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THE CLARE SENTINEL,, CLARE, MICHIGAN SEPTEMBER 28, 1961
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Women's Club Delegates
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oming ror Convention
The 40th annual convention of
the Northeastern District of the
Michigan State Federation of
Women's Clubs will be held in
Clare Tuesday and Wednesday,
October 3 and 4. The Clare Study
Club will be host to the group,
and the two-day session will convene in the Clare Methodist
Church.
The meetings will be conducted by Mrs, Edward Gwizdala, of
Bay City, district president, and
all arrangements have been made,
by Mrs. Leon Dull, Sr., president
of the host club, and general
chairman.
The luncheon on Tuesday noon
will be served at the Congregational Church, and Wednesday
noon at the Methodist Church,
The banquet is open to any club
member or guest without payment of a registration fee. Members may contact Mrs. Melvin
Bonham or Mrs. Neil Stirling for
luncheon and banquet reservations.
Dr. Emil Pfister, head of the
Speech Department at Central
Michigan University will be the
main speaker at the banquet. He
is an outstanding and entertaining speaker, and is a former resident of Clare, and well known
in this area.
More than one hundred delegates are expected from the
thirty-two clubs in the sixteen
counties: Alcona, Alpena, Arenac,
Bay, Cheboygan, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin,    Iosco,    Isabella,
Counties C-D
Directors
Hear Gov.
Mrs, Ina Hammond attended
the Civil Defense Directors Association of Michigan meeting
which was held at the Hotel Durante Flint on Friday Mst week.
About 200 persons attended including 53 official representatives of Civil Defense operations
in 40 counties and cities.
Mrs. Helen Luther, Genesee
county director was elected president of the group, Jack Hickox,
Livonia, first vice-president, Henry Radke, Chippewa county, second vice president, and Roy Rap-
pard, Emmet county, third vice
president.
Governor John B. Swainson
was the principal speaker, and
stated that the entire CD program is being reviewed in an
effort to strengthen it, and as
one possibility, the transfer of
the program to the State Police is
being studied at his request by
the staff director of the Advisory Committee on State Reorganizations. He pointed out that the
State Police have a vast communications network and personnel
who already have a strong and
vital role in CM' Defense. Many
other phases are also being studied by the committee, including
the fall-out shelter.
The delegates adopted a charter for the new CDD association
after the issue that all state
areas be represented equally was
included in the provision.
Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw,
Otsego, Presque Isle and Roscommon.
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Sign 271
F.B. Families
Plans for the annual membership campaign were completed
at the regular board meeting of
the Clare County Farm Bureau
held Monday evening, September 25, at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. Dale Davis.
The president, Mark McKenna,
announced the appointment of
Elvin Budd and Chester Wallace
as co-chairmen. He told the board
that the workers would aim at a
goal of 271 family members in
the county.
Mr. Wallace, who recently attended a training meeting at
Camp Kett, told the group that
this was the Clare county share
of the more than 70,000 farm
family goal of the Michigan
Farm Bureau.
"Farmers have a long list of
reasons why they need to be
better organized now than ever
before especially in the area of
public opinion," Mr. Wallace said.
Citing the diminishing farm
numbers, he showed that with
only 8.7% of the population now
on farms our problems were similar to that of any minority
group, and that our goals and
motives might easily be misunderstood by the rest of the
people. The board members
pointed out the example that
many people do not understand
that most farmers oppose increasing government intervention
in their business, in their right
to farm their own land as they
please. Franklin Sehaaf of the
Legislative Committee, pointed
out that Farm Bureau stands
squarely for the right of every
farmer to be the boss of his own
farm operation.
The campaign will officially
start with a kick-off meeting at
the Court House in Harrison on
Monday evening, October 2. At
that time all workers will receive materials and information
for the drive.
Observe
BW Week
National Business Woman's
week, October 1-7 is being observed by the Clare Business
and Professional Woman's Club
with a kick-off breakfast on
Monday morning at 7:15 in the
Hotel Doherty. All business women of Clare are cordially invited.
Reservations to be made not later than Sunday with June
Groves, or the president, Doro-
tha Kirkpatrick.
Judge Donald Holbrook will
address the group, and Mrs. Holbrook will give the invocation.
