1933-01-06; Clare Sentinel

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GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1933
New Series, Vol.41, No. it
STATS WOULD HALT
DRILLING ON PERE
MARQU
Action Directed Against W.
J. Sovereign's Well In
"   Bloomiield Township
Of far-reaching interest to Michigan's oil and gas industry is a quo
■warranto action started recently in the
state supreme court to test the right
pi; the Pere Marquette railroad to
lease its right-of-way for the purpose
of oil and gas exploration.
The suit was started by Attorney
General Paul W. Voorhies, representing the state. Associated with him
as counsel is Vlfgil \V. McClinic,' who
is attorney for tlie Pure Oil company
and secretary-treasurer of the Michigan Natural Gas Corporation, which
last week was authorized to build a
natural gas pipeline to Saginaw and
Bay City, Elements of conservation
enter, strongly into the litigation that
is directed against ' a single well
about to be drilled by William J.
Sovereign of Bay City on the P. M.
right-of-way in the heart of the
Broomfield gas field in Isabella
county. It is the Pere Marquette No.
2 in section 9, NW, NW, NE, Broom-
field. Sovereign some months ago
Completed his first fine producing gas
well on the Pere Marquette right-of-
way in Grant township, Clare county.
Although this particular suit involves only the single well, the decision of the court in this issue will
make law for future developments in
Michigan and Mr. Voorhies, in his
pleading to the court takes the position that the status covering railroad
operation give to the carrier only the
rigM to operate a transportation system.
The well is located seven feet from
existing Pere Marquette tracks and
is only 12 feet from the adjoining
property line. In the event gas or
oil were discovered on the Pere Marquette right-of-way, it would require
lease owners on the adjoining property to sink an offset well that would
he no more than 24 feet from the
well on the railroad right-of-way.
This action would be contrary to^
conservation of natural resources!
and might endanger the life of the
gas field, the state's pleadings set
iforth. Moreover, it is maintained thf
drilling of wells close to the ftracks
is a menace to the lives and property
of railroad patrons,
Tfle court's mandate commands
the Peve Marqtiette vallroad to prove
its legal authority to sink such a
well as that which has been started.
No date Eor a hearing has been set.
William J. Sovereign, veteran Michigan lumberman and capitalist, who
is the chief owner of the Pere 'Marquette railroad wells, Thursday had
characterized as a "betrayal of every
taxpayer in Michigan", Tuesday's action of the Michigan Public Utilities
Commission in granting to the Michigan Natural Gas Corp. an "exclusive
franchise" to pipe natural gas from
the Mt. Pleasant oil field to neighboring cities.
"For years", Sovereign said, representatives of the Consumers' Power
Company and the Detroit City Gas
Company have sneeringly boasted
that they had state authorities in the
palm of their hands and could do
anything they liked with them. Tuesday's action prpves they knew what
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CLARE MERCHANTS
HOLD LEAD TO VICTORYmm WEEK
Lansing  Rive  Give Locals
Closest Contest in the '
Fourth Game
*     THEO. G. BOWLER
Popular Clare County Lawyer assumed duties  of  Prosecuting Attorney
Monday, January 2nd.
ARE MA!
NEWYEAR- EVE
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Lloyd
Will Make Their Home
East of City
New Year eve Glenn J, Lloyd and
Miss Dorothy E. Austin were united
in marriage by Rev, William Pel-
lowe, of Washington Street, Royal
Oak, at seven-thirty o'clock. They
were attended by the bride's cousins.
Ei-ma Bohrnian and George Vann, of
Royal Oak.
Both'Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd have been
employed at the Pontiac Motor Company for several years, which city
was her home.
Mr. Lloyd is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Lloyd, of Grant, ,and is
well known here, ".graduating fr01J1
our public school' in 1920.
The young couple will reside at
their farm home three miles east of
Clare.
GUILD REELECT OFFICERS
FOR ENSUING (YEAR AND
SERVEDPOHUCK SUPPER
The annual meeting of the Ladie£
Guild of the- Congregational church
was held on Wednesday afternoon
and evening.
