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THE CLARE  SENTINEL
Clare and Clare County
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Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, ALTGUST 5, 1932
New Series, Vol. 40, No. 42
DEPOSITOR VOICES
APPRECIATION TO
COMMITTEEMEN
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Advises Those who   Have
Not Signed to Decide
Definitely Soon
OIL NEWS
W, L. McClanahan's Pollard No. 1
6 miles south and 1 east of Clare on
section 1 Isabella township, came in
Tuesday with a flow of gas estimated
at 2,000,000 cubic feet,
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The derrick from the Bowman Not 1
well in Vernon township has been
erected on the Schng-Snider 'No. 3
site on section 22 and drillers are
ready to spud in.
At the outset, let me acknowledge'
the debt I owe, as a depositor, to the
depositors committee for the stren^
lous eiforts they have put forth to:
ascertain the desire of the tweiity-
'five hundred depositors of the Clare
County Savings Bank regarding the
future of that institution,
When the state banking commission closed the doors of the -bank and
placed the disposal of the assets in
our hands, we, as depositors were
confronted with a situation which
was not only new to us, but one
which we were not prepared to meet.
It is small wonder, therefore, that
there has been more or less hesitancy
on the part of many as to the best
course.
Our first action was to elect a depositor's committee to ascertain
whether the depositores desired tq
place the assets of the bank in the,
expensive process of liquidation
through a receivership, or, through
re-organization, we ourselves should
"dispose of these bonds, mortgages,
notes, real estate, etc., under the
supervision of our committee thus
not only saving the enormous expense of a receiver, but, by allowing
a five year period for liquidation,
take advantage of the inevitable advance in the value of those assets.
Inasmuch as eighty-five percent of
the deposits are necessary for this
re-organization plan, the obvious
duty of the committee was to obtain
an expression from the twenty-five
hundred depositors as to their stand;
for or against the plan. This committee consists of five men, all substantial depositors themselves and
anxious to act in the best interests of
the depositors whom they represent.
But—are we, as depositors, as anxious to cooperate with the commit-
'tee?
Such has been the.case up to now..
It was very gratifying to the committee to see the first six hundred
thousand come in voluntarily and,
they gladly went out and signed up
another one hundred thousand or so
—but what about the last hundred
thousand ?
Do we depositors, scattered over a
large territory, expect these committees (who serve absolutely without
remuneration) to furnish their own
cars, pay for the gas and oil, and absent themselves from their business
to wait upon us a second, third or
even a fourth time for our decision?
Or, on the contrary, is it not our duty
lo arrive at our decision and be prepared to either place our signature
on the agreement or express ourselves definitely for a receivership?
Our committee is free to answer
any inquiry from depositors who arq
in doubt as to anything pertaining to
the agreement and should not we, as,
depositors, cooperate to the extent of
.giving them a definite and an early
decision?
A Depositor.
The rotary ou the Cowden No. 1
well, 6 miles south of Clare, is now
drilling at a depth, of 240 feet. This
well will be a test for gas.
. Material for the erection of a derrick on the Clarence Thayer property, 3 1-3 miles south of Clare, is'
being moved in this week. This location will be on section 23, Vernon.
FOUR ARRESTS      .
MADE AT LOON
LAKi^BY SHERIFF
Quartet   Apprehended   for
Indecent Conduct at Resort in Surrey Twp.
Last week Wednesday four of our
local citizens were brought before
Justice Callihan for sentence following hearing of previous Friday. Three
were given choice of six month's probation or thirty days in jail while the
fourth was bound over ^to Circuit
Court on criminal charge. These
men were arrested at Loon Lake by
Sheriff Wood after complaint was
made of their rowdyism and indecent
conduct.
Such conduct should be looked
upon with much concern by all law-
abiding citizens. Clare and Clara
County has many natural beauty
spots which" are attractive to the
many tourists who pass this way,
surely, we cannot afford to have these
fine playgrounds of the county marred by thotless citizens who have no.
weighed the cost * of such influence
upon our visiting public.
Many regret that such an affair as
this should happen at Loon Lake as
it has fine swimming and fishing advantages which our local people an
well as visitors have enjoyed.
