1962-11-01; Clare Sentinel

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Thursday. November 1, 1962
Established 1878
New Series-•
Volume 72, No, 8
totes Future In Balanc
Local Election Outcome Leans To GOP
Michigan voters in next
Tuesday's General Election will decide not only the
question of who is to be
the governor for the next
term, but. in answering major questions of greatest
implication for the state,
their decisions will effect
ti.e future in regard to
other vital matters:
, The Supreme Court.
Area Representation in The
State Senate.
TJae Acceptance or Repudiation of the Proposed Con
stellon.
.PMlesophy d This State's
Dependence Upon Washington.
Michigan's     Fiscal    Direction.
Local politics being as
they are, long ruled by
Republicans in domination
from the county courthouse
down, the rivalry for elected positions in Clare cannot
be counted on to create intense election activity.
But in the minds of most
voting age residents, the
agreement by both major
parties on the district and
state level, that this election is a last-ditch struggle
to find a deep, indelible
pattern for Michigan's future, <is an indication of
the extra importance of
the Tuesday election. And
the intense, serious tenor
of party campaigning
leaves no doubt in voter's
minds that both majorpar-
ties regard the next term
for a Michigan governor
and administrative officials as of the greatest
significanc e as a launching period in Michigan's
modern history.
Major candidates of both
parties   are  campaigning
hard with the urgent argu*-
ments that their parties
are best able to launch
new Michigan progress,
and be its guide.
On the local and area
scenes, voters Tuesda^
will find a full slate o\f
Republican candidates for
county offices and the
Democratic party is prer
senting a more complete
slate than in many former
elections. i
For county clerk and rei-
gister of deeds: Will Hen*
derson (R) incumbent, and
K&thfyn Drew <D);
*
ON A FROSTY EARLY MORNING these Hereford
calves, part of ihe largest shipment ever received
by beef producers here, are being driven, out of
cattle cans after their week's trip from Texas. The
Cyriel Boll© truck is waiting io take them to their
destination to be barn-raised beef at Selbi Farms
and ihe Cyriel and Walter Bolle Farms east of Clare.
Sentinel photo.
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The
'fitt rei
■ pjge-se
Tattings,
gotten in
Sharks,
highly in
football
but for-
-Michigan B
conference listings.had a
few surprises for Clare
Friday and made the Pioneers take a licking on their
home field, 13-7. It was a
cold night for CHS football fortunes, and a cold
night for the meager crowd
in the stands.
The Pioneers will end
*£heir season at Mt. Pleasant tomorrow night when
they   meet   Sacred  Heart
Academy.'
The defeat by St.Louis
makes the argument over
the disallowed touchdown
in the Durand game meaningless now, except for the
pursuit of a correct ruling
and the worthwhile insistence that prep games
should be refereed by officials who know the book.
Coach George Perry had
said all week that St.Louis
had shown enough improvement through the .season
to be capable of a surprise. The teams were evenly matched.
Scoring thrills came all
in the first half with the
third and fourth periods being mostly a see-saw battle that didn't change the
score after intermission.
A bright spot for the
ispectators wa s a halftime
show by the Pioneer band
that was centered around a
salute to seniors who were
playing in their last game
show.
The band marched on the
field with a smart company
front and then performed
precision maneuvers and
the customary block S, and
C for the two schools.The
music was directed by
Lloyd Conley, band instructor.
Police Chief
To Enter
usiness
The resignation of William Bell as Clare Police
Chief was .made by tetter
to the City Commission this
week. Bell is reported to
have purchased the business formerly operated by
Jim Cook, a distributorship of supplies to garages, machine shops and
gas stations.
Biggest Roundup Time
A trainload of beef calves that will "neaer see
grass", arrived here Monday, having been "imported", from Texas and Montana in the largest shipment ever received in
Clare at one time.
The 700 Herefords went
to Seibt Farms, and to Cyriel and Walter Bolle to
be barn-raised for market.
You think of one of the
first western cowboy ballads you ever remembered..
part   of   the   verse goes;
"—It's   Beef,Beef,Beef
I hear them cry!
Git along, git along,
Git   along, little   dogies*
For you'll all be beef
steers
By and by."
This 13-car trainload
Of. calves will make plenty
of good beef when they
finally go to market in
Detroit about ten months
from now. They will be
averaging about 900 pounds
each for the heifers, and
something like HOOpounds
for the steer average, Ferd
Seibt said. They arrived
here at individual weights
of little* over 400 pounds.
The freight Mil atone on
the critters amounts to
more than $5,600. at the
rate of two dollars per hundredweight.
Seibt Farms, combining
the beef facilities of Jake,
Ferd, and Duane Seibt,and
the Bolle brothers' farms
receive large shipments of
young beefs approximately
three times a year, usually
in October, January, and
July.
