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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE, MICHIGAN
FEBRUARY 15, 1962
New Ser.es,    Vol 71, No, 23
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Mayor Nivison Will
Give Up Post In April
Mayor Gerald Nivison will he
through with his job as chief of
Clare's city government at the
expiration of his term in April,
he said this week. He revealed
the decision not to seek re-election when asked if a nominating
petition could be taken out for
him next month.
Nomination of candidates for
the Commission is by petition in
March each year with the city
election in April. In organizing
the city government after each
election, the Commission names
one of its members to be mayor
for the coming year.
Presently working in his bookkeeping and business records
business on a reduced schedule
while recovering from a recent
illness, Mr. Nivison said that his
health was part of the reason for
retiring from the mayoral post.
During part of the past year
while the mayor was hospitalized
and later recovering at home,
the City Commission has func
tioned without him and was
often called to order by Mayor
Pro-Tern Glen Cain.
But with increasing strength,
Mri Nivison has attended meeting of the Commission. A special
meeting has been scheduled for
tomorrow night at his request.
Some far-reaching benefits in
Clare are listed among achievements during the years of Mr.
Nivison's leadership in Clare
city affairs. He presided at the
dedication ribbon-cutting at the
expanded Clare Airport and turned the first spadeful of dirt to
symbolize the start of work on
the Shamrock Lake residential
development.
■ He would be the first to recognize and insist that these
achievements, only two of the
later .advances during his terms;
were not to his personal credit
entirely. But he lent valuable and
active support to such projects
while working with" civic groups
and committees.
EXPECT BUSINESS LEVEL HIGHER THAN 1961
Area Economy
In Slow Climb
Clare county and others of the
northern lower peninsula will enjoy an improved economy during
1962, according to Dr. Paul A.
Herbert, chief of the research
division of the Michigan Eco-
nomic Development Department.
In forecasting a marked gain
in the state's economy this year,
Dairy Tour
Tuesday
In Isabella
The annual late winter Dairy
Tour in Isabella county, 14th in
the series will be held on Tuesday, t February 20, it was announced this week by Louie
Webb, County Extension Service
Director.
The tour arrangements were
made by a committee composed
of Chairman Richard LaPoe,
with Harold Brooks-, Robert
Clare, Norman Gross and Paul
Moggenberg.
Starting at 10:00 in the morning, the tour will follow the
schedule here:
At the Richard and Orves Cook
farm on Coldwater Road 2Vz
miles north of M-20. Then to the
Francis Engler farm 3 miles
south of Beal City and 1% east
at 11:00 a.m., and 11:45 a.m. to
the Murphy Brothers farm just
Vi mile east of the Engler farm.
The day's dinner will be served at St. Joseph's church in Beal
City at 12:30 p.m. where the
main speaker will be Dr. Charles
Lassiter, head of Michigan State
University's   Dairy   Department.
Following on the program will
be discussion by a panel of three
dairymen: Norman Gross, Will'
iam -Block and Robert Clark on
the topic, "How We Get High
Production".
At 2:30 p.m. the toUr will end
at the Joseph and Richard
Stevens farm one mile north and
one east of Beal City.
Fish On
The Table
A note from Mr. ahd Mrs, Lee
Greer, Clare residents wintering-
in Punta Gorda, Florida, had an
enclosed newspaper clipping telling of fine fishing luck by Mr.
Greer and Harold Horton of
Gladwin, a vacationing tneighbor.
In the company of some
friends, Greer boated six snook
On February 5 fishing with
shrimp bait and artificial lures.
The story said that they lost a
couple of big ones, one of which
broke a rod. And continuing, the
account Greer and Horton were
reported to have caught 16 red-
fish and 20 trout betweeri. them
on another fishing expedition
late the week before. The story
appeared in the Port Charlotte
i Herald,
With all the fishing luck ana
the Florida weather in the 70s
and 80s, the Greers wrote that
they are anxious for the thaw
and warmer weather to returii to
Michigan so they can return
home.
