1962-12-06; Clare Sentinel

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Day Like This Is One Day Less Of Winter
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SNOWPUSHER Kenneth Guwdermen, veteran operator ol a heavy plow for the Clare
County Highway Department has his equipment oiled and ready for duty as he remembers last year's «::tra heavy snows. His equipment is called when ordinary plows
get stalled ami ho spent a b«sy season in 1961-62. But this year's mild weather so
far, has him waiting aadHvomfartng as he scans a sunny 62 degrees on a thermometer.
SNOWSLIDERS Jean White, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John White, and Jane Elden,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dex. Elden frown at the prospects of a late skiing season.
For both girls, skiing is a favorite winter sport and they had plenty of it in December
1961. The area's recent warm speii seemed more iikc Spring: than -'Winter and their
thermometer must go a lot more "down hill" than 62 before they can slide.
SNOWTRACKER8 ere looking for •ometMttg te show them * rabbit track, Roger
Bonham and "friends" are anxious to hunt, but Where's the snow? Rabbit hunting,
one of Michigan's best known winter sports is waiting for the mercury an'd the anowi
to fai! ss hunters so far have squinted Into a blue, sunny sky, and Beagles have looketj
down their nose® at nothing but dry, brown grsa*.
All photos by The Sentinel.
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Choices
Award
Pictures on p&ae 1-B
Selection ef four Ckf r
county high schoolgirls!
the 1962 Good Citize
award was announced this
week by the Daughters ol
the American Revolution
local Michilimacinac chapter.
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A little added height,
and some fresh talent on
Coach Jim Raymond's
Pioneer basketball squad
didn't help them in the
season opener Tuesday
against Harrison, The
Hornets "bombed" them
60-37 for an unexpected
lo;  .
But- the over all prospects may be brighter than
the first game score indicates, with Ralph Buchholz
rebounder at well over six
feet, Al McKenzie 6' -2"
forward who transferred
here last summer from
Seattle, Washington; Sam
Kushmaul, another 6' -2"
forward up from last year's
bench, and veterans Skip
Breen and Skip Kegg at
the guards.
Raymond says''There's
my height, but now we need
shooting eyes." The shooting was so cold at Harrison
that the Pioneers made only
13 of 31 charity tosses and
couldn't hit the hoop for
field goals from anywhere.
A bad defense is under
major revision before CHS
Continues its season at
Durand Friday and raises
the curtain in the home gym
against Coleman here on
December 11.
Another tall baskete6r,
Tom* Horgan, who transferred here last summer from
Mt. Pleasant is a 6'~l'r
forward and a fine natural
player "who will see action
as soon as eligibility permits after the 31st of
January.
Nine home games
appear on the Pioneers'
schedule and season tickets
may be purchased at the
school.
Other Mid-Michigan B
conference schools will
lose no time in plunging
into • the   current of title
in   the annual
petition     were: Linda
el      from     Ciare  ,
••a Qliv        "om Far-'
.. _ is   from
Harrison, and Ann Blackledge from Marion.
The four seniors were
nominated by members ol
their own classes with final
selections from each
school's list of nominees
being made by the respective faculties. Qualifications _ considered were
personal dependability -,-
service, and-patriotism.
Miss Casteel is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Casteel and has
been an outstanding and
very cooperative student
during the past three years.
Her school activities
are many. She was the Pep
Club award winner in i960,
Dedication
Set For
Clare Church
Clare Band
In Concert
At Taw as
Plans are complete for
the dedication Sunday of
the Clare Assembly of God
church building, purchased
recently from the Episcopal denomination . in
Clare. Since October 1 the
new congregation with.
Pastor John tC. Wibley have
been conducting a full-time
church program and working on the completion of
the interior of the building.
Rev. E.D.Cooley,superintendent of Assemblies of
God in Michigan "will preach
at the dedication to be held
at three o' clock
afternoon. The church is
located on Clarabella Road
immediately past the overpass of US-27 over US -10
east of Clare,
The dedication, as well
as     any    of   the   church
are  open  to the
local winner in speech contest for her declamation in i services
1961   and  district  winner public,
for oratory in 1962,served j      During the  time  ,-ince
as secretary-treasurer of -tne  new denomination nas
High School Athletic Board  owned the building a white
1960-6l,and   president   of  ceiling has been built over
■the board 1962-63,won the  the  sanctuary     and walls
National Education Devel- lhave    been   painted   ice-
■ opment Test award twice, I green. Women of the church
in 1960 and 1961,magazine have     made   -dark green
sales award for four years, i drapes
being  the  second high  in
sales in 1961 for the school,
Clare      High's .".  Band
shared the stage with the
Tawas   High   Band   in an
evening  concert at Tawas'
area Saturday, and the two
schools will play a return
engagement before a Clare
crowd her e on January 19
in    a   "home-and-home"
program arrangement. <"hat
provides   musical   entej>
i tainment for listeners  of
I both towns in turn.
