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I loganiport, Indiana Pharoj-Tribuno ENR5lLED IN PURD UE AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL TRAINING COURSE Peru According to a checkup, Miami county's proposed tax levy, following action this week by the county council, will be lower than that of surrounding counties. Miami county's proposed levy is 52 cents. Other counties are Cass. 68 cents; Howard, 46 cents for general fund, exclusive of the we! fare levy: Fulton, 90 cents and Wabash, cents. Levy paid by Miami county taxpayers this year was 60 cents.

With the reductions so far, Miami county's tax levy will be at least eight cents lower than this year's rate. County councilmen this week cut S5220 from the general fund. The council also cut the welfare department's proposed levy from 14 cents to ten cents, bringing the total reduction to live and a fraction cents. This reduces the proposed levy to 52 cents. All budgets, including the county, civil and school city and townships will be considered by the Tax Adjustment Board, the budgets will be certified to the county auditor, James Kepner, who will then certify them to the State Board of Tax Commissioners.

After the state board sets a date for hearing and it is held, the final tax levy will lave been determined. Reductions made by the county council bring the total levy for Peru residents to S5.55, an increase of 45 cents over ah is year. These increases are in the civil and school budgets. Chamber of Commerce directors -net with representatives of the ocal Negro population to discuss the welfare of the colored people in this community. Rev.

R. w. Jackson, spokesman for the group, said his people seek greater opportunitis for their children. He said his people could do a good job, that they produced more and work harder because they are trying to prove themselves to others. Another spokesman of the group said that at school the colored students are treated as an equal but when they leave school they soon find out that they do not have the same opportunity for a job that his white schoolmates have.

Burlington Miss. Lois Alexander, of Y'oung America, who has been employed at the Catron Beauty Shop this summer, will enroll in the Moody Bible Seminary at Chicago in September. Mr. and Mrs. Donavan Beck have visited the former's mother, Mrs.

Lucy Beck, at the hospital at Logansport recently. George Stephens attended the Air Show at Dayton Sunday. Mrs. Eito Johnson and daughter, Bcrnice, spent Sunday in New Lebanon. and while there attended the wedding of Mrs.

Johnson's daughter, Doris Jean Johnson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Johnson, former Burling-1 ton residents. The bridegroom was Paul Diehl. State policeman George Humburg has been transferred to Fowler, effective September 8.

He will move his family from Burlington to Fowler when housing is available. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Ben McGill south- west of here, have returned home after spending three weeks in Jacksonville. with their daughter and her husband.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bogworth and baby daughter. Debra Lynne. They also visited Miss Xell Everman.

Tampa, Fla. who was formerly of Burlington. Mr. and Mrs. George Suttor.

quietly celebrated their golden wedding anniversary recently. They have one daughter, Mrs. "Gladys I Harrison, of Kokomo, also a grand- daughter and one great-grandson. Mr. Sutton is the janitor at the local school.

Mrs. Elizabeth Stephens south of town, entertained a group of friends at their home Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Don Johns received word last week that their son.

I Keith, has arrived in Japan. Mrs. Veaux Bowman, county at- tendance officer has returned home after'visiting friends in Ko-! komo. Miss Eileen Garrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Paul Garrison, will enroll at Manchester college, and Rebecca Hodson, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Hodson, will enroll at the Elkhart Medical and Business college. Both were members of the 1953 graduating class of the Burlington school. Robert Shelley, son of Mrs.

Ma-1 bie Fair, is one of the 175 Indiana University freshmen who will attend the Y.M.C.A.-Y.W.C.A. at McCormick Stale park on September II and 13 for a program designed to acquaint new students with college life. Mrs. Isaac Hodson returned to her home Saturday from the St. Joseph hospital in Kokomo after 7 Saturday Sept.

12. 1953. undergoing a major operation a week ago. Mr. and Mrs.

Denzel moved Monday to their property of the late L. Borkhart which they had purchased in the spring. Freak Accident Causes Death of Gary Driver EDIN'BURG. Ind. Rendek.

32. 327 Wilson Gary, was killed Friday in a traffic accident blamed on a tiro blowout on a car being towed by his auto. Two other persons were injured. State police said Kendek was driving on U.S. 31 north of here, towing another car.

They believed a tire blew out on the towed and caused Rcr.dek to swerve into the path of a car driven by Rondel! R. Williams. 22. Greenwood. Williams was injured slightly.

