1963-09-12; Clare Sentinel

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Thursday. September 12. 1963
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Tim Cotter Elected    SaranSquares
To Fill Vacancy On
ity
as an auto dealer, terms as
president of the Clare
Chamber of Commerce and
the Kiwanis Club of Clare,
and leadership in many
civic affairs in the  city.
Tim Cotter, Clare Buick
dealer who helped in 1948
to draft the present Clare
city charter as a member
of a special committee.will
now take a hand in city government administration as
the newest member of the
Commission.
He accepted an appointment Monday, to fill the unexpired term of David Donovan who resigned because
of a change of residence.
Mayor Glen Gain proposed Cotter's name as a Commission member and moved
that he be offered the appointment. Commissioners
George Wisler and Mack
Thompson voted "Yes" to
make it unanimous. Commissioner Albert Haley
was not present at the opening of the meeting.
Power of the Commission to make an appointment to fill a vacancy is
contained in the charter
where it says such appoint-
' ment shall be made by remaining Commission
members electing a person
possessing the necessary
qualifications.
This week's election of
Cotter   was   the   first   to
fill a vacancy in all the
years   since   the   charter
adoption in 1948. Once be- /^r£»
fore,     according   to City CJtllCSITS
Clerk,  David Adams,  the
resignation of a Commissioner (Charles  Cooper)
was   accepted,   but at so
short   an   interval before
the April, election date that
no appointment of a successor was made.
Qualifications that Cotter will bring into the job
of City Commissioner include success in business
in Clare over many years
Tim Cotter became the newest member of th© Clare City
Commission Monday —night
after taking the oath of office
from City Cterk David Adam*.
He! was elected to fill the
term af David Donovan, re-
si gned.
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Women's Golf
-Study-Club ->-.
Begins Fall
gs
The Clare Study Club
began their fall meetings
Tuesday evening, September 3rd, with a pot luck
dinner served in the green
dining room' of the Clare
Methodist Church. Committee for arrangements
were Mrs. David Seiter,
Mrs. Lee Greer, Mrs^Neil
Breese, Mrs. D.R. Salisbury, and Mrs. Berner
Wigle.
Following the dinner,the
members and guests retired to the church parlors
for their meeting. Mrs.
G.C.Born, president, presided, and special devotions were given by Mrs.
Walter Eroh. "Keep a Song
in Your Life" was the
theme.
As the Northeast District
of Federated Women's
Clubs will be meeting in
Mt. Pleasant at the University Center, October 1st
and 2nd, the time of the
local club's meeting, the
members   will attend.
mere is to be an ingathering for Girl's Town, a
shower of canned goods.
Members are to give their
donations before November 2nd, to the committee
Mrs. Melvin Bonham,Mrs,
Harry Roberts, Mrs. Van
Parker or Mrs. G.C.Born.
Gift purchases for the
City   Library were made
Clare Women Golfers
played i\ a Golf Field Day
Wednesday at Twin Elms
and. finished their day with
election of officers for next
season.
Elected new president
was Mrs. Ruth Schroeder,
with Mrs. Jean Cradit vice
president, Mrs. Velma
Reiss- secretary, Mrs.
Norma Allen treasurer,
and Mrs. Florence Hoffman sports chairman.
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For theday'splay,prizes
were won by Phyllis Hartshorn for low gross score
with Barbara Dunbar
runner-up. Marie Sweet for
low net score with Grace
Frey runner-up.
More miscellaneous
prizes went to Norma Allen
Ann Olson, Velma Reiss,
Kay Wall, Jean Allen, Josephine Anderson, Blanche
Stoll, Phyllis Hartshorn,
Barbara Dunbar, Lois
Foell and Jean Cradit.
Blind partner team event
prizes went to Frey-Reiss
first and Olson-Sweet second. Prizes for sinking approach shots were claimed
by Marie Sweet, Helen La
Goe and Lu Hampton.
1st Carload
Loaded Mon.
. Clare Fabricated Plastics, located in Clare In
July this year for the processing and packaging of
Dow Saran Wrap Squares,
reached a preliminary production goal this week with
the shipment of its first
rail carload of the product.
Plant Manager Tom
Bliss said that actual pro-
duction began in the
building at Fourth and Holley streets on August. 8,
missing the August 5 target date by only three days.
Production rate improve
ment is bringing the plant
nearer to the expected
quota of a carload a week.
Bliss said that additional
personell may be added to
each of the two shifts, as
the plant grows. Additional
operations will probably
follow.
The company has leased
three other buildings"- in
Clare.
The full -car of Saran
Wrap Squares was loaded
and sealed on Monday. It
will go directly to the New
York City area for distribution to retailers in the
first marketing.
The clear plastic
squares are designed for
quick wrapping and preserving of fqod left-overs
sandwiches, lunch box
items and the like. Dow expects the retail market
to grow from east coast
store shelves and counters
to a nation-wide scale.
