1961-05-04; Clare Sentinel

              THE CLARE SENTINEL
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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE. MICHIGAN
MAY 4, 1961
New Series, Vol. 69, No. 34
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Pick West End Site For
Proposed Farwell School
The Farwell School Board has
officially recommended a site at
the intersection of US-10 and Old
State Road near the west end
of the Village business section
for the location of the proposed
new Junior-Senior high school
and announced it had passed over
another site conditionally selected
by a citizens committee to make
a saving of almost $13,000.
The recommended location includes 31 acres that can be purchased for $8,000, and developed
for the school's purpose for another $5,000. making a total estimate of $13,000.
A 31-acre site nearer the' present school was recommended by
the. committee, but an appraisal
placed the cost at an estimated
$17,200, to which $9,000, was added for development, making the
total cost 26,200.
Farwell Superintendent Kenneth
McLaughlin said the Board felt
that the committee would give a
•majority agreement that the
difference in Cost with other advantages would prove the choice
a sound one.
An election on the proposal to
obtain the site and build the new
school is scheduled for June 12.
After weeks of deliberation,
the Board decided the Farweh
school has simply outgrown the
present school site.
The proposed new Junior-
Senior High School just would
not fit on the present site and
still leave room for 500 elementary .students. In addition to the
sparce problem there is a serious
problem of providing sewage disposal for a building of the size
required -for 500 secondary students on this site.
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"This would be a better world
if we had more wild life in our
forests, and less of it in our big
cities."
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The SENTINEL'S Gilmore
Grange correspondent foreward-
ed a clever little "poem" with
this week's newsletter. We
thought readers would -get a
Chuckle -from the good-natured
fun .on the subject of Grange attendance, card players over.their
games of Pepper and Horsethief,
and noisy children.
The Gilmore Grange
Up the road and over the hill
A few of us, we meet there still
We have neither Wealth nor
faipe,
A place to go is our biggest
aim.
No baby sitter do we have to
call
We take our children, one and
all.
They play, they fight, they
cause a fuss,
No matter, they can't bother
us.
A meeting we have every other
week
This gives everyone a chance
"" to speak.
For a nickel a chance on the
Mystery Prize,
Sometimes, the   contents   will
bug your eyes
The horsethieves work with all
their might.
The way they act, it-is a
fright.
The "Kitty" they all try to win,
They play so hard it is a sin.
Next comes the party, topped
by lunch
Pepper we play, purely by
hunch.
An evening of fun for a quarter
of a dollar
Doh't seem that price would
make anyone holler*
Old folks, the kide, we have a
ball,
We don't begin to fill the hall.
Why don't you come and join
the fun?
We always Welcome everyone,
by "A Good Granger."
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Wednesday was a "special"
coffee day at the Anderson Drug
store refreshments counter when"
all the money paid for the favorite beverage went into a Fight,
Cancer canister instead of the
store cash register. And since the
cash register was locked to coffee drinkers (with ho change
given), there were many 25c and
up cups served with customers
gladly making their unusual
contributions, „   _   ■
This property was selected "over
9 different sites, including the
one that had. been conditionally
recommended by the citizens
committee.
Topographical surveys were
made of three sites to determine
the amount pf grading necessary
on each to permit construction
of a building, driveways and a
parking lot. The cost of this work
plus the purchase price was the
basis for the Board's decision.
If the voters approve the building issue on June 12, this property will be purchased for $8,000."
The site selected and the site
recommended by the citizens committee were neary equally desirable except in cost.
Gum Elected
Clare City Manager Clarence
Gum is the new secretary, for
Region 6 of the Michigan Municipal League after an election
held April 27 in Corunna. The
chairman is Cletus Supinger,
mayor of Midland. The Region
includes 10 central Michigan
counties.
Jr. High
Entertainment
May 9
The Clare Elementary School
auditorium stage curtain will
rise Tuesday evening- on the first
annual Junior High School Mu-
sicale and Variety Show, The
event, under the* direction of
Neil Courtright, will feature the
Junior-High Choir plus varied instrumental and vocal groups and
solos.
