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MIT Read By More Garrett People Than Any Other Publication In The World THE WEATHEH Cloudy and mild. L'tI I VOL. LXVII No. 44 GARRETT, DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 19, 1953 MONDAYS and THURSDAYS i I i la A i Improving Ethiopian Grain With U.N. Aid Lions Club Hears Of Flexible Products Co.

Icy Streets Cause Three Accidents Here 3 Townships Consider School Consolidation More than 250 persons attended a public meeting at St. Joe Tuesday night to discuss possible consolidation of the Newville, Speneer and Concord township schools. DeKalb county Superintendent of Schools Hess presided at he meeting held in the St. Joe high school gymnasium. In addition to residents from the three townships who attended the public meeting, several from Jackson township were there.

Inheritance Tax In Estates Is Fixed By Court Inheritance tax reports were filed in 19 estates during the last term of the DeKalb circuit court in Auburn with the heaviest levy, $2,371.86, assessed against the estate of the late Bertha M. Swift of Butler. Inheritance tax was assessed a-gainst 11 of the estates. In eight others, no tax was levied. Net value of the Swift estate was $48,437.19.

Heirs included a brother, Weir W. Kepler and a sister, Gertrude B. Hood, Pairings Listed For Sectional Tournament The Garrett Railroaders will meet the Angola Hornets in their opening game of the Auburn-Gar-rett split sectional basketball tournament, according to pairings made at Indianapolis Wednesday and announced Thursday morning by the Indiana High School Athletic Association. The tourney gets under way next Wednesday and a special edition regarding the tourney will be published in Monday's Garrett Clipper. The draw puts Garrett and Auburn playing in the same bracket at Auburn.

The Red Devils meet Hamilton in the first game at Auburn. In the lower bracket at Garrett all the schools are competing against natural rivals. The pairings follow: AT AUBURN g.jum.yiiui. in mi'J j- Prt: i 7 7-. -yV" 7777 7.7:7 7.77:7.7:7.7-2 i a rA i St.

I rr r5 -J Sty-, i -fA ---M 4 FINDING OUT about Ethiopian grain is Michael Miller (center), a Canadian agronomist. Mr. MUIer, who is shown with his assistant (left) and an Ethiopian farmer, holding: a basket of grain, is a member of a team sent by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization to advise Ethiopia on improving its grain crop. i iaaedduia rr in Hold Meeting This Tuesday County Assessor Elmer O.

Likens of Auburn notified elected township assessors and trustees who assess in other DeKalb county townships to appear in Auburn Tuesday, Feb. 24, for a meeting on valuations for this spring's assessments. George F. Gable of Fort Wayne, field representative of the state tax board, will direct Tuesday's meeting in the assessor's office in the court house in Auburn. The meeting starts at 10 a.m.

The meeting on Feb. 24 was decided following a meeting of assessing officials of 11 Northeastern Indiana counties held Tuesday in Fort Wayne. Attending the meeting in Fort Wayne with Mr. Likens were Mrs. Effie Tryon of Rt.

1, Auburn, Union township assessor, the deputy Union township assessor, Mrs. Vel-ma Fox of Auburn, and seven of the township trustees who assess in their districts. Mr. Likens said valuations placed on personal property for the most part reflected the same figures as last year with the exception of a downward trend in livestock prices. The conference Tuesday was held in the Allen county Superior court No.

2 courtroom. Mr. Gable and Herbert Holmes of Peru, state board representatives, presented the board's views on assessing problems. Eleven counties were represented at the meeting: DeKalb, Allen, Wells, Adams, Huntington, Whitley, Elkhart, Steuben, Kosciusko, Noble and LaGrange. Personal Property Valuations The valuations placed on personal property follow: Work horses $40 and up; race horses with records, $500; stallions and mares, $250; drivers and saddlers, $100 and up; ponies, $50 and up; mules, $40 and up.

