1961-07-27; Clare Sentinel

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THE CLAttE SSNTlflEL, CLARE, MICHIGAN JULY 27, 1961
New/Series, Vol. 69, No. 46
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Expected At Fair
With the opening day of the
Clare County Fair only three
days from now, preparations are
in their last stages to provide
spectators and participants with
one of the best county fairs this
year in our area of Michigan.
Grandstand shows, horse races,
free drawings for bikes, parades,
auction sales, concession stands,
and rides promise the most entertaining and fun-filled six-days
to be had in Clare county for
years.
Minnie Pearl will return to the
fair grandstand again this year
on Monday night with her 89c
yellow organdy dress, white cotton stockings, square black pock-
etbook, flat-heeled Mary Jane
slippers and straw skimmer
trimmed with flowers and fruit.
"Howdy y'all! I'm jes' so proud
to be here,"
Minnie Pearl, America's foremost country-style comedienne,
made her debut on NBC Radio's
"Gand Ole Opry" program in
1940, and today is one of the top
billing stars on the program.
She has appeared on numerous
network television programs including "The Dinah Shore Chevy
Show," "The Jack Paar' TV
Show," "The Tennessee Ernie
Ford Show," and had the honor
of appearing in Carnegie Hall,
and Madison Square Garden.
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Wednesday night, August 2,
"Stonewall" Jackson will appear
in the grandstand to offer an
outstanding night of entertainment in the field of country
and western music and popular
recordings as well.
Stonewall, an ex-farmer, logger
from Moultrie, Georgia, is one of
the newest acts signed for regular performance on the "Grand
Ole Opry" show. He made his
first singing appearance at £he
Ryman Auditorium in 1956, and
has been in demand in that field
of entertainment ever since.
Releases such as his "Life to
Go," and "Waterloo" have soared
to the very top in the Pop charts
all over the nation. The recording
"Waterloo" merited him three
■appearances on the Dick Clark
TV show, "American Bandstand."
Other grandstand attractions
include the Hurrican Hell Drivers, Red Sovine, who will appear
with Minnie Pearl, the Olympia,
Circus and the complete Grand
Ole Opry Show.
The bicycle drawings will be
held a 4 p.m. on Tuesday, with a
boy and a girl eligible for the
prizes. Children must be on the
fairgrounds at the time of the
drawing to receive the bicycles.
Horse racing will be held Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday with record crowds expected in attendance. A larger
purse, better horses, and the new
"photo-finish" camera device will
add to the excitement and the
winnings of the races.
An appearance by Clare County Dairy Princess Louise Swit-
zer on Friday will highlight the
annual parade of automobiles,
machinery and livestock. The
Grand Champion Beef and Lamb
Auction will be held at 7:45 that
evening.
Concluding each night's festivities will be fireworks, from
Wednesday through Saturday.
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on.
MINNIE PEARL
STONEWALL JACKSON
Anspach
GOP Choice
ror tonton
' The Isabella Representative
District's Republican candidate
for Con Con delegate is Dr.
Charles L. Anspach of Mt. Pleasant who won Tuesday over Donald E, Holbrook, Jr., Clare attorney, 1770 to 1407. The District
includes the counties of Isabella
and Clare.
,The nomination of Dr. Anspach,
president emeritus of Central
Michigan University on the GOP
ticket is considered amost the
same as elected in the normally
Republican area,
In the 28th Senatorial District
comprising Clare and eight other
counties, Lewis T. Hubbs of
Gladwin was a winner for the Republican nomination over George
W Myles of Tawas. Hubbs was
once the Gladwin county Republican chairman, and stumped the
District in the last Senatorial
primary election.
Local electors, like those from
most areas in the state were unresponsive to the issue of who
will represent them in the coming
convention to write a new Michigan Constitution.
In Clare, the total voting in
two precincts was just 333 after
a forenoon that saw fewer than
70 persons enter the booths.
Mr. Holbrook counted 201 votes
to Anspach's 87 in Clare, and also
led in Clare county 722 to 340.
The heavy majority for Dr. Anspach in Mt. Pleasant and surrounding rural precincts was enough to more than offset Hoi-
brook's lead elsewhere.
Only Harrison which voted
74-48 for Anspach, and the townships of Greenwood and Hayes
which also gave him majorities,
slipped out of the Clare-County-
for-Holbrook column.
Cecil Epple, Isabella County
Supervisor Chairman won the
Democratic nomination unopposed.
Democrats of the 28th Senatorial District gave the nod to Hubert C. Evans of Gladwin, a Dow
Chemical employee over Gilbert
I. Stewart.
Isabella county with Midland
and Bay in the 24th Senatorial
District nominated Republican
Karl K. Leibrand of Bay City unopposed, and Democrat Dr. S.
