1940-07-19; Clare Sentinel

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ONLY ONE PROJECT
ACTIVE IN FREE-
MAN-REDDINGF1ELD
Two Wells in  Wise Field
Completed With Good
Potentials
Only one project is active in Clare
county's Freeman-Redding pool this
week. It is Turner Petroleum corporation's No. 1 Vetr, located in the c
s% nw nw of section 35-19n-6w, Redding township. Turner has just spudded in on the Vetr,
Talbot Oil company remains shut
down on the No. C-2 State-Redding
test, ne nw se of section 32, at approximately 1645 feet.
GLARE, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1940
New Series Vol. 48, No. 41
PRIVATE LEWIS A. PRESLEY
ASSIGNED TO FIRST CAVALRY,
OLDEST REGIMENT IN ARMY
Two wells with good potentials, one
natural and one after acid, were completed in the Wise township pool of
Isabella county this week. Three
other wells were Hearing their Dundee
limestone objectives this week.
Best of the new producers is Mc-
Clauahan Oil company's and Burk's
White's No, 5 Nixon, located in the
nw se se of section 17-16n-3w« It
was completed with an estimated
natural potential of 300 barrels daily.
When first completed it flowed approximately 10 barrels an hour for
nine hours. It was then swabbed
and the flow increased to 18 barrels
an hour.
Cities Service Oil company finished its No. 3 Parsell, se sw se of
section 8, with an after-acid potential of 305 barrels for a 19 hour period. The well was completed at
3721 feet.
Cities' No. Lasher, nw nw sw of
section 28, is below 3000 feet at present, and Twin Drilling company's No.
1 Methner, nw sw ne of section 33,
a wildcat to the south of the field,
is below 2900 feet. This latter project is being drilled the entire depth
with rotary equipment.
J. "V. Wicklund's No. 1 Nelles, nw
sw se of seetion 21, was approximately 2900 feet Wednesday, and the
same operator's No. 1 Eberhart, located in the ne se ne of section 6-
16n-4w, Vernon township, is drilling
ahead of 1640 feet after changing to
cable tools at 1585 feet.
Cities is still drilling through a
bad hole at 1937 feet? on the No. 3
Allen, nw se ne ot section 17, and
American Drilling company is driving
pipe at approximately 154 feet on the
No. 1 Drake, se ne se of section 20.
Private Lewis A. Presley of Clare
Michigan, who enlisted in the Army
on June 3, 1940, has just completed a
short period of intensive recruit training. He is assigned to Troop "E" of
the First Cavalry, at Fort Knox,
Kentucky, Here *he will reeeive further training in the operation and handling of armored vehicles of war,
Troop "E" is one of the combat car
troops of the famous First Cavalry
which was organized March 2, 1833,
is the oldest regiment of Cavalry in
the United States Army, and the first
cavalry regiment to be mechanized. It
is also part of the new armored corps
which was recently organized.
STATE TAX LANDS
AUCTION BEGINS THIS
WEEK IN MICHIGAN
Former Owners Hare  Prefer*
ence at Sales Without Loss
of Mineral Rights
Disposal of 225,000 of the .more than
2,000,000 acres of land in northern
counties reverting to the state last
November will begin about the middle
of July, the lands division of the department of conseivation reported today.
Lands to be auctioned beginning
July 15 are those which former owners asked, within 30 days of their
reversion, be put up for sale. Public
auction of these properties, which include about 1,500 platted lots, will begin in a few upper peninsula counties
first, and will be held in courthouses
of other counties during the summer
and fall as records are completed.
Former owners have preferential
rights at the auctions, being able to
regain their properties with a twenty
per cent down payment and having
ten years to pay the balance, without
loss of mineral rights. Others than
former owners must pay cash and do
not get mineral rights. Minimum sale
price is twenty-five per cent of the
1939 assessed valuation.
Now ready for printing are revised
maps showing state owned lands in
the forty-seven northern counties.
Land use maps which will aid classification of the remainder of the 2,000,000
plus acres are still in preparation.
