1966-06-23; Clare Sentinel

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Clara, Michigan   Thursday, June 23, 1966
Eighty-seventh Year
New Series Vol, 74, No. 42
Rest Area Info Station Dedication Monday
A group of young "ibeach superintendents"
gathered on. the shore of Lake Shamrock lo
watch city employees launch a new swim
ming and diving raft at the public park.
Sentinel photo.
Clare Hi Honor Roll
Lists Are Released
. Clare Public Schools this
week released honor roll
lists for the final marking
period of the school year
* that ended earlier this
• month. Junior and senior
high students with grades
averaging "B" or better
by classes are;	
Rule Changes
Reeommended
For Hospital
New controls at Clare
Osteopathic Hospital are to
be placed in effect shortly
that will spell the end to
casual and sometimes unauthorized entry of patients
through a rear door which
is reserved for emergency
j,  teases.
Staff members say that
growing use of this entrance causes traffic problems in a vital spot near
the main nurses' station,
hinders the work of the
hospital staff and employees, and creates an opportunity for other
undesirable situations.
It was proposed to hospital directors and the
administration that the
emergency door be locked
to all but critical ambulance cases and others
ordered admitted by staff
. doctors through accepted
^procedures.
The restricted entrance
has become more and more
used on Sundays, holidays,
and nighttime hours by patients without customary
orders for admission. The
staff says that entrance is
provided through the front
lobby where an emergency
bell is provided for after
hours and Sundays and holidays.
Further objection to public entrance through the
emergency door was based
on the danger that theft or
misuse of hospital supplies
at the nearby nurses station might occur when busy
4 night nurses lack time to
watch who enters and
leaves there.
At the same time, the
hospital may discontinue a
present practice which
amounts to a "receiving"
department for all types of
patients.
A complaint was made
that many patients with
minor illnesses, or thdse
needing first aid treatment,
-and who should ordinarily
geek examination and
treatment in a doctor* s office, come instead to the
hospital asking admission
r-' Aere.
* The staff's conclusion
was that the hospital has
neither the available space
nor professional personnel
to provide unlimited services to "receiving" patients.
It is not proposed to stop
the hospital's top-rate
service to critical accident
victims or any other cases
of immediate treatment In
genuine emergencies.
Hospital Administrator
Helen Morgan said that
instructions would be posted outside the ambulance
entrance to explain how
nori - emergency cases
eould enter through the
0 proper door way in front If
their doctor or nurses on
duty ordered it.
SENIORS
John Bolton
Laura Bontrager
Gretchen Brooks
Tom Brown
Elaine Calhoun
Kay Daniels
Sue Foss
June Hart
Larry Jackson
Richard Kleinhart
Ralph Leposky
Mary Logic
Gerald Machul
Lorraine McDonald
Lynette Miller
Kelly Myers
L ouise Nevill
S laron Peltier
Patsy Randall
SuAnn Sager
Sallie Samborn
Dorothy Schafer
Marleen Strouse
Margaret Strouse
Beverly Weldon
Kathryn Whitford
Dorothy Wickstrom
Robert Williams
JUNIORS
Ken Ackers
Keith Akins
Bonnie Bauder
Andrea Clute
Bill Corsaut
Chris Crum
Lois Eberhart
Linda Erhart
Mary Foster
Pat Gibson
Ben Hampton
Mary Beth Southwell
Kathy Ireland
Cynthia Jeffery
Billie Luke
Steve Mackenzie
Sue Myers
Sue Neff
Dick Norcutt
Kris Pinaire
Pam Reiberg
Sharon Richardson
Evaleen Seiter
Ruth Ann Smith
Tim White
Nancy Whitford
Jan Wilson
SOPHOMORES
Sharon Bay
Archie Bell
Susan Brooks
Steve Gallagher
Debbie Greer
Shirley Hampton
Betty Jo Hankins
Michael Hartzler
Carole House
Charles Knickerbocker
Dennis Lloyd
Bob McJames
Ann Miller
Don Papesh
Joanne Pinaire
Donna Skyring
Debbie Wartif.r
Jean Witbeck
Leona Zilska
9TH GRADE
Donald Benchley
Penny Case
Bill Cimmerer
James Cooper
Joel Cooper
Judy Day
Ann Eberhart
Leonard Erickson
Susanne Fetters
Pamela Glenn
Bob Hartzler
DennisIacco
Patricia Knickerbocker
Kathleen Krainik
Robert Krell
Laura MacKenzie
Paul McClain
Continued  on Page A-8
Jim Sykora left of Clare accepts a certificate and congratulations as Regional Reserve Auctioneer which he won in a
world title competition. With him in the center is James
QPrince of the company that operates Clare Livestock Auction.
