1932-01-01; Clare Sentinel

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THE  CLARE  SENTINEL
Official   Paper  of
Clare and Clare County
Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1932
New Series, Vol, 40, No. 11
COMMITTEE AGAIN
INFORM!
EMPL0Y1EN
LICENSE PLATE SALE
IS SLOW FOR DECEMBER
Over Six Thousand Dollars
Put in  Circulation  By
M. 61 Project
As the year or 1931 draws to a
close the Clave County Unemployment Committee wish to call the attention of the citizens of this County
to the work which has been accomplished by this Committee in the distribution of labor on the State Projects now building in this county.
The trunk line job on M 61 has
been under way now for seven weeks
and a great amount of progress has
been made. The grading has been all
finished up to the big till at the Muskegon river and this week will in all
■probability see the finish of the
gravel haul on that stretch of road
until spring. And the estimated cos
of building this road has been a great
deal less than would ordinarily be
asked by a regular contractor.
The work of the Committee has
been to try and see just what could
be done to relieve "the unemployment
situation using tnese jobs as a soure
of obtaining work.
As has been reported before Mi"
names of men needing or tlesivin- j
jobs from each township in tli'-
County was asked and in most cases
fine cooperation by the Supervisors
was had and it was possible to ?et
together a good list to pick from.
Soon it was found that in order to
do the work properly it was necessary to have a man who could be on
the job all of the time and the Committee went ahead and procured
such a man and opened an office to
make it possible for the men to get
in touch with the situation and get
information first hand.
A card system was then set up and
the business of making a balanced
distribution of the work set in
motion. How well the work has been
carried on can well be seen from the
comparison of! labor distribution in
the lust  month.
I'll to the first of December only
four or five townships had fe nd it
pot->ih!e in participate in this work
sine" there was no viy of letting the
men know when to go to wr.'k nor
wa" there m>y check on the number
of men !!• i't; •<! ivmn w.'ek to week tr
any p;;it:cul r attention '■aid to
where  :!:'..■■■  men  Picked  cai::e  from.
L'i.-ler Hie S; sie'n M.? up by the
Co'iinvtt! e i< was por-ublo to kn■;v.
who \,.<l worked. lin\v lug. ami I
whi n. and what l'>wn<liip >r districi
he cairn- from. \l:->> the Mttll i.umber df i.ieii ;■;. > <i v\ s knii" ii ivA tli"
percent age of payroll ,-ii-ead >.-«. :.
township was "milled U could In.
known.
And now it is found u.on a check
up that during the time 'he M-61 job
hi's b"eii under way jols have been
issued to 2r>ii different nen to eithei
work at hand labor, trim work oi
tiuck work. And of tl.ese only very
few bave had two weeks work and
only those whose eruditions warranted their being given the work.
The total amount o: money paid to
these men including the payroll ot
December 23rd, was found to be
§631'3.1o- And in ciecking over the
list representatives from every
township and district in the County
are &nnd In one rapacity or another.
Just what this anount of money
being distributed means to the
County is hard to estimate. But we
jflo know from our records that a,
large number of mm on the lists are
taxpayers while aso a great many
have been helped ty work who woulci
have had to apply to the County for
aid. And in eithe1 case the taxpay-
ing citizens of the County are greatly benefited.
The work on tin Bridge north of
Clare has also progressed in good
shape and thru tin cooperation of
the contractor it las been possible
for the Committee to distribute considerable of that payroll locally. Up
to the present time jobs have been
given to about 40 different men.
Most of these have been drawn directly from the city of Clare or in
the immediate vicinity. A few men
' have been given employment on the
job who come from Farwell. The
payroll of the bridge job does not
mount up as does that of the M-61
job, but it is found that a total of
approximately $450.00 has been paid
to these forty representatives of this
County.
The Committee  feel  that  a  gjreat
deal has been accomplished by their
operations and wish the people of the
"• county to feel that they may at any
time come in and ask for information
.pretaining to this work without fear
'; of bothering the work. The informa-
-tion is  here and is of  such volume
'that it is not convenient to publish
"and in many cases the results would
be of interest to many.