Regional meetings at which officials
of 150 northern municipalities are discussing local acquisition of tax reverted lands within or near their boundaries are now in progress.
200 MEMBERS AT
ODD FELLOW AND
REBEKAH PICNIC
Representatives of District
Twenty at Stevenson
Lake Sunday
Two hnudred members of the Re-
bekah and Odd Fellow lodges in District No. 20 attended a district picnic
held Sunday at the Ernest Irwin
landing on the south side ot Stevenson Lake. Delegations attended
from Brioton, Farwell, Clare, Coleman, Mt. Pleasant and Weidmau
lodges and visitors were present from
West Branch, Milbrook, Saginaw,
Manistique and Ithaca.
Following a bountiful picnic dinner
a program, highlighted by athletic
contests and a baseball game, was
staged. The baseball game between
a team from Clare and a team composed of players from Mt. Pleasant
and Shepherd was won by Clare 20 to
5.
Prize winners in the contest and
races were as follows:
Dart game for hoys under 15—
Wayne Smith, Weidman, first; Jerry Irwin, Clare, second.
Balloon blowing contest—Mrs. Walter Butts, Saginaw, first; Mrs. Ardis
Bowers, Mt. Pleasant, second.
Potato race for boys under 15—
Jack Rodabaugh, Clare, first; Bud
Rodabaugh, Clare, second.
Fat Woman's race—Mrs. Ernest
Irwin, Clare, first; Mrs. Frances Monroe, Manistique, second.
Sawdust penny hunt for boys and
girls under 10~-Bud Rodabaugh,
first, Jerry Irwin, second.
Girls race, under 15—Patsy Irwin,
Clare, first; Donna Rae Seeley, Mt.
Pleasant, second.
Boys race, under 15—Bob Philo, Mt.
Pleasant, first; Wayne Smith, Weidman, second.
Three-legged race boys under 15—
Junior Smith, and Curtis Hammond,
Weidman, first; Bob Philo and Bud
Rodabaugh, second.
Three legged race for girls—Ellen
Wilson and Mary Beth Doile, Weidman, first; Patsy Irwin, Clare, Ann
Seiter, Weidman,  second,
Russell Stanley Junior caught the
greased pig which was then given him
as a prize.
The next district association meeting will be held ar Brinton the third
Thursday in October, at which time
the election of district officers will be
held. Plans for all fall and winter
activities will be outlined at the
Brinton meeting.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
GOLF TOURNAMENT
HELD ATTWIN ELMS
Ladies From Six Cities M ake
Try for Championship
During Week
The Central Michigan Womens Golf
Tournament was staged in Clare at
Twin Elms this week. Qualification
day was Monday. On, Tuesday matches were started for the championship
title. Much interest prevailed during
these plays.
Thursday morning the consolation
match between Mrs. Lucille Haley,
Clare, and Mrs. Helen Hendershot,
Alma, determined the winner. In the
afternoon The Championship final
was played between, Mrs. Mary Brewer, Ithaca, and Mrs. Mae Rose Schul-
ler, of Portland. As we go to press
these results canuot be obtained.
Prizes for all matches will be presented to the winners at the close of
the  championship flight.
Wednesday evening, the visiting
ladies from out of town and several
members of the local golf team had
dinner at the Hotel Doherty with a
social hour afterwards.
Cities talcing part in the tournament
were Mt. Pleasant, Alma, Ithaca, St.
Johns, Portland and Clare,
A complete report will be given
next week.
Girls Softball
Team Opens Season
Tomorrow Night
The first of the scheduled girls
softball games will be played Saturday evening, July 20, at 9:30, when
the Citizens State Bank team will
play Sutton Sales, of Saginaw, on the
Clare  school diamond.
This will be a real game so plan to
see it. This team has been very active in the promotion, of Softball in
Clare and deserves the support ot
every fan.
The Citizens State Bank team will
play at Alma, on July 27, in the Republic Truck Reunion" Jubilee.
