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Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY-MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1936
New Series Vol.:44, No. 13
EIGHTY LOCAL
PEOPLE PRESENT
BIBLICAL DRAMA
"Tlie First Commandment"
Promises Community An
Outstanding Production
Rehearsals for the spectacular
Biblical dramatization, The First
Commandment, to be staged at the
Methodist Episcopal Church auditorium on tlie nights -of January 14th
and 15th, with a child's matinee on
tlie afternoon of the 14th, are moving
forward with high impetus and enthusiasm.
"The production, sponsored by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Methodist
Church, is undoubtedly .the finest
thing that was ever brought into
Clare. The presence of the cast and
chorus of some of the most prominent
citizens in the community speak for
ihe unusually high type of the presentation which has evolved into a community project. There have been
many home talent productions staged
here in the past, hut there has never
been a presentation introduced in
Glare to compare with it, not only as
a thrilling aud spectacular entertainment, but for the wonderful lessons it
teaches, and the professional finish
imparted by fine acting, beautiful
music and costumes and 'special effects.
BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES AND
LIGHTS
Seventy-five fine robes of Biblical
times 4000 years ago are used in the
cast, all furnished by the American
Educational Company which is staging The First Commandment under
the direction, of Ruby Morrison Jones.
Also a complete electrical outfit is
furnished to achieve the ' unusual
lighting effects, not to speak of the
large amount of extra equipment,
such as wigs, beards, swords, shepherds' crooks, spears, etc., brought in
.to carry ojut in accurate detail these
ancient scenes.
The Pharaoh who rules over Egypt
in the time of Joseph, is portrayed in
a. court setting of ancient .splendor by
E. D. Kennedy, Superintendent of
Schools , in a masterful and easy manner. Outstanding roles in these
scenes are Joseph, ably played by
Frank Nash, brought in in
chains to interpret Pharaoh's dream,
and elevated to the governorship of
Egypt; The Chief Steward, splendidly
done by Harold Fleming; Chief Butler,
a figure of high authority* portrayed
by Donald Holbrook; the four wise-
men, played by Messrs Hansen, Kinsman, Dawson and Throop; the fine,
stalwart guards in their splendid
Uniforms, enacted by Neil Sowle,
Wan-en Sharpe, Clare Maxwell and
Hugh Maxwell. The two fair Court
Girls in the Pharaoh scenes are taken
by Maxine Sowle and Ethel Coulter.
George White    plays   the   mighty
Pharaoh role in the Moses* Episode
supported by Mr. Fleming as steward
und Hugh Barnes, who looms a power-
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Tri-County
Health Unit
Activities
UNDERWEIGHT '
Underweight may be a symptom of
disease. This is particularly true of
any sudden loss of weight. It may
be caused, also4 by habitually eating
too little food or the wrong kind of
food, by fatigue or over-activity, or by
pschological factors such as worry or
mental strain. There is. a Quite large
class of apparently normal persons
who seem to have an inability to gain
weight. Careful analysis of their
mode of living, however, usually reveals that one or more of the above-
named factors are involved, although
heredity and body build also influence
a tendency toi underweight. Any un
derweight condition should be referred to a physician, since it is impossible for an individual to decide the
cause of it.
After the age ot .30 what may be
called normal underweight is more
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mrs. i.1 Mcdonald dies
AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
EARLY WED. MORNING
Mrs, E. J. McDonald died early
Wednesday morning at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Wilson in
Sheridan, following a seige of ill
health.
Funeral arrangements have been
made for Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock from the Wilson home and
two o'clock at the Clare Church of
God.
R PIERCE DIES
SUDDEEYATHQWELL
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Brother of Mrs. J. H. Wilson and Former Resident
of Clare to be Buried
Saturday-
word was received in Clare Wednesday night by Mrs. J. H. Wilson
that her brather, Grover Pierce, 42 of
Howell, hud passed away very suddenly early that evening. We understand that he and Mrs. Pierce were
returning from their home toi the
store when claimed by death.