Registered cows and bulls, $250; good cows and bulls, $150; common cows and bulls, $100; stock and fat cattle, 70 per cent of market value as of March registered milk cows, $250; good milk cows, $150; common milk cows, $100. Registered sheep, $30; common sheep, $15; wool, 70 per cent of market value; goats (milk), $10. Registered brood sows and pigs, $100; registered brood sows, $70; registered male hogs, $60; common brood sows with pigs; $70; common brood sows, $50; gilts, $40; stock, fat and common male hogs, 70 per cent of market value. Light chickens, $6 per dozen; heavy chickens, $8 per dozen, ducks, $1 per dozen; geese, $1 each; turkeys, $3 each; guineas, $3 per dozen: silver and black foxes per pair, 70 per cent of market value; rabbits, $8 per dozen, mink, 70 per cent of market value, and chinchillas, $50. Grain and seeds, 70 per cent of market price; clover, timothy, alfalfa, soybean, mixed hay and straw, 70 per cent.

Maple syrup, $3 per gallon; sorghum molasses, $1 a gallon; potatoes and apples, 70 per cent of market value. Ice, 50 cubic feet per ton, peppermint oil, 70 per cent; bee stands, illuminated billboard, $50; bill boards not illuminated, $30 each; bill boards embellished, $100; diamonds, $200 a carat; law books, $1 a volume. Autos at 70 Per Cent As has been customary in the past, the same depreciation schedule for evaluating household furniture and appliances will be in force. Automobiles again will be assessed at 70 per cent of the "Red Book" value and farm equipment at the implement book loan value. Three Persons Fined In Garrett Court Three fines were levied at the regular session of the Garrett city court Monday afternoon by Judge Patrick J.

Purdy. The first defendant was Harold Wayne Cox of 355 East Gertrude street, KendaUville, who was charged with disregarding the stop sign on Quincy street at Randolph street Feb. 10. He was fined $1 and costs of $6.75. James Richard Johnson of Fort Wayne was fined $5 and costs of $10 for pubUc intoxication.

He was arrested early Saturday morning in the lobby of the Garrett hotel. Samuel Farrar of 411 North Randolph street, Garrett, pleaded guU-ty to a charge of pubUc intoxication and paid a fine of $5 and costs of $10. He was arrested Sunday night in the 100 block on North Randolph street. John Simon of 106 North Peters street, who was scheduled to appear for failure to observe two stop signs in Garrett Feb. 14, was unable to be in court because of illness.

He wiU be arraigned next Monday afternoon. Ladies' permanent pleated Orion skirts, $3.88. Landy's Icy streets caused three automo bUe accidents in Garrett Tuesday, one of which resulted in the injury of James Cole, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Cole of 208 South Peters street, Garrett.

Austin Van Houten, 46, of 123 East King street, Garrett, was driving a 1951 Chevrolet 4-door sedan west in the 300 block on West Houston street at an estimated speed of 15 mUes per hour. The little boy was being pushed on a sled in the same direction by another youth. Suddenly the sled veered out in front of the car. Just as the machine came to a stop the front end of the car struck James in the top of the head. He was taken to Sacred Heart hospital and it required four stitches to close the wound.

The boy is now at his home and his condition is reported as good. The time of the accident was at 5 p. m. Two automobiles collided at 11 p. m.

at the intersection of Ijams and Houston streets. DuWayne E. Ste-man, 17, of 1219 South Union street, Auburn, was driving a 1947 Chevrolet tudor belonging to his father, Charles. The youth was traveling east on Houston street. Floyd J.

Johnson, 18, of 215 South Guilford street, Garrett, was driving a 1948 Chevrolet tudor belonging to his father, Stephen. Floyd was traveling south on Ijams street and because of the icy pavement neither car could stop in time to avoid a collision. Damage to the Stemen car is estimated at $250, while damage to the Johnson car was only $25. The third accident occurred at 4:10 p. m.

Paul W. McCosh of 602 South Main street, Auburn, was driving a 1947 International truck belonging to the Turney Coal Co. of Garrett. He was traveling west in the 100 block on East Quincy street and Gerald Kleeman, 26, of R. 1, Garrett was following in a 1952 Plymouth 4-door sedan.

Police report that McCosh made a jog to the left and then turned right into a driveway. Kleeman thought that McCosh was' going to turn left and attempted to pass the truck when the coUision occurred. Damage is estimated at $10 to the truck and $85 to the Plymouth. Waterloo Farmer Dies Following A Stroke A lifelong resident of the Waterloo area, Seymour Fisk, is dead at the age of 88 at his farm home, located a mUe and a half north of Waterloo. Mr.

