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TKH CLARE SENTINEL, CLABE, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY, MARCH h 1962
Farwell Couple
In Auto Accident;
gngence
Larry Robert Lockwood, 19,
of Lake was named defendant
Monday in a negligent homicide
charge following the auto-crash
deaths of two Farwell people
Saturday evening of last week.
The auto he was driving met
head on with that of Earl W.
Town on a curve south of Far-
well. Both Mr. Town, 76. and his
wife Florence," 71, riding with
him were injured and died after
the accident.
Lockwood and three passen
gers riding with him were injured less seriously. Treated at
Clare General Hospital were
Lockwood, Nancy Kurnik, 18 ahd
her brother William Kurnik, 20,
both of Otter Lake, and Archie
Joe Miller, 24 year-old school
teacher of 4615 Western Road in
Flint. Miller was admitted at St.
Lukes Hospital in Saginaw later
for observation. Their injuries
were reported as cuts and
bruises.
Mr. Town died at 7:35 p.tn. and
Mrs. Town, at 11:15 after they
had been rushed to the Clare
hospital. They were a well
known couple whose home was
on Armstrong Road close to the
southeast village limits of Far-
well.
The accident overtook them
near their home on a curve near
the intersection of Maple and
South Roads. State Police 'invest-
Red Cross
Drive Away
To Start
Clare City Chairman Leon
'Stanley in the annual Red Cross
fund drive said this week that
workers would begin soliciting
business, industrial, ami pro_es.
sional firms for contributions today, March 1. The drive will get
it's start.on the first of the Red
Cross' traditional roll call month.
More volunteers will start on
the residential house-to-house
canvass for membership contributions on Monday, March 5.
The absence this year of a
"kick-off" breakfast and pep talk
to the workers was explained by
Stanley who said that many volunteers would have been unable
to attend such an affair either
because they are parents of
children in school, or because of
demands of their jobs.
He hopes to be able to substitute a victory celebration with a
filled quota for the kick-off
affair. Residents willing to contribute to the needs of the Red
Cross should try and arrange to
be at home when they think solicitors will call after March 5,
or arrange to contact a worker.
^'gating the mishap said that
Lockwood's car, a 1958 Chevrolet
crossed the center of the roadway and was on the wrong side
as it went around the curve.
The negligent homicide warrant came on Monday after Clare
County Prosecutor James S.
Bicknell, 3rd examined evidence
collected at the crash scene by
State Police.
Arraignment for the defendant
was Monday before Clare Justice
William B. Dunlop who released
Lockwood on bond. Examination
was demanded and set for two
o'clock in the afternoon of
March 9, also to be in Judge
Dunlop's Court.
Give Awards
For Cub Packs
The annual Blue and Gold
Banquet and Awards Program
for Cub Scouts was held Tuesday evening this week at the
Clare Congregational Church. A
delicious meal was served to 125
at tables loaded with potlucli
dishes of meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, salads, rolls
and relishes. The table "grace was
given by Mr. Ed. Schafley Jr.
Guests for the banquet were
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cheek and son
Joe, the representative from
Kiwanis who sponsor the Cub
Scouts.
Max Groves, Scout executive
of the Saginaw Bay Council
gave a short talk and led tha
group in a lively song fest.
The Pledge of Allegiance was
led by Joe Owens and Bruce
Patterson-.
The evenings awards were a
gold arrow poirk to Ken Gund-
erman. Wolf badges awarded to
Jimmy Dunn, Tom Fetters
Gordie Palmer, Cliff Crum, Martin Schafley, Ronnie Melton, Greg
Gibson and Tonj Foss. A bear
badge to Tim Cimmerer.
Members of the pack and their
families enjoyed a skating party
on February 13th at the Roller
Rink at Lake. Despite bad
weather there was an attendance
of 90.
A blue ribbon was awarded for
first place on the window display that appeared in Bicknells'
window during Scout Week.
Rockets were distributed to
the boys for the Space Derby to
be  held April 24j
Dens 1 and 2 treated with
dixie cups.
The Cubs of Dens 3 and 5
tQured the Bell Telephone dialing system.
