virginia Northon,
Judy Presley, Joyce Dawson,
John Ruark, Lawrence Carncross,
Donna McKee.
Carol Baumgarth, Joseph Bowl-
er, Vicki Cook, Kathleen Doherty,
Eugene Duncan, Janet Carver,
Joseph Graves, Barbara Guiette.
Jean Hart, Mary Hogue, James
Mercer, Jerry Mogg, Raymond
Murphy, Thomas Neff, Willis
Strouse,
Juniors;
Chris Schroeder, David Heintz,
Darleen Hein, Virginia Kushmaul,
Glenn McJ.ames, -Barbara Bourgeois, Diane Bryant.
Lynn Salisbury, Darlene Bird-
sail, Tom Grogan, Michele Kinde,
Larry Mogg, James Richardson,
Georgia Shayler, Linda Wood.
Sophomores
Gordon Carncross, Linda Cas-
teel, Diane Kleiner, Gerald Prattler, Robert Carrow> Mark Hampton, Jerry Nevill, Lois Presley,
Elna Thompson, Charlehe Cole.
Faye David, Theola Leeth, Sandra Szul, Janice -Wood, Janice
Brown, William Hanchett, Colleen Spencer, Karen Schleicher,
Mary St. Germaine.*
Freshmen '
Gary Gershon, R o x a n n e
Schroeder, Karen Bergstrom,
Barbara Hankins, Calla House,
Ellen .Saul, Charles Sterling,
Micheal , Austin, Diane Demo,
Emily Northon.
Doris Aldrich, Linda Riegle,
Timothy Walter, Candace Walton,
Karen Branstrom, Robert Denton,
Karen Hardman, James Larry
Johnson, SamUel Kushmaul.
Paula Sheponski, Kay . Beck,
Karen Day,* Glenn Garchow, Sandy Horn, Rosemary House, Janet
Lansing, Sharon Parkhurst, Susan' Perrine, Alice VanSicklen,
Campaign Grows
to Win  Vote ror
answn
While lack of inow on ski areas prevented
•the staging of festival race events Saturday and Sunday, the Ball for Miss Clare
County Winter Sports and the annual
Festival Banquet were very well attended
at the Doherty Hotel. The winner of ihe
title was Nikki Bristol, Miss Harrison
here getting bussed by Bernard Wyman,
president of the Clare Chamber of Com
merce. Finalists in the contest looking on
are Catherine Denton, Miss Farwell, and
Judy Uirich, Miss Clare. Clarence Riedel
who picked the judges is an amused spectator. Trophy winner in the Mid-Winter
Golf tourney was Jim Raymond, Clare,
and in another contest Robert Haynak
won an expense-paid trip io Florida, given
by the Clare C of C.   Photo by Lee Sowle
Clare Rally
Short By
Single Point
Clare High's late rallies on the
basketball court which have
twice gained them excitement-
charged victories bX,one or two
point! couldn't overcome a nine-
point iead in the final two minutes against Durand and thefor-
tunes were turned — Durand 67,
Clare 66.
A pattern^ of scoring rallies in
late periods* of the game has become almost a Green and White
trademark under the coaching of
Jim Raymond, but Friday's effort against the Railroaders was
too little, too late.
Durand, beaten by Clare once
this season in a December encounter showed more than 20
points improvement in scoring
and is coming slowly back to the
form that gave them the Mid-
Michigan B title in 1960. A terrif-
iv first-quarter pace which produced 25 points for Durand was
enough to turn the contest.
Clare, closing the gap with
steady pointmaking in. the second half, outscored Durand after
intermission by 36-26.
Veteran Norm-Davis gave his
poach a performance that
brought his individual scoring to
27 points, secorid high in the
night's record books for all conference players.
In other conference action reported by Larry Mogg, Pioneer
sportswriter, St. Louis thumped
Ithaca, 69-50; with the Sharks'
Jerry McClintic scoring 40
points jv Shepherd rolled over
Chesaning, 70-60 to maintain an
Undefeated season.
Skip Kegg's .17 points in the
JV game failed to" bring a Little
Pioneer victory. Their losing
score was 41-34.
.Tomorrow night the Pioneers
will face Shepherd, undefeated
in conference competition and
rated as fourth in Michigan class
C basketball.,The game-,will be
played before home fans on the
CHS court. »
Build Up Parents
Teachers must be careful not
to rob the parent of prestige in
the eyes of his child, says William C. Morse (Ph.D.), University of Michigan professor of
education psychology.
Widely known for his work
with' emotionally maladjusted
children, Dr. Morse says, "If you
take from the child his notion
that his parent is a fine and dependable person, you remove the
greatest mental health asset he
has.
"We need to build up parents.