Mr. Pierce had operated a men's
furnishing store in Howell for a number of years, and prior to this he was
a resident of Clare associated ■with
the Wilson & Davy Co. store, ; ;
Funeral arrangements are made for
Saturday afternoon at Howell.
THREE EXCITING GAMES
EXPECTED TONIGHT
AT SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
Two  Teams   From   Gladwin
School and Cadillac Merchants Opponents
SPECIAL SCHOOL ASSEMBLY
PROGRAM JANUARY 16TH
The Lombards, two splendid entertainers, will present, an. assembly
program Thursday, January 16, at
9:00 in the morning in the high school
auditorium. Mr,' and Mrs. Lombard
presented a program last year and
were so popular that they were secured for a return engagement. Music,
costume sketches, elaborate stage effects, comedy, and all that go- to make
a fine and entertaining program.
Some of their numbers; Kreisler's
"Old Refrain," Herbert's "Sweet Mystery of Life," The Old Family Album,
and many others. A small charge is
made for adults.
CONSUMERS POWER USERS
For prompt and courteous service,
pay your light and power bills at the
Citizens State Bank.
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OANCE
At Lake George Community building Saturday night, January 11th. R.
B. Howard.
The flrst basket ball game of the
new year on the home floor is scheduled for tonight at 7:30 when Gladwin
high motors in. The Clare Hi boys,
presented a period of real playing al!
the last game when they met St.
Louis on their floor and got theh|
"goat". After a lengthy vacation and
some time to also check up on. loosr
plays they anticipate a even scored
game tonight. Both the first and,
sceond teams will play and they also
announce 'refreshments."
The Hotel Travelers make their
first appearance after the green and
white are through with the floor.
Cadillac Merchants are the opposing
team.
Basket ball fans need not be told
what to expect tonight, they are only
urged to come and cheer the three
local groups on to victory.
STATE SUPERVISORS' MEETING
IN LANSING, JANUARY 28-30
The annual meeting of the State
Supervisors' Association will take
place in Lansing on January 28, 29
and 30. It will be held at the Hotel
Olds, and this year it is planned tq,
make of the session a genuine school
of instruction for all assessing officers. To this end county treasurers
and clerks have been invited to attend, and any supervisor or other assessing officer even if he is not a
delegate is earnestly invited. A number of questions will be considered at
length. Among these will be the
problems of school finance, welfare
needs and the assessment and collection of taxes. Sometime will also be
given to the entire matter of rural
■electrification.
Eugene B. Elliott, Superintendent
of Public Instruction, will be present
or have a representative at every session. Attorney General, David H.
Crowley, will be represented at all of
the meetings. It is planned also to
have someone from the State Welfare
Department present at all' times. In
this way any question which is raised
at any time will be answered by someone in authority.- Governor Frank D.
(Fitzgerald will be among the speakers.
ZENOBIA CHAPTER
PLAN SCHOOL OF
INSTRUCTION HERE
Initiation  and  Presentation
of Life Memberships Will
Be Part of Evening
Program
Zenobia Chapter No. 129 Order of
the Eastern Star, is planning an important afternoon and evening foi;
Friday, January 24th at which time
Grand Treasurer Gretrude Lewis oi/
Ashley will be preseut.
Commencing at three o'clock the
Chapter will hold a School of Instruction under the leadership of the Grand
Treasurer. The local Chapter is fortunate in having the school conducted
by the Grand Treasurer this year as
she is exceedingly proficient in the
work .
Commencing at seven-thirty o'clock
the Chapter will hold an important
session which all members of the
Chapter are urged to attend. It is
expected that four candidates, recently approved as prospective members,
will be initiated into membership in
Zenobia Chapter at this time.
Following the initiation Life Certificates will be presented to two newly
made Life Members, Aaina E. Mussell
and "Mary E. Cole. Following the
meeting all present will retire to the
dining rocan for refreshments.
In preparation for this event the officers of Zenobia Chapter will meet
at the Chapter room next Thursday
evening, January 16th,
CONGREGATIONALISTS TO    -
HOLD ANNUAL CHURCH
MEETING MONDAY EVE.
