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CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING,, FEBRUARY 2, 1940
New Series Vol. 48, No. 17
D BUILDERS
OF 10 COUNTIE
MEET IN CLAR
Clare County Commission
Hosts to Commissioners
and Engineers
Clare County Road Commissioners
Sam Bruce, Wm. E. Bowler and Richard Emerson were hosts to the Road
Commissioners and Engineers of the
ten counties comprising the 28th Senatorial District at their January luncheon meeting at the Hotel Doherty
Thursday, January 25th.
Following the luncheon the thirty
guests took part in a general discussion of the problems confronting the
commissions of the several counties in
the district.
Snow removal and ice hazzards are
the major problems at this time of
year. Regardless of the fact that by
some peculiar twirk of nature Clare
county is not eligible for State aid for
snow removal, the local road commission endeavour to keep the county's
900 miles of county highways free of
snow at all times. Practically every
mile cf road in the county is cleared
of snow following heavy snowfalls, the
same day, and the occasions are few
and far between that every mile is not
cleared by noon of the second day.
Ex-Senator Ben Carpenter was a
guest and spoke briefly to the road
men.
CLARE YOUNG MEN BROUGHT
BEFORE JUDGE RAY HART IN
CIRCUIT COURT MONDAY
Gerald Hodges, 21, was released on
his own recognition, as was Ben Tom-
aski, 17, of Clare, charged with breaking and entering and entering, respectively, when they were arraigned Monday morning in Circuit Court, before
Judge Ray Hart.
Charles Little, 17, of Clare, who
was also charged as a party in the
same case, pi ead not guilty, and his
trial was set for the next session of
Circuit Court, when the above mentioned will return for a disposal of
their cases.
Pansy Snider was granted a divorce
from Franklin Snider in Circuit Court
Monday morning.
M EHRHARI
CALLED TO GRE4
OND MONDAY
CLARE HOSPITAL
AND HOTELS GET
GIDEON BIBLES
Dedication Service Held at
Hotel Doherty Last
Sunday
The Gideon Rally was hrought to a
fitting close last Sunday afternoon
with a testimonial dinner at the Doherty Hotel, enjoyed by seventeen
members of the Gideons from Bay
City, Saginaw, Grand Rapids and local
pastors.
After the dinner local folks came into the spacious dining room and enjoyed the fellowship in the form of
singing of hymns and reports by the
Gideons who had been assigned to
the various pulpits in and around
Clare, Rosebush, Farwell and Coleman, at the regular morning services
for the purpose of telling the story
of the work of the Gideons, which is
composed of Christian commercial
men who have been placing Bibles in
hotels, hospitals and prisons since
1S0S.
A duet was appropriately rendered
by Mrs. Elsie Pillsbury and Mrs. Lucy
Rank, who had often taken part in
Gideon Rallys in the city of Detroit
in former years. Remarks of ap-
rl preciation were also made by Rev. R.
O. Thompson pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Rosebush, Harry Cleveland, pastor of the Clare Church of
God, and Rev. A. D. Telder, pastor of
the Clare Baptist Church.
The service was climaxed by a
prayer of dedication offered by Mr.
Geo. Hedberg of Bay City, for the 113
large Gideon Bibles which were artistically arranged on the buffet in the
form of a. cross. The Bibles were presented by Holland Severance, president of the Saginaw Valley Camp of
•the Gideons, and were accepted for
the Doherty Hotel by Harry Wehrly,
manager, with a few fitting words of
thanks and .appreciation of the great
work of the Gideons. After the service Bibles .were distributed to Clare
County General Hospital, The White
Hotel and The Clare Inn. The members of the Gideons left for their
Jiomes happy in the thought of a task
well done, since now every school
room and public room in Clare county has a Gideon Bible available.
Funeral Services Held From
Thurston Funeral Home
Thursday P. M.
Mrs. Eva Fredrick Ehrhardt, a highly respected resident here for the^past
fifty-five years, passed away Monday
evening at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Howard Brown, on East Fifth
street, following several months illness.
