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Clipper The Weather READ BY MORE GARRETT PEOPLE THAN ANY OTHER PUBLICATION IN THE WORLD 1 1 Continued warm today. VOLUME LVII. NO. 78 GARRETT, DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA, JUNE 29, 1942 MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS ME ORDERED TO On Guard COMING EVENTS OF THIS WEEK Garrett. Clarence R.

Kuckuck, R. 1, Corunna. CLASS 2-B (Necessary to the war production) Homer A. Dickerhoof, Butler. McGuire is now an ensign in the navy and Craven is a second lieutenant in the medical corps.

ALL ADULT MALES TO BE SIGNED UP UNDER DRAFT LAW Legion Ready to Register Youths of 18-19 An addition of perhaps will be made to the DeKalb county selective service lists Tuesday when youths 18 and 19 years oi age register. This registration will complete the enrollment of all the male innab-itants of the county between the ages of 18 and 65. The number already signed up is 6.917, so that the total by Tuesday night will probably be nearly 8.000. This is a little less than a third of the total population of the county. The number who registered on the first day in October, 1910.

was 2,702. comprising men 21 to 35 years of age. In July, 19 41, 139 21-year-olds registered. J.aSt April 1,387 more registered, including those born from July 10, 1920, to Dec. 31, 1921, and those born from Feb.

17, 1897, to Oct. 16. 1901. The fourth registration last April for the men of 45 to 65 and the number listed is 2,689. Ordered to registe- Tues lay are those born between Jan.

1922, to June 30, 1924, inclusive. Those in the list who were born Jan. 1. 1922, to June 30. 1922, will be subject to military service at once and the others are to be called after they reach the age of 20.

The chief registrars v. il; deliver their cards to the county soard in Auburn Tuesday night and a report of the total number will be made to state headquarters The board will meet July 20 to place serial numbers on the ciras. In Auburn, registration will take place at the American Legion hciue; in Garrett, at the Americ.m Legion hall; in Waterloo at the public library; in Ashley at the town tall; in St. Joe at the town hll; and in Butler city at the schoolhouse. The hours are 7 a.

m. to 9 j. m. New Furlough Rule The county board has received complete instructions with reference to the" new regulation on furloughs for selectees, which becomes effective Monday and will apply in this county to the groups inducted in July. Heretofore, men called to the colors have been granted ten days' furloughs if they showed cause for such permits and paid their own expenses.

Under the new rule, they will be released for approximately fourteen days and the government will pay their travel expenses, excepting in those cases in which the men prefer to proceed riirect to a reception center. A furlough will he accomplished by transferring a selectee to what will be known as the Enlisted Reserve Corps and issuing an order recalling him to active service at the end of a period of fourteen days. The men will be sent in groups to the city in which their conscription board is located and from that point to the reception center, the army furnishing transportation, meals and lodging. One of the group will be designated as corporal to be in charge. The regulation provides that the furlough period may be extended or shortened by not to exceed two days in order to meet processing schedules at reception centers, or to prevent Sunday travel.

Farewell ceremonies may be arranged at the time a group departs for a reception center since all men in such grours will have been accepted for, military service and ordered to active duty. None will be faced with the embarrassment of returning home following such ceremonies. REPORT IN JULY FOR THEO. ARMY Draft Board Classifies 7 Others Orders to report in July Tor military duty were mailed Saturday by the DeKalb county selective service hoard to another large group, as follows Leon R. Harris, 219 S.

Wilson, Auburn. Kenneth K. Steward, 209 S. Ijams, -Garrett. Wilbur L.

Akey, Spencerville. Arthur B. Blevins, 333 W. 11th, Auburn. Keith L.

Brunkhart, 1335 S. Jackson, Auburn. Orlis O. Royer, Ashley. Lawrence E.

Healey, R. 1, Butler. Kenneth E. Barry, Altona. Carl W.

Duchow, Garrett. Arnold A. Reesh, 800 S. Guilford, Garrett. Joseph R.

Myers, 114 N. Walsh, Garrett. John D. Bonecutter, Waterloo. Carl R.

Clark, R. 1, Butler. Evertt E. Betz, R. 2, Butler.

Allen B. Fisher, Butler. Earl A. E. Morrow, Butler.

