1965-09-02; Clare Sentinel

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Clare, Michigan  September 2, 1965
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New S*riw Vol. 73, No. 52
Prizes
Isabella
Youth Fair
It's Your
Privilege
We would like to borrow the words of James C.
McNamara, superintendent of the Clare County Intermediate School District who said last week that
an opportunity coming to voters in the September
13 election on millage and trusteeship for a new
community college is, "a privilege in that it creates
a chance to bring a two-year school of higher education and vocational-technical learning along with
other   valuable -community   services   to   the  area."
And we add that the idea behind the school should
be particularly attractive because it makes fullest
use of State financial help and pares local costs
down to minimum.
Important questions asked by an audience at a
public meeting August 25 indicated interest in the
cost, proposed location, and quality of education
provided.
Answers to two questions: "Where Will The
College Be Located?" and "How Long Will The
1-1/2 Mill Tax Last?" —these received indefinate
answers phrased in vague "educator's language,"
as picking a school location using "guide-
endorsed by the committee," and levying the 1-1/2 mill tax for "an indeterminate" time
because it is a charter millage.
It would be a good thing if voters knew exactly,
or as near as possible what Community College
planners are aiming at and what they expect would
be the nearest to" accurate ansers for these questions.
An ideal place for the Clare Gladwin Community
College will be a point where it will serve the most
dense population in the college district, — and a
point  that would cause  the least traveling to school
and Pen,  while Jon Beut-fo*i*e most st"dents us1nS \   „        „      ,
Visualize the positions of Farwell, Clare, Harrison, Beaverton and Gladwin as the areas mo it
likely to send numbers of students to the proposed
college, and you arrive at a point somewhere near
the center, or within that circle as an ideal location.
Or if Isabella county could be included in the
district as has been recommended, then shift the
ideal location further south to reflect the inT
fluence from areas of - Rosebush, Mt. Pleasant and
Shepherd.
Beef Show winners at the
Isabella County Youth and
Farm Fair which ended
Saturday in Mt, Pleasant
included many local exhibitors from the Clare-
Rosebush area.
A Beal City youth, Jim
Engler, of The Jets 4-H
club took home the Grand
Champion Steer ribbon with
his Hereford, but Marianne
Swindlehurst of the Isabella-Denver 4-H club won
Reserve Champion honors
with her fine Champion Angus steer.
Other ribbon winners
from the area were Dianne
Phillips from the Walton
Rosebush club with the
champion Shorthorn; Myron Dunkle and Sons of
Harrison with a First
Place pen of Commercial
steers; Bill Gingery of the .such
Wilson club with First lines
Places for an Angus heifer
calf and for an' Angus cow.
Mark Seibt, Greg Seibt,
-both from Andersonville
club and Marianne Swindlehurst took third, second and
first places respectively
in Junior Beef Showmanship.
<r Albert Bowerman of the
Walton-Rosebush club had
the champion -Market Lamb
Testing To
Check For
Abnormal Milk
Announcement came this
week from Clare County
Extension Director George
MacQueen of a milk testing
service and reporting procedure to be .started for
dairy producers arid herd
owners.
u_ Samples . Of milk from v
Wiftk tanks will checked for
leucocytes or cells which
indicate abnormal milk
from cows with mastitis.
Periodic testing will be
required for Grade A milk
from supplies qualifying
for various markets.
Presently, the plan is to
encourage dairy plant and
producer organization laboratories to adopt a routine testing procedure and
report results to' producers . This will give producers an opportunity to
krtow the situation in their
herds and if a problem
exists, determine the cause
and procedure for correction.
An idea for bringing
about improvement of this
situation would be for dairy
herd improvement associations to include the
running of an abnormal
milk test on samples used
for the butterfat test.
This would indicate individual cows with high cell
count  milk that need  attention     if the herd milk
(. Supply is  to qualify
A similar program was
tried three or four years
.ago with several DHIA
supervisors in Michigan.
Central labs for milk testing in several counties
might be better suited to
perform this service but It
could work in either situation.
In   other   states   where
this   service   is provided
a   frequently   stated   cost
figure   is five  cents per
sample.
■«^   Such a program  would
~^iave a two-fold purpose,
•j   t|) a herd mastitis control
program and (2) a means
of excluding abnormal milk
from the supply   going to
market.
Get Degrees
At Central
Summer sessions ended
at Central Michigan University, with 219 students
completing degree requirements, and eligible
to receive 'degrees from
the University/. They will
take part in regular commencement exercises at
midyear,
Clare county students
are: Judith Ann Beyer, M.
Afc» Eleanor Louise Southwell, B.S4 in Education*
both from Glare.
