1961-10-26; Clare Sentinel

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THE CLARE SENTINEL. CLARE, MICHIGAN
Call For New Election
roposal
For School Expansion
The Clare Board of Education
has begun proceedings to call a
special election for the purpose
of voting to bond the district for
$275,000 and re-vote the present
operation millage levy.
The decision to hold the special
election was reached at a special
meeting of the Board of Education held at noon on Thursday,
October 19th. The board has been
studying the school building program and the operation budget
for the past month with ■ a special
advisory council made up of interested school patrons.
The $275,000 bonding proposal
is a radical change from the proposal that was defeated on February 4, 1961 and meets only the
most critical current needs of
the district. The foiling comparison shows how the proposal has
has been changed and explains
the facilities that would be obtained from a successful vote.
Spelling out changes and reductions in the former proposal
that make it possible to trim
$200,000.00 from the money required, the new program compares with the old one as follows;
Elementary classrooms - A 10
room Junior High addition is
proposed for the present HigTi
School building and the Brook-
wood Elementary school at a
different location has been eliminated.
Industrial Arts - It is proposed
to enlarge and remodel the present department in the Elementary School and drop the request
for a complete new addition to
the High School plant.
Music - An addition to the High
School building is called for
showing no change from the
former plan.
Food Service - None included
•in the new proposal. A central
kitchen formerly sought is now
eliminated,
Elementary School - Fire safety is part of the new proposal
but other building remodeling
along general lines is out.
Financing - A short term debt
costing three mills for ten years
and limited tax bonds are part
of the new proposal. The unsuccessful plan earlier called for a
long term deb.t paid for with
two mills for 25 years, and unlimited tax bonds.
In total, the proposal is for
school improvement and limited
expansion costing $275,000. instead of $475,000.
A vote on the $275,000 bond
issue and the operation millage
is scheduled for early in December.
The operation millage was
originally voted at the annua1
election in 1959 and will expire
with the current tax levy. The
school district can not maintain
it's present instructional program
and non-instructional services
without this voted operational
millage. The ballot will call for
the same voted increase that has
been in effect for the past three
years.
Scout Leader
Call Is Out
The Girl Scout program in
Clare is seeking to expand arid
reach more girls, and views the
first vital step as the enlistment
of more adult help. Mrs. Lyle
Hoxie representing the Clare
Girl Scout Adult Committee said
the need is not only for more
leaders, but for every Clare adult
whose abilities can be put to use
as a committee member, special
project advisor, 'transportation
and supervision, project ideas
community service ideas and the
like.
Volunteers are needed and
wanted. The committee even offers training for anyone feeling
that inexperience is a handicap.
Those Interested in lending time
and talent are asked to call Mrs.
Lewis at EV 6-7525, Mrs. Hoxie
at EV 6-2930, or Mrs. Allen at
EV 6-7262.
Civitan Halloween Treats
Clare Civitans are ready to do their part in entertaining
kids on Halloween when they will pass out free cotton
candy to all the scary little spooks and hobgoblins from
their location at the Clare fire
hall.
The candy machine will be
working full time to spin out
the sweet fluff starting at 6:30
p.m. and every child is welcome
to a share.
Civitans also announce that
their   club  is   making   the   big
A collection of coins for
UNICEF on Halloween will
again be a project for the combined seventh and eighth grade
groups from the Clare Congregational and Methodist
churches. Kinging dtoorbells
for cash contributions instead
of trick-or-treat candy, the
young people are helping the
United Nations to benefit underfed and homeless children
throughout the world.
The public is asked to have
generous donations ready in
coin for the campaigners who
are identified by official arm
bands. Adult supervisors of the
charitable drive are anxious to
supass the $150. total given
by householders on last Halloween.
drive to collect toys to repair and
give at Christmas time. Toys,
games or playthings that can be
fixed or painted to give to underprivileged children will be welcome. The big pick-up will be
made with the aid of Clare fire
trucks Wednesday and Thursday
night's of next week that will
stop anywhere in Glare where
porch or yard lights are turned
on to signal that the household
has a" contribution to make. Civitans will appreciate all the cooperation they can obtain.