Many parents come home from a
talk with the teacher feeling inadequate and discouraged. This
is communicated to the child
who reflects the parent's sense
of failure; We must try to be
more supportive of parents."
Carl Strouse, Helen Welch
Installed In Lodge Chairs
Joint installation ceremonies
of the Clara Rebekah Lodge No,
167 and Clare I.O.O.F, Lodge No.
333 were held Saturday evening,
January 28th, with Helen Welch
and Carl Strouse as the new
noble grands lor their respective
lodges.
Other Rebekah officers 1 to"
serve with Mrs. Welch are: Ada
Beemer, vice grand; Ina Hammond, recording secretary; Madeline Seiter, financial secretary;
Olive Irwin, treasurer; Shirley
Teall, warden; Julia Nesler, conductor; Iva Fisher, chaplain; Alba Lyness, right supporter to
noble grand; Ellen Henderson,'
left supporter to noble grand;
Mildred Strouse, inside guardian; Olive Robinette, outside
guardian; Fern Archambault,
musician; Lucilia McDonald, degree captain pro tem; Janet'
Simrau and Margaret LaVoye,
•right and left supporters to vice
grand.
Oddfellows installed were:
'Paul Haller, vice grand; Ernest
Irwin, recording secretary; Robert Archambault, financial secretary; James Irwin, treasurer;
Charles Rutter, warden; Gilbert
Waddington, conductor; Harrison Simmons, right supporter to
noble grand; Willis Strouse, left
supporter to noble grand; Joseph Swain, chaplain; Emil Giers,
inside guardian; William. Art-
cliff, outside guardian; Ralph
Stevens, right seam supporter;
Charles Herman, left seam supporter; James Yeoman, right
supporter to vice grand, and
Howard Cotton, left supporter to
vice grand.
Officers were duly installed by
Mrs. Charlet Wilcox and Ernest
Irwin, lodge deputies, assisted by
Patsy Schlafley, Harley Holt,
grand marshals, Eva Schlafley,
Gilbert Waddington, grand wardens, Effie Harvey, Andrew Irwin, Sr., grand secretaries, Genevieve Irwin, Ernest Green, grand
treasurers, Fannie Yeoman, C.
Burton, grand guardians, Fern
Wright, musician, Margaret LaVoye, soloist. "
t
Mrs. Welch was presented her
corsage by her granddaughter
Linda Lethorn of Shepherd, and
Mrs. Strouse and little daughter
Cindy made the presentation to
Mr. Strouse, just prior to the
installation. Mrs. Haller made
the presentation to her husband
as he was presented for vice
grand. The retiring noble grands,
Erma Rutter and Earl Henderson were presented with their
past grand pins, and Mrs. Henderson presented her husband
with a past grand collar. Mrs.
Rutter then presented her' husband with a past grand jewel, as
he retired from that office in
July.
Prior to the installation ceremony, the Grand Marshal, Patsy
Schlafley presented Wilma Cook
and Sharon Mussell, president
and vice president of the Clare
Theta Rho "" Girls   Club.   Mrs.
James Yeoman, advisor, in behalf of Mrs. Ada Beemer, assistant adviteor, and "Grandmother" Harvey, and herself,
gave Wilma a past president's
pin, and a gift to both of the
girls, expressing appreciation
for their faithfulness during the
year.
t "Remarks by*the incoming of-
ficersT and installing staff, as
well as several of the guests,
concluded (the program, and
lunch was served in the dining
room. ,
Guests were present from Saginaw, Bay City, Coleman, New
Lothrop, Mt*-Pleasant, Shepherd,
Essexville, Farwell and Clare.
Youths Get
ABA Service
Free Offer
Young dairymen can benefit
by herd improvement through an
offer by the Michigan Artificial
Breeders • Association for one
complimentary service if they
are 4-H, or Future Farmers Of
America members engaged in a
regular dairy project, according
to an, announcement at an ABA
meeting near Clare last Thursday.
Dale Anderson of the State
ABA Board made the announcement in a talk at the Orr community building to members'and
guests of the Clare-Isabella ABA
group. It was their annual meeting,
.Anderson said that in 1960,
1612 youngsters in Michigan
took advantage of the association's similar offer in that year.
Manager James Barager, reported that fifteen dairymen
with a total of 151 cows became
members during 1960, and that
320 members used the* ABA for a
total of 1166 first services.
After a turkey supper, served
by the ladies of the Orr community, the regular business meeting was conducted by Harold
Brooks, president.
Delegates elected to represent
the group at the state annual
meeting were: Lysle Calkins, Elvin Larrance and Alvin Walton,
with Perry Geeck and Vernell
Fike alternates,
Officers and board members
for 1961 are: Harold Brooks,
president; Perry Geeck, vice-
president; Warren White, secretary-treasurer; Harry Hecht,
Clare McTaggart and David
Gross. James Barager remains
as manager with Ernie Root his
assistant.