.The producers for
Michigan Livestock "Exchange say that a tendency
is to market beef at lesser weights now days.'Buyers of large quantities of
beef cater to retail customers desire for smaller
cuts of roasts and steaks
Thes makes smaller animals a more advantageous
size.
"It's beef,beef,beef....
I hear them cry."
EVERYBODY UP for the klckofi! It was a frosty night ait ihe final hersa
gwne.of JL962 grid season here Friday, but this part of the crowd there
WM )iMm«dup for fhe moment after Clare's touchdown. Cheerleaders
dteinjpip o}' school spisi*- and band members in the background have
don* t««ljf Jpart *B lhrim'X '-"wy home contest. Sentinel photo,
"Wifc*-
Mrs. Lynesg
Installed By
Mrs. Alba Lyness and
Frank Poet were installed
as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of Zenobia
Chupter, No. 129, OES, ife
appropriate ceremonies '',
Thursday evening, October
25th.
Presiding at the opening
were the retiring* officers,
Mrs. Mary Cotton and Warren White. A beautiful Bible
ceremony was presented
with Mrs. Erma Cole as
the soloist. After the flag
presentation, Mrs. Cotton
welcomed members and
guests.
Those introduced and
welcomed were the worthy
matrons and worthy patrons serving this year and
the CGM officers, Mrs. Erma Gephart, president,
Mrs. Ann Siasjtreasurer,
andMrs. RuoyWilcox,secretary.
Mrs. Faye Stephenson
was presented as the
installing officer, assisted
by Mrs. Iva . Fisher,
chaplain.Mrs. Nina Rosen-
dahl.marshall, Mrs. Gephart, auxiliary officers,
Mrs.Cole,soloist,and Mrs.
Shirley Bonham, of Farwell
guest organist.
For the installation of
Mrs. Lyness, the past matrons    formed    an honor
Star Cab
Gets Meter
Star Cab in Clare has
announced metered service
that began Monday and
owner, David W> Seiter is
proud' of this latest improvement in taxi service.
Star has already claimed to
be better equipped to give
patron satisfaction than any
cab service previously offered here.
The car is brand new
and the service is 24 hours-
around the clock. Calls are
answered by special device
if the owner is out on a trip.
-All the caller needs to do
is listen for a tone, signal as instructed',then tell
his or her location and
where the trip is lo go.lt
speeds service. «.'
And the new meter assures patrons that "they Will
not be, overcharged. In
many capes^the fare is reduced by-metered mileage"*
35$i minimum for the first
1/2 mile and 1Q0 eacli quarter mile after."   - * * -   r"
Free rides to the polls t
in   Clare   are  offered by
Star Cab on election" day".
Call   EV-6-2l62,or Star's
own number 386-9644.
For county prosecuting
attorney:  Alex Strange(R)
For county sheriff:
James R. Darling (R) incumbent, and Herman Brink
(D).
For county treasurer:
Lewis F. Rutter(R) incumbent.
For county drain com-
missioner:Bruce Williams
(R) incumbent.
For county coroners
(two): Carl R. Stephenson
and John Weitzel.both incumbent Republicans.
For county surveyor:
Paul B.Lapham(R) incum-
As&For
Witness
oiate police investigators who are working on an
accident report after a triple fatality on October 6
at the US-27-Freeway and
Surrey Road north of Clare
are seeking a woman and
a man, probably her hus
band, who may be impor
tant witnesses to the two
car crash.
Troopers from the Mt,
Pleasant Post are attempting to reconstruct the accident and need what they
think may be an eyewitness
account. The couple whose
testimony is needed either
saw     the crash occur, or
came on the scene immed
iately after.
The woman had a short
conversation at the scene
with another passer-by, a
woman about 55 who told
police that the younger woman was holding an infant
in her arms and said that
the man with her was down
closer to the wrecked auto
examining it with the injured occupants.
.Frank Poet
Clare OES
guard   and  presented her
with a bouquet of roses
Other officers installed
Were Mrs. Viola Campbell,
associate matron, Eugene
Campbell, associate patron
Mrs. Gladys Gade,seere -
tary, Mrs. Arlene Grove,
treasurer, Mrs. Bernice
DeDolph, conductress.
Mrs. Marion Presley,
associate conductress,
Mrs. Ina Hammond, chaplain, Mrs. Maudie Bauer
marshal, Mrs. Mary Cotton
organist.
Mrs. Emma Everts,
Adah, Mrs. Betty Alexander, Ruth, Mrs. Florence
Wilson, Esther, Mrs. Beatrice Seiter,Martha,Mrs.
Dorothy   Fischer,  Electa.
Mrs. Evelyn Breen,
Warder, Howard Everts,
Sentinel, Mrs. Dorothy Poet, American Flag bearer, Mrs. Phyllis Brandon,-
Christian Flag bearer,
Mrs. Pauline Scheer, Eastern Star Flag bearer.
