Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 71, Number 43, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 20 May 1948 — Page 1

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NAP. SCHOOLS GET TWO WAR SURPLOS BLDG. " • Two war surplus building at Bear Field, near Fort Wayne, have been purchased by the Nappanee Community schools, according to announcement made by the War Assets Administration and confirmed by members of the local school administration. One* of these structures is a 29x136 foot bachelors’ office quarters and valued at $2,360 by the WAA and the “other is a 16x24 ft. building and valued at $l2O. Joseph A. Burke, deputy WAA regional director, stated the Nappanee schooT community pays but sllß for the officers’ quarters and $24 for the smaller building because of the public * benefit allowance which permits sale of these buildings of 95 and 80 per cent respectively, this allowance being based on the purpose for which the buildings are to be used. In addition to the cash payment the local school officials must pay for the dismantling and moving of the buildings. Jn this case it isr-very likely the smaller building will be- moved intact but regarding the larger building workmen will be employed to dismantle it and the materials moved to Nappanee. The WAA sold seventy-seven buildings at Baer field to 33 priority claimants, 27'“ of this group being schools in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Missouri and one of the officers’ quarters, similar to the one purchased by Nappanee, went to the Middlebury joint school at the same price as paid here. The Nappanee Community school board is securing the expert advise of Purdue specialists before definite plans for the use of the larger building are finally determined but regarding the smaller building it is the intention to have this placed at the east side school field where it will be made into a dressing room and showers for use of the pupils when athletic events are held there. The cost of having this building moved to Nappanee should not be much and this will give the students a place to dress for track meets, etc., without having to make the trip to the present school buildings every time such events are held. While only a frame structure there’s no reason why this building cannot be made into nice quarters for the athletes.

SHORT SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD LAST MONDAY EVENING Paying of claims against the city was one of the biggest items to come before the city council in the meeting on Monday night, $1,128.20 worth of claims being inspected and allowed before adjournment. The reports of the city clerk-treasurer and the police department were also read and approved. Application for the renewal of plumbers licenses were on file and approved for Viven Sechrist, local plumber and also for the Northern Indiana Public Service Company. A letter,, of appreciation from the five department at Bremen was read by Fire Chief Devon Richmond thanking the Nappanee firemen for their quick and willing response to the call to Bremen recently when fire broke out in the Bremen Coach_ com? pany when lightning struck. Chief Richmond also reported the fire department now is equipped with anew chemical oxygen gas mask which will be used to fight fires where it is necessary to enter smoke-filled rooms. This mask would have been of great aid in the fire* which attacked the Pletcher Furniture company during the winter in that the firdmen could have entered to get ,at the seat of the flames. i :

COX LUMBER COMPANY files suit for damage AGAINST UTILITIES CO. Suit for damages has been filtd in the Elkhart circuit court against the Nappanee Utilities company, the United Boiler and Heating Cos., and J. M. Foster Cos., as the results of an accident on June 19th last. When a huge smoke stack was being placed on the Utilities company building the crane hoisting tike stack Into place buckled and. the stack crashed downward, wrecking a part of one of the lumber company buildings and blocking the driveway of the company. Damages are asked on the wrecked building and also S2OO a -day for the five day period said to have been lost to business while the driveway was blocked.

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' CONSERVATION

j The annual spring release of | pheasants and quail in all HooI sier counties has been completed by the Indiana Department of Conservation. The depart- ; ment bought and raised the j pheasants and purchased all of the quail. Liberation of the : birds was in charge of state ! conservation officers.

