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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE, MICHIGAN
MAY U, 1961
New Series, Vol. 69, No. 35
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be Ribbon Exhibits
Shown By Women At
Achievement Event
Over one hundred women attended the Clare County Home
Extension Achievement Day program, May 4th at the I. O, O. F.
Hall in Clare, Mrs. Albert Lyons
o£ Franklin was chairman for
the day,
Virginia Uolt, MSU Consumer
Marketing Agent, started her talk
on "What Are Xm Really Buying at the Food Market?" with a
food quiz, Marty "foods were
shown to illustrate the higher
cost of some convenience foods,
differences in price and quality
between- brands, and the worK
being done in research.
Reports of tlie year's activities
in local extension groups were
given by Mrs. Robert Streeter of
Lake,.Mrs. Ailyne Krabili of Garfield, Mrs. Max Stanley of Community Circle, Mrs, Julia Huber
of Harrison, Mrs. Virgil Bergstrom of Clare 1, Mrs, Doris Davis of Clareniks, Mrs, Walter
Ehle of Franklin, Mrs. Elmer
Miller ot Happy Hats, Mrs,
Frank Campbell of Campbell
Kids, Mrs. Charles Farnslow ot
Hamilton, Mrs. Mary Gerow of
Eagle, and Mrs. Ruth Montney
of Dover.
Exhibits on the extension lessons of this past year were made
and set up by the extension
groups. -Blue ribbon winners
were Franklin's "Wonders of
Water", Clare's "Redecorating",
Clarenik's "Steps to a Healthy
Personality", Lake's "Control
Sunlight with Draperies", and
Dover's "Know your Linens".
Red Ribbon exhibits included
Hamilton, Harrison 1, Happy
Hats, Garifield, Eagle, Community Circle, and Campbell Kids.
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Following a noon luncheon prepared and served by members of
the I, O, O. F., the extension
women toured the Kraft Foods
Plant, Virgil Bergstrom and J, C.
Marotzke of Kraft led the tours
through the plant and explained
the cheese making process.
Rosebush
Woman Dies
After Crash
An auto accident Tuesday afternoon took the life of Mrs.
Sadie Schutt, 71, of near Rosebush. She was injured when the
auto in which she was riding
with her brother Art Marshall,
67 was in a collision at a county
road corner.
Mrs. Schutt died at Clare General Hospital a few hours after
the crash, Mr, Marshall also suffered less serious injuries in the
collision and the driver of the
other car, Mrs, Ida Measel, of
rural Clare was also treated for
fractured ribs, bruises and lacerations,
A sister, Mrs. Laurenee Seiter
of Clare said that Mrs. Schutt
had spent the day visiting at the
home of .their aged mother. Mrs.
Maggie Marshall and was being
taken back to her own home
when the accident occured near
Rosebush.
State Police said that both
drivers ^saw their danger too
late to avoid the crash.
Funeral services have been set
for 2:00 Friday afternoon at
Center Church, two miles west
of Rosebush. Mrs. Schutt is at
the Stinson Funeral Hoitjje in
Mt. Pleasant until before the
services.
Blossom Time TJieme
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For Moms. Daughters
'•Apple Blossom Time" was the
theme for the Mother-Daughter
banquet at St. John's Lutheran
Church held Sunday eveningj
May 7th. One hundred guests
were present to enjoy the dinner,
smorgasbord style, Mrs. Raymond Schultz gave the table
grace.
The welcome was given by
Mrs. Howard Hein, president of
the Ladies Aid, and she introduc-
■edj.. the tQastn?i,stress, Mrs. Harold Wilcox, Jr.
The toast to the mothers was
Theo Mielke, and her mother
Walter Mielke responded
the toast to the daughters,
skit, "Little Old Lady" was
ented by Mrs. J. C. Marotzke
Miss Barbara Bauer. A read-
by Mrs. Harold Schaeffer
"followed by group singing.
fecial recognition   was given
xs. John Bauer, Sr., the old-
mother;   'Mrs. Victor Finch,
youngest mother; Mrs. James
Schneider, the youngest   grandmother, and Kristen Harper, the
youngest daughter.
Three 4-generation families
were introduced, Mrs, Bauer,
Mrs. Schaeffer, Mrs. Raymond
Lucy and daughter Delorah; Mrs.
Iva Moore, Mrs. Schneider, Mrs.
William Harper, and Kristen;
Mrs. Mae Ricks, Mrs. Nelson
Bauer, Mrs, Finch and Debbie.
