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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLJVRE, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY,   AUG.   9,   1962"
New Series,     Vol. 70. No, 48
ives St ran
rosecutor Nomiiiatio
Alexander T. Strange, 2nd piled up a primary majority of 1281
to 1110 Tuesday to win the Republican nomination for prose
*'x cuting attorney lor Clare county
over incumbent Jim Bicknell,
The upset was the only one In
the election where vigorous campaigning among Republicans for
sheriff and prosecutor had created keen interest and sparked
heavy voting in many precincts.
Bicknell, who has held the post
of prosecutor for the past six
years saw his nomination
chances killed in unfavorable returns from Grant township and
the cities of Clare and Harrison.
In Grant, Strange took a 31-
vote lead and added 94 more in
} ' Harrison's three wards. He more
than held his advantage in Clare
where Bicknell had counted on
home-town support.
Bicknell's winning majorities
in Freeman, Hamilton, Redding,
Summerfield, Surrey and Winterfield were not enough to
change the final result.
In the other bitter county contest incumbent James Darling
swamped his challenger, Robert
Rowley to take the GOP nomination for county sheriff. The unofficial vote count was Darling-
t 1554, Rowley-890.
1 Isabella-Clare   Legislative  Dis
WINS IN  ISABELLA
Martin Tops
Candidates
For Sheriff
Isabella county voters picked
Republican nominees in two contests Tuesday for major county
, offices when primary victories
were tabulated for Ray Martin
of Rosebush for county sheriff,
and Ronald D. Bemlow for
county treasurer.
The offices of Isabella Sheriff
and Treasurer were both vacated
by retirement of Henry Craven
and Mrs. Gladys Hole respectively.
Martin, a veteran deputy in the
sheriff's department and energetic worker for the county Safety
Council, and in Civilian Defense,
polled 1332 votes in a three-way
race against Thomas W. Hubbell
-505, and Vernel Davis onetime
police chief in Mt. Pleasant with
1167. The Democrat nominee is
j Samuel Pratt who counted 482
votes.
A field of four hopefuls had
declared for the GOP nomination
for treasurer and trailing Bem-
low's 1108 votes were Evart
Bowerman-867, Ronald Downing-
638, Leonard Ball-295. Gerald
Farnan won the Democrat nomination without opposition when
he polled 495 votes.
In other Isabella county office
Republican nominations the prosecutor's vote went to incumbent
Douglas A. Behn, 2352; for clerk
Maynard Gilmore, 2642; for register of deeds Ray Zingery, 2626;
, for drain commissioner Rollin
' Gross 2428.
Democrats nominated for the
same office are respectively David Burrows, 492; Wayne Lyon,
483; George Paxton, 493; Cecil
Epple, 498.
trict voters picked incumbent
Russell Strange over the serious
bid of Don Luce of Farwell for
the party nomination. Strange
was not threatened anywhere
outside of Luce's home precinct
of Surrey despite hard campaigning by Luce that had observers
predicting a close contest.
Representative Strange put together counts of 1313 to 993 in
his favor in Clare county and
2099 to 825 in Isabella to total
the 3412-1818 verdict in the District.
Senator Harold B, Hughes
crushed the bid of his rival, Herbert Smith from Houghton Lake
for the Republican nominatior
for State Senator form the 10th
District. An unofficial tally on
Wednesday morning with only a
few scattered precincts yet to be
reported gave Hughes the victory
in a landslide majority, 7097 to
3604.
Other Clare county incumbents
had an easy day on Tuesday with
no opposition for their re-nomination as ^Republican;
County Clerk and Register of
Deeds William Henderson, 2084.
County Treasurer Lewis Rutter, 2040.
Drain Commissioner Bruce
Williams, 1910.
Coroners, Carl Stephenson,
1548 and Dr. John Weitzel, 1081,
County Surveyor Paul B. Lapham, 1849.
Democrats nominated for a
place on the fall ballot in Clare
county are:
Donald E. Smith of Farwell
for Isabella-Clare Representative
Injuries
Are Minor
Four members of one 'family
were injured seriously Saturday
afternoon when the car in which
they were riding spun out of
control into a ditch and overturned on US-27 three miles
. south of Clare.
'. State Police from the Mt.