His passenger. Clement A. Richardson. 30, Greenwood, was hurt critically. Rural Youth Planning New Bowling Season A Rural Youth bowling team has been planned for the 1952-1953 season and will be sponsored by the Cass county Farm Bureau, it was announced Friday by Hilda Addio.

reporter for the Rural Youth organization. Rural Youth girls planning to bowl this year are: Rita Cunningham. Ciara Alice Trout man. Rosemary Allen. Marilyn Heiny and Sharon Rose.

Reserve members of the team will be Velma Greasor and Phyliss Powers. Using the facilities of Purdue university's modern airport six young men have started a technical training program whcih will qualify them, at the end of two years study, as licensed aircraft and engine mechanics. KnMm Mna 'T the new pr rarn re to right) Richard Kollmann, 1409 Wright Indianapolis; David M. Grisez, 617 Tanguy Logansport; Robert L. Renegar, Winchester; Chester A.

Cheeseman clark Watssri W- Mon Kokomo; and Warren Dunham, 230 Connolly, West Lafayette. vvarren In addition to working with the olanes owned bv the Purdue Apro- io rP ati0 r'- he StUdenlS Wi do actual Al of thV I 5ftr CttSU! 9rVISion on in scheduled operation All of the laboratory traimng will be carried on in the Civil Aero- Rochester nautics Administration approved repair station at the airport. During the first semester, emphasis will be placed upon mathematics, blueprint reading, welding, aircraft maintenance, and shop. Students will overhaul engines, ar.d work on propellers, ignition and electrical systems, fuel and oil systems, trouble shooting, and line maintenance. They will work also an airframes, including instruments and radio.

The enrollees are listed as special students in the Technical Institute and will live in regular university housing facilities. Another group will begin the program next year. The course is offered by the Technical Extension Division with the coooeration of the Purdue Aeronautics Corporation. (Pharos-Trfbuns Photo-Engraving) An affidavit signed by Albert D. Smith, an Akron school bus driver against August J.

Marques of 3-13 Ohio street, Rochester, was filed against him and he is to appear in Justice Louis Alt's court at Athens sometime Friday afternoon, Smith said that nearly hit a child on State Road 14. near Akron after Smith had stopped the bust to let the child out. Marques did stop his auto, but Smith charges that Marques was only a few inches from the child when he finally haited. The petition by Akron citizens for an increase in their water rates will get a hearing from the Indiana Pubiic Service Commission on Monday at 10 a. in.

The hearing, open to the public, wiu be in the P. C. S. room in the State House in Indianapolis. Akron water rates are now set at a minimum of SI.75 per quarter.

The petition to the PCS suggests a S2.25 rate for each three month period and five cents for each additional 1.000 gallons of water used per customer. Presently there are 380 water customers in the town water utility consum-: ing more than 19 million gallons of! yearly at the rate of 43,330 gallons a day. There are petitions for the erection of a new gym for Kewanna High School, being circulated under the direction of Raymond Hinderlider. chairman of the committee named for this purpose. The cost of the new gym has been estimated at The new gym will have a seating capacity "of 1,950.

Those assisting in the circulation of the petitions arc: Lincoln Btir- ton. Raymond Hinderlider, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Engle, Ralph Kreamer, Harry Kreamer. Jim McKinney, Dr.

R. T. Lord and Dale Kumler. Word was given at Woodlawn Hospital Friday that Fred Gottschalk who was injured in an automobile accident near the Ghrist Motel Wednesday night, is still serious but he is improving. Gotts- chnlk suffered a severe chest injury, ar.d was in extreme shock.

Robert Geier. 3. son of Mr. and Mrs. Estil Geier who was riding his grandmother Mrs.

Charles Geier is improving from a possible skull fracture. His condition Is reported as satisfactory. Mrs. Helen Gottschalk. wife of Fred Gottschalk lacerations about her face and a concussion.

Her condition was reported as improved and satisfactory. Mrs. Geier who received lacerated knees and chest bruises, is reported in good condition at the hospital. County Clerk Ralph Johnston issued a marriage license to Kenneth P. Campbell and Betty Rose Horton Friday morning.

Mr. Campbell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Campbell of Rochester and Miss Horton is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Bryan Horton of Logansport. Mr. and Mrs. Russeli Bartnolc- i mew are spending the week-end in Joliet. with her mother, Mrs.

Peter Hanson. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Tucker and Mrs. Phiama Thomas of Akron and Misses Fern and Ruth Perry were recent guests of Dr.

and Frank Petry at Lowell, Ind. Mrs. E. Sw ango has received a phone call from her husband, Pfc. Milo E.

