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THE CLARE SENTINEL, CLARE,'MICHIGAN'
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THURSDAY, JULY 5,   1962
New Series,     Vol. 7d, No. 43
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BIGGER TROUBLES
BREWING?
Let's Have ControUs
To Stop
This Drift
By Dex. Elden
The time to put a stop to misdemeanors, petty crimes,
robberies and worse offenses is n»t after a wave of lawlessness has started and is growing. • • when there is no better
place and time to roll up the sleeves and clean out this kind
of a situation, then a start should be made to eliminate the
nests where trouble can hitch,
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Two recent robberies in the downtown area of Clare have
city police angrily determined to take positive action on
several fronts. Chief William Bell said Thursday that his department would, not only try to eliminate breeding opportunity for vagrancy and mischief, but also to prevent more robberies and thievery. It is possible that tips and some evidence
possessed by police can solve the cases already on the complaint records.
On Wednesday night last week a ladder was used to
climb to » second-floor window in the rear of the Household
Appliance, Inc. store arfd several hundred dollars worth of
merchandise was stolen^ On the night of June 11, sneak
thieves, entered the Clare Cleaners plant and owner Richard
Ulrich reported the loss of §30.0© in cash from his register.
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Both of these robberies occurred at locations within a hundred
paces of each other, and close to the center of the 100 block on
West Fourth street.
; In the meantime, incidents of bottle tossing and littering of
streets and lawns on the east side of Clare have added to the growing list of nuisances and minor property damage. One East Sixth
street residence recently had an empty bottle thrown through a
window of the ground floor and other residents of the same neighborhood had to perform clean-up chores to clear their lawns and terraces of bottles, debris and unsightly junk tossed there from autos
drifting along those streets at night.
Loitering, street nuisances and vagrancy are increasing in the
neighborhood of West Fourth street's 100 block where police admit
the spot gets near-continuous watching and surveillance attention.
a • •
During the months when Clarfe Public School is in ses-
;  sion,  children who  are  absent from their  assigned places
without permission are often searched for in a phi-ball parlor
in the block.
Since a change of proprietorship of the spot several days
ago, the place has been serving food without possession of a
food-handlers' permit, — a violation of Clare city ordinance.
Clare's curfew is supposedL to control late hours on the
streets for unaccompanied minors with no valid reason for
hanging around street corners and late spots in town. This urt-
enforced control is a snickering joke to the few youngsters
_ ivlJC, wjlltully disregard the ten o'clocl. jvidstlg.,,     ^   .,. ,.^.
It's time for authorities to make a firm clampdown on
loitering, teen curfew violations, reckless driving and the
operation of vehicles in unsafe driving condition, of pin-ball
machine gambling If any Is found, and of contributing to delinquency of minors if they are being allowed, or encouraged,
or enticed into violating the curfew law.
« • »
Clare Police Bell knows this is the time to act, but he and his
men must have the equal co-operation of parents. Other officials
can act in the performance of duty, only after police action has
opened the door for their co-operation.
Auto Sales
In County
Rise For '62
A Michigan Department of
State survey shows that 201 new
cars were sold in Clare county
during the first four months of
this year. During the same period 132,218 new automobiles were
sold by dealers throughout Michigan. .
Secretary of State James M.
Hare pointed out that sales ...f
both new and used cars brought
"in $23,110,009 in sales and use
tax revenue during the first
third of the year.
A substantial proportion of
weight taxes, sales taxes on new
and used cars, and gasoline taxes
collected within a county is returned by the State to the county
in which the taxes are collected.
Lightning
Rod Advice
When installing a lightnirfg
protection system, look for a
Well-known dealer Who can» install a "master label"-job.
That's the advice of Richard
Pfister, agricultural safety cngi
neer at Michigan State University. Pfister says the "master label" means that the protection'
system is adequate for the building on which it has been installed.
It provides for factory inspection of the cables, rods and other
hardware, besides a field inspection of many installations.
I A "master label" oil the completed system indicates that the
work has been done by an authorized dealer. The manufacturer
will also accept all responsibility
for the work done by the dealer
.installing his equipment:.
Installation of a "master label" job is a sure way for, a
building to be adequately protected against lightniftgv Which
causes many farm fires the en»
gineer concludes,        .,    .