Mrs, Ehrhardt was very favorably
known by the entire community and
will be greatly missed by the many
friends she has made during her long
residence in this city.
Funeral services were held from the
Thurston Funeral Parlors Thursday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with Rev.
James A. Rogers officiating. Interment was made at Cherry Grove cemetery.
The life history will be published
next week.
BIRTHDAY BALL
SUCCESSFUL HERE
TUESDAYEVENING
Generous Response Swells
Local and  National
Paralysis Funds
The annual President's Birthday
Ball, held at the City Hall-Memorial
Building Tuesday evening, was an outstanding success both socially and
financially.
Mayor and Mrs, John W. Dunlop
led the one hundred couples present,
in the grand march at 11:30, highlighting a most enjoyable evening.
The Star Dusters, Clare High School
orchestra, with Miss Marybelle Ford
as vocalist, furnished the music and
proved that we need not go out of
Clare to find high class dance music.
Paul Lowrey chairman, assisted by
others of the decorations comittee,
was In charge of the beautiful and
well planned decorative scheme.
Mrs. Neva Stanley led the ticket
committee in ticket sales.
Early reports indicate that all activities affiliated with the ball were
very successful, with outstanding incidents in different parts of the county.
A complete report will be published
next week.
PIONEER VERNON
TOWNSHIP TEACHER
PASSESjAWAY M0N.
Services Held for Mrs, Agnes Orcutt at Sacred
Heart Church
Reed City Team
to Play in Clare
Hi Gym Tonight
Yes Sir! The Reed City basket ball
team is coming here tonight to attempt to retaliate for the drubbing
they -received at the hands of the
Clare Pioneer squad early in December,
When the locals visited Reed City
they got up steam after a half time
tie score and piled up1 a 35-27 Win.
Would ypn like to know what they
are going to do about it tonight? Well,
we would too, and when the opening
whistle, blows in the Clare High
School gym, at 7:lS;tnis Friday.evening, wo Willi be there to find out,. The
team would appreciate it if you were
there too.   Let's gp{ ...;..*
MRS. CATHERINE
HICKEY PASSES
FRIDAYMORNING
Rev. Fr. Stanley Morrison
Sang  Requiem   High
Mass Monday
The community was saddened Friday morning by the passing of one of
its most highly respected elderly
ladies, Mrs. Catherine Hickey, at her
late home in this city.
Catherine Ann, only daughter ot
Jeremiah Callahan and Margaret
Corcoran Callahan, was born in Ash
township, Monroe county, Michigan,
March 17, 1856. She departed this
life Friday morning, January 26, 1940,
at her late home on Beech street.
She married James Hickey in Monroe county on February 5, 1878, and
to them were born nine children, Ben
and John, who preceded their motner
in de ath since the passing of their
father in 1921; and George, of Boyne
City, Mrs. Rose Genung, of Scottville,
Mrs. Elsie O'Brien, of Wayne, Mrs.
Mildred Peters, of Detroit, and Alfred,
Imogene and Emerson, at home. The
family were at home these last weeks
to care for her.
Mrs. Hickey and her husband came
to Clare in 1893 and the family have
since resided here.
Her last brother, John Callahan, of
Midland, passed away three months
and one day before her.
The funeral was held at St. Cecilia's
Roman Catholic church Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock, Father Stanley
Morrison singing the requiem . high
mass, John Hall singing the responses,
his mother accompanying him at the
organ. Interment was made In the
family let in the parish cemetery.
The many beautiful floral pieces
and spiritual bouquets bespoke the
tributes of the esteem of her many
friends.
Mrs. Eugene Conderon and Mrs.
George Egle, of Monroe; Mrs. Anna
CoOns, Mrs. Walter Beckwith, Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon Callahan, Mrs. Arlene
Smith,' Mr. and Mrs!. Dean Walker,
pf Midland; Mrs. D. Thayer and Mrs.