Fisk suffered a stroke of paralysis two and a half days before his death at 2:30 p.m. Monday. He was born north of Waterloo on April 22, 1864, the son of the late John and Emeline Smith Fisk. He married Miss DeUa Mcintosh in Waterloo on Oct. 20, 1902.

Mrs. Fisk passed away on Jan. 20, 1951. Mr. Fisk was a farmer.

Survivors include two chUdren, Mrs. Jerry Hamman of Waterloo and Harry Fisk at home; one grandchUd and two great-grand-chUdren. Mr. Fisk was a member of the Gleaners. The body was removed to the Ettinger funeral home in Waterloo for burial preparations and wUl remain there for funeral services which wUl be conducted at 2 p.m.

Thursday. The Rev. Frank Engle, pastor of the First EUB church at Waterloo, wUl officiate at the services and burial wUl follow in the Waterloo cemetery. County Public Funds Allotted To Banks The DeKalb county commissioners met Monday afternoon in Auburn as the county board of finance and aUoted percentages for deposit of county funds. Percentages awarded to each of the five banks in the county were based upon the total resources of the bank, less the amount of public deposits on hand.

The board of finance also aUoted the Auburn State bank 62 percent of the county clerk's deposits and the City National bank of Auburn the remaining 38 percent The Auburn State bank also got the biggest share of the fund deposits, 38 percent. Last year, the bank was awarded 40 percent. The City National bank was given 24 percent compared with 22 percent in 1952. The 19 percent awarded the Garrett State bank was the same as last year. The Knisely National bank of Butler was aUoted 13 percent, compared with 12 percent last year, while the Citizen's National bank of Waterloo received six percent compared with seven percent in 1952.

INCREASING THE POPULATION A recent birth: A daughter weighing 7 pounds and 14 ounces was born Monday night at 10:13 to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Johnson of 915 East King street The baby has been named Lisa Ann. NOTICE the Garrett poUce have 3 boys and 1 girl's bicycles. If same are not claimed within 30 days they wUl be sold.

Police "Our aim is to stay small, to be flexible, in order to serve all industries," the Garrett Lions club was told Monday night by the guest speaker, Ferdinand Thurman, founder and president of Garrett Flexible Products, 1101 South Peters street Mr. Thurman told the lions that the company, which he started in 1947, has grown from a building 30x40 feet in size to one approximately 50x125 feet in size. The rapid expansion has been accomplished because of the invaluable help of a lot of citizens, including K. P. Sithen, contractor, and J.

D. Brink-erhoff legal advisor. Mr. Thurman stated that he was employed for five years by the Auburn Rubber Co. before he went into business for himself and that the late David Sellew and Clarence Bogear of that company have been especially helpful.

The prime product of the local "concern is rubber mechanical goods used in the automotive and electrical industries. The company handles small orders of from ten to a hundred pieces. The company designs its own parts, Mr. Thurman went on, and compounds its own rubber materials. "This is more or less a pilot plant," said Mr.

Thurman. "When our product meets the customer's approval, the product is taken elsewhere for mass production. We deal in natural and synthetic rubber. We bond this material to steel, aluminum, glass and other metals. Rubber products are used in practically every line of manufacturing, and our purpose is to serve the needs of all kinds of manufacturing industries.

"Our aim for the future," the speaker concluded," is to produce hollow items and to do experimental and research work for general industry." World Prayer Day Is This Friday Friday, Feb. 20, has been designated by the national Council of Church Women as the annual World Day of Prayer. Services in Garrett will be held in the Baptist church at 2 p. m. and will be conducted by Mrs.

Norman Funk, assisted by members of all local protestant churches. It is hoped that on this day particularly members of all de nominations will unite in prayer. This year's worship theme will bei "Walk as Children of Light." Each year the program for the World Day of Prayer, stems from one country but it flowers in the hearts and lives of God's children all over the world. It is hoped that those who participate in the serv ice on each World Day of Prayer will so stretch their minds that they will be able to understand something of the joys and sorrows, the longings and sufferings of others. Let us, then, welcome the message as it comes to us from Africa this year in the thoughts and words of native Christians, students, missionaries and others.

People all over the world will be praying in hundreds of languages and dialects and our community will be a part of it Former Local Resident Dies At South Bend Arthur F. Smith, 72, of South Bend, a former resident of Garrett, died at 4 a. m. Tuesday at his home. He had been ill for a few years and seriously ill for one month with a heart ailment.