\      Directors    of    the c two
! bands — Lloyd   Conley in
j Clare and Edward Rima at
j Tawas  Area  measure the
Sunday j benefits in experience and
practice for the musicians,
and companionship for individual   players   vho  get
to know their counterparts
in other schools by offering them their home hospitality when they are guests.
•  Concert   programs for
the affairs offer three numbers by each of the  two
participating   bands,and a
section     of     three  more
numbers   played    by    the
combined bands, Marches,
semi-classics  and lighter
popular music is mixed on
the schedules.
BUT WE SURE MISS THE WHITE STUFF, RIGHT?
With all the folks who
cared one way or t'other
about the unseasonal warm
weather last week there
must have been quite a
number,—and maybe the
lack of snow was the thing
about this that struck
people as so unusual with
hot as June should be. But
who cared?
Well, you and your
neighbors noticed the
balmy weather and remarked about how queer it
seemed for December. But
how   about   these  others?
Santa Claus  should be
November's last days and ; getting" concerned if it looks ;
the beginning of December.
v Most generally this part
of the world is accustomed
to seeing a blanket of white
in this season, and ice on
the ponds. Or at least a
real nip of winter cold.
Instead of this, we had
weather of spring mildness
and bright sunshine that
was squintier and almost as
[people say. Squirrels are
not storing nuts like they"
Usually do and fur is not;
!so heavy on wild denisens;
of field and forest.
This kind of a season
nature's signs indicate an j really hurts sellers of
"open" winter. You know mittens, tire chains, fuel
what     these     sign  -wise I Coat on p. A-&
Elect Marlin Alexander
"Indian   Summer"   is a
sometimes warm,   sunny
spell after the first freeze,
or "Squaw Snow".
Quite   a   few   outdoors
people have observed that
Commerce Group Head
!      The  annual meetine of ful nroiects     during   the
like there will be no snow
to brush from chimneytops
j and glide his sleigh over!
|      How about all the sport,;
i lovin' kids and their elders . .
'who   vearn for  snow andi      The  annual meeting of ful projects     during
I snappy   weather.   Without I the Clare Chamber of Com-. past 12 months
'snow     there's  no  skiing, ■ merce,- attended  by about
-—no     tracking     rabbits: 20     members    was    held
behind a pair of full-throati-i Monday noon this week at
ed beagles,—no ice fishing, 'the   Doherty Motor Hotel
—no riding toboggans.
journalism and yearbook
award in 1961, editor of
Clare Pioneer 1962 - 63,
vice president of Dramatics Club 1961-62, member
of Student Council, and of
the National Honor Society
this year.
Besides her school activities, Linda holds a part
time job at one of the local
business places and has a
regular rt-dio program spot
onWCRM.
- Pamela Oliver.daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ode Oliver
was the winner at Farwell
High School, announced by
Harold Elenbass, the principal. She has participated
in the following activities:
served   as   president   of*]
for   the windows.
Sunday school rooms in
the basement have been
finished in b;nq;e with Redwood trim. Two rest rooms
have been installed in the
basement.
At the morning service
on December 9, the pastor,
Rev. John Wibley will
preach, and in the evening
(service the same day his
father, Rev. W.C.Wibley,
pastor of the Grand Rapids
Assembly of God Church
will be pulpit speaker.
DEATHS
Former Clare county
Sheriff, Seaver Amble,76,
of Harrison died last week
while wintering at Sarasota
Florida. He had been in
poor health for threeyears.
He had served.in the
county sheriff post for" 14
years.
Survivors are his wife,
Jenny, two daughters and
two sons, one of which,
William is a Harrison President.   Burial was  Friday
Mrs. Patsy Schlafley,
Outside Guardian of the
Rebekah Assembly of
Michigan was honored at
a    dinner   and   reception
class in her freshman year, I Tue^f evening r3e7ember
^^.^A-^^l^f 14th  in  the Clare I.O.O.F.
competition. Friday games'! daughter of Mr. and Mrs
next week will see Corunna (Ellis Hughes is the "Good-!
invade Chesaning's gym,
while St, Louis plays at
Ithaca.
Elsewhere in the area
Beaverton plays at Cole--
man Tuesday and on Friday
next weekltwill be Beaverton at Lincoln - Alcona,
Qladwin at Tawas Area,
Coleman at Beai» City,
Farwell at Evart and
Mafrison at Marion. The
last named contests kick off
the start of a Tomahawk
Conference season.
all four years being parliamentarian of F.H.A. for the
junior and senior years,
sophomore member of the
student ' council, cheerleader, in drama, and served as Ski Club secretary
for the past three years.