Maybe You
Noticed
Days Are Hot?
"   Summer has j ust begun official-.
iy- .   .
The season's official beginning
came at 4:24 p.m. June 21 according to University of Michigan
astronomer Hazel M. Losh.
"On this day Michigan received
the most heat from the sun for
any 24-hour period of the year,
because the sun reached its most
direct position over the northern
half of the earth", she explains.
* But the chances are good that
this day will not be the hottest
of the year, because the sun'will
,be: about three million miles
farther away than it was in January, the U-M astronomer says.
"The northern hemisphere will
continue to receive more heat
from the sun than it loses until
about the first of August, so
temperatures generally can be
expected to keep climbing until
then."
June 21 was also the shortest
night of the year with only about
nine hours between sundown
and-sunup, Professor Losh notes.
"On this day the sun rose and
set 33 degrees north of the east
and west points, and swung its
greatest arc across the southern
sky."
In one of Independence Day's most fiery salutes, over two ions of high
explosives lighted up ihe Detroit skyline on ihe night of July 2 when
ihe J. L. Hudson Company presented its fourth annual fireworks celebra* •
tion of ihe freedom festival. The 45-minuie, all aerial display started al^.
S:15 p.m. from four barges moored in the Detroit River.
Solar Uses
On The Farm
New ways of putting the sun's
energy to work on the farm were
reported this week by Fred H.
Buelow, Michigan State University agricultural engineer.
He reported on recent studies
aimed at finding economical
ways of using the sun's radiation
into Usable heat for drying
crops, and providing heat for
farm bluildings. The report was
given durhig the annual meeting
"of the "American Society of Agricultural Engineers,
Two Awarded
MSU Degrees
Michigan State University of
East Lansing awarded degrees to
2,306 students at its annual
spring commencement exercises
on June 10 this year.
Baccalaureate degrees were received by 1,872 students and advanced degrees by 534.
Those who received degrees .in
the Clare area are:
Mitchell R. Geasler, Route 2,
Lake, B.S. in Animal Husbandry.
Patrick J. Noland, 261 Broad,
Harrison, B.S. in Engineering.
The commencement speaker
was the majority leader, of the.
United States "Senate, the "Hon?
Micheal J. (Mike) Mansfield.
Lake Maps
Available
Conservation Department officials are urging people to
write for free county indexes of
lake maps to avoid making orders which may be impossible to
fill.
The request stems from a recent flood of orders for smaller-
size lake maps which are not
available. Since the procedure for
refunding money can involve a
good deal of paper work, applicants are encouraged to first ask
for one of these indexes, specifying the county in which the
lake they are interested is located.
• Each index lists lakes of a particular county for which maps
have been printed and also gives
the price of maps. Requests for
county listings should be mailed
to the Department's Publications
Room at Lansing 26, Michigan.
Because of money, problems
and other considerations, the Department has been able to print
smaller-size (ll"x!7") for only
250 of Michigan's more than
11,000 lakes. About 2,000 larger
lake maps (24"x36") are avail*
able at $i per copy. They are also listed on index sheets by
counties.
Families planning Michigan vacations are reminded that new
maps are now available in single
sheets and books for all counties
of the upper peninsula and southern lower • peninsula, through
the Conservation Department.
Revised county map books for
the northern lower peninsula
will not be in supply before January 1, 1964. However, new maps
of Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque
Isle, Charlevoix, Antrim, Otsego,
Montmorency, and Alpena
counties have been completed
... in single sheets  only,
In addition to regular features
such as roads, section .lines, and
'township names, the improved
maps include public fishing si,es,
campground areas open to the
public, and lands available for
general hunting and recreational
uses. Various public parks are also shown.        .     "   .
Cost of map books for each
region is $1- per copy. One map
sheet will* be given free to any
one applicant; .each, additional
sheet costs 10 cents. Orders
should be mailed to the Michigan
Department oi • Conservation,
Maps and Publications, Lansing
26. All sales are subject to Michigan's four percent sales tax.
Electric Scoreboard Installed
On CHS Football Field
Safety
Studied
The regular meeting of the
Isabella County Safety Council
was held Tuesday, July 3, 8:00
p.m, hr-the Municipal Court room
in Mt, Pleasant.
