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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLABE, MICHIGAN
NOVEMBER 9, 1961
New  Series,  Vol. 70, No,  9
HUNTER BOTTLENECK GONE
1>N    i
reeway To
The greatest amount of new
freeway added to Michigan's network of superhighways in a
single day . . . 44.1 miles . . .
will be opened to traffic Friday,
the State Highway Department
announced today
Managing Director Howard E.
Hill said two sections of US-2?
Freeway between Mt, Pleasant
and Grayling will be put into use
to accommodate the thousands of
deer hunters who will head north
this weekend.
Henry Austin
Hit By Car,
Dies In Hospital
Henry Austin, injured- at
12:30 Wednesday in a pedestrian accident on McEwan
street, difetl at 3:45 in Mt. Pleasant Community Hospital. The
afternoon supervisor of nurses
said that his injuries included
a fractured left hip, leg, and
internal  injuries.
Henry Austin, 74, longtime resident near Temple and a Clare
county supervisor for many
years was struck and seriously
injured by an auto in Clai'e Wednesday.
Mr. Austin walker into the
path of a moving car at the
corner of Fourth and McEwan,
according to Police Chief William
Bell who investigated the accident, and was knocked to the
pavement. His injuries, not
thought too serious at first, included probable heavy bruises or
fractures on his left side.
On admittance to Mt. Pleasant
hospital, Austin's pulse was extremely weak and he was suffer*
ing from severe shock and possible internal injuries.
Driver of the auto that knocked Austin down, Harold J. Bon-
nett of Levering, Michigan, gave
a statement to Bell asserting
that the auto was proceeding
through a green light in the
traffic when Austin stepped into it's path and was rolled over
by the front fender.
Mrs. Austin, shopping in a store
near the spot was brought to her
husband's side. Concern was felt
for her also, since she is a heart
patient and could have suffered
ill effects from shock and excitement.
Carl Stephenson's ambulance
service took the couple to the
hospital in Mt. Pleasant.
One section from Mt. Pleasant
to a point north of Clare is 18.3
miles long while the second
section extends from a point
south of Harrison to M-55 at
Houghton Lake, a distance of
25,8 miles.
The previous record freeway,
"opening day" was on December
7, 1959, when three sections of
Interstate 94 Freeway totaling
38 miles were opened to traffic
between Battle Creek and Hartford on the outskirts of Benton
Harbor.
Hill said the Highway Department plans to open 17.5 miles of
US-27 Freeway from Harrison
north to the vicinity of Grayling
on November 14.
This will give motorists more
than 135 miles of divided four-
lane highway between Lansing
and Grayling. All of it is continuous with the exception of a 10-
mile section from Clare to Harrison.
Two lanes of the Clare-Harrison section . . . which, was delayed by right-of-way problems and-
poor construction weather . . .
will be opened to traffic by the
end of November, while the other
two lanes will be completed next
spring.
The Mt. Pleasant Chamber of
Commerce is sponsoring a dedication to mark the completion of
the Mt. Pleasant-Clare portion of
the freeway.
The dedication will be highlighted by a free-fall parachutist
who will deliver the scissors at
the scene of the formal ribbon-
cutting ceremony (at 10 a.m.) at
the M-20 interchange.
Officials of the State Highway
Department, Isabella County, Mt.
Pleasant and Clare, as well as
the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads,
will participate in the ceremonies
which will be followed by a
luncheon in Mt, Pleasant.
Mayor In
Hospital,
Clare's Mayor Gerald Nivison
was to be operated on this morning for a kidney disorder in St.
Mary's hospital, Saginaw. He entered the hospital last Sunday
night after complaining of a rundown feeling during the latter
part of the summer and growing
lack of energy more recently.
Immediate surgery was recommended after examination recently determined that Mr. Nivison
was hemorrhaging internally.
Cards or messages for the
Mayor can be delivered if addressed to him in care of the hospital.
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To Remember Again
There was this crowd of people standing in' the "town
square" with many feeling
a pulse of importance at being
present on an historic occasion; some thankful that the
dreadful war and killing were
finished; hearts and whispers
beginning already to take up
a chant, "Bring the boys back
home".
It was Armistice Day, 1918.
If you belong to the generation that has a recollection of
November 11 that year- id
Clare, you may bring back
the scene in front of the Calkins House hotel at. the corner
of McEwan and Fifth streets.
A more or less impromptu
celebration drew people to the
spot from the little city and
from a larger circle of outlying rural area.