The Woman of the Year will be
named at this time. ,
Clare High's defense shut out Seminary
while the team scored 13 points Friday.
Here MLS quarterback Dave Toepel rolls
out to right on a keeper   and is  brought
down with no gain, by Simmons. (74j who
slowed the runner, and Pat Murphy, making the tackle wbile Eberhart (62) approaches at ri<|hi. Sentinel folo
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By Larry Mogg
The Clare Pioneers had to
scramble to gain their second
successive football triumph of
the season, 13-0 in a bruising,
pressure-packed contest Friday
with Michigan Lutheran Seminary. Clare took advantage of inept play by the Cardinals for the
win before thrilled, partisan fans
who overflowed the stands in
the first CHS game at home.
Ithaca, smarting from a Friday
defeat 13-12 at the hands of Shepherd is waiting for the Pioneer
invasion of their field tomorrow
night. Judged the team to beat
for the Mid-Michigan'crown this
year, Ithaca's Yellow jackets have
dropped two non-league games.
They gave up the one-point victory to Shepherd only after leading in their game up to the final
two minutes.
The Yellowjacket's scoring
threats include the Sparky Kench
to Jim Brown quick-pass "play,
and the line plunging of Fullback
Jack Dilts. Their line averages
172 pounds and features returning lettermen at key interior positions.
In Friday's game at Clare,
Seminary drives were stalled
time after time as Coach George
Perry's Pioneers pounced on five
enemy bobbles and intercepted a
long pass. One fumble recovery
by Clare led to the first counter.
The game was highlighted by
rib-rattling tackling and blocking
by Clare's fine line. Standout defenders were forjvards Bob Simmons and Lloyd (Butch) Eberhart, and Pat Murphy lineback-
ing.
Offensively, Jim Perrine battered Seminary's wall for 101
yards gained and two touchdowns. Tom Kozicki amassed 68
yards gained running.
The opening quarter was scoreless with the Pioneers mounting
the only threat when Kozicki engineered his team to the Cardinal's 15. The big gainer was a 14-
yard pass completion, Perrine to
Kozicki. But the assault bogged
down when CHS was assessed a
clipping penalty.
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The birth of twins in the
Armentrout family of Clare is
an occasion for rejoicing and
pride, but it is no, unusual
event, — not any longer after
four sets have blessed the
clan. Pictured Here they are
(back row) Garold and Glenda, son and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Armentrout;
Bonnie Armentrout Langwor-
thy and Lyle Armentrout, son
and daughter of Mrs, Beulah
Armentrout and her late husband Harvey. On the laps of
their cousins are Ruth Ann
^and Harvey, son and daughter
of the Don Armentrouts (their
father is a brother of Bonnie
and Lyle, and at right, — infants Lauri and Larry. Lang-
worthy. Lauri held by her
mother and Larry by his uncle, All four adults in the pic
ture are Clare High grads as
the younger twins hope to be,
Clare. Bob Langworthy, Lyle
as their families live in rural
and Don Armentrout all work
at Clare Manufacturing while
Garold is in the U.S. Army
and Glenda attended Findley
College and teaches kindergarten at Farwell, The Lang-
worthys, Don and Lyle Armentrouts all have other children.
Lee Sowle photo
Midway in the second period
following a jolting gang-tackle
of a Seminary ball carrier, Eberhart recovered a fumble deep on
Seminary's 30. In ten plays Clare
hit paydirt with Murphy and
Kozicki churning out most of the
yardage to set up a fourth and
goal to go on the one-foot line.
Perrine piled over for the score
and Kozicki slanted through the
center for the  conversion.
Seminary connected with a 62-
yard pass in late minutes before
the half, but the clock ran out
before they could score.
Name Officers
For Cancer
Society
The Clare County Chapter of
the American Cancer Society
held its annual meeting Monday
evening, September 25th in the
Fifth Avenue room of the Doherty Hotel at 7:30 o'clock. Judge
Robert Campbell, president of
the local society had eharge of
the meeting.
Plans were made for the various activities and projects for
the coming year. Maynard Reghi,
field representative was. present,
and gave assistance with the
planning, also explaining in detail various projects such as
possible aid for cancer patients
and the use of movies in the
schools to spread information in
regard  to  cancer detection.