MARGARET FARRINGTON RECEIVES ANNUAL , A READER’S DIGEST AWARD Margaret Farrington, valedictorian of the graduating class at Nappanee High School, has been given the Annual Award of The Reader’s Digest Association for students who by their successful school work give promise of attaining leadership in the community, it was announced today by Galen C. Roose, principal. Miss Farrington will receive an honorary subscription to The Reader’s Digest foi one year and an engraved certificate from the Editors, “in recognition of past accomplishment and in anticipation of unusual achievement to come.” The Reader’s Digest Association has presented these awards yearly in senior high schools throughout the United States and Canada to the highest honor student of the graduating class. The awards are part of the educational program sponsored by the Association and were a logical outgrowth of the wide use of The Reader’s Digest in school work. With the collaboration of leading educators supplements to the magazine, containing guides for reading improvement and aids to effective speech and composition, are made available to schools and colleges. The award to Miss Farrington, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Farrington of 252 E. Lincoln St.,, was made possible through the cooperation of Mr. Roose and his teaching staff. They selected Miss Farrington to receive the award, designed to stimulate scholarship, citizenship, and continued contact with good reading after graduation. ANNOUNCEMENT MADE OF APPROACHING MARRIAGE OF NAPPANEE MAN-OHIO GIRL Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wissinger of R. D. 1, Conemaugh, Pa., have made known the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Muriel Pauline,, Claremont avenue, Ashland, Ohio. She will become the bride of Paul Eugene Clouse, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Clouse, 457 North Clark street, Nappanee, Rid., June 26, at Nappanee.

I The bride elect is teaching in j Jeromesville, Ohio. She was grad- ! uated frbm Conemaugh'high school in 1942 and from Indiana State i Teachers college in 1946. Mr. Clouse, a .veteran of three years, in the armed forces in the ETO during the World War 2, attended Ashland college in 1942, i prior to his military service. He i completes his studies at the college | this year and will enroll in Puri due University this fall to study j-civil engineering'.

SCHOOLSURVEY REPORT NEXT WEDNESDAY The long awaited report of the local school survey conducted by the University of Indiana will be made available at a public meeting to be held at the Community Building next Wednesday evening at 8; 15 pan. Dr. William Fox, chairman of the University group, and sev--eral of his co-workers will present the findings and recommendations of the survey committee for consideration by the Board of the Nappanee Community Schools. This information may also be of interest to the people of the township whose children are attending, or expect to attend, the local schools. Slides made by the committee will be used to show community relations in several areas, and a printed copy of the complete survey will be available to people interested in a more detailed report. The Board of School Trustees feel that the survey report is very timely and should be especially helpful in determining long range school policies which will be in effect for perhaps the next fifty or one hundred years. An opportunity for the audience to ask questions of t)ie members of the survey staff regarding any phase of the report will be given. The Nappanee High School Band will, give a half-hour concert from 7:45 to 8:15 pm. preceding the meeting.

