1936-04-17; Clare Sentinel

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Official   Paper   of
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Clare and Clare County
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I   Established 1878
GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1936
New Series Vol. 44, No. 27
HIGH COURT FORBIDS STATE
TO SELL 300,000 PIECES OF
TAX DELINQUENT PROPERTY
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Law Providing for Full Publication of Titles is Upheld by State Supreme Court
Flaw is  Found  in Emergency
Act. Settlement Now Up to
Next Legislature
PROPOSALS FOR CLARE'S
NEW POST OFFICE TO BE
OPENED MAY TWELFTH
According to the Detroit Free
Bress Thursday morning the State
Supreme Court Wednesday handed
down a decision invalidating the sale
of State delinquent tax liens which
had been scheduled for May 5.
The court's action affected tne
owners of 300,000 to 500,000 parcels
of property in Michigan.
Property owners who have not paid
State taxes for 1933 and prior years j
now may look to the next Legislature i
to   enact laws  for their relief    and)
need nqt fear loss of their holdings in
the meantime.
Justice Henry M. Butzel wrote the
decision, in which all the other just-
Ices concurred. • It was based on the
suit of Fred C. and Ada J. Dutcher, of
Jackson, and the decision reversed
the lower-court holding.
The Supreme Court held that the
procedure contemplated for the sale,
under the terms of the economy law
passed by the Legislature in 1935,
would deprive owners of proper
notice that their property was being
scjid for taxes.
One effect of the decision is officially to declare at an end the emergency under which the State Government in the years 1933 to 1935
curtailed certain legal formalities.
The tax sale mixup goes back to
1933 when former Auditor General
John K. Stack, Jr., refused to advertise the individual descriptions of properties on which taxes had not been
paid, and which were up for sale. He
declared that it was an unnecessai-y
expenditure of $200,000.
The court upheld the contention of
a publisher that publication   of    tlie
property descriptions—at a cost of 16
to 40 cents a description—was neces-
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According to an open letter sent to
Postmaster L. B. Davy, tlie Procurement Division, Public Works Branch,
Washington D. G. will open all sealed
proposal on May 12th for the new post
office in Clare. The proposals are
for the furnishing of labor and material and performing all work for construction c,f the new United States
Postoffice.
The official site for this new building is on West Fifth street known as
the Mrs. Winnie 'Tasker and Mrs. Lida
Bicknell property, and will be ideal
for this new structure.
TOWNSHIPS ORGANIZED
FOR CARRYING OCT C0N-
SERVATiQN PROGRAM
Chairman  of  Each   Committee
Member of County Board
of Directors
WAYNE FOSGETT IN CHARGE
OF WPA RECREATION PROGRAM IN CLARE COUNTY
Mrs. Velma Reiss, of Farwell, who
has so ably directed the W. P. A.
Recreation program in Clare county,
has resigned and Wayne Fosgett, oi'
Harrison, now has charge of the various activities. The county is divided into nine districts with appointed
leaders for each. Mr. Fosgett states
that the leaders met each Monday
evening on a circuit plan to discuss
and outline social activities suitable
for each  community.
MISS WELCH OF Ml
PLEASANT GUEST
Meeting In Interest of Child
Life  Will  Be Held at
School Auditorium
The township or community group
units for carrying on the soil conservation program in Clare County,
organized last week at the several
meetings conducted by County Agent,
P. D. Gibson, and Temporary Committee, F. F. Littlefield of Farwell. At
each of the nine meetings the fundamental purpose of the bill were explained and a township or community
committee was elected. At most of
the meetings a good attendance was
present and showed a sympathetic in-*
tea-est in the program.
The provision of tliis bill are so liberal that practically every farmer in
Clare County will benefit while at the
same time improving the fertility of
his farm. Any farmer who wishes to
enroll in the program should make
his intentions knoiwn to his township or
community committee who will soon
he at work on the program.
The list of the township officers
elected is as follows:
Winterfield Township. F. E. Bulman,
Chairman; C. J. Deits and John
Dykestra.
Greenwood Community (including
Summerfield dnd Redding townships)
Chas. VanBlarcom, Chairman; John
Burnett and Jerome Caner.