The program closed with the
song "Tli Be With You in Apple
Blossom Time."
Committees for the evening
Were program,    Mrs. Marotzke,
Mrs. Lucy; kitchen, Mrs, Paul
Schroeder, Mrs. Marie Schug,
Mrs. Don Switzer, Mrs. Basil Sersaw; decorations, Mrs. Schaeffer,
Mrs, Norman Berhenke and Mrs,
John Robson. The men of the
church were also commended for
their efficient serving of the
banquet.
Women Open
Golf Season    \
The Clare Women's Golf Association opened the 1961 season
Wednesday morning, May 3rd
with a breakfast at Twin Elms.
Seventeen golfers and a guest
appeared for the first eventful
day.
A short business meeting was
conducted, and plans were discussed for the season. Play for
the day was scored on blind
holes, resulting in a tie between
Velma Reiss and Dorothy Ash-
craft.
Time for play on Wednesdays
during the month of May will be
10:00 a.m.
Music, Exhibits
For P-TA
The program announced in advance for the next meeting of
the Clare P-TA to be on Monday
evening, May 15 will consist of
entertainment by the Junior
High Chorus directed by Neil
Courtright, and then an inspection of science displays and exhibits in the Elementary School
gym.
Students from the 7th and 8th
grades will be standing by their
exhibits to explain the purpose
and meaning of the displays. Student notebooks on "Michigan"
will also be exhibited on the eve
of Michigan Week, '   ,
Refreshments will be available
in the gym,   says Mrs,   Ronald |
Cooper, program chairman.
Airport
Bids May Be
Asked Soon
A revised plan for Clare's air- j
port improvement is under final'
review this month with the expectation that approval can be
obtained in time for a June First
date to advertise for bids wanted
for the actual work of construction, A letter from the Federal
Aviation Authority with a copy
to Alan W. Ott, co-ordinator for
Clare's entire airport program
sounded the first progress note
since U.S. funds for the project
were granted in March, 1960.
In the fourteen, months of
waiting since the Federal grant
was assured, a north and south
runway was re-drawn on the
plans to locate it close to the east
edge of the airport property. Before the final approval, the Authority insisted on moving the
secondary strip back to its original position. This has been
done.
Not affected was the plan and
location of the principal landing
strip running east and west This
is the one to: be surfaced, -
So the project seems ready
now for beginning of the Work of
grading, clearing and draining
of the area where the improved
strip will lie.
Much clearing of trees, brush
and other obstruction in the
"clear zone" at the west end of
the new runway has been accomplished by the Michigan Highway
Department in the right-of-way
for the new Interstate 75 Expressway where it skirts the
west edge of the property.
Continue Drive
To May 16
The Bundle Drive at Clare
High School to collect clothing
for the needy has been ektended
to May 16. Purpose of the project
is to collect clothing, blankets
and shoes for distribution to
needy people around the world,
usable clothing, especially low-
heeled shoes are in demand and
area residents are urged t6 help
support the project by contributing useful articles'
Contributions* may. be brought
to the Clare High School office.
Concrete beam-spans up io 70 feei long and weighing 12 tons
or more weye lifted into place over the roadbed of the new
US-10 expressway -hiree miles east of Clare last week. The
cons-ruction, pari of a huge underpass will support traffic
lanes on a county road over the" new divided highway. It
is between ihe Cyriel Bolle, and Bert Maxwell farms.
Sentinel photo.
The vote on an $895i'00() bond
issue for the new Farwell Junior-
Senior High School has been set
for June 12, coinciding with the
annual election for members oi
the Board of Education. The decision to vote on th<3 proposal
came Monday at the regular
School Board meeting.
The proposal is to borrow the
sum on long-term bonds, and is
also to provide funds ior remodeling and additions to existing buildings. The proposed new
school site is on the Frank
Coker property west ot the intersection of Old State Road and
Ohio Street in Farwell.
The present old; building will
be torn down and two wooden
buildings (Home Economics and
Band buildings) Will be removed.
An Elementary all purpose room
will be added to the west end of
the present high school. Two
classrooms, a heating plant, and
some remodeling will be added
to the Lake.school.
At a joint meeting of the coordinating and publicity committees of the Citizens' Study Group,
plans were laid for getting information to/the public about all
phases of the school bond program.
Brochures are being prepared
by the architect and will be dis-
To Register
K Beginners
Registration for next years
kindergarten pupils of the Clare
School District will be held on
Thursday, May 18 in the south
kindergarten room of the 'elementary school on State Street.
