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Established 1878
Tea Cents Copy
THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE. MICHIGAN
DECEMBER 7, 1961
New Series, Vol. 71 No, 10
onieis
By Larry Mogg
An old nemesis — personal
fouls — together with the hoop
antics of Coleman's 6-foot 5-inch
Dave Mogg took toll ,on the
Pioneers Tuesday as they opened
their 1961-62 basketball season
going down to a 50-37 defeat at
the hands of the Comets.
Coleman's tall ace swished the
nets for 27 points, most of them
coming on tap-ins under the
offensive backboards.
Outline 0
usic
Program
Neil Courtright, vocal music
and assistant band instructor of
the Clare Public School, was guest
speaker at the Beta Sigma Psi
chapter meeting on Tuesday evening, held at the Barnes Town
and Country Lounge.
• On the topic "Poetry to Music",
Courtright gave an outline of
music history, beginning with
primative time, in ancient Greece,
when music consisted only of
sounds, and was then considered
a science, but nowadays is considered a fine art. He stated that
science exerts a tremendous pressure on music.
Music as we know now in
homes, began in Greece, was
used as compliments to drama,
later coming from the Romans,
and perfected the instruments of
military type bands. The Romans were also the originators
of church and spiritual music.
Next comes the trubadors or
the traveling man who spread
the news in music, using his own
compositions, and which were
unwritten; the court jester
brought in the humor and fun
in music. He cited in the 14th
Century, that the "Canterberry
Tales", laid the ground work for
.metxicnl verse, iu«jng cttzst skater,
and also gave the demonstration
of Jack and Jill,
The free verse followed, giving more freedom in rythmn,
time and beat. Shakespeare paralleled the progress of verse at
this. time. Extreme free verse
is demonstrated in the writings
of Edgar Guest and Carl Sand-
berg. He also illustrated and explained time signatures of music.
Mr. Courtright spoke of the
seven tools of a musician, as compared to that of a poet, citing: 1.
Tempo, 2. Inflection of the voice,
3. Convey mood iiv.v music, 4
Understanding of the words, 5.
Volume, 6. Voicing, and 7. Complexity.
He sang "Fog", written tiy
Carl Sandborn, with his own
music composition, and also "In
the Inn", with Mrs. Courtright
playing the accompaniment. He
asked the members to attend the
String and Woodwind Ensemble
of the Central Michigan University which will be in Clare Wednesday, January 10th, and hoped
that through his explanation of
music, they would get a better
interpretation of the musical
program. He also stated this
ensemble is second best in the
State.
Following the program, Mrs.
Joyce Scliellhas, president, led in
the opening ritual, and also read
a letter received from Mrs. Reine
Doherty, who has moved to Midland. The Ford Times magazine
was displayed, showing a reproduction of a painting by Beta
Sig sponsor, Mrs. Grace Mc-
Arthur.
Girs were assigned to be in
charge of tickets at the door for
the Holiday Ball this Saturday
evening, December 9th at the
Hotel Doherty.
The Christmas party was
planned for the next meeting,
December 19th in the Barnes
Lounge, with secret pal revealing
and exchange of gifts. This will
be a smorgasbord type of dinner
at 7:00 with meeting and pro
gram to follow.
Members who have clothing
for the Christmas baskets are
urged to take same to the police
station.
Refreshments were enjoyed at
the close of the meeting.
New At Clinic
A new staff member added at
the Central Michigan Child Guidance Clinic last month is Judith
Graves, clinical psychologist. She
comes to Mt. Pleasant with a
master's degree in "her chosen,
field from Bowling Green State
University, Ohio, .and a year's
internship in clinical psychology
at Toledo State Hospital, Ohio,
. The decision was revenge for
Coleman cagers who dropped the
opener last year to Clare's resurgent quintet after Clare had
lost 52 straight basketball starts.
Second-year mentor Jim Raymond saw his crew net three
more field goals ,(15 to 12). But
the comets sank 26 of 34 charily
tosses for a fabulous .764 percentage to humble the Green and
White.
Clare committed 24 personal
fouls to let the Comets toe the
free throw line and earn the
triumph.
Paced by 8 points from Jim,
Perrine, the locals took a 12 to 7
first period lead and still held
the higher hand at halftime 22-
18.
When the Comets strung seven
straight points together before
the end of the third stanza, they
took a 29-27 edge, which was
never overcome.
Coleman outscored the Pioneers 21-10 in the final period to
pull away.
Perrine with 13 led the Green
and White ill scoring. Dan Green
clipped in with 9.
The JVs also took it on the
chin by the score of 45 - 32. Sam
Kushmaui and Rich Hughes were
high point getters with 8 each.
Pick Merry
Christmas
Tomorrow
Voting is brisk in the pace of
the final few days before selection oi "Miss Merry' Christmas",
the luck little girl who will ride
with Santa Claus in the Santa
Party parade Saturday, and receive a gift and honors.
Ballots clipped from last week's
Sentinel are raining into the
Ciare postoffice in. increasing
numbers and extra prints are
available at the Sentinel office
for those who didn't use one out
of the paper. To be counted, the
votes must be postmarked at
Clare not later than noon on
December 8.
The currect time for the Santa
parade is 3:00 in the afternoon,
Saturday, December 9 when the
combined attractions of free
candy gifts for children, and the
parade appearance of the John
F. Ivory prize ponies from Detroit is expected to fill the downtown streets with spectators
and children.
Pony wagon rides will be free
for children accompanied by a
parent on the afternoon following the parade, and probably the
afternoon and early evening of
December 8, tomorrow.
!
orway Lake Sold
esort Development
A newly formed corporation
released the news this week that
Big Norway Lake, one of the
largest remaining undeveloped
lakes in this area of Clare has
been purchased for residential
and resort purposes and the sale
of lots and erection of cabins and
cottages has already started.
ConCon Looks
For Student
Observers
The annual cavalcade of students moving toward the Lansing
Capitol is increasing in size, due
largely to the "once-in-a-lifetime"
added attraction, the Constitutional Convention.
According to Secretary of
State James M. Hare the students and teachers who come by
bus load from all parts of the
State are still interested in seeing the Great Seal of Michigan
and learning how a voting
machine works, but that many
are now asking questions about
Con-Con and want to have a
look at the original copies of
previous Constitutions which are
kept in the archives in Hare's
office.