Lionel D. Fleming, 248 S. Center, Auburn. John A. Morrow, Butler.

Wayne O. Wilheim, R. 2, Waterloo. Jas. E.

Draggoo, R. 1. St. Joe. Bueford L.

Imhoff, Waterloo. Louis P. Helmick, Ensley Auburn. Joseph E. Bowman, Butler.

Walter E. E. Kammerer, R. 1, Co-runna. John F.

Holman, Waterloo. Richard Freeburn, St. Joe. Raymond A. Saxer, R.

1, Garrett. Orvil W. Firestone, Ashley. Wm. D.

Evanoff, Butler. Paul D. Krise, R. 1, Auburn. Bert V.

Sponhower, R. 2, Auburn. Harry A. Hamilton, Waterloo. Robert L.

Jennings, Butler. Chas. P. Hall, R. 1, Corunna.

More Men Classified The board also reported the following seven classifications: CLASS 1-A (Available for the army) Robert A. Garrett, 273 E. 7th, Auburn. Samuel O. Hadley, Ossian.

CLASS 1-C Already in the service) Walter C. McGuire, 702 N. Main, Auburn. Howard T. Craven, 6 06 S.

Jackson, Auburn. CLASS 2 -A (Necessary to the war production) Ralph H. Koepka, 119 Second Miss Meredyth Jane Young Man Wed One of the late June brides is Miss Meredyth Jane Clark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Chester Clark of 513 South Walsh street, Garrett, whose marriage to Royston F.

Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Lawrence of Detroit, took place Monday morning at 11 o'clock in the rectory of St. Joseph's Catholic church in Garrett, with Very Rev.

John G. Bennett reading the service. The attendants were a brother and sister of the contracting parties, Henry Lawrence of Detroit, and Miss Joyce Clark of Garrett. The bride wore a stunning street length frock of heavenly blue silk crepe. The torso bodice was trimmed in matching lace and had a shaped neckline and short puffed sleeves.

With her frock she wore a hat in pompadour effect, with natural swansona across the Her footwear and gloves were of a matching shade and Tier colonial corsage was an arrangement of swansona centered with a purple throated orchid. Miss Joyce Clark was attired in a yellow silk jersey dress with footwear to match and she wore gardenias in her hair. Her colonial bouquet was made up of white gardenias and swansona. The mothers of the principals wore summer frocks with corsages of gardenias and the men of the wedding party and the fathers wore boutonnieres of gardenias. Following the wedding service a breakfast was served at the Linder tea room in Kendallville, covers being laid for 24.

The table was arranged in a shape and was covered with a lace cloth. Huckleberry foliage was used on the table for decorations and a three-tiered all white bride's cake, adorned with wedding bells, centered the table. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence will leave later In the day by motor for a wedding trip to the Smoky mountains, the bride traveling in a silk and linen shantung jacket dress with white accessories and an orchid corsage.

They will be at home at 206 Tyler street, Detroit, after July 15. The bride was graduated from Garrett high school and International college in Fort Wayne. She was em- MONDAY Psi Iota Xi sorority. Monday evening at 6:30 at the home of Mrs. -Charles Swartout.

30S South Peters street. Dinner will be served, followed by a regular business meeting and installation of officers. The Past Chiefs will enjoy a picnic at Eckhart park. Auburn, Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock. B.

of L. Monday at 2. B. of L. F.

Monday at 2. Lions club, Monday evening at 6:30. TUESDAY B. P. O.

Elks, Tuesday evening at 7:30. WEDNESDAY G. I. Wednesday at 2. 0.

R. C. Aid. Wednesday at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. 'Gladys Wharton at 103 South Lee street and the members will leave promptly at 3 o'clock for a picnic at Eckhart park.

Bring your own table service. THURSDAY Emblem club. Thursday evening at 7:30. Circle No. 1 of the Presbyterian church.

Thursday afternoon with Mrs. J. E. Fisher, 619 South Franklin street. B.

of R. Thursday evening at 7:30. Viginti Matres club. Thursday evening at 7:30 with Mrs. Jacob C.

Renie at 909 South Randolph street. The East side Circle will be entertained by Mrs. W. T. Eagan and Mrs.

F. P. Cusack at the home of Mrs. Cusack, Thursday afternoon. FRIDAY Loyal Women's class of the Church of Christ, Friday evening at 7:30 with Mrs.

