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THE MUNCIE MORNING STAR, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1937. News Events From Cities and Towns In Eastern Indiana FESTIVAL ARE ANNOUNCED Begin Preparing For Annual Hartford City Event. Hartford City, July was made today of the Superintendents of the various departments for the annual Farmers' and Merchants' Fall Festival, which will be held here September 14 to 18. The superintendents will be T. B.

Waite, William Price, Charles Miles, Harry Love, Linn McGeath, Jesse Johnson, Everett Rynerson, John Fosher, Ashford Rodgers, Mrs. William Wingate, Mrs. H. E. Honey, Miss Millicent Langdon and Walter Rusk.

Preparations for the annual event are rapidly going forward. A number of concessions have already been booked, A marriage license has been issued here to Clara Mahon, 25, of Blackford County, and Dwight Gadbury, 26, Jay County salesman. 4-H Club to Hold Picnic. The annual Four-H Club picnic will be held Thursday at the A. N.

Pursley grove, west of this city. All the clubs in the county will take part. The affair will start at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon and will continue until 8:30 o'clock in the evening. A program of games has been arranged and refreshments will be served. Johnson Brooks, of Marion, employed by the Hoosier Engineering Company, which is setting a series of electric light poles in the county, suffered a severe gash of the upper lip Saturday in a fall while working on state road 22, west of this city.

He was brought ti this city for treatment. At a meeting held Friday at the home of Mrs. Ralph Stallsmith, Mrs. O. M.

1 Powell was installed as president of the Woman's Department Club. Mrs. 'Seth Diehl was installed as secretary. V. F.

W. Plans Membership Drive. Veterans of Foreign Wars held a meeting Friday which plans were made regarding the membership campaign and the summer festival being planned by, the organization. At the meeting of the American Legion Monday evening, further plans will be made for the annual stag picnic of the Legion, to be held in the near future. Mrs.

Scholl to Speak. Considerable interest is shown here in the visit, Monday, of Mrs. Inez M. Scholl, executive secretary of the state probation board. She will address the Kiwanis Club at its weekly noonday meeting at the Hotel Hartford.

At 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon she will address a mass meeting of women at Grace M. E. Church and in the evening will speak on subjects pertaining to the care of children. The annual stag party of the Blackford Golf Club will be held at the clubhouse west of the city next Wednesday afternoon. A tourney will be held in the afternoon, with supper at 6 o'clock, followed by open house.

The American Legion at its meeting Monday evening will hear reports of committees regarding the plans for the annual stag picnic, which is to be held soon. Plans will be completed for the annual election of of- ficers. Leave for Epworth Forest. Forty-five members of the Epworth League of Grace M. E.

Church left this afternoon for Epworth Forest at Lake Webster, where they will spend the week. Initiation services will be held by the Tri Kappa sorority at the home of Mrs. Wirth Gadbury at 4:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. This will be followed by a hamburger fry at 6 o'clock at the Pursley grove, after which the regular business meeting will be held at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Gadbury.

Mrs. Frank Myers is recovering from badly injured hand, which was caught in a clothes wringer. Hagerstown- Victoria Rebekah Lodge No. 46 held initiation services for the new officers Tuesday evening in the I. O.

O. F. Hall, Mrs. Zora Scott, district deputy president, served as installing officer, and was assisted by Mrs. Louie Walker, chaplain, and Mrs.

Daisy installing marshal, and Miss Georgia Scott, deputy warden. New officers installed were: Mrs. Mabel Stewart, past noble grand; Nora Sells, noble grand; Mrs. Sada Crull, vice-noble grand; Miss Fro Mine Bates, conductress; Mrs. Lot Culy, warden; Mrs.

Mary Pass, cha Main; Mrs. Carrie Jones, right support to noble grand; Mrs. Leota Davis, L. S. N.

Mrs. Melinda Wogoman, R. S. V. Mrs.

Mabel Gray, L. S. V. Miss Mary Brown, inside guardian; Leander Stewart, outside guardian; Mrs. Daisy Fox, treasurer; Mrs.

Louie Walker, financial secretary, and Miss Rena Ellen Davis, recording secretary. Representatives from the Hagerstown Hustler's Girl's Four-H Club to the county demonstration and dress revue to be held at Centerville July 23 were chosen local dress revue and. demonstration team contest held in the school recently. Ioleen Miller will represent the senior group in the dress revue and Beulah Thorneurg will represent the junior group. Judges for the dress revue were Mrs.

John Jackson, Mrs. Robert Allen, Mrs. Jessie Nicholson, Mes. D. L.

Cartmell and Mrs. Ermade Lester Smith. the Hagerstown-Jefferson Township Hume Economics Club members will make a pilgrimage to Indianapolis Thursday, July 22, where they will visit a number of places of interest. Mrs. Fawns Ledbetter, Mrs.