Mrs. Lyness expressed
thanks to the chapter for
the honor bestowed on her,
and asked the co-operation
of all in the discharge of
her duties. She introduced
her family. The officers
presented the new worthy
matron with a gavel in an
appropriate ceremony.
A humorous skit was
presented by the Star
Points, assisted by several brothers, honoring the
retiring worthy matron and
worthy patron. Music was
played by Mrs. Bonham,
Darling I Am Growing
Old." A past matron's
jewel was presented the
retiring maton, and a gift
was given to the retiring
patron.
The Past Matrons welcomed Mrs. Cotton into
their ranks with an impressive altar ceremony.
The meeting closed with
a prayer, and all adjourned
to# the dining room for refreshments served by the
committee and Masonic
members.
Russ To
GiveBrize
* * Xne Winner'-of 'a "radio,
"FM translator will be'"announced at the finish -of a
^ale'.con.tes.t-now gaing^pn
at Russ'' Record Shop -in
the Ideal Theatre building.
The special Value sale is
continuing " until* the time
for the piize award at 8:0(?
p.m. tomorrow evening. „
No purchase is necessary to register for the
award.
bent.
Electors everywhere in
Michigan will vote for a
representative in the United States Congress from
candidates at large:Alvin
M.Bently(R) and Neil Sta-
bler(D),—AND choose also
a representative in Congress from separate districts. Local voters in the
10th District are offered
candidates, Elford A.Ced-
erberg(R) incumbent and
Hubert Evans(D).
Michigan legislative
races are between Harold
B. Hughes(R) present Sen
ator, and Caroll E.Jones
(D). And for State representative from the Isabella
Clare District, Russell H.
Strange, Jr. (R) incumbent,
and Donald E. Smith(D).
State Supreme Court
Justices nominated and offered on a separate nonpartisan ballot are Michael
D, O'Hara and Louis D.
McGregor supported by the
Republican party, and Paul
L. Adams with Otis M.
Smith.both present justices
and re-nominated with the
support of the Democrat
party.
A.I1 polling places will
be open from 7;00 in tl*p
morning until 8:00 at night.
At the city hall in Clare
City Clerk David Adams
will exhibit the city's voting machines for the benefit of those not familial
with their operation, and
will be ready to demonstrate and explain their
use to the public all day
Friday and until noon ^
Saturday this week.
Registered        elec|
may also inspect ing
tion ballots in the cf
at the same time :
More Changes Conning
In Co. Road Shake tsp?
Rumors that a shakeup.
in Clare County's Highway
Department may not stop
with a change of personnel
on the Road Commission
will have many residents
and county officials watching with interest when the
Road Commission elects
a new chairman at the first
regular meeting on the first
Wednesday in January,
1963. The organization of
the Commission will be an
indication of whether more
changes in supervisory and
administrative personnel
are due..
Veteran county officeholder Fred L. Jones of
Harrison is a good bet to
step into the chairmanship
of the three - man Commission with the retirement of Avery Barber.
Barber is presently the
chairman, but his term is
finished wit h the end of
1962 and his bid for reappointment by county
supervisors failed in action
at the October session of
that Board.-''''"Glenn Ooyd
of Grant township was ap
pointed in his place. .
Jones has a "record of
almost 6 1/2 years as a
member of the Road Com
mission. Before that he
was a county supervisor
for nearly 21 years during
which time he served as
chairman of the body for
over two years, and was
appointed to membership
orfthe supervisors' County
Roads Committee.
Jones would like to take
over the chairmanship of
the commission, and there
is a considerable group
of influential supervisors
and county residents that
looks with favor on his
candidacy for the position.
Some measure of criticism of the County Highway Department and dissatisfaction with services
and operation have been
noted and the resulting pressures felt by both supervisors and commissioners
alike, The Sentinel has
learned.
One county official who
prefered not to be quoted
directly told the Sentinel
that Jones seniority on the
Road Commission, his experience, and the confidence that supervisors
place in him make, him an
insider for the chairmanship if he is nominated by
his two fellow commissioners in January.
Slow-boiling troubles in
the County Highway Department have been a sub-
Won't Be
The Same
Clare County's clerk,
Will Henderson, a veteran
of many* an election night
marathon of duty in his
courthouse office in Harrison will be absent from
his station Tuesday.He is
itl the hospital at Mt. Pleasant where he underwent
surgery on Monday, .this
week, ,
It will be the quietest
election night he has* spent
in-u long time.- Frjeiici'f
thr'dugnotir-thfe'-area wilrber
gl^a*to*lcno\fnatWi";rXe^
derson is  recovering -and/
as* possible*.  __.  ....    --?*_,
tim,e his; job' ast4colleclo£j
and presentation Mthepi to
the Board -o/ ^p---*""*
ject for concern since Sept. I
when a State Auditor
General's report took exception to mis-use of county-owned road equipment,
failure to advertise for bids
in the purchase of material
and equipment, unrecove-
red "overpayment" for
vendor's services, faulty
inventory control, equipment records, accounts receivable and other required
record keeping.
