1965-05-20; Clare Sentinel

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Clare, Michigan      May 20,  1965
Established 1878
New Series   Vol. 73. No. 37
Michigan Week visitors from Chesaning
were treated to sights . . . and pleasnn.
tastes Monday when they toured Thayer
Dairy Popsickle production departmeni.
Sampling the chocolate-covered goodies art-
Howard Everts, president of the C ofC and
a conductor with Glen Cain and Mrs. Everts
on the  industry tout-,   Mrs.Robert Ballard.
wife of Chesaning's village president, Mrs.
Donald ReTiman and Mr. Rehman a member
of the Chesaning Council. Don Thayer at
right explained operations at Thayer's, one
of Clare's major employers. On Wednesday
members of the Clare Rotary Club went
sightseeing in the plant in Thayer's M-W
open' h6use, The tour will be open to the
■public Saturday from 9  to  12 and 1 to 3.
Blood Bank
In Trouble;
Seeks Donors
The Clare Chamber of Commerce annual
honor to the Citizen of Th& Year was ac
cepted toy Frank LaGoe before an applaud-
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ing   crowd   at   Monday   night's
the Doherty Wedgewood Room,
presented   the   Inscribed   plaque   on
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photos.
M-W Launched Here Monday
A Michigan Week observance here that got off to
an excellent start on Monday, continues today and
^hrough the end of this week
"•"%ith the spirit that in this
state has been an annual
reminder to the world of
Michigan's greatness.
The audience at the 1965
M-W Banquet Monday
evening at the Doherty Motor Hotel applauded the selection of Frank T. LaGoe
as Citizen of the Year,
-met visiting Chesaning
Village President
Robert Ballard and
awarding of'■* regional citations for product of the
year and agricultural product of the year, -and joined
in honors to Richard (Pete)
Wheeler for 20 years of
dedication to public education m Clare. ■■•■*• *■
The banquet climaxed a
day of entertainment for
Chesaning's President
Ballard and Mrs. Ballard
and Arthur Gewirtz, village clerk and Mrs. Gewirtz, and Donald Rehman,
councilman and Mrs.
Rehman.
They arrived in Clare
in Mid Morning and were
conducted on a tour to
see Clare's library, airport, city hall, and water
iron removal plant. After
lunch they went sightseeing
through Holley Carburetor,
Kraft Foods, Beaver Tool,
and Thayer .Dairy.
They were generous and
sincere with their admiration for Clare's public services and industrial advancement.
High point of interest at
the M-W Banquet was the
presentation of a plaque
and citation to Frank LaGoe in the Citizen of the
Year award for outstanding
efforts and achievements
fo public affairs.	
In presenting the handsome trophy to LaGoe,
Chamber of Commerce
Secretary - Manager Ken
Barnes spoke of the appreciation and esteem that
is felt for him for his free
giving of time,. ability and
experience for city and
area betterment.
A former president of
the Chamber of Commerce
LaGoe now directs the Economic Development
Corp., is a member of the
newly formed County
Building Authority, is president of the Clare Board
of Education and remains
interested in other endeavours.
In business life he is
a vice president and the
trust officer of Citizens
Bank and Trust Company
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The expression of public appreciation tp Superintendent Wheeler came
on the eve of his departure from Clare after 20
years in school work here
as teacher, high school
principal and superintendent. He had declined a
contract to continue here
after the close of this
school year.
His years in leadership
saw the district enlarged
through annexations and
joining of areas in the district, modernization of the
school plant and building
of a new high school.
The school has grown
both in size and program
offered under Wheeler's
administration.
Significant moments at
the banquet came with the
awarding of Region 8 citations for product of the
year to Brown Municipal
Industries of Mt. Pleasant
for a catch basin cleaner
to remove sand or sludge
from catch basins and stor-
age tanks.
Band "Koncert" Tonight
Favorite Fun For All Ages
Tonight the Clare High
School Band will present
its final concert for the
year, another edition of
their Kiddie Koncert that
was so popular when presented two years ago.
The concert, scheduled
for 8:00 p.m. in the High
School Gym, will consist
of novelties, features, and
light music, all designed
to entertain the kids and
amuse the adults.	
Near Ready
With Photos
For License
Installation of the first
of 48 color cameras to produce Michigan's new driver's license -photos has
started and will probably be
finished by June 7 according to James Hare, Michigan   Secretary   of   State.
Clare county's camera
will be installed in the
sheriffs office on May 27,
p_ne week from today and in Jh^jTlt.
Isabella county the camera
will be delivered ind installed the same day.
First of the new licenses
with the owner's col or photo will be coming out late
this month or early June.
