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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1955
Page
4
Preliminary data from the Conservation Department shows 1954 season bag totals include 1,102,000 pheasants 994,000 ruffed grouse 388,000 ducks and 1,440,000 cotton tail rabbits. Figures differ from voluntary reports but are within small margins for most species.
Conservation Department field workers will meet with director Gerald E Eddy and other officials in five informal meetings in the northern lower peninsula next week. Discussions cover game fish forestry field administration and education and information programs. Day-long sessions are planned at Gaylord Gladwin Mio Traverse City and Baldwin during the week.
Nearly three quarters of a million school students viewed Conservation Department films in the last school year. The film loan service issued a record 5000 shipments to schools statewide, up 1200 from 1954. Started in 1929, the program now offers 37 color sound films for schools and civic groups.
An item like shade for hogs can cut feed costs significantly according to a reference to an M S C swine special. The note highlights shade as a practical aid for livestock management and cost reduction.
Rain lowered fire danger last week as 40 fires burned about eight acres of forest and grasslands in Michigan. The Conservation Department reports 568 fires have burned 404 acres this year.
Owners of Christmas tree plantations are invited to two shaping demonstrations on Thursday July 7. The first at Coldwater Township Park at 10:00 AM, one mile east of Brinton. The second at the J D Marcus plantation at 2:00 PM, about 13 miles west of Mt Pleasant on M 20 then north half a mile past Deep Gully Sign. Dave Dawson of Isabella County Soil Conservation District will direct.
Kenneth C. Teysen of the Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce says the Mackinac Bridge project has not crowded tourists into the city. He notes few bridge workers live there and many stay in Cheboygan or private homes, leaving room for about 3,072 hotel and motel guests.
De Soto and Plymouth tires tubes batteries and accessories offered by Bob's Sales and Service. Phone 342 in Clare for sales and service details.
An electric system specialist warns that TV antennas and towers near power lines risk ruin, fire, and electrocution. Homeowners should relocate antennas or add safety measures to prevent disasters during storms. The piece also notes 1954 rural electric cooperatives expanding service with vast new lines and farmers buying power cheaply. It concludes with upcoming agricultural field days at Michigan State on July 7 and July 14 in Ithaca, Gratiot County.
Hearings opened in Cheyenne Wyoming on June 27 in a suit by The Standard Oil Company of Michigan challenging The Standard Oil Company of Ohio over use of the name Sohio and other marks. The Michigan firm alleges trademark infringement and unfair competition and seeks damages and a permanent injunction.
A four generation farm life pageant at Michigan State during August 15-20 dramatizes farming from 1860 to 1955. The free 6,000-seat arena will feature a farm home stage and 16 000 square feet of farmland with period costumes and machinery demonstrations as part of the Centennial of Farm Mechanization program.
The Walton Rosebush 4-H Club held a baking class meeting at Walton School on Tuesday June 21. Members discussed a possible dinner for club members. Ten were present. The next regular meeting is set for Tuesday June 28.
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