Ligonier Banner., Volume 71, Number 26, Ligonier, Noble County, 22 July 1937 — Page 2

The Ligonier Banner Established 1867 Published by THE BANNER PUBLISHING CO. ~ 124 Cavin Street M. A. Cotherman Editor-Manager ; = N P A e Published every Thursday and entered the Postoffice at Ligonier, Indians as gecond clasg matter, A —— WHEAT YIELD CUY DOWN

Indiana Wheat Crop Estimated At 36,754,000 Bushelg By ] - Purdue :

Indiana wheat on July 1 gave prospects for a yeld of 17 bushels per acre, and a total production of 86,754,000 bushels according to the official report compiled by M. M. Justin, head of the bureaa of crop statistics in the U. S. depa“.ment and Purdue university agricultural experiment station. His estimate 1s about one million bushals below that of a month ago, due pringipally ‘o the ravages of black stem risc in west central Tuv.ana, where 1t app«.entiy caused to> heaviest loss¢ ju the state. The advau«ed maturity o the crop in riany se:ti:ns saved 4 a miici Leai'er icss,Justis taid, frow th: rust which ! widespr-ed but thy Jdazgre2 of infecttion and amount of damage is exceedingly variable. The condition of corn, Indiona's kings of crops, on July 1 wag 83 per cent on formal or 10 points above last year and seven pointz above the ten-year average indicating a produc tion of 172,494,000 bushels compared tto 115,413,000 last year. Due to favorable weather the oats crop condition was reported as 85 per cent of normal or seven noints above last month, Justin forecast a production of 49,212,000 bushels com pared to 38,502,000 bushels last year. Both barley an& rye were in the same condition as reported a month ago with the former 83 per cent normal and rye 86. July 1 estimates placed the barley crop at 598,000 bushels against 380,000 a year ago, and 1,912,000 bushels of rye against 1,188,000 in 1936. . Potatoes were reported at 83 per cent of normal or two points above average and the condition of alfalfa was reported just one point below average. Tobacco at 84 per cent of mnormal is 41 pointg above a year ago. appleg are carrying a good set of fruit but the peach crop is light because of damage to the trees in the winter of 1935-36 The Indiana spring pig crop was 7. per cent above a year ago but the number of sows to farrow this fall was estimated to be 2 per cent less than a year ago. o

Deadline Is July 28

The U. 8. civil service commission announces that receipt of applications for examination for eligicility to appointment as postmaster at Bristol will close July 23. Ray Long was appointed acting postmaster. June 23, last. From the eligible list determined through the annpunceds examination his successor is to be»J chosen. §

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TOLL IS TEN LIVES £ J Woman Is Drowned and Child Is Yietim of Gun L , Ten persons died violent deaths in Indiana over the week-end as a Tesult of traffic accidents, firesrms and a drowning. i Charles J, Koelsch, 52, died in & Kokomo hospital of injuries sustained when his car collided with s milk truck near Burlington on July 8. Louis Richardson, 45, was fatally injured when he was struck by an automobile near Vincennes. Arthur Bomar, age 3 was struck and killed by an automobile at Michigan City. . .Robert Teupe 24, of Dayton, O, ldied at Richmond of injuruies received in an accident Thursday. ; } Leland Meyers 17, of near Greem wood, was killed and four others injured when a truck in which they were riding ran off a bad curve near Seymour and overturned. Geraldine Short, 20, of Franklin, and James Burge, 18 of Greenwood were injured severely. - Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong 21 and her step-daughter, Hazel 14, both of Franklin escaped with minor cuts and bruises. | Mrs. sGoldie Saylor 31, of Ander- 1 son was drowned in the White river when a canoe in which she was riding capsized. - | . Mary Lou Merkle, seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Merkle of Idianapalis was killed acl cidentally by a blast from a shotzun in the hands of a playmate. ' Leland G. Kimball, 26, and his ywife, Lela Kimball, 29 of Sidney, 0.,. were killed instantly when their ,car crashed head-on into an inter!urban. | Fred Sargent 64 year old Delphi ‘business man, was injurad fatally in an automobile crash near Cutler. |

inds Wallet Cntaining $l3O j 5 Lake.

, An Indianapolis woman and her wo children landed about $l3O in ash last week while swimming in ake Wawasee near Kale Island. " A Mrs. Curtis and her children aw $5 and $lO bills floating around n the water and immediately started ‘fishing” Finally they bagged a billJold, also containing monay, which eontained the name of Claure Coppes p° Nappanee. l The woman stopped at the R. B. Kelly cottage and inquired whether f{n‘ not Mrs Kelly knew Mr Cobpes. Flndeed I do. He’s my brother-in-§rw,” came the reply. " : | Mr. Coppes had lost the billfold Bld its contents while paddling :hround in a canoe. He first wiised l.l‘xe money Friday evening. Saturday prorning it was returned to him by fhe Curtis woman and the two chil- | Ten. . (o 1R IR

Barp Destroyed by Lightning.