"The number of students visiting Constitution Hall and the
Capitol was twice as large in
November as it was in October,"
Hare said, "The chances are,
when the Legislature is in session in January, the largest number of students in history will observe their deliberations."
"Young people today want to
see how their government
operates and many of them are
keenly aware that the delegates
in Constitution Hall are writ
ing a draft of the Constitution
they may be living with for
many years."
An association of Toledo, Ohio,
stockholders completed the purchase of 790 acres in Freeman
township completely encircling
the lake. The land formerly belonged to Donald and Joseph
McKay and was once the farm
of Chester Wallace. In the deal
were 487 acres in section three
and 303 acres in section two.
Big Norway is almost due
north of Windover Lake.
Now covering about 80 acres,
the water will be raised to double
the size of the lake according to
George Scheer of Statewide Real
-Estate in Clare who negotiated
the transaction between McKays
and the new corporation and announced its completion' on Wednesday. Norris Hicks of Farwell
is in charge of the subdivision
lot sales program. ^
On the property at present are
two homes and a large barn.
The promoters intend to build
prefabricated cottages this
winter for sale in the spring.
Mr. Schaar said that the land
profile presents an ideal opportunity for raising the lake level
because the lake's outlet on the
northwest shore is a stream between two hills where a dam can
easily be built.
New High
At Gateway
. The Wednesday Night League;
at Gateway Lanes last week sawj
the Twin Elms team roll games
of 1009, 966 and 999 for a 2974
sjeries, the highest three-gamei
score on the lanes in the current"
season. , ■ ■ ■ '
Individual members scored as
follows;
Pete Brown - 639, Frank O'Day
- 633, B. Balderman - 616, Bob
Kennedy - 565, and Joe Moose -
521. They are leading the 16-team
league by 5 points.
O'Day bowled the high individual game, a 268, followed by
Brown with 231 and 235, Balder-
man 228, and Kennedy with a 220.
Farm Week
Opening Set
For Jan, 29
Michigan State University will
play host to more than 40,000
visitors for the annual Farmers'
Week, January 29-February 2.
For 47 years MSU has staged
the winter event which attracts
farmers and the agricultural industry from Michigan and adjoining states. Prof. Byron Good
of the University's animal husbandry department is general
chairman of the program.
Theme of the 1962 week will
be, "A Century of Land-Grant
Progress." This is in keeping
with the University's observance
of the centennial year of the
founding of the nation's land-
grant schools a hundred years
ago.
Over that span of time, MSU
has grown from a pioneer as a
struggling, agricultural school to.
one of the country's great universities. Agriculture has always received major emphasis at MSU
and Farmers' Week stands as a
monument to this long service
to farmers. Farmers' Week is
one of few remaining in the nation . . . and ranks as one of the
top events of its kind.
Wednesday, the traditional
"big day" of the week will feature farm programs in agriculture and the role of politics to
the farmer. Thursday will highlight a session sponsored by the
agricultural economics department, "The Battle Against Farm
Costs".
Special programs have also
been arranged for homemakers
and Tuesday and Thursday will
feature special youth activities.
Exhibits chairman Robert Maddex reports that both MSU and
dozens of commercial companies
will again erect hundreds of displays for the week. Complete programs for the week will be available after the Christmas holidays.
lo Elect
Senator
Test Highway Of Future
The great variety of Michigan
weather is one of the reasons for
considering Michigan as the pilot
area for an electronic highway,
a State Highway Department
official said recently.
John Murray, Director of the
Motor Services Division, said the
idea of an electronic highway
is Under review in Washington.
Michigan is one of several states
being considered.
"An electronic highway in
Michigan would be tested in
many different kinds of
weather," Murray said.
' "The results of testing an elec
tronic highway in Michigan
would be applicable to far more
states than if the test were undertaken in a state where the seasonal weather changes are
slight," he said.
Murray said the electronic
highway . . . where cars would
travel at great speed under automatic controls . , . would be an
"immense tourist attraction if we
get it, bringing observers from
all over the world to watch it
operate."
=;With the Special District
Election only four days off, a
successor t0> the late State Senator Charles Preseott will be
soon chosen. Nominees named
by their parties in the Special
Primaries late last month are:
Harold B. Hughes, Republican
from Clare who topped a field of
seven men in the ten-county
district for the place on the ballot. With the voting traditionally Republican in the area,
Hughes is granted the favorite's
position in the coming choice.
Hubert C. Evans;, Democrat
who: has been defeated as his
party's candidate in an earlier
contest with Mr. Preseott who
was the incumbent. Evans is
from Gladwin.
Evans was unsuccessful in a
try fo a seat in the Constitutional Convention.
Convention,
The discouragingly small turnout at the Primaries has spurred
both political organizations to
double their efforts to get voters
to the polls next Monday, December 11.
Mr Hughes has been haunted
by the possibility that iRepubli
cans, overconfident because of
their long history of control over
the Senate seat, may stay away
from the polls and risk the election through default. Party workers and aides in many parts • of
the district will man telephones
to urge residents to go and vote.
He is also somewhat disturbed
by, reported rumors that if he
is; elected, he will discontinue his
leg&l practice in Clare and move
his family to Lansing. This is
not true, Hughes emphasizes.
If elected, he plans to be in
Clare during all times when the
legislature is not in session, or
he is not engaged in assigned
committee work. He is sure that
even if he is a Senator, he will
have many Mondays and Saturdays to continue the business of
his law practice here. All members of the legislature have many
of these days to themselves, he
explains.
Mr. Evans is busy campaigning
until at least tonight when he
will address Clare county Democrats at their regular monthly
meeting to be held this evening
at 8 p.m. in the Surrey township
hall. He will speak on his candidacy to county committee members and their friends. The
public is invited.
Recruit JCs
The Clare Junior Chamber of
Commerce is holding a meeting
December 7, 1961 at Barnes
Town & Country Lounge for the
purpose of promoting membership in the organization. tAll
males between the ages of 21
through 35 are welcome to
attend.
Funny That Way
Human beings are strange creatures. We spend the first two
years of a child's life teaching
him to walk and talk, and the next
16 years to sit down and be quiet.