Harrison Community (Frost. Hayes
and Hatton) Chas. Heber, Chairman;
Orlie Stockwell and Henry Norman.
Hamilton and Franklin: Everett
Wallace, Chairman; A. L. Peters and
Walter Mathews.
Arthur: Ray Harrold, Chairman;
Melvin Haines and Ed. Blum.
Sheridan: Paul Zimmerman, Chairman; Robert Kleiner and Ernest
Penrose.
Grant: Wm. Krell, Chairman; John
Colinus and John Sparbel.
Farwell Community (Garfield, Surrey, Freeman and Lincoln): Frank
Littlefield, Chairman; Harold DeGeer
and Grant McLane.
The chairman of each community op
township committee automatically becomes a member of the county Boaro
of Directors.
The township and community com*
mittee will meet soon to receive in*
structions and organized the county
bdf3rd.   ■
The Clare Good Literature Club will
hojld one of their most important
meeting of the year next Tuesday
afternoon at the high school auditorium at 3:45 o'clock. The executive
committee and program chairman will
be in charge, which includes Miss
•Doris Gerow, Mrs. Susan Foell, Miss
Edna Heal, Miss Ava Hoard and Mrs.
Estella Holden. Miss Louise Welch-
head of the Kindergarten department
of C. S. T. College at Mt. Pleasant,
will be the speaker, conforming hei*
talk on the subject of the day, Child
Life.
Miss Hanlon will direct the children
who will sing for the occasion.
Following the program to which the
members of the Clare Study Club and
all mothers are to be guests, an informal tea will be served in ihe kindergarten room in charge of the home
economics department, directed by
Miss Ruby Ulrey.
TWENTY-THREE BOYS
OUT FOR BASEBALL
FOR COACH BROWN
Responding to Coach Brown's call
Monday, 2- high school boys turned
out for spring practice in the gymnasium. With but six games scheduled
!for the coming season, the boys are
ojut to "clean up" so they will be
permitted to schedule more games.
With many veterans back, Coach
Brown expects a good season and the
boys arei striving to give it to him.
The interest is much higher this year
than in former years and it is hoped
the interest of the towns people is
high enough for them toi patronize
the boys in their coming season.
The following fellows are out for
the squad this season: George Tope,
Bob Harriger, Norris Blystone, Doc
Sanford, Ronald Blystone, Bus Bell,
Johnny Watson, John Harlng, Warren
•Watson, Wyne Perkins, Walter Kleiner, Billy Cleveland, J. Schroeder, Jr.
Anderson. C. Stanford. Charles Callihan Stanley Parish, Warren Sharpe,
Mervin Robinette, Horace des Ormeau
C. OF C. HOLDS
ENJOYABLE MEET
M0NDAYJVEN1NG
Jos. Kitchin, of School Faculty,   Gives Interesting
Address
LOCAL ROADSIDE BEAUTI-
FfCATION MEETINGS ARE
ARRANGED ALONG U. S. 27
Prominent Places Along Route
Urged to Plant Petunias
This Spring
. A series of local meetings is be-
'ing arranged in the interest of highway beautification, particularly along
US-27 from Lansing to the "Soo".
These will be in the nature of confer-
lences of representatives of interested
groups of the local area. The genei-al
public will be invited.
The meetings will be addressed by
Mr. R. E. Palmer, representative or
State Highway, and Mr. C. H. Paquln
of the Conservation Department. The
following places have been- selected
for the meetings:
"Soo" for Chippewa and Mackinac
Counties.
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ZENOBIA CHAPTER CHANGE
MEETING TO FRIDAY NIGHT
It has been necessary for the
Zenobia chapter of the Eastern Star
to change the date of their meeting as
announced last week. Members are
Urged to note that the meeting will be
held on Friday night ot next weekly
April 24th. Initiation. Members desiring to attend the Owosso meeting
are urged to place their reservation
with the local secretary by Wednesday.
Rexall lc sale ends Saturday night
The regular meeting of the Clare
Chamber of Commerce was held at
Barnes' Cafe on Monday evening
April 13th with about 40 members and
visitors present.