Automobile owners in Claie
county as yet have not joined in
making a general rush for 1932 automobile plates. Sales have been un
usually slow to date, according to
James S. Bicknell, manager of tin.
Clare branch for the distribution oi
1932 plates.
Automobile owners are urged to
secure their new plates at the eail
iest (late possible to avoid a last
minute rush which is seen as certain
to result in delay and confusion a*
only sixty plates have been sold to
date.
WILSON WELL IN
MORE TOWNSHIP
SPUDDED IN MONDAY
The Wilson well, located on sec
tion 12, Gilmore township, one mile
south and four miles west of Glare
was spudded in Monday afternoor
<r nd the drill is now well on its way
c n its downward course in search of
the liquid gold,
Much interest is being manifested
in the outcome of this well as it is a
"wildcat" and located three miles
west and two miles north of the
proven Vernon field and in an almost
direct line from the Mt, Pleasant
held through Leaton and the Vernon
fields. Many have prophesied oil.
while others maintain an excellent
gasser will be secured.
HAS LARGEST GAS
Bicknell   No.  2  Well   Has
Tremendous Pressure of
Sixteen Million Cubic
Feet
DESTROYED BY FIRE
flM     OiRI^kTMA^     P$Vi"'"cl ('K;u'm  contractor and who in
MiH     \jIII\Saj1 Vlirku     l/fa I ■■liud impo'trtnt jobs in the eitv of D
Blaze    Believed    to    Have
Caught From Defective
Chimney
With the drilling in of the Bicknell number two of the McKay-Mer-
cier field northwest of Clare, at midnight Thursday night, and the checking of the flow of gas at bixteen million cubit feet per day, making it the
largest gas well in the state, that
field has been thoroughly established
as a gas field of tremendous proportions.
The    activity    in   this    field    was
brought about by James A. McKay of
t/oit, who is a prominent highway
has
juus m ine city 01 De>
itroii the new northwestern highway
;ynd M-24. McKay was a former irs-
| idem of Clare and owns several
j thousand acres of land in the county.
lie has carried on -xteiisive farming
I operations and kept large heids of
i cattle and flocks of sher-p. ■ He has
aiven personal supervision to this
work as far as possible. He is also
interested    in    business    circles    in
of Farwell.
They  lived  at  Farwell for  several
years,  and  later    moved    to    Grand   *s
Marais,   Upper  Peninsula,  where  Mi
Brooks  died in 19u3.
Mrs. Brooks had resided in the
home of her death for 20 years. She
is sui vived by three children, se-\ en
grand children and one brotlu 1
George McKecVer, of Clare. Then
are several nieces and nephews ana
a host of friends who also mourn hi 1 >»
departure from us.
Mrs. Brooks was known to most ol ' _ .   .
her  friends,  as  Aunt  Belle,   for  suilij ^  <--/-*r<s
war.  her disposition    and    charact 1    j.     5 *   "
i-'he  endeavored to be a friend to all
recent  passing of  in'r    granddaughter.  Nancy  Ell< n. who was but
live   mott.hs   old   was   a   great   shod '
to her. Xiv.icy Ellen w;s the (laugh)'     '
>f  Mr.  ;c.!.l  y.v:-.  Se'.-nvage.
Tie-   -1.1..C >ll   rcrvice   was   COlldactll'
(( on'Inn-'ii  on  Page  Five)
As Mr. and Mrs. Jus. A. Clute had ■
(verything in readiness to receive <
their guests on    Christmas    d'»y,      a i
neighbor reported that the house wa«' rjiave aml  is  provident of the,  Clara
on fire, flames pouring from ihe roof j County Savings Bank
at the rear    of    the    building.      Mr. j    Long hltm.,\h, discovery of oil irx
Clute arrived  m time ana turned  m the Mt   p,eaBtmt fi        M d
his own alarm and    the    firefighters, U) h,8 M ut clare
were soon on the scene.   Most of the busin,ss aBBOC.lateB in the city aD0Ut
unntnre was removed and practical-   .h(< p0!(slblimc?B of oil on m
ly each item ot  the    well    prepared    jes to the northwe8t of clare. Wben
menu    was    carried    to    safety    by • the  oil  fleW  at Mt.  pleasant d,
neighbor.nf.1   housewives.     The   blaze t0 be a Bucce8Bful on     McKa    (Ieeid.