In her junior year she
was an exchange student
to Finland.
Prom Harrison, Keith
Mayfield principal announces that Jan Elyse Hughes,
Rebekahs Testimonial Affair
Honors Patsy Schlafley
"" 'Baldwin, a past president;
Coral Bromley of Baldwin,
a past grand master of
the I.O.O.F. of Michigan,
and James Yeoman, of the
Grand Lodge Youth Committee. 	
District No. 20 officers,
recognized were Madeline.
Seiter, Clare president,
Beatrice Seeley of Shep-
hefd, vice president ,
Louise Farrow of Gladwin,
secretary and Mrs. Lillian
Johnson of Weidman,trea-
surer. L.A.P.M. State
officers recognized were
Cant, on. p. A-4  *~ •
Nuisance
Citizen". Her activities in
her first year in high school
were class secretary ahd a
member of the chorus,
member of the newspaper
staff and F.T.A. In her
second year she wa s a
member of the Y.F.C.
honor society.F.T.A^class
secretary-treasurer in hex
third and fourth years, and
took part in the senior play.
Ann Blackledge, daughter of Mr* arid Mrs, Lester
Hall sponsored by the Clara
Rebekah Lodge,
Recognized      as      the-i
"baby" of the grand family
this  idea was carried out
in    the   decorations    and
theme for the evening.
Mrs, Luella Otter of
Hemlock, president of the
Rebekah Assembly, is Pat-
j s/ s fraternal mother, and
other special guests were
Mrs, Lillian Stanley,
and Mrs. Hope Sheldon,of
Bay Gity,past presidents
of the Assembly,PatSy' s
great and great - great-
grandmothers respectively
The fraternal grandmother
Mrs. Annabel Larsen of
Detroit was unable to attend
Other assembly office?*
present were Mrs. Naomi
Cases Solved
Clare Police have
solved a recent series of
destructive mischief incidents with the detention of
six youngsters whose ages
range from 12 to 16. They
say the boys were responsible for nuisance acts of
prowling     and     doorbell
Car Theft
Reported To
Clare Police
An armed holdup and
theft of an automobile
Tuesday in which a young
hitch - hiker victimized a
Midland woman is unsolved
while local law enforcement units and State Police
seek the youth in the Houghton Lake area. He is
described as about 16years
old and dark haired and
armed with a pistol.
Mrs. Robert Cermak of
Midland reported at the
Clare Police station that
the holdup occured about
1:45 Tuesday afternoon
after she had picked up the
youth near Saginaw and
driven him to the US-10
expressway exit at Midland
When she prepared - to
leave the expressway, she
said he drew a German-
made Lueger pistol and
threatened her. He forced
her to stop the car, a 1961
blue Cadillac, and put her
out beside the road.
In a following car, Mr.
and Mrs, Clarence Diepen-
horst of Garden City.Mich-
igan witnessedtheforceable
take over of Mrs. Cermak's
car.    They
from  beside the road and
gave chase to the boy.
A truck driver moving
along the expressway
toward Clare helped to
chase the auto thief after
a shouted appeal between
his vehicle and that of the
,Deipenhorsts',but the Cadillac outdistanced pursuit
and turned north on M-18.
- Mrs. Cermak was
brought on to Clare where
she made a report of the
incident to Mrs
And speaking of rabbits,
j the     Michigan    snowshoe
| hare   is   going to  appear J
mighty foolish if he turns
his coat white for natural
I protection in snow, and then
there isn't any snow,right?
Some   folks   you   know,
will   be just as happy  if
snow   never   falls.  It's  a
terrible thought, but without   snow   and   slush   the
I kindergarten     teachers
(wouldn' f have  to  take-off
land     put-on   their   little
i pupils' overshoes and boots
i exactly 17,647 times before
! the end of winter. Teachers
couldn' t feel too sad if this
chore were eliminated!
The snow plow driver
probably knows how it feels
to sometimes wish winter
"as less severe. He knows
tuat before spring comes
he and the whole county
road crew will be fighting snow around the clock
(some of these nights and
we might even get an extra
foot or two to "make up"
for the present soft
weather.
What have we go^any-
way? Could this be a short
"Indian Summer", so late
in the autumn season? Some
natives     say_   that    true
to  elect officers for next
year and review success-
ff.
J. Green
Dies At
[Home In Clare
J.J, Green, 69, who had
operated Green's Clothing
Store here 36 years,died
Saturday at his home 214
State.