The kindergarten teachers will
accept registrations from '9 a.mv
to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4.p.m.
160 new children are expected in
the registration.
Any child who will be five
years old before December 1,
1961 and is a resident of the
Clare School District will be
eligible for attendance in September, Parents are asked to
bring the child's birth certificate
to the registration.
Kindergarten classes will not
be in session registration day,
May 18th.
There will be an orientation
meeting for parents of next
year's kindergarten pupils at
1:15 p.m., Friday; May 12,"-in the
Clare Elementary School auditorium.
Child Health
Conferences
A schedule announced for
Child Health Conferences in May
gives the date in Clare as Tuesday, May 1*6 from 1 to 3 p.m. at
the city hall.
In Farwell on May IQ the conferences are 9 to 11 a.m, at the
Methodist church, and in Harrison on May 19th 9 to 11 a,m. at
the courthouse.
New Industrial Site Available
4-H Leaders
Feted
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The annual banquet for 4-H
leaders and parents on May 9th
at Harrison presented a program
by Bettie Marotzke and Avatteile
^"Hildebrandt describing their recent tour bf Washington, D. C
and the presentation of special
awards for public service' to 4-H
in Glare county.
The Recognition Banquet was*
held    in     the    Congregational
' Church in Harrison^ with about
80 leaders with husbands and
•■-'wives present, Five junior loaders also attended. .
The special plaques and citations went to the Citizens State
Bank of Clare; and to the Corn-
well Ranch for outstanding service . to the work of tlie youth
organization. s;
'An illustrated accouiit of the
tour of the capitol was presented
by the two who were recent delegates from date'county at a 4-H
/^conference there*
A forty-acre industrial site just1 three-quarters of
a mile from downtown Clare is available for the
location of a new industry since it was acquired
recently byjthe Clare' Chamber of Commerce's
industrial Development Committee, On the location, Alan W- Ott, cashier of the Citizens State
Bank, Floyd Boardman, KiWanis. president,. Gor*
don .McInTosh, Rotary president, Bernard Wy?
man, C of C president and Frank T. LaGoe, chair
man, of the Ind, Dev. Committee look over the
ground. Ott was chairman of the committee last
year. The property was purchased from Bell &
Gault, an oil firm with the aid of loans from the
Clare service clubs," and includes choice railroad
and highway frontage in addition to lots well
suited to subdividing for residential use.
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Seek New
Commissioner
For Schools
The Clare County Board of
• Education will meet later this
.month" to sift the qualifications
of applicants for the job of county school commissioner. The post
will be vacant after the resignation of Lenord Schwanz effective on June 30.
Mr, Schwanz, after six years
>on this job will take an administrative position in the Harrison
Community Schools as elementary principal. He announced the
change on May 4,
Just two weeks ago The Sentinel published a story on the
decision by two long-time members of" the County School Board
snot to seek re-election to their
posts next July. Board President
Robert Carter and. Trustee Ul-
man Collins will not be candidates for re-election.
Qualified persons for the
county school administrative job
may submit applications io the
Clare County Board of Education, Harrison, Michigan. The
applications should be received
there prior to May 22 when the
Board meets next.
Coming to the Clare county
school office in 1955, Schwanz
had a record of teaching that included eight years in the Fresco tt, Michigan school system
where he was superintendent .for
the last five years of his stay.
Once he taught in a Clare coun£_
rural school.
Mayor Home
After D.C.
Conference
Photo On Page 8
Clare Mayor Gerald Nivison
returned home on Tuesday after
spending May 5 in the national
capital at a one-day worli conference with other. Michigan
mayors and city managers there.
The 'conference, called by Senator Philip A. Hart, was held in
the auditorium of the New Senate Office Building. 'Attending
were representatives from more
than SO Michigan cities.
Commenting on the, meeting,
Senator Hart said, "Michigan's
municipal officials had a first
hand opportunity to learn what
federal grant and loan programs
are available to assist our cities'
in meeting expanding demands
for public works and undertaking
significant, steps toward improved economic development.
We wanted our city officials to
,know what is available and what
the new Administration plans
for the coming months. I am confident that the benefits from this
meeting will be evident in many
parts of our State."
Set Election Date On
New Farwell School
tributed as soon as possible, directly to the public. Other news
media will also be used to keep
the public informed. Group meetings are being planned to discuss
the program in the various townships. These dates will be released as soon as they are set.
