1965-07-15; Clare Sentinel

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Clare, Michigati July 15, 1965
Established 1878
Nevr Series Vol. 73, N©, 45
Scouting Group Buys Lost
With Bennett's Famous Vacation Lodge
Strange Elected Joy Rawson
P^rtg*dge Gets GMCrant
For College
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"Lost Lake" in Glare
county, -2300 acres of wild
land beauty enclosing three
small freshwater lakes and
a fabulous recreation lodge
has been purchased for a
Boy Scout year'round camp
for the Clinton Valley
Council, serving 33 townships in Oakland and
Macomb counties.
More than 11 thousand
boys and young men will
benefit. They are from four
districts, -Pontiac, Macomb, Ottawa and Manitou.
. The storied place was
f owned long ago by Harry
Bennett, czar of the elder
Henry Ford's automobile
plant security organization
in the 1930's. Bennett built
a mansion there for extravagant vacations and
weekend entertaining.
Since those days the
property has belonged to
absentee owners who enjoyed it but rarely. Now
at last the outdoor appeal
of the vast acres and the
excitement of roaming
through the great lodge will
give pleasure to Scouts and
their leaders who will
cherish it.
Like virgin country, the
hills,  woodland trails and
beaches will invite boys to
*   breathe the pure air and
practiceJrailmaker skills.
Campers and exployers
will get acquainted with
deer, many species of: wild
birds, racco#on, bobcats; and
scores of 'other smaller
animals in forest and
swamp.
The  lakes yield large
catches    of   gamey    fish.
- Swimming and boating will
gain new interest.
Area neighbors at the
spot about 14 miles northwest of Clare will welcome
-the activity of this new
camp. It is a remote mile
and, . one ^ .quarter .over ,„ a
mere"trail wesffromLak'e-
Station Ave.
Limited use by the new
owners is in the planning
stage for this fall and next
summer; The camp will be
opened gradually to more
and more boys as facilities are approved by
authorities and constructed.
Tight posting will keep
hunters and trespassers
from endangering boys that
will roam along streams
and trails almost, continu-
y ously    through the year.
Valley Trails Council in
Saginaw maintains a large
outdoor facility at Camp
Rotary nine miles north
of Clare.
Edward H. Leland,.Coun-
cil Scout Executive and
Arthur J. Brooks, Council
President with headquarters in Pontiac, Michigan
completed the deal for purchase of the property last
week.
Together with other
Board members and adult
executives, and Scout Ran-
$ ger in charge of the site,
Donald Maher they had been
shown the property by Howard M. Everts of Clare
who had been overseer of
the property for its owner.
Two pleasing discoveries
were    made*   The natural
Lost Lake is one of three natural lakes in
the 2284iat-re--site northwest ol Clare recent-
ly purchased by Clinton Valley BoyScouts
for a permanent camp site. Ken Sanderson
of   Pontiac,   Mich.,   exec,   'board    chairman
(left), and Donald Maher-of Rochester the
camp ranger view the lake from a high
point near the lodge. These pictures on
this pa^ge and more on A-4 and5 and^ B-l
are  an' by  The  Sentinel. .
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Alex T. Strange, Harbison attorney and former
Clare county prosecutor
was elected county judge of
probate Monday in light
►voting. His total was 248*
all the ballots cast in the
county. =
He was unopposed for the
office.        .        .
' the probate court post
has been vacant since the
flection last year of Judge
.Robert Campbell to the
bench in the 21st Judicial
Circuit and Work has been
carried on by a- temporary
Visiting judge.
4-H Delegates
Due Home
From M.S.IL
Due home tomorrow,
'Friday from the East Lansing sessions of Michigan
4-H Club Week are youth
delegates from this area.
"- With a study schedule
covering international understanding, human relations and social relationships, the' boys and girls
have discussed problems
in home com munites from
all over Michigan,
Attending were Sharon
Gordon and Jackie Priest
from Lake, Candy Witbeck
and Vince Allen from Clare.
. Nola Loyd. and Sara
Verdon of Earwell, Marsha Mutter spaugh of Rosebush.        '.'■'-;.
■j. Vera Cary-.of Coleman
and Janice •Brown of Mt.
pleasant  R-2  and others.
* Joy Lee Rawson, who
ranked first scholastically
in her graduating class at
Farwell Area High School,
has been awarded a four
year General Motors college scholarship by Central  Michigan  University.
Joy is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rawson
of Route 2 Farwell.
She plans to pursue a
course in secondary education, majoring in commerce. She hopes eventually to become a high school
teacher.
Joy's demonstrated leadership qualities and scholastic achievement in high
school were instrumental
in her selection by Central
Michigan University for the
coveted GM award.
The scholarship is one of
nearly 400 awarded annually by 202 colleges and
universities throughout the
country as part of GM's
overall program a n d
support of higher education.
In. all, .1,600 students are
attending colleges with GM
assistance, isach scholarship is valued: at from $20C
to $2,000 a year depending
on the need of the student.