Officers for the year 1961-62
are as follows: Judge Campbell,
Clare, president; Dr. Donald Dunlop, Clare, professional chairman; Mrs. Ivah L. Bartow, Harrison, chairman volunteer activities; Mrs. Alma VanTassel, Harrison, secretary; Mrs. Jean Ott,
treasurer; Mrs. Jane Hankins,
Clare service chairman; Mrs.
Faye Stephenson, Clare, education chairman; Mrs. Florence
Kennedy, Clare, publicity chairman; Miss Josephine Koch, Clare,
Crusade tahairman Mrs. Helen
Heintz, Harrison, sub-education
chairman. Dr. Donald Dunlop and
Mrs. Bartow are members of the
Board of Directors, Michigan Division. •    •4:'-
Gun Club
Host To
District
The Clare Rod and Gun Club
was host to tha District 13,
Michigan United Conservation
Clubs,' fall meeting on Wednesday evening September 20th.
Vice chairman Ray Owens pre.
sided and 35 sportsmen from 10
clubs in District 13 were in at-
tendence.
In the order of business Was
discussion on the following projects vital td the people of
Michigan.
The Tobacco River Restoration.
The Killing off and re-stocking of fish in near-by lakes!
The   new proposeal  to  make
The new proposal to make
the sand dunes of Lake Michigan into a State park.
Also a report was made on
the M.U.C.C. Boys Camp at
Ludington, Michgan, and the
general progress made the past
summer. About 300 boys spent
a week at the camp through the
local Club's donations.
The evening was concluded
with the host club serving the
evening meal,
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For Airport Opening
Jim Perrine brought the crowd
tp their feet with an explosive
63-yard touchdown run on the
second play of the new half. He
ripped through a gapping hole
provided by Eberhart and Larry
Calkins and skirted past the
safety man for the tally. The
point conversion failed.
Except for an early fourth
quarter bid by Seminary which
was halted by Clare's fifth fumble recovery, the remainder of
the game was played around mid-
field territory.
The CHS band played and
marched in a special halftime
show that saluted the Shamrock
Lake project.
Formations pictured a dam
with water filling the lake until
dancing majorettes spilled over
the top like crest waves. More
entertainment depicted boat formations in a.mock collision on
the»4ake .after.- which - bandsmen
reformed into a Shamrock outline.
The fine music and perfect
spectator weather made the band
show specially enjoyable to the
big crowd.
Game statistics showed Clare's
compdete mastery over Seminary:
Clare Sem.
First downs                  11 10
Yards Rushing           207 125
Yards Passing              64 108
Passes Completed      3-14 4-10
Fumbles Lost                0 5
Passes First
Scholarship
Merit Test
Principal Richard L. Snyder of
Clare High School announced
yesterday that one of the school's
students, Eric Hammerberg, has
been given recognition for his
high achievement in the initial
stage of the seventh annual National Merit Scholarship competition.
He said Eric was named semi-
finalist in the 1961-62 Merit Program as a result of his outstanding performance on the National
Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test.
This student is among approximately 10,000 seniors /throughout the country who attained
Semifinalist status through his
high scores on the qualifying examination, a test of educational
development given last March in
more than 15,000 high schools.
The Semifinalist group is composed of the highest scoring students in each state and in the
United States territories, Each
Semifinalist now moves a step
closer to winning a four-year
Merit Scholarship to the college
of his choice.
In the final phase of the competition, the high school grades,
extracurricular activities, school
citizenship, and leadership qualities of the students Will be evaluated along with their scores on
the tests,
About April 26,1962, the names,
of the Merit Scholars Will be announced, the exact number depending on the extent of sponsor
support of the Merit Program,
Dems To Meet
The September meeting of the
Clare County Democrats will be
held at the Greenwood Township-
Hall on Thursday. September 28
at 8 p.m. All Democrats and their
friends are welcome.
Clare City Airport's . $122,000.
expansion and improvement will
be shown to the public at an of-
ficial opening and dedication on
Thursday of next week. Aviation
agency officials, high ranking
Holley Carburetor Company representatives, and Clare city officials will attend.
The public is invited to attend
both a luncheon at the Doherty
Hotel preceding the ceremonies
at the airport, and also to witness
the "ribbon cutting" and short
program on the new landing
strip to take place immediately
following the lunch.