The owner states that unless the
privileges of this hake are more appreciated by the public it will be
necessary to close entrance to same
as he cannot tolerate such conduct
on this property.
THIRTY-EIGHT PROSECUTIONS MADE IN
PAST SX MONTHS
Serai-Annual Report of Prosecutor Holbrook is Commendable. County Saved
Much Expense
In the semi-annual report of T.
Carl Holbrook, Prosecuting Attorney,
it is noted that criminal prosecutions
during the past six months have not
been as severe as the preceding period,"
According to the report as for-'
warded to the Attorney General's of-
uce, there 'were thirty-eight prosecutions of which thirty-one resulted in 'convictions and seven being
disposed of through dismissal of the
fact that the State officers failed to
appear at the time of trial.
Disorderliness leads the list of offenses charged, closely followed by
motor vehicle law violations, larceny,
assault and battery, speeding and
prohibition law violations. 180 days
in the county jail were given by the
various Justices of the County for
misdemeanor violations, $100,00 in
fines were collected, three years of
probation was meted out dispensing
justice,* All costs were paid by Defendants In the "various causes.
It is well for the taxpayers to note
that during the past six months period, the Prosecutor has not incurred
any expense for criminal trials by
jury in the Circuit Court of this
County, and at all times has endeavored to keep the County program
iir force and effect, and it can be said
the prosecutor's office is. operating at
the lowest possible minimum, considering the work it has to do.
The report is commendable and it
is hoped that crime will be on the decrease during the coming six months
period.
Setting New Record
NEW ESSEX-TERRA-
PLANE ARRIVED IN
CLAREJ1Y 21ST
Scores of People Have Visited the New Creation at
Woodward Motor
Sales
LOCAL RED CROSS
TO RECEIVE SHIPMENT OF COTTON
Much  Relief Given  Needy of
Clare County During the
Past Eight Months
JACK KELLY STOCK COMPANY
COMES TO CLARE MONDAY
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The ''Jack Kelly Stock Company
without a doubt the biggest and best
of all the Tent shows to play Michigan will return to Clare for three
nights .starting Monday, August 8thj
when they will offer the best line of
plays they have ever had.
Not like most of the Managers
wlien the depression hit to quit, Jack
Kelly even went stronger then ever,
he purchased a complete new tent
and all new equipments, also made
two special trips to New York and
Chicago to secure his plays and engage, his Company and today he has
what he considers the best he has
ever had.
„_ During the engagement here the
plays will be selected from the following, Pat Pifers Place", The Stuttering Fool", The Divorce Question"
and the big New York success "Adam
and Eva". ;    ,
The yaudeville this year is also a
big feature, it is headed by Lila and
Lloyd Connelly and each night you
will have a chance to see from five to
seven acts, a special orchestra is also carried which Will entertain you
before^the performance as well as between the acts.
On tne opening night as usual one
lady will be admitted free with each
paid adult ticket, the Big* New Tent
Will be located on the same lot as
Other years. Make this a "Kelly"
week and don't miss a single performance a$ this will be the only
Tent show coming this season.
During the past six or eight
months, Clare County Chapter of the
American Bed Cross have been busily engaged in carjng for the prevalent unemployment situation at the
time, dispensing food and clothing
where necessary, and distributing approximately six tons of flour to those
who are in need in this county.
Through economic conditions and
failures .in our financial institutions,
many families heretofore in fairly
comfortable circumstances have been
made destitute and the enormity oi,'
the work of the lied Cross cannot be
understood fully by the ordinary per-
'son.
Word has just been received by
County Chairman, Carl Holbrook,
that a shipment of cotton will be received in the near future. This cotton is made from the home grown
product and is being distributed by
the Government through the Red
Cross, so that the needy may have
that which is necessary for the coming cooler months..
The Red Cross Organization of this
county should be commended upon
their extensive endeavors, and the
officers have been doing a great work
in distributing the articles ' above
mentioned." This is but a small part
of the work of the Red Cross. Besides
this, during the past six months,
twenty-four claims have been handled relative to soldiers pensions and
the Red Cross has been actively engaged in. caring for motherhood cases
and,other matters pertaining to relief
of those in need.