— The Advocate, Greenville, 111.
Another
Boone?
An eight-day vacation from
the hum-drum old world
amidst the glamorous surroundings of nature in Clare
county's playland , . ! That's
in prospect for Tony Wedal,
parole officer with station in
Clare. And he could even be-
paid $150. for taking the vacation if he goes! Sound
dreamy?
But there's a catch^
If Tony takes up a bet that
some of his friends would like
to make that he can't exist
away from "civilization", with
only what he can carry on his
back, he must "rough it".
He'll be a sort of frigid
nature-boy, but if he can do
it, he'll collect $150. "vacation
pay".
An idle discussion over the
lunch (table one day turned
to the'fine points of survival
in the wild country, and, Wedal
remarked that he'd bet he
could live in Michigan's winter wilderness for eight days
(or was it 10, as some of his
friends insist he said?), as a
sort of hermit.
He added fuel to the betting
fire when he said that he
would even enjoy it!
He would take along something to read, all the food he
could carry, and just think, he
wouldn't hear any alarm
clocks, his wife couldn't remind him to wear his galoshes
and scarf, no annoying television, no atom bombs!
Jerry Forsberg and other
friends have $150. notion that
Wedal couldn't stand all this
freedom and joy in natural
surroundings. There's a
sneaky rumor that if they
raise the bet and Wedal really goes, they will turn the
stunt into some publicity benefit for the annual Winter Festival sponsored by the Clare
Chamber of Commerce in January.
If Wedal performs the trickj
and he's confident he can, —
he will emerge from the wilds
to collect his money and -a
hero's welcome . . . unshaved,
deep-frozen, but a hero!
New Witbeck Foodfiner
Opening Doors Today
Witbeck's IGA Fo'odliner be
comes the second major business
in Clare to open in a new location in as many weeks when it
begins business in its br^nd new
and much larger building on
North McEwan today. Formerly
the IGA Supermarket at the corner of McEwan and Fourth, it
has been re-named the Foodliner.
Marvin Witbeck, owner said
that a formal grand opening will
come later.
Located on the west side of
the street across from Gateway
Lanes and Restaurant, the new
store presents a stylish and
modern front of formed stone
masonery and glass. Inside, the
shopping area is more than double Witbeck's former location. A
paved parking lot will accomo-
"Basket"
Collection
Contii
Clare Boy Scouts are engaged
in a self-help project to earn
money for their organization by
selling Christmas trees. A stand
of evergreens at the north edge
of St. Cecilia's cemetery are to be
sold this coming Saturday and
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
the boys will cut the trees for
customers there, or buyers may
choose and cut their own.
# * #
The annual Kiwanis Newsboys
edition of The Sentinel goes on
sale late today with street selling
scheduled to continue in Clare
through the weekend. The club
profits from the newspaper sale
help pay for Kiwanis programs
in many charities and worthwhile
community benefits. As in former
sales, there is no set price for a
copy of the paper, but buyers are
asked to pay as much as they can
spare for aid to others in the
spirit of good will.
A total of $400. was added to
funds available for the Clare
Christmas baskets program last
week with the word that Rotary
and Kiwanis clubs in Clare had
each authorized the spending of
two hundred dollars from their
club funds for boys' and girls'
work.
It- appears that the spending
and administration of the cash
gifts will be left to the committee.
In the meantime, money-raising programs for the raising of
cash and collection of material
is going forward on other fronts
with the Junior Chamber of
Commerce ready to launch a'
porch light campaign to obtain
gifts of food. A home occupant
would be asked to leave his
front porch light turned on during certain evening hours to signal JayCees that gifts of food in"
cans, packages or bags awaited
pickup at that house.
The Kiwanis Goodf ellow sale of
Clare Sentinels will swell the
funds after this weekend's street
sale of the paper in Clare.
Plaque For
S.S. Growth
First Baptist Church was
awarded a plaque at the quarterly regular Baptist association
meeting in Kalamazoo, Tuesday
last week as the winner of the
recent Sunday school contest.
Leading its division by twenty-
one points, the final day of the
contest saw the attendance rise
to an all-time high of 268. .
Two new classes were begun
during the contest time, and are
now an established part of the
Sunday School program. Pictures
of new Cradle Roll members,
which was featured during the
contest, will continue to be taken
and displayed in the church.
date 75 autos within a short
distance from the customer exit.
Brilliant lighting and wider
aisle space feature the improvements inside the store..Overhead
are straight-line tube lights delivering shadowless illumination.
They are aided by reflection off
the white ceiling suspended inside the building frame.
Wide glass doors open in and
out automatically as patrons step
on switches under the floor mats.
Merchandise lines including
groceries and frozen foods
meats, produce, and household
wares have all been expanded and
enlarged to offer more variety
and choice of selection.
Newly added in what amounts
to almost a delicatessen department are fresh-cooked chickens
rotisseried in a hugh oven before
customers' eyes, — and fresh-
baked pies also cooked in the
store. Either may be brought
"over the counter", or ordered
and custom cooked for customers.
They can even be carried home
hot and ready to serve, Mr. Witbeck said. The store has also
added a cold soft drink department.
Improved service in the fresh
meat department provides a
system for trimming, weighing
and packaging meats with a minimum of time out of the cold?
case displays.
Three checkout stations will
speed customer service.
Throughout the store, "piped"
music creates an air of relaxation and hospitality.
3 Pioneers
State's Top
Grid Choices
. Jim Perrine, pounding Clare
fullback who doubles as a passer
with the catapult arm won a
backfield spot on the Detroit
Free Press all-state Class C team
last week. And Coach George
Perry's; undefeated and fourth-
ranked Pioneers further supplemented their fine season with
the placing of two other members
in 'all-state honorable mention
lists.
Signal caller Tom Kozicki and
flanker Dan Green earner the
distinction of statewide notice
for their team work.
Perrine, who accounted for 13
touchdowns with his clutch passing and ball carrying, lugged the
pigskin for better than 100 yards
per game, while his 26 aerial completions were good for seven
TDs and 750 yards of gain.
