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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1958
Page
4
Seventeen people died and 261 were injured in hunting accidents during Michigan's 1957 deer and small game seasons. Deer season gun accidents were the lowest in 14 years, while small game incidents rose sharply with about 687 000 hunters afield and seven deaths tied to deer season.
East Michigan Tourist Association plans a March 28 Membership Campaign meeting at Houghton Lake. Committee chair Emil Bucholz notes national declines in tourism and urges stronger advertising and increased financial support. Attending committees include Ron Gamble Patrick Trahan Ted Benton and EMTA leaders Fred Kundinger and Frank Davis.
Small game fatalities rose from four in 1956 to 10 last year, with injuries increasing from 169 to 227. Accident averages show one fatality per 68,780 hunters in small game and one death per 66,614 hunters in deer season, with high rates of careless gun handling. Nine of 17 deaths occurred within 10 yards of the weapon, six from accidental discharge. Only two deaths and 11 woundings resulted from mistaking a hunter for game.
The Friendship Club of South ast Sheridan met with nine members and one visitor, Dorothy Bushong, sharing a potluck noon meal and mending. Next gathering set for April 3 at Inez Teale's. Numerous local families and friends visited, called, or attended church revivals and family events around Clare, Bay City, Midland, and Durand areas.
Jerred West Grant and family from Utica returned home for the weekend. George Wentworth phoned Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Dean Mance and son Mike and friend Jerry of Clare visited Sunday. Mr and Mrs Earl Owens called on Mr and Mrs Walter Foell Saturday evening.
The countywide tuberculine Mantoux test program runs April 15 to June, using tuberculin skin testing to screen for tuberculosis. A mobile X ray unit will visit June 9 to stay. consent cards for schoolchildren will be distributed through schools. Francis Kinne is County Coordinator and a schedule will be published.
Michigan State University will launch a spring quarter course in science writing to help journalists understand reporting scientific developments. Dr. Fred S. Siebert says graduate assistantships for 1958-59 will be available to newspaper workers and science majors seeking journalism degrees. Dr. James Stokley oversees the program, adapting methods for writers with varied science backgrounds.
Final 1957 state police summary shows 1 537 deaths the lowest since 1949 and 60 067 injured. Death rate 5 3 per 100 million miles well below national 5 9 with Michigan third among large states. Traffic accidents totaled 191 915 down 6 080 from 1956 and urban deaths fell two percent.
Corn is the most important food plant in the United States grown in every state and on three quarters of all farms. Although little corn is eaten by people vast quantities are fed to animals to produce eggs milk meat and other animal products for humans.
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