COUNTY BOARD
INVESTIGATES TAX
ASSN^CHARGES
No Irregularities Found In
Practices of
Officials
MICHIGAN BANKS
LOAN $900,000,000
DURINGMST YEAR
Business Firms Use  Only
One-third of  Funds
Available
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NATIONAL DEFENSE NEEDS
MEN NOW! BUSINESS MEN
CAN HELP WITH POSTERS
Business men can Help by placing
Army Recruiting Literature and Posters in or near their Employment Offices, in the lobby of their building
or other strategic locations where this
material will be read by those interested In the various branches of the
United States Army, • Write or call
Major Joseph L. Bachus, Detroit Recruiting Office,. 631 Federal Building,
jDfetroit, Michigartj •
Forty-eight per cent of Michigan's
commercial banks made more than
800,000 loans totaling over $900,000,-
000 to business firms and individuals
throughout the state during the year
1939, according to the second semiannual survey of bank lending activity of tie American Bankers Association made, public today.
The survey was participated in by
209 banks or 4S per cent of the 433
commercial banks of the state. The
209 banks reported that during 1939
they made:
406,069 new loans totaling $456,973,081
374,614 renewals of loans
totaling 384,033,245
21,204 mortgage loans
totaling 59,188,609
Members of the Clare County Taxpayer's Association appeared before
the Clare County Board of Supervisors, in June session, demanding the
investigation of various public offices
and the use of property of the Clare
County Infirmary and Clare County
Social Welfare Committee.
Chairman of the Board, John W.
Dunlop, appointed a committee to investigate the charges and submit a
written report to the Board of Supervisors and a copy of the report to the
Taxpayer's Association.
The official action, of the Board and
a copy of the report follow:
Harrison, Michigan,
June 27, 1940
The Committee appointed to investigate the petition made by the
Clare County Taxpayer's Association
submitted their report, same being
read to the Board by Chas. Van Blarcom, Chairman of said Committee,
Moved by Supervisor Woods and supported by Supervisor Empey that said
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CLARE SCHOOL
DISTRICT FUNDS
G00DJ0NDITI0N
School Board Officers Elected at Monday
Meeting
The annual meeting of the. Clare
Public School District was held at the
school building Monday evening, July
8th.
Secretary George J. White read his
annual" report, which revealed that
the financil condition of tlie school
district was the best at the present
time that it had been in years, and
that both the operating and debt
funds showed the largest balances
they had during the past several
years.
It was voted to raise six mills for
operating expenses and seven mills
for debt service, as has been customary in recent years.
Edward G, Johnston and Dr. F. W,
McKnight were elected to succeed
themselves as trustees.
The Board of Education met Monday evening, July 15th, for election
of officers.
All officers were reelected to the
positions they have efficiently filled
in the past, as follows:
President—Dr. A. E, Mulder
Secretary—George J, White
Treasurer—Edward G. Johnston.
Nominated State
Vice Commander
CONRAD WALKER
Nominated  Department Vice  Commander of Michigan at Tenth
District Legion Meeting
801,887 $900,194,935
The survey reveals that   business
firms in, the state are using only about
one-third of the "open lines of credit"
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KNOW YOUR BIBLE
CAMPAIGN TO BEGIN
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Daily Vacation Bible School to
Open  Here Monday
July 29th
OLD PLATES SHOULD
BE DESTROYED WHEN
NEW ONES ARE ISSUED
To Prevent Illegal  Use of Unexpired   Plates   by
Criminals
Harry F, Kelly, Secretary of State,
today warned car owners that when
they buy full year license plates to
replace half plates expiring August
31st, they must destroy the half
plates.
"The half plates are good until
August 31st", said Mr. Kelly, "and
unless destroyed might fall into improper hands and be used illegally on
other cars."
An earlier ruling by the department required full year plate purchasers to surrender half year plates
to the department, but due to inconvenience to great numbers of persons who neglected to bring old plates
with them the rule has been modified.
Instead, purchasers are being warned that failure to destroy old plates
might cause them trouble should the
tags fall Into the hands of criminals,
Mr, Kelly placed the full year plates
on sale at half price three weeks
earlier than last year, in an, effort
to expedite the re>licensing of 500,000
cars in the state, now operating with
first half tags, and. to stimulate the
sale of hew cars.