An advertising program
in the New York area beginning in early October
will introduce the Squares
to consumers.
The company now em-'
ployes 22 people here with
the prospects that the work
force     will  grow   in the
future.
Aim Arbor
Rail Litife Sold
The Ann Arbor'Railroad
Company, a wholly owned
subsidiary of- the Wabash
Railroad has been sold to
the Detroit, Toledo and Ir-
onton Railroad Company
for $3.0 million,, it was
jointly "announced today by
the presidents of the two
roads.
The Ann Arbor Railroad,
primarily a bridge carrier
connects Toledo -with the
west bank of .Lake Michigan over 293 miles of railroad line between Toledo
and Frankfort and by five
railroad car ferries,with
Manistique and Menominee
Michigan, and Manitowoc
and Kewaunee, Wisconsin.
Davy Store Purchased
>y Folkert-owned Chain
Of Mill-End Stores
Frank McPhall, two mile*.- east and one> south of Ciare
believe* the corn might grow tall in towa, but he grew a
prize of another variety 1 A single stalk in his field has
six healthy ears growing on it and he allowed us to take His
photo with it — to add1 to our collection of giant 9.1 eaf
clovers and super cucumbers. If anyone is interested in
trying for such a refcord, Frank planted Funk's seed, he
says. Sentinel  photo.
Blacktop For
Three Lots
Ready   and
new   blacktop
waiting for
surfacing,. ard
This was BOUND tohapW
pen — we knew it! Some*
one came through with cu-g
cumbers- ( not one, bi|6
two)-, larger than a l'2iiftes[
giant .grown -'by'*Te_Hfiifie^
Bolle and pictured in a
Sentinel story a couple of
weeks ago. Mrs. Joe EisA
enhauer of Farwell, R-l,
raises cukes called Chinese Longs and the name
describes them well, —
you'd better believe it!One
of them is 21-1/2 inches
from tip to tip and another is 19. She left them
in the Sentinel office to
show us
Launch Junior Dairyman
Program For County Youth
A meeting of area dairy .signed . for
farmers and representa- members and
„tives of allied interests
have launched what may become a program for junior
dairymen. The youth program may seek recognition at the Fairs, both in
Clare county and Isabella.
According to George Mac
Queen, Clare County Extension Service director,
said that during the Clare
County Fair this Summer,
several adult dairy farmers asked about the lik-
lihood   of getting support
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prospective
their dads.
All interested people are
urged to attend.
Those who' attended the
exploratory meeting were
from the southeast corner
of the county:
Byron D. Miller represented Kraft Foods of Clare
Bill Walter, Chuck Kleinhardt, and Glen Bay representing the Clare local
of the MMPA.
Floyd Norcutt, vocational Ag instructor at Clare
H.S.,    Burke Rilett, dairy
Horton and Mrs. Sarah Mater.
Evangelist
Starts Series
Evangelist and Mrs. Ron
aid Callahan, will conduct
two weeks of services
starting September 10-22
at 7:30 p.m. at the Clare
Assembly of God, 4835
Clarabella Rd., Rev* Wibley announced today.
The Callahans received
their seminary training at
the North Central Bible
College, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
Prior to entering the
ministry, Mr, Callahan was
active in Youth for Christ
Late in August a group
of interested persons met
at the farm home of Bob
Clute over coffee and cookies to discuss the possibilities of a program. Another meeting will keep the
interest growing when
dairymen get together September 17 at the Sheridan
town hall. Prospective
members and their dads
are invited.
The general feeling was
that dairying would continue to increase in importance in Clare county
and that a youth program
is justified.
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As the group canvassed
their    neighborhoods   for
youngsters of 10-18 years
of age, it seemed plenty of
work and at 17 entered a possibilities existed. Con-
preacher boy contest. He siderable discussion re-
won first place and the volved around the kind of
chance to address a gath- project   that  matched the „
erihg in the Billy Sunday age and abilities of a mem-" vites the, public for* sight-
Tabernacle at the Winona ber should be offered. seeing and free refresh-
Lake Youth for Christ The men felt another ments ftorn noon until
national camp.               -     meeting  is in order de-  6 p,m.
Service, *uid Jim Trietch,
dairy farmer.
Motor Parts
Open House
.Clare Motor Parts,
Clare's newest business,
will open its doors to the
public in an open house
on Saturday this week to
show off its store on W^
Fourth near Thayer Dairy,,
in the old Feller store,
location.
Lines of motor parts and
equipment Include tools and
tool Shop material for auto
repair and machinihg,mo-
tor testing devices, arid
repair material and supplies.
Richard Hawley is the
store manager and he in-
Yes, children! There is a
story hour at the Clare
Public Library each Saturday.