C-D Council
Film Program
There will be another important meeting of the Clare County
Civil Defense Council on Wednesday evening, November 1st
in the Clare City Hall* beginning
at 8:00 p.m. Sheriff James Darling in charge of Communications will have the program, and
show the film "Communist Encirclement". All members are
urged to be present, guests are
invited, and all organizations are
asked to have representation.
Catching
Second Wind
A small, frightened deer caused
a commotion In town Friday
afternoon when it dashed out of
fields in the northwest edge of
Clare and "captured" itself by
running into afri, open garagte
and staying there to hide.
Children going home from
school at 4 o'clock saw the little
deer dash through the railroad
yards near the foot of Vangee
and Prairie streets, and stumble
into the garage in the rear of
Dunn's grocery. It was ready to
collapse from fright and hard
running. It may have been alarmed by dogs, or by pheasant hunters.
The garage door was shut and
Don Bell, State Conservation
officer was called. Bell gave the
little animal time to catch its
breath and then released it for
another dash into safety of
woods and fields farther west
along US-10.
Area Suffers
Weekend Of
Misfortunes
A plague of accidents in the
area over the past weekend left
death, injury, and property damage in the serious and oftentimes
tragic wake of such mishaps as
auto wrecks, a private airplane
crash, an accident involving farm
machinery, and a young child in
the path of an auto.
Hazy morning weather conditions last Saturday and lack of
flying experience were partly
to blame for the death of Robert
Malcomson, 28, an Evart high
school teacher who crashed a
light plane and was killed on a
hunting trip.
Malcomson left Evart at daybreak Saturday to fly to his
forager home at Beaverton to
hunt pheasants. When he didn't
arrive at Beaverton and failed
to return to Evart, a Civil Air
Patrol search was begin.
The smashed plane with the
victim still strapped in Ms seat
was discovered 24 hours later
two miles west of the take-off
point. Malcomson was flying a
borrowed craft and had but limited air experience so that'investigators guesses he lost his direction in the haze and crashed soon
after take-off.
The father of six children had
been advised not to fly in the
prevailing conditions. His borrowed plane belonged to Harold
Rogers, onetime employee of
White's Jewelers here in Clare.
Rogers is a flying instructor.
A brush with danger in the
early hours of Monday had a
more fortunate outcome for David Tideman, 20, son of George
Tideman, who wrecked his I960
Chrevolet and suffered only
broken ribs. The car, twisted and
smashed, into almost unbelievable wreckage seems to belie the
fact that its driver wasn't
mangled, but Tideman walked
away from the accident after
striking several trees at the edge
of the road on North Grant Ave.
near Kapplinger Drive in Clare
county,
Tideman is employed in Ypsi-
lanti, Michigan, but has been
off the job this week, although,
released from the hospital Tiles-
day and recovering at home.
A serious farm accident Saturday cost the right hand of Don
Rosenfield of Route-4, Clare who
caught it in a corn picker while
working on the Dale Drake
place.
According to reports, Rosen-
field, an unusually careful worker especially around power machinery, was attempting to time
the picker. The operation had to
be done while the picker was
idling and in the process, Rosen-
field's hand was caught and
partially severed.
Alone in his predicament,
Rosenfield was able to throw
the forward power on and stall
the engine to a halt. He then
called for help.
At the Mt. Pleasant hospital,
doctors sought to save his hand
but were not hopeful of restoring
anything but his thumb.
In another area mishap Sunday, four-year-old Steve Jesse
son of Freeman J. Jesse of Saginaw was struck by an auto but
not critically hurt when he ran
in front of driver Larry Sprague
of near Harrison. 'The accident
happened on Larch Road west
and south of Harrison.
Investigating State Police
troopers from the Houghton Lake
Post declared the accident unavoidable and issued no ticket.
They were told by witnesses
that the baby ran onto the road
suddenly from the side and the
driver was not to blame. The
little boy was treated at Clare
Hospital and released.