~ Lightning struck a large barn Friday on the farm of Christian Darr, two and a half miles west of Syracuse on the Syracuse-Milford road, and the resulting fire destroyevd the structure. ; The loss was estimated at $3,000. Mr. and Mrs. Darr ware ip the barn milking when boit struck and they succeeded in leading all liveock to safetvr and moving farm imrlements out of the hiai'uing. Approximately 35 tone of hay and a auantity of grain however, weas redved to ashes. Th- joss iz partially. covered by insurance.

Amputate Arm o/ Boay

Donald Shearer, seven-yvear-old son of Mr. ard Mrs. Howard Shearer, who was badly burned last we:zk when he climbed a power pole near the family rcme, four miles northeast of Elkhart, undecen: s, opgrattion in the Elkhart G-2neral hospital for the ampatuation of hiy right arm. The arm was amputatel above the elbow. . ‘Donald remains in a critical econdition. He suffered severe injuries when knocked from the pole. : Trailer Company To Move Arrangements are being made, G. J. Wilds, gemeral manager of the Hlcar Coach Company announced for ithe company to move to Goshen some time after August 1. The company bas a lease on part of the-old Bngman Range company plant.

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Wawaka News

The Elkhart Township Girls Club let Thursday at the home of Miss Yorothy Gill near the Elkhart river ridge. Noble County ~Nurs2 Brittie M Baker of Albion with Miss More f Purdue attended the meeting and ucee as demonstrator op clothing Miss Mary Jane Harding, with Miss vellie Jow-1 as al'ernate, for the oble County fair. Tuer they all, ent to »wve Elkhart riv:’ and enjoypd a deliciov picnic dincer. Jlhe ext meeting will be acld at the ome pf M.::.in Reide tach. | Mr. and Mrs. Alton Lepird of ReadJig, Mich., an, Mr. ani Mrs. George ‘Lepird of Fort Wayne were recent guests of Mr and Mrs. J F Herald. ' Relatives here are in receipt of ‘N'ord announcing the marriage of piise Helen M. Frick of Alma Mich./ §> Virgil W. Davis of Alma, which jwas solemnized at Sturgis, Mich., June 1. Mrs. Davis was an Elkhart townJip girl and a niece of Mrs. Sarah Prill. ' Mr. and Mrs. Fawn Weaver of Galli 'ppolis Ohio will move to the home pt, their mother Mrs. Sam Weaver. ‘ M\- and Mrs. Fred Zimmerman have ‘h; guests Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zimmerman and family of South Bend. Mr, and Mrs. Sam Schwab Mrs. Gladys Schwab Miller and daughter hyllis Harriet of near Litusvills, Pa, with Charles Schwab of the {United States Navy will come to visit ‘Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Ullery soon. ' Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Snider and chil|'dren of Topeka were guests Friday yof Mr. and Mrs. Ira Snider and assist yed them in wheat cutting. , | Misg Jane Alden of Chicago was a caller on Mrs. O. W. Dowell Thursday lMiss Alden is a feature story writer ‘pnd desired farm romance notes. She went from here to pear Shipshewana o study Amish characteristics etc. Frank Crone of Wolcottville was a usiness caller at the Mr. and Mrs. ~Tank Crago home Thursday. The condition of Miss Elizabeth .auffman patient in Elkhart General hospital recuperating from an ap- - pandicitis operation wag “just fing” | Mrs. Lena Couts was a business vistor in Kendallville Friday. ' Little Miss 'Wanda Jean Phares, {daughter off Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Phares |bad her hands scalded while dishing Bp beans for the noon meal. Miss Mildred Gard Buchanan, Mich. spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Cary Gard and Mr. and Mrs Harold “Qar dand returned to Michigan Monday. Mrs. Onita Nolap and sister Mrs. Dollie Gensman of Chicago spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs, Charles |C Ullery and attended a double birth day celebration Sundgy honoring Mrs, Ullery’s natal anniversary and-that of Horace J. Ullery of Fort Wayne,

Raip of Fish Falls.

-Hundreds of emall fish littered streets and yardg in the northeast part of ‘South Bend last week following a heavy rainstorm. Small boys placed the silvery minnowsg in fish bowls, but they died within a short time. The phenomenon ig ibelieved due to waterspouts, waich Hft gmall figh high fnto the air, where wind currents carry them for miles hefore they fall.

