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GLARE MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1937
New Series Vol. 45, No. 23
PERMITS FOR DRILLING IN BUCKEYE TWP.
CONTINUE AT HIGH
Isabella   County   Receives
Three Permits for Sherman and Lincoln
Townships
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Buckeye township's great new oil
play continued to maintain the weekly permit issue from the Department
of Conservation at a high level, receiving 10 of the 21 permits issued
•to the industry for the weiek of
March 3 to 10, 1987. Only one of
•these was for participation in the
smaller but rapidly mounting development in the lower Buckeye area in
section 35 for two diagonal locations
to the northwest of the Gordon Oil
company's producing Havens A-l in
section 36, Gladwin, • *
The remaining nine Buckeye Ok's
centered around the prolific producing area in sections 10, 11 and 14.
Four projects were given the "go"
signal in the discovery section of the
upper, Buckeye pool whose discoverer, J. V. Wicklund company, was also
authorized to drill on two locations
in the northwest quarter of section
H2. Section 14 drew one permit along
with section 5, which rated one in
the southeast quarter, two miles from
the nearest production on tha Mammoth Producing & Refining corporation's Jacab 1. Two more permits,
one each for Tobacco and Beaverton
townships, completed Gladwin county's draw this week.
Isabella county received three permits, two for Sherman and one for
Lincoln township. An inside location
in Sherman is to be drilled on the nw
SW nw of section 34 and three-quarters o"f a mile to the south a permit
has been issued for development on
the se se se of section 33. The last
mentioned test will be mid-way between the Sherman oil pool and the
extensive Broomfield gas play which
are Separated at that point toy less
than two miles of territory unexplored either for oil or gas. In Lincoln
township a wildcat in section 1, three
mifesi to the southeast of Mt. Pleasant, has been- issued a permit. Surrounded by large producing areas
on the rim of a circle more than 100
miles in diameter, the project wil)
still be far enough from the rim to
be classed strictly in the wildcat column.
Geneva and Jasper townships in
Midland county also rated one permit
each. In the Geneva area, in the vicinity of five producing Wells, a sixth
test has been authorized, and an edge
test On the southern rim of the strong
producing area in Jasper township
will be begun soon.
The remaining four permits issued
to operators in Grant township, Iosco
county; Winfield township, Montcalm
county; Ravenna township, Muskegon county; and West Branch township, Ogemaw county, complete the
list.
Fire Departmentjtghts Stubborn Blaze for Hours
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LECTRIC WIRING
MUST BE INSPECTED
AGAINSTDEFECTS
Fire and Accident Protection
Object of Inspection
Legislation
SATURDAY FINAL DAY TO
FILE STATE UNEMPLOYMENT
COMPENSATION REPORTS
THREE CHURCHES PLAN
ONION DEVOTIONAL
SERVICE MARCH 26TH
Business Places Asked to Close
For Brief Time on Good
Friday
Three of the local churches will
unite in a union Good Friday church
,• service, viz., the Methodist Episcopal,
thei Church of God and the First Congregational, The service will be held
_^i»^.n the M. E. church with a union
choir, rendering special musical num-
hers .
The ministers in session last Monday evening voted to ask the business men to. close- their stores from
1:15 to 3:00 p. m. and the service to
commence at 1:30 and to close at 2:45
p. m.
It is also the wish of the Pastor
that the people of the community Will
Seel free to enter the service at any
time when it isi most convenient for
them to dp so, and to leave when thay
feel it necessary, but to do so at the
interval between the different speakers so as 'to avoid unnecessary confusion and to aid in the true spirit <Sf
worship.
The general theme for considera-
.tion will be, "The Everlasting Cross."
Rev. Albert Dawe will speak on,
"The Cross in the early Centuries."
Rev. Geo. P. Stanford, "The Cross
in the Renaissance,"
Rev. M. L, VanHoose, "The Cross
in the Present,"
It is hoped that the residents     of
^...piare and community will look forward to this service and plan lor it,
that wet as a people ■will make     it
y worthy of the day and purpose,
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Have you anything to SHLL-^-Try
ia eittra Se&tinel liner next week,
The true reason for electrical inspection in Michigan as provided for
in Act 228 of the Public Acts of 1935
is continually being misinterpreted.
