1934-12-28; Clare Sentinel

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CLARf MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 28, 1934
New Series Vol. 43, No. 11
DEPOSIT RATES
TOJE REDUCED
TO 2VfePERCENI
Federal Governn'ient Takes
Action, Hoping to Get
Idie, Money to
Work
The federal' government, taking a
far-reaching new step in its attempts
to get idle money to work, hopes
thereby to speed the pulse of business.
This waa the interpretation placed
December 17 on tlie announcement of
the federal reserve board and tho federal deposit insurance corporation
that beginning February 1, the maximum interest payable on $11,000,-
000,000 of time and savings deposits
in 13,800 banks will be cut from 3 to
2 1-2 per "cent*
To Aid NRA *
Tho federal reserve board, now
headed by that ardent new dealer,
Marriner.'-lccles, said that the action
was meant; to ;help along the Roosevelt Tecoyery program The statement emphasized anew the recently
commented co-ordination between the
administration and the reserve board.
The joint announcement of the two
agencies said:
' "The decrease in rates on time deposits should have a tendency to
bring about a decline in the cost to
borrowers and to encourage deposit*
ors to seok investment for their idle
funds.
"A more favorable capital market
may be expected to create a more
favorable mortgage market as well
as encourage refunding operations
and the undertaking of new capital
projects generally, a development
essential to recovery."
Would Aid U. S.
By making it less profitable for
people to beep money idle in banks,
officials were* believed to be aiming
at an improvement in the bonds
market; ai a faster velocity for
capital, and at an increase of such
activities as home construction. The
theory is that if the bank interest is
lowered, depositors will look around
for more lucrative fields of investment.       '""".-'
Another result expected, if the- plan
work's according to hopes, i3 an improvement in the government securities markets' making it easier for
Uncle Sam to borrow billions for the
recovery piogram.
The power Interest applies to member banks of the reserve system-and
to banks insured by the FDIC. Officials looked for action by state banking departments to make the new rule
uniform.
CHRISTMAS
PARTY ENJOYED BY
MEMBERS AND FAMILIES
Last Friday evening the annual
Christmas party of the local American Legion. Post and Auxiliary Unit
was held at the' Clare Community
Building. This party was sponsored
by the Walter H, Larman Unit, with
Marie Holbrook as general chairman:
for Legionnaires, members of the
Auxiliary and the children of members of both, organizations as well as
other members of their families.
After everyone had extended greetings and while the lighted Christmas
tree glowed in the background, a
short prograni was held, as follows:
Vocal solo, Doris Gerow, accompanied by Adelaide Wiylie.
Recitation, by the Ireland twins
("Wilber and "Willard Ireland).
Recitation' by Ilene Parent.
Tap dancing, Marian Olson, accompanied by her mother.
Recitation, "Reason to be Glad"
Vena Lee Gillespie.
Recitation, "A Bright   Idea", Garth
Hall.
""■Recitation, "A Serious Complaint",
Douglas Masten.
Recitation, "It's Only Fair", -Alexander Wylie,
Recitation, "Changing Styles", Billy Hawkins.
Recitation, "A Very Good Reason",
June Stanford.
Tap dancing, Marjory Parish and
Lola Sanford accompanied hy Annabell Hampton.
Tap dancing,* Evelyn Olson, and
JLona Lee Hampton accompanied by
Annabell Hampton.
Community singing led by Doris
Gerow. '
Santa Claus then distributed pop
■corn balls, candy aud peanuts. Santa
Claus has a voice which sounded
quite similar to that of T. Carl Hoi-
brook.
After the program was concluded
the ladies of the Auxiliary served
everyone with Christmas cookies and
cocoa. Everyone present reported a
•delightful time.
Classified liners will help you clean
fcouse at & profit
Don't Cash Checks
for Strangers Is
Bankers Advice
■ The Michigan Bankers' Association
is warning banks, merchants and in>
divlduals to help curb the epidemic of
spurious checks being circulated,
Keep your blank checks locked up, it
warns. Don't cash checks for strangers. Many cases of where crooks]
have procured blank checks and
forged signatures have come to light
lately. The warning ends with
"Strangers are not always Crooks,
but crooks are generally strangers".