Also expected during the evening are stunts of the famous
"Hell's-a-Poppin"* variety.
The Junior High Choir is in
its first year of development and
this performance marks its debut. The 83 voice group will be
singing such old",favorites as
"Steal,.Away" and •."Hand,.-Me
Down'*, both spirituals* a.npvelty.
number, entitled. "The 'Deaf;. bid
Woman" and many others,; ■'
The variety partV of the■"' program will include instrumental
solos and ensembles having* but
One thing iri common. All performers ' will be from grades- 7
and 8 of the Clare school "systems. '■'.-.
Tickets for the- Tuesday evening, May.9th performance are
being distributed by choir members and are to be' paid for and
validated at the door only.
Win Corn Contest Honors
Pictured above are students
and their instructor from Clare
High School who recently attended a banquet in Frankenmouth.
♦rhey'are (L to R) Willis Strouse,
Wallace Northon, John Cotton,
and their Vocational Agriculture
Instructor Floyd Norcutt. These
students were honored for their
outstanding work in the DeKalb
Corn Achievement Program during this past year. Besides the
above, 6 other students from the
Clare Vocational Agriculture Department participated.
In contrast to most corn contests, the Corn Achievement Program places emphasis on the
ability of students to,learn about,
the busiriess of producing 'corn.
Both teacher and students alike
are enthusiastic about the DeKalb program because it is educational. Each student keeps records on corn production factors
like fertility, plant population,
disease and insect damage and
resistance, yields and costs in
special record forms provided.
The excellence of this completed
record is the basis for making
awards to those doing the best
job. At the banquet, special recognition went to Wallace Northon who made the top score for
the school.
According to Mr. Norcutt, local Vo-Ag Advisor, each Vocational Agriculture student plants
two varieties of DeKalb corn. He
then keeps records of all field
operations and costs. After harvest the young farmers determine what it cost them to produce a bushel of corn. The nine
boys had costs ranging from 53c
to 80c per bushel. Willis Strouse
had the lowest cost per bushel
of 53c.
Coleman
Trib. Has
New Owner
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Key ot
Midland are the new owners and
publishers of the Coleman Tribune, a 67 year-old newspaper and
the only weekly published in
Midland county. The first edition
of the newspaper under the new
editor appears this week.
Key, 25 has considerable newspaper experience, having worked
on the staff 'Of the Midland Daily
News, and papers in Sault Ste.
Marie and in Gayldrd, Michigan.
He is a graduate of Michigan
State University.
The Keys now reside in Midland, but plan to move to a residence in Coleman this summer
with their infant daughter, Kathleen, 2.
The Trib, was sold by former
owners Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wilcox who published it for 13 years.
Before profits can be determined, the participants make
checks- at harvest time to deter-,
mine yields. Their yields ranged
from 55 to'. 97 bushels per acre,
with Russell Graham having the
highest yield of 97 bushels.
This is one of the many ways
farmers of tomorrow are learn*
ing about the economics of farming today. Many 6f the students
as well as many farmers are frequently surprised to learn that
growing corn is not always as
profitable as they thought when
all the costs of producing it are
actually considered. However,
through the Corn Achievement
Program, these Future Farmers
are practicing their motto;
"Learning By Doing." This
marks the seventh year for the
program, and over 10,000 students in ten different states took
part this year.
While at the banquet, the local boys learned about corn research efforts to combat the major corn diseases and insects.
They saw first hand the tremendous efforts put forth by corn
breeders to produce modern hybrids for today's farmers. The
nearly one-hour long .program
was dramatized by the march
against corn borer, corn leaf
aphid, corn leaf blight and stalk
rot problems.
Visitors
Invited To
Police Post
As has been the custom the last
several years, the State Police
will observe Michigan Week with
open house "Hospitality Day"
Tuesday, May 23, at all posts, according to Sgt. Daniel Kostrzewa
commanding officer of the Mt.