The provisions of the act require any
person doing electrical work for others, within the State of Michigan, to
hold an Electrical, Journeyman's License. It also provides that anyone
contracting electrical work within
the state' to hold an Electrical Contractor's License. These licenses are
obtained only by passing a rigid examination. There ia nothing in the
law that requires the owner who is
doing his work, to ,be tha holder of a
license. He must however, submit
his work for inspection the same as
though it was done by a licensed contractor. In such a case he muse not
call in a friend who is a handy-mnn
to help him, for the handy-man would
be violating provisions of the law.
An agreement either in writing or
verbal, is a contract, and' one who
ent.trs into a contract becomes a contractor.
In all cases the 'owe doing the Work
must make application for inspection,
and upon completion, the work is inspected by a duly qualified inspector
who has been accepted as such by
jthe/ iState Electrical Administrative
•Board.
The electriciaru's 'Hoyle' is the National Electrical Code of which the
1935 edition, is 'the latest. All work
must comply with the rules stipulated
in this code. Any handy man cannot
connect up a light and make it work.
This all looks simple, to the layman
until he tries to wire a house according to ths code and have it pas3 inspection.
Electricity is probably the most
dangerous force known to man. It
cam, however, he the safest force
known when properly installed and
maintained. Electrical fifes in the
homes come mostly from flatirons,
cords, over-fusing, and handy-man
wiring.
Adequate wiring ■ will eliminate
these causes of fires. Electrical inspection is solely*for the protection
of the property owners. One half of
the population Of the state have received electrical inspection for the
past twenty years. I .am now refer-
ing to the major cities in the state.
So after all, inspection in the state
is nothing new. It is just new to us
in the rural sections.
I would like to call your attention
to the wording of one paragraph in
a bulletin entitled "Wiring Your
Farm Home" which was distributed
by R. E. A. recently. '
"Make-sure the wfiring job is carried ouj» by competent electrical contractor, throughly experienced in
farm wiring. He knows how to lay
out ths technical details of a wiring
plan which will put the electricity
where you want it. When the job is
finished it should be checked by an
electrical inspector and =a certificate
of inspection obtained. This will insure your job meeting the requirements«_ the National Electrical Code,
the Underwriters^specifications and
any local Or State code, which may*
apply.   i_an't Forget The InspSetor." i
Employers in Clare and vicinity are
warned* by P. J. Wines, field representative of the Michigan Unemployment
Compensation Commission, that the
final date for filing their report forms
and paying" their 1936 payroll contribution is only a day off.
All employers, subject to the state
(ct, who fail to meet this March 20
deadline, face an interest penalty of
three-quarters of one percent per
month or a fraction of a month, Mr.
Wines said. r
Meanwhile Frank A. Picard, chairman of the Michigan Unemployment
Compensation Commission, has warned all "Michigan employers that there
positively will not he any further ex-
tention of the final date for filing
their state unemployment compensation reports after March 20.
LARMAN POST
REPRESENTED AT
BAYJITY MEET
Glare. Group Complimented
for Splendid Record in
Membership
Wednesday afternoon and evening
the Tenth District Association of the
American Legion and American. Legion Auxiliary met at Bay City with
one dozen people from Clare in attendance.
The business meetings of both organization were held in the Bay County! Court House with refreshments
and music preceding the opening of
the Auxiliary meeting.
At the meeting of Legion, which
was in charge' of District Committeeman, Lear J. Doherty of Coleman, the
Clare Post was highly complimented
for its splendid record in membership;-, one hundred and six members
having paid their dues here in 1937,
and for thei splendid progress being
made in the establishment of a Drum
and Bugle Corps! The District Committeeman announced that he had appointed Jay O. Bellinger of Clare as
District Adjutant for the balance of
the year.
It wasi decided that the next Dis^
trict meeting would ,be held at Mt.
Pleasant about the middle of April and
that on May tenth another District
meeting  would  be held at  Gladwin.
Following thei banquet, Which was
held in the West Side Masonic Temple, Carl H. Smith of Bay City was
introduced as Toastmaster, Principal
speakers included the -Legion. Child
Welfare Chairman Lloyd H, Jamieson
of Detroit, the Department President
of thei Auxiliary, Pearl Goetz of Monroe and the Department Commander
of the Legion, Guy M. Cox Of Iron
River.    Dancing followed.
