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Established 1878
CLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY?' MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1934
New Series Vol. 43, No. 2
HUNDREDS OF
FRIENDS GREET
ARTHUR J. LACY
Home-Coming Banquet and
Public Reception Held
Last Week Thursday Evening
Hundreds of long time friends of;
Clare and surrounding community
met at the Hotel Doherty and hig
school auditorium last week Thura
day evening for the purpose of greeting Arthur J. Lacy, ex-mayor of this
city and now Democratic nominee for
Governor.
As  per  arrangements,    Mr.    Lacj
and  Lieut Governor and Mrs.  Allen
J*-.   Stebbins,  of  Ionia,   Hubert  Gaffney, candidate for U. S. Represents-
. tive, of Bay City,    Harvey    McCor.d,
Democratic      candidate    for      Statu
Representative, of Reed  City, and a
Mr. Brown, of the Democratic State
Central   Committee    were    met    by
Mayor and Mrs. Jesse Hampton and
members of the reception committer
■  also  scores  of friends  at the Hotel
. Doherty lobby.    They  were escortee
to  the banquet tables to the strain-
JTof music of the Clare    school   band
Vwhich    could   he. heard    from   'the
street.
Wm. H. Caple, acting as toastmas
ter, called upon Mayor Hampton to
welcome the guests and introduce
our former citizen and fellow townsman, Arthur J. Lacy.
■    In responding Judge Lacy  said:
"Mr. Toastmaster, Mr, Chairman
Lieutenant Governor Stebbins, Mrs.
Stehbins—well, I might just as wel
keep on "going and I could go ali
around this ro*im, and it would jus-
give me the finest reaction to lool:
into each of your faces and call you
by name. Mr. Mayor, Ex-Mayor Caple
and myself have reached the conclusion that we are ready now to confess
to the audience that they elect better
looking mayors now than they usee"
to.
You would think that I was in the
midst of a great joy in this meeting,
and I am. But joy is very close to
sorrow. Smiles are very close tc
tears-in this life. "When I. hook into
the faces and feel the charm that
sweet memory brings to me back
over the years, there is a joy in my
heart. Yet, my friends, I am thinking of other friends who were here in
the years long ago. I want to mention to you four names of men in thte
city whom I -loved and who are not
'>—• now with us. I want in this way to
acknowledge the debt of gratitude 1
personally owe these four men for
making life much more worth while
to me. You know the names without
my reading them. A. J. Doherty,
Samuel C. Kirkbride, Dennis B. Al-
ward and Ray Canfield. They were
fine men. The political controversies
we had brought us closer together instead of farther apart, because every
one of us were fortunately motivated
by those fine purposes which makes
it pos&lble to span across and bridge
over the little superficial differences
of party feelings. I wouldn't have
felt right if I had stood here without
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ARTHUR  J.  LACY
Honored  at  Home-Coming
FORMER CLARE CIT
ZEN DIES SUDDENLY
AT PORTLAND, MICH.
William  Korap   Conducted
Tonsorial Parlors Here
in Early Days
News was received in Clare this
week of rhe sudden death of Wm.
Konip, 68, brother of Dell Komp, o!
this city, which occurred at" his
home in Portland, Mich., on Monday,
October 15th.
Mr. Komp conducted a barber shop
in Clare during the early clays anc'
moved his family from here to Lansing about twenty-eight years ago.
They also lived at Pottersville and
three years ago they took up their-
residence at Portland. Death came
Instantly as he was attending to hi_
duties about the house.
Funeral services were held from
the Neller Funeral Home Thursday^
October 18th, Rev. Doty officiatinp
and burial made in the Portland
cemetery.
Besides his faithful wife he ii
.survived by two children, Linn al
home and Thelma of Royal Oak, together with one sister, Mrs. Kittle
'Ashbough, of Kansas City, Mo., and
two brothers, Adelbert, of this city
and Gale, of Portland, Ore., and oth
er relatives and friends.