Pleasant Post said the driver
Mrs. Augusta Sobota, 41, Chicago
Heights, Illinois, suffered a skull
injury and face cuts; her husband, Henry, 44, injuries to the
shoulder, ribs, and skull; a
daughter, Rose Mary, 13, internal
injuries and leg cut; and a son,
Wayne, 15, arm fracture and
spinal injury. All wore taken to
Clare General Hospital.
Officers said Mrs. Sobota was
attempting to pass a car when
she noticed another car attempting to pass her vehicle. She pulled back into the right lane and
yt-1 lost control of the car, which
plunged into the ditch.
Dr. E. J. Gershon }vho treated
the injured people at Clare Gen-
, eral Hospital said that on Wesl-
'nesday the people had all been
discharged.
PROUD OF HOME HER HANDS BUILT
Her Skills and Energy
Still Drive Her At 85
One of Farwell's best-known
senior citizens, Mrs. Belle Graham, celebrated her 85th birthday on August 6, and showing
off a unique accomplishment
she showed guests her modern
home at 281 N. Hayes, — the
work of her own two hands.
The modern residence is not
the first of her building accomplishments, since she constructed another house for herself
some years ago. She built everything from the stone masonry
foundation to the ridgepole and
even painted it herself. But for
the creator of the home to be
an 85-yea .'-old lady laboring almost entirely without assistance . . . this is the amazed admiration of her friends and fellow townspeople.
The six-room house with full
basement is a nearly completed
work of perfection and fully
equipped for family living when
her children visit and bring
friends or their own families.
A lovely crocheted table cloth
on the breakfast table and another even more beautiful cloth
on the dining table that Mrs.
Graham's talents arc itot confined to the building crafts.
What every homemaker desires, and never seems to have
enough of, is ample storage
space. Mrs. Graham's home has
a great deal of space for everything, and each closet is
equipped with light.
In the kitchen, beautiful
wooden and glass cabinets display choice dishes. The plumbing throughout the house, was
clone by Mrs. Graham, as was
the beautifully finished, hand;
laid, hard wood flooring.
In this new home there are
three lovely bedrooms, and a
fourth is available if extra
room is needed. Mrs. Graham
enjoys playing the piano,
watching television, and beside
her chair is an old, well-worn
family Bible, convenient for
study.
On the 27th of June, Mrs.
Graham fell and fractured her
wrist, and this has been a real
handicap in her work. During
the time her arm has been in a
cast, she has spent her time entertaining guests.
She has always taken care
of her own lawn, but with a
broken wrist, she finds it impossible to do. Kerwin Paesen's
sons, Warren McGuire's children, and a neighbor pitched in
to clean it up as part of her
birthday celebration.
Mrs. Forest Howell of West
Branch entertained Mrs. Gra
ham at their cottage on Crooked Lake with a family birthday
dinner Sunday, August 5, honoring her mother. Other guests
were her daughter, Mrs. Ernest
G. Pettit, and two sons of Fort
Smith, Arkansas, where Mrs
Petit's husband is senior secre-
C-D Class
Starts Aug. 21
Mrs. Nola Bauder, Civil De
fense Activities committee coordinator, has announced that
the first class date of the Medical Self-Help Training program
is scheduled for August 21, and
will be held in the city hall in
Clare beginning at 8:00 p.m;
sharp.
Enrollees are asked to be
prompt so that classes may be
dismissed on time. The instructions are supervised by the medical director for the prgoram, Dr.
J. R. Gershon, and will be presented by Mr,- Byron Maynard,
•instructor. All those who finish
the class will receive a certificate. .
' The information to>be used is
gathered by the United States De
pavement of Civil Defense for
the benefit of all citizens who
may need to care for themselves
in the event that there is no
available doctor. It is hoped that
Clare county citizens will take
advantage of this opportunity.
MRS. BELLE GRAHAM
To Dedicate
Church Unit
At Gilmore
See picture on page 8
The Public dedication of a
$30,000. addition to the Gilmore
Church of Christ near Farwell
will be held Sunday, August 12
in a joint celebration with the
79th annual homecoming of the
congregation. Visitors and guests
will view the completed structure
that was begun on the First of
May tllis year.
Ready for occupancy is a
40 x 60-foot educational unit containing six classrooms, a chapel,
the minister's study, and res
rooms.
