Ligonier Banner., Volume 71, Number 2, Ligonier, Noble County, 4 February 1937 — Page 2

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GYPSY SEANCE COST HIM $5O

John Winebrenner Relieved of Snug Sum As Gypsy Woltan Cures His Pains

It cost John Winebrenner well known farmer residing three and one half miles southeast of Albion. $5O to be “blessed” by a gypsy woman Thursday afternoon after he had played the role of a Gocd Samaritan. A gypy trio including one man and two women, was traveling in a light sedan, and inquired of Mr. Winebrenner concerning directions. After informing the nomads where they were and how to reach a certain point one of the benign gypsy women, who said ghe came from Brazil thanked him and wished to express her gratificaRion by blessing him, emjphasizing that her hypnotic touch would cure him of all aches and pains. After she came out of her trance, Winebrenner felt improved—but only for the moment. As the gypsies drove away in their car, Winebrenner discovered that it had cost him just sso—a pair of twenty-dollar bills and one slo—to cure him of his peains. Sherifft Erwin Cazier and state police are now looking for the gypsy trio. .

Practices and Rates Listed.

pfikially approved soil-building practices and their respective rates of pay for the 1937 Agricultural Conservation Program were announced by L. E. Hoffman assistant county agent leader of Purdue university and a member of the Indiana Conservation Committee. The amount of money which a. farjner may earn by approving soilbuilding practices will be limited <by the amount of the soil-building: allowance for his farm,” stated Hoffman. “Under the provisions of the program, a farmer should earn sufficient payments to off-set a sub-

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" Following are the approved practices and the rates of payment: Seedings of adapted legumes on cropland, providing a good stand exists at the time of checking perform ance: Alfalfa $2.50 per acre; red clover, sericea, and white clover $2.00 per: acre; alsike and mammoth clover $1.50 per acre; lespedeza $1.50 per acre, legume mixtures or mixturs of legumes and perennial grasses, containing 50 percent or more of alsike clover, mammoth clover, red clover white clover alfalfa sericea or lespedeza or any combination of these legumes, $1.50 per acre biennial or annual sweet clover vetch and erimson clover, $l.OO per acre: legume mixtures or mixtures of legumes and perennial grases which contain 50 per cent or more bieunial or ‘annual sweet clover, vetch or crim gon clover or a 50 percent combination of any of the mentioned legumes $l.OO per acre. -

Wawaka. Grange Meeting

The regular meeting of the Wawaka Grange was held in their meet ing place the old school house at Wawaka which they recently purchased. Bight-five were present. Vigitors were there from the Greencastle and Hex Granges.

‘Degree work was given. The Greencastle officers exemplifyiug the Third and Fourth degrees. Mrs. Hazel .Ebert had charge of the court scenes. The degree work was well done.. The court scenes were given under the colored lights aug the duet sune by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Roseca. The four degrees in the court scenes mak!ng a lasting impresiica on the erangers ard causing one charter member to say “If he was going to lin the Grange again he would take the degree work instead of being a ciharter member”

A county grange is oceinz formed and the chaiter has 26 names at the present time. After the meeting a picnis supper was servel in charge of the menu committee. - ;

On February 13 a Grange school will be held in the school house at Dunlap. This meeting will be for Hikhart and . adjoining counties. Tt will be an all day meeting with a pic nic dinner at noon. All subordinate officers are expected to be present as well as the state officers. All grangrs are invited to attend. ;

Sold Flood Relief Supplies

Jahn Rohrer of Columbia City was released by military authorities at Columbus, Ind., where he was held for a time after he confessed he had sold supplies from a truckload of food and clothing sent from that county to the Ohio river valley flood district.

Rohrer first told officials he sold the supplies to make expense money but it was found he had sufficient money on his person to complete the trip.

The funds were furnished by the Whitley county Red <Cross chapter and the American Legion. Hile Nelson, truck driver who accompanied Rohrer to the flood district, was placed in charge of the truck following Rohrer’s arrest.