Sunday evening will mark the beginning of an intensive, "Know your
Bible," campaign, with the initial
showing of a beautiful illustrated lecture entitled the wonders of creation.
This series of beautiful and highly
colored stereoptican slides, which is
unquestionably the finest, most elaborate and technically perfect visual
Biblical production in existense has
been especially procured by Rev. A.
D. Telder for the Bible school period.
To young and old alike, this truly
marvelous presentation of the Bible
appeals irresistibley because of its
incomparable beauty its sympathetic
portrayal of human and spiritual elements and the reality with which it
endows Biblical history.
This crowning achievement of all
visual compositions On the Bible runs
in a series from Genesis to Revelation
and consequently in order to fully
enjoy them it will be necessary to see
the very first of the series beginning
Sunday evening and then continuing
Wednesday evening and each night
thereafter, except Saturday evening,
Until the close of the Bible school,
which will begin Monday morning,
July 29th, at 9:00 o'clock.
All services and also the Daily
Vacation Bible school will be held
in the large tent adjoining the church
to accomodate the large crowds who
are already registered.
The very successful Bible school
and Bible Mission campaign will close
at Gladwin Friday evening and the
tent and equipment will move to
Clare Saturday to be ready for the
services oh Sunday, All the seats in
the teat are free but none can be re*
served.
OIL WELL WORKER
BADLY BURNED IN
WISE JIELD TUES.
John Mitchell Extinguishes
Flames and Drives Two
Miles for Aid
LIBRARY ASSN.
ELECTS OFFICERS
MONDAY_EV£NING
Professional Book Reviewer
Enjoys Library During
Vacation
John Mitchell, twenty-five year old
oil worker, was badly burned Tuesday, when his clothing caught fire
while he was lighting a boiler fire at
McClanahan Oil Company's Leosh
well in the Wise field a few miles
southeast of Clare.
Mitchell rolled in the dirt to extinguish the flames and then drove
two miles to another well for help.
He was then taken another ten miles
to a Mt, Pie asant hospital, where
physicians reported that his condition
was serious.
The annual meeting of the Library
Association was held in the Library
rooms, Monday evening, July 15th.
After the various reports were
read and accepted, Mrs. Ethel Allen
placed the following names in nomination for officers for ensuing year:
President—Mrs. Frank Hochstetler
Vice President—Mrs. Jay Greea
Secretary—Mrs. Erwin Schelgel,
all of whom were elected.
Mrs. Clayton Neff, Mrs. Theodore
Bowler and Mrs. Kuno Hammerburg
will serve as directors.
The former board, with Mrs. Allen
as president, have made every effort
to have our Libraiy outstanding, and
with the addition of Venetian blinds,
new shelving, modernized desk, and
walls redecorated, it is a place wel:
worth your time to visit.
Mrs. J. K. Jackson, a professional
book reviewer of Kalamazoo, made
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CREDIT BUREAU MAKES
SURVEY OF BUSINESS
PLACES IN COUNTY
Clearing Bureau Representative
Calls on Business and
Professional Men
Mrs. Ruth Pyle, representative of
the Affiliated Counties Clearing
Bureau of Cleveland, Ohio, has been
busy during the past few days making
a survey of Clare county relative to
the organization of a retail credit system in this trade territory. The results of the survey have been very
encouraging and a large part of the
representative business and professional men have signified their desire
to cooperate in securing the credit
rating service of this company.
This service has proved beneficial
not only to the creditor, but to the
buying public as well, It makes it
possible for a person who pays his
bills promptly and regularly to
strengthen his position with the merchants and professional men who can
tell at a moments notice the credit
standing of the person requesting
credit, thereby eliminating bad credit
risks and making more good credit
sales promptly and pleasantly.