Jim Sykora, Clare auctioneer has called some big sales,
but never one as big as a farm auciioh to be held March
10, East of McBain. 88 head of dairy stock and an equipment list headed by five tractors are some of the unusually big quantities for sale. Here Sykora looks over the sale
bills coming off Sentinel presses. Sentinel photo.
Dr. Anspach
To Speak
Con-Con
LONG STUDY REPORTED
inter Deer Losses
evive Arguments
For Hunter Harvest
Michigan'^ hard winter will
likely mean starvation for many
deer', particularly in the club
country of Alcona and neighboring counties.
Leslie Gysel, Michigan State
University wildlife professor, has
carried on field work in Alcona
county in connection with a
winter-long study of deer movement as related to climate. He
REPORT  from   LANSiNG
ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
AND STATE GOVERNMENT
By State Representative
Russell   H.   Strange,   «Jr_
ISABELLA-CLARE DISTRICT
Everyone likes to be a Monday
morning quarterback. The time
to call the plays, however, is
now.
If you would like to express
your views on some of the
questions presently before the
Michigan Legislature, here is
your opportunity. I sincerely
hope that you will spend a few
moments on the questionnaire,
and mail it to me at House of
Representatives, Lansing, Michigan.
Tell Me Your Opinion
On These Questions
Do you favor a pay-as-you-go
policy for the construction of
needed buildings in the field of
of mental health and higher education?
YES— NO—
Should   the   Legislature   prohibit the sale of beer in throw
away bottles?
YES— NO—
Do you believe that all persons
employed in whole or in part by
the State of Michigan should be
required to take the same oath of
office as required by state officials and members of the Legislature?
YES— NO—
Should the Legislature enact
a minimum speed limit of 45
miles per hour on four lane,
limited access highways?
YES— NO—
Should private fall-but shelters
be exempt from property taxes?
YES— NO—
Should Legislative salaries be
increased? (Present Salary of a
Senator or State Representative
is $5,000 a year and $1,250 expenses).
YES— NO—
Do you favor repeal of the one
man grand jury law?
YES— NO—
Should   the   Legislature   authorize Boards of Supervisors to
regulate speed,'size and time of
use, of motorboats?
YES— NO—
Do you believe that only property owners should be allowed to
vote on questions increasing the
millage over the 15-mill limitation?
YES— NO—
Do you favor placing the
present 15-mill Constitutional
limitation into the statutes in
case the Constitutional Convention leaves it out of the proposed'
new Constitution?
YES— NO—
Should all liquor licenses
issued by the State Liquor Control Commission be subject to
approval by local governing
bodies?
YES— NO—
Do you believe that the chairman and other officers of county
pplitical committees (Republican
and Democrat) should be elected
Continued'on Page 8
Clare Plant
Operator
Certified
Robert L. Kennedy of Clare,
operator of the city's Sewage
Treatment plant was among 83
Michigan Sewage Treatment
plant superintendents and operators winning awards of achievement in the yearly examinations
held in December. The examinations were administered to 191
applicants.
The certification came after
Kennedy achieved a passing
grade on a difficult written test,
and met other educational and
experience requirements.
In the testing program, the
applicants included operators of
all sizes and types of plants in
large and small cities in the
state, as well as industrial sewage and waste treatment plant
operators.
The State Health Department
classifies sewage treatment
plants as A, B, C, or D according to size, type, and location.
Different examinations are given
for each classification, and an
operator may be certified to
operate any or all of the four
classes of plants.
This year, 39 of the certificate
recipients up-graded their classification as a result of the examination. The remaining 44 were
certified for the first time.
Don Pierce, Sewage Section
'Chief of the health department's
Division of Engineering, who administered the examinations,
said that the successful candidates deserve to be congratulated
for the effort and time spent in
acquiring the knowledge and
skills needed to pass the test
and win certification.
Consumers
Salesman
Consumers Power in Clare has
announced the appointment of
a new appliance salesman for the
area, Don Reynolds, a former
resident who has been in business in Mt. Pleasant since the
middle 1940s. Returning to Clare
With Consumers, Reynolds replaces Harod Koch who has
been transferred to the company's Mt. Pleasant office in
appliance sales.
