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ROSEBUSH ISOLATED TEMPORARILY
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Two hundred and fifty Clare telephones were put out of
order, and Rosebush was completely isolated in respect to
telephone communications on Tuesday, August 1, when a
road building machine working at the new business route
exit on the expressway south of Clare split a 200-pair cable
in two, •
When the accident happened
at. 12:55 p.m. all phone service
south of the break was immediately disrupted, and. Rosebush
was isolated from Clare, Farwell,
and Coleman. These four towns
all have circuits coming together
through this cable, and therefore
Rosebush residents could make
only local calls for the period of
time until temporary service was
restored.
Temporary spliced cables were
installed for service by 3:15 p.m.
by the Michigan 'Bell Telephone
Co. A new cable was ordered
from Saginaw, and arrived late
in the afternoon. This cable was
installed, and complete permanent service was restored to the
affected areas by 8:30 p,m.
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Townships
Delegates
Coming Here
Carl W. Mowry, supervisor of
Warren township, Midland county
and a member of the board of-
directors of Michigan Townships
Association announced today that"
final plans have been completed,
for the annual meeting of all
township officials from the 13
counties of the Tenth Congressional District of Michigan, to be
held at the Doherty Hotel in
Clare, on Friday, August 11,
starting at 10:00 a.m.
The meeting, designed to bring,
together those who make the
laws and those who must carry
them out will feature a "Face To
!Face" discussion with congress,
men, state senators, state representatives, state officers, county
and township officials. An added
feature this year will be the
presence of the candidates for
delegates to the Constitutional
Convention.
Among those invited to attend,
besides several hundred township
officials, are Congressman Elford
A. Cederberg; State Senators
Lynn O. Francis, Charles T.
Prcscott, and John H. Stahlln;
State Representatives Lester O.
Begick, James P. Mielock, Nelson
G. Tisdale, Walter G. Nakkuia,
Fred O. Olsen, Hans C. Rasmus-
sen, Ross O. Stevens and Russell
H. Strange, Jr.
County officers invited include
Chairman of the Clare County
Board of Supervisors Walter
Ehle, Clare County Clerk William A. Henderson, Prosecutor
James S. Bicknell, Probate Judge
Robert H. Campbell, County
Treasurer Lewis F. Rutter, Drain
Commissioner Bruce Williams
and Sheriff James Darling all of
Clare county.
State Director of Elections
Robert M. Montgomery will also
be present to explain any
questions on voting.
In making the announcement;
Mowry said, "although the meeting is called primarily for township officials of member townships of the Association, all township officials and anyone interested in local government are invited to attend.
Troopers
Busy In June
State Police officers made
17,659 arrests in June, 16,107 for
traffic offenses and 1,552 on
criminal complaints, according to
the department's monthly activi*
ty report.
In addition, 518 juvenile traffic
offenders were arrested and 439
delinquent and fdur wayward
minors apprehended.   '
Troopers made 22;090 property
and 3,190 liquor inspections.
Department vehicles traveled
1,844,287 miles, of Which 1,042,449
were on traffic patrol and 801,^
838 to investigate criminal and
other complaints.
The identification bureau received 11,690 sets of fingerprints,
of which 6,961 Were criminal
and 4,729 noncriminal. Thirty-
seven wanted persons were identified.
Of 1,496 applicants for permits to carry concealed weapons
17Q were identified with criminal
records through their fingerprints. '
Two unknown dead and one
amnesia Metim were identified by
the same means.
Move Now
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A new Social Security Administration district office will be
opened in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan,
in the near future, William L.
Mitchell, Commissioner of Social
Security, announced recently in
Washington. The Sentinel last
week carried the first news announcement of the move.
The new district "office will
serve residents of Mecosta, Gratiot, Isabella, Osceola, and Clare
counties. These counties previously were served by the district offices at Grand Rapids,
Saginaw and Traverse City.
Mr. Mitchell said that the Mt.
Pleasant office is designed to
provide better service to persons
covered by old-age, survivors, and
disability insurance program.
Population growth and changes
in its pattern were factors in
deciding upon the location of this
office. The decision to open a
social security offfice in Mt.
Pleasant was based on a study
of the population to be served,
types of employment, numbers of
those now on the social security
rolls, and related data.
At the beginning of 1961, more
that 11,700 residents of the five
counties to be served by the Mt.