SHERIDAN MEN ARRESTED
FOR STEALING TURKEYS
James Joslin ancl Jos. Gantz, both
of Sheridan township were arrested
Tuesday by Sheriff Edmond Woods
charged with stealing thirteen turkeys from Fred Geiger, of Arthur
township the evening previous.
Sheriff Woods was assisted by
Sheriff McGuire, of Gladwin county
in the investigation. They found six
of the turkeys had been sold in Gladwin and seven in Clare,
The men were brought before Justice S. M. Callihan Wednesday afternoon, where they plead guilty as
charged and were given a sentence
of 90 days in the county jail.
Clare "Grown-ups" Will Sponsor
Hallowe'en Party for the Children
Next Wednesday
'evening, Oct. 31, is
being set aside by
the city of Clare for
the purpose o f entertaining the boys
and girls of Clare
at their annual Hal-
. 'oween parly.
It is doubtful if the entertainment
"will be limited to young people for
some events have been planned that
are sure to entertain the sourest oi
"gloomy gusses", if we have any in
Clare.
In order that a better understanding of the affair may be gained the
writer is going to take the lid off of
the party and give you boys and
girls—and grown-ups, a pre-view of
what's going to happen.
At 5:30 Mr. Olson Is opening the
doors of the Ideal theatre to air kids
for a free show. A full length movie along with «a cartoon and comedy
will be shown. That alone would
be a good party, but there is lots
more^ . Right after the-, show the
High School band will lead the parade of "Wildcats" and "Scorpions"
to the tourist park "where the main
events will take place. What are
"Wildcats and Scorpions"? They
enter the picture later so wait and
see what they are. Upon arrival at
the park the food consisting of wein*
ers and buns, with mustard, will be
served cafeteria, fashion by very
prominent citizens who are skilled
in the art of reducing choice meats
and bread to hotdogs.
- Now a- p£ek at the hie event: Hdt-^j
many Clare hoys arid girls have ever
played genuine English soccer? That
is what you're going to do. Ed,
Johnston suggested it as a means oi
providing a game that everyone
could play at the same time, so seeing that he is the only person in
town that knows all about the game
he will be referee. This is a preview so the rules of the game will
be withheld until game time, but
here is how you can qualify for membership on the teams and how thej
are being organized. Mayor Hampton - has issued a challenge to Aid.
Bayes and says, that he can organ*
ize the better soccer team. Bayes
took up the challenge, saying that
his "Scorpions" could lick any bunch
of "Wildcats" Hampton could get together. So "Bayes' Scorpions and
'Hampton's Wildcats' will take the
field to decide the soccer championship, of Clare. Mayor Hampton and
Alderman Bayes will take an active
interest in coaching and captaining
their teams. Now, all you have to
do to join a team is go to either Mr.
Bayes at the Bakery Or Mr. Hampton
at the Ford Garage, and tell him that
you want to be a Wildcat or a Scorpion,- as the case may be. He will
then give you your instructions and
pronounce you a full fledged member
of his team. All boys in school are
eligible. This contest will be augmented in interest by the appearance hetween halves of two girls
teams who will contest under the
guidance, of Miss Kelderhouse and
Miss Allyn,
At the close of the soccer games,
a  good  old-fashioned    marshmellow
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CLARE BOYS TAKE
EVART INTO CAMP
BY 18T012 SCORE
With All Players Alert Local Lads Win Their First
Football Victory
Displaying a fine fighting hand, oi
football the Clare team _won a football game from the Evart team Tuesday by an 18 to 12 score. The score
at half time was 12 to 0 in Clare'r-
favor but an intercepted pass and ?,
completed forward pass were good
enough for two touchdowns to tie the
score at 12-12. But on the kick ofi
Tupper booted the ball over the goal
line ancl when Bvart did not toucn
the ball down Tupper fell on it for
the winning, touchdown.
The game was full of passes ami
thrills. From the opening kickoff it
developed into a thriller with passes
filling the air. Clare received tho
opening kickoff and on the first play
a pass to Parish, who was near the
side lines unnoticed, gained about 30
yards. Then passes and line plays
made three more first downs "before.
the ball Avent over to Evart near
tueir goal. Passes gave Evart three
first downs before their offensive
drive could be stopped. Two more
first clowns were registered by Claro
in the first quarter.