Scavenger: Club Dead.

The second day of February was just another Groundrog day in Steuben county. The sSeavenger club is dead.

The passing of this nearly-famous organization occurred last May when Prank Rekisser founder and president of the club for 30 years died after a long illness. At that time it was not known that Mr. Rekiser's degth would cause abandonmen: of the club which had met traditionally on Groundhog day. Members since have agreed to cease the meetings,

Bristol Driver Esecapes.

Kirby Hamilton of rural route No, 2, Bristol escaped injury early Monday afternoon when his car struck and knocked. down five posts of the guard rail on: the south side of the Pine ecreek bridge on- the: ElkhartBristol road. Hamilton was driving east and said that brakes of his car locked. One heavy timber pierced the hood of the car and - burst through the dash near the driver’s seat but did mot strike Hamilton. The car was badly damaged.

Fire . Destroys - Home

‘Fire believed to have resulted from -defective wiring, destroyed the residence and practically: all house-; hold furnishings of Clifford Black- | man ang -family:early Tuesday morn ing, entailing f@a loss estimated at $3,500.: The -loss is said to be partially covered by insurance.. ‘The Black- . ‘man family, reside mear South Mil-. ford. . gl 4

Will Observe Week

The Boy Scouts of the M. E. church will have charge of the devoticnal services Sunday evening which will be the opening observance of the National Boy Scout Week. The Boy Scouts of the various churches of the city are cooperating.

Attended Meting.

Don Garland local fumeral director attend the Hducational Clinic held by the :ndiana Btate Board of. Embalmers and Funeral Directors at the I. U, school .of mecicine in Indianapolis last Thureday and Friday.

EIGHT KIELED OVER WEEK END

Three Others Held In Jall Pendg Crash: Investle : gation

Eight persons were dead today as a result of traffic accidents in Indiana over the week-end. Three others ‘were held in jail pending investigation of an accidnt in which one of the victims . met: death.

Three persons were killed in Marion county, raising the 1937 traffic deathitoll to 14. Harold Peck, 39, Indianapélis, was killed instantly in an automobiletruek crash at New Bethel on state road 29. The second victim was Mrs. Lulu Surface 53 also of Indianapolis wha died ip City hospital of injuries suffered ‘when. struek by .an automobile -there Saturday night. Mrs. Catherine Craigle, 48 was injulred - fatally when the automaobile in which she was riding collided with one driven by Ralph Sga,dle 21 Terre Haute.

. ‘Shadle, his wife Helen, Mrg. Charled¢ Loamb, 48 Miss Virginia Lamb 10, were injured in the- accident. James A. Davis, Vineennes. a harber, died from injuries suffered in an automobile aeeident near Vincennes Sunday. Hareid Colgrove, 30 Hicknell and Robert Bible and Gretchen Wolfe, both of Vincennes all passengers in the other car, were held in Knox county jail. : Sterling Sermon, 23 Chicago died in Henry County hospital after driving a truck into the side of a Big Four freight train at Losantville crossing in a heavy fog. : Wesley Callender, 19,0 LaPorte, died of a skull fracture suffered Friday night when hig automobhile skidded at a st-eet intersection crashing into a tree. Charles Harper of near Marjon, was injured. fata'ly Sunday night when his autonobile collided with an ‘other car at a Marion street inter--action. ;

John Cook. 50, Eaton, Ohio was killed Saturday night when his automobile collided head-on with a etreet car at Ri:imond.

Girls Struck By Auto.

' Three of eight girls walking along the -highway near Goshen college were painfully ‘buti -not serious injured Friday evening when their party was sideswiped by an automobile driven by ‘DeVon Tom 40 of:Goshen. The injured are: Miss BEmma Brenneman, 21 of Elida 0., sufferviag from a slight concussion and general bruises; and Miss Emma Yoder 19, of rural route four Elkhart, and Miss Virginia: Stalter, 19 of Elida, 0., who ' suffered from:shock and numerous bruises and lacerations.