• Invocation was offered by Rev.
Albert Dawe and a good dinner was
served by Mrs. Barnes ancl a corp of
helpers.
The President introduced several
visitors then called upon Harold Fleming to act as toastmaster.
One of the negro boys from the U.
C. C. Camp Temple sang a number of
Negro Spirituals, one of which was,
"Were you there when they crucified
my Lord," which was very appropriate
to the season and was really appreciated.
Kenneth Barnes introduced a matter relative to the newly organized
House Car Association which makes,
trips around the State and country,
and made the suggestion that our
Tourist Park should be made adaptable to accommodate such travellers
when they come to our iCity. Some
improvement and equipment would be
required. The matter was discussed
at length after which a committee was
appointed to investigate the matter,
and report to the Board of Directors?
for immediate action if approved. Tho
president appointed on that committee, Kenneth Barnes, Jess Hampton
and John Asline.
J. A. White brought the greetings ot
Captain Baker the officers and men
of Camp Temple, and gave an urgeni
request to the members of the Chamber of Commerce to visit the camp, ask
questions, make suggestions and
especially to give the boys the glad
hand; because said he, we live in your
county and want tb be good neighbors.
Jos. J. Kitchin of the school faculty,
was introduced and gave a very interesting and helpful talk on the economic and political situation 0|f today as he conceived it to De.
His address was non-partisan In
character, revealing the situation, in
fact, as he saw it. He reviewed the
trends of certain enonomical and political tendencies. Certain factors are
oUistanding; for instance, increased
urbanization, that is more people going from the country, especially from
the farms to the city, there is an,
abundance of evidence that we are becoming more industrialized, we are
becoming more of a manufacturing
country than hitherto; then without
question there is the concentration of
wealth, destroying much of what we
have always regarded as equality ot
privilege and power.
Without doubt the next election will
bring out into the political field several groups, such as Conservative,
Liberal, Reform, Socialist and maybe
a few others. These questions were
very intelligently and forcefully
elaborated upon and proved the speaker was well acquainted with .his sub'
ject. Whatever may have been the
political party affiliations of the members they all got much food tor
thought from all that the speaker
said.
Between now and election day Mr.
Kitchin said, there is much for us to
think about and to settle in our minds
"before voting. A great applause of
appreciation was given the speaker
for his able address.
President Holbrook was called out
of the meeting and the vice-president
not being present, Harold ITlemlng
turned the meeting! over to the secretary who, thanked all who had contributed to the success of the meeting
arid declared the meeting adjourned.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION WELL ATTENDED
AT HARRISON TOES.
T. Carl f-Iolbrook Was Chosen as Chairman and Del-  ,
egates Elected
Pursuant to a call of the County
committee the 1936 ' Official Clare
County Republican Convention assembled at the Court House in Harrison at 8:00 Tuesday evening, April
3.4, 1936, there being a good representative attendance from all parts of the
county.
In the absence of the County Chairman, Alfred J. Doherty Jr.. the conven?
tion was called to order by the Vice
Chairman, Mrs. William Murphy of
Harrison.
After an official reading of the cal)
by the County Secretary, Gerald E.
Lamb, Assistant Attorney General T.
Carl Holbroojk, who had driven up
from Lansing was made Chairman
and Mayor Robert Brown, of Harri-
,'jon, was appointed Secretary.
Mr. Holbrook in his usual pleasing
and forceful manner explained the
principals upon which the Republican party expects to plan its campaign and asked for cooperatlo-n or
every Republican of Clare County.
In the business session the following delegates were elected to the
Republican State Convention; James
S. Bicknell, William Murphy, Hugh
Barnes, Harry Simpson and Jesse
Hampton and the following alternates
were elected; Leslie Leonard, Edward
Johnston, Peter Oman, Richard Emer-
sow and V. Eisenhauer. The sama
delegates and alternates were elected
to the Republican District Convention*,
both of which will be held at Detroit
Michigan, on Friday, April 24, 1936.
To be Postmaster
JUNIOR PLAY TO
BE PRESENTED
NEXTJTORSDAY
"You're the Doctor"" Three
Act   Comedy   Full   of
Thrilling Situations
A three act comedy, "You're thq
Doctor," will be presented by the Junior class Thursday evening April 23,
at 8:15 o'clock, in the high school
auditorium.
