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17 VENING PRE PACE FOURTEEN SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1955 By the Press Staff Girl Scouts Really It; Stove Lam Can Is Used for a 1 i it 4 ft .1 ss 4. i r. 's a M4. .3.. Si 9 rr i if A prr i 5 n.

J. )' Li i I 1 I 4 1 progress of the soil-collecting project is on display in the church foyer. With Jim, whose mother heads the committee in charge, is Julie Bentz, 125 N. College Ave. Muncie Press Photo; "WE GOT SOME HERE" Jim Desmond, 2015 W.

Washington points out Virginia, where his family obtained a token bit of soil in which the College Ave. Methodist Church plans to plant a "good will" tree next November. The map showing the Church Seeks Soil From Linda Rolf, patrol leader, Martha White-man and Carol Stowe. Others in the patrol were Martha Borrow, Elaine Routh, JoAnne Turner and Kathleen Moore. CHOW TIME at the Senior Scout Patrol camp site near the main lodge of Camp Munsee found the seven Scouts slaving over a handmade stove and setting a handmade table under the open sky.

Left to right are States for "Good Will" By BILL TERHUNE MEMBERS OF the College Ave. Methodist Church are digging up dirt everywhere these days 5 1 Theres noi scandal or gos-s i involved, though. What they're after is a sample of soil from every state in the nation in which to plant a "good will" tree on the CflUrcn lawn. "This good will tree," ex Terhune plains the church's newsletter, the Avenews, "planted in the soil from many places, will be visual evidence of the growth of brotherhood as we are bound together in Christ." Planting of the tree is set for Nov. 6 during a special ceremony, and already the College Ave.

congregation has rounded up a bit of soil from 31 states as well as Alaska, 31 i and two provinces of Canada. Much of the distant dirt has come from church members on vacation trips, but not all of it. Non-members who have learned of the project have sent soil from numerous places, and the UW1W. mm I 4 I iT lm Ml mill ii nn rt i MWiintr tmfiw V' i'. in fliinAft''i i By MARY WAIBEL HAVE YOU ever tried it, Indian Style? Seven senior Girl Scouts did 'uring the final two-week session at Camp Mun- see, which closed for the 9 a last week.

Scoring the rustic, but com- fortable, cabins 'w clustered around A the camp's -main "1 lodge, the girls hacked a path through the woods to an uncleared camp Waibel site a quarter of a mile away 10 blocks, to a city slicker. The Scouts pitched tents there after clearing away underbrush and small trees. They chopped down saplings and lashed them together with twine to make a wash stand, a cooking stand, tables and benches. -Their stove was fashioned from, a lard can, with inter-meshed coat hangers used for the grate. A "charcoal burner" for keeping food hot was made from a No.

10 food can. THE GIRLS carried water for cooking, cleaning and drinking from the main lodge, their only contact with civilization during the camp-out. "We didn't mind doing dishes at all," one camper said. "All we did was rinse them, boil them and hang 'em up to dry in a mesh bag slung over the nearest tree." The Scouts got pretty good at telling tall tales while sitting around the campfire at night. A visitor to their camp recently asked how far it was to the lodge.

"Not very far," somebody said. "It's only atiout five miles we walk it in five minutes." During the camp-out, the patrol did hike six miles to Selma one day. They spent the rest of their spare time practicing taking the tents down and putting them up again, making bedrolls, and packing their possessions in a duffel bag. The daily practice was aimed at getting the girls in shape for the International Girl Scout Round-up to be held in 1956 near Pontiac, Mich. Each patrol of eight Scouts will only be allowed 12 pieces of luggage on the Scout Train, and that includes eight duffel bags for clothing, bedding and equipment.

In the four remaining pieces, the girls must pack cooking equipment, wood for tables, benches, and washstands, twine for lashings, and tents. DURING THE camp-out, Brownies and Intermediate Scouts carried on the usual Camp Mun-see summer program. The daily program included swimming at Camp Redwing, the Boy Scouts camp, learning how to use knives and hatchets, Indian Pow Wows, campfires, hikes, collecting wildlife specimens and camp duties. The Scouts took turns cleaning the grounds, raising the flag, cleaning the lodge and showers, and being "hoppers" girls who set tables and serve meals. Camp Munsee will be available during the rest of the summer for troop camping.

Name Judging Event Winners Two boys from Muncie and two from Gaston combined Friday to produce the winning team in the Milking Shorthorn Junior Judg ing Contest at the -Delaware County Fair. Leading the team to victory in the 11-team competition was Bob Coulter of Muncie, who collected ISO points out of a 200 possible in the judging. Coultor's team won with a total of 419 points of the possible 600. A ROCHESTER team took sec ond place, only four points behind he winners, with 415 points. Cash prizes were awarded to the teams for dividing among the members.