Clarence Krowl of 218 West Keyser street. American Legion auxiliary, Friday evening at 7:30. 1. O. O.

Friday evening at S. INCREASING THE POPULATION Recent births: A baby girl weighing 8 pounds and 4 ounces was born Monday morning at the Sacred Heart hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Warner of 1220 South Cowen street. A son weighing ten pounds was born Saturday night to Mr.

and Mrs. Lester Smurr at their home. 510 West King street. The baby has been named Don Lester. TEACHES AT HARVARD ENSIGN FRANK PARNELL OMOHUNDRO Being selected as one of twenty from a graduating class of 650 at the U.

S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. to teach in different universities. Ensign Frank Parnell Omohundro, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles P. Omohundro of 613 West Keyser street, has been assigned to the staff of Harvard University at Cambridge, for a three-month period. Seven ofi his classmates also were assigned 10 duties at Harvard. The graduating exercises at Annapolis were held on June 19. following the June week activities atj the academy.

Frank's parents and Miss Elizabeth Ann VanFleit of Garrett, and his brother. George Omohundro. a student and part time teacher at the University of Delaware at Newark, spent June week at Annapolis. In Garrett high school, from which he graduated in 1938, Frank distinguished himself as an honor student and football player. He was president of his graduating class and was a member of the football, wrestling and track teams.

Frank entered Purdue university in the fall of 1938 and was later appointed to the Naval Academy, entering the school in June. 1939. His fine grades in high school and college permitted him to enter the academy without taking the usual scholastic examinations. He was graduated with high honors and he received his letter in athletics, being a member of the varsity crew. He will come to Garrett in September on a furlough and then will be assigned to other duties by the navy T3" i'sr 8.

JOY RIDE PLUNGES YOUTH INTO TROUBLE Richard Imbody, 17, residing at 319 South Ijams street, Garrett, went for a joy ride in a handsome Buick car Thursday night, but the machine didn't belong to him and he wound up in the county jail in Aubur i. The Garrett police previously had some trouble with the youth. He had recently been employed at the Hi-Way garage in Garrett and he was directed Thursday evening to deliver an automobile belonging to Mrs. J. J.

O'Connor to her home on South Randolph street. However, the car and the youth vanished and a report was made to Chief of Police Oscar F. Fitch. -He broadcast the situation on the state police radio and some time later Walter Pepple of the Auburn police located the Buick, Imbody," another boy and an Auburn girl in the 100 block on West Ninth street. Imbodv said he had "made a trip to the lake." An affidavit charging Imbody with joy riding was filed in the DeKalb circuit court Friday morning by Prosecuting Attorney George E.

Mountz. with Chief Fitch as the complaint. The youth admitted his guilt. Judge Endicott sentenced him to 60 days at the state farm, but withheld judgment on condition that he behave well in the future. He was paroled into the custody of Mayor Fred L.

Feick of Garrett. The court prohibited the youth from operating an automobile. ASKS ALL WAR PRODUCTION EMPLOYES TO WORK JULY 4 Washington, June 27. War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson today asked workers in war production plants to keep at their jobs July 4 so "they will be acting in a spirit worthy of the men who gave this nation liberty and independence." LICENSED TO WED Lowell Stomm, 20, farmer, Corunna.

and Ruby Fee, 19, Hamilton. The groom's father, Voyd Stomm, gave his consent. John McClellan, 19, truck driver, and Ella Ford, 18, Auburn. The groom's father, John J. McClellan, gave his consent.

Clark and Detroit at St. Joseph's Rectory -y MRS. ROYSTON LAWRENCE Photo by Sheets. ployed in a secretarial position for a year and a half at the Bowser Co. in Fort Wayne prior to taking up her present duties as secretary to one of the officials of the Fisher aircraft division of General Motors In Detroit in September, 1938.