was fought  diligently by the depart-, e(] t0 rljjk the        ,ul' nece to.
meat,  who  kept   it   mostly near  the h,8  faU]l>    He set,uml ^ ^
center ot the  house, where it ,s be-■ t Qf Jf)hn A   Mercler Qt Detroit
oeved  sparks penetrated  from a de- |a weaUhy aM proinlllfcnt pavinR f.on_
tectivo chimney -tractor, and    they    entered    into    a
Mr. Clute estimated his loss at „urtuersh, wltn a proprain that
ibout *2n,m and carried suft.cient in ..^ lye {hf) terr:t a tborougll;
surance to cover same.
After all signs of the fire had been .
' emoved,  Mr.  and  Mrs. Wm. Langin I    whf"» th" flrs-  wt'!1    1vns    Rt    the
the  invitation  and the  .■«-   fourteen  Hundred foot level    and    to
the Traverse srnd, the    natural    gas
loversod
ire pt'.rty that had arrived in the
meantime for dinner, motored to
their home in Sheridrni township am!
lere all heartily parto'ik of the mi'ny
asty dishes of food prepared by Mrs.
Clute and  tlie  muHng    items    v,,r.
oe'i  avrnu'ed  by  M:'s.   Laiuin.
We nndeivtaiid Mr. •"lute will r"
model ifie hou-'e which 'indouht-'U"
will hi better known to ltm^y •,- (,-h
1 eiders at   the  luiiin   of 'he  iate   :;■
r. 11. Maynad.
HOLIDAY PARTY
!AL FEATOR
m
U U n i? i'liren-'i to   he Dun-hc or oil beari:
" Dance every    Saturday    night    at
Duncan's hall.—adv. 8t3
Committees in Charge Prepared Entertainment in
Keeping With Season
The Christmas party for all the
members and friends of the Congregational church and Church School
held on Wednesday evening, December 23rd in the Church basement
was well attended, and every one had
a good and joyful time.
The committee selected by the
superintendent and pastor to make
the arrangements was as follows:
Mrs. S. Masten, Mrs. F. Hochstet-
ler, Mrs. J. Rassett and Mrs. A. E.
Wylie, who in turn selected several
other committees to assist. The supper was in charge of Mrs. C. A. Well-
man, (Chairman) Mrs. D. Komp, and
Mrs. B. Parish, who with a few other
willing helpers made that part of the
evening's program all that could be
desired.
Miss    Marie    Wagenaar's    Sunday
! School class of girls waited table, al-
Iso   assisted   Santa  Claus  in  the   dis-
itribution  of the  boxes  of candy and'
the many presents.
The program was somewhat miscellaneous in character, but was
really fine. We are indebted to Miss
Alexander, Mrs. J. Bellinger and
Miss Niggeman, three of the grade
school teachers, for assisting us in
providing several numbers from their
room. Children of our own Sunday
School, also to Mr. Geo. Boyd, altho
unable to be present himself, supplied a couple of numbers from his
Junior band. There were also a few
numbers from children who are not
yet in school.
Mr. Stanley Masten proved his skill
at decorating the Christmas tree.
Mrs. J. H. Wilson had charge of the
decorations and with some assistance
made the room very attractive and
Christmaslike.
The pastor and wife shared in th^
pleasures of the evening and wish to
t express their thanks for all the ex-
'pressions of friendship and affection.
HERB RANDALL COMPLETES SCHOOL BUILDING
N MIDLAND C-30NTY
Local Talent Appear on Program
When Structure is Dedicated
December 23rd
A school building of unusual
significants has recently been completed in Greendale township, district No. 4, Midland county, by
Herbert Randall of this city, who
was   awarded   the   contract   last   fall.