Members of the- Clare Post and
Unit included Edith Gorr, Tyone Gorr,
Hilda Tibbils, Betty Walker, Blanche
Walker, Adelaide Wylie, Arieigb E,
Gorr, N. L. Tibbils, Conrad Walker
and Alexander __. Wylie. Among the
guests pssestent Were Sergeant and
Mrs. Lloyd 'Wagner of this city.  .
CONSUMERS POWER USERS
icor prompt ana courteous service,
pay your light aftd power bills at tta.
Citizens State Bank,
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
CHURCH DAMAGED
BY FIRE LAST SUNDAY
Blaze   Discovered   Shortly
Before Morning Services
•Were to Begin
The St. Johns Lutheran church on
north McEwan St., was the scene of
a >disastrous' fire last -Sunday morning a short time before members began to arrive for the morning service,
infesting a damage of about ?3,500,
Breaking'out shortly before 10:00
o'clock as tlie brick building was being heated for Sunday devotions, ths
blaze,- which is thought to have" started in. a pile of* pine wood stored near
the furnace, was not discovered until
heavy, clouds, of smoke began pouring from the windows.
Mrs. C. Binhammer, -wife of th3
pastor, .is reported to have been in
the church at about 9:45 tq prepare
for the services and had noticed no
sign of fire. |
The fire departmen| did an excel-
lept piece of fire fighting in saving
the building as the lflaze had crept
between partitions to jthe top of tha
building, where it spread throughout
the attic.
The damage was fully covered hy
insurance in the D. E. Mater and Art
Damoth Agencies and the repairing
and remodeling of the building will
begin at onca Members held a bee
Wednesday to remove debris and aid
in the rebuilding.
Services next Sunday will be held
as'follows: German service with
iholy communion at the parsonage at
the regular time 9:45.
English service will be held at the
Methodist church in the afternoon at
2:00 o'clock. During this period Sunday school in basement of the church.
BODY W BABL.
FOUND IN BOX
NEARJLADWIN
State   Police   Investigating
Say Death Was Due to
Strangulation
With a florist's flower box for a
coffin, the body of a new born, baby
was found dead in a ditch nearN_-lad-
win last Sunday afternoon..
Walter J. Hopson, of -Gladwin, discovered the box near a highway one-
half mile north and a mile and one-
half east as he was returning home.
Removing the cover therefrom, he
found the infants body wrapped in a
Detroit newspaper of February- 21st
The remains were in a good state
of preservation, due perhaps to the
cold weather of the several days previous.
Officials state that a knotted towel
in the baby's mouth caused the
strangulation^ In the box with the
baby was one wilted flower.
REV. ALBERT DAWE
OFFICIATES AT RITES
FOR CLOSE FRIEND
Rev. Albert Dawe was called to
Kalkaska last Friday to conduct the
funeral service for Mr. Wm. Hewitt
a very close friend and neighbor when
the Dawe's lived in that city about 10
years ago.
Mr. Hewitt was County Clerk for
over 20 years and for several terms
b eigne that was county , treasurer.
Mrs. Dawe Went along to the funeral.
The two families have for many
yeai's spent their slimmer vacations
together at Manistee Lake. The
Dawes returned Saturday morning.
MARTIN LOOMIS BUYS
RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS
SITE 0N-EAST4TH STREET
Mr. and Mrs, Martin Loomis have
completed the deal which now makes
'them the owners -of the residence
property purchased front- Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Wilkinson, on east Fourth
street. • The two families will move
as soon as the latter coifple find a
desirable location, •
Martin Loomis has also purchased
ths lot on the corner £aAt formerly
occupied, by .the DesOrineatt blacksmith shop attd we Understand he Will
build himself a modern ^machine shop
this spring.
[CLINIC BROUGHT
CITY FIREMEN ENJOY
ANOTHER SUMPTUOUS
FEAST AT BARNES CAFE     TO CLARE THRU
Last week- Thursday evening- the
members of the city fire department
enjoyed another of their sumptuous
chicken suppers, this time they having the honor of occupying the newly
built private dining room of the
Barnes Cafe for the first -time.