Very favorable reports were given
by the officers and the various committee members.
The following officers were elected
to succeed themselves.
President,  Mrs.  Estella Artibee.
Vice President, Mrs. Nellie Feign-
nei-.
Second Vice President, Mrs. Caroline Komp.
Secretary,  Mrs.  John  Northon.
Treasurer,   Mrs.   Homer   Douglas.
Splendid interest was manifested
in the* work of the Guild and church
at large.
The husbands came in for a pot
luck supper and a good social time
was enjoyed by all.
The men developed a spirited interest in the indoor base ball game,
and the ladies beamed with enthusiasm as the score stood at a tie and
j extra innings had to be played to de»
. cide the victors.
Last Thursday evening the Clare
Merchants basket ball team journeyed, to Gladwin for their return game
and proceeded to pile up a heavy
score and another victory to their
credit, the score being 31 to S. .
On the following Tuesday the boys
took  a'trip  to  Saginaw  to  play  the
Navy  Blue  Jackets  and  again  piled
up a one. sided    victory    the    score
reading 54  to 20.    Then on Wednes-
i day night of this    week    the    Clare
Merchants    staged    another     double
header in the local gym and the first
game between the Clare B team and
! Big  Rapids   Commercial, caused   the
local lads'very little trouble and they
hung up. a 32 to 15 victory.   The next I
game that followed between the Clare!
A team and The Shubel Shoe five, ot'j
'Lansing, proved    to be    a   different'
.story and altho the Clare boys piled :
np a safe margin in the first half the'
Lansing boys were proceeding to cut
it clown when the final whistle blew
with Clare winning 28  to   -.21
Lansing boys had one of the cleanest
bunch of players the boys* can hope
to meet this year and a-large crowd
was on hand to witness these games.
The next home game will be played
on January ISth.        • v
Calvin Cc$ilidge
Dies Sumdenlv
Thursda§JR
The shocking-'" n&frs '"^^"the
sudden death o? Ex- president
Calvin Coolidge' was broadcasted over the 'air about one-
forty five o'clock Thursday afternoon. Thq iHtHetin issued
over the wire stated that Mrs,
Coolidge returned from shopping and found, her husband
dead upon the-;floor at their
Northampton, Mass. home at
1:15.       '.■.*■
WOODS STORE IN
GILMORE TOWNSHIP
CENE OF BURGLARY
Robbers Load Merchandise
Into Car and Make Escape Unnoticed
MRS. CHAS. PETERS •
DIES AT DAUGHTERS
HOME IN SAGINAW
Funeral   Services   Will   be
Held From Thurston Funeral Home Today
Early last week Thursday morning
robbers entered the general store of
J. E. Wood in Gilmore township and
'^qJ removed stock valued tit over $150.00.
Entrance to the building was made
by springing the lock on the front
door with a sharp instrument.
Mr. Wood left the store about
ill:00 o'clock Wednesday night and
went to his home, a short distance
away. It is thought, that culprits
were on watch at this time and as
soon as everything was quiet made
their entrance.
. It is thought that, the men drove
their truck to the front steps of the
building and began loading it. Parts
of practically the Vhole stock were!
takerii including gilpceries, tobacco,
cigarettes, dry goodfe and clothing.
Sheriff Landon ami Ms deputy, Jos.
Rawson, of Isabella county, and
Sheriff Woods and Justice Callihan,
of Clare county, together with a State
Police are making every effort to
find the thieves.      ;
BOOST CRUDE   ,..'
OIL PRICE TO
.  95 PER BARREL
Better   Market   Conditions
and Heavier Demand
Force Prices Up,
Advances of 10 cents per barrel
from S5 cents to 95 cents were made
effective last Saturday by pipe line
companies buying Central, Michigan
crude. One company, the Producers)
Pipe Line company, had previously
posted a five cent advance over the
S5 cent field price and Saturday met
the general raise by advancing to ?1
per harrel. **
increased crude oil- prices in Central Michigan coming at a time when
mid-continent prices are shaky and
many of. the larger oil fields are under proration was taken as an indication of improved marketing condi-i
tions in Michigan and a stronger demand for Central Michigan oil.