Ray Small and Mrs. Robert Fox were guests several days this week of Mrs. Leora Teetor at her home on Lake Wawassee. Miss Marjorie Pegg and Miss Mary Alice Harlan are spending their vacation in the East. Mr.

and Mrs. Delbrook Litchenber, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Murray, Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth Gam of Indianapolis, left this week for Saddle Bocket, on a vacation trip. Mr. and Mrs. W. J.

Mercer returned home Thursday evening from a week spent in Indianapolis and Elwood with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hale have returned home after several days spent in Traverse City, Mich. WELLS COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICER IS REAPPOINTED Bluffton, July E.

Hunt has been re-elected by the county board of education, composed of the nine township trustees, to the office of county attendance officer for a period of one year. Hunt is completing his first year in the office. Farmland Bride Mrs. Cleo Kennedy, Farmland, July Cleo Kennedy was Miss Francis Talley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

P.H. Talley, of Farmland, before her marriage June 12 at Glasgow, Ky. She is a graduate the Farmland High School. Mr. Kennedy is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Kennedy, of near here. They will reside in Farmland. Upland- The M. E.

Epworth League Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church will present a three-act comedy entitled "Calm Yourself," in the high school gymnasium Friday evening. The proceeds will be used to help defray expenses at Epworth Forest, Lake Webster, July 26-August 1. Mrs. Omer Hedgeland and Mrs. Thelma Lewellyn, both of Gaston, visited recently with Mr.

and Mrs. Fletcher Oren. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bidwell, of Kansas City, are the guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Samuel Bidwell. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Glassock and daughter and Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Henderson and son were the recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bucklin, near Roll. Mr.

and Mrs. Ira Thomason were the recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Atkinson. Mr.

and Mrs. Clifford Voris, of Gas City, were the recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Osmun. Mr.

and Mrs. William Hawkins were the recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Tinkle and family, of near Marion. Mr.

and Mrs. Alfred Himelick and Miss Martha Himelick visited recently in Fairmount with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bush and daughters. Charles and Estaline Painter, of Fairmount, are visiting with their uncle and aunt, Mr.

and Mrs. Floyd Ribelin. Mr. and Mrs. Max Bowen daughters, of Colorado Springs, have returned after a visit with former's parents, Mr.

Mrs. Orville Bowen. Mrs. Ada Wollard and son, of Hartford City, were the recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Culla Wollard and daughter. Miss Thelma Atkinson, of Kokomo, was the recent guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Atkinson. Mrs.

Ernest Wilkins is ill at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Oren, of Marion, were the recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Bruce Oren. Virginia Lee Strange has returned after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Himelick. The July meeting of the Upland Community Home Economics Club was held at the home of Mrs.

Paul Pugh recently. The meeting of the New Deal 4-H Club was held at the home of Robert and Charles Jones recently. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Marley, of Fort Wayne, have returned after a visit with Mr.

and Mrs. L. E. Hiatt and Mrs. Ethel Marley.

Dorothy McConnaughey was the recent dinner guest of Jean Rae Raymonde. An all-day meeting of the Jeffer-Monroe Township Home Economics Club was held at the home of Mrs. Rena Reed in Marion recently. Miss Thelma Sharp visited recently in Kokomo with relatives. Walter DeMarias has returned after a few days' visit with relatives in Cincinnati.

Mrs. Bruce Oren and daughter visited recently in Peru. Paul Gilbert and Clyde Feazel, both of Hartford City, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dearduff.

James Townsend, of Lafayette, visited recently with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Townsend. Union City- Mr. and Mrs.

Clifford Elliott and Robert Taylor and family are spending the week-end in Michigan. Miss Betty Pierson of Grand Rapids, is the guest of Miss Fern McClure. Mr. and Mrs. Evart Williams left Friday on their return trip to Phoenix, stopping at Chicago to visit their son, Don.

Clyde Hammons and family, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Vaughn, are spending the week-end in Indianapolis visiting Ben Eisenmann and family. Mrs. A.

B. Weis and daughter, of Chicago, are visiting George Schies and family. Miss Avery was hostess at a shower given Mr. Mrs. Pete Neff at the Clarence Avery home south of the city, The Misses Clara and Nettie Richter were hostess to a group of friends at Home House in honor of Miss Zella Richter, of Ely, Minn.

Bridge followed the dinner. A miscellaneous shower was given for Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wright by Miss Leona Zech and Miss Pauline Skidmore at the Zech home Thursday evening. Many gifts were found in the tastefully-decorated living room.

When rain spoiled the outdoor picnic for girls of the Up and Coming 4-H Club at Kill Kare Pits west of the city, they were brought to the home of Mrs. F. A. Beaty where they had supper. Mr.

and Mrs. Clyde Wise, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Butt entertained the True Blue Class of the U. B.