Because boating and swimming accidents. take many lives
in Michigan during the summer
months, the program for this
meeting was conducted by Trooper Pomeroy of the Michigan
State Police and was related to
water safety.
Stores
Shamrock Flooding
Is Completed Again
A narrow opening in the dike at Lake [Shamrock was
closed early Friday morning last week and the basin his
t>een filled, Clare's proud achievement is a fact, — as the
promoters promised. Lake Shamrock is a water-filled lake
at last.
The recent disappointment oyer the collapse of the
dam on the day after its dedication, and all the delays and
hardships on the road to accomplishment. . . these are,
"waters over the dam" (if you'll excuse the expression).
The closing of the dike Friday was done with no fanfare and no previous announcement except that it had
been generally known that the project was again ready for
the final stroke.
Kepairs to the wash-out dam have been going ahead
since May 7 and opportunities were taken while the lake
bed was dry to continue improvements to the banks of
the lake and stream.
The long hoped-for Electric
Football Scoreboard has been installed on the Athletic Field of
the Clare Schools, largely
through the efforts of the Clare
JayCees. The JacCees provided
the impetus, the man-power and
a portion of the finances and this
week completed the installation.
Some time ago the JayCees
started the ball rolling and contacted former classes and clubs
that had left money to the school
to be used for a memorial. The
officers of each group responded, enthusiastically'endorsing tHe
project and the following funds
were used:
Class of 1948
$175.00
Class of 1955
146.91
Class of 1956
277.56
Class of 1957
94.63
Class of 1958
152.81
Pioneer Booster Club
418.18
JayCees
420.94
$1773.75
Cave Men
Most cave animals, at some
time in the distant past "moved
into caves because they didn't
like the outside world, says
James E. McClurg, science teacher in The University of Michigan's University School.
"Many people think that true
cave animals are trapped, in
caves. This is not true. They are
there because they find it easy
to live in caves.   .
"Blindfish are' the most famous of the 'permanent residents'," writes McClurg in his
new book, "Caves and Their
Mysteries-", published by Whitman Publishing Company (Racine, Wisconsin), cardboard, 60
pages, 59 cents.'
The addition of the scoreboard
is a marked improvement and
the efforts of .the JayCees will .be
appreciated each time crowds
watch a football game.'
Hospital
Wants Aids
For Patients
-^Through ' the ■■ generosity of
citizens in the Traverse City
State Hospital's committing area,
the Community Relations Department of that institution has
been able to gather together
clothing, cosmetics, games, puzzles, books and many other items
which have been distributed
throughout the .hospital and have
made treatment much more complete.
, At the present time,' there is
also great need.for,clothing for
small boys "and girls. Childrens
clothing' from six on through the
teen-age group would- be more
than Welcome at; this particular
time. There is -also. '„a -need for
shoes.     *."        :  '   '."'■ '
Cosmetics- for riieh. and foi
women * are 'very ..much in demand throughout ihe institution.
It is difficult to keep a sufficient
supply on hand.. No state funds
are available for these items.
Such things as shaving lotion,
deodorant of all descriptions,
face poWder, lipsticks,' perfume,
cologne, any other items in cosmetics for men and for women
would be more than welcome.
All contributions should be
.sent to:
Community Relations Department
Traverse City State Hospital
Traverse City, Michigan.
Clare police were called Thurs
day morning last week to invest
igate the nighttime theft of
merchandise at the Household
Appliances, Inc. store of 509 McEwan, Clare. Owner James Wood
said that his entire stock of
transistor radios was missing
when the store was opened at
eight o'clock.
Included were four brand new
radios in their original cartons
which had not been opened and
marked for stock. Missing also
were others from a showcase
near the rear of the store.
No clear evidence of how the
store had been entered was
found, but Chief William Bell
theorized that a ladder kept in
the alley behind the store provided means of entering through a
second-story window from tlie
alley.
Police are also still investigating a robbery complaint where
Clare Cleaners was entered on
the night of June 11 and some
$30. was stolen from the cash
register.
Owner Richard Ulrich said that
glass panes were removed from
a rear window and the thief, or
thieves let themselves out the
back door.
Numerous other complaints
from householders all over town
have told of broken bottles and
trash thrown from passing cars.