People put away whatever
they were doing and hastily
donned coats and cool weather
wraps to come to the gathering.' News of the war's"" end
was still spreading. A crowd.
Was overflowing the porch, and
sidewalk at the Calkins House,
most imposing structure on
the main street and occupying
a central location. More spectators came until the street was
full.
They expected a ceremony,
— a celebration, — a fitting
observance. Someone asked
Rev. Thomas Bennett, Congregational minister a half-bl6ck
away to come and make an
appropriate address. He had
thirty minutes to accept and
prepare his remarks before,
hatless and in a gray overcoat,
he was shoved through a
crowd on the porch of the hotel and took a place at the
railing as on a stage before
the people.
The Dover Band played stirring music and in the assembly were ranks of local boys
in the uniform of the A.E.F.,
their war training suspended
by the Armistice. And there
were Red Cross volunteer
women in uniform headdresses
of the day, and scores of small
boys, and parents and sweethearts of the boys in France,
and residents from every corner of the area all come to celebrate the occasion.
There Was thanksgiving to?
God and praise for our strong
nation, artd later in the afternoon and evening when the
celebrators' spirits grew more
boistrous and demonstrative,
there was a huge bonfire on
the street and the Kaiser was
hung in effigy. The crowd was
now larger and nearly filled
the whole main street. People,
sang and cheered- and threshing machines paraded with
their steam whistles, shrieking
out the noisiest approval of
any.
That's how Clare publicly
celebrated the first Armistice
Day 43 years ago before a
later custom, Veterans' Day
came to symbolize the wider
thanksgiving all mankind feels
with the end of conflicts.
The Sentinel is indebted to
'Robert Kleiner for this picture.
In the original many individuals are recognizable: Mr.
Kleiner himself remembers being in the crowd that day and
there too, was Miss Eva Barton who later became his wife.
William and Adolph Krell and
Sanford Mott as members of
the famous little Dover Band
were almost certainly there.
The figure of a man in the
extreme lower left of the picture is taken to be Dr. Thomas
Mayhard, a practicing .physician in Clare of those days.
On the picture's right
stretches the dirt length of
East Fifth street, long since
paved and busy with the passing traffic "of US-10 at the
Hotel Doherty.s south entrance.
Primary
Shamrock Committee
Wants Lot Buyers
With work on the original
Shamrock Lake restoration project ahead of schedule this week,
and nearing completion, the committee responsible for the development is reaching a little further toward a $10,000. increase
in the works to beautify the
lake's north shore and ready it
for dividing into building lots.
At present the sale of residential sites has reached 23, and the
addition of north shore frontage
will add some 40 more lots than
were first planned on the fringe
of the new shore.
At a meeting of the committee
Tuesday, Ken Barnes, Ben Burdo,
Bernie Wyman, Earl Baumgarth
and Esther Gilson discussed a
list of prospective buyers who
have indicated interest in building- sites at Shamrock, but who
have not come to the decision yet
to sign on the line.
The committee is anxious to
sell more lots right now to raise
Working capital for the shore
development and bulldozing. A
reserve fund of $20,000, earmarked for city water and sewer line
construction is not going to be
tapped for any purpose other
than its intended one.
"Who's Who"
i
Mary Jane Maloriey, coed from
Clafe at Central Michigan University is among 36 students
there elected to "Who's Who In
American Colleges and Universities".
The students were chosen from
names submitted by campus organizations and department
heads. *
Like many private enterprises
that occasionally find circumstances have forced large and
unexpected expansion, the comit-
tee decision to take this opportunity to tie together the two contracts now brings with it the
need for lot sales for cash to
work with.
The committee expressed sincere thanks for the public confidence and unusual success that
has made the program move forward thus far. They are on record now as recommending immediate purchase of lots by families or persons who may benefit
both themselves and the entire
project by buying* immediately
rather than putting off a deal
until next year.
Plans for construction of sanitary sewers in the subdivision
has hit what the committee hopes
is a temporary snag with the
State Health Department's refusal to permit overtaxing of the
municipal sewage treatment
plant. Present volume of flow at
the plant is often more than capacity.
But the Oity of Clare has
promised moves to eliminate
roof run-off and surface water
in the sanitary sewer system.
This improvement would lower
present undesirable volume at
the treatment plant and allow
more sanitary sewage to be run
through proper tiles and emptied
into the plant.
More than $35,000. has been
paid on the $56,000. contract
With lake-builder Jim Cole. The
dam is finished and supports a
five-foot concrete walk for pedestrian traffic. The Walk is lighted
and fenced with, a non-clinib steel
wire enclosure*
School Band
Needs 'Umph'
A concert by Clare school
bands coming Wednesday, November 29 is the opening of a
money-raising campaign to buy
new  sousaphones.