Pleasant post.
Visiting hours at the post will
be from 10 a.m.' to 5 p.m., and
everyone is extended a special
welcome to examine the equipment and facilities and ask quest-,
ions regarding the operations of
the department Officers will
escort the visitors.
"While visitors are always
welcome at the post, Hospitality
Day offers a special opportunity
to look us over and in past year**-,
many have done so," said. Sgt.
Kostrzewa. "Those who call on
us will learn about the services
the State Police perform and how
a post functions.
/To those who may not know
the location, the post building,
which is easily identified, is situated at 101-1 N. Mission in Mt.
Pleasant. Stop in to see us."
In addition to open house, the
State flag as well as the United
States flag will be displayed all
week at the post.    , ,
CC Drive
Has 100%
Dues Goal
The Clare Chamber of Commerce experiment with annual
dues collection by mail has proven about 50 percent successful
in its first trial according to'Secretary-Treasurer Dr. R. B. Kring
who sent members a "last '•c'all''
notice In a letter, He said th&f a
member-by-member drive tb 'get
remaining dues paid would take
place on May 9. _ \;
The directors" expressed tb"?ijr
thanks to "about half of the
membership" who had responded to the statements iri'their
mail, and said that they expected good results from the one-daV
campaign to bring the'   balance
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The regularly scheduled" general meeting .of the businessmen's group for May' has been
cancelled in favor of the annual
banquet to honor Clares Citizen
of the Year to be held May.,22
as a feature of Michigan Week.,
A committee of two members,;
Richard Groves and Joe John-*
ston will make final selection of
the individual to be honored this
year.
Co-chairmen for banquet arv
rangeriients are Jerry Forsberg
and Dan Burdo. ,
Other main items of discussion
at the April meeting concerned
the abandonment of scheduled
monthly meetings in favor oi
one general .meeting during the"
year- Secretary Kring said thai
the idea is open for more thought
and discussion; but that if . approved, it would mean the transaction of all official business %
directors at their periodic sessions.,
The speaker was a United
Fund representative, Mike Far-
rell who was given permission-
for a survey of the city of Clare
to determine interest in, a single
fund raising drive, and recommend a quota. The organization
withheld sponsorship of the
United Fund. Drive, but indicated
that it would be interested in
opinion from residents and businessmen in Clare concerning revival of the UF in the city,  *
REPORT FROM LANSING -
Gas Fight
Tops High
In Lobbying
By' Rep, Russell H. Strange
Another legislative , deadline
was met Friday:   :
Under Joint Rule 23 all Senate
bills not reported out of House
committees by Friday, April 28
died automatically. The same provision applied.to House bills under consideration by Senate committees.
One hot little item which failed
to receive committee recommendation was Senate Bill 1195. It was
a simple bill which merely struck
out four words and inserted nine.
Senate Bill 1195 provided that
before any utility could directly
serve an industry located in a
governmental unit served by another utility, a referendum
would first have to be held.
Lobbying activities on this bill
Were the most intensive that 1
haye seen on any proposal in five
years service in the Michigan
House of .Representatives. After
the bill was defeated in committee, one veteran Capitol reporter
stated privately that "Michigan
barely missed another grand jury
investigation."
Promoter of S.B. 1195 was Mich-,
igan Consolidated Gas Company*
which is a subsidiary of Ameri-!
can Natural Gas Company, a'
•holding company chartered in
New Jersey. In testimony before
a public hearing held by the
House Committee on State
Affairs it was claimed that:    *
(1) It was only fair that a ref-'
erendum be held as a prerequisite
before allowing an outside utility
to provide direct service to an
area served by another utility.
(2) It was not fair for an outside utility to raid the industrial
market of a local utility by taking
away large volume business and
leaving only the high-cost, low-
volume home and small business
customers.
(3) The result of such direct
safes "would, inevitably be to
force- another increase in gas
rates ,to nearly 900,000 Michigan
families and business places."