Pleasant District Office were receiving social security benefits
at the rate of more than $694,000
each month.
Mr. Mitchell said that the new
office will be staffed to help
claimants apply for benefits, obtain social security cards, as well
as to answer inquiries about the
old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance provisions of the social
security law.
Fluoride Clinic
At Rosebush
The Fluoride program for
youngsters will begin Thursday,
August 3, in Rosebush. The clinic
will be conducted at the Rosebush
Public School. Parents who have
enrolled their children in this
program are asked to keep their
appointments on time. If this is
not possible they are asked to
please call Mrs. Edgar Fctterly,
GE 3-5651, or the Rosebush
School beginning August 3.
Openings For
More Bowlers
A pre-bowling' season open
meeting will be held for the
Thursday afternoon .Women's
League on August 10, at 1 p.m. at
Gateway Lanes to organize
teams for the league. Because
there are more alleys available
this year, there is room for more
teams. All women interested
should attend the meeting.
Golf Stag Day
Golf players and their friends
from throughout Central Michigan are expected today at Twin
Elms for the annual Stag Day
there sponsored by the Clare
Chamber of Commerce.
There will be a "kickers" tournament with various prizes, door
prizes for all those attending, a
dinner andi plenty of golf all day
■for men.
Opportunity
"How ya* gonna' keep 'em
down on the farm" is an old familiar song being, sung today,
but with "slightly different lyrics,
by people in agriculture.
Our problem is not really one
of keeping American yo'uth with
farm backgrounds on farms, but
one of interesinj* them enough
to stay in the field of agriculture
after they leave high school, said,
Harry E. Nesman, chief of agricultural education for the State
Department of Public Instruction,
Fined For
Watered Milk
An Isabella county man drew a
fine and probation term Tuesday
after pleading guilty to selling
milk that had been adulterated
with water,
James O'Donnell of R-l, Rosebush was sentenced in Mt. Pleasant Municipal Court by Associate
Judge Byron P. Gallagher to pay
$50.00 fine along with $4,30 court
costs, or a 90-day jail term if unable to pay. His probation is to
be for one year.
The arrest and trial came after
an investigation by Jim Russell,
representative of the Michigan
Department of Agriculture, who
was present in court when O'Donnell plead guilty. Russell said
that some samples of the milk
offered for sale' revealed water
content over 20 percent.
The case was presented by .Isabella County Prosecutor Douglas
Dehn.
Revive Mom5
Fainting As
Home Burns
Clare firemen would no more
go to a blaze without their Emergency Rescue unit than without
water, — and Tuesday they were
glad the vehicle with the oxygen
resuscitator was on the scene at
a farm fire at the Elmer Schultz
home when Mrs. Schultz fainted
from excitement and shock as
she watched.her house burn. She
was revived with oxygen and
responded later to treatment by
Dr. Donald Dunlop at the scene.
The fire appeared to get its
start in a wall between the kitchen and bathroom, behind the
electric range. The report was
made by the Schultz' teen-age
daughter, Harriet.
First neighbors on the scene
said that heat and thick smoke
inside the house made entry impossible. Superheated air and
flames inside were causing windows to crack and break before
the Clare fireman.—.ar-rivadv It
was estimated that $6,000 insurance carried on the place might
barely cover the loss.
Firemen said that the telephoned directions on "Grass Lake
Road" delayed them in finding
the fire. They strongly urge that
fire alarms over the telephone
give directions and miles so that
aid can arrive faster.
Mr. Schultz, a milk route trucker was not at home when the
blaze occurred and had to be summoned by a message sent ahead
of him. to one of his patrons.
Three of the couple's four children were at home with their mother, but no one was endangered
by the fire.
GOP Starts
Dollar Drive
In District
Republicans from the Tenth
Congressional District met at
West Branch Thursday evening
to launch a new grass-roots party
finance program and discuss
party resolutions and principals.
Lawrence B. Lindermer of
Stockbridge, former State GOP
chairman, and presently State
Chairman of the Republican
"Dollar a Month" club, discussed
the methods of building grass
roots financial report ahd participation by Republicans.
Alfred O. LaPorte of Standish,
District Chairman, announced
that a "Dollar a Month" Club
drive would get under way immediately in all fourteen
counties. Miss Eileen Wyatt of
Standish, and Mrs. Dwight Olsen
of Bay City, members of Republican State Central Committee
will be district drive co-chairmen,
working under LaPorte.