Fi'otti Farwell, Arnold
Chester Wallace, B,S. and
from Harrison, Lilliin N.
Knight, B.S. and Winifred?
M. Phillips, MA4
Kiwanis Gives
Beef Prizes
The recent contest sponsored by the Clare Kiwanis
Club, relative to the purchase of a prize steer at
the Clare County Fair, ended August 18th, with several happy winners..
A dress half beef went
to Mrs. John Bruckart, a
hind quarter, to Dr. Neil
Stirling, and a front quarter to Bud Anderson. The
surprise package was given to Jack Fitzpatrick of
Rosebush.
Proceeds from this project goes into the Boys
and Girls Fund of Kiwanis, and these youth will be
the realwinners;
Cotton's Barn
Total Loss
In Fire
Fire loss amounting to
many thousand dollars hit
the farming operation of
Mr. and Mrs. Merlewayne
Cotton, when their large
barn burned Friday morning of last week. They have
a 380-acre place at 9493
So. Athey Rd.' 6-1/2 miles
northeast of Clare.
Cotton said'that the fire
of unknown origin was discovered at about one
o'clock in the morning and
the barn was too far gone
to save.
The Clare Fire Department, answering the call
helped save the house, garage and other property.
Mrs. Cotton soaked the garage with available water
supply until the Dept. arrived.
Gone in the blaze was
the 40x60 barn with hayloft, a 30x50 addition and
a modern milking house
with bulk equipment. An
adjacent silo- was burned
also.
Contents   destroyed  in-
W. T. McLane, postmaster at Lake invites the public to
attend a dedicaion of "his new postoffice there on Saturday   this  week   at  2:00   p. m.    The   Farwell   Area   School
Bnvid   will   play   and   refreshments' will
be  served..
Sentinel
photo.
Lake's Postoffice Dedication Saturday
Lake's new post office
will be dedicated at 2.-00
P,M. on Sept. 4,1965, Postmaster W.T. McLane announced today.
The New facility, located at Lake, is part of the
Post Office Department's
lease construction program, the local postmaster explained.
About the millage. The original estimate that
1 mill local tax Would support the college had to
be revised to 1-1/2 mills.
It is  hard to  see  the  future bringing a reduction
in this fate.
■-' , Voters -should* te^-trui'ted.withthe -impression? that' eluded-feed and some hay*
the   school,   once   established   is   expected■>to  grow   J--i'-  '       »-~-i-j  **—^ -....
and   the  district economy is  expected to 'progress.
It   is   good   sense   to  assume  that  the  charter rate
of tax will not be lowered.
Realization that these answers are correct, or
nearly so need not shake resident voters belief that
the college, being sensibly located and supported
by no more than 1-1/2 mill tax is a valuable asset
worth working for and voting for.
With the college, many families of modest income
can obtain good education for their boys and girls
Without the expense of sending them to colleges at
distant points and whir-h charge higher tuition and
subsistance. These young people can learn vocations  and skills that will enable them to earn more.
Without the college, no chance of improving a bare
high school education is offered for many of our
young people. Most of them will find this handicap
a barrier that limits their advance in their work
and dooms them to a life of low income and a second level social existance.    .
This   proposed      college   and   the  advantages     it
promises  mean simply that an essential step in education   will   be   available for more people,   -young
and   older,   in   this area  than  ever  before.    And at
low cost and easier convenience.        _ See page A$
Hopes To
Hear From
'03 Class
A handful of people who
once went to country
school in Clare county,
and perhaps live here yet,
could cheer their former
teacher with a word or
postcard greeting.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rilett
McNeilly of Sears, writes The Sentinel and recalls that she taught the
Randall School in 1903-
1904 arid yearns to hear
from her onetime students.
Now 81 years of age
and living at Sears, R
FD - 1, she says.
"I wonder how many
of my scholars will read
this and care to drop me
a line?
"My attendance records carried 44 names
and after this many years
I cannot list tham all,
but I remember each one
and would so enjoy a word
from them."
Supposing that some of
her 1903 youngsters are
now scattered or passed
on, Mrs* McNeilly expects their numbers to
be thinned but, "will be
looking fore ward and hoping to hear from every
one still within reach of
The Sentinel's wide area
circulation.
Holbrook
On Five
Assignments
State Representative
Donald Holbrook (R-Clare)
has been assigned to serve
on five committees which
have been authorized to
function between sessions
of the Michigan Legislature.
Four  of these committees—Military & Veterans
Affairs, Social Aid & Wei-
fare,  Revision  & Amendment to Constitution and
Judiciary —  are standing
committees  of the  House'
which have been given interim status.    The    other
---Inheritance,   Estate   ' &
Gift" Tax—   is   a  special
committee   established to
study     specific    problem
areas.
