1962-09-27; Clare Sentinel

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THE  CLARE SENTIN
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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE. MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, SEPT. ,23H962
New Series,      Vol. 71, No. 3
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Consultant
Asked On
About thirty people attended a
meeting at Barnes Town &
Country Lounge Tuesday evening to bring together the Millpond Development Corporation
directors with property owners
near the Lake Shamrock subdivision, and to include the city
administration and members of
the Clare City Commission, Under study was the problem of
rising water table levels that
area "home owners say threaten
to flood- their basements.
Two homes in the "^district already have water in their sub-
level basements and at least one
other owner says that he has
evidence that underground water
is reaching a level above his
basement floor..
Residents and officials at the
meeting seemed to agree that the
hope in getting together was to
arrive at a plan for relieving a
flood condition in the case of
Raymond Leinback, whose basement floors at 509 Forest are already under water, and to find
a way for fixing responsibility
for damages he has incurred.
Corporation directors and President Kenneth Barnes tool"'., steps
in the direction of a solution
when they resolved to employ a
qualified consultant to advise
them how Leinback's problem
can be relieved, and how liability
can be determined for any damage already caused. Their action
came in an official meeting following the public session.
Property owners insist that
underground water pressure
from the Lake Shamrock flooding and surrounding saturation
have caused the moisture level to
rise.
Deadline
Set Ahead
The Sentinel's news copy deadlines have been advanced- slightly for issues to be published for
the' next three weeks due to.
mechanical changes now in
progress. Schedules have been
set ahead in an effort to maintain the present publication and
mailing timetable during final
conversion to the paper's new offset printing method.
The goal is to publish all items
of personal mention and local
stories without delay or post-
pohment.
Contributors who are kind
enough to furnish news and features of local interest are asked
to. let The Sentinel or Mrs. Fannie Yeoman have notes and copy
this week, if possible, or not later than 10 o'clock Tuesday morning of next week.
Want-Ad copy orders remain
at the same deadline as usual, —
Tuesday mornings at 10 o'clock.
It will be necessary to observe
strict closing hours for all other
advertising space orders and
copy, 12:00 noon on Monday. A
big effort will be made to arrange for space orders and ad
copy earlier than the final closing
hour when possible.
Small, town newspapers such
as The Sentinel that depend heavily oii. news tips and contributions from those they serve owe
a real debt of gratitude to readers, friends and contributors. The
Sentinel wants to say a sincere
"T.hank You" to all such friends
for their help, and to include a
promise to present a greatly improved paper after the coming
modernization.
Brief Parents
Of Students
A total of 375 parents attended
the orientation activities at the
Coleman Intermediate, Schoo.l-
The sessions were held on the
evenings of September 18-20. The
teachers discussed with parents
of students in grades first
through sixth the manner in
which they could best aid their
children through- this year of
half day sessions.
Mrs. Floyd Waldie, Mrs. Glen
Bucholz, and Mrs. Dean Thering,
representing the PTA, served
coffee and cookies each of the
three evenings.
Deaths
William Robinette, 82, father of
Mrs, James Wood of Clare died
Tuesday at Cadillac where he
made his home. Funeral services
for him will be held there on Fri*
day of this Week.
Train Wreck Debris Clean-up Continues
Refund For Gas Users
Coming Next 6 Months
Twenty-two cars of a Saginaw
bound Chesapeake & Ohio freight
train derailed last Thursday
night just east of Lake's business
district on the outskirts of the
community in southwest Clare
county. The cars were part of a
67-car train enroute from Ludington. No one was injured.
Officials said the 39th ear in
the train broke a wheel. Nearly a
mile of ties were' torn up along
with 600 feet of mainline track
and  600 feet of passing siding.
Pioneers 'Crucial' Game
Here Tomorrow Night
Clare High Pioneer football
players who might have been,
"looking right past" Michigan
Lutheran Seminary last Friday
because they have pointed for
the "big" game coming up with
Ithaca, stumbled over the Lutherans and took a defeat 14-0.
Their string of no-defeat games
ended on the rain-soaked field in
SagftiaW and- Was^the more di"s«
Cadets In
Practice
Teaching
By Helen Mielke
A Cadet Teaching program is
in its third year at Farwell High
School. The purpose of the program is to create interest in the
teaching profession on the part
of the more talented juniors and
seniors.
The course has two areas, one
to observe the students learning
and the teachers teaching techniques. To achieve this each cadet
is assigned to one teacher one
hour each day for one semester.
At the end of the semester the
cadets receive new assignments
so that their experience may be
more varied.
The second area is when the
cadet meets monthly with the
program sponsor Superintendent
McLaughlin, for the purpose of
discussion, evaluation and research into the total aspect of
teaching.