In the second quarter Clare put
over two touchdowns on passes anc'j
line plays but on each occasion failed to convert the extra point. Some
fine passing by "Doc" Sanford and
fine catching of these passes by Tupper made the touchdowns possible.
After the rest period Evart again
opened up with passes ancl it looked
like a new game for they made several first downs but it wasn't until
one of Evart's fleet half backs intercepted a pass and ran 70 yards to
score that things began to look dangerous. First downs were even ii*>
this period, three being made by each
team.
The big excitement came in the
fourth period. Practically all Evart
plays were forward passes and finally a nice long one of about 30 yards
connected With a receiver who ra^
unmolested the remaining five yards1
for a touchdown. The try for extra
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1934 ROLL CALL LEADER
PREDICTS SWIFT CAMPAIGN
RED   _   .
CROSS    I
J.u Campaign mach-
_"\ 5*"_ f -hery is rapidly be-
KJllJ. | ingi perfected f o y
tm> * the November; 11th
to 29th Roll Call ol
the loua.1 chapter oi
the American Red
Crds"s. Mis;< Mildred
Derby states: "The entire jurisdiction of- the chapter is being zoned to
insure coverage in a personal spite*
itdtion by volunteer worl.tirs. Several
campaign leaders already have enlisted, and other preparations madd
which promise the most spirited appeal of its kind in recent years.
With the knowledge the local citizenship has gained of the Red Cross
in recent years, the Roll Call' director said, anything but a swift, successful campaign is inconceivable!
Because so many more of us have
seen it in action during the depression period, there are few who do not
rocognize that the organization has*
become a vital part of our community life. Its work must go on and
will, with the individual support oi
local citizens."
CLARE HOME EC. CLUB
REPRESENTED AT STATE
C0NVENTJ0NJ)CT. 18-19
Misses Eunice Sunday and Vesta
Robinette Attend Meetings
at M. S. G.
The Home Economics Club of
Clare High School was representee!
at the Michigan Home Economics
convention held at Michigan State
College in East Lansing, October 18
and 19th
Miss  Eunice   Sunday,  president   o
the Club, was elected to go as an of-
.flcial delegate to the convention and
Miss Vesta Robinette as a representative.
The girls attended various'* joint
meetings for student clubs in which
their club was highly respected. Manj
new and Interesting Ideas and plahs
were acquired for a program throughout the coming year. Interesting
talks were given by Miss Gladys
Dove, State Club advisor and Mrs.
Buyers, instructor at Michigan State.
College.
Friday afternoon a group of about
200 girls were taken on a sight-seeing trip around the campus. They
visited such places as the chemistry
building, the Sunset gardens and
many other Interesting buildings. After this trip, the girls were given -a
banquet and a party which everyone
enjoyed immensely.
On Saturday, Miss Novia Osgood,
sponsor of the Clare Home Economics Group, drove to East Lansing
and attended the Michigan Home
Economics Association meetings. After all meetings had been completed)
Miss Osgood and her representatives
returned home.
The Club feels very fortunate in
sending representatives to this convention ancl will, hence strive to push
onward with their work.
Eunice Sunday.
HALLOWE'EN PARTY
A Halloween masquerade party
will be held at Twin Elms Wednesday night, Octoher 31st. Sages
Orchestra Will furnish music from
9:00 to 2:00 o'clock. Fifty cents pe*
couple, prize award best costume.
SUPPER
Chicken and baked ham. St.
Cecilia's animal fall supper, Thurs^
day, November 1st.   50 cents.
ESTEEMED FARWELL
CITIZEN SUCCUMBS
ATHOMEMONDAY
Funeral   of   Wm.   Burston
Held From M. E. Church
Thursday Afternoon
The host of friends of Wm. Burston, of Farwell, and its adjoining localities were grieved Monday evening when it became known that he
had passed from this life following
a short illness.