The First Congregational Church
annual meeting will be held on Men-,
day evening, "January 13th in the
church parlor,    ■    :      '      ■   ■
Pot-lucK supper & 30 P. M. and the
meeting will commence immediately
following the supper.
Reports of the, officers of all departments of the church will be read, officers for the ensuing year* will be
elected, and any matters of interest
will be discussed, ■-, All members and
friends are urged to be present*
DEALERS MET1N
CLARE THURSDAY
SEVERAL HUNDRED CHILDREN
0FSCH00LAGERECEIYED DENTAL ATTENTION IN CLINIC
The Dental Clinic and equiptment
of the Children's Fund of Michigan
has been moved to Standish in Arenac County. The work done in Clare
during the past four months by E.
Boonstra, D. D. S- is a part of the
service of Health District No,. 7,
Several hundred children received
dental attention during this time.
Many baa teeth were extracted
and a very large number were filled.
This procedure saves many teeth and
saves much suffering.
90% of the children cared for have
never before had dental attention except for an occasional extraction of
an aching tooth. Our purpose is to
convince the children of the importance of home care and frequent visits to the dentists.
Because there was so much work
to be done, all the children in the
county were.not taken care of thiti
year. The schools that received nc
appointments wil be taken care o
next year.
The work in the county has been
made easy because of the splendic'
cooperation of all school officers,
.teachers, supervisors, committe*
members and others.
Business Meeting and Banquet Held at Doherty
Hotel
The district meeting of the international Harvester. Co. dealers was
held at the Hotel .Doherty Thursday
afternoon with a large representation
present from the Counties of Gariot,
Isabella, Midland, Glare and Gladwin.
At the business meeting held in the
afternoon interesting and instructive
talks were given. C. T. Rule., oil
Chicago, spoke on Dairying, while H
T. Loyster, Walter; Rix and F. M.
Aunger, of Saginaw, talked on organization, advertising and credits, respectively. J
A spirit of good feeling prevailed
^throughout the meeting and extensive
plans were laid fojf the year 1936.
In the evening a banquet was serv
ed to all present, together with friends
of the company in the city, and each
one returned home feeling that they
had been well paid for braving a snowstorm to be present.
WPA ACCOUNTING
SHOWS 91,983 ON
PAYROLL JAN. 2
Wages Have Been Increased
in Majority of Eighty-
three Counties
BABY WILMA EILEEN CLULEY
WILL BE GREATLY MISSED
Wilma Eileen, dsftigTiter of Mr. and
Mrs. Elwyn Cluley, passed away at
her home Monday evening December
30, 1935 at the early age of 14 months
and 19 days.
She was a sweet and loving child
and always had a smile for everybody. She will be greatly missed by
all that knew and loved her.
Besides her mother and father, she
leaves to mourn their .loss, two sisters Jane and Evelyn and 1 brother
Elwyn Jr. her grandparents, Mr. aud
Mrs. A. E. Powers of Clare, and Mr.
and Mrs. William Cluley, o,f Rosebush, one great grandfather, and two
great grandmothers and a host of relatives and friends.
Tickets for "The First Commandment" may Tie secured at the Ander
son Drug store, also at the church on
,the nights of the performances. No
reserye seats.
An. accounting of the ' five-months-
old WPA program in Michigan, as it
enters the New Year, was submitted
this week to tha President and the
people of this state by Administrator
Harry L. Piersoh.
It shows that:
Eighty-four percent of all WPA
projects in Michigan are physical
public improvements.
Ninety-two percent of all WPA
funds being currently disbursed in
Michigan go directly to labor-
Ninety-eight percent of all funds
spent for materials go directly into
construction.
The number' of administrative employees is only 1.6 percent of the total
WPA payroll.
The WPA on January 2 was employing 88,084 former relief dependents and 2,379 non-relief supervisors
on projects and 1,520 in administrative offices.