A sousaphone isn't just another
horn, it's the "big Daddy" of
horns that growls umph-pah-pah
. . . It's the tremendous coil that
winds around a player and points
a yawning bell over his head so
that you can see it first when
the marching band is still four
blocks up the street . . . It's the
windmill-size brass face you see
in the rear row when the band
is on stage.
And some of the Clare Band's
sousaphones are worn out and
need to be replaced.
The concert to raise part of
the money will feature all Clare
schools instrumental musicians
under the batons of Lloyd Conley
and Neil Courtwright.
For the admission price of a
dollar, it will be a good show, and
a good cause. Tickets will go on
sale this weekend.
Homemakers
At Rally
Twenty-six women from Clare
county participated in the annual
Home Extension District Rally
Friday, November 3rd, at Stand-
ish-Sterling High School. The following Home Extension groups
jwere represented ffom Clare
county: Community Circle,
Franklin, Harrison, Lake, and
Hamilton.
Evelyn Lyons president of the
Clare County Home Extension
Council gave a Short report of
the activities conducted in the
Clare county groups.
Richard Schroeder, Clare
County Extension Director, showed his colored slides of Russia for
the afternoon program,
Avis Watkins of Lake is the
District chairman and' conducted
the all-day session. There were
233   women   representing   nine
| counties in the Blandish District.
Valued Collections,
Skills Shown At
Club Hobby Program
"Hobby-Lobby" was the theme
of the program for the Clare
Study Club on Tuesday-evening,
when they met in the Clare Methodist Church.
Devotions were given by Mrs.
Joseph L. Kennedy, telling of the
First Thanksgiving, and reading
a  Thanksgiving   prayer.
Reports of the convention
were given, ahd many complimentary letters read from presidents of the various clubs in
attendance.
Announcement was made that
Miss Vicky Cook of Clare had
received a Nurse's Scholarship,
sponsored by the Michigan Federated  Women's  Clubs.
Mrs. Van Parker spoke on
CARE, and then introduced the
program" in the absence of the
program  chairman.
Mrs. Harley Sowle gave an interesting account of her "hobby",
having a collection of 550 cat
figurines, telling how she started and stories related to many of
them. She had quite a number
on display, all sizes and kinds.
For her hobby, Mrs, George
Beck displayed her art work of
embrodiery, especially a piece
made with yarn on imported linen, which took a prize at an exhibit. She explained that her
work dated back when she was
a girl, and her mother taught
her many stitches, and now „ if
she runs out of various kinds,
she makes up her own designs.
She also displayed one in a more
modernistic  pattern-,
"Cream Pitchers", all kinds,
shapes and sizes, and some more
•than 125 years old, banded down
in the family, was the "hobby"
shown by Mrs. Mabel Mulder.
As a member of the Rock
Hound Club, Mrs. Ralph Scott
displayed many "rocks", some of
which are found in Michigan, also the tools used in working with
rocks, and she told some of the
work of the club, and how it is
operated.
Hostess for the evening was
Mrs. Carl Dorsey, and the tea
committee, Mrs. Warren White,
Mrs. David Donovan, Mrs. Mark
Schunk, Mrs. Wallace Johnson.
The fall theme was used in decorations.
Harold B, Hughes, Clare
pounty attorney has announced
that he is a candidate for the
Michigan Senate seat vacated by
the recent death, of Senator
Charles T. Preseott.
. Hughes, a former prosecutor
pi Clare county has served as
Republican County Chairman as
well as Tenth Congressional
District GOP chairman, and a
member of the State Central
Committee.
, His decision to enter the race
for party nomination for the office came after urging from
prominent individuals in the 10-
county district, several of which
are residents of the northern
areas to be represented. They
volunteered their support in the
special primary campaign that
will end with voting on November 20.
Party nominees who win pri-.
mary pluralities will go on ballots for the special District Election on December 11 to name a
new senator for -the district.
Among many other entries in
the primary trials who are presented as former business men,
or having various backgrounds,
Mr. Hughes with legal training
and with solid experience in local
government and district politics,
stands out by reason of highly
desirable qualifications for State
Senate membership.
In other sides to his public
life he is known for valuable
personal contributions to the program of the American Boy
Scouts with 10 years of membership on the executive board for
Valley Trails Council in the area.