This room is built at the rear of
the tap room, but is served from the
main dining room. It is constructed
in the latest modernistic style and
over forty people can be comfortably
seated. The management of this
popular eating place can well' feel
proud of the results of their efforts
in furnishing Clare and vicinity with
an excellent place for private'parties,
and" gatherings. >
Following the report, the firemen
spent the evening in games and a
social time, retiring only to anticipate the arrival of another such event
in the near future.
URIAH S. PRINGLE
SUCCUMBS FROM
INJURIES IN FALL
Ninety-one Year   Old Pioneer  Laid  to Rest
Tuesday
Uriah G. Pringle was torn in Ontario Canada, March 14, 1846 and died
Saturday evening March 13, at eight
o'clock.
In 1878 he was united in marriage
to Laura V. Martin to which union
there Were born two sons and two
daughters, Mrs. Edna Jockwig, of
SaginaWi Mrs-. Myra Fosburg,,of Flagi-
maka; Wm. S, of Saginaw, and Frank
of Glare. There is also one Sister,
Mrs. Frank Laferty of Roundup,
Montana, and six grandchildren, all of
whom with the wife and mother survive  him.
Mr. Pringle was a pinoneer lumberman and farmer of this community
living near Farwell- for 50 years and
for the last 10 years lived On Pine St.
Clare. He was for many years a
member of the Masonic Order.
"Mr, Pringle Was just a few hours
short of 91 years old and has been
able to get around fairly well until
his fall and injury about two weeks
ago.
The following poem written by Mr.
Jas. A. Stanley, who was a friend and
neighbor for many yoars, was read at
the service.
The scenes of life are sometimes
drear,
And to Our eyes there  comes  a
tear.
But if in God our hope is stayed,
And at His. feet our burden laid,
The clouds are sure to disappear
.And from our ieyes He'll  dry the
tear.
The funeral services was held at'
the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
p. m. conducted 'by Rev. Albert Dawe,
Pastor of the First Congregational
church* and interment was made at
at the Farwell cemetery.
Six Masonic brothers of John    Q.
) Look Lo<feei No, 404 F. & A, M. were
pall-bearers.
CHRISTMAS SEALS
Sales   Allow Chest X-Ray
Examinations   Where
Necessary in County
Aiming at the provision of modern
tuberculosis protection for a group
most in nood. if it., a Christmas seal
clinic bring-ng ehiijt^ X-ray examinations to pe.sons in Clare County who
have bsen exposed to a ease of .active tubar-ulcsis will be held in tha
county on Wednesday, March 31st,
tlie "MicdtigaH ^Tflbe-cuiosis.* Association annox;n_cd Tuesday. The clinic,
to bo financed with' funds rcr'sed
through the sale of tuberculosis
Christmas seals, will be another step
in th_. thorough che.k-up of tuberculosis contacts that is being carried on
currently in the state by the Assoca-
tion. -
For the past several weeks arrangements for the X-ray examinations have been in progress. District Department of -Health No. 7, under the direction of Dr. D. A. Vander
Slice, is cooperating with ths Michigan Tuberculosis Association in the
task of rsach'ng all in the county
who have been exposed tc the disease.
All contacts known to either organization are being urged' to take advantage of the -opportunity to* "make
sure" about tivbercnlosis. Admission
cards have been distributed to those
who are to be 'examined and the Association has explained that because
of limited funds it Will be possible
snow to provide an X-ray only for
those who have been exposed to tho
disease. Officials of the Chris.tmas
seal organization were anxious, however, that any contact not reached
during the preliminary arrangements
communicate by mail at. once with
the Associa.t'on.'s office in Lansing, or
rejport for an interview whon the clinic is held,
Undertaken, following an extensive
survey showing the urgent need for
Contact examination in Michigan,
the Christmas seal contact clinics
are beting held this year in every part
of the state. In. ga their ing the names
of those Who have been exposed to
the disease, the Michigan Tuberculosis Association interviewed over six
hunderd sanatorium patients who
had come from areas in the state
where contact check-up is not as adequate as in counties' that own a sanatorium. It was found, that 2,961
others had been in close contact with
615 sanatorium patients—an average
of nearly five contact pen- patient.
More than half—1,703 in this small
cross section group—had never been
tuberculin tested or X-rayed.
"Such figures," said Dr. Bruce H.