The eight girls all Goshen College students were walking north along the highway from the girls’ dormitory. L L

Goshen Farmer “Salts” 01 Well

Christ Shrock, well known farmer east of Goshen was arrested Thursday night and a warrant accusing him of *salting” an oil well in St. Joseph county to obtain money under false pretenses. The warrant charges he poured crude oil info a well he had_ drilled and then pumped it out in the presence of prospective buyers of an interest in the well. He was released under $3,000 bond. Joseph Crowell, Granger and Ira Miller Middlebury were named in the accusation as victims of the plot.

Woman Missing

© Frederick Bggléston of rural route WNo. 1 Bristol reported to police at Goshen Monday that his sister Margaret Devere GQGruger 29, wife of Harry Kruger »f Elkhart had left her home on Jan. 26 and hag failed to return.

Panhandler - Arrested.

Fred Weber .36 of Joliet, 111., is confined to the Elkhart county jail on- & charge of .panhandling. He is alleged. to have been. visiting a number of homes. asking for mioney in Goshen. When arrested Weber had 46 cents in his pocket. ;

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s > & k 3 Comments, Politically | and Otherwise, on Present-Day Topics By Bay E. Smith ~ The League of Women's Voters wants the merit system installed in the state government. In other words, they want positions filled through competitive examinations, lpolitics not enkering into the appointments. We believe that. only competent persons should hold public offices; there is no argument on that score, but we contend that the party in power should have the right to fill the positions. TUnless a party gives a good administration, voters will repudiate it at the polls. If the right of patronage is taken away from political parties, there will be no incentive for.persons to engage in politics. The percentage of persons voting at the polls will hecome miserably small. In our opinion, political parties will almofs cease (o exist.

In the election last fall. Mr. Townsend polled 908,494 votes. Amoug this large group of Democratic voters, there must be persons qualified to fill the few vacancies in the state government. The Republicans, now that they are out of office, are for the merit system, but the 16 years they were in power in Indiana they didn’t think so mupch of it. ‘When Governor McNutt took office, he found that more than 90 per cent of state employes were Republicans, and all key positions wére held by Republicans or persons friendly to that party.

Since the Democrats took over the state administration,. a non-partisan state police department has been es~ tablished. The new department of financial institution was established on a non-political basis. The welfare department, with about 500 employes, was created on the personnel System, angd transferring 21 state penal and benevolent institutions to the welfare department has placed the merit system in operation in the state insitutions where nearly 3,000 are employed. Certainly the Demeocratic party, which is accused of inJecting the spoils system into the state goyernmen, has made an enviable record in establishing the merit system.

The ‘“good neighbor’ spirit shown by - Governor M. ' Clifford ownseail as bhe has meted out relief to the floor sufferers recalls to mind a speech he delivered at Marion last July on the oceasion of a homecoming or noti fication celebration held for “him there. In that address he stressed the need of a more friendliness, more neighborliness in government. “Let us hope, ” he said, “that people in other:states will think of Indiana as the Home of Good - Neighbors.” And in less than three weeks afier his. inauguration, Mr. owasend had the oppertunity to make good his wish. He has displayed the spirit of the “good neighbor” in working day and night to alleviate the suffering of thousands of homeless = He had said at Marion: “Good neighbors aia others in the time of stress.” Governor Townsend has become Indiana’s first Good Neighbor. What greater tribute could be paid to him?

