1966-06-09; Clare Sentinel

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Clare. Michigan   Thursday. June 9, 1966
Eighiy-Bevenlh Year
New Series Vol. 74      Ho. 40
97 Clare Grads
To Be Awarded
mas Friday
The day of high school
graduation and receiving
diplomas is coming tomorrow for Clare High's
97 seniors at their Commencement, The exercises are at 8:00 p.m. in
the high school gymnasium.
Members of the class
with their families and
_, guests attended Baccalaureate last Sunday to hear
a sermon by Rev. Karl
Wickstrom, pastor of the
United Church of Christ,
Congregational.
The Commencement
program Friday will present an address by Dr.
Eugene Gillaspy, president of the new Mid Michigan Community Colfege to
be built between Clare and
Gladwin.
Dr. Gillasp y is a new
public figure of prominence
and responsibility in the
area and his appearance for
' this particular occasion is
appropriate. He is an accomplished public speaker
and because of his position,
has words of interest for
high school- grads.	
The speaker will be introduced by Clare Superintendent Richard Snyder.
Before and "after his
place in the program, other numbers are the processional and recessional
marsh music by Clare High
School's band, -a vocal selection, "The Halls of Ivy"
by a girls' singing group,
Nola Middleton, SuAnn Sa-
ger, Marlene Strouse,
Mary Logic, Kathryn Whitford, Beverly Weldon, and
Sally Samborn.
Scholarship excellence
will be recognized in the
program with presentations of members of the
National Honor Society by
Mel Hampton, an Honor
student from the Class of
1965, and by presentations
of individual scholarship
awards by Lawrence East-
ley, CHS Guidance director.
The traditional roll call
of members of the graduating class will be by
Donald Spencer, high
school principal and the
diplomas will be presen-
Banquet Closes Year
For Friday Bowlers
The Gateway Ladies Friday Night League closed
its season with its annual
banquet held May 27th, at
the      Town   &      Country
Law Curbs
-Fraud Sales
In Michigan
The Michigan Home Improvement Finance Act
became effective on January 1, 1966. Thi s Act
makes substantial changes
in Michigan law concerning
home improvements which
are financed on an installment sales basis. As
Attorney General, I asked
the legislature to pass this
law in order to curb the
fraudulent operators who
had found their way into
v the home improvement
business.
The Act covers any
contract pertaining to a
home improvement installment sale together with any
promissory note or other
evidence of indebtedness
arising out of the transaction. This new law has
many important features.
Each promissory note must
contain a clearly written
statement that it is subject to the terms of a
home improvement installment contract. The
purchaser of a home improvement job is permitted
to cancel or rescind the
. contract up until the next
business day at 5 p.m.
In addition, a home improvement installment
contract may not contain
any provisions which would
not permit the buyer to
assert a claim or defense,
permit the seller to arbitrarily or without reasonable cause accelerate the
payments, or entitle the
seller to liquidated damages for any cancellation
or refusal to accept the
goods or services stated
in the contract.
Under the Act the home
w improvement contractor
may no longer induce a
person to sign a home
Improvement contract by
promising or offering to
pay the buyer's debts, or
by crediting or allowing
the buyer any compensation or award for procuring
a home improvement
contract, This sales technique is sometimes called
"referral selling,*' Debt
adjustment financing, and
elaborate gift schemes5 aire
also prohibited by the new
Act.
This new law is designed
.^-to-jprevent the homeowner
coftsumer from being
defrauded by unscrupulous
{;*.4nd deceptive home Improvers,
Lounge. Over 80 bowlers
and their guests enjoyed
a delicious smorgasbord.
Special guests included
Eleanor Lehr, assn.secretary, and Charlotte and Tula Brown.
The Band Box Cleaners
te=.m, YfifeCarol Cotton as
chairman, had charge of
the table decorations.
Neareine Morse, retiring league president,
welcomed the guests and
handled the introductions
and then turned the program over to Toastmis-
tress Connie MeNerney.
Connie awarded the prizes,
with an assist from Rose
Neff, league secretary.
Everts Jewelers, winners of the roll-off from
Green's Shoes, were honored as league champs.
They received the sponsor's trophy, donated by
Gateway Lanes, together
with individual trophies.
The team was comprised
of Beatrice Garver captain, Elizabeth Bell, DeVere
Cobb, Joan Weldon, and
Jean Ostrowsky.
Runner - up Green's
Shoes "Mildred LeTourneau
captain, Marvilene Battle,
Marie Smith, Mary Denton,
and Margaret Kegg. Each
received a trophy.