In order that the service may be
county-wide the information is placed
in the office of each client of the
organization. This eliminates the
necessity of using a phone to inquire
rating and at the same time makes
it as easy for the merchant who is in
the outlying districts to use the service &b those who have establishments
in the principal business centers of
the .county, '
MICH. STATE COLLEGE
RALLY HIGGINS LAKE
STATE PARK SUNDAY
Alumni Secretary Glen O. Stewart to Show Campus and
Athletic Movies
Alumni of Michigan State College
will rally at the Higgins Lake State
Park for a 'picnic dinner at 1:00
o'clock Sunday, July 21, to greet
Glen O. Stewart, Alumni Secretary
and Director of N. Y. A. student work.
In, addition to Mr. Stewart, Dean Ward
Gilther of the Veterinary division, and
Dean L. C. Emmons of the Liberal
Arts division, are expected to attend
since they have summer homes at
Higgins Lake.
The meeting will be open to all
graduates and former students of ten
counties in the 28th senatorial
district. However, summer visitors
in this area or anyone not receiving a
notice is asked to attend,
Mr. Stewart, who is starting his
fifteenth year in alumni work, is also
national secretary of the American
Alumni Council. Speaking last month
at the national conference in French
Lick, Indiana, Mr. Stewart told the
representatives of 165 colleges and
universities that in his estimation
"alumni work coneists of discovering
graduates and. former students who
manifest an interest in their college,
ahd capitalizing on this interest in,
building goodwill for the College."
Stewart Is a strong believer in visual
methods of keeping alumni interested
and each year carries to club meetings colored movies of the campus,
new colored slides or pictures of athletic Contests.
The picnic dinner is so planned that
everyone is asked to provide their
own table service, sandwiches, and
one main dish to pass.
The local committee has asked that
a card be mailed to L. H. "Dusty"
Rhodes, district Club agent at West
Branch, notifying him of the number
who will attend,
J. D. COFFMANS
WED FIFTY-TWO
YEARS JULY 8TH
Grange Members Surprise
Them at Houghton,
Lake Home
Members of Mt. Vernon Grange
surprised Mr. and Mrs. J, D, Coffman,
at their home at Houghton Lake,
Thursday evening of last week, the
occasion being in honor of their fifty-
second wedding anniversary, which
was on Monday, July 8. It was impossible for the members to go Monday night, so they postponed the surprise until Thursday evening. Mr. and
Mrs.. Coffman did not anticipate a
surprise party, and were surely "taken
off their feet" when the guests arrived.
Brother and Sister Coffman have
been members of the • Grange for a
good many years, and when they
were younger and lived, not so far
away, they never missed a meeting of
the Grange. They frequently attend
Grange meetings all over Central
Michigan and never miss attending
the State Grange.
The members arrived about 9:30
o'clock and were royally received.
They enjoyed the evening playing
cards and telling jokes and refreshing their memories about Grange happenings of the past.
About miduight Sister Coffman put
over the coffee and the members began to produce the many good things
to eat they had brought, and what
a feast they had. Among the various
things to eat was a large box, which
all noticed the worthy Brother and
•Sister watching very closely. They
were asked to open this box and there
was a large wedding cake very prettily decorated aud inscribed "Fifty-
second Anniversary." After all had
eaten their fill—and some a little
more—they presented Brother and
Sister Coffman with a beautiful floor
lamp.
The guests left for their home at
about 1:00 o'clock wishing the Coff-
mans many more happy wedding anniversaries.
Brother and Sister Coffman are living in their sunset years and cannot
get out to Grange as often as they
would like, and would appreciate a
visit from members of the Grange and
their friends in this community.
CONRAD WALKER
HONORED BY 10TH
DISTRICT LEGION
Local   Name   Nominated
State Vice Commander
Tuesday Nite
Last Tuesday evening the Tenth
District Associations of the American
Legion and American Legion Auxiliary, comprising twenty-three American Legion Posts and twenty Auxiliary Units in fourteen north-eastern
Michigan counties, held a well attended meeting at Midland, with 350
Legion and Auxiliary members in attendance,
Due to the fact that Conrad Walker,
of Clare, was a candidate for District
nominee for State Vice Commander,
an unusually large representation of
Clare members was present with Commander John W. Dunlop, Senior Vice
Commander N. L. Tibbils, Adjutant,
Alexander E. Wylie, Chaplain William D, Harger, Historian Jay O.