Wednesday evening of last week
the building was dedicated to its intended use and the program arranged by the teacher, Miss Maxwell and
school officers was witnessed by
about five hundred people. Tin
Clare high school band accompanied
by George Boyd, aim Mr. Rodey, of
Cadillac, appeared with several musical selections. Mr. B. N. Mercer
gave the address of the evening and
he gave due praise to these in
charge for the splendid institute of
learning placed within reach of the
child of school age. So successful
was the entire evening that the directors, Messrs. Anton Rabb, James
A. Clark and Holland Hornick allowed rumors to float about that another
similar occasion will be held in the
near future.
This structure is of brick and terra
cotta and strictly fireproof, has running water, electric lights, furnace,
and a large auditorium in the basement for public use. The value of
the building is estimated at $12,000
and the district at. large can feel that
nothing has been overlooked in this
new institution. ,
Coming Events
If any meetings    of    interest
being planned, kindly call us
January   eighth   Evart   basket   ball
players will play at our gym.
The Clare Good Literature Club
will be entertained January 19th by
Miss Marie Wagenaar at the Nelson
home on east State street.
The King's Daughters will meet
with Mrs. Dewey Paxton Thursday,
January 7th. This will be the annual
business meeting. All are urged to
attend.
The Ladies Union meet at the Congregational parsonage with Mrs.
Dawe as hostess on January eighth.
This is their annual meeting and officers will be elected. A pot luck
dinner will be served at one o'clock.
Husbands are invited.
FREAK STONES FOUND
WAYS TO AMUSE
RS W. EK CROWD
I     This  week  Mrs.  Myron  Dunkle,  of
j Bertha Lake, brought to the Sentinel
j office   a   brown   sandstone   in   which
j had  been  formed  an  almost  perfect
"E",  which was  of pure white rock.
Another white stone had on one side
dark   brown   formations     which     re
sembled characters  of    the    Chinese
language while on the other lily pads
and  tree branches  were  plainly vis-
able.
TO MOTORISTS
Beginning  Friday,  January  1st,  all
prices will be reasonable    as    usual,
but all transactions must be cash.
Bob's Garage.
NOTICE TO GRANGERS
Clare-Isabella Pomona Grange will
meet Thursday, January 7th at Mt.
Vernon Grange. Pot luck supper will
be served at 7:00 o'clock. All subordinate officers of Clare and Isabella
county are urged to attend the officers' conference in the afternoon.
Pomona Master.
Feature  Program    Given   Two
Nights to Avoid Disappointing
Michigan State  College
Guests
To avoid again disappointing
•housands of visitors, two features
rograms on successive nights, February 3 and 4, during Farmers Week,
have been arranged by the Michigan
State College program committee
which hopes that the people who attend Wednesday night's entertainment will not attempt to go Thursday night also.
A band concert, beginning at 6:30
P. M. Eastern Standard time, will be
given each night by the College
cadet band. The hand enjoys the
reputation of being cme of the best in
American colleges.
Other features which will be the
same night are a livestock parade, an
act by a dog trained to handle livestock, the exhibition of a high school
horse, a sheep shearing contest, and
a milking contest in which college
girls will attempt to persuade cows
that experts are milking them.
Pulling contests between some of
the best teams of horses in this section will be given each night, but the
heavy teams are scheduled one night
and the lightweights horses for the
next.
Exhibitions by students in the
athletic and military departments
will vary each night. The speakers
will change each nights, and different
vocal music will be provided for each
program.
FARWELL LA
Miss   Mildred   House   Becomes Bride of Mr. Walter Thurow, of Scottville
Teachers of the rural districts are
requested to call at the Citizens
State Bank for historical posters
which will be of interest to their
pupils.
A simple but unique wedding occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry G. House in Farwell on Wed
nesday afternoon, December 24th, at
three o'clock, when their daughter.
Miss Mildred was united in marriage
to Mr. Walter Thurow,  of Scottville.