The critical report was
made for the period of one
year ending" on December
31, 1961 and submitted by
the office of State Auditor
General Billie S. Farnum.
It was a routine annual
examination of all county
offices and records that,
while summarizing that
that most county offices
were, being maintained in a
satisfactory manner, it
made more than three and
one-half typewritten pages
of exceptions in operation
of the Road Commission
and "directed" that corrective steps be put ir
effect. The report noted
that referral of some matters in the report would be
made to the Attorney
General's office for proper
action
The Road Commission
was by no means' singled
out as the only agency
drawing suggestions or
criticism as notes were
included to correct faults
in the operation of County
Justices of the Peace, So
cial Welfare Board, County
Board of Education also
But the activities of the
Road Commission, termed
in the report, "unauthorized, improper, and illegal'-' were immediately regarded by supervisors to
be a reflection on the policies of the Commission
chairman. It has been
more or less common
knowledge since the report was sent to supervisors on September 13,
this year, that supervisors
who harbored dissatisfaction with Avery Barber
as Commission chairman
held the disclosures in the
report as their major reason.
Operation wise, „ some
below-surface corrents of
dissatisfaction with the
Road Department have been
reported due to delays in
promised work schedules
and failure to meet completion deadlines because
of what seemed to be over-
estimation of capabilities
of department personnel
and equipment.
It has been reported that
there is a lack of co-operation and communication
among members of the
commission itself.
There is a charge that
the chairman issued directions and orders with
out the knowledge, or at
least the agreemeBt^before
hand of other members of
that body.
How'
On the brighter,
the coin is an acc-f
ment summary isj$
week      by     Tom
superintendent in-^
lists construction pi
completed this year'li
lows:
11.87 Miles of 30^
sand cushion, 6" compact
gravel, 165 Ib. of black
top per sq.- yd. plant mix
409, plus Class B shoulders.
1.75 miles of compaction and prime double
seal.
3.00 miles of 30' grade
sand cushion where needed
and 6" of compact gravel,
30* wide.
5.50 miles of grade that
is not completed with sand
and gravel.
Three new bridge decks,
one that had to have new
H - beams, and repairs
on two more bridges.
There has been 22.22
miles of construction which
has been accomplished by
county employees. It was
stated by Cook and the:
Road Commissioners t|H^C
the employees have
hard to < help mal
possible, and ace
the Bureau of PH
,A note of'
was added in <
where Cook
Commissioners'
employees for cooperaSoflf
on the accomplishments,,
and credited township
boards for help that made
the work completion possible. He said that it was
a personal pleasure working with them.
New Signs
Mark Hosts
this is or $bat U
consequence!'W4-
a.\mt      """■"
npHjlete.
speaking-
thex.com!
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serious '^.charge
/bad';*!
othy Trowbridge and,"Mr8.5Jpl^fei!4 Hi
Eaton, .- -   — .^-^V.iP.qSgi'b.n.
will  be temptjia^iiy 4U|$L.
by two deplmeTtMrs/DoS?
mtable
fought
it   is
Jones
"fer of
'said
If too
jrity
rSiS'
ftt of
not
ays-
fate
the,
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■lan's
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On occasion of the 52nd
annual convention of the
East Michigan Tourist Association October 25 in Bay
City, Carole Jean Van Va-
lin, of Roscommon, was
invited to install the association's new membership sign at its Log Of
fice headquarters after official presentation to the
membership.
The new sign is 18 x 24
inches and is in 5 colors.
It will be. advertised and,
publicized in the EMTA
program in the future.
Each EMTA member may
display the sign and be-.
designated as a "Playtime
Country Host", whether in
the moteli resort, restaur—
atSt, gasoline or retail bus- •
iness.
Get Degrees
" One hundred and sixty-
three^ "students cosipieted
degree* requirements at the
close." of-the past, summer
sessions at Central
Included in tne group are
the'Jollowing local people.:
ffuBy* Jackson, Master of."
Kt^ AtmTuenoXe Nivison,
A/B^Secondary Education,
English; Jack D. Raymond, .
Master of - Arts, all of
Clare. 7--
.• .From the Farwelt and "
Lake • area, Hulah Welch
McAlvey received a Mas-
tex of .Arts .degree an6
Rafehe! M. Willey, Bj5.de-
gree. Joyce Alicei0%eBler,
BiS.,S0"cM Mehm%ree.