H. Egts, of Marion; Mr. and Mrs.
Chas, Quinn, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Bush, of Lansing; Glen Genuflg and
son, Wendell, of Scottville; Dan
O'Brien and sons, Bernard and Jerald,
of Wayne; Dr. G. D. Peters, of Detroit; Miss Alice Gibbons, of Roscommon; Miss Rose* Levine, of Mt. Pleasant; and Mrs. L. H. Moon, of Rose-
hush; were in attendance at the funeral from out of town.
Mrs. Agnes McManaman Orcutt, a
former teacher in the one time Indian
school at Mt. Pleasant, died Monday
at St. Mary's hospital, Saginaw, after
a major operation. She had been ill
since last summer and had entered
the Saginaw hospital on Christmas
day.
Many years ot her early life had
been spent as a successful teacher in
the rural schools Pf Vernon township,
Isabella county, and also at Baldwin
and Coldwater, Michigan.
When the government school for
Indians at Mt. Pie asant was closed,
Mrs. Orcutt moved to Millerton,
Oklahoma, where she continued teaching in Wheelock Academy, an Indian
school for girls. She had been principal of that school for twelve years,
when illness overtook her.
Mrs. Orcutt, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas McManaman, was
born in Vernon township May 25,1889.
She le aves besides her husband,
two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Quigley, of
Saginaw, and Mrs. Hugh Boyd, of
Fort Defiance, Arizona; and five
brothers, William, Edward and James,
of Mt. Pleasant, John, of Sturgeon
Bay, Wis., and Leo, of Detroit.
Funeral services were held at 9:30
o'clock Thursday morning, at Sacred
Heart Church, Mt. Pleasant, with Rev.
Frs. Leo Farquharson, Donald Farrell
and A. Tomaszewski as celebrants.
Burial was made at St. Henry's cemetery, Vernon.
REV. H, B: JOHNSON    ,;
UNDERGOES OPERATION
LAST WEEK THURSDAY
Word was received by friends in
Clare last Friday that Rev. H. B.
Johnson, of Oxford, and for many
years pastor of the congregational
church' of. this city, had underwent an
operation for appendicitis,; at the Lapeer hospital the day previous.
According to reports the* appendix
had been ruptured and gangrene had
set in, but as we go to press the patient is resting nicely. •'.?■'■• •
The- Sentinel join's' wjth'fH, B's,
many Clare friends in wishing him a
speedy recovery,        ...."*'-■ ;
MINSTRELS WILL
MAKE MERRY,AT
SCHOOLJEB. 13
Clare's Best Musical Talent
Will "Roll'em in
the Aisles"
RABBI LOUIS WOLSEY
TO SPEAK ON MESSAGE
OF ISRAEL PROGRAM
To Be Heard Over NBC Blue
Network Commencing
Tomorrow
Several unique features have been
arranged for the minsti*pl show planned for Tuesday, February 13, in
Clare High Schpol Auditorium. Have
you ever seen, heard, or heard'about a
"pop bottle Octet?" We'll wager you
haven't. Eight little men and eight
little bottles with flashlights will give
you music out of the mbuths-pf eight
Coca-Cola bottles. *
Those who .have heard Jack Hall
sing know a treat is here for all. Dex
Elden will be featured and .how he
can vocalize. Seven 'girls, Elaine
Frey, Lucille Cregaer, Frances Morgan, Marybelle. -Ford, Phyilis • Sherwood, Joy Groves, Margey Parish, will
give that old-new number, "Oh! John-
.ny." In return, six boys, George Parent, Danny Burdo, Neal Joslin, Sidney Court, Donald Durilop, Zane Walters, will compliment the-girls with,
"I Love the Ladies."
Those end-men J Good Old Shinola!
(Mr. Austin Francis Bates, in a world
premiere, prevue, etc.) Happy little
Lopear! ( Mr. Richard "World History" Wysong), Sweet L'le Inky-
Spotty! (Brother Paulinius Lowreyus,
Artiste DeLuxe). Sour Big "Wobble
Jaw!"- (Master Ronald Br^wn, just a
Senior).   Will *they-wow^'em'?'