Just a few years ago sale of “For Rent” signs was flourishing. The cards offering apartments and houses for rent decorated Indianapolis. And other cities, too, but let us consider Indianapolis. At a meet ing of the Indianapolis Real Estate Men's association recently it was reported that apartments vacancies were less than two per cent. Saome contrast to four years ago! And with the increased occupamcy has come a 30 or more per cent increase in rent. The startling things about it is that during the recent campaign 3 _straw. vote was taken among the Teal estate men and the vote was over ":w'h.elmingly Republican. Can you ‘beat it? \ ' At a community theater in mnorthern Indianapolis out in one of the “silking stocking” wards—a .news reel. showed scenes of President Roosevelt’s first and secomd inaugural. Retiring President Hoover was cheered by the theater audience as ‘he left the White House to ride to the capitol building with Mr. Roosevelt. We sat ipn .awe at the tribute ’g;gid to Hoover, remembering the idle h hungry ang the loss of milifons in investments in his adminisetration, Then we realized that it was the dyed-in-the-wool ~Republicans who ‘'would vote only the G. O. P. ticket &dnﬂeés' who - were cheering the Jo-called Great Emgineer. When Mr. m_x_;_"fgéear’e was flashed on . e screen, the applause was triple that given ‘Mr. Hoover. Otr ‘hopes | vere restored that theve were still ' sane ang sensible people in th world s Byrfeuse Men Home 1

BEighteen Syracuse menr sent to the flood area by the Lake Wawasee‘Byrdcuse Chamber of ‘Commeree have returned: to their hemes. after: eom--pleting splendid service in .rescus ing.marooned families. . e - (In charge were M. J. . Harkness, gommodore of the Lake . Wawasee Yachting club, and C, I. Blshop secretary of the Yachting club. :

o SCHOOL NOTES o

Percentages of attendance for the period from Jan. 4, to Jan. 29: Nerth Side, Grades 1 and 2, 82.2%; Grades 3 and 4, 90.26%. South Side, Room 1 86%; Mrs. Shobe’s room, 8956%, Grade 4, 89.6%; Grade 5, 93.08%:; Grade 6, 91.04%; Grade 7, 9386%; Grade 8, 90.89%; Freshmen, 944%; Sophomores, 91.7%; Juniors, 93.8%; Seniors, 92.1%. Attendance banmers for last week were earned by Miss Summer’s rocm Mrs. Shobe’s room the sixth grade and the Juniors. Extension Course

" The class in Victorian Literature completed its work last Thursday evening and a new course is Lo start tonight. This new course will also ;: in literature under Prof. Gruenert. veral teachers from ULigonier and surrounding schools have already sign ¢d up but there is still time for others to get in on this if {hey so desire. The class will meet at 4:30 in the local High School building.

*Athletics.

The Red Raiders continued to go at top speed last Friday evening when they defeated =~ Wolcotivivile 49-15. Even though Chrisman and Byer were out of the lineup due to injurjes, the remaining players showed that they were able to fill the gaps left by these two excellent players. Columbia City tomorrow evening. They are tough as usual, but then Gairet beat ’em and so did Kendallville.

Did you know that Avilla defeated i.aGrange last Friday, 38-33. Down- l ing counted for 18 of the Panther’s points. Kendallville took Garrett 31-26, Columbia City trimmed War-‘ saw 22-18, . Waterloo beat Butler 36-22; Angola dropped Auburn 3626 and Cromwell took Wawaka 4926. The Schoo 1 Band under the direction of Mr. Lucas was on hand at the Wolcottville game and did their bit in “pepping” the players and spectators with some good stirring music. ~ Only four weeks until sectional ‘tourney. The one at Kendallville promises to be a thriller. There are more good teams this year than ever before. Noble County seems to have the edge on having the greater numbrs of possible winners, however in LaGrange County there are, besides the LaGrange Lions, Shipshewana with a really good team, Lima, a real tret, Wolcottville who should not be disregarded, Topeka who are doing much better recently and Bongo Scott and Brighton have played good ball at times. In Noble county, the local fans are familiar with the strength of Kendallville, Avilla, Cromwell, Wof Lake, Wawaka Albion, Rome City, and, of course, our own Red Raiders. .