A special feature will be
the twirling and drum major contes t for preschoolers, with treats for
all entrants and prizes for
the two winners. Kids
planning to enter the contest should bring their own
batons.
Proceeds from the concert admission   is   10.5
for everyone regardless of
age.....will go toward ado-
nation to the Sousa Memorial Band Shell to be erected
at the Kennedy center for
the Performing Arts in
Washington, D.C.
This is in response to a
nationwide appeal to school
bands for a $100 contribution which, if received before May 31, will be
matched by federal funds,
dollar for dollar.
On Tuesday of this week,
the members of the Senior
Band and the parents of
the seniors were guests at
the  annual  Band Banquet.
Richard Wheeler, Superintendent of Schools, was
special guest at the affair,
which was held in the Me-
Church basement
rooms and attended by 120
people.
Theme of the banquet was
the number one, recognizing the first division rating
that the band received at the
State Festival this year for
the first time.
The agricultural award
went to Eber Wetzel of Au-
Gres in Arenac county for
a new building design and
process for the fresh storage of bulk potatoes or vegetable crops.
Holding up to 150,000 bushels, the building ventil
ates and protects the vegetables to maintain them in
fresh condition. Employing
as many as 12 persons at
one time, the property is
said to be valued at $25
million.
Among judges in the regional    competition    were
Ken Barnes, Clarence
Gum, Clare city manager,
and O.D. Bayes, owner of
Town and Country dining
restaurant. The Region
includes counties of Clare,
Isabella, Gladwin, Roscommon, Arenac and Ogemaw.
Master of ceremonies at
the banquet was Howard
Everts, Chamber of Commerce president who introduced the program features
and also called on Chesaning President Ballard,
Clare mayor Tim Cotter,
and Gene Umlor of Mt.
Pleasant who is M-W
chairman     for  Region  8.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile, coming to Clare
on Monday, May 24 is on
another trip to try to collect enough blood to meet
Clare county's quota and
keep up with the rate that
county residents are using
transfusions.
Volunteer donors are urgently asked to make appointments to give blood
between the hours of 12
noon and '6.00 p.m. that
day. The station will be
in the large hall in Clare
Congregational Church.
The critical nature oi
this request for donors was
explained by Mrs. Alex
Strange who told The Sentinel that failure to collect
150 units or more on this
Bloodmobile trip will al-*
most certainly mean the
end of the Blood Bank membership  for Clare county.
"We know that our ur-p
gent requests often sound
alarming and warn .that the
program is in danger,"
Mrs. Strange said. "But
we are not crying wolf.
The county cannot remain
in the Blood Bank program
and continue to use more
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Apathetic public response to former appeals
has disheartened sponsors
of the program and made
it more and more difficult
to get the services of workers and committee leaders. There is hope that
realization of the hardship
and expense that would follow loss of the program,
will inspire renewed interest and cooperation.
To save time on Blood
mobile day, appointments
can be made by calling
Mrs. Donald E. Holbrook,
Sr. at 386-7653 or Mrs.
Tim Frey at 386-2544 or
Carl Stephenson a t
386-7451.
112 More Trees
Planted In
K Project
Choosing Michigan Week
as an appropriate time for
announcement, the Clare
Kiwanis Club revealed the
completion of its project to
Banquet Closes Pin Season
The Gateway Ladies
Friday Night League held
its annua 1 banquet last
Friday night, May 14th, at
Town and Country Lounge.
One hundred bowlers and
guests enjoyed a delicious
smorgasbord, celebrating
the close of a very successful and pleasant sea.
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Included on the guest list
were Marie Sweet ; and
Eleanor Lehr, Association
President and Secretary,
respectively, and Charlotte and Tula Brown.
The Lone Pine team had
charge of table decora-
tions, and Ruth Heii*n__and
Helen    McJarnes   planned
some enjoyable entertainment.
Milly Brannigan, gag
chairman, also delighted
the group with her presentation of amusing gag prizes.
Neareine Morse, league
president, extended a welcome to the guests and then
turned the program over to
Myrtle Coil who acted as
toastmistress. She distributed the various
awards, assisted by Rose
Neff, league secretary.
The Ford - O - Matics
team won both halves for
undisputed championship—
something that hadn't as
yet been accomplished in
the league's history. Their
wins for each half were
identical, -something of an
oddity.
Dan McDonald's Ford
Sales is their sponsor. The
members of the winning
team are Fran Carncross,
captain; Myrtle Coil, Iola
Archbold, Iva Burnett and
Rose Neff.	
Baseball
Opener Is
May 23rd
Flags, music and crowds
will again herald the opening of the Little League
season   Sunday,' May   23.