His community has called upon
him for leadership in former
charitable and "community
chest" types of fund raising
drives. He was once instrumental _ in beginning a United Fund
program for Clare county. >
The fields of his activity have
included education, government,
church and fraternal societies as
well as politics.
In school work, Mr. Hughes
taught for 12 years in Michigan
before beginning the practice of
law in Clare in 1945.*
He is a deacon of the First
Congregational Church of Clare
and has for many years been
active in community and public
affairs. He is an avid sportsman
and spends much of his spare
time in the woods or on lakes
and streams. He is recognized for
his understanding and sympathy
for problems of sports groups
and conservationists.
He and Mrs, Hughes, a former school teacher live in Clare
with their three sons, David, now
in Fort Knox, Kentucky, Richard
and Donald, both students in
Clare Public High School.
Among fraternal and social
interests, Mr. Hughes is a charter member and past president of
the Clare Rotary club, and is a
member also of the Masonic
Order and the Bay City, Michigan
Consistory, the Elks Lodge, and
the I.O.O.F,
Mr. Hughes says that his goal
in seeking the nomination for the
Senate is to give fair representation to the District, and to stand
up and be counted in Lansing.
In a flurry of work and travel
this week -the candidate from
Clare is trying to pack full campaign activity into the short
time before the November 2Q
primary. Election literature and
enlistment of organized help are
spreading into every corner of
the huge district while Hughes;
is busily making all the personal
contacts that time permits.
He said this week that the
hustle and handshaking of the
campaign are a pleasure and he
is enjoying the opportunity to
get around the district to meet
old friends and make new ones.
Pioneers Win 19-7
I
Sweep
Clare High's Pioneers, whose
high velocity attack scored 204
points in the season, slowed to
a shuffle during the two opening
periods in the mud of the playing field here Friday evening,
and then re-covered their scoring combination, made two light-
4-H Leaders
Conference
Robert Brown of Winterfield,
Joan Baumer of Amble, Tom
Harrold of Brush College, Joanne
Carrow of ColOnville, and Evelyn
Ferweda of Lake were Clare
county delegates to the North
District Junior Leadership 4-H
conference  at Camp  Kett.
Elaine Russell of Lake was the
leader delegate from the county
and she accompanied- the group
to Camp Kett on November 2, 3,
and 4.
This is an all expense paid trip
for these folks and they will be
getting first hand assistance
-from State leaders on leadership
work" and inspiration for better
service.
Here's An Election Really A "Race"
There are two things for sure
about the Special Primary election called for November'20. Not
too heavy a vote is expected be-
cause it's only a district primary
to name candidates for a seat in
Michigan's Senate and time is
too short for full publicity! —
And it is going to cause hardship
and rough, going for candidates
and election boards alike. They're
already feeling the beginnings of
the rough .situation that .will last
until after election day.
Governor Swainson's naming
of November 20 as Election Day
caught county and township
clerks by surprise, and unprepared, — to say nothing of candi-
dates who planned to try for the
late Sen,. Charles Prescott's
Senate seat.
The district covers ten count
ies from Clare to Iosco. Candidates wjll be elected by parties
in  the primary.
But today is November 9, and-
Monday is the deadline for filing
as a candidate. Several men have
declared themselves in for the
Republican nomination, but by
late Wednesday afternoon, Harold B. Hughes of Clare was the
only candidate who had qualified
with the Secretary of State in
Lansing.
The time being short, HUgh.es
deposited a $100. fee instead of
filing nominating petitions with
the required 252 names. Candidates must do one or the other.
Democrats running for the same
party nomination can qualify
with 154 signatures on petitions.
The election to decide between
the final  candidates Will come
later, — on December 11.
Meanwhile election machinery
is spinning crazily to be ready
for the date.
Since candidates who can file as
late as next Monday also-have
until Thursday to withdraw,
Clare County Clerk Will Henderson and other clerks cannot find
out whose names to print on
official ballots until the 17th.
Then ballots .must be printed,
proofread by an elections director
representative from Lansing,
Separately numbered, and sorted
and packaged according to precincts or townships.
There is not even sufficient
time for the legal appointment of
township election boards Who
must be notified a certain number of days before the election.
Continued on Page 8
I00F Honors
Noble Grands
n Ceremony
Special recognition was given
to the Past Noble Grands of the
Clara Rebekah Lodge and Clare
I.O.O.F. Lodge, following their
lodge sessions Tuesday evening.
Guests were present from Saginaw, Coleman, Farwell and
Mendota,   Illinois.
Mrs. Ada Beemer, mistress of
ceremonies gave the welcome,
and a tribute to the honored
guests was given by Howard Cotton, Iva Fisher and Olive Robinette.