The Clare Variety Store offers for
a limited time, the opportunity to
have your favorite photo or snapshot
enlarged in .colors for only 35c, Ask
about this.—adv.
Driven here from Detroit, where
Amelia Earhart, the first woman
aviator to make a solo flight across
the Atlantic, christened the first of
the new models by smashing a bottle containing airplane gasoline over
its radiator, the first of the new
Essex Terraplane automobiles reached here recently at the showrooms of
the Woodward Motor Sales, local
Hudson-Essex dealer.
Named the Terraplane because of
its many characteristics in common
with the airplane, the new car, painted a beautiful bronze ahd with the-
winged Terranlane emblem painted
on its sides, will sell at a lower price
than any standard six cylinder car
until now on  the American market
The car arriving nere July 21st
was, one of more than 2,000 which
were driven away from Detroit in a
parade immediately following the
dedication of Car No. 1 for Orvillq
WIright, 'of Dayton, O., inventor of the
airplane. It was the biggest drive
away ever staged by any automobile
company, even in Detroit, the auto
mobile capital of the world.
The cars were demonstrators being
driven from all parts of the United
States to their home cities.,, If placed eild to end, the cars participating
in this parade would have formed
a single line more than six miles
long. In the parade wis concentrat
ed engines with 140,000 vibrant,
throbbing horsepower.
The parade route through Detroit
was a sea of banners, flags and bunt
ing, testifying to the importance
which Detroit placed on the huge
demonrtration! officially introducing
the new Essex Terraplane to the
American and Canadian publics
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ROBINETT REUNION
The eighteenth annual Robinett re
union win be held* on Sunday, August
14th at the Alwood grove in Arthur
township,
Mrs. J. C, Newman, See.
We have wonderful buys in used
cars: Dadge coach '28, Reo' Flying
cars: Dodge coach '28, Reo Plying
custom sedan, Durant '80 sedan and
iseveral other cheaper cars. Woodward Motor Sales, Dunlop block,
west 5th street.'—adv.
Evelyn Firrara, of the Illinois Women's Athletic club, setting a new American record in the discus throw with
a heave of Hi feet, 11 Inches, at the
recent Central A. A. U. meet in Chicago.
BONDSMEN PLEDGING
AMPLE SECURITY
FOR COUNTY FUNDS
All  Must be  Verified   By
Prosecuting Attorney to
Assure Accuracy
The delay in signing of the depositors agreement for the Clare County
account has seemingly caused much
concern and in order tp avoid, if possible, any further jrumors concentrating the blame for the delay
we wish to advise that investigation
at this time proves that this matter
is being handled as expeditiously as
possible and will be signed as pledged.
This account is bonded and the
bondsmen are pledging at this time
•ample security to insure the county
against loss ' during the recovery
period provided for iii. the depositors
agreement. The security pledged involves many descriptions of real
estate, all of which have to be verified as to title and as this responsibility rests mostly with the Prosecuting Attorney, he necessarily must
have time to carry out all these details and assure himself of the exactness of his duty. Therefore, it is
hoped that this will be allowed to
take its course and we assure you the
result will be satisfactory to all.
Depositors Committee.
ARCHIE MILLER
DIES JULY 27TH
ATJEIGHTY-ONE
Was a Resident and Farther
in Isabella County for
Many Years
Archboltl Thomas Miller was born
in Medcalf township near Strathroyj
Ontario on the 7th day of May, 1851
and died July 27, 1932 at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Edwin Russell of
Clare,
His early days were spent near
Strathray and London, Ontario and
in 1879 he came to Michigan and was
united in marriage at Farwell to
Mellisa Ramey of Strathroy. They
settled on a farm in Isabella county
near Rosebush and to their union
were born five children.
He was preceded in death by his
wife in .1893 and three children,
David, Anna and -an infant son.
In 1914 he left his home near Rosebush taking up his abode near Clare,
six years-later coming to the city
where he has since enjoyed life and
made many friends.