Wages have been increased in a
majority of the 83 counties since inauguration of .the program ahd introduction of a four-day week to give
WPA workers time to compete for
jobs in private industry is under discussion.
All completed projects have been
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CLARE OVERTAKES ST. LOUIS
22 TO II ON THEIR FLOOR.
SANFORD LED IN POINTS
In the debut with St. Louis. Clare
easily triumphed to keep the goat from
the Red and Blacks. The game started with %he Clare boys putting on a
splurge and making 8 points in the,
first two or three minutes of play-
Doc Sanford, our Bonnie lad, led the
green wave in scoring with eleven
points. All players participatea'*-iB
this game to make it well worth a
victory. This game was the best
played game so far this season and it'
looks like the boys are now hitting
their stride.
Almost as large a crowd followed
the Clare boys to this game as St.
Louis had backers.
The second team defended the spotless record by coming from behind
to win 21 ahd 20 the score at hal:i
time was 16 to 8 in St. Louis favor.
This week the Irishmen entertain
Gladwin on their home floor. Thh«
game being the second Conference
game of the season is sure to be exciting as the boys will be trying hard to
make up for their flrst Conference defeat,
Last year Clare and Gladwin tied
for second place in the Conference(
Let's every body be out this Friday,
night backing the boys in this game.
McClanahan Oil Company-
Burks   White   to  Drill
Deep Well in Wise
„ Township
Tho year 1935 closed with a record of 700 drilling permits, 256
ahead of 1934, with the final issue of
the year calling for three important
wildcat tests. Of these, McClanahan
Oil company and Burks White's Haf-
ner No. 1, Section 22, Wise township,
Isabella couijty stands :out as one oi
the most important.
Previous wildeatlng in- the Wise
district lias indicated structure and
numerous companies, independent and
majors, have taken up lease holdinge
in the area* A rig was being moved
tn this weeTc arid a start wiTI'be made"
as soon as weather conditions permit.
Cattle Roam the Ranges and Coyotes
Howl in the Night at Cornwell Ranch
An interesting article entitled
"Home on the Range—In Michigan."
and "Ranching in Michigan" appeared
in the feature and Rotogravure sections of the Detroit News recently in
which the W. C. Cornwell randh in
Hatton to.wnship Came in for much
worthy praise. The article was accompanied by several large views
taken on the ranch of the herds of
cattle, the homes of employees, a
picture of Mr. Cornwell at his desk,
his daughter, Rosemary Carter, and
ranch life in general.
The article, which was written by
Kendriclc Kimball, is herewith published for the benefit of our readers;
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Michigan's "Wild West" begins in
Hatton Township and sweeps on over
hill and dale for 10,000 acres.
It is not a West in the strict sense
of the term, tor there are no, vistas
of sage brush to fill the eye, no rustlers to gallop through the night on
nefarious missions, and no bad men
to shoot up the' nearby towns.
But the prairies, once covered by
timber, contain a definite wooliness
in their herds of sheep, and at least
a semi-wildness in the hundreds of
tons of beef cattle that range throughout the property of W. C. Cornwell,
guarded by "cowboys" who carry
canes instead of lariats.
Michigan's "West" has its' coyotes
which bark at the moon, its rattlesnakes in the swamps, its wild dogs
and beard which harass the sheep, a
big ranch house and an extensive
array of barns and buildings that
echo with the lowing und blatfcing of
stock throughout the year.
It has its roundups, though on a
limited  scale;   its  elk,  which  stray
from thickets to graze on Kentucky
bluegrass, and 50 miles of woven
wire fence to set it apart from the
rest of the state as an empire that
produces ice cream and cottage
cheese along with its steak and cutlets.
It also has a hard riding "queen"
in 'Mrs. Rosemary Carter, daughter
of Cornwell, who gave up a career
that pointed to the stage after she
won a sheep shearing contest at
Michigan State College while studying music and voice.
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As assistant superintendent, Mrs,
Carter acts as foster parent to. newborn lambs disowned by their mothers because of too large a family.