LOCAL POLL WOULD CURB MANY ABUSE'S ! Huntington, Ind. May 19 —Northern Indiana voters overwhelmingly favor the curbs on labor imposed by the Taft-Hartley Law, believe that the present high tax in oleomargarine .should be abolished, and demand that cooperative corporations should be required to pay Federal income tax on all their earnings, just 1 like competing private businesses, and would place curbs on many abuses of today. Results of a questionnaire re- 1 cently circulated by National Associated Businessmen in LaPorte, St. Joseph, Elkhart and ] Marshall Counties, announced today by Philip N. Bash, Indiana member of the board of directors of that organization, indicated/ further that voters want thg‘ United States to be tough with Russia, are somewhat reluctant-; ly willing to support the high expenditures and high /taxes necessary to prepare for possible war, but believe the bulk of suchj expenditure should go to the Air Force, with a substantial share to. further development of the atom bomb. About 5000 questionnaires were sent out, distributed among the | industrial centers, the smaller cities and towns and the rural areas. Nearly 20 per cent were i filled in and returned. “The unusually high response fully in- j dicates the popular interest in the national and international problems that we face at this time,” Mr. Bash said. “For the i most part, the answers showed j pretty rquch what we had expected —a sane, conservative viewpoint, a general willingness j to accept a re-armament pro- j gram as a present necessity, a i desire for greater economy in government and a feeling that taxes should probably remain about as they are. The only surprise was -in the receipt of 113 votes to permit persons suspected of Communist leanings to remain in Government employment.” In reply to the question “Do you favor price and rationing controls?” 123 said yes, 851 said no and the rest had ho opinion. - uo you, favor liberalizing social security benefits to provide medical and hospital care, sickness benefits and similar cradle to grave features?” Yes 214; No 526. “Do you favor the President’s recent civil rights proposals—equal job opportunities regardless of color or creed; antilynching; anti-Jim Crow; antippll tax, etc.?” Yes 418; No. 272. “Do you favor further reduction of personal income taxes?” *Yes 519; No. 231. “Do you favor further reduction of corporation income taxes?” Yes 317; No. 348. “Do you approve the Taft-j Hartley ban on the closed union! shop?” Yes 633; change it 53; repeal it 76.' “Do you approve the ban on Communist union officers?” Yes 731; change it 21; repeal it 27. “Do you favor the requirement that unions make public financial reports?” Yes 740; change it 11; repeal it 23. “Do you favor the requirement that unions bargain with employers?” Yes 749; change it 15; repeal it 12. “Do you favor compulsory military training in peace time?” Fes 365; No 376. “Should cooperative corporations be subjected to full Federal income tax on all their earnings, like competing private businesses?” Yes 668; No 102. On this question rural boxholders voted 48 yes to 37 no. “There are now more than 1,990,000 persons on the Govemmentment payroll, exclusive of our ’ military establishment. The number in 1839 was 960,000. Do you think the number of Government employees should be reduced or increased?” Reduced 777; increased 3; left about as it is 30. you favor Government sponsorship and financial asistance for housing?” Yes 333; No 394. “Do you favor the present high tax on oleomargarine?” Yes 113; No 643. “Do you favor continuation of Government support of farm prices through direct subsidy?” Yes 88; No 611. “Through crop control?” Yes 127; No. 591. “Through income tax exemption of cooperatives?” Yes 121; No 609. “Do you favor the huge expenditures and high taxes needed to maintain the United States in a state of constant prepardness for war?” Yes 442; No 283. There were 379 votes which said greatest expenditure-should be for the Air Force; 146 for the atom bomb, and only 15 votes each for maximum expenditures for the Army and the Navy.

NAPPANEE, IND. THURSDAY. MAY 20. 1948

REV. JOSEPH B. FISHER DIES AT ELKHART HOSPITAL SATURDAY # i Rev. Joseph B. Fisher, minister! and farmer, died at the Elkhart i General hospital at 8:20 o’clock | last Sunday evening, having beenj taken there on Friday for treat- 1 ment following an illness of lung: trouble for the past six months, i His home was in Locke township, j northwest of Nappanee, having lived in that vicinity for all of his; lifetime. Mr. a son of Elias! and Matilda Ferguson Fisher and? was born in Elkhart county Dec.l 19, 1878. He was united in marriage to Grace A, Letherman, July. 30, 1905 at Wakarusa and since: that time had followed farming! and serving as a minister for the ; past forty-three years. During his; ministry he served at Kimmell,: Merriam, Millwood and at other ■ places and at the time of his last i illness he was serving at Waterford First Christian church, having accepted the call to serve after having served for a number ' of years at the Millwood Christian! church. He was a member of theij First Christian church at Wakar-j usa. ' j Surviving, besides Mrs. Fisher,! are: six children, Donald Fisher,} Mrs. Berniece Bqfger and Robert,, all of Nappanee; Robert at home' and Mrs. Ruby Kinney, of Goshen: two brothers, Edward'E. Fisher, of Nappanee and Harley R. Fisher, Elkhart; one sister, Mrs. William Overholser, of Wsrsaw and ten grandchildren. Funeral services were held ! Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock j at the South Union church, Rev. Cleo Swartz of Elkhart Congregational Christian church officiating and assisted by F:ev. Simon Bennett, of the Muncie Christian \ church. Interment was in the; South Union cemetery under the! direction of Wright & Son.