Joseph Woodka on the CMU faculty over John B. Schlotter.
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At State
Library
Work Shop
Mrs. Virginia Richardson, Clare
librarian, will attend a State Library workshop at Ferris Institute in Big Rapids from August
6 through August 11. The workshop will enroll approximately
70 librarians from 37 counties In
Michigan.
The workshop is being offered
for persons working in public libraries in Michigan who must renew their certificates of library
experience as required by the
Michigan State Board for Libraries. Librarians must attend two
workshops with a span of three
years to obtain a certificate and
then must renew it every three
years.
Assisted by the Ferris library
staff., instructors for the six-day
Workshop will be Miss Helen
Kremer, State Library; Miss Mavis Nash, Macomb county library;
and Miss Alberta Massingili, of
the Grand Rapids public library.
Not Donated
In last week's Sentinel it was
stated that the Clare Fire Department donated a J. Bean high
pressure pumper to the Lincoln
township fire department. The
pumper was purchased by the
township from funds raised fry
township taxes.
Events Spice
Travel Far^
In State
Late summer vacation travelers in Michigan will find plenty
of special events to capture their
attention, according to the August-September Calendar of Coming Events just released by the
state tourist council.
The calendar lists more than 85
festivals, fairs, sports contests
and other events during the two-
month period. The Clare County
Free Fair is billed from July 31
through August 5.
Some of the highlights during
August include art shows, boat
races, water carnivals, a rodeo
and a jazz festival,
Charlevoix will be the site of
the August 12 Waterfront Arts
and Craft Show, while Grand Ha
ven presents its Art and Flower
Show August 18-19, and the Art
Club Exhibit at Saugatuck will
be open August 21 through Sep,
tember 2.
It's "Wild West" time at Em.
pire August 5-6 for the annual
rodeo. Modern music fans,
meanwhile, will gather at Sa,uga
tuck August U-12 for the annual
Jazz Festival.
Water sports during the month
include the August powerboat
races at Coloma; the World
Championship International 110
Sailboat Regatta at Bay City,
August 12-25; and the Silver Cup
Powerboat Regatta on the Detroit River, August 26.
Several fairs are on tap for
August, including the Upper
Peninsula State Fair at Escan-
aba, August 22-27; and the Northwestern Michigan Fair at Traverse City, "August 29-September
2, County'and 4-H-fairs also are
scheduled at Greenville, Monroe,
Ionia, Lowell, Pontiac, Goodells,
Ravenna, Adrian, Corunna, Sandusky, Belleville, Kalamazoo, and
Manistee.
Free copies of the August-
September Events Calendar can
be obtained by writing: Michigan
Tourist Council, Lansing 26.
Drinks On
The Town
The City of Clare has made improvements to its streets this
week by adding two he\v drinking fountains on corners in opposite ends of town.
The old ones were not usable
so city workers tore them UP>
laid new pipes, poured fresh concrete, and installed two white,
porcelain fountains with constant
flowing cold water.
One is on the corner near
Davy's store and the other one
at the side of the Art Damoth
building.
Baptists
Plan New
Parsonage
The quarterly meeting of the
First Baptist Church was held
Wednesday evening last week,
The pastor, Rev. Harold Knickerbocker, presided as chairman and
opened the session with devotions. He voiced his appreciation
for the growing interest and attendance and the cooperation in
all departments, including the
Sunday School, Junior and Young
Peoples groups, and the choirs,
in the brief time since he accepted this pastorate last April.
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Several minor issues were
mentioned and a question of the
construction of a new parsonage
on the site on Hemlock Street
was favorably discussed.
The board recently appointed
Mrs. Harold Loomis, Lynn Archbold, Floyd Squires and Vern O.
Whitford as a parsonage building
committee.
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On
To Improve Trout
' A development project to improve fishing throughout the entire Tobacco River system and
its "watershed" area has been
recommended by the Michigan
Conservation Department. The extensive lakes and streams program is estimated to take lour
years to complete and will cost
$158,000.
A report made public late last
week recommends improvements
to stream banks and addition 'of
pools, cover and spawning areas
in the three branches of the Tobacco and tributary creeks. At
the Farwell Pond a recommended program calls for periodic removal of all fish- population and
restocking.
This much of the plan is aimed
at improving trout fishing.
In Ross Lake at Beaverton
where the stream system empties its water, all fish are to be
eradicated and warm water game
fish re-supplied.