Team winners by places were the following: First Spencer Campbell, Muncie; Jim Nauman, Gaston; Bob Coulter, Muncie; and Dean Campbell; 419 points. Second Eldon Gohn, Roches- If it Happened This Week Too Much Imagination IT ACTUALLY happened Nov 18, year unspecified, but it wasn't noticed until this week. With the temperatuer in the 90's a habitue of the County Courthouse noticed the penciled notation on the wall near the elevator. It said, "Nov. 18, Snow." However, no stretch of the imagination could recall that frigid November day.

Must have been cold then. Briefly Noted BOX SCORES and names, long names especially, are a puzzle to the reader as well as to the lino type operator. For example, recent Omaha line-up in an In dianapolis paper contained the following: "Lmmrs, Blsngm, Crswll, If; Schfld, 33; Rand, c. While the Toledo line-up listed these, Pndltn, If; Hnbrnk, Mntlla, 33; Trbgd, and McMhn, Wonder how Rand got in the line-up? Good Way, Too ONE OF OUR agents reported a timely remark overheard at the intersection of Washington and Walnut the other day. A jaywalker had strolled across the street directly in the path of a hearse, not at that time in a fu neral procession.

The driver leaned out the window and ad dressed the jay walking wanderer, "Want a ride, Bud?" Duuay rrogram Organized for Enlisted Men A new buddy program for en listed men has been organized for new recruits in the U.S. Navy, to day announced Chief Harold Brown, in charge of recruiting for the U.S; Navy the Muncie area. Purpose of the program, ac cording to the recruiter, is to provide the regular Navy with small groups of approximately three or four men. Chief Brown said that it is felt that it will assist the new recruits during the transitional pe riod when they are adjusting themselves from a civilian status to a military status while undergoing indoctrination at one of the Navy training center. ALL APPLICANTS for the program will be assured to the maximum extent of undergoing training with the men with whom they enlist, said the chief.

Only a few circumstances will prevent the men from remaining together throughout their training, according to the directive. The circumstances are sickness, or other medical reasons, failure to show satisfactory progress in training, or failure of one or more of the group to meet min imum requirements for regular recruit framing. Mrs. Read nour Grand Champ in Flower Show Winner of the Grand Champion Day flower exhibit Friday at the Delaware County Fair was Mrs. Hudson Readnour of the Muncie Garden Study Club.

She also took the blue ribbon honors on Blue Ribbon Day held Thursday. Seven clubs competed in the show Friday. Other winners for individual flower specimen were Mrs. Vance Knight, for begonia, zinnias, gail- lardea and scabiosa; Mrs. Van Creviston for clematis, marigold and gladioli; Mrs.

Chester Moore for dahlia; Mrs. Mary- Bratton for sweetpeas, cosmos and rose; Howard Bratton for miniature rose; and Mrs. Floyd Bratton for mangold. I The display was sponsored by the Muncie Garden Club of which most of the blue ribbon winners were members. DIVORCE TO WIFE Madonna Frogge was granted a divorce from Delmar Frogge by Judge Paul A.

Lennington in Superior Court Friday. She was granted custody of their two minor children and the defendant was ordered to pay $15 each week for their support. HUBCAPS STOLEN Melvin Sunderman of Anderson reported to the sheriff's office early Saturday the theft of hubcaps from his automobile parked on W. North near Ball State College. He gave officers the license number of the car used by the thief.

3, BROWNIES AND Intermediate Scouts get a eye, ear, nose, throat, weight and temperature check-up before their daily swim ot nearby Boy Scout Camp Redwing. They found Camp Munsee's main lodge the primitive senior camp site in the woods. Nurses, Miss Norma Twyman, left, and Miss Ruth Welches, visited the camp daily to make sure the Scouts stayed fit for an active camping program. Muncie Press Photos. Famed Paintings in Ball Collection Now Hanging in Galleries at College and adjoining cabins more modern than ter; Bud Bears, Rochester; JP uiwnuwi In Muncie Next Week 48 Tree The Johnsons also contributed soil from the lawn of the Ne- braska state capuot uuuamg their new home city ot Lincoln.

Other members and friends have dug up dirt at Pike's Peak, and on college cmpuses in Pensylvania, Kentucky and North Carolina. It's likely there'll be soil from more foreign countries before tree-planting time. The church pastor, the Rev. Donald Barnes, has written to all the church's servicemen asking them to help out from wherever they are. MRS.

DESMOND says they're not certain just yet what kind of tree will be planted, but that 'we are thinking strongly about a flowering crab." The "good will tree will also help toward replenishing the growth on the church property. A large number of elms in the churchyard are dying, and the committee feels the project is important from the standpoint of keeping live trees. Even if you're not traveling this summer but would like to help the tree grow, the church is accepting contributions of small coins. They'll be used in buying the tree. Members of the "good will" tree committee, along with Mrs.