ARDEN STUTZMAN TO OPEN WATCH REPAIR SHOP IN HOME 1 Arden Stutzman, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Stutzman of Etna Green, is opening a watch repair shop in his home at 402 East Market Street. The loca- ! tion is only temporary as Mr. ' Stutzman hopes to obtain a downtown location within a short time. Mr, Stutzman has had fotn’’ 1 years of practical experience in watch repair work the last two since his discharge from the service, being spent in Fort Wayne, where he was employed by Koerber’s Jewelry Store, the leading jewelry in that city. j Mrs. Stutzman, the former Kate Ball, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ball of this city, re- i turned here to open the Kay Beauty Shop in November. Mr. j Stutzman completing the year with Koerber’s in Fort Wayne before returning here. Mr. Stutz- ; man will temporarily have his \ shop at the home on East Market; whore the beauty shop is also located. DR. A. PENNEWELL TALKS BEFORE THE KIWANIS CLUB MONDAY j Dr. Aimer Pennewdll, Evanston,; mid-west director of Spiritual! •Mobilization, addressed the Kiwa-| nis Club Monday. The Spiritual! Mobilization is a nationwide move- | ment of our five thousand ministers an lay workers whose goal is to reach approximately five, million listeners during the next few months. The talk concerned the founding of our government and the principles and precepts or our forefathers. In contrast communism and atheism were discussed by the speaker.

SAYS INDIANA NEEDS HIKE SIM TOR HIGHWAYS James Hallet, engineer for the state highway department, following a nine month survey of highway needs of Indiana, stages, this state is in need of the huge sum of SIOO millions of dollars every year if the present highways are to be maintanied and adequate highways of the future built. This sum is in comparison to $26 millions appropriated by the state for state highwaysand an additional $9 millions added by the federal government. TheSe figures were given out at a recent meeting of the city, county and state road officials. To offset the figures of the state highway engineer the county and city officials contended $24 millions of dollars should be returned each year to the local governments for highway use on county-wide highways and to the City officials of $lO millions .for use in incorporated communities. The officials set out a long range maintenance and building plan at their last session and committee members set up a plan showing six methods of raising this huge sum and this will be considered at the next state-wide meetnig to be held on June 21st at Indianapolis.

HILLTOPPERS ON FRIDAY PROGRAM

The Hilltoppers, of WOWO radio fame, will be on the stage at the Community Building on Friday evening, as one of the feature attractions of the Nappanee Recreation Program. Money realized on this entertainment will be used to defray the expenses of the summer recreational program in Nappanee.