All private colleges participating in the program
also receive annual grants
in-aid from GM of $500 to
$800 per scholarship.
In addition to her scholastic achievements, Joy
served on the school year
book staff and as vice
president and secretary of
the Future Homemakers of
America. Her hobbies are
swimming and reading.
CHARLES CLARK
Sell Hough tons
To Alpena Man
Sale of the Houghton Drug
Store in Clare to Charles
Clark of Alpena was announced here Tuesday this
week. The new owner took
immediate charge and will
operate the store personally.
The transaction came
after 32 years of successful business In Clare for
former owner Murl Houghton and Mrs. Houghton who
have both been active in the
operation and management
of the business.
The store was estab^
Ijshed here and has continued as a Walgreen Agency
store with drugs, gifts,
cosmetics, sickroom supplies, tobacco and candy,,
and a package liquor department.
The new owner, Clark
has been a druggest for 12
years in the same store
in Alpena and will move to
Clare as soon as suitable
housing can be found for bis
family, Mrs. Clark and six
children. The couple are
parents of three boys and
three girls.
An advertisement on page
A-8 of this issue of The
Sentinel announces the
change, of ownership and
introduces the new owner.
People You Know In The News
itg. 5 Date
j$O0£f*C: Stag Day
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Glares '-Chambers of at     the  18 -.hole Gladwin
Commerce    Stag"   Day   at  Heights Golf Course at the
The lodge at Lost Lake, once the home of
Harry Bennett of the Ford Motor Co.. has
a dramatic stairway leading around a
rotunda to a barbecue pit on the high roof.
It was -built in the 1930s and new owners
Boy Scouts of the Clinton Valley Council.
Camp Ranger Donald Maher is helping estimate repairs and reconditioning of the
old   vacation  mansion.
Twin Elms has been set
for August 5. The public
is invited and a great list
of prizes top the attractions with 18 holes of golf,
food, and other activities
for  non  golfers  included.
Advertising of the event
is being spread as far as
Lansing to the south and
slanted also in all other
directions,
Greens fees charged that Michigan
day will go directly to the make   up
sponsors and tee off time
is 9:30 a.m; or later.
At a C-C meeting at the
Doherty Motor Hotel,
Monday, Ken Barnes said
that the number of memberships sold will top 100
with no direct soliciting,
and that the final size of
the group this year may
reach 146.
Barnes' financial statement was read and accepted showing a balance on
hand of $4,754.06 total with
only a few expense bills
outstanding.
to enjoyment
once   offered
that Bennett
his  guests.
Step through a secret
panel behind library shelving' and the lodge drops
you  into the  descent and
secrets. But it brings
you out again into a cheerful barroom with a glass
window view into the underwater level of the swimming pool,and through another  secret  door  on to a
..    , . mystery of a black tunnel  ,.„__   .3__.lv...  ____   _., .._ _
site was ideal for camping and underground maze that  screened porch beside the
by Boy Scouts and Explo- must have    hldden    some j k
rers,  and  Bennett s     old - ■— —-i— —	
lodge can be restored for -_ -. _^ •     .
use   as   camp   executives VeiHOn    Centei_llial
services   and   residence,
and perhaps as a place
hold large scale
and planning workshops
On a breezy, pine cdv-r
ered hilt at the side of
Lost Lake, the main lodge
looks out over grassy
shores and deep water beyond.
But inside* it reveals a
once  luxury Interior that
™*§$ Celebration July 31
Climb a dramatic outside
staircase circling a rotunda and the lodge ushers you
out on to a barbecue "pit"'
on the roof. There is a
marvelous view of the lake
and its natural setting.
As many as a dozen wild
deer can be counted drinking along the shores almost
any beautiful sunrise or
golden evening.
Then stand under the
fragrant pines or stout oaks held
A day of golf, a barbecued chicken dinner, and
prizes are on the program
for golfers at the Gladwin
Stag Day on Thursday, July
22nd.
The  event will  be held
Glen Lower
Memorial At
Brown Church
west city limits of Gladwin and all area men golfers are invited.
Sponsor of the affair is
the -Gladwin   Rotary   Club.
The entry fee' is $5.00
and 18 holes of golf, a
barbecued chicken dinner
with all the fixings, and
prizes in many contests
are   included  in  the  tab.
Golfers from throughout
are    invited  to
foursomes   and
send in    their    entries to
Dr. Bruce Martin, Gladwin.
Tax Credits
For College?
Congressman Elford A.
Cederberg, of Michigan's
10th district, this week introduced in the U.S. House
of Representatives legislation authorizing tax credits against Federal In-,
come tax to cover such
costs as. university tuition
fees, books, and other
equip ment.