Kozicki, judged by many to be
Clare's best all-around performer, averaged 4.9 yrds per carry
as a back, ^and was the team's
best tackier on defense. He picked off two enemy passes, blocked two point after touchdown
attempts, and snatched four
fumbles from opponents during
the campaign. Green, the Pioneers' chief pass receiver snared
11 forwards and was a great contributor to the team's defensive
strength.
Need Rapid Reading Skill To Scan All Proposals
By Dr. Charles Anspach
Isabella-Clare Delegate
Delegates to the Michigan
Constitutional Convention moved
swiftly into a new phase of
progress this week after passing
the December 1 deadline for the
introductions of proposals to revise the State's 53-year-old basic
law.
Although more than 300 such
proposals were introduced by the
week before the deadline, Convention Secretary Fred I. Chase
and his staff were deluged by
still more in the last-minute deluge.
"While there was no accurate
way of predicting the situation",
Chase explained, "an eleventh
hour rush was always a standard
procedure in the legislature and
we had expected it Would probably be the same in Con-Con."
With all proposals in, Convention leaders agreed that the nine
subtantive committees, which are
charged with the actual reviewing and revising of the present
constitution, would step up both
the intensity and pace of their
deliberations. > •
"We're hopeful that committee
rfeports Will begin to flow Out to
the floor almost immediately,"
said Stephail S. Nisbet, Conven
tion president.
At this stage of the Constitutional Convention deliberations it
appears virtually certain that a
completely new document will be
presented to the registered voters
of Michigan for their approval.
President Nisbet voiced what
many delegates have been thinking over the past few weeks
when he told reporters that he
thought it was now generally
accepted that the convention
would see a complete rewrite
rather than a patch-up job on
the 1908 Constitution. .
After several weeks of intense
committee study, leaders of both
parties realize that Michigan's
Constitution leaves much to' be
desired as an ideal document.
The present Constitution is
basically, more than 100 years
old, as the 1907 convention made
only minimum changes in the
1850 document.
Nisbet made a procedural ruling in a recent general session
that guarentees every word of
the present Constitution will
come under scrutiny by the convention. Every delegate will have
the opportunity to offer floor
amendments, and a full debate
oif every section—whether it
should be changed, discarded or
kept as it is—is assured.
Delegates will have an opportunity to keep pace with the multitude of printed material that
flows their way each day, with
an assist from Michigan State
University.
Adelaide J. Hart (D) of Detroit
took one look at the mountain
of action journals, calendars,
committee reports," etc. that had
accumulated on her desk overnight and turned to her immediate neighbor, Dr. John A. Hannah, President of MSU to ask if
his school did not have a rapid
reading course to offer the delegates.
Dr. Hannah called Dr. L. A.
Doyle, assistant director of Continuing Education at MSU and as
a result Dr. Doyle will conduct
an organizational meeting this
week to determine how many
delegates will devote a couple
of hours a week to a course in
Rapid and Efficient Reading.
Flint Names School For Glare Native
FAMILY STUDIO
Project: Mistletoe Balls
Mary Olsen, an -artist with
scissors, paste and colorful materials has discovered that young
friends (and often their parents)
like to share her fun at making
things pretty and useful. She has
had plenty of experience at teaching artistic skills to youngsters
as a public school art instructor
and is just as successful at telling others how to enjoy such
hobbies as she is at the skills
themselves.
The Sentinel is beginning a
series of her feature columns in
this issue with two releases under her title, "Family Studio".
Perhaps you will enjoy the projects, and re-discover also, the
fun of "doing it together" with
your children. Instructions for
making mistletoe balls appear below, and another feature by
Mary Olsen, Making Christmas
Greetings is on page seven. Ed.
The Charles S. Neithercut
Community Elementary' School
was dedicated in special ceremonies at Flint, Tuesday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m.
The school, latest of 13 constructed in Flint since 1951 was
named for a native of Clare, as
is his wife and, his brother, William A. Neithercut. They have
many relatives living in and
around Clare at the present
time.
Many citizens and representatives of Flint organizations attended the school dedication
ceremonies to honor the former
school, board member and civic
leader,
Mr, Charles S, Neithercut was
a member of the Flint Board of
Education from 1935 to 1939,
serving one year as president and
two years as vice president. He
is a senior partner in Genesee
County's oldest law firm, a member of the Michigan and American Bar Associations and a former president of the Genesee
County Bar Association. He is a
director of the Davison State
Bank and is on the advisory
board of the Flushing, Branch of
the Genesee Merchants Bank,
Mr. Neithercut has been active
in Flint community affairs. He
is a sponsor of the Flint College
and Cultural Development, a past
master of Charles A. Durand
Lodge No. 533 F & A.M., and a
member of many civic and charitable organizations, He also has
devoted his energies to the offical
functions of the Court Street*
Methodist Church, presently serving on its board of trustees.
A former teacher, Mr. Neither-
cut was born on a farm near
Clare, on October 1, 1888, and
received his early education in a
one-room county school. He attended Central Michigan State
Teachers College and Ferris Institute and taught school for two
years in Missaukee County, He
was awarded a low degree from
the University of Michigan in
1916.
Mr, Neithereut Was employed
in the city attorney's office at
Highland Park after graduation
and came to Flint in 1917 to enter
the practice Of law with his
brother, William A. Neithercut.
He was married the same year
to Hazel M. Mater of; Clare,
By Mary C. Olsen
Naturally we wouldn't be without mistletoe at this time of
year! There are many ways of
blending it into Christmas decorations. Here is one easy way
which anyone can do.
You'll need:
Starch —r (heavy mixture or
spray)
String or yarn
Scissors
Mistletoe
Balloon (round,- small).
.Scotch tape
Inflate the balloon and fasten
■securely^
Tape mistletoe to bottom of
balloon, or if you can, hold it to
balloon while wrapping string.
Dip string into heavy starch,
making sure it is thoroughly
coated. If you wish, use colored
string or dye the starch with
food coloring.
Wrap string -tightly around all
Mtfes of the balloon'. Pull string
vertically, horizontally, criss.
crossing it until a lacy effect is
reached. Leave small spaces be--
tween strings. They must be
small, so the mistletoe will not
slip out. Now cut string from its
original roll and wrap end around
balloon. Fine string gives a more
lacy effect, but heavy string or
yarn is stronger.
When all the string is completely dry, prick the balloon with a
pin and pull the pieces through
space at top or between strings.