Among the good old tubes which
will please all are, "Take Me to the
Land of Jazz," "Old Kentucky Home,"
"He'd Have To Get Under," "Beer
Barrel Polka," "Oh Johnny," "Sweet
Sue," "Swanee River," "Good Morning," and of course, "The Darktown
Strutters' Ball."
Remember the night: February 13,
The cause: the bus fund. The cost:
not very much.,. The'fan: plenty.
Spend Twenty-five of Fifty
Wedded Years in This City
MR. AND MRS. MILO MYERS
Myers families gather at parents home here, to help them observe golden
wedding anniversary Sunday
COUNTY HEALTH NURSE'S
OFFICE NOW IN LOCATION
VACATED RECENTLY BY ERA
The County Health Nurse's office
•was* moved' Mgnjlay from its location
over the City Bakery to the offices in
the southwest corner of the first
floor of the City Hall building, formerly occup-ed by the ERA.
Tho Nurse's office will be open each
week day from 9:00 a. m. until 5:00
p. m., with an office girl in charge
whenever available. County Health
Nurse Miss Martha Knecht will make
an effort to be in the office personally
each week day afternoon from 4:00
until 5:00 o'clock.
ANNUAL LINCOLN
DAY DINNER HERE
NEXT THURSDA
Butcher,, cattle  .wanted-'-Yourtg ,,&
Feighner Meat Market. %t&:
.     :   fLVERNOK DANCE
A dah.ee and'card party will be held
at' the. Mt«--Verhpn< Grange hall Wed-'
npsday'evening* February 7th. All axe
■incites*/i .'.-.■.' '.-•--;
Dr. Louis Wolsey, rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, will
be guest speaker during February on
the Message of Israel program.
The devotional series will be presented each week at 6 p. m., CST,
over the NBC-blue network. Rabbi
Jonah B. Wise of Central Synagogue,
New York City, will open each program in Radio City before it switches
to Philadelphia for Rabbi Wolsey's
talk. .
The Philadelphian will- discuss the
following subjects: February 3, "Eye
for Eye"; February 10, "Lincoln Belongs to Every Church"; February 17,
"Rearing Children Without God"; and
February 24, "Give Me Friendship or
Give Me Death." ;
Rabbi Wolsey was formerly a Clare
boy and'is a graduate of the-local
school, Those who have known him
or have made his acquaintance on his
visits to Clare will be particulary interested in his broadcasts.       ■
.REBEKAH BAP SALE
The Rebekahs will holdi-a bake sale
this Saturday, February 3, at Mor-
ganfs Grocery.    *./,<"   ■•-, ;.■ *;:,..,*:.■   '•:.,
DOHERTY TRAVELERS
IN ROSCOMMON INDEPENDENT TOURNEY
Play Scheduled  for Thursday,
Friday  and  Saturday,
February 3-9-10
The Hotel Doherty Travelers bask'
et ball team played the Harrison Independents, at Harrison last evening,
and next Thursday evening, February
8, they will compete in the Roscommon Independent Tournament.
This tournament is of three days
duration, February 8, 9, and 10, and
the Travelers will be fighting to be
in there all three nights.
Regular practice sessions are being
held every MPnday night at the local
high school gym, and all players graduated from high school are invited to
come out for practice.
The team is rapidly getting into
shape and can be depended on to give
a good account of itself in the coming
games.
Child Health
Ass'n Meeting
Next Wednesday
On Wednesday, February 7, at 8:00
p. m., the Clare County Child Health
Aassociation will hold its monthly
meeting at Davis School in Winter-
field Township.
The meeting will open with the regular business proceedings, a few
numbers hy the children and a lecture
by Dr. Ralph Sachs, the Ophtham-
ologist for the Children's Fund. Dr.
Sachs has been-working with children
for a number of years and understands the difficulties encountered in
correcting eye cPnditions. The topic
for his lecture will be "The* Eyes*
Their Care and Treatinerit."
. Every parent is encouraged to attend this meeting and learn- how1 they
can copperafe. to. help preserve the
visiptt Of their children**.