Sunday School at the Wise home Thursday evening. Games, contests and refreshments followed the business session. The Young Ladies' Sodality of St. Mary's Church will hold a picnic Tuesday evening at Greenville City Park, leaving here at 5:30. Miss Zella Richter and Miss Martha Castle are spending the week-end in Indianapolis.

F. N. Wilson and family and Rev. and Mrs. D.

R. Wilson are spending the week-end at James Lake. Winchester- Fourteen members and two guests were present at the meeting of the Household Club Thursday night when Mrs. Roger Connor entertained at her home on North Meridian street. The guests were Mrs.

Devon Tipple and Mrs. Edith Hoskinson. Bridge was a diversion and high scores were held by Mrs. Roy Jobes, Mrs. O.

L. Davis, Mrs. Tipple and Mrs. Roy Steele. Following the games the hostess served refreshments.

The next meeting will be held in two weeks with Mrs. Tom Pike. The Coterie Club enjoyed a pleasant afternoon Thursday when Mrs. Frank Mailiff entertained at her home on South Meridian street. The next meeting will be held in two weeks with Mrs.

Vernon Blakely. All members and one guest, Mrs. N. Waltz, were present at the meeting of the Monday Evening Bridge Club when Mrs. Edith Pursley entertained at her home.

The entertaining rooms were attractively decorated with bouquets of summer flowers from the Hunt garden and roses from the country home of Mrs. Pursley's father. Mrs. Merle Browne held high score in bridge. Miss Alice Starbuck will entertain the club at its next meeting.

The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church met at the home of Mrs. H. D. Rickard Tuesday afternoon. The meeting opened with a prayer song by Mrs.

A. R. Abshire, accompanied on the piano and violin by Mrs. Murray Hart and Mrs. S.

H. Possee, respectively. The devotionals were in charge of Mrs. Glen Glancey. Following roll call Mrs.

J. W. Moore read an interesting paper on "A Grain of Wheat," which she had given at the Woman's Club last year. During the business session, plans were made for the annual picnic dinner which will be held in August at the suburban home of Mrs. Dave Curry.

Mr. and Mrs. Willard Howes, Miss Grace Yunker, and Mrs. Fred Lenkensdofer, were guests at the meeting of the A. S.

B. Club when Mr. and Mrs. J. D.

Sarig entertained at their home Tuesday evening. Bridge was played and high score for women was held by Mrs. Chester Hobbick and high score for men by J. R. Clark.

The next meeting will be held July 28 with Mr. and Mrs. William VanWylich. Mrs. Blanche McCall entertained the Alumni Chapter of the Delta Tau Tuesday night at the home of her mother, Mrs.

D. M. Jeffery. Eight members were present and Mrs. Clyde Beasley was a guest.

Mrs. Beasley held high score in bridge. Mrs. Roger Phistner will be the hostess to the club at its next meeting. Mrs.

John Bishop, entertained the Monday Luncheon Club Wednesday at her home. Mrs. Ellis Bell was a guest. The place of the next meeting will be announced later. Mrs.

Luther Wells and Mrs. Will Wells were guests at the meeting of the East Side Bridge Club held Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Robert Shandy. Following luncheon bridge was played with high score for the members being held by Mrs. Clate Addington and high score for the guests being held by Mrs.

Luther Wells. The next meeting wil be held in two weeks with Mrs. Chauncey Watters. Mrs. Dave Moorman and son, Roger Green, entertained Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Haworth and Mrs. Jode Mills of Farmland, at a fish dinner Tuesday. Mr. Green had just returned from a fishing trip in Canada with a large catch.

In honor of the birthday anniversary of her husband, Stewart Robbins, Mrs. Robbins entertained relatives and friends at a co-operative dinner recently. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Robbins and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Booker Worley, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Stegall, Mr. and Mrs.

Elmer Edwards and Will Robbins of Lynn, Mrs. Olive Erwards of Winchester, and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Robbins and family. Mrs.

Warren Hogue, of Akron, was a substitute at the meeting of the Wednesday Night Contract Club when Miss Charlotte Tillson entertained at her home. This was the last meeting of the round and the next meeting will be a winners' and losers' party. The time and place will be announced later. Alexandria- All members of the Help Your Neighbor Club who are on the program for the joint picnic with the Friendly Circle and Hall Corner Helpers clubs are to meet at the home of Mrs. Milford Craig at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, July 22.

Mrs. Russell Ihne was hostess Friday evening at a shower honoring Mrs. Dale Braun. Card honors were won by Mrs. Howard Jones and Mrs.