The new arrangement became
effective on Monday, February
26.
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oday
found some fawns already dying.
Larger deer may also die soon.
"Inadequate forest cutting
makes food scarce in the best of
winters on many club lands".
Cysel pointed out. "The trees
grow out of deer reach. Also,
tree tops grow together, keeping
out sunlight that is essential for
abundant ground vegetation".
This winter, most low-growing
shrubs and seedlings are buried
under 30 inches of snow.
Prolonged cold like this winter
tends to make deer more active
than usual. This means increased food needs and quicker starvation if food is not available.
Gysel notes that the snow does
weight down some branches so'
deer can get at them. But this
happens mostly to trees of poor
food value like spruce and
balsam fir.
"In dire conditions, deer will
eat wood stems up to a quarter-
inch in diameter", Gysel reports.
"The wood fills their stomachs
but provides very little nutrition."
The researcher feels feeding
hay and pulling down nearby
browse so deer can get at it will
help. But he regards these as
stopgap measures at best. Artificial feeding does little to improve natural feeding.
"In the future, this tragedy
can be avoided only with adequate harvest of both sexes",
Gysel states. "This is essential
to avoid over-browsing".
Large-scale pulpwood cuttings
of tall, dense wooded areas
would help. The year-old sprouts
would provide up to a ton of
browse per acre each year . . .
enough to carry four deer
through 90 winter days. It would
also leave enough tree stems to
produce new pulpwood stands in
years to come.
John Frisbey
25 Years In
Conservation
John Frisbey, of the oil 'hazard
reduction of the field administration division of the Conservation
Department, assigned to Cadilac,
Is one of 89 employees being
honored this week for 25 years
of service. Awards cover the
years 1959, 1960, and 1961, and
employees receiving them work
in all parts of the state.
Frisbey was born in Detroit
and attended grade and high
school in Farwell. He was first
employed by the Department as
a towerman in 1936, at the High-
wood and Farwell fire towers.
In 1942, he became a fire warden
and was stationed at Harrison.
That same year he was promoted
to the oil hazard reduction
section of the division and was
permanently assigned to that
section in 1944 and was transferred to Mount Pleasant. In
1956, he was transferred to Cad-
illam, his present station.
He is a member of the Blue
Lodge, Royal Arch Chapter and
Consistory of the Masonic Order,
A Con Con report in person
from Dr. Charles Anspach,
district Delegate to the Michigan
Constitutional Convention will
headline the Clare Rotary club
program at noon Wednesday,
March 7.
Dr. -Anspach, elected and serving from the Isabella-Clare
Representative District was first
invited to speak to the Clare
clubmen in early January, but
the pressures of Convention business and the scheduled introduction of issues with particular
interest for the local audience
made the March date more
agreeable to both the distinguished delegate, and the audience as
well.
Regular reports through a-
Sentinel column written by Dr.
Anspach were interrupted last
Week while the delegate was
absent from Lansing to deliver
a scheduled lecture at Arizona
State University. It was a rare
absence from the Convention for
Dr. Anspach,
In accepting the invitation to
speak at Clare, he agreed to take
time away from a demanding
work schedule.
Ahead of delegates, according
to Con Con agenda, are debates
on proposals relating to apportionment of the Legislature, education, the judiciary, organization of the executive branch of
state government, rights of
property owners, and others.
The speech in Clare will deal
partly in detailed background on
the  apportionment  question.
Local government, another
issue of more than usual interest
to constituants is to be debated
again on the convention floor
after the Committee on Style and
Drafting finishes wording the
proposals in polished form.
Amendments are said to be
ready for introduction during the
"second  time around".
Discussion of tax measures
has brought fourth the information from Dr. Anspach that he,
personally is of the opinion that,
'"forms of taxation should be
statutory and not constitutional
in nature".
Michigan's income tax, already
passed once on the Convention
floor and due to come up for
second reading later w.ill doubtless be a subject for questions
from the Rotary listeners.
The Clare. Dairy P.ay program to be
held today at one o'clock at the Clare IOOF
hall will present varied features including
the choice of a new Clare County 1962 Dairy
Princess, short lectures by agricultural experts, prize give-aways, ffee refreshments,
and more on the familiar annual program.
