Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 171, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1927 — Page 6

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NEWS FROM MONROE —by— Miss Creo Crist Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Defining and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lee mid family, of Wapakoneta, Ohio, were the gnesta of Mr. and Mra. 0. A. Hahnert and family, Sunday. Miss Violet Burkhead and Messrs. George Smith, Evertt Hire anil Holla Johnson motored to Van Wert, Ohio, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hahnert and family left Tuesday for Dayton. Ohio, where they will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henry MeQown for a few days. Mr. Donald Thompson returned to his home in I.Jncoln, Nebraska, Saturday, after spending a few days with his uncle, James A. Hendricks. Albert Coppess, who is attending Muncie Normal, spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. ami Mrs. Frank Coppess. Miss Mildred Coppess returned to Muncie with him to spend a few days. Mr. Sylvan Rupert, of Peru, spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. Anna Rupert. Messrs. Everett Rice and Kenneth Mitchell called on friends In Decatur, Sunday evening. Miss Leia Buhner has returned to her work in Fort Wayne after spending a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bahner. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rayl motored to Tipton county Sunday to attend the reunion of Mrs. Rayl’s folks, McQuery. Mr. Gilbert Meade, of Muncie, is a business caller in town this week. Mrs. H. E. Forrar and Mrs. James E. Kessler were shoppers in Fort Wayne Wednesday. Miss Edna Rayl, of Pleasant Mills, spent the week-end at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Rayl. Mr, and Mrs. Adam Goss and son, Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bone and son, Arthur, and Miss Nierar Butcher, of Bryant, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Forrar and family Sunday. Erwin Stucky is attending the International Baby Chick association at Grand Rapids, this week. Mr. and Mrs. North Conyor, of Decatur, were week-end guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Forrar and family. Lynn Shirk was a caller in town Tuesday. L. W. Stuckey, of Berne, was a business caller in town Monday. Mrs. Caroline Miller, of Fort Wayne is visiting with Mrs. Anna Rupert this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Badders. Herman Meyer and son, Robert, visited the Fred Miller family at Beaverdam, Ohio, Sunday. Hubert Keller visited friends in Van Wert Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Kessler and daughters, of Angola, were the guests of the former’s parents, James E. Kessler and wife over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Strang and daughter Barbara Ann. of Fort Wayne, were callers at the Charles E. Bahner home Sunday. Alonzo Smith, who is employed at Pleasant Lake, Indiana, spent the week-end at the H. J. Sells home, south of town. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Andrews, of Vincennes, are visiting relatives in town this week. M. A. Ripley, of Wilslhire. w'as a business caller in town Monday. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith and son, Clarence, were the guests of E. B. Macy and family at Decatur, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Busche were the guests of L. A. Thomas, at Portland, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haggard, of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Haggard, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Haggard and son, Myron, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Haggard at dinner Sunday. William Isch was the guest of Miss Iva Andrews, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Osterman and family, of Fort Wayne, were the guests of Dr. C. H. Branch and family Sunday. Miss Eleanor Osterman remained to spend the week with relatives. L. F. Lobenstein returned Thursday from Piqua, Ohio, after spending several days with his brother, Edward Lobenstein. Rev. Ralph Lawrence returned Thursday after spending several days with his mother at Troy, Ohio. He was accompanied home by Miss Leah Tisch. , Miss Ocie Striker, of Berne, is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. Bert Mast. Delbert Beal, of Portland, was the guest of Miss Marguerite Forrar over Sunday. , The Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church held its regular meeting Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Etta Heffner. There were fourteen members present. A very interesting program has been planned by the leader, Mrs. Floyd.

A very enjoyable time was had by all present. E. W. Johnson and family, of Decatur, were callers in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hocker returned yesterday from an extended tour through the east. Miss Mabel Hocker was the guest of her aunt. Mrs. 11. 8. Parrish and family over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bahner and family. E. A Bahner and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Guyer were stoppers in Fort Wayne Tuesday afternoon, Donald Shaw, of Hartford City, was a business caller In town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Klopfenstein were the guests of C. H. Branch and family Wednesday. Miss Harriet McKean returned Tuesday after spending several days with her unde. Homer McKean and family, of Butler. OUR TRIP TO" WASHINGTON Simon M. Schwartz Gives Interesting Description Os Trip To Capital Editor's Note: The following account of the trip taken by a group of Indiana farm club boys and girls to Washington, D. C., recently, was written by Simon M. Schwartz, of Adams county, a member of the party. Owing to the length of the article, it will appear in three installments. By Simon M. Schwartz, Berne On the fourteenth of June, 1927, thirteen boys and girls representing a few of the 4-H clubs being sponsored in Indiiana, met in the office of Mr. E. J. Baker in the State House at Indianapolis. Mr. Baker is secretary of agriculture for the state of Indiana. The thirteen club members were the state winners of various clubs, and as a reward were given free trips to Washington. D. Q. We met in the office of Mr. Baker at one o’clock. There we were introduced to each other and were immediately becoming acquainted with each other. Perhaps you would like to know our names and our projects. In the list of the six girls were Martha Stevenson, of Bloomington, winner of th? canning club, her trip being awarded by Ball Brothers, of Muncie. Ruth Frazier, of Middletown, won her trip by doing the best work in the Indiana Holstein calf club, her trip having been awarded by the National Holstein Breeders Association. Thelma Groush. of Auburn, won her trip by doing the best health work. Her trip was given by the Indiana Home Economics Association. Leia Kemp, of Kempton, showed the winning Jersey heifer and won first honors at the Indiana State Fair, and she also won the championship on the same animal at the National Dairy Show at Detroit. The Pennsylvania R. R. donated this trip. Mary Oliver, of Crawfordsville, is the baking champion of the state. Her trip was also donated by the Indiana Home Economics Association. Among the seven boys were Leroy Norris, of Mentone, James Owens, of Franklin, Homer Stillabower, of Edinburg, Daniel Caldwell of Camden, and Alfred Wallace, of Mr. Vernon. These five boys are the corn champions from the different sections of the stnte.