He was bort in South Bend and was married to the former Ada Clark of Garrett. He formerly owned and operated the Drug Store in Garrett, which is now owned by Ralph E. Smith. Mr. and Mrs.

Smith left Garrett many years ago and he was a manager for Hook's Drug Store in South Bend until two years ago when he retired due to failing health. Surviving besides the widow are three daughters, Mrs. Gilbert Sheibley of Defiance, Mrs. Le-Roy Newcomb of North Liberty and Mrs. Darrell Weaver of Babylon, N.

Y. There are seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Final rites will be held Thursday at 2:30 p. m. at Russell's chapel in South Bend.

The Rev. Lantz, Methodist minister, will officiate and burial will follow in a South Bend cemetery. IF. A. McDanel Heads Fraternal Societies W.

A. McDanel, a past exalted ruler of the Garrett B. P. O. Elks lodge, was elected president of the Tri County Council of Fraternal Social Societies, at a meeting of the organization held last week at the Eagles lodge in Garrett Other officers elected were as follows: Vice president Ralph Spurier of Columbia City Elks.

Treasurer W. A. Davis of Ken-dallville Eagles. Directors Arthur Ferguson of tigonier Elks, Jake WalU of Butler Eagles and Walter Gray of Albion Eagles. Ihe superintendent presented, facts on consolidation and explain er mc yruceaures necessary under the law for The talk by Mr.

Hess was fof-Jowed by ODen disrnssinn tk He meeting was a continuation of meeting already held among the trustees and members of the advisory boards of the three town-snips. The superintendent reported that there is good cooperation among-the residents of the townships in attempting to solve their school problem. He released figures on present enrollments in the schools and the assessed valuation in each of the townships for the pupils in schooL There are 272 students in the St Joe school, 14 enrolled in the first six grades and 132 in junior and senior high school. Spencer-ville has 220 pupUs, 118 in the first six grades and in junior and senior high, 102. Newville township, which has i i tugu stnooi, nas 16 enrolled in the first eight grades.

The high schoel students are attending school on transfer at St. Joe, Spencerville, ElicksvUle, Harlan and Butler. Spencer township has assessed valuation per pupil of $8,872, Concord $8,652, Newville $7,750 andv Jackson township $9,811. No dates havp hppn cot fn ther meetings but further action on the school program is expected after the 1st of March. Robt.

Harmans Mother Dies At Age Of 70 Bessie E. Harman, 70, of Saratoga, mother of Robert Harman of 611 South Lee Garrett cuea Wednesday at 9 a. m. at her home foUowing a long Ulness. She had suffered a stroke of naralvsis; in November, 1951, and had beem bedfast most of the time.

The body has been taken to the Fraze funeral home at Union citr. where it wUl remain untU noon Saturday. It wiU then be removed to the United Brethren church at Sar atoga, where it wUl Ue in state un til final rites at 2 d. m. Burial will foUow at Saratoga.

Mrs. Harman was born in De cember, 1882, at Saratoga and had lived there aU her life. Survivors besides the widower. Victor, in elude another son, Dale of Indianap olis, and three grandchildren. Robert Harman and famUv have gone to Saratoga and are expected to return home Sunday.

Boys Chorus Sings In Concert TonigkE From the land of cactus and coyotes, canyons and cowboys, comes one of the unique new attractions of the American stage. It is the Tucson Arizona Boys chorus, which wUl sing in Auburn on Thursday evening at the Court theatre under the auspices of the DeKalb County Community Concert association. In choir vestments or cowboy jeans, the boys are beguiling in their program of classics, carols, folk songs, Mexican novelties and westerns sung with a superb blend of fine young voices. Their own-highly original arrangements of songs of the Great Southwest, spiced with comedy and seasoned with calf brawls and coyote calls, give their program its distinctly American flavor and make it a round-up of music and fun for everybody. Sentenced To Jail For Drunk Driving Peyton Gamble, a 33-year-old Co-runna motorist, was arraigned in the Auburn city crurt before City Judge Harold D.

Stump Wednesday afternoon after being arrested Saturday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle whUe under the influence of intoxicants. The judge fined the motorist $50 and costs of $11.75 and sentenced him to ten day.s ci the county jail. In addition, his driver's license was suspended, for 90 days. The Corunna driver was booked at 12:05 p. m.