This play is filled with humor ana
odd situations, with Elmer, "Bud"
Anderson, as the leading'man, playing
opposite Doris Ramey, the young lady
that Neil Maxwell is trying to cheat out
of her just dues. Glen "Doc" Sanford
supports Bud, and for the villians' assistant we have Pedgrift as a crafty
Jewish lawyer.
Bonnie Spencer and Robert"HoIy"
Harriger get together to furnish several ludicrous moments, as do Francis
Green, Marshia Sutton, Lucetta "Dolly" Bowler, and Frieda Taylor.
Bud and Doc have a very trying
time with Byron Paxtop constantly on
their heels, and "with Holy and Freda
on his trail as well, Doc is kept in hot
water throughout the play, right up
until the final curtain is rung down.
Alger Brown and Bud have a terrible time over their respective names,
and finally George "Jiggs" Tope has
to come and help them get straightened out, and does he do it!
Yo,u will have the laugh of a life-
.time at the high school Thursday
night, so polish up the harness, wasn
•the old buggy, curry old Dobbin until
he shines, put on your Sunday-go-to
meeting clotheB, and come to town
for the funniest play that you've seen
in years!
Tickets are on sale at fifteen cents
for children and thirty cents tor
adults.
MRS. MARY HARRIS
SUCCUMBS AT SAGINAW HOSPITAL APRIL 5
Mrs. Mary Harris, of Saginaw passed away April 5th at the age of 58
years, 5 months and 13 days, after a
month's illness at the Saginaw General hospital.
She leaves her husband, Robert
Harris, son, Ervin Hall, an^-daughter, Mrs. Blanch Duguette, of Sag*-
inaw, three sisters, Mrs. Hattie Griffin, of Saginaw, Mrs. Carrie Dunlop,
of Farwell, Mrs. Mary Brown, of Saginaw, . two brothers, Joseph and
Frank Lagrow, of Farwell, and seven
grandchildren , and  many friends.
Funeral services were held last
week Tuesday at Saginaw and the remains taken to Farwell Wednesday
for interment in the Surrey cemetery.
Rexall lc sale ends Saturday night
According to newspaper dispatches
from Washington, D. C, Frank Jackson has been nominated by President
Roosevelt to serve as postmaster for
Clare.
Although the official appointment
had not been received by Mr. Jackson
late Thursday afternoon, it is believed that the reports are reliable ana
that the official appointment awaits
only the senate's approval "and time
for papers to arrive from Washington.
FIFTY-ONE HEAD OF LIVESTOCK DESTROYED BY RURAL
FIRE TUESDAY MORNING
UNITED STATES-
CANADA WEEK
APRILJ6-MAY 2|
Clare Kiwanis Club Making;
Special   Plans   for   Its    j
Observance
CLARE F. F. A. WINNERS
AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
GRAIN JUDGING CONTEST
The Clare chapter of Future Farmers emerged victorious at Central
Michigan Grain Judging Contest sponsored by the Agricultural department
of Central State Teacher's College at
Mt. Pleasant. This is the fifth consecutive contest that the chapter ha;*
won this year.
The Judging team, composed of
Wm. Moline, Kenneth Haines, and
Alton Arnold, were awarded the silver
loving cup offered by the Mt. Pleasant
Chamber of Commerce,
Teams from Greenville, McBain ancl
Mt. Pleasant finished second, third
and fourth respectively.
Alton Arnold finished second in the
individual identification.
The teams are now being groomed
for the State contest to be held at
East Lansing, May 7th and 8th.
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The Kiwanis Club of Clare will
take part in celebrating United
States-Canada Week on April 26, May
2, 1936. "All clubs in Kiwanis International will obseryo this occasion
and members will jciin in with Kiwanians of both nations," Tim Cotter,
president of the club,  states.
During United States-Canada Week
will occur the anniversary of the
signing of the Rush-Bagot treaty.
