Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 12, Number 40, DeMotte, Jasper County, 14 August 1942 — Page 1

VOLUME XII

TRAVELERS RETURN FROM EXTENSIVE TRIP

Mrs. Clyde Story and son Jimmy arrived home Saturday morning after a three weeks visit in California and Texas. They visited their son and brother. Dale, who is station ed at the Marine Base in San Diego. While there the outfit to which Dale belongs shot for record. Dale, not only made exj>ert rifieinan, which is the ambition of all who shoot, but also broke the five year record for shooting. John Segina. formerly of DeMotte is also in Dale's platoon.While in California they went to Long Beach and had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bauman. Coming home they stopped at El Paso, Texas, and Juerex, Mexico. They also spent a few days in Galveston. Texas, vis iting Leonard Simmons, and their own daughter and sister. 1 torothv, * Stopping at St. Louis they visited about six hours, be tween buses, with Helen Frame Moeller.

DONKEY SOFTBALL NOT SO SOFT

On Thursday. August 6th, a wild and hilarious ball game was played on the loeal held. The evening's entertainment was given by eight donkeys and about twenty young fellows who tried to stay astride these donkeys. A nine-inning game was played with the farmer boys winning over the town boys by a score of 2 to 0. Several bottles of liniment were sold the next two days bv the DeMotte merchants. The proceeds of the game went into the general fund of the 1 DeMotte Recreation Association. The ball game was well attended with 374 paid admissions. Friday night the first soft ball game, which will begin at 8:00, will be between Harry’s Golden Shells and Hammer ton's Aces. The second game will pit DeKock’s team with Bauman's Hot Shots. On Monday night, August 17. the DeMotte All Star Team will battle with the Hebron team on the local field. The game will begin at 8:45. The All Stars will be out to defeat the strong Hebron team which Trounced them by a scon* of 7 to 0 in the Sectional softball Tourney held at Hebron caller this month. A class ‘‘B” game will be played at 7:30. Gome on out and see the young boys play too.

NOTICE The office of the Justice of the Peace, formerly over Mary’s Restaurant, is now’ located in The Kankakee Valley Post Building.

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DEMOTTE GIRL JOINS WAAC

Miss Doris Sehwanke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sehwanke was called to Indianapolis this week where she took an examination for the Women's Army Auxilary Corps. She passed the examination successfully and is now waiting to be called. Doris is the first girl to be called from-Jasper county. DeMotte is very proud of her and everyone wishes her the best of luck at her new work.

THE PASTOR’S COLUMN

By Rev. Geo. Got sell. Pastor of the St. John's Lutheran Church of Cnion Township

Christ's story of the pharisee and the publican praying in the temple, Luke IS: 9-14, is very rich in doctrine. But for the present let us look at it from a very special viewpoint. Jesus is not speaking to the unchurched, but to church-goers, and He is not speaking of the unchurched, but of church-goers, and He puts the church goers into two distinct classes. The pharisees represent the self-righteous who takes a “superior complex" attitude toward others and thinks himself better than others. His prayer is one of selfglorification and self-right eousness. He does not humble himself before God, does not confess his sin and guilt, but believes, yea demands, that God must accept him. The publican represents the truly penitent sinner who confesses lus sin and guilt, is truly sor ry for his guilt and damnability and who throes himself on the mercy of God, asking His forgiveness. And what does Jesus judge concerning these two churchgoers? Of the first He says that he did not go home justified. He failed to receive for give ness and to be received into the grace of God. while the other went home justified. His sins were no longer imputed to him but he was declared to be righteous. His sins were forgiven and he stood in the grace of God. Are you a church-goer? That is essential. Ts you are, ask yourself to which of two classes you belong, 4pd answer the question foi yourself. See to it that by the grace of God and with the help of God you are as the publican. Here you have a summary of our sermon for next Sunday. Sunday School at 10:00, serviie at 10:45 a. m. The last Sunday of this month communion service.

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DEMOTTE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14. 1942

MINNIE PRUIS DIES SATURDAY

Mrk Minnie Prtiis passed away at the Rockville Sanitar inm at Rockville, Indiana, Saturday, August Bth, at 1 :30 o'clock p. m., after a lingering illness with tuberculosis. Mrs. Pruis was born October 27, 1898. in The Netherlands, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Belsfra t deceased). She came to Jasper county from Chicago thirty years ago. October 19. 1921, she was married at DeMotte to Harm Pruis. To this union was born two daughters. Gertrude and Martha, and one son. John, all at home. She was an active member of the Christian Reformed Church of DeMotte while her health I permitted, and always was a devoted wife ml mother. Sur- | viving besides the husband and (•hildren are two brothers. Gasper and Simon Belstra, both of DeMotte. and many relatives and friends. Funera 1 services were conducted from the late residence Tuesday afternoon at 1 :30 and from the Christian Reformed Church at 2:00 o’clock, with the Rev. c. Van Schouwen of tiiciating. Burial was made in the Holland cemetery of I >eMot to.