Ray Helm. Attending were Mesdames Charles Schroth, Ray Helm, Martin Burden, F. O. Medsker, Morris Hankins, Don Skeoch, David Burnett, Stewart Goodwin Claude Musselman, Rudolph Wells and Howard Jones of Muncie. Rudolph Bowers entertained several guests at the Colonnade Friday evening, honoring the birthday anniversary of his wife, Edith.

Euchre was played and prizes awarded. Refreshments were served Messrs. and Mesdames Merlin Fuller, Warren Beatson, Rex Fuller, Neal King, John Lewis, and Tom Evans and Roy Clause of Anderson. Miss Patricia Rothinghouse and Miss Sue Braun attended a dinner at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis Saturday, given for all students of Stephens College. Mr.

and Mrs. Harold M. Porter had as their dinner guest Friday evening, Miss Kathryn Beigh of Anderson. Dr. and Mrs.

T. L. Steenerson and son, of Wilkinson, and Dr. and Mrs. Leif Steenerson of Alexandria left Saturday evening for a two weeks' vacation in Minnesota.

Mr. and Mrs. Don Skeoch and Mr. and Mrs. Dee Jones left Saturday morning for a two weeks' trip to Canada and the eastern states.

Farmland- Robert Felters of Paris, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Felters, Mrs. Felters, who has been ill, is improved. Mrs.

Clate Mills recently entertained the members of the W. R. C. of Winchester at her home in Maxville at an all day meeting. guests were present from Farmland and Parker.

A silk flag was presented to the hostess. O. W. Emerson and wife, who have been the guests of her grandparents, James Wilson and wife, have returned to their home in Long Island, N. Y.

Miss Liona Reynard entertained the members of Afternoon Bridge Club at her home here Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rouch, who visited her sister, Mrs. Clarence Williams, and family here, have returned to their home in Peoria, Ill.

Charles Mendenhall and family have returned to their home in Barger, Texas, after a week's visit here. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Whitesell and George Punkhouser and family are spending their vacation at Barbee Lake. Mrs.

Margaret Earling will be hostess to the Jollyette Club Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson are spending their vacation at their rural home near Jerome. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Johnson and son are spending the week in Michigan at the lakes. Grant Moore and family and Barbara Earling are spending their vacation at Carp Lake, Mich. Mr. and Mrs.

G. L. Wyrick entertained Wednesday evening in honor of their son, Max Wyrick, of Kingsport, Tenn. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs.

George Louderback, of Logansport; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mauer, Rita, Margaret and Martin Mauer, Roger Landon, Catherine Mauer, and Albert Cheeseman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Bishop and children, Dorothy McDonald and Benjamin Foster are spending their vacation at Centerville. The Union Chapel Church will hold an ice cream and cake social Tuesday evening on the church lawn. An amateur program will be presented. In case of inclement weather, the social will be held in the church. Ralph Gaunt and family returned to their home Friday from Peoria, where Mr.

Gaunt finished a course of study. Mrs. Rachel Diebal was hostess to the American Legion Auxiliary Wednesday evening. Plans were completed for the sale of a trailer house car, the proceeds to be used for the furnishing of the home for the auxiliary in the new Legion home, which is nearing completion. The president, Mrs.

Ed Everhart, named her committees. Mrs. Deibal presented a contribution to the building fund. Later five hundred was enjoyed and prizes awarded to Mrs. Edna Stevenson and Mrs.

Hazel McDaniel. The H. H. Five Hundred Club was entertained by Mrs. E.

W. Crothers, of East Center street. Card prizes went to Mrs. Harold Lefevre, Mrs. Ervin Hinkle and Mrs.

James Adamson. The annual picnic of the MaryMartha Class of the Baptist Church was held at the Albany Park. The occasion was also a handkerchief shower in honor of Mrs. J. Edward Lehman, wife of the pastor, who leaves soon for their new home in Inman, S.

C. A picnic supper was served to Miss Ella Cunningham, Mrs. Eileen Gothrup, guests, and Mesdames Velma Hiles, Nora Siler, Clara Hiles, Mazie Inman, Georgetta Hiles, Zella Baker, Mayme Starr, Hazel Baker, Clara Parker, Mabel Wolfe, Mary Stump, Marceil Montgomery, Geraldine Lanning, Orpha Lehman, Laura Wright and Mary Coffman. The Green Street Threshing Company held a meeting at the home of the president, George Ritter. At this time, the members drew their jobs for the season, which will start when the oats are cut.

A threshing outfit from Ridgeville will be hired. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Batsch and family are spending a three-weeks' vacation in Wisconsin. The Faithful Class of the Baptist Church held its monthly social and business meeting with Mrs.

Victor Gaa on South Main street. Lunch was served and games enjoyed by thirteen members. Henry Barr and family returned home Thursday from a fishing trip at the lakes in northern Indiana. Robert Wallace and Joseph Dudley returned Thursday from a fishing trip in northern Michigan. Mooreland- Mr.

and Mrs. George Beeson and daughter and Mrs. Betty Cooper spent Thursday at Indianapolis. Harry Bushman of Indianapolis, spent Sunday here with his father, R. L.

