1931-10-09; Clare Sentinel

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THE   CLARE  SENTINEL
CLARE
Official   Paper   of
Clare and Clare County
Established 1878
CLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9, 1931
New Series, Vol. 39, No. 51
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THE 1931 HIGHWAY
LAW AS REFERRING
0: TRUCK USERS
TAX DISTRIBUTION
.   IN ISABELLA GIVEN
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Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance
Explained by Rep. ..
Callaghan
There seems to be some confusion
and misapprehension with reference
to Act No. 189 commonly known as
the Green Truck Law and reports are
current among farmers and others
that all persons owning or using any
kind of commercial vehicle on the
highways of the state are required
to carry public liability and property
damage insurance. This is not the
case.
This law is entitled 'an act to promote safety and conserve the use of
the public highways of the state and
to regulate and control the use of
such highways by a motor vehicle,
for hire so by no stretch of imagination would act be construed to op-
orate against any person using a
commercial vehicle, truck, passenger
car, pick up body, or any vehicle of
this class used for the person owning
such vehicle and transportating - his
own goods, ware, or' products or
cause him any additional expense or
bhrden, and it clearly does not so
that farmers and other persons having trucks or other commercial
^vehicles not operating for hire do not
come under .the provisions of the
law.
Persons owning and operating commercial -vehicles for hire within tho
limits of any single city or village
does not come under the provisions
of the act and the Public Utilities
Commission have ruled that this
vehicle may operate two miles outside of the city or village before
coming under the provisions of the
act.
The act also provides that the com
mission may issue seasonable, permits at a much lower rate than the
annual fee so that trucks and other
vehicles hauling farm products for
hire can take out what is known as
a short time seasonable permit*.
Section 18 of the law provides that
the act shall not apply to (a)
Vehicles operated entirely within
any single city or village: Provided,
the territory within the external
boundry of any city, even though it
shall include aud embrace the area
of one or more separately organized
and existing cities, shall for all pur
poses under this act be held to. a
single city:
(b) Vehicles owned or operated by
the state or the United States or by
any other state or federal corporation, agency or instrumentality:
(c) Vehicles owned or operated by
any incorporated city, village or
school district, or by any county or
township in the state or by any corporation, agency or instrumentality of
the same:
(d) Vehicles used exclusively for
the purposes of carrying United
States mail:
(e) Vehicles used for occasional
accommodative transportation ser
vice by a person not in the transportation business even though such accommodative service cost may be,
paid by the person or persons so accommodated:
(f) Vehicles* owned and u«ed for
the transportation of live stock ancl
farm products to market in the raw
state by the producer thereof:
(g) Vehicles owned and operated
by any person in- the regular course
. of business of such person where the
transporting of persons or property
for hire as either a public or private
carrier is not any part of such person's business either directly or indirectly.
It will be observed by paragraph
(e) that accommodation transportation does not come under, the provisions of the act. As an example: If
a person owning a touring car should
"desire to take friends or neighbors to
some distant'point and they desire
to make contribution for the cost ot
the trip or would pay him a lump
sum for the use of his car this person would not come under the provisions of the act and this would be
equally true of a farmer or other per-
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The !?95,438,27 state tax levy in
Isabella county for this year as recently fixed by,the state is to be dig'
tribnted in the following manner: Advertising Michigan, $329.06; agricultural department, §493.60;- aid to
school districts, $6,581,26; budget,
$49,164.14; century of progress com.,
$49.36; farm colony for., epileptics,
$1,645.31; deficiency, $9,288.51; home
and training school, $1,645.31; legis-
lature, $760.40; Michigan State college mill tax, $5,377.57; Newberry
State hospital, $1,413.33; University
of ' Michigan, $16,192.71; Ypsilanti
State hospital, $2,467.97; total, $95,-
428.27.
Bart Barrus brought a small twig-
to the Sentinel office which has seven small apples in one cluster, one
being about half grown. This ap-
pears to be a second growth of the
northern spy variety.
THAYER WELL IN
VERNON BROUGHT
IN AT 180 BARRELS
Michigan Gas and Oil Corporation to Begin Drilling
in   Grant Township
Soon
Activities in the Vernon oil field
were again enlivened last Saturday
afternoon when the Louis' Thayer
well No. 1 was brought in after hav-
ifi'g considerable trouble with the
settling and bending of the casing a
few days previous.