SEAL SALES MANAGER
GIVES ACCOUNTING
H. M. Benson, Jocal manager for
the sale of Christmas Seals, announces that UP to the beginning oi)
the Holiday vacation the amount received from sales was $72.35, The expense for the campaign was ?7.00 and
a check for 65.38 has been sent to the
Michigan Tubercul6"-<is Association.
This is* almost double the amounj
■secured last year.
SUMMARY OF STATE
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
DURING PAST YEAR
571 Miles of Road Improved
and 47 Bridge Projects
on Prograni
Lansing—Closing 1934 with a total
of $11,553,733.74 paid out to contractors for completed highway construction work during the year from the
?12,736,227 National Recovery Highway grant, the State Highway Department reports 571 njiles of road
improvement'divided as follows:
Type   " Mileage
Grading and drainage 53.6
Concrete pavement 178.9
Asphalt pavement ; •*.•-. - 44.9
Gravel  surfacing   -« ■•»>■*--• 285.5
Brick surface . "2,6
Bituminous retread .3
The National Recovery Highway
program also includes 47 bridge pro>
jects, seven grade separations and
nine roadside landscaping projects.
The Department is" entering 1935
with approximately $4,000,000 wortb
of projects under contract from the
56,452,000 Cartwright grant which
was made available late last summer. The remainder of the program
is to be contracted early in the new
year. As of January 1, 1935, contractors will have earned a half million dollars on completed work under
the Cartwright program, all of which
is to be completed by July 1, 1935,
Two of the paving jobs started last
fall already have been opened to
traffic.
Highway construction funds after
the $6,452,000 grant is expended Will
depend on the sta'te's ability to
match Federal aid money. Under the
Cartwright program approximately
$4,000,000 Will be available to Michigan in- 1935, and another $4,000,000
in 1936, providing the amounts are
matched with state funds.
Projects under the Cartwright program will extend to 61 counties, although Federal requirements called
for work in only 42 Counties. Wide
distribution is being made to spread
employment and highway advantages. The program includes 100 or
more projects, estimated to provided
more than 9,000,000 man hours ol
work. Labor rates are $1.20 an hour
for skilled labor, 65 cents for intermediate labor and 50 cents for unskilled labor, as provided In the regulations.
"A new development in Michigan
highway construction under the Cart'
Wright program which may be the
means of doing away with the dust
evil on gravel trunlf lines," said Commissioner Murray D. VanWagonerV
"is the oil-aggregate, stabilized road
work. We are building some 35 miles
of this type of road, which is really
a low cost bituminous surface, on existing gravel trunk lines. Construction cost averages about §3,000 per
mile. Maintenance cost on the, oil-
aggregate road will fun from JJ350 to
15450 a milo per year cheaper than oh
gravel surface.
"During the past year, eight 'experimental oil-aggregate projects
were built in widely scattered sections of tho state to determine wearing qualities under varied conditions.
Results woro gratifying and indicate
that this type of road may be put into wide use replacing gravel trunk
lines, which now total approximately
3,467 miles.
Another phase   of tlie    Cartwright
program is the installation of protoo
tion   signals at   28   railroad    grade
oroHRipfi    Cont of tt*'- iii-',,tHrt)ion in.
(Continued on Faga Ten)
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As the hours of the New Year grow into days, aiid
the days into months, and the seasons come arid go
—if your every wish and ambition shall be realized,
then our New Years wish for you shall be fulfilled.
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Favor $200
Month Pension
For the Aged
For the past several weeks petitions have been circulating in this
county to promote the scheme by
which those 60 years of age or more
would be given federal aid- amounting
to ?200 a, month and would be requir
ed to desist from work.   •
Discussing the plan, which has
been previously' given considerably
publicity iu the press of the country,
those back of the petitions here,
represent -that a President Roosevelt
has promised to recommend it to congress for enactment into law if 53
per cent of the electors of the Uni
"ted States petition for it.
In some other counties of Michigan
the petitions are also boing numerously signed, it is stated.
A canvass of those ln the neighborhood of 60 years, who find the
broad and butter question something
of a problem, likely would show enthusiasm for the proposal, althougl'
some might be dubious about the
mathematical question of s-provldin@
the wherewithal to make Itvwork,
LOCAL PEOPLE
INJURED IN CRASH
NEARJT. JOHNS
Mr. and Mra.MsC. Cudney
Suffering  From  Shock
and Bruises at St.