You have a 'cage' with mistletoe
inside.
Decorate ball with ribbon,
bells etc. and hang it in a doorway or other conspicious place.
If you use spray starch, Wrap
the string around the balloon,
then spray several coats of
starch on string. While starch is
Wet sparkles can be dusted on
for a pretty effect.
Several of these balls would
make a.beautiful mobile.
This idea can be used at any
time of year with flowers or
leaves instead of mistletoe.
Object Description
| Title | 1961-12-07; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1961-12-07 |
| Publisher | R. G. & F. A. Jefferies |
| Description | An issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. In 1923, absorbed the Clare Courier. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | 1923-1999: Copyright to the Clare Sentinel is held by the newspaper. Copyrighted material is reproduced with the permission of the newspaper. |
| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
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| Title | 1961-12-07; Clare Sentinel |
| Date | 1961-12-07 |
| Publisher | R. G. & F. A. Jefferies |
| Description | An issue of a Clare, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1896. Previously known as Clare Sentinel and the Democrat-Press. In 1923, absorbed the Clare Courier. |
| Subject/Keywords | Clare (Mich.) - Newspapers; Clare County (Mich.) - Newspapers; |
| Copyright Permission | 1923-1999: Copyright to the Clare Sentinel is held by the newspaper. Copyrighted material is reproduced with the permission of the newspaper. |
| Type | Newspaper |
| Format | JPG/JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Transcript | ■OB "v rtnrjr t> ^ j A "D TT Q T? TVTHPT AT I? T 1 ..Tx IV \^JLrf i^XvI-U OH* 111 X XXXJC^X^ Established 1878 Tea Cents Copy THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE. MICHIGAN DECEMBER 7, 1961 New Series, Vol. 71 No, 10 onieis By Larry Mogg An old nemesis — personal fouls — together with the hoop antics of Coleman's 6-foot 5-inch Dave Mogg took toll ,on the Pioneers Tuesday as they opened their 1961-62 basketball season going down to a 50-37 defeat at the hands of the Comets. Coleman's tall ace swished the nets for 27 points, most of them coming on tap-ins under the offensive backboards. Outline 0 usic Program Neil Courtright, vocal music and assistant band instructor of the Clare Public School, was guest speaker at the Beta Sigma Psi chapter meeting on Tuesday evening, held at the Barnes Town and Country Lounge. • On the topic "Poetry to Music", Courtright gave an outline of music history, beginning with primative time, in ancient Greece, when music consisted only of sounds, and was then considered a science, but nowadays is considered a fine art. He stated that science exerts a tremendous pressure on music. Music as we know now in homes, began in Greece, was used as compliments to drama, later coming from the Romans, and perfected the instruments of military type bands. The Romans were also the originators of church and spiritual music. Next comes the trubadors or the traveling man who spread the news in music, using his own compositions, and which were unwritten; the court jester brought in the humor and fun in music. He cited in the 14th Century, that the "Canterberry Tales", laid the ground work for .metxicnl verse, iu«jng cttzst skater, and also gave the demonstration of Jack and Jill, The free verse followed, giving more freedom in rythmn, time and beat. Shakespeare paralleled the progress of verse at this. time. Extreme free verse is demonstrated in the writings of Edgar Guest and Carl Sand- berg. He also illustrated and explained time signatures of music. Mr. Courtright spoke of the seven tools of a musician, as compared to that of a poet, citing: 1. Tempo, 2. Inflection of the voice, 3. Convey mood iiv.v music, 4 Understanding of the words, 5. Volume, 6. Voicing, and 7. Complexity. He sang "Fog", written tiy Carl Sandborn, with his own music composition, and also "In the Inn", with Mrs. Courtright playing the accompaniment. He asked the members to attend the String and Woodwind Ensemble of the Central Michigan University which will be in Clare Wednesday, January 10th, and hoped that through his explanation of music, they would get a better interpretation of the musical program. He also stated this ensemble is second best in the State. Following the program, Mrs. Joyce Scliellhas, president, led in the opening ritual, and also read a letter received from Mrs. Reine Doherty, who has moved to Midland. The Ford Times magazine was displayed, showing a reproduction of a painting by Beta Sig sponsor, Mrs. Grace Mc- Arthur. Girs were assigned to be in charge of tickets at the door for the Holiday Ball this Saturday evening, December 9th at the Hotel Doherty. The Christmas party was planned for the next meeting, December 19th in the Barnes Lounge, with secret pal revealing and exchange of gifts. This will be a smorgasbord type of dinner at 7:00 with meeting and pro gram to follow. Members who have clothing for the Christmas baskets are urged to take same to the police station. Refreshments were enjoyed at the close of the meeting. New At Clinic A new staff member added at the Central Michigan Child Guidance Clinic last month is Judith Graves, clinical psychologist. She comes to Mt. Pleasant with a master's degree in "her chosen, field from Bowling Green State University, Ohio, .and a year's internship in clinical psychology at Toledo State Hospital, Ohio, . The decision was revenge for Coleman cagers who dropped the opener last year to Clare's resurgent quintet after Clare had lost 52 straight basketball starts. Second-year mentor Jim Raymond saw his crew net three more field goals ,(15 to 12). But the comets sank 26 of 34 charily tosses for a fabulous .764 percentage to humble the Green and White. Clare committed 24 personal fouls to let the Comets toe the free throw line and earn the triumph. Paced by 8 points from Jim, Perrine, the locals took a 12 to 7 first period lead and still held the higher hand at halftime 22- 18. When the Comets strung seven straight points together before the end of the third stanza, they took a 29-27 edge, which was never overcome. Coleman outscored the Pioneers 21-10 in the final period to pull away. Perrine with 13 led the Green and White ill scoring. Dan Green clipped in with 9. The JVs also took it on the chin by the score of 45 - 32. Sam Kushmaui and Rich Hughes were high point getters with 8 each. Pick Merry Christmas Tomorrow Voting is brisk in the pace of the final few days before selection oi "Miss Merry' Christmas", the luck little girl who will ride with Santa Claus in the Santa Party parade Saturday, and receive a gift and honors. Ballots clipped from last week's Sentinel are raining into the Ciare postoffice in. increasing numbers and extra prints are available at the Sentinel office for those who didn't use one out of the paper. To be counted, the votes must be postmarked at Clare not later than noon on December 8. The currect time for the Santa parade is 3:00 in the afternoon, Saturday, December 9 when the combined attractions of free candy gifts for children, and the parade appearance of the John F. Ivory prize ponies from Detroit is expected to fill the downtown streets with spectators and children. Pony wagon rides will be free for children accompanied by a parent on the afternoon following the parade, and probably the