Shamrock Swimmers
Get New Springboard
Michigan's busiest tourist information center at
Clare, in operation for almost one year, wil 1 be
officially dedicated
Monday, June 27, at 11:00
a.m..
The John C. MackieRest
Area on US-27 ' freeway
north of Clare is the site
of this newest of Michigan' s     official     highway
Stores Ready
For Tomorrow's
Sidewalk Sale
Tomprrow morning
(Friday) will be bustling
with activity up and down
Clare' s McEwan street
where the first hour of the
day will transform sidewalks, curbs and all available space in front of stores
into an outdoor market for
the annual Sidewalk Sale.
A message from Clare
Chamber of Commerce
Manager - Secretary Ken
Barnes to retailer members said, ", . .And a-way
we gol A festival with
thrills for adults and kiddies."
Its true the sale committee has arranged more
entertainment, prizes and
fun for the 1966 version
of the area's favorite summer sale. And it's all to
make attractive "wrapping" on the real package
of value for shoppers, —
the bargains displayed for
sale by all participating
retailers.
If rain disappoints the
sponsors of the event, then
the sale will be held on the
following day, Saturday.
On only one occasion has
the weather spoiled Clare's
annual Sidewalk Sale and
that was scattered showers and some wind that
drove storekeepers and
their wares inside along
toward the end of the day,
and caused cancellation of.
a street dance which was
scheduled to follow the end
of the sale.
Counting on clear, sunny weathe r tomorrow, the
24th, crowds in Clare will
find singing and dancing
by television's Kenny Roberts and other pros and
amateur entertainers, and
free airplane rides, and
free trade certificates given away in the amount of
$15. every hour.
Free circus peanuts to
munch free tickets for
prize awards, and bargains
everywhere.
Today's Sentinel columns are packed with sale
offerings advertised by
C-C members participating in the sale.
Open House At
Dan's Sunoco
A Sun Oil Co. open house
to introduce the service facilities at Dan's Sunoco
station will be held Friday
and Saturday, June 24 and
25. The station is located
on West US-10 at the corner
of Cour in Clare and Dan
Casteel is the proprietor.
Special attractions include prize contests with
no purchase required, and
many premium offers of
valuable merchandise with
the purchase of Sunoco gasoline. Details are in a
Sentinel adv. on page B~2
of this week's paper.
Traffic Deaths
Michigan had 187 traffic
deaths in May, 31 more than
156 in the same month a
year ago and only six short
of tying the month's all-
time record of 193 set in
1941,
A new diving raft at Lake
Shamrock public beach is
the work of city maintenance men and was launched
a week ago.
The popular swimming
spot and public park have
long been used by swimmers of all ages where
small tot particularly found
the wading androp-enclos-
ed safe area a good place
to cool off while mothers
and older children could
keep* an eye on them from
the beach.
The new raft now makes
the swimming more fun for
older children and deep-
water swimmers who can
dive and play games around
the anchored float.
City Manager Glen Gain
authorized the use of a few
information centers.
Dignitaries taking part in
dedication ceremonies include State Highway Commission members Wallace
D. Nunn of East Tawas,
Mayor Willard Koch of
Clare and R E Olds Anderson of East Lansing, president of the East Michigan
Tourist Association.
The invocation will be
given by Rev Charles
Smith of Prince of Peace
Lutheran Church of Clare.