Johns' Hospital
While on their way to Lansing
Christmas morning, where they expected to spend the day at the home
of their daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Gordon- Speer, Mr, and- Mrs.' H.C, Cudney suffered painful bruises when
their car skidded on icy pavement.
• The accident occurred on tJS 2%
two miles north of St. Johns about
3:30 o'clock when Mr. Cudney in at1
tempting to ,pass another car, the
wheels struck an unexpected portion
of icy pavement, skidding sideways,
the rear of his car striking the othei]
just enough to make him lose control)
and the machine rolle'd twice over to
the ditch, tip to this point, MrJ Cudney states, the pavement had been
free of ice,
They were taken to the hospital at
St. Johns, suffering from shock and
bruises, bu.t late reports are to the
effect that they are recovering nicely,
although it Will be several days before they will be released. Their
Dodge sedan was badiy damaged.
Rev. Albert Dawe, and son, Harry,
upon receiving the news of the accident, left for St. Johns and spent
several hours at the hospital with
them.
NEW YEAR'S T0|END
TWO-CENT CHECK TAX
People who pay by check will get
a break next Tuesday, when the.two
cent tax on checks expire-.
This tax'produced 141,383,198 last
fiscal year, but the opinion id expressed in many quarters on Capito)
Hill in Washington that it will nol}
be revived.
WISE TAXPAYERS
I will be at John Sergey's Store In
Loomis" to collect taxes on Wednesday afternoon, January 9th.-
' Henry Sharp,
Treasurer Wise Twp.
r)uv sentinel   [mors  i'.vo  read  in
'the home* of this community.   *
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD SUNDAY FOR
HAROLD J. HARVEY
Young Lad Patiently Endured
Illness That Tested Skill
of Medical Men
Harold Junior Harvey was born to
Coridon and Effie Harvey at Vernon
City Isabella county, May IS; 1922,
and departed this life December. 21.
1934, age 12 years, 7 months and 5.
days.
Harold had been ill for many
months and his sickness baffled the
best of medical men even at the,
University hospital, Ann Arbor. All
loving hands could do was done for
the yoUng lad's comfort but his
strength could not counteract the
disease. Just a few hours before hf
parsed away his loved ones hean'
him repealing the Lord's prayer.
•Those left to mourn his departure
are, his father and mother, two sisters, Mona Jean Harvey and Mrs.
Mildred Johnson, two brothers, Basil
an.d Kenneth, all of Clare, grandfather, Carson Harvey, of' Sheridan township, three- nieces, Mona Rae Johnson and Roselyn.and Jacqueline Harvey, one nephew, Arthur Johnson, Jr.,
also many other relatives . and
friends.
, Funeral services were held from
the Thurston Funeral Home Sunday
afternoon, Rev. A. D. Telder officiating and burial made in Cherry Grove.
Those from out of town attending
'the services were Mrs. John Orms
and son, James, Jess Wood and Glen
"Wilkinson, of Battle Creek, Mrs. Geo.
Bowden, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Davis,
and Mrs. Fred Davis, of Brown City.
EARL C0RNETT AND MARIAN
BOWERS WED CHRISTMAS EVE
A very quiet wedding took place on
Christmas eve ttt the home of Mr*
and Mrs., Arthur Fleming when Bari
Walter Cornett and Mlgs Mariatt
Bowers, both.of Central Lake, Michigan, were united in marriage, Rev.
Albert Dawe performing the ceremony using the ring service. The
bride is the sister of Mrs. Fleming.
CONSUMERS POWER PATRONS
Many now pay their bills at the
Citizens State Bank as we were recently appointed collector by the
company. 10tZ
COUNTY OFFICERS
TERMS BEGIN ON
JANUARY 1,1935
New Officers To Take Over
Public Duties at County
Seat Next Tuesday
The newly elected county officers
will* assume their . duties next Tuesday, January '1st, after filing bond:
and ta"Ring oaths of office. Among the
new faces seen about the County Seat
at Harrison will be Sheriff George
Bates, County Treasurer, Oise Derby,
and" Richard Emerson as a member
of the Clare County Road Commission.