" Pipe linq companies desire more
oil to rill their markets and this condition has brought about a premium
on Central Michigan crude.
^December 1 the Producers Pipe
Line company posted a five cent ad-!
vance ovei; the field price. Pure Oil
(Pipe Line company Friday posted a
10 cent per barrel increase effective
December 31, which was followed by-
equal advances by Simral' Pipe Line
company and the Peerless Oil company.
Increased prices has brought about
a feeliug of confidence. and optimism
among Central Michigan oil operators. Wildcatting will be encouraged
as a result of the advance which indicates a demand for more crude and
proven acreage probably will be drilled up in view of the more tempting
price.—Isabella. County Times-News.
WM. A. COMSTOCK  '
Michigaus'   new   Governor,   who  took
oath   of  office  Monday
ANNUAL MEETING OF
C OF C. SCHEDULER
FORMONDAYEVENING
C.  H.  S.   Debating .Teariv
Will Appear on Program  ,
Following Easiness
Session
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Penrose
|   Tendered Unique Surprize
."f     ' Eluding Friends for Two
re
After
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Spink were
pleasantly and noisely surprised at
their home on the night of August
22, 1932. An impromptu charivari
commemorating a successful voyage
on the sea of matrimony for twenty-
eight years was the oceassion. Mr
Spink's nephew, Ernest Penrose
sponsored the entertainment.
At the close of that evening Mr.
Spink assured Mr. Penrose, that in
the  event  of a matrimonial venture
■ by the last mentioned a/ charivari
eclipsing anything that had ever
taken place in this community, wquld
be*' rendered unto him. Excitenient
ran high* even to Mr. Penrose himself. He made the venture and was
isb excited that he wore one leather
heeled 'shoe, size eight, and one rubber heeled shoe, size seven and one-
half.
', For over two months Mr. Penrose,
succeeded in eluding the charivari. In
Sikct, on several different occasions
he and his bride walked several miles
On the predominate occasion they
graveled, (walked) about four miles.
,1 Eventually, on December 27th, the
"'•fchafivari took place, and it was an
fyenfe n&yer    to    he   forgotten.  ' A
tvo\ti ot ninety people, advanced on
Mr. .Penrose's"   place ■ of   residence,
1 1?fi&'V4i)i" ~wa73 terrific. Twenty sticks
sof  dynamite  being  discharged,  along
, with  considerable  pounding  on  circular saws and ringing of cowbells.
Mr. Spink gained admittance to
the domicile, through an open window. He admitted the crowd, and
then hastened to the bedroom. When
the crowd entered they were greatly
amused to find the bride and groom
literally standing on their respective
heads, Mr. Spink by getting in under
the bed raised the springs almost
vertical. Finally the unwilling host,
and hostess were prevailed upon to
rise, and entertain their guests. A
treat of cigars and candy was served.
Then someone suggested a trailer
ride which was promptly seconded
and the necessary preparations were
under1 way at once. About this time
the groom gaye the crowd/ the slip,
and so it wasrdecided to separate the
two for the night. This plan too was
made  effective  immediately.
The groom, while he was out, disabled some of the cars, and hid the
keys, on all of thorn. Mrs. Robert
JKlehier procured a ride from Orville
Sates, that she might return to her
home' to get another set of keys for
her husband's ^car. . ' Another drawback, caused by" the delay Was* the
revoking of liberties' sustained' Asy
•  (Continued (hi* Page Ten) •
Mrs. Malinda. Peters passed from
this life at 8:15 o'clock Wednesday
morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Morrison at Saginaw.
The body was brought to the Thurston & Son Funeral Home late that
afternoon,
Funerul services will be held this
Friday afternoon at two o'clock conducted ,by* Rev. .1. E. Lockyer, and
burial made in Cherry Grove beside
her husband, who passed away December 23, 1930.