• Don't £oi-get/the; dMe!■-;.February 7*
SitO p..in., Davis school. *;•,■':/ ■ ru;"
Attorney Genera! Thomas
Read Among Speakers
of the Evening
Representatives from the ten counties of the twenty-eighth Senatorial
district will gather in Clare for their
annual Lincoln Day dinner Thursday
evening, February 8th. The banquet
will be served at the Memorial City
Hall at 6:30 o'clock, followed by a program of entertainment and public
speaking.
Mayor John W. Dunlop will welcome the distinguished guests and
visitors.
Vocal selections will be rendered
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MYERS CELEBRATE
GOLDEN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY SUN.
Forty  Relatives of Clare
Couple Join Them at
Home Here
DR. RALPH SACHS
TO TEST CHILDREN'S
EYES DURING FEB.
To Make Special Study of Eye
Conditions in Pre-School
Children
During February Dr. Ralph Sachs,
Ophthornaloglst for the Childrens'
Fund of Michigan and working
through the Tri-County Health Unit,
Will be in Clare County to test the
eyes of those school children whom
the teachers have refered and whose
parents are unable to pay for the
service.
At this time Dr. Sachs is making a
special study of eye conditions in preschool children and every parent or
teacher who is aware of pre-school
children whose eyes need attention
should get in touch with the county
nurse or school commissioner as soon
as possible. These appointments
should be made ahead of time as it is
often difficult to work them in if
they are made too late and we are
anxious to serve as many people as
we can and need the service.
Relative? to the number of forty
gathered at the home cf Mr. and Mrs.
Milo Myers SUndiy, Jaiiuay "28th, to
commemorate the passing of the
fiftieth milestone of their wedded life.
A lovely dinner Was served at noon
with the table decorated with white
and gold and centered with two large
wedding cakes and beautiful bouquets
-o*f flowers, which; were among the
gifts'
Following the dinner, Rev. Chas.
Klein'uardt commented briefly on, the
interesting events of the honored
guests," lives and extended a few well
ehesen words of congratulations'.
Wayna Pitts and Robert Owens, a
grandson of the Myers, played and
sang "Oh Promise Me," and Ramon
Stanley, a great grandson played two
selections on the piano accordian.
Mrs. Ruth Roberts, a daughter, read
a pceni in tribute to her parents,
which she had composed.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers then opened the
mauy be autiful and useful gifts they
had received, and feelingly expressed
their appreciation.
Open house was held during the
afternc-on and scores of friends and
neighbors called to extend their congratulations.
Mr. Myers was born in Ohio and on
January 30th, 1890, was married to
Miss Nettie Mull, of Montcalm county,
Michigan, by Rev. Gecrge Stone of
the German Baptist church, in his
home near Sethton, Michigan.
They made their home in Ohio for
two years, then moved back to Michigan, where they since have resided,
living in Clare the last twenty-five
years. He was an employee of the
Clare County Savings Bank twelve
years.
Mr. Myers is the oldest of a family
of fourteen children, all of whom are
still living with the exception of one
brother, Joseph. Mrs. Myers has two
brothers, one living in Lansing, the
other residing at Dallas, Texas.
This well known and highly respected elderly couple are remarkably active for their advancing years and are
looking forward to many more pleasant wedding anniversaries.
Among the re latives present were
three daughters, Mrs. Stanley(iof Harrison, Mrs. Earl Owens, of Gilmore
township,. and Mrs, Loris Roberts, of
Gladwin, and their families, including
ten grandchildren and five great
grandchildren. Three of Mr. Myer's
■brothers, Jake and Ervin, of Arthur
township, and Frank of Harrison, were
also present,
One grandson, Leonard Stanley,
wife and two children, of Lansing,
.were the only members of the immediate family who. were unable to attend.
WISE TOWNSHIP'S
SOUTHWESTERN TEST
PRQVES_AJAILURE
Ramey's No, 2 Now Near-
ing Completion; Derrick
Being Set on Others
No completions were reported in
the Wise township pool of Isahella
county, although the area still continues to be the hottest spot in central Michigan at the present time.