Opponents to S.B. 1195 argued
that:
(1) The bill was deceptively
simple.   •
(2) The real issue\was competition and the bill would serve only
to place an obstacle1 in its path.
(3) The, claim that overlapping
utility service would tend to increase rates was termed "an outright- lie" and pointed to the city
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Conferring on the fund raising cainp§ign to finance Michigan Week activities are Alan W. Ott, left, cashier of the
Citizens State Bank and regional finance chairman, and
Richard/ Groves, right, manager of the Doherty Motor Hotel
and- regional general chairman as they recently discussed
the- progress of the campaign with James Smith, general
counsel for Michigan Bell and state finance chairman.
Classroom
Exchange
For Two
Two science teachers from
Clare High School will take closer looks at some ot the newer developments in science tomorrow
(May 5) when they visit Central
Michigan University for a one-
day science seminar.
The Clare teachers are Floyd
Norcutt and Wayne Patterson.
I The program,, entitled "Frontiers Day . . .'New Frontiers for
[the Science Teacher", is being
co-sponsored, by Michigan's chem-
lical industry and Central Michigan University. The program is
a> continuation of Michigan's observance of C'neriiJcal Progress
Week,
While the Clare teachers along
with 78 other teachers from 35
high schools in a 10-county area
are in Mt, Pleasant, they will be
replaced by industrial scientists
in their, classrooms. "The industrial "teachers" will discuss various aspects of scientific research
and the opportunities for young
men - and Women in science
careers.
-The scientists who will replace
the ClaVe teachers in the classrooms will be John Eastman and
William Hibbard of The Dow
Chemical Company, Midland.
The Clare teachers will hear
and take part in a series of talks
discussing the newer developments in biology, mathematics,
chemistry and physics by Dr. M.
Jerome Bigelow and Dr. Edgar
N. Briggs of Central Michigan
University; and Dr. Don D. Irish
and Dr. C D. Alstad of Dow.
Speaker at a noon luncheon will
be Dr. Leon Henkin of the University of California.
Three Michigan chemical companies . . . Michigan Chemical
Corporation, Dow Corning Corporation and Dow are taking part
in this year's Frontiers Day in
addition to Central Michigan University.
Case On U.S.
Committee
Clinton R. Case, supervisor on
the Clare County Board from
Garfield township was notified
last week that he 'has been appointed to the Natural Resources
Committee of the National Assn.
of County Officials. He is to attend that association's next meeting in Chicago,on August 13,
Case was highly recommended
for the position by the Michigan
County Officials Assn. after having been sent to the last two national meetings of the group in
Detroit (1959) and in Miami,
Florida (1960).
Bundle Day
The week of May 4 to 11 has
been declared annual Clothing
Bundle Day at Clare High and
students are to collect good used
clothingi shoes and blankets in
behalf to Save The Children Federation. The material is for free
distribution to needy youngsters
in the southern mountain region
of the United States. Clothing
land material is being collected on
a house to house basis and will
be taken to the school in bundles
for shipment. __...._  .
Women's
Pin League
uet
The annual banquet for bowlers and their guests of the Clare
Alleys Ladies League was held
at The Embers in Mt. Pleasant,
Tuesday, May 2.
President Grace Irwin awarded trophies to the championship
team — Allen Television. Members of the team include Captain
Barbara Dunbar, Margaret Stephens, Cleo Allen, Nancy Apple-
ton, and Betty Stark.
Helen'McJames received high
game award £.0* her 246 game,
Bonnie Bauder and $"ran Shelander tied 'lot high series honors
with duplicate 574 totals, and
Fran maintained high average
for the-.league; with 159 for the
season^ 3onniet Bauder and Fran
Carncross Wene close runners-up
for higqt average with 158 plus.
Nearine Morse and Frances
Shelander received recognition
for perfect attendance. Rose
Neff rolled the .lone triplicate
score with her three 153 games
on March-28.