,This treaty has been the means of
keeping both countries in a condition
of unarmed friendliness. "It has
also kept the borders open and un-
tfortified for over 100 years with no
naval forces on the Great Lakes sufficient to be used in tim,e of war.
Kiwanians of both countries in
1925 erected the Harding International Good Will Memorial located in
Vancouver, B. C. It is one of the
permanent memorials of the service
organization which exemplifies the
gO|Od, will and friendship of the two
great nations.
The inscription on the Harding
Memorial, president Cotter says tells
a realistic story to. the world today.
During these troubled times when
nearly all the world is under arms
the inscription is worthy of repeating.
This inscription is, "What an object
lesson of peace is shown by our great
countries to all the world. No grim
faced fortifications mark our front-1
iers, no huge battleships patrol our
dividing waters, no stealthy spies lurk
in our tranquil border hamlets. Only
a scrap of paper, recording hardly
more than a simple understanding
safeguard lives and properties on the
Great Lakes, and only humble mile
posts mark the inviolable boundry
line for thousand of miles through
it'arm and forest.
"Our protection is in our fraternity*,
our armour is our faith, and the tie
that binds, more firmly year by year,
'is ever-increasing acquaintance and
comradeship through interchange or
citizens; and the compact Is not of
perishable parchment, but of fair ana
honorable dealing which, God grant,
shall  continue for all time."
Mr. Wehrly is securing a speaker
for this special occasion and the attendance committee and secretary are
hoping for a 100 per cent attendance.
ISABELLA-CLARE DISTRICT
TO BE REPRESENTED AT
GRAND RAPIDS MEETING
Several Scouters from the Isabella-
Clare District of the Valley Trails
Boy Scout Council will attend a
Regional Seminar at Grand Rapids on
April 21. Tjhis meeting is one of a
group Ojf seminars being held this
spring in Region 7. The program will
consist of Conferences and lectures
by Thos. J, Keane, National Director
of Senior Scouting; Dr. Loren Barclay, National Director of Activities;
Chas. N. Miller of the Division ot
Operation and Harvey Gordon, National Camp Engineer. All of these
men are members of the National
Staff of Boy Scouts of America in
New York City. The Seminar will be
In charge of Dwight N. Ramsey,
.Regional Excutive ojf Region 7. Chas.
A. Boyer, Field Scout Executive ot
,the Valley Trails Council will represent th© Professional Service of the
Council at this Seminar.
CITIZENS STATE BANK
TO MAKE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK
Every patron and friend, of tiio
Citizens State Bank of this City
should watch next weeks edition or
The Sentinel for an important announcement they expect to be able to,
make then.
This will be in the interest of every
depositor and patron.
CAMP HOUGHTON
LAK
IN R
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ACTIVE
STATION
Calvin Arnold, of Wise, Suffers $10,000 Loss in Early
Morning Blaze
Large   Quantity   of   Hay   and
• Grain Also Consumed. Or-,
igin Undetermined
One of the most disastrous fires to
visit this vicinity for some time, occurred Tuesday morning at the farm
owned by Calvin ArnoW, three miles
past of Clare on US-27 and one-half
south, when his barn and livestock
was destroyed by fire at about 1:00
o'clock a. m.
Mr. Araold had been plowing the
day previous and retired about 8:30
o'clock. At 1:30 the following mppa.-
ing he was awakened by Tony O'Mealey a neighbor, who had been disturbed by the light that had shown in his
bedroom.
The fire had gained such headway
that it was impossible to remove any
of the livestock therein, although several attempts were made. Twelve
horses including five brood mares, 34
cattle 12 being milch cows, all but
three purebred stock, and five pigs
perished.
Two horses, which had broken loose,
reached the outside of the burning
building where they fell exhausted
and were burned. Also 40 tons ot
hay, 170 bushel of barley 120 bushel
of certified seed oats were consumed.
The barn which was 40x92 feet, was
well built and double sided and waa
estimated to be worth at least $4,000.
Mr. Arnojld carried an insurance of
?2500 on the barn and i.1000 on the
personal. Tliis farm will be known to
many of our readers as the Arthur
Eiadley  property  at  Herrick.