At least nine projects are in an active
drilling stage while more than a dozen
others are being rigged up preparatory to spudding in.
Disappointment was registered in
the southwestern sector of the field
when Cr'ydeh Petroleum corporation's
No. 1 Morrison test, an extension test
located in, the ne nw se of section
29-16n-3w, drilled through the Dundee
limestone without a show of oil. It
is to be plugged and abandoned.
Nearest in line for completion In
the Wise pool is Cities Service Oil
company's No. 2 Ramey, located in
the se sw nw of section 28. At midweek operators Were drilling ahead of
2574 feet on the Ramey. The same
company's No. 2 McNerney was expected to start up with cable tools
this week after being rotated to 1515
feet. The McNerney is located in
the nw sw sw of section 21.
Meanwhile rotary equipment has
been moved to the No. 1 Carpenter
se ne nw of section 20, and more
than -500 feet of hole has already
been made. Rotary equipment is being rigged up on the Cities' No. 2
Tubbs, nw sw se of section 17.
Gulf Refining company, is drilling
ahead ef 2100 feet on the No. 2 Reed
sw sw nw of section 16; •„ and the
same company's No. B-l Reed, sw nw
nw of section 16, is below 100 feet being roxated down.
J. V. Wicklund Development company is expected to case six-inch this
week 03 the No. 1 Busch, se sw sw of
section 9. .
DOW CHEMICAL CO. SIGNS
CONTRACT FOR PIPE LINE
• The Dow Chemical Co. Tuesday
awarded a contract for the construction of 55 miles of welded gas-pipe to
the' Gentry Engineering Co., of Jack-
Sdtt.
Construction on- the line, running
'between "the 3?ow Plant and. the "Temple oil field, Will start at once*    . **
SENTINEL LINER HELPS
RALPH EVERT FIND DOG
Ralph Evert, pf Saginaw, lost a
valuable dog while * hunting north of
Sanford and inserted a- lpfit liner in
The Sentinel one week. He traced
the dog to north of Coleman and secured it i Saturday, Sentinel liners
surely; Qd get results.
NEW OIL WELL
COMPLETED IN ..,
REDDING FIELD
Pure Oil's PetrowechefFs
No. 2 to be Completed
By Mid-week
One new well was completed in the
Redding pool of Northwestern Clare
county this week and a second was in
a completion stage. Both are projects
of the Pure Oil company.
The Pure's No. 2 PetroWecheff, c
s^ sw nw of section 34-19n-6w, Redding township, bottomed hole at 3931
feet and encountered a natural pay of
approximately 250 barrels daily. Operators were afraid the drilling had been
carried too close to the water level
and a plug back of about two feet was
to be done this week.
Meanwhile, the same company is
completing its No. B-2 Bicknell, c s%
sw nw of section 27-19n-6w, with final
drill is expected before midweek.
Those were the only projects being watched this week in the field
proper. However, Sun Oil company's
wildcat test, more than two miles to
the northeast of the pool, drilled
through unproductive Monroe limestone this week, encountering water at
a total depth of 3926 feet.
It is possible that operators may
plug the test back to the Michigan
stray where a small show of oil was
logged as drillers headed for deeper
strata. This statement could not be
confirmed yesterday.
Dr. C. C Denham
to  Visit Rural
and City Schools
Dr. C. C. Denham, of the Interstate
Narcotics Association, will be in Clare
county from Monday through Friday,
February 5th to 9th, and will spend,
his time in the rural and city schools,
giving chalk talks on the evils of
tobacco and alcohol.
Dr. Denham gives blackboard illustrations of his talks that the younger pupils of the schools may understand the lectures as well as the older
pupil3.
.During the past few weeks Dr. Denham has visited all the 'schools of
Isaoejla, Gratiot aud Midland counties.
His first appearance in the city
schools will be at the Harrison schp'pl
Tuesday morning at 9:00 o'clock, followed by visits to the Farwell school
-Thursday afternoon at /1:30 o'cloqlf,.
•the* Clare school Friday morning at
8:30 o'clock, and the rural schools
intermittently. ;\
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