He leaves to cherish his memory a
daughter, Ella, of Clare, a, son John,
of Farwell, two brothers, four sisters,
seven grandchildren, two great
grandchildren and a host of friends.
His church membership was held
in the Central Methodist church
three miles west of Rosebush and was
(a charter member tjiere fifty years
ago,    ,
Ha was member of the Masoniq
fraternity who were represented at
the interment services.
Those from out of ,town who attended the funeral services which
were held from the home last Saturday afternoon, were Mr. and Mrs,
Jos. Miller, Mrs. Mary Paterson and
Mrs. Alice Howard, of London, Ont.;
Mrs, Alice Baird, of Edmonton, Alberta; Mrs. Gene Griffin and son,
Milville, of Strathroy, Ont.; Mrs. Alfred Quinney, of Komoka, Ont; Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Nowlanand Mr. anr)
Mrs. Carl Dust, of Saginaw.
LOOSE GRAVEL
DITCHES AUTO
SUNDAY MORNING
Several     People     Injured
When Wm.  Coffman *s
New Essex Goes to
Ditch
While returning to this city early
Sunday morning, Wm. Coffman had
his new Essex badly damaged three
miles east and 1-2 south of Rosebush,
when the wheels struck loose gravel
and went to the ditch.
The five passenger ear was full of
people ail of which received cuts and
bruises, the most serious being Peter
Williams, who received a deep cut in
the side. Mr. Coffman, the driver, waq
bruised about the head and Miss
Hattie Pedjac had one finger almost
severed from the hand and otherwise,
cut and bruised.
Dr. W. Clute was called and gave
the necessary medical aid. All are
reported to be doing nicely.
HARVEY WHITE BARN
BURNED SUNDAY NIGHT
Local residents noticed flames reflecting in the sky last Sunday night,
and it was later- learned that they
Were from the barn of fiarvey White
which was being consumed. The
season's crop, an automobile and
some farm equipment was stored in
the building.
NEW POSTAL RATES
The new postal rates modify the
postage on newspapers and magazines mailed by the public. Tho
rate is now 2 ounces for 1 cent or
parcel post rates which ever is lower. This will greatly . reduce the
amount of postage on large bundles
of papers.
McNALLY NOW WITHIN MILE
OF COLEMAN WITH PAVING
Thomas McNally, who has the contract for the strip of pavement between North Bradley and Coleman,
started the work of laying the mile of.
concrete into this city.the first of the
week, and it is expected that it will
be tied in with the present paving
by the end of the week. The North
Bradley-'Coleman strip was begun at
about the center of the 5-mjIe strip,
and worked; toward Coleman, The;
gangs are now working in two shifts
in order to expedite the completion
of the concrete.
The work of breaking up the east
end of the present pavement at the
bend to cross the railroads in progress and a detour has been estab>
lished a short distance this side oil
the crossing. -Up to Wednesday afternoon the cement had. been poured
up to the Budge farm.—Coleman Tribune,
GAS CONCERNS TO
SUBMIT PLANS TO
PUBLICJTILTIES
Two Companies  Will  Ask
, for Privilege to Lay Lines
and Distribute Natural
Gas
According to reports the Michigan
Natural Gas Corporation will submit
its plan to the public utilities com-)
mission in August regarding the laying of a line and the servicing of the
communities Flint, Saginaw and Bay
City with gas from the Central Michigan fioldfi
The Michigan Natural Gas Pipe
Line Company will also be heard by
the State Public Utilities regarding
the laying of their proposed line and
the servicing of the communities oij
Big Rapids, Remus, Cedar Springs,
Casnovia, Reed City and Muskegon
With natural gas from the Central
Michigan fields.
FRANK E. HAGER
STRICKEN LAST
SATURDAY NIGHT
Aged Mother and Sister of
Victim Were Residents
of Grant Township
Until Recently
We clipped the following story
from the Monday morning Detroit
Free Press and our readers west of
the city will remember the Mr. Hager
mentioned ^ts a brother of Mrs.
Myrtle Kraatz who resided on the
farm south of the Hinkle school for
a number of years, prior to moving to
her home near Gladwin about three
■years ago. He is also an uncle of
Mrs. Dewey Paxton of,this city.