Presently, Farwell has twelve
cadets assigned in Kindergarden
through the 8th grade. Cadets
and their teaching assignments
are as follows: Mary Luce, Jr.
High physical education; Helen
Doonan, sixth grade; Bill Lewis,
Jr. High lanquage and social
studies; Terry Hose, Jr. High
science and math; Jeanne Balen,
first grade; Linda Schmid, second grade; Linda Schofield, fifth
grade; Jackie LeCure, fourth
grade; Fern Dickinson-, fifth
grade; Bernice Walker, Jr. High;
Janet Nutt, kindergarten; and
Delores Scott, Jr. High language
and social studies.
Meet For
Girl Scouts
A kick-off neighborhood meeting in the interests of Girl Scouting, the first of the new year will
be held Wednesday, October 3 in
the Clare Congregational Church
Lounge at 1:00 p.m.
In charge of the meeting will
be Mrs. James Clappertoh, Cole*
man, the neighborhood chairman
and present also will be Mrs. El-
da Hilyard of Mt, Pleasant, the
district chairman. The neighbor*
hood embraces Girl Scouting activities in Clare, Coleman, Far-
well and Lake.
appointing because fumbles and
penalties added a great contribution to the losing cause.
The Clare team, highly favored in pre-game opinion gained
only 72 yards rushing with Skip
Breen credited with most of the
yardage. They lost the ball to
Seminary eight times on fumbles.
The slippery ball popped out of
Semi nary ^back's hands' no less
than six times for Clare xecdv-
aries.
While the Pioneers were dropping the contest, Ithaca's Yellow-
jackets were showing power in a
18-0 defeat of Shepherd on the
Ithaca field. Sparky Kench, the
Ithaca veteran quarterback showed running ability in scoring two
touchdowns, and Jack Dilts ran
for the other in the rainy game
that kept the otherwise versatile
Yellow jackets on the ground during the game.
Clare's hopes brightened a little this week for the Ithaca contest tomorrow night when Percy's squad scrimmaged against
Shepherd and showed some success against Ithaca plays.
The game that pitts Clare
against the team favored in the
Mid-Michigan B conference title
will be played on Clare's field at
8:00 p.m.
Chairman
Thanks Clare
A letter of appreciation to the
people of Clare and several of
their leaders of business, government and industry was the way
Michigan Senator Thomas W.
Swigert said "thanks" for help
and courtesy given his Senate
Committee on Tourist Industries.
The Committee met in Clare on
Tuesday to interview interested
and tourist representatives from
a large  surrounding  area.
Senator Harold B. Hughes of
Clare is a member of the committee.
The letter, given to The Sentinel for publication expressed the
committee's  sentiments.
Dear Mr. Elden:
I would appreciate it if you
would express to the people of
the City of Clare, the sincere
thanks of the Senate Committee
for Tourist Industries, for the
warm hospitality shown this
Committee at its hearing held
here on September 25, 1962.
The efforts of the Clare Chamber of Commerce and its pfesi*
dent, Joe Johnston and the Work
of the East Michigan Tourist Association and James Hall,; helped
to make this meeting a success.
The Tourist Industries Com-
mittee realize that its work to
improve' conditions in Michigan
can only be successful with the
cooperation of everyone. The
combined effort of the people of
each community in promoting
the tourist business of the area
is the first step toward a sucess-
ful overall tourist business in
Michigan.
The 22 cars jackknifed, scattering their contents. One car was
said to be loaded with flour, two
carried auto frames and 19 held
sand.
Wreckers from Saginaw -and
Grand Rapids were dispatched to
the scene and a number of bulldozers from the area were pressed into the cleanup task. About
150 men were working on the
job.
The accident took place at 9:42
p.m. and officials at Saginaw said
it took about 30 hours before the
wreckage could be cleaned up.
All members of the train crew
were from Saginaw: Engineer
William J. Besson, Conductor
James A. Steiner, Brakeman
Kenneth DeRop and Chester
Cymbal, and Fireman Norman
Bunzow.
On Monday, after the tracks
had been cleared for traffic for
three days, crews and work
trains began the task of lifting
cars back on "to the tracks and re/
pairing trucks and running gear.
Two heavy rail-mounted cranes
were employed, watchers said.
Grey Ladies
Program
Opened Mon.
Miss Jean Fitzsimmons of Bay
City, area representative of the
American Red Cross met with a
jroup of interested women to
lelp organize the Grey Ladies
program on Monday evening September 24th, in the dining room
of the Clare General Hospital.