A parade starting at 1:30
from McEwan and Third
streets near Consumers
Power salesroom will be
led by the Clare High Band
and Little League and Minor League teams and managers will march to the field
for flag raising and opening day ceremonies.
A triple attraction is on
the card for that day, too.
All six teams will play
in three games.
A 12:30 Stanley Oil meets
Anderson Drugs. Following at five o'clock the second game will match Clare
Hardware against Alexander Shoes.
A nightcap contest will
start under the lights at
They were awarded the
sponsor's trophy selected
and donated by Gateway
Lanes, together with individual trophies and arm
chevrons.
Ulrich Standard Service
won the roll-off'for run—
ner-up awards. The following girls were presen-
ted trophies for this honor;
Pauline Brinkerhoff, captain; Barbara Smock, Gayle
Cimmerer, Linda Mum-
ford, Gloria Ulrich and
Marlene Hales.
Corky's  Restaurant received consolations for fin
ishing at the bottom.
Fran Carncross was ap.
propriately honored for her
Her charm, friendliness,
and numerous other pleasing qualifications won Penny Bryant the "Most Congenial" award.
Marjorie Lynch was presented the Achievement
Award for- raisin0, her av^
erage 11 points.
Special recognition was
'given "■-to * Bonnie "Bauder
.■for outstanding bowling; to
Carol Cotton for rolling
a triplicate; and to Nina
Grim, June Schildbach, Eva
Bolin and Bernice Porter
for    special    accomplishments.
Only six women had a
perfect attendance, and
being: Iva Lou Bauer;
Connie McNerney; Margaret Kegg; Pauline Brinker-
county residents with free
blood wherever they happen to be in the U.S. or
Canada when they need it.
Without county member-
Ship the blood costs .about
$35. per unit.
Giving blood requires
only about 45 minutes of
time and donors say they
would rather give it than
receive it. A free health
checkup is provided each
blood giver.	
Clip Golf
Rose Neff.
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will   be jsf.eai.eihe l_.brse,* (^.«iTf*»*hH-flf"
president;   Margaret Bed-  v-«*i«5AA.*.a«x
ard, vice-president; Rose
Neff, secretary-treasurer;
and Connie McNerney, ser-
geant-at-arms.
high series of 633, the
highest ever bowled by a
woman at Gateway Lanes.
Fran's high calibre
shooting during the season
also earned her the award
for   high  average  of 169.
Joan Mickle received the
trophy for high game of
223.	
Step Up
Safe Driving
Campaign
.An intensified campaign
of highway safety and caution, in traffic is to be
launched immediately under sponsorship of nearly
500 state leaders in government, law enforcement, tourism and business.
Spurred by the realization that Michigan will
have four long holiday
weekends this year, the
safe driving, campaign will
follow the theme, Bring
'Em Back Alive, and strive
to curb the rising highway
'accident toll.
Starting with Memorial
Day, the critical holidays
fall On 4th of July, Labor
Day and Christmas.
_ CHS Joins New
Ahletic League
A new area athletic conference for six high schools
along US-10 from Sanford
to Reed City has been organized and will begin
scheduled completition in
the fall of 1966.
Including Clare, Far-
well, Coleman, Meridian,
Evart and Reed City, the
new league has taken the
name   US-10   Conference.
School Boards in all
member communities have
approved the organization.
The league drew its
members from three other
high school athletic groups
and big changes from former organization and
membership are expected
in the Mid-Michigan B, the
Tomahawk Conference, and
possibly West Michigan
Conference as a result of
the shuffling.
Meridian and Clare have
given notice of intent to
withdraw from the Mid-
Michigan B League and
Reed City has is withdrawing from the West
Michigan  Conference.
Coleman, Farwell and
Evart are presently members of the Tomahawk Con
ference and will continue to
compete in that Conference
during the 1965-66 school
year.
Harrison another member of the Tomahawk withdrew this year to join the
North Eastern Michigan
Conference. The remaining members of the Tomahawk—Lake City, Marion,
Barryton, Beal City—are
expected to recruit additional Class D schools to
continue that athletic
league.
Several factors favor the
formation of the new league.
All teams will have
greatly reduced traveling
distances; each school can
compete in full conference
play and still maintain traditional rivalry outside of
the conference.
The schools enjoy other
forms  of  cooperation and*
competition other than athletics  and these relationships can be expanded.
High school enrollments
in all schools are very
close to one another—large
Class C. or small Class B.
MEN'S ASSN.
June 13th, 9-Hole Monkey
Foursome
July 25th, 18-Hole 2-Ball
Foursome
August 2nd, Club Qualification Must be Completed
August, Club Tournament
September 26th, Men and
Womens Association Banquet.
CENTRAL MICH.