The well was gauged at 180 barrels
after -the first twenty-four hour run
and is still holding close to tills production.
The drill on the Wood No. 2 is now
close to the Dundee sand and will
probably be brought in next week.
Judging from the activities at the
Schug No. 1 well, which is located to
the south of the Brief No. 1, drilling
will commence within the next week
or ten day$. "Work- at this location
has .been-liefd up for several months,
Last week Thursday the drill at
the Ben Loomis well was- again started on its downward course and has
reached a depth of 400 feet. In the
first attempt to drill at this well a
large, boulder was struck which
necessitated the moving of the derrick eighteen feet to the west.
NEW WELL   GOING   DOWN
IN   GRANT   TOWNSHIP
Preparations are being made this
week for the erection of a derrick, on
the Coyne et al property on the
southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section 18 of Grant town-
ship, which is three miles north and
three miles west of Clare. The
elevation at this point is 960 feet or
two feet lower than the McKay-
Mercier gas field. The well will be
drilled by the Michigan Gas and Oil
Corporation.
MUSICAL SERVICE
DRAWS SPLENDID
CR0TO SUNDAY
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Program  of Anthems   and
Solos and Selections by
Band Displayed
Much Talent
CLUB RECEPTION AND
MUSICALE AT; HALEY
HOME NEXT TUESDAY
M
HARVEST FRIED CHICKEN SUPPER
The Brown Corners Ladies Aid
will hold a public supper at the Community House one half mile'south of
the Cornwell farm this Friday night.
Price, per plate 35c and 15 cents.
MENU
Fried  Chicken Noodles
Glazed  Sweet Potatoes
Mashed Potatoes
Novelty Salad *       Baked Bean3
Cottage  Cheese Rolls
Bscalloped Corn Pickle^
Jello served with Whipped Cream
Hot Tei Boll    . . • Pumpkin Pie
Coffee
CLARE LADY SUCCEEDED
BY MIDLAND WOMAN TO
* DISTRICT PRESIDENCY
The musical service in the Congregational church last Sunday evening
was of. a very high quality. The
young people certainly did them
selves credit in their anthem work
and the applause given by the audience denoted how greatly they 'were
appreciated. The church choir was
at their best and sang with perfect
east those unusually fine anthems.
Several solo numbers added much
to the enrichment of the program,
each'number showed ability and talent and was impressively rendered
to the interest of all.
A bra^ss quartette and a saxophon*
trio by members of the junior school
band delighted the« audience very-
much.
• The church auditorium was pretty
well filled which speaks well for the
m-usicial interest in the community
of Clare, and the intense interest the
parents are taking in the work that
is being done with the young people
by Mr. Geo. Boyd.
Tlie whole service was climnxed bv
the singing of that good old marching
song, "Onward Christian Soldiers";
two verses were announced, but the
congregation insisted on singi.,g the
whole five as they appeared in the
hymnal. Such a thing is very unusual in an American audience ancl
tells its own story of the remarkable
fine spirit which had been created
during the progress of the evenings
service.
The atmosphere of the whole evening was fitly expressed in that en-'
thu&iastic singing of that closing
hymn.
Rev. John Lockyer, of the M. E
church, gave the invocation at the
opening of the service, vand Rev. Albert Dawe, the pastor pronounced the
benediction.
The church hopes to present moro
of these popular services during the
winter months.
- The, Clare Study Club will give a
musical and reception for theMnigh-
school teachers under the able direction of Mrs, Mabel, Mulder at the
pleasant home of Mrs. Lucille Haley
October 13, 1931, at 8:00 o'clock. The
Study Club will be assisted by talent
from Mt. Pleasant and Alma. There
will be a program of piano, viplin,
voice, also nu.rn.bers on * the concertina-
"He that hath not music In his soul
and is not moved py concord of
(sweet sounds is fit fdr treason, stratagems, and' spoils".  '
AUTO ACCIDENT
FATAL TO FLINT
WOMAN SATURDAY
Mrs.   Katherine   Trimmer
Loses Control of Car While
Passing Another on U. S.