Following her remarks, a question and answer period gave
many helpful and instructive
points in the program. Mrs. John
Lazzell, a state representative in
the Grey Ladies work, will be in
Clare and conduct the orientation
n Monday and Tuesday, October
and 2, in the dining room at
he hospital, beginning at 6:45
p.m.
Mrs. Jane Kranik, general
chairman announced there is
still time to accept applications,
and everyone interested is urged
'o attend these two meetings next
week.
Mrs. Curtis Murton Sr. of Harrison,   Clare   County Red  Cross
hapter chairman was also pres-
ont at the meeting.
Gay Party
For Retiree
Clyde R. "Pat" Hellinger,' 792
Norway, Lake, ends a 40-year
career in telephone work when
he retires from Michigan Bell
Telephone Company October 1.
"Everything was done by hand
in-the old days", Hellinger recalled. "If I worked 15 miles away
from home, it meant an overnight stay, and a bicycle was my
means of transportation as a repairman at that time."
Hellinger has received commendations for the quality of his
work, and for his first-aid efforts.
4.n active community worker, he
served the Red Cross in various
•ives when he lived in Battle
Creek, and locally has served on
the Clare County Board of Supervisors.
A farewell party was given for
Pat at Twin Elms where fellow
workers and" their wives gave
him their best wishes.
Schools Join In
Physics, Math For
Area Students
A new program of co-operation
between Clare Public Schools and
The Farwell Area Schools is providing classroom instruction in
Clare for students of both
schools who are studying physics
and advanced math. The program is past its period of trial
.and is working well say both
Clare • Superintendent Richard
Wheeler and Farwell Superintendent Kenneth McLaughlin.
Farwell Schools are without a
teacher in _these subjects this
year. McLaughlin said that the
'administration was unable "to
hirte one for 1962-63, but that the.
two important subjects will probably be back on the Farwell curriculum next year.
For the present, nine Farwell
students planning to continue education in colleges needed the
physics and math credits. Their
families appealed to their school
and the Clare school to work out
a plan to provide instruction in
Clare.
"It happened that our enrolled
class groups were small enough
so that the addition of students
from Farwell could be easily absorbed without employing more
teachers and more classroom
space", said Clare High School
Principal David Donovan.
Both Boards of Education gave
their approval to the plan after
the State Department of Public
Instruction had been consulted on
a method for pro-rating the tuition for individuals involved. Far-
well students at Clare are charged one-sixth of the minimum tuition because they are in class for
one hour of a six-hour school
day. Those in two classes are
charged two-sixths.
The Farwell school pays the
tuition charge and furnishes
transportation for the nine students attending at Clare.
Heads of the two schools
agreed that a valuable by-product
of the program is the growing
spirit of good will among students in the mixed group. It is
also noted that class achievement levels rise where good
scholars from one school are
mixed in a study group with
good scholars from another
school.     -^
A possibility is,also seen "that
all schools in the close area may
■someday profit from extension of
the idea where any high school
might offer instruction in subjects not available in others, and
accept limited numbers of part-
time transferees to take advantage of the instruction.
Hey, Tony,
Remember?
Kiwanians presented their club
member, Tony Wedal with a
scrap-book of pictures and stories about his famous 8-day sojourn in the snowy wilds last
January. He was reminded of the
occasion when he soloed in a
winter campout to win a bet.
The elaborate scrap book was
hand decorated with drawings
and colored sketches by Bob
McDaniels, and filled with press
clips and news photographs of
the stunt. Movie films of the affair, taken by Kiwanis President
Dr. J. R. Gershon were also
shown.
Michigan Consolidated Gas
Company yesterday began the
process of passing on to its customers a fund of $3,225,000 which
he company will have received
over the next few months in refunds from its pipeline suppliers.
Distribution of the fund among
the utility's nearly 900,000 customers was announced on August
9, when the Michigan Public Service Commission ordered the
money passed on to the gas using
public.
The money represents payments plus interest, which Michigan Consolidated was required
to make for gas and which were
later disallowed- by the Federal
Power Commission.
It will be distributed to the
company's present customers
over a six-month period, under a
plan approved by the Michigan
Commission.
Under this plan, customers'
bills will be reduced each month
by a percentage applied to the
amount of the current bill, and
reflecting each customer's share
of the reJEund for that month. The
first of the reduced bills will go
out Monday, September 17.
The credits are scheduled to
continue for six months. A review will then be made of the
fund, and if any of the $3,225,000
remains undistributed, a final
credit will be made on bills in a
subsequent month,
Hugh C. Daly, executive vice
president of Michigan Consolidated, said:
"We proposed this method of
passing on this money, and the
Public Service Commission approved it, because it will result
in the fullest and most equitable
distribution.