Douglas, "show the great necessity
for the' extensive work the Michigan
Tuberculosis Association is carrying
on among the contacts in Michigan.
More than any other, group they need
a modern X-ray examination."
The X-ray in Ciare county will be
made with the Michigan Tuberculosis
Association's own portable- X-ray
unit. The films Will be referred then
to medical experts for reading.
NOTICE
Saturday*   March 27, 1937  is  the
last day for general* registration.
AleX Mclfinnon,  City Clerk..
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ANNUAL EASTER BREAKFAST
•Annual Easter Breakfast, M. E.
Auxiliary,- '' Saturday March . 20th.
at church parlors. Mrs. Mulder and
Mrs. Harris, hostesses.
BOTH PARTIES HOLD
CITY CONVENTIONS
AND WARD CAUCUSES
John W. Dunlop and D. W.
c Osborn Are  Opposing
Candidates for Mayor
According to their call, about 50
Democrats of the1 City met at the city
hall Monday night to nominate their
iparty candidates for city and ward
offices to be voted on at the electioa
to be held on Monday, April 5th. The
meeting was harmonious throughout
Avith'the following result:
City  Ticket
Mayor, D. W. Osborn
Clerk, E.. A. White.   Mr. White has
since withdrawn and the city committee has filled the vacancy with the
name of Jas. F. Goodnight.
Treasurer, A. Bruce Gibbs
Justice of -Peace, Chris  Smith.
First  Ward
Supervisor, Elmer L. Osborne
Alderman, John L. Jackson.
Constable,   Herman   Leis
Second Ward
Supervisor, Ernest Ramey
Alderman, Lewis H. Thompson
Constable,  Thos. Groves
Mr. Thompson has since withdrawn
his name.
Third  Ward
Supervisor, Omar Parent
Alderman,   Alfred   Doherty
Constable, Luman Wyman
JOHN W. DUNLOP
Republican Nomfnee" for Mayor
Tuesday evening over 350 Republicans gathered at the same place and
proceeded to fill thet'r ticket with.
candidates. The main contest was
•between Jesse Hampton and John W.
Dunlop for the offi6e of Mayor, the
latter winning the endorsement by a
-substantial majority. The remainder
of the city ticket was nominated by
acclamation. The result of the city-
convention and Ward caucuses fO_>
]oW:
City Ticket
Mayor, John W. Dunlop
Clerk, Alex McKinnon
Treasurer,  Jessie  Gibbs   '
Justice of Peace, Fred Hudson
First  Ward
Supervisor, Arden  Walters.
Alderman,  Joe  Cunningham
Constable, Ward Bobdy
Second Ward
Supervisor,  John Rodabaugh
Alderman, Frank Hachmuth
Constable, Arthur Lamb
Third  Ward
Supervisor, George Johnson
Aklerm.Jiiv   Thos   Holbrook
Constable, Kenneth Barnes.
The city comm'ttees elected for tha
ensufng year are:    Democratic, Chris
Smith, Mrs. Elmer Osborne, Mrs. 'I*
H. Thompson, D.   W. Osborne, E.   A.
v/hite and  Mrs.   Geo.  Johnson,   'Re*
publican,  Ira Richmond,    Kyle    Me«
Kinnon and Ed. Johnston.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
CLUB BOAST OF
SIXTY REW MEMBERS
Meeting Held Tuesday Night at
Doherty Office and Meetings Planned
The Clare County Young Detnocrata
elub met Tuesday night, at the John.
Doherty office. About sixty young
and enthusiastic people were signed
up as new members, and plans were
laid to organize a'series of meetings
In all parts of tha county, from now
until election.
Mr. Lial Cla.ushom, of Sheridan
township, Chairman of the club, appointed a committee to increase the
membership of the club to three
hundred. Francis McKenna, of Hamilton To'wnsliip,. Club Secretary, heads
the membership committee, Clair
O'Connor, club Treasurer reported a
comfortable cash balance on hand to
carry on all necessary work.
.A tentative schedule of the club'3
activities in the next-near future includes a party and dance at Frost'
Townhall Saturday night, Mareh 20,
a club meeting in Harrison on Tuesday night, Slai'ch 23, and full attendance at the- party in Farwell
Thursday night, March 25..
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