Plans of the proposed new
building were shown to the group
and explained by Superintendent
McLaughlin, These plans, will be
available at all group meetings
within the district for the public
to see. •
Citizens of Farwell Area
School District must now register to vote at the annual school
election June 12, 1961. Three precincts have been established by
the Board' of Education: Precinct
No, 1' ■ Surrej/, Gilmore, Grant,
Nottowa and Vernon Townships;
Precinct No. 2 - Garfield Township; Precinct No. 3 - Lincoln
and Freeman Townships, It is
necessary for a citizen of the
school district to register with
the Township Clerk in the township in which the elector resides
if he has not voted in a regular
election within the past 4 years.
This registration must be made
prior to 5:00 p,m, on June 2,1961.
There are two School Board
vacancies, for terms of four
years to be filled. The terms of
Mix Fun, Business
At Bowling Banquet
The Gateway Ladies' Friday
Night League held its annual
banquet last Saturday night, May
6th, at the Hotel Doherty. One
hundred ten women were served
a delicious chicken dinner. Included on the guest list were the
association president., Dorothy
Ashcraft; the association secretary, Eleanor Lehr; and Fran
Shelander, past association secretary, . ,     ..-',,.-
Everts**Jewelers' team was in
charge of the table decorations,
BOOK
-». James?j'Walsh, veteran supervisor in Isabella from Vernon
township was hohored last week
by election to the office of vice
president in the Fourth District
of the Michigan Association of
Supervisors at their quarterly
meeting at Roscommon. Progression through the offices of the
organization makes Walsh a
good bet to be named president
of the District next year.
Uncle Ez Sez: "Think of  the
shock to the average'teenager if
he suddenly realizes that in 20
.years he'll be as ignorant as his
parents'* are now,"
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Sgt. Daniel Kostrzewa, commanding officer of the Mt. Pleasant post of the State Police, today reminded the public that-
open house-will be held Tuesday,
May 23, at the post as part of
the observance of Michigan
Week.
"We will welcome the opportunity to have visitors call on us
to look over the post and view
equipment," he said. "Officers
will act as guides and answer
any questions regarding State Police operations and the services
we perform."
The hours for open house will
be from 10"a.m. to 5 p.m. '
Posts will fly the State flag as
well as the United States flag
all during Michigan week.
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If Patrick .Henry thought taxation without' representation was
bad, — he should be alive today
to see it'WITH representation.
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At the Clare Postoffice, a new
stamp dispensing machine has
been installed for "convenience of
patrons who wish to purchase
stamps during hours when the
windows are closed by. the lobby
is open-
The "meter" -occupies space in
an unused window and is coin
operated to reel out stamps and
return the correct change. Nickels, dimes and quarters may. be
inserted and cheating is guarded
against,by means of sensitive
weighing devices that reject objects other than genuine coins of
the-realm.
Myrtle Coil, league president,
also acted as toastmistress and
assisted league secretary Rose
Neff in distributing awards.
With Barbara Mahon acting as
chairman, the Band Box Cleaners team planned a delightful and
highly amusing entertainment,
highlighted by a humorous pantonine presented by Marble's
team, and a mock trial featuring
the members of the league versus this ye"ars champion Marble's.
Auto Collision, as the defendants.
History repeated itself when
Marble's defeated Foid-O-Matics
in a close roll-off again this year,
with Dan McDonald's quintet
settling for runner-up honors.
Marble's roster has Bettie
Marotzke as captain, along with
Wilma Lang, Olive Walters, Jane
Willey, Bonnie BaUder and Phyllis Hartshorn. They were awarded the sponsor's trophy donated
by Gateway Lanes, along With individual trophies and arm chevrons,
Ford-O-Matics' line-up consists
;of: captain Fran Carncross, Mry-
tle Coil, Catherine Wlock, Ruth
Stanley and Rose Neff. They
were given runner-up trophies.
Bonnie Bauder received the
trophy for her high average of
155. The trophy for high series
was presented to Betty Szul for
553, and Onalete Bitler was
awarded a trophy for season high
game of 223.
The following received awards
for 500's:
Bonnie Bauder 543
Fran Carncross 536
Helen McJames 530
Eleanor Gordon 525
Jane Willey 522
Milly Brannigan - 516
Rose Neff    v       .       ,510
Wilma Lang 509
Barbara Mahon .508
Olive Walters 503
Connie McNerney 500
Plaques were presented to the
following for 200's:
Jane Willey ,      222
Fran Carncross 216
Helen McJames , 215
Eleanor Gordon 209
Wilma .Lang' 205
Ruth Stanley 201
Bonnie Bauder 200
Pleasant, good - natured and
loveable Thelma Irwin was honored with the "Most Congenial
Award". Betty Dickerson earned
the "Achievement Award" ■ for
raising her average 25 points-
Farwell News .and Point Clare
tied for last place honors.