Saturday by State Trooper John Herczeg. He was arrested while driving on U. S. 6 Corunna and was taken to the DeKalb county jaU and turned over to Sheriff Frank E. Carpenter.

Un? able to post bond of $200, he was kept in jaU until his arraignme 59 each, tax, $1,185.93 each. A total of $1,473.82 was assessed against the Charles O. Stoops es tate. Net value of the estate was $30,476.42 with equal shares of going to a nephew, Walter Stoops and a niece, Myrtle Nib-lock. Tax was $736.91 each.

The biggest estate entered for inheritance tax during the December term was the $68,776.62 estate of the late Emanuel A. (Al) Johnson of Auburn. In addition there was $329 in schedule B-3. Heirs were a sister, Mrs. Iva Worthing-ton, $500, no tax, and a daughter, Kathleen Cook, $68,605.62, tax, Other estates in which inheritance tax was levied during the February term included: Lottie E.

Bassett estate, net value heirs, chUdren, Harry, VirgU, Glenn, Clark, Rheo and Lloyd Bassett and Tracy M. Hawk, $5,629.62 each, tax, $36.30 each; total $254.10. George M. Olinger estate, net value $30,797.85 and $8,500 schedule B-3; heirs, widow, Anna L. Olinger, $15,182.62, tax $1.83, and son, George M.

Olinger, tax total, $222.98. Ida K. MiUer estate, net value heirs, sons, Charles, Richard and Loren MiUer, each, tax $19.70 each; total Ida E. Shoudel estate, net value heirs, St. Michael's Catholic church, $300, no tax; Mary Ruppert, sister, $500, no tax; Vincent Ruppert, nephew, $1,000, $25 tax: Marie Ruppert, wife of nephew, $28 tax; nieces and nephews, Paul, Benedict, Rosa and Francis Ruppert, and Susan Sieb-enaler, $500 each, no tax, and grand-nieces and grand-nephews, Ethelinda Schlosser; Richard, Joan, Leonard, Eldon, MarceUa, Rita and Julianna Siebenaler and Shirley, David, PhiUip, Ronald, Yetive, Marlene, LaVonie, Mia, Gerard, Alfred and Marietta Ruppert, $1,375.06 each, tax $43.75 each, total $884.25.

Blanche Michael estate, net value heir, Fern A. Morr, no relation, tax $545.82. Beulah E. Edgington estate, net value heirs, Rev. A.

M. QuinUsk, no relative, $500, tax $28, and John and Kathryn Felke, no relation. $2,123.20 each, tax total $31154. Mary ett White estate, net value $2,479.95 and schedule B-3, heirs, sons, Harry and Ora White, $2,075.53 each, tax $.76 each; total $1.52. James W.

Metcalf estate, net value $1,568 and schedule B-3, heirs, chUdren, HUdred Deet2 and Harry Metcalf, $2,166.50 each, $1.67 tax each; total $3.34. No Inheritance Tax No inheritance tax was fUed in eight of the estates during the December term. Emma Swantusch estate, net value heirs, brother, Harry Swantusch, and nieces and nephews, Elsie Bruggen, Eleanor Walter and Alma, Robert and Don ald Schumm, $29.12 each. Ivy Murphy estate, net value heir, Doris Kirchner, a daughter. John B.

MUIer estate, net value; heirs, Rev. Lawrence Fettig, $100; Paul and Lawrence MiUer, sons, $479 each and widow, Mary Ann MUIer, $3,354.96. Don Carlos MUIer estate, no net value. Charles WUUam Waters, net value heir, widow, Mary Deane Waters: WUliam B. Johnson estate, net value heir, daughter, Cleo Pease.

Arthur L. Farner estate, net value, heirs, widow, Or-pha Farner, $1,842.99 life estate; son, D. R. Farner, life estate after widow and three grandchUdren, James, Robert and Betty Farner, $1,543.41 each. Clarence O.

Berry estate, net value heirs, chUdren, Gladys Hanes, Lotus Bartles, Ruth Baughman, Helen Varner and Rose Marie, Ralph, Russell and Ken neth Berry, $622.36 each. CARD OF THANKS We want to thank aU the neighbors and friends for the many beautiful guts and cards that we received on our golden wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sherrick and chUdren.