Dr. Herbert's report points out
that the increase in the northern
part of the lower peninsula from
the Mason-Clare-Arenac line tc
the Straits of Mackinac will
show a slight improvement.
There should be a small in
crease in employment in this
area, specifically in the service
public and wood-using industries.
No material change in other industries is foreseen and the labor
force should remain about the
same with some decrease in unemployment.
Improvement in the economy
is expected to be greater during
the first half of the year.
The overall improvement in
the state should continue during
the second half of the year, but
with less acceleration.
There is a slight possibility
that the present national busi
ness cycle peak may be reached
before the end of the year, and
if so, it also Would affect Michi
gan's recovery somewhat, Dr.
Herbert's report states. In any
case, the state's economy will be
at a higher level in 1962 than it
was in either 1960 or 1961.
However, even an optimistic
prediction for 1962 does not suggest that Michigan will have recaptured its earlier economic
position among the severa?
states.
Personal income as well a£
wage rates will be higher than
they were in 1960 and 1961. The
total labor force probably wiU
remain relatively stationary and
total number employed rise considerably; so unemployment will
be lower than in 1960 and 1961.
Nevertheless, the unemployment
rate will continue to be considerably higher than the nationa
average.
Outlook for other areas of
Michigan is as follows:
The Upper Peninsula
The Upper Peninsula will share
in Michigan's improved economy during 1962, but to a lesser
extent than other parts of the
state. The iron ore and wood
products industry will not im
prove sufficiently to lift the
peninsula's overall economy materially. Seasonal service and
public employment will increase.
However, the labor force will
probably decrease and the unemployment rate remain higher
than the average for the state.
Southwestern Lower Michigan
This region will continue its
steady growth. Less affected by
the recent recession, the relative
improvement in its economy,
therefore, will not appear as
rapid statistically. The non-dur
able goods industries, that are
more important here than elsewhere in Michigan, should aY.
record gain.
Southeastern Michigan
This region should show marked improvement during 1962.
While much will be of a cycle
nature, some will be permanent.
This region's economy is still
largely dependent upon the production of durable goods.
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Relatively, the Detroit Metro ■
politan Area will show the greatest advance in 1962. As 'only
about 16% of industrial employment is in the nondurable goods
industry, most of, the "improvement that will occur is due to
the upsurge this year in the
fluctuating automotive, industry.
However, it will not be sufficient
to eliminate its unemployment
problem*
JCs Want
Nominees
Nominations for the Clare
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Distinguished Service Award for
1962 are wanted for evaluating
and judging before the award
dinner held annually in March.
Businessmen, groups, or residents are invited to make nominations for the honor. Eligible
are young men of Clare in the
age group 21 to 35 years who
have , performed outstanding
service for the community or
any segment or group. Deadline
for naming nominees is March
10 and more information will be
given by any local member of
the JayCees.
Rain, Freeze
Add Sting
To Winter
Snow and temperatures hovering just below the freezing point
late Tuesday combined to give
the area and much of Michigan
a winter ice bath with a bitter
sting for man and beast.
Snow flakes that began large
and soft, turned gradually smaller and wetter until the weather
prediction of freezing rain came
true with a cold and brittle
realism.
Conditions Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning worked
hardship and extreme nuisance
on autoists who found the rain
icing their auto glass and windshields faster than wipers and
defrosters could remove it. By
morning it had become a "chopping" operation to free wiper
blades and open holes on windshields large enough to assure
driving safety.
Pedestrian movements were
hazardous through the day, long
after salt and sand on the roads
had helped auto traffic. Highways were soon free of ice, but
wet and thick with slushy mud.
In Micnlgan's Wildlands, the
Conservation Department reported increasing hardship for game
animals and birds, especially
deer.
Winter continued to hold a
tight grip over a good part of
the State's northern deer herd
with a short, one-day thaw early
in the month only adding to
worsening conditions for the
white-tails.