Holley Aircraft received
consolations from finishing at the bottom.
Continued on Page A-6
Clare Elementary School child-
ren In Mrs. Mat-la Allen's room
held a candy and popcorn sale
one day last week and passed
the proceeds along to the Sagi
naw Children's Zoo. In ft busy
hall-hour the youngsters sold
more than $18. worth ol good
i_s at 2 cents per salo with
schoolmates in other rooms as
their customers.. Nickki Laven.
•der makes a deal with a custom-
er for two cents worth of lolli-
ipop treat. Another picture is or
page  A-.. Sentinel photo
ted by Glenn Thomas, a
trustee on the Board of
Education.
Members of the class in
this 79th Commencement
are:
Patrick A. Ahac
Susan Marie Bader
Janet Elaine Battle
Robert Wayne Bergey
John William Bolton
Laura D. Bontrager
Gretchen Lynn Brooks
Dianne Kay Brown
Thomas Wade Brown
Charles  E.   Buchholz, Jr.
Elaine A. Calhoun
Alice Aileen Church
Craig H. Clair
Neil D. Clark
Royce B. Cole
Carl Dean Cooper
Kenneth L. Cooper
Albert John Cruden
Kay L. Daniels
Robert A. David
Dennis James Davis
Lewis Gerald Dawson
Earl Thomas Denton
Joanne Therese Dole
Linda Lucille Drake
Thomas Earl Dwyer
Terry Lee Eberhart
Victoria Ann Eberhart
Harold D. Elsea
Larry Wayne Fetters
Joyce Kay Fike
Robert A. Fike
Grace Lorraine Flood
Sue Ann Foss
Earl Dale Funke
Elaine Ann Garver
Robert W. Gingery
Marland D. Haggart
Penny Sue Haring
Sheila A. Haring
June Mary Hart
Kay E. Hills
Charlene Marie Iacco
Frank Eric Isaac
Laurence "W. Jackson III
Pamela Jane Jackson
Charles Allan Jeffery
Michael J. Kaiser
Richard C. Kleinhardt
Sue E. Krell
George   Martin Kushmaul
Marilyn Devera LaVoye
Ralph Leslie Leposky
Mary Louise Logic
Gerald David Machul
Michael G. Marr
Steve Arthur Maynard
Doris Lorraine McDonald
Charles F. McPhall
Franklin C. Metz
Nola June Middleton
Lynette Andrea Miller    •
Naomie Marie Miller
Michael   William   Murphy
M. David Murray.
Kelly Joe Myers
Louise Anne Neville
Dwight Harold Notter
Jim A. Oaks
Ted Andrew Papesh
Sharon Kay Peltier
Nancy Kay Perrine
Patricia Ann Randall
Robert Dee Russell
SuAnn Sager
Sallie Ann Samborn
Dorothy   Therese  Schafer
Joleen Rae Schlafley
Dorothy Jean Sharp
Earleen Marie Smith
Cheryl Rae Sonntag
Garnet Lyle Steadman
Connie Kay Stephens
Margaret Joyce Strouse
Marleen Louisa Strouse
Daniel Lee Tice
Diane Carol Tomaski
Robert Louis
VanValkenburg
Betty Kathleen Wallace
Karen Ann Walters
Ronald Jay Walters
Shirley Ann Walter
Beverly Anne Weldon
Kathryn Margaret Whitford
Dorothy Leann Wickstrom
Susan Beth Wieferich
Robert John Williams, Jr.
Onookers' faces wore expressions of shock and amazement
that two Care boya came through
'this wreck without more serious-
injury. Daniel Tice and Nei1
Clark, both CHS graduates this
week struck the side of a moving freight train in a Sunday
evening accident. Sentinel photo.
Plan Another
July 4 Event
At Shamrock
Plans already far along
for another Fourth of July
celebration in Clare point
to a day in which favorite
entertainments will be repeated from former events,
-and some new tricks will
be introduced to bring more
variety and fun on the holiday.
An "association" has
been formed to plan, sponsor, and conduct the programs that will be presented. Many members
are presently taking enthusiastic part in the celebration planning and more
are invited and indicate
the association will grow.
Invited to make contributions to the sponsoring
and managing group are
all service clubs and societies, organizations of
man and women and of
youths.
Larry Snively at Citizens Bank and Trust who
was active in starting the
celebration idea last year
said that the date of July
3, - a Sunday had been
picked to entertain with
games and activities and
fireworks.