CARD OP THANKS Many thanks to all who sent cards and caUed during my illness. D. Grimm. (Wednesday) Hamilton vs. Auburn, officials 12.

Oris id vs. Churubusco, officials 23. Gar ett vs. Angola, officials 3-1. Met vs.

Pleasant Lake, officials 1-2. AT GARRETT (Wednesday) Ashley vs. Salem Center, officials Fremont vs. Scott Center, officials 5-6. Spencerville vs.

St. Joe, officials 6-4. Waterloo vs. Butler, officials 4-5. i Officials (1) John Burger of South Bend, (2) Leonard Lupoid of Shipshewanna, (3) Ed Trexler of Rochester, (4) John Janzaruk of Elkhart, (5) Loris Jacobs of Zanes-ville, 6) Richard Swartz.

FORT WAYNE REGIONAL Winner at Decatur vs. Winner at KendaUville. Winner at Auburn vs. Winner at Fort Wayne. Tickets Principal John E.

Flora of Garrett high school states that it appears there will be enough tourney tickets available for all local season ticket holders. All principals of participating schools will go to Auburn high school tonight to receive their ticket allotments. Indications are that the following plan will be used for i -I Grade3 7 to 12 season holders room 1 at the high school Monday morning. Adult season ticket, holders-room 1 at the high school Monday noon. Grades 7 to 12 season ticket holders and adult season ticket holders Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.

m. at the gym ticket office. Grades 5 and 6 season ticket holders, room 1 at the high school Tuesday morning. Sale of all remaining tickets to anyone desiring them Tuesday noon in room 1 at the high school. The Auburn-Garrett split sectional is the only remaining split sectional in the state.

Auburn is the host school and the finals will be played there. Both gyms will be utilized all day Wednesday. Additional information regarding ticket sales for other sessions of the tourney will be announced in Monday's edition of The Clipper. Religious Survey Is Almost Complete Every home In Garrett, Altona and East Garrett was contacted Sunday afternoon in the religious survey being conducted by all churches of Garrett. Rev.

F. Hazen Sparks, pastor of the Methodist church, who was chairman of the survey, reports that about 18 per cent of the people were not at home Sunday afternoon but that most of the call backs have been made. The information cards filled out by the 140 census workers are now being studied and detailed inform a -k tion will be revealed in the near future. The pastor of each church has received the cards of his own church members as well as those cards which indicated the family had a preference for his church. In any case where a family was divided as to its church preference duplicate cards were made and each church received one of them.

Carrol Hart, 26, of Rt. 2, Waterloo was charged with operating a car while under the influence of intoxicants and of resisting arrest Tuesday afternoon by a Kendall-viUe city police officer. The offense allegedly occurred on a KendaUville street. CARD OF THANKS wish to express my thanks for cards, flowers and gifts which I received while 1 was In the hospital and since my return home. Mrs.

Geo. Slater. Jack Cortese Motor Sales accounts continue to be payable at BImre llctor Sales. Council Asks Bigger Slice Of Tax Money At the regular session of the common counctt Tuesday night a resolution was introduced and adopted favoring legislation now being considered in the state legislature. House biU 167, concerning cigarette tax distribution, house biU 116, which concerns the alcohoUc beverages tax, and senate biU 202, which refers to a 10 per cent gross income tax for cities and towns, are favored by the councU.

It authorized Mayor Fred L. Feick to contact Representative Chas. T. Miser and Senator Willis D. Batchelet asking support for this legislation.

Enactment of the biUs would bring to $15,000 to 5th class cities like Garrett. The mayor pointed out that 85 per cent of state income is paid by urban dweUers, and only 4 per cent is returned to the cities and towns. In other council business, Superintendent of UtiUties Donald S. Diebele was authorized to buy two KVA transformers, and acknowl-egement was received of the order for a new red light and a siren for the poUce car. The mayor submitted a city wide program of work for this year, which has been under consideration of the administration.

He urged that the paving of East Quincy street and the instaUation of curbing be given priority over aU other work projects so that bids can advertised for. The other projects contemplated for this year are as foUows: Blacktopping the following streets: Cowen street from Quincy to Keyser streets; Franklin street from Quincy to Keyser streets; Lee street from Quincy to Keyser streets; King street from Randolph to Walsh streets; Walsh street from Quincy to Keyser streets; King street from Randolph to Ijams street; and Quincy street from Lee to Cowen streets. Complete the filling in of the fish ponds in the East Side park and construction of a tennis court and shelter house in that park. Erect street lights where they are needed in various sections of the city, clean aU street Ughts, trim tree Umbs around the lights and paint light poles where necessary. Paint aU water hydrants.