Field reports for the week told
of deer being yarded in all but
the extreme southern areas of
the  upper  peninsula.
In the northern lower peninsula, whitetails were also confined to their swampland yarding areas, feeding where possible
on tree tops left by commercial
timber  cuttings.
Deer generally found it hard
to move about in this part of
the state because of crusting
which occurred wh'en freea|i,ng
temperatures followed the shortlived thaw. The layer of crusted
snow was not strong enough to
support the animals.
Some field reports said deer
were in poor condition for this
stage of their wintering season.
In the upper peninsula's Newberry dis.ric., whitetail-! were
eating balsam and spruce
browse . . . both "starvation."
foods ... in the poorer yards.
AN EDITORIAL
Candidates Deserve Early
Support & Encouragement
Sometime early next month from
city hall will come the annual noiice by
Clerk David Adams that nominating
petitions for the office of Cl^re City
Commissioner are due . . . and the 1962
race will be on.
Race! (
There have been too many times in
days preceding past city elections when
earnest persuasion was called for io induce better qualified candiates to declare themselves in, — And then too,
April election days have failed to stir
the interest of more than a few voters!
i On the record, there have been some
shaky starts and uninspired finishes in
Clare's annual  election  "ra<Je".
But some things point to the 1962
contest to be conducted in. a different
spirit. ,
With three imporiant feats %o be
filled on the Commission due to expiring
terms of Mayor Gerald Nivison and
Commissioners Albert Haley and David
Donovan, and with prospects for a coming year of activity filled with its share
or more of issues requiring studied and
important decisions, — there should be
hopes for active interest in who is to be
a candidate, and for individual expression at the polls.
A decision not to run for re-election
revealer this week by Mr. Nivison
should heighten every individual's feeling of responsibility in replacing him
with a person just as capable and conscientious as he has been. Mayor Nivison's tenure in city government has seen
his will and energy on the side of progress and fair administration on every
issue and through every test. His
presence as the city's representative on
ihe County Board of Supervisors has
earned respect for his ability from Clare
constituents and from fellow supervisors
throughout ihe county.
The Sentinel joins in a feeling of
genuine regrei that' a Very great many
residents will experience at The Mayor's
announcement.
It is a proper moment for voters to
remind themselves thai ihe election of
Commissioners is a duty and priviledge,
and also a serious responsibility. Trite
sentiments, yes! Bui true in this year's
coming election even more so than
ordinarily.
Several individuals, moved by civic-
mindedness are already voicing determination Inat qualified candidates for
re-election, Or election shall not go .without early encouragement and support.
There is concern because on previous occasions, hasty action on the eve
of the petition deadline was necessary
io place candidates in ihe running. And
on ai least two occasions election day
found a lack of enough candidates io fill
places on ihe ballot.
In 1961 Commissioner George Wisier
was the lone candidate with his name on
ihe ballot. Incumbent Glen Gain was returned io office as a slip, or wriie-in
candidate and David Donovan won his
Commission seat ihe same way.
The resolve thai ihis condition shall
not mar ihe dignity and seriousness of
ihe spring election ihis year is a good
omen supporting ihe hope for more
early and continuing interest in personnel ai ihe iop of our city government.
Rotary, Kiwanis, and Civiian clubs
of Clare have squared off in a friendly
contest io see which group can get most
of its members io ihe polls on elections.
The city will profit if ihis idea succeeds
in swelling ihe April turnout.
Commission Studying
Urban Renewal Plans
An information briefing during the last session of the Clare
City Commission on how the
city might benefit by joining the
national program for Urban Renewal improvements will be followed by more'study of the program, according to City Manager
Clarence Gum.