Desmond, are Frank King, Harry Schwartz, Don Miller and Mrs. W. D. Bayer. Schultz, who during her lifetime, made a name for herself by painting children at her Brown County studio in Nashville.

Others of the school are "Story of a Negro" and "Summer Pasture" both by T. C. Steele. Known best, for his landscapes, he also studies in Munich during the late 1880's. Another Hoosier represented the collection is Otto Stark, a na tive of Indianapolis, who is the painter of "The Art Student," and "Lake Michigan." For a number of years Stark was head of the art department at Manual Training High School in Indianapolis, and was an instructor of composition at Joha Herron Art School there.

OTHERS of the Brown County-group who are represented In the collection are Dale Bessire, with "Plum Creek Hill;" and J. C. Bundy, the artist of "Indiana Summer." Bundy, a self-taught artist, taught art at the Earlham College before his death in 1933. More than 50 other paintings are included in the Ball Collection. Among them are several by outstanding American artists, such as George Inness's "Early Autumn" and "Sunset In the Woods." Among the more interesting paintings of the Ball Collection are those of the English.

John Constable, who is the artist of "Windsor Castle" and "Hampstead Heat ranks as an important impressionist painter of English landscape. Later in life he contributed much to revolutions in French landscape art. Another painting of the English school is "Portrait of Gentleman." Thomas Gainsborough, another English landscapist, and Thomas Barker, known fondly as "Barker of the Bath," both painted at the famous English bathing place, the Bath. There they did portraits of distingushed visitors. Gains, borough is the artist of "Landscape and Cattle;" and Baker is responsible for "Landscape with Sheep and Shepherd." One of England's greater portrait painters, Sir Joshua Reynolds was the first president of an English art institution, the famous Royal Academy.

His "Portra.it of a Lady" is included in the Ball Collection. I SATURDAY FEATURE PAGE i church will welcome contribu-i from anyone collecting soil from a state not yet included, RIGHT NOW, soil still is needed from Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah and Ver mont. And, of course, any soil obtained from foreign places will make the project even more cosmopolitan. Mrs. Raymond Desmond, who's in charge of the soil-gath ikn nn mere usually is a.

iiLtie jauiy behind each envelope of soil. By way of example, Mrs. R. J. Deckard, 309 N.

McKinley on a train in Colorado, asked a porter to get her a bit of the state during a train stop. Mrs. Deckard tipped him for his trouble, but he and other train passengers were understandably puzzled until the project was ex plained. There's a bit of America's history in some of the church's tree soil, too. The Willis Johnsons (he formerly headed the Community Chest here) brought back soil from the Gettysburg (Pa) battleground, from Bit.

Vernon in Virginia and the Barbara Fritchie lawn in Maryland. Most of the works were created some time ago and reflect the thinking and style of their crea tors. Any painting is good only when it appeals to the person who views it. Probably the greatest interest of many of these lies in subject matter and the story of artists who painted them. In the gallery exhibit are sev eral paintings by J.

Otis Adams, a Brown County artist and bPother-in-law of F. C. Ball. One is "The Young Widow." A painter of landscapes, Adams was born near Amnity, and in 1880 went to Munich to study at the Royal Academy there. When he and his friends returned, they de-j cided to paint in their home and this resulted in the renown of the "Hoosier Group," and the! distinction of Indiana art.

Later Adams maintained studios at the "Hermitage" in Brookville, Leland. and in Florida. HIS WIFE, Winifred Brady Adams, whose "A Green Vase" appears at the Ball State library, for many years presided at her famous studio home, the "Hermitage," where artists of the sur rounding country gathered. She reared five sons, and found time to use the flowers in her garden as subject matter for paintings. In many she combined floral subjects with lustrous old copper and glistening crystal.

"Two Brown County Babies" was painted by Ada 1 a SUNDAY Dawn Bible 10:30 a.m., YWCA. MONDAY Y's Men's Club, 6:30 p.m., YMCA. Jaycee Board, 12:30 p.m., YMCA. Boy Scout Board, 6 p.m. YMCA.

Indiana-Michigan Electric 6:30 p.m., YMCA. Delaware County Council of Churches, 8 p.m.. YMCA. Bridge Club. 7:30 p.m:.

Hotel Roberts. Sweet Adelines, 7:30 p.m. IYWCA. Amprican T.pcinn T.ppinn chateau. TUESDAY Class of 1940.

committee meet- mg, 7:30 p.m.. YMCA. Foreman's Club, 7 p.m., YMCA. Amvets, 8 p.m., Amvet Club, Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m.. Hotel Roberts.