OCTOBER 26, 1961
INew  Series, Vol. 7U  j»<o, 1
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Two ninth graders demonstrate "Exercise Pull-Ups", one
of the physical fitness tests in a program completed last
week at Clare High and Junior High. Nancy Dysinger
and Gail Bringman (back to camera) scored high in the
competition for girls, performing this and other feats of
skill and endurance. , Sentinel photo.
osebush Cafe Owner
Dies In Auto Wreck
An auto accident Monday
morning took the life of LaVern
Bullard, 36 year-old Rosebush
man, the owner and operator of
the White Wagon restaurant
just north of the village. He was
the father of three children and
a member of a well-known Rosebush family.
Mr. Bullard, alone in his 1961
Oldsmobile was instantly killed
when the car left US-27 near
Vernon Road two miles north of
Rosebush, and struck a tree.
Investigating State Police
Troopers said that the driver's
side of the car body was ripped
away by the force of the impact.
Dr. S. C. McArthur of Rosebush
was called to the scene and pronounced Bullard dead shortly
after 2:45 a.m.
The victim had been a lifelong resident of Rosebush. Married in 1944, he and his wife,
Florence  were   the   parents   of
daughters Diane 15, Shela 13, and
a son Tommy, 12. He attended
the Rosebush school, serving
with the armed forces in World
War II, and worked for Central
Concrete, of Mt. Pleasant before
he and his wife purchased their
restaurant two years ago.
He was a member of St.
'J3£nry'S Catholic church, Rose
bush, and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. The shocked conv
munity was quick to offer sympathy and aid to the widow and
family.
Members of his close family
corcle who survive besides his
wife and children are his father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Bullard, brothers and sisters
Adrian Bullard, Jannette McDonald, Donna Cain, Kathleen Booth
of Flint, John Lawler in Calif.,
R. J. Bullard, George Lawler
and Arnold Bullard of Mt. Pleasant, Rita Guess and Edward
Bullard in Rosebush, and neices
and nephews.
A requiem High Mass will be
said this morning at 10:00 a.m.in
St. Henry's with Rev. Fr. John
McGee in charge, and military
graveside rites by the VFW.
Rosary services were at the Bullard home on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Arrangements
were all by the Doherty Funeral
Home of Clare. Burial is to be
in St. Henry's  cemetery.
Harold  Brooks  of   Clare,   (left)   member  of  Mt.  Vernon
Grange, was re-elected to a. second 2-year term recently as
a member of the Michigan State Grange Executive Committee.   The   88th   annual   convention   was   held'   last •
week at Coldwaier. " , .    ;"
In the photo Brooks is presiding1 as chairman.of the<5opdh
of the Order committee* Grover Gfigsby.oi: AUegajw, State i
Grange Overseer, is speaking ai right,,.." ;        ••, .   ,»,
One  good  way to  forget  all
your troubles is to wear tight
shoes.
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We made an unforgiveable
mistake the other day when we
neglected to write down the name
of a man who showed us a.giant
potato. And it really was a noteworthy spud, too because everything about it was impressive
enough, to remember except the
important detail, — who grew
it! It was the prize from some
one's field.
It seems time to mention the
potato now because it introduces
the topic of giant, well-grown
vegetables and plants that are
so extraordinary they refuse to
be ignored. This has been one of
those "seasons", recalling the old
days when the editor got a look
at all sorts of extra well-filled
ears of corn, giant doublel-yolked
hen's eggs, outsized freaks of the
vegetable garden,  and  such.
Well, — this potato was a
healthy-skinned specimen, firm
and sound, that should have been
wearing a blue ribbon in a fair.
It measured 17 inches around
the long girth and was a beautiful, even color.
But that was only the beginning!
,We remembered that -John Le>
Toumeau grew some wonderful
garden onions last season. Just
one of the perfect-shaped beauties weighed hmf hmf, hmm-mf
nounds (can't remember exactly).
But it really was large and tasted good, take our word.
Now, this autumn proves we
ain't seen nothin' yet!