President Johnson won smilLt and good wishes from, two-
liitlc Clare guls Sally Thomson tceuter* and her sisivr
Toni, daughter of Mi and Mi- M^ck Thomsou. The family was in Kansas last month nn a trip and met LBJ
when he stopped there. The .girls wished Mr, President
<i "good morning" and he .autographed, a message, "with
low"  to  each  of them.   Their -father is on the left.
Saturday, July 31 is the
date set for Vernon township's centennial celebration at a meeting of
interested..people held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Stough Thursday.
The event is to take
tee will be
Duncan and
Brewer.
John   Stough
outside   the   old   mansion
and it is satisfying to rea-
Mrs.  Lionel   lize that this onetime mon-
Mrs.   Forest ument to extravage,nt high
living    is now at last the
Is working means   of   bringing  clean
on a centennial plaque tc worthwhile pleasure and
be placed at the town hall education in Scouting skills  was made possible by the
special service was
Sunday July 11th at
the Brown Corners United
Bretherrt Church to dedicate a lighted outdoor
bulletin board in memory
of Glen Lower, who passed
away December 29, 1964.
The  gift  to the  church
has been seldom, if ever place at the township hall
photographed, -and evert in the afternoon, with a
seen by just a select few. program at 2:00 o'clock,
Its builder in lavish days details are not yet corn-
filled it with the gayest of plete.
parties. Committees chosen to
_■„_„ m«,_ a„A ji„ro„„ir talce care °f different
hrSar__■ £™?.t S-nS P1*8*58 of *e occasionare;
£? "was^nce^vtwS g^ gSt *™£*
ceifgs   and   __atly hand **£ ° _2*i,25__-Hh
made furnishings.
site. Forest Brewer will
provide a flag pole. Plans
for a marker for the township cemetery are not yet
complete.
Pictures or items of historical interest regarding
the events in the 100 years
of Vernon township's
existence should be given
to Mrs. Rhea O'Grady or
left with Mrs. John Stough.
and
good living to boys.
Meet Voters
Lt. Governor William G.
continuing
family  and friends.    The
family  includes  his  wife,
and     daughters,    Dr* and
-.-.,-— _. Mrs.   Donald  DUnlop,  and
Milliken,   continuing   his    Mr, and Mrs. William War-
policy of taking his office ner and families*
to   the   people,   will  hold      Participants in  the pro-
office hours  July   19th in  gram were Loren Birdsall,
Clare and Gratiot counties.
Lt. Governor Milliken
said that■through the cooperation of local officials
Charles Kleinhardt, Don
Armentrout and Douglas
Walters with quartet numbers, "Whispering Hope"
and "Near the Cross".  A
dence    and   history., with
in both of the counties, he   —         .   -
Anyone who has material has  arranged facilities to  reading was given by Mrs
is requested to label and talk  to citizens privately,   William Walter.
Miss  Glee Bunt-hi/* Mrs '_?ve "ame ,on _' 8° thi}^ or in groups, as they wish,
'    A gambling room, kitchen $S_ S_d*_?S_i_w5£ ^£3^"?**** _L,E_. "T"8 °f S^
rX^fiffrt *S__Kd_ ^«V«™«mU< <T__23£to deliver this ?hU|Inefo1iowfn|8 «XdS
an1?iai|fS 3£  **_5___Mt^^ M^tn^
could aii;-B_aMkli
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y Courthouse, Harri-
GiTGuit Court Room:
AM. 'Until noon*    <
The memorial was unveiled by Robert J.. Waddell, the minister, arid
Charles H. HulPof Caisson
City, former pastor of the
church. Bothi offered Appropriate remarks for-ihe
occasion
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In introducing his bill
Congressman Cederberg
said; "If the Federal Government can afford to give
tax relief on such items
as furs,-pearls, diamonds,
and sports cars then it
can well afford to give tax
relief on one of today's
necessitites — a higher
education."
In explaining his proposal. Congressman Cederberg said: "My proposal would work like this
— any individual who helps
pay    a   youngster's   Way
through college, can store
up  with the. Federal Gov--
ernment   a tax credit of
as  much  as $325 a year.
This tax credit, should not
be confused with tax deduction.     It is more" than
that.     Tax credit means
that  each dollar of credit
would,   reduce   an   individual's actual tax by one
dollar."
Elaborating further, Cederberg said: "For example, suppose a taxpayer
— in spite of all the various deductions from his
earnings, still owed the
Internal Revenue Service
$600 in income tax. Under
this legislation he might
be able to deduct as much
as $325. from this amount,
provided hie contributed
that much to suppprt a
student (in^college^fyom the
tax due, /leaving a balance
owedpf._n1^^?5.u
Clare Chamber of Commerce directors met Monday to hear
reports on meni'bcr.shtp sales and See two newly established
businessmen get paid up memberships for their first year.
Standing are (left), Dick Kivison who recently opened a
new tax and business accounting service, and tic-ward M.
Everts, C-C president,, and Harry Brokering who has purchased the Funeral Home and Ambulance service formerly Thunston's    Sentinel   photo.
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