Barbecue
More Than
Hot Dogs
Two courses are enough to
serve at a backyard barbecue
party. Anita Dean, foods and nutrition specialist at Michigan
State University, recommends
some careful planning to make
sure those two courses add up to
a nutritious, as well as tasty
meal. There should be more
than hot dogs, potato chips and
pop.
Begin menu planning with a
meat or main dish which can be
cooked over the coals. With the
meat, add a vegetable or salad or
both, and bread. Second course is
dessert and this can be simple,
such as fresh fruits in season.
Beverage might be milk, fruit
juices or tpmato juice.
Before the guests arrive, complete all the jobs that can be
done ahead of time, such as preparing th barbecue sauce, dessert, salad, beverage and bread.
List on-the-spot jobs and assign them to guests or other
members of the family who want
to help. Be sure the barbecue
equipment works, the serving
tools are handy, and there is
plenty of fuel. Plans must also
include the clean-up.
Attractive pottery goes with
outdoor eating, but paper plates
eliminate dishwashing in favor
of a bonfire.
McDonald
Gets Award
Dan McDonald, Ford dealer in
Clare, and his organisation have
been recognized by *the Ford
Motor Company for accomplishments in sales and service which
has, "set you apart among Ford
Dealers", and earned for him thg
firm's 1960 Distinguished
Achievement Award.
The company's citation, given
to McDonald at a-dinner in Detroit recently said it was for
maintaining a high standard in
all dealership areas — management, merchandising, facilities
and service.
The church clerk, Mrs. Reginald House read minutes of the
monthly board meetings and the
treasurer Vefn O. Whitford, pre
sented each member with? a copy
of his report, itemized in both
receipts and disbursements columns.
The balance available for expenditures as Of June 30th was
$8,715.00. This amount is posted
under captions of general, building, and designated purposes,
also entries of several generous
anonymous gifts received.
Included in the expenditure column, other than current outlay
is the adding of a new piano and
increase in percentages reserved
for Mission support. Disbursements totaled $6,467.20".
The pastor, membership and
fellow worshippers are to be
commended for their united efforts and dedicated response to
the challenge of the church that
has been evident the past several
years making this expansion possible.
In Clare, managers of the project to restore a lake on the site
of the old mill pond had once
hoped to be ready to be included
in the development. But the
Clare project has not advanced
far enough to be a factor in the
Conservation plan yet.
The survey of conditions and
location where the improvement
is urged reveals some interesting statistics on the river system:
The South Branch of the Tobacco   which   has   its   start   In
southwestern Clare county and
flows through the north edge of
the City of Clare is larger than
the North and Middle Branches
together. Seventy cubic feet per
second (base flow) is its water
volume compared with 30 feet in
the North Branch and 20 feet in
the Middle Branch.
The 207 linear miles of streams
includes one third, or 79 miles
classified as trout water and all
except 19 miles of the trout water is called "fishable".
Order Draft Quota Hikes,
Revised Classifications
Youth-Farm
Fair Opens
August 15
The Isabella County Youth,, and
Farm Fair, which will be held
from August 15-19 this year, is
rapidly taking shape into one of
the best youth and farm fairs
ever held in this area.
Plans from various committees
seem to be well underway. The
Grounds CommitteeJias placed a
' wire screen around the top at the
'back of the grandstand to prevent anything from falling or
being thrown from that area.
The 4-H Service Club is going
to paint the roofs of the project
barns and the merchants building. There will also be other
small, routine clean-ups around
the fair grounds.
Fair chairman, Mrs. Dewayne
Kyser, reports that a very interesting and mysterious show is in
store for everyone. She stated
that "there will be some very
good acts, and several surprises
to make a very1 worthwhile
show." The idea for this type of
event instead of a1 "big name
show" is felt to be quite a
gamble, but from interest expressed about the event it seems
that a tradition may be in the
making for the Youth Fair.
There is still time to place an
entry for an act, and space is
also available on the grounds.
A call Wednesday for immediate increase in available military manpower from local draft
boards throughout Michigan will
be answered by stepping up Clare
county's quota for August from
zero to three.
Similar revisions of draft
quotas are being placed into op-
The church is pleased to announce that Sunday June 11th,
eighteen entered the Baptismal
Waters, and on Sunday June
18th, twenty-eight were accepted
into fellowship as members. Last
Sunday evening, eight others observed the ordinance of Baptism.'
Details had been previously
cared for and the 29th annual
Daily Vacation Bible School opened this Monday morning. In spite
of the threatening weather 103
were enrolled the first morning.
A, Hashley, director of Rural
Bible Mission work in Isabella
and Midland counties and a
splendid corps of assistants meet
each morning this week to conduct the Bible study hour in its
several phases. The attendance
on Tuesday was .135. Anyone be
tween the ages of four and one-
half years and high school grads
are welcome.