The meeting closed with Robert Clute and'Norman' .Myers
showing pictures arid describing
their trip to Russia and other
European1 countries.
In pre-election efforts this
week to get out a large school
district vote and to acquaint residents with the official position of
the administration arid School
Board, opinion, Superintendent
Richard Wheeler and Board
Treasurer Frank LaGoe with
High School Principal Richard
Snyder and Elementary Principal
David Donovan put the weight of
their positions and experience bet
hind final appeals for a "Yes"
vote at Saturday's election.
Clareilsabellatax electors that
day will ballot again on the proposal to build a new elementary
classroom unit, and remodel and
expand present facilities at the
old Elementary-Jr. High building
and at the High School.
It Will be the fourth occasion
when electors decided the merits
of a plan to provide sufficient
classroom space for students in
grades kindergarten through the
eighth, and the accompanying
parts of the plan.
On Tuesday the four men pre'
pared a program of information
on the subject to be broadcast to
radio listeners from WCEN-
radio on Friday, the day before
Seiters Won't
Rebuild On
4th Street
Week-old fire ruins on West
Fourth street where Seiter
Brothers' Lumber Company and
the Clare Packing House Market
had stood before "test Wednesday's disaster still emit clouds of
smoke and occasional blaze-ups
of fire for streams of sightseers
who continue to walk or drive
past to view the scene.
For four days following
Clare's worst fire since 1957 the
Clare Fire Department left water lines connected to put a damper on threats that the heat and
deep embers might break into
dangerous fires again.
As late [as Sunday morning the
Department was recalled to the
spot to put out an eruption of
flames.
David Seiter announced shortly following the fire that the
lumber firm would very probably decide not to rebuild on the
same location. Seiter Brothers
own a four-acre site with a large
brick building near the Ann Arbor railroad just off West US-10
in Clare and Will probably move
their business to this place,
Mr.- Seiter estimated that the
loss by fire Would amount to,75
percent of the value of the building and contents and inventory.
Only 25 percent of the estimated
$300,000. loss Was covered by insurance. It is commonly assumed
that rates for insurance protection of lumber storage are too
hight to allow full coverage.
In the meantime, West Semig,
owner of the retail meat business was reported to be set for
rebuilding as soon as conditions
allow,
Take Early
Pin Lead
Scoreboards at the end of the
first weekend of Clare Bowling
Association tournament play
carried some scores that will be
stiff to beat. Singles leader Don
Melnek with a 688 he rolled on
Sunday is sharing the„ early spotlight with All-events top man,
Bob Pryor who rolled an aggre*'
gate score of 1857.
Team leader is the Log Cabin
Grocery five with a 3012, and the
Doubles lineup is. strung out behind Charles" Sweet and Bob
Pryor who totaled 1235 pins.
Among the first four teams
are second place Holley Carburetor Midnight X, 3010; Holley; Carburetor 13, 2969; Fletcher Cities
Service, 2828.
Following the doubles leaders
are D. Luce and G. Campbell
1209; T. Beatty and L. G, Thompson 1201; J. Bouchey and J, Gordon 1192.
Following Melnek in the Sin-
gles is Leon Dysinger, 673; J. C,
Mafotzke, 655; D. Seelinger, 6*5.
election, and also from WORM,
In published statements found
in "Letters To The Editor" in
this issue of The Sentinel' Mr.
LaGoe and Mr. Donovan have
answered questions most often
heard from residents undecided
about the issue. And direct mail
appeals for voters to favor the
program on the basis of outright and critical need went into
the mail earlier this week.
Joining the "campaign?' of
school administrators and the
Board, Band Booster mothers
have organized a telephone campaign to get out the vote on Saturday, They are-directed by Mrs.
Kuno Hammerberg and Mrs,
Richard Schroeder.
Clare's Junior Chamber of
Commerce is also ready to aid
with rides for voters on Saturday, a telephone blitz Of * their
own to urge people to vote and
the services of a car equipped
with public address speakers to
cruise the town Saturday and
remind persons of the election,
JayCees also circulated a pamphlet with information on the
issue and an appeal to vote
"Yes".
In the letter received this week
by hundreds of school district
families, the cost of the $475,000
project was broken up into subtotals for various parts of the
program as follows:
New eight-room elementary
school, $176,000,
High School shop and classrooms to be added, $140,000.
Cafeterio, $28,000.
Music Department, $67,000.
*   Elementary School building remodeling, $55,000.
Legal Fees, Bond Qualification
and Interest,1 $9,000.**    ."'*     " -'
The letter also reminded the
public- that the; election, will be*
held in the new high School instead of the former polling place
in the present elementary building, and that polls will be open
all day. from 7 a.m. Saturday,
February 4, until 8 o'clock p.m.