Like, little "Virginia"
with the famous question,
"is there a Santa Clause?"
many kids want to know.
After a start in the weekly story hour program for
boys and girls at the library when about i0 listeners came on August 24
and the Sentinel printed a
story and picture--, well,
the following Saturday
there were 40 children at
the library when the story
hour time came arourid at
11 in the morning. "■
And you know something?
Everybody had forgotten to
tell the boys and girls that
there would be ho story
on   Labor   Day   Saturday!
So, to all children who
came on a day when the
story lady was on a holiday
Mrs. Richardson the librarian and Mrs. Beyer,
the story lady want to say
that the stories are being
continued every Saturday
forenoon.
They're looking for all
boys . and girls to come
back for more hours of
entertaining and adventures with the story-book
folks.
Deer Hunt
Permits Ready
Michigan's 1963 hunting licenses and game law
digests will be at dealers
throughout the state by the
third week 6f September,
the Conservation Department announces.
Copies of this year's
Deer Hunting guide will
also be available by the"
middle of the month. They
show special season areas
kill, quotas, and instructions on filling out applications for antlerless deer
shooting permits.
All hunting license fees
remain the same as last
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three large parking areas
in Clare will get the improvement today, or very
soon after according to
answers at the office of
;.■ School Superintendent,
* •Richard Wheeler; and at
city hall.
David Adams, city clerk
said that half the area on
the public parking lot on W.
Fourth across from the
Sentinel office and all of
the parking area on W.
Fifth across from city hall
would get a new thick surface.
At Clare High School the
lot for auto parking and
school bus turn around jn
front of the gymnasium entrance will get blacktop
at. the same time.
The Hicks Company
from Alma is doing the
work.
Child Clinics
Well Child conterences
in September will be held
in Clare on Tuesday, Sept.
17 in the city hall second
floor from 1 to 3 p.m.
In Farwell on Sept. 17
from 9 to 11 a.m. in the
Methodist church and in
Harrison on Friday, Sept.
20 from 9 to 11 a.m. in
the courthouse.
Davy's Department store
in Clare was sold this week
to Mill End Stores of Bay
City owned by Glen C. Fol-
kert who will continue its
operation as the seventh
member in a growing group
of retail department stores
under his ownership in this
area of the state.
Announcement of the
transaction was made
Tuesday night in a joint
release from Mr. Folkert,
and representatives of the
L.E. Davy estate heirs,
and Norris Elden in Clare,
store manager and president of the Davy's Corporation.
The new owner expects
to take possession on October 1.
News of the change of
ownership ended rumors
and conjecture over what
would happen to the big establishment since the death
of its founder and presi-
dent, L.E. Davy last May 3.
Takes $100
But Leaves
No Clues
A thief, or thieves who
broke into Koch's Standard Service station Tuesday night smashed open a
door, took about '$100 in
cash and carefully closed
the door when they departed,—leaving very scanty
clues for police.   "
Clare Chief Milan Shep-
said the money was
taken   from   a   cash box.
The station, at W. Fifth
and Maple closes for the
night at about 10:30 and
guesses are that the theft'
occured about midnight.
■ Anther- re€enf-- 'case of
breaking and entering has
been'uhder investigation by
local police who believe
they solved it with arrest
of a minor boy on Friday
last week. It was at the
Gibis & Sons transit mix
concrete plant on W. Fifth.
Taken in a break-in there
were electric motors and
other articles of equipment
and tools.
Sharp -eyed Clare police
traced down the suspect
after, spotting some of the
missing articles in use
by other youths.
Chief Shepard issued a
warning to youngsters and
their parents that a seeming growing practice of filing pennies to the size and
shape of dimes so they
can be inserted- in game
machines is a federal violation. Some small boys
caught recently with mutilated pennies were just
warned, but more of the
same might bring stiffer
consequences if investigations are made by Federal
authorities. "
The busines sale involves the two - story store
building at McEwan and
Fourth, together with store
fixtures and equipment and
the merchandise inventory.
Only a few minor details
in the transaction are yet
necessary before , final
completion in a few days.
Mr. Folkert operates the
Bay City Mill End store
and other similar businesses in Gladwin, West
Branch, Tawas, Bad Axe,
and a second store in Bay
City.
Davy's has been in business as- a pioneer Clare
establishment, c o n t i n -
uously since the late 1800s
under the principal ownership of the late Mr. Davy,
co-founder and senior
member of the firm.   ,
. During one period of its
history it was the Wilson-
Davy Co., but was reorganized and rebuilt with
its present name following
a major fire in 1921.Norris
A. Elden has been manager
JC's Improve
Tennis Courts
The game of tennis at
Clare High School has had
its ups and downs in popularity ever since the days
of the first clay courts.
It is presently on the rise,
due to improved courts
that have been built as a
project of Clare JayCees.