P. T. A. HOLDS INTERESTING MEET AT SCHOOL

The Parent Teachers Association held their last meeting for the season on May 12th, in the high school assembly room. Following I the pot-luck dinner several reports were given and plans discussed for the coming year. The banner for the room champion of the year was awarded to Mrs. • Lowell Hemminger, 2nd teacher whose pupils were represented by their parents at the most meetings during the year. : Reports -were read from the Auditing - committee, the Treasurer, Wilbur Naylor, and Mrs. j Fleetwood gave a very interesting ! report on the State Convention, which she attended as a deleI gate from the local chapter. Entertainment for the evening was : provided by the choir of the ; Methodist church, under the di- ! rection of Charles Byers. The j program consisted of several enj semble numbers by the choir, j ladies’ trio, mixed quartette, and ! violin solos by Margaret Mutsch- ; ler, accompanied by Mar 1a > , Mutschler. The accompanists for ! the choir was Mrs. Fred nemna. j Retiring president, Mel Combs, ; gave a short resume of the ac--1 complishments of the Parent i Teachers Association during the j last school year, and paid tribute I to the members who had contributed so much of their time and effort to make this possible. At the same time he urged that more parents and members of the teaching staff take an interest and active part in the affairs of the PTA. Some of the high points of the past year include the following: All city Hallowe’en party—the proceeds from which were used primarily for the purchase j of anew Motion picture machine j and sound projector for the use of the schools. Home talent play —Cornzapoppin—with proceeds going toward other worthwhile projects, including a scale for the health, department of the schoqls, and $50.00 voted to assist in the Cub Scout program. Mrs. Slabaugh, Mrs. Evelyn Miller and -Mrs. Dorothy Lehman are new den mothers who will be working with the Cub Scouts jn their handicraft program, and they will be anxious tt> have others volunteer to help with this work. Others wh6 will take an active part in this work Rev. Overmeyer, Bob Woodhams, Kenneth Culp and Thurlo Clouse. Other activities included the Christmas musical, which was presented by the combined high school band and chorus; conducting parent education meetings under the direction of Mrs. Mackenzie; conducting discussions on the city-wide recreation program. Plans for the coming year, with' Mrs. Charlotte Pippen, as president, call for increased membership, participation in the recreation program, more support for the Cub Scouts, greater interest; in the kindergarten and its fa-! cilities, and the sponsorship of more worthwhile entertainments j at the Community building, such j as musicians, entertainers, speak- j ers, etc., which will not only give | the community more and better! entertainment, but may also add, to the funds of the organization, j

which in turn will be spent for the benefit of the children of Nappanee. In closing Mr. Combs thanked all the members for their support, and urged all to contribute more of their interest, time and effort in assisting -the new* officers in the carrying out the program of the association, which is without doubt one of the organizations most entitled to the active support of all parents and teachers in Nappanee. SUMMER BIBLE SCHOOL POSTPONED BECAUSE OF MEASLES Since a large number of the children who formerly attended our school have the measles, the Summer Bible School, which was scheduled to be held from May 24 to June 4, will be postponed until a later date. Watch for the announcement in this paper.

CUBS CH ARTER PRESENTED AT MEETING MON. Monday night was a big night for the Cubs of Nappanee. Nine-ty-two cubs scouts, their parents, friends, and other interested guests met for supper and a Pack Meeting irf the Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church- Indian table decorations were cleverly made by the cubs assisted by their den mothers. Bryce Slabaugb, cub chaplin gave the Invocation. Harold Gray, chairman of Pack 33, presided in the absence of Rev. Samuel Overmyer, cubmaster. Mr. and Mrs. Max Miller led community singing. Pins andbadges were presented to the cubs for their achievements eam- [ ed during the past month by the ■ chairman and pinned on their uniform by one of their parents. The cubs presented Harold Gray with a scroll which they had made and all signed, followed by a yell, in appreciation of his interest in cubbing. It is customary for each den to put on a skit at their monthly pack meeting, and the cubs should be complimented on their accomplishments. Each skit, in keeping with their Indian theme of the evening was given in cpstume and was highly entertaining. They were followed by the den yells. Two out of town guests were present, F. J. Geiger, Area Scofit Executive, who gave a short talk, and Paul Kinney, Commissioner. Both commended the cubs on their splendid Pack meeting. The Den. Mothers are Mrs. Lotus Slabaugh, Mrs. Don Wagner, Mrs. Fred Reed, and Mrs. Charles Lehman. They were presented registration cards. The committee men are Bob Woodhams, Thurlo Clouse, Rev. Kenneth Smith, and Kenneth Stump. One of the highlights of,, the evening was the presentation of the charter to Mrs. Junior Pippen, president of the P.TA She very graciously accepted the charter and handed over a check fpr fifty dollars from the P. T. A. sponsors of the Cub Scouts of Nappanee. Wesley Hansen and Beraell Slabaugh, den chiefs, closed the meeting with the Cub handclasp, assisted by all of the cubs.

GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO BE OBSERVED SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gall, of Ligonier, will observe their Golden Wedding anniversary at the 'home of Mr. and Mi s. Joseph Bontrager on Sunday, May 30, with open house in the afternoon and evening, following a family dinner in their honor at the noon hour. 'Mr. and Mrs. Gall were united .in marriage on May 26, 1898 by the Rev. J. C. Murray in the parsonage at Nappanee. Mrs. Gall, the former Viola Mitchell, was born Nov. 22, 1881, in Jefferson township, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell and Mr. Gall was born Sept. 16, 1876, a son 6L Mr. and Mrs. Washington Gall. They had made their home in Nappanee and vicinity all of their married life, until about two years ago, when Mr. Gall retired after fortythree ybars of employment at the Coppes, Inc. and they then moved to a farm about two miles north of Ligonier on Dec. 24, 1946. Their friends of this vicinity are innumerable and they regretted leaving this vicinity but by going to Ligonier they found a home near their daughter. The Galls have four children, Mrs. Curtis (Edith) Stump, of Goshen; Theodore Gall, or Nappanee; Thurlo Gall, of Wakarusa and Mrs. S. Joseph (Kathryn) Bontrager, Ligonier, eighteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. ,

808 McANDREW . ELECTED STATE JCG VICE-PRESIDENT The Nappanee delegation to the Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce convention returned Sunday with a major victory. Bob McAndrew was a successful candidate for the office of a state Jaycee vice president. _ Bob’s High popularity in Junior Chamber circles extends over the whole state, and his campaign amounted to little more than a declaratiin of intentions. He received the offce by unanimous vote. Elected to the office of state Jaycee president was V. L. Jacobson at Bloomington. The convention this year was held at the French Lick Springs Hotel on May 14, 15 anR 16 with approximately five hundred Jaycees in attendance. Nappanee’s delegation consisted of Bob McAndrew, Fred Pletcher, President of the Nappanee Junior Chamber of Commerce, and Bob Coppes, Presidentelect for the local Jaycees for 1948-49 Bob McAndrew was vice president of the local organization in 1943-44, elected president of 1944-45, has been a State Jaycee director numerous times, and was recipient of the Key Man Award in 1945. He is now Production Manager at Coppes, Inc.

ELI BORKHOLDER CUTS ONE OF HIGHEST TREES IN THIS VICINITY Eli Borkholder, owner of the Borkholder sawmill, northwest of Nappanee, reports the cutting of what is believed to. be one of the tallest trees in this part of the country and measurement taken tend to uphold this contention. The tree was a hickory elm and was on the Mrs. Mary Yoder farm, three miles west of Nappanee. Two of Mrs. Yoder’s brothers, Jacob Borkholder, 84, ! and John Borkholder,* 74, were j present when the tree was cut down. Measurements' > showed the tree to be 123 feet and 8 inches in | height; the stump measured 24 inches; the first limb on the tree was at the height of 69 feet and 8 inches and the first fork of the tree was 80 feet and 6 inches above the ground, the diameter at the fork being 16 inches. The log would scale a thousand feet of lumber and Mr. Borkholder cut one 50 foot log into "5 square timber, for a firm in South Bend, 12x14 inch. The tree scaled 20 inches at the butt end and 16 inches at the top end and was one of the best saw logs ever handled at the mill. It was said the tree was 169 years old. Trees of this kind are few in Northern Indiana today and this ope was a beauty. FRANK RENSBERGER AND FLORENCE NULF OF CHICAGO WED SATURDAY AFTERNOON Frank Rensberger of Nappanee and Florence Nulf of Chicago were united in marriage on Saturday afternoon, May 15, at the Drexel Presbyterian Church in Chicago by, the Rev. Cox in the presents of about twenty-five guests. The bride was attired in a blue lace dress with blue accessories, and wore a corsage of gardenias. Mr. and Mi s. Curtis Smeltzer and daughter,'of Wakarusa and Mr. and Mrs. James Chambers, of Milford, were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Johnson and family.