This nuisance is growing. Petty
theft of lawn furniture and children's toys and games left outside at night are the subjects of
yet more complaints. '
Police are trying to patrol as
many areas as possible to halt
this kmd of hoodlum lawlessness
and stop reckless use of autos
on city streets too.
Sell Good Elms
It may pay Michigan woodlot
owners to gradually speed up
harvest and sale of elm trees
before dutch elm disease strikes
And  causes  further damage.
That's the opinion of Michigan
State University Extension forester Lester Bell and forest products specialist Richard Jorgen-
sen.
"Elm represents the second
largest timber supply in southern Michigan", Bell states. "The
approximately 4.9 million cords
of elm growing stock rank it
second only to oak.
3 Named
To Boy Scout
Government
Three boys from the Clare
area were elected to city, county
and state offices in elections
held at the 25th Wolverine Boy's
State.
Dan Bolle of Route 2, Clare,
was elected Boy's State City
Councilman; Joe Balmer, of Harrison, Boy's State Councilman;
and Jerry Nevill, of Route 1,
Clare, Boy's State City Supervisor.
The youths were elected from
the 1125 teenagers from all parts
of the state of Michigan who are
participating in the annual "51st
State" which is designed to instruct and educate the boys in
the principles and values of a
democratic and constitutional
form of government.
Offer New
"Glass" Panels
For Walls
Seiter Brother's Lumber and
Builder Supplies, of Clare, has
been appointed a Stocking Dealer for translucent fiberglass reinforced plastic panels manufac;
tured by Filon Plastics Corp.,
Hawthorne, California.
The company, located at 420
W. Fifth, is featuring a broad
variety of the versatile building
material in. the most popular
colors and sizes, for use in resi-
' dentialfc commercial, industrial,
and farm construction,
David Seiter, partner, said
customers are welcome to drop
by for a look at typical installations possible with economical,
easy-to-use building material. Hq
said brochures showing applications and containing illustrated
"how-to-build" instructions are
available without charge.
Deep Water
Maximum recorded depths of
the Great Lakes are 1,333 feet
for Lake Superior, 923 feet for
Lake Michigan, 750 feet for Lake
Huron, 23 feet for Lake St. Clair
(excluding channels), 210 feet
for Lake Erie and 778 feet for
Lake Ontario.
Take Sense Of H umor On Trip
Your summer vacation will no
doubt produce many moments
for remembering over the years,
good times and eye-catching
sights you'll want to tell your
friends about when you return
home.
If so, there's probably no better way to describe the fish you
catch, that scenic spot near
campsite, or other highlights of
your vacation than with pictures
according to Conservation . Department photographer Robert
Harrington.
"Simplicity is the key to most
successful pictures", advises Harrington who offers some tips
here on vacation photography.
"Photos outlining clearly what
you want to show and leaving
out everything else do the best
job of re-telling those things you
saw and enjoyed firsthand", he
adds.
A helpful catchword to remember for taking top-notch pictures
is "FAST", regardless of the
kind of camera you own. No,
this doesn't mean in a hurry; it
stands for the first letters of
Focus, Aperature, Shutter, and
Think.
In focusing, set the distance between you and your subject correctly, If your camera has a
rangefinder or ground glass .to
help you, practice using them. If
you set the focus on your camera without mechanical aids,
learn to guess distance closely.
Next to consider is the apera-
ture, the size of the little opening behind your lens. It determines how much light, you let in
on the film. Always set the aper-
ature in relation to the shutter
Speed which regulates how long
the light is allowed to hit the
film. ......
A moving subject should get
less time than a stationary one.
In other .words, the faster the
movement, the faster the shutter
speed. Also,' the faster the movement, the bigger the opening because you have to' allow a measured amount of light to hit the
film. If you move the shutter One
smaller interval of time, yoU
must move the aperature one
number smaller to let in the
same required, chunk of light.
(On a camera's aperature scale,
8 is a larger Opening than 11,)
Think' about- what you want
your pictures to tell before clicking away,
- Probably one of the most coirtJ
mon faults of picture taking is
to stand'back too far. Try getting real close to. your subject,
so close you may evert cut into
it a little with the edge of your
viewfinder, • Photographers   call
this cropping, says Harrington.