Centralized School Notes

Our basketball team was defeated 13-11 in a close game at Wawaka last Friday. The eighth grade have completed the study of Indiang History. Frederick /OlinghoußSe, Arthur

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Duesler and Kenneth Morris were absent the first of this week because of illness.

The seventh grade has completed the study of Asia and will have a test the latter part of this week. Those on the sixth grade honor rell were Elton Miller, Alfred Beubien, Delvin Gangwer, Norris Hewitt and Frances Chiadister.

Those on the fifth grads honor roll were Marilyn Schlabach, Lois Ellen Adair, John Neufer, Josephine Hooley Barbara Adams and Buddy Reynolds. Arlene Gangwer withdrew from the fifth grade Monday and will attend tbe Ligonier school. . Those on the Third Grade Homor roll are Delbert Gangwer, Carolyn Pontrager, Genevieve Pergrem, Evelyn Baker, Barbara Simpson, Chariés De<twiler Betty Reese, Carol Hcoley Pauline Fah! and Ross Stultz. Those on the Fourth grade honor rcll are Esther Marie Kash, Joan Gage. : Aunetta Manges is reported to be inproving from her recent illness. Tiose on the Honor Ro!'l! in the first grade are Joan Hewit, Martha Milier, Janis McDonald, Doris Donley Robert Miller and Margaret Schrock.

"hose on the Fonor Roll ipn the second grade are Bobby Myhnier, Mary Bontrager Lillian Ot:, James Rox and Marriet Meufer.

¢ herolen Manges has been very ijll sHE e

The Primary room is making Lincoln and Washington projects In the sand table.

Harriett Neufer, Doris Donley, Buddy Moser and Wallie Hover have been neither tardy nor ahsnt for five months of school. Cecil Johnson entered school Monday from South Side Ligonier.

Found Dead in Home

Frozen body of Joseph M. Niemeyer 45, was found in the kiteten of his home in Fort Wayne Friday. Gas poisoning and acute alcoholism caused death the coromer reported.

INCREASED COSTS CAUSE A CHANGE IN THE PRICE OF OUR POPULAR PREMIUM SILVERWARE | To protect our customers who are working on sets, or whe may have outstanding coupens that enstomers have been accumulating, we have arranged to postpone the price change until March Ist, 1937. Effective that date, the price of this good quality silver will be a coupon plus 7¢ on all items except the knife—the knife will be a coupon plus 12¢. M ) ) . KAHN’S DEP'T. STORE

ALBION MAN'S KIN MISSING Pete Black Answers Merey Call In Flood Area; Unable to Find Relatives

The fury of the flood struck at Albion when Pete Black was informed by a telegram from authorities in Louisville, Ky., that his sister-in-law and her three children were located in a school house within Loulsville city limits and that Black sbou’d bring a warm automobile and blankets. The telegram also iaformed }Bllck that his brother was missing,

"Immediately Black and his father lex! t«toolnnhvn:q and upoy locating the school house, found it under watsr Frantic sesrching brought no s'rn of the motn:~ and children, one of whom was sall to be sarlouwsly il with fpnewmonia. Black’s brother could not be located.

Important Seed Requirement

A very important special require‘ment of the 1937 soil conservation program was received by telegram ;by Magrshall Vogler chairman, Indiana Agricultural Conservation Com mittee, from C. R. Wickard director North Central region soil conservation program, Washington, D. C.

The telegram reads: “Any acreage upon which unadopted seed or mixtures containing any unadapted seed is planted in 1937 shall be clasaitied as if such unadapted seed or sych mixtures were not planted. Advise coynty committees about this addition and that red clover and alfalfa seed imported from counties other than Canada not considersd adapte ed.l'

Noble county farmers are urged to keep in line wity the requirement “in ordr to have their clover and. a'falfa seedings have earning power which will mean thousands of dollars to them in the 1937 program.

John D. Cary, 61 native and lifelong Tresident Of LaGrange county died at the family home in Wolcottville Tuesday from leakage of the heart and complications following a month’s illness.