OCX OBLIGATION. Though vou may disagree with us regarding something ygu mmj read in the Advance-News it I* our duty to do our best to arouse v you to the serious part each one plays in today’s affairs. Think things through and then criticise if you wish—but think thlnji through. '''

HARVEY FIELD, PUBLISHER

RECREATION FUNDS FROM THE “BARN HOP” Funds for the carrying on at j the recreational program, in ! Nappanne will be swelled by the money taken in this Friday eve--1 ning at the “Barn Hop” to be : held at the Community Building i ati 8:00 o’clock. This Barn Hop !is a combination of entertain- ! ment, with some of the best tal- | ent of two radio stations being brought together on one program through efforts of the Nappanee Recreation Program. From WLS Barn Dance Jimmie James, a one man band, comes to do his bit and this one act is worth the price of admission. He excels in pantomine, and has developed a bewildered type of characterizations that is a comedy highlight of any show. Along with banjo, guitar and trombone specialties he keeps his audience in an uproar with satires on A1 Jolson, Eddie Cantor and other ; well known artists; then comes ! Otto and Genevieve, —Otto being i a 225 pound round man with a | roly poly lady pardner known : as Genevieve. Otto is a trumpeter in WLS orchestra and his name is Ted Morse, but in the show here Friday night he is just plain Otto, the jolly little fat man with a bushei of laughs for everyone. Miss Marie, of WLS fame, is the third act from this radio station and then for good measure the recreational committee has added two of the finest acts of radio station WO- ; WO, the Hilltoppers and George Troxel to the program. While bringing to the city the tops in entertainment it is the hopes of the Nappanee Recreation Program to raise enough | money with which to finance the summer’s recreational program, so whether you expect to attend Friday night or not, purchase a ticket and help along this worthy effort. Money is being raised through this method rather than ask for donations so join the merrymakers at the Community building if you possibly, but if not, do your bit anyi way.

During this week various committees have *been at work advertising this big show throughout the surrounding countryside and a full house should greet the entertainers. Bills advertising the show were thrown from airplanes over surrounding communities, two planes being used for this purpose. Window cards and posters have been placed wherever people assemble; the ; ticket committee has placed 1 tickets in the hands of practical‘ly every club or organization j haying the best wishes of the : children of the city at heart and now all that remains is for the i people to endorse this effort by j buying tickets to make it a complete success. PICTURES OF GRADUATES TO BE FOUND ON PAGE 11 OF THIS PAPER Through the courtesy of the Nappanee high school pictures of the graduates of 1948 will be i found on page 11 of this issue of the Advance-News. There are forty-five in the class and -diploma* will be presented to each at the commencement exercises to be held tonight, beginning at 8:00 o’clock at the Community building. An excellent program has been prepared for these pupils at the final get-together, for after tonight it is probable the entire group will never again be assemble. Within a few days work or further education will begin to send the young people on the journey of life and before one hardly can realize it the graduates are -scattered to the four corners of the earth.

BIRTHS Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Keim are the parents of a son, bom May 13, at the Goshen hospital, named Steven George. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Best are the parents of a daughter, Cynthia Ann, born on Thursday, May 13, at the Goshen hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Hoak, of Fond du Lac, Wis., are the parents of a son, Robert Edwin, bom Sunday, May 16 at the St. Agnes hospital in Fond du Lac. Mrs. Hoak is the former Ruth Ann Knox. Mr. and Mrs. Junior Hamsher, of Elkhart, are the parents of a dughter, bom Monday, May 17. .at the Goshen hospital. Mr. Hamsher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hamsher of Nappanee. Mr. ‘and Mrs. Vertin Berry, of Elkhqrt, are the parents of a daughteer, born Monday, May 17. Mrs. Berry, was formerly Miss Dorcas Maust, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Maust. Mr. and Mrs. Roman I. Yoder are the parents of a daughter, Rebecca, bom on Monday, May 17, at the Elkhart General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stump are the parents of a daughter, Bonnie, bom on Saturday, May 15.