10 East of Clare
NEW LAW FOR
PROBATING WILLS
Judge Thos. S. Dorsey Tells
of Radical Change in Procedure of 'Caring for
. Wills in  Court
Mrs. George B. Stanford of Midland was confirmed president of the
Northeastern District Federation of
Women's Clubs, to succeed Mrs. A.
E. Mulder of this city, at a .-session
of the federation meet held last Friday morning, in Muskegon. Two
years are the term of this office and
there are seven districts in the state
of Michigan. The original appointment of Mrs. Stanford to the presidency was made last May in the
spring meeting which was held in
Bay City.
CENTRAL VS. FERRIS
AT MT. PLEASANT   .
SATURDAY OCT. 10TH
The many football fans ot this
vicinity will be -interested to know
that the Central State Teachers College football team will play the Ferris at the Alumni field, Mt. Pleasant,
Saturday, October 10th. The kick
off will take place at 2:00 p. m.
The competition has become so
keen at the Bast Side quoits grounds
on Hemlock street that the players
have had electric lights placed about
the court to determine the counting
of exact points.
Dance
Every  Saturday, night    at    Bertha
Lake. Good time, good music.
Bring in your winter garments and
let us give them a good thorough
dry cleaning at the new low prices.
Howard W. Jones.—adv.
Provisions of an important law
passed at the last legislature and relating to the probate of wills are emphasized by Thos. S. Dorsey, probate
judge.
Mr. Dorsey states that the new
provisions call for radical -changes m
the probate procedure and that It is
very important that the matter is
fully understood.
The new section to the law is as
follows:
"When any will shall have been delivered into or deposited in-any probate court having jurisdiction for the
same, such court shall appoint a
time and place for proving it, when
all concerned may appear and con
test the probate of the will and shall
cause notice thereof to be given by
service as provided in section nine
of this chapter; and no will shall be
proved until notice shall be given as
herein provided: Provided further,
That if such notice shall be given by
publication the proponent for the
will, or his attorney, shall within
five days after the first publication
of such notice, cause a copy of such
notice to be mailed to each of the
heirs at law named in the petition
for probate and to each of the devisees and legatees named in the will
offered for probate together witn
notice that they are persons in interest, at their last known post office
address by registered mail and a return receipt demanded therefor.
Proof by affidavit shall be required
of such mailing, .and whether or not
a return receipt was received and if
one was received, it Shall be attached to snch affidavit, and in case the
address of any of the persons entitled to notice shall be unknown the
affidavit shall so state and such
mailing shall not be required as to
such persons."
RUMMAGE SALE
THIRTY-FIVE HEAR
SUPT. BAUMGARTEN
OF INDIM_SCH00L
Mrs. Eileen Bogan Hostess
to Club Meeting Monday
Night
The members and guests of tne
Clare Good Literature Club gave
wrapt attention on Monday evening
t'o a most interesting talk on "Our
■Indian School," given by Supt. Baum-
garten, of Mt. Pleasant, at their
meeting held with Mrs. Eileen Bogan
as hostess.
Mr. Baumgarten has been in
Indian service for the past twenty-
years and is now serving his sixth
year at the United State's goverh*
ment school in our neighboring city.
He stated that three hundred ancl
seventy-five Indian children are enrolled at the school, all are from our
own state except eight. They range
in age from six to nineteen years and
are taught in the first nine grades in
school. They are trained in all departments, the boys having actual
experience in gardening, poultry
raising, care of livestock, plumbing,
carpenter 'work and. suchlike, while
the girls, too, are trained in home
gardening, poultry raising, laundry,
sewing, cooking and _ general home
making. These methods are taught
so the children can make Use of same
when 'they return to their homes
where the majority labor under different conditions than the 'white
race.
The youngsters arise at six-thirty
o'clock and have all duties perform
ed in time for classes at eight-
thirty and remain in school until
four-thirty, with the exception of
their lunch hour.
All older children , are in their
rooms and in -quietness by nine
o'clock and the little folks at seven-
thirty. Recreation and parties are arranged at regular intervals each
months for all ages. Religious train
ing is also provided and Rev. May-
hey of the Methodist missioi. has
charge of the church recently con:
structed on the grounds. About one-
half of the children are Protestants-
and the other half Catholics.