Arranged for dairymen and their families of Clare, Gladwin and Isabella
counties, the credits for sponsorship go to
several individuals and organizations.
Program arrangements are by the Clare
and Gladwin county Agricultural Extension
Offices with co-operation from Michigan
State University. The Clare County Farm
Bureau is sponsor of the Dairy Princess Con*
test with Robert Krell and Burke Rilett in
charge. Refreshments and program helps
come from Kraft Foods with Clare Plant
Manager Virgil Bergstrom and Fieldman
Harley Holt and Bryan Miller assisting.
A high point in the afternoon will be the
appearance of Michigan Dairy Princess,
Marjorie Mueller of Frankenrnuth, and
Clare County Dairy Princess for 1961, Louise
Switzer who will crown the new County
Dairy Princess.
Suspect In 1956 Killing
To Be Released From Ionia
World Prayer
Objectives
Explained
The World Day of Prayer observance will be held in the
Clare Church of God this year
on the first Friday in Lent,
March 9th,-at 8:00 p.m. Arrangements are being planned by the
Clare Council of United Church
Women, whose officers are Mrs.
Joseph L. Kennedy, president;
Mrs. Floyd Boardman, vice president; and Mrs. D. R. Salisbury,
secretary-treasurer.
Representatives from the
churches will take part, and present the program, "For God So
Loved the World". This theme
was written by Christian Women
of Montevideo, Uruguay, and
will be translated into more than
sixty languages and one thousand dialects.
Offerings received at the
World Day of Prayer observances in this country will be
divided between Division of
Home and Foreign /Missions of
National Council of Churches1,
which carry on the interdenominational' work for which the offerings are designated. Prayers
and gifts help to recruit, train,
and supervise staff and volunteers for many and varied types
of  Christian   service.
Some funds are Used in Migrant Ministry work ' and in
Alaska help is given in furnishing specialists in church planning and social welfare counseling to U, S. service families and
Alaskans in transition and supporting chaplains in government
hospitals in Anchorage and Sitka,, Support Is aiso, gi)re|t. to
twelve interdenominational
Christian colleges overseas. .
There is a great need for
Christians to understand world
problems and to work and pray
together for their solution.
Prayers will be offered in cathedrals, churches of brick and
thatch, and out of doors, also be
conducted in hospitals, schools,
business offices and factories in
all parts of the world.
A former Harrison man, Lon-
nie Chambers who was charged
with a 1956 killing and later committed to the Ionia State Hospital for the. insane, has been pronounced cured of his disorder
and hospital authorities recommend his return to Clare county
for final disposition of his case.
His trial for the alledged
shooting and killing of his
father-in-law, John Potter, also
of Harrison was never held.
Clare County Prosecutor
James S. Bicknell, 3rd has been
furnished a copy of a message
dated February 16 in which the
medical superintendent at the
Ionia hospital pronounced
Chambers recovered and asked
that he be removed back to
Clare county for appropriate disposition.
Organize 8
Scout Units
Through the efforts of the "Together We Organize" banquet of
the Tomahawk District Boy
Scouts of America recently
sponsored by the Mt. Pleasant
Exchange Bank, Mt. Pleasant
State and County Bank and the
Citizens State Bank of Clare,
eight new scout units are being
organized.
An Explorer Post in Farwell
for boys 14 to 18, also an Explorer Post in Harrison, sponsored by Harrison Kiwanis Club.
Clare will have an Explorer
Post and several units in Clare
county.
A Boy Scout Klondike Derby
was held at Camp Rotary on
February 34.
5 From Clare
Win Prizes
Five local contestants were
awarded prizes in last weekend's
contests in connection with
Household Appliance's anniversary sale and birthday observance.
Top award v of a Magnavox
Stereo record ({.layer went to
Charles Kleinhardt, Jr. while
proud winners of new bicycles
Were Karen Barnhart of R-3
Clare, and James D. Lloyd of
R-l,  Clare.
Cash prizes- of $100.00 and
§50.00 went to Mrs. Merle
Cleveland and Mrs. Lulu Shaw
respectively. Both of the ladies
are from Clare.