Paul N. Sutton of Midland, also
a member of the State Central
Committee reported on plans for
a. district resolutions committee
With members from all the fourteen counties, Harold B. Hughes
of Clare was named to this committee, by Mrs. Harold Schaeffer,
Clare County Republican Chairman. '
Special guests introdued were
Lewis Hubbs Of Gladwin, and Dr,
Charles Anspach of Mt. Pleasant,
the Cpn-Cort candidates, Lynn 0.
Francis of Midland State Senator,
ahd Russell Strange of Clare,
State Representative. Others Attending from this area -were Mrs.
Schaeffer, the county chairman,,
Mrs, Motxtte Gee, secretary, and
John Bmm,, vloe chairman.
THE CL.ARE SENTINEL, CLABE, MICHIGAN
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AUGUST 3, 1961
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New Sarins, Vol, 89,* No, 47
The Little League Bears were 1961 regular season champions after one of the
most successful seasons for the players in
Clare. From, 1, standing are Team Manager Norris Blystone, Tom Shafer, Rodney
Melius, Mark Field, Tim Haring. Steve
Gallagher, and Lyle Gallagher. Kneeling
from 1, are Larry Hales. Tom Walton,
Steve Blystone, Jim Eberhart, Jerry Eberhart. Phoio is by Lee Sowle.
Attractions At Fair
Bringing Big Crowds
Clare county's 1961 Free Fair
continued Wednesday with sunny
skies, and droves of people packing the fairgrounds from morning til night. The schedule of
horse racing, grandstand entertainment, and an improved midway have proved that small
county -fairs are still successful
in this area of Michigan. In the
next three days of the fair's complete six-day stand, crowds will
find rural youth programs, the
Champion Beef and Lamb auction, and more outstanding racing
afternoons a real windup to this
year's* event; :        " ■ •-      -        ;
Tuesday was Children's Day,
with ride prices reduced, special
entertainment and contests in the
grandstand, and the bicycle drawings in the afternoon. Lucky
ticket holders in the contest were
Gloria Carrigan, and Edward
Krawczynski, both of Harrison.
Wednesday the horse racing
program began with some of the
finest horses in the state offering
chances for this year's larger
purse. A total of $13,000 will be
won during the four days of this
particular activity.
Tonight thrilled crowds will
witness the spectacular Hurricane
Hell Drivers from Canada as they
perform their -death defying
stunts with autos. Their 28-event
thrill program is on its first tour
of the United States.
Friday has been set aside as another Children's Day, with reduced rates on the midway again,
and free drawings for two more
bicycles at 5:00 in the afternoon.
The Clare County Fair Board is
donating one bike, and the Sker-
beck Midway Amusement Co. will
donate the other. Children should
sign up for the drawing, and drop
their name into the box provided
on the fairgrounds. The drawing
will take place in the grandstand.
Also on Friday afternoon will
be the annual parade of autos,
machinery, and livestock, Highlighting this parade will be Clare
County Dairy Princess Louise
Switzer. At 7:45, the Grand
Champion Beef and Lamb Auction is expected to draw record
crowds into the grandstand. Following will be the Youth On
Parade 4-H Club talent performance.
On the last day of the fair,
Saturday, grandstand spectators
will hear the 'Grand Ole Opry'
stars Justin Tubb and Dottie
West spin out country style
music in the best manner,
Tubb, 23, is the son of world-
famous Ernest Tubb, but has become the star he is through his
own hard work. A recording star
for Decca-records, has cut many
top 45 releases, as we'll as an LP
album.
Dottie West is a new performer
on the 'Grand Ole Opry' show,
and also appears on the Ernest
Tubb Record Shop from Nashville. She records for the Star-
day Record Company, working
exclusively out of the Jim Denny
Artist Bureau, Inc. in Tennessee.
Ask Bids For
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Progress toward construction
of a new and modern postoffice
at Gladwin was announced this
week by Postmaster General J.
Edward Day.
"President Kennedy has called
for an accelerated postal construction program this year as a
spur to the economy," the Postmaster General said. "The post-
office that will he constructed
here will not only benefit the
community by way of more efficient postal service but will
help to implement the President's
program."