Mr.    Green    was
'**™^J?'A8?,3-?* £?!!"**l and * assistance
Take Care
ButlHave Fun
Skiing can be a real
wintertime picnic. It takes
picked her up | some money, some know-
how, and some precautions
j to have a beginner's enjoyment with this swisher
sport, but skiing should .not
be overlooked as a fun
possibility by either young
or not-too-old, cautious or
bell-bent.
Giving it a first try is
a very natural possibility
here, too, because Michigan now has literally
scores of ski areas whose
prices and Slopes both run
Josephine i from     gentle to steep. A
.Wright, of Alma.vice pres- • ringing up to minor vandal
idem, Mrs. Lila Albrecht
of Greenville, marshal,
Mi's, PearlMorfis of Flint,
|chaplain,Mrs.Myrtle Stone
of Midland, musician, and
Mrs. Phyllis Bromley of
ism; Shoe polish defacing
of houses and the like.
Chief Milan Shepard
said that parents of the
boys being questioned are
co-Gperal'ive
Haynak at the Clare Police
station. A radio alert was
immediately transmitted to
State Police,
Clare Chief Milan Shepard received a report later
that the stolen car had been
found at 6:30 near Houghton
Lake village, but the driver
had disappeared. He said
that the stolen car had a
flat tire, and one wheel
ittay have been damaged,
apparently from striking
a curb or ditch at a high
rate of speed,.
beginner can thus go as
far as his money and energy
permits, or he can remain
a happy snow -- covered
novice by very little application of .either.
Don't trust the old rule.
of   thumb   that your skis J.on^ trips for  shopting or
and married Miss Mary E.
Wilson, October 29,1912,
at Charlotte. He had lived
.in Clare 55 years and was
a life member of the
Masonic Lodge. He leaves
his wife, two. sons, J. H.
and John A. both of Clare
four daughters, Mrs.
Patrick MCConnell of Detroit, Mrs. Peter Schilling
of Freeland, Mrs. Murl
Sanborn of Auburn and Mrs.
Edward E. Archie of Mt.
] Pleasant*, a sister, Mrs.
j Josephine Anderson of
5Clare.
Outside of his business
and family life, Mr. Green
was best known for his love}
of the outdoors where he!
was  in his  element as a
game  hunter and ' round;
the calendar fishing enthu- .
siast. He had a great talent J
and fondness for training)
hunting   dogs,   and   never i"
exhausted a supply of interesting    stories    of    t;he
wonderland of ."Michigan's
outdoors.
Many other Sportsmen
Marlin   Alexander,sho>
retailer      and     longtiir.
worker    and   booster fo   -
business   activities    here
was   named   president   to
succeed      Joe     Johnston
whose     term    expires
Richard Groves, owner an
manager    of   Lone    Pint
Motel" and   Restaurant is.
the new vice president.
Alexander picks up the
reins of the businessmen's
organization after a very
successful year which saw
the group_act ively.interested in a groat, number of
projects, and which ended
with finances reported in a
healthy condition.
A new membership
drive and dues collection
is customarily conducted in
April or before.
Outgoing  president.Joe
Johnston,     reporting    to
members   on   the year's
achievements  showed that
the Chamber had "something going for them" in
seven months of the '1962
calendar besides the membership     drive     project.
Highlights of 1962 included
the organization's participation in efforts to prepare
i facilities here for Clare's
, newest     industry, Beaver
oorn. Tool and Engineering Cotp,
in finding]
housing for accompanying
workers.    —■•  And   Lajkfe
Shamrock   parade organ-"
ization     and     dedication
ceremonies. .   ■
A completed commercial project that may prove
to have long-lasting effects
of worthiness and benefits
for the city was the installation of lights for nighttime illumination of an
expressway sign east of
Clare,
Live projects including
annual retail events and
promotional activities
were listed in every month
except February, July and
October.
The treasurer's report
showed   spending   for the
year   of   $6,461.43 and t
balance on hand on P
ember 3 of $1,611.06.
Fair Group
To Meet Here
President Albert,- Halej
sought his companionship, of Giare, notified member!
should reach in length tc
the heel of your hand when
your arm is Stretched
above your head. Remember, the shorter the ski,the
slower and more controllable it is; longer skis,
Cant on p.B-3
fishing. Another hobbjr in
which he excelled was the
growing of garden vegetables and flowers iif$iis;
own yard,
Fune^i services|p||o'r
him were Tuesday alllpO
p.m.
that the "1962 Annual Meeting of the Northern Michigan Fair Group will b'
held at the Doherty Hote
in Clare, Friday and Saturday, December 7 and I
for the election of officers
and a director, and othei
association business.