Representative s of the
highway department from
Lansing will also attend.
Koch and Information
Center Supervisor Donald
Olsen will cut the dedication ribbon at ceremonies
featuring a bugler and color
guard of the Clare V.F.W.
Post. Ken Barnes, Clare
Chamber of Commerce
manager,, will be master
of ceremonies.
The information Center
building houses a display
of Michigan tourist information and features expert
counselling in highway directions and information on
lodging, restaurants and
places to see throughout
the state.
The center serves thousands of Michigan and out-
of-state tourists in a year
around program. Its location in the wide center
median of the freeways
allows service for both
northbound and southbound
motorists.
Marksmanship Is New Sport
With Moving Target Device
When the time comes,
along about two, -three
weeks before deer hunting
season, somebody is going
to take his hunting buddy
out to Alex Strange's Tobacco River Gun Club north
of Clare and say, "Is that
what you're looking for?"
There, 80 to 100 yards
in front of him will be a
running deer target as lifelike as can be —leaping,
running, and turning in and
out of sight among trees in
an old orchard.
Full size with a rack of
antlers and lifelike color,
the buck is a sporting target and is enough to excite
any hunter, -novice or old
hand.
Many shooters won't wait
until this autumn to sharpen
their eyes in target exercise. The running deer
sport target and other new
scoring target animals are
ready now for use by individuals and groups.
A Connecticut yankee by
the name of Art Tickell is
the inventor and patent
holder of the running target device which is vastly
different and more exciting
than paper deer objects
which wave back and forth
in front of shooters.
Tickell installed the device at Strange's, -thefirst
in Michigan, and attracted
quite a crowd of newsmen,
sportswriters and out-
doorsmen during a two-day
showing of the new targets.
Electronically driven
and controlled from a remote position, the deer
lopes and jumps around a
"course" that shows him
in a natural setting and
style. Rifle hits in a vital
area make him stop and
signal that he is hit, then
he leaps away to tempt
more shots.
His full, natural colored
shape is soft, spongy plastic on which hits leave
hardly a scar. But inside
the body is a sensitive
plate that records bullet
strikes  in his vital area.
The distance range and
gait of the target make a
very challenging sport out
of target shooting. Small
calibre rifles are being
used presently but regular
deer rifles will be permitted before November.
Ammunition is normal for
hunting, conditions.
The buck runs along
a mono-rail track and is
coin operated to start the
game.
Special interest was
shown by the Mort Neff
television show which sent
Dick Black here on Sunday
to watch the demonstration
and make movies and tapes
for a future show.
Other sportsmen and
outdoor writers at the
weekend showing were enthusiastic over possibilities for fun with the target
system by shooting clubs,
archery hunters, family
groups and others.
The Tobacco River Club
expects to offer special
inducements to youth clubs
Continued   on  Page  A-8
dollars worth of material
and the city payroll time
to make the raft complete
with white painted deck,
steel floats, ladders and a
fine springy diving board.
A sour note marred the
project a "couple of days
after the raft was floated
and secured at the beach
when careless use or vandalism resulted in the loss
of a steel ladder mounted
on the raft to help swimmers out of the water and
on the deck. City workers
warn that they can't keep
the raft repaired if youths
misuse it and damage it,
so -Swimmers must police
each other and help prevent any further vandalism.
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The Sentinel's annual Vacation Issue is
due for circulation in the week of July
3-9 and will reach readers on Thursday
July 7.
Because of printing schedules moved
forward for this issue only, it will be
possible for the Sentinel to accept orders for advertising with complete copy
up to 4:00 p.ro. Tuesday, June 28* Sentinel issues for circulation on all other
dates before and after July ■> have customary deadlines unchanged. _
The Vacation Issue is normally smaller
than usual size and will contain illustrated feature material and as much
current news as is possible with the
shortened preparation schedule.
A new, realistic deer target for riflemen, —
first of its kind in Michigan has been installed at Tobacco River Club north of Clare and
is open for recreational use by sportsmen.