Highland Park's One-Time President
Is   Found   Dying
Frank E. Hager, 54 years old, former president of Highland Park and a
Dearborn real estate operator, died
Sunday morning in • St. Joseph's
Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, from the
effects of a stroke of apoplexy which
overcame him as he was driving1 his
car on Northwestern Highway, Saturday night.
When stricken he lost control of
his car and crashed into two other
automobiles waiting. for a traffic
signal at Northwestern Highway and
Telegraph Road.
Deputy Sheriff Floyd Stapleton, of
Oakland County, found Hager in a
semi-conscious condition when he
arrived at the scene of the crash. He
summoned Coroner G, Dewey Kimball, of Birmingham, who ordered
him rushed to the hospital. He died
seven hours after the crash.
Going to  Summer  Home
Friends said  Sunday    that    Hager
was enroute, to his summer home on
lElizabeth Lake, west of Pontiac,
Hager is survived by his widow,
Blanche; two children, Garnet and,
Donald; his mother, Mrs, George
Hager, of Gladwin; * six brothers,
Harry, Albert, William and Arthur,
all of Gladwin; John, of Marlette, and
Edward, of Davison, Three surviving
sisters are Mrs. Myrtle Kraatz, of
Gladwin; Mrs. Anna Weaver,- and
Mrs. Emma Rugglen, Doth of Marlette.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The Eagle Ladies Aid will serve
ice cream and cake at their church
parlors Friday evening, August 12th.
Public "welcome.
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC AUGUST 17TH
Plans- have been completed for a
gala time to be had by members and
friends of the Baptist Sunday School
at their annual picnic to be held at
the Wilson State Park Harrison on
Wednesday, August 17th.''
Bring well filled baskets and enjoy the day at Bud'd Lake. An excellent program has been prepared.
BRAND CONTINUES
TO HOLD SPLENDID
BASEBALL RECORD
Score With Dover 16-5  Sunday.
Team Has Open Date
The Brand Midgets walloped Dover
16-5 Sunday for their seventh
straight win. , Lyle Allen, pitching
for the Brand, struck out 16 men,
Dover scored but twice after tlie
first inning, while his mates pounded
out 18 hits and 15 runs.
Dover scored three runs in the first
on four hits and two runs. The
Midgets then proceeded to score 4
runs on 1 hits and walk; 8 men batting. Dover never threatened the
lead While Brand piled up 11 more
runs in the next '4 innings.
Dover paraded three pitchers May-
hew, Lloyd and Bowers. Lioyd stole
home ill the 7th inning after walking
and . being socriflced to third.
Glen Blystone, Midget left' fielder
had a perfect day at bat with 3 hits
and 2 walks out of 5 trips to the
plate.
The Brand Midgets had a welcome
addition to their team in the form of
]Frank Allen who did the catching.
Besides his fine job of catching he
smacked out 3 hits in 5 times at bat
Norris Blystone, who has been catching received a badly hurt finger two
weeks ago and' has played 1st base
very nicely since that time.
r The Midgets have no game
scheduled until August 21st. Any
team wishing a game see ' Norman
Blystone at the Brand, Royal Kleinhardt at the Brown or Lyle Allen at
Dover or write any of these three.
BANK REPLACE OILER, BAG
Mrs. Anna Carey,' 70, who lives
near Stanton, Mich., joined the auti-
hoarding contingent after "losing'"
$2,850 in old bills. While police of
Carson City and Crystal were searching for the money, Mrs. Carey remembered placing the bills in an old
bag in her linen closet Instead of the
kitchen boiler, where she thought
she had hidden them. The bills were
then deposited in a bank hero.—
Michigan Investor.