Bushman and daughter. Mrs. W. E. Ticen and Miss Bessie Jackson spent Wednesday evening in Connersville.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kuntz and sons spent Sunday evening in Cadiz and Newcastle. R. H.

Brown spent Thursday in Newcastle. Mrs. Herman Wright of Modoc, spent Wednesday afternoon with sister, Mrs. Kitty Koontz. Mr.

and Mrs. R. C. Berd spent Wednesday morning in Blountsville. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Woollard, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Powell and son, a all of Bowling Green, Mr. and Mrs.

Lochel Butler of Brazil, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Descher, of Maryland, spent the week-end with Mrs. W. E.

Conway and family and attended the Woollard reunion. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Keesling and son visited with Mary Keeling at Mechanicsburg Wednesday. Mr.

and Mrs. Everett Manifold attended the Postmasters district meeting at Yorktown recently. Mr. and Mrs. Mell Wood were Sunday guests at Indianapolis.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lester of Knightstown, Mrs. Claude Hasket of Lewisville, called on Mr. and Mrs.

James Wrightsman Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Hoover and daughter of Newcastle, were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Luellen. Dr. and Mrs. E. R.

Meredith and family of Richmond, were Sunday afternoon guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Meredith and daughter.

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wilts of Evansville, called on Mr. and Mrs. John Millikan Thursday.

Mrs. Emery Shilling and son, of Bippus, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Verl Pierce and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Cruell were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cain at Newcastle. Mr.

and Mrs. John Millikan spent Thursday morning in Newcastle. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown and son of Greensfork, spent Tuesday evening with Mr.

and Mrs. Verl Pierce and family. Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Dicks and sons visited at Sulphur Springs Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Perkinson of Indianapolis, were Sunday guests of Mr.

and Mrs. G. A. Brinson. Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Current and family were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Webber at Hagerstown. Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Murray were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. F.

Hodson and son. Mrs. Paul Allen entertained the Missionary Society of the First Christian Church Tuesday to an all-day meeting, at her home west of Blountsville. Mr. and Mrs.

George Lindsay and family of Parker, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hodson.

Mrs. Lena Burrough and son of Dalton, Mr. and Mrs. Harrold Williams were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Williams. Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

Johnson were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, near Hagerstown. Mr. and Mrs.

Basil Hiatt and family were Sunday guests at Troy, O. Stage Coach 'Stop' to Be Razed A landmark on the National road two miles west of Knightstown at Three-MileCreek is doomed to be razed. For many years in the days of the stage coaches plying between Indianapolis and Dayton, and Cincinnati, it was a tavern operated by Gordon Ballard and offered hospitality to travelers. It will be torn down to make way for a building on the farm owned by Miss Hazel Crouse of Knightstown. Losantville- Mr.

and Mrs. Boyden Murray, Mrs. Oma Neff, Mrs. Ed Wolford and Mrs. J.

F. Segraves and sons attended camp meeting at Webster Sunday. The Rev. Warren Wall and William Rockhill were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Metsker. Mr. and Mrs. Orosen Morrison, of Economy, called on Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Beeson Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lumpkin and grandson, Lee Willard Lumpkin, and Mrs. Bertha Thompson visited relatives at Sidney, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Beeson and family, of Williamsburg, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Grubbs.

Mr. and Mrs. Manley Brown, Mrs. M. C.

Briggs, Arch Briggs, of Mooresville, and Mrs. Esther Ely, of Indianapolis, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Briggs and family. Mrs.

Herman Templin and daughter, of Bloomington, called on Mr. and Mrs. Orville Heston Sunday. Miss Garnet Todd, Miss Margaret Rodda, of East Chicago, and Miss Elaine Engle, of Fort Wayne, who is attending Ball State College, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.

U. D. Todd. Miss Rodda and Miss Todd, left Sunday for a few weeks' tour through the eastern states as visiting directors of Girl Scout camps. Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Wright, of Daleville, and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Brewer were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.

H. H. Wiggins. Mrs. Loren Bird spent Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs.

Henry Huddleston, and family at Cambridge City. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Murray, Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Metsker, Miss Colleen Murray, Miss Alverta Marsh, Glen Murray and Miss Edna Freeman spent the week-end visiting relatives at Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Oren and children Mr. and Mrs.

Lawrence Grubbs called on Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Fletcher, near Blountsville, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

Janie Shepherd, of Huntsville, were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herschell Cross. Harvey Crouse, Mark Brewer and Frank McGunegill attended a postmasters' meeting at Yorktown Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Forquer and daughter, of Chicago, spent the weekend with Mrs. Forquer's mother, Mrs. Martha Johnson. Mrs.