Wm. Burston was born at Ypsilanti, September 4, 1881, and located
In Farwell twenty-eight years ago,
where he has since conducted a drug
store business.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
one son, Floyd, and a host of friends.
He was the last of a family of four
children. His father died when William was a boy and his mother passed from this life about!fctj*,elve years
ago.
Mr. Burston was only ill a few
days. He was taken with severe cold
last week Thursday which developed
Into pneumonia, the complications of
which he could not comhat.
Funeral services were held at the
M. E. church Thursday afternoon,
October 25, 1934, after a brief prayer
service at the home, Rev. Albert
Dawe, of Clare, having charge of the
services.
D. C. SHILLING TO
SPEAK ON C0URTY HOME
RULE IN MICHIGAN
Arrangements have been made
with D. C. Shilling, of the Western
State Teachers College, Kalamazoo,
to speak at the city hall, Clare, on
Monday  evening,  October  29th.
Mr. Shilling will discuss the
County Home Rule in Michigan. He
is not only fully informed on this
subject, but knowns all about tha
rural counties and their needs and
does not represent tlie big city attitude.
Navy Day Proclamation
Whereas, Saturday, October 27th,
has been designated as Navy Day,
the anniversary of the establishment
of the American Navy by the Continental Congress in 1775;   and,
Whereas, This day will be observed by the citizens of this Country, as
a tribute to the past and present
servipes, which the Navy of the United States has rendered to thq
Nation during one hundred and fifty
eight years, and to the men who
have responded in time of peril to
the call to arms, and who stand
ready at all times to defend with
their lives, if necessary, the ideals
and institutions of this great; country.
Therefore, be it resolved, that I,
Jesse Hampton, Mayor of Clare, by
Virtue of the authority vested in me
by the law, do designate Saturday,
October 27, 1934, as "Navy Day", and
urge that our appreciation of the
loyal services of the Navy be shown
by a display of the National Colors.
Signed, Jesse Hampton,
OILSTRUCKSAT'RDAY
IN GLADWIN COUNTY
OPENING NEW FIELD
New Strike Near Beaverton
Makes Estimated Fiow
of About 200 Barrels
Hailed as one of the most promising wildcat oil test developments in
nearly two years of exploration in
Michigan, a test well located in
virgin territory of Gladwin county
blew in late Saturday night with an
estimated flow of about 200 barrels
production from the Dundee formation.
Oil was struck at approximately
3970 feet and drilling suspended at
one foot in the pay-sand, when the
well gushed a column of oil into the
derrick. The well flowed again Sunday morning before it was brought
fully under control and the production diverted into tanks. Two 500
barrel storage tanks were erected
'Monday.
M. F. Whitehead, of Washington,
Pa., driller of the test, said that the
well would be thoroughly tested out
at its present level before ^ possible
deepening for greater production.
Mr. Whitehead, although very elated
over the strike, said he would withhold any comment until the well was
thoroughly proven, as this is the flrst
well he has drilled in Michigan.
The new venture is located on the
John Kintner farm in Beaverton
township, section 11 and about two
miles west and north of the village
of Beaverton, and indicates an entirely new oil pool in central Michigan as it is located In-an area containing thousands of acres of unexplored land, the nearest test being
more than 12 miles distant. Samples
of oil taken from the well is declared
by oil men to be much the same as
that of the Isabella-Midland fields,
Since the strike has became
known oil operators and their scouts
have flocked to the scene, but Owing
to the large crowd present only those,
bearing credentials were admitted.
The strike, if it proves out as it is
now indicated, is likely to bring a
new drilling boom, according to the,-
officials  of. the major oil companies.
Acreage in Gladwin county is held
by several oil companies, consisting;
of Sun, Pure, Shell, and East Ohio,
besides a large block controlled by
Mr. Whitehead.
THIRTY-SEVEN STUDENTS
NOW ENROLLED IN
FRESHMAN COLLEGE
Dr. Beck, Head English Department G. S. T. College Addressed Class Thursday
•The Freshman College located in
Clare now has an enrollment of 3T|
students and three teachers. Courses
in English, Spanish, Economics,
Geography, Accounting*, and Mathematics are being offered. Students
are attacking the work With enthusiasm as are the teachers.