The item of food was very interest
ing as Mr. Baumgarten stated and
asked all to imagine themselves pealing five bushels of potatoes for one
meal. When beef is served it takes
one-hundred and fifty pounds, sausage one hundred pounds, one Hundred
pounds of beans, and other items in
proportion. The appearance and conduct as these young . people &mn
shows their splendid training.
Mr. Baumgarten answered many
questions asked in regard io the
school and also stated that considering the fact that the Indian race has
not been educated more than sixty
years, he felt that they were making
unusual progress.
Mr. Baumgarten urged his hearers
to visit the school and assured all
would receive a very.cordial welcome
and would be more interested it they
could see this splendid institution
which now has forty-three buildings.
Mrs. Francis Sempowski favored
the Club with a solo, "Dawn" by Cur-
ran, with Mrs. Nina McGuire playing
her accompaniment.
Mrs. Adelaide Elden gave a paper
on Mahatma Ghandi as her current
event topic. This also held the Close
attention of the ladies as a great
deal of interest is being centered
upon this' Indian Nationalist leader.
She read personal glimpses of his appearance to a round table conference
at Londoi'i.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Lampman, Mrs. Holden and
Miss Alexander at their, apartment
at the Elden home. Come prepared
for roll call—Speak a piece, sing n
song, or pay a dime. ,
One of the most tragic accidents to
happen in this vicinity for some time
occurred last Saturday afternoon one
and thr.ee-quarters miles east of
Clare on US, 10 when Mrs. Earl
Trimmer, age 36 years, of Flint, lost
control of her car while attempting
to pass another, and crashed into a
•fence.
According to a statement made by
the husband they were driving from
their home to Freesoil, Avhere they
had planned to spend the week end
with her aunt and other relatives.
About four miles east of the city Mrs.
Trimmer ask to drive and they
changed seats. Mr.. Trimmer laid
back in his seat and attempted to
take a short nap. They had not gone
far when he heard his wife give a
terrible scream and looking up saw
they were headed for the ditch.
Grabbing the emergency he set the
brakes, but it was all too late.
The car, which was a Model A
Ford roadster with the windshield
folded back, plowed across_tJie shallow ditch and into the fence. The
paige wire broke, letting the car
through but the single strand of barb
wire on top held. This tore large
gashes in the driver's left arm and
passed up to her throat, being dragged for fifty-two feet on this wire
the barbs severed her neck almost
in half before the car could be stpp-
ped, Mr. Trimmer seeing the condition of his wife, ran to the road and
hailed Erwin Schlegel, who was driving east, for help, but she died within a few minutes from the loss ot
blood.
The remains were brought to the
Doherty Undertaking rooms and taken in the ambulance the following
Sunday afternoon to the home of her
aunt at Freesoil. Funeral services
were held Tuesday.
The car was damaged but very little, and Mr. Trimmer continued tcT
use the machine.
The St. Cecilia Society will hold a
rummage sale in the Dr. McKnight
building Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. On Saturday they
will also have bake goods on sale in
the same place.—adv.
BAKE SALE
The St. Cecilia Ladies will hold a
bake sale Saturday in the McKnight
building.
CHAS. CORWIN PASSED
AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS
Chas, F. Corwin was ..born in
Okemos May 28th, lgfo and passed
from this life at Farwell October a,
1931.
He was married to May Fuller of
Petoskoy, "October 7th, 1915. One son,
Donald was born to this union, who
preceded him in death about sixteen
months. 'Mr.- Corwin had never fully
recovered from the shock of this
son's sudden demise,
There are left with his wife, two
step sons, three step daughters, Miss
Dora E. Fuller,' Mrs, Eunice Van-
camp, Quincey E. and Darell V, Fuller, all of Central Lake; Mrs. Grace
M. Irwin, of Farwell; one sister, Mrs.
Ida Wright, of Charlotte, and many
other relatives and friends,
Funeral services were held from
the Church o'f God, Rev. Mr?. Mary
House conducted the service and interment was made in Farwell cemetery.
RECIPROCITY DAY
ENJOYID TUESDAY
BY CLARE LADIES
Club   Met at  Farwell-and.
Have Charge of Evenings.