The following ■ were honored
for perfect attendance:
Lucille Mott, Ruth Stanley,
Margaret Myers, Barbara Mahon,
Milly Brannigan: ■
Betty Hales, Marlene Hales,
Pauline Brinkerhoff, Connie McNerney, Helen McJames, Joan
Bouchey.
Eleanor Gordon, Elva • Smith-
Joan Grimm, Nearfrie Morse,
Rose, Neff.   *
Special gifts were presented to
Charlotte and Gerald Brown, and
to Irma Wicks for managing the
flower fund.
Betty Gallagher acted as chairman of Gag Awards, and made
such presentations.
Officers of the league for the
forthcoming season will be:
Myrtle Coil, president; Nearine
Morse, vice-president; Rose Neff,
secretary-treasurer; Alice Graham, sergeant-at-arms.
Allen Rawson And James Start
expire June 30, 1961,
Mr, Start has declared himself
as a candidate for reelection and
Mr. Rawson is undecided. Petitions are now being circulated
for Raoul Couts and Eugene
Schmid.
AU petitions must be filed with
the secretary of the Board of
Education or at the school office
prior to 4:00 p.m. May 15, 1961
in order for a candidate to. haye
his name appear on the ballot,    '"
Thieves
Enter Bryant
Station
A break-in and theft at the
Ernie Bryant Mobil Station Tuesday night netted the burglars
between $47. and $50. cash. At
.the Clare police station Wednes*
day, the burglary was being investigated and a report had been
given to State Police • of Mt.
Pleasant. '   ■ '      '
Bryant said that he was notified of the break-in at 3:30 Wed?
nesday morning by Clare Police
Officer Ray Lippold who .discovered the station door open.
A rear window opening into a
wash room had a small glass
pane broken and apparently a
person of small size had entered
here. The front door and a rear
door were both discovered open*
leading fo the belief that an accomplice had been admitted after
the first person entered. Tracks
of a small tennis shoe, or "sneak--
er" with larger shoe marks in
soft soil at the rear of- the station were found by Bryant.
A connection cord and plug,
removed from the electric cash
register at night when,-th&iSt%*
tion is locked up,had bee***ttdmt-
by the thieves, Bryant said, and
the register opened. Bills and
half-dollars were all gone, but
they left a tew quarters, dimes -
and smaller change remained in,
the drawer and spilled- on the
floor. A roll of nickels was overlooked entirely.
No merchandise was disturbed.
There was evidence that the safe
had been tried, but no real effort to open it was noticed, Bryant said that bright lights at
night iri the station interior probably interfered with the thieves'
operajfciOn.
Crash -Kills
Harrison
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Leonard Henry, 16-year-old son
of Mr, and Mrs. Morris Henry of.
rural Harrison, was killed in a
two-car accident at 12:30 p.m..
Saturday at the intersection
of Old State Road and MSI,*
four miles west of Harrison in
Greenwood Township.
According to Clare County
Sheriff James Darling, the youth
was a passenger in a car driven
by Raymond A. Wright, 38, of
Seaside, Calif., a brother of Mrs;
Henry. The car collided with another car driven by Mrs, Esther
.Chaffee, 35, of rural Harrison:'
Mrs. Chaffee and her two passengers, John Chaffee, her four-
year-old son, and Miss Elizabeth
Chaffee, 16, were taken to Clare
County Hospital. Mrs. Chaffee
was. admitted for observation,
John Chaffee and Miss Chafee
were released.
Wright  was  uninjured.    His
son, Kenneth Wright, 16, anoth- **
er passenger in the car, also escaped injury.
The Wright car, according to
investigators, moved out of State
Road into the path of the Chaffee car traveling on M-61 when,,
its brakes failed to operate. The"
accident occured    three    blocks *
from the Henry home,   ,
Going To
Girls'State
A delegate to Wolverine Girls-
State, Virginia Kushmaul has
been selected by the Ladies Auxiliary to Walter H, Larman pos,t
ot the American Legion. She will
attend the sessions bn the campus of the University of Michigan June 20-29. Miss Kushmaul
is a Clare High School junior Selected for her qualities of higJtL
scholastic ability and provmT
leader shi$j- ' >..._?