Mrs. Peters had been in poor
health for many years and has made
her home with her daughter most of
the past year.
CLARE YODNG MAN
MAKES RECORD TRIP
TO COLUMBUS, OHIO
Forty-seven   Hours   and   $1.43
Required, Including Meals
and Lodging
Forty-seven hours and one dollar
and forty-three cents was all of the
time and money required to take
Donald Artibee and Robert Hubbard
from Clare to Columbus, Ohio, and
the boys had two good nights sleep
and enough to eat on the journey.
Hubbard, whose home is near Columbus, has been visiting in Michigan, and as neither of the lads' had
any employment, they decided to
spend some time at Hubbard's home.
However, their entire financial resources amounted to the afore-said
sum.
This did not daunt these young
men when they had once made up
their minds to take the trip, so they
cut a sign out of a piece of metal and
placing upon it the word "please",
they started on their journey. This
sign displayed hi front of approaching motorists attracted attention and
as the lads apparently looked honest,
they were' given rides all ot* the distance.
They left home at two o'clock Monday afternoon and took time out for
sleep both nights, prefering not to
travel in the darkness, and arrived in
Columbus at one o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. They plan on staying in
the Ohio city for some time.
AUXiLIARYtliiGHEON .
DELIGHTFUL NEW YEAR
AFFAIR WEDNESDAY
President Urged All to Profit by
Failures of '32 and Turn
Over New Leaf
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The annual, meeting of the Stockholders of The Citizens State- Banlq
for the election of directors arid the
transaction..of such other business" as
may properly come before* the meeting will be held at the Directors room
of said* bank* bri Tuesday,"' January
10th, at 8:00 p, ni.
James S. Bicknell, Pre*.
Twenty-seven menroers and guests
sat down to a dainty one o'clock
luncheon in the lovely home of Mrs.
A. E. Mulder in Wednesday afternoon. We found our places by clever green leaves announcing we were
invited to "Turn over a new Leaf",
1933. The elder members of our society entertained our more recent
members, the guests included were
Mesdames Gillespie, Goodman, Fisher, Greehman, Hall, Schultz, Maxwell, Langston, Pratt; Parent, Richard, Kennedy and Elliott. The committee in charge were Theda Welch
and Mrs. Mulder.
After the usual routine of business,
the President, Mrs. Clara Sternaman
urged the members not to dwell on the
sorrows and failures of 1932, but to
profit by them and look forward with
a thrill to the new year. It would be
a good plan for us not to wait until
1934 to "audit" our books, but rather
to check up every month. We would
find t ourselves living a fuller, richer
Jife.
Roll call responses Were new year
resolutions. Mrs. Ruth Hachmuth
gave a very fine resume 'of our society during the past four years. She
recalled some of the high lights* that
stand out in all our 'memories. Mrs.
Dora Lockyer read a very interesting paper on "Why The Bells Ring."
She spoke in particular of "Big Ben"
the English bell that rings every new
year, concluding with "Ring Out the
Old, Ring In the New".
Several committees were appointed
by our president to look after Welfare work in our city and near-by
neighbors. Garments from the Welfare were, given out to- be made.
Our next meeting will be January
IS with Mrs. Hachmwth at which
time we will plan and sew on several
layettes. X
AT THE IDEAL THEATRE
Fri.    6—Stranger   in    Town—Chic
Sales—in a story, of how an old res-
identer Fought  the Chain  Stores.
"   Sa.t. T—Range; Law—Ken  Maynard
and Tarzan.
Sun., ' Mon. S-9—Movie Crazy—
Harold Lloyd in a Laugh Tonic—for
Blues.
; Tues., Wed, 10-11—The Mask of
.Til Maclm }+- £oria Karloff, — The
Spookist of Spook PiCtvrsSi -
Coming—Sun., ,JMon„ ",,16.-16—Wallace Beexy in   \Plesh-?-22-'23—Norma.