The Committee On Revision and Amendment of
the Constitution has been
holding hearings around the
state on the advisibility of
lowering the voting age to
18.
Holbrook, who represents the 99th District, has
expressed the hope that
meaningful legislation will
be forthcoming from the
studies of these committees when the Legislature
reconvenest ifi the? :<AHl or
during  the   1966 session.
including baled first cutting, of this year's crop,'
five Holstein calves, an
elevator and the milk bulk
tank and more equipment.
A tractor was pulled to
safety.
Insurance covers part of
the loss.
The Cottons, marketers
of Grade A milk have set
up temporary milking facilities in the garage and
are operating the best they
can under the arrangement
until construction of a new
barn can be completed.
They say they plan to
rebuild with a late style
pole type barn which will
cover the same, or perhaps larger area and include a new parlor with
bulk tank and  equipment.
Rosebush Clinic
The Rosebush Well Child
Conference and regular
■immunization clinic will be
held Thursday September
2 at the Rosebush American Legion Hall beginning
at 1:00 p.m.
This conference is for
well children three months
to three years only.
Holiday
Patrol On
Weekend
Special holiday traffic
patrols will be operated by
the Michigan State Police
during the 78 hour Labor
Day weekend, Commissioner Fredrick E. Davids
announced.. •    " '
; The patrols will be in
effect from noon Friday,
.September 3,' to midnight
Monday, September 6.
Traffic accidents during
the Labor Day period in
Michigan in 1964 killed 26
persons.. The hourly rate
was one death every three
hours.
Urging vigilant motorist
and pedestrian attention to
safety rules, Commissioner Davids noted that
the recent July 4 toll.of 21
in the state was held to
less than half of the 43
deaths for that holiday in
1964.
"The reduction was most
gratifying," he said, "and
we are hopeful that the
record will be even better
during the Labor Day holiday period."
Pass days have been cancelled for State Police uniform personnel and assisting again will be 124 members of the National Guard.
They will serve as second
men  on  two man patrols.
State Police records for
the Labor Day weekend
show tolls of 46 in 1940,
the all-time high, and seven in 1944,  the low.
Under this program, investment financing is used
to obtain needed facilities
which remain under private onwership, pay local
taxes to this community,
and are leased to the Federal Government.
' Lake's new postoffice
was built and leased to the
Department by Neil Wat-
kins. The need for _ large
outlays of money from the
Federal Treasury for construction purposes is eliminated.
Like most of the new
postal buildings that are
going up across the country, this post office is
leased to the Post Office
Department. This gives
the Department some flexibility in adaptingits builds
ing" program to changes in
mail volume,  transporta- ,    .,_        »,. *.       -    .-■
lion^d - population, Pos^^^
* commission experts, and
- 'Our" patrons will derive
more enjoyment from doing
business here, their mail
will be handled more efficiently and this building
and its up-to-date equip-
ment will enable our pos-
Relief Due
Motorists
In Losses
Michigan's new law that
protects aginst uninsured
drivers, —^the Motor Vehicle Claims Act passed
by the legislature and signed by Governor Romney is
a result of 10 years of
work and  sponsorship  by
master McLane said.
The department is now
concentrating on constructing new postal units
only where they are most
urgently needed. In areas
where it is practical to
do so, existing buildings
are undergoing renovation.
"The fact that Lake has
been chosen for a new post
office," Postmaster McLane said, "reflects credit
on our growing contribution to the economy and
life of the area."
The President's Cup, a trophy in an annual tournament
for golfing accountants of the Ihdepent. Accountant's Assn.
of Mich, was Won this year at Warren Valley Country
Club toy Dick Nivison bf Clare. He has a particular rea^
soli for being proud of the prize because it bears his
father's name, the late Gerald Nivison who Won the clip
in 1M1 while attending the same quarterly meeting iii
August that year. Business at' tfie session hicludud speak-
ers on tax  matters   and preparing  corporation  returns.
Unique Rites
In Mystic Lake
Camp Program
Camping   for  boys  and
young men at the YMCA's
Mystic   Lake   Camp  near
Lake     concludes  with its
traditional      Indian     Day
ceremonies.
Descriptions of the rites
and pictures  of costumed
boys   and   of   their camp
surroundings are featured
through the courtesy of
Roy Slack a member of the
camp staff from Lansing.
During the ceremonial
day the boys prepare them
selves to represent Indian
tribes and . compete in
various, authentic skill
games.
. Robbie Gershon of 720
Rainbow Drive, Clare became a member of the
Order of The Green Feather during the 1964 camping period and was honored
this season with election to
the office of Camp Council
president.