Mr. Lawrence was graduated from Northwestern high school in Detroit and studied products and Industrial engineering at the General Motors Institute, graduating in 1938. He attended Wayne University at Detroit, where he studied mechanical engineering, and he is now employed as a contact engineer for the Fisher body division of General Motors. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Lawrence and son, Henry, arrived in Garrett Sunday afternoon and a family dinner party, with the bride and groom as guests of honor, was given at the I Clark home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Giles Lash of Kendallville, Mrs. Lash being a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Clark, were among those present. (WNU Service) B. 0. PERSONNEL AND BUSINESS AT NEW HIGH LEVELS Garrett Monthly Payroll Now $200,000 Other cities and towns may be having payroll booms because of airplane factories, tank factories, ammunition plants, truck plants and gun manufacturing concerns, but in Garrett wages are skyrocketing primarily because of the tremendous increase in business of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, largest single employer of Garrett citizens.

C. T. Williams, local B. assistant superintendent, revealed in an interview Friday that approximately 700 people are now working on the Chicago sub-division, with a monthly payroll conservatively figured at $200,000. More thau 600 of these employes live in Garrett, an average of almost one out of every two family heads here working for the railroad.

Mr. Williams stated that employment and payrolls are at the highest level since the B. O. shops were moved from Garrett sixteen years ago. Transportation employes as a group are receiving almost $150,000 a month.

More than fifty men have been hired since the first of the year. The Akron division payroll for May amounted to $1,218,000, which was divided as follows: maintenance of way, maintenance of equipment, stores department. and transportation, $700,000. During that period, the division used 86,000 tons of coal, or enough to load a freight train more than 14 miles long comprised of 1,740 coal cars. The division hauled 1,087,000,000 gross ton miles of freight during May, which is an increase of 51 per eent over the same period last year and 12 per cent greater than last April; and 209,000 passenger locomotive miles were traveled, an increase of 20 per cent over the same period last year and Vz per cent greater than last April.

On May 11 of this year, the Garrett yards set a new all-time record when it handled 22,699 freight cars within the 24 hour period. Mr. Williams remarked that the business of the B. O. is increasing steadily every month and that all indications point toward traffic being heavier than ever during July.

A Garrett concern which will soon show a big increase in both employment and payroll is the Nature's Rival Co. A government contract recently received for the manufacture of mosquito bars for the army is expected to increase the company's personnel from the present 150 workers to 200 workers. The first sample mosquito bars were made a few days ago and production will get under way as fast as men and women can be trained. Other local people are finding employment in Fort Wayne war industries and the general outlook in this community is one of work for everybody. A survey of the retail stores usually elicits the remark, "Business is good." In all probability, Garrett's major business setback because of the war will be the closing of the Creek Chub Bait factory on July 1.

The WPB had previously ordered all manu facturers of artificial fish lures to cease' manufacturing June 1 in order to conserve steel being used for trimming baits. However, an extension was granted to continue operations during June. The company has appealed to the WPB for permission to use its estimated six months' supply of materials, but no word has been received from Washington. BIG CROWDS ATTENDED "HOLLYWOOD PREMIERE" "Hollywood Premiere," staged under the auspices of the Garrett Tri Kappa sorority at the Gala theatre Thursday and Friday evenings, played before capacity houses both nights. The sorority reports that the affair was a financial success.

The feature picture was "Young America" starring Jane Withers, and Jayne, Owens took part as the guest star of "Hollywood Premiere." Other people of Garrett and vicinity also impersonated movie stars. After much fanfare of the "stars" arriving at the Gala theatre, a stage show was presented on the theatre stage. Those who took part in the performance included: Charles Priest! of Auburn, who tap danced several individual numbers as well as a duet tap dance with Eileen McClintock of Auburn; Mrs. Robert Geyer of Fort Wayne, modernistic dance; Gloria' Kramer of Fort Wayne, tap dance specialty numbers; Mrs. Robert Young, an interpretation of a jitterbug dance as it was performed in 1924; Patricia Gelhausen and Vincent Zecca, modern jitterbug dance.

Those who sang while impersonating movie stars were: Joyce Clark as Dorothy Lamour; John Gordon as John Boles; Jerome Heinlen as Lanny Ross; Mary Micu as Carmen Miranda; Mrs. Claude Fisher as Kate Smith; and Audrey Lazenby as Deanna Dur-bin. Eloise Grogg of Auburn, played the accordion. Other impersonations were: Mrs. Young as Gene Tierney; Joyce Barnes, Shirley Temple; Roger Gordon, Ray Milan; Roger Gelhausen, Charles Boyer; Ana Williams, Simone Simon; Patricia Costin, Paulette Goddard; George Hidy, Mickey Rooney; C.