afternoon and early evening of December 8, tomorrow. ! orway Lake Sold esort Development A newly formed corporation released the news this week that Big Norway Lake, one of the largest remaining undeveloped lakes in this area of Clare has been purchased for residential and resort purposes and the sale of lots and erection of cabins and cottages has already started. ConCon Looks For Student Observers The annual cavalcade of students moving toward the Lansing Capitol is increasing in size, due largely to the "once-in-a-lifetime" added attraction, the Constitutional Convention. According to Secretary of State James M. Hare the students and teachers who come by bus load from all parts of the State are still interested in seeing the Great Seal of Michigan and learning how a voting machine works, but that many are now asking questions about Con-Con and want to have a look at the original copies of previous Constitutions which are kept in the archives in Hare's office. "The number of students visiting Constitution Hall and the Capitol was twice as large in November as it was in October" Hare said, "The chances are, when the Legislature is in session in January, the largest number of students in history will observe their deliberations." "Young people today want to see how their government operates and many of them are keenly aware that the delegates in Constitution Hall are writ ing a draft of the Constitution they may be living with for many years." An association of Toledo, Ohio, stockholders completed the purchase of 790 acres in Freeman township completely encircling the lake. The land formerly belonged to Donald and Joseph McKay and was once the farm of Chester Wallace. In the deal were 487 acres in section three and 303 acres in section two. Big Norway is almost due north of Windover Lake. Now covering about 80 acres, the water will be raised to double the size of the lake according to George Scheer of Statewide Real -Estate in Clare who negotiated the transaction between McKays and the new corporation and announced its completion' on Wednesday. Norris Hicks of Farwell is in charge of the subdivision lot sales program. ^ On the property at present are two homes and a large barn. The promoters intend to build prefabricated cottages this winter for sale in the spring. Mr. Schaar said that the land profile presents an ideal opportunity for raising the lake level because the lake's outlet on the northwest shore is a stream between two hills where a dam can easily be built. New High At Gateway . The Wednesday Night League; at Gateway Lanes last week sawj the Twin Elms team roll games of 1009, 966 and 999 for a 2974 sjeries, the highest three-gamei score on the lanes in the current" season. , ■ ■ ■ ' Individual members scored as follows; Pete Brown - 639, Frank O'Day - 633, B. Balderman - 616, Bob Kennedy - 565, and Joe Moose - 521. They are leading the 16-team league by 5 points. O'Day bowled the high individual game, a 268, followed by Brown with 231 and 235, Balder- man 228, and Kennedy with a 220. Farm Week Opening Set For Jan, 29 Michigan State University will play host to more than 40,000 visitors for the annual Farmers' Week, January 29-February 2. For 47 years MSU has staged the winter event which attracts farmers and the agricultural industry from Michigan and adjoining states. Prof. Byron Good of the University's animal husbandry department is general chairman of the program. Theme of the 1962 week will be, "A Century of Land-Grant Progress." This is in keeping with the University's observance of the centennial year of the founding of the nation's land- grant schools a hundred years ago. Over that span of time, MSU has grown from a pioneer as a struggling, agricultural school to. one of the country's great universities. Agriculture has always received major emphasis at MSU and Farmers' Week stands as a monument to this long service to farmers. Farmers' Week is one of few remaining in the nation . . . and ranks as one of the top events of its kind. Wednesday, the traditional "big day" of the week will feature farm programs in agriculture and the role of politics to the farmer. Thursday will highlight a session sponsored by the agricultural economics department, "The Battle Against Farm Costs". Special programs have also been arranged for homemakers and Tuesday and Thursday will feature special youth activities. Exhibits chairman Robert Maddex reports that both MSU and dozens of commercial companies will again erect hundreds of displays for the week. Complete programs for the week will be available after the Christmas holidays. lo Elect Senator Test Highway Of Future The great variety of Michigan weather is one of the reasons for considering Michigan as the pilot area for an electronic highway, a State Highway Department official said recently. John Murray, Director of the Motor Services Division, said the idea of an electronic highway is Under review in Washington. Michigan is one of several states being considered. "An electronic highway in Michigan would be tested in many different kinds of weather" Murray said. ' "The results of testing an elec tronic highway in Michigan would be applicable to far more states than if the test were undertaken in a state where the seasonal weather changes are slight" he said. Murray said the electronic highway . . . where cars would travel at great speed under automatic controls . , . would be an "immense tourist attraction if we get it, bringing observers from all over the world to watch it operate." =;With the Special District Election only four days off, a successor t0> the late State Senator Charles Preseott will be soon chosen. Nominees named by their parties in the Special Primaries late last month are: Harold B. Hughes, Republican from Clare who topped a field of seven men in the ten-county district for the place on the ballot. With the voting traditionally Republican in the area, Hughes is granted the favorite's position in the coming choice. Hubert C. Evans;, Democrat who: has been defeated as his party's candidate in an earlier contest with Mr. Preseott who was the incumbent. Evans is from Gladwin. Evans was unsuccessful in a try fo a seat in the Constitutional Convention. Convention, The discouragingly small turnout at the Primaries has spurred both political organizations to double their efforts to get voters to the polls next Monday, December 11. Mr Hughes has been haunted by the possibility that iRepubli cans, overconfident because of their long history of control over the Senate seat, may stay away from the polls and risk the election through default. Party workers and aides in many parts • of the district will man telephones to urge residents to go and vote. He is also somewhat disturbed by, reported rumors that if he is; elected, he will discontinue his leg&l practice in Clare and move his family to Lansing. This is not true, Hughes emphasizes. If elected, he plans to be in Clare during all times when the legislature is not in session, or he is not engaged in assigned committee work. He is sure that even if he is a Senator, he will have many Mondays and Saturdays to continue the business of his law practice here. All members of the legislature have many of these days to themselves, he explains. Mr. Evans is busy campaigning until at least tonight when he will address Clare county Democrats at their regular monthly meeting to be held this evening at 8 p.m. in