Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 2, Number 44, DeMotte, Jasper County, 16 March 1933 — DeMOTTE [ARTICLE]

DeMOTTE

LOUISE McGLINN

The Junior class play “Eyes of Love” was largely attended Friday evening. Each character portrayed their parts with much talent and poise. Carolina, negro servant portrayed by Irene Gifford was very good and brought mirth and applause from her audience. Fora and Clark, the maid and butler portrayed by Johanna Masier and Ronald Masier kept their audience in constant laughter. The sponsors as well as cast deserve much credit for putting or a play so well prepared. Mrs. Fred Cheever entertained her bridge club Thursday evening. Following the game a delicious, two course luncheon was served. First prize was awarded to Mrs. Otto DeYoung, second to Mrs. Al Euart and consolation to Mrs. Leeson. Guests included Mrs. Al Euart. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harner, of near Hebron have moved to DeMotte. George DeFries received a telegram from his two daughters, woh live in Los Angeles, Cal., the morning after the earthquake, informing him that they were uninjured, but had a very severe shaking up. Clarence Merritt, who is an aviation mechanic on the airoplane carrier Lexington, was stationed at Long Beach at the time of the earth quake. Hewy Miller arrived in DeMotte Monday from San Antonio, Texas, where for several years he has been spending the winters. The owner of the pool room has sold out to a man from Shelby and is going into the butcher business. Ask Fred McGlinn why he drove ten miles in second gear last Tuesday on his way to Chicago to the Pure Milk meeting. Sam Obenchain has moved from Porter County to the Hilyard farm this week. Clarence Armstrong Land Co. lands The Pure Milk Assn. held its eighth annual convention in the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago last Tuesday. Over three thousand Pure Milk members were present. A banquet was served this crowd at the noon hour. The DeMotte local was represented by about twenty five persons. Cecil Thurner was the voting delegate from this local. Some very able speakers from Washington, D. C., and other places were heard. A large amount of business was transacted including the election of seventeen directors. The Prairie Ramblers and others from station WLS furnished the entertainment.

We wonder if Peter Mack was paying an election bet; he was seen pushing an empty baby cab up and down State Road 53 last Friday. See Hermie Bunning for information on the fighting cheese maker. A large packing company have been looking over the Saptrom lands for the location of a packing plant. Mrs. Malen Gravenstak and infant son returned from the hospital Wednesday. She will remain with her mother, Mrs. Akers, a few weeks, before returning to her home. The M. E. Aid Society held a potluck luncheon Wednesday at the church. The birthdays of Mesdames Josie Hanaway, Slabaugh and Grube were celebrated. Sixteen members were present.

The Pure Milk Association handled 1,105,823,754 pounds of basic milk last year at an average price of $1.92 per hundred or $21,330,902.04 worth. The Class II milk averaged 79c per 100, making $2,142,629.22, this makes a total of all milk handled of 1,376,609,382 pounds bringing in cash $23,473,513.26. The average price for all milk sold was. $1.70 or .91 more than butter fat per 100 pounds. The DeMotte H. S. Junior boys team won the inter-class tourney at community hall Wednesday night by defeating the Freshman team in the first round and then the Senior team in the finals. The Seniors were handicapped by having only five men, one of whom was out of the game during the last five minutes on account of personal fouls. There was much rivalry and interest shown. Coach Phelps refereed all games. Supt. Slabaugh took up a free-will offering to buy playground equipment. Mrs. Robert Miersma will entertain her bunco party Friday night.

Fred Halthof, of Munster, Ind., spent Tuesday at the Mrs. Ethel Meyer home. Mr. Holthof is a cousin of Mrs. Meyer. It has been forty eight years since they had seen each other. Miss Clara Osting of Crown Point spent the week end with her father Rudolph Osting. The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Sipkema, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sipkema and Gerben Hamstra, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hamstra was solemnized Thursday evening, March 9th at the home of the bride. The Rev. Swart officiating. Fifty four guests were present. Miss Sipkema was employed by Swart and Co. The couple will reside on a farm southwest of town.