School administrators', giving
much attention to the opinion of
some groups that classrooms
proposed for new construction in
the Brookwood E1 e m e n tary
school could be better built as ah
Addition to the old school, answered with the summarization
that the ground area.on the present school site is simply not
large enough to accommodate
more student population there.
They cited the official attitude
of the Michigan Department of
Public Instruction whose repre-
setative, William Klapp said
Wednesday that more pupils on
the crowded site would not be
approved.
Supporters of the proposal
seemed to 'find   no   arguments
Kids Target
Contest Set
For Mar. 11
" The Clare Junior Chamber of
Commerce announced today the
sponsoring of an Air Rifle Shoot
to be held Saturday, March 11,
1961 at 1:00 p.m. in the Clare
High School Elementary Gymnasium. The local meet is scheduled as part of a statewide Air
Rifle Shoot for boys.
Boys,- eight years and older,
are invited to compete in the
eveni Contestants from age
eight to fifteen are entitled to
paricipate with awards being
given for marksmanship in each
of three divisions according to
age.
Air rifles and ammunition will
be furnished by the Daisy Air
Rifle Company. Members of the
local Rod and Gun club, working
in conjunction with the Clare
Army Reserve unit will oversee
the event. An entertaining and
enlightening , movie will be
shown highlighting gun safety
md general sportsmanship.
Contestant entry -blanks for
the shoot are conveniently provided in the Clare Sentinel and
may also be obtained from Mrs.
Fleming at the Clare Public
School.
All entries must be submitted
to Mrs. Fleming by 12 noon Friday, March 10, 1961.
Parents and the public are invited to attend. Refreshments
will be served immediately following the shoot.
with the facts presented to show
classroom space, remodeling fojp
fife„ safety, improved learning
opportunities in trades and,skills
and cafeteria facilities as the
primary needs'of the system and
the important goals the program
is designed to reach.
In view of the narrow margin
of defeat for the proposal in the
last election, supporters regard ft
larger voter turnout as the best
chance to carry the election this
Saturday and start the schools
on another phase of expansion
and progress,
4-H Leaders
To Meet In
St. Louis
Two important meetings for
all Isabella 4-H leaders, parents
and friends of 4-H, have been
scheduled for the coming week.
On February 6, at 8:00 p.m, the
west half 'of the county (NW and
SW districts) will meet at the
Weidman High School cafeteria.
On February 8, at 8:00 p,m. the
east half of the county (NE and
SE districts) will meet in the
Agriculture Room of the 'high
school in Mt. Pleasant.
The purpose of the meetings is
to acquaint the leaders with
some important information and
to discuss mutual problems in
regard to Spring Achievement
and other events.
It is most important that all
leaders attend. "Parents are urged
to be present so, that their re-
actions may also, be- heard- Qmor-
cil members from each district
will be in charge of the meeting
in" their area.
AWard Committee
One of the first jobs handed
the newly appointed Award
Committee of the 4-H Council
.will be the selection of 12 4-H
leaders to participate in the first
District Leadermete. This event,
scheduled for Saturday, February 11, promises to be one of
the outstanding events of the
year.
Bay, Midland, Saginaw, Gratiot and Isabella county .will
each send 12 leaders to this
meeting. Resource persons from
the State 4-H Office and Michigan State University will lead
the discussion groups.
The banquet in the evening,
will be presided over by Representative Russell Strange, and
will have as the speaker Dr.
Russell Mawby, Assistant Director of Extension,- and our State
4-H Club Leader,
The program will get underway at the Park Hotel in Si.
Louis with' registration and coffee at 9:30 a.m. At 10:15 Dr. Ed
Moe of the Rural Sociology
Dept., Michigan State University
will give the Keynote address.
This will be followed by small
discussion groups until the noon
luncheon. The afternoon sessions
will consist of discussion groups
with art. hour of recreation %oh
lowing. The evening banquet at
6:00 p.m, will Conclude the full
day of activity.
Four Cattle
Killed By
US-27 Driver
Four cattle that had strayed
onto the US-27 right of way
south of Qlare near the Stephenson Lake road wer^ struck and
killed by an autorist shortly after
midnight Tuesday. The ani-s
mals were from the herd belonging to Harold Brooks.
State Police from the Mt
Pleasant Post reported that the
driver, John Price of Clio was
hospitalized at Clare General Hospital 'with injuries from the accident- including a lacerated
tongue, two fractured, ribs, contusions to his head! His, wrecked
car was towed into Clare.
The mishap occured when the.
cattle appeared dn the pavement
coming from the. shoulder of tM
road and couldn't be seen by
Price in time to avoid striking"
them. The auto was traveling,
south at the time, and strewed th$
animals along 100 years of th£
road, i
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