Program
ISABELLA COUNTY
TO DEPORT ALIENS
Preparing to Return  Number of Mexicans to Their
Former Homes
Deportation ol a large number ot
Mexican residents of Isabella county,
together with' the financing of the
voluntary departure of an additional
number at county expense, are being
worked out here through co-operative
activity of federal, state and county
officials. About ISO persons are expected to be sent to the Mexican
border by one of the other of these
methods.
Three inspectors of the United
States immigration department, with
headquarters at Detroit, are now in
the county working on the project, including Harry C. Yaeger, Percy
Keene and Leonard Newitt,- Earl
White of the state . welfare department is assisting under the direction
of W. S. Carpenter, director of the
welfare department, while M. T,
Young, county agent of Isabella
county, and Proctor Hall, member ot
the board of supervisors of Isabella
county, also are active in carrying
out the program.
CLEANING RUBBISH IN
GARDENS WILL HELP NEXT
YEAR'S INSECT PROBLEMS
Farm and village gardeners will
find it a very profitable practice to
gather up all vines and weeds left in
their gardens and burn them. A large
number of ittsects that have been attacking this year's garden winter
over on old stalks and vines. The
squash bug has been especially plentiful this season and large numbers
will be spending the winter hidden in
old vines and rubbish left in the gardens.
Fall plowing of the garden will
turn additional millions of bugs and
eggs out of a happy home to freeze
during the winter mqnths. The old
prescription Of an ounce of prevention
applied to the garden will save many
heart aches next summer.
APPLES! APPLES!
Spys, Jonathans, Baldwins, Spitz-
berger, all No. 1 sprayed fruit. Inquire Chafc. Ott, 1-2 mile east ofi Corn-
well rancli. .
SACRED HEART
HOLDS CLARE TO
A SCORELESS TIE
St.   Louis  to   Meet   Local
Team Here This Friday
Afternoon at 3:30
Although Clare High was on the
offensive a greater share of the gam*,
they could not score against the stubborn defense of Sacred Heart Academy here last Friday so the game
ended in a scoreless tie, the second
scoreless game in as many years.
The Clare boys made numerous
drives the first half into Sacrea
Heart's territory only to lose the ball
on downs when the going became
hard. On several occasiors bad
breaks caused the loss of the ball aud
only Clare's good defensive game
prevented the re-awakened opponents
from scoring.
At least two misplays were instrumental in keeping Clare from
making a score. These breaks gave
the Academy boys a chance to score
on one occasion but • their offensive
could not function. Toward the close
of the game Sacred Heart made an
attempt to score, gaining considerable ground before being* stopped on
Clare's twenty yard line. Tnis was
their only real attempt at scoring
and then when the Clare boys were'
tiring after being on , the offensive
most of the game.
This week Friday St. Louis sends
their football team to battle Clare.
The game last year was won by St.
Louis and the boys will again be in
a revengeful mood. The game starts
at 3:30. Better see this game as
there is only one more home game
after this one.
SECOND CLASS. MATTER
SENT INTO CANADA AFTER
SEPTEMBER 1ST, 1931
Third Assistant Postmaster
General,
Washington,  August 27,  1931.
Certain publications Of the second
class entering Canada on and after
September 1, 1931, will be subject to
the duty prescribed therefor under
the Canadian tariff rates. The tariff
regulations of Canada provide, however, that such duties shall be held
not to apply on copies sent in fulfillment of bona fide subscriptions contracted for and accepted on or before
June 2, 1931, until the first day of
April, 1932^
The Canadian regulations also' provide that in order that the collectors
of customs of Canada may readily
clear the various publications entering Canada by mail from the United
States, it will be necessary to show
on the wrapper, in addition to the
title of the publication, the number
of copies in the package subject to
duty and the number for which sub
(Scriptions were accepted on or before June 2, 1931. Indorsements for
such purpose are regarded as per*
missible under the provisions of section 426, Postal Laws and Regula
tions.
The Canadian tariff regulations
further provide that the duty on pub
lications subject thereto which enter
Canada by mail shall be prepaid with
Canadian customs'- duty stamps,
which are to be affixed to the reverse
side of the package. Such stamps
are available only at the office of the
Commissioner of Customs, Ottawa,
Canada, and are issued in denominations of 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, and
10 cents.