First comes along Virgil Newman with, a * story about the
tallest "corn he ever grew, and
Continued on Page 8
OU1S
By Larry Mogg
Clare football Coach. Perry's
powerful Pioneers put on an
awesome display of aerial-game
mastery, and unleashed their-version of the much copied "shotgun , attack" to overwhelm a
good Morley-Stanwood crew, 45-7
before a delighted hometown audience last week.
The occasion marked the first
time the two teams clashed in
school hostilities and the Mohawks couldn't care less for their
baptism as they were submerged
by the seven-touchdown assult.
It was a triumph for the Pioneers that brought them one
step closer to an undefeated season.
But Clare was overtaken in
another deadlock with Ithac for
top conference honors when the
Yellowjackets stung Durand, 21-
6. In other Mid-Michigan "B"
leage action outlasted the win-
less  St. Louis Sharks, 26-13.
Clare will try to capture the
circuit crown tomorrow night
when they meet St. Louis on
the Shark's home turf. Ithaca
will tackle Chesaning. The evening is the finale of conference
play and if both teams should
bring victories, the title will be
shared.
Jim Perrine, versatile senior
fullback ripped through the Mohawk line for 139 yards and
counted two 6-pointers — one a
stunning 70-yard gallop. He also
triggered two "shotgun" TD
tosses.
Drying Units
Help For
Late Corn
Storage-drying units for shelled corn are catching on in Michigan, according to a Michigan
State UniVersity agricultural engineer.
"Mechanical driers are especially helpful in a fall like this one,"
Robert Maddex points out. "Our
late spring, cool summer and recent frosts are making corn mature   late."
"Storage-driers provide permanent storage," he adds. "They
have only limited capacity tc
heat air and force 'it through the
grain.
, "Batch driers have a greater,
more flexable, heating and
forced-air capacity. They're
equipped to dry grain in a relatively short time before removal
to permanent storage."
The agricultural engineer says
heated-air drying of shelled corn
Works as follows:
"The heating element warms
outside air, and a fan blows it
through the grain. Heating increases the air's moisture holding capacity, which allows it to
remove more water from the
corn."
Maddex says the batch drier's
extra capacity comes in handy in
cold or wet weather. Storage-
driers normally keep the forced
air only 10-15 degrees above the
outside   temperature.,
"However," he believes, "StOr-
age-driers? usually can, do the job,
if tHe manufacturer's fill Schedule'
is f ollowed."
CHS Seniors
Salute U.N.
A sterling tribute to The United Nations was • presented in a,
Clare High student assembly
Wednesday by seniors honoring
the nationally proclaimed United Nations -Day.
The seniors presented a brilliant program saluting the seriousness and importance of the
U.N. A luncheon for class members and their advisors preceded
the program at which High
School Principal Richard Snyder
addressed the students on how
they could best support the U.N.
Film slides of U.N. headquarters
in New York were shown by
Barbara Walter, and Clare Mayor
Gerald Nivison's proclamation
was read by Mr. Snyder.
To honor the memory of the
late Secretary-General of the
U.N., D,ag Hammarskjold, the
students stood in a moment of
silence.
A highlight of the program
was a pair of speeches by Student Council Pres., Jarl Ruark,
and Senior Clare President Eric
Hammerberg that laid a stillness
on the students as the boys gave
their impressions of the seriousness of the times and the
strength of the U.N.
The Clare H.S. band under the
direction of Lloyd Conley per*
formed well-known foreign tunes
from such countries as Italy, Iceland, Germany and Scotland for
the  students'  pleasure. .
General chairman of the program was Chris Schroeder, with
Lynn Salisbury doing an outstanding job of lining up the
various  program numbers.
Tom Kozicki, stout lunning
mate of Perrine's raced for a
game total of 113 yards and
scored  one touchdown.
Skip    Kegg,    senior    reserve
Holiday
"Good Will"
Organized
A happy Christmas for all
Clare county families which are
unable to provide their own, is
the aim of a community planning
committee now enlisting the efforts of many service clubs, societies, and organizations here.