May 16th, Alma - Couples
Day C.M.G.A.
June 19th & 20th, Clare
- Best Ball - Twin Elms
Event
June 27th, Clare - 27
Hole 4-Man Invitational C.
M.G.A.
June 27th, Ithaca - Couples Day C.M.G.A.
July  17th   & 18th, Clare
- Central  Michigan  Open
Clare
July   25th,   St.   Johns , -
Couples Day C.M.G.A.
July 31st, Portland - Stag-
Day
August 8th, Clare -
Couples Day C.M.G.A.
WOMEN'S SCHED.
Events are at Clare unless otherwise noted.
May 23, Couples Day Alma.
May 26, All Clubs Grand
Ledge.
June 2, Luncheon
June 9, AU Clubs, Clare
June 16, Home
June 21, Invitational
Clare.
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along residential curb
sides, and terraces through
out the city.
The club sponsored the
planting of 112 more trees
this spring in continuing a
cooperative project started
last fall. Cost was shared
with the city government.
Planting has been under
the supervision of White's
Nursery and Garden Center,
who also furnished the soil.
Chosen for planting this
spring were three varieties
of trees, Sugar Maple, Norway Maple, and Marshall
Ash. Last fall's planting
consisted 'of Nx. rway Maple
and Schwedler Maple.
To keep Clare beautiful
and insure shade along its
parkways, the club will
make this a continuing program from  year to year.
Many of the trees just
planted are coming into
full leaf.
According to White's
Nursery, the trees should
not become too dry. Clare
residents can share in the
program by watering trees
along their parkways.
Note Book
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Approach of Memorial
Day and attention to family
burial lots makes for interest in an item called to
NOTEBOOK'S attention by
Mrs. Claude Cassidy.
She discovered a curious
old paper in some family
things, which turned out to
be a receipt written to her
husband's father, John
Cassidy on October 8, 1886
for a "grave lot" in
Surrey Township Cemetery. The full sized iot
was three dollars and the
receipt was signed by
Frank   McLillan,   sexton.
And another note, —the
first class postage on the
envelope in which the receipt was mailed was two
cents, only recently raised
at that time from the previous rate of one cent for
a letter.
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BUT HAVE FUN WITHOUT US"
Space Hero Sends Polite Regrets
Some people might have
moments of musing over
what national heros are
really like in personal life.
How would it seem to
meet person --to -person
with, -say —a space flight
astronaut like Gus Grissom? Well, the women
bowlers in the Friday Night
League almost did . . they
think!
The idea of the space
pilot meeting 100 bowlers
at their annual banquet
started out as an innocent ,
little joke and then almost
succeeded as a gag turned
around oh the first joker.
Making plans some time
Off went the invitation to   Major   Virgil  1.   Grissom
members were asked to tell
who their guests were to
nSmbl? ofdlSn^pScellS Farwell Students Are
tings.
A bowler on the Ulrich
Standard Oil team got some
laughs when she wrote the
names of Gus Grissom and
John Young, Gemini flight
twin pilots on the proposed
guest list.   ,._
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Conservation Tourists
7:00 p.m, when Bryant's ago for the women's league
Mobil meets Citizens Bank banquet at the end of the
and Trust. bowling     season,     team
Then, Mrs, 'Milly Brannigan of Farwell, in charge
of the amusements and
"gag" presentations on the
coming program thought of
reaily inviting the spacemen to the party with the
wild idea that if they should
accept, it would be an astonishing and memorable
turn of the little joke.
Sixth grade students at
FarWell Elementary School
will join the ranks of conservation tourists Thursday, May 20th. Previously
the 6th grades of Clare
Elementary, St. Cecilia,
Harrison Elementary, and
C.A, Amble Schools have
visited points of interest
on their annual conservation trek.
The Farwell students
will visit Thayer* s trout
pond on Hatton Road, observe a deer yard along
the Hatton grade.
They will lunch at Lilly
Lake, which will also serve
as one of the stops ott the
tour.
Hubels Forresters at
Lake George will be their
last stop.
This more or less Winds
up their Conservation activity for the school year,
altho many opportunities
exist to continue their work
beyond the 6th grade. This
may be done in the form
of a local 4-H Conservation Club.
at National Aeronautics and
Space Administration's
Manned Space craft Center
in Houston, Texas. And
Milly didn't tell anyone
what she had done.
Now, you know that the
spacemen couldn't possible
attend our ladies' bowling
party. But their politely
amused reply to the invitation revealed a fine sense
of humor.
And the program did have
its little joke when Milly
read the personal letter
signed by Gus Grissom and,
explaining that, "John and
I" cannot attend, but "we
do hope that everyone hut
a fine time at the party/'