Those reelected and remaining on
the county statf are Prosecuting Attorney Theo. G< Bowler and County
Clerk and Register, Wm. A. Henderson, and Arthur Johnson as surveyor, and Chas. David, draip commissioner.
Those retiring are Sherig Edmond
Woods, -Treasurer Fred W. Schaai
and O. C. Somerville as Road Commissioner.
FORD V-8|BKES®FIRST
PLACE IN INTERNATIONAL
RACEATRIODEJANERIO
Before a gathering estimated ai
150,000 persons, Ford V-8 caro
triumphed recently*' in * the international road race held at Rio de
Janeiro, considered to be the most
important race of its kind ever held
in South America. -   .
A F'ord V-8.car tdok first place,
while other Ford V-Ss placed in five
of the next nine positions. Six were
amohg the flrst ten place winners.
The raCo was over 25 circuits of e
course largely on mountain roads in
the Gavea section of Rio de Janeiro,
a total 6f 173.5 miles. Brazilian,
Italian and Argentine drivers of IS
makes of cars competed, 44 cars participating,
A Ford V-8- finished first in 3 hours.
56 minutes, 22.9 seconds, at an average speed, of 44.7395 miles 'an houri
Second place winner was a car' oi
American make, 5 minutes, 20.3 Bed
onds later. Two Italian cars were iitj
third and fourth places', followed by
Ford V-8a in fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth positions. A German car wa~*
ninth and another Ford V-8 tenth, Ol
the hino Ford cars starting, six. finished in tho first ten.
MRS. ELI GEROUX
DIES AT FARM
HOJOEC. 20
Deceased Resided in Grant
Township for Twenty-
seven Years
Mary Adeline Rutkosky was born
in Brentville, Indiana,. December 1,
1870 and married to Eli Geroux at
Harrison, Michigan in 1890. Three,
children; Mrs. P. C. Wilson, of
Ithaca, Mich., Mrs. S. O. Donkle, Forr
Atkinson, Wis.; and Edward Geroux
Flint, and nine grandchildren; two
sisters; Mrs. Rosa JSarnosky, Stan-
wood, Mich., and Mrs. Anna Ward
Harbor Springs, Mich., two" brothers;
John of Grand Rapids, and Andrew,
Howard City, survive. A third brother* Edward, died three weeks ago and
-had visited his sister this summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Geroux had lived on
their farm north of Clare for 27
years. Coming to it in 1907; they
spent these years in making a fine
little farm home which they both loved so much they could not be per
suaded to leave It. Here they reared
their fine children and cared for the
animals of the farm very tenderly
After her husband's death in June,
1933, Mrs. Geroux would not consent
to give up the care of the farm nor
part with any of it.
Mrs; Geroux passed away December 20th, 1934 and the funeral was
from the finn home conducted by Andrew Friz. Those from a distance attending were: Mrs, Rosa Zarnosky,
daughter, Josephine, husband, and
son, Edward from Stanwood; Mr. and
Mrs. S. O. Donkle from Fort Atkinson, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Geroux with eon, Thane, from Flint, and
Mr. and Mrs. P. .C. "Wilson and children of Ithaca,.
Rev, Dawe of the Congregational
church spoke wonderful words of
comfort and testified to the beauty ol
her life. Norris Elden .sang effectively two comforting hymns.. The interment was in Cherry Grove cemetery
beside her husband.
Her life was an ideal example of a
loving christian mother, wife and
neighbor. Her strong traits of character we're industry, frugality and
loving kindness. She lived a life 0
service; ever sacrificing herself for
the good of others. She helped rear
her children to useful manhood and
womanhood and was ever ready to
help her neighbors itt sickness or
hour of need. She was always cheer
ful and brave. There was a smile on
her face and she was conscious and
knew those around her until she pas*
sed away.
Mr. and Mrs. Geroux built a nice
farm in the wilderness and made it
blossom like the rose making bright
and cheerful the little corner where
they lived and died. They have left
a rich inheritance of sweet memories
for their children and grand children.