Betty Gallagher presented the
fun awards to the group. Betty
Murphy acted as program chairman for two skits put on by
members of the league. The Holley Carburetor team was in
charge of the decorations.
Grace Irwin accepted a remembrance from the league for serving »« ---resident for three seasons and announced the officers
for 1961-62.
The new president is- Frances
Bolle, vice president is Lucy Kis-
nosky, secretary-treasurer is
Frances Shelander, sgt-at-arms is
Barbara Dunbar.
Teachers
Plan Areas
Program
One hundred and twenty-five
teachers in Areas 12 and 13 of
the Michigan Department of
Classroom Teachers will attend
a combined area meeting in the
University Center, Central Michigan University on Saturday,
May 6th, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
The day long session will center around the election of officers for 1961-62 school year, and
a symposium on the topic, "New
Trends in Language Arts."
Dr. Robert Olsen, associate
professor at CMU will be the
principal speaker, and discuss
"Audio-Visiual Aids in the Classroom." Emma'Lou Cooper, CMU
assistant director of Area 12 is
chairman of the program. Presiding for the meeting will be
Kathryn Eroh", Clare, director of
Area 12 and Florence Mason,
Manistee, director of Area 13.
Mary 'Manley of Flint is State
President of the DCT. Michigan
Education Association staff representatives, are Daniel Manthe
to Are 12 and Alfred Amundsen,
Area 13.
Area 12 consists of the following counties, Ogemaw, Bay, Midland,, I s a b e 11 a, Roscommon,
Clare, Gladwin,- Arenac, and
Iosco { and Area 13 counties are
Muskegon, Newaygo, Mecosta,
Osceola, Lake, Mason, Oceana,
and Manistee.
Program Dedicates
New Rosebush School
A tour of the building and a
coffee hour completed the afternoon, signifying the, appreciation
to all the citizens and guests of
the school district for the effort
and support that has been given
in making possible the efficient
and attractive addition to the
Rosebush school. Present members of the Board of Education
who have worked strenuously
and long to meet the great accomplishment are Lawrence
Roberts, president; Earl House,
treasurer; Forrest Johnston, sec-
Cash Ready
For Corn
Acreage
Floren J. Pudvay. Chairman of
the Clare ASC County Committee
announced today that the local
ASC office is ready to make payments for the adjustments of
corn acreage.
.These payments are being
made now and mean additional
income td" all farmers who pro*
duced corn in 1959 or 1960. To be
eligible for this payment the
farmer will have to come to the
county office and file his intentions. This program does not only
mean more farm income but is
cash now and farmers do not
have to wait until they can sell
their crop.
The final date to file intentions
is June 1st but if farmers will
come to the county ASC office
right away they can make their
plans much better and get their
payment sooner, Pudvay said,
retary; Alvin Walton and Ivan
Graham, trustees,
The dedication of the new addition .to the Rosebush Public
School and open house was held
in the school, Sunday, April 3(?,
from three to five o'clock in the
afternoon. A capacity crowd filled the all-purpose room for the
program.
The following program was
presented: National Anthem -by
the audience; Invocation, Rev,
John Osborn pastor of the Rosebush Presbyterian Church. Welcome and introduction of the
Board of Education and former
Board members associated with
the school project, the faculty,
and guest speakers by the principal, Mrs. Dorothy Lowery.
Music by the School Chorus
under the direction Ot Mrs.
Louise Lantz.
Mrs. Georgia Martin, a member
of the Early Planning Committee,
gave an interesting account Of
the ■history of the present Rosebush school.
Presentation of the building
was made by A. Charles Jongs
of the A. Charles Jones Associates, Inc., and was accepted by
Lawrence Robert, president of
the Board of Education.
Greetings from the students
was by Linda Anderson, president of the student council.
Greetings from the faculty by
Mrs. Rhea O'Grady, president of
the Rosebush Teachers' Club.
Greetings from St. Henry's
Parish was by Rev. John McGee.
The dedication address was by
Dr. Kenneth Bordine, Dean of
Education, Central Michigan University, Mt, Pleasant.