Put up street signs on King street. Replace street signs where necessary and erect 20-mile per-hour speed Umit signs, in the downtown district. Paint street markings where necessary. Secure material for laying dust in aUeys. Make necessary improvements at the- utiUty plant.

Do the necessary work to place the swimming pool and athletic field in readiness. Youth Is Fined For Shooting 2 Pheasants Seventeen-year-old Jack Hoyer of north of Altona was fined $20 and costs of $15 when he appeared in the Auburn city court Wednesday afternoon before City Judge Harold D. Stump. He was arrested Saturday afternoon by conservation officers on a charge of shooting two pheasant hens. DeKalb Conservation Officer Ar-man CampbeU of Auburn and Merle Moss, Allen county conservation officer, said the youth, son of Mrs.

Murial Hoyer, admitted the Ulegal shooting of the protected game birds near his home. The birds were turned over to Sacred Heart hospital in Garrett. Boys1 washable gabardine slacks by Tom Sawyer. Landy's. Two Cars Collide On Icy Highway Four persons, including a couple en route to Angola to be married, were injured early Monday morning in a two-car collision that occurred on snow-packed U.

S. 27 and state road 427 a short distance south of Waterloo. None of them was injured seriously. State police identified the drivers as Roy D. Scheske, 42, of MarshaU, riding alone in a 1951 Chevrolet and Daniel P.

Eversole, 27, of Lima, operator of a 1947 Chevrolet. Scheske escaped injury. State Trooper Robert Hocken-smith said Eversole sustained an abrasion to the left knee and leg bruises. Others injured were Jennie L'tna, 27, also of Lima, who suffer a deep laceration on the forehead, cuts on the upper arm and bruises; Edward Marks, 32, of Lima, abrasion and bruises on the left leg, and Betty Sikes, 21, Lima, a cut above the left eyebrow. Eversole, Marks and Miss Sikes were given first aid treatment at an Auburn hospital and released.

Miss Luna, who was en route to Angola to be married to Eversole, was released from the hospital late Monday. A passing truck driver brought the injured to Dr. BonneU M. Souder hospital in Auburn. The state trooper said Eversole, en route north on the snow-packed pavement, drove off onto the berm and lost control when the wheels struck a series of deep ruts.

His car skidded back across the pavement and collided with Scheske's vehicle. Neither vehicle upset. The 1947 Chevrolet was a total loss with estimated damage to the 1951 Chevrolet $450. The accident occurred at 5:30 a.m. Monday.

Mrs. Jennie Summers Dies At Age of 86 Mrs. Jennie Ann Summers, 86, died Thursday at 4:30 a. m. in Sacred Heart hospital, Garrett, of pneumonia and compUcations.

She had been iU two weeks. Since the death four years ago of her husband, Lewis Summers, she had been Uving with her chUdren. Last Monday she was brought from the home of Mrs. Lawrence Dif-fendarfer of near Albion to the home of Mrs. J.

Glenn Lawhead of 712 East King street, Garrett, and that same day was taken to the. hospital. The body was taken to the McKee funeral home, where friends may caU after 7 p. m. Thursday.

Final rites wiU be held Saturday at 2 p. m. at the funeral home and burial wiU foUow in Swan cemetery, Swan, Ind. Mrs. Summers was born July 21, 1866, in Crawford county, and when she was 19 years old she was married to WiUiam Claxton.

He died 27 years ago and 12 years later she married Lewis Summers. Another daughter surviving besides Mrs. Diffendarfer and Mrs. Lawhead is Mrs. Roy Sherman of Mishawaka.

There are also three sons, Fred Claxton of 918 West King street, Garrett, WUUam Claxton of 316 South Randolph street, Garrett, and James Claxton of La-Otto; two brothers, Frank MUIer of AviUa and Andrew MUIer of LaOt-to; one sister, Mrs. OUver Grow-cock of AviUa; 20 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchUd. Mrs. Summers was a member of the Evangelical U. B.

church at Green Center in Noble county..