Shearer 4
Smiling Through,
LIBERAL DONATIONS MADE FOR
WELFAREBASKETS
Mayor J, EL Wilson Cooperates With Workers and
Distributes Yule-
tide Offering
A splendid response was given the
Welfare committee when they issued
a call for provisions to fill Christmas
baskets for the needy in the city and
county. Mrs. Wm. H. Caple, who
had charge of this feature of welfare
work, reports-packing about seventy-
five baskets. Liberal donations were
made of potatoes, onions, cabbage,
beans and sugar together • with
necessary food articles, and cash
amounting to $9.10.
Mayor J'. H. Wilson greatly assisted the committee and took charge of
delivering the baskets with the city,
truck.
Mrs. Caple and members of the
committee wi'slr to publicly thank all
local merchants and citizens and the
rural people who so generously and
thoughtfully assisted in this welfare
project. |
Mrs. Caple also wishes The Sentinel to announce that the Welfare
committee have a large quantity of
potatoes which may be procured
through the Red Cross committee.
FORMER CLARE YOUNG
MAN ELECTED SECRE-
TARY^OFSTATE SENATE
Through the State, papers, we learn
that Don W. Canfield, formerly
editor of the Clare Courier, of this
city had been elected Secretary of
ths State Senate and is also slated
to be the new secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee,
which moves its headquarters to Lansing.
The Sentinel extends' its congratulations and best wishes to "Don"
in attaining this position.
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING
AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
NEXT TUESDAY EVENING
The annual meeting or the Congregational church will be held on Tuesday evening', January 10.
There will be a pot luck supper in
charge of the church social committee, and the meeting will commence
immediately at the close of the supper.
~AU officers' and committees who
have reports to.„give are requested to,
have them ready, at that time., Slip-;
per at 6:30 p. m.
FOR" SALE—-Work horses. John McDonald, 4 miles south, 2 east and
1-2 south *of Clare,
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DEVERE SCB00N0VER
PASSES EXAM FOR
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
Received Practical Training
Under Carter H. Dyer
of Saginaw
Devere Schoonover, through diligent study, has passed the Michigan
State Board, of Accountancy examination entitling him to be a certified
public accountant. Mr. Schoonover
took a course in Business Administration at Ferris Institute, a,nd received his entire practical training of
four years in accounting under Carter H. Dyer, who is a well known
public accountant of Saginaw, and
also formerly of this city.
That this examination is a rigid
one is well known to accountants
throughout the state and that this
young man has been successful
speaks well for his practical training
in the field of Public Accounting.
The annuaL meeting of .the Glare
Chamber of Commerce will be held
next Monday .evening, January 9th. afc
the Doherty Hotel.
After the banquet there will be the
election of officers, reports    of   the
various  committees and    any    other
business of interest, to the members..
An interesting    program    will    be
given by representatives of the stu- -
i dents and faculty of the Cfare  high
I school.
'    The  debating team will give    the
inegativs side of the question which
; has been    the   "subject    tor    debate
i among the high schools of our State,
; viz., "The Sales and Income Tax,"
;    We are proud ot our   local    team
who have, won three times    out    of
three debates, twice the judges gave
I them a unanimous    decision;     those
who   have  not  heard   the  boys, give
these  orations  will   be   delighted  we
are sure at this opportunity.
M.   B.   Gallagher   chairman   of   the
committee    appointed    by    president.
White at the last meeting to' investigate me proposed $2.00 tax on flour
bill,4 will make his report,
The musical part of the program,
will be furnished by the high school
also.
It is hoped .that all who are inter--
ested in the Chamber of Commerce
and the welfare of our community
will start the New Year right by
being present.
FIRST REPORT IS MADE
ON 1932 SALE OF SEALS
Summaries- on the    1932    sale    of
Christmas seals,    compiled    by    th§
Mr. Schoonover's many friends   in Michigan    Tuberculosis    Association,
Clare will be highly pleased to learn i show a total of $16.69 received up ta
of his accomplishmenfand will watch 1 December 31 iii Clare county,
him    rapidly      climb      to    success.)    "In view of the times, a truly re-
"Devere" is the son of Mr, and Mrs. >■ markable response has been made to
Arthur Schoonover of this city '"ami] the Christmas   seal   sale",.. Tuber*,
spent his teen and school age" here, iculosis Association officials ackhawl- .;
He will continue to reside   in    Sag- edge,      "Letters   accompanying   re-
iuaw, mittances   reflect   the   denials   many,
-. —  , 'many families made to buy this year
t, n    nroinrMT ! their usual quoto of. seals.