F. R, Miller, Fort Wayne rescned ake at Rome City. Miller waded

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CHURCH SERVICES

United Brethrén Chureh ~Rev. 8. P. O'Reilley Pastor ... 9:30 Sunday school, under the cap:l:‘ direction of Ray Meroney. Perno time in the year does yoar pitendance meay so much to the kingjiom as this. I 10:35 Morning Worship subject, “The Glory of the Christian.” Spekial music by the choir.’ | 6.30 Christian Pndeaver, subfect Jor discussion “Putting Chriscan f§deals Into Our Friendships.” ! 7:30 Evening worship anbject ,'Except” Good singing, specal musi~ pn opportunity for you to worship, Sparta ChriStian Church Chas. B. Lusk, Minister Sunday School at 9:30 worship ser¥ice follows without intermission. . Evening service at 7:00. i The young people will give their pnnual vesper service. The weather permitting this service will be held on the church lawn there promptly at 7:00. Next Sunday the last Sunday of the

TWO NOBLE COUNTY WINNERS

Mjldred and Harmon Harper Take First In 4H Lamb Club Show

Mildred Harper, Noble county won first place in the District 4H Club Lamb show at Fort Wayne last week with a pen of three lambs. “ Harmon Harper, also of WNoble county won first place in the pen of 10 in the Gold Medal Sheep club com petition. ; : ~ The pen of three lambs raised by Miss Marper was gold on the auction block at 28 cents a pound. There )was spirited bidding which marked ‘the sale of the 202 lambs exhibitca. The average price for the lot waas $10.89 a hundredweiga. about $4.14 above the regular market price. The sheep on exhibition weighed 14,850 pounds and brought $1,622.46. ‘The average weight of each lamb wasl 74 pounds. Claude Harper, sheep extension specialist of Purdue university stated that the Fort Wayne lamb show was one of the best ever held in the state. He complimented the committee in charge on the educational exhibits at the show, which consisted of a lamb drenching by Charles Dues !ler of Noblg county; sheep dipping ’by James Lee of Allen county ram iselection by Henry Mayc assistant sheep extension specialiat of Purdue aniversity and carcass demonstration by Edward Jones manager of the Fort Wayne Union Stockyards.

$90,000 To Be Paid to Fami'ies

) The families of the 20 miners killed in the explosion at the Baker mine near Sullivan will receive approximately $9,000 in workmen’s compensationn the state industrial board announced. ~ Under the law this will be $4,200 per family be given $l5O for funeral ‘expenses. ~ 'Workmen’s compensation also will [be given the few men who were in!jured in the blast, all of whom were reported recovering in the Mary Sherman hospital. At Sullivan meanwhile an officia' investigation was to beé.started to determine the canse of th, explog un, Coroner Cecil Tayv.or also contl.ued the inquest for the time being.

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month, we receve the monthly offerkg for benevolences. It is time too r the paying of our annual confere Eeo dues. Just leave the amount th the treasurer of the church .as Pas been our plan for a few years. The MethodiSt Church The Merger Services 9:30 to 11:10 Those who attended the instituta will agree with the assertion that all of our people will be happy to hear Dr. Matthew W. Clair Sunday morning. Dr. Clair is the son of Bishop Clair He is a fine specimen of Christ jan manhood; a man with large experiences in the Christian ministry; a teacher in Gammon Theological Semi* nary at Atlanta Georgia and one of the Instructors at the Lake Webster Epworth League Institute.

PreShyterian Church Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Preaching Service 10.45. The subject of the sermop this Sunday is “The Reward of the White Stone”. Misgs Muriel Vondersmitha will sing. T

8,611 Dropped From Ro'ls A total of 3,611 workers were drop ped from the Indiana works progress administration rolls leaving 47,224 now employed op projectg throughout the state, John K. Jennings state WPA director announced. Simultaneously Jennings announced that the state’s July 15 quota of 47,000 workers gset by Washington ‘WPA officials will be met with a further systematic reduction of workers. | The quota far August 15 which was to represent another sgizeable reduction in the state’s roll of workers, is expected from Washington WPA officials within the next few days, Jenningg said.

Start Rebuilding Gym.

" Wo~k bha3 lecen star-d¢d on rebotld ing the Lima high school gymnasium which was wrecked by a cyclone June 17. -“ | Bdward Starr of Sturgis, Mich. 4 hag the contract for rebuilding the structurg. The north wall -which was blown ip will be rebuilt with steel reinforcement, the roof will be rebuilt a new floor laid and new bleachers installed. Estimates made by insurance adjuster on replacing and rebullding was $8,187.70. Trustee J. J. Stannerf expects to have the building ready by fall. .