The foregoing information is given
in order to be helpful to publishers
in preparing their second-class matter for Canadian addresses. Publishers desiring any further information
in regard to duties on publications
(Continued on Page Five)
A most noteworthy meeting-" waa
held at Farwell Tuesday evening,
when the Clare Study Club met by
invitation with the Farwell Woman's
Club. A large number of the members of the Clare Club attended. The
meeting was held in the English Department recitation room, in the-
School house. After ascending the-
stairs the Clare ladies were met in
the upper hall by a reception committee of their smiling hostesses,
among them the President of the'
Farwell Woman's Club Mrs. Alice
Palmer, and Mrs. Henry, Miss Force,
Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Madge Lamb
and others.
After being greeted by their hostesses they were ushered into the
class room*-.which was beautifully;
decorated' with"' boquets and baskets;
of autumn flowers > and branches of
autumn leaves. The deccrat-ons
were especially graceful and showed*,
artistic arrangement. The room was
(arranged as a pleasant reception
loom and the ladies were seated
around the side with the" President
of the Farwell Club at one side of
the room and President ot Clare's
Club at the opposite side..
Mrs. Alice Palmer    in    a    pleasing
manner opened  the meeting,  by giving   the   visiting   ladies   of  Farwell's
| neighboring town,    a   heartfelt   welcome   and   hoped   they   would   enjoy
! the visit and *:.':ah?d to please thenr.
in every way.    The -""resident of the
i Clare Study Club, Mrs. Nina -.IcGuire
1 responded  graciously.    She  said she-'
jthot  Reciprocity  well  considered    in
this joint meeting of the  Clubs who-
were both working   for    the    betterment of our towns and mankind, She*
also mentioned the passing of United:
States great citizen, Dwight Morrow
as a calamity   .and    sorrow    to    the'
people of this country.    She thanked,
the Farwell ladies for their generous;
hospitality and      hoped    we    would
meet oftener in the future. •    i
It had been planned that, the visiting Club present the program for the.
evening therefore Mrs. McGuire called upon Mrs. Elizabeth Doan, chair-*-
man of the Music committee to announce the program. Mrs. Doan then"
asked Mrsv Francis Sempowski tq"
sing, who responded with a song.
"Dawn" by Curran, which was=-
beautifully rendered. After the song;
Mrs. Martha Bicknell give a recita^
tion, in her usual delightful manner
with a humorous selection named
"On being Cliniced", which amused
the audience very much. Mrs. Sempowski. was again asked to sing and
rendered two selections that were
very much appreciated by the audience. They were "Debt" and "Wings
of Night" by Sara Teasdale. This,
ended the program and the Farwell".
ladies removed a screen in a corner-.
of the room disclosing a beautifully
;.et table from which.they dispensedl
refreshments of fruit punch and waters. After the luncheon the ladies:
visitsd for a while, then the Clare ladies thanked their fine hostesses and
biding them goodbye, hoping to meet
with them again soon at "Clare,
climbed into the waiting cars and
motored, back to Clare much happier
for having visited'with their Farwell
co-workers. H. L. W.
HIGH SCHOOL BAND NOTES
Follow the band to the    foot   ball,
game—St.    Louis ' vs.    Clare.     This
year we have two bands, new music,
new folios, Some    new    instruments^
and lots of pep, and everything seems-
to indicate a bigger and bettor band.
The following officers have    recently-
been elected and appointed:
President—Lemont Hamlin.
Sec'y-Treas.—Dale Randall.
Business Manager ■— Dorsey    Mussell.
Property Man—Bill Hochstetier.,
Librarian-—Betty Doherty. ,
Ass't, Conductor—Keal Elden..     . }
Drum Major—Upton Tupper-
AT THE IDEAL THEATRE
Sat. 10—Gun ■ Smoke — Richard
Arlin.
Sun., Mon., 11-12—Its a Wise Child
—Marion Davis. A delicious comedy,
in which she kept the gossips busy..
Tues., Wed. 13-14—'Young Af Your'
Feel—Will Rogers—She gave him,
young ideas when she sang. "The
Cute Little Things You Do". He gave
his family grey hairs, by doing the'
cute little things. Comedy and newfe;
with features.
Coming—Gloria Swansea'-p- in Indiscreet—TueH., Wed. 20-2*_st.