The appearance of Raymond
W. Mills" of Midland, a consulting engineer to outline some of
the benefits of the Urban Renewal   program, together  with   an-
Cagers Back Home Hoping
For Change In Fortune
Clare High basketball players
are glad they have seen the last
of   Chesaning   for   this   season
Councilor On
P-TA Program
A meeting of" the Clare P-TA
will be held Monday evening,
February 19 at eight o'clock in
the Elementary School auditorium to hear Gerald Burgess,
guidance councilor at Clare High
speak.
He will explain testing
methods and the aims of the
testing program in Clare High.
Members are urged to comec to
hear this outstanding presentation, and guests are welcome.
(Career Day
At Farwell
Thirty resource persons will
meet Farwell High School students this afternoon in a Career
Day program to explore various
vocations. The affair is the result of Planning by the Farwell
Rotary club, and the High School
Principal, William Dodge.
Jobs'. — How to get them,
what is required in preparation
and performance for different
kinds of occupations, approximate pay scales and pensions
and opportunities- These will be
covered in group discussions during the afternoon.
Cigaret Tax
Would Save
Recreation
See Story on Page 14
Michigan's Conservation Commission /is considering a proposal to seek a one-cent tax on cig-
arets as a new source of revenue
for picking up the pace of outdoor recreational development in
this  state.
The proposal, prompted by,the
Conservation Department's
growing financial problems and
Michigan's expanding leisure-
time needs, is expected to be
approved in a" formal'resolution
by the Commission this week
during its regular monthly meeting in  Lansing.
It is patterned after Wisconsin's new penny-a-pack cigaret tax
which has launched a 10-year $50
million program in recreational
improvements.
Conservation Department officials estimate the proposed one-
cent tax would provide $9 - 10.
million annually to finance a
broad recreation program covering state parks, state forests,
public fishing* "sites, and state
game areas.
Details have not yet been completed for the action of the program. However, promising to
hold high priority is a 10-year
plan calling for almost $150 million to step up state parks land
acquisition      and     development
Continued on Page 8
Well Baby
Clinic Dates
The Health Unit clinic for well
babies will be held in Clare on
Tuesday, February 20 at the city
hal 1 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. ■•"
Motors elsewhere in the
county are notified that the clinic will be held in Harrison on
Friday, February 16, from 9:00
to 11:00 a.m, in the courthouse,
and at Farwell on Tuesday, February 20 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
,in the Methodist Church.
after absorbing two lopsided
beatings from the Indians in
their  meetings.
Chesaning spurted away to an
early lead last Friday that
doubled the score on the Pioneers at the end of the first
quarter, then stood off a determined Clare rally shortly before
the half ended, and toasted to a
70-55 victory.
Coach Jim Raymond's quintet
led briefly by a single point at
two-thirds through the second
quarter, and trailed by only three
points at halftime. But the pace
was too great when Chesaning
butscored them 38 - 26 in the
second half.
Dan Green led individual
scorers with eight field goals and
four charity tosses for a total of
.20. Others were Skip Kegg with
9, Jim Perrine with 7, Kozicki
and Bucholz with 6 each.
The Green and White returns
home for a tilt with St. Louis tomorrow night, -their first game
on the home court since January
9.
In other area games last Friday it was Harrison over Evart
56-43; Farwell losing to Lake
City 64-57; Coleman trounced by
Barryton  66-44.
Heads Polled
Hereford
Association
A Rosebush man, Darwin
Johnson was elected president of
the Michigan Polled Hereford
Association during the a,nnual
meeting recently at Michigan
State University in East Lansing.
With him were named other officers of the state group: Earl
Gundakunst of Port Hope, vice
president; Glen Wakefield of
Kinde,   secretary-treasurer.
Other livestock producers
electing officers for 1962 were
Michigan Associations of Angus
Breeders, Hereford cattle, Red
Poll cattle; Lamb Feeders, and
elected earlier were officers for
Sheep and Swine Breeders.