Forquer remained for a few days' visit. Mr. and Mrs. F. C.

Templin and son, of Kendallville, spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Heston. The Rev. and Mrs.

Will Johnson, of Matthews, called on Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Dorwan Segraves and friends of Muncie, called on Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Segraves recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Boyden Bird and family, of Mooreland, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Finch.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ferris and family and Mrs. Mae Smith, of Newcastle, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Ferris. Cora Whelan, of Muncie, who is staying with her sister, Mrs. Orville Heston, called on Mrs. Emma Holaday Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Andrew Watson, of Muncie, called on Mrs. Emma Holaday and Miss Jean Retz Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

Brook Wiggins, of Hagerstown, visited Mrs. Laura Wiggins Wednesday evening. Gaston- The young Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will meet Tuesday evening, July 20, with Miss Beatrice Huber. Mrs. Avis Holdcraft will be in charge of the program.

Mr. and Mrs. William Ransdal entertained Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Watson, Mr.

and Mrs. T. W. Lewellen, Joseph Lewellen, Mr. and Mrs.

Darrell Vannatter, Mr. and Mrs. Omer Hedgeland and Mrs. Lida Bryan at dinner Sunday. A steak fry was enjoyed at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Warren Isley Thursday evening. The occasion celebrated the birthday of Oral Hurst, Marie Pittenger, George Kirtley and Mrs. Isley. Guests included Mr.

and Mrs. John Roberts and son, Junior, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Crist, all of Muncie, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Hurst, of Alexandria; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sayre, Mr. and Mrs. George Kirtley and son, Charles, Mr.

and Mrs. Merle Markins, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gilmer, Mr. and Mrs.

Jay Holdcraft, Mr. and Mrs. William Pittenger and children, Joan Jerry, Vera Mae Woods and Mr. and Mrs. Isley.

The annual election of officers for the Wesleyan Church was held recently with the following results: Class leader, Lewis Boyle; pianist, Delphia Laycock; assistant pianist, Pearl Bryan; song leader, Cordelia Tremaine; assistant, V. R. Janney; pastoral finance stewards, James DeWeerd and Cora Boyle; pastoral donation stewards, Leona Carey and Elizabeth Pickett; church treasurer, Mrs. V. R.

Janney; secretary and clerk, Drexel Clemens; board of trustees, J. A. Cranfill, V. R. Janney and Munson Tremaine; pastor's advisory committee, Lewis Boyles, Elton Clemens and Mrs.

Floyd Janney. Miss Shirley Winslow spent the week with her parents at Fairmount. She will return here to spend the rest of the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fritts.

Ralph Milhollin, Ora Milhollin and Gale Thompson are enjoying a fishing trip in Wisconsin. Daleville- Mr. and Mrs. Leon Funkhouser, of Dearborn, visited relatives here Sunday and were accompanied home by their grandson, Romie Fulkner, and niece, Marjorie Jean Martz, who will spend several weeks as their guests. A group of relatives from here surprised Mrs.

Harry Jackson at her home in Anderson Friday evening in honor of her birthday anniversary. The I Will Class of the Christian Church met the church Wednesday evening for its regular meeting. Mrs. Ralph Heath will entertain her bridge club next Wednesday night. The Mary Holbert Sunday School Class of the United Brethren Church met with Mrs.

Ray Kitterman Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Robert Cortwright and daughter, Roberta and Miss Elizabeth Mc Kee of Chesterfield visited relatives here Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

A. J. Roberts are remodeling their home. Mrs. Arnold Tucker and daughter, Mrs.

Noah Rutledge, visited Mrs. D. S. Simes at Muncie Thursday morning. Mr.

and Mrs. George Davis entertained a group of friends to dinner recently in honor of their twentyninth wedding anniversary. ing were Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Pugsly and son, James, Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas McAllister, Mrs. Jessie Clevenger and daughter, Jean, and son, Marcus, and Trout. Mr. Mrs.

Lafe Pugsly and son, Rand James, recently visited at Hagerstown. Charles Stanley has returned home from a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Charles Stinson, at Fortville. Fairmount- Miles Rush left Saturday morning for an extended visit with a daughter, Mrs. Cliff Mathews, living at Bardstown, Ky.

The Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Nora Foster, 503 South Walnut street. 7 Those present were Mrs. W. E.

Rix, Mrs. Clara Storey, Miss Hazel Thompson, Mrs. Mary Draper, Miss Ethel Coahran, Mrs. Augusta Smiley, Miss Hattie Susan Draper, Miller Mrs. Mary and the Montgomery, hostess, Mrs.

Foster. Miss Martha Ratliff, a teacher at Bloomfield Hills, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ratliff and son, of Arlington Heights, were here for an over the week-end visit with Mr. and Mrs.