She massages them with Turkish
towels, feed them a sling of whisky
and. milk to assist in the restoration
of circulation, and raises them from
a bottle if the ewe does not becomt
repentent and take them back.
In the meantime her husband,
Robert M. Carter, Jr., of Saginaw,
supervises the tapping of'maples for
their annual treasure of sugar, markets the dairy products, and assists in
the thousand and one details incidental to the task of developing- from
2,000 to 3,000 horned aristocrats from
calfhood to beefdom.
For more than 20 years the traditions of the West have mingled with
thoise of tho North on the 10,000
acre empire, orginally purchased and
leased as hunting property and
known as the Tobacco River Ranch.
STARTED AS  HOBBY
- During trout fishing- and partridge
shooting expeditions, Cornwell, Saginaw packer and beef dealer, wonder
ed if cattle could be raised profitably
on the cut-over lands of Michigan,
covered in the spring, summer and
early fall by what seemed an ample
supply o£ June grass and other pasture.
Though he approached the project
as a hobby, he did not overlook the
many economic advantages that the
development of such an industry
would bring to a region generally unfitted for agriculture, ana within a
short distance, of the Detroit, Chicago
and Buffalo markets.
The romantic possibilities did not
escape him as he weighed the factors
for and against success. Hoof beatr
thundering in the shadow of the pine
stumps. Cries of "yippee" echoing
over territory accustomed to the
thudding of axes. And perhaps a
new crop of heroes who smelled of
horse sweat and leather, arising to
take the place of "Silver Jack" Dris-
coll, T. C. Cunyan, the "Wild Man
from Peterborough," and other huskies of the lumbering era.
The most important step to, bring
about the transition was establish.
ment of the right kind of cattle.
BUT  NO   LONGHORNS
For decades the -word has conjured
up visions of sleek Texas longhorns
With a dash of wild blood in their
veins, straggling over the Chisholm
Trail of Ft. Dodge and other shipping
towns of the early West.
But today the longhorn is as much
an anachronism as the two-gun tactics
of Billy the Kid and other bad men
who rode the herds. Never a good
beef producer, its vogue lay in its,
availability in large numbers at the
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Fred Hcjbeck has recently announced himself as a candidate fo-
the state senate in-this district. Mr,
Holbeck hails from East Tawas and
has been a member of the House of
Representatives for the past eight
years. These years of experience
have helped to fit him fen the posi-.
tion he now seeks.
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EMERGENCY GRANTS
TO FARM FAMILIES
ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Assistance Can be Secured Thru
the Resettlement Administration Office at Harrison
The Clare County Rural Rehabilitation division of the Resettlement
Administration is now prepared to accept applications for Rehabilitation
Loans. Applicants may apply either
to their Township Supervisors or
directly to Mr. Herman G. Walt, County Rehabilitation Supervisor, with offices in the Court House basement in
Harrison.
Loans are made to farm families,
whether owners, tenants, or laborers,
who are unable to borrow from any
other source, of good character aud
initiative, and who show reasonable
probability of making their own living
and repaying the loan made them
within a maximum five-year period.
Realising a thorough investigation
takes considerable time, qualified persons may be'given grants to provide
for their actual needs during the period of investigation and preparation of
a farm plan. Such grants do no(
have to be repaid and- will continue
until applicants are either rejected or
receive their loan.
Emergency grants are also available to farm families in. distress who
are in need of temporary aid only, due
to drought, hail, etc., and who do not
require plans for re-organizing theiu
farm and home management operations.
It is the purpose of the Resettlement Administration to rehabilitate,
or in other words assist, every farmer
who shows evidence of acceptable
initiative and resourcefulness, shewn
some managerial capacity, and shows
promise of ability to profit from instruction and guidance to become
self- sustaining; and give them an acceptable standard of living, and permit a mortization of their loans.
PERMIT NO. 3000 CLOSES
.     1935 DRILLING SEASON
Ten permits issued by the Department of Conservation during the
period December 23 to 30 brought
1935' to a close with Permit No. 3,000.
The first permit was issued by the
Department on September 27, 1927.