Activities of Michigan livestock organizations are coordinated through the Michigan
Livestock Improvement Association headed by Ernest Girbach, a
Saline hog farmer. Vice-president
is LaVeme Russell of Battle
Creek and MSU's head of animal
husbandry Ronald Nelson serves
as secretary,
Revise
Forest Fire
Loss Formula
A new system will be followed this year to streamline
appraisal of forest fire damage
in Michigan, the Conservation
Department reports.
The change, adopted recently
by the U.S. Forest Service and
state forest fire agencies
throughout the nation, will
standardize the technique of determining fire damage and will
tie each state's estimated losses
closer to true, local values than
before.
In the past, Michigan's forest
fire damage has been appraised
under the broad, general framework of a table set up for the
Lake States some 30 years ago
which listed timber values only
according to tree kinds and sizes.
A standard formula for computing all forest land values was
lacking, and the outdated table
failed to consider differences in
the stumpage and market value
of timber from state to state,
Under the new system, damage to standing timber will be
determined on the basis of current stumpage values for the
particular area where the fire
occurs. Emphasis will be placed
on timber damage, both in terms
of mortality and losses to growing stock on commercial forest
lands.
In another category of damage, current market values will
be applied to measure losses to
cut-timber products (poles, posts,
lumber) which are destroyed by
fire.
Damage appraisal will be
made on all "tangible" losses in
wildlife and recreation values.
This evaluation will be based on
such things as current costs of
restoring wildlife habitat, restocking game and fish, and replacing recreation facilities. Until now, only, arbitrary figures
have been attached to these
losses.
No satisfactory method has
yet been developed for measuring damage to the "intangible"
or esthetic values of wildlife and
recreation.
Damage to livestock grazing
lands and real property (i.e.,
houses, barns, power-lines) will
be determined according to costs
of replacement. Damage to personal property (i.e*, vehicles,
livestock, orchards) will bo-
evaluated at current martlet
values.
Road Dept.
Fights Lifting
15-Miil Limit
The Clare Co.unty Road Commission went on record Tuesday
as being opposed to the proposal
to remove the 15-mill limitation
on property taxes from the
state constitution.
In a letter to delegates from
tjhe area, Charles L. Anspach
and Lewis T. Hubbs, County
Road Superintendent Thomas
Cook pointed out that this proposal is tied in with another,
which would eliminate the set-
aside of gas and weight taxes for
highway purposes and put these
monies into the general fund of
the state and have them appropriated by the legislature.
In his letter to the Constitutional Delegates Mr. Cook said:
"It has come to our attention
that there exists a serious threat
to this area, in a proposal before
the Constitutional Convention to
eliminate the 15-mill limitation
on property taxes, from the Constitution.
"We are particularly disturbed about this, because the same
people Who are backing this proposal also are preparing, according to reliable sources, a proposal to also eliminate the present
constitutional provision letting
aside gasoline and weight taxes
for highway purposes.
"We find that the proposal to
eliminate the 15-mill limitation,
and the proposal to use gas and
weight taxes for other than highway purposes, is opposed not
only by our commission, but we
believe by a large majority of
the  people of Clare  county.
"We urge you to use your influence and vote to prevent
either of these proposals from
becoming a part of the final
draft of the new Constitution."
Superintendent Cook sees in
this move to take away the protection of the 15-mill limitation
from the constitution, the opening wedge for these other proposals. He sees active opposition
on the part of many out-state
groups if these proposals are
adopted and the new constitution does not contain these protections, both for the property
owner, and for the continuation
of the highway program that is
dependent upon payments for
highways from the users
through the gas and weight tax.
Dr. Stirling
Confirmed On
State Board
Dr. Neil Stirling, Clare veterinarian was confirmed late last
week by the Michigan State
Senate as an appointee on the
State Board of Veterinary Examiners. His notice of the confirmation came in letters from Governor John B. Swainson and
from the Secretary of The
Senate dated February 8. He had
appeared on Tuesday last week
before a Senate Committee to
testify concerning his qualifications for the appointment.
Dr. Stirling last Week also
attended the annual Congress of
the Michigan Association of The
Professions where he is a director.