Benediction by Rev. Robert
Straley.
Two For ConCon
LEWIS HUBBS
Lewis T. Hubbs, of Gladwin,
and chairman of the Gladwin
County Republican Committee,
has announced his candidacy in
the 28th Senatorial District as a
delegate to the Constitutional
Gdnventiofk.   "r:**" ■• "4 "#"-"..
Petitions to place Hubbs'
name on the primary election
ballot July 25 will be circulated
in all of the 10 counties of the
28th Senatorial District.
Hubbs made a surprisingly
good run in the primary election
last fall for the Republican nomination as state senator.
The primary election will be
held July 25 for the nomination
of ConCon delegates by each political party. The delegates will
be elected as a special election
September 12,
To Represent
FFA At
Judging
Five judging teams representing Clare High School's chapter
of Future Farmers are ready to
enter a • state contest in East
Lansing Friday this week. The
contest will find top judges in
Michigan in various livestock and
farm- interest fields.
From Clare, Dairy judges are
Robert Grigg, Louis Fancon and
Larry Pudvay.
Judging Livestock are John
Cotton, Willis Strouse, Glen Badgley.
Poultry judges are 'Wallace
Northon, Kirk Hills and Bruce
Dole.
;Farm Mechanics judges are
Gene Badgley, Pat Murphy and
Mike McDonald.
On the Meats judging team are
Laurn Haggart, Sam Kushmaul,
Jack 'Kleinhardt. An alternate
judge is Laurance Carncross.
Members of the chapter were
invited to a pot-luck supper on
April 20th where after the business meeting "a recreation hour
was enjoyed.
SCS Day
The Clare District Soil Conservation directors this week reminded churches to make Soil
Stewardship Sunday a part of
their worship services sometime
during this month.
Virgil Newman, chairman said
that if some director does not
contact any church with "supply
materials for bulletins, he may
be called at EV 6-2737 with a directions where to deliver them.
He will need to "know how many
bulletins are needed for churches. . ,    .
With public cooperation the directors wish to make people
more acquainted with .the conservation of the great soil and
water resources that God and
nature have intrusted to us.
CHARLES ANSPACH
Dr. Charles Anspach, President Emeritus of Central Michigan University has announced
his candidacy for Michigan Con-
Con Delegate, He will seek the
nomination as: a Republican in
the* primaries*" ioi? th|s-'•J Clautj**
Isabella District on July 25th,
Dr, Charles L. Anspach became
the fifth president to- serve Central Michigan University when he
took office July 1, 1939. He became President Emeritus upon
his retirement June 30,1959,
He came to Central Michigan
from the presidency of Ashland
College in Ohio. Dr. Anspach had
OB. O. L. ANSPACH      -'-,•
served as president of the Ohi_*
institution from 1935 to 1939. ,
Born ih Fremont, Ohio March
5, 1895, he attended Ashland
Academy from 1909 to "1912, and
graduated from Ashland College
in 1919 with an A.B. degree. The
following year he. was awarded
an A.M. degree from Ashland.
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Dr. Anspach also is the recipient of an A.M. degree in 1923
from the .University of Michigan
and a Ph.D. from there in 1930.
Additional schooling included
attending the University of Toledo Night School for Executives
in 1917-1918.
In 1944 he was honored by
Ashland College with an honorary doctor of laws (LL.D.) degree. In 1959 he received Doctor
of Letters Degree from Central
Michigan University, (L."H.D.),
Doctor of Humane Letters Degree (L.H.D.) from Northern
Michigan College and Doctor of
Laws Degree (LL.D.) from Ferris Institute. g.
Nine years of Dr. Anspach's
life was spent in industry before
he launched his career in education.'
He was a Correspondent in the
service department of Willys-
Overland, Inc. in Toledo from
1914-16; an, assistant manager of
parts and service, department of
Chevrolet Motors, Inc. in Flint iri
1916-17. Following that he served as manager Repair Division
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