Swango, stating he will return here after spending the past 15 months with the U. S. Army in Panama Canal Zone. He is the son of Ed Swango North Jefferson Rochester. Mrs.

Ora Stephens. Mrs. Harley Zolman and Mrs. Bert Bryant and Mrs. Faye Holman attended a meeting of the 2nd district of the American Legion Auxiliarv at Kentland.

Mrs. Stephens, "president, the awards of the state convention. The meeting was held at the Methodist church in Kentland. Luncheon was served at the noon hour. The Past Presidents Parley met for a short session at which time Mrs.

Harley Zolman of Rochester, was elected president of the district and Mrs. Fay Holman was elected secretary There were ISO present from this 2nd district. Greek Extension work in colored pictures will highlight Fulton County Home Demonstration Association's 1953 Achievement Day on October 30 at the Grace Methodist church in Rochester. Mrs. Harry S.

Johnson, program chairman for the occasion, has announced the coming of Miss Lois Overhelman, nutrition specialist from Purdue' who spent two years in Greece training Greek home agents. Miss Oberhe'man will show pictures of her own taking and also exhibit numerous souvenir items collected while in Athens. loannia and Rhoades. Miss Oberhelman will be in Rochester on September arrangements details. Sheriff Lawrence Norris and fnm- ily went to South Bend Thursday evening where they attendee! the graduation ceremony of Miss Esther Slonaker, who graduated from the Memorial Hospital of South Bend school of nurses.

The ceremony was at the First Methodist church. Miss Slonaker is. a sister to Mrs. Mrs. Myron Conover was a recent guest of Mrs.

Hiram Miller. Mrs. Bob Scheid, Mrs. E. C.

Hey and Mrs. Lotus Thrush spent Thursday afternoon Li Logansport. Ed Mercer, repairman in the telephone exchange, left Friday evening for a vacation in the New England states. He will attend a Navy celebration at New London, Conn. Miss Jackie Johnson is enjoying a two weeks vacation from her duties in the Department of Public Welfare.

Miss Johnson left with her parents. Fire Chief and Mrs. Bud Johnson, to go to Spooner, Wisconsin on a fishing trip. 4 The members of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority met Thursday evening in the Edison Room of the Public Service Co. Plans were discussed for winter projects and the group decided to hold rushing season in October.

The next meeting will be a special meeting at the home of Mrs. Phyllis Berry on September 24. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hogue are the parents of a son born, at Woodlawn hospital.

Delphi John Bradshaw, a senior at Indiana University, and his brother, Robert Bradshaw, a sophomore, will return to their studies there next week. John has been in the east this summer. He attended the ROTC camp at the Griffis Airforce Base at Rome, New York for four weeks after which he visited friends in New York City for two Enroute home he visited at Clevenland, Ohio, and Indianapolis. David Clifford has returned to 'his studies at St. Marys of the Lake at Lake Wawasee.

His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Clifford accompanied him there Monday. The annual Harvest meeting and home-coming will be held at the Pittsburg Church of the Brethren Sunday, Sept. 13.

Rev. Lewis Deardorf of the Lower Deer Creek church will speak both in the afternoon and evening of the all-day meeting. A basket dinner will be served at noon. Former members and friends are invited. T.

Felix of Delphi, who grew six acres of tomatoes on the Emily Guthrie farm sold his crop at Elwood but they were delivered to the Flora station. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Moore of Delphi are the parents of twin daughters, born at the Home hospital on September 4. Mr.

and Mrs. Billy Mclntyre of Rossviile are the parents of a son born at St. Elizabeth hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

William Heji-thcole announce the engagement of their daughter, Bernice, to LaVeme of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Yerk of Brookston. No dale has been set. for the wedding.

The Delphi Parent-Teachers association has planned a reception for new teachers to be held on Wednesday, September 16, at 8 p. m. at the R. E. M.

C. auditorium. The entire community is invited to attend the reception and greet the local school faculty. James Harker, son of Mrs. Harvey Bowcn of Delphi, will leave Monday.

September 14, to join the Marines at San Diego, Calif. Enrolment in Delphi high school wiil reach the 900 mark according to John Curry, high school principal. Present enrollment of freshmen i 6G. There are 79 seniors; 103 sophomores, and SO juniors enrolled, making a total of 893 with at least two more expected to enter high school later. Supt.