Two doubles courts have
had their concrete surfaces lengthened to make
space for players' back
court game; they have new"
backstops and also part
of the project were new mid
court nets made of steel
links and topped With Sloth
banding. .*",*-
Scarcely, a day pas'ses,
but the courts are in use
by students and young adults whose interest in tennis has been due to the
improved   playing courts.
JayCees say they went
in "the red"- some $800 on
the project and their annual
light bulb sale conducted
tonight (Thursday) is designed to help make up
the cost of the courts.
Previews
NewChevys
Warren L. McGuire of
McGuire Bros. Chevrolet-
Pontiac Sales in Clare was
among 7,000 Chevrolet
dealers and dealership^executives in Detroit recently
,to attend the largest convention of its kind ever
held in the auto industry.
While in the Motor City,
dealers previewed the new
lines of 1964 Chevrolet
cars and trucks to be introduced this fall.
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of the store since 1932 and
was elected president of
the corporation in May this
year. He plans retirement
next month.
The new owner negotiated the purchase of the
store stock, furniture and
fixtures fr»m Davy's, Inc.
and the corner building in
downtown Clare from the
Davy family.
FarweLTs
P-TA Plans
8 Programs
Regular meetings of the
Farwell Area Schools Parent -, Teacher Assn. will
start September 16 when
members get together in
the school gymnasium.
The      new     president, -
James Fabatz will call the,
business session to order
at 8:00 p.m.
Earlier in the evening,
several parents in the area
will entertain members of
the faculty as dinner guests
and then all will attend the
meeting together to become
better acquainted and to
discuss the year's proposed program.
Many worthwhile projects and varied programs
have been planned by the
executive committee.
It is hoped the coming
year will be one of the best
yet, and will acquaint the
area with FarweH's total
school program so that all
may work together.
A schedule fortheyear's
activities includes-the following:
October 7- Discussion
of the .new Guidance Program by Mr. Tipton.
November 4- Talks by
Farwell exchange students
Cynthia Funnell and Lynn
Methner. Progress report
on hew school. - Panel
presentation by student
council.
December 2- Christmas
program.
January 6- Demonstration of Farwell's reading
program.
February 3- School open
house.
March 2- Guest speaker.
April 6-Student Achievement program. Textbook
display. Election of Officers.
Farwell School District
residents are urged to attend these meetings and
learn more about the
school and the interesting projects the P.T.A will
be undertaking for 1963-
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Thousands Will View Michigan's Colored Foliage
Michigan's annual color
extravaganza is almost at
hand.
It is the time ' of year
when     motorists     by the
thousands flock to country
roads to view nature's vivid colors. Almost any area
become an attraction.
Michigan   offers   many
Pulling a safety message out of nowhere is just one of the
many magician's tricks Police Sgt. Carl S. Pike uses to
emphasize important points of traffic safety to 'students.
Sgt. Pike presented his "Safety Manic" program at the*
Clare Public Schools on Monday. The program is on a
nation-wide tour .sponsored by the American Trucking
Assns., the national trade association for the motor carrier
- industry.
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opportunities for color
tours, points out Jerry E.
Fisher, Automobile Club
of Michigan touring manager.
"Tours begin in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
about mid - September,
reach a peak in the northern half of the Lower
Peninsula in late September or early October,
and make a last stand in
the southern half of the
state about mid-October,"
Fisher said, "Much depends on the arrival of
killing frost."
Fisher suggests five
widely separated areas
where motorists can enjoy
Indian Summer to the full-'
est. He adds, however, that
this is merely a sampling
and that the motorist will
likely pass through many
Other areas of equal beauty.
These   are  the locations:
Munising area of the Hiawatha National Forest; take
US-2, then leave the main
highways for maximum enjoyment.
Grand Traverse Bay
area, from Traverse City
north. Take US-31 to Traverse City, then, county
roads*
Newaygo area of Manistee National Forest. Take
M-46 or M37 to Newaygo
then the back roads.
Tawas - Oscoda    area
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along Lake Huron. Take
US - 23, then the county
roads.
Most chambers of commerce throughout Michigan
will be glad to furnish information   on color tours.
Blood Unit
Coming To
Holley Plant
The Red Cross Bloodmobile has a date for collection of blood bank donations next Wednesday at
Holley Carburetor's plant
in Clare according to an
announcement this week by
Mrs. Alex Strange who is
publicity chaiirman for the
county organization.
Those in charge of arrangements for the visit
of the bloodmobile unit hope
for results as good or better than a year ago, when
the project collected 144
pints    of blood at Holley's
Filling of the quota demanded from the county
■Will assure that Clare
county residents get needed blood in an emergency,
no matter where they are
if a need occurs.
A return of the Bloodmobile unit in October will
be for collection of blood
from public donors.
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