Business and Professional Women clubbers
raised money for fireworks last year and they,
together with representatives of many other groups
were taking leading parts
Continued on Page A-8
Two Clare Seniors
in Train - Gar Crash
Two 18 year-old Clare
boys, -members of this
year's graduating class
were injured and narrowly
escaped death in an auto-
train crash Sunday evening at the downtown crossing of McEwan street and
the C and O tracks.
Daniel Tice, driver of
the auto and his passenger Neil Clark were removed from the wreck
scene and hospitalized after ramming the side of
the eastbound freight.
Tice, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Tice of
R-2 Clare had possible internal injuries but his condition was described at
Clare Osteopathic Hospital
as "good.''
Clark lives \tith his father and stepmother, Mr.
and Mrs. Rovelle Clark
of R-4 Clare. His mother
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Boys' Golf
A Youth's Golf League
at Twin Elms is being formed for all interested boys
aged eight to 13 years with
play to start Tuesday
morning June 14. Instructions will be free.
For information, parents
and boys may call Twin
Elms.
Strange A
Candidate
State Representative
Russell H. Strange (R-lOOth
District) today announced
his candidacy for re-election to a 6th term in the
Michigan House of Representatives.
A Republican, Rep.
Stange stated that he will
file petitions shortly
is Mrs. Margaret Peltieur
in Clare.
A hospital release the
next day said that he suffered from severe lacera-
tiongj. a skull tract ire and
concussion. His condition
was only fair.
Neither boy is sure to
be in condition to attend
the high school exercises
Friday. It is uncertain
about Tice's recovery in
time and Clark is expected to be still hospitalized.
Police reports on the
accident were still being
collected Tuesday by Clare
Chief Roger Depue.
Both victims were
thrown from the 1962 Ford
convertible in which they
were riding. Clark was
picked out of his seat by
the impact and slammed
against the side, of the engine and finally rebounded
50 feet to where he was
found on the ground.
The moving train whirled
the auto around and smashed the right rear portion
finally tossing the auto 40
feet from the point of first
impact. Tice was thrown
clear and found six feet
from the wrecked auto.
Chief Depue said that
the train was struck on the
second unit, an engine helping to pull the 47-car
freight. Speed of the train
was established at 32 miles
per hour.
Auto tire skid marks indicated a slide of approximately 20 feet before the
collision. Clark in the passenger's seat shouted the
warning that caused Tice
to apply h:.s brakes.
The boys had left the
school at the conclusion of
Baccalaureate       services
only minutes before the
accident happened.
The heavy train was
brought to a halt after the
impact with its leading engine several hundred yards
to the east of the cross-
ing near the US - 27
expressway overpass and
the east city limits of
Clare.
The mishap is another
in a series of accidents,
some fatal, at the McEwan
street crossing and came
at a time when the city,
Highway Department, and
the railroad are negotiating on a project to make
the crossing safer.
Witnesses told police
that all warnings and signals were working properly
and the engineer sounded
his horn as he approached
the crossing.
The; driver jmade a statement to Chief Depue in
which he said he wasn't
aware of the lights and
bells in time and that he
was trying to overtake
a friend in another car to
talk to him.
Child Clinic
The Well Child Conference schedule for June is
as follows:
Farwell—to be held in
the upper elementary Far-
well School on Wednesday,
June 15 from 9 to 11 a.m.
This change of date and
meeting place is for this
month only.
At Clare, in the City
Hall, Wednesday, June 15th,
l'to 3 p.m. and this is a
date change for this month
only.
Harrison in the Courthouse, Friday, June 17, 9
to 11 a.m.
H, Sandborn
Announces
Hi$ Retirement
Harold Sandborn, Holley
Carburetor's Clare Aircraft Division plant manager for the past ten years
here, and with a record of
26 years with the company
resigned his position this
week.
He moved into a position
in the Clare plant from the
company's Warren, Michigan plant in 1952, just four
years after Holley began
operations here.
Management ' and employees here were notified
of Sandborn's decision on
Tuesday this week when a
notice explaining the
change was circulated. It
introduced Robert F.Mett-«
ler formerly of the Warren plant as Sandborn's
successor.
The General Notice said:
"For reasons of health
Mr. Harold Sandborn has
asked to be relieved of his
assignment as plant manager, a position he has held
for ten years.
"Harold has servedHol-
ley Carburetor Company
in various capacities since
HA.ROI-D SiAiNDEOHN
retiring  at Holley
1940 and over the years
he has earned the respect
and friendship of all Holley employees.