The airport has actually been
open to traffic since September
23 when the entire project was
finished. The work started on
August 7.
Formal opening of the airport
will come just three days before
a Dawn Patrol and fly-in on
Sunday, October 8 which is expected to bring scores of visitors
to Clare for a look at the new
flying facilities and other attractions here,
With the removal of a white
"X" marker on the field indicating that the runway was no
longer closed for repairs, Clare's
facilities are elevated from the
'landing field" variety, and are
definitely in the airport class.
The new runway, 2,500x75 feet
and with a paved surface is able
to accommodate major aircraft
which formerly required more
space than was available on the
old sod runway.
Smooth, sodded shoulders form
wide margins at each side of the
runway, and the drainage system
will prevent rain or snow from
becoming serious problems. High
trees and other natural shrubbery or obstacles have been removed from both approach and
take-off paths.
A paved "apron" of 200x250
feet, provides a place near the
airport waiting room where
planes may be brought for passenger convenience. A paved
taxiway connects the apron with
the end of the runway strip.
Coming to the dedication and
opening on October 5 to inspect
the finished project are:
James Ramsey, Director of the
Michigan Department of Aeronautics, Lansing.
James Waedekin, District Airport Engineer, F.A.A., Lansing.
Gerald Nivison,, Mayor of
Clare and members of the City
Commission.
Invited also were Michigan
Senators Phillip Hart and Pat
McNamara, Congressman Elford
A. Cederberg, all in Washington,
D.C., but expected to be free following the adjournment of congress late this week. And District
Representative R u s s e 1.1 H.
Strange and Michigan Senator
Charles Prescott.
From Holley Carburetor Company in Detroit, Vice President
John C. Holley and Nelson A.
Miles will attend accompanied
by John Ter Keurst, director of
Industrial Relations for the company, and Earl Morgan, plant executive at Warren.
H. G. Ziegenbein, Consumers
Power Alma Division Manager.
Robert B. Brewer, representing
the Brewer Engineering Company, Owosso, project engineers.
The Holley firm, generous donors to the Clare civic project
plan to fly two large company
Civil Defense Speaker Says
Preparedness Family Concern
Sgt. Dan Kostrzewa of the
'MTcnTgan State Police Post at
Mt. Pleasant was the main
speaker Monday evening at the
Clare Civil Defense Council
meeting held in the city hall. In
spite of rainy weather there
was a good attendance.
Sgt. Dan opened his remarks
with the importance of Civil
Defence, and the laxity of people
in our United States, stating,
the thoughts of many. "It can't
Happen Here". He stressed die
need for every comcunity, every
man, and family to be prepared
in time of disaster.
In listing responsibilites. Sgt.
Kostzrewa said the mother in
the home is of utmost importance in relation to Civil Defense. She must familarize herslf
with the fallout program, knowledge of first aid, and the home
should have a transistor radio,
to get the Conelrad signals, 640
1240, also the proper shelter for
fall-out and the survival of the
family.
Tornado information also is
listed in the distster planning
program, and the speaker said,
it is nesessary and important to
keep a half tank, or more of
gas in car, in case of evacuation.
He also listed the work ot the
State Police in the communications system, and said that in
three minutes time, all points
designated will have been notified in the state, and carrying
through on the local level, then
is the need to notify schools, hospitals,   etc.
He closed his remaks with these
words, "It is a project we must
do, you'cannot shirk, and if you
do, you may fail, with your life."
The film, "Radiological Defense" was then shown, giving the
effects of nuclear bomb,, and fall
out.
Prior to the program, the bus
iness session was conducted by
Mrs. Ina Hammond, chairman
of the council, which was open
ed with the invocation by Rev.
D. R. Salisbury of the! Clare
Methodist Church. The flag was
presented by Mrs, Ruth.Herron,
president of the Clare Chapter
Blue, star Mothers, the pledge
given ahd the national anthem
was sung,
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In th£ remarks by Mrs. Hammond, she reported that a government engineer would come to
Clare to make a survey of shelters, and wouldbe assisted by the
commander of the American Legion Post, L. R. Cotton, Plans
are also in the making * for a
fifteen minute blackout. All citizens are to D*e prepared and
listen for these signals on their
battery radios.
Refreshments were served at
the close of the meeting by the
Blue Star Mothers.