Members whose roster includes architects, dentists, engineers, • lawyers, doctors of medicine, pharmacists, and doctors of
veterinary medicine, heard from
many distinguished speakers on
a program highlighted by the
appearance of John Lodge, Embassador to Spain during the
Eisenhower administration and
former governor of Connecticut.
Michigan's Governor Swainson,
and others were speakers.
Members of the Association
from Clare are E. A. Anderson,
J. Stuart Bicknell, 3rd, Dr. Donald E. Holbrook, Jr., Alex T.
Strange, 2nd., Dr. Kuno Hammerberg.
other engineer from Traverse
City to add remarks on the same
subject has caused the decision
to bring more information to
future Commission meetings.
Gum said that some early enthusiasm among Michigan town?
and cities for participation in
the program has been tempered
with caution from smaller cities
with limited budgets.
He judged the attitude of
Clare's Commission to be merely one of fact seeking only, and
that recommendations on the
subject might possibly come later.
The program in a wide sense
provides aid from Federal
sources for local projects to im*
prove roads and public service
facilities, reclaim and rebuild
blighted residential areas, an.lithe like,
Locally, the first thought of
how the program might work for
public good turned to extending
services such as sewer and water, develop parking areas, and
improve the quality of the city's
fresh water supply.
The Commission learned that
the matching funds formula for
such works followed approximately a one-third local spending
to two-thirds Federal spending
ratio. It was Gum's understanding that some of Clare's recent
improvements, and even the
money already invested- in parking lot sites could be claimed
for local cost credit under the
plan. .   -	
From another view of Urban
Renewal program results, however, Gum reported that Michigan city managers at their recent convention in Ann Arbor
listed high spending and difficulty in disengaging from the
program — once started — as
problems without satisfactory
answers at present.
In the meantime, theJ Commission "has tentatively agreed to
hear more explanations and discussion of the subject at a future
meeting from Engineer Mills
who is aiding seven Michigan
towns and cities in negotiation
for Urban Renewal assistance.   .
One of the city's most irritating problems, — that of excessive storm water and- roof-
runoff in the sewage treatment
plant intake, is being corrected.
Gum said.
Two downtown roofs discharging rain water into the sanitary
sewer have been re-piped into
storm mains, and more improvements toward this goal are planned. Among other correction
measures this water elimination
has helped the situation at the
sewage treatment plant, he said.
Blue Cross
Home Care
Explained
Michigan Blue Cross announc-
today that it is preparing to expand a Detroit-based two-year
"pilot" home care coverage program to "all communities in the
state which have an organized
home-care set-up with acceptable
standards and wish to participate."
Dr. Edwin L. Harmon, Blue
Cross medical director, revealed
the expansion plans at the meet-
of the Saginaw Blue Cross - Blue
Shield Member Council.
He told the Council that the
two-year "pilot" program had
proved so successful that both
the. Blue Cross board of
trustees and the state insurance
department gave the green light
to extend it to Blue. Cross mem*
bers generally through any com*
munity which developed • resources for providing adequate1
home-care  Under the program* •
Dr. Harmon stressed that the
Blue Cross home-care program
is entirely voluntary._The doctor
makes the initial decision as to
whether he thinks; the' patient
will benefit and the patient and?
his family make the final deci$-;
ion as to whether he remains ire
the hospital or has home-care.
He added, however, that in the
test program involved over 1,000
patients, "we found that almost
without, exception the patients,
liked it". '.■'■■
"The doctors we checked with
were for it 9 to 1 and the Visiting Nurse Association, a ,key
factor in providing services,,,
backs it 100%."
Under the, home-care coverage,
plan, Blue Cross covers the cost
of visits by the Visiting Nurse
Association nurses and thera;
pists (or similar visiting nursa
programs): drugs, supplies andf
lab tests through the hospital
outpatient department; and halS
the cost of home-aides (houses
keeping) when recommended ait
needed by the VNA. a