Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 19, DeMotte, Jasper County, 8 April 1949 — HEAVY FINE [ARTICLE]

HEAVY FINE

Plymouth, April 6. A fine of $1,250 for hauling six and a quarter more tons of candy than the law allows today faced James M. Cooper, Kannapolis, N. C., truck driver. Cooper was arrested here on a charge that he violated a law passed by the 1949 General Assembly, which assesses a fine of 10 cents for each pound of overweight. The North Carolina driver unloaded the overweight portion of his load and continued his trip to Kannapolis. He is a driver for the Central Motor Lines. Cooper posted bond of $1,250. Mrs. Frank DeHaan and Mrs. James Recker were Gary shoppers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Otto DeYoung Jr., were Indianapolis shoppers last Thursday. Mrs. Harry DeYoung and Mrs. Fred Hoffman were in Hammond last Friday. Miss Mary Lou Ewart is home this week from her duties in South Bend, for her spring vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Jager and son of South Bend visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Woudema over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Art Schoonveldt and daughter are visiting thenparents this week. It is Art’s Spring vacation from Hope College. Rev. and Mrs. James Benes of New York are here visiting relatives and friends. M iss Kate Anderson of Chicago spent the week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Van Wienon and daughters were in Chicago last Saturday.