LOCAL BOYS HOME ON FURLOUGH

Private Herman YYoudema was home for a few days visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Woudema. Stall' Sgt. Fred Schwanke is home on a ten day furlough. Leonard Story of Camp Grant was home over the week end. Staff Sgt. Fred Schwanke is home from Craig Field Alabama. lie has a ten day furlough. Word comes from Junior Conrad, who is in Honolulu, that he is tine and likes his work. He would be glad to receive letters from his friends back home. His address is: Roy Conrad, Barbers Point, Honolulu, T. H. Pacific Air Base Projects. Norman Billy Bahler, son of Recorder and Mrs. William H. Bahler, has enlisted in the Navy with a First Class Seaman's rating. He will report for duty September first at the Peru Naval Air Base. He was inducted and passed his examination at Indianapolis last week. His wife and six months old baby have not fully decided w r hat they will do as yet.

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TO OUR PATRONS

In explanation of the future publication of the Kankakee Valley Post I wish to state it will continue to serve this community to the full extent of its ability as it has done in the past. There will lx- two slight changes. It's size, but not its contents, will be reduced in the interest of appearance and .efficiency in presenting the news. Because the printing is being done elsewhere it is necessary to change the publication date from Thnrsdav to Friday. Other than the above, there will Ik 1 no changes effected itt the continued operation of this newspaper. I wish to express my gratitude for your past loyalty and to ask your continued support of this newspaper which strives to represent DeMotte. Any community with a newspaper is a more alert community if there is cooperation between the community it represents and its publisher. The Editor.

LOCKER PLANT COMPLETED

The new Locker Plant installed by H. O. DeKock and Sons has just been completed. Ninty six new lockers have been added which makes a total of two hundred thirtytwo compartment#. This plant is one of the most up to date in the county, having a special vegetable cooler and meat cooling room. Stop in and see the new plant. It will be time well spent.

TWO CAR ACCIDENT FRIDAY AFTERNOON

Friday afternoon two ears, driven by Walter J. Kolan, Sr., of DeMotte and Duane Hanaway, son of Ted Runaway of Hebron, crashed head on one-half mile north of town. Both cars were badly damaged but no one was injured. A defective steering geer was blamed for the accident. State Traffic Officer T. J. Bortell investigated.

R. H. SMITH GETS GOOD MARKET ON HOGS

Chicago, Aug. 6.- Raymond H. Smith, veteran Jasper coun ty stockman of Remington, was on the Tuesday market at the Chicago Stock Yards this w r eek with a load of fancy 281 pound butcher hogs that were good enough to sell, without sorting, at $14.60 per cw T t. which was above the average market for these weights.

SECOND INSTALLMENT OF CANNING SUGAR NOW AVAILABLE

House wives may now apply for more canning sugar provided they have used their first allotment in conformance with instructions. In applying for the second allotment l>e sure to do the following: i 1 > Take your War Ration book with you. (2) Take with you an itemized list of what you have canned with your first allotment. <3) Do not apply the second time until all of your sugar is used. Mr. Stevens will be at the School House today (Friday) and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week from 1 :o<> p. m. to 4:00 p. m.

RUBBER CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Private industry is attacking the rubber problem with full vigor today. And, according to authorities, production in 1943 may be greater than we expected a short time ago. j. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey alone is building 34 plants with a total capacity of 578,000 tons, and they will be in operation in less than a year. Other oil companies are pursuing similar programs. On top of that, great progress is being made in the development of other kinds of synthetic rubbers, such as those which are produced from coal and coke. American industry regards the rubber problem as a challenge. It is determined to produce a rubber substitute, which, in time, will Ik l as good and [perhaps better than the natural product. It is determined to produce such a substitute in sufficient quantity to meet essential civilian no less than military needs. It is likely that some day we may regard the loss of our sources of natural rubber as a blessing in disguise. American invention. American ingenuity and American capital are starting to build a great new synthetic rubber industry which will play a vital role in peace-as well as in war. “Too Tough to Die!” That's the way one lively centenarian explains how she passed the century mark, and now she’s looking for her tenth husband! Read her rules for living a long life, and why science finds good sense in them, as told by Dr. Leonard Keene Hirshberg, in The American Weekly, the magazine distributed with next week’s Chicago Sunday HeraldAmerican.

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