The addition is of contemporary design and presents an
appearance of elegance with ro-
man brick walls, large glass
panels and rich dark-stained
wood framing. It is built into a
gently sloping grade of the
church lawn making excellent
use of the contour of the land.
Connecting the new addition to
the older church building, an
18 x 18-foot section has a double
corridor on the ground level and
a room above that doubles as a
class room and a choir room.
The church's pastor, C. Hiram
Gates said that the estimated
cost of from $25., to $30,000. does
not represent a cash outlay, but
that much of the labor of building was contributed by members
of the parish. Contractor for the
project was Melnek Construction
of Clare.
The church was established in
1883 and has remained a strong
Christian influence in the area
midway between Farwell, Weidman, and Rosebush. Families in
the parish send their children to
school in these three towns besides Clare and Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. Gates says that the church
serves 78 families and. is growing. He has occupied the pulpit
there for the past nine years.
The congregation's debt for the
present modernization and ex
pansion is -the first in the
church's long history.
On Sunday there will be a family-style dinner served shortly
after noon. The program of dedication will begin at 2:30 and
Continued on Page 8
tary to the General at Fort
Smith. Mrs. Graham's other
children, Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord
Rowe of Midland, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Green of Clare were
also present. On Monday, the
Kerwin Paesens family, and the
Warren McGuire family took
ice cream and birthday cake to
Mrs. Graham's home to continue her celebration.
This talented, energetic lady
may have slowed down a bit,
but she fully expects to com- .
plete her home. She possesses ".
many    talents,    couples   them )
with energy, and has never let
any of them lay idle. Her love
of   beauty  speaks  forth frorr
every  angle  of the work she
accomplishes.
Blood Program
Schedule Set
The proposed Clare County
Red Cross Blood Program wUl
soon be in action, according to
Mr. Bill O'Brien, recruitment
chairman. Dr. Joseph Venier,
medical director of the Regional
Blood Center was in Clare last
Ittvursdfety conferring with Mr
O'Brien, making necessary contacts to bring the Bloodmobile
to Clare from Lansing. The first
one will appear at the Holly Carburetor Plant on September 4,
for tlie employees only.
A series of informational meetings are to be held during lite
month of August for all interested persons. Dates will be announced soon according to Mrs.
Tim Frey, blood chairman. Some
points outlined by Mrs. Frey include:
1. When Clare county joins the
Lansing Regional Blood Center,
there will be a total of 30 counties in Southern and Mid-Michigan participating.
2. A blood supply is maintained in all hospitals in these
counties. This blood is maintained for all patients at no cost for
the blood itself, but only foi
cross-matching and administering the blood. Also charged is a
part of the blood center's cost of
collecting, processing, and distributing the blood.
3. The blood needs of residents
of participating Red Cross
county chapters will be met by
the blood center regardless of
where the resident is hospitalized, at no cost for the blood itself, providing the hospital cooperates with this.
In order to supply blood it is
necessary to collect blood. It is
estimated that Clare county residents, including those employees
of the Holly Carburetor Plant,
will use approximately 600 pints
pf blood, or five Bloodmobile
visits to Clare county per year.
At the orientation meeting
Tuesday evening, August 7, Dr.
Venier and Frances Coull, chief
nurse at the Lansing center, outlined the Red Cross program'
what is expected of the participants, and how the blood is used.
It was also pointed out that after
the blood is no longer suitable
for transfusion, it may be used
for blood fractions such as gamma globulin, serum albUnim, fibrinogen, and VIG. Mr. O'Brien
spoke to the group concerning
plans for the county, and the
necessary stops "and work involved.
O'Brien announced that the
Bloodmobile would be available
to the citizens of Clare in about
two months in order to contribute blood. All interested persons
have been asked to contact him.
Mrs. Jane Kranik, who will serve
as a Grey Lady, has also asked
for volunteers in this capacity to
contact her as soon as possible
so that the instructions can be
arranged.
in the legislature with a total of
218 votes,
Herman Brink for sheriff, 171.
Katherine Drew for clerk and
register of deeds, 180. None were
opposed.
Voting activity in the county
ranged in a ''spotty" pattern
from a light turnout of 465 electors in the City of Clare, that
amounted to less than 36 percent
of the registered eligibles, to Ill-
plus in Arthur that are more
than 50 percent of the 220 registered. Clare has 1300 electors
on the registration lists.