The home was appropriately decorated with evergreens and orange
blossoms for the happy occasion.
As the strains of the Mendelssohn's
wedding march were being played
softly by Mrs. Madge Lamb the
young couple took their place at the
altar attended by her sister, Miss
June and his brother, Ronald. The
service uniting them in holy bonds
was spoken by the bride's mother,
Mrs. Mary House, and Miss Edith
Stineheombe sang, "Oh, Promise
Me."
The bride was very charming in a
! gown of white crepe, carrying a bo-
quet of rosebuds.
Mrs. Thurow was very prominent
among the young people of Farwell
and a splendid worker in church
circles. She is spending her second
year at Central State Teachers College at Mt. Pleasant, where she received a scholarship last year. Mr.
Thurow is also a graduate from C.
S. T. C, and is now teaching near
Ludington.
Among showers of congratulations
and rice the newly weds left for a
trip through the southern parts ol
the state during the holiday vacation
after which both will return to their
respective duties.
The out of town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. William Thurow, son
Ronald and daughter, Eleanor, of
Scottville, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Archer, son, Hubert and daughter,
Emily, and Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Thompson, of Mt. Pleasant, besides
a host of other relatives and friends
from Clare and Farwell.
c. me in with such a strong flow that
('riilir.g operations    were    suspended
for several days.    They were looking-
tor oil and it was some time h< lore
(they  coitIu  •'"< i'c-d   to  cap  this   well
j;*<.,'?  sav" the  product that was valu-
'  ble but :• U>v.s distance fro'n a mar-
ike!  !'{)'■ natural gas.    Huwev ••.  when:
!:'..':v   d( ■•is-;- n   wn"  mad",   they    im-
•::i-:^!i-'y !■• u:'n the d'-'Ilirc  'il :•■  lo-
icrti'in {'bout  half a mile dist; -,t.
•    TV-;,-  v-'ii- : is   .■:■•'•■■'   ;'  •■:c-.'ng of
T'\ v» .'-•'     i::    the    second
drill.
ins
i-'Mnl and it pveved to be a dry hole.
The  third  well 'was  drilled    on    the
Bicknell locaMon and a  trood flow of
gas   was   secured.     Each   succeeding
will has provd  to be a  g .sser and
this  Bicknell    number    two    is    the
eighth  well   in    the    MeKay-Merciev
field.
None of the gaS'has been sold ana?
although negotations have been ira»
der way for some time, the partners
are waiting for the opportune mo-
iment to dispose of the product o£
their wells.
Mr. McKay states that the work
will continue with two wells in the
process of drilling all of the time
with the development of the field to
go on indefinitely. When ever a well
fails to come in with a good and satisfactory pressure of gas in the
Traverse formation, the drill will be
sent down to the Dundee in search,
of oil, for McKay has never given up
the idea that below the surface ot
his vast holdings in this section
there is a large pool of oil.
The land upon which the two Bicknell wells are located is owned by
James S. Bicknell, president of the
Citizens State Bank of this city.
WINNERS IN DOLL C0NTES1
Following are the winners in doU
contest held at the Anderson Dnj??
store during the past several wteks:
1st, Alice Jean Bicknell; 2nd,
Phillis Sue Sterna man; 3rd, Pat Gorman; 4th. Mary Lou Doherty; 6tlv
Coral Nann McGuire; 6th, Geneva
Stottlemeyer; 7th, Lois Lang; 8tli„
Betty Hampton; 9th, Lola Sanford;
10th, Elva Lea Mcintosh; 11th, De-
loris Walker; 12th, Barbara Caple;
13th, Jane Ann Martin; 14th, Eva.
Walters; 15th, Virginia Foell.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING;
The annual meeting of the stockholders of The Clare County Savings-
Bank will be held in its office on January 12th, 1932 at 9:00 A. M„ for the
purpose of electing directors for the'
ensuing year and for the transaction.!
of any business that may come before the meeting.
Dated, December 26, 1931.
C H* Sutherland, Cachier.
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