The life-size deer travels a course through
typical 'Shooting cover at average range. Art
Tickell Of Connecticut, -the inventor and
Tange owner Alex Strange examine the. target for hits. LOWER PICTURE: A young
guest at last weekend's demonstration find's
the target in her (rifle sights'. Sentinel photo.
Mr. and Mrs. George
Graham, owners of Graham's Refrigeration near
Farwell celebrated their
20th wedding anniversary earlier this month
with an enjoyable trip to
Hawaii and vacation there.
They were the guests of the
Philco Corp. which held a
dealers' convention at
Honolulu and the happy circumstance was that the
convention date fell near
the Grahams' anniversary.
The couple traveled with
166 other dealers from Detroit for their 5-day stay
in The Islands to preview
the company's new line of
appliances and enjoy the
tropical recreation.
One of the most impossible to understand hoodlums is the park rowdy whe
commits vandalism ano
prevents' others from enjoying the pleasures of
outdoor recreation. Clare
city employees who found
a new diving raft at Shamrock Beach damaged by
apparent vandalism have a
taste of a problem that is
plaguing the Michigan Conservation Dept. Parks
Divison.
Motorboat hot-rodders,
litterers, drunkenness,
theft or damage of property in the State's public
parks are being fought with
special squads of park patrolmen who are determined to restore the parks to
the public for good clean
fun.
If Clare can find a way
to control or eliminate vandalism, Shamrock Will be
a better place for the 99
percent of kids and adults
that appreciate it and can
be trusted to preserve its
recreational usefulness.
Standings Shuffled
t*001*    In Little League
Little League action in
the week which ended June
17 saw the leading Alexanders remain firm with
one victory to stay out in
front, and Citizens Bank
move from fourth place to
second in the standings after two wins.
Last - place Anderson
Drugs put on powerful
scoring shows in two
scheduled games during the
week and sent 31 runners
across the plate in the two
games.
More shuffling in the
standings saw Stanley Oil
drop from second place to
third, and Bryant's Mobil
crowded down from third
place to fourth.
Monday' s game June 13
was a 4-2 victory for Citizens Bank over Clare
Hardware with Barry
Martz pitching for the winners. Scoring was 4 runs,
7 hits and 1 error for the
Bank while the Hardware
had 2 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors.
On Tuesday, Alexanders
increased their win total
with an 11-6 decision over
Bryant's Mobil. Rick Irwin was credited with the
pitching win, and each team
had the same number of
hits. Score was Alexander's 11-8-4, and Bryant's
6-8-3.	
2-Day Tourney
Twin Elms proprietor,
Chris Demo has announced that entries in a best
ball tournament have been
filled with a larger field
of contestants than 1965.
The tournament will be
played this coming Saturday and Sunday> June 25
and 26.
In Wednesday's game
June 15, the Anderson
Drugs pitcher Alan West
got credit for the week's
only shutout in the 16-0
rout of Clare Hardware.
Scoring went: Anderson's
16-16-4, and the Hardware
0-2-4.
Thursday, Citizens Bank
gained a half game on the
league leaders and took
over second place in the
standings with a 5-3 victory over Stanley Oil.
Outhit by Stanley's , the
Citizens Bank team won by
taking advantage of four
misplays charged to their
opponents. The score was
Citizens Bank 5-4-1, and
Stanley's 3-5-4. Kelly Lup-
low pitched for the winners.
In the final game of the
week on Friday, Anderson' s stagedanotner uprising when they romped over
Bryant's Mobil 15-1. Unfortunate errors in the field
helped Anderson's scoring
spree. Line scores were
Anderson's 15 - 6 -1, and
Bryants 1-4-9.
Standings after June 17
are:
Alexanders 7-2
Citizens Bank 6-5
Stanley Oil 5-4
Bryants Mobil 4-6
Clare Hardware 3-6
Andersons 3-5
Minor league standing
according to unofficial
scoring ended on June 16
in the following order:
Cubs 5-0
Bears 3-2
Lions 3-2
Rams 2-3
Colts 2-3
Orioles 2-3
Tigers 2-3
Hawks 1-4