Mr. Day said the Post Office
Department is seeking competitive bids to build and lease the
new postoffice to be located on
the southeast corner of Maple
and Bowery. The site contains
approximately 17,424 square
feet. The building will contain
4000 square feet of interior floor
space, and ample paved parking
and maneuvering areas is provided.
Under the Department's Commercial Leasing Program, the
site will be assigned to the successful bidder, who will purchase
the land, construct the building
according to departmental specifications and rent it to the Post
Office Department for a basic
period of IP years, with four 5-
year renewal options.
US-27 Lot
On Block
The State Highway Department
will auction 22 parcels of surplus
property located in five northwestern counties at Cadillac on
August 9.
Eight of the parcels are in Antrim county, one in Clare, a vacant lot on US-27 between First
and Second streets in Clare for
$25.; five in Manistee, five in
Osceola, and three in Wexford
county.
The Highway Department has
set a minimum price of $1,931
on all 22 parcels.
The sale will be held at the
State Highway Department District office at 100 East Chapin,
.Cadillac, starting at 2 p.m.
Each of the parcels will be
signed for identification.
Pioneer
Farm Tools
Fairgoers will have a chance to
step back into the past and view
the farm implements of fifty and
more years ago when they attend
the 48th annual "Harvest Holiday" edition of the Saginaw Fair,
September 10 - 16. A completely
new exhibit of pioneer tools will
be ort display, offering a fascinating contrast to the gleaming
modern implements on Farm
Machinery Lane. William Popp,
supervisor of the Pioneer Division, urges interested exhibitors
to comb their attics, barns and
graineries for tools used during
the era before 1912. Cash prizes
will be offered for the best examples of such items as wooden
rollers, one-horse cultivators, saddle bags, wooden rakes and forks;
wooden washing machines, ox
yokes, stump pullers, foot treadle
bean pickers, splint baskets and
brooms and ox shoes.
This unique slice of early
America can be seen throughout
the entire run of this year's Saginaw Fair, September 10 - 16, the
largest county fair in America
east of the Rockies.
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Clare Postmaster Laurence
Jackson, Jr. says that delivery
of mail can be faster and more
accurate if full, correct addresses
are used. Carriers cannot be
sure rural "street" names are
accurate.
.Correctly addressed "mail to
Clare patrons has either a rural
route number, or a city street
address... Never, Jackson says,
just the name of the town and
no other address. -
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Ruby Garfield
As CM. Golf
Mrs. Kuby Garfield of Clare in a successful defense of
her Central Michigan Women's Golf title last week, repeated
as tournament winner. The 1961 competition was played
over the St. Johns Country Club course July 24-27.
Three times runner-up before her championship performance in 1960, Mrs, Garfield came through this year with
match victories over Mrs. Lylyan Lake of St. Johns, Mrs,
Doris Hicks of St. Johns in the semi-final, and runner-up Mrs.
Lillian McKinnon of Ithaca.
She was the only
tournament.
player   from Clare entered in   the
Isabella
Fair Opens
August 15
Preparations for this year's
Isabella County Youth and Farm
Fair are speeding along with
only 11 days left until the big
opening.
It now appears that the dates
of August 15th through the 19th
will allow the farmers enough
time to harvest their crops and
still participate in the activities.
Although it would seem that a
"Youth and Farm Fair" would
be for the farmers of the community, the fair will provide entertainment for everyone in the
area. It has often been stated
that "County Fairs Are Dying
Out," but this is in error as The
Youth Fair and several others
have experienced a great growth
over the past few years. The
weather permitting, this year's
fair should again set new attendance records as it did last year.
The fair, board scheduled some'
fine entertainment to make this
another ,in a series of outstanding Youth and Farm Fairs.
This period a few weeks away
from the actual fair, is an extremely busy one on the farms
of 4-H and F.F.A. youngsters. It
takes many hours of preparation
fo bring a project to the: lair.
Many members are anxiously
keeping an eye on vegetables in
the garden to hope they ripen for
the fair, or girls are busy canning or freezing the different
produce for fair exhibits. Then
many a member has been tugging on a halter trying to get a
stubborn calf or cow to lead. Several mothers have missed a bottle
of shampoo that was used to
clean up old bossy. •Yes, it gets
exciting to prepare for and go to
the fair, especially to see how
your project will compare to the
rest. Isabella Youth can be very
grateful for the fine fair that
they have, in which to enter. It
has advanced a great ways since
it was re-activated back "in 1946
by B. C. Mellencamp, Ernie
Klumpp and many others who devoted their time freely and without question. It is this tremendous county spirit that makes
the Youth and Farm Fair, as
well as many other fine projects,
so successful.