Terms of Judge Donald E. Hoi-
brook's order committing Chambers to Ionia on June 6, 1956 provided that the accused must be
brought back to court to stand
trial as charged, if he Was ever
cured of the ailment which sent
him to hospital confinement.
Action to bring the. prisoner
back to Harrison for an appearance in Circuit Court must
originate with an order from
Judge Holbrook.
Prosecutor Bicknell may find
himself called upon to pick up
the pieces of a difficult and so-
far incomplete picture in the
case charging murder against
the accused. Despite the statements of eyewitnesses reported
at the time of the attack on
April 13, 1956, Chambers stubbornly maintained his innocence
and denied any knowledge of the
happening.
Prosecutor at the time, and in
charge of the case for Clare
county was Robert Campbell,
now Probate Judge for Clare
county.•
Reconstructing the events at
the time from evidence at the
scene and from witness* statements, police said that Chambers' car and a pickup truck with
Potter driving rammed together
in a head-on collision and the
shooting of Potter followed.
The men were kqown to have
been engaged in a months-long
quarrel over family masters.
Chambers fled in his car to
Gladwin where State" Police
troopers from the WesJ Branch
Post arrested him and'returned
him  to  Harrison. ..
A 45-caliber pistol used to slay
Potter was never found although
a search lasting several weeks
was conducted by police"''and Boy
Scout volunteers. It was suppos
ed that the weapon was thrown
from Chambers' car between
Harrison and Gladwin along
M-61.
Chambers was grilled for days
without admitting knowledge of
how Potter was killed. He later
refused to submit to lie-detector
tests at State Police headquarters.
A self-styled Indian "chief",
Chambers went by the alias Red
Eagle, and made occasional
appearances at shows and exhibits.
Surprised by the pronounce
ment that Chambers is cured of
his mental disorder, Bicknell
says he may ask for clarification
of the statement from the Ionia
Hospital's medical superintendent which said that Chambers'
"organic brain disease" was
cured by psychiatric treatment
and .therapy.
Two experts from East Lansing will discuss topics of interest
and timeliness when Don Hillman from MSU speaks on, "How
To Get An Extra Ton Of Milk
From A Dairy Cow", and Max
McCarn from the Radiological
Defense Office of Michigan Civil
Defense talks on the vital topic,
"Atomic Fallout In Agriculture".
There is no admission, and
those in attendance will hold free
chances on door prizes to be
given during the program.
A reminder with highlights of
the affair listed has been mailed
to families in the area served by
the co-operators in the annual
project. It came from the office
of , Richard Schroeder, Clare
County Extension Service Director who will introduce the
speakers.
Police Cited
For Action
In Blockade
Honors to Clare Police Chief
William Bell, and to Officer Randall Vining for outstanding law
enforcement work came last
weak in the form of citations for
apprehending two fleeing criminals January 2. The two Clare
policemen took part in a blockade and captured a pair of robbers wanted for a gas station
holdup in Reed City.
Their citation, called for by
State Police and issued by the
State Blockade Committee under
Capt. Claude H. Cook, East Lansing read:
"It is with pleasure that we
tender you this acknowledgement of the splendid and
efficient service you performed
in apprehending two fleeing
criminals on the blockade
established by the combined law
enforcement agencies on Jan. 2,
1962.
"Your alertness and attention
to duty is a testimonial to the
productive results of the cooperative effort of all law enforcement agencies involved in
this blockade.'
"This citation is offered on be-'
half of all law enforcement
agencies in Michigan",
They Mean It
You've heard the old safety
slogan: "The life you save may
be your own".
In Saudi Arabia, they really
mean it. If you're driving a car
that causes a fatal accident, the
penalty is execution.
This may not result in safer
drivers, but it automatically results in fewer drivers.
Jerry Machul, Log Cabin Grocery proprietor hands over ihe first payment for
participation in the Clare JayCees Radio
.,' Jamboree, a promotion to raise funds fo_*
ihe  club's   com-nuniiy   seicv ice projects*
Paul Waketnan for the event is on the
sight. The St, Patrick's Day broadcast is
aimed to help the club furnish reference
Volumes for the public library.
Sentinel photo.