Last Friday a get-acquainted picniq
was held during the noon hour. The
Farwell bus furnished transportation
to the Tourist Park where everyone
enjoyed a Weiner roast.
On Thursday, Dr. Beck, head of
the English* Department at Central
State Teachers College, treated the,
afternoon English class to a delight'
ful hour With his interesting discussion.
! There are 315 teachers employed!
in the state in the Freshman Colleges. Other educational ' projects
employ teachers as follows: Adult
Education, 239? Adult Vocational
Education 122; Nursery School 223;
Literary Classes, 52; Parent Education 33; Workers Education 2; Recreation, 93; Special, 27. This makes
a total Of 1,096 with a payroll each
week, of §15,161.
In addition to these facts there are
3,089 students in the various colleges
of the State receiving F. E. R. A.
work-relief to the amount of $46,33(j
per month.
In the 1,468 CCC camps located in
every state in the Union, there arq
200,000 enrolled In regular study and
discussion groups,.
Extra Special
A nnouncement
for
Boys and Girls
City  to1' Give  Big    Hallowe'en
Ifarty---Free Show.
STATION G-UI-L-D
ANNOUNCING
YE  OLD COUNTRY SUPPER
PRICE  25  CENTS
MENU:
Roast Beef Mashed Potatoes
Squash     Baked Beans      Carrots
Cabbage   Salad Pickles
Jello
Brown and White Bread
Apple Pie       Cheese       Pumpkin Pie
Coffee
Served Country Style
November 7th Cohg'l Church
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ROY  O.   WOODRUFF
Speaks at Republican Rally   '-
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OPPOSES GAS AND
WEIGHTAJENDMENTS
Also Go On Record as Fav-
ing Amendments Number One and Five
The Clare County Public Relations
Committee of the Michigan Educa*
tion Association met at Harrison
High School on Tuesday evening. Af-
ted vigorous discussion of the Various proposed amendments to the
Michigan Constitution the .group
went on record as very definitely opposed to the so-called Gas Tax and
Weight Tax Amendments. These
were considered to be harmful to all
interests in the county. The detrimental influences would be felt not
alone in the matter of highway construction and maintenance but would
seriously cripple the public schools.
It is very evident from the contents
Of the amendments that special interests have sought to write into thq
constitution absolute exemptions for
themselves from sharing with the
other citizens of the state their full
amount of the burden of government.
The committee also went on record
as favoring the Income Tax amend/
ment, (No. 5) and the non-partisan
elecion of judges and educational
officers,  (No. 1).
Members present: Asa Aldrich,
Charles Amble, R. F. Tyndall, W. E.
Tichenor, and E. D. Kennedy. Members Jones, Williams, ancl Hilliker
were unable to attend.
REPUBLICAN RALLY
MOST ENTHUSIASTIC
CAMPAIGN EVENT
Seating Capacity  of  Hotel
and   City   Auditorium
Taxed to Accomodate Crowds
ARTHUR CITIZEN RECEIVES
PAINFUL INJURIES TO HAND
While feeding a corn shredder last
week Thursday, George Coddling, of
Arthur township, had three fingers of
his left hand cut off and the member
badly mangled when it was caught
in the rollers of the machine.
After receiving first aid at the office of Dr. W. F. Clute, Mr. Coddling
was rushed to the Brondstetter hospital at Mt. Pleasant for treatment.
The Doherty Hotel and City Hall
auditorium was the scene of a. great
Republican banquet and rally Tuesday evening, October 23, Two hundred fifty were served at the hanquet-
'T.. Carl Holbrook was the Master of
ceremonies and seated the principal
guests at the speakers' table, then
very soon every available seat was.
occupied at tables filling the banquet
hall and stretching out into the lobby of the hotel.
After prayer had been offered by
Rev. Albert Dawe, the large group
of Republican men and their wives-
or friends partook of a splendid meal
served • by the  hotel management.