In many precincts the turn-out
was surprisingly light considering -the intensity of the campaign
for two major offices in the
courthouse and the rivalry for
the district representative's post.
In voting, precinct-by-precinct
the unofficial counts for Republican candidates in the legislative
representative contest, the
county prosecutor contest, and
the contest for sheriff went as
follows:
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Arthur      73—34
52—59
60—53
Franklin   21—24
25—26
49— E
Freeman   21—10
17—14
26— i
Frost         20—52
36—40
56—21
Garfield    51—74
53—69
95—34
Grant
93—170   120
—151   126—171
Greenwood
39—35
26—47
62—14
Hamilton   1-1—38
33—26
53— 8
Hatton      26—51
31—48
52—26
Hayes        36—69
53—57 102—15
Lincoln     36—31
21—46
45—26
Redding     4—18
13—12
19— 6
Sheridan   58—86
69—78
75—76
Summerfield
8—17
23—8
27—3
Surrey
213—108   170—145
226—86
Winterfield
17—16
22—12
31— 4
Hqrrison-140--92
48—86 117—19
Harrison-2 25—54
33—49
60—24
Harrison-3 27—79
34—74
85—25
Clare
171—255   231
—234   188—268
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Scored GOP Upset
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Goes On and On
This Grand Champion 4-H steer drew a
record high bid of 85c at the Clare County
Fair auction. Helen Penrose raised and sold
ihe steer and the successful bidder was
Stanley Wicks, manager of the Clare Giant
Supermarket. Guys & Dolls photo
$701
OKd For Farwell Area
School district voters of Farwell Area Schools Tuesday
approved a reduced plan for building a new Junior-Senior High
School building and bonding the district to pay the $700,000. cost.
Earlier proposals for a new building had been defeated on grounds
of high cost and dissatisfaction with the chosen location. Last year
a plan calling for an $895,000. building failed in an election.
A proposal to raise the limit V_-mill for operating revenue also
passed. The school district election on the two propositions was
conducted together with the State Primary Election. Majorities
were 529-327 for the building and 555-291 for the millage.
The building project will result in the expansion of the system
by 10 additional classrooms and at the same time will replace
obsolete and inadequate classroom facilities including a building
built in 1908 and some temporary buildings.
Location ol the building was changed from one proposed one
year ago near Farwell's west edge, to a site immediately adjacent
to the south of the present school buildings. Sponsors of the new
plan pointed out that this location would make it easier to use the
school cafeteria and athletic field for students in both the high
school and elementary buildings.
The proposal voted on Tuesday had the voluntary support of
many individuals and organizations in Farwell and the district who
were opposed to the earlier project.
Rock Club Open House
Demonstrates Hobby Skill
The "Open House" of the Clare
Rock & Mineral Club, held in the
Clare county garage on August
5, attracted a crowd of 125 interested     persons,     who     were
Temple Man
Stunt Driver
A resident of Temple, Lee
Waldron is the man who drives a
car in the famous T-Bone Crash
stunt with the Joie Chitwood
thrill drivers show sometimes seen at the Clare County
Free Fair. (This year the Hell
Drivers showed at Harrison).
If Waldron didn't do another
thing in- the show, he would earn
his money, spectators say. He
doesn't confine his driving to T-
Bone crashes alone, but is one
of the top stunt drivers in the
trade.
Lee is 22 years old and the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Waldron
in Temple. During the winter
months he makes his living there
by trapping for meat and fur. A
brother Ralph, and his wife recently visited Lee in Toledo
where the show was playing.
They watched him drive and had
Stag Day
At Clare
At Twin Elms today the annual
Clare Chamber of Commerce
Stag Day will see visitors from
Clare and through central Michigan arriving for a day of golf,
special contests and a banquet
meal in the evening.
To be given away as prizes are,
a set of top line golf clubs, a
cart, golf bag, ahd numerous
other items of sportsmen's equipment and golf balls. Contests of
skill include long drives, shots
close to the flags on short holes,
low putts. Proceeds of the day's
fun go to the businessmen's organization ior promotional projects,   ' ... :..'.'.
greeted by Frances Krell, membership chairman, and were presented with a lucky stone. This
meeting was held to acquaint the
people of the area with the work
that can be done with rocks and
minerals, and to show what an
interesting hobby it can be for
whole families as well as individuals.