Wayne Eikcnberry compared the present enrollment with that of ten years ago when only 694 were in high school, approximately 200 below the present enrolment. R. P. Minneman, principal of the grade school reported 82 beginners in the primary department. There were eight beginners, at St.

Joseph's parochial school according to Rev. Francis Kienly. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hathaway are tiie parents of a daughter, Jennifer Gay, born at St.

Elizabeth hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The mother Is the former Frances Grassmeyer, daughter of Mrs. Bernice Grassmeyer of Delphi. Mr.

and Mrs. Hussejl Davies of Toronto, Canada, will arrive in Delphi on Tuesday, September 15 I for a visit with his sister, Miss 1 Mary Davies. Miss Mamie Spangler of Crown Point, one of the leaders in the Delphi school work-shop program here Friday, called on Miss Josephine OdeU, Friday afternoon. Miss Spangler was an intermediate supervisor for eight years in the grades at Logansport while Miss Odell was teaching there. Mrs.

Irene Mason of Delphi, and Miss Doris Brummett of Logansport, new Delphi teacher accompanied Miss Spasgler to the OdeU home. Mrs. Hugh Rose and son, Billy, of Ft. Wayne, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.

Lawrence Delaney and daughter on East Main St. Mrs. Rose is the former Emily Parker. Mr. and Mrs.

Rose and son were week end guests of his parents in Lafayette. Mr. Rose is associated with the Capehart T. V. company in Ft.

Wayne. Mrs. George W. Lamb of Lafayette, the former Annadell Craig, entertained a few former schoolmates at a lovely dinr.er party at her home at 1420 Congress Street, Lafayette recently. Mrs.

Lsmb and her guests were all alumnae-of the' Delphi high school, and have bee-n meeting together since their graduation. Among those present were Mesdames Sherry Mears, Devon Humbarger of Delphi; Mrs. Elwood Burkle, Rossvilie and Miss Marion Coble of Hammond. Miss Coble re- lated many interesting items of her recent European trip. The Delphi Youth Rally will meet at the Delphi Christian church Saturday night to hear Rev.

Russell KaufCurang of Indianapolis speak. All are invited to attend. There will be special music. Winamac The Mothers club held their first meeting of the club year at the terrace at the home of Mrs. Lewis Hood.

From nine to 11 o'clock an autumn breakfast was served. Hos- icsses besides Mrs. Hood were Mrs. W. Bremer, Mrs.

Brooks Houdebush, Mrs. William Docid. and Mrs. Harry Depoy. There were 23 members and four guests present.

Miss Ako Neshumera, native of Lanai, Hawaii, gave an entertainment. She wore a dress from Hawaii, told of the natives and their habits, gave a dance, sang songs ar.d accompanied herself en her ukelele. She is a guest of Miss Beverly Lebo. Mrs. Harry McDowell presented past president pin to Mrs.

ILewis Hood. The next meeting to be held Thursday evening. October 8, at the Russell cottage, will be guest night, starting at 6:30 with a covered dish supper. Mr. and Mrs.

John Conn spent Thursday evening in South Bend and attended graduating services of the Memorial hospital school nursing which was held at the First Methodist church in South Bend, of which their daughter, Miss Joyce Conn, was a Conn with two other girls had been named as "Seniors of the Year." The men of local Methodist church are to meet at the Fred Russell Cottage Wednesday evening for a chicken supper and song fest. The supper starts at 6:30. Tippecanoo Parent-Teachers Association will meet Monday evening at eight o'clock at Monterey high school auditorium. Members are to bring something for the white elephant sale, sandwiches and there own table services. Bethel Franklin Ladies' Aid is to meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs L.

E. Maddox. Beaver Center Parent-Teacher Association will meet at the school Wednesday evening at 7:30. Relatives have received word that Jackie, 5 years old, and Timmy, years, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs.

William Sheets of Gary, former residents here, are both ill with polio, but are better and hopes are held tliat it is not a crippling kind. Mrs. Mary Lou Sheets Schurg and Jake Sheets, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sheets, are both ill with polio.

Mrs. Schurg is improving. All are formerly of Winama.c. Mr. and Mrs.

L. A. Salla entertained at a dinner in Warsaw at a club: Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoch of Winamac, Mrs.

John Sabo, Gary Mrs. Flossie Hetzel of California, on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Taylor visited Mrs.

Joe Cramer Friday in the Woodlawn hospital in Rochester. She is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Salla were business visitors in Indianapolis on Wednesday.

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