In the ceremony a fire
begins, "as if by magic"
following the Medicine
Man's dance and braves in
"paint and costumes perform inside a circle of
watchers. '
Besides special days,
there are regular activities at Mystic. Canoeing is
one of the most popular
activities at Camp and is
highlighted by trips down
such rivers as the Muskegon, Manistee, Pere Marquette, and Au Sable*
Swimming is also very
important to the campers,
and ihstru,?£tioinal swim
includes everyone from beginners to the most
advanced. Riflery, archery
crafts, and nature study
are other interesting opportunities      available
tfeltr fort-type cabins,
which «pe under construction, ti§e scMduled to lie
compliied. by i9664 downwards."
by Secretary of State James
M. Hare.
Hare, who will administer the fund starting January 1, 1966, has been working on such a law since
1956 when a special' governor's commission studying
the problem recommended
such a program.
Hare has known frustration. Every year he caused an uninsured motorist
protection bill t o be introduced, it died in committee. This year the
Michigan Secretary of
State's persistence paid
off. But what caused him
to keep at it so doggedly?
"Hardly a day went by
when I didn't hear of a
family which suffered severe financial distress and
sometimes ruin after an
accident with an uninsured driver," Hare said.
"The heartache, financial
losses, and the personal
tragedies suffered by family after family kept me
trying to promote such a
law in Michigan."
Hare has already started
looking for a fund director
and the 21 other persons
who will administer the new
law when collections start
rolling in November 1.
Collections of $25 for
each uninsured vehicle
owner and $1.00 from all
others will be made when
the vehicle owner buys his
1966 license plates which go
on sale November 1.
Each insured motorist
will have to display a certificate of insurance when
he buys plates. This will
be made available to all
owners soon.  •
Hare admitted there
were "administrative and
legal problems which would
have to be solved and ironed
out as the fund is established."
"It is difficult to predict the way the fund will
operate at this early date,"
he noted. "Undoubtedly,
there will be problems but
no new law of this magnitude ever was foolproof."
Hare said he expected
the fund would probably be
established with about $12-
million, based on 300,000 and on arrival, Michael
uninsured drivers and gave his assistance, by di-
more than 4-million in- ving down to hook a line to
sured drivers. the vehicle which was then
"There never has been pulled out by a wrecker,
a head count on.how^many      According,to the off icers
tal employees to work under the best of conditions,"
the postmaster commented.
"In the past the delivery service area of Lake
was primarily rural farming area with a stable population. With the . many
beautiful lakes and streams
which offer, fishing, swimming and many other vacation activities, Lake has
become a resort area resulting in a tremendous
increase in resort patrons
-thus over-crowding of the
prior postal facility," the
postmaster noted.
The postmaster gave
some facts of history of
the Lake Post Office of
particular interest to the
community: ■. . ,      	
The Lake postoffice was
.established, JEeburaLry 28, .-•.•
1877 with Charles Bates ■
as the first postmaster followed by the following former postmasters, Frank
Traviss, Samuel H. Graham, Don D. Bailey, Sarah
E. Graham, Thomas Malt-
by, Charles C. Malosh and
Kathrine C. Holmes.
Postmaster McLane extends a welcome to all patrons of the Lake postoffice
to attend the dedication
ceremonies of their new
modern postoffice Saturday.
Tom Mickle
Is Golfers
New Pres.
Monday night golfers ended therr regular league
season this week at Twin
Elms with a banquet and
meeting for prize awards.
More than 60 men ate the
chicken dinner and stayed
for the program.
Rain and dark skies halted the play for many members who arrived at the
course during the afternoon, but others completed
a 9-hole "kickers" tournament.
. Officers elected for next
year's league were:
Tom Mickle, president
and Bob Robbins vice pres.
Jack Rodabaugh was elected secretary and Paul
Sheponski   the   treasurer.
The new president appointed a committee of five
members to establish rules
and playing handicaps for
next year.
Prizes and awards for
the year, the tournaments
and for the day's contests
Were awarded.
He Finds
Jeep On
River Bottom
Michael Randal, 14 year
old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Randal of Clare,
was swimming in the Cheboygan river Sunday, when
he discovered an army Jeep
on the bottom *of the river.
Notifying the authorities,
uninsured drivers we"Have
in Michigan,"   said Hare.
and investigation, it is be-
„   .    lieved the Jeep, had appar-
This is an estimatebased ently been stolen frbmfejnH
on samplings of-a&Sideht front of a stor>^GheboW
reports. It may have to gan, where it^Sgi^hr^4*
be   revised   upwatfdk^or  by a soldier'
Grayling.
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