"Effective June 13, 1966,
Robert (Bob) R. Mettler
is appointed plant manager   of   the   Clare  plant.
"Bob has been with the
company since 1949 and entered the employ of Holley
after receiving his engineering degree. While working in various departments, he continue to attend school and received a
degree in Industrial Engineering.
"Bob managed the estimating and tooling groups
under Manufacturing Services and was later promoted to the positions of
chief draftsman of the Automotive Division, production planning manager and
administrative manager of
Automotive Sales.
"Mr. Harold Sandborn
would like to express his
appreciation for the cooperation received from the
community and also all the
employees of Holley carburetor Company."
Reveal New Weapons Against Crank' Phone Calls
The Michigan Bell Telephone Company has launched a campaign against
obscene and harassing
phone calls and has some
new and effective weapons
against this kind of anonymous annoyance.
Clarence B. Riedel,
manager, said Michigan
Bell is deeply concerned
with the increase in the
number of obscene, harassing or crank calls
and that the company is
stepping up its efforts to
protect customers against
them.
In a concerted attack on
the problem, Riedel said,
the company is using new
equipment and developing
new techniques to identify
the calling number of anyone making obscene, harassing or crank calls.
Among the new devices
is one which has the capability of "locking in'
on a call. In some cases,
it can lead to identification of the calling telephone
line even after the person
who made the call has hung
up.
In addition, Riedel said,
the phone company has set
Hire New
Elementary
Principal
The Clare Board of Education met Monday night
and appointed Albert A.
Schumm, principal of the
Adams Elementary School
in Birmingham, Michigan,
as Clare Elementary
School principal for the
1966-67 school year.
Mr* Schumm will bring
to Clare five years of experience as an elementary
teacher and eleven years of
experience as an elementary principal in the Bir*
m.ngham  school  system.
Mr* and Mrs. Schumm
have four children ranging
four to ten. They plan to
move to Clare during the
summer.
up new procedures for the
handling of complaints of
such calls at each of its
business offices throughout
the state. In each office
specially trained service
representatives have been
assigned to handle the complaints.
In the Detroit metropolitan area, a centralized
Annoyance Call Bureau has
been established. There
specialists will coordinate
action by the company's security people with the customer and police agencies.
phone company    business
office.
If the nature of the calls
is in violation of the state
law, the customer may want
to sign a complaint so that
action can be taken by the
appropriate law enforcement agencies.
Michigan law provides up
to 90 days in jail and $100
in fines for making obscene
or harassing calls. In ad
dition, the' telephone company is permitted to disconnect or remove the
phone service of anyone
proved to be making obscene or harassing calls.
"The telephone company
has always tried to protect
the privacy of customers,
in this new program, we are
going all out to eliminate
this source of customer irritation,"  Riedel said.
Retirement Party Held
•  Steps   which customers
X'-aufSrwt.«: For Mrs. Leota VanEvery
lined by Riedel.
"Should you or your family receive obscene, harassing phone calls, don't
talk. What the caller really
wants is an audience. Don't
be that audience and don't
listen to his abuse," Riedel cautioned.
"Hang up whenever a
caller uses obscenity,
doesn't properly identify
himself, of says nothing.
Use the telephone on your
terms to guard against
these invasions of your privacy."
In most instances, the
customer can solve the
problem by not talking, or
by hanging up. Riedel said.
If the obscene, harassing
calls persist, customers
are urged to call their tele-
Twenty - two years of
teaching and administration in Clare Public Schools
will be completed this week
with the retirement as elementary principal of Mrs,
Leota VanEvery.
Sixty teachers and school
board members gathered
at Town and Country Friday evening June 3, for a
dinner in recognition and
tribute for one who has
given of her best to the
teaching profession here.
Lester Putney, president of the Clare Education Association, was master of ceremonies. A musical entertainment was
presented by the Barbara
Belles of Midland.
Mrs. VanEvery* was presented with a bouquet of
roses by Frank LaGoe,
president    of the   School
Board, and luggage was
the gift from the CEA, presented by Mrs. Louisa
Bowler.
Mrs. VanEvery came to
Clare from Harrison and
taught kindergarten for
many years before assuming the duties of curriculum co-ordinatbr, and then
the past two years has served as elementary principal,
She resides on Sixth
Street in Clare with her
mother, and has one son,
Philip and his family vmo
live in Ann Arbor,
'Though retiring from the
Clare school, Mrs. VanEvery still plans to keep
active. She will be in
charge of a reading program at Houghton Lake for
the summer, but plans for
her fall work have not been
completed yet.