B. P. Bogue, of West Second street. Mr. and Mrs.

Richard Dillon returned Thursday evening from a tenday visit with their daughter, Mrs. Jesse Coahran, and family, living in Smethport, Pa. Mrs. John Underwood and Mrs. Herman Jones spent Thursday in Muncie, as guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Jones and family. Warren- Mrs. Frank Young is spending two weeks at Lake James with her daughter, Mrs. John Kennedy, and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Smith are spending two weeks with relatives in Kansas. Miss Ida Mae Smethers is spending a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Orval Myers in Marion. Ralph Myers, Warren merchant, and Miss Uzfkia Monroe attended a meeting of the Tri-State Merchants' Association in Fort Wayne Tuesday. Miss Annette Wortman has returned to her home in Lafayette, following several days' visit in the Ralph Kreigbaum home. Mrs. Nellie Darrow, of Fort Wayne, spent a few days recently with her mother, Mrs.

Charles Brown. Mrs. Carrie Taylor will spend next week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Donald McClarnon, at Greenfield. Mrs.

John Shipley has 88 her guests, Mrs. Audrey Chancy, Mrs. Everette Thomas and Mrs. Charles Lawrence, all of Kansas. Miss Thelma Foust has gone to Geneva Lake, Wisconsin, where she is an instructor in a girls' camp.

Members of the original class of the Congregational Christian Church will enjoy a carry-in-supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Gephart, east of Warren, Friday evening. Herman Edward Smith is spending two weeks at Lake Tippecanoe at Camp Crosley. RedkeyMrs.

Hazel Bass, of Muncie, spent the past week her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kiah Cruea. Mrs. Harry Finch spent Thursday with relatives in Muncie.

Mrs. Cora Wilson left Thursday, for an extended visit with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, at Baltimore, Md. Mrs.

Earl Jerles spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Barley and family at Muncie. Mrs. Blanch Neal returned to her home in Barlettsville, after a visit with relatives here.

Mrs. John Montana and daughters, of Union City, and Mrs. Eugene Burkey and son of Greenfield, spent the past week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.

W. Barnett. The Modern Priscilla Club will enjoy a one-o'clock luncheon Friday at the home of Mrs. John Lansford. The Boy Scouts returned to their homes here Saturday afternoon, after spending the past week camping at Rome City.

Mr. and Mrs. Burmond Fiddler and son, William, of Anderson, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W.

A. Hinsey. William stayed for a visit with his grandparents. The Past Matrons Club held its monthly 1-o'clock luncheon at the country home of Mrs. Fred Thomas, with Burdette Horniday as hostess.

Middletown- Members of the local Epworth League left Sunday to attend the League Institute at Epworth Forest at Leesburg, or Lake Webster, July 19-25. Members who will attend include: Betty Grossestruer, Julia Ann Keesling, Bernice Retherford, June and Marilyn Fadely, Suzanne Hess, Martha Williamson, Virginia and Martha Elliott, Mary Alleen Lovett, Rosalie Harrison and Vera Frances Cooper, Ivan Baker, Leo and Clarence Bowman, Mark Cooper, Paul Sanders, Bob Fadely, James Huser, Mrs. Lee Wood, Mrs. Earl Retherford, Mrs. Alfred Bowman and the Rev.

and Mrs. C. S. Miller, Jean Gennett and Mary Jane Jones will attend Girlville and Max Williamson will go to Boyville. Miss Patty Shuman is spending a few weeks at Detroit with relatives.

Miss Margaret Reedy, accompanied by Miss Bellevador McNelly and Charles Warren of Anderson, spent the week-end in Illinois. Mrs. Mamie Rector and son, George, and her sister, Mrs. Monroe Cooper of Dunkirk, left Saturday to visit another sister, Mrs. Oscar Brown at Detroit.

George Rector will return to Los Angeles from Detroit. Mrs. Rector will remain in Detroit indefinitely. Mrs. Vernon Jones and son, Frederick Arthur, left Saturday afternoon for Yerba Linda, for a visit with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Pickering and other relatives. Mr. Jones will go to California in September and will be accompanied home by his family. Mrs.

Clair Greenlee has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Bertie Baer, who is ill, at Fairmount. Mrs. Emma Druley, of Anderson is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs.

John E. Moore. The Rev. Estel McCullough and family had as Sunday guests, Mrs. Lettie Lannerd and children of New Lisbon and Ivan Dillings and family of Hagerstown.

Walter (Billy) Cartwright, who is attending the C. M. T. camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison, spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Frances Cartwright, and Mr.

and Mrs. A. J. Painter. Mr.

and Mrs. W. T. Kiphart are spending two weeks in Anderson at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Chester Wilson. J. W. Remely, of Gifford, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Allen Davis, and family.