A. J. Rogers of Sanford, program chairman, demonstrated
the art of the silversmith. Roy
Uhl'of Gladwin; Harold Lowery
of Rosebush; George Turner of
Shepherd; Lee Sowle, Harley
Sowle, and Harold Loomis, all of
Clare; and Gerrit Hamstra, Clare
club president demonstrated various aspects of lapidary work
such as sphere making and polishing, slab cutting and polishing, cutting and polishing cabo-
chons, and othe^ items.
Lee Sowle demonstrated equipment which he built, Gerrit Hamstra and Harley Sowle used the
sphere making equipment which
they had built, and others used
regular units which they hac
purchased. Tumbling was alsc
demonstrated. This is a process
to produce a large amount of
polished gems in one batch.
Vera Garchow, club librarian,
brought the club library for display, and some hand-carved work
of gypsum from Alabaster, Michigan. The rock and mineral specimens belonging to the club were
also displayed. Doughy FosS
brought his collection of Indian
Arrowheads and other artifacts;
the Lowerys brought a display of
Indian artifacts loaned to them
by Art Pomranky of Midland.
George Turner and family of
Shepherd brought some fine
specimens from the iror
country of the U.P., which they
collected last summer. Jess Me-
Kee Of Harrison and Dave Burke
of Coleman assisted in identifying specimens that were brought
in.
The club meets the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
on the second floor of the Clare
Elementary School. Visitors are-
always welcome. The next meeting will be held on September 10,
due to the Labor Day holiday,
Champion
Steer Brings
Record 85c
A top price of 85c per pound
for the Grand Champion 4«H
steer at the Clare County Fair
auction Saturday set an all-time
record for the sale, and the average price for the sale of the 21
animals may set the highest
such mark in beef sales in Michigan for this year, some buyers
think.
Helen Penrose, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lowell Penrose took the
ribbon for her Grand Champion
steer, a 945-pound Black Angus.
She showed the reserve champion last year. The prime b%ief
animal was purchased by Giant
Supermarket of Clare and store
manager Stan Wicks said that
the beef will be on sale beginning
August 15.
Total value of the beef sold
in the auction was $9,188.40.
Auctioneer was Alger Smock.
Next to the top beef won the
Reserve Champion ribbon. It was
raised and shown by Larry Pudvay, son of the Floren Pudvays.
The 790-pound prime beef was
purchased by The Citizens State
Bank for 62c per pound.
Following are the owners,
grade, sale price and buyer of
each of the remaining 19 animals
sold.
Loren Penrose, prime, 54c,
Guiette's Wallpaper.
Tim Kleinhart, Prime, 52c,
Johnston Elevator.
John Simpkins, Prime, 50c,
Doherty Hotel.
Lawrence Carncross, Choice, 40c,
Ashcraft Market.
Kent Schmid, Choice, --41c
Farmer Peets.
Dee Dunkle, Choice, 42c, Clare
Packing Co.
Bob Grigg, Choice, 43c, Harrison State Bank.
Gordon   Carncross,  Choice,   44e
Witbeck I.G.A.
Ron Harrold, Choice, 40c,
Doherty Hotel.
Dick Kleinhardt, Choice, 37c
McDonald Ford.
Darell Dunkle, Choice, 43c,
Giant Super Market.
Ken Grigg, Choice, 42c, Witbeck I.G.A.
Bob Semig, Good, 45c, Jim
Bicknell III.
Tom Harrold, Good, 39c, McDonald Ford.
Diane Dunkle, Good, 42c, Citizens State Bank.
Frank Schmid, Good, 43c
Swiss Inn, Lake George.
Continued on Page 8
Election
Fever
An election-day 'incident was
reported to Clare police Tuesday
about 3:00 in the afternoon when
a woman identified as Mrs.
Verna Hilliard of Harrison
appeared on the city hall steps
displaying a homemade "sandwich board" sign lettered with an
electioneering taunt.
Police Chief William Bell confiscated the sign and destroyed
it. Election laws prohibit the
campaigning or use of literature
or such material within 100 feet
of a polling place.
Before the woman had invaded
the no-man's land for campaign*
ing, she was reported in several
other public places in Clare.