Sorority
Girl Of Year
Mrs. Joyce M. Schellhas was
recently named 1961 Girl of the
Year by the Delta Psi Chapter
of Beta Sigma Phi in Clare.
This award is given annually
to the sorority member who
contributes most to her chap-
-ter. Her picture also appeared
in the September issue of The
Torch, an international magazine published; by the sorority.
Mrs. Schellhas is employed
by Michigan Bell Telephone
Company, and lives with her
husband Robert at 323 John
street in Clare.
planes to the observance. The
new facilities at Clare's airport
add a valuable link in air accomodations for personnel between
Detroit and Clare, and connecting
to other Holley plant locations in
Bowling Green, Kentucky, and
Paris, Tennessee.
The lunch at which visiting officials will be entertained is open
to the public with reservations at
$1.50 per plate. The Chamber of
Commerce, anxious to see a good
representation of local members
and businessmen at the affair, is
urging the public to attend.
At the airport, the short ceremonies will include a ribbon cutting to symbolize the opening of
the improved strip, and short
talks by several of the distinguished guests.
A plaque to be presented to
the City of Clare by the Chamber of Commerce will bear * an
engraved memento of the occasion. It is to hang on the wall in
the airport office.
Riverside
Wins Award
For S
ervice
A quip going the rounds lately,
and originating with The News,
Waynesboro, Miss., says; "It's
hard to realize these days that
this country was founded partly
to avoid taxation."
Many complimentary remarks
about Clare High's band at the
Friday football game halftime
show are pretty good signs that
the entertainment • is appreciated
and enjoyed. But some applause
would convey that welcome fact
to the hardworking musicians.
The audience "sat on their hands"
Friday and the players wer$ Vis-
ably disappointed. They work
hard in rehearsals and marching
would appreciate the performers'
practice for these games, and
reward, — handclapping!
Riverside Grange of Clare
County has again been chosen
North Central Michigan district
winner in the annual community service contest sponsored
partly by the National Grange
for the year ending Auguest 31.
The announcement was made
today by the Michigan State
Grange.
Last September Riverside
Grange cleaned up the township cemetery. In October a
Hallowe'en party was held.
In November an exceptional
community program was put on
by two members who had just
returned from a trip to Soviet
Russia. A farmer who had been
ill for some time needed one of
his barns finished, so several
Grange men finshed the building
ing; meanwhile other members
brought food for the family's
Thanksgiving dinner. The Grange had a Get-Out-the-Vote campaign, served the needs of the
handicapped and shut-ins and
served dinner for a bereaved
widower.
. At the December Chirstmas
party $10 was raised and sent to
Church World Service. The
Grange also gave "gifts of food
and games to a family of 11
children whose father was unemployed, a s well' a s other
needy families. The county social welfare worker advised the
Grange on the families most in
need. Some 26 Grange members
also called on older shut-in in
the community, taking gifts..
In February, Open House was
observed, with Harold Brooks,
State Grange Executive Committee member, as speaker. A
program on polio was held and
$11, was given to the March of
Dimes. In February and March
two interesting conservation
programs took place.
In April, members cleaned up
the outside and inside of the
township hall, which is used for
Grange meetings. A $5, gift for
Easter Seals was  given.
In May, 30 members again
had a work bee. at the township cemetery. In June the Grange helped serve a lunch for a.
local industry's annual picnic.
Several members also helped
improve the appearance of an
adjacent church yard. A CARE
donatioh Was also given. The
group sponsored a junior ball
team, furishing equipment-
backstop wire and land for the
playing field.
In July, Riverside had another
campaign to get out the vote,,
helped with chest X-rays and
took clothing, toys and magazines to the Mt. Pleasant State
Home and Training School, In
August the Grange> had an exhibit at the county"fair, as Well
as helped with a 4-H float.
A $50 bond will be presented,
to this Grange on October 18
at the State Grange convention
at Coldwater.
"Thousands ,of Granges during this ;14th annual contest
have voluntarily , contributed
over 5,000,000 man-hours of their
time and efforts, to planning
and conducting projects wnich
make their communities a better place in which to live. This
is Community service the self*
help way," states National Gran-
ge Master Herschel Newsom,
Community Service Chairman
is Mrs. Bernard Allen, and the
Master, Carmon Newman, both
of Clare.