PETITION ASKS THAT
MEN AND TEAMS BE
USED UPGRADING
Supervisor - * Krell,    Mayor
Wilson and Asa Aldrich
Circulate Paper in Interest of Employment oijt US. 27
At the suggestion of. William Krell,
supervisor of Grant township, a move
was begun early this week to provide,
through the cooperation of the state
highway department, for the ..employment of county labor in way of men
and teams, only, on the proposed
grade preparation project of ten an'^,
one-half miles between the cities of
Clare and Harrison, After a brief
conference held Monday evening at
the home of Mayor Wilson, it was de^
cided to begin the canvass of the
county for signatures'Tuesday morning. By traveling early and late
Messrs, Krell, Wilson and Aldrich
completed their work in just two
clays, driving over three hundred,
miles and visiting almost every
neighborhood in the county not even
omitting the sparsely settled but picturesque plains of Summerfield township.
The brief time remaining in which
to petition Mr. Dillnian precluded the
possibility of the committee visiting)
each borne, • Only the aecessabla
spots were sought out, preference}
being given to officials and residents
most closely associated with highway projects. Not an individual refused to sign.
The petition head reads as follows,
PETITION i
To the Hon. Grover C» Dillmau, |
State Highway Commissioner, t,
Lansing,  Michigan, r >
Dear sir: *'
We, the undersigned supervisors,
county road commissioners, superintendents of the poor and other ofn
ficials, respectfully request that in
the construction of the ten and one-
halt' miles of grade in U. S. 27 between Clare and Harrison, that teams
and men ONLY be employed,
eliminating ENTIRELY power-driven
machinery. Farmers and other laborers, living in Clare county, if given
employment on this proposed con*
struction job, will in this way secure .
money, much needed as you well-
know, to pay their taxes. We sincerely believe the state, and community
will be best served if you adhere ia
the method of employment herewith
humbly suggested.
Here are the names of'a major portion of the petitioners: J. H, Wilson.
Wm. Krell, Asa H. Aldrich, Louis
Gee, A. Powell, G. E. Lamb, Allen £.
Graham, O. C. Somerville, John Halstead, Perl Tryon, Louis Finch, Jas.
A. Stanley, John D. Hanley, L. E*
Davy, L. H. Thompson, J. W. Hendrie, J. J. Green, Jno. AsMne,-- M. D.
Feighner, H. A. Bradley, N. L. Tib-
bils, Arthur D. Johnson, Ray Harrold*
Louis E. Slater, Carl Holbrook, Thos.
S. Dorsey, Alexander E. Wylie, San-
Bruce, Ed. Moder, S. M. Amble,
Henry Gardiner, Elmer C. 'Clute,
Robert Burns, Walt Crigier, Wm. A.
Henderson, Paul D. Gibson, Edmond)
Woods, M. C. Johnson, W. Earl Green,
Delrner Thayer, Fred W. Schaaf, Jt
E. Ladd, Chas. Weidner, John Burnett, Orlie Stockwell, Leo • Gronda,
Reginald Sharp, Fred, Ehle, David C.
Reed, Jolm Baluss, C. E. Sanford,- ■£.
J. Beard, Jesse Allen.
AT THE IDEALTHEATRE
Double Feature Programs — Thur.,
Friday. .     -
Sat. 6—The Tip Off—Eddie Quillan
—Comedy, Action and a Story of
Prize Fight.
Sun., Mon.—Forgotten Commandments—Paramount. Special Cast —*
You'll Never Forget this Screen Epic/
Glorified by spectacular Episodes
from "The Ten Commandments", one
of which being the isrealites Crossing
the Red Sea when pursued by the
hosts of Pharaoh.
Tues., Wed.—Her Majesty Love —
Merilyn Miller, and Ben Lyons—
Laughtime is here,—You'll forget you
troubles .as yon listen to the merry
tunes, and the wisecracks of the Best
Comedians on the Screen,—Leon
Errol, and W; C. Field, Chester Gonk-
lin—Comedy-and News with Features. * •
FIVE O'CLOCK DINNER AT CLUB
The St. Cecilia church will serve
a three course dinner at the Twin
Elm Club house four miles north of
Clare next" Thursday evening. Dinner
at five o'clock and the evening can
be spent in either golf or bridge.
Price 50 cents. The public is cordially invited. '
Dance at the Wigwam, ColdtVater
lake. Oldlime Thursday nights 20c
person; Saturday round 20c person;'
Sunday round 5c pari jalan. _.3t3