Tony Wedal, representing the
Clare Junior Chamber of Commerce is chairman and declairs
the committee will try to include
all families in the county that
could benefit by the program,
and at the same tim'e, avoid
duplication of effort and gifts,
otherwise possible from indep-
pendent action by the organizations.
The organizations have been
joined by church groups to make
a "Christmas good will" collection and distribution of food and
gifts.
On the committee with the
chairman are Mrs. Doris Bicknell
and Ruth Cotter from the Business and Professional Women,
Larry Jackson from Rotary. Ivan
Ankrum from VFW, Bernie Wilson from Kiwanis, Cal Foss from
Civitan, and Joe Willey from the
JayCees.
The committee indends to be
concerned primarily with families in the Clare School District
and secondly with the area of the
whole county.
Clare Mayor Gerald Nviison
offered space in the city hall
for storage of clothing, toys and
other material.
The committee will welcome
names of families Who would
need and appreciate Christmas
baskets, and since pride might
prevent many deserving families
from applying directly for the
gifts, suggestions from friends
and neighbors will be accepted:
Tact and confidence will be carefully observed1, the committee
promises.
School
Conference
Dates Set
The dates for the fall Parent-
Teacher Conferences at the Clare
Elementary school have been announced. Conferences in grades
kindergarten through fifth will
be on November 9th and 10th. A
third day of kindergarten conferences will be November 16th.
School will not be in session
for a grade on days they are
scheduled for conferences.
Last year ninety-two percent
of the children were represented
by a parent at the fall conferences.
quarterback was on the receiving
end and the throwing end of two
plays that each produced touchdowns.
It took the Pioneers nearly
all of the first period to begin to
roll, but when they did, it was
all down hill. Breen cashed in on
a 42-yard drive when he slashed
around right end and into the end
zone from the eight. Kozicki converted.
Clare widened the margin
when, with Kozicki, Breen and
Perrine taking turns slicing up
the Mohawk line in a 52-yard
drive until Perrine pounded the
last four paces to score. Breen
made it 14-0.
A Stanwood back bobbled the
following kickoff when nailed
by Kozicki's tackle, and Ralph
Bucholz seized the ball on the
M-S 35. The Pioneers amazed
the crowd and their foe when
they came out in the famed pro-
type passing offense, "the shotgun". The first shot was true.
Perrine connected with receiver
Dan Green for the third scoring
success. PAT failed.
Kozicki   thwarted   a   Mohawk
Continued on Page 8
County
Buys Park
The State Highway roadside
park eight miles north of Clare
has passed to the ownership of
the Clare County Road Commission for a one dollar purchase
price, — the fruit of a State program to arrange for the continued use of the park after present
US-27 is no longer an Interstate
route when the expressway
opens.
County Road Superintendent
Tom Cook said that for one dollar, the county had acquired the
park acres, toilets, stoves, tables,
and a tool shed and would continue to offer motorists the facilities of the fine spot.
Famed as one of the best recreation and picnicing stops in
the State Roadside Park system,
the place will continue to draw
visitors after much traffic has
been cut on to the new road
that will open next season.
It is the only such park in
Clare county, but the State has
offered other similar sites to
counties where they are located.
That story appears on page 9 of
this issue.
Farm Bureau
Elects Slate
New officers of the Clare
County Farm Bureau were
elected at the regular board meeting Monday evening, October 23,
when it met at the home of Mr*
and Mrs. Franklin Schaaf.
The new president will be
Franklin Schaaf; vice-president,
Warren White; and Walter Garv*
er, Jr. was elected to the executive committee.
The executive committee will
meet Monday evening, November 13 to select committees for
the coming year.
A display and ideas center for builders
and decorators is one of the first visible
improvements in the "new" Seiter
Brothers Lumber re-growth Since the fire
destroyed^ their office and yard last Jari-
'tittHrS^<l^-^>'WiHflE'-tr$-<lO', the business-
features displays of wider varieties of
A^A J,wl"i* 	
building and decorating lines. Their
homeinakers' Idea Cenier whh paints,
materials, and designs is publicised in
Better Homes and Gardens m&gasine
and has drawn shoppers from a yride
area in Michigan.    /       Sentinel photo.