Bellinger and many other Clare members in attendance.
Opposed to the Clare Candidate for
District Commander for the year
1940, was Bennett S, Azer of Mio,
former Postmaster there and Tenth
District Commander for the year
1938. The election for this office developed into a spirited contest and
the local Legionnaires were happy to
see the Clare man win by a substantial majority.
The business session for the Legion was called to order in the Midland Legion rooms at 6:30 o'clock,
by District Commander Conrad Walker, assisted by District Adjutant
Omer Parents, of Clare, at bis station.
The most important matter to come
before the meeting was the election.
The first part of this order of business was for District Offices for 1941.
The District Commander appointed
two tellers, one of them being Martin
Loomis, of Clare. The Clare Post was
entitled to four votes, being the second strongest Post in the District in
membership, and the Clare votes were
cast by Alexander E. Wylie, Jay Q,
Bellinger, Martin Loomis and Leo E.
Oden, The election resulted in the
fdllowing^selections for next year:
District Commander—Edward J.
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MIDLAND MAN'S FACE
BADLY CUT IN AUTO
CRASH WEDNESDAY
Drivers Did Not Exercise Proper Precaution at Intersection
A Ford car driven by Russell L„
Elliott, 46, of Midland, and a Chevrolet car driven by Otto Haddix, 33, of
Gladwin, collided at the Elm Grove
interestction on the Beaverton road,
Wednesday afternoon,
Elliott suffered a badly cut cheek
and other cuts and bruises, while
Haddix and a companion who was
riding with him escaped with minor
injuries. The left rear fender of the Elliott car and the front of the Haddix
car were damaged.
According to the Sheriff's officer
who investigated the wreck, although
the Haddix car was traveling at a
higher rate of speed than the Elliott
car, each driver was driving too fast
to safely approach an intersection.
S. A. L. CONVENTION
OPENED AT MICHIB0ED
AT 4:00 P. M. TODAY
Local Squadron Represented .at
First State Meeting
At the first Sons of the American
Legion Convention, which will start
to-day at Michiboed, six miles west
of Allegan, the Clare Squadron will
be represented by three members.
Jerry W. Giers, Eugene Maxwell and
Alexander A. Wylie. The last two
named are the official delegates but
all three will take an active part in
the procedings. They will be accompanied by Gale Otis of Coleman who
will represent the Coleman Squadron.
The Convention will start at four
o'clock this afternoon, and after a dinner at six o'clock the first business
session will be opened and the evening will close with camp fire singing. Committee meetings will follow
breakfast tomorrow morning with a
second business session in the forenoon starting at nine o'clock. Tomorrow afternoon will be devoted to
sports with a third business session
following dinner in the evening. On
Sunday those present will attend the
church of their choice and a fourth
business session will wind up the proceedings.
This is the first S. A. L. Convention
to be held in this state and it is hoped
to make this the best ever held in the
United States. In years to come it
is expected that the S. A. L- will hold
a yearly Convention in this State
and the one which starts to-day will
in many respects be a model for
those which will follow. There are
now seventy-five active Squadrons in
Michigan and it is expected that most
of these will be represented at this
Convention.
CARNIVAL TRUCK DRIVER
ESCAPES INJURY WHEN TRUCK.
CRASHES THRU GUARD RAIL
A truck loaded with carnival paraphernalia, a unit of a carnival carasran
which passed through Clare last week
and, crashed through the guard .rail
of the highway passing around Dollar
Lake, Sunday, when the driver turned
from the pavement in an attempt to
avoid colliding with a car he mot on
the curve.
The truck rolled down the eteep
enbanRment, strewing its load ove* a
Butcher cattle    wanted—Young & -^de area, and caught fire.  The dr_*>
feighner Meat Market,
8t£
er miraculously escaped jtajurfc