I Phi Delta Kappa fraternity, By MARTIE PHARES AGAIN THE F. C. Ball collec- tion of paintings appears before, the public. It is now hanging in Ball State art gallery and It- brary, Donated to the college sev eral years ago, the Ball collec- Kt tion contain I valuable ivorie ivories and tapestries which hang per manently in the gallery, but the paintings of the collection are seldom seen. Phares AMONG the collection are works of many Brown County artists, midwest-ern painters, those of the American Scene, and English.

It represents an unusually large number of artists and styles of work. While the collection may seem quite a contrast to the abstract work of contemporary art, its paintings are considered by many as among the finest of their day. Painting any period of his tory has been considered revolu tionary by the public. This holds true today as in the past, and many older works were considered revolutionary when they were painted. To some the older paintings In the Ball Collection will represent the finest artistic endeavor and accomplishment.

To others they will seem out of date, dull, and something from the dead past. f. I I Lyle Gohn, Rochester, 415 points. Third Gallen Ritchie, York- town; Robert Ruddick, Daleville; Robert Morrow, Yorktown; and Robert Harrison, Yorktown; 384 points. Fourth David Knop, Rossville; Don Brennaman, Delphi; Maurice Davies, Frankfort; and Richard Davies, Frankfort; 375 points.

Fifth Bill Millett, Bryant; Larry Hodges, Bryant; Roll in Bedwell, Pannville; and Larry Hid-ay, Pennville; 364 points. In State Fair Exhibit INDIANAPOLIS Mrs. Tracy Barber, 1606 South enerson, Muncie, has made application to! enter in 13 sections of the Ap- plied Arts Division of the 1955 Indiana State Fair. Mrs. Barber will enter in leather work, hand weaving, textile painting, and culinary.

She will also enter an originally wrapped Christmas package, a sugar bowl in the col- lector's exhibit, and an infant's carriage robe. I I dinner meeting, 6 p.m., Student Center. Knignts ot coiumous, 8 p.m., of Hall. WEDNESDAY Republican Central Committee, 8 p.m., Hotel Roberts, Bridge Club, 7:30 p.m., Hotel Roberts. THURSDAY Exchange Club, 1:15 p.m., Hotel Roberts.

Dale Carnegie Courses, 6 p.m., Hotel Roberts. Altrusa picnic, 6:15 p.m., Thelma Hiatt home on Smith' field Pike, Hoosier Fhoto Club, 8 p.m., YWCA. SATURDAY Pi Lambda Theta, initiation and social meeting, 2 p.m., Stu dent Center. Winners Listed In Tractor Event Phillip Lawson of Perry Town ship and David Miller of Monroe TViwncTifn wore winnerc in tho tor-driving contest held Friday at the Delaware County Fair. Winning in the senior division were Shelvan Helm, Perry Township and Donald Harris, Perry Township.

Twenty-three members of the 4-H Tractor Maintenance Club participated in the two divisions of competition. The first and second place winners will represent Delaware County in the district meet to be held at Winchester. Judging was based on a written test, a driving test and observance of safe driving with the tractor. Crash Damage Heavy As Auto Leaves Road Considerable property damage was caused when an automobile driven by Kenneth Rhonemus, 19, 1905 E. 16th ran off U.S.

Rd. 35 just south of the Gaston at 1 a.m., Saturday. Gaston Marshal Paul Gardner said Rhonemus told him a tire blew out after he had turned south on the U.S. highway causing him to lose control of the car. He said he was going 30 miles an hour at the time.

The car traveled down the side ditch, tore down several rods of fence and clipped off a utility pole, coming to a stop against the pole. Damage to the car was estimated at 600 and $75 to the pole, and $35 to fence on the Gordon Schlenker farm. v. -j? WWW-- SERVICE FOR VISITORS Visitors to the Delaware County Fair Industrial Building are here waiting in line to have their blood pressures checked by registered nurses of the Delaware County Chapter of thz East Central Indiana Heart Foundation. The service is sponsored by tho local chapter at the fair as part of their work to aid in reducing the incidence of heart disease.

Mrs. Winifred Lawler is executive secretary of the chapter. Dr. W. F.

Kammer is president of the board and Mrs. Ernest Krug is chairman of the nurse recruitment program. In line for the check are the Rev. and Mrs. A.

F. Byrne of Anderson. Muncie. Press Photo. in Ball State's gallery and library, as a part of the F.

C. Ball collection. Looking at the painting Pat Good, a student of Lafayette. Muncie Press Photo. "CLOUDY DAY," is one of the better known paintings by J.

Otis Adams, best known for his landscapes. The Brown County artist has several paintings on display.