FORMER CLARE KESIDENI "Even so, the need for further sup-
ClTrniUDC  HD DNCITMANIA   •     port of    anti-tuberculosis    work      is
aUlLUfflDi Ur   rfUUttlUMa        great.    Approximately    ono-tliivd    ot
TI1F1HAY  AT RIVFRlMIFlthe people to whom seals were sent
IUE3UA1  rt>  KnCRUrtLL have not yet been heard from. Every
O. H. Birdsall, of Grant township, remittance, terse or small  from thl*
received word Tuesday of the death f™P ™" ^ther   he work that can
of his father, Salma W. Birdsall, 0f  be "one to find and prevent tuber--
Riverdale,  who   formerly   lived' on   a I cuIobis m children.    Even    a    silvei.
farm near Harrison.
The funeral will be held at the
United Brethern church* at Alma
Friday and the remains will be taken
to Harrison by the Friz funeral coach
for interment.
The obituary will be published next
week.
coin will help."
That nobody knows wnere the tuberculosis death rate is going in the
next few years, or where the disease
will strike,  is  emphasized    by    stu--
dents   of   tuberculosis.     Pointing   to
the increased tuberculosis rates    re-
I ported trom 15 large American cities
j in  1932,  they warn that untiring- i>f-
i forts along all sectors ot   '.he   tuber.
CITY TAXPAYERS '■ culosis battle-*rout will he necessary
: I will be at the Citizens State Bank, to guard against the possibility of
to receive taxes, for the City of Clare general return of a high tuberculosis
next week Monday p. m. and ay day, ' death rate.^» ',
Tuesday, January 10. j  :—~~	
Mrs. Vera B. Peterson,     ! FOUND—Yaie  key.   Inquire  at  Sent-
City  Treasurer. |    iuel office.
County Road Commissioners
Make Statement Regarding
Many False Rumors Afloat
False rumors having been circulated regarding proceedings of
the Clare Road Commission, we feel that a word of explanation is
necessary at this time.
Mr. Samuel Bruce was never discharged by the Road Commission. He is hired by us, his salary is set> his car is furnished and '
his gasoline is furnished by the Commission. The only thing that
was ever done, Mr. Bruce was relieved of the responsibility of the
county and .township roads, because it was just as necessary for the
county and township roads to be taken care of in the' spring, as it
was for the trunks lines, and no one man can look after county,
township and trunk lines at one time. ' Any time the Commission
feels that the services of anyone, employed by them arc not needed
or necessary we do not have to go to Lansing, Grand Rapids or any
other place or make any other explanations to ANYONE^
It is true that we asked for extra expense money, Which comes
out of the County Road Fund and the only County Road. Fund there
is, is money we'receive-from rental of our machinery and overhead that the State pays us, and we never,asked for compensation
from the Township Road Fund, nor the Weight and'Gas tax Fund.
Now then, if. the People with dispense with this false - prop-,
aganda and give the Commission a chance with trie amount - of
money that the State of Michigan is sending back ,. into , Clare
County, every farmer in the next year or two, will have a reason--,
ably passable road in and out the'year round, with the exception of
some extreme case*- But, if you lock them up and hire,a foreman,
buy htm a ear arid furnish.his gasoline . to ride around, and ^then
turn over seventy-five or eighty^ thousand dollar* t«.hlmr the Commission cannot Be held responsible for condition* that "may" prevail .
The judgment and supervision of three' men' should .accomplish
more; thah one.man. <
,■ - John Asline, Chairman.
Adv.   . Clare County Roa.d Commi«sio.n.
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