By an odd co-incidence it approved a
wildcat in Logan township, Mason
county, for which in the latest Issue
there is another approval
ROWLAND CASE
TO JURY AT 3:15
TIIORSMY P. M,
No Verdict Reached After
Two and One-half Hours
Deliberation
An important session of the Clare
County Circuit Court was held at Harrison this week with Judge Hart
presiding; this wag, a continuation of
the December term held for the purpose of trying the case of The People
of the State of Michigan versus
Elizabeth Rowland. The charge
against the Defendant was conspiracy
to murder and the case caused considerable interest throughout the
State v/ith ' representatives of the
metropolitan papers and the Associated Press in attendance at the trial.
The Court opened with the Peopla
being represented by Prosecuting At*
tnrney Theodore G. Bowler assisted
by Arthur T. Iverson, Assistant Attorney General, Mrs. Rowland who
was present in custody of Mrs;
Blanche Doll, was represented by Attorney Joseph K. Naumes.
The first move was made by the,
Defendant in which she asked for a
change of veuue claiming prejudice.
After an argument by the Attorneys,
Judge Hart denied the motion.
Judge Hart ordered a jury of
thirteen to be drawn, one of the
thirteen to be eliminated by lot, after
the evidence was concluded. Those
drawn as jurymen were William Forbes, Leslie Randall, Neil McTavish,
Emmett Sutton, Harry. Merrill,
Thomas Cook, Forrest Graver, Floyd)
Brooks. Henry Lutke, Dick Mathews,
Martin Graves, Frank Walters,
George Naegel. i
Prosecuting Attorney Bowler in his
opening statement told the jury "tha?
the People WQuld seek to prove that
the Defendant conspired with Ferrin
Rowland to murder her two small
children, Katherine and Virginia
Woodin. The two little girls were
drowned in Bloat Lake in .Oakland
Comity byferrin-ROwlaiict.'wnolater
committed suicide.
Monday arternoon was entirely
taken up -with the following witnesses
all of whom testified for the People:
Pingree Graham, Lee Vborheis, Dr.
Burton Mitchell, Alice Treadwell,
David Pence, Dorothy Woodin, ana
James A. Clute.
On Tuesday James A. Clute, Dorothy Woodin, Herman P. Voss, La-
Verne Woodin, Jesse Hampton and
Kyle L. McKinnon all offered further
evidence for the People, At the elope
of the People's evidence the Defense,
offered two motions, first a motion for
a directed verdict of not guiity and
secondly a motion to quash the indictment, both of which were denied.
On Wednesday the Defendant put
forward its evidence at which time
Thomas S. Dorsey, Eva Graham,
Josie VanBuskirk, Alice Jones and
Jesse Hampton all testified. The People put on two witnesses in rebuttal
testimony Don L. Schaaf and Edward
Bowler after which both sides rested.
The Prosecuting Attorney made his
oipen statement late Wednesday afternoon after which Court was adjourned. Arguments were concluded and
the Judge's charge given Thursday
morning.
CONVENIENCES HOME MADE
AND PURCHASED IS TOPIC
FOR HOME MANAGEMENT
The Clare County group leaders
will meet Miss Julia Pond Home Management Specialist, Michigan State
College, at Clare, On January 14th for
the third discussion of the "Old
Kitchen Made "New" lessons.
The women of Clare county will
certainly be able to save money in
purchasing or obtaining small equipment and also have more efficient
equipment with which to work after
they have attended this discussion.
Suggestions for making or having
made such articles as knife racks
drawer dividers, and service wagons
will be given. Guides for buying
cooking uteusils and other small
equipment will be discussed. Every
homemaker should and can know that
there are many comparatively inexpensive conveniences that can either
be made or purchased which will save
steps, time and energy,
OYSTER SUPPER AND
OLD TIME DANCING
The O. E. S.' of Harrison will serve
an oyster supper and hold an o,ld time
dance at the Harrison Community
hall on Thursday evening, January
16th. Everybody invited. Admission
35c.
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