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Their trips were given by the Indiana State Board of Agriculture. Wyatt ( Gibbons, of Salem, won his trip wlth| his beef calf club wotk, He then took his steer to Cleveland, won the grand championship, ami sold him forth" world's record price, $3.75 a pound or a total of $4,125. His trip was awarded by the Indiana State Board of Agriculture and the Angus Breeders Association. Simon Schwartz, of Berne, is J the state sugar beet club champion, having to his credit 4.911 lb of sugar to one acre. His trip was donated by the Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co., of Decatur. Accompanying us on our trip were Mr. Russel G. East, agricultural agent l of the Pennsylvania 11. R. living in| Shelbyville, Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Ainsworth of Purdue and Miss Neva M. Stephenson, also of Purdue. These four served as chaperones of the party After the getting-acquainted meeting we listened to a short talk by Mr. Barker, in which he congratulated us on our accomplishments and said that the Board of Agriculture is always willing to help, because they see the results club work brlpgs. After this talk we were taken through the State House and were shown through the library. Later we went to the office of the Attorney General Mr. GUliom. Due to the President of the United States being at Hammond, the Governor, Mr. Jackson, and a few other state officials were also at Hammond so we did not get to see them. Before leaving the state house at 2:3(1 we had our picture taken on the steps of the capital by a staff of photographers of the Indianapolis News, very much during the first afternoon us. At two-thirty we left the state house and walked down to the Union Depot, where at three five that afternoon we boarded the Pennsylvania passenger train for We had a special pullman car all to ourselves which was a novelty to most of us, and we enjoyed its comforts very much. Although we had all traveled on day coaches before, none of us had had a ride in a pullman. Mr. Russel G. East, who was along with us representing the Pennsylvania R. R., was able to give, us a lot of advice and other talks which we enjoyed very much during the first atternoon on the train. He told us interesting facts about the railroad and of other similar trips they had taken, and I am ittre we enjoyed his chats very much. That evening about 4:30 we pasted through Richmond where the East Haven hospital for the insane was pointed out to us. Going out east of Richmond we saw fertile fields and farms and nice crops of corn, oats and wheat truck and garden crops. At about six o'clock the majority of us had our first supper or meal on the tain. Here, however, I want to mention that on the train and all through the places we traveled they have no meals known as supper, the three meals being known as breakfast, lunch and dinner. So we really had dinner on the train that evening for our first meal. Mr. East and Mr. Ainsworth helped us in ordering our dinner that evening because we were not accustomed to the habits on a train. However the food was especially good and the negro waiters gave us excellent service. Before going to bed that evening we sang several songs which made us feel good and peppy. Before retiring we requested the porter to waken us in the morning at 5:30 so we would b<4 up in time to see Horse Shoe Bend. We

passed through Columbus at 9:00 Just i before retiring. ' (To Be Continued) CORN CROP FAR BELOW NORMAL Crop In Indiana Is In Poorest Os Any Year On Which Records Have Been Kept Lafayette, Ind., July 21 Indiana s king of crops, corn- Is in the poorest condition of any year on which records have been kept, it was reported today by the Purdue University agricultural experiment station. Reports show, according to Purdue statisticians, that Lhe corn crop on July 1. was only 56 per cent normal. The acreage Is 12 per cent below’ that of last year, also, showing only 4.111 - 000 acres, much of which was planted after June 1. Last year at the same time the crop was reported 72 per cent normal and in 1924 it was reported as 61 per cent of normal. The ten year average Is 82 per cent. The production forecast under July 1 conditions is 103.597.000 bushels or about 61 per cent of last year’s crop. Reports indicate 38,021.000 bushels, or about 22.3 per cent of last year's

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crop still on farms, compared with • 49,524,000 bushels a year ago. The condition of wheat is 80 per cent of normal against 84 last month, 85 last year and 79 for the last ten years. A production of 28,512.000 bushels is forecast by the July 1 A*’ lir( . n .leerease of 266,000 bushels .luring the month. Production last year in Indiana was 33.940,000. Hoosier farmers seeded practically Ihe same acreage of oats this year that they did last, in spite of Ihe wet spring. The acreage reported is 2.030,000 or 99 per cent of last season s area. The condition of oats is reported 72 per cent normal, indicating a yield of 59,621,000 bushels, practlcallv 2,000,000 bushels under last year. o — - Long Skirt Is Cause Os Death. Jury Decides London (United Press)—A verdict of death from misadventure through tripping over a leng skirt was returned recently at Cambervell at the inquest on Mrs. Elizabeth Alice Cottrell a widow, aged 87. Mer son said that although he had often warned her about wearing such long skirts her old fashioned ideas persisted and she refused to adopt more j modern dress. One morning she caught I her foot in the folds of her skirt and fell fracturing her leg. She died a few davs later in the hospital.

“Peeping Knees’’ Blamed For Moral Degeneration Berlin (United Press) — heads and short skirts with peeping out beneath are sign of moral llPg eneration.” reads the resolution by one of the largest provincial branches of the women's Nationalist

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organization known as the F.mpr,,. Ixnilse. The resolution also expressed d ef| nite disapproval of the atlyes adopts by the women of Berlin I I Dancing School Friday night i Assembly dance 9:15. Saturday i and Sunday round dance. (; UU d i music at Sunset.