Fred Doherty, President of Clare
County Republican Association, had
charge of the program, and in his
opening remarks expressed great
pleasure at the fine attendance and
the enthusiasm manifest in the cause
of the Republican party. Mr. Doherty invited Ed. G, Johnston to act
as, toastmaster who llrst of all introduced Clare's genial and energetic
Mayor, a man whom he descrlbed
who was not so much of a talker
but a do'er of thing—Jesse Hampton.
The toastmaster introduced the
several Republican candidates for
County and State offices, also Con.-
gressman Roy O, Woodruff, who ex.
pressed his regrets at not being able
to stay for the rally at the City HalL.
However he took time to say that
tne people of the United States unquestionably stood behind President
Roosevelt when he took office and:
gave him a chance to make good and"
hoped and prayed that he might be-
able to help lift the country out ot
the economic turmoil in which wes
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THIEVES VISIT TWIN
ELMS GOLF COURSE
LAST WEEK THURSDAY
* Two men held up the Twin Elms-
Golf course club house last week,
Thursday evening and made away;
with a small amount of money.
County officials spread a net in
every direction ancl the two were
caught 2 miles west of Midland by
the officials of that county when
their car ran into the ditch.
One man, whose name we could
not secure, suffered a broken jaw
and was taken to a hospital. The
other, Paul Sauve, was taken to the
county jail at Harrison and, after
confessing to this, as well as other
depredations, was turned over to- the
officials of Iosco county,, where he
will face a more serious- charge.. Hia
partner was placed under arrest and
will be prosecuted as soon as his
condition  will warrant:
Explanation of Amendments to be
Voted at the November Election
(By Miles M,
Continuing -the
•discussion o f thej
proposed amendments to the Mich,
igan State Constitution that are to
be approved or disapproved by the
people of the state;
at the Novembe J
election it is my
purpose now' to
discuss Amendment Number' 21,
what is commonly
known at the gas tax amendment!
and proposal No. 3 which is also commonly known as the weight tax
amendment. 1 might add that there
seems to be some confusion in the
minds of persons who seem to thin!"
that the weight and gas tax provisions are all embodied in one proposal
but that is not the case. There are
two separnte proposals on the ballot. Amendment No. 2 relates only
to the tax on gasoline for motor ve
hides and Amendment No. 3 relates
only to the tax on the vehicle itself)
commonly referred to as the weight
tax and, of course, I am discussing
those subjects separately.
Amendment NO. 2 adds another
section, -No. 23, to Article 10 of the
Constitution and provides that thr,
maximum amount of specific taxes
which may be imposed directly or indirectly for all purposes upon gasoline or like fuel sold or used to propel motor vehicles upon the public
roads and highways of the state,
shall not exceed two cents per gallon.   * This means that- the revenue
Callaghan)
for highway purposes, township,
county, state and federal should be
"reduced one-third so far as the sale
of gasoline is concerned, and this
constitutional provision will prevent
the imposing oi any other tax of any
kind or nature upon such fuel, and
it will mean that the present sales
tax on gasoline will be automatically
repealed.
Now the question to be decided by
the "voter—first, if he will save one
cent per gallon on his purchases ton
gasoline used in his motor vehicle
and, in arriving at this conclusion, it
might be well to consider what other
states are doing with reference to
the tax on motor vehicle fuel. Ii
consulting the records pertaining to
this matter I find that four states in
the Union have a 2c tax on gas..
These are the states of Connecticut,
Missouri, Rhode Island and the District of Columbia which, of course,
is not a state but is treated as such
in this discussion. On the other
hand, there are 32 states in the U_r
ion that collect more than 3c, the
same as we do in Michigan. Thirteen states in the union charge 5c or
more, ancl one state, Florida, has a-
motor fuel tax of 7c per, gallon. The*
records show that with the exceptions
of Florida, that states where* the:
high gasoline tax Is charged, tlie retail price to the motor vehicle owner,
is about the same as in Michigan..
Our neighboring states of Ohio and.
Indiana both tax this fuel 4c per
gallon and yet their retail price of
gasoline at, the filling stations in
both of these states is lower than- the
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