Cropping simply means that if,
for example, you are taking pictures of people eating at a park
table, you don't back up and focus on the whole table just to
get all the people in. It would
be better to stand high near one
end of the table and shoot it
lengthwise. Then you would be
closer, the people would be bigger,-you would be able to see the
food on tile table and there
wouldn't be so much wasted
space, filled with feet and unimportant background.
Moreover, the people wouldn't
have to turn around to be seen
by the camera. They could go
right on eating and you could
get a natural picture , . . the
best kind Of photo.
Think also about What you
don't want in your pictures. In a
forest scene, you surely would*-
n't want to include telephone
poles, wires and smokestacks in
the background. In showing your
camping spot, police up the area
a little first, straighten up the
tent, but don't overdo it so much
that things .look Unnaturally spic
and span*
Pictures should have a center
of interest. Kids running toward
the camera in the middle dist*
ance will often make an otherwise  dull beach  scene  sparkle
with human interest and action.
Your family overlooking the
view from a scenic lookout will
give depth and scope to the
scene.
When taking distance scenes,
try to get up in the air a little.
This will raise the • horizon line
higher in your picture. In any
case, a good rule to. follow is to
never have \he horizon across
the middle of your photograph.
When Joe catches a big fish
try this: Show him in the boat
fishing. Then, when yOu get
back to shore, get Joe to anchor
out in the lake 15 to 20 feet,
Have him act like he is about to
land the lunker, Throw a small
rock right where his net is and
take your picture when« the
splash is highest. Take a photo
of Joe kneeling and looking at
the fish near his pole and tackle-
box . . , get as close as possible
'.to the fish.
Just a little thought produces
a short picture series telling the
story of Joe's fish much better
than one photo of Joe standing
Way back on the dock holding up
his catch,
Share your'vacation With your
friends by taking the family
camera along this summer. Don't
forget the film.
GROWING PAINS
Correct
Addresses
Help P.O.
The Clare Post Office is in the
midst of a program aimed at
selling the people of this area on
complete and proper addresses
for all mail.
Thirty years ago the volume of
mail was such that sorting clerks
could remember everyone's
name, which rural or city carrier
delivered their mail, when and
wfyere they moved ... all because there weren't the number
of people in this area, and there
were less details to remember.
Today, with Clare and its surrounding area growing as it has
been, and more moving around,
it is becoming increasingly difficult for those who sort the mail
to remember the changes, the
names of new people, and much
more so with incorrect or even
no address at all.
As^ well as more people, there
are also more families of the
same name and in the_e families
those with the same given name.
It used to be the custom and
rule on rural routes to show the
Route number and Box number,
but with constant construction
going -on, - Box No. 24 today,
could easily be No. 32 tomorrow,
and so out of date.
The postmaster at Clare has
received authorization from the
Post Office Department to honor
and request the use of the following type of rural address:
John O. Jones
2145 East Ludington Drive
Route 3
Clare, Michigan
For someone served by city
carrier the proper type of ;add-
ress is this:
John Jones
345 East Tenth Street
Clare, Michigan
Or if the patron receives hi*
mail through a lockbox at the
post office, substitute the Lock
Box No. for the street address.
In some cases the patron may
wish to use both street address
and lockbox number.
The emphasis on correct addressing on the public's part is
so that the postoffice may give
better service on their part. .}_
piece of mail correctly addressed takes less handling and consequently less time to get j.t delivered.
It should also be emphasized
that people should notify their
correspondents when they move.
For Your
July Fun
Water sports highlighted Michigan's July-AUgUst vacation travel calendar just released by the
state tourist council.   ■
Heading the list of 115 special
events on the calendar are water
carnivals, water ski tournaments,
and races for sailboats, motor-
boats and canoes.
The midwest's big yachting
races are on tap during July, including the Port Huron to Mackinac Island race, July 14, and the
Chicago to Mackinac Island race,
July 21.
The National Cherry Festival
at Traverse City, July 12-13, also
will draw thousands of visitors
to view the colorful pageant and
special ,events<
Another unique event is "the
annual Stream Threashers Rodeo
at Charlton Park in .Hastings^
July 27-29, Features include
speed and pulling contests for
ancient steam-propelled farm ma*
chinery.
Copies of the July-August
Events Calendar are available
from*. Michigan Tourist Council,,
Lansing 36.