Also   Protects   Game   and
Wildlife in State's Popular Streams and
Lakes
Camp Houghton S3-S was established in June 1933 in the Houghton
Lake State Forest about eight miles
south of Houghtojn Lake and just
west of US-27. - The advance detail
arrived from Camp Custer on June 0,
1933, and by June 20 the remainder ot
C. C. C. Co. 684 had arrived, the camp
was established and the field worK
bad been begun.
The camp itself was well situated,
sheltered on all sides by the State
Forest timber land and conveniently
located on au arterial highway. Three
buildings formerly used by the Forestry Division furnished the nucleus or
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METHODIST AUXILIARY
EASTER BREAKFAST
PLEASING OCCASION
Mrs.   Emma  Harris'  Home is
Opened for  Annual Event
on Wednesday Morning
Mrs. C. C. Harris' pleasant home
was opened Wednesday, April Sth for
the Methodist Auxiliary Easter breakfast. Promptly at 9:30 twenty-nine
members and guests found their
places at the beautifully decorated
tables. Vases of sweetpeas and the
handpainted programs, the handiwork
of our artist, Mrs. Mabel Mulder added the last word in spring beauty.
A dainty three course breakfast
was served by the committee, Mesdames Hilda Tibbils, Martha Bicknell,
Jennie Slentz, Daisley Goodman, assisted by Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Eunice
Phinisey.
Mrs. George Stanford led in singing
the doxology, and greetings were react
•from Mrs. S. Bogardus sojourning in
the southland, together .with her
Easter gift. Mrs. D. E. Mater had
charge of the impressive Devotions.
An Easter playlet, The Glory of the
Cross, was given by Mesdames Eva
Lowrey, Reva Maxwell and Nettie.
Holbrook. These young ladies in
their sweet girlish manner, brought
us the message anew, that Christ
Arose on Easter morn and that by
leading pure lives we can spread His
Gospel. The theme song led by
Mrs. Mulder, "In the Cross of Christ,"
was sung softly during the playlet.
A the close of the meeting the members of the Auxiliary marched arojund
the alter and laid their sacrificial offerings at the foot of the cross,
Mizpah was repeated fn benediction,
thus closing another pleasant chapter
in our Auxiliary program.
LEGISLATIVE HELP
NEEDED FOR PAVING
OFF FEDERAL HWYS
State  Funds  Inadequate While
Federal Aid Expenditures
are Limited
State Highway Commissioner Murray D. Van Wagoner is convinced
that the legislature, "Sooner or later"
will have to make some provisions for
a construction program on state
trunkline highways o,ff the Federal
system.
In a recent statement to a northern
Michigan delegation, the commissioner pointed out that no paving is now
possible on trunklines off the Federal
Aid system. State funds, are inadequate for tliis purpose while Federal
aid expenditures are limited to Federal Aid highways.
Three-fifths of all state highway
revenres are returned directly to the
counties. The balance is so obligated
by statute cr contract that the state
highway department has had less than
%'A,000,000 a year available for all construction, right-of-way, engineering
costs, and other costs incidental to
Federal programs.
Federal Aid allocations to the states
were resumed on the 1935-36 program
but were not made available unless
the funds could be matched by the
states. "To match these funds," Commissioner Van Wagoner said, "has required no£ only all of our balance of
state highway revenues but also very
rigid economies." These Federal Aid
funds have provided for paving on
Federal Aid routes.
Under the current Federal highway
relief program, county roads are
eligible for construction expenditures
,but not the state trunklines. Federal
regulations governing the program require that 25 per cent of the expenditures be made off the state system.
Mr. Van Wagoner said that improvements can be made on. the state
trunklines on the cooperative grading
and oil aggregate programs with the
works progress administration. These
programs do not permit paving because of the amount of funds required
for materials on such projects.
"As a result, the state trunklines
with heavy traffic counts are suffering," Van Wagoner said. "There are
no funds available for paving these
routes. The WPA oil aggregate program will take care of surfacing some
of the minor state trunklines hut this
type of surface is inadequate for the
more heavily traveled arteries.
CONSUMERS POWER USERS
For prqjapt ana courteous servlc«,
pay your light* and power bills at the
'citizens: &t&U Bank.     ,