the Surrey township hall. He will speak on his candidacy to county committee members and their friends. The public is invited. Recruit JCs The Clare Junior Chamber of Commerce is holding a meeting December 7, 1961 at Barnes Town & Country Lounge for the purpose of promoting membership in the organization. tAll males between the ages of 21 through 35 are welcome to attend. Funny That Way Human beings are strange creatures. We spend the first two years of a child's life teaching him to walk and talk, and the next 16 years to sit down and be quiet. — The Advocate, Greenville, 111. Another Boone? An eight-day vacation from the hum-drum old world amidst the glamorous surroundings of nature in Clare county's playland , . ! That's in prospect for Tony Wedal, parole officer with station in Clare. And he could even be- paid $150. for taking the vacation if he goes! Sound dreamy? But there's a catch^ If Tony takes up a bet that some of his friends would like to make that he can't exist away from "civilization", with only what he can carry on his back, he must "rough it". He'll be a sort of frigid nature-boy, but if he can do it, he'll collect $150. "vacation pay". An idle discussion over the lunch (table one day turned to the'fine points of survival in the wild country, and, Wedal remarked that he'd bet he could live in Michigan's winter wilderness for eight days (or was it 10, as some of his friends insist he said?), as a sort of hermit. He added fuel to the betting fire when he said that he would even enjoy it! He would take along something to read, all the food he could carry, and just think, he wouldn't hear any alarm clocks, his wife couldn't remind him to wear his galoshes and scarf, no annoying television, no atom bombs! Jerry Forsberg and other friends have $150. notion that Wedal couldn't stand all this freedom and joy in natural surroundings. There's a sneaky rumor that if they raise the bet and Wedal really goes, they will turn the stunt into some publicity benefit for the annual Winter Festival sponsored by the Clare Chamber of Commerce in January. If Wedal performs the trickj and he's confident he can, — he will emerge from the wilds to collect his money and -a hero's welcome . . . unshaved, deep-frozen, but a hero! New Witbeck Foodfiner Opening Doors Today Witbeck's IGA Fo'odliner be comes the second major business in Clare to open in a new location in as many weeks when it begins business in its br^nd new and much larger building on North McEwan today. Formerly the IGA Supermarket at the corner of McEwan and Fourth, it has been re-named the Foodliner. Marvin Witbeck, owner said that a formal grand opening will come later. Located on the west side of the street across from Gateway Lanes and Restaurant, the new store presents a stylish and modern front of formed stone masonery and glass. Inside, the shopping area is more than double Witbeck's former location. A paved parking lot will accomo- "Basket" Collection Contii Clare Boy Scouts are engaged in a self-help project to earn money for their organization by selling Christmas trees. A stand of evergreens at the north edge of St. Cecilia's cemetery are to be sold this coming Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the boys will cut the trees for customers there, or buyers may choose and cut their own. # * # The annual Kiwanis Newsboys edition of The Sentinel goes on sale late today with street selling scheduled to continue in Clare through the weekend. The club profits from the newspaper sale help pay for Kiwanis programs in many charities and worthwhile community benefits. As in former sales, there is no set price for a copy of the paper, but buyers are asked to pay as much as they can spare for aid to others in the spirit of good will. A total of $400. was added to funds available for the Clare Christmas baskets program last week with the word that Rotary and Kiwanis clubs in Clare had each authorized the spending of two hundred dollars from their club funds for boys' and girls' work. It- appears that the spending and administration of the cash gifts will be left to the committee. In the meantime, money-raising programs for the raising of cash and collection of material is going forward on other fronts with the Junior Chamber of Commerce ready to launch a' porch light campaign to obtain gifts of food. A home occupant would be asked to leave his front porch light turned on during certain evening hours to signal JayCees that gifts of food in" cans, packages or bags awaited pickup at that house. The Kiwanis Goodf ellow sale of Clare Sentinels will swell the funds after this weekend's street sale of the paper in Clare. Plaque For S.S. Growth First Baptist Church was awarded a plaque at the quarterly regular Baptist association meeting in Kalamazoo, Tuesday last week as the winner of the recent Sunday school contest. Leading its division by twenty- one points, the final day of the contest saw the attendance rise to an all-time high of 268. . Two new classes were begun during the contest time, and are now an established part of the Sunday School program. Pictures of new Cradle Roll members, which was featured during the contest, will continue to be taken and displayed in the church. date 75 autos within a short distance from the customer exit. Brilliant lighting and wider aisle space feature the improvements inside the store..Overhead are straight-line tube lights delivering shadowless illumination. They are aided by reflection off the white ceiling suspended inside the building frame. Wide glass doors open in and out automatically as patrons step on switches under the floor mats. Merchandise lines including groceries and frozen foods meats, produce, and household wares have all been expanded and enlarged to offer more variety and choice of selection. Newly added in what amounts to almost a delicatessen department are fresh-cooked chickens rotisseried in a hugh oven before customers' eyes, — and fresh- baked pies also cooked in the store. Either may be brought "over the counter", or ordered and custom cooked for customers. They can even be carried home hot and ready to serve, Mr. Witbeck said. The store has also added a cold soft drink department. Improved service in the fresh meat department provides a system for trimming, weighing and packaging meats with a minimum of time out of the cold? case displays. Three checkout stations will speed customer service. Throughout the store, "piped" music creates an air of relaxation and hospitality. 