The church bulletin announced
the DVB and Sunday School picnic at the park adjacent to the
Church this Saturday at 12:30.
Each to bring dishes of food to
pass and own table service. Coffee will be available.
A program of spOrts adapted
for various age groups Was also
mentioned. AH present, past an4
future attendants interested in
the church are urged to join for
this recreation and reminiscing
over experiences and testing dur-
the four score years thjs church
has served and Upheld the spiritual need of the comftiunity.
Quoting the pastdr in his
thanks "Thanks . \ , Truly We
Have Been Bussed."
A cordial welcome is for > all
tourists and those who do not
have a church home, to attend all
or any of the special services.
To Open
SS Office
In Isabella
Establishment soon of a district office for Social Security
Administration and other business of the Federal Health, Education and Welfare agency in Mt.
Pleasant was announced by Senator Phillip Hart. The district is
presently served by an office in
Traverse City.
In a telegram to Laurence W.
Jackson, Jr. on Tuesday of this
week, Senator Hart explained
that the new office would serve
the counties of Mecosta, Gratiot,
Clare, Isabella and Osceola. The
message was given to David Donovan, Clare county Democratic
chairman for publication.
Senator Hart said that the decision in Washington to open the
new facility was announced to
him on July 25,
Study Use
Of Welfare
Road Labor
The Isabella County Safety
Council is interested in programs
now used in Midland and Kalamazoo counties where welfare-
aid labor is used to cut brush
near rural road intersections
where blind-corner dangers* exist.
This topic was brought up at the
Council's July meeting and will
be reported on again when the
August meeting is held next
Tuesday in the Municipal Court
room in Mt. Pleasant.
Repu<5sentatives from organizations throughout Isabella county are invited to participate in
the meeting.
Also to be discussed at next
Tuesday's meeting will be the
completion of plans for the
Council's booth at the Isabella
County Fair, hazardous railroad
crossings and other crossing danger points on roads in the county.
Elected To
Auxiliary
State Office
L. R.. Cotton, Commander of
the Walter Larman Post American Legiofi, No. 128, Mrs. Cotton,
president of the Legion Auxiliary Unit, and Mrs. Ina -Hammond, department chairman of
Civil Defense were in attendance
at the Department Convention
held in Grand Rapids, July 20-23.
They attended the joint banquet on Thursday evening, and
the Memorial Service Sunday
morning, and all business sessions. .
Mrs. Hammond was elected to
serve as Department Chaplain
for the coming year. She was
presented with a bouquet of roses from the Clare Unit.
The Fall Conference will be
held in Muskegon in October, and
the Spring Conference in Jackson. The next Department session will be in Lansing.
Officers of the local unit are
reminded that the annual Installation ceremony will be held at
Hope, August 15th, for the officers of Clare, Mt. Pleasant,
Coleman and Hope.
eration all over Michigan. Complete reclassification of all men
over 21 has been ordered, and is
being accomplished through
questionnaires and interviews.
It was stated in the directions
to local draft boards that calls
for military manpower for both
pre-induction physical examination and induction will be increased, according to Bernie Wilson, clerk of the Clare County
Board.
According to Wilson local draft
boards in the State of Michigan
have been directed to re-classify
all men born in the year 1939 not
later than September 30', 1961.
All registrants born in 1940 must
be classified by November 30,
1961. Others will be reclassified
as they reach their 21st birthday.
The project of reclassification
with the questionnaire system is
to determine all changes in occupation, dependency and student
claims which are recent, and to
Organize the papers On those who
will fee available for the draft.
Men will be classified under
the currently prevailing policies,
with no changes. Full consideration to occupational, dependency,
and student claims will be given
as before.
Sets Date
For C-D
Organization
Mrs. Ina Hammond, Clare
county Civil Defense chairman,
announced today that she has set
August 28th for a Civil Defense
meeting, at which time a Defense
Council Will be formed. All county
and local representatives are
urged to attend this organizational meeting at the city hall in the
evening, time to be announced
later. State Civil Defense Director Walter Numrrtacker plans to
be here. He will also send a field
director here to assist Mrs. Hammond and Clarence Gum, city
chairman, with the local and
county plans.
Mrs. Hammond says "Civil
Defense knowledge is power for
peace and what our children will
inherit — freedom or slavery —
is up to each individual American.
Barb Dunbar
Wins at Alma
Twelve Clare Women Golfers
went to Alma Wednesday last
week to join the other clubs in
the area for a day of golf.
" Winners for the day were Mrs.