L. Wilson, Lewis Stone; Buelta Fenster-maker, Ann Miller; Cathleen Connor, Hedy Lamarr; Edward Symon, Clark Gable; Kathryn Miller, Anita Louise; Nick Sarpa, Victor Mature; Faye Kalafat, Kay Francis; O. B. Rose, Charles Butterworth; Herbert Klee-mann, Errol Flynn; Yvonne Fetter, Greta Garbo; Walter Kail, Bill Deetz and Bob McCullough, "The Meredith Walter, "The Joan Carper, Ruth Hussey; Vincent Zecca, "The Candy Mary Milks, Claudette Colbert; Daryl Dalrymple, Rudy Vallee; Mrs. Kenneth Pickering, Mae West; and William Scott of Auburn, as Rochester.

Mayor Fred L. Feick presented the "key to the Miss Owens. Mrs. J. W.

Thomson and Miss; Eleanor Souder were the piano accompanists for the various numbers. Mrs. Ross P. LaRue, president of the sorority, was the general chairman for the production. Miss Joan Umbenhowcr gave a "thank you" speech for Tri Kappa and members of the sorority acted as ushers.

Mrs. Ross P. LaRue, president of the sorority, was general chairman for the production, and members of the Borority acted as ushers. MARY MAGNUSON CLAIMS HER MATE SLANDERED HER Asks Divorce; Other Marital Cases Filed Her husband cursed her and slandered her, humiliating her in the presence of friends, Mary Emma Magnuson of 401 East High street, Garrett, alleges in suing Harold E. Magnuson in the DeKalb circuit court for a divorce.

The plaintiff also says the defendant refused to talk to her for weeks at a time for no apparent reason and that he was quarrelsome from the time of their marriage. He ordered her to get out and not return, she adds. The court is asked to adjudge her the owner of half the household goods and to restore her former name, Mary Emma Blackburn. She is represented by Brinkerhoff Brinkerhoff. Cruelty Charged Mozelle Griffith of Altona, Friday dismissed her divorce complaint against John L.

Griffith in the DeKalb circuit court, but -has already filed a new suit. The new complaint says that the couple married July 2, 1934 and parted last Tuesday. The plaintiff alleges that her husband frequently became intoxicated, that he struck her violently and that he used abusive language towards her. The plaintiff, who operates a grocery store, asks the court to award her the custody of the child, John Lee, 4. She also demands $500 alimony.

Her attorneys are Atkinson Sanders. Misconduct Alleged Her husband falsely accused her of associating with other men, Nelly Burns alleges in filingjn the DeKalb circuit court a cross-complaint for a limited separation for two years from Clarence R. Burns, a railroad employe living at Spencerville. Mrs. Burns also claims that her husband, whose age is 20 years, was himself guilty of misconduct.

She adds that he nagged her and deserted her without means of support. She claims that she worked to provide for herself, earning $20 a week; that her husband put a chattel mortgage of $200 on some of their household goods in order to pay for damage to an automobile and that he sold this furniture to pay the mortgage. She asks that she be adjudged the owner of the remainder of the furniture. The couple married Dec. 10, 1939, and parted last April 5.

In the divorce complaint that Burns filed recently, he charged that his wife cursed him and told him she intended to leave and not return and that he should get a divorce. Disclaims Paternity Resisting a citation for contempt on behalf of Floyd E. Freece, Attorney Howard S. Grimm made the (Coatinued on last page) Just received a car of Marne premium stoker coal. Superior Coal phone 283.

LICENSED TO WED Gerald Glenn Kimes. IS, and Betty Jane Young. 17, Spencerville. The mother of the groom. Viola May Hay.

and the mother of the bride. Mrs. Floyd Young, gave their consent. Robert Chas. Kaiser, 20.

Bryan. and Ruth Jennette Capp, 22, Butler. The groom's father, S. Kaiser, gave his consent. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for their many kindnesses and flowers during our recent bereavement over the loss of our mother, Mrs.

Ida May Myers. We especially wish to thank Rev. C. G. Adams and the ladies of the Methodist church who sang.

CLARENCE A. MYERS. HOWARD E. MYERS. The Tri Kappa Sorority wishes to sincerely thank all the members of the cast fer their fine work in the Hollywood Prcstiere.

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