Helen Welch and Carl Strouse,
noble grands of their respective
lodges welcomed each past noble
grand, presented them with a red
rose, and a gift. They were escorted to the front by Shirley
Teall and Julia Nessler, warden
and conductors of the Rebekah
lodge. Mrs. Fern Archambault
presided at the piano. Each one
gave the year they were noble
grand, and some highlight during that time.
Those present were Alba Ly-
ness, Fannie Yeoman, Elizabeth
Mclitosh, Margaret Irwin, Florence Irwin, Olive Irwin, H'lie
Harvey, Carrie Green, Patsy
Schlafley, Eva Schlafley, Madeline Seiter, Charlet Wilcox, Genevieve IrWin, Ina Hammond, Erma
Rutter, Robert Archambault,
William Artcliff, Emil Giers, Ernest Green, Ernest Irwin, James
Irwin, Ralph Irwin, Ralph Stevens, Joe Swain, Gilbert Wadding-
ton, James Yeoman, and Alexander Wylie. Mr. Wylie gave a few
pleasing remarks, having traveled 416 miles that day to be with
the members on this special
night, and he also told some interesting highlights when ' he
lived here some twenty years
ago.
Another tribute , "Our Past
Noble Grands" was given by Carl
Strouse, Margaret LaVoye, Fern
Wright, Les Cotton and Connie
Strouse. A moment of silent prayer, and soft music paid tribute
to departed officers, and Mrs.
Beemer read "The Rose Beyond
the Wall".
The group retired to the dining room for a delicious lunch
which also honored the birthday
guests, James Irwin, Olive lr<
win, Emil Giers and Gilbert Wad-
dington.
Bank Holiday
The Citizens 'State Bank will
observe the holiday Saturday an3
remain closed all day.
ning strikes in the third quarter
to pile up a big edge over Mt.
Pleasant Sacred Heart, 19-7.
It was the season finale for
Clare.
In the sensational season, the
Green and White won 6, tied one
and were undefeated. They shared the Mid-Michigan "B" title
with Ithaca and earned a place
in the top four elevens in the
State by Detroit Free Press and
UPI wire servicev ratings.
Considered- to be just "-average*' by some fans before their.
opener against powerful Gladwin, the Pioneers through team
play and "desire", became a
powerhouse and something of a
Cinderella team.
In a summary of the CHS
season last year, Sentinel sports-
writer Larry Mogg,predicted that
a Pioneer gridiron power could
be built from the returning let-
termen and upcoming jayvees.
Coach Perry's skillful use of the
players' talents and molding of
teamwork, together with the
squad's desire paid off and proved the prediction to be true.
Friday's game with the Aca:d-
emy Irish was played before a
smaller-than-usual crowd in temperature near freezing, and with
soft, almost muddy underfooting.
Clare's fired-up foe, trying to pull
off an upset, posted a stiff defense and bottled up the Pioneers'
short pass game.
The air-minded Perrymen were
held to but two completions in
11 attempts.
Academy opened the scoring
midway in the second quarter
when they spurted 72 yards in
sjpc quick gains'. Two 13-yard
gallops by Ken Neyer and Jim
Youngs set up the touchdown.
Don Thering, another Irish back
swung around Clare's right end
and tip-toed down the sideline
35 yards for the score. Neyer
bucked over for the point conversion.
The Clare offense, slow and
sullen until now, took the kick-
off and drove for a touchdown.
With Jim Perrine and Skip
Breen delivering -the key gains,
CHS moved the ball to the
Sacred Heart two, and Breen
knifed over for six points.
The halftime gun caught Clare
inside the Academy 15 and on
the way to score again.
But it wasn't until the intermission rest and a lockerroom
lecture from Perry that the boys
really got in motion! After the
opening kickoff Clare scored
twice in just minutes.
Perrine returned the boot for
25 yards and then it went like,
this: Perrine for 17 yards again*
Tom Kozicki for 18, Jerry Russell 7 for the score!
Academy held the ball for
three plays before their fumble
was recovered by alert Butch
Eberhart. Kozicki catapulted a
22-yard toss to Russell -on the
12-yard mark who scampered
right on over. Russell's plung-,
ing conversion ended the scoring*
CLARE
&H.
First Downs              14
12
Rushing  Yardage      289
168
Passing Yardage         39
45
Passes Completed     2-11
3-10
Fumbles Lost             2
4
Interception                  i
1
Punts                    2-18.5
3-34.3
Yards  Penalized        20
15
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