NEW FORDS TO BE
ON DISPLAY SATURDAY
I. E. Hampton, local Ford dealer,
announces that the new 1935 V-8
models will be on display at the Sales,
room on Saturday, December 29th.
The new car Is claimed to be a
beauty, and with the additional new
improvements promise's to bo one that
will attract the public favor.
Watch for the new Cooleratlon,
the air conditioned refrigerator, at
j. E. Doherty storo or s_o tho ice
man.—adv.
STATE HIGHWAY
DEPT. APPROVES
ROAD PROGRAM
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Highway Com'r Van Wagoner Sets 606.6 Miles of
Trunkline for 1935
Program
Addition ot 500 miles to the state -
trunk line system as provided in Act
27 of p. A. of 1934, Extra Session,
and also the addition of 106.6 miles
to replace cancelled trunk lines •
which are no longer suitable, was approved December . 19th .by the State
Administrative Board.
This action was recommended by
State Highway Commissioner Murray D. VanWagoner and approvod by""
the Highway . Department'' Advisory
Board and the Road Committee of
the State Administrative Board.
With tho passage of the Weight
Tax Reduction law last spring approximately |2,500,000 annually is reduced from weight tax refunds to the
counties. To ease the counties witb
heavy road indebtedness and to per-'
mit transfer of county road3 which
carry heavy traffic and are expensive
to maintain to tho trunk line system,
tho legislature passed the law providing for 5C0 miles of new trunk lino
roads.
"Tho -allocation of the new trunk
line mileage," said Commissioner Van
Wagoner, "was made according to>
statute provisions. The Dykstra Act
specifies that 50 per cent of stale
highway funds shall be spent below
Town line 12, 25 per cent above Towa
line 12 in the lower peninsula, and
the remaining 25 per cent in theujr*-
per peninsula. The Department followed the requirements of the Dykstra Act and the Trunk Line Act itt
allocating the new trunk line mileage and also included in the allocar
•tion secondary roads improved under
tha National Highway Recovery
grant and the roads necessary to a
comprehensive trunk line system. In
general, no single* additions of less
than five miles were made because jt
was impractical or. impossible to fit
them in "with' existing trunk lines?''   ;'
A considerable part of the ne*»
trunk line mileage .is on new ■ location and consequently will require
construction of new highways. The
Department is now in a position to
make surveys, prepare plans and obtain necessary right-of-way for future
improvements with state and federal
aid funds, when they- become available
Virtually all of the mileage cancelled was on parallel routes which are
no longer needed or through territory
where the re-routing 'of highways
will provided better traffic facilities'.
Among the  New Trunk   Line   Determination In the Lower Peninsula
as Follows
Alanson to US-27, 10 Miles—The '
necessity for the Trunk Line connection between US-27 and US-31 at thin
location is apparent as the nearest
East and West Trunk Line is M-32 at
Gaylord, approximately thirty miles
to the Southeast. This determination
when ccr.stiucted also will be a step
toward the laying out of a through*. *
route between Rogers City and US-31
north of Petoskey.
Farwell to Mesick, 55 Miles—Commissioner VanWagonor believes
there is outstanding need for a diagonal road across the northwestern
section of the Lower Peninsula which,
Would not only provide quick' access
between the resort counties of Wexford, Manistee, Bonsie, Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties in the
southern section of the State but will
bring -tho farm and orchard products,
closer to the largo markets. Under
the present National Recovery Program it is proposed to reconstruct a
section of this road southeast of Cadillac. The proposed determination;
will not only cover the construction
section but will permit the Department to develop surveys and plans
for the section across Clare County
and the section between Cadillac ana
Mesick.
Houghton Lake Northwest, 2 Miles—
In Roscommon count j'—-This determ*.
ination is made on an existing roadi
Which serves as a cut-oil of M-55
through Houghton Heights. This cutoff carries heavy traffic during the
tourist season. This route will be
marked with directional signs.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The annual meeting of the   stock*.-,
holders of The  Citizens  Stato Banlr
of Clare, Mich., will be held in the Directors room of said bank .'at 8:00-p.
m„ Tuesday,  January 8th,  1935, for
the purpose of electing directors tor
the ensuing year and for the„ transaction of such other business as raa_"
properly "iomo before said meeting;.
. Signed,
James S. Bicknell, President,
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