Barbara Dunbar, low score, Mrs.
Ann Olson tied with Mrs. Alice
Moyle of Alma for low net, with
Mrs. Moyle winning on a cut, and
Mrs. Lucille Haley, low putts.
A delicipus smorgasbord was
served after play.
Twenty-four lakes and "Impoundments" involving 872 acres
are connected to the stream
system. The survey also noted
the present construction in pro- ■
gress of an additional impoundment on Elm Creek west of Far-
well where a flooding operation
will be ready soon to create Surrey Lake.
Fish population sampling in Tobacco River streams was conducted during 1958 and 1959 summer
and fall months when species and
ratio in numbers of all fish were
established.
Surprisingly enough, 32 species
were identified in the stream
system including American brook
lamprey, three varieties of suckers, carp, chubs, Blacknose and
other varieties of dace, shiners,
bullheads, crapies, Mottled scul-
pins, — as well as better ^known
gamefish such as Smallmouth
and Largemouth bass, bluegills,
Green sunfish, Northern* pike,
and Yellow perch.
""All non-trout species collected
in trout waters were considered
as rough fish. Three species of
trout (Brook, Brown, Rainbow),
were collected during the survey.
Counts were made by two methods when the Conservation Department field men either stunned fish momentarily by use of
chemicals, or shocked sections of
streams by means of electric
current.
In the analysis of fisheries
problems, the survey' called
particular attention to unfavorable environment for trout, and
the heavy competition from
rough fish species.
The many lakes and impoundments play an important role In
causing high summer temperatures in stream waters, and prevent upstream movement of fish
to waters suitable for spawning.
The report stated flatly that
while dammed ponds and lakes
are locally valuable projects, they
have been developed at the price
of ruined trout fishing in many
miles of streams below them.
The proposed project will go a
long way in remedying conditions
caused by lack of cover to shade
the stream banks, cattle grazing
and drainage ditch erosion that
bring high turbidity and sedimentation.
The Department proposed to intensify Tobacco River improvement with erosion controls, fencing, tree planting, creation of
pools, removal of beaver dams
and debris, underspilling of Far-
well Dam and possibly Lake
Thirteen Dam, elimination of undesirable species and restocking
of trout.
Open House
At MSU
Fruit Plots
Experimental fruit and vegetable plots will be open to the
public during a field day at the
Michigan State University Horticulture Farm, Thursday, August
10.
Tours of vegetable and fruit
plots will begin at 10:00 a.m. and
1:30 p.m., conducted by horticulture department staff members.
Of special interest to visitors
will be a complete collection of
dwarf apple varieties, an experiment in the training of fruit
trees for mechanical harvesting,
the growing of melons and tomatoes on black plastic mulch
and a mechanical tomato harvester,
The farm is located on the
south MSU campus.
Arhur E. Mitchell and John
Carew Of the department of horticulture are in charge of the
program.
Lawn Mower -Missiles* Can Be Deadly
An "unguided missile" launched by a rotary lawn mower can
be deadly.
"The mower blade can pick up
nails, stones and other objects
and eject them at speeds up to
180 miles an hour " says Richard
Pfister, agricultural safety engineer at Michigan State University.
Recently, a four-year-old Chicago boy watching his dad mow
the lawn, suddenly screamed and
fell unconscious with a piece of
topper wire in his skull. He died.
Pfister has records of all too
many such tragedies.
"Be sure to check the lawns
for small objects before mowing," he warns. "Also check the
blade often for cracks and de-
fects, especially after five or six
years of use. \
"An Ingham county resident's
blade recently sheared off, sliced
through a half-inch thick branch
50 feet away, and carried 100
feet further before hitting the
ground."
While "missiles" are deadly, direct contact With the machine accounts for more than two-thirds
of all lawn-mower injuries,
About 75,000 Americans suffer
mower ih juries each year. Rotary mowers account for about
90 per cent of the mishaps » * .
far more than their share.
Pfister is quick to point out
that rotary mowers can be safe.
He mentions several important
safety measures:
"Keep children away while
mowing. You might have thern
play in the backyard while Working in front and vice Versa.
"Put one foot on top of the
mower to hold it in place when
you pull the starter cord. Otherwise, the mower may move and
endanger your feet.
"Wear shoes that provide good
footing. Mowing isn't a job for
bare feet,
"Use the normal motor operating speed that the manufacturer
designed into the unit. Avoid
tampering With the governor.
"Mow across a slope. Going up
and down the slope makes it
more difficult to handle the
machine."
It may b.e wise to consider
buying a reel-type mower if &
young child will do any mowing,
the safety specialist says,