Howard Hein
Dies Suddenly
Howard N. Hein, 45, a technician at Holley Carburetor Company for the past two years died
suddenly Saturday following a
heart attack. He was a Detroit
native who moved to Clare when
Hblley's Aircraft Division was
brought here. He held a supervisory position there.
Becoming a member of St,
John's Lutheran Church in Clare,
he was elected to the office of
president of that congregation.
He was highly respected by coworkers and residents here.
Surviving him are his wife, the
former Helen Baikie and two
daughters, Darleen and Susan
Jane, three brothers and two sisters.
Rev. Raymond A. Schultz of
St, Johns conducted memorial
services on Monday and burial
was in Grand Lawn cemetery,
Detroit.
Psychology
Master
Phillip VanEvery, son of Mrs.
Leota VanEvery, received his
Master's Degree in Psychology
at Western Michigan University,
and was one of the graduates in
special ceremonies on Thursday
evening lastj week..
Mr. VanEvery is counsellor at
the Reception Center at Jackson
Prison, and completed his graduate work during the summer
term at Western.
In her two years of tournament
domination, Mrs, Garfield has
ended more than a decade of shut
outs for Clare players. The last
previous titleholder from Twin
Elms was Mrs. Lucile Haley who
wore the crown in 1949.
The tournament last year was
played at Clare.
On Wednesday last week, Clare
women played at Twin Elms for
High-Low, and Blind Hole scores.
Mrs. Adelaide Elden was high,
Mrs. Dorothy Ashcraft, low, and
Mrs. Lucile Haley and Mrs. Jean
Cradit tied for low score for the
day.
A door prize donated by
Mrs. Helen LaGoe was Won by
Mrs. Elden.
Michigan
Glad Show
Here Aug. 12
Circle the dates of August 12th!
and 13th. On these dates the Mid-
Michigan Gladiolus Society will
be hosting and presenting the
1961 Michigan State Gladiolus
Show at the Clare Elementary
School gymnasium.
This show will be the largest
exhibition of gladiolus to be seen
in this area. Growers from all
areas of the state will be bringing blooms to be judged, Also
expected are enthusiasts from
our neighboring states. Some 16
silver trophies and 2- merchandise
awards will be given to successful exhibitors in all classes from
the Beginner's Section to the
Open Single Spike group.
The show was held last year in
Greenville, Michigan.
Great things are anticipated in
the Beginner's and Novice Sections. The committee wishes to
point out that anyone growing
gladiolus may enter as a beginner
providing they have never won
a blue ribbon in a glad show.
Novice rules are similar except
the gladiolus must be named and
the grower has won a blue ribbon in a previous show. Silver
trophies and merchandise prizes
are to be presented to the best
entries in the respective classes.
A committee will be present to
aid those who are exhibiting for
the first time.
Included in this event and undoubtedly the portion with the
greatest ingenuity and beauty is
the Arrangement Section, also
open to the Beginner and Novice
showman. A unique feature provides an Arrangemegnt Class for
men only: Suitable awards will
be given to the successful competitors.
Any interested person wishing
a catalog outlining the various
sections of this show may have
a copy by requesting same hy
mail from: Miss Lois Ford, Secretary, Mid-Michigan Gladiolus Society, 910 S. Drive, Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan.
The committee wishes to emphasize the following: All persons growing gladiolus are welcome to exhibit as provided by
the catalog; spectators are encouraged to view the exhibit from
3:00 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday,
August 12th and 10:00 a.m. to
6:00 p,m.~ Sunday August 13th.
There is no admission, charge,
either as an exhibitor or spectator. The show is open — free to
one and all.
NorcuttAt
Vo-Ag* Meet
Floyd Norcutt, vocational agricultural teacher in Clare, attended the 42nd annual Conference for Teachers of Vocational
Agriculture at Michigan State
University on July 24-28, with
more than 200 other Michigan
teachers, principals, superintend-
ents, directors of vocational education, and teachers of institutional on farm training.
Topics of discussion included
ways for improvement of the iri-
terest, in vocational agriculture,
various aspects of technical agriculture, young farmer programs, adult farmer programs,
and rural civil defenre.