He will also visit another daughter, Mrs. G. A. Dennis, and family, at Greenfield before returning to Illinois. Mr.

and Mrs. F. Wisehart and Martha, and Mrs. Cora daughter, Stout are spending a few days at Winona Lake. Bob Wisehart is spending several days at Camp Crosley.

The Past Matrons Club met at the home of Mrs. Herbert Pierce Tuesday evening with Mrs. O. P. Greenlee as assisting hostess.

The evening was spent socially with games and contests. Refrehments were served to eighteen members and two guests, Mrs. Austin of California and Mrs. L. 0.

Miller of Arizona. Complimentary to Mr. Mrs. Herbert Greenlee and son, John and Buddie Anderson, of Eustus, a pitch-in dinner was given Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

W. A. Greenlee. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Keeling and Junior, of Muncie, Mr. and Mrs. son, Roscoe Cummins, Robert Keeling and family, James Keeling and family, Melvin Marvin and family and Dan Ridgeway. The Home Economics Club will meet afternoon at the home of Tuesday Mrs. William Koons west of town with Mrs.

Vet Smith as assisting hostess. The Woman's Christian TemperUnion will meet Thursday aftance with Mrs. A. J. Painter, at her ernoon home east of town.

Mrs. Alfred Bowman entertained the Get-Together Club at her home with all-day meeting Thursday. Dinner an served at noon and the afternoon was spent socially and with contests. was Mrs. Ralph Niblock was hostess night to the Delta Hand Thursday Bridge Club.

Members present were Mesdames R. D. Arford, Fred Culp, Renneck Bruce Ballard, Guy Charles' M. Miller and MerHolmes, rill Mills. Mrs.

R. B. Givens and daughter, Miss Jennie Lind Givens, attended a meeting of the Mayflower Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Frank Hamilton, Summitville. We Carry a Complete Stock of FENCE POSTS AS LOW WHITE CEDAR 20c RED AS LOW CEDAR 27c BURDSAL BARN PAINT FLEX-O-GLASS Best for chicken houses and hotbeds; lets in the sun rays better than glass.

Grouleff Mauck Lumber Company 1500 N. Walnut Phone 26 FARMING BY WILLARD BOLTE Connecticut's Most Profitable Poultry House In the sketch above you see what Prof. Roy Jones Agricultural College calls the "Barracks." He claims it is able building in the college poultry plant. First he uses it -then to finish early broilers- last he culls all moves the good ones to the Barracks to make the regular for pullets. The yearling hens are forced with lights market just before the Barracks is needed for brooding Temporary Silos How much does a temporary reported to Missouri Ruralist that ton of capacity to build, and of Connecticut the most profitto brood chicks yearling hens and houses available and are sent to chicks again.

silo cost? Twelve users they cost them an the average cost of fixing of trench silos average of 43c per them for the next year was 5c per ton. Nine users of paper sack silos reported an average cost of 72c per ton to build, and a repair cost of 21c per ton to repair for next year. Fertilizer Made Firm Corn In 1935 a Missouri farmer ran out of fertilizer for his corn and planted part of the field unfertilized. When harvest time came the fertilized land produced of soft corn--but the unfertilized land produced corn that was soft. The lower ears in the sketch show what fertilizer did to quality.

Alfalfa Ohio Experiment Station reports that late cutting of alfalfa is safer in drouth years than it is in normal yearsbecause dry weather causes the plants to store winter food in the roots much earlier than -Wallace's Farmer. Put Manure on Wheat One excellent place for barnyard manure is on your wheat seeding, according to Wallace's Farmer. It not only helps the wheat but greatly tion, manure on the cover crop of wheat increased red clover clover clover clover increases the following hay crop. In tests at the Ohio Experiment StaE timothy mixed hay with seeding that received no manure. Building Better Corn Cribs Cheaply The sketch shows an excellent type of semi-permanent corn crib in which the side walls are made of wire cribbing nailed to studding.

Roof is galvanized iron. Rats are kept out by covering the floor and 2 feet of the side walls with heavy wire fencing- -with 8 inches of sheet metal above the side wire. A crib 8x32 feet-10 feet high in the rear and 12 feet in frontwill hold a thousand bushels. Drilling Peas Damping off was a serious problem with growers of cannery peasuntil New York Experiment Station discovered that it could be prevented by treating the pea seed with red copper-oxide dust. Then came another problem.

The dusted peas clogged and broke the seeding machine. Now the New York station reports that this clogging can be avoided by mixing ounces of 325-mesh flake graphite with each bushel of copper dust. -Capper's Farmer. Three-Horse Hitch An ordinary wagon doubletree and a 36-inch singletree can easily 1 be changed into a three-horse hitch as shown in the sketch. The new clevis hole, indicated by the arrow, should be placed one-third the A THREE-HORSE distance from the two-horse end.

The HITCH new singletrees must be both short and strong..