~ KoSclusko Corn Planting Late, | For the first time in many years ,corn is being planted in Kosciusko county this late in July.. Many fields have been plowed or disked and crops are being replanted in Etna Jefferson and Scott townships, where previous crops werg destroyed by the cyclone ,that passed over this area four weeks ago. Hopes are being held out that frosts will hold off until late enough that a fair crop can be harvested, but even in the event of frosts much of the corn can be placed in silos and later used as feed for car'a . Mrs. Glen Mitzner of Chicago who has been vigiting in Ligonier was dis charged Monday from Lakeside bhespital and brought to the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. E 4 O'Connor In this eity. LB,

e 5 AN SN 5515 Harvest of Be Much Hjgher Than Year Ago, Except In Peach : Crop Indiana fruit crops, with the exception of peaches, will yleld a har'vut from 50 to 76 percent higher ‘thnlutynr.flwmlw:ln-‘ jon county agricultural agent pre+ 'dicted. | ' The increase will in most cases be the best in recent years, Abbott re’ponod. He said it is not possible to 'measure the value of the 1937 fruit :crops in dollars and cents because most crops are only in the earliest ’luge. of harvest. _ , The peach crop will be extremely short, between 16 and 20 per cent of lnormal because many peach trees were killed by the severe winters of 1935 apd 1986, the agricmltural agent asserted. Trees which survived those years however, are heavily laden and 'of excellent quality he pointed out. " The apple harvest, leading orchard crop in this state, will be the largest ‘in recent years, Abbott said. Favored infletiu of apples this year will be :Rome Beauty, Stayman, Winesaps and !Dellc!onl. He also reported the Indiana cherry crop is the best in many years and lof exceptional quality. Not many Ipearn are grown in Indiana but the treeg will bear heavily, Abbott predicted. 5 A promising outlook was reported for Indiana’s small berry crop es‘pecially raspberries and blackberries The berry crop ag well as other 'fruit crops have been ailded by the 'recent heavy rainfall Abbott said.

School House Blown Down

An old brick school house which stood at the intersection of U. 8. Road 14 angd the Coesse highway was almost demolished by a wind storm. A barn on the farm tenanted by Millard Kyler was destroved by fire. Farm machinery stored there was camaged beyond repair.

‘ Missing Worker Found. i Wilkie Bigbee 45 of Collins was found in Rochester by Ray Jagger, Bigbee had been missing for over a week when he disappeared on his way to work on a WP project. Loss of memory iig held to be the cause of Bigbee’s disappearance et e Lightning Fires Barn A large barn wag struck by lightning and destroyed by firs on the farm tenanted by Sam Kyler on state road 14 southeast of Columbia City. The livestock was removed before the fire gained headwayv. Hangs Self to Tree Christ Dyer, 72, of Fort Wayne hanged himself to a tree in Memorial park. TIII health was attributed as the cause for the act.

‘6\ Whenever and wherever the need of our : a service arises, we are ready to rer"" spond to the call. | Q@ A ~ PR bl Brown Funeral Home ‘-F Ligonier, Indiana

‘ '4.H Building Under Way Through the generosity of a Kendallville philanthropist, whose ‘name is withheld at his request, a force of workmen began Saturday oa a new-4-H club boys and girls building at the fairgrounds, the structure to be completed before the Noble county fair opems, Augast 1. ' 'The building will be one-story high the main part being 24x44 feet with ‘a wing 24x40 feet, with aill openings screened in and located between the present boys and girls dormifory. The buildiag will be used as demon stration room, dining room and kitchen and will add much to the comfort and convenience of the hun|dmds of boys and girls who will Qccupy them during fair week. ' Announcement is alss made that the “First Aid tent and rest room™ under the management of Miss Brittie Baker county pablic health nurse will be located just south of the secretary® office. Miss Baker has a group of 4-H club girls from 'Elkhart township, who are studying ‘duties of First Ald workers before 'tbo fair begins. Pays Fine For Late Celebration Chiet of Police Vernon L. Cripe of ‘Goahon took time off during his vacition Sunday tto arrest Harm Van ante 24 of Kalamazoo, Mich., on a |charge of shooting firecrackers im) .jthe city limits. ' Van Zante didn’t say what he was celebrating when he entered a "plea of guilty in Justic> of Peace {Charles Lindsay’s office. He was as- ; loessed $8.50.

Buys Property

Mrs. Thelma Todd has bought a property of Mrs. Robert Randall op Lincoln Way South. Carpenters are now busily engaged in remodeling the property and making 't modern.

Public Sal Big Night Sale I, the undersigned will sell at Public Auction at my farm on Road 2 2'¢ miles east Merriam or 5 miles NW Churubusco. beginning at 7 o’clock p.m., dst, on Mon. Evening 62 Head of Good Jersey Dairy Cattle Blood Tested Df‘o:..'l;. B. and Baags Owner, Mrs. Jesse McCoy R. Johnsen, Auct—F. Gause,Clerk