Daly said past experience has
shown that other methods of
passing pipeline refunds on to
the public are ineffective and
costly to the customers. Attempts
to make refunds by check to
customers, who received service
during the period df the pipeline
refunds have shown that as high
as 25 percent of prior customers
cannot be. located.. In ..many
cases the cost of issuing the
check exceeds the ahaount refunded, and many checks are so
small they are never cashed.
Two Was
A Crowd!
A little girl and a slippery,
green fro£ both in the same pair
of slacks at the same time was
more of an uncomfortable situation than four year-old Jean
Marie Frisbey would put up
with. When the frog jumped,
Jean Marie jumped, and the frog
had to go!
The little .resident of Clear
Lake was with her grandmother,
Mrs. Lyman Frisbey out for a
walk in the woods when the big
croker, several inches long got
somehow into her slacks leg.
How it got there is a mystery
since the cuffs were tucked in her
boots and top secured. But Jean's
screams left no doubt it was
frightening Her until grandmother removed it.
Glare JayCees are sponsoring a safety seai
belt sale and installation clinic beginning
Saturday this week and continuing each
Saturday. A poster and. window display
campaign reminding drivers thai "You're
Safer In A Seai Belt" offers the- units for
sale, j and  installation free. The  clinic is
being held on ihe parking lot outside Wit-
beck's Foodliner north of Clare. In Ihe
pholo above Clare Mayor Glen Cain on the
left, and Police Chief William Bell are endorsing the safety seat belt idea, and having the units installed ott their cars by a
JayCee member.     Photo by Peter Brown
"In this case", Daly said, "the
refunds made to us cover periods
as far back as 1955. We estimate
that, if we attempted to locate
the individual customers as of
hose dates and mail checks to
them, the cost would be about
$500,000, or more than 15 percent of the fund to be distributed."
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Police Catch
Boys In $760.
Damage Spree
An outbreak of destructive vandalism in Clare late Saturday
night was met by quick, effective
police action that obtained admissions from two teen age boys
that they participated in window-
smashing. They allegedly committed total damages of over
$760.00.
Plate glass windows were destroyed in the front of the Sentinel building and in Consumers
Power Company's office headquarters, and showroom. More
glass was broken in the Clare
County Highway Department
garage on E. Fourth street.
Admitting that they threw a
rock and bottle to smash, the
downtown windows were John
Russell, 18 of Clare and other
boy, Russell's 16 year-old companion. The younger boy, a minor
was driver, of the car in which
the pair rode from one place to
the next in the series of deeds.
Clare police officer Ray Lip^.,
pold was on duty early Sunday-
morning and discovered the
broken windows while checking
doors. His .report was picked up
later in the morning by officer
Milan (Chip) Shepard who obtained the admissions before
eleven o'clock.
Shepard's questions about who
had been seen around the streets
at a late hour brought out "eye-
Witnesses who had seen the easily traced car with the two boys
in it at locations at or near the
damaged property.
Statements by the hoys placed
the time of the incidents at about
11:30 Saturday night, and seem*
ed to place responsibility for the'
Sentinel damage upon Russell,
while the broken window at Consumers was the work of the minor child.
At the Sentinel the plate glass
was smashed by a thrown rock
which had- a crude note attached.
The note found fault with a news
account of the Clare High - Gladwin football game and particularly with the Sentinel's guess
that a player named Darrell Loar
might take the place of another
injured lineman. The language
was sickeningly obscene and unprintable. Both boys admitted
helping to print the note.
At Consumers the glass to be
replaced was a huge front show
window made of double-pane
thermo-constructed glass. A bottle was hurled through it.
The boys told police that at
The Sentinel, they, "Wanted- to.
let the editor know how we feel
about him".
Asked about the reason for the
damage at Consumers, the boys
shrugged, "No reason. It was
just something to do."
On Tuesday, Clare County
Prosecutor James S. Bicknell, 3rd
issued, warrents for Russell who
will go to Circuit Court on a
charge of felonious destruction
of property, and for the minor
child who will probably be
brought before Clare County Probate Judge Robert Campbell.
Bee Stings
Send Him
To Hospital
A Farwell family's plans to
build a hunting lodge received a
set-back Sunday when angry bees
encountered on the site north of
Farwell drove off the first worker on the project/ Franklin
Schaafi son-in-law of the Elmer
Godwins'.
Schaaf had gone to the plot to
mow grass getting ready to begin construction of the family
lodge when he accidently ran in*
to the ground nest of the bees.
Resulting stings were so serious that Schaaf's ..sight and
memory, were both affected and
being rushed^ to a hospital, he
was reported in serious condition and discolored.
Clare Merchants Will Pay Your Parking Fine - See Page 2
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