3 Pioneers State's Top Grid Choices . Jim Perrine, pounding Clare fullback who doubles as a passer with the catapult arm won a backfield spot on the Detroit Free Press all-state Class C team last week. And Coach George Perry's; undefeated and fourth- ranked Pioneers further supplemented their fine season with the placing of two other members in 'all-state honorable mention lists. Signal caller Tom Kozicki and flanker Dan Green earner the distinction of statewide notice for their team work. Perrine, who accounted for 13 touchdowns with his clutch passing and ball carrying, lugged the pigskin for better than 100 yards per game, while his 26 aerial completions were good for seven TDs and 750 yards of gain. Kozicki, judged by many to be Clare's best all-around performer, averaged 4.9 yrds per carry as a back, ^and was the team's best tackier on defense. He picked off two enemy passes, blocked two point after touchdown attempts, and snatched four fumbles from opponents during the campaign. Green, the Pioneers' chief pass receiver snared 11 forwards and was a great contributor to the team's defensive strength. Need Rapid Reading Skill To Scan All Proposals By Dr. Charles Anspach Isabella-Clare Delegate Delegates to the Michigan Constitutional Convention moved swiftly into a new phase of progress this week after passing the December 1 deadline for the introductions of proposals to revise the State's 53-year-old basic law. Although more than 300 such proposals were introduced by the week before the deadline, Convention Secretary Fred I. Chase and his staff were deluged by still more in the last-minute deluge. "While there was no accurate way of predicting the situation", Chase explained, "an eleventh hour rush was always a standard procedure in the legislature and we had expected it Would probably be the same in Con-Con." With all proposals in, Convention leaders agreed that the nine subtantive committees, which are charged with the actual reviewing and revising of the present constitution, would step up both the intensity and pace of their deliberations. > • "We're hopeful that committee rfeports Will begin to flow Out to the floor almost immediately" said Stephail S. Nisbet, Conven tion president. At this stage of the Constitutional Convention deliberations it appears virtually certain that a completely new document will be presented to the registered voters of Michigan for their approval. President Nisbet voiced what many delegates have been thinking over the past few weeks when he told reporters that he thought it was now generally accepted that the convention would see a complete rewrite rather than a patch-up job on the 1908 Constitution. . After several weeks of intense committee study, leaders of both parties realize that Michigan's Constitution leaves much to' be desired as an ideal document. The present Constitution is basically, more than 100 years old, as the 1907 convention made only minimum changes in the 1850 document. Nisbet made a procedural ruling in a recent general session that guarentees every word of the present Constitution will come under scrutiny by the convention. Every delegate will have the opportunity to offer floor amendments, and a full debate oif every section—whether it should be changed, discarded or kept as it is—is assured. Delegates will have an opportunity to keep pace with the multitude of printed material that flows their way each day, with an assist from Michigan State University. Adelaide J. Hart (D) of Detroit took one look at the mountain of action journals, calendars, committee reports" etc. that had accumulated on her desk overnight and turned to her immediate neighbor, Dr. John A. Hannah, President of MSU to ask if his school did not have a rapid reading course to offer the delegates. Dr. Hannah called Dr. L. A. Doyle, assistant director of Continuing Education at MSU and as a result Dr. Doyle will conduct an organizational meeting this week to determine how many delegates will devote a couple of hours a week to a course in Rapid and Efficient Reading. Flint Names School For Glare Native FAMILY STUDIO Project: Mistletoe Balls Mary Olsen, an -artist with scissors, paste and colorful materials has discovered that young friends (and often their parents) like to share her fun at making things pretty and useful. She has had plenty of experience at teaching artistic skills to youngsters as a public school art instructor and is just as successful at telling others how to enjoy such hobbies as she is at the skills themselves. The Sentinel is beginning a series of her feature columns in this issue with two releases under her title, "Family Studio". Perhaps you will enjoy the projects, and re-discover also, the fun of "doing it together" with your children. Instructions for making mistletoe balls appear below, and another feature by Mary Olsen, Making Christmas Greetings is on page seven. Ed. The Charles S. Neithercut Community Elementary' School was dedicated in special ceremonies at Flint, Tuesday, December 5, at 7:30 p.m. The school, latest of 13 constructed in Flint since 1951 was named for a native of Clare, as is his wife and, his brother, William A. Neithercut. They have many relatives living in and around Clare at the present time. Many citizens and representatives of Flint organizations attended the school dedication ceremonies to honor the former school, board member and civic leader, Mr, Charles S, Neithercut was a member of the Flint Board of Education from 1935 to 1939, serving one year as president and two years as vice president. He is a senior partner in Genesee County's oldest law firm, a member of the Michigan and American Bar Associations and a former president of the Genesee County Bar Association. He is a director of the Davison State Bank and is on the advisory board of the Flushing, Branch of the Genesee Merchants Bank, Mr. Neithercut has been active in Flint community affairs. He is a sponsor of the Flint College and Cultural Development, a past master of Charles A. Durand Lodge No. 533 F & A.M., and a member of many civic and charitable organizations, He also has devoted his energies to the offical functions of the Court Street* Methodist Church, presently serving on its board of trustees. A former teacher, Mr. Neither- cut was born on a farm near Clare, on October 1, 1888, and received his early education in a one-room county school. He attended Central Michigan State Teachers College and Ferris Institute and taught school for two years in Missaukee County, He was awarded a low degree from the University of Michigan in 1916. Mr, Neithereut Was employed in the city attorney's office at Highland Park after graduation and came to Flint in 1917 to enter the practice Of law with his brother, William A. Neithercut. He was married the same year to Hazel M. Mater of; Clare, By Mary C. Olsen Naturally we wouldn't be without mistletoe at this time of year! There are many ways of blending it into Christmas decorations. Here is one easy way which anyone can do. You'll need: Starch —r (heavy mixture or spray) String or yarn Scissors Mistletoe Balloon (round,- small). .Scotch tape Inflate the balloon and fasten ■securely^ Tape mistletoe to bottom of balloon, or if you can, hold it to balloon while wrapping string. Dip string into heavy starch, making sure it is thoroughly coated. If you wish, use colored string or dye the starch with food coloring. Wrap string -tightly around all Mtfes of the balloon'. Pull string vertically, horizontally, criss. crossing it until a lacy effect is reached. Leave small spaces be-- tween strings. They must be small, so the mistletoe will not slip out. Now cut string from its original roll and wrap end around balloon. Fine string gives a more lacy effect, but heavy string or yarn is stronger. When all the string is completely dry, prick the balloon with a pin and pull the pieces through space at top or between strings. You have a 'cage' with mistletoe inside. Decorate ball with ribbon, bells etc. and hang it in a doorway or other conspicious place. If you use spray starch, Wrap the string around the balloon, then spray several coats of starch on string. While starch is Wet sparkles can be dusted on for a pretty effect. Several of these balls would make a.beautiful mobile. This idea can be used at any time of year with flowers or leaves instead of mistletoe. |
